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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

and canister. Captain Griffin also sees
them, and wheels his guns. Another
instant and he will sweep them away.
He believes them to be rebels. His
gunners load with grape and canister.
"Do not fire upon them: they are
your supports!' shouts Major Barry,
also riding up.
No, sir; they are rebels" replied
the hawk-eyed Griffin.
They are your supports, just ordered
up"
GAS sure as the world, they are
rebels!" insists Griffin.
"You are mistaken, Captain; they
are your supports"
The cannoneers stand ready to pull
the lanyards, which will send lorna
do through these ranks.
Don't tire!" shouts the Captain.
The guns are wheeled again toward
Mrs. Henry's, and the supposed sup
ports" are saved from destruction at
the hand of Captain Griffin.
Captain Imboden, before ordering
his men to fire upon the supposed
Yankees, gallops nearer to them, to
see who they are He sees them raise
their guns There is flash, rattle,
and roll-Griain's and Ricketts, men
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

rebel ranks than from McDowell's ar
my, for thus far the battle has gone
against them. You can see them scat
tered over the field, beyond Mr.. Lew
u.s. The fight goes on. The artillery
crashes louder than before. There is
continuous rattle of musketry. 1t Is
like the roaring of hail storm. Sher-
man and Reyes move down to the foot
of the hill, near Mr.. Lewis. Burn
side and Porter march across the turn
pike. Franklin and Howard and Will
COX, who have been pushing south.
turn toward the southeast. There are
desperate hand to-hand encounters.
Cannon are taken and retaken. Gun
ners on both sides are shot while load
ing their pieces. Hundreds fall, and
eother hundreds leave the ranks. The
woods towards Sudley Springs are
filed with wounded men and fugitiyes,
weak, thirsty, hungry, exhausted, worn
down by the long morning mar, ], want
of sleep. lack of food, and the excite
ment OF the hour Across the plains,
toward Manassas, are other crowds,
disappointed, faint-hearted defeated
soldiers, fleeing for sarety.
We are defeated!"
"Our regiments are cut to pieces!"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

at every opportunity at the steed ridden
by his opponent, and rear and strik
and bite as savagely at him as if he
were possessed of the very devil. His
owner was teaching him tricks all the
time, and finally, after considerable
practice, he got him so he would pur-
sue another cavalryman, and, catching
him by his blouse at the back of the
neck. pull him from his horse.
Along in the winter of 1864 Sheridan
sent Custer after Rosser, near Stras-
burg, and there was in short time tho
prettiest horse race up the Valley that
you ever saw. Clusters men soon
caught up with Rosser, and then they
had it hammer and tongs. The black
stallion, as usual, outran everything in
the chase, and singing out victim
went for him with savage fury. Then,
swinging the 1eb clear out OF his sad
ele, carried him in his teeth several
feet and held him until his rider got
hold of his prisoner by the scurf Of the
neck and sent him to the rear.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
General Barlow is wounded and
q ID IL

General Barlow is wounded and
General Bee is killed."
Thus they cry as they hasten toward
rebel ranks feel that the battle is all
but lost. Union officers and men feel
that it is almost won.
The rebel right wing, far out upon
the turnpike, has been folded back up
on the center, the center has been
driven in upon the left wing, and the
left wing has been pushed back beyond
Mr. Lewis house. Griffin's and Rick
cts batteries, which had been firing
from the ridge west of the toll gate,
were ordered forward to the knoll from
which the rebel batteries had been
driven.
"It is too far in advance" said Gen
eral Griffin.
"The Fire Zouaves will support you,
said General Barry
cit is better to have them go in adj
vance till we come into position; then
they can fall back" Griffin replied.
mo; you are to move first. Those
are the orders. The Zouaves are all
ready to follow on the double quick. y
& will go: but, mark my words,
they will not support me"
The battery galloped over the fields,
descended the hill, crossed the ravine,
advancing to the brow of the hill near
Mrs. Henry's, followed by Ricketts,
battery, the Fire Zouaves, and the
Fourteenth New York. In front of
them, about forty or fifty rods distant,
were the rebel batteries, supported by
infantry. Griffin and Ricketts, came
into position, and opened fire so ter
rible and destructive that the rebel
batteries and infantry were driven be-
yond the crest of the hill.
The field was almost won by the ma
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tional troops. The Confederate troops
acknowledged that at this time "all
seemed about to be lost"
The battle surges around the house
of Mrs. Henry. She is lying there amidst
it's thunders. Rebel sharpshooters take
possession of it. and pick off Ricketts,
gunners. He turns his guns upon the
house. Crash crash crash! It is rid
died with grape and canister. Sides,
roof, doors, and windows are pierced,
broken, and splintered. The bed
clothes are cut into rags, and the aged
woman instantly killed. The rebel
regiments melt away. The stream of
fugitives toward Manassas grows more
dense. Johnston has had more men
and more guns engaged than Nc
Dowell, but he has been steadily
driven. But rebel e-enforcements ar
rive from an unexpected quarter
General Smiths brigade from the
Shenandoah. It comes into action in
front of Wilcox. There are from two
to three thousand men. General Smith
is wounded almost at the first fire, and
Colonel Elzey takes command. Gen
raj Bonham sends two regiments-the
Second and Eighth South Carolina.
They keep south of Mrs. Henry's, and
march on till they are in position to
fire almost upon the backs of Grifin's
and Ricketts, gunners. They march
through piece of woods, reach the top
of the hill, and come into line Captain
Imboden, of the rebel battery, who is
replying to Griffin. sees them. Who
are they? He thinks they are Yankees
thanking him. He wheels his guns, and
is ready to cut them down with grape
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

are the only part of tne implement that
costs. The chain? Any log chain will
answer. 1t is best to draw it little
catering" so it will have a slightly
shaving action on the sods. For leveling
knobs and filling hollows it has no equal.
Is there piece of land that is too wet to
plant and so, although uneven, has never
been plowed? Make one OF these home
clod-crushers and Jewelers., and during
the next drouth just pillow that ground,
level it and seed it and see if you are not
proud of the job ever after. On such
wet, natural meadow manure applica-
lions pay WE'LL The crop can be gath
cred enough quicker on one smooth acre
to leave time for the making of half a
dozen such contrivances.-H Sage,
in Farm and Home.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

written just after the war by John Mcintosh
"Old Vermont" "
The Crutch in the Corner.
S1Why, Billy, your room is as cold as the
We had by the swamp and river,
Where we lost our major, AID Tim, you
know,
And sixty more with the fever"
@WeIl, Tom, old fellow, it's hard enough,
But the best at times knock under;
There's ne'er a stick of wood in the house
But that crutch in the corner yOnder!
S<Sorry L listed? Don't ask me that, Tom
If the flag was again in danger.
I'd aim the gun with an aching stump
At the foe, were he brother or stranger.
But, l say, ought wound from shot or
shell,
Or pistol bullet, by thunder!
Forever to doom a poor fellow to want,
With the crutch in the corner yOnder?
seThat crutch, old ccmrade ought ever
to be
draft on sight on the nation
For honor, respect and a friendly hand;
For clothing. and quarters, and rations!
My wife-she begs at the Nugget House,
Where the bigbugs live in splendor
And brag, DER their wine, of the fights that
brought
Such as that in the corner yonderl
Sand Charlotte goes to some place up
town
Some ticket-fOr-SOup arrangement;
ALI we'll enough for a hungry boy,
But Tom. its effect is eStrangement,
I'D sooner have kicked the bucket twice
DER,
By shell or a round ten FOUNDER.
Than live such a life as I'm doing now,
With that crutch in the corner yonder.
~''Theres ne'er a thing left to pawn or to
sell,
And the winter has closed on labor;
This medal is all that is lett me now,
With my pistols and truSty Saber:
And those, by the sunlight above us. Tom,
No power from my trust shall Sunder,
Save the One that releases me at last
From that crutch in the corner yonder.
81 can raise this arm that is left to me
To the blessed heaven above us.
And swear by the throne of the Father
there,
And the angels all, who love us,
That the hand lost and the hand have
We're never yet stained DV plumber,
And, for love of the dear old flag, | now
Use that crutch in the corner yonder.
ADO ask too much when say we boys,
Who fought for the nations glory,
Now that the danger is past and gone,
In comfort should tell our story?
How should we have fought when the mad
shells screamed
And shivered our ranks, 1 wonder,
Had we known our lot would have been to
beg,
With that crutch in the corner yonder?
ss1There's little we hear of now a-days
But pardon and reconstruction.
While the soldier who fought and Eled for
both
Is left to his own destruction.
~Twould be well, / think, in these nipping
times,
For those Congress fellows to ponder,
And think Of us boys who use such things
As that crutch in the corner yonder.n
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

fashion. A back piece is made of scant-
ling three inches square This is as
high as the high post of the gate The
top hinge must be put as high as the
gate will allow, as shown. The bottom
hinge must be placed as high as it will
be necessary to raise the gate.
The hinge is let into the back side of
the back piece and one bolt passes
through the hinge flush with the front
side of this same piece. AS will be seen
in cut No. 3, the parts of the iron which
are held together by bolt in front of
the back piece Gust mentioned) hook
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

awful carnage opened up. For hours
the fighting goes on, with CHASTITY hor-
rror and varying success to both armies
There is marching to and fro of regi-
ments. There is not much order.
I Regiments are scattered. The lines
are not even. This is the first battle,
and officers and men are inexperienced.
There are great many stragglers on
both sides; more, probably, from the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

LADDER FOR HILLY LAND consists OF
piece of wood about two feet long and
the same width and thickness as the foot
of the ladder 1t is held in place by two
iron straps which are firmly bolted or
screwed to the ladder, but large enough,
especially the upper one, to give the eX
tension piece plenty OF space. When the
ladder is set in place, the loose piece
drops of it's own accord to the ground. as
shown in the right hand side of the en-
craving. 1t is firmly fastened there by
wedge of hard wood or, still better, of
iron. Winter is the most convenient
season for making such contrivances.
american AQl'icultlriSt
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
Killing Hogs.

A subscriber asks if there can be de-
scribed plan by which it may be known
how to properly stick hog.
1t is not altogether easy to describe
the operation, but with the help of the
wood cut we have had made, it may be
understood. To begin right, get the hog
securely in a pen that will just hold
him. Stun bya sharp blow ia the fore
head With pole axe or some similar
weapon, half way between the eyes and
top of the head, or shoot him in the
forehead with a revolver. Then before
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
Turnips as Poultry Food.

The turnip is not rich in the elements
necessary for the purpose of the hen, but
it promotes health and egg production
by affording a change from the dry food
in winter. A mass of cooked turnips, to
which ground grain is added, will prove
more beneficial than either turnips or
grain alone. For this reason turnips can
be used profitably for all classes of poul-
try, and the crop will save grain and in
crease the profits. Ali who make q
speciality of keeping large number of
fowls should grow turnips. Geese and
ducks will eat them raw if they are
ohOnnn6 fine
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
The Feed and Warmth.

The warmer the poultry-house the less
food required. It does not pay to feed
hens simply to keep them warm. 1t is
cheaper to warm them by keeping the
cold away Warmth is a luxury; adds
nothing to the fowl that tends to profit.
and is given off as fast as it is created.
Food should be given with view to Sc
curing some return for it. 1t is not
economical to stop up crack in the wall
of pouItry-house by mitigating it's eff
fects through an extra allowance Of food,
but the crack should be closed in some
other way, and the food lessened. Food
is money expended and should bring back
something for the outlay.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

the animal begins to struggle turn him
square on his back, place foot on
each side Of the head, facing the ami
NAL, hold the head down to the ground
by placing the left hand on the snout
Now place the point of the knife-a
seven-inch blade is long enough for any
hog-on the animals throat, at the
same time looking over the carcass, and
push the knife in straight line in the
direction Of the root of the tail, as
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

over, leaving space, between which the
Stats of the gate can pass as the gate is
lifted up or is let down. The high gate
post and back piece next to the post set
in the ground are so near together as to
almost rub. To keep the gate in place
on raising it up, d small iron pin is put
through the gate over the lower hinge.
This prevents the gate from slipping
down. A bolt should be put through
the corner of the gate to prevent it's be-
ing lifted entirely out of the hinges in a
hurry sometimes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

work. A portion of the top lifts up, dis
closing place for fat irons, ironing
cloths or other articles. At the right
and below are drawers for articles used in
cooking. A closet or other drawers can
be constructed in the same position at
the other end. A shelf for water pals is
placed by iron brackets on the right
hand side. If closet be placed at the
other end of the table a similar shelf
could also be attached to them, on which
to place some of the more bulky articles
used in cooking.
These cOnVeniences may serve as Sug-
gestions, for one should be continually
on the lookout for means by which house
work can be made lighter, and there are
usually many ways if some thought and
study be given to the matter.
Hints to Housekeepers.
BEEF marrow is excellent for frying
purposes.
USE turpentine and machine oil to
polish your sewing-machine, and rub
briskly.
NEVER hang mirror where the suns
rays will strike upon it. Tt acts on the
mercury and clouds the glass.
For small holes in plastering take one
part plaster of paris, three parts of fine
sand, and mix with cold water.
YELLOW soap and whiting mixed to
thick paste with little water will stop
leak as effectually as will solder.
BENT whalebOnes can be restored and
used again by soaking them for a few
hours In water and then drying them.
IT is never safe to remove wool stock
ings from an infant till it has passed it's
second summer" or cuts its canine
teeth.
A SHORT nap after meals is strongly
to be advised; bodily or mental exertion,
at least, should never be attempted at
this time.
IT is not generally known that chamois
money belts are worn by great many
New York women of means. The girdle
is close-fitting, and provided with pockets
for carrying money, jewelry, and keys.
Hollow teeth, and the bad odor
caused by them, could easily be avoided
by proper cleansing of the mouth. The
teeth should be protected from vegetable
parasites as well as from the accumula-
tion of tartar; these should be removed
as quickly as possible, or their bad eff
feet counteracted After each meal the
UcoUu SIOulu NC UTuSIlCu Will dlCOllOl VI
water, to prevent the particles of food
remaining in the mouth from decompos-
ing. After this some innocuous powder,
such as chalk, egg shells, bicarbonate Of
soda or other alkali, may be used with
the brush, in order to prevent the forma-
tion in the mouth of acids which will at
tack the teeth.
The simplest means of purifying water
is by filtering it, For this purpose the
best substances are charcoal, or a COM
binatiOn of clay and charcoal, because
this material has the property of sepa-
rating from the water all impurities,
especially those decomposed materials
which give it bad smell and taste. An
inexpensive but thoroughly effectnal
filter may be constructed in fiower-pot,
by lining it with a layer of flannel, and
then filling in successfully three inches
of gravel, three inches OF white sand
washed perfectly clean, and four inches
of animal charcoal. A clean sponge may
be placed across the top.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

summer of 1861 a private was court
martialed for sleeping on his post, out
near Chain Bridge on the Upper Poto-
mac. He was convicted, and his SEN
tence was death; the finding was APP
proved of by the general, and the day
fixed for his execution. He was
youth of more than ordinary intelli-
gence; he did not beg for pardon, but
was willing to meet his fate. The
time drew near; the stern necessity of
war required that an example should
be made of some one; his was an ag-
gravated case. But the facts reached
the ears of the President; he resolved
to save him; he signed a pardon and
sent it out; the day came. Suppose"
thought the President, "my pardon has
not reached him." The telegraph was
called into requisition; an answer did
not come promptly. Bring up my
carriage" he ordered. It came, and
soon the important state papers were
dropped, and through the hot, broiling
sun and dusty roads he rode to the
camp, about ten miles, and saw that
the soldier was saved. He perhaps
forgot the incident, but the soldier did
not. When the Vermont regiments
charged upon the rife-pits, the enemy
poured a volley upon them. The first
man who fell, with six bullets in his
body, was William Scott, of Company
K. His comrades caught him up, and,
as his life blood ebbed away, he raised
TO heaven-amid the din of war, the
cries of the dying, and the shouts of
the enemy-a prayer for the President,
and as he died he remarked to his
comrade that he had shown he was
no coward and not afraid to die.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Convenient Table for the Kitchen.

work pay better than In the kitchen, on
the smooth running of which depart
ment the greater part of domestic COM
forts depend. Where space is not album
dant, combination of table and draw
ers, illustrated and described as follows,
will often prove very desirable, and it
will save many steps in a large kitchen.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
A Cheap Clod Crusher.

Funny, isn't it? that an implement
costing so little and SO easily made and
effective should be neglected by nine
tenths of farmers. 1t it nothing but
three poles from the woods, each six to
eight feet long and four to six inches in
diameter at the butt, with bits of the
tops placed between to hold them apart
as the long bolts, running through the
whole. are screwed tight. These bolts
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
All Through a Mistake.

1HE first battle of
bull Run broke the
calm Of a peaceful
Sabbath in such a
manner as was new
er known before in
Virginia, and terri
bic must have been
the scene at the
houses of Mr.. Lewis
and Mrs. Henry,
upon the knolls be-
yond the breast
works, where the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
The Fighting Black Charger.

HE black stall
lion, with q
courage t h a t
was N agni fl
c e n t, W o III d
carry his rider
far into the enc
'm.y's lines, and
while his rider
W a s slashing
away with his
saber right and
left the stallion
would lash out
with his heels
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
THE POULTRY YARD
Lice in Winter.

The large gray louise preys on the skin
of the heads and necks, and the long
louise works on the feathers. A few
drops of sweet oil, or lard oil, on the
skin of the heads and necks is the remedy
used. Provide dust bath for the hens
in winter, as they will then keep the
feathers clean by frequent busting.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
THE FARM
Beautifying the Farm Home

T is too often said
farmers have no
time for Orna-
mental work. This
is a mistake more
of the understand
ing than of the
judgment. Orna-
m IN tai w or k
should not be use
less, although so
much useless work
is unOrnamental.
The true principle
is to have our use
full e V e r y d q y
things beautiful.
Have them so good
that their use will
be a pleasure. 1t
does not lessen the
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
The G,rains to- Use.

AS is well known, fowls will eat all
kinds Of grain. Do not confine them to
one kiId. Corn, wheat, oats, barley,
rye, and sunfiower seed, given at differ
ent times, make better food than to feed
them on any one kind alone The hens
will always appreciate change OF grain,
and will thrive better and be more pro-
life, when given variety.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
DOMESTIC ECONOMY.
TOPICS OF INTEREST TO THE
FARMER AND HOUSEWIFE.

Some Valuable Information for the PIow-
man, Stockman, Poulterer, Nursery
man, and Everybody Connected with the
Farm.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
THE BOOMING CANNON.
RECITALS OF STIRRING INCIDENTS
IN CAMP AND IN BATTLE.

Survivors of the Rebellion Relate Anus
ing and Startling Incidents of Weary
Marches, Camp Life, Foraging Expert
ences, and Battle Scenes.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
PRAYERS for the President.

FL E attack on
Lees Mills, near
Yorktown, by the
T o u r t h o n d
Six tn Vermont
Regiments will
be long remem-
bered, and there
was at least one
i n cid e n t con-
nected with that
attack w h i C h
% owe s h 0 W
much stranger
is truth than tic-
tiop Tn + h q
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

William ca led to the Surgeon and
said. Surgeon, you must amputate
my leg, [ cannot stand this" The Cap
tain tried to persuade him not to have
it removed, but he was determined,
and said it must be done. The Sur
geon then administered chloroform
and amputated his leg. AS soon as
the operation was performed, William
called for cigar, and smoked it very
leisurely until the fire was near to his
lips. The Surgeon then came along
and inquired, "How do you feel now,
Lieutenant? To which he replied,
"Very comfortable; but [ feel as if
that stump Of leg you cut off was on
again, and the toes were cold" The
Captain said it made him shudder to
hear William speak so coolly, and he
turned his head so as to look in his
face. AS he gazed he thought his eyes
looked strangely. At that moment
William sat up, and, in voice which
never sounded louder or clearer, shout
ed to his men, Forward march! !"
and fell back dead
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22
An Adjustable Foot.

Every one who has had to pick apples
in a side-hill orchard will understand the
value of the device illustrated herewith
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-04-22

after a sketch
and deserip-
ton furnished
by George E.
hull, West
chester COun-
ty, N. Y. 1t
is an adjust
able tension
for the foot of
a ladder, and