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Additional local trains win leave Harrisburg
daily, except Sunday for Carlisle and ntermed-
ate stations at 8. "a a. m, 200 p. M, 8 10 p. m,
o'Hs p' m: and lilo p. m, also for Mechanics
onrg, billSburg and intermediate stations at
z, 10 a. IN. and 3.27 p. m.
Nos; l, and run daily between Harrisburg
and HagerstOwn.
Pullman palace sleeping cars between New
York and Knoxville, Tenn, ON trains I west
and 10 east.
Through coaches TO and from Philadelphia
on trains and east and and 9 west.
Daily
Daily except Sunday.
On Sundays will leave Philadelphia at 81
.. m.
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u Is said that no fewer than 250,000
DOCKS for the blind are borrowed annual
~ from the free libraries in this country.
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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1901-08-01
NATIONAL WASHINGTON THURSDAY,

more than % years had been flying over
this little Island Empire" of the sea. But
the information l bring may lead to the
Identification of this man, who for nearly
a third of a century had never seen home
or kindred, and who voluntarily expatri-
ated himself when the cause for which
he had fought became the Lost Cause.
Continuing the narrative, Capt. Schuy-
Ter tells of having visited the grave of the
eX-Confederate, this grave being situated
upon a rocky headland on the island over
looking the sea. The body lies with the
feet to the east and the grave is marked
with substantial stones at both the head
and at the feet and the grave is kept in
most excellent order by the simple native
fisherman who for many years had been
the friend of the old soldier who rests,
with his "Old Kentucky home so far
away"
Capt. Schuyler says he visited this
grave with the intention of erecting there
on some marking stone, but that with
infinite care the fisherman had done all
that the most loving hands could do, and
this lonely grave, thousands of miles away
from the Blue Grass State, on little rock
bound island in mid-ocean, is cared for
with loving attention and our exConfed-
crate soldier sleeps peacefully where the
"sun woos out the day."
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Who Killed Lieut.-Gen. Leonidas polkq

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: An Off
Ger of one of the batteries of the LIST Mo.
l.. A, in relating tonne the circumstances
of the death of Gen. Polk, said that the
fatal shot was fired by one of his gunners
and under his personal supervision
Since then | find on page 243, Series l,
Vol. 81, Part ], the following extract in
report of Brig Gen. Whitaker, Command
ing Second Brigade Third Division, Fourth
Corps:
"On the 18th Gune) a shell
from the 9th Ind. Battery, commanded
by Lieut.. Morrison. fired from a 3-inch
Rodman gun, from the section commanded
by Lieut.. Ellison, killed Lieut.-Gen. Leoni-
das Polk of the rebel army"
In the reports of Maj.-Gen. Stanley,
Commanding First Division of same corps,
and Brighten. William Grose, command
ing n brigade in same division and corps,
| find that they corroborate said extract.
In my opinion it is not so very import
ant to know who was the cause of his
death, but it seems strange that comrades
will claim unearned credit. They must
surely not know that the Records of the
Rebellion" are now in published volume,
easily accessible, and in due course OF time
will confOund them in their misstate-
ments.
Upon further investigation 1 believe it
will be found that it was Sergeant Sam.
7. G. Freeman, of the 9TH Ind. Battery,
"a private of Fort Wayne, Ind.), who pull
ed the lanyard that speeded the fatal shot,
but, Of course, under the direction of the
officers alluded to in the foregoing extract.
j. X. MCBRIDE, 33d Ind, GA | street
n. W., Washington, ID. O.
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ing. Upon his coming ashore asked per-
mission to examine the flag, which re-
quest was readily granted, and, sure
enough, l found it to be an old Confeder-
ate flag.
81 asked this half-naked fisherman
where he goi the flag. but he was not in
clined to give me any information. Later
undertook to purchase the flag, and
asked him what price he would accept
for the same, but he was not disposed to
sell, and, in fact, seemed inclined to avoid
me, and get away from me without inn
parting any information. l therefore
adopted another course, seeking to win his
favor and presented him with tobacco and
inexpensive trinkets, such as might please
an aborigine, whereupon he seemed to
open up a little bit and invited me to
visit his home on one of the neishboring
islands, something like 80 miles away.
Il accepted this invitation, accompany
ing him TO his house, fisherman's hut,
on an island about five miles long and
three miles wide, where, after much per-
suasion, he told me the story Of the Con
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The Negrn Formulation

At the close of the Revolutionary War
there were 1JO.Guu colOred people in the
United States, of whom 5000 were free
blacks and 6g0, ECO slaves. At each sue
cessivc enumeration the colorcd popuIa-
ton of the United States had grown until
1860 when it was $500, 100000, 600 free
and 1000, 900 slaves.
1t was at this period that the contro-
versy arose as to whether, moral, ethical
and political questions apart, the growth
of the colored population was promoted
or retarded by the institution of slavery
While IL was in progress. the war began
and by the next decennial census, taken
in 1870, the colored population was re-
turned-all free-as 4,SS0.00O, n gain of
less than 10 per cent. over the preceding
10 years and indicating either that free
dom was not conducive to the growth OF
population among colored people of the
country or that the enumeration of them
was imperfectiy taken.
Whatever the cause may have been, by
the next succeeding census Of 1880 the
cOlored population OF the country was s,
$4,000, gain OF 80 per cent. in 10 years.
1t was declared by some critics, however.
that the census of the cOlOred population
vas padded. Color was given to the
charge by the fact that the 1890 census
showed the colored population of the coun-
try to be 100000, a gain Of only Is per
cent. over the preceding census.
Last years enumeration shows the COL
ored population to be 100000. the ratio
of increase being very much the largest
in the extreme Southern States. The in
crease of the colored population appears
to be fixed at about / per cent year.
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Extra Cultivation will Save tn. Corn Crop

In an interview published in the New
York Tribune Secretary Wilson, of the
Department of Agriculture, points out
means of saving the corn crop even in
sections where the conditions have been
rendered critical by the long-continued alb
sence of rainfall The Secretary says:
IF something could be done to induce
the farmers in the corn belt TO extend
their period of cultivation about two
weeks this year beyond the usual limit
l would look for a big crop. But the
usual season for cultivation is rapidly
drawing to 4 close, and | fear that with
comparatively few exceptions the farmers
will lay by their corn at the regular
time, regardless of the drought.
In the entire corn belt, with the ex
ception of Missouri, which has a shallow
soil, thirty inches of rain during the year
is all that is needed to produce crop.
If even only u or II inches of this fills
during the four months of production n
good yield can be counted on. The corn
belt soil, with the exception noted. is
deep, and holds moisture well. To utilize
this conserved moisture to the best adj
vantage in the absence of rain, the soil
should be continually stirred. so as to
make what we call a mulch until the
crop is matured. Therefore, | repeat that
if the farmers in the corn belt at this
time could be shown the ACCESSIBILITY of
extending their cultivation season about
two weeks we could look for good yield
this year. The farmer. like every other
business man, always does what he be-
lieves to be best for his own interest. but
in n case like this it is extremely difficult
to disseminate broadly in farming com
munities the information that is of
pressing ard immediate value. BY this
| mean if we only could spread all through
the corn belt the news that if the season
Of cultivation were extended about two
weeks beyond the usual limit there would
need be no fear of the result"
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federate flag, which had been flying at the
mast of his boat He stated that many.
many years ago there had come to him a
man. an American, who was not a sailor,
but who said he had been a soldier, and
the principles for which he had fought
had become a lost cause. Thereupon he
had left his native land, bringing the flag
with him, this being almost his only pos
session. For many, many years the old
soldier had lived on this little island in
the Pacific Ocean, where in fair weather
he had kept the flag flying in front of his
little hut, but that about three years
ago this old soldier had died, leaving his
few effects to the native fisherman.
Il asked the fisherman for permission
to inspect the few effects left by this old
soldier and after much urging this per-
mission was granted.
Il found among his time-worn papers
a few scraps, these being portions of an
old diary, which may lead to his identifi-
cation. These scraps have apparently been
wet by sea water and are mouldy and diff
ficult to decipher, but as near as / can
make out the mans name was Henry
Clay Renfrew, and he was a member Of
either the I'd Ky. Cav, or the 4th KY.
Cav, or possibly he may have been a
member of both of these regiments at diff
ferent times, as one portion of his diary
refers to Col. Basil Duke having been the
Colonel of his regiment, and of his belong
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great length to the last days of the Con
federacy, and his last hours service i'll the
army, and tells of the march, ragged and
hungry and weary, through South Caro-
lima into Georgia, as far as the town Of
Woodstock, and also states that the brig
ade is commanded by Gen. Duke, and
also refers to the fact that it was the
last body of organized Confederate sol
diers escorting jefferson Davis and his
party through South Carolina into Geor-
gia. He says that Dukes Cavalry fol
lowed the flag to the last hour of the last
day of the Confederacy.
AT this point in his diary the soldier re
fers to the fact that Gen. Duke, having at
last decided to accept tine terms of sur
render, he, the writer, took from the flag
staff the colors they had been carrying,
and concealed them by wrapping them
about his body under his clothing, with
the intention of leaving the country for
foreign lands. Further along in his diary
| find mentioned the fact that this sol
der is in Mexico. Then | find from the
diary that he has drifted down along the
west coast of South America, spending
some time along this coast.
His diary does not give the date of
his arrival at the Navigator Islands, but
from the testimony Of the native who had
possession of his effects, it must have been
p or 80 years ago that our exConfederate
soldier decided to make his permanent
home among these far-away islands of the
sea in the South Pacific Ocean. The ma
tive who had possession of his effects de-
clined absolutely to allow anything to be
taken away, telling me that the soldier
and himself had been great friends for
many, many years, and upon the soldiers
deathbed he had given a promise never to
part with any of the mementoes left by
him. Therefore, | was not able to bring
back the old Confederate flag, which for
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ing to the company commanded by Capt.
Johns B. Castleman, and in another part
of his diary he refers to Col. Henry Gilt
ner as having been Colonel of his regi-
ment, and Capt. Bert jenkins as COM
mander of his company. There was also
found picture ian ambrotype) of little
girl about nine years old marked in faded
letters, LEILA Giltner, the daughter of the
Regiment" This may have been the Col
onel's daughter. His home is mentioned
as having been near Midway.
Turning over the mouldy leaves Of his
diary l found mention of Capt. E. o.
Guerrant, as having been AdjutantGen-
eral of his brigade, and the name of Lieut..
L. NJ. Freeman as having been Adjutant
of the regiment. i infer from this that
Renfrew may have been a soldier detailed
at Brigade or Regimental Headquarters,
serving with either the Adjutant- General
of the brigade or the Adjutant of the reg
iment. He also speaks of Bernard Bay
less and Dallas Mosgrove as chums and
messmates.
I'm one part of his diary he refers at
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periences of a cavalryman than there is
to be found in this story The reader
of these pages will go with the author
into his life and see how the boy was
transformed into a soldier; will march
with him over mountains and across riv>
ers; will camp on the hillside and stand
guard in the moonlight and in the rain
storm; will be with him as a videt in the
lonely forest, and again in the wild charge.
The humorous, the pathetic, the pre-
posterous, the extravagant phases of war
are all told with the pen of a master.
Finally comes grim battle, the defeat, the
surrender, the travelling through the South
as prisoner Of war; the experiences in
Richmond prisons and at CHASTITY Belle
Isle; then comes the climax in the prison
stockade at Andersonville itself, with its
10000 men, its poverty, its starvation, its
death. III these things are told with the
dramatic mower of truth, and they are
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Their experiences form those of the raw
recruit, and i'll the course of time the sea-
soned veteran
They encounter the dangers of the bat
tleheld and the WEAKNESS of the tIreSome
march and suffer Imprisonment. Under
all these circumstances these boys do their
part manfully, having their ups and downs,
their hard times and their good times,
with q succession of cOmical blunders,
brilliant achievements and stirring adyen-
lures which make up the panorama of a
soldiers daily life.
Many other characters are introduced.
Among them may be mentioned little Pete
Skidmore, the Jew Spy, and Deacon
Klegg, Sis pap" who visits the army to
see the boys, and falls into many trying
places, from all of which, however, the old
mans hard sense and good fortune COM
bined extricate him, and he goes back full
of experiences to relate to mother and
the girlS.o
These sketches have been laughed at
and cried over in 10000 homes of veterans,
in Post rooms, at Campfires, and wher-
ever the survivors of the war have gath
cred by twos or threes or by hundreds.
Their adventures are still continued in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, as may be found
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Whoever is DESTROYS Of reading q
story as entertaining as Robinson
Crusoe, and at the same "catch up
so to speak, with this famous serial as
it is running in the paper, should order
these volumes.
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Worthy Claim Rejected.

Comrade E. n. Howard, Co. /, 18th
Regiment Z. II. V. c., National Military
Home, Ohio, writes regarding the pension
case of his Captain, VIM. L. Blanchard,
now of Newport, KY, who has been try
ing for the last six or eight months to get
his pension increased. He is entirely help
less and requires the constant attendance
of another person, but receives only $50
per month pension.
Capt. Blanchard was born in Palmer,
Mass. At the breaking out of the war he
spent considerable money in organizing
his company at Camp Curtin. He was
wounded in both legs at Harrisburg, Va,
in 1862. He returned to his company, near
Sharpsburg, Va, in October, 1862, but
was forced to resign about two months
later on account of his wounds. In 1863
he was appointed Captain of the Invalid
Reserve Corps, and served until 1865. He
was an active business man until rheuma-
tism and wounds compelled him to retire.
He claims that epilepsy has resulted from
wounds and disease of service origin, and
on that based his claim for increase. His
claim was rejected June l.
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Battle of Piedmont.

Lieut.. F. T. Hubbell, Co. G, 9Th n. Y,
III. A, Spokane, Wash, writes to supple
ment the article of j. w. Wardell, whom
he believes has not given full credit to all
the troops that participated in the battle
Of Piedmont, Va, June ), 1864. Comrade
Hgbbell says: Il will tell what happened
on the right of our line that day. June >
about 9 o'clock A. M, the line of battle was
formed about 200 yards from the first line
of rebel works, constructed of rails and
brush, behind which were rife pits. Our
line was formed with the 18th Conn, on
the right, then Cos. A, Il, @, and ID, 9Th
n. Y. II. A, and to the left of these the
9th Mass. and 18th Va. The Colonel Of
the 34th Mass commanded the First Brig
ade and Gen. Sullivan, of West Virginia,
was division commander.
About $50 we charged the first line of
works, taking them without difficulty.
After the first volley about 300 rebels
threw down their arms and came into
our lines. passing the color company of the
9th n. Y. III. A. One-fourth mile away
was the second line of rebel works. Our
first charge on these works was repulsed,
and we fell back into the timber, while
our battery continued to shell the rebels.
About 3 o'clock the final charge was
made with four companies of the 9th n.
Y. III. y. on the right of the line, the
18th Conn. having fallen to the rear. We
took the works with little resistance from
the rebels. The dead and wound
ed lay about in great numbers
About 200 yards south of the works
lay the body of Gen. Jones. A mimic ball
had passed through his head. | was where
the body lay 10 minutes after the rebel
line broke. Our men were cutting buttons
from his uniform. Gen. Hunter soon
placed a guard over the body.
Our loss in this battle was 100 killed
and coo wounded. The rebel loss was
400 killed, 1,450 wounded and / LOGO
prisoners. We captured 800 stands of
small arms, four cannon and the enemy's
medical stores. That night we camped
on the battlefield and next day moved to
Stanton, where Gen Hunter formed a
junction with Gen. CrOoks's and Gen.
Averill's forces
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have the same fascination whlch attend
the exploits of freebooters, the daring OF
navigators in unknown seas and the do
ings of hunters in untrodden wilds.
Such narrative is the one told by the
Boy Spy in Dixie. 1t is a relation Of
stirring episodes among enemies, in the
face of the gibbet. The author, while
mere youth, was sent by the great War
Secretary into the heart of the Confed-
eracy.
Here in the midst of constant peril he
watched the doings of Jeff Davis and his
Cabinet and the Confederate Congress,
and by means of a correspondence in cy-
pher sent forward day by day to the Gov
eminent at Washington the reports of his
observations. His experiences were va
ried and trying. At times he was in the
confidence of those high in authority in
the Confederacy, and again an object Of
suspicion. Finally, by stress of circum-
stances, he was compelled to enlist and
become a Confederate artilleryman: and,
being ordered with the command, deserted,
finding his way once more to the prOtec-
reported at Washington, however, than
he was again sent on n perilous eXpedi-
ton within the Confederate lines. Every
day added to his jeopardy. He was not
only Union spy, but rebel deserter.
The above two volumes, post
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T is m p o s S j b | e,
briefly, to give an ad-
equate description of
the scope and char
acter of this immor-
tai chapter in the
history of the civil
war. 1t deals with a
great subject, and
one little understood,
because 1t was q
tragedy enacted be.
hind the scenes, OBJ
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tention upon the ever
changing panorama of
active warfare, the voice
of heroes dying in prison
pens was lost. No news
came from the men herd
ed like cattle beyond the
mountains of the South.
The Nation knew little
of the horrors behind
the stockade.
The author Of Ander-
sonville has told a thrill
ing story. If it has hor-
rors they are not of his
invention.
The book, however,
will be found to treat not
only of prison life, but to
abound in incidents of
the camp, the march,
and the battlefield. In fact,
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THE AMERICAN CONFLICT. ss o oo S1%2sss 1
of the Great Rebellion.
By Horace Greeley volumes; 143o IA
portraits and 80 views and plans of battles.

sessed the wonderful faculty of being able
not only to write forcibly upon civil af-
fairs, but also to describe campaigns in
a most graphic manner; therefore, no his
tory of the war of the rebellion written
since his time SURPRISES in interest the
work which he began and finished while
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secured by the smoke of battle in
front. While the pablo was kept
daily informed of march and siege and
desperate attack and repulse, fixing the at
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After the Dinner.
Boston Transcrint.l

Boston Transcript
Dumleigh-It was an awful trial for me
to make that speech tonight
Midway-DOn't mention it, old boy;
just think what the rest of US suffered.
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The Boy Spy in Dixie.
BY J. o. KERBEY.
Over $50 Pages; Fully Illustrated
In Two Volumes; Leatherette
Covers.

Fl d mystery
which which en-
shrouds the life
of a spy is one
of the nevcrfad-
ing charms of
the stories of
war. The ex-
periences of the
men who take
their lives in
their hands when
they enter the
contest OF Subter-
FLU ge, risking
death in the bat
tie of wit and
deceit fall uDOu
ears that never
tire. Stories of
Such adventures
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TESTIMONIALS.
A Few of the Thousands Received Last Year.

Palmer, Neb., Jan. %, 1889.
Editor National Tribune: / received the
Greeley books all right. / will say that |
am very well pleased with them. do not
think l ever invested money that secured
so large an amount of good reading mat
ter in my life. Z. ]. Dillon.
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A Decsiying World.

Madge-Did you ever love a man you
wouldn't marry?
Dolly-Certainly, sometimes it takes
a long while before you find out he hasn't
any money.
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81 klegg and Shorty.
Their Transformation From
Raw Recruits to Veterans.
BY JOHN McELROY.
or 1000 Pages of the Most Enter.
tanning and Thrilling Adventures,
in Three Volumes, Profusely
Illustrated.

o r p o r AL 81
KLEGG AND HIS
COMRADE SHOR-
TY have become his
t Oric characters.
They are the embed
iment of the patri-
otic Union soldier
who went into the
Army in 1861 and
fought through the
war to the finish.