CWIZR&CE’IETWiZff GRJUrrAHDPj&mttTDJT Grant Immediately recalled Sherman from Jack son and directed him to send one division with an ammunition train to join his own force. Within an hour after sending this dispatch Steele’s divi sion was under way. The Union forces moved cautiously, with pickets thrown in advance, -by sev eral roads Smith’s division on the southernmost road was the first to e mounter the enemy’s pick ets. They were driven ift. as were the pickets con fronting Osterhaus on the middle road and Hovey on the northernmost road. By the time Grant arrived Hovey’s skirmish had assumed almost the proportions of a battle. Pemberton selected a position on Champion’s Hill to meet the Union forces. General Grant at once realized that the posi ALZXANZ)PIA,ZJl ' THE rank*—piteously thinner falit-* this year than they were last—of veteran* file through the ?ed streets of Hundreds of American cities on M -mortal day, the minds of thoee wto faugh' be t«-*th the blue or for he pray will tire to a Hay 30 of .1 years ago. * lien aabore and afloat men were d :.g those deeds which will be cotm. -morales} by Memorial day. -i« a as not dreamed i*f then North it: ' .1 s *- has? with the grim business of ■ *r Th* land shook with the tramp of armed • and the rumble of artillery’, and America - r ■ n- of s-tue of the m*4htiesi battles which 1. .story record* The aew* which came to the North In those *» rr.n* day* was no* all any means p——-— - tion was a strong one. i ne ; hill commanded a view of the surrounding country and was protected by a ravine and heavy shrub bery. The battle of Cham pion's Hill lasted about four hours, during w-hich time every man of Hovey's divi sion and McPherson's two : divisions was engaged Gen- ; eral Grant drove Pemberton ; from his position and the | city of Vicksburg was near- . er ic its doom. Had it not : been for neglect on the part of subordinates to promptly I obey. General Grant felt that he could have almost completely diso rganiiea Pemberton's force. V —^ Tempering this bit of * SKUUVSHZIfG &r 772? WOODS hopeful news was the sad-1 ■— . - ■" ■ i dening report of those killed in the engagement. was tarnueain* the **e*«*S .sruttoe of the North aad the gaeaaa 4tak u>d Carrtertaad **i>} • were tareateaed wra berossia* M*at> of war aad trr.ae rat axed h» towliie a«a:e* The i«tl» tome of (idt^itart bad aot yet aaakeaed to the tart that it wai to be the center at the snott to o*i 11 rtrvggle of tbe war *ad ia Arkaaaas aid *» -rr'.sia tbe t'e:oa » ‘tot bad ftot been .ail that they might bare ' ^Jirrzz Or'ChXS^fOfiriiZZ+,-5 Full lists were being published about the Memorial j day season. The I'nion loss at Champion's Hill was, according to General Grant's memoirs, 410 j killed. 1,844 wounded and 1ST missing. Hovey j alone lost 1.200 killed, wounded and missing—one third of his command. It was estimated that the Confederates lost about 3,000 killed and wounded and 3.000 captured in pursuit and battle. Boring's i division, which was the right of Pemberton’s line never got back into Vicksburg, and Pemberton fell back to Big Black river. The most cheerful part of this Memorial day \ news was the fact that it meant Grant had a firm position between Johnston aad Pemberton. Close cn the news from Champion s Hill came dispatches describing a fight at Big Black river, where the Confederates * ■ • > snpaira -ame tie bright - ■ report* of pr<-cress The eyts of North and s - »*-r* :prm Grant ant Pemberton at 'be almost tepnguain stronghold of ' ’* Y!:-*ls.-:pjl valley. Farra <- •" -it . , e • t* e i-atterte* of sew Orleans and r -»:*? nr Grant In the reduction of the • -•- s- .-.d Vic festers Newspapers daily print - .. » .nr accost,?* of the progress of the siege. :»d t *? Mi: Still it was from Grant ' * ' ■ ■* .ran:.* heartening news cf the day • Ma-. ;• -he day befice the date now : - - Me -flai day. certain N-?w Tork newspa •- ; * • ' d <* -pet.-be* stating tlat Vicksburg had • Pemberton had esca; IS General Grant had re • d ... fro® two men who had been VICK6SUR6 marr 27sc/fORTn-afizr rzz sinvzsmxCR* were again driven from their position, and fled across the stream, burning the bridges. Pontoons were constructed and the Vnion army continued in pursuit of Pemberton. After the engagements at Champion's Hill and Big Black river the invest ment of Vicksburg was as complete as Grant's lim ited number of troops could make it. For days the new spapers were filled with the progress of the work of constructing roads employed on the Jackson and Vicksburg railroad and who had passed through Pemberton's army in the night, that the Confederate general was inarching east with SO regiments of infantry and ten ba'teries, in all about twenty-five thousand men. through the bayous and swamps back or the city. Dispatches printed on May 30 gave rise to con siderable anxiety over Grant’s safety. Johnston was not more than fifty miles in his rear with an army about the size of his own. and Pember ton had the advantage of the fortifica DAY OF UNiCM AMD LIBLRTY T► t » tnt T.mt tit* Nation Should Rent-taee tne Oeet It Owes to tne veterans. O* Hay *• :**I. there was n.> such tcr-ltng iar.d w«t t~e this day. Thee the booming of the run* aiic.mated artth a dead march four years long, today we see an exultant republic, rearing eagerly forward to a« tta fulhr and more glorious destiny. Aad whom shall we thank for this' The venerable tarn who walk ir ride «a He«. r.ai day beneath their sacred bs't Sags aad the taea wh • sleep today beneath the blue of tua sky aad the stars of the night. Ho a great th» r ixliUti' Some gave .iterally all they had—eve* their names They lie in unmarked trenches, their very place of mpafeapa forgotten Their uno are tost, aad they have gained • name the which neither can nor time can wreat from them—the name of Patriot. TVIr r**wsm gave us psnrt, t'kdru* be !tutt fuae k t» tar sts of the younger genera tion show* eye* opened on a country «r»'-r»d is pence. to fill up air hearts as urns wRh the precious nine of d"rattfn4a and offer them, t rimming •ter to that Grand Army « the Re public which marches In tesh and stent os Memorial day. Are there shadowy sad invisible reunions at Hall Una. and Sputtsyleanin. and the Wil ffcmeaa and Mi-i »sas. ahd Malvern H i. aad Cali Harbor anl Uettya hurt and Atlanta? Well, might there Am when 'he nation at thia -line rises «e memory ■ » mgs to the heights of a. vlcarf. us heroism. For Memorial fiay is the day of th» living and the tiead. th>- day of comrades whom no »t.nr of death nor lapse of time can separate. It is the day when the <>rand Army militant salutes the • Jrand Army triumphant. It is the arramental day of nationality. It '* the day we acknowledge each and all our debt to the boys of G2, who are now the patriarchs of 14. It is he day of neither North nor South, nor East nor West, but of Union and Liberty, now and forever, one and in separable. Left Capital Vulnerable. One hundred years ago the residents >f Washington were seriously dis turbed by rumors that the British were planning an expedition for the capture of their city. Grave as was the danger, the authorities were slow to moTe After considerable delay a fleet of gunboats and barges were as sembled and placed under the com mand of the veteran Commodore Bar ney. who had served with distinction in the Revolution Rut the land de fenses were almost totally neglected. Though the government called for 15. <" <) troops, the actual defense force about the national capital consisted of tut a few hundred militia. In conse quence. when the British finally marched on the city in midsummer they encountered little opposition. Very O d Copper Mine. If not absolutely the oldest, the Storm Kopparterget in Sweden is the oldest copper mine of which any offi cial figure* can be found. It has been work*-d continuously for nearly eight hundred years. WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER Child Learns That Joy Sometimes Finds Deepest Expression in Tears. It was a morning in early spring— the spring of '65. The orchard was in full bloom and on the wind was the odor of the blossoming crabapple trees In the woods pasture. I w-as sitting on the back doorstep eating a bowl of bread and milk and pausing between spoonfuls to note the glory of woods, pasture and blue sky. I was but four years old and the beauty of the world was just dawning on me. when to my ears came sudden. far-ofT. dull booms like sudden echoes of thunder. The sky was without a cloud. Again I heard the dull boom. Ah! I had ! It! Mother. I caned, someone s pounding on the side of Fncle Dave's barn"' She came to the door and listened. Again came the dull, thunderous sound. For a moment she listened and then burst out sobbing. '•What’s the matter, mother? Does it sca.e you? I’m not afraid*” She stooped over and fathered me to her breast "The war is over. The war is over." was all she could say. but she said it over and over. “The war is over and your father Is com ina home.” "Why, I'd think you'd laugh instead of cryt I'd think you'd be glad in stead of sorry." Child that I was, I knew not that joy sometimes finds deepest expression in tears. Stone workers in Germany have a union membership of 76,783. tlons and outworks about v icksburg. A day or two after May 30, 1863. re ports were received In the North of desperate hand to hand fighting out-1 side of Vicksburg and general assaults on the works. Several fortifications fell, but were retaken by the Con federates. In the end of May the marine divi sions under Porter did some excellent work at Hayne's BlufTs under Grant's direction. News of this was printed shortly after the date which is now set apart for Memorial day. There had been much criticism of the administration in the North and the Union arms had come In for their share of popular opprobrium and the news of Grant's successes In the West was sorely needed. It heartened the troops serving in other campaigns and it heartened those at home. It was not long before what is now Memorial day that New York. In 1863, received news of the gallant charge of the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry at Hazel Grove, where "Stonewall” Jackson turned the Union right. In fantry-. artillery and cavalry lost heav ily in this engagement in Hooker’s Chancellorsville campaign. Gift of Thought*. If, instead of a gem. or even a flower, we could cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels must give.—George MacDon ald. Making a Virtue of Necessity. Most of the advocates of walking as a splendid exercise are people too poor to afford motor cars.—Charleston News and Courier. PLAYED WITH DEADLY POSIES Vetlo* ias— n* PeaponetU for Death •f On* Child ana Nearly At It* Another. Two efcfMraa erf John W Drew of ■tear Hill N C... aged 5 ai d 2 yean. »rr- potocR'-d on getoetnlaa eempe rvtruto tyellow jaamtcoi. AC thmr Of hi* ct.ldri-: had been yltrtu with the bio*son * Jut be fore boob About two lioara after 4iaa*r f«i of the cfaUdrt-t. were takes • ;il Dr- T. G. Williams of Turkey »as called in immediately and Dr. ! Carr went over to Mr Drew 's. The deadly poison worked so quick ly that Dr. Carr failed to reach the ! home before the death had claimed the two-year-old child. Dr. Williams didn't have hts medicine case, yet he and the neighbors worked heroically to save the little child's life. Dr. 1 Carr irrigated the stomach of the five-year-old child, removing the blos soms. gave stimulants hypodermically and she Is considered safe, although ! her eyesight is impaired and one up I per lid paralyzed. The other child didn’t develop symptoms of poison. — Platinum Dear Because So Rare. One of the difficulties in the ex ten - tion of electrical and technical chem istry is the shortage of platinum, says the American Machinist. Russia is practically the only country producing platinum; it is found in various locali ties of the Ural mountains. Very small quantities have been found in Borneo, Brazil, Australia and California, but of the world’s total production of 13,. 250 pounds, more than 95 per cent comes from Russia. Now extensive deposits of platinum haTe been discovered in Germany, in Westphalia, where iron, lead, copper and zinc mines abound. The platinum is present in the form of an alloy, but in sufficient quantities to guarantee profitable extraction, and it seems pos sible that under new methods of analy sis deposits of platinum under work able conditions may be found in va rious other parts of the world. GOOD ROADS BEST ROADS ARE IN GEORGIA Fulton County Has Finest Highways in South—Three Hundred Miles of Macadamized Road. When it comes to good roads. Ful ton county. Georgia, is the banner county of the south. It is not only in the quantity but in the quality of her highways that Fulton county takes first rank. Stretching out from Atlanta in every direction and reach ing to the county dine are splendid Layer of Stone Firmly Packed by Use of Heavy Roller. macadam roads, broad and white and smooth as a floor. There are approxi matelv three hundred miles of im proved roads in the county and here the term "improved roads" does not mean highways that have been graded and graveled or covered with a thit layer of crushed stone. Every foot of the 300 miles of improved roads in this county is a real macadam read as free of mud and as serviceable as the ordinary city pavement at all sea sons of the year, regardless of weath er conditions. Neither are there any ruts or any holes in these roads, for the ruts Macadam Road With Loose Earth Foundation into Which the Stones Have Sunk. and holes do not frequently appear, and as soon as they make their ap pearance they are eliminated in 6hort order. One of the most noticeable features of the roads is their width Another is the gutter and curbing which lines e ery road that has been constructed in the county in recent years. The narrowest macadam road in the county is 20 feet wide, and the width varies from that up to 60 feet. MAINTENANCE OF THE ROADS King Road Drag Is Proving Blessing to Rural District of West—Imple ment Is Easily Made. The immediate interest of rural dis tricts in the good roads question cen ters in the practical plans for making the roads as good as possible without the addition of imported material. This applies, especially, to prairie regions where there is no material for sur facing without the expense of shipping it in. With no material at hand. It wii! necessarily b? a long time before any, with the exception of the main trav eled roads, can be treated. While the building of permanent roads should be carried on as fast as pos sible, anything that can be done tc improve the condition of our roads will become a great blessing. The King road drag for maintaining , dirt roads is proving a blessing to ru ral districts of the West, with the addi tion of drainage and the use of country graders. Thousands of miles of coun try roads in the central West will be maintained this year in splendid con dition through the use of the King road drag, says the Iowa Homestead The drag is easily and cheaply made t at a cost of not to exceed 12. A begin ning could be made by our readers this spring by maintaining in first | class condition the dirt roads adjoin 1 ing their farms. Why not take the in itiative and start the movement at once? EARLY DRAGGING OF ROADS Net a Laborious Job and Will Save Farmer Many Times Cost of Such Work During Year. Nothing adds more immediate value to our farm land than accessibility ' to markets, such connecting link be tween the farm and market being a good road. The early dragging of our dirt roads is certainly to be com mended. Just as soon as the frost be gins to come out of the ground, the farmer should commence dragging This is not a laborious job, a good team can put the road between him arid the first crossing toward town, even if half mile away, in good con dition in a half day, and he will save , many times the cost of such labor or i expense during the year. Besides the additional value it adds to the farm, there is that personal pride that we all owe to every community, and especially to ourselves. Ashes for Poultry. Screened coal ashes are a good thing for all poultry. A quantity should be accessible at all times in a box sheltered from rain. Cow Peas Benefit Soil. Cow peas are especially suited to the man who wishes to build up land rapidly while he is at the same time securing a return from it in feed. Make Better Roads. Wide tires on all wagons will make better roads. Big, Roomy, Powerful Is the Haynes “Four” Here’s a car that will appeal to you, if you are in the market for an economical “four/* The motor, built in the Haynes factory, is of the same quality as the Haynes “Six.” Unlike other fours, the Haynes “Four” is practically free from vibration; in fact, we can prove to your satisfaction that it is as flexible and smooth-running as the average six. Its ample cylinder dimensions, 4i x 5$, provide a reserve power which gives unusual pick-up ability and makes it exceptionally well adapted for use in mountainous sections of the country where endurance and hill-climbing ability are prime considerations. The I America'i Fine Car is designed correctly. Sincerity and cur twenty-one years experi ence are built right into the car itself—that’s why it develops more than its rated horsepower. Economical operation and minimum upkeep are pronounced features of this car. The Haynes “Four” weighs several hundred pounds less than other fours of the same horsepower. Our nearest dealer will be glad to show you this big, beauti ful car, with 48 dynamometer horsepower, 118-inch wheelbase, electric starting and lighting system, pressure gasoline feed, tire air pump, demountable rims and other features — completely equipped, £1785. With Vulcan Electric Gear Shift, £1985. Ride in the Haynes “Four” before you buy, and judge for yourself whether it is all we claim. Or if you prefer to read about it first, send for our complete catalog and detailed specifications showing over five hundred items which comprise the Haynes, America’s First Car. "The Complete Motorist” by Elwood Haynes, Father of the American Automobile Industry, fully describing the Vulcan Electric Gear Shift, will be mailed upon receipt of ten cents in stamps. Write to THE HAYNES AUTOMOBILE COMPANY 36 Main Street, Kokomo, Indiana Builders of America’s First Car The Hamm tar is handled by the Haynes Motor Sales Co.. 1708 (.rand Ave., Kansas < ity. Mo., and by dealers throughout Ne S03i 1 a main si.. Omaha. Xeb.. The Missouri Haynes Motor Car Co., braska. Missouri. Kansas and Iowa, Final ere- If Toa are tn °P*n territory, write ns today and we'll tell you why the Haynes literally sella itself. THE HAYNES AUTOMOBILECO.. 36 Mail. St.. Kokomo, lnd. Ene used find 10 cents in stamps. P.ease send me Elwood Haynes' Book. "The Complete Motorist.' Name ..... ....... Address. I expact to buy a car about......... Do You Need the Money? JOHNNY COOK The Leader of the Leaders Feed and feeding stock are both expensive this year, and you can’t afford to throw away any of your hard-earned cash on any thing but the BEST o:t service. Don’t “take a chance,” but get the BEST by send ing your live stock to Great Western Commission Company South Omaha, Nebraska 1-REDWOOD K88?yamd TANKS LAST A LIFETIME— CANT RUST OR ROT—NO KNOTS TTe manufacture the celebrated Cali fornia Redwood tanks. They neither shrink nor swell and cannot rot. our tanks are held in perfect shape by a patented appliance, not found lr any other tank made. Redwood tanks have been known to stand 6S years without decay. Cost no more than others. Send for price list and men tion size of tank wanted. ATLAS TANKMFG.CO..219 W.0.W.Bldg..Omahn Army's Figh| on Typhoid. The efficacy of the treatment of ty I phcid by vaccination is established by the remarkable statistics for the United States army during last year, i when only two cases of typhoid fever among the enlisted force of 80,000 were recorded. Of the two cases, one was that of a man who had not been treated with the vaccine; the other ; was among the troops in China. This | man had been Immunized in 1911, but ; the history of the case is in doubt. Before the vaccine treatment was adopted the tsphoid average was 3 to I 1,000; in 1910, before inoculation was j practised, the rate was 2.32 a 1.000; | in 1911 it dropped to 0.80, and in 1912 I to 0.26.—Engineering Record. New York Service. "Not long ago." rebates ex-Speaket Cannon, "a young couple came in from the suburbs to New York city to set the Hipprodrome. They arrived verj early and decided to have a lunch They visited a tearoom and had the j place all to themselves. “In serving them the waitress omit ted to supply a teaspoon and the fair young bride whispered the fact to her husband. "Summoning the waitress, the young man asked: “ ‘May we have a spoon?’ “ ’Why, certainly,’ replied the girl, ‘I am just tiaying up, and you can have the whole room to yourselves hi a minute or two.’ ”—Lippincott's. The Patriotic Play. “That Mexican comedy of yours is a scream.” “Yes: an Eagle’s scream." Bad luck is one of the things that comes to those who sit down and wait MANAGER WANTED To handle specialties for Ford Ccrs. Good margin of profit for the right man. Owner of Ford car preferred. Write today for full information to AMERICAN DISTRIBUTING CO., Jackson. Mich., 112 EL Washington St. Nebraska Directory THEPAXTONiM Rooms from ll JX) up single, 75 cents up double. CAFE PRICES REASONABLE MUSS ft WELLMAN Live Stock Commission Merchants £54-250 EirhauRe liutldlnp, South Omaha | All stock consigned to ns Is sold by members of th« firm. And all employees have been selected and trained lor the work which ibex do. n ru*-»h<»«-«htp u» worms rill pigs mm on toot feed. Diamond W. Worm Rxpeller and i Diamond W. Hog Tonic will positively remove the worms and put your hogs in line condition. Tel: us DEFIANCE STARCH i is constantly growing in favor because it Does Not Stick to the Iiron * and it will not injure the finest fabric. For i laundry purposes it has so equal. 16 ox. package 10c. 1-3 more starch for same rowiey. DEFIANCE STARCH CO., Omaha, Nebraska SHIP TO WOOD BROS. LEADING SF.tJJ.RS OF LIVE STOCK SINCE 1867. TRY US AT SOUTH OMAHA CHICAGO m_SIOUX CITY I wTn. U, OMAHA, NO. 21-1914.