Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1912 — Page 3

The CIVTL WAR

FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

(April 15, 1862. It was reported that a British naval vessel, anchored in Hampton Roads, . refused to receive a company of Confederate gentlemen who went dot to them in a steamer. The English officers informed the visitors that they could hold no communication with them. An effort to convene the court of (Berkeley county, Virginia, under a 'Confederate Judge, was frustrated by (Thomas Noakes, a loyal citizen, who (interfered with the sheriff. Subseiquently, by permission of the Fedora! provost-mastqr of the town, three (Union magistrates \rere selected and (held court, transacting some necessary business. ] The Union steamer Sebago, carryjlng one hundred-pound parrott gun, stopped the activities of Confederates iwho were constructing batteries on the Glocester side of the York river, two miles above Yorktown. Until the Sebago arrived with her heavy gun the Union gunboats could not approach, being outranged by the Con*, federate arms. General McClellan continued prepjarations for an artillery attack on [Yorktown, placing batteries. A reconinaissance by the Confederates with a (force of 2,000 Infantry brought on a (heavy skirmish. : Confederates cut the levee on the (Mississippi river near Fort Wright. (An Immense amount of property was destroyed. (April 16, 1862. Abraham Lincoln, president of the [United States, signed the bill for the emancipation of slaves in the District lof Columbia, and it became a law. A boat containing officers and men >of the 76th Pennsylvania sank at Castlemen’s Ferry, on the Shenandoah river, drowning' a number of passengers. In an effort to standardize the Confederate currency, John H. Binder, Brigadier General of the Confederate [army, issued an order prohibiting the Issuance and circulation of private notes. Opportunity was given to translate those in hand into bankable funds. Confirmation of the rumors of a battle at Apache Pass, N. M., reached Washington. A force of Confederates from Texas was defeated in an encounter with United States regulars, after a desperate fight, in which the Texans charged their enemy’s battery four (times. A reconnoisance and surveying party [sent by the National forces to Wil(mlngton Island, North Carolina, was attacked and roughly handled by a (force of Confederates from neighboring batteries. The Federal soldiers fought desperately to escape capture, §nd finally held their assailants off. Sixty-one of Ashby’s Confederate cavalry were captured while at breakfast in a church several miles beyond Columbia Funarce, Virginia. The prisoners were "taken into Woodstock, Va. Troops from Ringgold’s cavalry and the 46th Pennsylvania made the capture. Skirmishes occurred near Savannah, Tenn., and Lee’s Mills, Va.

April 17, 1862. The National forces under Gen. Banks occupied Mount Jackson, Va, The Confederates, outnumbered, resisted the attack to gain time to destroy 'bridges and railroad rolling stock, but ■were driven away before they difi complete damage. A ) committee of the House of Representatives of Virginia, investigating the Roanoke Island disaster, reported that “whatever blame or responsibility Is justly attributable to any one for ithe defeat of our troops at Roanoke Island on the Bth of February last, should attach to Gen. Huger and Mr. Benjamin, the late Secretary of War.” New Market, Va., was occupied by Gen. Banks’ Union forces, after a islight resistance by the Confederate force stationed there. A heavy artillery duel, lasting Intermittently for eighteen hours, ensued on an effort by Confederates to 'erect a battery three miles from Yorkitown. The Union artillery, in large [number, prevented the enemy from 'completing their work. The first anniversary of the Declaration of Virginia’s secession was Celebrated in the state, - The Union steamers Minnehaha and [Patton, loaded, with National troops, 'were fired into by Confederates as they were passing up the Tennessee river. The Memphis Appeal stated that the Confederate losses at the battle of ;Shlloh (Pittsburg Landing), did not exceed one thousand killed and five thousand wounded. The defeat on the second day'of the fl&ht was ascribed to whisky found in the Federal camp captured on the first day. Confederates captured 475 Federal refugees at Woodsons Gap, Tenn. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston assumed command of the Confederate troops defending Yorktown, wit a an army increased to 65,000 men. April 18, 1882. Gen. McClellan sent the following dispatch from before Yorktown to the war department: “At about one-half ihour after midnight last night the enemy attacked Smith’s position, and attempted to carry his guns. Smith repulsed them handsomely, and tpok some prisoners. The firing was very

heavy. AH is now quiet. .. .My posh tion occupied yesterday by Smith was intrenched last night, so that we have been able to prevent the enemy from working today, and kept his guns si* lent. SSme results at the batteries at Hyam’s Mills. Yorktown was shelled by our gunboats and some of our barges today, but without There has been A good deal of firing from the Yorktown land batteries.*’ Falmouth, opposite Fredericksburg, Va., was occupied by the Union forces. Their progress was valiantly disputed by a small force of Confederates that made two distinct stands, and the, bridge across the Rappahannock to Fredericksburg when they were finally driven beyond the river. In the afternoon the town of Freder. icksburg surrendered under a flag of truce to Lieut. Wood. A meeting of the council declared sympathy with the southern cause, and asserted that surrender was made only under promise that property would be protected. Martial law was declared by the Confederate government in eastern Ten nessee. Advertisement having been made in the public press of North Carolina that agents would be sent to “borrow, purchase, and, if necessary, impress,” all arms in the hands of private citizens. Gov. Henry T. Clark issued a proclamation to the people in which he warned them that such agents need not be obeyed, as they were acting against the state constitution/ but urging the citizens to surrender such arms as they did not actually need. The bombardment of Forts Jackson and St. Phillips, on the Mississippi river, below New Orleans, was comr. menced by the Federal fleet, under Flag Officer Farragut April 19, 1862. - The Union force under General Reno, which left Newbura, North Carolina, two days before, defeated a regiment of Georgia militia and a supporting force at Camden, near Elizabeth City. The National loss was 12 killed and 48 wounded. Colonel Hawkins of the New York Zouaves was among the wounded. General Banks, in Western Virginia, reported a sharp skirmish brought on by an attempt of the Confederates to burn two bridges that his men were guarding. He advißed that he believed that Jackson, who had entered the Shenandoah Valley to threaten Washington and prevent McDowell from Joining McClellan; had left the valley for Yorktown. The Confederate schooner Wave vjas captured by the pilot boat G. W. Blunt off the coast of South Carolina. An expedition from Union steamboat Crusader, sent into Edlsto Island to disperse Confederates who were molesting the Federal cotton agent, fell Into a skirmish with two armed bands. The Confederates gained the advantage In each affair. The Petersburgh, Virginia, Express criticised the requisition of slaves from Prince George and Surry counties for the purpose of working on the Williamsburg fortifications, on the ground that taking the slaves away from the fields threatened the crops of that sect!cm, which we're needed for the army. The advance of General Banks* Union forces, delayed by the Confederates having burned many small bridges in their late retreat, enteral Sparta, eight miles in front of New Market, Virginia. The U. S. S. S. Huron captured the Confederate sch'ooner Glioe off Charlestown. The Glide, loaded with cotton and rice, was attempting to run the blockade, bound for Nassau. The city council of Fredericksburg notified General Augur that the Confederate forces had evacuated the town, and no resistance would be made tp the entrance of Union troops. April 20, 1862. The withdrawal of the Confederate General Stonewall Jackson from the Shenandoah Valley was confirmed by scouts and prisoners at General Banks’ headquarters at New Market Virginia. It was reported that he emerged through the mountains, by way of Harrisonburg, Stannardsville, Orange Court House and Gordonsville. Jackson, and by his movement into the valley had held suspended Union forces three times as large as his own, which the’Authorities at Washington, in panic, had kept from Joining General McClellan in the Peninsular expedition. April 21, 1862. The United States circuit court for the middle district of Tennessee held its first session since the secession of the state, in the court room of the capital at Nashville, Judge John Cab ron presiding.. , The provost marshal’s force at Richmond, Virginia, arrested three watchmaking citizens of Richmond on charges of disloyalty. The prisoners were reported in the Richmond Mspatch as “defiant in their remarks, saying they owed allegiance to the United States alone, etc. All three of them afe Virginians by tyrth.” General Milroy, at the head of a National reconnoitering force, overtook the rear guard of the Confederate cavalry six miles west of the railroad near Buffalo Gap, Augußta county, Western Virginia. The rear guard escaped by flight Milroy learned that their main body had stopped for the night before six miles beyond the Gap, but finding that they were cut off by Banks and Staunton, they had borne southwest toward the James river. The ship R. CL Filfcg was captured by the National fleet while attempting to run the blockade at Mobile, Alabama. The Federal* regained Santa Fe, New Mexico. The Confederate, congress' at Richmond was broken up and dispersed by the proximity of the armies. (Copyright, 191$, by W. Q. Chapman.) .

Care of Flock at Lambing Time

By H. E. ALLEN,

A Pregnant Ewe in Strong, Vigorous Condition.

Ample preparations for the lambing season should be made before the lambs begin to come. This is the most critical period in flock management and the thoughtful shepherd will not allow it to come upon him unprepared. ' vVlie Lambing Pens. The ewe barn must be dry, comfortable and amply ventilated. It should be provided with lambing pens or arrangements made whereby, lamh)ing pens consisting of hurdles fitay be quickly and conveniently supplied. The shepherd should provide * himself with some small panels or hurdles made of light wood 36 inches high and 48 Inches long. Two of these should be hinged together so that they may be closed together and laid away and readily set up when needed. A panel of woven wire fence 3 feet high and 16 feet long will serve the purpose advantageously. With these, small pens may be quickly made In the corner or along the sides of the ewe barn. The observant shepherd can usually foretell the birth of a lamb, and it is wise to place the ewe by herself in one of these pens before the event occurs in order to prevent other members of the flock from disturbing the ewe and to give her and her lamb a chance to become acquainted. If this precaution is taken ewes are less liable to disown their lambs. Thin, too, it adds materially to the convenience in case the ewe or may need special attention. Assistance, in Lambing. If the pregnant ewe has been rightly treated there will be small chance

Alfalfa in Indiana

Pnrdae University Agricultural Extension

Following the advocacy of alfalfa culture at the sessions of the Indiana Corn Growers’ association, held at Purdue University in January, there has been a strong interest manifested in all parts of the state in this crop. Farmers in 'many counties have acknowledged their intention to plant larger areas than ever before, and are asking for information regarding the proper handling of the crop under Indiana conditions, and are receiving many valuable suggestions from the Purdue experiment station in this connection. “The possibilities for alfalfa growing are such,” commented Prof, A. T. Wiancko,* chief of the soils and crops department, “that it is hard to estimate and really impossible to overestimate the importance of the movement to Indiana farmers. Economically, we find that it will yield two or three, and even four, times as much hay in a season as clover, and that the hay is worth from half to twice as much more per ton as feed. On this basis its importance can readily be seen.” Prof. Wiancko also maintains that alfalfa Is adapted to the climatic conditions in all parts of Indiana, and that it is simply a question of the farmers becoming accustomed to the crop and its requirements. After this is once accomplished, it will be just as easy to raise a good crop of alfalfa as it is to raise a crop of clover. ,“We know,” be adds, “that the crop can be successfully grown in nearly every county on all soil types from the light sandy or peat soils to heavy clays, provided that they a*e properly drained and are in a reasonable state of fertility.’’ “The same problem that is a serious one in connection with the growing of alfalfa is that of eradicating the weeds. In nearly 400 experiments conducted by the experiment station this proved a most serious difficulty. t*TA Is necessary to give this especial attention,” declares Prof. Wiancko, “and have the soil kept free from veeds and the seed bed properly prepared." “In most instances, proper inoculation of the soil is necessary where alfalfa is grown for tbe first time, before the plant will do Its best. When once properly inoculated, however, with its nitrogen gathering bacteria, the crop can supply Itself with nitre-

Pardee Pair crafty School of Agricaitnfe,

Perdue University Agricultural Extension

of her having difficulty in delivering her lkmb. The shepherd will probably have no occasion to interfere oi help, yet he should be ever watchful, and ready to assist in case it is necessary. Sometimes the lamb will come rear end first, or it may be large oi have its head turned back, or in case of twins their legs may be so tangled as to cause difficulty. In any of these cases^thoroughly cleanse and disinfect the hands and arm and lend the assistance necessary. Being on hand and giving help at the proper time is sure to result in a larger percent oi strong healthy lambs* The Weak or Chilled Lamb. Occasionally a lamb is born weah or Is chlHed before the shepherd finds it. In these cases many may be saved by giving them prompt attention. The chilled lamb may be warmed by giving It a hot bath in a tub of warm wa ter and then drying it quickly with a soft woolen cloth. Then it should b« helped to sucl(. The weak lamb can often be saved, too, by helping it tc get Its first fill of milk. , Adopted Lambs. If a ewe loses her lamb she should be Required to mother a lamb of another ewe that has twins or is unable to supply her lamb with enough milk Many ewes can be Induced to adopt a lamb if time and patience is exercised Remove the skin from her own dead lamb and place it on the lamb to be adopted by her. Since she knows bet lamb by the odor and not by sight tbis method will be effective in man? cases. ) The old skin may be removed in a day or. two.

gen from the air, and will materially enrich the soil in this element for future crops.” There are many farmers in Indians who do not appreciate the uses to which the urop can be put. It is th« “king of forage crops," by popular consent. It is relished by all kinds of live stock, from chickens to horses, and is especially valuable for bogs as a pasture crop. It not only supplies large amounts of succulent food, ricb in protein, but it is a decidedly beneficial feed in its effect upon the health of the animals. Aside from its value in the ration for cattle, it has been found extremely valuable from the standpoint of maintaining the fertility of the soil, many experiments at-

Strong, Healthy Young Alfalfa Plant Seed Sowed August 23. Plants Photographed May 10. Note Nodules on Roots.

testing the truth of this premise. As, a feed for dairy cows for milk production there is nothing better; it by far exceeds clover in value: The agricultural extension department is aiding in, the alfalfa movement in special trains being operated over Indiana railroads, and will reach, in this way, several thousand interested farmers, carrying t» them practical suggestions gleaned from the experimental work carried on at Purdue.

One of the most reliable crops foe rooshafe la corn fodder.'

Reliable Roughage.

MIRACLE OF SLUMBER

BEST OF ALL MEDICINES* AS WELL A 8 CHEAPEST, American Nervousness, 8o Prevalent a Complaint, Is Charged to the Habit-of Doing Without Suffi- £ v dent Natural Rest. s, The railroad man who bad been 36 hours without sleep was good natured about it, though It was evident that be was verging on a nervous condition that might well render him Incompetent There is an occasional person who can dispense with sleep in an astonishing manner, the New York Mall observes. Yet it la not certain that sueh persons really do escape the penalty. It has been asserted that Napoleon’s later failure! of judgment were the result of an unnerving that followed his earlier “four hours enough” sleep* which he boasted and practiced. It Is being said by medical observers that the “American nervousness” Is not a little attributable to the social day demand, the. hours after business, directly cut down from the sleep segment of the 24 hour day. It'ls probably true that no other country is so exacting on the full business day. That we Insist on. 'lt must begin promptly and early. But the social demand is quite as Imperative. Shall not a man go out with his wife in the evening* after she had been left alone all day? She is quite ready. She took a nap after lunch, at the very hour he was busiest downtown. The church la run by the evening meetings. So is politics. And It may be Bald that we spend our money mostly In the evening, except what the women spend in the shops. Can a man take time for sleep when be Is spending his money? No more than when he Is earning it The result is that there is always a lack of sleep. There is no medicine like sleep. There Is such a miracle wrought by sleep, changing our fears Into hopes, our despondency into courage, our thickheadednes into clear vision, that it Is shameful to put sleep aside. The wlfie of longest vintage cannot illuminate the soul like a full night’s sleep, and the wine is so costly and the sleep The high cost of living has touched about everything, hat it has not raised the price of sleep. We have all made so many blunders by decisions when the windows of the mind were darkened by fatigue that we should learn the lesson. It is sleep that wipes away the mists. Teach the children the value of sleep. Insist on “early to bed.” Get *baek to the Puritan habit, which certainly made giants. There is too much going on evenings for the children. It is very largely the cause of the “social unrest” of which we complaintoo little sleep twenty years ago and since.

Blame “Bunty" for This One.

Ever since "Bunty” came to town to pull a few strings Scotch stories have been in the air hereabouts, say; the New York correspondent of the Cincinnati Times Star. This is told by John Dunsinore, who has a Highland ancestry as weil as a Highland name. “It was a hot Sunday afternoon in Edinbro," said Dunsmore. “The kirk was full of men and women as the preacher thundered. But by and by they all dropped off to sleep except one simple-minded boy seated In the organ loft. * # ‘A stiff-necked and pervalrse generation,’ shouted the minister. ‘Ye'er feet ba ta’en hold on the road that leads doon to helL Ye'er eyes are blinded and ye'er ears are deaf, find ye’er flesh Is e'en glen over to the EMI One, for there Is not one of yon all in this bonse qf worship that is not asleep, exceptin’ for the bit laddie in the organ lift.' “ Te’re richt, pairson,' said that individual in reply, 'and I’d be asleep myself if I were not daft.’ ”

Utilizing the Castle.

One of the young men attached tn the American embassy at London brought back with him a story that has to do with a feature of the Dufferin estate, near Belfast—a historic ruin In the shape of a castle that had been a stronghold of the O’Neils. It appears that one day Lord Dufferin visited It with his steward, one Mulligan, and that he drew a line with his walking-stick round it/ at the same time instructing the steward to build a protecting wall on that line. Then Dufferin went to the continent, feeling quite secure as to the preservation iff the historic feature. Upon his return to Ireland he visited the estate. The castle was gone. He nibbed his eyes and looked again. Then he sent for. Mulligan. "Where’s the castle?” he asked. “The castle, me lord? Sure, I pulled it down to build the wall with."

Germans Buy Nothing on Credit.

“People in Germany have much more money to spend than here in America, even though the ratio of population there is much greater than in the United Btates,” said William R. Steinway, Just before sailing for Germany the other day. : “The German way Is to pay cash for what one can afford, and there is absolutely no such thing as living beyond one’s means, as we do here. Moreover, there are very clearly defined class distinctions, recognized by the people themselves, who never dream of trying to go above their sta-

THE VALUE OF A DEFINITE MESSAGE

By Rev. H. W. Pope,

a iTi ’ —l* -of Men of MMdhßftb fatiuia

TEXT—Tlila then Is the message which we have heard of Him, and declare unto you.—l John 1*„ The world has always oven willing to listen to a man with a real message

William Carey

great thought from heaven, and Robert Raikes another. In our own land' Dwight L. Moody and Francis EL Clark and Frances Willard have each been the bearer of rich messages from God, All these have met with stout opposition, for “My thoughts are not your thoughts, saith the Lqrd,” and yet eventually their message has been received, and has been incorporated Into the life of the church. One accent of the Holy Ghost, The heedless world hath neyer lost. i That God has for f&||| church of today no one can doubt Never was there an age which neededdivine wisdom more than ours. Great problems confront us, great dangers threaten us. Many of God’s people seem dazed by the difficulties them, and cry out in pitiful tones, “Who is sufficient for these things?” Instead of waiting upon God for a renewal of their strengthJjjthey resort to all manner fff worldly expedients to gain the attention of the fickle crowd,; Others recognizing clearly the same difficulties and dangers are: clamoring, loudly for “A man with a message.” Why should not every Christian be “A man with a message?" Was it not said iff our day, “I will pour out my spirit upon.all flesh; and your sons, and your daughters shall, prophesy, and your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams?” Was it not said of all believers, “Ye shall be witnesses unto How to Obtain a Messages- 4| There are grave difficulties in the way of even those who are busiest ti| the service of God. This is an age of hurry and worry, and unless we are> very careful we shall fall Into the it of the age, and allow ourselves to be robbed dt that quiet and repos*: which is essential to a deep acquaint*! ance with God. Somehow We must** get time to be alone with God, timeto let the truth as it is in Jesus fllteil down through our being until oar ' whole life is saturated with its spirit,*! So shall we come forth from closets each day with the dew otj> heaven upon our hearts, and with a| fresh message upon our lips. “He that! hath an ear to bear, let him hear whatj the spirit saith unto the churches.*'! Avoid the Danger. |j It Is a dangerous thing to knoili God’s 1 wil! and not do it And one of; the most perilous things a Christians can do, is to try to hold his own sisi|| ply, and not go forward into the deeff| things of God when thus led by thig spirit I have read of a Christian ma§| who became so engrossed in his business that be largely lost his fellow*! ship with God. After a while his bu*i| ness began to fail; he found that injg few weeks the vein of coal from whici| he had been drawing his suppllw would be exhausted, and all his investment would be useless. He was alsi| impressed that bis business trouble!! were due to bis departure from Ge||f and this led him to much prayer. One night in a dream a voice geemjf| to say to him, “Go deeper.” It seemed to him to be the voice of God, aad s led to an entire transformation of l|H life. As be entered upon a closers walk with God his heart was with new joy and power. But atiH voice kept speaking to him so pejl| sistently that be began to think &|£| something to do with his business. ’ And so one day be proposed to foreman that they should abandon 811 old vein of coal, and sink a new shafts with a view of finding a deeper staNgl Hie foreman ridiculed the idea for the indications were against it But# he insisted and at length a shaft wBH sunk, and after th*y had gone dqjfl| a reasonable distance they ctrackfflHL a vein of coal, but 10, an im J|S| vein of iron, and suddenly the Wfigm rupt miner found himself a ihHUIB Is hot this God’s message tp ua td(t" day, “Go deeper? 1 ’ ' If we M .. > bsv<3 exhausted all the there is in our ‘present egg truth, let us enter into the deep ftingsL of God, depths of wisdom, O my soul, deeper yet>hour' Too can never tell bv the'leneth of a man’s Just what he wiß~do ||

from heaven. Since the days of JOhn the Baptist whenever an/ow* has manifestly' been sent from Gqd, and haw borne witness of the truth, the people have turned out to hear from. Luther.-in his day/, and Wesley and Whitefleld In their, were recognized as true messengers of God. brought another