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ington, had an interesting sequel.
After this position was abandoned by
the southern troops at the end of Sep
TENDER it was found that they had no
works worthy the name and that their
armament consisted of two painted
logs and stovepipe. Yet with these
"Quaker" guns they had held off the
vanguard of the Army of the Potomac
for several weeks. Their position and
intrenchments looked formidable, and
the Union troops let it go at that and
did not attack. This was during Nc
Clellan's nervous weeks, when he was
writing to his wife almost daily ex-
pressions of surprise that Beauregard
did not attack him. Finally when the
small force of Confederates at Mum
sons hill and other points roundabout
withdrew of their own motion their
positions were occupied by the Fed
erals.
An incident at about this time
throws a rather luminous side light on
the situation and reveals something of
McClellan's military tactics. 1t was
reported that the Confederates were
again terrifying Matthias point, on the
Potomac, and We're threatening navi-
cation. To dislodge them combined
naval and military movement was
planned Mcclellan agreed to furnish
the troops, and the Potomac flotilla Of
gunboats were to land these and CO.
operate in the attack. All was made
ready and the boats prepared for the
expedition. But no troops appeared.
Inquiry at army headquarters elected
the information that McClellan's en-
gineers had reported against the plan
and said it would be impracticable 10
land the troops In the manner pro
posed. The navy replied that it an.
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was chagrined by the incident, but de
ferred to the wishes Of the general.
Navigation in the Potomac was closed.
and the administration came In for
general censure In consequence. The
chief naval officer In command OF the
Potomac notilla asked to be transfer
red, feeling that he was losing repu-
tation because Of fnaction for which
he was not responsible. Possibly the
Munson's hill Quaker gun affair was
due to the same unwillingnesS to bring
on general engagement. Subsequent
events proved, By the way. that a
Union attack at neither point would
have brought On q general engage
ment- In the caee of Munson's hill it
probably would have occasioned no
engagement at ALL general or other
wise. At the slightest show Of an at
tack the ConfedeFates would doubt
less have withdrawn without firing a
gun.
On Oct. 8 the advance guard e the
Union army moved northwest toward
the village Of townsville, Va, occu-
plying It the next day. At about the
same time General G. A. McCalrs d.
vision went forward to Langley, i've
miles up the Potomac from Alexan-
dria Other advances occurred which
placed the Union front to line ex-
tending from point near Great Falls
on the Potomac. ten miles above
Washington. to position south Of the
Little River turnpike and the Orange
and Alexandria turnpike, west Of Alex
andria At the end Of the week the
divisions and detachment under Gen
eral George B. Mcclellan In and
around washington and Alexandria
occupied the following positions:
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Beduregard 10000 and 10000, all or
us specifying soldiers like those arcdnd
u.s. The president replied that such
re-enforcements could not be furnish
ed He could give MS only as many
recruits as we could arm. This decid-
ed the question:
General Johnston also states that
never had there been a purpose Of
advancing into Maryland and in a let
ter of that time says, THUS far the
numbers and condition of this army
have at no time justified our assuming
the offensive
So much for McClellans nervous
fears of an attack and stories then cur
rent in the north to the effect that the
COnfederates had 100000 men in the
vicinity of Manassas.
Mcclellan Attacks Administration.
Some rather illuminating side lights
are also furnished in General MeClel-
lans letters at this time These letters
are all dated early in October. Here
are few characteristic sentences:
II cannot tell you how Disguised
am becoming with these wretched pol
iticians."
We shall be ready by tomorrow to
fight battle there (aIunson's hilD If
the enemy should choose to attack,
and don't think they will care to run
the risk. presume shall have to go
after them when I get ready, but this
getting ready is slow work with such
an administration. wish I were we'll
out of it,
Il am becoming daily more disgust
ed with this Observation-Disclosures
sick of it. If / could with honor re-
sign I would quit the whole concern
tomorrow
This has rather peculiar sound now,
when we know that at the very time
Mcclellan was writing these letters to
his wife abusing the administration it
In turn was preparing to place him In
supreme command of all the armies
Of the United States.
President Lincoln was having his
own troubles. The course of events
had made it imperative that he sup
plant two prominent commanders,
General Winfield Scott, the head Of
the United States army, and General
Fremont, commander in Missouri.
Neither event occurred for two weeks,
but both were being considered. Dur
ing this very week Secretary Of War
Cameron and the adjutant general had
gone west to hold a consultation with
Fremont and possibly to discover the
truth of the charges against him.
Cameron overlook Fremont at Upton,
Mo-, on the 18th. after which he re-
turned Immediately to Washington.
AS for General Scott. he had ex-
pressed the desire to be relieved as.
early as August He was old and un-
equal to the physical and mental bur-
den Of conducting great war. Ere
quent misunderstanding with General
Mcclellan. then commanding the lar
gest army in the field and charged
with the defense Of Washington.
doubtless intensified his desire to be
out Of it all.
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of Notifications, rendered Washington
comparatively secure from attack
either in front or on the TANKS. con-
dition at which Mcclellan had been
aiming ever since he took command.
The position of Stone at Poolesville
is especially worthy Of note. for it was
portion Of his army which fought
the disastrous battle of Balls Bluff
in the following week. 1t should be
mentioned that General N. G. Evans
Confederate brigade was then near
Leesburg, Va, opposite Poolesville.
Evans had gone there of his own mo-
ton. but Beauregard granted him per-
mission to remain in the hope that
he might be dhle to annoy Banks OF
possibly separate him entirely from
McClellan's main command. 1t was a
portion of Evans force that defeated
the Federals at Balls Bluff. McClei-
Ian was pushing out accommodating
parties at this time, and small bands
OF the Confederates were retiring in
consequence. At one time it was re-
ported that Leesburg had been aban-
doned, but this proved a costly error.
A rather interesting point is brought
out in an article by General Joseph
e. Johnston written after the war.
On Oct. / consultation was held be
tween Jefferson Davis and Generals
Johnston, Beauregard and g. w
Smith Says General Johnston:
In discussing the question of Civ.
ing our army 1.-THE Confederate army
at Manassas strength enough to as
sumo the offensive in Maryland, it was
proposed to bring to it from the south
troops enough to raise It to the required
strength. The president Davis asked
what was that strength. Genera
Smith thought 10000 men. Genera
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ton, 1911.1
By JAMES A. EDGERTON.
EYR> URING the second week of Oc-
ia IA tober, 1861, occurred for
aN G ward movement of detach-
49, ments of the Federal Army of
the Potomac. It was not an exten-
sive movement, being little more than
an advance of the picket lines. After
the battle of Bull Run the Confeder-
ates had drawn rather close about
Washington. placing troops of observa-
ton on several nearby Virginia hills.
The occupancy Of one of these, Mum
senSs hill, oaly eight miles from Wash
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Two Logs and a Stovepipe.

sumed all responsibility for landing
the troops.
Two Logs and Stovepipe.
Another promise was thereupon
made that the land forces would be
ready the next night, and once more
the boats got in position. Again the
troops failed to show up. On a second
inquiry being made the most satisfac-
ton the naval officers could get was
that Mcclellan opposed the movement.
fearing it would bring on general
engagement, for which he was not ther
eady. President Lincoln, who had
urged the taking of Matthias point,
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The War Fifty Years Ago

Closing Operations In Western Virginia Which Placed the
New State Under Permanent Federal Control---End
of General Robert E. Lees First Campaign of Inva-
sion---liis Recall to Other Fieds-Action at Green
bfier River. Oct ga Stirring Encounter at Hatteras
inlet North Carolina--Progress of the Federal Block
ade of Southern Seaports---Retiremen From Service
of General Robert Anderson. the Hero of Sumter.
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Washington Safe.

Thus the Army of the Potomac at
this time extended in long arc with
its wings resting on the river above
and below Washington, its center in
Virginia, west of the capital, with a
strong advance occupying the hills
round about and heavy reserve. also
the cavalry and artillery. in the capital
itself. This. with an elaborate system
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General Joseph Rockers division
was at Budd's Ferry, Nd, on the
lower Potomac, twenty-five miles from
Washington; General Heintzelman's
at Fort Lyon and vicinity. General W.
B. Franklin's near the Theological
seminary, General Blenker's near Hun
ters Chapel. General McDowelps at
Upton Hill and Arlington, General Fitz-
John Porter's at Halls ard Miners
Hills and General w. F. Smiths at
Mackalps Hill, all near Alexandria.
Mccall was at Langley. General Don
Carlos Buell. was at Tennallytown.
Meridian Fill. etc., on the Maryland
side, of the river, close to Washington.
General Stoneman's cavalry and Cen
eral Hunts artillery were in Washing
ton. General N. P. Banks division
was at Jamestown. Nd, with detach-
ments at Point of Rocks and else
where, as far up the river as Williams
port, fifty miles from Washington.
General c. p Stones division was at
Poolesyille, Nd. thirty miles from
Washington. and General Dix at Bal
timore
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By JAMES a. EDeERToN.

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tion 1911l
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suned all responsibility for landing
tho fr0nrls
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Escriban1as eleganbes, prop1as para
regalos, de varies tamanos y preci0s
Papeles de todas Glasses, Sobres, La
pieces, Tintas, Flumas, Preasas para CO.
piar, Copiadores De eartas, Lbretas d.
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1elo 6 infmidad de objetos & precios
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De venta Aem el ROLETIN kERCAN-
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CURIO OSIDADES :.
El Polo Norte, cuna de Ia humanidad

- Los innnmerables investigadores y
sabios que han lido asignando sucesl-
vamente ell tltulo de cuna de los hom-
bres primitivos a los alrededores de
Jerusalem, al pals de los Somalis, en-
Africa a las islas Scilly, q ciertas
montalas de la orilla izquierda del
Rhin, ETC., han encontrado un contra
dictor testarudo en- La persona de Mr..
William Warren, que durante veinti-
cuatro amos ha puestoa a, contribution
la geologic, la antropologia, Ia biolo-
gia y la inguistica para probar que la
cuna del .g6uero humane estuvo NADIA
menos que en- el Polo Norte.
Las consideraciones que Ell sabio es-
critor mvoca en- spoyo de sn tests son
realmente mmy serias. AL rededor del
Polo debieron sentirse los primeros
efectos del enfriamiento de la corteza te-
rrestre, y. hubo un perlodo en- La histo-
ria del globo en- que Ia zona circampo-
lar present6 condiciones%biol6gicas tan
favorables para Ell desarrollo de la fo-
ra de la fauna como eualquiera otra
region de la terra de hoy. ..... @
j: Todas estas consideraciones pueden
aplicarse al Polo antartico. 10 mismo
que al artico, va en- 1874 un escritor
sueco, ell conde Bjorstjerna, hacla no
tar en- su obra sobre La "Teogonfa de
los "indios" que no era impossible que
ell hombre hubiese aparecido simulta-
neamente en- ambos polos, pero esta
doctrina no puede conciliarse hoy con
los descubrimientos geol6gicos reali-
zados recientemente I'm estudio dete-
Inido de la fauna y de la fora durante
las primeras edades geol6gicas del
globo, casi no deja Mgar q dudas en- 10
tocante al hecho de que las plantas y
los animales sc propagaron por la su-.
per6cie del globo partiendo de un solo
centro, y pareee demostrado que ese
centro debi6 de estar situado en- el in
terror del c{rculo artico. Una vez ad-
mitido este principle, no es impossible
que ell hombre primitive, que eviden-
temente no tenia ninguna noci6n del
arte de navegar, pudiera diseminarse
por toda la super6cie del planeta. 81
por ell contrario, la humanidad lubie-
sc tenido la cuna en- ell Polo SIR, hasta
despues de haber alcanzado grado muy
avanazado de civilization no habrla
podido construir los buques necesarios
para atravesar la inmensa extension
de mar que separa las tierras austria
les de los demas continentes.
A las consideraciones expuestas por
geo&ogos y antrop6logos ha venido a
sumarse un testimonio inesperado. Un
indio que ha consagrado largos amos al
estudio del sanserito de los libros
sagrados de la religion de Brahma,
NJ Tilak no titubea en- afirmar que en-
los himnos ''V6dicos" mas antiques
puede encontrarse la puueba de haber
sido compuestos en- ell pals del sol de
media noche.'
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Juan y.ler.-"Discursos .c.d6mieos'' e tomop 1oe
"Cuentos" 70
"Dainis Caoe" 90
Cr1tca iterara -
20
Terapeutica social (expuesta histora) g.
vuela pluma' fartcuos lterarios poiieos) 20
Floriegio de poesfas Castelanas del iglo xU Is
tomos) $50
q n.nel.r-..Ias Madres Soeiale.' (novea) AOSo
G. Nauelar-ssN Oriente virgen" (novela) 90
O. Rodriguez Aveeiua-"Los Crepdscuos (novea) -
A. do yabuena-:'Pedro novela) 50
A. de valbuena-"Rpos Ultramarnos" (crfticas) -
r. acknowledgements" (Prmera version caselano
un escito biografco del autor) 70
j. "Traperlas" "
G. la de Africa del 1852 W
de cuentos (adue
ei6n sanscrto) 10
r. Innza-"Ia de Santiago o.
n Carretero-'El trinnfo de Ia vida oo
J. yerdes Montenegro-De (ropaganda oalsa) SO
G. Garcia de la Rega-"Entremeses iteraros so
Obras de Eusebio Blasco q 70 centavos una.
"Los de mi tempo.
'Cosas de Francia"
"Alta Chulera'.
"Espanoles Franceses'
'sSoledades'.
dolores Parios''
"Cuentos nuevos'.
de Napoles' 1W
l. Martinez Reisr-'El vii metal' 10
de Ia Espana teraria q
j. Arxamasila- g De tierras altas D
IN EsTos PRECI0s EgTA McLuIro 81 FRANQUxo
Evening journal., 1911-11-17

weeks hence? How about furnrhing
dining room? We well suppl Ourlne dining
ca
he last and select buffet dboad table
c chairs paid That all
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drives and affording her other amuse-
ments. Indeed. he treated her In the
old fashioned way. as his father had
treated his mother as his grandfather
had treated his grandmother.
But Charlotte lived IN q different
age from his mother or his grand
mother. She had been developed. She
was itching to assume her part Of the
family headwork. Self control was
one OF the features Of this develop
ment. and that self control enabled
her. having spoken once on tue mat
ter that most interested her. 20 refrain
from doing so again. Nevertheless,
there was smoldering fire within.
Miss Blake was representative OF the
twentieth century woman.
Meanwhile the flowers came regular
". and her hance was not sparing Of
his invitations AS TO the flowers. she
sent them to an invalid whom she re-
garded her especial protege. and some
Of the invitations she declined. These
methods Of courtship did not interest
her Pomeroy. not having risen to
modern methods. knew OF no other
way TO show his devotion. while she.
being q modern girl. had no use for at
tenuons In vogue half century be-
! fore.
! One evening Pomeroy appeared at
] her home and said: Il am happy to an
/ nounce thar my affairs are now in con
/ dition to take you from your father
and support you in the same style as
that TO which you have been accus-
toned"
What am to do:"
s"What are you TO do? don't under
stand YOU"
II infer from what you say that you
will be able TO hire the best Of serv-
I ants who will take every care of the
( house. see nothing to occupy me.
/ My mind will be a vacuum"
what have ladies always doneT
/ Il am not concerned with that J
have never considered marriage even
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GOOD REPUTATION
SAVES ANOTHER BOY

Because Tucian Domoreski had sew
eral good witnesses to testify in his
favor, Judge Cochran, in City Court
this morning, held up the charge Of
assault with intent to commit muT-
der against Joseph Tobruski. a boy.
There was considerable testimony
heard, and it was brought out that
during a Polish wedding at Stroud
end Anchorage streets last week. boys
attempted to gain admittance to the
cellar, where the refreshments were.
The occupants of the house ran after
the boys and Joseph said Lucian fired
two shots from a revolver at hiri
Julian's friends said he did not leave
the house until after the shots were
fred
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A Twentieth Century Marriage Contract

IN the present day. 1 only know that
| am n woman. have earned SUN.
oiency 10 tnke care OF myself and don't
nood any ono 70 take cnre OF mo. II
| could be. MS q married woman. a
partner In my husbands affairs | sup
pose | should be Interested In matri-
mony. A. It is. | don't think l have
any use foi It."
The lover stood nghast. and his fan
Gee continued:
II have found the period of engage
ment insipid. You have sent me Cow
ors and theater tickets. | only won.
dored TINT you didn't send me a doll.
Now you propose to set me up IN your
home us wax figure under n glass
cover. decline the honor. nm about
TO sign contract to go on the stnEe
I'm going to try occupying myself In
the profession OF music for two years.
but l nm practical enough to realize
that n ] once enter upon that profes-
sion shall doubtless follow Il as long
as my voice lasts. That Is what 9th
ers hnve done, and see no reason why
| should be an exception.
Pomeroy was so taken aback that for
awhile he did not know whnt to say.
ut seems to me" he said finally,
that you are proceeding MS much too
fast as l nm too slow. see that nm
not up 10 date in the matter of n court
ship or In my estimate Of the modern
position of wife. Will meet you
halfway, will take you as part.
ner as we'll MS one to love If you will
give up the career you have chosen to
accept the partnership"
NOW you nre proposing something
that meets my concurrence" said Chur.
lotte. II agree to your terms"
But the caro- Of n family threw the
wife back 10 the status Of her grand
mother She found 1t impossible to
supply the wants OF her children and
learn enough about her husbands bust
ness to consult with him intelllgentiy.
The consequence was that she natural.
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l. arm Gno
Garden
WASTE in APPLE PoMAcE.


Hand Presses In Ordinary Use Don't
Get Out Half the Sugar.
Johnny. come along You've been
10 bad I'm going TO lock you up in the
cellar"
why. ma. you wouldn't have any
bad apples down cellar would your
"Certainly not"
"onIy good apples 90 down cellar,
don't theyY'
''Of course"
rs It the good apples or the good
cellar that makes the bad boy goodT
Here mas patience became ex-
hausted and Johnny was not only
hustled down TO darkness. but he got
something that kept him warm down
there for long time,
All OF which leads up TO the point
that an apple cellar should be the
tidiest aud sweetest corner OF the
house
Nothing else should ever be stored
IN H. Its walls should at least be
twenty inches thick. and It should have
abundant windows TO be kept open all
summer to draft OF air and kept en-
firely free OF any decay. There should
be no moldy boards nor any smell OF
mildew; In other words, the air should
be 6t TO breathe.
When the apples are stored the draft
should be stopped. and when steady
cold sets in you should shut the eel
lar tight. and let It stay closed until
May. You can place such cellar as
this conveniently under part OF your
barn. possibly. or under your carriage
house. only there should be no stable
adjacent The floor overhead should
be covered with autumn leaves, spread
thickly.
The thermometer all winter should
stand at about 33-just above freezing.
Hut your apples in shallow bins; &C.
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ment to the door 70 keep out rats, and
n barrels are used set them up some
what from the foor.
OF course every apple grown on The
farm viii not be worth putting down
--cellar. but tho lower qualities are
worth going into cider II they could
be so thoroughly pressed as 10 extract
all the sugar instead Of leaving a big
proportion Of it in the pomace
"Three pounds OF sugar 10 a bushel
. Of apples is a high result with the or
binary hand mills But With an eighty
ton hydraulic press have been able TO
recover four gallons OF juice from fifty
pounds Of fruit, double the quantity
could recover with the hand mills. and
yet left in the pulp abou. L. per cent
of the juice" says Professor w. B.
Atwood Of the United States depart
mept Of agriculture.
Practically 25 per cent pf the total
weight Of apples went outiin pomace.
or from 20 S per cent Of the sugar
With the best power mills under n
most efficient working system it is Ger.
tain that practically per cent OF sug-
ar IS thrown out in the pomace
There are something like 100000
bushels OF apples worked up every
crop year in New York state alone for
byproducts II we assume that %
per cent Of this fruit will he left
as pomace we will have about GO,OO0.-
600 pounds Of pomace. which win con-
tain 100000 pounds OF sugar. or 1900
tons. Data collected FOR 1909 indicate
that this quantity OF pomace is pro
duced and that per cent Of this
pomace is sugar.
Il am not able to tell how much OF
this pomace is wholly or partially
lost. nor can tell precisely how tC
recover all the sugar II contains. as
this investigation has just been begun
but want to emphasize this idea. thai
this 1000 tons Of sugar. II recovered
would make 3,OOO,OOO gallons OF vine
gar. which would 20 a long way towar'
Saying the expense OF managing th'
erchard One OF the largest manufac
turers OF vinegar IN the state told M
recently that he expected pure eide
vinegar 10 go TO 30 cents wholesal
An the next two years
in regard 20 the large amount o
sugar that goes out in the pomace a
waste. I have never yet seen a manu-
1acturer OF n farmer who handled thi
pomace so as 10 recover nearly n
the sugar left in it. Thousands Of ton
OF pomace are thrown out without III
slightest attempt being made to r.
cover the sugar. Some people put
back on the soil. but Il ought not
be put on tue soil at all until we
rotted.
1T has been well established that
ean be successfully used for cattle ZOO
In France and England It is fed ver
successfully. Vermont and Mass
chusetts experiment stations have ais
experimentcd with il and for sever
years have been feeding It successful
to milk COWS"