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WAR S' Some Incidents tte Cai ii] \y. M. Towers, in ! notice that you are publishing -omc "closecalls," whieh have proven of great interest to old soldiers; and I wish to add my mite, hoping that some one may enjoy reading it as well as I have those already published. The following incident occurred when I was a soldier under General Forrest, aiid only eighteen years of age. During the month of February, 1865, our company, that is, Capt. H. ; A. Gartrcll's company of <;encrai Forrest's escort, was sent to Scoato-j bia Mia? arith <'<d .lt>?o l-'nrrr>c? -? --.-.* ?- * * " ' brothered' ?crierai Forrest. Our in structions were to watch the federal forces in and around Memphis. On thc 18th of February, 1805, I was sent with a detail on picket, and was placed as vidctte on the banks of the Cold Water Uiver, at thc ferry, on the road between Hcrnado and Sena tobia, Miss., at thc same point where wc built our temporary bridge on our trip to Memphis. The picket post was some half a mile from thc river ir the direction of Senatobia. While standing on thc bank aionc, and only partly hidden by trees, my utLe?li?? waa attracted uy a cavalry man riding up on thc opposite side of the stream, which was very narrow, but too deep to ford, the width of the stream nt this place not exceeding eighty or a hundred feet. This caval ryman, supposed by me to be oue p our force, was not moro than fifty i yards from where 1 stood. As soon ' as he discovered mc, he raised his pistol, exclaiming: ,;Thcrc is oue now," aud before I could realize he was an enemy, began firing. I re turned thc fire as promptly aa possi ble with my carbine, and when 1 shot he threw his hand to his face and reeled to one sidy, his horse dashed around and disappeared :u thc woods. As soon as he fired some len or twelve other Yankees rushed and opened fire on mc. I drew my pistol firing, and retreating to a large stump some fifty or a hundred yards off, continued loading and firing until the balance of thc picket, numbering about ten men, came up, when it was discovered that tho enemy had a large force, and it was thought best for the squad tu leave the immediate bank of the river and await developments. When this matter was reported to Colonel For rest, he scot a scouting party, con sieting of Lieutenant Merritt, Sar geant C. M. roucho, J. It. De Jour ncttc and myself, of Captain Gartrcll's company, and five other mon selected from some other part of Colonel For rest's command (names unknown to writer), making a total of nine men. The instructions to Lieutenant Mer ritt were that ho should cross tho river some two miles above thc ferry to watch the progress of these men, and to discover, if possible, the num ber and their intentions. We succeeded in crossing the river on a raft held together by grapo vines; the horses wero required to swim. It was after dark when all were across. We were then cautioned to be very quiet, every man to be on his guard and not to "peak above a whisper. The first we heard of the enemy was the noise of some cavalrymen ap proaching, the clank of their sabres making as much noise, it seemed to us, as if a regiment was coming. Wc did not know their number, so turned out of the road into a thicket, uot ex ceeding 20 feet away, and waited for them to puss. After waiting a few minutes we started in thc direction from whence they came and soon found a farm house. My recollection is that the owner's name was Burrows or Burghes. He treated us very nicely, and said that ho was sorry in deed we had not come a few minutes earlier, as four Yankees had just left his house, taking with them four of his best hams. These wore thc men who had just passed us. We folt very sorry that we had not captured them, and the hams as well, as hams were a great rarity. We learned from Mr. Burrows (or Burghes) that a force consisting of several hundred of the enemy were camped some mile and a half or two miles from his house, and where we could find them without going to tho main road. We moved cautiously and found them without trouble and pitch ed our camp (or, in other words, dis mounted and rolled ourselves in our blankets-all except, tho guard) and slept all night within hearing and not more than 200 yards from their camp. We oould distinctly hear them talking and hear thc horses eating com. Soon after getting quiet, I wu9 approached by my^omrado, Chas. Pouche (who, by the way, was as brave a boy as ever followed Forrest, oven if he was rather prone to look out for potato banks about night when we expected to camp nearby), who nske?Tnc to join him in an expedition agrdnst the enemy to secure a good horse each, Charles bo TORIES. ailed ol' Mississippi ai ??n. .1 Ihtnfii Jonnutl. ?ng mounted on a mule of not very prepossessing appearance and, as it was afterward proven, not very fast, while ? was riding a small roan, not very fleet. However, Idcutcnint Mer ritt heard hy some means that we were contemplating this raid "on our own hook," and exacted a promise from us funder threat of arrest) that we would not attempt it, as it might result in tho capture of tho whole Fquad. Hy sunrise next morning the Yan kees were on the march, and we com menced fellowing them, keeping on the side of thc road parallel lo their column, and oflen during thc day wc would bc in a thicket a- they passed by, not mere than 50 nleo? from the road. In this way we succeeded in counting them and found that they were on a reconnoitering expedition, numbering 000 strong, and that they were returning to Memphis. It was very interesting to watch them, as their attention was never at tracted to us and they did not know that wc wcro 60 near. Wo followed them several miles until they had passed through Hernando, our squad giving thc town a wide berth. After Lieutenant Merritt became fully satisfied that there was no dan ger of this troop crossing tho river, ho decided to return and make his re port, but before doing so concluded that as a souvenir of thc occasion he <.ould watch his opportunity and take one or two stragglers back to Colonel Forrest. About this time we were in tho edge of a wood, from 200 to 300 yards from the road (a corn field in tervening), when we saw what wo thought lo be two Yankees, and, as the main body had gone ahead, con cluded that we would make a charge, capture them and return tu camp. We cautiously crossed the corn field, and when near charged rapidly, and found that they were two ladies iu black on horseback, somewhat resem bling the Yankee cavalrymen at a distance. Lieutenant Merritt was so disappointed in not getting auy pris oners that he decided to follow tho uiaiu body, with thc hope of still mak ing a capture. As we approached the top of a hill in a lane, wo saw thc column of caval rymen at thc foot of thc hill, not more than one hundred yards from us. Wo oponed fire, causing quite a commo tion, as they did not know any force was near them. Wo did not wait long to en j Dy tho effeots of our firing how ever, but turned our horses and put them to their utmost speed, knowing that wc had no ohanoo against niuo hundred. After going about half a milo, wo left the road and went iuto tho woods, and as ono of thc cavalry men had come in sight, concluded that they had not followed us, but to our Burprise, after waiting probably five or ten minutes, wo found that we were hoing surrounded, a negro who had seen us go into tho woods haviug Bhown thc Yankees where to find us. Lieutenant Merritt gave orders for us io retreat as quickly as possible, which wc did with great relish. Thero was only one way hy whioh wo could make our escape, as we were almost surrounded. We did not stand on thc order of our going, as wo were olosely pressed by about seventy five men, all firing at every step, yelling "Halt! Halt! ! Halt! ! !" Neither did we ad here to roads and beaten paths, but to look to thc fields. After wc had gone a short distance, in going down a steep hill iu a field covered with weeds, briars and broom sedge, (proba bly enough to hide a rabbit, but not enough to hide a mao), my horso was shot or fell down. Thc Yankees at thc time wcro within thirty yards of mc. My first impression was that I could hold on to thc saddle and the horse could regain his feet thereby saving me from capture; but ho, being small, and probably weak from the wound could not rise with mc, so I released him and crawled into tho weeds until I carno to a fenco, about twelve feet from whero I fell. I hug?'jd tho ground as close as I could, bu- nevorthelejB felt very prominent. Lieutenant Merritt and tho squad made a stand, hoping thereby to allow mo to escape, but our force was too small, and it put mo in great danger as some of tho Yankees dismounted, preparing to make a charge on foot. The dismounted men and those on horses, huddled together, some of them being not more than twelve to twenty feet from mo. After our squad left they mounted and followed. My last recollection of seeing our boys was a vision of Charles Foucho on his mulo, swinging his legs and arms, and punching tho animal almost striking his heels together in tho effort to make it go faster, but he was soon overtaken and captured, as was also Lieutenant Merritt. The balanco of tho party returned to camp and re ported that Lieutenant Merritt, Charles Foucho and ? lia i been cap tured, .J. ll. DcJournette stating that thc Yankees were in thirty feet nf ino when my horse fell, but J. think this was rather nearer than they were, they being about thirty yards from in?. After they had passed I did not think it quite safe to lc^ve my fence corner, and lay perfectly still, and directly fell asleep. ? learned after thc war from Charles Touche that they returned by thc same route, and through the same field with the pris oners. Fouche thought of proposing to them to make a search for me, fear ing that I was killed or wounded. 1 am glad he did not. After t looping about an hour, I was awal coed by hearing sonic one talking, and discov ered a woman on one side of thc fence. She was talking to a negro who was io thc Geld following the tracks of tho horses looking for mc, us thc Yankees had reported that there was a rebel killed in the field. I did not feel just then like introducing myself to the lady, as I did not know whether 1 would fall into the hands of friends or enemies. This section was inside thc Yankee lines, Cold Water river being thc dividing linc. After waiting a few minutes longer I heard some horses approaching, and thc rattle of sabres, and soon sow two Yankees returning over tho same path that the others had taken. I turned my head so I could see them without exposing my body any more than pos sible, and saw that they were not much older than myself. As they approached I heard them talking nlainlv. . When they had passed me for some ten or twelve feet the young er ono of tho two proposed stopping and looking for me, stating that he had seen mo fall and supposed I was dead. The older one seemed to be very con servativo, and was inclined to argue tho question with him, saying, "We had better catch up with thc balance of the force, aB there might bo more Rebels ?D the woods uearby." They soon passed out of sight. After they left I concluded I would leave also, and make my way lo the farm of my friend Burrows (or Burghes), which was several miles distant. I crawled on my hands and knees quite a dis tance, for fear of being discovered by thc. Yankee scouting parties. In crossing thc railroad not more than a quarter of a mile from where I had been, I saw too Yankees, but they did not see me. After dark I walked to thc house of my friend, timidly knocK cd at his front door, and was let in, and stayed all night, where I was well treated. Hu told mo it was a common occurrence for the Yankees to como after night, and if any one came that night he would make as much noise as possible, so as to wake mc before ad mitting them, and allow me to escapo by tho back window. Happily for me none came. Tho next day I was taken across the river by one of his trusted men, and reported to Colonel Forrest without horse, bridle or saddle, or in fact anything except my pistols, sabre, carbine, and tho olothes I had on. Colonel Forrest very kindly gavo me a good horse and equipment, and some friends and relatives I had mot in Senatobia fitted me out with the ne cessary clothing. Wo did not have much fighting on this trip, but Bomevery "close calls." Our loss was two oaptured, while the enemy was one killed at the river. MIS "Ib^QSE GALL," But the Elderly Looking Angel Didn't Seem to Hear lt. Thomas ll. Loylcss, in Atlanta Journal, "I have been roading the Journal's 'close call' storios with a good deal of interest," said an old Confederate veteran to mo while up at tho capitol a few days ago, "and while I haven't any of my own that I care to write about, I will tell you a story I heard told by an old Confederate in a nearby city not long ago, and of which I am reminded by the Journal's stories. "The people of tho town had ar ranged a sort of celebration or recep tion in honor of thc boys who had re turned from Cuba. Theso boys had all seen 'service' in tho late Spanish American 'war' and they wero full of experience. Especially experiences about bad-treatment, bad food, hav ing to sleep on one or two occasions on tho cold ground with nothing but an oil cloth.and blanket to wrap up in. During tho dinner or barbecue the young 'veterans' were telling their ex periences and graphically relating all the 'horrors' of tho Cuban campaign. "Among the auditors, who vere guests at tho rx : ption, were several old Confederate veterans, old grizzly fellows who had seen service with Lee in Yirginia and who hs . gone bare footed during a wintor campaign, Slept on the frozen ground or in snow many a timo without covering and lived on a quarter of a pound of meat a day. with ryo coffee as an occasional luxu ry. These cid vets had listened in tently at tho 'experiences' of the boys just back from Cuba, but hadn't said anything. Finally one of them was called on to tell some of his experi ences during tho civil war. Probably he didn't think they amounted to i much or probably he didn't think it would bo right to spring thom at that particular titus, after what bad gone before. The crowd insisted, aud banal ly he said chat while he didn't have in stock any 'experiences' worth re lating or that really amounted to very much as war stories, he would tell them of a dream he had a few nights before. "'i dreamed tti-i \ died and went to heaven, he said. 'I loafed around for a white, feeling kinder lonesome because J. was from Maces you know until finally a middle aged angol ap proached mc and began to relate to me the story of his death. Ile was drown ed in tho Johnstown flood, ho said, and graphically he related to me all the horrors of that terrible deluge of water. How it swept over tho entire valley and carried trees and houses before it, leaving death and destruc tion in its wake. He had evidently had a very exciting death and it left a lasting impression ou him. "'Ile told me his story and then passed on to other angels, reciting the horrible story of the Johnstown flood to each one he met. Finally he ap proached one of the oldest angels ? had seen; in fact, an angel who ap peared to be several hundred years old, with long flowing beard and bair, greatly resembling Fethe- Time. To this angel he began to teli his story of the Johnstown flood, but the old angol didn't appear to hear kim-per haps he was deaf. At any rate he paid no attention to the Johnstown angel s story of the flood. " 'This seemed to greatly chagrin thc angel with ibu flood story, so after following old Father Time about for a while trying to make him listen to his story, he became discouraged abd went to look up St. Peter to complain of his treatment. He told Peter how he had tried to tell the elderly angel the story of his death and of the horrors of the Johnstown flood, and how the former paid no attention to bim. j '"What's the matter with him; is he deaf?' asked the Johnstown man of Peter. " 'No,' replied Peter, 'wo have no deaf aogels here; that's Noah-he knows all about floods.' " Using Ice to Keep Warm. It may sound strange to be told that you can keep things from freezing by thc liberal use of ice; yet it is a fact, and a fact that shippers are using for the preservation of their perishable goods. In summer they uso ice for keeping goods cool, and in winter they use it for keeping them warm. This apparent paradox is easily ex plained when we know that tempera I ture is kept from rising by keeping the cold out. A good nonconductor of oold used in winter will keep out the freezing temperature, and ice is suoh a nonconductor. Residents of the perpetually frozen far North use it for their houses and live comfort ably within walls of iee. Cars are now made for the protec tion of their contents from oold by using ico in winter. They are double lined with four galvanized iron cylin ders at eaou end. These cylinders are filled with ice in winter. As is well known, iee is normally at a tem perature of 32 degrees Fahrenheit and changes its temperature very slowly that is, it is a bad oonduotor of heat and cold. Therefore, when zero weather prevails without, the cylin ders of relatively warmer ice prevent theoscape of heat and so maintain the temperature within the oar. Without the oylinders the same effect is produced in a very simple in expensive manner. The car is simply clothed in ioe. In zero weather a stream of water js thrown on it, and as it freezes the vehicle is coatee with a nonconducting material that retains the temperature of its interior. . With the cylinders the process is simply reversed in sommer, as they are filled with ice and salt to take up thc heat and keep the car cool. Cures Blood and Skin Troubles. TRIAL 'TREATMENT FREE.-Ia your blood poor? Is it thin? Nose bleed ing and headache? Prioking pains ip tho skiu? Skiu pale? Skin feel hot and swollen? AU run down? Is your blood bad? Ilavo you Pimples? 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Over 3,000 voluntary testimonials of oures by B. B. B. Hill-Orr Drug Co., Wilhite & Wilhito and Evans Phar macy. honor The Dear Old Mother. Time and trouble have scattered the tiowy flakes upon her brow; ploughed ecp furrows upon her cheek, but is she not sweet and beautiful now? The eye is dim, yet it glows with the soft radiance of holy love which can never fade. The lips are thin and shrunken, but those are the lips that have kissed many a hot tear off the childish cheeks, and they are the sweetest lips in the world. There is no word around which suoh tender re collections cluster as tbat of mother, she. who guided our first tottering steps; she, who watched over our help less infancy. Look into these oye?; listen to that sweet voice; notice even a single touch that is bestowed upon you by that precious hand; make much of it while you may. The golden gates will soon be opened for that beautiful soul to pass into those beautiful realms above. Lnv? tho dosr old mother while you have her with you, and plant the roses for her now. Remem- ! ber that you have tho most precious | cf all God's gifts-a luviug motlier. You may have kind friends in after life, but never will you ht /e again the inezpreseible love which none but a mother bestows. After ?he has taken her flight for that better land you will sigh for that sweet security you nsed to feel when, of an evening, you nestled in her bosom. Without her this world seem a solitude. Noth ing should a nord a chi id more real happiness than to have a loving glance of approval from that dear mother. Don't wait until she has closed her eyes in death to be kind and affectionate to your mother. ? The sands of life are nearly run out, but feeble as she is, she will go farther and reaoh down lower for you than any other upon earth. When tho world forsakes she will come along and gather you np in her feeble arms and tell you of all your virtues until you almost forget that your soul has been disfigured by vice. Love her tenderly and cheer her declining years with holy devo tions. Honor the dear old mother. E. BRYAN STEEDNAN. You Know What Yon Are.Taking When you cake Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonio because thc formula is plainly printed on every bottle showing that it is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. No Cure, No Pay. 50o. -m ft rn* - An old fellow in Missouri had lots of fun recently. He nailed a stuffed squirrel to the limb of a tree, and he Bays something over a hundred sportsmen eaoh took from ooo to a half a dozen shots at it. - Potatoes were introduced into Ireland in'1589. GANGER Sufferers from thia horrible malady J nearly always inherit it-not necessarily from the parents, but may be from some remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs through several generations. This deadly poison may lay dormant in the blood foi years, or until you reach middle life, then the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap pearance-? or a swollen gland in the breast, or some other part of the body, gives the first waining. To cure Cancer thoroughly and perms' nently all the poisonous virus must bc iliminated from the blood-*?yery ve stage sf it driven out This S. S. S. does, and is the only medicine that can reach deep* seated, obstinate blood troubles like thia When all the poison has been forced out of the system the Cancer heals, and thc disease never returns. Cancer begins often in a small way, as thc following letter from Mrs. S hirer shows ! A small pimple ?ame on my Jaw about an incl) below the car on thc left .-Ide of ny face. It gav? me no pain or inconven ance, and I should have forgotten about it bad it not begun to inflame and itch ; lt .would bleed a Uttla, then scab over, but Would not heal. This continued for come tune, when my jaw began to swell, becoming very painful. The Cancer bo gan to eat and spread, until it waa aa lanie a9 a half dollar,when ? heard of 8. S. S. and determin ed to give it a fair trial, find it was ic mat kable . what a wonderful effect it had from the very beginning : thc sore began tc beal and after taking a few bottles disappeared entirely. Thlawaa two years ago ;theie are still ao signa ot the Cancer, and my general hcatlb amtinnea gooCb-Mas. R. SOWER, La Plata, Ma is the greatest of all blood purifiers, and the only one guaranteed purely vegetable. Send for our free book on Cancer, containing valuable and interest ing information about this disease, and write our physicians about your case. Wc make no charge for medical advice. " THE SWIFT SPEC i FIC CO., ATLANTA, GA. COTTON ROOT*T ?ENNYROYAL T|ILLS 'original and Genuino, always Barellan!* A safe LADIES, alwaysask ?ot B Vt. Host's Colton Boot and PennyrjTal B Female Pills. 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For over thirty years I have been a fearful sufferer from what ls kuown as Cy stitis or Catarrh of the bladder and enlargement of the prostrate gland, osnsed from exposure and hard horseback rid inc during the war and since, too. My bladder was constantly in a dreadful state of Irritation, causing a constant desire to urinate, par ticularly during the night. My urine was of a very dark color, and thick with mu ons and deposits ; sometimes as dark as any H trow? lye or black copper and of a very disagreea'cle odor. I consulted my physicians. Some of them, the most promises! in the Sooth, and I believe they did all they could ; but I never experienced the slightest benefit from their advice. Old remedies and new remedies v/ero usol Every known remedy I believe was taken by me and, besides, various mineral wa ters, but to no effect, and for years I struggled along; and I truly believe that for over thirty yeera I did not eDjoy ':en consecutive days free from pain or anonyanoe from this dreadful disease of mj bladder, until finally abou -, two or tbree yearB wy I let down and had to give up my profession (civil engineering.) I had abont c in cluded to "throw up the sponge" and struggle no longer, when friends urged me to try Harris LUhia Springs, which I finally concluded to do, more by.way of obliging interested friends than for any great goon that I expected from tho waters. I came to the 8prings, reaching them about the middle of Jun?, tired, slok and with little faith, but determined to give the waters a fair and an honest trial, which I did. And I can truthfully and honestly etato that I wai well rewarded for so doing, for before I left there I slept soundly and was rarely disturbed by calls of nature. I was, for the flrat time In over 25 years, passing clear, healthy water-the result of the great and wonderful curative powers of Harris Lithia Water. Too much cannot be said for this great bailth-reatorlng fountain of nature. Toa are, gentlemen, at liberty to refer to me as to the great healing propensity of your Harris Litbia WE (er. I have known of a number of other parties who also have found great relief frc rn this Water. Yours very truly, 8. a KIRKLAND. We guarantee that one glasi of Karris LUhia Carbonated Water will relieve any case of indigestion in one minute's time or money refunded, or if taken after each meal will cure the moat stubborn case of indigestion. Why will you suffer when you have this guarantee ? The Harris Lithia's Ginger Ale is superior to any other Ale on the mar ket, because it is made from the famous Harria Lithia, and you receive the benefits of the Water besides getting the best Ale. EVANS PHARMACY can supply you with the Water in any quantity HARRIS LITHIA WATER CO., Harris Spring, 8. C. Anderson is Up-to-Date, so are th? They have opened op a large and well-selected. stock of Furniture, House Furnishings, And everything that belongs to that line of business. Mr. Ben. B. Bleckley and Mr. Noel B. Sharpe are the man agers, and will take pleasure in showing everybody their IMMENSE STOCK and CHEAP PRICES. Their stock was bought in ear load lots and from the best factories for Cash, and they feel sure that th* most fastidious eau be pleased. Go to see them. They also have an elegant HEARSE? and carry a full line Gaskets and Coffins. Buist and J^ei?ry*s. Ramember when you go to get your Seed to get fresh ones. As this is our first year in the Seed business we have no seed carrier! over from last year. Yours, F. B, GRAYTON & CO. Near the Post Office.