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WAR ST Ltimor and 'JLVagedy man's Stay in 2 Dr. li. J. Maisey in On Sunday, November 20, KSiii, a ' . jquad of Howard's scouts were the t arst of Sherman's army to enter Mil ledgoville. In coining into Dixie they had found the capitals of the States | through which they had passed cities j ' of some size and pretensions. And as Georgia had for years been known us the IC ui pi re State of the South, j these men expected to lind a uiuch ' larger place than thc town proved to bo. They were by no means Blow in showing th?'ir disappointment, or even disgust, al Milledgcvillc's size, appear ? ance and pr?tentions. If lhere he anj . jf thc people of thc good old town who , ..vere there at thc time, I am sure that . they have not forgotten the lively ; ' limes we passed through that cold j wintry, rainy, dreary November Suu . lay afternoon, ami probably autoog . other things they still remember the i ringing cry of "? ye Millcdgcvillians," . as it came from hundreds of yankee . 3oldierH' throat?, especially cmphasiz ' '.og the laBt?twc syllables, to inako tho ""villiana".as,prci:ouucod as possible. .And if i fchere dill liveH anyone who ?-was ou the -ctreot that evening, ho willromo?ijor oldman Vail's watch. ;IIe was?c-nioeold gentleman, a mcr ? chant.cT? tao town. A soldier espied ihis>hsa>7 jsold watch chain, walked 'Uplchh?L" and asked tho time of day. *&D thx.?watch was pulled out to look <s'c, the-aoldicr took hold of it, asking ? the oki man "the prioo of it in tho ? jurronoy of Dixio." "Five thousand ? dollars for it and tho chain," waB the answer. "Thank you, sir ; it is not .often a man down in Dixio meets with jguch a valuable prcseut," says tho yank, at tho same time putting tho watch in his pocket, mounting his horse and riding away to leave old iman Vail to count tho cost of his in discr?tion. Farther down tho street at the same 'time of the watoh transaction, four or 'five bummers had taken a girl of some .seventeen summers, and . demanded of her a purse of gold belonging to her father, she was believed to have se creted on her person. Not having it, of course she could not give it up. 'These soldiers, deaf alike to tho ear nest entreaties of bystanders and the piteous cries of tho poor viotim, leis urely then, in open daylight, before a ?molloy crowd of blaoks and whites, (removed hoi clothing piece by piece. ?Finding no gold,,at last, they left her in a state of nudity with an oath -and insulting remarks, lo be cared for oy faithful negro oook and twoor^hree ^sympathizing ladies who carno to her TOSOUO, carried her to a neighboring . room and administered to her wants. It is Uue that tho father did have a ,-purse of ..gold, but before leaving the ?town be had been wise enough to se vere te il in a place of safety, where he iound it still untouched upon his re turn after Sherman had left. What Sherman and his men did in .Morgan, Putnam, Jasper and Newton, bofoio getting to MilledgevUie, I let ?one of his men tell. "Suoli little 'freaks as taking tho labt chicken, tho '?last pound of meat, the last bit of ba- j ?con and the only remaining scraggy cow, from a poor woman and her flock ?of ohildren, black or white not con sidered, came under the order of le gitimate business. Even crockery, .bed-coverirjg, or clothes, were fair spoils. AB for plate, jewelry or - watches, these were things rebels had no use for. Men with pockets ple thoric with silver and gold coin; sol diers sinking under tho weight of plate and ?ne beddingimaterials, lean mules and hornes, with the riohest trappings of Brussels carpets and ?hahgiugs of ?fine chenille ; negro -weiiehes, particularly good-looking -ones, dcoked in satin aod silks, and ?sporting diamond ornaments ; officers ?with sparkling rings, that would set Tiffany in raptures-gave color to the ?stories of hanging up or fleshing an ""old cuss"' to make him shell out. A planter's house was overrun in a ?iffy; boxes, drawers and escritoires were ransacked with a laudable zeal, and emptied of their contents. If the .?poils were ample, the depredators ?rere satisfied, and went off in peace ; if not, everything was torn and de stroyed,, and most likely the owner was tickled with sharp bayonets into a . confeopiou where he had his treasures hid. Sorghum barrels were knocked open, beehives rifled, with their angry swarms rushing fsantioally about. In deed, I have seen a soldier knock a planter down because a bee stung him. Should the house be deserted, the furniture is smashed in pieces, music is pounded out of $400 pianos with ends of muskets. ' Mirrors were wonderfully multiplied, and rich cush ions and carpe ts carried off to adorn icarus and war steeds. After all was ' olearc? out, most likely some set of ^stragglers wanted to enjoy a good uro, ?ca ntl set tho house, debris of furniture ORI BS. i i which Atar ked Sher-j VI il ledge ville. thc .Sunny South. and all the surroundings, in a hla/.o. But that was 40 years ago. Let us draw thc veil and look at some of the funny things that happened at the Hame time. One of tho choicest hon mots I ever ] had thc pleasure of hearing occurred between two Methodist preachers. Kev. Fullwood was the stationed preacher acceptably (Hiing thc church ;il Millcdgcvillc, winn ,i Northern brother of the same faith and order was chaplain to one ol' Sherman's regiments. Fullwood found him and extended thc hospitalities of his homo to him. One cveuiug at ?Upper this man soys: "BrotherFullwood, I vi.-i ted your penitentiary today ; the main entrance being stopped. I lound a hob' in the wall low flown near the ground, and stooping down through it, I gained entrance. I feel that I have wrenched my back a little. I think I htoopod lower than I ever did in all my life, etc." "My good brother," said Fullwood, "if you belong to Sherman's army and arc chaplain lo such men as I have found among thom and stooped lower today than you ever did before, I don't wonder at your lauding in thc Georgia penitentiary." The good brother saw tho point of the joke and enjoyed the reparteo as much as any orj present. During tho war among other make shifts, our people learned to manufac turo a fair whiskey out of sweet pota toes and sorghum cane. It was fouud that by putting a due quantity of the red hawberries, thc flavor was mate rially improved. It so happened that I had two or three demijohns of such mixture on hand. When thc bummers came iu they set to work at once to carry off my whisky. Fortunately some of the berries flowed out with tho very first pouring of tho whiskey. As tho yankoo soldier was always on tho alert looking for poison whilst "marohiug through Georgia," not an other drop of my whiskey was touch ed. Nothing could convince them to the oontrary, but that I had uhurged tho whiskey with a poisonous berry for tho purpose of killing the yankee soldiers. In fact, I did not exert my self v y much to disabuse their minds ; thoy scrupulously left italonc, although they took everything else in Bight or out of sight. Io ono of tho regiments there was a company of greon Germans, whom both thc Northern and Georgia people called "Dutchmen." Io fact, they were known as tho "Dutch brigade." In tho pillaging of tho town it seems that this "Dutoh brigade" was as signed for duty at Brown hospital. After taking all tho butter, chickens, eggs, sugar and other stores in the house, their attention was directed to a ooop of Sis 'possums I had collected in the.baok yard for tho purpose of having an improvised Thanksgiving of Georgia "'possum and tater" for the assistants, nurses and such convales cents that could stand food so rioh. They delegated ono to open tho door. Nono of the "Dutch brigade" ever saw a 'possum before As soon as the door was partially opened these "var mints' ' began to run out right under the feet of tho Dutoh brigade. All Georgians know how easily and noise lessly . "wiggling 'possum" runs. Seeing no feet to thoso hairy, woolly things, uothiug discernable but eyes and a hairless tail, a perfect panic seized the Dutch brigade, who began to ruo to thc nearest point of exit to the street, the animals close in the rear. Commotion and confusion was greatly heightened by tho cry from the "Dutoh" of "Mein Got in Heim el, vot ish dot ? O Mein Got, vot i sh dot? Ein lectio tyful, swein lcetlc tyful," thus they kopt on increasing in tho number of "leetle ty fuis" until it reached "sex leetle tyfuls." (Six little devils, the. number of 'possums that I had in the coop.) This kept up until not a 'possum or member of tho Dutoh brigade oould be found. It is said that no such "skeedaddling" over happorJcd since the first battle of Mauassas" The Dutoh brigade led the six 'possums and "they stood not upon the order of thoir going. Tn? Battle not Always to the Strong. 'Editors Intelligencer: In these days of wars and rumors of wars, it is interesting to renew the history of the army and navy of King Xerxes 1st, of Persia, which were greater than were ever assembled in ancient times, or perhaps at any known opooh of his tory. After four years cf preparation | this vast army was gathered in from all over the empire of Persia and as sembled at Sard.is (during the year 481 B. C.) for the purpose Cf invading Greece. Aeoording to Herodotus this army at this date numbered 2,500,000 fight ing men, and it took seven days and .' S',' > H ... - 'vT C. ! I ? lit I . 'I'.?-- OUT i I ho II i! i\i nit ov< r a bridge a milo ! long, built bf boat?, in doublo tier- in width. T!;1. <\..,., ,.r King \\.rxo? trembled near Daricus and contained 1.207shipr ! of war, besides 3.000 smaller vessels. lu his mareil of oornjucst tbrough the territory from tho Ilellispoct to Ther mopyhe bi" army gathered in strength until ft now numbered near 6,000, 000, including csmp followers. At this point the i JIT. of this famous campaigu hud been reached, and at the naval battle at Halamid (Sept. 180 I?. C.,) and the check by army of Leonidas about the same time Xerxes wai confounded at tho unexpected and inglorious result* of all his mighty preparations for the overwhelm ing of (j recce. The hands of the dod of wars were turned against this vail: glorious, cruel, licentious potentate, and for his own personal safety he took an escort of ?'0,000 men and H id with all h?ste to Hellespont,' leaving Mandamus in charge of tho remainder of this army, who met de feat by ibo Greeks at L'iataca, (in IT?j and on the same day at Mycah;, iu Iona. During tho next year ? ITS? the KT ians lost their last possessions in Europe by the capture of Sestos on the Hellespont, and in 405 Ii. C. \ ?rxes was murdered by Arlau&n":j, who aspired to the throne. Thus ended the career of the man at the head of tho largest army and navy known in history, who waged this war, not for grievance or breach of courtesies or treaties among nations of that date, but it is said he did it for self aggrandizement. The mural written hr.rc is that victory does not always rest with the largest army, but tho brains at the head of thu army, and nerve of tho rank and file that is sup ported and backed up by a righteous cause. Is this war of the Russian-Japanese analagous with this Persian and Greek ? Will Russia overpower Ja pan or will little Japan finally rout lluaia'u great army as did little Greece rout the vast army of the Persians. Time will tell. Farmers Son. The Helge of Richmond. Editors Intelligencer: Looking baok through tho vista of years we see Rob ert E. Loo just about 39 years ago, with un army of about ?0.000 men in the wilderness of Virginia. This army was composed of Southern veterans, who had for over three years defended tho approach of the U. S. army, who had time and again and by various ways, attempted to capture the Capi tol of the Confederacy, and always outnumbering thc Confederates from ono and one-half to three. No better equipped or well fed army had ever been known than the ono commanded by Grant in 1864,whioh confronted Lee with his 50,000 old soldiers, half fed, badly clothed and half shod, knowing that they were defending the Capitol of their country from tho attack of Grant with his 125,000 men, who had all that a rich government could be stow. This army met Lee with his handfull of men in the Wilderness in May, 1864, and after the hardest of fighting failed to push that grand old Hero with his veterans, and were fin all j compelled to make a flank movement, again attempting to make Richmond by way of Gaines' Mill. Here one of the bloodiest charges ever known was made by Grant and met by Leo with the same result. Grant, after several days of waiting, and seeing ho could do nothing with those grand old heroes, crossed the James river at night and made another at tempt to get Riohmond by way of Pe tersburg. Hero Beauregard, with a part of thu?, army, hardly enough to be called an army, met Grant, and with his small command hold Grant until late in tho afternoon, when Grant had pushed Beauregard baok to within two miles of Petersburg, when a part of Lee's army arriving, checked Grant's further movements. There Grant spent the summer and winter of 1864, unable to push Lee baok, until March, 1865, whon Grant, with an overwhelming force, attacked and compelled Leo to retire boforo suoh immense odds, and made his way (with a remnant of what was onoe the army of Northern Virginia) towards Danville, but on roaching Appomat tox wu3 completely surrounded, and thero surrendered a few thousand of thoso provo old veterans to Grant with about 150,000 or 175,000 men. Thus ended the government which had ex isted for four years and whose name (The Confederacy) will never die with (he descendants of those who fought for it. G. To Care a Cold la One Dey Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it tails to care. E. W. Grove's signa ture IB OU caua bOX. Pf ICO 25o. - A man with a fall stomach is very apt to think that all mankind is prosp?rons. - The devil does not have to waste any time scouring hold of a heart that is greedy for gold. - Attacking the Christian faith of the aged ie-as bad as kicking the crutches from beneath a?cripple. lu Annapolis. To tho I ni ted States Academy be longs thc honor of educating t li o eye ..;. ? li<?.j<I which, with such unerring ?kill, maneuvered thc .Japanese ?lcc?, toils victory at Chemulpo. Rear Ad miral Uriu, who commanded the Ja panese Heel, is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in the class of 1881. ile came in under thc provision which allows the president to tender the services of the aoademy to foreign nations, and give them a first-class sea and military trainiog at cost price. Several South Americans arc now at two academics under theso con ditions, and the brave and skillful .J Hp is not to fi rat prove under a strange Hag the efficacy of our mili tary schools. It will be remembered that Reina Barrios, tho most famous ('entrai American soldier, was a West Pointer. Admiral Uriu, whose name, by the way, is not Uric, ar, given in thc press dispatches, uotonly was graduated at Annapolis, but even in a class of American boys stood well up, and was graduated aa 14 in a class of 7G. He was converted to Christianity, and is still an active Christian, as is his wife, who, aB a young Japanese girl, attended \'assar. A navy officer who was a classmate of Uria*s told this evening many stories of the now world-renowned sailor, and mentioned particularly that he hid excelled in gunnery and the marksmanship and handling of big guns. There were two other Japanese in this same olass, one of whom was the late Admiral Sarata, who became distinguished at thc battle of the Yalu in the Japanese Chinese war. Admiral Uriu ia about forty years old. His classmates in the United States navy aro lieutenaut commanders. Tho credit for tho viotory at Port Arthur belongs in Rear Admiral Soto kichi, the intrepid little Japanese who was in command of the attackiog ships. He acquired his knowledge in this country, where he attended thc naval aoademy at Annapolis, and graduated in the class of 1881. He ranked twenty-sixth in a olass of 76, whioh is considered a remarkable achievement by naval officers here in Washington. Instructor S. H. Linard, of the navy, who was in the olass with the Japanese admiral, says he showed great aptitude while attending tho naval academy in this oountry. -Washington correspondent Cin cinnati Enquirer. Honesty In Washington. "There was a lobbyist out in Ohio once," said Representative Boidler, "who was interested in passing a certain corporation bill. He had money to spend to bring about his ends, and approaohed an oil man from one of the agricultural districts. The farmer said he wouldn't vote for the bill. Then the lobbyist offered bim a sum of money. The farmer was about to explode until the lobby ist told him the other side was spend ing a good deal more money to beat the bill than he was to pass it, and asked the farmer to investigate. "He did investigate, and oame baok next day to the lobbyist and confirmed the report. " 'What oan I do ?' he asked the lobbyist. 'I shall not take sides on this measure at all.' " 'Well.' said the lobbyist, 'you might Btay away when the vote is taken. That will let you out.' tl,vhe farmer stayed away and the bill was passed. That afternoon the lobbyist met him and handed him $500. " 'What is that for?' asked the farmer. " 'Why, that's for you for staying away when that vote was taken.' " 'Great heavens!' shouted the farmer, 'is there no way a man oan be honest?' "-New York World. They Kept a Bible For Luck. At Sycamore, 111., a well known business firm makes it a practice to keep a Bible in the safe. This custom was commenced a long time ago, and the big steel box is. never looked up unless it oontains the book. It is kept in the money drawer of the safo. It is found necessary to remove it occasionally, but it is always carefully replaced. The men who adopted this qneer praotioe when they commenced busi years ago have little to say in explana tion. In all their business life their safe or store has never been robbed or entered. They have had a contin uous good business, and are among the most . successful business houses of the town. . All of the members of the firm attend the churches of the town, bul all are liboral in their re ligious views, and the prevailing be lief in tho town is thal holy Writ is kept in the safe principally for good luok.-Chioago Tribune. ? ': - Weare very apt to have a high opinion of the wisdom of a man who always agrees with our views. - Tho man who looks for ai. oxcuso . to commit a wrong never finds it ?o co ssary to uso a magnifying glass. . - Beauty doesn't have io bo more than skin deep to do its business, nor ugliness either. . LZJD. ? ' t . Hound to Hit. A popular preacher tells a good story of a young clergyman who launched out on a stroDg temperance ......_. ff,?. v> . . *ir? . ? ? "wuiuu, oayo i IL una. >> OCO lie UaU finished, a deacon said to him: "I am afraid you have made a mis take. Mr. Jones, who pays the high eetpew rent, who practically supports ?he Sunday-school and who is always j ready with a contribution when asked, is a wholesale distiller. He is bound to be angry." "I am sorry," said tho minister. "I will go and explain it to Mr. Jones, and remove any unfavorable impres sion, acd tell him I did not mean him." Accordingly he waited upon Mr. Jones, who, in addition to thc preces sion of distilling, also carried on a good many other branches of trade and indulged in a good many amuse, ments of various kinds. The pastor expressed his deep re gret to Mr. Jones for anything he might have said in tho sermon which cou'.l hurt his feelings. Ile was extremely sorry, indeed; ho did not mean anything by it, and hoped Mr. Jones would not feel hurt. He was somewhat relieved when, with a jovial air, the other said: "Oh, bless you, don't mind that at all. It must be a mighty poor sermon that don't hit me somewhere." Needed No Advice. It was a balmy spring afternoon. The foliage on the trees never looked more beautiful, and truly the Wissa hickon was a placo for the aesthetic iu nature. It was Sunday, and the stillness of the Sabbath pervaded the entire atmosphere. All the environ ments were oonduoive to ruiet and rest, to beauty and serenity. Calmly seated on the stump of a tree, a little fellow had thrown out a line into the rushing waters and was anxiously awaiting a first bite. Slowly and apprehensively a lone woman was seen coming up the east side of the creek. Beholding this denizen of tho woods at his work, she pounced upon him. "Little boy," said she, "I have lost my way. Can you tell me the road to M au nyunk?" "Yes'm," ohirped the fisher. ' 'Keep right on up this road, an* you'll cum to it." Then, not satisfied with having found her direction, the interloper be gan again: "But I say, little boy. donH you know this is Sunday?" "Yes'm." "But don't you know you shouldn't fish on the Sabbath?" "No, ma'am." "Well, then, here's, my card. 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