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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-27
He Led Them From Libby

Thomas E. Rose, U. S. Amry, brevet
brigadier general, retired, who died in
Washington on December Is last, led
the party of Union soldiers who dug
their way out of Libby prison during
the civil war.
General Rose was captured in the
battle of Chickamaugua. He escaped
at Weldon, N. c., was retaken the next
day and sent to Libby prison on Oct
! ober l, 1868.
The forlorn conditions at Libby prison
in 1868 are well known. The building
itself was an old ship chandlery ware
house, embracing nine large rooms, into
which We're crowded 1900 prisoners
Quarters were so cramped that the in
mates had to sleep Fspoon fashion, -
head to head and feet to feet, in squads
There was no furniture in the building,
and only few of the early corners pos
sessed such Injuries as old army
blankets or knives, cups or tin plates.
As a rule, the prisoner by the time he
reached Libby found himself deprived
of all these accOuterments.
Outside the prison to the south was
canal. In wet weather the cellar of
the prison would become flooded with
water, and platOons of hOary rats
emerged from its ancient walls on the
surface of the tide. The eastermost
cellar was the worse and was known as
Rats hell
From the first day of his incarcera-
ton Rose s mind turned TO thoughts of
escape. and all through the course of
the partly successful plot he was the en-
gineer and captain. He found a loyal
lieutenant in Major A. e. Hamilton of
the Twelfth Kentucky cavalry, and to-
gether the two men decided that the
most feasible plan was to dig tunnel
from Rats hell eastward, a distance of
about seventy feet, to an empty she'd
AUDITING on a building owned by the
James River Towing Company. The ex-
terror of the prison was carefully
guarded night and day by sentinels,
but indoors the vigilance was somewhat
relaxed at night At one time more
than 400 prisoners were in the secret
of the work, all under oath, but by
some miracle the Confederates did not
discover what was on foot.
Work was begun with broken shovel
and two case knives With infinite pains
the men cut through stone walls and
piling in various places only to- md
themselves frustrated, now by water
from the canal. now by some impossible
obstacle. They tried to avail them
selves of old sewers, but one was too
small and one debouched in too public !
a spot. Finally they adopted the plan
Of digging eastward to the shelter of
the other building.
Rose picked out thirteen faithful
followers in addition TO himself and
Hamilton. Most of the others had been
by the slime, the foul air
and the i'll success of previous attempts.
Rose and his little band went on indie
fatigably, scarcely eating, scarcely
sleeping. engrossed in the one feverlsh
.hought of liberty. At best 1T would
10 slender chance. The streets OF l.
were patrolled by southern I
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-27

pickets, and friends were few fol-
escaped Yankees wearing prison stained
| blue uniforms But hope, springing
persstently, drove them on.
By great good fortune Rose had come
| into possession of a rope nearly hun
| dred feet long, an inch thick and new.
| By an agreement between the com
missioners of exchange several bales OF
clothing had been sent by the Federal
government to the suffering soldiers at
Belle Isle. A committee of Union of
luficers from Libby prison had been as
signed to supervise the distribution, and
one of them by bit of clever Iegerde-
main managed to secret the rope which
bound one of the bales. Rose and
Hamilton fashioned it into ladder.
They concluded that the safest means
of getting into Rats hell without de-
lection would be to dig a secret pas
sage from the kitchen, which was on
the floor above, but not directly over
the mortar. with jackknife, and they
removed the bricks one by one from
the back of the large open fireplace.
When morning came they replaced the
bricks and filed the crevices with SCOT
which they had taken the precauti0n
to collect beforehand on a blanket.
After several nights work they had
an S shaped passage down which they
could descend to Rats hell by means
of their rope ladder.
The wall of that east cellar had to be
broken in three places before a place
was found where the earth would sup
port a tunnel Rose dug assiduously,
- -
and dragged the excavated material out
as fast as it was ready. Without the
artificial ventilation the tallow dip
by which Rose worked would go out
and Rose would suffocate. A wooden
box which had been used as a spittoon
served very well to draw the earth out
of the passageway, part of the precious
rope having been attached to it to
enable the outside worker to pull it
out and in turn the digger to pull it in.
As fast as the earth was taken out it
was hidden under a deep layer of filthy
hay which covered the floor of the damp
cellar.
The average diameter of the tunnel
was about two feet. AS the work pro-
crossed it was pushed with greater
haste. Usually one man would dig
and I'LL the spIttoon with earthj at
given signal a second would draw the
spittoon out. a third man would keep
the air moving by tanning it with
rubber blanket, a fourth would act as
relief, while a fifth would keep guard.
As there were fifteen in the plot, they
were able to work in three relays. The
work was fearfully mOnotonous, how
ever. Absolute silence was necessary
and when the men became separated
they had to find each other by cropping
around in the darkness.
The rules of the prison required that
The prisoners should be counted twice
4 day. To account for the absence of
he FIVE men who are at work each day
heir comrades resorted to various Gre
1eating' devices and managed to be
counted twice in sufficient numbers to
lake up the deficiency.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-27

BILE trace remained to show the astonish-
ed keepers how their tenants had de-
camped. Curious crowds, having read
the newspaper reports, focked to the
neighborh6od till finally some one
kicked aside the plank in the yard and
revealed the hole.
Of the 109 who got ont ifty-nine
reached the Union lines, forty-eight
were recaptured, and two were drown
ed. Among those retaken was Rose,
but he was exchanged for a Confeder-
ate Colonel on April Both.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-27
BANG! BRR-BANGi BRR-
BANG!
BANG!

The Purser-You say your stateroom
is too quiet '2s
First Cabin Passenger (from New
York)-That s what ] do, and want
it changed. Couldn t you put me back
by the propeller somewhere7 I miss
the fat-wheel trolley so can't sleep
a wink-Puck.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Hunters Must Pay License.

An act OF the recent session of the
legislature compels every hunter to
take out license, the cost of which
IS Sl.OO per season. The law also
provides for no hunting between
sunrise and sunset. The license can
be obtained of the sheriff of each
parish.
Doves may be killed from Sept. to
March /; geese, ducks, rails, roots
and plover, Oct. l to March l.;
wild turkey cocks from Nov. | to
April l: quail (bobwhite,) from Nov.
l to March /; snipe chocooks and
popabotte, from Sept. to Nav Is.
bluewinged teal ducks, from Oct. !
to April |.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Young PeOple Entertained.

One of the most pleasant evenings
of the season was enjoyed by a party
of young people at the Unkel home
southeast of town Wednesday. the oc.
casiOn being a sort of a farewell tC
the Unkel young people, who will
soon be leaving for school. The time
was spent enjoying the pleasures of
music, games and the delightful charm
of the entertainers. Elegant refresh
mentS were served.
Those present were: Misses Olney
and Lena ArceneauX. Elodie Hebert
Ollie Bolton, Eldia Yantis, May Dau-
tel, Carrie Neeley, Katie Strobe and
Mrs. P. p. Unkel; Messrs. w. r.
Chapman, P. F. Murphy, Lawrence
Dautel, A. r. McBurney, w. P.
Strobe, Guy Buckingham, Willard
and p. ?. Unkel.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Jennings Mill Started up Saturday.

The Jennings mill made their initial
run for the season 1869 last Satur-
day. The mill was run few hours
in order to see that everything was in
shape for starting up Monday. Mon
day morning at six o'clock the whistle
sounded the call, which means en-
ployment to a considerable number of
our townSmen for the next six or
seven months. The personnel of the
mill force is practically the same that
1t was last year, although a few
changes have been made. If the
weather continues favorable for thresh-
ing it is expected that the mill will be
able to continue operations right
along, as they have a good supply of
rice on hand.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Pleasant Party at Singleton Home

a Jolly party of young people as
sembled at the Singleton home FRIDAY
evening for pleasant time in com
memoratlon Of Claude's return from
New Mexico. A splendid time was
enjoyed by all. Refreshments of cake
and lemonade were served. Among
those present were: j. B. and Fl, F.,
Clark, }. B. and Sam Simpson, Aus
tin kiplinger, Hugh Hardy, DR..
and Mrs. Cooper, Leah Cooper. Eldia
Goodreau, Val Touchton, Clarence
Shipley, Ollie and Claude SINGLETON.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
lightning Strikes Building Saturday,

During the rain Saturday single
sharp peal of thunder was heard, and
almost Immediately smoke was seen to
Issue from the school house coal
building, and by the time parties had
arrived at the building the fire had
been extinguished, although the path
OF the lightning was clearly discerni.
Die IN the shingles ripped from the
roof Of the building.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04

Yours truly,
D. +. W. Deyoe & Co.
Taught Lumber Co. sells our paint
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
AN UNEQUALED RECORD.
Seyenty-Fiye Students Placed in Good
Positions During Month of August.

The employment bureau of the Tyler
Commercial College, of Tyler, Texas
has placed seventy-fve students in
gOOd positions during the month OF
August. We doubt if there is another
school in America that can say as
much for this particular month. If
there is a former graduate of the
Tyler Commercial College out of en-
| plOyment we would be glad to have
them write the employment department
st once, for from present indications
we will not be able to near supply the
| demand for our graduates of book
keeping, shorthand and telegraphy.
If you know of anyone needing the
services Of one of our graduates,
write us, for we make speciality of
replacing our students in higher Sala-
ried positions. Often students who
have been out of school holding
position for two or three years, find
that they have reached the top with
the firm for which they are working,
and desire to get with a firm that can
give them more work and pay better
wages. Through our employment
bureau we handle all kinds of posi-
tiOns at salaries from $500 to 5000. 90 |
per year.
Young people who have been con-
entering our school, but
have perhaps hesitated, fearing they
COulG not oct a position, should aban-
don such thoughts and arrange to en-
ter at once, for Just as sure as they
our course of bookkeeping
business training, shorthand and type
or teIegraphy, just that sure
we will place them in a position. The
more students we can graduate and
place in good positions, the more
Oyal workers We have to aid us in the
lpbuilding of our school. When we
AXE a young man or woman who has
)een earning practically nothing, and
Il from three to five months time
prepare them and place them in an
EXCELLENT position, it is fOrceful
demonstration to their friends that If
would pay them to enter our school :
md take course with US. So it is a ,
business proposition to US to first
thoroughly and practically qualify ,
very student who enrolls with US, and
hen to see that he is placed in a good
osition. S
If you wish to learn more of the t
yStems taught in this school. now "
aY!ng the largest annual day enroll l
lent OF the entire United States, with
200 enro'Iments yearly and employ a
1g twenty teachers, write for our 1861 q
age beautifully illustrated catalogue. =
lied with statements upon which YOU u
an depend, as every one of them is :"
acked by cash guaranty of 800. y
ddress Tyler Commercial College. y
yler, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Iowa Items,
f. G. Baker of Welsh was sbakino
hands with Iowa friends Monday.

f. G, Baker of Welsh was shakine
hands with Iowa friends Monday.
Farmers are busy harvesting and
tbreshing. B. T. Waite, Charlie
Waite, Rufus ellison and Fl. l.
Longenbach have threshed their Hon.
duras rice.
j. Q. Wells is sick at Bell CITY
and is reported to have typhoid.
malaria fe?er.
Three car loads of rice have gone
out from Iowa. w. D. Jones is
grader for Joe Malloy.
Revs. Shminck and R. C, McCov
exchanged pulpits Sunday. Rev
Mccoy preached to the Manchester
congregation.
Mrs. j. c. Henderson has been
quite sick, but is better and able to 90
about the house again.
The election passed off Quietly
with Pujo in the lead for Congress-.
man.
Mrs. D. r. Read and Esther
tlndley came over from Welsh Sat
urday evening. Mr.. Read came
Sunday morning for short visit
Rev. c. A. King preached at the
Reese School house Sunday afternoon
and at Iowa in the evening. Rev,
King is a veteran in the Masters
army OF workers. Although seventy
three years of age, he breaches every
Sunday-sermons that give evidence
81 clear mind and depth of
thought.
Harry Perdue returned from
Indianapolis Wednesday morning
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Best The World Affords.

1t gives me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklen.s Arnica Salve -
saws J, W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill.
North Carolina. II am convinced
us the best salve the world affords
IL cured fellon on my thumb, and it
never fails to heal every sore, burn
or wound to whichlit is applied" 25c
at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
LETTER J, H. COOPER
W eish. La.

i1..,,
,'"' or MS happened seven year,
ago, y man, having three little poul
TRY houses, hought one gallon of each
% '"' paints TO paInt them; paid 81. &c
io' ''ie aoo >l''' Tor the other, ID cents
Tho q, ro.,.,,
, ''e @I.oo g&iton painted one house,
la,'. ~ s 1"'''" '''"'co 'ne other two
n 0a'Is. n5 cost OF the paint was;
NV. 80 ''''H' Fl-'"' second mousse SHE;
''' w. "o"Se ''2''
hHt painting goes with paint. and it
aa ,s, 80 '"U'' 70 palhf one paint as
NV, ""o"' e'''o d gallon.
;', 40 ., 0 "a Oh one OF those houses
ae.,.. NV p'''''' 'os' INC same as that
- WV ''0er wv" win SLID paint; $3.50
,ho '' :. 'u'es''' % d mouse same way as
- o0l''
our years ago he painted that
"'S' 'i'''e mouse again. same paint
&c ""'''e" 20 Eno" what the cost Of
Nv p'"S " mouse "eIl-palated really is.
ne other two houses dident need
Last wear No oain,oa -,
houses, same nofnts -, ', cree 'i''le
,oo,,ona,, -, a. "'S'' and
The first little house had COS, q, u
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Just Exactly RIGHT

Il have used DR.. Kings New Life
Pills for several years, and find them
Just exactly right, "says Mr.. A. A,
Felton, of Harrisville, N. Y. New
Life ills relieve without the least dis
comfort. Best remedy for constipa.
non, olllousness and malaria. 25c.
at all druggists.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
1t Can't Be Beat.

The best of all teachers is experience
O. M. Harden, of Silver City, North
Carolina, says: Il find Electric Bit.
tiers does all that's claimed for it: for
Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles
1t can't be beat. have tried it and
hndlt amost excellent medicine" Mr..
Harden is right; it's the best of all
medicines, also for WEAKNESS, lame
back, and all run down conditions,
Best too for chills and malaria. Sold
under guarantee at all druggists SOC.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
The Gulf Mill Started Monday

The Gulf Mill blew the whistle for
the season of l9O8.9 monday mornino
The mill has been thoroughly re.
modelled and put in frst-class shane
Tor the season run. They have quite
quantity of rice on hand and will
doubtless secure enough to keen
running until the new crop moves
more lively.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-09-04
Saturdays Shower Delays Threshing

A heavy shower that was quite gen.
eral in this section of the country
Saturday delayed tbreshing for the
remainder OF the day, and in some in.
stances grain was too wet to thresb.
even by Monday. Monday dawned
clear with a light north wind blowing,
which rapidly absorbed the excess of
moisture. Harvesting and threshing
are both progressing rapidly.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26

Franklin. perhaps tho only real come
dienne thai can be found In this coun-
try today: Miss Franklin was awarded
the gold loving cup, awarded by New
York newspaper few months ago,
being the winner In the voting contest
TO decide the question OF the most pop
ular singing Coincidence on the Ameri-
can stage. Miss Franklin won by over
10000 votes. During her Forthcoming
engagement she will sing her latest
and greatest success entitied Red /:
which had all New York whistling and
humminH
The special feature attraction of the
bill is the act OF the six Musical Cut
cal act now before the puolic. This
family OF celebrated musicians, has
just returned 20 this country after q
most sensational success In England
ireland and Scotland. While IT has
been seen here on former occasions
the patrons will no doubt receive II
with the same generous applause 1t re-
ceived on it's CORNER appearances
So far as popularity in Rochester is
concerned there Is no doubt but that
Laddie Cliff, the. added attraction on
from anybody. Laddie Gin is without
any question the most popular. mag.
netic and talented comedian that Eng
land has ever sent oyer to appear In
all by himself and nobody either in
the the title Of being Enslsnd and os Greatest na
boy comedian and eccentric dancer.
Balancing up these acts will be such
enjoyable numbers as: Boopy North
the Hebrew canadian; Kelly and Bar
rett. in The Battle or Too Soon" the
Silvas, Portuguese fremen, on the un
supported ladder; Charles Mcdonald
and the Reading sisters, in songs and
dances: Garteiie brothers, comedy
skating act; and the Mooreoscope pic
lures.
The week of Jan. 4 will IND on the
same stage. Bert Levy, the great car
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26

attractions were ideal ones for Christ
mas week. For New Years week the
management promises q still better bill
due to the recent consolidation or the
association and Independent film manu-
facturers which enables the manage
ment TO purchase the best films handled
by both companies. and from now on
the films shown Will be superior to
anything ever before exhibited In the
city. The star vaudeville attractions
will be Sparkle" the dog with the
everything but talk: McGloin a. Shee-
ley in a novelty singing and dancing
act; Nellie Martin. Italian street sing
err. and Happy Dick Merriman. the jolly
biack-faced comedian. New illustrated
songs and motion pictures Will COM
piete the bill.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26

remembers Mr.. Lewis for his extremely
funny and laughable portrayal OF the
role OF The Unknown In Little Johnny
Jones" In The Yankee Prince Mr..
Cohan has provided MIR. Lewis with an
equally mlrth-producing character. The
lines or The Yankee Prince" are said
70 fairly bristic with wit and repartee.
and the lyrics are IN the true Conan
vein. every song number, OF which
there are more than twents, having y
bearing upon the play the story OF
which they help to tell. There VIII
be no Wednesday matinee during the
yankee Prince" engagement.
Not alone has the intense interest
of the public been aroused my Fred
c. Whtney's production OF "Divorce'
the Bourget play which was seen here
earlier In the season, and which comes
back for return engagement In the
Detroit opera house on Dec. 81 and
matinee and night New Years day,
IAN. 1 and ., but throughout the coun-
Try where the play has been seen.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26

title Of this organization ~ a guaran-
tee OF "A satisfactory entertainment
The principal player with the COM
Iany IL Harry Fox, who used TO max .
things hum with Dave Marion. Fox Is
young man who las grown extreme
ly popular IN the last three seasons.
sIe plays both straight comedy parts
and characters. but IL particularly
good IN tho role Of an easy, fluent
talking con" man. To show of his
abilities. Manager Miner had written
for his use the two-act musical com
edy, The FiSer," which will be the
principal Offering OF the Merry Bur-
lesquers." There Is q great deal OF
comedy IN the thing, and In these
ecenes. Fox IL assisted by John Price
an irish comedian. A largo chorus also
figures prominently and makes 10
changes Of Costume.
Associated with Mr.. Fox are such
players as the pretty Millership sIs-
ttrs, dainty dancers and singers: Relic
Wilton, very handsome vocalist: the
Busch Devere four; the two Franciscos
and others.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26
THE WHITNEY.

In the Whitney theater next week,
commencing Sunday afternoon. will be
offered the Mittenthal Brothers pro-
duction OF Langdon McCormick's latest
ing tale told in four acts and IL scenes.
The one wanted is woman. Adele
Moore. accused OF murder. The story
ocnters around her and Billy West, tel
egrapA operator. who through discour-
agements and lack OF aim. has become
a victim OF drink. He meets Adele and
the spark OF childhood respect ripens
into love and he resolves to live a
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26
DETROIT OPERA HOUSE.

The reunited Cohan family 10 sure 20
have big reception In the Detroit
opera house next week when THE
Yankee Prince" will have its first De-
troit presentation. There Will be
George NJ. Cohan. peIhaps the most
famous, and certainly the most popular
author. actor, composer and play
there will be his father, mother and
sister--Jerry j.. Helen r.. and jose
phine Cohan-and there Will be also a
ptagefull OF handsomely gowned and
fat~- to-look upon ladies OF the chorus.
There will also be very large assist
Ing company OF principals. chief among
whom will be Tom Lewis. Everybody
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26
GAYETY.

Nothing Succeeds Like Success" and
Harry Bryant's Extravaganza which
comes TO the Gayety theater next week
IL a proof OF the old saying. When
preparing to put his company out dur
ing the sumner months he was at a
loss what vehicle to put on so as to
set away from the general RUN OF bur-
office but Fred Wycofr who is known
from coast to coast as the RUDE" con-
stable in such we'll known attractions
as Busy Issy," Hap Ward and Uncle
DAN" all considered the best OF musi-
cal comedies. You can imagine Mr..
Bryant's surprise when he offered his
services with the conditions that he
could place before the public his own
musical comedy in his act called Gee
Whiz" So everything was agreed upon
and the best OF support was gathered
together, each person capable OF play
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26
Disease Germs

Cannot harm healthy human
bodies. We cannot have heaithy
bodies unIess we have pure blood,
tho kind o. blood that Noodle
earsaparlIIa makes.
This great medicine has an IN.
equslled, unspproached record for puri-
flying and ennching the blood.
10 cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anernia, nervous
ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss
OF appetite, general debility, and builds
up the whole system.
es. = tseY y the csu,i lIcuIa form ~ b
The Detroit times., 1908-12-26

press notices IN different cities where
the company has played, the show has
made one OF the real hits OF the sea-
son. Harry Bryant in his old familiar
character, bike" has the best situa-
tions suitable for COMEDY that he has
had In many seasons; Billy Cook. who
plays The German character part, gets
way OF handling his lines. The musi-
cal numbers are we'll taken care OF by
the comedy singing trio, Evans. Par
emit and Johnson.