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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-12-27
NO USE FOR "FRENcH GUARDS"

1 were a the first impression would
minds of pupils would be that
men room principal it would rule
This self does with the thought
pupil downstairs to
he ruling principle of the
schoo
be of French guard" in the hail. AS
general whispering hardest thing
denial of it than the doing IF found
pupil trying shift blame of accident
one else, I apply Golden Rule to him. If
a pupil copying from elses would
take the him Self govern
theory of managing the
SCHOOL, .s E...'- Clara Wike,
S.
Washington School.
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Sickles's left flank. From this fact Sick
les must have been aware Of Longstreet's s
efforts ard intentions to find his flank or
weak spot, if he left it exposed, and as
he could not discover Longstreet's move
ments, sheltered as he was behind Senin-
airy Ridge, any more accurately from the
point of his salient at Peach Orchard than
he could were his line n mile to the rear.
where it should have been, with his left
protected by Round Top and his right
within support of Hancock, in order to
which formed the left limb of his divid-
ers, from the southwest corner of Peach
Orchard to Death Valley, between Devils
Den and Little Reund Top. The length
of that line by actual measurement, fol
lowing the many turns and angles in it Il
measured it very carefully in 1900 is l.
200 yards, and ends in the low ground,
500 yards west of Little Round Top, with
the rocky eminence of Devils Den in its
front.
This, then, was the position of Sickles.
He had cut himself loose from the bal
ance of the army, had isolated his corps,
had taken up a position that was abso-
lutely untenable, with his right 800 yards
in advance of his nearest supports, with
the angle of his salient advanced three
fourths of mile beyond his supporting
line, and his left, long. helter-skelter
line of nearly mile in extent, supported
by nothing and resting nowhere.
And where was Meade? The Com
manding Generals headquarters were sit
uated just 300 yards in rear of Hancock's
right. In 1900 | followed Meade's ave
nue. directly west from Meade's head
quarters on the TaneytOwn road to the
crest of the ridge, which was Hancock's
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not remain long there, but was transferred
to new pen called Camp Millen, or Camp
Lawton. There we arranged to spend the
Winter, but late in the Fall we were sent
back to Savannah, and from there we
were run down near the northern boun-
dairy of Florida into a pine forest. There
we were paroled, which was to stand good
should We happen to fall into the hands of
our troops; otherwise it was not to count t;
so, after about three days in the pine for
est, we were returned to Savannah, where
we took the cars for Charleston, and on
to Florence, s. c., where remained until
Dec. II, 1864, when, having been again pa
rolled, we were crowded into some old stock
cars, and started for Charleston, where we
arrived on the next morning, and about 10
O'Clock we were received aboard the steam
er City Of New York, once more safe un-
der the starry banner; I shouted "Glory be
to God" I had never been SO happy be-
fore in all my life. Nor have 1 been as
happy since, and do not expect to be un-
til l approach the Open Gate of the Map
less Dominions Of the Many Mansions,
l reached home, down here in Egypt,
New Years Eve, and had my face made
wet with the tears Of an overjoyed moth
er, who has now been in Heaven for 20
years.: d. YoUNG, NJ. D., Co. B, 12Oth
ILL.,, Brookport, LII.
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wardly away from il, he surrendered to
Longstreet without struggle the very
point and the only point that, in order to
seize and hold, could in any manner ivsti-
fy him in forming his corps in such an ex-
posed and unsupported position. Nor by
this turning Of his line eastward did he
lessen his exposure. In fact, it was this
very angle in his line that gave it the
name it bears and shot the Third Corps
forth into a prominent and exposed posi-
tion that no soldier, much less Longstreet,
could fail to see and take advantage of.
Sickles's Corps was like n pair of divid-
ers opened to right angle, the hinge at
the southwest corner of the Peach Or
chard, the right leg extending northeast
wardly along the Emmitsburg road, and
the left extending enthusiastically toward
Little Round Top. Longstreet's batteries
on Seminary Ridge, or at any point along
the Emmitsburg road between the ridge
and the Peach Orchard, could rake the
right limb of the dividers fore and aft,
while batteries on the same ridge or at
road could do the same service for the left
limb.
Sickles's skirmishers, comprising battal-
ions Of 1st VT, Sd Me. and 1st N. Y.
Sharpshooters, who penetrated as far west
as the crest of the Seminary Ridge about
half mile north Of the point where it is
crossed by the Wheatfield road, developed
Longstreets forces about noon Of July 2,
losing number of men in a hot skirmish
at that point. Sickles's skirmishers were
driven in and Longstreet continued his
movement toward the south aud npon
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position. One hundred yards to the right
stands steel tower of observation, erect
ed at this point on account of its prOmi-
nence. Fifty yards to the left, or south,
stands a bronze equestrian statue, of Gen.
Meade, erected where the General COM
manding might be presumed to have been
| occasionally when the lines were forming
for battle. What a pity Gen. Meade could
not have ridden forward from his head
quarters, 300 yards, to this slightly position
some time during the early part of the
second day Of July, 1868, and with his
field-glass surveyed the landscape to the
southwestward. In 1900 stood upon this
ground, just 300 steps by actual count
from Meade's headquarters, and saw with
out a feld-glass, although my eyes were
old, the long line of white monuments
extending down the Emmitsburg road to
the old Peach Orchard at ''Sickles's Sa-
lient, and thence southeastward among
the hills, groves and glens, through the
Loop, through the Wheatfield and away
to the Devils Den and Death Valley,
which tell, in a faint measure only, the
sad story Of Sickles's unaccountable blum
der and the awful sacrifice, and I said to
myself, Where was MeadeY'
Yea, and where were the members of
Meade's staff? Where was Hancock and
his staff! What were they all about from
sunrise until o'clock p. IN. of July 2.
1868, that none should inform the Com
manding General that Gen. Sckles was
using his own discretion In forming his
corps? Along in the afternoon, in some
unaccountable way, Gen. Meade discov-
cred. that Sickles had disregarded his i'll
structions and formed his corps far out of
the line that he intended him to occupy,
and Immediately he ordered Sickles to
withdraw his corps to the inner line at
Hancock's left, but it was too late
Longstreet had to be reckOned with in any
further movement on those lines that day
After the battle Gen. Meade talked in
harsh terms of Sickles, and even essayed
to prefer charges against him for disobe-
dience of orders, but Sickles had lost
leg in the battle and fought like hero,
and we had really won a great victory,
considering the chances against us in the
outset, although at tremendous cost; there
fore Abraham Lincoln squelched the court
martial. Perhaps he thought if Sckles
deserved punishment for disobedience of
orders, in forming his corps in such an ex
posed position, which no doubt he did, the
Commanding General also deserved pun
ishment in greater degree for not know
ing what his subordinate was doing Mt
such a time, in season to prevent such
disastrous results. and that if courts
martial were commenced it would be
hard telling where they might end
There is no doubt but Lincoln was
right.
Uo be continued.
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ly with our poor fellows who for days and
nights had been suffering from their
wounds. The Sanitary Committee 70
back to their homes with the blessings of
grateful soldiery resting upon them. For
the benefit Of his friends 1 desire to say
that Wilber F; Armstrong, Of Co; G, has
gone back to Cincinnati on the Allen Col
her. He had been very i'll for several
days with lung fever.
Last night our regimental string band
went aboard the Allen Collier to serenade
the surgeons and nurses. / accompanied
the band and all had a delightful time
until O'Clock, when we bade all goOd-by
and started for our quarters. With q
lantern in my hand, leading the party, and
while attempting to step from the deck Of
the Collier to that of the New Uncle Sam,
l made misstep and plunged into the
raging waters of the Cumberland River,
and where it was 20 feet deep. With
heavy cavalry boots filed with water and
lantern in hand, sank to the bottom,
which touched with my feet, and quickly
coming to the surface, / was sinking the
second time when l was caught by the
hand by Mr.. Charles Butler, of Franklin,
Ohio, who had thrown himself prone on
the floor of the deck, and fortunately, with
the assistance of Lieuts. Harlan and Blan-
dy and Sergts. Robinson and Vankirk,
drew me up on the side of the boat, and
WAS saved from watery grave, bur IN
an unconscious condition. as it took the
surgeons % minutes with constant and
heroic work to bring me back to life. To
a kind Providence and for the quick action
of comrades and friends l am sincerely
grateful and thankful.
II o'clock M, Feb. %
A salute is being fired from the guns i'm
the fort in honor of Washington's Birth
day, and we have just learned that Gen.
Grant has been made Major General
and Col. NJ. ID. Lcggett has been appointed
Provost Marshal for the State of Tennes-
see. The rain has been falling in perfect
torrents ever since last night. The river
is rising rapidly, and even now the water
is backing up toward our camp. which is
over a Confederate graveyard, and is
very close TO our tents. We will doubtless
have to pull up stakes and move to higher
ground. The order to do so has just come.
Good-by for this time.--J. w. A. GILES
PIE, First Lieutenant Co. G, 18th Ohio.
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An Andersonville Prisoner.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In read
ing the Washington news items this
morning the fact was stated that John
McElroy was editor of the National Trib-
une, the soldiers organ and then my
mind ran back to the old days at Ander.
sonville-a time when l knew him very
well. He was very young man then. ]
remember seeing him often with a tab and
pencil in hand, and suppose he was then
writing the notes of his future history of
Southern Prison Pens"
l was captured ON the 10Th of June,
1864, in Northern Mississippi, on the i'll
fated Sturgis raid, and made my debut into
Andersorville, along with others of my
comrades, June 81, 1864. l remained until
some time in August or September, when
was sent to pen at Savannah, but did
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Crossing the cnattahoocnss.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In Gen.
G. B. Raums interesting article on the
Atlanta Campaign, published in the issue
of the 4th inst, he states that Gen. SchO-
fields Twenty-third Corps effected the
crossing of the Chattahoochee River at the
mouth of Soap Creek on July 8, 1864, and
that Gen. Garrards cavalry crossed at the
same time at Roswell.
Kindly permit me to call attention to
the fact that Gen. SchOfield's crossing was
effected on the Sth, the day prior to Gar
rard's at Roswell. See Rebellion Record,
Series l, Vol. 3S, page 80, where Gen. j.
d. COx's report to Gen. j. M. Schofield is
found, as follows:
"July 8, 1864, 4:3O D. m.-Cameron is
over with all his brigade but one regi-
ment."
Also in same volume, page SO, Gen. o.
o. Howard to Maj.-Gen. Thomas, as fol-
lows:
Capt. Kirlin, my Aid-de- Camp, has
just returned from Roswell Ferry. Gen.
Newton arrived there at p. M, and has
crossed two brigades over the river. Gen.
Garrard crossed ut 6 q. m"
Numerous other illusions in the same
volume show that Gen Schofeld's COM
mand was the first to cross the Chatta-
hoochee ION July 8, 1864, at Soap Creek,
and that Garrard's cavalry followed next
day, at Roswell, some miles up the river.
GEO. REDwAY, Captain Co. L. 103d Ohio.
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ment was at fault in one very important
particular-of holding an offensive posi-
tion to be taken advantage of the mo-
ment it became practicable. was the cor
rect one; provided, of course, that the
army was strong enough to assume it.
Every soldier must admit Sickles's cour-
age, while deploring his lack of soldierly
sagacity.
The distance from Cemetery Hill along
the Emmitshurg road ridge to Seminary
Ridge is only a trife, if any, farther than
from the same point southwark along the
interior ridge to Round Top. Clearly the
Emmitsburg road ridge was the line that
should have been selected for our battle
line, had the whole army been on the
field and ready to assume the position on
the morning of July 2. To assume this
position would have necessitated the NOV
ing of HancOck's Corps forward or west
ward to the Emmitsburg road, which
would have swung his left westward
half or three-fOurths of a mile. while his
right would still have been pivoted on the
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Resourceful Woman,

"My wife," says the first husband,
bought her tailored suit last Spring
and thought it would do to wear this
Fall"
'And will it?' asks the second hus-
band.
''No; but she is sure that she can buy
one this Fall that she can wear next
Spring."
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Courtesy Due,

"Why in the world is Brakeman laugh
ing so uproariously at that old story
Cashum told him just now3 I've heard
Brakeman tell it himself dozen times,
years and years ago."
Probably you have, but Brakeman Just
borrowed five from Cashum.n
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"There is one place, at least, that II
there is a skeleton In ones family it's
bound to be found out.n
'Wherer"
ION tha heach.n
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THREE BATTLES AT FORT DoNELsoN.

Comrade G. w. Huddleston. Battery
II, I'd Ill. L. A, Haselwood, Ill, makes
the claim that his battery participated in
three battles at Fort Donelson, Tenn. In
the first battle, Feb. IA, 1862, the bat
terry was a part of Gen. U. S. Grants
command. The troops participating in the
second battle, which occurred Aug. 81, or
Sept. 1, 1862, We're Battery III, ID Ill. L.
A, the list Ohio and 5th Iowa Cav. The
entire force was commanded by Maj. Hart,
list Ohio. At the third battle, Col Alb
ner G. Harden, SD ILL.,, commanded. The
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troops engaged were Battery II, I'd iii. L.
A., S3th ILL.,, 9th Iowa, 18th Wis, and
list Ohio.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-08-28
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the county
clerk Office up to noon Tuesday,
Sept. 2, 1902, for furnishing $500
bushels OF coal for the county. Nds
to he made on both screened lump,
and nut coal; said coal to be weigh'(
on city scales at Butler, at expens1
OF contractor and delivered as fol-
lows: 1000 bushels at court house,
1000 bushels at Jail and 800 bushels
at county poor farm.
Right reserved to reject any or a ]
bids. s. T BROADDUs,,
41.td County Clerk
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CALvIN + BoXLEY, Sec'y.
Rich Hill Notes.

Review. 9Th.
Col. q. u Austin. the able editor of
the Bntler Record was in the
city this morning. caurussing with
.ellow repub icaus. But this won
count. Bro. Aus, as you'll see when
the election is over next November.
Clyde and Claud Allen and WIN.
Ferguson of the High School Cadets
went TO Butler this afternoon to wit
ness the movings OF a genuine mill
tary organic ition. The cadets, as a
company, will be represented on
sham battle" day, We understand
Gus keinbarger was over IRON
Pappinvillp to-day enroute for But
l-r, He reported that Pappinvil'
MERCHANTS had taken up several DO
Gus cheeks within the past few days
/ Tie paI,-rs were maIie in favor o
one Martin Warrick and wer'
signed in forgery by Joe March
They were all for small amounts
Warrick has skipped the cnuntr,
and his Whereabouts is not known.
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Compliments Bob.

The appointment by Governor
Doekery If c h Walters, editor of
the Ri,-i, Hill Review, ~ one of the
managers Of the Nevada Insane
Asylum. 10 one of the best ever made
hy Ri. present Executive Mr.. Wal
ters is not an office seeker--never has
been after ottice-and in the present
49,. the appointment came to him
unsolicited H. is thorough and ell.
terprising business nun, and his ap.
nointmant will be heartily endorsed
hy the people in this section OF the
State Democrat.
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Old Settlers Association.

~ a call meeting OF he officers and
memb -re Of the Association, on Aug
33l. l.i2, the following proceedings
Mere Ldd
The meeting was called to order
hy Clark Nix, Pres. On motion oil
james llrySdale, "Wednesday, Sept,
Il. Was selected ior holding the
annual picnic OF the Association
and RaiItrs Lake Park was the
place selected for holding the same
The following committees were ap
pointed hy the president:
ON ARRANGEMENT, {. X. Radiord,
". II. Holloway, Aaron Hart, j. \
pevinu4A and K Il Hartwel
oS FlNANrE. j p. Edwards, JAS.
Dr, ,iai,, ). F Waruock, Geo. W
N-wlrrry ami Vim. h. Walton.
OK PRnsRAM AND SrEAkERs: lnO
Il. N-wberry. W +. Rosspr, q ID
Austin II. Y. Brown and C. +. BoXlpy
pN PREMIUMS; Joe Mckibben, )
ii Weddle, las r. Simpson, an,
'ta,yin F Boxley
7 ] Day. was appointed marsha
81 Ar- day
lJi- hoped that allcommittees vii
act promptly and efficiently, to TIN
en- that our annual picnic may b
the largest and most enjoyable eve
held
CLARK WIZ, Pres.
! TAINiN L EnNIEN Spi.'v
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rAnnrted a good time.

reported good time.
Luther Frey visited his daughter, i.
Mrs. Wilson, last Friday evening. n
Mrs. John Page, of Appleton CHF,
and Miss Eta Davenport, OF Thor-
vile, visited at the home of l. NJ
Kretzunger last Wednesday
Chas. Peacock is building rock
culvert, quarter OF q mile east.
JAS. Stephens was riding in the
country last Friday, trying to buy
cattle
William Jackson will commence
cutting broom corn next Monday
morning.
Mr.. Otiie, Of Johnstown has crop
OF broom corn this year.
Supervisor shelton was in our
midst last Tuesday. FRoNH
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Deepwater Items.

Mrs 'Lum Foster is reported slow
ly improving.
Henry Morehead is visiting reIa-
tives in Cooper county this week.
Grandma Wilker, who has been
quite sick, is convalescent,
o. Y. Jackson, one of Johnstown'
merchants, attended the picnic at
Humansville last week, and reportsa
pleasant time.
Mrs. Reese and children, OF st.
Joseph. who have been visiting the
family OF George Callahan and other
relatives in YOUNGSTOWN and vicinity
for several weeks, left for her home
last Sunday,
Miss Summons, of Montrose, visit
ed her cousin, Miss Mignon Coleman,
the latter part OF last week
Mrs. J. ) Blizzard, of Johnstown,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. John
Allison, OF near Walker station.
DR. Crabtree reports considerable
sickness,
Several of our good neighbors have
been selling and trading stock for The
past week, for which-they are paying
a liberal price.
| We are told that there will be 8
new millinery store in JohnstowI
soon.
Several of our people attended thu
encamphent of the soldier boys il
Butler this week, and say it was JUS
grand.
Hands to cut broom corn are il
demand this week.
Elm Grove school house has hal
some repairs here of late, which ha
been greatly needed for soInetim
past.
We understand Evans Stevens ha
resigned bis school at Johnston
!, and accepted a position at Papin'
vile, where he gets large salary
We wish him success.
Johnnie Allison went to Butte
Sunday to meet his brotner-in-lav
:, who had been attending theinstitui
:. at Rich Hill.
Joe Karh sold a fine colt to job
. Brownsburger few days ago, IL
:, which he got Il handsome prize.
Mrs. Wetzel aud daughter, Franci
were the guest of Mrs. George Alliso
!, Thursday.
: Ralph Judy is quite sick with ii
), typhoid fever. ROSE
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Spruce Items.

Plenty OF rain and lots Of mud is
the latest.
Miss Emma Lair is, quite sick at
this writing.
Mrs. Jas. Nickle. who has been Wis
iting relatives and friends in Joplin,
made a few days visit in Butler last
week. en- route to Warrensburg to
Join her two sons.
Ii is reported that a few Of our
n. ighbors over at Johnstown are
scrapping a little for sometime.
| Chas. Nickle and Ed. Jennings at
fendtd the ice cream supper in the
Chapel neighborhood last week, and
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jIM'S SPECIALS.

You may say they cant do 1t. But
watch 'em and seeif they don do 1t.
Never before was such low prices
made as will be made Saturday. Aug.
30. 1902. While in Kansas City, We
purchased a large bill OF assorted
cookies and fancy cakes at iobber's
prices, worth regular Zoe, 12lsc, loc,
zoe per ID. We are going TO sell 2oo
lbs of these cakes assorted | Id Tor &C
or 2 lbs for 15c. They consist OF
vanilla waters, lemon waters, honey
iumbles, sweet crackers, cocoanut
waters &C., and never were sold less
than 12hc to zoe. Don't bake cake
for Sunday, until you see them. Two
things we are claiming superior to
any other is our WHITE LOAF
FLOUR, and .Jim's Special extracts
In order TO further advertise both
with 100 TBS of White Loaf flour,
We will give / l5c bottle OF lemon,
vanilla or any flavor OF extract Tree
This sale will be limited To one hun
dred fbs--no more, no less, and one
: day only, Saturday, Aug. 30, l9o2
If White Loaf is not the best fiouI
you ever used we will pay yor
81 90 for Y the sack, you may use the
rest. Ii the extrart is not satisfac
; tory, we will pay you 1oc for thu
empty bottle. We will also show
YOU some real bargains on ourcount
trs. lfyou don't buy, come in ant
rest. We have cool room and {
e clean place TO rest, plenty of ice wa
ter to drink and peanuts, 5cper quart
Candy too numerous to mention.
inns CLEAN GROCERY.
. P.S Please tell your mammaan
: your neighbor, Mrs. -. She
a regular customer ON White Los
-four. 49,
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Golden " edding.

The hftirth anniversary Of the
marriage OF Taylor Hulen and wife
vas celebrated AT their home on last
Monday evening, by their neighbors
aGi friends lee cream and cakes
w-Hv served aud an enjoyable time
mad 4 pair ii gold trimmed eye
glasses each for flther aud mother
--T'r1 TTrpsFTItFdi Try r tfutspeir-fi
Tor their children. Their children
and grandchildren Toasted with them
r-n iave before The TINES Joins
with th-r many iriendsin best wishes
iur continued health and happi.
rl,~> far 'hesr astimable old people,
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Crowd Whipped a Negro.

Armstrong, Mo-, Aug. 24-WI-
liam Harvey, negro, was taken out
to pasture and given severe whip
ping by'a crowd of men for using
profane language in the presence of
large crowd OF women at the fair
grounds park this evening. He was
then ordered to leave town. The
negro has been arrested for various
offenses AMI he had a narrow escape
from being lynched.