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self into position, and, having given the
customary salute with considerable dig
nifty, delivered the following characteristic
explanation:
When within about two miles Of this
historic field, L fell out by the roadside for
the purpose of recuperating my exhausted
energies. After FIVE hours unruffled
slumber / awoke, startled by the roaring
OF many batteries of artillery, and, Col
onel, in the weakness of my judgment,
and under all the painful circumstances, 1
deemed it prudent to remain in the rear"
The Colonel was SO stunned by this
lucid and grandiloQuent explanation that
no punishment for this dereliction of duty
was inflicted on the prudent professor"
During the first day of the battle our
men were somewhat short of provisions,
the wagons being some distance in the
rear. After we had lain down at night,
one of our fellows, more hungry and wide
awake than the rest, rose, and approached
dead soldier that was near, by whose
side lay a well-filled haveTsack; kneeling
down by the body, he opened the haver
sack and saw, revealed by the clear light
of the moon, a goodly feast of flour rolls"
looking temptingly brown and nice, which
the poor fallen soldier had purchased on
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storm; will be with him as 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 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 CHASTITY Belle
stockade at Andersonvile 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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on to witness such a sight again. though
we fully maintain the justice OF the SEN
tence.
Shortly after this cur regiment re-
eeived a detachment of conscripted men
and substitutes, the result Of tho first
draft, from Long Island. We had heard
a good deal OF the draft. and were nat
urally anxious ns to the kind OF men We
should get, as We found the Communication
fee was taken advantage of By many who
ought to have volunteered. Their arrival
caused our camp to be very busy for Q
while, as they had to be drilled. Thus oc-
cupied. and with the kind of amusement
incidental to our other camps, we passed
away the time until Sept. 10, when, with
the rest of the army, we moved forward,
crossing the river at Rappahannock Sta
ton. Our men had by this time become
at home with their new associates, who
would listen with interest to our fellows,
as they related their adventures, and in
return would detail their own.
CTo be continuedD
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paign ended, and with losses equally dis
astrous, if not worse than the first to the
audacious rebels.
I he Army of the Potomac, on the 18th
of July, inspired by the success of Gettys-
burg, proceeded to pay back the compli-
ment by an invasion of their OWL and,
crossing the Potomac at Berlin, Nd, they
entered that barrenest of all barren States,
Virginia.
THE HEDGE sCHooLMAsTER.
We had one of those odd characters
called an Irish hedge schoolmaster' in
the regiment. He was technically called
the Professor" and we think our trans
Atlantic friends will recognize him as a
type of the ancient genus. Be his officers
ever so watchful, the Professor" gener-
ally managed to fall out when the regi-
ment was approaching an engagement
He did this at Gettysburg; the day after
the engagement he rejoined his company,
and was accosted by the Colonel with
well, sir, how came you absent from
the ranksT The Professor threw him
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bCLTtN ny lHe SIilOhc Va
The author of Ander-
aonyille 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, there is no better
narrative extant of The
stirring experiences Of a
cayalryman 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; viii march
with him over mountains
and across rivers; Will
camp on the hillside and
stand guard in the moon
light and in the rain
One large volume .
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the march, but had not had time to eat
before he was engaged in his last fight.
One by one, our boy transferred them to
his own haversack, and then be rose to
move away. he moved about two PAGES,
and suddenly STOPPED. Pausing mo-
ment in seeming meditation, he turned
round to where the dead soldier was lying
his pale face revealed by the moonlight.
Our fellow kneeled gently down by his
side, and one by one he took the rolls from
his hayersaCk, and placed them in that
from which he had taken them, carefully
drawing a blanket over the face of the
dead man, he passed slowly away. The
poor fellow was too conscientious to de-
spoil the dead of his food, although him
self very hungry.
BACK ON THE OLD GROUND.
The 9th found themselves once more in
Virginia, marching over the same ground
and gazing upon the same familiar scenes
they had so often passed during the last
two years Not road, not stream, or
hill, or valley, or shorn wood, but looked
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It is i m p o s S / 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 it was Q
tragedy enacted be
hind the scenes, OBJ
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Oldest Member Of the yRc.

The honor of having the oldest mem-
Der in the Department of Oklahoma, IL
not in the Order, is claimed by r. b.
Hayes Corps, 8, of Ponca City, o. T.
This W. K. C.. woman is Mrs. Minna
Jane Ruby, who has reached the age Of
80. The following sketch of Mrs. Ruby
is given by the Ponca Times:
Mrs. Ruby was born in Sussex County,
n. j., in 1906. Her grandfather was a
soldier in the Revolutionary War, belong
ing TO what was called the 'Gray-haired
Regiment He was captured by the In
dams in Pennsylvania and was never
heard of afterward. His brOther-in-lav
saw him led away, but was powerless to
assist him.
Capt. Spear Spencer was an uncle of
her husband. He was in the War of 1917
and was killed at the battle OF Tippe-
canoe. Her husbands grandmother and
his seven children were taken prisoners
by the Indians and held several months,
at Detroit, Mich, until ransomed
Mrs. Ruby's brother was in the Next
can war; her husband was in the Black
Hawk war, and she had the honor Of
making flag carried by an Indiana regi-
ment; also the one carried by the regi-
ment known as the 'Vincennes Blues
Her husband was a personal friend Of
Gen. VIM. Henry Harrison, who was
elected to the Presidency in 1871. She
his ampaign-election, Inauguration and
his sad death one month later During
his campaign Gen. Harrison wore a suit
of clothes spun and woven by his wife.
Mrs. Ruby says that every man but two
in his home place voted for him. and
they would not vote against him, so they
did not vote at all. She recalls wildly
the great ratihcatiOns-Oue especially, in
which LOCO young ladies in uniform as
sisted, and another, where a large vessel
fully rugged and drawn by u white horses
in which rode four soldiers of the Reyo-
lutionary War.
Mrs. Ruby remembers the great mete-
oric shower in 1888; it was the grandest
sight she ever witnessed. Many believed
the end of the world had come
Her husbands mother was q cousin
of James X. Polk, the 18th President OF
the United States. She had two sons and
several nephews in the civil war Her
mind is a storehouse of knOwledge-re-
membering distinctly the dates of almost
every great event in our countrys his
tory"
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miles # Temblinstown. Here Gen. Meade,
no doubt, expected Lee would give him
battle. He therefore proceeded 20
strengthen his position by such fortifca-
tons as were necessary, and awaited
Lees preliminary movements. No sign,
however, indicated the enemy's Intentions
during the night of the 18th. On the next
day, on our Skirmishers being depioyed,
and gradually contracting their lines about
Wi!liamsport, they found it to be evacu-
ated.
Thus was the second Maryland cam
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20
The Emneror,s Portrait.

When Mr.. Charles DENLY was minis
ter to China a publisher wrote to him
asking him to procure photograph OF
the emperor of China. His reply,
printed in a New York exchange,
shows that the pictures published az
likenesses of the emperor cannot be
trusted. Mr.. DENLY wrote as follows:
II would afford me great pleasure to
send you a photograph Of the emperor
II one could be procured. After making
inquiries / find that his photograph OF
portrait of any kind, has never been
taken. The Son of Heaven is not Wis
ible to- any eye except when foreign
ministers are received In audience. On
such occasions all cameras or sketch
books are absolutely forbidden. When
the emperor goes out in his sedan chair
all the cross streets are barricaded with
mats, and every door and window by
which he passes Is closed. Should
any one be caught spying, death fol-
lows Immediately.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20

The hillside at Pacific Heights fac
ing Nuuanu valley is becoming great
resort for youngsters Of all colors and
Of many conditions of prosperity, says
the Honolulu Republican. The kids"
flock to place in droves. In emula-
ton of the example set by their
brothers of a colder cline these chill
dren, who probably have never seen
snow, have constructed a coastins
place down the steep incline. A sled
is not necessary, and they don't have
to wait for snow. Nature has pro.
vided the hillside, and the long grass
which grows on it, as we'll as the sled
which is used. The latter is palm
leaf which has been dried by the sun
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20

Special interest is directed to the
report of Major Adams, which reached
the war department Saturday, with
reference to the maintenance of the
channel through South Pass during
the month of March in view of the
developments of the past few days.
Il is an excellent showing from the
government standpoint, despite the
alleged unsuitableness of the dredge-
boat Beta, which is not contradicted
by Major Adams, and sustains the
hope of the department officials that
better results may yet be achieved.
According to Major Adams state
ment there is beyond the ends of
the Jetties in this pass a 6-foot chan
mel more than 800 feet in width and
a S-foot channel 1l9 feet wide.
Throughout the pass there is depth
Of 80 feet. The shoalest place is from
800 to 1900 feet below South Pass
light. The central depth is 30 feet
and the 90 and 2S foot channels are
$40 to 1,70O feet wide, respectively"
In his comment on the event and
character Of the work, performed on
the pass during the month, Major
Adams says; son March the dredge
Beta was moved from Grand Bayou
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20
GENERAL MILL STRIKE
Is Threatened in North Carolina Dis.
trict.

Charlotte, N. Cit is stated in.
local milling circles that President
Gomper Of the Federation of Labor,
spent several days in Charlotte last
week for the purpose of organizing
the mill operatives or cooperation in
the general mill strike, which it is
understood, has been ordered for May
/. The manufacturers admit that the
situation is grave and this is said to
be one of the reasons why the con.
vention of the Southern Cotton Spin
ners' Association at Atlanta was post
poned. The mill men say that one of
Gompers' demands is that his order
or the union be recognized and that
differences between the employees be
settled through his agency. 1--WE will
never consent to this" said q manu-
facturer. eve propose to arrange
differences with out help direct or in
dividually and the Southern Manu-
faoturers will not agree to any sort of
intimidation. Gompers' demands will
be ignored"
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toms, and no woman should allow
herself to reach such perfection Of
misery when there is absolutely no
need Of it. The subject of our por'
trait in this sketch, Mrs. Williams OF
Englishtown, Nj, has been entirely
cured Of such illness and misery by
Lydia g. Pinkham's Vegetable Cons
pound, and the guiding advice of Mrs.
Pinkham Of Lynn, Mass.
No other medicine has such record
for absolute cures, and no other medi-
cine is "just as good" Women who
want cure should insist upon getting
Lydia E. Pinkhan's Vegetable Com
pound when they ask for it at a store.
Anyway, write q letter to Mrs. Pink.
ham at Lynn, Mass, and tell her all
your troubles. Her advice is frea
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Do YOU FEEL LIKE TH1Sp
Pen Picture for Women.

az am so nervous, there is not a
we'll inch in my whole body. am so
weak at roy stomach and have indi-
gestion horribly, and palpitation of
the heart, and am losing flesh. This
headache and backache nearly kills
me, and yesterday nearly had hyster-
les there is weight in the lower part
Of my bowels bearing down all the
time, and pains in my groins and
thighs; l cannot sleep, walk, or sit,
and l believe l am diseased all over {;
no one ever suffered as / do"
This is description Of thousands Of
cases which come to Mrs. Pinkham's
attention daily. An infamed and I'LL
cerated condition OF the neck Of the
womb can produce oil Of these symp"
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to Upper Base Reach, to deepen the
channel for o distance of 1900 feet
from $40 to $40 feet q Dove South
Pass light. Over 1900 feet of this
distance was less than 800 feet, the
least depth being 9S feet. After 81
Ia hours actual dredging, the depth
of water was from 81 to 80 feet, ana
the width of the S0-foot channel was
generally 1870 feet.
With regard to other matters in his
charge, Major Adams advises that the
work Of crushing water hyaclnths
was continued in Bayou Plaquemine
during the month, and that tho steam
er Ramos destroyed 165, roo square
yards of this plant. The proposition
of John J. Keegan, of New Orleans,
to clear the channel in Bayou Corta-
bleau, 60 feet wide from its mouth to
o point IS, $50 feet from that point for
81, 800 was, he says, accepted and the
work was begun on March rs. The
dredge worked at the mouth of Bayou
Natchez, in Grand River, during
the month and 10, 400 cubic yards OF
material and 800 snags were removed
in q distance of /, 100 feet.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20
CAPITAL CITY CHAT.
Or Correspondent at Wash
ington Write interestingly
PRESIDENT IN SOUTH
Major Adams Report on
South Pass -- Concerning
Hours of Mail Carriers.

Washington-The presidential party
will leave Washington by the Sou'h'
ern Railway Monday morning, April
80, at 10 100 O'Clock for the tour to the
Pacific and return, covering a perld
of between six and seven WEEKS
They will have. a train consisting OF
a private car for the president and
Mrs. Mckinley, two Pullman COM
partment cars, two Pullman sleepers'
a dining car and combination Car.
Col. L. s. Brown, general agent OF
the Southern Railway, will accompa-
ny the party FROM here to New Or
leans, while from New Orleans to
Portland, Ore, E. o. Mccormick,
passenger traffic manager OF the
Southern Pacific lines, will accompa-
nv them. The members Of the oabl-
net will accompany the president,
with the exception Of Secretaries
Gage and Root and Attorney General
Knox, the personal including Secre-
tary and Mrs. Hay, Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. Smith, Secretary and
Mrs. Long, Secretary and Miss Hitch
cock, and Secretary and Miss Wilson,
Miss Mary Barber, Henry 7. Scott
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Moore, Sec
rotary and Mrs. Cortelyou, DR.. and
Mrs. Rixey, Assistant Secretary
Barnes, NJ. A. Dignan, several
stenographers, representatives Of the
press and other newspaper representa-
tives.
Through the Southern states the
ronte will be as follows: The train
will go by way of Alexandria Char
lotteville, Lynchburg and Roanoke,
Va. Huntsville, Decatur and Tus;
oumbia, Ala, and ooriCStthis , Miss Hiss ar
irving in MempsSsssts , Tenn, 4:9O p. m
Tuesday saay, April 80. A stay of severa
I hours will be made in Memphis, TIT
party leaving there during the nigh
for New Orleans going BY way o
Vicksburg and Jackson, reaching New
Orleans at 80 p. m. the first Of May
and remaining there until 8 p. m. tn
following day. On the evening o
the first the president will attend
banquet and will probably deliver
short address. On the 2nd the part
will 90 for a drive, visiting in 1t
course the Cabildo, the old buildin
which was the seat of the French an
Spanish governments and which wit
messed the transfer of sovereignt,
from Spain to France and from
France to the United States. Afte
luncheon a boat ride will be taken o.
the Mississippi.
The next stop will be at Houston
Tex, on the morning Of the 3rd. La
ter in the day stop will be made a
Prairie View, to accommodate tn
Colored Industrial College locate
there, aud from there the train vii
20 to Austin, arriving at O'Clock i
the afternoon and leaving at 1
O'Clock for San Antonio, where som
hours will be spent the followin
day. Sunday and Monday morning
will be spent in FL Paso. From Z
Paso the party will go by way G
Mareopls, Ariz., to Phoenix.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20

According to President G. Stanley
Hall, of Clark University, the main
thing in bringing up boy is Ito have
a care, not SO much for the activity
of the child or his school training, but
for the food he eats"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20
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free medical advice given. -
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President Merrill. "Then work will
at once begin on an extension of the
road from Merrill to Hattiesburg,
Miss, q distance of sixty miles. Piers
will also be construed a'mobile so
that vessels Of deep draught may be
unloaded there. We will also make
important improvements to our Mo-
bile terminal. F."
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1901-04-20

A report from the consul-general at
Viena, Austria, to the state depart
ment, gives the present population to
the Austro- Hungarian monarchy at
about 46, $4,000. The countries hay
ing q greater number of inhabitants
are China the British empire the
Russian empire the United States
France and the German empire.