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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

II we could trace Dyspepsia 10 its
source, II would lead back 10 our
kitchens. In fact, the secret OF good
health Is good cooking. If well
cooked, foods are partially digested
II poorly cooked, they are less digesti-
ble than in their raw state. III you
are a victim OF faulty cooking; that is,
II you suffer from Dyspepsia, the ra-
tiOnal cure must be looked for ia an
artidcially digested food, aud a food
which at the same time aidsthe diges-
tiOn OF other foods. Such a prepara-
tlOn virtually rests the digestive or
gans, thereby restoring them tO their
natural strength.
The Digestive Cordial, as prepared
by the Shakers OF Mount Lebanon, is
lust such preparation, and a single
10 cent bottle will convince you OF its
value. II your druggist dOSen't keep
u, he will be glad 10 get IL through
his wholesale house.
LaXol is the best medicine for chill
dren. Doctors recommend II ia place
OF Castor Oil.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

THE most important ordinance be-
fore the city council Is the one 10
license plumbers. Our city is no
doubt miserably severed and plumbed.
The fault Is not with the plumbers
but because there has been no Law 10
COMPEL sanitary plumbing, or II there
has been one 1t has not been enforced.
Old surface wells are In use all over
the city. many OF them dangerously
near 10 privy vaults and cessPOolsr
and they have caused much sickness
A county oiiiclal has been III this
winterbecause he had lived In house
withou. trap and an old well un der
the noOr OF the house. Faulty and
dangerous water closet connections
aud vault pits that drain into wells
are common all over the city.
All this should be prohibited and
prohibition enforced. All open drains
aud cess pools should be abolished.
The people need the educative inhu-
ence OF good health ordiaAnee.
II We are 20 escape epldemlcs We
must eompeil sewer connections and
vault sanitation. the laws must be
earnestly Judiciously aud fearlessly eu-
forced or oootaglous diseases will be
come epidemic.
The plumbing ordinance should be
carefully emmlned 10 see That It Il
not meaFly scheme 10 create new
onlices and more public expense with
out public protection. There should
be a health orioer with fun police
power TO enforce the Law aud abate
nuisances, aud salem should be made
the cleanest aud heaithlest city In
Oregon.
At present there Is still aereabueai
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

Ma Wa. r. Lord. H1o i - enef-
retlesTy pushirsx the far iadustTy in
Oregon, reports that the impression
fs prevalent that the Gre % the
steamer which reoeatIy burned At -
vas tie result - Cgtton balinE siaoe
of the iute, hiled 1iih grease waste
Which uas ignired bT p ntanea1s
c ynbassfoa. and thus esusioZ great
los, q life. II hzx-65re baliog Tere
assd l0steld, tbess dire caizmiiits
would Be pre4eated. There should Be-
some Law % prevent Vesseis from car
ryIox freight that . ssbject o. s2'n-
taneous cs,rDbusfiOn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

4 sicknsss The rify ass 85i slesas5
" tbis sprinz a. it sls5sid hare been-
We believe tbe city e9uncii = deter-
nfne5 % 5ezI infeliizenily uith this
InportsDf natter ard q j. nons to-
soou n ssrs the reFstsiioo = the
ezpissI city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15
SAVE YOUR GRAIN.

Few realize that each squirrel de
roys sl.5O worth OF grain annually.
Wakelee's Squirrel and Gopher EXter-
minatOr is the most effective and
economical poison known. Price re-
duced 20 30 cents For sale by G.. ".
Putnam, Steiner Drug CO., Lunn 4
Brooks, G.. l.. l.. Baskett aud A. /.
Stone. d n w-3 lO-4m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

FLAX SEED. An farmers who are
contemplating sowing lax should at
tend 10 II at once and secure their
seed contract so the proper amount
can be ordered. Call az DlckensOn's :
seed stone for particulars. a-i9 d&w n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15
EGGS FOR SALE

From the pen Of imported B. P. Rocks
score Of pullels 90, oI1ss oIH, 9Ihi cock @,
81 so per setting Of IS. Barred down 10 hide.
Also Silver Spangled HambuTgs, priEe-Win>
ning stock. 81 per setting. Nv. HoUcR.
Jefferson. Or. 4Io d&w I'm
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CENTRAL
{ EASTERN R. K. Company
LYAOUINA BAY ROUTE.

Connecting at YaqSina Bay with the Sis
Francisco & Yaquina Bay Steamship Co.
STEAMER -'FARAILON,"
Sails from Yaquina every days t Sl
Francisco. Coos Bay, Fort Oxford, Trinidad
and Humbolt Bay.
Passenger accommodations unsUTassed
Shortest route between the Willamette ullsf
and California.
IFare from Albany or points west to San
Francisco: Cabin, So; steerage, $; to Cos
Bay and Port Orford, cabiL So; to HumDoe.
Bay, cabin S.; round tIip, good 90 days 500
RIVER DIVISION
Steamer ALBANY" between Portland ana
Corvallis, through without lay-over. Leaves
Salem Io:45 a. m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays leaves Portland, Yamhill strse
dock, 6.oo a. m. Sundays. Wednesdays apo
Fridays
EDWIN STOET -AaAager, Corvallis, Or
J. c. MAYO, SIpt. River Division.
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SIENOGRAPHING AND IYPEVRIIlNG

Legal and commercial work sPee-ss sP..s'
Telephone one-fouT. Office with sns,-I 800
Condit x Park, Gray block. Dietallo" M .hoa
al your office and work returned Oh
notice. ,,,AN
4 3ou STELLA SiiEr@'-.------- SiiE------
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CUISS s SON,
Wholesale Agents. Silverton.Or
FOR SALE :!

zoo acres Of good bottom land all iander
fence, good out range, I3S acres in crops
frame house, new frame barn, very large,
All goes for s. 900 on easy payments. For
further psrticlars enquire Of c. NJ. Charlton,
Salem, Or. 4I9d &w I'm
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]. s. FREEBURGER
NEW MARKET.

Estate street, near railroad. Freshest and
best meats. My patrons say keep the best
meats in town. 223
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

THE BUSINESS PRINTER"-Of Salem
is Frank mover. DE is to be founi at
DearboTn'S, and when found will do your
business printing quicker. more clearly
and satisfactory than any one here. 4-zo>tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15

FOR TRADE-A good 10 acre tract, i'm
proved, in Eureka, California, for good. open
farm land within twenty miles Of Salem, Or.
{ ". Hinshaw, Eureka, Cal. 6dIw4t
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MRS. n. B. SCOTT. .-Stenograph and
typewriter, room 9, over Ladd & Bush's
bank. Prompt attention to all classes Of work.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-15
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

A KNOCK DOWN. -H1rses shod here
after a. 81 for four new shoes. The best stock
and woik a. T. Willard. I3o State street.
Salem. 5r4d
The National tribune., 1897-05-20

We have a first-rate watch and
chain for you which you can earn
in one hour. Send your name
and address for free samples 10
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Washington, D. &C.
The National tribune., 1897-05-20

ing them all the trouble and delay we could.
knowing that in all probability pursuit
wonld soon follow. Thus we proceeded,
tearing up the track, cutting the wires, and
waiting for trains to pass. frequently, how
ever, doubling on schedule time between
stations.
What gave us most concern was the fact
that every train that passed MS carried a red
flag, indicating that other trains were fol-
lowing. We knew the explanation of this.
Gen. Mitchell, prompt to fulfil his agreement
with us, had pushed the Federal troops for
ward to the railroad at Huntsville, and the
whole rebel population were badly scared,
while all the public property was being run
into Georgia for safety.
At length we reached a station where we
were almost positive that we should pass the
last train. Andrews went into the station
where the keys were hanging and took them
to adjust the switch without asking anyone.
This liberty on his part was likely to raise
some trouble with the station men, but the
plausible powder story quieted them. After
waiting short time the down train passed,
but itscarred the inevitable red flag. This
was not encouraging TO US. Our precious
time was being fatally consumed with these
DELAYS We felt and knew it.
Finally, while we were engaged in tearing
up the track, we were startled by the shrill
The National tribune., 1897-05-20

"ANTED-By A. c. Benedict, NJ D., Syracuse.
w n. Y.-The address of any officer on duty at
Camp Scott Staten Island, " Y, from July to Octo-
ber, 1861. 1885,
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TEARI. g Up TRACKS.

whistle of pursuing locomotive away IN
our rear, but Enthusiastically coming toward
u.s. We were followed, and there was moi
doubt of ii. The pursuing train, however.
was DELAYED by meeting the train which had
just passed us, and this delay gave us quite
a start again, which we improved TO the best
possible advantage.
1t must be remembered that from the
nature of our position we had poor chance
of providing ourselves with bars, saws,
graphing axes, sledges, powder, tor
pedoes and other necessary implements for
making quick work in the destruction of
track and bridges. We had put our main
reliance on destroying by fire.
Right here / may as well explain briefly,
although little out of the regular order,
how the pursuit, which began at Big Shanty,
was conducted. The engineer, conductor
and irack-master followed on hand-car
until they met the first train we had passed.
They boarded this train, reversed the engine
and pushed on with all possible haste.
When they came to where we had displaced
The track, they took up rails behind them
and laid them down again in front and thus
pressed on with no great delay, for on reach
ing the first station they dropped off most of
the cars, took on a quantity of rails and a
gang of track hands and then pushed rapidly
on.
When we found that we were pursued we
knew that the destruction of bridge was
the only thing that would save rs, and to do
this we must outrun them far enough to
burn the bridge before they came up.
Now followed a trial of speed between
locomotives race which for desperate,
daredevil recklessness, velocity and the
high stakes at issue was never equaIed on
land or water On the American continent.
This was our last shuttle of the cards, and
The National tribune., 1897-05-20
PULLING Our OF BIG sHASrY.

and to give further plausiblity TO our story,
there was In the express car a prodigous
iron-bound safe, containing probably wagon
load OF Confederate scrip, with which to pay
of the Conlederates at Corinth. This was
satisfactory 10 the man, who said he would
Willingly take off his shirt and send it to
Beauregard if it would do any good.
EMBARRASSING QUESTIONS.
When Andrews returned to the train we
were in a great turmoil. This was the station
where the express train changed hands. and
no sooner had we come TO halt than the
relief came on 10 take possession. Finding
new and strange set of men and no passenger
cars. they did not know what to make of it,
They knew the locomotive and asked us what
We were doing on that engine. We told them
the same story that Andrews told. but still
they seemed TO think something was not
right When Andrews, however, who was
clothed IN somewhat of military dress,
made his appearance and told them the
same story IN his serious and impressive
way--ihat he had charge of the train. and
that il was very important that there should
be no delay, and also assured them that the
express train would be along soon-they
seemed little more recanciled.
Ia the meantime the down train had
passed, and without further parley we pulled
ont and left them 10 settle the matter the
best they could. We did not run far until
we again stopped and tore up the track and
cut the wires. This time we took the dis
placed rails with us for the purpose of max
The National tribune., 1897-05-20
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along
the Whole Line.

C. G.. Barrows, Mansfield Center, Conn,
writes: "In the recent account of Sheri-
dams memorable raid around Lees army, IN
May, 1865, written by one of the partc-
ipants, there are errors; one IS the state
ment that Sheridan started out with 2o,uOo
splendidly- mounted men. This IS evidently
a mistake According to Sheridan1s own
story, when he assumed command oil the
cavalry, about month previously, there
were about 10000 officers and men fairly
well mounted Before starting on this raId
some of these were assigned to escort anu
other duties, so there were not far from
10000 men in the expedition. Speaking OF
the battle of Cold Harbor, which occurred
while they were absent on this rad, the
writer says the rebels were routed with
great lost. The reverse of this Is true. Inc
Union forces were repulsed with great
slaughter"
Nailed Fast the Flag.
C. D. w. McNeill, 37th Ga. battalion,
writes: "What regiments were at west
Point, Ga, April Is, 1865? Do any of them
remember seeing the Johnny who CHM
the flag pole and nailed on the flag? L am
the Johnny they cheered after doing the
work. How many holes were put through
the flag, and what became of the flag after
it was captured? We lost nine men. l was
on the shirmish-line, sent there by Gen.
Tyler with message, but was not captured
after mailing on the flag"
Maine Comrades Mishap.
Ira b. Bryant, Sherman Mills, Me-, writes:
I" I was private in Co. 3, Sth Me. served
81 onths, and was with my regiment most
of that time. Our brigade consisted of the
9Th Me-, 55th Pa. and 14Sth N. Y. We
marched from Chapin's Farm to the field of
Fair Oaks. The evening after the battle,
while falling back, one of the boys of Co. K
fell into an old well 90 feet deep. 1t was
anything but pleasant place at that time
of night We tied our shelter tents together
and drew him part way up, when the knot
united and back lie went into the water.
We succeeded in getting him out the second
time. / was telling comrade about 1t 3O
years after, aud he said he was the man
rescued. 1t seems strange after 80 long q
time that should find out who it was that
1 helped out of the WE'LL"
Has a Good Record.
George w. Bousman, Stafford, Kan, writes:
" 1 was born June II, 1916; enlisted in Co.
II, 97th Ind, July 90, 1862, and was dis
charged March 20, 1863, on Surgeons certifi-
cate of disability re-enlisted July 18, 1863,
in Co. K 116th Ind, and was discharged IN
March, 1864, by reason of expiration of term
of enlistment; again enlisted July 20, 1864,
in Troop D, 5th U. s. Cav; was wounded at
the battle of Winchester, Va, Sept. 10, 1854,
and was discharged at Carlisle Barracks, Pa,
May Is, 1865"
Claim as Oldest GAR. Member.
s. Northrop. Eagle Grove, Iowa, writes
l noticed in your issue of April 20, an item
about the oldest Comrade.' William b.
Griffith Post, 465, of this city, has member
in good standing in the person of Comrade
Amos Woodin, in whom we have as much
pride as has ytle Post, of Fort Dodge, Kan,
in Daniel J.. Cline. Woodin entered the
service in Co. B, 49th Wis, serving until
mustered out, Nov. ], 1865, and if he lives
The National tribune., 1897-05-20
CAPTURED BY BUSHWHHCKERS.
Why Some 27th Ohio Boys Did Not Find
Their Regiment.

Why Some 27th Ohio Boys Did Not Find
Their Regiment.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the Fall
of 1861 the 9th Ohio left Kansas City, leav-
ing some 60 behind, sick comrades, the writer
being one of the number. In a few weeks,
when we were all able to travel, we were
called out, formed in line, and started for
the regiment, somewhere about Springfield,
Mo. We were placed under an old artillery
officer, Capt. Shields. There was q mounted
escort of some 90 men.
We passed to 20 miles beyond Westport,
and went in camp in barren lot. There
were number of citizens in camp that
evening, pretending to be very friendly and
much interested in our welfare Next morn
ing we started again. We crossed the Big
Blue, where the scrub-oak was so thick on
each side of the road that dog could scarcely
get Through All were in high spirits, some
talking and laughing, and some singing.
suppose it was that which Hastings, the
bushwhacker, had reference to afterwards,
when he said: 1t was pity to disturb the
men, who were singing so - melOdiOuSly."
Bang! bang! came scattering shots, then
great yolley from each side of the road.
The escort put spurs to horses and left as.
AS we could not see where the shooting came
from, and only few of us lad guns, we
turned back so as to get out of the brush.
Capt. Shields said: Boys, do not be scared !;
we will go back mile OF 80 to the stone
fence and make a stand"
John Cahil and were together~and as
we wtre young then and fleet of foot we
were ahead of all the rest, going at 2:40
gait toward that stone fence. Our idea was
to get there before the rest, make the stand
and cover the retreat, but we did not reach
the fence.
There were some six hundred of the BUSH
whackers. They fired, then ran back for
their horses. We soon heard horses close
behind. Someone cried: "Drap them guns! :"
There were five or six rebels with their old
shotguns and squirrel rifles at ready"
After they took our arms and acc0uter.
ments they looked at US aud observed: ::
You are purity set, haint you?" We had
learned by this time that private was not
supposed to talk back.
They took us back and got uorounded up,
and then we found some six or seven had
been wounded, but all slightly. The guer-
rillas formed us in single live; they then
formed, mounted, some twelve or fifteen
PAGES in front, and brought their guns to a
ready" Then the boys began to whisper !:
4hey are gong 10 snOOG us. 1nen ING
line began to shake and / do not deny but
l shook a little, too. But they only took
onr names (of those who were green enough
to give their right ones), and made us take
an oath never to take up arms against the
State of Missouri or the Southern Confed-
eracy. They turned us loose late in the
evening, and we started back to Kansas
City in light marching order.-CHAs. w.
ADAMS, Co. II, 9th Ohio, and Co. K, 11th
Ohio Cav, Greenfield o.
The National tribune., 1897-05-20

able to us to capture. We had but this
choice left us.
While we on the locomotive were making
this pell-mell, devil-may-care race, the
men in the box-cars were not idle. They
had, previous to leaving the last stopping
place taken on lot of ties which they
placed in the rear car. They then broke a
large hole in the car and as we sped on
would now and then drop ont tie to impede
the progress of the pursuers. So great was
our speed that sometimes when one OF these
ties struck the track it bounded 20 81 leet
high and came whirling end over end alter
the train as though shot after us from
cannon.
Twice or thrice did we stopto burn bridges,
but in spite of the terrible speed we nao
made, only a few minutes would elapse De-
fore we could hear our pursuers numbering
after us like roaring storm-cloud before
furious wind. They had in the meantime
picked up another passenger locomotive ana
train lust in from the Rome branch OF the
Georgia Road, which, with troops, was fol-
lowing close after the first train.
We were now nearing Dalton, and, discov-
ering the track all clear. we went through at
a high rate of speed Here is the only IN
stance, l think, where we failed to do all
that could have been done. We ran ABOUT
two minutes too long before we stopped to
cut the wire. l tried, and even insisted with
Andrews, that we should stop the train
sooner, but for some unknown reason he did
not.
SOARING CHATTANOOGA CITIZENS.
1t was all owing to this that our pursuers
got dispatch through to Chattanooga ahead
of us. They had taken up telegraph
operator who was put off near Dalton, and
who succeeded in getting dispatch through
about two minutes before we cut down the
wire. / have since learned that the dis
patch caused the widest stampede in Chat
tanooga. Troops were called to arms, the
The National tribune., 1897-05-20

uniii Oct. 5, 1897 he viii be 93 years old.
lie was born at Oswego, New York. Is still
male and hearty, attends church regularly,
looks after his own mail and correspondence,
and IS daily pedestrian on our streets be
reads much of the time is well informed,
has yet remarkably retentive memory, and
still has good hearing"
A Friend of Gen. Grant
Ellis Stokes, George G. Meade Post, 1,
Philadelphia, writes: :" had the honor of
Cen Grants acquaintance, being member
oi The same Post, and when in the leather busi-
ness met him at New York. Ii was also my
good fortune to be with HIM on the steam
ship Indiana when starting on his journey
around the world, May II, 1877. / talked
with him daily, and ventured to interrogats
him about matters and things in a manner
not open to others
On one occasion / put question thus:
General, / want you TO answer me
question, and | think you can answer it,
he asserting, l put il Tins: Tell me why
1t was that the Army of the Potomac, from
1861 until you took personal command in
1854. every advance movement was followed
by defeat, the main body of the army never
holding their advance position; whilst after
You took personal command in 1864, it was
one continuous forward movement until the
fall of Richmond and the surrender of Lee?'
" He looked at me for a moment thought
fully, and replied: Mr. Stokes, when en-
tered the service in 1861 had carefully sur
veyed the situation, and concluded that she
Southern people were thoroughly in earnest
and believed in their cause To be sure,
they were fired by their leaders and led TO
believe that their dash and bravery made
mi 10 ia
making up for their lack of numbers to cope
with the Yankees; and this view Of the
struggle was a part of their earnest and
sincere belief.
Search history and you will fail to find
another people who were so thoroughly in
earnest and believed so thoroughly in their
cause. With these thoughts in Fly mind
when | entered the service in 1861, i felt
that nothing would ever subdue these peo-
pie but hard and uneeasing fighting until
they were captured by sheer force, and
whilst in the service / endeayored to carry
out my first thoughts as the only course to
success.'D
Stole March the Boys.
w. III. Davidson, Co. III, 57th ILL.,, Manson,
Iowa, writes: " In the Spring of 1866 while
camped on the bank of the Cape Fear River,
in Fayetteville, N. c., early one morning,
| after guard-mounting, our brigade-the
50tb, 57th, and 7th Ill. and 39th Iowa-was
ordered to take possession of our train in
the rear. Orders were to take only our
| arms and cartridge-boxes. We surrounded
our train with q double chain of guards,
when, to our surprise. every wagon and con-
tents was overhauled, and particularly the
tar-buckess.
What this all meant we knew not until
our arrival at camp, when every bundle and
knapsaek and poncho and dog-te was
found torn asunder, and, to our great sur
prise, every relic that was 'jayhawked' and
secrefed there was gone. We did not know
who did the work. Does any comrade Of
the 57th remember this AFFAIR.""