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THE BRIDGING OF CHAOS

y The early stages Of the march we're de-
void Of opposition from the enemy, al
though Nature did her best to delay the
movements of so unconquerable general
as Sherman Mere quaking causeways in
q sea OF mud, and the bridging Of chaos
Tor hundreds Of miles" as one general put
il. were All successfully accomplished, and
The enemy kept busy wondering where
Sherman was going. BY skillful move
mcnts on the right and left he created the
impression that Charleston and Augusta
were his goals. 50 we'll were his plans hid
den that tho Confederates could not tell
where he might be expected TO turn up
next Sometimes important lines Of com
munication where opposition was to be eX-
pectcd were possessed without show of
resistance.
The railroad line between Charleston and
Augusta vas considered Of great impOr-
tancc. As General Howard approached it,
expecting to meet a considerable force, he
deployed his men in readiness While the
preparations Tor battle were in progress,
one OF his foragers came galloping down
the road on a white horse, guided by means
Of a bride
Hurry up. General" he shouted, as he
lopcd along we've got the railroads" The
line had been captured by a squad of
"bummers."
On February Is Sherman rode down 20
the bank Of the Congarec River, opposite
Columbia, the capital Of South Carolina.
The stone piers Of the bridge, which had
been fired by the Confederates themselves
before they fed from their city, could be
seen in the foreground. On the other side
rose the gray granite walls of the unfin-
ished state House. Smoke foated lazily
away from the smouldering ruins Of the
railroad station. Occasionally. few citi-
zens or cavalrymen could he seen running
across the streets. quite a number Of
negroes appeared TO be busily engaged in
piling up bags of grain or meal near the
burned station. a Union battery was
throwing a few shells into the town.
What are you firing for?' General Sher-
man inquired OF its captain.
The artillery officer addressed replied that
he could see rebel cavalry occasionally at
the street crossings, and that he thought
there was a considerable force Of infantry
hidden on the opposite bank 10 resist an
attempt to cross the river.
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actual conditions Of residence rather
than by creating a modern curiosity
shop with a tumble of poor prints and
odds and ends Mr.. Pennell's outspoken
condemnation of the museum project
encouraged others TO speak in the same
vein. Mr. HarmswCrth will do what he
likes with the valuable site and histori-
cal house which he has purchased for
presentation to the nation; but 1t is to
be hoped that American pilgrims will
have full value for the gate money in
glimpse Of a real Johnson interior with
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What VIII Re Done with Dr. Johnsons House Cough Square

hooks would not command respect Tor
tho eccentricities Of genius: but 1t might
not be impracticable to reproduce ap-
proximately the conditions Of dictionary
compilation. Boswell has described
them: Bishop Percy has corrected some
of the details. and Hawkins and other
writer's have added pithy anecdotes ana
luminous touches. The photographer
read diligently the works Of writer's
whose English he considered most cor
rect and marked passages, with a letter
IN tho margin for the word under which
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

characteristic features Of his residence
and the life of his own time.
Realism might easily be overdone IN
the reproduction of the original atmos-
phere. NOrthcOte, for example, relates
that when Reynolds took Roubillac TO
call upon Johnson in Cough Square they
were led up into garnet, when was
considered a library, where, besides his
hooks all covered with dust, there was
an old crazy deal table, and still worse
and older elbow chair. having only three
Iors" Broken furniture and undusted
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Johnson Club, of London, De-
bates the Use To Be Made
of Relic Rescued by
Cecil Harmsworth.
London, December %.

HE annual supper Of the Johnson
Club was eaten by candlelight by
4 nearly forty members and guests
in the old house in Cough Square The
fare was the usual anomalous combina-
ton Of pea soup and rump steak, kidney,
lark. oyster and mushroom pudding, with
arple pie and cream toasted cheese, rum
punch and church wardens pipes as
after thoughts. Not only good fellow
ship. but interesting talk as well, fol-
lowed this stimulative diet, for the
Johnsonians were for the first time in
the famous house where the Dictionary
was made, and they We're under Obliga
tion to let Mr.. Cecil Harmsworth know
what they thought about the future Of
the relic. which had been rescued from
the housebreaker by his generosity. The
tenants had been turned out; the parti-
tions and distractions involved by con-
tinuous use for the printers trade had
been removed, and the house had been
thoroughly cleaned and restored ap-
proXimately TO the condition in which
DR.. johnson left it after living and work
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Sherman had been travelling with tne
left wing Learning on March that HOW
ards wing had reached Cheraw, he decided
TO cross over to him. Early in the morn
ing Of the following day he rode out OF
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LUCK FAVoRs UNION FORCES.

shortly after Foraker left with his mes
sage for General Sherman. on which 80
much seemed to depend, the Contederates
advanced with an energy that drove CAR
lin back. Courageously both sides fought
hut the Confederate line. as IL pushed
on. became broken H. its passage
through the woods and was not able TO
present a compact front 20 the hre which
il received from behind the hastily impro-
vised intrenchmcnts. II finally fell back
but from time to time fresh assaults were
made uron Slocum's line, These were re-
pulsed and that night HaSen's division re-
ported to the Union commander
The next morning other troops came 10
his assistance. and the day was spent in
Strengthening the federal position. on the
Continued ON seventh page
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world as If he were in the middle of the
Congo in the days of Stanley. All that the
government knew about him was that he
was somewhere In the heart Of the Caro-
liuas moving toward the north. When
and where he would come out were not
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
PLANS TO OPPOSE JOHNSTON.

man TO visit their city.
PLANS TO OPPOSE JOHNSTON.
While he was in Cheraw. where he re-
mained until March s, awaiting the pas
sage OF the army over the Great Pedee
River, he found in a house which had been
occupied by General Hardee, the Confed-
, crate commander, a copy Of The New-York
Tribune, dated a month later than any
paper from the North which he had seen.
He read IL with a great deal OF interest,
particularly a paragraph which contained
the information that Sherman would un-
doubtedly be heard from next at Colds
boro and that General Joseph z. Johnston
had been placed In command OF all the
troops which could be brought 70 bear upon
Sherman. Realizing that Hardee had read
the paper before he did and therefore
knew his plans. he gave up any further
befogging flank movements and prepared
to meet Johnston. Goldsboro, the impor-
tant railroad centre, whose possession
would have a throttling effect upon the
operations of Lees army because OF the
lines running north ana south and east and
west through IT, in reality was shermans
| destination.
| On March s, having crossed the Great
Pedee and being on the way to Fayette-
! vile, Sherman determined 10 send mes
sages down to Wilmington. Two men in
disguise set off that night, one floating
down the Cape Fear River in a boat,
| each carrying a dispatch In cipher asking
| that a steamer be sent up the river to Fay
etteville with certain supplies, and that
word be got to General schoheld. who had
been brought East and dispatched TO the
Carolina coast by boat, that he would ex-
pect to meet that general at Goldsboro
about March 20.
Sunday, March r. found the whole army
encsmped around Fayetteville on the Cape
Fear River. 1t had entered the town on
the day before, according 10 schedule, on
the heels OF Hardee and Hampton. who
had burned the bridge behind them. 4
Sabbath stiffness pervaded the streets, for
the people were OF the pious stock Of the
Scotch Covenanters and the army was
resting after it's six weeks OF hard march
| ing through muddy swamps and over cor
duroy roads. Shortly after noon the whist
! ling of a steamboat was heard in the dis
| tance 1t came nearer and nearer. Then a
shouting burst forth along the river. II
echoed along the street. There was some
thing electric about it, for II prosaged the
| breaking Of prolonged silence from home.
| Soon fiOrid faced seafaring man, who
| proved to be Captain Ainsworth, came up
the street accompanied by group OF OFF,
| GERS. He was bearing a small mail bag
and had come from General Terry, at VIII
mington. The couriers had succeeded in
working their way down the river and this
was the prompt response. Preparations
were quickly under way for the sending OF
dispatches to Washington. and Captain
| Byers, the rescued rong writer. was
| selected to sail with them on the boat a,
b o'clock that evening. Some of the refu-
gees who had travelled with the army from
Columbia were also TO so down the river 10
! Wilmington on the boat. \ train Of thou
sands of negroes which had been accu-
mulating in his wake was later started
! Ne Same rlaCa
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CoNFEDERATEs FIGHT HARD.

So far as armed resistance was con-
have the easy time he had had until he
reached Fayetteville. Joseph Johnston, he
knew from experience, was no mean oppo-
nent. So he made all preparations TO meet
the foe, whom he estimated to number
| tnirty-seven thousand. on March 10 the
| entire army being across the river, it
marched cautiously forward. encountering
! HarGce near Averysboro. The opposition
was stubborn. hut left flank movement
! broke up the resistance and resulted i'm
! captures Of men and guns.
: Sherman received something of a shock
Of surprise on March 49, when he was rid
! ing with the right wing in company with
! General Howard. He had heard some fir
! ing In the direction OF Slocum's right wing,
which he had left the night before thinking
! that all danger was over. This he ascribed
to some measure Of opposition from Hardec
and Hampton. no more dangerous than
trdt At Avervsboro. What was his aston
iSnmcnt, therefore. when Young man. un-
der twenty years of age. a member OF Gen
tral Socums staff. came riding up al fu.
speed and delivered message which indi-
Gated that his chief was confronted n Ben
tonvile by Johnstons whole army. The
young man was Joseph b. Foraker. who
recently was a United States Senator from
ohio. General Slocun, wnen he learned the
peril of his position. had dispatched the
young man 1ith the Injunction; Ride Hell
TO the right, so as 10 keep clear Of the
enemys left flank, and don't spare horss
flesh. THIS injunction had been obeyed
and he reache'i Sherman Just et Sundown.
Word was sent back "a Socum 20 hCht
on the defensive. 10 save time. and tnat
Howard would come On the ennmys rear
from the east All this time Slocum was
doing his best 10 rspel tho enemy. who had
lined III I'm "" with the ianks resting
on Mil Creek ana inclosins the village or
Bentonviue
General sherman was not the only offcer
who received a shock at Bentonvillc. Gen
eral Carlin's division had the advance Of
General Slocum's line. Unconscious Of the
superiority OF the force in front, he had
some In to develop the strength of the
enemy. slocum was consulting with Gen
eral Je'f G. Davis. the commander Of the
18th Corps, when Colonel Iitchhed, In
spcctor general Of the corps rode up and,
In response to an inquiry, said:
Wei, general | nave found something
more than Dibrel's cavalry. find In
fantry intrcnchcd along our whole front,
end enough Of them to give us all the
amusement We shall want for the rest or
the day"
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07
,heman March Through the Carolina Swamp Left Trail OF km
This Article of the Tribunes Civil War Series
Tells of News That Meant Peace and
Made Grave Generals Turn
SomersauIts with Joy.

dinarily good that Sherman asked where
II came from.
do you like it?" was the only response
he could get from General Blair. as he
held up a glass and examined the color
Sherman insisted on knowing where he got
it, but could get no other reply except a
query as to whether he wanted some. AZ
ter his wagons came up case OF what
he has declared 10 he tho best Madeira ne
ever tasted was sent over TO hts hiyouac.
He learned afterwsrd that some OF the aris-
tocratic families Of Charleston had sent
eight wagonloads Of the wine. besides many
fine rugs and carpets, up 20 Cheraw for
safety. Apparently they had expected sher-
man to visit their city
New-York tribune., 1912-01-07

Continued on seventh page
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HE annual supper Of the Johnson
Club was eaten by candlelight by
.-I,. For,,- MAN hars and guaStS
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13
No Need to Hurry.

Theatrical folks love to tell OF q
western manager. now prominent IN
the business, who made fame and for
tune as proprietor of small variety
house in San Francisco.
The thrifty German had accumulat-
ed considerable money. and was
about to open new theater. Several
hours before the first performance
the entrance was packed, and the
manager in trying to reach the front
door became hopelessly imprisoned
in the crush.
Here, here" he yelled, peoples.
peoples, it's me-it's Mr.. Warner!'
AS no one appeared to take any no.
tice of him he again yelled at the top
of his voice:
Wait a minutes. peoples. Watts de
use of pooshing lige dis? Take your
time-de first two acts is rotten"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13
DON'T OPEN HUBBY'S LETTERS
1t is Breach of PoIiteness for the
Wife to Break the
Seal.

wife is in doubt whether she
should open her husbands letters. and
implies her willingness to let him
open and read hers before they come
into her hands. There is no violation
of confidence involved in preference
to read ones correspondence before 1t
is so much as glanced over by the
eyes of another letter is bit of
personal property, and 1t Is a breach
of ordinary politeness to break Its
seal. Wife and husband alike have
the privilege of opening their individ-
ual correspondence, and of sharing 1t
together if they choose. AS no one
who Is entirely polite opens a closed
door without the formality of knock.
though the door belong to member
of the family, and is the entrance to
an Individual room, so no really polite
person opens without leave the CORE
spondence of another. 1t should be
taken for granted that married people
are mutually interested in one an
others letters, but 1t is not to be I'M
agined that they shall necessarily al
ways read every written scrap that
comes into the house for one or the
other. Married happiness is so pre-
cious a thing that 1t should be guard
ed with the greatest care. and If either
partner in the home discerns on the
horizon the smallest hint Of cloud,
the duty is at once to take measures
to prevent a storm.-The Christian
Herald
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BABY'S ECZEMA AND BOILS

"My son was about three weeks old
when l noticed a breaking-out on his
cheeks, from which a watery sub
stance oozed. A short time after. his
arms, shoulders and breast broke out
also. and in few days became solid
scab. l became alarmed. and called
our family physician who at once pro-
nounced the disease eczema. The lit
tie fellow was under treatment for
about three months. BY the end Of
that time. he seemed no better. / be-
came discouraged. dropped the doc
tors treatment. and commenced the
use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
and in a few days noticed a marked
change The eruption on his cheeks
was almost healed. and his shoulders.
arms and breast were decidedly bet
ter. When he was about seven months
old. all trace of the eczema was gone.
During his teething period, his
head and face were broken out in
boils which | cured with Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. Surely he must
nave UcCu d 6IcdS ouACACi. DuAiho
the time of teething and from the time
l dropped the doctors treatment. l
used the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment, nothing else. and when two
years old he was the picture of health.
His complexion was soft and beauti-
full. and his head mass Of silky curls.
/ had been afraid that he would never
be well, and l feel that owe a great
deal to the Cuticura Remedies"
(Signed) Mrs. Mary w. Ramsey, 224
E. Jackson St., Colorado Springs. COL.
Sept. "a, 1910. Although Cuticura
Soap and Ointment are sold by drug
gists and dealers everywhere. sam
pie of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cuti'
cura," Dept. L. Boston. $1,000
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Wednesday Mislaid.

A Broadway actor got carried away
by the spirit of the times and re-
mained carried away for several days
He came to himself in his own room
without knowing exactly how he got
there. A friend sat beside him.
Hello" he said, as he opened his
eyes, what day is this?"
This" said his friend. lis Thurs
day"
The invalid thought 1t over a min
ute.
What became of Wednesday," he
asked.-Saturday Evening Post.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

~ scouts appeared One OF them
~ his mothers clothesline made
49, 3 lasso
i've me that rope. sonny" said
Iceman Bender.
Whs1 tor?" asked the boy. drawing
LIANT to lasso that dog" said the
Want him lassoed. sure?" asked
: aeout at once 'coiling his rope.
before the astonished officer
ny word he skillfully whirled
= - and dropped 1t neatly over
2eping dog
police finished the job.
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'Ihss0ES A MAD DOG
WITH A CL0TRESLINE
Raw Scout Captures Animal
Chased by Police and a
Zig Crowd.

~ york.-Several hundred men
"a vomen on the Williamsburg plaza
- the Williamsburg bridge had ter
s,f,,ne experience when big yell
-. and white mongrel dog ran yeip-
-. and swapping into the crowd. fol-
,oved BY two policemen with revolv-
q. rho stopped every few feet. took
-. and seemed about to fire. The
..o.d was uncertain which was the
..ore dangerous. the dog or the arm
n cops chasing It. Three persons
-. bitteu before the animal was
killed -.
m. dog first appeared in the high
.,... neighborhood at Ross street and
n.S,crd avenue. where 1t did whirl-
M doggish stunt. indicating that It
.i.ht be mad or at least keen SUI
e.red from feas or any one OF hun.
"A ats neglected CANNES get A
- raid the Clymer street police that
= ,sev wanted to save Williamsburg
ann m endemic of hydrophobia they
IA better get on the Job and corral
The dangerous beast
Iieutenant Lyman picked two Of
n hest pistol shots. Policemen Geo.
peoder and John Stantowitz. They
.h,sa6 their quarry to Ross street and
- atAnue. Soon 100 men were chas-
NM tn dog, the policeman trying
nara Ia ret a shot at the beast. but
not dsfing to fire for fear OF hitting
sumebody.
The dog wound up In a doorway at
m DiSisiou avenue. A council OF war
ms held, and while 1t was on Tour
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13
l6ateo for 7oo.Pound Woman.

eeo for 7o0-Pound Woman.
i CITY, Pa.-The largest artificial
e3ef made-39 inches in circum-
-is being completed by
rf arm for Miss Anna Chelton
city. who weighs about 700
The right leg of Miss Chel-
- stipulated last January to
- lie because of elephantiasis.
the operation she weighed
e1nda After 1t she weighed 100
Iesa, but since then has be-
heavier.
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Amuslno the Children.

Amusino the Children.
way to amuse the children on
~ p to cut colored pictures
4esaxines These are pasted
~ squares and the squares
- together by piercing them
re and threading them upon .
80 OF ribbon. Select pic
~ kinds. including plenty Of
birds and nowers
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13
Love Note.

People may sheer all they please at
what is called puppy love; but any
body who has ever had puppy. and
noted the wag of its tail and the look
In it's eye as 1t wriggles forth its pro-
testations of undying affection. can
hardly deny its actual sincerity
Judges Library.
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so weak, | had to take
to my bed. Kidney
secretions were sup
pressed, l became ter
ribly bloated, and final.
ly reached the point
where l took no inter-
est in life. 1t was then
I began using Doan's
Kidney Pills and soon
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

improved. Before long was without
a sign of the trouble that seemed to
be carrying me to my grave"
when Your Baelscis Lame, Rerr7trr
berthe Name-DOAN'S." SOC, all stores.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13
A Warm One.

! BacOn-An honest man has no show
! In this world.
| Egbert-l notice you've been pretty
| successful
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

The man in trouble has as much
right to believe that God will help
him as he has to believe the sun will
rise tomorrow
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

nekto0eaph Ink.
1ph or copying pad ink 10
! loa'ows: Dissolve one par,
slet IN eight parts water. and
M glycerine. Gently warm
e Tor an hour, and when
quarter part alcohol. Or
t-v'olet. one part. wator
y glycerine. two parts.
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Same.

Friepd-What were your sensations
in the wreck? Victim-Just the same
as In football. Three coaches passed
over me. and then the doctors came
Puck.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

The man who succeeds must worl
fails.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

What has become of the old-fash-
toned politician who used to imagine
he was destiny's only son Toledo
Blade.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

Mrs Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
tcething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma
ton, aliays pain. cures wind colo, CSC bottle
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

e Cure Neuralgia.
Ae1a, try wet cloths OF ~
atef or laudanum and wa
l. 2 hot water bottle and the
- over.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

Diphtheria, Quinsy and Tonsilitis begin
with sore throat How much better to
cure a sore throat in day or two than to
be in bed for weeks with Diphtheria.
Just keep Hamlins Wizard Oil in the
house.
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TIRED, SICK AND DISCOURAGED

Doan's Kidney Pills Brought Health
and Cheerfulness.
Mrs. ]. P. Pemberton, S54 Lafayette
ST., Marshall, Mo-. says: For years
I suffered with Bright's disease which
doctors said was incurable. ! grew
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

We show how much of the Bible We
believe by the way we trust God.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

A sunny spirit will do more to I'M
nroye the looks than a powder rag.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13

Ridden ssassy.
~ TO get 4 boy 70 80 the
= leaves that be- b com
- iron the Avn
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-01-13
CHRISTMAS POST CARDS FREE

sond 2c stamp for eve samples of my very choic-
.st cold Embossed Christmas and Now Tear
Pnet Cards; beautiful colors And lovelest designA
Al Post Card Club. ~ Jackson Se. TOPEKA. AAnsas
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HE Reartno.

us he q man Of military bearing?"
well. he likes to soldier.