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WHAT PEARY WILL DISCOVER AT
THE POLE
Was John Cleves Symmes's Theory Who'll
Iy Wrong.

Editor National Tribune: Nearly a
hundred years ago John Cteves SymmeS,
Americas great soldier philosopher. and
the founder of the city of Cincinnati,
taught that the earth was hollow
sphere, with huge openings 1000 miles
in diameter at the poles.
Modern explorations have demonstrate
ed that no openings of that size exist
at the poles, but they have not demon
strated that no polar openings of any
size exist. 1t is quite possible than an
opening 80 to 100 miles in diameter
might exist at the North Pole. and an
explorer 100 miles distant be wholly
| fact that the scientific schools and So
cieties of to-day utterly diScredit
Symmes's theories, there is a large con-
ttingent of thoughtful and observing men
that believe them. a thoughtful man
might well inquire how such vast noun
tain masses as the Andes and Himala-
vas could exist with their bases resting
on bed of Liquids lava. Would they
not sink down into it until the earth's
surface was a dead level? | answer
with certainty, they would. If the in
ternal heat of the earth continues to in
crease as rapidly as it is known to in
crease as we descend, a distance of so
miles and even less would be sufficient
to reduce all known bodies to the liquid
in thickness more than 80 per cent of
the earth's bulk would be liquid lava
Can any thinking, reasonable man
believe this. and that this thin shell
could confine all that heat and rioting
liquid? So I affirm that If Lieut.. Peary
can only get far enough north he will
most certainly reach the bounds OF the
polar opening and gaze into the vast
cavity of the earth's interior. If he can
return in safety. which is doubtful. he
can startle civilization with the most
astonishing discovery of modern times,
discovery compared to which that of
Columbus sinks into insignificance for
he only discovered a new continent,
while Peary would be the discoverer OF
new world. L believe that Peary's
chances of reachin" the pole are much
better than those of Wellman, who will
certainly share the fate of Andre if he
attempts it in his balloon. If the pole
Is nothing but frozen waste, as many
of our scientific men claim, why make
such determined efforts to reach it ? The
whole world realizes that there is a
mystery there. and to solve this great
mystery is the burning issue of to-day.
N. F. Gilman, Co. K, 29th Wis.
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was not to hazard anything except for
this purpose, as delay was what was
wanted.
THE enemy this morning has pushed
considerable infantry force uD oppo-
site Waterloo Bridge, and is planting
batteries, and hong lines of his infantry
are moving up from Jeffersonville to-
ward Sulphur Springs. His whole force.
as far as can be ascertained. is massed
in front of me, from railroad crossing
of RappGhannock around to Waterloo
Bridge, their main body being opposite
Sulphur Springs"
Side Lights on Halleck.
A reading of this dispatch throws
many revealing lights upon Halleck. 1t
is clear that he, in his intellectual van
ity, was confident of his being able to
command movements and coordinate
operations from Washington, thing
which no commander was ever able TO
do. The Prussians, with all their vaunt-
ed perfection of military organization,
even in SO small war as that which
they had with Denmark. found that
they could not manage the contest from
Berlin, and the Chief of Staff had to
go directly to the front. This lifts
great deal of the censure that has been
thrown upon Pope, since he was not
an Independent commander, but had
been sent out to do special thing,
which he did admirably; that is, to
hold Lees overpowering army on the
line of the Rapidan sufficient time to
enable Mcclellan to bring his army up
from the Peninsula. Pope did this, but
HalIeck and Mcclellan did not do their
part. For the ultimate failure of the cam
paign Pope has much to answer for, but
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eye. II is much to be doubted whether
Hooker had superior in the army"
Near Bristoe Station Hooker's Divi-
sion struck Ewelrs Division of Jack
sons Corps and a sharp battle took
place. Both divisions We're small. but
composed OF veterans, and fought OBJ
stinately. Hooker in the attack and
Ewell on the defense. Ewell was driven
back all along the line. but secured a
strong position on the banks of Broad
Run. and held 1t when night closed
down. In this engagement which is
known as Kettle Run. the loss was about
900 killed and wounded on each side.
and Ewell w&s compelled TO leave his
dead and wounded and some of his bag
gage
Hooker's ammunition was reduced to
five rounds per man. and therefore. in
preparing for the battle which Pope had
planned for the next day. he sent or
ders to Fitz-John Porter at dark. which
reached him at p. M, to move forward
from WarrentOn Junction at 1 a. M,
and report to Pope the next morning.
Aug. %, at daylight, at Bristoe Station.
tTo be continued.)
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The troops arriving here come in
fragments. Am I 10 assign them to
5rigades and corps? l would suppose
not, as several of the new regiments
coming in have been assigned to army
corps directly from your office. In case
/ commence u.--nsive operations l must
know what forces | am to take and
what You wish left. and what connec-
ton must be kept up with Burnside.
1t has been my purpose TO conform my
operations to your plans. yet | was not
informed when Mcclellan evacuated
Harrison's Landing. that l might
know what to expect in that direction:
and when / say these things in no COM
planning spirit j think that YOU know
well that / am anxious to do everything
to advance your plans of campaign.
understood that this army was 70 main
tain the line of the RappahannGck un-
til all the forces from the Peninsula
had united behind that river. / have
done 50. | understood distinctly that /!
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FUGITIVE NEiROS FORDING STA
APPROACH }

he is yet ready 10 do So In ordinarily
DRY weather the Rappahannock can be
crossed almost anywhere. and these
crossing places are best protected by
concentrating at central positions to
strike at any force which attempts to
cross. / had clearly understood that
you wished TO unite cur whole forces
before q !brwdrd noyement was begun,
and that ! must take care 10 keep
united with burnside on my left, so
that no movement to separate us could
be made. This withdrew me lower
down the Rappahanlocis than wished
to come. | am not acquainted with
your views. aS You seem to suppose,
and would be glad 10 know them so
far as my own position and operations
are concerned. ] understood you clear
ly that at all hazards | was to prevent
the enemy from passing the Rappahan-
mock. This | have done and shall do
don't like To be on the defensive if
can help it, but must be SO as long as
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march with his corps ito yFarrenton
where Pope had fixed his own head
quarters. That day, Augs 90. .'Reynolds
came up with his fine idivislSn of tho
PENNSYLVANIA Reserve hiiCorHs. $500
strong, the first of thee Arafs of the
Potomac to reach HIM which Pope
added TO McDowell's Corps, from which
1t had been detached to- reinforce Nc
Clellan. Pope relied upon nFitz- John
Porter and Heintzelmasi to take care
of the left of his lire and the Orange
& Alexandria Railroad. He destroyed
the bridge across the river at Kappa
hammock Station, and brought his force
into an excellent position fsr mutual
suppo.. and corporation, snll these
steps were promptly and skift,iily exc
cuted. showing that Pope had high
capacity for command.
Stuart's Raid.
During the night Of Aug. % Gen. j.
E. B. Stuart, with 1900 men and two
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still more has Mcclellan and more than
either of them, Halleck. 1t would seem
that Halleck was SO strong in his self
confidence that he did not think it was
necessary to acquaint either Pope or
Mcclellan of the presence and move
ments of each other He would give
each his individual ordor. and he him
self bring them into cooperation. This
was a fatuous blunder, but quite char
acteristic of Halleck's self-sutficiency
Pope Full of Fight.
Pope was brimming over with ag-
greSsivencss, and looking for an op-
portunity to fight wherever there was
a show of success or of doing something
worth while. He learned that the enc
my had crossed near Sulphur Springs,
and directed Sigel to permit as many
Confederates to cross as wished and
then attack them, while Pope would
cross the Rappahannock and attack
those Of the enemy left behind. A
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heavy rainstorm set in, which swelled
the river and obliterated the fords.
making this part of Pope's plan i'm
practicable, since he could not get
across the river. Aug 23 Sigel moved
up toward Sulphur Springs, and then
toward Waterloo Bridge. to attack that
part of Jacksons force which had
crossed and, if possible, capture it,
Early, who was in command, saw his
danger in time to retire behind the ra-
vine of Great Run, where the swollen
floods protected him.
Pope had ordered Banks and Reno
to support Sigel. and Mcdowell to
The National tribune., 1907-11-07
By JOHN McELROY.

the opposite side of the river. During
this manuver Rohlcn led his brigade to
make a spirited attack upon Jackson's
rear. which came near being a bril-
liant success, but was at last driven off
with considerable loss, among those
killed being Gen. Rohlen himself.
POpc's Predicanent.
Gen. Pope saw at once that if Lee
proposed to cross at Sulphur Springs
he could not stop him if he continued
to hold the lower fords to keep his
{ communications with Falmouth and
Aui,ia Creek He says that he found
himself in the position of man tied
b. one leg and fighting with a person
much his physical superior and free to
move in any direction" In his paper
en- THE Second pattle of Bull Run"
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Monuments Mt Winchester.

F. j. Lewis. Winchester, Va. replying
to Maiden Valentine in regard to Penn
sylvania's lack of monuments, says that
Pennsylvania has more dead buried at
Winchester than any other State There
are veterans from every Northern State
buried at Winchester, and it seems as
if other States ought to take knowledge
of this fact and erect monuments to
their dead. A live man can get the
Legislature of any State to do this with
out much trouble.
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/ am tied to Burnside's forces, not yet
wholly arrived at Fredericksburg.
Please let me know, IL this can be done,
what is to be my own command, and
IL / am to act independently against
the enemy. / certainly understood
that as soon as the whole of our forces
were concentrated you designed to take
command In person, and that when
everything was ready we were to move
forward in concert. 1 judge from the
tone OF your dispatch that you are dis
satisfied with something. Unless
know what It is. Of course. can't cor
rect It
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he incloses the following telegram to
Gen. HaIieck explaining fully his sit
uation: -r,. aa5
aug. 25, 1862.
Maj.-Gen. Halleck Your dispatch
just received. OF course, | shall be
ready to recross the Rappahannock at
moments notice. You will see from
the positions taken that each army
corps is on the best roads across the
river. fou wished As hours to assem-
BILE the forces from the Peninsula be-
hind the Rappahannock, and four days
have passed without the enemy yet be-
ing permitted to cross. I don't think
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popc's ExecIirnt management

So far Pope had managed very We'll;
even the Mcclellan coterie had 10 aG-
nit that He had successfully conven-
trated !. force which was scattered use
Iessiy over wide area, and had made
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Reunion of the ssd Ohio.

The Survivors Association. of the SD
Ohio held their Annual Reunion at
o., oct. and 8. There We're
51 members present, from several diff
ferent States. Only four deaths during
the past year were reported. The at
tendance of wives and daughters of
members was large, and the Reunion
was very enjoyable and successful.
The National tribune., 1907-11-07
CHAPTER Xxx.

POPi.S MANASSAS CAMPAIGN
Pope at First Manages Admirably-CHn-
celtrates His Array and FoiIS Lee and
Jackson-Mctlei.an and Haileci< Fail
lIim-StoEe,sallJ JacIssoH's Daring Rush
Around rope'S Flank to MANASSAS.
The National tribune., 1907-11-07
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Pope Ordered to Stand rirmIy.

Pope's cavalry continued TO serve
him well, and masked all these move
nents from the knowledge Of the enc
my. Gen. Pope reported from hour to
hour Ia Washington what he had done.
which met with Halleck's entire ap-
proval. HaiIeck directed him TO stand
firmly on the line OF the Rapidan and
10 fight hard. as aid would soon reach
him. He was also directed 20 keep up
: his communications with Falmouth op-
poste Fredericksburg, 50 as to avoid,
If possible. the destruction of the rail-
road. warehouses and stores of the
Government at thosc points and Aqua
Creek. This order hampered Pope Il
good te;3i in his movements, as he was
COMPELLED 10 hold on to the lower fords
of ths Rappahannock. but Halleck as
su.ed him tilat within As hours he
would have the Army OF the Potomac
with him. Halleck had not yet be-
come thoroly acquainted with McClel-
Ian. Altho he had ordered Mcclellan
10 move Aug. ?. and il was now Aug.
10. the only reinforcements which had
reached Pope were Burnside's two di-
visions from North Carolina. COM
manded by Reno and Stevens, number
ing altogether some 5000 men. These
had come by the way of Aqua Creek
and Falmouth. whittier also were di-
rected McCIelIan's troops coming from
the Peninsula. Gen. Mcclellan seemed
TO be urging the movement with zeal,
and there was every reason TO expect
the arrival Of his men on Pope's line
: before Aug 21. Reynolds's Division
of Porters Corps reached Aqua Creek
between Aug 13 and 20, and reported
20 Pope Aug. %. Gen. Porter himself
reached Aqua Creek on the 21st. and
reported to Gen. Burnside. There Is
Just complaint made by both these off,
GERS and Gen. Mcclellan that they
could hear nothing as to Pope's where
abouts during the 24th and 25th.
Gen. Lee was exceedingly anxious to-
get at Pope and crush him before he
could get help. He had his army all
together Aug. 81, and was pressing for
ward to make the attack. Stuart push
ed his cavalry across the Rappahan-
mock at Kelly's and Beverly's fords,
but they We're driven back with loss,
and lee, after some further attempts
% make a crossing, decided to effect a
passage higher up the river. Aug. 22I
4ackfon marched to Sulphur Springs,
40 miles from Rappahannock Station,
Eith -Sigel marching abreast Of him on
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RELATIVE POSITIONS FORCES AT SUNSET AUG 2s 1852

such a threat against Richmond that
Lee was Obliged to send off $4,000 of
his best soldiers under his best leader
TO hold Pope in check. Pope on the
Rapidan, with 10000 or 10000 effective
men, was much more TO be dreaded
than Mcclellan, only II miles away.
with 10000. After Jackson's men had
been SO roughly handled at Cedar
Mountain, Lee saw that the emergency
was sufficiently grave as to require his
own presence. Probably his spies had
informed him that Mcclellan had re
ceiyed orders to fall back and was be-
ginning the movement, but he did not
wait to be assured of this, and on Aug.
13, three days before Mcclellan moved,
Lee started Longstreet with 21 bri-
gades of infantry. possibly $4,000 men,
and Stuarts cavalry, to make a rush
for Gordonsviile and Join Jackson.
it was Lees design TO hurl this great
army. which when united with Jack
sons would approximate $1,000 men.
upon Pope's long, thin line on the
Rapidan. which he was trying to hold
with less than 10000, and crush him
before he could be reinforced. Unless
Pope's force was at once made equal
TO Lees the formers situation was ex-
tremely precarious, as it was quite
possible for Lee to easily turn his flank
by the way of Brandy Station or Rap
otdIlDN. Lee was, III Idct,
nearer these important points thar
Pope. with his extended line presented
10 Jackson. Lee ordered Stuart with
the cavalry to push forward, and seize
Rappahapnock Station, while Long
street was to move further down and
turn Pope's left. Pope was quite alert,
however. his signal officers kept him
well informed. and his cavalry brought
in Stuart's Adjutant-General, from
which sources the Confederate plan
was definitely learned, and Pope made
a prompt and skilful retreat behind the
Rappahannock. Aug. Is and 19, with
out any such loss of material as had
characterized McClellan's movements
on the Peninsula. Reno fell back byl
the way of Stcvensburg, Banks fol- |
lowed the railroad. Mcdowell went
after him, while SigeI moved from
SperrIville By the way of Sulphur
Springs.
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The 5,h n. Y. Duryee zouaves).

The veteran association of the 5th n.
Y. tDuryee Zouaves) has issued a fine
little book giving an account of the pro-
ceedings at the dedication of the monu-
ment erected by the State of New York
on the battlefield of the second Bull
Run in commemoration of the heroic
conduct of the regiment on that field.
The book is well printed and bound.
and finely illustrated with pictures OF
the monument and the iron gate. and
contains much valuable historical mat
ter. 1t will be sent to any address upon
the receipt of 81, by James b. F'isky,
14S w. 10th St, New York City, y. Y.
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Reunion of the eth N. Y. II. A.

The 9Th n. Y H. A held its Biennial
Reunion at Albany, n. Y, Oct. "a. and
hereafter will hold its Reunions annual
y. The regiment was made up at AL
bany and of splendid material from
that neishborhood. The officers elected
are: President, Morton Havens, Albany;
First Vice President, Lewis H. Smith.
Albany; Seconu Vice President, J. E.
Vandenburgh, Troy; Secretary. David
Caswell. Albany, Treasurer, Alfred B.
HueSf ad
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The veterans residing in Lincolr
County, Okla, held their Annual Re.
union at Davenport, Okla, Sept. 20-22
Over 40 comrades attended. Residents
of the town and the County attended in
large numbers. The next session vii
be at Stroud, opening on the third Tues
day in Augrst, 1908, to continue fouI
DAYS
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During the night of Aug. % Gen. ].
E. b. Stuart, with 1900 men and two
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Upon learning of Jackson's presence
at Manassas. Pope did the natural and
soldierly thing in deciding at once to
throw his whole force against him and
crush him before Lee could come to his
assistance thru Thoroughfare Gap. He
felt that this could be DONE and it could
have been done, had the order been
executed with the same swift certainty
that Jackson himself had acted Jack
son was in a most perilous position. and
nothing but the blunders of his enc
mics saved him.
Early on the morning of Aug. 27 Pope
sent orders to Gen. Mcdowell to move
rapidly on Gainesville by the Warrenton
pike with his own corps, and he would
be reinforced by Reno's Division and
Sigers Corps. Pope himself joined Hook
er, whom he ordered to move along tha
railroad to Manassas junction. to ra-
open our communications and be in n
position TO cooperate with the force
along the Warrenton pike.
Gen. Hooker.
Gen. Pope stops his narrative for :,
to give this picture of "Fipht-
ing Joe" Hooker:
Il had not seen Hooker for manvI
years and l remembered him as a very
handsome young man, with fiorid com
piexion and fair hair, and with a figure
agile and graceful. AS saw him thatt
afternoon on his white horse riding i'm
rear of his line of battle, and close up
to it, with the excitement of battle in
his eyes, and that gallant and chiyalric
appearance which he always presentedl
under fire, l was struck with admira-l
ion. AS corps commander, with his
whole force operating under his own
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Big Tent Show Next Week

The A. S. Lewis Big Shows which
will exhibit here three days, starting
Monday July 9Th are herasded by the
press of other nearby cities as being
one of the most novel entertainments
on the road.
The Interior of a large circus tent
is converted into a beautiful porta-
BILE theater and is as thoroughly
equipped with scenery, properties
and effects as the big theaters in the
larger towns.
The Lewis Shows carry 80 clever
entertainers. an excellent band of Is
peices and an orchestra of 8 peices.
They also carry 10 big vaudeville acts
which are introduced between the
acts Of the drama. A different show
will be presented each evening, with
an entire change of vaudeville acts.
One half hour before the curtain
rises the orchestra will render a con-
cert, composed of the latest operetic
successes and rag-time revels. Free
band concerts will be given at the
corner of Main streets each evening
and a street parade at noon.
Miller is very fortunate IN securing
this big attraction and should show
their appreciation by greeting them
with a packed tent on Monday even
inn
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Additional Local

On Monday last postofices began
weighing all classes of mail, and
must keep it up for six months.
Heretofore the mail has only been
weighed for thirty days. This time
the department wants to know, you
know. if the big advertising houses
send out their advertising only at
special seasons
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If you contemplate buying a
Threshing Machine it will pay you to
figure with me before placing your
order. soft j. A.. Lcomis,
st. Lawrence, Agent for Buffalo,
Pitts Co.
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TAKEN UP-Two buckskIns, l gray
/ spotted pony, l Clyde stallion,
10 other horses, on Sec. 6-1l6-69.
Owner of said property can have
same by proving ownership and pay
ing the expenses. Gottfred Heller.
29t3# Orient, S. d.
TAKEN UP: Three calves, one roam
heifer, one roam steer and, one red
heifer all yearlings. | reside on sec
ton 20-1l5-69 on Joe Kolda's place.
Owner can have same by proving
and paying expenses. John Vlasek.
Orient, SD.
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TAKEN UP: One black, white face,
two year old steer, branded with an
X on the right hip, on NE 33 III &C.
Owner can have same by paying ex-
penses.
st John MILAN.
Washington.
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EStray Taken UD

Take notice, that in April 1907, l.,
the undersigned, took into my pos
session one dark red and white steer
calf, on the NE / 15-109-69. Post
office address Ames, S. Oak. Owner
of said property can have same by
proving his ownership and paving
the expenses. Dated June 10Th
1907. 28t3* l.. d. Arbogast.
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Books For Sale

| have several sets Of books which
| will sell cheap. They consist Of:
Complete works of Alexander Dumas
Marion Crawford; Rider Haggard;
Edgar Allen Poe; Captain Marryatt;
complete set of French Romances;
Ridpath's History of the World;
Twentieth Century; and Encycloped-
ia and Dictionary.
27tf f. j. Weber