Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

WAR ST Incidents of Editor Atlanta Journal: Under thc head of close calls I have often felt inclined to write something of my own experience along that linc, but have been waiting long and patiently for sonic one more competent than myself to give a descriptive account of one of the finest little struggles of the late war betweeu the States. As General Sherman was on his march of destruction and vandalism to thc sea with fighting .Joe Wheeler at his heels. It was about the middle of November, l^iil, late in the afternoon. General Iverson's division was nearing Jonesborn, (Ja., when wc were at tacked and drawn into quite a combat with the Yankees, on the western borders uf that ill-fated little town. Hut few lives were lost on our side, however. My mind reverts to one of the most touching scenes it was ever my lot to look upon. Two of tho Fifty-third Alabama cavalry. Ha man's brigade, doubtless neighbors at home and devoted friends and mess mates in war, had covenanted together that if one should get killed in battle and the other survived that the sur viving one would at the risk of his own life sec to it that the dead body should not fall into thc hands of thc enemy for burial. So on this eventful day as thc sun was sinking out of sight into tho western horizon a min nie ball from the enemy's lines scaled tho fate of one of the two comrades ?-i .d at a twinkling thc sun of his no llie life ulso went down, and as he fell his horsd either escaped or was taken oharge of by some other member of that bravo band. I do not now re member, but one thing I do know of a truth, that true to a solemn obligation and very likely to a devoted love and fidelity to a comrade's loving wife and Bwect children at home who was fond ly looking for the homo-coming in thc final sweet by and by, amidst fast fly ing bullets thc surviving hero, for a hero he was, jumped from his own horse and grabbed tho body of his dead comrade and throwed it across the front of his saddle, stomach down ward and ballauoed it thero as one would a saok of corn, thou calmly and coolly mounted his steed and galloped off in complete defiance to tho many missiles that followed, but who in the providenoo of the God of all battles never received a scratch; but soon after this, as it was gotting dark, all demonstrations of battle ceased and when our regiment, the Eleventh Georgia oavalry, formed again in the street near the depot, this brave Ala bamian carno to us with his man still resting in front of Lim and in that po sition he continued to oarry his pre cious burden until camp was reached, near Lovejoy's station, ?ix miles south of Joneaboro, where he secured tools to dig a grave and as far as was in bio power gave him a decent burial at a country graveyard, and no doubt with a sigh of relief, he consoled himself with a consciousness of a duty done and a sacred obligation kept in good faith. It was not my privilege, how ever, to attend this burial, for at the Bel f-same hour I was put on detail to go to the Flint River bridge to do picket duty all night under command of Sergeant Eldor, of Clarke County, but now of Watkinsville, Ooonee county, and carly on the following morning as we were returning to our command and riding slowly along thc road and all was quiet as a funeral procession, our noble sergeant must have had a presentment or revelation of thc scenes that were so soon to fol low, for in thc quiet moments he raised himself in thc saddle and said: "Boys, I feel that we are going to get into one of the worst stampedes to-day wc were ever in." But none ot us attached muoh im portance to the prophesy or gavo it much thought. Camps being reached we were ordered to report to Captain Tabor of company Iv. My captain who was in charge of a huge pile of corn in tho shuck in the middle of a field some distance away, all was or dered to shuck and shell half a bushel and strap it to our saddles, but before we had time to perform that duty we were warned by a bugle call from our bugler, Rafe Dunahoo, of Athens, Ga., to come, and when wo got to them wore ordered to fall into line and bo ready for action as thc enemy was forming on tho east side of tho old Macon and Western railroad. So we oounted of! in fours and every fourth man left to hold horses, thc remaining three-fourths marched about a mile, infantry style and fell into tho fortifi cations ou the west side of the rail rond at right angles with same, volun te- r nickels were culed for and among the n-> I remember our fellow towns man, .J C. Hardie,.one of tho proprie tors ot me Vet Coal and loe Company? took his chances and went -forth almost tv the m oui h o uf the enemy's ' gUUB. ORIES. Close Calls. Hut for awhile it seemed as though it was to bc a false alarm but soon to our right and between us and the rail road on the crest of thc hill and high est point our four gu? battery began to get into position to play upon the Yankee picket lines on the opposite hill north of our position. There I could seo in a cloud of dust many horses coming over the hill tops, which my inexperienced and untrained eyes (for 1 was only 17) took to bc ar tillery horses, then the getting into proper position and thc lumbering the guns, the retiring of'horscs andcaisons Lu a safe place over the hill was soon complete. Wc then discovered that we had something on our hands, hut wc of the cavalry did no firing from the trenches as we had nothing so far t'i confront but a few pickets and our pickets was between us and them, the Yankee artillery playing upon our battery mainly to our right, but in a short space of time wc got orders from Colonel Young through AdjutantGor don to retreat back to our horses as thc enemy was flanking us on the east side of thc railroad, and as they had such overwhelming numbers it would have been an easy task to have encir cled our little band had we undertook to have held our position. As the Yankees discov-Tcd our re treat the minnie balls came thick and fast as well as shot and shell, but for tunately for us we had the protection of a skirt of thick woods between the fortifications and thc open old field where we had left our horses. Speak ing of this woods reminds me of two memorable events. First. As we were moving in almost a solid lino through those timbers we carno to a very largo tree ton and necessarily wc had Lo di vido the left and while separated thus a huge shell came and tore that tree top into atoms and plowed a great hole in the earth, thus we saw th6 hand of providence again. And immediately after this occur rence and while still in the woods, I felt thc weight of a man fall against me. Looking around I discovered it was Sergeant Hooper, of our regiment, but do not now remember the compa ny, but us noble a soldier as ever car ried a gun. He got up on his feet and exclaimed: "Oh, God, I am shot!" and then it was that I discov ered tho blood spurting from a wound under the left eye at every pulsation, having received he ball in the back of the head. I advised him to divest himself of all burdens, gun, cartridge box, haversack, etc, which he did, and while parleying with him I found I was left alone with DO one savo a dying man, but he soon fell with a gasp and I have wished a thousand times that I could have been as faith ful to him as was the brave Alabamian to his oomrade the evening before, but I saw that I could not move him out of the enemy's reach, besides I would subject myself to certain capture. I then ran on to where I had left my pony, only a little way off over the hill, and lo and behold, all was gone. Tho horse holder had tied her to a bush and in her great exoitoment had rallied and pawed around till the bri dle reins were twisted like a rope and while I was engaged in gettitg ready to mount, Captain Barkly, of Colonel Young's staff, carno on by me with Major Madison Bell riding behind him on tho santo horse, having taken our dear major up, he having lost his own horse. As soon as I could mount I rushed on to where the most of our men seemed to be going, but every thing was in complete disorder and dismay and the best efforts of officers failed to bring order out of confusion. Thc woods to our left and east of tho railroad were blue with Federals, but strange as it may seem to be, but lidie tiring was done from them and none from our side, as overy one of us seemed to think that self-preser vation was the iirst law of nature; we were going at full tilt down alongside a deep railroad cut, both us and the Federals, with nothing but the out be tween us, the Federals salutier us with an occasional shot from his pistol and with a "Hold on, Johunie Reb." I could plainly seo that the railroad cut was soon to give out, but thus af fording an opportunity to Mr. Y"ankeo to cross over and mix with usina hand to hand struggle, and I could but think that it was a good idea to turn obliquely to the right, taking the advantage of tho woods for protection, as many were already doing, but 1 saw our brave Colonel Young just in front of me galloping along quite oool ly and it was an inspiration to me as I thought I could stand it as long as he oould, but just before the end of ; the out was reached he wheeled his old black into that thiok woods and we wero soon lost to the view of the 'enemy, and it ia now no strange story to tell an old Confederate that ? Yan kee would follow him as long ??j he was ?D the open but could not be in duced to coter thc thickets, for he knew Dot what was in stort for him there. Wc went on pell mell through lick's, leaping fences and ditches till we reached a public road running east and west. We then came back to the railroad and thc officers succeeded in getting us into line again, where we soon made barricades of fence rails prcpating for another attack, but it never carne and just why thc enemy did not follow us was then a mystery, but we afterwards learned that the Ninth Kentucky cavalry came to our rescue just as we left the railroad. After nightfall wc struck march again and went about a mile below Griffin before wo went into camp. Thatday's experience fully verified Sergeant Ei der's prediction made in the carls morning. Major Madison Hell was senior cap tain of thc Thirtieth Georgiabattalior cavalry, company A, but when th< battalion was united to Ilunuou'i brigade of Alabama cavalry it wai then made a regiment, Eleventh Geor gia cavalry, thus promoting him to th< rank of major by reason of his senior ity. Thc change was made u?ar Fair burn, Ga. It is '.7ith feelings of pride and gen nine admiration that I refer to titi grand soldier, statesman and nobl< citizen, wiio distinguished himself ii peace as wei as in war, who after th struggle was over filled tho position o comptroller general of the Etnpir State of the Scuh and other position of trust and honor at our nations capita], but in after years on aocoun of ill health had to retire to privat life. If his domestic life was as love ly surrounded by a sweet and lovin, family as his deportment to his me in ranks his home was a paradise But alus, in the year 18% tho grii reaper came and culled him up highe and the good and noble faithful Maje Bell left us all the richest heritage tho noblest work of God, an honet mao. T. J. Smith, 17A Peachtree, St., Atlanta, Ga. When Mosby Hude on his During Raids. John S. Mosby, well known as tl commander of a guerrilla band in tl service of the Confederacy during tl war of tno Slates, and who is now special employe of the department < the Interior, showed a willingness I talk about his war-time experience i a Star reporter a day or two ago. Tl latter inquired into the truth of story that ho had entered Alexandr in disguise and had engaged in sot] dare-devil triok. "Oh, that story is all nonsense said Colonel Mosby, "I never went a place in disguise in my life. The stories roso because of the rap movements of my command. Wh there is an official telegram on file the war department, stating that I w in Washington in conference wi Wilkes Booth the night of the killii of President Linooln. It is needle to say that the statement was knot to be false by most of the federal ge erais. "?es,?I frequently got close to Was ington during the war. Many a til I would ride up to the hill up youd across the Potomac ana look do\ upon the city. I might have one two men with me, and we would so disappear. Just over on the Virgil side carly one morning I met a Mi Barlow on her way into Washingt with a wagon full of vegetables. H husband was a federal soldier and e was a Northern woman. She had pass to go in and out of Washingto and drove into the city often from t farm. I used to go to her house oft and get a cup of good coffee, course, she gavo it to us knowing tl we rather had charge of things along on that side of the river. Wi on this particular morning Mrs. B low had a pair of scissors hangi from her apron. After I had tall with her awhile I said: " 'Mrs. Barlow, lend mo your s< sors.' "She handed them to me, an reached up to my head, got hold ol bunch of hair, cut it off and 0? 'Mrs. Barluw, please take this look my hair right into Lincoln, and saj him that I am norning in tc see 1 soon und will expect a look of his I in return.' She looked much puzzl but she said ?he would do it. 'I found out afterwards that rode straight to tho white house gave the hair to the president pore ally, refusing to give it to anyone e The president was amused and lat ed heartily. No, I was not afraii do this, because I knew that by time thc president could attemp catch me I would bo thirty miles av President Lincoln never made an tempt to catch me, because he k that I would bc somewhere else w his men arrived. Many people 1 information of me into Washing for the purpose of trying to b about my capture. "I oovcred the entire south sid the Potomac for many miles eaoh \ and the largest number of men I in 1864, when Sheridan was ic Shenandoah Valley, was five ttooi cavalry, a total of 250 men. \ that command we oaptnrcd all arms we needed, all the ammunition, food and clothing, and had a wagoo I train running to Lee's army frequent- ! ly with supplies we had captured. No, I was never a general. I was a private in the 1st Virginia Cavalry for toe first two years after the war, and began raising my command after that time, beginning with one troop of cavalry. Each man was armed with two pistols and a saber. We had no carbi nea."-Washington Star. Yawning Cures Hiccoughs. "Y'awniog is about tho best cure I know of for the hiccoughs," said an observant man, "and I have stumbled on the truth quite by accident. It was proved in my case a sure cure, and by reflection I am convinced that it is a perfectly logical result, a result explainable, too, on physical grounds. "All kinds of remedies are resorted te by men who suffer periodically with hiccoughs, like stopping the ears and drinking a glass of water slowly and without a stop, or by holding the breath, or counting,-or thinking in tensely on some subject, and in many other ways. I have tried all of these remedies, and at times have been fair ly successful in checking the hic coughs. Again, I ha* o seen each one of these remedies fail. In my own experience, so far as these remedies are concerned, drinking a glass of water slowly and without breathing is the most satisfactory. But it is tor turing enough too. On the other hand, the yawn is not only efficacious, but it is absolutely without any of the tor turing features. There is, as I said before, probably a good physical rea son for the yawn being a good remedy for the hiccoughs. The hiccoughs is described as being a modified res piratory movement, a spasmodic in spiration, consisting of a contraction of the diaphragm, accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further entrance of air is prevented. The im pulse of the column of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces the sound peculiar to the ailment. It is reasonable to assume that anything that would relieve the contracted state of the diaphragm, and would reopen the closed glottis, or partially open it. so the air could enter in a normal way, would com pletely relieve the situation. -It would seem that the yawn, which is nothing mora than a deep, long breath', would bring about this result. While the yawn is supposed to be an involun tary movement, due to drowsiness, it is yet a fact that a man eau yawn at pleasure. This being true, it is easily within a man's power to eure the hic coughs by resorting to the very simple praotioo of yawning. -Of course I can not say that in all cases of hiccoughs the yawn will prove a good remedy. But I believe in all ordinary cases, where the annoyance is not aggravated, the yawn will do the work. At any rate, my own experience has convin ced me of the fact, and, besides, there are the physioial conditions, to which I have referred."-New Orleans Times-Democrat. - Electricity has entered into the daily life of our country to the extent of f$7 annually for eaoh man, woman and child. This fact is brought out by the oeuBus reports. . "WllO JPuts np Your Prescriptio WE invite the privilege. We i exercise the most exacting care with e medicine that brings the best possible profit above the cost ol materials. Let Us Fill You EVANS r SEED O ATS, JUST RECEIVED a Car of T for Fall sowing. Come to see us-will SEES 5ARL.E ri Al ID -Egleheart's Swan H LU UH. on the market, at I that will give you entire satisfaction or PnCCCC -Ten pounds Roi If Ul r Ulla-Twelve pounds NI 0 LASS ES~per? gallon? BLACK MARIA CHEWING TOB t&- Come to see us. We want a WHITE FRONT-SOU'] _ ANDERSON Cfti ---^-* MAKE YOUIM WHEN you sell your Cotton pat i let us fix up a SUITE OF FURNIT1 or LOUNGE, or a nice ROCKING O MT COFFINS and CASKETS. I .QL, Everything in the Furniture lin B&? Give QA a call. MJAJJLXA Uli <U JU .EX. Doesn't Agree With Mr. Weller. The man who marries a girl jus out of school has need of much shrewd ness, tact and fortitude, for the first year of matrimony will produoe a vio lent revolution in ber mind. As she learns to know her husband-she who has never seen him except when Le had his best coat on-she will deem him a brute and will be disappointed and digusted, for she will compare him with that impossible ideal of manhood | which every girl has in her mind, and of which he, of course, falls short. But with experience will come wis dom, lu time she will understand that her girlhood's ideal, if she were to have him in the flesh, would be an unbearable prig, and that her husband is about as good as men and even-if she love? him-a little better than thc next man. A widow has all this knowledge of mon and of thc world, which a spinster lacks. A man talks to a widow freely as to one who has found him out. She is an expert in the arts of pleas ing bim, and if a bright young widow sets her cap for a mao he can escape her ouly by flight. A widow has no illusions aud no ideals. Sho is well trnined und used to going double, while the spinster is an unbroken filly and is bound to kick up a good deal when she first feels a tug at the snaffle.-San Fraucisco Bulletin. - Some office-holders seem to for get the time when they wore office seekers. - No disappointment can be quite BO intolerable as disappointment in one's self. - Anyway, the man who loses is not accused of playing unfairly. UGHT'?NB DARK, Day and night, sunshine and shadow are not more different from each other than a healthful from a sickly woman. The healthful woman carries light and sunshine with her wherever she goes. The woman who suffers from ill-health casts a shadow on her own hap piness and tue happiness of others. She cannot help it. Those who suf fer cannot smile and sing. Ill-health in woman is generally trace able to disease of the delicate womanly organism. Many women have been re stored to happiness by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It estab lishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. It makes weak women strong, sick women well. " I feel it my duty to inform you that I had been a sufferer for many years from 'nervous* ness with all its symptoms and complications." writes Mrs. O. N. Fisher, of 1861 Lexington Ave., New York, N Y. "I was constantly gotas to see a physician or purchasing medicine for this or that complaint as my troubles became un bearable. In the spring of 1897 my husband induced me to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription. After taking one bottle and follow ing your advice I war. so encouraged that I took five more bottles of ' Favorite Prescription ' and then I did not take any more for several weeks as I felt so much better, but still I was not com pUUty cured. I commenced taking H again and felt that I was improving faster than at first. X am not now cross and irritable, and I have a good color hi my face ; have also gabled about ten pounds in weight and one thousand of com fort, for I aa a new vernon once more.4 The dealer who. offers a substitute for "Favorite Prescription" does so to gain the little more profit paid on the sale of leas meritorious medicines. His profit ia your loss, therefore accept no substitute. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser ia Sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. ?. Send 21 one-cent stamps for the paper-covered book, or .tx stamps xor the cloth bound. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo^ N. Y. j ns? ise the best quality of every drug ; we very part of the work. We produce i results. We charge only a living r Prescriptions. ?HARM AC Y, ANDERSON, S. C. SEED OATS ! EXAS RED RUST PROOF OATS make prices right and save you money. ? a.j? m. uta cwt Mk?#SM ;Y ANU rc T ES.? Down, one of the best Patent Flours $4.50 per barrel. Half Patent Fl?-ur, money refunded, st 84.00 per bairel is ted Coffee for 81.00. Oreen Coffee for $1.00. ur taste and pocket, from 25c. to OOo. ACG0 is the best. liberal share ot' your trade. VJBL SQUARE. >H GROCERY COMPANY. ?VTFE HAPPY! ?ide a little, drop in ?nd tee us, and URE. or Set of DINING CHAIRS, HAIR, for yon to make a nice present URHITURE CO. Jp-to-Date Fanerai Gar. e. BELT AND Machinery Supplies. RUBBER and LEATHER BELT in all widths. Our celebrated Carbon Rubber Belt has been on this market for the past seven years. The quality is the best put into any Belt of same price, j Each year shows increased sales. Our "Akron" Leather Belt is the best that money can buy. Lace Leather. Pipe and Pipe Fittings. Injectors and Inspirators. Packing of all kinds. Steam Hose. Wood Split Pulleys, Shafting, &c. Everything needed by the man running machinery can be found ia oUr stock. Sullivan Hardware Co. New Catch Mackere LARGE AMD FAT. One at 15c. Two for 25c. This is Mackerel. Cheaper than bacon. C. FRANK BOLT, THE CASH. GROCER. D. S. VANDIVER. E. P. VANDIVER. VANDIVER BROS., GENERAL MERCHANTS, ANDET?SON, S. C., October 8,1902. We propose pulling trade ? ur way this Fall, and have mad ; prices on good, reliable, honest Goods thai wi il certainly bring it We have the strongest lin? of Men's, Women's a<td Children's SHOES we have ever shown, and have them marked down so low that ev^ry pair is a great value. We have another big lot of Simple Shoes that w?j throw on the market at factory prices. < lome quick whilt -ve have your size. We are money-aavera on GROCERIES. Besi Patent Flour 84.50 per barrel. Best Half Patent Flour 84.00. Extra Good Flour 83.75. COFFEE, 8UGAR, LARD, BACON, BRAN, CORN and OATS always in stock, just a little cheaper than the market prices. Wo are strictly in for bu i ness and want your trade. Try us and you will stick to us. Your truly, VANDIVER BR08. JUST RECEIVED/ TWO CARS OF BUGGIES, ALL PRICES, from a $35.00 Top Buggy ap to the finest Robber Tired job - ALSO, - A LOT OF WAGONS, That we want to sell at OD ce. We keep a large stock of Georgia Home Made Harness Cheap. The finest, light draft Mower In the world. Come and see it. Yours in earnest, VANDIVER BROS. & MAJOR. Have ?J <ast Received Two Cara Fine Tennessee Valley Red Cob Corn. PERFECTLY SOUND. You run no risk in feeding this to your sto^. Will alco make th - very finest meal. Cotse quick bei' rc it is all gone. O. D. ANDERSON HH|H LONG LOOK AHEAD SS? A man thinks it ia when the matter of lifo 8 insurance suggests itcelf-but circumstan HHrces of late have shown how life hangs by a MSBBPBfrWjp? when war, flood, hurricane and fire BB/soddenly overtakes you, and the only way ?ESftBiS MlBaB3?fflKBS*to be sure that your family is protected in oWwnB^^ calamity overtaking yea is to in P?SW^^^P" The Mutual Benefit Lifo Ins. Go* ??gffy *J - Drop in and tee us ^out it M. afc. M^xrasoN, STATE AOEKT? Peoples' Bank Building, ANDERSON 8. &