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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-28
Letter From Australian.
Richmond. Va. Sent


Editors Times Dispatch:
Gcntlcmen.---Thc following extract
from letter just received by me from
4 gentleman. anativc OF Australia. win,
am sure. be read by all -Confed-
crates with real interest. The extract
Is as follows:
II received with much qualification
a few days ago your book on the Con
fcderate Cause which / have peruscd
with much interest. 1t is replcte with
Information. and it's publication was
certainly necessary. ] have frequent
y been panied ky the apparent ac-
Quiescencc of numerous ex-Confed-
crates in the failacy that their cause
was the wrong one. What reading l
have been able TO devote to the sub
ject. in 4 very strenuous life. has been
almost solely To Northern writer's on
the war. because records OF your war
are very ineaere III Australia. The
conclusion / have come to is, that your
cause was both just and right. and the
North was the acgressor No South
crner need he ashamed or having
fought for the Confcdcracy.- The only
Southerners who need be ashamed are
who did not fight for her Not only
Was her cause just but the exploits
Of the Army Of Northern Virginia are
almost unparalleled in the history of
the world. Half starved scminaked.
unpaid. miscrably provided with all the
requisites of war. with every port
blockade wrctchcdly backed up poll
tically. wanting in everything, except
heroic courage and the genius OF Lee
and Jackson--the achievements of the
soldiers or that army was standing
miracle. The victories gained by the
Army OF Northern Virginia are price
less treasure which should inspire the
sons OF the South from generation to
generation. Victories such az those re-
ferred to are like historical jewels
which adorn the, brows OF the races
which gained them, and blaze and
sparkle In their honor through the
dullness Of centuries. IN my opinion
(for what il is worth). the most mar
vclous campaign call things consider
ed) that the world has ever seen was
Hannibars campaign in Italy, 2,l00
years ago. All things considered, | am
inclined 10 put the campaigns of the
Army Of Northern Virginia second. One
thing ] think cannot be disputed,
namely: that General Lee was the
greatest general the Eng lish -speakin Z
people has ever produced Given the
sam" opportunities, Jackson would
have been very little, ii ut all. behind
him. However, these matters arc too
big for a letter. ] can indorse nearly
all that appears in Your book, and
Z thank you for your consideration In
/ thinking of me-.
I This is the same gentleman who sent
Ia contribution TO the dinner at tn. Con :
fcderate Soldiers Home on the ami
vcrsary OF General Lees last birthday.
GEO. l.. CHRISTIAN.
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Dress Line While In Hattie.


Sir,-In your issue OF sunday. 1lth !
notice an extract by Ex-Cadet l.. r.
tickiin. OF Texas. In which he relates
the incident of tn. cadets crossing n
ravine at New Market. in the rela
ton OF which he tells the truth. but
not the whole truth In passing this
ravinc, our line naturally became some
what derangcd. Colonel Shipp halted
the battalion. had US mark time and
dress the line. which was done as de-
liberately and exactly as If on dress
parade.
| was under the impression for !,
number OF years that this was. per-
haps, the only Instance of its kind
which took place on the field In ac-
tion and under hot fire during the War
Between the States, but OF late have
seen at least two other such occur
FENCES mentioned in your Confederate
columns. forget the regiments and
the place of the battles in which they
occurred At all events such an in
stance OF GOODNESS and discipline was
very rarc-sufliciently so to be eN-
OF the cadets. none were captured:
none missing and each Individual cad . [
did his whole duty.
If l am not trespassing too much on
your space. / would relate an Incident
that occurred to me during the fight:
| My company. b, was the right color
company. J. Cooke. of Memphis. Tenn.
| think mere lad OF fifteen or sixteen
4
| front rank in Il Company, and, there
! fore, next the color guard. | was on
Cookies Immediate right. AS we adj
vanced UP the slope against tho SIN
gun battery which was being handled
with remarkable skill and accuracy.
the situation became very trying. and
Cooke imperceptibly would we're a lit
! tie to the rightaway from the colors.
leaving sometimes n space OF twelve
or eighteen inches between. | always
called his attention to the fact. and
would SAY. close up. Cooke. you are
/ losing too much ground" Cooke al
ways stepped up promptly to his proper
place. but | could see he was getting
Z riled at being spoken to so often AS
we got closer to the guns and the shot
were coming thicker and faster
veered a little off TO the right. leaving
n small space between Cooke and my
| self. The moment he ceased to feel
the touch of my elbow. he noticed IL
ut once. and quick as flash turned
I to me and said. oh IL. Johnson, YOU
have been calling to me all day to
| close up. now you close up yourself /
closed up. y Company lost 30 per
cent killed ard wounded. in this fight,
which will give you some idea OF what
we had to face in this charge.
PORTER JOHNSON,
215 West Fourteenth Street, Norfolk,
| Va.
| Sentcmhar 10 1o1e
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ONE or pIckrr.r's MEN.
His Memories OF IL Most Important Dny
When lie WINS Kept Busy Most

Of the Time.
Editor National Tribune:
am pleased at your Gettysburg bat
tie description. l was in it, and OF the
flity-siNth Virginia. and in the centre
OF the brigadcs that captured the rock
ricketts, pivisi5In mad at uo , hat '1 time
5000 men. officers and all | had In
my company thirty-;ivc eight OF whom
were killed and the rest captured. cx-
cept nine.
UP the line. and ii was not compact
after that yet we went forward all
the same TO The rock fence. and was
surprised to lind but few friends in
sight IN getting there. The dead were
quite thick among the broken cannon.
etc, and tn battlefield in front of us
was Truly a horrid sight
am OF the opinion that the troops
who were behind the fence must have
100 yards OF the rock fence. because
when l got up there only saw "A few
IN sight frcnt the fence We remained
quite a while awaiting support. and
hnaliy Armistead's men appeared in the
dista nee: not By the time they got
there n had but q limited number with
forward.
In face OF ali this. after he stopped
Tor a while. he got upl with his hat on
his sword and led us forward ] think
IN all about 100 got up and followed
lie was shot after he crossed. and few
Went any further. i did not, nor did
my captain. who was with me
| think there was n cannon near
where Armistead stopped, partly across
the fence. and il was this cannon that
and not 900 yards away. l was 100
feet TO the left Of Armistead. and not
far from the angle. After Armistead
tell We all settled back in our places
behind the fence and did but little
h oms no e fact no ammunition ANN and
that we could not see far from u.s.
either to the right or left, and not far
IN front either, and could not find out
the line or not. All we knew. we had
our point, and hoped that the other
portions of the line had been captured
too.
After remaining fully twenty min
utes. we saw to our left in the dis
tance the North Carolina troops falling
back, This told US that the troops on
our left and beyond the angle had
failed. and we had only. To surrender or
escape After discussing the matter
with Captain Jones. he concluded to
stay, and was taken about sunset and
l went back and got out unhurt l am
quite positive that / was at the rock
started in about $3.50 T.. NJ We were
in the centre of the Virginia troops.
with kemrer's men on our right, and
| do not know how far his men held
the fence on our right but we were
near the angle and left of where Armi-
stead crossed over the fence. | am
OF the opinion that the Confcderates,
both right and left obliqued and had
quite congestion at some point be-
In to the centre. hence I think n jam
took place At some point on Heth's line
and our left.
| am satisfied that the North Caro-
lievc they had the longest road to go.
and were most EXPOSED. while we were
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The Soldier.

inc SOiuicr.
Begloved and jeweied, shaved and
shorn.
Clothed with the fines, in the land" !:
Suavc and courteous, smiles SO worn.
They make the outside always bland.
Who would believe this man u friend.
Who could DO true until the end?
SO fiery tempered that the curse
TO lips comes quickly as the hand
Files to the sword belt, not averse
To fine chickering's nor TO stand
In rags war-garncrcd: one whose
breath
Sprouts jestings--but "a friend till
death"'
Colder than wintry ice. more grim
Than ninticst rock TO nature known.
Whose eyes tears never dare to dim:
Who bids all bend tho knee--a stone
Which stands unshaking in it's place.
Nor seems to know one element of
grace.
Close hidden meath that poppish curl
Lies Friendships seal. 4 scar. Behind
the curse
Hot streams of gentle longings purl
And ever empty keep the toil-hlrd
While he who seems stone hewn by art
Wears some great love. hid next his
heart.
SO. strike up music. sometimes sweet
And full OF languishing thy strains;
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Sometimes bid war drums furious beat
with thundcrous chorals as rcfrains.
Hut It's thy mightiest discords tell
Heavens sweetness hides In seeming
hell
THE Old GRAY DOCTOR.
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Mr.. T. Minor. $40 West Frederick
Street. Staunton. Va. desires the adj
dress OF Rev. NJ. II. Groves, who lately
contributed 10 this page an article on
the reunion 1t gettysburg.
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Thc Passing OF a Warrior.

u
Major Andrew Venable, who died at
his home in Prince Edward County on
Friday, had a DISTINGUISHED military
career during the war for Southern
Independence. AT the age Of nineteen
he was graduated from Ilampden-
Sidney College and shortly afterwards
engaged in mercantile business when
the secession of Virginia sounded the
the first 10 obey Reaching Richmond
in June, 1861, he enlisted as a private
in the Howitzers, serving with that
ferred to- The cavairv bSan n..S'' Of the
army, where his skill and gallantry
soon won promotion in the STAFF de-
partnent. With General Jeb Stuart
he served as Inspector general until
the fall Of his chief at the battle of
Yellow Tavern in 1864. and was sub
sequently assigned 10 the same posi-
Hampton, who succeeded Stuart in
command OF the cavalry corps in Lees
and successful attack on Hancock's
rear at Hatcher's Run in 1864 that
Major Nenable fell into the hands or
the enemy and was taken North as
prisoner of war. While being trans
ferred from Washington TO Fort Della
ware by train he risked his life in
jumping from the car window while
in the suburbs Of Philadelphia In
that city he was concealed and cared
for by Southern sympath!zers until an
opportunity occurred for passing
through the lines; and having success
fully escaped the vigilance OF the Fed
eral pickets along the Potomac he
arrived safely in Petersburg and re
ported 10 General Lee, VINO detailed
him for specially hazardous duty in
Southwest Virginia. He was 50 en-
gagged until after the capitulation of
the Confederate armies under Lee and
Johnston and surrendered 1T Char
lottc. y. c., when it had become APP
parent that the war was over. \ par
tial list OF the engagements IN which
Major Ncnable was an active partici
pant includes the names Of Williams
burg, Seven Pines. Frayscr's Farm.
Malvern Hin. Frederick sburg. Second
Manassas SharpsburE. ChanccllorS-
VILE. Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spot
sylvania yellow Tavern. Petersburg.
\ long and brilliant record: and when
his sword was laid aside he devoted
to civil life the qualities OF patriotism
and public spirit which had animated
him ;ls u soldier. Called away ut the
ripe age of four-scorc. he is to he re-
menbered as one who was faithful and
fearless, generous and just. TO such
men Virginia owes H. that through all
vicissitudcs OF fortune she is still q
land of the frce.-Nirginian-P Pilot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26
PLEA FOR
OPEN AIR
SCHOOLS
Telegram by United Press.


Buffalo, Aug. 26 -Denouncing many
Of the present CONT .ated systems
Of school ventilation 4s breeders Of
disease, speakers at the second days
session 81 the fourth International
Congress on School Hygiene today
pleaded for open-air ana out-of-aoois
schools especially for pupils who are
known to be weak physically or to
nave tubercular tendencies. The
speakers, however. did not confine
their plea forswell aired schools for
sickly pupils alone They were unan-
lmous in emphasizing the need Of bet
ter ventilation for classes of physically
perfect pupils so they may be kept
physically perfect" The artificially
heated, "moistened and washed air Of
tie modern yentllatlng system was
roundly scored,
Learning Disease Prevention in
oChoois was the TOPIC discussed by
Prot. G. F. Hodge OF Clark university,
who took the house ny as a practical
lesson in the cause and spread Of dis.
ease. Prof Hodge urged that the chill
dren be protected from flies by traps
and the abolishment as far as possible
Of breeding places for lilies. Only by
teaching the youngest pupils the dan
ger of the house fly he declared, can
We hope 10 make successful war
against this malignant, malicious
breeder OF diseases. One ignorant Or
careless parent can allow enough
houseflles to breed 10 yltiate the best
endeavors of the rest of a town or city,
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Express Wants Ads bring results
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26
tPublished Aug 2s, isis9
ORDINANCE NO. sst

An Ordinance Amending Section One
Of Ordinance 502 Of the City Of
Chickasha. The Same Being an Ord
nance imposing a License Tax Upon
Theatrical and Minstrel Perform
ances.
Be It Ordained by the Mayor and
Couneilmen Of the city Of chieka-
sha. Oklahoma:
Section l. That section one Of ord
nance 5o2 Of the city Of Chlekasha b.
and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows
That there is hereby levied license
tax upon variety theatrical and MIN
strel performances or exhibitions With
in the corporate limits Of the city of
chiekaasha where the same is not
given IN regular licensed theater, in
the sum Of $4,000 forty dollars per
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day for each and every day Of such
performance or exhibition.
Section 2. That it is necessary for
the health. peace and safety OF the i'm
habitants Of said city that this ordin-
ance become operative immediately,
and accordingly an emergency is here
by declared to exist by reason where
OF this ordinance shall be in lull force
and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication
Passed BY an affirmative vote Of a
majority Of all councilmen.elect on
this 25th day Of August, 1878
Approved J. B. BURTON, Mayor
Attest w Il. BURGESS.
City Clerk:
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and by teaching the young the danger
OF the fly and how to exterminate it.
we can reach the parents
Or Mary E Lapham Of Highlands,
\. c. in speaking Of the prevention Of
tuberculosis by medical inspection Of
schools, recommended the school as
the best place for examinations to be
made "The fight BY prudes and ignor.
ant against such examinations Of chill
dren in the schools" she declared "is
really an insidious and deeply laid at.
tack on the very foundation OF the
public school system by those who are
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Want Ads bring resuIsa
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FREE LIST is
APPROVED BY SENATE

Washington Aug 25.-Free raw
wool was agreed to in the senate yes
terday without a roll call No obieo.
ten was mede to ratification Of the
paragraph, though Republican senator's
will later demand roll call On pending
substitutes on wooden schedules when
the bill leayes the committee Of the
whole
The finance committee amendment
providing that free wool should moi
become operative until December /.
1913, s'so was agreed to.
The entire free list was approved
with the exception Of paragraphs re-
latlng to works on arts which were
recommhted.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26

chieago, ans ze. The presses rum
ming oif Che weekly bulletin u the
Chicago health department were stop
pea while Health Commissioner DR..
9 b. Young eliminated from the edi.
ton an article warning the public
against kissing The warning had
been prepared BY one Of the assistant
commissioners
Kissing is not dangerous If kept
within due bounds Dr. Young said.
kissing has been going on since th4
world began and ! sahll moi raise my
voice against it."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26
CATTLE FLOOD MARKET.

Kansas City Mo. Aug 26.-The To-
cal cattle market was glntted yester-
day when $4,000 were received Drouth
is given as The cause Feed cattle con-
tinue to hold their osFn on the market,
hut grass stock is from 25 to 80 cents
lower vita prospects of going lower.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26
Senator Fletcher to Offer Plans tO
Furnish Cheaper Money to Farm
ers Studies Systems Used
in Foreign Countries
COMMITTEE WILL
REPORT A BILL
Many Important Topics to Be Dis
cussed Success Of Railroad
Rate Litigation 10 Be An
nounced at Session

teleRfdm ey united EfeAs
Colorado Springs, Aug 2s. An ad-
dress on the rural credit systems Of
Europe, with recommendations regard
ing plans for supplying cheaper money
10 American farmers, win Be one Of
the features Of the program at the
sixth annual convention Of the MAJ
tional Conference Of Governors. SEN
ator Fletcher recently returned from
Europe after making a tAorough study
Of the credit systems abroad and rs
one Of the few who are not governors
to be invited to address the confer
ence.
The conference, composed Of ex-gov-
ernors and governors-elect from the
different states Of the Union, which
was organized at the instigation Of
President Roosevelt In 1907, convened
here today Because Of the import
ance Of legislation pending in the ma
tional congress and in the legislatures
ol various states, ami because ii has
been the custom OF the organization
in the past 70 take Up such matters
and base laws for new legislation on
the discussions. this years conference
was expected to be the most important
yet held.
Among some of the most important
subjects which win be formally pre-
sented BY scheduled speakers and
afterwards be the subject Of open dis
cussion are.
"A State Department of Efficiency
and Economy to be presented BY Gov.
Lister Of Washington. Distrust Of Leg
lslatures; The Cause the Remedy to
be presented BY Gov Hodges Of kan
sas The Growth Of Administrative
Commissions to be presented by
Cows. Dunne Of Illinois. ana Hanna OF
North Dakota State Assumption OF
Nomination and Election Expense" to
be presented by Governors BALDWIN
o. Connecticut and Carey Of Wyoming
Governors Harmon Of Ohio, Hadley
lof N ssouri and Aldrich Of Nebraska
today prepared TO announce formally
the success Of the states III their fight
before the United States supreme
court through the recent decision q
that court IN the famous Minnesota
rate cases These state executives
We're appointed at the 1910 conference
g prepare and file the briefs in these
cases, the fight against the railroads
having been unanimously champloned
and superintended by the governors
conference.
Another important report which was
scheduled for today or tomorrow was
from the committee appointed last
year 20 prepare q bin to be submitted,
after ITS approval by two thirds 81 the
governors, to the legislatures of the
several states providing for the estab-
lishment of rural credit banks. land
mortgage societies and cooperative
buying and selling associations to meet
the needs Of the people Of the United
States engaged in agriculture. This
committee is composed Of Governors
O'Neal Of Alabama, chairman; Mann
OF Virginia, Harmon Of Ohio, McGoy-
en ef Wisconsin. Foss Of Massaehu-
setts, Carey Of Wyoming, Johnson Of
California and Plaisted OF Maine, and
Gov. Hadley OF Missouri.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26
TNQ WOMEN
SAVED FROM
OPERATIONS
BY Lydia E. PinIsham's Veg
etable Compound Their
Own Stories Here Told.

Beatrice. Neb. just after nv mar
rage my left side began to pain me and
the pain got SO severe AT times tbat I
suffered terribly with it. Visited three
doctors and each one wanted to onerate
on me but | would not consent u al op-
Grafton. ! heard Of the good lydia F
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was
doing for others and used several bot
Yes of with the result that / haven't q
been bothered with my side since then
an in good health and have two little
girls. -- Mrs.R. .B CHILD, Beatrice, Neb.
The Other Case.
Cary, Maine. -"I feel Il taduty 7 o,ge
70 all suffering women to tell what lydia
Y. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aid
forme. One year ago / found myself q
terrible sufferer had pains in both
sides and sucha soreness 7 could scarcely
straighten Up at times Ny back ached,
had no appetite and was 81 nervous /
could not sleep, then would be SO tired
mornings that ! coud scarcely ret
around It seemed almost impossible
to move cr do q biz of work ana I
thought ] never would bo any better
until | suhtnitted N ca operation but
my husball ihoag had better write
% yoa and / cid 50 stating my symp-
toms. l commenced tal.ine Lydia ID.
fnsham's Ncgetabl2 Compound and
soon telt liSa e new woman. / had no
pains, slept well, had good appetite and
could Do almost all my own work for a
lamiyof foer. I rhall always feel chat
! owe my good health T. your Vegetable
Compound. ~ Alrs. HAYWARD SowEze,
Cary Maine.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26

financially or otherwise interested in
private and semi-private schools Tub
erculosis m~st be overcome in the
children Il wo would cut Off our future
supply Of corsumptves."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26
ATTeNrloM. YEoMEN.

\ Regular meeting tonight in X. Of p.
nall business Of Importance to be-
considered. Come g B March, cor
respondent
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-08-26

NEW SUITS IN DISTRICT COURT.
George Z. Harris ys Beulah Harris.
divorce. Davenport & Linn.
IN rc Estate Of NJ A. Drew, ia re
claim Of g. + Drew sl2Co NE IA 90
u-a
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RFlna cons eIssn wnIes raaa as sAa
Express afiIns a. onsa Eslahsat saah
Beles pala.