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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-04
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lowstone Park, the Bitterroot Noun
tains in Montana, the Queniut Indians
on the North Pacific coast, the Column
bia river scenery, the marvellous Puget
Sound region, and Alaska. It will be
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by the Northern Pacific Railway, and
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copies, with proper addresses and the
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Not a Candidate,

When asked yesterday if she was a
candidate for the office of state super
lntendent OF schools, Mrs. Matte NJ.
Davis of Fargo, superintendent of the
Cass county schools. replied in the
negative, stating that she was a can
didate only for the position that she
now holds. There seems to be large
number of the papers throughout the
state that are not aware of the fact
that Mrs. Davis declined the nomin-
alton which was rendered her by the
democrats, and as a result, her name
appears on many tickets that have
been printed
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B. p. q. Elks.

Notices are out for the next regular
meeting of the Grand Forks lodge OF
Elks. No. 255, on next Saturday even
ing. October 6. The circulars read
as follows:
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/: "Do not "duck" this meeting, as
/: you will miss good time and
(: "duck supper"-a few of the Old
/: Elks have promised to furnish the
/: ducks. 4 few fawns have been
/: seen near the city and we will try
I: and "corral" them. so be on time.
{: Of. 4. BROWN. Secretary.
/: M. STANCHFIELD, Ex. Ruler"
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Is sfin in the Ring.

Editor National Tribune; l. am a con-
stant reader of The National Tribune
the ever-welcome paper-and / take
great interest in the. "reminiscences and
reports OF comrades l was forcibly
struck by the communication of Com
rade John Lett. of Sedgwick Post, De-
partment of Missouri but 7 believe l
can go him little better. l was born
Sept. 5, 1916. and enlisted Aug. is,
1861. in Co. !. 2lst Ohio, and was mus
tered out Dec. 81. 1864 I was wound
ed at the@battle of Atlanta.sf am not
whole man, but still in the ring. I
hope to hear more. from Comrade Lett.
| am member of Sherman Camp, No.
l, n. l.. v. S-John K Alcorn. 1926
Germania Ave. Saginaw, Mich.
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come back to the steamer. The Chap
lain, with hat in hand and raised toward
the clouds, prayed as never a preacher
prayed as mere formality. big Sam"
returned for them. 1t was fun to hear
of this affair as related by the sailors
after the danger was over. The Col
oners swearing and the Chaplain's
praying We're heard above the noise and
roar of the wind, waves and thunder.
When asked about it weeks afterward
the Chaplain got up and walked off
without answering.
The 14th Me. had some dozen men
confined in the guard tent. Lightning
struck the. center pole, and killed seven
of them and injured the others. The
guard was pacing back and forth before
the tent, holding his gun at shoulder
arms. The lightning stroke bent his
gun barrel into an ox-bow or capital y
and threw it 20 feet away, but did no
damage to the guard except to numb
his right arm for a few hours.
II was hard to drive tent pins in this
sand, as it would compact under the
blow like stone, yet the hutter of the
tent fly would loosen Them pull them
out and flip them clear over the tent.
We had to take down and reset our
tents day and night when it was windy.
1 have found it blown through the key
hole into my trunk till 1t was piled from
the bottom up TO the keynote, often
containing over quart of sand. In
cooking and eating so much sand would
get into our grub that we got enough
into our craws to take New Orleans.
Graves that yesterday were 10 feet deep
to-day would show the top of the coffin
box. 1t was tiresome drilling in such
sand. and we were kept at it. Gen. But
Ter was the called "the Old Picayune'
by the troops. because some rebel pa
pers captured from the coast steamers
called him "Picayune Butler after the
negro song. When we later occupied
New Orleans the bands played "Pica-
yune Butler" at every dress parade for
month. Quite a number of men died
on the island from inconsistencies among
them a Major fSurgeon) of Massachu-
setts, who had been Professor in med
ical college.-capt. John T. Campbell,
Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Ind
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p.nn.,1vnnlan. were VIII sheridan.

Editor National Tribune: I notice an
item in the issue of Jan. 25 which wish
to contradict. This item stated that
there were no PeHnsylvania7cavalry
with Gen. Sheridan on his ride from
Winchester to Cedar Creek. can state
positively that there were Pennsylvania
cavalrymen with Sheridan. but the exact
number do not know. / was among
the number, and belonged to Co. II,
18th Pa. Cav. We went from Martins
burg to Winchester, thence to Cedar
Creek. Sheridan ordered us to form
across the pike and prevent stragglefs
from going to the rear. was next in
line to the commander, who would ran
his saber through the canyas of the
wagon to force out any soldier who
might be hiding therein.-Dayid Fry, +.
7. d. 1, Freeport, Pa.
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A Correction.

Editor National Tribune In my COM
munication on the drafted men of 1863.
published in your issue of Jan. 2s. Won,
assign me to the wrong company and
regiment. l cannot permit your care
lessness to transfer me at this late day.
and rob me of my part in the glorious
record of the old 97th n. Y, Co. X.
have no doubt that the 57th ~ Y. had
good record, and were immortalized on
many backgrounds, but the memory Of
the battles and campaigns of ones own
regiment and company must ever re-
main source of the greatest gratifica-
tion and pride. Let me still cling to
the old regiment C. Rose, Co
K, 9th n. X, Elmira, n. Y.
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Death of Col. RauI.ton.

Editor National Tribune: have just
received a written statement of the
death of Col Raulston, of which i
wrote you recently, from Mr.. Mercereau.
He was shot by the rebel guard at
Danville (Va-) Prison instead of Libby.
and died two days later in the rebel
hospital. Capt. C. L. Mercereau, of
Scranton. Pa. and Capt. Milton c. Caf-
ferty, of Union, Broome CO.. N Y, were
with Col. Raulston when he was shot,
and Col Samuel Urquhart. of Pittston,
Pa, was with him in the hospital when
he died.
With these corrections in the details
my previous statement. which was from
memory of conversations with Comrale
Mereereau, Is corFect.-Charles r.
Smith; Scranton, Pa.
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Stories Eminenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

splin;ered by shots. 1t was the only
craft they could climb into without help
from the deck. Being top-heavy, II
rocked like an overcrowded baby era
die. All the ships-about a dozen
dragged their anchors and bumped
against each other and broke great holes
in their sides. Big Sam was bully,
and whipped all the men in the regi-
Eent who did not run from him or beg
his mercy: but he could not stand in
line and take. the enemys fire. He was
a physical coward, in short. He only
of the three could row the boat, and
he jumped into the yawl to get to shore.
The Colonel cooked his revolver. and
with vehement oaths ordered him to
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is written the following: Francis II.
Williams. From his friend. George y.
Cheney" No date or address are writ-
ten. On the inside of the back is writ
ten in letters almost indecipherabla
with age the following: Schuyler -
vermontville. Eaton County, Mich..
Company c. The last name has be-
come invisible. The Bible is in a good
state of preservation. 1t is of the
American Bible Society's print of 1861.
John Mlnsker, 246 n. George street.
York, Pa
Four Glorious Regiments.
Comrade Nelson Purcell, Co E. 27ti
Ind, and later Co. K, 10th Ind, writes
from Washington, Ind. (R- F. D., No.
%, to say he is much interested in the
good things he finds in Picket Shots'
and The National Tribune generally. He
adds that not an officer of his company
is alive. He would like to hear from
the comrades of the four glorious reg
iments" that comprised his brigade. Be-
sides the 27th Ind, these were the "a
Mass. 18th n. J. and the Sd Wis. Conn
rade Purcell says "the dear old com.
rades are fast passing away" -
Thinks He Made n Mistake. T;
s. A NJ, 32d ILL.,. CreswelI. Ore. is
afraid that he has made sad mistake
In bringing up his children for the last
40 years with the idea that there was a
strong distinction between loyalty and
treason. II the President of the United
States will sanction a project to erect
a joint monument to the two without
distinction a sad error has been con-
tinued through life. Will it come to-
this. that Lawrence. Kan, will erect
monument to the infamous QuantreIl2
Another Wartime Song
Comrade S. s. Chaplin. of Greenwich.
n. Y, says he has in print an old army
song of seven verses. eight lines to the
verse. its title is Dixie, Sunny Land"
Comrade Chapin adds: Il got it about
the close of the war. IT was then claim
ed that Andrew Blanchard, of my CONF
pany CD, 22d N. Y. composed it.
There are a great many calling for old
songs. If anyone should want this one,
all the cost would be for the printing"
Scattering.
D. h Mitcomb, 14th N H. Lempster,
n. H., thinks his town has the Oldest
"old soldier" There is an old soldier
living in Lempster who was 106 years
old the 18th of last March. He belonged
10 Co. /, 14th N. II.
John G. Markham, Co. I, 7th n. H.
some of his old comrades who served
with him in that regiment.
Comrade Geo. Nj. King, Spencerville,
Ohio, would like to hear from menu
bers of Co. L. 4th Ill. Cav.
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Yale, and other smaller lakes, all pure
water lakes and filled with fish, makes
a great attraction for all fond of that
sport. These lakes are all connected
and lead into the st. Johns River. The
hunting is also good. The lakes are
hlled with motor launches, besides two
steamers which carry passengers to the
st. Johns River. Eustis has four
churches and excellent schools There
Is no yellow fever there Eustis is In
the orange belt. but since the big
freeze the people have gone into truck
farming quite extensively. Two crops
of potatoes are easily raised; one
planted in February and dug In April
the other planted in September and
dug the last of November. Strawber
ries In February. March, April and Ma,
Eustis has about 1e0 Buckeye resi-
dents. all well and happy.
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a Soldiers Home ,inrFlorida. 4.

w. Wallace James. 4 Eustis,. Fla,
thinks that If the Congressional delega-
ton from Florida succeed in getting a
Soldiers Home established in that
State, it will be the most popular Home
in the whole United States. 1t would
always be filled as long as veterans
lived. Comrade Wallace is very en-
thusiastic over his adopted home. He
and his wife went to Eustis from Ohio
10 years ago. and feel that their lives
have been heightened by so doing.
Eustis is near the center OF the State,
about $50 miles south OF, Jacksonville.
on Lake Eustis. The Summers are de-
lightfully cool. Its accessibility TO
Lakes Dora. Harris. Apapka. Griffin.
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The s4th N. J.

Editor National Tribune: Please print
a short account of the 34th n. j.
James b. Prior, Doyiestown, Pa.
The 54th N. ]. was organized at Tren-
ton from Sept. 2. 1853, with Col. Will
liam Hudson Lawrence, of the Regular
Army. in command. He was mustered
out. and Lieut-Co1. Timothy c. Moore
was In command when the regiment
was mustered out 1t belonged to the
Sixteenth Corps, Army Of the Tennes-
see, and lost three killed and 17G died
from disease.-Editor National Tribune.
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Mother Bickerdyke,

An unusually Interesting life of Mother Bickerdyke
the noted army nIrse, will be a serial In
Unity" of the leading religious papers OF
s::isSsss, beginning about July l. The author will
greatly appreciate the loan of letters from Mother
BicSerdyke to old soldiers others which OF inter-
est stories of work. either during aer the war
will be gladly received. Proper credit will be given
information supplied, and all letters returned in
good condition Address
Mr.. Florence y. Kellogg, Russell. Kansas.
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vigor and cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncon-
mon for a child TO be
born afflicted with
weak kidnevs. If the
The National tribune., 1906-06-07
Women as Well as Men Are Madp
Miserable by Kidney and
Bladder Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind,
and dlessensanibition; beauty,
The National tribune., 1906-06-07
Found ON Antietam Battleneld.

Editor National Tribune: There is In
my home a small pocket Bible which
would probably be an interesting relic
to the relatives of the one-time owner,
IL there are any. The Bible was picked
up from the battlefield of Antietarn,
where it lay beside Il dead Confederate
soldier. A relative of my wife who
served in a Pennsylvania volunteer
regiment gave 1t to her. On the fyleaf
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child urinates too often, if the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when it should be able to control the
passage, it is vet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to
habit as most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miscr-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. II is sold
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by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
nv mail free also a
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A SOUTHERN LOCATION
or your home, your manufacturing
plant, or your buslness.

All conditions are favorable There are fine markets
good low OF labor splendid distributing
faciiies and cheapest power. The south Is maxi
ing greater progress than other sectlon II you
would learn about its developments and the oppor-
tunities for good locations aolg the southern kalf
way. write for publications. which viii be ssns
free on request.
M. u. Eieharhs. Land and Industrial Agent
Southern Railway, Washington. D. C
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telling ali about Swamp-Root,
many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilner & Co.,
". Y, be sure and mention
this paper Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, SwanIp-Root,
DR.. Kilmer's Swanp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghaniton, N. Y, OH every
bottle.
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Favors the Service Pension.

'I am pleased to hear so much about
the service pension writes Com4ade
Pliny w. Broughton from Glendale,
Monroe County, Wis. II am in favor
of the bill, and I believe every old SOL
dier who is past 20 years of age should
have $40 a month. l was in Co. c, ist
Wis. H. A., and would like to hear
from some of the comrades. l don't
see anything in The National Tribune
about my regiment.-I bern-in
1925, and am consequently in my S0th
year. and am receiving s12 per month
pension. l have taken The National
Tribune for number of years, and
like 1t very much"
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Civil War Drummers and Fifers

Comrade John A. Niebling, drum
mer, 26th Mo-, writes from Ferguson
Stati IN, Mo-, that he would like to dis
cover whether any of the drummers
and fifers of the 5th Iowa are alive.
81 would like to correspond with
them he says, "or any of the musi-
clans of the 5th and 10th Iowa. -93d
Ill. and 26th Mo-. which regiments
formed the Third Brigade, Third Divi-
sion, Fifteenth Corps" 3, r-o
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Present. a Bermuda
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Led yC ColdE h n Strong
the esauhsa and etnchesa Ito
me o C.
Cops anesRn the It
joined twal
Jun hinanaf iron pickett
ofIo2 VINO tnd l Deep
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
AN ECONOMY CONTEST.
This Is in the Nature of e Protest Against over-Elaborsts Lunch
 cons and Dressing.

An economy contest between four housekeepers is full of interest. Ii all came about in talking over the extraya- gsnce and work connected with enter taining. and how the true spirit of hos pitality seemed to have been overlooked in the mad rush and endeavor of eaen hostess to have little more. or things a little different in comparison with Mrs. ~so-and-So."
 Then [; vas agreed that each one would give a luncheon. the cost for the four not to exceed one dollar; that they woald wear wash gowns. not to exceed two dollars in cost-that is, for the matsrial--and they would bring their sewing. while enc of the four would read aloud for sn hour. each one wss to relate some current news item or relate some interesting event. Gossip in the strict sense of the word vas to be tsbcoed. Meetings were to be held once in two weeks This Is certainly ( step in the right direction. Let us hope there will be more Econ ony Clubs.
 MADAME MERRL
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
Inland Surf Baths.

German lake resorts and other inland watering places are interested in a novel artificial surf bath which was tried last summer in the Starnberg lake, near Munich A big tank is built, or a portion of lake or river is in- closed. At the outer end is placed the wave-making machinery, which con- sists of either an oscillating partition or a large plunger which is dropped in- to the water at regular intervals. The result is a curious substitute for nat ural waves.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
Inestimable.

When I was preaching at Walla Walla, Wash.," said a minister, there was no negro preacher in town. and l was often called on to perform cere- mony between negroes. One afternoon, after had married young negro couple, the bridegroom asked the price of the service. oh, well. said I, you can pay me whatever you think it Is worth to you The negro turned, and silently looked his bride over from head to foot, then slowly rolling up the whites of his eyes to me said: Goodness, sah, you has done ruined me for life; you has, for sure.'"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
Mikado,s Mrdies.

The emperor of Japan is always at tended by physicians despite the fact that he Is in ercelIeut health. Four eminent medical gentlemen gre attached to the imperial household and one is within call a; all hours of the day and night The ps,fe and ien2erstursO Ofhis majesty are taken four times each day and the results are carefully recorded.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
Sorry for the Groom.

T suppose you've heard that I'm to marry Mr. Green7s she said to one of her old friends.
 "No." he replied. eOldly.
 You don't seem to be very enthu- siastie about it
 Why should bel Not knoring NIT. Green. I haven't any grudge against hIm.--PhiIadeIphia Ledger.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
Irish Emierants.

Since the census of 1900 was taken nearly 100000 Irish emigrants have settled in the United States. the year ending with July, 1905. showing a larger number than any year since 1895. A neT impetus has been given to Irish immigration within the last two years. a turn which is quite per- picking to those native Irish societies which have been unsuccessfully at- tempting to stop the great national leak for so many years.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
INQUIRIES
.ANO---.--
 ANSWERS
'cV iV1Vssvs

c. E-Name the trnascontinenta railroads. CD Locate Guam and tel
 why it Is valuable. (3) How many important islands in the Philippine Islands, and what is the largest? (4} What are our possessions in the West Indies and how did we acquire them?
 A. There are none. The big sys- tems, like the Pennsylvania and the Vanderbilt roads in the east, and the Pacific lines of the west, form, by close arrangement, transcontinental lines. (2) Guam is the largest o' the Ladrone Islands, and was ceded by Spain to the United States in 1898. It lies directly between San Francisco and the Philippines, and is convenient coaling station. (3) The largest is Luzon, followed iil importance by Camarines, Mindoro Samar, Leyte, Panay, Negros, Cebp Bohol, Mindinao, Palawan and the
 Sulu Islands. (4) Porto Rico, ceded
 by Spain in 1898.
 Roy.-The name Silver Grays we. applied to bolting Wings who left the New York convention of 1842
 so called because most of them werc gray-haired men. The Hunkers was
 applied to the conservatives, who were opposed to Barn Burners; the
 latter were followers of Van Buren in 1S44, when the democratic part,
 in New York split into factions fSome stump orator told of a farmer
 who burned his barn to destroy rats
 and the Barn Burner faction was fix ened to him. Locofocos was a name given to the radical or equal rights
 section of the democratic party about
 1885. The Free Sellers formed a
 political party which opposed the ex-
 tension of slavery into the territof- ies. The Knownothings, whose prop
 CT name was the American party, ad-
 vocated the control of the govern
 ment by natives citizens. Fillmore
 was their nominee for president ,n
 1856. The Anti-Rent party starte,i
 in New York, having its origin in
 dissatisfaction among the tenants
 under the patrOou system. This was
 in the 40's. The Unionists,. so far as
 I know, have no part in American
 politics. In England it is applied to
 the conservatives and liberal union-
 ists. Stalwarts was the name given
 to supporters of President Grant for
 a third term. The mugwumps were
 independent members of the republi- can party who, in 1884, refused to
 support Blaine for the presidency.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-31
Regiments Severe Test.

In presenting colors to the Second battalion, South Staffordshire regi- meni, at Benares. India, the other day. the prince of Wales recalled the fact that the regiment had been ship wrecked three times, each time show ing perfect discipline. and he remarked that a shipwreck tested a regiments discipline more severely than a battle.