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Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

could not be vouched for. One of the
batch was named Danforth, farmers
son, fresh from the cornfelds, and as
we took up the line of march to head
Lee off and bring him to bay Danforth
said to me:
aSee here, Sergeant. I've made .
mistake"
"How?"
II hain't got no sand. I allus
thought I had, but when I come down
here and see what war is, I find I
hain't got the spunk of rabbit"
"That's bad"
$50 it is. We're going to have q
fight purity soon, and I know what1l
happen. I'll bolt as sure as shooting" =.
"Then you'll be called a coward and
disgraced forever"
"That's so, and I don't want it. I
want you to do me great favor"
"Well?"
"Wall, if I kin git mad I'll be all
right and forgit my shaking. Keep
your eye on me and as soon as we git
within five miles of the rebels kick me
good and stout"
After some further talk I promised
him. We were in Hooker's Corps and
as we moved in against Jackson Dan
forth obliqued alongside and said:
Sergeant, kick me or I shall bolt.
I haven't got sand enough to see
chicken die"
We were moving through the timber,
and I stepped behind him and "lifted"
him twice as hard as could kick. He
shot aside, and next time saw him we
were at fence on the edge of corn
field. The fire was hot and men were
falling thick. had just fired from q
rest on the top rail when Danforth came
up, faced the other way, and said:
More kicks, Sergeant! I know I've
dropped two of 'em, but my sand is
going!"
kicked him again with a good deal
of vigor, and just then we got the order
to advance, and he was the first man
over the fence. Half an hour later we
were driven back, considerably disor-
ganized, and as I reached the fence I
came across Danforth again. He had
a Confederate Captain by the collar,
and was carrying the officers sword in
his hand. As he saw me he called out:
Sand is all right, Sergeant. No
more kicks. As soon as I take this
chap to the rear I'm going back and
collar old Stonewall himself or die
trying!"
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

serve-> >he glorious order of the farmers
from demolition BY the demagogues;
and tho howl still continues; and the
good work still goes on. The numbers
OF the alliance organization and men,
bers has from tho beginning constantly
increased. We hear constant prophe-
cies OF its dissolution. but cannot smell
any dead horse round it yet, and really
there are no flies on it.
Now Jonathan is national democrat
who believes in the greatest good to the
greatest number; that tho farmers OF
the United States are the largest labor
ing class, and as such should have the
highest legal protection, and that they
have had SOME During that period
they have paid proportienally, individ-
ually, itemized, and aggregated, far
greater taxes than any other class.
When they. as a class, appreciated
these facts, they kicked. They have a
right to kick. The man who says the
adoption of political platform by an
alliance is radically wrong is fool or a
demagogue. The American farmer who
tills the soil he owns will never throw
bombs. He and his assembly are as
innocent of dynamite as the Odd Fell
lows or Workmen, or Methodist con-
ference.-Jonathan, in the Holton
Tribune.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
army, after he h,

army, after he had gone into Corinth
and looked over the situation, knew
that during the many weeks while we
were lying in the old rebel camps,
devoured by their cast-off insects,
drinking the filthy surface-water, and
dying by thousands, we could have
swung enough men around to the right
to have taken Corinth any day. Our
line of approach was from the east,
and when, the next fall, the same men
who we're in the inside attacked US,
they came in from the northwest; and
that is where We should have assaulted
them"
The Private reasons we'll. General
Grant mentions this same fact in his
book, and it is evident that these facts
We're known during the siege to many
officers and men of our army.
Before September of 1862, Sheridan
and the Second Michigan had left and
the Second Iowa was brigaded with
the Seventh Kansas Jayhawkers.
"On the night of October 2 we were
at Jacinto, on the march back to Cor
inth, and I was on guard with my
horse saddled all night, and myself in
the saddle most of the time. The next
morning my horse had feed of corn,
but from that time until about noon of
the 9Th he had nothing to eat and only
one drink of water, and was on his
back almost continuously. The cruelty
was not the fault of myself, it was from
necessity.
"On the morning of the Sd we re-
sumed our march toward Corinth from
the south, and soon began to hear the
sounds of fighting over to the north
west of the town. When we were
within two or three miles of Corinth
one of our Majors sent me back with
an order to the Regimental Quarter
master. 1 went almost back to Jacinto
before finding him, so it was afternoon
when reach the regiment, where it
vas 'corraled' in the southeast part of
the town. Almost as soon as joined
Company G, we we're ordered to report
to General Hamilton, and, on doing so.
were turned over to the Provost Mar
shal for patrol duty in returning strag-
glers to their regiments.
@The first days fighting was all one
way. Our men we're forced back on
the Chewalls road, to stand at the old
line of fortifcation-mere rife-pits ct
that part of the line, and not the
heavy fortifcations that confronted us
on the east during the siege-and after
some hard fighting there, they fell
back under orders, all except one
brigade de-McArthur's, I think-which
stayed and fought desperately until
peremptorily ordered back. The con-
tinual falling back caused an unusual
number OF stragglers, and we were
engaged in patroling all parts within
our lines, picking mp all men found
away from their commands and turn
ing them over to the Provost Marshal
for return to their regiments. We
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

rank records in the most enthusiastic
language the grand delight with which
he stood and saw the regiment form,
draw saber, and charge; and how it
came back in few moments, shattered
and broken up, with riderless horses
and horseless riders, and all kinds of
wounded men and horses. He says
that during the entire war he never
witnessed more gallant and dashing
action. and he considers it fully equal
to the charge of the Light Brigade at
Balaklava.
This seems, like the charge to which
it is compared, to have been ordered
by someone who blundered," and it
was probably for that reason so little
was said of it or heard of it, reports
being suppressed in order not to cause
an investigation into the conduct of
general officer who was favorite of the
then commander. No official report is
known to have been made to the War
Department, although the loss was
considerable. The Second Iowa cap
tured about twelve pieces of field artil-
lery, but in doing so charged into the
entire division of the enemy present on
that part of the field, about ten thou
sand strong, and were, of course, quick
ly repulsed.
Closer and closer the lines were
drawn about Corinth, and on May q,
1862, the brigade mentioned above
started on what was probably the first
cavalry raid of the war.
After march of two days and three
nights the raiders reached Boonville,
Miss, into which place they charged
with sabers drawn, at daylight. the
Second.Iowa in advance, and captured
about three thousand five hundred
prisoners. It was complete surprise
alike to "Johnnies" and "Yanks," and
the Union men learned from their pris-
oners that Bfauregard's army was in
retreat from Corinth in two divisions,
and that they had struck right in be-
tween the two.
"We knew nothing of their retreat,
and they knew nothing of our where
abouts," says our Private Max Miller"
Among our captures were twenty
cars loaded with arms and ammuni-
ton, and we soon had them all blaz-
ing; and while the heavy shells were
bursting, and Beauregard was forming
to fight the whole Yankee army, we
left our prisoners, after breaking up
their guns, and skipped out. All our
loss was five men killed Cin the COM
pany to which the writer Belonged,
wounded and captured from a squad
sent out to burn o bridge.
@We made our way back in safety.
and thus ended the first successful
raid, also the siege of Corinth, which
was far from success-in fact, I have
always considered it the most gigantic
fraud ever perpetrated upon a brave
army. Any private or corporal in the
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
Kansas Takes Third Place.

Kansas Takes Third Place.
A census bulletin from Superinten-
dent Porter entitled, "Indebtedness of
States, 1880 and 1890" gives the fol-
lowing facts.
OF the 38 states concerned in this
comparison, II show an excess of as
sets over debt, both Iowa and Kan
sas being in this number. OF these IL,
Kansas stands next to New York
and Minnesota in financial condition,
with Iowa fourth. The excess of as
sets over debt for Kansas is 81, ,921, ,572,-
13 an improvement since 1880 of more
than 800 per cent. Colorado shows an
improvement of about 10 per cent; Ne
braska makes no report; Missouri has
improved so per cent, but still has q
net debt nearly twice as large as Kan
sas net assets.
This is an excellent showing for
Kansas. With the exception of New
York and Minnesota alone, the Sun
flower state is in the best financial con-
dltion in the union. Ten years ago
Kansas was seventh in this respect.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
Citizens Alliance.

OLATHE, KANSAS. = All laborine
classes in cities, towns, or rural
districts who wish to join the farm
ers' movement can do SO by organ
izing q Citizens Alliance, for the par-
pose of assisting in this great labor
movement. Send four cents in stamps
and 1 will mail you circular containing
our platform, rules and bylaws, and
resolutions, which will be complete
guide in forming an organization in
your community. When you decide to
organize, you should write again to get
a number for your alliance, az We wish
to keep a systsmatic account Of the
number Of our organizations and mem-
bers. Yours for the cause.
d. G. ZKRCHER,
Secretary Citizsns' Alliance No. 1.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
THEIR HOWL,
ALEX GALITZIN.
Emporia, Kan.

They began it early; almost before
the alliance was on its feet.
Don't go into politics! Organize!
Protect yourselves! Certainly, when
all other classes are organizing, why
not the farmers? But don't go into
politics. Remember how soon the
grangers went down as soon as they
formed them into a separate political
party. You can do your class and the
world great good if you keep out of
politics; but the moment you under
take to combine your forces to antago-
nize any of the present political par
ties, marks the beginning of the end.
Short will then be your course Of exist
ence.
In the midst OF this howl there was
a convention of alliance presidents who
denounced Senator ingalls, for what he
had never done! Or rather because he
had never tried to do anything. Then
all the dogs of war were let loose in
deed. Tray, Blanch. and Sweetheart,
and all the smaller fry who could raise
yelp, went baying full tilt at the
heels Of the alliance until they had the
ast shadow of the farmers success
buried ten thousand fathoms deep, and
ingalls, triumphantly reelected. The
county alliance at Holton promptly 10
pudiated the action of the convention
Of presidents, and some other alliances
in the state actually endorsed ingalls,,
and again it thundered along the line.
Warning was given again and again
that this action was certain destruction
to the order, and conservative msn
everywhere wsre appealed to to pre-
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

see him there, sleeping right in the
rain, and the voice was so sweet and
sympathetic that for moment I
hardly knew but that it was the voice
of sure enough angel.
"Some one thing connected with any
great event of our lives often i'm
presses itself upon our minds, and
many times it is trife I believe my
thoughts have never gone back to the
battle of Corinth without that little
incident coming to quicken my heart. !"
Ledger.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

we're kept busy at this task until nearly
4 o'clock on the morning of the 4th.
@At that time lay down with some
others of the squad l belonged to, on
. brick pavement near the Provost's
Office, and, with my horse tied to my
wrist, was asleep in moment. Icould
not have slept many minutes, but I
awoke with the rain pattering in my
face and saw some ladies passing. I
have no idea who they were or where
they came from, but as became con-
scious, they were stepping around me,
and one of them said: Poor boy, Just
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

Corps were ordered up the river to
look after some Confederates that were
reported in that direction. We started
out with three days rations, marched
twenty-five miles, and went into line
on q neck of land between the river
and q deep bayou. Here the road left
the bottom and went up into the hills.
At this point the enemy had battery,
and, as it proved, small force Of
mounted infantry. After dark Gem
eral Mower took two regiments of the
brigade and made bridge of rails
across the bayou, captured 9uide,
made wide detour, struck the road in
the rear of the Johnnies, relieved their
pickets and captured every one of the
Confederates and the battery without
firing shot or losing q man. In the
morning we started back with our
prisoners.
HAXyIEW, KAnsas.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
LIST OF APPOINTMENTS,
MRS. N. E. LEASE.

MRS. NJ. E. LEASE.
Tecumseh-Aug. 81.
Rossville-Aug. %.
Eskridge, Waubaunsee county, and
Alma in the evening Aug. %.
Elk City-Sept. 8.
Dover-Sept. 9.
Cloud county-Sept. "a, 25. 26, ~.
NJ. W. wILKIN.
Gypsum-Aug. 20.
Tescott-Aug. 81.
Elk City-Sept. 3.
Ft. Scott-Sept. 4.
Osawatomie-Sept. 5.
Wilson county barbecue Sept. 6.
Eureka barbecue Sept. 8.
Bates county, Mo.-Sept. 80.
RALPH BEAUMONT.
Topeka-Aug. 20.
Holtor-Aug. 81.
Atchison county-Aug. %.
Troy-Aug. %.
Seneca-Aug. 25.
Washington-Aug. 26.
Smith Center-Aug. q.
Logan-Aug. %.
Massac, Ill.-Sept. 1.
Paducah, Ky.-Sept. 2.
Fort Scott-Sept. 4.
Parsons-Sept. 5.
Toronto-Sept. 6.
Eureka Sept. s.
Severy (evening)-Sept. 8.
ElDorado-Sept. 9.
Cowley county-Sept. 10.
Stafford-Sept. II.
Nickerson-Sept. 13.
Bates county, Mo.-Sept. 80.
Black Hills, Dak.-Oct 2-11.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

given ITO III u
standpoint of one in the ranks. The
regiment was commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel Edward Hatch, after.
wards Major General of Volunteers,
and now Colonel of the Ninth
United States Cavalry. Brigaded
with it was the Second Michigan Cav
airy, under Colonel Philip II. Sheri-
dan. we need not say what, afterward.
he was.) The brigade was, at the
time of which we write, commanded
by Colonel W. L. Elliott, of the Sec
ond Iowa, later Major General of VOL
unteers.
In February, 1862, the Second low q
was at Birds Point, Missouri. opposite
Cairo. From Birds Point they made
various dashes after General Jeff
Thompson's cavalry and had several
lively skirmishes, then proceeded to
New Madrid, under General John
Pope, and took part in one of the most
brilliant, but at the same time almost
bloodless, campaigns of the .war-the
capture of New Madrid and Island
No. 10.
Lieutenant Schnitger, of the Second
Iowa. afterward its Major, planted the
cavalry guidon of his regiment on the
landworks Of Island No. 10, before the
island itself had been taken possession
of by the navy.
BY this time the battle of Shiloh had
been fought, and in collecting the army
for the advance on Beauregard at
Corinth, General Hallack added that
division to his already large army and
proceeded by water from Fort Pillow.
Tennessee, up the Mississippi, Ohio
and tennessee Rivers to Hamburg.
Just above Pittsburg Landing. From
that point the Second Iowa were con-
stantlv in advance of the left wing.
under General Pope, until Beauregard
evacuated Corinth.
At Pennington, small village or
crossroads about four miles east of
Corinth, on the 9th of May, 1862, this
regiment (the Second Iowa. made one
Of the few brilliant saber-charges of
the war. An officer of the highest
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

" e.
If, under our so-called government
by the people (called a government bv
states) the people have no voice or
power except to vote for delegates to
be run by representatives of money
bags, We deserve. the lash for allowing
such system to exist. and the Bags
are giving it to us If combination
OF financiers y can prevent any law
of the land from being enforced, or
any bill from being passed, we are get
ting just what we deserve. What is the
rem'dy? Change the government! of
Wal street into one by the people, e1-
tend the town hall system of New
England to the entire country.
The plan is simple. When congress
and the state legislature are in session
the people (who should be their mas
ters) must also be in session in their
public halls to direct and supervise them.
The public assemblies in congression-
al districts one to each 500 citi-
zens (both sezes) would form a work.
ing group to transact all matters be-
tween the citizens of the district. For
example, to pass a law in congress a
citizen would make motion in as
sembly that certain law would be de-
would be SO recorded in next days pa
per, and if the majority Of the assem-
blies in the district took up the motion
and voted in favor of it. then their re-
presentatives in congress would intro
duce in a bill to that effect, and in
regular order that bill would be brought
up for debate in congress. After thor.
ouoh debate it would be put away un-
til it went before the assemblies of the
whole country. Condensed reports Of
the debates would be given in the press
so that the people are prepared to vote
on the bill. And when the people
have voted on the bill, their represen.
tatives will see how they must vote on
the measure. If it passes the people it
is law. It does not go to second
house Of yeers (?) nor require the ap-
proval nor veto of one man, and at the
same time is constitutional.
Under the Peoples government our
great fnanciers (?) and bankers would
take back seat. There would be no
scramble to get into Office, nor would
the demagogues play off as "friends"
of the people at every election nor
like ingalls, appear as gladiator's who
have wrestled on the floor of the House
or senate against all the powers Of?
for the rights of mankind.
Our present government is too much
of an imitation Of the monarchies of
Europe. Our president is in fact an
elected king and holds more power than
the English sovereigns. Our senate
is the house of lords and must go-we
pay too much homage to our officials
and too much salary. Our country can
live very we'll without president and
senators. Do we keep them as figure
heads and pay them salaries when they
go fishing for months? Some say in
fuenced by the satantic press) that
they take pride in the wealth and style
of the president and our officials. Rats!
So in the olden times negro slave used
take pride in the appearance and grand
uer of his master. Such pride is the
pride of slave and not free man.
that if we of the peoples
party will not succeed in electing our
men to represent us and the truth, we
will have to settle it by some other
means sooner or later.
Are you ready?
ALEX GALITZIN.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
To the Alliance Brethern.
HAVEN, Kan.

HAVEN, Kan,
EDITOR ADvocArE:-In order that
the members of the alliance may have
q perfect understanding Of the workings
Of the state exchange have conclud-
ed to give ali my time to the work, and
viii try and answer all calls, asking OF
the brethern to pay my travelling sx.
psnseA g. 81. BESson,
President State Exchange
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

In order that place and date may
be fixed, brethren desiring either open
or closed lectures should write to me
at Topeka, Kansas. It were better that
several sub-alliancs join, say three to
fve, and bring out all the unconvertsd
possible. W. p. BUSH
Ex-National State Organizer
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21

EXPERIENCE keeps dear school. but
fools viii learn in no other. II you Do
mt hear reason, she VIII rap you1
1nuckles.-B Benjamin FtonklisA
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
OLD SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELL SOME AMUSING ANEC-
DOTES AND STORIES.

How the Boys of Both Armies W. lied Away
Life in Camp Foraging Experiences
Tiresome Marches-Thriliing Scenes on
the Battlefield.
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
An AntidOte for Cowardice.
UST before the bat

Tie OF Antletam nvo
recruits came down
for my company,
writes an old war
veteran. There were
no bounty jumpers at
t h a t stage of the
game, although the
courage and patriot
ism of all the recruits
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
A Private in the Cavalry.

q o NJ E Of the
,>extracts from
othe private
diary of Max Mil
Ter, who served as a
private in the Sec
ond Iowa Cavalry,
are d decidedly inter-
e s t in G a s being
Thomas County cat., 1890-08-21
A Successful Expedition.
BY ". N. BON, EIGHTH WISCONSIN.

1904, we lett
Yicksburg for the
r e d River cam
paign. We cleared
the river of the
Johnnies as far as
Al ex an dria and
there waited for
Banks to como up
with his Army Of
the Gulf. When he
came we (the Sec
ond Brigade, First
~ II
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-03-13
A SOUL FOR MUSIC.

y magnificent entertainment at the
Grand. Only - cents cash on hand
Aha. OhO!! the gallery is good. l
am soon there, safely seated beside a
gentleman in red shirt land of per-
haps French descent who wanted
everything explained. At last, amidst
the flashing of lights and tumuItuous
applause, the curtain arose.
A written request had been sent the
young viOlinist to render the new and
at that time attractive piece-''Sweet
Spirit, Hear My Prayer"
AS the rich subdued melody arose.
my friend again became ftdgety, and
turning to me, remarked that he had
enough of that squalling. Bedad, I'll
90 TO Uncle Emerson and redame Nc
Clarifies cOncertinO, and sure it's
twice the fun Wen have at the Wildly
keIIey's or better sthiIl at Bolliver's
wake, and with that he was gone
much to the comfort of those behind.
Emerson holds the bridge"
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General Land "A Ce

$50 acres of farming and grazing land,
and we watered 10y springs; wind mills and
TANKS cOrrals, etc. house of 3 rooms, 1900
head Ct Hereford and IIolstein cattle; this
ranch is finely located in one OF the most
thriving countries in Texas. and can be
boug2t very cheap. $4,000 IT,
1905 acres in Zavalle county, about IL miles
southwest of UVadr, on the NuecCs rivcr;soli
black loan an" a portion sandy; good timber
along the river, frame house l6xl6 with gal
lery, stock pens etc, all well fenced water In
ce ntre of tract in natural tanks, 30 feet Of
water in river, mesquite, grass and very fine.
Price 81 20 per acre. 81
1850 acres ) miles frCu city, al fenced, good
water. EriCc $;&5 per acre, lIU
1000 acres on San Antonio river, ~ miles
from city. $40 per acre. ~
1880 acres of land only short distance from
San Antonio; 10 miles of close wire fence, J
miles of hog fence; this tract is suhdividcd in
to pastures; has an abundance of clear rum
Ming water, with fine brook trout: 1900 acres
of cedar brake: one 4 room house, one 4 room
house, one story barn. with shcaring sheds,
etc, one of the best sheep and goat ranches
in Texas, all the stock consisting of goats,
sheep, horses, mules. cattle: ali tDc stock
can DC bought cheap. l!2
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Notice.

To those not already informed, the
Calcasieu Lumber Yard was started
by us seven years ago, has carried
on business, branded its goods, and
been generally known by that name
ever since. The location is still the
same. do Not mistake the place or
order goods of others claiming to be
the Calcasieu Lumber Yard. We
keep full stock of everything in our
line at lowest prices, are prepared to
give estimates and deliver goods to
any part of the city, or by car load to
any railroad station in Texas or
Mexico. p. O. Box 2SS, Telephone
29l.
SAN ANTONIO LUMBER Co.,
prnnrintnrS of the Ialca glen INN