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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-16
HERE'S YOUR BARGAINS!

piece of all wool Mohair, IS cents quail
lty, to go at As cents.
piece of black Cashmere, IS cent quality,
to go at IL Il cents.
piece Of sc inch grey Venetian Flannel,
50 cent quality, to 60 at IS cents.
piece of green Venetian Flannel, IS cent
quality, to be sold at 45 cents
pieces extra heavy suitng, IS cent quail
ty suitable for cloaks, to GO at 40 cents
piece same goods, blue.
pieces Cashmere, IS cent quality IL Hc
I piece Cashmere, 40 cent quality 20 cents.
piece Cashmere 20 cent quality, cents.
all wool covert in tan, suitable for cloaks,
Sc inch, SI.oo value to 60 at 40 cents.
pieces Plaid Suitings, 6oc value, 40 cants per
pattern.
pieces Navy Blue Wolfe, CSC quality, 40 cents.
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piece of Light Blue Albatross soc value, soiled,
to go at half price.
pieces green Mohair to 60 at 40 cents
2 pieces Novelty Dress Goods blue and purple,
all wool, worth 35c, to go at IL cents.
pieces brown Henriette, sold everywhere for 4oc
going at cents.
pieces all wool Chaie, pretty patterns for XII
monos, former price 75c IS cents.
pieces goods guaranteed to be wash colors,
special 20 cents yard.
piece all wool Scotch Plaid, just the thing for
children's dresses, worth Csc, IS cents.
piece each of pink and grey Cashmere, the
kind, now for cents yard
3 extra heavy, all wool SO inch sutings, were 75c
40 cents. piece same goods ooc, now so cts
big assortment of braids, in all colors value
10, II IL and I5c yd your choice now for sc ayard
We make ii rule to carry furs and
cloaks. Special one dozen furs, worth $I25 each,
to go at 90 cents. Another lot to go at ooc, price
SI.5o. few of the S. 90 kind in brown and grey,
to go at $275.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1907-02-16

This is Especial Days Sale" simply few
our telling about Of the bargains
that matter but only quote few exceptional bargains
have for in dress goods department. We you
derstand that
and that will sell exactly quoted and
the goods bring this might
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
"REMINISCENCES OF ANDERSON
WILLIE.
A Northern Guest of Capt. Wirx's sum-
mer Resort for Seven Months.

Editor National Tribune: i have been
reading at different times articles in
your valuable paper written by differ
ent comrades with regard to the WirZ
monument Now, if you will permit
me, / would like to have my say. In
1863 !, with several of my friends, was
making a tour of the South, not alto
gether for our health, but to see the
country as well. We had a very pleas
ant and enjoyable time until We got
down in Georgia. Here we became in
volved in a difficulty with some of the
citizens there. If / remember Alright,
several shots were fired. However, my
friends with myself We're arrested for
disturbing the peace and taken to An
dersonville for trial. During the time
We were waiting for our case to be
called we boarded at the hotel where
Capt. WirZ was manager. At first we
supposed he was the owner, but after
wards learned that it belonged to a
company at Richmond, Va. A man by
the name of Davis was President; l
have forgotten who the directors were.
Mr.. WirZ was not handsome man by
any means, but, somehow, L at nrst
formed an attachment for him. l I'M
derstood he was Democrat, and, one
of my grandfathers having been one,
had d tendency to make me admire
him. OF course, / was but 10, and had
never voted for anyone. l had not been
a guest but a few days In his hosiery
until ] began to observe that he was
not running his hotel on the European
plan or as we had seen them run up
North. But thinking it was a Southern
idea, and as we were unavoidably de-
tanned, we would make the best of j!
that we could. During the seven
months that i had the pleasure of en-
joying his hospitality l learned to de-
test him instead of admiring him. AT
the end of seven months my case was
disposed of, and / returned to my
Northern home, where ] expect to re-
main until grim death says, PLAY ball.
When | left Virus Hotel my appear
ance was much like friend of mine in
North Carolina, who says he resembled
an old-fashioned two-tined dinner fork
Now If nothing but a monument VIII
do. put me down for 80 cents, payable
when / get my s12 pension, with the
understanding that 1 shall be permitted
to write his epitaph.-Wiliiam EATER
son, Co. c. 9TH Ohio, Hebron, KY.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
GEN. FENNEGAN.
A "Reminiscences Of the Confederate Gen
eral-StOry OF n Canteen.

Editor National Tribune: There was
q story in a recent issue of The Ma
tional Tribune that recalls to memory
scenes of other days. / was we'll ac-
quainted with Gen. Finnegan. who is
now dead, and I helped build q nice
house for him in Florida about nine
years after the close of the war. He
owned nice residence in Fernandina,
Fla, which was confiscated and turned
into hospital during the war. The
old General told me an amusing story
of two Irishmen who knew him in ould
ireland and belonged to one of the reg
iments in his brigade. They had got
tired of the service, and wanted to get
discharged. and SO came to him ON the
strength of old acquaintance. The Cen
eral said to them:
"Oh. no. We are in too much need
of such fine soldiers as you, and can't
think of parting with you until your
time Is up" They went away mad as
wet hens. After going little way one
turned around, shook his fist at the
General, and said:
I'VE knew yez. We knew yez in the
ould country. Then it was. Barney,
come 10 yer mush.' Now it's 'Gineral,
come to yer ta.'"
There is one other item I had for
gotten. The night before the battle of
first Cold Harbor (some cali it Gaines's
Mild I had a fine canteen full of cold
spring water stolen from me while
asleep. When my regiment made an
advance into the pine woods, where the
| firing was the thickest, l came across
dead rebel with hole square between
the eyes, but that was not what first
attracted my attention.; it was a bright
new canteen with a nice leather strap
on It. L quietly unbuckled it and took
! it with me, but ! can still see those
eyes of his looking wide open into
mine, altho ii has been over 40 years
since. His name, ]. NJ. Clayton, was
scratched on it with knife, and have
often wondered If it was the only thing
he had TO identify him. There was
about a gill of poor whisky mkt with
gunpowder in it. When / was dis
charged l took the canteen home with
me, and when / moved to Florida, in
I1S72, I left it in the old home hanging
with my haversack in the garnet. Fiji
teen years after l went back on visit,
but the canteen and haversack were
both gone, andt Gan honestly say that
have never taken thing from any
man alive or dead that did not belong
to me since. Now, If you ever hear
anything fromlJ. NJ. Clayton or any OF
his relatives, please let me know.-F.
w. Eennon, Adjutant General. Harvey
Post, Sanford, Fla
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
Began -Four Years Service nv a Home
Guard.

Editor National Tribune: On April
%, 1861, ], with about 80 other boys,
neighbors OF mine, and some old men,
organized and went to drilling. and be-
for many days we had the Secessionists
to contend with. We made our own
flags and drums Some of us had squir-
rel guns, some single-barrel and some
double barrel shotguns, while some had
no guns but had big knives made out
of plow files This was April %, and,
of course, we were only Home Guards,
but 1t was necessary to organize in Or
der to hold old Missouri in the Union,
which we did in fine shape. | served
in the Home Guards until Jan. 20. 1862,
when / enlisted in the 21st Mo. for
three years. / re-enlisted near Vicks-
burg on March 81, 1864, and served I'M
til April 10, 1866. In all L had over
four years service. My Home Guard
service was just as hard as the United
States service. My first battle, after
enlisting in the United States service,
was Shiloh, and 1 think l know when
the battle opened. Our regiment and
the 25th Mo. were the first engaged.
A part of my regiment and part of
the 25th were sent out before day, /
think about 8 o'clock in the morning,
to see what was going on, and we found
considerable. Boys who are living and
who were there know the rest, so will
Just say that my first big fight was
Shiloh and my last one was Fort Blake
ly, and here / am way out in California,
living in that land of sunshine and
flowers. Would like very much to hear
from some of the comrades who were
with me from start to finish. In regard
to the pensions, think there is no JUS
tice in bill which gives a man who
only served 80 days as much as one
that served four years-Jasper Malone,
Go, II, 21st Mo-. Lemoore. Cal.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
Who Knew Til. comrnde.

Editor National Tribune: The pres
ent widow of John Ryner. Co. H. Sd
Mo. Cav, has been trying for a number
of years to procure a pension. but is
unable to do so, as she cannot prove
the place and death of above soldier
If any Of your many readers can fur
nish her with this information it would
be greatly appreciated by her, as she is
quite old and feeble and absolutely in
destitute circumstances. Any assist
ance you can furnish her thru your pa
per will be appreciated.-David Yost
Oney. Ill.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
Who Got His knapsack.

Byron Rushtond Co. E, 18th Iowa,
Unionville, MOI, wants to know who
got his knapsaek out of the hull of the
boat at Memphis, Tenn, in the Fall of
1853. 1t was marked in big letters, "B.
r." His portfOlioninsde had his like
ness and otherotrinkets, and the KNAPP
sack contained some Undertaking. In
consequence of losing his khapsack he
had to steal a shirt out of little square
tent from either adColonel, an Ordnance
officer or a Quartermaster. Is willing
to pay for the shirt If he can get his
knapSack
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30

Common Red Glover. when properly prepared will
keep the bowels open In a natural harmless way and
them to normal. healthy condition. and
thus do away with the Of constipation II
carries away ffon the system all pOiSons and impur-
tiles and removes all kinds of blood diseases. Rheu
maiism. cancer. eczema, salt rheum, blood poison
facial eruptions. headache. etc Remember, IL In
only pure red clover. not u patent medi-
cine. Needham's Red Clover is for sale by leading
druggists. but first let send you by mail booklet
and full information all about IL. simply send
name and address n slip of paper to D. Needham
Sons. 192 Lakeside Bldg, Chicago ILL., No letter is
,sary.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
ing the division. They only had 100
men left at mus;er-out.
What battery Mna lie

ing the division. They only had 100
men left at muster-out.
What battery wns IL.
In reply TO the inquiry of H. II. In
field. Co. ]. 9th Ohio, as to what bat
terry was close TO the Carter house and
a little TO the left of the locust grove.
III. ID. Calvin. Co. E, 72d Ill OberIin.
Kan, says that 1t was Cogswelfs Bat
terry, I'd Ill. l.. A., under command of
Lieut.. s. Hamilton McCianry. The left
flank of the 5Oth Ohio rested ON the
Columbia pike. and next on their right
came the I'D Ill, with the aboye-named'
battery between. The line of the 72d
extended into the locust grove. Lieut.,
McClanry is now 4 resident of the city
of Oberlin. Kan.
What became of Them.
Leroy Bradford. Co. ID. seth H.,
Bonaqua. Tenn. would like as full an
account as possible given of the boys
OF the seth Ill. who left the army to
go home when sherman was marching
thru The Carolinas. When Comrade'
bradford. who was a private of that
regiment. reached Goldsboro. y. c.. he
beard that the ship that these boys left
on had caught fire and was destroyed
He would Ike TO know ali about it,
Ouc Of the Longest.
w. II. Wildey. Co. a. 18th H.. is a
subscriber to The National Tribune. and
enlisted in the state service in Chicago
in April. 1861. Was mustered out at
Nashville in 1866. He claims his SER
vice. which was without a break, is one
of the longest of the civil war
Twenty-Five Pairs of Brothers.
Samuel WEIGH, Co. E. 5lst Ohio.
Uhrichsvilie, o.. sa wrecently in an Ohio
paper a published list of % pairs of
brothers who were all members of Co.
l, 51st Ohio. If any other company in
the State of Ohio or anywhere else can
show more brothers he would like to
hear from them. This list was prepared
by Thos. Mcconnell. survivor of the
company and well-known army COM
rade. This company was mustered into
the service at Canal Dover O., in 1861,
and mustered out in Victoria, Tex, Oct.
3, 1865.
One of the Guard.
r. J. Williams, White Plains, KY,
reading the letter of Comrade C. A.
Brasher. of Hopkinsville. Ky, is re-
minded of. that long march frcm Nash
vile to Louisville and then 10 Perry
vile. He was one of the men who
stood guard around Col ]. S. Jackson
on that night while he lay dead in the
ambulance. He would like to have the
old comrades know that he is still liv-
ing.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30

something to say of the Drummer Boy
of the Rappahannock" and the Drum
mer Boy of Shiloh" and he feels desir-
Gus of knowing if these boys did any
thing else of any special importance
during the war. Would also like to
know if the fifers did anything. II
seems to him as if there must have been
many exciting things in which the mu-
sicians took part. If not the bugler OF
the fifers. why, then. the whistlers. He
wishes some of them would speak UP
and tell something about their expert
anceS
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
McCCMBER LAW BLANK APPLICA.
TONS.

For the convenience of those who
wish blank forms of application under
the act Of Feb. 6. 1907 (McCumber
Service Pension law). The National
Tribune has printed such blanks. We
will furnish these blanks at the follow
ing price:
Single blank .05
Three blanks 10
One dozen blanks. ............ 80
One hundred blanks. .......... zoo
Address The National Tribune. WASH
ington, d. C.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
That Little Scrap On the Bridge.

w. NJ. Townsend, Co. I, I'd n. Y. cav.
Syracuse, y. Y, has been a reader OF
The National Tribune for some time.
and thinks 1t is the veterans greatest
friend. He often Wonders why the COM
rades never say anything concerning the
I'd N. Y. Cav, which was u regiment
that was always at the front, and need
not be ashamed of its record. There is
one incident which he well remembers
when the Johnnies gave them little
surprise. The regiment was encamped
on the Red River in Louisiana. and on
the morning of April 4, 1854, they had
a hurry-up call, and were started off on
a march with one days rations. The
crost Red River at Grand Ecore, and
a distance of about 20 miles. where they
took shelter in old buildings of the
town. One of the gunboats drove them
back thru a piece of woods and across
q bayou. where they had breastworks
thrown up. After fighting Tor some
time their Colonel gave the Captain or
ders to charge the bridge, and while on
the bridge they discovered that the
bridge was torn up on the Johnnies'
side, and they could not go any further.
They turned their horses and started II
go back, when the rebels poured vol
ley into them, killing and wOunding
several, their Orderly Sergeant being
one of them. After getting back, the
Captain gave the First Lieutenant or
ders to detail four men to bring the
killed and wounded from the bridge.
This the First Lieutenant refused to do,
fearing that If he attempted to go on
the bridge again it would mean death.
The Captain then called for four men
20 volunteer for the job. Comrade
Townsend was the youngest man in the
company and the first one to volunteer.
and while they were carrying the killed
and wounded from the bridge the rebels
never fired a shot. but they got very
busy just little later. Comrade Towi-
send would like very much TO hear from
some of the old boys of Co. I, I'd N. Y.
Cav
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
Another Kick.

{ G. L. Camp, Co. G, 92d Ohio, Seattle,
Wash, has a kick against r. j. Roder-
mill, Green Mountain, Iowa, who, in a
recent issue of The National Tribune,
referring to the claim of the 9th Ohio,
says: 1.-The ed Ohio was in Chatta-
nooga Sept. 8, 1868, and had its flag m
the Crutchfield House Is minutes be-
fore any other troops arrived, and some
other troops came along and took down
the flag of the 92d and put its own ~.
He also states that the 92d then went
east to Ringgold. and secuted up and
down the Chickamauga River. Comrade
Camp, referring to his diary, finds that
on Sept. he arrived in Trenton, Ga,
where his regiment lay in camp until
the 10th. On the 9Th they received
news that Chattanooga had been cap>
tured, and that they then marched tn
the base of Lookout Mountain. In
crossing those mountains half of the
regiment carried the guns and KNAPP
sacks of the other half, who helped the
six mules get the loads up the noun
tains. On Sept. IS marched all night,
and reached Crawiish Springs on the
morning of Sept. 10, where they got
breakfast about 10 o'clock and went in
to the fight. That afternoon, while sup
porting their battery, the Johnnies
charged them four times. They lay low
until the rebels got within about tive
rods of them. when they then charged
them back as far as they dared. Tia,
afternoon, while on the skirmish line
Col. BENZ. D. Fearing was shot thru
both thighs. which incapacitated him
for some time. The first the 92d Ohi1
saw of Chattanooga was on Sept. q
about daylight After leaving the bat
tleground Sunday evening, in the fam
Gus Turchin charge. after cutting theiI
way out, they halted near Missionary
Ridge, and guarded the Rossville Gap
until the morning of Sept. %, when, al
1 o'clock, they started for Chattanooga
They had helped to hold the Johnnies
back until the line of intrenchments
around Chattanooga had been .n taI
completed as to defend the place. On
Sunday morning they took their posi-
ton when it was so foggy they couldn't
see anything, and never left that posi-
ton until o'clock Sunday, when they
went back and out in the Turchir
charge.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
The Goth Ill. AsnIn.

]. ]. Kane, Co. D. Goth ILL.,. Chicago.
ILL.,. referring to the short history OF
that regiment. published some time ago
in The National Tribune, says in cor
rection that the Goth Ill. lost III men
in one engagement alone. in the battle
of Missionary Ridge, Nov. 25. 1868. AT
that time it belonged to the First Bril-
gade, Col John LOOMS commanding.
Fourth Division, Fifteenth Corps. and
their loss was larger than that of any
other regiment of the corps engaged in
that battle. Col. Stuart, he says. did
not take command until nearly six
months after the battle. being shot
clear thru the body at the time. When
they started on the Atlanta campaign,
May 1, 1864, they were assigned to the
Third Brigade, Second Division. Fiji
teenth Corps, w. B. Hazen command
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
The Smallest Man In the U. s. Arm,

Henry Van Ness, list Ohio, Perry, o.,
was known turnout the army as the
Live Yankee" He lost all trace of
his regiment when they left him at Co
lumbia, Tenn. He was considered the
smallest man in the U. S. Army. his
hight being four feet eight inches and
weighing on an average of rs pounds.
If any of his old comrades should see
this, he hopes they will show up and
write to him. Would like to know
what became of the 1st Ohio after the
battle of Cornth.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
What the Musicians Did.

F. S. White, 1ieth N. ", Philadelphia,
Pa, has been much interested in read
ing the tale of Little Round Top, by
Comrade Plat, and says that the COM
rade's brigade stands among the high
est in his estimation. Comrade White
thinks, however, that Comrade Plat
overlooked the fact that the left regi-
ment of his own brigade. the 140th N.
Y. gave very substantial assistance on
this occasion. but he readily excuses
him. What interests him most is the
account of the drummers who took part
in the conflict, and If any of them are
now alive he would like to hear from
them. Every little while somebody has
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-30
Name of the officer.

D. w. Knappen, Co. H. ed Wis.
Burkett Neb., informs Comrade
Breese, Duenquat, o., that the name OF
the officer who met the flag of truce st
Vicksburg, July 3, 1863, was Maj.
Green, of TIE 23d Wis, who was Off
Ger of the Day at that time. Comrade
Knappen was standing within few
feet of Gen. Pemberton and his Aids
when they rode up. They dismounted.
and were blindfolded by Maj. Green
and taken by him to Grants headquar-
tiers. Gen. Pemberton presented a very
striking appearance, having a fine mill
itary bearing, dressed in gold-trimmed
gray uniform. and mounted on a mag
nificent gray horse. The picture is as
vivid to the comrade as tho 1t all hap
pcned yesterday. He remembers per-
fectly also the Yankee yell that went
up when the first white flag was given
to the breeze the next day, July 4, at
10 o'clock a. m
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-14
MAKE IMMIGRANTS FARMERS.


 Dr. Krauskopf advises the Jewish charity organizations to use their funds in purchasing large tracts of land and in starting agricultural set dement's. He is right. So long as cheap labor is needed numerous immigrants can be put to work under contractors, but when, in time of depression, capi- tol is locked up, what Is to become of the tens upon tents of thousands who are now living from hand to mouth The congested slums cannot afford them "a habitation. Already over- crowded with all sorts of peoples, the sweatshops cannot always feed them. Even now, to quote the doctor, 'there are annually born and reared thous- ands who scarcely know the meaning of fresh air, of clean environment" And yet there is room in the country for every able-bodied man who can turn his hand to the blow. Agricultur- ists are wanted. There is an open door for all corners. If immigrants can be kept out of the slums and divert ed to the green fields, there they will find health and wealth, for there is a market for the yields of the farms and the west and south are calling for help.