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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-16
Uncle Sam Has a Billy Goat.

Uncle Sam has for sale one billy
goat. The animal calmly walked
ashore from an Italian steamship at
New York, and as no one claimed it
the steamboat management turned
him over to the port collector. He
will be sold as abandoned perishable
merchandise. :" The goat probably
ate his shipping directions, thinking
they were a new kind of breakfast
foods
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-16
CaveI from Historic oak.

Mr.. r. B. Reppard of Savannah
sent to the General Conference of the
Methodist church at Birmingham a
large gavel made from the oak at
Thunderbolt under which John Wes-
lev used to preach. The oak was fell
ed about two years ago. Since that
time Mr.. Reppard has preserved a
good supply of the wood, and he dis
tributes a gavel occasionally at a
Methodist gathering.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-16
A torpid, inactive liver can pre-

A torpid, inactive liver can pro-
duce more bodily ills than almost
anything else. 1t is good to clean
the system out occasionally. Stir
the liver up, and get into shape gen
erally. The best results are derived
from the use of DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers. Reliable, effective, pleas
ant pills with a reputation. Never
grippe. Sold by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-16

See that your druggist gives you
no imitation when you ask for Ken
nedy's Laxative Honey aud Tar, the
original Laxative cough syrup. Sold
by Dawson Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-16
Has Stood the Test % Years.

The old, original Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. You know what you are
taking. 1t is iron and quinine in a
tasteless form. No cure, ne pay. SOC.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1906-05-16
AGuaranteed Cure for piles.

itching, blind, bleeding, protruding
pies. Druggists are authorized to
refund money if Pazo Ointment fails
.. 70 cure in 6 to Il days. SOC.
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was gotten up among his friends who
were in the secret and when the atten-
ton of the Yankee guard was directed to
the fight, Col Hundley boldly walked
past the sentinel at the gate and the sham
fight ceased. We watched him from the
upper story till he had safely crossed the
lake. He was out OF the prison about one
week. and during that time underwent
much suffering walking by night and
sleeping in hay lofts during the day He
was but once at "A fire while out and
that was at Fremont Ohio, where driven
by hunger and cold he went into n hotel
registered and assigned a room. He
was soon asleep, and when he awoke
next morning a Yankee guard was seated
near him and said. Colonel, II you have
finished your nap we will go back to pris-
on Colonel Hundley was a handsome.
intelligent man and must have favoraby
impressed Col. Hill, for he sent him to
prison without Furnishing him. short
time after this episode, Adjutant Shorter
of the same regiment concluded to try it
himself. So procuring a blue uniform
he stationed himself at the mess hall,
where wagon came to deposit wood,
and getting on the wagon he went whist
ling, as he rode out. The sentinel at the
gate challenged him, and demanded to
know what company he belonged to-
He stopped whsteling only long enough
TO reply, Company c.. Oh" SAYS
the guard, You come down from there |
belong to Company G myself" He took
him to Col. Hill who sent him back to
prison and placed him on the head Of a
barrel near the gate and kept him stand
ing there all day. one of the coolest of
that very cold winter. This put stop to
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ing high prices. No money was allowed
to be in the hands Of prisoners though
sometimes they managed TO smuggle II
through
| remember to have seen a young o.
ficer from Tennessee, while on the cars,
Just before res,ching Sandusky city. with
his coat off and busily engaged in sewing
in the lining of his coat lot of green
backs which lie had picked up on the
battle field. He had good bank account,
If in searching him it was not found,
But if he was searched as carefully as
was, 1t certainly did not escape them.
In the small room where each was taken
to be searched, Confederate money was
thrown on the floor several inches deep,
the greenbacks the federal officers APP
propriated
At one time prisoners were allowed TO
have a limited supply of money in their
possession. friend of mine from Hunts
Vile, Ala, who has several times been
mayor of that beautiful city for the time
being became expert at handling
cards 1t was not long before he owned
the greater part of the money in prison.
Afterwards the authorities became strict
er and reduced the amount of currency
to two postage stamps to each man. 1t
was not long before the clever gentleman
from Huntsville owned all the stamps
and correspondence was done only by his
permission.
The food of the prisoners consisted Of
picked beef and sailed white fish. with
but little bakers bread, the very kind Of
food to produce scurvy, which was max
ing terrible havoc among them. Once a
week an Irish potato would be issued to
each man. which was eagerly eaten as
an antiscorbutic. | have there seen men
cry from hunger who had braved death
on many battle fields. An officer who
called the roll at one of the blocks would
sometimes bring a little rat terrier, which
was instantly seized by prisoners, taken
to the mess hall, and made to catch rats
which were made into pies. which they
seemed to relish. The United States au-
thorities issued an order forbdding any
boxes of supplies to be received by pris-
oners and forbade suffers to sell any
other article than combs. soap. tobacco,
and writing material No healthy man
can well subsist on less than 80 ounces Of
food per day. but our prisoners received
less than 2s ounces.
The masonic fraternity among the pris-
oners did much good. The hospital within
the grounds was made comfortable for
the sick and wounded. I several times
aided in the last sad duty to deceased
Masons. Neat head and foot boards were
placed at their graves. with name. rank
and date of death cut in the boards
The northern papers were at this time
publishing such narrowing accounts Of
the alleged bad treatment of their pri-
soners at Andersonville. Ca, that they
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
EARTH SPLIT OPEN
For Twenty Miles and Cow Was Swal.
lowed by Quake.

San Francisco Correspondent New York
world.
The most remarkable phenomenon of the
earthquake was reported today from Bo-
lnas bay, the first inlet on the coast north
of San Francisco. where the violence of
the shock appears to have been greater
than at any other point. The earth was
split open for twenty miles parallel to the
shore, and in places the cleft was several
feet wide and apparently hundreds of
feet deep.
John K. Orr, a wealthy land owner, mas
returned to his home in Berkeley from n
trim of investigation. He waited upon
President Benjamin Ide Wheeler of the
State university today, suggesting that
scientists should be sent al once to Bo-
linas bay.
$50 terrible is the sight in that region,
said Orr today, that l must be pardoned
for declining to give the details OF the de-
struction wrought, because believe the
truth told about the damage there would
unduly alarm people and would help to
give a black eye to the state
BEFORE making a personal inspection Orr
the Nelson Hotel company at Olema, Civ
ing some details of the havoc wrought by
the earthquake. This letter says the eX-
traordinary chasm extends from Tomales
to Bolinas bay, twenty miles, and in some
places 800 feet deep. On p. F. Skaters
dairy ranch the men We're milking when
the quake came. The assure just missed
taking in a house and did swallow up n
COW in the yard. Orr upon his return YER
fed these statements of his correspondent,
stating that he saw the back of the COW
partly uncovered at a point where the fis
sure was about eight feet deep.
Mud and sand in the bay were thrown
up into ridges by the upheaval OF earth
until they are now visible even at high
tide. Sections of the towns of Bolinas
end Marshalls. on the railroad, are now
ing in the bay, and the town of Tomales
is almost wiped out of existence. Three
persons in this place lost their lives. The
ground in some places sunk from two to
ten feet.
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says. Had Mr. Davis repeated offers
been accepted no prisoners on either side
would have been retained In confinement
a day"
Near the large gate of the prison, artil-
lery was planted which could sweep the
prison grounds, and a block house with
loop holes for the infantry. The l2Sth
Ohio Infantry was on guard that winter
with Col. Charles w. Hill commanding
the post and gInboat on the lake
One bright morning, April 10, 1865, as an
officer from Virginia and myself were eX-
ercising in the grounds, we approached
the large gate and saw the artillery run
out and the guards standing on their posts
at a ready Soon an officer came In and
announced that President Lincoln had
been assassinated the night before and
the orders were to shoot down any man
who would cheer or make any demonstra-
ton showing qualification at his death;
that we were shortly to have been ex-
changed, but he could not then say when,
II ever, we would be released. few
nights BEFORE there had been speech
making. drinking and carousing among
them over the surrender of Lees army,
and they were In an exceedingly angry
mood.
At 0 o'clock each night the sentinels on
guard would order Lights Out and II
not instantly obeyed, they would shoot
into the rooms One night q young lieu
tenant from Virginia was lying asleep
on his bunk, and a shot from one of the
sentines pierced his heart, killing him in
stantly A short time afterwards shot
was fired into the same room and went
through q candle box on which prisoner
was sitting. Sentinels were generally pro-
NOTED for these wanton acts of cruelty.
Under such a state of circumstances 1t
was not to be wondered at that prisoners
would some times make an effort to es-
cape. though successful escape was next
to an impossiblity. As soon as pris-
oner was known to have escaped. a can
non was fired as signal to the Home
Guard on the mainland. who searched for
miles and kilograms were sent to all pro-
vost marshals on the northern border.
The prisoners attempted to dig tunnels
and By this means escape, but invariably
they were betrayed by informers, placed
there is spies in the garb Of Confederate
soldiers.
Early in January 1865 Col r. ID. Humid
ley. of the 31st Alabama Regiment. who
had been in captivity since the fall of
Vicksburg, becoming tired of the re-
straint. determined upon a plan of escape.
He procured blue uniform. and one
morning, feigning sickness. was absent
from roll call The officer visited his
room and found him in bed. AS soon as
he left Col. Hundley with his blue uni
form and book under his arm looking
the image of roll call, appeared upon
the scene. BY agreement sham hght
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
VEGETARIAN DIET WAS
TOO MUCH FOR FAT MAN

day, and as it was one or those unsea-
sonaby warm days. l didn't particularly
banker for any meat.
Next morning. though, I was pretty
nppy when there was nothing but some
kind of breakfast food and baked toma-
toes on the table for breakfast, and l
sort o peered around for the chops, or
something. My wife looked at me so re-
proachfully, however, that l remembered
that | was up against a ten-day vegeta-
rian whirl, and L ate what she gave me
and made no howl. l make it a point not
to renege on any compact l enter into
with my wife, and so I had to fall for the
milk and pie thing at lunch that day
For dinner my wife had hashed and
| Drowned potatoes, canned lima beans.
stewed carrots, and celery salad.
WELL said 1 then, not knocking your
little idea, my dear but a slice of rare
roast beef wouldn't go so bad with this,
now would it?'
The animals are our brothers of the
field, she replied, and they should be
permitted to live their lives
II wasn't very conversational for the
rest of that morning.
Hungry Say, on the third day out
could have eaten a Mexican burro stuffed
with Roman candles.
lone evening I wanted to order a case
of beer to sort o. keep me going, but my
wife told me that beer was cut out of the
vegetarian plan-that its heating qualities
destroyed the spiritual effect of the vege-
tartan diet.
"Uh-huh. My ten-day vegetarian trick
was up this morning. I was up pretty
early myself. 1 didn't eat breakfast at
home this morning, but I came down town
and got about nine of the cutest little
pork chops you ever saw. and kidney
saute and then some fried ham on the
side. That was all of three hours ago.
Now I'm busy again. I'll have about
four broled mutton chops. with appropri-
ate chasers, about three hours from now.
There's no use in talking. there isn't
anything spiritual or mahatmaey about
me-rm just common and onery; that's
all Here, waiter, fetcn me about a foot
and half of flannel cakes. with some
maple sirup. and another side dish of
those chicken livers, and another little
rasher of bacon to go with this steak.
No use In talking at all. fellers I'm just
coarse and carnal and clayey, and there
isn't a chance in the world that I'm ever
going to be anything elsei'
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ments. The close of the next day found
our army in retreat much of the fighting
that day having been done with the
enemy pressing us on the flank. in front
and in rear Numbers were killed,
wounded and captured in these two days
fight. Those captured were carried back
to Nashville, and confined that night in
the old penitentiary, and the next morn
ing were sent on the way to Fort Warren,
Johnsons Island, and other prisons in
the south.
The greater number of the officers were
sent to the Z. S. Military prison on john
sons Island When we reached Sandusky
City, o., we found Lake Erie frozen over,
the ice being about 30 inches thick, with
the thermometer % below zero We
marched three miles over the ice to john
sons Island, many of the men with only
the short grey round about and their
feet almost on the ice My boots were
frozen to my feet and had to be cut off,
II was thought | would not be able to
walk again, but day or two after, a
clever Yankee sergeant of the 12Sth Ohio
regiment brought me a heavy pair OF
brogan shoes, size or two too large, but
after that never missed roll can while
there and have never suffered from this
terrible experience which is attributable
tn the fact that for an hour or more after
reaching prison / stood in the snow 10
my knees waiting for my turn to be ex-
amined. When the sergeant brought the
shoes he offered an apology. saying ne
knew IL was the same that we issued 10
our slaves in the SOUTH but that IL was
the hest his poor government could DO.
II was the only time while there that
knew of quartermaster's stores being is
sued to a prisoner, and | suspected that
thew were Struggled in at the instance OF
some of my comrades The morning after
reaching there. Gen. Sam Moore, of
Huntsville. Ala brought to me suit OF
heavy underclothing which was most ac-
ceptable. as we came in with only what
we had on. 49,
Johnson's Island consisting of about 800
acres of land is at the mouth of San
dusky bay overlooking Lake Eric. three
miles from Sandusky city in Ohio. The
prison grounds included three acres en-
closed by a fence ~ feet high, with a
platform on top for sentinels guarding
the prisoners. On this the guard walked
day and night. Sometimes they were re-
lieyed every half hour on account Of the
severe cold, as was the case In the winter
of 1865. There were from first to last
about 1900 prisoners there, and In the
winter of 1864 there were 1900. The build
ings were weatherboarSsd on the outside,
but neither ceiled nor plastered on the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
Use for Korean Walls.

From the Seoul Daily News.
The wall which runs around Seoul
serves no useful purpose whatever: in
fact. by restricting traffic between the
city and suburbs to a few narrow gates.
T. is a great nuisance. There are enough
stones in the wall to reconstruct the great
er part of the drainage in the city, ana
with little leveling the banks upon which
the wall is built would make admirable
building sites, and the money optaineo
from them would go a long way toward
the cost of city Improvements.
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BY COL JOHN D. wEEDEN, FLORENCE, ALA

inside and during severe winds would
rock like a ship in a heavy gale. On one
occasion I remember the winds were so
furious that many. fearing 1t might be
blown over left the building In their
night clothes; and that was one time at
least when they showed the white flag
fiuttering in the breeze. There were IL
blocks for prisons, each two stories high,
guard house, kitchen. and suffers store.
where those who were fortunate enough
to have friends on the outside who would
deposit money for them at headquarters
might purchase what they needed by pay
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-20
RECOLLECTIONS OF JOHNSON'S ISLAND

were using retallatory measures on US.
forgetting that Andersonville was getting
the same ratons as were issued to con-
federate soldiers. The per cent of fed-
eral deaths in southern prisons was under
nine, while the per cent of Confederate
deaths in northern prisons was over L.
This shows where there was most
cruelty. Judge Ould our commissioner OF
exchange offered to purchase medicine In
the north for federal prisoners, paying
therefor in gold cotton or tobacco, but
this was not accepted. In his book. The
War Between the States" Mr.. stephens
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- ONE evil genius had suggested the
y removal while in front of Atlanta
of Gen. Joseph e. Johnson, that
gallant soldier who nothing lacked in
soldiership except good fortune"
The disaster at Franklin, Tenn. soon
followed and the morning of December
Is, 1864, found our army under Hood in
front of Nashville vainly resisting an
overwhelming force of the enemy sweep
ing down on our left flank, and driving
our gallant little army from its intrench-
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all efforts to escape for a time at least
Capt. McHibben of Alabama was one of
the five prisoners who made successful
escape. He reached Canada with frosted
feet and untold hardships.
One of the prisoners suspected unjustly
by the authorities OF completely In the
assassination of President Lincoln. learn-
ing the night before we were to. be re-
leased that he was not to be among the
number. escaped from the prison and
went to the lake shore. where procuring
n plank, he threw himself on it and at
tempted to swim across the lake but the
waves beat him back time and again: ex-
hausted he returned to prison and tho
next day when we marched out we left
poor Cole in the blocShouse with a bail
and chain fastened to his leg.
On the 25th day of July 1865 one general
officer and lis field officers were released
and Johnson's Island ceased to be pris-
on for Confederate soldiers
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-05
The Original.

Foley 4 Co.,, Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as throat and lunR
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 imi-
tations have similar sounding names
Beware OF them. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar is in a yellow package
AK for IL and refuse any substitute
IL 10 the best remedy for coughs aud
colds. J. w. McCollum * Co.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-05

The d"lpipH Hands Society Of the
Presbyterian charch EAvea birthday
?Auy"N the home 81 Mr, Geo, X
Broome yesIetday afternoon. The at
ieAdAats Wetr supposed to brnE "a =
bag, Uhieh had bcch sent with the IA.
VitAtiou, . penny for r,rry year Of
their age. 9Th the result ,hH, the pro,
ceeds Sers very encouraging, hotwuth.
staUding thai some OF the elderly
Kuesn were "oniy sixteen, " =, "a. In.
dicaIed by The eoaIea'' ct thc1r sSck
The ,esasion passed % very success
fally AID vsTy pleasantly, AHi during
,hs aitsrn0oa refreshments wvrS
serTed. The proceeds ulll be Used TOE
,As osgAa funt Of the sAateA.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-05
Billiards. Horehound Syrup

Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy
cough; oppressed, rafting, rsspiug
and difficult breathing. Henry G.
Stearns, Druggist, Shullsburg, Wis
writes May 20, 1902; II have been
selling Billiards. Horehound Syrup for
two years, and have never had a prep.
atatlon that has gwen better sstisfac-
tlon. notice that when sell a bot
tie they come back FOR more, ! can
honestly recommend IT," 26', SOC and
vi Sold by W. VI Johnson.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-05
Chamberlain'a SalNa.

This Salve 10 intended especially for
sore n ppleS, burns, frost bites. chap.
ped hands, itching piles. chronic sore
eyes, RranulAted eye lids. old chronic
sores and for diseases OF the skin, such
~ letter, salt theum. ring worm, sea ID
head hetp"s, barbera' itch, scab,es or
itch and eczema IL has met with
unpAtAlleIe success IN the treatment
ot these diseases. Price 70 cents per
boz Try a. For sale by all drug.
gista.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-05
sTANDIFER CASE THURSDAY.
Solicitor 10 Now Looking Into J. D.
Langston's Cpse.

Langston's cpse.
Atlanta, Ca, April 4.EE. VI. Stan
differ, who is held in $1,000 bond OF
tie charge Of having held improper re
la'ions with Miss Chappell Whisenant
WHO was shot and killed by hes sister
Mrs. Willie Standifer, Will be arraign
ed for trial on next Thursday in the
criminal division OF the city court.
This announcement was made by
Solicitor Lowry Arnold Monday Stan
differ left the city shortly after his wife
killed her sister, but he has returned
with HIS father, whose home 10 in
Gadsen, Ala.
Solicitor Arnold stated that he was
looking into the case of ]. D. Langs
ton, who was bound over in a 500
cash bond on the charge Of Ill treat
Ing his wife. whose death was the sub.
ject Of an investigation by the coro.
ner Langston was exonerated by the
coroner's' jury, but he was held on the
minor charge.
No very important cases were tried
In the city court Monday. There are
some seVenty.fve or eighty cases on
the docket, but they are nearly all for
minor offenses.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-04-05
Miss Wlmbsrlv's Recital.

The entertainment ~ the Audtto.
rum last nla",. given by Mice Glars
wlmberly, assisted by come OF our local
musIolans, vas . vsSy pleasant event
Mas WimbeFly has many Admires Of
her rare salient as . dialect reader, and
che acquitted herslt with credits on
Ihis occasion, She wSs heartily re.
esivsd By the large audience and the
recipient OF come very beautiful norAl
tEibutes Her negro dIalec, 10 very
perfect.
The numbers we're interpreted With
several taultle" piano selections by
the Misses fencsli and liza BuThhIm
Misc wimberly THANKED the aadIence
for tho careful attention paid TO each
number aud expressed = desiTs TO see
each Que In the near future,