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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

my anxiety was relieved, for the men OF
ne besieged regiment came struggling
INTO town. i am inclined TO think both
hdes got frightened and ran away.
A few days later Colonel Grant had
an experience which once more caused
him. In his memoirs, TO acknowledge
that he was scared. This was after he
had crossed the river into Missouri.
Ills description OF his feelings just In
advance OF an expected battle that did
not take place has touch OF humor.
This humor IS quite Justifiabe, for the
regiment of the future general was en-
camped at the time In the little village
OF Florida. Mo. the birthplace OF Mark
Twain. and that individual himself,
then better known In the neighborhOod
as Sam Clemens. who had Just en-
listed I'm the Confederate service, was
doing his best to avoid an engagement
with Grant, as he confessed many
years later. There was II Colonel Har-
ris In command OF the Confederate
troops In that vicinity Colonel Grant
went out TO corral Harris This Is
Grants description OF what happened
and what didn't:
A. we approached the brow OF the Hill
HarriG camp and possibly find his men
ready formed TO meet US my heart kept
getting higher and higher until 70 felt that
II waH In my throat. I would have given
anything then 70 have been back in III
nois. but had not the moral courage 20
halt and consider what to do. / kept
right on.
When we reached point from which
the valley below was in fun view ! halt
ed. The place where Harris was encamp-
ed a few days before was still there and
the marks Of recent cncnmpment were
plainly visible. but the troops were gone.
My heart resumed fits place.
IL occurred 20 me at once that Harris
had been as much afraid Of mo ns had
been OF him. This was a view OF the
question I had never taken before. but it
was one i never forgot afterward From
that event TO the close OF tho war /
never experienced trepidatlon upon con-
fronting an enemy. though I always felt
more or less anxiety. i never forgot that
he had as much reason 90 fear my forces
as had his. This lesson was valuable.
General Sheridan, whose flrst field
service was ia Oregon chasing the half
starved and half crazed Pitt river In.
dians. tells OF his first apparent peril
and his trepidatlon. Az this affair
turned out. there was no fight at all. as
I'm the case OF Grants nOn-mceting with
Harris. A young lieutenant, Sheridan
had volunteered 10 ride across the Wild
Indian country with n couple or sol
diers 90 carry messages 60 q small gar
risOn I'm the interior. ON the long ride
he heard voices In front and through
his glasses made out band of about
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30
G. q 20 -
Hn Memory of
U General laWtOn.

BY DANIEL 3. SKITL.

Copyright 1907 by T. T. McGrathl
"a a EMORIAL DAY I'm ndlnnapO.
IA|u lIs this year i3 made mcmora-
Nv bic 10y the uuycilug Of
stntuc Of Major General Hen.
Y Ware Lawton, President Roosevelt
participating. General Lawjou was
the most conspicuous victim Of tho
war i'm the Philippines lie was killed
during battle at san Mutco. near Ma
Mia. Dec 10 1899
The statue IS Il bronze figure Of Gen.
eral LnwtOn In Uniform Daniel Ches.
ter French Of New York aud Andrew
O'COuncr, now living I'm Paris. were
the sculptors The statue and stone
pedestal cost between S25. 900 ana $780,
OOO raised by popular subscription,
most Of 1t frow friends and admirers
of General Thwton in Indiana. his
home state. The movement to erect
the memorial was started shortly after
the death Of the general
The career Of General Iawton makes
a brilliant page in American military
history For thirly-scven years he was
soldier Of the United Smtcs. lie
served lu the civil war in the Spanish.
American war, IN the Filipino uprising
and through several severe InClan
cnup1sus ON the western plains. lie
was what is sometimes described as a
born soldier I'm fact. he never follow
cd nny other calling
Just week after the attack on Fort
sumter iu 1861 Henry w. Luwton en-.
listed in the volunteer service lie was
hui eighteen years Of age His FIRST
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30
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mander. was killed I'm the fight OF Aug.
10. 1861.
What on earth air you lookin' furY'
Inquired farmer who lived near by.
"McY' replied the searcher. "Oh.
I'm jlst n-lookin' fur my false teeth"
where did you drop 'emT" asked the
farmer. supposlng that the visitor had
just lost his teeth.
"Well. IT wuz right long here some
'eres." said the veteran II wuE so
bad scnirt when I fust went into action
here In '61-that my upper plate shook
clean outen my head. an been a-need-
In them teeth ever sence"
The late stephen Crane in the story
which made his reputation as a writer
The Red Badge OF Courage" drew
picture Of the Impressions OF youth
In his first battle which many veter-
ans have declared Is n faithful por-
traNal OF their own feelings I'm a simi-
lar experience. This young man went
into the tight determined not 10 show
the white feather, but as the battle
waXed warm he was seized I'm the grip
Of terrible fear and suddenly took To
his heels and made for the rear.
IL Is quite probable that II you will
corner any old soldier and pin him
down to absolute candor he viii tell
you that he was scared 20 death" or
words TO that effect. when first he
heard the hostile bullets whiz and
knew that he must go forward into the
conflict.
General Grant candidly confessed 20
highly uncomfortable feeling upon
two occasions OF imminent battle, one
being his first experience I'm the Next
can war and the other his initiation
I'm the civil war after fifteen years OF
peace. He recorded these sensR tions
i'm his personal memoirs. AS TO bis ex-
perience I'm Mexico he wrote:
As we lay in our tents upon the sea
shore the artillery at the fort on the Rio
Grande could be distinctly heard. The
war had begun. There was no possible
means OF obtaining news from the garri-
son. and Information from outside could
not be otherwise than unfavorable.
What General Taylor's feelings were dur
Ing this suspense ! DO not know but for
myself. young second lieutenant who
had never heard "A hostile gun before,
felt sorry that / had enlisted. \ great
many men. when they smell battle afar
off, chafe TO get into the fray When
they say so themselves they generally
ran 10 convince their hearers that they
are as anxious az they would like TO
make believe and as they approach dan
ger they become more subdued This
rule is not universal. for I have known a
Tow men who wero always aching for a
hSht when there was no enemy near who
were as good as their word when the
battle did come, but the number OF such
men IS small.
After several years retirement from
the army Grant entered the great CON
ilict OF the sixties, his first command.
being the Twenty first Illinois yolun-
teers. He was sent to northwest Mis-.
souri,, where n certain regiment was
besieged by the enemy, with instruc-
tions 60 raise the siege. He wrote as
follows:
My sensations as we approached what
might be "a field OF battle were any
thing but agreeable. / had been in ali
the engagements In Mexico that II had
been possible for ono person TO be in. but
not In command. II some one else had
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

a writer in the Minnesota Horucul
iurist says There ore but few people
Iu the world who do not admire noble
trees ON streets on country roads, aud
wherever they are found such thor
oughflrcs are the favorite drives The
mnu who plants trees IS not only a
public bcnefactOr, hc, besides, minis
tors to his own well being physical.
mental ana spiritual lie deserves
credit for altruistic work and he dis
plays good judgment in securing con
ionimcnt for himself. thereby afford
Ing double motive for his cndeavOrs.
Honor and happiness will be his re-
vur1 W
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

oushcs while the men continued the
fight dispersed The enemy aud took
possession Of The town Many OF thn
soldiers wcpt when they learned of
their commanders death lie wu. the
only American killed iu the fight
though several of thc officers ANA men
were wounded
Tie death of General LuwtOn causal
profound sorrow throughout thc army
Ilr had boon known for nearly fortv
years as one of tho most fearless G.ht
ers $50 the service. NnNt to General
Custer who fell iu thc awful fnht ON
the Little Big Horn in 1876. Iawfou
was esteemed thc most daring Fighter
ON The plains. a grateful country is
proud 10 honor him Tho prc idrut OF
the United States. who watched Iuw.
ton az III Cmcy ud Santiago audi
knew his worth from personal oU.cru.
u0u. was proud to accept iI. invita-.
ton from the citizens of indianapolis
90 take part in Use uuvcr'ug of the mo.
mortal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

A soldier mt whose house when n boy
Lincoln paused I'm his tramps In Illinois
nnd who lent him a milestone 20 sharp
cn his jackl,nife met him during tho
war I'm Washington. Lincoln spoke Of
using the milestone
"Yaa-s.' drawlcd out tho old soldier.
Whatever did you do with the whet.
stoucf never could fnd II. Wo
lowed mebbc you took II along with
you "No no, put IL on top OF the
gntcpos that high one" "Mebbe you
did. Nobody else could have reached
10 ana none Of ms ever thought to look
thcrc for lt' There Il was found where
10 wns placed fifteen years before rho
soldier reported the fact to the presi-
dent
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

battle In Mexico. HAD 4 CLINT or HER
Like Grant, he SMILE.
was with General Taylor's army. He
evidently was IA young man Of some
sentiment, for II seems 10 hnvc been
his sweetheart's picture that ncryed
him FOR battle when hls hcnrt. physic.
ally speaking, had failed him. I'm his
account OF this initial experience i'm
conflict he tells Of his command cross
ing lagoon and pausiug to dip cups
Of water. Just beyond up and over
the bank, the battle was raging Long.
streets courage waycred, but this rs
what lac did
thought OF her whom / had left be.
hind. drew her dasuerrcOtypc from my
breast pocket. had CLINT of her charm
ing smile and with quickoncd spirits
n1untod the bank
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30
o.nsrnl Weston,s Ennloii.

General John i. Weston. who many
years lator became commissary genor.
nj OF subsistence, was cavalry mnjor
in 1864. He captured Confederate
transport on the Tallapoosa river in
Alabama. with six followers. each
man having his revolver strapped on
top Of his head 10 keep the powder dry.
hc swan into The stream md took the
captain Of the transport prisoner
through clever rusc This iced made
him medal Of honor man
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

thirty Pitt river braves These Indians.
as he knew. were armed only with
bows and arrows.
When night fell ho was gtill IN the
vicinity OF the Indians, who. however
had not discovered him. He went into
camp In the woods and such was his
fear OF the Indians that Inc would not
permit a fire 10 bc lit. lie and his two
men ate cold bread only, with no cof-
fee. II felt somewhat nervous" he
wrote, "and passed an anNloui night"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

II turned out
that the Indians
were too nearly
starved to death
20 do any fight
Ing ana tina {
they were look
ing for white
men only To get
F)mctllng 90 eat.
General James
LOngstrcet, who
at his death was
the last surviv-
In g lieutenant
general OF the
Confederate sery-
Ice. had his first
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30
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Is quickly absOfbe1.

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II cleanses, soothcs
heals and protects
the diseased men,
bnne. IL cures Ca
tarrh and drives
away "A Cold in the
Head quickly. Re
stores the Senses OF
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30
XNGWOOD PRESTON COUNTY, THURSDAY 1907
&OIdierS Who
" Were Afraid.
BY WALTER JAMES JAMES.

c. N Lurie.l
y BOUT ten
~ years ago a
veteran OF
the civil war
visited the bat
tlereld OF VIII
son creek In
Missouri. where
one OF the ear
Hest important
battles of the
war was fought.
He was observ-
cd 10 be intent
ly inspecting the
stony ground on
Blood hill.
where General
Nathaniel Lyon.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

t.fm. send sou free f5r catsrrb just to
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Containing HeH healing Ingredients as oH
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Racine Wis. Ilrgc Jars soc Sold bY
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-05-30

TliE American civil war was the
greatest conflict at arms I'm tho
history OF the human race. Tho
AmRrIFun RnN,lptt......
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-01

there has not been at some time a
free crusade in behalf of better
government, and scarcely a city,
which is the saddest fact, where re-
form has not sooner or later given
up in despair and left the Golfers
and the offices and the perquisites
and the jobbery and the bride TAX
ing and giving and the whole fab.
ric of administrative government
to the old crowd, or to the new
, crowd, which is worse than the old
one dared to be, because just as
prohibition does not prohibit, re-
form never seemed to reform.
That is the beauty of the Calves
ton plan-reform does reform, and
keeps on reforming.
Yet the Galveston plan is sim.
plicity itself.
Not all of these details to be re-
lated are Galveston's. Some belong
to her, some have been added by
Houston, Tex, by other Texas
cities which are undertaking to am
/ plify the earlier plan, and some by
| Des Moines. But all of them to.
J gether practically constitute what
is becoming generally known as
the commission plan"
A mayor and several commission
ers are voted for in primary. Any
body may become a candidate, pro-
viding that 25 citizens endorse him.
The administration is divided into
4 or 5 or more departments. Gal
weston is divided into but 4-the de-
partment of finance, the depart
ment of water works and sewerage,
the department of fire, streets and
police, and the department of cleo.
trio lights and public property
Houston apportiOns her commits
sioners among the departments OF
finance, water, health and light.
streets, bridges and parks, and fire
and police, to which Is added the
mayor. Des Moines elects mayor
and commissioners, and divides
her administration into the depart.
ments of public safety, accounts
and finance, streets and public i'm
provements, parks and public prop
erty. Other cities have slightly
different divisions, but the funda-
mental idea is Identical.
After the primary election, the
2 candidates for each department
who have received the highest num-
Der of votes are voted for at reg
ular election. At any time, how
ever, a special election may be
called at the demand of 25 per cent
: of the qualified voters to determine
whether any commissioner shall be
put out.
There are no star chamber ses-
sions. On the contrary, the public
is cordially invited to attend all
meetings Of the commission, and
every citizen is given frequent op-
portunity to present ideas or griev-
+, ances.
! The commissioners are personal
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-01
HELD FOR GIVING
LIQUOR TO GIRL

William McAboy and Patrick
O'Donnell were arrested yesterday
by officers Haywood and Peters
and incarcerated in the county Jail.
The men are charged with giving
liquor to Louise Mellen, age 16.
Mrs. Mary Heslin, Of Loon lake,
whose husband shot a local
Lothario there he found in COM
pany with Mrs. Heslin, was arrest
ed Tuesday on the same charge.
All are out on $50 bonds each
and will be given a hearing Friday
by Judge Poindexter.
The drinking bout took place in
the Los Angeles lodging house on
Sprague av. Patrolman Haywood
met the party coming out OF the
place and asked the Mellen girl
her age. She said 20. Haywood
doubted it and took her to the po-
lice station, where she told Captain
Coverly her age was 16.
Haywood had good look at the
men of the party and yesterday aft
ernoon went to Hillyard, where
they are employed by the Great
Northern railroad. He later
caught McAboy at the Great North
ern hotel and he and Peters cap
tured O'Donnell on the street.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-01
PLEASANT PEN FOR RICH CRIMINALS
SING SING DEVELOPS A BIC
SCANDAL AND GOV. HUGHES
STARTS AN INVESTIGATION
THAT MAY START SOME.
THING ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY.

NEW YORK, Aug. Charges
Of graft, petit larceny, favoritism
toward rich prisoners at the most
famous states prison in the country
has led Gov. Hughes to order an
investigation, and the inquiry may
start something doing" as to the
conduct Of state reformatories all
over the United States.
In the meantime there Is almost
panic among Sing Sing prison
keepers. They have visions of
Hughes performance In the insur-
ance investigation and they look
for similar grilling.
Warden Addison Johnson, of
Sing Sing, has already gone over
board. In order to lay the ground
work for his inquiry, Hughes sent
D. V. Collins, state superintendent
of prisons. to Sing Sing for talk
with Johnson. The latter refused
to talk. He claimed that Collins
had no authority to subject him to
a cross examination. He soon found
that Collins had plenty Of authority
and then he resigned rather than
answer questions.
Jesse D. Frost has been chosen
to succeed Johnson. He has instruc-
tons to administer the affairs of
the big institution with justice and
to eliminate graft and favoritism.
Charges lodged with the governor
are that rich criminals in the best
of health crowd the prison hospital,
while poor prisoners are allowed to
suffer in cells without proper at
tention. High class crooks from
New York, thanks to political in
fluence, are given consideration due
to guests rather than prison treat
ment.
Letters containing money sent to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-01

local self-government.
q Diplomats, says Mayor Garrett,
will have to pay fines just like
other people If they violate the law
Likewise the Smart set"
u Marshal Collins is the man who
turks behind a rock with his bicy-
Gle and suddenly appears, revolver
In hand, and makes the automobile
halt. The Shonts ladies claim that
he sent a bullet through the back
of their machine when they de-
clined to halt, and other people
have testified as to hearing the zip
of Mr.. Collins bullets cbout their
ears. The result is that automo-
bles are now very likely to stop
when he holds up his hand.
Almost every member of the Dip
lomatic corps, at least every men,
DER who can afford the price of a
big kerosene wagon, has been sub
iected to the hideous indignity of
being held up by Marshal Collins
and fined by Mayor Garrett. OF
course, they have all squealed to
the state department and called at
tenticn to the sicredness of their
Office. Finally the state department
logged the war department and the
war department logged the depart
ment CT justice, and the opinion OF
Be- lpartc was the result.
But the DANCE flag still waves at
Glen Echo Gu tie Conduit Ioa1.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-08-01

NEW YORK, Aug. due Mario
Torlonia, member of the Italian no.
bility, is a wonder He has not only
captured the hand of beautiful
American heiress, but has won the
enthusiastic regard of her father.
The latter is Charles A. Moore, mil
lionaire machinery dealer and pres
ident of the American Protective
Tariff league.
Mrs. Moore, her daughter and the
duke came over from Europe few
days ago, and Mr. Moore was at
the pier to meet them. Talking
there with the newspaper men, he
admitted a change of heart in the
matter of foreign dukes.
"A year ago ! was radically op-
posed to them" he said. When |
heard that my daughter proposed
to marry one of them, | rushed over
to put stop TO the matter. But
the duke converted me. | found
It was a true love match, and that
the young man was not looking for
money. He is well able to support
my girl in the style in which she
has lived, comes of first rate fam
lily, and has no bad habits and no
debts. My daughter will not get a
dot and he has not asked for one.
Even if he had asked for money |
would not have given him penny"
The wedding Is to take place
next October. The couple first met
at Venice years ago. The lucky
duke is a member of l Of the old
families Of Italy. He breeds fine
horses and has plenty of money.
He bears the titles of duke Of Poll,
duke of Guadagnola and prince of
Civitella-Cessi. His family is de.
scended from the original family
of Torlonia and the members are
related to the highest Roman arts
tocracy. Among their kinsmen are
the princes of Chigi, Orsini, Doria
Paufili, Barbarina. Colonna and
Stigliana and the dukes of Spergia
and Cessarina.