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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Queer Things About Fishes.

A naturalist describes the ways in
which fishes sleep. They are very
light sleepers and frequently assume
singular positions, but the most re.
markable thing Is the change of color
many of them undergo while asleep,
Usually their spots and stripes become
darker and more distinct when they
fall asleep. Occasionally the pattern
Of their coloration is entirely changed.
The ordinary porgy, for instance, pre-
SCENTS In the daytime beautiful rides
cent hues playing over its silvery sides,
but at night, on falling asleep, 1t takes
or dull bronze tint, and six conspicu.
Gus black bands make their appearance
on its sides. # it is suddenly awakened
by the turning up Of the gas in the
aquarium, It. Immediately resumes the
silvery color that It shows by daylight
The naturalist ascribes these changes
to the principle Of protective colora-
ton" and points out that the appear:
ance Of black bands and the deepening
Of the spots serve to CONCEAL the fish
from their enemies wher lying amid
eelgrass ana seaweeds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
cURTAlNED FRONT HOUSE.
The Rest Type Of Building Yet Der
yised For the Raiser OF I'o.sltry.

The Rest Type of Building Yet Der
vised For the Raiser OF rossltry.
a. +. Hunter. The father Of the
scratching shed poultry house de-
scribes In American Poultry Advocate
the most valuable arrangement for this
type OF structure. He strongly adj
vocates the curtained front scratching
shed, with solid construction for the
roosting rooms. Every one understands
the general arrangement of these
houses, but the i've accompanying IL
Iustrations will be helpful In Mr..
Hunters plan each combined pen and
shed covers is by 10 feet, the curtained
front shed being 10 by 10 feet and the
roosting room adjoining being s by 10
feet, room sufficient for twenty-five to
thirty fowls of the American or thirty
five TO forty of the Mediterranean va
rieties. No walk is required because
the walk is through gates and doors,
from shed to pen and pen to shed. and
SO ON to the end of the house and out
the other end. The much desired venti-
lation of the poultry house is very
varied in this plan, at the discretion
and according to the judgment of the
operator, and can be adapted to the diff
ferent seasons In half a dozen different
ways. In summer the doors and win
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
HINTS ON PLUMBING.
How to Keep House Free From
Sewer Gas.

How to Keep House Free From
Sewer Gag.
To prevent poisonous gases from
coming mp from the cesspool or sewer
into the house a trap is always ar
ranged on every waste pipe. The
simplest trap In use consists OF a bend
In the pipe deep enough to hold a cup
full or SO of water. says Good House.
keeping.
This water fills the pipe at the bend
to a depth of a few inches, and, as
sewer gas cannot drive through the wa
ter, none can get past the trap as long
as 1t Is full of water. At the same
time the water in the trap offers no
obstacle to the passage of waste water
to the drain, since any such waste wa
ter, when poured down, pushes before
it the water already in the trap and
itself takes its place.
When, however, the house is empty
and the fixtures not in use, the water
in the traps begins to evaporate and
gradually sinks to point where the
bend Of the trap is no longer filed, and
air from the sewer begins to pass into
the house. The simple traps which are
most in use at present lose the protec-
ton of the water in them in from two
to three weeks.
When house is to be closed for that
length Of time the pipes should first be
thoroughly flushed out with clean wa
ter, and then, just before the house is
left to itself, tablespoonful or SO OF
olive oil, lard oil or any lubricating oil
may be poured down every waste pipe.
This oil will find its way to the trap
and float on the surface Of the trap
ping water, protecting it a long time
from evaporation. Kerosene oil is use
less for this purpose, as it is SO volatile
that it soon disappears, but crude pc
troleum will answer, If its smell is not
Objectionable, and it Is very cheap.
Oil applied in this way floats mostly
on what the plumbers call the house
side Of the trap-that is, the side near
est the fixture, and, as certain
amount of evaporation takes place
from the other side, the seal will be
lost in course Of time, Notwithstanding
the protection Of the oil. SO that for
security during a longer period it Is
necessary to employ different means.
Some plumbers fill the traps entirely
with oil, which is quite effectual with
any oil except kerosene; others use mo-
lasses for filing them and others crude
glycerin. None Of these liquids is sub
iect I'd eyarsoration under such circum-
stances, and any of them will keep
tie traps secure for many months.
Otherwise than by the protection OF
the traps ordinary house plumbing
needs very little care on being left to
itself in warm weather.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

should be faced with hoop iron or some
thing Of the kind to keep them from
getting dull. Now, who ever heard Of
a drag getting dull? But 1t is a fact,
and they are no good after the edges
become rounded, says correspondent
who describes this contrivance In Farm
and Fireside.
/ saw a farmer the other day drag
ging log twelve or sixteen inches In
diameter and that many feet in length.
1t is hardly WORTH while to say he was
wasting time and whole lot Of mule
strength, for he had four hitched to It.
told him of my drag and he said he
would go at once and make one.
Talk about harrows; they are mighty
fine in ground that is already In good
shape, but : for rough. cloddy ground
they are not In it. send a sketch of
this drag.
Another thing / want to mention is a
device for putting under weeds and
grass in blowing land. find two
trace chains do the work for me all
right. To adjust, take short piece OF
cotton line--I say cotton because 1t is
softer than hemp-and run it through
the rings. Tie this to the beam of your
pillow just forward of the stock. Now
twist the chains little and tie knot
in them that will fall just in front Of
the moldboard, and hook the other
ends to the single or double tree. Now
don't he satisfied If these chains half
way do the work, but change them till
you get them just right, and you viii
wonder why somebody didn't tell you
about this sooner. can cover up any
weeds with these chains unless they
are longer than my rows.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
,sssssaz-
REllRM F05GD
AAD GAR DEN
FARM cONvENtENCES.


Homemade Contrivances That Answer
Very Useful Purposes.
First is a land drag. clod crusher or
leyeler. Take three planks 2 by 10
the length you may want your drag,
place these together single fashion.
exposing say five inches; nail down
good and strong. bore a hole two or
three feet from each end and pass a
No. 8 wire ten or twelve feet long
through these holes to pull by.
For moving from one field to another,
make hole in the end Of center plank
and pass short piece of wire through
this. BY this means you can convey
1t from one place to another on very
narrow turnrow. Another important
thing is the riding plank. This consists
Of board one and one-half or 2 by 70
inches, six feet long, which should be
bolted on near the center Of last plank.
This machine should be run with the
cutting or exposed edges forward; that
is what does the work. These edges
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
DON'T NEEDLE.

One of the most irritating feelings
against which the best people need to
be on their guard is meddIesomeness.
The chances are that by our meddle-
someness we mar more than we mend.
The probability is that the cook brolled
the breakfast bacon better than we
could have done 1t, and the tailor cut
the coat better than If he had followed
our directions. No one can ever be
happy in this world who fancies him
self or herself born to "set it right" 1t
would do us all good at times to sit
with the pupils instead of taking unin.
vited the seat of the master and the
critic. One of the most useful lessons
any man can learn is to let things
alone. Let the chair stand where the
maid placed it. Let the dinner be
served without protest as the good
wife ordered 1t. And remember that
the world will have to get along with
out us some day; that If we keep hands
off from 1t for a little while it may be
learning, as 1t must learn, to eventual
" get along without our suggestion or
Interference Temple Bar.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

srx HEupFu1 VIEWS.

SIX HELPFUL VIEWS.
dows are all wide open and the cur
tains are hooked up against the roof
out of the way. 1t Is to be remembered
that the doors between the two pens
are never to be left open when there
are birds In the pen They are always
kept closed except when opened for the
attendant to pass through from enc
pen to another. When the nights begin
to be decidedly frosty close the win
dows In the fronts Of the roosting pens,
but leave shed curtains hooked up and
doors between pens and sheds open.
When it begins to freeze close the cur
tains TAT night in fronts of sheds, but
still leave doors betweens pens and
sheds open. These doors are never
closed excepting on nights of solid
cold. and for real zero weather, from
3 above to away below zero, close the
curtains In front of the roosts, and all
doors and windows are closed. An adj
ditional protection against cold In ex-
tremely cold ATTITUDES would be to
double wall the back of the roost pen
from the sill up to plate and then up
the roof rafters four feet, packing the
spaces between the studs and rafter
with planer shavings, straw, swale hay
or seaweed (the latter is yermin proof,
then have a hinged curtain to drop
down to within about six inches Of
front Of roost platform and extending
a foot below tt. This curtain we would
close only on the very coolest nights
zero nights. In this varied manner the
ventilation of this type of house is
managed, and IL the manager Of it uses
his Judgment Common sense the ven
tilation is admirably adapted to the
seasons as they change.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

each other. Miss Braden was vest
ern girl, and never supposed you had
met her.
Il don't see where Miss Braden fig-
ures In this story" she said severely.
Il believe it concerns Miss Connors.
"Nettie Braden is the heroine be ex-
planned. ..The Connors person is just
the yillainess. Promise never to tell"
"Eo, shall make no promise"
very weil,' he said. IF you don't
care, that puts things in different
light" He had half turned away wheD
a hand was lightly LAID upon his arm.
1PIease go on" said Mabel penitent-
IL. sYou know care. shall not tell"
You know Miss Braden came the
day after you came up to town. he
began, leaning comfortably against the
railing. she was awfully in love with
Dick Harrington. / used to chum with
Dick little when was out west, and
| sort Of pitied him. Miss Braden was
awfully jealous and so lovey dovey
that the whole piazza was laughing.
'sYou know what a little mischief
that Connors girl is? Well, the night
of the hop she ran into Dick on the
piazza Just alongside Of an open win
dow. Just because she knew that Miss
Braden was on the other side of the
window she kissed him with smack
that could be heard block away.
"Dick saw that she saw, but, like the
wise boy he is, he never let on. In
stead he hunted me up and got me to
go upstairs and shave. We looked so
much alike that when Miss Braden ac-
cused him of flirting he blamed it on
me. 1t would never do to tell her that
it was all done out Of devilment, you
know, Just because she had been so
mushy. She never would believe that.
l thought you never would find out !
bet she knew Of our engagement and
sat right down to write you. Did she?"
Mabel nodded. "She thought she
was doing a kindness" she defended.
"You see, she knew we were engaged.
1And that was what you wanted me
to confess when you urged me soi' he
laughed. Il shall have to tell Dick the
trouble he got me Into.
Don't you dare" she pleaded. prom
Use you won't"
ION conditions" he offered.
''Wellf'' she asked.
First" he began, ''that you prom
Use never to be jealous again.
Il promise" she agreed.
'That you take back the ring you
gave me the other day and promise to
keep it on this time until add to it
wedding ring"
She stretched out her hand in an
swer.
there's third condition" he in
sisted.
''That you give me what did not get
from Beth Connors," he leased as he
bert his head to her lips.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
ONION GROWING.
Changed Conditions In a Famous
Connecticut Industry.

Changed Conditions IN Famous
Cennecticus inaussy'
AS commercial onion producing sec
tion stla part u sohlleSsieue JuSe "ess
OF brldgeport porueIins on Tue sounu
known as the Souenpolt uls.lics mas
long been FAMOUS. Aitnougn the cuil-
vatlon OIL onions ls sun OF great lno-
ment locally, less attention IS given the
crop by outside interests tnan 1erner-
". This is due not 50 much to any
decadence In the sound industry as 10
other parts or the country, notaDiy tne
west, forging ahead In growing onions
for supplying the New York market.
There is perhaps not man living who
remembers the time when onions were
not grown In the Southport district.
The important centers, as many OF our
readers are doubtless well aware, are
Greens Farms, Southport, Westport
and Fairfield, with the first named now
accredited the leading producer, says
New England Homestead, repre-
sentative of which recently paid
visit to this section and talked with
some of the foremost growers In the
Fairfield district regarding their ex-
periences with the recent crops.
smaller Tracts, but More Growers.
From this source it is reported prob.
able that the total acreage, taking the
section as a whole, Is not as large as in
some seasons a few years ago. Farm
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Marriages That Made History.


The marriage of EtheIbert, king OF
Kent, with Bertha, the Christian
daughter of Charibert, king Of Paris,
paved the way to Christianity in Eng
land. The marriage of Horny VIII.
with Anne Boleyn was one Of the
principal factors leading to the refor-
nation. Ethelred the Unready's mar
riage with Emma Of Normandy gave
the conqueror an excuse for asserting
his claim to the English throne. The
marriage of Henry |. with Matilda of
Scotland reconciled the people of Eng
land to the conquest by restoring the
line of Cedric. Henry Ills marriage
with Eleanor of Aquitaine made Eng
land the first continental power in
western Europe. The marriage of Hem
ry VII. with Elizabeth of York closed
the bloody wars Of the roses. The mar
rage Of Margaret, daughter of Henry
VII, with James ". Of Scotland uIti-
matelyiled to the union of England and
Scotland Finally the marriage Of So
phia with the elector OF Hanover put a
line Of German princes on the English
throne. st. James Gazette.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Zinc Rreeding.

Line breeding is where strain of
fowls is bred In line year after year
without the introduction Of new blood.
but should not be practiced without q
thorough understanding Of the subject.
1t Is question whether there is any
benefit to be derived from this system
Of breeding, except for show purposes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Eaeet. Of Heat and Cold ON Esss.

1RectA Oh Aeut aM0 OU1u On Gzs sss
when fresh laid eggs are put Into
cold storage with sweet, pure atmos-
phere at a temperature of "a degrees
F., very little, If any, change takes
place In their quality. The egg cases
should be fairly close to prevent clrcu-
lation of air through them, which
would cause evaporation Of the egg
contents.
when an egg is covered with boiling
water in a bainmarle or double boiler,
and the temperature Of the water in
the outer vessel maintained at 180-190
degrees r. for 80 to 45 minutes, the
hard cooked egg results, with the yoik
dry and mealy and the white solid. yet
tender. .
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
simple Feeding Regimen.

The Morgan poultry farm people
write as follows to Poultry Success:
The following feeds we have found
sufficient for laying hen or growing
puliet: Oats, barley, corn, millet, wheat,
middlings and bran. Animal food in
some form. For grit ordinary round
gravel Cinders are also good. Clean
water; that's all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1906-12-16
$500 Cash.

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will located the
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Terms Of SALE
90 Cash. Balance $1,000 Per 6 per

in of
sale 9 o md FOL grounds
sale in
of the grounds
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The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-05
ACT NO. A

ACT NO. A.
By Mr.. Doyle. House Bill No. 1s4.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendments to Article 140 OF the
Constitution of the State OF Louisiana
relative to the city criminal courts of New
Section l. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana, two-thirds
OF all the members elected TO each House con-
curing, That Article 40 Of the Constitution
OF the State be so amended as to read as
follows:
Article 40. There shall be in the city of
New Orleans two inferior criminal courts, to
be known respectively as the First City Grim
inal Court of the City of New Orleans and the
Second City Criminal Court Of the City OF New
by one Judge and which shall have jurisdiction
within the territory hereinafter prescribed,
for the trial without jury and the punishment
OF all offenses against the State where the
penalty does not exceed six months imprison-
ment in the parish Jail or fine of $500, or both;
in all other cases the judges OF said courts
shall have jurisdiction as committing
magistrates, with authority to commit, bail or
discharge.
The territorial Jurisdiction of the First City
Criminal Court shall extend over the First,
Fourth, Sixth and Seventh municipal districts
| of New Orle-ns; aud the Second City Criminal
Court over the Second, Third and Fifth
vacancy in the Office, recusation, disability or
absence with or without leave, OF either OF said
judges it shall be the duty of the other Judge to
the judge he replaces, and to make any order of
commitment or admitting to bail that may be
necessary and proper and might in due course,
| have been made BY the Judge within whose
jurisdiction the offense was committed. And
in case of such vacancy, recusation, absence
or disability of one Of said judges, ON motion
OF the prosecuting officer. or OF the accused OR
his counsel, the other Judge, acting within his
discretion. may proceed to try and discharge
or convict and sentence parties accused OF
offenses charged to have been committed
within the jurisdiction OF the court wherein
tine vacancy exists, or whereof the judge is
recused, absent or disabled. In like manner,
acting also within his discretion, upon formal
i application made he may as committing
magistrate examine and discharge, bail or
commit parties accused of onenses charged to
have been committed within the territorial
jurisdiction under the provisions Of this par
| agraph to issue warrants Of arrest, make pre-
5, lininary orders and have the accused brought
before him, although sitting in his own court;
| or he may, in his discretion, occupy the bench
: of the judge he replaces Said judge shall be
! elected by the voters of the City OF New
/ Orleans. at large, for the term Of four years;
| the hrst election therefor shali be held q the
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-05

sional election in November. 1855, and
the Judges then elsctsd shall serve until Nay
/ 1900 and their successors shall be electSc II
tbe parochial ana municipal election IN the
wear 1899 They shall be learned IN the law,
and shall have resided and practiced as at
torneys in the City of New Orleans for not less
than three years before their election or APP
pointment The judges of said courts shall
each receive a yearly compensation OF $3.50
payable monthly on his own warrant Each
Judge shall appoint clerk and such deputies
rs NAV he authorized by law, ut salaries not
exceeding 81 eco per annum, except one deputy,
who shall be a stenographer ana VINO may
receive salary not exceeding sl,2Uo per an
num- to be paid in monthly ,nstaiiinents by
the City of New Orleans.
section 2 Be it further resolved. etc, That
said proposed amendments be submitted TO the
electors for their approval or rejection "a
required BY article 81 of the ConstItuttnS OF
Louisiana, and the general election Laws OF
this State, at the cor gresslonai election 10 DE
held in this State in November, 1906
j. W. HYAMS,
Sneaker of the House of Representatives.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. OF the Senate
Approved June .. 1896.
NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State OF Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN L. MICHEL,
Secretary of State
Continued on page ~
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-05
L" No a

ACT NO. 80.
's mt. Ni'J JOINT RESOLUTIONS. '' - ~
Proposing an amendment to Article ninety
seven ts7l of the Constitution OF the State
of Louisiana, relative to the Office of the
Attorney General of the State.
Section l. Be it resolved by the general
Assembly of the State of Louisiana, two
thirds OF all the members elected to each
House concurring, That Article ninety-sev
go OF the Constitution of the State CT Louis
lana be so amended as to read as follows:
Article ninety-seven cd: There shall be an
Attorney for the State, who shall be elected by
the qualified electors of the State at large
every four years He shall be learned in the
law, and shall have actually resided and
practiced law, q licensed attorney in the
State, for five years preceding his election.
He shall receive a salary OF i've thousand
dollars per annum, payable monthly on his
Section Q. Be IL further resolved. ETC.. That
this proposed amendment shall be submitted
to the qualified voters of the State for adoption
or rejection at the Congressional election to be
held in November, nineteen hundred and six,
and that IL adopted, the same shall take effect
on the first day of January, 1907.
Section g. Be it further resolved, ETC., That
on the official ballots to be used at said
election, there shall be placed the words: "For
the proposed amendment to Article ninety
seven ts7J of the Constitution OF the State OF
Louisiana and the words: Against the pro-
posed amendment to Article ninety-seven $50
of the Constitution OF the State OF louisiana
and each elector shall Indicate, as provided in
the general election laws OF the State, which
of the propositions, .sfor'' or against" he
votes for. ]. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and Pres. of the Senate
J. w. HYAMS,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
App'''eN NEWTON c. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
JOHN +. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-10-05

How many merchants can
you count who started with
no more capital than Sir
Thomas Upton and who
have little more today thar
they started with? They did
not advertise.