TIIK RED CLOUD CHIEF, KED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 22, 1893.
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Written for The Cincr
ReniluUccncctt or Army Life.
(UV A WilVATK.)
.NVMUM! VI.
That tlio war was tlio cuttuinntion
of on "Irrepressible conllict," that hail
long existed lielwoon tho North and
the South in regard to tho institution
of slavery, ifl a matter of history, Iho
discussion of which docs not como
within tho soopo designed to ho cov
orcd by tlico "reminiscences." Hat
tho sentiments and prejudices of the
people of tho South, as wo learned
them by frrrjuont conversations with
them during tho war, nrc worthy of
mention, and help us not only to a
better understanding of the differences
existing bctwoen Iho North and
tho South, but also to put n more
charitable construction on the con
duct of thost who in a conventional
penso wcro our "encm'cB" but toward
whom we could not ft el tho r-lightcft
oniniiy. Tbo better clashes of the.
South wcro not only intelligent, but
many or them well educated, so far rs
rotates to education acquired in the
Fchoole. For ah hough thero were
searocly any district Fchools in the
South, then were li'pli school and
academies in most cf the larger totvne,
whoro all except the "poor white
trash" oould bo taught Hut freedom
of speech and tho press wcro not til
orated in Iho South, and tho mere
presence of a preacher or lecturer
from tho North was loaked upon with
suspicion, and a coat of tar and feath
ers awaited him who dared to ra'sf
his vjico against their pot institution.
I met with an intelligent christian
lady in Southern, Misrouri, who was
well posted, fiom a southern stand
point, but so intensely prejudiced lint
alio would not have read a Northern
church paper if sho could havo had
tho opportunity. Sho was n Method
ist and told mc that the only paper
that sho could get to read, or cared to
read, was tho Nashville Christian Ad
vocate. Sho did not know anything
of tho Northern church papcis, except
what sho read of them in her paper,
and that was ai much as sho wanted
to know about them. Sho could
scarcely command charity enough to
admit that thuro were any christians
in tho '!. E church North" a9 they
of tho Sjuth call tho M. E. church.
Sho did admit however that there
might be somo few, who wcro good
christians, but thnt they wore blinded
by tbo better informed, but irreligious
and hypocritical northern preachers,
and ubolition cditorc, who sho hiticcr
cly believed wcro waging an unholy
wir against tho pcop'o of tho south
and their divino inititution of slavery.
Sho had been taught to believe that
all northern people wcro yankecs and
that all jankcci were abolitionists,
and that all abolitionists were oncmies
of tho south.
All this sho said sho learned from
her church paper. Wo learned in ore
of tho sentiments of southern people
from tho womon than from tho men,
for sovctal reasons. Wo met wiih
more of ihem, as tho men wcro gen
erally away from home, being cither
in th rebel servico as toldicrs or
hiding away somewhere to keep out of
dangor. Then tho women were gen
erally moro intelligent than tho men,
and wcro not afraid to say things that
tho men wrjuld not daro fay. Anoth
er lady with whoa I talked was cijua!.
ly ignorant of tho north, but claimed
to adhero to the union, and said her
husband was in tho union army, which
may havo been truo and it may not
havo been truo. Thoy wcro not bIuvo
holder, and had a small tanu and
also had somo corn to sell, which
our quarter master bought and paid
for. and it was while it was boing
hauled away that I talked with her.
Sho claimed that tlcy wcro union
pcoplo in sentiment, but had tried to
' remain neutral, and that her husband
had tried to keep out of both armies
hut enlisted in tho union army for
fear of being conscripted in tho rebel
service. Sho spoko of tho dofcat of
our army at l'ra ll'dge and other
plaoca where our forces wcro suc
cessful, claiming that thoy had not
hoard of a union victory, and wonder
ed that wo rcmaiufd so long in the
oountry after being so nfton defeated.
It was with difliculty that I mado her
belicvo that Gen. Fiieo was dofeatcd
at Pea Ridge. I asked her what sho
supposed was tho reason ot remaining
four weeks on tho ground after tho
battle if wo wo wero whipped, and
hy tho rebels wero scattered nnd
hiding in tho Hoston Mountains
After a littlo silrnco during which
ebo accc4 in a dcop study, eLo
looked up and said that was one thing
that had all (ho time seemed very
strange to her. "And was Oen. l'ricc
really defeated at 1'ca Itidgo?" sho
asked. When I assured her that such
was tho truth, she said that they sel
dom got to sco nowspapcr, and never
any but southern papers, and that thoy
had been mado to bclicyc that the yan
kecshad been defeated in every battle
of any consequence, and that tho nar
would soon bo over and tho confeder
acy fiimly eetablishcd,.
I think many ot these people had
very littlo prtferonco ns to which side
should succeed, and expressed a pref
erence for ono sido or tlio other, just
as thoy happened to be in rebel or
union company. Hut in ono thing
they all agreed, and.that was in speak
ing well of Gen. I'tice, which I think
was not because ho was a Missourian,
but bocauso ho was n kind hearted and
cstimablo man, both in the army and
nut of it. Whether ho wan a profes
sor of Chtistianity or not I do not
know; but if ho was not he was cred
ited with doing many acts of kindness
where "military necessity" would have
allowed him to do otherwise. 1 heard
it said during the war, and have heard
it said Hince, that Gen. I'rico was not
in full sympathy with Iho rebellion,
and was opposed to secession and
only went with the south, as some
others did, lhrouc.li lovnlty to lain
state.
A mistaken loyalty, but pardonable;
let us spread tho mantel of charity
over his mistakes and revere his
memory for his virtues. My first fav
orable impression of him was formed
in February 'G2 when our forces un
der Gen. Curtis advanced on the con
federates in southwestern Missouri.
As wo advanced they rctroatcd into
tho mountains of northwest? Aikan
sa; on reaching Sugar creek wo went
into camp and Gen. Curtis put the
men to woik at onco making breast-
wotks and preparing for defence in
case wo should bo attacked; for it was
wisely concluded that wc had gone
as far as was cxpediont just then, as
Gen. Price had been looking for us,
and was preparing a trap for us in
which wc miulit have been caught had
wc not stopped wheu no did. Wo ne
cessarily had to forago for subsistence
for the horses and as tho rebel forces
had bcon in that locality fur two or
three months, horse feed was quite
scarce, and many teams that had been
sent out to forago had returned with
empty wagons, i was detailed one
day as a sergeant and sent out in
chargo of foraging party consisting of
two teamsters with their teams of six
mules each and six cavalry men as es
corts. My instructions were to take
any thing and every thing that I
could find that tho horsos could cat,
unloss tho owners could show protec
tion papers properly sij-ncd by some
union officer. My orders wcio per
emptory and I promised lo obey them.
After going several milis through
the woods and over many hills wu
found a small log houso around which
was apiece of oleured land too small
to bt called a farm. The premises
wero occupied by a feeble old man,
and his little grand-daughter eight or
ten years oi ago. incir possessions
consisted of a cow, a few pigs and a
small (unatity of corn in tho shock,
which the old man said was all thnt
thoy had in tho world (o keep tin. in
through tho remainder of tho winter.
I told him what my orders were, and
that I should have to take his fodder,
but as tho prrformaneo of such an un
pleasant duty was much against my
sense of right, 1 put it off as long as
I oould by li'tcuing to his story of
des i ut'on and hardships. Ho raid he
was a union nun in sentiment hut his
age and poverty kept him from taking
any part in tho war. Ho said that
(len. Price's men had taken tho most
of his corn, hogs and chickens, but
that with Gen. Price's ordera thoy
had left him what littlo ho had left
to keep him through tho winter, when
ho hoped to got help from his neigh
bors and friend?, Ilo aaid ho lud
represented himself to Gen, Prirn os
a union man, just as ho had to me,
and judging from his frankness anil
Inmost looks I believed all lio told mo,
Hut while he was hiking and I was
trying to listen I thought of a woman
and somo small children up in Iowa,
with a cow and few pigs, and a small
crop of corn which they had cut and
shocked whilo tho husband and father
wa in tho union army; nnd I mental
ly resolved to obey tho "higher law,"
at tho risk of being censured and
called "chicken-hearted." So I told
him m ho had not enough for half n
load for ono team, wo would not tuko
it then, but if wc could not do better
wo would got it on our return in tho
evening.
Some miles further on wc cams to
a good faun with considerable stock
and feed enough to keep them through
tho balance of the winter, more indeed
than would havo loaded our wagons,
but us tho lady at the houso showed
ma her "protection papers," duly
signed by Gan. Stcclo wc dared not
take, it, Kill liy her directions wo
went some miles further nnd found n
good plnntntion which was owned by
a "rebel" who had with his family
deserted it on tho approach of
our at my, leaving several hundred
bushels of corn and some sheaf oats.
Here wo filled both wagons with corn,
and p'lcil sheaf oats on top, and ro
turned to camp without calling on tho
old man for his little jag of fodder.
Whilo tho corn was being loaded
some of tho boya idiot a fow chickens
a duty or privilcgo not contained in
our orders.
Some of litem also wnnted to go in
to the houso which I would not allow.
Teams wcro Ecnt out tho next day
for all the remaining corn but in
charge of a sergeant who was probably
not quito co tenderhearted.
A High Liver.
Usually hns n tmil liver. Ho is bilious
rnnstiiintod, lino indigestion nud riytjicp
Kin. If thero is no organic trouble n row
dosci of I'nrlm' 8uro Curo will tone him
ui. 1'nrkB' Hiiro Uuio is tho only liver
nnd kidney euro wo coll on n pcpitivo
guarantee, Prico ?l.r()0. Hold by 0. L,
lOllllltf.
TraiiMiern.
(IlyJ. H. Uailey)
A M Wnltorsand wifo to Jnno
Sprout wd parUo'i -1-1-10... if 12.". 00
Adolph Hemic r lo (Uietnvo Dm-
hi'lmnw1, 7-1.10 3200 00
Adolph Howard nnd wifo to S.
K. Lognn lot I block i! GrusolB
sub llluo Hill 87 00
Cntlicrino Wagoner to Sarnh
Wolilur south 'JO acres wj no
1-1 niidoJinwl-1 L'S-l-lO
Cntlicrino Wagoner to Annn
Wngoner wd pnrt nol-l 28-1-10
Cathorino Wngonor to Aitinndu
H Wagoner wd part nw'.i 28-1
10
1 00
1 00
1 00
M. O. Cordon nnd wifo to John
W Kinflel wd lot III to 10
block 111 Smith Mooru's add
to Hod Cloud 075 00
William L. Souco nnd wifo to
Louis M Yock wd swl-l U-2-10 nr.OO 00
Albert Henry nud wifo to W. A.
WntkliiH wd lot a block 13
Hluo Hill lo 00
W A Wntkins nnd wifo to Loin
EWhltovul wj lot -J block 111
Iilno Hill 20 00
Alfred M. Mowrey nnd wifo to
Chns A Dntsou wd lot (i block
C. Mowroy'rt ndd to Who Hill. . Or, 00
L. W Tulleys Tr to Cornell Li
brnry Ass'cn nel-i 10-13-11. . . l 00
Total 8771(1 00
KcniihlU'itii Caucus.
Tho Hepublican caucus of Hod Cloud
precinct will bo hold. Saturduy Septem
ber 2.Td, ut 2 o'clock p. m. Nomination
of township oflicors same day including,
supervisor, town clerk, iiBsessor. twe con
stables, two justices, nnd four road sup
ervisors. Porter Hedge, chairman.
first Ward Caucus.
Tho republican votors of tho 1st ward,
nro called to meet in the rooms over tho
postofllco, Monday Sopt2."th, at 8 o'clock
p. in. for tho purpose of electing aloven
delegatus to tho county convention to be
hold in Red Cloud, Sept 27th, 189:i, and
any other business that may bo neces
sary. M. B. MuNitt, Com.
A Flue rami Tor Sale.
Ilaixalu.
A Great
If you want to buy a lino homo you
should not fail to seo this farm. It will
go for $Tt(KK) if sold soon. I tnlt cush and
half on timo. or will trndo for vnlunbln
property. Tho houso is 10x21 2 stories
witn u i-ixL'O with porches on each side.
Good water, lino outhouso. Hig bum
21x40 L' stories; cob and coal house 14x10;
granary 12x11; corn crib 8x:i2; windmill
(now). School houso within 10 rods. 1.1
miles from county seat, two trading
towns within 8 miles. If sold soon will
sell everything on tho farm including 11
cattle, 11 horses and mules, 17 hogs,
farm machinery, buggies, r'c. 100 acres
wen renceii witn galvanized wire. An
Ply nt onco to tho Hi:i Cloud Cmur.
IlUi
tod Cloud, Nebrsmku.
How's Till!
Wo offer ono hundred dollurs roivard
for any caso of calnrrli that cannot bo
cured by Hull's Catarrh Cure. -F.J
Cheney &. Co., Prop?., Toledo, O.
Wp, tho undersigned, linvo known P. J
Cliunoy for tlio Ir.Gt 1.1 years, nnd believe
him porfeotly honorable in nil business
transactions nud llnniicliilly nble to carry
out nny obligation mndo by tliotr llrm.
WfHl & Trnar, WhoUenlo Druggists,
Wiilding, Kinnnn .t Marvin, Wholesale
Druggists, TVilodo, Ohio.
HhII'h Calnrrli Cino is taken intern
ally, tiding dirootly upon tho blood and
mucorni surfaces of tho system. Price
7fie nor bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Tostimonlnls frco.
To Our Friend mid Patron.
Wo huve polil our bupininn to Tho
Kireuhbraiin-Huskell Produce Co., of
Oiniihn, who will contitue todohiisliPiis
nt the old Htaml. Wo huvo bud u long
ncqiiiiintanco with tho linn nnd enn rea
oiiimcmi them to ho u reliable and honor
able concern anil trust you will fuvor
them iih you have done us. Tho man
ngor Mr. X. W. Klngslnnd him beon a
loiif? timo with tho firm and comes hhrh
ly recommended. Thanking you nil for
tlio ninny favors phown tin in tho pant
wo remain, Truthfully yours, M. W.
Diukersou.
1U:d Ci.oi;i, Nkii., Sept., lSlh, lS-U'J.-Tho
BUperintondenlri of tho various Sun
day schools In the county arc earnestly
requested and urged to bo present at
the Htindny school pinic to bo held at
Cowli-H September 'i'lrd. At which timo
tho executive coniuiittco or Webster
county Sunday-school association and
superintendents will nrrango n program
and other nriiolen for the next Webster
county convention to bo held in Hod
Cloud sometime tho coming March.
Mas. L. A. IIir.nttiTU, K. 1). Fulton,
Secretary. President.
Ratlicr Sleep.
Than tnlio in nny other form Is wlmt
mnny pcoplo think nnd PnrkV Ten is
mado fur just thosu folks. It cures con
atipation nnd though not n cathartic
moves tho bowels every day. Sold by C.
L. Coiling.
Rcniiljlk'iin Caucus.
Tho republican electors of Jlntin
township will meot at the Anderson
school house ut '2 o'clock, Saturday, Sep
tember 211, for tho purpose of electing
(lelcgntcs to tho county convention, nnd
transacting such other business thnt
may como bofore tho caucus. James
Anderson, Coniuiittco.
Hpvclineii Cukcn
8. II. Clifford, Now Cnssel, Wis., wns
troubled with Nouralginnnd rhonmntiRm
his stomach wns disordered, his liver wus
nrfoctod to nn alarming degree, npnetite
fell nwny, nnd ho waa terribly reduced in
(lent nnd strength. Tliroo bottles of
Klectric Hitters.
Kdwnrd Shepnid, Hnrrisburg, III., had
running soro on his leg of oight years'
standing. Used throo bottles of Electric
Hitters nnd sevon boxes of Hucklen's
Arnica salvo, nnd his leg Is sound nnd
well, John Speakor, Catnwbn, O., had
fivo largo fovor sores in his leg, doctors
nid bo was incurable. Ono bottlo of
L'lcctrio Hitters and ono box Hucklen's
Arnira salvo cured him entirely. Sold bv
C. L. Cottlng, druggist.
CauciiH.
There will ho a meeting of tho re
publican voters of Wulnut Creek
township nt tlio school houso in Di.st
No. .', on Tuesday September 20th, at
five o'clock p m. for tho purposo of
elcc'ing Tour dolegatcs to nttend the
Hepublican County Convention to he
held at Hod Cloud, Scptombcr 27th.
Alio to nominate township dfliocrs.
Josiph Noble, Com.
Sow Try Tills.
It will cost you nothing and will surelv
do you good, If you hayo n cough, cold,
or any troublo with throat, chest, or
lungs. Dr. King's New Discovery for
consumption, coughs, nnd colds, is guar
anteed lo give relief, or money will bo
pnid back. Sufferers from La Grippo
found it Just tho thing nnd under its
uso hndn spoody nud perfect rocovorv.
Try a sample bottlo nt our exponso nnd
lenrn for yoursolf Just how good a thing
it is. Trial bottles frco at C. L. Cot
ting's drug store. Largo sizo OOo nnd
81.00.
McN iTT will oxchungo Hour nnd feed
nt cnBh prices, for corn, oats or potatoes
at market prices.
Taylor keops the largest and best
selected stook of wall paper ever
brought to Hod Cloud.
Am. fancy rockers 15 per cent discount
of ::o dm b. i v. Tatlob.
See W. W. Wright's for the finest cso
line stoves in tho city of Hd Cloud.
New hay can bo had by loaving orders
with McNitt.
Among the incidents of childhood thnt
ntnnd out in bold relief, as our memory
reverts to tho days when we wera young,
nono nro moro prominent than severe
sicknes. The young motlior vividly re
members that it wns Chamberlain's
Cough Hemedy cured hor of croup, anil
in turn administers to her own olfsprlng
nnd always with tho best results. For
sale by DojoA Grico.
Don'l Forget!
'Hint's what Brown's wifo called out to
him don't forget to get a bottle of
Hnller's Bursnparilla, il's so nice. For
sale by Doyo A- (Irioe.
First elns goods and reasonable prices
can always be feuud at W. W. Wright's
hardware store.
Ihore accomodating storekeepers.
Sherwood A Albright the grocers, study
lo pirns their customers. Call nnd eeo
them when in want of grocories.
If enlt cosls one cent n pomid and hnm
l. cents, what would a hog be worth thni
hud bssn fed on flutter's Condition
l'owdorsr For side by Dyo k Grico.
The Demon or Despair
Insomonm, nnd its twin biotlier Ds
pepsin, are tlio offspring of n disordered
stomach. A positive cure is found in
Begg's Dandelion Uitters. Sold by Devo
A Qrlco. ' '
sam in w m m mmm m wmmmm m&
5 WI& Aoulc3 call
g; Your attention to the fact that wo havo tho
; Largest and most complete stock of
DRUGS
Zz In the
J3 Also Wall I'll per, Faints aitti
liiiivce, iui.or., auu
5; Our prices are tho lowest
9 Como
C.
C. M. CALMES,
-
Keel Cloud, Nebraska,
Wants your patronage.
He keeps Fresh Bread and Cookies, Candies,
Tobaccos, Cigars, Lunches, Sic,
Three doors sotilli of I A; .11. Hank.
p. VL REED,
piiOE'iuirroie
City Livery, Feed and Sale Stable
VLaMhk.' aaA&kV
Re
ED
.OUD,
PENMAN
HAS
THEM
A nice line or
Jewelry,
Diamonds,
Chains,
Rings,
Bracelets,
Scarf pins
Cull's ami collar bullous, neck
clialiiH, lace plus, slleU ohm,
eliarius, elc.
I'lateil ami solid sltvcrwnro, souvenir snnoni
M'ti'l limiilleil knUos niul forks, carvliiil " ' ' s
1u i .. : '
t I','"'1""1 lli'lriiciiml wniiii.
f,fl,rt,,K ,,Ir atcli. clock aiid Jouolry t0.
ami
p:
Henry CcoK's IrnK Store.
RIGHT
Ci
in i k i.irii rix(. twin tiitit lwiv
iiovcltlw. A lino llnu ul iiicctiicleH nnil e
ulRHscs Mh imercliiiiiBiilile on vV. stc 1 . iilokVI
sIlvnrniHl uold fwinesr Hpetlal m ul ". u i ,,i
trillion iniM lo iltiini,' tlio i ,c. Viy m ii of i
l.ltlll Willi- lii R llllllV. Ilir,,..' I .. ,Y. ..'". " !
lll lllll Illl-lll HIT
HH Jtv
MD OTHER OlSOROEflS OFTHE KIDNEYS
CAN BE PERMANEHTLV CURED BV USING
DR. J. H. MCLEAN'S
LEVER AND ECSDNEY
BALM.
It Is n snfo nud unralllns remedy for nil
Kidney Troubles, Liver Disorders
aud Fcmalo IrrcguIaiiUes.
I'rico Ono Dollar Per lloltio.
Tho Dr. J. ii. McLean Medicine Co..
6T. LOUIS, MO.,
OLE PROPRIETOR.
"WIJ
BOOKS!
an
City
via
Oil, Stationery, Pocket
a
.-oiion oi an itiuu,
and wo guarantee satisfaction.
and tec.
Ii. C01TING. 3
N EUR ASK A.
Closing out Sale
ltD
I clesirc to dose out Hie entire"
stock of
Dry Coods, Groceries,
Boots and Shoes,
Formerly owned by 8. F.
Spokesfield during the next
30 Days,
nn0"1 "y evcr)',,li" wo have
CI1KAP, and some things at jour
own jiriee. Money buys, nnd we
must huva the Cash before the
goods leave ill store.
Call at Spoliesflflu" Old Klaitri
and see wlial we can do lor
you.
Also all ledger aecounls due
k. I1. Spokeslield enn be sot
tied with us if paid this
month.
A. O. WjRfi,
GllANT VSIIER,
Agents for
C M. Wethcrald,
Mortgagee.
Parni Loars
At
Less
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