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The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-06-19
A GOOD THING

German syrupis the special prescrip-
ton OF DIR. A. Boschee, Il celebrated
German physician, and is acknowl-
edged to be one of the most forum
ate discoveries in medicine. 1t quick
ly cures coughs, colds and all lung
troubles of the sevcrest nature, re-
moving as it does, the cause of the
affection and leaving the parts in Il
strong and healthy condition. 1t is
not an experimental medicine, but
has stood the test of years, giving
satisfaction in every case, which its
increasing sale every season confirms.
HwO million bottles sold annually.
1oschee's German syrup was intro
.liced In the United States in 1856
nLd is now sold in every town and
Village in the civilized world. Three
doses will relieve any ordinary
cough. For sale by Hadley, the
aiding druggist.
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We Talk too Mich.

Now that the Reverb Father
Roche has come, deliyeH his series
of lectures, and doubsss at this
writing is busy with is seminary
duties at Houston, lets all rear up
on our hind legs as many niue
pismires and proclsn this good
priest "unclean." Wy DO we 40
this? Israel's God nOws l don't.
But do it we will The beautiful
blending of ignorae and natural
cussednes make usNt in promulgat-s
ing exhaustive ophons anent some
thing of which we lnow very llttle
more than nothiH
Open wide the door OF vlndictive
hatred and deluF with christian
calumny" this n IN who had the au
dacity to come Ito orr sacred pre-
cincts and end.vor to teach us
something. Wat haven't we said
about the prles and his lawful doc
trine?" Faithhope and charity are
very essential.ko Paul said, and the
best of this trinity Is the last
named; and y also the scarcest III
these days mergers and trusts.
But really an priests so bad? Let
us see. "Whn leprosy broke out In
4 Il IN, I,ln Il
ago, all thfse afflicted were segre-
gated upon:l small island. Damien,
a young RJman Catholic priest. left
home and tountry and all that life
holds deaf and went deliberately
forth to de for these afflicted barba-
rians. There he reared an humble
temple with his own hands to the
God of lis fathers. there through
long years of confinement he minis
tered to- the temporal and spiritual
wants OF the afflicted; there he died,
as he knew he must die, with his fin
gers falling from his hands, his flesh
rom his bones, Il sight TO appal the
very imps of hell.
Brave are we all when called to
war amid the blare of trumpets be-
Meath the eyes Of the world, but this
Driest,went forth alone without the
,lamJr of trumpets and drums, to
aecolhe life prisoner in a wretched
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-06-19
HORSES FOR SALE

50 head of horses, mares and
colts for sale for cash or on
time at my place eight miles
southwest of Canyon City. For
further information call on or
address II. A. Ridgway or B.
Frank Buie, Canyon City, Tex.
Parties wishes to buy horses
of any sort from gentle family
horse to the very best spirited
buggy or saddle horse can now
be accommodated by Brent G.
Taylor. He also has lot of
second hand buggies for sale.
Seventeen head of good stock
horses to sell cheap. One pair
good work horses anda splendid
buggy horse, single driver, also
a wagon and harness. Stock
all young and in good condition.
See
Bob Foster,
Canyon, Texas.
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CATTLE FOR SALE

AT a bargain. % cows, II of
them with calves by their side.
There will be 8 or 8 more calves
soon. s2S dollars per COW with
calves thrown in. At my place
II miles south of Canyon City.
II. Il. Gilleland,
Post office address,
Happy, Texas.
Several head of good grade
Durham milk cows from $35.
to 5000. Address,
S. L. Long,
Canyon City, Texas.
Ranch 10 miles south of town.
2S Hereford bulls for sale at
my place, 1 miles south of town.
Inspection solicited.
G. b. Wallace.
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Bob Foster,
Canyon, Texas.

Mr.. Charles Thomas has six
sections of grass land, well wa
tered and we'll fenced, sixteen
miles southwest of town that he
will lease to responsible parties
or he will pasture cows calves
not counted) for 25cts. each per
month. This is very fine pas
ture and is well worth attention.
For further information ad-
dress
Chas. Thomas.
Canyon, Texas.
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Canyon, Texas.

I offer the services of this fine
animal to the general public at
a price reduced much below the
regular price for animals of his,
breeding. Tom Moore is coal
black, 5 years old, 10 hands high
and weighs 100 pounds. Can
be seen at my place one mile
from town on the old Geo. Long
place.
TERMS:-S10.00 to insure.
If at any time the mare is
traded or moved out of the
county the money is due.
W. f. BATES.
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PECOS VALLEY LINES.

FOR THE STOCKMAN The greatest stock raising country
iu world with direct transportation route ABOVE THE
QUARANTINE line to and from all markets and
the great pasture lands of the west and northwest
FOR THE HoMEsEEKER: Cheap farming and grazing lands
in Panhandle Texas. Lands under irrigation IN the
Pecos Valley New Mexico producing the finest fruits
alfalfa celery garden produce etc. etc Business
FOR THE HEALTH SEEKER: climate already famous for
it's health promoting qualities. Altitude not too hgh ar
pure and dry temperature with of heat
cold
THE PLEASURE SEEKER: Will find something to see and
something to do.
SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILWAY co. OF TEXAS
PECOS & NORTHERN TEXAS RY. co.
PECOS VALLEY & NORTHEASTERN RAILWAY co.
PECOS RIVER RAILROAD CO.
Write for nformation)
AVERY TURNER, DON a. SWEET,
General Manager Trathc Manager.
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Washington In the struggle for
American Independence, were Catho-
lies,
Nine Catholics signed the Declara-
ton Of Independence.
II the above Is so constituted as to
fit your case, Bud" (my apologies
to Rev. Sam Jones) It Is intended for
you, and goes with wild acclama-
tion.
-DIQUE, In Wise County Messenger.
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Land Leases.

Austin, Texas, June 14.-The
following important opinion on
the effect of the Supreme Courts
decision in the Ketner case was
rendered today by the Attorney
Generals department;
Dear Sir. We are in receipt
OF yours of the 10th. inst. which
is as follows:
81 am receiving numerous in.
quiries with regard to the effect
of the decision of the Supreme
Court in the Ketner case, which
holds that the Commissioner
could not consolidate into one
lease where one party had sew
eral leases. l will thank you
for your opinion on the follow.
ing:
eff A leased from the state
ten sections of land in july,
1896, for period of five years,
and if he leased ten sections
from the state in 1897 for a
ps-.od of ten years, and if he
leased ten sections in 1898 tor a
period of six years, and if such
leases were subsequently, con-
solidated and put into one lease
for period of, say, six years,
and if A has continued to paw
annual rental on all this land to
the present time, what would be
The status of A S lease holdings
uader the decision of the Ket-
ner case? Is A without any
lease at all, or will the former
leases which were Cancelled
continue in force until they
would have expired had they
not been Cancelled and consoli-
dated into one lease?
Under the case stated, one of
AS leases would have expired
in July, 1900, bat the other two
leases, had they not been con-
solidated, would have been in
force today. Will the leases
made in 1897 and 1898 be in
force. the lease money on the
lands having been paid under
the consolidated lease:"
Under the decision of the Su.
preme court in the case of Ket.
ner VS.. Land Commissioner,
lately decided, as we under
stand it, in the case stated by
you, the original leases made to
A are in force until they are
terminated by the expiration of
the terms of the leases, respect.
i ely, unless sooner cancelled
by non-payment of rent.
The principle established by
this decision, we think, is that
the Commissioner had no au
thority to cancel the original
lease except for legal cause, be-
fore the expiration of the term.
The leases made by A in 1897 50
and 1898, we think, will be in
force until the expiration of
their terms respectively, the r,
ease money on the land having of
been paid under the consolidat- w
I'd lease, provided, of course, dr
here is no default in the pay Oh
nent of rent as due under such p ~.
original leases in the future. tb
Yours Very Truly, b,
II. S. Reese. bic
Office Asst. Atty. Gent GU
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Wade. the painter and decorator.
thoroughly understands how to
hang all the latest styles OF paper,
Oriental tapestries, stripes and floral
designs and guarantees NIL his work
to be second to none in the west.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-06-19

A Dutch woman over in Oklahoma
recently set a hen on IL dozen eggs
and Matched "a chickens. But Okla
homa is n prolific country; one man
east of Goodwin has n mare with
two mule colts and another man
near the same place has a COW with
two bull calves.-Higgins News.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-06-19

Rev. j. Sam Barcus, president OF
Clarendon college, preached two elO-
quent and instructive sermons here
Saturday night and Sunday last.
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Wall paper in tasteful and modest
design for particular people at Par
sons Drug Store. tt
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Office Asst. Atty. Gen'l.

AS a result of the decision of
the Supreme Court in the Ket-
ner case, invalidating lapsed
leases, the Land Commissioner
is receiving scores of applica-
lions to purchase school lands,
which were under lease at the
time of the decision. Thous-
ands of acres have been taken
up by parties who were in the
"rush" to secure the land. -Dal-
las News.
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Sample Bottle of Swamp Root Free by Mail

statement relative to the number Of
correct.
l know Of but one occasion when there
was general suspension of the cartel re-
lating to Chaplains and Surgeons; and that
was during the Summer of 1868, at which
time 1 was unfortunate enough to be num-
bered as one of them.
l was taken a prisoner at Winchester,
Va, under Gen. Milroy, and landed in
Richmond, where was placed in Castle
Thunder, and from there taken to Libby
Prison.
The following Chaplains remained here
in durance vile: Joseph 7. Brown, 9th Nd;
e. G. Amber, 9th Pa; James Harvey,
10th Ohio; E. w. Brady, 10th Ohio;
Geo. Fl. Hammer, 18th Pa. Cav; @. Tay-
lor, 9th Mich Cav; G. G. McCabe, 122d
Ohio; L. N. Bondrye, 5th N. Y. Cav; and
myself, of the S7th Pa. And these were
the only Chaplains that were held
as prisoners of war, to the best of my
knowledge.
We were all released Oct. Of the same
year. ,McCabe was left in the hospital,
sick. Eight of us met the returning rebel
Chaplains at City Point from the fag-of-
truce boat. remember that there were
just Is of them, and riled them little,
as inquired if they were like Confeder.
ate scrip, at a discount. -
OF this batch Of nine Chaplains, am
informed that all have been called to
their reward above except Bishop Nc
Cabe and myself. If there is any cor
rection in this list I should be glad to
hear from them.-DAvID G. EBERHART,
Chaplain S7th Pa, Shrewsbury, Pa.
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tween the contending parties during three
hours hard fighting, for that one. shot
brought on the engagement in the rear.
Young Packham was finally brought off
the field by E. Roberts, private, Co. f,
amid shower of bullets, without any fur
ther harm to his person, but with six large
bullet holes in the back of his jacket.
Upon being asked why he did not so over
to the rebels and save himself the little
hero said: Because they wanted me to
tell how many soldiers there were with
me-
For his act of bravery the young sol
dier was presented medal by the Colonel
of his regiment, ]. Z. Toland, which he
proudly wears yet as a memento of one OF
the most thrilling experiences of his army
career. The medal is of silver and is in
scribed on the face as follows:
Presented
by COL. ]. T. TOLAND to
JOHN W. PACKHAM,
Aged 13,
Fifer, Co. F, 34th Reg. Ohio Zou's,
for Bravery and No Surrender
at the Battle of Fayetteville, Va,
Sept. 10. 1862.
The reverse side is inscribed as follows:
Battles
of
Princeton,
Fayetteville,
Charleston. Va.
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Capt. Carter Of Cen. cox's stan.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l see by
the issue of Sept. 25, that Mrs. s. G.
Lewis, Of Charlton, Iowa, wishes to learn
something about her father. 1 did not
belong to the I'D ILL.,, but frequently saw
Capt. Carter at Gen. Cox's headquarters.
During the battle Of Franklin, after dark,
Capt. Carter was sent by Gen. Cox to Col
e. 8. Bond, 10Th ILL.,, with orders to move
the regiment across the pike, following
the stone fence in the rear of the Carter
House and garden to the locust grove. At
the west end of the garden, behind the
temporary breastwOrks, were other regi-
ments. Capt. Carter reached the 10th
ILL.,, and delivered the orders to Col Bond.
The regiment was formed. and the Col
onel had given the order, "112th, forward,
file left; march," At the word march
the locust grove was lighted up by the fir
ing of musketry. Capt. Carter at the time
was half way to the breastworks. Col
Bond and six of his men were close to
Capt. Carter. Five Of the men and the
Colonel were shot. Capt. Carter and l
reached the ditch at our breastwOrks.
Every one who saw Capt. Carter and my
Just as I reached the ditch three rebels
on the other side of the breastworks rails
ed up and shot at me. All three of the
bullets struck my hat, one passing through
the rim on each side Of my head, and the
other cutting the crown of my hat. Capt.
Carter and / crawled down the ditch to
the pike to see if we could escape and re-
join the regiment, but we found no oppor-
tunity. We then returned to where had
left my knapsack in the ditch. We had
drawn rations that afternoon. The Cap
tain and l ate raw bacon and hardtack;
that was Cur last meal for 20 hours. The
Captain said we had better hide our
money. He placed his in the lining of his
trousers. l had three $40 bills, two $40
bills, four S. bills, and four 81 bills, and
! some shinplasters, which hid in my shirt.
How much money the Captain had he did
not state. Capt Carter cut off his shoul-
der straps, so that the rebels would not
know that he was an officer. We were
searched many times, but my money was
not found. Capt. Carter and l were to-
gether until we reached Columbia, Tenn.
Any comrade or other person who is es-
pecially interested i'm the fate of Capt.
Carter, and will write ME, L will give fur
ther information in my possfssior.-!T. e.
MATHEWS, Co. A, 18th HLs Eagle Grove,
Iowa
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BOY SOLDIER OF THE 34th OHIO.
Enlisted at 13 and Served Four Years With
Fighting Regiment.

John w. Packham, of Highland, Nd.
claims the distinction of being the young
est soldier of the rebellion who served
through the entire war. In 1861, when
not yet IL years old, he enlisted, and his
service under the Stars and Stripes ended
only when the Confederates laid down
their arms at AppOmattOx.
The "bOy- soldier" as Comrade Pack
ham was dubbed during the war, was
born of English parents, in Georgia, Feb
5, 1S49. When the war broke out he went
with his parents to Cincinnati, o. His
career as fighting man began in July
1861, when he enlisted as a ffer in Co
f, 34th Ohio. He was then just IL years
and few months old, and a description
of him as enrolled in the enlisting papers
was as follows: "Four feet 3 inches high
light cOmplexioned, hazel eyes and auburn
hair" Although the yOungster entered
the army as fifer, he was at once assigned
as an orderly to the Colonel of the regi-
ment, until he was IA years old, when he
went into the ranks with musket. AT
the battle of Fayetteville, Sept. 10, 1862
the hands of the Confederates: but
rather than surrender, he suffered himself
to be shot. The story as told in the col
umns of newspaper published at the
time is as follows:
"At the late battle of Fayetteville, Va,
John w. Packham, fifer and regimental
marker, son of Lieut.. Packham, of the
34th Ohio Zouaves, was with the ambu-
lance, and about 100 yards in advance of
the regiment. They were halted by 1900
rebels across dry creek bottom about &c
yards from the road. Someone advanced
from the cover of the weeds and called out
Dohnny being the only one in the train
who was in unifOrm):
"'You little red-top devil, come over
here. or I'll kill yOu.'
'The boy answered: No, 1 can't do
that
"Again the Confederate called, and
again the little Zouave said No. Another
rebel now advanced few PAGES and said:
"'You little fool, we won't hurt you if
you come over. We only want to talk to
you.'
"The little hero answered.: I know what
you want. 1 can't come.'
'The renel thereupon took aim and
fred, wOunding the little fellow in the
center of the knee. He fell and lay be-
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Ib u
Adventures Of an IrdnI Brigade Man.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBtNE: l have
been reading with great deal Of pleas
ure Capt. r. X. BeechaIps's account Of the
adventures of an Iron rfSade man now
being published in your grSat soldier pa
per. 1t proves more Interesting to me
from the fact that Capt Bsecham served
with me in the 23d U,I s, G. Il. He
proves to be as good a, writer as he was
soldier; l hope he viii write the history
giving history of tile mine explosion
July 80, 1864, when he''',was taken pris-
oner. and how he was treated while in the
hands of the Johnnies-HARPER WILSON,
Captain Co. X, U. s. c., r., and Com
mander of Manitoba Post 592, Depart
ment Pennsylvania, G. A. R., Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
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ey," and thanking the Major for his very
kind information, took my departure.
WORKING A BLUFF.

WORKING A BLUFF.
The following morning purchased a
ticket to Washington, and took my seat
in the car. when directly l was accosted
by an official of the provost department,
who asked for my pass. With beating
heart but bold front, I presented my
worthless permit from the War Depart
ment, just as if the Secretary of War
and the Adjutant General were persons
of authority. The said official examined
the document with critical eye, and re-
marked with wise and confident look:
''That won't pass you over this road.
sir" 1 answered: "Surely you are mis-
taken; permit from the War Depart
ment not authority in Annapolis? 1t is
all that is requisite anywhere in the Army
of the Potomac" He replied: ''The
Army of the Potomac cuts no ice in my
department. l tell you plainly that that
permit, or whatever you call it, is of no
use to you here. Why, look at its date,
the 9th day of June last; if authority in
the Army of the Potomac, why did you
not use it while you were there?' l an
swered: 81 had good and sufficient rea-
sons for not using it then, as 1 have for
The National tribune., 1902-10-30
Adventures of an Iron
ABri6ade Nan -

By CAPT. R. K. BEEcHAM, I'd Wis.

War Department was sufficient to govern
in this case, without any monkeying with
the official channel" or Corps Head
quarters" but the Colonel promptly and
decidedly overruled my attempt at argu-
ment; saying:
1T would be impossible for you to
would certainly be arrested as deserter
if you made the attempt"
At first Col. Fairchild had jumped to
the conclusion that l must apply for a
leave of absence, and had said so. On
consideration he knew better, or would
have known better had be considered, but
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The Petersburg Express.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: noticed
in recent issue an inquiry regarding the
gun known as the Petersburg Express. -
AS the messages were sent directly over
our part of the line, l made it a point to
investigate. and found on the nights at
our rear, one mortar and one 1OO-pound
Parrott rifle, both manned by the 10th
N. Y. III. A. The mortar was sending
messages slowly, while the Parrott was
firing quite rapidly.-W. G. PECKHAM,
112th N. Y, Almena, Kan.
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chaulains Held as Prisoners of War.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l am
much interested in an article Of the 10th
inst, from II. Clay Trumbull, Chaplain of
10th Conn. / trust that the succeeding
numbers will add to the interest.
I, however, am greatly in error If one
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realized
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by that fatal of kidney rouble-Bights Disease
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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-21

chiefs also let capital have Its chiefs. and ei
oo~ sh Example os labor he saen
Yes: Iet them 20 10 The extent even OF orIsni.ins
=. the case may Be. with the American Fedora:
sion of Labor. What we reed. what We must
~ nsvS ~ tne conceive WISDOM ana power ootn
fss nave .sia IA that labor /. only ,p.rf.cy
the vast army Of iaSorers Belonging to the dif. Z.
ferent unions and AFFILIATED with the different
enrolled are Organised. Unless BY association
more saving Of their earnings as well as Of their
health and strength more respectful Of authority.
more thoushsfuI Of the welfare Of vile and sSiis
dren, more loyal to the true principles Of their
snaiIds a ~, more % %9osdient to the laws Of the land
home and abroad. these iaborers might as wsii
band into mobs and openly proclaim themselves
God. 1t will be Infinitely earlier to deal with .
mob thu. sailing under its true colors than With
to be something they are not '''-'-s
It cannot be truthfuliy said that labor 10 really
organised until organized labor :s In practice
Many Of the he members 81 the union may Be ap-
propriately likened to an old negro down in Ken
sgo, that in prayer meeting one night he SAID
'Bredderin' and sistern.' been q mighty mean
ass.a In Ss ss had heap
church. stoied chickens an watermifiiona. I
cu.sed. got drunk. shot craps: I sla.nsd
sr .adder things, % but thank de rood Lo~a
brsddsrin. an sistern'. l amt never lost mum
There are. It will be found. many members Of
the union who are guilty Of all sorts Of act.
ths ths tss sd SsY M anf ne n
win hank God he has never yet lost the union
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-11-21
.BLAMEs G0BBLER FOR FIRE.
Thanksgiving Turkey Is Said to
Have Turned on Gasoline.

William Kuhs blames a big turkey gob-
bier for fire. which started in the rear of
his grocery at No. 20 South Third street
yesterday afternoon.
Although the blaze did but little damage
to the building It resulted in the cars Of the
Fourth street and Broadway lines being de-
layed about fifteen minutes and created
considerable excitement in the vicinity,
In q shed back Of his store. Kuhs keeps
his gasoline tank. Last week he purchased
a turkey for his Thanksgiving dinner and
having no better place decided to put the
gobbler in the shed. The turkey has been
carefully fed for several days that 1t should
be fat and ready for tho roasting next
Thursday.
Mr.. Kuhs, went to the shed yesterday
morning and drew a gallon of gasoline for
customer. He 10 sure he turned the faucet
on tight after drawing the fluid. About 8
o'clock yesterday afternoon q man passed
through the alley, struck match and light
ing his pipe threw the burning stick on the
ground. Flames leaped to the top of the
shed and fence in flash. The ground was
saturated with gasoline
Fearing the shed would catch fife and be-
lieving the tank in It was filled with gaso-
line, Kuhs called to some persons to turn
in q fire alarm.
oon fire engines were on the scene. but
the fire had burned out of its own accord
and the fremen had nothing to do but to
return to their houses.
After the excitement had subsided Kuhs
Investigated. He stated later that he was
convinced that the turkey had turned the
faucet Of the gasoline tank. as not a drop of
gasoline remained and the faucet was open.
The name of. the man who threw the
match was not obtained.