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Mrs. Perkins Letter.

II had female trouble of all kinds,
had three doctors, but only grew worse.
began taking Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills
and used the Sanative Wash, and can.
not praise your remedies enough
MRS. EFFIE PERKINS, PEARL, LA.
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Locating the Trouble.

Dear me, the circus isn't what it used
to be-"
Nov, John, stop: the circus is all right;
it is you that has changed. You know you
couldn't climb pole, turn double somer-
sault or skin the cat to save your life"-De.
troit Free Press
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WHY They Arc Nervous.

4, correspondent says that those who dine
with the queen are usually painfully nervous
Perhaps they are tortured with doubt of
the propriety of praising the pie, not know.
ing whether her majesty or the cook made
it.-Denver Post
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MIX River Valley.

Don't forget after harvest to take that
intended visit to tho Milk River Valley of
Montana, whore free homestends can be
taken near the railway. For printed mat
ter and other information. address Moses
Folsom, Sd and Broadway, St Paul, Mimi.
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AnOrccintcI.

Wife-John, let me tell you that as surely
as you keep on in your present career, Just
so surely will you pay for your indulgences.
Husband with air of pride)-Thanks,
dear. for that tender tribute to my financial
probity.-Boston Courier
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have received
from tic use of
Lydia +. Pink
hams Veget~
BILE Compound.
Soon after the
birth of my first
child, l com.
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Ladies' Can Wear Shoes

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet Itmakcs tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen, hot,
sweating, aching feet. ingrowing nails, corns
and bunions. At all druggists and shoe
stores. 25c. Trial package FREE by mail.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
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[LETTER TO MRS. pINEllAH NO. o3,2S31
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-For some
time have thought OF writing to you
to let you know of the or. at benefit
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1t is terribly hard for boy to believe in
the veracity of his father when he hears him
declare that no one is truly happy and con-
tented unless he has work to do.-Atchison
Globe
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Pisos Cure for Consumption relieves the
most obstinate coughs.-Rev. d. Buch.
mueller. Lexington, Mo-, Feb. "a, '94.
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It is a mighty good thing that the Lord
does not enforce the law as He did against
Misunderstanding Ia.) Democrat.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1899-08-31

II gh ideals are perhaps responsible for as
much pessimism as are torpid livers, on the
Whole.-Detroit Journal,
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Mend the Road in Summer.
Delay Is Expensive.

During dry weather is the time tt
prepare the roads for wet weather.
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Halls Cntnrrh Cure
Is Constitutional Cure. Price, 75c.

Horses like to be well stalled, but not in
muddy highway.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
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A quarrelsome man is always petty
man.-Atchison Globe.
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TO Cure u Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money lift fails to cure. csc.
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Fix the road when it should be fixed.
Don't witt until it must be fixed.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09

of the borough came out, and informed us
that Morgan and all Of his soldiers were then
just over the hill to the east of the village,
and that We had better "gitn' The road
which led out from the town to the east
ward ascended gradually for half mile or
so, and at the top of the hill over which It
ran there was quite large patch OF what
are called in that region oak openings /;
in other words, a timber lot with most OF the
large trees cut off, and the land allowed to
be covered with thick growth of under.
brush. This was the condition of the land
lying to the south of the road. and the brush
came close up to the travelled way.
On the northerly side of the road at the
top of this hill, and opposite to the brush
which | have just described, the land was
cleared and cultivated; and running north
ward from the road, at right angles to 1T,
was large stone wall, which must have
been 80 or 80 rods in length, and which,
together with the underbrush on the oppo-
site side. made magnificent cover for a
large body of men, especially so if the OBJ
iect of such concealment was to ambush an
enemy.
AN EXCHANGE OF COMPLIMENTS.
After We had been in town a few minutes
some of the Southern troops came out i'll
sight on the top of the hill and exchanged
shots with us for IL short time; during
which disturbance Henry Palmer one OF
the boys of Co. B, received a wound in the
leg that resulted in amputation and the
Union army losing a splendid soldier and
promising material for gallant officer
while the fighting weight of the old &c
Ohio Cav. was reduced just 165 pounds
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
ForesaW His Death.

George H. Mellsh, Sergeant Co. C, 9Th
Vt, Woodstock, VT, states that the follow.
ing, which occurred while the old Sixth
Corps was assisting Sheridan in the
if there is not something in dreams, after
all:
''The Vermont Brigade was lying quietly
near Berryville. One day one of the mer
came to me and said: 1 have $50 in my
pocket, which you may have if you will
come out in the woods and shoot me-
looked at the man in astonishment He
appeared perfectly sane and honest about
it, and repeated his offer. Said L: John
what do you take me for? How could
you think | would do such thing? The
war is not over yet. | advise you to wait
a few days, and see what the rebs may
have to do about it, Well, John walked
no more of him until the next morning
Sunday, and We were to have a Sunday
morning inspection.
One of the first men | saw was John
WOodman, who came up looking as pleas
ed as though he had just fallen heir to a
fortune. He said in the most CHEEKY man.
ner in the world: L will be killed before
night | asked him what made him think
so. and he said: No matter; you wait
left the company street for a few moments
and while away heard ii few shots in front
We thought at first the boys had found
some pigs out there, but as the trlng began
to extend, we changed our minds | hur-
ried back to Co. C, and told the boys that
the rebs had got by our cavalry and were
trying to drive in our picket. In a few
moments an Aid came to Regimental Head
quarters and Immediately an order issued,
Right wing-Fall in' which they did,
and started for the line.
I'VE We're not long following. Our
enthusiasm was raised to too high pitch;
We got too far to the front, and were ordered
back to straighten the line, for the rebs
had u.s. from three directions. We fell
back to the next range of hills, and as we
got at the crest of the hill we turned TO fire,
as ordered. Just as fired the old Enfield
heard something crack just behind me,
and turned just in time to catch John Wood
man before he fell, shot through the head.
John was little taller than l, and stood on
little higher ground. The question is,
how did he know he was to be killed that day
before there was any sign of a fight?"
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
REMINISCENCE OF STONEMAN RAID
Would Rather starve Than Violate the Rules
of War,

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I don't
know how it was with other companies en-
gagged in that memorable fight on July 81.
1864, at Sunshine Church, Ga, but during
the hottest of the battle half of the horse
holders of my company CAD were taken to
the fighting line, and the No As that Were
left had to hold eight horses each. | was
one of the As, and merry time we had in
keeping our recently-captured horses quiet.
A few moments before we made a break
for liberty, Lieut.. Radcliffe came TO us and
ordered us to have the horses ready to
mount. Pretty soon our boys came from
the fighting line on the jump and COM
menced to mount amidst showers of bull
lets from all directions. Benjamin Kauf-
man, Quartermaster-Sergea of my COM
pany, was one of the men on the fighting
line. / was holding his horse. AS he
came running with the others | yelled:
Here. Ben, take your horse. quick" He
came TO me, and sat down by a tree, saying:
NO, Dennis; won't go. Twill not violate
the rules of war"
Rules of war;" said L. 1--WE know no
rules of war to-day This is - we're
in, and he who surrenders goes to Ander-
sonvile and starvation"
Mounting, again urged him to come
With tears in his eyes, he said:
NO, no; / can't go. | will trust to fate
Good-by." We were off and soon charging
through rebel ranks like wild men.
kaufman, with many others of my
company, went to Andersonville. and after
long suffering he died of starvation. Had
he done as others did, he might be living
to-day. God alone knows.-ISAAC c..
DENNIS, Co. NJ, 18th Ill. Cav.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
OPENING THE FIGHT.
Incidents of the Battle of Shiloh as Seen by
a Missouri Man.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: After
a careful study of the Shiloh story written
by Comrade L. w. Holman, 21st Mo,
with his new phases of that battle, l de-
sire to make some corrections. In doing
so | realize the long interval of time to
bring up memories of the events we are
now clearing; therefore, shall confine
myself to the interests of my regiment
the 25th Mo-, aLI the First Brigade OF
the Sixth Division, Army of the Tennes-
see.
The 25th Mo. landed at Pittsburg Land
ing March %, 1862, was assigned to Prem
tiSS'S command, was moved out almost
three miles from the river (about half u
mile from Shiloh Church and crossing
the Corinth road into a beautiful piece of
woods. Col. Everett Peabody, 25th Mo-,
was placed in command of the First Bri-
gade, made up of the 25th Mo, 21st Mo-,
18th Mich, and one or more Wisconsin
regiments. The 25th and 21st Mo. and
several companies of the 18th Mich. We're
in this camp, and took part in the first
days battle; others were brought in later.
Lieut.-Col. Van Horn, of Kansas City, was
in command of the regiment.
SO much to show our position of regi-
ment and brigade prior to the battle OF
Sunday, April 6, 1862. The review in the
old field mentioned by Gen. Prentiss could
not have been on the 4th, as stated, but
on the 5th, as | will show later. Col.
Moore, 21st Mo-, may have made a re-
connoisSance on the 4th, as stated, but
appearance of mounted men on the front
that caused the commOtion was on Satur-
day afternoon, and was seen and reported
by Maj. James +. Powell, who was on
that occasion Acting Field Officer of the
Day. On making his report he was in
Structed to take two compa-..eS and re-
connoiter the front. On his return the
Major reported body of mounted men
numbering about 200 had been seen that
afternoon, and at grand rounds" the
same night was instructed to take four
companies and station them as an ad-
vance picket "a camp picket having al
ready been established about a half-mile
from the camp line), and awaited events,
with orders to stop further advance of the
enemy.
At daylight our men found themselves
confronted with the enemy's pickets and
at once commenced firing. Reinforcements
were called for, ard Col. Moore, with sew.
eral companies of his (21sN regiment
was ordered to support the advance. This
was the first appearance of the 21st on the
morning of April &. Afterwards others
were ordered forward until our long role
was sounded, and the rest of the brigade
marched to the front.
For ratification of what ! say, SET
Rebellion Records, Vol. 10, Part 1. l an
well aware in the early days after the
battle the 21st Mo. did claim to open the
battle, which caused quite a stir with oul
officers, but on investigation the 25tf
came out ahead; all OF which was con
firmed by Gen. Prentiss. While | do no
wish to detract one iota Of honor from tn,
2lst, or any other regiment, l do wan
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
THE WAY | Met JOHN MORGAN'S MEN.
An Unpleasant Interview that Necesated Search for Safety
Ey w. H. P0LHAMUS.

On the afternoon of July 2. 1868, just
after partaking of 'sumptuous dinner"
composed of hardtack and the other name
less regulation dainties with which we were
always so bountifully supplied by our
Commissary provided that they had not
been required for feeding his favorite horse
Old Bob, and with three days short ra-
tons slowed away in our haversacks, a
detail from Co. of the I'd Ohio Cav,
together with several other companies Of
our regiment, started out from Somerset.
KY, on a scouting expedition that proved
TO be search for John Morgan's command.
who We're headed northward on raiding
foray. and had been heard of somewhere in
that vicinity.
We moved westward from town. and
followed the north bank of the Cumberland
River down some 10 or II miles, when we
sighted part of the enemy'S force on the
opposite side of the river, which at that
point was rather wide and fringed by a
thick growth of tall weeds and underbrush.
especially so on the side where the Southern
troops were.
We soon got all mixed and tangled up
The National tribune., 1899-11-09

of one of his legs drew him out to the side
of the wagon track, and told King 10 dis
mount and light match, if he could, so
that we might investigate matters a little.
He diSmounted and struck d match, and
as he came close up TO me, holding the
lighted match i'll one hand and shielding
it with the other. his face shone out in
sharp relief ill the glare of the light he WAS
holding before him, and could plainly see
by his whole features that he was very
much excited and as pale rs a ghost. |
watched his countenance as he took his
hand away from before the light he was
carrying, and the picture was one long 10
be remembered il was a study for an artist.
! wOuld give thousand dollars to-day for
a perfect likeness of that strangely weird
and wild scene. There, surrounded with
awful, inlly darkness, holding in his hand
that burning match with pailid face and
dropping under-jaw the muscles OF his face
and neck strained 10 their utmost tension.
and his eyes standing out almost onto his
cheeks. from his excitement and pity, stood
poor King, and right before him, lying
silent in the cold embrace OF death, was his
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
AROUND CHATTANOOGA.
The Stirring Days of the Latter Part of 1856

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: an
Richmond, or Personal RecolectionS of
the Great Rebellion, by man on the
inside-a Native Virginian."' is what every
! Union soldier needs to carefully study. The
masses of the people of the South We're
driven into the Confederate army. as this
Nirginian plainly shows. Our GAR.
meetings should do all they can to
put these facts before the people. North and
South. of both Union and Confederate
armies, even as late as the present season,
| that no North or South may subdivide our
| beloved country.
The day will come when the South will.
| if possible, be more loyal than the former
Union States.
In November we will dedicate our Illinois
or Grant Monument on Orchard Knob at
Chattanooga. | helped to elect Grant as
the Colonel of the 2lst ILL.,, and after free
| ride at the expense of the Confederacy
through its domain, and by the great kind
ness of the brave Gen. Osterhaus, of Sher-
mans army, | was permitted TO stand by
Gen. Grant on Orchard Knob when Mission
Ridge was captured. | viewed these
places in and near Chattanooga year ago,
and the base of the eintended monument Will
be IN one of the grandest cemeteries ever
built by any nation. Each army has done
| much TO mark every place where each regl-
ment, brigade, division, and corps was en-
gagged in battle at Chickamauga. Lookout
Mountain and Mission Ridge; all the regi-
mental positions are marked. The hills,
knobs, mountains and valleys are there
yet, and Moccasin Point, where Gen. Oster-
haus saved me from drowning.
! | have always believed that Bragg by
ordering the breaking of the pontoon-bridge
to keep Osterhaus from going to Sherman
on North Mission Ridge, compelling him to
be detached to Hooker, gave Grant Look
out Mountain and Mission Ridge, Nov. %.
1863. And where Bragg waved his flirting
| flags there his monument now stands. He,
himself, by that act of destroying the pom
tOon-bridge, made his own defeat more GER
| tain. Grant stood on Orchard Knob. silent,
and listening TO the rebel firing, as if he
| could almost count the number of Bragg s
guns, and when one of his staff officers
turned to Gen. Grant, saying, MY God
| General, they are going up the Ridge,
without even looking to see, he raised his
left hand, and as if for silence, curtly said:
Let them 90. Let them 60" Bragg had
reinforced his army in front of Sherman,
and now Grant Immediately reinforced
| Thomas with Hooker and the division OF
Osterhaus. | had charge of Fort Wood
after these battles, until the 9th of Decem-
Der. On the southeast corner of Fort Wood
Lady Buckner," very quietly. think they
were then reported as the guns that were
fired from Bragg's headquarters at Orchard
| Knob. and if so, one shot passed over Gen.
Grants head about six or seven feet, cut
| ting the limbs of a cedar tree so they fell
on the Generals shoulder, without even a
shudder from him, as | saw. Only a few
minutes later the six guns made the six
successive shots to signal the charge up tC
Mission Ridge-H. H. ASHMORE, 1019
tn Ave, Peoria, III.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
costliest Thimble on Record.

Think of it, a thimble which costs $685.
600 nnAmerican money! And think of a
an anniversary present. This is what
the King of Siam did upon the last ami
versary of his marriage. The thimble is
of gold, enriched with diamonds and preci-
Gus stones. 1t is shaped like partially
opened lotos flower, each petal bearing the
interlaced initials Of the sovereign and his
wife in amethysts, rubies, eneralds, or
topazes. Around the rim of the thimble
can be read the date of the marriage accord
ing to the Siamese and European calen-
dars, each number and each letter being
of alternate diamonds and pearls.
The thimble was designed by the queen
herself, and was made by Q prominent
Parisian tsweler.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
THE SHILOH RATTLE.

J. T. Crooks, Co. d, 10th Ohio, Toledo,
o., writes relative to the article of Jacob
Fink, 55th H., criticising that of w. S.
Franklin, 49th Ohio, and states that Com
nonading was heard on the 5th by Buell. s
men from the Shiloh field. But cannon
aiding was heard on Sunday morning
early. I'VE started from camp about e
o'clock a. M, and soon after could hear
firing. About 10 o'clock we halted, and
received orders 10 dispense with all extra
baggage, draw three days rations, and
then we started on a forced march. AT
II o'clock Sunday night We reached Sa-
vannah, lying down in the street in a
drenching rain. We had heard the firing
all day. | belonged to McCoOk's Division
of Buell's army. None of BuelPs army
got across the river before dark Sunday
night Nelson's Division arrived oppo-
site the battlefield about dark, crossing
during the night
The National tribune., 1899-11-09

justice done our Colonel, commander Of
the First Brigade, and his regiment, the
25th No, and will now summarize the situa-
ton: Premises Division was the first
attacked, the brigade commanded by
Col. Peabody was the first engaged, and
the 25th Mo. first engaged the enemy's
advance on April 8, and from its ranks the
first man was kiiled.-WM. c. CLAYTON,
25th Mo-, Detroit, Mich.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
SCENES. IN OLD ENGLAND

Comrade William f. Gilling writes us an
interesting letter in reference to his early
life. in London, saying: Il served my ap-
premiership with LettsOn & Steer, printers
No. Royal Exchange, so know what a
dangerous crossing it is to Lothbury and
Cheapside. There five thoroughfares lead
into one. / lived in the Tower of London
some years with my grandparents, and
know every hole and corner of it. The
wild animals used to be there just inside
the Tower and Hill gates, and the moai
was not dry then. The tide used to come
into the Develins Tower, where grandma
lived, over the stone floor, and my cousin
Tom and myself would get out of loop
hole and have swim. 0, but what spank
ings we used to get for so doing!
Your articles recently published in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE revived old
memories of the old soldiers in barracks on
the Develins Battery of the Iron Gate.
Traitors Gate and the Tower Green, and
my cousin and others played marbles on
the Duke OF Northumberland tombstone
on the Tower Green. The old Beef Eaters
would take me around with them, and /
guess / have been in and seen many things
that very few were ever shown-the Old
Stone Kitchen, the Bye Ward Tower, the
Boyer Tower, and the Armory, and also
where the bear batting used to be held. !
sometimes wish to see some of the old
places again, but not to stay, for although
born an Englishman, have grown out of
it into true American"
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
THE woUNDING OF FORREST.

Wesley McCallister. Carmi, ILL.,, says
that Forrest was wounded in July, 1864, by
A. j. Smiths men near Tupelo. His
brother, he says, was very badly treated
while a prisoner in the hands of Forests
men, and was never well afterwards. IF
anybody has written a true history of For
rest during the war it ought to be full of
dark and bloody deeds. We fought him
on many field, and always held our own
with him when equal in force. l remember
our brigade-the Second of the Fifth Di-
vision, Cavalry Corps-had the pleasure
of routing the rebels under Forrest, Dec. 25,
1864, near the Tennessee River. In my
opinion Forrest had much bigger name
than he deserved, except for brutality.
There was never anything to indicate that
ne was great man in any respect"
w. S. Parr, Co. A, 33d Wis, Mazomanie,
Wis, writes regarding the contention
about the wounding of Forrest, stating
that Forrest was wounded, in addition to
the wounding of April 8, 1862, at Old Town
Creek, July Is, 1864. For this see official
report, Vol. 80, Rebellion Records.
The National tribune., 1899-11-09
BAY STATE PATRIOTS.

Curtis H. Terry, North Adams, Mass,
says if Comrade Judson Bullard will read
the history of the 9th Mass, he will find
many things in it not mentioned in COM
mon history. He tells of the fight at
Southwest Creek, Va. On the morning
of that fight Col w. G. Bartholomew adj
dressed his command, saying: Boys, you
are going into another fight. | hope you
will maintain the honor of the old 27th
Don't run until you see me run, and don't
mistake some other man for me. When
you see me going, run like -" The
9th held the whole of Hoke's Division for
% minutes, and was surrounded three
times before they were captured. Our
loss was seven killed, 40 wounded, and
147 taken prisoners" says Terry. when
the boys realized that they would have to
surrender many broke their guns, threw
away cartridges, and went wild. The
Colonel was hit by bullet in the leg, and
as he went down he cried: Rally on the
reserven Brave man! He was the re-
serve, and the men gathered about him
with fixed bayOnets, but were gobbled up.
Capt. Charles ID. Sanford was killed May
l6. 1854"