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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

carry 1t after the ''hcys' had loaded hin with 1t. He carried It under the cape, not having the slightest idea what ne would do with 1t. until he came 70 E group of soldiers sitting in front of their tent. He joined them and let the stone rest in his lap until he quietly dropped 1t between his legs. A little later he sat upon 1t, then stit a little later he got up and sauntered away, leaving the stone to tell it. story if 1t would; %ad,,csT But n o'0
 For several days no dirt was carried out, but just drawn back. to the big part of the hole and packed there. On the morning of the eth of October all the band was notified everything was ready to 10 out that night. A post had been struck. This was an exciting time; plans as to the order of exit were discussed. It was decided that they would go m rrawick would go first They drew lot. and Trawick was the lucky. one. If it may be caled lucky to have the privilege of crawling out first, six feet from where a sentinel stands with loaded gun 10 de as follows: Trawick, Crawford, Maull
 Scruggs, Putegnat, Malone. Shelton
 Glenn, Benson, Jackson. Tempiin. ~
 Webster was too sick to crawl out. Ths orderly decided that his chances would he good for exchange when he reported the tunnel tomorrow after roll call. ane shelton backed out at the last moment;
 The hard part came now. Think or IL
 These ten boys whose mothers wouic think, in times of peace, should DC ten derly tucked in bed by their loving hands had to crawl out of hole in the ground sixty-six feet long and pass out almos' within arms reach of sentinel watn loaded gun. It was agreed that they should mass out at 13 o'clock. Trawicl went in to break the last crust of earth Crawford followed and Maull, more deat than alive. crawled in, laid his head or Crawfords feet and, exhausted, went tt sleep, Trawick worked until ociock
 MaulI was awakened by the refresnint breeze which came in through the opened tunnel He felt for Crawford's rect. Iney were rot there. He crawled out as quict as possible. He looked for Trawick ahe Crawford. They were not to be seen.
 Through dangers difficulties and mar
 row escapes MT. Maull reached the Dari where the ten had agreed to meet. N one was there. but in short time Jack son and Templin came sneaking along These three stayed together until,
 through the most thrilling experiences they reached. after days and days oi starvation hardship, toll. and some days If feasting when they made raid or some roost or found some good soul to help them Colonel Carter's headquarters in Virginia. and rejoined their company
 General Early gave them furlough of thirty days in consideration of their hay ing escaped and reported to their com
 Tn the year 1875 Berry Benson and Fox MauII entered into a covenant together to the effect that on the 7th Of October at { o'clock in the morIdng. every year as long as they live, they will arise,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

mouth of the tunnel so box with two strinss was used to haul it and it worked fine, being drawn in empty py tne man digEing and pulled out full by the man at the opening.
 At this time, when Trswick was enp,ys, saE: "Hurrah for Dixie. Trawick asksd him what he meant and he replied: -! know what you are dcing' ana | Wou,9 ,3 like to be in with. you. Irswack ,ne Io.e TMs man proved to be Berry Benson of A,isrsta. Ga, the man who was seiected fo represent the typical Confederate sol dier on the monument in Ausnss.a.; ousd ousas by the Memorial Association. lie proseo a good worker and adviser.
 The ten friendless boys digging for liberty now wished to measure the oist- ance from the spot in the tent wnere sne tunnel started to the wall where they hoped to go out and once more De free They his upon a plan. For several even inrs they sat in front Of the tent ana. as if for fun, shot rocks at the wall. on the third evening they ued stIlhs .o the rock. drew it back and measured H' inns ascertaining the exact distance.
 All arangements were made to go out at I2 o'clock that night Trawick went In to open the crust Of earth that was stni intact between these boy soldiers and freedor1, Twisting the knife around he made a tiny hole and looking out discov- cred a light. He called to know ir there was any light outside the wall. There was none and then they knew that q mistake had been m lde, and that 1t would be best to wait until morning to cor
 Next day Trawick was sent in to run A stick up through the hole so that those on the outside could locate the direction of the tunnel. The stick showed that they were eighteen feet from the wall. The problem that now confronted the workers was to determine the direcaon to take to make the wall, and this was cieveriy done by means of an arrow, two strings, and the stick Trawiek had pokeo up at the end of the tunnel.
 The Elmira papers of the next morning after the escape gave these boys credit for great engineering skill. Their two errors were turned into evidence Of great iIidement. The turn n the tunnel they said was done for the purpose or saVing themselves from being shot If discovered, and the hole made with the stick. The Eluira Advertiser said. was Tor the pur- poso of Ie~ting in air., but both these en- zine. ring feats" of these boys were done Work went on day after day. Three more men were taken ina Virginian named Crawford. and TWO more members of the Jeff Davis Artillery. G. G. Jack- son and William Templin.
 From this time the leader. MT. Maull says he was of little use as a Worker: The foul air and the dust of the tunnel in which he had worked four to six hours every day, had played sad havoc with lis health. Though even in this condition so large that 1t was all he could do to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

the wall There were four other men sn the tent-aIl of Jeff Davis Company-G. c. Higgins, J. P. Putegnat. John AL ford and Robert Cobb The tents were put up in lines with streets between, back to back and twelve inches apart on both back and sides. The first line of tents was thirty-five feet from the wall and Maulrs tent was the second ons in the second line. The first thing to do was to talk it over with the whole mess
 They did. Every mLp, but one, Putegnat
 objected to the plan, so the matter WAS dropped. Other plans were to be made, so Mauil Saurine; and Putegnao decided to start a tunnel from vacant tent the third one from theirs. Tue next thing to be done was to devise means of getting out of the tent they now occupied with out cneating suspicion of their object
 Putegnat proposed to- raise a row with the others in the tent and thus get to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

Duncan grew out of personal difficulty he had had ten days ago with Officer c. c. Mcclellan, and that charges had been preferred against the policeman by MT Duncan.
 Chief Gerald had, he said. investigated the charges, but did not find that the evidence justified the suspension of Of ficer Mcclellan. Accordingly, he dis missed the charges against the officer, and asked that the case of disorderly conduct on the docket against MT. Dun- can be stricken off.
 The Chief stated that the difficulty had been a quiet one between the two men, and it attracted no attention.
 It was stated that an old misunder- standing led up to the fight between the two men.
 MT. Duncan, it is said. approached Of- ficer Mcclellan on his beat and called up the old quarrel. and some warm words passed between them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
MIR. WASH TRAWICK.

other quarters. It was done and Mauli and Putegnat left and went to the vacant tent. There being only three in the scheme 1t was decided to take in another man. and Wash B. Trawick: known as She fighting man of the Jeff Davis Com pany, was selected.
 These four boys got together in the tent and took an oath not to divulge to any one their aims without the. consent of all the others. Each agreeing ana pledging their sacred honor that if they were betrayed each of them would follow the betrayer and knife him until he was dead and that if they were caught at the work the party catching them must Ioln them or die. This oath was required 0i every one they saw fit to take in. The idea then was to tunnel out in three or four days. They never dreamed 1t would take five weary weeks. With
 a spade stolen from some contractors who
 were ditching in the streets between the tents the work was begun at 9 o'clock
 on the night of the Nth of August
 They threw the dirt in front of the tent
 As the contractors had been digging there
 all day they felt it would be safe. It was
 soon found that the spade made too
 much noise, as it struck against stones,
 nd they stopped, covered up the hole with blanks, and put their bed of dried
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
THANKS FROM SUFFERERS.
Commercial and Industrial Associa~ tion's Help Appreciated.

tion's Help Appreciated. The Commercial and Industrial Assas citation received a warm letter of thanks yesterday from Mayor Nolen.. in behalf of the people of Alexander City, for the remittance sent to the fire sufferers on Wednesday.
 The correspondence Is as follows:
 June IS, lSo2- | Hon. S. J. Nolen. Mayor Alexander Citss Ala: #sAes 1; Dear Sir--In response to your call for help in behalf of your citizens suffer1ns from the recent fire. we have expressed, the sum of sss1 to you today. We trust that it will help somewhat in relieving distress among your citizens. and wisiz you Godspeed in the rebuilding of your city. Yours truly,
 Commercial & Industrial Assn.
 by Alex Rice, President.
 Alexander City, June 20. 1902. Mir. Alex Rice, President, Montgomery Ala:
 Dear Sir-Your letter with ita kind words of sympathy has been received; ai- so the contribution for the needy and those who suffered from the fire here on the 18th inst. Please allow me to thank you and your entire community, person. ally and also for the entire people of our city for remembering us so kindly in our great trouble. which we hope to overcome in a reasonable length of time.
 Yours very truly.
 s. J. Nolen, Mayor. The promptness of the response from Montgomery has been the subject of con- siderable pleasant comfhent throughout the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
KRIsTELLER GIVES BOND.
Readily Furnished $5,o00 Bail 1T
 Brooklyn.

hcdully uInlSAco P0tOOO ooAA AA
 Brooklyn.
 Fred Kristeller has reached Brooklyn and been released on bond in the sum of 5000.
 Capt. l.. J. Bryan, United States Mar shal, yesterday received a telegram to that effect from Deputy Marshal c. M. Cox of Selma who sorted Fred w. Kris teller from Montgomery to Brooklyn up on the order of the Federal Court.
 Deputy Cox telagraphed that kristeller readily gave the, security. The deputy will return to Montgomery Tuesday.
 Kristeller it will be remembered was arrested after much trouble by govern ment secret service men. He was want ed in Brooklyn on an indictment charg- ing perjury.
 When located in Montgomery he was reading law in the office of well known lawyer and was living at fashionable boarding house under the assumed name of Fred w. Mills.
 The flight of Kristeller when he learned that officers had located him. his subse- ouent arrest at Salsoda, Crenshaw Coun- ty. and his preliminary hearing. at which his bond was fixed at 5000, are familiar to the public.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
MIR. FOX MAULL

enormity of the undertaking when a tun- mel sixty-six feet is to be dug, and the dirt must be disposed of in quarts, ana pints. in such a way as to tell no tales: This is what was done by a party e Confederate soldiers, now gray-hairesa1 70 men. not one of whom was then over A years old, and the youngest of whom was only 16. ,,,oao oe
 The story of this interesting episode or the war runs as follows:
 The Jeff Davis Artillerv entered the fight at Spottsylvania on the morning or May 12th, 1864. They scarcely got Inside of their breastworks when they were at lacked by Hancocks corps: Tmrty-nve of them were captured and taken 10 Point Lookout, Md, where they were kept until the 18th of August, when they were taken to Elmira, N. Y. On reaching the prison at Elmira, the first man MT Maull saw was Frank F.. Saurine, whom he had met at Point Lookout, and to whom he had taken d great fancy. Saurine was a Philadelphia boy who had lived South for several years and who had joined comnany from Montgomery that was in fhe 3d Regiment. The two took night stroll and talked over the chances or escape. They decid sd that MauFs tent was the best starting point for tunne
 they proposed to dig, as it was near"s;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
By Mrs. J. M. de Cottes.

One of the most interesting stories or the civil war is that of the ten soiulers several of them <Alaoamiaps. who escaPen from Elmira prison by tunelling out; one of those ten, MT. Fox Mauli, lives m Montgomery. and from him and letters' from some others of, the ten, the Ioiiowa inr facts of the thrilling story are learned: .r.;,
 MT. MauIl was of the Jen Davis Artn, lery. Carter's Battalion, A: N. ", ana enlisted in Selma in June, lSol, anu wiio,t : preparing to attack the Union forces al Seven Pines it was he who fired the signal gun to start the fight. .o.,
 The story of the escape or those tn.srssa ten Whan one notes the mound of earth that comes to the surface when a post-h Ia d,rs. one may get some idea Of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

place among the treasures of the depart ment and the photograph will be hung in the art gallery.
 Colonel Abercrombie was citizen or Tuskegee during the war and for many years thereafter. Several years ago ne removed to Gadsden where he practiced law until his death in 1891.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
May Succeed Wrenn.
NO SERVICES TODAY

At Church of the Holy Comforter.
 Rev Stewart Mcqueen is the clerical trustee for Alabama of the University of the South at SewaneeHe is attending the sessions of the Board and will be ab- sent today. Consequently there will be no services at that church untH next Sunday.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
COMPLETELY CURED.

Mrs A NJ. Leland of Muscongus, Maine' suffered so much from kidney disease that the doctors gave her up to die; she LOOK warner Safe Cure and Is now thoroughly well and does her own homework. What Warner s Safe Cure did for Mrs Leland 1t will do for all who are suffering from kidney disease
 WARMERS SAFE CURE is purely vese- table and contains narcotic or harmful drugs; it is free from sediment and pleas ant to take; it does not constipate; 1t is now mt m in two regular sizes and is sold by all druggists, or direct. at 50 CENTS AND sI. .oo A BOTTLE. Warmers Safe Pills taken with Warmers Safe Cure move the bowels gently and aid a speedy cure
 Refuse substitutes. There is none Just as good'' as Warmers. Insist on the genuine Warmers Safe Cure, which always cures sup stitutes contain harmful drugs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES
 For Rent Rates $500 per year
 and upward. First National Bank. Etl-Wd-fr
NO CHANGE
su-wd-fr

To Be Made in Use of Plant System
 Supplies.
 The Savannah News says:
 ''The operation of the Plant system will be continued after July l, when It will become a part of the Atlantic Coast Line, upon much the same basis as now. The Morning News made announcement of this fact some weeks ago, and one circumstance after another Is gradually being brought to light to prove it. The opcl tion of ths two properties, the Ccast Line and the Plant System. will he largely as though they were still sep state in ownership.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT.
Sword and Photograph of Col. Aber-
 crombie Sent Here.

Director owen of the State Department of Archives and History received yester- day the sword of the late Colonel k. H Abercrombe of Gadsden. who commanded the 18th Alabama infantry regiment dur ing the war between the States pho- toeraph of Colonel Abercrombie was als' received by the department.
 The sword and photograph of Colonel Abereromhie were sent to the Depart nent of Archives and History hv Mrs F. R. Ahercromhie, widow of Colonel Abercrombie. The sword will find a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

grass and tent cloth over 1t. Next morn ing they were mortified to find black dirt, d,g Inv them. piled on red dirt dug from the ditches. This esca ped the notice of the authorities, however. ,..
 The workers now decided that a kniie in which to work, as going in and out wo,,ld not seem so queer as at night:
 Trawick got from an Irishman named Bulger a knife made of twelve inch file. and with it the tunnel sixty-sx ieet iSns
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
Auditor Dunn.

The Brooklyn (N. Y.) Citizen says:
 Homer A. Dunn. for many years Au- ditor of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, heretofore with headquarters at Savannah. Ga, has resigned his po- sition with these companies to become associated with Hasixins & Sells. certi- fled public accountants of New York, London, Chicago end other cities, and will be located in their New York offices with residence in Brooklyn.
 MT. Dunn has been member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Railway Accounting Officers, and is we'll known as railway official. He has been for the past five years Au- ditor of the Central of Georgia Railway Company and the Ocean Steamship Com- pany."
 May Succeed wrenn.
 There is a rumor that in the event Passenger Traffic Manager E. w. Wrenn of the Plant System does not remain with the Atlantic Coast Line at the head of passenger trafic at Savannah, w. J. Craig of Augusta will he. given the posi- tiou.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
DUNCAN DISMISSED
ACTION TAKEN AT REQUEST OF
 CHIEF GERALD.
Case Was Outcome of Personal Diff culty with Officer Mcclellan. Latter Exonerated by Chief
 and Justified by Recorder.

When the cast of dsorderly conduct against George Duncan was. reached in . the Recorders Court yesterday after noon, Chief of Police Gerald requested that the charge be dismissed, and such was accordingly done.
 It developed from Chief Gerald's state ment to the court that the case against
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

"Yesterday notice was received that the storekeeper of the Plant System should not allow his supplies to run short, in the supposition that there would be change in forms after July 1. He was notified, on the contrary, that, the Plant System forms would continue in use."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

ment, or III pHIlitieo Oi germs float about in 1t, your kidneys are diseased. This Is the supreme moment when you should begin to take Warmers Safe Cure to arrest all these unnatural conditions, for they are the unmistakable symptoms of kidney disease, If. after YOU have made this test, you have any doubt in your mind as to the development of the disease in your sys- tenn, send us a sample Of your urine. and our doctors will analyze 1t and send you a report with advice free.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
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To convince every sufferer from diseases of the kidney. liver. bladder and blood that War per,s Safe Cure will cure them' trial bottle nfl be sent absolutely free to any one ~no will write Warner Safe Cure Co., Rochester: N, Y. and mention having seen this liberal offer in The Advertiser. The senuneness ot .,.i. oetar ,s fu1y guaranteed by the publisher o,,r doctor will send medical booklet, contain ing svmptoms and treatment Of each disease and many convincing testimonials tFee' 10 any one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

Smoke the Belle of Montgomery.
 A New Enterprise; Herman Ross is manufacturing the finest havana cigare in Montgomery, a chance for of home industry.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22

Leipzig. like the American universities has found it necessary to establish course In ele- mentary Greek for young men admitted from the Realschuen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-22
BACKACHE?
Men ard women who suffer intensely from pains in the back have kidney disease
 and it should not be neglected.
WARMERS SAFE CURE
Cures all Forms of Kidney. Liver, Bladder
 and Blood Disease.

ing urine in a glass or bottle; let it stand for twenty-four hours If then 1t is milky or cloudy or contains a reddish brick dust sedi-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-25
Praise of Work Well Done,

Perhaps there is nothing else so
productive of cheerful, helpful service
as the expression of approval or praise
of work well done, and yet there is
nothing so grudgingly, so meagerly
given by employers. Many of them
seem to think that commentator is
demoralizing and that the voicing of
appreciation will lead to listlessness
and the withdrawal of energy and in
tcrest. This eyinccs but poor knowl-
edge of human nature, which is al
ways hungering for appreciation. But
how mistaken such views are is shown
by the loyal and unstinted service Civ
en- to those large minded men who
treat their employees as members of a
family committed to their care.-Suc-
cess
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-25
ADVERTISING SCHEMES.
herchnnts Condemn Them and wiLE
stick to Newspapers.

The Retail Merchants Protective as
ISOLATION of Dunkirk, n. Y, has resolv-
ed ito refrain in the future from pat
ronizing SO called fake advertising
schemes" a correspondent of the
Dunkirk Observer says that at the
meeting at which the resolution vas
adopted several prominent merchants
took the occasion to point out the con-
tnual drain on their advertising APP
preparations made necessary by the
ease with which schemers talked the
average merchant into taking space
and spending money in all sorts Of
special" mediums. One man told of
being solicited recently for an adver-
tisement in hotel register, place
where it would be practically worth
less. Another said he had been asked
gramme equally valueiess. Others cit
ed many schemes, such as hotel bust
ness directories. desk blotters, dance
and theater programmes, fair fliers, To-
cal time tables. etc.
One merchant gave as his opinion
that had he allowed himself to take
space in every worthless scheme Of
this kind presented to him in the past
year he would have spent nearly the
entire profit of his business with al
most no return.
Others gave their experiences, and
when many had spoken a surprising
unanimity of opinion was found as to
the lack of any returns from advertis-
ing outlay in these schemes and the
much greater returns secured from a
fair use of space in the home newspa-
pers, which go to the homes and are
read by all the members of the family.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-04-25

Very numerous are the shells which
the shores yield at low tide. Often it
happens that the shells that are picked
up have not come to the shadows by
chance, but have been flung upon the
shore with masses of seaweed in which
they We're entangled.
The shells or mollusks are not only
beautiful in themselves; some of them
are valued as articles Of food; some,
again, produce pearls, especially those
of warmer climates.
The scallop, of more than one kind,
lies buried deeply in the mud or sand.
Some of these have been called "sea
There is one kind of a
dark brown color, beautifully marked
with red and white. TO get the re-
markable shell, which has the name of
the razor" one must dig deeply in the
sand. Its shell is very brittle. 1t is
long, narrow and toothed. Below the
shadows, or in the mud, are many of
the beetle tribe, Which thrive in salt
water and hunt up worms. Some of
them can nip sharply if they are an
noyed.