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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
GREAT BODIES MEET.
TWO IMPORTANT PREsHYTERIAS
GATHERINGS HERE SOON.
COMMISSION OF PAN ALLIANCE.
This Body to Convene with the
First Church i'm April, and the
Southern General Assembly "a
Month Later.

Important meetings Of two great Pres
byterian bodies Will be held in Richmond
within the next sixty days.
The Executive Commission OF the Pam
Presbyterian Alliance viii meet in the
First Presbyterian church Of this city
April 18th This alliance represents all
Presbyterian bodies throughout the
world. having about S5O)OO0O adherents.
Among the number Of the commissioners
to be present at the approaching meeting
will be many distinguished men Of the
United States and Canada.
The chairman Of the commission is the
Pev Principal william Cayen, ID. D., IL.
d.. Of Toronto. and the secretary IS the
Rev. william II. Roberts, D. D., Of Phil
adelphia. Another one Of the prominent
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
EAG,N A scApEGoAT FOR ALGEn.
Possibly Another Court-MnrtiaI for
Former Commissary-Gcncr


Former Commissary-Gcner
! washington Correspondence New York
Journal)
The Army Board OF Inquiry, which Is
just finishing it's investigation Of the "em-
balmed" beef scandal. is practically GER
tain to be followed by court-martial to
establish an individual and personal re-
sporsibility.
This is admitted by high administration
officials, who are also frank enough TO
a5init that the plan to make Major-Gen-
eral Miles a scapegoat has utterly col
lapscd.
a court-martial to locate the personal
res possibility for the conditions brought
to llght by the Inquiry Board will un-
doubtedly be recommended in it's report.
soon to be formulated for presentation TO
the President.
Who win the scGpcgoat be? The tri-
umphant yindcation of General Miles by
the evidence taken by .hC court of in
Quiry. and the sem-ohcial admission
that he is no longer to be considered as
having failed TO substantiate MS charges,
makes the question of who will have 10
suner one Of paramount Importance TO
all the STAFF bureaus under charge Of the
Secretary Of War
BELIEF THAT GENERAL EAGAN
WILL BE THE SCAPEGOAr.
There are surface indications that the
Secretary Of War and the administration
propose eventually to put former commits
sary-General Eagan upon the sacricial
block, and told him up TO the American
people as the official responsible for all
the incompetency. incapacity. and practi-
cal crimnality shown in the feeding OF
the American soldiers while I'm the field.
General Eagan started for the Sand
wich Islands some time ago 10 enjo,
there the vacation on full pay whic
President Mckinley gave him in the fac
Of the report of the cOurt-martial. -
san Francisco he was halted, and is nov
supposed 10 be en- route 10 Washington
This fact adds color to the belief tha1
he will have TO answer through court
martial for his completely in the alleged
scheme TO furnish the army rotten beef
instead OF the prime article for whicf
the government paid.
MANY MAY BE INCLUDED IN TIL
COURT-MARTIAL.
At the Judge Adyocate-General's Office II
is stated that while General Easan IS now
under sentence OF court-martial. this
fact does not exempt him from retrial on
other charges. IL Is not likely that q
court-martial appointed tor the purpos-
OF locating responsibility will coniine IL
self TO the case of any one man
Every man in the Commissary Depart
ment. the QuaTtermaster Department.
etc. viii doubtless be brought up ara
made TO answer for the shortcomings oi
his department. so that there is a decided
flutter among staff officers Of the War
Department.
Within the last few days there has been
noticeable a great change in the attitude
OF tie War Department officers toward
the general commanding he army. They
are counting his favor now, evidently be-
leving that the Algerian star Is on the
ware.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
on THE NORTH SIDE.
Items of Interest Cleaned at Ches-
mt Hill and Highland Park.

Mr.. Fritz sltterding is at home again.
after a flying trip to Washington on busi-
ness.
Mr.. II. +. Baker, who is off on busi-
ness trip. is expected home in a few days.
Mr.. James r. Liyesay, of Third avenue
Is detained at home by sickness.
AIR. william II. Moore is rapidly re-
covering from a recent accident. lie tell
from hts wagon on Fifth street several
davs ago and cut his head very 5adiy'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26

Fe. PAUL Pratt. while riding his wheel
n few days ago. col,lded with telegraph
,.... ana received several cuts about the
head. lie was not seriously hurt.
The seml-monthly dances given at the
hail are well attended. The one on Fri
DAY night last was largely attended, and
everybody joins in saying It was de-
lightful affair.
Great improvements in tie Town Han
are soon 10 be made There w.l be an
enlarged stage. new scenery new stage
furniture. sc.
The Northslde Citizens Association is
growing in interest Great work has
been done IN the past year by The asso-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
MI. ro,,cco Plant Changes Hands.
lNnm York Sun. 2ath.

Wall street heard Yesterday that the op-
~, hsId bv the Union Tobacco Company
s',nrnets ~ upon the stock OF the Liegett
e. ttvers Company. OF St. Louis. whose
~.,amt o. is the biggest plug-tobaccO plant
Tho world. had been exercised in the
Interest of the American Tobacco Com
Inn which lately arranged 10 absorb tho
,Tnirn company BY an issue OF new stock.
,-he option is understood 10 have been
made out 10 Thomas +. Ryan. William &.
Whitney. and Y. a. b. Widener. The
American Tobacco Company viii turn
over. the plant 10 Its auxiliary, plug to-
bacco company, the Continental.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
ScboeIicll-CamhiIf.

ROANOKE. VA. March 5.-gSpecial.)-
To-day q, high noon. AT the residence Of
J. M. GamDlll on vest Campbell avenue.
an interesting wedding ceremony took
place. The contracting parties were Miss
Bloomfield Gambii. OF this city. ana o.
l.. Schoolfieid OF Chicago. a son OF Evan
eelist SchoOlheid. of Danyille. Va. The
marriage was a quiet affair. and was per-
formed By Rev. j. &. Jones. OF Trinity
Methodist Episcopal church. after which
the couple were driven 10 the depot,
where they took the south-bound train for
Florida. where they VIII solourn for seve-
raj months.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26

members is the Rev. Principal d. II. NC
Niclar. u. D., LII. d., OF Montreal.
The commissioners will be given a car
riaee drive and n banquet, and there VIII
be a great public meeting az the First
Presbyterian church April 18th az =. NJ.
with addresses by several members-Rev.
DIR. ID. II. McVickar. Rev. Dr. ". IL. Ro-
berts Rev. Dr. p. J. Burrell. and Rev.
Dr. J. / Good. The meeting Will be pre-
elled over by the Rev. Or. Caven. OF To-
ronto. and Governor J. Hose Tyler,
GENERAL. ASSEMBLY TO MEET.
On the 18th OF May the Southern Pres
byterian General Assembly Will meet IN
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
cIatlon. Its membership numbers about

cIatlon. It's membership numbcfs uDou1
eighty-five.
Little Alma, daughter OF Mr.. {. w.
Vaughan, met with serious accident iast
Monday. She fell from her wheel ana
fractured a bone In the left arm. Her
condition. while not serious, is painful.
Rev. Il. a. Potts. the new pastor or
Highland Park Methodist Episcopai
church. Is greatly liked by his congrega-
ton. and is doing good work.
Considerable interest is taken In the
coming election. and Indications point 10
q full vote being polled I'm the prim lry
Complaints from every side can be heard
Of the car service the residents have had
this winter They hope for change
soon for the better.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26
I RpOWNTFY

4. NJ. BROWNLEY,
{. HARDING WALKER,
THOMAS TEMPLE POWELL,
w. l.. BARRETT,
l.. NJ. BRANTON.
j. Is. NJ. NEWTON,
BAKER J.. LEE.
THOMAS G. ELAN.
S. GORDON CUNNING,
NJ. Il. HUGHES.
y. II. HAIRSTON,
w. W. BAKER,
a. j. DALTON,
JAMES f.. HEATH.
JAMES u. CROCKER,
j. d. STARKE.
W. II. TAYLOR, Jr.,
j. T.. SEBRELL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-26

VI the country, whilst at the same tune
furnishing new and indisputabe testimony
asalhst the wisdom OF a plan capable CT
such dcsecration and abuse.
THE SENATES DEFIANT SILENCE.
But this question has now passed be-
yond the argumentative stage Upon 1t
inc minds Of the people are firmly made
up. The House OF Representatives OF the
United States has repeatedly. and by an
almost unanimous vote. passed resolutions
10 amend the Constitution so as TO give
the people the right to choose their sena-
tors. but the Senate has as often stifcd
these resolutions Ia committee not daring
TO discuss them In open session well
knowing that TO do so would be TO sign
the death warrant OF many OF it's mem
bers aspiring % reelection. This sulicn
and defiant silence on the part Of the
oeneiiciaries OF the vicious system is in
itself convincing argument that the
remedy has been too long DELAYED. Many
OF the States OF the Union have. through
their legislatures, called upon Congress
70 submit 10 the people Of the States an
amendment 20 the Constitution giving 10
Them the right 10 elect their senator's by
direct vote. In California, more than
nine tenths Of the voters Of the State.
az a recent popular election. voted in
favor Of a change. and within the past
lew weeks the Legislatures of North Caro-
ma and Missouri unanimously passed
resolutions instructing their senators to
support resolution TO so amend the
Constitution. In the Fifty-third Congress,
the Hon. William !. Bryan then a Rep
resentativo from the State Of Nebraska.
introduced and earnestly supported a reso-
luton 10 accomplish this great reform;
and within the past few weeks the ma
tional chairman OF the Democratic party
himself a United States Senator. has said:
II am I'm favor OF the election Of sena-
tors by the direct vote Of the people. ]
have changed my views upon this subject
within the last year or two. The whole
people cannot be debauched by money or
otherwise; II Is safest to put all the power
we can I'm their hands"
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orR WOuNDEp sING.

Ambulances and horse-litters brought
IN the Wounded. among whom Mere a few
FiliDinos. The Americans who were
wounded endured their injuries brageiy.
CONFINED ON PACE SLyENTExNA !
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10

1t is now almost two full centuries
since England and Scotland wa.,
united, in 1907. under the name %,
Great Britain. Yet up to the prcseu.
time the world continues TO employ
the familiar terms English queen. En-
lish army, and so on. with no mention
Of Scotland. This slight has often been
commented upon by Scotchmeu. but
never perhaps more happily than %,
Trafalgar Two Scotchmen, mess
mates and bosom cronios. from the
same little c.achan. happened To- DE-
stationed near each other. when the
now celebrated signal was given from
the admirals ship: England cxpae.s
every man to- do his duty. go a
word o. puir auld Scotland on this oa-
casiJui' Golefuly remarked Gogrf.r
to- Jock. Jock cooked his eye moe
ment turning TO his companion. "M1u.
Ge1rlie' said ne. Scotland kans wee.
ancuehs that nae BARN o. hers needs r..
Doc teirt to- DO his duty that's jus. o.
hint to- the EugII -rars"
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10

When men go into hen raising and
egg producing, they are generally en-
thusiastic over the expected profits
from this business, and begin with
expenses which they find they cannot
Afford. One of the most common mis-
lakes Is that Of building one large
henhouse to hold several hundred
chickens and hens, instead Of several
smaller ones to hold tho same num-
Der. 1T may cost somewhat more 20
build the larger number. But this is
more than compensated for by the fact
that If disease gets among the fowls.
as it surely will, it can be restricted
10 n small flock rather than to n larger
one. Besides, the large henhouses
are too unwieldly to be easily moved,
while the small ones can ne moved at
will. For whenever disease breaks
out in a flock, it infects not merely
the henhouse, but the grounds around
it, The henhouse may be made free
from disease germs, but the grounds
around it cannot be SO easily cleaused,
it Is Il bad practice to feed young
chicks on the ground, especially with
wet meal, to which more or less soil
adheres. This soil may contain the
germs Of the gapes, which is caused
by worm that lodges in the wind
pipe. These worms are common in
the soil where n henhouse has long
stood. 1t is safer to feed young chicks
either on a dry, clean board or on
little fresh gravel or sand that has not
come from near the heuhouse. If
they pick up gravel or sand with their
food 1t will help their digestion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10

Various antiseptics have been pro-
posed and experimental with as pre-
servatives for fruit juices, but they are
really not necessary if the juices are
properly prepared by sterilizing.
Grape Juice has been kept for several
years when stcrilized, and without a
grain of any kind of preservative.
After the juice of the fruits is OK
pressed it is heated in q porcelain
lined kettle nearly to the boiling
point. After holding it at this tenn
pcrature for fifteen minutes filter the
Juice through felt. Meanwhile steril-
izc clean bottles by standing them in
water at the boiling-point, and fill
them Immediately with the heated
Juice. When the bottles are full put
them back in the hot water and let
them remain there FOR fifteen minutes.
Then seal and close them tightly. and
DO not open until ready for use. Fresh
fruit juices prepared in this way will
retain all OF their natural flavor and
aroma for winter use, and they can be
used in all cases where the extracts
are employed in cooking. The clear
juices are much more palatable and
healthier than any of the chemically
prepared extracts. The New Voice.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10
FRIGHT MADE HIS HAIR WHITE.
Can Of Explosive Was Getting I;!re
Mhilc IIc Nns Mt Son


"Nitroglycerin. sir: high-cxplo5Iyes
accomplished it," said n well-dresacd
man with youthful face ana snow
white hair to a chance acquaintance.
But your face is not SCARED. Il
would seem that an explosion"
An impending explosion it was
Two years ago l was one of the most
successful well-shcoters in America. I
could make the oil loosen up where
others had failed. The secret lay In the
explosives l employed l made them
myself, and had the business down I'm.
AT that time l went to New York
to figure on big blasting contract
that would have made mo pile. l fall
ed to make the arrangements. and the
very day the negotiations fell through
started suddenly for England or a
similar mission.
Is there such n thing as high ex-
plosives rlpening? asked the English
man | was accompanying on the sec
ond day of our voyage.
The question brought me to my feet
and caused an exclamation OF horror
to escape my lips. Many explosive
undergo 4 ripening process. which adds
greatly to their destructive power. at
the same time decidedly increasing the
danger Of handling them. That mad
by me was Of this character indeed
twenty-five days after ii was com
pounded it was almost certain TO Cx-
plode of its own volition, so to speak.
Now, on the upper shelf of the
check room of my New York hotel
had left a large grip containing 20
pound can Of this compound, the ripcn-
ing of which meant destruction and
death.
For an hour / was almost in state
CT frenzy freely denouncing myself as
a multi-murdercr. In vain I drew an
awful picture OF the devastation thai
would overwhelm a certain New YORK
hotel in exactly seventeen days and
called upon the captain to put his shi-
about. He promised to transfer me 10
a westbound steamer if the opportu-
nifty presented itself, but fortune failed
me, and I was Obliged to cross III
ocean.
ON the morning Of the twenty-Gftl
day of the life of my ripening high ex-
plosive / sprang from carriage aua
rushed into the hotel.
NO reprieved murderer ever exp--
rienced greater joy than / did as ] saw
the last of the terrible fluid disappeaG
in a catch basin. Ten minutes later J
started back from the mirror of the
hotel bar, where had gone for a bra
GER in absolute dismay. Ny jet black
hair had turned white as snow. - CHI
cago Chronicle.
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tbat have nttrnoted wnrld.widn nttnn- |

that have attracted worldwide atten
ton. The very simpleness of the
work should attract every grower of
fruits to attempt to make improve.
ments through it. There is a fasci-
mating study in bringing two distinct
varieties of fruits together on one
stock, and then watch for the results.
These results may not always be what
one may earnestly desire, but now and
then great good is accomplished.
Wonders may often be wrought III an
orchard that does not pay by grating
the trees with scions taken from trees
that yield marketable fruits. 1t is
much easier and quicker to graft the
old trees with Few varieties of fruits
than to attempt to raise a new orchard.
And after all the grated fruit is more
apt to be true to it's kind than the
Seeding, which may change and de-
generate in the growing. America
Cultivator.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10

In grating fruit trees the relative
iniucucc Of stock and scion is very
important. In performing this work
one is doing it for some particular re-
suits. That IT,, he CRAFTS choice
scion TO good sound stock for the
purpose Of increasing and improving
the fruits of the scion. I'm some cases
hc finds his efforts rcutralizel wholly
or i'm part by some peculiar influence
which tho stock Cycris over the scion.
Owing 60 this uncertainty of which
Will get tho o7cgndcncv, grating is
not gro certain i'm it3 results u.s. one
could wish.
30 90 quite evident Chat the age of
the took has much 20 do with the
matter. A young uniform scion viii
generally nssert itself. and The stall.
Will hnvc IitlIe influence ON d.. osuc-
cia.Iy If the stock is old. Where both
the stock and scion brc young. vigor-
ous aud uniform, the two will blend
together I'm way that will produce
marked improvements i'm the fruits
IL would be difficult i'm such N coec to
determine beforehand which will have
the greater influence. Usually tho
influence of scion ON root is moro
potent in root grating than that of
root ON scion.
We are gradually reaching better
understanding about tho blending of
two varieties of fruits by grating.
budding and root grating. There
was n time, % few years ago. whom
information ON the subject was very
scarce. a few horticulluFie,s wcr.
supposed TO mouopolizc most Of tho
knowledge, oud they kept their i'm
formation 70 themselves. But to-day
1T is quite apparent that grating and
budding orc very simple operations.
that any man with n little knowledge
of horticultural mctho rs can perform.
y is this process, however, that has
produced some Of theercatest marvols
of modern times Efom these grated
fruits we have produced new products
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10

The pin at the top of the tripod
through this slot, then fasten single
tree at the short end, by means of
hook, and if necessary a short chain;
attach a ropo to the long end. Ar
range two pieces of old tire iron so
they will cross each other six inches
from the end. and bolt them together.
At the extreme end punch hole and
weld in short pieces of chain, say two
feet long. These will servo as tongs.
and when placed against the outer
surface of stones below the bulge.
will draw together with sufficient
force to hold them. The weight of
man o. the tongue end will lift three
times his weight at the other. by
this device stones weighing 800 or
400 pounds can bo placed on top Of a
wall by ono man, without his lifting
one pound. The device costs less
than one dollar, and when used by
two men pays for itself every two
hours.-F. y. Wells, in American
Agriculturist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-10-10

trees is shown in the cut. Take four
pieces of eight or ten-inch board, two
feet long, and nail them together into
a simple, four-sided box without ends.
Set this in the ground at the base of
the tree and let the top project above
ground three or four inches. Throw
some coarse grass or trash into the
bottom of the box, and n pailful of
water can occasionally be poured into
the box and allowed to soak into the
earth gradully. In this way no water
will be wasted and the surface soil can
be kept finely pulverized and conserve
the moisture down at the roots. This
method of watering is especially prac-
ticable for transplanted trees, because
th cir roots are all in q small compass
and have not yet spread out the height
of the tree, as will be the case later.
y large tile forms an ideal box of this
kind. SoGpsuds or waste water of any
kind can be used to good advantage
in this manner.
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Watering Trees.

In transplanting trees, success de-
Ponds largely upon the water supply.
Most trees do the major part of their
growing in the springtime. After the
middle of summer practically all wood
growth ceases, and the balance of the
year is devoted to hardening up the
wood to withstand the cold Of winter,
so that the wood growth of trees de-
Ponds largely upon the kind of spring
anil June weather encountered. If
the spring is a backward one, and a
May or June drouth ensucs, even
though light, no matter how splendid
the growing weather of the latter part
of sumner and fall may be, the wood
growth of trees viii be light. There
fore it is well to irrigate transplanted
trees.
In watering plants of any kind a
large proportion of the moisture APP
Piled is lost by evaporation. \ very
simple method for sub-irrigation of