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Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

his use. for in his own words, he db1
not like to stand and be shot at with
out being able to shoot back.
He blazed away like veteran At
the ci0se Of the day. when the army
was falling back on ChattnDo0ga. his
brigade was surrounded. aRd demand
was made for its surrender Johnny
did not fall back as quickly as the rest.
and a Confederate colonel. having
summoned him to surrender, came fur
ward with drawn sword and used lam
guage that the little soldier resented
The boy raised his musket. shot the
colonel and then fell as though shot
himself. Here be lay till dark. when
he managed to rejoin his comrnde4.
His exploit. being recorded IN the pa-
pers. gave his family the 6rst knOwb-
edge Of his wherea bouts.
For his gallantry General Rosecrann
made Clem a sergeant and attached
him to the Army OF the Cumberland
After being captured and exchanged
he was attached to the stan OF General
Thomas. whose firm friend be remain.-
ed until Thomas death He fought 40
Shiloh, Perryvllle. Resaca. Kenesaw-
Peach Tree Greek. Atlanta ana Nash
vile. Since the war be has had yarb-
Gus posts and was in the Philippines
for some time.
There is an interesting story told OF
the way Colonel Glen got into the reg
ular army. In the early days Of Cen
eral Grants first term as presideBe
Glenn. without aid. gained an auds-
ence.
What can do for your" asked thS
president
''Mr. President" said Glen. Il Wish
to ask you for an order admitting me
to West Point"
But why" said the president. 20
you not take the examinations
II did. Mr.. President. but / failed -
pass"
THAT was unfortunate" said thu
president "How was that3"
why, Mr. President you see / was
in the war and while I was there
these other boys Of my age were ta
school,
what" exclaimed the president
''you we're in the WARP
Yes. Mr.. President" said Glen. wbo
was now scarcely eighteen; Il was in
the war four years"
Then be related his experiences, an
er which the president wrote a note
and told him to take It to the secretary
OF war. Clem thought It was an order
to admit him to West Point bui IN
stead II directed the secretary Oi wHr
to make him q second lieutenant IN thS
regular army.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
The lead Drummer Boy

Midst tanele roots that lined the wild ra-
vine
Where the fierce fight ragged hottest
through the day
And where the dead in scattered heaps
we're seen
Amid the darknng forests shade and
speechless IN death ne Iay.
Th6 setting sun. which glanced athwart
the place
In slantine lines, like amber tinted rain
Fell sidewise on the drummer's upturned
face.
Where death had len his CORY fingers
trace
In one bright crimson stain.
The sIlken fringes Of his once bright eye
Lay like a shadow on his cheek so fair.
His lips were parted by long drawn sigh
That with his soul had mounted 70 the
sky
On some wild martial air
No more his hands the fierce tattoo shal
The shrlm revelne or the long rolls call
Or sound the charges when. In smoke and
OF hery onset. foe with foe shall meet
And gallant men shall fall
Yet maybe in some happy home that one
A mother reading from the ist Of dead.
Shall chance TO view the name OF nei
dead son
And move her lips TO say. Gods VIII Ds
And bow in grief ner mead
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
BRAvEST ACT in BATTLE.

General Wilder Tells Of the Conduct OF
an Indiana Soldier While Dying.
"The braveSt acts in war often go
unnoticed In hattie all men who do
their duty are brave But down al
HOovers gap. beyond Chattanooga. 8
witnesspd an net which regard as the
bravest which ever came within my
observation
General John T. Wilder Of Knoxville
was speaking to "A number Of Indiana
veterans who were looking upon The
stalwart form of the valiant brigade
commander with admiration.
1T was at HOOvprs gap" reiterated
the general. land my Old regiment. the
Seventeenth Indiana. was fighting with
the then mudern weapons Spencer n
hes. One rOuld fire about eight shots
with these whore the old rife which
most OF the soidiers were armed with
would fire hardly more than one shm
That made It possible for my brigade
TO beat LOngstrppt back when be loom
ed up through the woods and struck us
at Chickamauga on the second day
and to do il with comparatively sman
loss Those rifles had a screw used ~
the mechanism. without which the rifle
was vaiueless.
This soldier Of the Seventeenth In
diana regiment had been mOrtally
wounded. Although in death agonies
be deliberately took the screw from
bis rife and threw It away where no
Confederate could find It Then hs
drew bis revolver and discharged It at
the enemy. falling back lifeless as soon
as the shots were speeding toward
the enemy"
On the famous field at chickamauga
one Of the most impressive Of the M
merous monuments is 10 General vii
ders brigade Of indiana and illinois
regiments.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

spOnsibilities often resting upon the
shoulders of a commander are a great
strain upon him. The officer. not wish
Ing to decide such a question, ap-
preached the two men, undecided as
to what to do he was not preOccu-
pied. as was the general. by other du-
ties. II was too cold bloOded for one
In his sober senses.
Then he bethought himself that he
had only a verbal order for what he
was about to do, and, turning, be went
to the chief Of STAFF and asked him to
write out an order to shoot a prisoner
10 retaliation. The chief Of star rather
than trouble the general with the mat
ter consented. asking what name to
Insert In the order
Leave it blank" said the other. 81
was ordered to shoot one Of two men.
and shall decide which is to die by
lot"
Having received the paper. Captain
Claybourne, the officer who bore it
approached the men it concerned
They were sitting on the ground just
outside the guard tent Willing away
the time playing cards. Soldiers usu-
ally carried cards with them during
campaigns as a preventive against
homesickness or ennui when unoccu-
pied
81 am sorry TO announce to you two
men," said the captain. that one OF
you is to be shot in retaliation for
one OF our men. accused Of illegitimate
warfare and shot by your people on
the other side"
The two men looked up, for a mo
ment not realizing what the speaker
meant When they did a slight shud-
der passed over both. They we're Wal
ter Treadway and Sergeant KnOwl-
ton. They had lived in the same town
before the war and had enlisted IN the
same company. though KnOwltOn was
ten years Treadway's senior.
which," was the laconic reply OF
KnOwltOn. woo FIRST found his voice.
'sThat Is to be decided by lot will
put a white and a dark stone in hat
One Of you, bhDdfolded, may draw. II
he draws the dark stone be loses. II
the white be wins"
Treadway was unable to speak.
though be tried to say something. His
companion said:
IF you VIII permit we will play
game Of seven MP. the loser to die. the
winner to i've"
"As you please" said Captain Clay
bourne.
KnOwlton took up the cards and
aealt them Freadway took up bis
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

n n EMORIAL DAY. 1918. sees but
" one Union officer who fought
NA during the rebellion now on
the active list Of the Dnitett
States army. That one is Colonel
John L. Glen. famous during the cirh
war as the Drummer Boy Of Chlcks-
mauga" Colonel Glen obtained the
unique position he now holds among
veterans with the retirement OF Major
Daniel W. Arnold nearly year ago
Colonel Glen served as musician OF
Company &. Twenty second Michigan
infantry. from May /. 1863 to Sept.
10, 1864. He entered the regular army
as a second lieutenant OF the Twenty
fourth infantry in December, 1871
He is a native OF Ohio. born on Ang-
l3. 1851. He still has more than two
years to serve on the active list
The colonel was seized by the war
fever before be had finished his tenth
year. he begged to go to the front as
a drummer boy with a regiment pass-
AuE AuiouEu uAH uaAANN ApMh " wv
ark. o. On account OF his youth be
was rejected. but be was determineG
and followed the troops to Cincinnati
where he offered himself to the Twen-
ty-second Michigan regiment. only 10
be declined again. But he peFseYereG
and was allowed to accompany the
raOiunanf In its suhseouent mOvemeufs
till be found himself at Shiloh with
Grant.
On this feld his drum was smashed
by a piece Of shell But 1t was at
Chickamauga that be won the sobrt--
quet Of the Drummer Boy OF Cbicka-
mauga." In the summer Of 1868 be
had been allowed to exchange his drnn
for a musket. shortened especially fOv.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

ICopyright. 1913. by American Press Asso-
ciation
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
A Soldier S
Grave
Decorated For Half a Cen
fury on Memorial Day
ByE. A. MICHEL

copyright. 1913. by American Press Asso-
ciationl
W. URING the civil war there was
a good deal Of irregular fight
ing that is. the southern
forces were made up Of enlist
ed troops. aided by partisan bands.
and citizens would occasionally take
up arms for the southern cause. No
unenlisted troops came within the
province Of civilized warfare. and dur
ing the struggle between the north and
the south the question was constantly
coming up as to the treatment Of these
partisans and citizens-w whether they
should be treated as prisoners Of war
Or shot as illegitimate combatants.
Usually when a citizen was taken in
arms. being brought before the officer
10 command. after a few words as to
the case, be would say: Take him
away. | don't ever wish to see him
again." This was understood as an
order to take the prisoner away and
shoot him. On one occasion when
citizen was captured and thus exc
,uted the Confederate commander on
the other side of the line. taking the
ground that the man who had been
shot had recently been enlisted. re-
solved on retaliation by shooting one
Of his own prisoners Of war.
Take one of those two men cap
tured this morning." be said, and
shoot him."
(which one. generai?"
whichever you please. have no
time to attend to trifes."
This sounds harsh. but in wartime
human life is very cheap. and the re-
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
ONE FLAG s Say H'Tsr's' Sss%
BY JAMES ARTHUR
soSs"snL OlA - .as"e,D Pres '''oei'i'o'

" Fsunited nation
ons flag. enc hope, ons eoul
ons destiny Tor liberty.
One purpose and ont goal
In grateful recollection
Of those whe welded fact
Der sundersd bands. with eutstFstebsd hands
6ivss blsssinse Tor the pasti
6lyss bIsssinss for the seldIsrs
ube formed the battle'e van
In "davs that tried meR's seuIs." Wbo dise
&C save the rigbts Of man.
Mhe kspt aIsft Old 6Iery.
Mbe made race se free
Hnd linked the land In enc TO stand
ChFeush al to, vsars to be.
Bsap high tbslr srsvss win sarIands
Until they bloom as bright
Hs does the fame that writes each name
In lnes Of leve and light,
Hnd let the floral message
Our gVatftuds declare,
WhIls the perfumes that oauh tbeiP tombo
BFsaths incense Hhs prayer
n love WeFs bui . blossom
Hnd thankfulness . wreath
Cha mountain high would reach ths ohY
Cbsss dead should sleee beneath,
o. q . nation's blsssIRss
In muck vsE eTpFessed
Che agss long would b sen9 $
HbeUi EbslT pIaes u rect y.
Chey eavsd ths first rspubtie -
che esnturies gave birth.
Hnd mat sball Be . prophecy
OF ons mat bslts the eaFtb.
Chsy died TO mn from bondage
B race beneath me ban,
Had mat 0hall chine deed divln9
Hs long as nan Ieves man
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30

Gettysburg Fought Fifty Years Ago.
This year marks the iftieth anniver-
sary OF the battle Of Gettysburg, the
bloodiest contest Of the war. Fought
July !. 2 and 3. 1868. the total Union
losses were; Killed. 3,O70; wounded.
I4.407; missing. 5.434; total, 2sO0i.
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
RRoVIpENcE SPRING IN AN
pERsoNVILLE PRISON.

lr ANY believed that a mira
m Gle was performed al An
dersOnville prison during
the war. About 25.OOO men were
confined there. and the only wa
ter Obtainable was polluted.
Things looked pretty bad when
lightning hit the prison and IN
covered spring. which ever
since then has been RnOwn as
Providence spring
Milford chronicle., 1913-05-30
Colonel J.I. Glen.
Civil Var Veteran.
In Active Service

ar EMORIAL DAY. 1913. sees but
" one Union officer who fought
I'VE during the rebellion now on
El Nuevo mexicano., 1913-03-22

Gracias 4 Dioss la legislature So
Re p~roTrogado y IL tiemno 81 ha pass
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08
Too Tender With Il.

A physician tells story of phil
aathropic doctor In a Pennsylvania
coal mining town who presented each
household with a nice new thermome-
ter and told the people the necessity
of maintaining a proper temperature.
When making his rounds one day he
observed his thermometer hanging in
the room. He inquired of the woman
of the house II she had remembered
his instructions.
Indeed. sir, do" was the response.
Il hang the thing right UP there and
/ watch it carefully to see it does not
set too high
&c od," exclaimed the doctor. And
what do you do when the tempera-
tare rises above 20 degrees?"
Why. sir answered the woman,
with the air of one faithful to trust.
when it gets too high ! take it down
ana put it outside until it cools OF. !"
Newark Star.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08
By Turn1ull and Carric.

a bill for an act to amend Sec
ton 4l93 of the Revised Statutes Of
Coloraao, 1908, relating to the
width of lode mining claims.
Be 1t Enacted by the General
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08
Fable Of q Dos That Misunderstood


Once there was a motley little vel
low dog that was picked up in the
street by a kind man. The man, feel
ing sorry for him and being afraio
no one else would be good to such
a homely cur, kept him and bought
him q handsome collar and treated
him SO well that the dog soon begar
to strut and grew very proud and
vain.
Surely" he said to the house cat
Il must be a very fine dog to be sc
much admired and petted." and with
that he began to bark at the solemn
old Persian cat, which ignored him
entirely
she is rather a well trained old
thing" thought the dog .tShe knows
enough not to talk back to her bet
ters"
Then he ran out in the street and
barked at a beautiful horse that was
passing the house. but neither the
driver nor the horse paid any atten
ton to him
"Ah." said the dog. II must be .
very fine dog. indeed-they, too. real
ize they must not reprove their su-
periors."
Moral: To the conceited N signa
are compliments.
Old papers zsc . hundred
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

Assembly u tie Side a Coiaraaus
''s-srtlssn Thsss .~cfss1 si83 a
sse EsS sssa sssssae~ " 1ssc - hzss-,-
~ assssl a.sa o. reae ~ fllis&~s
''>-sckssn = >ectss.E sis9 The
vlash of ode cissas herus.fssr w.
esa-sa a. tsstpsA- CsasF 6.Esssk.
B.s.ise sna Ssassg coHsasea =ssssE
ss alse taudred saa afts k-es 90
each side 81 ss.s eeasar 81 tse vesn aE
cseSlee. - al esiser cysnsss.s ti.e
h1paree feet co each ssae n t.se
csuser O: The sean os crexIae. ssEa s.se
Gamer er o~ssars II ssy isase oissm
os claims h.retafsss iacasad aud l..ss-
sax . lese ~4ath. aesaEsss "a scout
Iax the beaeht If tnis sct nsay lie
AZ sddstIsDsl cert hcste elssn.Is,x
ssch sdast,onal wsssh A. hsresn pre-
s.aed; Pressaed. thai hsTesftaE ssy
cesnty Gxs, al aBs oesarsl eiectloa.
aesermsae spoa . greater ~Itiaa aot
exceeding shree ksidred f,set ga
each aide Of the ceaser of the vesn or
lode. es q maIersis u the legal voscs
cast 1T said eiectian. ana any coanny
by sach vose at ssch eicesson may
de.ermsne apsn less width than
above specsiiea.
''Secsion 3 All acts sHd parts II
acts an conflict here~ith .re hereby
repealed +"
Approved Man Ia. 1918
Effective August IL, 1918
III H. No. 80
BY Mr. Ola.
Entitled an Act concerning the
width Of mining OF lode claims
Section | Section 4ls3 of the
Revised Statutes of 1905 a. amended
by chapter CLNNll II the SESSION
Laws Of l9l ls hereby smsnaed 10
read as follows
Section 4l93 The width Of all
lode claims may equal. but shall MT
exceed one hundred aud atty feet on
each srie 81 the middle Of the vein
At. the surface, aud the owner OF
owners Of any lode claim 90 claims
heretofore located aud having a less
width, desiring 10 secure the benefit
Of thIs act, may file an additional
certificate claiming such additional
width as herein provided Provided
however, tha; such additional certI6-
cate does not interfere with the ax-
isting rights of others at the time "A
the fling of the same, and no such
additional certificate OF other record
theresf shall preclude the claimant
or claimants from proving such title
or titles Ne he OF they may have held
under previous lodation
Approved March IS, 1918.
Effective July Is, 1913
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08
Another Case.

Esnond, r. IL write TO tell you
how much good your medicine has done
me and to let other women know that
there is help for them. | suffered with
bearing down pains. headache. was ir-
regular and felt blue and depressed Al
the time. I took Lydia E. Pinkham's .
Vegetable Compound and commenced 20
gain in a short time and am a well wo-
man today. am on my feet from early
morning until late at night running .
boarding house and do all my own work
! hope that many suffering women VIII
try your medicine. 1t makes happier
wives and mothers -"-Mrs- Anna HAM
SEN, Esmood, Rhode Island
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

Old papers zsc . hundred.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08
Hen Probably Give II ue.

VIII Prof. Walter Dill Scott or
some other eminent psychologist eX-
plain why a strong minded, ablebod-
led citizen will lie awake In . state
OF semi-freezing for hours, enduring
the slow torture. rather than get up
in the fun strength q the cold 1oe
two minutes While osex1AE aoo91sR
AaaAAA3
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

and was not regular,
my head ached al
the time.1 ha 3 bear
ing down pains and
my back hurt me the
biggest part of the
time, | was dizzy
and had weak feel
ings when | would
stoop over, il hurt
me to walk any dis
tance and | felt blue
and discouraged.
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

% began taking Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and am now in
good health. If it had not been for
that medicine ! would have been in my
grave a long time ago. Mrs. ARTIE E.
HAMILTON, r. F. D. No. 6. Warren, Ind
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

T. OLesry returned from the Red
Cross hospital at SaIida last FRIDAY.
He is slowly recovering from the
operation for appendicitis which he
underwent some weeks ago
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08
Glue AND
DISCOURAGED
Mr.. Hamilton Tells How Ske
Finally Found Health n
Lydia E. Pinl<ham's Veg.
etable Compound.

Warren. Ind. a was bothered ter
ribly with female weakness. l had pains
Gunnison news-champion., 1913-08-08

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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
NO LONGER A CAMPUS JOKE

For the first time in its history the
football team of the university of
Michigan suffered defeat at the hands
of the Michigan agricultural college
team. This defeat analysed seems 10
represent something more important
than a bit of sporting news. Despite
the fact that many frown at college
athletics, it is generally the rule that
the colleges turning out the best repre-
sentatives of Drawn and muscle lead
as institutions of learning.
With the athletic tide Of supremacy
turning in favor of the agricultural col
lege, it is opportune to scar it's pres
ent student body and note the changes
that have been taking place. A few
years ago the agricultural college was
scoffed at by most farmer boys. Then
farmers sons had ambitions to be law
yers or doctors; careers that required
the wearing of good clothes, even if
predetermined in a remunerative way.
Today the agricultural college is the
most popular state institution of learn
ing. The universities having agricul-
tural departments are finding them
more attractive to youth than any of
the others. 1t is not only the farmers
o who is now registered as an Gag"
student, but the strong and husky
young men of the towns and cities are
preparing themselves for an agricuI-
tural career.
In speaking of the defeat of the uni
versity team by the Gag" school team
a newsy story of the game read:
THE way the farmers pulled off their
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
every day throughout those great ex-

every day throughout those great ex-
positions.
This reservoir will be about ten
miles from Hot Springs, while a large
portion Of the lands are nearer by, be-
ing within seven miles of this place.
Already land owners are beginning to
talk about land values, although they
yet to be holding their heads
steady and are generally not speculat-
ing on future values TO any extent,
even though an occasional owner who
most anxious a few months ago
TO dispose of his holdings, now de-
clare that their land is not for sale.
But when it is considered that 1t will
take a few years at least before this
project can be completed the poor
ranchers who have suffered the effect
of a couple OF eason of drought take
a second thought and declare that they
would willingly share their holdings
with land spectators. Thus has this
new enterprise created a hope and con-
idence that is already inspiring.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
DOLLARS VS.. SENTIMENT

One of our exchanges told recently
of an incident that seemed to carry
with it an unconscious cry against the
hardening process that life in large
cities evolves. A man of middle age
was fatally stricken. Among relatives
summoned was a young brother. This
mar had left the home town many
years previously to seek a career in a
large city and had never been back.
The night of his arrival home the
stricken brother died. The younger
brother calmly announced the morning
following that he was sorry he could
not remain for the funeral, but pro-
fessional duties made it necessary for
his immediate return to the city. The
first train that morning took him back.
In a way the incident is unimport-
ant and in another way it is important.
The funeral took place and the pres
ence of the younger brother for any
material reason was quite unneces-
sary; he was not missed. However,
the strangeness of his action could not
help but cause comment. Relatives
who had I've gone to the city to seek
careers and still retained a spirit of
brotherly love in their hearts wonder
ed how anyone could be so Indifferent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
And Shop Now
CHEYENNE RIVER PROJECT

Littell Sniyely, consulting engineer
of the big Cheyenne river irrigation
project in Fall River county, has re-
turned from Pierre, where he has been
connected with the state engineers
Office in getting out his report of the
survey which vas completed about a
month ago, says a Hot Springs dis
patch. The state engineer is now bust
ly engaged in getting up a prospectus
of the entire project, which will be
nicely illustrated, showing ranch
scenes and the character OF the lands
which come under the ditch. This re-
port is made under the authority of
the state, and will be presented to the
government through South Dakota's
representation in congress, and il is
expected that the government will &C
cept the project and make an appro-
priation for ii at once, bringing these
lands under irrigation. The state en-
gineers, through the work of Mr..
Snively, have become very enthusiastic
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-12-18
MEXICAN

The merciless manner in which Villa
and his fellow commanders in the
north of Mexico signalized their vic
tories has justly stirred public horror
and indignation. But those who would
fashion out of the bandit" Villa an
argument against the justice of the
cause he represents, fail to make out
their case. The ferocity of Mexican
warfare might be compared with the
greater ferocities of Balkan warfare
among Christian nations and allies.
But assuming that Villa is an outlw,
who for twenty years has been a men,
ace to public security, what becomes
of the argument that the salvation of
Mexico rests only in the strong hand
of a dictator? If the iron rule of Por-
frio Diaz could not rid Mexico of
~brigandage, is it not apparent that