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JL vw Y * ’vo >* XJ' ww'ju. ir r-'•" Facts About Mrs. Blxby's Flv® Sons. On October 11, 18««. William Schooler, sdju- jil tsnt general of Massachusetts, sent the War V ; department in T\'* l *blngton the supposed facts j j aa to tha flva aona of Mr». Lydia Bixby of <j. Boston. On November *l, 1844. Abraham Lincoln j wrote the famous letter to Mrs. Bixby a* the | | ; mother <>f five son* who had "died gloriously [ on the field of battle." For a long time It has been known that <, I there were mistakes of tact as to tha war ; I record of the*e flva sons. Tha known facta ; ; about them are: ; I General Schouler This article shows ; : told the War depart- that: 1 mem that: CHARLES N BIXBT CHARLES N, BIXBY ’ was killad at Fred- was so killed, arlcksburg ;i; HENRY BIXBY was HENRY C. BIXBY killed at Freder- died In 1871. - Icksburg. «DWARD BIXBY EDWARD BIXBY ' died at Folly Is- died In llil. land. :l: O OLIVER C BIXBY OLIVER C. BIXBY i was killed befora was so killed. ~i ’GEORGE‘WAT BIX- GEORGE WAY BIX- J [ BY was killed be- BY survived the tore Petersburg. war. By DC WITT J. MASON

|KESII»ENT LINCOLN’S letter r.f cons rotation to Mrs. Lydia Bixby of) j Bouton, who, he was informed, had 1 lout five wins in the Union ranks L during the Civil war, has at last , brought oat the truth about the Bixby boy#—of the five sons supposed to have been lost in the war, only two gave up their lives fighting for their country. Rev. William E. Barton, after a minute research of all known records, in the Boston Herald

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#4 sc tows the facts which discredit the old stoix without impairing the Emancipator's beautiful message, which read: Dear Madam: I have bees shews la the file* of the War Department a statement of the Adjutant General of Maasachusetta that you are the mother of five sons who died gloriously on the field of battle. 1 feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mine which should attempt to bsgults you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming- But 1 cannot re* train from tendering to you the consolation that may he found la the thanks of tke Re* public they died to save. I pray that our Heavenly Father may aeeuage the anguish of ywur bereavement, and leave oaly the cherished memory of the loved and lost, and the solemn * pride that must be your* to have laid so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of freedom. Tours very sincerely and respectfully. A, LINCOLN. MB. BAHTON gives the history of tho Bixby family, .in part, as fcUosra; “The Bixby family Is of Puritan ancestry, and comes down in six generation* from Joseph 06201701) and Sarah of Ipswich and Boxford, through Joseph (1048-1725) and Sarah of Boxford. Thomas (1006-1778) and Alice b? Uopklnton, Thomas (1730-1777) and Lois Joel (1770-1830) and Polly, to Cromwell Blxby. who was born In Hopklmon. May 3, 1808, married Lydia, daughter of Andrew and Lydia Parker, and died "of a fit” December 62, 1854. “This Lydia Parker Blxby is-the heroine of oar isle. “It is possible the reader does not have In mind Um story of Agues Somagte. so.many things havs happened since. Sir Charles Henry Frunkland |ras rich and proud and handsome as became the hero of a romance. He drove from Boston with coach and four across the ferry to Wlnnisiramet, through Salem and along the. north shore to Marblehead. And there be saw Agnes, find be lofed her with a lawless love. He later married Agnes, took her to his mother's home and she became Lady Frank land. “We shall hardly need to be reminded that Mrs, Blxby called at the office of Gen. William Schooler, adjutant general of Massachusetts, about September 14, 1884, and told him that she had lost five sons tn the war; that General Schooler told Governor Andrew, who passed the Information on to the War'departroent at Washington with the suggestion that the President himself should write her a letter; how the War department wrote back to General Schooler and asked for the names, regiments, service and dates of death of the five sons, and hoar President Lincoln, on November *2l. 1864. wrote his immortal letter, which was sent to the adjutant general of Massachusetts, who delivered it to Sirs. Blxby on Thanksgiving day, November 25, along with a Thanksgiving dinner and a considerable sum of money. “Os three of her sons there Is no doubt But

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Thomas Hnmte, the father of ,Abfnhuui, was born in BeettniMa toonty, Virginia, of parent* who were among the earliest emigrants to the • new country beyond the mountains. He married Nancy Bank* Jane i?, 1806, at tiie borne of Richard Berry, the guardian of tb* bride. Hip early %t» was rather tragic, hi* father, Ab-

for the sake of completeness we will tell the story of the five sons whom General Schooler named, endeavor to discover the truth about those that have hitherto been in doubt, and then inquire what other sons and daughters, if any. Mrs. Bixby had. 44/''»HARLES N. BIXBY was born probably In xs 1841. His birth is not recorded in the volume of Ilopkinton vital statistics. He enlisted. May 27, 1861. giving his age as twenty and his occupation as a bootmaker, and his residence as 10 Harrison avenue, Boston, the same address as that of his mother and his brother Edward. He also stated that he was married. He was mustered in for three years, July 18, I*B6l, at Camp Massaroit, and was listed as corporal iu company D, Twentieth regiment, Massachu<eUs volunteers. He appears to have* been promoted as sergeant, for that is the rank assigned him when he was killed at second Fredericksburg, May 3, 1863. “Oliver Cromwell Bixby was born at Hopkinton February 1, 1828, He married Catherine Wing mil they had one son, Charles, born August 21, 1849. The date of her death is not known, hut on September 5. 18M4. it was stated that both the parents of Charles were dead and his grandmother, Lydia Bixby, was appointed his guardian. Charles was then fifteen years of age. Oliver G. Bixby enlisted at Brookline, Mass,. February 25. 1864. He stated that he was a widower with one child, presumably meaning flwiii “Apparently he did not report his marriage, in 3855, to Watte A. Randlettpaur the birth of their three children. Everott Jt'. William A. and Sylvia E.. who at thw time of his d* .ith were all residents of Waltham, Mass Watie and her children were brought up among their , mother’s people in Wolfboro, N. I!., knowing almost nothing about the Blxbys. The widow Watie died at Wolfboro, October 9, 1911 ‘•Oliver C. Bixby was a machinist, thirty-six years of age, when he enlisted. He was nftuttervd in at Readvllle March 1. 1864. and received from the state of Massachusetts 8325 bounty bekldqs the S3OO which he received from the national government and what may have hew given him for helping to make up the quota of Brookline Instead of enlisting at Waltham. Ue had an honorable service and was killed n action in the Crater fight before Petersburg July 30. 1864. He was a private in Company E, Fifty-eighth Massachusetts volunteers. “Henry Cromwell Bixby we* born In Hopkinton. March 12, 1830, and married. He enlisted as a central in Company R, Thirty second regiment. Massachusetts volunteers, August 5. 1862. giving bis residence as Newton, age as thirty, occupation a sailor. At the battle of Gettysburg. July 2, 1863, he was captured, and was reported missing and killed, hut later as having been captured. In ait affidavit November 9, 1895, he stated that he was confined first at Richmond and then at Belle Isle, and that lie was paroled March 8, 18®*, The last date Is an error. Intentional or unintentional. for he was paroled a year earlier and wits, discharged. December 17. 1894, at the end of his period of service. He died at Milford. Mass.. November 8. 1871. 44% YRS BIXBY bad other children. John i\l Bixby. who died in Boston in February. 1922, wa> operative, a w i w.*r at the time of his deatffi I.ydla had Mother 'son, Andrew Par-’ Iter Bixby. born about 1849, and living in Boston in 1878. Also she had three married daughters. "George Way Bixby was born in Hopkinton, August 22, 1836, but at his enlistment gave his birthplace as New York city, and his age as twenty-four, being in fact twenty-eight He was a cabinet maker, and enlisted at Chelsea, March 16, 1864, for three years. He said he was single.

raham, baring been killed by lurking Indians when Thomas was not gotta six years old. He grew op without education, being principally occupied as a farm and forest laborer. The first home of Thomas and his wlfw Nancy, was In fiaixabethtown, Ky. Later be took op terming at Hdia Greek, where the son, Abraham, was

born, in 1817 they moved to Indiana. In 1818 Mrs. Lincoln died, and in 1819 i he married again, this time a widow, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, with three children. es » Good Cleansing Material l To dean guitars, violins, etc., mix i equal quantities of Unseed oil, turpeo- » tine and water. Shake well to form . an emulsion or cream. Bub the in- • strument with a doth dampened in t this cream, wipedry and polish with i a woolen doth, chsmaig or reffeteea.

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but he .had married. August 22, 1863, at Somerville. Mass., which was his own place oft residence. He enlisted as a private in the Fifty-sixth Massachusetts regiment. Company B, giving His residence as New York. “He was captured by the enemy in the Crater fight before Petersburg, July 30. 1864. The original entry concerning him hf that be deserted to the enemy at Salisbury. N. C-. but later records affirm that he died in prison at that place. “John T. Welsh, a member of company D, Fifty-sixth Massachusetts volunteers, a member of George's own regiment, and a fellow prisoner, returned from his imprisonment, and reported that George Way had deserted to the enemy from Salisbury. “On March 28. 1865, just as the Civil war was ending, Lieut. Col. Gardiner Tufts, state agent for Massachusetts, writing from Washington, reported to the surgeon general of Massachusetts, or rattier a Junior officer reported in his name, that: “The following memorandum was sent to me by my visitor at Annapolis and is respectfully forwarded for any action which you may deeip proper: “•Geo. W. Way, Co. B, 56th Mass., died at Salisbury. N. C. His real name was Geo. W. Bixby—his. mother lives at 15 Dover St. Place. Boston. Lieut. J. B. Davis of Gloucester, Mass.. owes him S2OO. Ist Sergeant Jacobs, Co. B, 56th regiment, owes him SSO and has all his accounts.’ 44 TN THE light of all that we inow we shall A find ourselves compelled to believe* tiiat George W. Bixby, alive and in the South, found means of sending back word through some Massachusetts comrade a message that would help his mother to collect S2OO of his bounty money that he had deposited with his lieutenant and SSO which he had left with his sergeant. He was not dead when this letter was written. “The War department with proper solemnity, furnishas all applicants with the information that it does not find the name either of George Way or George W. Bixby on the roll of any Confederate organization. “Repeated inquiries made at the office of the adjutant general in Boston and also in the War department in Washington brought the answer that no soldier named, Edward Bixby was enrolled from Massachusetts. He certainly did not die of wounds at Folly island, as a member of the Twenty-second Massachusetts, for he was not in that regiment and it did not get to Folly island. He outlived the' war. and In 1871 was living with his mother in Boston. ‘ “But his mother was correct when she said that he left home and was mustered in the field. But Edward, having written bis name with ample,, space and on the line, added, as an afterthought, the cramped name ’Art hurt before the •Edward.’ His medical examination was probably made before he changed bis name, and appears as •Edward Bigsby, b, Ilopkinton. Masai, aged 20, occ. shoemaker.’ He was sworn in as Arthur E. Bixby at I’ai-.p Mwlorama. Washington. August 6, 1861, and became first a member of Company C, Fourteenth Massachusetts Infantry, and then of Company C, First Massachusetts heavy artillery. He deserted. May 2. 1*62. “After the war he changed his occupation and became a sailor. He returned from his ctureer before the mast«and lived, for a time With his mother. No one called him to account for returning alive after President Lincoln thought him dead, nor, what was of more Importance, did any one accuse him. Edward Bixby, of being Arthur E. Bixby who had deserted the army. He was only nineteen when he deserted and he was nearly twice that when he came back. “On January 4. 1909. there died of pleurisy, in Chicago, ooe Edward Bixby. whom the coroner guessed to have been about sixty years of age. Beyond the fact that he was, a native of Massachusetts and a cigar maker, the coroner, Peter M. Hofuiann. found nothing to record concerning him but the meager Information given herewith. j*They burled him in Waidhelm on the Des Plaines, a German cemetery, distinguished as that in which the hanged anarchists were interred. He. a New England Yankee, descendant of seven •generations of Puritans, was jolted out over the then miserably broken pavement of West Madison street to mingle his dust with that of recent immigrants. “No Grai'd Army button adorned the lapel of Edward Blxby's faded and threadbare coat. No little group of old men in blue stood around his coffin. No volleys were fired; no bugle sounded taps. This man, who as a boy of eighteen went forth as a soldier and grew homesick and deserted a year later, finished his fugitive career, and a man without a country."

Tribute Paid to Cats In the city of Osaka a Buddhist service was lately held to console the spirits of the thousands of cats whose lives had been sacrificed that their skins might be used In making the -samisen,*' a banjo-tike musical instru- : most much used by the geisha girls -of Japan. I ' ' ' IT Handicapped ! "Why shouldn't I go Into politics, i dadr "Too can’t talk without sap . tag something. 1 * “ -> ‘

diseases of Wheat Cause of Big Loss ‘Toot-Rot” Ailments . Are Widespread in America. (Prepared by the United State* Department of Agriculture.) Among the various diseases ol wheat which annually cause considerable loss to wheat growers is the class known as “foot-rot” diseases. These diseases are rather widespread in America, are caused by plant parasites or fungi, and under certain conditions are difficult to distinguish from each other. They are especially similar as regards general field appearances, such as spotting, yellowing, stunting, and other visible symptoms of disease. Some of the better understwd spot-rot diseases are the take-all disease of wheat caused by the organism Ophiobolus graminis. and the foot-rot caused by Heuiinthosporlum sativum. These two are discussed in Department Bulletin No. 1347, which has just been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture. Although further study is required before these diseases are fully understood. it has been possible during tlve past five years to obtain data and make observations which assist considerably in the matter of clarifying some of . the problems involved in the general problem of wheat foot-rots. On the basis of present knowledge it. is clear that the control of the footrots detrends not on one method, but on several. Seed treatments and the selection of clean seed wi|l tend to prevent the spread and increase of parasites. A copy of the bulletin may be secured, as long as the supply lasts, by writing to the United States Depart ment of Agriculture, Washington. D. C. Dry Mash Is Necessary for Production of Eggs In order to obtain satisfactory egg production at this period of the year. It is necessary that dry mash be fed In open hoppers continuously. This may be a commercial mash, or it may be mixed as home. A fairly satisfactory home-made mash is one made up of equal parts by weight, of bran, middlings, corn meal, ground oats, and meat scrap, with one pound of salt and two pounds of dried mart ot ground limestone added to each on* hundred pounds of mash. In addition to the dry mash fed ia open hoppers continuously, the birds should be fed a scratch grain made of equal parts by weight of whole wheat and cracked corn, or if oats have been grown on the farS, oats may be added, feeding a scratch of two parts corn, one wheat, and one oats. If barley is obtainable, barley may be substituted for half of the corn, making a scratch grain of two parts wheat, one part corn, and one part barley. Buckwheat. sunflower and seed, kaffir milo, and other grains may be added in small quantities not to exceed 10 or 15 per cent of the ration. Protection for Animals During Winter Weather One of the reasons back of emaciated and thriftless live stock is the fact that It does not have good shelter during the period of winter storms —and especially is this true of cows, hogs and sheep, which so often are compelled to protect themselves as best they can. If during the fall months farmers would cut a few poles and build sheds that open to the south and then cover them over with old straw or fodder, a cheap protection of this kind can be provided at a cost that involves little more than the lahor.expended upon it Wherever possible such makeshift sheds should be erected on the southern brow of a hillside, for this affords double protection against the wintry, northern winds. There Is something wrong with a farmer who can sit contentedly by the side of his warm stove on a cold winter’s night and yet know that his live stock is exposed to its .merciless rigors., Treating Oats to Prevent Smut Is Very Easy Job Treating oats to prevent smut often means the difference between a good crop and a poor one. Mix one pint of formaldehyde with one pint of water. This will treat 50 bushels of grain Spray the solution on the grain as it Is being shoveled over, taking care •that the mbft is well distributed. One stroke of a hand-sprayer gives enough mist for each shovelful ot grain. When all the grain Is treated shovel into a pile and carefully cover for five hours. Sow Immediately or allow to air thoroughly before sacking or storing in bins. Disinfect sack, bins, or drills with the same Uon. Best Quality of Cream Is of Much Importance It should be the altn of every farmer telling cream to produce the best qualty of product possible. The day is •oming will be paid for on the its grade. Good butter cannot be made from poor cream, and the market is demanding more and tetter butter each year. Oteanllness #f the farm separator and al! utensils routing In contact with the milk and cream are vitally important Freshly Rimmed, sweet cream should be im Mediately placed in scalded cans and jnoled to a temperature of 50 degrees 3hhrenheiL

Push Lambs for Market There are two ways of handling a s>ck of sheep, the merits of either Method depending upon Individual circumstances. As a rule, early lambs bora from February 15 to March If •re preferred because they are out st the way before spring work commences. Such lambs, to yield the most profit need grain and should be ready for market by late May or June,, This method has the added advantage in that the lambs escape the attacks of stomach worms and the hat Wiethe*

NO STANDARD OF BEAUTY FOR NOSE Many Varieties on Faces of World*s Great Men . Although the Ups, the eyes, the cheek, and the brow have all received the praise and homage of writers, the nose is undoubtedly the most striking feature of the human face. Whether it be the huge beak of the Abbe Genest, of whom they used t® make fun at the court of Louis XIV, or whether tt be the little button which Gibbons was pleased to call his nose, this organ is the first thing our eyes’ Ught upon when we meet anyone. Rostand could actually build a fine play round the great nose of Cyrano de Bergerac. And then, again, what is the standard of beauty for noses; is it the aquiline, the straight, the “tip-tilted Uke the petal of a flower, or is it the pierced nose of the natives of Melanesia? Although the nose is apparently the most despised feature, it is the most important. Pascal once said that “if Cleopatra’s nose had been shorter the whole face of the world wbuld have been changed,” which is only another way of saying that the beauty of th* face depends upon tiie symmetry and shape of the nose. Many famous men have had prominent noses. Lycurgus and-Colon had noses which were said to be six inches long, and amongst other possessors of great noses must be included Cardinal Wolsey and Cardinal Richelieu. Both Ovid, who bore the name of Naso (Latin nasus—a nose), and the Roman statesman. Scipio Xasiea derived their names from their very prominent noses, and Nunia’s nose was so long that he received the name of Pompilius, as being the owner of a superlative nose. Another ruler who was given a nickname .on account of this organ was Antiocnus VIII., who was - called “Grypus” because his n’ose was as big and as hooked as a vulture’s beak. In the medals of Cyrus and Artaxerxes the tips of their noses come clear out to the rim of the coin; Mohammed’s was so curved that the point seemed to be eudeavoring to insert itself between his lips, and Lavater offered to wager his reputation that he could, blindfolded, distinguish Frederick the Great’s huge nose out of 10,000: others merely by taking it between tiis thumb and forefinger. As opposed to these, Washington’s nose was a true aquiline, indicative of great firmness, patience and heroism; Julius Caesar's was also of the same type, characteristic of patient courage and heroic firmness. The noses of Shakespeare, Bacon, Franklin and Doctor Johnson had wide nostrils, betokening strength of thought and love of serious meditation, while Napoleon’s was exquisitely chiseled, sculpturesque in mold, form and: expression. . Napoleon. Indeed, is supposed to have said: “When I want any good headwork done, I always choose a man, If sutable otherwise, with a long nose.’’ Time to Take Stock At the approach of a twenty-fifth birthday, a century, as well as a man, may be expected to have established a character and let fall definite hints as to the future. What is to be said of the twentieth? If a balance-sheet were drawn up, would it show mankind better or worse off as a result of the last two and a half decades of wars, pestilences, crusades, reactions, discoveries, artistic and literary experiments, new philosophies? If a wise man had to choose, would he return to that remote world of 1900, as quaint, almost, and unreal, as though half a dozen' generations had strewn it with their dust, or would he ding to this amazing universe he finds reflected in the morning’s newspapers?— Montreal Family Herald. — ' United Statee Patents Protection under a United States patent extends throughout continental United States. Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin isles, Guam and the Canal zone, ttgf. upon compliance with certain regulations, to Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands. Protection under • British patent extends only throughout the United Kingdom and the Isle of Man. British colonies and dependencies, respectively, have their own patent systems. Practically every civilized country has such a system excepting China: in the ease of the latter. however, provision exists for the registration of patents granted in other countries. 12,000 Laws Passed State legislatures during their most recent sessions passed 12.000 laws of all kinds, despite the protests against so much legislation that are constantly being filed by civic bodies. North Carolina alone passed 1473 new inws; New York, 686 ; Tennessee, 812, and Indiana 218. Many of the laws, of coarse, are regulations governing the routine administering of the states, but there are many limiting and prescribing human conductDeadly Golf Stroke Playing with a pupil. James Bamford, professional ot the Chester Curson park golf links. England, made a to«g drive from the seventh tee; After his ball had traveled about seventyfive yards it killed a bird known as a water wagtail. Its speed apparently unlessened, the bail continued on and 50 yards further tt struck and killed a second wagtail. This time the bail dropped to the earth with its victim.

We Are the Radio Nation Where four years ago there were none, the world has now 822 radio station*—so6, or more than halt are in 1 the United Mates alone. Great Brit* 1 aln has 21, Germany has 20, Including one of tirn highest powered stations in the world, France baa 19, Canada 100, 1 Cuba 96, Mexico 18, Spain 13, Sweden * 8, big Russia only 7, and Argentina 12. A time win come when a whisper may 1 be heard around the world. Holy writ 1 records no greater miracle than that.— 1 Capper’s Weekly.

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