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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26

me to write the letter and mail it and
hurry away. / have quite number Of
those.
"The most interesting man l ever
had was one who stopped and gave me
visiting card. His address was en-
graved in the lower corner. He hand
ed me a dollar with the card and said,
Please write letter for me-.
Il said: Certainly. To whom?
"'To my wife he answered That is
my name you have on the card
"I understand that l told him,
but what shall | write about?
"'Oh, write about page he replied
as he smiled and strobe away."-Chi-
cago Tribune
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
Maple Chocolate Nouaatines.

Put one pound two cupsl of maple
sugar one cupful of brown or granu-
lated ugar, one cupful of glucose and
one )ful OF water on the back of the
now d then until sugar is dissolved.
Then stir occasionally until cooked
to the soft ball degree, or about 23S
degrees F. Have ready the whites Of
two eggs. beaten dry. Pour half of
the strip in a fine stream upon the
eggs, 5eating constantly meanwhile.
Return the rest of the sirup to the
fire and cook to the crack degree, or
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
W.
L arm Qno
Garden
SELECTING SEED CORN.

Better Run Risk Of Frost Than Pick
the Ears Too Early.
The first step toward better seed
corn for next year must be taken in
the fall by selecting the seed ears
from the stalks in the field. The corn
should be allowed to mature well on
the stalk. BY selecting the earliest
maturing ears and picking them from
the stalk as soon as the husks begin to
turn yellow. which is common prac-
tice. earliness is secured at the expense
of vitality. writes Professor Moore Of
the University of Wisconsin in the
American Agriculturist.
A slight frost will not injure corn If
It is well matured. and it is better to
run the risk of frost than to pick the
ears too early. The latter part of the
growing season seems to improve the
vitality Of the corn greatly.
to secure ears which are attached to
the stalk about three feet above the
ground. Those ears which grow either
very high or very low upon the stalk
should be rejected. as they are unde-
sirable. having characteristics which
we do not desire For the same rea-
son we should avoid selecting ears
with very short or long shanks or
from deformed stalks.
Go into the field after the husks on
the ears have turned yellow and Sc
lect the we'll formed ears from good
stalks Put them in sacks or baskets
and bring them to the side of the field
and husk 1t Is well TO follow definite
rows in securing seed corn. otherwise
large number of good ears are
missed After the corn is husked many
ears will be found imperfect and
should be discarded. Only those ears
should be retained for curing for seed
that are of good form. Seed corn
should be put into the proper place for
curing the same day that it is taken
from the field.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
DIPPt1 AND IN PROCESS OF DIPPING.

DIPPED AND IN PROCESS OF DIPPING.
betweeu $50 and 300 degrees +. Dur
ing the iast of the cooking the mix
ture must be stirred constantly. Pour
this sirln upon the egg mixture In
the SANE manner as the first. Add
two cupfuls Of blanched almonds.
chopped nd Drowned in the oven. and
two teaynOonfulS of vanilla extract.
Mix thoroughly and rurn into two
bread pans. buttered or lined with pa
per. Wien cold cut in strips about
sn inch ong and three-eighths of an
inch thieh and vide Dip these in
dot" Chocolate and finish as the
French creams.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
INGREDIENTS of 7sst Fertilizers.

The highest agri uitura value in fer
filters is found i'm those that are man
ufactured mainly from animal matter
such as animal bone dried blood. ami
NAL tankage. nitrate of soda and high
grade potash salts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26

Dyspersil is Americas curse. Burdock
Blood Birars conquers dyspepsia every
time. IL 'rives out imDur lies, tones the
stomach, stores perfect digestion, u or
NAL weight, and good health.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
The Great Krupp Works.

! The last report of the Krupp gun factory
| is a significant indication that the Ger
| man government is active in the building of
ships, guns and armaments generally. The
Krupp works at Essen supply nearly all
of Germany's great guns. Besides guns
the firm manufactures all kinds of armor-
plate, railway and shipbuilding materials,
etc.
On July /, 1910, there were 6S,9O5 en-
plOyes attached to the Krupp works of
whom 6,S40 were officials. The distri-
button of the employees is as follows:
Essen, 81, S4S; Rhein. Hessen, 1865; An
men, 1.O27; Magdleburg, Buckau, $3.50;
Kiel, 4 SOB; coal mines, 10,035; Mittel-
rheinischer works, 1,075 Ironsone mines,
4,763.
Krupp's used 1894 900 tons of coal in
1909, besides I'll, 900 tons of coke and 20,
900 tons of briquetts. The gas works pro-
duce 1S,4S7,000 cubic meters of lighting
gas for 1904 street lamps and for 32,207
workshops, offices and dwelling houses.
In addition the central electric generation
station produced 39,640,000 kilowatts of
electric energy.
In 1909 the cast steel works contained
1900 working machines, Is rolling mills,
III steam hammers. varying from one
tenth of a ton to 80 tons, 50 hydraulic
presses, one bending press of 10000 tons
and two of 1000 tons, one forging press
OF 5000 tons, two of 1000 tons, and one
of 1880 tons. There are also 435 steam
boilers. 554 steam engines of from 1000
to 1000 horse power and an aggregate
capacity of SO, 430 horsepower 1890 cleo
trio motors, having an aggregate power IF
sc. 49I horse power and 972 cranes of from
400 to 150. 200 tons lifting power.
In the testing house of the cast steel
works at Essen and in the rolling mills
220, 600 tests were carried out in 1910, be-
ing 10000 more than in 1908. In addition,
81, 5000 shots and 1870 kegs of power
were fired during 1909 ON the three proof
butts attached to the wori1es. The weight
Of the projectiles fired amount to 10000
tons.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26
Diversified farming and crop ro-
tation are the best anhdotes for
farm mortgages.
HARD FIGHT AHEAD.
Vigorous Measures Needed to Save
Country's Bean Crops From Disease.

Country's Bean Crops From Disease.
We are beginning to see signs of an
thracnose appearing in this country.
and the disease will have to be fought
hammer and tongs to keep it within
control. says Field and Farm of Den
yer. The cut shows the appearance Of
the fungus. When the disease reaches
this stage bordeaux mixture has been
effective in downing it in the west.
We have the advantage of a dry eli
mate not only in growing beans, but in
fighting the diseases which attack the
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-10-26

Col Ely Goddard, aged 81 years, who
spent the greater part of his life in this
State, died IN New York Wednesday after
a long illness. Colonel Goddard was en-
gagged in copper mining here and became
prominent in the political affairs Of the
state He served several terms in the
legislature, was a member of the MILF
tary staff of Governor Farnham, lSS0-S2
and was colonel of the State militia.
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
New Massachusetts Home.

Preliminary steps We're taken at a
meeting of a number of patriotic and
enthusiastic ladies, held in Boston late
ly, for the purpose Of forming the John
A. Adrew. Ladies of the G. A. R., Home
Association. The object of the organ
izatiOn is to provide a Home for mem
bers of the G. A. r. and their wives or
blood kin relations who need assistance
a Home where the veteran and his wife
will not be separated and where they
may pass the last days upon earth in
peace and comfort. Officers were elect
ed by ballot as follows: Vice Presidents,
Mrs. Lehman and Mrs. Thomas; Treas
urer, Mrs. Davis; Secretary, Mrs. Per-
kins. At a subsequent meeting of the
Directors Mrs. Abby NJ. Hall was unan-
lmously chosen President. Before max
ing any move in their admirable enter
prise the ladies who are directly inter-
ested in this plan looked over the
ground very carefully, and already have
several properties under consideration,
all within a short distance from the
city, from which to choose.
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
The North Anna Engagement.

John Kelley, Co.. ID, 140th Pa, 200
North Mechanic street, Cumberland,
Md, writes:
Il am very much interested in your
Wilderness Campaign. / think it most
minute and interesting to the old SOL
diers who were there, and more SO than
any articles that have been written.
However, 1 wish to make a correc-
ton III regard to the North Anna en-
gagement You say the Chesterfield or
wagon bridge was held by the sharp
shooters. This should be corrected.
The Chesterfield bridge was held
that night by three men taken from
picket detail from the 140th Pa. (Nel-
son A. Miles's First Brigade. First Di-
vision. Second Corps), and l happened
to be one of those men, and was placed
at the bridge head, with instructions to
hold that bridge at all hazards and to
keep our fire up, as the enemy had
made attempts to burn the bridge We
began to fire promiscuously in the dark
ness. The enemy made it unpleasant
for US as they centered their fire on /us
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
4 Find.

Editor National Tribune: Recently
our city pawnbrOker inspector found in
pawn shop suitcase or gripsack con-
tanning clothing. etc, and pension
voucher and certificate granted Jacob
Moss, of Co. A, 21st Iowa. | also have
a warrant of appointment of Louis J..
Ray as Hospital Steward, Co. B, I'd
Mimi, and certificates of service from
their State muster rolls of the following
comrades: Charles r. Widstrand Co. L,
lst Minn. ;. s; Johr F. Boyd. Co. F..
lst battalion, MINI. Vol. Inf: Albert NJ.
Townsend, Principal Musician, 1st Wis.
cav; Iames Martin, Co. d, 18th Ill; !;
also the original discharges of Charles
II. Joss, Co. A, SD ILL.,; VIM. A. Rob-
bins, Co. b, sd Wis: Charles T. Wild
strand, co. l., 1st Mimi, and Andrew
Larson. Co. 4, 18th u. S. We would be
pleased to deliver these valuable civil
war relics to their rightfuI owners or
their nearest of kin upon proper iden-
uhcation. Parties writing for them
must remit postage Address 329 Bos-
ton Block, Minneapolis, Mimi
The National tribune., 1910-09-08

brigade since its organization, fell NOR
tally wounded. Col. Nisscher, of the
| 43d who had but lately succeeded the
beloved Wilson, was killed. Maj. Jones,
Commanding the 7th Me, was also
among the slain, and Maj. Crosby, COM
handing the 61st Pa, who had but just
recovered from the bad wound he re-
ceiyed in the Wilderness, was taken to
the hospital, where the Surgeon re-
moved his left arm from the shoulder.
col French, of the nth, was injured,
but not seriously. The commanding OF
ficer Of every regiment in the brigade
was either killed or wounded.
FFrhe fight had lasted but few min
utes when the stream of bleeding,
mangled ones began to come to the
rear. Men, leaning upon the shoulders
of comrades or borne painfully on
stretchers. the pallor of their counte-
ranceS rendered more ghaStly by the
thick dust which had settled upon
them. we're brought into the hospitals
bv scores, where the medical officers.
ever active in administering relief to
their companions, were hard at work
binding up CHASTITY wounds, administer
ing stimulants, coffee and food or re-
sorting to the hard necessity of ampu-
tatiOn.
AT the summit of the ascent the
Confederates were strengthened by
their second line of battle, and here
they made d stout resistance, but even
this position they were forced to aban-
don in haste, and as darkness closed in
upon the scene our men were lelt as
yictors in possession of the ground late
" occupied by the rebels, having driven
their adversaries more than mile.
The Vermont Brigade now came to
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
THE WILDERNESS CAMPAIGN
CONTINUED from page one.)

the delightful shade of the groves in
rear of Fort De Russey. From the
parapets of Fort Stevens could be seen
the lines of rebel skirmishers, from
whose rifles the white puffs of smoke
rose as they discharged their pieces at
our pickets. The valley beyond the fort
presented a scene of surprising lowell
ness, with its rich green meadows, Its
fields of waving corn. its orchards and
its groves. To the right was Fort Slo-
cum, and on the left Fort De Russey.
THE residence of Hon. Montgomery
Blair was within the line occupied by
the Confederates, and We heard that
the fine mansion had been the scene OF
plunder and destruction, in revenge, as
the rebels declared, for havoc wrought
by our troops in Virginia.
The principal force of the enemy
seemed to he in front of Fort Stevens,
and here it was determined to give
them battle. The barracks just in rear
of the fort were converted into hospl-
tai for our Second Division, and all
preparations were made for receiving
our wounded men.
-Four o'clock came, but, except thal
the rebel skirmishers were sending thelr
bullets whiZzing over the fort, all was
quiet President Lincoln and his wife
drove up to the barracks, unattended,
except by their coachman, the superDly
mounted squadron of cavalry, whose
duty if was to attend upon His Excel
lency. being left far behind. The car
riase stopped at the door of the hoSpi-
tai, and the President and his affable
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
Wounded at Cold HarBor.

]. +. Curren, First Adjutant, Goth
Ohio, Delaware, o., writes:
Il wish to correct your answer to my
inquiry as to the 60th Ohio. Your state
ment is at variance. Ninety-one died in
the battle and of wounds therefrom;
81 died in rebel prisons; so died at
home and in Federal hospitals You
state that 10 were killed and 32 died of
disease. | hope this correction may be
published We witnessed the cyclone
of the Wilderness Our next engage
ment was at Marye's Bridge, when with
three companies we lost 9S killed and
wounded. AS for the report made May
10, 1864, we lay under the service bat
teries for five hours before a command
bearing three battleliags, dismounted
cavalry, swept down upon us. We were
so close that l plainly saw the eyes of
the carbineers. We left the field as far
as possible. Then came Spotsylvania,
then Cold HarbGr, Petersburg and
Morehead. / lost my writing hand and
reported for duty. but my wound had
not healed, and / was not allowed to
enter the fight at PEBBLES Farm S. s.
Rlackford, Acting Adjutant in my place,
lost his left arm
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
The sth Nc. at Drcwry's Bluff.
f. 4. True, Hope, Me-. writes:

f. \. True, Hope. Me. writes:
In your account of the battle of
Drcwry's Bluff, in The National Tribune
uf June 16, you say that the 9th Me.
and the 18TH y. Y. repelled an attack
on Smiths right. 1t is a fact that these
two splendid regiments were sent from
fhe Tenth Corps to Smiths aid on the
right, but it is also fact that neither
Of these regiments fired 4 shot on this
occasion. The attack which they were
said to have repelled was repealed by
the Sth Me, which had already repealed
other attacks of the enemy earlier in
the battle and had captured Il number
Of prisoners. The Sth had been trans
ferred on the previous day from the
Tenth Corps and placed on the left of
Heckman's Brigade. Its commanding
officer, Lieut.-Col Boynton, was severe
ly wounded that day, and nc report of
the part taken by the regiment was
made to headquarters
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
As to Gen. Burnside.

J. w. Robinson, 11th n. H., Algona
Iowa, writes:
II have been waiting for some COM
rade more able than l to answer some
of your unjust charges against the
Ninth Corps and its brave commander,
Gen A h. Burnside, and was much
pleased to read Reese G.. Rfchards's de-
fense in your issue of March 81. | in
dorse every word he writes most heart
lily. In your write-up of the Peninsu-
lar and Wilderness campaign your at
titude towards the Ninth Corps is un-
Just. ! was Of the Ninth Corps from
August, 1862, until Lees surrender, was
in every engagement 90 that my reg
iment participated in, except while they
were transferred to the Mississippi cam
paign, at which time j was in "a hospi-
tai, suffering from gunshot wound,
received at Fredericksburg, and know
whereof i speak in relation to the ser
vice done by the Ninth Corps. From
reading your paper one would conclude
the Ninth Corps played a very insignii
cant part all thru these campaigns, but
when the unbiased historian writes the
story of the civil war, founded on facts
then, and not till then, will justice be
done to both commands and command
ers. / do not believe a soldier who
held the humble position that was my
lot during the war is able to judge of
the work done by other commands, but
history will sometimes show that the
Ninth Corps played a very conspicuous
part. At the battle of the Wilderness
our Colonel was taken prisoner our
LieutenantC Colonel was killed, our Ma
jor and Adjutant were wounded. Every
line officer was put out of commission,
so we know we were there"
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
U. S. Engineers mt the Wilderness.
Eldridge Morse writes:

Il write my appreciation of all your
war histories. Especially am | pleased
with your Wilderness Campaign. Here
tofore it has never been properly writ
ten up. l have a story, from reports
only. Who can verify it? 1t concerns
the U. s. Engineer Battalion. / had
not yet enlisted. 1t was the day heroic
John Sedgwick fell. He was at the
extreme front, holding the Sixth Corps
against Lees veterans. maSSed under
LoDgstreet, to crush his corps. The
lighting was in a dense forest In the
rear of our battle line was an open field,
surrounded by timber on all sides ex-
cept a narrow opening. say, zoo hun
dred yards wide. Here, across this
opening, the engineers We're building a
defensive field work. The Sixth Corps
broke and retreated across this open
field. fiercely pursued by the rebels.
Franklin Harwood. Captain of Co. ID,
and as ranking Captain in command of
the battalion, had the engineers drop
their tools and seize their guns. The
two right companies double-quicked to
the right into the timber. The two left
companies double-quicked to the left
also into the timber on their side. AS
soon as the Sixth Corps had passed
thru the two right companies double
quicked to left and front faced. The
two left companies double-quicked to
rlSht ana 'front.' faced. mus 4OO nlShly
trained Regulars stood quietly at shoul-
der arms their ranks perfectly dressed,
as If on dress parade. facing the greater
portion of Lees army, charging at
dOuble-quick. The astOniShed rebels
did not know what to make of the
movement, and suddenly came to halt
100 feet in our front. Not q shot was
fired. Pefore the rebels knew what to
do the Sixth Corps had reformed, and
as the engineers stepped to either side
they charged with ample supports upon
the now rapidly retreating rebels. That
evening the engineers were throwing up
works three miles in advance of the
morning. The next day an order from
Gen. Grant was read brevetting every
officer of the battalion for that days
work, and saving that ne considered it
the most sOldierlike piece of work he
had known of during the war. At the
Great Review in 1865 every officer Of
the Engineer battalion was also brevet-
ted one rank, because the battalion rep
resented the highest discipline. most
perfect marching and most soldierly
bearing of anything on that Review. |
heard this last order from Gen. Grant
read to the battalion"
The National tribune., 1910-09-08
The Cavalry Arm.

c. f. Wolcott, 9th Ohio Cav, Cleve-
land, o., writes:
Il am much interested in the Wilder
ness Campaign, especially the part per-
tanning to the cavalry engagements.
From our standpoint the cavalry arm
of the service has never received the
praise due it, and while you are giving
the cavalry better credit than most
writer's, yet there were some and, in
fact. many engagements that do not
find their way into history.
THE affair at Haw's Shop was one
of the most stubborn engagements the
writer got into. The trouble was, the
cOnfounded rebels would not vacate the
place when we Yanks wanted II, and
they persisted in staying there when
they ought in all fairness to Vacate and
let us Yanks alone. We were dismount-
ed in the strip Of timber, with an abun-
dance of underbrush, and when we
made an advance so the Johnnies would
have Il good excuse to vacate they would
not take the hint, but just stayed there,
and when i reached a rail fence at the
edge of the woods they shot down any
one who stepped over the fence. Five
of my regiment lay there shot dead,
and just ahead of me was Lieut.. j. e.
Wood, who, as he stepped over the
fence, which was partly thrown down,
then our men commenced falling back.
got Wood under the arms, and pulled
him back over the fence. He got on
his feet. and tore his flannel shirt open,
and found that the bullet had struck
his breastbone on glance and only
stunned him. l called to a Pennsylva-
MIA Sergeant to help me get the Lieu
tenant back. We took him by the
and forced him along to the
point from which we had made the
advance, when we started forward
again, and this time the Johnnies gave
way. and we held the ground.
The National Tribune makes the
statement that GreSg's Division at
Haw's Shop was mostly armed with
seven-shooting rifles / do not remem-
ber one regiment OF Gregg's Division
armed with the repeating rifle. My rec
objection is that Clusters Michigan Cav
airy had the Henry rifle at that time.
Am | right?"
The National tribune., 1910-09-08

the relief of the boys who had so gal
lantly won the field. and the Third BIZ
gade returned at midnight to the biv-
ouac il had left in the morning. But
not all returned. Many of those brave
fellows who went with such aiacrlty in
TO the battle had fallen to rise no more
In the orchard. in the road. about the
frame house and upon the summit,
where the rebels had made so deter
mined a resistance, their forms were
stretched upon the greensward and in
the dusty road, stiff and cold. Many
more had come to the hospital severely
injured, MANNED for life or mortally
wounded.
The little brigade, numbering only
1000 men when it went into action, had
lost go of its number.
During the night the raiders made
their escape toward Rockville. The
prisoners left in our hands told US that
they had anticipated an easy victory in
front of Washington, believing that the
forts were defended only by GONZALES
cents and ouartermaster's men, and