Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 293, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 1912 — Page 3

The CIVIL WAR FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

(November 25, 1862. The gungoat Lexington had a lively time on the Mississippi river, a few tniles below Helena, Ark. It fired on by a regiment of infantry, supported by a piece* of artillery. Thb heavier armament of the gunboat prevailed, and the Confederates withdrew Into the woods; whereupon Captain Shirk of the gunboat led ashore a party of sailors and captured twenty contraband negroes and sixteen bales of cotton. A body of Confederate cavalry entered Poolsville, Md., at daylight, seized the government telegraph officers, paroled them, and then permitted them to telegraph to the authorities at Washington an account of what had happened. Colonel Dodge, with two battalions of National mounted rifles, and one howitzer, had a spirited engagement with Confederates at Zuni, on the Blackwater river, Virginia. The Confederates, without artillery arms, withdrew. Henderson, Tenn., was captured by Confederate cavalry, who burned the railroad station and made captive a company of Union soldiers. The Confederate partisan leader Burke was killed at Sheperdstown, Md., by a party from the Second Massachussetts regiment. i A party of Confederate irregulars that had been making trouble in Crawford county, Md., were overtaken and dispersed in the Huzza river country by a band of volunteers, who, had organized to rid the county of them.

iNovember 26, 1862. The Second Virginia Union volunteer cavalry defeated a force of their former neighbors in a fight at Cold Knob •Mountain, Va., taking prisoner nearly one hundred of them. Early in the morning a party of Confederate partisans rode into Urbana, Md., seven miles southeast of Frederick. They made a descent on the store of Thomas A. Smith, the postmaster, rtfbbed his place, and then compelled Smith and a young man named Harris to mount horses and ride with them as prisoners. Smith, taking advantage of the darkness, put spurs to his horse and made off, whereupon the captors shot the other through the body to prevent his doing the same, and left him for dead in the road. A successful reconnoissance was tnade by a detachment of Union troops, under the command of General 1 Geary, from Harper’s Ferry along the Shenandoafi to the vicinity of Berryville, Va. They captured a number of prisoners, destroyed a Confederate cloth, factory valued at more than 6100,000, and obtained some valuable information concerning the number and position of the Confederate forces. The Seventh Illinois cavalry’ attacked a force of Confederate troopß encamped near Summerville, Miss., and captured twenty-eight of thdir number, including a captain and two lieutenants, with their horses, arms, and equipage. i November 27, 862.

Colonel Kirk, commanding the Fifth brigade of General Sill’s division, in « reconnoissance from Nashville toward LaVergne, Tenn., came upon a large force of Confederate irregulars who gave him great trouble before he finally pushed them beyond LaVergne. They had a small battery of artillery, ■with which they succeeded in making off. A Union cavalry force, 2,500 strong, under the command of Brig Gen. C. C. Washburne, left Helena, Ark., on an expedition into Mississippi. Political prisoners were released from Fort Warren, in Boston harbor. Ajt Louisville, Ky., the Union General Boyle Issued the following order: “All commanding officers serving in this district are ordered not to permit negroes or slaves to enter the camps, and all officers and privates are forbidden to interfere or intermeddle with (he slaveß in any way." The schooner Mary E. Mangum, while entering the port of Roseau, Dominica, was fired into by the Confederate privateer Alabama, but received no damage. The United States forces evacuated Rlenzl, Miss., carrying away all the government stores and property. The movement was made in anticipation of an attack upon Corinth by the Confedl- - who were reported. to be advancing in two columns from the south and east, to converge on Corinth. November 28, 1862. The battle of Cane Hill, Ark., was fought between the Union forces under General Blunt, and the Confederates under General Marmaduke. The Confederates withdraw at the end of the battle, but without disadvantage, having held the Union lines from gaintag their object The first and third squadrons of the Third Pennsylvania cavalry, doing picket duty near Hartwood church* about fifteen miles from Falmouth, Vs., were suddenly attacked by a force of Confederate cavalry, and taken prisoners, after a brief, desultory resistance. An important reconnoissance was made by a heavy Union force under the oommand of General Stahel, to Upperville, Paris, Ashby's Gap, Snick-

ersvllle, Berryvllle, etc., in search of a Confederate force. An expedition consisting of five thousand Union infantry and two thousand cavalry, under the command 1 of Gen. A. P. Hovey, leaving Helena, Ark., on the 27th, for the pnrposei of cutting rails and telegraph wires on the Tennessee and Mississippi railread, and creating a panic in the Confederate force under General Price, arrived at Delta, Miss. Bridges op both road 3 were destroyed, together with two. locomotives and numerous freight cars; but General Price’s soldiers did not understand what was expected of them, and failed of their part of the program. The cavalry under General Washburae had several skirmishes with General Price’s rear guard, the main body of whose force was in retrograde movement to the Big Black river. November 29, 1862, The steamer Star was captured and burned by Confederate partisans at a point a few miles below Plaquemine, La. She was surprised by the band as she was taking on wood from the bank. The captors removed some of her cargo and set fire to the vessel, letting the crew go free, but holding her captain and engineer prisoners of war.

Bob White’s Confederate cavalry was reported to have had the worst of it in a brush with a scouting party of the Maryland Home Guards, under Captain Mear, near Berlin, Md. General Curtis, at St. Louis, Mo., reported to the war department at Washington that a cavalry expedition under Major Torrey, to the forks of Hie Mingo and San Francisco rivers, natt captured Colonel Phelan and ten privates' of the Confederate army. The Savannah Republican said: “The people of Charleston, S. C., have pulled up their lead pipes and contributed sixty thousand pounds to the government. The government will is sue receipts for all lead pipes and ocher fixtures and binds itself to replace them at the end of the war.”

The advance column of the Union army, under General Grant, passed through Holly Springs, Miss. November 30, 1862. There was a rumor in Washington that a proposition for an armistice for thirty days had come from the Confederate government, and that General Lee was in the city negotiating the terms. A Union reconnoitering force ran into the Confederates outside of their works near Abbeyville, Miss., and handled them rather roughly until they withdrew behind their defenses, when they were not molested further. An expedition to Yellville, Ark., com, sisting of three Union regiments, returned to General Herron’s camp, having been partially successful in destroying portions of the Confederate saltpeter works, arsenal, and storehouses,“with about five hundred rifles and shot guns.

An expedition to Hyde county, N. C., under the command of Major Gerrard, of the Third New York cavalry, having thoroughly destroyed all the bridges in that vicinity, besides capturing Colonel Carter, of* the Thirteenth North Carolina volunteers, and a Confederate sergeant, returned to Newbern. George P. Kane, late marshal of Maryland,- issued an "address to the people of the state, setting forth a statement relative to his incarceration in Fort Warren, whence he had lately been released. The schooner Levi Rowe, while endeavoring to run the blockade at Wilmington, N. C., was captured by the National steamer Mount Vernon. The bark Parker Codk was destroyed in the Mona passage by the Confederate privateer Alabama. December 1, 1862. President Lincoln’s message to congress, which convened on this date, contained recommendations for three amendments to the* Constitution oi the United States. One was that any state which should abolish slavery within its borders by January 1, 1900, should receive bonds from the government in compensation for the slaves released. The second provided that all slaves that might become free by the chances of war should be forever afterward "free, but that If their masters had been loyal compensation should be made. The third provided that congress should be empowered to appropriate money for colonizing free negroes. A private of the Ninth Maine was executed at Hilton Head, S. C., for desertion. The Confederate forts and a battery on the Tallahatchie river were captured by the cavalry attached to General Grant’s forces, under command of Colonel Lee. The Fourth Missouri cavalry defeated a body of Confederate irregulars near Horse Creek, Dade county, Mo. A detachment of the Third. National Virginia cavalry entered Warrenton, Va., after driving out a small force of Confederate cavalry. The British schooner George, from Nassau, laden with coffee, salt, and other diqt staples, was captured off Indian River by States gunboat Sagamore, Lieutenant English commanding. Official confirmation of the hostile plans of Little Crow, a chief of the northern Indians, was received by W. 7. Dole, commissioner of Indian Affairs of the United States. A Union boat expedition proceeded up the Bell river, Louisiana, and captured a Confederate launch mounting a brass howitzer. A body of National troops under General Slocum had two brushes with Confederate cavalry near Charlestown, Va., and Berryvllle. (Copyright. l«t toy W. <L Ch-manl

DAINTIES FOR COOKY BOX

Cakes and Similar Confections That Will Gladden the Hearts of the Bmall People. H O Cakes.—One cop of sugar, one cap of oats, one egg beaten with the sugar, Tanilla to taste, handful of raisins. Drop on greased pan about a -teaspoon of the mixture. Bake in a slow oven. Berkshire Cookies.—One cup of molasses, one teaspoon of soda dissolved in half a cup of cold water, a dessertspoon bf salt, one teaspoon of melted butter, one teaspoon of ginger, flour enough to roll the thickhess of an inch. Bake in a quick oven for about ten minutes. Chocolate Wafers. —One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, two cups of grated chocolate, one teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of cream of tartar, a little salt Roll quite thin and bake in a hot oven. Crystal Cakes.—Oiie cup of butter, one cup of sugar, three cups of comstarph, one cup of flour, one heaping teaspoon of baking powder, two eggs, white of one egg, one teaspoon of grated nutmeg. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream, add the eggs, well beaten, then sift in the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and nutmeg Mix into a nice dough. If too dry add a very little milk. Divide into small pieces, pat them flat, brush them over with the beaten white of an egg and sprinkle over with granulated sugar. Place apart on buttered pans and bake in a moderately warm oven until done.

BLEACHING LINEN IN HOUSE

Good Substitute for Sun and Grass, Which Is, of Course, the Best Way of ( Doing It. The very best and safest plan for bleaching unbleached linen and cotton is the good old method used in our grandmothers’ days Of wetting the material thoroughly and spreading it on the clean grass in the full sun that it may do the work. The material is made wet again each time it becomes, dry, and after a few days it will have become soft and fine in texture and of a beautiful snowy white, simply through nature’s agents. But if time, space and a propitious season are lacking, the best way 1b to soak the material for over night in a rinsing- water containing Javelle water, an ordinary washing fluid, which, judiciously used, does not materially weaken the fibers of clothing while bleaching it very nicely. About a cupful with the rinse water for each tub is ordinarily used and the clothing is left in the rinse water for a longer or shorter time, according to its state. For your unbleached linens and cottons you might use two cupfuls of Javelle to the tub. and let them soak several hours or even over night. Then rinse thoroughly, blue, and expose while quite wet to th.e sun. and air. It will probably not be- necessary to repeat the treatment, and each repeated washing will whiten them more and more.

To Dry-Clean Curtains.

To dry-clean fine lace curtains at home, shake curtainß -thoroughly to remove dust; fold a clean sheet once across, spread it upon the floor and place the curtain upon it Mix together corn meal and powdered borax, one teaspoonful of borax ti> one pint of corn meat Sprinkle generously over first curtain, lay another curtain upon it, proceed as before and. continue until you have sprinkled the mixture on all the curtains to be cleaned. When all are done. and there is a last layer of the mixture on top, begin at the end of the sheet and roll up tightly. Lay away the bundle for ten days, at the end of which time, if removed and carefully shaken, the curtains will be found beautifully cleansed. If there are wrinkles they may- be pressed out with a hot iron.

Recipe for Cottage Cheese.

Place sour milk in vessel on back of stove and let it warm gradually. Take care that the milk does not become hot. as this will make the curd tough and hard to digest When the curd is separated from the whey—a process hastened by the application of heat—pour into a bag and let dripuntil the whey is removed. Turn curd into a dish, season to suit taste with salt and pepper, mold , into little balls or pats, or stir with a fork, then pile lightly on dish. A little cream may be added to the curd along with the seasoning.

Recipe Book.

For the housekeeper there is a cloth-bound blank book with indexed edges, planned for recipes. It is priced at 75 cents, and Just at this season, when one is newly opening up one’s home and gathering all odds and ends together, it will undoubtedly prove of much use, for old recipes may be copied into it and clippings pasted in. and many odds ‘and ends of paper so Cleared out

Almond Cookies.

One egg, one tablespoon powdered sugar, one tablespoon of flour, one tablespoon of butter. Mix at once. Stripe on pan with knife very thin. Cut fine stripes of almond; sprinkle on top of cookies. Cut out with form cutter. Bake in moderate oven.

Prune Salad.

Soak prunes over night and cook onto tender. Drain the Juice from them and cot the fruit into shreds. Arrange on a lettuce leaf, sprinkle with pecan meats and oover with cream dr—sing,

KEEP PIANO IN ORDER

INSTRUMENT NEEDS CARE IF TONE IS TO BE PRESERVED. Keys Must Be Kept Clean and Care Taken That the Inside of the Case Is Kept Perfectly* Free From Dust. •-

The keys of a piano should be regularly wiped off with a soft piece of silk or cheesecloth. If they are much soiled it may be necessary to wet the cloth with water or a few drops of alcohol; but they should be dried Immediately. In case the keys are of celluloid alcohol should not be used. In no case use soap or a washing powder. If ink is dropped on ivory keys it is practically impossible to remove it, and a new piece of ivory must be substituted. Celluloid keys may be polished •by adding to pumice powder either benzoline tr turpentine, or even milk. Black keys, if not of ebony, may be retouched with black spirit enamel applied with a camel’s hair brush. The interior of a piano is often a repository for dust, scraps of paper and even the nests of mice. These should be Removed with much care. ,To get at the inside of a piano it is necessary to take it apart more or less. Usually the lifting of the lid reveals the necessary wood buttons of screws. On releasing these the front will come loose, the “fall” or keyboard cover can be lifted away and the key-slip in front of the keys be unscrewed and removed. These investigations should be made by one who knows something of piano construction or by one who has a mechanical knack for putting things back where they belong. The dirt can be removed with a Btifl brush and the wires cleaned with fine emery cloth, glass paper or a piece of thick leather dipped in an equal mixture of flour emery and coarse emery in paraffin oil. The felts on the hammers can be cleaned by applying dry pipe clay and then rubbing it off with a nailbrush. Much trouble Is caused by keys sticking. This may be remedied by removing the tight keys, cleaning the pivot and key pins of rust; or, if they are too large, rubbing them down with a fine emery cloth, afterward applying a little grease, but not oil. If care is not taken, however, the keys may become too loose and rattle.

Fruit Dryer.

Perhaps this simple method of drying fruit for winter use may help some busy housekeeper to save time. Make a frame of soft wood two inches wide, and one inch thick that will cover the top of your stove, and tack on thiß frame good wire screening. At each corner drive in a staple, also drive staple in the ceiling just above the stove corners. Now securely fasten a stout cord in the staples farthest from you, And run the cord np through both staples in the ceiling and then down to the staples near you and fasten. In this way one may lower the screen to the proper distance for drying or raise it up out of the way when wishing to use the stove. A large quantity may be dried quickly in this way-.’ Apples dipped in weak salt water will not turn dark while drying.

California Cookies.

One cup of butter, two cups of white sugar, four cups of flour, one cup each of Beeded or seedless raisins, half a * cup of sweet milk, four eggs, one teaspoon each of lemon, vanilla and soda, one-fourth of a teaspoon of salt; cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time; beat till dough is nice and smooth; add milk, lemon and vanila; add to the mixture and stir until smooth, then add remaining three cups of flour. Lastly, stir in raisins thoroughly ground, through a meat chopper. Roll out on well floured board one-fourth of an inch thick, sprinkle with sugar and bake ten minutes in a moderate oven.

Convenient Ironing Board.

A stationary ironing board is a great convenience to the housewife, as it is ready for use at a moment’s notice, and any husband can make one: Its broad end is fastened to the wall 35 inches from the floor with three stout hinges. t At about twothirds of the distance* to the other end of the board-is'A stQUt leg, 35 inches long, attached with a hinge. The hoard is placed at the left of the window, with the range not many- steps away. This location insures good light and a breath of air in warm weather. When not in use the board folds up against the wall, the leg falls down the length of the board, and the whole Is secured by a button on the edge of the window casing.

Jellied Tomato Bouillon.

One can tomatoes, stewed down with one onion, and a little bay leaf; add half pint water; stew one-half hour; strain and add two teaspoonsful Worcestershire sauce and a little red pepper and salt to taste; add teaspoonful of gelatine and pack in ice. Serve ice cold.

Potato Mud Remover.

All traces of mud can be removed from skirts and gentlemen's black garments by rubbing the with a raw cut potato. \ -

Ambrosia.

Layer of sliced oranges and sliced pineapple. Sprinkle each layer with grated cocoanuL

PURELY FEMININE

NOVELTY IS DEMANDED MOST STRIKING FEATURE OF DRESS TRIMMING SITUATION. Every Conceivable Thing That Will Give an Air of “Difference” Is Employed—Most Uhusual Effects Noted in Consequence. The keynote of the dress trimming situation for the coming season is certainly novelty. Nothing is too “different” and unusual not to be in demand, and the more curious the trimming the greater seems to be its popularity. Fringes are tavored by the’ fashion makers in Paris and Berlin. Silk ball fringes in every conceivable style, size and combination of color will be used on the more dressy costumes. Virtually all kinds of bead fringes are in demand, from the simplest to the most elaborate in the medium and narrow widths. Silk fringe will be seen on the gowns of plainer cut. Opalescent bead fringes, jet, black and white and all the shades of amber are great favorites, with gold and silver for use on elaborate evening costumes and some of the handsome wraps for evening wear. Colored embroidered bands are meeting with high favor. These come in all widths and a wide variety of designs, many of them showing metallic threads intermingled with the floss silk. Solid metal effects are largely used. Gold, silver, copper and gunmetal embroidered sets at intervals with mock jewels are wonderful in their beauty, especially those of oriental design and rich coloring. Jets in band embroideries and fringes are well liked for .trimmings on black and white gowns; dull jets are seen on mourning costumes. Very effective are the cut jet costumes with rhinestone centers and crystal buttons of all the conceivable colors set with colored jewels and rhinestones. Some of the most unusual effects are seen in the chiffon floral trimmings. These are in the form of bands of small or large blossoms, leaves and buds, that can be transferred to the gown simply by catching them lightly from underneath with rather loose stitchery. They can be had in wreaths, garlands, clusters and in Single blossoms, and there is certainly no question as to their beauty and adaptability in the trimming of elaborate costumes for evening and formal occasions in the afternoon. Tunics are in great demand. Odd and fancy styles are especially well liked. Prominent among these are those that are cut away in front, showing the influence of the directoire period now dominant, in garments of all descriptions. Other styles are draped in pannier effect or else slashed at the sid«s, forming long panelß in the front and the-hack. Very handsome models are they that show demi-flouncings, which vogue comes in directly from Paris. Braids there are in such numbers and Varieties that it would be impossible to describe them in 'a limited space. But all are beautiful in design and texture, and if you desire a trimming for a simple morning frock choose braid.

DESIGNED FOR SMALL GIRL

Dress In Pale Blue Zephyr Bpotted With Navy, and Pretty Pinafore in Navy Blue Bateen. Dress for Girl of Ten to Twelve Years —This little dress is in pale blue zephyr spotted with navy; it is cut Magyar and has a box pleat taken

down front and nearly to foot Plain navy zephyr is used for the yoke, waistband and cuffs; this gives a smart effect to the little dress. Materials'required: 2V4 yards spofc-

FOR THE STREET OR HOUSE

Tweed Costume In Green Shade Rec - ommended—Simple Home breve for Almost Any Material. Tweed Costume. —Green tweed flecked with brown is used for our model. The coat is sacque shaped, trimmed with straps to match skirt.. It has a collar of material, below" which in front plaited lace frills hang. Straps trim the sleeves. Hat of black velvet, trimmed with, a velvet ribbon mount. Materials required: Five yards of tweed 46 inches wide; five buttons.

41-2 yards silk or satin for lining coat. Simple Home Dress.—So simple this, that it might be made In many, different materials. The skirt has a wrapped seam up the left side of front, six buttons trim the foot. The waist is high and plain* ly ,uet to the bodice, which is Magyar* and has a low, round neck, braided simply as trimming. The sleeves are trimmed to match. Materials required: Three and onehalf yards 42 inches wide, one-half dozen buttons, one-half dozen yards braid.

Double Skirts.

Although the plaited skirt la premised a revival, numbers, of the new Paris model suits have still skirts which, although rather tight at the ankles, are ample enough round the hips and knees. There are ways of giving spring to these gowns, which prevent them from developing into anything which is likely to recall the hobble. In some cases the seam la left open at the foot in modified directoire fashion, while a still better expedient is that of the two skirts,' one above the other, and both of which have one open seam in a different place, so-that plenty of freedom Is gained in this manner, the skirt remaining, however, narrow in appearance and the opening unnoticeable.

ted zephyr 30 inches vide, 1% yard plain. Pinafore for Girl of Six to Eight Tears —For this, navy bln® sateen with sprigs of white on it is used; it is quite plain and has the shoulder* of fronts rounded and laid on those of the back, where a button keeps them in place; one button and corresperWlng hole form fastening at the hack. Materials required: 2 yards 2S inches wide, 3 buttons.

Borders to Continue Vogue.

According to the Dry Goods Economist, borders will continue their popularity throughout the spring and summer of next year. This now favorite form of ornamentation will include borders made of agaric yarns, Jacquards in variety, fine embroideries. Carrick-macross lace, open work lattice designs, printed warps oq satin, velours, etc. Some attention will be given to tissues and mulls for lingerie dresses. These will be ornamented with boucle and agaric yarns and in some instance* will be embroidered in pompadour colors, applied to white grounds principally. Linens and like -linens share in the movement of heavy materials.

Shoes for Winter.

The buttoned street boot is the choice for all around street wear as well as for formal occasions before and after tea. Boot# for shopping and promenading have welted solee and moderate Cuban heels etnd the buttoned tope of duS kid are set on vamps of calf or patent leather. Drew boots are made of the same material, though sometimes the tope are of cloth or suede, bid the lines are data* tier.