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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
WOMAN AS A GUARD
First might Watehwoman" Of Metrop-
oils Has Post In Vicinity Of WASH
lnston squars--Not Afraid Of
Thieves.

New York.-"Then," said a reporter
for a New York paper to a woman in
white, accompanied by a little girl, as
she placed a couple of red lanterns In
position outside IL Macdougal alley,
you are the only woman night watch
man in the cityS" .
"You mean," replied Mrs. AstEid
Wolfe, that / am the only night
watchwoman In the city"
When the reporter remembered that
Mrs. Wolfe and her nine-year-old
daughter Lillian carried the banner
for the mothers division In the woman
suffrage parade last spring he &C
cepted the correction. Mrs. Wolfe
wore around her neck a black ribbon,
which bore, instead OF a watch, a po-
lice whistle. In her strong hand was
her nightstick Every policeman
around Washington square is alert for
any alarm from Mrs. Wolfe's post,
which is a big, dark, echoing building,
yawning upon Eighth street. II is the
sort a place that would scare the av-
erage woman after dark. The build
ing is unoccupied, save by her, as 1t
is being r~emodeled. "a
you see" explained Mrs. Wolfe,
after she had put Lillian to bed in the
echoing house, thieves don't care
about the timber; it's the plumbing
fixtures they would come for. After
putting the lights In position ! sit and
read all night, except at intervals
when | make a thorough search Of the
building. I usually feel lucky II I
get to bed after breakfast. Then !
get a little sleep, II the workmen don't
make too much noise.
why have | a job so strange for a
woman? A year ago, after a serious
illness, l found 1t necessary to get
work at once. ! had myself and Lii
liam to support. l had no friends. /
was told there was a job watching at
night In en- apartment house that was
being built on st. Nicholas avenue.
SO I went to the agent and applied, |
told him | was afraid Of nothing. /
got the job. Before that | had been a
probation officer for the Florence
Crittenden home on Blocker street. 1t
was there that ! saw my first fight.
"One evening | saw a man leaning
against the door Of a house across the
way. Every now and then he knocked
a pane of glass out Of the door with
his elbow while he pretended to lean
against It. l went over and asked
what he was doing. He struck me a
blow on my right shoulder that almost
paralyzed me. He ran, and ! tainted
from the pain. As soon as recovered
I ran, calling for the police.
when / found a policeman and led
him back, there was the thief back on
the Job. He thought he had scared
I made q rush at him. l wanted
TO let him know that ! could give q
punch. But the cop got him instead.
Ever since then I have carried .
police whistle and nightstick when on
duty. The other day I made some
buns get OF the steps. They we're
waiting till 1t was dark to steal into
the house. When ! told them to move
on they defied me, / Just blew my
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
GUESSER IS OUsTED.
Government Employed Man TO
Estimate Fish Weight.
Discharge Expert Who Had to Tell
on Sight Number Of Pounds In
Each Salmon Bought for
Breeding.

Bangor, Me.-The official guesser
for the United States government has
lost his Job, For years the govern
ment has bought live salmon upon the
good eye Of q veteran fisherman, who
took a squirt at each fish and then
put down. In his book what he guessed
to be the right weight. The bills
were paid accordingly-thousands of
dollars.
Every year the government buys
from 900 to 1000 live salmon for
breeding from the weir owners on the
Bucksport, Verona, Orland and Penob-
scot shores. The price paid Is the
market rate, from 20 to 30 cents a
pound, with 60 cents bonus for each
fish for the trouble Of keeping them
alive.
To get at the exact weight Of a
live salmon Is practically impossible,
for II Is very delicate work at best
In dipping them from the pound" In
the weirs to the car" which is an
old dory filled with water, carefully
lined with cotton flannel and covered
with a netting, which ia covered out
side with canvas. The utmost caution
is necessary, for in the spring the
salmon Is strangely delicate. So 1t lie
that weighing them is entirely out
OF the question.
The government has for years hired
a veteran fisherman to make the
rounds of the weirs on the little pow
err boat and keep account of the fish.
All the man had to go by was his
Judgment. but he could tell by a
glance at a fish. even in the semi
darkness Of the car. about what II
would weigh-ten, twelve, fourteen Or
perhaps sixteen or eighteen pounds.
1t was guessing, but by years Of expe-
rience In handling fish he could guess
very al At any rate, his guessing
was accepted for years by the fisher
men who sold the fish, as well as by
the government,
Perhaps the government officials In
Washington didn't approve Of paying
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
SET PLANTS IN MIDSUMMER
Henry Jerolaman, Strawberry King,
Tells Of Methods Employed TO Get
5000 Quarts to Acre.

In the famous strawberry section
about Hilton. N. j., many growers set
out new beds the last of July or early
August, says the Agricultural. Beds
thus set are fruited the following
year.
Immediately after the crop is har,
vested, which usually ends about the
first week In July, the strawberry
mulch Is raked of and the soil worked
with a hoe or rake. Runners for new
plants r put out and layered in the
usual way. AS soon Is they are
large enough they are set out In the
ley beds.
The strawberry king, Henry Jerola-
man, says: The strawberry is a Wig.
ofous feeder, and should have plenty
OF plant food when II needs It most
| 5 well-rotted horse and COW mar
nure mixed. Spade or pillow It under
and work the soil until 1t Is well dis.
trfbuted.
After the plants are started put
some fine, ~well-rotted manure or COM
post around each plant This may
seem troublesome, but It pays. It not
only fertilizes the plant, but protects
1t during the winter. My rows are
two feet ten inches apart, and the
plants r every Is inches in the row.
With this method I have no trouble
in getting six to eight thousand quarts
an acre"
" II the plants are set during a hot,
dry spelA they should be watered.
Mr.. Jerolaman always puts a pint Of
rain water to each plant After drop
ping the roots in the hole made with
the hand, the water Ia poured in, and
the dirt drawn around the plant Each
plant should be shaded In hot weather
during the middle Of the day after II
Is set, at least two days. Strawberry
baskets r turned upside down over
each plant. II plants are very large,
old peach baskets or anything OF that
sort can be used.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
Pet That Followed Engines on Every
Call lie Spending His Declining
Years at Summer Resort.

Brooklyn, N. I.-Bearing the marks
Of many wounds received in honorable
service, and having passed the age
limit at which retirement is com
pulsory, Mack, the erstwhile mascot at
Brooklyn fire headquarters, has been
retired on a pension and 10 passing his
declining years at a hotel on Shelter
Island, L. l., where he is disproving
the adage that an old dog cannot be
taught new tricks.
Mack has become a buff" Of the
Shelter Island Fire department, bus
cannot find enough exercise In the
task to keep in physical condition. In.
stead Of running TO a FIRE u dozen
times a day, as he did when at the
Brooklyn fire headquarters, Mack o
Is lucky II he has a call to q fire nee
a month.
When the time hangs heavily he
amuses visitors at the hotel by run
ming up a ladder with the agility OF a
fireman. When Warren Schneider,
the Brooklyn fireman who was count
cd as Mack'B best friend, sent him to
the hotel. Schneider said he did not
believe Mack would live a month so
far away from fire headquarters. but
Michael Stacano made a bet with
Schneider that not only the mascot
would live but that he was not too old
to learn a new trick.
Mack has fulfilled the prediction.
Henry Walther. proprietor Of the ho-
tel, writes to Schneider that Mack IL
a big fayorite with the visitors. He
has taught the fire dog to extinguish
lighted cigars and cigarettes thrown
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
TO MARK OLDEST HOUSE
Commemorative Plate VIII be Placed
on Residence Erected In City OF
paris In f407.

Paris.--A commemorative plate 10
about to be placed on the oldest house
In Paris. 81 Rue de Montmorency, In
the Temple district. II is a corner
house Just off the Boulevard sebasto.
pol, at the junction OF the Rue st. Mar
tin with the Rue de Montmorency. The
house, which was built In 1407 by the
philanthropist Nicolas Flannel. is now
known as the Hotel Helyetia, and also
as the Taverne Nicolas Flannel, 1t was
originally built as n hosiery for work.
ingmen, the revenue from whose lodg.
Ing was used TO pay for the food they
consumed. Some years go when the
front of tho house was restored In
scriptions were laid bare which re-
vealed the original purposes Of the
building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
whistle and sailed into them with my
stick. You should have Been them
beat It,"
PARIS CABS MUST BEHAVE
New Regulations, OF American Mod.
els, Cause Drivers Deep Dis
f' content.

Pnris.-The cochmen and chauffeurs
Of Paris are muttering and protesting
aver the new series OF regulations
relative to street traffic. Frenchmen
dislike changes of any kind, and 1t Ia
not strange that the veteran Partisan
cab drivers should grumble over any
rules which pretend to tell them how
they shall drive through the streets. Of
Paris which they know 80 intimately.
Louis Leplne, the project Of police,
has, however, become a believer in
the system of the American inventor,
William Phelps Emo, which has al
ready been 80 successfully applied in
New York and London. Each coach
man and chauffeur has been given a
little book dealing with keeping to
the right side of the road, the rights
and duties Of hirers and drivers re-
spectively, and such questions as Sig
mails, speed and the treatment OF
horses.
There is also q special page devoted
to the regulation Of traffic on the
world-famous avenue. the Champs Ely.
sees.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
WOMAN FLIES IN PLANE
Philadelphia Resident OF Reno d.
voree Colony Makes First Accent
In FsIsco.

San Francisco.-Mrs. Jane Wildman,
bent on becoming a professional avia-
trix. made her initial flight on the
Alamera marshes across the bay from
this city. She Tose 5000 feet and
circled over the city Of Oakland be-
fore descending. She was accom-
panied by Roy Fraacis, an aviator.
Mrs. Wildman appeared on the field
in a rose-colored coat and a white cor.
duroy skft, and stood her first test
remarkably well. She said she liked
sensations and that her best substi-
tute for the aeroplane heretofore had
been 30 miles an hour on a motorcy-
Gle.
The avistrix is the wife OF Freder-
lex Coils Wildmaa OF Philadelphia.
who at present ia In London. She
10 visiting San Francisco for a few
days.
Il am from Reno" said Mrs. villa
man. "and that tells the story"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
PLAN TO REFORM NEWPORT
Women Of Resort Employ Detectives
to Make "Survey" Of Law
Violations.

Newport, r. L-Women identified
with the m~irlionaire's colony have had
private detectives for several days
making a Survey" of the city. 1t
Is said that the detectives will report
on all varieties OF violations Of law
here, including gambling, illegal II.
quor traffic and disorderly resorts.
The report is to be sent to Governor
Pothier. VI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

out money by guess. Whatever may
have been the conclusion, the govern
ment guesser has lost his Job, Here.
after twelve pounds will be the fixed
weight of every salmon paid for. It
may weigh eight pounds or It may
weigh twenty pounds, but the fisher
men are to be paid for a twelve
pound fish and no more nor less. This
weight Is below the average. as the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
Pure Bred Cows.

Cows that give $50 pounds of butter
fat, or 5000 pounds Of three per cent.
milk, are not accidentally bred or pur-
chased OF COW merchants with their
v~ariegated assortment. They must be
bred from COWS with high record milk
ancestry behind them and sires from
the same kind Of ancestry. Here
again comes In this breeding direct
line from one breed. as the hen fan
ciers assert. the same strain OF an IN
Husnce or family OF thet breed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
OLD FIRE DOG is PENSIONED

on the hotel veranda and to play
dead" and chase a ball with the chill
dren.
Mack had many escapes from death
when he was running with the Brook
lyn fremen. Once he was run over
by the chiefs wagon and a policeman
was about to end his agony when fire.
men interfered and saved his life.
Many times he has been kicked by the
horses, but always recovered under
prompt surgical treatment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
Worth Of a Hen.

France classes the worth Of a hen
more for the production Of meat and
eggs than she does for the fine feath.
ers or standard looks. Some years ago
the poultrymen aimed for show REQ
ords, and while they no doubt gained
their point, they at the same time
ruined the stamina and thrift OF the
hen for commercial purposes. Today
1t is different. Utility has taken a
front seat and all breeds are bred up
to conform with the ideas Of the
ket poultryman.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Every time one out-crosses, the re-
suit Ia to introduce a yet greater mum.
Der OF unlike qualities, and these
never seem to assimilate, two undesir.
able dairy qualities never unite to pro-
duce improved dairy sttainments, but
d~ifferentiate.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
MISSOURI HAS NEW DRINK

II Is found at the bottom OF the sNo
in sufficient quantities 10 make o
whole neighborhood drunk.
The liquor is produced BY the fer
mentation Of the silage. which mixes
with the water used to pack and cut.
up corn as 4. is put in the silo. It In
very much like the ordinary corn
whisky before II is distilled.
While II 10 not expected to become
fashionable at city bars. II ia pre-.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

dy along about fly time and the drive.
way certainly would be used. The side
porches are for keeping out the sun,
but they would be utilized for stor.
ing many things as well as for sun.
ming milk cans, etc. The size Of the
room will, of course. depend on the
number of cows kept. but a room OF
the size given on the floor plan will
be found ample for quite u number Of
cows.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
every sIIo 10 a Dlstiuery Producing
undistllIed Corn Whisky by the
Fermentation of Corn.

Columbia, Mo.-A new kind Of In.
soxicating liquor has been discovered
In Missouri
Every silo Is a drink factory In full
operation, producing the primest sort
Of liquor and paying nc tax or vio-
isting no law--sven In dry counties.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

which does not cost much, attach one
end of wire to spark plug, then run
wire up to ceiling where 1t is out Of
the way. Fasten with some staples
and then run end OF wire down to
top OF tank. When tank ia full the
water will touch end OF wire and short
circuit the current which steps the
engine. By this plan the engine may
be started and left for an indefinite
of time, for when the tank IL
full the engine will stop.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

fish run, but, of course, the fisherman
ia not obliged to sell an eighteen 81
twenty FOUNDER at the twelve-pouhd
basis TO the government unless no
chooses. He can send It to the mar
kets.
The government is buying 1000 ssh
this year, which, at the twelve-pGaRd
standard. will coat from SO to $3.50
a fish.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
OPERATION OF A GAS ENGINE
Plan and Illustration for Stopping
Pump When Tank 10 Full
Simple and inexpensive.

J. W. Moeller sends the Iowa Home.
stead an illustration and plan for
stopping a jump spark gas engine
pumping water when the tank is full.
Take some insulated copper wire,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
Feed for Lambs.

Tobacco stems chopped fine or TO
bacco sweepings mixed with salt ars
good to feed young lambs, particu.
larly II they are affected with worms.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
Refuses Cream: ia Shot.

Monticello, N. Y.--Because she re-
fused to eat ice cream at his expense,
Arthur Barber shot Mrs. Fred MiIss.
The bullet took away her left ear.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30
Drain All Low Spots.

Why not drain all those low spots
after the crops have been cared fos
and add to the acreage7
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

ferable to hair dye and Jamaica giM-
ger as a thirst quencher In rursA
communities.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Paterson, N. J.--Because he huggsd
Freida Brickman against her wisheA
Louis Bucceri was fned $50
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

If a hog dies on the farm, no matter
from what cause, take no chances, but
remove the body a long distance from
the feeding lots and burn It.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Removing stumps certainly pays.
They not only occupy space which is
valuable but they also cause all sorts
Of trouble and inconvenience.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

II one OF your hogs gets q grudge
against another, put them in sep
arate pens. They will do better and
grow faster.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

In punching, alfalfa should be
handled by hand, as punching with a
rake loses many Of the leaves. Rain
is very injurious to the cut hay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Provide shade and shelter for calves.
Keep salt and fresh water before
them all the time. Dehorn before fly
time, Halter break every calf while
young.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

When one growth of alfalfa is re-
moved, another one m on i'm
mediately. But II the first growth re-
mains while the second one starts,
then the second suffers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Pigs allowed to make their beds on
manure piles soon become scufry and
affected with a dry hacking cough.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

BOOSTERS of all breeds should be
separated from hens when they molt.
1t takes them longer than hens.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

There is no question but what the
thin blanket keeps the flies of, but
however thin 1t may be It makes the
horse warm.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Get the old hens started for market
as soon as they hsye laid their litter
out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-30

Glover is an exceptionally good
cattle roughage, but at present prices
Its use is quite prohibitive.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
FIND DEAD MAN
AT ROOSEVELT
Coroner Believes Case Due
to bad" Whisky.

Coroner James J, Flynn has taken up
the distribution of alleged poisonous
liquors for investigation, following the
death of Joseph Marathy in the Car
teret section of Roosevelt, Saturday.
The man died suddenly due to drinking
liquor, probably a very low grade Of
artificial whiskey, according to Corp-
er Flynn. A bottle filed with alleged
whiskey having a very bad odor, which
the coroner believes is poisonous, was
found in the mans pocket.
Mr.. Flynn believes q poor grade Of
whiskey which is poisonous and will
prove fatal if taken in large doses, 10
sold in certain parts of this city and
~neighboring places. He has decided to
conduct an investigation. That found
in Marathy's clothes will be anaized.
Marathy was found in a clump Of
bushes about 200 feet from Railway
avenue in Roosevelt about 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. Patrolman Joseph
Dooling notified Coroner Flynn and tho
body was taken ia his morgue. The
man had a daughter, Mrs. Albert Ks-
primo, living in Lawrence street, this
city, and a wife living in Europe.
The funeral services will take place
this afternoon from the Hungarian Re-
formed church of Woodbridge. Inter-
ment will follow in Presbyterian ceme-
terry in that place. Marathy was about
forty-eight years old.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-24
HEAR MASS BY
FATHER BULFIN
St. Mary's Church Crowded
Sermon by Monsignor.

Rev. James Bulfin, of 662 Eliza
beth street, celebrated his first high
mass in St. Mary's Roman Catholic
church at 10:45 o'clock yesterday
morning. The huge edifce was
thronged to it's capacity with friends
of the first Perth Amoby man to be
ordained to thep ~riesthood. Right
Reverend Monsignor b. T. O'Con-
nell, pastor of the church, vas with
in the chancel and delivered a spe-
cial sermon. This was the Monsig-
nor's first sermon in several years,
owing to i'll health.
Special music was rendered by the
choir. Father Bulfln was celebrant,
Rev. j. L. Barley, Baltimore, deacon,
Thomas F. Maher, of sos State street
who will be ordained a priest next
year, acted as a sub-deacon. Rev.
Peter B. Corr was arch priest.
James E. Rock, of Brooklyn, was
master of ceremonies. Edmund
Lynch, of New Brunswick, censor
bearer, and James r. Ryan, Of Cam
den and Theodore A. Sharkey, of
Brooklyn, acted as a~colytes. The last
four named are seminarians
Within the chancel Rev. James j.
McKeever, of this city, and James
]. Harding, of New Brunswick were
seated. Following the mass Father
Bulfin extended his personal bless
ing to the congregation. Yesterday
afternoon the visiting priests and the
local priests entertained at the home
of the newly ordained curate.
Monsignor O'Connell paid glow
ing tribute to Father Bulhn, mas
much al he Is the first boy to be born
and reared in this city who has at
tanned the title Of priest of the
Roman Catholic church. After laud-
ing Father Bulfn he then outlined
the duties Of a priest. AS yet Father
Bulf1n has not been assigned to a
parish by Right Reverend Bishop
James A. McFaul, of Trenton.
Father Bulfn is t~wenty-four years
old and a graduate of St .Mary's
Pacorchial school, St. Francis
Xavier, of New York, and St. Charles
College and Seminary of Baltimore.
Thomas Maher, who acted as sub
deacon, will have the distinction of
being the second Amboy boy to be
ordained to the priesthoor. Mr. Bull
fin was ordained at Baltimore on
Friday last.