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2 BATTLE OF ' The following interesting letter tells of the tragic death of Capt. Edwin V. Harris, uncle of Mr. C. H. Crawford and Mrs. A. B. Lindsay of this place: (From The Daily Watchman. Salisbury, N. C., Aug. 9, 1864.) DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGHT AT PETERSBURG. n T aH.vk TVO.wl UA.? ?jAli atl A AUL11 a UUlrVUI waivu, wn the Lines, Petersburg, Va., July 31, 1864. The night previous to the battle he Colonel Fleming of the Fortyninth) and Major Davis and myself had had a long and most pleasant conversation. In fact Col. F. and I sat up and chatted until midnight, ' little dreaming what a storm was brewing or how fatal it would be to one of us. Next morning the Bpringing of a mine under Pegram's (formerly Branch's) batery, immediately on the right of our brigade, a terrific volley from the cLemy's artillery aloug the whole lino and a simultaneous charge by a large portion, if not the whole of Burnside's corps, waked us from our slumbers and called us into position lu the trenches. A great many of Elliott's (formerly Evans') brigade of South Carolinians, who immediately supported the battery, wore blown up, and a still greater number were swallowed up in the chasm. General Elliott was wounded. The men, of course, were greatly confused by the terrific explosion, and the charge by the enemy in such overwhelming numbers. They poured into the chasm ( a tremendous one) made by their mine, and over the works, on either side, in a resistless stream of men both black and white, crying "No quarter to the rebels." The Twenty-fifth regiment was on the right of our brigado and ours next. The Twentyfifth was thrown up a ravine to protect our flank and rear and our regiment moved to the right and Joined the outnumbered South Carolinians. And now we witnessed and to some degree participated in one of the most terrific and desperate fights of the war. The enemy reinforced rapidly. Column after col umu 01 iroops negroes aim white | men?the great dark blue lines poured over the parapet and rushed down the inside of the tronehes, thus coming on our men from two directions. Bayonets locked, ritles were clubbed and men in desperation threw away their arms and grasped each other in the death struggle. We could see a man bayonet his foe and while in the act of withdrawing his weapon have his head smashed by the butt of a ride. This is plain truth. It is no ' exaggeration. But overwhelming: numbers ill such a tight must prevail. Gradually the small portion of Elliott's brigade which was between us and the mine were ressed back upon us But nobly? and you may emphasize the word yes, most heroically, did these South Carolinians contest every inch of the ground. Color after color was placed upon the works from which our men were driven until twelve stands waved defiance to our faces. Beyond the brow of the hill and hidden from us, six more Haunted before our outnumbered Im>\ thus making eighteen in all. While tliis was going on we were not idle. Boor Col. F. came to me, gave me command of the same men I had on mi- -11 in .iiiui', mill mi- in place then) in a small ditch running perpemlicularly to the main trench, and il possible, stop tin enemy who wore pouring around the inside of our works and coming down on our right Hank. The remainder o! the regiment poured a galling fire into the masses of tin- enemy who were pouring over the works and down upon our men. My this means the enemy were first checked and then caused to lie low in the captured works. Here the sharpshooting was kept up on both sides, but owing to the position of my company it was able to tire right into the ditch packed full of white and black Yankees. Kvery ball told. Three or four times did a Yankee color bearer bravely carry bis colors out and endeavor to get his men to follow, but they could not be induced to leave the trenches, aud finally he fell a victim to his reckless daring. Here wo held them at b..y until out genoral could concentrate forces. Hy 11 o'clock ail was ready. Just before this and while the sharpshooting was raging, Col. F. was shot through the bead. Poor fellow! He was carried past me a greatly disfigured man. The ball and the Here Is a message of hope and good clieor from Mrs. C. J. Martin, Boone Mill, Va.. who Is the mother of eighteen children. Mrs. Martin ttrn n /> it i*/\/l a# otf?m 1.1 WOO VI OLWllia- |i VIUU uiu UI1U constipation by Chamberlain's Tablets after five years of suffering, and now recommends these tablets to the public. Sold by all dealers. w ?? 1 u, THE CRATER : sa H 3 blood made his face shocking to look upon. But we did not then have * time for regrets. We could see the fo enemy's bayonets glisten and their 8a colors move while they prepared to charge down upon us. Oh, this was ur a terrible moment! Each man 110 seemed to know, aud feel, too, that 'n| . we must keep them back. If we co ! ili<l not we would be slaughtered In where we were, or all killed if we ^ attempted to retreat, and in either ,^r case Petersburg was gone. The South Carolinians were gone by the 8 left flank down the main trenches, an and were formiug with the left of *C1 our regiment The right of our 1 rpi regiment was then next to the enemy and would have to receive the assault. Just think of that mo- I ment. Upon it the fate of Peters- I burg, perhaps of our army, perhaps ? of the Confederacy itself, depended. On the outside of our lost works, on fe^ which floated twelve flags, we could mt see the bayonets of men formed in line of battle ready to charge over. 1)11 In our trenches were packed masses of the enemy who, as soon as their en< comrades had passed over them and cul gotten between them and us, would kel rise and follow them. All this we we stood and saw within fifty yards of tin us. Against this force was our reg- if iment, and the remnant of Ulliott's pel men?the remainder of our brigade dp being scattered along our works to sui hold, or try to hold, them in case of far a front assault. The suspense was awful. We kept up a Close fire and sta endeavored to niakc the place so hot iiu] that those outside of our lines pai would be loth to come over. Oh, of what a load was raised as we looked of to the right and saw, coming up his over the brow of the hill, the Hit Twenty-sixth South Carolina, the a s Twenty-fifth North Carolina and wh Mahone's brigade. Still, knowing for the tremendous force of the enemy, del we trembled for the result of the dit charge. Stronger and stronger we I hr< made our lire upon the enemy. On, wit on, right on, came the Confederates, cot The yell was raised, the men took Inn the run, and right on, right up to tin our lost works they went. Such a far shout we raised as we saw the en- bus emy Mee pell-mell before our men. nio Then was our chance. Oh, but we Tlx did pour the leaden stream into the bel thick masses of men that rushed down the hill to their own lines, nii Such a slaughter! The retaken L'n works, the main trench, eight feet or wide, the perpendicular ditches, the so numerous "bomb-proofs," were lit- soi orally packed with the dead and wc wounded. lllack and white Yankees du were piled and crossed and packed tin I upon each other. The tremendous lio loss of the enemy made the number be of our poor fellows who hud heen su killed whet' the works were taken gu look small. Along here we had two pe lines, running parallel and close to each other. In an angle of our m< front line a force of the enemy were co penned. Our men determined to \>t take these without risking the lives so of our men. A mortar was brought pr ip and a few shells dropped among du them, when they surrendered. In ih this dock was ltrig. Oeii. I'.artlctt tli and stuft. He had a leg before in Yorktown, and in this battle his ti wooden leg was broken. Our whole j;i 1 iin* was again in our possession. u< \nii now to return to our own n* regiment. After the charge was of niatle, our mine work- retaken, ami it the tight over, our regiment was or- th tiered hack to our old position, i-tl ('apt. Edwin V. Harris ttml myself sh had just been eongratulating each j,r other on our good fortune in getting th through safely when the order to move separated us. His company tll wa- on the extreme left ol the regi- or ment. and, in going back to the old position, led the way. At the head m ol his company he was following i,j Major Davis along the trenches, j,, chatting gaily, when they came to ,t> an exposed position on the line. A tli hall from the enemy passed close to jp the Major. He turned to warn his ti men to walk low. Just as he turn- m ed a ball struck poor Kd, passing in through his neck, cutting the great in artery. The blood spouted from his m neck in a thick stream and gushed out a* his mouth. And now ensued fji a most tender and affecting scene, in Tin poor fellow seemed at once to t, realize his condition. Me could not u speak. Hut, stepping up to Major |(] Davis, lie passed his left hand p. No Need to Stop Work in When the doctor orders you to stop work It staggers you. I can't, you say. You know you are weak, ' 1 run down and falling In health day " by day, but you must work as long ? < as you can stand. What you need la |0 Electric Hitters to give tone, strength and vigor to your system, to prevent break down and build you up. Don't be weak, sickly or ailing when Electric Hitters will benefit you from the first dose. T ' Thousands bless them for their glor- If j lous health and strength. Try them. r< j Every bottle Is guaranteed to satisfy. s? IOniy 50c at Lancaster Pharmacy i hi aud Standard Drug Co. I d< ? \ I THE LANCASTER NEW S, MA] rough his arm to support himself F'DfE'T) jm falling, and extended his right f |%||MJ tell the Major farewell, while he 4 ve him a look which Major Davis K vs he shall not forget to his dying y. It seemed to say, "I am killed; know you cannot help me; do not rget me; good-bye." The Major Public H? w he was going fast, the blood First is spouting from his neck. He Physicii ged him to sit down. This he did prAiilfl t seem inclined to do, but, totterg to Lieutenant Crawford, of his nations mpany, shook hands with him, Washin ve him the same look and fainted puj,iic he. >m loss of blood. He ceased to eathe as he was carried out. Thus was that poor ''Spec," as wo al- state lys called him, died. I cannot, l'le 8?ver d, therefore, shall not try to de- ^" *r' ribe the sorrow I felt. He was my losls ('un' st, inv most Intimate, friend in the t'rophasize nigment. to Procee( "On Ms . treasury, FARM MARKETING the "urK" health sei medical State governments, as well as the niuite a 1 leral government, are recognizing Dr. Frie< % >re and more widely the need of tuberculoa siness methods and facilities in <,Ret*ed to , t. i . with Dr. I conduct of the farm. It is not stration ol mgh that crops be scientifically suffering tlvated; they must also be mar- (iem0nstra ted economically, they must be jn (.,.rtat II managed from seed to harvest through tl le, from the soil to the consumer, Sp(>ctive a, agricultural interests are to pros- un r and progress. The same prin- jias i,et,n les that make a factory or a bank ()f an 0p|n cessful must be applied to the treatment. "Consid If this is to be accomplished the sarj|v i?. r te and the nation, as well as the jI1Vestigati lividual planter, must do their ,;irried ou rt, especially in respect to the sale ..ju the products. Governor McGovern, informed < Wisconsin, has recommended in j.n,;1t rnaji recent message to the legislature i0,,K (jista ; enactment of a bill establishing t.eiving tr? state market commission through )or <iemoi] ich the farmer may be kept in- lute onjy med concerning the supply, the piicants. xiand and the prices of commo- "Certair ies and through which he may be jK, ox press Might into more direct contact |)oanj Gf :h the consumer. From the rural j,?*a 1 th ser nuiunities of Wisconsin, there vestigation i come an insistent demand for papers T ! state's co-operation in placing ,.(l no op|n in interests on a business-like snjun to i sis and in protecting them against advanced mopolistic or speculative schemes. jd,.a of 1) e farmer must know his market *i.?r. oh fore he ran proceed intelligently. Stimsoi It lias been estimated that ol a .ir,. kenpii le-billion dollar food crop in the ()f rast.s ir iteil States about three billions, th(, Xew ^ one-third, remains oil the farm, (,r(Js wjji that the producers actually sell r,.,)(,ris w inclhing like six billion dollars )taH accuni rth. But by the time these pro- "Throuj cts have reached the consumer. j0 (]ayt su eir *ost lias risen to thirteen bil- tare, ilisa 'ii dollars. Thus it is evident that cessation tweeii the producer and the con- might met mer there now stretches a great uni, case, If of unnecessary waste and ex- this renst HSC. rnffii ? i jit m *J It only a fraction tit this inter- any repor jdiule cost could be wiped out, the readv to nsmner no less than the farmer, point out mid be benetited and the burden- a r,.,.or,i ine expense of living would be ap- ca8, eeiably reduced. When the pro- 1(pon whb icer receives only six billions and ,() ulo ,.||j e consumer pays thirteen billions, Thus ere is clearly some radical defect b,si> cure the system oi farm marketing. lis d i It erelice of seven billion dol- indkjk: r.. arises partly ol course from cesarv and legitimate expenses, r Instance, ot transportation and | Time a fair profit to the distributors j five ill is nonetheless evident, however, ery is at a tremendous saving could be "Itcnlly lected by the establishment of in order lorter and easier methods for indigestio inging the farmer's products to burn and e consumer's pantry. that -jus' A market commission directed by pepsin th e state or the federal government, regulator better still by each of them, would you eat t far toward * accomplishing this lumps, y< .ei ul end. Senator Hoke Smith's sour, ill II creating a division of markets head is the 1'iiiled States department of foul; ton griculture is directly in line with filled wi lis progressive purpose. The na- waste, onal government can render ines "I'ape's I ma hie service by keeping the far- tact with its continually informed concern- tress van ig the demand for farm products ing altni i trade centers and the current is its har ovement ol such products. A state A larg< jvornmeiit would promote the wel- Diapepsln i r#? ni sill i t ?c tviuinla I??* ? ? I"- BU|#|nouirop iioiiars ig such uii enterprise with a view your drus ward giving the farmers of a par- back, cular section more detailed and It's we teal Information. men and It will be interesting to watch the stomachs rogtess of tiie proposed movement your hon i Wisconsin. II such a measure as handy in ?>\ernor McGovern recommends is stomach i lucted, it will prove a far-reaching It's the < ivanlage to his state and other harmless uninenwealths will inevitably fol- world, iw the example. Atlanta Journal. Do you know that more real dantsr lurks in a common cold than in t ny other of the minor ailments? he safe way Is to take ChamberLin's Cough Remedy, a thoroughly liable preparation, and rid yourilf of the cold us quickly as posslle. This remedy Is for sale by all ealers. V L* J UOII 25, 1913. 1ANN CURE |5r?= PiiltiirPd hni 5 INVESTIGATED 25SS lin doctor sc "The testi ?alth Service Board Issues derson pro Statement ? Government would prop ins Will Require Consid* cu^ure aQd nri < ? . ... ? . begun with Time for Extended Kxami- . , , tory animals Proposed. have proved gton, March 22.?The they have b ilth service board, through ,ous chemict o a Tii > j j* bouillon, gel General Blue, Issued its ... _ subjects. Ei meni yesterday reiauve to been develoi anient Investigation of L)r. through mm edmanu's alleged tubercu- further testa The statement, which bacilli whict s the government's policy to have derl 1 cautiously is as follows: irch 8 the secretary of the 1 at,enta 1,1 on the recommendation of on general of the public New York rvice, caused a board of officers to be detailed to thorough investigation of imann's alleged cure fbr fcj is. ' These officers pro- M New York and arranged Kg Fried man n for a demonf his remedy upon persons Bl from tuberculosis. These _ ., tlons are being carried on H rari )a n New York hospitals KOod 1 lie cor", tesy of their re- pl| to Sllfl Littioritirj mid will be cou- rj3 SO Wf til sulAclent information R^j bottl-e. obtained for the forming KgB * pn ion as to the merits of the kuj crabie time will neces- HK equired. to carry out these oils. The work will be fvjj B t as rapidly as possible. Kb B meantime, the public is Be if the inadvisabllity in the ?'} ority of cases of traveling ^B nces in the hope of re- ^B ;atment, as those selected gj ^ , ^ istration purposes consti- ^B ' a small proportion of ap- ^B gl relieve i statements purporting to ^B the si{ dons of opinions of the HP p( oilicors of the public Y( vice carrying 011 the in- H ^ I have appeared in news- _ 'hese oflicers have express- ^B . 1 Bd for Speck 1I011 and will not be in polo so until tlie work has KStt&ro . far enough to form some r. Friedmann's treatment, ~~ II F. Anderson and Dr. A. I"~" ~"""" 11, who compose the board, ig a daily clinical record y yr^i eated by Dr. Friedmann in LJoJ 'ork hospitals. Tliese recfurnish the basis for final hen sufllcient information lUlated to warrant them. ?h developments from day rb as lowering of temperappeamce of night sweats, of coughing and the like, an something Important in in others it would not. For in flic public health oflird it as dangerous to make t whatever until they are JL. report finally. They also that it is neressarv to keen in many cases, as two or s would not he sufficient THE h to base a just report as cacv of the treatment, far Friodntann's tubereu has been found to be a STION, (?AS OK ? I< K. SOl'U STOMACH 1 hi Cape's Dinpcpsin!" In inutes all stomach ntisK?ne. does" put bad stomachs i i -"really does" overcome i n, dyspepsia, gas, heartsourness in five minutes? l that makes Pape's l)ia- L'H e l.ii-i t selling stomach * ^ J in the world. If what ferments into stubborn in belch gas and eructate idigestod food and acid; dizzy and aches; breath igue coated; your insides itli bile and undigestible remember the moment J )lapepsln" comes in conthc stomach all such dlsishes. It's truly astonish >st marvelous, and the joy 0 mlessness. " c fifty-cent case of Pape's < will give you a hundred worth of satisfaction or JfOllIT tgist hands you your money irth its weight in gold to women who can't get their xSmWj/* regulated. It belongs in te - should always he kept ^ "'HI , j during the day or at night. luh'keBt, surest and most stomach doctor in the J ? L*r?* t CtirlHt J -W .1 i ?crding to tests made by from tu : laboratory here, sub- maun ti lug been grown from country culture submitted to jalth service by the Ber- ? 10 jveral weeks ago. cablegra 3 conducted by Dr. An- George ved that some bacilli Bellevuc tagate from the prime caine fr experiments have been o'Hanio warm blooded labora- j_jr pj i. The sub-cultures also here yei to be acid proof, and postpom een propagated on var- untji ja il media, such as beef ^l8 vacc lallnn hronH nnrl nthpr voted m aough of the bacilli has aration )ed for the carrying out _____ nkeys and guinea pigs i of the anti-tuberculosis por t 1 Dr. Frledmann claims King's I ved from sea turtles." late the move bl Berlin Show Improve- eruption ment. and bod March 22.?Sufferers p harm a Young Wo ;ad what Cardui did for M ult, Minn. She says: M Let rr Cardui has done me. As a yoi er so much with all kind of pai iak that I ceuld harc'ly stand of Cardui, at the druf store, ; a few doses, 1 began to feel oday, 1 feel as well as anyone TAKE ARDUIWo re you a woman? Then you i r of troubles and Irregularitiei , in time, often lead to more s? tonic is needed to hetp you o' ! weakness, headache, and othi ins of weak nerves and over-v jr a tonic, take Cardui, the wo ou will never regret it, for ft w sk your druggist about it He rltt to: l.adiaa' Advisory Dept., Chattanoora V 1/ ln?trmtton?, ami book. " Home Treat 5 THE BEST FE AND GET THE BEST ETIW7 ERTILi: OLDEST BRANDS ON 1868-1913 oroughly Tested?A1 o Produce Strong and Hea Largely Increased Yie riWAN FERl THE STANDARD OF El manufacture: "IWAN FERTIL CHARLESTON, inet's Frost Proot i Are known as the best t< ?t experienced buyers, .-i LOWER than you pay foi BAVl ALL VARIETIES. PR1CES: 75 crnts ,or 50C -JK over 85 cents per 1000. JOUANNETS EARLY I JBOOTS, one year and two KjR^^rV COUNT AND tATII . Low rates t>y Southern i'.x ftwffPCSRVf * I'or a profitable crop sc aWakefl'li Tekkiffe ALFRED JOUANNET, aulajjjj ESR. >"JM 1 Hi ? 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