? W IB Gathered In and About the Halls of Congress. Anecdotes of the Battle of Gettysburg General Sickles' Coolness When He Lost His Leg?Concealed His Condi tion From His Soldiers?Smoked a Cigar on the Stretcher?A Southern er's Account of the Slaughter?Gen eral Bingham's Story of the Death ot a Confederate General. [Copyright, 1901, by Champ Clark-1 Certain spool fled classes of persons have "the privilege of the floor" of the house. Among them are ex-meinbers and persons who have received the thanks of congress by name. The privi lege of entering the house at any and all flmes is highly prized. This privilege is hedged aboutMiy the proviso that no person having any direct financial in terest in a pending bill shall be allowed access to the floor. This proviso Is practically a dead letter, for the reason that it is difficult to ascertain the fact, and, furthermore, what Is everybody's business Is nobody's business. Conse- ! quent.y It lias come to pass that sev eral ex-senators and ex-representatives m.'iki 0 more or less precarious liviug by plying the trade of lobbyist. General Sickles. General Daniel Edgar Sickles of New York Is the only citizen of the republic whose uame 1 * recall who is en titled to "the privilege of the floor" for two reasons: He can come in because he is an ex-representative and also be cause he has received by name the thanks of the American congress for heroic conduct in the field. In the Fifty-third congress he sat within 20 feet of General Joe "Wheeler of Ala bama. who had received by name the thanks of the Confederate congress for heroic conduct on the tield. Of course It is a thousand to one shot that no such thing will ever occur again. General Sickles served in the house from March 4, 1850, to March 4, 1801. After an absence of 32 years he came ( back to the Fifty-third congress in 1803. He Is a frequent visitor to the house, where he is a universal favorite. He ( generally revisits the scenes of his con- ( gressional labors to help the old sol diers, in whose affairs he takes deep Interest, growing out of a spirit of j comradeship. Ndt long since I asked him about his , army service and the loss of his leg at Gettysburg. He said: "In April, 18C1, I enlisted as j a private and was on my way to the , depot to leave for the front when 1 re ceived a telegram from Governor E. D. Morgan asking me to raise a regiment. 1 raised It In 48 hours and then re cruited the Excelsior brigade, whicli I commanded as colonel and brigadier t until I became a major general." 1 asked him if it was true, as stated In the newspapers, that when he was , sorely wounded at Gettysburg he was carried off the field on a stretcher smoking a cigar. "Yes; that is true, nnd 1 will tell yon how It happened. There Is not only a time for everything under the sun, but a reason also, if you can discover It. I commanded the Third ( corps, which held the Union left at Devil's Den, Round Top and Peach ( Orchard. July 2 Longstreet made his famous charge, of wliijb my corps bore the brunt. In the midst of it a grape shot shattered my knee, knocking me off my horse. The report spread among my men that 1 was dead, and they be gan to fall into disorder. I knew that If they wavered or gave ground Long street, who was a most Indomitable fighter., would break through our lines. ] flank the Union army nnd perhaps gain a famous victory. 1 had myself placed on a stretcher and a blanket thro.wu over my leg to conceal the nature of my wound. I then placed a lighted ci gar In my mouth and had myself car ried down the battle line In order to talk to and encourage my men. They stood firm as a rock, and I.ongstreet's charge failed. That night my leg was amputated nbove the knee." That was certainly a splendid feat. Its coolness has rarely been excelled on any Held. General Sickles is one of the kindest men I ever knew and demonstrates the truth of the poet's dictum "the bravest are the gentlest." A man that little children |ove is one worthy of love. In the Fifty-third congress my little hoy. still wearing kilts, played about the house a great deal. He struck up a friendship with many members. Gen eral Sickles was one of his prime fa vorites. Frequently he would go over to the old soldier's seat, climb up In his lap and toy with his spectacles, crutch es and watch chain. ne generally came back with his pockets bulging with candy, apples, oranges or other gimcracks. General Sickles is a hand some, graceful and well preserved man Judge Johnston. There was only one man In t|je house at that time who fought on the Confed erate side at Gettysburg?Judge David E. Johnston of West Virginia, who was then a beardless youth, with the rank of sergeant major in the Seventh Vir ginia infantry. I took him over to where General Sickles was sitting. In troduced them and left thetn to swap experiences, a performance In which old soldiers delight. It seems to me that If Sir Edward Creasy shoold come to life and were to Issue a new edition of his famous . "Decisive Battles of the World" be would change the number from 15 to 10 and would set down Gettysburg as the sixteenth. The fighting must have been awful, for 1 never saw a man I who wan In It that was not wounded more or leas severely. Though Judge i Johnston did not lose a leg. as did (!eu- i oral Skkles, he was nearly as badly shot. Judge Johnston said: "To show the horrible carnage produced by Pickett's charge Watson, ensign of my regiment, ' had a color guard of eight sergeauts and corporals, and they were all killed I or wounded. Watson falling. Young i grabbed the Hag and carried it to with in ir> or 20 feet of the storfe wall be hind which Hancock was fighting, lie, too, fell badly wounded, but holdiug the flag aloft. While lying there wav ing his flag he saw a I'nlon officer tak ing aim at his head and. throwing up his arm, saved his head by catching the bullet In his wrist; then a hoy named Talbert picked up the flag, pressed up to the wall and was Just climbing over when a mlnle linll plow- I ed a furrow across the top of his head, and he fell outside the wall, while his flag fell Inside, and the Union soldier J who shot him picked up the flag aud carried it to the rear as a trophy of j that bloody Add. "Of General Pickett's entire staff only otic, except Pickett nml a courier, u 1k>.v named Walker, came out of that fiery furnace uninjured. Of Pickett's three brigade commanders Garuett was killed Instantly outside tho stone wall, Armstead fell mortally wounded Inside the wall and Kemper, desperately | wounded, outside the wall. He lived to be governor of Virginia. "The courier. Walker, who was only 17, belonged to the Eleventh Virginia, but was detailed for duty on Pickett's staff. Seeing the color bearer of his j old regiment fall, he galloped to where I he lay, dismounted, seized the flag and j saved it from capture "After General Pickett's charge was repulsed and what few of us were left ?!.- e?? t>l?l.?** I was trying to rally the remnants of his command, saying: 'Get together, boys! We must form again. General Lee may need us elsewhere.' While he was thus addressing the men a boy about 10. named Belcher, rushed up with a bullet riddled flag in his hand and, flushed with excitement, asked, 'General, shall we charge them again?' "A majority of the soldiers who fol lowed Pickett in that charge," conclud ed Judge Johnston, "were beardless boys, but they had hero's hearts." General Harry Bingham. Over on the Republican side of the house is another Gettysburg' hero General Henry H. Bingham of Phila deplila. universally and affectionately called General Harry Bingham. He carries one bullet In his leg as a re minder of Pickett's charge and three other bullets in the same leg as sou venirs of Confederate marksmanship on other fields. At the early age of 59 General Bing ham succeeded to the title of "father of the bouse," which he inherited from General Harmer, another Plilladel phian, when the latter died last winter. General Bingham is also celebrated for being the best dressed man in the house, for his Chesterfleldian manners and for the fidelity with which he stands up for the interests of the City of Brotherly Love. . In offering the usual resolution upon the death of General Harmer General Bingham made the following astonish Ing statement: "1 desire to group to gether the names of those four mem bers Whose record today belongs to the whole country and for whose memory the people of Philadelphia have espe cial affection?Judge VV". I). Kelly, who was elected to 15 congresses and who served 29 years: Mr. Charles O'N'eill. who was also elected to 15 congresses and served 29 years: Mr. Samuel J. Randall, who was elected to 14 con gresses and served 27 years, and our colleague just deceased. Mr. A. C. Har mer. who likewise .was elected to 14 congresses and served 27 years?in all 112 years of service givrm by these four distinguished dead, a record un paralleled in the history of the coun try." The remarknhlenesa of General Ring- j barn's statement Is luoreased when we remember that he who was making It. | still iu the prime of life, was serving bis tweuty-first consecutive year in the bouse when he uttered those words sud bids fair to exceed any of that treat quartet In length of service here. Add Ills 21 years as congressman to the 112 years of Kelly, O'Neill. Randall ind Hornier, and you have a grand to tal of 1.13 years' service by five Phila* lelphlatis In this generation. Judge Johnston told me to go ovet ?nd ask General Bingham about the fall of General Armstead. which I did. General Bingham said: "At Gettysburg I was on General Hancock's staff. When Pickett made his famous chnrge. 1 Confederate officer In advance fell from his horse over the stone wall, ivlthlb our lines. A cr.V went up from mir men: Txmgstreet! Longstreet!" Knowing the value of captuflng Gen Brnl l.ongstreet. I jumped from my horse, ran up to the officer and found It was not General l.ongstreet. but an itficer wearing a brigadier's star. I found him to be terribly wounded and tsked his uanje. He replied. "General Armstead. commanding a brigade In Major General Pickett's division.' lie ttated that he thought he wns mortally wounded, that he had been at West I Point with General Hancock and that I tc wished I would convey bis compll- 1 lients to General Hancock, who wns 1 fenrly as severely wounded as himself. ' General Armstead then asked me to ake his spurs, sword, watch and other i tersonal effects and send them to his | wife If he died. 1 had him carried back I hrough our lines to where our sur- 1 teons were caring for the wounded. They did all tbey could to save his life, nit the brave soldier died that night After sending him to our surgeons 1 ?arried his message and his personal iffects to General Ilancock, who was n an ambulance by reason of his own | wound." Cuamf Clark. ] I A Cordial Invitation ? fg ?? 35 Is given to the general public to call and examine our fall {js stock of goods. We have goods that will please and our 5j| -prices are satisfactory. We have a large and complete jf? 35 stock of ? jfe / Dry Goods, A k & IS Notions, y Hats, Shoes $ ? | and all other goods in this line which we are selling at ? !jp| prices to please. I We have a good stock of ; |j Groceries | SlS and can save money to all who buy from us. $3 WE ALSO BUY " f * Country Produce f|j AND PAY TIIE HIGHEST MARKET PRICES ^ * FOR SAME. GIVE US A TRIAL. ? BEMJ. HUDSON <* SON, ? x|jj BENSON, N. C. . ? I 1NEW GOODS! INTERESTING PRICES! We have just received direct from the manufacturer two solid car loads of FURNITURE. Study These Prices, Solid Oak Bed Room Suits SUIT NO. 1. < >ak Bed feet 2 inches high, Oak Dresser 18x40 inch case, double shaped top, 18x20 inch French bevel glass; Washstand to match, $12.50 SUIT NO. 2. Oak bed 6 feet 2 inches high, Oak Dresser 19x40 inch, double shaped top, 30x24 inch French oevel glass; Washstand to match, $16.50 GOLDEN OAK CHINA CLOSETS Swelled Glass Sides and Door, six feet d* f r* /"V tall, 40 inches wide, 18 inches deep OAK BUREAU, 18x40 inch shaped top case, ,-kfk 18x20 inch A. W. glass ^?5.UU. A complete stock of everything in the furniture line at unheard of prices. We positively will save you money if you see us before buying. Remember we are the up-to-date furniture people of Johnston county. Organs and Sewing Machines of the best makes at low prices, SMITHFIELD FURNITURE CO. LEAVE WORD FOR ME. If when you come to Smithfield to sec about a sewing machine, I happen to be out of togp, leave word for me with Mr. Thomas J. Lussiter at The Herald office; and 1 will carry or send you one at once. He is authorized to col- [ lect money on sewing machines j and give rec<4pts for me. J. M. MEATY, Agent for the New Domestic, New , Home and other sewing machines, Smithfield, X. C. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Digests what you eat. It artificially digests the food and aids Nature iu strengthening aud rexx.- i structlng the exhausted digestive or gans. It lsthe latestdiscovereddigest int and tonic. No other preparation :an approach It in efficiency. 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Old Point Comfort and Virginia Beach en route For tickets ami general Information apply to rallroatl ticket agents, or to M. II. CKOW 111,1,, lieneral agent. Norfolk. Va.. .). F. MA VF.tt. Agent, 1VI "J .Main St . Itichinoml. Va. II. II. \V A l,K HI!. Trallie Mgr. J. J. BKOWN, (ten. Passenger Agt. New Vork. N. Y. | NOTICE! The undersigned havinv qualified as ndra'r on the estate of Mrs. Harriet NVoooall, de-j eeased, all persons having olalmtf against said | estate are hereby notified to present the same to me duly verified on or before the Hith day til' Sept., l'.HKi, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their reoovery and all peraona indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 10th day of Sept., 1UU1. W. |{ WOODAlfL. S13X Administrator. Lewis Ockerman, (ioshen, Ind.: "DeVVitt's Little Early Risers never bgnd nie double like other pills, but do their work thor oughly and make me feel like a boy." Certain, thorough, gentle. Hare & Son, .1. It. Led better, Hood Bros., Henson Drug Co. NOTICE. The undersigned having- qualified as Execu tor on the estate of W. tt. Joyner, deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 13th day of Sep tember. 1902, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their r? covery and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 10th day of September, 1001. J. H. LASS ITER, Executor. 813X ? NOTICE. The undersigned having duly qualified as Adra'r on the estate of Mrs. Lina Bailey, deceased, hereby notifies all persons having olaims against the same to present the same to me for payment on or before the 13th day of Sept., 1902. or this notice wi:l be pleaded in bar of their recovery, and all persons indebted to the estate will please make immediate pay ment. This Sept. 10th. 1901. N. B. GRANTHAM. Administrator. NOTICE! The uuderslgned having Qualified as Admin istrator on the estate of .1. 5l. Doddl deceased, all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 13th day of Sei> temOer 1002 or this notice wul be pleaded in bar of their recovery and all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 12th day Sept. 1001. N. R. Pool, Admr. 8-13-X NOTICE! The undersigned having qualified as Admin istrator on the estate of David Lee, de ceased all persons having claims against said estate areherebv notified to present the same to me du y verified on or before the 20th day of Sept. 1002, or this notice will be pleaded iit bar of their recovery ami all persons indebted to said estate will make immediate pa tuent. This 17th day of Sept. 1001. S-20-X H. B. Lbe. Admr. NOTICE! The undersigned having qualified as Admin istrator on the estate of James R. Pearee, de ceased. all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same j to me duly verified on or before the 27th day of September, 1002, or this notice will be p cad j ed in bar of their recovery and all persons in- ; debted to said estate will make immediate i payment. f his 23th day of September. 1901. E. L. PEARCE, S-27-X Administrator. NOTICE! By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court made in the civil actum wherein J. H. Apple white, plaintiff, and N. M. Sherin and other?, defendant. I will sell at the Court House door i in Smlthfleld on Monday the 4th day of No vember, 1901, the following described proper ty : One tract of land in Johnston county, ad joining the lands of Edward Johnson. William Hobbs and others, containing 529 acres more or less, it being the tract of land conveyed to Robert A. Laughter and N. M. Sherin. Terms cash. S. A. WOODAHT), Commissioner. F. A. & S. A. Wood a hp Attorneys. NOTICE! By virtue of an orcer of the Superior court mace in the special proceeding entitled .). J. Harper, executor of John Harper and others exparte, proceeding to sell lands for assets to pay debts, the undersigned will on 4th day of Nov. 1901 at 12 o'clock. M. at the court house door in the town of Smithfleld, offer for sale to the highest bidder the following real prop eriy; Lot No. 3, in the survey made in the above cause and beginning at a stake in the old stage road, S. I. Thornton's corner ami runs with his line P. #8 E. 100 poles to a *take, thence S. 7 W. 43s. poles to I. W. Langston's corner, the? ce N 59 W. 9 poles to a stake thence N. krt W. 101* poles to a stake in the old stage road, thence with said road N. 20 E 22 poles, thence X. 5 E. H poles to the beginning, con taining 26 acres. Terms of sale. cash. J. J. Harper. Ex. of John Harper. WitLOSS & Mono aw. Att'ys. $15.00 to $18.00 a Weak salary for an intelligent man or woman in each town. Permanent jmsition. 30 cents per hour for spare time. Manufacturer, Box .8, Phila delphia. Treatment Horses? Pneumonia and Colds. Give White's Fever Medicine every half hour and apnlv White's Hlack Liniment. Colic and Kidney troubles, give White's Colic and Kidnev Cure. Staggers: Give White's Purga tive and White's Fever Medicine. Worms: Give White's Purga tive and White's Worm and Con dition Powders. A'.len Lee, Druggist. Southern Railtoay. THE STANDARD RAILWAY OF THE SOL'TH. The direct line to all points. Texas, California, Florida, Cuba and Porto Rico. Strictly FIRST-CLASS Equipment on all Through and Local Trains; Pull man Palace Sleeping Cars on all Night Trains; Fast and Safe^Sched ules. Travel by the Southern and you are rhhured a Safe. Comfortable antf Expeditious Journey. Apply to ticket agents for Time Tables. Hate* and General Information, or address, R. L. YERNON, F.R.BARDY, T. P. A. C. P. A T. A, Charlotte, N. C. Asheville, N. C, NO TROUBLE TO ANfeWER QUE8TION8 5. H. HARDWIGK, G. P. A. ? WASHINGTON, D. C. WILMINGTON fc WELDON RAILROAD AnJ Branches ANl) FLORENCE KAILHOD. (Condensed Schedule.) TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated August _-:r I- ? ~ 4.1901. i ?2 -12 -?>.= |* ?? ! i | A M P M P M A M P M Lv Weldon 1160 8 58 i Ar Roekjf Mt i 00 M Lv Turboro 12 J1 7 ?' I Lv Rock* Mt.... 1051 10113 7 5-' 5 lo 12.72 Lv Wilson ! 1 ;>? ion soil 570 2 40 LrMM 2 75 11 271 11. Lv Fayetteville 4 30 12 43 _? I Ar Florence 7 351 2 50 ' 1' M A M Ar Goldsboro.... 1 930 \ Lv Goklsboro.... 0 45 3 3" Lv Magnolia 7 51 4 40 Ar Wilmington. 9 25j 6 15 TRAINS GOING NORTH. Datvd July g JS ? 8 J 3. ? s=,j>? e= == == Y.- '-J. Zt fc m, Halifax 3 29 p m. ar rives Scotland Neck at 4 10 p m, Greenville 5 47 p m, Kinston 6 45 pm. Returning leaves Kinston 7 30 a m, Greenville 8 30 a m, arriving Halifax at. 11 05 a m, Weldon 11 20 a ni, daily except Sunday. Trains on Washington Branch leaves Wash ington 8 00 a m and 2 4*5 p ni. arrives Parmeie 8 55 a m ami 4 10 p ni. Returning leav Par mele 11 10 a m and 5 22 p m. arrive Washing ton 12 30 a in and 4 15 p m daily except Sunday. Train leaves Tarboro daily except Sunday at 4 35 pm, Sunday 4 15 p m. arrives Plymouth 6 88 p m, 6 i" p in. Returning leaves Ply moutt dailj' except Sunday, 7 -10 a m and Sunday 9 00 a m. arrives Tarboro 9 50 am. 11 00 a ra. Train on Midland. N. Branch leave* Goldsboro daily except Sunday 5 00 a ni. arnv* Sinithtield 6 10 a m. Returning leave Smith field 7 00 a ra, arrive Goldsboro 8 25 a m. Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky Mount at 9 30 a m, 3 40 p m, arriv e Nashville 10 20 a m. 4 03 p m. Spring Hope 11 Oo a m, 4 26 p m. Returning leave Spring Hope 11 20 a m. 4 55j5 m, Nashville 11 4;" a m, 8 25 p m, arrive at Rocky Mount 12 10a m.6 p m, daily ex. Sunday. Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw foi Clinton daily except Sunday 11 40 a in and 4 21 p m. Returning leaves Clinton at 6 45 a m and 2 50 p m. Train No. 78 makes close connection at Wel don for all points North daily. All rail via Richmond. H. M. EMMF.R90N, (i"ii 1 Pass* \gt J R KENLT, Gen'l Manager. T. M. EMMERSON Traffic Man'r. NOTICE! By virtue of a judgment of the Superior Court, rendered at September Term, 1901,*in a certain civil action wherein Augustus Wright whs plaintiff, and 1>. A. Fields ami wife. Jeru sha Fields were defendants. I shall sell, as Commissioner for cash, at the Court House door in the town of Smithtleld, Johnsfoh coun ty, N. C., at public auction, at ?? o'clock m., on Saturday 12th day of October. 1901, the fol lowing property tcs-wit: One i"t end store house situate thereon, adjoining the lot of 11. Crocker, and known as the B. Crocket lot. run ning west 40 feet, south HO feet, in the plan of the town ot Pine Level, Johnston county, N. O. This Sent. 11th. 1901. JOHN A. NAKRON. Commissioner. NOTICE! The undersigned having qualified as Admin istrator on the estate of Jerry Cammons, de ceased, all persons ha\ ing claims against said estate are hereby untitled to present the same to me duly verified on or before the 30th day of August, 1W2, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery and all persons in debted to said estate will make immediate payment. This 23rd day of August, 1901. A. F. HOLT, Administrator, r Princeton, N. C. AogJMv.