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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Store Open Evenings Until 8 O'clock
FOUR TRACKING
A BIG RAILROAD.

With view to further completing
the four tracking of it's line from AL
toona to Pittsburg the Pennsylvania
Railroad has asked bids for widening
the stone arch bridge over Conemaugh
River, Just west of South Fork, on the
Pittsburg Division, to hold four tracks
instead Of three as at present. This is
the first piece of new construction work
authorized by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road for more than year.
A single span stone arch bridge was
built over the Conemaugh River when
the original Portage Railroad was con-
structed This was afterwards used
by the Pennsylvania Railroad until
June, 1889. When the South Fork Dam
gave way, causing the Johnstown
Flood, this bridge with many others,
washed away. When it was rebuilt by
the company it was made a three-t track
bridge with two sixty-foot spans.
The addition to the South Folk
bridge will increase its width from 38
to So feet. The work will necessitate
the excavation of /, 5000 cubic yards of
earth for the foundations. The con-
struction itself will require 5, 500 cubic
yards of stone masonry.
For more than a year the engineer.
ing department of the Pennsylvania
Railroad has been preparing to widen
the South Fork bridge, and to add
fourth track between South Fork and
Conemaugh, distance of some 81
miles, by adding sufficient width to the
fills to make possible the laying of the
fourth track. With the completion of
the bridge, and the four tracking of
the line between South Fork and Cone
maugh, the Pennsylvania will have
all of its Pittsburgh Division between
Altoona and Pittsburgh four tracked,
with the exception of 21O miles, be-
tween Greensburg and Radebaugh. At
these points there are two track tunnels
which must be widened before the
other two tracks can be added.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04

Mr.. Mulford nominated Mr.. Whipple
and Mr. Blew nominated Mr.. Milford,
and these gentlemen were elected.
The ordinances providing for the
election of Charles Kroh as fire warden,
and the sale of certain buildings were
taken up and approved upon third
reading.
An ordinance providing for opening
of streets for plumbing bitches, etc.,
was taken up and read a first and sec
ond time.
An ordinance was passed upon two
readings providing for deputy city
collector at salary of $500 per year,
and fixing the bond at $1,000.
Another ordinance was presented and
twice read, providing for the issuing
of bonds to the amount of S35, 900 to
pay off the floating Indebtedness. The
bonds are to be per cent. and will run
thirty years, with option of redeem.
ing them before that time.
Mis- LliAdUotA L eITiuo dppedT6u D6-
fore City Council and asked for the in
stallation of water main in the Carll
building. Mrs. Perrine said she had
been paying $24 per year for the water
used there. In anwer to questions Mrs.
Perrine said the building was tenanted
by three families. There was barber
shop and four stairs. Council thought
there should be no discrimination and
on motion of Mr.. Stevenson Council
decided it was not advisable to furnish
meters at this time.
Council then adjourned.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Ask for Fithisn for Judge.

Trenton, Feb. 2.-Assemblyman
Nichols, Of Bridgeton, presented to
Governor Fort to-day a delegation of
his fellow townsmen who called to
urge the appointment Of Prosecutor
J. Hampton Fithian to succeed Royal
p, Tuller as Judge of Cumb berland
County.
The Governor informed the visitors
that he had high opinion of his
qualifications for the bench and would
like to appoint him Judge, but could
not see his way clear in the face of the
opposition of Senator Bloomfield H.
Minch, who insisted upon the appoint
ment Of Judge TulIer.
1t is reported this afternoon at the
State House that Judge Tuller's name
would be sent to the Senate next
Monday or Tuesday.
The Bridgeton delegation included
Richard M. More, of the More Glass
Manufacturing 90. /; Frank II. Wood
ruff. former president Of City Council.
and the following, most of whom are
business men; Walter J. Cummings,
Harry z. Mcpherson, John Nolan,
William J. Miller, Leroy Souder, E.
H. Sheppard. A. L. Hagerman. Chas.
Fort and Benjamin Lore.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04

HOW TO USE
THE TELEPHONE.

IT wonder why it is,' said an OBJ
servant Bridegeon woman, that so
many people. even those who use the
telephone often, raise their voices
when talking into the mouthpiece?
Did I say talking into it P.
we'll, I misspoke myself, for I have
also noticed that the majority of people
turn the head little to one side when
speaking over the wire. Why, don't
know, unless they find something
more to interest them in other parts of
the room.
There are two very good reasons
why a person should not raise the voice
when at the telephone The first is
that the chances for being understood
by the person at the other end of the
wire are greatly lessened if you
raise your voice unnecessarily If a
person speaks naturally the voice will
carry we'll, as rule. One should talk
distinctly, of course, and not too hur-
riedly-though this is rather strange
doctrine, perhaps, for these rushing
times
"And the other reason?' asked a
listener.
"Well, it is this: You will not be
SO apt to be overheard by the nearby.
This is point that is we'll worth con-
sideration.
% "Did you ever have occasion to
watch a telephone operator-a person,
that is, whose business is to speak
though the telephone? Well, with a
trained operator their is no wasted
vocal effort. The speaking is we'll di-
rected, and every bit counts. 1t has
occurred to me more than once that
telephone operators could teach US
womankind many lesson in the art of
talking. We are prone to talk too
loud and too fast-and not only
through the telephonel'
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Little Girl Hit by a Stone,

Tuesday night some children were
playing on the ice at the old brick kiln
pond near South East avenue and when
about leaving Herbert Ware, small
boy, threw jagged stone at another
boy. The stone missed the boy but
hit Herbert's sister, Clara, in the tenn
pie. cutting vein. The little girl fell
insensible and the blood spurted out
in a stream.
She soon revived and a couple of boys
carried the little girl into her home
nearby, where her injury was attended
to-
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
will Not Use School Money.

Trenton, Feb. 2-The Senate Finance
Committee, which has been considering
the deficit of $3.50, 600, which faces the
State, concluded to recommend a
material cutting of all appropriations.
Senator Hillery, chairman of the
committee. took strong stand against
diverting to the State fund any money
that under the present law goes to the
public schools. Mr.. Hillery's views
were concurred in by the other views
were members of the committee and
the school money will not be touched
The House also appointed a com
mittee to consider the States financial
dilemma
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Jolly Party.

A jolly party of friends gathered at
the home of Oliver FL. Hager ON N.
Laurel street, Saturday evening in
honor of his goth birthday. After
playing many games the guests were
invited to partake of the refresh
ments.
Those present were: Misses Mayme
Smith, Mary Schuch, Lizzie Eyering.
ham. Lena Ormsby, Mamie johnson,
Laura Herman. Anna Dougherty,
Lena Mills, Theo. Garrison, Olive
Stewart, Stella Gehring, Lizze Barnes,
Amey Lupton, Lottie Channel s,
Minnie Spitznagle. Lulu Polkinhorn,
Hattie Polkinhorn, Mary Foster, Nora
Trout, Ethel VanMeter, Emma
.Hager, Lydia Hager, Messrs. Wilbert
Bell, Oliver Hsger, Edward Strang,
Merle Bailey, Earl Sutton, Leo R.
Schuch, Wilbert B. VanMeter, Chester
Lupton, Howard Gerhing Reuben
Hand, Jimmie Canlon, Mayhem Bell,
Leslie Bailey. Albert Chew, Adam
Foster, Roland Frambes, Samuel
Horner Mahlon Trout, Sanford Hager,
Jr', James, Hager, Jr., Mrs. Lydia
Hager, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Bevis,
Mr.. and Mrs, Albert VanMeter
MI. and Mrs Fletcher Hager
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Wolbert, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sanford Hager. Mr.. Hager re-
ceived a signet ring as a. birthday
gift from his friends and mother.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04

Many requests from Oatarrh suf-
ferers who use atomizers have caused
us to put up Liquid Cream Balm, a
new and convenient form of Ely's
Cream Balm, the only remedy which
can always be depended on. In power
0 allay Inflammation, to cleanse the
clogged air-passages, to promote nat
tural' free breathing. the two forms
IOIeam Balm are alike. Liquid Cream
Balm Is sold by all druggists for rs
cents including spraying tube.
Mailed by Ely Bros, Sc Warren Street,
View York.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
TO USE THE
WATER SURPLUS.

VII HAouSAuJ ulSub O0udGOI D. II.
Minch introduced bill in the Legis-
lature which is Of much interest to the
city of Bridgeton. It is an amendment
to the act which provides that money
received by the water department shall
be kept intact to pay off the interest
and principal of water bonds. This
city has already provided for the pay
ment of the water bonds, having placed
$2o, 900 in the sinking fund several
years ago Since then the water de-
partment has operated its plant made
all extensions, built the concrete tank,
etc., and there is surplus of about
$50, 600 and under the law as it stands
this surplus cannot be used for any
other purpose. The bill introduced by
Senator Minch was drawn by Corpora
tion Counsel Albert r. McAlIister at
the request of members of City Council,
and provides that surplus money can
be used for the payment of other bond
ed Indebtedness of the city other than
Uu0 water DOnQS.
The bill was reported from committee
yesterday and passed second reading.
1t will be up for final passage in the
Senate next Monday night. The bill
follows:
BE it enacted by the Senate and
General Assembly of the State of New
Jersey:
Il. Section three of the act to which
this act is an amendment is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
BE it enacted, that such portions of
the moneys received from the water
rents or the prices paid for the use of
water, and interest on arrears of water
rents, as may remain after paying all
expenses and costs for purchasing water
works, or for constructing and main
tanning water works. and raising and
distributing the water, and salaries,
wages and incidental expenses and
charges, shall be applied by said body,
firstN> to the payment of the interest
upon tle debt created for the purchase
and construction of the works, and,
next, to the purchase of the bonds
issued thereby, if the same can be OBJ
tanned at reasonable rates; or if that
cannot be effected, then to be safely
invested by commissioners of the sink
ing fund of the said city,, if any there
be, and, if none, then by the said legis-
lative body, and allow to remain as a
sinking fund, to be applied to the re-
payment of the bonds at maturity, and
when the moneys received from the
water rents or prices paid for the use
OF water, and interest on arrears of
water rents, shall be sufficient to pay
all expenses of construction and main
tenance of such water works and rails
ing and distributing the water wages
and incidental expenses, and there
shall have been paid into the sinking
fund of the said city, a sufficient
amount OF money to retire all outstand-
ing bonds issued pursuant to the pro-
visions OF this act, then the Common
Council OF said city is hereby author
lied to apply such surplus to the pay
ment of interest on any outstanding
bonds, heretofore or hereafter issued
by such city and to the retiring of any
bonds heretofore or hereafter issued by
said city as the same may from time to
time fall due.
y. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately."
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Claimed the Goods.

The sale of the goods and chattles,
rights and credits, of Louis Kaneff and
Benjamin Peesick, absconding debtors,
advertised to take place Tuesday, did
not come off.
A Philadelphia lawyer by the name
of Cohen, and woman by the name of
Nothaluskei, alias Love- laid claim to
all the property, and the sale is post
poned for adjudication of their claims.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Here is Relic forswomen.

Mother Gray, a nurse in New York. dis
covered eR sromatic. pleasant herb cure
For women's ills, called AUSTRALIAN
LEAF. Ii is tho only certain regulation
Cure female weaknesses and Backache.
Kidne., Bladder and Urinary troubles.
At al DauRgists 0r by mail Scots. Sam
pie FREE. Address, The Mother Gray
Co.. - Roy, N. Y.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
vOLLvI
Walter S.
Cummings
Company

S1.25 Cotton Blankets, csc pair
Made of best Southern Cotton,
splendid soft finish, extra heavy,
with pretty border effects.
(Limit 3 pairs to buyer.)
$3.50 Wool finish Blankets 81 rs
1I-4 size, Grey and White, good
wool finish.
Limit 3 pairs to buyer.)
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04

Oyster business is dull.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04
Kennedy Again.

Benjamin Kennedy. Of Walnut Plase,
was arrested and taken before Justice
A. P, johnson last night and commit.
ted for hearing tonight.
A countryman who was evidently not
very well acquainted with Kennedy,
alleges that he gave him $40 with
which to get some beer. Kennedy never
showed up with the beer, and the
matter will be Investigated tonight.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1909-02-04

Some men burst in their safety valve
@deavorlng to be power in the
World.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1909-04-29
6be 3effersontan

kota, 200; Texas, 21O; South Da-
kota, 25.5; Oklahoma, pa; Colorado,
23.5; Arkansas, 17.2; New Mexico,
900.
When felicitating one another on
our climate and soil and sunny skies,
would it not be worth while to study
the facts presented by the foregoing
figures?
1t is not remotely necessary to issue
a propaganda IN favor Of buying fer
thzer in any cotton State. We buy
them without limit, almost We buy
them because it is absolutely impos-
sible to farm without them. The
necessity is to educate, to induce, to
persuade, the great mass of fertilizer
purchasers to use the material with
an open hand, intelligently.
If the average application of high
grade fertilizer per acre, in these cot
ton States, could be brought up from
less than 90 pounds to the moderate
quantity even Of 200 pounds per acre,
with fairly good attention to the
quality of seed used, new and more
spacious cribs would be required on
nearly every farm next autumn.
Experiment, Ca, April, 1909
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WATSON PHOTO KNIVES.

Here are some comments Of people
who have received their knives Now
come along with your subscription or
renewal or some other fellows sub
scrlptlon, either to the Magazine or
the Weekly, and get a knife free.
Miss Carrie Morrison, of Jefferson,
Ca, says; | received my knife and
was proud of it. I will thank YOU
for it. It's beautiful knife, and [
am we'll pleased with it"
j. N. Short, of Chipley, Ca, writes:
" | received my knife today, and will
say that [ certainly appreciate it and
return you many thanks. [ am GO
ing to get all the subscribers [ can
for YOU"
S. T. Dent, of Arbo, Miss, says:
1.-The knife came to hand yesterday.
| am very much pleased with it. The
photo is very fine one. By showing
it [ secured two other subscribers. ;"
j. A. Moore, Of Camilla, Ca,
writes: Il am just in receipt of my
knife, and think it very beautiful.
Please enter Mr.. C. c. Boggs on your
list and send him your handsome two
bladed knife
D. c. Ellerbee, of Crest, Ca,
writes: II will write to you again,
thanking you very much for the two
knives | received yesterday. They
were beauties, to be sure. Words
can not express my qualification. I
am sending you some other new sub
scribers'
We have received many such let
tiers, and we want to urge our sub
scribers very strongly to send us all
the subscriptions and renewals that
they possibly can while the free offer
is open and the supply of knives lasts.
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A CASE OF NINE LIVES.

Hostess with asperity) -"And
what makes you think this is catfish,
Mr.. Jonesq"
Boarder-"Well, we've eaten the
COMPOUNDED thing eight times already,
and we don't seem to have finished
with it yet. Sketch.
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6be Jeffersontan
Corn Production in the Southern States

Mr.. Editor: No one can question
the statement that Georgia and her
sight strictly cotton growing sisters,
namely, the Carolinas, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas, have not done since the
War between the States, are not to-
day doing, just what each and all Of
them could be and should be doing in
corn production.
1t is true, gratifyingly true, that
there has been this season a wider in
quiry for the best varieties of field
corn than at any time in the past
quarter Of a century. This is a very
encouraging feature in the situation.
It signifies closer personal attention
to the corn crop this year than has
been customary. The awakening,
though it may control >nly twenty
farmers in one hundred, will result in
great good. It is matter on which
congratulation may properly be ex-
changed; for the leaven in the meas
ure Of meal will work.
I venture the declaration that a
larger acreage will be planted to
Marlboro corn this season than in any
of the past five years.
What is Marlboro corn9 It is a
prolific field corn adapted to any
portion Of the South. Last year, at
the Georgia Experiment Station,
Marlboro, fortified with 354 pounds
of a mixture of acid phosphate, cot
ton meal, muriate of potash and nj
trate of soda, per acre, yielded 1916
bushels cf shelled corn an acre.
Any seed Of Marlboro for sale?
No; nor does the writer know of
whom seed may be purchased.
Note, if you please, that the corn
was literally fertilized. It was care
fully cultivated. It was given that
degree of attention that is possible
on every farm in Georgia and in every
cotton State.
I suspect that the average reader
of your deservedly popular newspaper
would challenge a statement to the
effect that the cotton States which [
have named, in addition to growing
an immense cotton crop in 1907, pro-
duced quite 40 per cent more corn
than Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, Kansas, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Colorado and
New Mexico. It is a fact.
Here are the figures:
States. Bushels corn.
North Carolina ......... 45,078,OOO
South Carolina .......... 29,367, 900
Georgia ............,.. 57,538,OOO
Alabama ........ .,..... 45,896,OOO
Mississippi $50. ....... 42,5OO,OOO
Louisiana ..... .... 28,O0O,0OO
Texas ......... .....155, $4,000
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PAGE THREE.
For Sale

Seven acres of land in College Park, all
In one lot; we'll watcred; nice place for a
home; III ten minutes of Atlanta & West
Point Depot and street car line. w. D.,
354 Luckie ST.. Atlanta. Ga.
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portance to the farmers of the cotton
States. 1t is a lesson of suggestion
and a word Of encouragement.
The farmers are being advised con-
tinually to reduce their cotton acre
age and increase their corn acreage.
The comparison just made prompts an
inquiry as to the comparative corn
acreage IN the two groups Of States
named.
The fact is that the corn acreage Of
the cotton States in 1907 was 3O,768,-
OOO acres; that Of the other nine
States, 15,564,000 acres. The corn
acreage of the nine cotton States is
quite double the acreage to corn in
the nine non-cotton States. So. the
acreage is large enough for all pur
poses.
This brings us face to face with
the one thing that is lacking in our
plans as to corn production. It is a
factor of supreme Importance
high average yield per acre.
The nine non-cotton States men
toned were selected for comparison
for the reason that their general
average yield Of corn per acre was
about the same as the general average
yield Of the United States; the farmer
being 25.9 bushels, and the latter
26.8 bushels.
The very mention Of "A bushels, as
the general average yield per acre of
corn in the nine strictly cotton States
cited, is clearly to indicate the stan
dard of excellence to which we should
and must attain, that is, IS bushels
per acre.
The acreage of 1907 should not be
increased, but, by a wise and free
use of high grade fertilizer per acre,
and the practice of the most approved
cultural methods, the average yield
should be brought up to the point in
dicated.
1t is lamentable fact that, in the
matter of corn production, we have
been trying to make bricks without
straw"
Each year we buy fertilizer with an
open purse, but our practice has been,
and still is, to use the material too
sparingly-not applying per acre so
much as 90 pounds. Think of go
pounds Of "a fertilizer in connection
with an application of 354 pounds or
even 200 pounds per acre. How ex-
ceedlngly uneconomical!
And yet, in spite of this suicidal
policy, Georgia increased her yield
per acre, between 1902 and 1907, 44.4
per cent. That is, she worked up
from a beggarly 9 bushels to l3
bushels average per acre.
That is an awfully poor record, but
it tells Of great possibilities; pro-
vided, our farmers take hold in the
right spirit.
l want to impress on the minds of
your readers the pertinency of facts
as to the average yield per acre.
do not know more effectual way in
which to do this than by placing in
IuXtanOSitiOn tho auorono xr;o1I 20
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Total .............4 O2,628,OOO
A difference, you observe, in favor
of the nine strictly cotton States, Of
1873, Ats, 900 bushels.
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FARMERS SOCIETY w spsl 6 SFgsnIs:
Entertainment, closer social relations,
marketing crops, more profits, free
dom and independence. Permanent
position, good pay. Good men only
apply.
Write-President Dept. L, Indianapo-
lis, Ind.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-03

er? The thermometer registered this
morning only 210 degrees above zero.
which is II degrees below the freez-
ing point.
There is only one reason why We
should not smile today said one OF
the icemaker6 and that is the fear
We have that the weather viii moder-
ate and aunihilate the inch OF ice
made last night, and the other inch
that will he made today and tonight
IL the temperature continues as 1t Is.
You see the only thing that viii iron
out tho iceman's smile is that thaw
ing weather Our ponds have been
carefully inspected and found TO be
in splendid sanitary condition, and
we would be mighty glad TO have the
ice-making business go right on until
our places are covered with enough
of the frozen water TO justify cut
ting and hauling to the ice houses"
The coal man. too, has occasion 20
carry that broad smile. a dealer Of
the city stated that during yesterday
and today the demand for coal had
increased nearly one-third.
The lowest temperature. 20 de-
grees. was reached this morning at
7;45. and. while the mercury raised
during the day 1t did not get far
from that point
1t Is the coolest day experienced
this fall. II is not uncomfmtably
cold but necessitates the wearing OF
an overcoat.