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 laton is interesting. I understand some distinguished lawyers of Birmingham and Montgomery acting from motives of purest patriotism. and presumably with out compensation, are going to relieve the members of the legislature from unneces- sary agitation of gray matter about pend ing liquor and dispensary bills by drawing bills to cover the entire subject which will zealously protect the Interests of the breweries and wholesale liquor dealers at the same time sacredly guarding the morals and welfare of the people of the state
 Governor Conner inaugurated prac- tice previously unknown in Alabama of employing able lawyers to draw bills on all important subjects, such as prohibi- tion and railroad regulation. The mem- bers of the legislature were thereby pro- tected against brain flag. They were re- lieved of the admittedly difficult task of drawing bills that would accomplish the purposes desired and at the same time evade the snares and pitfalls of our con- stitution. Moreover, time was economized by the simple device of having the floor
 
 bills so drawn were administration meas ures and that those opposing such meas ures and desiring needless discussion of them were devoid of patriotism and ene- mics of the administration.
 One of Birmingham's Great Lawyers
 Tt is currently reported that this labor saving device patented by the last ad- ministration will be used by the present one, and that one of Birmingham's great lawyers who has had valuable experience in the halls of Congress will probably solve the perplexities of the liquor prob- lem by preparing bill covering the whole subject at the request of the governor. Whether the contingent fund will be drawn on to defray the expenses of type writing and other incidentals am not ad- vised. Nor do know just who if any body has been selected as floor leader to announce that This is an administra- tion measure and therefore discussion is unnecessary Realizing under the cir cumstances that the local liquor and dis pensary bills carefully prepared by the various members of the legislature would probably not be needed. voted against the useless expense of printing them. The administration temperance measures and the others will as understand be intro drced during the coming week"
 I believe they will have warm recep- tion and receive careful consideration. And when the great lawyers who have so periodically relieved the legislators of the work of drawing liquor bills have un- bosomed themselves I trust they will be given vacation. I hope they have not taken themselves too seriously. that the public and private money spent in this connection may not be wasted, and that the members of the legislature, by the exercise of independent judgment as to the needs of their constituents, will not thwart a careful and patriotic plan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
warrior Bank Incorror.ted

Certificate of Incorporation of the Citi- gems Bank of WarIor has been filel in the office of the probate court. The bank will be located in Warrior and is capitalized at sso,O0O. The officers of the corporation are as follows: W. l.. Sib- ley president; V. S. Culwell. vice presi- dent and D. D. Burleson cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
PERSONAL

W. S. Schenberger, furnishings and hat buyer at Blach's. has Just returned from an extended business trip to New York and Lake Shore cities.
 The friends of Grover Prowell. one of the popular civil engineers in the employ of the city, will be sorry to hear that MT. Prowell is confined to his home. His illness is not serious and he will be out in a few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS

Thousands owe their continued good health to it's use. Why not try the plan today, It is for Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Poor Appetite Belching, Hendache, Costiveness, BiliOusnesS, Colds X Grippe.
 sYOu are ns well as pour stomach ''
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
HEALTH ASSURED

There is nothing makes one feel so good as to realize that he possesses Il strong stomach and enjoys robust health and such an experience can be yours-slcISIy fOllxs--if you'll only take short cCursa If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-22
Christinn Endeavor Meeting

There will be special service of Chris tian Endeavor at the First Christian church tonight at e:45 o'clock. You are in- vited to be present and bring someone with you
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-23
Cutting the Macon Road.

Editor National Tribune: Comrade
GorrelPs claim that the 18th Ind. was
one of the four regiments OF Bairds
Division that cut the Macon Railroad
and held 1t the night before the battle
of Jonesboro did not sound right to me,
until referred to a journal of the At
lanta campaign which is in my possess
sion. Under date of Aug. 81, 1854, /
find the following entry: "Our skirmish-
ers reached the Macon Railroad, but
were driven off after holding the road
more than an hour. About dark we
moved forward in line of battle. We
again reached then raiiread. and in
trenched during rflet nighto in the form
of square. Ourcforce 'csnsists of the
sgd and 10Th Ind. and ths31st and sSth
Ohio, commanded, by, Cot M. c. Hunter,
of the SD Ind. s6The 18th Ohio was
off on some other duty. lra Col. Hunter
told us that we must hdfGh the railroad
or be captured. az sve7 were two and a
half miles from our main line. Strag-
glers from the eneti,y cone in in large
numbers A McNe4P 31st Ohio,
ttlcnmOnu, ". ii ,u e.
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the cars and sent to the hospitals in
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia.
ETC., to make room for the victims of
battles yet to come.
About a week after we received our
first wounded DR.. Boone received a dis
patch notifying him to be prepared to
receive about 1000 wounded in SO
hours. Il have not the force to do the
work. Doctor" said when he showed
me the dispatch, "but three miles from
here, in Pleasant Valley. there are 1000
dismounted cavalrymen waiting for
horses, and l think if you send letter
to the commanding officer, explaining
the emergency, and ask him for 100
men to report at sunrise, he will grant
your request" The letter was accord
ingly sent, and at sunrise next morning
the hundred reported under a Sergeant.
l was very busy at the time, and told
the men to lie around in the shade of
the tents for an hour until 1 could set
them to work.
About midnight wagons containing
about 500 wounded arrived This ira in
had been fred into by bushwhackers,
and the medical officer riding at its
head had been killed. / unloaded the
train without hitch, had gone to bed
a little before daybreak and was not
yet fairly asleep when the Corporal of
the provost guard woke me- There is
Lieutenant of the I'd U. S. Cav. at
the foot of the hill with one of the
buShN hackers who killed the doctor,
and he wants you to come down with
a guard and rope to hang him." said
he. All right: get your. men and a
ten: rope and come along" said /.
AT the foot of the hill. but inside the
line of sentinels, l found a mob of sew
eral hundred men, among them some
of the doctors and the three Chaplains,
and in the center cavalry officer and
four of his men, mounted. with drawn
sabers. and a tall man in ragged civilian
dress. barefooted. with eyes protruding
from terror. One of the Chaplains
called out: Here comes the Chief Stew
ard. II he hangs this man I'll have
him promoted"
1 asked the Lieutenant what proof
he had that the man was a bushwhack-
er. HE cannot account for being in
this part of the country, and the mud
on his bare heels shows the mark of
spurs" said the officer. Poor proof"
/ said to myself. 'and whether he is or
is not one of the bushwhackers, if we
hang him The guerrilla chief, White,
who operates in this section, will dash
up to the bank on the other side of
| the river some night with his two
mountain howitZers. fire dozen shots
into the hospital and scamper off. Cor
poral, run over TO DR.. Boone, ana ask
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Exciting Period OF the War.

Editor National Tribune. In 1851
there was great excitement at Valley
Ford, Ohio. Everything was war.
Drums commenced to beat in Rutland.
We boys formed drill squad. with Eli
Branch as Captain. When the call
were quickly formed We couldn't get
to Columbus IN time to be mustered in
an Ohio regiment. so we went across
the Ohio and camped at Mason City,
w. Va. On July the citizens of Rut-
land, o., had a grand barbecue in the
Plumber orchard below town. Men,
women and children came from all di-
rections. With fife and drums men
and boys cams marching to get some
of the roasted OK and pigs Every
wagon had a large basket full of the
best that home could produce. Enthu-
siastic old men mounted boxes and
made speeches, telling what the rebels
were doing and would do. Such loaded
tables have never been seen there since
We had 1009in cur company. strong.
weli-built men. We then went to Point
Pleasant, W. Va. where the regiment
was organized with 10 full companies.
the Colonel, ]. A. J. Lightburn, one OF
best men. Cos. B and D
were sent to Charleston and up to
Gauley to keep the rebels from carry
ing out salt and other stun and TO. keep
the bushwhackers straight. In Mo-
Vember we went back to Point Pleas
ant to join the regiment, which was
then sent down to Laredo, Va, for the
purpose of looking after the upper part
Of Kentucky and the lower corner Of
Virginia We built Winter quarters,
and had a good fort there. I am living
in Washington, one mile above the
Perpendicular Falls of the Snoqualmie
Rio, which is as big as the Big Sandy.
The Falls are 2S1 feet high.-John B.
MeLain, Co. D. 4th w. Va. SnoquaImie,
Nacl1 81. ID
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Escaped CAPTURE.

Editor National Tribune: At Gettys-
burg, in the first days fight, the S8th
Pa. was on the right of the Seminary.
We repulsed three charges and took in
over 1000 prisoners. One Of them was
shot thru the foot, and my Captain told
me to take him to the hospital When
| brought my prisoner up the street to
the hospital the Chaplain was standing
outside at the fence. / started up the
steps, and when 1 got on the top step
turned around and saw a rebel run
up on the other side of the street with
his gun at a right-shoulder shift. When
he got nearly opposite he brought his
gun down to ready, and 1 thought
that he was going to fire at me, so l
pulled my rebel around in front of me,
and as | was backing in the door, pull
ing him in, the rebel across the street
fired and killed the Chaplain. Other
rebels came along, end stole the boots
off the Chaplains feet. When l got in
the church we were surrounded. / tied
white rag on my arm, and the doctor
made me nurse. which prevented my
capture Harry Hunterson, Co. B, SSth
Pa. so II street northwest, Washing
ton, ID. c.
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Flag on the Raleigh CAPITOL.

Editor National Tribune: In an arti-
Gle by S. r. Averille, Bradford, Pa,
finding fault with my previous state
ment relative to the placing of the first
U. S. flag on the Capitol at Raleigh,
n. c., by Lieut.. Caldwell and the cap
ture of a rebel flag at Gravelly Run,
Va, Mr. Averilie, whose name, by the
way, does not appear in Bates's History
of Pennsylvania troops in the roster of
the 18th Pa. Cav, acknowledges that
he was not at Raleigh or at Gravelly
Run. 1 was Adjutant of the 18th Pa.
Cav, made the detail of the squadron
to charge the rebel line by order of
Col. Kerwin- and Mounted Serg't Cald-
well on his return from the charge
with the flag and five prisoners. when /
was sending in second squadron un-
der Capt. Snoyd, who was killed at that
time. / took Caldwell back to the regi-
ment, and reported the matter in the
regular way. resulting in a Congress
sional medal and a commission for
Serg't Caldwell. I did not see the
actual capture of the flag. as when the
first squadron struck I had gone back
to bring up the second squadron, but
as Caldwell brought in the flag and
prisoners naturally gave him the
credit. AS to the Raleigh incident, ]
was then Acting Adjutant of the Second
Brigade of Kilpatrick's Cavalry, Col.
Kerwln to command, and as / was very
busy following up Wade Hampton did
not see who put the flag on the capitol,
but Maj. T. A. Byrnes told me at the
time, and it was confirmed by others,
that he had secured flag and detailed
Lieut. Caldwell to follow our headquar-
tiers, who were In the advance, and I
have every reason to believe that Lieut..
Caldwell was instrumental in placing
Old Glory on the Capitol Building, per-
haps with the assistance of others Mr..
AveriHe owns up that his information
Is from camp talk, which, as all old
soldiers know, was not always reliable.
AS the article in question puts a wrong
construction on a matter which ! feel
that l know all about and does Lieut..
Caldwell an injury, it seems to me that
II should be corrected.--Lieut. McMa-
kin, Adjutant, 18th Pa. Cav, PhiladeI-
phia, Pa.
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him whether we shall hang this man,
1 said.
In n few minutes the Corporal re.
turned. DR.. Boone said 1 had better
send him TO the Provost Marshal al
Harper's Ferry. Lieutenant" said +
Il am ordered to send the man the
Provost Marshal at Harpers Ferry"
Did if YOU will. He is my prison
er. and l am going to hang him. Come
on. men, said the Lieutenant.
Corporal. tell the Sergeant of the
guard to come here quick with six men,
Lieutenant, If you try to take the man
away ! will make q prisoner of you and
your men," said I.
We'll. keep him and so to HI"
said the officer. marching off.
Three weeks later the fellow was
tried by Military Commission and ac-
quilted for want of proof.
1 never failed to draw rations for
every man who was entitled to them,
and as the severely wounded men who
came to us ate but little, tent upon
tent full of hard bread, pork, beans
rice, coffee and sugar accumulated, also
large quantities of all kinds of liquors
which the Provost Marshal at Harpers
Ferry captured from spectators and
turned over to us. During the time ]
was on duty at the hospital the only
stores furnished US beside the field ra-
lions were beef extract and condensed
milk, and the only luxury (God save
the mark) we could offer a dying pa
triot was little fresh bread-"baker's
bread" 1 was urged to send a carload
of ration savings and liquors OCCASION
ally to Baltimore and exchange them
for vegetables. eggs. butter. cheese
chickens, etc. but as this was contrary
to regulations I declined to do it. My
successor did it, but put the proceeds
in his own pocket, was tried by court
martial and dishonorabIy discharged
the service.
AT the end Of August I was ordered
to duty at the General Hospital, An
napolis Junction. Md. The month /
put in at the Depot Field Hospital
Sandy Hook, Md, was the most siren
uous of my career, as well as the mos,
satisfactory.-Theo. " Brown, Hospital
Steward, U. S. Army. San Jose. Cal.
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SKULKERS AT HOME.

this evening at sunset At dark you
viii; see the country around Harper S
Ferry lit up by campfires. all stragglers.
You will pretend to be a provost guard,
go from campfire to campfire, arrest as
many stragglers as you can handle,
march them down here and organize
them into a guard and a working par
ty, and do this night after night until
you have 225. The Quartermaster and
Commissary at Harper's Ferry have
orders to honor my acquisitions for
tents, tools, rations, etc; the medical
and hospital supplies will be sent US
from Washington as soon as we report
the hospital ready for business"
The borrowed detail reported. At
dark innumerable campfires became
visible, as DR.. Boone had said, and we
gathered up from three to 20 men in
all stages OF military dishabille; some
with no hats, some with no shoes, some
with cartridge boxes and bayonets, but
no muSkets, others with muSketS but
no cartridge boxes at each of them.
When / got to Sandy Hook l ex-
planned what they were to do. / said:
You will be Well fed and housed. and
so Iong as you obey orders well treat
ed. You cannot draw pay or clothing
while with us. When we get there
with you we will furnish you certifi-
Gates stating that you were detained
here by force. That will cover you.
All were happy. Il placed a Sergeant
in charge of the guard party and an
other in charge of the working party,
and gave them separate camps outside
the hospital lines in wall tents. The
purloired veterans proved to be good
men. always willing to do extra work
when necessary.
In n weeks time we had pitched all
the tents, dug the necessary drains and
bitches, made bedsteads out of posts
cut in the woods and the slaves of flour
barrels, built small brick bake oven
a laundry and mess house. and DR.
Boone reported the hospital ready for
business. Immediately IS additional
medical officers. three Chaplains and
six Hospital Stewards reported for duty,
all of whom were duartered in tents
outside the hospital lines
DR.. Boones headquarters and quar-
tiers were in an old frame house outside
the line, where, assisted by six clerks
and head clerk, who was his Adju-
tant, he attended to the paper work
He was in the habit of making the
rounds of the hospital a little before
dusk daily, but never came near me
which 1 construed as approval OF my
work.
Aug. 16 a train of about 500 wound.
ed reached the hospital at midnight
The ambulances being needed at the
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! front, all the wounded came to US In
six-mule wagons.
The day after their arrival the
wounded were allowed to rest, but the
next one was operating day, and a busy
one for all the Surgeons and Chaplains
took care to give the vicinity of the
two operating tents a wide berth, SO
narrowing were the sights that met
ones gaze. The poor, pale, staring,
hopeless-ioolsing young faces were car
ried from the operating tables. most
of them with death in their eyes, and
the grewsome sight of the rapidly
growing heaps of severed arms and
legs on each side of the tent and the
smell of human flesh and bloodt
AS soon as the condition of our sur
viving charges permitted-usually in
about four days-they were put aboard
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Samuel b. Wings Sacrifice.

The Lewiston (Me.) Journal has an
interesting account in connection with
the death of Samuel b. Wing, of his
unusual service to his country. He came
of military family, and enlisted in
the Sd Me-, and was severely wounded
In the fighting at Spotsylvania. He
carried the bullet in his lungs the rest
OF his life. This did not proven. his
being very Useful man in his COM
munity, and interested in everything
that perfained to its advancement until
his death. 49,.
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An Apprcciative Letter From California

me for being SO slow in aeknowledging
the receipt of the BPoklsL,of the Soul
Growth of Abraham Lineepsln," a grand
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L certainly do appreciate it; also our
paper. The National Tribune. do nor
see how we got along without it. I
know we cannot do without it now. And
l eagerly read every article or mention
about our future home, st. Andrews
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PICKET SHOTS
From Alert Comrades Along the
Whole Line.
The Retrcat From ColumbIa.

Capt John Blain, 1886 Acoma street
Denver, Colo, writes that he belonged
| to the 65th ILL.,, enlisting in that regi-
ment as private and being mustered
out as Captain. 1t was called the
Scotch Regiment and Col. Cameron
was the first Colonel. 1t was IN the
Second Brigade, Third Division. Twenty
third Corps, and he was in charge OF
the rear guard from near Column ia
Tenn, on the night of Nov. 20, and
with orders from Col. Stewart, who said
that the enemy was short distance
behind on his left on parallel roads
with infantry and on the right was
, Forests Cavalry. Their fires blazed
up in plain sight not more than 80 oil
40 feet distant 1t was 2S miles from
Columbia to Franklin, but their swift
march took them to the latter place by
daylight. where they occupied the left
of the line. In front was an abatis and
no ditch. The regiment was close to
the railroad and the Harpeth River.
The Confederates came out in grand
style between and 4 p. m, but our
men were quietly waiting for them
when the trumpets sounded to COM
mence firing. which is done by ranks,
and was continued for IL rounds. Then
cease firing" was sounded. They as
The destruction of life was awful The
regiment moved toward Nashville about
III o'clock at night
The Way He Voted.
+. A. Locke. National Military Home.
Kansas, says that he was too young to
vote for Birney, but his blood was hot
against the encroachments OF slavery
and he voted for John r. Hale as the
Free Soil candidate: next for Martin
Van Buren. Then he voted for Free
mont. At the next Presidential cam
paign he was in the Rocky Mountains
lie got within 1926 miles OF home six
days before the polls were closed. One
man, a Douglas Democrat, took the
stage. Comradc Locke had no money,
o''t determination and legs, and reached
nome at noon, and after dinner went
out and voted for the greatest American
that ever lived or ever will.
The Fight at ATatoOna.
Chas w. Fogle. LIST Ohio, New Rich
inond. Wis. says that in numbering the
troops at AllatOona we omitted the 66th
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