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Evening journal., 1904-01-15

General John b. Gordon was laid to
rest at Atlanta yesterday after an
eventful life. After the Civil War
General Gordon became one OF the
evangels Of peace. His lectures and
papers on the great conflict We're con-
ceived in the broadcast spirit Of toler-
ance. and his late book OF "reminiscences
marks man Of strong literary in
stincts. lie was widely popular In the
North owing to his breadth and his
kindly nature. His tribute to Abra-
ham Lincoln, coming as it did from an
ex-confederate general was highly
significant Of the generous nature OF
the man.
Evening journal., 1904-01-15

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staged Is a feature Of the performance
of NO Wedding Bells for Her" a new
Theodore Kremsr melodramq, PRO-
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Evening journal., 1904-01-15

Entered at the Wilmington postolhce a
second class matter.
Evening journal., 1904-01-15
Cupid in the Schools

From the Milwaukee Sentinel
Mach has beer ssia apeHt the iRsass
Evening journal., 1904-01-15

conference which ostensibly had for
its object a general disarmament II
was then that Kipling dipped his pen
IN satire and wrote: THE Bear That
Walks Like Man." But those who
should be the best acquainted with
Nicholas believe that his motive was
that which he gave to the world.
But although nominaIy an absolute
monarch. the Czar is not free agent.
He is hedged around by habit and
tradition, and by long custom his min-
listers are clothed with great power
power in certain cases. amounting all
most to a veto. There is little doubt
that the Car means to maintain peace
IL that is possible and he can control
the situation. II is now the most hope
ful element in the affair.
Evening journal., 1904-01-15
ST. OLDFIELD SAYS
HE'S OUT OF POLITICS

Gas Works, Jan. Is, 1904.
Dear Lauray:
Evening journal., 1904-01-15

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Wilmington, Del.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
APPLE scAB FUNGUS ON LEAVES.

cially if the weather at this time is I'M
usually cool and moist. This causes
the young fruit to shrivel and drop off,
often greatly reducing the crop Of ma
ture fruit
The most characteristic effects of
this fungogs parasite, however, are
found on the fruit itself Here the
on the leaves, but as the fruit devel-
ops the fungus works under the cuti-
Gle. or outer layer of the skin. causing
it to scale off. These spots on mature
apples have a dark brown or blacklist
color, with a narrow border of a light
gray color The spots are usually most
numerous around the blossom end of
the fruit On badly affected fruit the
spots run together, sometimes cover
ing one-third of the surface. Deep
cracks often occur in such cases. which
allow the apple to dry out
Apple scab is without doubt the worst
disease affecting this fruit. This is
due not alone to its destruction of the
foliage and young apples or to the I'M
slightly spots which it causes ON the
mature fruit In addition to all this,
it opens a way for the entrance of nu-
tissues of the mature apple. Thus dur
ing the seasons of 1902 and 1903, which
were characterized In this state by an
unusual rainfall, great quantities of
apples were lost soon after packing
and in storage and even during ship
ment through the agency of these soft
rots following apple scab. In some
cases apples affected with scab began
rotting while still attached to the trees,
the loss amounting to four-ffths of the
entire crop.
The fungus of apple scab thrives dur
ing moist, cool weather, especially dur
ing the early part of summer. Fruit
grown on closely crowded trees where
air and light are shut out appears to
be more severely affected than where
the opposite conditions prevail There
fore location securing good ventila-
ton, proper spacing of trees and sys-
tematic pruning are to be considered as
preventive measures in the case of
this disease 1t has been found that
the fungus passes the winter on the
fallen leaves, appearing as minute black
bodies buried in the leaf tissues. From
these are given off, in the following
spring. the first crop of spores which
attack the lower leaves, the disease
later spreading to all parts of the tree.
Il
suggested and recommended--viz, the
destroying of these dead leaves, which
serve as agents of infection. This
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

may be done either by raking and burn
ing them Or by blowing them under in
the spring before the spores are she'd
The planting of varieties which are
naturally less subject to the scab is
also to be considered as a preventive
measure. Spraying for the prevention
and treatment of this disease has PROV
ed of unquestioned value and paying
investment to the apple grower. The
first application made before the buds
open may be copper sulphate solution,
which is cheaper and easier to prepare
and use than bordeaux mixture. BY
many growers this application is con-
sidered the most important one for fun
gous diseases and should not be neg
leeted After the leaves appear it will
be necessary to use bordeaux mixture,
the first application Of this spray to be
used just before blossoming. This is
the most important treatment of the
season. The second after the blossoms
fall and two or three other applications
at intervals Of ten days to two weeks
will prove beneficial, especially II the
season is wet one The final spray
may consist Of weak solution Of COPS
per sulphate to avoid staining the fruit.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
RUGS AND FLOORS.
How TO Keep Them HygienicaIIy
Clean AID Attractive.


Clean aid Attractive.
Many women have the mistaken idea
that hardwood floors are difficult to
keep clean, and they sweep and scour
and sew carpet all their lives with
notion that by so doing they are saw
ing themselves work. But if they knew
how to stain floors in the first place
and to take care of them in the second
they could save themselves work every
day of their lives, lessen the burden
of house cleaning about one-half and
have their homes infinitely more whole
some and hygienically clean.
Nothing is so productive of moths
and germs as carpets, fitting up close
and snug to the side walls, and a thor
ough cleansing once year rarely
cleans them out, says the New York
Tribune. A year will furnish a gen
Grafton of germs, and effectual germ
destroyers sometimes destroy the car
pet along with it's inhabitants.
Rugs, of course, can be cleaned once
a week easily, and during the week
any single rug that has wantonly ac-
CURED soil can be brushed or shaken
by itself without disturbing the rest
of the room for second. Lightweight
rugs of ingram filing a housekeeper
can shake herself and have her rooms
freshly clean without help or assist
ance
Almost any floor, even the old fash
Toned wide plank floor, can be made to
look effective If properly stained. In
the first place, scrub it thoroughly with
hot borax suds; then. when perfectly
dry, cover it with the following prepa-
ration: -Four ounces of gum shellac,
one ounce of gum mastic and one ounce
of gum benzoin. Dissolve well before
using and add a little lumber or sienna
stain if you want the floor dark.
When it is necessary to wash the
floor do not use soap; just wipe it up
with q mop dipped in warm borax wa
ter, teaspoonful of borax to a gallon
of water, and after it is dry oil it with
crude oil and kerosene. Cleaning in
this way leaves a floor looking as
though it had just been stained. It
will not be necessary actually to wash
floor thoroughly more than once a
month. 1t should be oiled, though,
once week. Other mornings, if it is
dusty, go over it hastily with a dry
mop.
Always clean hardwood floors with
a mop. It Is absurd waste of time and
strength to clean floors on ones knees,
and there are few household tasks SO
exhausting, undignified and unneces-
sary. The floor can be easily oiled
with mop or broom covered with a
stretch of canton flannel pinned on Sc
curely. 1t is quick work done in this
way and no strain on the knees or
back.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

material and is twenty two inches long
and put in place as shown in the cut
Cut into the upright and the base
enough to give a good shoulder to tbs
brace. Secure the same with one and 0
half inch bolts, and II made OF good
hard wood it will stand the strain Of
the strongest team. according to Amer
lean Agriculturist. The advantage oil
the jack is that it raises the object tc
be pulled straight up.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
The Enecffve Gradiolus.

One of the most attractive and effec
tive Of flower beds is that of gladiolus
Under the manipulations of the by
bridizer gladiolus has developed flow
er stalk varied In form and color beau
tifuI beyond expectations. Under goo(
cultivation the bulbs increase rapidly
and large snowy beds in the lawn d
garden are possible with small out
lay Of money
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

APPLE scAB.

The Worst Disease of the Apple.
Thrives In Damp Early Summer.
BY B. o. LONGYEAR. Michigan Expert
ment Station.
The disease OF the apple commonly
known as '.scab' or in some cases as
BLACK spot is probably familiar to
every grower of this fruit. It first APP
pears in spring on the young foliage,
producing velvety, olive colored patch
es. This form is sometimes known as
.smildew" or Nleaf blight" In severe
cases the leaves become shriveled and
discoIored, eventually falling of. The
fungus also attacks the stems of the
young apples at poisoning time, espe-
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
To Lift out a Tree.

The jaeking shown in the Illustration
is used for lifting out dead peach
stumps and small grubs of all kinds
Any handy man can make one. The
upright is two and half feet long,
three inches thick and eight inches
wide The bottom plank is one and a
half feet long and the same dimensions
as the upright. The brace is of same
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

A farmer should make it a point to
learn the names of the many weed and
insect pests with which he has to wage
an unceasing warfare Bulletins may
be obtained upon application to the
state experiment stations. which are
complete text books on these matters
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

A man can be just as dishonest in
selling bushel of grain as he can
in looting bank or holding up a rail
way train The man who will mix tall
ings in his grain when he thinks he
can do so without detection would tao
kle the bank or the Pullman if he only
had the courage to do it.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

A new scheme which seems to have
very much to commend it is the erect
ing Of hitching sheds in the small
towns in place of hitching posts on
the public streets. 1t affords needed
protection for teams and removes a
nuisance from the STREETS. The town
is supposed to be public spirited
enough to build such shed and furnish
it free of charge to the country public.
It is worth looking into.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

A reader who lives on the sandy
lands north of st. Paul puts in few
reasons why sandy farm is not so
bad after all He facetiously observes
for one thing that he and his neigh
bors do not have to use stoneboat to
get to town in the spring of the year,
that their soil never bakes and can be
worked just as soon as it quits raining
and that one never strikes a rock when
blowing, while they raise the finest po-
tatoes in the world, all of which claims
are true beyond question. Glover, cows,
pigs and potatoes will do much to
make sandy farms profitable.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

If clover is entirely free from outside
moisture, rain and dew, it may be put
into the NOW pretty green with safety
but if it is wet and damp from dew OF
rain look out for trouble.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

The strawberry bed is, or should be,
the center Of attraction for every well
regulated family just now. No other
fruit quite takes the place of the straw
berry. 1t is SO easily raised, has SO
few enemies, is SO prolific and reliable
and lasts such long time. Beautiful
to look at, fragrant to the smell. deli
cious to the taste, we pity any man
who cannot or will not raise It,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

Women adjust themselves to mems
work better than men do to women's
work. We know Of several widows
left with farm and family on their
hands who are very successfully man.
aging their business. These women
never spend any valuable time loaflng
around the stores or in the saloons or
wrangling over politics, and they have
a special faculty for looking after the
little things which on the farm consti
tute SO large an element Of the farms
successful management. Men, when
forced to take up household cares and
work, almost always do 1t in d rough,
awkward mans way
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

While there are many shade trees of
different kinds upon our lawn, there
is one particular elm which from the
first year it was planted has always
been used by the birds for a home.
And all kinds of birds seem to have a
special liking for this particular tree.
One year the robins have it, the next
a grosbeak, then a blue jay and then
an oriole and then a catbird
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

Well cured alfalfa hay forms a part
Of the ration fed the dairy cows which
are undergoing a 100 day butter test
at the worlds fair
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

The German exhibit Of potatoes at
the worlds fair is large one, proba-
bly, hundred varieties, but the speci-
mems shown are surprisingly small so
very small that they would not be mar
ketable In this country. The Colorado
and Idaho murphies exhibited near by
made the German product look smaller
still.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

How many times should the corn be
plowed? Some pillow twice, some three
times, some four and some five. This
we know $ the more frequently the
ground is stirred during the growing
period, especially # the weather is dry,
the better the crop will be. Cultiva-
tion conserves moisture, and it Is mois-
ture the corn needs.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

No other country has just such a
plump and neat hog as America pro-
duces in the Polane-China In the corn
belt
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

The cost of poor seed corn is never
realized, the loss being prospective and
not visible.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

The man who pays as he goes may
not go SO very far, but he always has q
good appetite, sleeps well, has the re
spect and confidence of his neighbors
and is usually a good citizen in every
way.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

We noted an old black cat the other
morning watching pair of wrens
building their nest. There was a
method maIign in the cats action, for
she got the entire brood Of young
wrens raised by these birds last year.
She won't do 1t this year, even if we
have to take our chance on a plague of
mice for awhile.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

The very general use of the incubator
in the poultry business does something
to stiffen the price of eggs during the
late winter and early spring months
immense quantities being used in this
manner
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

A very serious loss in corn culture is
to find that one has only two-thirds
stand. There seems to be too much to
justify the replanting Of the whole
field and not enough to insure salts
factory crop. Small fields can Of course
be replanted and filed in by hand, but
with the large field this cannot well be
done
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

We always admire the man who has
a way of doing small things WELL He
may always be depended upon to dc
larger things in the same way when
occasion demands. Catch a man slight
ing small things and he will bear
watching on general principles.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04

Now, please listen, ladies' Just SC
long as you in your kindness of hear
persist in feeding tramps just so Ions
you will be bothered with them. If tn,
handout was absolutely cut off, thu
Weary Willie would disappear.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-08-04
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-17

ison. Missouri Pacific, Rhode Island
Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, Read
ing, the Fries. New York Central, United
States Steel preferred, Amalgamated
Copper, Brooklyn Transit, Metropolitan
Street Railway and Peoples Gas. Rock
Island preferred and Realty preferred
fell point, Louisville IA points. Hooking
Coal III and General Chemical points,
and American Express AZ points. Rail-
road Securities company advanced 51z
points and Sloss-Sheffield Steel 81 points.
Some large blocks of St. Paul changed
hands around the low point, 1905. The
market was better in spots at II O'Clock.
Selling orders increased, especially of
the trunk lines and granger stocks. The
dispute over grain rates involving all car
riers from the Missouri river to the sea-
board was a cause of uneasinesS and
stocks of railroads affected declined quite
generally a point or more. The local
municipal stocks, Southern Railway pre-
ferred and General Electric lost as much.
Iowa Central fell 21a points and Toledo.
ST. Louis and Western preferred points.
Westinghouse Electric rose IA points.
Bonds were irregular at noon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-17
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Rules Weak ON Liberal
Liquidation.
Corn Shows Weakness on Heavy
Profit Taking.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Strong Natives Selling at
81. and $5.25.
The Bulk of Hogs Sales from
$3.50 to $50

chicago, Feb. Observation-Disclosures Liv-
erpool cables caused liberal liquidation by
small holders of wheat and in conse-
ceipts were a little larger and this fact
was an influence in bringing out the SELL
ing orders. The opening was steady, with
May a shade lower to a shade higher at
9612q967sc, and July (new) 1sQAc lower to
a shade higher. at S714gS71zc. The market
houses, but the demand was not sufficient
TO maintain prices and May sold off to
clined to S6ssc Minneapolis. Duluth and
Chicago reported receipts of 299 cars,
against ZIG cars last year.
toward noon the market turned strong
on war news, an unconfrmed report from
the Balkans From 96c May rose rapidly
close was strong with May 114@1ssc high
er, at S77sc July was up 1850, at SSs4c.
CORN-Corn showed considerable weak
ness on heavy profit taking in May.
Shorts were about the only buyers. Re
ceipts were a little larger than expect
contract grade. May was unchanged to
Ac lower at the start, opening at 543zQ
$3.50, and after selling to 55c, steadily
529sc. Receipts were 245 cars.
and the close was strong, May being ssc
higher, at 551zc. July was also up ssc, at
OATs-Oats were firm at the start, but
the weakness in other grains caused con-
siderable profit taking, which resulted in
a loss of all OF the early gain. May open
ed 1880 higher. at 49a431zc. bbut sold
down later to 421zd425sc. Receipts were
13S cars
PROVISIONS pork opened I'M
changed to 10 cents higher, at S14. 20
@14.S0, and steadied around $14.70;
May lard was a shade to 21kQ5c higher,
at $7.6214@7 So, while ribs were unchanged
to PIC higher, at $7.10d7. 1215.
RYE-May. Toe; July, CSC.
F'LAX-Cash: NV, SLIT; S.-W., Sill;
Feb, Sill; May, $1.13.
T1MOTHY-Feb.. s.. o5: March, s.. 1oQ3. Is
CLOVER-Feb., SO. 9o911.O0
BARLEY-Cash: 10000
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 96cGs1 .0S; No
3 red, 96cdS$1.O2: No. 2 hard, S8Q92c; No.
hard, 79Q92c; No. 1 northern, 96a99c; No
2 northern, 91@9sc; No. spring, S5Q97c.
CoRN-No. 8, 42Q427zc; No. 4, Sse42c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-17

jects are in the highest degree con-
sistent with good sense and genuine
practieality, having in view health,
prosperity, pure morals, cheerful homes,
self-controlled men with clear con-
sciences women with happy hearts,
and children with songs of joy on their
lips.
MRS. McCARTER'S PAPER.
Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter is for
wish to dabble in politics, but because
they would control the liquor situation
and elect none but clean candidates
who were rigidly opposed to any com
promise with the saloon element.
1T was advertised" said Mrs. Nc
Carter that 1 would present some thing
new and unique in the way Of a tenn
perance lecture. The latest new thing
said about the subject was said long
before 1 was born, more than sixteen
years ago. The truth, no mat
ter how bad it may be, is best. Cover
ing up the magnitude of evil conditions
does not help the matter.
1t is hard to realize which is the worst,
habituaI drunkenness, or habitual poll
tics A mans better self is slain by
modern politics. His managers tell the
temperance people that he is a staunch
believer and worker in the temperance
cause, and sworn to do his best in be-
half of law. To the other element they
say: You have nothing to fear from
him. He is liberal. You men
may talk and preach and legislate,
but I say to you that the law will
never be enforced in Kansas until 1t is
hedged about by the woman's vote. We
do not want rage-that is not the
kind of speech-we do not want office.
There is nothing pleasant about it.