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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
MENTAL REACTION.
The Minds Qufckness of Operation
and Ho~ 1t Is Measured.

the Qu1Ckne08 OF operation
and How 1t Is Measured.
Let dozen or twenty persons take
hold of hands in a ring Each Is to
press the hand of his right hand neigh
Dor as soon as he receives a pressure
from the left. One person starts the
pressure going and at the same instant
observes the position of the second
hand of watch. The pressure passes
all around the circle, and when it ar
rives at the originator he notes how
many seconds were required for the
given number of persons in succession
to receive an impression and make up
their minds to act in response. The
total time is then divided by the num-
Der of persons This Is crude illus
tration of the reaction time which we
measure with great accuracy on single
persons.
AS the mental portion of the reaction
time becomes more complicated the
time becomes longer. For example,
the processes of mental discrimination
and choice require times of their own.
The way we get these higher" mental
processes can be illustrated in a Sim
pie way. A person placed in quiet
room Is to tap a telegraph key every
time he sees a red light, which can be
produced at the will of the expert
menter in the recording room. The in
terval of time between the actual ap-
pearance of the light and the moment
the key is tapped is accurately meas
ured. For awhile nothing but the red
light is used, this to obtain the simple
reaction time. Then red and yellow
lights are turned on in irregular sue
cession. The person has now to dis
eliminate between two colors and to
choose between action and nonaction.
The increase of time required over the
simple reaction time gives the dis
elimination time for two colors. In an
other set of experiments three colors are
used, then four colors. AS the discrim-
nation and choice become more COM
plicated more time is required.
The importance Of rapid and accurate
reaction ana discrimination is evident.
Astronomers have difficulty in record
ing the moment at which star passes
a line in the telescope. The sports
man must pull the trigger at just the
proper moment. The football player,
the fencer and the boxer are trained
in rapidity of discrimination and reac-
ton. 1t is very evident that a player
or a pugilist who takes a long time
for discrimination. choice and volition
will give a decided advantage to a
quick opponent.-Forum.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
They Didn't Play.

A monster political parade was held
in Philadelphia during one of the cam
paigns. 1t was headed by a band of
thirty-five discoursing stirring march
ing tunes. The leader of the band
had contracted in advance to supply
that many players. but when he came
to count noses he found eight missing.
1t did not take him long to decide what
to do. After some hustling he secured
eight men, not one of whom could play
a note Of music, and decked them out
in the regulation band uniform. He
placed instruments and music in their
hands and paraded the full number
Did they play?" was asked. Yes"
said the band leader. "but not music.
1 put a cork in each of the eight instru-
ments."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-10
Clearing Themselves.

Among the many means adopted for
expressing grief upon the death Of a
relative perhaps as interesting a one
as any is that met with in the neigh
bornood Of the Tully river. In Queens
land. Here two. three or four Of the
deceased friends or relatives will squat
close together. with hands on each 9th
er's shoulders. bewailing for hours at
a time the loss Of the dear departed It
Is not the virtues of the latter that are
in any way extolled, however. What
these mourners are really taking care
to do IS 70 show that they and the de-
ceased were always good friends Their
object In all this is to prove to the
outside public that they have had moth
ing to do with the encompassing Of tbs
death.-wide World Magazine
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Sensible.

That was both a kind and a wise man
who, when about to marry for the sec
ond time, settled $4,000 upon his I'M
married daughter. 81 should like to
have her go on living at home" he said,
but who can tell whether she and her
stepmother will be harmonious and
quite happy together? She shall feel
that she is free to go or stay" The
consequence was mutually happy rela-
tons, since both women knew there
was no dependence or necessity for
them to live in closer relations than
might prove agreeable.
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The Dominant Air.

Az through an opera runs the rhythm
of one dominant air, so through mems
lives there rings dominant note, soft
in youth, strong in manhood and soft
again In old age But II is always there.
and. whether soft in the gentler periods
or strong amid the noise Of the peri
helion, it dominates always and gives
its tone to the whole life.
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TABITHA:
Gold Medal Flour leads them all
SUsETTE
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His Hoppiest Hour.

He-Do you remember the night I
asked you to marry me? She-Yes,
dear. He-For a whole hour we sat
there and not word did you speak.
All, that was the happiest hour of my
life!-Translated For Taies From Echo
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Aggravatino the Offcnse.

you are charged. young man." the
magistrate said, not unkindly, with
soaring the complaining witness nearly
out of his senses by putting hin
through some mock ceremony of initia
ton can make allowance for exuber
ance of spirits among young and en-
thusiastc college students, but some
times this exuberance is carried tol
far"
1T was this way, your honor" ex
claimed the brilliant youth who ap
peared to be the spokesman-"we wer,
out for a little lark, and we caught 8
jay"
The fine will be 81 and costs each,
said his honor, his face hardening
Chicago Tribune.
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There Is 70 medicine 50 safe and Il the SAM
lime so pleasant 70 take as DR.. Caidveips Syrup
oepsin. the positive cure tor all diseases arising
-oaahie-Soc and 81.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
In AndersOnyilic

NJ. l.. Cassidy. Calais. Me-, sends us
the following extracts from the diary
of John G. Ward, Co. X, 1St Me. Cav:
June Is, 1S64.-Arrived at Ander-
sonville from Columbia after lying all
night in the cars. About the first man
l saw was WirZ; no one who ever saw
him could forget him. There were two
large gates and cannon at each of the
four corners of the stockade trained on
the center of the camp within. A. rebel
officer addressed the prisoners and said,
If there is any unusual noise or dis
turbance two shots will come from
each gun, the second of which will go
into the camp The gates were then
opened, and after being thoroly search
ed and having money, pipes, knives,
etc, taken from us, we went inside,
where we were placed in line and our
names booked. After this we went fur
ther in to camp and | met man from
our company, AlOnZO Annis, who had
been sent South from PembertoD Pris-
on. He said he had a blanket which
could share, and we came to where
there were about 200 men lying on the
ground. / looked at them, and all the
life seemed to leave any body. | felt
my hair standing up, my flesh grow
cold and the skin on my arms and
hands stiffened like that on a frozen
corps. MOI man among
sit up; many tried to raise the head to
look at US, but they could not. Mag
gots were crawling from mouth, ears,
noses and even from their eyes. AS we
stood there one poor wretch straight
ened out and died. Annis told me that
the dead men often lay a whole day be-
fore they were removed. The next
morning we drew rations, half a pint
of rice. The same amount of beans
were drawn the next day and piece
of corncake. two inches square. made
of the ground-up cob and corn togeth-
er This was our ration for "a hours.
We had no salt, and had about one
quart of water each day. When the
new spring broke out near the dead
line in the new part of the stockade
there was more, but not nearly enough
for the whole camp. Some of the men
dug wells, but they had to be very
careful to keep the guards from finding
it out. No one was allowed light al
night One night man just beyond
our tent, made of Annis's blanket. lii
his pipe l saw the glow, and was get
ting mine ready to light, when the
crack of a rifle came from one of the
guards, and that poor boys smoke was
ended. The bullet struck him in the
shoulder. coming out at his hip. 1 did
not smoke that night. / was prisoner
IL months, in Libby, Pemberton and
Andersonvillle."
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
An Incident of Andersonville.

Editor National Tribune: During the
Winter OF 1S645 l was in Anderson
vile, and one afternoon while l was
eating mush in my hole | looked up,
and saw one of the most terrible-look-
ing beings i ever saw. His. bones were
absolutely without flesh, he was shiver-
ing with cold and covered with vermin.
/ yelled to him to go away, but he never
moved keeping his eyes fixed on my
spoon as it travelled from dish to mouth.
couldn't stand it, so carried the re-
mainder of my mush to him, telling him
would feed him every day if he would
rid himself of the vermin. He did so,
and from that time till we moved to
our lines ! fed him every day. | had
quite forgotten the incident, when one
day at Camp Chase, o., a nice, clean
shaven, well-dressed young soldier came
to our barracks and inquired for me.
He climbed up on my bunk, saying he
had come to eat a can of peaches with
me. / naturally wanted to know who
be was, when he replied, Don't you
remember that poor devil you used to
feed in Andersonyille?" Great Cod /
said, "are you that MANI" He said he
was, and afterward 1 visited his family.
who lived near Columbus. o. l would
be glad to hear from this comrade or
his people.-T. L. Waters, Co. F, I'd
Mich. Cav, Gig Harbor, Wash.
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The 149th Pm.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
a short history of the 149th Pa.-James
Stull, Chambersburg, Pa.
The 149th Pa, one of Fox's fighting
regiments. was organized at Harrisburg
in August, 1862, and mustered out June
"a, 1865. 1t was first commanded by
Col Roy Stone (brevetted Brigadier-
General Sept 7. 1860, who was dis
charged Jan. 81, 1865, succeeded by
Lieut.-CoI. Walton Dwight. also dis
charged March 81, 1854 At the time
of muster-out the regiment was under
the command of Col. John Irwin. The
149th and 150th were known as Buck
tail regiments, each man wearing q
bucktail in his cap after the style OF
the famous regiment in the Pennsyl-
vania Reserves. Roy Stone, Major of
the original Bucktails, was appointed
Colonel, but soon given a brigade which
included the two new Bucktail regi-
ments. AT Gettysburg the brigade took
a meritorious part, Col. Stone, in COM
mand of the brigade, and tool.
Walton Dwight. in command of the reg
iment, both being severely wounded. 1t
belonged to Doubleday's Division, First
Corps and lost 164 killed and 172 from
disease, etc.-Editor National Tribune
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Stories Emineny Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle

was modest, brave and true as steel to
his country, his trusts, his wife, home
and friends. His father was Sergeant
Major goth British Inf. and one of Ma
poleon's guard at st. Helena, and was a
man of fine physique, six feet two inches
in hight. He died at Lowell, Mass, in
1868, aged 50 years. Once when on
guard at st. Helena Napoleon, after
looking intently at him, said, with an
army of men like you l could conquer
the world" SO, you see, Shipmate Oates
came of fighting stock. He was Past
Commander of Dahlgren Association of
Naval Veterans, Lowell, Mass, dele
cation of which in uniform attended his
funeral. Old Glory, which he loved so
we'll and served under so long, drapei
his casket.-F. G. Rundlott, u. S. S.
Portsmouth, West Gulf Squadron, Far
raguts Fleet, Lowell, Mass.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The 10th Ky. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: The 10th
KY Cav was recruited from the Coun-
ties of Grenup. Lewis. Mason. Bracken,
Fleming and Bath. with one company
from the vicinity of Covington. 1t was
mustered in at Covington, KY, Aug. Is,
1862, and discharged at Maysville, KY,
Sept. II. 1863. The above~for the in
formation of John G. Creighton. Harri-
son, o. After our musterin it became
our duty to visit Lexington, Crab Or
chard and numberless other places OF
greater or less note thruout the State
in pursuit of and sometimes flying from
Mr.. Johnny Reb." If Comrade Creigh-
ton will come to Maysville next Sep,
tember to the Reunion of the 10th Ky
Cav. and 10th KY. we will again pu
down the rebellion.-C. C. Degman
Secretary. 10th KY. Cav. and 18th Ky
Reunion Association, Springdale, Ky.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The Histories.

Editor National Tribune: 1 want to
thank you personally for the ,B1cElroy
histories of the armies, and at the same
time congratulate him on this history
of the periods IOk have readaepery work
of reputation this subject; that has
come within my reach and have visited
over 100 battlefie1ds to verify their ac-
curacy and work over the plans. but to
McElroy must yield the palm. The ac-
curacy OF his statements of forces and
movements, his estimate of the differ
emf commanders, and his summing up
of the situation as a whole at each
period makes it invaluable to the stu
dent that wishes a scientific and reliable
history of this great struggle.-H. w.
Harmon. EfIingham. n. H.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
Fact vs.. History.

1t is an old story that at the battle
of Buena Vista, in the War with Mex
leo, Gen. Zachary Taylor. commander
of the United States forces. said to Capt
Braxton Bragg, of the artillery, "a little
more grape, Capt. Bragg" This state
ment has passed current into history
but it is not true. What "Old Rough
and Ready did say on that occasion
was. "Ycu BANKED coward, take that
battery back to the front and continue
the fret 1t was critical moment
during the engagement, and Taylor's de-
feat after a desperate struggle against
heavy odds seemed imminent. Bragg
anticipating the capture of his battery
or the necessity of a retreat, was mov-
ing il to the rear.--W. +. NJ, Army and
Navy Life.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
4 BRAVE OLD SALT.
4 Record to BE proud of.

Editor National Tribune: John II.
OATES was laid to rest Nov. 5. 1907, at
Lowell Mass. He entered the u. S.
Navy Sept 3. 1852. on the u. S. S. AL
baHg. Capt Guary. Commander West
INDIA Squadron; IS months later
brought Capt. Guary home sick. While
there oates was taken sick and sent to
the, ,,hospItal. The Albany sailed away
without him. and has never been heard
from. He WAS an officer in charge of
1he 2undeck of the frigate Congress at
the time Of her destruction by the ram
Merrimac. For his conspicuous bravery
in that conflict in which he was wound
ed, he was promoted to Acting Master,
and ordered to the Charlestown, Mass.
NafsS Yard. His duties there were not
coissenial to him, so he resigned and
enlisted for one year in the 4Tth Mass.
where ne was offered promotion, bui
declined ana re-entered the navy as
Master-at-Arms of the u. S. frigats
Niagara. chasing rebel cruisers in Euro
pean waters. He was next on the u. 5
5. ,siacfamento when she WAS lost of
Bor:aay, Nesi Indies. He was next or
defe2 10 the Monongahela. While lying
at anchor she was taken by a tidal wave
and landed high and dry in one of the
principal streets of St. Croix. West In
dies He was on the L. S. S Plymouth
when she conveyed the English frigatt
Monarch, with the remains of George
Peabody. the banker, on board. from
Plymouth, England, 10 Portland, Me
He was on the riconderoga, Commodor;
Shd5eldt's expedition, when she circum
navigsted the globe in three years ant
three months He retired from tn
navy Sept. II. 1881. Since that time t,
his death he mad held many positions o
trust in houses Of correction and Jail
of Massachusetts, the last Is years be
ing an officer at Charlestown. Mass
State Prison, resigning June last ol
account of poor health. He left a true
faithful widow. who tenderly and un
tiringly cared for him during his long
severe sickness, who mourns the loss o
a true and devoted husband. He wa
q man of fine physique. six feet tall
and of commanding appearance. III
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
Against Consolidating the Agencies.

A. e. Matthews, Commander of the
Department of Illinois, has issued n cir
cuIar protesting strongly against the
consolidation of the pension agencies
into one at Washington, and he advises
all the Posts in his Department to take
immediate action in the way of adopt
ing protests and signing petitions
against the abolition of the agencies in
their States. Post Commanders and in
dividual comrades are asked to write
personal letters to Senators and Repre-
sentatives urging that at least the Chi
cago agency shall be maintained.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The Sd Mich.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
kindly give a short history of"the old
Sd Mich.-F. A. Stow, ,Pewamo, Mich.
The Sd Mich, one of Cox's fighting
regiments, was organized r, at Grand
Rapids. June 10, 1S61,7 and mustered
out June 10, 1864. the veterans and re-
cruits being transferred to the 5th Mich.
1t was first commanded byICol. Daniel
Mcconnell, who resigned Oct %, 1861,
succeeded by Col Stephen G. Champlin,
who was promoted jan s; 1868, to Brig
adier-General. Col. Byron r. Pierce
then took command, aha beng promot-
ed, June I, 1864, to Brigadier-
was succeeded by Lieut.-Col. Moses B.
Houghton. in command at the time of
muster-out The Sd va; vas hfatly engaged
seriously wounded. II, fought at the
Wilderness and Spotsy1vaRia in Gen.
Alexander Hayes's Brigade.r It-belonged
to .Birney's Division, Third Corps, and
lost 15S killed and 81 from disease, etc.
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The 18th n. Y. LII. A.

Editor National Tribune please give
a brief history of the 13sll&N. Y. II. A
Albert "a. .fMack. Edmstton. N. Y.
? The 18th n. " HyA- was organized at
New YORK city from cA,,Slfst, 1863. to
September, 1864, was consolidated into
battalion of FIVE companies and trans
ferred to the 9th N. Y. II. A. June 81,
1865. and this consolidated force mus
tered out Aug. "a, 1865. The 18th was
commanded by Col. William A. Howard
until the time of transfer, belonged To
the Eighteenth Corps and lost five,kiled
and 146 from disease. etc.-Editor Ma
tiurial Tribune. -
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The 14s,h Pn.

Editor National Tribune: Kindly give
a short history of the 148th Pa. II.
White.T San Francisco, Cal.
The 14sth Pa, one of Fex's.fighting
regiments. was organized at Harrisburg
Oct. s, 1862. and mustered out June l.,
1885, 1t was commanded by Col. Jas.
A. Beaver brevetted Brigadier-General,
who was discharged Dec %; 1864! At
the time of muster-out Lieut.-CeL Jas.
f. Weaver was at the head of the regi-
ment. The first battle in which the
14Sth took part was charlottesville, in
which Col. Beaver was severely wonnd-
ed. as he was also at Petersburg, June
16, 1854, when in command of a bri-
gade. When, in September 1854 the
War Department ordered that a regi-
ment from each division should be
armed with breech-loading rifles the
14Sth 'Pa.awas one of those selected: 1t
belonged to BarloWs Division, Second
Corps and lost 210 killed and 1877 from
disease, etc.-Editor' National Tribune
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The 18th Mo. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: 1 wish you
would give a short history of the 18th
Mo. Cav, and l should also like to hear
from any of my old regiment. especially
the boys of Co. I.-G. w. Andrass
Dublin, Tex.
The 18th Mo. Cav. was organized a
st. Louis from November, 1863, t
March, 1864, and mustered out April .
1866. 1t was commanded by Col Oil
yer Wells, who resigned Dec. 2, 1865
succeeded by Lieut.-Col. Richard II
Brown. 1t belonged to Hatch's Divi,
lows Division, Sece Corps. and los
36 killed and 227 from disease, etc
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
The 5fh Ohio Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
Short history of the 5th Ohio Cav.-A.
C. .MeCown.J Streator. Ill.
The 5th Ohio Cav. was organized at
Camp Dick Corwin from October to
November, 1861, and finally mustered
out Oct. 80, 1866. 1t was commanded
by Col. VIM. II. III. Taylor. who resign
ed Aug. IL. 1863, succeeded by Col.
Thomas T. Heath, in command at the
time of final muster-out. 1t belonged
to Kilpatrick's Division, Cavalry Corps
and lost 81 killed and 143 from disease.
etc.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
9 EIThe 1ethN.. Es H:.cA.

Editor National Tribune oMay ask
for "a short history of TIE 16th ~. Y. H.
A. ?EGeorge s. Parks aeaford, Del.
Thse ffbtf 4. 7. II. A. Vas Organized in
the state at large from September. 1868
to Ia9la y.s 1864, and Yas mJjlstered ont
Arg 81. 1865. 1t .waS comma pded all
thru its service by Col Joseph J. Morrf-
son, brevetted Brigadier-General, be
longed to TeFry's Division. Fenth Corps,
and lost AZ killed and 2S6 from disease,
etc -Itditor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
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The :fSth Wis.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
brief history of the 3Sth Wis.-E
Snyder, Wichita, Kan.
The 3Sth Wis. was organized at Mad
ison from April to September, 1864, for
one and three years. Cos. G, II, and X
were mustered out June 2, 1865, and
those, remaining July 26, 1865. 1t was
commanded by Col. James Bintliff.
brevetted BTigadier- General April 2,
1865, who was discharged June 26, 1865.
1t belonged to Willcox's Division, Ninth
Corps. and lost 81 killed and Sc from
disease, etc.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12
Lnst Battle of the War.

Capt w. S. Seavey. Seattle, Wash,
who served in the 5th Iowa Cav, has
sent 81 to the municipal authorities of
Columbus. Ca, to aid in the erection OF
monument to commemorate the last
battle of the war. His regiment took
active part in the affair. and he COM
manded Co. II, s,-z....,,.
The National tribune., 1908-03-12

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