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Burn the nesting strnw, white wash pen and boxes, sprinkle with kerosene wash if vermin are. sus pected. Grease heads, throat and un der the wings of old turkeys. Grease with lard or unsnlted grease all the small turkeys und return them to the pen, and feed, for Qrst week, hartl bolled eggs, chopped fine, chopped lettuce und onions, raw or boiled. Feed bens grain and some soft food. For regular feed after first week make curds of buttermilk or clabber sealed and pressed dry from whey. Sprinkle occasionally with red pepper. Also feed plain corn cake, unsalted, crumbled fine and moistened with a little water or sweet milk; these are the proper foods for young turkeys. Feed four or five times a day. In an earthenware plate or vessel.,, Turkeys are fastidious as to clean platters and fbod. If eggs ure not practicable for diet {or the first week substitute the curds. Do not give raw meal dough, buttermilk or sour milk. These pro duce diarrhea and this disease is the mortal foe of the turks. IT It be damp or rainy weather keep the turkeys inside the pen for a week, housing them In the nesting coops at night. After that period let thein out every morning nfter the dew has dried off. shutting them up early in the evening. Wet.' cold quarters, sudden showers and early dew baths will pro duce diarrhea and slay the young turks right and left It Is a good plan to shnt them up safely In the pen at tbe first sign of a shower.—American Agriculturist Tli* S*w Olory Culture. As the lev?l culture of celery has superseded the universally practiced trench culture many years since, so is the "bed culture" gradually taking the place of nil former systems. Its principal advantages are that it econo mizes both land und labor In growing aa well as ID blanching tbe crop. Five or six times as many plants can bo grown on a given area than under the •id methods. The closeness of the .. .HI > Mm tics the ground and partial J blanching is effected while the plants '< are crowing. Upsides this, there is ' less danger of the washing of the < ground, as the roots penetrate the en- 1 tiro surface soil. Where plenty of ' manure and water are available, the 1 ■mure of celery is well worthy of trial. I Celery grown ID this manner requires ' hut little blanching at the end of the season, and this may be done by stor age in dark cellars or In outdoor tren cher. so as to shut out light and frost. 1 I.ate in the season as frost approaches, plants are taken up with a small por tion of earth among the roots and be ing closely placed against each other, their blanching is soon completed and they come out crisp and tender.— i American Agriculturalist. Help* to i'revtfht Potuto £ftb. A correspondent of The Farm and Fireside writes that ho has for two years been testing the value of a rye r.od in which to plant his potatoes to prevent them from being scabby. The rye is sown in the fall and turned un der in the spring, when about sis inches high; then the potatoes are planted. Although the land had pre viously grown very scabby potatoes and was supposed to be full of scab germs, he says the result was potatoes "reasonably clean," While he does not claim perfect faith In the rye sod as a preventive of scab, he says this or some other cause has greatly reduced the number of scabby potatoes in his crop. His theory is that the decaying rye ploughed under produces an acid in the soil which is unfavorable to the development of the scab germ. Controlling Red Spider. In the greenhouses and among house plants this pest is often serious. Where it is practicable the atmosphere should be excessively humid, as the mites do not work so readily in moist aiy. Squirting water upon the plants has some effect. Spraying with soap emul sions is also advised. Kerosene emul sion, however, is the most effective* of all remedies, and will usually be found the most convenient and satis factory. . * When to Cat Millet. Tbis crop should be cut just as it is coraiug into blossom, to give best results. If the seeds are allowed to form, bad effects may follow when fed to horses and in some cases to cat tle. If cut earlier than this the hay will be good but will not contain as much nutriment as when more fully matured. Th Fiirmnr't Ilamllo AUy, It Is estimated that a single toad destroys in a year Insects which if tbey had lived might have damaged crops to the extent of about S2O. The practice of collecting and colonizing toads in garden* Is thought to be com mendable. THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA. BATTLE UN FOUGHT. COMMODORE SCHLEY ALL BUT AT TACKED AN AUSTRIAN. It Wat on Ihe Eventful July 3d, When Bis Fleot Had Submerged the Spuulsh Warships, That lie Mistook the Austrian for an Enemy. Here Is an Incident which shows more clearly than anything else Just what the navy Is ready to do aud how delicately balanced is the chip on the shoulders of our sea fighters. When Schley had enriched our history on July 8 and every ship in these waters under the royal banner of Castile had been shattered, he was sailing east to resume station before Santiago. Word came to blm that the Polayo, pride of the Spauls-h navy, had reached the Ca ribbean, and he was directed to en gage her as soon as found. To naval experts the suggestion that a cruiser fight a battleship Is Insanity gone mud, but nevertheless the Brooklyn started on her errand. Near Santiago a battleship was sighted, heavily armored and turreted, but at such a distance that her colors could not be distinguished under tho glass. Toward her the Brooklyn start ed. Commodore Schley and Captain Cook stood on the forward bridge as the big cruiser fairly leaped forward to give battle. "She Is white—an unusual thing In war time," said the commodore, watch ing the stranger through his glass. "I don't believe she Is Spanish," he re marked a moment later, and then, con sulting the picture of a sister ship to the Pelayo, suddenly exclaimed: "By Jove! It Is the Pelayo, after all!" "On the signal bridge!" shouted Cap tain Cook. "Can you make out her colors?" "Not yet, sir," came the answer, fol lowed a moment after by "We have raised her colors, sir, and she is Span ish." "Send your men to quarters, Cook," said tho commodore, "and start an eight-inch shell for her when 1 give the word." COMMODORE SCHLET. On went (he Brooklyn, fact closing the distance between herself and the •trauger—a big battleship of modern type, and with her flag aft—two stripes of red on each side of yellow, as It ap peared, and the crown in proper place. The bugle sung "To quarters!" and the men, although they bad been fight ing all the morning, rushed to their guns with a cheer. For a moment the commodore hesitated. "On the signal bridge!" he called. "Are you certain the stranger Is a Spaniard?" "Certain, sir," came the reply. "I can see her colors distinctly." The commodore had his glasses on the battleship. Turning to the captain of his ship, he said: "Cook, that fel low Is not at quarters. His guns are turned away from us. He Is not up to snuff. Watch him closely, and the mo ment he sends his men to quarters or moves a turret lot drive. Give him everything you have. We will sink him In twenty minutes unless he gets a shot under our belt." Just then the officer on the bridge reported that the battleship was sig nalling with the International code, and soon translated the message: "This Is an Austrlnn battleship." Half an hour after the commander of the Mnrln Theresa (Austrian) was seated In Commodore Schley's cabin. "If you had sent your men to quar ters or moved a turret I should hnvo raked you; it was a narrow escape," said the commodore during the convert saitlon. "Your flag is so like Spain's, saving that you have a white stripe where she lias yellow, that it Is hard to tell them apart art. any considerable distance, and I came near letting drlvo at you." "We know that." rerturned the Aus trian, "and we were very much wor ried. We signalled long before you answered. We had no wish to be troubled. We have seen the wrecks along rthe const But," he Inquired, as he rose to leave, "do you send cruis ers to meet battleships?" The commodore smiled as he an swered: "We always make a fight with the first ship we have at hand. We never wait because we are out rated. Wt try to win with what we have." "You Americans are very remarka ble." said the Austrian as lie went over the side to his boat.—Chicago Record. WAS A MARRIED MAN "Buy a talking machine?" i. "No, friend, I have one at home." OUR FLEET'S FIRBT ADMIRAL. Interacting and Remarkable Career ol Kreklel Hnpklne. Who was the first commander-lu chlef of the American navy? What were the names of our tirßt war chips and when were they built? Probably not one out of a hundred of the average newspaper readers can answer, without Investigation, these questions; yet the knowledge Is Inter esting and valuable and especially timely just now, when the havy and Ihe doings of the naval officials occupy so large a part of the public attention. The Continental Congress at the out set managed the Revolutionary war through committees, there being at that time no executive. John Adams was chairman of the naval committee, with Stephen Hopkins and three other congressmen as associates. On Octo ber 13,1775 Congress ordered two cruls sers built. These were the first war Tessels constructed by the United Stat es; and were followed by others until by January 1, 1776 Congress had or dered the building of fifteen crulsera This was the navy, and Its first com mander-in-chief was Ezekiel Hopkins, of Rhode Island, a younger brother ol Congressman Stephens Hopkins. He was appointed to this high office on December 22, 1776. At the time of his appointment Ezek iel Hopkins was a brlgadier-geueral In command of the Rhode Island troops, acting under commission from the governor. He had spent part of his life on board merchant ships, and had also been a ship builder; conse quently he was fitted both by exper ience and ability to fill the Important office given to him. In a short time a fleet of four ships and three sloops were ready, and with these Admiral Hopkins set out to win glory for him self and country. Among his lieuten ants was the famous John Paul Jones, who was, probably, the most brilliant and daring naval officer of the wars with England. The Bahama Islands In the West In dies were then an English colony, with New Providence as their principal sea port and seat of government; and hither the new Admiral sailed the new navy. He attacked the city, captured the harbor fort and town, and brought back with him to America the Eugllsh governor as a prisoner, eighty cannons and a very large quantity of ammuni tion and other military stores. This brilliant achievement was a godsend to the disheartened and Impoverished patriots. It renewed their courage aud replei Ished their stores. Admiral Hopkins was the hero of the hour and received a vote of thanks from Con gress for his great deeds which had redeemed tho glory and advantage of his country. Shortly after his return from the Bahamas he met two English ships oft Block Island and captured both of them. Two days later he had an en gagement with the English twenty nine gun ship, Glasgow, but did not succeed in capturing it The public severely censured his conduct of this battle, and In June, 1776, be was order ed to appear before the congressional committee. After a hearing had been given him, the committee sent a fav orable report of his actions to Con gress. which the latter body approved, so the Admiral was exonerated from all blame. He was now placed In charge of a large number ol war vessels, which Congress was having built. The task was a difficult one. Money and ma terial were hard to geL A powerful English fleet blockaded the harbors, and prevented the sailing of some of his ships when.completed. 'lbs peo ple became ImpatlenL The press ac cused him of slowness, of being a lag gard In his country's services. His temper was never ot the best, and he emphatically resented the elamur of complaints. Again he was summoned to appear before Congress for investi gation. Then the testy old sailor lost his temper entirely, and sent u point blank refusal to Congress, couched in vigorous but undiplomatic English. The result of all this was that he was dismissed from the service January 2, 1777. Ezekiel Hopkins at ouce equipped a fast aud powerful privateer, and again went to sea. He sailed to the East Indies, where his daring and skill found rich rewards. During one cruise he captured a sufficient number of rich English merchantmen to cause his profits to foot up over 61,000,000. At another time he fell In with a large fleet of English merchantment protect ed by a man-of-war. He boldly Joined the fleet, and every night cut out and captured a vessel, until ha had sent ten home and could spare no more men from his crew. He became the most successful aud darlug of all the Ameri can privaleersmen. When the war ended he returned to Rhode Island, and became oue of her most prominent and busy citizens. . The outbreak of the Revolutionary war found the patriots without a navy. Congress Had to create one. Four merchantmen were first purchased, hastily equipped with guns and sent to sea as eruisers; but their defects 4s war vessels soon became so apparent that Congress determined at once to set about tbe building of a navy. On October 13. 1775, Congress rfrisred two cruisers built; and on December 13, the order was Increased to five thirty two-gun ships, five twenty-eight-gun ships and three twenty-four-gun ships. They were to be ready for the sea by the following April. The names giv en to tip thirteen vessels were: Bos ton, Cengrese, Effingham, Delaware, Hancock, Montgomery, Providence, Ral leigh, Trumbull, Virginia, Warren, Washington and Randolph. 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