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Newspaper Page TextEIDDIIIS S2AS m.mm vimi i w m ,,, , , ,,, . ... iw-m j.iww iwuu j mj.i. .-,' - m J'.-j I Oue of he JTlne Surviving General 'f?!?5TRr5'-i;? V V: jA Of the 253 major generals and those cfWtf ASiAftjr Mli'iWn wkr, tu 'h y nor rank, upon whom mi fjrsr iStf' "': ' ' " VAl v'r military responsibilities of the field J UzZs&fiv!m iwH'V (fWV' during the course of the Civil War, U JT" (''W'rW.:Y:Cr there are only nine survivor Of -JnHM&lL- tff; ithese M!,Jor Gcnera: Jr? ,I:,rri 3TjRnT' r,V j i-y !" H Vivr V 4 '",'.'Vr l'UVv rx'v,' Wilson, famous cavalry leader and ea- " AnlbvEL fLr1 LV;,'.,,?JfcV''.;f tOUU7 fovL $WlT 'U oKicer, U president of the Car- V-V ttyr 'XVv- ",VA' " V - t - Ki' ' "T' V i Tvitife airy Society of the Armies of the Unit- fj;Xfv'; T&l$rlWM Tfh fvWlwVv xfi" v!r ''' 'iJilS' General Wilson was born In Shaw- A Missouri subscriber of Farm and ' 'fJrJJ SU''i I 'foA'V&C ' . ' ICJV: a?ar2 neetown, 111., in 1837. Ilia grandfather nome forwards a device for a haudy &? W' J 'JA -ff was one of the founders of Illinois and .and inexpensive barn, and in describ- "M-'f' fctf&l W. WtfthZiSZnm his father was an- ensign In the war ing same ays: "Many small farmers, Vn ' H. J . 'of 1812 and a captain In the Black poultrymen, fruit and truck growers 'WmWmmf Tt?lSf WK.K7 ! Hawk War. General Wilson was edu- have no use for a large barn such as -OS J Wi Ak JSlXX. ' ated at McKendree College and at the . . i33S!JMSl United States Military Academy, froia j'7 aSSlglleiI t0 11,6 COrpS f topographical wryxAw ; engineers and was the chief engineer, JMWtfflttjT , Mil . .t&Swmfe:jK: of the Port Royal expedition. He then J-fM fl Vlif 'vjfi 1 ? 4 1 " HtrSff:r! ,F&S?A- " ' . K&ipr I served in the Department of the South, J fflfm! IffiW ' ' j fv . y Jk and acted as aide-de-camp to General f 4tf,K i 'K-'rF5: .' ; ! J' 'tf& I lillS 'M' . ( QlTll ' .' George B McClellan, being present at WM&Wm$ S ' ' i$tmi' hm LCttr'- the battles of South Moutaln aml An- - SlliMP , , ffll I. "m ''$V$$Z tletam. Appointed lieutenant colonel Sr Wlimw.PHV ''V--' 'IW-ClL in the volunteer staff of the army, in ''".t I ' i'TJ" 1V-g. - - 'L ; r- November, 18C2, he served as chief en- wiiiSfeS-'"' Over a year ago the Treasury Department invited bid? for the construction of n craft specially equipped for the , , destruction of the many derelicts which are a continued menace to vessels on the high seas. This derelict destroyer, 'which has been named the Seneca, has a wireless equipment, whleli enables her to receive and give Information as to the location of dere licts. In addition, the vessel Is provided with an am munition room, stored with high explosives, for sinking and blowing to pieces floating hulls and wreckage. As In warships, provision Is made for flooding the magazines In case of any emergency. Tho destroyer Is furnished with an equipment designed to Resist her in salvage and life-saving work, for which her size and the 1,700-horse-power engines will render her highly efficient. It would seem to require some vessel, specially equipped as this one is, to clear the seas of the wrecks which now Incumber them. In recent years it has been the custom for a rescuing ship, after taking off the crew of ii storm-beaten vessel, to set flre to the wreck. But a derelict Is rarely, if ever, destroyed by this means, and for the good reason that when a wooden sailing vessel, which Is the type of craft that the majority of derelicts are made of, readies a condition when its crew Buds it Imperative to abandon, it, the hull, as a rule, has become waterlogged, and therefore efforts to de stroy it by fire are almost always unsuccessful. Such fires as are kindled do little else except to burn away . tho tipper works, thereby leaving the wreck still more Invisible. Through Its hydrogruphic oflleo, tho Navy Department contributes much to the safety of all who travel upon THE ORIGIN OF FLOWEES. There were no roses till the first child died, . No violets, no balmy breath heartsease, No heliotrope, nor buds so denr to bees, The honey-hearted woodbine, no gold-eyed And white lnwlit daisy-flower, nor, stretch ing wide, Clover and sowslip-cups, like rival sons, Meeting and parting, as the young spring breeze Runs giddy races paying seek and hide; For all flowers died when Eve left Pura dise, And all the world was powerless awhile, Until a child was laid in earth, Then from its grave grew violets for its eyes, And from Its lips rose-petals for Its smile, And, so all flowers from that child's t death took 1)1 i t h. Maurice Francis Egan, 1 Glockner's Scheme m ttt it f f ( (( t tt ( t Cf trt "Pretty as a little red wagon, ain't he?" said the storekeeper, admiringly, as he stood in the doorway and watch ed the poppy-trimmed straw hat going down the street. "She's a stlrrin' up a right smart o' trouble, too, they tell aie." "It's nachel sho should," observed Marvin Parsons, his gasse. also follow ing the retreating hat. "There'd orter be a law compellin' any gal Unit's got more'n her fair share o' good looks to settle dowu on some one feller for bet ter or for wuss by the time she gits to her eighteenth birthday." "That tnont work, an then again It nioutu't," said Washington Haneook. "In some respw's it's right an' fair, an' In others It 'ud work hardship." "How's that?" asked Solomon linker. "Who was It broke old Blgley'g 2-yenr-old for him?" asked Hancock. "Dave Harper, wasu't It?" said Par sons. "Dave It was," said Hancock, with a grin. "Who was it loaned Blgley his wagon an' worked half a day flttln' a good new reach to It,, an never charged the old man a et'iit for the use of It for over a year?" "I guess that was Jim Sellers," said the storekeeper. "Who's Rlgley's hired man?' Han cock Inquired. "He ain't got none," answered Pnr sona. "I don't call to mind that he's Had one for four or five years. Why?" "Tee, why?" repeated Hancock. That's what I'm asking you fellers. If you don't know I c'n tell you. It's beln he don't need no hired man's long's he's got Malvlny. An' he don't need to lack for anythln Jim Sellers has got for the same reason an' Dave Haner will break all the colts for him that he c'n raise." "Oh, shucks!" said the storekeeper. "There was tdd mau Glookner," said Hancock, "He had a gal. that w as jest secli another ns Malvlny Blgley. Se was red-headed as Malviuy's dark Cvm plectixl, but they as both alike lu one waj. All the Ixjjs was plumb cruty OF DSSELICTS THAT MENACE f the seas. It publishes charts, sailing directions and other aids to navigation; it is constantly searching out the dangers of the ocean and putting Its results into con venient form. It is truly the "track walker" of the great deep. A recent issue of Its monthly chart shows five derelicts now washing about the North Atlantic. And, with the perversity of inanimate things, they seem ever to be where they are least wanted and where their presence is most potential of harm. Partially submerged, scarcely detectable by day, and almost if not wholly in visible by night, their very existence is unsuspected, and the question of plumping into tliem at night or in thick weather Is one of merest, chance. The sodden and sullen things make no signal, give no warning. The danger that lies in them has been frequently ex empllfled. Many disasters are known to have been due to collision with these half-hidden dangers, and it la believed that many in that melancholy roll of "miss ing" have staggered away from such Impact to plunge under with bows crushed in and water roaring into holds and fire rooms. . Most derelicts are the wrecks of lumber-laden sailing vessels, "floating on their cargoes," as the Lloyds phrase It. But not long ago a steamship was added to the list, and drifted about the North Atlantic as a menace . td shipping for nearly four months. This was the Dun more, wrecked on the coast of Europe. No action was taken for Its destruction until the British government, moved by numerous complaints, sent out a squadron of warships to search for and destroy the wreck. The search proved unavailing, the vessel probably having foundered before the quest was begun. over Joanna Glockner an' all the gals jest nachelly deosplsed her. She was the plumpest, peachlest, sassiest little gal I ever laid my two eyes on. I reckon the Lord Almighty never turn ed cut a prettier Job In the woman line before or sence. If He did there was a lot of young fellers that got the wrong idee about it. They was swariu lu' around the Glockner place thlcker'n Hies, and It went on that-a-wny for nigh to four years. "Fin'ly Caleb Wells got Joanna off by herself one day an' says he, 'I ain't eomln' 'round here no more."' '"Why not? asks Joanna, smllln' up nt him. 'Don't you like us?' "I like you too blame well to stand around an' watch a hull passle o' coots makln sheops' eyes at you,' says Caleb. 'I've tried my derudest to get you to sny whether or no you'll take nie, an' beln' as you can't make up ytfur mind I'm goln' to sell tho place an' move out to Utah.' " 'How do you know I can't make up my mind?' she says. 'P'raps I've made It up. But o' course If you're goln' to Utah It ain't no uso my tellln' you. How many wives do you allow you'll take out there?' "Caleb ketches holt of her an' she didn't squirm none particular. " 'I reckon I won't go to Utah,' says Caleb. 'Mizzoura's good ernuff for me. " 'But there's this about It. says Joanna, after a while. 'Things has "WILL YOU WAIT VNT1L VEST?" AFTER HAR- got to go on Jest the same as they has been goln'. Paw's goln to be mad er nult as 'tis.' '"What do you mean.?' asks Caleb. ""You go see paw an' ask hliu,' says Joanna. 'He's over by the corn crib watcliln' Lee Hobinson shuck. Paw's hands lias got the rheumatli an' Lee said he'd come- over an help him out. Mebbe Jack Ritchie's there, too.' " 'I'll see to lv and Jack later on,' says Caleb. 'Here goes for the old man." "He goes over to the coru crib an there's the boys up on a wagon shuck In' away for dei.r life. Old man Glock ner, he's settln' down smokln' his pipe an' encouragln' 'em. 'I never see bet ter, quicker, cleaner shuekln',' he says, ns Caleb walked up. 'I must have Jo anna come out this afternoon an' see you all shuck,. Why, here's Caleb! Howdy, Caleb? Do you reckln you'll ever git so's you can shuck com as lively as that? Try It wunst' "'I hain't got time, now,' says. Ca leb. 'I want to speak to you on some private an' particular business right away.' 'The old nun got up an' after toll- OCEAN LIUEES in' the boys to keep right at It, he fol- lers Caleb around to the back o' the the operations under General Philip II. Darn- . Sheridan, including the Richmond raid '"I want to tell you that me an Jo- ,.nd the combats near Petersburg. He anna's goiu to get married, an' I division throngh the Shenan- thought I'd see if you didn't want to ;loah campaign, including the battle of give me your blessin',' says Caleb. . Opequan, until October, 18(14, when lie 'The ol man looked at him steady was asslsne( to the command of the for a mlnuf. Then he says very slow: cavalry Corps of the military division 'I don't want to give you a cussiu' on- ))f tue Misslsf-ipiil. Organizing a mount less you drive me to It, Caleb, but you cd boily of 15wo me( ue contributed ain't goln' to do no sech a thing. inrgey t0 the success won In the west You're welcome to come here with the 5y tIle nrin!(is of Gelleral Thomas and rest of the boys an' be neighborly like Genpral Sherman, particularly by his they all are, but I don't want Joanna rnl1hir f Soimn nn,i Mont-ronierv. to decide on nothln' yet awhile.' " 'Why not?' says Caleb. I've got my prlvit reasons,' says the old man, strokln' his billy-goat beard. 'An' I've also got a shotgun.' It's in the house, ain't It? says Caleb. " 'Yes, it's In the house right handy,' out of tne volunteer service and iu July j Mixed Breeding, says the old man. 'was commissioned lieutenant colonel of , In mixed breeding, or cross breed- " 'Onless you're a better foot-racei the Thirty-fifth Infantry and brevetted fng, nothing is accomplished beyond than I take you for I can beat you to major general in the U. S. A. for gal- the first cross, says a Colorado veter lt,' says Caleb. 'Joanna's in my buggy font and meritorious services during iuary bulletin. While a few good in right now an' if I can't make Squire the war. ) dlviduals may be secured, the tend- 'Petersou's with her by the time you're j out to tue rront gate witti your shotgun nnd engaged In large railroad and en- rather than above the average. A man I'll farm this place five years an' not gineerlng operations at home and conducting his breeding In a haphaz chargo you a cent.' abroad. In May, 1808, he was com- ard way is contending with fearful "Old man Glockner looked over to missioned major general in the volun- odds, groping in the dark following a tlte house, an' there by the gate, shore teer service for the Spanish war and will-o'-the wisp. In a hundred years 'miff was Joanna in Caleb's buggy. commanded the First and Sixth Army he would be just where he started. In- " 'Caleb,' says the old man, 'why noi corps iu Georgia and Cuba and took cidentally this is just what we have let things go on the way they are for part in the Porto Rico campaign. He been doing in this country from the a few years an' not say nothln to no- was Wlth the China Relief Expedition beginning, and the reason why -we body? Then if you want her you an(j commanded the co-operating force have so few pure breeds of live stock can have her. 0f American and British troops in the and are, after all this time, sending , "Caleb shook his. head. - 'capture of eight Chinese temples. He our good money across the water for " 'Will you wait till after harvesi aso commanded the American forces pure-bred sires which we should pro then?' in Peking. When King Edward of En- -luce at home. " 'No, slree,' says Caleb. 'I'll wait gland was crowned General Wilson rep- After animals have been graded up long enough for you to get on a b'iled resented the United States Army. He to a practical purity of blood, the shirt nn go with us to the squire's.' was placed on tho retired list in 1901 longer they are bred along this line " 'See here, Caleb,' says the old man. by special act of Congress as brigadier the more prepotent they become, and Thnr's no use beln. mulish about this general of the U. S. A. j the more certain that the offspring tiling. I'll compremlse with you. You will uniformly possess general excel- walt till evenln' until after Lee an' j Too nrd to Pronounce, lence of fornj quallty( action an(1 Jack has got that corn shucked an ' A well-dressed man entered a flor- utility. In the crib an' I'll go with you to the Ist's shop In a certain city recently, The same is, of course, true of all squire's. But I'm bound to get that threw down a dollar and said he live stock. The only certain method much done. It's the Inst free help I'll wanted some flowers to take home. He of raising the average standard of ex get." Kenneth Harris In Chicago was quite unsteady, evidently taper- cellence is by persistent breeding to Daily News. i lns oBt a spree nnd the flowers were sires of the same breed until the na- , .. , .. j apparently Intended as a domestic the blood Is obliterated and the pro- Mfe Saving and Un, i peace offering. The florist picked out geny uniformly possesses all those de- The Roumanians are as curious In a collection of hyacinths, and the sirable qualities of the pure breed em some things as the Chinese. A girl ?Mr started to leave, but at the door ployed. who fell Into the river and was swept hesitated. I say. ne said, thickly, down by the current Anally seized a "what's these flowers called?" "Hya bush on the bank and drew herself to clntus." said the florist. The customer shore. The owner of the land on which the bush grew Immediately claimed a reward of 4 shillings because his bush was there and had saved her. HW.fa ther refused to pay. and there was a lawsuit. What the law has to decide is whether drowning people can make use of hushes ou the bank without pay ing for the same, or whether the assist ance of the said bush is worth a eer- tain sum of money. In China if a person falls Into the water no one must help him out but k -,.fno nn lw. III linr faint- mm- vim ,ii- prisoned for not advising the victim to stay on dry land. I sta A woman will fight her relatives nn time for her lover; and, when he be- comes her husband, will work him auj uay ror uer reiaiives. gineer and insieetor general of the Army of the Tennessee, and was active In the operations around Vicksburg. He became captain of engineers in May, 1803, and brigadier general of volun- teers in October of that year and was engaged in the operations near Chat- tauooga, the battle of Missionary Ridge MAJOU GENERAL WILSON. Iind the relief of Knoxville. Placed In command of the third division of the Cavalry Corps in the Army of the Potomac, he bore a conspicuous part in Ala., and Columbus and Macon, Ga. In 28 days he , captured five fortified itl g 2a t d f , 2S8 n ,.,, fiS.,ft n,.,n,.r9 amnn them .Tef- '!fPI.son i),,vli Am-il 18115 be was nroi ' ,uotlHi major general of volunteers. i In Januarv. lSGG. he was mustered Tn 1870' he was honorably discharged shook his head, and, as he walked back to the counter, said: "Cotter Uave something easier. Gimme a dozen roses. Art and Teara "I suppose you sometimes shed real tears at the theater?" said the ad- ntlrer. "I am tempted to," answered Mr. stormlngton Barnes, "when I look over the box office statement" Washington star - : ; 4 "T nil"! oiu.u iuira uuuiuri iv v her gui-stand finds that she has a pre- Ha . utr ta vi.miwi uiu una v "vashed oft. The man who has a motto is also api f0 take op some of your time by quot- icg poetry you arent anxious to neas front view. tise usually published by the papers. i seud the plan here illustrated In the ho1)e that it will be of some use "to those wishing a small barn. It is lSx 24 feet on the ground and divided as shown In the floor plan. The open shed is used for tools, a wagon, buggy, or a shop, and sometimes simply as a place to store-manure. In some of the colder States doors should be provided for the shed, and possibly the parti tions extended to the ceiliug. The structure Is ten feet at the eaves and fourteen to sixteen feet In front. The loft is floored over eight feet above the grade line. This provides ample storage space for hay and rough feed and the two feed rooms are ample foi grain and bran. These may be floored or not, as desired. The outer walls are boarded up and down and battened. The roof should be covered with some" rather tight material not over eight inches wide, and this Is turn covered with any of the prepared roofing felt now on the market. The barn has been built several times at a price ranging 'from $50 to $00, and can be built some cheaper where native lum ber is used. When neatly painted it will make a very good appearance. I was prompted to subinif the... sketch from several articles written by sub scribers stating that small barn plans never appeared in the Journals, and as It is very evident that they can only publish such article as are submitted, n i "? i it I I ' r St" FLOOR PLAN. possibly the readers are at fault and Uot: the journals. I hope the above will be found useful to many." ency is for the progeny to be below Don't Neglect the Garden. In summer the farmer has plenty of uave t attentioiv but the work noedc1 ,n tue den .ttat whlca fle h w ,engt ect H,8 ,lv, d da on it, at least he ought to think so, and act on that belief. It Is certain that there is no other part of his entire work so important to the health and comfort of his family and himself, and the actual saving of espenses which a bounteous garden Insures Is a feature, which alone warrants him in inaktag a good garden, no matter what other work many cause him to defer. It is n)a(Je a neoe8Sa preparatioriS for a supply of fruit for family use during the entire summer, and much of the provision for a supply of staple vegetables should be completed, but there Is time for much more, and It win not pay w uegicT it. Wranins Vlgt. It will soon tie time to take yonng pigs from the sows, and In weaning them much care will be necessary to avoid stunting them or stopping their growth. When about three weeks old the young pigs will begin to look around for feed, and a pen should then be provided for them where they can be coaxed and given a little fresh milk It takes very little at first after they have once tasted the milk they may be easily called to their feed. Corn should be constantly kept In this pen and the little pigs have free access to it at all times. Milk or swill should be fed to -them, a little at first, and increased gradually daily. It will be beneficial to give them all the fresh, clean swill ( they will drink up clean at each feed. Never feed little, pigs anything sour, or so much swill that it will stand In the trough and sour. Feed them this way until you see that the sow. Is dried up, then remove her and the pigs will be weaned. , . United Statea Forest Land. The United States Forest Servle now has administration over more than 104,000,000 acres of land. This 13 slightly more than one-fifth of the country's total forested area; the re mainder Is in the . hands of private owners. Nearly all the timber land of the unappropriated public domain is new in tbe national forests. This means that It is being protected against .fire, theft, and wasteful ex ploitation; that its power to grow wood and etore water is being safe guarded for all time, and that never theless Its present supply of useful ma terial is open to immediate use when ever It is wanted Dlxtr Unites Fertiliser. . Fertilizer is the life of the' farm. The man who. applies it generously Is rewarded by large and fine crops, but the farmer who Is sparing with tho s o 1 1 ': rejuvenator pays the peualty with decreasing crops until he . dls covers that his ground is "worked out." Next to the use of this valuable distuibutes material is me mat fertilizes. ' ter of Its applica tion. The best results are obtained by its even distribution over the ground, so that all parts will obtain the benefit Where it is scattered in lumps and heaps, much of its virtue is lost. In order to accomplish this operation in the most approved manner' the ap paratus shown herewith lias been In vented by a Virginia genius! He claims that it Is the most effective and compact of all the machines for the purpose, and besides this it is capable of very fine adjustment, so that the amount of fertilizer may be regulated to a nicety. Seeding Clover. There are customs which are rigid ly adhered to in the sowing or plant ing of staple crops. Clover is usually sown on wheat land in the spring, the seed being scattered over the ground when it Is covered with suow in order to facilitate the work." One of the rigid rules is to sow a certain quantity of seed (as little as possible If seed' Is high), and should the stand be light the cause is ascribed to everything but the quantity of seed that has been used. That fact Is that seed should be used more liberally, as much ot. it is destroyed in various ways before germi nation, the saving of seed causing a loss of clover. Another point Is to harrow the wheat, seed down the clov er and then use a roller on the land. The better the preparation for clover, the more seed will germinate and .the more perfect the "catch." Corner Poat tor Wire Fence. This contrivance is Intended for the attachment' of a portable .woven wire fence at the ends. Two posts cleated GOOD CORXEB POST. together at botli top and' bottom about four inches apart are set In line with the fence at each end. Two pieces of one by four Inch oak are bolted on the fence In the form of clamps, placing one on each side of an upright wire to prevent slipping of the laterals. Skin Milk for Chicken. The West Virginia experiment sta tion made a 122-day test to determine the value of the skim milk as a chick en feed. They selected twenty-two bet s and fed them skim milk with the result that they secured 1,244 eggs In this time. Another lot of twenty-two hens fed with mash wet with water laid 906 eggs ia the 122 days. Bet Soil tir Beet. , Beets will grow well on any kind ot soli except a hard, compact clay. The Ideal soil Is a mellow, moist one, pref eraMy a sandy lonni. Well-rotted manure should he applied, to the poorer soils, t!ie amount d'.'ix-nding ou the cot dit '.on of the soil . 'NX . ' "" r' t -1 .