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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-01

"
ornamentation for gowns and NANTES
for the coming season would seem 10 be
on a large scale. The guipure and ap-
pliques of black and white silk braid
worked onto a velvet foundation have
adopted medieval patterns always con-
ventional. The flowers in panne applique
on silk and satin grounds are exception
ally large. and the lace appliques so often
jeweled and pailletted are treated after
the same heroic measures. The flowers In
millinery, generally velvet. and employed
on ball gowns, are either very minute in
deed or extremely large, so that those
who dance may see and chaperons admire.
When a girl is poor she is careful not
to advertise her poverty by wearing taw-
dry hats. Her nat is the keynote to her
character.
Cheap Gathers and light-colored veil
vets are not pleasing, even when they
are new, and when worn for a short time
they become odious.
The girl with good taste and a slender
purse confines herself to quilts and wings,
which are smart in all weathers, with
out being expensive; and She uses a good
quality of taffeta ribbon instead of cheap
velvet and rhinestone buckles.
She cannot afford a new hat every other
week, so she takes care to keep the one
she owns IN repair, brushing 1t after ev-
cry wearing.
Very dazzling are the new foreign silks
imported for evening dress. Not only the
names of these fabrics are new. Curious
weaves and sumptuous effects are evil
dences that invention has not yet been
exhausted, at least in thfs direction. Satin
s.o do,,hla-foaa sattn a~ar. 5000.
cofored'). duehesse mousseline, crepe d.
~rectoire and all the desirable pastel shades
in Picking armure and embroidered crepe
are some OF the Partisan silks recently
imported to this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-01

NOTICE 10 CREDITORS-EsTATE OF
susAN 8. WELLS. deceased: Ephraim Q.
Wells. executor OF Susan S. Wells. deceased.
BY order OF the Deputy Surrogate OF Hudson
County. dated September sth. 1sss. hereby
gives notice to the creditors Of said decedent
to bring In their debts. demands and claims
against the estate Of said decedsnt, under
oath or affirmation. within nine months frexn
the date OF said order. or they will be forever
barred Of any action therefor against SKID ex-
ecutor. EPHRATM 8. WELLS.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
Brin SinS in Deserters.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I saw ar
article by Conrade r. A. Smith, of Ro
chester. Pa, entitled A Roundhead's Remi
niscenses of Rebel Deserters at Petersburg. u
Comrade Smith and myself were both on
picket-duty that night, Jan. 10, 1865, and
instead of Capt. David Book, of Co. L, being
officer OF the Day, it was Hilary Bay, Lieu
tenant, Co. III, Tooth Pa. While walking
back and forth, heard someone chopping
wood in the swamp, and upon seeing the
man, l said: Here, Johnny; you'd better
let up on that noise, or l will send some
thing down to you that will stop it,"
whereupon Johnny quit his work; then l
said: ''Now, you can 90 ahead"
By this time Comrade Smith and l had
met, whereupon Johnny Tor, as we learned
afterward his name to be William Quinn,
Co. A, 49th n. C.. y called out; "Yank, let
us have chat" Then Comrade Smith and
1 met Quinn in about the middle of the
swamp, upon a pile of rails, when the con-
versation took place, as stated by Comrade
Smith. And it was at this meeting where
Quinn gave US the cut and dried tobacco and
several plugs of navy tobacco.
As Smith volunteered to, and did, relieve
Alf Young so as to be on picket-duty again
Sunday night, l volunteered, and did picket
duty the same night, in order that Smith
and I could carry out our arrangements with
Quinn. l relieved Seth Myers, of Co. III,
Tooth Pa.
1t was successful night. We marched
in II deserters to the Union ranks, Comrade
Smith having the honor to present them to
/ am glad Comrade Smith is
still among the living, and also to read his
letter. MIKE Moss, Mineral Point, o.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
Battling at jackson.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1t was the
colors of the SD Ill. that were captured al
Jackson, Miss, July IL, 1863, instead OF
those of the 33d Ill. Comrade J. NJ. Follett,
of Co. II, 33d, says he did not consider
Jackson a very hard job. To mauy regi-
ments this was so; but let US consider the
position of the Sd Iowa, 25th, 4lst, and SD
Ill. on this memorable Sunday, as they
charged Breckinridge's Division, well-posted
behind strong earthworks, and three batteries,
viz, McBene's Tennessee battery, Cobb's
Kentucky battery, and the celebrated Wash
ington Artillery of New Orleans and Austin's
sharpshoOters.
The four regiments of my brigade charged
to within a few feet of the enemy before
they were repulsed with great slaughter.
No charge made during the war was more
disastrous than that made by Pugh's Brigade
OF Lawman's Division at Jackson.
Serg't Poundstone, SD ILL.,, when asked tC
surrender his flag, tore it from its staff and
stuck it in his bosom. At the time he wa:
close enough to talk to the Confederate who
pulled the lanyard of the gun that severed
Poundstone's head from his body. Says the
commanding officer of the Washington Con.
federate battery: "No encomiums are toe
great for the troops who made this charge.
On many fields before and after during the
war | have stood in admiration before the
pluck and heroism of Federal troops, but
none excited it more than those Western
boys who charged on us on that OCCASION"
A truce was asked for the next morning,
that the wounded might be removed, but
was refused. To the horrors of that charge
was now added the horrors of heroic soldiers
left unattended under a broling sun to die
in torture. Their groans could be heard all
night; then all was silent.
Gen. j. E. Johnston finally granted a truce
on the 18th to bury the dead. By this time
the stencil of the battlefield was unbearable.
In this terrific engagement, which was OF
short duration, it was supposed that 1000
men fell martyrs to principles for which they
Fought. r. PALMER, Normal, Ill.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
leep thought. He then turned to me and


said:
~ am one of the wealthy planters of thu
South, and claim to be one of the chivalry o
South Carolina, but l have allowed my
temper to get the better of me, and have moi
treated you as 1 should treat prisoner O
war. l promise you now to treat you as suct
while you remain in my hands"
He ordered Sam to unite my arms; but III
could not treat me we'll, as you will presently
see, for he forced me to walk three miles tc
his house, threatening to shoot me if made
the least motion to escape, while he and the
minister rode their horses, and the overseel
his mule don't know how / walked that
distance, only that thought that if l fell
they would think was trying to escape, and
would shoot me on the spot. l was put into
basement room of the house, and one
legged cx-Confederate soldier was told tO
guard me.
After the rest had gone away, this ex-sol-
dier said to me: Well, Yank, you are hav-
ing hard time of it, and you had better lay
down and go to sleep" This gladly did,
and did not awake until the overseer came
with light wagon to take me away, and |
left my captor's house without being offered
anything TO eat or even q drink of water
We started before sunrise on cod, frosty
morning, for 15-mile ride to Barnwell Jail.
The overseer was not very pleasant company
for me, and told every one that we met that
l was a Massachusetts Yankee, and the reply
would be to "Hang him." l think that |
must have heard that at least 90 times before
we reached the Jail, but we met one man who
had some sympathy for me. He was rich
planter, and had contract to build some
railroad for the Confederacy.
The oyerseer had some business with him,
and they rode along side by side for while,
talking, and / noticed that he looked at me
quite often, and finally, after they had fin
ished talking business, the planter asked the
overseer who was. He told him, and made
quite boast of how they had captured ME.
After he had finished his story 4 look of
thorough disgust came over the planter s
face, and he broke out with, "Well, l
wouldn't expect anything different from you,
but am ashamed of Mr.. Brown" and then
turning to me he said: Young man, l am
sorry for you. l wish I had captured you.
l would have let you through to your lines,
and you should have gone home to die with
your friends instead OF going back to those
horrible prisons to die. Now, l want to tell
you, am Confederate at heart. and am
now engaged in building piece of railroad
for the Con:ederacy, and | hope we will sue
ceed; but if we don't, it will be judgment
from God for the way we treat our prisoners.
1t is a blot on our country. II | could &c
home and back before you would reach the
Jail l would bring you clothing, blanket
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
Admiral Kautz's Wit.

Men serving under Rear-Admlral
Kautz soon learn to swear by him. His
wit never fails him, and he is the sub
ject of more good stories than any other
man in the service. Being complimented
upon one occasion on his fine horseman-
ship, he replied that his ability to ride a
horse was altogether due to the fact that
days later, in the presence of the man
who had complimented him, the Admiral
was thrown sprawling in the middle of
the road. His friend made haste to with
draw anything he had said compliment
ing the Admirars horsemanship, and
asked:
"What is the matter with that cavalry
brother of yours"
"He was transferred to the infantry
yesterday" said the Admiral. al ought
to have had more sense than to get on a
horse at all"
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be much obliged. He took my canteen
and started for the door, but after going two
OF three steps turned and asked if had a
pistol. / answered no, but had no sooner
got the word out of my mouth than three
white men, armed with double-barrel shot
guns and pistols, and having two blood
hounds with them, filed up to the large
double barn-doors, and leaning on the cross
bar leyeled their pistols at me. One Of the
men, who learned soon after was the slaves
master, named Brown, who owned large
plantation and Browns Ferry, was the
spokesman. One was Methodist South
minister, the third was Browns overseer,
the same man who had overhauled me on the
road the night before, but / did not Iecog-
nize him at the time, and thought their
coming at that time accidental, and 1 was
farther confirmed in this opinion when he
said to the slave: Sam, have you seen any
runaway niggers around here?"
"No, Massa," Sam replied.
Then he asked, looking at me: "Who
have you got here?"
"a gentleman who Is berry sick. and
wants to go across the river in the morning, u
Sam answered.
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Brown, addressing me said: "Come down
Iere and give an account of yourself"
| got up from the cotton-bale and stag
gered toward the door. resting my arms ON
the bar to support myself, when the follow
ing dialog took place:
"WhO are you?"
"a Confederate soldier on sick leave OF
absence"
"Where did you come from ?"
"From Savannah"
"What were you doing down there ?"
"Guarling Yankee prisoners.
"What regiment do you belong to?"
The 1st Ga. Regulars"
"Who is your Colonel?"
"Coi. Hastings"
"What company do you belong to?"
Company c."
"What is your Captains name?"
Capt Blown"
At this he got mad. lido not know whether
it was that my fictitious Captains name was
the same rs his, or whether tie overseer had
given him my story Of the night before,
which, rs you will notice, was the same as
this as far as this goes. At any rate, he burst
out with: lyon lying Yankee -, don't
you lie to me- l know who you are. My
boy Sam told me all about you. Now tell
me who you are and where you came from or
will blow your brains ont" l told him
then, as l found his slave had betrayed me,
that was an escaped Yankee prisoner.
"What prison did you escape from?" he
asked.
From the hospital stockade in Savannah" /"
1 replied.
"What regiment do you belong TOP"
"The I'd Mass. Cav"
"What J" he exclaimed; Massachusetts,
abolition -! Sam, 90 get rope and we
will hang him to the first limb of tree we
come to-"
Sam went for the rope, but the minister
pleaded with Brown for my life, telling him
if he hung me it would be murder in the
sight Of God; and further to pacify him,
was a prisoner of war and almost dead, and
if he sent me back to prison l could not live
long there.
When Sam came back with the rope, Mr..
Brown ordered him to pinion my arms be-
hind me. Mr.. Brown then told him to hold
t. the end of the rope and drive me to the
ferrvhou.e e. The old ferryman, white man,
lad been drowned in the river three years
before, but his wife and children were still
living there.
Sam did as he was told, switching me on
the legs occasionally and telling me to " Get
up" | was mad all over, bat could not help
myself, for / believed that only slight
excuse and little remonstrance on my part
was needed for Mr.. Brown to have finished
me with a bullet, and | felt that a, long as
there was life there was hope of better days
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
The Riddled Tree.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In youl
issue Of March 80, l saw communication
about the riddled tree of Spottsylvania, Of
which you published q picture in Curious
Things" l know something about that
particular tree myself. l belonged to the
Sixth Corps, Second Division, Second Bri-
gade, the old Vermont Brigade. AS they
have never been mentioned in the affair,
speak now.
The Vermonters were called on to make a
charge on the Bloody Angle, or salient, under
Col Upton. We charged up to the angle,
and fought all day, with nothing but the
breastworks to separate US from the enemy
This particular tree stood just on the angle,
on the rebels side of the works.
Comrade Crockett speaks of three smaller
trees being cut down in the same manner.
There was but one other near to the works,
and that was cut off 90 or % feet high by q
shell, and also fell on the Johnnies. / cam
not say how many were crushed by the fall.
All of this is not of much note, but to let
Comrade Crockett know that the Vermonters
can fight like incarnate devils when they get
their blood up.
He speaks of the works being abandoned
at the fallen tree 1 think he must be a
little mistaken about that. The Vermont
troops went in in the early morning, and
stayed until after dark, losing heavily in the
brigade, especially in Co. III, I'd Vt.
In the night we were moved to the left,
the Second Corps taking our place. After
two days, we went into our old position at
the angle, and none of our dead as yet were
bured.-WAIr SCOTT, Co. II, I'd VT,
Fletcher, Vt.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27

to come. We soon reached the ferryhouse,
and | was allowed to sit on a chair in front of
the fireplace. Mr.. Brown questioned me to
ascertain if had received any assistance from
the slaves since escaped from prison but
l would not betray them. He abused and
bullied me by turns, and once threatened to
shoot me if did not answer his questions
but was obstinate and would not do it.
He said: ''Well, 1 am going to ask you
some questions, to see if Yankee boy has
sense or not" objected, but he insisted l
should answer him, or he would shoot me.
The first question he asked was how l
thought the war would end, and, surprising
the North should succeed, what would be
done with the slaves
replied that the wax would end in less
than a year; that the Union armies would be
the yictors, and, according to Lincoln's proc
lamation, the slaves would be free. He few
into violent passion, and I thought that
my life would be the forfeit. He asked how
| dared to talk that way before his slave.
told him because he forced me to- There
was nothing more said for 10 or Is minutes
He held his cooked pistol in his hand, and
sat looking into the fireplace, apparently in
The National tribune., 1899-04-27

body Of their regiment where no doubt
curses were heaped upon the head of the
brave Sergeant for forcing an alarm.
As soon as Serg't Clark heard the enemy
depart he dragged himself to the nearest
house, where he was found by his comrades,
who tenderly bore him to the regimental
hospital, then sent aim to Nashville, Tenn,
where he soon rallied. He was given 3O-days'
furlough, on the expiration of which he re-
turned to the field, and served to the close Of
the war. Although he has suffered from
those wounds ever SINCE he is never heard
to complain.-GEo. W. WITHERsPoON, First
Lieutenant, 14th Mich, 347 W. Warren Ave,
Detroit, Mich.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
HOLDING THE ENEMY.
Comrade Jacobs Gives n Chapter Out Z
the History of the Western Army.

! Comrade Jacobs Gives n Chapter Out OF
| the History of the Western Army.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: During
the Summer of 1862 the 22d KY. was
stationed at Cumberland Gap which was
garrisoned by Gen. Geo. Morgan's Division.
One beautiful morning the sick-call sounded.
Serg't Reeder looked in at the tent-door and
said:
Jack, come; let'sg go to Stephenson's tent,
if you are sick"
Stephenson was our Surgeon; he simply
looked ut me and said Jacobs stands ex-
cused"
Presently the camp was in a whirl Of ex-
citement. The brigade was ordered out on
| q foraging expedition on the Tennessee side
| of the Cumberland Mountains, the object be-
ing to gather forage for the division, whose
supplies were running short. The sick were
to be left at camp. But wanted to 90 and
see more of Dixie; so contrary to division
orders, fell in with Co. d.
We were soon winding our way up through
the Gap, down and across Powell's River,
and marched on until we reached Tazewell,
Tenn. Here was Brigade Headquarters, j.
Ii. DeCOurcy commanding.
| We spent some few days gathering forage
and camp-supplies, and going on picket
uuty1 uhpiA LuC lCDCio pun LII al oppS'hahSO
in our front, from Knoxville. On the last
night we stayed at Tazewell. the 18th Ohio
was on picket, with one section of Fosters
battery. The rebels about daylight put in
an appearance, and surprised the 10th Ohio,
who were quietly repOsing. Fosters guns
fired two or three shots, and hastily lim-
bered up for more healthy quarters. The
10th Ohio fell in behind the guns. From
our position on the hill near the graveyard
we could see the movements Of both the
| rebels and 10th Ohio. The latter was on
a forced movement; Fosters guns in gal
| lOp. The 18th KY. was camped near the
town. The 10th and Fosters guns started
| them to their feet 1t seemed to US that
| the whole Confederacy had come to drive US
into prison.
Col. DeCourcy rode up to our regimental
commander aud told him to prepare for I'M
mediate action He rode to Capt. Foster,
who was near US, and said:
"Wait until the 14th Ky. and 10th Ohio
and your section rejoin you, then open on
those Confederates"
Fosters men worked and fired like demons.
Pretty soon Jeff's boys began to realize their
picnic of driving Yankees down the hill was
cut short. Fosters shells tore great furrows
in the hillside, scattering the Johnnies in
wild confusion.
We were only spectators, the rebels not
wanting to venture across through Tazewell.
This furious cannonade lasted until about
dark, and, fearing flank movement, De
Courcy sounded retreat to the Gap. We
marched Is miles that night, and regained
cur camp in the Gap, glad to get rid of our
Knoxville neighbOrs.
recollect lying down at black sulphur
spring and drinking like horse, being
completely exhausted. The rebels came on
after us, passed up Powelrs River, came
into Big Creek Gap, and invaded Kentucky,
leaving US in their rear. From our position
at the Gap, we could see Bragg's army going
up the valley.-A. ]. JACOBS, Grassy, KY.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
TWO REMARKABLE CURES
Of Two Prominent and Well Known
People.
A Catarrh Cure That Cures.
Some Seasonable Spring Sayings.

Springtime has come at last, and now is
the time for all catarrh sufferers to begin a
systematic course of treatmen for this
disease. The greatest difficulty in the way
of treating chronic catarrh is that the
patient is so liable to catch cold during the
treatment and thus delay the cure. This
liability at this season of the year is, in a
great measure, removed, and no one should
neglect the opportunity to begin treatment
Miss Dade Stegeman, superintendent of
the Chicago North Sile Woman's Club, OF
Chicago, in a recent letter to DIR. Hartman,
speaks of Pe-ru-na rs follows:
CHICAGO, Jan. %, 1899.
Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co., Columbus, O.:
Gentlemen-Pe-ru-na has often been used
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PICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Comrade Potter's Inquiry Answered.

Comrade Potter's Inquiry Answered.
Curtis II. Terry, North Adams, Mass,
writes, IN answer to A. H. Potter's inquiry,
| that he knew Timber Jim," or Jack Will
liams, and saw him in Andersonville. He
was Chief Gunner on board the gunboat
Commodore Terry; was six feet, slim,
straight and gentlemanly.
VIM. Burge, Lisbon, Iowa, also answers A.
Fl. Potter's inquiry by saying that Vincent
Stevens (alias Timber Jim) is alive and we'll
at st. Edward, Neb. Comrade Burge desires
Comrade Potter to write to him. Vincent
Stevens served in the 18th Iowa. Crocker's
Brigade.
Author of "The Iron Brigade"
By an inadvertence the address of Com
rade B. H. Trip, who has recently pub
lished little book entitled 1.-The Iron
Brigade" was given in a recent notice as
Gallatin, Mo-, instead of Marcus, Iowa, as
it should be. Comrade Trip belonged to
Co. F, 7th Wis.
Scattering.
Comrade Eli Amhen, Honeapath, s. c.,
wants some comrade to write him who re-
members about Wyatt Mattison, who be-
longed to the post guard, C. s. A., Columbia,
S. c. He guarded the Union officers con-
uueu dG tHdt pidCo, AiiiohS ehChi Napp. iiaiiiS3
of Tennessee, and Capt. McChesney, of New
York.
Comrade Jacob Hill, 1908 CARL St., N.
Fairmont, Cincinnati, o., wants the song
"On Picket at Stone River"
R. L. Garretson, Oakes, N. Y, has the dis
charge papers of George Gay, Co. E, 1st N.
Y. Art, and Albert Wagner, Co. c, 150th
N. Y.
"Reader," Manchester, Vt, Is informed
that the address of the American Consul to
Holland is G. j. Corey, Amsterdam, Hol-
land.
Comrade Dimes, Velzy, Mich, wants some
members of the 41st Ohio to write of its
service and its connection with the Fourth
Corps.
Robert Taggert, Co. c, 10th N. Y, wants
to hear from some of the boys who went from
Chesapeake Hospital to quarantine on board
ship Montebello, January, 1863.
Mrs L. NJ. Quinn, Casey, H., wants some
Of the comrades to write her particulars in
regard to ship that left New Orleans in De-
cember, 1864, loaded with sick soldiers,
bound for Portland, Me-, with Mother Ran
som in charge. The ship was disabled, and
another vessel came to the rescue. Two hun
dred soldiers were drowned. She also wants
a history of Mother Ransom.
John Dixon, Co. E, 9th ILL.,, wants to hear
from the members of his regiment in regard
to Moulton, Ala, Snake Creek Gap, and the
22d of July, 1864.
The National tribune., 1899-04-27
A WONDERFUL WORK.

On page 8 we describe a won.
derfuI book that we have just
secured for our subscribers.
We give IL away. Read the
offer. 1t is a mOney-maker for
everybody.
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and some money, and you should go back to
prison as comfortable as could make you
but can't, and am very sorry for it. ("
The planter told me TO keep up my cour-
age, and perhaps the United States Govern
ment would consent to a parole before it
would be too late. He bade me good-by and
rode away. Those were the first words of
sympathy that l had heard uttered by n
white man since 1 had been prisoner Of
war. They went straight to my heart
(Ti1 he cOucllldei
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by the members OF
our club in cases of
stomach trouble and
general debility
also recently in cases
of Ia grippe, and
always with the
most beneficiary re-
suits. / think a
great deal of Peru
ma often recon-
mend it to my
friends, and am glad
to say all who have
tried it speak a good
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