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Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1903-09-25
.TY DEMOLISHED.

ATLANTIC CITY DEMOLISHED.
Atlantic City was the greatest suf-
ferer. The loss there alone was more
shan a million dollars, hotels and
cottages being unroofed and pavil-
ions washed away. The wind
reached a velocity of rs miles an
hour. Hotels swayed on their foun-
cations and in many instances the
guests became panic-stricken and
huddled closely together in the ex-
changes. Fifty hotels were unroofed
or otherwise damaged. The Board
walk ct one place was ripped up. the
oeach front was strewn with debris
and pleasure craft moored at the in
let and about the bays were DESTROYED
All OF the piers were badly damaged.
REACHES NEW ENGLAND.
The gale and the tremendous seas
t stirred up wrought wreck and ruin
It Coney Island and Sheepshead Bay
Iuch as has not been seen there in
wenty years. Both of the great
ron piers at Coney Island were
wrecked. Everything movable along
hore was blown or washed away and
he wreckage and debris are strewn
long the shore.
Fifteen men lost their lives off the
dame coast. The Gloucester mack |
rel SEEMING schooner, George F. Ed
,unds, struck on the eastern side of !
'emaquid Point and was smashed to |
ieces. Fourteen Of the crew of six-
zen men persisted in the breakers.
he schooner Sadie and Lillian
'ruck on the western side and had
or bottom knocked out on the rocks.
aptsin Hardy was drowned, but his
'ew were rescued. II
BIG SHIPS STRUGGLE. /,
The Old Dominion l;nor p-;nn..l
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
NesRAskA At st. LOUIS FAIR.

superintendent Walsh Says Antelope
state Will Naks Fine Showing.
James Walsh of Benson, who will
superintend the Nebraska agricultural
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition, has
announced some Of the plans under
way to give the state IN adequate rep
resentation in products
The agricultural department will be
looked after for all there Is in It," he
said, "and that means a great deal.
Nebraska pre-eminently is an agricul.
tural state and proper care only is re-
Quired to collect q display that in many
particulars will Outrival anything In
the United States. We expect to beat
the country on the grass exhibition.
for the state produces more and better
grown varieties of grass than any 9TH
er state state owing to the great d.
versity CT climate and soil. The same
is true of grains. Communications
that I have received show conclusively
that there will be no lack of interest
Experts in various counties are offer
ing their services in the selection and
preservation Of the grasses and grains.
The early grasses are already being
selected for the exhibition in Saline
and Adams counties. which are ban
ner counties in this regard. During
July. when the early grains are har-
vested, I will make a trip through the
state in order to give instructions in
the proper manner of reaping and cur
ing, which are matters that very few
understand. In the fall the collec-
tions will be brought to Omaha. as
sorted. examined and prepared.
so far as the live stock is concern
ed. I anticipate the fair commissioners
will announce inducements that will
make It worth while for the stockmen
of Nebraska to exhibit
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
SESSION LAWS ARE LATE.

They Will Come from the Printers
About July 1st.
The session laws, which shouid
have been out by this time. will prob
ably come from the printers about
July I. The cause of the delay was
the sIowness of the state printing
board in letting the contract.
In the meantime State Superintend-
ent Fowler has received from the
printer his School Laws and School
Land Laws of Nebraska, as revised
and amended in 1903. with explanatory
notes. citations. supreme court deci-
sions and oniciel decisions of the state
superintendent. for the use of school
officers"
This little publications contains 217
pages and is being sent out now as
fast As received from the printers.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
A KNOWLEDGE OF PRINCIPLES.

n NNOWIeO0e W SHuNVSPIeo.
A man to be successful in any
branch of plant culture must under.
stand the principles of plant growth.
Most men do not understand these
principles and whatever they do is
done either because their experience
seems to pronounce it good or the
course has been recommended tc
them by someone else. 1t not infre-
quently happens that a man will de-
scribe his methods to another and
that latter will adopt them to his loss.
Thus one man said that the use of pot
ash on his land would give very good
results and urged his friends to 60
and do likewise. The men put on the
potash. but could get no increased
results from it, and they forthwith
declared the fertilizer worthless and
that the first man was mistaken. That
showed q lack of the understanding
of the principles. A man that looked
into the case found that the land Of
the first man was deficient in potash
while on the land of the men that had
used it unsuccessfully there was an
abundance for every purpose. The
men should have known the condi
tions of their soils In the first place
Unless a man makes q systematic
study of them he is little likely to
learn the principles Of plant life and
nutrition. A principle is . law that
applies in al places, yet IL modified
by circumstances. Thus one kind Of
plant needs one kind of pruning an6
another plant needs another kind, yet
both must come under the law that
says winter pruning tends to in.
crease wood production and summer
pruning tends to increase the fruit
yield" Principles have been made
known by the experiences Of the
many.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
DUCK cvI1vRe.

From The FArmere' Review: Our
lurssfy broodef 10 $50 feet long. -
eet wide, . heater at one end With
our hot water pipes running the
Whole length down the middle. Over
heso u board walk about four feet
vide. one and e-quarter inch pine.
Heater pipes are 6 inches from ground
loot. They gradually fise Until at
arthef end they are over II inches
ron doof. Every s feet il partition
I'd OF for ! pen With cloth tackled
ID each side Of walk to keep tn
warm air under pipes. This cloth u
lit nearly to top every : or 4 inches.
20 ducklings can 60 In or out By
pressing on same.
The 1rst one or two days We keep
. board up edgeways about one foot
from hover. This II to keep them
near the heat until they learn to
90 In and out themselves. After this
they have the whole pen, sx12 peti-
ton In center Of walk under pipes,
one on each side walk until two
weeks old, when they are let run In
outdoor pens 5x5O. Our first feed is
equal parts cornmeal, bran and brok'
en- crackers. II We can get them, with
q little fine sand like granulated sugar.
the whole mixed with warm water
that has stood in sun IN hour. We
feed four times daily what they eat
up quickly first four days on nat
boards. after that in small V.shaped
troughs.
When ducklings are four weeks old
they are removed to the cold brooder,
which has q hot water pipe running
around house on inside one foot high.
In summer this is not heated. This
house should be 80 feet wide. petition
ed in the middle, pens running both
ways 6 feet wide. 100 feet long. Duck
lfngs are watered and fed out
side II weather will permit. Flat.
bottomed tr0ughs inches wide
and four feet long are used for
feeding, and same size for water.
Pipes running through pens furnish
water. Inside troughs for feeding in
nursery are V-shaped with q fountain
for water holding . pail of water. In
cold brooder ducks are fed equal part
cornmeal, bran, ground oats. with
enough low-grade -four to make It
ball up nicely, and 8 per cent beef
scrap. When six weeks old they are
removed to pens 25x100 and fed and
watered In trough same ~ for breed
ing ducks, For two weeks they arc
fed equal parts cornmeal and bran,
with some low-grade nour, and 10
per cent beef scrap. The next two
weeks they are fed two-thirds corn
meal. one-third bran, some low-srade
-four and II per cent beef scrap.
They are now ten weeks old and
should be ready for market, weighing
to 6 pounds each. Some use . shed
for them to run under in last pens.
Others not any. but have pens well
drained. When ready to kill, ducks
are driven into q shed and fattest
ones are killed by hanging up by the
feet and slit cut In throat crossWise,
the head being held firm by . wire
run through the nose. When through
bleeding, they are taken down and
given to the pickers, who scald them
in hot water. then remove the feath.
ers quickly, after which they are
pumped by plunging into hot water.
then into ice water. They c-e now
placed in tubs of water for two or
three hours. until animal heat 70 all
out, then packed in barrels Of ice
water and kept until shipped to mar.
ket, which is every day in the after.
noon.-W. R. Curtiss. Niagara County.
New York.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
.63.96A.876
United States ....,.6 6

This shows an increase of 2.359. .065
over three years ago. A study of the
figures above and q comparison with
three years ago show a most surpris-
ing state of affairs. The whole sheep
breeding industry seems to be gravi-
tating more and more toward the great
ranges along the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains. All of the Eastern
and Southern states have lost in num-
bers Of sheep, some of them heavily.
with the exception of Delaware. which
reports an increase of 3O2 All of the
heavily. Practically everywhere east
Of the Mississippi sheep interests are
ON the decline. An equilibrium seems
to exist in Kansas, Nebraska, South
Dakota. North Dakota and Indian Ter
ritory. each Of which reports small
gain.
OF the large sheep raising states the
following decreases are reported:
Texas. 1858; Ohio. 572.S42; Michi-
gan, 2s2,3SS; Indiana. 3s6.56S: Illi-
nois, 42.4O7; Wisconsin. 2O2.256; Colo.
RADIO. 225.SSS; Utah, 24S,353; Califor-
mia, 2OO,53
The gains. except as mentioned
above, are as follows: Montana. 2,761,-
S2S: Wyoming. 726.527: New Mexico.
777,669; Arizona, 174.4l3: Nevada.
147,7S7; Idaho, 1.42O.2S3; Washington.
216,71O: Oregon. 523.466.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
EFFECT OF PROTEIN FEEDS.


At the Nebraska station hogs were
differently fed 10 determine the effects
of protein and carbonaceous feeds in
the internal organs and bones of the
animals. One lot was fed on corn
alone, and another on corn and alfalfa
The slaughter test showed larger liver
and lungs and better bone in the lot
fed alfalfa. Prof. Burnett says:
This slaughter test shows that by
supplying more protein. in this case by
feeding alfalfa, we get q greater devel-
opment of internal organs and more
health and vigor. Undoubtedly If
more attention were given to supply
ing such foods as will bring about a
healthy organism. losses from cholera
and other diseases would be greatly re-
duced. The strength of the thigh bones
was tested by providing supports at
both ends. applying pressure in the
middle. This test was made in a ma.
chine for testing strength of materials.
The bones Of the corn-fed pig meas
ured one-sixteenth of an inch larger in
diameter. One bone from the corn-fed
pig broke under q pressure Of 800
pounds and the other 800 pounds. One
of the bones of the corn-and-alfalfa-
fed pigs broke at 500 pounds and the
other at $50 pounds. From this test it
is evident that breakdowns. which
often occur in heavy corn fed hogs. are
the fault Of the feed rather than the
animal. 1t further shows that the
ability Of the hog to stand up well on
legs is q matter of density of bone
rather than size.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
QUICK CHANGES OF TEMPERA.
TURE.

Regarding the efficiency Of contin-
uous pasteurizers, Mr.. Monrad in his
book on "Pasteurization" quotes the
following from DR.. Eaton: The ef-
ficiency Of the continuous pasteurizer
is very likely due to the extremes In
temperature. to the rapidity with
which the heat is applied and to the
sudden cooling of the milk" The
same author quotes DR.. Stohman:
THE killing of the bacteria will be
promoted through the sudden change
Of temperature" Actual experiments
have been conducted BY the expert
ment station at Geneva, N. Y. Re.
suits there obtained with tempera-
lures from 175 to 1856 degrees F. were
very satisfactory. According to DR..
Bang Of the Danish Experiment Sta.
ton. the danger from the germs Of
tuberculosis in the milk is removed
by immediate heating Of milk to 1856
degrees F. followed by immediate
cooling.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

During the last six months only
twelve persons have askeu the state
for water for irrigation purposes.
Nearly all of these applications are for
water in the White river in northwest
ern Nebraska. In nearly all other por-
tons Of the state all the available wat
er has been appropriated. Secretary
Dobson believes that most of the fu-
ture irrigation development will be
along the line Of storage reservoirs to
save the aood waters.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Proof Against Electric Current.
NEBRASKA CITY-William Foltes.
an employe of the Nebraska City Tele-
phone company. was caught on a live
electric wire and received a voltage
If 200. Strange to say. he is but
slightly injured by burns and will re.
cover.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

w. J. O'Brien of South Bend has
been reappOinted fish commissioner
and for the next two years will have
charge Of the fish hatcheries. Mrs. r.
Stewart. who has been the stenog-
rapher in the ONCE under Game War
den Simpkins. will BE- retained by Mr..
Carter. Mr.. O'Brien was appointed
over q number of applicants in recog-
milton of his good work during the
time he has filed the Office. He had
strong recommendations.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Confer on Farmers Elevator.

YORK-Great interest is taken by
the local committee in the meeting of
the farmers of the Fourth cOngression-
al district. All the farmers interest
ed in the independent grain elevator,
living in the Fourth congressional dis
trict. will meet in York June 10. Ex-
Governor Savage will be one of the
speakers. There are several independ-
ent grain elevators in York county and
two or three more are being agitated
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Will Hold Annual Picnic.

Will Hold Annual Picnic.
WAYNE-The Northwestern Ne
braska Logrolling association of the
NJ. w. A. will hold their annual picnic
at Wayne. Neb.. July 3 and 4. 1t will
be a great event in the history Of the
association.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
REPORT FROM THE HOSPITAL.

Chief Clerk Mickey Shows Receipts
and Expenses.
LlNCOLN-Chief Clerk Mickey has
finished checking up the annual re-
port from the Lincoln hospital for the
insane. The report indicates that il
has cost to run the institution for the
past six months $44.947.29. or a per
capita of $76.7S. OF this $500 was
for salaries, while seventy.fve attend.
ants and other employees were paid
$11.O12. The board and clothing ex-
pense amount to $l9.39S. Beside this
there were used supplies from the
farm connected with the institution
amounting to $2.7l7.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

WAYNE - Farmers throughout
out Wayne county. in response to in
quirfes as to the prospects of crops
for the present year. report that small
grains are yielding abundantly. and
that the hay crop will he enormous.
Corn. although some of it has been de-
Iayed q little by too much rain. is not
seriously damaged. and with favora-
BILE weather for the balance of the sea
son. bids fair to be one of the biggest
crops for years.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Sprinos for Soldiers.

For many years military authorities
have been trying to improve the con-
ditions ot foot soldiers. and oIs re-
suit is that the burdens which silch
soldieSs have to carry while marching
have been reduced to a minimum.
Now. according to Patents. new in
vention is . shoe. which. instead Of
the customary hard and stiff sole. has
a sole to which springs are fitted.
Under the heel is an ordinary spring,
and under the ball of the foot is one
which is shaped like a hoof. When
the foot it at rest the spring in the
back is pressed down. and the one In
front Is slightly raised. Similarly the
two springs adapt themselves to every
motion of the foot. when 1t is in
action.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

Langshans are natives Of Northery
China. They were introduced into Eng
land in 1872. and later into this coun
try. They have already taken hieh
rank as . breed. They are great win
ter layerA
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

BY pruning away . part Of the leaf
buds, the fruitfulness Of q tree may
be increased: and by pruning away
the fruit spurs. bearing may be pre-
vented and more vigor thrown into the
remaining shoots.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
FEEDING MoLASSES TO HORSES.
A report of the Department of Agri.

FEEDING M0lASSES TO HORSES.
A report of the Department of Agri.
culture says: 1t is interesting to note
the result obtained by G. e. Griffin in
the experimental feeding of cane-sugar
mOlasses to army horses in Porto Rico.
In accordance with the local custom,
this material was fed with chopped
grass. the ration being gradually sub.
stituted for the usual ration OF oats
and hay. The molasses was diluted
with Is per cent of water, and as much
as possible was mixed wlth the
chopped grass. The remainder was
added to the drinking water The test
reported continued some five months
and led to the deduction that IS
pounds of grass and 13 to Is pounds OF
molasses daily per 1000 pounds live
weight is sufficient to maintain q horse
in good condition in a climate like
that of Porto Rico. This method of
feeding. it was believed, had some dis
advantages. which were as follows:
Molasses attracts insects, notably ilies
and ants; it sticks to the animals
coat, smears his face and breast, halter
and halter strap. soils the clothing
and equipment of the men. and causes
some trouble and delay in mixing It
with the grass. which must be cut fine.
G.. H. Berns reports the successful
feeding of molasses to 100 draft horses
working ten hours q day hauling very
heavy loads usually at a walk. The
horses averaged LOO pounds in
weight and were fed per head. night
and morning. quart of molasses di.
luted with quarts of water and thor.
oughly mixed with s pounds of cut hay
of good quality. 1.5 quarts Of corn
meal, and 2.5 quarts of coarse bran
In addition they we're fed 5 quarts OF
dry oats in the middle of the day and
IL pounds of long hay at night. 1t is
stated that the horses gradually i'm
proved in condition and gained IL
weight during the fourteen months
covered by the test. their coats becom
ing sleek and glossy. while the amour.
of work performed was the same a
before the molasses ration va
adopted.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17

The Langshans. being natives Of
Northern China, are easily acclimatet
to our country. and are extremely
hardy, withstanding readily the sever.
est weather.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
POULTRY POINTS.

The so-called ''egg-producing''
breeds are generally poor sitters. The
men that have handled them for some
centuries back have done their best to
drive out of them the sitting procliv.
ity. This will have to be taken into
consideration by the man that is try.
iLg to raise chicks from any Of the
Mediterranean class of fowls. Too
often such q fowl shows an inclina-
ton to sit and is given . sitting Of
eggs. She hovers them for few
days. and until change has begun in
the eggs; and then, some morning the
owner goes out to the poultry house
and finds Mrs. Leghorn sitting ON the
roost and the eggs chilled beyond re-
covery. In raising this class Of chicks
an incubator or one OF the feathered
matrons from another breed II do.
sirable.
The best egg producers are sup.
posed to be those that have large
combs. The presumption is that q
supply Of blood must be kept for re.
inforcing the organs that produce
eggs. But these large combs are very
susceptible to the effects Of frost
This 10 especially true OF the single
combs. This has led to the breed.
ing of "rosecombs," but these. when
very large, are also easily taken By
the frost. The only effective method
of preventing this is to have warm
quarters for the fowls and have them
free from drafts.
The fowls Of the Mediterranean
class are great foragers. On this &C.
count they both need less corn than
most other breeds II they be permit
ted to forage. and are less injured BY
4 heavy corn ration II they do get It.
Being very active. they burn up the
surplus carbon, using q large amount
of energy in getting around, scratch.
ing and 50 forth. So It Is not sur.
prising to learn that one eastern sta
ton has actually found that for Leg.
horns corn is . good ration.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
The Capture Of Col. John Morgan.


History narrates," said G. e. Jones
of Washington. that woman. Mrs.
Williams, betrayed Col. John H. Nor
gan, the famous Confederate que lila.
This is not the fact. I was .''e-
graph operator. and in August. 1893.
was ordered to report to Gen. A. II.
Gillian, in the field at Bulls Gap. ~
order of Gen. J. NJ. Schofield. On the
night of Sept. 3. We received word by
Courier James Dorsey. that Morgan
vas at Greenville. Tenn. This courier
was sent by Capt. Robert Carter.4
"On the morning of the fourth we
moved from Bulls Gap. and attacked
Morgan at Greenville. Morgan was
asleep at the house Of senior Mrs.
Williams. when the house was sur
rounded. He attempted to escape as
he vas. in his stocking feet. and with
only his underclothirg on. but he was
shot By James Campbell. who had
been a Confederate soldier and who
new him.
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Only Two Europeane 1onored.

Only Two Eur0pe1ne donofeo.
Gen. Gordon and NJ. Prosper Clique
are the only Europeans to whom has
ever been granted the right to wea,
| the Chinese yellow jacket
The Columbus journal., 1903-06-17
Tho Waaes Of War.

The wages o. war.
What are the wages? Here" he said,
And he pointed down to the ranks Of
dead
Down to the field that shrank. blood-red.
From the stars Of love In the sky Ger
Pointed to scenes that mems hearts abb
hcr.
And answered. This il the cost OF war;"
But how for the lips that ask in vain
For the one who will never come again:
The longing face at the window pane
That sees no breast with q crimson stain!
For hearts are broken as lives are lost,
So count them up In the battles cost.
Nay. count them not. You can only say
As the field lights up with the dawn of
day,
That many were lost in the bloody fray:
Not counting mere tears nor lips that
Not counting the hearts with sorrow
filled.
But only the wounded ones and killed.
Pennsylvania's First Volunteer.
Over IS years of age. yet rs tall and
hearty as a man in the prime Of life.
Is Joseph H. Richardson, an ex-master
in the United States navy. who lives
upon and works his little farm In the
suburbs Of Burlington. N. J. Mr..
Richardson claims to have been the
first Pennsylvania to volunteer his
services to the country at the open
ing of the civil war. His certificates
and commissions are proofs that his
assertion Is well founded. These old
papers he prizes very highly. and 1t
is doubtful If any amount Of gold
could induce him to part with them.
Richardson is typical ''sea Cog"
He was in the employ of the Clyde
line when Fort Sumter was captured.