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The Washington herald., 1911-01-14
SITUATIONS WANTED-FEMALE.

MIDDLE-AGED REFINED WIDOW,
who can furnish best references, de-
sires position as housekeeper or any slml-
lar work. Addresses BOX 4, Herald office
IA
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HONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN.
REFRIGEaAT0Rs 4 ICEB0xEs.

IeCRAY 1EFRIGERATORs
And Cooling Robins are the best made
MEL00M KBF1IGBBATOR CO.,
Ql r st. NV.
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SPIHITUALISM.

MRS r. LUSBY, sss NEW YORK AVE.
NV. Palmistry and card readings Posi-
lively ladies only. II a. m. to $50 p. m.
Closed Sundays Is
MEETINGS Sunday, Monday Thursday. p. N:
q message to each daily readings MRS. MALI.
By es3 NJ st. nv. Phone n. a942
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GASOLINE ENGINES.

AERMoTOR GASOLINE Pumping En-
gine for suburban residences, dairies.
&c; attached direct to pump; over 100
used here: catalogue; demonstrated; $S9.5
LOCKWOOD & CO, S24 9th St NV. "a
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1911-09-14
No Need 10 Stop Work.

When your doctor orders you to
stop work,it staggers you. I can't"
you say. You know you are weak,
rundown and failing in health, day
by day, but you must work as long
as you can stand. What you need is
Electric Bitters to give tone. strength
and vigor to your system, to prevent
breakdown and build you up. Don't
be weak, sickly or ailing when Elec-
trio Bitters will benefit you from the
first dose. Thousands bless them for
their glorious health and strength.
Try them. Every bottle is guaran-
teed to satisfy. Only SOC at M L
Aliens.
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concerning a small chicken that had
been left by the people who had fled
from the house near which we had
our guns. One of our men took and
petted it until it was quite tame.
One hot day the little chicken was
wallowing near in the dust when a
bullet fired by the Yankees cut its
head off.
1t was close work in that place.
We had made strong bomb proofs"
from 10 to IL feet deep with oak logs
about IL inches in diameter laid
across and 10 or IL feet of dirt on
top. We remained in these pits for
safety until we would be needed in
time of attack. | had charge of one
rifle cannon we captured at Gettys-
burg and sometimes | would slip a
10-pound shell in and fire at some
horseman galloping across over in
the Yankee lines, then would get a
return salute from all the Yankee
batteries on our immediate front
without doing US any harm, as we
would all go down into the bomb
proof pit and laugh and talk until
Uncle Sans bullies got what they
thought wss satisfaction.
No more at present. Mr. Editor;
hope to give you and the readers Of
The Record something on the old
men next time. l wish to say also
that no one has had the courage to
hand me q dollar for you to send
your paper.
Yours truly,
Poor CONRAD.
PS-Not so brave as some old
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INTERESTING LETTER
FROM "PooR CONRAD >
ANNIyERSARYOF THE "CRATER"
EXPLOSION AT PETERSBURG--
VIVID DESCRIPTION OF EVENT.
Editor County Record

Editor county hecOTu.
am going to mention few more
of the old men of Williamsburg, but
while | was about to date this letter
| called to mind (although it is Sum
day. it is the anniversary OF the
mine explosion at Petersburg, Va, IN
1864. | was present and saw the
shell fired from a large mortar over
in the Yankee lines that was the
signal for the blow-up of the mine
and the great charge of the Yankee
soldiers at that place. 1t was not
quite daylight and l watched the
fuse burning in its shell as it passed
high over our lines and burst some
where in the city. The words used
at that moment as saw the shell on
its mission of death were these:
boys. the devil'sto pay" Presently
before the words had scarcely LETT
my mouth, a sheet of flame and white
smoke belched from every cannon,
mortar, battery and small arm along
the whole Yankee line that surround
ed Petersburg, Richmond and the
handful of ragged, war-worn veter-
ans; but those were men, readers,
those were men. The roar Of three
hundred cannons that hurled solid
SHOT and shell was terrific, but they
stood their ground. That was an aw-
full day; the ground was open and
the sun was hot, very hot; the roar
of the battle shook the ground like
an earthquake and South Carolina
can ever boast that two of her regi-
ments held that part of the line. Mr.
Robert Wheeler, uncle of Mr. Press
Wheeler of Kingstree, was killed that
day. In the fight our battery was
masked about 300 yards on the rear
line, about 400 yards to the right; we
fired but one shot. | saw the whole
affair as we'll as the. charge OF
Wripht's brigade which recaptured
the line that was broken at the mine.
A brigade of negro soldiers led the
charge and white soldiers behind
them, one line after another, rushed
for the crater that was made in the
earth by the explosion. They crowd
ed in until the hole was full of COM
pletely demoralized men, and their
officers could not make them fight.
There they were in that hole like
cattle. Small mortar batteries that
had been placed about one hundred
wards in rear of where the Confed-
crates expected the explosion would
occur managed to drop their shells
among the seething mass OF human
beings in that hole.
Havoc was played with them, the
breastwork was blown up and by
some means the dirt was thrown
back and made a high wall, behind
which the Confederates fired. Bayo-
nets were fixed on the guns and
pitched over on the men in the hole
killing and wounding many. Hand
prenades deadly weapons
were also tossed over upon them.
The hole was packed full OF dead and
wounded. Readers, imagine. The
3Oth day of July, the hot sun steamlng
down on the poor wretches on both
sides, famishing with thirst; but there
was no let-up. 1t was strike, strike,
strike strike. The next day flag OF
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asking leave to take up the wound
ed. | went down there and stood on
the breastwork while the dead were
being buried and the wounded re-
moved. 1t was sad and sickening
sight; men piled on one another
dead; some crosswise Of each other;
some with faces turned down, Others
with faces turned up to the blazing
sun. saw one poor fellow that lay
helpless on his back trying, with a
small piece of tent cloth on the ram
rod of his gun, to shade his face
from the hot sun until relief would
come, or death.
Some of those dead and wounded
were Confederates, as a few were
taken prisoners, and while they were
being rushed across the ground be-
tween the two lines, were killed by
our own guns. Behind and in the
wall of dirt made by the explosion
many of the Confederates were bur-
led. saw some who were complete
ly covered, except the hands sticking
out; some, you could just see the
tops of their heads. l saw one with
only the back exposed, head, feet
and hands buried too deep to get
out, and many others smothered in
different positions. The line was re-
taken by the Confederates about 2
o'clock after the explosion. The
Yankees lost about 5000 men, the
Confederates 700-a most uncivilized
kind of warfare and should be a
shame and disgrace to the Union
forces and to General Burnside and
also General Grant, who gave Burn
side his consent to undermine and
blow up a single line Of almost worn
out, half-fed, ragged soldiers. Rut
these were Southern men who went
there to stay, come what might:
Ragged, few, but undismayed,
Marched into battle as blithely as on
holiday parade.
Some would ask why the Confed-
crates did not countermine. Wells
had been made in front of our lines,
but were said to be not over fifteen
feet deep, two men in each, a stake
placed upright with a candle burn
ing on the top to detect any jarring
of the earth, but the Yankees tun-
neled 80 feet from the top of the
ground and the continued booming
of cannon and rattle, of musketry
day and night made it impossible for
the sentinels to hear the work going
on below them. The firing of small
arms was day and night at our front,
from the time the positions were
taken by the two armies. which was
from June till the following April, an
incessant pop, pop, pop, and more
and more as it became dark. To
give an idea how much shooting
went on during those weary days
and nights, during the hosting of
flag of truce one day James Murray
and myself went out in the rear of
the mine to pick up the rifle bullets
that lay about over the ground, as
lead and powder found ready sale in
Petersburg, and during the two
hours Of the truce ! picked up 200
pounds of rifle bullets and Murray
got 225 pounds. That will show what
amount of shooting was done at that
place. 1t was like picking blackber-
ries, but not so pleasant; you could
not pick up the smallest stick or
anything on the ground that did not
have the mark of a bullet. Our bat
terry was posted in an apple orchard,
the trees about as large as a good
sized walking stick. and every one
had small bullet marks, some cut off
to the ground.
One thing more | want to relate is
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S-Not 80 brave as some old
,ofc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

lures at the most opportune time for
the producer as well as eastern market
as it follows the Georgia peach and
is ~excelled in quality and appearance
by none.
Modern Methods.
Besides employing more than 80 hands.
a force of professional pickers and
packers were imported from California
to handle the crop which is now only
partially gathered. A switch from the
Santa Fe railroad was built into the
orchard where the refrigerator cars
were placed and loaded and sent post
haste to their respective points OF des-
tination.
A local drying and canning plant has
also been installed by r. Ohnemus, who
has employed a large force of hands.
He has upto this time dried a little
over one and half tons Of fruit and
has put up over 500 cans of peaches.
Cooperative Developments.
At meeting of the Commercial club
held last week a movement was start
ed for the organization of stock COM
pany for the purpose Of de-
veloping the peach industry on large
scale. A large tract of land lying i'm
mediately north Of town will be pro-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

vate corporation. consisting largely OF
local capital. owns and operates one
of the best equipped electric light and
power plants and telephone exchanges
in the entire southwest as well as
waterworks system which furnishes
pure wholesome well water for domes-
tic purposes. lawn sprinkling and fire
protection.
Climate and Spring Water.
Carlsbad boasts of more days OF sun
shine out OF 365 than any other point
in the southwest The climate is con-
coded to be as near the ideal as can
be found and is a boon TO those seeking
relief for pulmonary troubles.
The famous Carlsbad spring. the wa
ter Of which is being drunk by thou
sands both at home and abroad, is rap
idly gaining in popularity for its won
derful curative properties for all stom-
ach and kidney troubles. AS resort
both winter and summer 1t is sought
by many. The rare dry atmosphere OF
the summer months reduces the heaIed
term to one of constant joy and pleas
ure, while the winters are especially
mild and uniform and are enjoyed By
hundreds who come here from the north
and east.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

cured and planted to peaches Stock
will be sold in small blocks and after
the orchard has been brought to
bearing age at the end Of three or four
years it will be sold in small tracts to
the shareholders or any one desiring
it. committee was appointed to out
line the details of the plan and pre-
pare a report to be submitted at the
next meeting of the club.
The Other Crops and Livestock
Peaches are only one of the numer-
Gus resources OF the valley. Cotton Is
one of its stable assets as is also al
falfa and such other fruits as apples,
pears. grapes, etc. The yield from these
crops for the coming fall are especially
promising.
The livestock interests OF Eddy county
are in nowise second to its agricultural
interests. The cattle and horses, sheep
and goats which are raised on the free
and open range in the more remote
parts of the county contribute hun
dreds of thousands of dollars to its
prosperity annually. About $1,000. 300
pounds of wool was mark eted from
Carlsbad last season as was also
large amount of mohair.
The Public Utilities company, pri-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26
(By E. w. Eskridge.)

~ ARLSBAD. n NJ, Aug. 26.-If a
community composed of a live,
thrifty and energetic class of
citizens, surrounded by an ideal
farming county. each working harmc-
niously with the other, one creating
a demand for products and the other
supplying that demand. and more, is a
prosperous one. then Carlsbad, the
county seat Of Eddy county. New Mex
ico. claims. and rightfully. too, thar
distinction.
Though only in her teens she has
grown and developed into one of the
most beautiful and attractive towns in
the great southwest.
Only a few short years ago she stood
as a blushing modest village on the
west banks of the Pecos river and to-
day she holds her head at a high poise
and asks odds of no one.
Beautiful Home Town.
population of about $500 people re-
side within her boundaries and worship
at her shrine.
The broad inviting streets. lined on
either side with far spreading trees,
beneath which lie about eight miles
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

the saloons from business without the
customary, hard fought battle between
the opposing factions. By mutual
agreement a contract was entered into
about Is months ago whereby the sa-
loon element agreed to withdraw after
having been allowed the above length
of time, in which to dispose of their
stock.
A Great Fruit Year.
The present year has most success
fully demonstrated that all claims made
for it as a fruit producing country are
well founded for the first peaches to
be produced, from a commercial stand
point, since the government assumed
control Of the project have been ship
ped to eastern markets. The orchards
were planted Immediately after the
water was assured by the reclamation
department, and this is the first year
they have. come into bearing.
The largest orchards are owned by
F. G. Tracy and C. H. McLanathen. their
combined holdings of bearing trees
amounting to about 100 acres, while
several smaller owners run the total
acreage up to perhaps about double
that amount. A brief statement as to
the shipments which have been made to
date from the orchard of Tracy and
McLenathen is as follows: The first
shipment was made July 5, since which
time 81 cars have been consigned to the
markets of Chicago, Pittsburg and New
York, with numerous local shipments
to intermediate markets. Returns have
been received to date from "a cars
which sold for $4,000. The records of
the pickers show that carload Of
fruit was sold at the rate of one car
to every two acres.
The top market price was received
from the New York market which
brought $1766 and contained 1908 boxes.
Prices per box have ranged as high as
$40 per box and has Melted to the
producer from 20 to 9S cents per box.
or, on an average of s425 per acre. The
fruit consists of several varieties and
runs from Sc to 10 to the box. An
important feature greatly in favor of
the Pecos valley peach is that it ma
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26

OF cement sidewalks, lighted with one
of the best system of electric lights in
the valley, form a most beautiful pic
ture The town is supplied with a sewer
system which was installed at an ex-
pense of $4,000 and which by an act
of the city council making connections
compulsory; the town is free from
contagious or infectious diseases.
Public Buildings.
Carlsbad boasts of having two ma
tional banks; seven churches: two large
and handsome school buildings erected
at cost of $4,000 and a separate
school for Mexican children. the only
one in southeastern New Mexico.
4 large commodious courthouse and
jail, erected at cost of about $40. O00
stand as monuments to the energy and
enterprise of the citizens of the town
and county,
Great Commercial Houses.
There are also two large general de-
partment stores which represent a cap
italization of almost s2,5OO,0o0; two
hardware stores: two furniture stores:
three drug stores; two exclusive dry
goods stores; two cash novelty stores;
two large garages, each equipped with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-26
Carlsbad, N. NJ, Employs Professional
Pickers and Packers For Peach Cror
Beautiful Home Town, Justly Proud; Saloons Closed By
Agreement; Large Tract To Be Scientifically Developed

the latest improved modern machinery
for the care and repair of about IS
automobiles, owned by her citizens;
two weekly newspapers; threa urIo-
date hotels and numerous restaurants
and boarding houses, besides all of the
innumerable smaller business institu-
lions which go to make a live wide
awake and hustling western town.
Carlsbad was designated as postal
savings bank depository, July 1, and
already ranks second in the state for
amount of funds on deposit.
One of the recent Innovations to be
introduced by the city authorities was
the sprinkling of the residence dis
tricts comprising a district of 81 by
81 blocks.
No saloons Here.
June Is of the current year will be
recorded in the annals of the town as
marking the opening of new epoch,
at which time the open saloon. which
has in the past been coincident with
the growth of the country, passed into
history and by So doing records an in
cident which stands unprecedented and
challenged by no other city in the
United States. viz, the withdrawal OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26

FOR SALE-Household furniture and up
 right piano; cheap for cash, and on
 quick sale; leaving city 6219 Sd ave- nue, north, Woodlawn. Bell phone 370 EXPERIENCED male stenographer de- c es position; at preesnt employed,
 but desires to change; aged 22 Ad- dress D-44, care Age-Herald. 1-26-2t WANTED-Position by expert dress goods salesman of three years experi-
 ence in dry goods department Address A. A., 1920 9th avenue. 1-26-5t WANTED-Situation as liontype operator on small daily or weekly. Address F44 care Age-Herald. 1-2e-ot LEGAL BLANKS for Justices of the
 peace, notaries and real estate deal CTS. Roberts & Son, Printers and Sta tioners, The Big Alabama House. 3d avenue between 18th and 18th
 streets. 1-223t-su-tu-t tn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26

Sewer System and Sewage Disposal Works for the Town of Uniontown, Ala.
 Sealed proposals will be received by the mayor and councilmen of the town of Uniontown, Ala, until ,s:15 p. m., Febru- ary 13. 1911, at the town hall in Union- town, Ala, for furnishing materials and constructing a sewer system and sewage disposal plant for said town. in accord snce with plans and specifications there- for on file in the office of the mayor. The work includes the construction of a disposal plant and approximately 1S40 lineal feet of 15-inch pipe sewers; 5000 lineal feet of 12-inch pipe sewers; 750O lineal feet of 10-inch pipe sewers; 15.20O lineai feet of S-inch pipe sewers; lamp holes; manholes.
 Each proposal must be accompanied by a certified check for $2Oo made payable to the town of Uniontown, Ala.
 Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the mayor, Hon. D. F. Cole man. Uniontown, Ala. or at the office of the engineer. Edgar B. Kay. Tusca- loosa, Ala.
 Copy of the specifications and bidding sheets can be secured on application. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids. EDGAR B. KAY, Engineer,
 Tuscaloosa, Ala. D. M COLEMAN, Mayor. J. L. POPE, Town Clerk l-24-6t-tu-'n n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26
BUSINESS CHANGES

STOCK companies Incorporated we bid to offer entire issues of stocks or bonds for sale for corporations. The E. Jay Hawkins Co.,, 36S Ellicott Square, Buffalo. N. Y. 1-22-6t WANTED-To hear from parties who would be interested in investment of $500 to 5000. paying 20 per cent or more; local corporation is increasing its cap- italization to take care of growing vol ume of business and small part of new issue of stock Is for sale to the public; no scheme. but profitable, established and very highly rated business. which is growing so fast as to require more capital; present owners will be glad to buy any of the stock offered for sale after 12 months, thereby insuring the availability of the investments If 1t should Dc desired to realize on same an Investigation will satisfy you as to the absolute safety of the investment. Adj dress P-39 Age-Herald. 1-20-5t1eod RUBBER STAMPS, plain or cushion mounted, daters of all kinds, seal presses and stencils. Roberts & Son. manufacturing Stationers, 'The Big Alabama House." 3d avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
 1-22-3t-su-tu-th WANTED-A partner in established real estate business that has paid in last six years $6C0 per month net; half inter- est can be had by proper person for $2500. Address Business V-42, care Age- Herald 1-26-3t-th-fr-su
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26
CITIZENS PLEASED
 WITH SITE SELECTED Many Think Location of New
 Postoffice Ideal CITY'S FUTURE CENTER All Agree That Fifth Avenue Is Destined to Be Main Business Street of the City Within
 Few Yenrs
CITY'S FUTURE CENTER

The circulation of the official announce many favorable comments from citizens generally yesterday.
 The most careful opinions seemed to be that Fifth avenue would at no far dis tant time be tho main artery for com nercial purposes here and that the post office would then be within the very cen ter of things.
 The citizens talking yesterday seemed to look further and place greater value the present. few expressions follow:
 Eugene Ffes
 T am very much pleased with the pcstoffice site selection, said Eugene Fies. T think the trend of commercial affairs Is in the direction chosen and believe every one will be pleased with the federal location. MT. von Nerta, the special site agent, gave every site offered careful examination. He secured opin- ions as, to the city's future growth and based his selection principally upon that Fifth avenue is the coming avenue as sure as Birmingham is great, With a s1, 100000 hotel and a $f,000,0oO government building, this avenue will be the pride and show place of the city as far as business points of interest go''
 Paschal G. Shook
 T think the Angin corner selected by the government for the new federal build- ing is the logical point to use the col loquial expression anent New Orleans" said F. G. Shook. ''The government is ather broad. when it comes to public buildings and the selection of this site in- dicates the belief of the government of ficials that the growth of this city com mercially Is northwest. I am very much pleased with the announcement"
 A. R. Dearborn
 "The selection suits me to IT." said MT. Dearborn. 'The real estate men here who have been battling for the sale of the federal site will now perhaps ad- init that the growth of commercial Bir- mingham is toward Fifth avenue. I really think SO, and have for a long time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26
MANIFESTATIONS

WANIED-Position by first-class book keeper; experienced and references. Ad- dress Bookkeeper, care Age-Herald.
 1-24-5t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-26

CONSIGN your horses and mules to our big auction sale Thursday, January
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