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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27
Your Liver

is cut of order. You 60 to bed in bad
humor and get up with a bad taste In
your mouth. You want something to
stimulate your liver. Just try Herbine,
the liver regulator. A positive cure for
constipation, dyspepsia and all liver
complaints. Mrs. F., Fort Worth,
Texas, writes: Have used Herbine in
my family for years. Words can't ex-
press what I think about Il. Everybody
In my household are happy and vel,
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druggists.
The advocates Of the open saloon are
beginning to get busy In the campaign,
the matter. The fact that the voters
are receiving literature by mail from q
Wall street address proves they are
stirred 60 action. These pamphlets
claim to be arguments In favor Of the
licensed saloon, and give the history ~
of prohibition In several States, even
making the bald statement that crime
Is increased by abolishing the saloons.
That alone Is enough to condemn Il with
thinking men. To decrease crime, de-
crease intoxieants. and to do this the
barroom must go.-St. Lucie Tribune.
~~-~--~~.~~~~~~~-~-~~0~~.~-
And now Madison county will vote on
the question of "whiskey or no whis-
kew" Those who are setting up the
old threadbare argument that IL whis-
key IL voted out Of the town Of Madison
will 90 20 the ''demnition bow-wows'
should visit Gainesville and note the
rapid strides this town has made dur.
ing the past three years. IL may injurt
business for a while, Dut In the lone
run you will never regret having voted
out the saloon. - Gainesville SUM-
| MIRA. B. NJ. Gates and family returnet
last week from Ianark.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27


Mr.. w. H. Averitt, of Miccosukie,
was an early Monday morning visitor
at the True Democrat Office. All Leon
countians and Floridians will receive q
warm welcome at our ''den." Come
In, gentlemen, and give US the news Of
your community. We are here TO serve
and give you . Newspaper OF and for
our people. Help 10 do II.
Editor Otis 8. Landers, Of the Gads-
den Times, was In the city the first Of
the week, made Us q pleasant visit and
became personally acquainted with US.
We enjoyed the few minutes he spent
In ''Our den" and invite him to do 80
again. The Times, under the new man
agement, like that Of the former under
Herbert Love, IL holding its own and
10 one Of Florida's best weekly news
papers. Just keep John Thompson
hustling for business and news, and we
will excuse you boys for what you did
for US in that ''pipe dream"
Prof. H. w. Demilly, Of Tallahassee,
Fla, was in town this week and he has
under consideration the offer of the pO-
sition Of principal of the Sarasota
school Sarasota Times.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27
Rowsl cempIaInt b. chLIdren.

During the summer months children
are subject to disorders of the bowels
which should receive careful attention
as soon as the first unnatural looseless
Of the bowels appears. The best nedi-
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Mrs. A. X. Scott and family, Mrs.
w. N. Keith and family, and MIRA Geo,
Averitt and family composed q house
party which went Tuesday 20 Panacea
Springs for few weeks,
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27
Old Chronic Sores.

AS a dressing for old chronic sores
there is nothing so good as Chamber
lain's Salve. While II IL not advisable
to heal old sores entirely, they should
be kept in a good condition, for which
this salve Is especially valuable. For
sale by all druggists.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27
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The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1906-07-27

The parsonage Ct the Methodist
church on Park avenue IL greatly inn
proved since the additions made 70 the
east and north ends.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
Jcnersonian Simplicity.

Thos. Jefferson, third President of these
United States, was skeptical of the
science of medicine, believing in permit
ting nature to re-establish order in the
system when any function was deranged,
and discussed the subject frequently,
with the same interest and earnestness
that he did theology and politics
Il believe" he said, that there are
certain substances by which. applied to
the living body, either internally or ex-
ternaIly or both. nature can be assisted.
and by such assistance accomplish in a
short time what Nature otherwise would
do slowly"
The Vitae-Ore remedy, with which the
readers of this publication are largely
familiar, is offered by it's discOverer and
proprietOrs as an aid to Nature, to as
sist in the natural healing and recup-
Grating processes 1t is itself product
of Nature, q geological discovery, mined
from the ground az are gold and silver,
different from anything which has ever
been offered Of q remedial character, and
as such should commend itself to even
those most prejudiced against the use Of
advertised treatments. 1t contains in it's
composition free iron, sulphur and mag
nesium. elements ideally calculated to,
as Jefferson says, assist nature" The
fair and liberal offer to send one months
treatment on trial made in these col
umns by the prOprietors Chico. Noel Co.
Chicago). Is certainly most deserving of
consideration.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
Transfer OF q Battle Flag.

An interesting ceremony took place
at Gouverneur. n. Y, Dec. Is, when the
survivors Of Co. d. 18th N. Y. placed
their treasured company flag in the
custody Of the Reading Room Associa-
ton Of the Public Library.
The hisory of the flag and of Co. ID,
18th n. Y, was read followed by a pro-
gram of patriotic exercises
The flag is large silk one of exceed
ingly fine workmanship, made by the
ladies of Gouverneur, and presented to
Co. ID upon their departure in 81 to
serve their country. Seven of the ladies
who had q part in the making of the
flag We're present, other survivors be-
ing deferred by ill-health from attend
ing.
The flag since the close of the war
has been in the keeping of two fami-
lies; first with Gen. Albert NJ. Barney,
who was First Lieutenant of Co. ID as
originally formed, and after his death
it was placed in the keeping of Henry
Rodgers. who held it until transferred
to the library.
The case in which it was placed is a
handsome one of oak, with q large
plate-glass panel, a presentation from
the survivors and members of the i'm
mediate families Of soldiers of Co. d,
18th n. Y. The surviving members
present were Maj. William II. Walling.
Harrison e. Maine, George Hill, Ed
ward Grothicr, Henry Rodgers, and d.
G.. Downing.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the Gath Ill. Joined
1t In December, 1861; was captured at
the battle OF Stone River, near MUIR
freesboro, Tenn, the last day OF the
year, 1862; was taken to Libby Prison,
Richmond. Va; sent to Camp Parole,
Md, and then observation-disclosures II.
Ellis, San Antonio, Tex.
The Gath I'll. was organized at
Springfield Sept. Z, 1861, and mustered
out at the expiration Of It's three years
term, with the veterans and recruits
retained in service until July IL, 1866.
1t was fighting regiment. and be-
longed to Mitchell's Brigade, Davis's
Division, Fourteenth Corps, Army Of
the Cumberland. Its first Colonel was
Edward n. Kirk. who was promoted to
Brigadier-G General and killed at Stone
River. He was succeeded by Col. Alex
ander p. Dysart, and he by Col. Peter
Eye. Out Of a total enrolment OF
1854 the regiment lost a total killed
and wounded of sos, with 121 dying
from disease.-Editor National Trib-
nne.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

C0mrade Dunn CorrOb0rates Chas. W.
Barnes, 9Th Wis. battery. and Gives
Some Interestfnx Incidents.

Editor National Tribune: Having
read the article from Maj. Byers. I'm
reference to Gen. Shermans comma nd
crossing the Tennessee River above
Chattanooga at the commencement Of
the assault upon Missionary Ridge, and
also that of my Comrade Barnes. un-
der above title, l want TO add my testi-
mony 10 the truth of Comrade Barnes's
account of the number of guns planted
on the north shore of said river, to
protect the building Of the bridge and
crossing of troops. In law the witness
who sees and hears certain things
necessary TO be proven, is the most
competent TO testify US to the existence
OF those particular things. Well,
was there with Comrade Barnes and
what he says as to the number of guns
planted there in the works is true.
just below the point where the bridge
was thrown across the river, and not
more than q half mile. the river makes
a bend toward the east. and the bluffs
come up close to the north side OF the
river at this bend, and nothing to OBJ
struct the view from our battery posi-
ton to this bend. Also. up the river
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
The Sd w. Va. and 9Th w. Va. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of my regiment, the Sd
w. Va; also the 9Th w. Va. Cav.-F.
NJ. Malone, Lima. Ohio.
The Sd w. Va. was organized at
Wheeling. Clarksburg and Newburg
from June Is, 1861. It's designation
was changed to mounted infantry in
November, 1868. and in January, 1854,
it was again changed to the 9Th w.
Va. Cav. The veterans and recruits
were retainded in service until May %,
1866. The first Colonel was David r..
Hewes, who was succeeded by Col.
George X. Latham. Lieut.-Col. Rufus
f. Fleming was in command of the
regiment when 1t was mustered out. 1t
belonged to Kelly's Division, Army Of
West Virginia. and lost 81 killed in
battle and TIA died from disease
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

I toward our camp for quite a distance
there was open ground, and back OF
us for some distance open ground, but
we did not see any other guns. OF
course, back in behind the hills some
distance Gen. Sherman's troops lay
ready to cross. and did cross as soon
as the bridge was passable, and a num-
Der of batteries went over with the in
fantry, but none were in sight until the
bridge was thrown across the river.
The fact is, there were just six guns
in the works. and we did not fire a
gun, because we did not have to.
/ also want to commend Comrade
Barnes for resenting the reflections
made upon "Old Rosy and Pap"
Thomas. as We called them, in regard
to their alleged conduct in the manage
ment Of their respective commands as
referred to by the Major. / fail to see
the good that can possibly come from
criticism at this late day, by any writer,
either by stating what he knows or by
reference to what others, perhaps high
I'm command, may have said or writ
ten.
History teaches us that in many in
stances official reports and censure
have been wrong, and great injury has
been inflicted upon the most worthy
when too late to be corrected. Conn
rades, no good can come from this
course. There was no commander but
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

VINO was more or less loved by his SOL
dlers, and when they read accounts re-
Meeting upon the character of these
commanders it hurts to a greater or
less extent, and thus only results in
harm There possibly were no com
manders but who made some mistakes,
but I'll venture the assertion that his
mistakes were more numerous in the
minds of his critics than in his prac-
tice- We at this late day ought to re-
Irain from even mentioning the known
real mistakes of the old commanders.
TOT ihey are now all gone; but rather
speak Of the good they accomplished,
Tor they did the best they knew how to
save the Union of States, and for this
they are entitled to praise rather than
IN any case, censure. Let us remember
and practice the cardinal virtues of our
order, Fraternity, Charity and LOYALTY.
II we continually keep criticising this
iee1ngs OF comrades of his command.
which to some extent DESTROYS the
fraternity that ought to exist: and. also.
crltlclsm cannot be made I'm a chart
table mood. We are all in the evening
shade of life, and our few remaining
years should be spent in the fullest
spirit OF fraternalism and charity. one
toward the other; and, Comrades. So
let 1t be. Let us remember only the
brave and noble deeds done. and talk.
write and sing only Of these
before closing, / want to call at
tention to the account given by Capt.
SHAW. co. {, 7th ILL.,, in the issue of The
National Tribune of March 80. 1905. of
the court-martial and execution OF sen
tence by logging, at Franklin, Tenn.
In March, 1863. I remember the incl
dent very well, and the Captains YER
sion of the details Is very correctly
given. The punishment seemed to us
severe. yet i don't remember Of ever
nearing any soldier say other than II
was justly merited, considering the Of
tense committed. In reading The Ma
uonal Tribune account Of this incident
to some friends. lady in the company
remarked, why. did they punish sol
dlers SO severely as that. for offenses
OF tnat kind" / remarked they did in.
deed DO that very thing. She then said
Ihen nave better opinion OF the
army and Its officers than ever" re.
lated TO the company the account OF
seeing one soldier shot near Colds.
borough, \. c., In the Spring of 1865
for similar offense. This fellow nod
been pardoned twice before for like
offenses. He was soldier in one OF
the regiments belonging to the corn,
commanded by Gen. Cox. 1t is a pleas.
ure TO know that the Union army con.
tanned but few men. comparatively
VINO were so low as to commit such
crimes against the purity OF woman.
mood as these who received thei,
Just deserts. But this communicative
IL already too long, so 1 will close 10,
tn,s time. / may get into your column.
again some time in the future.-.T r
Dunn, 9TH Wis, Battery, Lenox, Iowa
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
The 9th L. s. G. H. A.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 9Th u. S. G. H.
A.-Thomas f. Floyd. New Haven, Ill.
The 9Th u. S. c. H. A. was organized
at Natchez from Sept 12,, 1863. as the
I'd Miss. II. A. It's designation was
changed to 5th u. s. c. II. A. March
II, 1854. and to the 9Th l.. s. c. II. A.
April 26, 1864. 1t was mustered out
May Is, 1865. The. first Colonel was
Bernard 6. Farrar. who was brevetted
Brigadier-G and Col. Hubert
A. McCaleb was in command Of the
regiment when it was mustered out.
The regiment belonged to the Army of
the Tennessee, and lost six killed at Vi
dalia and six at Black River.-Editor
National Tribune. ~ p
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

Editor National Tribune: ] was a
member Of Co. X, 31st n. J., and Co.
=. lS5th Ohio Please ,give short
sketch of these two regaments.-John
Snyder, II. F. D.. Box AZ, Washington.
n. j. III
The 31st N. j. was organized at Camp
kearny. Sept. II, 1862, for nine months.
and mustered out June "a. 1863, with
Col. Alexander p. Berthond in COM
mand during its service, 1t belonged
to Wadsworth's Division, First Corps,
Army of the Potomac. and lost 80 from
disease. IN
The 135th Ohio was organized at
Camp Chase, May II, 1864; for 100 days,
and mustered out Sept. 1. 1864, with
Andrew Legg as Colonel. THE regiment
belonged to the Eighth Corps, Armies
of the Shenandoah and West Virginia,
and lost seven men killed in battle and
Sc died from disease, the most of whom
were starved to death at Anderson
ville.-Editor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
The 11Sth Ohio.

Editor National Tribune: Please be
Kind enough to give me a short history
of the l15th Ohio.-James A. Gordon.
La PaZ, Ind.
The 10th Ohio was organized in the
State-at-large in August, 1863, and mus
tered out june %. 1865. Col jackson
a: Lucy was Colonel until July s. 1864,
when he was succeeded by Col. Thomas
{. Boone, who was In command when
the regiment was mustered out The
regiment was on provost duty at Co.
lumbus and Cincinnati, and then guard
ed biockhouses along the Nashville &
Railroad. In this service
several detachments had sharp fights
With rebel guerrillas and cavalry, and
generally acquitted themselves very
well. 1t belonged TO the Army Of the
Cumberland. and lost nine killed in
battle and 142 died from disease.-Ed-
isor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

w. III. Arnold. Adjutant, Grant Post,
9. Modesto, Cal. writes: 1.-THE National
Tribune is a most welcome visitor. In
all my reading Of the paper, however,
have failed to see anything from my old
regiment the 9Th Iowa. No regiment
in the Army of the Tennessee had a
better record for hard work. 1t was
with Fremont in Missouri, with Grant
at Shiloh and at the Vicksburg cam
paign and with Sherman at Missionary
Ridge and the Atlanta campaign and
marched to the sea, and then went to
Washington for the Grand Review.
should be pleased to read in The Ma
tional Tribune any short sketch from
any member of the regiment"
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

Editor National Tribune: I enlisted
In the 2Sth Ohio in 1862, and was dis
charged at the end of the war. / would
IKE 70 see short sketch of the 2sth
Ohio In The National Tribune ewis
r.. Bechman, X. r. ID. 8, Madison. Ind.
The 28th Ohio was organized n,
camp Dennison from June 10. 1851
and the original members. except vet
Grams were mustered out July 20, 1864.
with the remainder consolidated into n
battalion OF three companies. which
were mustered out July 6, 1865. The
Colonel was Augustus Moor, who was
mustered out on expiration Of term of
service. The 2Sth Ohio belonged to the
kanawha Division Of the Ninth Corps.
and then to the Eighth Corps, Armies
or West Virginia, and lost 6S killed and
90 died from disease.-Editor National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-03-01

Comrade Daniel Mckinney, writing
from Chicago Heights, ILL.,, says there
were some fighting regiments in the
Western armies as we'll as in the Army
of the Potomac. Take. for instance
he adds, my regiment, the 18th KY.
Cav. Look up it's losses as a cavalry
regiment. 1t was twice filled with re-
cruits. / think it's loss In killed was
243. We participated in the Morgan
raid in Indiana and Ohio, the sieges of
Atlanta and Knoxville; the battles of
Sweet Water and Philadelphia, Tenn,
and AZ skirmishes, some OF which
nearly approached the dignity of bat
ties Let us hear more of the records
Of the fighting regiments Of the Armies
of the Cumberland, the Ohio and the
Tennessee and their valorous deeds"
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
Oils Cure Cancer-Statement Of w. II
Gaines, sec'y. Sullivan County :.
=. Association.
BIoomingdale. Tenn, May Q. 1906.

Bloomingdale. Tenn, May 9, 1906.
DIR. ID. NJ. Bye Co, Indianapolis, Ind
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you last fall. He told me he sent for
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treatment. 1t Is by this means could
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The National tribune., 1906-03-01
The LIST Wash.

Editor National Tribune: Please pub
lish a short sketch Of the LIST Wash.
in The National Tribune.-John II. Glib
bons, Belfast County, Antrim, Ireland.
The 1st Wash. was organized at Fort
Vancouver, Fort Steilacoom and Alca-
traZ Island, from Oct. 10, 1861, and
mustered out by companies to Dec. II,
1865. The first Colonel was Justus
Steinberger, who was mustered out on
expiration of service, and Capt. William
M. Knox was in command of the bat
talon when it was mustered out. The
regiment belonged to the Seventh
Corps, Armies of the Trans Mississippi.
--Editor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
The eth Ohio Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
an account OF my old regiment, the 9Th
chio Cav, particularly its history dur
ing 1864. dates of battles. etc-M. f.
Northway, Co. \, 9th Ohio Cav, Fores-
ton, Mimi.
The 9Th Ohio Cav. was organized at
Cleveland, Ironton, Bloomfield, Ashta-
bula and other places from Oct. Z, 1861.
and finally mustered out Aug. Z. 1866.
The first Colonel was William r. Lloyd,
who was succeeded by Col. William
Stedman. and he by Col. Frank c.
l'oveland, who was mustered out with
the regiment. 1t was first employed in
West Virginia. and then was with
SLOVENIAN on his raid 1t was finally
in Gregg's Division, Cavalry of the
Army of the Potomac. and lost 81 killed
and ISL died from Dissatisfaction Ma
tional Tribune
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
"I'm We'll
Because Of Liquozone," is Tale Told Everywhere.

In almost every hamlet-every neigh
borhood--there are living examples of
what LiauOzOne can do. Wherever you
are, you need not go far to find some
one who has been helpel by it.
Talk to some of those cured ones;
perhaps your own frien are among
them. Ask IL they advise you to try
LiquoZone Or let us buy you a bottle,
and learn it's power for yourself. If
YOU need help, please don't wait longer;
don't stay sick. Let us show to you
as we have two millions-what Liquo-
zone can do.
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
At COrinth.

COmrade w. j. Lindsey. of Sewells-
Vile. O., who is well-known as "Coi.
Robinson daring cavalry and show
rider, says he recently read in an
Astoria Ull.) newspaper an article by
Maud y. Morrow in regard to the grave
OF Col. Rodgers, G. S. A. He adds: Il
was participant in the battle of
Corinth and saw Col. Rodgers and Col
Ross when they fell while trying to
plant the colors of their regiment OH
the parapet Of Fort Robinett. / have a
photograph Of the fort and those two
officers, showing also the Confederate
dead that fell in that hand-to-hand
encounter. The picture even shows the
bullet-hOles in Rodgers and Ross.
have always had a curiosity to- know
something of the life of those two dar-
ing officers who lost their lives in lead
ing such forlorn hope as attempting
to take the fort. Those photogra phs
would be valuable hsirlooms to the
families Of Rodgers and Ross. They
are on 6-by-10-inch cardboard, and
cost me S."
The National tribune., 1906-03-01
SPIKED THE REBEL GUNS.
Daring Exploit mt Island No. 10 Wildly
Described and Credit Given to Those
Who Participated.

Who Participated.
Comrade r. II. Martin, Co. I, 46th
md, writes from Delphos. O., concern
ing all inquiry from Comrade Hugh
Erwin, Co. A, cath Ind. in regard to
the spiking of the guns at Island No
10. Comrade Martin says he has learn
ed from several sources that the credit
should be given to Col. Roberts and a
detail from his regiment, the 42d ILL.,
1T is claimed that Lieut.. Lyman G.
Allen. of Co. G, 27th H.. with a detail
from the 42d ILL.,. did the job As sew
eral batteries had their guns spiked
about that time, we may justly credit
one of the exploits to Lieut.. Allen and
the other to Col Roberts. / understand
the detail was made from the 42d ILL.,,
because the regiment comprised many
river and steamboat men who under
stood handling the oars. The brave ex-
plot is thus described in Harper's
weekly of April 26, 1862, with an illus
tration of The spiking of the guns in
the upper rebel battery at Island No.
TO-, by Alexander SimplOt:
Wednesday night april 23) five
launches. one from each gunboat, and