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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1908-10-24

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-16

The head and mis- enormous abdomen
constitute his main weight. The long
bristles on his neck add to the other
features in making this domestic hog
look very similar to his wild relatives
in China and in Europe. This is doubt
less the native Chinese hog from which
some of the best breeds have been de-
veloped by careful selective breeding
either with OF without crossing with
the native European swine. II is an
excellent illustration of the progress
made by civilized nations and the stand
ing still of semi-civilized nations.
We may doubtless safely conclude
that these runty hogs, the seruDDy
ponies. the ponderous two-wheeled
carts, the threshing and milling para
phernalia. are about exactly like what
we might have seen if we had dropped
down into China about 1000 years ago
China has been standing still while
European nations have developed into
state of high Industrial development.
How long China will continue to sleep?
Will the whistle of the locomotives and
the steamboats, wake up the Cinnamon,
and if reused from his long slumber,
will he bestir himself to drink in this
advanced civilization that comes TO
him from the east and from the west,
or will he simply try to kick off the
disturber and sink back into his peace
full sleep for two milleniums more2 He
seems at present undecided. In 1900
he made a miserable failure in his at
tempt to shake off the disturber Our
missionary friends assure US that the
awakening has now set in with vigor
which no force can stay, not even the
despotic government, which now seems
to be the principal obstacle in the way
of more rapid progress.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-16

be gratifying to Americans to know that
the equipment of rolling stock on these
Japanese lines in Korea and Manchuria
Is almost exclusively of American make.
Big Baldwin locomotives with the
coarse American whistles remind one
strongly Of home.
One afternoons ride brings us to the
capital, Seoul, the first of a series of
ancient walled cities which it fell to our
lot to see during this tour through Ko-
rea and China. Another days ride
brings us to big country town, Ping
Yang. 1t seems these railways are
still too new or too crooked for the
trains to find their way after night,
since there are no night trains. This.
however, Occasioned no regrets as we
were bent on seeing everything. This,
however, occasionally led to odd circum-
stances in the matter of finding hotels.
At Ping Yang. unlike most towns. We
found no h@el within sight of the sta
ton, and no English-speaking hotel
runners to meet the train. At a loss
as to what to do, we followed a portion
of the crowd going in the direction of
some japanese lanterns. We rejoiced to
find here the street car line for up
town. Each car had two seats facing
outward with room for two or three
passengers on each seat. With as sober
a race as was convenient unQef Inc cir
cumstances, we boarded the foremost
of the cars. While we were still won
dering where the cable or the trolley or
the donkey, or some other motive
power was to come from, they gaveIhe
signal, and two Korean boys pushed
off the car and with much putting and
perspiring trotted off the mile and a
half up town. This system of street
car service is not without its advan-
tases, as was Illustrated on the way
when the car jumped off the track. The
boys promptly lifted it back on and pro-
ceeded without getting behind their
schedule time.
At Ping Yang, as at many other towns
along these roads in Korea and Man
churia. one finds the Japanese influence
very strong. In this place the Japanese
town is about as large as the Korean
city. At the rate at which the Japs are
fiocking into Korea at present, il can
not be long until they will have COM
pletely overpowefed the sleepy Koreans
and gained possession of the country
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-16
BY p. A. YooER.

premises. One or more threshing floors
of several square rods in extent may
be seen in each farmyard. These floors
are simply the smOothed over, hard
packed clay ground in the open. At the
lime of our visit threshing was in full
pfogress. The threshing scene would
include several Cinnamon beating the
grain with fails, one or more animals
pulling stone rollers over the thresh-
ing floor, and man turning the straw
The threshed grain rs cleaned by toss
ing it up into the breeze from a fiat
basket, to fan out the chaff. Another
essential equipment to every farmyard
seems to be the grist mill. This con-
sists of a fiat, round stone table. about
four or five feet i'm diameter and upon
this stone roller about fourteen
inches in diameter and about two feet
long, with one end fastened 10 a pin
I'm the center of the large stone table,
and to a shaft extending out from the
other end is hitched one OF these nu.
mreous farm animals which keeps
| tramping around this circular stone ia
| BILE, pulling the roller over the grain
until the grain is well ground between
these stones. In some places I'm the
/ hill districts crude attempts are made
at utilizing water power for grist mills.
OF livestock, the hog is the principal
F! one, and he is to be seen everywhere.
He is apparently a privileged charac-
ter, free to go where he pleases. to
fields, mountains, farmyards, grain
stacks, or even into the houses. He is
an odd specimen. and to put him along
side of sample of our modern breed
of porkers like the Berkshire, or the
Poland China, would afford an amusing
comparison. The Chinese hog is a
small. narrow, swaybacked, lOng-snOut-
ed, long-legged, sort of wind-splitter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-16

In trade and commerce the Koreans do
not at present cut much figure.
The agriculture in Korea is in strik-
ing contrast to that of Japan, being far
less carefully done. Much of the work
is done very carelessly. The land and
climate are not apparently favorable to
such luxuriant growth as found every
where in Japan. The hillsides look more
like those in the semi-arid region Of
America. Near Fuson rice continues
to be the one main crop, but farther
north sorghum, millet, corn, sweet pota-
toes and some wheat, rye and barley are
produced. Unlike Japan, also, one here
sees live stock, including cattle, hogs,
sheep and goats. The hillsides are util-
lied largely for browse, which is har-
vested off. packed down and fed to
stock.
Within the car We find about as
much of interest as outside, watching
the capers of these clownish Koreans.
They are, withal, a sociable, fun-lov-
ing people We made the acquaint-
ance of a finely dressed lady. She
showed US her massive silver rings and
her fine hair ornaments. Our acquaint-
ance, however, did not go so far as
did the acquaintance which she struck
I'D with two Korean gentlemen appar-
emily of high caste Judging from the
yards of white silk in their trousers).
With these she exchanged drinks and
later also presented them with her
brand of cigarettes. courteously light
ing the cigarettes for them by putting
the three into her mouth. lighting them
all with one match, then after puff
or two. passing the two cigarettes to
the men. A japanese passenger
seemed unusually fond of his sake"
bottle and it might interest some of
the readers to know what brand it was,
and incidentally to read the manufac-
turer's solicitation for patronage. The
English portion of the label was as
follows:
NOTICE.
My brewing have a good fragrant
and flavor. Although it passes many
months there is no danger of putrefac-
ton and change of flavor. 1t won the
most reputative medals at many uni
versaI and national exhibitions. 1t is
your favor that l won such reputable
praises, and more and more flourish
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-16
Notice.

Members OF the National union wish
ing to become associated with local
council, can do so by communicating
at once With w. S. Geisy, state organ
izer, at 403 Tribune building.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
AN ORDIN ANCE.

An Ordinance to provide for the extension OF
Curtis Avenue from Hendry's Court to South
Broad Street. and laying out and opening of the
same.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Mayor and
Council OF the City of Woodbury., that Curtis
Avenue be extended and laid out frora Hendry,s
Court TO South Broad Street as follows. viz: that
said street is hereby laid outof the width of forty
feet, twenty-four feet.of which shall be roadway
and eight feet on each side, sidewalk; and the
centre line of said street is hereby established as
follows, viz:
Beginning at wharf bolt set at the intersec-
tion of the centre line of Hendrys Court with the
centre line of that part of Curtis Avenue running
from the angle to the railroad and thence max
ing the northerly angle with Hendrys Court
ninety-seyen degrees and thirty-four minutes
and extending on a course DETECTED from true
meridian OF north sixty-seven degrees and fifty
one minutes west sixty y-three and tifty-six hun
dTedths feet to an angle. thence DETECTING seven
degrees and fifty-eight minutes to the right and
extending distance of one hundred and fifty
two and ninety-six hundredths feet to the east
erly line of South Broad Street twenty feet
nortnwardIy of the line between lands of Nah
lon w. Newton and Horace H. Thoman said
street as hereby laid out being over or upon
lands of Mahion W. Newton.
Section .. Be it enacted that this ordinance
shall take effect Immediately.
Passed at a regular meeting OF Council held the
twenty y-sec0nd day OF Septemb Der, A d. 1908.
l. HAMPTON WILLIAMS,
Attest: President of Council.
: ROBERT c. SPARKS City Clerk
Approved Oct. 6, 1908.
10-i4-2t. SAB'L H, LADn, Mayor.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22

OUR RURAL HOMES.
The Custom Of Naming Farm Homes
GROWING In Favor.

The Custom of Naming Farm Homes
Growing In Favor.
A ritual has recently been published
by Mortimer Whitehead of New Jer-
sey, one Of the old time workers of the
Order, and at the forthcoming meeting
of the national grange at Washington
in November he expects to have it
adopted officially. and then the oranges
of the United States will be allowed to
use it In the dedication Of flle homes
of their members We quote a single
paragraph from the opening of the re-
marks of the worthy master in the ded-
ication ceremony:
"The homes of our land are its stron-
gest forts Ours is land Of homes
The home is the unit of civilization,
of good government, and to build up
and make secure good homes is to lay
the foundation of our government deep
er and broader and stronger than any
nation that has existed among men.
From our homes, especially from our
rural homes, go out all the influences
lOI EOO0 AAlOA VIII ia CSCi v c tS 1to q
people and maintain our freedom, a
nation dedicated to God and humanity.
No home, no republic! We should all
strive to be true home builders.
Almost as old as history, in all lands
and among all peoples. has prevailed
the custom of formal dedication of
temples to the gods and goddesses, of
Christian churches, Of buildings devot-
ed to learning, to science and the arts.
We name our great ships as they are
launched upon the waves, and we draw
aside the flags which unveil monu-
ments of our heroes of peace and of
war. but it has been left for the Pa
irons of Husbandry, the organization
that represents the tillers of the soil,
those first ordained of God ito tend the
garden and keep it, to cause the viii
derness to blossom as the rose; those
who stand at the door of the bread
room and feed the world, but above
and beyond all else, the organization
that was first to recognize in its work
the home and all the members of the
family that make the home-it has re-
manned for this organization, whose
great mission is to enlarge, broaden
and beautify the home, to provide the
ceremonial work for dedicating the
home. this very fountain head of all
earthly life to dedicate it to its high
and holy mission, the service of God
and that of humanity. We have met
on this occasion to perform this duty
for this home and this family.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
NEW HAMPSHIRE PATRONS.
A Subordinate Grange In Every
Township In the State.

Some one has made the very peril
nent inquiry: What has the grange
done for New Hampshire? What has
it done or what is it now doing for the
benefit of its members?"
Almost thirty-five years have passed
since the Order of Patrons of Hus-
bandry was quietly yet successfully
planted in this state, when, Aug. 10,
1873, Gilman grange, No. |, was organ
lied at Exeter.
Notwithstanding, especially in its
earlier days, it was destined TO encoun-
ter and overcome much opposition and
to surmount many discouragng obsta-
elesk yet its pathway has ever been
progressive, onward and upward, until
the present time, when one or more
subordinate oranges, with few excep-
tions, have been established and now
New Hampshire and which number
262 active, working oranges, with a
membership of about 10000, divided
nearly equal between the two sexes,
the number of females exceeding that
of males by about 900 men. women
and young people, sons and daughters
over fourteen years of age.
These oranges average to hold more
than 500 meetings each month, or up
ward of 6.o00 annually.
In addition to these and aside from
the state grange there are in the state
nineteen of higher order, or Pomona
oranges, with membership of nearly
5000, made up from members of the
subordinate oranges and which hold
frequent meetings among the oranges
Of the lower order, numbering about
800 annually.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
The GRANGE In Ohio.

Acting under the new rule Of the
state grange whereby counties having
large membership are entitled to adj
ditional members in the state grange.
there viii be an increase of fourteen
votes at the next session. These will
come mostly from the northeastern
part of the state. which is most thor
oughly organized On Aug 26 the
third annual fair of the Meigs County
Pomona Fair association was held
The experiment station assisted in the
exhibition. Several speakers of the
national grange and the Ohio state
grange made addresses.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
AN ORDINANCE

TO provide for the vacation OF that part OF
Curtis Avenue from Centre Street to the angle
in said Curtis Avenue.
+ Section 1. Be it enacted by the Mayor and
Council Of the City of Woodbury.. that all that
part OF the street, known as Curtis Avenue, be-
ginning in the northerly line of Centre Street
and extending north wardiy of the width of
forty feet between parallel lines: on the eastery
side thereof distance of one hundred seventy
four and seyenty-one hundredtlls fI747l) feet
and ON the westerly line thereof a distance of
one hundred seventy-one and seventy-six hun
dredths 17175) be and the same is hereby va
Gated, and the use OF the said ianNs for street
purposes shall be discontinued
Section Be it enacted that this ordinance
shall take effect immediately,
Passed at regular meeting of Council held
the twenty second day Of September. A. D. 1908.
J. HAMPTON WILLIAMS.
Attest: President Of Council.
ROBERT c. SPARKS. City Clerk
Approved Oct. s. 1908
l6-i4-2t. SAINT H. LADD, Mayor.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
Il arm 0no
BLACK KNOT IN PLUMS.

More Light on the Failure of Plums In
the East.
+. G. Sears of the Massachusetts ag-
ricuItural college writes as follows
about black knot in plums:
have been interested in looking
through the college orchard recently to
notice the comparative susceptibility
Of the different varieties and classes of
plums to black knot and in comparing
present indications with past expert
ence along the same lines.
The tree agent who sells plum trees
which are warranted to be 'knot
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
Fresh Eaas.

Secretary Wilson says that hereafter
eggs sold as fresh" or strictly fresh
must be exactly what they are repre-
sented to be. Storage eggs must be
sold as such or under the pure food
law the dealer Is liable to a fine of $500
or six months Imprisonment. or both
Thousands of people do not know how
a strictly fresh" egg tastes. This will
give them a chance to find out.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22

George NJ. Schmidt executor OF the estate
OF Elizabeth Schenck, deceased, by direction OF
4he Surrogate OF the County of Gloucester, here
gives notice to the creditors OF the said Eliza
beth Schenck, deceased. to bring in their debts,
srlaims and demands against the estate OF the
said decedent under oath, or affirmation, within
nine months from this date, or they will be Tor
ever barred Of any action therefor against the
said executor
GEORGE NJ. SCHMIDT,
Dated Aug 18th, 1903. Executor.
Leaming Matlock. Proctor.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
TuesdaY, September lst, 1903

tuesday, september ISL, lSOS
at ten o'clock in the forenoon, and they shall
ahen proceed 20 make house to house canvass
of the voters of the district completing it on or
before Friday, September 4th 1903.
The said Boards OF Registry and Election shall
also meet on the second Tuesday of September.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER srH, 1908
between and O'Clock pm, at the place where
the next general election shall be held, for the
purpose OF transcribing and making up from
its canvass ing books two lists OF all persons en-
sxifled TO vote in its election district who shall
personally appear before the board for that pur
pose or be shown to Its satisfaction, by the afi-
daFit In writing OF some voter in the election
district to be legal voter therein, which lists
shall contain the names Of the voters in alpha
befical order, together with the residences and
street numbers. il any.
The said Boards Of Registry and Election shall
also meet on the fourth Tuesday of September
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER I'D, 1908,
between and o'clock p M. at the place where
The next general election shall be held for the
purpose OF conducting the primary election.
That said Boards OF Registry and Election
shall also meet on the Tuesday next preceding
ahe general election.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 1903,
frona 1 10 o'clock M, for the final registra
sioa Of yosers. said meeting shall be held at
zse place where the general election is to be
held aud shall be for the purpose OF revising
and correcting the original registers OF adding
4heroto the names OF all persons entitled TO the
right of suffrage in that election district at the
next election. who shall appear in person before
them or shall be shown by the written atildayit
of some voter in such election district to be
legal voter therein, and OF erasing therefrom
the name of any person, who alter 1alr op
poEEunity to be heard. shall be shown not to DC
entitled TO vote therein by reason OF non-resi-
dence or otherwise.
And notice is hereby given that the County
Board of Elections will sit at the Court House, a.
Woodbury New Jersey from eight O'Clock in
abe forenoon. to i've o'clock in the afternoon on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1908
AND on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3lst, 1905
for the purpose OF adding 70 the various registry
lists OF the county the names OF any persons
shat may have been inadvertently or improper.
~ left OF the registry lists, but any such persons
left of the registry lists must apply to the Ooun-
ay Board OF Elections IN person and present eyl-
Genee that he Is entitled 70 be placed on the reg
asuy list
Dated at the Office of the County Board OF
Elections the twenty-fourth day OF August A D.,
nineteen hundred and eight.
SAMUEL D BECKETT,
Attest: Chairman.
THOMAS G. D1LKEs. Secretary.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22

proof is undoubtedly nature fakir.
but if he selects the right varieties
among the Japanese he will come much
rows in the college orchard, of twenty
two trees each, one of Red June and
the other of Burbank, found in 4
reasonably long search not a single
specimen of black knot. And last year
their record was almost equally clean
On trees in adjoining rows of Engel-
hart and Bradshaw. however, knots
are all too abundant, though not nearly
so bad as last season They would
probably average half dozen knots to
the tree this season. while last year
the same trees yielded a couple of
bushels of knots from the two rows.
While this is little discouraging TO
the man who wants to grow the donfes-
tic plums, as everybody does who
wants high quality, still it is surpris
ing how little time is required to keep
down this disease if it is taken in time
and Systematically handled And it is
equally surprising how badly tree
can be affected and still be recovered
satisfactorily A few years ago the
writer undertook to revive some old
trees which would ordinarily have
been cut down and gut on the brush
heap. They We're mass of knots from
top TO bottom. We selected a time
when the snow was on the ground so
that the knots could be easily gathered
up and cut out every vestige of the dis
ease. though in some cases this left a
pretty small proportion Of the original
least six inches below it, so as to be
sure and take out the roots of the dis
ease That year the trees made big
growth, often three or four feet. but a
good many new knots also came out
which were removed that autumn, the
trees also receiving two thorough
sprayings with bordeaux mixture dur
ing the summer.
The following two years we did near
| " all our cutting in the summer and
found it much more satisfactory in its
results than cutting during. the dor
mant season. To begin with, as the
knots were removed as soon as they
appeared we saved the crop of sum
mer spores which would otherwise have
spread the disease Then. the knots
I! being young and soft, we could fire.
quently shave them off and thus save
the branch on which they grew Last
| ", when it became necessary to cut
ont branch altogether, in getting rid
of a Knot, the tree. being still in growth.
would at once fill in the space thus
made, so that by autumn it could
hardly be seen.
This work was done in q section
where the black knot flourishes like the
proverbial green bay tree, yet we found
It by no means serious matter to rid
these trees of the disease and keep
them reasonably free. Three cuttings
during the summer, with an autumn
clearing up (after the leaves were Off
of the knots which had escaped thus
far, combined with three applications
of bordeaux mixture, did the work
Our sprayings were applied one be-
fore the leaves opened, one after the
blossoms fell and one about two weeks
later. Lest some may think this pret.
ty serious programme, may say that
the summer cutting the third season
took just four and one-half hours for
an orchard of ninety trees
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22
A New York Pomona.

Clinton (N Y.) Pomona offers prizes
for the best exemplifcation of the
fourth degree, and four oranges have
signified their intention to enter the
contest There was also much In;
terest in Clinton county over the prizes
offered by the Clinton County Agricul-
tural society for the largest number
Of entries by any one grange in the
county.
Gloucester County Democrat., 1908-10-22

Notice IS hereby given that the account Of
Heurv s. TAiman; Executor OF the estate OF En.
lily g. Hopkins, diseased, will be audited by the
Surrogate and reported for settlement to the
Orphans Court OF the County OF Gloucester, on
Friday October 80, l9o8
HENRY s. TALMAN,
Executor.
Dated surrogsse's oaice. Sept. 22 1908.
Jos. J. SuMMERILL, 24-06.
PrsAcfnr.