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The National tribune., 1900-05-03
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY 1900

Mills near my tent and he told me to go
about my business; that Cummings's 8
charges were in his coat pocket and would
soon be in the stove, so was free again
within an hour after my arrest. had ex-
planned the controversy to the authorities
and they took my side Of the question, COM
pelling the Lieutenant to pack his grip and
go. This he did the next day, and have
seen nor heard nothing Of him from that
day to this, though after 1 got my straps
and stood on an official level with him
closely scanned every Indiana infantry
regiment saw in hopes OF getting chance
to even up with him.
On Monday, July 25, the corpse OF Gen.
Mcpherson was escorted from his former
headquarters, then headquarters OF Gen.
Palmer, to the cars near the Crutcf-
field House, with the honorS due Major
General, consisting of infantry, artillery
and cavalry. 1t was an imposing sight as
they moved with slow step, while the band
played the sad and pathetically-sweet
dead march.
We unloaded $50 wounded this day.
Nine hundred prisoners were brought in
this day, two Major-Generals, dozen
Colonels, and 30 line officers. They were
taken in the streets of Atlanta.
On the 26th | was up last night un-
loading wounded, 400 in all; went to bed
at daylight and slept till noon. In the
afternoon went down to the common TO see
some rebs who were brought in this day;
they numbered 100 and all looked tough
and rugged.
On Aug. 1 about 200 prisoners were
brought in. among them quite number OF
wounded, for we take in rcbs and all.
Go be continued)
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Tor anything that might turn up, and had
one full bottle Of cod liver oil left.
This Winter gave me a glimpse of what
the women were doing for their soldiers in
the field. Social parties, mlSking, pump
kin and apple-paring bees filled in the long
Winter evenings before the war; now they
werereplaced with lint and bandage parties.
Old linen had become quite scarce in and
about Roscndaie, used up by the workers
at these parties.
This is how it was done: A lot OF people,
young and old, would gather at some neigh
boris house, bringing a good supply of
linen with them. Some cut bandages,
others sewed and rolled them, while still
others scraped the refuse linen into lint.
Plates were brought out and laid bottom
up on tables, stands and chairs, but most
generally held on the laps of the operators.
On plate was placed piece of linen and
there scraped vigorously with u case-knife
until it was transformed into a fluffy mass
of fiber Qint, to be used in wounds to take
up the Suppuation.
While all this was going on some one Of
the party would be at the organ singing
war songs, and occasionally all would join
in the chorus. Thus the community was
always in close touch with the boys at the
front and always looking after their in
. ter6sts.
Though far away and surrounded with
the comforts of home, my heart and
thoughts were with the boys, my old com
-ades, away down in Dixie, and could only
feel that had been cheated out of my share
IN the service with them. AS that long
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How to Find Out.

Fill a bottle or common glass with youf
water and let ii stand twenty-four hours;
sediment or settling indicates an un-
healthy condition of the kidneys; if il stains
the linen ii is evidence of kidney trovbie;
too frequent desire to pass it or pain IN
the back is also convincing proof that the
kidneys and bladder are out of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is comfort in the knowledge so
often expressed. that DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy, fulflls
every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in
the back. kidneys, liver. bladder and every
part of the urinary passage. 1t corrects
inability TO hold water and scalding pain
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unpleasant necessity of being compelled
TO go often during the day, and to get up
many. times during the night. The mild
and the extraordinary effect of Swamp
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You may have a sample bottle of this
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by mail. Address DIR. Kilmer & Co.. Bing-
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that you read this generous offer in The
National Tribune.
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before the swarm of gray backs" that in
habited the building and claimed prior
rights of possession walked off with the
blanket. At the time of which ! write rats
and mice held high carnival there. and ,
with the aforesaid "gray backs" contributed
nothing TO the comfort Of its human occu-
pants. That night was sorry for the men
had brought there, but orders had 10
be obeycd and no choice was left 10 me. j
knew what to expect, but with those poor
boys, many of them fresh from refined
homes, it was different and sleep to them a
stranger.
Having reached our destination and
turned over my command of human chat
tells, my authority ceased and | myself be-
came proxy for mule or a gtInnysack,
and would have TO be receipted for by some
officer befole l could get out from there
How TO get out Of that prison to hunt up an
officer was a conundrum not easily solved
but was determined not to stay another
night in that hole. Meals, if by any
stretch of imagination they could be so
designated, were served on tables in large
room on the first floor, probably used for a
dining-room in hotel days; but what a
| travesty ON its name, for it was now more
like a corral filled with hungry cattle and
hogs. Partially-boiled beans and beef,
bakers bread and inky coffee was the
| menu with persistent regularity, and the
| guess were always under guard
! The former lobby was used for an office,
with double doors opening on the street.
! Between the Office and the so-called dining
room was wide hall which connected with
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Crossing the Rappahannock.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In con-
nection with the controversy over the
crossing Of the Rappahannock River in
1862, at Fredericksburg, quote the follow
ing from Howisons History Of Fredricks-
burg.
Having at length received his pontoon
bridges, Gen. Burnside prepared to throw
his army across the river. At O'Clock
on the morning of Thursday, the 18th OF
December, 1852. the troops were III motion,
and three signal guns in Gen. Lees works
sounded a note OF NV, warning to the people
and the army. The enemy commenced
throwing three pontoon bridges across the
river, two at Fredericksburg and one at
Deep Run, Il mile and a quarter below.
CAT this time Lees whole army was ill
breastworkS back of the town, in the position
where Burnside attackedl. Gen. VIM.
Barksdale's Siississippi brigade held the
town. The f.th aided by the 18th guarded
the upper crossing: the 18th and 2lst were
near the gashouse." (Howison omits
to state that Col. VIM. A. Ball also had
about 500 men, including four companies
42d Miss. under Mai. Finney, and Capt;
Lewis's battery AS the enemy appeared
town, Gen. Barksdale's. men opened o
severe nusketry fire, picking them OF
with great rapidty. Hardly had this
fire commenced before the enemyS heavy
batteries orencd the long threatened bonn
bardment Cf Fredericksburg. Their field
batteries soon followed. and for u hours
a horrible deluge cf shells and shot was
poured upon the streets and houses. The
few remaining inhabitants fl d to their
cellars" etc. Cen. Barksdale's troops
resisted the passage of the enemy with
stubborn courage. Nine times they at
tempted to complete their pontoons opposite
to the town, and as often We're driven back
by the fatal fire from the rifle-rits and
houses on the bank. But at the bridge.
near Deep Run, the Confederates We're eX-
posed to a.sweeping fire Of artillery. and at
1 O'Clock they were compelled to withdraw:
This enabled the enemy to cross below and
advance on the town. Under orders Gen.
Barksdale's men slowly retired, fighting all
the way through the streets and infilcting
loss on the foe"
1t seems to me that this shows where the
crossing was first effected, a mile and a
quarter below the town, and the troops at
that pontoon were the first across of course,
but it seems to me that if Lee had so desired
he could easily have prevented any crossing
at all in that neighborhood; but he had his
trap set and patiently awaited the result.
He had nearly as many men as Burnside.
and was we'll intrenched. and he could
afford to wait. The result is well known.
WIN f. DOYLE, Stevensburg, Va.
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around man. Then he told me he needed
Il reliable man for duty i'll Il complicated
position, and if, after trial, was equal 10
lis demands, hc would have me detailed for
the work.
DR.. Persons loft for the front that after
noon, and said he would explain to Col La
Grange that would be worth 10 times more
10 the Governmental if Icould fill the position
DR.. Salter had for me, than in the ranks at
the front, and he and the Colonel would fix
things all right for me.
A HOSPITAL ASSIGNMENT.
On Wednesday, May 4, ! was assigned
to duty at General Hospital No. /. This
hospital was composed of series of long,
wooden buildings, built by Bragg when
the rebels held Chattanooga, along the
crest of quite a ridge just east of Fort Crutch-
field, which is located on the lower terrace Of
Cameron Hill. The grounds were inclosed
with poSt-and-pole fence, and buildings,
except a large brick for stores and offices,
and fence heavily whitewaShcd. A street
running west from the Crutchfield House
terminated at the hospital grounds near
the brick building. Here was an opening
i'll the fence, and just outside, to the left Of
the gate, under large chestnut tree, stood
my tent.
At the south end of the grounds was Fort
Lytie, or the star fort as it was usually
called. The first building from the north
was the amputating room, and the cook
room, where | got my meals, was further
back, between this and the brick Office
building.
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A Commissary Snap.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Com
rade Frank Bruner. Co. G., 39th Ohio
writing about his soft snap on onions
reminds me of some onions | found down in
Mississippi in 1864. On July "A We arrived
at Memphis from the raid out to Tupelo.
We had a rest Of eight days, when we again
started after Forrest and went as far as
oxford. There came an order for one
Sergeant of our company to report at
Headquarters. and it being my time for
duty / was detailed for the job When !
reported to our Adjutant he told me to
report to the Division Headquarters, which |
did. He belonged TO some Iowa regiment,
but I have forgotten his name. He gave
me his orders 10 take charge OF the guards
to guard Headquarters CommlSsary. He
said we would have nothing to do but guard
ride in them when we desired to do so,
which was great deal of the time. AT
night he had to issue the rationS.
He said could issue rations to my guards,
so we would not have to go to the regiment
for our food. But he neglected to tell me
just what kind of rations to issue, and, as
you are aware, Headquarters Commissary
was something better than what we had
usually. 1t consisted of hardtack, sides of
meat, hams, onions. potatoes, mixed pickles
and other good things. L was somewhat
younger in those days than am now, and
always tried to obey orders, so if | did
wrong in issuing good grub to my guards
and myself | have never been very sorry for
it, but l do know we lived well for two
weeks. This was the only soft snap l
ever got during my three years service
with Smiths Guerrillas." If any Of my
comrades on that detail are still alive
would like to hear from them.-R. n
SAUNDERS, Co. G., 117th ILL.,, Upper Alton.
LII
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FOOLISH CHARGES.

A First Lieutenant named Cummings.
of an Indiana regiment. the number of
which have forgotten. blew in" one day
from somewhere, and claiming to be sick
importunod DIR. Salter TO put him in com
mand of the hospital guards, So he couI,l
be near treatment; but why he did not apply
and be admitted to the officers hospital on
Lookout, never learned. He was given a
trial at command of the guards, and the first
day Was called upon to Guell an incuicut
mutiny among them. They did not like
the Lieutenant and were not at all slow
about showing it. Several of the guards
belonged 10 Indiana regiments, and they
! told me they knew men in his company;
that lie drank strong brine to make him
poor and SickIy-loOking, so he could pet
away from the fighting. All know about
it is what these men told me; but he came
! and tried to appropriate my quarters.
was still in charge of the loading and un-
loading, and the official pass-dispenser.
and he 'ricd his best TO oust me from that.
He had bed on'orfe side of the tent and
on the other. One night, after we had
gone to bed, he said something about cur
randS.'
said | thought that fruit which clusters
along a stem ON low bush was called
"currantS."
He. insisted that 'e-u-r-r-a-rl-d" was the
way it was spelled My pedagogical pride
was touched, and insisted its correct
Orthograp1y was ''c-ll-r-r-a-n-t' He said
it was no such Il thing, and | said it was.
After this had been carried on for some
time he sat up in bed and said that if did
not stop disputing his word and agree TO his
way of spelling lie would put me under
arrest for abusing u superior officer and
insHbordination. I.,tH
Thinking now had chance to go to nv
regiment, told him To do his worst. for |
never would say something was right when
knew 1t was wrong, and had proposed
that he ask the first man or boy he saw
how TO spell the word.
OF course it was heinous offeuse for me,
a Sergeant, as yet only by authority of the
chevrons on my Jacket, TO dispute the spell
ing of a First Lieutenant; so in the morn
ing, the 4th of July too, he preferred written
charges against me and l was put under
arrest Just before dinner.
During the afternoon was released from
guard by DR.. Salter, Medical Director, and
my diary of that day says | was unloading
a train at p. m. Before was up the next
morning l was again put under guard,
this time the Lieutenant presenting his
charges to Surgeon Mills, of an Ohio regi-
ment, then in charge of the hospital. The
duty of guarding me fell upon the men |
had organized for duty at the hospital
grounds, and they let me go where pleased.
Coming back from breakfast l met DR..
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Nebraska Enc ampment.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The
Department Encampment will meet at
Beatrice May 8. A good attendance Is
expected, as there is something Of revival
in the Order, and date having been changed
from February, the old boys will not dread
the possibility of cold storm and att md
ent results.-JOHN T.. EVANS, Depart
ment Commander, Lincoln, Neb.
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Old Dr.. Yernest, whose fame is an heirloom
in families the world over, was remarkable
example of robust manhood. He lived 1Oi
years, and had it not been for an accident
which resulted fatally there is no telling
how many years he would have survived.
He is known to fame chiefly from the fact that
he prescribed remedy of roots and herbs
known as the Swedish Essence of Life This
remarkable medicine by -remoriag disease
germs from Tie blood has an action that affects
the entire system. 1t tones up the stomach
and creates an appetite; works on the liver,
and has mild, continuous effect upon the
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it makes new rich blood, regulates the heart
and kidneys and rids the body of all waste
matter. Italso induces gentle perspiratiOn,
thus preventing fevers and congestion. Rheu-
matism, backache and headache, bilious
ness, and all nervous diseases are rapidly
cured, rs well as diseases peculiar to women.
No one need trouble themselves to doubt
whether this remedy will do all these things,
as you can have free trial package first and
see what it does for you.
Zaegel,s Swedish Essence is so well known
that probably quite a number of our readers
are already using it, but this makes no differ
ence, as free trial package will be sent to
everyone who writes. Do not neglect to get
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you by mail, and is large enough to convince
you of the merit Of this celebrated household
remedy. A 2-cent stamp should be enclosed
in your letter to pay the postage on this free
sample. Write for it to-day.
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FOR sALE-BICYCLEs.
BICYG L.E s,

A sensational purchase Of bicycles ard supplies.
The Manhattan Storage Company sold US every
dollars worth of stock in branch store at Boston
This deal involves over $1,000 worth OF high
grade bicycles and bicycle sundries. The price we
paid is but 4 mere part OF what the goods are
worth. We made our own price. and, to be sure,
it was mighty little. To be satisfied that were
giving the greatest values Of modern times only
needs YOUR inspection. Sale starts Tuesday, July
81 Bring along a dollar and bring back three
times the value with you. It's actually the ratio
of prices Is5 saddles worth -. $50; 80 Brown
saddles. worth $780, $751; 90 saddles, worth 81
zoe; 200 pair Vim tires, sl.0s; 45 pairs Hartford
tires worth So so 50. IS; IS pairs Goodrich tires
worth 81, 81 9S; 800 pair second high-gTade tires,
81 30; 81 pedals, COO; $50 pedals, sc; free.
on.. pair Of toe clips with each pair of pedals
bought at this sale 7jc bells, S5c; C0c bells, 23c;
s5c continuous ringing bells, 4gc Soc rubber grip,
see; SearchliEht lamps, slt5; Guim lamps, 79c;
Ieitz lamps Csc; Twentieth Century lamps 81. 80;
pants guards spokeS, and tape, lie; all kinds Of
cement &c; highgrade chains, 6Hc up; assorted
grips &c a pair: toe clips 30 up; foot pump. pc;
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brake, $3.50. 42i OH NV. jy2S-3t-em
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GREAT Removal Sale Of Bicycles and Supplies
First-class high grade bicycles at So. The IA
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All kinds of sundries go at onehalf price For
instance tire tape, &C roll bells, 15e; gas lamps.
81 4s; oil lamps, s5c- These all rstclass 1850;
not shOpworn. NATIONAL CYCLE CO.
iy23-tf-em ll2l Pa. ave.
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REAL ESTATE.
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WALL PAPER.

ROOMS papered, sl.55 up; samples brought. t,
GEORGE, 4Ill9 9TH St sw. iyZ'-St
WALL PAPER-Wc're sweltering. Seems as u nhl
Sol won't let UP. Jupiter Puvius is helping
liz out once in a while. but not eonush. Let
holtc piper your His work IS The best
Rooms papcred - up. F. G. NoLTE. SO 9tE St /;
no brunch. G-o-u-tm
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COUNTRY BOARD.

A FEW boarders for August; good country home
Address MRS. JOHN o. CAN'T, Langley, Va.
jy29-3t
WANTED-Few boarders for summer months;
fresh milk vegetables, and fruit cool shady
grounds; healthy location; terms moderate. MRS.
}. NJ MEREDITH Rcctory Postoihce, Stafford
county, Va. Item
AT SHEFFIELD. on the Potomac three miles
from Colonial Beach, boating, fishing, and
bathing free; 81 per day; s. per week G. J.
GOULDMAN, Maple Grove. Va iyl9-25t
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FOR SALES 600 is cheap for an sroom brick.
with cellar and furnace; st. NV, form
erly held at s., 800; cost that much delightful
location. STONE & FAIRFAX, SOC F st. NV.
fy263t ON
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FOR SALII-FARNS.

FOR sAIE-l6 acres. Accotink Station, southern
Railroad Fairfax County, Va, 3 acres in
clover; 300 fruit trees; 4-room house and attic;
prettiest home between Alexandria and Quantco;
small stable: fruit in abundance; g miles from
Mount Vernon, ~ from Alexandria; $3.50.
ABRAHAM FISHER, 5l2 E st. NV. iy29eod-St
FOR SALE-I7O acres, 10 cultivated. balance oak
and pine; spring and well; one mile to Farm
ineton wharf, 10 miles to Washington; dwelling
brnnsry tenant house; fenced; apples pears, etc. ;
5000. ABRAHAM FISHER, 5l2 st. NV.
ion as.gp