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New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
Last Hope of the Defenders

CHAMBERLAIN glanced at him in admiration.
This was the heroic spirit of his men. Yes.
why not charge them: he thought. Suddenly. IN
eNPectedly even to himself, he gave the order:
Fix bayonetS.
The command, Charge" was lost in the deep
long drawn shout of the desperate men; they Ieaped
forward and rushed down the hill Striking the
enemy among the scattered trees the outskirt OF
the wood, they closed in upon them with bayone-s
and the butts of their guns.
OF the ConfederateS some fought until they were
killed; more, however acted If thrown into =
panic by the wild charge and they ran for their
lives. Undoubtedly they supposed that a strong
reinforcement had reached the Union line and thai
this had caused the sudden attack
The brave Maine regiment captured three hun
dred prisoners. and returned with them TO the old
position where they stayed until in the last hours Of
that terrible summers afternoon the victorious little
command thrust into the struggle for the at-
joining hill, Round Top.
Concerning their leader in this exploit it NAV b,.
added that, besides receiving the Medal of Honor AZ
GettySburg, he was afterward promoted in the field
by General Grant and he distinguished himself
as a BrIgaoler that he was brevetted Major Gen
eral IN 1905, tor conspicuous galantrv in action
Ntter the war he led and Is still leading a highly
important public his native State of Maine
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

venerable Empire builder who has lived near half
a century the sthmus and can with difficulty be
even to such Arcadian delights as the Hudson
Valley under the Catskil1s. When people tell
that the tropical life kills body and soul, think,
of my elastic friend Under the Palm and
smile.
Then recall the lines of another Panama poet,
who sings the Land of the COCoanut Tree" with
all the tenderness of him who inspired the Confeder
ate troops with the song of Dixie Land;
Then go away if YOU have go
Then go away if you will.
To again return You will always yearn
While the lamp is burning still.
You've drunk the Chagres water,
And the mango eaten free;
And strange though it twill haunt Your dreams,
This Land of the Cocoanut Tree
The heart of Kipling and Gilbert at on
this theme-they both voice the white mans
yearning for the tropical mysteries dangers or
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
By CARL HOVEY

troops. The fact thrilled him; it was almost ap-
pallng. y strong force should have been ntrenched
long ago high up on this hill; perhaps even now
1t was not too late. He rushed off a messenger to
General Meade with penced word to Send
General Warren at least division to hold the posi-
ton at Little Round Top
On the summit where the signal officer was the
musket balls were beginning to fly He folded up
his flags and was going to leave; but at this moment
Warren came back, and induced him to keep the
flags waving. 1T may puzzle those people" he
SAID, meaning the enemy, and may keep them
back for a few minutes" So the two men waited
watching the pufTs of smoke that appeared at differ
ent distances. thick cloud showed where the
action was already raging at the Peach Orchard;
IN hot haste the battle spreading all along the
field; cannonade and muSketry crashed and ratified
at right, left, and center of the long battle lines
movement of the mass of infantry which Warren
had detected on the wooded ridge was plainly visi-
BILE, Suppose Meade had delayed in sending him an
army corps!
The moments of suspense came suddenly to an
end with the arrival of lIazctts battery of rifed
cannon of the Fifth Artillery
The Young Lieutenant spoke General what's
the matter:"
The deuce is to pay was the reply. Il hope
You can hold out until the infantry come up
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

true Veterans. SN1Oke WaIled them in and =
some extent concealed from the enemy the ter
rible execution they were making upon their thin.
gaping battle front.
However, their Colonel never thought Of retreat
ing In the dense smoke, the dcafenng and con-
fusing volleys IN the face OF the rapidly approaching
annihilatiOn of his command. Colonel Chamberlain
thought only of one thing, that the position he held
was of great Importance in the battle. Retreat
might the destruction OF an entire CORPS.
1t was almost certain that supports would be sent
him sooner or later. He was resolved never to Weld
Vet half the regiment were gone; hardly more
than skirrnish line was left him The soldiers
having fired the sixty rounds Of cartridges they had
carried into the fight, emptying the cartridge
boxes of their fallen comrades y few minutes
longer and not a man would be left alive
Colonel, let charge them, We VIII drive
them off the hilll shouted Lieutenant in a ho4--e
voice.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

genlus To procure IN hls mind eye the battle ground
that was obScured and dim and to foresee what
would be the thing wanted there at the given point
at the given moment, on the morrow, the well
nigh insuperable task of the Northern General
The unexpected certain to befall both Off
GERS and men, and they must be ready to perform
miracles if need be. An instance of this kind was
the fight of the Goth Maine Little Round Top in
memory of which the Colonel of the regiment.
Joshua L. Chamberlain, for his great tenactv and
his daring heroism, received the Medal of Honor
Little Round Top had escaped the vigilance of
the Federal commanders. This was the smaller of
two rough hills strewn with boulders and bare
slippery rock rising sharply from wooded swamp,
behind which stretched the Confederate battle line
At the foot OF Little Round Top body of Union
troops had been posted.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25
Stayed Until He Was Killed

/ GUESS can answered Lieutenant Hazett As
matter OF fact, he stayed there until he was
less woods and up among the utting boulders of
the height was marvellous; nothing but the dash
and eagerneSS OF the men to get into action to-
gether with their incredibly skilful driving could
have planted those cannon on the verv summit of
Little Round Top.
The infantry not far behind Among the
regiments closing IN to seize the hilltop were the
47th and 18th Alabama of the Confederate side;
and OF the Union army the Goth Maine commanded
by Colonel Chamberlain, which was an unusually
Srlail regiment. numbering only about three hun
dred men. This little force had no sooner reached
the portion of the hillside assigned to them where
they stood painting from their exertons than they
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

saw q dense mass of Confede--
ates coming toward them;
for the TWO strong COnfede--
ate regiments. containing
thousand men, had been
ordered 70 turn the Union
flank at exactly that position.
Discerning in a flash the grave
peril of his command, the
Maine Colonel qucklyordered
fVe companies 10 swing back
until they formed a line -
a right angle 20 the rest. "
this instant the AlabaIu.ars
attacked them on front and
flank, opening with a murder
Gus FIRE.
Colonel Chamberlain v.-l
drawn sword moved up ari
down his lines. The Rebel
bullets whizzed incessart,v
past him; his men we-e
constantly groaning and fall
ing on every side. Outnu---
bered more than three 10 one,
their position was terrible.
and It was apparently a hope
less one Vet with dripping
faces the men loaded AMI
tired their muskets, display
ing the cool eXpertness Il
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

THE war council of Fed
eral Generals the night
before the second days
battle of Gettysburg became
necessarily a frantic preten-
sion of scanning the un-
known. Outside, on the
lengthening ridges and be
tween the abrupt hillsides of
that intricate battle field,
lay the enCampments of the
two hostile armies, OninOuS
and solemn. There were few
camp fires. At times could
be heard the voice of a sentry
challenging, or the drawn out
Clatter of a hOrseman on the
stone pavement Of the ceme-
terry.
The nightpassed, and day
break found the cautious
General Meade still listening
TO the reports of his division
commanders, to their stories
Of misfortune, and plans for
strengthening the line of bat
tie. The unprotected North
lay at his back; in his front
a General whose resource
fulness was unfathomable
and who ranked as a military
New-York tribune., 1906-11-25

THE war council of Fed
eral Generals the night
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17
JUST THOVGHT or CLIENT

DR.. McBryer, who was very fond of
speedy horses, had purchased new
one that had mark of 2:10, and also
possessed some very headstrong ways
Nevertheless, the doctor was proud of
his new trotter, and was anxious that
his friends should enjoy with him it's
bursts Of speed. So about a week
after the thoroughbred had been ad-
ded to his stable he invited Judge
Rodgers to take a drive with him.
The judge said he felt the need of
some fresh air and would go gladly.
They started out of town at lively
clip. In the country the doctor gave
the horse his head, and the buggy rat.
tied over the road at hair-raising
rate of speed. The judge clinched his
jaws and manfully determined not to
ask the doctor to slow down. knowing
that if he did SO he would be accused
of lacking nerve. At last, about five
miles out, the doctor pulled up and
turned around preparatory to starting
home.
How do you like him, judge?"
asked the doctor.
Zine! Best goer I ever saw. Great
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17
START or FLORIDA FEUD

Speaking about feuds,' said John
l.. HUMPHREYS Of Tampa, Fla. 81
think that the stlangest in its incep-
ton, is one between two families in
Marion county, In our state. It came
about this way. You know in our
state sometimes land disappears dur
ing the night and man wakes up to
md his garden great sinkhole. This
is, OF course, due to the fact that Flor
1da Is built on coral and not very sub
stantlally built at that, especially in
some Of the interior counties. Harry
Redding had a nice patch of Irish DO
tatoes, and Oliver Vance, his neigh
Dor, had what he called a farm and
near the house was a sinkhole.
"One night Readings potato patch
disappeared and the next morning
he had nice large sinkhole filed
Win water where his garden patch
was. The same night Vance, who had
sinkhole when he went to bed, woke
up to find the hole was filled with dirt,
IN which there seemed to be a lot of
pebbles about the size of a mans fist.
Naturally he was surprised. He ex-
amined the pebbles to find them no.
tatoes, and after calling the family
up they got to work and gathered in
six bushels Of potatoes ready for mar
ket.
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WELDED THE BROKEN RAIL

When the S:23 limited pulled into
Wheatley, in this county, one evening,
it was discovered, says the lie Seur
correspondent of the st. Paul Pioneer
Press, that one Of the rear wheels
on the last coach was broken, a piece
having been split off from one side SO
that there was a slightly fiat place
on the wheel, and, as it was feared,
the broken wheel in pounding over
the track had broken a rail- Only by
a miracle was the $3.50 local saved
from being wrecked.
Three miles south of Bentley the
flattened wheel had broken out a Sec
ton Of rail about seven feet long
broken it out SO badly that it was torn
from the spikes and lay across the
rails, where it was found five minutes
before the local was due by Willy
Schultz, a boy of IA years, who lives
on farm near by. The lad knew that
the local soon would be along and he
was frightened. He put the piece of
rail in place and then started down
the track toward the approaching
train, running as fast as he could. He
had not gone twenty feet, however,
when there came binding flash of
lightning from dark cloud that COW
cred the sky, and he was struck down
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Is mortal of him who in so distinctive
sense is immortal.
There is an air of such deep re.
pose about the place, despite the ebb
and flow of the tide of humanity, that
squirrels, with feathery tails erect,
trollc on the lawn in delightful
abandon, while birds chatter in the
branches of trees, or perch in rows
on stable caves, and along the upper
edges Of the low half DOORS CHANGING
over one of these one seems to see
IN his accustomed stall Washington's
war horse, Nelson, who, after the bat
tie of Yorktown, was never allowed to
feel the weight Of a saddle, and to
hear his whinnying response to his
masters call. ..-
Across from this is the garden, red
olent with the odor of box bushes
transformed from the green, outline
Of Mrs. Washirgton's day into aro-
matte walls Of vendure. Gay with
sweet williams and pinks and all the
rest OF the fragrant, old-fashioned
flowers, it was an alluring spot to lit.
tie Nellie Custis, who was sometimes
discovered there during the hours sa-
cred to harpsichord and spinnet, when
only the interposition of her adopted
father shielded her from her grand
mothers displeasure.
Mount Vernon, as is generally
known, was purchased in 1858 by an
association of ladies, which now has
representatives from thirty-seven
states. Through these representa-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17

That's where the trouble began.
Redding claimed that under the law
where mans stock wanders on to
the premises of another, without his
fault, he can go after it. He argued
that the same doctrine applied to po-
tatoes which had wandering habits.
For he was very sure that the pota,
toes on the Vance farm belonged to
him. Vance and his friends invoked
another principle of law that a man
owns his land from heaven to hades
and he refused to dig up the potatoes
for the benefit of his neighbor.
"All that happened ten years ago.
continued MI. HUMPHREYS, "and the
Readings and the Vances are still
armed against each other. Two or
three skirmishes have taken place be:
tween the parties and one of the
Vance boys, 10 years old, was wound
ed by fire from the enemy.
'They have never spoken to each
other since that eventful night ten
years ago. Lawyers and politicians
have gone out to help them settle
their difficulties, but they were obdur-
ate, and if the feud grows for twenty
years as it has already Florida and
Marion county will have feud equal
to the best that Kentucky has ever
produced Denver Republican.
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WEIRD TALE FROM JAPAN

In a recent trial in Tokyo it was
disclosed that a certain Osaburo No
guchi had killed three persons under
remarkable circumstances. He was
in love with Soye, the sister of
we'll known Japanese poet, Ichitaro
Noguchi. The latter, who was aff1ict-
ed with leprosy, disliked the man. To
win the regard of the poet, and at the
same time to protect his lady love
from the disease Osaburo attempted
to cure the leper. He had heard it
said that human flesh would cure lep-
rosy. Early in March, 1902, he also
read in a book statement of the
same old superstition. Then he form
ed a determination to kill a boy in
the neighborhood. On the night of
March 81 he caught an 11-year-old
boy, named Hawai-, as the boy was
going home from an errand. Clasping
closely to his breast the face of the
young boy he smothered and killed
him. He brought the corpse into a
byway and tore off a lump of flesh
from the hip of the boy. He then
gouged out the eyeballs; it is sup
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pleasure to ride behind him. declared
the judge.
well, on the way back, I'll just
show you what real trotting is"
The horse covered the first mile as
if it were squirting down a home
stretch to win $4,000 purse. The
judges hat was Jared off and his hair
blew straight back from his head. Still
he would not cry quits. Then an au-
tomobile whizZed by and the horse
was frightened. With the bit in it's
teeth, it took Immediate charge of the
driving party, and neither doctor nor
judge ever travelled so fast as they did
behind that horse. Still, the judge
noting that the doctor merely pulled
taut on the reins and occasionally
chirruped soothingly to the horse,
would not show any signs of alarm.
They reached the edge of town, and
the horse seemed to put on more
speed. From side to side of the street
they bounced, and then the judge
leaned over to the doctor and gasped:
doc, if you'd just as soon, I'll get
out at my Office. I've just thought of
a client whom l promised to see at
this hour!"-Chicago Tribune.
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pass used by Washington in survey
ing Lord Fairfax's land, with many
other objects closely associated with
him., memento of Mrs. Washington
existing in a quilt made by herself of
bits OF her gowns and donated by
Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
On this floor, in the chamber occu-
pied by Nellie Gusts, is the mirror
which so often reflected her beauty
and the steps, by which she climbed
to her high-testered bed Here, too,
in the Lafayette room, is the four
poster, in which the Marquis slept on
the occasion of his visits to Mount
Vernon and the dressing table before
which he adjusted the unbecoming
red wig. 81.
Other apartments, called by the
names of the states which care for
Them, are grouped about these Each
has an interest peculiar to itself; but
above and beyond them all in sacred
associations and hallowed memories
is the room in which Washington
breathed his last. The bed upon
which more than one hundred years
ago he lay dying stands in the same
spot to-day. Near it is a light table
stained with the marks of medicine
glasses, and at it's foot the chair in
which the faithful wife sat Watching
through all the weary hours, and upon
which, when all was over, lay Her
open Bible.
One must climb another flight of
stairs to reach the room occupied by
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unconscious and nearly bereft of life
1t must have been ten minutes be-
fore he regained consciousness, for
when he did SO he saw the train com.
ing toward him at great speed. He
staggered to his feet, the remem-
brance of the broken rail still in his
mind, and waved his hands, but the
engine did not stop, and just as it was
about to crush him, he stepped from
the rails and the train sped on.
But the engineer at the last moment
had seen the boy step out Of the en-
gines way, and, throwing on the le-
YER, stopped the train after it had run
several hundred feet beyond the break
in the rail.
When the engineer jumped down
and came running back to see what
the trouble was. young Schultz told
him and showed him the place where
the rail had been broken; but now it
was perfectly sound. The flash of
lightning that struck Schultz down
spent the main portion of it's force on
the track in the immediate locality
where the fracture was, and had even
ly and perfectly welded the broken
rail in place at both ends. The track
was as safe and solid as it was the
day it was laid.
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hour as veraciously now as then;
while on the wall to the right of it
hangs the portrait of Washington
which Rembrandt #Peale painted with
such feyerish energy, and which was
donated to the saasoeiation by his
heirs. A chair Brought over in the
Mayf1oWer stands beneath the picture,
and near it is the stool on which
Washington knelt at Christ Church,
Alexandria, and another used by Nell
lie Gusts.
Other objects TO- which the atten-
ton is directed are a model of the
Bastile made of the stone of which
the prison was composed, and pre-
sented by Lafayette; British flag
! captured by Washington and donated
by General Grant, with many relics of
equal interest. The end of the build
ing opposite the banquet hall is occu-
pied by the library, with it's valuable
collection of books and souvenirs. It
is in the rooms which these apart
ments flank, however, ranged on
either side of a broad hall, that one is
brought most closely in touch with
the family life at Mount Vernon.
Nellie Custis' music room, in which
the generals flute lies upon the harp
sichord which he presented her on the
occasion of her marriage, recalls one
of the most delightful relations of his
life-his connection with his beautiful
adopted daughter. Here she beguiled
him with the songs which he loved or
played the accompaniment to his mu-
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When CuIIom was Governor.

In the administration of the State
ed the highest qualities of statesman
ship, combined with the greatest de-
gree of business sense. His was
business administration, and, by the eX-
ercise of the strictest economy in all
branches Of the public service during
his administration. the public debt Of
the State was paid.
It WIS during his administration too.
that the additional penitentiary at
Chester and the additional hospital for
the insane at KanEakee were con-
strTcted
H was faithful friend Of the State
institutions and not a breath of scan
dal atte,ched to the construction or
operation of any, of them while he was
in the executive mansion.
Men Of the highest character and
standing were selected for important
departments of service. with a spe-
cial view to their executive ability and
fitness to perform the duties Of their
rosnective positions.
There was no executive interference
with the several boards of trustees
commission ars and heads of depart
ments, in the organization and in the
appointment and removal Of subOrdin-
ates. The various boards were held
accountable for results and were Civ
en- the fullest powers by the ex2cu-
tive.
Wherever the interests of the State
fell within the purview of the exc
Cutive department, the most patient
and thoughtful attention was bestow-
ed upon them.
To preside over 2, great common
wealth like that Of Illinois. surprising
in wealth. Importance and resources
many of the minor States of Europe.
and greater IN population than the
whole United States when Washing
ton was elected President, in such
3 way that every department and
bureau shall work in concert in the
development Of the moral and material
progress Of q mighty people. requires
not only the guiding hand of practical
experience. bat also rare wisdom in
tb1 selection Of men and measures best
adapted to secure the desired result.
His was recognized IS the ver5 best
Of administrations and SO satisfactory
to the people Of the State was this
thoroughly patriotic and business-like
administration that he was reuominat-
ed and reelected in 1880. and he was
the first and only man ever SO honor
ed in the history of the State.
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tives each state assumes the care OF a
room, and the responsibility of fitting
1t up with furniture, of which it was
despoiled at the sale of the late
owner; or, failing this, of substituting
articles possessing historic interest
and belonging to the period. One of
the most successful of these attempts
Is to be found in the Minnesota, or
spinning-room, vocal in the days of
yore with the music of wheel and
loom and the measured stroke of the
dax brake, while above the rythmical
whirr might have been heard the mis-
tress' voice, giving direction to the
swarthy artisans who spun and wove
most of the clothing worn by the 800
slaves belonging to the estate. The
articles IN this room, which were col
lected by Perley Poore and treasured
by him at his home, were purchased
by the association from his widow
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1906-02-17
DIVINE MIs,sIt,N OF SORROW

Upon my lips she laid her touch divine.
And merry speech and careless laugh
ter died;
She fixed her melancholy eyes on mine,
And would not be denied.
I saw the west-wind lose his cloudlets
white
In hocks, careering through the April
could not sing, though joy was at its
height,
For she stood silent by.
watched the lovely evening, fade away;
A mist was lightly drawn across the
stars.
She broke my quiet dream; 1 heard her
"Behoid your prison bars!
"Earth's gladness shall not satisfy your
This beauty of the world in which you
The croWning grace that sanctifies the
whole
That alone can give.