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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-30
Rarest Gems Are Oft Con-
cealed by Rough Outside

Dear Miss Grey: 1 am a
married woman &c yesrs of
age and would be happy il
my husband would not do and
say so many things to hurt
my feelings.
L do everything inside and
outside the house. Chop
the wood and carry it in, at
tend to the gardening and
NOW the grass in summer
time, beside all the house
work, washing and ironing,
have the meals ready, and, in
fact, do everything to keep
things going along all right.
do not think it just that
my husband makes cutting
remarks about my hands be-
ing rough. Some of the work
outside would go undOne if
1 did not do it. Please,
Miss Grey, tell me what you
think about it.
CONSTANT READER.
Al think you are making
by doing too much. LIE
him soil his hands few time
by cutting the wood and bringin
it in. 1t is the best medicine
know of to give him. Roug
hands are not a disgrace, bu
rather to be admired. Our mos
precious stones are found in tn
rocks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-30

Mrs. G.. @. Morton will enter.
tain a number of friends Friday
at her home. North 26th and
Warner streets.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-01-30

In compliment to n number of
neighborhood friends Mrs. e. t.
Wilson will entertain Saturday
evening at her home on North
2sth and Cedar streets.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03

upon wagner itself, some Of the siege
guns being only 800 yards from the
latter work.
The most powerful of these breach
ing batteries was Battery Reno. It
mounted for 100-pound PARROT rife
guns and one eightineh and one ten
Inch PARROT. then the largest In exist
ence.
Gilmore decided not to force the is
sue against Wagner until his batteries
were able to keep down the fire of
Sumter. Meanwhile Wagner's guns
seriously interfered with the work of
advancing the siege lines. and the navy
was called on to help subdue their fire.
Sumter Silenced.
Eight days steady b~ombardment Of
Fort Sumter had left that historic
work a ruin. Nearly 500 shots struck
1t daily. Every gun on its parapet had
been dismounted or disabled and its
sea wall torn open. Some of its guns
were removed by the C~onfederates for
service in other batteries. Gilmore
had demanded its surrender in vain
and in vain had poured infiammable
shells into the heart of Charleston to
enforce the demand.
Wagner was now to be reckoned
with. Gillmore's trenches were with
in 24O yards of the main work. Sum-
ter could not render help, but Confed-
crate batteries on James island had
range of less than two miles and fred
into the besiegers with great accuracy.
At 200 yards from the ditch Of Wag-
ner the Federal sappers who were driv-
Ing the lines foot by foot during night
hours encountered a new difficulty.
Subsurface torpedoes had been thick
ly planted over all the ground between
the Federal front and the fort. They
were arranged to explode If tread upon
and thus prevent the advance of a
charging column.
The sappers worked cautiously for
ward, feeling that the torpedoes at
forded them protection as well as har-
bored danger. The Confederates could
not sally forth to attack the adyanc-
Ing enemy without running afoul Of
the internal machines of their own
planting. After the sappers reached
within 100 yards of Wagners ditch
progress was next to impossible. Loss
es among the sappers and their guards
increased rapidly.
Wagner's guns kept up a ~concentric
fire on the head of the Federal sap, and
batteries on James island hurled shots
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03


@. A. Gilmore, selected Morris island
as a site for siege operations. In July
a force of Federals had landed on Nor.
ris island within striking distance OF
Wagner. but had done SO only after q
feint had been made on James island,
which misled the C~onfederates. Beau
regard said that James island was the
doorway to Sumter and to Charleston
while Morris island was only a win.
dow. He vas glad that Gilmore chose
the window. The guns of Wagner bore
upon that opening. Twice in July Gill
more had dercely attacked Wagner In
vain. Throughout August his army
had engaged In a tedious siege of that
work. Upon Its fortunes depended
those of Its companion. Gregg.
Failing to take Wagner by storm
Gilmore decided to reduce 1t by siege
and at the same time prosecute a more
vigorous siege of Sumter. Wagner IT.
self would be untenable to Federal
troops so long as Sumter's lighting
power was intact. 1t stood only two
miles away. About the middle of Au'
gust preaching batteries opened on
Sumter, firing over Wagner. and also
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03

Gro the sap on the flank. Work IN
daylight was impossible, and as the
crisis neared a bright harvest moon
made night almost as brilliant as day.
Matters came to a standstill. The ex-
pedients of the engineers had been ex-
heusted. Finally Gilmore decided to
turn to his guns again.
Calcium Lights Turn Night to Day.
On Sept. 5. seventeen Siege and coe-
horn mortars began dropping bombs
into Wagner. Ten light siege rifles
swept the approach to. the battery
from the rear. and fourteen PARROT
guns. including the monsters In Bat
terry Reno. Numbered at the bomb
proof shelter of the Confederate gar
rison During the daytime the new
~IroLsides. with volleys from eight eley-
en-ipch guns In broadside, sent a con-
tinuons stream of shells against the
parapet of Wagner.
At night the Federal Siege gunners
were aided In their aim by a strong
calcium light. which was thrown upon
Wagner with such power as to pre-
vent the garrison from making repairs.
The details of the whole fort were
brought out in strong relief. present
Ing a spectacle of thrilling splendor.
Wbgnrr's garrison soon sought safe
ty In oombproof shelters. which Gill
morc's rifles had failed to entirely de-
suoy. Aside from a few shots fired at
tho new Ironsides from guns on the
ses face of the fort and the work of
q few daring sharpshooters, the Con-
fe1erates showed little sign of life.
Having reached their limit ON the land
front. the Federal sappers worked
around on the sea front.
IN The night of the 9th the sap was
pushed along the beach far beyond the
so,;tn or land front of Wagner. A line
OF pointed stakes, alternating with
pixies and lances, which had been set
up along shore TO hold off boat at
lacks, vas removed by the sappers,
and Gilmore gave orders for a grand
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
Wagner and Gregg Deserted.


1t became evident to General Beaure-
gard that further attempt to hold Wag-
ner and Gregg would end in the loss
of the garrisons of both works. Gill
more's PARROT shells had preached the
parapets and torn open the bombproofs
of Wagner. Many of its guns were
useless and the work itself only a
structure of sand. Within forty-two
hours, commencing the morning of
Sept. 3. over 5000 Federal shells had
been fired into it and within forty
days. all told, nearly 10000 missiles.
Simultaneous with Gillmore's orders
to carry Wagner by assault. General
Beauregard ordered the immediate
evacuation of both that work and Bat
terry Gregg. This move had beer pre-
yiously arranged for as a possible ne
cessity. and 1t was carried out during
the night of the 9th with great cool
ness and precision. Wounded and
sick had been removed, and the garri-
son embarked In boats, moving off in
silence. Fuses leading to the maya
zines of both works were lit. but they
failed to carry home, and the Federals
entered the morning of the eth to find
the works intact except for the dam
age inflicted by their own missiles.
Two boat loads of prisoners, the Con-
federate rear guard, which had been
cut off on the beach. were Gillmore's
sole trophies from the personnel of the
garrison. Morris island was now in
full Federal possession. A powerful
armament could be turned upon Sum-
ter at range of one mile. Immediate
evacuation of the latter was at once
demanded and stubbornly refused.
Other Events Of the Week.
On the LIST and the 7th of September
the advance of the Federal cavalry in
Virginia south Of the Rappahannock
was interrupted BY General Stuart's
Confederate troopers at Barbee's Cross
roads and Brandy Station. respectively.
On Sept 2 a Federal army under
General A. q. Burnside marched into
Knoxville. Tenn. which the Confed-
crates had just abandoned. Burnside
had been ordered to extend his march
southwark toward Chattanooga and
unite with Rosecrans' army.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03

Prompt and careful attention to Real
Estate and Law business on Five Mile Beach
Fire Insurance placed In reliable com-
panies.
Office In Ocean Wills WILDWOOD, D. ;.
Or 77 Drsxel Building. Philadelphia
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03

rounded by islands, and upon the jut-
ting peninsulas of these islands the
Confederates had erected strong sup
porting batteries. On S%ullivan's island
old Fort Moultrie was intact, with Bat
terry Bee and Battery Beauregard adj
Joining. On the opposite side of Sum-
ter from Moultrie stood old Fort John
son, occupying a point on James is
land, with two batteries adjoining.
johnson and Moultrie were nearly due
east and west of Sumter.
The main ship channel of Charleston
harbor extends north and south. pass
ing between Moultrie and Sumter. This
channel the Federal warships had en-
tered to attack Sumter again and
again. West of the channel lies Nor
ris island, and upon the northern ex-
tremity the Co~nfederates had erected
Battery Gregg and Battery Wagner.
The guns of these works were effective
against an enemy using the channel
and also stood In the way of his close
approach to Sumter by land on Morris
island.
Morris island proved to be the weak
point In the Confederate defense Of
Fort Sumter from attack. Extending
from Cummings point, where Battery
Gregg stood within less than a mile Of
the fort, southwark over three miles,
1t invited operations by the Federals.
The channel runs parallel with 1t only
half a mile from shore. enabling troops
on land and warships off shore to CO.
operate In security beyond the harmful
range Of the guns of Sumter, Gregg
and Wagner.
Wagner had been constructed espe-
cially to defend the water approach to
Sumter. The channel opposite was
narrow, compelling vessels approach
Ing the fort to run within a mile of Its
guns. The work extended cross a
narrow neck of land and was secure
from attack except on its direct south
front Early in 1868 the Confederate
commander In Charleston, General P.
T. Be~auregard, realized that Morris is
land was an element Of great danger
because of the chance of cooperation
It offered to the Federal army and
navy.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
The War Fifty Years Ago

Federal Siege Of the Defenses of Charleston. S. c.
Heavy Cannon lombard Fort Sumter---Parapet Guns
Dismounted and Walls Breached---Surrende De-
manded and Refu~sed---Battery Wagner. a Guardian
of SUMTER. Besieeed---Federals Reach Within a Hun
dred Yards of the Ditch---Calciu Lights Turn Night
Into Day---Confederate Garrison Takes Refuge IN
Bombproof Shelters---Wagner Evacuated at Night.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
william Z. ZelIer
Counsellor at Law

Agent for Royal Insurance Co., etc.
Solicitor and Master in Ohancsry.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
BY Capt. cHoRce [. KILr4HR. late u. $. v.

az Capt. GEORGE L. KILr1ER. late u. 5. v.
= ITH the opening of the month
NV of September fifty years ago
the Federal army and navy at
Charleston, S. c., We're In full
readiness, SO the leaders thought, to
bring Fort Sumter to a final reckoning.
Both arms of service had devoted
months to preparation, marked by
spasmodic attempts to strike the fin
ishing blow. attempts futile In the
main. The old fort stood defiant, bat
tered to mere ruins and crippled in the
very vitals. Contiguous forts and bat
teries, SEINE new and others old, main
tanned guard over their hapless COM
panion.
To attack Fort Sumter meant that
the assailants must encounter more
guns than the work itself had ever
contained, and many of them had been
especially placed to sweep the avenues
on land and water which the Federals
must use in approach.
Confederate Plans.
Fort Sumter was about q mile from
the nearest point of land. 1t was sur
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
Do YOU TAKE THE JOURNAL
IT IS TO THE INTEREST OF EVERY

man who owns a house or lot on Five Mile Beach to
take the JOURNAL. In its columns you will find
throughout the year much matter that will interest and
be of value to you for the trifing cost of one dollar per
year. If you do not already take the JOURNAL cut out
and fill in the following coupon, enclosing check or a
one dollar bill and mail same to journal, Wildwood,
Cape May County, New Jersey"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03
Fort Wagner a Bulwark.

For a Federal army seeking to APP
proach overland close to Sumter James
island was more tempting than Morris
island. But the navy could not coop
crate with troops moving on that route,
and the Federal commander. General
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1913-10-03

assault. The assailants were to pass
along the beach and strike the real of
the fort, where the only protection was
a low infantry parapet.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
With the Racquet.

Several very interesting games
were played on the courts of the
Oriac Tennis club yesterday after
noon, on West Twenty-sixth street
The tournament which is rapidly
drawing to a close will probably end
Tuesday. Yesterdays results were
as follows: Batty defeated Martin,
7-5. IS and 6-S. w. Smith defeat
ed Schoembs by default, Goldsmith
was victor over Kareher, 3-6, 6-S,
G-3.
The following players will fight
cut today's results, w. Smith and
Batty VS.. Wolters and Warner at
a. m. This afternoon, Gray VS.
Wood. Morgan VS.. Batty. The win
ner of this last game will pla,
Wood in the semi-fnals.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
SUCCUnBS after
short SICKNESS

Mrs. j. Frank Wyatt, aged 81
years, died Sunday morning at st.
Mary's Infrmary after two weeks
illness. The deceased had formerly
made her home in Marion. KY with
her nelce, Mrs. G. p. Roberts but
recently came to Cairo to reside
with her sister, Miss Mary Wyatt
of the Francis apartments She is
survived, among others. by her two
neices, Misses Mary and Christine
Cholson of this city
The body will be taken to Marion
KY, this morning for burial. +. a
Burke has charge of the funeral.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18

Henry Budde and Elmer Townsend
of Paducah, Ky, were here on a
visit with friends Sunday.
Clifford Vincent returned last
evening from a two weeks So
iourn at Dixon Springs summer re
sort.
Miss Jewel Dillon is quite Ill at
her home, PIP Eighteenth street.
She is suffering a relape of a recent
illness.
w. H. Laekey, sports writer for
the Paducah News-Democrat, was
here yesterday afternoon TO attend
the ball game.
William Ludwig, a former Cairo
lite. is in the city for a few days.
Mr.. Ludwig now travels out Of
Evansville Ind.
Miss enJnie Horwitz was taken
TO the Bondurant hospital last even
ing suffering from a serious case
OF typhoid fever.
Mrs. Eugene Meecham and chill
dren of Tenth street leave this
morning for a several weeks visit
with relatives at Mt. Carmel, Ill.
Miss Edwina sommers OF 32l
Eighth street went to Bardwell, Ky.
yesterday where she will be the
guest for several days Of Miss Bes.
Roberts, who has frequently VISITED
here.
| Miss Alice Scurlock who has beer
| the guest of Miss Inez Goldsmith
Of PIC Seventeenth street, for tn
past several days returned to he
home in Paducah. KY yesterday
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Monday Afternoon PRAYER Meetings.

Monday Afternoon Prayer Meetings
The woman's Monday afternoon
prayer meeting OF the First NJ. T.
church will meet this afternoon at
the home of Mrs. VIII Bean on
Twenty-sixth street. The meeting
will begin at three O'Clock.
The regular Monday afternoon
woman's prayer meeting OF the
southern Methodist church Will
meet this afternoon with Mrs VIII
liams of upper Sycamore street.
Ladies of all denominations are
invited TO attend either or both OF
these meetings.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18

"Under no circumstances should
YOU have acted as you did" said tina
chairman to Mrs. Hare in lining her
80 and costs.
Leave to appeal was granted.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18

Ford garage just opened Com
plete line OF Ford parts. Repair
ing work guaranteed. Cars cleaned,
stored and delivered for SO per
month. 1902 Commercial ave-
nue.. S-17-7t
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Chinese Settlement in Paris.

Paris now has Chinese settlement,
which is both law.abiding and pic
turesque. The first families arrived
q year ago, and now one hotel shei-
tiers ffty-three Chinese in five rooms.
The men are mostly engaged III ma
king toys. which the women and child
rem sell throughout the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Something He Had Forgotten.

When little Marjorie tried to spread
her toast with a piece Of butter al
most as large as the bread Itself. her
father demonstrated, saying; You
mustn't be SO wasteful, Marjorie; some
Of the poor people in China have to
get along on few grains Of rice each
dav.o But, father" replied Mar
iorie, you must remember that rice
Ewells"
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
No Doubt About What He Meant.

Rass-'T suppose YOU think I'm a
fool?" Cass-"That's what troubles
me. If your supposition is correct
then you are mindreader, and there
fore YOU cannot be a fool; and yet
well, you understand.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Idiots and Accidents.

Man who examined a naphtha jug
with match is the same fellow who
periodically investigates a supposedly
unloaded revolver and kills couple
of people.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Like Many Other Women.

Mrs Gazip-"That romantic Miss
Passe says there is a secret connected
with her birth" Miss Pickles-"So I've
heard It's the date. New York
Globe
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
SISTER-|N-LAW
OF EARL FINED
Mrs. Hugh Hare Threatened to Shoot
Postman Who Aided Wom-
an Hit by Auto.

London. Aug. 17.-The Hon.
Mrs. Hugh Hare, a sister-in-law oil
the Earl of Listowell, living att
Forest House, Bin6eld, near
windwor, vas fined ST at the Brent
for police court recently for threat
ening TO shoot a postman named
Henry Pizzey.
Ii. {. Duckworth, who prosecuted,
said that Mrs. Hares motor car
knocked an old woman down in
Grentford High street and seriousl,
injured her.
"Pizzy gave assistance, he con
tinued. "and when the old woman
was on the point of collapsing from
loss Of blood he suggested that Mrs.
Hare should provide some stimu-
liant for the woman and take her
TO the Cottage hospital in her car.
'Mrs. Hare ignored the request
for a stimulant, but after some de-
muir consented to~allow the woman
to be taken to the hospital if she
sat next the chauffeur. There was
a few minutes delay in getting the
woman admitted to the hospital.
Mrs. Hare behaved in a most cal
lous manner. refused 10 get brandy
for the injured woman and said
Get that old woman off my car.
Look at the blood on the car. |
have some shopping to do, and I
have also to go to a luncheon.
"Pizzy replied: Pardon me,
madam, this woman's life is a great
deal more important that your
luncheon. Mrs. Hare then be
came very excited and said;
Threatened to Shoot Pizzy.'
"You low down, vulgar fellow, to
speak to me like that I am lady
and have my revolver here and
viii shoot you like a dog"
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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18

LOST--An Amethyst rosary, Sat
urday night Reward if returned
to Mrs. z. A. Doud, 324 Fourth
street. SIS ii
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Bound to Get Him.

Wife Ito sleeping husband) John
/ hear pussy mewing to get in Hang
1t. Mary, / just let the brute in,
Well, then, she's mewing to get out
Life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Short lenks' Threats.

Short jerks is always threatening
to give written guarantee, although
every one knows he can't write
Atchison Globe.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
MRS. PANKHURST
FLEES England;
us. MAY Be GOOD
With Two Years Yet to Serve
Militant Leader Crosses
to France.
MEMBERS OF SOCIAL UNION
SAY SHE WILL RETURN

London. Aug. 17-Has Mrs. En-
incline Pankhurst forsaken the mill
tant suffragettes whom she led so
long and so valiantIy in behalf OF
the cause? This question arose
here today following the receipt Of
telegram from Paris to the effect
that the famous leader has just
Joined her fugitive daughter Chris
label in that city.
At Scotland Yard il was said that
detectives knew of Mrs. Pank-
bursts departure from England and
had so notified the government, but
no efforts had been taken to stop
her. flight. despite the fact that she
was only temporarily out OF prison
when she left and has over two
wears yet to serve.
MAY Come to United States
In fact it was made plain That
the government breathes easier
with Mrs. anPkhurst on foreign
soil. is limited by her friends that
She Intends to extend her trip to
the United States.
Some members OF the Women's
Social and Political union, of which
Mrs. aPnkhurst is president, deny
that Mrs. Pankhurst has fled for
GOOD. They declare that her mis-
sion to Paris is to induce Christa-
BILE TO return to London.
One theory, based upon this con
| tention, is that Mrs. Pankhurst
fears that her other daughter, Syl
via, who was released from Hollowa!
| Jail the other day on account o
,erious illness, induced by hunec
strike, is going to die, and sh
wants the daughters to meet again
COT Greens Destroyed
Christabel Pankhu~st fed to Pari
lbout two years ago to avoid arres
. IN a conspiracy charge.
Mrs. Pankhurst's biography read
ike a police blotter, She was tn
: originator of violent methods an
las suffered severely for her iuyel
ION. She was several times arres
d but released on hunger strikes
Militants signallzed the depa
ure OF their leader by destroyiI
he golf greens at Dorking SURF,
Aand by burning a haystack
. Knowsley, the estate OF Lord Derb
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
FIFTY CENTS FOR EACH DOG,

I will pay so for each live dog
delivered to me at city pound. Fl. j.
Dacres, poundmaster STA I
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Visual as Well as Vocal.

"FIls language was terrible; never
saw worse" said policeman 40
Bridgend, England.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
Malaria or Chi!IS & Fever

Prescription No. 666 is prepared especially
for MALARIA or cHiLIS & FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as tonic the Fever vii! rot
return. Ii acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not eripc or Sicken. 22c
Adyt.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

Poll taxes for the year 1913 are
now due. All persons are requested
to call at Police Headquarters, Ne.
iii Commercial avenue, and pay
same.
IT. J. DACRES.
Street Supervisor.
g-30-tf
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18

Five railroad trunk lines run into
Cairo.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18
PERSONALS.

Miller Hughes, Of Wickliffe, KY
was in the city last evening the
guest Of friends.
Misses Wayne Stapleton and
Lucy Carroll will leave today for q
visit at Dixon Springs,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-08-18

Henry Budde and Elmer Townsend
of Paducah, Ky, were here on a
visit with friends Sunday.