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AnderSOnyille:
A Story of Rebel Prisons.
Large, Clear Type; 654 Pages 154 Il
lustrations. Complete. Substan-
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BY JOHN McELROY.

1t is impossible, briefly, to give an ade-
quate description of the scope and char
acter of this immortal chapter in the his
tory of the civil war 1t deals with
great subject, and one little understood,
because it was tragedy enacted behind
the scenes, Obscured by the smoke of bat
tie in front. While the public was kept
daily informed of march and siege and
desperate attack and repulse, fixing the at
tentiOn upon the everchanging panorama
of active warfare, the voice of heroes dy-
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came from the men herded like cattle be-
yOnd the mountains of the South. The
Nation knew little of the horrors behind
the StOckade.
The author Of Andersonville has told a
thrilling story. If it has horrors 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, there is no bet
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into his life and see how the boy was
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are all told with the pen of a master.
Finally comes grim battle, the defeat, the
surrender, the travelling through the South
as a prisoner of war; the experiences in
Richmond prisons and at ghastly Belle
Isle: then comes the climax in the prison
stockade at Andersonville itself, with its
10000 men, its poverty, its starvation, its
death. All these things are told with the
dramatic power of truth, and they are
told as only they can be told by one who
was there.
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Christening of the New Ships.

The Maryland Steel Company, which
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and Sibley are descendants of the gallant
officers after whom the warships are
named
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and held the nuggets in our hands, gloat
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BY MARY S. LOCKWOOD.
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been. and I had no doubt that the Mex
leans would have murdered me cheerfully
for even a small part of the gold had
in my wagon. Realizing this, l was de-
termined to be on my guard.
1T occurred to me that it would be
good plan to spend the night in the cabin,
and this l decided to do. At bedtime
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Their experiences form those of the raw
recruit and in the course of time the sea
soned veteran.
They encounter the dangers of the bat
tletield and the WEAKNESS of the tiresome
march and suffer Imprisonment. Under
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soldiers daily life.
Many other characters are introduced.
Among them may be mentioned little Pete
I 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
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of experiences to relate to mother and
the girls"
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BY MISS S. EMMA EDMoNDS.
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This is one of the great books OF the
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have the same fascination which attend
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The Rough Riders.
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

This book is Governor Roosevelt's best
known work. II has been praised and
quoted from by the press Of the whole
country. No other work on the Spanish
War has had such a wide circulation or
attracted such attention.
CONTENTS.
Raising the Regiment.
The Start for Cuba.
Gen. Young's Big Fight.
The Cavalry at Santiago.
In the Trenches.
The Return Home.
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THE STORMING OF
SAN JUAN HILL
AND THE
FIGHT AT E. CANEY

are included in the chapter "The Cavalry
at Santiago" The Governor has correct
ed in this work many of the misstatements
made by correspondents at the time. This
volume forms the greater part of the his
tory OF the Spanish-American War, and
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$500 a copy. The Governor, however,
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Their Transformation From
Raw Recruits to Veterans.
BY JOHN McELROY.
Over 1000 Pages of the Most Enter
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Illustrated.

o r p o r A L 81
KLEGG AND HIS
COMRADE SHOR-
TY have become his
t oric characters.
They are the embod-
iment of the patri-
otic Union soldier
who went into the
Army in 1861 and
fought through the
war to the finish.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
FATAL FIRE AT BOSTON.
Three Men Suffocated in a Blaze In the
Advertiser Office.

Vhree Men SunOcated In q Blaze In the
Advertiser Office.
Boston, March 16.-Three lives sac
rificed, nearly a dozen men more or
less injured and many thousands of
dollars damage were the results of
fierce fire in the Daily Advertiser and
Record seven story granite front build
ing in Newspaper row last night. The
dead are: James Richardson, ST.,
proofreader, of Boston; Judson Craft,
proofreader, of Cambridge; Walter
Luscombe, prOofreader, of Salem.
How the fire started is not known,
but it was first seen in the press room,
and it spread to the elevator well and
darted to the top so rapidly that be-
fore the occupants of two upper floors
were aware that the building was on
fire their rooms were filed with flames
and smoke. In the editorial room on
the sixth floor there were but five men.
All had to run for their lives. On the
upper floor, occupied by the composing
room, were eighteen compositors and
proofreaders, whose situation was most
critical. Panic-stricken they rushed
for the windows leading to the fire
escapes and all but three of them sue
ceeded in gaining the roof of an ad-
joining building.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
TO PREVENT LAGRIPPE.
Timely Advice From the New York "Mapa-
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The New York Magazine of Santa
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Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
WASHINGTON IN MOURNING.
President Mckinley Issues Proclamation
of Death of Gen. Harrison.

President Mckinley Issues Proclamation
of Death of Gen. Harrison.
Washington, March 15.-The ma
tional capital is in mourning for ex-
President Harrison. Flags are at half
mast, not only upon all the public
buildings, but upon the hotels, stores
and many of the private residences.
The act of 1893 inhibits the draping
of public buildings in black, as was the
custom formerly upon the death of an
ex-president. President Mckinley
was deeply affected by the death of
General Harrison. He directed that
the doors of the executive mansion be
closed to visitors and denied himself
to callers except those who had bust
ness of urgent Importance.
Immediately upon receipt of the
news he decided to attend the funeral.
At 1870 in the morning President Nc
Kinley issued a proclamation formal
ly notifying the people Of the country
of the death of their former chief mag
istrate and directing the observance of
a period Of mourning for thirty days.
In pursuance of this proclamation the
flags on every public building in the
United States, at every army post In
the United States and Cuba, Porto
Rico, Hawaii and the Philippines and
on every American warship in what
ever quarter Of the globe will fly at
half-mast for thirty days.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20

least since that time. OF late his pra-
tice, owing to his great reputation as
4 constitutional lawyer, was very lucra-
I'VE. His fee in the Venezuelan boun-
dairy dispute, in which he represented
the South American republic, was
$1,000
General Lew Wallace, almost a life
time friend of ex-President Harrison,
said: Il heard last night that General
Harrison's illness was likely to prove
fatal, something had not dreamed of,
and the news was like blow over my
heart. Probably there is not one in
Indianapolis today whose memory of
him goes farther back than mine; and
sitting now and thinking of him l re-
view the good relation that existed be-
tween us, and it is apparent to me
that his friendship is one of my prides
of life.
but why talk of him selfshly? The
loss is not merely to his stricken wife
and family, nor to his friends, sorrow
as they may-it is to the nation, the
greatest on the earth. Ten days ago
Benjamin Harrison was the foremost
man in America. | make no exception.
He had every quality of greatness-a
courage that was dauntless. foresight
almost to prophecy, a mind clear,
strong, and of breadth by nature,
strengthened by exercise and constant
dealing with subjects Of national i'm
port-subjects of worldwide interest
And of these qualities the people knew,
and they drew them to him as listeners
and believers, and in the faith they
brought him there was no mixture Of
doubt or fear.'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
SCENE AT THE DEATHBED.
His Wife Held His Hand to the Last-Pa-
thetic Incident,

None of General Harrison's children
were present at his death, not even
Elizabeth, the little daughter, who had
nurse before the end came. Mrs. Har-
rison kneeled at the right hand side
of the bed, her husbands right hand
grasped in hers, while DIR. Jameson
held the left hand of the dying man,
counting the feeble pulse-beats. In a
few moments after the friends had
been summoned to the room the end
came, DR.. Jameson announcing the
sad fact. The great silence that fell
ON the Borrowing watchers by the bed
side was broken by the voice of Dr.
Haines, raised in prayer, supplicating
consolation for the bereaved wife and
family, which mingled with the sobs
of the mourners.
One of the most pathetic incidents
of the whole illness of the general oc-
Cured Tuesday, before he became I'M
conscious. The generals little Eliza
beth was brought into the sick room
for few moments to see her father,
and offered him a small apple pie
which she herself had made. General
Harrison smiled his recognition of the
child and her gift, but the effort to
speak was too much and he could do
nothing more to express his apprecia-
ton. Yesterday all efforts to arouse
the slowly dying man to consciousness
failed and he died without word of
recognition to any of the loved ones
who surrounded him.
General Harrson's wealth is vari.
ously estimated, public opinion rating
1t as high as 100000. Those who
are best Informed about the ex-presi-
dents affairs, however, say he was
worth about $250,000 or 100000. AT
the time he was elected president he
was reputed to have accumulated a
fortune Of $125, 900 from his law prac-
tice, and this has been doubled at
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
Explosion on a Liner.

New York. March 1S.-The steam
ship New York reached her dock at 10
o'clock last night after a passage in
which an explosion of an ammonia
tank and broken shaft caused loss
of life and much damage to the vessel.
AS a result of the explosion fifteen men
were overcome by the fumes Of am
monia ON Thursday morning last and
so seriously Frustrated that two deaths
followed. Both victims were buried
at sea. Several others were confined
to the ships hospital for some time
and one was still in the hospital when
the ship locked. The dead are:
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1901-03-20
ROLL CALL or DEATH
Answered by Benjamin Harrison,
Soldier, Statesman, Ex.
President.
HE PASSES TO THE OTHER SHORE
Unconscious of the Grief of Those He
Leaves Behind-Scene at the
End-Lew WaIlace's
Tribute.

indianapolis, Ind, March 14.-Gen-
eral Harrison died at 4 :45 p. m. yester-
day. Surrounding his bed at the time
Of his death were Mrs. Harrison, his
wife; Mrs. Eaton, of Cincinnati, and
Mrs. Morris, of Minneapolis, sisters
of the general; the physicians. DR..
Henry Jameson and DR.. f. o. Dorsey;
w. III. H. Miller, ex-attorney general
of the United States; E. f. Tibbott,
the generals private secretary, and the
nurse. Neither Mrs. Mary Harrison
McKeenor Russell B. Harrison, daugh-
ter and son of the general, were pres.
ent when the end came. Both were
on the way to this city.
Never Regained His Consciousness,
General Harrison did not regain con-
seriousness before the end came He
had been in a semi-conscious condition
since early Tuesday morning, and at