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The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
The SEEDING Apple.

For . good many years there has
been . contest as to whether 1t was
better to hunt up new apples In Tor
eign countries and import them or de-
velop new apple varieties from seeds.
Both methods have been tried ana
both have yielded some discouragine
results. A few good apples have been
imported from foreign countries. but
very many. after having been tried for
a dozen years, have been cast aside as
worthless. On the other hand. OF all
seedlings that have been brought to q
stage of fruitfulness not one In q thou
sand has proved to be Of value.
However. we should not forget that
all the progress that has been made IN
the development Of new varieties II
home or abroad has been by means OF
seedlings. For every good variety We
now have, multitudes OF seedlings
have been tried and cast aside. we
must continue this work, though 1t ID
very slow as q process. 1t is great
task to care for q thousand seeding
trees and bring them to bearing age
They must be planted At first In seed
ling rows and then transplanted. They
must be cared for after the best meth
DDS for years till they come into fruit
ing. Even after that 1t is sometimes
necessary to keep them for other
years to determine other facts about
them; for a tree will sometimes show
increased fruitfulness as the years 60
on. Among the things that must be
done for the trees are keeping the
ground fertile and the trees sprayed.
The borers must be hunted out and
the caterpillars attacked as soon as
they appear. The discouraging thing
about the work is that after so long
wait and much hard work the grower
may find that not one tree Is superior
to varieties already growing. and un'
less q new variety be superior In at
least one point to other varieties 1t is
Of no use to save It.
The laborer can never know that he
is to reap the benefit Of his hard
work. Even II he develops . superior
variety, other years must elapse be-
fore he can make anything from It;
and even that will depend on his busi-
ness acumen and business energy.
However. the Seeding is the Only
available road of advance. II all apple
growers would each grow q few trees
it would distribute the load over many
backs and it would weigh less heavily
q few.-Farmers' Review.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24

There is no doubt about life being
one long. sweet song, hut not all Of %
are good singers.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
At Gettysburg.


The bent line was kept by Slocum.
the straight line by Doubleday, How
ard, Gibbon, Sickles, Sykes. Sedgwick
was in reserve. The federals had the
short line. About 4 o'clock Thursday
the second days battle commenced
with an attack on Sickles, Afterwards
on Birney.
The troops on the Salient were
driven away. but others seized the
Round Tops. which Lee wanted. The
battle was resumed at the left on the
Cemetery. and the c0nfederates fear-
fully slaughtered. At night they at
tackled the refused line on the rocky
and timbered left rear, and were
beaten everywhere except at one un-
closed point. Pickett did not get up
TIN that night. The next morning the
confederates were driven out OF their
lodgment In VOLTS hill, and the union
army with closed lines. awaited the
assault upon the Cemetery hill. now
the center and bastiOn.
From I to 3 O'Clock the full artil-
cry on both sides cannonaded. but the
union position had been fortified and
when Pickett's and Pettigrew's infant
~ st0rmed they were disstpated.
while an attempt to flank the Round
Tops and seize the trains was put to
confusion by Kilpatrick's cavalry.
The confederates haG lost $500 kill
ed. e6 900 wounded and $4,000 prison
ers and deserters. The federals lost
1884 killed. nearly $1,000 wounded
and 1000 prisoners. and had eighteen
important generals killed or wound
ed. the invaders q dozen. The feder-
ais had the fewer troops and the
fewer engaged.
Saturday the dead were buried and
the invading army withdrew over the
South mountain to Hagerstown.
which they reached Monday. July II.
Lee 'recrossed the Potomac at VIII
Transport, Md. Twenty-Five days had
been the limit of any part OF that
army occupying the country north Of
the Potomac, from van coming In to
rear going out.
Upon the union side the only con-
troversy has been whether Meade pur-
sued promptly. The opportunity to
take the confederate army was ap-
parently as good after Five Forks.
The confederate authorities have
differed as to whether Lee should
have attacked or fanked, whether
Stuart ruined him or he lost his su-
perb equipoise.' But there were no
more invasions of the free states. The
var fell back to Winchester. where 1t
began, and thence to Petersburg, ex-
posing Richmond. 1t retired from
vicksburg to Chattanooga at the same
time"
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
Unseientifie Handling Of Milk.


Mr.. McNutt said: The farmer sells
his milk for 2 cents a quart, the baby
who drinks it pays 8. Two cents for
production, 6 cents for distribution.
There is something wrong about that.
found out the trouble one morning
when in New York. At 1 o'clock q
milkman came along. climbed stairs
and left pint of milk. His wagon
ratified away a quarter Of q mile and
delivered another pint. That morning
over fifteen milk peddlers came up
those same stairs to deliver milk. We
have learned how to distribute our
letters, but il we had the same system
of distribution in the mail service that
we have in the milk business every
letter would cost Is cents postage
Benton Harbor, Mich. News.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
Finds Foods AduIterated.

The faster a man is the slower he is
about paying his debts.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
VALUE OF SCHOOL LANDS.
What Commissioner FolImer's Report
Will Show.

Will Show.
The report of Land Commissioner
Follmer will show that the schools
of the state will ultimately have more
than $11.0OO.0OO of interest bearing
values contributing to their support.
At present the total interest bearing
values belonging to the fund is $9.-
746,45i.25. More than half Of this
amount. $5.459.22S.25. is in securities
of the state, counties and the recently
purchased bonds of Massachusetts.
The remainder is made up of the sale
contracts and lease contracts, bearing
interest. Besides this income the
fund will have the rental of school
lands. which under the present law
cannot be alienated. The table Civ
ing these statistics is the first of the
kind ever compiled. 1t is as follows:
Permanent common school Sc
Cash on hand ... I3l39
-SJ,va -,'~'' -,
Permanent university securities 10l. .e5N9i
Cash on hand 6i305
Total ....................s l"l. l.se.oe
Agricultural college securities.$ 2A,sy2 ~
CAST, balance " 6.l.5i
Total ...............s ~. .sss. s.
Normal endowment securities.$ 59,Wo0l
Cash balance .. SEQ
Total J9sI2. ~
Total educational securities in
permanent school fund s. i59 DIS. 9,
Value OF sale contracts 225.2,5.11
Value of lease contracts 2029 93S. -
Total interest bearing values 50. 116. f1l. 40
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
q 6tsldle

Couldn't find any In Alexandra, 30 I
chartered q schooner and made voy.
age to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk
for them. There's about 200 bushels
where do you want 'em?"
Bailey did really make the trip.
Efred his men, sold oysters enough In
Georgetown before reporting" to pay
all expenses and leave him a profit of
about 500. The 200 bushels were d.
vided among the regiment, and Bailey
returned to his duty.
Soldiers and citizens in Washington
made good money in those days trad.
ing in oysters and everything to eat,
and Bailey was not the only soldier
who made such expeditions down the
river.
Woman Made Good Soldier.
Perhaps in all the tales of the war
there could not be found q more de.
voted incident than that of the enlist
ment of Mary Owens of Danville. Pa
This woman wanted to accompany her
husband to the war and share its
hardships and its victories with him.
When she had fully made up her mind
she went to the enlisting officer and
passed the examination. giving the
name of John Evans. Side by side
the faithful pair fought until q ball
from the enemy killed the man she
loved.
After the husband was buried the
sOldier-wife took up her musket and
marched with her comrades. But 1t
was only until the next battle, for in
this she was severely wounded. AS
soon as she was able to be sent home
she was discharged. On her papers
was written, "A more faithful soldier
never shOuldered a musket"
Back to her desolate home the
brave woman went. 1t was none too
soon. as it appeared. for after a few
weeks there came to comfort her q
handsome little boy. To this day the
people in that Pennsylvania town
know and respect the Mary Owens
who went to the war.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
Gain In Feeding Silage.

There are about 3,48S hills In IN
acre OF corn. Valuing the corn at
from SO to $12 an acre, you will
find feeding six hills q day. 1t will
cost you 2h cents q day to feed .
COW or a horse. The COW or horse
is doing its own grinding and shuck.
ing the feed, costing you ~ cents
per day per animal. We remember
one year after our COWS had gone
through terrible drought, they
caught the pink-eye from . neigh
boris cattle, which he had bought at
the stock yards. They fell OF in
flesh and milk. Frost had killed our
field corn and we were at q loss to
know what to do. This was the Lat.
ter part Of October, and we began to
feed ensilage and from that day We
increased our milk, the cows gained
in flesh, the hair looked silky and
glossy and the milk was Of q rich
June color.-L. A. Speis.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
Need Of Improvement In Dairy


Methods.
From Farmers Review: In no u.
ticle Of human food II 20 much NTH
consumed as in dairy products. When
milk or cream is ordered even at
our best hotels and restaurants, dirt
is frequently found at the bottom II 1t
Is allowed to stand . short time. This
Is not appetizing. to say the least. and
10 driving people who like milk to
using something in its stead. This
greatly reduces the consumption OF
milk and at present Americans do
not consume more than one-third a.
much milk per capita - II used IN
some European countries. Many PEI.
sons use as little milk a. possible
because Of the careless way In which
it is produced and the fear that It may
contain disease germs. As dairy prod
ucts are usually consumed In the raw
state. there is. Of course. more danger
on this account, but when in proper
condition they are both healthful and
economical and would be consumed In
much larger quantities II people could
always obtain them clean and Of good
quality.
Simply because we are accustomed
to doing thing in q slipshod way Is
no reason for its continuance. We
are living in an age Of the most rapid
change and improvement and the
sharpest competition. The public is
becoming more intelligent and is de-
manding better food products year
after year, and unless the dairymen
fall into line and march with the pro
cession by producing clean mlik and
dairy products their consumption will
certainly decrease. People viii not
continue to drink milk In which .
sediment is found and to eat poor
butter and cheese. 1t is then to the
interest of the dairymen themselves
as well as the general public that 1T
tention be given to the production Of
milk. butter and cheese that are clean
and attractive in appearance a. well
as of superior quality.
In dairying as in all other occupa-
tons there is room at the top and It
Is in the better class Of dairying
that the profits lie, for this is as yet
a field almost wholly uncccupied.-
W. !. Fraser. University Of Illinois
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
Can Spiders Fly?

1t Is q common notion that spiders
can fly, and many people will aver
that they have seen them fly over .
piece Of water from a flower in the
center. What happens is really this:
Suppose spider to have been blown
by q gust of wind to a plant CROWNS
in the middle of a brook; there it is s
prisoner. and, like all prisoners, anx
ious to escape. How is it to get across
the surrounding water in order tc
reach dry land? 1t sets to work t.
construct a balloon; this will not be
OF the orthodox shape, but it will be
an aerial vehicle that will take the
insect to land. The spider spins sew.
eral threads and connects them, ali
the while taking care to keep this wei
attached to the plant. SO that it shall
not hoat away. The insect labors till
it thinks the balloon strong enough
to bear the weight, then tries it. II
not strong enough, the work of con
structiOn is continued. When the
balloon is completed the spider places
itself firmly on or in it, breaks the
rope" that has held the flying ma.
chine captive all the time, and is
waited away to land. When the dis
tance is short the spider makes a line
composed of few threads, and waits
till a strong puff of wind blows it out
straight. Then the insect trips along
1t and tumbles on land.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
Women Had the sadder Part.


WOman'S part in the civil war,
though without the circle of public
notice. even the soldiers themselves
agree was the most trying. While the
men were in action. their blood fired
by the heat of battle. their senses
numbed by the plunge into the vortex
of death. of victory or defeat, uncon-
scious Of the very danger that threat
ened them, the woman were at home,
compelled. In the sanctity of their iso-
latiOn. to bear the burden without pro-
test, without opportunity to drown
their tense feelings in stirring Incl
dents.
At the recent encampments at
Washington the old soldiers and their
ladies, together with the thousands of
strange guests within the city, as
sembled to witness the big parade of
the encampment-the parade of the
modern sailors and soldiers. From all
the government strOngholds in the
vicinity of the national capital large
bodies of troops were ordered out to
give the veterans an opportunity to
see the changes which have taken
place in the army and navy since they
carried their heavy. old-styled mus.
ket. or stood guard on the deck of a
wooden sidewheeler. which served
because nothing else could be secured
as battleship.
The Columbus journal., 1902-12-24
THE SOLDIERS HOME.

tai interest bearing values 50. 7,6. f5l 1s55
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
BONDS take A
SLIGHT TUMBLE
No Apparent Reason, However,
for the Falling

Virginia century and Riddleberger
bonds are quoted now at % IL This
is five and one-nalf points lower than
during January when they were active
at 1o1.
It is not possible to account for this
by any enc reason. Several influences
are at work that nave caused the oonus
to go down Not one of them is serious
or will affect the price of the paper
permanently.
The impression that the taxes OF the
State will be lowered has probably had
something to 40 with the decrease. An
other assignable cause is that the Board
of Sinking Fund Commissioners have not
recently bought any State bonds. This
is not in the least because of any dis
trust, but because the board does not
like yet to spend any more money until
it is found out how much will still be
needed for the institutional Convention
expenses A special election to ratify
a.. reject the Constitution might possibly
be held, though that is not likely. as
the majority of the counties have ex-
pressed the desire for the instrument to
be proclaimed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
HOLD ANNUAL MEETING.
Interesting Occasion for the Educational
Association

Interesting Occasion for the Educational
Association.
The annual meeting of the Richmond
Educational Association Will take place
at old All Saints Church on Thursday,
May 8, at $50 2. M At this meeting
there will be the election OF officers LOT
the ensuing year, and two members OF
the board will go out and two new mem
bers will be elected.
The constitution also will be amended
and the work of the association e3-
tended from the city CT Richmond to the
whole State The report Of the confer
ence Of the Public Educational Associa-
ton, which met in Baltimore, and to
which Miss Campbell went as a delegate
will be made, and report also Will be
given Of the conference at Athens, Ca
Of the Southern Educational Assoc1a-
ton. This conference was so frausht
with interest that to hear Of it will be
of inestmable value to the Richmond
people.
The cause Of education in the last year
has flourished amazingly, and the work
of the Richmond Educational Associa-
ton has been most satisfactory. The
public is cordially invited to attend this
meeting. $3.50
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
AN HONEST FRIEND.
Cleared Away the Family Troubles.

There is not one thing on earth ..at
could enter a family and do as much
honest good and bring as much happ-
ness as in certain cases where coffee
drinking is left off and Postum Food Cof-
fee used in its place.
a family in Iowa Park. Texas. fur
nishes q good illustration. The mother
says: 81 want to tell you what happen
ed in our family when we left off cof-
fee and took UP Postum. About elsnt
months ago we made the change T had
been, for quite a while, troubled with
rheuma tism in my right hip and Shout
der, swimming of the head, and flut-
tering of the heart, so I thought I had
heart trouble
Sometimes in walking my head would
swim So mat 1 would be obliged to sit
down. l had other disagreeable feelings
cannot describe, but they will be readi-
ly understood by coffes drinkers il thew
viii confess it.
My family were also more or less i'll
and were all coffee drinkers. Well, we
gave up the coffee and started in on
Postum Food Coffee; husband, myself
and four children. Even the two-year-
old baby (she had been puny since hay
ing the grip had her coffee along wan
the rest of the family. When we made
1ne Shtnse 10 foStuln She began to fat
ten and now is perfectly healthy and fat
as pig.
My boys, ten and twelve years Of age,
are SO stout and muscular that people
remark about them and ask what makes
them SO. do not have any more trouble
with rheumatism or with my head
Irsither does say husband. who was,
troubled much in the same way. we
ara all IN better health every way than
we have been before in years and we
are always glad Of an opportunity le
recommend Postum. I hope wnat I have
said will lead others to make .ne
change Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Greek. Mich.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
DAY IN THE POLICE COURT.
lncorrigible Boy is Sent to Reformatory
by Justice Crutchfield,


or his seventeenth birthday Arthur
Ferd was sent TO the Reformatory by
.Jrstice Crutchneld in the Police Court
yesterday as an incorrigible. Mrs. Geor-
giana Ford appeared against her son,
declaring that he was beyond her con-
troll, that he refused to work, and that
sn. could do nothing at all with him.
Justice Crutchfield sent him to the Re
10, matory at the mothers request. and
there the young man will have TO stay
until he is twenty-one years .-oid.
Spencer Green, who has himself served
time as highway robbcr. according to
his own admission. appeared yesterday
il. the Police Court against Arthur war
wick and John Owens whom he accused
,: holding him up in the progress OF a
crap game. It seems that he joined the
game and there arose some dispute as
tc what was thrown. Then Green took
ell the money. and the other crappers
climbed all over him and took his money.
Tie case was continued until Wednesday.
Next came the charge against Willie
Talthall. Willie Lee and James Mitchell.
accused of the theft-of pail of candy
and a case Of ladies' vests from c.
c. c. car. The boys in athe case were
all white. The case was continued I'M
til Saturday.
Matthew Thompson is the last of the
sp1ing-coal thieves, and he got ten days.
lucy Smith was accused of stealing g.
dress from Mrs. Landon Edwards, but
it was shown that she had bought the
dress and forgotten to pay for it. and
si1o was discharged. I. NJ. Marshall was
accused Of trespassing on the premises of
a fifteen-cent lodging-house and was dis
charged.
Jesse Isaacs was torn away from 81 for
being drunk, and Eta Allen had to give
ID $3.50 for being disorderly. Henry
Thompson was disorderly about 50
worth.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
Transfers of Property.

Richmond: Mrs. Mary Hart to Phiilp
4, Telser, so feet on north side OF FED
eral Street, SO feet east OF f1rst Street
$3.50.
Home Building Company to P F: Tel
ser. Is feet on north side Of Claiborne
Street. $50 feet east Of Randolph street,
S525.
Laura E. and c. B. Tarbrough to Z. n;
Yarbrough, interest in a. lo-acre tract OF
land on the south side OF BROAD etrsee'
formerly called Deep Run Turnpike,
$1.o4S
trusee to D. E. Pollard. Is feet on nortn
side of o Street, northeast corner, Ihlr-
tv-third street, and SO feet on south slde
Of Selden Street, so feet from Twenty
sixth Street, Sis.
John Lord and wife to James F. Ken
ncdy. interest in so acres adjoining the
lands of c, B. Cottrell, Henry Scott ct
ais, $3.50
". G. Tucker and wife to Fannie p.
Alien. 35 acres about three miles north
east of Richmond, $500
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
PAWNEE BILLS WILD WEST.
The Combined Shows to Be Seen in
Richmond Next Week.

Pawnee Bill and his gathering OF hero
horsemen from many chimes are COM
ing here and will give their splendid ex-
hibtion at the head OF Clay Street Fri
day. May 16. All the stirring scenes wilt
be enacted by genuine Indians. COWBOYS,
Cossacl1s, MeNicaus. Australian bush
men. Arabs, Gauchos and natives from
many lands The detachments from the
foreign armies. together with Il full hat.
terry of artillery, will give a grand milf
tary review Over a thousand men and
horses are employed.
Not the Least OF the strong attractions
are the s:larpshooting contests, in which
May Lille. the champion woman shot.
figures prominently. During the per-
formances the spectators viii see the
strange ACCOMPLISHMENTS worn and carried
Icy Kit Carson in 49,
There is so much that is instructive
and novel in the entertainment. and so
attractive, that afternoon or evening
passed in the company of Pawnee Bill
and his associates should prove alike
agreeable TO young and old.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
TO SETTLE WELLER CASE.
Hastings Court viii Be Busy To-Day.
Other Court News.

All the cases now on the Hastings
Court docket will be called to-day ana
Sc for trial. The only case of any spe-
a. Weller. charged with grand larceny
III connection with the defunct Pruden.
tia, Banking and Trust Company, OF
which he was president
The grand jury yesterday turned in
the following bills of Indictment:
John Elicit. housebreaking; Eliza Gray.
malicious wounding: George Hunter,
same; Edward Jones. grand larceny:
Isaac Morgan, housebreaking. two
courts: Moses Norvell. malicious wound
ing; S. Pallet, grand larceny: Susan
Robinson. malicious wounding: James
Simpkins. grand larceny: George Sears.
malicious wounding; Julia Smith, grand
larceny: John Taylor, malicious wound
ing; Hilton Venable. same; Daniel VIII
liamS, same
The following gentlemen composed the
jury: w. II. Cullingworth, o. S. Allen,
S. H. Pulliam. Sye Schoe7l, S. E. Wood
fin, J. B. Lambert. Henry J. Moore.
The liquor license applications viii be
taken up by Judge Witt the Litter part
of this week. Those to which objections
have been made will be heard first.
The 'Halpin-Newcomb Tobacco Com
pany'' was chartered in the City Circuit
Court Saturday, with a capital stock OF
$4,000 to $4,000.
The purposes of the company are to
manufacture, sell and deal in chewing
and smoking tobacco.
Officers for the first year are: Presi-
Gent. a Osterloh: VicePresident. c. B.
Newcorlo: Secretary and Treasurer. Hugh
Skipwith; General Manager. c. S. B.
Halpin.
The suit of Henry Taylor's admins
traitor against the Traction Company for
$4,000 will be heard in the Law and
Equity Court to-day. Taylor was
knocked off a platform wagon at Ninth
and Main Streets by a Traction car and
killed