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COMPANY r.

My dear old Company F.
no" many of your precious souls are
To tell the tale Of veal and woe
We had in sunshine. rain and snow.
Only a part of the Ninth Virginia
Were We in the great bloody fray.
But we had patience and fought well
Before so many OF US fell.
oh. God Of Heaven. who knows all.
BEFORE all OF us do fall
MAY We once more meet to tell
THAT war Is hell. that war is hell J.
Al. many cruel deed was done
W., Cnaer the Sonthiand's bright sun
We did our best. night and day
We fought the Yankees all the wav.
From Essex county to Bull Run.
and STAYED with the army TIL all
How many of tho dear soldier boys
Are here TO tell Of the tolls?
In fifteen years more where will we
But passing over the Erea, deep.
Wha, few of the old fellows that are
Those we leave behind viii be beref,
IT'S true, forty-six years since then:
on, so many trials and troubles have
been:
sometimes l wished I'd been killed.
Then this poor tattling tongue would
be stilled.
but l cheer up. brush UP and laugh
And make sunshine in my path:
us all the comfort have each day.
whether In cold December or bloom
ing May.
When l am dead and gone
Don't rush IT through the hasty
phone
But keep quiet about it and be still
For In heaven therell he no grind
ing or mill.
Good bye, blessed regiment,
No more We'll be in ragged tent
But We'll soar far above the skies
Where no precious soul eve dies.
T. r. CONVICTION.
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federate soldiers marched by. and OF
stoncwall Jackson commanding his
soldiers to let her alone was the
creature of hittier's msgination.'r
inquired OF my cousin If he knew
Stonewall Jackson The reply came
quickly: yes. very we'll"
asked him if he could remember
any story about him which had never
been printed. He said: "Ycs. there IS
an incident which came under my own
observation which YOU may be pleased
10 hear. When the Confederate torces
"ere encamped near the town | con.
ciuded it would he the kind and proper
thing to have Stonewall Jackson come
and take dinner with me thought
Sunday would be the best day I had q
splendid breed of bronze turkeys on my
farm. and the finest one l had killed
on Saturday for the dinner day. A
little before noon on the sabbath |
drove In my carriage out to camp and
was passed e rough the guards to
General Jackson. found him on
d rude stool seated before plank
which served as a table, w III cup
of coffee in ono hand and a chunk
OF corn bread in the other and an
open Bible before him. ! said, General.
have come to take YOU home to dine
with me to-day. l will not keen you
long Tho rest and recreation will do
YOU good. Besides. l notice you have
not great variety of food on your
table
Tho general said: 1T was a bea,-
tiful thing for YOU to think of me
and to come and ask me TO partake
of your hospitality. but shall have
to decline your invitation In the first
place It Is my custom TO take the
same kind of fare exactly as my SOL
| diers have. and in the second place I
employ the meal time when 7 can as n
season for reading the Bible. medita-
ton and. prayer on this. the Lords
day, have peculiar rest and enjoy
ment in communing with my Heavenly
Father
~ said to him: General while I
thought the two or three hours visit
would be good for you. I was not
unselfish In inviting you, for prize
your friendship and anticipated great
happiness In your company. But your
democratic spirit. your olive for Your
mon, your faith in God make me re-
spect and love you more than ever
before.'".
told my cousin that of all the
stories had heard of Jackson. none
was more beautiful than the one Ia
had related. and that the great Con-
foderate general, by his singular mill
tary genius. his high and noble char
acter, his splendid devotion to his men
and his faith in God had commanded
the respect and affection of tho people
of the North as we'll as the South
Real greatness is In plain living and
high thinking. Great generals share
the hardships of the camp with their
men.
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MORE ABOUT GENERAL LEE.
lFrom. the Boston Transcript.l

read with much interest, In your
issue OF March 30. the article on Gen
cral Lee from the pom of Alice w.
clark, who appears to have enjoyed
the acquaintance of the great soldier
after the surrender at Appomattox. Her
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Il why .hc thinks II is an q,

I'D why he thinks 1t is an an
from the old Merrimac tout of
whose huh the famous Confederate
Virginia" was constructed), Mr.. Cur
It's said:
Il became satisfied that it was the
old Merrimac's when / learned where
II was found and that its big black
walnut stock is covered with copper
copper. to prevent them from being
eaten by worms, having been a prac-
iice of the United states government
the only vessel AT the navy yard When
1t was burned fifty years AGO GS6h
by the 'ederals that would have carr
ricd such an anchor as the one that
has Just bcen recovered from the bed
of the river. except the old receiving
ship PENNSYLVANIA. and think the lat
ter was moored and not anchored.
IF the Pennsylvania was anchored
and II this wa some of her anchors.
more than one would have been found
when this ono was dug up. If she had
anchors, overheard there must have
been several Of them, and. as I have
, said. more than one would have been
found.
"The only other vessel at the yard
would have carried such an anchor
was the Cumberland and she was
towed away at the time OF the evacu
alton.
Yes. ! feel satisfied that this an
rmac. OF course. ! am not talking
about the later Merrimac or 'Vir-
ginia.'"
referring to the towing of the
Cumberland out of the harbor at the
late a. C. Griswold. of Norfolk, who
was buried just the other day. was on
the Cumberland as she was being
company. and he jumped off her into
the harbor and swan ashore. later
being on the virginia (Merrimac)
when she sank tho Cumberland in the
mouth OF James Rivera distinction
that probably no one else had. of hav
ing served on both the Cumberland
and Virginia.'-Norfolk Ledger-Dis-
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FIFTY YEARS AGO

July IeBnte toward
$3.50" -
battle OF bunker IIil
S--Bnttle % Ford.
July 20--Confedernte meet In Richm
of
July sa--i""reEard made Confedesntc
n
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Pratt.
John Pratt took up land in Glouces-
ter towne in 17le, Was he the ances-
tor of the Pratts of Camden, near Port
Royal? The Pratt family has never
been fully written UP, and this is an
interesting point We should esteem II
great favor to receive any data which
the family may possess.
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Member Of the Crew of the IroncIad
Thinks So.
THE MERRIMAC'S ANCHORS.

Yes. think that is the old AIerri-
macs anchor" said Richard Curtis, Of
the crew. of the Confederate ironcla d
virginia (Merrimac). to-day. referring
10 the 6,oo0-poun anchor dug up OUT
or the river bed seer the navy yard
by the big DC .o,y operating in
this harbor.
The ~ Rcd 10 is on Camp
belle ls city having been
t." -. Hud~.ins & Co, and
~ -Ig a good deal of atten-
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The total number of foreigners add
ed to the enlistments in the United
States Army from tho Southern states
(above shown make n total of 950,s54.
From this ii will be seen that the
United States had an army largely ex-
ceeding the entire Southern Army
without drawing a single soldier from
the Northern States.
Moreover. New York. with her en-
iistment of 44S,s5O. and Pennsylvania.
with hers of 331957. made total
army OF 7s0,7s6. these two States alone
furnishing more troops than tho Con
fsderacy ever raised
The three States of Illinois, with
aha 002: Ohio, with 3l3,ls0. and Indiana.
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with l96,363. make a total of 76s, 6s5,
again exceeding the entire Confederate

army.
I ne largest muster roll OF the CON
federacy OF troops ready for duty on
January /. 1864, showed i72.7sl.
The following figures show the
number of killed in the severa! regi
ments named in single battle. In no
modern civilized war have thAs. fig
ures ever neel re he'd or even APP
preached. rhe number g,ren is the
number killed in each 100 wh3 catered
the battle:
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. -7--77--7-----------
FACTS OF HISTORY.
Figures of federal ana Confederate
Armies Compiled by n Texnp.

ieresting light on the subject. and ,hev
are facts and figures that Southern
people ought To Keep intact. out of
pride Of country and truth of history
This article was printed originally in
the Dallas News in 1909 or 1903. W.
think. II was preserved and is fur
nished to the Tribune by w. u. Lacy
president of the Citizens national
Bank of Waco. lie is sedate man
now, in the afternoon of life. bur In
the war DAYS. as boy OF ffteen. he
was wearing the gray of the Sou,b
risking his life for his country and
principle.
corsicana. Texas, April 2i.-(To tho
News: The following figures CON
corning the Confederate and I,eder,t
armies arc compiled from au,ben,tc
sources from the official records of
the United states War Department.
Inc Confederate States in 1861 hal
population OF only 5000, 600. of who,
ABOUT onc-half were slaves. whereas
the population Of the non-sncedi,,o,
States at that time was "a 900 900 Tho
respective total enlistment of soldiers
during the entire war were as follows.
BY the United States. 2.77S,a04: bv
the Confederate States. 500. 600 The
United states Army on MAY iSG5
had present and on duty l.oOO.5ls sol
diers, and besides these, had enuinno,i
and ready for call 602.59s more m
Confederates on April Q. 1861 bad
114.23S. who were on that day paroled
and these added to the 9S, SOC made an,
army of 272.o25
At the date of surrender the respec-
tive armies stood in number as fol
lows: United States. .0o0.5le: C,onfcd
crate States. 272.l25. OF the total on
listments in the United States Army
OF 2.77S,30+ there We're of Indians a.58o
end Of negroes 17S.975. leaving 2.5o5.
10. that being the number of white
men enlisted.
The Southern states furnished no
less than 455,i1i soldiers to the United
States Army. as follows:
From seeding States. .. SG0oo
From non seeding Southern
States ................ l9n.I3O
Negro troops. .............. 1S7,975
Troops as stated. As. 414
The foreigners in the United states
Army We're as follows:
Germans Observation-Disclosures. 179,So0
irish .....'...''-'...''.'.. IA, 200
British Americans ............ $4,000
English .'.....t............. $1,000
Other foreigners. 74.aO0
Total foreigners. ............ 494 800
The total number of foreigners add
ed to the enlistments in the United
States Army from the Southern states
(above shown make n total of 950S54
From this ii will be seen that the
United States had an army largely OK
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a comparison OF the percentage of
those killed and who died of wounds
Slows these two American armies N
ms respect far in advance If all other
modern armies-larGer proportions
falling around their standards than
ever known in the history Of modern
warfare. These percentages are as
follows;
Germans in Franoo-G German War. 3
Austr!ans. in war of 1866 3
Allied armies in Crimean War;. 3
Federals in our Observation-Disclosures.
confederates in our war 9
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
FOREST FIRE TER
ROR TO BE REDUCED
People Asked To Coop
crate With State
Forester.

Forest fires. one oil the greatest sourses
of destruction to the most valuable re-
courses of the state. will soon be restric-
ted and their terrors largely reduced, II
the people will cooperate with the
State Forester in the administration OF
the new forestry law enacted by the last
Legislature, which will be ready tor dis.
tribution in pamphlet form, in the near
future.
One of the most important provisions
of the law is that making closed sea-
son for burning from June to October
/, during which period outdoor fires of
all kinds are prohibited except under
most stringent regulations and the prob
ability Of heavy penalties.
In this connection the State Forester
urges upon every one the necessity of
ing doall possible burning before the
closed season begins and thus save the
trouble aud risk of doing it by permis
sion during that season of greatest dam
ger when fire spreads so easily and
rapidly.
The State Forester desires the assis-
tance and cooperation OF every one in
the protection OF property from forest,
grass or brush fires, and to this end in
vites suggestions and information calcu-
lated to assist in any manner in the per-
formance Of his most important duties
Copies of the law will be promptly fur
nished to all who desire them. Re- |
quests and communications addressed |
TO F. A. Elliott, State Forester, Capitol
Building, Salem, Will receive prompt
and appreciative attention.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
AT the Churches.
Methodist Episcopal
Easter Services.

Sunday School will meet at AS a. m.
and the DEVOTIONAL Meeting of the Ep-
worth League will be held in the base
ment of the church at Z p. m. At ii a.
m. an Easter sermon will be preached
by the pastor, Walter L. Airheart. At
8 O'Clock in the evening the choir of the
Christian Church and the choir of the
Methodist Church will unite in render
ing an Easter can tata, 'The Easter An
gels" The congregation OF the Chistian
Church will worship with us at the
evening service.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13

John Gavin, an attorney Of The
Dalles, passed through town last
Friday Oh his way to Monument to
conduct a hearing III a land case.
He returned to his home yesterday.
Fred Ashbaugh was down from
his Rood canyon ranch, Tuesday.
Grain is doing we'll out that way,
but there is danger that this pres
ent cold snap has killed the fruit.
An immense wool warehouse is
to be erected at Metolius. The
town will handle a large part of
the wool clip of Central Oregon,
which amounts to oyer 100000
pounds annually.
WI. Barlow, of Eight Mile
brought his wife to town for med
ical treatment Sunday evening.
She was operated on at the ssDitar-
ium, and seems to be greatly i'm
proved at this time.
The Portland Union Stoekyards
shows a great gam in stock ship
ments for the first three months of
1911 as against the similar period
of 1910. Sheep gained 20,029
head, hogs 2O53 and cattle PAT.
Alex Green was in from bis Eight
Mile ranch, Friday. He is one of
our new wheat farmers, but we will
wager our old hat that he comes
out on top and has one of the best
crops to be harvested this season.
Alex is a worker, has a good place,
and will strike a pay streak.
Forester Chidsey and assistants
departed Friday for Tupper Sta
tion, where they will spend a few
weeks. They are building neat
cabin there, and are also arranging
for the construction of a suitable
barn, and will do some surveying
before returning. Our local super
visor is getting the different eta
tions in his district IN good shape
for successfully carrying out the
work of his department.
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Sand Hollow Items.
LBY Sob


Miss Winnie Smith spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents.
Little Grover Sibley got quite a bad
burn by falling on the stove lately.
This queer weather Is rather ha'd on
garden and fruit. Wonder if peaches
were killed last week
o. s. Hodsdon and B. S. Clark are
now taking cream to the creamery. One
by one they get into line. Wont be
very long until all the farmers get
awake.
Mr.. Andrews was out with a land
agent last week looking over his ranch.
The agent seemed to think it quite prob
able that he could send a few settlers
into this country
Mr.. Cross was with US again Sunday,
April 8, and certainly gave us a splendid
heart-to-hsart talk-just what we needed
but we are sorry so few avail themselves
of the great opportunity. Il does rs all
good to lay aside all work aud worry
and turn our minds and hearts toward
the greater aud more important things
Of life, If we only would.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
High School Students Pre-
pairing Annual Plays.

Members of the Junior class of
the Heppner High school are work
ing hard on their annual play
which is to be presented about the
first of next month. The perform
ance will consist principally of mu-
sic and gives promise of being
something "extry" in that line.
Miss Funk, dean of music, is COACH
ing the young people, which guar
sntees that there will be something
worth while.
The members of the Senior class
are working diligently on their
commencement play, "The Prin-
cess" A good cast has been cho-
sen and prospects are good for a
first class entertainment. "The
Princess" is a dramatization of
the poem by Tennyson, and ID a
beautiful play. 1t was presented
at Astoria last spring under the di-
rection of Prof. Hoffman and was
a decided success. As that gentle
man has charge of the local troup,
nothing short of frst-class per-
formance may be expected,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13

Frank Turner departed for tht
Wattenburger shearipg pens, Sat
urday. Shearing was begun Mon
day.
LOSr-somewhere in Heppner
a small purse with two bank pa.
pers in same. Please return tC
this Office.
Newt Jones came up from Port
land, Monday evening, to look NJ
some beef cattle for Ray FairchiId's
Portland market.
Attorney S. E. Notson spent a
few days in WalIa Walla the past
week on legal business, returning
home on Monday.
Rev. E. P. Warren returned from
Weston, Saturday, where he at
tended district conference of the
NJ. E. church, South.
w. 81. Ayers, of Lone Rock,
worked few days in the shop of
Clark & Hale while Barber Clark
was absent this week.
Jas. H. G. Ewing, who has been
teaching a term OF school on Rhea
creek, has finished his work and
returned to his home at Cecil.
Ross K. Wiles, farmer of the
north of Lexington country,
was in Heppner, Friday. He re-
ports crop prospects in his section
as good for this time of year.
Tom Hess was up from Portland
the latter part of the week, return
ing Monday. He is learning the
trade of automobile repairing, and
will spend the summer in the me-
tropolis.
Jay Vale has resigned his posi-
ton with Minor * Co. and has
gone TO The Dalles. where he is
now working in the mercantile
establishment of Pease x Mays,
one of the largest firms of that
city. Mrs. Vale will leave for the
new home shortly.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
Easter Services.

At the Christian Church on next Sun
day, the morning hour, beginning at 10
o'clock, will bs devoted to the rendition
of an Easter Cantats by the Suu-
day School, under the direction OF the
G. W. B. NJ. The title Of the service is
"The Easter Heart" There will be no
preaching. In the evening the congre-
CATION will join with the NJ. E. Church
people in a union service, principally Of
song. appropriately celebrating the
Easter season.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
Maple Circle Entertains.

The ladies of Maple Circle, Wo-
men of Woodcraft, rendered a re-
ception to the Woodmen at 10.
o. f. hall last Friday evening.
After a splendid program of music
and readings, the banquet hall was
opened and all present were invited
to partake of fine spread pre-
pared by the ladies. A large num-
Der of the Woodmen and their
friends were present and there was
merry making and fun until a late
hour, all enjoying the occasion i'm
mensely.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
M. e. Church. Sonth.

Easter exercises for the Sunday School.
commencing at 10 a. m. Appropriate
services during all the morning hour.
Some nice things to be presented at the
close. Ephworth League at p. m. and
preaching service at p. m. The Lord
will not hea. our prayers If we keep not
his Sabbath. Let us all observe the
Easter time by going into the sanctuary
with songs OF praise. We welcome yon
to our place of worship.
E. p. Warren, Pastor.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
no Ghos,. nnunt swnmp.2

No, never. Its foolish to fear fancied
evil, when there are real and deadly per-
ills to guard against in swamps and mar
she's. bayons, and lowands. These are
the malaria germs that cause ague, chills
and fever, weakness, acnes in the bones
and muscles and may induce deadly ty-
phoid. But Electric Bitters destroy and
cast out these vicious germs from the
blood. "Three bottles drove all the
malaria from my SYSTEM" wrote VIM.
Ere well, of Lucama. N. c., 'and I've
had fine health ever since" Use this
safe, sure remedy only. SOC at all drug
stores.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
lone News Budget.
(Apr. 10, 1911, by Cumtux J

lApr. IL, l3lli Dy CuIntux
Mrs. Chick returned from Portland
Saturday.
The Willing Workers will have sale
Saturday at the Odd Fellows building
f ,ster services Sunday at the Congre-
gational chuch. Also at Walkers hall,
Mrs. Walt Pruyear and daughter, An
ma, have gone to Portland for a short
stay.
Rube Sperry and family still remain
away. Wonder what Rube'sgot against
lone?
D Ely and daughter, Mamie. returned
Monday evening from weeks visit at
Morgan.
Mr.. Turner from twelve miles north
of lone was in town Monday on bust.
ness. He reports crops looking well to
date.
The wind blew 70 hard Sunday that
it took the roof OF coal shed belonging
to the lumber company.
Mrs. Chas. sperry and children ar
rived Monday evening and will visit
relatives and friends in lone.
Mr.. Shut of the Heppner Times was
in town, Monday, smiling on his old
friends and making new ones.
J. A. Waters has bargained for a
block or two Of lone lots from Mr.. Wea-
therford. Joe says they are for chickens.
Mr.. j. Troedson took run up to
Heppner. Tuesdar. Farming is all O.
X. SO far, he SAYS. Cold weather the
only bindrance.
Mr.. f. Bristow was in Walla Walla
last week. You have heard the song
"He Called on His Mother-in-law"?
Well, that was Ed.
Jess Mason had hen sitting on TWEEN
tv-four eggs 10 candy bucket. Every
egg hatched. Did the bucket have
aught to do with the successful hatch
We wonder.
The chief OF lone boosters, ], f. Gro
min, was busy last week showing stran
gers about the country. Prospective
buyers, no doubt. We hope SO, at any
ate.
The "Seven" entertainment given by
he Missionary Society Friday evening
YES 0. K. We enjoyed ourselves i'm
neuselv and hope that the Missionary
society will "come again."
s. r. Clark and family, from the East, !
re visiting with Prof kaufman and {
amily. Mr.. Clark is a brother OF Mrs. !
Kaufman. He spent few DAYS in Seat
lie and Portland before coming to the
dry county"
Sunday afternoon Prof. Kaufman per- ,
uaded his brotherin-aw to walk to the !
op of Jordan Butte with him. But
lother Nature saw fit to draw a veil, a
retty usty one, over her face, and the (
es uty of the surrounding country, seen ,
ON that point. was obscured for the :
me being. The Prof. and Mr.. Clark
ill try it again soon.