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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-24
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Bucklen's Arnica Salye. Its the one
perfect healer of Cuts, Corns, Burns,
Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers,
Eczema, Salt Rheum. For Sore Eyes,
Cold Sores, Chapped Hands it's supre-
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The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-24
The Date of R;Idcha-

On the authority of the available in
scriptions and of the traditions as re-
corded in the Ceylonese chronicles,
the date of the Niriana of Buddha is
found by the latest writer on the SUBJ
ject to be 4S7 B. c., and as traditions
assigns eighty years as the period Of
his life he must be considered to have
been born in the year 567 3. C.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-24
Central Minnesota Power &
Milling Company
M ention of Her,

Miss Peppery-I met Miss hewitt
to-day. Fly TIE way, she asked me if
knew you. "
Miss Gigeles-is that so?
Miss Peppery-Yes, we had quite
an argument; | happened to remark
that May Shippers was the silliest
girl ] Fnew end she-er-she simply
wouldn't agree with me.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-24
Improve the Town.

There is a good deal Of nonsense
about doing something for the farm"
What is needed vastly more is to do
something for the town; to make it's
living conditions better for the un-
fortunates whom an inexorable social
and industrial system, draws to the
city.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1909-06-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Will J. Botz attended
the wedding of the formers cousin,
Peter thinner of st. Cloud. The we'd
ding took place at the home of V.
Dumbove at Sauk Centre Tuesday.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
Captured n F1a..

Editor National Tribune: An incident
happened during the battle of Peach
Tree Creek, fought July 20. 1864. by
tie Twentieth. Fourth and the Four
teenth Corps of Gen. Sherman's army,
of which very little has been said. The
Third Division of the Twentieth Corps,
commanded by Gen. Ward formerly
by Gen. Butterfield), was in the midst
of the hottest part OF this, battle. The
charge of this division thru the dense
underbrush and out into the open field
when we came face to face with Lor-
ing's Division of Hoods army was one
Of the most desperate made during the
Atlanta campaign. The Confederate
line Immediately in front of my brigade,
the Second of the Third Division, was
composed of six Mississippi regiments
commanded by Gen. Featherstone. The
fighting at this time was almost hand
to-hand and very desperate. Our line
continued to press forward until the
enemy could not resist any longer. and
began their retreat III great disorder.
There were several flags captured from
the enemy by the Third Division. One
of these flags was picked up by myself,
and belonged to one of the Mississippi
regiments. think the 33d. The staff
was shot in two about midway. While
had this flag in my possession Capt.
Beecher, of Gen. Wards staff, rode up.
and asked me to give the flag to him,
which I did. 1 never saw or heard
anything OF the flag afterward. Can
The National Tribune or any OF its read
ers give any information as to what
became of Capt. Beecher or the ffagf
IL Capt. Beecher is alive and ! could
get his address, I would write him tn
reference to the fag.-W. Fl. Conn,r,
Co. K, 33d Ind, North Liberty, Ind.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
went Up Raccoon Ridge.

Editor National Tribune: I find ocea-
sionally reference to the charge made
up Raccoon Ridge, in Lookout Valley,
Oct. 2S, 1853, by the 33d Mass. and 73d
Ohio, part of the Second Brigade, Sec
ond Division Eleventh. Corps. As I
remember, the 33d Mass. and 73d Ohio
made two attempts to carry the Ridge
and both egiments lost6heavily His
tory does not say very mitch about this
light, which was a small affair; says
the 136th n. Y. was held in reserve. If
SO, don't know where the reserve was.
We were formed on the left of the line,
at the foot of the hfilI up have always
said I heard Gen. Steinwehr. our dfvf-
sion commander. tell Col Wood not to
send out any skirmishl line. but to fix
bayonets and go to the top. of the HILL
and not fire shot whiIe,wa were going
up. Off to our right tho 3Sd Mass. and
73d Ohio were getting In, thAir share of
the work We reached the top. and
were nred into by the snaUy. There
was one Volley from the 136th N. Y. in
return and probably some scattering
shots. Co. A lost one Eined and two
wounded. / never knewItff loss of the
other companies. The l3Sth N. Y. was
the first ON the top on he hill that
night. The main reasoffswe did not lose
as many men as the abthSfs was that
we had done no firing foJdraw return.
midnight fight that gayS tf,e Isgth N
Y credit at all for wkato4t did. In
Greeley's "History of tie Civil War"
page 4S6. Vol. 2. he says: "a thin bri-
| gade of Steinwehr's Division, which
closely Followed, was led by Col. orland
smith. OF tne fSd Ohio. on a charge up
a very steep and difficult hill farther
behind. carrying it without a shot and
| taking some Prisoners" Then on the
next column says the 73d Ohio suffered
most losing over. 100 The charge OF
the 5s6 3Sd Mass. Mass and m that of the 136th N.
intrepid and effective. IL all who wore
the white moon of the Second Brigade,
Second Division, Eleventh Corps, are
not dead. SONS of them surely know
something about this fight. and I. for
and each regiment eneaeed GET IT'S full
credit.--A Private. Co. a. 1Soth N. r.,
tVernonia, Ore. -T
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
FUNERAL OF GEN. SCOTT.
The State OF Illinois Joins I'm Testimon
of Sorrow at His Death.

The Illinois papers say that there has
been no funeral pageant since that OF
Lincoln which compares with the obse-
qutes of Comrade Thomas w. Scott, who
died as result of exposure on the in.
element Inauguration Day. Gen. Scott
was the highest ranking man who fell
a victim to the Inauguration weather.
The Illinois Legislature adjourned TO at
tend his funeral at Olney. and the Gov
ernor attended with his full staff BY
act Of the Legislature Conlrade Scott
was made a full Major-GeneraI, and
commanded the Illinois National Guard.
A large proportion of the officers and
men Of the organized militia Of the
State assisted at the funeral. It is be-
lfeved that Comrade Scott had not
missed National Encampment in the
history of the Order. He was greatly
interested in its success, and gave un-
sparingly of his time and means toward
it. He was also greatly interested IL
promoting target practice. and thrr
him Chicago is able to boast Of the
finest rifle range in the world. He
served in the 9Sth ILL.,, was promoted
for gallant and meritorious service, an6
The National tribune., 1909-04-22

|, that the children of this generation
know very little of the civil war and
what it stood for, and 1 think we are
excusable if we allow our thoughts to
wander back A or more years to events
that came directly under our obserya-
ton.
Many of you of the First Corps,
which camped in Winter quarters
around Culpeper during the Winter of
1864. will remember our surprise when
the general order was read consolidat-
ing the First Corps with the Fifth
Corps, and thereby losing our identity,
which We priced SO much. Also the ex-
citement caused by the news that Gen.
Grant was to be our commander. We
had heard of his victories in other
fields, but how would he pan out against
Gen. Lee? Would we cross the Rapi-
dan, fight a battle and then cross back
again, as we had done so often before ?
Such were the nightly talks around our
campfres. We did not despair, how
ever. but rather seemed pleased at the
change and glad of the opportunity to
show our new commander that We
could fight as good If not better than
| his Western troops.
Detailed as Orderly.
| Several months before going into
Winter quarters an order came to our
a detail of two privates from the Goth
Pa to serve temporarily as Orderlies at
Gen. Henry Baxter's headquarters. 1t
resulted in Jack Bowen, of Co. A. and
myself being chosen and ordered TO
report to- the brigade Quartermaster,
who furnished us with horse each, a
| sword and the necessary equipment,
and we were changed from the infantry
to the cavalry service, but retained ou.
infantry uniform.
| / may add here that my terminate
Bowen, now holds responsible posi-
ton in the United States Mint at Phil
adelphia. 1 felt pleased and looked
upon my position as a promotion, thG
the pay remained the same, s13 a
month.
1t is needless to say that we were
kept busy day and night. Our many
visits to different headquarters gave US
an opportunity to see many General.
and their stats. including Gen. Grant
As the 1st of May drew near the ac
tive preparations that had been goinf
IN all Winter in supplying and rein
forcing the army began to show results
When we began to move out on the 4tl
of May the Fifth Corps, recruited up t
its full quota. began its march, first tn,
cavalry, then the infantry and artillery
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
Convicted, Tho GuiitIess.

Editor National Tribune: would like
to hear from any OF the comrades that
were in Co. + or Co. G, in the 1st VT
Cav. and at the dismounted camp.
Pleasant Valley. Md. Here are a few
of the names that remember: John
Martin, Serg't Donohue. Addison
Aeoney, John McGrath- They will re.
member of Thomas Clansy having been
taken out of the camp and up to Mar
tinsburg, Va, and court-martiaied
wrongfully in March, 1855. II any of
the comrades will write to me and helm
me to get an honorable discharge from
the War Department. for my wife and
are getting pretty old and need some
assistance, 1 would be thankfuI--Thos.
Clansy, Unionville. Mass
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
Ream,s Station.

Editor National Tribune: In your Is
sue of Dec. 81, 1908, there appears an
account Of the battle at Ream'S Station,
Va, Aug. 25, 1864, in which you state
that Gen. Miles rallied the 61st N. Y,
and, striking the enemy In flank, retook
one of the batteries and portion Of the
works. This statement Is not In accord
ance with the facts. I was First Ser
geant Of Co. E. 5th N. II. I was wound
ed thru the left hip just in rear of one
Of the guns of Douchey's Battery, and
lay in that position until Maj. James E;
Larkin, with the 5th N. H., charged ur
| over me and retook the battery or a
portion of It.. I. with the guns, was
taken to rear by command of Maj. Lar
kin. There was no other line charged
| over me or over the field to my right
or left as far as I could. see, and tho
only field officer in sight when the 5th
N. H. retook the guns was Maj. Larkin.
John r. McCrillis. Captain, Go. e, 5th
N. H, 142 Pleasant street, Marlboro.
Mass.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
The 1O6tIl Pa.

Editor National Tribune: I have Just
been shown copy of your paper of
March II, in which you give a brief
history of the regiments composing the
Old Philadelphia Brigade, and in the
few lines devoted to each you head
them "one of the fighting regiments"
until you come to the 10Gth, and then
you omit it. Now, the 106th belonged
to the same brigade. 1t was in every
fight that The brigade was in; it fought
just as hard as any of the other regi-
ments, and also claims the same honor
and the same compliments as either of
the others. 1t mustered in a total of
I.035 men, and lost in battle "a killed,
307 wounded and 127 captured, 81 died
of their wounds and "a died i'm rebel
prisons, a total loss of killed, wounded
and captured of SIS and died 1872, in
cluding those mentioned above that
died of wounds and in rebel prisons. 1t
was the only regiment of the brigade
that kept up its organization until the
end of the war, its re-enlisted men being
sufficient to organize a battalion which
vas kept in the service until June 30,
1865, except the 69th, which was also
mustered out at the same time. We
ask for no special praise for our SER
vices, but do not want to be deprived
Of our rights and the credit due us. At
Gettysburg it was our regiment that
chdrseu ioEWdru On tne AFTERNOON or
The I'd and drove back Wright's Georgia
Brigade. and at the Codori House cap
.ured ESQ prisoners. including Col Glib
| son. five Captains and Is Lieutenants,
and its last service was on the skirmish
| line on April 8, 1865. Additional in
formation of the services of this regi-
| ment can be obtained from its history.
| written by myself. now in the Congress
sional Library, in case you are called
| upon again for any account Of its SER
| 'iees.-Jos. r. Cowan, Philadelphia, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
TUNNELED TO BRIEF FREEDOM.
A Successful Piece of Engineering al
Danyiilc.

Editor National Tribune: I have read
with interest Comrade Maione's article
in reply to Comrade Mccall in regard
TO the break-out at Danviile Prison.
1 was taken prisoner at tie battle of
Chickamauga, and with others taken
TO large building across the street
from Castle Thunder, in Richmond.
After having been stripped and
searched for all the valuables the john
nies could find in our possession. we
were transferred to different tobacco
warehouses in the city. The Smith
building fell to our lot, where we were
confined until on or about Dec. IL,
1863, when they took us to Danvilie,
Va, as they alleged, nearer to their
source of supply of provisions. The
Smith building prisoners were there
confined in No. Prison. another large
tobacco warehouse. In the latter part
Of January, 1864, the prisoners on the
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
THE BURNED cHANGaEL6n HOUSE.
The I'd Del Was CeriaIaly There and
HelpcdlH 2

The I'd Del. Was Ceriaialy There and
Editor National n'1p TppiSabe: g. the Jan.
% issue of your valuable paper appears
an article written bJlToAnrade John
Kelley, Corporal. Co ID II s0th Pa, en-
titled The Burned Chancellor House."
| in which the writer asserts that neither
TAI. Mulholland (now GeneraD nor
| the I'd Del. We're present on. participat-
ed in that event. but that the 140th Pa.
performed the daring and heroic act of
carrying out the wouudeaq from the
burning house. His claim lis prepos-
ferrous and cannot be proven. In my
article lupon which he bases his re-
marks) ! quoted from fthenofficial re-
port of Gen. John r. Brooke. in COM
mand of our brigade. and he certainly
would not have made false report.
Notwithstanding his statement that
Gen. Mulholland or the I'd Del We're
not there, he certainly is mistaken, as
both the General and the I'd Del. were
there, and the Official Records of the
Civil War;" published by the War De-
partment. say SO, and l myself say so,
for l was there.
I have no desire to. and will not. get
into an argument with Cemrade Kelley
as my claims in the article written by
me need no defense. IL he will search
the records, as 1 have done, he will see
the false position he has assumed in
this matter
Furthermore. 1 made no claim that
the I'd Del. helped to carry off the guns
of Capt. Lepine's 5th Me. Battery. over
which there has been so many claims
as to who did do it. The 140th Pa, 50
says Gen. Mulholland. helped to drag
away one of the pieces (and have no
doubt but that it is true). assisted by
the men of the 116th IA.
Il =; 4 OF
ticle very carefully. The statements
made were from undoubted official au-
thority, and cannot be rightly disputed.
He must have been afllic>ed with i'm
paired vision at that time, or he would
not have made the assertions contained
in his letter.
1 feel sure that Gen. Brooke would
not have made the statements that he
did in his official report (from which
quoted) if they were not truthful
The cemrade may try to delude HIM
self with the idea that the 140th Pa.
nearly 1000 strong" was the only
regiment at the Chancellor House when
it was burned on the Sd of May, 1868:
but the I'd Del. was there, nearly 800
strong, and he will have to bring for
ward more than his mere assertion that
such was the fact in the face of the
undoubted and substantial evidence
presented by me. I think his regiment
was to the right OF the Chancellor
House, and not in the rear of it, as he
claims.
The I'd Del. was supporting Capt
Pettits Battery, which was to the left
OF the house, and on line with 1t,
and. as near as my memory serves me,
not over 100 feet from it, while the bat
terry of brass guns was partly in the
rear of the house. Honor to whom
honor is due. c. Smith, Lieu
tenant, Co. A, I'd Del, Newtown, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
Stories Emneny Worth Telling Of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

Fearing that Sherman would release
the prisoners at Andersonville, they
sent the prisoners to different parts of
the Confederacy. The crowd that l
was with were sent to Charleston for a
month to await the completion Of the
stockade at Florence, S. c. and a week
after Wilmington fell into our hands
were sent thru our lines under flag or
truce at that place. from there to Pa
role Camp, and home just three days
before Richmond fell.
1 would like to hear from more of
our tunnel brotherS.-JOhn II. Shirk,
Co. z, 10Th Pa, Woods, Ore.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22

received special concentrations from
Gems. Minty and Long. on whose stans
he served. One Of the last acts Of Pres
ident Lincoln was signing his commits.
sion as Major for bravery at Selma, Ala.
He was a personal friend Of Grant,
Hayes. Garfield, Harrison, Roosevelt,
Taft and Speaker Cannon. He grew up
with Cannon at Danville. and had ale
ways been much attached to him
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
OPENING THE BATTLE.
A Pennsylvania Boy Runs In the Enc
my's Picket Line i'm the Wilderness.

Editor National Tribune: No doubt
it is very Interesting to many comrades
to read the articles in The National
Tribune. giving account of their obser-
vation and experience without unnec-
essary laudation. 1t is almost fact
The National tribune., 1909-04-22

Where Is +. NJ. c.?
VIII Gen. Frederick M. Clark send
his address to H. B. Jeffries, care Ma
tional Tribune?
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
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The National tribune., 1909-04-22
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thousands in every stage OF this cruel dis.
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The National tribune., 1909-04-22
None but Veterans Admitted.
Dependent Daughters.

Miss E. s., La Crosse, Wis, makes a
plea for dependent daughters. Her
father served thru the war. and took
part in many OF its greatest battles. He
received a pension of $24 month for
disease contracted in the service. She
remained at home with him, nursed
him carefully for many years and is
now left destitute, without any recog-
milton by the Government.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22

$50 MONTH. $50 Expense Allowance ss start 70
put out Merchandise q Grocery CatAloga MAJ; Order
House. American Home supply Co., Desk w. Z,
Chicago. Ill
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
Fighting Regiments.

Samuel F. McCloud. I'd N. J., Long
Branch, N. j., says that he has to laugh
at the citation of certain regiments as
fighting regiments. All of the regi-
ments were fighting regiments, but it
so happened that some were on the
spot and caught a heavy part Of the
fighting. while others just as good were
not thrown by the fortune Of war into
that emergency.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
At Mission Ridge.

John A. Schmitt, 1027 Ninth avenue
Helena, Mont, wants to see how the
pictures of the battle OF Mission Ridge
comedies with his remembrance. He
belonged to the 27th ILL.,. and was or
the right OF the line. He got grand
view of the fight until the charge came
down diagonally to where he was stand
ing, and was received by storm OF
canister. Then he began looking fol-
shelter. Things were, coming his way
entirely too freely.
The National tribune., 1909-04-22
What Regiment Did the Best March
ing?

William Hall, 18th w. Va, asks what
regiment was captured with the 54th
Pa, and also what regiment did the
best marching during the war. or which
made the most miles during its service.
Now, don't all answer at once.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-08
BIG DECREASE OF NEW YORK
SPECIAL FRANCHISE VALUES
Valuation Has Fallen Off Nearly
Eighteen Million This Year, as
Compared With 1908.

NEW YORK, April S.-The valua-
ton of New York city's special fran
chises has fallen off nearly $1S,000,0 900
this year, as compared with the figures
of 1908, and is only s7,734,000 greater
than the valuation of 1907. The state
board of tax commissioners announces
that the total valuation of the special
franchises held by the corporations Of
New York city for 1909 was $474,5S9
500. The decrease is accounted for by
a change in the method of computa-
ton made to meet various court de-
cisions.
The greatest reduction is shown in
the case of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany, which will pay tax this year
on only $S2,676,000, as compared with
valuation of $1O6,2OO,OOO in 1908.
There is also a reduction of nearly 3d.
coo, 900 in the valuation of the fran
chise of the Brooklyn Union Gas COM
pany. The appraisal of the Metropoli-
tan railway system is also cut nearly
$3,000,000.
In the case of the Pennsylvania Tun-
mel & Terminal company there is big
increase. The valuation this year is
SIS, 100000, compared with s6,S16,5oO
in 1908. About $1,30O,00O is added to
the valuation to the franchise held by
the New York Telephone company
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-08
ANOTHER JAPANESE
WOES WHITE GIRL
SCARLET FEVER SCARE.

KENNEWICk, Wash, April s.
Especial. Mrs. William Murray, died
at the home of William Howell yes
terday afternoon at o'clock, of scar
let fever. Mrs. Murray had only been
i'll for a few days. She was buried
last night, at midnight, in the local
cemetery She was a widow and had
formerly been employed at the Ken
newick hotel.
Three other cases of the dreaded
disease has been reported. While the
authorities do not believe that Kenne-
wick has an epidemic of the fatal
malady, no public meeting of any
nature will be held until further not
ice. All children will be kept off the
streets and every possible precaution
taken to prevent the further spread
of the disease The cases that have
developed are kept, in strict quaran-
tine.
After carefully considering the mat
ter the city fathers, together with
the health officer decided it was better
to nip the disease in the bud, before it
sperad any further.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-08
RING WILL NOT
PERMIT A VOTE

to occur is vote on motion to strike
out the countervaling duty on petro-
leum and it's products
The other thing Payne and Dalzell
are determined to prevent is a vote
on motion to increase the beer tax
from 81 to $3.50 per barrel
The rulers Of the house are willing
to allow votes on a number of con-
tested schedules, but on the two men
toned they are not willing to let the
house report it's verdict
1t is certain that if the house got a
vote on motion to strike from the
bill the provision which gives more
than 100 per cent protection to Stand
ard Oil, the provision would be votec
out of the bill by an almost unanimous
vote.
Not daring to permit a vote on oil
and beer and being determined that