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FOR MUSHROOM CULTURE.

Mushrooms are considered delicacy, yet they are not difficult to grow in com parison with their value in market and with other crops. For family supply with some to spare for sale, take box three feet long, Is inches wide and foot deep. In April fill it with horse manure that has been decomposed, so as not to make too much heat. Put the box in cellar, and when the heat gets down to 80 degrees (use a ther- mometer) plant the spawn, and cover it with an inch and half of loam, and then cover the box with hay. It needs little or no water Troy Times.
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WEST MORRIS.
MISS BuRGEss-MR wIRTH
Mrs Pa

MISS BURGESS--MK WIRTH.
 Miss Lilda .M., daughter of Samuel F. Burgess, was married to Charles H. Wirth of Ansonia, July 5. They took a short trip to Bristol, Conn.,, to visit among friends for few days. Mrs Wirth is now at home receiving congrat- ulations from her many friends. She expects to remain only few weeks and then will join her husband, only to re turn for an occasional visit. We all wish them happiness and prosperity.
 Charles Otis Nobles, who was injured by blow, last week, is about, although feeling very sore and lame.
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Col Noble all the territory east of the St Johns river. This brought Lieut-C Col Wileoxson in immediate command of the regiment and of St Angus tine. Generals Birney, Gordon and Hatch, who severally commanded Flori- da during 1864, sent the regiment and other forces under Col Noble on various raids through Florida. The results of raids, though successful, were of no great military importance, but they subjected the regiment to the
 TRYING EFFECTS OF THE CLIMATE, and planted the seeds of lasting disease.
 On the 24th of December, 1864, when returning across the country from court martial at Jacksonville to St Augustine Col Noble was captured by guerril- l las and taken to Macon and Anderson. vile, Ga. Iieut-Col Wilcoxson, thus left in command of the regiment l was, about February 4, 1864, on an ex petition to Bradoek's Farm, on the SoutI of Dunn's Lake, some 50 miles from S Augustine, mortally wounded while en deavoring to escape from Dixon's Caval try. At the same time Adjutant Chatfisle
 was instantly killed, and g men and two officers and lot of army teams captured
 The men were
 l TAKEN TO ANDERsoNvILLE. I From this time the regiment served
 without any important occurrence through the winter of 1S64-5, and the fol
 lowing spring to about June, 1865, wher l it was ordered to rendezvous at Jackson
 vile, preparatory to discharge and de parture for home. The Seventeenth was mustered out at Hilton Head on the 19tf l of July, 1865.
 Thus passed out of the service and in I to history one of those Connecticut regi
 ments whose entire conduct and capacity conferred immortal honor on the state and contributed so essentially to uphold the authority of the nation.
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dreds of dollars by sowing stale, inferior seed. There are different ways of test ing seed beforNplanting, and if this is done there will be a great saving of time and money. Last year some of the state experiment stations offered to test sam pies sent to them free of charge by any farmer in their particular state. It is probable that the same privileges will hold good this year.
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lodge. Oats stand we'll in most places. The tobacco crop thus far shows medi- um growth. Patrick Feeney and E. F. Barton have got very fine crops.
 Mrs Patrick Feeney is on the sick list.
The Newtown bee., 1893-07-21
THE USE or ENsILAGE,

When ensilage is made a portion of the supply for winter the mistake in it's use is in supposing that it can be made the main reliance, and that saving of other foods is effected. The correct mode is to use it as q portion. Hay and grain should also be allowed, but not in as large quantities as when ensilage is given. wo pounds of cotton-seed meal and 12 pounds of gluten meal is a mix ture that Is highly recommended to be allowed in nadd ition to the ensilage ration.
 SEED SHOULD n TESTED
The Newtown bee., 1893-07-21
MILTON.

E. Dietch, wife and child of New York, will pass the summer with M. Human.
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APPROACHING FORT WAGNER.

Two of it's men were killed and several wounded. For two weeks, in and out of said works, the regiment was constantly under fire from Forts Wagner, Moultrie and Johnson, and the batteries near Charleston. Shell and round shot reach ed nearly the whole of Morris Island. The regiment met here the Sixth and Seventh Connecticut, worn by long and hard service in this department. Gen Terry commanding these and other troops, was the next in rank under Gen Gilmore. He had made ready to assault Wagner in three columns, when it's evacuation over night was announced.
 On Morris Island, before the fall of Wagner, the Seventeenth, with all the regiments of it's division, had volunteered to make night assault upon the walls of Sumter. But the claim of the navy to that honor relieved it from the chance of death or glory. Both might have been the outcome from such an assault.
 After Wagner fell, until about Febru- ory 23, 1864, the Seventeenth with all it's division remained camped on Folly Is- land.
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A BRIEF EXPEDITION

to St Johns Island had been the only event. At that date an order. came for Ames's brigade to embark for Florida. The disaster at Olustee threatened to be followed up by an effort to drive our forces out of that district. On arrival at Jacksonville, Gen Seymour, com manding, gave Gen Ames division, of which the First Brigade was under Gen Hawley, the Second under Col Noble. After about month without in- cident, the whole force at Jacksonville was broken up. All re-enlisted regi- ments were sent north to the Army of the Potomac the Seventeeth relieved the Tenth Connecticut at St Augustine the Ohio boys remained at Jacksonville From this time to the end of the war the Seyenteenth's headquarters were at St Augustine. One company usually gar risoned the old Fort San Marco; the rest were scattered on raids and at posts. The regiment had been but a few days at l St Augustine when all but that garrison
 WERE oRDERED TO voLUsIA,
 75 miles up the St Johns River, and to- hold posts at Welaka and Saunders be- low. Right away these two out-of-Wayl posts were captured, and their force of 39 men and two officers were taken to- Andersonville. The two companies left at Volusfa, by pluck ana strategy heidi on till relieved.
 Soon afters General Gordon, thsn cont
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with surplus impedimenta. The Eleventh Corps crossed the Rappahannock at Kel- ly's Ford on pontoons, and the Rapidan at Germania Ford by a temporary bridge and by fording. On the field at Cham cellorsville the Seventeenth was station. ed near the extreme right of the line. Two of it's companies were on picket in the Wilderness
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SEED sIloU1.p BE TEsxEI

zReEy spfing slIeEs ' a ! loss ol mn
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"TO FIGHT MT SIGEL,

as Gen Fraz Sigel,. commanding the Eleventh Corps, Army of the Potomac, had by permission of the War Depart ment early won the consent of the regi- ment to join his force. On its arrival at Baltimore, however, it found that city alarmed by raids of the enemy's cavalry, and the regiment was stopped by Gen John E. Wool, then commanding, and after delay Of day or two was ordered to encamp as auxiliary to the garrison of Fort Marshall. This was an important earthwork and barrack,
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and affection at parting. The date of it's moving had become known throughout the county. On the 3d of September, from all it's towns there thronged to Bridgeport, filling it's seaside camp and the city, the kindred and friends of the regiment. They showered Godspeeds and blessing on their sons, and braced their hearts to the parting by pledges to keep all right and bright at the firesides of the county.
 The regiment thought it was going straight
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The reunion of the 17th regiment Con- necticut volunteers, to be held in New town on August 2S, brings the history of this loyal body of veterans freshly to mind. The following history was writ ten by Gen Noble, and although familiar to the veterans of the 17th regiment, will be perused with interest by their friends. The copy of this history was kindly loan ed TIE BEE by Patrick Wade, Jr., o1 Bridgeport, member of this regiment It is as follows:
 This regiment was almost wholly en. listed from the
The morning call., 1893-01-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

The wife of Senator Carlisle is said to be
neither young nor handsome, but remarka-
by agreeable.
NJ. Eiffel has designed the new bridge
over the Neva at st. Petersburg, which is TO
cost S14.0o0,000
Dan Emmett, the negro minstrel who
wrote Dixie" is said TO be still living, but
poverty-strc
Ex-senator Davis of Maryland has ten
deTed Cleveland a handsome cottage at
Deer Park for next summer.
The Count of Paris has released the
family residence of the Duke of Bucking-
ham for a term of four years.
The London Times recently announced
that President-eleet Cleveland was hunt
ing in the Adrondaeks of Mexico"
A sister Of General Butler. II years older
than he, IS now living near the old Butter
homestead in Nottingham, n H. Sne is
the widow OF Daniel 5. Stevens.
Oden Bowie has been reelected president
OF the City Passenger Railway Company OF
Baltimore, the twentieth consecutive time
that he has been chosen to this position.
Boatswain John c. Thompson, who has
just been retired from the United States
Navy, is a veteran Of the Mexican War, aud
has seen fifty-two years of actual service
Senator Hoar has been advised by his
physicians that his eyesight Is fully re-
stored, and that he may use his eyes for
hard work as freely as any time in his life.
The memorial tablet to James Russell
LOwef, TO be erected in Westminster A bbey.
viii be OF marble, and bear low relief por-
trait The commission has been given to
George Frampton.
Israel Putnam. a great-grandson Of the
Old revolutionary hero, whose name he
bears. is resident of Rock Island, Clacka-
mas County, Or. He is a pensioner Of the
late war, aud is very proud of his descent.
The morning call., 1893-01-28
ELECTRICAL PROGRESS.

Ne hope al IS true that Is asserted Of the
value CT the new electrical storage battery
car which has been tested 10 San Francisco.
for the operating mechanism of which pat
ents have been taken cut in the United
States and ii Europe. The inventor aud
his two experimental friends. who have
brought the invention 10 perfection. are full
OF confidence that a most difficult problem
has been solved, yet it would be cramping
the imag iaau0n TO suppose that what they
have done represents fnality. At present
the gain is great If this car can be worked
more economically than the horse, cable or
trolley car, with an attainable speed OF
twenty-one miles per hour. and with very
little noise aud complete control in brake
power. Tue storage battery car should not
run at more than eight or ten miles an hour
through the streets, but if introduced in
the country districts, along level, straight
stretches Of road on which there is little
traffic, the maximum speed might safely be
developed. aud possibly traction might be
provided for several cars in a train. Steep
gradients are not suited 20 the new car. and
consequently the cable lines which elm ID the
mere than seven hills Of San Francisco will
remain the most economical mat can De de-
Fi9rtl. ~fVfbt tAS-tS>f tHbic 5AOuiu Dc no
difficulty in finding several routes right
across and down The peninsula for such cars.
Across the bay there are great distances Of
level country, and the San Joaquin and Sac.
ramenio valleys, and even the Mojave Des-
ert, would provide the easiest kind Of track
for storage battery cars, II the invention
really corresponds with what it IS described
10 be, it IS a great stride forward IN locomO-
ton, and those who bold the patent have
prosperity 10 sight.
The morning call., 1893-01-28
SOMEBODY MUST PAY.

There have been persistent efforts to
make the public at large pay for the mis-
takes ana misfoTiunes Of individuals or
firms who may fail 10 realize from parties
who directly owe for public work Some
what in this nature was the contractors
bilL which has been in every session of the
Legislature since the work the contractors
did not get paid for was done. The con-
tractors assumed that as the work was done
ID certain sense for the public good they
bad right to make the public pay The
fact that the public had not authorized the
work received little consideration. The
Montg0meTy-aYenue bonds are the cause Of
another effort 10 make somebody paw. and
that somebody is, Of course, the peopls at
large. The Montgomezy-aYenue b0uds were
issued IN payment for property taken In the
prosecution of the work Of opening the
avenue. 4 defect was discovered in the
petition for the opening Of the avenues
which inyalidated the bonds. The careless
ness Of somebody caused loss 70 holders.
which holders low propose to make the
city pay. The Montgomery extension
scheme was one Of the magnificent projects
that did not turn out so well as the pro-
jectors expected There would have been a
loss somewhere If through defect Ia the Pc
tition the bonds had not become worthless.
The part Of the transaction which proposes
70 shift the loss 20 the body of the people
illustrates the somewhat too general idea
that the public Is goose to be plneked by
any who can
The morning call., 1893-01-28
OLIVE CULTURE.
a Discussion Upon the Subject by
the Horticultural Society.

4 paper on the growth and preparation Of
olives for market was the principal theme
OF discussion before the State Board of
Horticulture yesterday afternoon.
The essay. prepared by b. NJ. Lelong,
was read by Professor Wickson.
At the last meeting Of the board Mr. L
long had been requested to prepare paper
upon the subject. and with a desire to get
as many opinions as possible from practical
oliye-growers he sent a letter to each one of
the principal growers. Each of these letters
contained six questions which we're 10 be
answered by mail. About thirty replies
were received, and these were quoted in the
essay. at the close the writer made some
comments upon the letters. and the whole
made a complete history Of olive cul-
ture 10 this State. 4 few OF those from
whose letters the paper quoted were: Cap
tain Guy E. Crosse Of Santa Rosa, Edward
L. Goodrich Of Santa Clara. Colonel George
+. Hooper Of Son0Ma, PeTeri MelEs Of
Santa Barbara, General John Bidwell Of
Chico and many others. the whole list com
prising Representatives from every part of
the State.
Considerable discussion was INDUCED in,
the final conclusion being reached by the
members that olive culture In California
is bound to succeed, aud that a market
could be found for all that they produce
acquired such a taste for the fruit that the
demand exceeds the supply TO so great an
extent that there is a large importation of
foreign picked olives aud oil every year.
while from any part Of the State there Is but
little exUOTtatiOn.
Several expressed views that the demand
would be even greater If the price was not
so high, and one grower gave an instance
where he had purchased the California oil
al price of 81 > FOR small bottle. but had
been offered ? larger bottle of foreign oil for
- cents. TIE latter was so nearly like the
pure California OIL that no one except an
expert could tell the difference so far as
taste Is concerned.
The chairman announced that bill had
been presented in the Legislature which, If
passed, would make it a crime TO adulterale
any olive oil for selling purposes.
Another paper. written by II. B. Siabler
of 1Gba City, was read by the secretary.
II was upon the subject of Cooking Spray
Ing Material By Steam
The morning call., 1893-01-28
JAMES q. BLAINE.

The faint hope tnat AIr. Blaine might re-
cover was doomed TO disappointment. Il
llr Eered In q good many hearts longer thar
! w uil but for tie feeling that Ia such .
case something like miracle might be per-
formed. Il IS long time since the people
have been so absorbed in a single life as in
trs- II James G. Blaine. Other men OF
equal or greater intellect have passed TO
tier silent homes with less fervent demon
stratious Of SORROW than have been mani
Tested tgring Nj. Baine's Illness. Tie Sc
CIet If this popularity was in his sympathy
Vith the people. lie knew better than al
most any cher public man how new Ideas
would SD Ike them. lie held the key 10 the
american SOUL
s. eQu pped be STEPPED forth into the
ena rrady to light ali Corners with an IN
frepid.ty which was matchless It was 6
combination Of courage and Intellect which
u ade his power SO commanding. People
knew that under all circumstances he would
sag auddQ tie thinEtaey wanted 10 have said
and done, and say CT DO it bravely. defiant
j., gre,siyely. lie was the Ney Of Amer
can politics. and. ike Ney. his people wor-
SHIPPED him.
BE entered public life az time when the
North had not quite got ever tie notion that.
III the distribution of noble attributes, it
lad got the lions share Of practical intel
lset and tie South tie lions share # high
s0uled courage. Even tie tTiumphs IF tile
war had not thoroughly dispeued this delu-
sion. When 4 man iO0med Up from Maine
who met the Southerners on their own field
and proved himself more than their match
IL the quality which had been freql ntly
- ha If -rs-o
people went ont 10 him.
Parallels have often been instituted be-
tween Blaine and henry Clay. There were
p0iots Of resemblance, but they we're moi
commanding Both rose to the highest pin
nacle Of popularity. Both sspired to be
President Both failed. Both gathered
aro0ud them z circle OF devoted friends
whom no disappointment could weary, no
eaiumny shake. Both were parliamentary
leaders Of consummate skill. But Henry
Clay was man CT sentiment, while in
Blaine tie feelings we're always subor-
Cnate 10 the intellect Clay WAS
2 man Of high im pulses and poetic
instincts; his forte was swaying multi
tuies by the melody OF his elcQuence:
Blaine vas a reasoner; he worked out
problems 10 g logical solution, and pos
sessed The git Of PRESENT. z his conclusions
IL such clear. foTcible style that there was
10 answering him. Clay captured every
Syoman's heart Blaine dealt with men.
Cav had all the f0ibies Of the gentlemen Of
lis day. Blaine was as severely correct in
lis private life as the striciest disciple Of
Cotton MatheC might have desired. L Is
curious TO know that ths last great public
act II Blaine was carrying ont the plan Of
Clay for zollverein Of AMERICAN nations
Tie germ Of the PaB-Ameriean Congress
over which Mr.. Blaiue presided, emanated
from the brain Of Henry Clay nearly sey-
euty years before.
The morning call., 1893-01-28
INCREASE IN THE GOLD PRODUCT.

i London paper suggests that the Ques-
ton Of bimetalism or recommendation may
be settled in what all would agree TO be the
most natural way, that is, By an increase III
the gold product in comparison with the
silver product. South Africa is the locality
that is most relied upon 10 restore financial
equilibrium. The London Times is response
bic for The following figures relative to the
product Of gold;
IN round numbers the production for the last
FIVE years was: 1887. 5.O97 600 ounces; 1888,
5.251. COO ounces; 1889. 5.64I,O 900 ounces;
1890, 5.5S6, 600 ounces. and 1891. 6.O33. goo
ounces. The chief feature OF recent years has
been The DEVELOPMENT Of the WliwatersTaud
gold fields. In 1889 It was only 81 S97 ounces
il was 10 1891 729,2l3 ounces. The tot for
the whole TTausTaal IN 1892 IS expected 10 reach
1850, 900 ounces, or p per cent 81 the worlds
supply. Al present the nations stand: United
States, 1,566,5O0 ounces; Australia, .469, 200
ounces; Russia. 100000 ounces; but il IS ex.
peeIed that In S93 the TTansyaal Will reach tie
second place.
The Increase in the product Of gold is
doubtless referred to as an argument In
favor Of monOmetallsm. The principal
objection to the single standard OF gold is
that there is not gold enough 10 serve as the
basis Of our paper currency. But if the
product Of gold is steadily and rapidly in
creasing, this objection would become less
formidable each year II should be re-
membered III t the high price of gold in It's
relation 10 silver stimulates the production
Of the former metal.
II silver should 90 up to parity with gold
in The Is TO ! ratio its production would be
greatly increased. There are no indications
that the increase OF gold viii more than
correspond with the increase in the use IF
gold, consequently the nun-use Of silver
VIII be In effect a subtraction Of tie money
of that metal from the worlds stock Of
metallic money.
The morning call., 1893-01-28
THE ASSEMBLY OR THE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION?

No one has been surprised by the vote OF
tie Assembly removing the Railroad Com
missiOners. Their deIeliction has been So
fragrant and their defiance Of public sent-
ment so impudent that their fate was Ger
tain II the Legislature was prepared to do
SIS duty; what has happened was merely
the inevitable and Mr.. Rea's impertiDent
letter 10 Speaker Gould cuts very little
figure 10 the matter. The only question
about which any doubt was entertained
was whether TIE Legislature would have
tie nerve 70 act as the constitution intended
il should act IN such cases. That has been
decided u the affirmative By a non-Dartisan
vote OF th-ee-fouTtbs Of the Assembly, and
there is little danger that either the railroad
or the Chronicle viii be able to browbeat il
into reversing its action.
II now remains for tie Senate to act
Under section - Of article XII OF the con-
st.tutiOD, twO-thlrds Of that body must pass
tie House resolution IN order 10 Gust the
Railroad Commissioners; IL other words, il
must command p votes. Whether it will
DO so IS a matter Of some uncertainty.
Among the twenty holdovers are several
who owe their position TO The effort which
Mr. Stanford made IN 1880 20 secure his re-
election; they may feel an obligation TO re-
quite the service By standing by a commits
sion which has become mere department
oI the railroad. We shall see.
On one point people are all agreed. The
idea Of a Railroad Commission was an error,
aud its execution has WORKED badly from
tie first. 4 majority OF the Commissioners
have always been If not in the pay OF the
railroad at least friendly disposed toward
q e. 50,
yersies With shippers Thus the objects
sought 10 creating commission have never
been attained, and never could be. The
railroad could afford TO pay TO secure the
nomination and election of comDiaisaRt
Commissioners more moaey than The aver
age politician could resist. Il IS evident
that If the railroads are 70 be regulated by
law the work must be accomplished through
some other machinery.
Railroad Co1an issions have been created
The morning call., 1893-01-28
Begging in Two Languages.

The professional beggar is a shrewd In
diyidual, and he never misses a point BY
which he can earn a dime by his wits.
A member Of the newspaper fraternity
few nights since left the Office in which he
is employed for the purpose of going TO
hash foundry for his night lunch. As he
was walking along Montgomery street he
was aceosted BIZ one OF the many Migrants
who stop people and ask for dime 10 add
TO 10 cents in order to get bed.
Tie newspaper man, who is something Of
a linguisi, halted for a moment while The
professional asked for dime.
"lch yerstehe nieht was Sic sagen." said
the newspaper man moving on. eongratu
lating himself that by talking ia German he
had bit upon happy way TO rid himself of
the professionals.
The following night he left the Office as
usual and at the same point on Montgom-
cry street was aec0sted by the same indi
yidual who the night before had asked him
for dime.
The newspaper man was surprised 10
hear the beggar say in German. Bite.
Reben Sic mir Zehn Cent dass ieh Elm Bett
babe desen Abend."
The poiyglot beggar received the dime he
asked Tor and be was watched until he
went--not to lodging-hO but 70 a beer
saloon, where he called up fellow brrger
and the pair had two schooners of beer
while the one who treated related how he
had got the best OF a man who would NOT
understand English.