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VOL. 66.
LEONARDTOWN, MD., THURSDAY. MARCH 16. 1905.
(Written for the Beacon.)
. P'jihvs-Breitbed Battery.
Bt H. H. Matthews.
I _____
' The Great Cavalry Fight* of the War,
Fleetwood BUI or Brandy Plain* ,
June 9, 1863.
Past x.
Continued.
Col. White’s battalion seems to
have been cut into two parts, two of
his squadrons becoming mixed up
with tbe 12th Va. cavalry on tbe
eastern slope of tbe hill, while the
other two squadrons retired slonnr
i the crest of tbe hill near tbe Bar
bour House, in which directiou they
were followed by tbe Ist New Jersey
regiment now holding the hill tem
porarily. Col. Harmon, of th*- i2ib
Virginia, soon reformed hi* com
mand and aided by tbe two squad
rons of the 35th Virginia (Colonel
White) regained tbe hill for a short
time. Col. Harmon was severely
, wounded in a band to hand eooount
er with tbe officer leading tbe Fed
eral cavalry. Lieut.-Colonel Lige
White having reformed bis squsrd
roos swept around tbe west side of
the hill charging tbe 3 guns which
bad been advanced to tbe foot of the
bill. This Federal battery was
Capt. J. W, Martin’s 6th New York
Horse Artillery, one of tbe first
horse artillery batteries organized
on the Federal side. This battery
consisted of 6 3-inch rifles and was
a fine battery and one that we were
well acquainted with having met it
before, especially at Kelly's Ford.
Tbe support of this battery was
driven off by Col. White. The Col
onel in his report in speaking of this
action says: “There was no de
mand made for tbe strrrender of this
battery, nor offer to do so, until
nearly all tbe men with many of
their horses were either killed or
wounded.’’ Col. White could not
however, retain possession of these
l guns, being surrounded by a supe
rior force and was compelled to cut
his way out with a heavy loss. The
horses being killed, prevented even
an attempt to bring off tbe captured
guns. Meantime, Gen. W. £. Jones
had withdrawn with tbe only regi
ment he bad left—tbe 11th Virginia
cavalry. Tbe remaining regiments
bad been detached by Gen. Stuart’s
order and assigned to tbe different
points of the field. Tbe 6th Vir
ginia was with Hampton; the 7tb
Virginia, with W, H. F. Lee, and
tbe 12th and 35th Virginia battalion
were already at Fleetwood Hill.
1 Hampton, in the meantime, had form
ed his four regiments into squadrons
and was awaiting tbe attack. Tbe
I artillery was in position. Breathed
was gallopping from time to time to
each part of tbe field, anxious and
more than willing to be first in at
the death. He was evidently afraid
that some of tbe other batteries
might get in ahead of him, and was
determined to prevent it if possible.
Tbe men of tbe old battery felt his
anxiety and were ready to rush in
at the command. Hampton had sent
tbe 6th Virginia cavalry in his ad
vance, and Stuart met tbe regiment
, and ordered it to charge the enemy’s
line on the right. In order that tbe
reader may get a correct ideaof that
charge, 1 will reproduce Major
Flournoy’s report;
“I waa ordered by Gen. Hampton
to move quickly in the direction of
( Brandy Station road, and while en
route was met by Gen. Btuert, who
ordered me to cutoff 3 hundred Yan
kees who were near the Mi Her bouse.
1 moved across the railroad and in
stead of throe hundred, I met what
prisoners reported ns five regiments
I charged with my regiment, now
reduced by casualties but was driv
> en back. We had driven back tbe
whole force and bad them in retreat,
when we were attacked in tbe rear
and forced back towards the Miller
bouse, where tbe enemy opened on
us with artillery. We charged and
took the battery, but were unable to
bold it. Having been charged by
five limes our numbers, we fell back
in confusion towards the hill in front
of the Miller bouse, where the men
rallied and reformed.’’
C. E. FLormwor,
Major Corod'g 6 Va. cavalry.
—Official Records, Vol. 27, Part 2,
page 735.
k It was at this point that Breathed
oameon the field. Observing that
' the 6lh Virginia was being pressed
, back towards Miller’* Hill—east of
Barbour’s, a short distance—he
moved his section, on his own res
ponsibility to the assistance of the
6th Virginia, reaching the slope of
tbe hill, just ss the regiment was
forced beck to that position. The
guns went into battery at oooe.
s Breathed was in bis second heaven,
rushing from piece to piece, cheer
ing tbe met and urging them to fire
faster, if such a tb<Dg were powsble,
directing the fire of the guoaJflThe
fire was so terrific that the eaUty,
who were pursuing the 6th. were
compelled to retire io great otafu
sioa.
We will now return to Qaiton,
and see how be was
self, while we were engaged ee the
centre left. Most of the fighting
had occurred before Hampton reach
ed Fleetwood Hill, but be more (bad
made up for the delay when he djl
get into action. He advanced to tie
attack in a magnificent manner, eftb
columns closed up and h?%boWßid
ers every inch soldiers. Hampton
ordered the Ist North Carolina cav
alry, Col. L. S. Baker, and the Jiff.
Davis Legion to charge, sod t&y
did. Capt. Hart, who commanded a
battery of horse artillery trfm
Charleston, S. C , was with Hamp
ton in this charge. He gi vesta very
graphic description of the bnarge
as seen by him as a participa I:
“The battery that 1 commanded
moved abreast of Hampton s i >lumn
io a gallop towards this n w foe
(Gregg) and as we came near Fleet
wood Hill, its summit as aso the
whole plateau east of the hi and
beyond the railroad was covered
with Federal cavalry. Hannon di
verging towards his left pass d the
eastern terminus of the ridfe and
crossing the railroad, strixk the
enemy in column, just bepnd it.
This charge was gailaotly rrjde and
gallantly met, as any the writer ever
witnessed during the ueariy four
years of active service on pe out
posts. Taking into
the number of men that crosWd sa
bres in this single charge,lbeing
nearly a brigade each sidoit was
by fur the most important I tnd to
hand encounter between the ivalry
of the two armies. As the bie and
gray riders mixed amid the d st and
smoke of that eventful charg , min
utes seemed to elapse before its ef
fect was determined. At list the
intermixed and disorganize* mass
began to recede and we saw tpe field
was ours. It was a hard smuggle,
but Hampton was oneof the hardest
fighters in the army of tyrthern
Virginia, bis men partaking of the
spirit of their commander.'T
J. F. Hast, Capt. Confl ’g.
, battery A.
In looking over the life of Gen.
Stuart by McClelland, I find ip men
tion made of the gallant change of
Cobb’s Legion, of Georgia, and of
the Ist South Carolina cavalry, Col.
Young. I would like to reproduce
these reports, but owing to the
length of this article, must refer the
reader to the Official Records, Wl.
27, Part 2, where they may be read
in full.
It was at (his point that Breathe!
and McGregor's guns had their clos
est call. After Young’s charge and
while Breathed and McGregor were
opening upon the flying Yankees,
the Ist New Jersey cavalry came
thundering dowh the ridge, striking
Breathed's section and McGregor’s
battery in the flank, where they
were not supported, and riding be
tween the guns and caissons from
right to left. They were met by a
determined resistance —hand to band
fight —from the cannoneers, who
with pistol, spongestaff, trail hand
spike and anything in the shape of
a weapon that they might possess
fought so desperately that they did
not succeed in getting a single one
of our men, and we bad determined
never to let oneof our guns (all laic
the bands of the enemy. This was
another occasion where the Horse
Artillery proved that it could take
care of itself. Lieut.-Col. Broder
ick, who commanded the Ist New
Jersey cavalry, .vt. killed in front
of Breathed’s section, also Major J.
H. Sbelmire, who fell from a pistol
ball while attempt.ng to load his
men through the batteries. The
charge was repulsed by the artillery
alone, not a solitary trooper being
in each. F’eel wood Hill was now
covered with artillery. Hampton
was pressing the enemy on the plains
below. The enemy still held Bran
dy Station. The last cbsrge on this
line was made by Col. L. L Lomax
with his gallant regiment, the 11th
Virginia cavalry. He advanced his
regiment over the captured battery
(Martin’s 6 N. Y.) covering both
sides of the road, driving the enemy
pell moll from Brandy Station and
for quite a distance on the Stevens
burg road. The dust and smoke
was so thick that it was impossible
at a distance and even nearer to dis
tinguisb between friend and foe.
Col. H. S. Thomas tells us that “in
the confusion be picked up a Vir
ginia trooper, who remarked, *1 can
not tell you Yanks from our folks. ’ ”
Thus ended the gallant attack of
Gregg’s magnificent division of
| splendidly equipped cavalry, con
sisting of 5 brigades and of 4 of the
i beat batteries io the Federal army,
i as against Stuart's two brigades.
(Hampton sand Jones')and 10 pieces
of artillery—Breathed’s 1 section,
and Hart’sand McGregor’s batteries
o i 4 guns each.
► (To be oobUbmSJ
FACTS WORTH KNOWING.
From Talks at St. Maty's Farmers'
Institute, March 6 and 7, 1905.
*‘BJOa COSMOX AILMENTS OT ANIMALS ’
AND THUS TREATMENT.
, (Am presented by Dr. H. P. Miller.
> 4 Ohio, is designed to help farmers
i Anders land the causes and nature of
I the more common ailments of their
farm animals, so that they may pre
vent disorders and diseases as far
as possible, and treat intelligently
the less complicated ones.
The horse suffers ter more gener
ally than recognised from defective
teeth through the uneven wearing
away of the er m Sharp points
develop at the outer edge of the up
per molars and inner edge o’ the
lower. These lacerate the cheek
and tongue. They should be floated
off. Horses should be shod only
under conditions mat make it neces
sary. Farm horses seldom ever
need shoeing. Lameness in the fore
limbs is in the hoof in f be vast ma
jority of cases and is due to injudi
cious shoeing. The heel should be
kept low so as to permit the frog to
receive a part of the weight. Other
wise the hoof will contract.
There are throe forms of colic that
must be distinguished before intel
ligent treatment can be administer
ed. The most dangerous form is
gaseous. An alkali is to be admin
istered to check formation of gas.
Summon soda, charcoal, ammonia,
chloral hydrate and carbonate of am
monia are indicated.
Spasmodic colic is the most com
mon form, results from radical change
of feed, excessive drinking of cold
water, rapid chilling of the body,
rapid or heavy work soon after feed
ing. Heat is the best relief; hot
packs when they can be applied,
otherwise or in conjunction any
household remedy used in human
family for same disorder given in
ten times the dose for adult. Ounce
dosesof laudaoumare valuable. The
third form is that of impaction re
sulting from change to dry, indiges
tible food, ax over ripe clover. Hey
or wheat straw. Give linseed oil
until bowels move.
Azoturea. commonly called “Stiffs"
is result of high feeding without ex
ercise. At first evidence of attack
stop the horse, blanket warmly, and
apply hot packs over quarters affect
ed. Usually it is a paralysis of the
muscles of the loin and hip. Rub
vigorously with a mild blistering
liniment, also rub limbs with same.
A laxative will assist. Feed little
or nothing for several hours.
The watery accumulations upon
i shoulders of horses in spring results
from the long continued pressure of
i the collar by which circulation is
impeded. The blood vessel walls
i distend when pressure is removed
so that fluid porticos of blood es
cape in the connective tissue be
neath skin. It may often be remov
. ed by applications of hot cloths fora
few days. When this is not success
> ful open thtt enlargement after
thoroughly cleansing the skin and
knife to be used.
So called ‘Wolf-in-the-tail’’ ani
“Hollow horn” are conditions re
i suiting from poor nourishment. The
remedy is good feeding.
A cheap and efficient remedy for
i lice upon animals is common gaso
i line. All kinds of young animals
i suffer seriously from internal para*
. sites. Proprietary stock .oods are
’ not reliable remedies. Tartar erne
■ tic, copperas and turpentine are
simple and effective remedies.
I CROPS THAT IMPROVE THE SOIL
1 Under this topic, H. P. Miller
: called attention to the w y io which
the fertility of the land bad been de
* veloped. Pulverized rock to become
soil must have organic matter and
1 the element nitrogen ndded to it.
1 Tne way to make our badly worn
' soils more productive is not to let
* them rest through lying bare, but
1 to keep something growing upon
1 them that goes back to the land,
* directly or indirectly, to increase
r the organic matter in the soil.
5 The process of decay going on in
■ contact with the rock particles liber
ates the plant food they contain.
9 The plants themselves return the
a elements they withdrew in their
’ growth, but they add more.
* One of the great problems of agri
. culture is that of increasing the ni
i trogen in the soil. There is sn in
exhaustible supply in the atmos
| phere. None of the cultivated plants
can directly use the nigtrogeo of the
e air, but the class called legume*
, support a lower form of vegetabU
'• life Known as bacteria upon tbeii
5 roots that have the power of trass
s forming the nitrogen of the air inu
a compound that our cultivatec
plants can use. Because of thii
quality we speak of the legumes.
’ peas, beans and clovers, as soil im
provers. It must be borne in mind,
however, that they add nitrogen u
the soil only when they support ;h.
germs upon their roots. Each
species of plant requires a particu
t lar species of germ. These must be
f put into many soils.
Red Clover and Alfalfa have
another value. They root —more
deeply than the grasses and bring
up mineral also leave a
larger proportion of themselves in
root and stubble upon the field where
i they grew.
Clover crops are valuable in that
i they protect the soil from washing
and blowing.
1 THREE REASONS FOR ÜBINO THE SILO.
First: It provides a succulent
loud in winter. Under natural con
ditions the animal does b tin pas
ture. To approximate these condi
tions, and make a substitute for pas
ture we use silage. As good re
sults can be obtained from sulks
alone, in the silo, as from the sam
stalks dried, carefully housed, and
two pounds grain uaily.
Second; By the aid of ne silo,
wc utilize oil the plant at its best.
Seveuty per cent of the food value
of the stalk is below the ear.
VN ben dried, much of the sugar and
starch, is turned to woody fiber, in
digestible aud so unpalatable that
much of it is rejected by the animal
Third: It is the cheapest way
the corn crops can be handled; a
careful comparison has shown, that
a like amount of corn and stalks,
can be put before cattle through the
silo at much less cost, than when
cut, shocked, husked and ground in
the old-fashioned way.
A Pleasant Dance.
(Reported for the Bucos.)
On Friday, March 3rd, the most
> enjoyable and it will pot be saying
i too much the most memorable dance
of the season was given at the home
of Mr. John H. Russell near Miles
town. About 7 o dock, the dancing
began and was kept up until 12,
when refreshments were served.
After this, the dancing was resumed
until the wee small hours when the
sweet strains of Carter's band play
ing instead of, “Home Sweet Home'*
the sad tune, “Blue Bell” that indi
i cates, “We two must part, ’’ caused
i the heart of many a love-sick youth
to ache, for though we have spent
many pleasant evenings in the past
i few months we felt sure this would
be the last. We owe our sincere
gratitude to our kind host and host
ess, who did their utmost to make
r the event as pleasant as possible.
Among those present were:
; Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Russell, J. T. N. Lawrence,
W. S. Russell. A T. Wible, Parran
Graves. Thomas StClare, George
Goodwin, G. H. Cullins, Cleveland
> Bailey, W. M. Russell, Vincent
Tompson.
Me-,dames.
Allen Tompson, Charles Andison,
James Hayden, Lucy Swann, Imo
I gene Rewark.
M isses
( May and Effie Russel], Ella El’.is,
1 Grace Swann, Amy Hall, Agnesßus
se’l, Irene and Nellie Long, Nora
Hayden, Mary Tompson. Ella Cul
’ lins, Lola Woodburn. Berta Guy,
Lena Hall, Nettie Morders. Edith
Bailey.
> „
Messrs.
W. Cullins, 0. Russell, J Good
* win, J. Git on, A. Mattingly, B.
Woodburn, E. Tor pson, F. and D.
Tompson, Marshal and Maguire Ha’!,
r Albert and Carroll Ellis, G^org 3
i Had, Dominic Hayden, Wiilie and
- Cleveland Gallon, Ernest Burch,
b Walter Cbeseldice, Joseph Murder®,
i George Lawrence, Hcrbe-l Dyson,
Lancaster Woodburn, Wood Oliver,
3 Ernest Ellis, Ernest Weaver. Marion
t Gibson, Tummy Russell, Douglas
t Owens, Aubrey Cullins, John and
a Albert Russell. D. M. C.
e RfITA mild-looking little fellow
with side-whiskers, entered the re
q gistratioo booth and stood modestly
in line until bis turn came. When
asked bis name he leaned forward
• and whispered it to the chairman.
e “How old are you?'' was the next
r question.
“Thirty-eight,” whispered the
man.
l * “Where did you cast your last
i- vote?”
i- “1 —I —l never voted before.”
. “Thirty-eight years old and never
voted? Why not?”
8 “Well, you see, sir, my wife nev
e er made up her mind before who she
s wasted to support.”
e
r I guess old Slyroan is
j. beginning to make bis pile. ”
“Why do you think so?”
® “He's going around blowingabout
d bow much happier a man is when
is he’s poor.”
Saint Mam s Beacon.
Job Printing, such m
Handbills, Circulars,
Blanks, Bill Heads, executed with
neatness and despatch.
Phrtiea having Beal sr Personal
Property for sale can obtain des
criptive handbills neatly executed
and at city prices
4263.
A Dance.
iHcpomd (or IS* Batons.)
There was recently a very pleas
ant dance at the home of Mr. aid
Mrs. Henry Hall. In spite of tle
cold night there was a large croi d
from far and near. And I feel sue
there was not one who regretted
coming. Dancing began about 7
i o’clock, and was kept op until 6in
i the morning, when the old H <*d of
the Bay band struck up Home Street
I Home, and we were all soon wending
our way homeward. Among those
present were:
Mesdamee.
Name Wilkinson,. Annie Graces *
Mrmie Knott, Mery Tea a moo, Coia
Tompson, Gertie Hall.
Misses
Katie Tippett. Edith Hall, Julia
Wilkinson, Nannie and LizzieTenni
son. Laura Scots. Ada Vallanding
bam, Bessie Quade, Amy and Alice
Hall, Mary Tompson. Annie Laor .
Lyd*a Tennison, Fannie Wilkinson.
Messrs.
Bob Lyon, Warren Guy, Allie and
Stephen Downs, George Hall, A. Jei t
Ellis, Ira Tennison, Dan Drury,
Bennie, Albert, lewis nnd Bernard
Buckler, Stone Deal, John Lacey,
John Hall, Roam Tompson, Ailis
Tompson, Ben Knott, Jim Copsy,
Sprigg Wheeler, Wiliie and Frank
Hayden, Cflide Burroughs, Georgo
Lawrence, John and Morris Grave*.
Lawrence Vallandiagba'o,
Cheseldine, Willie and ClevcGallon,
Walter Quade, Scott.
Gcxss.
Warning to Orchard In Cm.
The time is at hand when all pro
gressive orchard istn and those who
appreciate the value of fruit in tbs
borne, should give their trees some
attention. I refer more especially
to those who have been menaced in
retaining their orchards in a vigor
ous condition by the attacks of the
San Jose Scale.
This note of warning will also
serve to notify those whose trees
were inspected by the local inspec
tors under the employ of the State
Horticultural XJupurtiucut of the
Maryland Agricultural College, and
found to be infested with this pest.
In each case, the inspector tagged
several trees in order to call the at
tention of the grower to the presence
of the insect in bis orchard.
As a result of numerous experi
ments, (see Md. E:cp. Station Bulle
tin 99) conducted by this Depart
-1 meet with various insecticides we
find as yet, the lime, sulfur and salt
wash (formula lime, 20 lbs. sulfur
1 15 lbs. salt 10 lbs. and water 50 gal
lons, boiled from 30 to 60 mmutig)
to be the most effective remedy for
the post. The wash should be ap
plied to the trees in the Spring, just
before the buds begin to swell, and
it is hoped that all who have this
pest among their trees will give the
matter their immediate attention.
It is advisable to secure reliable
information as to the effectiveness of
any prepared wc h advertised for
this pest before applying same.
I information as to ihe resuiusoft:.-
t penments wi *i various prepaid
1 washes ca be had Lv securing bul
leti" 91) of the Maryland Experiment
Station.
k The writer will be pleased to give
further information as n r'ardssprayi
iog and also to receive Iwigsof trees
i from any person for examination.
All communications should be ad
dressed to the State Entomologist,
- College Park, Md.,
Truly yours,
Thomas B. Stmo.vr,
State Entomologist.
, | *-**~
I j Hasty Observations.
, Some yer-.rs ago an authoress of
, coa If’ rable note was entering a
, i place of public entertainm* t when
, the sound of her own name uttered
i by a group just in front of lv r at
i tr acted her attention, and she dis
-1 covered that a gentleman in the
company of several ladies was point
ing out another lady at* some dis
-7 tance to his com pan ions os i. /self.
‘Oh. dear, she’s not at ail pretty,’
y said one of the ladies, putting up
1 her opera glass.
‘Quite vulgar looking.’ saidanotb
t er adjusting her s to a better focus.
“So dreadfully masculine,’’ said
e a third. “Any one might guess she
t was a blue-stocking. I pity her
husband, I declare.’’
“She is masculine,’’ said the gen*
r tleman complacently, pleased to have
interested bis companions. “You
e can see that even from here. But
you can’t appreciate her ugliness
without seeing her full face. She
s has a most appalling squint. ’*
| The authoress in question, who
t was neither masculine nor ugly nor
2 afflicted with a squint, bad sense of
humor enough to enjoy the situation.