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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-27

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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-27
sonooLs OPEN SEPTEMBER 6.

There will be no meeting of the
board of education tonight ON account
of the other public meetings. The
next meeting will be on August 30.
The schools win open on Tuesday.
September 9.
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REPUBLICAN GAINS.

F'The fact is the gold democrats
will largely remain in the republican
party just as the greenbackers became
republicans after the Rreenback party
broke up.
$50 far as New York state is con-
cerned I can see no reasonNfor demo-
cratic hope there. When the campaign
has gone along little farther it will
be possible to point out definitely con-
ditions that will indicate how the
voters of the state are leaning. but at
this time matters are not sufficiently
crystaiized to give a reliable forecast. -
Senator Scott is in charge of the
speakers bureau of the national COM
mittee and in performing that work
he has for long time been closely
confined to his desk in New York.
Mr.. Scott has completed information
of the conditions that exist all over
the country and knows Just where
effective work can be done by the
large number of speakers who are at
the command Of the committee. In
1896 and 1900 he gained all intimate
knowledge Of every section of the
country, aud that knowledge is now
being put to good use in the assign
ment of speakers.
He is pursuing the work of the speak
ers' bureau with great deal of en-
ergy. He is now feeling quite well,
although he has recently been i'll at
times. He will return TO New York
in day or tive
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As VIEWED BY Mr.. SCOTT
West Virginia Senator Discusses
Political Conditions.
1T is TOO SOON TO ANALYZE
But He Cannot Defect Any Reason FOR
Democratic Hops -Rpublicans WI
Win With Ease.

Senator Scott cannot see any reason
able hope on the part of the democrats
for victorious campaign either 10
his own state of West Virginia or in
the country at large
In the first place. the campaign has
not yet progressed far enough TO allow
any accurate analysis of the situation
that will be presented to us next No
vember when the voters go to the
polls. . he SAID Saturday. when seen
by newspaper man short time
after be reached Washington from New
York. where he has bean busily en-
gagged with the work of the speakers
bureau of tse national republican
committee.
But / cannot see any possible
foundation for any hope on the part OF
the democrats that they can win in
this election. Take West Virginia, for
instance. with Its record of ma
jority for Mckinley of over 1000.
With conditions in that state prosper
Jus huu Will 1CDQDllChh R1AhNAOAOo
favoring the further development OF
the state and a continuation OF pros
perity how can any one have a reason
able expectation that the people will
at this time turn to another party that
has nothing to hold ont to them?
1.-The entire contention is unreason-
able 1t cannot appeal to the COM
mon Judgement of any one. and to
those who know West Virginia and
the nature of its development to the
policies OF the republican party the
suggestion is not tenable.
DEMOCRATIC LOSSES.
s'Then, too, take the country at
large. The democrats cannot hope to
get back that support they lost in 1896
and 1900, which is generally referred
to as the gold element 1t may be that
a.few of the older men who voted for
Mckinley and.who had been lifelong
democrats will next November return
to the democratic fold aud vote tor
Parker and Davis. But that class
forms veiy small part of the body of
men who were lost to that party
There were thousands of young men
in 1896 and again in 1900 whose sssoci-
ations would under ordinary con-
ditions have made them democratic.
but who under the conditions that
were forced on the party by Mr.. Bryan
gave their votes to Mckinley.
"That class of young votes to a
very large extent will remain with the
republican party. They have been as
sociated with republicans in the early
years of their political activity and
they will find no reason sufficient to
cause them to leave those associations.
They are naturally republicans so far
rs their business interests. are con-
cerned. They are for sound business
! principles in the administration of the
government. Thew will remain in the
party.
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hard, but Inc dOctOf InOuBnU uIIIeItft itIu'
prescribed tonics, which | took by thea
quart without relief Reading one day liss
the paper of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures.
and finding the symptoms described an-'
swered mine, decided / would give Lydia
IL. Pinlrham's Vegetable Compound a.
trial. | did not say word to the doctor !,
/ bought it myself, and took it according
to directions regularly for two months.
and found that gradually improved
and that all pains left me, and was my
old self once more. LILLE f. SINcLAuss
IL K. 22d St, Chicago Ill"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1904-08-27

PNKIAI wish thank for the help and ben
eft through Pinkhams Vege
Compound and Liver Pills. When was about seventeen
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-02-11

dumped ont, being spoiled on the journey
OF course, that could not be helped; but it
made us feel very hungry.
HIS BULLET WAS CAST.
On Nov. - we relieved The Sec
0nd Corps in front of Petersburg, where
everything was changed, and Cos. A and
Il occupied Fort Stedman; other compa-
MES the battery to our right-No. 10. and
to our left batteries II and u, and Fort
Haskell, where the line made bend to
westward and southwark again. The
picket line was in small valley-the op-
posing lines about 400 feet apart on rises
of ground. The fort opposite rs was
called the fort on Spring HILL our Fort
Stedman the fort on Hare's Hill, by the
rebels. This was a dangerous place, and
we had to report many casualties from the
Gre of sharpshooters. We paid with the
same coin usually Among the casualties
was Henry Talbot, Go. A, who, on March
2, 80, left the picket line to draw his pay,
and did not use the covered way out of
the picket line. He was shot and lost one
leg above the knee. Another was Lieut..
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Incurred pis.ass and WOUNDS.

Comrade T. 8. Hiestand, Co. G.. 18th
Ind, Marengo, Ind, writes: Enclosed find
price of subscription renewal. You must
count me life subscriber. OF course.
am in favor Of the best pension legislation
possible. If. / had great influence ! would
use it for all it was worth for pensions for
the boys. served three years at the front,
contracted the chronic disease that killed
vast numbers and destroyed and destroys
the strength Of other vast numbers by its
weakening drain upon the digestive organs.
1 received gunshot wound i'm left thigh.
May 10, 1864, at Chester Station, Va.
am not able TO work any more; think we
ought to have more liberal laws for those
who have lost their health and strength
from disease and wounds contracted or
received in the service OF their country"
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Army Music and Biz type.

Comrade Geo. Prior, Co. III, 10th ILL.,,
writes from Camas Valley, Ore: when
any comrade writes about q band struck
up it is Yankee Doodle or Hail Colum-
bia' that his band toots. Did any OF you
ever hear anything else played? / heard
the 18th Ind. band play Il Pluribus Unum'
more than any other piece, and think the
men all liked it. Joe Johnston, at Jack
son, Miss, had band that ut even
ing would play the 'Mocking Bird,
and us Yanks on the skirmish
line would listen in delight and
be quiet il let alone. / wonder how
many of the old band boys are on top of
ground now? Their grand, thrilling notes.
come out of the past, and we may hear
them again; but We are old men now, and
one bugle alone will sing the beautiful
weird melody of Taps for the last of us
soon.
.Now, will The National Tribune give an
old comrade a chance to have his say on
something the old boys don't mention?
Can't we persuade you to print The Ma
tiOnal Tribune in larger type? No matter
if we don't get so much reading matter.
Nearly all your subscribers, no doubt. are
the old comrades, and large print would
be boon to them. Right here l will say
you ought to have 100000 subscribers in
stead of the 10000 yon have; and the old
hoys ought to be ashamed Of themselves
that do not see that you get them for the
gallant efforts you make for them. / do
not believe we would have had as favor
able pension legislation as we have but
for your struggles for us"
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WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY

east As soon as got there we got ready
to fire the two guns-more to give the
alarm than anything else. Only one could
be used, and the glnners, who seemed to
be recruits, kept for training, began to
leave. One. a handsome, dark youth with
black, curly hair, looked fright itself, had
a hammer on his shoulder and followed.
/ called back leave that hammer here;
we want to nse it." He turned, looked a
moment, and fled. We ran one gun out.
l found the lanyard and cap, and We fired
the only gun that the Union troops fired
from Fort Stedman. In FIVE minutes
Col. Randall came and asked if our men
were ont in the works l told him they
rush outside, but could see nothing. Poor
Alex. McKinnon, Co. A, shouted loud
Here is reb; here is reb!' 4 shot came
from close quarters and shattered his
arm near the elbow. He died that after
noon, prisoner. in Petersburg. Capt.
FOote, co. ID, came in and ordered one
gun to be taken to brigade headquarters
Gen. Bartlett's). i told him it was inn
possible the batterymen were gone, and
our men could not leave their places. He
was convinced and quickly left. l under
stood that so long as they could officers
and men fed to Fort Haskell. Soon the
tumult began in the rear. On the north
side near the shaft, two men stuck their
heads over and leaped on the wall, just as
l was fleeing for some nails to spike the
gun we could not use.
HOW FAR 1T SUCCEEDED.
One said: II believe there is nobody in
this fort A Co. Il boy and ! jumped to
the ammunition chamber and fired and
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both disappeared BY this time the tumult
increased behind the fort, and after short
consultation, some Is or 20 of us conclud-
ed that we could be of no possible use
there, and started to leave by the south
side. On the way one said: Boys, turn
your bet plates" which We did at once.
BY this time you could distinguish men,
but not Union and Confederates AS we
turned the corner of the long bombproof
we saw the rebels crowd in like flock
of sheep-the first ones had reached the
tree and my tent. One called "Come out,
here" another, ''fe ch a light thirI
knocked my tent-po.c down. We looked
at each other moment through the 80
feet of space, but neither shot. To our
right we had made a cut to let the stag
nant water out of hole made by using
the dirt for gun platform. This led to
the rear along short link Of the breast
works. Through this we came. Here Tom
Tarvey, Co. A. who had been ON picket
but slipped away in the confusion, met me,
and tod me what have said Of the picket
line, and he turned around with us. Just
as We emerged between Co. ID bombpro0f
and the main works, near two tents used
by Cos. A and Il drummers, Harvey
turned, saying: LET me shoot off my
gun!" Seeing two men lean against the
works-strangers-I was afraid any
shooting towards the rebel lines would be-
tray us. and answered, Don't you do it,
Harvey but he was too quick-and as
the shot rang made n few leaps down
hill, while heard rush, the word 'Sur-
render, and one or two shots went over
my head. Harvey was taken prisoner by
the two men / saw. Another surprise
came behind me in the shape Of our old
cook, Grin Elmore-the one who always
smoked stub clay pipe. He, three camp
kettles, clay pipe and all, came rafting
down the hill to the east. and in few
minutes We had the two Goodmans, SEQ
field and dozen others of Co.'S A and e
with us, bat no officer. The rebels now
formed behind the fort, and advanced
across the cut Of the Jerusalem plank road
on the other side of which the 59th Mass.
lay.
HOW IT WAS NET.
We concluded to give them our bull
lets on their flank, and we did; bit a
mortar battery near the south end of our
fort was aimed at us, and two shots
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From ON. Of smiEa.. su.rr,l,as.

B. Van Dyke. Co. d. l4th Iowa, Foun-
tain, Okla, responds sosid call for Gen.
Smiths Guerrillas "c9myade w. v. Ney-
ems, OF Reader, ILL.,, wishes to hear from
some of Gen. A. J. Smiths Guerrillas? /
think there are not nlahy Of them left; or
perhaps they have forgotten how to
write. II they could d1iy Write as well as
they could fight! Ah,sThe National Trib-
une would have Guerrilla story from
them every week. was one of them my
self; belonged to Go. d, 14th Iowa. Our
brigade was 18th, 9th, 32d Iowa and
oath Mo. Yes, remember Pleasant Hill
April D, 1854. There was wounded and
taken prisoner. Remained there in an old
double log cabin until April q; then
babe forewell to Pleasant Hill. As our
troops We're only 20 miles away, down the
Red River / headed for them; but Gen.
Banks had ordered q further retreat, and
had to go on. reached my regiment at
Yellow Bayou, May Is, after 81 days
travel through q rebel country, on
crutches. saw the fight at Yellow
Bayou, May Is, 1864. Gnerrillas, come
to the frontw :. s
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featured there. The means of manufac-
ture were limited for want of proper tools
and materials. as shown in the raiding of
stills to get copper for caps, and in the in
cident that when lot of Spencer rifles
were captured. later in the war, and sent
to this Arsenal, they could not be reissued
for want OF the copper cartridges needed
for them. with no means Of manufacturing
them. The list of issues given is as fol-
lows: Columbiads and siege guns, 341;
fieldpieces, 1,306: feld-gun carriages,
1915; caissons, 875; FORCES, 1872; sets of
artillery harness. 1852; rounds of field
gun, siege and sea-coast ammunition, 921, :
AL; friction primers. 1.406, 100; fuses. L..
1896; port fires. II ,423; rockets, 1885:
infantry arms, 323. 231; cavalry arms,
81, O67; pistols. 6.074; swords and sabers,
44,S17; sets of infantry and cavalry equip
ments, 375.510: knapsacks, 1855, 1S1; hav-
ersacks, 418,498; canteens and straps,
32S,3I; gun and carbine sings, 115,0S1 !;
small-arm cartridges. 72,413,854; percus-
sion caps. 148.901.255; cavalry saddles,
G9,41S; cavalry halters, 1851.
AS to the steel die used for stamping
the eagle OH the musket lock plates, there
were great many different forms of it.
The oldest specimen of musket / have
(outside of fiint-locks) bears the mark of
"Harper's Ferry, 1902" and was one of
the muSketS altered from mint TO percuS-
sion. This lock plate. then, is Of the old
est series used at the Ferry Arsenal The
eagle stamp is quite large and bears on it's
breast a plain shield, with the letters u.
s. on the shield.
Another specimen is 69-caliber smooth
bore musket, 1S47-one of the first of the
then new PERCUSSION arms. The eagle is
small-regard to the left. has shield on
breast, claws holding a spray of laurel and
two arrows. with. letters u. s. under
meath. Another specimen is a 54-caliber
riae-zouave model-dated 1S47; small
eagle regard to left, shield on breast, three
arrows in right claw, laurel in left, with
letters u. s. below. Another, rife, 1853.
5S-caliber has very large eagle, with
shield on breast, regard to the right, with
laurel in right claw and four arrows in
left claw, letters u. s. above, the words
Harper's Ferry-placed on forward part
of lock plate At Spetsylvania / obtained
Confederate musket, with the letters n.
G. on the lock plate; rust has eaten the
surface SO much that the Fayetteville
mark is no longer visible. This musket is
in form about the same as the regular
model.-ALBERT KERN, Dayton, o.
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VINO wore rnas white Hat.

Chas.. Hamlin. Co. G., 57th Mass,
Chicago, Ill.,: Would like to hear from a
soldier OF the 21st Mass. He wore a
white hat, and the rebels shot hole
through the hat. He was at the left of
the Crater, July 80, 1864, and the hole
was made while he was looking over at the
rebels. He had nerve enough to do him in
most any situation. /. would also like to
hear from the comrade of Co. *, of the
57th, who told me how many men the
company had left. G., e and had but one
officer among them, and be was taken
prisoner and never came back. But one
line officer was left In the resiment."
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DIAGRAM OF GoRDoN's ATTACK on FORT
sTEDMAN.
clothes or feet, crossing and recrossing
creeks constantly. On that day i pulled
my shoes and socks of, and the skin be-
ing kept wet 50 long, went with the
duds.
During the Pegram Farm fight lot Of
recruits, mostly Germans-0ne-year men
arrived and six or eight Of them came to
our company. As the bullets few about
the old boys would tell the recruits that
they must dodge them, they are dangerous,
and some even showed them how to dodge.
Of course it was simply to have fun. 1t
was fun to see the serious faces some of
them exhibited. However, only two Of
them ever came out alive; sickness and
bullets mustered them out. About Oct 81
and % we supported era Words Division
in a grand reconnaissance up the l.. 4 s.
s. X. r., OF which nothing came, except
that we extended the line to Hatcher
Run.
GRAND FEAsTISGs FOR???
/ must here relate what We received Mt
this place of the great THANKSGIVING
that our Northern people sent to us.
-Four of US received for division, a half.
grown chicken, IL of us had a really good
blackberry pie to divide; and few pint
cans of jam came to our company, but
they were too small to give any one more
than a taste. A Christian Commission
Committee handed every man in camp an
apple. Two or three months after this
had occasion to do some writing for q
Captain at brigade headquarters, and, glat
10 have the job done, he asked me what
/ would like: whether l would like toma
toes? Yes! | will give you two cans oil
them. Thankful for these, accepted
them. Afterwards the cook told me hi
had some IL or 13 cases yet-two dozer
cans in case. They We're retained from
the Thanksgiving Of November, 1864, FOL
the use Of headquarters. i regarded those
tomatoes as stolen from us. presume nl
remarks would have been made il he had
kept one or two cases, but % dozen can.
still on hand after several months! die
pot feel very friendly towards him after
that. | understood that five or six wagon
loads Of roasted chicken and turkey were
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The Drafts are worn on the soles Of
the feet because the entire circulatory md
nervous systems are most easily reached
through the extremely sensitive skin at
this point; but they cure rheumatism in
every part of the body, to stay cured, by
drawing the acid pois0ns out OF the blood
througi the foot pores. Write to-day to
the AIngic Foot Draft Co, SC13 Oliver
Bldg. Jackson. Mich, for q pair OF DRIFTS
booklet ON rheuAat1sM.
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to see the sights OF Washington, the Capi-
tol with its beautiful and historic pic
lures and statuary; the parks; the Post
Office, the Patent Office, the War Depart
ment and the White House.
On the 26th OF August our Request. -
a petition II 10 feet long, containing over
QUO names, demanding that we be dis
charged and sent home, was complied with.
On cattle cars we arrived, ut EInlira NJ "
800 of us. We somehow were not ex
pected,. and thereforeawe were treated
somewhat c0olly. ii ~
On Sept. g, our boys sKbok hands with
each other and left town, for their several
homes. sff t8S
(The e&d9
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dropped among us. This game we tried
four or five times, and several times Great
ed some confusion; but an officer with
field glasses watched rs, md drove us
few steps farther. The 59th now was
aroused, but the rebs shooting from the
top of the cut, killed some 80, including
the gallant Maj. Dougherty, before they
were prepared to fight. They fred right
into the bottom of the tents. BY this
urged their men with drawn revolvers;
the men running forward and backward
constantly. The roll of musketry about
Fort Haskell became terrific, and i'm the
rear clouds of dust rose from batteries
gallOping into position on an eminence n
half mile from us, and regiments hurrying
forward mt double-quick. We aimed
number of shots at the rebs On our right,
who with their ragged flag, having a
square in center, kept working on the Goth
tents. Cos. G, III and Il were In rear of
Fort Stednlan in their bombproof, and
were pulled ont of bed rs prisoners. But
as soon as they found that the Fort was
in the rebels hands such Smelling began
as / had never heard or seen. counted
% shells bursting within one or two Sec
onds OF time over the fort. My own tent
had IL bullet-holes and one shelI-rent.
AS there was no protection in the bomb
proof, opening TO the rear, and the fire
was from the rear, never saw such
hayOc-the brains OF men spattered all
over the bombproof; wooden buckets were
full OF blood and bloody water. One shell
wound itself around IN inner log and
| stuck there. We picked up pile of shells
and parts that was three feet high.
The ground was plowed up in every direc-
ton; branches OF trees, enough to make q
carpet.