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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20

front Of these pieces was protected
against infantry by abatis Of fallen
trees and entanglements Of telegraph
wire. The line extended from the riv.
err bank above Vicksburg to the bank
below and was about eight miles in
length. At points where the roads
from the east approached the works
the Notifications were strongest
The Confederate division of General
NJ. l.. Smith had long been stationed
in the works at Vicksburg. and when
Grants army approached from the
east Smiths line simply changed front
to meet the advance of an enemy in
that quarter. 1t was Grants misfOr
tune that his troops struck Smiths
line on the 10th.
On Smiths line there was a strong
earthwork called Fort Hill. 1t was
situated on a ridge and commanded
two roads leading In from the direc-
ton of jackson. General W. r. Sher-
mans troops marched up on the roads
crossing Smiths line and on the 18th
skirmished with the Confederate out
posts. behind which lay some fortified
batteries. During the night Smith
evacuated these batteries and retired
all of his troops but skirmish line to
the ridge on which stood Fort Hill.
When Sherman's men saw that the
Confederates had left their position of
the night before they moved forward
confidently on the 10Th and seized it.
With shouts and cheers they rushed
for the main line. doubtless expecting
an easy victory In this they were
mistaken. for Smiths men were at
home in the second line of intrench-
ments. prepared especially for the
emergency Twice Sherman's men
charged up to the ditch and were driv-
en- back In the two attempts about
1000 men fell.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20

What 10 the Edda?
The Bible of the ancient Scandina-
VANS. The original Edda was compiled
by an 1celandic priest in the eleventh
century.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20
A Struggle on the Parapets.

In General j. B. McPherSOn'S corps,
on the left of Sherman. only two bri-
gadeS started at the signal. General
]. f. Smiths brigade rushed along the
Jackson road toward the main fort of
severe fire. then came to dead halt.
General J ID. Stevenson's brigade
climbed the slope south of the road.
and two regiments reached the ditch
of the fort. where the Seventh Mis-
souri, planted its colors. losing six col
or hearers within few minutes. Both
regiments were finally driven back by
the pitiess fire which greeted their
bold charge to shelter 900 yards from
the works
General ] 4. Netherlands corps
held He extreme left on the Baldwin'S
ferry road and the Jackson railroad
General W p. Benton's brigade. fol-
lowed by General S G. Burbridge's.
charged along the ferry road upon
Fort Beauregard and planted its cocrS
on the parapet. but was beaten back
by hand greraGes thrown over into
the ditch General NJ. X. LAWYERS bri-
gade rushed up the slope south of the
railroad. also aiming for Fort Reaure
gard
LAWYERS column was headed by the
Twenty-second Iowa. commanded by
Colonel w NJ Stone. At the sound of
the signal bugles this regiment leaped
over the sheltering crest in full view Of
the enemy's marksmen. Silently and
steadily the line moved on through a
murderous fire to within fifty yards Of
the rampant. losing heavily at every
step. Colonel Stone was shot down.
hut Lieutenant Colonel Harvey Gra-
ham grasped the flag and with about
sixty followers crossed the ditch. plant
ing the flag on the slope Of the walls
Before the attack McClernand's bat
teries had bombarded Fort Beauregard
and breache a wall in one Of the has.
tons. BY climbing upon one another's
shoulders Sergeant Joseph Griffiths and
u squad Of thirteen men escaladed the
wall. which was twenty feet high. and
crawled in through the breach. A par
ty Of Waul's Texas legion attacked
the daring Iowans, and in a hand to
hand struggle five Of the Iowans were
killed and seven wounded. After a
time the sergeant and Private Urine
emerged from the breach. driving be-
fore them thirteen Texans. who had
been disarmed in the struggle inside.
The heroes of this gallant deed at
the bastion were John Robb, NJ. L.
Clemens, Alvin Drummond. Hezekiah
Drummond, w. 81. Needham. e. l. An
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20
Bloody Assault of May %.

Having failed to carry the Confeder.
ate outworks in the assault on the
10th. Grant devoted two days to get
ting his troops into position for anOth.
err advance. a line Of communication
overland from the camp to the river
ships in the river Yazoo was opened
on the 21st. and the troops received
full rations. The Confederates utilized
the time in putting up traverses to
prevent the Federals from enfilading
their works in case they secured a
Judgment on some commanding height.
AS every day of delay would make
the Confederates stronger Grant de.
cided to advance his whole line at a
given hour on the ODD. Early on that
day the gunboats Of Admiral Porter's
feet moved up within range of the
Confederate batteries along the river
front and opened fire.
At 10 O'Clock the signal was given
for the land attack. Some portions of
the space between Grants line and the
works to be attacked were cut up with
steep wooded ravines. and the charg-
ing columns were obliged to follow the
roads and open fields adjoining them.
Sherman held the right of the line.
which reached the river above Vicks-
burg. In front of his corps stood one
Of the principal forts, square work
with bastions. At the signal to 60 for
ward storming party Of $50 volun-
teers. armed with boards and poles to
cross the ditch. dashed forward. with
three brigades following. Four bat
teries which had bombarded the bas-
ton for some hours then ceased firing.
and the parapet was instantly alive
with Confederates.
stream Of fire flashed along the
works. and many of the stormers, with
the foremost soldiers Of the main col
umn following. went down. but a few
reached the parapet and planted flag.
This column advanced along road.
fifty named Graveyard road. for at this
point it was barricaded with bodies.
The line following the stormers turned
from the fearful fire which greeted 1t
at the CHASTITY barricade and sought
cover in a ravine. Taking shelter with
in a stones throw Of the fort. the
troops poured scathing fire upon the
parapet. but did not advance beyond
the ravine. The flag floated until
nightfall just out of reach Of the Con-
| federates.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20

What 10 tho oldest English paper still
published?
The London Times. founded in 1888.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20

Kindly tell me the proper pronuncia-
ton Of "Peary" and "Amundsen?"
Pronounced "Pee-a-ry" and "Ah-
mundsen," the accent in both falling
on the first syllable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20
Formal Siege Begun,

With the failure of the direct assault
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20
What 10 q saga?

What 10 q saga?
A saga is a Scandinavian myth or
heroic story-in a wide sense. a bit of
ancient history or legend.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20

When did Easter fall on March %
before?
In 1856. 1t will not fall on that
date again during this century.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-05-20

How did the turkey trot" originated
1t is said to have had its origin in
she sailors dance halls of San Fran
cisco.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
PALM AWARDED TO DELMAS
Thaw Case Outdoes That Writ
ten by Ruskin.

The English papers are running
a competition in the citation of long
sentences-famous long sentences,
from the works of great writer's. 1t
is claimed that this one from Rus
kin holds the record up to date:
eff it be true-and it can scarcely
be disputed-that nothing has been
for centuries consecrated by public
admiration, without possessing in a
high degree some kind of sterling ex-
cellence, it is not because the aver
age intellect and feeling of the ma
iority of the public are competent
in any way to distinguish what is
really excellent, but because all er-
roneous opinion is inconsistent, and
all ungrounded opinion transitory;
so that while the fancies and feelings
which deny deserved honor and
award what is undue have neither
root nor strength sufficient to main
tain consistent testimony for a
length of time, the opinions formed
on right grounds by those few who
are in reality competent judges, be-
ing necessarily stable, communicate
themselves gradually from mind to
mind, descending lower as they ex-
tend wider, until they leaven the
whole lump and rule by absolute au-
thority, even where the grounds and
reasons for them cannot be under
stood, and on this, the gradual VIC
tory of what is consistent over what
is Facilitating, depends the reputa-
ton of all that is highest in art and
literature.
But this certainly cannot be the
longest sentence on record. 1t is a
mere laconicism, a physiological
baby, compared with the celebrated
Hypothetical question" which was
submitted to experts by Counsel
Delmas in the Thaw murder trial.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
VIEWS OF LEADING JOURNALS
Progressive Newspapers Keep Up
With Times on Temperance as Well
as on Other Vital Questions.

In recent interview with Mrs. L.
M. U. Stevens, president National
w. G. T. u, newspaper CORE
spondent asked the question:
"How do the temperance views of
the leading journals of the country
compare with those of editors and con-
tributors who, ten years ago, were a
power in the journalistic world? 1t
is said that their best thoughts find
their way to your study"
Journalism and journalists have
kept up with the times on the temper
ance question, as we'll as on all other
prominent issues" was the reply.
f'More than $50 dailies refuse to take
aiquor advertisements, and nearly all
of the best magazines now exclude
them. Through the subtle use of
money by brewers and distillers, arti-
Giles against total abstinence and pro-
hibition occasionally appear in the
magazines, for money still is a power,
but truth is mightier than money, and
ds evermore making its way. Lead
dng journalists now recognize that the
nation wide movement to outlaw the
1iuuor traffic is an economic question,
and public sentiment is fast demand
ing that whatever stands in the way
of efficiency and prosperity shall be
swept aside"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
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q 1SS389(
IConducted by the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union)
PEOPLE ARE LEARNING TRUTH
Not Necessary for Liquor Dealers to
Inaugurate Publicity Plan to
Show uses and Benefits"

Recognizing that national temper
ance is live issue, the president
of the Wholesale Liquor Dealers as
ISOLATION, in his annual address at
Louisville, KY, suggested that "in
view of the activity of our opponents,
and in view of the fact that they come
In close touch with the people at
large, it behooves us to begin an era
of education to correct their false
teachings and develop in the minds of
the people a right idea as to alcohol,
Its uses and benefits"
1t is not necessary for the liquor in
terests to go to the expense of inau-
gurating any publicity scheme to
show the uses and benefits" of al
cohol. This is being done for them
free of charge by varied agencies,
The judge of the domestic relations
court of Chicago helps to develop
this right idea" when he shows from
his court records that 46 per cent. of
the domestic infelicities brought be-
fore him are to be credited as 'bene-
fits" Of the use of alcohol. The chap
lain OF the indiana state prison helps
in this EZRA of education" when he vol
unteers the information that 83 per
cent. of the men in his institution
owe their downfall to the use of the
product of the distilleries, ETC., and
that 80 per cent. of parole violations
are due to the same cause. Golfers
Weekly, as well as other prominent
periodicals, take pleasure in exploit
ing some Of the especially tragic and
pathetic benefits" to be derived from
the purchase and consumption of the
wares represented by the combination
known as the Liquor Dealers associ-
alton, And the Woman's Christian
temperance union, through it's forty
different departments, "in close touch
with the people," are helping might
lily to develop right ideas concerning
alcohol
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
DECLINE I'll OUR BlaTH RATE
AIcohc I'D Drug Habits Are Corr
ata.-iy Adding 70 Degenerate
L.c1 md the Death Roll.

An eastern life assurance society
sends out publication each quarter
to its policy holders. They are en-
phasizing the fact that the health Q.
every policy holder is of interest tc
the company and to other policy hold
ers.
From a recent address of the con
servation commissioner of the society
we quote these warning words:
with all it's blessings modern civl.
lization has introduced hazards, hab.
its and conditions of life which not
only invite but which have increased
in many ways physical, mental and
moral degereracy.
Cur birth rate is declining. OF the
2O,000,000 school children in this
country not less than rs per cent.
need attention for physical defects
which are prejudicial to health.
1.-THE alcohol and drug habits are
constantly adding to the degenerate
list and the death roll.
"The diseases of vice are spreading
and we lack the moral courage to
openly war against them.
Users of alcohol are especially sus-
ceptible to the attacks of pneumonia
germs"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
LINKING THE CONTINENTS.

Communication direct by wireless
between America and Asia is now an
accomplished fact, the United States
army signal corps station at Nome,
Alaska, having been in nightly COM
munication since July 20 with the
Russian station at Anadyr, Siberia,
500 miles west of Nome. For the
last six months the signal corps OPP
orators at Nome have been. trying,
under orders from Washington, to
establish communication with the
Russian stations. A diplomatic
agreement will have to be reached
before the Nome station could CO.
operate with Russia for the CONNER
cial use of the government-owned
station in Alaska.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
COCHIN IS FAEORITE BREED
Four Varieties, Each Having Single
Combs and Differing Only in
Point of Pumage Color.

The question is frequently asked,
what is the best breed of chickens?
The answer depends entirely upon
what purpose you wish them for, and
can be answered best by yourself.
The larger birds are intended as
combination fowl, i. e., to produce
both eggs and meat in desirable guam
titles, while the smaller and more &C.
tive breeds are considered the egg
machines, and many breeders of them
claim excellent table qualities for
them, which no doubt they possess,
the only objection being their small
size.
The Cochin is an old and popular
breed and has four varieties, each
having single combs, and differing
only in point of plumage color, which
is: Buff, partridge, black and white,
the buff being the preference. Their
weights are: Cocks, II pounds; cock
erels, 8; hens, So; pullets, Z.
The other varieties in this class
are: The Langshans, black and white.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
ROUP IN THE CHICKEN FLOCK
Disease Is Prevalent Where Fowls Are
Kept In Filthy, Damp and Poor
ly Ventilated Quarters.
(By r. w. KAZMEIER.)


Roup is prevalent in fiocks kept IN
filthy, damp, poorly ventilated quar-
ters. Vigorous stock in good sur
roundings proves quite resistent to the
disease
Common colds do not develop into
roup if the specific germ is not pres
ent. The common belief is that roup
is developed from neglected cold,
This is not the case, although it sup
plies the conditions so that the roup
germs can easily get a foothold.
For the benefit of those who have
been unlucky enough to get this ter
rible disease introduced into their
flock l give the following successful
way of combating sroup: First, re-
move all conditions which tend to fos-
ter it, next, remove all affected birds
as soon as discovered. Place them in
clean. dry room, of even tempera-
ture, that is free from draughts Of air.
If you desire to doctor them, treat as
soon as the earliest symptoms are
detected. Disinfect the poultry house
and runs with five per cent. solution
of carbolic acid and repeat this disin-
lection at least once a week. Feed a
well balanced ration containing some
meat scraps. Burn all dead birds. A.
far developed roupy chicken is worth
more dead than alive. One good rem
edy is to put few drops of kerosene
oil on the affected fowls head This
is also excellent for common colds.
Peroxide of hydrogen and water half
and half, or creolin or carbolic acid in
two per cent. solution may be used in
the same manner. One of the remedies,
that as rule gives the best results,
is a solution of two ounces of perman-
ganate of potash in six pints of water.
Submerge the fowls head in it just
long enough to prevent it from suffo-
eating. ANY of these liquids will help
clear the nasal and throat passages
and destroy disease germs.
A good preventive is to dissolve
two ounces of permanganate of potash
in twelve parts of water and give to
all the birds to drink at least three
times week and on such days give
no other water to drink
Remember, the very best preventive
is an abundance of fresh air without
draughts, plenty of sunshine and sani-
tary surroundings, and guard against
introducing the germ.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
RICH, BUT WANDERERS
IRISH CLANSMEN WHO LIVE THE
LIVES OF GIPSlES.
Own Much Real Estate, Though They
Have No Settled Abodes--Horse
Trading One of Their Prin-
cipaI Occupations.

Since they came to this country
from County Roscommon, Ireland,
twenty years ago, the clan of Carroll,
Riley & Co. has prospered wonder
fully in a nomadfc way, trading horses
like gipsies, until now the clansmen
own much southern real estate.
The CAROLS, the Rileys, the Shu-
locks and Germans, all from Roscom.
mon, are split up into several camps
and travel about luxuriously. Luxu-
rious seems a strange word to apply
TO the mode of life of this or any other
wandering clan, but luxurious it is in
deed, for it must be realized that
whole squares in many of the largest
and most thriving cities Of the south
are owned by this clan and held va
cant throughout the year that they
may spend possibly few weeks each
year camping there. Close down in
the very center of Atlanta, Ga, they
own a whole city block; all about it
are towering office buildings, factories
and a few residences, but the Irish
clansmen refuse to sell or build per-
manent structures of any sort upon
this property. 1t is well piped with
city water and sewers, however, and
when the tents are pitched there for
a summer stop beneath every spread
of canvas is hydrant and sink for
these Irish are health-loving, sensible
people and know and observe the laws
of hygiene and sanitation great deal
more closely than do the majority Of
people who live more sheltered lives
indoors.
In other cities of the south, too,
they hold much property, in Chat.
tanooga, in Nashville, in Rome, Ga,
and Gainesville, Ca, in several
smaller towns in Georgia and other
states through which they wander. In
all their real estate holdings are worth
thousands of dollars, their lot in At
lanta alone being worth upwards of
100000.
Thrifty horse traders they are, too,
and since the members of the strange
organization came to America from
Ireland, twenty years ago, and formed
the association they have vastly in
creased their wealth by shrewd deal
ings, while the property they bought
in Atlanta and Nashville and Chatta-
nooga and other towns when they |
formed the association has grown |
enormously in value and multiplied |
their wealth, though they were in
we'll to do when they first |
came to America. Every mothers |
son of them as much as thirty years
old or tbereabouts was born in County !,
Ireland.
Though no outsiders enter the com
munity, through marriage or other
wise, the laws of the Catholic church
against intermarriage with relatives
closer than third cousins land then
only by special dispensation) are rigid
ly observed
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
PRECIOUS STONES IN DEMAND
From Earliest Times They Have Been
Accorded High Esteem and
Admiration.

In robberies now being reported
from day to day there is reminder
of expenditures that defy the high
cost of living, and of trade that
! prospers however others may Ian
guish. AS civilization grows more
complex and populations multiply,
new sources of precious stones are
sought out and fresh values utilized.
To the old vocabulary unfamiliar
names are being added. We know
all about sapphires, rubies and en-
eralds, about the beryl, the garnet,
the topaz, the chrysoprase and the
tourmaline. How many of us could
identify the california;, the vesu-
vianite, the beneotite, or pick out
from other gems genuine bits of
viriscite, amatrice, uthlite and chlor-
utahlite? Yet the use of all these
for decorative purposes is on the in
crease; in the United States alone
it has reached an output value of
over half a million dollars.
Turn to the most ancient of
precious stones, the diamond. Leg
end assures us that it was a power
to conjure with in the days of the
Mahabarata, 5000 years ago; it
flashed out from the breastplate of
the Jewish high priest in biblical
times. Long before the mines of
Golconda turned it out to be cut
and polished for the use of Indian
potentates the campaigns of Alex
ander the Great had brought knowl-
edge of it to Europe, and diamonds
were already priced by the Romans
in the first century of the Christian
era. But they were not fairly in
use until after the fourteenth. The
fuller modern supply began with the
discoveries in Brazil 800 years
later, and was extended by the dis
coveries in Australia, Borneo, Java,
and Siam. 1t eliminated |
toward the later part of the nine
tenth century in the epoch-making
operations Of the African mines,
which have already created a new
civilization and helped to build up |
a new empire south of the equator.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
Keep Male Birds Away

The poultryman who will keep his
male birds away from the hens dur
ing the summer and fall months will
reap the benefit of his foresight in the
extra strong fertility of his eggs dur
ing the coming Matching season. The
male bird that spends the summer
and winter months in celibacy is in
much better condition to impregnate
the eggs than one who has run with
the hens the-year round and is sexual
" exhausted or partially so.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
FISH PIES NOT POPULAR.

And, speaking of fish pies, how is
it that they are no longer popular?
Not SO many years ago they could
be bought at shops, steaming hot
and with surfeit of gravy. There
was a favorite and famous eel pie
shop in Fleet street, near st. Dun
STAINS church, that youthful fancy
associated with the story of Sweeney
Todd, the mysterious barber. Now
the eel pie shop is almost as rare
as the a la mode beef shop or the
peripatetic emporium of sleeps
rotters.-London Chronicle.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-10-29
Do IL at Once,

Webb. the celebrated walker, who
was remarkable for vigor of body and
mind, drank nothing but water. He
was one day recommending his regi-
men to a friend who loved wine. The
gentleman promised to conform to his
counsel, though he thought he could
not change his course of life all at
once, but would leave off strong
liquors by degrees. "By degrees!" ex-
chained Webb. IF you should I'M
happily fall into the fire, would you
caution your servants to pull you out
only by degrees?"