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A Malicious SANDER.

Editor National Tribune: In read
ing The National Tribune l now and
then find a writer who feels he cannot
do justice to himself and his command
without disparaging others. Such is
the writer of the article headed Bat
tie of Antietam," by Edward Fisher.
Co. /, 13Oth Pa, Milroy, Ind, la Jan. 8
number.
He says: "They G3Oth Pa seemed
eager for the fray and it was only a
short time before they reached the
Roulette barn and dwelling house.
where they met the 5th Nd. which had
been on the skirmish line. but who
were now getting back to the rear as
rapidly as men could go without wings"
etc.
Now, this is n malicious slander. and
I wish to correct it. The 5th Md. be-
longed to the Third Brigade, Third Di-
vision. Second Corps. At Antietam 1t
was the center of Max Webber's Bri-
gade, with the 1st Del. on its right and
4th n. Y. on its left, all gallant regi-
ments. They went into action to the
right of Roulette's house in the or
chard and stood in line within so yards;
Of the Sunken Road. where the 5th
Md. lost 80 killed on the field and 109
wounded, including its commanding Off
GER, nearly every third man in the regi-
ment. While hotly engaged. the 14th
Conn. and both Pa. came marching up
behind the line "eager for the fray"
to take position on right of the Third
Brigade. In their, ..'eagerness'' they
mistook our line.-being color blind
for the enemy, and poured a volley into
the backs of the Third Brigade. Our
right companies and the 1st Del. re-
ceived the most of it, and had it not
been for their poor craftsmanship it
would have been very serious for US,
and, as it was, for a time did throw the
command into some confusion but
there was no "hastening to the rear"
as this writer says. for in their "eager-
ness" they shot too high.
The losses of the 5th Md. We're not
sustained while getting to the rear as
rapidly as men could go without
WINGS" and there were none shot in
the back, except those poor fellows who
were shot by the Second Brigade. If
the writer of that article had been with
his command instead. as he admits, of
foragng for abandoned guns and we'll
filled knapsacks, he would have been
better able to narrate what took place
during the battle.-C. E. Goldsborough,
HunterStown, Pa.
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A sIar On the Others.

Editor National Tribune: / think with
Comrade Wright that it is not right to
call some regiments fighting regi-
ments" because they lost a certain num-
Der of men. / call it a slur on the brave
men who did their whole duty to their
country and We're fortunate enough to
escape such great losses. You will no
tice that most of the regiments called
fighting regiments were often filled
up, and had 15OO to $500 total enlist
ments. Other regiments had few or no
recruits Being small, their losses We're
not so great as a large, full regiment.
At the battle of Lost Mountain l held a
dying comrade in my arms while he
sent word to his wife. He said, Tell
her / have done what / could for my
country" This was the spirit that ami
mated most of our soldiers.-E. Sweet
land. Co. b, 154th n. Y, Little Valley,
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The GntlIns Gun. Mt Knoxville.

Editor National Tribune: So much
has been said about the so-called gat-
ling guns at Knoxville that l feel like
adding my mite. There was one or
possibly two, guns at Knoxville during
the siege. They had an iron barrel, oc-
zle, say, five feet long. They were
mounted on lightIwheels like grain drill
wheels. The tran. had a cross bar on
the end and two men could pull the gun
anywhere. The. cartridges were fed to
the gun from hopper over the breech.
The gun vas elevated, or depressed, by
a screw and could be turned from side
to side on a steel half circle at breech
One of these guns was on the hill be-
hind the depot, in the direction of Fort
Sanders, with bullet crossways in its
mechanism, the Spring after the siege.
The cartridges were fed to the gun
from hopper BY a crank at side Now,
in regard TO the gun Comrade Boots
says was captured at Salisbury he may
be right, but my erecollection is, we
captured the brass gun he speaks of at
Asheviile, N. &. JAt least, the only
time ] ever saw it was on the French
Broad road, between Asheville and
Greenville, Tenn. This gun had the
English crown mark, looked like the
old pepper box, with a large bore in
center and lot of smaller ones sur
rounding it. i never saw anyone that
thought any of these guns spoken of
We're worth anything. 1 belonged to
Co. X, 1st Ohio II. A. and at the time of
Stonemun's raid and the Asheville trip
was a clerk at brigade headquarters.
Have been living for last 20 years at
this place and for last nine years have
been postmaster here. l left Ohio for
Dixie in 1885; am always glad to hear
from my old comrades. Would like to
ask Comrade John McElroy, of The
National Tribune, If he remembers q
fight between an American company
The National tribune., 1907-07-11
4 Few Truths.

Editor National Tribune: Here are
a few truths IN regard to the First Bri-
gade of the First Division of the First
Corps of the United States Army until
June of 1868. IT was composed OF
the following regiments: 14th n. Y.
militia from Brooklyn, called in the
army Red Legs" 22d n. Y, of which
was a member; Gath n. Y. and the
goth n. Y. This composed the First
Brigade. and 1t was named by Gen.
Anger its second commander. Iron
Brigade" and they went by the name
of "Auger's Iron Brigade till mus
tered out of service about January or
February, 1862. The I'd United
States Sharpshooters, Col. Post COM
manding, was added to the brigade and
continued q part of the First Iron BrI-
Sade until the Summer of SO, when
the 22d, 24th and 30th regiments of
that brigade We're mustered out of SER
vice by reason of expiration of term of
service. Neither one of those three reg
iments ever formed any part of any
orther brigade. division, or corps, that
ever heard Of.-C. L. Mcclellan, Co. ID,
22d N. Y, 204 4th ST., Esplen. Pitts
burg, Pa.
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Key to Libby.

Editor National Tribune: There has
recently come into the possession of c.
Walter and C. Foster Jarrett, Sunbury,
Pa, key to one of the exit doors to
Libby Prison. The key has been a hid
den relic for 40 years. Now that the
present holders have received it, they
desire to place the same in the hands
of some museum, some G. A. r. asso-
citation or some person interested in
relics of this kind. The key is a large
brass one and its identity can be shown
by sound testimony.
The key was taken from Libby Prison
in the early part of the civil war by w.
Jarrett q member of Co. b, 5th Pa.
Res. Beyond this the key speaks for
itself Trusting that you will investi-
gate our claim-C. Walter Jarrett, Lew
iSburg, Pa.
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Ynfes'S Phalanx.
am n

Editor National Tribune: 1 am a
veteran of the 39th Ill. (Yates's Pha-
lanx), and l am a great admirer of YOUR
paper. l have not met my regiment in
Reunion since we broke ranks at Camp
Butler in December, 1865. The reason
is, have been so far away at every Re-
union that l could not attend 1t would
give me great pleasure, however, to
meet the few remaining survivors of our
beloved regiment. l was one of the
youngest boys in our regiment-15
in march-and 1 enlisted in August,
1861, so 1 am not 62 until March, 1908.
y. w. Mcintosh, Irondale, o.
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Who Captured Them:

Editor National Tribune: Can You
tell me thru the good old National Trib-
une what company or regiment captur-
ed the 10 Confederates on May 80, 1863,
having with them 10000 gun caps and
dispatches from Gen. Johnston to Gen.
Pemberton at Vicksburg, Miss. Ben.
II. Gardner, Grand Island Neb
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Cure for Liquor and Tobacco,

The Kansas Anti-Liquor Society Is
mailing free a recipe for the cure OF the
liquor habit. 1t can be given secretly
in food. Also one for the tobacco habit
that can be given secretly. The only
request they make is that you do not
sell recipes, but give copies to friends.
Address. with stamp, Kansas Anti
Luiqor Society So Gray Building Kansas
City Mo.
The National tribune., 1907-07-11
PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Aio1. the Whole
Line.
At shiloh.

William F. Mosier. 9Th Tenn. cav,
Alvord, Tex. says that he saw all the
horrors of Shiloh from the beginning
of the battle on Sunday until its end on
Monday evening. He was but Is years
old at that time. and had the misfor,
tune to be in the rebel army. He was
then serving in the SD Tenn. COM
manded by Col. Lee. which regiment
was rushed into the fight early in the
morning. having been in camp during
the night on the old road leading from
Hamburg and not more than a half
mile from the Federal lines. Their
Colonel was one of the first men wound
cd, being knocked from his horse by a
piece of shell. The horse was so badly
hurt tina. he soon died. The dead were
soon l?ing around very plentifully.
mingled with the GrCaning wounded.
Albert Sidney Johnston. the Command
er-in-Chief. passed with his staff to
lead the troops forward. which he did
three successive times, each time being
forced back. The last time Johnston
was killed just in front of Prentiss.
That KnapsacIs.
In regard to Comrade Rushton's
knapsack, George +. Hanel, Union.
vile, Mo-, ventures the opinion that
some of the 5th Iowa boys may have
gotten it, as they always needed watch
ing very sharply. He met with q SINH
lar loss at Franklin. where he was sent
to headquarters with dispatch, and
asked one of the 5th Iowa boys to hold
his horse while he rent into headquar-
ters. When he came out the 5th Iowa
man and the horse We're gone, never
to be seen again. This gave him low
opinion of the morals of that regiment.
The McCumber Law.
S. B. Bowman. Commander. Harris
Post, Hunt. ILL.,, says that the MeCum-
ber law is all right as far as it goes but
in these days when Congress is voting
away billion dollars every year for
building ships and other matters OF
much less Importance. it ought to be
willing to give more than $40, SIS or
$40 month to the aging veterans He
thinks that as little as could be done
would be to add dollar month to
the pension which every soldier is now
receiving 1t would make something OF
an addition to his quarterly pension
check which would be very grateful to
him.
The Sunday Law.
Adelford Potter. 11th ILL., Cav, b.
loxi, Miss, takes exception to The Ma
tional Tribune's statement with regard
to the Sunday law. saying :hat Ameri-
cans demand freedom to worship God
according to the dictates of their own
conscience. There are great numbers
OF people IN this country who believe
that Sunday is not the Biblical Sab
bath, but that Saturday is, and they
conscientiOusly refrain from labor on
that day. He believes, therefore, that
all people have the utmost right to fol-
low the dictates of their conscience, so
long as they do not trespass on anyone
else. No State has the right to make a
law restraining any one in this respect.
Dead ut Gettysburg.
r. II. Ely. Hawley, Pa, can not rec
oncile the fact of there being but 1886
graves in the National Cemetery with
the general reported losses of the Union
army. The explanation is that only
those We're buried there who were ac-
tually shot dead on the field of battle.
Those who died in hospitals were buried
al
The National tribune., 1907-07-11

and a German company of his regi-
ment 18th Ill. Cav. in barracks at Cow
ington. Ky. in Fall of 1S63.-Wm. w.
Burnet. Combs, Ark.
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Beatty Pianos.

See Beatty's piano advertisement in
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Beatty Washington, N. j., for his latest
illustrated catalog. 90
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Dead ut Gettysburg.

r. II. Ely. Hawley, Pa, can not rec
oncile the fact of there being but 1886
graves in the National Cemetery with
the general reported losses of the Union
army. The explanation is that only
those We're buried there who were ac-
tually shot dead on the field of battle.
Those who died in hospitals were buried
elsewhere
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Coburn's Brigade Comes In.

And here is where Coburn's Brigade
comes in. From their position in the
second valley they We're ordered to sup
port Ward. AS the movement began
Geary's White Star Division appeared
from the right, marching in five or six
columns to their position on the left in
support of the Red Stars. With their
usual disregard of other peoples rights
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
Instinct In Plants.

Climbing plants have two opposing
methods of describing spiral growth
The plants that turn to the right in
the northern hemisphere reverse this
trend in the southern hemisphere, and
therefore, for the sake of consistency
It may be preferable to describe the
two kinds Of spiral tendency as re
spectiyely ''clockwise' and Counter
clockwise," which latter can be short
ened to ''counterwise. The honey.
suckle and the hop turn "ciockwise,"
while the convolvulus and the. scarlet
runner bean Irvine "counterwise" Eek.
periments made by growing scarlet run
ner beans In opaque cylinders. to dis.
cover whether the deviation Of, the
twist was innate or merely from the
direction OF the light, disclosed the
fact that the plant possesses an inchna
ton resembling the instinct Of animals
Of proceeding in q given direction, and
resents any attempt to force It other
wise
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
The Largest Bona Eide
Circulation Of any Pine
Stuff Newspaper.
THE DAY OF INTEsRURBAN.
Published by

According to reports, an electric
railroad, on which work, has actually
been begun, will before many months
connect Little Rock and Pine Bluff,
and a branch to Stuttgart is posi-
Aility.
When trains are running on this
line the day of the interurban will
have dawned in Arkansas. 4 natural
and conditions at present prevailing
will be revolutioniZed through the
furnishing of hourly transportation
by electric cars. -.
Nashville, Tenn, is at present like
Little Rock in that the Tennessee cap
ital has no interurban lines. But work
building of an electric road which
will connect Nashville with Franklin,
in an adjoining county and 20 miles
distant. AS soon as this part of the
road is in operation <the promoters
plan to extend the line to Mount
Pleasant via Columbia. a total dis
lance of 81 miles.
little Rock should not neglect any
opportunity to get interurbans. They
mean an intimate connection between
the city and the country, a connection
that is profitable and advantageous
to both Little Rock Gazette
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
COMFORT FOR sAh,r A
How Little Edward Provide, :
Chimney Friend.

Chimney Friend.
Edward was seven Yeas old ana
had not yet been disillusicned out df
that old vet ever new story OF Sa'ti"
Claus coming down the chimney. Just
before Christmas he had proudly writ
ten letter ibis firsU, stating the par
ticuar gifts he wanted, and after his
mother had read it, il was carefully
put into the fire.
"Now," said Edwards mother, telling
The. lie cheerfuJly. that letter will so
right up the chimney and direct to
Santa Claus"
Edward. seemed very much I'M
pressed. -. e.. :,
Christmas morning the child WAS
perfectly delighted with the shower OF
gifts and with the Slittering tree.
Wasn't Il good of Santa Claus to
bring me 40 many more things than
asked for in my letter7'' he said At the
breakfast table, claapins hts hands in
IN ecstasy. After this outburst he
6rsw thouShtful. then, suddenly jump,
tng up, disappeared into the Kitchen.
= Hin mother and father locked 1t each
other and wondered. Then the mother
followed to rec what the inspiration
might be.
She found Edward standing in front
Of the Kitchen stove pouring out l. cup
Or coHee., =, :.::' ,;rz:r,.*i p. -
= IVY hy.s Edward, deaf what ar" you
Going"' his mother asked, coffee being
one of the clliir's :'forbidCen thiasS.;.
Edward luokeG up;sppeaiinglr., 1T ia
such Il cod :irluiniIE. HaotsFer'ia.: =,
But. Ed WARY .fiu .hne@rt teverapes
nit YOU to take .s'!tt.r: his ri OF tee.'.,st
terlUp'ed! =, aij 49,, - t.: -: .
No. n0. mother; NO; NOS =: *ii ia
drink il. ~ want To s.Ge it 70 Santa
Claus. He; was ~n hitrst t.: st..sst -,e!e
more engines anti things than | ask e.;
for. May / give. '4fil41 sore co!lre :.llt:
rolls, mother may / ~ -.- .-..-..
Before his l!Ufirer had time 10 think.
Of a suitable reply the child had PIT
cream and sugar into the cup: thea.
with his little face all aglow with ap
probation aud gratitude, he earnestly
poured the steaming coffee into the fire.
''There now!'' he exclaimed, with
satisfaction. THAT will go right up
the chimney and direct to Santa Claus,
won't 1t. mother? And it will warm up
his
little round belly
That shook when he laugh'd. like
A bowl full Of Jelly
"won't it, mother?"-Lippincott's.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
WHERE THERE'S NO XMAS.
A Spot In tho Middle Pacific Where
Dec. 26 Exists Not.

A Spot In tho Middle Pacific Where
Dec. 26 Exists Not.
The Christmas hater may be made
somewhere where there isn't any
Christmas" He will not have TO die
to do it either, but he will have To be
a good sailor in order TO fully enjoy
his paradise, which is not ON earth 1t
is on water. Let him start on his
search from Vancouver, 3. c., on Dec
Is in the direction of the orient As
the days pass and he comes nearer and
nearer the 25th of the month he may
begin 10 feel uneasy and think himself
the victim Of joke. Even as late as
bedtime on Dec. - he may feel resent
full over what he fears is a wild goose
sail. He may fall asleep thinking of
the disagreeable things he will do next
day just because it will be Christmas.
but he will be disappointed, for when
he wakes in the morning he will find
1t the Goth of Decem Der. The 25th is
not and has not been. 1t seems 10
have passed in the night. 1t is gone
completely where? An expert
enced navigator explains the lapse thus:
.,+In just about the middle of the Pc
cific' ocean is the one hundred and
eigh1ieth degree of longitude. and
when that imaginary line is reached
the westward traveller drops one day
out Of his calendar for the year. That
The CROSSES .the, antipodes, or point OIL
Me "carth'S Surface which is precisely
opposite to Greenwich, England, the
place at which by common consent OF
all nations the counting Of time begins
At MONDAY, when the sun is directly
overhead at Greenwich, at other points
to- the westward the time will be earli-
er by one hour for each Is degrees of
longitude SO that when 100 degrees Is
reached 1t will be midnight.
Twelve hours have thus been gain.
ed, and the other twelve would be add
ed If the journey around the globe
were completed. So by universal agree
ment the 25th Of December would be
dropped by all navigators reaching the
fatal line on the previous day, and
travellers would be cheated out Of their
Christmas at the only place on the
earth's surface where such q thing
could happen" Montreal Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
When "G;r," was "oeit."

Concerning the pronunciation q:
"glvl." II Is 10 he feared that only very
careful English people fail to rhyme Il
with pearl nowadays. The song Of
some years !s;!cin;--"Aiy dear little grille
grille with hair SO nice and curly, and
every morning early"-shows the cus.
tom Of the great public in our time
though in the ."Villkirs and his Dinah'
period girl" was rllymed with dwell
Cell was no doubt the. nearest the
average man could get to the sound
imperfectly represented by "gairl' and
at any rate was better than the yulyal
"gal." But in these days few authors
would so to the trouble Of writing
"gurl" 10 show that a character was
peculiar in thus pronouncing the word
as Thackeray did In the case Of Mrs
Burgay. 80 says London correspond
00t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
Knew More Than the Judge.

Justice Maule. one of The greatest 'U
diciaI wits OF England had do"o's "'
TO the credibility of a wi'IiesS III '',''
occasion, and the man declared 'iia' "'
had l.on "ve,Itle.l 10 truth frolii III
fancy ..rhat may he" said The Justice
but The question is how '"hs I'd NV
YOU been divorced" A little gil was
q witness before him, ANA he pfo'et"
ed TO ascertain whether she khe" 'ne
nature of All oath. The child ID an-
swer to questions said she Wouia - ~
heaven if she told the truth. but WON"
20 TO the other place if she told ICES
Are you sure OF that. my dear: JUS
tice Maule asked. Yes. sir. q"i'e
sure" Let her be sworn SAID the
court; ''she knows more than DO.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1907-12-31
Souvenirs oF Criminal Career,

A bedroom papered with the flags OF
all nations is occupied by an artist
who has Il hankerinS for oddities. Ev-
cry nationality under the sun is rep.
resented by the colorS on the walls,
and the effect upon person when first
entering the room is somewhat daz-
cling Those flags" said the artist.
represent a career of crime which has
extended over The entire world In
fact, | am an international thief.
Whe2 toured Africa, Asia. Europe
and Australia some years ago with two
other fellow artists we each boosted uf
our ability in pinchng towels from
the hotels at which we stopped The
fellow who got the lowest number was
to pay the passage Of the other two
back to this country. l came in first
by managing to collect 207 towels
many of which came from world IA
nous hotels. When l got them home
Immediately turned them into flags
with my water colors, and they make
good souvenirs of my criminal career"
-Philadelphia Record.