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Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11
DEPTH OF SOIL
TO ADD NITRATES
Roots of Plant Penetrate Far In
TO the Ground in Search of
Necessary Food.
CBy II. p. FIsHBuRN. Assistant Chem
list, Idaho Experiment Station.)

CBy II. T.. FtSHBURN. Assistant Chem
list, Idaho Experiment Station.)
When we speak of soil and soil prob
lens we are supposed usually to take
into account about the first foot or less
For tie most crops it suffices to say
that alfalfa adds nitrates to the soil
since most crops feed only on about
the first foot
For the deep-rooted crops this will
not hold true From analysis of sew;
eral alfalfa tracts II was found that
the first foot of soil was much richer
in nitrates, but to depth of six feet
much poorer, on an average. In 9th
er words, alfalfa land is usually rich
in nitrates in the first foot and poor
in nitrates below the first foot, while
land in other crops may be just the
reverse,
he deep roots of the alfalfa plant
penetrate far into the soil in search
OF food, while the nitrogen bacteria
accompanying the plant are working
n the top soil In this way the nj
rates are more concentrated in the
/ .op soil for the use of succeeding
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

"SiH" began the young man nerv-
ously. II wish to ask your consent for
my marriage with your daughter"
"Eh?" quickly rejoined the parent.
What of your income? Is 1t sufficient
to support wife?"
at is" boldly returned the slightly
nettled aspirant; "And, what is more.
it's sufficient to stand an occasional
touch from my wife's father!"
"Then she's yours, my son!"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11
HUMAN INTEREST
Side OF REUNION
AT GETTYSBURG

The observance Of the fftieth an
niversary of the battle Of Gettysburg
was replete with interesting incidents
and prolific of tales both humorous
and pathetic. The gathering from all
parts of the country of the survivors
of the blue and the gray on the bat
tiefield of the greatest contest OF the
Civil war was sure to abound in touch
ing scenes and incidents. The limits
of newspaper space will only permit
of telling few of the best of them.
One OF the oldest veterans in the
big camp is Captain w. H. Fleig of
Houston, Texas, who was ninety years
of age on his last birthday, February
23. During the war he served with
distinction in the marine department
OF the confederate navy Captain
Fleig is one of the best preserved
men in camp and is more active than
many of the other veterans score of
years less advanced.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

CBy LAVII.LA WRIGHT MACOMBER)
In visiting the sick, and making
bouquets for decorative purposes, !
was often hampered by the scarcity of
flowers adapted to the making of a
dainty, loosely arranged collection, UNI
til | tried raising some plants of the
perennial Baby-Breath (gypsophiia
paniculatal
l wished to raise the plants from
seeds. so procured a package and
sowed the seed late in June in moist.
sandy soil in the perennial border.
The seed was sown very thinly IA
avoid much transplanting, and it ger
minated quickly, the first year growing
good stocky plants with fieshy roots.
The soil in which they grew was
sandy and well enriched with rotteu
manure. being kept moist throughout
the hot months by fine mulchins
which not only served to retain the
moisture but prevented weeds from
choking out the seedlings, as | had
little time for wedding. Experience
has taught me that such treatment is
good for any strong-growing perennial
plant.
The second year the Baby Breath
plants assumed a sprawling bush
form. and were early white with tiny
bits of bloom. Then had no trouble
in making nice bouquets. as the bril-.
liant Gladiolus, Foxglove, Iris and
Zinnias appeared more dainty com
bined with the airy Baby-Breath than
when formed In stlR, heavy bouquets
by themselves
The flowers OF the Baby Rreaths an.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

A romance developed In camp when
John Goodwin of New York, veteran,
aud Margaret Murphy Of Chicago were
united In marriage by Squire Harnish.
Forty-slx years ago the two were en-
gagged. but they subsequently married
others. They became widower and
widow, the old fame was rekindled,
and they agreed to come to Gettys-
burg ON the fiftieth anniversary Of
the battle and marry. The happy pair
will go on wedding tour from here
and will reside In New York.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

Gen. Tom Stewart of Pennsylva-
mia is telling an amusing story of a
runaway vet he came across in the
big camp. The veteran is eighty-five
years old, and his son at home an
nounced that under no circumstances
should his aged parent go to Gettys-
burg. The desire to be here and meet
his former comrades was 20 strong in
the heart of the old gentleman that he
climbed out of window of his home
and ran away, turning up here In good
shape. He is now happy and we'll
cared for.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

Gen. tom" Stewart OF Penneylva-
mia is telling an amusing story of a
runaway vet" he came across in the
big camp. The veteran is eighty-five
years old. and his son at home an
nounced that under no circumstances
should his aged parent go to Gettys-
burg. The desire to be here and meet
his former comrades was so strong in
the heart of the old gentleman that he
climbed out of window of his home
and ran away. turning up here in good
shape. He is now happy and well
cared for
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

A word unspoken is, like the sword
in the scabbard, thine; If vented, thy
sword is in anothers hands. If thou
desire to be held wise, be so wise as
to hold thy tongue.-Quarles.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11
Slams.

Billy-Do you believe in signs?
Milly-Yes, indeed.
Billy-Well, last night l dreamed
you we're madly in love with me.
What is that a sign of?
Milly-That's a sign you were
dreaming.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

Chief Clerk George G. Thorne or
the state depai ,ment at Harrisburg
told of the call made by Union vet
eran early on the morning of the IF
tieth anniversary of the start OF the
battle, who related that his conscience
troubled him because OF the fact that
on that fateful morning many years
ago he had succumbed to temptation
and stolen a quantity of onions from
the Thorne garden. which was located
near the historic Seminary ridge. He
told Thorne that he desired, at this
late day 10 pay for the onions and
thus relieve his Conscience.
Needless to say, his offer OF money
was refused, but the Thornes would
like to learn the identity of the SOL
diers who upset eight beehives in the
dead of night and appropriated all the
honey they contained.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

Wearing a tattered uniform OF
gray Alexander Hunt OF Virginia was
the central point of interest on the
streets OF the town. Mr.. Hunter was
wearing the identical suit and hat
which he wore at Gettysburg fifty
years ago
The suit was in rags and has bullet
hole through one of the sleeves. He
carried all his accoutrements used at
Gettysburg and wore union belt
taken from foe here. Mr.. Hunter
was member of the Black Horse cav
airy
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

Promises sometimes tempt friends.
but only performances will keep them
w s, Royston
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

If you want to really know man
you must size him up when he thinks
no one is watching him.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

When the house of representatives
recently undertook to name a comAit
tee of its members to represent 1t at
the reunion of the blue and gray at
Gettysburg 1t was found that not a
veteran of the Civil war sat on the Re.
publican side of that body The only
Union veterans in the house, three in
number. are all Democrats, and six
veterans of the Confederate army also
sit on that side. In the senate. how.
ever. there are six Confederate veter.
ans on the Democratic side and six
Union veterans on the Republican side
As indicating the passage of time, it
is remarkable fact that there are
today in congress more veterans of
the Spanish.American war than of the
Civil war. Nineteen members of the
senate are veterans of the war with
Spain One member of the house, who
has not eeen war service at all, served
five years in the signal corps of the
army as a private, and Delegate
Quezon of the Philippines was a staff
officer under Aguinaldo during the
! Philippine rebellion.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

James II, Lansberry of St. Louis,
Mo, who enlisted in the Third Indiana
cavalry from Madison, Ind, recited to
his comrades the details of his cap
ture in the town of Gettysburg by
Confederates so years ago. Following
the skirmish Just outside of town
which marked the opening of what
vas to be world-famed engagement.
he had-been detailed TO assist in car
rying a wounded officer to the old
seminary in Gettysburg While in
town frantic women fiocked about him
and begged that he tell of the battle
He remained to tell the story, with the
result that he had to spend several
days in following the Confederate
army as prisoner After tramping
so miles over rough country without
shoes he succeeded in escaping and
finally made his way back to Gettys-
burg, where he remained till August
in assisting in the care of the wound.
ed, which were housed in the semin-
| nary, churches, barns and public build
| ings
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

One bearded veteran of an Illinois
regiment told Of an incident that hap
Fened 50 years ago
AS We rode through Gettysburg
that last time he said Il remember
a lit'ls eil stopped my horse and said
sne 49, I'd o save me bouquet,
got down aud she pinned a ribbon-a
little purple ribbon to my coat Wear
that in The next battle you go into,
she aid
We're not going to have any more
battles around here, told her.
Yes. you are she insisted Those
hills back there are full of rebels
wore that purple ribbon through
the battle never saw the girl after
ward but I've kept that ribbon, and
it's back al home in Illinois today"
striking contrast is seen in the
mona provided for the soldiers fifty
years ago and what they enjoyed this
year
iS"& breakfast IIardtack. bacon,
beans and coffee.
illEner-hacon. beans, bareback and
COFFEE.
supper--Eeans, bareback, bacon
and coffee.
1919 breakfast Pulled rice, fried
eggs. fried bacon, cream potatoes
fresh bread, hard bread, butter and
coffee.
Dinner - Fricassee chicken, peas
corn. ice cream. cake, cigars, fresl
bread, hard bread, butter. coffee, icet
tea
Supper = Salmon salad, macaron
and cheese, fresh bread, butter AM
coffee.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

A grandson of Francis Scott Key,
composer of THE Star-Spangled Ban
uer," is here, He is John Francis Key,
aged elghty-two. of Pikeville, Md, and
he is veteran of the Second Mary
land infantry of the confederate army
Wearing suit Of gray, Key came
into town, weak and almost dropping
He has been in failing health, but de-
clared he was going to see Gettys-
burg on this occasion or die"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

One of the big events was the
charge" Of the survivors of Plcketts
division on the bloody angle" held
by the remnants of the Philadelphia
brigade.
Under the hot sun the men in gray
marched across the field that had not
seen anything more warlike than q
blacksnake in so years, up to the walls
that form the angle. The enemy" in
blue was waiting with weapons ready,
and when they met across the wall
they shook hands. Afterward they
looked over the ground for the site of
a s25O,O00 monument they hope to
have congress erect there.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

0ne 81 tie7most interesting piagsa
In camp was the lost ana found bu-
reau. located under the benches In the
big tent Everything found on the
grounds was brought there and thou
sands applied every day for missing
articles
There we're at least 100 crutches
piled up in the bureau. dozen or so APP
plicants having called for them. Those
who come to redeem their lost
crutches seldom can recognize them
and most of them go away with some
body else's
There was one wooden leg also ly-
Ing unclaimed II was brought in by
Poy Scout who had found 1t under
uee.
Several sets Of false teeth we're
found
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

Harry X. Thaw has come to the
financial rescue of Gen Daniel E.
Sickles from his cell in Matteawan.
He sent letter to Chairman Schoon.
maker, having charge of the celebra-
tion of the fittieth anniversary Of the
battle of Gettysburg, in which $1,000
In cash was inclosed. In the letter
Thaw wrote that he felt the deepest
sympathy for General Sickles because
of the misfortunes that had come to
him in his old age. This sympathy
the writer declared, was heightened
by the fac, that Thaw had TWO uncles
in the Union army and near relative
In the southern army
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

One OF the unadvertised reunions of
the celebration occurred in the con-
federate section Of the camp. fife
and drum corps of men in blue tramp.
ed up and down the streets OF the con-
federate part of the city of tents
They stopped before the tents. play
ed such fanfare as only drums and
flies can make, summoned forth the
occupants and shook hands, threw
their arms about the gray shoulders
and in dozen other ways showed
their feelings of friendship.
They kept it up for hours and Wis.,
tied practically every "reb" tent.
Their reception was as warm as their
greeting
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-11

81 hid in barn when discovered
that Confederates had arrived in town,
but | left IT when it was peppered by
infantry Are and concealed myself at
the mouth of an alley" said Lansber-
ry. While | remained in the alley
two of my comrades attempted to dart
across the street to another alley
with a hope of escaping from town.
They got to the middle of the street
when guns of Confederates stationed
at street intersections cracked and
they fell III heap. | was soon found
and disarmed."
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
In The Old Days

During the old days in England be-
fore imprisonment for debt was abol-
ished the following incident is related
as having taken place
A rumor of a French invasion had
thrown London into excitement An
inmate of the debtors prison was dis
cussine the news through the bars of
his cell with a street begear and sol
der who was considerably soused.
If the French effect a landing OH
British soil what will become Of our
cried the imprisoned debtor.
Yes, and of our property" echoed
the tattered beggaT
Oh, damn our liberties and our
property" vocferated the drunken
soldier; what will become of our re-
ligion?"
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
A New Strike Weapon

Detroit Labor suggests that the
Michigan copper country strike be
settled by government ownership OF
the mines. That is a suggestion that
is becoming more popular in strike
times 1t is all argument Inst car
rieS more than the ordinary amount
of force. The employer resists the
union because union demands cut in
to profits But public ownership
is very large bueaboo to the labor
fighting employer.
Only. may the unions remember
always that successful government
ownership can only be had with dem
ocratic government. The people
must own the government.
The program involves political ac-
ton through a working class revolu-
tionary organization.
And when all of labor decides for
that, look out!
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19

On one side or the other, and some
times on both. the wars Of the world
have been fought by men who were
unknowingIy fighting for their own en-
slavement. The great war Of the re-
bellion was fought, as We all know
now, to perpetuate the institution of
human slavery on American SOIL and
yet a comparatively small percentage
of the men who fought in the armies
of the south either owned slaves or
ever could own them,
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
Declare a Sex War
NORA GILLESPIE.

The Parkersburg Socialist OF Sep
TENDER 18th, contains an editorial on
the attitude of the sutfragettes in Eng
land in which something like the fol-
! lowing caustic comments were made;
New element enters the woman
movement by the women declaring a
sex war instead of the militant tactics
heretofore used. Individual women
have sometimes made good this
threat. but they have never gone on
strike for the cause. 1t is very easy
10 understand conditions where wo-
man boycOtts a certain man but the
whole race of men we'll, hardly But
the serious threat of certain English
women to band all womankind into a
solidarity and each take terrible
vow 10 cut the acquaintance OF the
genus gent and thus detroy the race,
makes the stage william pause, and
more along this same line. The Lon
don Saturday Review once said Man 5
superiority is shown by his ability to
, keep woman in subsection" This is
a brutal way to put it. but that is ex-
actly what is meant. That is why
premiers hide from petticoated aglta-
tors, why suffragettes are dubbed and
Jailed, why mothers and daughters are
landed with idiots and criminals. Men
rebel against taxation without repre-
sentation but make women submit 70
. taxation without presentation, and
makes her mans property, TO live only
! by his Sutferance. Women are getting
mighty tired of this one-sided world
and intend to make it possible to live
as God intended, each sex all equal
half Of humanity. Man has not
reached his best ami never will until
he comedies the woman the same
rights and privileges he demands for
himself Why should the English wo-
men care about destroying the race,
when the men never give a thought
to the protection of the children they
suffer agony for and stand calmly by
and see them put in mill, mine OF
factory as soon as they can walk
They we're thrown sop TO quiet them
in Maternity Benefit. which is paid to
the husband and is generally spent by
him on liquor and in more than one
instance, in clipping with another wo'
man. The subsection of woman IS the
degradation of man, the cause of the
social evil low wages for both sexes
and the retarding of the upward trend
of humanity. So long as the sub
lection Of woman endureS and is con-
frned by the law and custom, 80 lOng
will the race be injured and degraded
and woman victimized. This article
would not have been out of place III
Il capitalist paper. but q Socialist
is either very narrow-minded or afraid
some woman will declare sex war
against him.
Eugene V. Debs; / am glad to align
myself with a party that declares abb
Solute equality between the sexes.
! Anything less than this is too narrow
for the twentieth century civilization
and too small for u man who has d
( right conception Of manhood.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19

Isn't it strange
How We stand for the high tariff on
wool, to protect the American stand
ard of wages" when during the inves-
LEGATION following the WOODEN strike at
Lawrence it was shown that these
wages were something like Sc per
week (and carry your dinner in the
Fool Dinner Pal')?
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
DIED

AT her home on Artisan Avenue, at
an early hour Friday morning, Mrs.
Vireie Fleckenstien wife OF Frank
Fleckenstien of the Bakery Workers
Union. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19

The Bull Moose party is dead
amen. The Bull Moose Of the woods
was never anything but buffer and
noise maker anyway.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
Ism [ ii strange

Isn't it strange
Why workmen who have just in-
ished TWELVE HOUR shift in
steel mill don't spent more time
reading in a Carnegie library?
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19

When you vote with your class
and the Socialist Party is a working
class party--you are voting for your
self.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
Isn't It Strange?

Isn't it strange
How few members of the Menufac-
turers' Association are in the ranks
Of the militia?
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19
Copper Miner
Continued from first page)

Deputies have already murdered
two miners and beaten up many 9TH
ers. A little 15-year-old Italian girl
is in the hospital now with part OF her
head shot away at the back. Depu-
ties fired into a crowd without provo
cation, and this little girl was the
VICTIM Nobody has been indicted for
the shooting.
Gov. Ferris said last Friday that his
report showed that there we're 81 I'M
ported gunmen there. Vice President
Mahoney of the Western Federation
estimates the number employed by
the company at from 500 to 100.
There are 760 militiamen.
Miners Not VioleRt.
The stikers have attempted no Vlo-
lence and there has been none, except
when there were clashes between
them and the gunner and the militia.
In his speech John Lennon said he
saw soldiers on the main street last
night so drunk they could hardly nav
ieate and they were carrying big revol-
vers on their hips.
II is evidently finish fight The
miners are determined and report no
dessrtions from their ranks The en-
tire executive board Of the Western
Federation of Miners is here, with one
exception. Lennon is here as spec
ial representative of the United States
department of labor He and Palmer,
government StatiStican, will see Nc
Naughton today in an attempt to
bring about a settlement. The miners
have offered to accept. from the out
set, arbitration.
just Discovered Strike.
There has been Some uneaslness
among the mine operator since Uncle
Sam stepped in. After Motiitt got
here Saturday the local chamber OF
commerce got busy and decided TO in
vestigate a strike that has been on
right under their aoseS for seven
weeks
By the way, there are over 81
churches here and most of them are
on land belonging to the Calumet and
Hecla. If the company didn't happen
to like their preaching, ii could order
the churches off its land.
II looks hopeless so far as Gov,
| Ferris is concerned. II is 40 10 the
| federal government To settle HIS
strike.
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19

Isn't it strange
How worklngmen will make the
grand pianos and then be content 10
play on a jewS-harp"?
The Socialist and labor star. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1911-1915, 1913-09-19

Would you want 10 90 to heaven if
the profit system was in vogue there?
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