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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-03-27
member, / ask that this my resig-
nation be accepted and my sue
cessor chosen.
Respectfully,
Marshall Mccullough.


On motion The resignation of
Mr.. Mccullough was accepted.
On motion, DR.. I. E. Hewitt
was elected chairman By unanim-
Gus vote.
TIE designations of w. FL.
Furr, Of District No. 2, and /.
FL. Montgomery, Of District No.
4, were heard and on motion &C
cepted.
The following members were
tnen nominated and elected to fill
the vacancies occasioned BY the
designations: r. G. Applewhite,
from District No. {; III. +. Mid
dleton, from District No. 2. and
j. N. Yawn, from District No. 4.
The following named candidates
made application to have their
names placed on ticket for the
primary election:
For GovernorH Hon. Charles
Scott, Hon. JEFF Truly.
For Insurance Commissioner
Hon. James q. Spencer.
For Representative Hon. M.
Mccullough.
For District Attorney Hon.
T. Fl. McGehee.
For Assessor Wade Il. Sum
Iners.
On motion ii was ordered that
future meetings Of this committee
be held on Saturdays, until other
wise ordered.
There being no further business
coming before it, the committee
adjourned, subject to the call oi
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

marketed they seem TO take particu-
lar pleasure in paying up their OBJ
legations. This has certainly been
our experience with hem, and it has
become our good fortune to have many
customers among the country peo-
pie.
Just one other point in Dr. Knapp's
! remarks | would call attention to.
He says that the banking capital, by
| concentration in cities has not only
not promoted agriculture but has ''fos-
/ tered gambling in stocks" So far as
my knowledge goes gambling of any
kind is discouraged by other financial
| Institutions
| We presume the banks In RaIeign
| are about a fair average. Of the banks
in this section. At their last state
ment they showed in capital stock Of
s445 ,000-While in loans, largely to To-
cal industrial enterprises. merchants
and farmers they showed more than
So 100000.
All legitimate business this-no
gambling
Of course a large part Of these
loans We're to merchants but it must
be borne in mind that the funds loan
ed to merchants are used by them in
carrying the farmers through the per-
iOd Of planting and growing their
crops. So that indirectly the banks
are probably doing more for the farm
ers than they are directly.
The truth is that the banks and the
farmers should get in closer touch
BANKS AND FARMERS. TWO
with each other. The farmer should
carry an account in some strong bank
keeping his money on deposit when
not using it himself and thus adding
70 available resources OF the COM
munity. Thus, too, he gives the bank
er, who is always interested in his
customer, an opportunity to become
acquainted with him, to learn the
character of his surroundings. and to
form some idea of the form Of credit
TO which he may be cntitled-and. in
this way, too, he really puts the bank
er under obligations to assist him in
time of need, and feels at liberty to
consult him about any matter that
concerns himself Or his business.
The writer is we'll aware that DR..
Knapp was not discrediting the banks |
which he distinctly disclaims, but the
tenor of his remarks seemed such as |
to rather confirm the erroneous i'm |
preston that prevails in some Sec
tiOns, and it seemed not out of taste
at least to call attention to it, hoping
thereby perhaps to bring those who |
till the ground and those who tend |
the till into more intimate relations |
with each other
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26
AycOcE for President

At a banquet in Chattanooga one
night last week Editor John Temple
Graves suggested in a speech that Mr.
Bryan nominate Mr. Roosevelt for a
third term. There will be no need to
nominate Mr.. Roosevelt or any one
else if the south will assert her
rights and nominate Mr. Chas B. Ay-
cock o. North Carolina, and put his
campaign in the hands of Mr.. Sim
mons, Of the same state Mr. Aycock
is a bigger and better man than Mr..
Roosevelt or any other republican in
this republic, without the inconsis-
tency or impulsiyeness of the present
occupant Of the white house. His sterl-
ing qualities and silverE oratory would
win many votes all over this country,
and votes are what the democrats
need in presidential election.-GaF-
ney Ledger
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26
FACTS, NOT FICTION
Experiences of Wilmington Citizens are
Easily Proven to Be Facts.

The most superficial investigation
will prove that the following state
ment from a resident of Wilmington
is true. Read it and comDare evi-
dence from Wilmington people with
testimony of strangers living so far
away you cannot investigate the facts
Of the case Many more citizens of
Wilmington will endorse our claims
c. S. HOlIen, printer on the VIII
mington Messenger, formerly residing
at 419 Grace street. Wilmington, N.
C., says: 'I had used several remedies
to get relief from itching piles with
out any good results Learning of
scans Ointment I obtained it at Bel
AamTs drug store. Il acted imme-
d1ately and proved so effective that
am entirely cured of the affiiction.
l found it to be an excellent remedy"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -NIilburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents fer the United
States.
Remember the nane-Dean's-and
>~A1N0 Ao e'AeE' i is!s;tiH y iv:.,I
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

'Preventics" will promptly check a
cold or the Grippe wien taken early
or at the ''sneeze stage. Preventic4
cure seated colds as we'll Preventics
are little candy cold cure tablets, and
DR.. Shoop, Racine. Wis, will gladly
mail you samples and a book on Colds
free, if you will write him. The sam
pies prove their merit. Check early
Colds with Preventics and stop Pneu-
monia. Sold in sc and 25c boxes by
Robert r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Through blood poisoning caused by
apider bite, John Washington, Of Bos.
queviale, Texas, would have lost his
leg, which became a mass of running
sores, had he not been persuaded to
try Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He whites
The first application relieved and
four boxes healed all the sores" 25
cents. Guaranteed by r. R. Bellamy,
druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26
How to Avoid ADDendicitiS

Most victims of appendicitis are
those who are habitua eonstipated.
Orino Laxative Fruit tSyrup cures
chronic constipation by stimulating the
liver and bowels and restores the nat
uraa action Of the bowels Oriao Lax
ahve Fruit Syrup does not nauseate
Or grippe and is mild and pleasant to
take. Refuse substitutes. Sold by J. H.
Bunting Drug Co., and J. G. Shepard.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Good for everything a saIve is US
ed for and especially recommended for
piles" That is what we say about
DeWitt's Cerbslized Witch Hazel Saive
That is what twenty years OF usage
has proven. Get the original Sold By
r. r. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Unless the impossible happens the
conservative democrats had as well
make up their minds to vote for Mr..
Bryan or the other felIow.-Durham
Herald
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Nothing SO good as aassasweet,,
writes a mother whe has used it. cit
saved my baby's life writes another,
Cassasweet is a vegetable corrective
for the disorders of a chId's stom-
ache. Contents On the bottle in plain
English. SO doses for 25c. Recommend
ed by r. r. Beilamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26
The Price or Health.

"The price OF health is a malarious
district is just 25 cents; the cost of a
box of DIR. Kings New Life Piiis,"
writes Ella SIaton, of holland Ark.
New Life Pills cleanse gently and IND
part new life and vigor to the system.
Csc. Satisfaction guaranteed at R. R.
Bellamy, druggist.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Women have decided that in case
they cannot vote, they will cut out
the "Stork' proposition Perfectly
proper. Take HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
Tea, it is good for almost everything.
50 cents, Tea or Tablets-R. r. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

When your back hurts it is almost
always a warning from your kidneys.
When yeur H6neTs are wrsus there
is nothing 50 coed as the use OF De-
Wits Kdaeg and Bladder PHls. They
assist the kidneys. Sold by r. R. Bel
lamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Mandy-Hives and other blotches
are supposed to be caused by an acid
stomach. A simple remedy and one
that is very effective is HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents. Tea
or Tablets-R. r. Beliamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

A law preventing campaign contri-
button by the corporations would
hardly be necessary with Mr.. Bryan
and Mr.. Roosevelt as the candidates.
Durham Herald.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

There are indications that the cam
paign in Ohio may be cinch for the
colored man, and the colored man
won't object ect-Philadelpnia Press
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26
This Nav Interest Won

No one is immune from kidney trou-
bic, so just remember that Folev's
Kidney Cure will stop the irreguLari-
ties and cure aay case of kidney and
bladder trouble that is not beyond the
reach OF medicine. Sold by J. H. Bunt-
ing Drug Co., and J. c. Shepard
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26
The New Food and Dr,e I.w

wv NeH rood and Drug Law.
we Are pleased to announce that Fo-
leys Honey and Tar Tor coughs.
colds and iung troubles is nat asfsced
sy the Pure Fssd and Drug law az It
contains NO opiates or other ls,Js of
harmful drugs, and we reeommsna n
as a safe ncmedv for children ana
adults. ]. n. Bunting Drug Co. ana
J. G Shepard. 'l---
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Senator Perkins has told Il CaIifor-
MIA audience that President Roose-
Welt talks too much A wonderful dis
cOvery that. The senator must be an
unusually Observant man.-Raleigh
Times
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Mr.. Bryan continues to talk like a
man who thinks nomination is equal
ly easy to manage, whether in hand
or in the bush.-New York Tribune
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

Our Cuban friends couldn't refrain,
From raising the Devil again.
1t seems that Little Taffy" and
Rocky Mountain Tea
Has set the island free.
R. R. Bellamy.
The semi-weekly messenger., 1907-04-26

France is now threatening to lick
the sultan of Morocco But then the
sultan didn't sent a representative to
Mr.. Carnegie's peace Conference
Philadelphia North American.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03
BLOWING UP FORT HILL.
Exciting Hours in the Crater at vicks-
burg.

Editor National Tribune: Comrade
Shumate some time ago quoted you a:
saying the assaulting column was com.
posed of volunteers from the 31St an6
45th Ill. Comrade Shunlate himsel1
also claims the honor for the 45th Ill
Please allow me to correc.. both Of you
On June 25, 1868. before p. NJ, Capt
Harry Almon and his company Il. 31s
I'D formed his line in the approach
and we had orders to stand on tiptoe:
as much as possible to avoid the shock
The shovels were in front of the com
pany, between us and the fort. AS soon
as possible after the explosion .ool
place we started for the crater. Capt
Almon handed the shovels out as We
marched by him. / was handed shov-
el, but / scorned to fight with one.
looked my Captain in the eyes for a
moment, and tho neither spoke we un-
derstood each other Private Thomas
took the shovel offered me, thinking
he had a soft thing. About the time
we entered the crater a hand grenade
struck close 20 me. / had no use for
the smoking thing. so sidestepped it.
Hoffman shoveled some sand or clay on
it and patted it down smooth, little
thinking what he was doing. At home
he was first-class brick mason. and
no doubt thought he was finishing off
a chimney. All was confusion in the
crater. Hell hole" we called it. !
was Acting Sergeant-Major during that
campaign, and in the crater / was busy
looking after the boys. helping and adj
command, Keep down, boys!" One old
comrade cried. Murphy, they have got
my gum" rs 1t loaded?" Yes"
well, pull the trigger" He pulled, and
the other fellow let go. After being in
the crater for some time a hand gren-
ade struck me and Private James Ro-
ney on the back, rolling US over with
out regard for our uniforms. Our Cap
tain came 20 me, saying, tom is kill
ed" 1 caught my second breath and
said, Not much; I am not going out
yet" After dark bold Johnny jumped
up on the edge of the crater, and gave
me one in the neck, revolver shot.
Then Capt. Almon took me by the arm,
and told me to get out. I went to the
Surgeon, who extracted the ball, and
the next day I was ordered to go to
the hospital at Memphis. 1 begged to
stay where I was, saying, II want to
go into vicksburg: they will soon sur
render" I remained. Now, comrade,
the 45th Ill., did not go into the crater
till after dark. The 31st Ill. lost our
Lieut.-Col. Reese and Capt. Casey kill
ed, besides others killed and wounded,
yet Gen. Grant said 1t was a small af-
fair. 1t was a sad affair to the killed.
They are still dead. In my opinion 1t
was a foolish affair There was plenty
of whisky drank that night by officers
high in rank who wore stars. I know
this, because a Major-General offered
me drink on my way out. I told him,
mo, you had better go up to the
front" Now. comrade, your memory
has fooled you about the 45th Ill. be-
ing in advance. To Co. I, 31st ILL.,,
belongs the honor of being the first 20
enter the fort, June 25. 1863, soon after
8 p. m. A good deal of error exists
about Fort Hill. 1t is not proper to
call it Fort Hill. 1t should be called
For. Hell.-T. C. Murphy, NJ. D., Co.
I, 31st H., Manito, Ill.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03
ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
An Incident Of the Appomattox CAM
uaign.


Editor National Tribune: read with
great deal of pleasure and profit the
articles contained in The National Trib-
une, but one thing has imprest me, and
that is that they treat principally of the
doings of the armies of the West ,r
East Tennessee. We who participated
in and composed the Army of the Po-
tomac-a no small factor in the civil
war struggle-are led to inquire if we
really had any part or lot in it, SO little
seems to be written or said concerning,
1t in your columns. 1t strikes me that
"All's quiet along the Potomac" should
not be taken SO literally, as think we
made considerable noise, especially
from the Wilderness to Appomattox
Now. I wish some one equal to the oc-
casion would arise and speak out and
give your readers a few of their ex-
perienceS, "reminiscences of the part
played in the great drama of the civil
war by the Army of the Potomac. 1
am not historical writer, and make
"a high private in the rear rank" Of a
noted cavalry regiment; but I might
take a retrospect and Gull few remin-
iscences from the tablet of memory, and
perhaps in this way stir up Others to
do the same.
How many are there to-day who fol-
lowed the gallant Phil Sheridan from
the time he assumed command of the
whole cavalry force of the Army of the
Potomac until he sent that famous dis
patch to Gen. Grant. in which he said,
II see no escape for Lee? Those who
participated in the closing days of the
last campaign with Sheridan were in
deed up and DOING" for it was a most
The National tribune., 1907-01-03

strenuous campaign. I recall an incf-
dent largely tinged with romance A.
battalion. under the command of Maj.
Thomas, of Gen. Davis's Brigade, waA
sent out in advance on a reconnoIterinR
expedition in the direction of Payne's
Crossroads to intercept Lees advance.
After marching thru Paynesville We
came In sight of a wagon train. Re-
porting the same back to Gen. Davies,
orders were received from him ia
charge the train. with the promise OF
speedy reinforcements. The order was
at once obeyed. and in one of the wag.
ons we'll to the front of the train was
noticed most unexpected and surpris-
ing piece of freight-a beautiful young
lady of sweet Is. Two of us immedi
ly started race to see which would
be the successful captor. but my COM
petitor beat me by about a horses
length, and bore off the prize. 1t was
generally believed that she was the
daughter of Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee, oc-
cupying one of her fathers headQuar-
ter wagons in the evacuation of Peters,
burg. Is there any one who can verify
or throw any light on the incident? Ie
might have been different for me to-
day had 1 been the fortunate captor,
for I was wounded inside of an hour
Of the incident. Long live The National
Tribune, and may it be a benefactor
while Old Glory floats on land and sea.
%. NJ. Bossert, Co. A, 1st Pa. Cav,
Oakmont, Pa.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03
Crossing the Old Battlefield.

What thoughts swelled the hearts of
the men Of the Army Of the Cumber-
land as they chased their enemies back
over the bitterly fought field of Chicka-
mauga to refuge behind the high walls
of Rocky Face Ridge! Only two months
before Bragg was hurting the hosts
gathered from every part of the Con-
federacy upon Rosecrans's worn-out
and ill-aTrayed army, in a supreme eff
fort to destroy it, recover Chattanooga
and restore the prestige of the Con.
federacy. Yet white and CHASTITY were
the trees shattered by the shot and
shell in that mortal struggle; the bull
let-mown bush lay where 1t fell; great
thickets had been trampled fiat in the
mad wrestle between regiments and
brigades. Broken wheels, wrecked
wagons, exploded !imbers, carcasses OF
horses and mules, torn, blood-soaked
garments, shattered guns and remnants
Of everything that soldiers wear or use
were everywhere. When the Army Of
the Cumberland hnr~ amt fnr fan>
The National tribune., 1907-01-03
A Confederate Spy.

Editor National Tribune: In the Fan
of 1862, when the Union army under
Gen. Buell. started from Louisville, KY,
in pursuit of Gen. Bragg, I. with mum.
Der of others, was sent to the Conva.
lescent Barracks. a three-storied school
building on the edge of the city. Five
days later $50 of us. in charge of two
officers, stared for the front, guarding
supply train thru. The second day
out Kentuckian wearing the uniform
of Union cavalryman Joined us and
asked permission to go to the front
with us, which was granted. At noon
we stopt to ge. dinner and rest The
Kentucky cavalryman and a man who
belonged to a Pennsylvania regiment,
I think the 9th. did not stop with US,
but went on. After resting while and
eating dinner, We took up the line Of
march again. and had not gone far
when, in passing a house, a woman
came running out to the road and said.
1.-Two soldiers stopt at my house and
got dinner, and one of the soldiers shot
the other, who lies dead in my yard"
Going to the woman's house, we found
the Pennsylvania soldier lying dead in
her yard with bulle. hole in his
breast. We made arrangements to have
him buried. and again moved on, and
in a short time came upon the Ken
lucky man. He was put under arrest,
and taken back to the woman's house,
who identified him as the man who did
the shooting. His revolver showed one
chamber empty. That evening we went
into camp in a barnyard on large
plantation, and the owner came out and
spoke to the prisoner. calling him by
name, but the Kentuckian would not
talk. The owner of '.he plantation then
said to the officer in command: Where
did you get this man: 1 am we'll ac-
quainted with him. He is a rebel spy.
and carries arms, ammunition, medicine
and any Information he can get. Where
there are small squads of Union men
he pilots the enemy to them, when they
are captured. There has been lot OF
rebel cavalry to the left of you oil
afternoon, just keeping out of sight of
you, and you will most likely be taken
before morning." The guard over the
prisoner was then doubled, with orders
to load and cap their guns, and if the
prisoner made any move to ge. away
not to halt him. but shoot him dead at
once. In the morning the owner again
came out, and said the rebs We're in a
town two miles ahead waiting for US,
and that if We would go with him he
would take us around them, which we
did. That day we joined the Union
army, and left the spy at Twenty-first
Corps headquarters. l never knew what
became of him after that, and have
often wondered if the friends and FAM
lily of the Pennsylvania cavalryman ever
knew what became of him. If any OF
the men of that conyalescent squad are
still living and see this, / would be
pleased to hear from them.-S. c. VOL
ford, Co. H, 97th Ohio, Lone Tree, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03

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lor two cent stamp) to get a liberal
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he is willing to submit it to an actual
test
If you have catarrh of the nose,
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month is sent by mail for S1.0O.
A postal card with your name and
address, sent to DR.. j. W. Blosser, 32o
Walton St, Atlanta. Ga, will bring
you the free treatment and an inter.
esting booklet about ca.arrh.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03
Entertained by His Captor.

Lieut.. H. A. Johnson, of Worcester.
Mass, recently made an extended trip
thru the South. and was the guest at
Columbia, S. c.. of the family of tho
late Capt. j. c. B. Smith. who was his
captor in the battle of the Wilderness.
May 5, 1864. COmrade Johnson was
Second Lieutenant of Co. B, Sd Me-.
and was sent out from his regiment to
look up a rebel regiment reported to
be in the rear. The regiment was there
all the same. and Johnson was quickly
compelled to surrender his sword, upon
which were engraved % battles.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03
CHAPTER Xiv.

TRIUMPHANT END OF IT'S WORK
Completes the Purpose for Which II
Was OrEanized-TwO Years of Mag
nificent Marching and BattlinE-Mis.
sion Ridge n Splendid Crown to 1t.
Achievements.
BraGg's Losses.
Gen. Grant reported his losses il
these battles as 757 killed, 1929 wound
ed and $50 missing; total, 5,616. He
estimated that Bragg, being on the de-
fensive, had lost fewer killed and
wounded than we did, but otherwise his
losses We're manifold greater In all,
6,142 prisoners, of whom 239 were COM
missioned officers, had been captured
40 pieces of artillery, go artillery car
riageS and caiSsonS, and 1000 stand OF
small arms Bragg's losses in other
ways were beyond computation in the
destruction of rations, military stores,
camp equipage and other army neces-
saries. The total damage inflicted
on Bragg's army was surpassed only by
that upon Pemberton'S at Vicksburg.
1t was disaster of fearful severity TO
the Southern Confederacy, and helped
greatly to cripple its continued prosecu-
ton of the war. If we take into ac>
count the desertions following the dis
couragement of the defeat, it may be
said that Bragg's army suffered fully
as much as Pemberton'S. The Kentuck-
fans and Tennesseeans gave up at last
all hope of recovering their States, and
left the armies not ''as single spies, but
in battalions" The number became so
great that Gen. Grant had to make
extraordinary arrangements to return
to their homes. Official Confederate
serters in single month. Besides these
there were all manner of pretexts en-
ployed to escape from the service. EX-
emptions were sought for and obtained
by political favor, and some 1000 more
got details at factories and elsewhere
10 work at their trades.
The Union Losses.
The following is a detailed official
statement of the losses suffered by the
Union army in the operations from the
time when Gen. Grant took command
until the campaign ended with the re-
treat of the Confederate army:
Army of the Cumberland.
Maj.-Gen. George II. Thomas.
Fourth Army Corps.
Maj.-Gen. Gordon Granger
First Division-Brig Gen. Chas
Cruft.
Second Brigade-Brig.- Walter
C.. Whitaker.
The National tribune., 1907-01-03

"old women" ETC.. and at last he got
mad and called them all pack OF
towards. only he exprest 1t In very
strong language. and then he went and
took charge of the front engine for
Chattanooga, and we ran thru all right.
I took the first opportunity to return
to the front, and joined my regiment
on the morning of July 4, glfd enough
to meet my comrades again.. Hill,
Co. X, 73d ILL.,, Quincy, Ill.