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The Monte Vista journal., 1902-11-08

Chicago In the labor union cen.
ter. of America. II is estimated
that there are 10000 working
people in that city. and 40 per cent
IL that number are members of ths
525 trades unions. In no other
city is labor No thoroughly organ
ixe.l M IN Chicago, about 81 per
cent of tho various crafts having
been organized INTO unions. r
Times.
The Monte Vista journal., 1902-11-08

The Local Committee At Pueblo
is thoroughly organized aud has
completed nll arrangements for
entertaining the State Sunday.
School Convention on November
II. II aud IL. II will meet in the
F,rst Presbyterian church. CON.
mencing with the evening of the
ll'h. The program promises to
h n very good one. and workers
from every Sunday sch"ol in Colo
RADIO are expected to attend.
The Monte Vista journal., 1902-11-08
Magnetic Concentration.

In this System the ore il de-
livered by An adjustable chute be
tween two magnetic poles, the up.
per one OF which 1.-THE north pole }
il rotated. As the ore arrives in
the magnetic field the permesble
particles are attached by the north
pole aud are carried around by il
into zones of progressive diminish.
ing intensity until the centrifugal
force impaired to the particles
overcomes tho magnetic attraction
and they fall into collecting chutes,
being classified according to their
magnetic properties. The non.
magnetic material falls directly in.
10 chute close against the lower
pole. This arrangement is claimed
10 have the advantages of dispens.
ing with belt carriers, which
weaken th. magnetic field. AMI al
M Of permitting tho ms" Of small
magnetic fields and very narrow
mir spaces. thus minimizing the
lo~s "f energy and maxim it pos.
.ibls Ia attract feebly magnetic
PARTICLES by n very week current.
The rotating pole being the only
moving part Of the machine. wear
aud tear il very small.
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-09

| rear admiral is the commanding officer
the commodore is second in command
and president of the executive council
the captain is the chief of-staff and ex-
ecntive officer, and in the absence of the
commodore takes his place.
The organization of naval veterans is
growing year by year. The national
conventions have generally been held al
the same time and place as the national
encampments of the Grand Army of the
Republic. Many of the naval veterans
in fact, nearly all of them-are members
'of the Grand Army of the Republic. as
that organization admits all honorably
discharged soldiers. sailors and ma
rines." But the "lapdlubbers." other
wise the foot. horse and dragons of
the army of the civil war. are not ad-
mitted to the Naval Veterans Associa-
ton.
In 1892 Shipmate William Simmons
was appointed national historian by
Rear Admiral B. s. Osbon Comrade
Simmons is an enthusiastic seaman. -
and Admiral Osbon, in rendering him
the important position. said that in do
ing so he did IL with the knowledge and
acknowledgment of your ability as
writer and devotion to the interests of
naval veterans generally, and the great
service you have rendered this associa
ton in keeping before the public the
glorious achievements of the old navy"
The intention of the National Associa-
ton is that Shipmate Simmons shall
write history of the navy and of the
National Association OF Naval Veterans
worthy of preservation and of being
handed down TO future generations. In
speaking Of his appointment to this hon.
orable position. Shipmate Simmons
says: ITO patriotic American no part
of our history so quickens the pulse and
fills the soul with national pride and ex-
ultation as the exploits Of the navy.
From the time Paul Jones from his sink
ing ship. answering to the summons to
surrender, shouted that he hadn't yet
begun to fight to the firing of the last
gun by the grand old admiral in Mobile
Bay, there is no page of the record not
worthy OF the flag of beauty and glory
John Paul Jones taught England that
the rebellious colonists could be agrees
sive. and attacked her successfully on
the water as well as on land. and from
that day to this the navy of The United
States has met all the requirements in
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forces- and placed in possession and I'M
der authority of the United States
Approved January "a, 1866.
Admira! Farragut was the recipient
of resolution. with the officers. sea-
men and marines under his command,
for the unsurpassed gallantry and skill
exhibited b. them in the engagement in
Mobile Bay. August 5. 1864. and for their
long end faithful services and unwayer-
ing devotion to the cause of the country
in difficulties and dangers
The officers of the National Associa-
ton of Naval Veterans is as follows:
Commodore commanding. John O. shaw,
Maine; w. Scott Smith. fleet captain and
chief of staff. Washington. D. c.; ". E.
Jacobs. fleet commander, Connecticut;
Joseph W. Cain. ILL.,. feet commander;
Lieut.. J. II. Butler. Ohio. feet Iieuten-
ant; W. NJ. Appleby, Chic. fleet master:
w. NJ. Jones, Ohio. fleet ensign: w e.
Atwell Ohio. feet surgeon; I. D. Baker,
Massachusetts, fleet payrnaster; C. 2.
Briggs. Illinois. feet engineer; A. 5.
NcWilliams, Michigan, fleet chaplain;
Frank Gerard, Indiana. feet boatswain.
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ton to Captain Farragut and through
him to the officers and men under his
command"
Approved July II, 1862.
Upon recommendation of the President
another resolution rendered the thanks
OF Congress to Capt. Louis NJ. Colds
borough and petty officers. seamen, and
marines under his command, for the
brilliant and decisive victory achieved
at Roanoke Island, on the 4th day OF
February last"
Approved July II, 1862.
The thanks of Congress were tender
ed to Capt. Andrew H. Foote, of the
United States Navy. for his eminent
services and gaHantry at Fort Henry,
Fort Donelson, and Island No. 10. while
in command OF the naval forces of the
United States.
Approved April 16, 1862.
Congress also passed resolutions of
thanks 10 Capt. John A. Rodgers for his
successful capture of the Confederate
ram Atlanta in Warsaw Sound. Ga, the
appraised value of which was $3.50, 900.
Also resolution of thanks to Capt.
Charles Wilkes, q. S. N, for his capture
of Mason and Slidell from the British
steamer Trent in the Bahama channel.
The thanks of Congress were given
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1t may not be generally known that
the valuable services of our naval
squadron in the civil war were very
creditably recognized by Congress in nu-
merous resolutions of thanks passed by
that body.
Upon recommendation of the President
resolution was adopted rendering the
thanks of Congress to Capt. Samuel F..
DUPONT and officers. petty officers. sea-
men, and marines under his command,
''for the decisive and splendid victory
achieved at Port Royal, S. c., November
Z. 1861
Approved February %, 1852.
Another was expressive of the thanks
of Congress to Capt. H. Foote, of the
United States Navy, and the officers and
men under his command in the western
flotilla. For the great gallantry exhibi-
ted by them in the victory of FSts
Henry and Donelson, for efficiency in
opening the Tennessee, Cumberland. and
Mississippi River to the pursuits of law
full commerce, and for their answering
devotion to the cause of the country in
the midst of the greatest difficulties and
Dangers
Approved March 10, 1862.
A resolution expressive of the thanks
of Congress to Lieut.. ]. C. Worden, of
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THE PSALM OF THE OLD SOLDIER.
BY W. D. NrsBIr.

The blue is fading into gray.
Just as when sunset comes
With bugle calls that die away
And softly throbbing drums;
The shadows reach across the sky
And hush the cares of day:
The bugle call and drum beat die
The blue fades into gray.
The gray is blending into blue
A sunrise glad and fair.
When. in richness OF the dew,
The roses riot tneye;
The bitterness of yesterday
Is lost to me and you;
The blue is fading into gray
The gray blends into blue.
They're sleeping now the long. long
sieeo-
The boys who wore the blue:s
Above the gray the grasses creep
And-both were good and true;
And in the twilight of our life
The ending of the way
There comes forgetfulness of strife
The blue fades into gray.
Above each mound the lily CLOVIS;
And humble daisies nod;
The ruby glory of the rose
Sheds luster On the sod;
The tears-the tears-they are the dew >
That greets the coming day:
The gray is blending into blue
The blue faces into gray.
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Fleet Master WALTER E. JACOBS.
Naval Veterans Association.

of the service; to Capt. Stephen C. Row.
an for distinguished services IN TIE
waters of North Carolina. and particu-
larly in the capture of New Berne. be-
ing in chief command of the naval
forces; to Rear Admiral Silas II. String
ham for distinguished services IN the
capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark.
Approved February 3, 1868.
A resolution of thanks of Congress to
Commodore Cadwallader Ringgo!d and
the officers and crew OF the U. S. 5. Sa
bine for the daring and skill displayed
in rescuing the crew OF the steam trans
port Governor, wrecked in gale on the
first day of November, 1861. having on
board a battalion of United States ma
rines, under command of Major John G.
Reynolds.
Approved March Z. 1864.
joint resolution rendered the thanks
of Congress to Admiral Porter com
manding the Mississippi squadron. for
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the Confederate ironclad steamer Merri

the Confederate ironclad steamer Merri.
mae
This was approved July II, 1862
Upon recommendation of the Presi-
dent resolution of thanks to Capt.
David G. Farragut, of the United States
Navy. and to the officers and men under
his command was adopted as follows:
That the thanks of the people and of
the Congress of the United States are
due and are hereby rendered to Capt.
David G. Farragut. of the United States
Navy. and to the officers and men I'M
der his command. composing his squad
ron in the Gulf of Mexico, for their
successful operations on the lower Mis-
sissippi River, and for their gallantry
son and st. Philip and the City of New
displayed in the capture of Forts Jack
Orleans. and the destruction Of the
enemy's flotilla. And be It further re-
solved that the Secretary of the NavY
be directed to communicate this resolu-
The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1902-10-09
IT HE National Association of Naval
Veterans of the United States
/ was organized in New York city.

Veterans of the United states
i was organized in New York city
in January, 1887, but some of the
organizations composing the association
were organized as early as 1865 and 1861.
The object of this association. as de-
fined in its constitution, is to cherish
the memory and associations of the civil
war: perpetuate the glorious name and
deeds of our navy; to strengthen the
ties of fraternal fellowship and sympa-
thy: to advance its best interests and to
extend all possible relief to the widows
and children of members; to further the
unqualified allegiance to the general
Government; to protect the rights and
liberties of American citizenship, and
to maintain national honor, union, and
independence.
Amy officer or enlisted man who has
served in the United States Navy. Ma
rine Corps, or revenue marine service,
during any portion of the .tilce from
April Il, 1861, to August 25, 1865, who
has not borne arms against the United
States, or been convicted of any infa-
.mous crime, still in the service, or who
has been honorably discharged, or re-
signed therefrom by an honorable ac-
ceptance of resignation, is eligible to
membership in this association.
To promote the principles of this as
sociation, naval veterans throughout the
country are invited TO form associations
subordinate to the national association, |
and by frequent meetings to stimulate |
interest in all that relates to the glor- |
ious history of the navy in the civil |
war: to secure protection for the liv |
ing and Justice for the dead, and to |
stand by those who stood shoulder to |
shoulder in the dark days of our coun- |
try's peril.
The social barriers that formerly sep
erated the quarter deck from the gum
deck have been cast aside by this as
ISOLATION, and they meet upon a COM
mon level as shipmates. Patriotism
knows no distinction of class.
For the purpose of organizing and
maintaining National Association of
Naval Veterans, and perpetuating the
deeds of heroism under Farragut, Por-
ter. Dahlgren, Foote, Winslow, and
ether renowned officers of the United
States Navy Curing the darkest hours
of the country's history, meeting of
naval veterans was held on Thursday,
January IL, 1887, in the parlors of the
Morton House, Union Square, New York
At this convention six States were rep
resented. From New York came Joseph
Hatfield, F. H. Grove, S. L. B. Mccall
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JAMES A. MILLER,
Fleet Lieutenant.

The national convention meets annual
ly, the time and place of each meeting
being previously determined by the
convention itself. or if the convention
fail to act, by the commanding officer
and the executive council. The elective
officers of the national association are
a rear. admiral, commodore, captain.
lieutenant commander,
lieutenant, master and ensign: also a
fleet surgeon, fleet paymaster, feet en-
gineer. fleet chaplain. fleet judge advo-
cate. fleet secretary and feet historian.
Each of the seven officers last men,
toned has the rank of commodore. The
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the eminent skill, endurance and sallan-
try exhibited by him and his squadron
in cooperation with the army in OPEN
ing of the Mississippi River.
Approved April 10. 1864.
A resolution rendering the thanks Of
Congress to Capt. j. A. Winslow and
the petty officers. seamen and marines
Of the United States steamer Kearsarge,
for skill and gallantry in the brilliant
actiop on June 10. 1864. between that
ship and the piratical craft Alabama, a
vessel superior to his in tonnage, in
guns and in number of her crew.
Approved December 90, 1864.
A resolution rendering thanks of Con-
gress to Lieut.. W. B. Cushing and to
the officers and rlen under his command
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL VETERANS ::

Simmons, George L. varnick, P. Higgins.
G.. w. Mayberry, ]. p Farley, Frederick
Shoeber; from Connecticut, c. A. Still
man. w. c. Staples, A. H. Rowe, w. S.
Wells. and S. P. Crafts: from Illinois.
William H. Thompson, j. w. Page. E. w.
Perry. C. W. Adams, and from Wiscon-
sin. L. B. Vance.
The motto of the Naeal Veterans is,
Don't give up the ship The national
body consists of all local associations
of naval veterans holding charters from
commanding officers of the national as
ISOLATION, acting by their commanding
officers, past commanding officers and
delegates in the national convention.
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for the skill and gallantry exhibited by
them in the destruction of the Confed-
crate ironclad Albemarle at Plymouth.
n. c., on the night of October q. 1864.
Another resolution of thanks was
adopted IN favor OF Admiral David D.
Porter and the officers, seamen and ma
rines under his command for the ''un-
surpassed gallantry and skill exhibited
by them in the attacks upon Fort Fish
er and the brilliant and decisive vic
tory by which that important work has
been captured from the Confederate
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upon recommendation of the President
to Commodore Charles Henry Davis for
distinguished services in conflict with
the enemy at Fort Pillow. at Memphis,
and successful operations at other points
in the waters of the Mississippi River; to
Capt. J. l.. Dalghren for distinguished
service in the line of his profession-im-
provement in ordnance-and Jealous and
efficient labors in the ordnance branch
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the United States Navy. and to the men
of his command. read THAT the thanks
of Congress and of the American peo-
pie are due and are hereby rendered to
Lieut.. John l.. Worden. United States
Navy and to the officers and men of
the ironclad gunboat Monitor under his
command. for the skill and gailantry
exhibited by them in the late remark
able battle between the Monitor and
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mont, ]. E. Barstow, c. Brandt John
Trineman, Andrew Jackson Gilman. H.
/. Hayden, A. NJ Lyon, A. A. Villers,
Michael McAndrew; from New Jersey.
Louis Richard. Thomas Mason, ]. D.
Murray, ]. F. O'Sullivan. Otto Hen
riques; from Pennsylvania. William
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-01
Our Piney Woods Soil.

The best proof obtainable that
the soil here in this piney woods
country will produce, and produce
usually we'll, is in the fact that it
has already done so. We have
heard people deploring in advance
the condition of this country
when the pine timber is cut off
and the saw mills are compelled
to 60 out of business. They
would have us believe that it will
be barren waste and almost
worthless. We give below a few
facts and figures showing what
Mr.. D. c. Camp, one of our most
progressive citizens, has done
this year on his farm. Mr.. Camp
planted II acres of cotton. He
gathered II bales, weighing on an
average 522 pounds to the bale.
Eighteen acres planted in corn
yielded him $50 bushels. From
7 acres of sweet potatoes he
gathereG about seven hundred
bushels, or 100 bushels per acre.
Besides this Mr.. Camp gathered
Is tons of peavine hay, 4 tons Of
sorghum cane hay, and a large
crop of peanuts, watermelons,
canteloupes, etc. Mr.. Camp
says his crop was made under
difficulties this year and does not
consider it a fair test of what
this land will do. He had not
farmed any in rs years and had
almost lost the art of tilling the
soil, and coming here from Geor-
gia, he was not, of course, famil-
lar with the methods of far ming
in this country. Along this line
we will also mention that Mr.. J.
E. King had one acre planted in
sugar cane on his farm one mile
west of Lumberton, from which
he informs US, he made 400 gal
Ions of syrup. These facts GER
tainly show that the pine woods
dirt, so long regarded as a waste
on the face of the earth, aside
fro m being rich with tim Der, can
also be made one of the most
productive farming sections in
the state.-Lumberton Headblock
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1902-12-01
BaIan ced Ration VS.. Corn Meal Alone

Investigations to determine the
relative effects on cows of a
simple corn meal ration and a
"balance" ration Give parts corn
meal, three parts wheat bran and
two parts gluten), carried on for
six years at the MARYLAND Ex-
pertinent Station, are reported in
Bulletin No. "a by Prof. H. ].
Patterson, director and chemist.
There were six dairy cows used
in the experiments, and the con-
clusionS are as follows:
"From the results obtained
with these six cows it would seem
that there was little doubt that
profits were in favor of feeding a
balanced ration of mixed grains
rather than feeding corn meal
only as the grain ration. The
indications are that the cows keep
more healthy, in better breeding
form and are in better shape for
the succeeding years work when
fed of only corn meal. While it
is not only always possible for
the small farmer to get the Ineces-
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sary grains for nakinga a balanced
ration, economically, yet dairy
man with ten or more cows can
get them by purchasing by the
carload direct from the wholesale
dealers. The rich by-products
will keep we'll until used; but OF
course it is desirable to have
them fresh, and several farmers
or dairymen in a community
ought to, cooperate and purchase
togcther..'
The effect OF the corn meal
ration was practically the same
on all cows, differing only in de-
gree. Of one of the cows the
bulletin says:
Zone very noticeable result of
the effects of the corn meal ra-
ton was TO cause this COW to dry
off rapidly and remain so for
over three months before calving,
while on the balanced ration she
does not go dry at all, even though
in milk for considerably over a
year. The fact that this cow had
been accustomed to an unbalan.
ced ration before coming to us,
and failed to breed promptly, and
then did the same thing again
after being on the corn meal ra-
ton, mightindicate that her food
cid not leave her system in the
best shape for breeding. The
amount of increase of product
would pay extra we'll for the in
creased cost of the ration, as the
balanced rations did not cost over
from one TO three dollars per ton
more than the corn NEAL
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and cowpea silage).

dHu toW pea SlidS J.
Que lot of COWS received no
grain whatever, but a daily ra
ton per head made up of Is
pounds of alfalfa hay and 80
pounds of corn silage both these
ofcourse beingfarm grown foods.
With this was compared a ration
made up of the same kind and
amount OF silage, 5 pounds OF
mixed hay, e pounds of wheat
bran and 5 pounds of dried brew
ers' grains With the former
ration the daily yield per COW was
1.22 pounds of butter and 1.2S
pounds with the grain ration.
The cost of the alfalfa hay at $14
per ton that the cost of food per
pound of butter was only ILL
cents whcns alfalfa was fed and
1877 cents when grains were
bought.
With the grain rations just al
luded to was also compared a
ration consisting of 10 4 pounds
of crimson clover hay and 80
pounds of corn siiage. In this
case the grain ration afforded Is. 1
per cent. more of both butter and
milk that did the other, but the
use OF crimson clover at SIP per
ton gave the most economical
and the most profitable ration.
The cost of food to make one
pound of butter was 14.46 cents
with clover and 1919 cents with
the grain ration.
When a ration made up chiefly
of cowpea silage and crimson
clover hay lre-inforced by corn
meaD was com pared with grain
ration furnishing about the same
amounts and kinds of nutrients
the amounts of butter produced
were practically identical. The
former was slightly the more
profita BILE ration.
In this whole series of tests not
only did the leguminous hay or
silage prove, at the market rates,
more profitable than a diet in
which expensive grains largely
entered, but the legumes afford
ed a double profit in that their
cost of production was fal below
the price at which they were
figured in makiug up the above
mentioned ratiohs. Thus alfalfa,
crimson clover and cowpeaafford-
ed a large profit to the grower
and an equally satisfactory mar
gin to the feeder or dairyman.
Best of all, these plants leave the
land in better condition than they
find it. J. +. DUGGAR.