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Newspaper
Defiance County Express
Location
Defiance, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1886
Page
6
A historical feature recounts 614 soldiers from both sides reliving battles, marches, and bivouacs. Anecdotes cover the weary march, cheer at campfires, and repeated fighting from distant fronts. Characters and places reflect on endurance, hardship, and memory of war.
The piece reflects on war as a lottery where prizes are shells wounds and death. It cites Franklin and Fort Wagner cases showing unpredictable casualties, musket accidents and the limited impact of ironclads while noting the sheer randomness of fatal outcomes in battle and camp.
The account recalls brutal back-and-forth fighting at Antietam. Longstreet describes dwindling ammunition, two Washington Artillery guns held by Cooke's North Carolina regiment, and a desperate stand against Union assault as Chilton and Lee observe the perilous line.
From John McIntosh Kell’s Century account the second officer of the Confederate vessel Alabama describes Semmes ordering an officer to the Kearsarge to report the ship was sinking and requests acknowledgment of the action.
Commodore Kell recalls the Alabama battle. He orders men to abandon ship with spars and to swim to safety. Dr Galt and Captain Semmes are saved, as are many crew members by the Deerhound and Kearsarge boats. Kell notes loss of Llewellyn and Maffit's selfless sacrifice.
D B Sayre of Hadley Michigan recalls a 1864 Petersburgh Virginia incident with Benjamin a fellow engineer guarding mules and forage. The colonel chastised a supposed new recruit then laughed realizing the ruse. The captain warned Benjamin to avoid future tricks and praised his two years service.
Captain Beverley Kennon recalls night actions near New Orleans during Farragut’s approach in 1862. He notes lack of picket surveillance, confusion in darkness, and a fierce combined bombardment from Forts Jackson and St Philip against Union ships including Porter's squadron. The account details the sudden, loud artillery show and the enemy ships moving into range before dawn.
Fragmentary passage notes a historical figure holding the key to the Mississippi Valley, credited to his navy, and criticizes Richmond authorities for delay and neglect. The text implies a strategic or symbolic recovery tied to navy efforts and political shortcomings.
An artillery officer recalls Colonel Benjamin of the U S A describing his heroic action at Fort Sanders during the Knoxville campaign. Benjamin, mortally ill from a neck wound, placed lit shells to roll into Longstreet's advancing troops, risking death to spur his comrades and deter the attack. The act boosted morale and demonstrated extraordinary courage under fire.
The narrator recalls a 1000 acre plantation near a valley in South Carolina burning as troops advance. A old couple and house servants watch their home burn while Union forces cross the Columbia River under fire. The march continues with cannon fire at the Capitol and a night of fire, followed by four soldiers executed by hanging. Pursuing action ends with a stark Civil War memory from Rev Ben P. Rrep of Leavenworth Kansas.
An eyewitness account from Nesada Iowa describes General Nelson at Corinth observing gunners. He dismounted to direct fire on a stubborn house sheltering a company and joked about his aim as bullets and a gunball shattered nearby branches and a chimney.
A Lewiston Journal veteran recalls guarding a barn in Virginia when a uniformed officer approached. Seeing two stars, he saluted Major General Hancock who waved him off saying, I don’t care about it, but always do it for the little fellows. The lieutenant then checked on the incident.
In June 1864 a guard recalls twelve hundred Federal prisoners captured by Forrest at Tishomingo Creek en route to Andersonville. The guards endured short rations as a jolly captain among the prisoners sang a verse about Meat. They faced the minie ball barrage at Atlanta under Professors Hood and Dickson, Ala.
Public matters and practical notes for rural readers. Tips on farming practices, stock care, home economies, kitchen hints, weather cues, and community notices aimed at farmers, families, and homemakers in the countryside.
The National Stockman and Farmer urges strict cleanliness in farm homes, stables, and yards. It warns that plants and animals from stagnant water cess pools manure heaps or foul odors can cause sickness and death, and advises cleaning, draining, lime and carbolic acid as safeguards.
A Pennsylvania farmer argues red clover is the most valuable vegetable for green manure or mulch. Sown late in spring on wheat lands and harrowed down, it does not harm the wheat and yields top results. Clover and plaster aid growth. clover absorbs nitrogen from air and soil, enhancing nitrogen for cereals when plowed under.
The passage explains how rainwater alters soil chemistry by dissolving and delivering soluble nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash to plants. It notes that frequent watering substitutes for manuring, and that moist soil enables disintegration and availability of soil nitrogen, supporting growth beyond soil fertility alone.
M Houles reports ongoing success of the open air or stack silo method. The process relies on uniform, steady pressure to expel air and prevent composting, with rapid carting of material to the stack site and careful gradual building to start fermentation and tenderize forage. Top covering boards and heavy weighting seal the stack, though keeping the sides perpendicular remains difficult.
The article argues that the hired man, especially on farms, wields outsized influence on boys and family morals. It urges farmers to scrutinize character beyond wages, noting how frugality, care for stock, and restraint impact a household's welfare and business success.
The stockman notes that breeding animals pass habits to offspring. An overworked mare tends to sire a dull colt, while under exercise harms both mare and foal. A pregnant mare carrying a colt should not be irritated to avoid a vicious disposition.
Prof. W A Henry of Wisconsin reports on calf feeding trials with milk and skim milk. Calf gains, feed values, and skim milk returns are discussed, noting variability across calves and trials. The study estimates skim milk worth about 24 cents per 100 pounds of weight gain and discusses price sensitivity in feed components.
Practical dairy guidance covers milk warmth limits, lime-water prep, scours management, feeding adjustments, introducing oats, and housing practices. Emphasizes gradual calf independence, avoiding overexposure to sun, and comparing winter calves favorably to spring calves. Credited to Conntry Gentleman.
The orchardist argues buyers should not chase the largest trees. He compares to choosing boots, noting young trees have more root relative to top, will grow fastest, and bear sooner if other conditions are equal.
The Paradise stock yields dwarf apple trees three to four feet high, often layered, costing more than seed stock. Dwarfs bear quickly, crown with blossoms each spring, suit small yards, and can be planted ten feet apart. Red Astrachan on Paradise bears early, grafted trees may fruit by year three.
Advice from Aural Home on controlling mildew on grape vines with morning dew or after showers, beetles by shaking vines and collecting, lime dusting to kill larvae, plant lice treated with kerosene and sour milk mix, and tobacco water spray. For strawberry leaf rollers, plow under established infestation or resow. early hand-picking helps. Rust on currants or gooseberries benefits from coal ash mulch. author recommends thorough mulching after planting.
Slightly acid milk aids cream quality for long keeping. While creamery systems maximize yield from milk, they can cause rapid spoilage. Keeping cream one or two days in moderate cool temps before churning helps prevent this defect.
Holstein cows produce more milk but less rich milk than Jerseys. Enriching Holstein feed with corn meal or oil increases cream content without causing milk fever as readily as with Jerseys. Forcing large production boosts richness of already large yields more than increasing quantity on small rich yields.
The Chicago Tribune argues winter dairying can be profitable with strict attention to temperature control, feeding, water access above freezing, and clean, well regulated housing. It notes higher costs for comfort and facilities but stresses essential care and cleanliness in milk handling.
An article details France producing about 300 million francs worth of poultry and eggs with 100 million eggs hatched and 80 million chickens for food. It describes a stark cramming method where each fowl is fed by hand with pellets dipped in milk to force an exact weight gain.
M E Whittemore answers a reader with a beesong about busy workers. The poem praises bees gathering nectar for honey and storing it for winter, then urges humans to fill each hour with kind words and deeds while going about daily tasks.
A Cincinnati style note from the Ohio Poultry Journal explains urban beekeeping is feasible for office workers and city residents. It cites a city of 85 000 inhabitants with profitable hive management, mentions movable-frame hives, and warns against neglect. It promotes honey production as a domestic benefit and a caution against unemployment.
A simple batter mixes one cup milk two cups flour one egg two teaspoons cream of tartar one of soda and a little sugar. Beat well and bake in a hot quick oven, Kat, while hot with butter.
A concise recipe notes nine ripe tomatoes and two cups of peppers with one onion. The mixture is boiled for an hour and seasoned with two teaspoons salt one teaspoon ginger allspice cloves and cinnamon yielding a pleasantly spicy sauce.
Slice young squash two to three inches square and half an inch thick. Layer in a deep dish with salt between layers for an hour. Wipe slices, pepper, roll in flour and fry in hot fat until brown.
To one quart of self raising flour add four tablespoonfuls of butter and rub through the dry flour. Then add four tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, two eggs, and a cup and a half of milk. Knead as little as possible. Roll thin and bake in a quick oven. After baking place fruit between layers and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Wash tapioca and boil with water for thirty minutes. Peel and halve peaches with sugar spice butter and lemon rind. Bake until pale brown and serve hot with cream or wine sauce.
The article discusses steady egg production in hens during laying season and notes that even the most prolific birds need occasional rest. It explains rest periods for 40 to 50 hens housed together to maintain high output and prevent decline in laying rate.
A method for serving eggs with broiled ham describes buttering small tins, adding fine bread crumbs, gently sliding an egg into a saucer and into the tin, then baking until the white sets. Place thin broiled ham on a hot platter and turn the eggs onto the ham. Do not close the oven door while baking.
A historic home baking note describes mixing molasses with beef shortening or butter, sour milk, brown sugar, and saleratus. Combine with flour, spices, and sugar, then pour cooked molasses mix over dry ingredients and stir wet. Add more flour to form a cup cake like thickness and beat thoroughly.
Advice on raising chickens emphasizes secure housing shaded from heat and hawks and the benefits of natural insect foods for rapid, healthy growth. It cites Poultry World on early maturity and notes a Paris industrial paper detailing France’s large poultry capital and flock numbers.
A traditional currant cake recipe with butter and sugar creamed, eggs added one by one, flour sifted with baking powder, currants folded in, and lemon and cinnamon extracts. Bake in lined cake tins for about fifty minutes in a moderate oven.
A historical recipe describes using one dozen ripe tomatoes, weak stock or water to reach one quart, one onion, flour whisked into water, and butter salt red pepper. Strain through a sieve, add lemon slices in the tureen, and serve immediately.
A baby named Cyclonia was born during a severe storm. The father says the ap Nation is a misnomer and a cyclone does not whirl every night.
A compact verse vignette outlines the prototype city dandy in pursuit of social perks from a ballet girl to gossip and a tailor’s bill. It evokes a era tone with playful humor about fashion, flirtation, and urban manners.
The San Francisco Chronicle quotes a translation from Cesar Dirotteau by Balzac showing Col Sellers as an Americanized figure and lampoons oil profits with a mock dialogue. It cites oil prices and the ambition to become millionaires through mass head use.
A six year old boy questions a brakeman’s role while riding a train. He imagines owning the railroad and jokes about wearing the brakeman’s suit to Sunday school to collect money, sparking a humorous exchange with his father.
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