Nebraska Newspapers

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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
<r.»>?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
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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;<ed from the city
• ’ ■*' !■'»• of hi* ar*.',Iery. This report, how
e»er. was promptly d-1 led
e da; autheetic account* and pic
' sn : ;ur. meat at Chainpi n s Hill, near
' ' -*r *•?• re.mi About five oclock in
?‘e - mine if. V.s> 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
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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.'
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Address.
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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
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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.
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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.