Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1913 — Page 3

The CIVIL WAR FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

(December 23, 1862- ■ President Jefferson Davis issued a proclamation declaring General Butler, recently relieved of command of the Department of the Gulf, to be a' felon and deserving of capital punishment, and ordering that he should no longer be considered or treated merely as a public enemy of the Confederate-States, but an outlaw and common enemy to mankind. The Confederate schooner Pelican, with a cargo of eighty-two bales of cotton, ran the blockade at Mobile, Ala. Maj. P. Graham and Lieut E. T-. Dorton, both of the Fifteenth Arkansas Confederate cavalry, “being of the wickedness and folly” of seceßßion, respectfully requested “alike the privilege of returning peacefully to their allegiance and their homes" In the north. A trusty negro saved a squadron of the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry from being captured by a party of Confederates, who had planned to cross the Rappahannock fourteen miles belbw Port Conway, Va., and seize them. The negro, who got wind of the sqheme from other blacks, informed the National soldiers, and the attempt was abandoned when the Confederates found their plan was discovered. The National forces moved from Romney, Va., and took possession of Winchester. ° December 24, 1862. In promulgating President Lincoln’s CXelftnlnary proclamation of emancipation of the slaves, General Banks, commanding' the .Department of the Gulf, issued an address to the people of Louisiana in order to correct misunderstanding and misapprehension concerning the purpose of the emancipation.

In a public letter written December 24, 1860, given out on this date, Alexander H. Stephens, vice president of the Confederate States of America, said: “While I hope for the best, I am prepared for the worst. The election of Mr Lincoln, I am well persuaded, is owing muoh more to the divisions of the Democratic party and the disastrous personal strifes among Its leaders at Baltimore and Charlestown, than to any fixed determination on the part of a majority of the people of the North to wage an exterminating warfare against Southern institutions. ... I can but believe that there Is still enough patriotism in* the land, north aB well aB south, to save the present Union under the existing constitution, with, all its guarantees and obligations, if the great heart of the nation can be touched and aroused. All that is wanting is a little time and patriotic forbearance.” The advance guard of the Confederate General Morgan’s advancing column had a brush near Munfordsville, Ky., with the Second Michigan cavalry. A portion of the Eleventh Pennsylvania cavalry had a lively skirmish on the Blackwater river, near Franklin, with a Confederate cavalry squadron and infantry company. A detachment of General Sherman’s expeditionary command, under Gen. M. L. Smith, destroyed a section of the Vicksburg and Texas railway, about ten miles west of Vicksburg, and burned the station at Delhi and Dallas. i December *25, 1862.

General Morgan's advance guard came upon a force of Union cavalry Under Colonel Gray at Green’s Chapel, near Munfordsville, Ky., and fell back on the main column with a loss of nine killed, twenty-two wounded, and five prisoners. The Confederate schooner Break O’ Day, with a cargo of cotton, ran the blockade at Mobile, Ala. Colonel Shank, in command of the Twelfth Kentucky Federal cavalry, attacked General Morgan’s rear gu,ard at Bear Wallow, Ky., and . punished them severely before he could be driven off. He captured twelve officers and men.' In a skirmish Morgan’s advance guard drove off the Second Michigan, at Bacon creek, near Munfordsville, Ky., capturing twenty men two officers. 'December 26, 1862. Thirty-eight Indians were hanged at Mankato, Minn., for particlpatloh in the late massacres in that state. ■' President Jefferson Davis delivered an extended address on the subject of secession before the legislature of Mississippi, assembled at Jackson. Major Stetens, of the Fourteenth Kentucky cavalry, with one hundred and fifty men, who had been ordered to find a large band of Confederate irregulars in the eastern part of Powell oounty, Kentucky, after traveling all night over obscure and dangerous bridle-paths, came upon the Confederates in camp In the morning, and dashed among them, surprising and capturing their leader, a noted partisan, and eleven of the band. The rest dispersed and hid In the mountains. ] December 27, 1862,

General Morgan captured Elisabethtown, Ky., with his force of Confederate cavalry, after a brief resistance on the part of the garrison, under command of Lieut. H. 8. Smith. The Con-

federates seized a large amount of property. Dumfries, Va., was defended from attack of a Confederate forte under Generals Stuart and Fitz-Hugh Lee, by the garrison, in a fierce struggle that lasted for several hours. The Confederates, outweighed in the artillery arm. retired without taking the town. General Sherman’s army disembarked near the mouth of the Yazoo river and moved forward on Vicksburg. The attack on the Confederate forces was begun by'the troops in conjunction with, the fleet of gunboats. The gunboats, after several hours’ firing, were compelled to retire, considerably disabled, but the troops, after a desperate striiggle of eight hours duration,- closing at nightfall, drove the Confederates from some of their outer defenses toward their main works. Both forces rested dn their arms for the night. December 28, 1862.

The trestle work at Muldraugh’s Hill, Ky., guarded by the Seventy-first Indiana infantry, was captured by the Confederate force under Gen. John H. Morgan after a ten hours’ fight, and destroyed, . . The National force evacuated New Madrid, Mo., after destrpying the barracks and magazine. A reconnoitering force of Union, troops, coming upon a small body of Confederate cavalry near Suffolk, Va., put them to flight and captured a number of horses and arms that they left behind. A Union force under General Blunt entered and captured Van Buren, Ark., ■.taking the Confederate garrison, an amoiint of ammunition, four steamboats laden with supplies, and a ferry boat A Union expedition under Major Foley sent by Major-General Granger to-Elk Fork, Campbell county, Tenn., to rout out a Confederate camp reported theje, surprised the enemy, and drove them off, destroying their equipment and takinjg several prisoners. Vicksburg was attacked again without result. The attack, ibegun early in the morning, continued all day without affecting the positions of the two armies. The Confederates were found to have made good use of the time permitted them through the dilatory tactice of General Halleck, after the battle of Corinth, and ta.have strongly fortified their positions in and about the city, which is located on a river bluff and among hills. Stuart’s Baton Rouge cavalry defeated a detachment of Union cavalry near Clinton, La. December 29, 1862.

A party of Mexicans, under the leadership of a half-breed named Munoz, invaded the. state of Texas and stole forty horses and fifty head of cattle from a ranch In Zapata county. Demand was made through the United States military authorities for the arrest and punishment of the robbers by the Mexican officials, also the restitution of the property. Governor Lopez, of Tamaulipaß, had the criminals arrested, but they subsequently escaped. The property was not recovered. The United States provisional court for the state of Louisiana was opened dfNew Orleans, with the reading of the order from President Lincoln, establishing the tribunal and appointing Judge Charles A. Peabody to preside over it. (Copyright, 1912, by W. G. Chapman.)

HORSE’S SENSE TO RESCUE

Sample of Remarkable Equine Intelligence That la Vouched for by Traveler.

Hamdanie, an Arab horse owned by Pierre Ponafldine during his travels in the Moslem East, was a universal favorite on account of his docility and inteligence. Mr. Ponafldine says, in “Life in the Moslem East,” thatlt was a pretty sight to see him tease his groom when the man was cleaning the stables. With his teeth he would slyly undo the man’s belt, extract his handkerchief from the capacious Arab pocket, or take off his groom’s hat and hold it in his teeth high up almost out of reach. “Another time he showed an almost human understanding. Mrs. Ponafidine was riding him. We were returning from a ride one evening, and as we edtered the town, we had to pass through an archway and then turn sharply into a narrow lane. Just as we entered the arch, with my wife leading the party, a band of children came racing down the lane, and one after the other, as they turned the corner, they ran into Hamdanle, who was cantering and, as usual, prancing. "I turned cold with horror as I fore-’ saw the awful accident that seemed unavoidable. The wise creature understood the danger as well as I did, and in a second stopped short and threw himself back sitting literally like a dog on his haunches with fore legs well spread, receiving one after another the children who raj fyll into his arms, as it were. Hard as the position was for horse and rider, he kept it up until the last child bad rtin round the corner Into him. The little ones picked themselyes up, quite unconscious of the fate from which the horse’s kindness had saved them.” —Youth’s Companion.

Ancient English College.

A place in England has been found, where there are only four cottages in an area or thirty thousand acres. One of the cottages has been owned by the same family for six hundred yearn, and It is said that In two hundred years the kitchen fire has never been allowed to go oat

CAID and BELLS

COULDN’T MIX IN RELIGION

Advertising Man Who Wanted Picture Portraying Marathon Afraid to Trifle With Mercury.

‘1 want,” explained the advertising man, “I want a picture that has the idea of speed to it—real speed. I want it to go at a regular Marathon. But it’s got to be new.” “Yes, I see,""and picked up a pencil. “How about Mercury? Something like this.” He sketched rapidly the figure of the messenger of Qlympus, winged sandals, winged cap, symbolic staff and pll. The advertising- man looked It over approvingly. “Seems all right,” he commended. “But what does it mean? Who’s Mercury?” “Oh, Mercury? He was the speediest thing that ever lived,” the~artist declared. “Mercury was the god of speed, you know.” But the advertising manager gave one long, regretful look at the sketch and shook his head. “Too bad,” he murmured sadly. t “Too bad. I like its looks, but it won’t do. It won’t do, young man. We can’t get mixed up with anyone’s religion like that.”

No Expert.

A gang of Italians were employed on a railway contract removing earth with wheelbarrows. While proceeding with his work one of the men noticed that the wheel of his barrow Was squealing terribly, and to put a stop to the noise he turned the barrow over, and was in the act of greasing it when the boss noticed him and shouted out: “Halloa, Pietro! Halloa, sir! What the dickens are you doing?” “I’m greasing my barrow, sir.” “Who told you to do that?” “No one, sir. I took It upon myself." “Well, don’t let me catch you at It again. Every man here must stick to his own job. What do you know abbut machinery ?” —Tit-Bits.

Hard to Swallow.

“Shimmerpate is In an awful predicament.”' “What’s the trouble?” "He lost an election bet and has to eat his own hat.” ‘Tve heard of that before.” "Yes, but Shimmerpate has been wearing one of those fuzzy caterpillar lids.”—Judge.

ANYTHING ELSE?

She—l’ll be yours on one condition. \ He —And what Is that one condition? She —That you give up smoking, drinking, gambling, swearing, dancing and flirting and —and—

A Big Contract.

“How did this fight start?” asked the police judge. “In an argument as to whether Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s plays.” “I see. Well, I’ll settle that question first, and then we can find out who was in the wrong. Swear the witnesses, Mr. Clark.”

Smart Woman.

Mrs. Gotham (wife of a clubman)— Wby do you live la such an Isolated neighborhood? Mrs. Suburb —I live here because my husband Is afraid to leave me alone evenings.

These Boys.

Howard —Hasn’t Bachelor waited rather long before choosing a wlfa? Coward—Bless you, no! He’s only had a marrying Income since he was alxty.—Life.

Domestic Peace Assured.

Wise —And so you got your life insured for my benefit? That’s lovely. Husband —Tea, my dear; but Juat remember. If you drive me to suicide yarn won’t got a cent. v

WOULD NOTIFY HIS FRIENDS

If Married to Hatchet-Faced Woman Who Dig All Talking, Mafl Would Let Fact Be Known. “Who la that hatchet-faced woman over there "Who seems to think it la necessary for her to do all the talking 1 ?” ' . ~ “Don’t you* know her?” "No, 1 never saw her before. If she's" married I’m sorry for the poor devil who is her husband. I can’t Imagine anything more terrible than being tied up to a woman like that for life, heavens, hear her go it! Her voice is like a rasp. I should think her throat would be ■ all worn out. Do ybu know what I’d do if I were nsfrried to such a woman?" “No. For heaven’s sake tell me." "Oh. I beg your pardon; old man. I didn’t mean any offense. • I—l apologize.” “That’s all right. You gave me to understand a moment ago that there was something you -would do If you were married to such a woman. What is it?" “I’d hasten to let my friends know It when I took her out anywhere so they wouldn’t be In any danger of making the kind of a break I’ve just made.” *

Too Much Ciphering.

Congressman Lamb of Virginia has an old “befo’ de wah” darky working on his place, whom he pays fl a day. The old man Is nqt very fond of work and loses a day often because of his alleged infirmities. The other day the congresman told* him he was going to raise his wages from $6 a week to $7. The old darky emphatically refused the raise, and when his boss asked him why, he answered: “It’s lak dls, Mister John. When I loses a day from work now, I kin count mah money; but If you gib me a raise an’ I loses a day, I won’ know how much I’se got cornin’ tuh me.” — Judge.

THE JOKER.

Hlxon —You say you raise flowers and yet you live in a flat? Dixon —Oh! yes. You see, I plant ’em in folding beds.

Hanging Prophets.

"A little, girl at our morning service yesterday,’’ said Rev. James E. Craig, “knelt beside her mother while the commandments were being read. When the rector said, ‘On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets,’ the little girl whispered : “ ‘Mamma, how many—-s* “‘Shi’ hissed her mamma. “ ‘But, mamma, how many prophets are there?' _ “ ‘Why, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Habbakuk, Jonah, Haggal, Malachi, Zephaniah, dearie. I can’t think of all of them without looking them up, but I fancy there must have been about twenty.’ “Twenty? And they hanged ’em all on two commandments?’ ”

Business Instinct.

“Columbus,” said the boy who is studying history, “discovered America.” “Yes, replied his father, who is in finance; “he discovered it. But it took a number of people* like myself to put the proposition on a paying basis.”

In 1940.

“Bay, my boy, you’re 25 now. It’s time you settled down and got married.” “Oh, I’m not ready to get marlrled yet, dad.’’ “Not ready? Why, young man, I want you to know that when I was your age I had been married twice.”

Trod the Path Before.

Miller —Just as Millet and the widow started up the ailse to the altar, every light In the church went out. Mumford —What did the couple do then? Miller—Kept on going. The widow knew the way.—Judge.

Fair for Both.

Kind-Hearted Stranger—See here, my friend* take my advice and let those dice alone. They’re loaded. Intoxicated Gambler—Certainly \hey are! TSo’m I. Fair for one as ’tis for the otbeV.—Pnck.

He and His Present.

“How did you feel at that fashionable wedding?” “About as conspicuous as my pickle dish looked among the jeweled bronsee and ropes of. pearls.”

Adept at the Art.

“She carries her age the same way she carries her money.” “How is that?” “Carefully concealed.”

MANY WINTER FABRICS

TROUBLE REALLY IS IN MAKING ONE'S SELECTION.

Description of Some of the Most Popular Materials May Help Some One Who Is Still Un* decided as to Choice.

So many different fabrics- are H on the market” suing for favor that it were convenient at least for buyers to know one from t’other. It would be disappointing to rush in for a bargain in armure and find that you really thought it to be bengallne. Armure is a weave that produces a fine pebbled surface. - ~ Bengaline is a silk fabric that has thick threads or cords at intervals from selvage to selvage. Frequently the cord is of wool covered with silk and in this season the two-tone effects are popular. Beige is a fine fabric woven of threads of two different colors. These two are twisted together, giving an uncertain effect in the light, although the general coloring is a monotone. Beige is also the- color of natural wool.

Camel’B hair is a loose woolen fabric with long hairs. Bourette is a rough effect gained by introducing lumpy, knotted yarns at intervals in the weaving. Challis, either cotton, wool or a mixture of these two, is a light weight fabric, usually printed. Mohair is a lustrous fabric, light in weight and dust shedding, made from the hair of the Angora goat. Tulle is a fine silk netlike maline. made from the silk of the wild silkworm that feeds on oak leaves. When pongee and shantung are heavy and coarsely woven they are called tussah. Melton is a smooth, stout woolen cloth like broadcloth, only heavier. It is suitable for tailored costumes. Ladies’, cloth is a fabric for tailored suits and long wraps similar to flannel in construction, but with a high finish on the surface which gives a broadcloth effect. Terry cloth is a weave with a looped effect. It is a velvet in which the loops of the pile have not been cut. The name is frequently applied to cotton fabrics of the type of agaric and sponge cloth. Sicilian cloth, or siciliene, is mohair of heavy weight. Cravenette is hot a fabric, but a process. It is a waterproofing process applied to any material, either silk, wool or cotton. Raye means striped. Tulle is a fine silk netlike maline. The French apply the same name to blonde or cotton net. Panue is a light weight velvet with the pile "laid” or flattened. Oxford was originally a wool fabric in dark gray and white mixtures. Of late years heavy cotton and linen fabrics have been known by this name. Granite is a weave in which the yarns are so twisted as to create a pebbled surface.

New Fabrics.

Most delightful are the fabrics pressed into the service of new models of the nature of costumes tailieur and afternoon frocks. Rateen, In every variety, is ottered us; the rateen of this season has gained in beauty

CASE FOR KEEPING RIBBONS

Cardboard Covered to Denote the Various Shades la the Foundation of the Article.

I make my cases to hold two rolls of baby ribbon, but, of course, < they can be made to hold as many as one likes.

First I cut out four rounds of cardboard. white, especially if a light shade of material is to be used as a covering for it. These rounds should

be three-quarters of an inch 14rge¥ in diameter than the roll of ribbons. 1 buy the rolls first and then measure. Supposing that you buy pink ribbon. Make a pink and white case to go with it Cut out two rounds of the pink material for the outside and two of the white for the lining, allowing a good half-inch of the material everywhere to turn over the edge.

Fashion's Fancies

(Photo, by Underwood & Underwood, N. Y.)

The Indian blanket coat la the lat» est for the lady's wear for -winter sports, especially coming In handy for skating. Its length reaches only a little below the knees. The material is of a soft wool pf various colors on a tan background with markings of brown and dull green. The hat is of tan —felt and trimmed with green wings to suggest the Indian headdress.

considerably since it first laid claims on our affections last year. It still retains. however, its rough surface, although it has acquired a lovely vdlvety finish in addition. This modified “mirror” effect shows to advantage in the new shades of rich reds, deep purples and chestnut browns.

Making Fur Bands.

"When you desire to cut fur in narrow bands place it hair side downward upon a marble slab and measure off the desired width, &■ Mark with a pencil and, cut with a sharp knife, following the pencil mark, indicated. Care must be taken not to mutilate the fur. If you desire to join the ' bands, neatly overcast them with linen, thread on the skin side.

India seems to be responsible for the vivid colors which are In vogue* in England. Purple, green and bright) blue are very popular, but red is the favorite, red in all its shades from cerise to the brick-like tone known as carrots. And here the English woman scores over her French sister, for her rosy complexion can stand the most vivid shades of red, while the French woman generally avoids thi* color.

Cover two rounds of cardboard with> white and two with the pink material,, then overcast a white and a pink to-! gether (the bare sides of the cardboards, of course, being on the oofside), when you will have two completely covered rounds. If a brocaded material is used 11 will not need to be embroidered, tmt with a plain material a small spray of flowers and leaves worked on the pink material before it is attache 1 to the cardboard is a great improvement. A line pink cord sewn on to the* edge of the case makes a neat finish. - and I sometimes put a narrow frill of lace —Boston Globe.

Some of the newest suit design* for the small boy show sashes in » contrasting shade from that chosen for the little garments. Fur coats promise to be very fashionable this winter in tiny fashionland. Some of these models are decidedly origlnfil In cut Scotch plaids fashion many of the latest children's school frocks. In fact, plaids for making and trimming dresses for the little folks.

Sueded Collar Set

Jfl. overy-Wolor, but particularly in gray and In vivid scarlet collar, cufT and belt sets are being produced. The material used Is suede and the collar and cuffs are of the old-world Roundhead pattern. The collar turns down and the cuffs turn up. while the belt Is straight and exoesslvely neaU To he worn with the country tweed or serge suit the new sets are admirably adapted.

PRETTY COAT FOR WINTER

Vivid Colors In Vogue.

For the Little Folks.