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VI.

! Col. Stone now takes up the narrative
OF the Hood-Thomas campaign. The
| fact is recalled that on October 2i
Gen. Hood reached Gadsden. about thirty
miles southwest OF Gen. Shermans head
quarters at Gaylesville. which as we have
seen was on the border of Georgia and
Alabama. After consultation with Jeffer-
son Davis and Gen. Beauregard Hood
formed his plan OF operations. He pro-
posed 20 cross the Tennessee River AT
Guntersville. keeping FORESTS cavalry
on his right flank. 10 destroy the Nashville
and Chattanooga Railroad. capture Nash
vile before any reenforoements from
Sherman or the North could reach Gen.
Thomas. and then go into winter quarters
in eastern Kentucky. where with his
left flank at Richmond Hill and his right
at the gaps between Kentucky and Nir-
ginia he would establish camps. receive
recruits and maintain his ground il fol-
lowed by Sherman IL not followed by
Sherman he proposed TO go to the Ohio
River and capture Louisville and Gin
cinnat when spring opened or move cas-
to reinforce Lee reaching him before il
was possible for Sherman to go to the
assistance OF Grant. Together they would
then overwhelm the Army Of the Potomac
and dictate terms of peace at Washington.
1t was a tempting and bold and in the
Judgment OF the writer OF this narrative
not an impossible scheme.
sherman had no inkling OF Hoods plans.
Col. Stone points out that for some time
after reaching Gaylesville Sherman was
in doubt whether to follow Hood down
the river to Gadsden and compel him to
fight or to leave him alone and carry out
his own intention OF marching to the sea
Hood soon settled the question for him.
On October ~. 1884. Sherman telegraphed
10 Halleck inviting special attention to
his position. saying, .fou will observe ii
is very good for watching the enemy
about Gadsden and Green Mountain.
On the evening Of the very next day he
was startled by receiving telegram from
Thomas in Nashville stating that Hood
with his army was moving down the
Tennessee River by way Of Guntersville.
The next morning Sherman sent out a
reconnaissance which found that Hood
had indeed slipped past his front and was
Decatur while he was watch
ing him. The next day Hood de-
ployed his forces in front OF Decatur and
for three days maintained defiant atti-
t,ide but did not seriously assault. Gen,
r. s. Granger. who commanded there,
had a garrison Of only 1900 men when
Hood arrived hut was afterward reen-
forced by i,soo. With this meagre force, !
however, he made 90 brave showing
thai Hood moved on without attacking.
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INDIA NATIVES IN CONGRESS.
Men Seemed Pleased Their Woman foP,
Could speak SO Well In Public.
From .hs 4=STss s,ct.smn"

From shs !1SS!ss stct.s"n"
Tho. part which Indian women played
In the recent national congress Is causins
some comment. ever a hundred Madras
Hindu ladies' assembled at the social con-
gress. when several read papers before
large audience OF men.
This is the .frst time that caste woman
in Madras has ever spoken In public. was
the comment of Brshmin lady. The faces
Of the men were an interesting study, ini
the large audience seemed TO be vas,H
a unused, astonished ard pleased to thlns
that their women folk could speak so we"
in public. ,,,,h
The papers read showed that thoughlihI
a nd careful consideration 10 now oelns
given by Indian women TO important &c.
%esiig subjects The pspers, psp,.,N. wsfs ot tie
Msrria sesbls blpnse sgs Tor Girls Should Enr-
ish Be Taught 70 Our Girls9' &c.
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VIII.
About a fortnight later, namely. on
December Isle. the battle OF Nashville
was fought. IL IL we'll known that Tire
outcome Of the battle Of December 1919
was not only the defeat but almost the
destruction Of Hoods army. The cap
lures consisted OF one Major-Gen-
eral, seven Brigadier- Generals. fourteen
Colonels. ten Lieutenant -Colonels. eighteen
Majors. t73 Captains. 4s7 Lieutenants.
1912 non-commissioned officers and o,SS6
privates, in all s.eS8 fighting men. with
seventy-seven surgeons and chaplains.
Besides these 3,1i2 prisoners we're taken
in the various operations Immediately
preceding the battle Of Nashville. making
a total Of 1857 prisoners from the time
Hood crossed the Tennessee River on his
northward way till a month later he re-
assembled what he could Of his army in
Mississippi. During the same time there
were received in the Union ranks 1871
deserters from all grades, TO say nothing
Of the vast number Of deserters never ac-
counted for. To these figures must be
added the tremendous number OF killed
and wounded. There wero also captured
seventy two field guns. over sixty colors,
more than 800 wagons, seventy-eight pom
toon boats, ZOO mules and proportion
ate number of caissons, limbers. small
arms, accoutrements and ambulances.
So thoroughly was the destruction OF
Hoods army accomplished that 1t was
deemed needless longer to retain large
Union force in Tennessee, or indeed any
where in that section. Hood for his part
collected the shattered remnants OF his
demoralized force at Tnpelo. Miss, on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad; and on
January IS, 1895. a few days less than
six months from the time he received the
Army OF the Tennessee. 81. 900 strong, from
Gen. Joseph f. Johnston. he retired from
a command which numbered present for
duty fewer than 5000 men. The rest
were dead or deserters or prisoners.
Yet in the remnant some life remained.
1t was not until nearly four months after
ward. on May and 2, 1895, that little
more than $4,000 men-the surviving
fragments OF two OF the corps which had
constituted q part OF the gallant Con-
federate Army OF Tennessee. an army
which had borne valiant and conspicu-
Gus part In every action in the South
west-laid down their arms at Green's
boro. N. c.. and gave their paroles as
prisoners OF war. NJ. W. H.
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ner had left Burnslde's front without
molestation. and Burnside, although fully
informed OF Rosecrans's plans before
the latter orossed tho Tennessee River
and although his outposts we're connected
with Roseorans's az early as September
8 snd he had been peremptorily ordered
fifteen times by Halleck and three times
by Lincoln to join Rosecrans'with haste,
utterly failed TO do so. though he had
promised cordial cooperation, Grant, IL
seems, had foreseen this rllying OF the
Confederacy in Rosecrans's front. and
in July. 1888. soon after the surrender OF
Vicksburg. had vainly urged that d.
vision might be made against Mobile
by his unoccupied troops. Rosecrans,
on his part, before he crossed the Ten
nessee River. had suggested a diversion
by Grant, and had repeatedly requested
that Burnside he brought down to his
flank; but not an order came from WASH
ington except tho frnitless order to Burn
side until Longstreet aud Bucliner and
Johnston were found in Brssg's lines.
Then, when 1t was utterly impossible TO
get's man or a rife to Rosecrans before
the impending battle. energetic orders
Of the War Department for reinforce
ments to march from every quarter be-
came frequent and vigorous beyond
precedent.
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We turn TO the battle Of Franklin, Tenn,
which was fought on November 30, 1864
The story is recounted by Col. Henry
Stone. who during this engagement and
the ensuing battle at Nashville served az
an Assistant Ad1utant General on Gen.
Thomass star. IL Ia we'll known that this
final contest which went on in Tenneseee
toward the close OF 1894 between the rebel
forces under Gen. Hood and the national
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than to any one man was due the saliva
ton Of the Union army at Franklin on
November 80. 1854.
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SOME NEW BOOKS.
Campaigns In Kentucky and Tenn.

The seventh and latest volume OF papert
published by the Military Historical So
ciety Of Massachusetts comprises thirteer
articles dealing with the Campaigns IN
KeNtuekv and Tennessee (ls62-l66D. What
invests with interest and authority
these papers. which were read before
the society. il the fact that the author
OF almost every one Of them personally
took part in the campaign or battle which
he describes. We have here a conpila-
ton Of the evidence OF eyewitnessee
regarding one Of the most important Sec
tions OF the history Of the civil war
Among the thirteen topics discussed at
tention will naturally be concentrated on
the Fort Donelson campaign. the battle
OF Shiloh, the Chickamauga campaign,
the subsequent battles about Chatta-
nooga, Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge. the battle OF Franklin. Tenn,
November 40. 1891, and the battle OF Nash
vile, which occurred about a fortnight
later. These papers represent a most
valuable contribution to the materials for
the ultimate history not yet written OF
the war between the States
The author of the review Of the Donelson
campaign Ia George A. Bruce. Captain and
evetLieutenant-C Colonel Thirteenth New
Hampshire Volunteers After recount
ing in detail the military operations cul-
ninating In the capture Of Fort Donelson
Col. Bruce bases on the data the conclu-
sion that the campaign resulted in de-
privink the Confederaoy OF the use Of
100000 soldiers and the abundant supplies
that the rich soil Of west Tennessee was
capable Of furnishing. He comedies that
In the public mind and perhaps In the
view Of most military men Nicksburg 10
stin considered the most brilliant and the
browning achievement OF the war, The
forces engaged were larger than at Donel-
son. the time consumed was much longer,
the difficulties to be overcome were more
varied and more numerous; it called into
long continued exercise higher and larger
intellectual faculties. more daring and
an inhexible will. Col Bruce insists,
however. that the qualities Of mind demon
strated in each instance were the bame,
namely, instant decision and prompt
action "If II was an inspiration OF genius
that led Grant, the moment he reached
High Land. east OF the Mississippi. to
abandon his base Of supplies and move
north to place his army between Pember-
ton and Johnston. none the lees was this
true when. having taken Fort Henry. he
resolved at once 10 advance TO the Cum
berland River and take Fort Donelson."
Both campaigns are here pronounced
faultlees in conception and execution
and of equal brillisncy. 1t is Col. Bruce's
conviction that the Donelson campaign
was second in value TO none that pre-
cedsd the great campaign OF is6l-65, which
ended at AppomattoX.
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the grandest spectacular engagement Of
the war. perhaps Of any war. Once more
the Confederacy had been as seriously
divided as when the Mississippi was
opened. All thoughtful officers saw that
it's doom was sealed. Nineteen Northern
States fought in the battle. The flag Of
Massachusetts,. side by side with that Of
Iowa, led the veterans under them TO
victory. The cheering OF the banners on
Lookout Mountain by those gathered
armies was the voice OF all the North
proclaiming that there was no stronghold
in the land from which secession could be
successfully defended
Stated In round numbers, the forces
actually engaged on the Union side at the
various stages Of the battle OF Chatta-
nooga were 5000, those on the Confeder-
ate side $1,000, That is to say. at Chatta-
nooga the Union soldiers outnumbered
the Confederates by 1000. whereas at
Chickamauga the Confederates had been
superior by at least 5000 At Chatta-
nooga the total Confederate loss was
o, 428 and the Union loss was 5,s24.
Gen. Boynton institutes a brief COM
parison between the armies Of Mcclellan
and Lee at the time Of the seven days
battle on the one hand and those which
fought at Chickamauga and about Chatta-
nooga. In the number Of infantry regi-
ments the army Of Mcclellan during the
seven days and Of Rosecrans at Chicka-
mauga differed only by two regiments
those Of Lee and Bragg by only three.
The total losses suffered by Mcclellan
during the seven days were $50 less than
those incurred by Rosecrans in two days.
The losses OF Lee for the seven days were
only i.e5s more than Bragg's at Chicka-
McClellan's missing were o.o5s,
against only. 477t for Rosecrans. We
must bear in mind that while one battle
lasted seven days the other lasted but two.
II should also be remembered that in
July. 1882, the regiments were consider |
ably stronger than we're those OF Rose
Grams in the autumn Of 1853.
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MAY COMBINE RAILROADS
Hawley and other Interests May
Form a New Trunk Line.

Chicago, April S.-Reports were cir
culated here today that a great trunk
line railway system reaching from the
Atlantic seaboard at Old Point Com
fort, Va, to Chicago st. Louis, and
Kansas City. and as far north as
South Dakota would be formed by the
consolidation of the roads now con-
trolled by Edwin Hawley and his as
sociates and the purchase of the Chi
cago, Cincinnati and Louisville Rail-
way as a connecting line.
Such combination would form a sys-
tenn of 1892 miles of main track with
a capitalization of S650,0O0,000 and
would include the Chesapeake & Ohio
the Chicago & Alton, the Toledo, st
Louis & Western Glover Leaf sys
TEN, the Iowa Central and the Mime
apols & st. Louis Railways. Allied
with Mr. Hawley are Theodore p
Shonts, Paul Morton and John w
Gates
Reports Of a combination of the
Hawley roads have been frequent OF
late but have been declared unbound
ed because of the lack of connections
1t is stated now that control of the
| Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville now
operated by the receiver, has been OBJ
tanned. This would make the desired
connection. The report of the con
solidation could not be confirmed al
though it was not authoritatively de
MED.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Barre Woman Discouraged Took Sew
ersl Morphine Pills.

Barre, April .9.-Becoming discour-
aged and respondent, Mrs. w. H
Clough, who, with her husband, re
sides on Granite street, attempted su'
icide Tuesday afternoon Dy taking sev
eral large morphine pills. As 50 N as
her husband discovered what she had
done he called DR.. y. Archambault.
The woman was unconscious but DIR.
Archambault at once administered an
antidote The woman had taken so
much of the drug, however, hat IL
was about five hours before she show
ed any signs of regaining conscious
ness. Her husband does not know
how many of the pills she took but
he thinks she must have taken eight.
After Mrs. Clough had fully Iecov-
cred consciousness she told .he doc
tor that he had saved her life this
time but next time she would take
enough so he would not be able 10 do
So 1t is said that about three years
ago the woman took an overdose Of
morphine while residing in Montpelier
and at that time her husband notified
the druggists in that city not TO sell
her any more of the drug.
DR. Archambault took away from
the house a box of morphine tablets
that he found there and he has not
flied the druggists here that they .plpst
not sell the woman drugs or poison II
any kind Mrs. Clough is about 30
years old.
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Rydale's
Tablets

are made from the prescription of a
professor in an Ohio medical college
and are especially recommended where
there is catarrhal condition of the
stomach, bile, ducts or bowels They are
the pleasantest liver medicine on earth to
be as effective and powerful as they are.
For biliousness and torpid liver they are
without an equal. so chocolate coated
tablets in metal box, 25c.
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Fort De France, April S.-Shortly
after returning from a drive this
morning. Cipriano Castro became sud
denly i'll. He complained of severe
pain in the abdomen, and it was ap-
parent that he suffered greatly. The
scar left by the operations performed
in Berlin has opened, and his condit-
ion undoubtedly is grace.
Castro was informed today of the
decision of the French government to
expel him from Martinique. He APP
peared not to believe the news.
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Elliott's Q
EmuISified Oil Liniment

is not a prescription of a specialist, but
an emulsion of kerosene oil, spirits tur-
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BY machinery process the oil globules
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man or beast as medicine can produce
Every bottle sold on a guarantee. 1t is
put up in half-pint bottles yellow
PACKAGE, 2sc. 9
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DIAMOND FINDS IMPORTANT
Discoveries in German Southwest
Africa Suggestive of Kimberley

Berlin, April S.-The latest intelli-
gence from German Southwest Africa
says the discoveries of diamonds at
Luderitz Bay are more important than
was at first supposed.
Diamonds hitherto have been pick
ed up on the sandy desert but at
tempts to bore for water led TO the
finding of blue earth pockets contain
ing diamonds similar to the Kimberley
and other South African stones.
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TABITHA:
are excellent. SAMANTHA
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Rydale's -"
Cough Elixir

The prescription for Rydale's Cough
Elixir was secured in western North
Carolina near Asheville, where so many
persons with lung trouble. go. 1t will
not and can not cure consumption, but
for coughs, colds and bronchial troubles
it never fails to benefit or cure. If it
does not you get your money back
Two sizes, 25c and soc
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Port of Spain, Trinidad, April S.
The French steamer, Guadeloupe ar
rived this morning. She was followed
into the harbor by the United States
cruiser Montana, which was in atten-
dance on her on the trip from Fort de
France where ex-President Castro
landed yesterday. Immediately the
Guadeloupe dropped anchor a number
of launches and other boats contain
ing strong armed guard proceeded
to the steamer. Only the ship ssagent
newspaper correspondents and rela-
tives of the passengers were permit
ted on board. The Guadeloupe sailed
for Carupano, Venezuela this after
noon.
Mfs. Castro expressed great disap-
pointment.
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Rydale's
TONIC

is the acme of perfection in medicine as
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old people and weak, puny children or
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superior to all other tones. Guaranteed
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JEWS BARRED IN cAUcUsEs
Admission to Resorts Denled-Ban
Also on Jewish Musicians

st. Petersburg, April S.-A special
dispatch received here from Pyatig-
orsk. a town and watering place in
Ciscaucasia, says that the governor
of the province has issued orders that
the Jews be denied admission to the
health resorts in the Caucasus during
the coming season.
Jewish musicians are barred from
playing in government orchestras.
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Rydale's
Stomach Tablets

for indigestion and dyspepsia, are COM
pounded from the prescription of man
who has made lifelong study of the
digestive organs They are not purely
artificial digestant that relieves only
temporarily, but are a combination of
the best drugs known for their tonic
effect upon the stomach and digestive
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Two sizes, csc and soc.
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Barney's
COMPOUND

is another preparation for stomach
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Barney's Compound is especially rec
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acid, and where catarrhal conditions
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il never fails to relieve -
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BORROWED BoY-WANTED 500
Mrs Ryan Refused to Return Louis
to Parents Unless Paid.

Ithaca, n. Y, April S.-Having OBJ
tanned permission from Mr.. and Mrs
James Oltz to take their eight year
old son Louis home with her as com
panion for several weeks, Mrs. Mar
garet Ryan decided not to return him
unless the father of the boy paid her
S100. She was arrested today charg-
ed with willfully OBTAINING the boy
with intent to conceal him from his
parents.
Two companions in this novel kid
mapping case will also be arrested
soon. Mr. Oltz, the father, said that
he had willingly let the boy go, but
becoming alarmed at his continued
absence, called on Mrs. Ryan to give
him up. She demanded ransom
first and the arrest followed.
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CASTRO AN ouTcAsT
French Government viii Not Allow
Him at Martinique.

Paris, April S.-The French Govern
ment decided today TO expel Cipriano
Castro, the former president of Ven
ezuela, from the French Island OF
Martinique, in the West Indies on the
ground that his presence there is like
ly to foment a revolution in Venezue-
la.
This decision followed consideration
of a cablegram from NJ. Jusserand the
French ambassador at Washington,
giving an account of his conference
with Secretary of State Knox yester-
day.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-15
Senator FCraker.

CharlOtte Observer.
 The passing of Senatcr Foraker is a tragedy in the life of man yet liv- ing. Re is very able, very forcible and for forty years has been one of the popular men of his State. He made q good war record: has been Governor and Senator: Ohio has given him all 1t had to give. disposition in the Senate has been with the men of the first class: yet he became involved in mat ters affecting his financial integrity. and the curtain falls on him as per son with public career. There are suggestions from his friends that he will rally and try to conclusions two years hence with Senator Dick. But it's never again for him. He may not know it but he has seen his finish Tn e record Is impressive and the lesson aw- full.
 The South has no reason, if it look only open his political career to sor- row an account of his fall. He was never tolerant of 1t and when 1t was weakest Is when he flew most fiercely at Its throat, No one may say wheth CT his espOusal of the cause of the guilty negroes who shot up Brownsville was most to emharrasS the President or be- cause Brownsville Is Southern and the assiIants are black. Yet Southern senators like him personally. Strange. He no doubt deserves his fate. Vet he ls an ole man, and broken, and South ern people, with their generous im- ostpulses, generous to him who was ungenerous to them when they most needed friends, will deplore the fact that his sun sets behind cloud