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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03
1T PAYS TO READ TIT BIBLE.

1t pays to read the Bible, =
solemnly said Steve Marsh the
other day as he gazed at pile of
green paper representing 81. 867
in his home in Fairfield, near
Caldwell, n. j. 1 wish I'd start
ed reading that Bible thirty five
years ago. What wouldn't I've
done with all that money in those
days?"
And if Auntie Sarah Marsh,
who went beyond" thirty five
years ago, was looking down at
Nephew Steve just then, he might
have heard spirit voice whisper.
That'n teach you to read the
good book always"
Almost 5000 bills were found,
ranging in denomination from 10
cents to SO. The smaller ones
were shinplasters," which were
withdrawn from circulation in
the early '7Os. The total value
of the Bibles treasure may be
even larger, as it is possible some
of the issues of the 10, % and so
cent currency may command a
premium from collectors.
Mr.. Marsh made his discovery
when packing his trunk prepara-
tory to starting to join his son,
Steve Marsh, jr., near Denver.
He was undecided whether to
take the old Bible with him or to
leave it with his cousin. Abram
Marsh of Fairfield, with whom
he has lived recently.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03
Advice TO Correspondents.

If you've got thing that's happy.
Boil it down:
Make it short and crisp and snappy,
Boil it down;
When your brain its coin has minted.
Down the page your pen has sprinted.
If you want your effort printed
Boil it down
Take out every surplus letter.
Boil it down;
Fewer syllables the better.
Boil it down:
Make your MEANING PLAIS-eXpreSS it
SO wen know. not merely guess it.
Then. my friend. ere you address it,
Boil it down
Cut out all the extra trimmings
Boil it down;
Skim it well. then skim the skimmings.
Boil it down;
When you're sure 'twould be a sin to
Cut another sentence in two.
Send it on and Wen begin to
Boil it down.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-07-03

Had dyspepsia or indigestion
for years. No appetite, and what
l did eat distressed me terribly.
Burdock Blood Bitters cured
me. "-J. H. Walker, Sunbury, o.
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recapture Of De Gress' Battery. Members
of the S1st Ohio say that their Colonel
(R r. Ajamst, then commanding the
First Brigade of the First Division Of the
Sixteenth Corps, was the brigade that
made the recapture. {, L slept that night
within a few yards Of the lie Gress Bat
terry. / was up early on the morning of
July %, and went and looked at the bat
terry. IL was wrecked beyond repair, one
gun bursted. dead horses here and there,
and dead artillerymen all over the ground.
l then went down on the battlefield. The
dead and wounded were scattered all
around The Surgeons and Hospital
Stewards were picking them up as fast as
they could. Gen Sherman's definition OF
war is the only definition that truly fits
the case.
We then went back TO our original posi-.
ton on the front line. and the siege oi
Atlanta WAS on. We fired one gun every
half hour. The skirmishers kept up con
tinual fire day and night. There were no
movements OF the army until about July
~ or ~. when the Army of the Tennessee,
under Logan, moved to our right, which
brought on the battle of Ezra Church
which was fought by Logan. The above
movement left the Twenty-third Corps T.
hold the extreme eastern end of the line
of decentralization. The Army Of the Ohit
occupied the above line until the night Of
Aug. !. when we moved out. On Aug. Z
the Twenty-third Corps moved up and in.
trenched on Utoy Greek. and on Aug.
Sherman ordered the Fifteenth Corps anc
| the Twenty-rhird Corps, both under the
command of Schofield. to force crossing
| of the North Fork of Utoy Creek. Has
calls Division crossed the creek promptly
with but little opposition. Here the rebels
put a four-gun battery behind some greer
|, bushes. fred down our line and killed ant
wounded a great many of our men.
! took a few canteens down TO the creek Il
| fill them with water for the boys on tn
| front line, and when | got back l saw 10
| of our men killed and wounded and on
| gunner of the Fifteenth Ind. Battery witt
| his head shot etirely of.-John 3. Vai
| Arsdel. 7iS East La Sale Ave-, Soutl
! Bend, Ind.
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railroad to rest, and New Hampshire
regiment came up to Join on our left.
Their right Tapped over our left, which
brought some OF their ffen Ill our rear.
The Colonel in command OF the New
Hampshire men gave the order to fire.
1 tried to stop them from firing, as I
knew part Of my regiment were in
front of them. Some pf the, boys who
stood near me did not fire. The Col
onel came to me, then ordefed me to
hold my tongue and not interfere with
his men again and c6mmafided them
to fire, and would not 'fisten,to my as
sertion that our men Were. in front of
him. stopped some of them from
firing again, catching hold ofion mans
gun. The officer was furious,s, and came
for me with drawn sword. I did not
propose to be cut down by him, so
faced him with my Spencer aimed and
hammer raised. He halted. I lowered
my gun. He wanted to know what 1
meant by interfering with his men. I
told him the position of the 11Sth N. Y.
He said he was mistaken. and supposed
he was entirely to our left. This ended
the matter, and We went on up to my
regiment Soon after we all had to
run. The boys of Co. C will remember
them. If the officer who was in COM
mand of the New Hampshire boys or
any of his men remember this affair, I
should like very much to hear from
them. / have written this as I remem-
ber it, and as a private thinks he saw
it. i hope some of the boys will wake
up and tell us all about the second Fair
oaks affair. Reading The National
tribune is the next thing to going visit
ing. and thru its columns we talk of old
t1mes.-James III. Estes. Co. c. 11Sth
N. Y, Keene Valley, n. Y.
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the dry ditch, crossed over and formed line
in the third position. In the meantime
the 18th n. Y. was going up the hill with
their red britches and caps, making noise
enough to frighten the devil. We started
up the hill, without saying a word, at a
right-shoulder-shift arms. The Goth Ill.
did the most OF the work, but We were
right at their backs While the Goth Ill.
was clearing up the works, we started on
for Jonesboro, when we met Capt. Wise
man. who halted us and sent us back to
the works, saying: you may be able to
whip Cleburne, but not him and Lee com
bined."
Now. in regards to the 17th n. Y. Their
Colonel was killed in position t3} and the
Lieutenant Colonel halted the regiment
and tried to reform the line. which was a
fatal mistake, as they lost % men at that
point. As regards the 10th and 18th Mich,
they will have to show up what they did,
for had all l could do to keep the three
regiments mentioned in view. When you
put your history in book form give us a
show Raum's History did not give these
three regiments any notice.. w. Hay
den, 10th H., 2214 Grant St, Berkeley,
Cal.
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SECOND FAIR OAKS.
The skirmish There Oct. 27, 1854

Editor National Tribune: In the issue
of July there is an item about the
second Fair Oaks skirmish, on Oct. 81,
1864 There never has been an ac-
count of that affair that was satisfac-
tory to my mind. My regiment was
there (the 11Sth n. Y.4, deployed as
skirmishers on the extreme left My
company Co being the left company,
we advanced to within a few rods of
small fort, halted and hugged the
ground, and, as / understood, We're
waiting for support before advancing
any farther. We lay there some time.
There seemed to be but few men in
began to arrive. Horsemen were seen
coming in with an extra man tand
sometimes two) on their horses. The
extra would dismount, the rider wheel
about and soon return with another
load. Thus before any further advance
was made the enemy had ample time
to get help, which they fully improved,
as what happened after proved. l never
could make out whether this was only
intended to merely draw the enemy to
this point for some purpose or whether
some one blundered. However, after a
time a charge was made on our right.
Said charge was repulsed, as we all
know. Then, just before the rebels
came out in force and We had to dig
out, our Orderly, Serg't VIM. Forbes,
was killed, while near the fort r. Fini-
gan was severely wounded. 1 helped
Finigan off the field, saluted by show
ers of bullets and two charges of grape
or canister. The first shot struck ahead
of US; the second shot plowed up the
dirt just behind Us, nearly throwing me
down. AS remember, It was about 80
rods across the field, with railroad
bed near the center. I stopped here to
rest, then went on, delivered Finigan
to the doctor. and then started to re-
turn to my regiment, stopped at the
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again with our command at Fayettes-
Vile, 1 would like very much TO know
If any of the old gang OF prisoners or
which 1 was one still live. If so,
would like very much to hear from
them. The experiences Of those days
will never be erased from our minds
until death calls us from this world.
We are but few in number, and will
soon be numbered with the now un-
seem"
Comrade James II. Case, of Co. e.
1st Cal Cav, "a member of Cornman
Post, G.. A r." forgot to give his post
office or State, but writes: II think
that can claim the longest and quick
est march. Nine of us were detailed in
August. 1863. to carry express mail
from Tucson. Ariz-, to Apache Pass.
Ariz., 100 miles. in 80 hours. We did
1t, and without change of horses. Two
men gave out, and we left them at a
way station. Comrade Wells died after
We got thru"
A. ]. Parker Leom.nster, Mass,
writes: Post SO, G.. A. r., is trying to
obtain pictures of all comrades who
are or ever were on its rolls. Some We
cannot locate. Will readers of The Ma
tional Tribune help us?"
Comrade William Lunsford, Co. r.
AID Ind, Washington, Ind, desires to
correct one mistake that comrade
made in regard to the regiments cap
tured between Camden and Pine Bluff.
They were: 43d Ind, 36th Iowa and
77th Ohio. The comrade said 43d Ohio
instead of 43d Ind. which was in ad-
vance of the wagon train. the 77th Ohio
being in rear Of>the train and the 36th
Iowa scattered thru it.
Comrade George w. Sweet. Sergeant.
Co /, 125th N. Y. Norton. ~, Y writes:
Some time ago l saw a communication
from a member of some cavalry regi-
ment telling of his regiment capturing
two pieces of artillery at the battle of
Gettysburg and asking if that was all
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THE BUZZARD ROOST BLOCK
HOUSE.
Its Gallant Defense by Co. D, 115th Ill.

Its Gallant Defense by Co. d, 115th Ill.
Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue of July Is, 1909. you refer te the
defense of blockhouse which COM
manded the road thru Buzzard's Roost
Gan, and stated that there is no exist
ing record of the defenders.
The blockhouse referred to was on
the railway running from Chattanooga
to Atlanta, and was three miles south
of Tunnel Hill. 1t was defended by Co.
ID, 115th H., commanded by Capt. Sam
ueI Hymer The attack on the block
house was made by Bates Division of
Hoods army on Oct IS, 1864. The
Confederate force first appeared about
noon of that day. The action COM
til about D. m. At 10 p. m. the block
house was surrendered. 1t was then in
ruins. OF the company defending II,
five were dead, six were very seriously
wounded, and nearly all of the others
had received injuries from splinters,
conclusion and other means. Capt
Hymer had been deafened by cannon
shot, which took off the head of one of
his men standing near him. Thirty
seven members of the company surrea-
dered, and were taken to the South as
prisoners. The Captain was not ex-
changed until near the close of the war,
and, l believe, never returned to his
regiment, and no official report of the
affair appears. However, very excellent
accounts of it can be found in the his
tory of the 115th Ill, written by l. H G.
Royse, of that regiment, and will be
found on pages 219-221 and 2S0-2S4.
An excellent portrait of Capt. Hymer as
he then appeared is found opposite
page 220.
The effect of the defense was to de-
lay the Confederate advance northward
for half a day or more, to permit the
eight companies of the 115th ILL.,, sta
toned at Tunnel Hill, to withdraw in
safety, and to give to the commander
at Chattanooga further time to prepare
for defense.
The affair should not be confused
with the gallant defense made by a
detachment of the 115th Ohio at Over
airs Creek, near Murfreesboro.
1t is interesting to know in .connec-
ton with the incident at Buzzard's s
Roost Gap that Capt. Hymer was after
| wards breyetted Major and awarded a
| Medal of Honor for his gallantry there,
| and that in February, 1902, Congress
granted him a pension of $50 per
month. One of the most ardent sup
porters of that measure was Senator
Bate, from Tennessee, who had COM
manded the division which assailed the
blockhouse.
This affair should appear in the his
| tory of the campaigns in Georgia of
| 1864. 1t would be of much interest TO
see in your paper cuts showing the
ground plan and elevation of the block
| house. or if they cannot be procured to
have description given of it by some
survivor of the garrison.-G. S. Robin
son, Co. II, 115th Ill, Des Moines. Iowa
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MoRGAN's DIVISION.
The First brigade at Jonesboro.

Editor National Tribune: have read
history, all that 1 could get hold of, about
the Jonesboro charge, wherein j. ID. Nor
gan's Division and his original brigade
participated. l have not been able TO see
anything that gives true account of what
the First Brigade did in that charge. l
know that Morgan was not popular, only
with his brigade, and guess the quill-driy-
ers that were in the scrap are all dead. l
have made sketch of our positions, so as
to make it plain. l learned to sketch from
MARK Twain" / would like the COM
sades that are left to see this statement,
and TO have their judgment on the ques-
tion. The reason l did not mention the
10th and 18th Mich. was they We're not in
sight. / am only telling what ! saw, no
hearsay. You can biue-pencil all or part
of this print, or sketch, and description of
the charge.
About s 80 .. m, We were in the
second position. All the field officers were
gathered around Gen. Morgan. I was fle-
closer Of Co. 1, 10th ILL.,, and the Johnnies
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Stories Emnenty Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

dered to change front from the south tt
east. Woods Division of the Fifteenth
Corps was Joined to our left: We stood
in that position about one hour, when, to
our amazement, we saw the rebels coming
at charge bayoncts. Woods Division
fixed bayonets and made a counter charge.
As Woods Division went down the slope
they dropped SO low that the batteries of
the Twenty-third Corps opened a terrible
fire over their heads. which repuised the
rebels and drove them back in their works.
but not until they had captured De Gress'
Battery of 20-round Parrott guns. One OF
the guns was burst when the Johnnies
captured the battery. 1t was recaptured
by brigade of the Sixteenth Corps, COM
manded by Brig. .-Gen. r. n. Adams.
There has been considerable discussion
among our comrades here as to who it was
and what regin nents it was that made the
The National tribune., 1909-08-05

that was captured. L do not know just
how many pieces were captured. but I
do know that the 126th y. Y. captured
two pieces on the evening of July ..
south of the Bloody Angle and up the
slope not far from the Emmitsburg
road. The f26th y. Y. belonged to tho
Third Brigade, Third Division, Second
Corps"
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opened their four-gu battery with canis-
ter on us, giving raking fire. AS We were
not one of the Fighting Regiments, we
could not stand it. l looked all around to
find field officer, but could not locate one,
in loud voice, Battalion. charge-frOnt
to the right-double-q
You ought to have seen them go. The
18th N. Y, seeing us CO. left their second
position, and our two regiments struck
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THE TwENTYTHIRD CORPS.

0oInething as to Its Share in the Siege
of Atlanta.
Editor National Tribune: Closing in on
Atlanta and the siege. and the part that
the Army of the Ohio took, both in the
preliminary battle Of Peach Tree Greek
and the subsequent siege OF Atlanta, are
still bright on the pages of memory, as ii
they happened but yesterday. The Twenty
fhirj Corps was at Decatur on July 10,
aud on the morning OF the Doth we moved
early. L will have to refer to history for
the official movements of the army.
The Army of the Tennessee, advancing
along the railroad. and Scofield, with the
Army of the Ohio, upon a parallel road
q mile and half farther north. Howard,
with Stanleys and Woods divisions, was
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The 18th Mich

Editor National Tribune: I enlisted in
the 18th Mich, Co. II, and lost my left
arm at Second Bull Run, Aug. 80, 1852
would like ,H to hear from any Of the ,,s boys
about the 1st of November Cornelius
Van Horn, Kingston, Mich.
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REcEIrr THAT CURES MES-FREk
.s7.
Send Name and Address Toaay--Yos.
Can Have 1t Free and Be stron:
and Vigorous.
pEcElpr THAT CURES MES-rREx

have in my possession prescription for nervous
decline lack OF visor weakened manhood. falling
memory and lame beck, etc. that has cured many
worn and nervous men right in their own homes
without any ndditi nal help medicine have de-
termined send copy Of tho prescription, free OF
charge In PLAN. ordinary sealed envelope to any
mar who viii write for il.
This prescript on comes from a physician who has
made special study OF men. and am convinced t Is
the surestacting combination for the cure of fang
manhood aud vyor- failure ever put together.
think owe 1t to my fellow men to send them .
copy In confidence. so that any man. anywhere who
is weak and discouraged with repeated failures may
stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines
secure what believe Is the understanding, YextofS
tive upbuildng. .5PDT-TOUCHING remedy eyer ds-
vised. and himself ut home quietly and quick
ly. Just drop me line like this: Dr. A. = Robinson
1854 Luck Bldg, Detroit. Mich. and will send You
copy of this splendid receipt. IN plain. ordinary
sealed envelope. free OF charge.
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Some Question of Date.

Comrade James Moore Sergeant. Co.
k 136th Pa, writes from Johnstown,
Pa: In looking over Picket Shots of
March Ia L notice William ,Kepler,- of
Grafton; o., says he was the fifth man
to cross the bridge back of F'redericks-
burg on Dec. Is. 1852. at Has a. m. I
would like to know which way he was
going. crossed below Fredericksburg,
with my regiment, at the Barnerd house,
in the afternoon of Dec. IL, 1862. On
the morning of Dec. 13 we went into the
fight, and / was left near the railroad
with bullet thru both legs, and did
not get to cross back at the same place.
i don't know why Comrade Kepler was
crossing at that time of day when we
were fighting"
The National tribune., 1909-08-05

WANTED-Rudolph Miller, No. 4219 st.
Ferdinand Ave, ST. Louis. No., would ike
to hear from lady and get her name: who
was at the Adams Hospital Memphis. Tenn.
where / was taken from the Sultana. and
wrote q letter to a friend in Cincinnati.
Ohio and told me 1 could thank the Lord
that l was alive yet.
The National tribune., 1909-08-05
ADDRESSES WANTED

WANTED-The address of soldiers OF Co.
G, 1st. Regt., n. Y. Vol. Inft., Mexican War.
Address Mrs II. W. Farnsworth, Martin,
Mich.
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Did 1t Blow Away?
Razor From Away Back.

Chas. E. Gould, Alanson. Mich,
writes: "In the Spanish-American War
I enlisted in the 35th Mich. My father.
Edwin G. Gould, served in the war
against rebellion in Co. D, 18th Ill.
Now staying with me is William III.
Sweet. whose father, Allen Sweet,
served in Co. X, 18th Mich, and. now
in his 18th year, is in fair health. w.
II. Sweet has a razor that he received
from Hiram Briggs, who barbered in
the service and carried and used this
razor all thru the war. and. he states,
with it shaved Gen. Grant, who sat on
the end of a log for that purpose, at
the foot of Shiloh hill, soon after the
battle -
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Yes, Fourteenth Corps Was There.

J. A. Telford. Co. III, 9Sth Ohio.
writes: "Our brigade-Second Brigade.
Second Division, Fourteenth Corps
embraced the 34th and 18th ILL.,, 9S.h.
108th, 18th and 121st Ohio. we
marched thru Columbia when the cot
ton was yet burning; had to keep on
the left of the street and on quick time
because of the fire: therefore / know
that Comrade Schott will have to give
up his position that only the Fifteenth
Corps marched thru the city"
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Approves the Limit.

VIM. II. Marriott, who does not state
his regiment or company. writes from
Woodlawn, Md: II am utterly opposed
to granting pensions to widows of SOL
diers who married later than 1890.
Young women do not marry old men
merely to take care of them. & They
would want to get them out of the way
as soon as possible. There might be
some exceptions to the Spanish War
veterans. provided they did not marry
man over so years old" -
The National tribune., 1909-08-05
Crocker's Iowa Brigade.

: Martin Cottenbaugh. Seattle, WASH,
corrects a statement in regard to the 18th
Iowa. The 18th Iowa belonged to what IS
generally known as Crocker's Iowa Bri-
gade, which was composed of the 11th,
18th. 10Th. and 10Th Iowa. and was com
manded at various times by Cols. Read,
Crocker, and Belknap. 1t nearly always
belonged TO the Fourth Division OF the
Seventeenth Corps.
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HELP WANTED.

WASrED-censas Office Clerks. Railway Mail
w Clerks, City Carriers Postoffice Clerks October
and November examinations. $500 10 $500 yearly
Common education. Political Influence unnecessary
Candidates coached free Write for schedule. Frank
lin Institute, Dept. IS, Rochester, y. Y.
+ HAVE optical apparatus. and can furnish
l. others that two persons can make frem soOo 70
$40 O, each tiay will sell for 5000 and furnish
printed matter with same Boxed by express 10 any
address. Old soldiers preferred Send postage.
Joseph L. Dunn st Joseph, No.
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Gum Springs.

Il. p. Seeley, 9th n. j., Bridgeton. y. j.,
wants to know the exact location of Gum
Springs, Va. The I'd n. j., to which ne
belonged, was camped there sometime and
he remembers the execution of a man for
an assault on an old lady, and he wishes
some of the comrades who remember the
affair to write him.
The National tribune., 1909-08-05

NY MAN SUFFERING FROM ATRoPHY
"a yaricoceie. or any form OF weakness. can find a
good remedy in TuFko Giant Ginfmenr & is harm
Jess outward aFpiication acts directly the
and mscleS aud gives strength aud vitality
Young men. A snat box sealed In plain wrapper.
2oc; large hox ~. We guarantee to gre satisfaction
Ave-. New York. .
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MiScELLAN EoUs.

MISCELLANEOUS
BABY CHICKS Sc each. Shipped safely anywhere.
Culver Poultry Farm. so4 Burnham. Benson. Neh
TIyOBACCo HABIT CURED or No Cost Harmless
l. home treatment NlKo Works. Wichita, Kansas
DROTHER: Accidentally have discovered root that
ID WILL cure both tobacco habit and Indigestion.
Gladly send particulars B. Stokes, Mohawk. Florida
The National tribune., 1909-08-05
The Kearsarge's Weather vane.

p. H. Blumpey. 396 Hanard St, Brook
line, Mass, wants to know about a
weather vane which he has in his posses
sion.- 1t has been represented to him that
it was at the masthead of the Kearsarge.
Do any of the readers of The National
Tribune know anything about it: