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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-29

NM recalled Christmas of 1864, while
we were camped in front OF
Petersburg. During that Winter
! was detailed to do clerical duty at Artillery
Brigade Hospital of the Fifth Corps. VIM.
Donnelly Tor Mccormick, under which he
enlisted), member of Battery d. 9Th g. s. Art,
was nc the same time Acting Assistant Hospital
Steward. We had small hotel Of our own.
and roomed together. 1t will be remembered
what an amount of good things was sent to the
Army during those holidays. Nc aud myself
were sent to Warren Station to get several
boxes that were for the Brigade Hospital. Be-
ing dark when we were loading. through mis-
take we got large box that was intended for
a New jersey regiment-which one / now for
get. However, the box was from Patterson,
n. j.. and contained cigars, smoking and chew
ing tobacco, and pipes innumerable.
Deep down we found a finely written letter
wishing the receivers all kinds of good luck.
] Immediately wrote the young lady whose
name was FIRST on the list-Miss joey E. Par
ker-stating how the box had come to the hos
pital and IN behalf of the patients and nurses
thanked the fair donors kindly. l soon re-
ceived a reply. stating they were better pleased
than had the box reached its intended destina-
ton. Had those young ladies been able to
have seen the solid comfort that hospital
doctors and all took from those cigars. pipes.
and tobacco, and heard the many thanks ex.
pressed for their generosity, they. / know,
would have felt highly gratifed. Instead of
the New Jersey boys alone receiving the beue-
fit, at least a half dozen States soldiers shared
them. w. s. Thompson. of Oxford, Chester
County, Pa, was Surgeon-in- Chief, and Chas
F. Haynes. of Livermore Falls. Me-, and DR..
Beaver were the Assistant Surgeons for the
hospital at the time.
l now wonder If any of the aforesaid Sur
geons are still living. and what ever became Of
Donnelly. my chum aud last but not least, il
the then Miss Joey E. Parker is still breathing
the free air of the State of musketoes.-H. ].
McGTvERS, Battery B, 4th u. 8. Art. 9A9
Chapiine street, Wheeling, w. Va.
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Not an Unmixed EVIL.

EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: You speak of
the French obtaining the control of the Pan
anna Railroad as thing to be mourned. If It
induces tho Pacific Mail Steamship Company
to turn their attention to pushing ahead the COM
pietion of the Nicaragua Canal. aud also show
to Congress the necessity Of the United States
Government owning the controlling interest in
the canal, 1t will prove the best thing for us
that could possibly happen. JOSEPH A.
STUART, Auburn, Cal.
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The 4.f, q. g. Inf.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Please inform
me of the present commander OF the 4th U. s.
Inf. and the headquarters Of the regiment
X. J. MURPHY Gomersal, Pa.
[Col William p. Carlin Is the presen. COM
mander of the 4th u. 8. Inf. At present the
headquarters are at Fort Sherman, Idaho
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE
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CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician. retired from practice, had
placed In his hands by an East India missionary the
formula Of simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure OF Consumption. Bronchitis
Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Anec-
tions. also positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all Nervous Complaints. Having
tested lie wonderful curative powers in thousands
OF cases. and desiring TO relieve human suffering,
will send free Of charge 70 all who wish 1t this
cipo In German. French English. with full direc
lions for preparing and using Sent by mail, By
NoxEs. $40 Pogsrs Block. Rochester. n. T.
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Don't Tobacco Spit Your Life Away

Is the startling truthful title of little book Just
received. telling all about Eotobac, the wonderful
harmless econor, ical guaranteed for tic tobacco
habit IN every form. Tobacco-users who want to
quit and can't. by mentioning THE NATIONAL TRI-
BunE can get the book mailed free. Address THE
STIRLING REMEDY CO.. Boz 72s. Indiana
Mineral Springs. Ind.
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Grants Old Trunk.

samnnl Foraker, Box Alb, Vancouver, Wash,
saws that there is an old trunk in his neighbor.
hood that was owned by U. 8. Grant at Van
couyer. His name and rank is on the trunk,
and the man that has the same In his posses.
sion IL considered an old rebel. The writer
would like to know If the Grant family or any
one desires to possess the relic.
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night rs the sun went down, shedding his soft
rays upon our victorious banners, the whole
brigade mingled like brothers together, re-
counting the losses Of noble comrades and 70.
hearsing the exciting incidents Of the day
drinking from the same canteen.-A. SHERr-
DAN JONES, Co. {, Sd Wis. Vermillion. 8. ID.
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Homes forSettlers.

George W. G. Littell, Co. g, I'd ILL., Cav,
Argo, Fla, wants to say a good word for his
section. He has been there six years. He be-
Ieves most Of the old soldiers are like himself
they want q mild climate now. The climate
Of Argo Is all that could be desired in both
Winter and Summer. Being located immedi-
ately on the Gulf coast of the peninsula, there
Is the finest kind Of sailing and bathing, and
the most beautiful tropical scenery in the
State may be found there.
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III any young, old. or middle-aged man
suffering from nervous debility, weakness, will
inclose stamp to me will send him the pre-
scription Of genuine certsin cure FREQ OF cost
No humbug no deception. Address, J. d.
House. Lock Box u, Albion, Mich.
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Why DON'T They write /?

Allen Wilmington, Co. ID. 18th Ill. Cav, De
Soto, Ill., wants to hear from the 18th Ill. Cav,
for he does not see anything about them. He
wants to ask one Patrick Phelin if he has ever
paid the old lady for the chickens he bought
on credit for Christmas dinner at Pine Bluff,
Ark.
Henry Huber. Co. G, I'd Mo. L. A.. Warren
ton, No., writes that if any Of the I'd Mo. want
to know about the Powder River expedition,
quarter rations and none at all, he was along
and can tell them. The boys had bard times
them aud no mistake. He wants to bear from
his comrades by letter.
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The Design of Old Glory.

Robert Bayles. Harvey, H., says that he read
be change made in the old flag it should be
kept in about the same shape as it Is. He
thinks 1t could be improved on by making the
blue field which contains the stars In the shape
Of the United States, each State outlined as on
the map, with the star representing the State
where it's Capital is located. He thinks it
would be grand thing to instruct our children,
who. when looking at it. could get an idea of
the geography of our glorious Union.
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Yoder for Commissioner.

Capt, Sylvester Rynearson. Co. C. 18th Iowa,
Arcanum, o., says that he noticed in our paper
of recent date that Hon. s. 8. Yoder has been
talked of for Commissioner of Pensions. Twill
say that he is the choice of the old soldiers of
this part of Ohio as he has always been friend
of the soldier, and has always been willing to
do all in his power for them. Mr.. Cleveland
could do nothing that would suit the old
soldiers better than to appoint him to that
position. Would like to hear from other COM
rides.
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Fremont's Body-Guard.

Henry Rphel. Clitherall. Mimi, says that he
Is hummer. He was always on the frontier,
being reared there, and it seemed to be his lot
to rough it; from northwestern Missouri to Mt.
Lion battlefield in 1861. even to the interior of
Mexico with no commissary wagon, ambulance,
or anything of the like, but with only his
powder-horn, buffalo pouch and 100 bullets Of
own make. The people might have taken them
to be Wild Bills or Buffalo Bills, but they cared
nothing for that. During the war they had
gray suits, gray hats, and squirrel-tails in the
top. and were known then as the Fremont Body
Guard. and later as the N. W.S.S. Northwestern
Sharpsbooters). One company was recruited
from Michigan, one from Indiana three from
Illinois, two from Missouri, and the rest were
collected from the whole Northwest When
Halleck superseded Fremont it was proposed
to do away with their squirrel-rifes and take
the Enfield. with saber bayonet, but the men
would not have anything to with them. The
rifles had done such dreadful execution at Mt.
Lion Church that the Government allowed the
boys to keep them. They were at Fort Horny,
and at Fort Donelson they put in some extra
good work. They were there three days, and
they not only silenced the rebel guns but pre-
vented all efforts to spike the guns. Yester-
day was the 31st anniversary of the battle of
Mt. Lion Church, and the writer remembers
very plainly the things which happened ON
that day.
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Limbs
WITH RUBBER HANDS AND FEET.

~ - nv &A&-t~
ual to see q hr
mer working In
the fields with
an artificial Leg
or an engineer,
C o n q u ctor,
brakeman, fire.
man. carpenter,
mason, miner
In fact men Of
every vocation
wearing one OF
{ " o artificial
legs, With rubber
feet, OF Marks
Patents. PERFORM
ing as much
labor as men
In nouaousso- ~.
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Good Soldiers.

Curtis s. Pinney. Co. D, 154th N. Y. Ches-
touia, Mich, writes: :" It interests me to read
the Picket Shots of the boys In blue, especially
the pops they give at the old Eleventh Corps,
of which / was a member. ! spent 35 months
with the Eleventh and the fragment that went
to make up the Twentieth, with Sherman to
the sea. o, yes, the Eleventh were great
runners. They ran all the way to the sea.
However, they must have been good soldiers,
for, has not some great man said that good
soldier is he who fights and runs away that he
may live to fight another day7 That's me-"
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D. s. Enverard, Corporal, Co. E, 50th Ohio
Moryst0wn, O., says that some time ago he saw
an article from goth KY. man who wanted
some one to write good word for the Twenty
third Corps. The writer has warm spot in
his heart for the Goth, 14th, and 9th KY,
which regiments composed the Third Brigade
of the Second Division of the Twenty
Corps. He wishes to relate an incident which
happened on the Atlanta campaign, but he can
not remember the date, and thinks that it hap
pened short time before the capture Of At
lanta Col. Strickland ordered Lieut.-Col. Est
ner, who commanded the 50th Ohio, to take
three companies of his regiment-the writer's
company being one-and advance on piece of
woods lying in front and to the right of their
position. They advanced and came across the
rebel skirmish line, which fred on them,
wounding one or two men. They still pressed
OH, and at an opening COL Esther ordered the
men to charge by companies, by which they
succeeded in driving the rebels probably half
mile. At the end of this charge Col. Esther
fell, pierced through the brain with mimic
ball. After his death Co. E was ordered to de.
ploy az skismishers and advance. The writer
was afraid that the rebels would cut them
off from the main line, but Sergt Mfilner
was equal to the occasion. Forward on the
right Col 0iImoret bring up your brigade on
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Capture of Sue Monday.

W. Fl. Mcmahon, Co. G, 9sth Ohio, Stewards
Vile, o. writes: IL ]. Bradley's article in the
issue of Nov. 10 on the capture of Sue Monday
has been read with interest. The comrads
may have captured Sue Monday In 1863; II so,
he was captured twice, for personally know
of his capture in the Winter of 1854 near
Brandeuburg, KY, five miles from the Ohio
river. He was brought from Brandenburg to
Louisville on the mail steamer America; was
tried and sentenced to DEATH and hung the
third day after his arrival. He was taken by
a detachment of the 18th KY, under Maj.
Wilson, and so men of Il believe) the 30th
Wis. I believe the other commander was Col.
DIllv
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opened fire upon the enemy from our breast.
works. Capt. Stevenson took Cos. B and f. il
/ remember rightly. Of the Sd Wis, and, max
ing flank movement to the left threw them
across the swale upon the flank of the enemy
to aid the Cd Mass. Just about this time, or
little later, our line advanced with whoop,"
seconded by the advance of portion of Geary's
Division further to the left. when we carried
the works and drove the enemy across the
wooded bottom and beyond Rock Creek, and
the works were ours to keep. The enemy
made desperate efforts to retake them during
the forenoon. but all in vain. We covered the
wooded creek bottom with their dead. In this
successful charge we captured quite a large
number of prisoners. who were marched to the
rear. A South Carolina Lieutenant handed me
his sword and belt, with pistol and holster,
which, with the exception of the belt and
holster, / gave to Col. Hawley. l have that
belt and holster yet. In making this success
full dash not gun was fired from either side
we depending upon our bayOnets, and the john
MES depending mainly upon their legs. And
this was Jackson's old corps, too, which we had
in our front.
1t is the shee-est nonsense to intimate that
any regiment in the old Red Star Division was
lacking in courage and grit. Their tattered
banners deny IT.; their hundred battlefolds
aud victories scout at it; they were heroes, all.
A serious mistake was made by some one
which resulted In the sacrifice Of SO many men
in the I'd Mass. and 9th Ind. regiments ut the
time named. Too many years have now passed
to fix the responsibility. and the question
would better rest with those who sleep. But
cannot close this letter without expressing my
surprise ut Comrade Rankin's admission that
for years after the battle he did not know what
regiment that was which sacrificed so many
noble lives In the little meadow to the left Of
the 9th Ind. Tho two regiments wero bri.
gaded togsther touching elbows on every field
md in every march; and, even that very
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Christmas at the Fifth Corps Hospital.

to-day reading story 1t
EHF recalled Christmas of 1864, while
we were camped in front of
Petersburg Dnring that Winter
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Personal.

Alfred Wright, Parrish, Wis. says that he
enlisted In the early part of 1852 In the LIST
Wis. Cav, and was discharged in Aug. 1865.
Five OF the writer's brothers enlisted in the
defense of their country, and one who belonged
to the 18th Regulars was shot In q rife-pit in
Georgia. He also lost sister, which he claims
is due to the war. He was in Andersonville and
other rebel prisons for seven months, and he
went to his sister on furlough with typhoid
fever. She tenderly nursed him back to health,
but took tho disease herself and died from 1t.
The writer was in the fight at Bloomfield, Mo-,
and also the battles of Cape Girsrdsau, Mo-, At.
lanta, and Lookout Mountain.
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FIGHTING THEM OVER.
What Our Veterans Have to Say About
Their Old Campaigns
SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

BATTLES of the Opcquon. Fishers Hill, and
Cedar Creek.
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A T the battle of Averysboro N. G.,
"a March l6 1865, Cos. b and g of the
A 105th III. were deployed as skirmish-
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Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
Plain Words Respecting Servants.

You hire ignorant women, Of low con-
ceptions, giving them the price igno-
rance and stupidity care worth. You
are astonished when you do not get
ideas and feelings of which these wom-
en- know nothing. When they do rise
higher they are no longer willing to
work for you in the same capacity.
We all get precisely what we give. If
we are stingy in giving, be assured the
stinginess will gain us nothing. We
pay money for work, pound for pound
If we want human feeling besides, we
can only get it by giving it ourselves.
If we want thoughtfulness for our in
terests from our servants, we must be
thoughtful for their interests. If we
want their sympathy in our need, we
must give it to them in their need. If
we want allowance made for faults and
failings, we must offer them that. We
may have to explain to them what we
are doing and why; because such women
seldom perceive the reason themselves.
These women have often to be treated
like children Motives have to be ex-
planned to them.
There are few women, OF course,
who could not be managed this way, but
there are very few. have rarely seen
servant with whom, when met her
on the ground of like feelings, could
not do just as pleased. -Harper's Bazaar.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

known as one of the most daring snake
charmers in the business, and has had sew
eral ugly experiences with her crawling
charges. Among the curiosities at her
home are the two fangs which a venomous
moccasin snake imbedded in her arm while
she was playing at Fall River last April,
and another is stuffed Gila monster,
which was killed because it bit her hus-
band. These various misfortunes have
made the problem of existence somewhat
difficult for the Sonwells and their two
little babies to face, but Dot doesn't quail
before it any more than she does before her
snakes
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
SPORTING NOTES.

Workmen are putting the finishing
touches on the magnificent 100000 club
house of the Chicago Athletic association.
The building is ten stories high.
held at Madison Square garden, New
York, beginning March and lasting six
days. The worlds famous riders will
compete
The Pacific, Northwest and California
leagues have consolidated. The new Or
ganization is called the Pacific Coast Base
ball league.
President Day, Of the New York club,
will not permit Sunday games.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
A CLEAN or GOLD.

A gleam Of gold her tresses caught,
And all their rippling meshes wrought
10 fine spun sunshine, soft as sighs
She murmurs. while her dusky eyes
Are tender as twilight thought.
Into my saddened heart she brought
The promise of love sought,
Like sunlight rifting darkened skies,
A CLEAN Of gold.
And suddenly my life was fraught
With gladness, for dreamed that naught
Could win from me my one sweet prize,
The maiden's heart, till, overwise,
learned by what her love was bought,
A CLEAN Of gold.
Yankee Blade.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
Worth Knowing.

In travelling, one of the clean, new
sheets of a newspaper on the floor of a
dirty car means valuable dress protection.
And light soled shoes are most efficient
ly added to by two thicknesses of the
same thing. Stand the shoe on the pa
per and draw an outline of the sole,
which then cut out; this slipped in place
is as good as cork sole and vastly more
comfortable.-Her Point Of View in
New York Times.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
GIVE US MEN or BRAINS.

Yea, give us brains behind the plow,
Behind the counters hem;
Set on the manufacturers brow
Like royal diadem-
Yea, give us men of brains!
OF finer sense, of larger thought,
Wherever manhood reigns-
By all the pow'rs of learning fraught
In might its kingship trains,
Yea, give us men of brains!
For they survive when empires fade,
When naught but dust remains;
To tell of lordly acolade
On times incipient gains,
Yea, give us men of brainsl
Brains, for the mind, brains for the mart
Brains for the home and hall;
In conservation set apart
For princely coronal!
Yea, give us men Of brains!
-Woman's Work.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
Illustrated Annual Herald.

The ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL HERALD has
just been issued and can be had at the
HERALD business Office and Of all news
dealers. It contains forty-eight pages
and about fifty beautiful Illustrations,
principally of Southern California
scenery. Send it to your Eastern
friends. Price, 10 cents per copy.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

of St. Louis, is a
native of Ken
lucky, and first
saw the light of
day at the little
town bearing the
classical name of
Minerva. He is
six feet tall, and
tips the beam at
$50 pounds. Since
he began playing
chess, about eight
years ago, Sho-
walter has several
times won the
United States as
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
Began Washing at Midnight.

In England, when George II was alive,
the washing of the house was always
done at home. The washerwoman be-
gan her work at midnight. Why this
was so ordered know not; there must
have been some reason.-Walter Besant
in Harpers.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
A Brave Littlo Snake Charmer.

While Dot Sonwell, IL pretty twenty year
old girl with fluffy yellow hair, was hand
ling rattlesnakes at New York museum
the other day she was bitten in the cheek
by one of the reptiles. Her life was saved by
the "Staten Island Wrestler" who sucked
as much of the poison from the wound as
he COULD but she was unable to speak for
two days and was i'll for week. She is
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

Nowadays paper is almost entirely
made from wood, although, as manu-
facturer aptly put it, paper can be made
from everything except stone or iron.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

Sir James Paget says that he once
heard Mile. Janotha render presto by
Mendelssohn in which she had to play
5,595 notes in four minutes and three
secondsi
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12
Dante Had No Love for His Wife.

The great Dante was married to no
torious scold, and when he was in exile
he had no desire to see her, although
she was the mother of his six children.
Writer.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

Rubber was imported into England,
but it was little used except by artists
'-+'l 1890, nearly 300 years after it's first
oduction to civilization.
Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-12

sociation tourney, J. W. sHowALTER.
defeating many of the best players in
America, His first tournament play was
in 1SSSat Cincinnati, when he captured the
championship, worsting Judd and others.