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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

This mortgage tax bill is likely
to work very differently from what
the theorists assume. It is expected
to prevent double taxation. It is
claimed that it is hardship for a
man in possession of farm which
is mortgaged to pay the taxes on
the entire value of the property and
the interest on the mortgage also.
But one thing of considerable inter
est is overlooked in this considera-
ton. We may suppose that man
with only So, 900 in funds would not
buy I. farm worth $4,000 and agree to
pay the taxes on it and the interest
on $4,000 unless it was for his own
benefit to do so. The fact is that
he expects to get a compromising
income from the property that he
comes into possession of by paying
down ST. 900 and contracting to pay
$4,000 more with interest. How
will this law work in reference to
the assessment of the property
Shall the farm be assessed at its full
value2 Or shall it be assessed at
two-thirds of its value: Then what
about the mortgage? Shall that be
assessed at its face value or for only
two-thirds? And what is the real
value of the land? Here is farm
bought for $1,000 and in three
weeks sold for $1,000. What is
its value? In mortgages now in
force there is an agreement by
which the mortgagor contracts to pay
the taxes on the property. The
Legislature cannot pass a law and
make it hold that will impair the
validity of contract. 1t would
seem that this bill cannot apply to
property now under mortgage.
And it may be certain that in mort
Cages hereafter given the loaner OF
money will look out for himself.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

It seems to us that it would have
been better to submit the primary
election question to vote Of the
people at the spring election when
there was no other state question
at issue. Then the question would
be decided upon its merits for every
body's attention would be called to
it and when it was disassociated
from any other questions. In the
fall election of 1916, the main and
absorbing questions will be the
election Of a president of the United
States, a governor Of the state, mem
bers of the Legislature who shall
elect a United States senator and
members Of Congress. Many will
overlook this primary election meas
ure. The scheme is the child of the
politicians and the people generally
have not manifested much interest
in it. The primary election bill
provides for the nomination of all
officers by direct vote and does away
with all caucuses and conventions.
This bill cannot be put into effect if
it becomes a law until the spring of
1905 as it must be submitted to the
vote of the people in the general
election of 1904.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

AS Republican conventions will
be held in several states this summer
the question of endorsing President
Roosevelt and the administration
will necessarily come up. The press
intimates that there are some of the
leaders who will oppose the Presi-
dent. 1t is likely. There are some
men in the Republican party who
would sooner advance their own
personal interests as those interests
appear to them than that of the
party and the country. But this
seems certain: for Republican poll
tician to oppose President Roose-
welt is the surest method for such
politician to efectually kill himself.
The people have confidence in the
President and will support him with
their votes. All the opposition of
the trusts and the politicians will be
Intellectual against the will and the
determination Of the people.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

As the shortest method to dispose
of the bill repeating the law requir-
ing candidates for office to report
the amount of their campaign ex-
penses the senate voted to nonconcur
after it had passed the assembly.
But it matters little. The law is a
dead letter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

There are still living over 9oo,-
900 veterans of the civil war, about
100000 Of whom are on the pension
rolls. The commissioner of pensions
says the old boys are being "mus-
tered OUT at the rate of a full COM
pany-Ioo-a day.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

The legislature adjourned at noon
last Saturday after one of the long
est sessions ever held. It extended
from Jan. IA to May %.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

A number of secretaries of British
trades unions have been in the
United States studying the condi-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

Max O'Rell, the noted French
h umorist, journalist, author and lee
turer, died at Paris Monday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

Bread as a daily article Of food is
used by only about one-third of the
population of the earth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-05-28

1t rains about every day lately,
including nights and Sundays.
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
LIFE SAVED BY swAMp.RO0y
Tn. Wonderful Kidney, Liver and
Bladder Remedy.
SAMPLE BOTTLE SENT FREE BY NAIL.

Swamp Root. discovered by the eminent
kidney and bladder specialist. promptly
cures kidney, live. bladder and uric acid
troubles.
Some Of the early symptoms of weak
kidneys are pain or dull ache in the back,
rheumatism. dizziness, headache, nervous
ness, catarrh of the bladder. gravel or cal
Gull. bloating, sallow complexion, puffy or
dark circles under the eyes. suppression OF
urine. or compelled to pass water often
day and night.
The mild and extraordinary effect OF
the world-famous kidney remedy. DIR. Kill
mer's Swamp-Root. is soon realized. IL
stands the highest for its wonderful cures
of the most distressing cases. If you need
n medicine you should have the best.
Swamp-Root is not recommended for
everything, but if you have kidney. liver,
BLADDER or uric ac,d trouble you will find
it just the remedy you need.
Sold by druggists in ffty-cent and one
dollar sizes. You may have sample bot
tie of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root and a
pamphlet that tells al! about it. including
many of the thousands of letters received
from sufferers cured. both sent free by
mail. Write DIR. Kilmer & Co., Bing-
hamton, n. Y, and please be sure to men,
tiOn that you read this generous offer in
The National Tribune. Don't make any
mistake. but remember the name. Swamp
Root. DIR. Ki;mer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, n. Y, on every
bottle.
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
A WARTIME POEM.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: | would
like that you, or one of your many readers,
would, through The National Tribune.
give me the authors name of the following
lines. l read and committed them to
memory shortly after the war, and l may
be Il little off in my quotation. l quote
from memory:
Come, leave the noisy LONGSTREET;
Come to the FIELDS with me;
Trip Ger the HEATH (1eth) with flying
feet,
And skip along the LEE.
There EWELL find the flowers that grow
Along the STONEWALL still,
And pluck the bud of the Towering pea
That grows on A. z. HILL.
Across the RHODES the FORREST
boughs
A stately ARCHWAY forms,
Where sadly pipes that EARLY bird
That never caught the worm.
Come, hasten, for the BEE is gone,
And WHEAT lies on the plain;
Come, braid GARLAND ere the leaves
Fall in the blasting RAINS.*
sThis was the torpedo man at City
Point in 1864, after Gen. Grants shipping.
The verses were published in a local
newspaper, and the editor said they were
written by Southern LADY,. G. HUS-
TON, JohnstOwn, Pa.
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
Historical Blunders.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1 have
been reading a two-volume work by John
w. Burgt IS, entitled 1.-The Civil War, and
the Constitution" which purports to have
been published in 1901, 36 years after the
war ended. The book is full of blunders
and inexcusable errors. For instance, the
explosion of the Burnside mine under the
Elliott salient, is given as occurring on the
3Oth of June, instead of July, as it really
did take place. But this mistake in date
may be owing to carelessness, and to moth
ing worse: but when he delibe ately
and repeatedly adds 80 per cent. to the
number composing Meade's army in the
campaigns of 1S64'65, and lessons the
Army of Northern Virginia by about the
same ratio, it shows that the sympathies
were with the rebel army. "Meade's army
numbered 10000 men; Lees 60.000,"
says the author; and yet at Cold Harbor,
he credits the rebel army with 10000,
after its losses in the Wilderness. Spot
sylvania, North Anna and Cold Harbor.
Humphrey gives the number OF the Army
of the Potomac including Provo-Guard.
Engineers, Reserve Artillery. with it's
guard: infantry, corps and artillery, with
the Cavalry Corps and its artillery, on
April so amounted to 99. .43S. To this add
the Ninth Corps of Burnside of 1881.
and we have n total of 11S,I69; good
many less than 100000 And when we
consider that one man behind Notifications
is equal to five in the open. the disparity
in numbers was not such as to make 4
boast of the matter.-CHARLES PORTER,
Grinnell, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
A SHORT.TERM REGIMENT.
The Case of the 11th vt. as an ulustra
ton.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Your ed-
tOrial on lODg-term and short-term men in
The National Tribune was a subject that
have for long time intended to write of
in our paper, but have neglected until
your article appeared.
in the Fall of 1868 and Winter of 1861.
When six companies. with So men to a
company, had been raised. the battalion
left the State April IS, 1864, arrived at
Alexandria April %. and was assigned to
the Second Brigade, Second Division of
the Ninth Corps; made a forced march
on which many fell out. ard joined the
brigade on the battlefield OF the Wilder
ness, in which battle it had its third bat
TALON drill 1t took 313 muskets into line
and lost 10 killed, 64 wounded, 10 of
whom died Of their wounds, and six miss
ing; total of so. The final statement OF
the regiment gives its losses as follows:
Original members, 500; recruits, pa;
transfers from other regiments, 3; total,
LIS
Killed in action-commissioned officers,
10; enlisted men, GO. Died of wounds-en-
listed men, 81: commissioned officers, 4
Died in rebel prisons, 81. Died of disease
officers, ]; enlisted men, sc. Total deaths.
224; total wounded, 219.
This, with regiment whose line usually
mustered from 80 to 200 men. shows the
kind of work the regiment did. And, as
your article shows, "there were others. u
Sherman's campaign against Atlanta, the
siege and assault of Vicksburg, Salem
Church, Charlottesville. Gettysburg and
the overland campaign of 1864, in Virginia
1.-The crimson stripe" from the Wilder
ness 70 Petersburg, all fought in the third
and fourth years Of the war, are indica
tions of the task remaining to be done
in which the short-term men were EN-
| ployed.
Longterm or rt-term, all did theil
duty, and il owing to the exigencies OF
the service some regiments escaped will
| slight loss, 1t was their good luck. One
Vermont regiment lost in killed, including
those who died OF wounds, 220 men; an
other, 1877; another, pol; and still another
only "a; and these were three years mer
Of 1861. A soldier who did his full duty
while In the service is entitled to recog
milton, whether he served three years o
three months, and as the War Department
makes no distinction, why should we
I-CHAs. PORTER, Co. e, 18th VT, Grin
] nell, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1903-06-18

Isle, and was not anxious to again become
guest of the Southern CGnfederacy.
Going friskily up the road toward At
lanta, / came to a gap in rail fence,
and instantly determined to "shun the
bread road" Passing through the gap, l
ran along the fence, which was denseiy
covered with vines and screened by bushes,
and finally lay down in corner, my hands
and face bleeding. the result of indis-
creetly making my bed upon briars among
which there were no roses. However, vls-
ions of Belle Isle, Libby and Anderson
vile admonished me to endure my uncom-
Portable couch in a Georgia fence corner.
Peerins from my retreat" l could see
the Johnnies picking up our 'drovers' and
their ludicrous attempts to corral the
stampeded and bawling cattle. A body of
Wheeler's gay cavaliers passed within 10
feet OF me, going toward Atlanta. but.
presto, change! Fortunately, some Union
cavalry up the road, hearing the racket,
were hurrying to the scene. when they
met the said gay cavaliers. Charging them
instanter they put them to flight. The
headlOng running Of those Johnnies was
an interesting and pleasurable sight, es-
pecially to the imam in the fence corner
In the running fight the Johnnies were
compelled to release a number of their
prisoners, their attention being diverted
also, from the cattle.
do not know how many cattle were
lost, as my memory has been fading with
the many years that have been going by.
1t is probable that the rebels got away
with the greater part of the rear section
but l do not think they secured many nf
the front drove. l hope Capt. Foremah
will tell the story more in extenso, as his
opportunities for observation were doubt.
less greater than mine, my view of the
scene from the fence corner being some
what ohscured.
Like Capt. Foreman, I will cheerfully
donate my interest in those cattle to the
Lee Monument, provided, always, it shal
be set up in the neighbOrhood of the South
Poles. w. HART, Co. II, Doth Ohio
Danyille, III,
The National tribune., 1903-06-18

duced to their normal proportions, was
ordered into the ranks of a provisional
battalion that was to escort some 1,OUO
or 1900 cattle to Gen. Sherman. The cat
tie were divided into two sections and the
escort" into three-one squad marching
in front, another in the center, the third
bringing up the rear. In the beginning,
the Extraordinary march" was cheerfully
promising, our song being as merry as
wedding bell, probably as lively as many
hymeneal bells. We were commanded, q!
think, by a Major and two Captains, OF
whom / presume Capt. Foreman was one.
When we arrived Mt a crossroad be-
tween Calhoun and Cartersville, being in
the middle squad, we saw two rebel scouts
disappear in the woods. This indicated the
presence of the enemy, and probable trou-
be. Not until. the rear of the procession;
however. had reached the crossroad dld
the rebel actors appear upon the scene.
Apparently in overwhelming numbers.
those rough riders, Joe Wheelers men, no
doubt, dashed upon our rear. their war
whoop mingling with the bawllng OF STAN
peding cattle. The scene was so demoral-
iZing that we of the rear and center
squads Immediately went out cf the cattle
business. seeking Il place of refuge. Ihe
scattered bovines went believing into the
environing fields and woodlands, and the
Johnnies dashed hither and thither. shoot
ing careless-lke. and yelling like Co
manches. AS Capt. Foreman says, we
were in the minority by large majority.
am not foolhardy, and on that occasion
exercised all possible discretion. | had
been a prisoner at Lynchburs and Belle
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
The 18th W. Vas Eagle.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
last issue of your paper (the soldiers
friend, find n letter from Comrade Wm
Quigley, Co. c, 9th Ohio, in which he
tries to make your readers believe that
the 18th w. Va. was not in it at Fort
Gregg, April 2, 1865. In proof will you
kindly insert the following affidavit:
'This day personally appeared before
me in my office, Clerk of Circuit Court of
Marshall County, West Virginia, G. G..
Mathews, Department Commander, G. A.
r., of West Virginia, having in his posses
sion bronze eagle bearing the following
inscription, as read by myself: Presented
to the 18th w. Va. Vols. by Maj.-Gen.
John Gibbon, commanding Twenty-fourth
Corps, for gallant conduct in the assault
on Fort Gregg, Petersburg, April 2,
1865 G. w. CONNER,
"Clerk of the Circuit Court of Mar
shall County, West Virginia.
"IsEAL.T
&C. C. MATHEWS, Moundsville, W. Va
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
Kind Neighbcrs Will Help Gut.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Tell the
Deacon not to fret about the corn, but
stay till after the wedding. l and Deacon
Gray are going out and see that the corn
is planted, and old Mrs. ScrOggins is 60
ing along to see to making Mrs. Klegg's
soap. My wife will go and stay with
Amanda, and see to cleaning up the
kitchen, and take care of the Jersey heif-
ers. Tell Mrs. Klegg that my wife will also
see to darning those holes in the heel of
Manda's stockings. 1 hope Annabel has the
wedding garment ready. and that the we'd
ding will be grand affair. l hope Gen.
McGillicuddy and the Adjutant will be
there. Tell Shorty to send me some cake.
l always knew Shorty would make his
mark in the world. l love the Deacon.
w. II. REID, Sergeant, Co. f, 10th Ill.
Cav, Nokomis, ILL.,
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
These Cowboys" Lost Some Cattle-An Ex-
traordinary Time Down in Georgia.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: l read
with peculiar interest, Capt. Geo. w.
Foreman's story, Joe Wheeler Got the
Cattle" l think was member of the
escort" on that unfortunate occasion
when the rebel cavalrymen struck our cat.
tie trail down in Georgia.
Preceding the bovine episode. had been
in bad luck. The day after the battle of
Resaca l waded the Oostanaula River
barefooted and barelegged. On the fur
ther shore l came in contact with some
poisonous vines, the result being that my
feet and legs became so swollen that I
was sent to the hospital at Chattanooga.
When my feet and legs had been re-
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
MAWMDERJA q
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Soldiers Diary Of the Closing Days Of the Civil War;
BY JEROME B. QUINN, Co. E, lz3d iii.

While still moving southwark, rebel de-
|serters continued to report the evacuation
of Richmond and the surrender of Lee.
At Coumbus, April II. while we We're
moving toward Macon, Ga, the rebels IN
our front saturated cotton with turpen-
tine, lining the bridge with it. After
they had crossed they intended to burn
it, but just as their rear guard crossed,
we arrived and opened with our Spencer
rifles, driving them away so hurriedly that
they had no time to apply the match. We
marched the greater part of that day and
all night. AT Thomasson, on Flint River,
the rebels made another Intellectual at
tempt to burn bridge.
A colored man, slave of rebel Colonel,
told the Lieutenant commanding the scouts
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
A Captured Sword.

Comrade Geo G. Round. United States
Signal Corps. Manassas. Va, writes that
Confederate soldier living in Manassas
has a sword captured on May 16, 1864, on
the Bermuda Hundred Front, in the fog
fight" which is marked "Lieut Il. r.
Hodge, Co. a, 5Jth Pa" He would be
glad to tind Lieut.. Hodge and restore the
sword to him.
The National tribune., 1903-06-18
Another Eyewitness.

James NJ. Jordan, Leonardsburg, o..
writes: Gen. Polk was killed by shot
fired from Terrill's Battery-5th Regular
Battery, belonging to the Regular Brigade.
The battery consisted of four brass pieces
and two steel guns, the shot that killed
the General being fired from one of the
latter. l witnessed the firing of the gun,
and saw Gen. Polk fall from his horse"
The National tribune., 1903-06-18

Il DoSl VI uuts IL safety lOT one III perm.
8gain. at Jackson, our section of worn
guns, which wouldn't send one shell in
three where it was pointed. was run up
ahead of our skirmishers and engaged eight
guns behind epaulements. We were in our
shirts and the flying gravel and the burr
oak bark and acorns torn from the ground
and trees, stung like whipstfeI slipped off
and acted as number 5. glad of action to
divert my attention. Swing, Driver Muir
ray had knee smashedIhapd we never
again saw him. Geo. Scott helped him to
the rear, and then came pounding back in
three minutes. or less, into that "FireprOof
gilt-edged hell" l have Known men who
would not have returned, jusf then. I take
it that more nerve is required to walk into
such hell than to stay after its breaks
loose. AT any rate, We sGSh had an illus
tration when a staff officer rode up to the
safety line, waved his swdf3l, and Lieut.
| Nuttinc rode over to receife the order to
withdraw his guns. En- passant, Nutting
sat his horse all through, ana the two gun
carriages were struck in q Ihore than 40
places. 3
While Scott was absent Jack Viets was
left in sole charge of the fotir teams, and
had fairly safe place behind tree, hold
ing the lead team. But every time l passed
him in my run from gun to timber and re-
turn, ha offered to exchange. And that
wasn't the sole time Jack showed game as
a pebble. When we limbered to the rear
and were moving out, shell cut the near
hind and the off fore feet from his saddle
horse, which went down. While Jack and
the cannoneers Were dropping him out a
shell cut off the other fore foot. The ar
tillery boys over Mt Fort Myer gave an
exhibition Of this dropping-Out process last
week, but they'll serve long time before
meeting Jacks experience
And we were doing this work for $13 a
month. But we old stiffs are as proud of
the history we helped make as a Bureau
Chief is now in humiliating us.-DoN G..
CAMERON, 1st Wis. Battery, L. A., Wash
lington, D. @.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

syrups utilized only very small per.
of sugar is wasted.
81 ssz With Wise Chemists in Skull Caps.
Perhaps the important part the production Of
is that of laboratory it's
marvels chemistry unscientic
shelves shelves shiny bulbs
containing mysterious auds and samples Of juice in
different testing Certain things
times things
the will be injured; acid has this effect
has entirely different So the chemists carefully
follow nothing will
the purity of the product.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
The u1orld for a Deek

HE powers interested in the present Venezuelan
trouble have at last consented to send the matter
e to The Hague tribunal for arbitration. When the
United States agreed to the establishment of this
trihI for inter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03
SUGAR.

ARMER JOHN looked his beet field with
critical eye, and noted with what intelligence the
beets waved their shiny tops if assuring him
they were growing big and fat and sweet. Then
he glanced across the brown hills where the beet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-03

measured gallons going through the tank
each time is sent into heater with temperature OF
degrees earnedy called coagulang the
albumin it this: There is substance called
other forms of vegetable fe Which in
respects white of this is curdled
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-28
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
A SACRIFICE SALE. $4,000 FOR

A SACRIFICE SALE. $4,000 FOR
SIS. 600.
800 acres well situated, black,
ioamy soil. good market for pro-
duce, wen improved, under fence,
plenty OF water, land patented. 3
dwellings barn, granary, eorrals,
etc ZOO head sheep. "A head Work
horses, mich cows, yearlng
steers, ! Durham bull. 70 head
calves, 100 head hogs, go chickens
z Z-year-Old HambletOnian colts,
50 brood mares. 10 Hambletonian
colts (yearlings). / Norman stall
lion, 2 buggies, Z wagons, l sheep
wagon, 2 self-binders. sulky
plows, 1 seed drill. mowers. l
Dane haystacker and carriers,
tnrasher and power, ! hay press
J chopper and tanning mill. PAIR
platform scales, 4 hand ploWs.
broadcast seeder, I corn shelter,
cider press. ] blacksmith shop and
hardware, Dragg's roller and cult
vatOrs. 800 acres alfalfa, grows
crops per season; 2,O00 acres Wild
nay land 200 acres grain, acres
orchard and vineyard, balance good
pasture, most of which can be cul-
tivated. We have responsible
parties that viii pay $1,000 per year
rental This property must posi-
lively be sold by July 10. Can re-
fer you to prominent business men
in this city.
BROWNS IN TOWN,
No. Il Z. LIST So. Phone "a.