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Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-29
ONE OF THE VERY WORST
- Ts:Sl2xRE.E STORM OK WIND
AND H2AI:S.

Nearly ala OF the wires SIM DOWN
au.l Z; Es Impossible 60 Get E'nll
"Details of fhe Effect of the
storm.
WAsul$GroN, d. c., Aug. Gothic hur-
ricanc center has passed northward over
Washington City and is probably now
in PENNSYLVANIA. All tclegraphic com
muuication is cut off except from Mary
land to North Carolina.
Later.--Wc are still cut off from coin
munication by wire with the north and
west We have no wires north oi Da1ti-
more.
The storm did immense damage to
Shade trees in Washington, tearing then
up by the roots, or dismcin bcring them
III every direction. The electric light and
telephone service in Alex andra and
Georgetown are crippled in ,th these
Great uncasincss is felt by the police and
fire department.
TclcSraph;c communication with the
! West was entirely broken off about 7:3O
D. M, and with the East shortly before
;,.,;b4 T. ,1,o o,r,,. ,,,,-,,;,,r tho
D..,, ,,1,.,.,, oo,,,-,., -.o,o,ed
east as far as Baltimore, but there
stopped, and as far south as Lynchburg.
.< sava.,uau
I
of the havoc of the tornado at Savan-
nah and other points south, but ND to
1881 Il. m. no,hin, was heard to sup
nlcn7cnt the mcsurc and alarming dis
| matches of last NIGHT when it was said
That II lives were lost on thy river; that
one Of tlc,n was {. A. Timer. assistant
cashier of the Central Railroad bank,
that II vessels were ashore in Savannah
| harbor.
| A yumor comes hy ,yir, from Rich
mo.d. Va, at " hich point trains have
arrived from the South, tha. Charleston,
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of course from the driving rain.
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| SINUS 81 -ites i'e' h\e'i 'e" "'4>'' "' Ni'>i
foii1gc and limbs are blown cntlrely
down. A hundred houses are unroofcd
and = number of fran. buildings are
.,, MI, f,,,,-1oa+. ra ,yor,..
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property Ill the neighborhood otCharles
ton Neck is injured to The amount o
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-29

WASHINGTON, Aug. .29.-Secretary Hoke
Smith left Washington last night for
Mount Airy, Ca, where he will spend
two days with his family and then go on
to Atlanta for a day. He expects to re-
turn to Washington next Saturday.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-29

FLORENCE, 5. c., Aug. 2o.-In cy-
clone at Sullivan Island yesterday, a
man named Bryant and his wife were
drowned, and Mrs. l.. Holland, white,
was killed by falling house. Fifteen
houses were swept away. and every
house on the Island was more or less
damaged.
Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-08-29

Nearly ala of the wires sim Down
an<l x Is Impossible go Get Fun
"Details of fht> Effect of the
storm
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

Assuming that your squash vines
have escaped the striped beetle and
are In q thrifty condition, you will
find 1t good plan, says the Amerl.
can Farmer, to cover the vine at
every second joint with little
mound Of soil II this is done the
vine will send out roots from the
joints that are covered, and It's vlgor
will be greatly augmented, If fine
manure Is spread around the hills
during the period of growth it will
show In the size OF the squashes, and
a few years ago we grew a Kershaw
squash that weighed over twenty
nine pounds by mulching the whole
patch with the scrappings of the barn
yard. The average Kershaw weighs
rather less than ten pounds, so it will
be seen that we had a pretty fair sized
one for our palms. and it was not the
only large one in the patch, either.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
THE VENICE OF TIE EAST.
Bangkok. the City OF Smells, Whore Tn
Death Rate Ia AppallInq.

Bangkok, the City OF Smells, Whore the
Death Rate Ia Appalling,
Bangkok, the capital Of Siam, has
been termed very unhapplly the Ven.
Ice Of the East, The New York
Tribune thinks that perhaps as re-
CARDS smells Qn which alone there Is
any comparison between them) IL
would have been juster to call Ven
Ice the Bangkok Of the West, But
even then an outrageous alfrOnt
would have been offered to Venice.
IL Is useless even TO attempt de-
scription Of the smells Of Bangkok.
To do so would require quarto vol
ume, to catalogue them would re-
qulre the services Of an analytical
chemist, and to read the account OF
them would rather leave the reader
In bllssful ignorance of his subject.
The streets are the repository Of
every form Of refuse and are never
swept or cleaned by the hand of man.
1t Is appalling to contemplate what
must be the death rate In a city in
habited by $500 TO 900, 1000 per-
sons, especially In periods Of great
cholera epidemlcs, such as attend a
failure In the wet seasons. Eastern
droughts are frightful calamlties A,
weak monsoon means insufficient
rainfall for the rice crop The cool
season, November to January, Is fol-
lowed by the terrible hot season,
during which never a drop of rain
can be looked for The River Menam
Mother Of Water"-polluted by
every conceivable and lnconceivabla
abomination Of animal and vegetable
matter, the rotten corpses of men
and carcasses Of beasts, is very low;
1t is, moreover, tidal at Bangkok,
and It's pestilential waters, with
their hideous fotsam, are driven
back every high tide by the waters Of
the sea and rendered dangerously
brackish. The stream Is the COLOR
of pea soup FIJI the jar and stir
the water with a piece of alum, and
in ten minutes 1t will be as clear as
the purest spring water; all It's sus-
pended matter will have sunk to the
bottom into thick gray stratum.
But woe to the stranger mad enough
to taste the CLASSY poisonl Let him
first say his prayers and then good
BY" II 1t be considered that the
natives drink this fetid liquid with
out any such precautions as even tho
clearing alum it may be imagined
what cholera outbreak means. They
die by hundreds daily. The vultures
and pariahs cannot devour the bodies
fast enough; the river cannot carry
them down against the tide. A truly
terrifying picture is that of an East
ern city In a cholera epidemic, Asa
matter of fact, cholera Is always an
epidemic, and so loses Its terrors for
the apathetic native until 1t be upon
him,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
If TAE OCEANS WERE Dry.

They Couldn't BE Filled Up Again Re-
cause the Rivers Would Disappear.
Suppose the ocean bed we're empty,
how long would the rivers Of tho
world have to pour themselves into
1t before 1t was filled again, presume
Ing there was no loss by evapOra-
tionp"
Answer by the Brooklyn Eagle;
This question, or one very like it,
has gone the rounds" for good
while. It's terms seem to infer that
some things have been forgotten in
formulating 1t, as will be seen. The
oceans and seas on the surface Of the
globe, representing las, 600, 900 square
miles, with an average depth Of 2, 900
fathoms, are calculated to contain
3,276,0 900 billion tons of water. If
this were all evaporated and the
basins left dry, 1t has been computed
that, at the rate Of thlrty-slx cubic
miles per day (the estimated flow Of
all the rives In the worldly, 1t would
occupy $4,000 years to replace and
create acomplete circuit of the whole
Of the seas as they at present stand.
But this requires a further assump-
tion, namely, that the rivers would
continue to flow at their present ca
pacity, which would In fact, be Inn
possible If the ocean bed were empty
and dried up. II such a thing hap
pened the river beds would soon fol-
low suit and be also empty, as the
sea rs their great source OF water
supply 1t Is estimated that every
year layer of the entire ocean four
teen feet thick Is taken up into the
clouds and returns to the earth in
the shape OF rain, keeping Its springs
and rivers supplied with water. Stop
this supply and the rivers Of the
world would shortly and quickly dis
appear, rendering 1t impossible for
them ever again to I'll the sea TO it's
present extent.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
odds and Ends.

A FREE application of soft soap
to fresh burn almost instantly re-
moves the fire from the flesh.
TEA trays and all japanned goods
should be cleaned with a sponge wet
with warm water and a little soap
BEFORE beginning to seed raislns
cover them with hot water and let
them stand fifteen minutes easily.
INK stains on linen can be taken
out II the stain is first washed in
strong salt water and let it stand
over night.
HALF the battle In washing dishes
is keeping the dishcloths and towels
clean. Washing out once a week in
ammonia water should never be neg
lected.
CLOVER tea is admirable for puri-
flying the blood, for removing pifnples
and whitening the complexion, and
has also good repute as sleep-induc-
ing draught
To IMPROVE starch add teaspoon
tul Of epson salts and dissolve in the
usual way by boiling. Articles
starched with this will be sitter and
rendered TO certain extent flreprooE
PARSLEY is entirely effectual in re.
moving the odor Of onions after
meal The green sprigs should be
eaten as celery is, with the onions or
with the potato salad; not left to 10
taken after dinlar or supper.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
Preparing for Wheat.

The most important thing about
getting good wheat crop is 10 have
the land in the best possible condi-
ton, and this cannot be done hastily
on most soils. Land upon which
wheat l. sown should be plowed
deeply and thoroughly pulverized and
made as firm as possible. To accom-.
plish this requires time and it is we'll
to begin the work in season. Where
wheat is to follow wheat or oats the
land should be plowed as soon as pos.
sible after the harvest, for two rea-
sons One is that il 1t is plowed at
once it does not dry out and get so
hard that it turns up lumpy and the
other is that blowing at once pre-
vents the growth of weeds that spring
up as soon as the grain crop is off and
ripen in very short time, thus seed :
ing the land for future bother. II
wheat Is to be put on sod it should
be plowed early in the season, not
less than six weeks before seeding
time, that 1t may have time for the
sod to get somewhat rotted, and this
should be gone over with a sharp har-
row several times between blowing
and seeding. Wheat after corn, usu-
ally has we'll prepared seed bed, for
the land has had time to settle and
become firm, while it is not packed
too much. If wheat field can be
narrowed and rolled until it is a bed
of dust it is in the ideal shape, and
no good farmer Will be content with
anything short of this Sometimes
it is a very tedious task to get land
into this shape because of the condi-
tion it is in when plowed, but it is
time we'll spent to keep at it until it
is In condition. We have never seen
a wheat field that was worked too
much before sowing but there are
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

As VIC drew nearer we saw that it was
an ambrotype Of two small children.
Man though was, hardened through
those long years to carnage and blood
she'd the sight OF that man who
looked on his children for the last
time in this world, who, away off in
a secluded spot had rested himself
against tree that bo might feast his
eyes on his little ones, brought tears
to my eyes which / could not restrain
had I wanted. There were six of us in
the crowd, and we all found great
Jumps gathered in our throats, and
mist coming before our eyes which OIL
most blinded us. We stood looking
at him for some time. / was thinking
OF the wife and baby / had left at
home, and wondering how soon, In the
mercy of God, she would be left q
widow, and my baby boy fatherless.
We looked at each other and instinc-
lively seemed to understand our
thoughts. Not word was spoken,
but we dug a grave and laid the poor
fellow to rest with his children's pic
ture clasped over his heart, Over the
grave, on the tree against which he
was sitting, / inscribed the words:
Somebody's Father,
July 8, 1863"
Blue and the Gray.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
Used 20 Noise.

They were in a quiet neighborhood
and on a suburban car, but the con-
versatlon was being carried on In q
high key that kept the horses turning
their heads all the time to see what
was the matter.
"They live down on the IL road, {"
remarked the driver as he kicked the
brake.
"You know who she Is them"
"Oh, no; l said knew where she
lived"
@And may / ask how you know
that?"
Because they talk so loud. People
who live in very noisy places get In
the habit Of not only talking loud but
of pitching their voices In a peculiar
key. Didn't you ever notice that?
Well, It's so. The habit becomes so
fixed they don't know it themselves"
New York Herald.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
HOOker's Advice.

"The Third Indiana Cavalry, of
which was member, was made up
of the most independent lot of cusses
you ever saw. All of us furnished our
own horses and equipments and they
we're the best" responded an ex-soldier
of the Court House force when asked
for war story.
"We cared no more for discipline
though than nothing at all. All the
other soldiers would present arms and
salute whenever General Hooker, in
whose command we were, rode by.
The Third Indiana Cavalry man would
keep on playing seven up If he was off
duty or would continue poking into
the ground or tree stump with his
saber if he was on duty just as if Gen
eral Hooker weren't within forty miles.
General Hooker never minded, but
this lack OF ceremony ranked in the
mind of Captain Dickerson. Once
Geo. Oldham, one Of our cavalrymen,
was doing messenger work between
General Sickles and General Hooker.
ne IOu0 up W VIC LehI III ITOub VI
which Captain Dickerson Twas stand
ing, and without saluting or dismoUnt-
ing, reached the message to Captain
Dickerson.
The Captain refused to take it.
Get down and salute" he said.
Without a word the messenger
reached through the flap in the tent,
gave the letter flip in, turned his
horse and rode off. The captain was
tious. He stalked to General Hook
er's tent.
General, want that man pun
ished, he said.
"What's the matter?" asked the Gen
eral.
Zone of those blanked Third Indi-
diana Cavalrymen ride his horse into
my tent, refused to dismount or salute
and threw ii letter on the ground"
well, WELL" said the General, "the
next time that happens, you pull off
your coat and offer to Lick him. II he
doesn't Aght you, he's the only man in
that company who wont. Madison
Courier.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

and patriotism of some of the recruits
could not be vouched for. One of the
five new men was named Danforth; O
farmers son, fresh from the cornfields.
AS We took up our line of march to
meet Lee, this young fellow came ia
me and said:
"See here, Sergeant, 1 guess I've
made mistake"
GLOW so?" / inquired.
81 haint got no sand. ] allus
thought had, but when 1 come down
here and see what war is, find haint
got the spunk of a rabbit"
'"That's bad"
$50 it's; but it's jest the way 1 feel,
the young farmer responded, soberly.
"We're goin' to have fight by n by,
an l know what'll happen. 1 shall
bolt as sure as preachin'."
"Then you'll be called o coward, and
disgraced forever"
81 know it, an l don't want to do it,
said Danforth, "but shall, unless you
can help me-"
"What can I do for you?"
oval, if 1 can git mad I'll be all
right an forgit I'm scarf. Now if
you'll keep your eye on me, an as soon
as we git within Ave miles O. Lees
army give me stout kick, I guess I'll
stand it,"
After some further talk I promised
Danforth to give him a kicking if he
showed signs of running away. We
were in lockers corps, and as we
moved against Jackson, Danforth came
up to me: Sergeant, kick me or 1
shall rum" he exclaimed. II haven't
got sand enough to see chicken die. "
We were mo'lng through the timber,
and stepped behind him and "lifted"
him as hard as l could.
He shot aside, and when next 1 saw
him we were at fence on the edge of
cornfeld. The firing was hot, and
men were falling on all sides. 1 had
just fired from rest on the top rail
when Danforth came up, faced the
other way, and said:
More kicks, Sergeant, my sand is
going"
l kicked him again with good deal
of vigor. Just then we got the order
to advance, and he was the first man
over the fence. Half an hour later we
were driven back, considerably disor-
ganized, and as 1 reached the fence ]
came across Danforth again. He had
a Confederate captain by the collar
and was carrying the officers sword in
his hand. AS he saw me he called out
"Sand is all right, Sergeant. No
more kicks. AS soon Us 1 take this
chap to the rear I'm going back and
collar old Stonewall himself, or die
tryingP
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

handled chisol, one must kneel or
bend over, and the resulting back
aches are far from satisfactory. The
accompanying illustration from a
sketch in the American Agrlculturist,
shows how such wedding chisel can
be inserted in long hoe or fork ham
die, and it is then feasible to stand
up while fighting the weeds, which
often grow faster than one man can
pull them by hand. Marrow hand
hoes, or the tomahawk or arrow head
hoes may do good service, but they
cannot compete with long handled
wedding chisel In the hands of a Wig
orous gardener. The chisel is espe-
ciallY adapted to the wedding of SUI
gar beets and other root crops in
weedy or dried-out soil.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

March of the Grand Army.
How they marched beneath the tanners;
Men glory, men OF fame
How they swung In solid column
Down this avenue they came.
How they stepped to wars wild music;
Just as IN the days OF yore
Like old veterans, Arm and steady-
They had caught the step before.
When the music told the story
OF the march, the camp, the field;
When the breo2e unfurled the banner
over men who would not yield;
How they walked erect and gallant,
How the blood seemed quick to thrill;
They had quite forgot the many
Years since they went out to drill,
Oh, the sight was Inspiration,
And the crowd went wild TO see
Remnant OF the great Grand Army
March To songs OF jubilee
Some, all manned, would not surrender,
Though on crutch they had TO go;
And the thousands who were watching
Could not stop the tears fresh flow.
Meath the old flag, torn and tattered,
Marched the 'old boys" once again;
Singing songs not yet forgotten,
Songs of pleasure and OF pain.
There are none who e'er may question
Why they marched, and why they sung
That old nag was saved In glory
By their deeds-it may be flung
TO the breeze and float forever;
so complete was victory
over those who sought to lower
That bright banner OF the free,
Bus brave men, while you are marching,
Time is flying and bells toll
Day by day they muster comrades
To the silent army's roll,
Some who marched, before another
Grand parade will stack their arms,
And win bivouac with that army
Which can know no wars alarms.
3d. mid songs and all the music
While the nation sings your praise,
Tears will fall and glorious tanners
Droop their folds for coming days.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

the roof have another floor, making
an upper and lower room. l bought
two swarms of bees; put one in each
room. For the upper room cut
holes through the sides for the bees
to pass through at the end Of the
building and for the lower room l
have them at the sides. This was
ten years ago. The swarm in the
lower room was a weak one and lived
only year, but the Others are there
yet and have never swarmed. When
they get the hive full of honey they
build on the outside, covering the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

Bees will leave their business any
time to sting me, writes a cores
pondent OF Farm and Home so l built
a small house Axe feet, using Il we'll
seasoned spruce flooring, sound and
matched for covering, and the same
for the floor. Put a door In one end,
and 2 feet from the door a partition
from the roof down. Half way from
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14

through the bottom into the edge of
the cross board and insert two legs Q
inches long below the bottom. Nail
| inch seat board IA inches long on
the edge Of 1.-THE top Of the back up
right board and nail a inches board
under the front end and to the bot
tom board Al inches high, little
back from the front end Of the seat
board to allow a circle to be cut out
of the front end to tit the pail. C L.
TNWeE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
Best way OF GettIng RId Of HORNS.

The best way to dehorn cattle is to
begin with the calves, when from
five to twenty-five days old. Either
use Haaff's horn killer button-gouger
or a compound recommended by Dr.
Salmon, Chief Of the Bureau of AMI
NAL Industry Department OF Agri-
culture. The latter Is composed of
fifty parts of caustic soda, twenty-five
parts Of kerosene, and twenty-five
parts Of water. Make an emulsion of
the Kerosene and soda by heating and
vigorously stirring, and then dissolve
In water Place in a bottle with
rubber cork. Clip the hair from
around the embryo horn, then drop
two or three drops Of the mixture on
the spot, and rub 1t thoroughly with
the rubber cork, Go over each horn
two or three times, but do not let the
application run over the other parts
Of the SKIN. TO dehorn older cattle,
use very fine, sharp saw, or sharp
clippers. We like the clippers the
best. If sharp land they should not
be used unless they are), they cut the
horn off at once, and with much less
trouble and excitement than accom-.
panies the use Of the saw Cut close
to the skin In all cases. 1t would be
better In every case, and particularly
In warm weather. II a cloth could be
covered around the head so as to keen
insects of and prevent PARTICLES fall.
ing into the cavities. Healing will
begin in from nine to twelve days.
Orange-Judd Farmer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
A Good MIX Stool.

To make good milk stool take a
l-inch board that is % inches long by
8 inches wide. Across the top of the
front end nail a cross piece wide
enough to hollow out on the back so
as to fit the bottom Of the pail and
leave it wide enough in the center to
admit inch leg in the center ex-
tending 4! inches below the bottom
board. On top Of the. back end tack
a /! inch board edgewise across, 81
inches high, and bore 4 inch holes
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-14
The Chlsel Weeder.

times OF drouth, it Is often diGi.
cult to remove large weeds from
among the rows of plants, An or.
binary two-inch wood chisel, kept
we'll sharpened, is one of the
most efficient instruments for this
as the keen edge and the
weight Of the chisel will cut through
the most tlbrous weed. With a short