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The National tribune., 1910-10-13
Second Brigade Minstrcis.
Royce Kelley, Hartford, Mich,

writes
There is much being said about the
cold New Years. We had but recently
returned from the Mine Run disaster
and were building Winter quarters near
Culpeper c. II. on that particular day.
There was no snow, but we suffered
with the cold. The Second Brigade.
Gen. Rice, lay near us during the Win
ter, and we boys went over there to
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Cold at Strawberry Plains.

w. NJ. Williamson, Co. A, 44th Ohio
and Co. \, Sth Ohio, Piqua, o., writes
My diary says that on the morning
of Dec. ,, 1868, We discovered the enc
my gone from our front and all mount
cd troops followed. We of the infantry
soon pulled out, going up the river
Near Rutledge we met them, and
fought them half a day, and fell back
under cover of darkness to Blains
Crossroads, not far from Strawberry
Plains, where we took position in the
Ellis. The enemy followed us, and we
lay near by for three days, looking at
Zach other. Then they pulled out. We
had just come ont of the siege of Knox
vile, and were almost starved and very
poorly clothed. We lay there for some
time, when we re-enlistcd and started
home on furlough. We were there
that cold New Years Day ] shall new
er forget it. We had burned all the
red cedar, and had nothing but green
white pine to burn. We would pull up
4 lot of logs, and then by constant
punching were able to keep up a little
IRE. / remember three of us cut pine
twigs, and put. in our pup tent about
TWO inches deep, and spread a blanket
over them and crawled in, pulling what
few rags we had over us, and lay spoon
fashion and slept about two hours
when we were awakened by freezing
from below. At a given signal we all
turned and SpoOned the other way, but
in about another hour we were frozen
out, and had to get out, and by poking
the fire. running. jumping and stamp
ing managed to keep from freezing If
we had been properly fed and clothed
we would not have minded the cold so
much. The offer to make us cavalry,
give us 3o-day furlough. with the
thought of warm, clean clothes square
meals and seeing our girls again. was a
great incentive TO re-enlistment and
lake the obligation for three years
more. / enlisted Aug. 2S, 1861, and
arrived home free man Aug Z, 1866"
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attend the minstrel shows given hy the
Second Brigade. We remained in our
quarters until midnight May 3, When
we went to the Wilderness and opened
up there the morning of May ), 1854"
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was commanded by Maj. Gen. Horatio
G. Wright, an engineer of high reputa-
ton, but one of the few engineers who
had shown marked competency for
high command in the field. He had
been long associated with the Sixth
Corps. especially with its brilliant
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Way Below Zero.

w. T. Harmon, Co l. 1st KY. Cav,
Lovington, ILL.,, writes:
Il wonder how many of the old 1st
ny. cav (Wolfords) recall the cold
New Years, 1863? We were at Flat
Gap, East Tenne. see, near Newmarket.
and what time we had to keep from
freezing to death. Our regimental his
tory says it was % degrees below zero.
would like some Of those hot-headed
pension kickers to have a dose or
two of that kind. / think it would
have tendency at least to cool them
OF. L would like to hear from some of
the 1st Ky. Cav, especially Co. 1; also
from some of the boys who were mem
bers of Capt Jesse Laws Jackass Bat
terry, which / was member of until
oct. 20, 1863, when we very stubbornly
turned it over to Joseph WheeIer's
Cavalry, at Philadelphia, Tenn, and
where l cut horse loose and made
good my escape to Loudon.
The National tribune., 1910-10-13
THAT COLD NEW YEARS DAY OF
1864.
Many Comrades Give Their ENpcri-
cnces of the Suffering and Hardships
of the Intense Cold.

Many Comrades Give Their Expert
of the Intense Cold.
Some one incidentally referred to the
cold New Years Day of 1864 in The
National Tribune. and thus reminded
comrades, especially those around
Nashville, tell OF their conditions and
experiences on that date:
Two Crackers n Day.
j n. Keifer, Captain, Co. II, 24th
Wis, Amigo. Wis, writes:
Il find others remember that cold
New Years of 1864. l belonged to
Sheridan's Division. We left Knoxville.
Tenn, went to Strawberry Plains by
rail. marched some distance and
camped in the woods without tents.
We put up stakes at & side hill, and
four of us had comfortable quarters.
We had q back log at our fire and 4
creek close by that froZe over that
night. We had no duty to perform eX-
cept to guard the ColoneIs horses. We
we're very weak with only two crack
ers per day). ] sent out two of my
hest foragers. They were gone two
days and Il night, and came back with
Is pounds of cornmeal, which We
baked into dodgers. The country was
sparsely settled. We were getting
weaker and weaker every week, and at
last were hardly able to keep up our
fires. About the middle of February
we started for Strawberry Plains. We
took the cars Ga train of boxes) for
Knoxville, where we arrived at mid
night. My company being placed on
top, one of my boys rolled off and fell
nto mud puddle. After we left Knox
Vile we went to Loudon, Tenn, to
guard the new bridge our men were
building Gen. Sheridan had our regi-
ment for headquarters guard. We re-
mained there and at Cleveland, Tenn,
until May 3, when we started on the
atlanta campaign"
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Weldon Railroad. Lee made desperate
efforts to recover the road, and wasted
a great many men against the strong
works which Warren at once threw up.
other expeditions destroyed the road,
so that the Confederates We're obliged
to haul their supplies by wagons for
about 30 miles
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HOTEL FOR RENT OR SALE.

New three story brick hotel of attractive design Florida
containing seventy equipped with all modern
cng running water and electricity be leased purchased by
and responsible reasonable
formation and all particulars will be cheer furnished upon app.
SEMINOLE LAND & INVESTMENT CO., Washington, D. G.
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Sheridan in a New Country.

Sheridan was now In a country that
he had never before seen, but he at
once set himself at work to gain a
complete knowledge of 1t. In the Army
Of the Cumberland Sheridan had been
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noted for his tiloro acquaintance with
every road, crossroad. ford and other
typographical features of the country
The National tribune., 1910-10-13
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.

| from southwestern Virginia, command
| ed by Gen. John c. Breckenridge, form
er Vice President of the United States.
and four cavalry brigades under the
command OF Gen. Lomax. To this force
Lee would add as developments might
| suggest one or more divisions from his
| own army to make Early stronger than
his opponent.
1t was Grants idea to keep Lee SO
busily occupied that he would not dare
| to make any such detachment.
| Gen. Sheridan's Army.
| Gen. Sheridan's force consisted of
the Sixth Corps, one division of the
Nineteenth Corps and two divisions
| from West Virginia. The Sixth Corps
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Early's Non-Muitary Tactics.

For some time Gems. Sheridan and
Early manuvered back and forth in
the neighborhood of Halltown, Charles
town and Winchester, coming to no de-
cisive conclusion. Early was playing
a game more political than military.
Political matters in the North were in
the most critical condition. Armed re-
sistance to the draft was being threat
ened everywhere, and i. was known
that more than 100000 knights of the
Golden Circle were enrolled, drilled and
armed, ready to rise and establish a
Northwestern Confederacy when their
leaders should say the word. The Pres
idential campaign was going on in ex-
treme bitterness, with the Peace Party
claiming hotly that the war had been
failure and that no more slaughter
should be permitted. 1t was therefore
Early's policy to maintain himself in
threatening position near the border
and occasionally send a division or so
across the Potomac to steal a few
horses and cattle and load some wag-
ons in order to fill the North with
tremors as to another rebel invasion"
Sheridan was manuvering to catch him
while his force was engaged on these
political raids. SO as to be certain to
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

The wireless proposal is the latest wrinkle
In matters matrimonial. 1t has been tested
and found not wanting by no less person
than Miss Louise Gaylord, daughter OF
Mrs. Charles Adams OF Kenilworth reports
the Chicago Record Herald.
That wireless telegrsphy may be used
for a-tenderer purpose than summoning
help to a disabled ship became known
when the engagement of Miss Gaylord to
Walter F. Dillingham; OF Honolulu was an
nounced The bare announcement did not
include the great feature OF the romance
but friends Of~the young Woman added the
details. which show that this engagement
could not have taken place in any other
century. for Mr.. Dillingham; proposed and
was accepted in distant Honolulu. while
Miss Gaylord was miles away in midocean.
They had known each other three days
only.
Last September Mrs. Adams. who is the
wife OF DR.. Charles Adams and sister
OF John ]. Mitchell. president OF the Ill
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08
Through Jungle Lands.

In this railroad ride l came through the
torrid and temperate zones and stepped
out into a land of snow. Calcutta is in
the tropics. We rode over hot plains.
through patches of rice and bananas into
jungle OF bamboos banyans and other
tropical foliage. The foothills are clad with
such trees, and the first ranges, reaching
a mile and a half above the plain have
magnificent forests bedded in MOSES and
ferns. The limbs OF the trees are loaded
with orchids, and here and there are tree
ferns with trunks as thick as a Telegram oh
pole and almost as tall. The fern leaves
come out from the top like those of a palm
AS you rise the color Of the moss on the
trees changes from green to light gray; il
hangs from the branches in clusters not
unlike the moss of Georgia and Florida and
the green appears 20 be busted with silver.
Higher still there are hard woods much
like those OF our American mountains; the
roses bloom and there are tea plantations
clothing the hills. Tea grows 10 an eleva-
ton Of almost a mile. The trees and hardy
grains rise a mile higher and II is not until
three miles that the hardy shrubs disap-
pear l am told that a few flowers are
still found at almost four miles above
the sea
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

These Himalaya girls look like our In
dams They have the same copper COM
pexions the same high check bones semi
flat noses and long, straight black hair.
II you will keep in mind the prettiest
suuaw you have ever seen you may have
a fair type Of the native belle of Darjecl-
ing. You must add about two pounds OF
jowelry to each ounce of flesh and make
the eyes Of the squaw brighter and her
look more intelligent. These mountain
girls are loaded with jewelry. The poorest
OF them has earrings and anklets of silver,
and the beauty who took my trunk TO the
hotel was so loaded with chains, coins and
other ornaments that she jingled as she
tramped up the hill I see women who
have strings of silver coins as big as JO-cent
pieces hung to their necks so that they
cover the bust. and there are many who
wear gold anklets and leglets, bracelets
and earrings. They also wear ornaments
of glass and turquoise. The turquoise is
one OF the cheapest OF the semi-precious
stones OF the Himalayas. 1t is found in
Tibet and brought over the mountains for
sale Some of the earrings are four or
five inches long and so heavy that they
pull down tho lobes. They also wear
circlets of coral, amber or Jade about their
heads and have belts with gold or silver
clasps. The woman Is the savings bank
of the family, and when a new deposit is
made It is in tho shape Of a gold or silver
ornament for her
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

Announcement comes from Northampton.
Mass, that Mrs Helen M. Cook Walters Of
Chicago and Theodore Adds Rycrson were
married there on April by the Rev. Dr..
John Breaker, thus adding another chapter
to romance exploited at some legnth re-
Gently in the New York courts, where
Mrs Walters obtained a judgment OF 1900
in her suit for $4,000 for alleged breach
of promise against Mr.. Ryerson.
The trial of the suit, beginning last
March Z, brought forth many love letters
from Mr.. Ryerson, who is a young broker.
But they did not Tease him. He said he
meant every word OF them and was will
ing any time to marry. the plaintiff. lie
said that the reason he had not done so
was because he decided that on his in
come he could not properly support her.
The fair plaintiff was equally as candid,
and said she stlll loved the defendant. All
during the trial II was expected that the
trial would suddenly terminate In a we'd
ding, but the young woman refused to
wed at that time
March a verdict was returned in her
favor for 5000, Ryerson had thirty days
in which to pay, but few days later, &C
cordng 10 Mlrabeau Townes, the plaintiff 4
lawyer, Ryersons father paid the Judg-
ment in full.
Mr.. Ryerson's parents said at their home
in New Brunswick today that the broker
was in New York and expressed surprise
when told that he had married MrB
Walters.
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another man in Kenosha, Wis. Miss Ivan
chew came to this country six weeks ago,
Baithiz says, to wed him, but she repu-
dated this agreement
She left Granite City several days ago
with George Shirok, who paid Balthi5 $50
down and signed an agreement to pay s.
monthly until total of SIS was paid.
Balthiz, the disappointed, insisted for
hours in demanding $3.50 for his rights to
the girl, but Shiroki would not go that
high.
Balthiz based his demand upon the fact
he had gone to the expense OF furnishing
house for the girl, and that he has no
use for the furniture.
While the two would-be-bridegroom were
haggling over the price, the girl was near
by, waiting to know which she was to wed.
When her purchase price was settled she
walked meelSly to a marriage license bu-
reau, did her part toward getting the IL
cense' and then followed the successful
bidder to a priest. where they were mar
ried.
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according to the government records, ov4
or 800 persons are killed by them every
year. The beasts do not usually attack
men. but If they once taste human blood
they are crazy for it thereafter One tiger
is known to have killed eighty of the
natives within twelve months and another
los in a space of three years. One of the
agents OF the Indian forestry department
tells me that about 1000 tigers are killed
every year and that the government gives
a reward for every beast destroyed.
The tigers of India are magnificent, but
are not equal to those of Manchuria. They
are found I'm the mountains as
high as two miles. but even that elevation
does not cause the fur to grow so long
as the cold winters of north China and
Mongolia, and the best skins come from
the latter locality. The male tigers of the
Himalayas weigh up to about 800 pounds
each and the females to about 100 pounds
less. Many are caught here and shipped
to the geological gardens of the world s
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Curious and Romantic Capers of Cupid

inois Trust and Savings bank. left for a
trip round the globe, accompanied by her
two children. Miss Louise and Harry Gay
lord, In the party were aIso Mrs. w T.,
Linn and her two daughters Mabel and
Dorothy Linn.
The party reached Honolulu I'm October
and remained but three days. While they
We're there Mr.. Dillingham;, who is a
Harvard graduate and the son Of mis-
sionary, was notiCeably attentive to Miss
Gaylord. They were much together, but
none of the party suspected that there was
any serious purpose in the young mans
attitude
After three days Mrs. Adams and Mrs.
Linn, with their children, set sail for
japan and the east. The ship had not
cleared the harbor by many hours when
the operator. who was engaged in receiving
wireless messages from the shore, took
down the most surprising telegram 1t had
ever been his lot to transmit
This message was addressed to Miss Gay
lord and was signed by Mr.. Dillingham;.
II read:
win you be my Wife,"
Miss Gaylord thought is over a bit after
the shock had subsidized, and then sent the
one word:
Yes"
Mr.. Dillingham; explained contrtely
enough afterward that he hadn't himself
known how hard he was hit until the ship
had weighed anchor. and he couldn't wait
for the post.
Mrs. Adams, with her two children, now
is in Paris. on May the wedding will
take place at Villa Pietra, Florence, Italy,
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Acton,
the latter being sister Of Mrs. Adams
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TiEers Of the EsethiII..

As we rode through the jungle looked
out for tho tigers. which the trainmsn tell
me are frequently seen. There are many
OF them In the lowlands, and they hug the
base OF the mountains. There is a region
here covered with bamboo cane and grass
which is infested not only by tigers. but
also by buffalos, bears. deer and wild
hogs. The cane grows to a height of forty
feet and the grass is so high that sitting
on horseback you cannot reach the tops OF
the stalks. The tigers are hunted every
where. but they are still SO numerous that.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

this state to the list When he told the
official that he was stopping temporarily
in the Washington hotel the clerk directed
him TO the office of a ju tee of the peace,
and the German again repeated the story
OF his marriages.
The laws of New York are very pecu-
liar and I shall some day have the Knot
tied there" said Lewisohn. Il feel that /
am not violating any law; what harm is
there in it?'
The bride said her maiden name was
Mary Arnold Crocker and that her address
was 56I West One Hundred and Seventy
First street New York City.
Lewisohn removed the band ring from
the brides finger and, while the justice was
performing the ceremony the couple smiled
and appeared as happy as if it was their
first venture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

and toted it there on her back. The women
are the drays of Darjeeling, and the road
carts well. They carry the dirt for re-
pairing the streets, digging 1t out of the
hills with pickaXes and shoveling it into
great baskets fastened by a strap over the
forehead to the backs of these human
drays Each basket holds two or three
bushels, and, well filled. VIII weight more
than 100 pounds. The girl stands with the
basket on her back while loading, and she
may, perhaps have a baby in her arms
These women carry great weights and 1
am told that one has been known to take
a cottage piano on her back twelve miles
up the mountain ] doubted this for a
time but not now. Their mighty should
ers, strong bodies and great calves and
ankles are such that I verify believe they
could move mountains. I saw one plodding
up the hills this morning, carrying bas-
ket OF cordwood, two of which would have
been a good load for a mule.
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wish 1 could take you into their bazars
and show you how business is done in ~
midst of the Himalaya mountains. YOU
can hear the people bargaining long before
you get to the place. Every trade draws
crowd and the people shout out their views
to the goods and the prices.
The market covers several acres IT 4.
filled with traders seated on the ground
with their wares piled about them Here
the women are selling smearcase. as we
call it out in Ohio. They have great crooks
of snow white curds, which they serve out
to their customers in boxes or leaves. Fur
Their on are men with chickens and pigs,
and at the right is the open-air butcher,
who will kill a sheep upon order and give
you a chop hot from tho lon. There are
Tibetans with prayer wheels. with which
you can make something like ten prayers
minute. The wheels are boxes the size of
a pint cup or smaller and about twice as
deep. They are Of copper or brass, and
have Tibetan characters stamped in the
metal. Inside each box is a roll OF the
prayers most efficient in the Buddhist re-
Iigion. The box is pierced by a wire stuck
through the center and this is fastened to
a handle about a foot long. BY twist
of the handle the box rolls round the wire
and at every roll the prayers within are
supposed TO go up to Buddha and to wipe
away the sins of the owner, There are
many Buddhist priests in the market.
some OF them lamas who have come down
from Tibet. They are mostly beggars who
below for aims.
understand that the trade between
India and the tribes on the other side OF
the Himalayas is increasing. The recent
expeditions into Tibet have opened some
markets, and a considerable business Is
now done at Darieeling. The Tibetans
send down musk, skins, tea salt and WOODS,
as well as ponies, cattle and sheep. ~
take back sugar dried fruits cotton goods
OF all kinds and also ivory indigo madden
and liquors. Much Of the trade is carried
on by Mohammedans.
So far there Is no wagon road between
Darjeellng and Lhassa. The goods are car
ried over the mountains on yaks or ponies
or on the backs Of women and men. The
most OF them come by the Jelap pass,
which is less than three miles In height
and is open all the year round. 1t is only
about five Gays march from here TO the
pass and once through it Tibet can be seen.
i am told that wagon road is being
planned to go over that route and II 50.
Tibet will become open to ali
FRANK @. CARPENTER q
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Married Forty-Four Times.

Ludwig Lewisohn OF Newark, n. j., a
German professor and writer, born in Ber-
lin thirty years ago, claims the unique
distinction OF being married TO his wife
in every state in the union except New
York.
list. the nuptial knot being tied for the
forty-fourth time.
This raises the question:
Can a man legally marry his own wife?
Lewisohn, with his wife walked into the
county clerks office and asked for mar
risge license. Lewiston said that he was
eager to get a certificate which would add
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08

The men OF the Himalayas are like our
Indians, only not SO tall. They remind one
OF the Mongols and other natives along the
borders OF Siberia, Leading TO the belief
that the American aborlgines came from
the Himaayas and went northward into
America across Boring strait. Among the
tribes near here are the Lepchas and
Bhotiyans. both considerably shorter than
our western Indian. The Leycha women
wear their hair braided in tails which
hang down their backs. and the Bhotiyans
paint their faces with brown varnish ane
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-08
Above the Clouds.

The Himalayas might be called the father
OF India. They protect the country, and It
Is largely due to them that it is able TO
support one-fifth Of the human race. They
extend like a mighty wall across Hin
dustan, shutting 1t out from the rest OF
Asia. This wall is intensely cold. and
against IL come the warm winds loaded
with the moisture OF the Indian ocean.
AS they strike it the moisture condenses
and falls down in floods. watering the
great plains below. There is no place on
the globe which has such a rainfall as
parts OF the Himalaya mountains Here
at DarJeeling IL is more than 500 inches a
year. and there are other regions where
there are fifty feet of rain every twelve
months.
These winds keep the greater part OF
the mountaines enveloped In clouds, and
this adds to the beauties OF the scenery.
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wear balls of coral and turquoise as big
as marbles on strings round their heads.
The men of both tribes look fierce. They
carry curved knives i'm their belts, and
when drunk carve up one another. They
are said to be DULLES and wife heaters, and
the woman has to fight for her rights. She
often marrles four brothers and sometimes
has them all to support