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Agricultural College, Athene, Ga.
BREEDING MULE IN GEORGIA
Contrary to the opinion of some, the
mule does not constitute what may be
termed a true breed as the meaning
of that word is ordinarily interpreted,
but since it constitutes the principal
type of work animal used throughout
’ the south, it really is of more impor
tance economically than many classes
of animals which are regarded as dis
tinct breeds. In reality the mule is
a hybrid, ordinarily having for a sire
a Jackass, commonly called a jack, and
a mare for a dam. When the method of
breeding is reversed, that is. when the
stallion is bred to the female ass, the
resulting hybrid is a hinny. The cross
just mentioned produces an offspring de
sired tn an animal to be used for draft
purposes. As all know who are familiar
with this class of animals, the mule ’
is sterile, that is, will not breed, though
sporadic cases are on record of mare
mules dropping foals to a stallion.
The mule is a very ancient animal,
so far as the history of the world is
concerned, and has been used for cen
turies throughout Europe, and was in (
use as a beast of burden before the
days of Christ. In the ancient civil i- .
nation of Rome and Xlreece the mule
■erred various purposes, being referred
to in the writings of agriculturists of i
that date. The mule is widely distribut
ed. being found in practically evsry civ- I
ilixed country in larger or smaller num- ,
bers. It has probably more nearly 1
reached its perfection in Spain. France
and Portugal, and certain centers of
the United States, particularly the south,
than elsewhere in the world. Though
Great Britain has produced the largest
numbers of the so-called pure-bred
breeds of live stock now maintained on
American farms, it has never looked
with favor as a nation on the mule.
The raising of mules has been practic
ed in the United States, certainly as
far back as 1787. when it reported
that George Washington was presented
by the king of Spain with a jack which
was used in the stud at oMunt Vernon.
Henry Clay imported a jack from Spain
tn m, and no doubt his foresight in
thia matter led to the foundation of the
mule breeding industry for which the
state of Kentucky is famous, though
tn this particular not far In advance of
the neighboring states of Tennessee,
Missouri, and Texas. For some reason,
the breeding of mules in the tier of
states bordering the Atlantic and gulf
seaboard has not made the progress
which it should. It has been the opinion
of the cotton planter for many years
that he could better afford to buy his
mules than to raise them. This may
have been tme at an earlier date when
bls control of labor was more com
plete, and when cotton brought, relative
ly speaking, a uniformly high price, but
of recent years the fluctuation in the
cotton market and the excessive price
demanded for mules has changed the
economic situation materially, and it has
now become important for the farmers
tn the cotton belt to undertake the pro
duction of A sufficient number of mules
'to supply their plantations. With this
end in view some suggestions as to the
type and character of mules best suited
to the needs of the south are presented
in this paper
The age of shallow plowing and indif
ferent soil preparation has passed. In
time* gone by the planter favored a K*
to 1,000-pound mule standing 14 to 16
hands high. Lightness an fineness of
bone were sought with docility of dispo
sition. but a rather nervous active tem
perament. This type of mule was consid
ered necessary in order to cover the |
ground wtih sufficient rapidity, and its
conformation was believed to adapt it
better to the climatic conditions found
in the cotton region. It has now been
shown that a heavier type of mule is
necessary to pull the larger plows, cul
tivators and other implements which the
deep stirring of the soil in modem farm
practice makes necessary. While there
is much demand for the light mule still,
and will be for some time to come,
for there is a specific service which It i
can perform to better advantage than a |
larger type, its day is past, and the ten- !
dency of the future wfl! be toward thei
raising of larger and heavier mles. both •
tn those sections where theirtbreeding has;
become an established Industry, and onj
the plantations where arf attempt is]
made to rear the needed work stock. |
In order to raise mules successfully i
tn the cotton states, it will be necessary
to bring in mares of larger else and!
of better quality than those generally
found on our plantations at the present
time- DnafL, (inares of the Percheron
type will answfcjbbe purpose well. What
are known as chunks, of no 'particular
breed, but which have stamina, shortness
of coupling, and a weight of 1,400 to'
I.COO pounds, will make good foundation'
stock. It is important in choosing a j
jack that an animal of unusual size, vig-'
or and quality be secured. An undersized
jack is not desirable under any circum
stances. and it would be folly to go to
the expense of securing good mares of
the type and character suggested and
breed them to a jack lacking in quality
and vigor. It has been said by some that
jacks lose their virility when brought
Into the cotter, region. They are not
more likely to do this-than the mares.
The breeding and feeding of live stock
Is a science and art In Itself and there
Is no reason why a jack or mere should
lose their virility in this climate. It is
simply a question of discretion in han-,
dHng them and in using the proper kind
of food for their nourishment.
Climate and soil conditions favor the :
development .of this Industry in Georgia
end throughout the far south. * Given
the proper foundation stock and an
abundance of Bermuda gra.-s for summer
grazing with supplementary foods which
may be had for winter grazing and for
■uuply roughness and concentrates,
mules can be raised as successfully in
this part of the United States as else
where. But it will not do to leave the
management of the animals to the indif
ferent laborer. The plantation owner will
have to supervise this part of his oper- -
ttiona with special care.
The best type of mule should show
the general characteristics and con- i
formation and symmetry found in the
horse. Their bodies are more cylin
diieal and somewhat smaller than that
of the horse, and while paunchiness Is
objectionable, a capacious body should
be sought..' In examining a mule for
soundness the same methods should
be followed as with the horse. While
the bones of the legs should not be.
unduly fine, they should be firm,
smooth and dense, with prominent and
Tordy muscles. The feet are smaller
■nd longer than those of the horse,
■nd the arch of the foot Is greater.
This class of animals is distinguished
for its feet snd legs, but in choosing
them for work purposes or in breed
ing, overrefinement is to be avoided.
There Is probably no class of work i
stock which has a more patient dfspo-’
tition and a greater steadiness under
the collar when pulling hard than the '
mule. They should. however, have
spirit and a sprightly carriage and
style.
In color they vary widely, practi
cally every shade known to the ho»-se
I family being represented. Their en
durance is remarkable, and they show
great power of resistance to heat.
They probably outlive the horse, ca'jet
i being on record of animals which have
lived to be 30 years of age. They
are hardy and remarkably free from
disease when given proper care and
treatment In cprtain sections they
are used as carriage and saddle ani
mals, and are much better suited for
this purpose than they are sometimes
given credit of being. Strange to
say, the sex of the mule has a bearing
: On its salability. Mare mules are pre
ferred by buyers and handlers because
they assume a mature form at an ear
lier age and fatten better for market.
This, however, is not a matter over
which the breeder of mules should
worry particularly, for the value <*f
the horse dr male mules will depend
- largely on the type of stock from
which they are produced and the skill
with which they are managed. That
the business should prove a profitable
‘ one is shown by the fact that a well
matched team will bring anywhere
from 1500 to SBOO. It is difficult to
find choice animals at a price of $250.
Since it is possible to raise a colt to
lan age where it -will do sufficient
work to pay for its board and keep at
a cost of about SOO. it would apptxir
that there is a wide margin of profit
in this industry and that it could be
taken up with advantage on many of
our southern plantations.
• • •
RELATIVE MERITS OF PHOSPHATE
MATERIALS.
C. W. F., Lavonia, Ga., writes: Have
you tested Thomas’ phosphate or basic
slag with super or common acid phos
phate as a fertiliser material? If so, I
would like to have the result of such
test. I am especially anxious to know
their relative value as fertilizer ingre
dients. Which is cheaper Thomas’ phos
phate at $1? or super phosphate at $13.50?
was applied, and the following fertilizers
zition to acid phosphate, but we have
tested acid phqgphate and floats together.
In our demonstration field last year
caustic lime was applied at the rate of
2,000 pounds per acre to land which had
been well prepared by deep plowing and
the turning under of green crops In
opposition to an area on which no lime
pounds acid phosphate, bushels corn,
used:
Two thousand pounds lime; no fertilizer,
bushel corn, 46.0; 400 pounds floats bushl
el com, 57.5; 400 pounds acid phosphate,
bushels '"corn. 51.3.
No lime; no fertilizer bushel corn, 13.0;
400 pounds floats, bushel corn, 35.3; 400
pounds accid phosphate, bushels com,
38.0.
You wHI notice that with and with
out lime floats gave practically the same
return per acre as the acid phosphate. It
would not do to conclude from this sin
gle experiment, however, that floats Is
as efficient as acid phosphate. As a mat
ter of fact, the conditions under which
the floats was used were more favor
able to that material than to the acid
phosphate, which on account of contain
ing 16 per cent of available phosphoric
acid can be depended on to supply phos
phorus to a crop on most Georgia soffs
! even in only fair physical condition. The
use of the lime and the improvement of
i the physical condition of this land made
: the conditions unusually favorable to
the action of floats. We are disposed
to think that what we have seen and
what we know of agricultural conditions
in Georgia that acid phosphate will still
prove the most desirable form of ma
terial to use on lands where a quickly
available supply of phosphoric acid Is
essential, but that on soils where crop ro
tations have been practicced and an abun
dance of vegetable matter incorporated
therewith floats may be used at the rate
■ of 1.000 to I.JOO pounds per acrce with fair
[ results. A part of the benefits from
floats is no doubt attributable to the
, high percentage of lime it carries and In
■ which our soils are rather low. Thomas’
I phosphate carries a high percentage of
i lime, but it is relatively much higher
I in cost as a carrier of available phos-
I phous than acid phosphate. We would not
i feel justified in recommending Thomas’
, slag to you in opposition to floats which
can be purchased at say half the cost
per ton.
• • •
IN NEED OF A CAREFULLY AD
JUSTED DIET.
A. C. L., Jacksonville, Ga.. writes: I
I would like to know what to do for mv
I mule. She is about 7 years old. and
, seems all right except she is weak in the
I back, or stiff in the hind legs. When
' walking she drags her hind feet like she
might have some kind of paralysis.
The trouble to which you refer may
be due to one of several causes. The
animal may have been overstrained or
the trouble may be due to some form
of food which is being used. Cold re
sulting in rheumatism might be In some
measure responsible. You should ex
amine the feet very carefully and thor
oughly before doing anything else. If
you are using moldy corn or musty fod
der, discontinue it at once. It is Im
portant that you look into these mat
; ters with the utmost care. Give as
I much variety in the ration as possible.
I Feed bran mashes for a few days, and
use only choice, clean, bright hay. Per
sons seldom realize what a variety of
troubles may be caused by undesirable
foodstuffs. If the bowels are not in
the best condition, give a purge of
Epsom salts, say about a pound to a
pound and a half. Then use a tonic
or condition powder for a few days. It
is sometimes good practice to give nux
vomica at the rate of one-half to one
dram two or three times a day. If
any twitching of the muscles occurs the
medicine should be stopped.
• • •
1 COLOR AS EFFECTING FERTILITY
IN COTTON SEED MEAL.
D. W.. Milledgeville, Ga.. writes: Will
dark cotton seed meal, that is meal from
damaged seed, do as well for fertilizer
purposes az the bright meal where the
percentage Is just the same? Where
can I secure hog cholera serum, and
| how should it be administered?
There is no reason why cotton seed
meal made from damaged seed should
not be used for fertilizing purposes,
provided It contains the same propor
tionate amount of nitrogen, phosphorus
■nd potash which the choicest meal con-
■ tains. As it departs from the standard.
: of the choice meal it should be pur
chased at a relatively lower cost and
Ibe used in larger quantities in order
; to maintain the percentage of plant food
lon the proper basis. Os course, the
I advisability of using th« product from
' damaged meal depends upon bow much
THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1912.
SLATON IS EULOGIZED
Bl CHAIRMAN HARR IS
He Hails Woodrow Wilson as
Man of All Men to Lead
Democrats
Chairman Harris, in his speech to the
state convention, said:
"I thank you sincerely for the honor
conferred upon me and I pledge my
best efforts for the success of the
Democratic party.
"Every crisis in the history of the
state or nation develops a leader wno
rises to the demands of the hour. In
our state, where the Democratic party
has ruled wisely and well for more
than half a century, with not a scandal
connected with the government of our
state affairs, the party unfortunately
the past few years has been torn
asunder. Partisanship has caused busi
ness to suffer and retarded the progress
of our state. While this condition was
regretted by all, there seemed no hope
for relief.
“Just at the time we were most dis
couraged there came from one end of
the state to the other the call from
all factions that the Hon. John M. Sla
ton was tht one man the people wanted
governor, because he would be governor
of all the people and party discord *n
Georgia would be a thing of the past.
Trained as a legislator, honest, able
and frank as a citizen and public of
ficial, he combines all of the qualities
that make an ideal governor of our
great state. The Importance of harmnrv
in the party at this time can hardly
be estimated because of its effect ot>
the Democratic party in other states.
“Conditions in the nation developed
another man, and under the guiding
hand of our able, honest and fearless
leader In congress. Hon. Oscar W. Un
derwood, supported by the Democrats in
both houses of congress in which Geor
gians took prominent part, the Republi
can party, the party of high tariff, spe
cial privileges and the trusts, has been
routed and instead the Democrats are
legislating for all the people and mak
ing certain victory for the party.
“In many states of the north and
east the trusts, through political bosses,
worked hand In hand with state officials
to the detriment of the people, and the
trusts were allowed to govern Instead
of the people. In a state where such
conditions were unbearable the people
found another man of the hour, Wood
row W’llson, a former Georgian, his wife
a Georgia girl and their children born
in Georgia. The people made him gov
ernor Instead of the bosses and the
trusts. His battle for the people made
him the man of all men to lead the
Democratic party to victory in the na
tion next November. He is honest, able
and incorruptible, progressive without
being radical; a leader of men without
being a demagogue, and he is the hope
of the plain people of our country.
“This convention should be an inspir
ation to every patriotic Georgian. Let
ms urge you to return to your homes
and beg our people to bury party dis
cord in our state and let us have
peace.
"Georgia should give the nominees of
this and the national convention the
largest majorities ever given the party
candidates.’*
NEGRO, FEARING LYNCHING,
WRITES TO GOVERNOR
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MONTGOMERY. Ala., Aug. 28.—Beg
ging Governor O’Neal not to allow of
ficers t<\ carry him to Mississippi to
stand trial for murder, Sam Smilie has
written a letter to the executive from
the Montgomery county jaiL
The negro answers the description of
the slayer of an officer in Mississippi,
and for whom a reward of SI,OOO has
been offered. Smilie claims he Is not
the man. that he can prove an alibi,
that he knows nothing of the killing,
that he has never been in Mississippi,
snd that he fears he will be lynched 1
carried to that state to answer the
charge.
it is damaged. Where very prolonged
and severe fermentation has taken place
there is reason to believe that the nitro
gen content will be considerably < re
duced.
Hog cholera serum is to be manu
factured by the college. The appropria
tion for this purpose was only turned
over to us within the tast few days.
It will take possibly six or eight weeks
before it will be ready ror aistrlbutlon.
You understand, of course, that the dis
ease must be produced and then cured,
and the serum tested out to determine
definitely that it is- of a satisfactory
quality before it is sent out. Serum
will not be distributed from the col
lege, but will be sent only on the order
of Dr. P. F. Bahnsen, state veterinarian,
Atlanta, Ga. The law authorizing the
manufacture of the serum and its dis
tribution requires that it be thus dis
tributed and a charge sufficient to cover
the cost of manufacture be made. It
is believed that this cost will not ex
ceed 50 cents a dose, which is half of
what the commercial serum costs. More
over, when sent out by the state you
can rest assured that it has been thor
oughly tested and is of the best quality.
The rules governing its Injection into
hogs will be determined by the state
veterinarian.
• • •
CONTROLLING NOXIOUS WEEDS.
M. H. H., Broxton, Ga., writes: I
have a farm on which the cockle burrs
and sand burrs are very bad, and I
would like to know the best way to de
stroy them, as they are very trouble
some in gathering a crop.
One of the best ways of destroying
cockle burrs and sand burrs is to keep
them from going to seed. This can be
accomplished through clean cultivation.
Another good method is to plant smoth
er crops on the land. For this purpose
there is nothing better than the velvet
bean, which may be planted in rows six
feet apart, putting down one or two
beans every three feet in the drill. In
an ordinary season this crop grows off
very vigorously and soon covers the
land. It produces such a profusion of
vines as to smother out all crops which
try to compete with it. It is important
to keep the land clean until the vines
get large enough to cover the ground.
This they will do in a comparatively
short space of time, provided you plant
them when ths ground is sufficiently
warm to cause a vigorous growth. You
may plant the velvet beans any time aft
er the 15th of April, though in case of
a very cold backward season, the first of
May might be a better date.
R. O. H., Barnesville, Ga.: Please give
me the percentage composition of the
following fertilizer formula:
Twelve hundred bounds of 16 per cent
acide phosphate. 600 pounds of 6.18 per
cent of cotton seed meal, and 200 pounds
of muriate of potash would contain ap
proximately 207 pounds of available
phosphoric acid, 37 pounds of available
nitrogen and 109 pounds of available
potash.
Its percentage composition would be
about equivalent to a 10.3-1.85-5.4 for
mula.
HOTEL MEN FIGHTING
FOB CHEAPER MEATS
Question of Bringing Cattle
From Argentine “Duty Free”
Agitated Here
Through H. N. Dutton, manager of
the Piedmont hotel, the question of
bringing meat into this country free
from duty is being agitated In the city
among managers of other hotels, who
desire to cut down ths ."high cost ot
living.”
At the recent annual meeting of tne
International Stewards’ association,
held at Niagara Falls, a committee ap
pointed to investigats tne subject
brought in an exhaustive report advo
cating the importation of meats "duty
free," and pointed to the Argentine Re
public, which has a tremendous sur
plus as th* logical place to go for
cheaper meats.
According to information gathered
by this committee, with the present
high protective tariff, meats can be
brought to this country from Argen
tine and sold for much less than do
mestic meats are now bringing. The
only difficulty in carrying out this
scheme lies in the fact that meats can
not, under the present law, enter in
terstate commerce without a United
States government inspection stamp,
unless the animal is slaughtered under
the supervision of a United States In
spector.
The stewards claim that by the pas
sage of a “duty free’’ meat bill ths
establishment of United States inspec
tion service in foreign countries would
cut the prices of meats fully tn half.
A few of the causes of the high
price of meats pointed out by Mr. Dut
ton follow:
The high cost of food stuffs. The
converting of cattl® ranges into many
granges. The farmers of Colorado,
Arkansas and other states that were
formerly the cattle producing states
have gone into cultivating their lands
more extensively as they have discov
ered there is more money In raising
alfalfa, etc. The exports for meats in
1908 amounted to approximately $29.-
000,000, while in 1911 the nme class
of exports was but a little in excess ot
$13,000,000, showing a decrease ot
more than 50 per cent in three years.
GEORGIA DAIRYMEN
MEET IN CONVENTION
The summer meeting of the Georgia
Dairy and Live Stock association will
convene ip Covington, Newton county,
on Friday morning, August 80, for a
session of one day. The meeting will
be held in the High School auditorium,
beginning at 10 a. m.. opening with wel
come address by the mayor. The Col
lege of Agriculture at Athens, will send
a number of speakers, and others wWI
be present from the experimennt sta
tion and the state department of agri
culture, Atlanta.
Local arrangements are in charge of
Messrs. Henry Odum and L. W. Jar
man, of Covington, and delegates will
be cared for. A short exhibit of repre
sentative specimens of live stock will
be held at 2 p. m., just preceding the
afternoon session. All topics concerning
the dairy and live stock industries will
be fully discussed and questions an
swered. Dr. J. D. Weaver, of Eaton
ton, will tell of the progress of cream
ery work in Putnam county: Prof. C.
L. Willoughby, of College Park, is presi
dent of the association, and Prof. Mil
ton P. Jarnagln, of Athens, is secre
tary. All members and Interested
friends within reach of Covington are
urged to be present at this meeting.
CHURCH COMES TO AID
OF CONVICTED WOMAN
(Special Dispatch to The Jourfial.)
MOULTRIE. Ga.. Aug. 28—A petition
from the church people of this city has
caused a suspension of sentence in the
city court. Elza Gunn, a white woman,
who was tried last week and found guilty
of vagrancy, will be cared for in the
Tabernacle Home, at Macon, Instead of
going to the state farm, to which she
was sentenced for ten months.
The Gunn woman was tried in the court
and many witnesses testified she was a
vagrant. The result was the sentence
of ten months. Attorney James Hum
phreys took up the case and got a
petition, which was presented to the
judge of the court, who suspended the
sentence with the understanding the
woman be placed in the homo.
GOV. MARSHALL BUSY
CAMPAIGNING IN MAINE
(By Asaoclsted Press.)
BANGOR. Me , Aug. 28—The campaign
which Governor Marshall, of Indiana, is
making in Maine in behalf of his party’s
state ticket, had Bangor for its objective
today, with a rally arranged for this
evening.
It was announced that campaign con
tributions by corporations would be dis
cussed by Governor Marshall in his Ban
gor speech. Governor Marshall said he
would not deal in personalities In talking
about campaign contributions by corpor
ations, but would criticise the conditions
which would permit such gifts.
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BIG PHOSPHITE COMPARE 1
IN SESSION IT WIGWAM
Meeting Held for Election of
Officers and * Transaction
of Other Business,
The stockholders of the Union Phos
phate company met at 10 o'clock Tues- :
day morning at the Red Men’s wigwam j
at an adjourned session to elect officers
and transact business of importance.
There are 4,200 stockholders in the big
farmers’ organization, and from 300 to 500
of them were expected to attend the
meeting.
The Union Phosphate company is an
organization which furnishes all sorts of
fertilizer to its stockholders, practically
all of whom are farmers, and which op
erates its own mine and factory.
The officers of the company, all of
whom will probably be re-elected, are
president, J. B. Eubanks, of Union City;
vice president, John F. McDaniel: secre
tary and treasurer, T. M. Smith; and
directors, I. A. Smith, Dr. W. F. Pea
cock.. W. C. Woods, L. F. Wooten and
John C. Waters.
The officers declare that despite
the fact that this has been an unusually
hard year for fertilizer men generally,
that they are prepared to render an ex
cellent report on the status of the com
pany.
RAILROAD EMPLOYES
EXPECTING MORE MONEY
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
MACON, Ga., Aug. 28.—Thousands of
railroad conductors, trainmen and yard
men are anticipating with much inter
est the outcome of a conference which
will be held in Washington, D. C., next
Monday, September 2, with the manag
ers’ association of the Southeastern as
sociation for the purpose of receiving
an increase in wages and better work
ing conditions. The conference will be
the second demand that has been made
within the past three months. Abftut
twenty railroads are affected, repre
senting many thousand workmen.
After it was announced by the man
absrs’ association seperai weeks ago
that an increase tn pay would not be
granted the men, a vote was taken
among every department of the twenty
roads and the railroad committee rep
resenting ths conductors, trainment and
yardmen and 90 per cent of them voted
for a strike in order to carry their con
tentions. The managers’ association
will, attempt to settle the matter by ar
bitration with one man representing the
road, one the employes and a disinter
ested party, but the railroad employes
declare that they will not stand for
such action. W. H. Hamilton, H. A.\
Fox and H. Dickerson will represent
the local departments of the railroads
at the Washington conference.
FRENCH OFFICERS ARE
HELD AS HOSTAGES
PARIS, Aug. 28.—Public anxiety was
intense today over the fate of French
officers held as hostages by the Moors
at Marakesh. Morocco. Emissaries have
been dispatched by the French command
er, but have obtained no information.
General Lyautey, the French resident
governor, reported to the foreign qffice
today that the volunteers who had un
drtaken the dangerous duty had return
ed from El Hiba’s headquarters, where
they had in vain tried to effect a ran
som.
The French column has been given full
liberty to proceed to the succor of the
hostages if such a step should be
thought advisable. The French troops,
however, are too fully occupied to do
anything in that way as they have th«ir
hands full in blocking thep rogress of
the oMorish pretenders forces towards
Fez and Macagan.
ITALIAN WARSHIPS
APPEAR OFF BEIRUT
(By A«»oci»ted Press.)
BEIRUT, Syria. Aug. 28.—A squadron
of Italian warships comprising six ves
sels, anchored off this port this morning.
Their object is unknown.
The city is well patrolled by the Turk
ish garrison and all is quiet.
The war vessels had previously recon- '
noitered the port of Jaffa, in Palestine,
and the Syrian seaports of Haifa and
Acre, but had not attempted a landing
nor fired any shots.
The population of the coast towns show
signs of nervous tension, fearing a rep
edition of the bombardment of last Feb
ruary, when GO noncombatants were
killed and many wounded in the streets
of Beirut by Ute Italian ftre. At that
time a number of old Turkish gunboats,
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while lying at anchor tn the port.
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