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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
DREAMER WAKES UP IN RIVER
Why, but Swims After
Game 10 Won.

y New York.-Several odd feats In
somnambulism have been performed
by Melville Haynes of Uniontown,
Westchester, but he never suffered
much through them until he got a
ducking in the Hudson river.
Haynes went to bed at his usual
hour Saturday night. He foated of
into the land Of dreams and into the
Polo grounds. big Chief" Meyers
lifted the ball over the center field
fence with the bases full, three men
on and four runs needed to win.
Haynes leaped up and yowled in de-
light
Then he awoke to find himself
swimming in the Hudson river. 1t
was a shocking change from the wem
bleachers, but the wetness of the
water was unmistakable. and Haynes
did not stop to ask Where am II"
and How did I get here?" No. like
a man of common sense, he simply
swan ashore.
There he was, at 2 a. m, standing
on a pier at Hastings, clad only In
drenched pajamas, and Uniontown a
mile away. A kind policeman lent him
a suit of clothes. Haynes and his
family are still trying to figure out
how he walked the mile from house
to river. fast asleep. and in pajamas.
without being seen.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
GIVES BLOOD TO ANOTHER
Baltimore Man, After Attempting Sui
eide, Saves Life Of Mother Of
Seven Children.

Baltimore. Md.-After an unsuccess
full attempt to commit suicide, Cam
milo Zanti, twenty-five years old, gave
two quarts of his blood to a mother OF
seven children who was In a DYING
condition at hospital 1t is said the
woman will live.
In fit of dependency Zanti at
tempted to end his life by firing a bull
let into his brain. The ball was de
flected and he suffered only a slight
flesh wound. He was taken to a hos
pital.
For more than a month, lying in the
same hospital, Mrs. Maria Maggie had
been wasting away from loss of blood
Hopes for her recovery had been
abandoned by the hospital physicians
Cor they could find no one who would
consent to undergo a blood transfu.
sion operation.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
WANT GETTYSBURG
PEACE MONUMENT
MOVE STARTED TO GET CON-
GREsS TO PROVIDE FOR A
$1,000, 900 MEMORIAL.
$4,000 VETERANS ATTEND
Will Take Two Months to Restore
Camp Grounds to Former condi-
tion Before Reunion.

Western Newspauer Union News Service
Gettysburg, Pa.-The reunion of the
Blue and Gray came to close Sunday
after few days spent by old soldiers
in visiting old battle fields and riviy
ing old memories.
Ii was estimated that more than So
600 ex-Confederate and G. A. x. veter-
ans were taken core of by the govern
ment during the reunion week. The
model military camp where the old
veterans were encamped is being dis
mantled and II is estimated that ii
will take two months to restore the
roads and fields TO their original con-
dition.
Col. Andrew Cowan of Louisville.
KY, who was captain of the first New
York battery, has revived the plan to
erect a peace monument on the Get
tysburg battlefield and as result OF
his activities a committee went to
Washington with a view to securing
the introduction in Congress of a bill
providing for the erection of a peace
anu INC vi
100000.
In addressing a gathering held for
the purpose of securing the monument
Col. Cowan said:
"Over there en- Seminary Ridge
stands today. an equestrine statue
Of Gen. George G. Meade, the great
commander of the Army of the Poto,
mac, facing Seminary Ridge. Does he
look for the peerless leader of the
Southern army?
Gen. Robert E. Lees lifelike statue,
mounted on his famous war horse,
Traveller will soon be placed on the
pedestal already reared by Virginia
on Seminary Ridge to receive it. The
formes Of the two great commanders
on the Battlefield of Gettysburg will
then stand facing each other while
time endures. Behind us little way,
at the clump of trees, is a monument
which marks the high tide of the war
on this field. This grand celebration
OF the fiftieth anniversary Of the battle
OF Gettysburg marks a high tide of
peace between the North and South
which shall never recede while Ameri-
cans love liberty and the Union.
I'VE should highly resolve to do all
that is in US lies to influence the Con-
gress and the states to erect a peace
monument, which shall be higher and
grander than any other now here or
hereafter erected on the battlefield of
Gettysburg"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
CITY BOY VERSUS
A COUNTRY CALF
Lad Loses in Skirmish, but FL
naIIy Wins Out.
RUBS SALT ON HIDE
Kansas Farmer Tells the Newly Hired
College Youth to salt the Critter,"
and What Happened After That
Makes the Story.

Kansas City, Kan.-A farmer near
here recently hired city lad to help
him with chores on the farm. The
first morning he instructed the boy TO
take some salt out to the pasture and
salt the calf
The boy took a quart OF salt In a
can, cought the "critter,' pressed its
neck between his knees, and then be-
gan vigorously rubbing the salt into
the calls shoulders. Mr.. Convict i'm
mediately let out whoop. and with a
mighty center rush, landed the boy
on his head kicked him, scattered the
salt in all directions and did
Marathon across the prairie. head up.
back arched and tail bristling with
rage.
But Mr.. City Lad was no weakling
he had not played on the freshman
team for nothing, so he decided to salt
that calf or die In the attempt. He
went to the house, got a little cloth
bag and filled it with salt, swung ii
over his shoulder and took after that
calf, which was silhouetted against
the sky, which meant a hill a half
mile away.
No sooner had the lad turned the
corner to leave the corral than the
calf saw him, and saw that he didn't
skid particle as he came around the
corner, so he cleared a rod and a half
at the first jump.
But he was no match to the young
college youth who had been chasing
imaginary honors around a padded
track for several hours each day all
winter. and after % miles the calf
gave up-the triumphant boy took
him down and literally rubbed his soft
hide full of salt
The calf was perspiring, OF course,
and the salt was formed into a SUI
penatural salt solution which, as it
began to cool, precipitated until the
poor calf looked like a walking piece
Of rock salt.
But the worst part Of the story Is
yet to come. A bunch of horses in
the same pasture scented the salt
and began to lick 1t off the charged
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
SUIT GIVES FTP" ON TIPS
Manicure Girl Laid Up Fourteen
Weeks by Accident Estimates Ora
tuity Loss of S315.

New York.-A question of the tips"
that come to manicure girl are In
volved in a suit for $4,000 which Miss
Elsie Shannon has brought against
the National Horse Show association.
She says she was kicked by horse
while attending the show in 1911 and
was confined to her home for IA weeks
As a result OF this illness she says she
lost SIS week In wages, and tips"
estimated at 1915. She puts her dona-
tons from customers at between s22
and S23 a week.
The association denied negligence,
and charged Miss Shannon with hav-
ing visited the Enclosure where the
horses are kept In violation of the
rules.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
FREAK BOLT OF LIGHTNING
All Kinds Of Curious
Franks.

Winsted, Conn.-Breinard Beaney
held his breath as he laid on lounge
in his home on West Hill the other
evening and watched bolt of light.
ming cavort about him. The ball OF
fire tore Of shingles and plaster. broke
out window lights, tore eff door cas-
ings. ripped up a carpet. riddled an
umbrella, burnt wire cord letting a
picture drop, smashed the front door
and completely destroyed the tele-
phone instrument Beaney felt no i'll
effects. but his housekeeper. Mrs
Anna Smith. who was in the kitchen,
was shocked.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
GIVES EMPLOYEES S5Oo.OOC
Wealthy Widow of Thomas Emery
Candle Maker, Rewards Faith
full Workers.

Cincinnati.-Mrs. Mary NJ. Emery.
widow of Thomas Emery, has distrib-
uted securities believed to be il ex-
cess of 100000 to the Office force Of
Thomas Emery's Sons and certain of
ficials of the Emery Candle company
who have served the interest of the
business faithfully for years The deed
OF gift names thirteen men as bene
ficiaries. Other employees are to par.
ticipate in the donation as they grow
pp and attain certain qualifications
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

Fifty years to the hour from the
time when the first shot preceding the
battle was fred a reunion meeting Of
the blue and the gray was held In the
big tent. The gray cavalry men who
fought the skirmishes that led up to
the three days fight pledged them
selves In the shadows Of the stars and
stripes to forget" and their brothers
in blue swore by the stars and bars
that the fight was over for all time.
There were several women from the
village in the tent and six one-time
schoolgirls, gray-haired and aged now,
sang Rally Round the Flag. Boys"
while the veterans wept like boys, but
with pride. The six women who sang
the battle song we're among those who
thronged the streets OF Gettysburg
after the advance guard of the south
ern army left it 80 years ago. On the
night when Buford's men came rid
ing into the village on the heels OF
Wheeler's men in gray, maidens strew-
ed flowers along the streets and bells
IN the churches pealed out the news OF
the coming of the blue and the town
went wild
OF all the scores of girls who well
coined the vanguard Of Meade. only a
half dozen could be found, and they
stood, whitehaired with tears in their
eyes on platform in the big tent and
sang TO the weeping soldiers in the
seats below
I'm afraid we can't sing like we
sang so years ago." said the ma
tronly woman who acted as leader as
size led the way up the steps to the
platform.
We don't care; Just sing again."
shouted the veterans. AS the first
notes of the wartime melody came
from them in quavering tones. the vet
Grams both of the north and of the
south sat quiet with eyes fixed upon
the singers. The hum of the chorus
came from every side, and the old men
wept openly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
Icemen End Strike.

Cincinnati.-As a result of confer
ences between representatives of the
unions affected and ice manufacturers,
striking employees decided to return
to work, thus ending the three weeks
strike, which has caused much suffer-
ing and forced the city authorities to
seize the ice plants and operate them
for the city. The drivers and helpers
are granted increased pay, recognition
cf their union will be considered, and
the engineers and firemen's union will
be recognized.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
SUNDAY alidr In On

Observation-Disclosures was actu-
ally "dry" Sunday, probably for the
first time In its history. 1t was the
first Sunday Of the. new Jones-Works
excise law for the District of Columbia
and its strict provisions were enforced
to the letter. Not even a bona fide
registered guest at hotel could have
a drink with meal, and the exclusive
clubs could serve no liquor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
Killing Over Sunday School Class.

Tahlequah, Okla.-Matt Sanders, a
Cherokee and former sheriff, was ia
tally stabbed. and Henry Sanders, his
son, was shot to death at Dykes
chapel, rural church, about five
miles south of this city. The crime
is said to have been due to a quarrel
that arose over the management of a
Sunday school class. Henry and Will
Johnson. brothers. are alleged to have
been responsible for the crime. The
yohnsons cannot be found.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
Coal Miners Still Out.

Charleston, w. Va.-According to in
dications received here Fight It out"
IL the slogan of both the coal opera
tors and striking miners in the Paint
and Cabin creek fields. At a mass
meeting held at Mucklow Thomas
Cairns urged the miners to stand to-
gether and announced that w. L. Con-
nell Of the Paint Greek. Galleries Com
pany, with whom he conferred recent.
ly, has refused to make any conces-
sions. Thousands Of miners are idle
in the fields.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

New York.-Two men were killed
and between 20 and 30 persons injured
in a rear-end collision of two trains on
a roller coaster at Palisades Park in
New Jersey, across the Hudson river
from uptown New York Arthur o.
son Of Bronx Borough, died soon after
being taken from the wreckage. Frank
Leclaire of Manhattan, another of the
victims, died in the hospital to which
he had been taken.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

One of the most interesting places
In camp was the lost and found blu.
reau. located under the benches in the
big tent. Everything found on the
grounds was brought there and thou
sands applied every day for missing
articles.
There were at least 100 crutches
piled up in the bureau. dozen or so ap-
plicants having called for them. Those
who come to redeem their lost
crutches seldom can recognize them
and most Of them go away with some
body else's.
There was one wooden leg also ly-
ing unclaimed. II was brought in by
a Boy Scout, who had found it under
a tree.
Several sets of false teeth were
fourd.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
THIS CAT CAN TALK
OVER The TELEPHONE
# You Don't Believe 1t lust Call
Her Up at Navarro, Ohio.

Massillon, O.-Mss Polly is a pref
" Maltese cat that talks over the
telephone. Don't believe it? Well,
call her up.
She makes her home with Miss
Mary Schwarzlose at Navarro. south
OF this city. although she is the prop
erty of Miss Margaret Day OF 7OS
Wellman street. this city.
Miss Polly preferred to remain
with the caretaker of Miss Days sum
mer home during the winter to going
TO the city with her mistress. Miss
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

One Of the big events was the
charge" Of the survivors of Picketts'
division on the bloody angle"
Under the hot sun the men in gray
marched across the field that had not
seen anything more warlike than a
blacksnake in so years, up to the walls
that form the angle. The enemy" in
blue vas waiting with weapons ready.
and when they met across the wall
they shook hands. Afterward they
looked over the ground for the site of
s250,000 monument they hope to
have congress erect there.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

calf They went after him SO hard
that they licked every bit of hair of.
1t then got cold. and the calf had to
wear a sweater and two pairs Of
trousers which the farmers wife
made for him.
Then, after two weeks, the horses
all got sick and cost the farmer about
$500 to have a veterinary take z
large hair ball from their stomachs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

The great reunion or the blue ana
the gray on the battlefield of Gettys-
burg has passed into history. 1t was
In all respects the most unique gath
ering of the soldiers of the SOS ever
held. Men who fought each other
fifty years ago this year fraternized
Is long-separated brothers. Naturally
such a gathering would be productive
Of many Incidents, both pathetic and
humorous. AS many stories were
floating about an there were veterans
at the reunion.
The camp is full of unexpected
meetings. Every day brings forth nu-
merous meetings between men who
have not seen one another for many
years. Many are commonplace, but
some are extraordinary. For in
stance, here Is one:
/. d. Munsee of Erie county, Penn
sylvania. q soldier in the 111th Penn
sylvania. was captured by the con-
federates at Peachtree Creek, Ga,
when he was one of Sherman's army
on the celebrated march to the sea.
He was being conveyed to the rear
by a confederate soldier when the
union batteries opened fire upon the
party among whom he was pris-
oner. The man who was guarding
Munsee was hit and fell, knocking
Munsee down and lying on top of
him.
Seeing his chance of escape, Mum
see lay very still under the uncon-
scious confederate while the battle
ragged around them. That night he
slipped from under the body and es-
capped to the union lines.
II thought that fellow was dead"
said Munsee, but I saw him today.
Poor fellow. his minds bad, and he
didn't recognize me, but was sure Of
him. couldn't even get his name. but
I'm goin over later to the Georgia
camp and try to find out who he is"
Here Ia q story which was told by
A. T. Dice, vice-president Of the Read
ing railway:
Once upon a time there were a vet
eran In gray and a veteran in blue.
They came to Gettysburg and in the
course of events and visits to hotels
they happened to meet. They looked
over the sights of Gettysburg and the
monuments of the field. But they
found they must part.
The one in blue lived in Oregon;
the one in gray in New Orleans. They
vent weeping together to their sta
ton and passed by train after train,
deferring the parting that must come.
Just what they said, just how they
reached the final grand idea Of the
meeting. Mr.. Dice did not know.
Bnt however. yesterday they finally
decided that the time for parting had
come. The one from Oregon could
not figure how to reach home via New
Orleans and his gray comrade. while
willing to see the west, didn't have
the money for ticket.
They lined upon on the platform as
their trains stood waiting and then
before the crowd, they slowly stripped
of their uniforms and exchanged
them there while the curious flocked
to see them.
The Oregonian who came proudly to
town with a coat of blue. went as
proudly away with one Of gray and
the veteran from Louisiana who boast
ed the gray of the south sat with
swelling chest in his new uniform of
blue.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
Town Destroyed by Fire.

Nashville, Tenn.-A dispatch SAYS
Sturgis, Ky, town of about 1000 per-
sons on the Illinois Central railway. 40
miles south of Evansville, Ind, was
practically destroyed by fire.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
PeIlaQra in North.

Waterbury, Conn.-What is believed
to be the first death from pellagra in
this state occurred when Solohan Hal.
porne. a9ed 20, succumbed TO the mala.
dy It Waterbury hospital
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

One of the unadvertised reunions OF
the celebration occurred in the con-
federate section Of the camp. A fife
and drum corps Of men in blue tramp
ed up and down the streets of the con-
federate part of the city Of tents.
They stopped before the tents. play
ed such fanfare as only drums and
flies can make. summoned forth the
occupants and shook hands, threw
their arms about the gray shoulders
and in a dozen other ways showed
their feelings Of friendship.
They kept 1t up for hours and wis.,
tied practically every "reb" tent.
Their reception was as warm as their
greeting.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

Wearing a tattered uniform of
gray. Alexander Hunt Of Virginia was
the central point of interest on the
streets of the town. Mr.. Hunter was
wearing the identical suit and hat
which he wore at Gettysburg fifty
years ago
The suit was in rags and has bullet
hole through one of the sleeves. He
carried all his accoutrements used at
Gettysburg and wore a union belt
taken from a foe here. Mr.. Hunter
was a member of the Black Horse cav
airy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12
S|DEuGHTS OF GETTYSBURG REUNION

A striking contrast is seen in the
menu provided for the soldiers fifty
years ago and what they enjoyed this
year:
Observation-Disclosures. bacon,
beans and coffee.
Dinner-Bacon, beans, bareback and
coffee.
Supper-Beans. bareback, bacon
and coffee.
Observation-Disclosures rice, fried
eggs. fried bacon, cream potatoes,
fresh bread. hard bread, butter and
coffee.
Dinner - Fricassee chicken, peas.
corn, ice cream, cake, cigars, fresh
bread, hard bread, butter, coffee, iced
tea.
Supper - Salmon salad, macaroni
and cheese, fresh bread, butter and
coffee
Chief Clerk George G. Thorne Of
the state department at Harrisburg
told OF the call made by a Union vet
eran early on the morning of the fif-
tieth anniversary of the start of the
battle, who related that his conscience
troubled him because of the fact that
on that Hateful morning many years
ago he had succumbed to temptation
and stolen a quantity of onions from
the Thorne garden. which was located
near the historic Seminary ridge. He
told Thorne that he desired, at this
late day to pay for the onions and
thus relieve his conscience.
Needless to say, his offer of money
was refused, but the Thornes would
like to learn the identity of the SOL
diers who upset eight beehives in the
dead Of night and appropriated all the
honey they contained.
A remarkable coincidence of the
camp was the meeting Of two men OF
exactly the same name, coming from
towns OF the same name, but in differ.
ent states. One fought on the union
side in the battle of Gettysburg. and
the other with the confederates.
These two men are John Carson of
Burlington, N. j., and John Carson of
Burlington, N. c.
They met by the merest chance.
The Jersey Carson was walking along
one Of the streets. and saw a man in
gray. Just to be friendly. the Jersey
man stopped him and gave him a
greeting. 1t was not until they had
talked for several minutes that they
discovered their names were identical,
as well as the names Of their towns.
A grandson of Francis Scott Kew.
composer Of The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," Is here. He is John Francis Key.
aged eighty-two, Of Pikeville, Md, and
he Is veteran Of the Second Mary
land infantry Of the confederate army.
Wearing a suit Of gray, Key came
into town, weak and almost dropping.
He has been in failing health, but de-
clared he was going to see Gettys-
burg on this occasion or die"
One of the oldest veterans in the
big camp is Captain w. H. Fleig Of
Houston, Texas, who was ninety years
Of age on his last birthday, February
%. During the war he served with
distinction in the marine department
Of the confederate navy. Captain
F1eig is one Of the best preserved
men in camp and is more active than
many OF the other veterans a score of
years less advanced.
Gen. Tom" Stewart of Pennsylva-
mia is telling an amusing story of
runaway vet" he came across in the
big camp. The veteran is eighty-fve
years old, and his son at home an
nounced that under no circumstances
should his aged parent 60 to Gettys-
burg. The desire to be here and meet
his former comrades was so strono IN
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

Gen. Tom" Stewart OF Pennsylva-
mia is telling an amusing story of a
runaway vet" he came across in the
big camp. The veteran is eighty-five
years old, and his son at home an
nounced that under no circumstances
should his aged parent 60 to Gettys-
burg. The desire to be here and meet
his former comrades was so strong in
the heart of the old gentleman that he
climbed out of a window of his home
and ran away. turning up here In good
shape. He is now happy and well
cared for.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-12

James H. Lansberry of st. Louis,
Mo, who enlisted in the Third Indiana
cavalry from Madison. Ind. recited to
his comrades the details of his cap
ture in the town of Gettysburg by
Confederates so years ago. Following
the skirmish just outside of town
which marked the opening of what
was to be a worldfamed engagement.
he had been detailed to assist in car
rying a wounded officer to the old
seminary in Gettysburg. While in
town frantic women flocked about him
and begged that he tell Of the battle.
He remained to tell the story. with the
result that he had to spend several
days in following the Confederate
army as a prisoner. After tramping
so miles over rough country without
shoes he succeeded in escaping and
finally made his way back to Gettys-
burg, where he remained till August
in assisting in the care Of the wound.
ed, which were housed in the semin.
nary, churches, barns and public build
ings.