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The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Then. again. in 1852, when he was in
command of six troops of the Fourth
Cavalry on the line Of the Southern Pa
cific Railway. between the stations of
Separ and Lordsburg, in the Territory of
New Mexico, Gen. Forsyth had another
pretty row with the Apaches, defeating
them; chasing them over the line into
Mexico, and nearly getting into row
with the Mexican soldiery in consequence.
But to talk about the various fights in
which this gallant soldier has taken part
would be interminable. There is material
enough in his honorable career as a sol
dier to ill a volume and a mighty inter
estrlg book it would be.
Cne of the things that Gen. Forsyth
likes 70 recall is that day at Appomattox
Court House, when the last Federal vie
tim to the Confederate bullets fell: when
rs Sheri6an's $ aid, he rode to the little
farmhouse Of Mclean and waited outside
while Gen. Grant was in conference in
side with Gen. Lee. He saw Lee come
out and go to his horse. which had been
held by an orderly. Gen. Forsyth saws:
As the orderly was buckling the throatlatch the
general reached and drew the forelock ont from
under the brow-band, parted and smoothed t. and
then gently patted the gray chargers head in an
abscnt-mlDded way, one who loves horses but
whose thoughts were FAR away might ugwittingiy
DO. Then, as the orderly stepped aside. be caught
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Born in Muncy, Pa, young Forsyth
was educated at Canandaigua. n, Y. but
at the age OF eighteen he went West and
settled fer a time in Chicago. He became
an assistant bookkeeper for Cooley, Far
well & Co, Chicago, at a time when Mar
shall Field was second salesman for the
company and L. 4. Letter was bookkeeper.
Field was a great worker even in those
days" the general says. 1T is no wonder
10 me that he acquired fortune OF
S150.O00 600" Forsyth remained with this
firm for two years and half and then
went to studying law. Just as he was ad-
mitted to the bar and before he had
time to hang out his shingle, the civil
war broke out
At once he enlisted in the Chicago
agoons, and thus his profession was
settled for him by fate. He served the
four months for which he had enlisted in
West Virginia. and at the end Of that
period was made first lieutenant in the
Eighth Illinois Cavalry This was in
September, 1851 He was made captain
In February 1852. and he won the rank
of major in September. 1853. In March.
1850 he was brevetted brigadier general
and with that rank was mustered out in
February lS66. In July of the same year
he was appointed major Of the Ninth
Cavalry, which rank he held. having at
many times Independent commands, until
juno, 1871, when he was made lieutenant
colonel Of the Fourth Cavalry This posi-
ton he retained until the end of his serr-
i've. when he was retired on account of
disabilities from wounds received in
the line Of duty" with the rank of briga-
der general
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Of their eyes along the barrels and forty good men
ard true sent their first Of successive Volleys
into The ranks Of the charging warriors
Crash
On they came. auswering back the first vouey
with ringing wsr-whoop
Crash,
And now I begin to see falling warriors. aye. ana
horses too but stil they sweep forward with yet
wilder yells
Crash.
They scem 70 be fairly falling ever each other;
both men and h0rses are down in heaps. and while
shritks from the WsmCn and children On the hin
proclaim that they. too the slaughter Of their
bTayes-but stil they c9me
Crash
They have ceased 10 yell but yet come bravely on.
Whatf No. Yes. doEn g0es their medicine man;
but Roman N0se still Teckessly leads the column.
But new can So great gaps IN their ranks showing
that our bullets have told heavily among them.
Crash.
Can believe my eyes? Roman Noso is down!
He and his horse lie dead together the sand and
fer an instant the column shakes: but a hundred
yanis more and they are upon US!
Crash.
They stazgcr! They half draw rein! They besi-
tate. They are breaktngl
Crash!
And like an angry wave that hurls itself upon
mighty rock and breaks upon its rugged front, the
Indians divide each side Of the little breastw0rk,
throw themselves almost beneath the Of side Of
Their chargers. and with hoGrse cries Of rage and
scatter wildly in every direction. as the scouts.
sITiugng 70 their feet with ringing cheer, poir in
volley after yoley from their revoSers almost in the
voTy faces Of their now demoralized and retreatins
foe.
But this was by no means the end
There was no food behind the breast
works: the horses had been killed, so
steaks were cut from them and the car
casses buried In the hot sun the
stencil of the dead animals became un-
bearable. The only water they had was
from a well dug in the sand: there were
no medical supplies; the wounded had to
GET on as best they could.
The bullet in Forsyth's thigh caused
him great agony. and he begged the men
to cut Il out They would not do Il, as
It lay too near an artery. He took his
razor from his kit and cut it out himself.
Men were sent to the nearest fort for
relief Nine days the little band of sur
viyors stayed there. harried all day by
the Indians. tortured at night by the
cold; their wounds stifening; hungry and
growing weaker. On the tenth day
troop of cavalry under Lieut.. Col l.. II.
Carpenter, from Fort Wallace, came to
their relief. They found Forsyth. his back
against sandbank. making bluff at
reading an old novel. 1T was only affec>
tation," he says now, simply, for I had
all I could do TO keep from breaking
down, as was sore and feverish and
tired and hungry, and 1 had been under
a heavy strain from the opening OF the
fight"
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

BY bus we'll visit the notorious fish
market, 'Billingsgate.'' see the Custom
house, Blaekfriars Bridge. Thames
River. and Victoria EmbankmeDt and by
the Adelphi steps Is the old Egyptian
obelisk "Cleopatra's Needle, the mate to
which stands in our own Central Park.
both coming originally from ancient 'On
Heliopolis," where they stood about 1900
B. c.
In the West End we viii see the Strand.
Somefset House. and Waterloo Bridge.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

caiIp MAJ George A. toTsg n and Capt Joseph
oKeefe, and with twenty men from the escort
started for the front.
That quotation is from the personal
memoirs Of Gen. P. H. Sheridan. In the
summer of 1864 Mai. Forsyth was acting
aid on the staff Of Gen. Sheridan. who
was then in command OF the Army of the
Shenandoah. The Confederate army under
Gen. Jubal Early had been beaten, once
on the 18th Of September at the crossing
OF OpeQuon Greek. and again at Fishers
Hill Cn the 22d It seemed that Gen
SheTidan's campaign was over, and so sat
isied was Gen. Grant OF this that he de-
tached several divisions from Sheridan s
army to other duties With Gen Sheri-
dan Mai. Forsyth came to Washington to
confer with the authorities, breakfasted
at Wizards, and went back at once to
Martinsburg on a special train. They ar
rived at Martinsburg after dark, and
searly the next morning started for Win
chester The next morning they were
greeted by the sound Of heavy firing. and
Ger. Forsyth says that Gen. Sheridan
leaned forward and listened intentIy
and once he dismOUnted and placed his
ear near the ground, seeming somewhat
disconnected as he rose again and re-
mounted"
Let Gen. Forsyth tell the story: Turn
ing to me. the general said: Ride for
ward swiftly and find out the trouble there
and report quickly. I rode rapidly to the
head of the train and asked for the quar-
termaster in charge. and was told he had
gone I'D the road a short distance. On
reaching him, found him cOnversing with
Fl quartermaster-serge He informed
n3e that an officer had come from the
front and told them TO go back at once.
as our army nad been attacked at day
Sight, defeated, and was being driven down
the valley. The officer. they said. had
gone back toward the front after warn
Ing them 20 come no farther.
"Gallopiug back. 7 made my report
Pick out fifty Of your best mounted men
from the escort was the response. Rid
ing down the column, with the aid of one
Of the officers Of the regiment, this was
soon accomplished, and I reported with
the collected men. Turning to his chief
OF staff. Col. J. W Forsyth. the general
said something regarding certain instruc-
tons he had evidently been giving him,
and then said to me. You and Capt.
OKeefe VIII go with me-; and nodding
good-by TO the other gentlemen of our
party. with whom he had probably been
conferTing while l was making up the
cavalry detail. he turned his horses head
southwark, tightening the reins Of his
bride. and with a slight touch Of the
spur he dashed up the turnpike and was
of. A yard IL the rear. and side by side.
Capt O'Keefe and myself swept after
him, while the escort, breaking from a
-trot to a gallop, came laundering on be-
hind"
No need 20 tell OF that famous ride that
has been celebrated in poetry ana prose;
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Those are the bare facts. If you press
the general hard he may mention that he
was twice wounded during the civil war
once at Malvern Hill on the retreat from
Richmond, when he was struck in the
leg by a fragment of a shell. and once
again, just before the Gettysburg cam
paign, wien a bullet went through his
leg, SO that he had to lie in the hospital
at Georgetown during all the glorious
fighting of those few days. He won his
brevet colonelship FOR gallantry at Ope-
quOn and Winchester. and it was for
distinguished services and conspic ,fous
gallantry' that he won his breveC lieu
tenant cOlOnelCy. He served through tSe
war with the armies of the Potomac and
the Shenandoah. took part in sixteen
pitched battles. two sieges, and over six
" minor engagements. lie was wounded
four times during the civil war and a
good many more times when il came 70
Indian fighting He il was who was Sc
lected as one of the aids TO ride with
Sheridan on that famous day when defeat
was turned into glorious victory
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

After four visits 70 the great English
city. find no better way to begin Seeing
London than from the top of one of
the omnipresent buses. There are nearly
two hundred buses which viii take you
To any part Of the city for the nominal
sum OF from 'hay-penny' Q-2d.) to ID,
Is cents) for the longest ride Remember
always that you can hail the bus any
where, that it goes on the left side of the
street curb. and as it only slows down,
get on quickly and hold fast to the rail
Of the tiny steps that lead TO the top
of the bus.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Westminster Abbey and the houses Of
Parliament are on the banks OF the
Thames, close together, and We VIII do"
them the same morning. The Abbey.
with its royal vaults and monuments 10
celebrities. is England's Temple Of Fame.
To be inferred within its walls is the
higest homer the nation can pay 70 her
heroes. The Dickens corner and the
bust of our own poet, LongfellOw, are
always the first spots sought by Ameri-
cans. and often beautiful fresh flowers
are placed upon the cold marble which
henors them by the warm. loving hands
Of those who have enjoyed their immortal
works Of prose and verse.
The Washington herald., 1907-03-17

Trafalgar Square with its column 10 the
great Admiral Nelson. and st. Aarys IN
the Field. in whose chuTchyard is buried
Nell Gwynn. On the terrace 10 the north
Of the square IS the National Gallery,
where those enjoying art VIII find a
veritable feast of pictures BY the greatest
artists Of ancient and modern times.
Free weekdays. except Thursdays and
Fridays) Between the Strand and White
hall. on the south Of the square. is Char
ing Cross, with an equestrian statue OF
Charles l. In Hartshorn Lane, an ad-
joining street. "old rare Ben J0nson,"
when a boy. lived with his mother and
stepfather-a bricklayer
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
FREE TRIP FOR ; LADIES
To the Great jamestown Exposition With all
Expenses Paid by The News.

The BIG SANDY NEWS will pay
the expenses OF the three most popu-
lar ladies in Lawrence county on a
weeks trip to the wonderful James
tosn Exposition. The trip will be
mole in August, 1907. when the Ex-
position is well under way,when the
Nlsther is good, AMI when summer
vacation is at hand. The three ladies'
will so with the Editor OF THE
NEWS and his wife as their especial
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after Remember their every Ex-
2.hse viii be paid by the NEWS
railroad fare, sleeper and dining ear
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erything from the time they leave
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ara happy. Everything will be first
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ias cars, and stop at the best hotels.
it will-be the trip of a lifetime!
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
OBITUARY

On Wednesday evening. May LIST.
1897 just A. the sun=Sus sinking in
the Golden West the pale horse and
its rider came forth and reach Is
Icy hand and toA,hed the form
Martha Deegens and said well done
thy good and faithful servant
Martha Was born. Dec :, ISIS. died
May !, 1907. good woman Is
gone To meet her vas TO love her.
She was a good Christian woman
and has been for yars. and today
she is safe In the arm OF Jesus and
her hours Of pain are over. and from
earthly eares she is tres. She
suffered greatly with heart trouble
and an aboess in her side. All that
loving hands could do was done. bu,
Martha could not stay. she Was n
pure TO stay here any longer. %
Jesus wanted her in Heaven. she
vas good Sunday School and Churh
worker here on earth. and If We
prepare TO meet her We will BE- her
associates In Heaven vhere Jesus
is the teacher Then friends look
forward TO that time when you can
meet Martha IN that city where
there is no death. sorrow or iek-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
How the Selections Will be Made.

the ladies who will 90 on THE
NEWS' free trip are to be chosen
D. the people. Everybody can vote
: ole patrons or new ones. rich or
r1n, young or old. Every dollar
paid to THE NEWS on subscription,
job printing or new advertising will
entitle the payOr to cast 100 votes.
No payment OF less than sL0O will
be entitled to any votes
As special recognition OF
new subscribers and advance sub
tons We make this allowance: Any
ole who pays IN ADVANCE one
years subscription TO THO NEWS
will be entitled 20 Us votes two
years. $50 votes: three years. 400
votes; four years, $50 votes: five
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24

The party elected from each dis
t1ct must live or be employed with.
in its limits That is the only re-
gu ement-and that is done for
their own protection. Any person
any where may vote for any candi.
date in any Part OF the county Can
didates may solicit votes anywhere
they please. TIE votes can be mail
ed to the Contest Editor Of The
NEWS, or may be delivered in per
son at THE NEWS office. The yot-
eg may deposit his or her own ballot
il preferred.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
CHARLEY.

l.
Sunday School is progressing zice-
ly with W. P. Ramey. supt
There is a9reat deal OF sickness
In this neighborhood John Travis
Is very sick with Erysipelas, also
the infantPaughter of Hiram Van
hoose.
Several Of the young folks at
tended church at Little Blaine last
Sunday
Preaching hersSaturday and Sunday
by Rev. ]. E. Conley.
Gus Moore and Chilt Griffith are
kustling hog buyers.
Robt Mead recently purchased a
span Of three year old;mules.
Born, to F. Daniel and wife, a
fine boy: also. to W. NJ. Bevins and
wife a fine boy.
At Miller. who has been sick. is
some better Two ChumS
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24

ness She has only crossed 1r uar
row stram that gave her ne stern.
o. ana in the-c years ,he has ever
Kept the lamp o. Ae Lord ln DR.
hand and while passing through Ae
dark shadows q death shr feared
NJ evil She leaves a husband and
several grandchildren 10 mourn their
loss May God bless anI comfort
rou and give you divine grsec 10
bear this sad trial and to run he
race tina, Is ~ before YOU and -ke-p
you all faithful tiIl YOU met Martha
a. Heaven for tie l. thers
MrssGQ
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24

years, 700 votes: six years. 900 votes
seven years. 100 votes; eight years
LzsY votes; nine years, 1900 votes.
ten years. 1000 votes. (No club
hins rates or agents commission al
lowed when votes are taken
Payments on old subscription Ac-
coslts. 100 votes for each dollar.
No person connected with the News
will be allowed TO take part. solicit
votes or cast a ballot under any cir
culnstanceS The NEWS pledges It's
he nor that the contest shall be
fair and equal to all candidates. No
favoritism win be shown. no assist
anss or suggestions win be given 70
one that are not given TO all. It mast
and viii be 6 square deal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
One Lady from District C:

Embracing Voting Precincts viz
UtfG Blaine. Swetnam. Geors IS
Creek. Dobbins, Peach Orchard and
Rockcastle
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
Sunday School Notice,

The SUNDAY s.hool executive CON
mittee In Twin branch. olioville and
Dry Fork precincts. are hereby not
itied TO meet al olioyuls al two
O'Clock p IN. on June LAT Tor tho
purpose Of selecting a time and
plare to hold a Distrlc, Convention
All sug.~in,eudents and sunday sohoo
workers are invited 10 Be- present
Js=es ? Prince Pres.
Mont Rose. Soc.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24

Miss Pearl Garrett, daughter OF
Rev. J. D. Garrett. is very sick at
her home just below Wayne, threat
ened with fever.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24

The engineers for the State Ge-
illogical Survey have been in Wayne
county for the past two weeks, sur
veying and taking attitudes,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
OUR WEST VIRGINIA
NEIGHBORS.

The engineers for the State Ge-
illogical Survey have been in Wayne
county for the past two weeks, sur
veying and taking attitudes,
!!ii
Miss Pearl Garrett, daughter OF
Rev. J. D. Garrett, is very sick at
her home just below Wayne, threat
ened with fever.
~,
Mrs. Ellen Hammes, wife OF Char
ley Hammes, died at Wayne Thursday
at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Austacy Bowen, and was buried Sat
urday in the cemetery at that place.
II!
1t is true that Mingo county has
licensed saloons, but preachers, doc
tors and druggists have not been con
fined in the county Jail for Illicit
trafficking in booze" as has been
the case in Wayne county.-NIingo Re
publican.
III
The Republican would like TO know
upon what authority the Fort Gay
Leader bases its statement that
the criminal docket OF Mingo county
is larger than all the other eoun-
ties in this judicial circuit combined2
--Mingo Republican.
~!
There will not be more than six
felony cases tried at the present
term, and probably not that many
The State will be ready in only
about six cases, but the defendants
may perhaps make legal showings
for a continuance of some of these.
III
The vinson Coal and Coke Co.. of
Huntington, chief works in Mingo
county; to own coal property, mine
and lease same, etc. Capital $780,
900, of which $500 has been sub
scribed and $50 paid in. Incorpora-
tors: z. T. Vinson, T. ]. Bryan,E. NJ
Watts, A. E. Bush and C. N.Davis,
all OF Huntington.
III!
On Tuesday OF last week James Col
Inns, of Varney, Mingo county, while
c1tting timber, was crushed by a
falling tree and instantly killed The
deceased leaves a widow and seven
young children. He was a man Of
excellent habits and reputation and
his neighbors on Pigeon Creek
mourn their loss
~!
The infant son OF John Belbee,
seven years Of agB, was shot and in
stantly killed at their home one day
last by his cousin. the five year old
daughter Of Mrs. May. The children
were playing with a gun that was
not supposed TO be loaded--Wayne
News.
I'LL
MARTHA.
There was a large crowd at the
show last week.
Charley Holbrook made a trip TO
the Bug branch Sunday.
Ferrent Gibson was on our creek
Sunday
Norma Ward was visited by friends
Sunday.
The Miller Brothers are visiting
Harvey Lyons.
Oscar Prince was at Maize Sun
day.
John NJ. Gibson made a trip to
Marie Sunday.
Oliver Barret is in our neighbor-
hood. J.M.G.
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One Lady from District A:

Embracing three Voting Precincts,
viz: Upper and Lower Louisa. and
tnc districts OF Wayne county, W.
VI. in whici Fort Gay is located and
which are reached by the Fort Gay
Rural Free Delivery.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
Who may go on This Trip.

VINO may go on MS rip.
livery respectable lady in Lawrence
eourty and part of Wayne is eligible
10 be our guests on this joyous out
~ be she married or single In
orGer that there may be a fair chance
fer every part of the territory TO be
represented We have decided TO d.
vide 1t into districts as follows:
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
One Lady from District B:

Embracing Voting Precincts, VIZ
Bear Greek, Falls OF Blaine, East
forF, Dry Fork, Cat and Twin Branch
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1907-05-24
The Contest will Close August l4th, 1907.
NOW, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND:

That
IN Lawrence county subscription Job printing
SsDie 70 10 candidate advertising obtained
o cas-. ior aoy noninates efforts the candidates themselves
Ter candidate district q, vcrI far 1oo vo,aa
nothing else to
That she viii have ray easy 10 win you get
with the candidates uS p IN he reAnd gel your
Int anywhere iienus interested
That the lady receiving highest trip
vote in her district will
the representative guest OF Editor
The Race is on! Nominate Your Favorite To-Day.
Address all Communications call
Contest Editor News, Louisa, Ky
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-17

that 4 new rate card had been Issued
for the +. NJ. 4 p. branch with the
assurance that schedules on the new
rate would be issued for the other
lines of the Il and o. In the near fut.
IRE. This action Of the Il and 0. WAS
in accordance with an opinion en-
pressed by the West VirgInian some
time ago, that If the two cent fare law
was resisted It would be by some 9th.
or company and not by the u. and 0.
The legislative session Of 1907 will
be remembered and thanked for Civ.
Ing the people two cent fare on the
railroads when all else II did has been
forgotten, for next to The new tax
laws this act affects directly and indI.
rcctly more people than any piece Of
legislation for many years. II was
n long step taken in the right dircc.
ton aud the people are willing 10 give
proper credit to those who took 1t.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-05-17
PUBLISHERS PRESS WIRE SER.
4 IL ~. VICE. Y
TWO cENriFARE.

mo act OF the State legislature in
recent years has met with more cor,
sdlal and sincere approval by the mass
les Gof the people than the passage OF
athe two cent fare law giving every,
body a square deal in the matter oil
transportation on the railroads. Fot
years the average individual has fel,
that It wasn't fair for him TO have
ito pay from three to 1--WE cents for
the privilege Of riding on a train
when sitting by his side a
passenger who happened to be little
better of financially than he would
hand out n mllenge book and get bis
ride for two cents a mile, Public
opinion, became thoroughly aroused
;s;on the question and the members Of
the Legislature were fully aware tina;
some action must be taken. After the
law was passed a great deal was said
as to what the railroad companies
would do about the new law, some ex
pressing the opinion that they would
resist the enforcement Of the law until
tested BY the highest courts. This
section was especially Interested In
Sthe attitude oi the B and O.; toward
the movement and twas with unusual
pleasure that this paper, was able to
publish yesterday the announcement