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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-10
CHAPTER XII.
NANCY HARKER SPEARS.

luke Hammond. having paid and
dismissed Fan, sa, down to review
what he had done. His face was pale
and fierce. for the deed was too freshly
done to bring remorse. if ever indeed
that feeling found place in his evil
heart.
IT'S done, and we'll done, and quick,
ly, too" he muttered through his teeth
james Greene has now been removed.
and no man saw him enter this house.
He was Il brave and dangerous obsta.
Gle in my path. Thank heaven! alls
well SO far"
Blasphemous villain. to thank heaven
for the murderous deed.
He set thinking of the work when
Nancy Harker entered cautiously:
Size was pale and excited and whis.
pered:
as it all over:"
"All. James Greene will trouble us
no more" said Luke.
~ met old Fan on the stairs said
Nancy, sitting down, ''and she looked
like ghost. Did she see it done:'
unfortunately, she did, replied
Luke, shifting the table with his palms
Twas my purpose to have her go
down with Greene, but she has guard.
ed against such a death"
'Shc may betray you," said Nancy.
"Betray mew cried Luke. "Why
should she? She does nothing unless
she is paid for doing it. Who is to give
her gold for telling Of what she must
appear as an accomplicc inY
The disappearance of James
Greene" said Nancy. will cause much
conjecture and suspicion among his
friends. They or the authorities may
offer Il reward for the discovery Of his
body; Fan may hear Of 1t and betray
you"
Il can pay higher than any reward
that his friends can offer" said Luke.
And il | ever suspect her fidelity she
shall find that Luke lIammond's life IL
certain death to all who shall attach
it,"
Luke" said Nancy, drawing very
near to him. and speaking very low,
has old Fans facc--a tone in her
voice, Il something. | know not what
never reminded you of some one we
once knew. years ago.
Yes" said Luke in deep and
husky whisper. "and | have Irid in
in tf tIip1- ,,rhp - nI,,x
For months it has puzzled me- said
Nancy. But when met her .tlst now
SO white, SO tottering the evil of her
face al GONG. crushed down hy terror.
remembered whom she looked like"
We'll, let NE hear, and then | may
he as wise as Nancy Harker,' sneered
Hammond. as she seemed to hesitate.
"She reminded me-" said Nancy, in
forward to catch the words-"she re.
minded me of our grandmother just
before the old woman died
They rose at once and stared at each
other in horror.
Nancy" said Luke going to the
Moor and locking it. ana then coming
back, perhaps she Is our mother!"
at cannot be, it must not be!' said
Nancy, sinking into her chair and hid.
ing her face.
.'If it should be So said Luke, swal
lowing Il great draught of brandy and
trembling so as to let the glass fall al
his feet, would you suffer her to know
IT."
Never" cried Nancy, "ncvel! BW
this suspicion is horrible"
1--WE must take measures to learn hes
history. whoever she IS
"How?" asked Nancy 81 have tried
line and time again to extract infop
nation from her Of her past life. She
S suspicious. She has not so much 40
>old me that she was ever married"
Daniel hired her. I will summc
aim for questioning
L.,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-10
Financial.

Eight banks have already received
ST. 600, ,ooo under Secretary Shaw's new
relief plan.
The Governments good report on
the cotton crop caused violent break
in September options.
Lake Superior common shareholders
have right to expect the i!lll payment
OF assessments on the preferred.
Westinghousc Air Brake at 1HH
was this week at the lowcst point since
1905 There has been forced liquidation
by some important stockholders
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-10

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsbure
at s 26 and ~ &c u. m. and 81 and 6 81
p. m.
L"ave Edgemont for Wnynesboro and
Chambersburg at 05 m. and for Ship.
pensburg a / 1 A. u. IN. and 35p. m.
Leave Fred. rick for Baltimore at 71S
a. IN. and 8 90 and 4 So p. m.
-, Leave Br"cevile for Frederick at s SO.
y So and To 40 II. M. and 4 45 and 6 80 ..
IN. AMI FIR Lit'lcsiown, Taneyiown,
Wrighisyilc and Columbia at 8 Ala. IN.
and 45p. m.
snaily others daily except Sun.
day
f. NJ. HowELL.
Gen. Passenger Agent.
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TO be continued.
A Quick Growing Plant.

The bamboo holds the record amons
plants for quick growth. 1t has been
seen 10 grow two feet in twenty-fouI
hours.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-09-10

The Island of Sakhaln, the great
penal colony of Russia, has splendid
forests Of fir and piue.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

Speaking OF rcnning back IN the
face Of the enemy" said Major T. s
Weeden. reminds me Of IN incident
1T Perryville. I was IN outpost picket
with . few men. among whom VA .
nervoss Irishman. We knew the en-
envy vas close to ~. and % We could
hear voices in froat, I urged the ne.
cessity OF the men Of being wide.
awake and quiet. There was . heavy
fog and we could see nothing In front,
but We could hear the voices. At last
the fog lifted. and not forty feet away
vas rebel regiment In liSe ready tc
advance. I turned and With others
ran into the brush to our rear and
made my way to the reserve.
. Pat. however, instead Of running
into the brush ran straight down the
rebel line. The rebels. stand viii
guns ut . ready, 0!azed away. firing .
hundred shots 1t aim q he ran. Pat
was not hit and came into our lines .
little later, out Of breath but good as
new. I asked him Why he didn't jumE
into the brush. and b replied: Faith
! didn't have totme 70 nodes thers
were a1y by1sh q - i1a3eato vjaiH.
n.y."
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
For the San Joee Scale.

The lime. sulphur and salt wash u
invariably used in California and much
Of the Pacific Coast for the control Of
the San Jose Scale. Experienced or
chardists there have used Il for many
years and have demonstrated that Il
IL, when properly made and applied.
q successful remedy for this pest The
use Of the wash In the East has been
delayed because Of the belief that It
was not adapted to eastern climatic
conditions BY reason a The uncertain
" Of securing two or tkSee weeks Of
dry Weether following treatment. But
extensive experiments with this wash
during the past two years n El3oois.
Georgia, New Jersey. New York and
Ohio clearly prove that The WaaA 3 IN
efncient remedy In these states. even
when applied during what ~ consid-
cred extremely unfavorable weather.
In spite Of frequent heavy rains the
wash adhered well to the trees. II
appears 70 b . very promising rem
edy for the San Jose Scale and - rec
ommended to the o~rchardists Of Ohio
~ deserving Of . thorough trial.
Ohio Bulletin.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

From Farmers Review: ] have
not had much experience in fatten-
ing ducks. az I always sell nearly all
I raise for breeding purposes, and can
never raise enough to nh the orders I
yet. For feeding my young ducks in
the fail after the corn begins to dent.
I cut It from the cob with . corn
knife and feed them, and they grow
very fast. Old ones will get very fat
on that once . day and ripe corn twice
day, with plenty Of fresh water to
drink and clean quarters. Either
young or old ducks always want .
clean, dry place for the night. Damp
ness il very hurtful to young ducks
SorU will not believe this, - they are
q water fowl, but this has always been
experience.-Mrs. J. w. Bloxham.
Crundy County, Iowa
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
Butter Yield illustration.

From the dairy department Of Pur.
due University we have received the
following relative to the college butter
exhibit 1t the recent Indiana State
Fair:
For several years Purdue University
has operated . working dairy 1t the
Indiana State Fair. Each morning and
afternoon separatorS have been run.
butter made and milk tested BY stu
dents from the dairy department IN
der tho supervision Of the Professor
Of DairyinG. This year was no exi,
ception. The quarters have been re.
modelled some and fixed up. so as TO-
allow the display Of . large number:
q charts, giving much instructive.
data. AZ people spent . good deal OF
time watching the work, these charts
attracted considerable interest. Such.
facts ~ to the relative loss Of fertility!
in various farm crops. records o( In:
dividual cows. IN Illustration Of bal.
anced rations. ETC., occupied the space:
Thee often furnished m excuse for
questions on the part Of those watch:
ing the work, 20 that the middle OF
each day Wa . continual question bog
with answers BY those in charge. A
nav feature Vas three columns Of
urirt butter, containing In the 1rst
case the actual number Of pounds Of
butter made BY tho average COW OF
the state. % shown BY the census:
-hs~h ~ss I'm lha. The second coli
umn contained 800 lbs. and VA n:
beled: The amount Of butter . good
COW should make" and the third coll
umn, containing 374 lbs-. was the
amount OF butter made BY one Of the:
university cows at . feed cost Of
$4,000. The relative size Of the col:
umns extracted attention, and una
ct Q god many pooplo "a
th1nk11G.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
water ANA Tran.planted Treea.

Water and T~ransplanted Trees.
The above subject has been dis.
cussed at . good many horticultural
meetings and always develops . off.
ference Of opinion. The old method
Of putting In water when Q dormant
tree was put into the ground is still
quite extensively followed. but certain.
" has no value except 1t be to pack
the dirt more tightly about the roots.
A dormant tree cannot certainly use
water through its roots for weeks, and
in the case Of fall planting, for
months. The water sinks away and
dries up, but not . particle enters the
delicate root hairs. which have yet to
be developed by the action Of sap in
the trees and the elaboration of
growth material by the leaves that are
yet to open. A little water may, how.
ever pack the dirt about the roots
more closely. and in that case It
should be put into the hole before all
the dirt is In. II put In after the dirt
has been al put back around the tree.
the Vster running down the roots may
create IN empty place below the roots
which is always dangerous for the
newly planted tree. In fact It f.
claimed that such cavities frequently
cause the death Of trees. "A tree or
plant transplanted in leaf will, Of
course, need water to keep up the sup
ply Of moisture being evaporated from
the leaves. For the same reason on
q hot day It should have some protec-
ton from the sun that evaporation
from the leaves may not be greater
than the amount Of water that can be
taken In through the mutilated roots.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
Boys Fought In the War.

Pension Commissioner Ware said re-
Gently. In speaking Of the civil war,
that the army OF that great struggle
was composed chiefly of young men.
This was known in q general way, OF
course. but We doubt II many have q
definite knowledge Of just how young
the boys were who fought in that war.
p. H. Cooney of Topeka sends the fol-
lowing as taken from the oflcial rec
ords Of the adjutant generals depart.
ment ut Washington, the figures being
of the enlisted men in the army of the
north:
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

In manuring. the nature and com
position OF the soil has to b taken
into account. Thus. clays derived
from potash felspar. would not need
potash manurin&. while many sandy
soils would. o. the contrary b highly
banaatod thereby. Also. 4 would
not nv 10 sdd line % . chilly coll
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
WITH THE
VE'1EDAN


Pax Americans.
We owe to sing Of the old Kearsarge,
And the famous fighting crew:
How they won b day on the BLOODY
deck.
While high above the splinteDed wreck
Thu brave old ensign dew.
But what Of the race Of the new Kear-
sarge?
~ lesser laurels these
VIA . check, through btlow ana
foam,
Her srimy nremen drive her homo
P0ace-keeper Of the seas.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

From Farmers Review: I have
been raising bun turkeys for ten years.
I prefer them to other breeds on &C
count Of their quiet disposition. They
are more domesticated than the
Bronze or White Holland and are good
layers and good mothers. They are
not quite ~ large as the Bronze. but
are larger than the White Holland. ]
have had hens at maturity to weigh
1871 pounds and toms 8 and in fact
I had one that weighed IS pounds, but
that Is above the average. They ma
ture early. and, taking everything into
consideration, I like them best of any
breed. I keep ten or . dozen hens to
one tom and think II any one 20 de-
sired they could keep even more to
good advantage. OF course the main
thing II to start with healthy stock. I
find q ready sale for all I can raise.
and, in fact, ! cannot raise enough to
supply the demand. I put the first
two clutches under chicken hens and
let the turkey have her third laying.
I can sell their eggs at sc each. which
would pay well. rs q count on
thirty eggs from each hen. and that is
not more than one1half what I have
got and I once had . hen that I got
153 eggs from In one season, but that
h remarkable. I feed the little poults
bread soaked in sweet milk and hard
boiled eggs. with onion tops chopped
flne and Q little pepper sprinkled over
them occasionally, and find that good
food for them. Little poults are hard
to raise In vet weather. and, II allowed
to run out in rainy weather before they
are pretty well feathered, they will
droop and die. Lice are poults' worst
enemies. Keep them from lice with
insect poWder-Nrs. T. C. Trego,
Mercer County. Illinois.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18


The arrangement Of nests IN tho
poultry house win -depend somewhat
On whether chicks are raised b. hatch.
inS In incubatots or By the use OF
henA II the hen b 30 b used tor m
eubat1oh e viii prove more 1dvaar
ta8eous 10 have the nests % arranged
that when tho brooding time comes
the same nests may b used both 1oe
laying and Sitting. This requires
much more attention In arrangement
than where the nests are made 1of
the reception Of egEs only. In the
case Of nests for both laying and IN;
cubetioo Il Il necessary to have quite
. Iarge Number. - some Of these Wah
b needed for the sitting hens at =
dme OF year when laying hens are:
active In the production Of eggs. Foc;,
= lock Of Afty hens . dozen nests VII,
b necessary. These should be made.
% that the hens can enter at the.
mont for the depositing Of their eggs!
and there should be some kind Of Z
door ct the rear from which the eggs'
may b taken. When Q hen has set:
tied down On one Of these nests to sit;
1t u only necessary to place the 70
Quisito number Of eggS under her.
and close the entrance at the front,
opening one 1t the back that Win Per:
NIT the hen to come OF and feed af:
viii. Wire netting should prevent the
other hens from getting back OF the
eEg nests. An Improvement On this u
to have . small wire yard at the hack
OF each nest IN which the hen may
exercise and dust herself when she
comes OF to get water and food. Most
people. however. do not have this ht'
tie yard for each fowl that II sitting
The only drawback Is that one sitting
hen win sometimes 60 back onto the.
nest Of another. /;
Some viii object to the above that
It IL not necessary to have nests for,
double purposes; that when . hen be-
gins sitting she can be removed from
one nest to IN incubating nest But
the write nas found It quite dimcult
to induce broody fowls to accept . sit'
ting Of eggs In . new nest, and very
frequently the change results In the
fowl giving up the idea Of sitting At
al. Sometimes, too. the bro0dy fowl
has persisted In sitting. but elsewhere
than on the eggs In the neW nest.
Nests for laying only should b
light, movable affairs, that can be de-
stroyed II they become infested with
vefmin. for frequently it win be found
easier to make new nests than TO-
cleanse those that have become filed
with mites and their eggs. The mere
busting OF such nests with sulphur
and insect powders will frequently fail
to kin all the mites and their eggs.
and new colonies viii soon reappear.
Cheap boxes or baskets may be used.
and should be placed lower than the
ro0sts, 30 the fowls will not persist
In sleeping on them. II this habit be-
comes very pronounced, the nests may
be ranged together In q row and .
slanting board cover hinged to the
side of the house At night. This may
be shut down for . time each night
till the birds have fixed the habit Of
going onto their own roosts. The
litter best adapted for the filing OF
nests Is cut straw or hay. and this
should be frequently renewed and
burned whether any mites are found
in 1t or not. It Is best to be on the
safe side, and this material costs prac.
tically nothing.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

RUSHVILLE-Carf Fisher, q farm
e.. left Rushville to drive home In q
wagon. Next day ho Was discovered
In Rush Greek, i've miles south Of
nashville. The WAGON had upset and
the team vas drowned and hin lifeleea
body lAy underneath tie WAGON boz.
An inquest was held BY Sheriff Housh
and Q vegdict Of met death while IN
Z STATE Of inAoxseanqp. w.s rstulaSG.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

Large Boiler At the Asylum.
HASTINGS One Of the largest boil
ers ever used In this state was brought:
to the asylum for the chronic insane
in this city and Get In position. The
boiler weighs over $1,000 pounds.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
Lincoln and the Private.

w. SsS0 SSsO SsVoSOS
"Down ut Springfield, Ohio. two or
three weeks ago." said the Captain, 81
heard . new story Of Lincoln. This
was at the reunion of the One Hun
dred and Tenth Ohio. which went into
the service with J. Warren Keller %
Colonel. Among those present was
Samuel Frank, who vas the long
armed man of the regiment. His arms
were 50 much longer than those of
other men that the bl0uses made in
army sizes were all too short In the
sleeve. Frank complained to his com.
pany officers and the quartermaster
a0out the blouse sleeves. that came
only q little below his elbow, but was
laughed at, and was advised by the
boys to saw OF his arms.
Finally Frank, I'm desperation. wrote
to President Lincoln, stating his case,
with a good deal of emphasis, and ask
ing the President IL he couldn't order
proper blouses or long-armed men.
He marked this confidential, and sent
It on to Washington. In . few days q
letter came from the President to the
proper oficers, directing them to pro-
vide Samuel Frank with . proper-ht.
ting blouse. II this could not be done
in the field, the officers were instruct
ed to send Franks measure to the
quartermaster's department At Wash.
ington. where . blouse to fit the long
arms would be made. The blouse
was made. and RS worn through
months of hard service. Linc0ln's or.
der "a given to Frank. and he has
kept it as the most precious of his wal
relics. After that order Sam was new.
er ashamed of his long arms. but was
proud of them"
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
Candidates for Coles Place.

The old soldiers are on the march
again, this time to land the position
Of commandant of the Grand Island
home. made vacant by the resignation
Of A. v. Cole. Among those whose
names have been placed In the hopper
IRE: A. Tharp Of Grand Island, J. w.
Bowen, present adjutant general OF the
home; J. B. Conway Of York. Colone!
C. l. Harris Of Omaha, James Wall
ing Of Lincoln and J. H: Davis Of Sta.
plehurst.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

BEATRlCE-A number of the old
local stockholders OF the First Ma
tional bank OF this city and other Be-
atrice parties have succeeded in pur:
chasing . large amount Of stock In;
the institution owned by nonresident
stockholders, the price paid, 1t is said;
being $50 per share, or so per cent
more than the par value of the stock.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

ponds on the ansWer. A certain MIRA
doxologist maintains that hs was not
and that Gen. Hooker va. Possibly
IN some clubbing sort Il vay there
may BE . sort Of plausible Foundation
for this Extraordinary oontradietion
Of what most people consider Q thor.
oughly established historical fae4. I
believe that Gen. Mcclellan himself
complained Of his undeAAed Status
and that had he failed his very LIE
might have been In danger On .
charge Of treason.
Az I understand Il, when most Of
the Army Of the Potomac vas de-
tailed to report to Pope. the. Firth
corps alone being IN time to reach
him before the disaster Of the second
Bull RUIZ and Mcclellan was left in
the mir, - It were. the frightful rout
under the man who dated his letters
from Headquarters In the saddle"
compelled. McClellan's enemies In
Washington to turn to him for rescue,
and ne was ofAcially placed in charge
Of the defenses Of Washington. When
Lee invaded Maryland. Mcclellan de-
sended Washington by getting after
him hotfoot-hotfoot. literally. for the
infantry were barefoot. or next to It.
at Antietam-and recognized the
Army of the Potomac (which he had
originally organized) on the march.
and put the spirit in them which drove
Lee from South Mountain and hack
into Virginia. When he rode past
our marching columns in the early
morning Of Sept. IL, 1867. the cheer
ing rolled for miles along his route.
The picture In the aldermanic com
mittee room in the city hail II really
. good representation Of him as he
then rode past us, hating here and
there for . few CHEEKY words. Wheth-
er he was de jure commander or not.
he assuredly was de facto, and was
subsequently oficially accepted Is
such de jure. His orders were taken.
He fought South Mountain and Antie-
tam. His reports q commander were
received and r part Of the national
archives. and have been % published
under congressional authority.
Hooker was . corps commander
and fought like q La Tour d'Auvergne.
rs he always did, but In command?
How could he be, with seniors unre-
lieved on the field? A further state
ment that Hooker did all the fighting
q almost too ridiculous to notice. As
. matter Of fact, the heaviest sufferers
and the most successful fighters. who
drove the enemy two miles, were the
men Of Summers Second corps.
w. L. d. O'GRADY,
Captain late Eighty-eighth New York
(MeAEhef'S Irish BriEade).
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
HANDLES Gun carOleosly.

EDGAR Charles Taylor. II years
Of age, residing three miles west Of
Edgar. "a accidentally killed while
hunting ducks in company with two
other young men, Taylor's gun lay in
the bottom Of the boat and he tried to
draw 1t toward him BY the muxzle.
Both barrels were discharged One
entered his left arm, the other charge
entering the chest His companions
took him home, but he died IN hour
after the accident.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

HUMBOLDT-Steps have been tax
en- toward recognizing tho Humboldt
city band, which has been in DOR
mant condition for some time. ART
Smith. . local musician, has taken
hold of the matter and will act -
Instructor to the new member.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
Husiss rs Acres Of Corn.

Hus3ss rs Acres Of Corn.
PLATTSMOUTH-Tay Richards, q
Cass county farmer. has husked 125
acres Of corn and finds. - compared
with last years crop, It win yield Just
two-thirds % many bushels per acre.
He has about 800 acres.
:.>t
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18

A q man must sleep and cot With
hinseff thego = The beet reason Why.
q should heep himself eleaa.-sioux
CITY Journal
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
Total men enlisted........

At the present time, upon the same
basis. there are In the United States
subject to service 10,343,152 soldiers.
kansas CITY Journal.
The Columbus journal., 1903-11-18
DETAILED VOTE IN wesRAskA,

Returns Received fsom Practically Al
the Counties n The State.
Complete returns, many Of them Of.
fetal. have been received from seven.
ty4nine Of the ninety counties in the
state, rs follows: