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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
Nc JNTAIN cl4ARLEYs FEAT.
How He Conquered GxizzIy with
His Bare Hands.


His Bare Hands.
Nearly all old Californians, says the
author of early Days IN California, Z
have heard Of Mountain Charley, ;"
who lived in the Santa Cruz noun
tains, where he hunted bear and deer
Of his adventures, many of which were
remarkable, there is none stranger
than his fight with grizzly
One morning he started out with his
gun. He had gone but short distance
when he found himself face to face
with a grizzly. The bear was sitting
on his launches reaching for acorns
when Charley came upon him. The
aunter tried to bring his rifle up, but,
being at such close quarters, the bear
llisarmed him by striking the weapon
with it's paw and knocking it out of his
hands. At the same time he embraced
Charley
Both fell to the ground. Being on a
hillside, they rolled over and over until
they reached the ravine below, when
the bear loosened its hold, yet did not
seem inclined to give up the fight.
Charley realized that his only chance
was to wind the bear by striking him
with his fist over the heart. He landed
blow as near the region as possible.
He struck first with one fist and then
with the other in rapid succession when
he found the bear weakening.
By this time they were close to the
embankment of the creek. The bear
had lost no time in getting In his
scratches and bites. 1t had made one
wound over the hunters forehead and
down the cheek to the bone and had
torn one of his eyes from the socket. 1t
had also fastened its teeth in the mans
left arm and made an ugly wound
there.
With a desperate lunge Charley SHOW
ed the bear over the embankment into
the water. Then, too weak to stand, he
fell exhausted upon tie ground. The
bear was apparently in the same condl-
ton. 1t waded to the opposite bank
and lay down.
At last the bear rose to its feet and
walked up the stream, frequently stop
ping and looking back, as II nesltaung
whether or not to renew the fight. Go
ing at a slow pace, 1t finally disap-
peared.
When Mountain Charley thought he
could move with safety, he crawled to
the stream and drank a little water,
then washed the blood from his face,
pushed the eye back into the socket
and crawled to his home. He was tax
en- to San Jose for medical treatment.
The bones of one arm were broken.
Several months passed before he re-
covered. His eye was not destroyed,
but his face was so disfgured that his
friends hardly knew him. Not discour-
aged by this terrible experience, how
ever, he continued to hunt until game
became scarce.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
WINTER CAFE or FOWLS.
Suggestions For Housing and Feed
ing the Egg Producer.

suggestions For housing anu rcGA~
ing the Egg Producer.
LII preparing poultry for winter the
first necessity is to see that the poul-
try house is thoroughly cleaned and
thoroughly repaired, writes a Michigan
poultryman in American Agriculturist.
See that there are no drafts of cold
air openings that will drive against the
birds while on the perch, and at the
same time do not go to the extreme OF
making the house too light.
Whether one has had experience with
other systems of ventilation or not; it
is well to try an opening in each end
of the house near the roof. The one
on the east or south end should be open,
SO that it can be regulated, "a use it
all winter, even some opening, in the
very coolest Of weather.
Before being used for winter the
house should be thoroughly cleaned
and sprayed with any good liquid lice
killer or a compound made after the
following formula: Eight ounces each
of crude carbolic acid, crude crystals
napholeum, bisulphide of carbon,
quart of lubricating oil and gallon
Of coal oil. This should be used in any
poultry house at least once each week
from July / until cold weather sets in.
The stock should be grown so that 1t
can be sorted and the butcher stock
sold if possible before necessary to
place in winter quarters. Only rugged
and healthy specimens should be Sc
lected for winter and spring use. I'M
mature or weak specimens are better
sold for a moderate price In late fall.
Attempts to keep them may result in
disappointment. The cost of keeping is
much more, than any increased value
by trying to keep them for greater
growth or egg production.
An abundant supply of grit and green
food or clover hay should be provided.
Cut clover, If steamed, is fair sub
stitute for green food, yet it cannot be
depended upon for. the same results.
The cheapest winter poultry food the
writer ever used is feed of shelled
corn fed in litter In the morning and
for evening a mash made of steamed
cut ClUfeI ldys OUliSu SuAi koeoIoS' e'1-eA
bran or mill feed enough to mix with
it until crumbly. Plenty Of grit and
fresh water, with fresh ground bone
three times week and the foregoing
rations, will produce winter eggs with
out fail. Coal ashes will be CLEANED
over closely regardless of grit fed. They
are an excellent aid to good health.
Save them and feed literally.
The run provided for winter Is
matter that should be governed by To-
cality and convenience. The open
scratching sheds are all right in the
right latitude and in right weather,
but whea the temperature goes to the
vicinity of zero a good roomy house
viii provide plenty Of exercise and
fully as much comfort.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
Ration For Laying Hens.

Professor Wheeler of the New York
state experiment station suggests a
daily ration made up as follows: Crack
ed corn, 1 pound; wheat. rs pound;
corn meal, rs pound; wheat middlings,
3 pound; animal meat, 5 pound; fresh
bone, SO pound, and young green al
falfa, 10 pound. This forms ration
containing pound Of protein, 3.75
pounds of carbohydrates and .35 pound
of fat and having nutritive ratio OF
1:46--that is, a pound Of flesh forming
food to an equivalent to 4.6 pounds OF
heat and fat forming food. This daily
ration would be sufficient for 100
pounds live weight-that is, it would
feed twenty hve-pound hens or thirty
three three pound hens.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18

charming window box whichs can be
seen through it. The box is filed with
pink geraniums and foliage plants
The cross seats are great improve
ment over the usual window seat.
which is straight and hard, while it
does not allow any view out of doors
unless one looks over ones shoulder at
an uncomfortable angle
The hallway depicted is in a pale
shade of green, with white woodwork
and green and white pillows.
r. DE LA BAUAIE.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
oHIo's EDUCATIONAL PLAN.
Oranges Are Pursuing Systematic
Course of study In Agriculture.

Oranges Are Pursuing Systematic
Course of study In Agriculture.
At the last annual session of the
Ohio state grange it was ordered that
the master appoint committee of
three, one of whom should be the SUI
perintendent, under adequate pay, to
introduce into the subordinate oranges
of Ohio systematic study of the ele-
ments of agriculture and domestic sci
eral direction of the College Agricul-
ture in the State university. The COM
mittee was appointed and consists Of
Dr. w. o. Thompson, president of the
State university; Professor Homer C.
Price. dean of the College Agriculture,
and Mrs. Mary e. Lee of the Ohio uni
versity as superintendent of the work.
The outline of the work was sent to
all oranges and comprises a study of
the soil and of sanitation In and around
the home. Glasses have been organ
lied in many oranges and have taken
up the work in connection with the
outlines prepared by the state and ma
pers are given at the lecture hour, and
all members are invited to- participate
in the discussions. Other lessons viii
follow on practical divisions of the
great subject Of agriculture and do
nestle science. Seeds, crops, breeds,
feeds and rural economics will follow,
while ventilation, decoration and the
art of .'home making will be given
due attention. 1t is the hope and pur-
pose to bring to the farmers of Ohio,
in SO far as may be, full information in
conducting their farm operations and
to the farm wife wider outlook.
How to Make Turkish Coffee.
Many people enjoy coffee as it Is
made by the Turks. The process is
simple, though it requires special APP
planes hand mill to grind the cot
fee to powder and boiler of "copper"
says the New York Journal OF any
good quality pure coffee freshly roast
ed and passed through the hand mill
take heaped teaspoonful for each cup
and add the same quantity of castor
sugar. Put together into the boiler
with cold water and heat over clear
fire or spirit lamp till the mixture boils,
being careful to avoid boiling over.
When the froth rises remove from the
source of heat, tap the boiler gently till
the froth settles and boil,up again. Re
peat and after the third rising of the
froth pour briskly into the cup or cups
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
vn1ne III pnre Bred Poultry.

Can we breed pure stock, and how
can we begin? Sell what you have
and start fresh again, writes CORE
spondent of American Agriculturist-
The advantage is that you viii have a
flock of birds that are alike. You have
birds that you can be proud Of, that
you can take interest in and that you
can breed to standard Of perfection.
Pure bred fowls are more profitable
because you can sell the eggs for sit
tings, the extra birds for breeding pur-
poses, and in selling the poultry prod
ucts in market you will have eggs OF
the same size and color, which means
s cents per dozen more, and birds when
dressed that will be Of like color, shape
and appearance, which will bring more
per pound than odd birds.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
PREVENTION or GAPES.
Cleanliness and Variety Of Food Are
Essentials.

Essentials
The old saying that AN ounce Of pre-
vention is worth a pound of cure Is
certainly true in this disease OF young
chickens, writes an Ohio correspond
ent of American Poultry Journal AS
have had the chicken fever for over a
quarter of a century, my experience
might be of some value to a beginner.
When / first tried my hand at raising
chickens i would always lose quite a
number with the gapes.
When the gapes would put in an APP
pearance / was always ready to try ev-
cry new remedy Glanced to hear Of.
One of the first rures / remember of
hearing was to take handful of air
slaked lime, put the same into a tight
box, give the box shake, then insert
the chick as quick as possible for mo-
ment and remove. AS had brood Of
white face Black Spanish at the time
affected with the dread disease,
thought would try it on one. did so
and succeeded in curing the gapes, but
upon examination I found the chicken
had lost the sight Of one eye in the
operation Next / was told blowing
tobacco smoke down the windpipe
would kill the worm. tried that treat
ment on young game. The smoke
killed the worm all right. and the chick
went the same route a moment later.
Then heard that by not depositing the
droppings where the young chicks
could get to scratch in them it would
have the desired effect of preventing
the gapes. I tried that and found
was not troubled so bad as formerly.
Next i was told that by feeding corn
meal it would cause the gapes. AS we
used to use it quite extensively, quit
it and found we had better luck In not
losing so many chicks. Then was told
If the mother hen was troubled with
lice that would cause the chicks to have
the gapes. / gave that matter some at
tention, with satisfactory results. Then
heard that dampness was breeder
of gapes, so l gave that some consider
alton and received further benefits by
keeping the chicks dry.
/ don't think have lost dozen
chicks from the gapes in the last five
years, and by observing the following
I am no longer troubled with the
gapes:
First.-Keep the henhouse and fowls
free from lice and the runs in a SAM
tary condition, having no manure heaps
Of chicken droppings for the chicks to
scratch in.
Second. When you set the hen give
her a fresh nest, with new straw In
same.
r Third When the chicks hatch put.
them and the hen in a nice dry place,
where the hen can dust herself and the
chicks be kept dry in damp weather.
Fourth. Feed chop feed for soft feed
in place of cornmeal and only feed
what they will eat1up readily with
relish, as 1 think If feed is allowed to
remain where the chicks run over it it
not only becomes sour and not fit for
them to eat, but they also become
tired of it quicker and on the whole
will not eat as much.
I also think the greater variety Of
food you give them the better they will
do
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
Blood Stains.

To the present day the superstition
is rife that blood stains cannot be
washed out. During the French revo-
luton eighty priests were massacred
in the Carmelite chapel at Paris, and
the stains, so called, of their blood are
pointed out today.
Sir Walter Scott, in his ''Tales of a
Grandfather" declares that the blood
stains of David Rizzio, the Italian pri-
waite secretary of Mary, queen of Scots,
who was stabbed at Holyrood palace
by certain Protestant leaders of her
court, aided by her husband, Darnley,
are still to be seen.
In Lancashire the natives show a
stone called the BLOODY stone," which
was SO marked to show heavens dis
pleasure at some of Cromwell's SOL
diers' atrocities at Gallows Croft. In
Macbeth" act 5, scene /, Shakespeare
alludes to the idea, ''Yet here's a spot"
The truth is, blood cannot be easily
expunged. In the first place, If that
Of a murdered person, it is not attempt
ed. In the next place, blood contains
oxide Of iron, which sinks deep into the
fiber of wood and proves indelible to
ordinary washing. Thus it is true that
stones of a porous nature and wood
not of the hardest kind are susceptible
to the stain of blood produced by the
oxide of iron which the blood con-
tains. But the blood Of a pig is as
good as that of murdered man.
Parsons Weekly.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
Feeding Poultry.

Never feed spoiled or tainted food to
fowls If you wish to avoid disease.
Clean I'D all moist and mash food re-
naming after the fowls have finished
eating. If the chickens are constipated
give them more green food; If diar-
rhea affects the flock after a generous
feed of meat cut down the amount.
Pullets fed too much animal food viii
begin to lay before they have their
growth. The slow feathering chicks
that run around half naked after the
rest Of the brood are well feathered
need more animal food.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
Trolley Time Table.

Oct Q, 1905. First car leaves Carr den los,
Woodbury. at $50 q. M Last car 1916 3. M.
First car leaves Woodbury. 5,45 8. M Last car
leaves Woodbury. 1873 a. m. Oars leave Wood
bury every 10 minutesfor Camden. Leave Cana
len every 10 minutes for Woodbury..
Leave Woodbury. for Mantua. A. H.. 5.45, 6l5s
100 500 900. s45 ll00, 11.80, P. M, II. 10, LIS
ZOO 800 400, 500. $50, GEO. $780, 7.s0, $50 sI5,
1890 1905.
Leave Mantua, A. NJ, 800, $50, 7.45, 8.15, 9.15.
AIS, 5l5 545, 615, 645 745 s.45, e45 u IS. 20
Leave Woodbury. for Almonesson, 4 n, $50,
$50 mail; 1920 P. NJ, $50, 49, 100 1000.
Leave City Line South 1922 a. M; &C., l052.
p.ml0 252, 337, 452 722, s07 9.07, 1922, 1l07-
Leave Almonesson for Woodbury., 4. NJ, lis.
mail 8. As, l0.45, P. M, 2.45, AS, 7.l5, 1918
First car leaves Woodbury. on Sundays Tor
Mantua at 7.30 a. m. leave Msntua at 7.45.
Woodbury. for Almonesson 80. Leaves Almo-
nesson 8.45.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
as 4 Clincner.

I'm not SO particular about speed,
but must have a gentle horse" re
peated Mr. Green. MY wife wants
to drive, you see. Will you warrant
this horse to be safer?
Certainly" said the dealer reassur-
ingIy. Hes a regular lady's horse
you are sure he's not afraid Of any
thing| asked Mr.. Green anxiously
and for the tenth time.
The dealer assumed an air Of reflec-
tion.
swell, there is one thing that he has
always appeared to be afraid Of ever
since ] got him." he admitted CON
scientiously. 1T seems as if he's
scared to death for fear some one
might say sWhoa!' and he not hear it,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18

again. There was the same silence and
shaking of heads as before.
Next morning, ain hour after daylight,
Mother Walker found the young wo-
man making up bundle and putting
on her heaviest garments.
'sWhat is it?s she asked.
81 am going after George" was the
quiet reply.
what! Thirty miles through weather
like thisl''
There is no man here, and so am
forced to go myself. 1t win be no use
to argue. If he is alive will bring
him back Say nothing to the boys I'M
til am gone. Then have them fit up a
warm room in one of the sheds. You
can get one of the Indian boys to bring
us food, and the operator will telegraph
to Cedar Crest for the doctor
sally of Ours was gone before the
railroad hands knew anything about it.
The blizzard passed away as the day
grew older, but every man knew that
with that depth of snow on the ground
and the thermometer standing way be-
tremendous task. Even if she succeed
ed in reaching the spot she would find
the sick man dead.
Three days passed. They were days
in which the strong and sturdy men
off duty tried to make themselves be-
lieve that no shame had come to them
by refusing to form a rescuing party,
but they ate their meals and went
about their work without consolation.
An hour after nightfall of the third
day "Sally of Ours" appeared. She
had burden on her broad back. When
her hello was heard she was directed
to the room prepared. Thence on for
twenty days neither the woman nor
her patient was seen. Each morning
she would call out the condition of the
sick man and each night would slip
out to the coal pile and secure fuel for
the next day.
At the end Of three weeks the room
was thrown open one morning, the
place fumigated, and then sally of
Ours walked forth with the skeleton
of man clinging to her arm. A month
later Gentleman George" was some
thing like his old self again. He had
been more than usually quiet during
the month. and the young woman had
lost her smile and her repartee. Every
one felt that something must happen,
and it was an engineer who said:
Eyes, something must happen, and |
can tell you what It'll be. They will
get married, of course"
Sally" said Gentleman George" the
next day, Il am going away going
back east. You saved my life"
stop there, George" she replied as
she lifted hand. II belong with the
crowd You don't. You feel grateful,
and perhaps you are going to ask me to
be your wife. Don't do it. We should
both be miserable. If, as gentleman,
you can remember Sally Of the eating
house, that's all l ask. You couldn't
pull me up, and I'm the last one who'd
want to drag you down. Wen shake
hands, and-and''
And when he went away next morn
ing, to be seen no more at Pine Hill,
she had her head on the kitchen table
again and was weeping harder than be-
fore.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18

Weariman-Is this the office Of Quig-
ley's quick cure?
Patent Medicine Man-Y Yes.
sGimme six bottles for my wife.
"Tried all other remedies without
success. eh?"
mo; she amt i'll at all, but saw in
your advertisement where a woman
wrote after taking six bottles am g
different woman, and have hopes"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
prepare For Bad wenther.

During the next thirty days every
leak in the roof should be repaired,
the broken window panes replaced, the
doors repaired and the entire poultry
house given thorough whiteWasning.
Getting ready for winter in season IS
not a bad job, but this waiting until
snow falls makes this work anything
but pleasant.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
HOUSE FURNISHING.
A Hint For window ON a Stairway
Fxar,1I In

AAstAS&NH ~
The picture Is taken from country
house, and it shows rather clever and
artistic treatment Of stairway land
ing.
The window is half Of stained glass
and half Of plain. The latter would
look rather severe were it not for the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
ON the Road to wealth.

Want my daughter, chi What ar
your prospects n
"Well, own gold mine"
Working It ?"
working the public with II"
saTake her and be happy Life.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
norr IA whiten Ivory.

Rub the ivory with pumice powder
and water to remove stains and arr
j, polish with soap and whiting
Bleach BY exposing to sunshine 'osT
glass shade.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
In households Of well bred people
here are no family quarrels.

Not long ago young man fell out
with his best girl and sued her to
make her give back to him the pres
ents be had made in the happier days.
Thereupon as an Offset the girl got
even with him by suing him for the
value Of the meals she had cooked and
furnished to him while he was court
ing. ELIZA ARCHARD CONNER.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18


We are asked what grasses will best
renoyate wornout soil All grasses are
good for this purpose, but some are
much better than others. Any grass
which has to be pastured off and which
cannot be well removed from the soil
save by pasturing it will always help
the SOIL Conspicuous in this class is
blue grass. Then we have the clover
family, which possesses the peculiar
property common to the legumes of be-
ing able to extract fertility from the
atmosphere and deposit it in the soil.
the common red clover being the best
adapted for all dry, arabic land, the al
sike clover for all wet lands and the
white clover as partner, and good
one, too, for the blue grass pasture.
Alfalfa where it win do well is re-
markable soil fertilizer. The very f1rst
step in the redemption OF a WORKOUT
farm Is to get 1t to grow some kind of
grass, and IL this is impossible then it
may be regarded as a hopeless PROPOSE
ton. The natural process OF sou res
toration in the south, where the land
was worked out to finish by cotton
culture, was first abandonment by
man, then weeds, brush and brier, then
young trees, then forest and IN fifty
years man can come back and repeaf
bis havoc androbbery.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-01-18
Excessive water Drinking.

DR.. K Beerwald of Berlin is opposed
to, the free drinking Of water so often
advised. He says: Excessive water
drinking not only produces temporary
disturbance; it also creates direct or
ganic disorders. The heart and kid
neys are particularly affected by the
excess, and in these cases the vascular
system is overcharged and the heart
and kidneys overworked. Proof Of such
condition is frequently seen in cases
Of slight injury. A man who suffers
frequently from thirst bleeds easily,
and we may well consider that excess
i've thirst is sign that the amount
Of fluid in the body is not kept within
bounds and that this condition must
be sremedied by opposing the feeling
Of thirst"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-30

Council Steps in Breach.-Perhaps
Moline might have the proposed west
end fire station in the course of few
months So long ago that many have
forgotten, equipment for a fire station
was purchased, contract for the cree
ton of the fire station was awarded,
and in fact everything was ready for
immediate installation of the additional
company at the earliest possible mo-
ment But then. the something hap
pened and no company is serving in
the fire department as yet. However,
the city council has apparently decided
to take hold of the matter and give the
factories the much-needed fire protec-
ton. At the meeting held Thursday
evening, a set of resolutions was adopt
ed by the city fathers that instruct the
city attorney TO commence proceedings
at law against the present occupant of
the lot. Henry Schmidt, and TO secure
possession of the said premises as soon
as possible.