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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
SHELL PORT ARTHUR
japanese Fleet Sinks Three
+ Russian War Vessels.
FOUR DAMAGED. TWO CAPTURED
Torpedo Boats Did Great DAMAGE.
yiceroy's Oaicial Dispatch to the
? sr Gear Tells of Injuries to HIS
ships aud Crew. . g.

PARIS, Feb. 10.-The following Off
cial dispatch has just been received
here from Port Arthur:
"a Japanese feet composed of ff-
teen armored ships has boipbarded
Port Arthur since early morning, and
tile forts have returned the fire. The
entire Russian feet then went out, and
a combat was soon in progress.
'gThree Russian battleships were dis
abled, the Poltava and the Cesare-
witch. The disabled armored cruiser
Retvizan and the grounded battleships
block the entrance to the harbor, pre-
venting gunboats from getting out and
battleships and cruisers from going in
and getting coal. Besides this Japan
Koratz caught at Chemulpo. They
were bound for V~ladiyostok.
'The Japanese fleet was under the
command of Vice Admiral lego and
consisted of four fast cruisers, Chi
tose, Kasagi, Tagafago and Yoshino.
which circled outside, drawing the fire
of the Russians. They then Joined the
main fleet, and all went in to attack
the armored cruisers. In the Japa-
nese fleet, which consisted of two divi-
sions, were the Mikasa. the flagship;
the first class battleships Asahi, Full,
O%nashima, Shikishima and Hatsuse
and the dispatch boat Tatsuma. The
second division of the fleet was under
command of Admiral Kamimura on
the flagship Idsumo and consisted of
the armored cruisers Yakima, Asama
and IwatZ."
The Russians had n cruiser out
side to watch for the Japanese ships.
The cruiser WAS fired upon by the jap
anese, and the other Russian vessels
took up their anchors and cruised
around the roadstead. The Japanese
fleet came up within three miles, and
q battle commenced. The Japanese
fired on the ships and forts, which re-
piled. Two Russian ships were struck
by shells. but were only slightly dam
aged. The Russian fire fell short.
A member of the crew of the Column
bia tells this story of the naval battle
at Port Arthur:
THE Columbia was lying in the
roadstead, surrounded by fourteen
Russian battleships and cruisers. A
severe shock was felt on board the Co
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
BATTLEsHIP CEsAREvITCH

lumbia. The Russians Immediately
commenced to operate their search
lights and opened fire toward the sea.
The firing lasted only a short time.
Then more shocks were felt, and the
Russians again commenced firing.
THE Japanese did not return the
fire. Two Russian ~battleships went in
and were beached across the entrance
of the harbor. They were soon fol-
lowed by Il Russian cruiser, which also
was beached. None of the vessels was
damaged above the water line. More
shocks from torpedoes We're felt dur
ing the early morning, and then all
was quiet.
"At daylight three Japanese cruisers
passed Port Arthur in sight of the
Russian fleet. The whole Russian feet
Immediately weighed anchor and went
after them, but returned without hay
ing fired a shot"
A dispatch from Tientsin says that
the Russian cruisers Variag and Kori-
etz hauled down their flags without
firing a shot and that 5000 Japanese
Immediately landed at Chemulpo, and
the march to Seoul commenced.
A London cable says that two large
and two small British steamers engag-
ed in the ~coasting trade and an Amer
lean flour ship, the Pleiades, are block
ed inside of Port Arthur harbor by the.
disabled Russian battleships. The
Russians are endeayoring by pumps
and collision mats to stop the holes
in their battleships in order to take
them inside at high water.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says the
following official bulletin has just been
issued by Viceroy Alexeieff's chief of
staff:
Il beg to report that a Japanese
squadron consisting of about fifteen
battleships and cruisers approached
Port Arthur and opened fire. The en-
envy was received with a cannonade
from the shoreebatteries and the guns
Of our squadron, which also partici-
pated in the engagement.
'The Japanese squadron shortly aft
er ceased its fire and left, proceeding
south.
Our losses in the fleet were two Off
GERS wounded, nine men killed and
forty-one men wounded. On the shore
batteries n man was killed and
three wounded. The hattleship Poltava
and the cruiser Novik each had a hole
knocked in her side below the water
line. The forts were slightly damaged"
That Admiral Alexeieff VIII be re-
called, even if he is not shot, is the
opinion heard expressed more than
ONCE. This is based on the supposi-
tion that the three warships torpedoed
by the Japanese ut Port Arthur have
been practically put ont Of action for
the rest Of the campaign, even IL they
have not been sunk to the bottom in
Port Arthur roads.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
DANGEROUS CR0wDING.

Wilder Hall was packed until there
was not even standing room Monday
night, during the performance OF the
Elks' minstrels. Even the solitary
entrance which is always more or less
blocked with q wooden railing, was
crowded with an eager throng oil
anxious to catch a glimpse of the
funny doings on the stage. The min
streIs we're for the benefit of the hos
pitaI and it was the desire of all to
admit as many as possible. The larger
the crowd, the more money. The
object was worthy and the people re-
sponded literally.
The question arises, however, can
not money be raised without en-
danger ing the lives of so many people?
ALI will admit that had o panic start
ed in the hall Monday night the loss
Of life would have been great. As
such a catastrophe ksss never happened
in Perth Amboy, people are apt to
treat the matter lightly. 1t is argued
that snch frightful affairs occur in
Chicago and the large cities, but it
could not happen in Perth Amboy.
The managers of the Iroquois Theatre
in Chicago. where so many lives were
lost recently, doubtless said the same
thing a few minutes before the fire
broke out. That was q comparatively
new theatre supposed to be Supplied
with all the modern appliances, in
Guiding several exits and fire escapes
Compare this with the conditions
Monday night. A hall seating 500
people was packed, with not even
standing room. There is but one exit
situated in the extreme rear. A wood
en- railing divides the passage way
in two between the door and the steps.
The seats IN the hall are of the NOV
able variety so that when people rise
to leave these chairs, row after row,
are pushed back against each other,
completely blocking the passageways,
SO that III the rear, where is the only
exit, is a solid jam of chairs. Beneath
the hall is a store filed with materia
more or less infammable. There is
danger enough when the hall is filed
to its ordinary capacity, but the dan
ger is increased a hundred times when
such a jam as occurred Monday night
il in the hall.
This presents o serious probleml
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10


the things of Heaven and the things of
earth, and his heart swelled with love
for his fellow men.
Beside him set his bride OF a month.
The moon has rarely seen a woman more
beautiful. The light in her eyes seemed
born of the beauty Of the night, and he
wondered. Was she, too, drinking in its
~splendor, feasting upon its loneliness,
breathing 1t into her whole being? Her
gaze was riveted upon the distant horl-
zon, where sky and sea were one. She
sighed-oh, how sweetly she sighed!-
and turned her beautiful face toward
him.
John, DEAR" she murmui ed-and her
voice vas like the whispering Of angels
to his soul--"I can't just decide whether
to have 1t made with a circular flounce
or with a plain deep rufle."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
THE LARGE MESH.

The arguments put mp by the friends
of the pound net fisheries at the hear
ing before the legislative committee,
Monday were good as far as the pro.
position to abolish the nets entirely is
concerned, but when it came to using
n smaller mesh, the fishermen were
weak. 1t is hard to see where the
Legislature has a right to take q mans
away from him by abolishing
the nets, but they do have a right and
should pass laws regulating them.
Against the larger mesh the fisher
argued that they would have the
expense of doing away with their
present nets and would have to pur-
chase new ones. When asked the life
of a pound net, however, the fisher
men admitted that it was but one
year. By this it would seem that the
remedy was simple. As long as new
nets must be purchased, have them Of
the larger mesh as provided by law.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
CHURCHES.

CHURCHES.
Beth Mordecai, Hobart Street. Pastor
Rev. S. K. Soloman Friday, service al
shutdown; lecture at e.I5 p. NJ Saturday
500 a. m. Sunday School 8.45 a. m.
Congregational (Swedish)-Gordon st.
Pastor, Theodore Englund-Sunday Ser
vices 10. 30 a: m. 7.3o,p. m. Sunday School
9.3o a. m.
First Perth Amboy, Hebrew Mutual Aid
Society, Elm Street, P. J~oselson, Trustee.
Services, Friday 6 to 2 p. m. Saturday
8. 80 q. M, Ago p. m.
First Baptist-Fayette st.-Pastor, Rev.
Percy R. Ferris-Sunday Services, 10 and
and 10. 80 |. m. and 7.3o p. m. Sunday
school 2. 80 p. m. B. Y. p. u. Friday s.45
p. m. Prayer meeting "Wednesday 7.45
p. m.
First Presbyterian, Market st and City
Hall Park, Pastor, Rev. Harlan G. Men
denhall y. D. Sunday services, 10. 80 a.
m. and 7.3o p. m. Sunday School o.3o a.
M, 2.3o p. M, Junior c. E. $50 p. n.
vi sc. E. $40 P. m. Prayer meeting
Wednesday 7.45 p. m.
Grace English Lutheran. Smith Street
Pastor, Rev. E. j. Keuling. Sunday Ser
vices 10. 80 a. M, 7.3op. m. Sunday School
q. 30 p. m.
Methodist (Danish) Madison Ave and
Jefferson ST., Pastor, Rev. A. Hansc 4.
Sunday Services, TO- 80 a. m. and 7.3o p.
m, Epworth League, 3.4s p. M, Sunday
School, ago p, m. Class meeting, We'd
nesday and Friday at 7.4s p. m.
Holy Cross Observation-Disclosures and
tombstone SITS. Rev. F. p. Willes, priest in
charge-Sunday Services II. 90 a. m. and
7.3o p m Sunday School 90 a. ms
Our Savior Lutheran (Danish) State St.
Rev. V. b. Skov, pastor. Sunday services
1890 a. m. and 7.3o sp. N. Sunday
School ago pm. Il
Simpson Methodist-High and Jefferson
SITS. Pastor, Rev. S. Trevena Jackson.
Am. Sunday services Q. 90 and 10. 40
a. m. and 100 p. M; Sunday school, 2. 40
Ip,Tm.; Epworth League, ego p. m. Prayer
meeting, Wednesday, 7.45 p. M; Bible
training class, Friday, 7.3o p. M; Young
Cleaners, Friday, AGO p. M; Junior Ep-
worth League, Friday, 100 p. m.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic, Center st.
Rev. B. T. O'Connell, pastor; Rev. S. A..
Mitchell and Rev. T. F.. Blake, assistants.
Sunday services 100 $3.50, ego and 10 as
a. m. 1880 p. m. Sunday School 2.3o.p.
m.
St. Paul's German Church-South First
street-Pastor Rev. Jacob Cams. Services
every fst and grid Sunday of the month.
Sunday School every Sunday at . o'clock.
St. Stephens Roman Catholic (Polish)-.
State St. Rev. ]. Zielinsk, pastor. Sun
Gay services, 300, 10. 40 a. m. Vespers,
400 P. m. Sunday School 3.3op. n.
St. Stephens Lutheran (Danish) Broad
-. .Pastnr Rev. ]. Christensen. Sunday
services 10; 80 a. m. and 7.3o p. m. Sun
day School 8 p. m.
St. Peters Episcopal-Rector ST Rector.
Key. J. l. Lancaster. Sunday services
1880 a. m. n 1880 p. m. Sunday School
y; ST. u.-Meets at az Smith 81. ev.
cry Sunday at 4 p. m.
LODGES.
A. Q. U. W. Meets Odd Fallows uau
Smith Street lst. and ssd. Mondavs r
D Hull, NJ. W.; ]. S. Phillips. Sec,v
7 Kearney Ave. ~ Ivy.
B. p. o. E. No. 7S4. Meets r =
Hall, corner Smith and Rector etr.st J,
and ard. Tuesdays. DR.. Frank Crow+hss
Street.
CT. B. Father Quinn Council No az
meets I'D and 4th Tuesdays every Montn
N K. Of c. Hall. William Hallakan, acc.
rotary.
!, ofE.sMsst il clty.Hsn. every Mon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
That Means BasiAeea.

"That boy Of yours is a pretty spunky
little fellow"
"Oh. I don't know. / heard him bully
ing a much smaller boy the other day"
But heard him talk right UP to a
fellow twice his size to-day
That's nothing. The boy whois real
ly spunlSy Is n who will talk right up
TO a boy his own size.s-Philadelphia
Press.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10

Another runaway is recorded, due,
apparently, to the lack of a hitching
strap or anchor. No horse should be
left standing at the curb without
some safety device. If there is an or
dinance requiring q hitohing strap or
weight, why not enforce it? If there
is not, why not pass one?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
Row They Hate Each other.

well" said her neighbor, ethis is a
regular old-fashioned winter, isn't it?"
ooh, is it?' she returned. 'Really,
you know, | can't speak from experience
about old-fashioned winters, not having
been here when you used to have that
kind ."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
Where Johnny Demurred.

Remember, Johnny said his elder
ly uncle, that actions speak louder
than words"
Sometimes they don't" objected
Johnny. When mammals spankin' me
| can yell a good deal louder than she
can spank. Chicago Tribune.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10

Dingdong-Did you try that cigar
gave you yesterday?
Biffbang-Yes; but 1t didn't deserve
G trial.
Dingdong-Why, what do you mean?
Biffbang-It should have been
lynched.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10

Sister-in-Law-Of course you are
your own mistress, sweet, and can do
as you please; but l don't think that
o are doing right in marrying that
young man.
Johns Widow-But why not? You
know nothing against him. do you?
Sister-in-Law-P'r'aps not-but I'm
sure that If poor, dear John had been
alive, he would never have allowed O
TO marry him.-Ally Sloper.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10

The value of the output Of electrical
apparatus during 1903 is estimated at
s158, csc, 900, against s1Se. $4,000 Ia 1909
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10

Less than one-tenth Of one per cent
of railway Employees in the United King
dom get mdFe than s14.60 8 week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
The First Years REss

Inc FIST Years Ness
Is interesting; to the public, to see
how it will be conducted; 10 thel
owner, to see how they will be re-
ceived. From the amount of work
done we have come to the conclu.1|
sion that the public is satisfied
that it has had value received,
and apprec lates fair dealing and
courteous treatment. Soliciting a
continuance of your patronageI
along these lines. we remain. yours
respectfully, LUPUoN& BUsHNELL.l
Granite and Marble Dealers, New
Brunswick Ave, Perth Amboy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
Gliding on China.

UIIUiUB OW CHfHU. "
Gliding is often utterly removed
from china by the use of soda in wash
ing. Use soap instead of soda when
washing your pretty teacups, ETC., anc
they will retain their beauty as long
os they remain unbroken.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
CALENDAR OF LOCAL EVENTS

Fen. 16-Calico Hop, Women's Relief
Corps, Grand Central Palace.
Fob. 15-Valentine Sociable, Baptist
chapel.
Feb. 10, 19-Bazaar in Simpson NJ. E.
church.
Feb. &c. -Braga's 9Th annual masque.
rade ball, Braga Hall.
Feb. 22--Concert in Baptist church,
auspices Ladies Aid Society.
May A, 5-Bazaar, st. Stephens Dan
ish Lutheran church.
Aug. 18-Excursion, Court Amboy So,
Foresters of America.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10

Hubby, dear. | saw q simply charm
ing hat to-day. You must buy it for me-
because It will set all my friends to TALK
ing"
"H'mI It seems to me they'll talk
still more Il You keep on wearing your
old bat. g-Fllegende RIeetter.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
Marriage Is a lottery?
Not by all the twinkling stars!
Marriage is a pottery,
Where II made ttN family jarsi
Puck.

BLUFF THAs DIDN'T work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-02-10
.Woodenware at Special Prices.

Genuine reductions on First Class Goods. Critical inspe,
and comparisons invited. Note a few sample items:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-13
INDEX TO THIS NUMBER.

Announcement of Teachers Reading Course. 4
Colored Farmers Meet Observation-Disclosures. 1G
Good Roads Suggestions Corn Cracker ..... il
Hints on Butter Making, J. c. Kendall ...... 3
Potato Culture, Percy L. Banks. ........... 2
Seed Bed for Wheat, @. W. Burkett ......... 9
Selecting Cotton Seed, @. W. Burkett 8
Salt and Lime for Sour Soils, James Wilson 1
Spraying and Fungicides, F. L. Stevens ...... 4
Wheat Culture for the OneHorse Farmer,
F. j. Merriam 1
When the Circus Came to Town, E. E. Miller. 6
Departments On usual pages: Home Circle, 6;
Social Chat, Z; State News, 12; General News, 13;
Sunshine, IA; Markets, 16.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-13
Salt and Lime for Sour Soils.
Editors Progressive Farmer:

Editors Progressive Farmer:
Gardeners use both salt and lime with consider
able success on soils of certain character. Some
times both of these used to excess, and If they
do not actually injure the SOIL they do no good
and cost considerable. But where the soil is sour
heavy and difficult to work an application Of
either salt or lime proves beneficial.
Salt has several good results It WILL under
certain conditions where the plant food in the
earth is heavy, tend to free it that the crops
can utilize it more readily. I have had results
with salt used judiciously in this way that proved
it's value On the other hand, it's application to
other soils never proved of any value at all. The
best salt to use is refuse salt, which generally has
good deal of fertilizing material in it. This
often be obtained cheaper and will prove the most
efficient IF this is applied very dry soil it will
in hot weather tend to hold moisture in the
ground. Salt applied on rather light, sandy soil
has in this way been known to retain moisture
sufficient for crops through severe dry spells. The
chemical effect of salt in setting free plant food
is of some value, but not great as some gar
deners would have us believe.
Lime likewise has it's value not so much as fer
tilizing agent as a corrector of abnormal condi-
tions 1t tends to sweeten the sour SOIL to release
plant food, and to accumulate moisture and retain
it in the soil When people speak of lime as fer
tilizer they do not speak absolutely correct. 1t is
not that it adds any ingredient to the soil that
the plants can live on but it makes available plant
food that cannot be taken up by the crops until
they have passed through certain chemical
changes. The application of dressing of lime
simply tends to hasten these changes.
There are very few soils which will not be bene-
flied in way by occasional dressing of either
salt or lime. Fertilizers should be freely used,
and green food should be added and ploWed under
and lime used to increase the chemical actions of
the soil, the highest results should be attained.
JAMES WILSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-13

Now when your land is broken SOW your fer
tilizer broadcast-four hundred pounds to six
hundred pounds per acre. If you cannot afford
much fertilizer, put it less ground, do not
cut the quantity per acre, for well prepared
land you should use at least four hundred pounds,
and six hundred pounds would be better.
Your fertilizer should analyze about per cent
phosphoric acid, per cent ammonia and per
cent potash; and you make it by combining
one thousand pounds of acid phosphate, eight hun
dred and forty pounds cotton-seed meal and
hundred and sixty pounds muriate of potash to
make ton.
Now harrow in the fertilizer with straight
tooth harrow, drag down level with plank or log
drag and let stand a week. Next go in with
Planet Junior cultivator, with three inch teeth
scooter attached and work the whole field over
thoroughly and drag again. Nearly every one
horse farmer can afford cultivator, and this
this tool can be made to he lip prepare the land
well cultivate crop afterwards. 1t will get
over the land rapidly, and this working of the
soil will help to make available lots of plant
food for your wheat
We will now let the land stand another week
before sowing wheat so the fertilizer will have
time to become thoroughly incorporated with
the soil; there will then be danger of it's in
iuring the seed. Where both seed and fertilizer
are sown at the same time, especially where cot
ton-seed meal is used in the fertilizer there is al
ways considerable risk of damaging the seed, and
sometimes / have known the stand to be almost
entirely destroyed.
Now SOW from to two bushels of some good
wheat per acre. according to the size of the grain
and the time of planting October 18th to No
vember 18th is the best time in our locality) The
later the sowing the more seed should be- used
We have grown the common Blue Stem Curls'
Prolific and Fulcaster, all of which succeeded we'll
in middle and upper Georgia.
You work in the seed with the cult
vator used in the last preparation. Run to
double on the land and fill up the furrow. Then
drag again, and the job is done.
If you have been accustomed to make ten
bushels of wheat per acre in the old way, with
this preparation you should make twenty bushels.
At least this has been my experience. Try it.
F. j. MERRIAM.
Battle Hill, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-13
Farmers Institutes Yet to be Held.

Statesville.-Tuesday, September 18th
Taylorsville.- Wednesday, September 14th.
Wilkesboro.-Thursday, September 18TH
Dobson.-Saturday, September 18th.
Sparta.-Monday, September 10Th.
Jefferson-Tuesday, September Doth.
Vale Crucis.-Thursday, September 22nd
Bakersville.-(The Institute announced for
Thursday, September Oath, has been cancelled).
Burnsville-Monday, September 26th.
Mars Hill (not MarshalD "Wednesday Sep
tember 28th.
Asheville.- Thursday, September Doth.
Waynesville-Friday, September Goth.
Webster-Saturday, October 1st.
Franklin-Monday, October 3rd.
Bryson City-Tuesday, October 4th.
Robbinsville.- Wednesday, October 5th
Murphy.-Thursday October 9Th.
Hayesville. Friday, October '7th.