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Smyrna times., 1907-08-07

Daniel Allen, a farmer living near
Salen N. J, has captured a large bald
eagle that he believes has carried off
many of his chickens and two young
pigs. The bird measures six feet
from tip to tip, and gave its captors
lively fight.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-07

Mr.. Frank Wingate has resigned
the formanship of the Dover Della
warean Office, on account of poor
health and has been succeeded in that
position by Mr.. Lawrence W. Clark.
Smyrna times., 1907-08-07

Buy your Coal now because it is cheaper.
Buy our Coal because it is as good as the
best.
Buy our CoAI in May at $500, 2240 lbs.
Buy your Coal from Smyrna Trans. & Mfg
Company.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
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mander, was killed in the fight Of Aug
10, 1861.
What on earth air you lOokln' fur"
inquired farmer who lived near by.
"Mef" replied the searcher. "Oh,
I'm jist a.lookn' fur my false teeth"
Where did you drop 'emT" asked the
farmer, supposing that the visitor had
just lost his teeth.
"Well, It wuz right long here some
'eres," said the veteran Il wuz SO
bad scairt when fust went into action
here in '6l 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 writer,
"rhe Red Badge Of Courage" drew a
picture OF the impressions OF youth
In his first battle which many veter-
ans have declared is a faithful pOr-
trayal OF their own feelings I'm simi-
lar experience. This young man went
into the fight determined not TO show
the white feather, but as the battle
waXed warm he was seized In the grip
of terrible fear and suddenly took to
his heels and made for the rear.
IL is quite probable that II you win
corner any old soldier and pin him
down 10 absolute Candor he VIII tell
you that he was scared to DEATH" or
words 10 that effect, when first he
heard the hostile bullets whlz and
knew that he must go forward into the
conflict
General Grant candldly confessed TO
a highly Uncomfortable feeling upon
two Oecasions Of imminent battle, one
being his first experience In the Mexi.
can war and the other his Initiation
in the civil war after fifteen years Of
peace He recorded these sensat tions
fn his personal memoirs. AS TO his ex.
perience IN Mexico he wrote:
t'As we lay in our tents upon the sea.
shore the artillery at the fort on the Rio
0rande could be distinctly heard. The
war had begun, There was no possible
hlaans OF obtaining news from the garri-
son, and information from outside could
not be otherwise than unfavorable.
What General TaylorB feelings were dur
Ing this suspense l do not know, but for
myeei0 young second lieutenant who
hnd never heard a hostile gun before, ]
felt sorry thar I had enlisted. A great
many men, when they smell battle Rfar
fhey say 80 themselves they generally
fail 20 convince their hearers that they
hfs - anxious as they would like 70
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

bushes while the men continued the
fight, dispersed the enemy and took
possession of the town. Many Of the
soldiers went when they learned Of
their commanders death. He was the
only American killed in the fight,
though several of the officers and men
were wounded.
The death Of General Lawton caused
profound sorrow throughout the army.
He had been known for nearly forty
years us one OF the most. fearless fight.
ers In the service. Next TO General
Custer, who fell In the awful fight on
the Little Big Horn in 1876 Lawton
was esteemed the most daring fighter
on the plains, A grateful country Is
proud to honor him. The president Of
the United States, who watched Law
ton at III Caney and Santiago and
knew his worth from personal observa.
ton, was proud TO accept the invita-
tion from the citizens df Indianapolis
to take part In the unyelling of the me
mortal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

ris IN command of the Confederate
troops IN that vicinity Colonel Grant
went Uut To corral Harris This Is
Grants description of what happened
and what didn't
As we approached the brow OF the hill
from which Il was expected we could see
Harris camp and possibly find his men
ready formed to meet us my heart kept
getting higher and higher until II felt that
II was In my throat, ! would have given
anything then To have been back In llli-
nois, but | had not the moral courage to
halt and consider what To do. kept
right on.
when we reached "A point from which
the valley below was IN fun view | halt
ed The placs whore Harris was eucamp-
ed few days before was stil there, and
the marks ~ recent oncampmcnt were
plainly visible but the troops were gone.
Ny heart resumed It's place.
II orcuircd to me AT once that Harris
had been sG much afraid ~ Inc as | had
been Of him This was a view OF the
question I had never taken before, but II
was one ! never forgot aftcrward From
that event TO a. close Of the war
never experienced trcpidation upon CON
fronting an enemy though ! always felt
more or less anxiety. | never forgot that
he had az much reason tO fear my forces
as | had his. The lesson was valuable
General sheridan. whose first field
service was IA oregon chasing the half
starved aud half craZcd Pitt river In
, dians, tells of his first apparent peril
aud his trepidatlon As this affair
turned out, there was no fight at ALL as
IN the case of Grants non-meeting with
HauiE A young lieutenant, Sheridan
had volunteered to ride across the wild
Indian country with q couple Of sol
diers 10 carry messages TO n small gar
rlsun in the interior. ON the long ride
he heard voices in front aud through
/ his glasses made out band of about
/ thirty PITT rNe braves. These Indians,
as he knew, were armed only with
/ bows and arrows
| When night fell he was still 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 he would not
permit fire 10 Ice it, lie and his two
men ate cold bread only, with no cof-
I fee. II felt somewhat nervous" he
wrote, "and passed an anxious night"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

make believe, and as they approach dan.
ger they become more subduCd. This
rule Is not universal, for ! have known a
few men who were always aching fpr q
fight when there was no enemy near who
We're as good as their word when the
battle did come, but the number or such
men is small.
After several years retirement from
the army Grant entered the great con.
flict ur tile sixties, his first command
being the Twenty Illinois voun
teers He was sent 20 northwest Alis-
souri,. whore certain regiment was
besicged by the enemy, with mstruc-
tions 10 raise the siege. lie wrote as
follows:
Ny sensations as we approached what
might hc "u nGld Of battle" were any
thing but agreeable, / had been in all
the engagements in McXico that It had
been possible FOR one person to be- in, but
not IN command. II some one else had
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
The Civil War
y At a Glance.
BY WALTON WILLIAMS.
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THE American civil war was the
greatest conflict at arms in the
history of the human race. The
American Revolutionary war,
which lnsted nearly twice as long, was
a series of mere skirInishes compared
with the struggle of the early sixties.
Battles were fought during the ciyil
war, now known only TO the mustlest
Of historians or TO local tradition or
recollection, which exceeded In the
forces engaged and surpassed In the
carnage resulting some of the most i'm.
portant notions during the struggle for
independence. The number of battles
fought greatly exceeded the number
incident 10 any single European war.
The firing line was a thousand miles
long. Nearly 100000 men were en-
gagged More than 100000 men were
killed I'm action or died from wounds
or disease. In practically every re
spect tie war Of 1S6l-65 was the big
gest and bloodiest of all time.
This stupendous struggle embraced
so many ramifications Of incident that
n complete history Of the whole Is ut
terly impossible. Historians have heen
able only TO hit the high spots" for
want of space and lack of time and
endurance 10 sift and chronicle all the
interesting facts.
We do not know even how many bat
ties were fought. This can be only ap.,
proximated. In the governments
chronological List of Battles the
number exceeds 1900. But the bureau
Of pensions has an alphabetical list of
engagements. including skrmishes and
such other minor actions as were deem
ed sufficiently important TO note. This
list contains more than d,S00 engage
ments.
About 100000 Union soldiers We're
enlisted during the war The Confed
crate records are very incomplete,
many of them having been lost or de
stroyed. 1t is estimated that the mum
bers engaged on that side of the con
flict were not far short OF 100000 men
These figures do not include the con
siderable numbers of irregular com.
batants on each side, many OF whom
were not officially enrolled.
War department records show 359-
52S deaths from all causes in the Tn.
lon armies during the war. In proper
tlOn to strength Of forces engaged the
Confederate losses were equally SO.
we're. I'm the absence Of definite records
any estimate, however, must he mere
guess. In tlie Union armies 81 ,05S
men were killed In battle. 43,012 died
Of wounds received In action. and pa
$50 died Of disease incident TO service.
OF those killed In battle 4.l42 were
commissioned officers. The number of
Union men who died while prisoners
Of war was 20,49S. United states mil
itary authorities executed 2G7 men and
would have executed many more but
for the humane Intervention of Abra-
ham Lincoln. The Confederates exc.
cuted four officers and sixty men OF
the Union forces.
1t is most remarkable fact that in
the four years OF this mighty conflict
only one man was executed for "pollt
ical" reasons by Union general In
New Orleans man named MumfOrd
pulled down II flag of the United States
after the city had been captured, but
before il was occupied by the Federal
forces General Benjamin +. Butler
who was IN command OF the occupying
force, caused Mnmford to be hanged.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

been colonel and / had been Lieutenant
colonel / do not think 1 would have felt
any repldatiOn. Before we were prepared
TO cross the Mississippi river az quincy
my anxiety was relieved for the men OF
the besieged regiment came struggling
into town. ] am inclined 10 think both
sides got frightened and ran away
A few days later Colonel Grant had
m experience which once more caused
him, In his memoirs, 10 acknowledge
that he was scared. Thls.was after he
had crossed the river into Missouri
Fills description OF his feelings just In
advance Of an expected battle that did
not take place has touch Of humor.
This humor Is quite justifable, for the
'ygiment Of the future general was en-
camped at the time in the little village
II Florida. Mo, the birthplace Of Mark
Twain. aud that Individual himself
hen better known in the neighborbood
~ Sam Clemens, who had Just en-
listed IN the Confederate service, was
loing his best 10 avoid an engagement
with Grant, as he confessed many
years later. There was Colonel Har-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
oeneral Meston,s ExpIolt.

General John r. Weston, who many
years later became commissary gener-
al of subsistence, was Il cavalry major
in 1864. He captured Confederate
transport on the IallnpOOsa river In
Alabama. with six followers, each
man having his revolver strapped on
top of his head to keep the powder dry,
he swan into the stream and took the
captain OF the transport prisoner
through clever Iuse. This deed made
him n medal Of honor man.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

than thousand soldiers against a FIJI.
ipino stronghold at the town Of San
Mateo, fifteen miles from Manila. Gen
eral Lawton and his staff made the
trip on horseback In one night over
almost impassable mountains in a
heavy rainstoTm The horses slipped
and slid down the hills and ravines,
and the men arrived on the river bank
opposite san Mateo drenched and mud.
dy. but full of fighting spirit
When the engagement began, Cen
eral Lawton, wearing a white helmet
and yellow raincoat, was a conapicu-
ous target He was, In fact. the most
conspicuous target in the army, being
six feet three inches tall and q big
man at that He insisted, against the
advice OF his stan. upon going on the
firing line He was standing IN front
of the firing line, the men being prone
I'm the grass. when one of his STAFF Off
GERS observed that the Filipino sharp
shooters were trying to pick the gen
eral off Bullets struck the ground
near his feet The STAFF officer remon-
strated with the general for exposing
himself. but Lawton's well known con
tempt for bullets caused him to regard
the warning lightly A little later he
cried ~ am shot and clutched at his
breast. He fell into the arms Of the
officer and died instantly.
General Lawtons body was borne to
the rear and placed In clump OF
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
Where Lincoln Put The milestone.

A soldier ut whose house when boy
Lincoln paused in HIS tramps in Illinois
and who lent him n milestone to sharp.
On his jackknlfe met him during the
war in Washington. Lincoln spoke Of
using the milestone.
"Ya-a-s," drawled out the old soldier
Whatever did you do with the whet
stone? never could find It. We
lowed mebbe you took II along with
you mo, no! put II on top of the
gatepost-that high one" "AIebbe you
did. Nobody else could have reached
it, and none Of MS ever thought TO look
there for It," There II was found where
It was placed fifteen years before The
soldier reported the fact to the presl.
dent.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

battle In Mexico. HAD A CLINT OF HER
Liz Grant, he SMILE.
was with General Taylor's army. He
evidently was a young man of some
sentiment, for II seems to have been
his sweethearts picture that nerved
him for battle when his heart, physlc-
ally speaking, had failed him In his
account Of this initial experience In
conflict he tells of his command cross
Ing a lagoon and pauslng to dip cups
Of wafer Just beyond, up and over
the bank, the battle was raging Long
streets courage wavered, but this is
what he dld
! thought or her whom / had left be-
hind. drew her daguerreotype from my
breast pocket. had a CLINT OF her charm
Ing smile and with quicksned spirits
mounted the bank.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30

It turned out
that the Indians
were too nearly
starved to death
10 do any fight
Ing aud tina I
they were look
Ing for white
men only 10 get
something 70 eat.
General James
Longstreet, who
at his death was
the last surviv-
ing lieutenant
general Of the
COmfederatesery-
Ice, had his first
I.tfI T. Nlgg
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
COIdierS Who
. Were Afraid.
Copyright. 1907. by c.
BY WALTER JAMES JAMES.

c. ~ Lurle J
A BOUT ten
n years ago Il
veteran Of
the civil war
visited the bat
tlCheld of VIII
son creek In
Missouri. where
one Of the ear
liest important
battles Of the
war was fought.
He was ubsery-
ed ~ be intent
lyInspeCtiug the
stony ground ON
BLOOD y hill,
where General
Nathaniel Lyon,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-05-30
A Daily Thought.

It Is only by labor that thought can
be made healthy. and only by thought
that labor can be made happy. Rus
kin.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
ONE THEY
 CAN'T FIND

The management of the Alaska Yd. On-Paciac exposition, which vii be held in Seattle in 1909, proposes to reproduce at the exposition several of the famous mines of the North that made dozens of millionaires during 1898 and 1900, But the richest mine that the North has will not be reproduced for the simple reason that DO white man has ever seen il and lived to tell the tale, says the POst.Iutelligencer.
 h the early days of the camp cer- tain tribe of Indians from the north arrived ln Dawson for the first time. To the astonishment of the few that saw the new tribe every member had several ornaments carved from great nuggets of virgin gold. This tribe had never met the white man before, and to the breathless inquiry the tribes men told how near to where they lived was stream in which the yellow metal could be picked up in chunks as big as oue's fist. Nearby, they said, there was 8 clitI ia which the metal stood out like moss on a mountain side.
 The Indians soon learned ths value Of their ornaments and shrewdly refused to tell where they got 1t. Neverthe- less several pr5spectors tried to follow the tribe on the return to the northern village, but the wiley red man easily succeeded in losing the less agile pale~ face. Since then there have been sev- eral more or less secret and always un- successful expeditions to find the gold of the Indians,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
HAS
 G0NE ID PUT

The sealing industry, which was only a few years ago one of the most flourish lng and profitable enterprises on the continent Of America, seems to have fallen upon very evil days. The total catch of the British Columbia fleet for the season iu closed says the Coloniss is little more than half that of the previous year, aud on top of thls it is stated that it is probable that low prices will obtain at the forthcoming sale of seal skins in London. That the law of compensation Is working with its customary exactitude, however is shown by the fact that the whaling industry, only recently inaugurated on comprehensive scale, is proving im- mensaly prOftable:
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
COMES
 ID MRS. KEARNS

Death came to Mrs. ThOs. Kearns at Railroad hospital this morning at little before noon, Mrs Kearns was .,twenty-,wo years otage and few ys gave birth to her second child and ath resulted from nephritis fol- wing.
 Mr. Eearus, who is a miner and has inns OF Spruce creek in the Atlin strict, has been in the city and was at e bedside of his wife at the time, He we'll known and the sympathy of all III go out to him. The family resi- nee is at Seventh avenue and Main rect.
 Mrs. Kearus was the daughter of for . CT Chief Of Police c. A. Moore. She IS a most lovely and lOvable young oman. B.siles her husband she saves a chrd eighteen months old. arrangements for the funeral have cen completed to take place Friday.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
ID FIGHT THE
 GUGGENHEIMS

Canadian capitalists will precipitate a tltantlc struggle in the Klondike in the very near future when they begin operations seeking to unseat the Gug- genbeim interests from their fabulous ly profitable gold dredging enterprise in the Yukon Golconda. A corporation of mlllionaires from the eastern part of the Dominion has been organized for the express purpose of putting the Guggenheims out of business In the Klondlke, and tie promised contest forecasts the liveliest time that the Yukon country has seen since the me mOrable days of decade ago-Denver News.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
HERE TO0
 -.-.-----s $500 GIVEN AWAY

After having a very prosperous year we feel that we can afford to be as gen. erous as our competitor, and therefore we have decided to give away prizes to the value of $500, comprising the fol- lowiny list:
 Lady's # karat Diamond Ring.
 @ beautiful steel blue perfect
 stone.
 1 Gentleman's Lions head ring, set
 with diamonds and rubies. Lady's IA karat Gold Watch, 25.
 year Boss case, Is jewels, Wal
 than movement. Gentleman's l4 karat Gold Watch, l5-year Boss case, l5 jewels,
 Waltham movement. l Lady's Sterling Silver Toilet Set. l Gentleman's Sterling Toilet Set. With each Sl.0O purchase betw cen now and Christmas, will be given @ ticket on the above goods, Ali go ,ds sold during the life of olr prize cffer will be engraved free of charge by us.
 A coupon with every dollar purchase.
 H. D. KIRMSE,
 Pioneer Jeweler Skagway, Alaska,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
BEWARE OF CONTINENTS FOR CATARRH
 THAT CONTAIN MERCURY

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescrip. tions from reputable physicians, as the damage they do is ten fold to the good derived from them. Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Tolebo, o contains no mercury, and Is taken internally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio by by F, J. Cteney & Co. Testimonials free.
 Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipa- lion.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
HRS. HARRISON RETURNS

Mrs. L, A. Harrison has returned to her home after trip of seven weekS to Seattle and other Sound points. She reports having had very enjoyable time. Incidentally she bought a stock of Christmas goods, particularly books and topographic outf s.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
RR. RUIR'S RESIGNATION

M.. F. H. Muir has resigned his Posi. slon in the postofice because of trouble with his eyes such as lnterfered with the performance of his duties. He will engage in other business in the city.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
VICTOR AUyELOPHONE

The Victor VictroIa price S200, Victor Aucelophone price S500 The latest great musical wonders of the world delivered to your home or place of bussness on th9 easy payment plan. Terms to suit. See T. R. Sewell, special agent at Britt's Drug store.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
EIGHT NEW
 S0URDOUGHS

At the session ot the Arctic Brother ood last night eight Chechacoes join | the inner circle of the SourdoughS, They were as follow:
 c Fl. Patrick, Peter Madseu, J. S.. Mason, W. W. Boughton, Andrew Rs- 1uzzi, F. Fl. Ecker,, B R. Culbertson, ,Iatt Sun5een.
 Three other sourdOughs belonging to 5ther camps transferred their alleg- luce to Camp No. l. They were Jerry luiulan, Tad HiIlery and Sam Wall.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
Sl,OOO.0O S5S a%z7

We were surprised to see the number who tcok advantage of our Cash Dis count Sale: those who preferred Cash Prize with each purchase 10 8 chance on a prize which they were donating.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
SBAGWAY WEATHER

The result of the observation taken at Moore wharf at midnight, Dec. 10, 1907, is as follows Temperature time observat'n Al above Max. temp. preceding 24 hours. .42 above Min {" 80 above Mean ..36 above
 Barometer 29.20
 Cloudy. southwind.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
VICTOR RECORDS

35c to S6. each All the latest popu- lar American and European selections in English, German, French, Norwegian, Swedish, Italian, Spanish and Russian. See agent at Britt's Drug Store.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11

Hoadaohes and Neural IIn from Cold LAXATIVE BROMO .Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy removes cause. Call for full name Look for signature E. w. GROVE 2s; w
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
WOOD THAT WILL BURN

All kinds of stovewood delivered on short notice. General baggage and e1- press business. The Alaska Transfer Co.,, Phone No. 10, 25l-ts
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
conOors at the Mascot

Concert every evening. Best music al selections on the Electric Bapjo Piano.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11

Pres aut your gentleman friend with . smoking iscdaJ for Xmas there Is .oching better. Swell line just arrived .t Clays0u's. 26S
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11

The best dining room, the best hotel ac- commodations, the most comfort at the Fifth Avenue
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
X WEIGHTY QUESTION SOLVED

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 See our window. Watch our display ad. J. IKUTA.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11

WANTED-A new or second han afe. l Dquire at The Alaskan,
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11
Catchy Music at the MnsOot

Hear the latest Rag time music on the new Electric Banjo Piano.
The daily Alaskan., 1907-12-11

The Pack Train Restaurant will serve wine with dinner orders, free in place of tea or coffee. Come on boys.