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STORIES OF Atlanta tikes an occasion like a reunion ^.?ve and set agoing again hun . 0f tue exciting incidents that ^ed into the makeup of Conf?d?r ?e in camp and field. And these rt freely banded around during the reunion in Atlanta. Qoe oki fellow who followed Wheel told a story that illustrated the concern Wheeler felt for his ^ ?nd the readiness with which he beldtbe humanitarian side of war: ."j did oot belong to the same regi tt with tfce lieutenant," said he, I recall an occasion, once, in ?-tucky, when Wheeler's men were irttber tieklisn place. There had - bard riding> hard fighting and l.w?t Thc command had halted ? a few hours rest. A detachment i the Second Georgia occupied an \ ijost on vidette duty. Orders were J jed that no fires be had to attract ,(enemy's attention. After taking fir position, a sudden fall of the ?roary rendered the weather, already ?J unbearable. \ lieutenant commanding the eom ?\ from which the detachment was eo, became uneasy about his men, J, in thc darkness of the midnight r. rode forward in search of them, ile found the troopers sitting in eir saddles in an open field almost MID. The sight was too much for eGeorgian. He rode up to an old H near the post and soon afterward pile of fodder inside was blazing, sickly the barn was in flames. Ride up, boys, and get warm. tVanks, seeing that it is a house fire, will think it's the work of ir own men," said the lieutenant, i the boys did not suffer any more ll they were relieved. Investigation was had, of course, i the lieutenant, without expl?na te acknowled responsibility, and landed to be taken before General ?1er. Io Wheeler he explained all. ? the weather turned, suddenly, .?ch colder. His boys, he knew, aid not disobey orders; in the ergeDcy, he had done just as he :ev:d lieneral Wheeler would have You did exactly what I would Ire done, lieutenant; take care of armen and I will take care of you,' tithe Rallant little Joe, and that fced it." "That was Lieutenant Jim Bul to, of Compauy D, Second Georgia," id a member of that old company of alton County boys. "Jim Bullock imanded us a long time, and never it more on the boys than he was ??DC to take." 111.0 name of JohD H. Morgan will eon and on, as the fame of the ?MDC rider is still undiminished. Ja!k about tender-hearted men," :dau oid Tcnnesseean. "I wasn't th Morgan, but I heard a heap out him. I remember an incident H might be worth telling. 'Morgan had made one of his sud Ia dashes into the enemy's lines and [lured a company of home guards it garrisoned a small Tennessee io. ?'Morgan had little patience with ?thern men who were arrayed en <Inion side, but he hada great ? heart within him. While the isoners were being lined up, Morgan tieed a little girl-net over six ira old-running here and there, ling 'Papa,' 'Papa,' and the teare be flowing down her mottled cheeks, Me. with her little ragged skirts she ?d her eyes, swollen with weeping. JAs she passed the great raider, he aped and picked her up and en g^vored io pacify her. He stroked -P bugled and matted curls and Mo her what was the matter. ! "Oh. the rebels ! The rebels! they [Te got my papa,' said the heart pen child. I Where, where is he?' asked the ?ral. I''frone yonder,' said the child R?ting io the direction of the pris |eiJ- then being 'marched away. "Haiti Halt!' rang out the clear Ilc?of Morgan and he strode toward egroupof prisoners with thc child ?sartas. 'Whose child is this.?' he asked, plain old'fellow stepped forward j Hid: "'Minc, general.' Why isn't she at home with her other?' 'Her mother's dead, general, she ' one but me.' This the old j'Jo* "aid with choking emotion. There was a pause. The brave [0r?an thought of his own little girl, lose mother was dead, and hts voice ^husky as he said to the man: "Herc. Take this child home and k* care of her; and quit fighting ??st your own country.' " [The old man who told the story had '^pediment to his speech by this 0f. and his voice was shaky as he ?w his sleeve roughly across his 'J* ?nd said: , I Ml you, boys, Morgan had lots demies, and lots of friends in jessee, but after that, it wouldn't *?say anything against him around 11 old homeguard." < THE WAR. Journal. Every one knows that ono of the peculiarities of Stonewall Jackson was his indifference to dress, and it was on this aocount that many amusing inci dents occurred, .often getting people into embarrassing situations. But thc general never alloved them to suffer by such. Here is a story that was much en joyed by those who heard an old vet tell it! Jackson was making one of those lightning changes of base in the valley of Virginia, and with a few members of his staff was riding rapidly from one wing of his army to the other. He was following course more than roads, and, if a cut across plantations saved time and distance, then he would take the "nigh cut." He was riding rapidly along a road until he came to a large plantation, when he halted, ordered the fence thrown down and dashed down the corn rows, the little cavalcade leaving a wake of devastation through the ;">0 acre field of promising corn. Just as they were emerging from thc otkor side Jackson and his ram were met by an old Virginia farmer whose face was flushed, and he was wildly gesticulating with his hat as he poured out torrents of abuse upon thc intruders for ruining his field of "brag" corn. Finally, for lack of breath, which he had been using too freely, consid ering his immense 250-pound frame, he paused, and the general said: "I regret, sir, the necessity that '.led me to ride across your field, c. war uemands that we make sacri fices. [ am General Jackson, and must get to the other wing of my army at any cost." There was a mingled look of chagrin and admiration, of embarrassment and delight upon the old farmer's features. For, besides being, in the old fellow's reputation, the greatest of generals, living or dead, was Jackson not a Presbyterian? Of his own faith and order? "Oh! general, I didn't know you. Ride back, general-ride all over my field. God bless you-general, take all I've got, and welcome." And amid the quiet laughter of his escort and the profuse eulogium the old fel low began, old Stonewall rode away. REMINI8CEX8ES OF WHEELER. At Shelbyville, Tennessee, in 18(53, Wheeler's cavalry got the worst of the fight. It was a general mix-up, and the clash of sabres and clash of revol vers made it "mighty interesting' for a t5me. Some of the boys rode out with skinned heads and some did't ride out at all. Some were killed and some were captured. Our big scout, jolly Cass Sims, was killed, but not till a heavy sabre and almost a giant's arm had made mourn ing for thc n\othcr of more than oue of his bluecoated assailants: and Joe Criswell, who boasted that he rode the fastest nag in the regiment, was cor raled along with others, and was forced to take a trip North for his health. Here it was that General Wheeler made the famous leap off a bluff into j the river, which some of our illustra ted naners have recently had a picture of. The leap, of course, constituted thc daring feat, but the difficult one, as I remember it, was forcing his horse to clamber up thc almost per pendicular bank ?on the further side. Here it was that General Martin, our division commander, killed a Fed eral soldier with a revolver and thereby saved himself from being killed or captured; and near here our Colonel Webb, of the Fifty-first Alabama, was mortally wounded. Company of the Fifty first Ala bama, was composed of a hard lot. They were impatient at any restraint or discipline, and their own officers could do little or nothing with them. Their captain resigned io disgust and went to the Virginia army. When a detail was called'for from Company K they sent it or didn't, as happened to 'adit them, but when a fight was on K turr ed out in full force. They started out with *M men, and at thc final round-up only four answered to their names. Colonel Morgan (afterwards general, and now United States Sena tor) gave them up as a bad job, but when Colonel Webb succeeded to the command of the regimoot, he endeav ored to br?Dg some order out of the chaos in Company K. They of course resented this, and the result was that there was never an officer more cordially hated and more liltcrly cursed than was Colonel Webb by the majority of this company. But now comes the strange part of my story. When Colonel Webb fell mortally w?und?d at Elk River, whi of all the regiment should be first to reach his side as he fell from his horse but a member of Company K. This man stayed by his colonel, was cap tured with him, and nursed him till he died. The name of this man who showed himself both brave and ten der, was'John Money Henderson, but he went by the name of John Money, as soldiers had a way of shortening up names to suit themselves. 1 was with him in Rock island prison. He had been a sailor and made a beautiful model of a full-rigged ship, with every mast, sail, spar, rope, chain and an chor duplicated in miniature. A Miss Buford had been very kind to thc prisoners in Rock Island, and those of the boys who had money chipped in and bought Money's boat and sent it as a present to this kind lady. Money left the prison before I did, and I have not seen or heard of him for 34 yeals. imagine my surprise and pleasure when a few days ago I received the following letter: TAMPA. FLA., Jan. 19, 18i>!?. Mr. W. C. Dodson-Dear Sir and Comrade: I read your sketch in the Atlanta Journal ol' the raid made by General Wheeler's cavalry in thc rear of Rosecran s army in the winter of 1802 and '(13, at Murfreesboro, Tenn., and have been inclined to think that you must be Sergeant Dodson, of Com pany K, Fifty-first Alabama cavalry, John T. Morgan's old regiment, of which I was a member at that time. I went by the name of John Money, my name being properly John Money Henderson. Company K was recruit ed in Lynchburg, Va., where I joined, uaving left the infantry service. If I am right in my guess I should like very much to have you correspond with me. Hoping to hear from you soon, I am Your comrade, JOHN M. HENDERSON. (I was not Sergeant Dodson of Com pany K, but Private Dodson, of Com pany D.) Hearing from Money brings to mind the events narrated above, some of which I bad almost forgotten. I have, though, often thought of Money and his beautiful Ship; of Colonel Webb and the strange circumstance that one of Company K should show such de votion to him in his extremity; of Miss Buford and her great kindness to us. I wi?h I knew something of her subsequent history, but cannot now even recall where she lived. If in life she probably yet preserves Money's ship, and will no doubt be glad to learn that the maker is still on this side of the "great divide." If her soul has passed to its reward, "inasmuch as when we were sick and in prison she ministered unto us," I trust it was remembered to her in righteousness. (private) W. C. DODSON. Fifty Years Ago. Many of those who attended the first meeting of the Science association fifty years ago, says W. J. McGee in the September Atlantic, made their journey, or part of it, by stage coach or in the saddle; they met many a boy riding to the neighborhood mill with a bag of corn as grist and saddle, and the itenerant doctor or minister on horseback, with his wife on a pillion behind; they passed by farmers swing* ing the back-breaking cradle or wield ing the tedious hoe, while lustry hor ses grew fat in idleness; they caught glimpses of housewives spinning and dyeing and weaving with infinite pains the fabrics required to clothe their families, they followed trails so rough that the transportation of produce to market multiplied its cost, and carry ing back family supplies was a bur den; everywhere they saw hard human toil enli'. encd only by the cheer of political freedom, and they did not even dream of devices whereby nature should made to furnish the means for her own conjugation.. The mails were carried t slowly by coaches and post boys; the telegraph was little more than a toy; and the telephone, the trolley car and the typewriter had not begun to shorten time and lengthen life; and steel was regularly imported from Sheffield, and iron from Norway. The slow and uncertain commerce of interior navigation was the pride of publicists, and Chicago boasted a population of 25,000; a shallow wave of settlement was flowing over the broad interior to break against thc bluffs of tho Missouri, though the pioneers still feared to pitch tents on thc broad prairie lands, and chose rather the rugged and rocky wood lands skirting the waterways as sites for homesteads; the fertile subhumid plains, with ten million buffalo on their nutritious grasses, were still designated as "the great American desert:'' thc Rocky Mountain region beyond was a mysterious land, yield ing the wildest and wierdest of travel ers' talos; California was an ultima thule more remote in thought and in terest than is Hawaii or even the Philippines of to-day-Philadelphia Times. For frost bites, burns, indolent sores, eczema, skin diseases, and es pecially Files, DeWitt'a Witch Hazel Salve stands first and best. Look out for dishonest people who try to imi tate and counterfeit it. It's their en dorsement of a good article. Worth less goods are not imitated. Get De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve. Kvans Pharmacy. ?- The moralist no more thinks of putting all his maxims into practice than t?ie shoemaker does of wearing all the shoes he makes. Happy id thc man or woman who can eat a good hearty meal without suffering afterwards. If you cannot do it, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat, and cures all forms of Dyspepsia and Indigestion. Kvans Pharmacy. k Long Prayer. '.It happened." said Colonel Jack Chiot), it Chambarlaio's, "that there were two colored preachers inhabiting cells in thc penitentiary at Frankfort at the same time. If I remember aright both were sentenced for polyg amy, but Old Sam was a Methodist parson, while Old Jake was of the Baptist faith. It seems that Sam had done something to greatly offend the warden, and the punishment decided on was aa old-fashioned lashing. Some weeks after the affair came off, the Kev. Sam, whom I had known from boyhood, waa telling me about it. " 'I didn't mind de whippin' so much, Mars Jack, cf it hadn't been fer de way Old Jake acted. You see, de warden he said to mc, 'Sam, i'se gwine to whip you, and 1 'low de whip pin' will do you a whole heap uv good. I'm gwine to let Old Jake pray fer you, and de blows will continue to fall on your black hide while Jake's pra'r is goin' on. When he comes to a final stop den de punishment will likewise end.* " 'Land sakes, Mars Jack, I knowed it was all up with me den, fer that ig norant old nigger never did know when it was time to get up off'n his knees. De fae' dat a po' human bein' was in distress wasn't gwine to make a bit of difference with him. Well, sir, it was jes' like I spectcd it'd be. Dey brought mc out, and Old Jake, dc old villon, started in, and as fast as he prayed dc warden came ?own on mo wid a whip dat cut like a knife. I never did want to hear a pra'r come to an cud so bad in my life, but it weren't any use. Every time I thought he was mos' through, Old Jake took a fresh hold, and down come dc licks harder'n ever. Shortly it seemed to me like he prayed a month, and, Mars Jack, I wants to tell you right now dat I am sot against long pra'rs fer dc rest of my life." - Washinyton Post. Too Hasty. Society is laughing itself sick over an amusing incident which occurred at a certain fashionable residence not many da>s ago. A well-known young lawyer was thc victim. It seems that during the course of thc evening he took advantage of an opportunity and imprinted a kiss on the fair cheek of his hostess, much to her surprise and indignation. "Sir, how dare you!" she exclaim ed, or words to that effect. "If you ever presume to do a thing like that again I'll tell my father ." But the young lawyer either thought that was a bluff or else liked it so well that he was willing to take the consequences. Anyhow, he repeated the offence. He was not very much surprised to see her jumpup and leave the room with a fine air of offended dignity. "That's all a bluff," thought he. "She will go up stairs and get a hand kerchief and then come down and scold me." He was still in his frame of mind when he heard the parlor door behind him open. "There she is," thought he. And then he said aloud: "Well, did you tell him ?" A moment later his blood froze in horror as a deep voice replied: "Ves. Mr. -, my daughter told me-" But lhere was no need to say more. At the sound of the unfamiliar voice thc young lawyer had looked around. When he saw the father with a long modern rifle in his hands he waited no longer. With one bound he had reached thc window, and he went through it. sash and all, leaving his hat behind him. What he did not know was that the young lady's anger had melted by the time she had reached her father's room, but she decided to play a joke on him. "Father," said she, "Mr.-is down stairR. He is a great hunter and is a perfect crank on tho subject of rifles. I have been trying to explain your new Winchester repeater to him, but I can't make him understand. Won't you take it down and show it to him ?"-Louisville Times. I was reading an advertisement of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy in the Worcester F.nterprise recently, which leads me to write this. lean truthfully say I never used any remedy equal to it for colic aud diarrhea. I have-never had to usc more than one or two doses to cure thc worst case with myself or children-W. A. STROUD, I'opomoke City, Md. For sale by Hill-Orr Drug Co. - It's a pity that so many men de vote their timo tu layiug up something for the rainy days of their grand children. - In Georgia if one person calls another a liar he must prove it or take the chances of a one thousand dollar fine and a year in the penitentiary or both. This has a tendency to restrain thc public expression of thc opinion that one Georgian may have of another Georgian. Mr. H. A. Pass. Bowman, tia., writes: "One of my children was very delicate and we despaired of raising it. For months my wife und I could hardly get a night's rest until wc be gan thc use of I*itts' Carminative. We found great relief from thc first bottle." Fitts' Carminative acts ? promptly aud cures permanently. It I is pleasant to the taste, and children take it without coaxing. It is free i from injurious drugs and chemicals. Dearie's Innocent Prattle. An exceedingly pretty and graceful young wowan and a little girl of per haps five years of age boarded a Tre mont street eleerie car. says thc Bos ton Herald, and thc car being nearly empty, walked up to the forward cud and took a scat where thc young miss could watch the motorman twist and untwist the brake and turn on and off the electric current. She watched him with the deepest interest fora long time, and when the car started without the aid of horses or any visi ble signs of power, she become deeply perplexed. 'Mamma." she said, "what makes this ear go?'' ' This is an electric car, dearie. Klcctricity makes it go." "Mamma," said the little miss after a long silence, "we karn morn 'n' more every day, don't we?" "Yes, dearie," mamma answered, with a far away look in ber eyes. "Did you pass that bad quarter on the con ductor? ' dearie queried after that in dividual had just gone by, collecting the fares. Every person in the car heard ber and tried not to smile. "Pupa said if the conductor wouldn't take it you could pass it in the con tribution box next Sunday. Could you do that, mamma?" Mamma sig naled the conductor just then. As they were getting off dearie was tell ing mamma that those three red-haired women were awfully homely, and when the car started off again the red-haired women blushed even redder than their hair, and a straugc, undefinable con straint pervaded thc car until the last red-haired woman had got off, which was somewhere near the end of the route. A Fortunate Ewnpc. It was a dainty fair-haired maid of 5 or tl summers, who sat beside a little frieud relating thc advent of a new baby in the family. "She was horned while your mamma was'way down south, wasn't she?" asked the friend. ' Yes,'' replied thc proud older sister. "Well, I tell you this, you were very fortuuatc to have her born white down there because most of the babies that are born in thc south are born black," was the congratulatory re sponce of the wide-eyed friend. - ACM* York Life. - ^ . ? Ml - When money talks the cream of the conversation is rich. w;iw.fc" or CA SODS has demonstrated ten thousand timos that it is almost infallible FOR WOMAN'S PECULIAR WEAKNESSES, irregularities and derangements. Tt Im? b?como the leading remedy for thin classof troubles. It exerts a wonderfully healing. Htrciitfth ening and soothing influence upon tho menstrual organs. It eurea *' whites" and fallhigof tho womb. It stops flooding ana relieves sup I pressed and painful menstruation. For Chango or Life lt is tho best medicine made. It is beneficial during pregnancy, and helps to bring children into bomts barren for years. It invigorates, stimu lates, strengthens the whole sys tem. ThiB preat remedy is offered to all afflicted women. Why will any woman suffer another minute with certain relief within reach? Wine ot Cardui only costs fl.00 per bottle at your drug atore. For advice, in cases requiring ?pedal directions, address, giving symptoms, thc "Ladies' Advisory Department,'* The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chat tanooga, Tenn. BRev. J. Vi. SMITH. Camden. S.C.;says: 'ni. wits used Wino ot Cardui atbomo for Tanina el the womb and it entirely cured her." =tir IN tr; CAR; Valuable Lands Cheap. PARTI HS. desiring to purchase good Lind near Asheville at price? rang ing from S<>.no to $lf>.0<> per acre will no well to consult tim undersigned. Localities healthy anti water tine. WYATT MK KN A*. CO. Feb 22, 1S9? :S5 Township Commissioners. ANKKBSMN, 8. C.. April i, I8SKI. AT a meeting ol the Hoard of County ? 'ominissionerM held thin day, it waH re solved by .sain board to appoint Sub <'ommissioners io Die various Townships in Anderson County, to whom the people iran uppl\ to, and make report of any bridges or any joh ot work that reepiires immediate attention. Any person doing a joh of work in Anderson County tagore ho prose?la his claim, munt have hit claim verified hy the Sub-Corn m ianionerH of the Township in which Maid work is don?-. Alan, the Hoard decided to receive commutation road tax until loth April, after which time they poaitively will not receive any money, and parrie* will have to work tho roads when warned or pay the penalti; and for convenience ol tho people parties can pav money to the Sub' Commissioners in the Township, or to the County Treasurer until 1Mb April. Broadsway -.1. N. Vandlver. helton -J. J. Vaughn. Hruahy Creek -H. !.*. Coly. Centreville - !.. J Hnrrlsa. Kork -ft. A. Sullivan. Garvin -J. E. ?arvin. Hopewell -P H. Brown. Hones Path -.1. M. Hankf. Hall- W. I*. Heil. Martin-R. K. Parker Pendleton- Samuel MeCrary. j Rock Milla H.P. Shirley. Savannah- .!. J. Smith. V?rennos-J. II. .lone;?. Williamson-J. K. McAllstor. W. P. KNELGROVK, County Supervisor. J. F. CL AK DY. Clerk i:.iard Co. Com. ? I' PRICKLY ASH BITTERS .FOR KIDNEY DISEASE, 8TOM. - AOH TROUBLE, INDI0E8 LTION. LIVER OI80RDER OR COHSTlPATtQrt KAMKOL HEADACHE, NEURALGIA, LA GRIPPE. Relieves all pain. 25c. ill Druggists. Evans Pharmacy, Special Agents. Dra. Strickland & King, ^ NOTICE. OFFICE IN MASONIC TEMPLE Mmmf* Gan and Cocaine used for Extract ng Teeth U.I. let to the lowest responsible bidder on Friday, April 'Jlst, at Ila. m , the building of a now Itridgo over Wilson's < 'reek, on new road lead ing from Cook Station to Rocky River Church, near Oliver McKee house. Plann and specifications made known on dav of lotting. W. 1?. SN FLO RP VE, Co. Sn pr. NOTICE. NOTICE in hereby plvon that tho Wil llsinston HapliHt Church will ?pply j to the Seciotary of State for a Charter for j Raid Church. Tho corporator are C. E. Horton. H. C. Martin and Hugh Ma j halley, Sr. WllllamsUm. S C.. April 1, is9t?. A FIRST-CLASS COOK Can't do first-class work with second-class materials. But you can hold the girl accountable if you buy your : : : : GROCERIES FROM US ! We have the right kiuds of everything and at the right prices. Where qualities are equal no dealer can sell for Ices than we do. We guarantee to give honest quantity at the very LOWEST PRICES. Come and Bec us. We have numerous articless in stock that will help you get up a square meal for a little money. Our Stock of Confections, Tobacco, Cigars, Etc., Are always complete. Yours to please, Free City Delivery._GK F. BIGBY. For tlio Prevention and Cure ol tlio Prevulent Troubles . . . GRIPPE, COLDS, And their accompaniment?. ?SJ~eiar?alo;ic Pains, Headache, Pain, in the Limbs, OUR CRIP CAPSULES Are almost a Specific. Tiiir remedy should be in every household. EVANS PHARMACY STOVES, STOVES! IF you have a Stove to buy SAVE MONEY by setting the latest improved, the largest -?von for the least money. I will take your old Stove in part payment on a new one. 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They that want honest treatment know thatthiR io the place to .'ind it. All Goods aro .just as represented, and uro fully covered by guar antfThe young man who has a Kiri aud wants to keep her noes there. Hubbard will 1 heh? you keep her. The young married couple goes there tn beautify their littlo ? home. Hubbard beautifies it for you. Tho rieh peopln go there because they eau alford it, and the poor g'? there, also, because they can alford it. Evorvthlug NEW and UP 1TO-DATE. ENGRAVING PURK. WILL R. HUBBARD, .Jewelry Palace, next to Karmera and Merchants Rank.