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G. F. Bauer, Co. B, 4th KY. Cav, Evans
vile, Ind, writes: - was wounded and
taken prisoner at Chickamauga, Sept q,
1863. Twas taken to Richmond, and thence,
Feb. IL, 1864, to AndcrSonvilc, where we
arrived Feb. "a. This was the first squad of
prisoners ever sent there, and when arrived
the stockade was rot completed. Seventeen
men from my company entered the prison,
and 16 of them are buried there being the
only one who returned. After the fall of
Atlanta we were sent to Savannah where we
were kept in stockade until Oct II, 1864.
Then we were sent to Aillen, Ga, where we
remained until Nov. %, 1864. when we were
again started toward Savannah Sherman
was very close behind US, and that evening
we were paroled. Next day $50 of us were
taken down the river and placed on the fleet
under the old IT, S. iiag.''
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Proved Their Honesty,

William Kirk, Parkersburg, W. Va,
writes: 1.-The yell of fraud is simply a con-
tinuation of the rebel yell of long ago, taken
up by either the followers of Vallandigham or
the young generation who know nothing Of
the soldier and what he stood or stands for
Our friends, the enemy, lately, with the use
of all the fraud hunting machinery of this
mighty Government at their command, and
at the expense of tens of thousands of dol
lars, succeeded in proving the pensioners to
be an example Of honesty TO the world.
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Copyright, 1897, by Mary S. Lockwood.
CHAPTER XIV-(continus0.

The Cars Representative Il, Washington.
The Magnificent German Embassy-The
Hospitable Romeros-Japanese in the
Social World.
The representative of the Car lives now
a. 1929 | street, and is Mr.. T.. de Kotzebue,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary. The Legation used TO be at
the house known as Boss" Shepherds S,
on the corner of * street and Connecticut
avenue.
When this house became a lost paradise
TO one of Washington's greatest benefac-
tors, it was regained by Senator Cameron.
The Chinese Legation occupied it before
moving TO Stewart Castle. The rooms are
spacious and the drawing-room and ball
room quite as commodiouS as those of the
English Legation.
The German empire owned its Le-
cation building for many years on 18th
street near Wormley's Hotel. Ii is now on
the terrace No. 1875 Massachusetts, avenue.
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daring fellows touched matches to the
doomed vessel in a dozen places at
once, and sprang into their boats. The
flames instantly enyeloped the ship, and
showed the gunners the incendiaries
rowing rapidly away. A hail of shot
beat the water into foam around the
boats, but their good fortune still at
tended them, and they got back without
losing man.
To be continuedi
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CHAPTER XIV.

La Fayette's Last Visit to Washington.
The Nation Alive with Enthusiasm.
Letter of Mrs. Seaton-The "Tent of
Washington THE Mayors Address-La
Fayette's Reply-MemorabIe Events.
Republics have been accused of ingrati-
tude, but when it is remembered how the
United States acted toward Gen. La Fay
cite; when it is remembered that i'm addi-
ton TO tangible proofs of gratitude, he was
made cognizant of the atfectionate attach
ment of this people, in the scar and yellow
leaf of his life, it may perhaps be ac-
knowledged that, after all, there is no bet
ter legacy than the gratitude of free
people.
La Fayette had expressed himself desir-
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subject by describing the action of our reei-
ment on the occasion; but l want to say be-
forehand that 81 we were not the only pebbles
on the beach,
There had been but very little fighting
during the day. Our division (Negley's) had
been held in position in a depression just
back of the ridge or second bank, which was
about 200 yards from Stone River, to move at
a moments notice with regiments formed in
double column on center division.
The left wing of the army, or at least part
of it, had been thrown across Stone River
apparently as a daie to the rebels to attack
them and drive them back. Several batteries
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papers and some other desired objects.
They then saturated with the turpentine
piles of combustible material, placed
about the vessel to the best advantage,
and finished by depositing the shells
where their explosion would ruin the
machinery. All this was done so near
to the fort that the sentinels on the para
pets could be heard with the greatest
distinctness as they repeated their half
hourly cry of "All's WELL"
Their preparations completed, the
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A STIRRING INCIDENT.

Successful Charge Made by the 18th Ohio
at stone River.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Recently
an article appeared asking for information as
to the name of a regiment that, on Friday
evening, Jan. 2, 1868, suddenly charged
through the lines of the retreating forces OF
Van Cleye that the rebels, under Breckin-
ridge, were showing back on the other side of
Stone River and captured more than their
number of prisoners.
/ believe | can throw some light on the
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6r NARY S LOCKWOOD.

counsel until the hour arrived for the male
portion of the Legation to take their seats
in the carriage, when, by a preconcerted
plan the women stepped into a carriage in
the rear of the house, and, by short cut
and rapid driving, were in the Chinese
Legation home, quite at their ease and
ready TO receive their liege lords on their
arrival.
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10 be continued. }

EDITORIAL NOTE Mere about La Fayete's
famous visit and something about the old
Calvert Manor, where Clay is said to have
drafted the Missouri Compromise bill, Will be
given in the next irsta1lmsnt of Historic
Homean
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ceive MIN in the saloon none of the city
authorities or populace will be admitted.
After this ceremony is ended we shall
deliver him to the Corporation at the gates,
and they will conduct him TO GadSby s.
where so people are TO dine with him"
This was strictly carried cut. The
streets were lined with spectators and the
windows filled with ladies, waving hanG
kerchiefs. and bestowing loving bencdic-
tons on the beloved guest.
10 be continued
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EDITORIAL NoTE.-The sea-sicsness visit
ed upon the ex-prisoners as they passed
Cape Ha.teras, and other incidents are
humorously told of in the next installment
of Andersonville. Religious work in the
Stockade is treated of by Rev. T. j. Sheppard.
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Copyright, 1893, DR.. Kilmer & Co.
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ma, caro- anything about building
houses and making ourselves com.
Portable here. l know whcn We hist
ataffed n colony IN Brigham city, the
uconle generally thought ~ was non
ronse Perfectly useless, 10 plant peach
trora annie trees. currant bushes AMI
Tho ilitei because We were going -
Jnckeon County 20 speedily; ana u
WINS with the utmost uhort thlt We
were enabled 10 dieubuHc them OF this
idon. I'VE are not going tomorrow nor
ncxt day, this week or next week but
we are going, and there are many
hundreds md hundreds within the
sound on my voice that VIII i've 70 70
Lnck 10 jackson County and build
holy temple 10 the Lord our 1od be
rropnrrd 10 do these things that have
boon taught az during this Confer,
cucc. and make ourselves worthy nnd
use win receive everything that ! nave
tord 10 YOU In this section. We h.Ne
not tlmo 20 explain these thinth' VIC
bear our testimony IN regard 70 what
wo know, and what God has done i9r
us. and what we hope TO DO Win hlA
na distance. and leave n In that way.
God bless YOU. Lattcr.dhy SalntH'
'v love 10 serve you. and 20 DO every
thing that the Lord enables ne 70 up'
because we expect TO De torether w
tho other NE. from all eternity 10 nl
eternity. May God help u.s. IN the
name OF Jesus. Amen.
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Pollard. Ark. Aug. .. 1896
To the Editor;
About four weeks ago the UNDER
algued lsft conference headquarters AZ
bradford O. visit Saints and friends
In Gay county, as We had heard that
the persecution which had been raging
there had somewhat abaied.
on coming here we found things
more favorable than we hau unsicl-
riied. and our friends were extremely
pleased 10 mes us. Il having been
nearly year since any OF the Elders
IN January, 1891. the Elders held a
conference here az the conolusl0n Of
which they were mobbed. anti ever
since. until quite recently persecution
has been running hlgh.
''Vengtancf = mine: I will repay.
saith the Lord" 20 q, has been with
fhr m0b0ciuta. one VI them Was
brought up and nnsi FOR the Job.
him over a hundred dollars and reduced
him 10 che point u starvation. Be-
sides this death has robbed him OF hls
mother and little child, and a severe
Illness came nearly costing him his life
alec.
one or two more have nearly dlsi
from severe cases OF sickness. aud
misfortune after another has 0verilk-
en- ghem until one would think they
you'd see their folly. The pcace-l0vins
citizens have organized "a Flaw and or
der society. Tor She purpose % uproot-
ing che lnwiew element. which has
been running things lis own way Cor
several years one 81 the leading
spirits In this moyemgn, IA our old
friend VIM. wheat The second sun
day after our arrival we had che pleas
urc OF organizing a sunday school. 10
u now doing wen and prospects arc
encouraging. our conference has been
doing good work this summer and
the Elders have been remarkably
blessed with good health. quite a
number have been baptized. and the
outlook 10 favorable Tor continuation -
the good work. Two sunday schools
nave been Organized and are now m "a
ilouriahlng condition. The city OF Lit
ne Rock hsE been canva zsed. People
were quite Indifferent 90 che Gospel,
but were generous In supplying the
wants of thu Elders. For some tins
they encountered no opposition. but
presently hlme priests became enraged
ana determined that something must
b. done Accordingly the president Of
tho Little Rock Pastors Alliance" ls-
sued an address warning the people
against ihc subtle" Mormon Elders.
The Mormon'a are trying 20 rulo tho
state" said the address. and they are
a growing menace 20 our Institutions"
The Book OF Mormon and "Manuscript
Found" are one ana the same thlng.
There 10 dark future for the young
state o. utah. for every community
whore thoy may obtain a following, and
tlr every person that Is drawn on by
their subtle Eldera."
Tue Elders succeeded IN getting re-
lNfH uuNlIHNTu In Ntga - ~ affv
papers Many erroneous IDEAS were
refuted and no doubt much good was
accomplished, The pastors have had
no more 10 say through the press.
JOHN II. PETERSON.
Il. H. d. BROWN.
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THE even,No PAPER Va the
PAPER OF TO-DAY. THE MORN
INC PAPER IS THE PAPER or
YESTERDAY.
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nenwood. Butler Co. Nsb..
August. 1898.


10 tnt EANNNfs
In itsponse 90 call from ths SER
wants OF God I left my family anu
friends at Lewisyllle, Fremont county.
Idaho. ON me n.t " Ocidbor. 1896. 10
nh a mission 90 the Northern sntff,
In company with four Eldtrs-Davld
Klngh6rn, parlcy Williams, william
Marvllos ana Mahonu Stookey, We
arrived In Kansas city on Friday
evening. sunday We visited the Tenn
pie lot. Independence. Jackson county,
NO, place l had desired IN my heart
20 see, u 1 were ever called g. take
mission. while viewing the hacr,u
spot my mind reflected upon the early
history of the rise ~ The Church "
Christ and the many ilnicnlirs anu
trials the aiiuia % God encountered In
those early days Or their fliih In
Christ, and tine love they had Tor ths
trlih ana the man whom Qnd had
raised up and inspired % lay the
foundation Of the great htter-day
work I felt % rejoice % have ihe
privilege % view shla sacred spot We
also had he privilege 90 attend SER
vices ln The He-organlzed church. We
then returned ana put up AZ ne hotel.
Monday W. were assigned our helia 81
labor. / was sent 90 omaha 90 labor
In fha Nebraska conference, ! arrived
az Omaha and found my way % tl-
IuurLNNMkN nANrNN MNNA. NV Asta.
A. q. Younr and Elder fawson. We
held our nrai conference in The city ot
Blair. Washington county, u con-
vsned on the g2ni OF November, 1895,
ana continued throo days. We had a
CINE OF rsiliclng ana spiritual feast,
ana received many valuable inatruc-
lions. 1 was assigned 20 labor win
Elder Archibald O.. Young Ia she cry
of lIastings, Adams county, We took
our departure flr our hold OF labor In
the month OF December We called on
inc mayor and found htn 60 be very
fair minded gentleman. lie granted ua
me privilege 90 canvass he cdy Wa
also called ON the editors. Hastings
has a population Of about 10000 and Is
surrounded by a beautiful country. We
aet out 10 canvass the city and 10 dis
tribute tracts and converse with tbs
people on the Gospel Al went well
an we struck a minister. The day
after the papers stated that twD Nor
mon Elders were On town calllnE on tho
flmlllcs This aroused a great deal Of
opposition. The different churches
were holding meetings. We called one
duy az hall In the business part OF
the town. where several pastors were
holding meeting. The rooepu0a was
cool We were abused on account OF
our belief In the revelations and doc
srines OF the Prophet Joseph. We
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To the Edltori
The annual session OF the Sooh Ala
hama conference was held az Toasdnle.
Tallahatchie county. Mise. on Stature
day ana sunday. August 18th and iith,
isas. Al the Elders ~ the conferences
wDre in attendance. some having
walked distance of 2i5 mills 10 DO
present Elder Zen r. Rich being an.
able 60 Do with a.. we weru pleased
tu welcome Into our midst Elder Nlels
II. Nelson 0f the mission presidency,
who formerly was associated with lil-
der Abort Mathcson Ia The prcdldcncy
% this conf renee.
Public services were held In a beau
tltul grove near the church house. ana
th' many iOlpic who attended were
addressed hN the f0llowlIr Elders. John
u. ChriHtlauaon. jos Bcll0wa, a.. Morris
Matthews. Walter H. Slack Edwin G..
Penrgf,, y. T.. Nelson. ~. y. Ashlcy,and
Jos. r. McGrcgor, PRECEDENT o. the con-
fcrcncCi also Peter Nelson. Frank ~.
Tolman and n. ~. Tanner.
Appropriate hymns Wcr rendered ~
tn Elders under the direction OF Elder
Ellis ~. johna9n, and quartette slrElng
by Elders Johnson. MadHcn. Tanner
and Reynolds. Interpreted the preach
Ing.
Monday morning the Elders as
hcmhlcd at 1850 and the forenoon was
occupied hy the Eldrea IN giving re-
ports " the work being accomplished Ia
the several counties. and each boz.
strong testimony TO the mcfclca and
blCa1lngs OF God In their behalf. After
dinner they rcaHseinhlcd. when Elder
Mcgfcrur gave an encouraging rcpoft
~ the condition ~ the conference. stat
ina that iii baptlHmH had been reported
since the beginning ~ the present yea,
Reports along other lines OF the WORK
were equally gratifying. Elder n. A..
Nelson occupied the remaining portiog
NJ the afternoon IN lnHtructlng the FL
durl relative o. their laboru and duport-
mont nmung the people. The Elders 70,
/ CCivcd their assignment 10 their several
I fields ~ labor.
Retiring president, Joseph McgrcEos
| ana his nrnt assistant, Rodney n. Ash
hy, also Elders Nelson. Bellows AMI
/ jas. a. Lee were released 20 return
/ home the following day, and the new
I presidency was announced as follows
I Joseph Skoon. PRECEDENT with Reuben
| Alyord as nfat ana Thomas II. Hum
| phery's aa second assistants. Through
/ the untlrIng Efforts ~ Elder Us A.
[ Ice Who lnborcd against much opp0-
altlon from "a certain element. Hultans
preparations wcrc made Tor holding cou-
ference and the entertainment 81 the
Elders. the weather was perfect and
a most enjoyable TIM -faa spent.
WALTER 4. SLACK. d.
Clerk of Conference.
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y. y. HINrzE.
Newark. Licking County. ohio.
August %. 1885


August %. 1888
To the Editor
The Gospel ~ Jesus christ II being
carried from house 10 house but ! am
rorry to say many close their cars
against the truth. They are seeking
an easter way.
elder Thomas n Cotteli and I have
ihborcd here In Newark hero months
and have distributed over 5000 tracts
among he people. but have held no
meetings. We secured the court house
and announced II through the different
papers one evening two or three
came out 90 hear. There seems 20 ha
considerable prejudice existing. The
ministers here Of the eighteen churches
have warned their Hooks against us. la
Licking county We have been unnuc-
ccraful IN securing meeting house
The "NewH" n welcome visitor.
Your brethren In the cause u truth.
EDWARD n. TuRLEf.
THOMAS Il. corrLE.
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smIlhneIa. u.ah. Aur. b. lsgs.

'hfthH'iuf isahs Auki ~ lh'as
10 the Editor.
A sunday school conference Tor she
northern part " cacho Stake was held
N smlthncld Tabernacle. sunday. Aug.
slst Services began promptly az 10
a m on the stand were Elders l..
John Nuitnll, J, W. summo rhays and J.
NJ Tanner u the sunday school board,
and VIM q. Reese. assistant Stake
sunday school superintendent
An excellent program WIS rendered,
conslHilng OF questions ana answers.
songs, Rotations aud musical cXsr-
clsga
4 report from each OF The Sabbath
schools wis given.
Elders Nuttall and Tanner gave Food
lns.ruciinns ana advlce ana spoke
hlghly - the exercises.
~ pm. thr exercises were c0ntin-
ued, ana In addition 90 those on the
stand In the forenoon were Elders
lipher j. Grant ana Matthias y. O1w-
ley; stake President Ora1n gmkh.
Stake sunday School Sup rinlrudeut
o. 9, ormsby. Elders Grant aud Cow
ley spoke upon the law of rl,hlng and
che many great hleaslngs that viii DO
derived by strict obedience 20 this Aiw.
Ihey also save other good advice.
FRANK COLEMAN, Clerk.
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Topeka, Kansas, Aug. ord. 1898.
To the Editor:
About sixteen months since. Elders
A, G. DALEY and NJ. o. Miner We're
called 20 this beautiful and thriving
city with a message OF glad udings.
For about i've months they taught
the Gospel from door 10 door and every
night upon the lighted sreats By many
they were kindly received and trated.
In November these Elders were honor
ably released 10 return 10 their homes.
But by many their humble testimony
shall never be forgotten.and their warm
friends are not "a few.
In May OF the present year, Elder
VIM. n, Jack organized the East KAN
sas conference with Jos. j, Richardson.
formerly president Of the Cherokee con-
ference, as It's president, with head
quarters In this city. where Elder
Continued on page thirteen.l
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One Minute Cough Cure surpuaes poo
pie by It's quick cures. and children may
take L In large quantities without the
least danger II has won. for Itself the
best reputation OF any preparation
used today for colds. Group, tickling In
the throat or obstinate coughs.
H. O. schramm, Mccormick Building,
corner Main and First South streets.
More than twenty million free
samples OF poWltts witch Hazel
halve have been distributed by the
manufacturers. What hettor proof Of
their confidence IN ltB merits do you
want; II cures piles. burns, scalds.
sores. In the shortest space OF time.
II g. sehramm, Mccormick Building,
corner Maln and First South streets.
A free and onFy cxpeetoraJion IA pro-
duced by a few doses OF BALLARD'S
FOREGROUND SYRUP. Ia an cases
oi huarsoneaE, Sore Throat. o. difficulty
Of breathing. Price 20 and W cts.
z. c. NJ. l. Drug Dept.
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pose truth. and The greater the truth
ihe harder it is fought. As the posi-
says.
Truths forever on the scamoid,
Wrong forever on the throne,
Vet that scaffold swaya me future
And beyond the dim unknown,
Sinndrih God within the shadow
Keeping watch above His own.
Your brother IN Christ.
BRIGHAM CLEod,
Monroe, Onachltn IN. Ia.
North Alabama Conference
Teasdalc. Misssslppi.
August A.. 1898
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CONTINUED on page thIrteen.l
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Two Most Remarkable Rivers.

From the beginning the Nile was an
exceptional river. Its sources We're I'M
known. There were those who thought
that the Nile flowed down from heav-
en-; that it welled up from streams that
disappeared under the earth on an
other continent. or. at the very least,
that its springs were inaccessible to
man.
There was no such mystery about
the Euphrates. From the remotest
times its sources seem to have been
known by hearsay. if not by Observa-
ton to the jewellers on the coast.
The Nile was benefcent even in its
floods. The people learned to let its
waters flow over their lands at the
time of the inundation. and where they
raised bikes and sunk canals and ba-
sins it was to let in the water. not TO
keep It out.
The Euphrates also had its floods,
but these were destructive. They scar
red the soft earth with ravines and
swept the fertile soil onward to build
new lands along the edge of the Per
sian Gulf The people anticipated the
overflow with dread. and their most
absorbing task was to restrain the
river within bounds. They became
more intimate with the earth than
their Egyptian contemporaries. They
learned how to mold the clay and tC
4 make their houses and the houses OF
their kings and their gods out Of the
material under their feet. The Egyp
tians learned something about brick
manufacture but they had no neet
to depend wholly upon that sort Of
building material 1t was easy fol
them to obtain stone, as their hug,
piles attest.