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COWLIN, WOODSTOCK, OL "7b ears for him who ha* borne the battle, and for hit widow and orphans."--LINCOLN, "J>He/ul(Atpl|CAartty. Loyalty-- Worthi/ison+of Patriot PHlher*." C. A. R. Directory. > M'HBIRET POST MO. 643. Meets the first Thursday evening of each aonth. L. E. BBMMXTT, OML WOODSTOCK POST, MO 106. Meets llrst and third Monday evenings of aaoh month. W. H, MOMBOB. Oom. mmu POST, wo as, Meets the seoond aad fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. O- F. DIKB, Oom. BAKVARD POST, MO 9BS. Meets the second and fourth Monday-even lags of eaoh month. JOHN MARSHALL, Oom. ' MABBMOO POST, NO. 169, MMts every Seoond and Fourth Friday evenings of eaoh moath. K. R. ^Moaais, Oom. WAVOONDA POST, WO. 388. Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening In G. A. B. Hall, Main St. ABTHOBOOOKB, Oom, L. W. NICHOLS, JR. JEWELER AND EMErBi RICHMOND ILLINOIS, All work in my Tine neatly aad prna^ttsp •a. KBifaMfcMi«uta|» NO. 9701. OEl O. Record 2:26. Will be for service at the barns of George W. Owen, MeHenry, Illinois. TERMS, S50. One half payable in Cash, balance by Note due six months from service without interest, Interest after due at 8 per cent. "George O." was sired by Lakeland Abdallah 351. by the founder of our trotting wonders, old Rysdvkes Harobletonian, 10. DamofGeorgeO.il by Autocrat, a son of George M. Patchen, 30, record 2:23#. She paced at six years oil a 1'ialf mile in 1:06#, and at 17 years a full mile In 2:27. "George O." has had very limited advan­ tages in the stud, never having bred a stan­ dard bied mare, but bis colts are all very speedy and sell tor long prices. He sired a two-year-old with a record of 3:49. trial X mile in 1:22 to Road Oart. MeHenry, Illinois. exa&es W. OWES. A good pushing Salesman here- First- class pay guaranteed weekly. Commis­ sion or salary. Quick selling new Fruits and Specialties. F A R M E R S can get a goid paying) job for the winter. Write for full partic­ ulars. FRED B. YOUNG. Nurseryman. Rochester, N. V. I if fe ..wtc ;ur K3n- 3 «»|il o.- . .so Ctlii- vutHiutr, but to take charge of local agents; territory rictits re- herved; tjii-iness too larjie to bo inanagri'd from main office. Instruction and transportation t'UEE to riebt par­ ties. Address Treas. GASKEI.Li LITKRA- HV CLiUB, 3M Frank- __ _ _ _ _ . iti ... •• • • •. as Along the Skirmish Line. New York has 479 blind pensioners. September 11th a reunion of old sol­ diers was held at St. Paul. There are 600 members In good stand­ ing in Ransom Post, St. Louis, Mo. Chicago wants the National Encamp­ ment G. A. R. in 1892. Chicago will ask for it in 1893. The Pension Office is to have 443 addi­ tional clerkH on account of increase of business bj the disability pension bill. The National Headquarters of the Woman's Relief Corps have been estab­ lished at Dennison, Crawford county Iowa. Judge Wheelock G.Veazey, of Vermont, the new commander-in-chief, enlisted as a private at the first call for troops, and no man's aimy record is better than his. He left the service at the close of the war with the rank of Colonel. E. B. Walcott Post, Milwaukee, Wis., will purchase a stand of colors, tlie same to be presented to Lawreuce Post, Med- ford, Mass, as a remembrance for the kindness shown Walcott Post during the National Encampment at Boston. Geo. B. Creamer, of Baltimore, Md., the new junior vice commander-in-chief, served in the campaigns of the Army of Western Virginia as an enlisted man in the Tenth Maryland Infantry, and has been an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic since 1867. Richard F. Tobin, of Boston, senior vice commander-in-chief, was, during the war, one of the crew of the United States sloop of war, Preble. After the destruc­ tion of that vessel he was transferred to the frigate Potomac, and afterward to the gunboat Pinola. His logbook of life is a clean one and he will serve his com­ rades in bis new capacity truly and well. Dea'h of the Oldest OAS. Man BELVIDKRE, N. J., Sept. 29.--John Sowders died Saturday at his home near Riegelsriile, at the advauced age of 90 years. He is said to have been the oldest Grand Army man in the United States having identified himself with the organi­ zation when it was first formed. He was a member of the 31st New Jersey volun­ teers, and served at the front all through the war. TheTrae Soldier. Colonel Hunt, of Kansas City, said one afternoon recently: "The real soldiers of the war were in the ranks and didn't wear shoulder straps. I was a private during the first five months of the war. The private loses his identity. He has no personality. He is merely a part of a great butchering machine. There is no glory for him. I heard the bullets whiz­ zing ftt Wilson's Creek, and my hair stood on end. When we charged, I for­ got fear, of course. When I was an offi­ cer I had men to look after, the orders of my superiors to execute, and the possible honor and glory of success. I left! the army an officer, but I have never forgot­ ten my experience in the ranks, and I honor the real heroes of the war, the men who stood in the ranks, actuated solely by patriotism and personal heroism. My most heroic soldier days, my most patri­ otically unselfish days, were spent in the ranks." There is a true soldier for you. Never since the day of its organization has the Grand Army of the Republic at­ tracted greater attention than at pres­ ent. It does so from the fact that it is one of the noblest societies in the uni­ verse, made evident by the good it does in a quiet way in caring for its living, in honoring its dead. It instills in the hearts of the members benevolence, rev­ erence, patriotism; and educates them in the principles and beauties of good fel­ lowship. Now, in the full zenith of pride and strength, the Army should rejoice in the knowledge of the interest in its pros­ perity that is taken by its countrymen and by the valorous in every clime, who love and honor patriotism. Yet there exists not upon this earth any organization or measure too pure, too lofty in its moral sentiments, that the partisan politician will not seek to convert to his or his par­ ty's advantage, and if those of the Grand Aam wine, ita haretrfitore unim^inid. lame, they should fiercely resist its drift­ ing toward politics. If such tendencies be not arrested there is danger of its be­ coming a mere Republican machine or political agency, similar to that Demo­ cratic organization in New York--Tam­ many Hall. Political organizations no doubt have their uses, but not such uses as are consistent with the present purity of the Army, and it would indeed be a saddening spectacle to behold the sol­ diers of a once proud, noble and victori­ ous army degraded by such contamina- tlQl|a . ; ' Claims Part of the Pension- "I see Joe Damon has just got a fat pension," remarked an Oxford county man to a Lewiston (Me.) Journal re­ porter. "I am glad of it and Joe ought to give me half of it, for if it hadn't been for me he would never have got it?." "How's that, Jim," asked a bystander; "were you an important witness?" "No," replied Jim. "You see it was this way. Joe and I both lived in the same Oxford county town when the war broke out, and later on we were both drafted. I was working in the woods at the time for the Sandersons, up on the Magalloway River. It was getting along in March when I received notice of it, and it was all hurry and drive about camp, for we knew that sledding would not last much longer, and of course every one was anxious to see the contract closed up as soon as possible. "When 1 told the boss that I had been drafted he told me to stick to my job till it was completed and he would see that 1 didn't suffer by it. Well our job was finally finished, and I got home one night alter dark. Before morning there was a rap at the dooor, and in a few minutes I was under arrest and on my Way to Auburn. While riding down there I told my story to the officer who had me in charge, and asked if it was a dead sure thing that I must go to the front. He told me that it looked very much as if 1 should. 'Several of my townsmen had skipped soon after being drafted, Joe among the rest, aud until I appeared the town had lacked one of tilling its quota; but he added: "I would rather see some of these fellows who have tried to run away go into service than you, and if we can find any of them within a week you may get off." "I was put in Auburn jail, and a letter from home, a day br t«rd later, tofoi »h*4< that Joe's wife had let on that he was secreted in an old logging camp. I held my tongue until the last day of the week was uncomfortably near and then 1 blowed on Joe. The next day he took my place, for the Sandersons had been doing what they could for me, and I got off with a week in Auburn jail. "Really, I wanted to go into the army, but I had an invalid mother at home who could not bear the thought of my going --and that's the way I helped Jce Damon get his pension." Onee Foes How Friends. Two veterans of the civil war keep bachelor's hall in a pretty New England town, says the Des Moines (Iowa) Lead­ er. Both are heroes, but both are mod­ est;, so, out of respect for their feelings they will be designated here as Federal Captain Thomas and Confederate Cap­ tain Williams. They had been college chums, and the three weeks preceding the first shot at Charleston were spent by Williams at the home of Thomas--the same house where Williams now does the carving, because his host has but one arm, and where Thomas does most of the walking as his guest has but one leg. A.s soon as it was certain that war was inevitable the friends separated and went to the front, one donning the blue and the other the gray. The war was nearly over when they first met as foes. It was on the field of one of the terrible last battles. Early in the fight, Thomas, who had become a Captain of infantry, had his right arm shattered by a fragment of a shell that exploded above his head. In his excite­ ment he did not perceive how serious his wound was, but simply placed the wound­ ed member in a sling made of his handkerchief, took his sword in his left hand and dashed to the front again. The battle grew hot and furious. A po­ sition at first held by the Confederates was usurped by Captain Thomas and his company, who, by their audacity were drawing a heavy fire from the men in gray. For a quarter of an hour they were unable to advance one inch, and were constantly charged by a reckless company of cavalry, led, Captain Thomas soon perceived,, by his friend Williams. Presently one of these charges proved disastrous to the Confederate Captain. He fell from his horse midway between the opposing forces aud lay motionless in an extremely dangerous spot, where shells from a distant pst-t of the field were dropping every minute. Captain Thomas saw that his friend was still alive and made up his mind in an in­ stant. 'Come on, boys," he shouted an# dashed forward, followed by his men. Five men fell before they had advanced fifty yards. Still shouting encouragingly to his followers, Captain Thomas ran to where his wounded friend lay, raised him to his shoulder, and darted toward a large rock which offered shelter from the flying shells and bullets. The rock was only a dozen paces distant, but once a shell burst almost at his feet, covering BOTH. THE COVETED JJLAE® of safety was reached, Captain Thomas collapsed. A little later he was found by his victorious comrades lying insensible beside the man whoise life he had saved* Captain Thomas carried away the stump of an arm and Captain Williams the stump of a leg as souvenirs of the fight; and when the war was over they laughingly agreed to form a pool of sound limbs and keep bachelors' hall for the remainder of their lives. « lhay S^tthel>ifcia^^^i;>J;;;';&|^ Adjutant General Mullen was in a rem­ iniscent mood yesterday. "1 will tell you a little experience I had down in Louisiana in 1862," he said. "I was a member of the 30th Connecticut Volun­ teers. The opposing armies had come into pretty close quarters, and Confeder­ ate out pickets, stragglers and skirmish­ ers were around us and doing considera­ ble mischief. Three companies of our reg­ iment were ordered out on skirmish duty. We marched down, five paces apart, ac­ cording to regulations, into a perfect mo- rass. The water was waist deep every­ where. "I wasn't very tall, and I found it nec­ essary to hold up my cartridge belt to keep it from getting saturated. The Confederates were scattered through this swamp, and we took a number of prison­ ers without opening fire. I met with a misfortune. My foot caught between a couple of parallel branches beneath the water, and I was securely pinioned. My companions continued on their way, while I struggled hard to extricate my­ self from my unpleasant predicament. I finally pulled my foot out with a desper­ ate effort, but my shoe was left behind. I could only secure it by plunging my head beneath the surface of slimy, nox­ ious, muddy water, but it had to be done. I had no sooner got my shoe tied On again than a rebel came in sight from behind some bushes. Intuitively muskets were simultaneously raised. ' 'Surrender,' thundered the rebel. < •Surrender yourself,' I returned at top of my lungs. "Then we stood and eyed each other. Each had his gun cocked and leveled at the other, but neither pulled a trigger. Why we hesitated is more than I can ex­ plain. By delaying, you see, each was practically placing himself at the mercy of the other, or so it would seem. Sud­ denly the rebel's gun dropped, and I brought mine down also. Tank," he beggjitiltr a much milder tone, if I should shoot you my side wouldn't gain much; and again, if you should shoot me your side wouldn't gain much. Now, I've got a wife and two babies over yonder, and if you dropped me they wouldn't have nobody to take care of 'em. Now it's a d mean man that won't split the difference. I'll let you go if you'll let me go, and we'll call the thing square. What do you say?' "Well, what should 1 say? I walked over half way, and we met and shook hands and parted. About a year after a letter came to our camp addressed to 'Little Yankee that split the difference.' I had told him my regiment, you see, but not my name. The letter was a cordial invitation to visit the fellow at his home in Louisiana. He wanted me to see the wife and babies whose members had prompted him to split the difference, and I have always regretted that 1 was un­ able to accept the invitation.--iSt. Paid Pioneer Press. !§K m i The Official Beoorda. The first volume of the official records of the battle of Chickamauga contains the reports of the Union army, and much important new material. Opinion has greatly changed as to the strategy of the Chickamauga campaign. That of Bragg is admitted to have been able aud dan­ gerous. That of Rosecrans, with increas­ ing clearness, appears to have been both able and successful. *lt has been contended that Rosecrans, after forcing Bragg out of Chattanooga, by the movement, far extended to the south, against the Confederate left Hank and rear, should at once have concen­ trated his army iu Chattanooga. Prob­ ably this is true. It is also true that after the concentration in Chattanooga Rose­ crans should immediately have fortified the* place and acted on the defensive. But his orders from Gen. Ilalleek, dated September 11, lStj.'i. were its follows: "After holding the mountain passes on the west, aud Dalton, or some other point on the railroad, to prevent the return of Bragg's ariuy, it will be decided whether your army shall move farther south into Georgia and Alabama." Thus it happens that if Rosecrans had marched his whole army through Chat­ tanooga he must have continued, as ordered, to pursue Bragg as far south as Dalton. In this case he would still have been caught in the attitude of pursuit when Bragg suddeuly concentrated the whole Confederacy agaiust him. Perhaps the result would have been better, per- haps worse for Roseeraus. The order to pursue wits wrong. The disposition that Kosecraiis made for the pursuit was apparently the best. There was nothing in it even to prevent a sufficiently rapid concentration of his ariny in any event except the unforeseen blunder of a corps commander as to roads. Eveu after this mistake, costing days, oe.-urral, the army was sufficiently concentrated aud most admirably shifted, by day and by night, to the vital position. Another fact that will be brought oat by these volumes will be the slight hxt- portance of the gap left iu the Union right by the uioviug to tlieleft of Wood's division. This has l>een harped upon as the pivotal event of the battle. The breaking of our right wing was caused by something more positive in its nature This was the treuiendus attack by Loug- street, with brigades massed in columns- He says no single lice on earth could have ivsisted it. Whether it struck the alleged gap or a single lint ot troops ii ft matter of couitjcturv. Ah.