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The National tribune., 1909-09-09
The Rrare Act Of a c,omraae.

Editor National Tribune: During the
battle of the MonOcacy. in July. 1864.
the Union army was on one side of the
river and the Confederates on the 9TH
er. Brighten. Tyler said to his men:
Il want two Hien to volunteer to per-
form n certain piece of work. Who
viii volunteer to fo it, He did not
tell them the nature of the work when
he called for volunteers. but said: Il
want two men to volunteer to do a GER
tain work. Two men stepped out of
rauks-DaTid Winters. of Co. T., Sd
Md. p. II. r.. and the other mans
name | do not remember The General
then said to them: You two men report
to my headquarters. When they ap-
peared before the General he gave each
one an axe, and addressed them as fol-
lows: over there tpointing to the
river are three sycamore trees that
are an obstruction to our artillery.
want you to go and cut them down" )"
Those three sycamore trees We're close
to the river. and the rebel line of battle
was only short distance beyond. These
two comrades started To carry out the
order of the General. Having arrived
at the objective point, they began to
cut down one of the trees.-Comrade
Winters was on the side next to the
enemy and the other comrade on the
opposite side of the tree. They had
began to shoot at the tree. Some of
the bullets hit the tree on the side
where Comrade Winters was standing
He said to his comrade on the other
side of the tree: THE rebels are put
ting bullets in my side of the tree" His
comrade became alarmed and fell to
the ground and said: II have a wife
and three children" The result was
that Comrade Winters had to cut the
trees down himself. for his comrade
was too cowardly to help him. The
General saw thru his glass what was
going on. and he recognized the brave,
act of Comrade Winters by relieving
him from duty for two hours during
the battle. But Comrade Winters was
too brave soldier to release himself
from duty under such circumstances.
He went into line of battle and helped
to fight the enemy. This was a brave
act of Comrade Winters, and he is
worthy of n Medal of Honor. / would
like to hear from the boys of Co. II. Sd
Md. Z. II. B.. of which company 1 was
a member. l will reply to all letters
w. II. Engler. Co III. Cd Nd. P. II. B.,
Waynesboro, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
MRS. DICKINSON.
Capt. Walk,,r Tells All That He Knows
of Her

Editor National Tribune: Edwin p.
| Walker, in the extract taken from his
diary in The National Tribune of Aug.
10, 1909, mentions the name of "a Mrs.
Dickinson" an army nurse. Please
tell us something about the said Mrs
Dickinson. We think she was cele-
brated nurse, and wish to know more
about her. A short account of her will
be appreciated.-W. Faurot, Chetopa,
Kan.
Editor National Tribune: l think the
first time / saw Mrs. Dickinson was in
the Winter of 1864. / was returning
to my regiment. which was then near
Knoxville, Tenn. When the steamer
left Chattanooga for Loudon there was
one lady on it. and it always seemed to
me that she was the one. 1 know that
it was that cold Jan. l. that is often
referred to as being so cold. The stern
wheel had ice on it, and we wondered
how it must that day be in Illinois.
The next time l saw Mrs. Dickinson
was, as stated in my diary, when she
called in the room where / lay on the
cot, and we renewed the acquaintance.
This is supposing that she was on said
boat. After this late date we will not
be too exact from memory.
When she CMrS. DickinSonl was sit
ting in the room l had just received a
photo of my father and mother. and
showed 1t to her. The next day she
called, and said she would like to see
them again, and remarked that it
seemed to her that man was a minister
and preached the funeral sermon of her
little girl in the Linderman neighbor-
hood l said very likely, for my father
was a Methodist minister, and l had
often been at Mr.. I.inderman's with
him. and that the Winter after I was
19 l taught school in that neighbor-
hood. l think she said that her son
went into the 25th Wis. and she went
to Cairo to be near him, and that after
the battles of Done1son and Henry she
remained in the war. 1t was that
tphoto) which gave me the care re-
ferred to in my extract from my diary
at the time. The words "why copy
more in my article meant one knows
where to stop. Her sister was the ma
tron. and she called into see us at
times. Now. this is in hopes that il may
answer the inquiry of w. Faurot. who
asks for the short account of her will
he appreciated" and I would like to
have a letter from the party to know
how far 1 am, off, at this date. As
years after.-Edwin P$sJvalker, Cap
tain, Co. A, S9th ILL.,. Washington, D. C.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
A Sanitary Canal for Buffalo.

The success of the Chicago Sanitary
Canal inspires Buffalo to seek similar
relief. The Chicago Canal is % feet
deep. 100 feet wide and 80 miles long
Buffalo is now asking permission to cut
a similar canal. by which it is proposed
to draw 5000 cubic feet of water per
second from Lake Erie, reverse the flow
in Buffalo River and Smoke Creek and
carry the diverted water thru a canal,
the cost of which is estimated at $780,
100000. The opposition to this will
doubtless come from the users of Mag
ara water power. who are already COM
planning of the insufficiency of the sup
ply.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
The First Flag in Richmond.

publishes the claim of his regiment
having the honor of raising the first
flag in Richmond. Lieut.. j. p. r. Ca,s-
ley, Acting Adjutant of the 9Sth N. Y,
was on duty with his regiment April
3, when it was among the first troops
to enter the city. The regiment halted
in front of the. Capitol. and Lieut.. Oak
ley took the regimental flag. climbed to
the cupola and unfurled it to the
breeze. Then the regiment stacked
arms and all but the color company
were directed to help put out the fires
burning in the city. The color COM
pany remained under arms at the Cap
itol
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
RECENT LITERATURE.
HISTORY OF THE MOZART REGI
MENT. BY Serg't Fred c. Floyd
Published by +. II. ellison Com
pany. Boston, Mass.


MENT. BY Serg't Fred c. Floyd.
Published by +. II. ellison Com
pany. Boston. Mass.
The 40th n. Y. the Mozart Regiment.
was a phenomenal organization in many
ways. and from first to last il had 5000
names upon its muster roll, of whom
2SS were killed, A. died in Confederate
prisons and 127 from disease. Com
rade Floyd, the historian. claims that
there were more killed than appear in
the official records. and his total is 25S
killed At Fair oaks the regiment lost
its entire color guard, five killed and
six wounded, which was a loss no other
regiment suffered. The regiment was
also known for its having built a thea
ter and having given dramatic per-
formances during the siege of Peters
burg.
Comrade Floyd has devoted many
vears to writing and compiling what
seems to us one of the very best, if not
the best, regimental history that has
yet appeared. 1t is a large volume of
46S pages, and in addition to the stGfy
of the numerous battles and skirmishes
in which the regiment participated, it
has the individual records of the whole
5000 men whose names appear upon
its roll. 1t has portraits and biograph-
ical sketches of the three Colonels who
commanded the regiment from time to
time. and the pictures of many officers
and enlisted men who served with its
colors. Everything about the book has
been done thoroly, handsomely and
with evident loving labor.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
VETERANS in THE CITY.

Fred L. Goldthwait, sth u. S., New
York City. Comrade Goldthwait is Com
mander OF James c. Rice Post, %, De-
partment of New York, and was in at
tendance at the National Encampment
OF the Union Veteran Legion.
Hamilton Kennedy, 9Th Pa. IT. A..
Grafton Station, Pittsburg. Comrade
Kennedy. who is employed in the post
Office, is here with his wife on visit
James Whyke. Comrade Whyke was
in the 18th III. until a wound at Shiloh
untitled him for active duty in the
ranks. and he was transferred to the
Signal Corps. After the war he served
in the Regular Army.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
The Hottest Place.

The hottest place in the country
where men actually live is said to he a
factory on Desbrosses street. New York
where telephone and telegraph wires
are vulcaniZed. In this room the tenn
Derature rises to PIP degrees. or that
II boiling water. Only few man can
stand this heat, and they but for a few
minutes at time. They protect them
selves with heavy woolen shirts, but
toned high on their necks. and wooden
masks and gloves Four or five minutes
IS the utmost that any Of them can
stand it.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

cared for by her. and upon the restora-
tion of said widow the payment uf PEN
sion to said child or Children shall
cease ~
Sec. . That the provisions of this act
snail be extended totthosqi widows 9th
erwise entitled whose husbands died Of
wounds. injuries or diSease contracted
during the period of their military aad
naval service. but who were deprived
or pension under the act of March 3,
1865. because OF their failure 20 draw
any pension by reason of their reInar-
riage. J''t"I
Sec. 3. That no claim agent or other
person shall be entitled TO, receive any
compensation for services in making
application for pension under this act.
Approved Feb. IS, 1909"
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
The 5th Me. Reunion.

Frank F. Goss, Auburn, Me-, says
that the Reunion of the 5th Me. is al
ways held on the second Wednesday in
August at the RegimentaI Home, on
Peak Island, Portland, Me- The regi-
ment has fine home there, contain
ing Is furnished rooms, a large dining
room, two large kitchens and a large
hall. containing one of the best and
largest exhibits of war relics in the
country
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
The Later Volunteers.

Charles Porter. 18th VT, Grinnell,
Iowa, comes to the defense of the later
volunteers. He thinks it took more
courage and patriotism to enlist after
the battles of Fredericksburg. Chancel-
lorsville, Chickamauga and Gettysburg
that it did earlier, when the dread real
tiles of war We're not SO well known.
The slaughter among the soldiers in the
campaigns of 1864 surpassed anything
in the previous operations of the war.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
Joined the Colony.

Henry L. Sitter, Dodge City, Kan,
has joined the colony. and will go down
to st Cloud during the coming Winter.
He served three years and five months
in the I'd Pa. Cav, and never lost a
day, march nor a fight until he was
taken prisoner, June "a, and confined in
Iibbey, Danvilie, Andersonviiie. hfiiien
and Savannah.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

vestigate how easily 1t overeomes ear noises,
and let II take the place Of your ugly and
possibly harmful drum. horn, or trumpet.
Put 1t to any test you please for a month,
and prove 10 your own satisfaction that it
can amply meet your every demand. BY
that time II should have beguT. to impTSye
your unaided hearing: IL useually does.
The latest improved Stoiz' Electrophone cost
$4,000 to perfect. Let US send yo5 perfect
instrument exactly the that provided
for the Queen of England. President Diaz of
Mexico etc. Send coupon for offer.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
Read This-Then Fill In Coupon

E. P. Rogers. 159 Ia Sale St. Chicago. says:
81 have used your Electrophone since July.
1908. Il enables to hear speakers over fifty
feet away. Without IL I could not hear their
voices. II has ipIoJed NM natural dTIng az teIsf
50 per cent and has stopped the head notes"
Ask Rogers, w. NJ Hoyt. Who'll. Grocer.
Michigan Ave. Chicago: or. better still. write
for long list OF satisfied users. who will answer
Inquiries. We will mail you a copy FREE OF
CHARGE.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
A SPLENDID BADGE.
The One Presented to COMMANDMENT
Chief Neviis.

The badge presented 30 Commander
in-Chief Nevius has few if any equals in
the world fer cost and artistic beauty.
1t follows the general design of til" G..
4. K. badge. with the addition of cav
airy corps badge In the center OF this
is magnificent four-karat diamond.
The four stars of CommandcT-in-t'hi 'hiet
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

can after six months apply for half of
her husbands pension.
A. d., New Richmond, O.: Head
stones for soldiers graves are furnished
free on apptcation to the Quartermas-
ter-General, u. S. Army, Washington.
ID. c.. and freight is prepaid to railroad
station or steamboat landing. but they
must be set up at private expense.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
ID DEA ?
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of Instant Relief.

Send Us the coupon
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and try II for a full
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word. IL has mar
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The National tribune., 1909-09-09
"Stand bx Your FLAG /.

The Pioneer Publishing Company, II
Quincy street. Chicago, has published
piece of music. entitled Stand by
Your Flag" and dedicated to the Sons
of Veterans. The author is Norman W.
Lille, 2la Wis.
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uting catalogues. etc, for big Chicago mail
order house. Globe, 1900 State St, Chicago.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02

propagation of the second generation
according to the following plan:
PLANT a drill row II feet long. using
a definite rate Of seeding; one-half
ounce of seed per row would be at the
rate OF about one and one-half bushels
OF seed per acre and should be thick
enough. These 17-foot row should be
planted one foot apart, so that one
row represents one-sixteenth of a
square rod, or one two-thousand-dve.
hundred'and-sixtieth of an acre. Plant
as many 17-foot rows from each kind
as the amount Of seed obtained will
plant, but If more than one row is
planted place them in different parts
of the field, in order to obtain a bet.
ter Judgment of the variation due to
soil. In planting the 17.foot rows at
least every twentieth row should again
be planted with a standard variety for
comparison"
When the grain is ripe all inferior
rows are again discarded, the best
rows harvested separately, the grain
from each row weighed for compar-
ison with other lows as we'll as with
the standard varieties, and the results
recorded.
The third generation is grown in II.
foot rows from the seed Of all Of the
second generation rows selected, and
the results Of this year should point out
the best yielding strains. 1t is advised
that of a few of the very best and
highest yielding strains somewhat
larger plants be grown this year to in.
crease the seed for more extensive
planting in the fourth generation. A
few Of the best yielding strains
should be saved from this years crop
for more extensive trials in the fifth
year.
For the fourth generation 17-foot
test rows are planted with the strains
retained from the third generation and
these are compared with some stand.
ard variety. If possible, several test
rows of the standard varieties should
be grown in different parts Of the test
plat. At maturity the grain of each
test row is harvested and weighed sep.
arately, as heretofore, and the yield
records carefully made and preserved.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02
SUGGESTIONS FOR PLANT
BREEDING ON THE FARM
Practical Method by Which the Quality of the Grain Raised
Can Be Improved.

Unlike the corn plant, wheat is nor
mally self-fertilized, almost no cross
ing occurring naturally, and for this
reason the individuals or plats grown
need not be isolated as in corn breed
ing. DR.. H.. ]. Weber of Cornell uni
versity considers it possible that with.
out resorting to the generally CON-
pick methods of hybridization and Sc
lection farmers may produce valuable
varieties and also improve the yield
OF their W crop. The methods by
which this may be accomplished are:
Cd The selection of chance variations
or sports and the propagation from
them of improved varieties; (2) the
systematic selection Of the best yield.
ing plants from a well-known race to
secure better yielding strains; and (3)
the selection of large heads for seed.
The search for promising plants
should be begun as soon as the crop
shows mature size of heads, and when
such plants are located they should be
marked so that the seed may be
secured when ripe. The seed from
each selected plant should be kept sep
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02

Spikes or panicles Of oats-Wiid
Chinese oat on left-American cult.
waited oat on right. In center new
breed containing II grains per spike,
produced by crossing the wild and cul.
t'vated types together.
arate and weighed, If the facilities are
at hand, in order that comparisons
may be made later IN. Each one of
these plants, which are the first gen.
GRAFTON selections, should be given a
number and briefly described.
1t is recommended that the seed of
each plant be planted separately in a
short row on a clean and well-tilled
piece Of ground. These rows may be
placed n foot apart and about every
twentieth row should be planted with
some standard variety for comparison.
At the beginning Of the ~ripening Pc
Rod the season of maturing Of the diff
ferent rows must be observed to de-.
termine their relative earliness or late
ness, and when fully ripe the rows
should be compared with each other
and with the rows Of standard vari-
cites. Only those rows apparently
ranking high in yield, free from or
least affected by disease, such as rust
or smut. showing no tendency to lodg.
ing or shattering, and those indicating
the greatest hardness should be Sc.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02

Males and females contained in each
hull and necessary to produce one oat
graln-female in center.
BY comparing the yields of the test
rows and increase-plats of each strain
for the three years with each other
and with the yields of the standard va.
rieties the highest yielding strains to
be retained for extensive trial may
readily be determined.
T. R. Carton of England says in
reference to his experiments in cross
breeding of wheat that valuable breed.
Ing plants have been found in
some Of the indigenous or wild types
of Russian wheats, which while possess.
ing some defects were likewise quite
superior in other points of merit. For
instance, the tenacity of chaff is so
marked and the brittleness at the base
OF h grain so great (speltz wheats
break off when bent) that the grain
cannot be threshed out by any mechan-
1cal operation. On the other hand,
they are extremely early, stiff in the
straw, and possess excellent glutinous
properties. Consequently these types
have been used as parents in breeding
to embody more tenacity in the chaff
of cultivated wheats, thereby making
the new varieties more strongly storm
proof. Some of the progeny Of crosses
of the speltz wheats with ordinary
types have been left in the fields six
weeks after ripening without loss of
grain. Another result is a wheat seven
to ten days earlier than early English
cultivated types, and possessing a
higher percentage Of gluten.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02
The individual Han d

The individual Hen.-Bear in mind
that there is more in the individual
hen than in the breed. This has been
proven by the trap-nest. Beginners
frequently blame the breed for failure
when the fault is really with them.
selves or the individual hens. Be.
cause eggs are 40 cents a dozen and
hens are not laying is no reason why
the breed of hens should be changed.
Perhaps the hens are non-productive
or they have not been properly fed or
cared for.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02

~ kNou1OV0us
Chicago, In..Mrs. Alvena Sporting, II Lang
don Street.
Lindley, Ind.-Mrs. May Fry.
Kinsley, Kans.=Mrs. Stella Clifford Beaman.
Cornwallville, N.Y.eMrs. VIM. BouRhton.
Cincinnati O:.Mrs. w X :Housh 7EsstviewAv
Milwaukes, Wis.-Mrs. Emma Imse, SS3 LIST
St., German.
South Bend, fnd..Mrs. Fred ;ste certia, 1914 8.
Lafayette Street.
Noah, Kentucky..Mrs. Lizzie Holland.
SF0 g. M.ais n? s. T. Sarah 1ou''sn0n'' 207
Paterson, Nj Mrs. VIM. somerville, 1876
Hamburger Avenue.
Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. K. E. Garrett, 24o7
North Garnet Street.
Kewaskum, Wis.=Mrs. Carl Dahlke.
Maternity Troubles.
Worcester, Mass. . Mrs. Dosylva Cote, III
Southgate Street.
Indianapolis, Ind. Mrs. A. P. Anderson, 1907
+. Pratt Street.
Big Run, Pa.-Mrs. W. f. Pooler.
Atwater Station, O..Mrs. Anton Muelhaupt.
Cincinnati, Ohio.=Mrs. E. II. Maddocks, 2i35
Mogadore, Ohio.-Mrs. Lee Manages, Box 1871.
pewittvtlls, N:Y..Mrs. A. A. Giles.
Johnstown. N. Y.=Mrs. Homer N. Seaman, lOS
E.. Main Street.
Avoid Operations.
Hampstead, Md.-Mrs. Jos. II. Dandy.
Adrian, Ga..Lena V. Henry, Route No. 3.
Indianapolis. Ind. Bessie V. Piper, % South
Addison Street.
Louisville, Ky.=Mrs. Sam Lee, 1923 Fourth st.
South West Harbor, Maine. = Mrs. Lillian
Robbins, Mt. Desert Light Station.
Detroit. Mich. ~ Mrs. Frieda Rosenau, GA
Meldrum Avenue, German.
Organic Displacements.
Mozier, IlS.=MrS Mary Ball.
Ligonier, Ind. Eliza Wood, RID. No.4
Melbourne, Iowa. Mrs. Clara Waterman,
II. F. d. No. l.
Bardstown, Ky.-Mrs. Joseph Hall.
Lewiston, Maine.=Mrs. Henry Cloutier, Sc
Oxford Street.
Minneapolis, Minn.=Mrs. John &. Moldan,
2115 Second Street, N.
shamrock, Mo.-Josie Ham, RED. No. /;
Marion. N.J.-Mrs. Geo. Jordy, Route No. 3,
Chester, Ark. = Mrs. Ella Wood.
OcilI,, Ga.=Mrs. I. A. rib
Pe:idleton, - Mrs. May Marshall, R,R ~,
Cambridge, Neb.= Mrs. Nellie Moslander.
These women are only a few OF
the power of Lydia +. Pinkham's
diseases. Not one of these wome,
form for the use Of their names il
ing that we should refer to the
do other suffering women to
Vegetable Compound is a reliable
statements made in our advertise
truth and nothing but the truth.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1909-04-02
Beware Of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain MercurY.

As mercury will surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely GerlnGc the whole system when
entering il through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles Shout never bo used except on rrescrip-
lions from reputable PHYSICIANS, as the damage they
Ell do is ton fold to the good YOU can possibly de-
rive from them. Hairs Catarrh Cure. manufactured
BY +. J. Cheney & Co, Toledo. o., contains no mer-
curry. and Is taken Internally. acting directly upon
Tie blood and mucous surfaces OF the system. In
buying Halls Cltar-h Cure be sure you get the
genuine. II is taken internally and made in Toledo
Ohio. by +: J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
500 by druggists. Price: l5c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.