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Smyrna times., 1903-10-28

WlchNt regiment,
and uu onel who
meant breast.
work an. Y W.. rs to come.
There was r.A i there in plenty. but
none in such contempt as the eighty
men of Company B. Little or nothing
was expected of them, and they were
given the left flank.
At the end of two days, as divisions
and brigades formed in the valleys and
artillery gallOped here and there to
crown the knolls and hills, the enemy
came marching down the pass, hoping
to find it unguarded. In this they were
disappointed; but, being five to one,
they swept forward with yells and
cheers to brush the thousand defenders
aside. The fighting colonel watched
the onfall with heart in his mouth. A
thousand steady old veterans would
have given him confidence but he was
looking at the backs of a thousand
bummers. He cursed and prayed alter
nately as he heard the confident cheers
of the enemy, but after the first grap-
pie he smiled. The bummers had held
their own and were cheering in def
ance.
"The next attack will be farther to
the left" mused the colonel as he saw
the enemy gathering again, "and if
Company B fails me our whole line
will be swept away. 1t was a shame
to send me such men"
There was another hot fight and an
other fierce grapple, and when the lull
came the colonel threw up his hat and
! cheered. The "B" men had not only
stood firm, but had shifted along with
! out orders to take more of the brunt
| of the battle The orders to the 5000
men were to break through at all costs.
The orders to the 1000 were to hold
the mouth of that pass to the last man.
The fight began when the sun had only
half an hour more of life. and it ragged
at intervals for three hours. Then
those in the pass and those behind the
breastwork slept or made ready fol-
daylight. The birds had hardly taker
wing before the musketry began tC
volley again. Re-enfOrcements had
been sent for, but they could not be III
for hours. Meanwhile the thousand
must hold the pass.
1t Is on record in history how the
thousand fought. From sunset to dark
ness, from daylight to high noon, they
crOuched behind that wretched LITTLE
breastwork of logs and stones and gay,
up their places only when they fel
back dead. The pass was held.
When the re-enfOrcements marched
up at last they found scarce 300 mel
crouching there. but they were fight
ing yet-fghting and dying. And whel
the enemy had made a last charge ant
been driven back to try no more tn
colonel rode down the line to cheer thi
and that company and to finally ask:
where is i company? Every ma
of them has covered himself with glC
ry in this fight. / want to shake hand
with each and all of them"
"Sir," replied a dying man who wa
propped up with his back to the breas
work and who sOught in vain to rails
his hand in salute-"sir, l beg to n
port that-that I am the last Of Con
pany r and that l am-am"-
"Deadw finished the colonel as II
man fell back. And braver men wi
never die after him.
Smyrna times., 1903-10-28
COMP AMY b
-. BY...
John Hun6erford
Copyright, 1903, by T. C. Mcclure

1t was almost certain to happen that
way in regiment going into action for
the first time. The officers were raw
and the men were raw. After five or
six men of Company B had been kill
ed the remainder of the hundred hud-
died together like frightened sheep for
q moment and then turned their backs
to the foe and bolted from the field.
Had the men been veterans there
might have been a bit of confusion as
the fire got too hot, but there would
have been no running away. Had the
officers been veterans the company
would not have been stood up there to
furnish target practice to the enemy.
A pitiful thing followed. Company 3
was branded with cowardice in the
face of the enemy. There were over
ninety men left, stalwart fellows from
the pine woods and forest streams,
who had worked alongside danger all
their lives, and now they were to be
snubbed, even by the company team
sters and the suffers clerks. They
muttered and cursed and shed tears,
but the stigma had been put upon
them, and they had to bear it. a citi-
zen may be dubbed a coward for not
resenting an insult, but he can plead a
dozen excuses. Not so a soldier, how
ever. He is in the ranks to fight, and
fight he must or become an object OF
contempt.
Company B cursed and muttered and
waited. There would be other battles
and their time would come Three
months later they went into action
with the company banner leading the
way and every man singing wal
song, and for a quarter of an houi
they were heroes. What happened al
of a sudden no man could afterwarC
tell. Perhaps it was the screams o
men as they were hit, or a section of ;
battery galloping through the line, o
it might have been some blunderinj
Orler on the part of the officers. n
matter what it was, the results weT
lamente BILE. Company B bOlted again
and the other men cried, Yah, yah!
in contempt as the panic stricken lun
bermen fell back They had Tough
Smyrna times., 1903-10-28
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New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
IN A CORNER OF SIBERIA

quarrel with his five sons, announced aloud his
wish to die. The next morning he thought bet
ter Of it and TetraCted his words; but-So | was
informed III all seriOusness-the revengeful
spirits shortly afterward inflicted the hoof dis
ease his herd. and took away three of his
sons one after another.
Usually, however. the man who has pro-
claimed his wish to die remains firm until the
end. L met, in 1850 at the Anui fair in the
kolyma country, a man by the name of katik
who said that he wanted to get rid of the trou-
bies of this world. He had no apparent Illness
but his ZaSt for life had completely vanished
and he intended to start for the land of his
forefathers. He was as eager for death as il it
meant for him pleasant journey to a distant
but very mtereSt-@Cs country. Tn vicinity of
the Russian fort no place for the fulfilment
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

than two three inches long . . but
being once started felt no embarrassment and
went cOolly on if l going to be hanged"
Thackeray, unlike Dickens, failure an
after-dinner speaker. In Philip he writes "A
day Will soon arrive Out own mind you, that
do not carve welD when we shall have the
speeches done by a skilled waiter at a side
table as we have the carving"
While Irving, Thackeray and Hawthorne
dreaded the pubic dinner, Sir Walter Scott was
in his element when acting (Harry
turniSS in The Strand
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

from III a m to IL noon. the number Of veh,cIes
crossing the surface railway tracks at tn tn
angular street intersections Of Broadway. THen-
ty-third-st. and Fifth-ave.. by actual count "aS
l,9lO. The Interruptions from the unreSu-
lated vehicle traffic alone have become SO
great in New-York Chicago. Boston. Phlladei-
phia and other large cities that the electric sur
face cars, with a possible speed Of twenty u
twenty-five miles hour. are reduced n CON
geSted streets to the horse speed OF hve or SIX
miles an hour. Some adequate provision shCuiu
be made for regulation OF vehicle traitlc. IL i
probable that in future years the people. IT sen
defence. will demand that all heavy trucking De
taken off Broadway and other cOugeStei StreeIS
in other cities. and that the receiving and as
charging of goods from shops freight stations
warehouses and stores be conducted So as Het
to block the sidewalks and not t. interfere Win
passenger mOVement.-(W- W Whvat.e-- -l i"-
Worlds Work
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
HOW MANY BLOCKS To A MILE?

If one could spend few hours bv the side
Oh the manager of one of the great systems and
read the reports of the blOckades and DELAYS
seemingly almost beyond human foresight TO
control as they are te,ephoned from over tn.
entire city to central headquarters he would
wonder at the regularity of the service. on the
surface lines of Manhattan from December /
to IL, inclusive, there q daily average of
twenty serious detentiOns averaging eish-
teen minutes each. The delays of less than five
minutes, of which there were SeVenty-fiVe da w
are not taken into account None of the serious
delays reported were caused by failures of equip
ment or power by anything that could be
controlled by the management, but were all
caused by street vehicle traffic and other OBJ
structionS. On December q, 1902, in the hour
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

OF MS wish. so he had to delay it for couple of
months; but when next met Katik's wife early
IN III the ran, she was already widow She told
me tne detaliS of her husbands death I'm a very
SIihpie way He was strangled with a IassO.
ohe held his head in her lap. and two of his
sons pulled the ends of the rope. Katik's wife
tol1 me also that he was cheerful to the last
and even jOked the very moment his face was
pelng covered with the hood of the death coat
10 prevent those present from seeing his last
BOgOras. in Harpers
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

Quantz, mot to keep the flute in your hand or
under your arm after playing, but you do it all
the same; the flute sounds out of tune because
1t becomes warmed unequally, not because it is
really out of tune
That is not true" cried the King. snap
pishly. The following day he played upon
different flute and ignored QuantZ altogether
The latter conducted the concert in the usual
way, but withheld his Bravo" week after
ward the King addressed him kindly: Il have
now tried this flute in every way, and found
that you We're right. | shall never let it get
warm in my hand again" 1t was by such traits
Of justice and straightforwardness that Fred
erick endeared himself to all who came in
tact with him.-S. X. LudOVc, in The Strand.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26
JON4H,S PROSPECTIVE CHIJIPION

Jonah was relating his adventures TO the
natives.
Huh" they exclaimed disdaiutully. we $"
heard fish stories before,
Never you mind" he retOrted. the NaiSe'
will defend il later"
Proud of his royal support. he staIked rnoodly
away.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-26

Professor Matthews recalls the fact that
Washington Irving was a complete failure as an
after-diEner speaker When Charles Dickens
first visited New-YCrk Washington Irving was
selected TO take ~ caair He went about NUT
shall break down. and so he did after the first
sentence OF two Cf his speech He hesitated
stammered, smiled and stopped then sank
down, whispering II his neighbor, There! |
told you l should break down. and I've done it,
- Hawthorne was equally uncomfortable on his
feet and the following note was found in his
notebook: Anybody may make an after-dnner
speech who will be content to talk onward with
out saying anything. My speech was not more
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
Not Over-Wise.

There is an Old allegorical picture
( a girl scared at the grass-hoppe
.,ut in the act of heedlessly treadine
n a snake. This Is parallelled by
/ ie man who spends large sum Of
oney building a cyclone cellar, but
Neglect to provide his family with
bottle CT Chamberlain's Collie, Chol
era and Diarrhoea Remedy as { safe
gard against bowel complaints
whose victims cutnumber those o
the cyclone hundred to one. This
everywt-re recognized as tn
most prompt and reliable medicine
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
The Pleasure os Eating.

Persons suffering form Indigestion
dyspepsia or other stomach troubles
lH Gnd that hodol Dyspepsia cure
digests what you eat and makes t.
,ouach sweet, This remedy is s
over Filling cuie for Indigestion an.
dyspepsia and all complaints affecting
ne glard3 or membranes of the sion
ich or diges We tract. When 20
axe Eo6oI BY pepsia cure everyth1n;
you eat taste good, and every bit OF
re noutriment that your food contain
5 assimilated and appropriated by thu
blood and tissues. Sold by Joerger's
harmacv.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

Mrs. Mollie Allen, OF South Fork.
~. says she has prevented attacks
f cholera morbus by taking Cham
berlain's stomach and liver tablets
when she felt an attack coming on.
Such attacks are usually caused by
Indigestion and these tablets are just
what is needed to clean the stomach
, nd ward or thu approaching attack
Attacks u '"1iopa colo may be pre-
vented In tys9 same Wav
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
TAX NOTICE

Additional time has been granted
by the mayor and council in which to
pay 1908 city taxes. The last day
under the ordinance, was November
3oth. BY special order, am author
lied to receipt for taxes until Monday
December 28th, 1908. The digests will
then be turned over &c the clerk of
council, who will be obliged to issue
executions against all In default. Pay
now, In order that you may save costs
Of execution.
Geo. n. Smith, City Treasurer.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

ANY CHURCH or parsonage or In
stitute sup ported by voluntary con.
tribution will be given liberal guam
tity Of the Longman & Martinez Pure
Paints whenever they paint. Note:
Have done so for twenty years. Sales
tens Of mI...ons of gallous; painted
nearly two million houses under
guarantee to repaint IL not satisfac
tory. The paint wears for periods w
to eighteen years. Linseed oil mug.
be addad TO the paint. (dine in two
mi1utesl. Actual cost then abou;
sl25 per gallon. Samples ire
sold ~ our essata.
Bowen a Thomas
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
A Purua.ive Pieasure.

If y0l ever took DEWITT lit-le ear
rlers for oiliousness or c1nstipa-
tinH you know what a purgat.v pleas
ute is. These famous little pills
cleanse the liver and rid the system
Of all without producing unpleasant
effects They do not grippe, sicken
II weaken. but give core ard siren Ct
70 tine tissues and oreansc i1voll e.
W. H. Howell, Of Houston, Tex, says:
No etter pill can he usei than Ii
!e Early Il ors foi ron 'tirat':n
DlATTrary
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
nlstreas After Eating cured.

Judge w. T. Holland Of Greenourg.
Ia. who is we'll and favorably known
says 1.-TWO years ago lsurered greatiy
from indigestion. After eating, great
distress would invariably result, last
ing for an hour or 20 &nd my nights
were restless. concluded to try kodol
Dyspepsia cure and 1t cured me en-
tirely. Now my steep is refreshing
and indigsteion perfect. Sold by Joer-
gers pharmacy.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
PERSONAL POINTS,

W. H. Love, Of Atlanta, spent yes
terday in the city.
A. p. Bradshaw, of Waycross, was
in the city yesterday.
E. R. Bennett, OF Savannah, was
in the city yesterday.
w. F Parker is at home from Brook
Ign to spend the holidays
E. r. Conant, of Savannah, was reg
istered at the Oglethorpe yesterday.
Rev. D. Watson Winn of st. Simon
was among the visitors to- the city
yesterday.
A. S. Station of Atlanta, well
known travelling man spnet yesterday
in the city.
D. H. Bennett, of Milwood, Ca
was among the visitors to the city
yesterday.
General Manager Berry, of the B.
C B., left yesterday to spend a few
days in New York.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

The postofice and express Office
will have the greatest rush of the
week today, and the forces at both
offices will be kept busy.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

king Dodo" and "The Toreador"
are mong the attraction booked to
appear at the Grand shortly A Texas
Steer, will be the next attraction,
coming on January 8.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

Everything is unusually quiet in po-
lice circles for Christmas time, and
only one or two arrests have been
made during the week.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
Shin Notice

Neither the master, consignees or
owners Of the British steamship,
Cairnstrath, will be responsible foG
any debts contracted by the crew OF
said steamship
Hunter, Master.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
Special Notice.

Neither the master, owner or agents
of the British s. S"Greatham" will
be responsible for any debts contract
ed by the crew of said steamer.
END. Strachan & Co., Agents.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
LITTLE LOCAL LINES

Tom Oliver, well knewn negro
hackman, was arrested yesterday for
eckless driving.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

A new collar and sleeve binding
and your overcoat will save the cost
of a new one See Jim Carter be
fore cold weather. Phone 1882.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
THE DAVIS HOUSE.
307 Norwich st

307 Norwich st
GOOD BOARD AND EXCELLENT
ROOMS.
Rates per day.. =. - :. Use
Rates per week =. :. $3.50
We have the finest feather beds in
the city.
Special attention to
TRANSIENT TRADE
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24
Don't Delay
But Phone 1923 at once.

n. B. We have plenty Of cash on
hand ready to loan ON anything OF
value, at low rate of interest. See
Joel Bros. If you are in need of money
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

Wanted, everybody to battle in La
vadura treated water; it's a delight
full bath; all frst-class grocery stores
sell Lavadura.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

PERHAPS your overcoat needs a
ew collar or new sleeve lining. See
Tim Carter at 504 Monk street or ling
phone 1882.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

The Weather is fairly good nov
for having clothes put in order for
winter. See Jim Carter. phone 1882
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

Furnished rooms will rent easily if
kept clean with Lavadura; it cleans
marble work beautifully, paint work
and varnisll doors, window facings
and door facings, with very little
work: 10 cents per package.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

w. F Parker is at home from Brook.
Ign to spend the holidays
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

E. r. Conant, of Savannah, was reg
istered at the Oglethorpe yesterday.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

E. R. Bennett, OF Savannah, was
in the city yesterday.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

W. H. Love, OF Atlanta, spent yes
terday in the city.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-24

A. p. Bradshaw, of Waycross, was
in the city yesterday.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-30
G Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 1 0 Q Q Q Q 0 {
OKLAHOMA NEWS.
5 Q Q 8 . Q . Q . . . Q . Q Q Q 3


Special to Daily Leader.
Pawhuska, Okla. Dec 3O.--If all
the lands Of the Usage Indians should
be appraised and sold on an agricul-
tural basis. and the proceeds. togeth-
er with their millions in cash on de-
post IN the United States treasury
be piled In a heap, the amount would
be only a fraction of the enormous
wealth in gas and oil which compe.
tent persons believe exists every
where in the Usage reservation. six
~ by eighty miles in size.
The Usage country lies Immediately
south Of rich oil fields in Kansas. be-
ing contiguous to ChautauQua coun.
ty On the east It adioins the chero-
kec nation now producing the bulk
of the oil and gas at Bartlesvilie,
which is just across the line in the
Cherokee country. Every indication
points strongly to the fact that the
Usage country lies squarely in the
,.6eld Of the oil and gas belt that fol-
lows general direction from north
east to southwest ia Kansas The
prediction Is commonly made that in
ten or fifteen years this portion OF
OlsIahoma viii be one OF the most
flourishing manufacturing regions in
the west.
Discovery Of the Field.
with the exception Of the develop
meats az Bartlesville, the extent of
the gas and oil resources Of the Usage J
country were unknown until about
three months ago A few holes had !
been drilled close to the Kansas line ,
several years ago. but the prospect
ors alleged that noihing was eou-l
h was believed that oil ana gas were ,
not llmitei to the neighboslood Of
Bar lesyille. and this confidence re-
suited in an extension of the field to
the capital Of the Usage
nation. which lies twenty-five miles !
Utmost due west from Bartlesyille
NJ c. Tucker. a merchant trader, or
gans1ed he Pawhusaa oil and Gas
company Win capital stock fixed
|Rt a mt;,--1 3ollars, TO prospect for
|natural gas for fuel and lighting pur-
POSES. on s suitcase of Gao acres ac-
'iuirel from the Indian Territory IL
Eliminating Oil company, which holds
blanket oil ana gas lease on the en-
.lre Usage reservation TAe local
company began drilling at a point
ear small stream che and one
alf miles northeast OF town
At 1850 feet tae drnl passed |
hroueh ave feet Of oil sand. and at
300 feet the drill struck about twen.
feet from which the driners said
bat ten barrels Of as good oil -
puid be found in Kansas sogld be
jumped daily Bgg5vs i6e Pa~Au'fsa
pmDany was not '"ss -, ,r ir oli. and
spt drillingss A of natural
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-30
state Poultry AssoeIatien.


special TO Daily Leader.
Hernessey, Okla, Dec. SO.-The
iinth annual show of the Oklahoma
tate Poul ry association win be
eld here January II, 70, lS. IA. Is
nd 10, 1904 The officers Of the as
,ociation are; s. NJ. Lyons, Crescen
City, president; II C schilling. old
homa City, first vice president; W. +
dawkins, Oklahoma City, secretary
Thompson had threatened England
life and was apparently looking fol
him as he rode up the street When
Thompson was city marshal, England
was his deputy Thompson was r.
Gently removed by the council and
he and England had trouble England
having taken a pistol from him ear
J. l.. Ladd Oklahoma City, treasurer.
J e. Hutchinson, Hennessey, asais
ant secretary; L. p. Crum, Holien-
vile. l. T., assistant secretary; F. W.
Stone, Blackwell, superintendent,
The directors are: S. NJ. Lyons
H C. schilling, F. w. Stone, L. n
Williams. L. P, Crum, w. P. Hawkins,
j. W. Longwith. e. Bracht, C G.
Woodwork, ]. e. Hutchinson.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-30
A Frightened Horse,

Running like mad down the street
dumping the occupants. or a hundred
other accidents, are every day occur
rences. II behooyes everybody TO have
a reliable salve handy and there's
none as good as Bucklens Arnica
Salye. Burns. Cuts. Sores. Eczema
ana Piles, disappear quickly under It's
soothing effect 25c. at F. B. Lille &
Co.'S drug store.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-30
The RInawOod Tragedy.

~ 'ff'faW - dHGhys
Special to Daily Leader
Ava, Okla, Dec. 3O.-sheriff Oates
returned from Rlngwood, and regard.
ing the tragedy there Christmas day.
stated that Marshal Ferguson had ar
rested Fox some months ago. and
Fox had threatened to kill him If he
ever attempted to arrest him again
Ferguson was shot through and
through twice. from right to left with
40 caiibse revolver; one han
through ire lower bowels and one
through the lung. Fox was facing
his pursuers and received one shot
through the stomach, one in his right
leg and his face was fun OF shot from
a shotgun He only lived about rs
minutes after the sho, ing. Ferguson
W saabout S5 years OH. and leaves a
wife and one child; he had $1,000 in.
suranee in the Modern wooimen. aul
was a man well liked in tha com
munity