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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
Ideal Keeping Apple.

The keeniHg quality of an apple ap-
pears to De influenced by the degree Of
maturity at which it is picked from the
tree. The ideal keeping apple from
the commercial standpoint must attain
full size and a high degree of color on
the tree, but is still firm when har-
vested. It then develops the most del
icate aroma and finest quality and is
most desirable to the consumer from
every point of view. An apple picked
immatnreiy appears to pass through
the balance of its life hstory relative
II faster tl4an one that has reached its
develop the tree and may ar
rive at tie Of It's life as quickly or
even more - van the mature fruit.
Immature apples are, furthermore, es-
pecillly ssaSl,tiiss. 70 iaStE;v from the
scald al s'9-a TIE sst.s- :,sl1st Of the
consume. so less desirable in every
way. G. L lowell.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21

The NEarl blackberry is standing up
well under practical test w Y. f..
says in Rural New Yorker. Plants set
in April. 1904, fruitel this year with
considerable freedom. The canes made
a short and sturdy growth and We're
not in the least injured BY the very
severe winter. The berries are large.
jet black and Of best quality. with
small, tender core. The market value
of the berries has been demonstrated
in this county by several years expert
ence. They carry well, not changing
color after picking, and always bring
top prices. We like the sturdy growth
healthy foliage and freedom from
suckers. If the plants are able to re-
sist disease, Of which they have shown
no trace, there is little doubt Ward
will take place among our best COM
mercial blackberries.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
THE Coz

=
We recently rs sznall farm
which, according ta or idea was a
model place. The fare hoyae was a
story and a half house neatly painted,
as were the fences, barns and outbuild-
ings; fences We're all on straight lines,
home yard was fenced to keep out the
pigs and chickens; there was a clean,
well arranged small fruit and vegetable
garden; the poultry was Of the White
Rock sort, we should Judge; anyhow,
the birds were all of one uniform color
ind showed good blood; the corn in the
deld which adjoined the home lot was
cut up, neatly shocked and good for
sixty-fye bushels an acre; a number
of well built stacks Of small grain
We're waiting the thrasher in the barn
yard; machine shed housed all the
farm tools; the name of the farm and
that Of the owner were neatly painted
on the gable end of the red barn in
stead of some tobacco or cheap clothes
advertisement; we noted about fifty
well bred Shropshire sheep and couple
of draft brood mares with colts out in
the pasture; the fall blowing had all
been done early in august, we judged
from the looks of the fields; small
building near the house contained
gasoline engine which pumped all the
water for the stock and the house,
shelled the corn, turned the grindstone,
ground the feed and sawed the wood.
We did not of course haye<a chance to
see what was in the house, but we will
venture that it was a mighty nice place
to live, for the vine over the porch and
the good wife shaking the tablecIoth on
the steps almost invited one to enter and
feel at home. Without doubt there was
piano In the parlor and plenty of good
reading matter and at evening time as
the days toll was ended happy family
gathered around table spread with
the best things which such farm af-
fords. There We're peace and content
ment In that home or we are greatly
mistaken. 1t is a pity such homes are
so rare, when they might be so easily
built up on our farms That there are
not more is because men either do not
know how to do it or because they are
too greedy and ayaricious, ever Iusting
for more acres, or because some have
no taste for nice things, and some like
liquor too well. Anyhow, the crying
need of the country is for more homes
Of this type. and having them the boys
and girls would not be crazy bent for
city life. The man who builds such
home for himself in the country does a
patriotic act as well as contributing to
his own and his family's best interests.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
Ia the DahIia Ediblef

The statement is sometimes seen
since the renaissance of the dahlia to
popularity that its tubers are edible.
On this point American Gardening
printed note a season or two ago
from J. A. Mcdowell, City of Mexico,
in which he says: sThe dahlia. though
a native of Mexico and discovered by
Humboldt, is not known as edible, like
other Towering roots such as Tigridias.
which are eaten like potatoes, either
roasted or boiled.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
Holding Foliage Too Late.

A tree should ripen its wood and its
leaves at the same time and at the
normal time. # it holds beyond the
proper time. say November, as l have
had trees do, it tends to weaken the
buds for the next year | contend that
is what makes the so called tender va
rietfes of peaches. For fifteen or TWEEN
ty years / have noticed that certain va
rieties hold their foliage very late in
the fall. later than all the rest.-W. HI.
Skillman. New Jersey
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
The Rose bed

It is a mistake to make any rose bed
higher than the adjacent surface, as in
hot weather the soil dries out and the
plants suffer for want OF moisture. II
the bed Is intended for hybrid perpetu-
ais 1T should contain fair proportion
of clay. we'll mixed with the other soil.
A sufficient amount Is always present
III what IS known as heavy loan
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21

firm stems, bearing long, dense BIOS
som panicles, towering elegantly above
the quite dark green undulating foil
age. White Pearl is recommended for
pot cultivation as well as for growth In
open ground. Combined with Machet
Rubin it will yield an excellent effect.
these two varieties being SO well
adapted the one for the other.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21
HE HAD ENnuGH.

We came across farmer friend the
other day who greatly interested u.s.
He was the owner of fine farm Of
100 acres, was out of debt and had
nice home. We found him greatly in
terested in all that pertained to the
progressive side of his business, and
we were particularly struck with what
he said with reference to his farm. He
said, Il have land enough. and my eff
fort in the future will be to study how
to make what have more productive"
He lived in the corn belt. and he had
set his mark on two things-one to
produce an average field of sixty five
bushels of corn to the acre one year
with another, the other to bring up his
dairy herd Of twenty five COWS to a
butter product Of 800 pounds per head.
In order to secure these results he had
established short crop ration for his
farm of corn one year, oats or barley
one year. seeding with clover one
year, then corn, while he was using a
Babcock tester on his cows and feed
Ing them from a silo as the two things
which would best insure the 800 pounds
pf butter per COW. Now. this is not
lat al an extraordinary result to aim
for, and vet it is 50 far exceeds the
average results that any man who can
accomplish it surely knows a great
deal which 1t would benefit his neigh
bors to know. Heretofore advance in
agriculture has always meant more
acres to work and not an increase in
crop production. From now ON 1t is
going to mean bigger and better crops
from fewer acres.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-12-21

FAD FOR MIGNONETTE.
The New aIachet Variety Good For
Pot Culture.

FOX JuE1uFe.
It is likely that mignonette will take
on new Importance this season by be-
ing somewhat of society fad" as
well as an old time favorite of the
flower lover. A recent introduction I'M
der the name of White Pearl forms a
splendid contrast with such varieties
as Rubin and Goliath the red Ma
chefs The habit of this variety Is de-
scribed as that peculiar to the Machet
class vigorous and compact, also free
branching and of rich bloom; erect and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

The New York Times publishes an
interesting letter from Paul Smiths,
on Lake st. Regis, about travelling in
the A,dirondacks and getting lost in the
woods. -ss.sssr se-
The suggestions about the course
that should be pursued when one is
lost are good; but better are the sug-
gestions to avoid by every device con-
fusion and loss of direction in the
great woods One may read long ar
ticles concerning ways to get out of
deep woods when lost, but when one
is actually lost such confusion and
nervous fear usually intervene as to
drive out all knowledge and prevent
correct reasoning. Such a state of
mind constitutes the real danger 1t
does little good to know that the tops
of pines lean to the east, or that
the heaviest growth Of moss is on the
north side of trees. For the judgment
is so warped and uncertain that it
does not trust the sense in regard to
such matters. Perhaps the best sug-
gestion made by the Times CORE
spondent is to follow streams. old
trails, or abandoned roads down hill,
or march forward by taking a sight
across two or three tree trunks keeping
some object known to be in line with
something behind in view.
Another good method is to provide
one with few newspapers and tear
from them small pieces as one enters
an unknown wood and drop them at
short intervals on the ground where
they can be readily seen. This is a
precaution against getting lost. But if
one is lost he can mark his trail in
that way and help his confused mind
to steady itself by some marks he has
made With the mind occupied in this
way some sense of direction may be
gained by contemplating the situation
and examining all available landmarks
We recall the experience Of Il young
man who made an effort to find a new
and short trail to the summit of Blue
Mountain. in the southern Adiron-
dacks. He stuffed his pockets with
strips of white cloth. Going forth
with a hatehet he tied aheSe white
rags to trees as he went along. with
the result that he kept a good course
going and coming. He did not find a
new trait. because he came upon one
O. those peculiar mountain swamps
that compelled wide detour, and de-
feated his purpose of a short cut. Up
on entering on the bald summit Of a
mountain from a well-worn trail, fix
ing paper marks at the entrance Of the
trail is a wise precaution. 1t would
ct least prevent confusion If one wan
dered about a summit like those
cleared by Typographical surveyors in
the Adirondacks.- Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

Mr.. Howells said in "Silas Lapham"
that our civilization came mainly
through books. Nothing could be truer,
thinks the Womans Home Companion.
1t is but modicum Of culture that we
get by open precept or by word Of
mouth. We absorb our ideas about
life and our ideas for both art and life
from books. This being the case, moth
ing is more important than the sort Of
books we read. We should see to it,
above all, that they be healthy; above
all. sane. Books which tend TO pull
down ones faith in life or in mankind
are not for us. Sweetness and light is
a thing to have in front of us. We
want our civilization to tend toward
these things, and we viii do well to
test our reading by them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

The average pay Of a farm hand in
Scotland is So per week, including his
allowance of potatoes and rent OF
house; in addition he has the use of a
garden, which means much to him, as
it materially reduces his living ex.
penses. Yet there is more discomfort
among farm hands than in the various
trades in the cities or among the urban
day laborers. AS soon as they accu-
mulate little money they emigrate,
many of them to become prosperous
farmers in the United States or Can
ada. have talked, writes our Consul
at Edinburgh, with farm hands on this
subject, and have found that it is the
hopelessness of the struggle in which
they are engaged that makes them dis.
contented BY no possible thrift or ef-
fort Of their own can they ever acquire
title to or possession Of a foot Of
ground, and they are always looking
forward to the day when they can go
to the United States or a British colony
and get an opportunity to work for
themselves.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05
WORDS or WISDOM.

The only way to have a friend is to
be one.
A show of daring oft conceals great
cowardice.
What we learn with pleasure we
never forget.
1t is easy to tell lie, but hard to
tell only one lie.
A Golling stone does not make much
of an uphill fight.
A maximum Of talk is sign Of 4
minimum Of thought
The man who is satisfied with him
self does not want much.
In the game of love- diamonds ofssE
rank higher than hearts.
True merit is like river, the deeper
It is the less noise it makes.
1t is not every man who can save his
money and still remain popular.
The younger a man is the more you
can hatter him by calling him cynic.
when a man does not know what to
say. his attitude Is often mistaken for
dignified silence.
Even the people who are always ex-
pectlng the worst to happen may some-
times be disappointed.
Sometimes a man is willing TO re-
main at the foot OF the ladder for the
purpose Of pulling others down.-An-
swers,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05
ORIENTAL LANTERNS.


How They Are Made and Uses 70 rhic1
They Are Pat.
The lantern of the East is as old as
civilization. ~ primary object is to
protect the flame from sudden draughts.
Beyond this is the concentration Of
light for TIE convenience OF a reader,
and last and least the regard for
beauty The oldest form IS a perfor-
ated cylinder or rectangular box. or
this type there are numberless varie-
ties old and new. The ancient ones
which Lave been preserved are Of
iron. copper and brass. nearly all sim
pie in construction and finish. but a
few richly decorated. Occasionally
one runs across a lantern made Of sill
yer or ivory These come from pal
aces or temples. and in most instances
are richly carved Not infrequently
the perforations are fitted with pieces
OF colored glass, rock crystal. amethyst
and garnet.
A collector in this city who owns
several displays them to great adyan-
tage by replacing the candle and holder
with an incandescent bulb. Arranged
in this fashion, his dozen mosque and
temple lanterns fill his drawing room
with rainbow spIendor altogether
delightful
In China or Japan the travellers or
street lantern is a feature. This is
sphere or eIlipsold ranging from six
inches to two and even three feet in
diameter. made Of oiled paper. cloth or
silk In Cathay this lantern is used to
show the rank Of its owner by the
coloring or inscriptions on its exterior.
The humble citizen uses a small affair
in white or red; the official of low
rank a sphere, foot in diameter, hang
ing in front Of his sedan chair; while
the high mandarin employs a huge
lantern, resplendent with his titles in
colors, carried by an able-bodied coolie
who walks yard in advance
1t is in house lanterns that the great
est variety is found. OF these, the
general type is a four. five, six. seven,
eight or ten-sided box, whose length
is usually twice its width. Each side
is pane Of glass, plain. ground, frost
ed, or decorated. From the angles
hang pendants Of many sorts. The
frame work is usually Of teak, but
ebony, rosewood. mahogany and other
woods are employed. Often the sides
of the lanterns are alternately wood
and glass. the latter being covered with
ground designs, and the former richly
carved in relief or inset with ivory,
mother-of-pearl or silver.
Upon the pendants the artifcers put
their hardest work. Some are made of
colored beads, strung and massed with
fantastic shapes and knots Others
are strings of little bells, which ring
with every passing breeze. Lines of
glittering tinted glass balls betray the
origin of q favorite mode of decorating
Christmas trees. Quaint objects in
gaudy enamel or colored porcelain, con-
nected by threads, chains or wires, con-
stitute a fourth and very pleasing
group. Floral festoons made of arti-
fciaI flowers are popular. especially
with the fair sex.-New York CONNER
cial Advertiser. us
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

The mending Of expensive silk stock
ings is a new profession which Is not
overcrowded. and which pays exceed
lngly well the few women who are
fitted for it. A single evenings dane
ing often rubs hole in a silk stocking
and there are comparatively few
women who are rich enough or ex-
travagant enough to discard an ex-
pensiye pair on that account. Nearly
all the better class shops employ one
or more. expert darners and pay them
well. These women are able to match
the weave OF the stocking SO precisely
that the darn is absolutely impcrcept-
ible. They also crochet or knit heel
to perfection.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

The scientific world is unquestlona-
bly, pleased by the news that Mr.. Peary
is to try for the North Pole once more.
His have been truly scientific under
takings, devoid Of the sensatonalism
which has distinguished other dashes
for the great goal Of Arctic explorers.
They have borne rich fruit, even though
the great success for which Mr.. Peafy
has striven so pluckily has not yet
been his. Like other explorers. having
felt the strange fascination Of polar
life he finds 1t impossible to refrain
from returning to the scene OF his en-
deavors. The North has long since
cast its magic spell over him. and so
he strives in vain to stay at home while
others set out for his goal. No one, we
think. will venture to criticise the Navy
Department for its liberality toward
its distinguished civil engineer. The
navy, as well as the country. profits by
his lndomitabie perseverance. Doubt
less the department has also been In
fluenced by his modest and gentle
manly bearing, which has ever made
him worthy representative Of his
country. ->.- \.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

A .'carnation" Made Of -arn;p ana Dge
With Acid Magcn,a.

a ''Carnation" Made Of Tarnil lne DTc
With Acid Magcn'a.
Many persons have been rudciy
shocked 70 find that foTee FOR WHICH
perhaps they gave 4 considerable sum
ana which they tooA 60 Be genuine
proved subsequently, 20 DE artificial IN
every particular. Within our own e.
perience not long ago the atteatiol Of
gentleman sitting at dinner was
drawn 10 the fact that hs shirt front
and coat were gradually being COW
cred with streaks Of brilliant red
color. he was wearing a bright car
nation in bis buftonholc which nj quite
short distance. as it appeared suisse
quently. deceived perfectly Even lie
perfume was admired Tho "hower''
had Just been watered to freshen it
and it was then seen that on the water
drops detaching themselves they were
of a brilliant red color, while tie "car-
nation" gradually assumed faint va
riegated appearance owing to some Of
the coloring matter being washed out.
General increduli5y was expressed
that. at first sight the flower copid
be anything but real. A laboratory
examination. however. soon brought
the whole truth to light, and the re-
suits are remarkable and certainly
credit to the ingenuity Of the designer.
There was not the vestige Of carna-
ton about It. The flower consisted
Of slices of turnip neatly cut and dyed
with acid magenta; the stems ana
leaves were of twisted cloth dyed
dark green with chromium. the bloom
was very fine starch powder deli
cately busted over the stems and
leaves; and the support to the whole
clever fabric was a concealed iron
wire. A synthetic amber-colored oil
known as "oeillet" completed the de-
ception in giving perfume wonderful
ly initiative of the genuine carnation.
Altogether we can hardly conceive OF
a cleverer deceit.and it is satisfactory
to be able to add that so farms our
observations went it is free from posi-
Use harm except to wearing apparel.
On carefully searching the various
materials for irritating substances and
poisonous metals we could not obtain
the slightest evidence that such were
present. 1t is clearly possible. how
ever. that the colors used for artificial
flowers may contain substances inju-
rious TO health. such as, for example
arsenic.-Lancet.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

When will the end Of breaking rec
ords be reached? With Lou Dillon
trotting a mile in two minutes. with
Dan Patch pacing a mile in a second
less. with automobiles whirrlng fifty
miles within sixty minutes. with loco
motive engines moving at even greater
speed. with motor bicycles doing
stunts" at gaits that takes ones breath
away. is there now any room for leis-
ure and deliberation in this hurrying
world?
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

Kaiser Wilhelm led a charge Of Prus-
an intrenched body of Saxons on the
old field of the battle of Rossbach. The
experts there say that the Saxon force
with their machine guns, would have
cut the Emperor's cavalry to pieces,
but the umpire decided it was a bril-
liant victory for the Kaiser. The next
day the Kaiser led a charge of the
saxons on the Prussian positions, and
again rose to victory through the
smoke Of the guns that would have
blown his force off the earth had they
been shotted. 1t is a fine thing to be
a war lord-in a sham battle.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05

OF all the foreign-born population in
the United States $40 per cent are OF
the English-Teutonie stock and 2O9
per cent. are Celts. Thus practically
three-fourths of the foreign born in the
United States are of English-Teutonic
and Celtic stocks. Hence, bearing in
mind that the English people were
created by the amalgamation of Teu-
tonic and Celtic blood, it is inconceiv-
able that the American people will ever
be anything but essentially English.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-05-05
rhn Hnrd.,rorI.lnr nnman II .nrl.

Some one with an aptitude for statis-
tics has been doing little calculating
on the subject Of the human heart and
its activities. The normal heart II ap-
pears. beats about seycnty-ive times
in minute; so that an hours record
would be something Ike 1920 beats.
supposing that man lived to be fifty.
his heart would have beaten l.S92,1G0..
900 times. II son Of this man. more
robust than his father, should I'll out
the Scriptural allotment Of thrcescorc
years sud ten, his heart beats world
number 2,CI9,o24,000. 1t Is easy to un-
derstand. after such computation.
why this hard WORKING servant c. the
human bodies so frequently wears out.
--Harper's Weekly