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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01

HE FELL FROM THE EARTH WORK.
mont were ordered to the front. Aruer
going to the place where the picket
line should have been it was found that
the enemy had broken it and that also
by flank movement they had broken
the main line between our position on
that line and Petersburg There was
nothing loft for us to do but to make
our way back to the breastworks and
rejoin the brigade (Archer's) as quickly
and as safely as possible. 1t was no
very easy thing to do under the circum-
stances, as any body of men coming
from the direction in which the soldiers
thought the enemy were would surely
be fred on without stopping to ask any
questions. But each minute was worth
a million dollars If we remained a lit
tie longer the whole command would
be surrounded and captured. Besides,
our brigade needed our help. The
writer was ordered to double-quicl1 to
the main line, take the chances of being
shot by our own men, pass rapidly
down on top of the breastworks. causing
our men to hold their fire until Capt.
Day could oblique his sharpshooters
into the main line of the breastworks.
After hard run and escaping a num-
Der of bullets sent to meet US by the
men in the works the line was gained,
and the sharpshooters were safely over
the rocks, with but few wounded We
were not a moment too soon. The en-
envy had broken through and was reach
tysrr in no 1t,,4
struck our part of the line the old
brigade, with q yell and a charge, re
took some of the works in a regular
devils picnic.
While engaged in this movement,
tall, angular federal standing on the
works more exposed to the fire than
anyone, brought mis- gun to bear on my
face at a point blank range of less than
forty steps. A dodge behind a corner
Of rude log hut built for the winter
quarters saved my life, for at that mo-
ment the bark spattered in my face as
the ball grazed the log. With a prayer
for the soul of the bravest Yankee
ever saw my trusty Sharpe's rife was
aimed at the tall mans breast, and at
the crack of the gun he fell from the
earthworks.
About this time Capt Arch Norris or
dered me to rally the sharpshooters and
try to check the column on our left. At
the rally call handful Of seven re-
sponded-seven men that would try
anything-and they charged that col
umn. Some were killed and Others
wounded At the first volley l tumbled
to the ground with broken leg. ! had
hardly touched the ground when John
Harlin, Of Wilson county, Tennessee,
Jim Hearn, - Coles and another man,
name forgotten, had me on a stretcher
and were trying their best TO get me to
the rear. BY this time the line was
broken and the enemy had II all their
own way.
They soon sent their bullets g thick
around and into the litter-bearing party
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01

The following item. clipped from the
Fl Madison Qowa) Democrat, contains
information vel worth remem bering:
'Mr. John Brodr, of this city, who met
with an accident few days ago,
spraining and bruising his leg and arm
quite severely, was cured by one 80 cent
bottle of Chamberlain Pain Balm -
This remedy is without an equal for
sprains and bruises and should have a
place in every household. For sale by
Jos. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01
TIE FORTUNES OF wAR.

A Stirring Incident of the Battle of
Petersburg.
TWAS the second day of April, 1855.
was acting sergeant major in Capt.
Dale's battalion of sharpshooters, near
Petersburg, Va. / had sat up nearly
all the night before playing chess with
a redheaded captain of the First Ten
nessee. A little before day firing was
heard on the picket line, and the sharp
shooters under Dale. Harris and Beau
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01
JEFF THoMPS0N's CALAMITY.
How the Confederate General Acceded to
the Sedalia Ladies' Prayer.

How the Confederate General Acceded to
the Sedalia Ladies' Prayer.
Did you ever hear how Gen. jeff
Thompson once evaded an order in the
field and didn't get caught at it?" asked
an old Missourian recently. 1T hap
pened ! think, in the summer of 1864,
the year when Gen. Price and Gen. a.
j. Smith We're chasing each other up
and down the state. Gen. Thompson,
with r section of Prices army, swept
across the central Missouri prairies,
and on one hot August day the citi-
zens of Sedalia saw his men approach
ing the town in perfect cloud of dust.
''Sedalia was garrisoned by a body of
home guards under the command of
Col. William Bloss and Maj William
Gentry, and so. when the alarm bell
sounded, the little band hurried to the
trenches and prepared for defense.
Thompson saw the handful of citizens
and numbered his guns. An apparent
~ fierce canaonade was kept up for
half an hour, during which time one
man was killed, and then the home
guards capitulated and Thompson rode
into town. remember the terrible
time he had that day endeavoring to
control his rough riders, who seemed
bent on making everything contraband,
but he finally made them understand
his imperative orders and quiet was
soon restored, but not until every cit
izen of fighting age had been placed
under arrest and guard.
We'll, it leaked out before night that
Thompson had orders to burn the rail-
road depot 1t was a great wooden
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01

The nip Of q poisonous snake IS but a
slight remove flom being more danger.
Gus than the poison of Scrofua in the
blood. Ayers Sarsaparilla purifies the
vital fluid, expels al poisonous sub
stances, and supplies he elements Of
life, health and strength
There will be serious trouble if You
don't overcome hose dgspcp'ic ,ymp-
toms. Hood 5 Sarapaiil.a is the medi.
cine you need
BLEcHAM's PILLS sra faithful friends
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01
WAR "REMINISCENCES
a PATRIOTIC FEEL.

When you hear old Yankee Doodle,
Or some lively martial AIR,
There's prickly sort OF feeling
That u start up in your hair;
1t viii travel down the backbone
To the IT gion OF the heart
It viii never stop a-golng
Til il reaches every part
There's a lump that keeps a-swelling
Right in under your left lung;
It's your heart, a-raislng thunder,
And it wants TO start Your tongue.
You're chuck fun OF love OF country.
From your forehead 10 your heel:
You are ready now for action
You've patriotic feel
You forget all selfish motives
And your sordid love for gain.
When you see the old Gag floating.
And you hear that martial strain.
You have got real friendly feelings.
And with Tom and Dick you shake;
Now, if you're inclined 10 spirits,
It's friendly glass you take.
Now here come the boys a-marchiug,
They are old boys now, you know,
For they had a smell Of powder
More than thirty years ago
Some are old, and lame. aud careworn-
And they carry battle-scars-
Nickum left his arm at Shiloh,
But he held on TO the stars.
There is jolly old Jack Hoskins
With his wooden peg, you see;
Jack had both his legs IN Georgia
One is missing at the knee.
So you stand and watch them passing
With their solemn, mournful tread:
Nc you see a comrades absent,
There's cofln-just ahead
There misty sort OF something
That i'll gather in your eye,
And, in lite Of all your wiping
1t is kat TO keep them dry.
II IL not q womsns weakness
To be moved by some thing sad
It's the milk OF human kindness
That you did not know you had
On, these sacred tears of pity,
When the heart speaks through the eyes
They are pearls from Angel Mercy,
Precious jewels from the skies
Now unlock the holy chamber,
Don't try longer TO conceal
What is ChrIst-hke in your being
Have patriotic feel
"A. B. Van Fleet, in National Tribune
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01

BLEcHAN's PMS ~ taitlful friends
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-06-01

THE LADIES WAITED UPON HIM.
structure, against which a large num-
Der Of the store buildings backed, and
to burn the depot was TO burn the town.
The general was a spectacular soldier,
as well as brave fighter and his pic
turesque dress showed him to be some
what of a gallant knight. Hence the
ladies of Sedalia banded themselves to-
gether to the number of about fifty
and waited upon him with prayer not
to destroy the depot and the town He
treated the delegation with conspicuous
courtesy, and finally told the ladies
that soldier must obey orders, but he
felt free to notify them that he would
set fire to the depot at five o'clock on
the following morning, and he limited
to them that If the old barn happened
to be green and didn't burn up the fault
would be theirs. They took the hint.
Promptly at five o'clock bucket brig
ade Of ladies was in line at the depot.
The soldiers started the fire, the gen.
eral gave his orders for the army t.
move on, and the ladies waited until
the commander had disappeared and
then promptly extinguished the flames
amid the joyous shouts Of the soldiers !"
st. Louis Republic
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

ing impression to their sdministra-
tion," the Capital is as silent as an
Egyptian mummy upon the subject;
and individual republicans in this
city who expressed 80 much fear IN
the beginning of the POpulist ad-
ministratlon lest the city should not
be protected from the debasing in
fuences of the liquor traffic, now
have not word to say either in sp-
proval of faithful officials or in DIS
approval of the partisan action of the
republican court. Even the most &C.
tive members of the State Temperance
Union are silent, and the Womsns'
Christian Temperance Union has not
been heard from. The Ministerial
association, the "big four" excepted,
has spoken; but where are all the
other pretended friends Of temper
ancs and of the supremacy of law
Where is the Hon. James TreutmsD,
and where is the Rev. D. G. Miner
This is q good time to speak gentle-
men; let us hear from you.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

Populist congress- The fact is repub-
lican custom house officials have been
getting this $780, ,764 during all these
years, and nobody discovered the
great wrong until Tom Watson ex-
posed the frs1d. These patriots seem
to forget when they talk about these
great wrongs established by law, that
it is the republican party that has es-
tablished and perpetuated them; and
they further forget that force Of less
than a dozen Populists in congress is
insufficient to repeal their vicious
Legislation and undo the great
wrongs which an overwhelming re-
publican majority in that body has
inflicted upon the country. DON'T
hold us responsible for these wrongs,
or blame us for not removing them
until we have the power to do these
things and fail.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
WORsH1PPERs OF TFTE, GG88TEfDfN CALI,

~- The democrats of GesrY county met
in county convention October Ia,
adopted a platform, and nominated q
ticket which the republican wing of
the Wall street party met and en-
dorsed the Tuesday following. Here
is the platform:
Be it resolved by the democratic county
convention of Geary county that the skill
full and patriotic endeavoEs Of the present
administration to guide the ship of state
through the breakers wrought by the per-
nicious legislation and misgovernment Of
republican rule should meet,the hearty COM
mendation Of every citizen who loves his
country. That we emphatioally endorse the
straightforward, courageous and manly
course of Grover Cleveland upon the grave
financial questions which confront the
country, and believing with him, the first
steps toward the solution Of these questions
and the elevation Of our finances to a sound
system, to be the unconditional repeal OF
the SHERMAN law" we reprobate the
efforts of a fibustering minority in the
senate to defeat the will of the people by a
perversion of senatorial courtesy and q
prostitution Of legislative function, and we
further depreoiate the stand taken and
course pursued on these momentous ques-
tions by the senators from Kansas.
"Two souls with but a single
thought-two hearts that beat as ones
Stand up for Kansas.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

doors of the house, and the other acts
of lswlessness which came near pre-
cipitating civil war we're merely re-
publican horse-play, and the repub-
lican campaign which is now being
conducted in utter disregard Of every
living question in which the people
are Interested and upon the single
issue of the 'late war;" is only con-
tinustion of the horse-plsy. 1t Is
becoming more apparent every day
as the play goes on that the republl-
can party has more asses than horses
in the ring.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
CHARLEY CURTIS NEW BILL.


Charley Curtis has introduced one
bill that should go through if it con-
tsins no Objectionable provisions. The
ADVOCATE is not 80 partisan as to op-
pose a good measure simply because it
is proposed by a political opponent,
and we desire to take stand now in
favor of this bill if we understand its
pro visions. It is to abolish several
customs districts whose receipts do
not pay expenses. Wewculd go still
further and dispose of the custom
houses IN oil the districts. Can any
one give any good reason why the
government should furnish storage
for the merchandise of individual
merchants for an indefinite period
of time at public expense? Is there
any paternslism about this business?
But to return to the bill of Mr..
Curtis. The Capitals Washington
correspondent, writing under date of
October 81, says:
The Populists of Kansas, who stand for
the economic administration of the govern
ment, if their own professions go for any
thing, overlooked rare chance to reform
a great wrong sanctioned by law, and per-
petuated by the action Of congress from
year to year. Where were Simpson and
the rest of his reformers that they failed to
head off Charley Curtis, Of Topeka, when
he introduced the bill to abolish nearly
fifty custom districts which annually pro-
duce q revenue Of about $23, 3,07973, and cost
the government something like 2O,764.7lF
Now, as q matter of history, Tom
Watson made this discovery, and in
troduced the subject in the last con-
gress, 80 that Mr.. Curtis bill is only
a second. hand article after all. But
the Capital correspondent calls loudly
to know where Jerry Simpson and
the other reformers were that they
did not get the start of Charley in
the introduction of this bill. We
would ask in return, where were all
the great and good republican states
men when these customs districts were
established; and where have they
been during all the years OF their
continuance9 Who established themi
The Capital correspondent says here
is "a great wrong sanctioned by law
and perpetuated by congress from
year to year" Who enacted that law
sanctioning this great wrong, and
what kind Of a congress has perpetu-
! ated il from year TO yearf Was it Q
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

WHEN Mr.. Douglas spoke in To-
peka on Monday evening, the Re-
publican county central committee
refused to entertain q proposition to
the Populist committee for division
oftime. Mr.. Douglas base misrepre-
sentions, false statements and gar
bled quotations would better satisfy
the average Topeka republican than
an accurate knowledge Of facts, hence
the refusalto hear the other side. Mr..
Douglas has pretended to be very
anxious for JOINT discussions, but
when brought TO the test his courage
fails. He made no converts in To-
peka, nor will his style OF speech
make converts anywhere.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

THERE is one thing upon which the masses
Of the people east and west and north and
south are agreed, and that is, there must DO
no more interest. bearing gold bonds issued
--Phillipsburg Herald.
The masses of the people may be
agreed to il, but what have they to
do with it, When it comes to de-
termination Of the question of issu-
ings bonds, the masses OF the people
are not Gin it."
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
DOUGLAS SAYS TWAS HORsE-PLAY,

During his speech in the debate
with Mr.. Dunsmore at Larned MIR.
Douglas charged Ben G. Rich, late
clerk of the Dunsmore house, with
perjury and forgery. After the close
Of his speech Representative Lupfer
asked him, if his charge was true, why
it was that Mr.. Rich had not been
arrested and tried for his crime. To
this Mr.. Douglas replied that it was
all horse-play anyway. IL is to be
presumed that the breaking iu ofthe
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

During the last two weeks there has
been q frightful loss Of life from railroad
accidents, over 200 having been killed
and injured at different places. The
most fatal wreck was that at Battle
Creek, Mich, where twsnty-six were
killed and as many more injured. Eight
Of the dead are not identified.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
ERNEST sEYD.

A correspondent asks us to give
the facts concerning the connection
of Ernest Seyd with the dsmonetiza-
tion of silver in 1873. We will treat
the subject fully next week.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
The County Ticket.

At q recent meeting of the Populist
county central committee the following
was adopted:
WHEREAS, 2. G. English and A. A. Rsub,
who were nominated for the Offices Of sur
veyor and coroner respectively by the Peo-
ple's party convention held in Topeka on
July %, have since moved from the state
and thereby caused vacancies on our ticket;
therefore, be it
Resolved. That we, the Shawnee county
central committee Of the Peoples party, do
hereby substitute the names Of Il. L. Alkire
and G. Il. Price as our candidates for the
offices Of surveyor and coroner respectively.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
Shawnee County POpulist Ticket.

The Kansas City Journal has fifty
one columns of evidence of pros
perity in the shape OF real estate sales
for delinquent taxes.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25
coNTEMPTTBLE PARTIsANsHIP.

this city In it's issue of October IA has
a correct statement of the attitude Of
the republican party and the repub-
licsn courts of Shawnee county
toward the enforcement Of the pro-
hibitory law in Topeka. Here is what
it says:
The most contemplate form of partisan
ship seems TO have controlled the district
court Of this city for some time past. The
police court and the police, being under the
control of the state government, are POpu-
list. The district court is republican. Bor
some time past parties convicted in the
police court have appealed to the district
court and almost invariably have been ac-
quilted. Many Of these have been notOri-
Ously bad characters. From the general
appearance Of the circumstances, as well Rs
current rumors and tUhat lUe ourselves heard
one of the jurors sag, aOe are amply justified IN
beIiGuinG that there has been an understanding
to the effect, thdt 10 annoy their opponents, and
giUe q damaging impression of their GdntStTG-
ton, all appeals from the police court should be
decided adversely to the lOlUer court, regardless
Of lUhO or lChGt the criminals are, Men who will
thus deliberately block the wheels of JUS
tice are worse than the criminal themselves,
and should not have the rights Of Citizen
ship.
We have taken the liberty to itali-
else a portion Of this clipping because
it expresses the undOubted facts in
the case. There is unquestionably
just such an understanding as the
Christian Advocate states. For years
the republican party has used this
question of prohibition as a bait to
catch the votes of the honest, con-
sclentious prohibltionists of the state.
The Topeka Capital, in season and
out of season, has howled for a pro-
hlbitory plank IN the party platform.
In the early part Of the present ad-
mlnistratlon it was vociferous in it's
denunciation of Populist officials for
their failure to enforce the law. In
former campaigns it has bitterly de-
nounced the Peoples party for its
failure to put prohibitory plank Tin
it's platform. It has been the most
inveterste advocate of this method of
dealing with the liquor question to
be found in the state. When the
original package decision was rem
dered it was notorious for the bitter
ness of its denuncistion Of the court,
and there was no end to its clamor
| for immediate action to secure re-
verssl of that decision. Now all is
changed. Since the law has been en-
forced by the new police officials
better than it was ever enforced be-
fore the Capital has no word OF COM
mendstion for these men; and when
partisan court deliberately reverses
the decisions of tho police judge and
sets criminals at liberty upon frlvol-
ous technlcalities for the purpose OF
embarrassing and annoying politi-
cal opponents and giving q damag'
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-10-25

The ADVOCATE, Kansas Farmer and
1.-THE Legislative Conspiracy" (pam-
pAletl for el.76.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-02-01
u S (:

Ayers Hair Vigor, and now my hair Is
growing rapidly and Is restored to its
original color" = Mrs. Annie Collins,
Dighton, Mass. =
"I have used Ayers Hair Vigor for
nearly FIVE years, and my hair is moist,
glossy, and in an excellent state Of pres
ervation am forty years old, and
have ridden the plains for twenty-five
years. WIN. Henry OFT, alias "Mus-
tang Bill" Newcastle, WyO.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-02-01
Cutting ARRAY.

A serious cutting aflray occurred in
the West side railway yards last eve
ming, between four tramps, in which
one Of the quartette, George Stanley
by name, an alleged railway laborer
by occupation, was cut in several
places and seriously wounded by his
assailants. The assaulting party was
composed Of trio Of one legged men,
an unusual aggregation ofmaimed hu-
The three men we're arrested
and safely lodged in Jail, while ply
sician, III the person of Dr. j. A..
Lightfoot, was called TO dress the
wounds of the injured man, who Is
now getting along all right, and is not
supposed to be in any danger from
the wounds received A discussion
ending in dispute, concerning the
power, influence and unbounded sway
over his subjects Of "King Alcohol"
caused the trouble.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-02-01
BACK FROM THEIR TRIP.

The capitalists and owners of the
Texarkana 4 Fort Smith railroad re-
turned from their tour Of inspection
last evening highly pleased with the
roads future outlook. At the end of
the road they met the surveying corps
and secured the estimates as to The
probable cost of construction frnn
Chief Engineer Gus Noble. They
have concluded that the most feasible
and practical route for the building
of the road is direct line TO Fort
Smith. The early completion of this
important line to Ft Smith is con-
summation earnestly to be wished as II
will eventually give us another COM
peting line TO the great grain fields Of
Kansas besides opening up to rexar-
kama a fine agricultural region un-
known here and a section OF country
teeming with mineral wealth and
only needing railroad to bring II
to our doors. With the completion
of this road to Fort Smith 1t will not
be very long before it will be a trunk
line to the Gulf, thus making Texar-
kama a great gateway from the North
west to the South, all of which ought
to materially rebound to her advan-
tage both pecuniarily and increasing
her population.
Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-02-01
Judge @. e. Mitchell Dead.

News reached this city at a late
hour last evening from Little Rock,
Ark, Of the death Of Judge 9. E.
Mitchell, ex-Circuit Judge Of the
Eighth Judicial Circuit of Arkansas,
who died suddenly at his home in that
city, few hours before The cause
Of death is sscribed TO sudden re-
lapse from a spell of pneumonia,
which had confined him TO his room
for some weeks. The news was re-
ceived with deep sorrow by the many
personal friends Of the deceased In
in this city, where he spent several
years Of his brilliant though often
erratic career. Judge Mitchell wasla
man who despite his personal faults
and political failings, commanded the
warm affection Of his personal friends
and the highest admiration OF his po-
litical associates.