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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09
Have Returned.

Having returned from the ST..
Louis market with full stock
of millinery and OF Pattern
Hats, am now prepared to
cater to the most fastidious
tastes.-MISS TUDIE SWlNKEY.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09
Republican Speaking.

Hon. John Kennish will ad-
dress the citizens on the issues
of the day at the Town Hall,
at loo p. IN. Oct. Is. You have
a cordial invitation to hear the
other side.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

Do we really want our church
to be grand success this year
in this city?
All who do, please stand. a
moment. Almost all the con
gregation rose to their feet.
You say (and l have no right
to doubt what you have said
and emphasized by standing)
that YOU want tn" NJ. E. Church
South to he glorious success
in this city this year.
Then you would love for your
pastor to tell you how to make
our beloved church this year in
this city a glorious success, no
doCb'.
Twill try and tell you plain
ly. truly. lovingly, yet with all
the emphasis l can put upon it.
|. The first thing, and the
one thing absolutely essential,
is for us each TO have and keep
our own heart right with God.
We must have and maintain
perfect, free. frank and known
peace and communion with our
Divine Lord through the Holy
Ghost if we would have success.
9. We are to "have peace
among ourselveS'-be CT, one
mind, one accord, one spirit
and all speak the same things.
But we cannot keep the
unity of the Spirit in the bonds
of peace" as we are command.
ed, if we speak evil one of an
other-'SpealS not evil one OF
another" is the command Of our
Lord And again: "Speak
evil of 10 man
Just which ever way our
tongues wag will the cause OF
Gods church go; you may de
pend upon It.
IF any man offend not in
word, the same is a perfect man
and able also to bride the
whole body."-James 80
Our words are to "be season
ed with grace to minister meat
unto the hearers
(c.) We must attend upon all
the services of our church, un-
less we are sick, attending the
sick, or out of The city, and
take deep, hearty interest in
all the services and work OF the
chur. h of our love. We are to
"seek to excel to the edifying
of the church.
TIE boast of the Methodist
church is, and ever has been,
that she gives the greatest lib
erty and opportunity for all her
membersto do something,for the
advancement of the Kingdom
of God among men. To this
end we have our Boards of Mis-,
sions, Home and Foreign,
Women's Hone and Foreign
Mission and Aid societies, Ep-
worth League societies both
senior and junior, the Sunday
School, Prayer meeting and
Class-meeting. All these are
ways by which the church has
been seeking to find work for
every redeemed soul, and to
have every soul to work, and
thus fulfill Mr.. Wesleys mot
to-"All at it and all the time
at il"
1t ought to be the joy of the
heart of every disciple of our
Lord Jesus, Ia become Work
or lupetber with God" in the
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09
Public Sale.

II. F. Bottorff will sell at his
farm 1 mile south oil Clapper
next Monday, Oct. 10. nurses,
cattle, hogs, grain, hay. farm
impi aments.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

For sale room house. barn and
other out buildings, plenty of fruit, 2
lots. See Node Green.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09
Fancy Goods.

A line Of elegant Street Hats
at reduced prices at Miss Tudie
Swinkey's
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

known a CHURCH IN t0lTty.0Ve
years that failed to keep up
her finances we'll, 10 prosper.
Here is a Divine reason for it:
Bring ye all the tithes into
the storehouse, that there may
be meat in my house and prove
me here with, saith the Lord of
hosts, if | will not open you the
windows Of heaven. and pour
you ont a blessing. that there
shall not be room enough to re-
ceive. Nal. $40
We try to reverse the order
Of Heaven. We want the Lord Ito
fill our hearts with all fat
things, and then we will bring
the tithes into His storehouse.
But Gods order is-Bring ye
all the tlthes first, that we may
prove Him. etc.
We as a church ought to pay
our pastor $4,000 year, pay
all our conference collections
and maintain a Missionary of
our own in the foreign field.
The Moravian Church main
tains a Missionary in the for.
eign field for every 50 members.
but it takes 5000 members in
the Methodist Church South to
to keep one Missionary in the
field
A preaC her in La, said in the
great Missionary Conference in
N. c., last April a year: Il
serve church Of three hun
dred memberS-none of them
wealthy, which pays me 81, 600,
pay 5 all her conference Collec-
tions in full. maintains a Mis-.
sionary of her own in the for
eign field, and has instructed
me to subscribe for her $1,000,
for the Soohow University in
China" Here you see what
people Can do "whep they have
mind to work"
Jesus Christ never expected
a Christian man to give to His
Kingdom less than a Jew gave
to his God--one-tenth Of all the
income> Brother, Sister do you
give as much to the cause oil
your blessed Redeemer as the
Jew gave to the Temple SER
vice?
Let us look at the righteous
ness of a Jew--Pharisee anC
then hear what Jesus says
God, 7 thank Thee that I an
not as other men are, eXtor
TONERS, unjust, adulterers. OF
even as this publican; I fast
twice IN the week, / give
tithes of all that I possess,
and yet Jesus says: Except
your righteousness shall exceed
the righteousness of the SCribes
and Pharisees, we shall in nc
case enter into the Kingdom O
Heaven. See Luke 1911 anG
Mat. 500. The fact is Jesu:
expects us to give as God has
prospered up: Upon the frs
day of the week let every on,
of you lay by him in store, a.
God has prospered him, tina
there be no collections when
come. u Cor. 1862.
If Christians would obey thi
Divine rule, we should neve
need to take a collection, Their,
would always be plenty Of mon
ey in Gods treasury to carry
on the work and keep up thu
interests of the Kingdom o
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

Bank robbers attempted to
lob the Holiday bank on Wed.
nesday night of last week. The
outer door of tue safe was
blown off, but citizens we're
alarmed and the would be-
burglars had to fee without
the coveted money.
For RENT:-Brick store
building on north main street.
VIII repair to suit tenant
CARL e. SMITH.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

exclaimed: We'll. well, there
is my specks l lost more
than a YER a ago" Moral:
Read your Bible every day.
D. F. BONE, Pastor.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09
c. Of II.

The Monroe City Court of
Honor team will confer the de.
grees at the Indian Creek Court
Saturday evening. The Mon.
roe degree team is fully pre-
pared to do this work as it
should be done and the Indian
Creek Court will be pleased
with the work.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

Buy your winter shoes at
Williamson's and save money.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-09

The best az AID u$2.50 mems
pants in town are al William
sons.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
ANOTHER OF WHEELER'S MEN
TELLS OF HIS CAMPAIGN

We marched until late I'm the night be-
fore we came in the neighborhood of Kill
patricks camps 1 could not say that we
went into camps-we only took little
rest and before daylight Wheeler had
bounced down on his old West Point class
mate and put him to flight. A continuous
charge was kept up every few miles from
that to Waynesbro. which as we'll as |
remember was about three days, General
Wheeler leading every charge.
It was a double quick from one breast
works to another, which was usually three
or four miles apart. Never stopping, only
to feed and eat day or night. The first
sleep 1 got during the three days and
nights was at Waynesboro. fitzpatrick
had passed through the town late in the
evening and went into camp just out OF
town.
General Wheeler as thought had taken
up headquarters in the town for the
night. But before daylight he had his
artillery playing on the enemy's camps.
The same kind Of warfare was kept up
to Brier creek. After the Yankees crossed
over on the bridge they threw most OF the
floor of in the stream and attempted to
burn what they could not throw off. 1t
seems that they thought they were safe
for the night. for it was getting late in the
evening-they only went about two miles
and went into camp.
But Wheeler was at the bridge before
the fire could do any damage.
A church stood in 100 yards Of the bridge
and I'm less time than IL takes TO tell 1t
Wheeler had the seats torn to pieces and
the bridge fioored and for the last time
during the raid he pounded down on the
whole camp at one grand swoop. Kilpat-
rick then made a turn to get back to Sher-
mans army and Wheeler returned to his
post.
Judge Spear seems to take great pride
in being a member of Lewis brigade.
1 want 10 say before close this uninter-
esting letter that he has something to be
proud of. They could dismount and as
deliberately walk into a fight as our boys
walk into their baseball grounds to play
a game OF ball.
JAMES A. WEATHELY,
Oxford, Ala Wheeler's Escort
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23

To The Journal:
The only thing that did not interest me
in Judge Speer's war story was that he
did not go far enough.
1 was a member of General Wheeler's
escort and remember well the heavy win
ter rains that fell while Wheeler was in
Macon and the cold, bitter nights that fol-
lowed. 1 remember very little that occur
red while at Macon, but will never for
get the cold night after we left Macon.
viii mention one incident that probably
the judge remembers. that was the cross
ing OF the creek few miles from Macon
early in the morning. There was a bridge
over the creek. but no ford. There was
a pond OF water near the foot of the
bridge that the men were compelled to
ride through. The approach to the bridge
was pretty steep. The front of the COM
mand crossed over the bridge all right.
and the water dripping from the horses
soon formed a sheet of ice that made ii
impossible for the horses to walk up the
incline. But Geneal Wheeler always had
a remedy to overcome all obstacles, so he
ordered the men TO dismount and force
their horses into the stream and swim
them across, while the men would walk
over on the bridge. 1t looked like the
horses would freeze after they got out
of the water, and the men built fires to
prevent them from freezing.
Nothing of interest happened from that
on to Sandersvilie. General Wheeler en-
tered SandersviIle early in the morning
and halted on the main street leading
from west to east. Sherman's army was
In the act OF entering the town from the
west. There was not an adult male citi-
zen to be seen. but the terror-stricken
women swarmed in the street around
Wheeler. crying and begging him to leave
~ hin Arhk 4
One woman swung to his horses neck,
begging him not to fight
Right in the midst OF this heart-rending
confusion Wheeler's scouts came up and
reported that Fitzpatrick had started in
the direction OF Augusta on raid.
In less than ten minutes General Wheel
er with his command started in pursuit.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
THE SEVENTH GEORGIA REGIMENT
By LOUIS L. PARHAM.

- NE OF the most noted regiments
OF Georgians in the Confederate
army was the Seventh. command
ed by that gallent colonel (after-
ward generaD, Lucius ]. Gartrell. This
regiment participated in many battles.
lost more men than. perhaps, any other
regiment from Georgia, and came out
with flying colors, albeit these starry
banners were all tattered and torn. To
give a succint and accurate statement
Of the Seventies brilliant engagements,
its losses. fits victories. would require too
much space in The Journal. But in view
OF the proposed reunion on the once bloody
field Of Manassas In July Of this year,
the writer has been requested TO write
these lines that the reader may form some
idea OF what the Seventh did during the
dark and bloody period of the civil war to
illustrate Georgia in the conflict with the
forces of the Federals.
ORGANIZED EARLY.
The Seventh Georgia Regiment was or
ganized in Atlanta about the last Of May,
1861. Lucius ]. Gartrel was elected col
onel: James F. Cooper, lieutenant colonel,
and John Dunwoody, major. The regi-
ment left for Virginia on June /. 1t went
to Richmond. then 10 Harper's Ferry, then
TO Bunker Hill and Winchester and on to
Manassas, arriving there July 20. The
day following IL engaged In battle, Cen
erals Joseph Z. Johnston and 9. p. 7.
Beaureguard in command. In the engage
ment OF that day it fell to the lot of
the Seventh TO capture two Of the enc
my's batteries-Rickett's and Frazier's-
over which fioated in quick order the col
ors OF the Georgia Confederates. one Of
the gallant and brave sons of Georgia
fell that day while acting brigadier gen.
eral. Colonel Francis S. Barlow. command
ing the Fifth Georgia. He was with the
Seventh when killed. Private Lewly c.
Downs assisted the wounded hero of his
horse and they laid him down on mother
earth, which eagerly drank up his life
blood while his soul went to meet his
Maker.
After this the Seventh went into winter
quarters. remaining there till February,
1862 At this time the regiment was or
dered to Richmond; from there to York
town. On the 18th Of April 1t engaged the
enemy at Dam No. /. Here the Seventh
made a brilliant charge and drove their
opponents back with great losses. About
the last of the month the Seventh proceed
ed 10 Richmond. participating in all the
engagements Of the seven days around
that place. The Fifth then Joined forces
with the Seventh for a reconnOitre Of the
enemy. which resulted I'm a gallant charge
on McClellan's battery on Garnett's farm.
Next morning the Georgians captured the
breastworks. Then followed two days
fighting before Richmond
DEATH OF MAJOR HOYLE.
Malvern Hill was next the scene of ac-
ton. a severe engagement and great loss
by the Seventh, including Major Eli HOyle
Manassas Gap claimed the attention OF
the Seventh next, and then the fateful
second battle of Manassas, where Colonel
w. I. Wilson was killed. as were many
others OF the regiment The fortunes Of
war found the fast depleted Seventh at
BoOnesborv Gap in Maryland shortly af-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23

Hood At Columbia and Franklin

Through the kindness OF The Journal
OF April 3 there appeared a Renaissance
of some OF the exciting and trying scenes
through which Confederate soldiers were
often required TO pass for the safety of
the army DR.. w. p. Burt after reading
my historical sketch. being doctor. takes
Il for granted that poked out my tongue
and comes 10 my relief and diognosticates
the case. AS we are now both senile. /
think the doctor will be liberal I'm his
charges and allow for our beloved memo
rIes.
In writing that piece I tried to incor-
porate a great deal in as small a space
as possible. Comrade W. p. Burt seems
TO be at a loss TO know II l wrote fiction.
history or personal heroism. | frankly
answer him and say: All three. l will
agree with the doctor I'm that the army
was in the hill country some days, and
that the right wing swung around TO the
east OF Columbia and rested on Duck
river crossed over and made a forced
march north. formed along near the pike,
while the Yankees marched by and en-
trenched themselves I'm front Of Franklin.
The entire army did not march through
Columbia. The left wing came up from the
hill country below, marched through town.
crossed the river on pontoon below and
under cover Of a high blum, formed line
Of battle and marched TO Franklin the
same day. The squad that was sent up
the railroad was commanded by Captain
George Mote Williams a gallant officer,
and a nephew OF General James G. Holtz-
claw. Captain Williams made his home
I'm Columbus. Ca, after the war and en-
gagged I'm manufacturing. He was presi-
dent Of the Columbus and Phenix mills.
He died a few years ago.
Comrade Burt is at loss to know how
General Cheatham could be some distance
10 the right Of Columbia while a part OF
the army was heading on the Yankees
fifteen miles away. General Rosecrans,
he writes was across the river in front of
Columbia. thought IL was General
Thomas. stated that I went up the
line TO the right some distance" This
brings us quite close together. To illus
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23

trate: One OF Sitting Bulls warriors ana
principal scouts was 100 miles away AT
sunset. and at sunrise next day was pres
ent and in the fight I'm which General
Custer was killed. II an indian warrior
could traverse 100 miles In II hours
through a wilderness, surely a brave Con-
federate general could have made one
nth the distance over a splendid pike
road in the same number of hours.
COmrade Burt informs The Journals
many devoted readers that at O'Clock
in the afternoon he heard the order from
General Hood. Get down to the work.
and that he saw the flag wave that NOV
ed the army to battle. My squad left
the railroad about this time and moved
up the pike at brisk pace. In front OF a
building TO the right OF the pike, at an ele-
waited place. we noticed a soldier on guard.
Captain williams asked him what he was
guarding and he answered: General
Hoods headquarters The captain then
asked that sentry If General Hood was
there and he answered that he was in
the house and volunteered TO inform US
what the general was then doing. Was
that you. doctor?
1 notice that very near all the close calls
that appear I'm The Journal are from vet
Grams who served In the Virginia army.
] am glad to see Comrade Burt's article In
which he gives more explicit account of
the movement of the army at Columbia.
I have read IL with much interest and
pleasure.
The war "reminiscences from the old
Confederate veterans are animal ting and
gives new life TO all and tones up the di-
gestion OF the old heroes. I am 60 years
old today, the 18th day of May. 1902.
j. w. COOPER.
P. Shrinking that these close calls
might be compiled in book form by some
one. 1 write the above in part explanation
81. 4 ,fot, cd
in The Journal and was commented on
by DIT. W. p. Burt. / am not wishing to
trespass upon the liberal kindness of The
Journal, but viii be glad 70 have this
appear also II you have the space; but
use your pleasure. Yours truly, j. W. c.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23

terward. and three days after that at
Sharpsburg where a heavy engagement
occurred. This was followed by Freder-
icksburg, then on Black Water river near
Suffolk, where the Seventh captured and
burned a gunboat. From there back to
Richmond, from whence it was ordered TO
United States Ford. but before its arrival
the battle had been fought. AS usual,
there was no rest for the weary, nor did
the Seventh complain. 1t was ordered to
Culpepper Courthouse and met the enemy
near there. Next to Gettysburg. that
field of bloody encounter and heavy losses
to both armies. where the Confederacy re-
ceived its death blow where a Georgian
Of lllustriOus fame. heading Georgia
troops. made a desperate charge on the
enemy which comes down to us as the
decisive stroke Oh the day. Pickett and
his men live In the hearts of all Confeder-
ates everywhere. Here the Seventh sup
portd battery on the extreme right of
the Confederate line. The Federal cavalry
CHARGED THEM SEVEN TIMES,
but the Seventh presented so bold a front
as to repel them every time and protect
ed the batteries. So fearful was the car
mage that the regiment lost 1856 men. AZ
ter this they were ordered back to Fred
ericksburg: from there to Charleston, S.
c., and thence 10 Chickamauga, near
Chattanooga. where they participated in
lndL enkdkGmenl. 1nGN were Inen posted
off to Knoxville to help the feeble Con-
federate forces meet Burnside. In this
engagement the loss of the Seventh was
heavy. Colonel George II. Carmichael
was wounded seven times. The next move
was to Strawberry Plains and Gordonvilla
in time to get into the battles of the viii
derness The Confederates drove the enc
my back four miles that day, and met
again at Fredericksburg, where occurred
two days heavy fighting. That night the
Seventh
MARCHED FORTY MILES
and before sunrise engaged and drove the
enemy at Hanover Junction. Next they
got between the Federals and Richmond:
marched next to Gaines Farm, near Nc
Clellan's bridge. thence to Bermuda Hun
dreds and on to Petersburg by O'Clock
a. m. the following day. The movement
of the Seventh continued until 1t reached
Reams Station, where 1t assisted in cap
turing 200 prisoners. two batteries and
1900 heeves. From this point it went to
Fort Harrison in front OF Richmond.
Fort Fields was the next scene of action,
one never to be forgotten. The Federals
fought negroes under General Butler. The
Confederates killed great many and the
Seventh captured all the enerny's flags in
front OF them. The next exploitation was
beyond Darbytown on the Granite Road ,"
where Sergeant Bell OF Company X, with
the assistance OF the skirmish lines, cap
tured whole regiment. Here a number
Of the Seventh got a so day furlough.
Here the writer brings up the close of
this most remarkable record-certainly
unsurpassed by that Of any organization
in the army. Just as the Army of Vir-
ginia was about TO surrender the Seventh
found themselves between Farmersville
and Petersburg, not before Anderson's
Georgia brigade hit the Federals on the
extreme right and let Lees struggling and
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-23
TWAINS LAST WHEEL TRICK.
Humorlst Also Announces His Retire
ment From Public Platform.
st. LOUIS Post-DlspatCH'

Mark Twain, at the pilot wheel for the
last time on the Mississippi, which ne
helped to immortalize. and the countess
de Rochambeau christening the craft with
the name of the world famous Mlssou-
rian. were the stirring sights on the river
excursion today in honor Of the EXPOSE
TONS distinguished guests.
DIR. Clemens farewell to the historic
stream was impressive. Standing In the
pilot house. far above the crowds on the
decks, the river breezes caressed ms
frosty hair, the great wheel moved ODE
diently to his master hand.
His hearty voice called, Lower away
lead"
Mark Twain, quarter, five a-n-d
o-n-e-h-a-l-f. SILK f-e-e-t," came the re-
spouse from the lower deck.
Mark Twain Mark Twain! shouted
the spectators.
you are all dead safe as long as have
the wheel" answered Mark. taking three
turns on the wheel.
'.That is the last time l will ever play
the pilot" was the serious words which
fell from the wheel house. Something
of the solemnity cast its shadow over the
gay party. Tears stood in the eyes OF the
old river men. il was only a snatch OF
sadness. DIR. Clemens ordered refresh
ments for the crew.
The French guests enjoyed the expe-
rience. The were unanimous in the ex-
preston that II contained more OF the
true thrill than they had yet encountered
on this side Of the water. Then came the
christening. 1t was announced that 1t
had been determined TO commemorate the
return of Mark Twain to his native state
by christening the boat they were on by
that famous name.
Countess de Rochambeau stepped to the
open way leading from the cabin TO the
deck the guests arose and pressed FOR
ward to witness the event. The countess
took bottle OF champagne from the hand
of President Francis, and, dashing the
sparkling wine on the deck, exclaimed: 1
christen thee. good boat. Mark Twain -
DR.. Clemens responded in a brief speech.
please announce in the papers" said
Twain today, that i have retired for
ever from the public platform .t..,.