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A WoIlan's Face,
PLEASANT FEATURES ADD TO HtR ATTRACTIONS
This Something all Women Can Have or Easily Acquire Some
Simple Rules to Observe.
From the Herald, New Hampton, No.

The look in q woman's face is expressive
of what she is. One can easily tell whether
she is healthy, wealthy, happy or sickIy.
Nothing adds more to a wornanis attractions
than a pleasant face and this is something
all can have or easily acquire. It's simply
obtained by cleanliness, air, light, diet, exer-
else.
Many woman is continually cross, mo-
rose, weak, nervous, ailing; made SO by the
exactions Of household cares or the condi-
tons incident to her sex. But back of this
and the cause of all the trouble, will be
found that the system is out of order; the
blood needs toning up. When this is done
there follows buoyancy of feeling, and merry
household
The preservation Of a woman's graces and
charms requires care and common sense, but
more than is bestowed upon her fine laees,
bric-a-brac, etc. The good wife keeps the
silver from tarnish, but neglects herself.
Every woman desires TO be a picture OF
health" and she can be, for it is only mat
ter of health, rather than regular features or
perfect proportions, for without the vitality of
good spirits which good health denotes, no
woman is charming.
Many woman is 9egretfully watching the
growing pallor of her checks, the coming
wrinkles, the thinness that becomes more
distressing every day. The best way to over
come this and acquire the pleasant look in
women's face is expressed in the following
story told by Mrs. A. Fox, an esteemed resi-.
dent of New Hampton, Mo.
"Three years ago last April, !" she says, al
had stomach trouble and afterwards female
troubles set in. l had very little appetite,
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and placid. Some OF the shoals above are
miles in extent, and each is known to the
III boatmen by some significant name
line 1rotter Shoals are seven miles LONG
and one continuous hill i'm the river. doyn
which the current ruShes with friphtfuI
velocity, the channel winding back and
forth from shore TO shore, while the
stream itself winds around with z;pzaa
curves, and is thickly besprnkled WITH
rocks, so that the water is dashed into
whitecaps and foam, the waves rojiin~
short, quick, and angrily TO an incredible
hight.
To add to the dangers we encountered
IN navigating the rapids, we had TO RIM
over several mill dams, some of which
were from six 10 eight feet in perpendicu
lar hight; and there was but q single
method OF passing them. and that was to
go over. These dams were invariablv
built OF loose rocks of great size, piled on
the shoals, sometimes from shore 10 shore
hut occasionally only forming wing par
tally across.
These mills were almost the only signs
OF habitation, the structures being gen
orally strong frames, and they were kent
constantly running; but as they had all
been seized by the rebel Government. il
was with the greatest difficulty that the
people could get either meal or flour.
Still, the citizens of this section of South
Carolina lived far better than did those of
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L. D. F., Co. X, LIST Wis. Cav, Avon,
WASH, writes: The other evening 1 was
thinking how many of the old boys were left;
and if any, if they remembered "a years ago,
when they were turned into Andersonville
Prison the second time. Itseems like dream,
unless get up from my chair and start to
walk, when l realize its stern reality. We
were taken from Andersonville Prison at the
news of Shermans approach and hustled to
Savannah, Millen and Blackshear, and
marched so miles back to Andersonville
where We arrived Christmas Eve, sorry
looking lot. Nothing but rags and nakedness,
nearly starved, cold and shivering under a
northwest wind, with snow and sleet, we
were turned into place not tit for dumb
brutes. No one can imagine the suffering
We endured for nights and days. Death
came to hundreds as relief; none but the
very robust lived, many wrecks for life. Now
l receive the exorbtant sum OF S. month
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"reminiscences of Gen. Greene.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In answer
to Comrade Fifield, Goth n. Y, in your issue
of Dec. 90 last, / would state that the Purneil
Legion, Maryland Volunteers, was detached
from the brigade in the morning and sent
to support the 124th Pa. in the West woods
at Antietam. Shortly afterward we were
ordered back across the lane and charged,
with the 124th Pa, through the cornfeld till
we reached the front.
While supporting a battery, we lying
down, L went to the rear to look after my
horse, which had been shot near the straw
stacks. In going across the cornfeld l saw a
party of men bringing Gen. Mansfield, our
corps commander, to the rear. AS this was
in the rear Of our regiment, I take it that it
was in rear of the rest of the brigade, which
heard was then near the West woods.
On account OF Gen. George S. Greene's at
tention to details he was nicknamed 'Corp'l
Greene" and | heard many a threat to shoot
him in the first battle when there was q
chance. Yet, while lying under heavy fire
in the cornfeld, when the "Old Man " rode
ont unattended in the midst of the fusiIlade,
the men sprs NC up and gave three cheers
for Gen. Greene " that were louder than those
just given by Sedgwick's men to the old
6 Bull Of Bashan,' Gen. Summer. Our boys
liked Greene after that.
was present at the reception given to Col.
Greene near Cedar Creek on the occasion of
his going East TO get his Generals stars.
Capt Charles Greene afterward became an
officer in the Regular Army, being retired,
on account of his legless condition, as Cap
tain.
After leaving the East woods he led us
down to the bunker Church and retired, for
it was hot there. Later the General himself
came down with the 18th ~ J. T., and we re-
manned until fianked and driven back by a
rebel brigade. was wounded just then, but
/ was told then Gen. Greene's claim that
party of his troops were engaged after Hooker
and franklin came on the ground is based on
our service at the church, for Gen. Greene
told me personally that he had sent word to
Gen. Smith for reinforcements, Lieut.. Stock
ley, of the skirmishers, having reported that
the rebels were advancing again.
That story about make them run around
again " was told by US of Duryea's Zouaves
in June, 1861, at Camp Hamilton, Va, of
the COlonel's Abram Duryea) little daughter
guess it goes back to Lucifer and his angel
BEE, Wallace, N. M.
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RUNNING BATTERIES.
Thrilling Moments Under Continuous Fire
of Hundreds of Guns.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: | have been
very much interested in "A File of Isifantry-
men," and can attest the accuracy Gf many
events therein described, from having; partici-
pated in some of them. The description in
the issue of Jan. II of running the bat
teries at Vicksburg is true in every: detail
| was one of those accepted us a volunteer
for this perilous undertaking. The :expedi-
ton described in "The File " was the first.
and the steamer lost was the Henri Clay,
which was set on fire by the rebel batteries,
and burned to the waters edge.
The expedition | participated in tras the
second one, and composed of six TRANSPORTS
Mississippi steamers-fitted out in every re-
spect as on the first one. The preparations
of all these expeditions were under the super
vision of Admiral Porter. The great essen
tial was TO protect the boilers from the
enemy's shot, and to conceal the fires under
the boilers from view This was accom- lished
by loading the steamers between the guards
and the boilers ON the lower or DOilsr-deck
up to the cabin-deck with bales of hay and
cotton, and the fOrecastle in front:of the
boilers in the same way. The decks bAtween
these breastworks of hay and cotto,, bales
were covered with sacks of grain. The holds
of the vessels were slowed full of cOmnissary
stock, all of which would be needed Cor the
army below.
Col. w. S. Oliver, of my regiment, was
master of transportation of this secoed ex-
petition made SO by special detail. HIS flag
ship was the Tigress, fine sidhwheel
steamer. The crew, pilots, engineers, and
all were from his own regiment. II
Along with three other comrades my posi-
tion was in the hold, for the purpose ST stop
ping leaks. Col. Oliver with his aids took
position on the hurricane deck, and between
10 and II p. M, April %, 1868, we cast off
our mOOrngs at Milliken's Bend and were
soon blowing the turbid waters nf the
for our objective point-l'erkins
Landing, below Vicksburg.
have scanned the columns of TIE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE and other publications
for many years, hoping to see some riember
of the crew Of the Tigress or some other
vessel of the fleet, give his recollect:ions of
it, but in vain.
Serg't e. l.. Graham, of Keokuk, lava, is
The only one of the crew 1 know is living
He was in the hold with me. We had lust
parted about midships, he going forward and
NE aft, when q shot from the lower water |
battery struck us about two feet unster the |
ripping hole through the tender |
ribs OF the old Tigress that mar could |
.rawl through.
This Shot passed through several barrels of |
hour, and made its exit above the wa.er-line |
IN the opposite side of the vessel. This was
he only shot that had done any execution.
When We emerged from the hold through |
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED.
THE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL PORTO |
RICO. BY c. II. Rector. Published by |

THE STORY OF BEAUTIFUL PORTO
RICO. BY c. II. Rector. Published by
Laird & Lee, Chicago.
FIGHTING FOR HUMANITY; or, Camp
and Quarter Deck. BY Gen. 0. 0.
Howard, L. S. A. Published by f.
Tennyson Nicely, New York
Gen Howard tells, in his usual crisp,
entertaining way, his experience in con
duct ting the religious work among the sol
diers of the recent war with Spain. In
cidentally, he gives some interesting ac-
counts Of meeting his old army friends
and OF the campaign against Santiago.
HISTORY OF THE nth REGIMENT,
New Hampshire Vol. Inf, 1862 to 1868.
BY Lieut.. Charles n. Kent.
This work is handsome svo. of 1926
pages, printed on excellent paper and
presenting typographical appearance
approaching very near perfec ton in book
printing. 1t is profusely illustrated with
numerous views and portraits OF men
prominent in the regiment and i'm public
affairs Of New Hampshire during the Civil
War period. The Introduction is written
by Senator William E. Chandler, who
says: "NO more appropriate historian of
the 18th regiment could have been Sc
lected than Lieut.. Chas. N. Kent, and he
has made the service not a work of duty
alone, but a labor alsS of mingled pleas
ure and affection" ,Fhe book contains
much useful matter net confined strictly
TO the history of the regiment There is a
brief chapter on the military record of New
Hampshire from the Revolutionary period
and another reviewing the militia system
of the State. The work of the State i'm
contributing men and, meahs to the Union
army is briefly reviewed. and then follows
the history Of the regiment proper. The
latter part of the work contains some
data exceedingly useful for reference.
Among other things there is complete
photography reciting the titles OF all
Hampshire regiments, in books, reports
and periodical literature This bibli-
ography is in itself worthy of separate
place in literature and might well be
is Il copious appendix embpdying a roster
and list of battles in which the New
Hampshire troops were engaged, and some
of the best-known songs and poems of the
war. Altogether the work is one of the
most complete and creditable his tories
that has come to our notice recently.
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could not eat meats of any kind, and but few
vegetables.
n had severe backaches and was greatly
debilitated. Having no strength my nervous
system became SO affected that / had Bef-
vOus prostration. Ny kidneysdi not act right
and, IN fact, my system was out of ordsf and
l became seriously iii.
81 tried two or three doctors without re.
ceiving any benefit. At last / went to DR..
Il. ID. King, of Bethany, No, and he gave
me three boxes of DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. took tao boxes of the pills
and Immediately began to grow in strength,
the stomach trouble became much better, the
color came to my cheeks, and in every re-
spect l was considerably better. In three
months could eat anything / wanted, and
had good appetite.
Il would say that DR.. Williams' Pink Pills
for Pale People are the best remedy for
women to take during the turn of life to keep
them in health and to pass that age in safety"
When woman Is passing beyond that age il
is crisis in her life. Then, if ever, proper
attention to hygiene should be exercised. Tho
attendant sufferings will disappear and buoy
ant health viii follow, if DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are used.
These pills exert q powerful influence in
restoring the system to its proper condition.
They contain in condensed form all the
elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood. Consequently many kinds
of diseases are cured, nearly all, are the
result of an impoverished condition of the
blood. Druggists consider these pills to be
the most effective aud best selling ones on the
market.
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the after-scuttle, the crew above were rejoic-
ing over our safe passage. BY this time we
were out of range of all the batteries. Their
Joy was turned to sorrow when we reported
to Capt. LOomis-head engineer, that she
was sinking, and that we had better head
for the Louisiana shore. The last man leav-
ing her e. H. FlaveD when she struck the
bank was washed off his feet On the fore
scuttle, and had to swim.
The other five boats passed the batteries
safely. One had her machinery disabled
Her crew abandoned her in her yawls, and
made their way back to our lines. She flOated
with the current, and was caught below and
towed ashore
Col. Oliver hailed the boat next following
him, when she rounded to and took all OF
US aboard, and landed US ut our destination.
Of the crews of the six boats only two men
were wounded, and they recovered. When
you consider that we were under the fire at
point-blank range Of more than q hundred
heavy pieces of ordnance for distance of
IL miles, and in easy range OF the rifles OF
thousands of infantrymen, and the armament
lit up by bonfires till you could see to pick
up pin on the decks of the vessels, this
would seem miraculous.
Amusing incidents and quaint remarks by
some of the boys illustrative of their cool
ness and indifference in the hour of danger
are remembered. / call to mind one related
by Col. Oliver of one Of his aids on the
hurricane deck-an Irishman named Me-
CURE. When the rebel gunners would pull
the lanyards to fire their pieces the flashes
would light mp their faces with AIRED glow.
McGuire noticing this he turned to the Col
onel, who was intently watching their ma
nuvers, and said: See the bloody spal-
poems blush whin they be firing on the
Sthars and Sthripes.''-H. O'NEIL, Co. +,
18th, and Co. A, 18th Mo-, Smithfield, Pa.
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ing 2S miles. He was "A perfect specimen
of a backwoodsman, and loyal after inc
most rigid definition Of that word.
Near the mouth of the Chattooga u
brother OF his lived, who had "A son in the
rebel army, and was violent Seces-
sionist He was ii member of Young's
Georgia cavalry, which was at Clayton,
then only six miles away.
On the west side OF the Blue Ridge we
had frequently passed off as rebel soldiers
in disguise, but generally for Union men,
always suiting ourselves 10 the company
we were in, or as our interests demanded:
but on the east side we knew that we had
nothing TO expect from citizens if we
claimed 10 be Yankee soldiers, as they
were nearly all against us, and therefore
we almost uniformly represented our
selves as rebels OH our way 10 Augusta
10 join our regiments.
We belonged, we stated, TO the 4th
tConfederate) Ky. Cav. We had as little
TO do with the people as possible but
when We could not avoid meeting them
we told this simple story, with occasional
variations, to satisfy the curious and the
doubling. :
DESCENDING THE TUGALO
Young Ramy was at home when we
reached his fathers house, and in the
morning we left early, telling the people
we were going 10 Walhalla to get on the
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

The famous CorpI Pike, of the 4th Ohio
Cav, had a life of almost continual ad :
venture. His services TO the Union cause
in the civil war were very valuable. When
a young man in 1859. he left Missouri Tor
Texas and became Texas ranger. When
the civil war broke out he at once plunged
into its most active and dangerous opera
tons. He gives us a story OF wonderful
deeds, innocentiy recited and appearing
10 have been looked upon as a matter OF,
course. While his command was at
Brownsboro, Ala, in October. 1868, he was
sent alone with a dispatch from Grant To
Sherman down the Tennessee River over
the Muscle Shoals to Iuka. 1t was this
message which FASTENED Sherman
movement 10 Chattanooga.
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CHAPTER XXIX.

We secuted awhile for Gen. Crook. then
for Col. Miller and Gen. Logan, and upon
orders from the last named we burned up
nearly all the distilleries in north Ala
bama; but when Gen. Garrard took COM
mand, as already stated, the scouts were
disbanded, and returned to Gen. Thon as
again.
Nothing worthy of narration occurred to
me now till the advance from Chatta-
nooga upon Rocky Face Ridge, when /
participated in part of one days fight.
The project for the destruction of the
railroad bridge at Augusta had been re-
Gently revived. If that structure could
be destroyed il could not be repaired for
months, and the damage TO the enemyS
communications would be worth an i'm.
menSe amount TO us. Could slip around,
and burn it, And then, amid the con.
fusion resulting from it, would il not be.
possible TO give little attention TO the
powder mill, and blow it 10 fragments?
started for Nashville at once for an,
outfit, consisting of matches of a pecu-,
liar manufacture, phosphorus, land. steel
arrowheadS for throwing il; and wilhelm.
the city | was Joined by a man named,
Charles II. Gray, who volunteered to go,
with me. We set out from Nashville for,
the front, and arrived there during the
battle at Rocky Face Ridge, and we both
went in. Ii seemed to be free fight, and
every man i saw was doing something, ).
and of course | could not be idle The
rebels had decided advantage in posi-
ton, being at the top of the ridge; and
they wounded a great many of our men
by rolling huge stones down on them.
But did not get TO see all of the battle,
as early on the morning of the second
day we set out on our iourney-Gen
Thomas having Just commenced ma
nuver to flank the enemy on the left, as
stated. /,
HARD ON GOLD sPIKEs.'
We went to. Chattanooga by railroad
riding on the Generals dummy car.
and from thence proceeded TO Charleston.
Tenn, on a freight train, and from that
point we were compelled to fail back on
first prlnclples-to travel on foot
From Charleston we followed the Hia-
wassee some distance, and then leaving
the river, crossed thes Frog Mountain |
again, and then returned TO the river at
Murphy, in Cherokee County. On the |
way we encountered some tough times |
and some pretty merry ones. On one oc-
casion we stopped with an old man. |
whose family consisted of himself wife |
three Gauoi1ferS and
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Eyes, yes; that was it; and they say
he was mighty hard Casa perfect
savage" said she
But what was our cavalry doing" I
asked, that they didn't pursue and capt
ure the vi!lainsl"
We'll, lot of Col Youngs home
guard did get after them" was the reply;
but they killed the Colonel in the night.
and took TO the mountains right away,
and our men never found them"
She was cycling me curiously now, and
presently she asked
Stranger, what is your namel"
Frank Barton, madam, !" replied with
out hesitation
where are you FROM" she inquired
Waco, Tex" said /; and | launched
OIL into description Of Texas and it's
people, stock-raising, agriculture, etc.
and soon got her thoroughly convinced
that was really telling her the truth.
LAYING FOR" JoHNNIEs.
We had an excellent supper here, and
pushed on up the river Whenever We
found friendly neighbOrhood we would
stop at houses, but when we wouldn't
like the appearances We would hide out
in the woods. When we lay out we would
steal chickens and take them into the
woods with US, and if we failed on poultry
we killed hog; and as for bread. we
never thought of it.
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The Queens Boots,
ItI-BHs.

AT Davenport soldier was brought be-
lore the commanding officer for selling
p4.t of his kit, when the following diaIoe
took place:
Colonel-Now, Private Murphy, why did
you sell your boots?
Private Murphy-Pd wcrl 'em for two
years, sorr, and thought they were my
own property.
boots belong to the Queen.
Fnvate Murphy-Im sure Pm sorry.
sorr, but ! didn't know the lady took
twelves.
Collapse of Colonel.l
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any other section of the South that
visited during the war They all seemed
to enjoy plenty, and it was of the best
quality; but the white women, as a gen.
eral thing, were not good cooks from
lack of practice, l presume,-and the
negroes were usually too careless to pre-
pare a meal properly. Z
10 be confihued)
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An Outrage.
Chicago Tribune

Uncle Silas, just in from Upcreek, jumped
out Of the way of the bartender and shook
his brawny fist at the gripman.
If you jab that blamed hayrake agin my
laigs," he exclaimed. "I'll lick ye!'
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thatt I'd Tx iittfS anu
a daughter-in- law
all OF whom were
Union except the
last named, who was
Secesh to the back
bone, and was pre-
pared at any mo-
ment to do anything
in the world for the
rebel cause.
We were not in
the house long be-
fore we made our
selves familiar, Gray,
my partner, directing
his conversation to
the daughters, while
i entertained tn G
daughter-in law, and
soon had her con-
WINGED that we were
rebels in disguise.
She was pleased that
we were devoting
our attention TO the
Hiawassee Valley,
and wished us every
success in our en-
terpr:se, whatever il
might be; and when
| told her my bust
ness was ferrcting
put deserters who
we're secreted in that
region by the Lin
cOlElteS, her ddmIrd-
ton Of our patriot
ISM was unboundcd.
After thus gaining
her confidence, /
began questioning
her as 10 the differ
snt bodies OF troops
stationed higher up
jhc river, and through
which we were COM
PEELED 10 pass, and
! found her thor
Oughiy posted; and
the information she
gave me proved, on
subsequent observa-
ton, 10 be correct. To
my inquiry about the
state of the country,
and as to whether
there were any law
less characters in
Testing the mount
aims, she replied:
"NO; there are none
now, nor has there
been since last Win
ter, when Old Spikes
and a lot Of Yankee
bushw hackers came
upon Persimmon
Creek and killed
Col. Walker. Ever
since that time the
country has been
mighty quiet"
Wasn't his name
Pike, instead of
Spikes" 1 inquired.
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EDITORIAL NOTE.-Hov Co .pI Pixies ven
ture ended in being taken prisoner and his
narrow escapes from hanging are told in
excellent 8: yle in the next installment.