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The Washington herald., 1913-11-21

WINDOW SHADES & SCREENS.
Comprehensive assortments In stock and made to
order Shades. screens. and doors. Pncs llEays reS
sonahle eatiEfaetion guaranteed
ssa s,a \. No :. : Mleeblat&'s, LiRso'' ne
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The burning of IS convicts of the State
of Mississippi at the Oakley. farm Monday
night is an occasion for universal regret
throughout the state. The cause of the fire
will never be known but the frequency of
fires on the state farms of late gives rise to
the belief that all of them are Of lncendiary
origin. Let that be as it may the state
should not stop short of fire proof prisons 70
her c~onvicts regardless of the expense in
erecting them. The housing of prisoners with
no means of escape in a building wherein hay
and other inflamabIe commodities are assem-
bled, is nothing short of criminal and the Sar-
gent in charge of these prisoners Of the state
was totally lacking in judgment and foresight
or he would never have taken such chances
with the lives of his prisoners.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25
TUPELO. MISSISSIPPI, JULY So. 1918
HIGHWAY THROUGH THE STATE

The directors of the Board of Trade of
Meridian, on Tuesday held meeting for the
purpose of furthering the plans heretofore
outlined of constructing a highway from Cor
NTH on the north to -Gulfport on the Mlssls-
sippi coast. The various counties along the
proposed route will be asked to join in the
movement and in addition to what each does,
outside help will be asked for funds necessary
to complete the road. Members of the boards
of supervisors along the route have received
letters urging them to join with Lauderdale
county citizens in pushing this great project.
In each county roads running north and south
that have already been laid out and construct
ed will be made a part of the great chain that
will reach from the Tennessee line to the
Gulf of Mexico. Other states are planning
such roads and their great value from a COM
mercial basis cannot be overestimated. Ten
nessee is now building a state highway from
Memphis to Knoxville, via Nashville and Chat
tanooga. Mississippi should have several of
such roads and the various sections of the
state should push such a project to an early
completion.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

Leaders in the present legislature, it is re-
ported, contemplates a bill which will provide
for the separation of state and national politics
IN Mississippi. The plan is to make United
States Senators elected at the same time as the
representatives in Congress. This would fix the
election of Senator Williams successor in Nov
ember, 1916 and Vardaman's successor in Nov
ember, 1918. Senator Williams term expires
March 4th, 1917 and Senator Vardaman's term
expires March 4th, 1915.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The largest mahogany order ever placed in
this country has been given to a New Orleans
concern by an agent of a London manufacturing
company. The order calls for IS car loads and
it will require two big ships to convey it to
London with a cash outlay of 500, 100000. This
mahogany is a Central American product which
is said to be preferable to the African product.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

At the request of State Health officer. DR..
Rowan, Surgeon Genl. Blue will send represen-
tatives of his office to Mississippi to investigate
the causes for the increasing number of cases of
pellagra in the state.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The railroads Of Arkansas will refund over
charges in freight and passenger rates amounts
ing to between two and three millions of dollars
under the recent decision Of the United States
Supreme Court sustaining the railroad commits
sion and an act of the legislature of1907.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The Arkansas two cent rate will be extend
ed by the railroads to and from Memphis from
Arkansas points. but a passenger crossing the
state into Oklahoma or other western points
will be forced to pay the regular three cent
rate.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

An exchange beautifully remarks that old
age needs an easy-chair and a pair of slippers,
to which we would like to add that what youth
needs is a pair of knees and only one slipper
Picayune.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The United States government will send
scientists to the northeast portion of China for
the purpose of ascertaining if there are plants
grown there that would be useful in the United
States.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25
Mourned as Dead
Returned to Family
William c. Bessonet Fought
With Confederates in
Civil War

william u. BeSSOneC is a vet
eran of the Civil war. But he
was one of the members of the
Confederate army of the south
which finally was defeated. His
experiences on the losing side Of
the great and bloody conflict tell
a dramatic story of patriotism
and hardship, bloodshed and bit
ter sorrow and finally a happy
reunion.
His body carrying bullets ex-
changed at the front. Mr.. Bes-
sonet was fighting his way back
home while the family was
mourning him as one of those
who had persisted in the Con-
federate's hopeless struggle.
His return, a cripple here of the
south, affords one of the most
intensely dramatic moments OF
his stirring career.
Mr.. Bessonet was born in Cot
tongin Port, on the Tombigbee
river, in Monroe county, Miss,
Sept. %, 1887. Charles Henry
Bassonet, father of William, was
9 graduate from the University
of Pennsylvania, and having
taken a course in medicine was a
practicing physician in Cottongin.
He was born in Bristol. Penn,
and moved south in 1882 to the
little home town, which is known
as A cry, a railroad center.
The south at that time was
thickly settled with Indians, who
remained until 1886, when the
western movement commenced.
At the age of ten. Williams
father, with a family moved to
New Albany, Ind, travelling up
the river by steamboat. They
remained here about two years
and saw the soldiers leave for
Mexico. From here they re-
turned to Van Buren,, Miss.
When William was fourteen
years old, in the spring of 1852,
the family went to Richmond, IN
Itawamba county adjoining Mon
roe county on the north. There
he attended the district school
until he reached the age of eigh-
teen when he took a steamboat
for Natchez, a considerable dis
lance south of his home. There
he lived with his uncle for four
years. The old town of Natchez
was situated partly in the valley
and partly on top of a high hill
and was known as upper and
lower Natchez. In the latter
section one risked his life by
~venturing out after darkness.
The town was made up of
rough rivermen and lawlessness
prevailed.
In 1859, Mr.. Bessonet then a
young man of twenty-five years,
returned to his home and started
farming Jointly with his brother,
George C. Bessonet, who after
ward became a physician.
In the spring of 1861 young
William, strong and sturdy and
primed with patriotism, joined
the Confederate army in an ef-
fort to overthrow the Yankee
Abolitionists." On May /, in
company with other raw recruits,
he left his home and the compa-
ny was assembled at Richmond,
as Company &C" of the second
infantry of Mississippi. The
company marched from Rich
mond to Verona. the nearest rail-
road station, a distance of ten
miles. Here they took the train
to Corinth, where the regiment
was formed under the command
of Col. w. C. Falkner,' a veteran
of the old Mexican war. a law
yer, a novelist and a man of high
character. They were put
through brief brigade drill. They
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

L. W. Dutro, ex postmaster of Memphis,
was dro Hned Tuesday in the Mississippi at
tempting to save a woman who had waded
beyond her depth.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

0PPifCa lOl q lullOu& II OO IlIdt Ilc
might return to his home but at
the end of his two months con-
finement he had heard nothing
from it. and had convinced him
self that he was not entitled to
it. The one thought was to
quickly return to his company and
resume battle. He met the hos
pital sergeant on the street and
was informed that there was a
furlough awaiting him at his of
fee. He drew a months salary
in advance and returned to his
home. He arrived at Verona in
September, but did not stay out
his furlough. He feared he would
be captured by the northern
forces w h were scattered
throughout the neighborhcod so
he returned by railroad. At
Richmond he was placed in
charge of a whole trainload of
soldiers going to the front.
Mr.. Bessonet fought in many
other smaller battles as we'll as
important engagements, includ-
ing Gaines farm fight, battle of
Seven Pines, and others, and he
was wounded five different times,
always in the lower limbs. In
the fall of Petersburg, Va, he
was badly wounded by a ball
passing through his right limb
just above the ankle, crushing
the bone. He was taken to the
hospital at Washington on June
"a, and from his bunk in his
room, he could see the capitol Of
the United States once more. He
was in the hospital at Washing
ton when Lincoln was ~assassinat-
ed. He had seen him before the
tragedy. He read of the case
in court in the daily newspapers,
and saw the smoke from the fire
whice burned the barn in which
-
the assassin, J. Wilkes Booth
had sought refuge.
The war ended while Lieuten-
ant Bessonet was still in Wash
ington and after taking the oath
of allegiance to the government
of the United States he was Civ
en- transportation to his home in
the South. All the Southern
railroads had been torn up and
destroyed. 1t was necessary to
go home by the way of Cincin-
natti. He had nc money with
which to buy meals while on his
way home but saw a wealthy Mis-
sissippian named Walker in a ho-
tel, who called him to one side
and presented him with a ten
dollar bill. In company with
other soldiers he was ares ed
at Cincinnati and had a hard
time to convince the authorities
that they had been properly re-
leased. At Cairo, ILL.,, they
boarded a steamboat and travel
ed on the water south to Mem
phis. From here they travelled
about twenty miles by rail where
the road was discontinued, and
they were obliged to walk. Mr..
Bessonet started with a crippled
friend across the country and
walked on cruches. Both men
being wounded, they became exc
hausted at an old spring land de-
cided to await assistance or the
end. At this time a Union officer
promised them he would return
for them with horses, which he
did, and took the men toward
Corinth until they reached the
railroad track. Here they took
the first train for their homes.
Mr.. B~essonet's family had heard
a year before that he had fallen on
the field and they did not expect
to see him again. He approach.
ed the home and rang the door
bell. He said that while he was
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

dltCI IdhiilS Tic UdlIl, IIiCy iO-
ceived compensation from the
Confederate government. Mr..
Bessonett entered the ranks as a
private but was later promoted
to the position of lieutenant.
The men were drilled for some
time at this place before going to
Manassas. They arrived on Sat-
urday night, July 20. 1861. At
sunrise Sunday morning, a sig
nal shot was fired and the battle
of Bull Run or Manassas was
fought. The conflict lasted
throughout the day. Gen. B. G..
Beauregard, Of Louisiana, lead
ing the Confederates. while Gen.
Mcdowell was in charge of the
northeners. The battle was wit
messed by thousands of people
who drove in carriages and other
cOnveyances to the battlefield.
The north lost ground and the
forces stampeded in making a
fast escape to Washington. Mr..
Bessonet asserts that if the Con-
federate forces had possessed a
detachment of cavalry they could
have taken prisoners a great
many of the citizens of Washing
ton. The great-nephews of the
famed Gen. Scott. David and
Alfred Walker, were members of
the company in which Mr.. Bes-
sonet was a private. Another
battle was fought on the same
field later in the year.
Mr.. Bessonet served as a pri-
vate until 1862, when he was
elected third lieutenant and after
ward was promoted to second
lieutenant. He recalls an in
stance in a battle in a railroad
grade on July l, 1868. when the
Yankees swooped down upon
them with an order to surrender.
The captain and first lieutenant
surrendered and were captured
with a portion of the company
but Lieutenant Bessonet ordered
the men to retreat and with as
many as heard the command
numbering about twenty, they
scrambled over the railroad grade
while a rain of bullets dug the
sand near him on all sides, below
and above. He escaped unin-
jured with his company of twenty
men. The day following the
men rested in Gettysburg with
out interference but the Union
troops assembled IN the evening.
On July 3, the battle began at
noon, and the Confederate men
lay under heavy artillery fire all
morning. Shortly after noon
they were ordered to charge.
Through a valley of red hot Goals,
the remains of houses burned by
the northern artillery t h e Y
charged. The union men were
stationed on the opposite hill
known as Cemetery hill behind a
stone wall and the charge proved
a disaster, some 16, 600 men being
killed on both sides,
Mr.. Bessonett received h S
first wound in the battle of Get
tyshurg, a ball striking him in
the shin, remaining to this day
in the feshy part of the calf. He
started for the hospital at Peters
burg. In company with other
wounded men they marched for
ty miles through Greens Castle,
Penn, on their way. The men
had nothing to eat for three days
except the cherries they could
pick along the road. Mr.. Bes-
sonett's limb became badly in
famed and he walked with two
crude sticks for crutches. On the
door steps of a house in Greens
Castle he asked for food, The
wife of the Northener provided a
substantial meal. As they CON-
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The republicans in Congress will now have
an opportunity to wilt their collars opposing the
democratic tariff measure.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

Effective on August 18th, the maximum
weight of parcel post packages will be 20 pounds
instead of II pounds. A material reduction in
the postal rate in the first and second zones will
be made. The plan of the department contem-
plates the purchase of a large number of auto
mobiles to be used for the delivery of parcel
post matter. Postmaster General Burleson ex-
presses the belief that within a given number
of years that all smaller packages transported
throughout the country will be carried by parcel
post.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-07-25

The new William R. Moore Dry Goods Co..
Of Memphis, has been organized with sufficient
capital to handle the extensive business which
the old firm had built up, but was unable to
handle on account of the lack of capital.
Memphis needs more large mercantile estab-
lishments and the failure of the city to take
care of the wholesale business, especially in
dry goods that naturally belongs to it, detracts
from it as a commercial center.
Secretary of State BRYAN will not be hand
icapped by any anti-resolutions passed by the
United States Senate when he appears on the
lecture platform. Mr.. Bryan appreciates the
fact that he will not remain in office always
and while serving his country he is continu-
ing the fight to keep the wolf from his door
in old age. This is not a bad example that
William Jennings sets for his fellow office
holders in Washington.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16
DIR, I. t. CHURCH
DENTIST
Office ovar postoffice.
seofIsnd, South Dakota.
citizens? The reform feature is
all right in the treatment of priso n
ers, but it should not do away with
the punishment feature.

q !
The nationa conservation con-
gress is extending its organization
By establishing subsidiary organ
izations in each state. The state
organizations consist of state
vice president and seer etary, who
are expected to work in conjunction
with the national organization
For South Dakota, former govern
or Robert s. Vessey Of Chicago has
been appointed president, and G.
w. Roskie Of Custer, secretary.
Gould they not find some repre-
sentative of the stock jobbing int.
erests Of the east for secretary as
we'll as for president?
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16

We have made no exhaustive
study Of the currency bill now be-
fore congress, but judging from the
press reports it seems to have some
weak points. 1t requires every
national bank to take stock in the
federal reserve banks, to the amount
of 209o of its capital stock and
surplus, The government is to
issue treasury notes to the federal
reserve banks, which are to be se-
cured by collateral and the total
assets of such banks. Then the
stockholder banks are permitted to
rediscount customers paper to one.
half their capital stock and surplus,
and they may borrow on their direct
'. notes to the same amount. Ifthese
stockholder banks are to be permit.
ted to hipothecate their entire cap.
ital stock and surplus, where is the
security to the depositor2 1t looks
as though the depositor is being
lost sight Of in the deal, and that
the law would drive all Of the depos
it's to the state banks.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16
rom the Hutchinson Herald.

From the Hutchinson Herald.
Some farmers are feeding Lewis
lye TO cure their hogs of hog cholera
and it does the work. The second
day after feeding they begin to eat
corn. j. N. Watson used can of
Lewis lye to barrel Of slop made
by mixing ground feed with milk
and water. Hogs that could hardly
stand were fed this mixture and in
two days we're eating corn again.
Jim Holt was in town Saturday
and reported that his brother Ed.
and wife arrived at Milledgeville,
ILL.,, all right and had fine auto
trip with good roads all the way.
W. D. Feltz bought the Heer
Livery and took possession one
day last week. He is cleaning up
and repairing and starting to try
to give the people of Memo good
service
Cleve Cooper, the drayman of
Kaylor, was here Saturday night
on his way home from Parker where
ne lost his horse and buggy. He
left his wife and child with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shelly, north.
west of Wittenberg and drove to
Parker on business. He tied his
horse and went into a store and
when he came out twenty minutes
later the horse and buggy, overcoat
and all were gone. After phoning
and searching for nearly all day,
he started for home, thinking the
rig had been stolen. It was grey
horse and light open buggy.
Darius Hofer had the misfortune
to break his leg while unloading an
engine and plows from a fiat car at
Menno Friday.
We are informed that Jake
Schlicht has purchased the John
Baney property and will take poss.
ession in the near future. Mr..
Baney intends to make trip to
Florida where he has real estate
and if the climate suits him he may
reside there permanently.
Bessie Grim has been suffering
with tonsilitis the past week and
was unable to attend school at
Scotland, but is better at the present
writing.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16

Melill Mccormick, one of the
apostles Of the new progressive
party, thinks that no one can take
issue with the humane aspirations
of the new party. They may not
be able to take issue with the pro-
fessed aspirations and still doubt
the sincerity of the claimants, and
may also question the kind of treat
ment prescribed for the disease.
The people are usually more int
crested in the kind Of treatment
that a doctor prescribes to a sick
patient than they are in his lectures
on good health and his promises of
cure. Especially would this be true
If the doctor had been treating the
patient seven years and the patient
had been growing worse all of that
time. Mr.. Mccormick refers to
the necessity of controlling great
corporations, and yet the leader of
this movement was president for
seven years and permitted more
growth of big corporations than the
country had ever before experienc-
ed. His chief supporters in his new
movement were largely chosen from
the the promoters of big corpora
tions. Good promises sound we'll,
but they don't weigh very heavy in
the balance with actual experience
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16

Vermillion Oct. AT = meeting
Of the state Board OF Health and

Vermillion Oct. 9At 4 meeting
Of the state Board of Health and
Medical Examiners held at the
Hotel Waldorf here last night inn
portant action was taken ia the
matter of aanitary inspections
throughout the state. Arriving in
the pity aty noon from Yankton,.
members Of the state board met IN
the afternoon at the office Of DR..
Herzberg, Director Of ..hhe State
Health Laboratory, for transaction
of regular business. After tho ad-
journment Of this meeting arrange
ments were made with g Dommission-
er Frary, of the Food and Drug
Department, for an evening con-
ference on matters of mutual int
crest. AT this conference ii was
decided that the Food and Drug
Department would discontinue tie
inspection of slaughter houses,
leaving this work entirely to the
health officers of the state. On the
other hand, the Board of Health
will abrogate its ruling relative to
the regulation Of the sale Of food
stuffs and this work will be taken
care of by Commissioner Frary's
inspectors. The Board also decided
to make an active campaign against
the common drinking cup which is
now being used in many public
places in this state, and see to it
that other sanitary regulations are
properly enforced. This work will
be done by the county superintend-
ents of health under the direction
of the state board, DR.. Park. B.
jenkins, OF Waubay. at the meet
ing yesterday the full membership
of the board was present, including
DR.. L. g. Hill, Of Watertown, pres
ident; DR.. 81. r. Kenaston, Of
Bonesteel; DR.. ". E. Daniels, Of
Madison, vice president; DR.. r. E.
Ashcroft, of Deadwood, and DR..
Jenkins, the superintend ent. Miss
Gray, Of Waubay, stenographer for
The board, was also present.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-16
From the Trip Ledger.

-AOAa Lie 1lipP ASuScI.s
Mrs. Falkenberg of Scotland will
make regular trips to Trip giving
painting lessons in water colors
and oil, at SOC for three hour
lesson.
Mrs. Rev. Redfield became sud-
denly sick Thursday and was taken
to the hospital at Mitchell where
an operation was performed F Friday.
At present she is getting along as
we'll as could be expected and will
soon be home again.
The new we'll near the depot is
nearing completion. It is now
down 345 feet and it is expected
that water will be struck any time.
DR.. R.H. Payne and wife arrived
the last of the week and have mov-
ed into the L. f. Kliebenstein prop.
erty. Dr.. and Mrs. Payne former
" came from VanHorn, Iowa, but
for the past few years they have
been living on a homestead near
Dupree, s. D.. The continual dry
seasons in the western part of the
state have caused them to come to
Trip.