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of four long years Of desperate fight
ing. the losses as shown In these tables
will naturally be accepted by the stu
dent of history as q proper standard
in measuring the comparative services
of the various regiments. Scars are
the best evidence Of wounds, and &
long @roll Of honor" bespeaks fight
ing regiment.
From the statistics furnished in Col.
Fox's work it now becomes clear that
the greatest loss sustained by any in
fantry regiment in any battle Of the war
occurred at Shiloh in the 9th Illinois.
This gallant command fought on that
field at the deadly point known as the
Hornets Nest" where it suffered
loss of 966 men, 103 of whom were
killed outright.
The 9th Illinois took only 579 men
into this action, it having lost 30 in
killed and wounded only short time
before in its bloody assault on Fort
Donelson. Its loss at Shiloh was 63
per cent. of the number engaged.
In order that this terrible fighting
may be fully understood Col. Fox in
troduces some figures showing the
maximum of loss in European wars,
and among other instances cites the
casualties of the Light Brigade in its
historic charge at Balaklaya. In that
famous charge of the Six Hundred
there were 673 officers and men en-
gagged. They lost 247 killed or wound
ed, or SO per cent. The heaviest loss
in the Franco-Prussian war occurred
at Mars la Tour, in the Sd Westphalian
(16th infantry, which lost 40 per cent.
Yet that gallant band of Illinois youths
stood their ground at Shiloh and fought
on hour after hour in the face OF o
musketry fire which cut down SO per
cent. of their number. 1t is worthy of
note also that in this great battle the
other regiments which head the list in
point of loss were from Illinois, the
55th and 28th Illinois standing second
and third respectively. Nor was Shi-
loh the only field on which Illinois
troops were prominent by reason of the
dead which marked the path of their
brave advance. At Stone River the
21st Illinois, Grants old regiment,
held its ground with resolute firm
ness worthy of its great instructor, its
casualties outnumbering those of any
other regiment on the field.
From an examination of the maxi
mum regimental casualties for each
action, as shown in Fox's work, it APP
pears that in the prominent battles Of
the Western armies the following regi-
ments lead in point of maximum losses:
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Phosphate for Poultry.

The advice to give bones to hens to
make them lay has been improved by q
farmer who accidentally learned that
commercial phosphate answers the same
purpose. He spilled some with seed
wheat last September, and gathering it
up mixed with soil gave this to his hens.
Rather to his surprise the pieces of
phosphate we're eaten as readily as the
grain, and about the same time his hens
began laying as they had not done be-
fore. Not all of the commercial phos-
phate sold now is made from bones.
This incident, which Tribune cores
pondent furnishes, indicates that the
rock phosphate may serve good pur-
pose for hen feed, as we know it does
for crop food.
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Still the heat and burden of the day
fell heavier on some regiments than on
others, and in response to the stern
call Of duty some were fated to make
bloody and heroic sacrifices from which
others were exempt. The records
show that the Western States and
Western soldiers not only did their
full share of the fighting, but that in
many respects and on many occasions
Western pluck developed record Of
military heroism unsurpassed in that
war and unparalleled in the annals of
military history.
Colonel William F.. Fox, in his re-
Gently published work, @Regimental
Losses in the American Civil War;"
has given among other new and inter
esting historical matter a series Of
tables showing the number Of officers
and men who were killed or mortally
wounded in each regiment and battery
of the entire Union army, also the
number Of deaths in each regiment
from disease, accident, or other causes.
These records indicate the amount Of
active service performed by each regi-
ment as compared with others, as
shown by their relative losses in ac-
stion. OF course the casualties Of bat
tie would in some instances be no fair
measure Of the service rendered by a
command. There were regiments
which on certain occasions rendered
efficient and valuable service in battle
and accomplished important results
with only small loss Of life, but in. the
long run, in the successive campaigns
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young Yankee soldier in charge of re-
cruits and delegation of fractious
army mules. While on guard one
night the Mosby pickets gathered in
Pingree and his subordinates. The
Yankee had on magnificent broad
cloth suit which pleased Mosby's eyes,
and he said: "Yank, just shed that. I
believe it will fit me-" And it did, but
the Confederate threw back the coat
with the remark: IF I wear that some
of my men might shoot me for a d-d
Yankee" When the two men met in
the Ebbitt House they talked over the
affair with much entertainment for
themselves and their auditors.
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DooEPLATEs should be cleaned by
rubbing with cloth wet in ammonia
and water.
A RRSTAURANT-KEEPER says celery
wants to lie in cold water an hour be-
fore it is chewed.
If the color has been taken out Of
silks by fruit stains, ammonia will uBu-
ally restore the color.
To BRIGHTEN carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured
few drops Of ammonia.
If brooms are soaked in strong, hot
salt and water before using the splints
will not break in sweeping.
\ GREASE spots may be taken out vith
weak ammonia in water; lay soft white
paper over, and iron with hot iron.
If you dip the wicks Of lamps in
strong, hot vinegar, and then dry them,
it will do away with most of the dis
agreeable smell.
THE pie crust of meat or chicken pie
should always be perforated before bak-
ing, TO allow the escape of noxious gases
generated within.
1T has been asserted that chewing
wooden toothpicks sometimes produces
small ulcers in the mouth, and that even
the stomach has been similarly affected
by the action of the small particles Of
wood detached by chewing.
ALMONDS are blanched by pouring
water over them after they are shelled;
when they have remained few moments
in the water they can be rubbed in soft,
dry towel, and the skin will slip off the
kernels, leaving them white and entire.
AN easy method of restoring bits of
foreign bodies from the eye is to place
o grain of fiaxseed under the lower lid,
and close the lids. The seed becomes
surrounded by thick, adherent muci-
lage, which entreps the foreign body,
and soon carries it out from the angle
of the eye.
To CURE hiccoughs, sit erect ana in
fate the lungs fully. Then, retaining
the breath, bend forward slowly until
the chest meets the knees. After slowly
rising again to the erect position, slowly
exhale the breath. Repeat this process
a second time, and the nerves will be
found to have received an excess OF
energy that will enable them to perform
their natural functions.
A RETIRED plumber thus gives point
for the gratuitous relief of household
ers: Just before retiring at night pour
into the clogged pipe enough liquid
soda lye to fill the trap or bent part of
the pipe. Be sure that no water runs in
it until the next morning. During the
night the lye will convert all into soft
soap, and the first current of water in
the morning will wash it away and clear
the pipe clean as new.
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Poultry Notes

A FINE fowl always has, and will find
buyers at good prices.
TURKEYS are almost due in markets.
A flock of good ones will pay we'll; have
you sny2
TIE people whom we would advise to
buy incubators are those who raise
chickens and know how.
A FLOCK of 100 hens should enable a
farmer to secure eggs enough in jan
uary, February, and March to hatch by
means of an incubator 1000 chickens.
The chicks will be marketable in May
and June and bring from Is to 25 cents
per pound. With all allowances made
for losses, it is easy to realize hand
some profit from flock of 100 hens and
have enough eggs for home use be-
sides.
SPEAKING of roosts in poultry
house, the Farmers Magazine says the
best ones are strips four inches wide
and one inch thick. The fowls can
roost on these with comfort to the feet.
They should have a clear space of one
foot between them, and should all be on
one level and not more than one foot
from the floor. When they are made
like ladder the fowls fight to crowd to
the top, and when they are high the hens
are sometimes hurt by coming heavily
on the floor when flying down. Young
fowls should not roost until they are
fully grown. 1t is best to leave those
to stay in the coop when the hen leaves
them, and they will stay there comfort
ably until the weather gets too cold or
are ready for sale. 1t is best to have a
yard for chicks and the hens which are
in the coops, SO that they can be fed
without trouble from the other fowls.
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a Son Of General Mcclellan.

George B. McC Clellan, son Of Little
Mac" the commander Of the Army Of
the Potomac, has recently been APP
pointed treasurer Of the Brooklyn
Bridge Company at a salary Of $4,000
year. He is graduate Of Princeton
College, New Jersey, and has been a
reporter on one Of the New York papers
for several years, and was considered q
good news gatherer.
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THE HOUSEHOLD.


A cold is not cold, but an infamma-
tion. It cannot be cured when once
fairly established, but it can be pres
vented in the majority Of cases By FREE
quent use Of cold foot-baths and cold
air baths. Imention these with conf !.
dence, because ! have tried them thor
oughly upon both my patients and my
self. The air-bath, with light gymnas 4
tic exercise at the same time, is most
excellent, simple and generally avail
able form OF toughening. In my own
case, and in most others that have obs
served, an ordinary cold is caught
through the feet. The feet are the ten
der region as regards resistance to low
temperature; first, because they are the.
furthest extremity Of the body; and
second, because in it's ordinary attitudes
they are usually the lowest part, and are
so exposedsto the colder strata Of air.
Most of us are literally "tenderfeet."
What shall we do to toughen ourselves
against this particular invasion Of the
cold? Plunge your feet on rising and re-
tiring into very cold water. Keep them
there o minute or two only at first, 80 as
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nessee. It was ordered out on a scout
under command of Captain George
Herriott. We had one soldier by the
name of Thomas Kerlin who was
thought great deal of by the officers
as well as the men. Once in q while
Tommy would get on drunk. While
we were out on the scout and about
twenty-five miles from camp the boys
found some applejack, and of course
Tommy, besides taking good drink
to break his thirst, filed up his can
teen the same as the rest. This being
as far as we intended to go, the COM
mand started back for camp. was
riding next to the Captain. On look
ing back the Captain noticed Tommy
was tipping up his canteen pretty of
ten. Riding back to him he said;
"Tommy, we are at least twenty miles
from camp and have no ambulance.
I see you are getting drunk and l don't
want to leave you by the road; you
will hand me that canteen." "All
right, Cap, here she is, said Tom,
unslinging his canteen and handing it
over in polite, soldier-like manner.
The Captain came forward, and after
we had got along couple of miles fur
ther, said:
"Boys, there isn't any water about.
and, as / feel somewhat dry, let's try
some of Tommy's applejack. / will fill
his canteen for him again when we get
to camp"
He then passed it around to the lit
tie squad of three or four Of us who
were somewhat in advance of the 9th
ers. think the canteen came around
about three times without any inter
mission. Tommy was in the rear, and
had evidently watched the whole per-
formance. Riding forward, he came up
to us with all the dignity Of general,
and, saluting the Captain, said:
Captain, you will hand me that
canteen. I see you are getting drunk,
and as we are at least fifteen miles
from camp and have no ambulance, T
don't want to leave you on the road"
Without word, the Captain un-
slung the canteen and handed it over
to Tommy. When We reached camp
the Captain sent Tommy dollar and
an order to have his canteen filed.
Tommy was afterward killed at Shell
byyille, Tenn, in a charge.
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and to Washington. We went from
Washington to Louisville, KY, where
We we're discharged. My rank at that
time was Corporal Of Company O,
Forty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. I had served three years
and eight months. Twas not off duty
one day in all that time. Ny regi-
ment's war record and mine are iden-
tical, and the record of the old Forty
third Ohio in the war is famous.
Others may have been younger at the
time of enlistment. but can they show
that they did the duties of soldier
at so young an age in the camp and on
the field of battle for so long time
without the interruption of a single
day"
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soldier from the start, and not mes
senger boy at headquarters. Twas born
in Harrisville, Harrison County, Ohio,
Oct. %, 1846, and ran away from home
to Mount Vernon, Ohio, and enlisted
in the Forty-third Regiment Of Volun-
teer Infantry, Dec. %, 1851. After
about two months drilling we received
orders, Feb. 81, 1862, to get ready to
go to the front. We left for Cincin-
natl, thence down the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers, and landed at Con-
verse, Mo. From that point we march
ed to New Madrid, Mo. That town is
on the western bank Of the Mississip-
pi River, opposite Island No. 10, and
was held by Confederate force from
Missouri. We gained possession Of the
place and assisted the gunboats in the
capture Of the island, and took 5000
prisoners. On orders, we pro oceeded
down the Mississippi River to
take Fort Pillow, but on ac-
count Of the high water at
that time we were ordered up the
Tennessee River to Pittsburg Land
ing; from there to the siege of Corinth,
Miss. then to Iuka and back to
Corinth, which place the rebels made
an effort to recapture with $4,000 men
under Price and Van Dor. Our regi-
ment suffered terribly in this battle
from the charges of a Texas brigade
led by General Rogers, who was killed
in the second charge. After this our
regiment was in the Vicksburg cam
paign, and from that to Chattanooga,
Tenn. and in all of the battles Of that
famous march from Atlanta to the sea
and Savannah, Ga, to Columbia, s..
O., to Raleigh, N. o., to Richmond,
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There are two or three varieties of
russell, varying considerable in quality.
The kind most commonly grown is the
English russet, of not very high quality.
but valuable for productiveness and as
late keeper. The golden russet of
Western New York is o better apple,
equally productive, and is of better
quality later in the season than any
other apple. All the russets have rich
flesh, and are mot very juicy. Cider
made from them commands higher
price than from other apples, though
only those toopsmall for market or other
wise unsaleable are useA The russell
tree comes early into bearing, as it never
makes an immoderate growth of wood.
Its spreading habit Of growth checks
the leading shoots and induces fruitful
ness. After it gets to bearing, it needs
very high manufing. It would often be
better if the fruit were thinned, as the
fruit sets abundantly, and in its early
stages its thicker skin and sourness
make it less likely than some other
varieties to be thinned BY the codling
moth.
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THE ORCHARD.
Crane Vines on HEAVY Soils

The old idea that grapes thrive best
on light land is mainly due to the fact
that such soils are naturally dry. While
a heavy clay is not best for the grape,
it is no insuperable obstacle to success
in vineyarding, provided it is thoroughly
under drained. In fact, grape growing
is possible under wider range of con-
ditions and soil that is the case with
any other crop. The one thing that
grape roots cannot abide in stagnant
water. No matter if this dries out in
midsummer it is then past the power of
the vine to regain lost time. Land thor
oughly drained to the depth of three
feet warns more quickly in spring, and
makes q difference in temperature of
five to ten degrees or more at the time
when the vine most needs warmth.
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warming VS.. Cooking Food.

Not nearly so much is said as formerly
about the necessity of cooking food for
stock. 1t is undoubtedly the fact that
warming food to near the animal heat
is good thing in cold weather, and in
most cases the cooked food is fed while
warm, which may account for its sup
posed advantages. There is certainly
harm in giving wet food at a tempera-
ture near the freezing point in winter,
weather. The constant evaporation
from the surface rapidly cools anything
that is wet, and the introduction of food
with temperature of 40 degrees into
stomach where the natural warmth is SO
degrees, produces chill that requires
good deal of the food consumed to over
come. The cooked food that has become
entirely cold is no better than that not
cooked for most kinds of stock.
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ever had. This is not business or busi-
ness principles. The same may be said
of the gathered cream business where
no test Is used.
Another source Of profit to some is in
knowing how to feod the buttermilk
with the greatest profit. Experiments
show it to be worth from 20 to 80 cents
per one hundred pounds, while some
creameries sell il for rs to so cents per
barrel, which hold four hundred pounds,
or at less one half its value.-Cor.
Creamery journal.
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TIE FARM
Prlnr stone. Around Tree.

II seems sometimes convenient place
to put stones out Of the way, to pile
them around tree where the plow can
not come, but there is no surer way to
destroy the tree. The reason seems to
be that the stones act as O mulch, keep
ing the soil moist to the very surface.
This encourages the root to grow up
ward near the top Of the ground, and as
the stone mulch does not prevent frost,
the roots are frozen in and cannot fur
nish sap. Stone heaps should especially
be avoided around apple and other fruit
trees, as they harbor mice, which eat the
bark, thus girdling and killing the tree.
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Mosby Returned the Coat.

General John s. Mosby, famous as
Confederate raider and guerrilla dur
ing the war, recently met Mayor Pin
gree, of Detroit, at the Ebbitt House
in Washington for the second time
Twenty-Five years ago they had their
first meeting. Mayor Pingree was a
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THE POULTRY YARp.
shipping Live Poultry.


There are a few points in shipping
live poultry to which we wish to call
attention. It is important from q money
point of view, that the coops be light in
weight, and from sanitary point of
view they should be airy, yet care should
be used that they are strongly built and
that they are in good condition before
used, SO that they will not come apart
while in transit, for they are sometimes
roughly handled while on the road. ALI
coops should be high enough to allow
the poultry. for which they are made, to
stand up. Do not use coops for turkeys
that we're made for hens, nor coops Tor
hens that were made for young spring
chicks or pigeons. To use low coops
is not only cruel, but often occasions
loss through suffocation.
When shipping hens and roosters, use
separate coops. Nothing depreciates a
coop of fine hens more than to find q
number of old cocks among them. Of
ten shippers wonder why they do not
get the highest market price for their
hens. Sometimes it is because they are
mixed lots. Good straight lots always
command the best prices, and find the
most ready sale. For Chicago, poultry
should be shipped so as to reach market
from Tuesday to Friday. Receipts gem
orally increase toward the end of the
week, and there is usually enough
carried over stock on Saturday to supply
the demand. Merchants rather than
carry stock over Sunday will sell it at q
sacrifice, as the stock, when kept in
coops, loses considerable in weight,
and does not appear fresh and bright;
besides Monday is usually poor day to
sell poultry. 1t is to the shippers in
terest as we'll as to the interest of the
commission man, to have the poultry in
market in good shape and upon good
days. Think of this when you send.
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ono Of the Youngest soldiers.

B. MOORE, of
Harrisville, o.,
claims that his
record eclipses
that of a ny s o
far heard from.
Others may have
been younger at
the time Of en-
Ii s t m Q n t., he
writes, but none
did more camp
duty.
Il W s." b Q
con ntinues. "a
fully equipped
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western valor in the Civil War.

N the great war
for the perpetuity
Of the Union it is
conceded that ev-
cry State o nd
,eyery re g i'm 9 N t
did its duty, and
that where all re-
sponded SO nobly
to t h Q call Of
patriotism it may
s Q EN- ungrateful
tn nartic111ariza
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-06

Il. HEhhIOII, OF
Topeka, Kansas, tells
this war anecdote in
the columns of the
american Tribune:
While Company G,
Third Indiana Cav
airy, was camped at
Murfreesboro, Ten
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DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
HOUSEHOLD AND AGRICULTURAL
TOPICS DISCUSSED.

A BudEst Of Useful Information Relating
90 the Farm. Orchard. stable. PArlor. and
Kitchen
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AZ eAAO eeNAA -
~ try responding,
When she summoned her brave sons to hgh'
For her honor, her life and her freedom
He ever was true to the right.
Yes, true to the cause of his country
Alike were his sword and his pen
Earnest In thought and in purpose
Well loved by his fellow mon.
His honor unsullied, unspotted;
His life disperage who CAM
His soul was the soul of a poet;
His heart the heart of man.
Farewell, dear comradei We leave You
At rest meath the flag Of the free,
To meet when this long march is ended,
And is sounding the glad reveille.
Yes, comrade, well meet you up yonder,
At break of a glorious day,
When together at one grand encampment
Are gathered the BLUE" and the @Gray."
HARVEY, Wis.
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A Joke on General A. j. Smith.
BY HARRY A. wHITEMAN.

EARLY ev-
cry old SOL
dier will bear
m e witness
that there is
n nothing g in
t their army
expert ence
W hich was
calculated to
sharpen the
onnatite for
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The Veterans Of the Rebellion Tell Of
WhIstiing Bullets, Bright Bayonets.
Bursting Bombs, Bloody Battles, Camp
Life, and Festive Bugs
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ON THEFIELDOFB BATTLE

INCIDENTS AND INTERESTING ANEC-
DOTEs OF THE WAR.
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BY CLARA N. HOWARD.

Memory of jaime. Franklin Fltt..
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Tom Kerlin's Applejack.

@ F. HERRIoTT, of