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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-15

is paying one if he will only see to it
that there is bicycle path from BamberS
to the springs, and above all there is a
GOOD ROAD.
I noticed as | skirted the edge of the
pine grove surrounding Mr.. O'Neals
house that the ground had been "burned
Off" and this fact suggested the little ser
mon Pm about to preach: Farmers
don't burn your land. Itinjures the land,
it Injuries the timber growth, and Injuries
your pocket book. If You must burn up
the brush and trash cut the former out
with one of these Yankee "bill-hooks"
and throw it into piles, then grub up the
roots, and your waste land, wasted by
an unsightly and useless underground is
DESTROYED. 1t would be better though to
rake up the pine needles and dead leaves,
and during the idle winter months cart
them to your stable lot. They make fine
compost. But don't burn your land. II
iniures the soil, it Injuries timber that is
now becoming scarce and it converts into
practically useless ash heap lots of veg
etable growth that will help to fertilize
and enrich your farms.
noticed that our farmers are putting
in more wheat this year. That's good.
There is a noticeable scarcity of forage
crops. of the minor sort, which are good
stock food, and that's bad We don't pay
enough attention to stock raising, and this
is the ideal country for it. a farmer don't
require much capital to start in. He can
berin with a ''harridick' heifer, and by
grading up from this bovine foundation,
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This succeeded wonderfully, and at the
 same time he was working his way into
 the ownership of the Omaha bank, and
 finally he came into entire possession of 1t.
 Now MT. Moffat owns several banks in
 Colorado mines, stocks and gold galore
 The Creede mine is practically his, for he
 took hold of the property which Creede
 discovered and built railroad to it. He
 has developed the mines so thoroughly
 that Creede is one of the principal shipping points of the United States.
 MT. Moffat owns some of the choicest
 property in New York and is ''one of the
 mem of Wall street.
 The millionaires of the Pacific coast are again represented by MT. George Crocker,
 who has recently erected one of the hand soonest houses on Fifth avenue. 1t is on the corner of SiXty-fourth street, and
 within calling distance of Colonel John Ja- cob Astor's palatial home, which is on the corner of Sixty-fifth street.
 Mrs. Crocker, who is a most beautiful and accomplished woman, was, before her marriage the widow of a wealthy Califor- nian, MT Rutherford She Is very much liked in New York society, and holds a position not enjoyed by many matrons, namely that of 'ibeing in'' with all the sets, for New York society is divided into many cliques.
 At present Miss Mary Crocker, a niece of uhi' SIOChtT, IS HdhlHB HSr dlOIHe III N6W York. This young woman is quite hand ] some and Is one of the buds of the season. She has something like $400O,0O0 in her own right and Is much courted and sought by the eligible young men of the Four Hundred.
 One of the young millionaires from the west is Clarence Mackay, the son of John w. Mackay, one of the Big -Four. MT. Mackay has lived in New York for some years, but the west still claims him. His wife is a famous beauty and was. before their marriage, Miss Eftty Duer ..who danced with George Washing gton.' v Mrs. Mackay's family is one of the oldest in New York. The Mackays are also planning to build a palace on Fifth avenue. They intend it to eclipse anything hitherto erected, even the Clark residence. Meanwhile society is watching with interest the doings Of the other western Croseuses who have come to add their wealth to the already enormous riches of the metropolis.
 c. s. RUSSELL.
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mines and smelters in the world, and Is president of one bank in Denver, Colorado, and another in Butte City, Montana. Some years ago he entered into politics of which he is very fond, but he was defeated twice before he was finally elected to the Senate. The Senator is very proud of the hard work which he did in the early years of his life, so much 50 that the cheeks of the banks of which he Is president bears pictures of himself in his rough miners clothes.
 HOME OF YERKES.
 Another rich citizen of the West who, 1t may be said, set the pace for other mil Honaires coming here, Is Charles T. Yerkes formerly of Chicago. He came here five years ago and bought the plot at the southeast corner of Sixty-eighth street and Fifth avenue, which has frontal of fifty one feet on "The Avenue" and one hundred and twenty-ave feet on sixty-eighth street.
 Upon this plot there stands one of the finest mansions in Gotham. Ths wells ore hung with MT. YsrkeS wesid-fameA collection ot ths masters valued st SjN02-
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900. The mansion is only nine blocks away from the Clark residence, and is situated near the residence of the Astors, Goulds, Drexels, Belmonts and other notable New Workers The house is five stories high and built of very dark American brownstone. It is of purely classical design and the exterior carvings cost a good-size fortune.
 On the interior MT. Yerkes has made still greater expenditures. The grand conserva- tory Is three stories high, and is circled by galleries at each story At the top of the house is feature which the homes of few other milhoniares contain-a fully equipped theatre. In addition to these features there is an electrical fountain illumined by nearly fifteen hundred lights, a grand ballroom opening into the picture gallery, and a magnificent music room
 The rooms are divided by series or marble. pilasters with richly carved tops and the first story is so arranged that the mansion can be transformed into one grand apartment by simply drawing aside the
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WESTERN MILLIONAIRES
 IN NEW YORK PALACES
A Glimpse Into Some Of the Magnificent Homes Of the
 Mecca Of MiIiOnaireS.

Much interest centers around another western millionaire, just arrived, in the person of MT. David H. Moffatt whose for tune Is variously estimated from thirty to fifty millions. MT. Moffat's career has been varied but admirable.
 He started life as a messenger in the New York Exchange Bank, from which po- sition he worked his way up to cashier. Here his steady application and proficiency soon made him well known, and some time after he was offered. a position as teller in a Des Moines bank, which he accepted.
 While in Des Moines he was attracted to the attention of a capitalist who wanted to establish a bank in Omaha. Ho was persuaded to go to Omaha and was made cashier of the newly established in- stitution. Soon after the Pike's Peak movement broke out and he went to Col orado where he speculated in groceries and other staples which were needed for shipment to the mines.
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feller, the Standard Oil magnate MT. Rockefeller has a beautiful home and a charming family, but devotes his time more to philanthrophy than society. The musical ability of himself, his wife and children are as well known as his church work and his faboulous gifts to the Chi cago university in which he is deeply in terested.
 The Rockefellers, while not living immed- lately on Fifth avenue, are only few doors from 1t and are domiciled in what is known as the 'Millionaire Block" a title which Is given to this section because it Is said that there Is not a person living with in its precincts but who possesses at least a couple of millions.
 MT. Rockefeller is a Cleveland man, and, like the most of his financial brothers. started early in life with a little more than a good name and fair education. Mrs. Rockefeller was school teacher, and one of exceptional talent, which Is exemplified by tho capable way in which she instructs . class of boys in the Sunday school of enc of New York's wealthy churches.
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widower but there are five children to brighten his home and enjoy the grandeur upon which he will spend his ten millions
 Senator Clark made his money in the gold, silver and copper mines of Montana and Arizona. Thirty years ago it is said that he arrived in Montana at the head of
 mule train owning a nttle more than the
 pick and shovel which he carried over
 his shoulder. After working short while he saved money enough to open general store in Butte City. This succeeded splen- didly, and soon he had accumulated the price of some choice mining claims. Every | enterprise into which he entered yielded | him a fortune until he soon became known | as a millionaire of the West.
 l He is the largest individual owner of
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will surpass anything ever seen in this country There will be balustrades of silver and staircases of gold, the metals of which are the products of Senator Clarks own mines.
 There will be a stained glass window which was purchased from the Countess de Jauze of Paris, for the sum of $30,OO0, and there will be reproductions of the art work in Roman palaces with Pompedian pictures and tapestries costing fortunes each.a In the library there will be a. life size portrait of the Senator for which he sat last spring and paid Besnard $S,O00 Tn addition to these 1t Is said that negoti- ations are being made with Prince Murat for the famous Louis XIV. Gobelin tape stries in consideration of the sum of $500, OOO The furniture will consist of the finest specimens of the Louis Quatorze, Lotus Quinze and Louis Seize periods.
 The mistress of all this wealth and lux ury will be Miss Katherine, eldest daughter of Senator Clark. The Senator is
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New York, March do-New York Is the Metropolis of America. 1t is also the Mec- ca of millioniares, for within the past five years more than five hundred millions have been brought into the city by money monarchs who have accumulated their fortunes in the west, but prefer to spend them amid the luxury and splender which has made New York famous.
 The social advantages of this city as well as the opportunities afforded for studying the arts and sciences are the finest in America; and it is doubtful If they are at all second to those of leading European cities. No class of men appre- ciate these facts more than the millionaires who have recently taken up their homes in New York, and each of whom has done or is about to do something startling in the way of building palatial homes.
 Since fashion has shifted its quarters above Fifty-ninth street, property has
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taken a tremendous jump and plot on up- per Fifth avenue facing Central park is worth as many gold dollars as can be spread over its area, If not more.
 Senator William A. Clark of Montana, whose wealth is computed at two hundred millions, is one of the most recent pur- chasers of land in this section. His lot is situated on the northeast corner of Fifth avenue and Seventy-seventh street, and upon this he Is constructing mansion which will cost over ten million dollars when completed. The lot has a 50-foot front on Fifth avenue and runs back three times that length on Seventy seventh street.
 THE CLARK PALACE
 The foundation of the house, which Is
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portieres of crimson and gold.
 MT. Yerkes made his millions mostly in Chicago street railways.
 Mrs. Yerkes is beautiful woman, tall. finely formed and possessed of a very
 striking personality. By her charming conversat tional powers she so absorbs one 5 interests so that 1t Is one of the greatest
 enjoyments to spend half-hour listening to her. Her wit Is keen and her ideas always fresh. As one matron in society | said, ''There is nothing warmed over about | Mrs. Yerkes' ideas" and she expressed 1t J rightly.
 1 ROCKEFEI1JER'S PRESIDE. The richest man in America, individually | Is a westerner who makes his home in | New York. He is MT. John D. Rocke
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1t gives strength while you sleep. Write for my little illustrated book which explains all; sent free In plain, sealed envelope. offer the benefit of charge. 1,ooo cured in ISo3 l answer all letters personally. or belt may be examined at my cfhce. OEL. c. SANDEN, 6z6 B dway, New York. NY.
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almost completely laid, will support magnificent structure of gray stone and marble Its appointments and furnishings
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-24
DOUBT CANNOT EXIST.
Investigation Will Only
Strengthen the Proof We
Give In Akron,

There must be something stronger
than imagination behind expressions
of such representative citizens Of Ak
ron as Mr.. q. u, Boies of 50N South
Water ST, produce dealer who says:
I'm the spring of 1896, | allowed my
experience with and opinions of poan's
Kidney FILLS to be published IN our Ak
ron papers. procured II supply Mt the
time at Lanlpnrter d Co.'S drug store,
took course of the treatment ana it
cured me Of terrible aching in the Kid
neys, In tho small Of my back, In the
muscles Of the shoulder blades and in
the limbs During the two years and
half which have gone by, can con-
scientiously say there have been no re-.
currepees of my old trouble In place
OF my confidence IN poap's Kidney
Pills lessenng, Il Is stronger, not only
from personal experience but from the
experience Of many others in Akron
which have come to my notice.
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents box, Foster-Mllburn Co., Buff
fnlo, n, ", sole agents for the u, IS,
Remomber the name Doan's and take
no otller.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-24
AS THINGS GO TN WAR
FLANKING MoVGMENTs NOT so SIM
PIE AS THEY APPEAR.

Examples In the Civn War Recalled
by south African SitUstions--Viclxs-
burg aHd Atianta--The Long Cam
pnign Of 1864.
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eventually passed around Atlanta and
captured It by fanking.

As events turned out on the Tugela
Buffers problem In Thinking the actual
Boer line confronting him was like
Grants overland march TO Richmond
in 1S64-5. The great obstacle in the
way of marching from the Potomac to
Richmond was the height ut Fred.
ericksburg covering the passes of the
shortest road from the Rappahannock
to the james. Attempts to carry this
by storm and to turn It had led to
bloody Federal defeats at Marye's
Heights and Chancellorsville. In the
Charlottesville campaign Hooker first
turned the Confederate position, then
actually carried 1t by storm, but was
defeated In open battle off on the flank
and was forced to retreat and give up
his advantage. Meade's last move
ment In 1868. already described, placed
the Army of the Potomac on the Rapi-
dan. which, held in strength, fanked
Fredericksburg.
Grant started from the Rapidan in
May, 1864. with force double that of
his opponent. Lee-say lin round num-
bers 10000 against G0,000. Grant do.
bated some time as to whether he would
pass the left 1ank Of Lees camps
or the right, as be eventually did. Had
he moved by Lees left flank he would
have depended upon long, exposed
and eccentric line of communications,
as was the case for Butler when NOV
ing from Colenso to the west to turn
the Boer right.
On the 4th of May Grant crossed the
Rapidan and set out on two roads TO
pass Lees right 1ank. He was met
and checked In two days contest In
the Wilderness. Withdrawing by n
tactical move around the right of Lees
actual line as II stood, Grant hurried
on along the main road in rear Of Lee
to Spottsylvania Court House. This
naturally strong position had been seiz-
ed and abandoned by Sheridan's cav
airy few hours before the Confeder-
ates appeared there. BY Its timely oc-
cupation In force Lee was ais to hold
Grant off fer Ii days, inficting appal.
ling losses upon tho columns which as
saulted the fortified lines.
The next move by Grant was around
Lees right. and the armies entered up
on n hot race for the passes OF the
North Anna which lay In the way Of
Grants advance. After some desper-
ate encounters between divisions at
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RICHMOND.
Mote to the Map.-Grant encountered Lee at
the Wilderness May and 0, 1864, and finally cut
of his line OF retreat at Appomattox April 8,
1885. The route Of march Of the Federal army Is
shown by the dotted Incl ~
the various crossings Grant moved cut
by the left and started for Richmond,
only couple Of days march. Up to
that time Grant had supplied his army
by rail and wagon carriage all the way
from Alexandria. Before setting out
he had directed supplies to go by wa
ter transportation to the York river,
and after crossing the North Anna he
reached the Pamunkey river, just
above the head of navigation, so that
in It's closest approach to Richmond
the secondary base of the attacking
army was only few miles from the
front. In this the wisdom of passing
Lee by his right flank was apparent
and was again shown when it was
found that Richmond must be turned
by way of Petersburg.
After crossing the Pamunkey Grant
was re-enforced by an army corps
which had heen operating on the James
below Richmond At this point one Of
the most delicate games of flank march
and counter move Of the whole war
took place, Lee did not oppose Grants
crossing of the Pamunkey because he
did not wish to have him use that
stream as a cover for his army while
striking out for Richmond. Neither
did Lee throw his force across the d.
rect pathway to Richmond. but drew
1t up on height at angles with that
stream, along Totopotomoy creek. Ma.
neuvering along the whole front. Grant
sent Sheridan's cavalry to seize the
roads leading to Richmond, and this
forced Lee to reach out slowly, a dlvi-
sion first and then corps, until his
whole army again lay across the path
way to Richmond. There were three
days Of heavy fighting without adyan-
tage to Grant, and he swung to the left
again resting his army up James river
for supplies. BY feints in front of
Richmond he crossed the James with
his main force and attacked Peters
burg before Lee could transfer the
troops from in front Of Richmond TO
the new field. However. the garrisons
of Richmond and Petersburg defended
the lines until re7enforce6, and after
sustaining enormous losses Grant set.
tied down to the siege of Petersburg.
which was turning movement against
Richmond on q colossal scale.
Petersburg is 20 miles from Rich
mond, yet II proved 10 be the key to
the Confederate position Oh James riv-
er. Many attempts were made to car
ry the forts and intrenchments In front
of Richmond. In the end Lee was flank
ed out OF Petersburg b. Sheridap's vic
tory at Five Forks April l, 1855, nearly
one year after the same general had
operated on Lees flank In the Wilder
ness, During the period Lee had been
outhanked five times and was finally
headed OF ut Appomnttox by q strcpg
force thrown across his right and clos
Ing the road of retreat
iIoRaE L. KILAEa,
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collapse II the safer expression. Realf
ly the turning or fianking movement Is
the most popular way Of disposlng Of
the enemy's line with all concerned ex,
cent the enemy, and sometimes the en-
emy rejoices to see his opponent try Il
on, At Stone River or Murfreeshoro
In 1862 both commanders were bent up
on attacks by the flank. movements
which if carried out would have exact
ly reversed the respective lines. But
the ConfGderates took the initiative
and compelled tho Federals TO hold up
their stroke for 4S hours. Then 1t was
too late. H@Ni
Napoleon was clever ut turning forti
fed places by ilankins them al long
distance, He won at this game by con
summate bOldness, When Mcclellan
took the Army of the Potomac to the
peninsula In 1859. the administration
was fearful ahout the Confederate
stronghold al Norfolk. on the coast
Mcclellan said that II he advanced up
James river Norfolk would be turned
and that II was useless TO tie up an
army to observe II, Tho result proved
his skill, for when James river was
open to Federal gunboats the Confeder
ntcs promptly abandoned Norfolk with.
out stroke In Its defense,
The impnrtant Confederate line GOV
ering Nashville and the whole Of cen
trail Tennessee was turned by the cap
ture Of Forts Henry and 'Donclson. 4
long distance west Of there In the cam
pagn of the Cumberland, and the Con
fodpratc army was forced to u quick
retreat 10 Corlnth, Miss.
The situation OF the Eeer army n,
Lndysmith may be compared to that oi
the coafcdPrntrs NJ NlckslMrg IN lS03
The CopfedCrates wished 10 hold on &c
Vickshurg as point of strategic I'm
partance, while tile Hoer Interest IN
Ladysmlth was purely temporary. sim
ply Il game worth playing for the time
being The analogy Hes IN the prob
lens presented to the leaders OF the at
tacking forces AT Vicksburg and at La
dysmlth. Grant and Butler. A move
ment by Butler around the eastern o.
the western end OF the Boer line on th'
Trgela, to the north Of Ladysmlth. cut
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i is an easy
and a most fas'
cinating employ
M ent fer the
armchair critics
to tell the gener'
ais at the front
how to win cam
paigns. " your
enem VS. line
cannot be forced
back nor broken
through, they
say. why, get
around to the
rear, and it must
collapse, Nav
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ting off the Beer lines Of commuplca,
tlon north and west and hemming .Iou'
bert In between British army north
of the place and that on the Tugela
would give a repetition of Grants cam.
paign against Vicksburg. Military ex-
perts of that day condemned the move
until it succeeded and are wondering
today how the Confederates permitted
him to carry out a plan SO hazardous
without an attack upon his fank,
AS campaign of mere maneuyer,
forcing an enemy to retreat without
great battle, the one between Meade
and Lee after Gettysburg is the most
noted of the civil war. Meade followed
Lee southwark across the ,'otomac a.
far as the Rapidan, marching along his
flank. From the RapIdan Meade re.
treated north Of the Rappahannock,
and Lee promptly crossed above him
and struck out toward Washington.
There was some incidental fghtlns,
and Meade fell back to Centerville. the
position Of the Federal army In 1861.
Lee moved In the same direction. de-
stroyng all the railroads from the. Rap,
pahannock porthward. then turned and
retreated to the Rapldan.
Again Meade followed up, rebuilding
the roads and lighting for the passages
of the Rappahannock. He finally push
ed on across the Rapidan and drew his
army up along Mine run, making dis
positions to aank Lees line of battle.
VI ". tn ka tho
flank attack, but found the point
strongly fortified. whereupon Meade
suspended the attack and retired be-
hind the Rapidan. where he had stood
weeks before.
Experts on both sides of the Atlantic
have looked for repetition on the
part Of Butler of Sherman's methods
In the Atlanta campaign, where posi-
tion after position WAS made untenable
for the Confederates by turning in
stead of frontal attacks. The advance
of Sherman from Dalton TO Atlanta
was direct. and the Confederates. under
Joseph II, Johnston, took position In
the passes and at river crossings. One
Confederate position after another was
turned. but not always without some
fighting to test its real strength. not
ably at Kenesaw. Finally Johnston
was relieved. but II would not have
heen inconsistent With his previous Ca
recr TO believe that be might have
! turned the tables In the end, for It was
he who had banked McDowell's army
at Bull Run IN 1901 and who plapned
/ the hold tianking movements of Fair
Oaks and Gaines MIL, In front OF
Richmond IN 1892. He drew sherman
far from his base and planned an at
tack unon his communications. but
which could not be carried out for
want Of sufficient cavalry Finally his
aim was TO arlnck sherman after he
had crossed the Chat,ahoochee. when
II defeated himself, he could fall back
upon the works NJ Atlanta. and IL he
defeated sherman the latter woul
have a river at his back. Sherma