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Happier, Anyway.

Professor Matteucci, superintendent
of the Vesuvius Observatory, was din
ing with some Americans at the Royal
Hotel in Naples.
The dining room fronted the sea-
The waves crashed against the massive
ambankment of stone, and showers of
white spray rose high in the sunlit
air.
This is heavenly. But what is It
like in your observatory when Vesu-
vius is active?" young woman asked.
1T is not like Heaven" said Pro-
fessor Matteucci. ut reminds me of
story about Neapolitan widow
whose husband had been dead some
years. One night she was persuaded
to go to spiritualists' seance. and
there the spirit of her dead husband
appeared and spoke with her.
My dear Agostino,' said the widow
to the shade, are you happy now?
81 am very happy Agostino an
swered
Happier than you were on earth
with me?' asked the widow
YES replied the shade; 4 am far,
far happier now than / was on earth
with YOU
1.-THE widow was silent a moment.
Then she said:
Tell me. Agostino; what is 1t like
In Heaven"
Heaven said Agostino. 4 am not
In Heaven New York Tribune.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

Who will say that, under republic
can policy. the prohibition Of the
saloon in North Dakota was not good
policy? Under republican administra-
ton the saloon will be kept out. The
enforcement of the prohibition law is
wholly In the hands Of the people.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15
Stories of the Hour
He Was Qualified.

Green Bag: The judge had his pa
thence sorely tried by lawyers who
wished to talk. and by men who tried
to evade jury service. Between hy-
pothetical questions and excuses it
seemed as If they would never get to
the actual trial of the case. So when
the puzzled little German. who had
been accepted by. both sides jumped
up the judge was exasperated.
"Shudge!" cried the German.
What is it?' demanded the Judge.
II tink like to go home to my wife,"
said the German.
"You can't" retorted the Judge. Sit
down."
But, shuige," persisted the Ger
man, Il don't tink l make good
shuror."
You're the best in the box" said
the judge. Sit down."
What box" said the German.
Jury box" said the Judge.
20. thought it was bad box that
people gets in sometimes"
NO." said the Judge, the bad box
is the prisoners box"
But. shudge, persisted the little
German. Il don't speak good English"
You don't have to speak at ALL"
said thhe Judge. "Sit down."
The little German pointed at the
lawyers to make his last desperate
plea.
"Shudge," he said, Il can't make nod
dings of what these fellers say"
1t was theijudges chance to get even
for many annoyances.
Neither can any one else," said he.
Sit down."
With sigh the little Germen sat
down.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15
ATTENDED CONFERENCE.

Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Washington, Aug. 15.-Brig. Gen. p
NJ. O'Reilly, surgean general of the
army; and Rear Admiral C. 8. Perry
of the navy, who represented the
United States at the international Red
Cross conference in Geneva. have
returned to Washington and had long
conference with Acting Secretary Of
State Bacon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

the leader Of the democracy. Hearst
Is preparing to spring his candidacy
for governor Of New York, and from
that he expects-to get good boost for
the presidential nomination.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

The democrats have nominated
candidate for lieutenant governor
named Dennison. The electors of the
state will vote the last two letter off
his name.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

A state fair every year, alternating
between Grand Forks and Fargo, ia
bound to be success. Watch Grand
Forks in 1907. There will be some
thing doing all over the grounds-and
it wont be rain, either.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

Let reverence of law be breathed by
prattles in her lap; let it be taught in
the schools, seminaries and colleges:
let it be written in primers. spelling
books and almanacs; let it be preached
lative halls and enforced in courts Of
Justice, in. short. let it become the
political religion of the nation
Abraham Lincoln,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

Had not the Minot land district been
divided the Office at the former place
would have been double because of
the enormous number of homesteads
which are being filed upon in that part
of the state this year.
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] ADJUSTMENTS

interest. originality and plenty Of
romance. humor and pathos. In order
to present the production as 1t should
be the management have secured an
unusually competent company, includ-
Ing clever comedians. The marked
success Of the play gives It the stamp
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15
His Private 0n,n,or

What makes you look SO glum this
morning."
.! was out to the races yesterday"
"Well?"
You know they won't let people bet
in public?"
YES"
We'll, they ought to be a blamed
sight more careful about letting them
In private"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

William Randolph Hearst does not
propose that Bryan shall have all the
center Of the stage to himself when
he returns to this country to become
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15
On the Bridge At Mlduleht.

A remarkable union of fine play
with brilliant scenic achievements, "On
the Bridge at Midnight. which is to
appear here tonight will present the
famous reproduction of the Chicago
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1t Hinted Musical Talent.

George Bernard Shaw, the playwright.
has good deal of contempt for scien-
fists.
I'VE hold scientists In too high hon.
or" he wrote recently to an American
admirer. I'VE take them too much on
faith. We believe every scientific as
sertion, no matter how incredible it
may be.
And how incredible, how preposter-
GUS much of this scientific talk is!
There's heredity, for instance have
seen books on hereiity that were about
as logical as the remark of an old
women whose daughter played a pi-
anO.
"'Your daughter plays WE'LL a wom-
an said to her.
YES the old woman replied, she
does have fine touch, and it's no
wonder, for she loves the piano and
never tires of It. Ye see, she's a great
taste for music; but, then, that's only
natural. for her grandfather had his
skull fractured with a cornet at a
picnic."
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She Was Observing.

or the late Miss tombstone Bennett,
In whose death the American stage lost
comedienne Of exquisite talent, an
actor said:
easily to her. She could have succeed
ed as a writer had she wished. She
never went out but she returned with a
most OF striking episodes she had OBJ
served.
One day in the early summer she
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

said to me. as she lunched ON some
delicious fruit:
~ was stunning yesterday. Az
! passed fruit stand piled with black
bananas. soft strawberries. green
watermelons. and the like, little rag
ged chap OF s or 2 stopped before it.
and l heard him say to the dealer. as
he pointed toward the strawberries:
Gimme a cents worth o. rot
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PERISH THE THOUGHT.

Our esteemed morning contempor-
ary-to-wit: the Herald-copies an
editorial from the Washington Post OIL
the general political situation in which
the following paragraph occurs:
General Calamity played havoc with
the democratic party. and it is doubt
full if anything but General Calamity
will ever be able to dislodge the repuh-
lican party.
We regret that the Herald did not
offer some comment on this remark
able proposition. Having failed to do
so are We to understand that it ap-
proves the suggestion of the Post.
which is now in democratic hands, that
in order to get the G. o. P. out of
power it would welcome visit from
Gen. Calamity? Can it be that our
e. c. which has been so consistently
republican and so persistently friendly
to the party organization throughout
its marvellous career would aid and
abet or connive at the overthrow of
the republican party and the rehabili-
tation of the democratic policy of des-
truction? We pause for a reply.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15
It Might Have Been Morse.

IL AA8nt nave beon worse
Evelyn-Weren't you awfully embar-
rased when they named you as a CO.
respondent in the Atlingham divorce
case?
Gladys-Oh. no; didn't mind It
much. The papers managed to print
quite a decent looking picture of me.
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LoQder!

II understand that you've got a call
to distant church,"
Yes. you might call it call"
What's the salary?"
One thousand a year."
That's no call; that's just whis-
per,"
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The Evening Times does not propose
to cease its efforts in behalf of the
drainage of the Red river valley.
Drainage is the salvation of the six
eastern counties of our state. Excess
sive rainfall during the past few years
has greatly retarded farming opera
lions. In consequence thereof vast
areas have been overcome with weeds,
the land itself has become sour and
unproductive. What is needed is a
system of deep, wide ditches-reser-
voirs, il necessary-which will gather
the water from the adjacent lands. No
more important work for the valley
could be conceived of.
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jackknife' bridge alone and the rest
OF the play Is dressed out as carefully,
But they were we'll aware that the play
is the thing and the result Is that
the scenery, with all it's excellence. is
only a fine detail OF story of deep
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-15

1t is pleasing to us to find that the
position taken by The Evening Times
as respects the circulation of muck
rake literature at the second class
postal rate is at least being approved
by some of the leading journals of the
country. The New York Tribune now
favors the reform we have been advo-
eating. Last year it cost the govern
ment $33 100000 to carry second-class
mail matter-newspapers, magazines,
etc.-and 1t received but $6,OO0,OO0 in
return for the service. Last winter
congress provided for a commission
to make thorough investigation of
the question. The Evening Times was
the pioneer in this reform, and we
know that it had much to do with
bringing about congressional action
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THE WEATHER.
North Dakota. =
Fair tonight. cooler
In west portion.
Thursday, fair.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-07-19

were In the third story OF q block ON
Gay street and carefully noted all THAI
went on.
They came in tatters, hatiess often,
and shoeless; two on a mule, all kinds
of conveyances r.
We were always in full view OF the
general rendezvous of the leading Sc
cessionists. Their faces were q study,
detected and grief stricken.
After Manassas they were exuber.
ant and placid. The fall OF Fort Pu-
faski added q wrinkle. which the defeat
OF Zollicoffer intensified and Fort Hen.
ry deepened into a fixed frown. After
that Ii was easy to anaiyxe their mental
processes. Unionists got dispatches
only by grapevine" but needed none.
He was an unobservant Unionist who
couldn't read the daily war news in
the countenance Of a prominent Seces-
sionist.
AS TO Zollicoffer. my recollection 10
that he was not an intense nor Often
sive Secessionist. Aside from his dis
loyalty, as far as my acquaintance
went. and III was somewhat extensive
among the Cnionists OF East Tennessee
Zollicoffer was not disliked. Nor was
Gen. E. Kirby Smith. They were kind
and tolerant to the Union element. Gen.
Leadbetter was the most cordially
hated man who was ever In command
In that Department.-W. ID. Biackman,
Troy. Ohio. a.
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AN INCIDENT OF THE GREAT WAR
A Cruel Order Was Revoked.

Col. Edmund Berkeley. of Virginia, is
one of the best preserved veterans of
the late unpleasantness." He COM
manded a Virginia regiment and has
many interesting "reminiscences. One
of these he related to the writer and /
give it nearly in his own terms. He
said: II claim to have averted retail
iation and great suffering by refusing
tn deliver up my prisoners until our
inhuman order was revoked. 1t hap
pened in this wise: The night of the
battle of Balls Bluff. Gen. E. ordered
me to march 700 privates and 90 Off
GERS who had been captured out to
Camp Carolina. about a mile from
'-eesburg. halt them there, and await
further orders. which was done. Soon
after he sent out Capt. s. with two
Mississippi companies, who informed
me that Gen. E. ordered him to relieve
me Of my prisoners and march them to
Gen. B. at Centerville. / said: Cap
tain. what are you doing with that coil
OF rope on your horses neck?'
HE said: The General has ordered
me to tie the hands Of all the prisoners
behind their backs and march them in
that condition.
II asked: Officers and ALP
HE said Yes
"'Well.' ] replied. 1T IS the most
cruel and foolish order ever issued The
cred with stone. and every few steps a
man with his hands tied behind his
back would fall on his face and terri
bly, injure himself; besides. you have
not enough rope to tie one-twentietn
Of the number
"He replied: I think you are right
and l wish you would take my horse
and ride into town and tell the General
1t Is impossible to carry out the order
II would not leave the prisoners, bur
an officer who had accompanied me out
was dispatched with the message and
the General was induced to counter
mand the order. II this order had been
carried out. retaliation might have fol-
lowed, resulting I'm untold suffering"
The Colonel has a son in the Army
who was cOmplimented by President
Roosevelt for his gallantry in Cuba in
1898.-HOratio c. King, Brooklyn,
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GEN. PALMER AT MUIsFREESBORO.
Denial Tint He Sent q Report Tint
Bragg Was EvncuatlnH the Place.

Editor National Tribune: In The
National Tribune of June 7. John Nc
Elroy, in the history of the Army OF
the Cumberland, under heading Mon
day, Dec. %. 1852, says: "A little az
ter o'clock in the afternoon, Gen.
Palmer, on Crittenden's left. sent a
message to the effect that he was In
sight Of Murfreesboro. and that the
enemy was retreating rapidly" Gen.
Rosecrans sent an order to Gen. Crit
tenden to send a division across the
river to occupy Murfreesboro. and
though by this time Gems. Wood and
would be injudicious, they prepared IL
obey Ii, while sending back later infor-
nation as to what they had discovered.
/ wish TO call attention TO the fact
that Gen. Palmer denies utterly that he
had sent any such information or any
other to Gen. Rosecrans.
In his Personal Recollections" Gen.
Palmer says:
lon Monday morning. Dec. 90 =
Gen. Wood and ! came In sight Of the
enemy In line Of battle between US and
Murfreesboro. Wood and l halted
our troops and rode some distance IL
see the enemy in strong force, evidently
prepared to receive us.
while observing the enemy's forces
and position we were surprised to re-
ceiEe through Gen. Crittenden from
Gen. Rosecrans an order In substance
as follows:
Stanley reports from Triune that
the people say that Bragg has aban-
doned Murfreesboro. You will there
fore occupy the place with one diyi-
sion and camp your others near them
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Stories Emneny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

"Of course. Gen. Wood and I knew
the Information which purported to
come through Gen. Stanley was erron-
eous. We, therefore, rode back, found
Gen. Crittenden. explained to him, and
he communicated our report to Gen.
Rosecrans. who promptly withdrew the
order.
Now comes the strange part of the
transaction. Gen. Crittenden was told
the next day that 1 had informed him
(Rosecrans) that the enemy had evac-
uated Murfreesboro. called upon
Gen. Rosecrans the same day and told
him that l had made no report to him
on any subject whatever. and reminded
him that the order itself purported to
be based upon Information which came
through Gen. Stanley. Notwithstand-
ing all this. Gen. Rosecrans in his off,
cial report attributes his order to in
formation furnished him by me, as
commanding Crittenden's leading divi-
sion. The fact that Gen. Wood and l
were actually observing the enemy
when we received the order ought to
afford conclusive evidence that Gen.
ROsecrans was wholly mistaken in his
facts"
Having read both the above ac-
counts / simply wish to call the atten-
ton OF The National Tribune to them.
j. III. Gray 612 w. 9th St., Cincin-
natl, 0.
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Editor National Tribune: 1 have been
much interested in the many good arti-
cles published in your paper, but think
little more variety would be an i'm
provement. Most Of the yarns told are
too serious. and / ain sure a little non
sense occasionally would be quite a re-
lief to most Of your readers. Possibly
description OF some of the expert
ences OF my regiment may interest some
OF your readers, especially the boys of
the Ninth Corps. and particularly
those of the 186th N. Y. We were a lot
most anything. Upon our arrival In
Virginia we were put to work throwing
up line of earthworks. which did not
meet with the approval Of many of the
boys. who put up big kick. saying
they had not enlisted to work in a ditch
with pick and shovel, but to fight the
Johnnies. The demonstration was so
general that we were transferred to the
Ninth Corps and Immediately sent TO
the front. We joined the corps at Pee
bless farm about the 23d or cath OF
October. 1864, pitching our camp In
Poplar Grove. though l could never see
why 1t was called this. for there was not
poplar tree within mile. About three
days after our arrival we were sent to
take part In that little fracas called the
second Hatcher's Run. and / was very
much amused to see that the boys who
had been the biggest kickers while
working In the trenches at City Point
made the most strenuous efforts to for
tify this position against the enemy
taking the pick or shovel without a
word and working with the greatest
speed until the works were completed
But the incident / wish to relate took
place upon our return to CAM after
this fight. AS the head of the column
struck the camp some one shouted
"Fire!" or all the exhibitions Of rifle
practice you ever saw that was the
500, and you can imagine what a terri
make In an evergreen wood. Branches
was understood that the military tele-
graph along the road was put out of
business. being cut I'm several places by
the rife balls. Several animals and q
negro belonging to the brigade OF col
ored troops attached TO the Ninth Corps
were killed. A number OF the boys
were punished. and 1 assure you the
act was never committed again by our
regiment, though l have heard OF 4:
being done by other regiments. So ma ny
strange and unusual occurrences took
place I'm the various camps during the
war that / wish the comrades would
tell US about them. Many things were
done by the boys out OF pure fun OF
because they did not know any better.
as was the case Of our regiment In the
act before related on their return from
their first fight.-J. b. Fowler, Co. C.
1S6th n. ". Rochester. n. Y.
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A Contemp0rane0us Account Of One Of
Its Battles In 1868.


Comrade r.. w. Gates. Regimental
Quartermaster, 9Th Ill. Cav. Wheaton.
H., sends the following clipping from
the New York Tribune:
Correspondence of the New York
Tribune, Headquarters Cavalry Corps,
Army of the Potomac. May 20, 1863.
1.-The 8th Ill. Cav. has just returned
from the most successful raid yet
made by any one regiment, having been
foraging promiscuously In the enemy's
country for the Il days just past. The
regiment left camp on the 18th instant
with 500 men all told and four days
rations, for the purpose OF visiting that
section of debatable ground lying be-
tween the Rappahannock and Potomac
Rivers below Fredericksburg. The re-
gfon has been the refuge OF guerrfllas
and smugglers during the past Winter
the former having caused our cav
airy pickets no little annoyance in one
way and another. 1t was for the pur-
pose Of infiicting summary punishment
upon these citizen marauders that the
Sth Ill. paid them visit, and there is
no doubt but that they made a most
lasting impression. After reaching King
George Court House, Col. Clendenin d.
vided his command into three columns
each taking public turnpike road,
and marching the entire length Of the
neck until they arrived at the junction
Of the two rivers, capturing and de-
stroying rebel property without limit.
Every nook along the banks Of the two
rivers was explored for smugglers'
boats and goods, which. when found
were destroyed. One hundred sloops,
yawls, ferryboats, ETC., were burned,
with all their contents. consisting of
salt, Oil, whisky, leather. stationery,
wool cards. percussion caps, boots,
shoes, clothing and many other articles
OF especial value to the rebels. About
10000 pounds of bacon and a large
quantity OF -four were also destroyed
At Leeds Ferry it was ascertained that
the ferryboat used for smuggling pur-
poses was on the south bank of the
Rappahannock, and 1t was especially
desirable that 1T should be destroyed
Accordingly. few Of the Illinois men
were dressed in rebel uniform, and,
escorting a few Of their companions as
Union prisoners, succeeded in enticing
the Loaf across, whereupon they made
prisoners Of The guard and DESTROYED
the boat. Onf turning. the negroes be-
longing on the plantations along the
line of march jbihed the emancipating
column. coming IN In squads OF from
five to 20, Until there were finally ac-
cumulated sI3 men, women and chill
dren OF the'' c0ntraband persuasion.
They brought WITH them all their per-
sonal property, horses, mules, carts
clothing. etct, a1hd. doubtless. some
which did Extraordinarily belong to
them. but which. they had connsca ted
from rebel Minister'S under the -tseuues-
tration act Twas found that there
are still many, g9od and loyal citizens
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faE NATIONAL TRBINE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAYS JULY 10

"but I thought that doggoned cannon
shot had takep my mead clean off,"
After the regiment had got down
close to the ground hasty examina-
ton of the Ssrgeant's head was made,
s snnd i Nas Toying that fragment Of 9
smell rom one Of. the Round Tops had
taken his right. ear off close to his
cut Off with q, snreeon's knife. In de-
scribing bis ,segsations the Sergeant
said he felt as athough he had been
overtaken byra cyclone and that six
story building had fallen upon him.
The noise of One passing fragment Of a
shell on the drum Of his ear sounded
like the sudden explosion OF thunder
bolt. I, ID
II felt thatI he'd been suddenly killed
a dozen times oyer" said the tall Ser
geant, after his wound had been bound
with a cloth. and as he bit the end off a
cartridge. rammed 1t into his musket
and got ready for the charge that fol-
lowed
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Capt. Will Van Dorm was q widower
and had two small girls. He married
In Nashville, Tenn, some time In 1854
or 1855 Miss Mary Lester. OF Colum-
bia. Tenn. Before going on that fatal
trip he took his girls to some place IN
Indiana. his wife going with him on the
gunboat on that trip. I never could
find the girls. He was q brother-in-
law Of mine. Through your paper /
hope to find them.
1 belonged to Co. I. LIST Ga. c. 8. A,
Col. Read: Joseph E. Johnston. Gen
eral.
Lived IN Atlanta. Ga. from 1S4S to
1864; then lived In Nashville. Tenn.
1S65-1866: then in Atlanta. Ca, 1867
to 1872. In Pennsylvania since Was
in the engagement at Atlanta. July %.
1854. and all others until Sherman
marched into Atlanta.-Herman c.
Heerlein. ST.. Box 1872. Cory. Pa.