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A Little War Experience. I whs in several big battles in tin* civil war besides many skir mishcs and picket fights? which wen?frequently as dangerous to the parties engaged as were t he great battles which we read of where thousands were killed The danger of getting killed or wounded is as treat where twen ty men are doing their best to kill an equal number of their enemy as if there were twenty thousand on each side, doing their best to kill each other. I always desired to witness a great hattle. While 1 had helped to tight several, I had seeu very little of any one fight, for in the wonderful noise and smoke of a great battle where many thous ands of armed men are striviug for victory?and the grouudcov ered bv ttie two armies being of ten several miles in extent one man, or a company or even one regiment is only n very small part of tie- whole?and if a sold ier was doing his duty as he should, amid the t housands of others, he pertainlv had no op portuuity to i-ee know much of what was ts-ing done outside of his own company or regi ment On the 28th of March, 1805, my regiment was guarding (Jen Lee's extreme right, a point on a creek about 12 inijes south of Petersburg. My company was posted on a small branch which ran into the cretk above referred to On the main creek was a bridge which was guarded by another company of cavalry. About light that morning we discovered the Yankees were moving south in strong force and we were expecting to be at tacked. We had orders to re treat from our line as soon as we heard firing at the bridge. Our line of retreat was by a country road which intersected the main road at right angles, and in the midst of verv thick woods, and about half a mile north of the bridge. We obeyed instructions and hastily mount ed our horses and went up that little country road at a smart gallop?our canteens, sabres, guns and a few frying pans mak ing quite a racket as we rode in column of fours. .lust as the head of our column struck the main road, a company of Yan kee cavalry charging up the road after the pickets which ttiey had driveu from the bridge, struck the head of our column and the result was about eight men ot each force went down in a heap right in the middle of the big road. It was a perfect surprise to both sides, not a gun was fired or a lick struck by friend or foe. None of my company was hurt by the collision. 1 do not know as to the Yankees?we did not stay to inquire or offer as sistance but left at once as fast as we could get up and get un tangled from that pile of Yan kees, Confederates and horses Sergt. Joe Smith was riding an old grey plug which he had been trying to swap for months ?but had not been able to find a man he could make a good trade with. Iu the collision Joe and his old grey went down with the others, and being young and wonderfully active, and strong, he was about the first to get out. He at ouce mounted the best Yankee horse he reached and rau out leaving his old grey for a Yankee. His Yankee horse was just splendid and was well furnished with a new McClelland saddle He brought the horse home aud sold him after the war to a gen tleman about Fremont, N. C. We reported our escape to bri gade headquarters and the writ er was then ordered to take three men, all mounted, and go ?out on another road and see if '-we could discover (irant's main army. I was ordered to ride till I discovered the Yankees, then send back one man with the in formation. 1 was to investigate further and as 1 got information was to send it back to Gen I-ee's, (VV. H. F.) headquarters till I had learned all 1 could of the \ force, which I did as ordered. jNot long after I had sent back my last courier, about five or six thousand infantry with three or four batterieB of artillery came at quick time down the road and went into position in the edge of a very large farm. As soon as the Yankees reached the other side of the field, nearly a mile away, they discovered our troops in line They formed into line of battle and began to advance on our troops with a strong skirmish line, and began shelling our troops with their artillery. 1 had never seen a big battle only just around me, as before stated, and I thought it a first rate chance to witness what 1 All l^un Down fjCralHIS is a common expres J sion we hear on every side. Unless there is ?:ime organic trouble, the con lion can doubtless be remedied. ' our doctor is the best adviser. Do not dose yourself with all kinds of advertised remedies ? get his opinion. More than likely you need a concentrated fat food to enrich your blood and tone up the system. Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is just such a food in its best form. It will build up the weakened and wasted body when all other foods fail to nourish. If you are run down or emaciated, give it a trial: it cannot hurt you. It is essentially the best possible nourishment for delicate children and pale, anaemic girls. We will send you a sample free. Be sure that thii picture in the form of a label is on the wrapper of every bottle of Emulsion you buy. scon & BOWNE Chemists * 4?9 Pearl Street, New York *" 50c. and $1. All Druggists tiad so often desired. So I rode down n snort distance in rear of our main line behind a log cabin, which had been used as winter quarters by some of our troops the cabin was covered with loose boards wtighted down bv poles?the cracks between the Iocs were tilled with clay mortar ? just as 1 not behind the cabin a Yankee stiell came and went into t he cabin where it exploded, sending the boards of the cabin i i every direction, aud raisin? the biggest sort of a dust bv driving the dry clay out of the cracks. 1 considered that was not a verv safe place to occupy as a look out and 1 rode back down a hill some yards where I saw a huge grauite boulder eight or teu feet high aud about 20 or 30 feet long, f knew that was an ideal bomb proof and I rode be hind it where I found 20 or 25 Confederate infantry who had managed to shirk theirduty ant) were hid there in safety. I promptly ordered all to move and join their compauies. Some did start, but others said, "no d?u you, you want to get here yourself." That wassotrueand 1 knew it that I rode on without another word aud crossed a branch, reached the top of a good sized hill iu full view of all the oattle Held wuere 1 sat uu niy horse two or three hours and saw one of the toughest and hardest tights of the war. There were about 5,000 Confederates aud I think about 20,000 Van kees. Our men held them and drove back charge after charge but finally the Yankees began a Hank movement aud our men had to fall back which tney did ui good order. It was au awtyil and vet a grand sight?for hours the roar ofsmall arms was con stant and when an assault was made by the Yankees, it was wonderful how our little army could drive them oaek. 1 was in tue rear of our line and some what to one side aud in such a position that I was compara tively safe. I saw hundreds, if not ihousauds, of wounded men as they went back to the rear | wouuded in every conceivable way. That was the only tight I ever deliberately shirked and the ouly one I ever saw in all its aw ful grandeur. After the tirst few minutes the whole held was covered with! smoke and I only could tell! which side was wining by the clouds of smoke and the yells which came from the throats of the Confederates as they poured their deadly volleys into the ranks of the assaulting Yankees. I fell back with the Confeder-, j ates and joined my command, and found that they had been j held in reserve and had not tired a gun that day. Dec. 7, 190(1. fc.J. H. Why Ha Rode to the Funeral. At a funeral in Glasgow a stran ger who had taken his seat in one of the mourning coaches excited the curiosity of the other three occu pants, one of whom at last address- j ed him, "Veil be a brither o' the I corp?" "Xo, I'm no brither o' the j corp," was the prompt reply. "Wool, then ye'll be his cousin ?" "Xo, I'm j no that." "Xo? Then ye'll at least be a frien' o' the corp?" "Xo that either. To toll the truth, I've no been weel my sol', and as ma doctor has ordered me some carriage exer cise 1 thocht this wad l>e the cheap est way to tak' it."?London Army and Xavy Life. Diplomacy. A Washington official said of di plomacy at a dinner: "That was a diplomatic young lady whom I heard about the other day. " 'What do you do,' some one said to her at a ball, 'when a man per sists in asking you for n dance and you don't want to dance with him?' " '1 tell him,' she replied, 'that ray card is full.' " 'But supposing it isn't and he still peraists ?' " 'Then,' said the young lady, 'I insist it is and at the same time let him see it isn't.'" ? Philadelphia Bulletin. Ignorance. A village doctor whose most trou blesome patient was an elderly wo man practically on the free list re ceiver! a sound rating, according to Lippincott's Magazine, from her one day for not coming when summoned the night before. "You can go to see your other pa tients at night," said she. "Why can't yon come when I send for you ? Ain't my money as good as other people's ?" "I do not know, madam," was the reply. "I never saw any of it." Bobbie Wanted to Know. "Say, papa, you was tellin' Mr. Crummago 'bout shootin' a eagle on th' wing. Which wing was it ?" "You don't understand, Bobbie. It was a soaring eagle I shot." "Did it make him sore when you shot him, papa?" "No, no, Bobbie. The eagle was up?up in the air?enjoying a long fly." "Do eagles cat long flies, papa?" "Jane, why don't you put the child to bed Cleveland Plain Dealer. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES Itching, Blind, Bleeding, Pro truding Piles. Druggists are authorized to refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 25c Each day there are 910,635 cash fares paid to the surface, elevated and subway railroads of New York city. The population of Rangoon is 250,000, of which 3,200 are Eu ropeans and Americans. In the city and district are 80 rice mills, 32 saw mills, 2 oil works, 4 iron works, 2 shipbuilding yards and 12 ice factories HAS STOOD THE TEST FOR 25 YEARS The old, original GROVE'S Tasteless Chill Tonic. You know what you are taking. It is iron and quinine in a tasteless form. No cure, No pay. 50c. Car Dan Valley Flour just re ceived at Cotter-Underwood Co. Sales of real estate have been made by wireless telegraphy from steamships far out in the Atlantic. It is possible this marvel of science mav soon he used by speculators for stock ga'uhling all the way from shore to shore CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the /rf^ Signature of f-Ct&JU&i A TIME TO ALL THINGS. And the time has come when I am going to sell at some price the six houses and lots that I own in Sraithfleld, N. C. Terms can be made easy enough. Write me at Wise, N. C. I will be in Smithtield for a few da> s on or about January 1st. Mr. H. L Johnson will show the property. W. J. Stephenson. NOTICE. Good 4-horse farm for rent or sale. For particulars apply to C. A. Buudy, Garner, N. C. $450 SPOT. $450 spot cash will buy 30 acres of well timbered land within one mile of the town of Clayton, N. C. W. A. Barnes. X M ,\s HOLIDAY RATES VIA ATLANTIC COAST LINE. One and on^ third fares plus twenty five cents for the round trip to all points in South eastern Passenger Territory, and to points on connecting lines east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers, including St. Louis and inter mediate stations. TICKETS on sale December 20th to 25th. inclusive 30th and 31st, 1906, and January 1st, 1907, final limit January 7th, 1907. T. C. White, Gen. Passenger Agent. W. J^ Craig, Pass. Traffic Manager. We have on hand several good second hand Buggies which we will sell at very low prices. The Ellington Buggy Co. The Bank of Wayne issues a Booklet, ''Banking Made Plain." It tells you all about how a oank is managed, and how you can deal with it. We will send you one if you ask for it. Ladies if you wish to have a hat made to order leave your or der with Miss Ora Pool at Yel vington's Store. Insure your property in the Liverpool. London and Globe Insurance Company, the Larg est, Oldest and Strongest Fire Iusurance Company in the World, with J. II. Ktrkman, the Oldest Experienced Fire Insur ance Agent in the County. Agency established here in 1872. Dan Valley Flour at Cotter Underwood Co. We have several good second hand Buggies for sale cheap. The Ellington Buggy Co. If you wish to buy fine trim med hats at liv ing prices go to Yelvington's Millinery Store. WANTED! I want to buy Cattle, Pork, Hides.and Country Produce. I run a FIRST CLASS MARKET and deal in Fresh Fish, Beef, Pork, and other Freeh Meats. 1 keep Fancy Gro ceries also. Restaurant in Connection and meals served at all hours I ask your patron age. Give me a call. Z. B. Stewart, BENSON. N. C. r THERE IS A REASON FOR CHEWING REYNOLDS' SUN CURED TOBACCO Chewers becoming tired of heavily sweetened sun cured tobaccos caused REYNOLDS' SUN CURED to quick ly win from the old brands of much longer standing the place as favorite with sun cured chewers, because it contains iust enough proper sweetening and fla voring to preserve the quality of the leaf and enhance its goodness, causing a large increase in the demand for sun cured tobaccos. REYNOLDS' SUN CURED is not only pure sun cured, but it is made from choice selections of the genuine sun cured leaf grown where the best sun cured tobacco grows. It is like that you formerly got, costing from 60c. to $1.00 per pound, and is sold at 50c. per pound in 5c. cuts; strictly 10c. plugs, and is the best value in sun cured tobacco that can be produced for chewers. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO. 'Winston-Salem, N. C. ff\ \j\ For Groceries | * m fft Fresh. Up-to-date Call on Acme ^ t)\ Grocery Co., and see their display of Heavy /y\ lj\ and Fancy Groceries. All kinds Pickles, /f\ in bottles aud barrels; Preserves, catsup, jay fljl Pepper Sauce, Stuffed and plain Olives, and /f\ ffj\ all kinds of canned goods. Boneless Ham, f|\ Breakfast Bacon, country Hams and western j|\ fj\ meat and anything good to eat. Chewing jrf\ j)\ Tobacco from 25 to 50c per pound. j^y | Acme Grocery Co., | ffV Phone 12 ^ Smithfield. N. C. ffi HEADQUARTERS FOR AMERICAN FIELD ARC HOC FENCE 58 INCH. *. ? '' r r tjj~? Regular Style Stays 12 in. or 6 in. apart * S3 INCH. ~h ! -r^Ute 1 IT Special Hod, Horse end Cattle Style Stays 12 in. or 6 in. apart Made of large, strong, high-grade steel wires, heavily galvanized. Amply provides for expansion and contraction. Is practically ever lasting. Never goes wrong, no matter how great a strain is put on it. Does not mutilate, but does, efficiently, turn cattle, horses, hogs and pigs. EVERY ROD OF AMERICAN ?ENCE GUARANTEED by the manufacturers and by us. Call and see it. Can show you how it will save you money and fence your fields so they will stay fenced. Cla.ytoi\ Hardware Co., C. W. CARTER, Proprietor. Clayton, N. C. FULL - STOCK. I have a full stock of Shoes, Hats, Clothing, Notions and other goods. Ladies Shoes from $1.25 to $3.00 per pair. Men's Shoes from $1.25 to $4 50 per pair. Boys Suits from $1.50 to $4.50. Men's Suits from $4.00 to $11.00. Umbrellas at all prices. Ladies Shawls to suit all the ladies. A full line of Jewelry. Ladies Rings from 25c to $3.00. Special - Sales - Every - Friday. ! I thought of leaving Clayton some time ago but my customers and friends urged me to stay and I have decided to do so. I shall be here regularly now. Come to see me. It costs you nothing to look. 1 am satisfied with a small profit. JOSEPH M1LAD, CLAYTON, N. C.
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