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The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Revisits Old Battlefield.

Forty years had passed away
since I took part in the stirring scenes
of the eventful and fateful Seven
Days battles, writes Harrison Hume
in the Boston Herald. On a bright
winter morning I left Richmond to
traverse orce more those bloody
fields. Travelling by the Williamsburg
road I came to Seven Pines. the scene
of a desperate but indecisive contest.
Thence by the Nine Mile road to Fair
Oaks. l was here reminded of the old
days, for the mud was knee deep.
Here I took the same road leading to
Chickahominy over which Sumner
passed when he came to our rescue
that terrible afternoon of May 81.
1862.
called at the Trent house, McClel-
lan's headquarters. This once famous
house and plantation is now rapidly
going to ruin. The trees, however,
under which his tents stood, are yet
alive. Approaching the river found
II the same capricious. uncertain,
treacherous stream as forty years ago.
1t had rained two days before. and as
in '62 it had overdowed its banks.
thought my old but trasty mule would
have to swim for it. for. although the
stream IN normal condition is only
about three rods wide. the road was
overflowed for nearly half mile.
Once across, however I came very
soon to the historic field of Gaines
Mills. Historic, because upon the
same ground, virtually. vas fought
two very bloody battles Of the war
Gaines Mills and Cold Harbor In '62,
upon this ground. Lee attacked Nc
Clellan. In "a Grant attacked Lee.
Tie intrenchments of both battles are
still plainly to be seen, and in some
places are near each other. I was,
therefore. enabled to visit both fields
on the same day.
Stopping for a glass of water at the
McGhee house, I vas served from the
same well. where so many wounded
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Of Interest to importers Of Live Stock.

A bill has been introduced in the
house CT representatives at Wash
inston to amend the act under which
animals imported for breeding pur-
poses are admitted free of duty. Un-
der that act, as recently construed
by the board of general appraisers of
New York, duty must be paid on breed
ing animals imported for sale. The
ruling of the board of appraisers has
been contested and the case will prob
ably be carried to the supreme court
In the meantime the amendment has
been proposed which, If passed, will
make the act read: ANY animal i'm
ported especially for breeding pur-
poses shall be admitted free, whether
intended to be so used by the importer
himself, or for sale for such purpose"
AS the adverse ruling is based on a
technical point which has never be-
fore been raised. We have no doubt
legislators will make any amendments
needed to carry out the spirit of the
law.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

property, instead Of on capital invested.
Tho amendment was lost. Gilbert Of
Douglas offered an amendment to tax
street railways. water works. electric
light companies and gas companies on
the basis Of tangible property and gross
receipts instead Of on the basis OF tan
eible property and the full value OF the
franchise. The amendment was. after
discussion, declared lost.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
A Metal Abdomen.

Gen. Snowden Andrews. who died in
Baltimore the other day, enjoyed the
distinction of being the only man in
the world who possessed a metal alb
domen. Being punctured below the
belt he ratified like a tin pan. His en-.
tire bay window was shot off in the
war and his bowels were spread upon
the ground. Here's another dead
one," said the surgeons. gathering up
the intestines along with a few hand
fuls of sand ard piling them back into
the body. The wounded soldier show.
ed signs of life, and they sewed him
up with a piece Of tarred string. Later
on he got q metal front, which HI
wore to the day of his death.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Preventive Measures.

A mother was sitting by the IRE one
evening. rocking her little three-year.
old boy. and singing. MY Country.
IT'S Of Thee" When she came to the
words. Land where my fathers died" "
the little ones lip began to quiver
and the brown eyes filled with tears
and looking up in the mothers face,
he asked piteously:
why didn't they give the Fathers
q pill?'-Little Chronicle.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

An examination Of this table shows
;hat skim milk contains more than IS
per cent of its original solids.-ac
amount of solid matter equal to that
in pumpkins and some of the root
crops. and more valuable in its com
position. While butterfat has a much
higher commercial value than the 9th
er solids in milk, it Is less essential
as q food for young animals than
what remains and may easily be re
placed by a cheaper feed.-Arizons
Station Bulletin.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

Thos. H. Mills. st. Clair county
Michigan: Prices for poultry and
poultry products have been higher this
winter than in previous winters. The
cost OF feed;lg poultry has been abou,
the same as in previous winters.
Wheat is from so to 10 cents per busn.
ell and oats from 25 to 25 cents per
buskel. Eggs sell for 25 cents pc,
dozen. Dressed chickens at Is cents
per pound.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

The senate committee on accounts and
expenditures. Instructed to examine into
the workings Of the state printing
boards. thinks the expense Of the state
printing is entirely too much and in
its report on the 11th made recommen-
dstions to overcome the evil. Following
this report. s. F. z.5. providing for the
purchase Of legislative supplies and the
care Of the same by the state board of
public lands and buildings, and S. F.
z76. providing that this board shall con-
sist Of the secretary Of state. treasurer,
attorney ~ene:al and land commission
er. were placed at the head CT the gen.
eral 6le and then ordered engrcssed
s. r. $50. providing for the appointment
Of q state accountant at a salary OF
$3.50. was ordered engrossed. This bill
Was the result Of q Recommendation
made BY the commissioner o. public
laA1a and buildings tn h:s report Il
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
The Old Piano.

With tarnished keys. once white as
milk.
And candles that for light did duty.
In bravery of futed silk.
Pathetic in its faded beauty.
Our gentle household god! 1t stands
Past any miracle Of tuning:
Dumb to the cost persuasive hands.
Dead. with its dear and dead COM
mcnity.
And yet. when summer nights are long.
A hand seems searching through its
treasure
OF peaceful Sabbath evenSong
And stately chant. or warlike measure.
Those dear Old tunes cur mothers knew!
That fell so lightly from their fingers:
Sweet spirits! Far away they flew.
But sti.l their music with US fingers.
OF solis's incarnate mystery
The very home. with memories throns-
ing:
Not passive wood and ivory.
But rife with human love and long
ing.
So lovingly We guard It's fate.
Well may the sterncst cyn!cs falter!
By such sweet gifts unconsecrate-
No alien gods shall have It's altar.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Shrewcness Of Gov. Tod.

"Gov. Tod of Ohio was a wonderful
nohilizer of troops" said a veteran
recently. when Cincinnati was in
danger in 1862 he ordered the farmers
of certain counties to provide them
selves with quilts or blankets, squirrel
rifles and ammunition. and, after or
ganizatiOn into companies. take the
trains for Cincinnati. The farmers,
old and young, did as requested, and in
less than a week $1,000 men who
knew how to shoot were in Cincinnati
or in Kentucky ready to shoot. These
were the famous squirrel hunters
and Gov. Tod always believed that
they and their squirrel rifles scared
Kirby Smith and led to his retreat.
Certainly the squirrel hunters of Ohio
in their ready response to the COVER
nor's appeal demonstrated that Tod
knew something Of the men who had
voted him into Office"
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Hy6SI9|a|es

Fasts on Michigan Live Stoel6
The January report Of the Secre-
lary Of State Of Michigan gives the
following information on the condi-
ton Of and prices for live stock In
that state:
The average condition Of live stock
In tho state is reported as follows.
comparison being with stock in good.
healthy and thrifty condition: Horses,
cattle, sheep and swine. each 96 per
cent. The average price of fat cattle
was $4.03 per cwt.. Of tat hogs $3.50
per cwt.. and Of dressed pork $6.1s
per cwt The average price Of each
class of horses was as follows: Under
one year old $30.72: between one and
two years old. $3.50: between two
and three years old, $73.03: three
years old and over. $1O1.06. Mich
cows were worth $35.41 per head. Cat
tie other than milch cows, under one
year old. were worth, per head $11.22;
between one and two years old. 1882:
between two and three years old.
$29.29, and three years old and over.
$3.50. The average price Of sneep
under one year old was $2.69, and one
year old and over, $3.50, and hogs
not fatted were worth $4.ss per cwt.
The prices of all kinds of live stock
are higher than one year ago. Fat
cattle and fat hogs are worth 20 cents
more per cwt. while dressed pork is
worth 63 cents less than one year ago.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Sea1eS,

Scales.
At the last meeting Of the Illinois
Horticultural Society, s. A. Forbes,
state entOm0logist. said: The two
common orchard scales-the scurfy
scale and the oyster-shell-have been
regarded as di1ncult insects to destroy.
They winter in the egg. each scale on
the tree In winter having beneath it
. collection Of these eggs.-maroon-
red for the scurfy scale and yellowish
or Whitish for the oyster-shell.-which
were laid there by the female in fall.
she afterwards perishing and drying
up beneath the scale, which continues
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
c.tt;nn Whisky Into Camp.


"The first Christmas l spent in the
army was a very dismal one," remark.
ed Lieut.. Crate of the Northeastern
district the other day. Lieut.. Crate
saw hard service in the Confederate
Army during the Civil War.
Il remember how the authorities got
next to the fact that lot Of whisky
was being smuggled into the camp and
how the boys managed to outwit them
and get the liquor anyhow in time for
Christmas.
There was a baker who furnished
the camp with bread. After short
time it was noticeable that every time
the baker visited the camp there was
a large number of the boys who were
forced to do penance for being drunk.
an offence that was strictly prohibit
ed. The authorities set watch, with
the result that one day when the baker
arrived his stock of bread was in
spected and a number of bottles of
good old whisky discovered baked in
several of the loaves. The entire load
was confscated and sent to headQuar-
ters. where, no doubt, it was deeply
appreciated.
For some time the boys were at
their wits end to cOntrive some
scheme to smuggle the whisky into
the camp without being detected, and
at last one of the crowd, who liked his
little nip SO we'll that he could not
forego the pleasure any longer. con
trived an ingenious plan that was a
bowling success from the start and
lasted for a long time before it was
eventually found out When one of
the boys went down into town he
would buy a common earthen jug and
a number of hog bladders. The blad-
ders were placed in the jug in such a
way that the openings hung outside.
The next visit was made to where the
whisky was obtainable.
Each bladder was then carefully
filed with the liquor, the neck tied
up and let drop into the jug. After
the jug was filled with as many blad-
ders as was necessary, the next call
would be made to grocery. where the
space between the blad6ers and the
of the jug would be flied with mo-
lasses. Coming back to camp the man
with the jug would be halted by the
sentry, who would dip his finger in
the jug to see what it contai2ed. and.
finding nothing but molasses, would
permit the owner to pass. When quar-
ters were reached the molasses was
carefully drawn of, after which the
jug was broken and the bladders OF
whisky distributed to those who had
contributed toward the purchase. It
was many a long day before it was
found out where the soldiers secured
their bles."-Baltimore Sun.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

Prosperity has come to a pretty
pass when the railroads have so much
freight they cannot move it. Now il
hey could only turn il into passel.
gers they might make it hang up by
the straps.-Saturday Evening Post
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

n . protection for the eggs. These
insects are twobrooded in our lati-
tude, the first Matching early in May
and the second mostly In July. We
have NO practical means Of killing the
eggs. Indeed. insects eggs can rarely
II ever be destroyed BY chemical ap-.
plications which will not in1ure the
tree. These scales are more suscep-
tible to insecticides while very young
than 1t any other time. and conse-
Quently applications intended to de-
str0y them directly may best be made
during the first week or two of May,
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

and dying men Quenched their thirst
that battle afternoon. It was served
also by the owner. who fought over
his own land that day.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Best Horse-ereedino Section.


DR.. C. D. Smead of New York state
says: Where are the best locations
for horse breeding? I will say that
there are good locations In nearly all
the states Of the Union, and there are
also bad ones. The New England
states where there are pasture lands
are by far too rough and rocky. The
danger of accidents with resulting
blemishes is a serious drawback In
pasturing colts upon steep hill sides
or the rocky pasture lands where
sheep and cattle may do we'll The
level lands of all the eastern states are
far too valuable for the owners to use
them as horse pastures. And the same
can be said of many sections Of the
central states. Kentucky, with her
rolling lands and blue grass pastures,
has in the past. and can In the future.
produce fine horses. So can New
York and Ohio; also parts of Pennsyl
vania. But let these states produce
all they can and they cannot supply
anywhere near what the future de-
mand win be for frst-class horces.
The horse breeding section of the
United States must be west Of the
Mississippi river. That is where the
great ranges are found, covered with
both the wild and domestic grasses.
the essential thing In growing horses
cheaply.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

Col. KnefHer'S Regiment.
The Seventy-ninth. commanded by
Col. Frederick Kneffler is memorial
lied on the battlefield of Chickamauga.
An eagle grasps laurel branch above
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18
Pressure on Boilers

Water tube boilers are now made to
stand a pressure of $50 pounds to the
square inch.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

George Stephenson's father vas fire.
e sn In a cclliery.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

Worlds Supply Of Gold.
It is anticipated that the worlds
supply of gold will be doubled in the
next ten years.
The Columbus journal., 1903-03-18

BY previous agreement the representa-
tives did not expect any business on
the 9TH and only a bare quorum attend
ed. As soon as roll call was completed
nearly a dozen members left the hall
and departed for their homes. The bills
introduced on Friday were read for the
first time and after receiving the spe-
cial communication of Governor Mickey
on insurance Of state buildings. the
house adjourned till Monday at =. p. m.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-01
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

Pursuant to notice, the school
board of Rankin county met at the
office of the county superintendent, on
Monday the 2Sth day Of September, A.
D., 1908, all the members of said
board being present, except J. @. Ber-
ry, from district No. 1 land being called
to order by the superintendent,
the following proceedings were had
and done, to-Wit:
On motion the school formerly
known as the Watts school, was
discontinued, on account of the small
attendance, the past term, and the
children included in the territory as
signed to the Watts school BIO allowed
the privilege of attending the Goshen
Springs or Fannin school, as it may
be best for their convenience.
In the matter of locating white
school at Sulpher Springs, and col
ored school at the colored church, at
or near Pisgah church, the board on
motion agreed to submit the question
locating the white school to the iudg-
ment of the superintendent and J. @.
Bruce, member of school board in dis
trict No. 2, and the location of the
coloped school to the decision of the
of education and j. B.
Worley from district No. 5.
Ordered that the board adjourn sub
ject to the call of the county superin-
tendent. A. G. BAKER,
W. d. ROBBINS,
J. @. BRUCE,
J. B. WORLEY.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-01
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON.

The growth of the cotton manufac-
turing industry in the south is most
encouraging. Seven Or eight years
ago the south consumed only 80 per
cent of the cotton used by all the cot
ton mills of the country, while last
year the south consumed So AZ per
cent. The southern mills took 1000, :
729 bales while the northern mills
took /, 1867, 635. In 1884 the south con-
sumed 718, 515 bales.
Great as has peen the increase, it is
only the beginning. The cotton
mills of New England are coming
south, but new cotton mills should al
SO be added to fully develop the indus
try. The whole country, both north
and south, consumed less than 1000,
600 baleslast year. An average crop Of
IL, 900, 900 bales would leave 5000, 900
bales to be shipped abroad and con-
verted into finished products. This
work ought to be done at home in the
south at the base Of supplies. Japan,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-01

Sixty five members of the next
United States senate are lawyers, one
is a civil engineer, two are doctors
and the others bankers, miners bus
mess men and politicians. The aver
age age is Sc, Senator Pettus, of Ala
bama, the oldest, is 50, and Senator
Bailey, of Texas, the youngest, is 40.
twenty-five members fought in the
civil war. Of college graduates there
are fifty five. Seven members of the
senate were born in other countries.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-01

The Meridian Star makes complaint
of the action Of some northern white
women who are teachers in a new
school at Meridian. Their advocacy
and practice of social equality is dis
tasteful to the good citizens of Meri :
dian and the Star gives warning that
the conduct of those misguided and
fanatical white women will be pro-
ductive of harm, more especially to
the poor creatures who are being mis-
lead and made to believe that they are
entitled to the social equality with the
white people. Those fanatics from
the north who practice and teach
social equality in the south are paw
ing the way to get the negro into
trouble. The southern white people
will never countenance social equal
ity, nor do they approve of such ac-
tion as the women teachers OF the
Lincoln school at Meridian are guilty
of. There ought to be way OF hav-
ing such institutions abated as nui-
sance. -Choctaw, Ala, Advocate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1903-10-01
England, Germany and France are
two Thirds of tha ronth-

England, Germany and France are
manufacturing two thirds of the south
ern cotton crop. France has learned
how to take one pound Of 10-cent cot
ton and convert it into lace worth
$1.5O per pound. There is no reason
why the south should not go in for
tho manufacture of fine cloths, laces,
print goods and all kinds of high
class work. The raw material should
not be exported because the big money
IS made in manufacturing. If the
south will prepare to manufacture it's
own cotton foreign manufacturers
will be put to it and competition will
keep up prices, resulting in many mil
lions annually to the south.
The south is doing much and is do
ing we'll, but7it should do more and
do better. Commercial Appeal.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-10-16
RESOLUTIONS,

The following resolutions were I'M
animously adopted by the County Com
nlittee. at the meeting, Tuesday, Sep
tember 22nd:
Whereas, at the recent session OF the
General Assembly of Virginia there
was passed an act known as the
"Barksdale Pure Election Law" the
object OF which is to prevent the UNI
lawful and corrupt Use OF money and
other things for the purpose OF in
fluencing votes in any and all elections;
and
Whereas, 1t ought To be and is the
desire Of all good citizens to see tIa'
he purposes of said act are fully r.tr-
ried out and the penalties therein
strictly enforced, and ample facilities
are now afforded by law to compel
parties participating in fraud or bribery
TO testify:
BE it therefore, resolved by the
Democratic County Committee OF
Tazewel County, in meeting assembl-
ed September 22nd, 1903:
That we unqualifiedly endorse the
said "Iarksdalc Pure Election Law"
and we pledge ourselves, individually
and collectively To use our best efforts
20 see that the provisions Of said act
are fully carried out.
Resolved further: That to the end
that said law may be strictly enforced.
the Chairman Of this Committee is
hereby authorized and directed to ap-
point committee OF not less than
three at each voting precinct of this
county, whose duty it shall be TO use
every effort they can to see that the
said law is carried ont, and in case of
any violation, To secure the evidence OF
such violation, and furnish the same to
III, proper authorities, in order that the
violators may be punished.
BE it resolved further: That the said
N'A''A' '''NAA - NAAlNNl'N W tlllHlON Slltn
Counsel aS he may deem necessary TO
assist in seeing that the purpose and
intent Of these resolutions are carried
out
Resolved further; That we call up-
on all good citizens of this county. ir
respective of their political utilization
to cooperate with us in seeing that the
provisions of the said Pure Election
Law are carried out, and we pledge
ourselves 70 do all in our power TO see
that the said law is enforced against all
offenders, be they Democrat or Re
publican.
Resolved further: That the Chair
man of the Committee have IA copy of
these resolutions printed in such news
papers of the county and copies given
To each committeeman, as he may
think proper, and that he have suf
nclent number thereof printed in form
OF posters as may be necessary to fully
circulate them over the county.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1903-10-16
Induced DR.. Howard Compan 10
Make Special Price.

After great deal Of effort and CORE
spondence DIR. John +. Jackson the pop-
ular druggist has succeeded in getting the
DR.. Howard Co. to make a special half
price Introductory offer on the regular
hfty cent size of their celebrated Specific
Tor the cure of constipation and dys pepsia
This medicine is recent discover, for
the cure of all diseases of the stomach
and bowels. 1t not only gives quick re:
lei but 1t makes permanent cures.
DIR. Towards specific has been so re-
mnrkably successful in curing constipa
tlon, dyspepsia and all liver troubles
that DIR. jackson is willing to return the
price paid in every case whine it does not
give relief.
The Old-fashioned idea of dosing with
mineral waters, cathartie pills or harsh
purgativeS will soon be a thing of the
past. The best physicians are prescribing
DIR. H0waId's specific because it reaIIV
gives the desired results and on account
of the small and pleasant dose that is
needed
SO great is the demand for this specific
that DIR. Jackson has been able to secure
onlya limited supply, and every one who
Is troubled. with dyspepsia, constipation
or liv,T trouble should call upon him at
once, or send Is cents. and get sixty doses
OF the best medicine ever made, on this
special half-price offer, with his personal
guarantee to refund the money II IL does
aos cure,