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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-13
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IL has given satisfaction to millions and
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every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by al! drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles. but !. is man
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and being well informed, you will not
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Tourist Rates.

In addition to the usual rates to
summer resorts in all parts of the
country, the c., X. 1. & p. railway
offers greatly reduced rates during
the present season to the various
points both east and west, at which
conventions. reunions, etc., will be
held. lfyou contemplate trip any
where during the summer, it will
pay you to call at the Rock Island
route ticket Office for full informa-
ton regarding these special induce
ments to travellers, or to write to
F. II. PLUMMER,
Ticket Agent.
l.. M. ALLEN, Gen'l Ag't.,
Davenport.
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mo HELP FOR HUBER"

Said the Doctor who Advised Him to
Try the Climate of Florida
1t Is an interesting story that Mr..
Frederick Huber, OF No. 1921 Forty
second street, Rock Island, tells of
his Illness, treatment and cure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-13

IL began to suffer from the effects
OF chronic catarrh and lung trouble. -
said Mr.. Huber. who is employed by
the Rock Island Lumber company
Last fall had to give up work.
Physicians whom consulted told me
that there was no help for me. They
''Not satisfied with their opinion,
decided to consult specialists. NV
interview with Drs. Stackhouse and
Daniel marks the turning point in
my career. for | verify believe that
these physicians saved my life.
learned from them that the climate
of Rock Island is good enough to
live in. ! began to feel improve
ment from the beginning of their
treatment. / am still gaining in
strength and weight every day,
and now do as much work as ever.
In fact feel better than ] have for
three or four years. and am positive
that the Stackhouse u Daniel system
of treatment cannot be eXcelled.
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Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company, success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery, |.
Huber's City Brewery and Raible & Stengel's
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll as Julius Junge's
Bottling Works. has one of the most complete
Brewing establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tr-cties, and may
be ordered direct from the head offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-13

Hoods pills are the best after
dinner pills, assist digestion. pre-
vent constipation.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-13
SOME MORE CHANGES IN PROSPECT.
Mut.ihcation of the Income Tax Subject
Under Consideration.

WASHINGTON. June l3.-There is some
prospect OF important changes in the in
ternal revenue part of the tariff bill and
of further notifications of the income tax
feature The finance committee has been
considering suggestion looking to the
dropping of all the purely administrative
parts of the bull, which would result in
leaving the present administrative law on
the stat ute books.
Tue committee is undecided what, If
any, changes will be made in the income
tax, but is considering propositi ons for
its modification which it is believed will
make the bill acceptable IN this respect to
Democratic senators who oppose the tax.
Details are difficult to obtain, but 1t is un-
derstood that is any changes are made
there will be shorter limitation OF time
for the bill to- remain i'll effect.
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ManhOOd
and how to attain il.

Al last medical work tina. tells The causos
describes the ELECTS, points the remedy This
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the most beautiful medical book that has ap-
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half-tone illustration in tints. Some of the
subjects treated are Nervous Debility, Impo-
tency. Sterility, Development. varicocelc,
The Husbanl, Those intending Marriage, etc.
Every man who would know the grand truths,
the pain facts, the old secrets, and the new
discoveries Of medical science as applied TO
married life, Who w,ula atone for past follies
and avoid future pitfalls should write for this
W 'nderful little book. 1t viii be sent free
under zeal. Address the publishers.
kr,.. MeGica. Go Buffalo n Y
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EXPLAINS THAT BREAK.
Reply to Comrade sheIIenberser's Article
on Franklin.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / read
with much interest what Camrade Shellen-
berger had to say about that break in our
lines at Franklin. / commanded company
in Opdycke's command. In the early part
OF our career, In the Winter of 1863 we
were stationed at Franklin, and many times
during our sojourn there we did picket duty
on this same field. With our reserve out
post in front of the Carter House we had
ample opportunity TO form the acquaintance
OF the household. and also at this time have
a vivid recollection of the immediate sur
roundings. j hope the comrade will pardon
me for making few corrections in his mar
rative.
Our brigade was located very near the
place as ne has il in his diagram, but in line
Of battle rather than in column by repi-
ments.
The proportionate distances as shown by
the diagram are not correct. The house
should he farther down the pike, aud nearly
opposite the cottOn-gin. There was but one
dine OF works buiit by Schofeid's men, and
that was located as he has the from, line in
the diagram; the angle was much nearer
the pike. He is correct in saying the line
was not fully restored at the onset.
There WAS from five to eight rods on the
left or west side of the pike that were not
taken by us when the charge ended. The
reason for this was our regiment became
separated on reaching the house, The larger
portion going 10 the right, and on coming
together again We lost ground to the irf;
besides the garden fence, hen standing. was
az obstacle not to he surmounted I'M orr
hurry. Serg't Murdoch passed through ,h.
gate, ana while In the garden vas shot dead.
Only few minutes and our commander
Maj. Edward r. Bates, noticed this break in
our lines, and undertook 10 correct IT,
Right here is where that second line comes
IN. Bales called for help, and with his own
bands began tearing down the fence, AID
with what else available we undertook TO
bnld something confronting this short niece
OF the main line untailen. We were now
beng reinforced by men Ia abundance.
MoIk on this temporary liae ceased, and
instead an enliladEg party was formed. and
starting from somewhere on the east side of
the pike, like huge gate, swung round this
portion OF The rebel line referred to. and
took them in out OF the wet" This move,
mcht was quickly and well done Several
o. our men were engaged III il, and showed
as trophies seveT1 captured flags.
think here il was that Gen. Gordon was
captured; surely not at the place marked
in the diagram.
An old house stood there at that time, or
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the 50th Ohio and the I'D ILL., in front line,
and the 1S3d Ohio and 44th Mo. in second

the 50th Ohio and the I'D ILL., in front line,
and the 1S3d Ohio and 44th Mo. in second
line
"At 3 o'clock p. m, heavy skirmishlng
commenced, The enemy driving our Skin
mishers; and at $3.50 p. m. the enemy as
saulted the whole line, making an effort to
flank us by marching down the Franklin
pike in solid column. The nature of the
ground gave the enemy the advantage. They
succeeded in taking the line of our works,
but had The plea ure of holding il for but n
few minutes. The second line rallied to
the support of the first, and succeeded in
driving the enemy from it. The Fourth
Corps broke and caused n slight confusion,
and the enemy made his appearance in our
second line | ordered the reserve regiments
TO the front line TO support the 50th Ohio
and I'D Ill, and renewed the attack with
great vigor and gallantrv. While the 44ih
Mo- and The 1S3d OHIO, Col. Hoge command
ing the 1884 Ohio. moved up in good style
under q most terri fic fire. and took full pos
session OF the first line of works and in
hand to-hand encounter the 4th Regulars
drove he enemy from the works, which
were held with great tenaclty, capturing
number of prisoners in the charge. Col.
Bradshaw, of the 44th Mo, was killed, with
the colors of his regiment in hand, and by
his perSc nal bravery encouraged his men
and saved his lines. At the same time
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What He Did.
lHnrncrs Mdnnsiuel


Professor Blank although very dignifed
gentleman, has fits of absentmindedn
amounting almost to mental alteration.
This failing has placed him in many en-
barrassing positions. 1t scemed to tile Pro-
fessor and his family that the climax had
been reached one evening when the Pro-
iessor, after filling his bath-tub for n BATH
plunged in with all Ills clothes on! But q
deeper, because public, modification soon
followed this alarming mental lapse. The
Professor sometimes speaks in public, and
a few days after the bathroom episode he
was asked to be one Of three or four speakers
at public meeting His brief address was
received with great applause, which, to the
Professors surprise and chagrin, was fol-
lowed by broad grIns, and even unrepressed
tittering Oh the part of many of the audience.
No sooner was the Professor out of the
house after the meeting than he turned to
his vie and asked, "My dcnr, what was the
occasion OF all that smiling and actual gig
Cling after the generous applause that fol-
lowed my address?"
Don't you know?n asked his wife, u little
sharply. Il never felt so mortified in my
life. Why don't you keep your wits about
you when you are i'll public? 1t was dread
ful?n
why, Helen, what did / dor"
"Dor You sat up there on that platform
before all that great audience and appiuuded
your own speech! That's what you did,"
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Lieut-Col Mervin Clark fell while assem-
bling and leading his regiment to the front.
The tenaciy with which the 50ih Ohio and
ed III. held the front line, stubbornly refus-
ing to yield their position in the midst of a
most terrible carnage, and the PROMPT manner
in which the A h Mo. and the 1s3d OHIO exc
cuied the oIder to move up TO he support of
The first line amidst a shower of leaden rain,
could not fail to command The highest ad
mir ion of our superiors in the engagement,
and challenge the good opinion of all brave
comrades in the battle" In mentioning all
the officers in his brigade for their gallant
conduct. see what he says of Col. Geo. Hoge,
commanding the 1S3d Ohio: "All his Off
GERS are deserving the highest praise and
Col. Hoge, by his noble conduct and true
bravery, so handsomely displayed all through
the conflict" Again lie says of the entire
command: | can find no words fitting the
occasion sufficiently strong in terms Of COM
mendation for the pluck and siubbOrnness
and general heroism exhibited throughout
Is it necessary, alter this official report,
made seven days after the battle, and re-
corded in the official report on facts before
mentioned, 10 say any more about The con-
duct OF the 1881 Ohio, which Col. Sherwood,
commanding a regiment in another brigade,
when he says at one time that these men
ran away, and at another, they fell fiat on
their faces. Col Sherwood says let the Off
cial reports tell. and therefore / have told
them. The 111th was a veteran regiment
while the 1880 was new regiment, only ii
days ont of home quarters, and this was
their first battle. / leave the readers 10
judge for themselves who has told the truth,
Col. Sherwood or The little Corporal"
He also SAYS Gen. Cleburne was K lied his
horse resting on the breast. The one killed
was Gen. John Adams Gen. Cleburne was
shot on the left side of the Franklin pike,
about 200 feet from the works. His body
was not found until the next morning by
private John McQuade, Of a Minnesota rcgi-
ment Tie Century Magazine gives full ac-
count OF this matter
Col. Sherwood says ] seek to discredit
him or his regiment in this. Heis altogether
wrong. / have only tried TO defend my
regiment and the officers, who did their
who'd duty. He has tried 10 Islander them,
and as most of them have passed The final
inspection, / will defend their memory to
tine last. / have relied on the facts and
truths all the way through. So ends the
compliments Of the little Corporal to the gal
liant and brave General.-R y. SPoHR, 2S25
Webster Avenue, Pttsburg, Pa.
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ENUMERATION USELESS.
The S;h Ohio Cav. Usual Stands by the
14th Pa. Cav

The S;h Ohio Cav. Usual Stands by the
14th Pa. Cav.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
Issue of Nov. 8 you print on eighth page an
article under the caption Blakeley Exon
Grated" to which my attention was called
yesterday. 1t seems that the comrades of
the 18th Pa. Cav are protesting rather earn
estly against a defimatory charge made
against Col. BlakeIey by one Capt. Rife,
Sth Ohio Cav. Who is Capt. Rife? / have
the official roster OF the officers of that regi-
ment before me, and here is no name among
them that can be distorted into Rife"
Col. Blakeley wanted to surrender on the
retreat from Salient What does an 9Th
Ohio man know about that raid, nybow :?
II was in December, 1863. AT that time
the 9Th Ohio Cav. did not exist The 44th
Ohio, which re-enlsted in January, 1864, at
Strawberry Plains, in E3st Tennessee. and
which became at its remuster the 9Th Ohio
Cav, was n the time of the Salem raid ex-
ploring IT. shirt-seams and swearing at the
bnglers on the mountansides near Blaine's
Crossroads, in East Tennessee
1t never knew of IA Pa Cav. until
the forepart of May, 1864, when it Joined
AverilPs Division at Lewisburg At that
time Blakeley had lefa the 14th, and Schoon-l
HdN IUs tDlDHtl. iHH DPCdIne NJ once
the commander OF the FIRST Brigade. Second
Cavalry Division, composed OF the 9Th Ohio
and 14th Pa.
These two regiments rode side By side
through all the hardships Of the Lynchburg
raid and the Shenandoah Valley campaigns
o. 1864 and never did either forsake the
other in an emergency. Side by side they
made immortal history at Quakers' Church,
Lynchhurg, Liberty, Catawba Gap, Kerns-
town, Martinsburg, Bunker Hill, Stephen
sons Point, Winchester, Fishers Hill, Nj.
Jackson, Wier's Cave, Port Republic. Cedar
Greek, Nineveh Church, and on mum, rous
other fields.
And now, after so years Of peaceful enjoy
ment of the golden recollection of services
well done, let nothing mar the oId-tme
warm feeling which existed between the
two regiments. On so battlefields We were
brothers let still he fraternal in our
days of peace. The wild, wild cheers with
which each OF these regiments greeted the
others courage as they closed upon the rebel
Baltimore battery in that old orchard near
Moorefield, on Aug. Z, 1864, must not be
forgotten.
No, comrades of the ii Pa Cav, we of
The h Ohio Cav. remember well the grand
staying qualities of your officers and men
and If there were any towards among you
who wanted to surrender" we never heard
of them, and we don't want TO find il out
now.-THEo. BoTKIN, Co. +, 9Th Ohio Cav,
Hutchinson Kan
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Hunting with Cameras.

There are great many hunters, armed
with magazine-camerss instead of guns, oub
in the Name woods now, watching and
working for a chance to get snap shot at a
deer, moose, or any other wild game. The
photographers return with some wonderful
ly-interesting results to show in pictures Of
wild animals in their natural surroundings.
And they claim there is as much glory in
taking a deer's picture as in taking IT'S life.
1t requires just as much skull to get within
photographing distance as within shooting
range. and often more. Amy way, it is an
interesting new field for the irrepressibls
amateur photographer
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perhaps few rods farther toward town. Ger


Opdycke and staff were here on the road,
Gen. Stanley came riding up here soon
after the battle began, and was wounded al
most in the immediate front of the Carter
House. / am certain no uncaptured rebels
got so far within our lines.
The comrade speaks Familiarity Of Col.
Carter. Does he mean the old gentleman
/ presume not, for at the time Of the battle
the father of this family was at least 60 years
DID, and the only male member at home. III
/ mistake not he had two sons in the
rebel army. One of them, Major, was
killed in this charge, and lay in front of his
fathers door. He may have been feigning
death, however. ] understood that the old
gentleman, with whatever other members of
his family, both white and colored, did take
refuge in the cellar.
am glad the comradc spoke ofthis uncap-
tuied part of those works. 1t is the first
time ever saw or heard it mentioned. l
am also glad that was there to see and
know whereof 1 explain.-R. c. RICE, 125th
Ohio.
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The 26tli Iowa.

This regiment was organized at Clinton
Iowa, in August, 1862, to serve three years.
1t was mustered out June 6, 1866. Col.
Milo Smith. the first commander, re-
signed Jam %, 1865. He was succeeded by
Lieut.. Col. John Lubbers, who was in COM
mand VIXEN the regiment was mustered out.
During the early part OF its service the regi-
Inent was stationed at Helena, Ark. Disease
was prevalent among the men, and many
died. At the capture of Arkansas Post the
men of the regiment displayed great gall
lantry. 1t took part in the Vicksburg cam
paign, and saw much hard service in that
great movement. 1t was engaged in the bat
ties OF Iuka, Chattanooga, Lookout Mount
ain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold Resaca Dallas,
and Lovejoys Station. 1t was with Sher-
man on his march to the sen. Six officers
and 20 men were killed in action or died
from wounds received therein. The loss by
disease was very heavy.
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The 9TH Wis. Battery,

This battery was organized at Racine, Wis,
in DC: ober, 1861, to serve three years. On
the expiration of its term of service the
original members, except veterans, were
mustered out, and the organization, COM
posed Of veterans and recruits, retained in
service until July 20, 1866. The first Cap
tain OF the battery was Richard r. Griffith
He resigned Nov. 90, 1862 He was sue
ceeded by Henry S. Lee. When mustered
ont the organic ,tion was commanded by
Capt. Arthur b. WheelOck. The battery
lett the State March IS, 1862, and proceeded
to New Madrid. After the surrender of
Island No 10 it was stationed at Fort Bank
head. Thirty men of the battery were Up
tured by Forrest at Humboldt in December,
1862. The battery participated in the bat
ties of Trenton, Parker's Crossroads, Gun
town, Memphis, and many other engage
ments. The total loss in the service was %
officers and men. Ten OF these were killed
in action.
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Understood His Business.

Fair Sufferer-D1ctOr, are corns always
caused by wearing shoes that are TOO tight ?
ChirOpodis:-Not always, ma'sDs. That's
what causes 'em in the case of your friend,
Miss B gyms, acrOst the way. Her feet was
made to iii No. shoe, and she's a-trying
TO crowd 'em into a No Yours, ma'am, is
produced by wearing too large Il shoe, which
makes wrinkles in the leather, and causes
friction agin the cuticle.
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Important to Commercial Travellers.

On and after December LIST, Baggage Agents
of tue b. & o. X. r. Co. will accept coupons from
mileage books issued by B. & o. K. L., Z. & w.
R'y, b. & o. 5. w. R'y. and Valley R'y of Ohio,
in payment for excess baggage charges, at their
face value. 2 cents each. This arrangement
will not include b. & o. Mileage Books Endorsed
good only Oh 3. & o." b. & o. Southwestern
Mileage Advertising BOOKS, nor books older
than one year from date Of issue.
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The lllth is not mentioned rs capturing
single officer man, or flag, while NY regi-
ment captured three officers and 30 men. 1t
wIll be seen that my regiment, with but one
exception, captured more ihaa any regiment
IN the Second Brigade; yet the Colonel says
we ran away.
We ~lil now see what Col. Strickland.
who commanded the 1hjid Brigade of the
Second Divls.on, says. la his report on pages
3s9 and 800 Vol. IS he says: We reached
Franklin al $50 a. IA. and commenced
throwing up works. Works completed al
az M. The position If tie Third Brigade
west Of Columbia pike, on left OF the Second
Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third
Corps. Skimsh rs were thrown out 10
cover our ironti the brigade in two lines
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THEIR RECORDS.
Brief Sketches of the Services of
Various Regiments.

TIE NATIONAL. TRIBUNE has in hand several
hundred requests for mental histories All such
requests will be sceeded TO in due time although
those now received cannot be published for at
leastsix months, owing to lack ofspace. Numerous
sketches have already been published and Of these
none can be found room for second time.