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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
LONGSTREET AS GENERAL
 AND AS A SOUTHERNER
BY w. H. DENSoN.

lashed tigers upon the enany inspired to deeds of hsroism by the rebel yell" and swept the enemy from the field. Longstreet heard this in all the pride and glory of his martial spirit and hero- ie nature.
 He heard 1t again in few weeks as the bugle notes of the wargod, on the bloody field of Sharpsburg.
 Yes, this yell for months, for years, continued to exalt and inspire his soul. Until on the gory field of Chickamauga where his skillful tactics, executed by indomitable courage, swept Crittenden and T. J. Woods corps, and Sheridan, under the immediate cot1n:anG of Rose crans, the commandar in chief, from the field and sent shem scurrying back to Chattanooga, leaving the field to Thcm- as.
 Let us go a little more into this 1ght of the left wing at Chi slSanIauga under Longstreet because lis genius and tac- tical skill has never bean understood or appreciated. Taking all things into con sideration the prowess exhibited by Longstreet in this battle is without an equal in the history of battles. It is not equalled by Davoust. the most res olute and slxillful tactician of all Napo- Icons great marshals, at Auerstadt or Wagram.
 Longstreet at Chickamauga was supe-
 
 rior in skill to Davoust, with the brillian- cy of Lannes, the trusted marshal and friend of Napoleon. Lannes was the only man Bonaparte was ever afrad of.
 The troops at the pivot of his lIne was Hoods five brlgades and Stewards divi- sion. Hood was in command of Long streets corps for the time. Law was in command of Hoods division and Oates in comand of Laws brigade
 It is unnecessary to say these were tried and skilled veterans who understood war. The pivotal force under such case must be under comand of brave and resolute officers fit instruments for bloody work because they are the fulcrum upon which rests the weight of the swing. The heav- fest shock at this time fell on Oates, and well did he maintain himself
 Spreading from the command named came Johnston. Preston and Hndman's 8 division troops never commanded by Longstreet and thrown together. without Knowing each other in battle. Hindman was on the extreme of the swing. These facts present matters embarrassing to a commander, and more or less anxiety and
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uncertainty must prevail in his mind as to what may be the result of the move- ments of trops so organized Notwith- standing these embarrassing factors Long, street made no mistake and led his col- umns to victory, weaving another chapter in his crown of military glory. Long, street was then on the side of his race and acting with his own people and like Ahner with Israel he was a tower of strength with southern troops.
 But on September 14, 1875, he was on the side of the enemies of his people and acting with strangers to his section against those very men, whose prowess had brought such honor and glory on his name. Hearing the rebel yelI of his former troops now opposing him, he understood what it meant He sought refuge in the custom house; and there, I will not say like Arnold. because it would suggest treason, but I will say like Moreau at Dresden deserted Napoleon and gave counsel to the Russian empe- TOT how to crush Bonaparte, whose army was composed in part of the troops whose valor at Hohenlnden encircled Moreau's brow with a choplet of fame that placed him among the great commanders of that period.
 This was Longstreets role on the 14th of September 1875.
 But the brave Lousianians encouraged by the god of battles, knew that whatev- CT of military fame he enjoyed was in part the product of their own valor with their glittering bayonets and flashing sa- bres on the field of carnage, rushed on and captured their own government from the stranger and the alien.
 As man whose distinction as to fame rests alone on his military record, the nearest parallel I can find in history to Longstreet is Bernadotte, that marshal of Napoleon who was always criticising and censuring his commander and his associates as failing to do the proper
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The night being brilliant with twink ling stars and that sllvery goddess of night, the moon shining forth her mellow light, I strolled on Canal street to the New Orleans wharf. l stopped near the monument erected in memory of those no- ble and patriotic men who fell in the riot of September II. lS75 while fighting to drive the carpecbasSers, scaiawags and rogues from the seat of authority where they had entrenched themselves under the protection of Feoeral bayo- nets, robbing. pillagiag and plundering the white men and taxpayers of Lou;si- ana.
 My mind took on a reminiscent mood. Memory called up General Longstrees, who had allied himself with the carpet baggers, negroes and rogues against his race.
 He heard the rebel yell'' of the brave and outraged Louisianiaas as in their righteous indignation they made their heroic charge upon their foes. Long street knew what that yell meant; he knew it had never failed on any field of conflict where an equal chance was had. to send a chilling sensation through the enemy, and in the finale 1t would become the grand diapason amid the victorious shouts of the brave southern ers He had heard that yell during the battles around Richmond yell born amid the glamour of battle, and inspired by Jackson and consecrated by Lee. He had heard it as his serried and incon- querable legions spread their battle on the plains of Second Manassas, where Jackson's 1S,000 troops were sorely pressed by the whole Federal army on the field where a yeas before he had been baptized In glory as "Stonewan and consecrated to Belloua. and where he was now showing by his indomtaole will. fervent and impetuous nature how worthily the name had oeep bestowed and how nobly his title to t was mair- tained and vindicated. On the field where that true paladin If southern va Tor, John B. Hood, at tn. head Of his division had been im3atientl~ chaing and fretting at his fcrced quietudr. When the order to charge anne he and his brave troops leaped forth Ike un-
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thing, always taking the glory of all success and the innocent victim of supe- rior authority in all reverses and assert ing each occurred because his advice was not adopted.
 The writings of Longstreet since the war show this to be his character and temperament. Unfortunately for Long street he has waited until the grave has sienced the voice of the immortal Lee, who if alive could put to flight all of Longstreets boasts.
 As q man in private life he has at tempted the role of Bernadotte without the opportunities of the prince of Ponti Corvo.
 As a tactician and subordinate under Lee he was superb. and no superior in history on this line.
 As a man in private life he has been eak and 1t would appear he is controlled to a large extent by sorddness that is ubappraciable to a southern man.
 A mans character must be determined by the sum of all h,s qualities. and no one feature allowed to control unless such gives color to the totality that makes his character. Tn this light we cannt obliterate the past-bellum conduct of General Longstreet as 1t gives coloring to his soul and to him as a man, and in this light we look upon Long. .reet's life as a tragedy without pathos, and a ruin without recompence.
 And the south If sfe should ever go down, as she draws the folds of her death garment around her may look at Longstreets character and exclaim as dying Caesar said to his supposed friend. "st tn Brute"
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orchestra, and he says, "I caught em bote ways today; going and coming"
 Good woik,' says Mr Paul. 'Dere was chicken in de tree, eh?"
 Two on en-" says Whiskers. q bought Zinc preferred at sixty tree and a half at de opening, and sold at five at noon. It reached five and a quarter, which seemed a little expensive, in view of something heard, so l sold short at dat, and covered before de close, at four and nait; clearing on de day a little to de good of five tousand. Fannie, me dear" he says, you may order de music room decorated as you was want ing, and de new twenty-five hun dred dollar rug for de library"
 Miss Fannie smiled and says, Tank you, papa" and shook her head at MT. Paul not to take fall out of Whiskers. But he wouldn't see her, and says, AS you was remarking, Sir, Ce gambling fever must be checked if it has to be sunk in de Harlem, wit a barge on top of it to keep it cool"
 Quite so" says Whiskers. People must be protected from all temptation to risk deir money in desc ne-faro-us schemes of chance. People must be taut dat it is not only sinful, but bad bus mess, for to seek to gain wealt except by hard, honest toil."
 "sYou is more dan right, says MT. Paul. "You is all right. By dc way" he says, what was doing in Zinc?"
 "Oh, noting much," Whiskers says, comfortable like. q heard de rumor of a dividend, and bought. Den Q director told me dere would be no dividend, but dat dey wouldn't send denial into de Street until few of us could get out, and go short enough to pay us for de trouble of going all de way down town on rainy day. Noting much" he says. Just flyer"
 I seen dat MT. Paul was croisy to put eramp in Whiskers' tenn per, but Miss Fannie give him "Be-good" look, and he sat in at bridge, and lose couple of hun dred to Whiskers before 1 quit solving em small bottles.
 But I was going to put you straight on de policeand-gam- blers' combine. Who makes dat combine? Reformers! Oats as right as de leg dat's never left. Honest, sometimes do a stunt of wondering if de folks of dis town, who makes de gambling hollers knows what dis little old Island of Manhattan is. It doesn't look a bit like dey really knows. Lis ten: Dere is tousands of men in dis town who can be stopped from gambling only one way-by bury ing em.
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In the Mems Section.
 Great SaVIn&S Here.

Mems Cambric Night Shirts with collar or V neck, plain or embroidered, 75c quality 30c,
 Mems French C a m b ric Night Shirts, corded front a cuffs, $I.oo quality 65c.
 Mems Night Shirts ol. checked nainsook and French null, plain or embroidered fronts, $I.2S quality 97c.
 Mems Night Shirts of null and longcloth, silk front and cuffs, assorted colors, $I.5o quality Sl.l9.
 Mems French Null Paja- mas in stripes, figures and plaids, $1.5o quality Si.l9.
 Mems Night Shirts of null tissure, in plain, white and fancy colors, silk taped and corded, $2.oo quality Si.23.
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We'll, just as sure as men will gamble, men will provide lay-outs for em. De man who wants to do business. sees de Captain of de Precinct where he want to To- cates, and agrees on rates. De man who's to run de house pays a license. If it was let go at dat, District Toiney Jerome would only have to saw wood, and not bodder about de lime light.
 But de Reformers get busy; dey makes it hard for de Captains to keep de grand stand raiders from getting gay on de furniture and brie-a-brac, wit deir sledge hammers. Den de man what's paid his license registers his kick. It costs good money to buy new front doors, and lace curtains, to say noting of tousand dollar vases. Wouldn't de gambler dat has to re- furnish his place after every visit of rough-house raiders radder pay a license to de City, and cinch his protection, dan pay de Captain, and have his plate glass and rugs put on de bum every lit tie while?
 Remember what Cite Fitch says: Its a condition, not a teeory, we is up against" Well, if de good folks of dis burgh would get next to de condition, which is dat gambling can't be stopped, and license de game deirselves, we'd have a lot more space in de papes for base ball news, and more money to build tunnels to ue Bronx.
 But, my, my! I hasn't hung out no shingle as wise guy on how to run de gov'ment, but if I don't cop tings right to you, now and den, you might tinn 1 wasn't strictly next to de prop osition.
 Well, I was saying someting like dat to MT. Paul, and he says to me. "Chames," he says, "Is it true dat anyone but dc police can get into all de gambling houses in do city?"
 looked to see if he was pass ing me a kidding, but he was as sober as de Judge in de Tombs, and I says, Sure, i" l says.
 I'm i\sd it is so," he says, flor it will save me trouble to know it. I undertook to prove 1t for meself, and visited dozen places, where I was welcomed like a long losing brodder, and 1t was getting tiresome, as well as expensive. Now dat l has your insurance dat 1t is de same as de odder places, which 1 hasn't had time to visit, I'll quit me inyesti- cations, and stop to home to play bridge wit me fadder+in-law'- dat's Whiskers-"and keep de money in de family"
 Say MT. Paul doesr [ know New York, I tink-when Pm fast asleep 1 tink!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-26
CHIMMIE FADDEN'S VIEWS
By Copyright 1908, by
IF 1t wasn't for de pollce-and-

IF 1t wasn't for de police-and-
 gamblers combine what would New York talk about7 Noting! Say, ever since I was . kid on de Bowery I've heard po- lice-and-gamblers, read police and-gamblers in de papes; and parsons, clubs, reformers, hckers and visitors has preached, scold. ed and put up all kinds of fancy and plain hollers about police and-gamblers, like if dey didn't talk, and preach, and holler, and scold about em, dey'd bust. I guess dey would.
 But listen: If dere wasn't so much hot air blowing, derex wouldn't be no combine of police and gamblers. De rake off dat now goes to de Captains, and higher up, would go to de City Jeans, and de Aldermen would have so much long green to spend dis City would have Paris beat to deat' as a show place. I ought to know; I've been to Paris!
 Hark: dere never wasn't no time in de woild, since anyting was doing, when dere wasn't gambling. I know dat, because MT. Paul told me so; and what he doesn't know hasn't happened yet.
 "Yes, thames, he says to me, "since de foist pawn of ciyiliza- tion meaning, l suppose, when Adam hooked his winter fig leaf in de spring-"man has been try ing to shake someting out of de tox dat he didn't put dere. De chances is" he says, ''dat Noah beguiled de dull hours in de Ark by trying to locate de pea under de right shell. De distinguishing trait" he says. using dose long woids to get run for his money, "of de human beast is dat he's de only beast dat will walk into a trap, knowing it is a trap. If we sets a trap for de stupidest beast dat grows it's owa furs or fedders, we tries to hide de trap. If you is next to me course you see what I'm steering at. You don't have to hide a man-trap-iust bait it."
 "Wit a gold bait" I says, get ting next.
 "Wit smoke" I-e says. Wit a dream, dope book, wit any old kind of bait dat comes handy.
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Checked Linen Crash, I8 inches wide, Ioc quality 8 I-2c.
 36-inch Swiss with fancy colored dots, 15c quality l2 I-2c.
 36-inch Fancy Silkalines, 50 pretty patterns, I5c quality i2 I-2c.
 Bed Ticking, fancy stripes, good weight, 200 quality l5c.
 aox4o Bleached Turkish Bath Towels, double twisted threads, 25c quality l9c.
 81xoo Pepperell weight Sheets - torn, hemmed and ironed, 65c quality 49c.
 Mosquito Netting, all col- ors, S-yard bolts, the bolt, A0c.
 3o-inch Linen Squares for pillow shams, etcl; hem stitched; 65c quality A9c.
 Full size Bed Spreads, pearl hemmed, new Marseilles de signs, SI.25 quality 98c.
 S1-inch Mosquito Canopy, folding frame, S1.35 quality SI.l9.
 oo-inch Umbrella Frame Canopy, best net, SI.65 quail ity SI.39.
 RufAed Bobbinet Curtains, B yards long, ruffles trimmed with lace edges and insertion, i, S2.5o quality, the pair, SI.90.
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THE FERD MARX STORE.

who has been observing the comet since it was first seen, says that n is now moving northwest about five degrees daily, and although the rate of motion will Increase. the comet may be readily followed from night to night While Bo- rellis comet may not have the substance that other great comets of the last cen- tury have had. he says. it will prove a very interesting object as 1t approaches the sun
 On August 27, when the astronomers have calculated the comet will be 3l. .0o0.- . GOO miles from the sun, it will begin to recede
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A MetropoIItan Attraction.

From Puck.
 '1s there any sort of amusement going on here this evening?' inquired the pat ent churn man, who had been compelled by unkind fate to remain over night in the moss grown Arkansas hamlet of Pogwash
 "Yep" replied the genial landlord of the tavern There's a first-rate opery over in the Jlgsmth buildin where the mllliner shop used to be-"
 An opera?''
 Sure thing! There's a professor that does mind readin drinks deadly pizon. sings sentimental songs. dances on broken glass and handles snakes without the slightest fear whatever. Come on over with me, after supper: I got a cou- pie O comps. for lettin him have my dinner bell to ring on the street, to an-{ nounce the entertainment"
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Even de promise of promise will do, Chames," ne says. Don't de papes print advertisements of traps, where dey says, We are little busy dis week, and haven't time to bait dis fine new trap to which your attention is called. But, ladies and gents, it's a trap, all right, and de bait will be in sight just as soon as we get time to hook it on. In de meantime. get ricn quick, or we'll spring de trap and leave you on de outside What happens?"
 De band begins to play" l says.
 Tt does," says MT. Paul. Tt begins to play dat good old song: If you've got to kill sucker,get
 gun,
 Get a cannon, get halter! Don't believe because he's grog-
 gy dat he's done
 Get your poison; never falter! When you tink you've killed your
 sucker-when it's done Use a razor, and revolverl
 And when you have done him for fair" says, whats de use: A tout comes along wit couple more, and de man at de peek hole gives em de glad welcome"
 Oats it." says MT. Paul. "De demand for suckers grows like a hound pup--in all directions at once. But de supply never runs short, no matter how qnick de raw material goes true de mail. A sucker and his money is ~oon parted and all de laws made in Albany and l,ulberry street can't prevent de parting. Why? Be cause de grafter isn't no more keen to get hold of de goods den de sucker is 10 ger rid of de goods. It's a goo1 rule dat woiks bote ends and ie middle.
 Paul" says Whiskers, who heard him say dat, I'm ston- ished! It's wicked to gamble. Commissioner Greene should be give de right to drive all gamblers into de Harlem River, and sink a coal barge on top of em."
 Sir" says MT. Paul, giving me de wink, you speaks like a re- former. It is wicked, indeed, to gamble. I spoke in jest, sir"
 You know dat Ministers is MT. Paul's fadder-in-law, now, and he cuts two coupons to MT. Paul's one: and MT. Paul is as polite to him as Duchess is to Miss Fan nie when Miss Fannie is getting rid of lot of old hats and gloves.
 Well, MT. Paul didn't say not ting while I pulled de plug out of a pint, and filled deir glasses; but when he'd trun tautful lip over de edge of his glass. to see was it de same brand dat mama used to buy, he says, careless like. to Whiskers, How was de market today, Sir?"
 Whiskers whiskers was nearly hid by de glad smile dat shifted over his mug like a show girls when she sees Number One in de
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Wash Goods.

Final Clearance Prices on These
 Scotch Lawns, fast colors, all shades, Dc.
 Persian Lawns, .ored grounds with neat ssigns, ' l-2c.
 French Batiste, very sheer, pretty patterns, 200 quality l2 i-2C.
 Silk Brochi, white grounds with neat black figures, 25c quality I2 l-2c.
 Batiste Matte, light grounds with raised cords, Dresden de- signs, Ioc quality l2 I-2C.
 Embroidered Swiss, light or dark grounds, pretty designs, 2oc quality l5c.
 Fiji de Sofe, silk and cotton, light grounds with small fig ures, 35c quality 2Oc.
 Madras of best quality, light shades, for shirts and shirt waists, fast colors, 35c quality 22 l-2c.
 Imported French Organdies, very sheer, new styles, 45c quality 29C.
 Silk Gingh ans for shirt waist suits, beautiful designs, soc quality 35C.
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EmbrOiderieS.

Swiss, Nainsook and Cam brio edging and insertions, 3H to IS inches, 35c and soc qualities 25c.
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The Ferd Marx Store.
The Ferd Marx Store.
The Ferd Marx Store.
Tn e Ferd Marx Store.

You'll find the prices here all Summer Stuffs There many hot sweterng days yet so you are buying goods the height the Read the list will find it great saving to you Come Monday and will that.
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Ribbon Special.

Soit Liberty Satin Ribbons, black, white and colors, 5 inches, 35c quality 25c.
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The cost of mining ore in the Bir- raingham district is, for red ore, from bJ cents to TO cents per ton at the furnaces; and for brown ore, from 80 cents to S1 per ton at the furnaces.
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White Goods Priced Unusually Low.

Sheer Checked Lawns, 1sc quality lic.
 4o-inch Batiste, 25c quality l5G,
 Checked Dimity, 25c quality l0c.
 Wash Chiffons, very sheer, 48-inches wide, zoe quality 40c.
 Linen Cambric, very sheer, csc. quality soc.
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Ladies' Underwear.

Ladies' Le with fancy drop sch silk tape with lace
 trimming; 5oc quality 25c Ladies' Union Suits of good quality coon with silk tape bot
 tom edged with tape soc quality 29c tape 75c quality asc Ladies' All Silk Vests in pink and bue with silk tape and
 lace edge $I 25 quality 59c Chemse made of French Cambric yoke made of
 broidery cluster ucks neck and sleeves
 with fr of embroidery and ucks $ 75 quality 98c Covers made of best quality of French Main
 soo embroidery trimmed S2 % quality S00 Ladies' White Pettcoa of quality french cambrc
 knee aounce rl blind embroideryj with cus-
 ter of uclks rule full width; $500
 quality SZUO
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Tub Suit Special.

Tub Suits of French and Dmes lace trimmed
 others plain pretty styles and patterns S00O and $120O
 qualities S5sB5
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The cast iron pipe concerns of E--. mingham produce about 100000 tons annually.
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In the ReadytO-Wear Section.
 Great Reductions Here Monday
(LADIEs' sHIRTWAIsTsl

Shirt Waists of White India Lnon small tucked back hem
 stitched front trimmed with five embroidery medal
 ion embroidery turn stocarge pouch sleeves with
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 tucks in front lace trimmed large pouch sleeves lace cus
 $4 % quality S2.6O Shirt Waists of Wash Silk white black entire front of
 hemstehed tucxs hemstiched tucked back with
 stock large pouch sleeves pearl button trimmed; S4 90 Wash Silk Waists black white pretty styles odd sizes
 $500 S6 90 quality S395
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Skirts.

Ladies Walking Skirts of unfinished Worsed,
 in black and greys trimmed hips with folds of mate
 rial beautifully fared $6 50 quality S5.OO Ladies Man-taiored Shirt of awool Crash in grey made
 panel front trimmed hips and and down with folds
 of material beautifully fared $8 50 quality $6.16 Ladies all wool Etamne and Vole Skirts trimmed with
 Tafeta folds going around others trimmed with brad
 beautifully fared $1250 quality SB.5U
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Final Clearance Prices on These
 Scotch Lawns, fast colors, all shades, 5c.