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The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1912-06-27

behind the drifting powcer cloud. The
ever-deepening roar of ceaseless con-
test had moved westward down the
valley. when an aide wheeled his
smoking horse in front of the Colonel.
spoke a dozen hasty words, pointed
impetuously to the left, and dashed
off down the line. The men leaped
to their feet in eager expectancy. and
as the Fall in, fall in there. lads."
echoed joyously from lip to lip. the
kindling eyes and rapid movements
-oiced Enthusiastically the soldier spirit.
We moved westward down the long.
bare slope in the sunshine, through q
half-doxen deserted. desolate fields.
and along a narrow, rocky defile lead
Ing into deep revine. At the mouth
of the ravine we came forth into the
broad valley, and halted. Just in
front Of us. scarcely half-mile dis
tant. were the fighting lines, partially
enveloped in dense smoke, out from
which broke patches Of blue or gray,
as charge succeeded charge, Or the
wind swept aside the fog of battle.
The firing was one continuous crash.
while plunging bullets. overreaching
their mark, began to chug into our
own ranks. dealing death impartially
to horse and man. The captain Of the
troop next mine wheeled suddenly. a
look Of surprise upon his face, and
fell backward into the arms Of one Of
his men; with an intense scream of
agony, almost human, the horse Of my
first sergeant reared and came over.
crushing the rider before he could
loosen foot from stirrup; the Lieuten-
ant-Colonel rode slowly past US to the
rear. his face deathly white, one arm,
dripping blood. dangling helpless at
his side. This was the hardest work
Of war. that silent agony which tried
men in helpless bondage to unyielding
discipline. l glanced anxiously along
the front of my troop, but they re-
CURED no word from me; with tightly
set lips. and pale, stern faces. they
neld their line steady as granite, clos.
ing up silently the ragged gaps torn
by plunging balls.
Captain" sale Colgate. riding to
where sat my horse. you viii see
that the paper ! gave you reaches
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens in . Confederate tent
at critical stage Of the Civil War. Gen
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet Accompanied by
Sergt Craig an old army scout. Wayne
starts on his mission. They get within
the lines Of the enemy and in the dark
ness Wayne Is taken for Federal. Of
hcer and young lady! on horseback II
given In his charge. She IL g northern
girl and attempts to escape. One OF the
horses succumb. and Craig goes through
Lady Of the North are left alone. They
seek shelter In q hut and entering It In
the dark a huge mastin attacks Wayne.
The girl shoots the brute just in time:
The owner Of the hut. Jed Bungay. and
his wife appear and soon a party OF
horsemen approach. They are led by a
man claiming to be Red Lowrie, but who
proves to be Maj. Brennan, Federal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes
He orders the arrest Of Wayne as spy
and he IL brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless he re-
yeals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife Of Maj
Brennan He IL rescued by Jed Bungay.
who starts to reach Gen. Lee. while
WAYNE In disguise penetrates to the ball
prisoned. He Is introduced to Miss
Minor and barely escapes being unmask-
ed Edith Brennan. recognizing Wayne.
says she will save him. Securing a pass
through the lines. they are confronted by
Brennan. who Is knocked senseless. Then.
bidding Edith adieu. Wayne makes a
dash for liberty. He encounters Bungay:
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
with reinforcements to join Early.
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On Foot and Dying He Reached Our Front.

home safe If fail to come out of
this?"
reached over and gripped his hand
Lard.
1T will be the first thing shall
remember, Jack" l answered earnest
ly. But we may have it easy enough
after ALT seems to be an infantry
affair"
He shook his head gravely.
NO." he said, pointing forward.
they will need us now"
AS he spoke it seemed as though
the sharp firing upon both sides sud-
denly ceased by mutual consent. The
terrible roar of small arms. which had
mingled with the continuous thunder
OF great guns, died away into an in
termittent rafting Of musketry. and
as the heavy smoke slowly drifted up
ward in a great white cloud. we could
plainly distinguish the advancing
Federal lines, three ranks deep.
stretching to left and right in one
vast. impenetrable blue wall. sweep
ing toward us upon run. Where but
brief moment before the plain ap-
peared deserted, 1t was now fairly
alive with soldiery. the sun cleaning
on fixed bayonets. and faces aglow
with the ardor of surprise. Some one
had blundered! The thin. unsup-
ported line Of gray infantry directly
in our front closed up their shattered
ranks hastily in desperate effort to
stay the rush. We could see them jam
ming their muskets for vOlley fire,
and then. with clash and clatter that
drowned all other sounds. battery of
six black Guns came flying madly past
US. every horse on the run, dashed
into frenzy by his wild rider. With
carriage and caisson leaping at every
jump, the half-naked, smoke-begrimed
cannoneers clinging to their seats like
monkeys. they dashed recklessly for
ward. swung about into position. and
almost before the muzzles had been
well pointed. were hurting canister
Into that blue, victorious advance.
How those gallant fellows worked
their guns leaping into air At each
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ly opposite me, its flame seeming like
a red-hot knife rending the mist This
had barely vanished when a sudden
cheer rang out upon my left. and l
turned in time to behold thin, scat
tered line Of gray-clad infantrymen
swarm down the steep slope into the
valley. With hats drawn low. and
guns advanced. they plunged at a
run into the mist and disappeared.
Our skirmishers had gone in; the ball
had opened.
had tarried long enough; any
moment now might bring boots and
saddles" and If possessed the slight
est desire for a breakfast to fight on.
it behooved me to get back within
our lines. The memory of that ami
lated scene In front still fresh upon
me, how quiet and commonplace ev-
erything appeared down there in the
| hills.
What has become of Bungay?"
questioned of Colgate. who was lying
upon his back with eyes fastened
on floating cloud.
| DO you mean the little mountaineer
who came In with US last night?"
nodded.
"Oh, his mule bolted at the first
shot over yonder. and the little fellow
IL after it. He's down the field there
somewhere"
How time dragged! The battery to
left Of US went into action. and began
firing rapidly: we could mark the
black figures Of the cannoneers at the
nearer guns. outlined against the sky
o-er the crest, as they moved quick
ly back and forth. Twice they bore
motionless bodies to the rear. and laid
them down tenderly beyond the fierce
zone of fire. Then the heavier pieces
of artillery farther down the line
burst into thunder, and we silently
watched a large force Of infantr,
move slowly past US mp the long SLOPE
until they halted in line Of battle JUS
behind it, summit. the advanced file'
} lying fiat upon their faces and peer
ing over. But no orders came for 10
Nearly noon By the red sua h:dini
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the service, AZ they stretched away
commingled upon either hand. We
were evidently stationed close to the
centre Of our own position. The In
tervening ground sioped so gently for
ward. while the hill crest was SO
tAickly crowned with trees. it looked
an ideal position from which to
advance in line Of attack. Upon my
right there appeared break in the
solidity Of our line, but even a. l
noted 1t. wondering at the oversight.
the dense front Of an infantry column
debouched from ravine and. march
Ing steadily forward, filled the gap.
could distinctly mark the wearied
manner In which the men composing
1t flung themselves PROSTATE on the
hard ground the moment they we're
Observation-Disclosures all through the
long hours of the black night they
had been toiling on to be in time.
Aides were galloping furiously now
among the scattered commands. The
obscuring fog slowly rose from off
the face Of the valley. but all the
central portion remained yelled from
view. Suddenly. as l watched. the
brown cloud beneath me was rent
asunder here Ind there by little spits
Of fire. and 1t was curious to OBJ
serve how those quick spiteful darts
Of flame swept the full length of my
vista. l could distinguish no reports.
1T was too far away.-but realized
that the opposing pickets had caught
sight Of each other through the gloom.
Then a big gun doomed almost direct
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bout some things as a muel."
He eyed his mount critically.


burned II ever thought I'd git
astraddle o any four-legged critter
asin." he said. rubbing himself as II
in sudden and painful recollection Of
the past But sorts picked up this
yere muel down ct Their corral. an he's
tew durn wore out totin' things fer
you uns ter ever move often walk.
sorter reckon it's heap easier
oittin' yere than ter take 1t afut all
Their way ter Their :4ountings."
1t was long after dark the second
day when, thoroughly wearied. we
turned into an old tobacco field and
made camp for the night. To right
and left of our position glowed the
CHEEKY fires. telling where Earlys
command bivouacked in line Of battle.
From the low range Of hills in front
Of where we rested one could look
across an Intervening valley. and see
ia off to the northward the dim
flames Which marked the position Of
the enemy. Down in the mysterious
darkness between. divided only by q
swift and narrow stream, we're the
blue and gray pickets. The opposing
forces were sleeping on their arms.
making ready COR the death grip on
the morrow.
AS lay there thinking, wondering
what might be my fate before another
nightfall. seeing constantly in my half
dreams the fair face of woman.
which made me more Of a coward
than I had ever felt myself before.
l was partially aroused by the droning
tones Of voice close at hand. Lift
ing myself on one elbow l glanced
curiously around to see where it
originated. what was occurring. Clus-
tered about roaring fire Of rails
were dozen troopers, and in the
midst Of them. occupying the post of
honor upon an empty powder key. was
Bungay, enthusiastically reciting
Scott 1 caught line or two:
"'At once there rose so wild yell
Within that dark and narrow dell.
AS all the fiends from heaven thai fell
Had pealed the battle-cry of hell"
and then the drowsy god pressed
down my heavy eyelids, and I fell
asleep.
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CHAPTER XXI.
The Battle In the Shenandoah.

The Battle In the Shenandoah.
To me it has always seemed re-
markab that after all my other bat
tie. periences-Antietam. Gettys-
burg, the Wilderness, ay! even in
Guiding that first fierce baptism Of
fire at Manassas-no action in which
I ever participated should remain SO
clearly photographed upon memory as
this last desperate struggle for SUI
premacy in the Shenandoah. Every
minute detail of the conflict, at
least so far as I CHANGED to be
ersonal participant, rises before me
as l write, and ! doubt not l could
trace today each step taken upon that
stricken field.
The reveille had not sounded when
| first awoke and. rolling from my
blanket. looked about me. Already
faint. dim line of gray. heralding the
dawn, was growing clearly defined in
the east. and making manifest those
heavy fog-banks which. hanging dank
and low, obscured the valley. The
tired men of my troop were yet lying
upon the ground, wrapped tightly in
their blankets, oblivious of the deadly
work before them; but could hear
the horses already moving uneasily at
their picket-ropes. and observed here
and there the chilled figure of sentry
leaning upon his gun, oddly distorted
in form by the enveloping mist.
Directly in advance Of where we
rested, long hill sloped gently up
ward for perhaps hundred yards. it's
crest topped with thick growth of
young oak-trees, yet seemingly devoid
! of underbrush. No troops were
| camped in our immediate front, and
feeling curious to ascertain something
of our formation. as well as to ex-
anime the lay of the land between us
and the position occupied by the
enemy. walked slowly forward. un-
hindered, until l attained the crest.
The fog yet held the secrets of the
valley safely locked within its brown
hand, and ! could penetrate none Of
it's mysteries 1t was like gazing
Gown from some headland into 81.
lent. unvexed sea. But directly across
from where | stood. apparently along
the summit of another chain OF low
hills similar to those We occupied. 1
could perceive the flames Of numerous
camp-fires leaping up INTO sudden
radiance. while against the brighten
ing sky a great flag lazily Tapped it,
folds to the freshening breeze. Evil
IDENTIFY our opponents were first astir
and the headquarters Of some division
of the enemy must be across yonder
AS l gazed. other fires burst forth Il
left and right. as far as the unaidet
eye could carry through the gloom
and l was thus enabled to trace dis
tinctly those advanced lines opposing
us. Experience told me their position
, must be a strong one. and their forc'
heavy.
! AS l turned to mark our own forms
ton. the roll of drums rang out
r while the quickening notes Of tn
reveille sounded dowI the long line
= of slumbering men. Life returned. q
!. II by magic. to those motionless forms
: and almost in q moment all below m
!. became ast!r. and could clearl
> distinguish the varioL; branches q
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An lnSplrAtlon.

Professor McMuddle 10 very In
genious In twisting things around to-
illustrate his theories. IL be not?'
Yes. 1 believe he proposes to take
the fact of the champagne troubles
In France nearly overturning the gov,
erument. to illustrate the curse Of
drink"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
ELECTION RESULTS IN OHIO
Taft and Roosevelt Both Get Dele
gates. Harmon Makes Clean
Sweep Over Wilson.

COLUMBUS, O.-Nearly complete
returns from Ohios presidential
preference primary indicate that Mr..
Roosevelt won thirty-two of the for
ty-two district delegates to the re-
publican national convention.
President Taft took ten district
delegates and will probably have the
six delegates from the state at large
On the democratic ticket Governor
Harmon made a practically clean
sweep over Woodrow Wilson, and
will have the solid Ohio delegation.
Although President Taft secured
onlv ten out of the forty-twO district
delegates the Taft-Rooseyelt fight In
Ohio is not finished. 1t will be car
ried into the state republican conVen-
ton, which on June Bird will select
six delegates at large.
Of a total of less than one thouS-
and delegates to the state convention
nearly complete returns indicate that
President Taft has practically sui
ficient number to control. This may
give the Taft managers the six dele
gates at large to be named by the
state convention.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
JOY AND BLISS.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Make Con-
situation Sufferers Happy.

Don't be peevish-decide today
that you are going to give all the
old time constipation remedies the
go-by and try one box-just one box
of the new and better liver, bower
and stomach remedy.
Just try them once and you'll new
err be satisfied with pills, salts, wa
tiers, oils or any other preparation.
Hot Springs Liver Buttons are the
product of the greatest medical
minds in Hot Springs, Ark, the
worlds greatest sanitarium, where
the springs are owned by the United
States government.
Don't fail to take them for constl-
patton, sluggish liver, gas, bilious
ness, sick headache, stomach dis
tress. They certainly do keep the
bowels in fine condition and bring
cheerfulness and health to all who
use them.
Sold in Dawson by all good phar-
macists at % cents box. For free
sample write Hot Springs Chemical
Co, Hot Springs, Ark.
Bell Drug Co., special agents in
Dawson.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
BRONWOOD BRIEFS.
School Faculty Is Elected. News and
Personal Items.


The school trustees have met and
elected teachers for another term as
follows: N. H. Johnson, principal;
Mrs. ]. R. Davis and Miss Kate Cow
art of Bronwood and Miss Maggie
Hambrick of Douglass assistants.
Mr.. Y. S. Blackstock went to Scale,
Ala. Monday in response to tele-
gram announcing the death of his
grandmother.
The city Is now having the new
we'll dug, and in few days the wa
terworks will be in working order.
Mrs. C. Harvey, who was teach
err in the agricultural school at Amer
icus, has returned home.
Holmart school closed Friday with
a picnic. Miss Mary Littleton was
reelected teacher.
Mrs. G.. L. Massey and daughter
have visited Mrs. S. B. Hall, near
Americas.
Miss Emma Hargrove has return
ed from Cyrene Institute, where she
taught.
Mrs. E. c. Berry is visiting her
0auRuIpI, MIS-. II. hS<AICCy IL 90
lanta.
Miss Mamie Mayo of Richland is
visiting her sister, Mrs. E. G. Webb
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Pervis of Ameri-
Gus spent last Sunday at home.
Miss Yetta Harris is visiting her
sister, Mrs. w. w. Massey.
Mr.. Ernest Smith of Macon has
visited relatives here.
Miss Ferguson of Graves has Wis
tied Mrs. H. A. Wall.
Miss Myrtle Bridges is visiting rel
atives at Whigham.
DR.. H. A. Wall went to Atlanta a
few days ago.
Mr.. Chas. Hunter of Macon was
here Sunday.
Mr.. Mercer Berry is visiting in
Athens.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
H. A. WILKINSON,
M. ]. YEOMANS,
petitioners AT
"EXBIBIT A."

An ordinance authorizing the
! Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
graph Company to construct, operate
and maintain lines of telephone and
telegraph upon, along and under the
public roads, streets and highways
| of the city Dawson, Ga, and to
acquire, operate and maintain lines
! of telephone and other telephone
property of the Dawson Telephone
| Co., now located in the streets and
public places of the city of Dawson,
Ca, and to authorize the Dawson
| Telephone Co. TO sell all of it's tele-
phone lines, poles and wires and
other telephone property in the
streets and public places of the city
of Dawson, Ga, to the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Co.
Section /. Be it ordained by the
general council of the city of Daw-
son, Ca, that permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the South
ern Bell Telegraph and Telephone
Co., it's successors and assigns to
erect, operate and maintain lines of
telephone and telegraph, including
the necessary poles, fixtures and cleo
trical conductors, upon, along and
under the public road0, streets and
highways of the city of Dawson, Ga,
as it's business may from time to
time require, provided that all poles
shall be neat and symmetrical.
Section 2. That the work of erect
ing poles by virtue of this ordinance
shall be done under the supervision
of the street committee, and the said
Southern Bell Telephone AMI Tele-
graph Co. shall replace and properly
relay any sidewalk or street that may
be displaced by it in the con-
struction of it's lines, and upon fail
ure to do so after twenty days no.
tice in writing shall have been given
by the Mayor of the city of Dawson,
Ca, to said company the city may
repair such portion of the sidewalk
or street that may have been dis
turbed by said company, and collect
the cost so incurred from said COM
pany.
Section 8. In consideration of the
rights and privileges herein granted
said company shall, upon demand,
provide one croGs-arm on each pole
on which the city of Dawson, Ga,
may ucSIS W dLtdCn GllEtT IRE
alarm, telegraph or police telegraph
wires for the free use of the police
and fire alarm telegraph system of
the city of Dawson, Ca
Section 4. Said company shall at
all times be subject to the city ordi-
nances now in existence or which
may hereafter be passed relative to
the use of the public streets by tele-
phone and telegraph companies.
Section 5. Said company shall in
demnify the city of Dawson, Ca,
against and assume all liabilities for
damages which may arise or accrue
to the city of Dawson, Ga, from any
injury to persons or property from
the doing of any work herein author
lied, or the neglect of said company
or any of it's employees to comply
with any OTdi ance relative to the
use of the streets of said city, and
the acceptance by the company of
this ordinance shall be an agreement
by it to pay to the city of Dawson,
Ga, any sum of money for which
the civ NAV become table from or
by reason of such injury.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
SHE SAYS GEORGIA COURTS
IS NO PLACE FOR WOMEN

they do not need it. Anyway, Mrs
Hale says, 1.-The average court is no
nlaca for a woman" Most of the
courts, she declares, especially those
of the justices, would have to be
steriIized before women would prac-
tice in them. Mrs. Hale says that
when Georgia women get to vote she
will support Joe Hill Hall Of Macon
for any office he wants. Hall is the
man who defeated the woman lawyer
proposition in the last legislature on
the ground that 'woman's place Is
in the home"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
Here Is Remedy That VIII Cure
Skin and Scalp Affections, and
We Can Prove 1t.

The City Drug Store, Parrot, Ga,
and the Bell Drug Co., Dawson, say
to every person, be it man, woman
or child, who has an irritated, ten
der, inhamed, itching SKIN or
SCALP, you need not suffer another
day. eve have a refined skin prep
aration that acts instantly and will
bring you swift and sure results"
One warm bath with ZEMO SOAP
and one application of ZEMO and
you will not suffer another moment
and you will soon see a cure in
sight.
ZEMO AND ZEMO SOAP are prov
en- cures for every form of skin or
scalp affection. They are sold by
one leading druggist in every city
or town in america and in Parrott
by City Drug Store and in Dawson
by Bell Drug Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25

Section 6. The Southern Bell Tel
ephone and Telegraph Co. Is hereby
authorized to acquire, either by pur-
chase or otherwise, all of the equip
ment, lines and wires, which now
constitute the entire telephone plant
of the Dawson Telephone Co., and
the said Dawson Telephone Co. is
hereby authorized to sell and trans
fer said property to the said South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
Co., and the said Southern Bell Tele-
phone and Telegraph Co. is hereby
authorized tC maintain and operate
said lines and property, or such parts
of them as it may desire, in the
streets and public places of sail city
of Dawson, Ga, in the same manner
as if the said lines and propert, had
been originally constructed by it un-
der and in accordance with the terms
and provisions of this ordinance,
free and clear of any and all condi-
lions or charges heretofore imposed
upon said property, or said Dawson
Telephone Co. by any ordinance, or
ordinances of agreement or agree
ments with the said city of Dawson,
Ga.
Section 7. Said company shall file
with the Clerk of the Council Of the
city of Dawson, Ca, it's acceptance
of this ordinance within sixty days
from the date when it shall take eff
feet.
Section s. This ordinance shall
be in force from and after the date
of it's passage for the period of fifty
years, with the privilege of renewal,
as provided by law.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-25
IN THE GROCERY BUSINESS.
Mr.. Foy Watkins Solicits the Trade
of the Public.

am now in the grocery business,
on South Main street, and will APP
preciate any business given me. My
stock is fresh and new. If haven't
the goods in stock to supply your
orders l will get them for you. Any
business given me will be appreci-
ated J. FOY WATKINS.