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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-04

he walked along the line, and renewed
his orders TO the men TO reserve their
fire. The rebels-three lines deep
came steadily up. They were in point
blank range.
At last the order came, From thrice
six thousand guns there came sheet
Of smoky flame. a crash, a rush OF
leaden Death. The line literally melted
away; but there came the second. re-
sistless still. II had been our suprem,
effort-on the instant we were not
equal to another
Up TO the rihe-pits. icross them, over
the barricades-the momentum Of their
charge the mere machine strength Of
their combined action, swept them on.
Our thin line could fight. but IT could
not oppose weight to momentum. 1t
was pushed behind the guns. Right on
came he rebels. They were upon the
guns, were bayonetting the gunners,
were waving their flags above our
pieces.
But they had penetrated 10 the fatal
point. a storm Of grape ard canister
tore its way from man to man, and
marked it's track with corpses straight
dOicn their line! They had exposed
themselves 10 the enfilading fire Of the
guns on the western slope Of Cemetery
Hill; that exposure sealed their fate.
The line reeled back-disjointed al
ready-in an instant in fragments. Our
men were just behind the guns. They
eaped forward upon disordered mass;
but there was little need for fighting
now. A regiment threw down it's arms,
and with colors at its head, rushed over
and surrendered. All along the field
smaller detachments did the same.
Webb's brigade brought in eight nun
dred taken In as little time as II re-
quires to write the simple sentence that
tells it. Gibbons old Division took fif-
teen stand Of colors.
over the fields the escaped fragments
Of the charging line fell back-the bat
tie there was over. A single brigade
Harrow's (of which the 9TH Michigan
is part), came out with "a less officers,
793 less men than it took i'm 50 the
whole Corps fought-so, too they
fought further down the line.
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How Near Disaster We Came.

Yet we were very near defeat. our
ammunition grew scant! The reserved
ammunition was brought up and
drained: but for that we should have
been left to cold steel.
Brigade after brigade had been
thrown forward to strengthen the
line;-as the rebel attack drifted back
over the fields there stood in the rear
Just one single brigade that consti-
tuted the entire Reserve Of the Army
of the Potomac. Forty thousand fresh
troops who had hurled forward upon
that retreating mass would have ended
the campaign with the bsttle:--but for
forty thousand we had that Uii,s wasted
brigade. The rebels were soon formed
again, and ready for defense,-the OPP
portunity was lost,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-04
Those intercepted Dispatches.

Precisely what influence, If any, the
intercepted dispatches Of JEFF Davis To
Lee had on the battle is not apparent.
There was a Council Of War OF the
leading Generals on Thursday night,
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Kindly Treated by tho Enemy.

Deering reverted again to the kind
treatment he had received at the hands
of his enemies.
81 STAYED twenty-three months and
n half at Fort Delaware. I've heard
them say they treated us badly, but
ANYBODY who says that must have
been a copperhead. We had the finest
hospital YOU ever saw and they gave
us different stuff at every meal.
"Nhen | get back home they won't
believe Il when | tell them how well
we've been treated here. Better meals
than at any hotel"
Better than you had nifty years
ago before the CHARGE? woman
asked.
"Why. ma'am, we didn't have moth
ing at all to eat then"
The old soldiers of both sides were
at the mercy Of the big crowd which
milled about them, taking photographs.
listening to their stories, shaking them
by the hand. General Sickles. who had
been driven up to the Bloody Angle
through the timothy field in a taxicab
by the side Of Mrs. Longstreet, Gre
ated a welcome diversion, however, as
did Colonel ..dwin Berkeley Of the Sth
Virginia Infantry. Colonel Berkeley.
who is ninety years of age, the Oldest
survivor of Picketts charge, also came
TO the scene in an automobile. But
the constant shifting OF all those peo-
pie moved Colonel Berkeley to remark
to Major Stokes;
I'VE didn't have that much confu-
sion fifty years ago. did WEI"
Congressman J. Hampton Moore, Of
Philadelphia, made a formal address.
in which he presented the silken Stars
and Stripes to the remnants OF Pickett's
division. He spoke at some length of
the yalor OF roth sides and the sublimi-
ty of the reunion, while the merciless
sun fairly roasted his audience and
caused one old man to be borne away
on a stretcher.
Captain wthat. who for twenty
Ave years was professor at the Uni
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-04
THE GREAT BATTLES
OF GETTYSBURG
Full Details from Our Special
Correspondent.
VICTORY AT LAST
Nature of the Field, Order of
Battle, Losses, &C., &c.

fspccial Correspondence OF Mr.. WHITELAW
pEiD TO ''The Cincinnati Gazette" from the
Army Of the Potomac'l
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How the Correspondents raced Oed'


To this vivid description, in justice
to it's author, let me add that MI MI
WiIkeson stavcd at the house during "ls
,,bole terrible cdnnOnddc. Mr.. Frank
Henry, also OF the Times likewise S'oou
il out. Their accounts may wen NC saw
to have the smell Of fire upon them!
c. C. Coffin. Of the Boston Jourhe,
and L. L. Grouse, of the Ne" ioiN
Times, as well as several other Jour
nalists of whom knew less were ~
different times under almost equa'iy
heavy fire. Mr.. Grouse had his horse
shot under him during Thursdays en-
ga cement. Such perils are they com
neIIed to face who would be able 10
saw something more Of battle thah
what those who are first out of 1t can
tell.
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The opening campaign, After the
Invaders" was over. There was brief
time for last glances at the field, last
questions after the dead and dying
then the hurried trip West, and the
misery of putting together, on swaying
railroad cars and amid jostling crowds,
the story of the day, from the copious
notes takC4 on the field.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-04

the fire ceased, still fastened by their
halters. which gave the expression OF
being wickedly tied up to die painfully.
These brute victims OF a cruel war
touched all hearts. Through the midst
of the storm of screaming and exploding
shells, an ambulance, driven by its fren-
zied conductor at full speed. presented
to all of us OF the marvellous spectacle of
horse going rapidly on three legs. A
hinder one had been shot of at the
hook. A shell tore up the little step at
the headquarters cottage, and ripped
bags of oats as with a knife Another
soon carried of one of its two pillars.
Soon a SPHERICAL case burst opposite the
open door-another ripped through the
low garnet. The remaining pillar went
almost Immediately 70 the howl of
fixed shot that Whitworth must have
made. During this fire the horses at
twenty and thirty feet distant were re-
ceiving their death, and soldiers in Fed
eral blue were torn TO pieces in the
road. and died with the peculiar. yells
that blend the extorted cry OF pain win
horror and despair. Not an orderly-not
an ambulance-not n straggler was TO De
seen upon the plain swept by this tenn
pest of orchestral death thirty minutes
after it commenced. Were not one hun
dred and twenty pieces Of artillery try
ing TO cut from the field every battery
we had in position TO resist their pur-
posed infantry attack, and to sweep away
the slight defenses behind which our
infantry were waiting? Forty minutes
fftv minutes-counted watches that ran'
oh. so languidly! Shells through the
two lower rooms. she'll into the chin
new that daringly did not explode; sheHs
in the yard; the air thicker and fuiier
and more deafening with the bowling ana
whirring Of these Internal missiles. Inc
Chief of STAFF struck-Seth Williams
loved and respected through the army
separated from instant death by TWO
inches of space vertically measured An
aid bored with a fragment OF IRON
through the bone Of the arm. Ana 'he
time measured on the sluggish "atches
was one hour and forty minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Wants His Sister Cared For

THE Helping Hand has reached out to
many in times of sorrow and need. / am
constrained to ask for your help in my
trouble. l have sister IS years of age who
is mentally unbalanced. We have always
kept her at home. fearing to put her into
an institution lest she might not be ten
derby cared for. We are orphans. l am
the elder sister. I have two brothers, one
working his way through college, the
other starting in business. For their
sakes l do not want any one to know
of our trouble with my younger sister.
There has never been any insanity in our
family. We have kept this hidden by liv-
ing in rather an isolated out the way
place, but ] can't do so much longer.
Will not some one In the Corner tell me of
an institution, prefe ably in Illinois (but
failing there, anywhere will do)? I will
pay for care and treatment for my sister.
could then take a position and pay for
her care, although not in an expensive
place. ] am an expert accountant and
believe I could get a good position. ny
brothers will share the expense. They are
both having a hard struggle just now.
We don't want to have this sister ad-
judged insane. as we don't want the pub
lcity either for us or fer her.
READER"
There are living sorrows that are harder
to bear than are dead ones. VIII some
one help this brave sister bear her sor-
row by sending in replies to her ques-
tions, accompanying these with stamps
that they may be forwarded to her?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Moth Balls Scatter Ants

Il should like to ask if WHIPPED cream
is entirely useless after it fails, or ap-
pears to go to butter, either from TOO
much whipping or the condition of the
weather. 1t seems too bad it should have
to go to waste Sometimes l lose two
bottles of cream, with sugar and vanilla
as well. Let me say those troubled with
ants will have no further trouble If they
will mash up few moth balls and sprin-
kle them around the cracks of the pantry
or kitchen floor. l found this to be
sure cure Just by accident. Having moved
into a fiat, the next morning hardly Il
bit of space was not occupied by the pests.
They were everywhere except where some
moth balls had dropped while unpacking.
| notice they scattered In all directions
when | dropped ore in the midst of a
large gathering. I mashed some balls ard
put them around the floor, and have never
had to apply them since then Is 1t true
that one must pay generous sum in or
der to adopt a little one that is uncared
for by its own, who have left 1t to the care
and support of the city? Is not a good
home, care and affection and education
enough to secure them without having to
pay also? Kindly inform me when YOU
have space, time, and opportunity.
"McM"
So far as I know WHIPPED cream to which
sugar and vanilla have been added is Of
no use after it has stood so long that it
has become fiat or watery. If it were not
sweetened or favored it might be used
as sour cream in making gingerbread
mullins, and the like. but the vanilla and
sugar make that impossible. IF any mem
bers of the Corner suffer from the raw
ages of ants this summer it will not be
through lack of effort on the part Of
their fellow housewives to supply rene
dies for the pests. This last suggestion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
De shinines' prayers of all,
Ole Miss,-who knows
may be jes' life's liz duties
done cheerfully each day.

alton" of some eort poised jauntily on her
about the size of button and she orders
you to try 1t on"
You do as you are bid.
NO" after single critical glance, says
Miss Lily, Il thought ii might not do,
bu5 you never can tell. 1t won't, however,
in this case. Take it off. 1t isn't worm
bothering with. If you had only come in
two weeks ago I had the very thing for
you"
Miss Lily sees how penitent you look,
and straightway, pity takes the part of
valor.
Now here's a pretty hat" she says
holding up one of fine Milan straw.
You look at it curiously and examine
the fussy little, furry little white little
feather at the back of 1t, which points
straight up like a pom-pom. 1 suppose
you call them "pom-pons" on a drum
majors hat.
Miss Lily blows the 'pom-pon' to
fluff it up" the while she is informing
you that the feather isn't quite as fresh
as it used to be, but that she can supply
you with a new one.
Anyway she says. holding it at arms
lergths ITS dear little hat Only costs
$35. too"
Dear, in more ways than one," you
mentally observe
This particular hat may be the one for
you, and 1t may not. At all events you
go steadily on trying oil hats until you
find one that is really becoming, and at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Home Gardening AS Applied to Hats
Visit to the Mlners and What She Said-Its Dear Lit
tie Hat"-'Dear'' in More Ways Than One-When is a
Eat an Antque?-The Saddest and Most Hopeless
Thing in the World is Old Hat
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLK

One might as well admit in the begin
ming that there Is a time for everything.
and that this is not the time to talk
about hats"
It's too late, for, nearly everybody VINO
is anybody has gotten their hats, and
it's passe to talk about spring hats
and commonplace to discuss summer
ones.
If you go to shop and demand hat
from Miss Lily who has supplied you
with hats since you wore socks, she Is
likely to be vaguely apologetie
"A hat" she repeats. Yes, I think
can find one to suit you. But why
didn't you come little earlier? I had
the dearest little bonnet with a peach
blow facing
But 1 didn't need a. hat earlier. I've
been wearing my last springs hat"
reply plaintively, land as for peachblow,
neverH'
But Miss Lily" has disappeared long
before this.
Presently she returns with a little ;,ere-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
MISS LUCILLE MARTIN
GIVES A MASQUE GRADE

An especially pretty affair was the mas
ouerade dance given by Miss Lucille Mar
tin at the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. e. l.. Martin. on South Highlands,
complimentary to the Friday Night club,
social organization among the younger
dancing set.
The residence had many lights and
Japanese lanterns, and throngs of bright
" clad merrymakers. The whole lower
floor including the veranda, was thrown
open for dancing. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
received the young people. Punch was
served by Mrs Guy Lively. Miss Edith
Orr and Mr. Sydney Coleman. assisted
by Miss Lucy Tyler of Admission and Mr..
Calhoun Collins led the grand march. At
10 o'clock the guests unmasked and re
freshments were served. Miss Martin was
quite pretty as Might in black chiffon
with gold stars. There were about 100
guests, among whom We're MISS Marion
Lewis as Vatican shepherdess, and Mr.
George Martin, Miss Jocelyn Orr as Car
men and Mr.. d. ]. Henderson: Miss Jewel
Camp a Japanese girl and Mr. Richard
Calder: Miss Katharine Lynch a Dutch
peasant and Mr. John Terry Badham as
a girl; Miss Annett Hayt as Priscilla and
Mr. Louis McAdory: Miss Martha Collier
as a modern lady and Mr.. Romaine Proc
ter as an Indian chief, in full war paint;
Miss Helen Davis as a Japanese girl, Mr..
Billy Drennen as a baby; Miss Virginia
Ford as Minnie Ha HA, sir. Walter Agee,
Miss Lise Courtney Shropshire as a CO.
lonial dame, Mr.. Walter Worthington as
a torreadeor Miss Adelaide Ransom as
a modern belle, Mr.. Tom Benners; Miss
Vouceil Oden as a butterfly, Mr.. Baxter
Badham as a Spaniard; Miss May Roi-
lns as Princess Amo, Mr.. Calhoun Allen
as a modern gentleman; Miss Helen Nor
rison as a western girl. Mr.. Ruben Mar
fin. Miss Mary Ida Wood as a modern
lady. Mr. Gather Clack as Farm ar
Brown: Miss Jennie Hammond Copeland
as a flower girl, Mr.. Allen Coleman as a
knight Miss Carolyn Copeland as pot
latch girl Mr. Allen Wood as a dude:
Miss olivia Allen as a baby, Mr. Edwin
Berk as summer dude Miss Susie Belle
Collins as 30 Peep Mr.. Jim Moore as a
soldier in full dress uniform; Miss Fran
els Mason as a Dutch girl Mr.. WILDER
Abbot as a COW boy; Miss Mamie Abbott
as a kings Jester. Mr.. Rowan Oden as
a girl: Miss Hazel Bssett as a Yamma
Yamma girl. Mr. Ogden Shropshire as
colonial gentleman. Miss Grace Bissett
as America. Mr.. Richard Coleman as
devil: Mr.. Paul Sessions as tramp, ATf.
Harvey Martin, Mr. Davidson Kennedy
as a clown Mr.. Asa Hoyt as a domino,
Mr. Dick Tferzog as a sailor, Mr.. Eddie
Martin, Mr.. Percy Badham, Mr.. Hugh
Montgomery, dude, Mr.. Marcus MeCle.-
len a gentleman, and others
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
MRS. ROUNTREE RESIGNS
AS RECORDER OF CROSSES

MIS-. j. "A. Rountree, who has been for
seven years recorder of crosses for the
Alabama division of the United Daurbters
" tne 1ohicuefacy, recently sent a forma
resignation of her duties in the office tn
an OF the chapters in tho state. AS this
Iee.er contains brief summary of the
work of the recorders office n viii
doubtless prove of interest 10 others ont
sac OF the organization, and hence is
published today
In closing my work as recorder Of
crosses of honor. writes Mrs. Rountree
there mas come the desire to send ner-
sohai "oiu OF farewell TO my co-worl<ers
IA thls department of our division Dur
His my seven Years of service as record
q many acqualntances have been made
Nhlch have grown into lasting friendshins
naturally 1t is with a feeling of sadness
tfat | hand the work on to another ard
YET tnere Is satisfaction of having sue
eeeoed IN what | undertook-namelv. to
secure Tor the worthy veterans of Ala
pama cross of honor. This having been
accomplished, with only few remaining
exceptions, the work from now on will
be comparatively light.
year by year ! accepted the office of
recorder. believing each year TO he our
last. and knowing that to one new in the
work the difficulties of the office were
TOO great to master in so short a time
Since the time of bestowals has been con-
tinued indefinitely | feel that ii Is but
fitting to turn the work over to some
other, and to bespeak for my successors
the same kindly consideration as has been
accorded me.
Since my election 10 the office OF re-
corder Alabama chapters have conferred
3l79 crosses, all applications for which
have passed through my hands in addt-
tion l have sent out $500 communica-
tions. make mention of these items that
you may have some idea of the volume of
work accomplished.
While the duties have been heavy the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Rice Pudding and Custard

''Will you kindly favor me with a recipe
for nice baked rice pudding2 +. F."
As there are two kinds of rice pudding,
one made with, the other without, eggs,
l give two recipes.
Rice Pudding-Wash a half cup of rice
and put it to soak in a quart of warm
milk for two hours, setting the vessel
containing 1t in an outer vessel at the
side of the range where the water in the
outer pot will keep warm but will not
boil. Add a pinch of salt and a pinch of
soda othe soaked rice and when soft add
to it a quart of warm milk, turn into
deep pudding dish, stir in four tablespoons
of sugar and a little cinnamon, adding
vanilla if desired. Bake in a pan of hot
water in a slow oven, covered, for three
hours, adding more warm milk if the rice
becomes stiff or dry Eat cold with cream.
Rice Custard-Cream a scant tablespoon
of butter with four tablespoons of sugar,
add three we'll beaten eggs, a pinch of
salt, quart of milk, and a scant teaspoon
of boiled rice. Beat hard and bake In
buttered pudding dish until set. Eat hot
with sauce or cold with cream.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
Thursday-How Napole on Wrote to Josephine

8 and years, dressed in postman's uni
form, even to caps and whistles, CARRYING
mail sacks filled with dainty gifts for
Miss Collier, tokens of friendship from
those who know and love her.
The little girls were CordeIia and Amelia
Gilmer and they acted their characters
remarkably well. Among those present
were Mrs. L. A. Keene. Mrs. VIII Motion
Mrs. Prescott, Mrs. Hawkins Mrs Jones
Mrs. Gilmer Mrs. Nell Smith, Mrs. A n
Smith, Mrs. Fl. f.. Warrington. Mrs
Crow Mrs. S. Bernhard, Mrs Thomas
Mrs. Gay, Mrs Rippy, Mrs Wick, Mrs
Collins, Mrs. Regner, Mrs Hawkins Mrs
Griffin, Mrs. Walker, Misses Emma
Wood Estelle Hill. Bernice Meadows
Estelle Lampkin, Lucille Hill, Mona Pierce
Annie Lou Wood, Lena Hit Gertrude
Wood. May Wilson, Cordelia Golson. Hay-
wood Motion, Leila Smith, Grace Schim-
mel, Clint Sullivan, Carey Johnson VIII
lie Montana, Blanche Frazier Mary
Fanny Frazier, Ruth Sims, Laura Collier
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13
- HOWDNOU'W WRITE g
W. LOVE'LETTER p szg@
Margaret Fuller and James Nathan

Il have felt a strong attraction to you
almost ever since we first met, the at
traction of wandering spirit toward a
for rest. when it wants to furl the
wings. You have also been to me as sun
shine and green woods | have wanted
you more and more, and became uneasy
when too long away. My thoughts were
interested in all you told me. so different
from what I knew myself. The native
poetry of your soul, its boldness, simple
ity and fervor charmed mine, of kindred
frame"
These sentimental lines We're written to
Mr.. James Nathan and they are but a
short extract of many similar sentiments
expressed by Margaret Fuller in a series
os letters written to Mr.. Nathan, who
was one year her senior, and which have
been published IN volume entitled. Love
Letters of Margaret Fuller" Mr.. Nathan
was a German by birth, and banker in
New York when he met the famous Amer
ican authoress and critic, who at the
time was literary critic on the New York
Tribune.
Letters of the most sentimental char
acter passed between the two, especially
during Mr.. Nathan's sojourn abroad, and
for pure literary sentiment they are un-
surpassed by any similar letters in our
language. Yet. strange to say, after the
devotion of a number of years, MISS
Fuller later changed her mind and finally
engaged in a romantic courtship and mar
riage with Giovanni Angelo, Marquis Os-
soil, an Italans
In another letter to Mr.. Nathan she ex-
presses herself thus POLITICALLY: The
sweet ray touches my life and | wish 1t
might bring out full and splendid bios
SONS, like the pink cactuses seen in the
windows of the rich these bright spring
days. But my thoughts lie, rather. deep
in the ground like lily roots; not TIL the
full summer time will they show them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13

Collier, Miss Leila Smith and Miss
Blanch Frazier.
The brideto-be was becomingly dressed
in a draped pink gown with crystal garni-
lures, and pink was tile color of the dec
orations. In the dining room a tall cut
glass vase was filled with immense pink
roses. The silver candelabra held pink
candles, and the large balls of spun sugar
candy were pink and white. Strawberry
ice was served with small pink and white
cakes.
An interesting feature of the occasion
was the entrance of two little tots OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-13

The Southern Yacht club already is be-
ginning to be a center of interest with
members of the social world preparing to
race their craft in the series of annual
regrattas and cup races, that keep every
one interested in the sport, very busy at
This season of the year. notes New Or
leans exchange. The date for the an
nual sailing regatta of the yacht club
has been set for Saturday, May 81, and on
Saturday, June 7, there will be the races
of the machine sloops for the Fabacher
Gun. This event will be especially inter-
.stinp In Yachting circles with many of
+he fastest boats in these waters in the
race. Among them will be the sewan-
haka. a champion in her class; the Mas
sachusetts, the champion OF the inner
,ares. the Senorita, the Stranger, the
katharine 1 and Mr.. Edward II. Keep
new boat, on which a great deal OIL inter-