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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
aTHE BELLE OF BATTLES !
RELICS OF THE BATTIEFIELDS
OF BULL RUN.
Two Ancient Citizens Who Viewed
the Slaughter and Cared for the
Wounded Both Still Living on
fhN RarfInnrnnnd

Two Ancient Citizens Who Viewed
the Slaughter and Cared for the
Mounded.-Both Still Living on
the battle-ground.
"The Belle of Battles" Is 4 title-a
sort OF nom lie guerrc-bOrne by Il
venerable woman who lives at Grove
ton, Prince William county, Virginia,
n war-wOrn hamlet in that blood
soaked region wherein the first and
second battles of Bull Run and scores
OF less sanguinary engagements were
fought. GrovctOn Is Il hamlet of
Rs tragic memories. 1t IL on the War
rentOn turnpike five miles west of Cen
treyille, three miles east of Gaines
% VILE, five miles north of Manassas and
two miles sonth of Sudley. These
were important names In the heroic
age OF the Republic.
Though the old lady was known TO
the men Of the Federal armies of the
DID, Potomac and Virginia, and TO the
Confederate army OF Northern Vir-
ginla, and Is still known the country
round as The Belle of Battles" her
nSre Is Mrs. Lucinda Dogan. She il
ninety years old, has an excellent
memory, good teeth, does not wear
eyeglasses and can walk miles at
stretch.
Ninety Year Old Witnesses.
August 2S. 30 and 30 are the battle
days Of the Second Bull Run. August
30 was Mrs. Dogan's nlnetleth birth
day. The forty-third anniversary of
the defeat of Pope by Lee and Jack
son will be celebrated on the field OF
Groveton, the centre of the opposing
armies, by a reunion OF veterans and
a birthday celebration Tor the Belle
or Battles. The two obServances will |
be so interviewer that II would he hard |
to separate one from the other. An
other feature of the observance will be
that particular prominence will be
given TO an oll.time cOl0red man
whose name Is Jim Redmond. Red
mond Is also ninety years old
Groveton Is n group of three houses
at a crossroad. Mrs. no"an lives in :
one house, Redmond, in GaoIher AMI
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
Many Miles Shorter.

The time Is perhaps not distant when
engineers will cut canal through the
base Of the Michigan peninsula and
thus couple up Lake Huron and Lake
Michigan. A ditch 1j5 miles would re-
duce by 450 miles the all-watcr route
between buffalo and Chicago. The
route across the Michigan peninsula
which has been suggested lies from To
ledo on the east to South Haven on
the west. The topography Of the land
presents none OF the great obstacles
which were overcome in the Erie,
Chesapeake and Ohio and other great
American canals. The commerce of the
Great Lakes Is vast enough to deserve
all the short cuts which engineering
skill and wealth can command.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05

a proposition to join Lakes Superior
and Michigan 135 miles west of Sault
Ste. Marie. 1t is contemplated to uti-
lie White Fish River, which flows
from very near the north shore of the
northern peninsula of Michigan SOUTH
ward into the Little Bay de Nopuette
due north of Chicago. OF the 40 miles
across the peninsula only about 10
would need TO be dredged.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05

Funeral parties of both armies
were burying the dead, though they
had not long been Mt this horrible
work, The Confederates dug long,
deep trenches and laid their men in
the ground that way. The Union
burial parties only shoveled mounds
Of dirt over the bodies where they
lay, and two or three days later
heavy rain made the field hideOus.
When the children and l got home
parties of men were collecting the
wounded and putting them in rows
here in the yard and wherever there
was shade. Doctors were cutting on
legs and arms and the moaning was
awful. They hadn't brought in all the
wounded. There were hundreds scat
tered all around the farms. The chill
dren and took buckets of water out
into the fields and We worked that
way all day and into the night. doing
what We could for the poor fellows.
Most Of the wounded on our farm,
We're Yankees, but that didn't make
any difference to us after they got
hurt. All our bed sheeting and table
linen went for bandages."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05

pretty well turned up by shells and
qllM p0Io11H lsnf suM 'sIJoUM tI3UuLp
bayonets, belts, caps, KNAPP
sacks and coats"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
BOILING MApLL SYRUP IN THE OLD FASHIONED WAY

reaching the other end in the form of
syrup. This is practically the form of
evaporator in Use to-day. Improve
ments have been made in the method
of firing, and from the old, rough fire
box has been evolved the modern
portable arch, made of iron, lined with
fire brick and provided with CRATE bars
and accurate hampers, SO that the heat
is more regular, while no smoke is al
lowed to eScape.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
Sugar Camp in the Woods.

The boiling was generally done In the
open woods, and with no shelter frans
the weather, leaves, pieces OF bark,
ashes, drlppings from the trees aud
other impurities fell into the open
pals and kettles. The old-fashioned
potash kettle was suspended over the
fire from one end of long, heavy pole.
which, by weights at the other end.
could he easily manipulated, either to
regulate the distance from the heat. or
10 swing the kettle on or Off the fire.
a crude crane. Sugar was made by
boiling down the thin syrup until II be-
came waXy when dropped into the
snow; then II was ready to be poured
into the moulds. The increasing de-
lnand for maple sugar has brought with
1t revolutionary methods.
One of the first changes was the
adoption of the ausur hole and wooden
Or metal spout In place OF the old de-
structiye ax-eut and open woodeh
spout. At first the sap was generally
carried to the fire or sugar House In
buckets by hand or with q shoulder
yoke; but rs the scale OF operations
the gathering tank Was intro
iuced, and where the work IL on n |
large scale. pipes are often run through |
the "bush," us the grove Is sometimes
allied, connecting with the sugar house
Or with the large storage tanks on the
while In one large Adron-
lack sugar grove narrow-gauge rail
way is used for collecting sap.
The Passing Of the Kettle.
About the middle of the nineteenth |
Intury there was Il change In the ac-
dal process Of sugar making, through !
i.p adoption Of an iron pan in place of
he old Kettle. The earliest form of
rapUrator was probably shallow pan
.h0rt 80 inches wide, 6 inches deep.
al from q to 10 feet in length. This
vas supported by thin-walled fire-box
1 stoae or brick. The greatest p0r-
"A OF The under surface of this pan
cing exposed to the heat of the fire.
;;i:5rd L.~:c rapid evaporation, the use
f less ficl c:l quality OF syrup and
u:-Gr far better than by the kettle
:,thod. The manufacture of this new
!%.c Of pan led to the erection of build
Ms fer their shelter. Then followed
. form of pan with partitions to cause
n alternating flow, this Improvement
flowing the sap to enter at one end of
70 evaporation and TO flow from side to
lie through succeeding compartments,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
Warned Of Second Battle.

1t was more than year later. An
gust -, 1862. that Mrs. Dogan, after
clearing up the breakfast dishes. was
told by Il staff officer of Stonewall
jackson to move off her farm, as there
would be fighting there that day.
There had been heavy fighting the day
before around GAINESVILLE, three miles
down the pike. and the night before
JACKSON lad taken up his position
along the abandoned railroad bed from
Gainesville TO Sudlcy and which passes
about 800 yards back Of The DoGan
house. there TO await the coming Of
Longstreet through Thovou"hraTc Gap
and the approach Of General Pope
with the Union army from the dircc-
ton of Manassas. Mrs. DOgan had
not reached her fathers house, two
miles away. when a Union battery and
supports took station near the Dogan
house and opened on Jackson's line.
All that and the next day there was
fierce and bloody fighting around Grove
ton. OF the conditions there she
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
PENSIONS.

Over one Million Dollars
allowed our clients during the last
six years.
Over one T h O u . q n q
claims allowed through us dur
ing the last six months. Dis.
ability, Age and In.
Gre a 8 e pensions obtained
in the shortest possible time.
Widows claims a specially.
Usually granted within 90
days ifplaced with us immedi-
ately on soldiers death. Fees
fixed by law and payable out of
allowed pension. A successful
experience Of IS years and benefit
of daily calls at Pension Bureau
are at your service. Highest ref
erences furnished. Local Magis-
trates Pc Gu n "A rily
benefited by sending US
claims.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-10-05
Steam Pipe Evaporators.

Probably the latest Improvement in
syrup making Is that adopted by a
manufacturer in the AdirOndacks. A
series Of steam pipes is placed in the
evaporating pan and the sap made to
flow around them. The process is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
A Publishers Defense.

There was probably never newspaper editor
with ordinary regard for the esteem OF his fellow
men who has not regretted that he has been COM
PEELED in the discharge of his duty to offend some
of his readers The following from the Redwood
Ohio Gazette puts the pithly and is worth re-
Numbering:
"a newspaper should be judged by its averages
upon any one act of omission or commission. No
editor publishes paper above criticism. II the
writer honest he is bound to offend some one every
week in his lfe If he does not offend he is labby
truculent, namby PANTY. Every newspaper makes
mistakes but in the long run, week after week,
year after year. the paper stands for decency, for
right living, for honest thinking. If it speaks fair
for those who doing right and condemns sneaks,
cheats and voators of law, then it deserves patron
age. We only ask that the Gazette be measured
up, judged and patronized by this very standard
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
Obituary..

On the evening OF the 18th Of Septem-
Der, 1906, the people OF Plain Dealing
and community were made sad by the
announcement of the death OF c. q.
Cochran. This news was not wholly
unexpected, for he had been in feeble
condition for long time, and we knew
that the end was approaching. He fully
realized it himself and often spoke of it
with calmness.
He left wife and Ave children and
a wide circle Of friends to mourn his
death.
Brother Cothran had been faithful
member OF the Baptist Church for a
number of years. He looked forward
with bright anticipation, and often
spoke with rapture of the happy reunion
in that world in which sickness, sorrow,
pain and death can never enter.
| He lived little more than half cen.
tury-52 years, month and II days
and during the most OF these years he
lived at the feet OF Jesus. While the
family and friends mourn their loss it i!
but his gain. His Friend, E. RIB.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
Apes and Boards,

Almost all apes have boards. Oar
win says that gorillas. chimpanzees
and orang outalgs have also stiff and
bristp hairs upon their upper lips, re-
sembling cats whiskers. The boards
Of apes possess remarkable reaem-
blance to those Of men. in being al
most invariably lighter In color than
the hair Of the head. In apes the chin
growth Is most frequently yellow or
red. becoming white in age. 1t Is
common to both sexes, although more
strongly developed in the male. Apes
and monkeys also-have eyebrows ::
well, which do not grow thsckly to.
gether aa In human beings, but are
scattered through the hair, covering
the part of the face which would be
called the forehead IN man.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
In MemOriam.

On the Oath OF August last the Angel
of Death entered the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. NJ. Britt and claimed little
Mary Pearl Britt as his victim, and bore
her young spirit to that happy eternal
resting place, safely and securely in the
arms of our blessed Savior, where she
will have no more pain, no more suffer-
ing, no more trials and troubles, but
will bask in the blessed sunlight of
Gods eternal happiness, there to remain
a treasure, reckoning to her grief
stricken ones to follow her and reap
their reward with her. :
Little Mary was sorely afflicted for
about four months, and while she SUI
fered untold agonies, yet, by the help of
our Savior, she withstood all OF the suf-
fering, patiently waiting for the sum-
mons to come up higher.
Now that she has gone, her place
made vacant around the family Preside,
we can but hope to see her smiling face
beyond this vale of tears. She was only
thirteen years and seventeen days old
and, being the baby girl, causes US to
wonder at the strange purposes OF our
all-wise Creator, as we see the daily Wis
itations of such occurrences, which are
to remind us that but a few more days
are left for US. Though young she re-
allied the great importance of loving
Savior and died triumphantly in the
arms of Jesus, and we may realize this
motto: "Dum facet, clamat."
TITS hard to part from those whom we
love SO dearly, and especially those who
are just entering upon life's career,
when the future seems SO bright for a
life of usefulness, but we can only refer
the grief-stricken father and mother,
brothers and sisters to the Savior Of
little Mary and remind them that she is
now treasure laid up in Heaven fol
them and that some day they may be
permitted to see and know her beyond
the grave. A FRIEND.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
Causes Of Cancer.

II could see no reason for the prev
alence Of cancer among the backweods=
men of North America" says an Eng
lish writer. "The other day, however,
| happened to read in an account OF
the backwoods Of Canada that the lum.
bermen maintain their remarkable
powers on buckwheat cakes served
with molasses, potato pies. baked
beans, white bread, pork and bacon.
30 far good, but that tea, black as Ink,
sweetened with molasses or sugar
house strip, Is always near the IRE by
day and by night and is used in vast
quantities. Here we have the rich nu
triment and the great excess Of stewed
tea and the excess Of sugar, cor
responding to the excessive beer and
excessive coffee Of parts Of Holland
Scandinavia, Switzerland, Baden and
Bavaria. In oil of which cancer is ex
ceedingly prevalent"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
$25 to California.

From Sept. Is to Oct. 81, inclusive,
the Texas and Pacific Railway will sell
one=way seeond-class colonist tickets to
California common points at rate of S25
from all stations west of Mineola, Tex,
and proportionately low rates from all
East Texas and Louisiana points.
Tourist sleeping car privileges may be
obtained in connection with above tick
cts at less than one-half the regular
Pullman rates. For further information
call on any ticket agent, or write E. P
TURNER, General Passenger Agent
Dallas, Texas.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
Laughter.

Spontaneous, happy laughter tells al
ways Of goodness, and the man who
never laughs must not blame his fel-
lows If they think there is something
wrong with his life, something dark
within. II the streams which flow
out are only bitter, the fountains can
not be sweet
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
The Blue Scarecrcw,

The farmers scarecrows were all
CARRIED IN bl-
A blue scarecrow," said the man.
docs more good than ten ordinary
ones, for birds hate and fear blue rs
you and I hate and fear typhoid and
consumption. A professor pointed out
to me that blue was the thing for
birds. At first was unbelieving. but
/ experimental and found that pro-
fessor to be right. "-Philadelphia Bull
lefin
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
The Original.

Foley & Co., of Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lung
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered for
the genuine. These worthless limitations
have similar sounding names. Beware
of them. The genuine Foley's Honey
and Tar is in yellow package. Ask for
it and refuse any substitute. 1t is the
best remedy for coughs and colds
Benton Mercantile Company.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
Connecticut. Negro Governor.

The negroes of Connecticut were
formerly accustomed to elect gov
ernor for themselves. NEGRO cleo
tion," as it was called, generally took
place ON the Saturday following the
election day of the whites Just what
the negro governors duties and priv
ileges We're does not appear. At all
events, he was respected as "gubern-
or" by the negroes throughout the
state. The custom was established be-
fore the Revolutionary war and was
continued as late as 1920.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
The Reaaon.

Herdso--I should think that novel
list might credit his readers with sense
enough to know when story was fin
ished without labelling It "the end
Saidso-But that gives the women a
clew where to begin.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
The Cause.

Kilson-Gaylord's wife used to be
awfully stout, and now she is quite
thin. What caused the change, won
der? Marlow-Divorce. This isn't the
same wife.-Town and Country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28

Am agent for the Excelsior Laundry,
of Shreveport. Bring your soiled linen
in every week. Basket sent out Wednes-
days, returned Saturdays.-H. V. Miers.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28

The difference between a man who
has money and man who hasn's is that
the one is judged by what he is, the
other by what he appears.-N. Y. Herald.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
THE RIFLEMAN'S FANCY SHOT.

Appeal
"Rifeman shoot fancy shot,
Straight at the heart OF yon prowng vedette;
Ring ball on the gltering spot
That shines his breast like amulet"
"Ah, captain! here goes for fne-drawn bead!
There's music around when my barrels in tune.'
Crack! went the rifle; the messenger Sped
And dead from the horse fell the ringing dragoon
"Now rneman, steal through the bushes, and snatch
yon victim trinket to handsel first blood;
A button, loop, that luminous patch
That CLEANS in the like diamond stud.''
"Oh, captain staggered and sank in my track,
When gazed the face OF the fallen vedette;
For he looked so like you, as he lay on his back,
That my heart rose upon me, and masters me VET
"But off the trinket-this locket of gold;
An inch from the center my lead broke its way,
Scarce grazing the picture so fair to behold,
OF a beautiful lady in bridal array
"Ha! riheman; fling me the locket-'ts she
My brothers. young bride and the fallen dragon
Was husband Hush, soldiers!twas heavens decree
We must bury him there, by the light Of the moon
"But bark! the far bugles their warning unite;
War is virtue, and weakness sin;
There's lurking and looping around us to-night
Load again, rneman, keep your hand in!"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28

The above and foregoing letter is my
authority for announcing that there will
be held in Bossier Parish, at Benton, on
Friday and Saturday, Oct. 20 and 81, a
special teachers examination.
This examination will be open to all
persons wishing to obtain a certificate
of any grade, or wishing to obtain 9
grade higher than the one now held.
Jos. E. JOHNSTON,
Parish Superintendent.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1905-09-28
Teachers Examination.

BATON ROUGE, La, Sept. IA, 1905.
To the Superintendent of Parish Public
Schools:
Dear Sir: Since number of teachers
failed to take the teachers examination
Aug. 4 and 5 last Con account of the
quarantine restrictions) it has been de-
cided to hold especial examination
in all the parishes Oct. 20 and 81, 1905.
Please do not fail to announce and
hold this examination, since it is neces-
sary for every teacher who does not hold
a parish certificate, or State or Pea
body Normal School diploma, to secure
certificate before making contract to
teach school. Yours very truly,
j. B. AswELL, State Sup't.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-25

reception rendered Capt. Rice were
Messrs and Mesdames: e. t. Broad
water, A. J. BroadWater, u. Il.
Boone, J. G. Pancoast, G. 0. jerks,
Thos. G. Richards, L. K. Deylln,
Frank T. Bossuot, G. 2. McCulloh.
A. D. Johnson, H. W. StringfelloW, +.
M. Fryburg, l. NJ. Taylor, A. D.
Smith, n. J. Erwin, r. x. Lewis, Jas.
Holland, J. T. Matthews, Max keck-
Ter, Chas. Griffin, Chas. Quinn, Chas.
Howell, L. Newman, Peter Hoyey
and A. Chase.
The Misses Rose and Violet Leppef,
the Misses Auerbach, the Misses De
Lorimier and the Misses Richards,
Sanderson, Kent, Edith Holland,
Irene Duffy, Maud Jones and Pearl
Chase.
Messrs J. A. Wright, A. Elton
Williams W. B. Piper. Samuel
Walker, J. S. Carnal, James Holland,
A. Chase, Robert t. Z. Smith, \. n
Utter, Carl McCulloh Lyons Hoyey,
Harry Wanbig and Fred Auerbach.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-25
SOCIETY HONORS
SEDGWlCK RICE

Good-by, Capt. Sedgwick Rice. All
Hayre knows you, respects you, likes
you, loves you and regrets to see you
90. The highest compliment that
can be paid you is the standard OF
YOUR profession. You are an officer
and gentleman.
The sentiment of the whole city re-
garding the departure Of the late
adiutant of Fort Assinniboine was
expressed i'm the farewell reception
rendered him and his courteous wife
last Saturday night by the manage
ment of Hotel Havre. The spacious
dining room was transformed into a
ballroom, resplendant with lights,
profuss with flowers decked by Havre
beauty and filled to the full with
ehiyalry. Society was there en- masse,
and, in French, that means a lou.
The lobby was filled by mere male
friends Of the guest Of honor and there
were many in the rotunda who bad
no dress suit but came, just the same,
to bid farewell to the popular soldier
Capt. Rice and wife will spend a
menth ON furlough in Yellowstone
park, after which they will proceed
east under orders. The captain
will probably not again be in Havre
unless he should land here IN the
vicissitudes of army life. He antlcl-
pates joining his command at San
Francisco after it leaves Fort ASSN
niboine on it's way to it's new post II
the Philippines. He has been sue
ceeded as adjutant at Fort Assinni'
boine by Lieut.. Austin a. Parker o
CO. HI, Twenty fourth infantry.
Among the guests at the farewell
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-08-25
TO the POISON FlEND

The party or parties who are put
ting out poison should consider that
there are some valuable dogs, also
that dogs are property, and that
many Of the residents of the city have
paid the taxes required by ordinance.
We are willing to admit that there
are a lot of worthless ours in the city,
and few dogs on which the tax has
not been paid; but we are not willing
to admit the necessity of a poison
fiend in this community now, or at
any other time.
Should the party or parties who are
distributing the poison be located,
prosecution will certainly follow.
CHAs. CRAWFORD, Collector.
You can do better at The Fair.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-06-02
Found a Cur e for Dyspepsia

Mrs. S. Lindsay, OF Fort William,
Ontario, Canada, who has suffered
quite number of years from dys-
pepsia and great pains in the stom-
ach, was advised by her druggist
to take Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets. She did so and says.
Il find that they have done me .
great deal Of good. l have never
had any suffering since / began
using them" If troubled with dys-
pepsia or indigestion why not take
these tablets. get well and stay
we'll? For sale by all druggists.