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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
To Distinguish Sexes.

The duck is very easily distinguished
from the drake by its heavy, coarse
voice The drake has lighter, hoarse
quack, as if he had a bad cold and was
losing his voice Adult brakes usually
have pronounced curl in the tail
feathers, though this will sometimes
be found on ducks. The voice Is the
best method of determining the sex, as
after you have handled few of them
you cannot mistake the loud, heavy
voiced quack of the duck. There should
be very little difficulty in distinguish
ing between the tom and hen in tur-
keys. The tom, or gobbler, has very
heavy throat waddles, carries itself
very differently from the female and
is much more aggressive When fully
mature and strutting about the farm
yard, there should not be the slightest
difficulty in telling the gobbler-Re-
liable Poultry Journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
Lice ON EnNIs.

Lousy fowls are necessarily weaker
than fowls that are free from lice, and
strength and vitality are quite inn
portant factors while the fowls are pro-
ducing their new suit of clothes, says
r. B. Sando In Reliable Poultry Jour
nal The red mites, or lice, do not stay
on the fowls during the daytime, but
hide In cracks during the day, sallying
forth after night to seek their prey.
The perches should be so constructed
that they do not touch the walls Of the
house at any place When the roosts
are constructed In this way the mites
will have little opportunity to hide.
being unable to get off the perches.
Then If a small whisk broom is taken
and the perches painted with kerosene
oil, which is instantly fatal to them,
very little difficulty should be expert
enced with these pests.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
DIET For rattenang Fowls.


To fatten fowls they are confined in
coops or pens and fed at regular Pc
RODS on fixed diet. says American
Poultry Journal. When first shut up
they are tasted for about twelve hours,
to give them an appetite for the new
treatment They are fed three times
a day at stated times The food usual
" consists of soft meal, cornmeal, pea
meal barley meal or ground oats.
This is mixed to thin state with
skim milk and given in a wooden
trough, fastened to the front of the
coop or pen. At the end Of about a
week the food is made thicker; some
beef or mutton fat is added, the guam
tity of which is gradually increased
No water is required and grain is not
necessary, though some fatters give
boiled barley for the last feed in the
day. Some flint grit is provided and
some boiled nettles two or three times
a week. The food must never be given
when stale or sour. If bird appears
not to thrive during the process it
should be turned out in an open run
without food for twenty-four hours
and then replaced In the coop and tried
again.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
GRASS In MEAT MAKING.

The value of grass in the making
of meats Is not understood or appre-
ciated as well as it should be. Meats
made from grass are always cEeaply
made, more cheaply made than by any
other process. a very concrete form
of this truth is evidenced in the case
of Kansas alfalfa, where hogs, almost
well finished enough to bring top prices
on the market, are produced wholly on
alfalfa pastures. The makers of meat
can well afford to pay more attention
to the pasture factor on their farms.
guarding against overStoeking. the
growth of weeds, and could in many
cases well afford to give the pasture a
good disking each spring, followed by
the harrow and sowing of a sprin-
king of fresh grass seed. Better re
suits would be obtained from any pas
ture to divide it and feed one-half of
it off at time. this plan insuring a
rest and a chance for needed growth
For all hog raisers the value of an as
falfa hog pasture cannot be too strong
" emphasized There is no food the
hogs like so well and none upon which
they will make such a healthy and
thrifty growth. and they relish the al
falfa hay in the winter as much as the
alfalfa green in summer We have
been so long accustomed to regard corn
as the only proper source of meat max
ing that we are reluctant to consider
the merits of other things which in the
growing of the hog or the steer are
worth far more than corn and which
cost far less. Most of our stock farms
could well afford to carry a larger
area of well cared for pasture land
Anyway, all river bottom lands, all
steep hillsides liable to wash if cult
waited, and all timber lands should be
cared for with special reference to their
use as permanent pasture
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
WINTER EGG PRODUCTION.
An Early Start Necessary to Secure
Best Results.


Best Results.
Winter egg farming is just as far
ahead of the general poultry farming
as practiced by our farmers as scien-
tific dairying carried on In winter is
ahead of the old time grain farming. I
know very well that more failures are
recorded from the egg farming in win
ter than from dairying in winter, but
this is to be expected when we con-
slider that the opportunity for getting
information along this line is not SO
great as it is on dairying, but know
that if a little preparation Is made in
advance of the time that we wish to
put our eggs on the market 1T Is just
as easy to place eggs on the market in
winter as it is in summer and far more
profitable.
IL we will just prepare ourselves
ahead by starting early to get out our
chicks, giving them the very best pos
sible chance of growth, and not think,
as a great many do, that after they
have reached a certain age they can
shift for themselves, paying little or
no attention to the growth of the
chicks, and then ask them to give us
high priced product when the condi-
tons Of the weather are such that they
have all they can do to sustain them
selyes-right here is where most of our
people make mistake
1t should be well understood by all
that, besides getting the greatest
growth Of muscle and bone, we want
feathers also. In order to get this
growth of feathers see to it that your
pullets are not allowed to sit in piles
at night during the heated season Of
the year, but make some provision for
perches and see that they get on to
them, and in this way, If properly fed,
you will get the heavy overcoat Of
feathers they need to keep them warm
during our rigorous winters.
See that their house is cleaned up
some time during the summer, SO when
the time comes In the fall to get your
stock In they will not be neglected and
be overtaken by winter. They should
be taken in just as they first commence
to lay, and then give them the best
Of care, so as to keep them laying the
entire winter.
The houses should be light and
roomy, with floor Of earth covered
with litter of some kind, such as
straw or cut cornstalks, and all grains
should be fed in this litter, SO as to
keep the fowls busy the entire winter.
Do not neglect this, for it is the most
important part of the whole affair
From Report of Wisconsin Farmers
Institute.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
Mission Of the Pomona Grange.

This is a very large part of the mis-
sion of the Pomona grange-to help
build up the subordinate grange. Why
shouldn't it be SO? Pomona is nothing
If there are no subordinate oranges
upon which it can draw for member
ship, and it can do very little without
the cordial cooperation of the local or
ganization which houses 1t and feeds
it at the monthly or quarterly meeting.
The Pomona lecturer does well for his
own organization If his work results
in adding ew life and new members
to any grange within its jurisdiction.
His work and that of his organization
should be performed In the true mis-
sionary spirit, with the object of reach
ing out and benefiting the whole COM
munity Grange Bulletin.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19

held in many
a year. The ex-
ecutiye commit
mittee is also
p ! a n n in 6 to
make the ses-
sion Of great
Y a | ue to the
Ord err. The
committee con-
sists of Hon. E.
B. Norris, mas
ter of the New
Y ork S ia t e
grange; Govern
or c. ]. Bell Of
Vermont, mas
ter of the state
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
sorehead In Fowls.

The cause Of the disease known as
sorehead in fowls is a debatable ques-
ton, some claiming mosquito bites and
other good authorities that it is an in
fectious blood disease Better XIII and
burn all that are badly affected. Treat
the others the sick and the well with
epson salts n the drinking water till
al signs Of the disease are gone. 4 Ia
blespoonful OF salts to quart Of water
Is about right.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
GRANGE LITERATURE.
The Assistance which the Press Is
Giving tho Order Commended.

The Assistance Which the Press Is
Giving tho Order Commended.
Hon. r. A. Derthick, master of the
Ohio state grange, believes in the use
of printers ink. He rightly believes
that the good the Order is doing should
be made known and that its light
should mot be hid under bushel."
He says: "The principle of acting to-
gether Is a cardinal principle of our
Order, and its necessity was never
more apparent than now. Every
other interest and business keeps in
close touch, has its literature and
studies Its own problems. am often
surprised In visiting oranges to find
an absolute ignorance of the condition
Of the Order in Ohio, its achievements
and its present efforts. 1t will be I'M
possible 10 keep in line or be in touch
or be helpful In the absence Of the lit
erature Of the Order"
1t is quite true that the daily and
weekly press and agricultural journals
manifest a willingness to use grange
matter, as Mr.. Derthick further sug-
gests, and by SO doing they benefit the
Order immensely, while they commend
themselves to their farmer readers.
Time was when the grange could not
get hearing In the newspapers, and
1t may be it did not deserve it. But
when the publisher discovered that the
grange was in earnest in its labors for
the farmer and was not being work
ed" by politicians then he was willing
to 'slend a hand to further its good
work, and to the credit Of the press be
1t said that, while it despises and de-
tests any organization of men who pro-
fess one thing and do another or who
permit themselves to be used by poll
ticians or any one else for base and
underhand purposes, it is ever ready
to help good cause along And that
is why the newspapers are opening
their columns now to such a depart
ment as the grange or are printing
news of the Order of local nature or
otherwise by the column Our state
oranges, and the national grange as
well, should appreciate the grand
work being done today in their behalf
by hundreds of newspapers throughout
the country and we think they do
The work would make slow progress
without such publicity.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
THE DAY OF THE cHAuTAUauA.


1t is interesting to watch how the
fashion of the peoples amusements
change. A few years ago there was no
trouble at all to maintain good coun-
ty fair In any well settled county,
fair which nearly always creditably
represented the agricultural interests
of the community. Then came a time
when horse racing and the sensational
usurped the interest of the fair, from
which 1t was only step to the bar
barrie and heathenish street carnival
Nearly every town having been satiat-
ed with this last outlandish form Of
amusement, it has given place to
the Chautauqna assembly. which hap
PLY combines amusement. instruction
and the mingling of the people togeth-
er in a refined and helpful way In the
state where the writer lives some forty
odd communities have conducted these
Chautauquas this summer, in every
case with much benefit to the eommu-
nifty and In most cases with enough
financial profit, so that their continu-
ance is assured for another year. The
common people have been given the
chance to see and hear the big men Of
the country and its best oratorical and
musical talent. thing which would be
almost impossible of attainment in any
other way The Chautauqua is evil
IDENTIFY here to stay.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19

state, and Hon. E. A. Derthick. mas
ter of the Ohio state grange Excur-
sions will be run from the New Eng
land and middle states, and many
members Of the Order who have never
had an opportunity of attending the
national meeting will be there. AS
the highest degree of the Order Is con-
ferred by the national grange, a strong
effort is being made to make this
years class the largest since the Port
land (Me) meeting, when 100 mem
bers TOOK this beautiful degree.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
THE GOOD TIMES.

There are lots of people looking for
ward to having a good time in the flu
ture. Some way they think if they
work hard and deny themselves in
order to get lot of money together
they will then take a layoff and have
good time. This is miserable delu-
lion. TIE very habits formed in the
making Of d pile, the pinching and saw
ing. the unreasonable toll and sacri-
ice, coupled with the inelasticity and
unresponsiveness Of age, just unfit the
doer to so spend money as to get any
good time out Of It, All the good times
we have we must take day by day
take in connection with life's disap-
pointments and troubles. take when
the chance comes to have them. A man
who has worked to get 10 per cent till
he is fifty will never be anything but
an old 10 yer center just as long as
he lives; he had rather figure up inter
est on note than go a-ilshlng or en-
terrain his friends. Money, after all,
cuts but Q small figure in connection
with the good times we have.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
THE MIDDLEMAN.

AS business is now organized. the
services of the middleman are simply
Indispensable. 1t is no use to cuss
him and try to get rid of him, for we
could not do business without him.
Here is the farmer He has bunch
of hogs or fat steers, or a tub of but
ter or case Of eggs There are plenty
Of people, nonproducers, in the cities
who want these things, but the farmer
cannot hold. prepare for market and
distribute these commodities to the
consumer. There must be slaughter
houses and cold storage plants to do
an important work before the consum-
err can eat his steak, chops and eggs
and butter. This middleman some
times makes more than the producer
In his handling and distribution of such
things. and then sometimes be loses
lot of money, for he has to take all
sorts Of chances on huctuating mar
pretty sharp trader. has to be in order
to live. and it is always well to keep
q close watch on him In order to pre-
vent him from getting more than his
fair share. Those in the commission
line very frequently appeal to the ava
ricious side of the producer and will
offer far more than produce is worth
In order to get possession of it, only
to turn up missing when time for set
Element comes. There are plenty of
honest commission men, and it never
pays to do business with any others.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
Grange Cooperation.

That many oranges are ayaillng
themselves of the opportunity to save
money for their members by co-opera-
tive buying Is shown by the two In
stances following: Medford grange of
Burlington county. N. j., purchased
sos sacks Of seed potatoes, valued at
about $500, and a quantity of grass
seed, valued at S610, making total Of
something over $500 on these two
alone. Manhattan grange of Illinois
last year purchased SO 600 pounds Of
binder Irvine, twelve carloads of -four.
three carloads of salt and four car
loads Of bran and middiings. Over
$500 was saved on the -four deal alone.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19
THE CIR ANGE
Conducted by
j. W. BARROW. Chatham. N. r..
Press Correspondent Neac York State
Grange
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.

A Large and Enthusiastic Meeting
Anticipated mt Atlantic City, N. j.
There is abundant evidence that the
meeting Of the national grange at At
lantic City, 4. j., in November will
be Of unusual interest Worthy Mas
ter George w. f. Gaunt and hustling
local committee are working to make
1t the largest meeting that has been
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-10-19

Columbia grange, No IS. Bradford
county, Pa, Initiated 133 candidates
during the last quarter and received
nine BIZ denit and twenty by rein
statement. Good record
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-11-03
SaS eeduoerfe Bib.

Ser briibmte Moler @bolf b. Men=
Sel er5dblte cine Gsi9i9te bon einem
8ilbe, bas fem Srsunb Mdrfbeim an
cine pprnebme &unitliebbaberin per<
fault bate. bic fpGter fanb, bab BAG
Bib iie ni6t 10 befriebigte, pie es ihr
beim eriten @inOrud erihien. Sic ging
nit benz 9ilbe gu einem anberen Wtnz
Ter uno iugte bieieP: sd finbe, benz
8ilbe feblt etpas 2sben; piirben sic
bielleiGt einen Mann unb cine Srdu
auf ben Meg malen, ser bur9 ben
M~tittelgrunb seht2"
.@eipib," iagte Der Muler unb that,
ipas eeipiini9t mar. OILS er na9ber
Marfbeim traf, ersGblte er ibm: sd
Gabe mir e%eitattet, auf Bunf9 Der
8aronin, Der @ie Sbr Bib %perfuufz
ten, elm Meni4enpaar auf ben 8sg gu
malen."
Marfbeim ftuBte: rNuf hsn Wegg"
fragile er, vauf pel6en 8eg?"
Stun ben @eg. Der mi.ten ouf Der
2anbf6aft erf9eint."
SD piibte ni9t, buB i4 einen Wes
burauf gemalt bGtte," meinte Marts
beim.
@3liebli9 eingen beibe Maler nab
benz Sauie Der Barpnin, UNI it4 pos
Bib an5uiehen.
ivglfo," fpru9 Der Muler, bier tit
Sbr Wea unb bier Itrb meine Bdlerr,
Die barauf fpo5ieren."
.MenI6enstinb!" farie Martbeim
auf, vpas lit Sbnen e~ingefGnen, bas
i'll ia fem 0eg, auf benz Shre Sauerr
laufen = bas lit ia elm STUB"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-11-03

SITTER. @riter S9aufpier
Ter: Henummiren sic ni6t 10 nit Der
siinftieen 8ritif Sbrer leBten 2eiftung
Die lit bod pieber BON Sbnen be-
soblt! 3peiter S9aufpieler: 1lnberz
fddmte 8ebauptung! Merten sic iid
bas : bon mir it ~iiberbaupt ni9ts
be5ablt!"
-0pn Der g 6miere. Si=
rector (su einem unbeliebten S9au=
fpieler, Der fi9 binter bic gouliHen
fliiatet): v5ie miiFen unbebinst no9>
NAL hinaus.. -. Der 9err 8iirsermei<
fer bat Bis jest INNER hanebeu ses
trpffen!"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-11-03
iebenfaus aber ouBer @sfe9t sefeBt

iebenfuus uber uuBer Select ssfsBt
Ieien.
SrpBbem fab Der Oberft nit leu6<
tenben Iugen duf bus tpuuberpole mis-
litGrii6e S6auipiel = biz plDBli9
ii6 fein @ntliB perfiniterte.
@r f6uute unseftrenst bur6 fem
grismenfernrOlr, i6iittelte ben &opf
unb f9oute pteoer.
v!0Dren Sic NAL, S1meelinq,~
panbte er iih barauf an ieinen @bius
tanten, rba briiben j%enfeits bes 5lurz
babe, am Walbranb = ba lit bod elm
3ug Der britten &umpasnie u~nIeres
Speiten 8%atailpns?"
r3u gefeb1, 9err Oberft," erpi>
berte Der NDiutant, na9bem er ebeus
fails bur9 ieinen &rimite9er biniiber>
gedugt.
Sinh BENIN bic 2eute ni9t tobt?"
r3u 8efebl, 6err Sberft. Der 3ug
lit auber @efe9t geiebt."
rSSa, gum Sonnerpetter np9mal -
nennen Die 2eute bas tpbt fem? Oh
&erls biipfen ia berum pie Die pabnz
finnig genorbenen 2Gmmerf9pdn3el
Spielen &ingelreigen ober 8eritedert
pber ippas! ga ion bod elm bieisr
unb jener 'reinf9lagen! Wer 1T Der
3~usfibrer?"
n2eutnant Mattbeiius, penr i'd
ni6t IRE"
yRatiirli9, 6err 2eutrart Mdttbez
iius! Saule @ibe MAIDEN, bas fann
er. Cont aber AUDI ni9ts. Ni9t
einmal tobt itellen fam er ii4. Wie
oft babe i9 geiagt, buB aud in bieier
9inii6t Der @irtli9feit na9gefomz
men perben mub. @er tobt ift, bleibt
auf benz Sled liegen, big bic SanitGts>
tolonne ii9 ieiner onnimmt ober Die
uebune iiberbaupt obgebldien tpiro.
S6iden sic iofort eire Sroonnan5
berii6er: Der gauge .3ug tpirb beftraft,
renn ii9 mod elm Wann BON Der
Stelle riibrt. Seine 8eipegung nil
t6 mebr bemerfen."
Die Orbonnans rift ab, aber Der
gffeft blieb aus. Die Sobten arr
Walbranbe f6ienen elm &aIperlet6eae
ter auf5ufiibren, 10 mobil b~epegten lie
ii6 umeindnber.
Der SberIt mar sunG9ff itorr.
Damn ieBte.er ieinem alien Sriebri9
@ilbelm elm paur @ifen Elm, DAB er
Quief ma6te unb mod etpas = urb
ftiirmte in pilber pace iiber bus
S9la6tfelb.
Sc nG1er er tam, beifo beutiiher
tpurbe es, baB bic grI6oHenen it9 an
einem &rafopiaf pber einem Gbnli9en
temperamentpplen Sanae bergniigten.
ySerr 2eutnant! !6err 2eutnant
Mattbeiius!" f9rie Der S6erft f9pn
BON @gitent. nplaet sic Der Seufel
pber pifen sic ni9t, tpie man ii9 81
bene6men bat, penn man tobt it?!
SD erfldre Shnen, 6err 2eutnant ="
Der Sberit blieb bic @rflGrung unb
iebes peitere Wprt f6ulbig. 2eut=
ndnt W~tdttbeftus belt tlh ntht el1r1dl
rubis, als er por feinem &pmmdnbeur
ftanb. Gr f6ubberte sufammen uno
trabte ii9, als penn er in elmer pber<
baberiI9en Sennhitte iiberna9tet
bdtte.
,8erSeiben Der !6srr Sberft = pber
bier farn man unmDgli6 tobt bIei6en.
Wir lisgen auf flint re6eaii9 getporbez
men 4meifenbuufen. Sitte gebor@
famit, an eirer anberen Ste1e iterben
af hiirfen"
Indiana tribuÌˆne. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1878-1907, 1905-11-03

- Oeutlid. @ait Ger felt
mebreren Stunben Bel einem S9pppen
Bier fibt): pSeQner, mas gum 2efen!"
-6ier, bite bic Speiiefartel"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-18
The Lexicon Of Youth.
q New York Evening Pos,

From the New York Evening Post
Periodically the discovery is made by some
literary light that the average person W.
c.bu,ary is preposterously small. Within
,ev weeks the collection of words wnicn
the contemporary young man has at@his
command has been stated at slxty-h'e VI
less This is very much the lowest estimate
over made. and, as such deserves consio-
grafton. but as each new edition or a oic-
t,onary published contains at least ie"
hundred more words than its predecessor
the nroblem Is evidently not one OF produc-
ton hut of distribution. There are WORDS
IN nienty, IL people would only make use VI
them. ,,, ~, tho pom
nation now coming of age Is only nalI as
eli nfg as Kiplings evil servants WIN
t,ai- en,unment of zone hundred and n1ty
words and the adjective the SITUATION Is
not altogether hopeless. George Aoe t .ao
declared that he made an European u =,
With Measure and with pront, KNOWING ohls
.:,,,ne words of French and the names OF
.anty things to eat in German II tne
800 wan has chosen his Stxty-nVe "oIoS
wisely and well he may be more useiu t
citizen than his neighbor VINO does not pu'
HE greater fiuency to good uses. beslues;
these critics are speaking OF tn t, nu nun s,,on-
words which the young man WIZ $780, ap a re
tanaously. out of his own head. nele a. %
h,,ndreds of others which he might put in ~.
a letter an application for ne" Joo, lo'
Instance He certainly UNDERSTANDS INV
sands Of others Does any one Suppose en1 =
ShakesDeare used In familiar chat a' az
"a Tavern all of the $4,000 words WIN
..,t,ioh the rhetoric textbooks credit MIN!