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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12

to enforce orders. and you are mi prisoner"
 He was a big stout manly fellow ana looked me straight Tn the face, whtis the tears came into his eyes, as he re- piled
 "colonel. shoot me If you want tos but for Gods sake don't take me pria- for six months, have never been h battle. If I am taken prisoner under these circumstances, my character at home will be ruined. It will always be said deserted"
 The appeal was too much for me. He was sent back with an admonittcn to hir1 and his comrades, that he was the last man that would ever be so releas- ed: and then. after scolding adInia- istered to my own men, I sought Gen. eral Wilcox. saying General. have disobeyed orders" sfWhat have you done? he asked, and on being tnforIn. ed, his answer was. T should hays done the same thing myself"
 At that time the writer did not su7- pose that he was ever to be in the fu- ture citizen of the same country with this soldier. and unfortunately his name. if asked. Is not now remember ed. Many years after the war. in the hope of hearing from this man. The writer gave this incident to his friend, Amos Cummings, tn the cioak- room of the House of Representatives at Washington. Cummings sent 1t broadcast over the country in one ef his memorable syndicate articles. but no word has ever come from that s5l- dier
 Personal incidents like this serve to show to the reader of today the sim giilar conditions that existed in that great war, when brother was arrayed against brother While we were at Banks Ford, David Buell.. an enlisted man in the Sth Alabama. born In New York State, visited his brother. Seth. across the river. and afterwards told me of the conversation that ensus6. Seth did not for a moment think of asking David to desert his colors. but was full of commisseration for the con- dition of his poor Confederate broth CT, subject to hunger, efc., all of whiah David periodically and with soma disregard of truth denied. But Seth was not to be put of without doing something for his brother, and finally insisted on giving him a pair of .big warm U. S. blankets" "U. &. blan- kets," said David why I've got plenty of just that pattern. and the regiment has not only full supply now. but we have at Richmond, await ing our future wants. a wagon load of them captured from you. at Manassas. which was true. But as for rstions. they were already during that winter becoming scanty enough, but David 'Buell. who was years afterwards a State Senator from Butler and Conc cuh, was not the man to make an-s such admission even to his brother.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12

battery. which at any time, day or night. during three months. could have sent a shell crashing into our camp the distance not being nore than three-quarters of mAe. But here we staid all the winter. Our tents were elevated on icg structures three or four feet high. 'chinKedN with mud. each having literally dapbed stick chimney and fireplace. There was no firing on either side. A tacit truce had been established. In both armies we had learned to respect each otber and to know that spicket-firing. unless there is some movement on loot, is oti- ly murder. An officer of the day on one side of the river riding along the a picket from the opposite bank. just as he would be by his own men. And the conversations that took place across the river were often very anus ing.
 One day at the Ford an artillerypan came down to water his horses in the river, and called out to the picket on
 Hello. Reb. got any horses over there2,
 %Yes," was the reply plenty of them"
 "weii." said the Tank ss we aI- ways called them. ''bring one of them over here. and I can beat you rum ming"
 You ought to-" came back. flor you've had mere practice than we haveW
 Gradually men got to trading across the river. A little boat was construc- i'd with a rudder rigidiy fixed at an angle of say forty-f1ve degrees from the axis of the boat. and when the boat placed in the water with bow straight across and with the rudder inclined down stream the action of the current inpelled 1t across and down ward in such manner that experiments would soon show where to put 1t in on one side of the river so as to land 1t at given pointonthe other. This
 T won't come" satdhe. unless you Virginia tobacco for coffee, sugar. etc After a time men got to visiting across the river; and all this coming to the knowledge of General Lee. he issued an order strictly forhiddinE communication with the enemy; and a similar order was Issued on the other side.
 One day shortly after this order the writer, as officer of the day. was visit ing the picket line. One of the posts was at scott's dam, and here so many of the huge boulders of the former dam were still in line that one could wade across the stream. 1t nowhere being over the rocks more than waist deep Just as the writer rode out of the bushes below up to the post, q Federal soldier with trousers off was within ten feet of the bank on our side. The soldier halted.
 Come onl" said I.
 T won't come" said he. unless you will let me Ro back"
 When by means of a cooked pistol pointed towards him he had been com pelIed to come ashore, and told that he was a prisoner. he said, Colonel. this is not fair These men told me I could come over and go back"
 ''Yes." was the reply. "but you knew 1t was against orders, and know you are violating orders on your side. There Is no way to stop this except
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12
CHAPTER x. Winter Quarfera nt Ranls,a rOyd

WAMaEE AuAEtGFA AA Bankaa FOR0s
 After the battle of Fredericksburg the Federal Army withdrew at night to its former position on the north side of the Rhappahannock. and the two armies spent the remainder of the winter watching each other across the river from the ridges or heights that rise on either side For the twenty odd miles from Banks Ford, which was two and a half miles above Fred ericksburg, down the ariVer along which the two armies were on guard, there was more or less bottom land along the river and the two armies were, therefore usually from three quarters of mile to 0 mile and half apart But each side picketed up to the banks of the river, which was from 100 to 150 yards wide along the three miles of line guarded by our brigade. This was from Scotts Dam. three quarters of a milo above Ranks Ford, to a point below pr. Taylors home near Fredericksburg. At Banks Ford the heights some 125 feet above the rivers level. were not blunfy. but sloped gradually down on the north side quite to the rivers edge. and on ours to the bottom land and within. say. 100 feet of the ford The sth Ala bama was encamped on the, brow of the hill that rises to the west of the road that leads on the south side down to the ford, and on the opposite hill across the river. was A F@d@rsi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12

above. which Is oficial in the sense that in obedience 10 the order os the Governor of Alabama. 1t was written in camp and was submitted to and approved by those who had nnrtici- pated. and 1t has necessarily included not only the sth Alabama Regiment but the handful of men then constitu- ting the Brigade.
 General Mcclellan was now a second time removed from command Of the Army Of the Potomac for failing to crush General Lee--the third t.ms a Federal general was depos sd py Gen. eral Lee and his army.
 (Note A--A recent visit to the battlefield and conversation with the Federal General, Carman. de- velopes the fact that this battery was on height across the Antietam.)
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12
A slin of tha rnnrna.

At a private dinner the soup had been brought on, andthe hostess was apologiZing for it T am afraid you will find 1t seasoned too highly. Mir Jones'" she said. T tell Susan every day of my life not to use so much salt and pepper in her cooking, but 1t doesn't do any good Pardon me. it's very nlce," the guest hastened to as- sure her. 'It's exactly Eusaned to seat my taster'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-12

scene of the struggle the Texans were out of sight over swale and the field over which they had marched was thickly strewn with the bodies of New York zouaves, with their picturesque red brooches and caps. It recalls viv- idly the horrors of war to remember that, as we looked upon the scene, one of our men cried out, See, boys, what beautiful bed of rosesr'
 Late that evening the enemy suc- ceeded in making a-stand. and with massed artillery saved from further pursuit at that point their routed army. Our brigade was near by. ,ard expected an order to charge, but the order was not given
 Our loss during the day was seven- teen killed and wounded
 Roll of honor:
 Corp, R. Murphy, Company A.
 Private James Jennings, Company I
 The second battle of Manassas was the downfall of General Pope. The second Federal General had been de capitated by General Lee. General Me- Cielian was again called to command the army of the Potomac.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
MICHAEL DAvITT DEAD.
Irish Patriot Passes Away 4 ffel
stormy Career in Eria's Behalf

Irish Patriot Passes Away After
stormy Career in Eria's Behalf.
Michael Davitt, founder of the Irish
National Land League, and a wel1-known
figure in British politics for forty years,
died In a Dublin hospital a few minutes
after y o'clock Wednesday morning At
the bedside when the end came were his
eldest son, Michael, and his two daugh-
ters, who had devotedly attended him
through his illness, and many of his most
intimate friends, including John Dillon.
The greatest sympathy has been displayed
by all classes of society during Mr. Da-
Wits illness. Michael Davitt was born
March %, 1876, at Straide, Mayo, Ire
land. When he was years old his par
ents suffered eviction at the hands of an
exacting landlord. The family then went
to Lancashire, England, where the boy
went to work in a cotton mill where, when
II years old, he lost his right arm. He
then attended school until he was -,
when he resumed work, this time in
printing office. 1t was in 1866 that he
came forward in Irish politics. He Joined
the revolutionary movement organized by
James Stephens. In 1879, in his native
county, he started the land league agita-
ton, joining with Charles Stewart Par
nell in constructing the Land League.
His parliamentary career was spectacu-
lar, having been elected to represent sew
eral constituencies, among them Mayo
lie was disqualified twice; bankruptcy
forced his resignation once and as a pro-
test against the Boer war, he left his seat
for South Mauo in 1890 Nina wears of
Mr.. Davitt's life were passed in prison
because of his political activities. He
was scholarly and made his money by
journalism. Leaves from a Prison
Diary" were written in Portland jail.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
SUICIDE AT HIS CLUB.
CONGRESSMAN ADAMS PUTS
BULLET THROUGH BRAIN.
Financial Reverses Causes Act of
Pennsylvania Member - Scientist
Who Has Done Much with X-Ray
Dies from Its Effects.

Representative Robert Adams of the
Second Congressional District of Penn
sylvania died at Emergency hospital in
Washington, D. c., as the result of
pistol shot fred through his mouth into
his head with suicidal intent. The act
was committed between 6 and O'Clock
Friday at the chambers of the Metro
polItan Club, where Mr.. Adams had re-
sided for several years. 1t was not until
s o'clock, however, that he was found
by Horace CLARK, one of the negro bell
men, whose habit it was each morning
at that hour to carry hot water to the
room. Upon opening the door Clark
found Mr.. Adams, entirely nude, sitting
upright in an armchair. He Immediately
summoned the attaches of the house and
a doctor at once was sent for. Mr.. Ad
ans then was unconscious and the ply
slclan pronounced the wound probably
fatal. Mr.. Adams was removed to the
hospital, where he died. Robert Adams
was one OF the most popular Representa-
tIves in Congress, and he has been identi-
he'd with many matters of worldwide i'm
lortance. His position as ranking mem
Der OF the majority, after the chairman
on the House committee on foreign af
fairs, has, owing to the i'll health of Mr..
Hit, made it necessary for him to large
~ direct the business of that important
committee, and he was thus brought into
close contact with President Roosevelt
and Secretaries Hay, Root and Taft. His
suicide was caused by financial reverses.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
In the National Capita1.

The Senate in executive session con-
frmed Frank 2. Sargent of Illinois as
commissioner general of immigration.
Congress has appropriated 100000 for
the expenses of the delegates to the Pan
American conference at Rio Janeiro.
Dr. Joseph A. Reilly has been appoint
ed graduate coach of the Georgetown uni
versity football team for the coming sea-
son.
The Senate in executive session con-
firmed the appointment of Louis III. Ayme,
Illinois, as consul general at Lisbon, Por-
tugal.
President Roosevelt has accepted an in
vitation to speak at a celebration to be
held at Oyster Bay, L. l., on Indepen-
denoe day.
The Senate bill incorporating the Arch
geological Institute of America passed the
House, Mr.. Longworth of Ohio guiding
its passage dexterously.
Senior Nabuco, the Brazilian ambassa-
dor, and Viscount De Alte, the Portuguese
minister, returned to Washington from
months trip to the Pacific coast.
Another negro minister of the gospel
has been appointed chaplain in the army
with the rank of captain. He is the Rev.
Washington e. GLADDEN. of Colorado He
will be assigned to duty with the Twenty
fourth infantry, a negro regiment sta
toned in the Philippines
The American minister to Chill, Mr..
Hicks. has notified the State Department
that the Gillian government has accepted
the invitation of the President to partici-
pate in the naval and marine exposition
in Hampton Roads next year, commemo-
rative of the ter-centennial of the settle
plent of jamestown.
Secretary Taft has authorized the state
ment that no conclusion had been reached
regarding his prospective appointment to
the Supreme Court of the United States.
The subject has gone over until Dec. l,
when Congress will meet for it's second
session and when the successor of Justice
Brown viii be named.
Upon Minister RockhilFs report to the
effect that he had not succeeded in OBJ
tanning satisfactory assurances from the
Chinese government as to the recent edict
relative to the assumption by natives of
the control of q. customs, he has been
instructed to join the British and Ger
man representatives dt ekiu III eueISetlc
protest against the proposed change.
Harry ey's, the far-famed epicurean re-
sort Of The national capital and the birth
place of the steamed oyster, iias changed
hands. Announcement to this effect was
made by George L. Harvey, who for fifty
years has catered to the public. The place |
had It's beginning in the days of the presi- |
dency of Franklin Pierce. During the |
Civil War Harvey fed the armies Of Nc |
Clellan and Grant with oysters in novel |
forms. Mr.. EarVey's health is such that |
be determined TO retire from business.
Representative Fletcher of Minnesota /
extended to the President an invitation to |
attend the State encampment of the g. A. /
R. which is 10 be held in Minneapolis next |
August.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
| New York.


NRW I0Ik. | weather favors the pas
-- sage of large quantities of
products into final consumption, as evil
denced by the reports of expanded re-
tail trade, of enlarged jobbing recorder
business and of trade at first hands in
son of the year. Reports from the lead
ing Industries are of sustained great
activity except in some few divisions
of the fuel and iron trades where
strikes curtail operations slightly. Fall
trade, as usual, waits on crop develop
ment, but is of larger volume than or
dinarily at this season, evidence that so
far the agricultural prospect is for
yields at least equal to those of last
year. on which the wonderful prosper
ity of 1905 was largely founded. Prices
display all their former strength. Col
lections are fair to good and indications
of easing money are furnished in the
reports of a return flow of currency
from the interior. Railroad earnings ex-
coed those for a similar period last year
by ID per cent. Business failures in the
United States for the week ending May
"a number ITO, against 161 last week,
ITO in the like week of 1905, 1S4 in 1904,
1S1 in 1903 and 163 in 1902. In Canada
against 10 last week and Is in this
week a year ACCOMPLISHMENTS Com
mercial Report.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
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Chicago-CatGJe, common to prime,
800 to 5000; hogs, prime heavy, 800
to $500 sheep, fair TO choice, $500 to
5000; wheat, No. 2, SEC to SIC; corn,
No. ,, Sc to soc; oats, standard, &c 10
Sic; rye, No. =, &c to Gle: hay, timo-
Thy, $3.50 to $1400; prairie, $500 to
zoe; eggs, fresh, 14c to 1Sc; potatoes,
new, S1.20 to S1.30.
Detroit-CattIe, $500 to So 40; hogs,
$500 to $6.4O sheep, $3.50 to 1925;
wheat, No. 2, Soc to soc: corn, No. 3
yellow, SIC to 53c; oats, No 3 white,
35c to 37c; rye, No. 2, 65c to Gee
Milwaukee-Wheat, No northern,
83c to Soc; corn, No. 3, 4Sc to SOC
oats, standard, Die to 3jc; rye, No. ],
CSC to 65c; barley, standard, 53c to 54c;
pork, mess, S16.15.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, SIC to
Soc; corn, No. mixed, Acc to 4Sc;
oats, No. 2 mixed, &c to 33c; rye, No.
:, &c to &c; clover seed, prime, $G.7O.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers
$500 to 1913; hogs, fair to choice, $500
10 1913; sheep, common to good mixed,
S4.0G to S5.7J; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $7.20.
New York-Cattle, $500 to $j35;
hogs, 500 to 500; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2 red, 92c to Ole;
corn, No. 2, soc to SIC; oats, natural
white Soc to 4Oc; butter, creamery, lie
TO zoe; eggs, western, 1jc TO lie.
anapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
70 500; hogs, choice heavy. 800 to
$3.50; sheep, common to prime. $3.50 TO
$50; wheat, No. 2, Sc TO S9c; corn.
No. 2 white. 49c to sic; oats, No. 2
white, &c to 34c.
St. Louis-Cattle, $40 to 5000:
hogs, $500 to $G.45; sheep, s4.OO to
5000; wheat. No. ., 92c to g4c: corn.
No. ?, 47c to 49c; oats, No. ., sc to
34c; rye, No. =, &c to &C.
Cincinnati-Cattle, 500 TO sj.35.
hogs, 500 to $500; sheep, $500 10
s475; wheat No. =, 9Oc to Ole; corn.
No. ? mixed, sc to 53c: oats. No. 2
mixed, 36c to BIC; rye, No. 2, 66c to
19c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07

ENJOYS and the gorgeous toilets of the
women made dazzling spectacle.
Frederick Wallingford Whitridge, the
American envoy, and his staff were
among the first to arrive. Mrs. Collier,
wife of the American minister, was the
only American woman inside the church
King Alfonso and his bride left the
church at u 80 p. m. The announce
ment of the wedding by the firing of
artillery salutes was wildly acclaimed
by the people.
The route Of the wedding cortege
was designed to give Princess Ena a
glimpse of all that is best of Madrid in
coming and going to the church, and at
the same time to give the people an OPP
portunity to see their new queen. The
main route traversed the very heart of
the city, beginning at the west at the
Plaza de Oriente, facing the royal pal
ace; passing through the Gale del Are
nal and the Gale del Alcala and the
.Carerra de San Jeronimo. These are
among the great arteries of Madrid,
broad and lined with fine buildings.
Midway in the route is the Puerta del
Sol or Gate of the Sun, and further ON,
that Mecca of all visitors to Madrid,
the Prado, now transformed into some
of the stateliest government buildings
and museums, including the famous
Prado gallery.
Practically the same route was ira
versed on the way back from the
church, but there were so many differ
ent branches of the pageant-some with
the king alone, some with the brides
retinue, others with the queen mother
and other branches of the royal house
hold, and the innumerable suites of for
eign rinces-that all Madrid had an
opportunity to see something of the
spectacle.
Wedding Fetes Are Lavish.
The fetes for the kings wedding
were prepared on an unusual scale of
lavishness. They were divided in three
parts, the first including the family
fetes celebrated at the royal palace by
the members of the royal family: sec
ond, the fetes offered TO the visiting
princes, ENJOYS and high functionaries
and, third, the popular fetes organized
for the people. These began on the
wedding day, lasting a week or more |
The royal fetes included banquets, din
ners and a grand ball, to which only |
the representatives of royal houses hav-
ing family alliances with Spain we're |
hidden. The official fetes to foreign en-
voys and high functionaries included re- |
ception and banquet at the royal palace,
military review, gala performance at |
the Royal Theater, reception and ball at |
the Hotel de Vile and many other en-
tertainments for the noted guests.
By far the most interesting fetes were /
those in which the people participated, |
including night illuminations of the
Prado and other public quarters. a We
netian feast at the Westparo, three bull |
fights, a luminous cortege, a battle of
flowers and a procession of all the
Spanish provinces, in typical groups
and figures. in order that the new oueen
might see the Spanish people from ey-
cry quarter of the country.
Presents for King Alfonso and his
bride came from all quarters of the
globe, from countries and their rulers.
from provinces and cities.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
Phrase Method In Reading.

The idea of teaching children to read
phrase by phrase, or sentence by sentence
at the outset, instead of the old-fashion-
ed alphabet method or the present word
system, is advanced by Director De Croly
of the Brussels institute Of special in
struction, according to a translation for
the Literary Digest. He argues that we
should first give the child a complete idea
comprised in a phrase or sentence. He
says that N the course of natural devel-
opment a child often uses a phrase before
the words composing it. Even when the
child uses a single word it often has the
force of a statement, and it is said that he
will decompose words and phrases of his
own accord at the proper time
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-07
SMOTHERS IN WHEAT.
BOY ACCEPTS cHuM's DARE AND
LEAPS TO DEATH.
Game in Grain Elevator Ends in
Little Lad Going Down a Shute,
While Father Looks on, PovyerIess
to Save.

Walter Lesley, years old, accepted a
care from his chum, William Shot, u
years old. but it brought him death in a
frightful form. The boys were playing on
,he third floor of a grain elevator at
Ephrata, Pa, when Shott dared Lesley
20 jump into a bin which holds thousands
Of tons of wheat. The boy jumped, ig-
norant Of the tremendous suction, which
slowly drew him down as in a quicksand
The Shot boy, realizing his chum's dan
ger, ran to the first floor, where several
men were working, among them Abraham
Lesley, the boys father. He screamed to
them to hurry up" The men succeeded
in reaching the boy, half buried in the
wheat, but the suction was so great they
were unable to pull him out. The lad
slowly disappeared until he was buried
while his father stood by helpless.