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The National tribune., 1899-03-09
COLD WEATHER In DIXIE.
Terrible Suffering N Armies During Winter
of l863J64

of l863J6A
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The recent
phenOmenally cold weather sweeping over
the entire South has set some Of the veterans
of the civil war to recalling incidents OF the
Winter of 1S63-'64, when the Sunny South
treated her invaders to some Of the rgOrs Ol
their own Northern cline.
Jan. !, 1864, was niemOrably cold day.
In Northern cities people walking on the
streets We're overcome with the cold and fell
to the ground insensible. II is related that
a man went to the well to draw bucket OF
wafer; having drawn it, lie started for the
house, but stumbled and fell, and the water
splashed over him. Before he could arise the
water had frozen, holding him fast to the
ground, and rescuers had TO chop the ice to
extricate him from his perilous position.
In the South the weather was unusually
severe, as thousands of old soldiers can testify
In Chattanooga on Jan. l the thermometer
registered l230 below zero, the lowest it
reached during this last KlOndike wave was
1O3' below, in East Tennessee the cold
was still more intense, but as the soldiers
were not supplied with thermometers, the
exact degree was not matter Of record with
them.
Battery M, 1st Ill. L. A., was among the
troops sent to the relief Of Knoxville, imma-
diately after the battle Of Missionary Ridge,
leaving Chattanooga Nov. 70, 1868. Having
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
THE

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Tor every form of Asthma. It's enres are really
marvellous. Rev. J. l.. Combs of Martinsburg
West Virginia, writes to the E,p York BOrsf,
on July 23rd, that it cured him of Asthma OF
thirty years Standing and Mrs +. Johnson of
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chair unable to lie down night or day. The KoIa
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D. g., was also cured when he could not lie down
for fear OF choking, Many other sufferers give
similar testimony. proving IL truly a wonderful
remedy. II you suffer from Asthma in any form.
n order to prove the power of this new botan.
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is that when cured yourself you will tell your
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The National tribune., 1899-03-09
Free to Everybody.

DR.. j. nj. Willis, a specialist Of Craw-
fordsviIle, Ind, will send free by mail to
all who send him their address, package
of Pansy Compound, which is two weeks
treatment, with printed instructions, and
is positive cure ior constipation. bilious
ness, dyspepsia, rheumatism neuralgia
nervous or sick headache. la grippe. and
blood poison.
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
Pat. Conied eraie- Pig.

Maud Earsley, Wheaton, Mimi, writes:
about 1oy;; there appeared in your paper q
poem entitled Pat 5 Con iederate Pig 1t ran
in this way:
enlist.
He'd fight with the shilaley or he'd fight with
his fist.
1t goes on TO tell he mistook white hog
for tine enemy, aroased the army, and was
court-martialed. Can you send me the name
of the authoI?"
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
There were Two Sides.

C. ii. Johnson, Co. nj. lst Mich. Cav,
Boyne Falls. Mich, thinks that COmrade NJ
NJ NJ, Co. c, 3Uth Iowa, in "Go Slowly" :"
in a recent ISSUE, hits the nil squarely on The
head Comrade johnson writes: While
we rejoice in United States, we do not
want to forget, nor do we want our mistaken
brothers OF the seceding States to forget, that
there were two sides and that they were
unfortunately on the wrong side"
The National tribune., 1899-03-09

q sample Of the best | can find
in Cincinnati, where it is made
in great quantities for our
army; and | think il a great
shame that such inferior goods
should be forced upon our
soldiers. You will notice that
the crackers have n very good
appearance but Just break one
and try to eat it, and you will
find what poor stuff they are.
Will you write me what you think
Of these goods'
! served in the war OF the
rebellion for three years, and
consider myself q good
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
TICKET SHOTS.
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
Honor Claimed by the oh Ohio Cav.

Honor Claimed by The 5.h Ohio Cav.
J. X. keycs, Co. l., 9th Ohio Cav, Cam
bridge, o. writes: - have read with much
interest the corr e5pondcnce published in your
paper recently as Ia the regiment that first
entered Raleigh, y. c.. April IL, 1865. The
claim OF ti,e 9th Ohio Cav. to tnat honor was
not disputed until many years after the war,
when The l3tn Pa. Cav. set up a counter
Calm. White.aw krid's 'Oaio IN the War
gives the honor To the 9th Ohio. The state
menIs OF Comrades Falls. San Ind, and Gill
berg, Go. ID, 9th ONO, are substantially cor
rect. " hen the 9th Ohio Cav. moved out Of
it, camp a little after day yliynt on that morn
ing, my recollection is that Co. l., of which |
was a menIuer. WAS in front, although as 10
this will not contend. Comrade Falls may
be right a. to 20. ID being in the lead. If
lne 18th Pa. Cav. was III front IL was either
not all there or was a very small regiment
indeed.
II was in my place in nv company, prob
ably about the center When We reached
the OutskIrsoi the city, about 3 a. m. Mayor
Harrison and other citiZens appeared with a
" hite flag and surrendered the city to Gen.
kIipairIck. FROM my place IN my company
l could See all tins transaction very distinctly,
and almost hear the conversation. L avn
positive that the mounted brass band that
came up at this moment from the rear TOOK
its position immediately ill front OF my com
pany and played Hail Columbia as we
marched up Fayetteville street. We had not
adj, anced far up the street until was
signed position as guard on u cross street
about block away fiom the line-oi-march,
where had a fine view Oh the passing troops.
The cav airy soon passed, and was lol
lowed by the infantry of the Fourteenth
Corps. The marcn of the infantry was by
platoon, with ranks neatly dressed, and as
the hardy veterans swung along IN perfect
time, with banner' floating in the morning
breeze aud th bands playing patriotic airs,
it was masniicen, pageant indeed"
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
Scattering.

Mrs VIM. Mitchell, 1887 Edmondson Ave-,
Baltimore, Md. has in her possession shield.
apparently carved out of bone On the
shield is an anchor in blue On the edge is
the inscription I'D. b. Nc, 15sth Pa. Inf,
June 5, 1893" The relic was found at
Gettysburg
T. Reed, Plain City, O., has medal
marked Aaron Mccoy, Co. K, 5oth Ohio"
Clarence L. Colegrove, son Of Serg't-Naj
Co egrove. lst u. ). Eng, Bunker Hill.
Kan, would like someone to send him the
song Before the Battle"
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
(The end.)
Something Abnu, Hard,,ck.

Editor National Tribune am very fond
Of hardtack, and when | can find a good
article lhavc ii on my table as article Of
food; hut for more than year past have
found it impossible to buy any that con-
The National tribune., 1899-03-09
Deserted by Thsir Regiment.


Samuel C. Wright, Sergeant, 29th Mass.
Boston, Mass, writes: Knowing your valu-
able paper to have been the means of unravel-
| ing MANY OF the knots III memory's skein, /
write this in hopes il may meet the ewes Of
someone who can give me the regiment and
Sia,e rum which 1t hailed, that l have long
sought for.
- In the Winter of 1863. while with train
guard at Cumberland Gap, East Tenn, / was
detailed TO take two comrades and 60 out
some miles to guard the property OF Union
man from the depredations OF our troops
After two-days' stay, and no relief being
sent to Us, we were informed by citizen, who
had ust left the Gap hat our troops left for
Knoxville 90 miles distant, the same day
we were placed on guard. Also, that at that
moment the guerrilla bands OF Clute aud
Morgan were at the Gap aud all around Us.
That evening our host conducted Us TO Nor
gan's Cave near the Gap, and for weeks We
were on the verge of starvation. We were
about TO shoot house cat for a stew, when
there was waited to our ears strains of music.
and soon there appeared Gods Flag waving
as the boys in blue reached the Gap in the
mountain. if ever | looked on beautiful
flg it Was that one.
We rushed To join our conrad es-in-arms,
who proved to he Gen. Foster aud a regiment
AS his roiy y-guard. shortly after joining them
we had skirmlsh 1T Il iori on the river, but
were successful in driving the enemy. With
the reg giment went rs Tar rs Tazeweli, East
Tenn, where was detailed to take
charge Of the prison at that place. The resi-
ment. think, was from Ohio. Can any
reader give me its numper? My guard ior
the prison was 20 men from the II2th ILL.,,
lust released from Libby Prison.
The National tribune., 1899-03-09

See "Fair Warning on page
8.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
Sheen Men Buy Ranges.

Reports from Wyoming state that
two organizations Of sheep men, one in
Uinta county and one in Carbon coun-
ty, have recently purchased large
tracts of lands from the Union Pacific
railroad, a%ggregating over 100000
acres. These lands are in sections and
practically insure the owners use Of
intervening government lands, thus
giving them control of enormous graz
Ing facilities. The. idea is to divide
the tracts into summer, spring, fall
and winter ranges for exclusive occu-
pancy by members of the organiza-
tons, under strict regulations against
overstocking and other practices tend
ing toward depreciation Of pasturage
values. This seems to be a step in
the right direction, certainly much wis
err than trying to maintain alleged
rights by physical force. Some risk Of
future Inconvenience, however, is as
sumed in the absence Of knowledge Of
what may be done with government
lands. If rival herders Of either sheep
or cattle should purchase and stock
these. trouble will be likely to ensue.-
Breeders Gazette.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
THE WOOD LAW.
Cases to be Brought to Set Aside
Judgments Obtained Under the
Wood Tax Law.

Suits have been entered in the dis
trict court to set aside judgments rem
dered in Emmons county under the
Woods law for the sale of lands for
taxes for the years 1894 and previous
years. The suits are brought by At
torneys Allen IN Stevens. Register
and Armstrong, ON lands owned by
Alexander Mckenzie. II. B. Mellon and
Beiseker 4 Dayluson, and the amount
of taxes involved in the cases is about
$1,000. Fifteen sections of land are
involved. The case to he determined
is especially important because the
constituti0nality Of the Woods bill is
drought into question, the first time
the law has been attacked ON consti-
tutional grounds. The plaintiffs allege
l.lat the bill IS opposed to section 50
Of the constitution, which provides
that no person not a judge of a court
shall act in a judicial capacity. It is
claimed that the clerk Of the court who
rendered the Judgment under the
Woods bill was not a judge Of a court
and therefore MOTT competent under the
constitution of the state to render Il
judgment.
The plaintiffs seek to set aside the
Judgment entered because of defects
In the assessment Of the lands in ques-
ton: because in part of the years, the
taxes were levied by the county board
of equalization instead of the county
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
THANKSGIVING IN IS.
Geo. Kurtz, Of Jamestown, Recalls Old
Times on the Missouri.

jamestown Capital: do l remem-
Der a n early Thanksgiving in this
stateY answered Comrade George
Kurtz, Yankee fashion, in response to
the same query. Eyes, l do" he went
on.
II remember a Thanksgiving I spent
at Fort Rice, twenty miles south Of
Mandan, in '6j. I was q member Of
Company X, 5Oth Wisconsin volunteer
infantry. We had been stationed at
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and were
shipped by boat to Sioux City, Ia, and
then marched northwest along the
right bank of the Missouri for 45O
miles to Fort. Rice. Some days we
made ten miles, sometimes forty miles
according to where we could find
water. Wood was not necessary as
we burned buffalo chips. An hour
before sunset the men would he de-
ployed in skirmish line to gather fuel
and would soon return with rifle on
shoulder INT one arm piled high with
dry chips. 1t made fine fuel. At
ABOUT where Is now Columbia we Wis
tied the James river and hunted buffalo
and small ~detachments were sent out
frequently to investigate the country.
II was d ufv summer anu most or II
march was made in July and August.
We thought the country did not
amount to much excepting the valleys.
1T was a beautiful day that Thanks
giving. with no snow. We had prairie
chicken, antelope and buffalo and made
Il very good meal. But the weather
turned bad soon afterward and there
was much snow and many billiards..
1t was a severe winter. The barracks
were about a quarter Of a mile from
the river, where we got all our supply
of water, and it was necessary at
times to use a annon to signal the men
when they We're watering the animals
or hauling water. Barrels were placed
on top of Il government wagon pulled
by our or six mules and the direction
of camp was indicated by the shots
from the annon
This was before the days of Fort
Abraham Lincoln. Fort Seward. here
and other forts in the state. 1t was
when the country was wild, the In
dams the only settlers and armed SOL
diers a necessity-and only "a years
ago.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08

The North American Publishing Co..
214 Clark street, Chicago, Illinois, want
Il reliable party, lady or gentleman, i'll
every county or township of this state
to Introduce their new and latest pub
LEGATION, 'Vitalogy'' on the Encyclope-
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Il lubbock of Philadelphia and Lon
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has been expended. Salary and COM
mission guaranteed. and a permanent
position to the parties who can give
their undivided time. One agent
cleared $1,000 in less than two months
time. Another sold - copies in three
weeks, netting him $500 50. Write
at once to the above address and secure
territory which will be restricted and
guaranteed to those who arrange with
the firm. No books sold by the firm
unless through their own authorized
representatives.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
GERMANS IN CONTROL.

spanlards Turn Over the Carolines to
the New Owners.
MANILA, Dec. G.-The Spanish trans
port Alva and the gunboats Villalobos
and Quois, with the Spanish garrison
and civilians OF the Caroline islands,
have arrived here. They report that
the German governors Of the islands,
who arrived on the warship Jaguar,
occupied zap Nov. 3, Reipan Nov. 16
and Ponape Oct. S. They garrisoned
the places with Is men each. The Span.
ish governors of Yap and Ponape said
that they considered the small German
garrisons in danger from the natives.
The Spanish gunboats will probably
be offered for sale to The United States
government. a
The Spanish consul, Senior Guineto,
has arrived here with a note from Lieu
tenant Gilmore to his sister, Mrs. Major
Price. He says he has been i'll, but is
in fairly coed health now. The Span
lard. befriended him and gave him
money and clothing.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
CHAMPION HACKNEY STALLION AT II ILL.
NOIS STATE FAIR.

NOIS FAIR.
who are getting ready for this trade
show good business judgment. Stall
lions are needed, and good ones are 60
ing to be profitable for all concerned
who pays the service fee.
Besides raising horses for market,
says the Michigan Farmer, it might be
wise for breeders to consider the right
kind of horse to raise for the farmer.
There are hundreds Of thousands Of
horses used on the farms of this coun-
try. and this number must be renewed
in part every year. The farmer is real
ly the greatest factor in the horse mar
ket today. and a little consideration Of
his needs is necessary. In the past old,
wornout, sore footed car horses have
gone to the farms. and because Of their
cheap price many farmers bought
them. But there are no more car horses
to pick up cheap, and farmers are look
ing for good, serviceable horses pecul-
iarly adapted to their work.
Strength is not the sole requisite in
a farm horse. The true farmers horse
Is one equally serviceable in dragging
the plow and trotting to market with
a light wagon. The farm horse should
thus be n cross between the draft and
road horse. Courage, determination
and quickness in taking hold Of loads
are very important qualities in this
kind Of horse. An animal weighing
LOO pounds with these good qualities
will often be more serviceable than the
team that weighs hundreds Of pounds
more. A quick, steady walker is very
essential. Did you ever stop to com
pute how many days work you could
save in blowing q field with q quick
walking horse? The animal that gets
over the ground rapidly ave- time and
money to the owner. A slow walker
Is poorer for farm work than q slow
t~rotter, and the time lost thereby is
much greater.
Farm horses should have good lung
power and good feet and legs, in spite
Of the old idea that sore footed car
horses would do for the farm. It is
foolish to think that sore feet are not
a very great disadvantage. The horse
must have q soft, yielding purchase
in the soil, and sore feet will reduce
his pulling powers considerably. In.
herited sore feet are worse than those
acquired, for no amount of care will
then cure them. The Morgan horses
possess the qualities that are desirable
for good farm teams, but there are
others that answer the purpose very
well. The farmer who attempts to
raise colts for his use should be care.
full to select good breeding horses that
will produce progeny of a desirable
nature. Very often the farmer can
raise his own horses better than some
professional breeder unless the latter
gives special attention to the needs of
the farmer.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
The Scrub al the Fairs.

It has not been very many years
since a goodly portion Of the live stock
exhibits at our fairs was made up Of
the better appearing kinds Of grades,
says The National Stockman. Blood
did not stand for as much then as it
does now, and If an animal had the
requisite appearance the premiums
We're placed without regard to breed
ing. 1t is different now. Fair boards
are recognizing the value of pure blood,
and managers Of the smallest fairs are
more exacting now as to the breeding
of the live stock shown than state fairs
were 30 or 40 years ago. There is no
show for the scrubs when a standard is
being set for breeding purposes. and
this Is what is being done when the
ribbons are placed in the show ring.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
TRUTH IN HORSE TRADING.
"A Western Court Decides Against Q
Common Form of Lying.

"a Western Court Decides Against .
Common Form of Lying.
The appellate court Of Indiana re-
Gently handca down a decision in q
case that grew out Of a horse trade and
that is interesting to every one who
may desire to purchase a stallion, says
The Horseman. Two breeders made
a trade by which they came into the
possession of n stallion represented, or,
rather, misrepresented, by the vender
to be standard bred and registered.
The purchasers, relying on the state
ments made, took the stallion home
and proceeded to stand him for public
service, publishing the pedigree as
warranted to them and apparently be-
ing quite satisfied as to it's genuineness.
Later they discovered that they had
been imposed on and attempted to
make the vender take back the horse
and return that which he had received
for the animal.
The vender resisted this, giving as
his reason that the purchasers knew
perfectly well that the horse was not
as represented, that they were well
posted OIL breeding and the register
and that they knew quite well at the
time that the horse was not as repre-
sented. The vender further stated that
it was only a horse trade anyway and
that what he got was not q bit nearer
being right than what he gave. The
purchasers stoutly denied this conten-
ton, claiming that they believed what
was told them about the stations
breeding and, relying thereon, took him
home II stood him for public service
under the pedigree warranted them.
AS soon as it was discovered that the
horse was not straight all their patrons
had preferred claims against them for
damages, and altogether their business
was plunged into a state Of chaos that
meant serious financial loss to them.
The court held, in rendering its de-
cision, that the fact that the purchas-
ers stood the horse for public service
under the pedigree warranted to them
was sufficient evidence to prove that
they relied on the warranty given. and
therefore the vender must make good
the same. The decision, therefore, was
against the seller, who was compelled
to take the horse back. This decision
may or may not have been warranted
by the actual facts in the case. Grant
ing all the statements to have been
true as made, it assuredly was just and
fair. 1t the purchaser actually believes
what he is told and proceeds to do
business along that line, he must have
recourse on the seller If he has been de-
ceiyed,
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
Selection Of n Stock Bu1l.

If a breeder is determined to keep
up a uniform standard OF excellence in
his herd and, if possible, improve it,
says Clement Stephenson, no more i'm
portant subject a occupy his atten-
ton than the selection Of a stock bull.
Many a moderate herd has been great
ly improved and increased in value
by the use Of a real good bull, and
many a good herd has been spoiled and
reduced in value by q moderate one.
In selecting a bull we have first in
dividual merit to consider and then
pedigree, but no amount of the latter
will compensate for deficiency in the
former. He must be true to the best
type Of his particular breed, sound
and robust in constitution and we'll
grown for his age. BY we'll grown I
don't mean high on his legs, but wide,
deep and long, standing on short and
we'll set legs. Particular attention
should be paid to his hooks, for many
q good bull Is rendered useless by bad
hooks. He should have a good muscu-
lar (1esh) development in the right
places, straight top and bottom, line,
with broad, deep chest and good fore
ribs. His eye and general conduct
should denote good temper and the
skin be mellow and moderately thick.
Avoid thin skinned ones. See that
he walks well, gay and like a gentle
man, and. if he is old enough, see what
his stock is like and, if possible, have
a look at his sire and DAMN fact, all
his family connections that are in the
herd. The next thing is pedigree. Not
only see that it contains no impurity,
but that the recorded ancestors were,
as far as known. good animals; if prize
winners. all the better. Find out, if
you can. whether they were regular,
good breeders and lived to a good old
age, for nothing is more hereditary. If
everything is satisfactory, don't be-
grudge the price, and if after a trial his
stock is satisfactory don't be tempted
by price to part with him.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1899-12-08
FARM HORSES
; able Crosses Between Draft
and Road Horses.

The owners Of good stations have no
complaint to make this year, says The
National St0ckman. Every good horse
that has been properly advertised has
been literally patronized. Some men
who were long headed enough to in
vest in the right kind of a horse a year
or more ago have been able to pay a
goodly proportion If not all of his cost
out of this years business. There has
been and is yet a scarcity Of good stall
lions. Inquiries us to the location of
good ones have been numerous, and
we know of several instances Of farm
ers shipping or roading mares quite a
distance to secure the service of a
good stallion. The stallion keeper,
present and prospective. is much en-
couraged, and it Is reasonable to antici-
pate a big demand for good ones the
coming winter and spring. Importers