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Precious of the Civ
il War May Be Seen By
Visiters to the Re
link n.
Chattanooga, Tenn April 9
Visitors to the Confederate re
union here on May 27-29 will b<i
interested in on old locomotive
that is fenced off to itself with a
substantial and ornamental iron
fence in the Union depot. This en
gine is known from one end of
Soll th to the other as “The Gen
eral,” and it is eared for by the
Nashville, Chattanooga and S)t.
Tvonis railway as a precious heir
loom. “The General” is the prop
erty of that road. Tit has the most
interesting and extensive war rec
ord of any engine of the Amer
ican continent.
Th e General figured conspicu
ously in the Andrew's raid be
tween Big Shanty, Ga., and King
old. Ga., in April, 1864, being the
engine that ivas stolen at the for
mer point by spies of the Federal
army. This company was headed
by a dare-devil Ttederal soldier by
the nam e *of James Andrews, of
Flemingsburg, Kv.
This raid is one of the many in
cidents of the civil war in
the Chattanooga - Atlanta cam
paign that Ims around it glam
mour of fiction. But it is a fact
of history that emphasizes the
daring spirits'®f men who did ser
vice in this section of the south
for the contending armies.
On the morning of April 12,
1864, Capt. W. A. Fuller, a con
ductor on the Western and At-,
bmti-j ra'l oafl, left Marietta, Gu,
with a mixed train, for Chatta
nooga, A company of 22 Federal
soldiers. d’Sguised as citizens,
hoarded this train at Marietta
with tickets for Chattanooga.
The train storp and at Bi? Shan
ty Ga..something more than a lmo
dred miles south of Chattanooga,
for breakfast. While the train
crew were in the dining room of
the house. Andrews and
his party uncoupled the enijn?
and a few freight cars from the
passenger coaches, turned on the
steam and “hit the rails” in the
direction of Chattanooga. It Avas
th ; ir intention to burn all bridges
between Big Shanty and Ch it fa.
fifteen in all, and by lb
means separate the Confederate
army from its base of supplies
Captain W. A. Fuller conduc
tor of the train, however, heard
the noise of the retreating en
gine and immediately ran out to
•see what the trouble was. At a
glance he knew what he wag up
against—that the eng ; n<* had beer
stolen by Federal soldiers in dis
guise for the purpose of tearing
no tracks or burning bridges. Capt
Fuller and party started on fo r *
to overtake the on tin?. T\\ f o
miles Up the road they found a
hand car and appropriated it to
their own use With this ear they
made their way to Rome, Ga
where an engine was secured.
Without loss of time they took
possession of this engine and
started after the Andrews par
ty. It was a race full of the most
exciting incidents, such as jump
ing oyer crogstics that had been
placed on the track by the Feder
al, repairing broken rails and
the like
The fugitives were finally over
hauled between Ringgold and
Graysville, after a chas" coverin'
a distance of 90 miles. When An
drews and his men saw they were
beaten, they abandoned the en
gine and took to the woods. As
Will Find a Helpful Suggestion
In This Letter.
Overworked, rm-down, “fagged
out’f women who feel as though they
could hardly drag about, should profit
by Miss Richter’s experience. She
says: “Last winter I was completely
run down and felt fagged out all the
time, was nervous and had indiges
tion.
“One of my friends advised me to
take Vinol, and it has done me great
good. The tired, worn-out feeling is
all gone, and I am strong, vigorous
and well. The stomach trouble soon
disappeared and now I eat heartily
and have perfect digestion. I wish
every tired, weak, nervous woman
could have Vinol, for I never spent
any money in my life that did me so
much good as that I spent for Vinol.”
Marie Richter, Detroit, Mich.
Thousands of women and men
who were formerly weak and sickly
owe their present rugged health to
the wonderful strength-creating effects
of Vinol. We guarantee Vinol to build
you up and make you strong. If
it does not, we give back your money.
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O' For a Closer Walk With Man.
(Selected.)
G for a closer walk with man,
A bright and cheerful face,
A heart to feel, a brain to plan
The weal of our last race.
Where is the brotherhood I wist,
Which once on eaa-th was felt,
When all who loved and served
the Christ
As one together dwelt?
Help me O Lord, to do my part,
Mv brother’s load to bear;
With redv hands and tender
heart
Ilis cares and woes to share.
"Broaden my views and save my
mind
From narrow & Hfisli aims.
Teach me that every child of
Thine
On me and mine hath claims.
Tjn hungry man and shoeless brain
Thine image may I see,
That law of love forever learn,
“Ye did it unto me.”
Walk with me, Lord, and fill my
heart
So full of love 'divine,
That lonely c.ot and busy mart
May hear Thy voice in mine.
So may Ii seek through life’s
fierce strife
To hearten those who fight
To lift man up, yet all my life.
To lean on Thy sure might.
in the Stomach. 1
Tf you continually complain of
pains in the stomach,your liver or
your kidneys - are out of order.
Neglect may lead to dropsy,kid
ney trouble, diabetes or Bright ’s
disease. Thousands recommend
ed Electrict Bitters as the very
best stomach and kidney medi
cine made. 11. T. Alston, of
Raleigh X. C. who suffered with
pain in the stomach and back,
writes: “My kidneys were de
ranged and my liver Bid not work
right. 1 suffered much, but Elec
trie Bitters was recommended
and 1 improved from first dose
Ti now- fedl like a non man It
will improve you too. Only 50c
and SI.OO. Recommended by
ill druggists.
Cyclones and such disasters
make the “cities in their pride”
more thoughtful and kind, bring
ing close to iew the great de
mocracy- below the grass roots.
The man who pays as he goes
may not go very far but he al
ways gets there.
Capt. Fuller passed Ringgold h<
saw a company of Confederates
at muster. He sent word back t<
to the captain of this company to
get his whole command into the
woods at once on horseback t
capture under A’
drews. All of them were quickly
captured. _ ..
Edited by Mesdames Camp and Ross
Optimism of Senator Webb.
In a m's erly sp *e h before the
United Slat s Senate at the hear
ing of the interstate liquor hill.
Feburary 10, Senator Webb of
Tennessee, uttered these optimist
tie words:
“I am an optimist. The world
is getting better every day. In
my boyhoood li saw liquor sold
absolutely without rstti tion. It
is now restricted in a thousand
ways. I saw gambling untramme’-
led and indulged in everywhere,
even on the public highways. It
has hem driven into guarded den
Ii saw public betting on horse
races. It is now a thing ot the
past. Lotteries in my boyhood
days list'd the mai's —their agents
were everywhere. Dueling was
common —a gentleman allow? and
himself to be punctured into a
pepper box to show that he wuis
brave and a man of honor. Amei
ie a is aroused on the liquor ques
tion. This race has won every
reform that once caught the ear
of people. Liquor must go. God
grant that I may help it.
“The world is stirred on this
question. Children now live who
will have to explain to their chil
dren what a saloon was, and
why their ancestors lolerat and sue
a deadly evil. But for the money
invested in it would already he a
thing of the past. Toleration of
the saloon puts the dollar above
the man.” —Exchange.
They Play On Both Strings.
A Oincinnatti liquor dealer is
quoted as saying that the entorce
ment of the Webb hill will
mean the loss to that city of from
$7.0'0 000 annually. Borne of
the liquor dealers ought to take
man in hand. For have not the
liquor men been saying all the
time that prohibition laws have
been enacted the liquor
drinking has inc.re( sd. The liq
uor men seem to have the habit
of playing on at least two strings
one sings the song of the useless
ness of prohibition and the other
the hurt fulness of prohibitive leg
is’ tern. Mea time prohibition
marches on.
Uneducated Farmers
The Department of Agriculture
has made a house to house c<n
va-s thru thirteen states and has
learned that 40 per cent of the
farmers visited took no stock in
agents, farm papers or Depart
ment of Agriculture publications
as aids in helping to make the
soil more productive. Of the ta •
raers \\'h 0 got Department of
Agriculture bulletins, 84 per cent
read them and 48 per cent follow
ed suggestions contained there
in Of those who attended fa
mers’ institutes, it was learned
that 54 per cent, practiced the
methods advocated there.
It is and seouraging to learn that
so many turn their hacks on the
learning brought to their doors
regarding the betterment of their
profits from the land. Even more
surprising is the statement that
only half of those who have the
learning use it. What can be the
explanation?—N. Y. Times.
The baseball teams are mobiliz
ing-
Gen. Sung of China was killed
by assassins who were really look
ing for Gen. Bfljng. Chinese tense
are terribly fatal.
y* | April 15th
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