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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06

osity were killed and fell into these
| grave-like trenches.
The movement of the troops from
the right and left of Hancock's Sec
ond corps to supporting distance OF
that peerless soldiers position gave
warning that desperate assault was
soon to be made The whole army was
in waiting, and expected to partici-
pate The battle came with a mighty
clash, and charge as heroic as Pick
ett's at Gettysburg. Within a short
space of time there fell on June 3,
1864, at Cold Harbor, 1900 men,
killed or wounded Brigades were
chopped to pieces until they were
only battalions, and regiments until
they were only companies; in some in
stances companies wholly disap-
peared; in many instances their ranks
were depleted to corporaps squad.
1t was a disastrous Union defeat.
The result was well calculated to dis
hearten the splendid army that had
fought so many times and suffered so
frequently without much gain for it's
cause. But, strange to say, as well as
fortunate to say, 1t did not lose conf
dence; it was still hopeful, it was still
az determined as was its unyielding,
hopeful, confident commander, the 81
lent Grant
General Lees defeat of Grant and
the Army of the Potomac at Cold Har-
Dor added fresh laurels to the south
ern leaders military brow and gave
the Confederacy new hope
Just before the army left Cold Har
Dor there took place, out Of range of
rifles but not of cannon, a meeting and
a parting that was pathetic. One June
II, 1864, the Iron Brigade began to dis
solve. The three years of the Second
Wisconsin had expired, and they were
relieved from the battle line and sent
home for mastering out. It would
have been natural for the men of the
Second to be overjoyed at permission
to go home after three years of such
work as they had done. But there
were faces as sad among the little
party as it marched away as were
found among those of the Sixth and
Seventh Wisconsin, Nineteenth Indi-
ana and Twenty-fourth Michigan, who
soberly watched them until they dis
appeared over the hill
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
TOO POOR TO MARRY

books on science, psychology, the re-
lation of religion to science, etc, be-
sides literary works. These would
cost at least 800.
Then there are the religious en-
cyclopedias, which would take $50
more.
TO keep in touch with his own
church affairs he should attend the
state convention of his own denomina-
tlonal association at least This would
take $25 in railroad and hotel ex-
penses. If he attended a national
convention it would mean an addi-
tional $50.
Besides all this, he is expected to
be a liberal supporter of his own
church and to give to charity in gen
eral
Again, there is the car fare and
house rent of about $500 in city like
Chicago, with members widely scat
tered. But why carry this subject
further?
when l stop to think Of the high
cost of living and the high rental do
you wonder that I hesitate at getting
married on $1,000 year?
"To figure up insurance bills, rent
bills, the cost of living. which is going
up continually, and occasional doctor
bills-and to pay all of these things
out of 500 a month-would require a
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Their Tribute to Sheridan

Sheridan than for any other officer
who was upon the Union side, Mr..
Crisp replied instantly He was a
brave soldier, great soldier, and he
was a leader of most kindly consider
alton and Of real modesty"
DO you think you can persuade
your friends upon your side or the
house to support a measure of that
kind?" Mr. Crisp was then asked
Il can If l can give them a good
reason for urging such action at this
time. Tell me such reason
General Sheridan is dying. He
has probably but a few days-or
weeks at the most-to live. We un-
derstand that he has little property;
all that his family will have will be
Mrs. Sheridan's pension as the widow
of an army officer. Sheridan wrote
his personal memoirs in the hope that
the sale of them would bring him
some capital But the book appeared
at an inopportune time; there are too
many memoirs. We know that If
Sheridan could e assured that con-
gress had honored him with the rank
of general and that his widow would
received the increased emoluments
which the pension paid to a generals
widow make possible. he would feel
greatly relieved"
That's is enough" Mr.. Crisp re-
piled 81 know a statement of that
kind will appeal to a great majority
upon our side of the house. Leave
the matter to Mills Che meant Roger
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
GEN. GRANT AT COLD HARBOR
Gen. Lees Victory Added Fresh Lau-
reIs to Southern Leaders Brow
and Gave New Hope.

General Grant and his legions of the
| Second, Fifth, Sixth and Ninth corps
and a portion of Sheridan's cavalry
after having literally tramped through
blood in the Wilderness, at Laurel
Hill, Spottsylyania and North Anna,
on the way to Richmond, began to con-
| centrate at Cold Harbor, few miles
from Richmond, June l, 1864, writes
Lieut.. Col. J. A. Watrous in the Chica-
go Record-Herald. There was a sharp
! fight that day, and for nine days that
devoted army, whose losses from May
approximated 10000 killed, wounded
and prisoners, was constantly under
musketry and cannon firing, engaged
in several of the most bitterly con-
tested actions of the campaign from
Culpepper and Appomattox
At Cold Harbor General Badly"
Smiths corps, the Eighteenth, joined
the Army of the Potomac and took
part in those memorable battles which
threatened Richmond so greatly that
President Davis, other high officials
and many citizens were prepared to
been kept in waiting to convey them
out of the reach of the northern army.
There was warfare in all of its say
agery at Cold Harbor. Both armies
fully realized the Importance of every
move. General Lee and his men felt
that they must fight as never before
to save the capital of the Confederacy,
and Generals Grant and Meade and
their followers realized the need of a
successful issue of the Cold Harbor
engagements.
General Grants army was at a great
disadvantage throughout the Cold Har-
Dor campaign. June 2, at short time
before shutdown, General Lee concen-
trated large force on the Union
right, and made fierce attack upon
General Burnside's Ninth corps. The
Ninth corps was driven back and
swung partially in the, rear of the
Fifth and Second corps Reinforce
ments, hurried to the aid of the Ninth,
succeeded in repulsing the onslaught
and in driving back the victorious
Confederates to the position they held
before the attack was made
That battle did not end until dark.
The cheers of the yictors, the disorder
of the vanquished, the bursting Of
shells, the screeching of solid shot and
the heavy, constant roll of musketry,
with bright flashes, rendered it a start
ling and spectacular incident
All along both lines, Union and Con-
federate, trenches, not unlike graves,
had been dug for protection. Scores
of men who exposed themselves in the
performance Of duty or through curl
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
SUES TO GET HER OWN HAIR
New Jersey Young Woman Knew Hers
and Refused to Accept Substitute
"Just as Good"

Hackensack, N. J.-Miss Lizzie
Weinberg of Ridgewood is seeking the
aid of the district court to get back
her hair from Paterson hairdresser
or else award her $50 damages She
prefers to have, the hair, although it
is not all that she has on her head.
For years Miss Weinberg has been
saving the tendrfls as they fell, and,
having amassed a large mound Of
combings, decided to have some lovely
puffs and curls fashioned.
My hair is so wonderfully glossy"
explained Miss Weinberg, Il know
couldn't find anything to match it In
ordinary puffs, so 1 patiently waited
until I had enough hair to have some
made"
When she went for the ornaments,
she says, the hair she got was Of
dull brown, while hers had shone; 1t
was coarse, while hers was fine and
soft. She declares the hairdresser ad-
mitted the hair was not her own, and
she refused something Just as good"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
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Q. Mills of Texas, then chairman OF
the ways and means committee) and
myself.
Speedily a bill was introduced, and
Mr.. Crisp undertook to hasten its pas
sage through the house by parliament
tary procedure. He made a touching.
a beautiful speech in support of the
measure; and so did Mr. Mills, also a
Confederate veteran. But word came
to them that one member of the
house on their side, having some re-
sentiment, was disposed to block the
passage of the bill
I'VE will take care of that mem
ber," said Mr.. Crisp. And they did
take care Of him by practically COM
pelling him to leave the house while
the bill was under consideration. And
the bill was passed, it became a law
through the signature of President
Cleveland, and Sheridan was roti-
fed
A few days later Philip Henry
Sheridan, general U. S. A, died.
Copyright, 1911. by E. ]. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
How Crisp and Mills, Both Former
Southern Soldiers, Helped Make
Him General of Army Just
Before He Died.

Had Gen. Philip H. Sheridan lived
until March 6 OF this year her would
have been eighty years of age. Simon
Bolivar Buckner is the only one of
the more prominent generals upon
either side in the Civil war to reach
SO great an age. Nearly all the 9TH
ers died before reaching seventy-fve
years Of age. General Sheridan died
on August 8, 1883, at Nonquitt, Mass,
whittier he had been taken In the
nope that the bracing atmosphere of
the sea might restore his health Non
quitt Is situated upon the west bank
Oh buzzard's bay, and nearly at the
point where bay and ocean meet.
When General Grant became presi-
dent, General Sherman succeeded
Grant as general of the army and
Sheridan moved up into Sherman's
old position, that Of lieutenant gen
eral. When General Sherman went
upon the retired list in 1884, General
Sheridan became the generaI-in-chief,
having the rank of lieutenant gen
eral' and 1t was the most popular i'm
preston that the grade of general
had passed forever with the retire
ment of Sherman.
Ia May, 1888, Sheridan. while tray
cling as head of the army, was ex-
posed to inclement weather in the
west He brought back to Washing
ton the seeds Of organic disease, and
no medical skill was able to stay it's
progress. In the summer of that
year, when it was evident that Sheri-
dan had but little while to live. his
friends at Washington thought it
worth while to persuade congress, If
ossible, to pass a bill restoring the
.rade OF general and permitting Sher-
Ldan to be nominated to that Office.
The house of representatives con-
tanned a majority of Democrats. and
many OF the members had seen serv-
Ice in the Confederate army. How
ever, the friends of Sheridan appealed
To some of the Republican leaders,
among them Thomas B. Reed, then
ieader-in-chief on the Republican
aide, and the members undertook to
teel out the house regarding the plan.
The first Democrat of prominence to
whom the suggestion was made was
a Confederate veteran, Charles F.
Crisp of Georgia, who three years
later became speaker of the house.
Do you suppose that it would be
possible to get a bill through the
house restoring the grade of general
and permitting the nomination OF
Sheridan to that Officer" he was asked.
would rather give my support to
a measure of that kind In favor of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
FOXY BOOTLEGGERS

arrested two women who carried
whisky In their bustles Another was
caught with 20 half pint bottles in as
many pockets in a wooden skirt A
woman who sold whisky to the Usage
Indians kept her stock of wet goods
on the bottom Of the Arkansas river,
going to and fro in a boat. The bot
ties were tied to strong stake in the
bottom of the stream At Blackwell,
Okla, woman was caught CARRYING
bottles In her hobblef skirt and the
way she was trapped was by the
shape of the bottles being outlined un-
der the narrow skirt
Speaking Of his varied experiences
IN the revenue service Rev. c. C. Bran
non Of this place tells of a motherly
woman who sold rum among the full
blooded Creeks. She was motherly
and kind. her face showing toll. but
sweetness. too, and always she had
with her a baby. The baby was a
valuable asset. The one thing that
aroused suspicion" says the officer,
was the fact that she took afternoon
walks into the country. always carry
ing the baby and the basket of inno-
cent-looking baby clothes. | deter
mined to shadow her and find out, for
my own satisfaction, where she went
every afternoon out into the tall tim
Der.
Il did this by going into the woods
ahead of her, and like Zacceus of cid
| climbed a tree to have a better
view fittings down below. / selected
one where the foliage sheltered and
concealed me, but from my perch
could see plainly up and down the
path for some distance. Presently the
woman showed up. The hot sun had
put the baby to sleep. and stopping
not far from my tree she laid the
child on the grass.
ut was not long until the clatter Of
horses feet thoroughly aroused me.
There were three men In the party,
and all dismOunted when they reached
the woman and child. My astonish-
ment was such that nearly fell from
my perch when they laid aside the
baby cIothes-little dresses and nap
kins and such like and lifted from the
bottom OF the basket two dozen half
pint bottles Of whisky.
They transferred the bottles to
their pockets. mounted and rode away
into the Creek country. and the won.
an picked up the child and basket and
walked back into town. The next day.
accompanied by several local officers,
hid In the underbrush and awaited
the regular afternoon conference All
of the parties came and we placed
the entire lot under arrest. Later they
were convicted"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Minister Unwilling to Wed on
Only 500 Per Month.
Fiinches at Thought of Taking Wife
on $1,000 a Year and Living in
Chicago-Ceremony Is In
definitely Postponed.

Chicago.-Danger Of freezing to
death had no terrors for the Rev.
William F. Bostick, a young Baptist
minister, when he set out to walk
from Aurora to Yorkville, H., one
bitterly cold night in 1909 that he
might keep a church appointment on
Christmas eve, and froze both his feet
in SO doing, but
He finches at the thought of marry
ing in Chicago on $1,000 a year and
attempting to live on that income in
manner BETTING the dignity either
OF the cloth or his church. Two thou
sand dollars would be the least on
which to consider matrimony, is his
belief. His fiancee agrees with him.
For that reason his intended we'd
ding has been postponed Indefinitely,
and the minister has rendered his reg
lgnation as pastor Of the Western
Avenue Baptist church
Mr.. Bostick answered the question
yesterday of a reporter:
why shouldn't minister get mar
ried on $1,000 year?"
There are a number of good rea-
sons. First, man is expected to keep
up certain standard of personal ap-
pearance, certain standard of social
and home life.
"A bricklayer could better afford to
marry on $1,000 year than the min
lister. The bricklayer gets 65 to IS
cents an hour. Besides, he can wear
+overalls while at work, but the min
lister must spend good portion of his
Ame visiting the church membels and
must always look we'll | almost for
got the $50 Prince Albert which
forms necessary part of his ward
robe.
The minister must foot the bills
of several weekly and monthly re-
ligious and nonrel3gious publications.
At least SIS year should be set aside
for this purpose.
IF he is going to keep up to date
he must buy certain amount of new
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Sheridan's Ride Explained

Sheridan held up his hand with an
expostulating gesture. 1 hope, he
said, you are not going to quote that
poem! 1t is well enough as poetry,
perhaps, bu+ there isn't much truth
in it. as matter of fact
What? exclaimed Secretary Win
dom. You don't mean to say that you
did not rally the panic-stricken Union
forces, make them turn about and lead
them into battle. in which they were
victorious?'
oh, no, all that happened Sher-
idan replied, but that isn't the way
the poem puts it,
well, General, Secretary Window
continued, I would like to ask you a
question. Was it absolutely necessary
for you personally to lead our army at
that time? Why could not some other
general have done that?
Well, replied Sheridan, 4 think
that was one of the rare cases where
it was absolutely essential that the
commanding general himself lead.
There were other officers who could
have fought the battle as we'll as I
did, probably. But the men were pan
ic-stricken. Now, it is we'll known to
army men that panic-stricken army
can be rallied usually only by one
officer. There is one commander al
ways in whom the soldiers have per-
feet confidence. Confidence of that
kind requires that a commander take
the lead in person. My men would
not have Obeyed had I stood at the
rear and motioned them to go back.
l knew that intuitively, and l had not
the slightest doubt that when my boys
saw me riding towards the front they
would follow me with implicit conf
dence. and they did; they would have
necessary. That was the reason why
1 took command in person leading
the army at that time
But said Secretary Window,
isn't It regarded the part of prudence,
even of necessity, that the command
ing general expose himself as little
to danger as possible?'
Il wish you could have seen the
beautiful smile that played upon Sher-
idan's features, and just the sugges-
ton of fire that was in his eyes, as he
replied: Well, that depends And
with that ,-2swer Secretary Window
had to be content"
Copyright. 1911. by E. ]. Edwards All
Rights Reserved)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
MONKEY LOOSE IN BATHROOM
Bites Philadelphia Woman While Lat
ter Is 5athing-Owner Says Just
One of His Franks.

Philadelphia was standing In
the bathroom, just about to dress,
when felt a sharp pain in my ankle.
looked down and there clinging to
my leg was that horrid monkey. He
got into the room and bit me before
l knew it."
This Is part of an interesting state
ment made by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Snow
den, in explanation of her damage suit,
brought against her neighbor, DR..
Morton F. Dickson Of Media.
Mrs. Snowden is the wife of Henry
G. Snowden, one of the richest men
OF Media, and member Of the local
school board. The amount of money
she demands Is not known, since the
statement of claim is not to be filed
until later by her counsel, Henry l..
Broomall.
The plaintiff in the action, who Is
one of the leading matrons Of upper
Media circle, declared that recently
she was taking a bath and had just
left the tub.
AS she was dressing, Jimmy" the
pet monkey OF her neighbor, climbed
up the side of the house and pulled
open the blinds. Before Mrs. Snow
den knew the monkey was there, 1t
sneaked up to her and bit a piece out
Of her ankle.
She kicked, she says, when she saw
the beast. It jumped away and out Of
the window. Mrs. Snowden ran
screaming into the hall and there
tainted. She was found unconscious
by her maid.
Efforts were made by the Snowdens
to induce the Dickesons to get rid of
their pet Mrs Dickson, prominent
member OF the Media Woman's club
and a stickler for rights, refused to
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Famous Cavalry Generals Own Mod
est Account Of the Conditions
That Made It Necessary for
Him to Lead in Person.

All of the great soldiers of the Civil
war on both sides were in private
life very modest, quiet and unassum-
Ing" said the late Colonel William
Edwards of Cleveland, father of Gen
eraI Clarence R. Edwards of the reg
ular army, who was on Lawton's staff
at the time Lawton met his death in
the Philippines.
Il have met nearly all of them, at
least all who survived the war, ex-
cepting General Lee" Colonel Ed
wards continued The most retiring
of all was General Thomas. the most
yivacious was General Sheridan. Sher-
idan was exceedingly good company.
but in his private life he did not sug-
sest the brilliant, daring, dashing and
highly magnetic commander which he
proved himself to be at the time Of
tho war
Il had the pleasure of entertaining
General Sheridan at my house at
Cleveland in the autumn of 1881 It
was at the time of the funeral of
President Garfield Another of the
guests at my house at that time was
the Secretary of the Treasury, William
Window. and there were four or five
others who also had come to Cleveland
expressly TO attend tie Garfield flu
neral
AT dinner the night before the fu-
neral Secretary Window and General
Sheridan sat next to each other and
they were engaged In conversation
during the entire meal. Sheridan
was particularly anxious to obtain
from Secretary Window some of the
details of Garfelds last illness and
especially Of his death Mr. Window
patiently answered all the questions
put to him; but after the meal was
over and we were lingering over our
cigars he took charge of the conyersa-
tiOn with Sheridan.
General he said-and it was ap-
parent that the remark had been sug-
gested by the unexpected arrival at
diuner of my brother, General Clar-
ence Edwards, who had been with
Sheridan at Winchester in the stories
told of the battle of Winchester
have read and reread the poem,
"Sheridan's Ride"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

|, Life Insurance Companies will not
insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This Is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an IN
expected thing and can be corrected if
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
Il was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware Of the
injurious effects Of the habit till /
became practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
Il continued to drink coffee, how
ever, not suspecting that it was the
cause Of my ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance I was rejected on &C
count Of the trouble with my heart.
Then | became alarmed. | found that
leaving off coffee helped me quickly, so
I quit it altogether and having been
attracted by the advertisements Of
Postum I began its use.
"The change in my condition was re-
markable. All my ailments vanished
My digestion was completely restored,
my nervousness disappeared, and,
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, andsen
second examination I was accepted by
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t is ex-
planned in the little book, "The Road
TO Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
enc appears from time to Time They
are genuine, true, and full of humas
Interest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-07-06
Care Of childrens' EYES.

Protest against overuse of the eyes
tn study has been increasing of late.
and to a certain extent has begun to
have results MUre attention is paid
than formerly to defective eyesight as
a possible cause of backwardness in
study. Eye strain is earlier thought
of as a likely cause of headaches and
nervous debility Children are pro-
vrded with glasses, to their great re-
lief In planning the newer school
houses much more attention shas been
given to securing the maximum of
window space and to lighting all the
desks properly. The modern text
books, too, are better printed than
their predecessors and in larger type.
A certain amount of relief, also, has
come from the greater variety of
school occupations, such as music,
manual training. laboratory work. etc.