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Connecticut western news., 1898-07-07
THE FALLEN HEROES.
One Hundred and Fifty Killed and More
 Than a Thousand Wounded.


 Than a Thousand Wounded.
 Kingston, Jamaica, July 6-The dls- patch boat Dandy brings the following from General Shafter's headquarters before Santiago:
 The fighting on Friday and Saturday has cost the American army 1,700 men. This estimate is made by the surgeons at division headquarters after careful figuring by the surgeons at the hospi- tals
 The list of wounded as made up at the division headquarters is very large In proportion to the list of those killed outright.
 Probably less than 100 all told of the number wounded have died, making the total number of deaths in the neighbor- hood of 150. The remainder of the wounded will probably recover.
 Considering the fact that not over 12.000 men were engaged on our side, and that not all of those were actually under fire, the percentage of loss is very heavy. The slaughter was brought about mainly by the gallantry with which our troops advanced into the open ground in the face of heavy fire from the Spanish intrenchments and rife pits Our men generally had the opinion that the Spaniards could not shoot. and many, it must be confessed. thought they would not fight. Both impressions were erroneous. particularly the latter. The Spanish have fought with great determination and bravery. The re- turns show that a number of regiments suffered very heavily. the Seventy-first New York being the worst cut up of the volunteer regiments. and the Thirteenth
 
 most among the regulars, with the sev- enth and Sixteenth infantry close fin the race for glory.
 In some companies of the Thirteenth regiment one-third of the men are gone, and there are companies in that regi- ment now entirely without officers. Tn the Sixth infantry more than one third of the officers are gone, only one field officer Ma for Miner being left.
Connecticut western news., 1898-07-07
CANAAN CONN, THURSDAY, JULY ', 1898
seems pFaclcaHy impossible to save

seems practically impossible to save her.
 Tn the chase a clever maneuver of Commodore Schley in heading due west to Cape Cdney, while the Cristobal Colon had taken more southerly di- rection, with much greater distance to cover, made the Spaniard's escape i'm. possible.
 There seems to be no doubt that the Cristobal Colon and perhaps the other three Spanish armored cruisers would have escaped had it not been for the prompt action of Commodore Schley. The Brooklyn, his flagship. alone was in a position to attack the Spanish vessels as they left the harbor and the com modore steamed directly toward them and engaged all four cruisers, inflictine great damage upon them.
 The Oregon was the first to join the Brooklyn and afterward the Iowa, h.
Connecticut western news., 1898-07-07
May Save the Colon.

Washington, July 6.-Secretary Long received a dispatch yesterday from Rear Admiral Sampson announcing that he thought the Cristobal Colon and perhaps one or two others of the Span- fsh men-of-war could be saved.
 Assistant Secretary Allen is drawing up a contract with American wreckinR companles to wreck the ships and haul off the shore those which can be saved.
 IL has been determined to bring Ger vera and his men north. either to An- lapolis or to the Portsmouth navy yard, where they will be guarded by ma rines.
 President Mckinley has granted the Spanish priaoners held by the navy at Santiago permission to cable to their friends in Spain.
Connecticut western news., 1898-07-07

Since the effects of the fierce Ameri can attack became known in the city The residents and nearly all of the sol- diers have been strongly in favor of surrendering before the Americans can begin a bombardment.
 Sixty-three refugees were brought from Santiago on the British men-of- war Alert and Pallas and 70 others on the Austrian warship Maria Teresa. The scene at the wharf when the refugees were landing was exciting and graphic, many persons having gathered to learn the latest news from the beleaguered city.
 When the refugees left Santiago. the American troops were within 300 yards of the barbed wire fences just outside of the city lines and the archbishop of
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01

Barnyard manure is relatively def
cient in phosphoric acid, as compared
with ammonia and potash, and the ex-
periments of the Ohio station indicate
that phesphoric acid is the constituent
most needed on the majority of Ohio
soils, but that it only produces its full
effect in the presence of ammonia and
potash. The price Of acid phosphate has
fallen during recent years until it can
now be bought for delivery anywhere
in Ohio at prices which bring its actual
phosphoric acid below cents per pound,
and as the sprinkling of acid phosphate
or superphosphate on barnyard manure
is believed to have beneficial effect in
preventing the waste Of ammonia from
the manure, it would seem that the use
of acid phosphate i'll this manner might
serve the double purpose of preserving
the ammonia Of the manure and in
creasing the effectiveness of both its
ammonia and potash.
Experiments on this point are now in
progress at the Ohio station.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
Bones For Manure.

No method has been found which is
entirely satisfactory for preparing bones
for distribution as fertilizer without
running them through mill prepared
for grinding them or treating them with
sulphuric acid Country Gentleman
says: ''If some strong wood ashes can
be procured, the bones, after having
been broken with a sledge hammer, may
be treated by placing them in layers
and covering with ashes. These should
be kept quite moist, and in the course
Of six or eight mouths most of the bones
will have been broken down. Those
which remain somewhat hard may be
crushed by means of an iron sledge.
They probably will not be fine enough
to distribute by means of drill but
they can be applied by hand in the drill
or sowed broadcast with the ashes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
A NATURAL WONDER.
Tho Tramp Red Sandstone Bowiaer 81
the New Jersey Mountains.

Tho Tramp Red Sandstone Bowider Of
the New Jersey Mountains.
Countless thousands of years ago vast
stretches Of glacial deposits came slid
ing across the state of New Jersey,
mounted the Palisades, pushed their
way across the Hudson river, secured
over Manhattan Island and slid ont into
the Atlantic ocean, whittier they disin-
tegrated and sank into the deep or per-
haps glided on to the other shore.
But in their onward march these
glaciers left indesructible evidence Of
their grinding stride, and today ali
along the palisades the trap rocks and
powders are worn smooth where the
mountains of ice and sand passed over
them. In some rocks are deep scratches,
all pointing eastward and showing
which way the glacial deposits drifted.
There is the evidence. mute. but indis-
putable.
10 the careful observer there are
nunberless other evidences of the pres
ence of glacial influences in the past,
but none is more convincing than the
tramp bowlder that has finally settled
down in the woods in the heart Of En-
glewood borough There il sits, tow
ering mass of rock weighing perhaps
200 tons and resting upon three points
which in themselves find "A purchase on
fat rock that is part of and common
to the character of rock which eomposes
the palisades But, strangely enough
and to the wonderment Of biologists.
the tramp bowlder is red sandstone from
the Jersey hills 25 miles inland, and
the pedestal is metamorphite or soft
granite.
Around this marvellous monument
have grown trees that may perhaps be
a century old, and they have completely
hedged it in, while the rock itself has
stood where it stands today for thou
sands of years On the pedestal or that
part of it which is protected from the
action of the elements can be seen the
deep ridges and scars made across its
fat surface by the great grinding pres
sure of the body of ice and sand that
passed over it countless years ago when
New York was ice and snow clad and
the world was a desolate waste in q
state of chaos.
This tramp bowlder has caused geol
ogists much wonderment and is regard
ed today as one of the finest specimens
ever left i'll the wake of glacier 1t is
equally astounding as though an explor
er should find the hull of a steamboat in
the Sahara desert. The only way it could
get there would be through some great
CONFUSION that had landed it from the
sea in the heart of the inland sands. -
New York Journal
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
A SMALL ICEHOUSE.
Directions For Building One-Plan When
sawdast Cannot BE Obtained.

Directions For Building Plan When
sawdast Cannot BE Obtained.
An icehouse ~ feet square by 10 feet
deep will be large enough to keep ice
sufficient for the use of one family if it
is built 50 as to prevent an undue amount
Of waste The manner in which il IL
best to build one depends very much on
circumstances-the kind Of material
available and its cost. Certain principles
must be observed and then there will be
no trouble. Here are directions furnished
by a correspondent of The Prairie Farm
er: The walls must be so constructed
that there will be no conductors of solid
material that will conduct the outside
heat to the ice, and they must also be
alright. The ground must be in such
shape as to prevent water from running
or standing under the ice. The space
between the ice and the roof. strange as
it may seem, will contain warm air.
Provision must be made for allowing
this air to escape.
If one is located where sawdust is
plentiful, an icehouse of the size men
toned can be built very cheaply. From
1900 to 1900 feet of timber is suffi-
cient, and by A studding two feet
apart and boarded up with single
thickness of boards with a battened
board roof is about all that is necessary.
The ice should be cut in cakes all of the
same size aud of such size that when
they are packed in there will be space
of Is inches on all sides next to the
walls. This space should be filled with
sawdust as the ice is put in. There
should be some. sawdust or straw put on
the ground under the ice The ground,
Of course, is frozen hard at the time
About six or eight inches of sawdust
should be put ON top of the ice. A large
space in each OF the gable ends should
be left open for ventilation over the top
of the ice Now bank up with earth
around the outside so that water cannot
get under and the ice will keep with
but little waste. Eastwood or other soft
wood sawdust is best.
Where sawdust cannot be obtained
cheaply this is his plan There must be
at least one dead air space in the walls,
and this must be continuous aud there
must be no continuous solid conductor
of heat, such as timber, to conduct the
heat from the outside air to the ice.
Use boards or planks IL inches wide for
sills and plates For studding use 2 by
g. They should be placed two feet apart.
Each alternate one should be flush with
the inside Of the sill and plate and the
others with the outside. 1t will be seen
that this will make an absolutely hol
low wall entirely around the building,
corners and all, from sill to plate Now
it should be sided up both inside and
out, so as to make it perfectly alright,
by the use of tar paper and good lumber,
Some marsh hay should be put on top
when the filing is done. An icehouse
built this way will do very well with
out any sawdust or material of that
kind. They are sometimes made with
two or even three dead air spaces,
which, of course, will preserve the ice
better than one.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01

tom or sides--the bottom of the barrel
being now uppermost--or has rods pass
ing through the Sides on which to
hang the meat A small hole can be
bored in the barrels bottom, to give
slight draft, if needed, while the open
ing in front of the kettle can be closed
if the draft proves too strong A simple
little arrangement of this sort will Of
ten do as good work as one on which
much money and labor have been spent.
The Same plan is suggested for use in
fumigating articles or for bleaching ar
ticles with burning sulphur. For such
purposes a tighter chamber is required
than is needed for smoking meat. This
tightness can be secured by wrapping
cloth about the point of union of the
two barrels, while no opening need be
made at the base of the lower barrel.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
Feeding Rations.

At the Maine station they fed two
lots of steers for l5 months, giving hay
and in winter corn fodder and ensilage
to each lot alike, but one having mix
ture of linseed meal, cottonseed meal
and wheat bran and the other having
only cornmeal and wheat bran. The
first named ration was much richer in
protein or fat forming food, having a
nutritive ratio of / to 90, while the corn
meal ration had the nutritive ratio of
1 to 81. 1t required 6. is pounds of di-
gestible food to make pound of grain
ON the cornmeal ration and only 5. IL
pounds on the other ration On the cot
tonseed and linseed> meal rations the
steers gained 22l pounds more in 10
months than those did which had the
cornmeai ration.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
BIRDS. EGGS.
The Reasons Why They Are Not All Of
One shape.

The Reasons " by They Are Not All OF
One shape.
Why is there not fixed form for all
eggsg We can see no reason in the anat-
omy Of the bird, but we may often find
reasons for tho shape Of any particular
egg in its later history
Ii is noticeable for instance, that che
more spherical eggs, as those Of owls,
trogons and the like, are usually laid
in holes in the earth rocks or trees,
where they cannot fall out Of the nest,
aud that the eggs Of the ordinary song
bird, which makes well constructed
nest, are oval, while the slim, straight
sided, conoidal eggs, tapering sharply
to a point, belong 20 birds thai construct
little or no nest--to the shore birds,
terms, guillemots and the like. Whyi
Because these last drop them in small
clutches and with little or no prepara-
ton upon sand or rock. where, were
they spherical. they could only with
difficulty be kept closer beneath the sit
ting bird, but oonieal objects Will tend
always 10 roll toward center. An ad.
ditiunal advantage is that eggs Of the
latter shape viii take up less space
fern q snugger package TO be warmed.
In the case OF guillenots the single egg
laii is especially fiat sided and tapering,
aud the species owes its perpetuation
largely to this circumstance, since,
were it not for the eggs toplike tenden-
cy to revolse aboGt its own apex, the
chances are that it would be pushed Of
the ledge of naked sen cliff where tho
careless or stupid bird leaves it.
This suggests word IN reference 20
the popular fable that sitting birds care.
fully turn their eggs every day or often
er in order to warm them equally. No
such thing is done, because unnecessary,
since, as we have seen, the germinal
part always rises TO the top and places
itself nearest the influential warmth Of
the mother body. Ernest Ingersoll in
Harper's Magazine
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
A Celery House.

A Massachusetts correspondent of
Country Gentleman gives an illustrated
description of the method of construct
ing celery houses at Arlington, near
Boston. He writes:
The houses or pits are built about 80
feet wide. The outsides are built Of
plank about three feet high and five feet
high in the middle The loan is SHOW
eled out SO as to make bank about two
feet wide all round the pit, so as to be
frostproof The house is covered with
Is foot pine boards (the same as we use
for blanching the celery, and these in
turn are covered with sufficient depth
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
THE WONDERS OF SCIENCE.
Lung Troubles and Consumption
Can be Cured.
An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scientist Makes ~ Free 0ffar 80 Oar
Readers.

An Eminent New York Chemist and
Scienslst Makes Free 0Mar 10 Our
Readers.
The distinguished New York chemist,
T. A Slocum demonstrating bis dis
covery Of reliable and absoluts cure
for Consumption pulmonary Tuber
culosis) and all bronchial, throat, lung
and chest diseases. stubborn coughs.
catarrhal affections. general decline
and weakness. loss of flesh, and all con-
diiions Of waiting away. will send
THREE FREE BOTTLES TALL differently
of his New Discoveries to any afflicted
reader OF the Herald wri ing for them.
His New Scientific Treatment has
cured thousands permanently by its
timely use, and he considers IL a simple
professional duty TO suffering humanity
10 donate trial of his infallible cure.
Science daily developes new wonders.
and this great chemist. patiently ex-
peTimenting for years has produced
results as beneficial to humanity as can
be claimed by any modern genius. His
assertion that lung troubles and CON
sumption are durable in any climate is
Prov by me artfet letters of graft
tude, flied in American and European
laboratories in thousands from those
cured in all parts of the world.
Medical experts concede that bron-
chial, chest and lung troubles lead to
Consumption, which uninterrupted,
means speedy and Ger tain death.
Simply write 20 T. A. Slocum M. c.,
90 Pine street, New York, giving post
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medicine will be promptly sent. Suffer
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his generous proposition.
Please tell the Doctor that you saw
his offer in the Herald.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01

The preliminary returns to the agri-
cultural department show large yields
of buckwheat and hay as compared with
last year
According to the government crop re-
port for November, the average yield per
acre of corn was % bushels The cor
responding estimate last year was 81 8
bushels
The soy bean may be grown about
rs far north as corn.
Secretary Wilson has been trying to
learn why more of our bacon cannot be
sold IN the English market American
bacon is too fat
The commercial apple crop is estimat-
ed at about half that OF last year.
The agricultural department at Wash
ington, after long experiments with
lawn grasses, declares that creeping
bent is the finest lawn grass known.
The merits of Jamaica sorrel as sub
stitute are brought forth by southern
Florida correspondent Of the New York
Fruit Trade Journal
American Agriculturist reports an
unfayorable outlook for winter wheat.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
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Won AIoItke.
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Won Moltke was originally an officer
in the Danish army At the age of
years he was entered as royal cadet
j. e., he was to be educated at the ex-
pense of the king, Frederick vi, in the
Copenhagen Military academy - and,
having taken his examinations, he wore
the Danish uniform until he, as sub
lieutenant at the age Of 81, petitioned
the king for three years leave to pro-
coed to the continent to study the mil
itary art, as he says in his petition, to
be able on his return to employ his ac-
quirements for the good of his country.
This petition was granted, but the count
also asked TO be allowed to retain his
pay, and as the king refused this he
took his discharge and entered the Prus-
sian army, recruit whom that organi-
cation has every reason to hold in en-
during memory.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
MASSACHUSETTS, CELERY HOUSE.

of salt hay or seaweed to keep ont
frost In the center we have walk
about one foot wide so that man can
lust walk in and see how the temper
allure is in the coolest weather. On the
north side we have ventilators out
through the bank every Is feet. The
point to be gained is to keep the pit as
near freezing as possible. For instance,
if the temperature inside is 40 degrees
and outside 80 degrees or lower, open
the ventilators; vice versa, keep the
ventilators closed. This pit may be of
any length required, but 200 feet long
is generally sufficient Select piece of
ground that has good drainage, SO as to
have the pit as dry as possible.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01

In London the Postoffice authorities
have issued orders that all girls &C.
cepted for c.erkships must be not less
than FIVE feet two inches in height.
Short and sweet doesn't go in Lon
don any more, it seems
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
Lifting a Beef or Hog.

A tripod for lifting carcass, with
the poles l6 feet long, illustrated in
The Rural New Yorker, is operated as
follows
Bore the holes to let the poles spread
ten feet apart at the base. To set up for
use, dig three holes in the ground six
inches deep, SO that the tripod will
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
pEyrcE FOR LIFrINe A CARCASS.

stand six or seven feet high when set in
the holes as shown in the figure. When
slaughtering. fasten the beef to the tri-
pod, have rope from the base Of the
single pole to reach out between the
other two poles and hitch on team to
draw the pole i'll toward the other two
So doing will raise the beef as high as
desired.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01
IMPROVED sMokEHoUsE.
An Ingenious Arrangement which Works
Wen on Small Scale.


Wen on n small Scale.
The approach of the season when
meats are usually preserved by smoking
calls up suggestions in regard to this
subject. One plan illustrated herewith
is described in The Country Gentleman
by one who has tested it. He says:
Where one has but few pieces of
meat TO smoke smokehouse may be
imrrovised in few moments by taking
two empty barrels and arranging them
in the manner shown in the cut. In the
side of the lower barrel is cut an OPEN
ing, in which an old kettle is set, filed
with smoldering chips or corncobs. The
upper barrel has either hooks in its bot
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-01-01

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