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ut is well that war Is 40 dreadful"
said General Lee as he looked npon the
unparalleled pageant from his position
on Telegraph hill. -else We should be-
come too fond OF II"
On came the lines or blue. the golden
harp DAG OF Meagher's Irish brigade IN
the van. charging across an artillery
swept plain In heroic but futile at
tempts 10 scale the Marye Heights. an.
III the field as far as eye could reach
was covered with Union dead and
wounded. among which the survivors
ran TO and fro. their ranks declmated
by the most whitening FIRE that ever
brave troops charged upon undaunted.
In vain. alas! Again had Lee and
Jackson. Stuart aud Longstreet fought
a defensive battle 60 the finish ana
won with absolute ease az compara-
lively little cost Burnside recrossed
the Rappahannock az uIght under
cloak OF violent storm. with loss 81
more than 10000 OF the superb soldiers
OF the Army OF the Potomac
The spring OF 1893 approached with
brighter prospects for The Army or
Northern Virginia than those which
had confronted II year previously.
The victories OF Cold Harbor. Cedar
Run. the second Manassas and Fred
ericksburg had inspired new enthu
siasm. In Virginia two years OF hard
struggle had passed. and still the Fed
eraI armies held no ground below the
Rappahannock.
The Confederates lay intrenched
along the southern banks OF that river,
their long lines OF pickets on the qui
vive TO give warning that any attempt
to cross would be met as Burnside's
had been ia December. Meanwhile
Burnside had been replaced in the com
mand OF the Union forces by General
Joseph Hooker, sometimes called
Fighting joe"
Hooker's well conceived plan for the
spring campaign was to flank the Con
federate left with four OF his seven
army corps az Charlottesville, some
eight or ten miles up the Rappahan-
mock west OF Fredericksburg, while the
remaining three corps crossed the river
In Lees front, Ia Burnside. at Fred
ericksburg. and Stonemans cavalry
made a wide detour around the south
ern left and rear. throwing 10000 sa-
bers between Lee and Richmond cut
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Richmond. to Geht his way to the
James. Then let him 40 ahead and
do it,
THAT settled the dispute between
Meade and the new cavalry command
err aud thereafter the three divisions
OF the reorganized Federal mounted
force under Generals Torleri Gregg
and Wilson had comparatively loose
rein. The cavalry gave n fairly goos
account OF itself. but IL found iittN'r
no opportunity for concentrated actxhh
In a region where even Grants infQn
try hordes got In each others WY,
even as Hookers had In that same WI
derncss around Charlottesville.
The sangulnary horrors OF the year
before were renewed NJ Spottsylyania
and the bloody ANGLE but they could
not stop Grant. lie could keep up Dis
"hammering process all summer II
necessary, because the resources OF The
Federal reservoir of human supply
were so much greater than those OF The
Confederates that he could afford 10
-.
lose three men 10 Lees one and sim ~
tmately beat him. At Cold Harb&
the old Mcclellan battle-ground. tie
Federal losses came near to wiping dns
even this liberal margin.
Meanwhile Sheridan found bis Long
awaited opportunity In grand ruff -,
ward Richmond with All overwhe
ing force, including the cnterprishg
brigades OF Custer and Merritt. the %
ject being 10 tear up Lees commute
cation with his capital and to be ihes
position 10 dispatch the remainder or
the Army or Northern Virginia. III
Grant had defeated 1t in the Wn%r
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Continued Next Week
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General Jackson moved cautiously
down the Swallowed road"
ern Dr. Hunter Mcclure amputated
Jacksons left arn near the shoulder
Early the next m0rnIns note came
from General Lee ~ the front saying
II cannot express my regret at the
occurrence. Could have directed
events I should have chosen to bc dis
abled In your stead I congratulate
you upon the victory which II due to
your energy and skill"
General Lee should give the praise
TO God" said Jackson, feryentiy happy
at the receipt OF this message
II still remalEcd for General Lee 10
complete the victory which Jackson
had begun. and he did SO In series
OF operations which occupied two
strenuous days aud involved risks fully
as great as "Stonewalr' had taken IN
his great banking movement
General Jackson meanwhile hsd
been removed 10 the Chandler house.
near Guinea StatiOn. on the rallroas
from Fredericksburg TO Richmond
Here his wife AID ehgd Joined him.
and he was not only comforted. but
seemed to share with those about him
the hope OF recovery. Then came n
change for the worse aud pleuro pneu-
monia developed. His last wordsa were
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CHAPTER XII.
WhirIing Through Winchester.

"HE great. epical three days bat
tie OF Gettysburg, the most stu.
pendous artillery and infantry
combat that ever took place
on American soil. saw the high water
mark OF the rebellion. Shortly after
Pickett's column had dashed itself 10
pieces against the iron bound, flame
fringed Union lines on Cemetery ridge
the tide began to ebb. slowly but stead
lily, back from the hills OF Pennsylvania
and Maryland. below the old trium-
plant lines OF the Potomac and the
Rappahannock, finally TO cease, twenty
months later, by the remote banks OF
the Appomattox.
The Federal army, cautiously mancu-
vered by Meade, followed Lee into Vir
glnia, but did not attack him, and the
remainder OF the summer season was
one of welcome repose TO both sides
At the headquarters OF the Federal
Army OF the Potomac, now encamped
along the Rapidan, General Meade had
gorgeous Solferino silken flag with
golden eagle IN silver wreath emilia
zoncd on 1t flying over his tent One
day I'm March a silent, bearded stranger
paused In passing TO gaze upon this
splendlfer0us emblem as he exclaimed
invountarily:
Whats this? Is imperlous Caesar
anywhere about hereT'
The bearded stranger was Lieutenant
General Ulysses S. Grant, newly com
misSioned in command OF all the armies
OF the United States The Washington
authorities had finally come TO the de-
clsion that their immense plans OF cam
paign should be put under one head for
execution. Such head must necessa--
rily be hard and stubborn one. lt
rested, I'm the opinion OF Mr. Lincoln
and OF others high In the Federal coun.
ellis Of war, upon the sturdy, shoulders
OF the conQueror OF Nicksburg. Gen
eral Grant was not addicted TO high
military strategy, but for direct tactics
and plain lighting he was undoubtedly
match for General Lee
The first important vacancy now to
be filed In the Army OF the Potomac
was that OF commander OF the cavalry
corps
When Grant asked for a chief OF
cavalry Halleck suggested General
Philip Sheridan. who had served with
distinction under his own command In
the west aud under Grant ne Chat
tanooga. The suggestion therefore was
one after Grants own heart. and he
promptly adopted II. The general be-
lief indeed was that Grant himself
had selected Sheridan, though such did
not happen 60 bc the case
Personally Sheridan was not IN inn.
posing figure Short and slight, he
looked even younger than his age.
which was just past thirty. lie was
reticcnt In speech and manner and to
casual observer seemed lacking In
the essential qualities Of a cavalry
leader which had distinguished such
officers In the Federal service as sum
ner, Sedgwick Mcclellan. Thomas.
Stoneman and others.
Does Sheridan say II be- has a free
hand he can beat the enemy's cavalryF
asked General Grant OF General Meade
few days after crossing the Rapldan
into the Wilderness, sixty miles frnm
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"Let us cross over the river ana rest
under the shade OF the trees.


III the head OF Lees army Is al Mar.
tinsburg and the tail OF II ON the plank
road between Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville the animal musr be
very slim somewhere Could YOU not
break him.
SO President Lincoln wrote To Gen
eral Hooker toward the middle OF June
But the Army Of the Potomac was kept
busy watching the Army OF Northern
Virginia. and the-moyements of the Tat.
ter set the pace Of action at that tune
Lee had sent Ewell. Iackson's sue.
cessor In command. 70 The valley ~
drive the Federal force nnder Nlllroy
out Of Winchester. thus clearing the
route for another demonstration To.
ward Washington This accomplished.
Ewell had entered Maryland. followed
lhither by Lees other two corps under
Longstrect and Hin.
Then. even as lee had calculated,
Hooker also marched northward on a
line parallel to his own. but. Of course.
much nearer 10 Washington. The bat
tie OF Gettysburg was already planned
I'm embryo, but the Federal side OF IL
was not TO be commanded by Fighting
Joe" Hooker. AS soon as the Federal
army was ready 10 cross the Potomac a
new leader was put In the saddle in the
person OF Major General George Cor
don Meade.
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ness This latter part of the programs
was never carried out, but in opposing
II at Yellow Tavern, only few miles
from Richmond. the Confederates lost
their gallant cavalry leader and beau
sabreur. the incompatible Stuart.
Reentlessly the war went on. Lee
second time had checked the Federal
forces ut the gate of Richmond, Grant
in the middle Of June, settled down IN
front OF Petersburg. determined 70
eight Il out on that line IL II took all
summer" IL did. In fact. the siege
was destined to last ten loug. weary
months.
General Lee sent as large n force as
he dared detach under Early, once
more 20 march down the Shenandoah
valley and threaten Washington.
Sherldans orders from Grant were
TO press Early and cut Lees commum-
cations by which he got supplies from
the rich valley for his dwindling army
This was "a large contract for the
young commander of the Army OF the
Shenandoah n he could fulfil H.
Richmond was doomed and the days
OF the Confederacy were numbered
Moreover. this was the region where
the prestige OF the Federal arms most
sorely needed rehabilitation. !
Hence the dcslrabillty. as Grant said.
OF Sherdan's driving the enemy out OF
the valley and of'leaving nothing there
to invite their return With some idcs
OF the magnitude of the task before
him. but confident In the strong back
Ing and broad discretion given him by
his plans 10 sweep the valley SO clean
that a crow dying over II wouid haze
10 carry It's ratiOns."
The defenders met this move with
relatively small force. but including AZ
many troops as possible who had pre-
with "Stonewalr' Jackson's foot cav.
airy" Among these youthful veterans
now led 10y Jubal Early was Colonel
Robert Dillingham; still Bob 10 his vir
ginla comrades. as once again he faced
homeward
Homeward indeed he marched, yet
with strange feelings of anxiety and
depression. What IL the III turn for
tune had taken OF late pursued them
now even beyond the Blue Ridge
mountain walfsf Far south. In Geor
gia, Sherman's army was marching vic
toriously TO the sea. The Confederacv
had been cut In twain by the fall OF
Vicksburg and again by the loss OF At
lanta. Now Sheridan proposed 10 90
tabllsh a line OF communication with
his base OF supplies nc Washington
that would subdivide Virginia and isD
late Richmond. The hnrdships az well
az the horrors OF war were now com
ing home to the people " the valley as
never before.
But ripsned summer was all AROUND
and outward peace and plenty abound
ed that late August afternoon when
Ellingham gaIloped up the sunlIt linden
avenue 20 Belle Bosquei Gertrude
rushed out from the verandn 10 meet
him. she was REINFORCED by buxcn
and animated young person wearing
blue dress Of military cuf and -.
dier's cap.
Continued. Next Week
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CHAPTER X.
hts and Shadows


3T<HE Federal army had been re
pulsed from Richmond. but the
southern capital was still It's
objective. The Confederate
forces In the meantime could play
their trump card and by menacing
Washington draw McClellan's formldn
BILE army away from the banks OF the
James.
The setback OF Mcclellan prompted
Mr.. Lincoln in the flrst place 10 gather
up the armies which "Stonewall' Jack
son had scattered In the valley and put
them all under the command Of one
officer, who should be charged with the
protection OF Washington. and. second
", 10 fortify his own council by the
appointment OF supreme milkary nd
wiser. who should be commander Inv
chief OF all the Federal armies.
For the frst named commission
Major General John Pope was the Nh
fortunate choice. For the second
Major General Henry w HalIcck was
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er's right had been irrcsisfibIy forced
back upon his center.
IF only had another hour OF day
light" cried Jackson. lie would have
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-09-26
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
REAL ESTATE.

SherlTS OTTice.
State of Washington, County of Sno-
homiSh.-SS.
By virtue of an order of sale issued
out of the honorable superior court of
Snohomish county, on the 18th day of
September, 1918, by the clerk thereof,
in the case of Helen |. McFall, sub
stituted for VIM. Neral, versus
George A. Kannow and Fleda A. Kan
now, his wife, and j. T. Mellott and
Jane Doe Mellot, whose true Christian
name is unknown, his wife, No. 1889,
and to me as sheriff, directed and de-
livered.
Notice is hereby given that I will
proceed to sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, within the
hours prescribed by law for sheriff's
sales, to-wit, at 10 o'clock a. M, on the
18th day of October, A. d. 1913, before
the court house door of said Snohomish
county, in the state of Washington, all
of the right, title and interest of the
said defendants, George A. Kannow
and Fleda A. Kannow, his wife, ct al,
in and to the following described prop
erty, situated in Snohomish county,
state of Washington, to-wit:
Lot nine CO. in block nineteen (19)
in Goodson's First addition to Everett,
Snohomish county, Washington, levied
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1913-09-26
No. -
IN EQUITY.

In the Superior Court of the State of
Washington for Snohomish County
Oscar r. Main, Plaintiff, VS.. Lola,
alias Lolo Date, and j. w. Date,
her husband, Anna Eliza Holmes,
formerly Anna e. Town, and Sam
uel Holmes, her husband; and
Harry Reid and Chlorene Reid, his
wife, Defendants.
The State of Washington to Lola,
alias Lolo Date, and J. w. Date, her
husband, defendants:
You, and each of you, are hereby
summoned to appear within sixty (60)
days after the date of the first publ
cation of the summons, to-wit: With
in sixty days after the 22nd day of
August, 1913, and defend the above
entitled action in the above entitled
Superior Court of the State of Wash
ington for Snohomish County, and
answer the complaint of the plain
tiff, and serve a copy of your answer
upon the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff at their office below stated;
and in case of your failure so to do,
Judgment will be rendered against you
according to the demand of said COM
plant, which has been filed with the
clerk of said court.
The object of this action is to re-
cover judgment against the defendants
upon a promissory note, for the sum
of Nineteen Hundred Fifty Dollars
Isl $4,000 with interest thereon at
the legal rate from July goth, 1912, to-
gether with Fifty Dollars ($5000) at
torneys fees, and Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents ($2.50) paid out, together
with costs and disbursements, and to
foreclose a mortgage securing said
sum upon the following described real
estate, situated in Snohomish County.
State of Washington, to-wit:
The south one-half $50 of the
southwest quarter (SWA) of the
southeast quarter (SEA) of the
northwest quarter (NWA) of section
thirty 600, Township twenty-seven
(27) north of Range four (4) east
w. M, and for the sale of said prop
erty to pay said mortgage and the
judgment hereafter obtained in this
action, and for Judgment against the
said defendants and each of them for
any deficiency remaining due on said
Judgment not paid out of the pro-
ceeds of such sale.
AUST e TERHUNE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Office and Postoffice Address 404-4O6
Boston Block, Seattle, King County,
Washington.
Date of first publication August %,
1913.
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See that your wood driver has a
paid-up card in the Transfers Union
when he delivers that next load of
wood.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF TIMBER ON
c. E. p. G. r. |. LAND.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 7th day of October, 1913, be-
tween the hours of ten o'clock in the
forenoon and -four o'clock in the after
noon, commencing at ten o'clock in
the forenoon of said day, in front OF
the main entrance door to the County
Court House in the City of Everett,
County of Snohomish, State of Wash
ington, either by the County Auditor
of said county, or by member of the
Board of State Land Commissioners,
the timber on the following described
C. e. p. & r. |. land will be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder
therefor, to-wit:
Application No. 9o93.
Timber on NJ of NEH and NEA
of NWH of Section "a, Township 80
North, Range 7 East, w. M, contain
ing 120 acres, more or less, according
to the government survey thereof, ap-
praised at $6,715.25.
Timber on SEA of NEH and NEA
of SEA of Section "a, Township 80
North, Range Z East, w. M, contain
ing so acres, more or less, according
to the government survey thereof, ap
praised at $3,67750.
sold for not less than the appraised
value, as appraised by the Board OF
State Land Commissioners in the man
ner provided by law, statement OF
which is now on file in the office oil
the Auditor of said county.
Terms of sale are: Cash to be paid
on the day of sale.
The timber on the above described
lands is offered for sale in pursuance
of an order of the Board of State
Land Commissioners, and an order o.
sale duly issued and certified by the
Commissioner of Public Lands of the
State of Washington, now on file II
the office of the County Auditor o
said county.
M. M. HOPKINS,
Assistant Commissioner of Public
Lands.
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No 2955
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON, IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF SNOHOM-
ISH.
In the matter of the Estate of Michael
Wecker, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Kittie Wecker, administrators
of the estate of Michael Wecker, de-
ceased, to the creditors and all per-
sons having claims against said de-
ceased, to exhibit them with the nee
essary vouchers within one year after
the first publication of this notice, to-
wit, within one year from the goth
of August, 1913, to said administrators
a the office of Noah Shakespeare,
Scandal Building, 2911 Wetmore ave-
nue., Everett, Washington, the same
being the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate.
KITTIE WICKER,
Administrative with the Will Annexed
of the Estate of Michael Wecker,
Deceased.
NOAH SHAKESPEARE,
Attorney for Administrative,
Scandal Bldg, Everett, Wash.
Date of first publication, August 20,
1913. st
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UNFAIR LIST.

Published by order of the Everett
Trade Council.
Electric Companies-Snoqualmis Light
company.
Barber Shops - Independent, 1907
Hewitt: VIM. Whitaker, Lowell; I. Fl.
Turner, 1104 Hewitt; Mitchell hotel
shop.
Barnhart Shop, of Monroe.
Iron Works-Summer Iron works,
Bayside Iron works, Everett Iron
works.
Hotels and Cafes Mitchell hotel;
Lords cafe.
PIumbers-C. R. Schweitzer. A.
Stormfels.
Electricians-R. p. Bush.
Bricklayers-Barney Grant.
American Pile Driving Co.
DR.. Ida Mclntyre-By the Building
Trades Council.
Carpenters-Plat Paddock A. Den
amur, Fred Tubbs.
Plasterers-A. G. Wright, A, L. Knapp
Booth, VIM. Carter
Contradictory. Sampson, J. Winter
mute, Amel Larson.
Painters-Anderson & Steen, William
Ferguson, VIM. Christensen, M. Kokeen
VIM. Gleason.
Buildings-l2l7 Hewitt.
Cement Workers-Pettit, Sr.
Teamsters-C. ]. Witt
Scotch Wooden Mills, Tailors, 1901
( Hewitt
Bon Marche Department Store, Sc
attic.
The Schwabacher company, Seattle
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No. 1928.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

in the Superior Court of the State of
Washington, in and for Snohomish
County
In the matter of the estate of Francis
C. Sprehe, Deceased
F. J. Miller, the administrator of
the above entitled estate, having filed
herein his verified petition praying
for an order of sale of the real estate
and personal property of this said
estate for the purposes therein set
forth, it is therefore ordered that all
persons interested in the estate as
above entitled, shall appear before
the above entitled court on Saturday,
the 9th day of September, 1913, at
10 o'clock sharp, in the forenoon of
said day at the court room of said
Superior Court in Everett, Washing
ton, in Department No 2 thereof, to
show cause why an order should not
be granted to the said administrator
to sell all of the personal estate and
real estate of the said deceased, at
private sale, or at public auction, as
shall then and there be deemed by
the court to be necessary.
And it is further ordered that a
copy of this order be published four
successive weeks in the Labor Jour
nal, newspaper printed and pub
lished in Everett, Snohomish County
Washington.
Dated at Everett, Washington, Au-
gust 9th, 1913.
RALPH G. BELL,
Judge.
WIN. SHELLER,
Attorney for Administrator.
Everett, Washington.
Date of first publication August 30,
1913. st.
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have taken out one hundred shares of
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ton.
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on as the property of said defendants,
George A. Kannow and Fleda A. Kan
now, his wife, to satisfy a judgment
amounting to One Hundred Fifteen
and 45-100 dollars and costs of suit, in
favor of plaintiff.
Dated this 18th day of September,
1913.
DONALD McRAE,
Sheriff. q.
BY G. c. CASTOR, Deputy.
Coleman, Fogarty & Anderson
Walsh Block, Everett, Wash, attor.
neys for plaintiff.
Date of first publication, September
10, 1913. st
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Those old daugerretoypes of grand
father and grandmother and Aunt
Mary and mother taken just after the
war-and then the quaint pictures of
father-money wouldn't buy them
from YOU. Are you forgetful of the
fact that future generations will cher
ish such pictures OF you? Photograph
er B. j. Brush, 21S-19 Realty Bldg
Adv.
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Chas. Ingle, one of the mainstays
of the local Transfers Union, has
gone to San Francisco to take a
position with a block paving COM
pany. Ingle is wood paving special
list, coming to Everett originally to
lay the blocks on the Hewitt Avenue
paving job.