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The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

Et EEas Utterly ImpossIbIe for That
Boy to Respect his Fafher's
Gray Hafrs-

Boys" began the Sunday school super
intendent, Impressively, Il hope none Of you
VII ever get into the reprehensible habit
Of alluding to your father as the old man
When you grow up no matter how big OF
old you may be, you should always look up to
and respect the silver hairs OF your father,
who has grown bent and gray working for
yOu IN your helpless infancy Now, all Of
you who think. you can do this please raise
your right hands"
Up went every hand except one
Sternly eyeing the delinquent, the super
mtendent sOlemnly observed:
Why young man, am hOrrlhed-abso-
lutely horrihed-as vel as astonished at
your behavior Don't you wish to raise your
hand and put yourself on record as being
willing to respect the gray hairs of your IA
ther when you grow up to be MANI
No No use tryin'; can't do 1t nohoW,N
unblushingly responded the lad
why not, sonnyg7
=" Cause he amt liable to have no gray
hair Dads bald, ;" chirped the youthful
philosopher, triumphantly, and amid a gen
eral litter the discounted superintendent
gave It up and passed on to something else.
-Tit-Bits.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

Dropsy treated free by DR.. II. H. Green's 5
Sons, of Atlanta, Ca. The greatest dropsy
specialists In the world. Read their adTer-
tisement in another column Of this paper.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

BIanhood.-Obedience submission, dis
eipline, cOurags-these are among the char
acteristics which make man. = Samuel
Smiles.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

When you don't know, be brave enough to
say so. Besides. 1t Is a good plan; q don't
know" viii save you many a useless argu-
ment.-AtchisOn Globe.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

I could not get along without Piso's Cure
for Consumption 1t always Cures--AIrs.
L c. AIOUltOn, Needham, Mass, Oct. p, "a
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

Fortify Feeble Lungs Against Winter
with Hale's Honey of HOrehOund and Tar.
Pixies TOOthache Drops Cure IN one minute.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

When a woman tells of a cute saying BY
her baby we always think the woman in
zr1Na n
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are Eat cnn.l-tent-

There would be no rule OF gold II
nen Foted the golden rule,-Truth and
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

Very few people know good stationery
when they see it--WashingtOn Democrat
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06
To Cure a Cold I'm one Day

Take Laxative BrOmo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money if 1t fails to cure. 25c.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

II re5 about yoursslf write freely fully
of charge to AL
andd drieability "a ne wrecked
E7a 2 qi-EnlzEszs
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06

The baby IN the cradle evidently think.
this is pretty rocky old wOrld.-ChicagC
News.
The Goodland republic., 1898-05-06
Experience
And Not Experiments, Should be
Your Aim in BuYing Medicine

Let others experiment; you should be
guided by experience. Experiments are
uncertain in result; experience Is sure.
Experiments may do you harm; expert
ence proves that Hoods Sarsaparilla VIII
do you wonderful good Thousands gladly
tell what Hoods has done for them. They
want you to know and they urge you to
try It. That Is what Is meant BY the vast
number Of testimonials written in behalf
OF Hoods Sarsaparilla. They give the re-
Eu-ts Of e-nerlarca anl rro-a tE.E
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WAR GOSSIP.

The President has appointed Corp1 job,
Ashton Boyle, OF the 22d u. S., Secont
Lieutenant in the Regular Army, for dis
tinguished bravery in the Cuban campaign
He captured the first Spanish flag in th'
war. He is grandson OF Commodore
Boyle. of the Navy.
The President has promoted the following
officers to be Brieadier-Gene, ais of Volun
teers for conspicuous services in the San
tiago campaign:
Leut.-Col. Charles D. VieIe, 1st U. S
Cav.
Col William NJ. Wherry, 10Th U. S. Inf.
Col. John II. Pare. Sd U. S. Inf.
Iieut.-Col. G. S. Carpenter, 7th u. S. Inf
Lieut. Col. J. II. Patterson, 22d U. S. Inf
Lieut.. Col. A. S. Daggett, 25th U. S. Inf
Lieut.-Col C. f. Humphrey, Quarter
master Department.
Col. j. F. Weston, Subsistence Depart
ment.
Col Willis G.. Hulings, 18th Pa, has n So
been appointed BriGadier General of Vol
untecrs for distinguished service in the
Porto Rican campaign.
1t is expected that most of these officers
who are thus rewarded for hard service ir
the field, Will soon he mustered out Of he
volunteer service, though, of course, no.
out Of their Regular Army positions anC
grades.
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Our regiment was, I believe, the largest in
the brigade.
| Jackson had thrown q few shells at Us
while at Bolivar, and we had been drawn up
| in line to see the practice OF our artillery
! but when Stonewall fell back we followed his
foot cavalry day by day, until we reached
Culpeper Courthouse, and after passing be-
yond the town halted for q rest. l was de-
tailed with another comrade to take canteens
and fill them with water. We had gotten
them nearly filed when the boom of artillery
sounded on our cars. Looking up we saw a
General and his escort riding along the road
in a cloud of dust. Orders were shouted to
"Fall in and fastening back we were told
to unstring knarsacks and pile them up in
the road, and away we went, dOuble-quick,
for mile or more.
We turned sharply into a field, where Bat
terry M, 4th U. S., was throwing shot and
she'll toward Cedar Mountain, in our front.
My regiment had never been under fire, and
don't think they realized at that time n
battle was on few solid shots came near
us and the battery on the hill, but rs we
were in the rear and behind it, we thought
nothing of them. / remember we stacked
arms and lay down, the boys Joking as if they
were in camp.
was composed of young and vigorous men,
mostly American born, but through the COM
panies were some who were boys in fact, but
men in courage and yalOr / don't think the
average age was more than % years. l my
self was only 16.
Our Colonel Henry J. Shamrock, was q
fine looking soldier, and n man in whom we
had explicit confidence. He had been con-
nected with the militia for several years; had
served three months in the 22d Pa. He was
| fully equipped to drill and whip us into
shape for fighting. The men knew him to be
brave and skillful, and would follow, no
matter where he led.
We were ordered to advance over the hill
| and across meadow; then through corn
field and had gotten nearly to an open field,
along which ran n stone wall, when | saw, to
my astonishment, a lot of heads pop up, and
| heard the most terrific racket / ever had
| known in my life.
1t was complete surprise. Then the yell
| they gave us scared those Whom the bullets
| did not kill or wound But our officers kept
US together in good shape, and we managed
after the first shock to give them the "best
we had in the shop"
| l have since thought they had Us whipped
| two or three times that afternoon, but we
were too green to know it. How well we
| fought and advanced that day history tells
! After two and One-half hours stubborn fight
irg we left over one-half of our regiment
! killed or wounded on the field
have understood since that the regiment
1--WE numbered nearly 700 muskets) had
fought brigade of Confederate infantry,
supported by their batteries, that had ar en-
iilading fire upon us most of the time, and L
remember TO this day how thick and fast fell
among us shot and she'll, mingled with grape
and canister.
At one time during the fight the regiment
| had neither Adjutant nor field officer, ex-
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On Lesgett's Hill.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In the issue
of July % l notice a statement i'll Picket
Shots - from Christian Stuck, Co. K, 10Th
Wis First Brigade, Third Division, Seven
teenth Corps. lie tells US his experience and
observation on the battlefield of Atlanta on
July %, 1864. After describing the wound
ing Of Gen. Force, Capt. Walker, and the
Lieutenant of his regiment, he branches of
to how the front line became demoralzed
and left the field, along with part of his own
brigade, the remainder of the First Brigade
holding that part Of the line called Legge;t s
Hill
l belonged to the Second Brigade, Third
Division, and was in that battle from the
first shot until about 2 O'Clock, when / was
wounded and had to leave the field. This is
the first intimation ] ever had that there were
two lineS-of-battle there.
The Fourth Division OF the Seventeenth,
Corps-or a part of it. at least-was tic :iist
to receive the shock. 1t was surprised over
whelmed, and compelled TO yield tho p.,lt Of
the line which was to the left OF Ike Third
Division 1t was 20 fault of tie troops
Any other division weuld have done the
same thing under the same circumstances.
The Second Brigade, Third Division,
Seventeenth Corps, never WAS deno,ai:zed i'll
that or any other battle. The Second Br:-
gade was made up of the 20th Ohio (Forcs's
regiment), as brave a lot Of boys rs eversltew
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The vicksburg Charge.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / believe
no comrade IS able to tell who charged frs
at Vicksburg or who got there first. No one
had time or opportunity to watch others COM
mence that charge, unless in his immediate
front, and no comrade could be at any safe
spot to watch the whole of the Fifteenth
Corps, or even division, on that 22d day o.
May, making their charge. | know that we
of Gen. Steele's First Division, Fifteenth
Corps, Gen. Woods Brigade, had no time or
chance to see what the brigades on left or
right were doing, let alone that of the whole
Fifteenth Corps.
Our brigade, the 10Th Mo. in advance then
the Sd and 18th Mo-, had to run through two
defles and down one hill in single file to get
under cover, where the rebels could count
every man, and many never got through the
first fire, even. When the 18th and Sd Mo.
were repulsed, we could do nothing but lie
down, and very low at that. A cOmrade
alongside of me only raised his head for
look around and it was his last, not uttering
another word. Inever hugged mother earth
closer in my life at any time. After dark, in
a whisper the word was passed to get up and
retire.
If that Ohio or any other regiment started
first, they started ahead of time and in dis
obedience of orders; however, only the COM
manding Generals of divisions or corps
commander would ever be able to give the
correct account, and even then it may be
doubtful if that would decide it. Further
more, it is Of no consequence anyway; we all
tried our best.-JNO. G. LANGGUTH, Co. A,
18th Mo-, COS Olive ST., st. Louis, Mo.
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"One of the episodes of the Spanish wal
about which little has been said, but
which was quite lively notwitllstanding,
said an eyewitness, was the first attack
on Manzanillo by the Hist Hornet, and
Wampatuck on June q. II was on the
south coast of Cuba. Information came
fram an English coast schooner that there
were three gunboats inside the harbor
which was provided only with weak bat
terieS.
On entering the harbor nine Cunboats
were found, receiving ship flying a hos
pital flag, several very strong sand bat
teries, and artillery.
The Hornet ran in within 300 yards
firing A shot from shore went through
her main steam pipe, disabling her. The
escaping steam prevented the use of the
ammunition. A slCop full Of Spaniards
came off to board, but firing with small
arms was kept up, and when the Span
iaTds were nearly there the Hornets peO-
pie managed to get rapidfre ammunition
fro:l the magazine. The first shot from the
rapidfire gun isablcd the sloop.
The Wampatuck then towed the Hornet
out OF range. She had been under fire but
a short time She was ed with two one.
Founders and two automatic guns. The
ship flying the hospital flag took part
firing with siX-inch snoothboreS. Some
gunboats were disabled, and the rest go'
ont of range.
"The Hornet was repaired at Guanta-
namo. Then the Wilmington, another
large war-vessel, and three smaller
seven out of the nine gunboats
three large merchant craft. and the shiI
flying the hospital flag. Two Americans
were scalded in the first engagement. Tho
Hornet was commanded by Lieut.. Helm
The Spanish lives lost are not known"
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| Macarthur, finding himself hotly assailed,
called up four more regiments from Mckean's
Division, and continued what by this time
had become serious engagement, until a de-
| termined rebel charge, interposing between
his right and the left of Gen. Davies, forced
him rapidly back from the hill, with the loss
of two heavy guns, thus compelling slight
recoil of Davies also.
BY p. m. it had become evident that the
attack was no feint, but meant the capture
of Corinth with all its immense stores, and
that success was to be struggled for right
here. Accordingly, Mckean's Division, on
our left, was drawn back to the ridge next
beyond our inner intrenchments, and ordered
to close with his right on Daviess left; Ham
iltons Division was moved down until its
left touched Davies's right, while Stanley,
moving northward and eastward, was to
stand in close eche'on with Mexican, but
nearer Corinth.
These dispositions had scarcely been conf
pleted under a most determined pressure on
our center by the rebels, which compelled
Davies to give ground and call upon Stanley
for aid, when night compelled a pause in the
engagement, Col Mower, with one of Stan
ley's brigades, having just come into the
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which the 11th Ohio battery was with diff
Guilty brought into position, with the 5th
Iowa, Col. Matthias. and Goth Mo-, Col.
Boomer, supporting it; the 4Sth Ind. Col.
Eddy, posted a little in advance of the
battery, on the left of the road, holding their
ground under a terrible fire; while the 4th
Mimi, Capt. lie Gro, and the 10th Iowa, Col.
Chambers, were hurried up to their support.
FIGHT FOR BATTERY.
The nature of the ground forbidding any
extension of our front, the battle was thus
maintained by a single brigade, against at
least three times their numbers, until Col.
Eddy was killed; when the remnant of his
regiment was hurled back in disorder and
our advance battery clutched by the rebels;
but not till its every horse had been disabled
and every officer killed or wounded.
A charge was instantly made to recover it,
and the guns were repeatedly taken and re-
taken; but they were finally dragged off the
field by the rebels, only to be abandoned in
their flight from Iuka.
Stanley's Division had meantime came up.
pushing forward the 11th Mo. to the front;
where, uniting with the 9Th Iowa and Goth
Mo-, it first checked the rebel advance and
then drove il back to the shelter of the
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A B0EDt'VENTURE.
tCon,inAed fsom first page.)
ven. vengeance sa, on t1s nEsera0le Yank who had

vengeance on tie n E.serable Yank who had
shot Capt EverShn.
So it was about o'clock when myself, the
old man, and his nephew, a boy about IL or
| Is years old, le) thels lshanty and struck out
| for the river. Our progress was necessarily
slow through thq thiIl uDderbrush; but we
soon CAME out into some old cottOn-fields and
| crossed them into sort of bride road lead
ing to the river. In fact, it was an old road
abandoned so far as wagons were concerned.
but we made rapid time from there to the
river, which we reached just as it was be-
ginning to show daylight in the east
We were about eight or nine miles above
Vicksburg, and, rather than risk any more
land travel, l began to look for a bateau or
skiff. We followed down the river for per-
haps mile, when we came to a house near
the bank, and, as l hoped, found skiff 1t
was small, clumsy affair, with only one
pair of very poor oars; but we lost no time
in getting into it and shooting off into the
river
Neither the old man nor boy knew any
thing about rowing, so l took the oars and
pulled for dear life for the opposite shore, or
as far as possible from the shore we had just
left. The old skiff leaked like q basket, but
the boy managed to bail her out with a piece
past the middle of the river, and was pulling
down stream, when, as we passed another
farmhouse, three men suddenly made their
appearance on horseback at point where a
road came down straight to the river.
They at once dismounted and discharged
their carbines at us, thinking, of course, we
We're someone of the party they were after.
The balls came unpleasantly near, and had
the effect Of frightening the old man and
boy, so | told them to lie still in the bottom
of the slliff, and l headed as fast as possible
for the farther shore, still keeping in dag
onal course down the river.
The men, Immediately after discharging
their carbines, went to a boat that lay there.
Two of them at once got in. By some mis-
chance they failed to take their carbines with
them. The boat, with only one pair OF oars,
made poor headway. l saw very soon that
could outpull them, because was at home
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with pair of oars in my hands They soon
found they were not gaining on me any, and
they were at least so to 100 rods astern
/ saw that unless some accident befell me
/ would soon be inside the line Of picket-boats
They at once commenced firing at me with
their pistols, which were the od-fashioned
single ball Their balls fell at least 20 or
more rods short. Taking both oars out of
the water, and steadying them with my left
hand, / drew bead on them with my S-inch
Colts navy.
My first shot struck the water to the right
a little, and beyond them. The second de-
Eoralized the one who was pulling the oars.
The third took effect on him. so that he
dropped in the boat and both oars went over
into the river, leaving them helpless in the
middle of the river. My fourth shot must
have had some effect. rs the one who was left
sitting in the boat waved a white handker-
chief at me, while at the same moment q
cheer went up from near the east bank Of the
river.
Looking over there was one of our picket
boats manned with a crew of 90 men, all
armed, and at the head Of the little flagstaff
floated the stars and Stripes. The long,
regular dip of her oars at once told me she
was manned by crew OF our own old sea-
| dogs, and | at once realized that / was safe
at home again.
They Immediately came alongside the
skiif, and after finding that / was safe (they
! had been instructed to watch for mel they
pulled for the other skiif that had the two
rebels in, finding one Of them badly wounded
with bullet through his shoulder. They
took them aboard and, abandoning the skiff,
towed me alongside the Benton. / went On
| board and reported myself The two darkies
were also taken on board and taken care Of
| / was in q short time seated at the breakfast
table and all right.
! made my report to the Admiral, but had
hardly completed my story when the Arkan-
sas made her appearance around the bend of
the river, with the evident intention of run
ming the gantlet of our gunboats. AS she
caught our fleet with the fires banked, and
unable to check her, she succeeded in doing
so, and soon reached place OF safety under
the gons Of the battery of Vicksburg.
| About all of this part OF my story is a
matter of history now, and my story of this
adventure is ended.
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cept the Colonel, who was also wounded, bu
refused to leave the field. About dusk th'
regiment received an enfilading fire of artil
lery and infantry from the right. We think
ing that our own men (the Sd Md. J wer'
firing on us, tried to make it known to them
but we found out that we were being out
flanked by the enemy, and on further investi
cation found that our supports on the left o
the line had also fallen back.
No reserve or reinforcement were in sight
so our Colonel gave the order to fall back
A great many obeyed the order, while others
not hearing it, still advanced with my com.
pany, which carried the colors, until we were
almost surrounded. Fortunately darkness
favored the escape Of the colors, but some Of
its defenders paid the penalty of serving in
Libby Prison.
About this time she'll burst over my COM
pany, killing and wounding eight or 10 men.
A piece of that shell struck my gun and
knocked it from my hand, glanced and
struck my left foot, mangling it pretty badly.
managed to crawl to the rear, and met many
like myself trying to find the hospital, and
at the same time keep ont of the hands OF
the enemy; but very few knew which way
to 60.
l met COmrade Fergus Elliott, OF Co. G,
and he carried me on his back for a long dis
tance, but had to leave me, as the Confed-
crates were close to us, so after filling my
canteen with water he bid me good-by. After
going q short distance he was surrounded
and taken prisoner. l have always thought
that had he not stopped to help me he would
have escaped going to Richmond.
l lay in the woods all night Saturday
until Sunday about 4 p. m. 1 saw Gen. j.
f. B. Stewart, who, with his staff, rode
through the woods and stopped near me-
One of his Aids questioned me as to the
number of men, etc, in Pope's army; then
he dismounted and gave ME a drink of liquor
of some kind, and / went to sleep, and did
not awake until disturbed by our burial
party, who were out burying the dead.
Two comrades turned me over, thinking
to put me in pit they had dug a short dis
tance away, but opened my eyes.
1t is my belief that the battle Of Cedar
Mountain was fought mostly by raw troops,
but they behaved like veterans.
This battle to the Tooth Pa. purged it of
its dross, and purified the remainder by the
blood of their dead and wounded comrades,
and their own tried courage and patriotism
JOHN NJ. vALLEAU, Co. C, 109th Pa, and
Co. G, 111th Pa, Wilmington, Del.
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the ravine One terrible volley, and there
are 16 dead artillery horses and dozen dead
rebels. Illinois shouts. charges up the hill,
across the plateau into the battery. The
rebels fly out through embrasures and around
the wings. The seth yells. again and pur-
sues.
ROsECRANs's TRICK.
"The rebels do not stop Hamilton's vet
Grams meantime have been working quietly
no lung-work, bnt gun-work enough. A
steady stream of fire tore the rebel ranks to
pieces. When Davies broke, it was neces-
sary for all to fall back. Gen. Rosecrans
thought it well enough to get Price in deeply.
A rebel soldier says Van Dorm sat ON his
horse grimly and saw it all.
"'That's Rosecrans's trick said he; he's
got Price where he must suffer-
MAYBE this is one of the apocrypha Of battle.
A rebel soldier says it's truth. But Hamil-
toms Division receded under orders-at back
ward step; slowly, grimly, face to the foe,
and firing. But when the 56th I'll. charged
this was changed. Davies's misfortune had
been remedied. The whole line advanced.
The rebel host was broken. A destroying
Nemesis pursued them. Arms were flung
away wildly. They ran to the woods. They
fled into the forests.
''Oh /! what shout Of triumph and what
a cleaning line Of steel followed them. 1t is
strange but true. Our men do not often
shout before battle. Heavens! what thunder
there is in their throats after victory They
report that such a shout was never before
heard in Corinth. Prices once invincible ,
now invisible legions were broken, demoral-
lied, fugitive, and remorsely pursued down
the hill, into the swamps, through the thick
cts into the forests. Newly-disturbed earth
shows where they fell and how very often.
To be continued.1
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SccretarY Ayers War Record.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please inform me il the war record of Gen.
Alger was not goodi | heard that he was
nor honorably discharged.-Albert Pose
Principal Musician. 65th N. b., Stony
Point. n. Y
Secretary Ayers war record was very
fine. He was an earnest, gallant soldier
and repeatedly distinguished himself, and
won the most fiattering Communications
from his superiors. He resigned in Sep
tember, 1854, on account of iil-health and
the necessity OF saving his property
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