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The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-10-20
Begins in This City Next Tuesday and
Lasts Five Days
A Magnificent Program of Races A Beautiful Flower
Parade-A Thrilling Competition Drill,
Sham Battle Etc

unusually large mum Der OfhorSeS
the directors were compelled to
erect twenty five additional stalls.
These stalls have all been com
pleted and there are ample ac-
commodations for both horses
and cattle.
Every day at the fair will be
big day, out the directors are
especially aLxious to give the
exhibition big send off at the
opening, and with that end in
view have arranged an especially
attractive program for Tuesday.
All the exhibits in the various
departments will be in place
when the gates open at eight
O'Clock Tuesday morning, and
visitors can spend a delightful
forenoon viewing and examining
the many beautiful and interest
ing objects that will be on dis
play. During the morning prizes
will be awarded in the sheep,
swine, poultry and pet stock de-
partments, the afternoon will be
devoted to racing. Some of the
fastest horses in the South are
here and fave been entered in
the different events scheduled
for Tuesday afternoon, so that
an unusually fine program may
be expected.
Wednesday will be Ladies Day,
and will be given over to the
good ladies of the city and county.
all whom will unite in. an effort
to make the occasion a success.
1t has often been said that ladies
are more enthusiastic and more
energetic workers than men.
and that whatever they may
consent to undertake is always
accomplished in a most thorough
manner, and as the ladies of
Columbus are noted for their
zeal in work of this character we
may look for day crowded with
delightful events. One of the
principal features of the day will
be a grand floral parade, in
which every person in Columbus
who owns a buggy, phaeton,
carriage or light vehicle of any
character is invited to participate.
There are so many handsome
equipages in Columbus and our
numerous large and well kept
flower gardens afford such ample
material for decorations that this
parade ought to be the most
gorgeous eyer seen in MiSSiSsip-
pi and if every thing is propi-
tious it will doubtless be the
crowning event of the fair. The
parade will form IN front OF the
grand stand at three o'clock
Wednesday afternoon, and all
who desire to participate therin
are urged to be on hand prompt
" at that hour.
On Thursday morning horses
and live stock will be exhibited
in the arena, and the exhibits
this year promise to be very fine.
Our farmers are now devoting
more attention to the raising of
fine stock than ever before, and
there will be on exhibit some
animals that will give their own
ers just cause to feel pround.
Thursday afternoon will be given
over entirely to the races.
Friday has been set apart as
Military day. and the members
of the Columbus Rifemen coop
Grating with the directors
tConeluded on Second Page)
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DAILY PROGAM.

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Tuesday, Oct. 18, a. M,
Grand opening parade, led by
Fourth Regiment Band, of
Meridian. 10 a. M. Exhibit of
horses and live stock in arena. =
3 p. M, Races at Fair Grounds.
Wednesday, Oct. 10. Ladies'
Day; Grand Floral Parade at 3 p.
m. and other other special feat
ures, including regular racing
program ia the afternoon. The
races viii begin at two O'Clock.
and there will be sufficient inter
mission between the events for
the floral parade.
Thursday, Oct. 20, 10 a. M,
Exhibit of Horses and Live
Stock p. M, Races at Fair
Grounds.
Friday, Oct. 81, Military Day;
8 a. M, Parade of Local and
Visiting Military Organizations to
Fair Grounds a. M, Com
petitive Drill.-2 p. M, Races at
Fair Grounds.-9 p. M, Grand
Military Ball
Saturday, Oct. %. ? p. M.
Grand Football Contest at Fair
Grounds.
Next Tuesday will with ess the
opening of the great fall fair. and
the directors of the Mississippi
and West Alabama Fair Associa-
ton have been busy during the
past week getting things in
readiness for what promises to
be the greatest, grandest and
most glorious exhibition of it's
character ever witnessed IN
Mississippi. President Arm
strong has been especially zeal
Gus in his efforts in behalf of the
fair, and to his tact, energy and
executive ability is due much of
the credit for the splendid pro-
gram which has been divided be-
tween the heads of the different
departments so that there will
be no confusion or delay any
where or at any time during the
progressive progress of the fair.
In this work President Arm
strong has been ably assisted by
DIR. r. S. Curry, the efficient
secretary of the association, and
by every member of the board
of directors, all of whom have
labored assiduously for the sue
cess of the fair.
For many weeks past a large
force of laborers have been en-
gagged in work on the race track,
which is one of the finest in the
South aud which has been put in
excellent condition preparatory
to the races, which will be one Of
the special features of the. fair
The work of repairing the track
has been done under the per-
sonal supervision of DR.. John
Oliver. who is an expert on all
matters pertaining TO horses and
horse racing, and this is ample
guarantee Of the fact that it has
been done IN a most thorough
and painstaking manner. The
races, by the way, viii be finer
this season than eyer before.
Between fifty and seventy five
horses have already reached
here, and with the mum Der th..t
will arrive to-day and tomorrow
it is confidently expected that
there will be fully one hundred
trotters and runners here by the
time the fair opens on Tuesday.
In order to accommodate this
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DR.. A. B. Harris. the Referee
above referred 10. is a graduate
of the Universe y u Virginia, and
seems to thoroughly understand
the game. He appeared to be
confident of the correctness of
his decision, and no argument
could shake him. Capt. Green
is also an experienced football
player and seemed TO be equally
confident that his view of the
matter was the correct one. 1t
must be mitted, however, that
the Alabama team is much the
heavier of the two. and up to the
close of the contest had outplay-
ed the Mississippians at every
point.
The following is the line up of
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Speaking of our nine miles of
cement walks, what about our
two miles Of crossings?
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Banking Notice.

All the banks have agreed to
close at two o'clock during the
fair. Patrons will take notice.
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Case Of Granulated Lids Cured by Prof.
Schlegers Eye Lotion.

must be lost this marvellous remedy has cured
positively and permanently In a few weeks
and restored the eye to perfect sight. lie Is
an absolute and perfect cure for infiamed or
weak eyes and has restored the sight to peo-
pie nearly blind for years.
Mrs. H. Neff says: For many years / suf-
fered from weak, infaumed and bloodshot
eyes. / tried many doctors and many rem
edics, eye lotions, eye sayes, glasses washes,
l hardly knew a good nights rest for
years. At last my eyes became so bad that I
wiped blood from them continually. The sight
OF my left eye was completely lost and /
could barely distinguish light from dark with
my right eye. / spent IA weeks In Chicago
under the care OF one Of the most noted eye
specialists in America and came home hope.
less and helpless He gave me up and was
doomed to total blindness when i heard or
your lotion and tried liz. In one month my
eyes were clear and I could read and see
age, 10 years, my eyes are now remarkably
strong. They are perfectly clear and never
pain me any more"
Hundreds of students, professional men
and women. clerks. book-keepers seam
stresses and railroad men have used Prof.
Schlegel's Eye Lotion with splendid effect.
Many times Ii has saved the use of glasses
by people who had tired their eyes out.
IL you are a sufferer send for a trial treat
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1t relieves the pain at once and applied at
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PERSONAL.

Comrade William Card. who died at
Block Island, Il. l., Feb. 8, was one of
the sturdy patriots whose courage and vr-
tues make ours the strongest, wisest and
safest Government in the world. He was
a Corporal in Troop Il, 1st X. l. Cav, and
enlisted Dec. IL, 1861, and was mustered
out Aug. }, 1865. He engaged in the fish
ing trade after the war, and was at one
time Captain of the Life Saving Station
at his home. He knew that death was inn
pending, and he made brave fight against
the inevitable; but was cheerful, even when
defeat was assured, and to n comrade who
was bidding him good-by he promised a
greeting upon the Eternal field of the
Happy Camp" lie was born Feb. 2S
1913, and lacked but 20 days of being 81
Years old. lie leaves a widow and one
daughter, Mrs. Henry X. Littlefield.
Funeral services were at the First Baptist
Roberts, assisted by Comrade ]. III. Tour
Jee. lnterment was at Island Cemetery.
Comrade William A. Lyman enlisted at
the age OF IT., private in Co. /, 10Th Wis.
on Feb. 20, 1864; was transferred to Co.
f, Both Wis. discharged March Is, 1866,
at close of war. He joined Sully Post. IL
Pierre, ). OAK, Jan. 20. 1895; was Post
Commander one term and for several terms
was Post Chaplain. lie died Jan. Is. THE
IuHeIdI services were under the auspices
Of Sully Post; interment was at VermiI-
ion, 5. Oak. On the day of the obseouies
delegation of comrades called upon Gov
ernor Charles n. Herreid at the State
House and requested the flag to be placed
at half-mast out of respect to the memory
of private Union soldier. The Governor
at once ordered the flag over the Capitol
to half-mast and stated to the committee
that while he remains Executive this win
be his rule.
Thos. T. Shanks was killed bv FMS,
train Of the l.. & N. Railroad at louisville
Ky, Jan. Z. He had just stepped from 4
street-car to the railway track and was
looking at one moving train when another
swiftly approaching from the other direc.
tlon' struck him with such force that he
was hurled 80 feet. He was dead wben
picked up; his head crushed and one los
mangled lie was a native of Hardin Co.
hy.. and 63 years of age For so wears
he lived in Louisville. where for many
years he was in the Office of the CITY En-.
gineer. He enlisted i'm the 9th XIV. Cav
and served with it one year. For many
years he was Engineer for the L. & II
hallway. and constructed many of it's lines
and branches. He surveyed and built the
lines in Laurel Co.. Ky. His work ranked
very high; his reputation as an able engi.
neer was wide and established. Much OF
the greatest engineering work at Mil.
waukee dams was done by him. For some
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Work of the Pension once.

The report OF certificates issued for the week ended
April D shows:
restoration, renewal 81: supplemental 9; duplicate
Is; accrued, l53. Total. 757.
Army Widows. etc: Original 81: increase l; reissue
6; renewal, ID: duplicate, , Total, 90.
Navy Invalids: 3.
Navy Widows, etc. Original, 1.
Old Wars Invalids: Accrued, 1.
Old Wars Widows: Original, 1; renewal, I. Total, o
Army Inyalids (war with Spain) Original. Is: in.
crease 49, reissue, 2; restoration, s; duplicate l.
crued, 4. Total. 107.
Army Widows etc. (war with SPAIN: Original g.
Navy Invalids (war with SPAIN: Original 4; ac.
crued. l. Total, 5.
Navy Widows, etc. war with SPAIN: Original, 2.
Army Invalids-Regular Establishment: Original 10f
increase, IL; duplicate, 3. Total, 35
Army Widows, etc.-Regular Establishment: Orig
nal, S: increase. .; reissue. 2 Total, 81.
Navy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Establishment: Original N
increase. 8: accrued. Total, IL
Navy Widows etc.-Regular establishments: Origl.
nal, ..
Army Invalids (act Of June q 1890: Original 2Cai
increase IOS9 additional l79: reissue To- restoration
8; renewal 2 supplemental, s. duplicate, 70; accrued
255. Total, ,S51.
Army Widows, etc (act of June q, 1880: Original
1884, increase, 8; restoration, l. renewal . duplicate a
accrued g. Total. 4O6
Navy Invalids (act Of June o. 1905 Original "a in
crease a; additional s. reissue, duplicate l; accrued
T. Total 60.
Navy Widows etc (act of June q. 1890: Original.
IL: duplicate. l. To.a, Ia.
Mexican War Survivors: Original, 1: increase, o. re-
issue To- renewal, ]; supplemental 1; accrued, To-
tai, L.
Indian Wars Qssa-42) Survivors: Original. Is; in
crease, /: accrued . Total, 81.
fotals-Original 929 increase SOS: additional is2;
reissue 81 restoration Ii; renewal "a supplemental
Is; duplicate 81; accrued 4Sl. Grand total s.4i7.
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ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND.
Needing Aggregation of Young Wolverines into Splendid
Regiment
BY CAPT. c. E. BELKNAP, 2Ist Mich.

of the forager. Sequatchie Valley was a
veritable garden of Eden before wars desc
lating hand was laid upon it.
The mules of the train had their corn
straight that night. but the drivers and the
guards had meal and honey, chickens
broiled. country-cured bacon. and other
good things. found in plenty throughout
the valley. While the wagons We're being
filed with corn an old man came in from
Il cove Il few miles up the valley. He had
big crap" of corn and some shoats for
which he wanted Uncle Sam to give him
vouchers. The Lieutenant went with n
couple of men to the place and found. rs
hH had said. plenty of corn and droyes of
fat hogs. which we secured some days later
on another trip. While at this place
woman came for help. She lived on the
adjoining farm. and had been grinding
sorghum in an upright log mill. with mule
hitched to a sweep for power. She had
no help but Il 12-year-old boy. all her men
folks being lined to Jim Rrownlow's Crit
terbacks." The boy. feeding the mill with
the cane. caught his fingers between the
log rollers. and before the mule could be
stopped his whole hand was drawn i'm 10
the wrist. crushing it to thin sheet of
bones and skin. In all our experience on
the battlefield we never had seen so pain
full wound. Luckily the Lieutenant had
a good horse. one loaned him i'm Ctatta
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WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY MAY 1901

the air for minute and a half, and then
the pink" completed the tragedy by sit
ting on Johns head. Some fellows don't
know when they have got enough, but John
did. lie picked some potatoes out of the
dust and carried them back to the house,
where she stood guard over him while he
washed them clean for the kettle, before
he sought the creek to battle his bloody
face. that The boys said looked like a half
boiled stch ,.'t He sat up all night patch
ing Iii; blouse. but never again seemed 10
wear that splf-Satsiied look. that independ-
ent bearing. that gave him the cognomen,
"A Dutch sailor on horseback.
The next morning we started on our re-
turn to the army. and it was now that the
boys got even with an Army Sutler.
That night rs we neared the foot of the
mountain over which he must pass, we
learned of the Whcelcr-itoddey raid OH our
lines of communication and OF the destr,lr-
ton of many of our supply trains, then but
Il few miles away. The enemy were in our
immediate vicinity. with strong scouting
parties on every road and trail. We had
planned to camp at the foot of the noun
tain. but this information caused us to
change plans and go to the top of the
mountain, and it was midnight before we
were all at the summit. Men and animals
We're nearly exhausted by the arduous work
of the day and night. The mules were TAX
en- from the wagons and fed. fires were
built. and with the hams. honey. and other
good things collected during the previous
day. the guards had another banquet. While
this was going on a man came i'm mounted
on good horse. He said he was Il ''sut
ler.' and had six wagons of goods mt the
base of the mountain. loaded so heavily that
the teams could not pull them up. and he
must have help or all would be lost. as
Wheeler was in the nearby valley. 1t was
to see what an interest these
tired. wornout men had in that suter.
They all volunteered. drivers as well as
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The Senate began its days work at
1870 n. m. but the greater part of the
time was devoted to a political debate.
which was participated in on the Republi-
can side by Senators Allison and Aldrich
and on the Democratic side by Senators
German and Culberson. The discussion
was based upon a statement by Mr.. ALI
son showing the extent of the appropria
tionS for the session. and it was devoted
largely to a comparison of the figures for
this year and for the administration OF
President Roosevelt with those of other
years aud other Administrations.
The only important acts of legislation
during the day were the presentation and
acceptance of conference reports on the
Panama Canal Government and Elmer
gency River and IIarbor bills Neither re-
port aroused debate.
The galleries were not greatly crowded
at any time during the day.
The closing of the second session of the
House of the 18th Congress was made no.
table by the demonstration which was
evoked by resolution offered by Mr. vii
hams. the minority leader. testifying 10 the
courtesy and fair and impartial manner i'm
which Speaker Cannon had presided over
the House.
tory kind. but was expressive of the kindly
feeling which men in the House of all
parties entertain toward him. In n grace
ful speech the Speaker declared his appre-
citation of the resolution.
Many conference reports were agreed
to on bills which had been in dispute be-
tween the two Houses. The only debate
OF any Importance was on the bill provid-
ing for the restoration to the Naval Acad-
envy of three cadets who had been dis
missed for haZing. the House voting over
whelmingly against it,
The members. after the Speaker an.
nounced adjournment without day. joine.!
in singing patriotic airs. and slowly filed
out of the hall after shaking hands with
the Speaker and bidding him good-by.
Thus endeth the first chapter
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guards, to go down the mountain and ease
up the loads. A couple of hours later they
began to come up. every man with back
load. Some had tobacco, others cheese.
crackers. bologna sausage. gingerbread.
canned and bottled goods"-more good
things to eat and drink than we had seen
in the last six months. We had the suffer-
horses also. They had unloaded the suit
ler's stock at the bottom Of the mountain,
two miles away, and now added it to the
corn train on the summit. 1t seemed the
unanimous opinion of all connected with
the train that our camp was dangerously
situated, so we hitched up and moved on
over the mountain. A brief stop in the
morning to feed. then on toward the starv-
ing army at Chattanooga most scientific
and successful movement from the soldiers
view of it. What the sutler said when he
got to the top of the mountain with his
empty wagons, welcomed only by the
smoldering embers of few deserted camp.
fires, we never knew.
(To be continued.) .,
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A Memorial Day Issue.

The May number of the Four-Track
News contains several articles Of special
interest to the old soldiers, whose valor
forms so brilliant a page in American
history. where Blue Met Gray" by
Thomas G. Harbaugh, is an interesting
chapter on 1.-THE Wilderness :" ''The Shrine
Of American Reconciliation" by +. A..
Randall, is a graphpc story of Gettysburg.
and among the "A other articles-all pro-
fusely and beautifully illustrated-are sew
eral that will engage the closest attention
Of the q. A. II. On sale at news stands,
or address George III. Daniels, publisher.
Room % A, East 42d Street, New York.
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reelected: President, II. O. NJ. III. G. Fike;
V. p, s. II. Whitaker, Sergeant Co. G.;
Secretary. L. o. Holcomb. The 1904 Re-
union will be held at Belleville. The date
is not stated by Comrade Holcomb. The
Secretary's report exhibited the fact that
313 survivors and 1863 dead are accounted
for, while trace is lost of 70 who may be
alive or dead.
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Reunion of the 117th III.

Comrade L. 0. Holcomb. Sergeant, Co.
II, 117th ILL.,, Secretary of the Regimen
tai Association. writes from Millmine, ILL.,.
that 90 comrades attended the Reunion at
tors, among whom was Gen. Powell. The
w. II. c. entertained the comrades and
gave them banquet, at which over 100
veterans were present. The officers were
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unteers to defend the Union: becoming a
private in Co. Il. 21st y. Y. He was in the
first battle of Bull Run and in many sub
sequent engagements. Late in the progress
of the war he was promoted on the field
and was commissioned Second Lieutenant.
Co. +, 10Th y. Y. After the war he re-
turned to Buffalo. He was appointed in
1881 an Inspector in the Department IF
the Poor. and continued in that Office till
his death
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April 2S.-With brief announcement
and a sharp rap Of his well-worked gavel,
President Pro TEN. Frye adjourned the
Senate sine die at 2 p. M, the hour fixed
by resolution of the two Houses of Con-
gress. The occurrence was devoid of IN
usual incident, and the final close of the
session was but slightly different from the
end OF an ordinary days sitting. The work
of the session had been concluded before
the final word was said, SO that neither
rush nor confusion marked the end.