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The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE.

/, w. F. Cook, trustee under the pro-
visions of and by virtue Of the author
ity conferred upon me in deed Of
trust executed by A. ]. Harris and his
wife, E. M. Harris, in favor Of Mrs.
Emma Garraway on the 18th day of
July, 1908, to secure certain indebt-
edness to the said Mrs Emma Cara
way, which said deed of trust is re-
corded in Book One ID, pages S79-3S0
and 3S1 of the Records of Mortgages
and Deeds of Trust on land in the Of
fee of the Chancery Clerk of Forrest
County, Mississippi, will on the 29th
day of August, A. D.1910, offer for sale
and will sell at public outcry for cash
to the highest, and best bidder, at the
front door of the court house of said
county in the City of Hattiesburg, dur
ing legal hours, the following describ-
ed property situated in said Forrest
county, State of Mississippi, towit:
A certain part of lot seven CD in
block sixty-five (65) of the Crittenden
survey of the City of Hattiesburg,
Mississippi, more particularly describ-
ed as beginning at the north west cor
ner of said lot seven and running
thence south along the west side of
said lot 73 1-2 feet, thence east paral-
lei to the north line of said lot ITO
feet, thence north seventy-three and
one half feet to the northeast corner
of said lot 7, thence west along the
north line of said lot to point of be-
ginning and lying and being in the
south half of Section 10 in Township
4 N, Range 13 West in said Forrest
county, Mississippi, and being the
house and lot purchased by said A. j..
and E. M. Harris from T. ]. Barrett
on Court street in said City of Hatties-
burg.
Witness my signature, this the 9Th
day of August, A. D. 1910, at Hatties-
burg. w. F. Cook.
Aug. .S-3Mon. Trustee.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S. Land
Office at Jackson, Mississippi, July %,
1910.
Notice is hereby given that Cad H.
Young, of Hattiesburg, Miss, R. F. D..
No. 2, who, on June 23, 1908, made
Homestead Entry No. 3S,S90, sereal
No. Of ,402, for the N. E. or. of The n.
E. Or, Section IA, Township A North,
Range IL West, st. Stephens Meridian.
A. F., to the N. W. or. of the N. e. Or,
Section IA, Township North. Range
u West, has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final five-year proof, to
establish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Clerk OF the Cir
cult Court Of Forrest County, at Hat
tiesburg, Miss, on the Sd day of Sep
tember, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: j.
A. McCardle, A. c. Gay, w. L. Carter,
J. W. Evans, all of Hsttieshurg, Miss,
R. F. d. No. =.
]. JAY WHITE, Register.
25.5 Mons
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well at night. | believe there u no'ii-
ing like the Pinkham remedies.
Mrs CLARA FRANKS, R. F. D., No. s.
Knoxville, Iowa.
The success of Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, is unparalleled. 1t may Dc
used with perfect confidence by women
who suffer from displacements, inflam-
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bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indl-
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tion.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
standard remedy for female ills, and
suffering women owe it to themselves
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Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others, and why should 1t
not cure you?
Ifyou want special advice write
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1T is free and always helpful.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22

in the basin, and, after the country
has increased in prosperity sufficient
to warrant the work, build a second
reservoir dam in Tallahatchie valley
within the hills, which would afford
complete relief for the entire basin.
The commission has reduced the
acreage tax from seven to five cents
per acre for the current year. 1t is
believed the objections hitherto ex-
pressed will now be withdrawn, and
that tall land owners in the territory
will recognize the plan as the speedi-
est and most economical method of
reclaiming their swamp and over
flowed lands.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
COUNTRY BOYS
ARE ON THE JOB
Alabama Farmers Union is in Poll
tics-They Oppose Tinkering With
Statewide Prohibition.
special to The Mems.

SDectuf 70 IHe NNDS
Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 22.-In re-
solving itself into opposition to any
more saloons or dispensaries in the
state the Alabama Farmers Union,
which adjourned Friday, made it
plain that prohibition forces within
the ranks had been quite busy, and
also put any member of the next leg
islature with intent to bring about
such conditions on notice that he was
going against the boys in the coun-
try. Leaders of the white ribbon
crowd, notably Brooks Lawrence, are
given credit for the resolution, or,
rather, the influence that brought it
about.
This is one of many Indications
that the anti-saloon forces are at work
with a will in every avenue that prom
ises results. They are getting the
word along that strong lobby will be
maintained in the next session, and
are doing everything they can to
stiffen up the backbone of their
friends. In almost every county feel
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
FARMERS WANT COPIES
OF FAMOUS REPORT

Special to The Neaos.
Jackson, Miss, Aug 22.-The farm
ers of the state want copies of the
contingent fund report, which is just
off the press, and which is being dis
tributed throughout the state, and if
the demand from the farmers is sup
piled, it will be necessary to print
another edition of $4,000 or 10000.
Aside from the numerous requests
received by Assistant Attorney Cen
eral Mcdowell for copies of this book,
other state officers are being deluged
with requests, and the 1000 copies re-
ceived this week from the printer is
almost exhausted. Five thousand cop
les of the report were ordered by the
Legislature, and the first 1000, which
came last week, was exhausted in
two or three days.
Five thousand copies is all that
can be distributed at the expense OF
the state, and of these one or more
copies must be sent to each member
of the legislature, and what is left
will be sent out in the order which
the requests were received. There is
such a demand from all parts of the
state for these reports that only a
few copies can be sent to each coun-
ty for distribution.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
Week of Uneasiness.

AS a result, it has been week OF
uneasiness among the politicians.
This grows not out of any fear that
any nominees of the party are in dan
ger, but reports that some one, is
going to make some kind of trouble.
Talk of an Independent candidate on
the prohibition ticket-foolish as it
may seem-was heard, though given
no credence, while there were inti-
nations that those who refused to
stand on the platform might get a
little party spanking. 1t was necessa-
ry for every man in position to do so
to come out and say it was all fake,
weird dream of the heat-laden days.
And when it was all said, the result
was satisfactory.
In this correspondence last Sunday
it was stated that James ]. Ray, OF
Jasper, was running independent in
the fourteenth circuit race. This was
grave error, and one that does Judge
Ray an injustice. The candidate
against the Democratic nominee Is
James ]. Curtis, instead of James J
Ray, similarity in first names being
responsible for the mistake. Judge
Ray is one of the best and most con
sistent Democrats in the state. His
1a-
nent and he retired over the protes
of the people, who urged him to stay
register in chancery at Fayette.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
! IN TO RECLAIM
ovERFL0WED LAND.
sn'ef Engineer Of TaIIahatchle Drain
ass commission submits Report
Showing Modified plans.
Special to The Nesos.

Special to The Nesos.
Jackson. Miss. Aug. 22.-Governor
Noel has received very interesting
report from Mai. T. G. Dabney, chief
engineer Of the Tallahatchie Drain
oge commission, showing the modified
plans that have been adopted by the
body for the carrying out of that gil
gantic enterprise to reclaim swamp
and overfiowed lands in the delta.
The original plan of the commission
was to perfect the Coldwater diversion
build the Tallahatchie reservoir and
TO clean out the channels of the va
xious bayous, at total cost of $4,-
296,000. The commission has adopted
- its modified plan only two of the
Items, the Coldwater diversion and
cleaning out the channels. which
MAI. Dabney estimates will cost $3,-
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22
10000. Or an average Of ,4l4 per

$4,000. or an average OF s4.14 per
acre.
In addition the Sewer lake basin
will be drained, and plans and specifi-
cations for the work have been adopt
ed, the cost of which will be about
$4,000, or an average of $215 per
acre.
The main drainage basins adopted
are the Tallahatchie, CULVER Lake,
Sqnfiower and Hushpuckana, and a
portion of the work on these has been
completed.
The Tallahatchie basin comprises
all the lands naturally tributary to
the Coldwater and Tallahatchie riv-
ers, total of $4,000 acres. The
Culver basin contains 62,5OO acres,
the Sunfiower basin 100000 acres and
the Hushpuckana 1900 acres.
The total area to be reclaimed, ac-
cording to these figures, is 1,137, ,00O
acres of what, when properly drained
will be among the most fertile lands
of the delta, worth from $75 to $20C
per acre. according to the state OF
cultivation in which it is placed.
+ The plan adopted for the Talla
hatchie drainage main is to divert the
upper Coldwater into Horne Lake;
blIild a dam Outsida tho month nj
Tallahatchie valley so as to partly re
strain the floods that come ou
of the hills down that stream cleal
! lout all the principal bayou channels
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THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

ers have been thrown out and at
tempts made to find Just to what ex-
tent nominees are going to take ad-
vice Of the platform. This declara-
ton means local option, allowing the
people to say what they desire with
regard to the liqour question. The
prohibitionists desirey however, to ig-
more it, and hold out for statewide,
as it is now.
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22

WrOC6 10 MIS-. 1 lin
ham and took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege:
table Co m poun d
and Liver Pills, and
am glad to say that
your medicines and
kind letters of di-
rections have done
more for me than
anything else and |
had the best physi-
clans here. / can
do my work and rest
The Hattiesburg news., 1910-08-22

DOCTORS
FAILED
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. -"I suffered with
pains low down in my right side tor a
wear or more and was so weak and ner-
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The National tribune., 1910-07-07
The Capture of stoughton.

After the battle of Fredericksburg
our division was stationed at Aqua
Creek, and, thru an order from Gen.
Halleck, were transferred to do duty
around Alexandria. They had been
terribly cut up at Mechanicsville,
Gaines's Mill, Charles City and other
battles. A part of the division was sta
toned at Fairfax G. H, under Col. Nc
Candless, of the I'd Pa. Reserves, who
was to report to Gen. Stoughton, a dap
per young officer, all done up in gold
lace. in command of the post Buck
McCandless, a name that had followed
him from Philadelphia, was dressed in
the common garb of private, with
nothing to denote his rank. On ap-
preaching Stoughton, and giving the
customary salute, he said: General, L
have been ordered to report to you for
duty" He received the stunning reply:
How am / to know you from a COM
mon private2 Go and dress yourself
as an officer should be dressed, and
will receive you" This little episode
was not long getting among the COM
mon herd, who resented the insult to
our brave officer. Gen. Stoughton was
stationed near Fairfax C. H, in an ele-
CANT colonial house, and entertained
almost nightly. That night grand
feast and ball had been given by
Stoughton. The elite of Washington
was present and all went on merrily.
The guards to man had left their
posts, however, and the doughty Gen.
eral was left to the mercy of Mosby's
guerrillas, who, taking in the situation,
surrounded the house, took Stoughton
prisoner, and that is the last we heard
of the proud Massachusetts boy Cen
eral
The National tribune., 1910-07-07
Fired First Shot at Sumter.

Editor National Tribune: James Glib
bons. who died at Erie, Pa, Feb. 18,
1910, aged IS years, enlisted in the
United States Army at Rochester, ~. Y,
Nov Is, 1851, and was one of 500 re-
ruits sent TO San Diego, Cal, via the
Isthmus. He was assigned to Co. /, 1st
U. S. Art. Capt. Magruder, later Ma
jor-General, c. S. Al. In the Spring
of 1854 Gibbons was one OF a detarh-
ment of soldiers under Lieut.. Stoneman
(the noted cavalry General of 1S61-651,
as escort for a corps of u. S. Army En-
gineers, across the plains to San An
tonic, Tex
All were mounted on mules, and suf-
fered untold privations and hardships
from scarcity of water, grass and food
and from sand storms and the blister
ing sun, from danger of Indians and
unfriendly bands of Mexicans. from fe-
rocious wild beasts. buffalo gnats, rep
tiles and insects. Their tongues, faces,
hands and feet were swollen, parched
and cracked. Gibbons was assigned to
duty at Ringgold Barracks and at Fort
Clark, Tex, until his time expired, in
November, 1856. He again enlisted for
FIVE years May z, 1857, in Louisiana,
and he was sent to New York, where
he was assigned TO Co. E, 1st u. S. Art,
Capt. Abner Doubleday, who was or
dered to Fort Moultrie, later to Fort
Sumter.
Capt Doubleday sighted and James
Gibbons pulled the lanyard that sent
the first shot from Sumter in defense
of the flag. After the evacuation OF
Sumter Capt. Doubleday took his COM
mand to New York, where II was re-
cruited and Joined Gen. Paterson's
The National tribune., 1910-07-07

was the boy who was left to guard the
home, and every day or so more letters
of this character are coming in.
D. H. Horner, sos Fox street, Dem
yer. Colo, writes: Il was the one, and
would like very much to hear from the
lady. If she should see this, hope she
will write to me-"
E. S. Vernon Corning, Kan, writes
that he would like TO have the lady who
wrote the item answer the following:
"Our Seventeenth Corps was march,
ing on a road west of Sandersville sew
eral miles, and after the Fourteenth
Corps, that camped at Sandersville, had
left the city. A squad of six or eight
soldiers from the 18th were out forag
ing, and rode over to Sandersville, and
as they rode along a street they saw a
monument in the city erected in honor
of troops that served in former war.
and the boys rode up to this monument
to read the inscription, and just then
some rebel troops that were behind a
board fence fired on these foragers, and
two of the boys fell from their horses
and the balance of the squad came back
to our command and reported as above
stated. Now, this happened Nov. %.
and can this lady mentioned above tell
us were one or both of these boys killed
and what became of them? Joel Rum
MON and Bob Hanson were their names
L
lady by, mail or the columns Of The
National Tribune"
S. B. Robson, Postmaster of Sanders
vile, Ga, writes that he has received
three letters from ex-Union soldiers
who were with Sherman at the time the
incident occurred, and all want the
name and address of the lady. He is
unable to furnish it, and would be very
glad to have her address, so that he
can send the letters that he has re-
ceived to her.
William Hilkert, of Romulus, n. Y.
would also like the address of the lady
Barney Eggalvard, 204 Superior
Superior street, Fond du Lac, Wis.
writes: 81 was that boy in blue, and il
she will send me her address I will
write to her and tell her all about it."
II. A. Glenn, Mount Sterling, Ill.
| writes for the name and address of the
lady, and says: Il think there are two
or three incidents within my memory
that will quickly recall themselves tc
the lady's recollection, If l am right il
thinking that I was the youth detailed
to guard the house."
VIM. II. Lloyd, Matawan, N. j., writes
"If this lady would give her address
thru The National Tribune or in letter
would enlighten her on the matter
where the soldier got the supply oi
| food that she so much enjoyed, as
think that I am the person she ha;
mentioned, as / had similar incident
and l would only be too glad to know
more of the widow and babe of San
dersville, Ga"
The National tribune., 1910-07-07
Dead Line at Marye's Hishts.

Editor National Tribune: In your
very lucid description of the assault at
Marye's Hights you term it "a tragedy
of colossal sadness, the like of which,
fortunately, has been seen but rarely in
the worlds wars" 1 was in Kimbalrs 8
Brigade. which opened the attack
against the stone wall held by the Con-
federates That was my first expert
ence in action. While lying in my tent
alone one night after we had returned
to Falmouth the tears coursed down
my face in thankfulness to God for my
miraculous deliverance from the fate of
so many of my comrades.
On the firing line near Hanover street
stood a blacksmith shop. in front of
which half a dozen of US took refuge
from the storm of Confederate bullets
coming like rain from the impregnable
stone wall After we had been firing
some time thru the door and window
of the little frame structure l heard our
men cheering a regiment who were ad-
vancing to our support. The Colonel
kept his men so perfectly in line as to
arouse the admiration of lookers-on,
and one of my comrades shouted:
That's the way for a Colonel to bring
in his men,"
The regiment passed us in close col
umn by company, and disappeared
around the corner of the shop. l no
ticed one of the men was laughing when
he brushed past US. But how sudden
the scene changed. The poor fellows
began to returns almost Immediately in
motley groups, with blood streaming
from wounds. A couple of stalwart fel-
lows came carrying their badly wound
ed commander, whom they pulled UP
alongside the shop. l have always re-
gretted that 1 did not learn the name
of that regiment. Who knows it?-B
Boston, Woodstown, n. J.
The National tribune., 1910-07-07
The Turn at Gettysburg.

At the battle of Gettysburg all will
remember how the tide of battle ebbed
and flowed with the desperation of the
Confederate forces in their attempt on
their right and center. / have always
contended, however, that had Lee
gained the Round Tops the Union forces
would have been forced TO retire from
their position. After the Third Corps
had been driven back and also the First
and Second Division of the Fifth Corps,
the Pennsylvania Reserves were the
only force left to combat the enemy,
the Sixth Corps not having arrived
When the order to fire was given the
enemy was at close range, and so des-
Derate was the conflict that the 1st Ohio
Battery was ordered by its German
Captain to spike the guns. Col. Nc
Candless, in command of the brigade,
ordered him not to do so, but to triple
load the gun and fire as rapidly as pos
sible The infantry, that had been fir
ing at their determined foe, struck their
second line just at the top of the slope
as they were coming down into the ra-
vine and the steady fire had the effect
of causing them to break and run. The
first line, finding themselves without
support, broke and every one present
well knew how desperate were their
efforts to reach the cover of the stone
wall The order of McCandless had
been given to take up position on the
small rise of ground, and the battery
was ordered to cut the fuse so as to
strike the enemy at the stone wall. The
Bucktails, however had advantage OF
the stampede and rushed and gained
the wall, not, however, before many of
them had paid the penalty by being hit
by our shell. Had the Reserves been
driven back as were the forces before
them and Longstreet gained the Round
Tops. the Union army would have been
in pitiable plight, for with that i'm
pregnable stronghold in the hands of
the enemy Meade would have lost the
key to the situation. There is no doubt
that Gettysburg was the most terrible
battle ever fought, and the $4,000 loss
will attest the bravery and determina-
tion of both sides to win. AS it was
neither side had much to brag OF until
fhe7 end came. Lee, of course, was
forced to retire when he found that
The National tribune., 1910-07-07
The Affair at Dingles's Mills.

Editor National Tribune: Our regi-
ment, the 157th N. Y, was stationed at
Fort Pulaski, where on April ., 1865,
we Joined the Coast Division and start
ed for Sumterville, S. c. We got as far
as Dingles's Mills. The rebels had taken
up the plank on the bridge, and opened
fire on us with two pieces of artillery.
The shots went screecfing over our
heads. We swung around under cover
of the woods, and soon there came an
order for Co. I to go thru the swamp
and take that battery.
Our company lost our First Lieuten-
ant at Gettysburg, so the ranking otticer
was Second Sergeant. With 25 men our
brave Col. Carmichael said if Co. 1 had
to take the battery without commits
stoned officer he would help US. That
sounded good to the boys. We got al
most thru the water and bushes. / said:
Colonel, can see lot of men out in
the clearing; they do not look like SOL
diers." They were behind the fence.
He said: Sergeant, challenge them"
/ yelled: 'fWhat regiment is that?"
They answered: Hurry up; we are
waiting for you" Just then they fred.
and the first shot just missed me and
went thru Serg't Carmen's can:een, also
his leg. Then the Colonel ordered us
to charge.
In less than five minutes we drove
them away, but during thap five min
utes we had four good soldiers killed
and one wounded. The rebels trained
their battery on u.s. and betl go with
grape and canister. SAbouto the first
shot struck my gun and broke the lock
plate and lock. I started to get gun
from one of the boys who l,hdLjust been
killed, when I passed n soldier mortally
wounded. He said ito me sergeant.
take my gun, and dojnot ie. them co1ne
back on us" ,77r 81 y ....f
The Colonel said n fBoysJ stump the
fence and take that Fbatteryg We all
started with hurreh andpetery man
discharged his gun. o We took the bat
terry with empty guns I'VE turned their
guns on the rebels, rand sasI they we're
loaded, with the lanyard ready TO fire.
we let them have it. The Captain and
Lieutenant of the battery were both
killed. One battle was, foughta and won
with one officer and 25 men I would
like to know who that soldier was that
gave me his gun, and how he came to
be there in our little company. If / re-
member rightly he was n Sergeant. One
of our boys said he belonged to the 25th
Ohio AS soon as we could reo-ganize
we again started for Sumterville.--
Serg't Nathan w. Meekes. Co. l. 157th
N Y, 359 E. Genesee street, Syracuse,
N Y.