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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28

A ROCK FERNERI
simple green grass plot with a modest
flower border anu clump of scarlet
geraniums in the center which appear
ed In the front yard of the lady's next
door neighbor IN the first instance,
the flower planting had been overdone.
The effect was bizarre like that Of a
haphazard crazy quilt. A few bright
colored flowers, surrounded by plenti-
full spaces of brilliant green grass. are
what is needed on lawn. large or
small.
The flower border shows up best Of
all along the grass plot. For a border
lying along a walk pinks, asters. por-
tuiaccas and dwarf phloxes are snowy
and handsome The seeds of these
flowers bloom earlier when planted in
window boxes in March. There they
sprout and are ready to be transplant
ed when the weather Is settled. Still
they may be sown In the open border
and thrive well, Seeds to sow the
other side Of the grass plot, along a
border next fence. are those of taller
plants such as sweet peas. nastur-
tiums, petunias, marigolds and zinnias.
The bed should get the morning sun,
however.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
ATTRACTIVE HOMES.


Flowers, Shrubs and GEeen Grass In
the House Grounds.
If we have home at all we should
make 1t as pleasing to the eye as pos
sible. Nothing tends to that end 50
much as carefully kept green yard,
with flowers planted here and there
10 the spring. SO soon as It is warm
enough, all the old rubbish-it is not
necessary to particularize further that
has accumulated in the yard, especially
the. back yard. over winter should be
cleared off to the last old tin can top.
That Is the beginning Then dig around
and prune the rosebushes, lllacs and
hardy shrubs that stand from year to
year and mix in good fertilizer with
the soil Wood ashes are excellent for
mulching around the roots of plants
and shrubs. If you plant new roses in
your yard, select those that are hardy.
Plan your space with an eye to artis-
tic effect. If 1t is small, not many
large shrubs should be admitted, but
the small towering plants, like spi-
raeas, deutzias, peonies and the exqui-
site Japanese iris, which is an improve
ment on our common blue flag, should
be chosen. The Japanese iris will grow
from the seed as well as from the root,
blooming the second year after the seed
is planted. 1t will remain thereafter,
bIossoming into thing Of beauty ev-
cry summer.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
a Live Grange.

Jonesboro grange of Maine recently
received seventy applications for mem
bership on one evening. No wonder
they are to build new hall soon.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
Circumventing Late Frost.

Last spring our early potatoes had
their tops completely blackened by a
late frost. Very early the next morn
ing, before the sun shone upon them,
we had the tops moved off level with
the ground. In short while new foil
age grew up, and the yield from this
field of potatoes was very good. We
heartily recommend this method Of
treating frosted potatoes, says Farm
Journal.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28

GRANGE LIFE INSURANCE.
past Master Hale of Rev York
Writes ON the Subject.
Especial Correspondence

past Master Hale of Rev York
Writes ON the Subject.
Especial Correspondence
/ feel myself incompetent to the task
Of writing on the subject of grange life
insurance, but gladly give you my per-
F0nal views upon this question. When
i was connected with the state and
national grange the question of life
insurance was often discussed In our
executive meetings, but finally left
without any positive recommendations
to the subordinate oranges. The grange
theoretically should be as competent to
manage life as fire insurance, which
they are doing very successfully and
probably in nearly all of the states.
One of the serious hindrances to grange
life insurance is the age of our mem
bership. You are aware that ma
iority of our members are past thirty
five years of age, consequently rates
must be orrespondingly high II such
companies are to be and remain finan-
cially sound, and if they are not so
beyond question it would result in
disaster to our Order. We have today
several fraternal organizations that
are purely life insurance They are so
firmly established that it would be
hazardous for our Order to undertake
competition with them. Therefore ]
believe it should not be done by the
grange.
No organization in existence has so
many important problems and cues
tons before it for solution as the
grange, and until we can solve the
problem of how to keep our boys and
girls upon the farm and how to make
our farms more profitable it will be
wise for us to leave life Insurance
alone.
The terrible fact that our farms have
deprecated in value since 1880 $780,
600 600; that there are 10000 farms of
Tered for sale in our own state alone
at barely the cost Of the buildings upon
them; that flliteracy is increasing upon
the farms more than in the city not
withstanding the large influx Of the
ignorant foreign immigrants; that near
II all of our brightest boys leave the
farm as soon as possible until we solve
some of these questions | think that
life insurance in the grange had better
be LETT for future consideration.
O. H. HALE
Norwood, N. Y.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
some Reasons why Farmers should
Join the Grange.

Some Reasons Why Farmers Should
Join the Grange.
Because it is controlled by farmers.
Because it opposes legislation that Is
not In the farmers interest.
Because its moral teachings are next
to those of the church itself.
Because it proposes to let the world
know that there is such man as the
farmer.
Because it has dome things" for the
farmer in the past and will do them in
the future.
Because ! maintains fire insurance
organizations, the safest and cheapest
In existence.
Because it is a farmers organization
working IN the farmers behalf, first,
last and all the time
Because the farmers must organize
or be defeated in every attempt to Sc
cure their just rights In legislation.
Because it favors giving the farmers
sons and daughters all the agricultural
education they can get and IN Mex
York helps them to get It BY giving fires
scholarships In Cornell Agricultural
college.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
A HINT FOR CHANGERS.
Cooperation Among Farmers That
lis Highly Successful.

l.
is Highly Successful.
Consul Walter c. Hanna of Hull,
England, furnishes report to the state
department on cooperation among
farmers in Denmark He says there
are over 230 farmers at Esbjerg who
are members of cooperative dairy lo-
Gated at that place These farmers are
the owners of 1900 cows. A small
quantity Of the milk is retailed in the
town where the business is located, but
the great bulk is made into butter and
exported to England There is also In
operation cooperative butter and
egg association, with headquarters at
the same town. This society has fifty
separate creameries scattered over diff.
ferent parts of the north and west OF
Denmark, where the butter is made,
then sent on to headquarters to be
blended and made of uniform quality
before expectation. The membership
embraces 10000 farmers, and the as
ISOLATION ships 100000 pounds Of but
ter annually. Eggs for the egg depart
ment are shipped In weekly, each egg
being stamped with the name of the
producer, the district and the date, so
that any bad eggs can be traced direct
IL to the producer. When prices are
low, immense quantities of eggs are
preserved in huge watts of lime and wa
ter, with an air tight covering of wa
ter glass. When prices advance, these
are gradually released. The average
receipts Of this society are about ST.
100000. 1t has been established only
ten years and is still growing.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
Over-Mork Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy kidneys Make Impure Blood.

All the blood in your body passes through
vniIr kidneys once every three minutes.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
Grass Spaces In the Dooryard.

A lady there was who loved flowers
SO much that she filed every available
inch of her yard space with them.
She took excellent care Of them, and
they grew and bloomed luxuriantly.
They were rare flowers, too, many Of
them, but somehow the effect was not
half so fine as that produced by the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
chicks Dying In the Shell.

Already writers are beginning to ask
the question why the young Of poultry
die in the shell. Each season this prob
lem is presented, each season is it
argued, each season left unsettled
One of two things. or perhaps both,
should readily settle the proposition
that there has been during the three
weeks of incubation at times too much
heat, then again too little. Too much
heat In the incubator or brooder cooks
the chicks to death; too little heat in
either or both destroys the vitality and
chick as we'll
The plan of renting land on shares
is very old, it being a common practice
among the Romans, who exacted one
tenth Of the crop for the use Of the
land. When the land In England was
occupied, the same plan was followed.
a farm Of 1900 acres brought the fol-
lowing rent in the eighth century: Ten
casks Of honey, - casks Of strong ale,
30 casks Of small ale, 300 loaves Of
bread, 2 oxen, 10 wedders, 10 geese, 20
hens, 10 chickens, 10 cheeses, cask of
butter, 5 salmon, 20 pounds Of forage
and 100 cells
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28

a portion of the floor. The roost is
placed over a platform on the nests.
The hens cannot reach the eggs from
the floor, and if the nests are only
twelve inches high they cannot stand
up in them to eat the eggs. The darker
the interior of the nests the better.
This arrangement gives the fowls the
whole of the space on the floor.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
One Reason Enough.

"Why do we favor the election OF
United States senators by popular
vote?' is one of the questions given by
the national lecturer for discussion in
the oranges in April. Why? Because
the people would like to get chance
to keep such men out Of the senate as
some there have been shown to be,
and they would do it too.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28

CurcuIio is the principal offender at
this time and may be treated as given
for the peach.
If plant lice become abundant spray
with whale oil soap lone pound in seven
or eight gallons of water.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-06-28
70 prevent Hens Eating Eggs.

The Illustration. from Farm and
Fireside, is Intended to show an excel
lent arrangement to prevent the eating
of eggs by laying hens. The nests are
raised one foot from the floor, the
space under the nests being utilized as
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08
AIs Name and HE L.s..

Professor Lyon Playfair once
visited a phosphate mine whose
manager, a Scotchman, desired him
to leave at once and drop his speci-
mems. Professor Playfair addressed
him in good Scotch and asked him
if he thought him mining adven-
turer. CAY, that's just what We
are? Ne" replied Mr.. Playfair,
Il am a Scotch professor. "Then,
Il ye are, yen be havin' name"
My name is Playfair,' he respond
ed. Man." said the Scctchman,
are ye Lyon Playfair ?" Then,
looking from his six feet two inches
with compassion on the five feet
four of the professor, he continued:
"hoot, mon, yer names travelled
further than yer wee legs will ever
carry yep'-Christian Register.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08
TEN PAGES.
HOW THE SEXES DIFFER.
Contrary Ways of Men and Women In
Doing the Same Thinq.

Ever watched a man as he takes
chair? He'll move it-every time,
even if it's only an inch. He would
not sit in it just where it was for
the world. Watch him next time
and see if he doesn't move it. A
woman will seat herself without
touching the chair. A woman is
more philosophical anyhow.
Men are queer creatures, as every
one knows. A man will always stir
his coffee before drinking it. This
is very foolish. He should taste it
first to see if it needs stirring.
Few men open their personal cor
respondence without looking at the
postmarks to see the time of post
ing. Women, ON the other hand.
tear open the envelope at once.
They are in too much of hurry to
waste any time.
When a man puts on his hat he
almost always looks inside it first.
What he expects to see remains a
mystery, but he looks for it, all the
same.
He subjects the point of his pen
to the same careful scrutiny before
commencing to write letter. A
woman starts right off, jabs her pen
in the ink pot and straightway be-
gins to scribble as if her life de-
pended on it.
It is the man who reads with his
back to the light, holding his book
IN one hand. Herein lies wisdom.
A woman rests her book on the ia
bic and leans both elbows thereon.
But the foolishness of the mans
act lies in the fact that he is seek
ing comfort and seldom takes this
position because it is the most sci
entifc one. Of course he finds it
isn't comfortable. His arm aches
after the first ten minutes, where
upon he puts his book down and re-
marks he is going out.
1t is the man who let's out Sc
erets-not by telling them, but by
Ill timed silence; He does worse;
by refusing to crafty the curiosity
OF his questioners he invariably
causes them to jump to conclusions
much more damaging than the truth
OF the matter.-New York Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08
Troubles OF a Club.

Our guide in Jerusalem, Uriel,"
says the author of ga Levantine
Log Book" belonged to club, and
with great pride he took us to the
cIubroom and showed us about. we
are all very proud of our club he
explained, but it has many diff
culties.'
What are theyY
The principal difficulty said
onel severely, is that much of the
members refuse to fill the offices
az the club, and when they do fill
them they refuse to perform their
Performances
Il don't understand said the
traveller. TO perform
TO transact their acts ex-
planned Uriel. ITO make their du-
ties
'Ah, ,yesp interrupted the trav-
sler. YOU mean to do their do
Exactly agreed Uriel, with
glalltude. They refuse to do their
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08
Diplomatic.

"Mr. Gidsmore," began the young
man, when you proposed to your
wlfe-or to the estimable lady who
is now Mrs. Gidsmore-did she tell
you to ask her father ?"
She did, my boy" affably replied
Mr.. Gidsmore.
And did you try to shirk the
job?"
We'll, como to think of it, l did.
Il believe I tried to get her to do
the asking, 'pon my soul! Ha, hal"
And when you did ask him-of
course e you had to speak to him
fnally"-
"Of course | did; of course"
"And when you did ask him did
your knees shake, and was your
tongue dry, and did you have stage
night generality"
Il was scared to death"
We'll, that's the way / feel. I
told Gladys | knew could find
some mutual bond Of sympathy be-
tween US when l came to tell you
that she has promised to marry me-"
Life.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08

Miss Angelina Ito Lucy, the par
lor maid Lucy, if any one calls to
see me this afternoon, don't forget
that ] am only at home to Mr.. Fitz.
noodle.
Lucy-Yes, miss.
Interval of an hour, and Lucy re-
appears, looking rather flushed.
'<Well, Lacy?"
PLEASE, miss, there's been five
gentlemen call, and when l told
them you were out to everybody but
Mr.. Fitznoodle, they all seemed very
surprised and annoyed, while the
last one said: 4 am sorry for Mr..
Fitznoodle.' London Answers.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1906-11-08
In a Bad Nav.

This old lady was hypochondri-
&C. Her various diseases interested
her, and she talked of nothing else
One day a visitor found her eating
heartily and inquired as to he1
health. The invalid sighed and an
swered, Il feel very well, ma'am,
but [ always feel bad when I feel
we'll, because I know I am going to
feel worse afterward."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27
WOODCRAFT MEETING.
Women's Order Invests $4,000 i'm
Portland Bonds.

Portland, Sept. 27.-The board of
grand managers of the Pacific juris-
diction, Women of Woodcraft, has
just clozed a weeks session at the To-
cal headquarters of the order. Dur
ing the session the grand managers
invested $4,000 of the equalization
and benefit fund in municipal bonds.
The members of the body are Mrs.
Florence Wehrly of Los Angeles,
chairman; Mrs. Clara Y. Hillix, of
Florence, Col; DIR. Lillian Pollock, of
Denver: Annie p. Hawkins of Toledo,
Ore, and Cora o. Wilson of San Fran
cisco. They will not meet again for
six months.
The organization staff of the same
order Pacific jurisdiction, which
comprises the nine Pacific states, has
also been in session for the past week,
but will not adjourn until today or
tomorrow. This body comes together
at the call of the grand guardian, Mrs.
c. C. Van Orsdall, of this city. 1t is
composed of IL organizers in active
work for the order, and the meeting
is preparatory to the fall campaign.
The meeting has developed new
plan of campaign, which will be put
into practice at once. The jurisdiction
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27

Preparations are now being made
for the commencement of work on the
sample mile of road east of the city,
and this morning five or six teams
and number of men had been se-
cured for the work. Those engaged
are for the most part permanent rez-
idents here or in the vicinity of the
road, and the commissioners believe
they are getting crew that will work
until the road is completed.
The three government who are here
to supervize the work are d. G.. Haire,
James V. Vishel and A. Wilbert. OF
these Mr.. Haire is the engineer of
construction and will have charge of
the work, while Mr.. Vishell will
serve as civil engineer and Mr. Will
bert as roller operator.
According to Mr.. Haire the length
of time required for completing the
half mile of road will depend entirely
upon the number of men secured and
the weather conditions. However,
several weeks will be required As
the work is being done by the govern
ment largely for educational reazons
all who are interested In the subject
of road making are requested to view
the work while 1t is in progress.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27
IN POLICE COURT.
Drunks. Assaults and Carrying Con.
ccaied Weapons the Offcnses.

H. b Mitchner, the veteran hotel
runner. was fined S25 by Justice of the
Peace Parkcg this morning for car.
rying Il concealed weapon. Mitchner
and The Golden Rule bus driver, Har-
vey Barrett, We're among the pr!zoners
in police court rhIs morning.
FrCm the evidence given both of
the men had INDUCED too freely yes
terday, and in the evening Barrett
undertook to show his regard for
Mitchner by pulling his beard. Ac-
cording to Barrett's tale, the hotel
booster has been too officious on nu-
merous occazions in the past, and
had undertaken to discharge the
driver, altho he had no authority Ger
that employe. He also told of taking
gun from Mitchner's pocket short
ly after he had pulled that gentle
mans whiskers.
, District Attorney Phelps. who ap-
peared for the city in the absense of
John McCourt, moved to dismiss the
police court case against Mitchner
and at once charged him with the Of
Tense of carrying a concealed weapon.
The case was then tried before Judge
Parkes as justice of the peace. and
upon Mitchner pleading gilty a $25
fine was impoZed.
During the police court session Bar
rett was fined SIS for his conduct.
while Charles Jones, Charley Mox
Mox. Abraham Lyman and Umapine.
jr., were each given similar sentence
for being drunk.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27

With two score of knightly gentle-
men in attendance, the annual conven-
ton of the Grand Commandery of the
Knights Templar of Oregon has been
in session here today, and among
those gathered in the Masonic hall are
many whose names are widely known
thruout the state.
soon after the Grand Commandery
was called to order this forenoon d.
C. Agler, grand commander, delivered
his annual report which showed that
the order has prospered both numer-
ically and financially during the past
IL months. The total membership in
this state is now S65, and the net in
crease during the year was AS. Dur
ing that time nine knights Templar
have gone upon the last pilgrimage.
At IL o'clock recess was taken un-
til . and luncheon was served in the
dining room Of the hall. During the
interval before the afternoon SESSION
was called t. order The members Of
the commandery past the time pleas
antly, whiting and enjoying the hos
pitality of their Pendleton brothers.
Among those who are in attendance
at the august meeting are ID. C. Agler,
grand commander and whose home is
in Ashland; Judge George H. Burnett,
deputy grand commander; Frank ].
Miller, generalissmo; y. F. Knapp,
captain general 7. c. Taylor, warden;
W. A. Cleland. ir.. deputy warden; f.
B. Mcdaniel acting secretary. TameS
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27
Arrangements for Invazion.

Washington, Sept. 27.-Orders have
been issued to commanding officers
of the organizations hereinafter desig-
mated to hold themselves in readi-
ness to move without delay upon no.
tification of the rezult of the Cuban
troubles. Transportation by rail and
water Is arranged, making concentra-
tion at ports unnecessary.
First expedition: Engineers batal-
lion, companies E, F, G, H, Washing
ton barracks; eight troops of first
cavalry, Fort Clark, Texas; four
troops Fort Sam Houston, Texas; IL
thorpe, ia; ~ troops of the 18th
cavalry, Fort Allen, Vermont; total, 50
troops of horse, about 2100 men ef-
fective.
Field artillery. third and fourth bat
teries, Fort Meyer. Va; 14th and 21st
batteries, Fort Sheridan, Ill; 18th and
sixth batteries. Fort Sam Houston
Texas; 23d and 27th batteries, Fort
Allen. Total, 80 field pieces and three
inch rapid firing guns.
Infantry, eight companies of the
fourth, Fort Thomas, KY; 12 compa-
nies of the fifth. Plattsburg barracks;
eight companies of the seventh, Fort
Wayne. Mich; four companies of the
seventh. Fort Brady, Mich; IL COM
panies of the 18th, Fort Mcpherson,
Ca four companies of the 23d, New
York; entire 26th and 27th.
Complete total, including blue jack
cts and marines, 1000 effective.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27
CROOK COUNTY AT THE FAIR.
j. n. B. Gerling Has Large Display
of Grains From the Irrigated Dis
trict Near Bend.

]. N. b. Gerking, the well known
pioneer of Athena, is at the fair with
choice exhibit of wheat, alfalfa and
timothy from the irrigated district
near Bend, Crook county, where he
now owns large tract of irrigated
land, and where he rezides most of the
time.
Mr.. Gerking has an attractive ex-
hibit on the Umatilla county pyramid
In the east end Of the pavilion. Oats
over six feet in height are on exhibit,
wheat four feet high which yielded
from % to 40 bushels per acre. and
timothy four feet high, are displayed
by Mr.. Gerking.
These products grew upon raw land
and were irrigated but twice during
the seazon, but made excellent growth
and yielded WELL Mr.. Gerking is
well pleazed with Crook county, and
will farm extensively there from this
time.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-27
Weather Bureau Report.

Washington, Sept. 27.-The weather
bureau reports that tropical storm
reached the Louisiana and Mississippi
coasts, where it was central this
morning. 1t is a storm of great Sc
verify. with wind at As miles an hour
at New Orleans before the wires went
down. There has been no communi-
cation between New Orleans and other
southern cities since midnight, except
for a few moments when Mobile re-
ports having caut New Orleans for q
moment. 1t was learned the wind
was raging with rain in torrents and
the barometer dropping rapidly.