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WAR 1 A. !Private at Dan Walden, in The UBI few daye of oar service in the army, which included the final re treat from Biohmond to Appomattox, were replete with I excitement, rest lessness and aoxiel y, which, together witb the rapid snc?dBBion of impor tant events, rendered it an exception ally memorable occasion. Our regi ment v.-. s on the lino of battle in the Cbickahominy swamp, seven, miles east of Richmond, on pioket duty, 1Dd when they started off they left me in a very awkwa?d abd undesir able situation. They had posted me on an outpost in front of our picket line to watch the movements of the enemy, and then secretly and clan destinely moved off and left me to my fate, and for three or four hours I confronted Grant's entire army singly and alone. They had probably left nie there unintentionally through BOme mistake or oversight, but it looked to me at that time like a olear case of malicious mistreatment, and it vexed and worried me so mnoh I beoame careless and indifferent about trying to overtake and intrude myself upon tb-sc who had thus attempted to get rid of me. My lagging behind proved a very fortunate proceeding-for our regiment was captured in a battlejat Sailor's creek, carried to a northern prison and kepi in captivity for more than two months, while I, by reason of my absence, escaped capture, went on to Appomattox, surrendered with Lee's army and went home. After I had watched and waited on my soli tary post for perhaps about four hours the morning light revealed my isola ted condition and I immediately re lieved myself and retreated toward Richmond in great haste, never slack ening my speed until safely across the James river. When I got to Richmond I found it enveloped in flames from fires kindled by the rear guards of thc retreating Confederate army, and my journey through that -ast expanse of fire and smoke to the fi?mes river bridge was an exceeding y difficult and dangerous one. Several imes I was almost overcome by the teat and smoke, but I pressed forward ind got through safely. When at ast I got to the river I fonnd the ?bridge on fire, and, although the rag Dg flamea seemed to bid defiance to |ne, I made no stop to investigate the easibility of trying to cross, but ashed recklessly OD and was certain y the last man to cross ou that old ridge. After crossing the river met a young Virginian, who was eparated from his regiment, and we brmed e partnership for the journey, e traveled more leisurely than I ad been going and made occasional etours off from the main road in nest of food. Being subjeot to the uthority of no particular commander, nd free from the restraints of mili ary discipline, we had a very pleasant journey, except whoa, on two or three ocasiona, it beoame necessary to in case our speed to an unoomfortsble pid rate to make room for advancing inkee cavalry. We arrived at Appomattox late in e afternoon of Saturday, April 8, Und learned from citizens that no oops had passed beyond that plaoe id therefore we continued on a little rther westward, into fresh foraging rritory, after a mnoh needed snpper. ?fter we had gone about a mile from sn, and the darkness of night wss oing on, we were about to emerge I om the end of a long lane into a for *i through which the road seemed to ??\ we were suddenly and unexpeot Hy fired upon by a line of Yankee okets concealed in the edge of the )0d8. We were mnoh surprised snd oha Bned at finding Yankees?in our front, __dwe fled precipitately and bein? DStantlv nr aa A ni* V. g around our ears snd striking ?Jost the feu COR on either side of we made a record breaking raoe to rts town, and although chased, wn that narrow lane, by soores of ?sing bullets, we both escaped un bred, but we had a very oloao call, 'er a short rest in town we started 1 ?gain on a road that led north: RJ, hoping to find something to eat that direction. Soon after starting we di?oovered a ?at camp in front of us, brilliantly bted with innumerable myraids bf *?og camp-fires, and we resolved go and spend the night with them ??ever they might he, but sf ter we 1 gone a H?tlo further my oompan ?atopped short, uttered * shocking inelegant exclamation and pointed the nearest fires. I stopped a looked more olosely, at the men the firos, and was horrified at ? Discovery that they were slHress J??mtBof blue. Nair picke* line mnst . have boen ^mooly OIOBO in, for went 4l?? quarter of a mile of tt? 1MWB and encountered no pick Appomattox A t?anta Journal. ott. We retreated again, ss rapidly aa was consistent with the avoidance of noise, and resolved to return to town and abandon ?he search for supper. We lost oar way in the darkness and wandered over great hills, through muddy swamps, among dense thickets of briers, over ditches, streams and steep precipices and finally landed at the oamp of a Con federate wagon train, where we slept the remainder of the night. Next morning, after many unsuc cessful attempts to ,get breakfast, we started to town to complain to some army officer about our famishing con dition, but aa we approached the edge of the town, the bullets and shells from the Yankee's line of battle, which were storming furiously across our road, forced us to take shelter be hind a steep bluff, near a small stream, where we remained until the firing oeaeed and even until a courier passed by with the news of General Lee's surrender, and with orders for us all to assemble in town immediately. That courier asked my companion and me to go around by a oamp, a short distance up the little stream, and carry those men orders about as sembling in town, and we went, but those men ridiouled the idea of Lee's surrender. They said that. General Grant might have surrendered, but Lee had not nor never would surrender. We saw some men wringing their hands and orying most piteously as if heart-broken at the terrible news of the failure of our cause. As soon as all had assembled. in town we were marched out into an. old field, where we o tacked.arm s for the last time and hung our accoutrements on the pro jecting bayonets. Late in the after noon they issued some rations and some of us were made happy in that respect. On Monday, April 10, about noon, General Grant, General Lee and thirty or forty other officers, all on horse back, assembled on the top of a great hill near town and wc were all march ed around in front of them in a grand review. On Tuesday afternoon, we were each presented with a neatly printed little parole and turned loose to get home SB best we could. An Alaska Solomon. "There's an old judge up in Alaska where I ?pent a few weeks recently," said Assistant District Attorney Train, the other day, "who interest ed me greatly by his excellent rulings. "While I was there he had a caso before him in whioh two brothers were litigants concerning some land left by their father. They were so bitter to ward caoh other that they wanted an inventory practically of every stone in the place and a perfectly equal di vision made. "When the judge had heard both sides of the story, he came to a quiok decision. . : " 'John,' he said, 'you go out and divide the property into what you think to be eqaa? parts and William, you take your choice after John has made the division/ "It was before this same judge that a fly prisoner had been convicted and now stood ui; to receive' sentence. The judge bsgau: " *I fine you 150 " 'Ail right, judge, I've got the $50 in my trousers pocket,' said the jaun ty eonviot, reaching for his money. 'And two y cora ?.nd three months in prison; have yoi. got '.hat in your j trousers pocket?' continued the judge, i "It was a downcast rogue that beard the end of the sentence." Exchange. _ __ Gores Rheumatism and Catarrh-Med? oise sent Fres. Send no money-rs?mp?y write iud try Botanio Blood Balm at our ex pense. Botanio Blood Balm (B. B. B.) kills or destroys tho poison in the blood whioh causes the awful aches in baok add shoulder blades, shifting pains, difficulty in moving fingers, toes or legs, bone paips, swollen musolea and joints of rheumatism, ipr the foul breath, hawking, spitting, droppings in throat, bad hearing, spooks flying before the eyes, all played out feeling of catarrh. Botanic Blood Balm has cured hundred of cases of 30 or 40 years standing after doctors, hot springs and patent medicines had all failed. Most of these cured patients had taken Blood Balm as a last VC Z 01 ar? it is especially advised for ohronio, eep seated cases. Impossible for any one to suffer tho agonies or symptoms of rheumatism or oatarrh while or after taking Blood Balm. It makes the blood pare and rich, thereby giv ing a healthy blood supply. Cures are permament and not a patching up. Sold at drug stores, fl per large bot I tie. Sample of Botanic Blood Balm frae and prepaid, also special medical advice by describing your trou* bis and writing Blood Balsa Co.. Atlanta, Ga. A personal trial of Blood Ba?? ia better than a thousand printed testimonials, ac write at once. ?old in Anderson by Orr-Gray Drug Co., Wilhite & WUhito and Evans Pharmacy. Roll or Company D, Karta Regiment, 8? C. T., Confederate StateB Army. At the requcBt of Boveral veterans wo print below the original roll of Co. D, Fourth South Carolina Regiment, C. S, A. The Company wat railed in Northeastern portion of Anderson County, and was commanded by Capt. James Long : OFFICERS. Long, James, Captain. Long, John, First Lieutenant. Oason, W.A., 2nd Lieutenant. King, Y. B., 3rd Lieutenant. Bramlett, J. W., 3rd Lieutenant, Orr, J. W.. First Sergeant. Mitchell. B. W., Second 8ergsent. Wardiaw, J. N., Third Sergeant. MiUiktn, B. F., Fourth Sergeant. Laboon. J. H., Firth Sergeant. Smith, J. A. M woe, First Corporal. . Hambree, J. E , Seoond Corpora!. Fielding, Wm. H., Third Corporal. Mulllkln, M. L., Fourth Corporal. Martin, A. F., Fifth Corporal. Rankin, G. A., Sixth Corporal. PRIVATES. Burgess, 8. W. O nibo rn, T. C. Burgess, J. A. Quails, Wm. B. Bratoher, T. J. Quail?, J. A. Burdin, J. W Richey, J. R. Byrd, W. W. Rogers, Robert Cheetham, W. M. Rogers, J. C. Clardy, J. F. Russell. T. W. Cartee, D.S. Smith, J. A. Campbell, E. N. 8a-Ub, B. F. Dickson, John 8mitb, T. J. Ebrod, E. F.. Shirley, Wm. C. Ford, A. W. Shirley. A. A. Groy, H. H. Smith, J. G. Qambrell, Mathow Sizamore,?Rowland Dickson, David t?lzeinore, Ephraim Duckworth. F. T. Stone, G. W. Duckworth, Ben. Smith, Robert Browning, J. H. Shirley, B. F. Blakeley, B. F. Scott, Wm. H. Durham, C. M. Sergent, A. B. Glassney, Wm. P. Vandiver, J. L. Glass pey, S. N. White. J. A. Hem bree, J. E. Wilson, J. M. Ingram, George Wilson, J. L. Ingram, David Wilson, J. S. Hughes, T. H. Wilson, G. A. Hamby, Wm. L. Wyatt, S. T. Jones, N. B. Wyatt, J. N. Jolly, Jesse Wood, S. R. Laboon, J. A. Watson, J. N, Mulllkln, J. Lt. Watson, T. S. Mulllkln, ?M. A. Smith, W. L. Mulllkln, B. W. Morgan, Moore Martin, 8. M. Martin, Wm. S. Martin, T. C. Day, F. M. Martin, Thoa. C. Bagwell, Emery Martin, J. T. Blakeley, B. F. Martin, T. W. Polster, J. M. May field, 8. V. Jones, Stephen Martin, 8. V. Stegall, Thomas Melton, David R. ?topra1;, John Neiley, Jeremiah Smith, 3. T. Neiley, C. M. Smith, Wm. Owens, David Smith, J. B. E. Owens, Joshua Nolloy, J. F. Orr, Wm. H. Fortune, Geo. W. How ?Doc" Brown Won bis Bride. "Honorable 'Dook' Brown of Mor ganfield, Ky., representing Union County in this Legislature, is a char acter, and is -also a jewel in the rough," said the mau who goes up and down the land hearing things about people. "Unlike the ordinary jewel, however, he shines without be ing polished. His colleague in the Senate is the Honorable I. A. Spauld ing one of the courtliest of the court ly, and the two statesmen are warm friends. On one occasion, a visitor was introduced at Frankfort to the two solons, and he oould not restrain his surprise at the marked contrast between them, but he was polite about it. ,4,Oh,' laughed 'Dook/ in his big, broad way, 'that's all right, I sm the raw material and the Judge is the manufactured product.' '.? . "On another occasion in Morgan field tho Honorable 'Dook* found some opposition in having himself named as the proper perron to introduce a speaker at some kind of a public meet ing they were going to hold at the Court House, hut he managed to get the plaoe. At that time he had not had mnoh experience on the rostrum, and he was pretty awkward. The Conrt House was fiii?u with en audi ence composed entirely of men. The Honorable 'Dook* pulled himself to gether and began: 'Lndiea and gen tlemenrl The house caught right on and gave 'Dook* the 'hal hal' in great shape for his mistake. He wasn't pleased and glared at his tormentors until they beoame quiet. Then he started in again. "'I apologize for my mistake,' he. said. 'There are no ladies in the 'house'-he paused and surveyed the audienoe earnestly for a moment and added, 'and-few gentlemen.' "Talking to a couple of bachelor friends one day, he said: 'You're no good at all. Take my advice and never give a woman anything she oan't est, and never make love to her ont of an ink bottle? Why, when I courted my wife I just grabbed hold of her, j and I said: "Sallie, yon are the sweet est thing on earth, and your beauty baillee the skill of msn snd subdues his ferooions nature," and I got her.' " -St. Louis Republic. Blor/j the Cough sad Works off the Cold. Lsxative Bromo Quinine Tablets oure a cold in one day. No cure. No Pay. Price 25 cents. _- ?, rnT_: - The birds are not forgotten by the Swedish pesssntry. At the. door of every tanner's house is erected a pole, the top of whioh ia bound a full, large sheaf of grain. There is not a peasant in all Sweden who will sit down with his ohildren to dinner urn til he has first raised aloft a meal for the birds. - Pumpkins, beans and corn were grown by the Indians SOO years ago ss they are grown to-day. And oar foremothers were taught by the sav ages to make hominy, mush and coro dumplings as they are, made now. -; Teacher-"Suppose your little brother, had two pennies and yon gave him three more, what would ho have tuen?" Nibsy Murphy-"A vaniller icecream soderl" "??l tte GOLD DUST tarifes * ?mu? ww*." Snow whito otothe* apo tho B*ot?ult of udna SSOLD BUST It makes light the labors of washing. Turns wash day into play day. Better than any Soap anti mora ooonomloata Made only by THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, Chicago. Msw York. Boston. St Louis.-Makers ol OVAL FAIRY SOAP. GROWING 1 WE have enlarged our Store room and added to our Stove and Tin busi ness GLASS and CROCKERY, and would be pleased to have you call and inspect Goods aid get prices. We eell the best Cook Stoves, Ranges and Heaters on the market Would call special attention to the Air Tight Wood Burner. It will burn knots, chunks, chips, corn-cobs, roots, trash of any kind, and gives the greatest amount of heat with less fuel than any Stove in ex istenoe. t&m We contract for Roofing, Gut tering, Plumbing and Electric Wiring. Yours for businese, ARCHER & NORRIS. Wheat Growers! TAKE NOTICE. Do not Fail to try our Specially Prepared 8 1-2 2-2 Petrified Bone Fertilizers for Grain. We have all grades of Ammoniated Fertil izers and Acid Phosphates, also Kainit, Ni trate of Soda and Muriate of Potash; all put up in new bags; thoroughly pulverized, and no better can be found in the market. We shall be pleased to have your order. MSflil PHOSPHfeTE MB Oil CB. ^Mmmm?Wm^f?T mn n nata to c. ?J. MOPFBTT. M. D.. ST. LOUIS, MO. rffWirrllHI ll ATUUWA.O?,, N0T.10.ltKX). K? nn o.T? ~th? ^"{"Si'EuiTCn, DBTO Ott. m?tt?l.IMMM* ' MID ?IMli ! (ti^^^r^f? Os ^^^^N. WE have prepared for Hard Times /^'f?^ by buvin8 the LARGEST Stock of iHSi -^?I ? FURNITURE // il^vl J^i^Ml /J|?**TI\ Ever in Anderson, and have bought fr^b^r! fowl 4 W?L ''r\ at Hard Tiraes Price8* Yhere wil1 be j i^S^^^lX^Jt/^ '' ;j\ no Hard Times for you when you buy ll j''^^^'\ffsZ!?^r^^r i from us, for we have the p ices lower V ^Jf??tyvE?**^^ PuSigaw \y\\ than you have ever heard of them be LvSl^^f^.l ? fore, and you can now buy two dol \VKES1I?5'SN+i? I LARS WORTH OF FURNI,URE FOR ONE /Wi ^i^u?5 rVlv^" Come to see us and we will convince ^W^^S^T^^^^N rW?? you of the fact tbafc you can 8A-VE X=r ^^^V?^SL?^I money by buying any price of Fumi na-*-3 ture from us. LARGEST STOCK, LOWEST PRICES, BEST GOODS. G. F. TOLLY & SON, Depot Street, ser UNDERTAKING and EMBALMING. BLACKSMITH AHB W??DWORg SHOPS ! THE un d craig ned, having succeeded to the business of Frank Johnson & Co., will continue it at the old stand, and solicits the patronage of the publia Repairing and Repainting promptly executed. We make a specialty of ''Goodyear," Rubber and Steel Horse Shoeing (General Blacksmith and Woodwork. Only experienced and skilled workmen employed. We have now ready for aale Home-made, Hand-made Farm Wagon that we especially invite your attention to. We put on Gc<>dy ear .Ru boer Tites. Yoare for business Church Street, Opposite Jail. > J. P. TODD. Splendid Values These. Nothing gives up such genuine pleasure as to offer to our Customers Ona Hundred Cents worth of Value for every Dollar ! WE umko just as good a profit on an artiolo that is worth the money as we do on one that is not worth carrying home. The first makes us friends and new customers, whilo the last keeps us continually in hot water. For this reason, in buying our NEW STOCK OF DRESS GOODS and SHOES, We left off thc usual side lino of "shoddies" and bought only thc very best quality of Goods for the price. For instance, our long experience in Shoo Buying and Shoo Selling taught us just what our beBt trade demanded in Shoes, and wo bought accord ingly, so that wc aro enabled to offer tho Newest, Best, most Substantial and Shapely line of Ladies and Gentlemen's Shoes Ever brought to this market. Wc have an excellent combina tion Brogan and DrcsB Shoe for men that we offer for $1.75 that can't be duplicated elsewhcro for $2.00. We have a Laco Wa ter Proof Calf, half boot, for $2.00 that makes us frionds every day. Wo have a most comfortable heavy Kangaroo Mau*a Calf lined, that is as full of valuo at $1.50 as it is full of sr?! id loath er. Our Stock of Women's Shoes is equally as varied and com plete as the men's, and wo confidently offer them to the trade aa honest, well-made goods. We have recently added to our Stock a handsome lino of TRTJ3STKS, From a oheap paoker to tho best $5.00 Trunk. Prospective brides and grooms, and young ladies and gentlemen starting to College, will observo that goods-boxes have gone out of date since our new prices on Trunks went into effect, and that the style now is one? of Dean & Ratliffe's Trunks. Speaking of style, ibero nover was a time since tho foundation of the world when DEAN'S PATENT FLOUR Wasn't in style. It is still in style, and tho people just cry for it. Any one who doubts it can BOC for himself by watching whore all tho wagons load. Thc people will have our stuff, and that's what makes us thc busiest Storo in town. DEAN & RATLIFFE, THE HOTTEST OP THE HOT. Why Not Give Your House a Coat of MASTIC PAINT ? You can put it on yourself-it is already mixed-and to paint your houser would not cost you more _ than.- - " - - Five or ?ix Dollars! SOLS BY Orr^Gray & Co. HOME SEEKER EXCURSION RATES VIA The Western and Atlantic Railway and Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis Railway, To points in Texas. Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Mifisouri. 8olid vesti 'buled traine between Atlanta and Memphis. Only one change of cars to piincipal western cities. Very low rates to all points North, Northwest and West. Best service and quickest lime via the 8cenic Battlefield Route. For schedules, rates, maps or any information, write JOHN E. SATTERFIELD, Traveling Passenger Agent, No. 1 Brown Building, Atlanta, Ga. Sept 10, 1002 _12 6m - CELEBRATED Acme Paint and Cement Cure. Specially used on Tin Boofs and Iron Work of any kind. For sale by ACME PAINT & CEMENTiCO. Beference : F. B. GR AYTON & CO., Druggists, Anderson? S. C.