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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
AROUND THE CAMPFIRE
STORIES AND ANECDOTES
TOLD BY OLD SOLDIERS.
Hold Up the FIag-A Trumpeter Tells
the Story of the Fight at Wounded
Knee--In Northern Prison-Billiards
on Board the Ironside.
A Field of Blood.

Trumpetcr Connolly, of the Seventh
cavalry, was with that famous regi-
ment at the battle of Wounded Knee,
says the New York Journal He was
attached to G and ID troops, which
were on the hill overlooking the
ravine during the early part of the
fight, but he got into the thick of it
soon enough to get taste of the
trouble little bit of the fun" as
he puts it.
This is the account of the battle as
he saw it. He told the story while he
was sitting on a red blanket ted cot in
his tent, a Guilty pipe between his
teeth, and one heavily booted leg
crossed over the other.
&c and d troops were stationed well
up on the HILL" said Connolly, closing
his eyes to recall the dramatic scenes
of that memorable day. "We were
resting there quietly, awaiting de-
velopments. Though everything was
dull in our direction rust then we
knew gehenna might break loose at
any moment, and we knew that when
the fighting did begin there would be
no child's play about it. Neverthe-
less, the men took the situation very
easily, laughing and cracking jokes
as if they were waiting to ride out on
dress parade.
''Of sudden we heard several shots
from the valley beyond, where A and
X troops were waiting.
aSlyoI
of me. 1 was just behind him of
course.
"'I think it's the opening of the
ball, SIR said |. "A and X leading the
german
"a moment later, at the captains
order, / sounded. TO the rear
march. We retired about a hundred
yards, dismounted and advanced on a
skirmish line.
Pop. pop! pop! went the carbines
of A. and X, away over to the left.
We went forward on dog trot, still
laughing and joking quietly. When
we passed over the brow of the hill
we lay down in open order and waited
for the redskins.
pretty soon they came along. We
had expected to fire upon them at
sight, but we didn't. Mixed up with
the braves"-here Trumpete ter Connol-
lys scorn was unmistaka ble-"were
so many squaws and pappooses that
it would have been impossible to
shoot without killing some of the lat
ter. So we were obliged to let the
Indians pass without firing a shot.
"A little later, however, word came
that about fifty of the warriors were
lurking in a ravine half a mile to the
front.
"Charge"'
my trumpet gave the call that was
heard clear across the continent We
sprang forward, each man gripping
his carbine and running like a deer.
1--WE found just about fifty Indians
in the ravine. They were all young
bucks and fighting mad. Those fell
lows fought like tiends, but they were
no match for our gallant fellows. C
and d cut them down right and left,
and inside of an hour we had killed
twelve and taken twenty-seven pris-
oners of the fifty. The eleven others
escaped.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Hold I'm the Flag.

Hold up the flag! Our country's flag
That floats DER land and sea.
And with rousing chorus boys,
Let's give it three times three
Till from Atlantas lstern wave
To west Pacitic's shore.
Let every loyal heart repeat
The chorus DER ana Ger.
CHORUS:
Hold 1t up yes, hold it up
Let its proud folds be un furled:
Hold our glorious standard high,
Hold it up to all the world
Hold up the fla, our countrv's flag;
The Red. the White, the Blue,
Its stars grow brig liter with the years,
Its folds are ever new.
1t is the flag that freemen love,
1t is the flag they bore
And oft rehearsed through darkest days
This chorus DER and DER.
Hold up the flag. our country's flg!
Twas born in freedoms air
And sixty millions bless the day
Our fathers placed it there
Then let it bend in every breeze.
To every land unfurled.
For freedoms banner proudly waves
In triumph o er the world.
ID O I.antZ
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
KILLED AT HIS OWN REQUEST.
An Aged FrenchInan Who Paid a Youth
1,3OO Francs to Kill Him.

1900 Francs to Kill Him.
A strange boy murderer is Francois
Bertholler, lad of Is. who has been
tried before the AK assizes for kill
ing an old man named Blanchard, at
the latters request In the dock.
says writer in the London Daily
News. he related his crime with
grim composure, He said:
ION Friday, October ID (mark the
uncanny day and date), the day be-
fore the arrival of the Russians,
Blanchard and | went to Toulon.
he then spoke to me for the first
time of his intention OF putting an
end to his life He dwelt on this
topic for several hours, telling me
about his lamentable physical con-
dition and entreating me to deliver
him from his suffering"
"Did you ask him why he besi-
tated to commit suicidep"
HE told me he could not bring
himself to the points and that he had
religious scruples. A couple of days
later he came to my bedroom and
woke me. He said, Francois. 1
count on you tor to-day. / wish it
to be all over by this evening" l
was very astonished. He added: Il
am going to sign q bill for 1900
francs for you. You may cash it at
my notary's, at Carpentras.
This sum of 1900 francs caused
you to make up your mind?"
1T did. | bought sheet of
stamped paper and made out the bill,
which Blanchard sigucd. Then we
went to toilette (to Marseilles) to
take the steam tramway. just be-
fore starting we went to cafe.
where my friend made me drink
glasses of peppermint, He gave mo
six pence to buy knife at a store.
In the tramway Blanchard told me
to smoke lot in order to deaden my
feelings. At L'Estaque we entered
another cafe and | was made to
drink four or five absinthes We
went along the high road, when
Blanchard, stopping, said: This
seems to be the right spot We
shall be very comfortable here We
went under the road bridge. Ny
iIiChu uuuISSScu dllI OIL n uIOluGQ MS
eyes and stretched himself on the
hagstones.
chow many blows did you strike
with your knife?"
-Four. On the way he had rec
commended me to strike several
times -to strike at the temples and
the jugular vein"
Indeed you followed out his ad-
vice. You struck with o dizziness
which professional murderer would
envy. Did Blanchard die at once?"
Yes; he leaned forward little,
heaved a sigh, and that's all. "
What did you do next?"
81 had little blood on my fingers
| washed them in the sea-"
did you feel no remorse, no ter
ror?"
"a little, yes"
The jury brought in a verdict OF
mot guilty" on the ground that
Bertholier had acted without knowl-
edge of crime, but the tribunal
ordered that he should be sent to a
house of correction until the age
of 20.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Poor EeliOws.

In 1864 I was member of compan ny
G, 139th Illinois, and on duty at
Cairo, Ill. Our regiment, from the
central part of Northern Illinois,
started June 1 from Peoria, ILL.,
tioated down to Columbus, KY, where
we went into camp on the bluffs. My
idea is that Stanton and the president
figured if we went to the front the
confederacy would suddenly collapse,
and the older men in the service
would be jealous of our glory; so they
ordered us back to Cairo and let the
ICED Illinois go to the front. have
learned since that some Of them went
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

The ancient Mojaves Indians be.
lieved that all who died and were
not cremated turned into owls.
Even at the present time they always
speak of owls as being the spirit Of
some dead brave returned. After
any one of the tribe dies they do
not wash nor eat salt for ten days.
In former times they had an annual
burning of the property OF the dead,
at which time the living were ex-
pected to sacrifice some article OF
value This seems to have been
done with the belief that the smoke
from the Offering would ascend to
the departed on the Great White
Mountain" which is their heaven or
'happy hunting grounds
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
The 18TH Ohio.

This regiment was organized at
Camp Dennison, Ohio, from men re-
cruited in the Sixth district, during
the month of October, 1864, to serve
one year. On June ~, 1865, it was
mustered out in accordance with Or
ders from the war department. Dur
ing the early part of its service it was
stationed near Columbus, guarding
the railroads. A small squad of the
regiment was captured by Hood. At
the battle of Franklin, while in the
Third brigade, Third division, Twen-
ty-third corps the regiment was hotly
engaged, losing 126 in killed, wounded
and missing. In December it was
again stationed at Columbus. In bat
tie it lost one officer and fifteen men
by disease, two officers and log men;
total loss, 124
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Billiards on Board he Ironsides.

The gunners on the Ironsides at
Morris island had neat way of ex-
ploding their projectiles within the
fort. 1t was impossible to drive them
through the sand and cotton of which
the work was made, nor could the
guns be so elevated as to toss them in
as from a mortar. So the pieces were
depressed, and the shot, striking the
water about fifty yards from the
beach, jumped in. In nearly every
instance this manner of making the
missiles effective was successful.
Those are what I call billiards, d"
said the captain, watching the firing,
"they carom on the bay and beach
and pocket the ball in the fort every
time!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

truck"
"Well?"
''You don't get good price for it??''
"a mighty poor price, Ben"
"And you can't do better?"
"No; I've tried all the commission
dealers, and none of them pay better
than Robbins"
$50 it hardly pays for you to go to
New York;"
mo, it don't, for fact"
"Then why not let me go?'
''That wouldn't be bad idea" said
the farmer, thoughtfully. You're
getting old enough to drive to New
York now, and you ought to do that
job just as we'll as / could. At the
same time, if let you go and stay at
home myself, 1 can do good deal
more work about the farm. I'll think
it over"
That was all Mr. Baldwin said at
the time; but that night, after supper,
he suddenly announced:
"Ben, think I'll let you cart the
produce to New York. But you must
be careful when driving through the
streets of the city"
Ben promised, and then asked:
Don't you think, dad, that it would
be possible to get more money than
Robbins pays you?"
"No, \ tell you; I've tried the whole
lot of them
perhaps / could get more money"
but you can't"
eff do, will you let me have all
get over Robbins price,
yes; provided you bring home
cash each night. I've got to have
ready money, for I'll have some help
to pay off this summer"
Ben went to bed that night and
dreamed that he had grown so rich
that the Goulds had taken him into
partnership.
In the morning he startled both of
his parents by coming downstairs just
after he was called the first time. He
helped his father TO load the farm
wagon, received the farmers last in
structions, and drove off.
This is u heap bettar'n hard work.
the boy reflected, as the horse logged
along the shady Westchestar road
May be a little more money in it,
too" he added, with Il thrill of antic-
ipatory delight.
1t was still early. according to the
city ways of thinking, when he drove
across One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
street and kept on toward Yorkville.
But instead of keeping on toward thu
markets. he turned down East Ninety
sixth street.
and drew up before one of the apart
ment houses.
Going to the basement he pressed
one of the row of buttons that stood
near the dumb-waiter shaft.
''Well?" demanded a woman, show
ing her head at the shaft door.
'Want any vegetables"
NO"
''But these are good-battcr'n any
you ever get.
'Thats what all you fellows say.
We can't get any vegetables in York
vile that are not four or five days
old"
II know it, maam. That's why
I've come around. l brought these in
fresh from the country this morning"
''The same old story" mumbled the
Won An, but she regarded attentively
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
I'M the Depths Of nrisery.

Though endowed with wealth beyond
the dreams of avarice," the wretched suf-
ferer from chronic dyspepsia is plunged in
seldom emerges even for a day at stretch.
There is way to down the imp Invoke
the aid of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and
he departs. Keep using the medicine, aud
the relief you promptly experience finally
becomes permanent and thorough cure is
effected. Heartburn, hatulence, uneasi-
ness and sinking at the pit Of the stomach,
nervousness, insomnia-these are symp-
toms first relieved and finally cured, with
their cause, by this inehfably reliable
specific. Liver complaint and constipation.
brother tormentors of dyspepsia, are also
sent to limbo by the Bitters. So are rheu-
matism, malaria and kidney complaint.
Use this helpful medicine systematically,
not by fits and starts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Sanbo's Retort.

A returned contra band" was once
entertaining an audience in Dedham,
Mass, with an account of furious
skirmish between 1.-The blue and the
gray" on the banks of the Potomac
But" said severe critic of his
highly colored narrative, a man who
had not been to the war himself,
"where were you when the battle
was raging?" 'Oh, was back among
the baggage" But how far were
you from the bullets and cannon
balls?" persisted the stay at-home.
WELL" was the reply, mot so far as
De acknowledgement
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Real Mean.

Mrs. Newlywed-Henry, I think
you're real mean. Mr.. Newlywed =.
Well, what have | done? Mrs.
Newly ed-Mothec writes that in
your letter asking her to come and
see us you said visitation" ms tead
of ''visit"-and now she's not COM
inc. Truth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Carried Too Far,

He glowered fiercely. "What"'
he demanded. "No, John" she re-
peated. 81 shall not get up and build
the fire in the morning any mo e.
Foo minute he rumina ted bitterly.
1T strikes me there is a suggestion
of the dizziness of despair in his
tones this is carrying your blamed
mannishness too far.-Denver Tri-
bune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
a Silk Swimming SDider.

The silk OF the great spider O..
Madagascar Is fine, strong and
elastic. 1t is used by the natives to
fasten flowers to sunshades. A
single female spider has been known
to spin two miles of it in twenty
seven days.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

"De clos doan mex de man." said
Uncle Eben, '.but jes' de same tan
safe ter 'spise personal 'pearances. 1t
am possible ter serve terrapin in or
tin bucket, but folks an lookin' fur
it. an jedges OBJ terrapln am skase.
Washington Star
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
A Famous Saber.

The famous battle saber of Captain
Samuel Chester Reid, who COM
manded the United States private
armed brig war General Armstrong
ct the battle of Fayal, Azores, in
September, 1914, in the celebrated
conflict with a British squadron, has
been presented to the navy depart
ment at Washington by his son,
Colonel Samuel G. Reid.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Young Spiders Webs.

Leuenhoek says that 100000
webs spun By young spiders when
they first begin to use the spinneret
are not, if twisted together, as great
in diameter as hair from human
head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

A man in Bethlehem, Pa, was too
poor to buy grave for his dead
child; so he stole into cemetery.
dug the grave, buried the infant
and was arrested.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
A Harvard Japanese student.

Tanetaro Megata, who in 1874 was
one of the first Japanese students
ever at Harvard, is now superin tend
emit of the custom house in Yokoha-
ma. Japan. a position as impor tant
as that OF collector of the port of
New York.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Chinese Are Fond of Ducks.

There are more ducks in China.
and more are eaten. than in all the
rest of the world. At some of the
duck farms in that country $4,000
are annually Matched.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
No Flies on Him.

Mother - You have drawn that
donkey very nicsly, Johnny, but YOU
have forgotten one thing. Where is
his tail? Johnny-Oh, that donkey
doesn't need any tail There are no
flies on him.-Once a Week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
a IsuSy Man.

"Old Peachy is a very busy man.
Does nothing but cut coupons al
day, understand.
Coupons from his bonds?"
'No; coupons from the newspa'
pers. Judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
A Song for Our Banner.

A song for our banner! The watchword recall
Which gave the republic her station
United we stand, divided we fall!
1t made and preserves Us nation!
The union of lakes, the union OF lands,
The union OF states none can sever,
The union OF hearts, the union of hands,
And the flag OF our union forever!
GEORGE Il. MORRIS
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
On Condition.

Frances and her papa had few squares
to 60 and the latter asked:
Frances, shall we walk or take the street
carr"
We'll, papa" replied the little girl, 'I'n
walk if Won carry me y
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

Whose funeral is that?"
"Gashwller's.
What! Is Gashwiler dead?"
s.Not that / know of. He is
probably riding around in the hearse
for the fun of the thing. Truth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

1t is now asserted that Argentina
exports more wheat to the markets of
Europe than the United States
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

II there is any dog in man it is pretty
apt to growl when his food is not to his
taste
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

The custard pie is the poor mans legiti-
mate dessert. There is no upper crust to
il
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
Patents, Trademarks.

Examination and Advice as 20 Patentabiity OF
Invention Send for Inventors Guide, How Get
latent" PATRICK oFARREii. WASHINGTON. .. G
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

Goes Cough Balsam
Is the oluest and hest 1t will break up Cold quick
err than anything else. 1t is always reliable. Try
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

"a Cup of Parks Tea at night moves
the bowels In the morning"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

as far front as hndersonville, and the
fact quite overcame the disappoint-
ment that we were not permitted
to go.
One night in July was on duty in
side the prison, where we were guard
ing over 1000 Confcderates. / was
talking with an old man. white headed
and feeble, and his next comrade was
boy about IA, verifying General
Grants remark that 'they robbed
the cradle and the grave" and, boy
like Il was but 10, asked him,
Wouldn't you like to have us leave
the doors open, so you could get out?"
He replied "For Gods sake, keep
us here as long as you can"
Astonished, asked why. He made
reply:
1--WE never Jared as well as this in
our army"
l guess he was correct, for we gave
them good shelter, good food and
drink, blankets, reading matter,
liberty of action, with but one re-
striction that ever heard, and / was
on duty at prison several times, and
that was not to lay their hands on
top of the fence.
/ have thought of those words
thousan of times, and am impressed
that l ought to send them to you as
evidence in the question of the treat
ment of prisoners. l did not know it
then, but learned in 1865 that at that
firpn fotbn,.'S nnlx hrnt 40
lay starving and sweltering at Ander.
sonville until death relieved him. He
was the second man to die out of three
from Rutland, Mass. When my uncle
died the third man asked permission
to go out and mark the graves of his
two mates, as the widows were able
and would desire to have the remains
brought home; but he was denied
this small request, and uncle is one of
the great army of unknown. &C. A.
Howe, Wyanet, H., in the National
Tribune
Customer for Grants Biography.
Rather an amusing incident con-
corning General Grant is recalled as
having occurred while he was on a
journey in a railroad train, and where
he displayed, as usual, none of the
insignia of his military rank. A
youthful book peddler traversed the
cars, crying, Life of General Grant"
A misunderstanding aid pointed the
youngster to the generals seat, sug-
costing to him that that man might
like copy" General Grant turned
over the pages of the book, and
casually asked, "Who is he this is
all about?" The boy, giving him a
most incredulous grimace of indigna-
ton and disgust, replied, ''You must
be darned greeny not to. know
General Grant" After this volley
the acknowledgement of course sur
rendered, and bought his biography.
American Tribune,
Hold Up the Flag.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

Unfortunately mans funeral sermon
comes too late for him to live up to.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

Karps Clover Root Tea,
The great Blood purifier gives freshness and cearnes
~ The Complexion and cures Constipation Sc III
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

AS a rule the life of the conscientious rea
estate agent is filled with good deeds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

EN- Baldwin lived
with his parents
on a farm not
many miles from
New York city.
One day Ben
and his father
were out in the
field, hard at
work in the hot
sun, when the
boy said:
"Father,I want
to talk with you
about G a + d e II
truck"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

1t is perfectly safe to abuse the public.
No reader ever takes it personally.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16
HGHDE,My OF THE SACRED HEART

The course of instruction in this Academy conducted
by the Religious of the Sacred Heart embraces the
whole range of subjects necessary to constitute solid
and refined education. Propriety OF department, per-
sonal and the principles of morality are OBJ
jects of unceasing attention Extensive grounds af-
ford the pupils every facility for useful bodily exer-
else; their health is object of constant solcude
and in sickness they attended with maternal care
FAN term opens Tuesday, Sept 4th For further par
ticulars, address THE SUSEhIOh,
Academy Sacred Heart, St. Joseph, Mo.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

'SHansOn's Magic Corn snIve."
Warranted to cure money refunded. Ask your
druggist Tor it. Price IS cents
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

A corset is nothing more than a waist
basket without any poetry in it
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1894-08-16

The jury brought in verdict Of
mot guilty" on the ground that
Bertholier had acted without knowl-
edge of crime, but the tribunal
ordered that he should be sent to a
house of correction until the age
of %