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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11
Little Of Everything.
He Knew His Friends.

Yes, SIR" boosted the hotel proprietor.
that dogs the best rat-catchin' dog in
the state.'
Even as he spoke two big rats scurried
the Office floor. The dog merely wrinkled
his nose.
RAT dog.' scoffed the travelling man.
Look at that. will your
HUH" snorted the landlord. He
knows them. But just you let a strange
rat come in here once!'-Everybody' $
Magazine
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11
Tuesday, May II, 1909.

The Shah of Persia seems to have
kept well informed upon recent events
in Constantinorle. as is indicated by his
readiness to give Persia a new con-
stitution. Persia has been having a
new constitution pretty regularly in re-
cert years, but somehow the treatment
does not seem TO take.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11

The rubber output at Assam. India.
last year was not satisfactory in quail
ity-onlr S.9i6 pounds obtained from
642 acres. or thirteen pounds an acre
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11
Daily kenneber Journal
ESTABLISHED ,s2s

No notice whatever will b taken Of
unsigned communications.
The Journal cannot Be held response.
BILE for the preservation or return Of
rejected communication
Address oil communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11

Three games have been played in thu
Maine college series and each has beer
won by a single score. Lively time
before the championship is settled.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11

In tearing down the old st. CroiX and
Penobscot r. r. station at Midtown
last week, woikmen found several old
coins, one SO cent piece bearing the date
Of 1891.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11
Maine Gossip
Optimism.

Optimism.
| have no faith, but this one fact find,
That love is growing stronger every
What we call sin is what love leaves be-
What we call good attracts it on it's
way.
l have no hope; with Gods love in my
heart
What is a selfish loss to care about?
If in the world I've played my little part.
Let Him-who lit the candle-put it out.
1 have no fear, and so t is-day by day
AS best 1 can. go along Lifes way
To that vast future where all men must
1 have no creed but love! Is there a hell
Where some poor, tortured soul cries
out in pain?
Then let me take his hand and wish him
And wait until he finds his heaven
again.
Only three weeks to the next holiday,
and that is real one, zoo.
The temporary trouble of the Wa
tervil!e Trust company simply empha-
size the splendid condition of Maine's
banking institutions.
Three games have been played in the
Maine college series and each has been
won by a single score Lively times
before the championship is settled.
In tearing down the old ST. CroiX and
Penobscot r. r. station at Midtown
last week. woikmen found several old
coins, one SO cent piece bearing the date
Of 1891.
Fort Kent numbers among it's citi-
zens a centenarian. Charles Boulanger
of that place being l01 years of age and
still hale and hearty: not as frisky.
perhaps. as he was so years ago. but
still glad he is living.
Elisha w. Pike, who for some time
has been editor and proprietor of the
PASSPORT Citizen. has laid down the
editorial pen to give his whole energy
to the practice of law. Rev. ]. r. Nor
wood this week becomes owner and
manager of the Citizen. Mr.. Pike will
be missed from the ranks of Maine
journ alism. as he has made the Citi-
zen d good paper.
Bath vessels are built on honor a
fact amply testified to by the large
number of old-timers still in service.
recent example of their comparative
indestructibility is furnished by the
case of the schooner Henry Clausen,
Jr., product of the New England Co..
which was abandoned by her crew last
November after they had given up all
hope of being able to save her, so bat
tered had she been by an Atlantic
storm. All winter she drifted at the
mercy of the fierce winds and waves
of the Atlantic which buffeted her in
vain. and last month she was picked
up in the vicinity of the Azores and
towed into Corvo. Quite possibly af-
ter her cargo is removed there the ves-
sci Will be patched up and see some
more service.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11

Fort Kent numbers among it's cti
zens a centenarian. Charles Boulange
of that place being l01 years of age ant
perhaps. as he was so years ago, bu
still glad he is living.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-11

The temporary trouble of the Wa
tervil!e Trust company simply empha
size the splendid condition of Maine
banking institutions.
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
Sos Eminenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

point of a hill Altogether 1t looked
suspicious. The Lieutenant detailed
Andrew Brown to ascend a small
mound to our right, with orders to fire
his gun If he saw rebels appearing
from behind that barn, for when we
crossed the bridge and around the point
we were out of sight, and the rebels
could charge down to the bridge and
cut us off. we marched down, crossed
the bridge and around the point of the
hill and up to crossroads, one leading
to Gaines's Hill, the other farm road
leading up to that long log barn.
saw fresh horse tracks, and came to a
halt. Three of our advance guard on
the Gaines road were out of sight. The
Lieutenant sent three men up the barn
road. After waiting quite a bit we
heard the report of firing. When the
boys got out Of the woods near the
end of the barn the Tebs rushed out
from behind the barn, and the boys lit
out toward the further end oI the barn.
The rebels did not follow, but rushed
down to the bridge Andrew Brown
fired two or three times, then rushed
back to camp and reported all captured
but three. Hearing no more firing, the
Lieutenant took two men and went up
the farm road. When out of the woods
near the barn they saw the rebels down
at the bridge, and the Lieutenant and
his men lit out in the direction Of the
first three and escaped. Now eight
were surrounded, five at the crossroads
and three on the Gaines road, out of
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
HooKER's OLD DIVISION.
An Organization to Be. Wei Proud of

Editor National Tribune: Your con-
else regimental histories ARE to me
most interesting. 1 read every one of
them. They serve to show us how
many, many gallant regiments in all the
armies saw long service land heavy
losses. and they also tend to take the
conceit out of many of. us who hereto
fore have had an idea that our own
regiment fought the war and put down
the rebellion.
/ venture to suggest that in desig-
mating the division and corps in which
regiments served 1t would be more sat
isfactory to comrades If inumericaIs
We're used instead of stating that the
regiment served under, such and Such
a General. uHse
Your short history OF the 7th N. j..
in your issue of Dec. IT last, will Illus
trate my point. Almost its entire term
of service was in the Second Division.
Third Corps. Its first division com
mander was Gen. Hooker. who com
manded il from its organization, and
in all its battles from yorktown tc
the Second Bull Run inclusive. II you
we're to ask any veteran of that divi-
sion in whose division he served h,
would probably expand his chest ans
say. "Hooker's Old Division" Gen
Sicllles succeeded Hooker. and com
manded the division ut Prsdericksburg
He is one of the few division and corr
-comfnanders now living and Is hs
in great esteem by al his sur7ivin
men. Gen. Perry suoonoaed Sick
and commanded ~ f,hanceIlersyfii
being mortally wounded in the earl.
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Tie 11th ILL.

Editor National Tribune: Will YOU
kindly give a short history of the 11th
Ill with some reference to the history
of brevet Maj.-Gen. T. E. G. Ransom.
who died on the march to the sea HI.
L. Hardy Corona, Cal.
The 18th ILL.,, one of the 900 fighting
regiments, was organized at Birds
Point from July to October, 1851, and
nnally mustered out July 1f,,1S65, the
recruits being transferred to the Sth
and 46th Ill. 1t was commanded by
Coils. w. Fl. l.. Wallace, Thomas e. Ram
som, Garrett Nevins and James H.
Coates in succession. In the storming
of Fort Donelson it lost 20 killed, 181
wounded and SS missing. total of 339
out of about 500 engaged During the
assault on Vieksburg Col Nevins was
killed. 1t belonged to MacArthur's d.
vision, Seventeenth Corps, and lost 1876
killed and 2S5 from disease, etc. It's
total of killed and wounded was 543,
and % of its members died in Confed-
crate prisons
Maj.-Gen. T. e. G. Ransom did not
die on the march to the sea. He died
on the Atlanta campaign.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune.
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aAFFAm OF THE PrckETs.,
Exciting Events Near Gaines's Mill.

Exciting Events Near Gaines's Mill.
Editor National Tribune: I will re-
cite as best I can a few experiences
had in the war as a member of Co. H,
4th Pa. Cav.
After passing thru that fearful bat
tie of Antietam, then on, and thru that
horrible three days fight at Fredericks-
burg, Burnside's slaughter pen and
stick-in-the-mud; then on to the last
and most horrible experience I had in
the war, and which put me down and
out as cave.ryman, as I have not
straddled horse from that day to this,
cannot give the exact date but some
time in May or the first of June, 1868.
Our regiment was on picket on a road
leading to Gaines's Hill, and while our
company CID was at the front. Two
companies of the 5th Va. Cav. had 10
Gated about two miles from our front
They would rush in, three and four at
a time, fire at our .outposts, then rush
back. My brother. James, came near
being killed one day. On the evening
before the day we were to be relieved
by the 1st Me. Cav. our Colonel select
ed scout of IA from the different
companies, also the fastest horses. Sew
eral exchanges were made, and they
started early next morning, under COM
mand of Lieut.. Adams, of Co. G, to
discover, If possible, the location of
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
Indians in the Armv.

Editor National Tribune: I write at
the request of three or four comrades
who are in dispute about the number of
Indians in the Union ranks in the war
of the rebellion. 1. How many were in
the service during 1S61-65? 2. Were
there any complete organizations 8.
From what States and by whom off,
cered? 4. Was there a company or reg
iment, or both?- L. Claghorn, CO.
lumbia, s. d.
The largest body of Indians in the
army were in the three regiments or
ganized in Kansas under the name of
the Kansas Indian Home Guards. There
were many Indians scattered thru other
regiments, the most of them being I'm
those from Wisconsin and Michigan.
Altogether there were $3.50 Indians
from the Indian Territory. Probably
the Indians from other States would
increase the number to $500 or more.
Editor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1909-01-14

PLAYED several pieces anA then stopped.
Toward O'Clock. Jseksoh attacked
us and came in three haes. close col
the rear at the samT sms) and we're ase
compelled to retreat. As ctS lines were
very thin, we could nst-stsnd such an
attack We retreated to the very place
where we expected the reb@s to come
from 1t happened that I3semained in
the rife pit longer than l shouId. and
when l looked around X, found everyone
gone so | fled to the woods, expecting
to find my regiment. er
Meanwhile it becarles dark. and I
found the woods full of eurrlgen. mostly
of our brigade and dit.iSionsy We wan
dered about in the woods all night to
find our regiment, but. met, with little
success. Later on the moon rose and
it BECAME bright enough for us to find
the proper direction. Then the rebels
commenced to shell the woods The
firing lasted until 1:30 Sunday morning.
AT dawn we found ourselves in the
rebel lines and surrounded in every di-
rection. In one of your issues you
stated that we lost 5000, but I think if
were 200 officers, from Brig. Gen.
Hayes down to Second Lieutenant
We were taken to Libbey Prison and
Belle Isle. Along the road we were
compelled to stand any amount of in
suit from the so-eaIled white ladies'"
of Virginia. After 20 days OF imprison-
ment. 5000 of us were parolcd and
taken to City Point, where five of our
ships and the flag of truce received us
and took US to Annapolis, and from
there to the parole camp near An
napolis
Regarding Gen. Hooker's actions IN
May 2, ! am of the opinion that he was
not in the condition to know his duty
He was riding up and down the line
where l was stationed, and 1 observed
him closely. His looks and actions be-
trayed him.-F. Buettel, 73d Pa,
Willows, Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
THE ELEVENTH CORPS.
The Opening OF the Battle and Jackson's
Charge ON the Right.

Editor National Tribune: Your arti-
cles about the battle OF Charlottesville
have interested me considerably. as /
have been on the field personally and
think 1 am able to state how every
thing came along on the memorable
Saturday. May 2, 1868.
Rappahannock late on Friday afternoon
forenoon everything was very quiet, as
with the exception of hearing a cannon
shot from the rebels as a kind of a
feeler to see where our batteries were
located, but we would not answer them.
My regiment the I'D Pa.) lay in
the rife pits, facing south, being near
the extreme right adjoining Carl
Schurzs Brigade. At about o'clock in
the afternoon i happened to look up
toward the Jerusalem Plank Road, and
could see plainly, about a distance
OF one and half miles. the rebels
crossing the road from their left to our
right. l made mention Of this to our
captain, saying: The rebels are go-
ing on our hanks" We could see very
plainly their wagons moving through
the woods. My. Captain answered
laughingly. ooh, we are all right, and
they are trying to get away from u.s.
But did not think SO. 1t did not last
more than half an hour.
The advance guard of Stonewall
Jackson attacked the extreme right
and very severe musket firing started
In for about 10 minutes, and after that
all was quiet. Our headquarters band
The National tribune., 1909-01-14

You Yankee son of a gum" Bang!
Bang! 1 could see the dust fly when
the bullets would strike the road ahead
of me. Oh, that horrible ride! I have
no fitting words to describe it. Fer
over half a mile up that lane my
ment. outstripped the gang and strung
them out like line. lay with my
arms around the horses neck. Neither
horse nor were touched with bullet.
When about 25 rods beyond the end
of the lane I saw horse rushing thru
saw me he came into the road along
side me. He was wounded in the
fieshy part of the hip, and belonged to
a Sergeant, one of the five with me
when charged upon. He was one of
the three never heard from. -Four out
of the seven were sent to Andersonville.
Adam Kridler was one. Going about
25 or 80 rods after meeting the wound
ed horse, met my company near the
top of the hill coming to our relief.
The Captain sent a man with me back
to camp. I was weak and suffering.
The comrade helped me to dismount,
and led me to the Surgeons tent, where
was examined, found to be badly
ruptured, truss was put on me and l
was sent TO hospital in Washington.
A short time after my discharge and
return home, in October, 1864, was
at the depot at Franklin. Pa, one
morning when a train pulled in. A
tall and very slim man, looking almost
as pale as death, stepped upon the
platform, reached out his hand and
said: Don't you know me. am Adam
Krfdler. discharged a few days, ago
from Andersonville and on my way
home in Sandy Creek" I was almost
paralyzed at This accidental meeting
Adam was the only one of Co. II that
| was captured In that fearful scrape
The poor boy had been in Anderson
vile over a year. and was now on his
| way home to meet his good old mother
and father once more. About three
or four weeks after that sad meeting
| I learned that Adam had died two
weeks after his return home. Two oi
Co. II who were in that scout are still
living, Andrew Brown and James Nc
Saden
| If any of the boys of the regiment
who escaped or any one of Co. II who
met me with the lone horse that morn
ing should chance to see this article
would be glad, indeed, to hear from
them.-A. q. Wilkins. Meadville, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
ADDRESSES WANTED.

WANTED-The military record of DR..
Silas Nelson Benham He entered ths
service Sept. 1, 1861, in the 7th W. va.
Inf, with the view of appointment as
First Lieutenant and Abide Camp on
the staff of Gen. Benham, u. S. A Hay-
ing lost his health he was honorably
discharged in the Spring of 1868, and it
seems he was never assigned to anv
company. We have no record Of his
muster out, where, or by whom. Can
you in any way assist me in tracing
this down. He was charter member
of Duquesne Post, No. 259, G. A r., OF
Pittsburg, and died Nov. 3, 1890. It
seems ne was Surgeon and served a
part of his time in this capacity Ad-
dress George V. Marshall, late of Hamp-
ton Battery F, Ind. Pa. Lit Art, SI4 st.
James St, e. E.. Pittsburg, Pa
The National tribune., 1909-01-14

from Aug. 13. 1862. to May %. 1865.
While on detached service at Spring.
field, Ill.,, he was detailed IS one of the
active palbearers for the body of tho
murdered President. Abraham Lincoln,
and left as treasured legacy the badge
then worn. His widow, four sons and
four daughters survive him.
STERGEON.-At Lathrop. Mo-, Nov.
%, 1908, T. +. Stergeon. He served in
Co e, 33d Ind.
BRITANNIA his home near Earl
ham, Iowa, Nov. 4, 1908. Pleasant c.
Britain. He was born in Buchanan
County. Mo-, Sept. 20, 1S42; enlisted
Aug. 20, 1862, in Co. A, 39th Iowa:
participated in many battles. His wild
ow. five daughters and one son survive
him.
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
The nth Ill. Cav.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
short history of the 14th Ill. Cav.-J.
f.. Golden. Grand Junction, Colo.
The 18th Ill. Cav. was organized at
Peoria from Dec. IT; 1862, to Feb. z,
1868. and mustered out July 81, 1865.
II was commanded by C6f. Horace Ca
prom, who resigned Feb. IS, 1865, sue
ceeded by Col. Francis NJ. Davidson, in
command at the zime of muster-out.
1t belonged to StonemanS Division, Cav
airy Corps, and lost rs killed and 100
from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
"MY HORSE ousTRIPPED THE GANG

sight I was on the left Of five in line.
We had not long to wait till we heard
the clatter of horses feet in our rear.
Glancing back, we saw the rebels
rounding the point of the hill, four
abreast. AS soon as they saw us they
fired, then yelled and charged. bridled
to the left. The horse ran thru the
brush on a nearly parallel line to tho
charging rebels, not more than rod
from them, until near the sloping point
of the hill, then over and down to the
bridge. The rear of the charging reb-
els was not over six or eight rods away
The National tribune., 1909-01-14

the enemy. -Four of the boys were
from Co. H-James McFadeE. Adam
Krid1er, Andrew Brown and myself
Early next morning we started over a
gently sloping hill and down to the end
CT lane, which gave US q fine view,
the fields on each side of the lane all
sloping down TO a creek and sloping
up to the southwest. About mile
away was a long log barn, and down
the. lane three-quarters of a mile was
a bridge that crossed the creek at the
end OF the lane. From the end of the
bridge the road wound around the
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
Paint Without Oh!
Remarkable Discovery That Cuts
Down the Cost of Paint Seventy
Five Per Cent.
A Free Trial Package is Mailed to Every
ore Who Writes,

A.. L. Rice, prominent manufacturer of
Adams. n. Y. has discovered process of
making a new kind Of paint without the use
of oil. lie calls it PowGrpaint. IL comes in
the form Of n dry powder and all that is re-
quired is cold water TO make paint weather
proof fire proof and durable as oil paint.
ii adhcres TO any surface. wood stone or
brick spreads and looks like oil paint and
costs about one-fourth as much
Write 10 Mr.. a. L. Rice. Manuf'r. North
ST, Adnms " " and he will send you free
trial package also color card and full in
formation showing you how you can save 4
good many dollars. Write to-day.
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
nemedy for Liauor and Tob,cco.

Officers of Anti-Saloon Leagues of several
states have endorsed a plan of mailing out
free prescriptions for the relief of the lfquor
and tobacco habits, that is being carried out
u F. Gray. $50 New Ridge Bldg, Kansas
city. No. Either prescription be given
secretly, and filled by local druggist. The only
eguest made Is that you enclose stamp when
riting for them and do not sell recipes, but
I'VE copies to friends.
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
MUSTERED OUT.

MoRsE.-At Salem. Mass. Dec II,
1908, c. G. Morse. Comrade Morse
served in Co. L. 2sd Mass
JoNES.-At Quincy, Mass, Fred l..
Jones. Comrade Jones. served in Co.
III. 23d Mass.
BoWDEN.-At Marblehead. Mass.
Dec 20, 1908. William S. Bowden. He
served in the Sth Mass
BRADY.-At Grossman. Ore. Dec.
$. I9oS, Thomas Brady. He was born
IN indiana Jan. 10, 1874; enlisted April
%, 1861. in Co. Z, 18TH md. ard
served until the company was mustered
out of service June %. 1854. Five sons
and two daughters survive him.
HoDGE.-At Motley. Minn.. Dec. s.
i9oS. charles Horace Motley He was
porn In stowe, VT. Aug II. 1898;
served IN CO. d, 5th Vt. from 1861 10
iSoz' and in Co; Fl. 9th VT. until the
Ma Sioseu. His>widow. son and
uaughter survive him.
HrLL'-At LII his home. near Goshen.
o., Dec 1. 1908, Barton Hill. aged Sc
He enlisted in Co. C, seth Ohio. Aug
4, 1862; served till June Z. 1865. His
widow. two sons and one daughter sur
vive him.
CHATTO.-At Freeport. Me. Dec.
26. 1908. George w Chatto. He served
IN co. d. 4th Me-. and was sos days
IN Libbey Prison. His widow. two
sons and a daughter survive him.
ALTMAN.-At Greensburg. Pa. Dec
%, 1908, John ]. Altman, aged 70. He
served three years in 67th Pa. His
widow and one son survive him.
TiSCHER.-At Spokane, Wash. Dec
H. lgO0. Herman fischer. He was
porn IN Saxony, came to the United
States in boyhood; served in the 81,
Iowa Band from Sept %, 1851, to April
2. 1862. - =
PONQ.-At wellsboro. Pa. Oct 81
1908. r. E Pond, aged n. He enlisted
IN August 1862. in CO. A, I49th Pa
and served till June, 1865. A son ana n
daughter survive him.
kEPHART.-At his home in Charles
! son Township. Tioga County. Pa. Aug.
So' 1908, A. ]. Kephart He enlisted
IN September. 1861, and served in Co.
q. 45th Pa. His widow and a daughter
survive him.
HERRINGTON.-At Wellsboro. pa
Nov. IA. 1908. He served in a New
york regiment. His widow survives
him.
FABER.-At Prescott, Kan. July 1S
1908, Jacob Faber. He was born In
Amsterdam, Holland, Aug. 25. 1897:
served three years in Co. /, 18th Ill.
HARKNESS.-At Prescott. Kan.
Sept 2, 1908, Kelton w. Hardness. He
was IPrn in Peoria County, Ill, June
2l' 1893; served in Co. A. Sd III. Cav,
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
Civil War Photoxranhs.

The National Tribune. thru particu-
larry fortunate purchase, is enabled to
offer to its readers a few hundred copies
of the album of Civil War Photo
graphs" from the famous collection of
Photographic engravings made by
Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner.
see full description of the work on page
eight 80
The National tribune., 1909-01-14

Will any of my old comrades please let
me know of any remedy for weak heart,
and circulation, that they have used with
good results.-John s. Dollinger, Sergeant
Major, LIST Ohio Cav, Covington, Miami
County Ohio
The National tribune., 1909-01-14
II . rhose suner.n= nom re.knes,esw wbl,

ID Those suffering from weaknesses wbeh
- "A zap the pleasures Of life sioaId taxs
!uyen Pills O.,e box viii tell story OF marvellous
resuits These have more Scnaiin. vita zinr
fcrcs than has ever before bees, offered.
Probably never before IL tic history or medicine 4,
50 snort time. have Iarge a number been eti,er
relieved or cured or nervous weakr,es<es sI1atrereI
nerves insonniln night suxeats iiiIls nni,iood fzi
9Ie OF memory and premature os age mail ~
nued witn grateful letters These facts should ieaI
'Sn 70 give Juven Fi!ls immediate trial.
adv. and 81 ~ VI LAY Ia,
Made by their origiuators c. l. Hood Co, Tropa
Hoods sassaparila. Lowell Mass