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Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
CHARCOAL PIT.

brick, filing in the bottom with con-
crete to make it concaye, as shown.
Where the soil is stiff and a small pit
is dug the wall may be dispensed
with. If ! were building again
would make the wall of concrete, sur
faced with cement. Directly over the
top is placed a heavy piece of sheet
iron to prevent burning the wooden
doors, which are covered over with
earth during the process to prevent the
escape of air. These doors are hinged
to plank Nn' on the side and rest on
cross rail, &c" in the center, which
in turn has for its support posts, "e,''
driven into the ground on either side.
To char start small fire in the bot
tom and center of the pit and ON this
add cobs slowly until the fire is drawn
gradually to the top of the pit, after
which place on the iron cover, close
the doors and make air tight with a
layer of earth. After the mass has
smoldered for ten or twelve hours it
should be removed and spread out to
prevent the possibility of after COM
bustion and burning to ashes.
For the hogs | have a self feeding
trough that is kept filed, that they
may help themselves to it as they want
it. To encourage their eating liberal
quantities / add enough salt to make
it tasty together with a sprinkling
of sifted hardwood ashes. To the
horses and cattle is given handful
each day with their feed. For the
poultry it is pulyerized very fine and
mixed with their mashes. The sheep
get theirs with their salt, only enough
salt being added to make them lick it
up clean. find that by its use most
all of the ordinary stomach and bowel
troubles are avoided 1t absorbs the
s~''' ~7s.~ and poisons and germs of
disease and keeps the intestines cool,
open and healthy.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
Marsh Hay Strawberry Mulch


The following points on the use OF
marsh hay as strawberry mulch ap
pear in Rural New Yorker in answer
to an inquiry on this subject:
Marsh hay is an excellent material
for mulching Strawberries, and those
so fortunate as to have it available, as
a rule. prefer it to straw. There is no
danger Of injuring the vines by a mod
erately heavy application. but of course
If used in too great quantity it would
be Injurious to the plants if left on the
rows too late in spring. A mulch that
will cover the plants just out of sight
Is sufficient application of any mate
rial
There is always more or less danger
in applying mulching material contain
ing weed or grass seeds. Some of the
sedges have been known to give trou-
bic in the strawberry bed by having
been introduced through mulching
with marsh hay.-F. Ell. Ballou.
With the exception of the grass and
weed seeds it may bring in, marsh
hay is just as good for strawberry
mulch as clean straw and can be an
piled fully as heavily My plan is to
wait until the ground is frozen in the
fall. then cover the entire field, say.
two inches deep, or a covering that
will take about two or three tons of
mulch hay per acre.. 81. Hale
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23

0sBl~t VSH h-StIOHs
The Ponderosa lemon may be grown
indoors, as any house plant, and ever
when not in bloom it is very handsome
and pleasing with its large very darl
green foliage, says a writer in Flora
Life. The leaves have delicious fra
GRANGE and are glossy, rather thick
and also somewhat leathery in char
acter. The pure waxy white flowers
are strikingly beautiful and have a
most agreeable fragrance. The flow
ers are about the size of those of the
tuberose.
The plant is all the more attractive
because it is an ever bearer It is
nothing unusual to find on the same
plant both blossoms and fruit in all
the various stages of growth There
may be seen fruit of all sizes, from
the small pea sized lemon just started
to the large yellow, juicy lemon just
ready to drop from the tree or plant
and enter into some of the delicious
creations the good housewife knows
how to make. These lemons are GER
tainly the largest and are said to be
the juiciest ever known and also to
surpass all others used for household
purposes Their favor is richer, more
delicious and pleasing than the ordi-
nary lemon
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
Trolley Time Table
G. G. & w. RWy.

Schedule In effect Thursday December &c. 1917.
Leave Black wood for camden-5.54 a. m. and
every hour until 10 81 p m
Leave Camden for Blackwood--65s a. M and
every hour until 9-5s p
Leave Woodbury. for Blaekwood-5.24 an and
every hour until 10 "a p. N,
Leave Martua for Camden-6.00 a. M. to Ship
yard only; 8 Ga. m. and every hour until 1920
tmid-night.1
Leave Camden for Mantua 5 % a. m and every
hour until II. Is b. m.
Leave Woodbury. TOR Mantua-5 IS sos a. m
and every hour until -. 5 (midnight.)
All the above are through cars to Camden ex-
cept 500 8. m car from Mantua, which goes to
the shipyard only.
Gar leaves shipyard 600 p M. for Mantua
Car leaves Woodbury. for Camden every is
minutes The car that leaves "A minutes after
the hour comes from Black wood and does not go
down town
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23

The New York World says that s'ninety
seven per cent. of stock exchange transae-
sions are gambling with marked cards, y and
Tom Lawson offers to bet the World $780,
coo and give the proceeds TO charity, that
nlnety-nine and half per cent. of such
transactions are that. Yet lot of people
keep at is, if reports are true.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23

Senator Tillman has introduced bill in
the Senate providing that shipments Of
alcoholic liquors from one State TO another
shall become subject to State laws imne-
diately upon entering the State. Under
existing laws, liquor may be shipped to
any portion Of State whose statutes pro-
hibit its manufacture and sale, and persons
of means are therefore always within reach
of an inexhaustible supply, while those who
contemplate violating the law are able to
procure liquor for their Illicit business.
The law that shuts off this supply by stop
ping it at the State boundary would, there
fore, do very much to bring an end to state
of affairs that has long discredited prohibit
tion in the eyes of the entire country.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
TUNNEL FROM JERSEY TO MY. READY.


sey shore.
through two tunnels connecting New Jer-
sey with the Island Of Manhattan and the
city of New York. The bores which will
be re-opened are those extending from the
terminal Of the Delaware, Laokawana and
Western Railroad in Hoboken to Morton
street in Manhattan. One of the bores will
be for trains running from Jersey to New
York, the other for those coming to jersey.
The opening OF the tunnel system will
mean much to the State of New Jersey. It
will mean much to Newark and its sur.
rounding towns and cities. Il is expected
that the six months following the opening
Of the tunnel will see thousands Of New
Workers turning toward jersey in search of
homes. Within the next year it is thought
that the rush will be tremendous. Promi-
nent real estate men of jersey City share
the belief that the population Of the State
will be increased by 100000 within the
next few months.
The new tunnel project brings New Jer-
sey more than i've minutes nearer TO New
York. The trip across the Hoboken ferry
now takes from ten to fifteen minutes. The
trains will make the trip in less than FIVE
minutes, and when things are running we'll
the time will probably be reduced to three
minutes.
History Of Hudson Tunnel Project
Work begun in 1873 by D. 9. Haskin, a
civil engineer, who failed in 1880, after
about |, 200 feet had been built.
Construction resumed by the English
contracting firm of Pearson & Son in 1890.
Enterprise failed again after 1900 addi-
tional feet had been built.
William G. McAdoo, lawyer, organized
the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Com
pany in 1892 and work was taken up again
and pushed through.
First passenger train will be run through
north tubes of sunnel by early in January
| Cost of enterprise, $60, $1,000, including
an So, DOC, 900 terminal building in Man
haitian.
| Washington Star.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
Fall cuttino Of Scions.

Scions for spring planting should be
cut the previous fall or winter from
trees which are known to be prolific
and healthy and of the variety desired
to propagate, and only the previous
years growth should be used. In or.
der to keep the scions dormant they
should be stored in damp sawdust In
cool cellar or buried In the ground.
Scions may also be taken in the early
spring before growth starts. but the
fall cuttings Of scions insure against
loss from freezing, sun scald, etc n.
W. Fisher.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
FANCY PEARS.

grade, A, will require fifty pears to fill
box, while grade B will take seventy.
When properly packed three of these
boxes are placed in crate, as here
shown, and are ready for home or for
eign markets. These boxes or pack
ages, including crate, cost about go
cents delivered.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
ROebllnq'S Gift Rejected.

sBeauxchenes,' the palatial country
estate of John A. Roebling, at Asheville,
North Carolina, has been refused as gift
by the Board OF the Presbyterian Church Of
the United States because Of Mr.. Roebling's
pronounced views on the liquor question.
It has been accepted, however, by the mis-
sion board OF the Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Roebling, who is son Of Colonel
Washington 4. RoebIing, of Trenton, New
Jersey, recently announced that he would
quit Ashevilc forever because the town had
decided to become dry He is mem
Der OF the Presbyterian faith, and deter
mined to turn over his magnificent estate
to the Presbyterian Church for charitable
Purposes. Much to Mr.. Roebiing' surprise
the Presbyterian board declined the gift,
apparently believing that its acceptance
would be equivalent to indorsing his views
against prohibition.
Thus rebuffed by the Paesbyterians, Mr.,
Roebling offered the estate TO the mission
uoaiu VI ehe Episcopai Onutoh, % Wnicu
faith his wife subscribes The offer was
accepted. Mr.. and Mrs. Roeblipg i'm
posed the following conditions in connection
with the gift Of the estate, and they have
been accepted by the Episcopal board
First, that the property must be used either
for charitable, re igious or educational pur-
poses, if used at all, for period Of twenty
five years; second, neither the name of Mr..
or Mrs Roebling shall be used in connec-
tion with the gift or the work carried on at
she estate.
Is is understood that Mr.. and Mrs. Roe
bling will take up their residence hereafter
in Trenton, N. J..
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23

IF the bed Of pansies Is given a COW
ering Of cornstalks, straw or other
loose litter, the plants will keep nicely
through the winter and viii be ready
for blossoming early next spring
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-01-23
CALIFORNIA PACKAGE.
The Pears Are Carefully Graded and
Wrapped In PAPER,

This is knoYn as the half box or
California package It Is one Of the
most useful packages for fancy pears,
says the New England Homestead.
The pears are carefully graded and
wrapped in paper. as shown. The best
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
BOXING.
Great Interest Centers In
Baldwin, Bout.
Big jeff Will Take -Four Scrap
pefs 10 Alaska.
Bout at Portland Will Be Preceded
by Wrestling Match.

Boston, March 22-Without question
the intense interest in the internation
al boxing contest between Matty Bald
win Of Chaclestown and Spike Robson
of England, which will be decided at
the .irmory Athletic Association next
Wednesday evening, has been aroused
more by the fact that the lads are very
evenly matched than from any other
cause. AS they are to weigh in at rs
pounds. ana as they are about the
same height and build. the match APP
pears a Very even one physically.
Baldwin is the stronger of the pair.
ana it is doubtful if there has ever
beer lad at this weight who sur
passed the local boy in that respect.
Yet against this manifest advantage.
Baldwin Will be handicapped by the
superior CloVCrncSS of the Briton. his
wonderful agility. and the brilliant
ring genera lship of the man who hopes
to uphold England's honor by scoring
a decisive win over the formidablc
Baldwin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
Reach's 1908 Guide.

Reach's official American League
Baseball Guide for 1908 is out and it is
a dandy, far exceeding any of the
previous issues of this valuable work
and in addition to being profusely il
Illustrated. carrying a big and well
chosen assortment of information per-
tanning to the national game.
AS the official guide of the American
League the volume contains, in COM
pleted form. everything of interest,
both official and unofficial-concerning
the dongs. the records and the aver
ages of that organization. But while
the volume is distinctly an official
guide of the American League it car
ries all of the features which in past
years have made it a valuable general
guide.
Considering the vast ground covered.
the care and labor expended on the
text, the number and excellence of the
illustrations and the completeness alike
of the historical and statistical pre-
sensations. the current volume is I'M
questionably far ahead of even the
high standard it has maintained in
former years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
YALE NOT LIKELY TO
CURTAIL THE BIG EVENTS

New Haven. Ct, March 22.-In regard
to the action of Harvard looking towards
the reduction of intercollegiate sports at
that institution. the fact is recalled here
that two years ago a committee Of the
Yale faculty took up the subject of ath-
letic excess and considerably reduced GER
tain features of college athletics. includ-
ing some of its financial outSrowths That
committee was discharged and there is
now practically no faculty committee
with power to act. The subject of reduc-
ing Intercollegiate contests at Yale has,
however. recently. come under discussion
and along with it movement to bring
pressure to bear if possible on the indf-
vidual athletes to induce them in the
major sports to restrict their activities
to one such sport. in order to obtain
more time for studies. 1t seems not i'm
probable as is stated by a member of
the faculty. that at Yale the movement
in these directions will increase, but
should it take the form of restriction Of
intercollegiate contests, it is likely to be
Continued on Page Ten.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
Outlook Rosy
AT Portland.

Portland. Me, March 22.-Associate
Manager Florence Driscol of the Port
land baseball team of the new Atlantic
Association was very busy signing con-
tracts during the past week and az re-
suit has 10 men who have attached their
signatures to the official papers and
promised TO he here by the middle of
next month in order to get into trim for
the teams first game, which will he play
ed on Patriots day. With these 10 men
signed and the beginning of the season
but month ahead. Portlard's baseball
fans are beginning to feel touch of the
fever.
The men who have been signed up to
date are as follows:
S. c. Follansbee Of Haverhill (CaptD
infielder: Burt Kelley. catcher: Jerry
Donovan of West Lynn, pitcher; Leon J.
Goucher of Littletown. Mass. pitcher
Robert Portle of Worcester. pitcher
Charles G. Lee of Springfield. outfielder
Maurice Roach of Lynn. Catcher and out
fielder; Frank A. WEIGH of Chelsea, in
fielder; Frank Ball of Dover. n. H.. out
fielder: Fred J. Kelley of Haverhill. in
fielder and catcher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

with the main events and will furnish
the vaudeville features of the even
ing. although the bout by Harry Nc
Curdy and Young TrepaGner will be
of the semi-final quality. Another bout
of the same quality will he that be
tween Bobby Goode and Kid Curry.
One of the events Of the evening will
be the Gilbert-Lewis' bout. which will
be a demonstration that no one should
miss. Gilbert is one of the always
ready and old reliable attractions of
the club. He has appeared at almost
every exhibition and has met anyone
the club has seen fit to put up against
him, but he has never been put to the
bad. He is going up against a hard
proposition tonight but his countless
friends are confident that he will be
there with the goods. other bouts will
be between Young Joe Cans and Tom
Freeman. and Young Sharkey and
Young Clancy. and the pace in each is
expected to be rapid.
Reserved seats on sale today at
Jones hairdreSSng rooms, and at
Gregoire's drug store at the North end
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
AT CITY HALL TONIGHT,
Boxing Exhibition Will Be One of Best
Yet Offered.

City hall will tonight he the objective
point for all the sports of Augusta and
vicinity. and the reason is found in
the fact that it will be the scene of
che of the best exhibitions in the box
ing line of any that the Augusta Social
and Athletic Association has yet pull
cd off. The array of talent is a large
one. including some of the best in the
State and also others who hope some
day to be included in the best. and the
combination is such that not only will
the science of boxing be ably demon
strated, but there will also be sufficient
amateur mitt- pushing to furnish fun
throughout the evening.
The main bout between Arthur Cote
Of Biddeford and Kid Shea of Hal
lowell is sure to he a good one Both
boys are in firSt-class condition and
eager to win. and to choose between
the two would be a difficult PROPOSE
ton fitting semi-final bout will be
furnished by Kid Stringer and Peter
Beaulieu. The Kids cleverness and
hard-hitting ability is well-known in
local circles and while Peter is a new
conner in an Augusta ring he is an ag-
gressive boxer and very clever with
the mittS.
The preliminaries will be in keeping
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
ANOTHER WRESTLING BOUT
AT PASTIME ATHLETIC CLUB

Portland, Me, March 22-Thc
wrestling bout at the Pastime Athletic
Club last Tuesday proved to be popu-
lar that Manager Galley has decided to
put on another combination show for
next Tuesday evening.
1t cannot be denied that a good fast
wrestling bout between big husky
chaps is about as exciting as anything
in the athletic line one can imagine
For the main event George Gowen,
the Sanford wrestler. will go against
Jack McGraw. the Irish giant. so
called. from Worcester. McGraW has
wrestled Jim Smart, the Englishman
Perrelli, and about all the best known
men now appearing in New England
GoWen. too, is familiar with the tao
tics of most of these men as he has
faced many of New England'S best in
private matches.
In addition to this splendid wrestling
bout there will he two good boxing
bouts. Young Hugo Kelley, who has
so many of the local youngsters scared
of him. will face Young Packie Nc
Farland, for the usual six-round dis
lance. These boys are both fairly
clever and both like to mix it and there
will be no dull moments after the gong
rings.
Harry Hope will be given a chance
against Young Ketchell, the latter a
newcomer who has been handing out
the local boys some hard raps in train
ing bouts during the week past. Brew
cr Anderson and Ned Henry will be
the referees.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
Big FELLOW WILL take
FOUR SCRAPPERS TO ALASKA.

San Francisco, March 22.-Jim jeff
ries is busy now with plans for the
conveying of Il stable of four fighters
from California to Fairbanks, Alaska.
to take part in the big carnival which
is to be held there on July 4. The men
whom Jeff takes with him will be pair
ed in two 25-round fights for big pur-
ses, and though there are no definite
plans yet. two Of the fighters will prob
ably be Jim Flynn Of Pueblo and Abe
Attell. The sum of $4,000 mas been
raised for prizes for the carnival. and
it is said that of this sum half will be
devoted to purseSe for the two big
fights.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23
HARVARD MAY
CUT SCHEDULES.

Cambridge, Mass, March 22.-Although
the future outcome is problematical. it
is generally believed at Harvard Univer-
sity that the vote of the faculty at a spe
cial meeting on Friday night, recon-
mending an intercollegiate agreement to
reduce the number of intercollegiate con-
tests will have no effect whatever upon
any of the matches arranged for this
academic year The baseball schedule for
this spring has been completed and in
cludes q games.
But in the opinion of many Harvard
men there is "a strong possibility of a
radical change next fall in the football
schedule. There is even prospect it is
asserted, that the schedule may he cut
to two games and that the Harvard
teams public activity in this line of sport
may eventually be limited, though prob
ably not this year. to contests with Yale
and one other college only-probab bly,
Dartmouth. The supporters of this plan
take the view that football should be put
on plane with rowing and that the foot
ball team. like the boat crew, should be
trained and developed for not more than
two or three contests. President Charles
W. f,llOC OIL t1dINdfu, Il1ilSeII IL lOIIlief
oarsman of the university, is said to hold
some such view.
At a conference last fall the New Eng
land college presidents, in answer 10
request by President Eliot, voted in favor
of curtailing the schedules of intercolle-
giate athletic contests. Following this
action The Associated Press canvassed
the faculty representatives on the atl
letic committees of the various New Eng
land colleges and with one or two eXcep-
tons all favored the proposed plan.
DR. Frank III. Whittier. physical director
at Bowdoin College. said tonight that he
could reiterate the statement he made
several months ago after the conference
of New England college presidents last
fall. Or. Writers statement at that
time was to the effect that Bowdoin's
present schedules of sports are satisfac-
tory.
There is but one sentiment at Dart
mouth on the part of both the college
athletic authorities and the students.
which is to the effect that the schedules
now played hy the athletic teams are of
satisfactory length.
Acting President John X Lord in a
recent statement before the alumni de-
clared that athletics were necessary to
the college as form of amusement
which nothing else in Hanover could take
the place of.
President George Harris and the athlet-
&c authorities of Amherst College are in
favor Of the action Harvard has taken
President Harris said that Amherst had
already reduced the number of its base
ball games to 20 and that he was in ia
vor of reducing the number of games so
that athletics will not interfere with the
of the students.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-03-23

the slightest grievance against Bos-
ton. heard all sorts of stories going
al ound about me. Some We're to the
effect that | wanted to quit, and was
afraid to go back into the big league
because I knew / could not make
good. Others were that 1 had received
big offers from outlaw teams, and that
the Union League. or some such organ
ization. was after me and Cobb.
But there is nothing to any such
stories as those. | know that L can
make good with Boston, or any other
club; and If l could have been here a
week sooner l would have come, but l
hurt my hand, sprained my wrist in
sparring. and that is the only thing
that has kept me from getting here be-
fore now.
I've heard a lot Of talk to the effect
that there was not chance of me
making good against the other candi-
dates Tor the BOSTON outfield but wait
until next week. I'll get out there and
show them something"