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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-12-08
CHAPTER XIII.

On the night of the 23i of March, 1863, l
started to Kentucky with a large company.
We had been waiting for the waters to fall.
until we found that it was quite hazardous for
us to wait any longer, as the rebels were in hot
pursuit of US every day. and we began to think
that it would be as we'll for us to run the risk
OF being drowned on our way to the Federal
lines as to stay here any longer and run the
risk of being captured and hung. The night
was clear and the sky was decorated all over
with bright and lustrous stars. The weather
was not very cold. and my company was en-.
tirely composed of young men from the sur.
rounding Counties. who, under the despotic
military laws of the socalled Southern Con-
federacy, were hunted and claimed as ICON
script" They were all in fine spirits. as they
expected soon to be free from rebel tyranny,
not for one moment thinking of the dangers
and hardships they would have to undergo be-
fore they could obtain their freedom under the
old flag of the Republic. We did not travel
more than 12 miles on the first night, as the
men complained of fatigue very much. We
therefore halted in deep hallow where We
remained during the next day. We did not
spend the day very pleasantly, as we could
have no fire, for fear of being seen.
As soon as ii was dark we started, having 20
miles 10 travel before we could reach our next
hiding-place in the White Oak Flats. The
men could not get along very fast as their feet
journey, and consequently it was nearly day
light when we reached the Holston River.
WE HAD THE GOOD FORTUNE
to find canoe, else we could not have crossed.
the river was full. 1t was daylight before
we all crossed over. We now had mile to
travel before we could get into the FLATS"
The kind Union people brought us plenty to
eat, which enabled US to keep the provisions
with which We had supplied ourselves before
starting for any future emergency that might
arise during our journey. By evening we
were pretty well rested but some of the men
complained very much about the soreness of
their feet. When night came on we started
again, aud got along very well until we arrived
at the North Fork of Holston River, and here
we found ourselves in very bad fix, as the
river was full that we could not wade it.
After trying to cross at several places, we were
on the eve of turning back to 60 into the ridges
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a Oupar BeuupSf

A wealthy childless, widower of Minerva,
O., J. c. Marshall, makes an extraordinary leg
acy in his will. In memory OF his dead wife
he bequeathes real estate worth 1000 to Miss
Della Speakman, lady whom he never knew,
but whose name appeared among those regis
tered as delegates to the State Convention of
Socities of Christian Endeavor held at East
Liverpool October, 1891. He does this because
her name is the same as that of his departed
wife before their marriage. He calls OH the
newspapers to help find her address, as it was
unknown to him at the time of his death.
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UNWRIITEN HISTORY.
President Lincoln Places Mcclellan
in Command Against The Advice of
His Cabinet.
BY C. ID. BRIGHAM, WASHINGTON, d. c.
K. A. II. II. JOHNSON.

Il. A. II. II. JOHNSON,
who was con fdential
clerk to Secretary Stan
ton during the war,
asserts that immedi-
ately succeeding the
defeat of McClcllan'5
and Pope's armies in
Virginia in 1862. the
Capital was in greater
danger Of being capt
nred than at any other
time, for it was then
that Gen. Lee, having
defeated both of these
armies, was marching
on Was h in 9 to n.
Neither of the Union
armies had a command
er and the Capital and
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Poisoned
Mrs. Mary E. OFallor

Mrs. Mary e. OFallon,
n nurse, of Piqua. Ohio,
was poisoned while as.
sisting physicians at an
autopsy 5 years ago, and
soon terrible ulcers
broke out on her head,
arms, tongue and throat.
She weighed but 70 lbs,
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~ " " - y Huu saw no prospect OF
help. At last she began to take HOODS
SARsAPARILLA and at once improved
could soon get out of bed and walk. She is now
perfectly WELL weighs l2s pounds. eats well,
and does the work for large family
Hoods Pills should be in every family
medicine chest. Once used, always preferred.
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STARTED ON MY JOURNEY,
and when ] arrived az Holston River had the
good fortune Of finding a canoe in which |
crossed over, and pushing hastily on by day
light was among my own native hills again.
The news soon spread through the country that
had returned, and before / had half recovered
from the terrible fatigue and exhaustion in
dneed ts my recent trip. had many applca-
tons to start again. "Will YOU conduct me
through the lines?" and When will you start
agaiuy" were the interrogatories which were
hourly proponnded TO me. Indeed, l could
scarcely obtain time to eat only when con-
cealed myself from my friends
now began TO think that ! should be COM
PEELED 10 become regular pilot, whether de-
sired IL or not The toll and danger were great
in assuming this position. but really felt de-
lighted IN being atle 10 serve my suffering and
oppressed fellOw-men in these dark DAYS of
their troubles, and at the same time manage
10 make enough 10 keep my family from want
ana that was about all that did do, for very
many 81 the poor men were not able 10 pay me
dollar, and very often the small amount that
4 received for my services 1 had TO divide with
those that were destitute; and never throughout
all the cruel rebellion did / ever see a man,
who WAS under MY care and protection as his
pilot. suffer for anything while / could COM
mand dollar 10 supply his wants, which proud
reflection now affords me more real pleasure
than the money which ] expended in this way
possibly could afford NE if ] now had il in nv
pocket. ] would freely have taken every poor
Onion man through the liues that did take
without money and without price, if my cir
eumstances could have permitted it, But
had a support to make for a large family, aud
was therefore compelled 10 go and seek employ
ment under the protection of the Union flag
or 10 charge those small amount who were
ahle 70 pay me. who desired me TO conduct them
through To the Union lines; and this always
Thought, doing nothing more than simple
Justtce to my family
Ise signs Of the times il Carter County noH
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Just at this time darkness would have been
much more preferable, not because our deeds
were evil, but because We thought that the
light of the moon would enable the rebels to
see US at greater distance than they could in
the gloom of darkness. But we could not COM
plain, for the hand of kind Providence had con-
Quoted us safe thus far, aud l had no doubt
would conduct us to the end of our journey if
we should observe proper care.
We were now in the cleared land, and the
bright light of the moon rendered everything
quite visible for a considerable distance in
every direction, and the clothing of tho men
being dark / WAS fearful that we might be
seen. / must confess that l WAS at loss to
know what to do in the present emergency
when just at this time some dark flying clouds
like wandering spirits in the heavens above
rushed forward and completely obscured the
bright face of the moon. We now got by the
side of an old fence-rOw, which was grown. up
with bushes and briers, and
TRAVELLED ON AS FAST AS WE COULD.
while the moon was thus obscured, stopping in
the shade of the fence-row when the moon
would at times fit out from behind the clouds.
/ thought when / sometimes looked at the
men by the moonlight that they were the
largest set of men had ever beheld, and could
but liken them to the tabled giants of other
days. l thought that surely they could be
seen for half a mile at least. / knew that the
valley was full OF rebel soldiers, and | can as.
sure the reader that did not draw many easy
breaths until we all got out of it.
When we got to Powell's River we went
straight through it, not stopping to divest our
selves of our clothing This river is not as
wide or as deep as Clinch River. We now
struck Cumberland Mountain and l chose the
most rugged route that could find, as had
some apprehensions that the rebels might fol-
low on our trail. We pushed Oh to the top and
some distance down the opposite side of the
mountain before we stopped, and none but men
in the same forlorn condition that we were
would ever travel again over the rough and
rugged ground over which we journeyed. We
now collected all the dry wood that we could
obtain and made large fire. It was now day
light and we were near the Kentucky line
and considered that we were out of danger.
But the ground was so cold and the men were
so perfectly worn out with fatigue and hunger,
that they could neither sleep nor rest in any
| sort of comfort. / can not now describe the
terrible situation that we were in. 1t is true
that we were all delighted with the joyous
thought that we were now free from the rebels,
and that we would soon be in q land of plenty,
but the poor men were 30 totally exhausted
that they could not rightly appreciate the very
agreeable change which they had now sue.
ceeded, with the assistance of kind overruling
providence, Ia making In their condition. It
seemed as il they did not care about moving,
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be had been recruiting officer III the Federal
army, and was captured by the rebels and put
in prison. He had escaped from the prison
where he had been confined and had come into
Carter County on his way back TO his COM
mand, aud was waiting when he was captured
for the waters to fall SO that he might get
through the lines. On many dark night the
poor fellow came to me to inquire how long
it would be until the rivers would get low
enough to wade. The other men who were
killed were nice young men belonging to our
own mountains, and would have made good
soldiers in the Federal army.
The massacre which / have detailed in the
foregoing pages occurred on the 23d day Of
January, 1863.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-12-09

Lady Tennyson has been for several
years 4 great invalid. and has passed
most of her later life lying on sofa
She is a sweet. affectiOnate old lady,
and in her youth was very pretty. She
has never got over the blow at the
death of her son Lionel The Jenny
sons are a peculiarly attached family,
and Hallam. the eldest son, has all his
life been most devoted to his illustrious
father. Tennyson. who was shy. re-
served man. could never understand
Robert BrowninG's love of society
He has been heard to remark that
Browning would die in white chOker
at dinner party. The two poets have
died as they would have wished to die
Robert Browning in the gand Palazzo
Ressonicco. with his son by his bedside,
and Lord Tennyson in his beloved Sur
reg home, surrounded by his loved ones
Tennyson's sensitiveness was often
much tried in the matter of reviews of
his works If unfavorable he would
cry with pain and vexation, so whenever
an unfavOrable word appeared in a
paper however obscure, the publica-
ton was Immediately hidden or de-
stroyed. so that the poet should never
see or hear anything that could pain
him.-ChicaCo Post
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KEEP A FEW SHEEP.
They Pay Better Than Any Other Class
of Farm Animals

A writer who appreciates sheep, and
who succeeds in making good profit
on them, writes the Wisconsin Farmer.
and says: 1 wish to impress upon my
brother farmers, through the columns
of your valuable paper, the Importance
of keeping at least a few sheep for
several reasons One is that theT are
such scavengers that they readily eat
the seed of the vilest weeds and they
are not like other farm stock. nothing
grows after passing through them
Anyone travelling through the country
can tell at a glance the farms that have
flock of sheep on them. by their neat
appearance; no rag weed. the scourge
of almost all our cultivated land. is
seen l might go on and tell of other
bad weeds, for their name is legion;
but the sheep will in every instance
annihilate them
One other good reason is that they
pay better for the food consumed than
any other farm animal, and l now
speak without fear of contradiction
No kind of stock will pay such profits
on the cost as a flock of well-kept
sheep. To illustrate: Two years ago
in buying some feeders l got among
them a rather small-sized eve. and in
sorting them ont in the late fall l
thought 1 would keep and breed her,
for there was something about her
that l liked. Her cost price was
two dollars; the next spring
she brought me two eve lambs
which she raised splendidly. She then
met with an accident and had to be fat
tened, weighed 1ao pounds, for which
got four and one-half cents or $40.
Now I have sold 10 an Iowa man the
two yearling ewes with sixty others,
at Ss per head. So her increase brought
me SIG. making in all. s21.5O. l think
that the three feeces of wool amply
paid me for their keep. l never got a
chance to get much education and don't
presume to know what percentage l
realized on the investment
Another reason. the sheep farmer has
more time for recreation than the man
who follows dairTing. for instance; no
matter what happens. rain or shine,
that milk must be delivered on schedule
time or there is a rumpus- Another
reason is they are so docile and harm
less, requiring less fencing. and il per-
chance they should break into the corn
they are not such gluttons and will
not, like cattle, eat till they kill them
selves, as is often the case. Another
reason is that no stock If properly bed
ded will make as much valuable ma
nure and everyone knows that manure
from Sbaap IL Of tho hast I rai1ht n,
on and state other advantages, but
these will suffice. Don't understand
me that the sheep is everything and it
needs no care. There is nothing to be
made without close attention, and sheep
breeding and feeding are no exception
to the rule
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The COUNTRY ROAD.

The pathway OF life may be narrow and steep;
But the road through the country is sleeper.
The pitfalls and slsres that beset us are deep;
But the mud that surrounds Us is deeper.
There are fence rails for bridges and mud holes
for drains,
And hard heads and powders for gravel.
And broken down buggies, on hillside and
plains,
Give warnings Ike ghosts, as We travel
yank horses. BY work and abuse broken down.
Gaze al Us from road side and stable,
Young men reaching wisifully out toward the
town.
Or seeking its portal. when able.
Deserted farm houses: the fences decayed.
And the br-ezes through weed patches blow
Where once happy children reioieed, as they
played
Hide and seek. where the field corn was grow.
ing
What Joy for the youth. as his lonsings expand.
In life 50 restricted and narrow;
His prospect, mid all opportunities grand,
But 10 follow the plow and the harrow.
Half oanished from hope, and shut out OF the
world,
Bya ffir=y but tangible curtain;
Society's pleasures away from him hurled
The roads are $50 very uncertain
There's niGe enjoyment in life scattered
round.
And little Of profit or pleasure,
n roads where the bottom can scarcely be
found
With less than a seven-foot measure.
Letu Us seek sore reform then, at once, e'er
We lose
All trace OF our roads from our annals:
And make surface roads that the public can
use.
Or else take tie underground channels
Wilder Grahare, in Good Roads
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FAIR WOMEN AT WORK.

IT is stated that about 1000 women
work in the Pittsburgh iron mills. maxi
ing bolts, nuts, hinges, and barbed
wires
II bohemia there are 100 societies and
clubs which have for their object the
advancement Of the cause of women. A
great deal is done in this way 10 procure
for the women of bohemia better en-
ployment and greater independence.
THERE are to-day more than 200, 900
women in the United States earning a
living by professional and personal la
Dor in the shops, in the practice of law
and medicine. the teaching Of music and
art, literature and science, and in cleri-
cal work of different kinds in govern
ment and other official places
NEWARK, y. J., has a woman manu-
facturer Of umbrellas and parasolS
She learned the trade because It was
her fathers business and she liked it
better than teaching or sewing. She
IS shrewd business woman, and not
withstandi1g the competition with big
stores and the misfortune of having
been twice burned ont, has a fairly
prosperous business
Miss LILY Z BESS has for the past
three years lived in the east end Of Lon
don. and has interested herself greatly
in the welfare of the children and
young girls in that quarter. Perhaps
her best work has been in her sewing
classes, where she teaches girls from
nine TO fourteen 10 cut and make the
garments for which their instructor
provides the material
AMOSG the Sierras there IS a woman
stage driver, Mrs II. J. Lengdon, who
owns line that extends several KAN
dred miles through the mountains She
can manage q four or six in hand as
skilIfuliy as any man, and she employs
scores Of horses and vehicles, and cdr
ries the United States mail as web as
merchandise and passengers She chr
diets two or three other branches q
business as well as her stage line
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FRESH FARM NOTES.

HoRsEs are commonly made to carry
too heavy shoes Steel shoes can be
made lighter. will wear longer and the
first cost Is not 50 much more that it
need prevent their being used--E. c.
Powell
TIE asparagus bed should be
thoroughly cleaned OFF as soon as frost
appears. the debris burned and TIE bed
well covered with fine manure, the
manure being forked into the surface
OF the ground.
THE orchard must not be robbed by
crops Of grass, unless manure or fer
tilizers are applied. When trees are
making rapid growth and bear crops
annually, It i as much a drain on the
soil as when i: is producing some other
crop.
CATTLE should De put on a partial
course of dry food before winter, in
order to gradually accustom them to
the change from pasture It is well
known that when cows are suddenly
removed from the fields to the barn
there will be shrinkage IN the milk
yield
4 COLT. calf or pig grows more rap
idly when very young than at any
other period. and the gam in size can
be secured =: less cost at the early age.
For that reason all young stock should
be pushed in growth. not only during
fall but through the winter also
\ FARMER viii get up al ! o'clock.
clean out the stalls. feed milk, ship
his milk daily land Sunday, too. make
up the beds. and milk and feed again,
with bare profit If he has dairy
herd. but It Is hard work TO even clean
out poultry house once Z week
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THE FARM BUILDINGS.
Render Them Comfortable Before Ex
rreme Cold Sets In.

Render Them Comfortable Before Ex-
rreme Cold Sets In.
4 farmer should never attempt to
winter more stock than he can furnish
with comfortable shelter. Many farm
ers have large farm buildings but they
soon get out of repair. board off,
door hanging by one hinge, or leaky
roofs. Such buildings are not COM
Portable. The openings allow snow 10
continually sift in. or give free and IN
interrupted access TO drafts of cold air.
In such cases n pound of nails and a
few hours time in repairing often saves
4 ton Of hay in one winter. \ build
ing which IS simply boarded up should
have the cracks battened and thus
mace as tight and close as possible.
Use steel wire nails long enough to be
clinched. This takes a little longer
but the batten will then always re-
main close fitting which means a
warmer room and stock in better con-
dition with less fodder. The building
should not be made so close as to be
uncomfortable during the pleasant
days of spring. bat there should be
free and thorough ventilation when
the higher temperature may require it.
Fodder may be cheap, but nails and
boards are cheaper, whereas feed is
gone in single season, while build
ings are n permanent Investment
Provide suitable racks and hangers to
feed the stock from. and do not feed
from the ground or snow bank Keep
the different kinds of stock in sep
arate Enclosure Feed regularly. and
provide an adequate supply of fresh
water.-American Agriculturist.
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mother makes them seem Geliberative,
not intuitive, as they surely were.
When she again confronted her son,
after the departure OF the footmen, il
was to show, both in speech and mien.
meekness and complaisance that she
had never remotely limited until now.
''Henceforth you shall have no furth-
er cause for complaint" she said; II
shall abet you in all your plans and
purposes. Try me, and you shall not
be disappointed I admit myself thor
oughly vanquished. Your will is my
law"
She bowed her head, and Clarimond,
who knew her better than she knew
herself, smelt deceit as If it were some
odor that suddenly had freighted the
air. At the same time his native gener-
ositv and fair-mindedness made him
hope this abrupt conversion meant
more than its first blush would imply.
Agreed, then" he said. with re
serve that expressed patience and sad
ness interblent- But pray bear in
mind one matter. If the emperor should
have the presumption. which l greatly
doubt. 20 concern himself in any of
nv personal affairs. however important
or however trivial. should as promptly
resent such meddling as though it were
the work of an officious subject.
Though nv answer should cost ne my
scepter. slight a one as it is, be assured
that should not hesitate TO make it.
and make it firmly. I am not so enam-
ored of reigning that the emperors
frowns or smiles can appeal TO me as
such mighty forces Of my own destiny.
nor shall YOU ever find me IN the mood
70 regard him as If he were q school
master with birchen rod And now"
he proceeded. Il shall ask you kindly
TO send ne the list Of those whom you
have already invited 10 the state ball.
Such a course on your part will enable
me 10 avoid errors which might other
wise occur, since l wish to make out a
list Of ny own, and desire that it should
not clash with yours"
1T shall be sent you tonight" was
the reply, cor tomorrow, if you pre-
fer
Tomorrow will be quite early
enough answered Clarimond. and with
a bow he quilted the great, bright-lit
vacant apartment. ending an interview
which was least agreeable of the many
which he had held with his mother, and
which had perhaps caused him more
secret pain than any which he at all
had held since his accession to the Sal
travian throne.
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Entertaining Without Guests.

Some time ago a woman who had en-
livened her circle OF acquaintance in
the east with noticeable gifts of con-
versation and appreciation, real lover
of good folks, good manners and good
talk, went TO the Pacific coast with her
husband, who was a missionary there.
Their one boy was not allowed TO play
freely with the children Of the rough
people among whom they worked, and
often the mother and boy were left
weeks alone, while the father was off
on preaching tours i favorite way Of
breaking the mOnOtOny on the mothers
part was TO celebrate anniversaries by
inviting guests who couldn't come,
and holding imaginary conversations at
the table, describing the looks and
characteristics of the mythical assem-
bly,, all of which nightly pleased the
small boy. and one night, after his
usual prayer, " added: '-Oh. Lord.
bless all my friends all 'rOund this
world and tell EN- If they'll be good
somebOdy'l come and see EMIL come
and see EN- myself Amen" i bit of
unconscious pathOs that ought 70 touch
everyone with q social hearth. Y.
Times