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Blood, Kidney and Liver Complaints. Accommodations at the
sanatorium delightfully complete, and rates within the reach
of all.
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Rally of the Confederates After
Petersburg Mine Exploded.
It was on July 30, 18G4, thht
Grant exploded the mine which
blew up the center of Lee's lines at
Petersburg.
From a hidden ravine in front of
Petersburg a mine was dug under
neath the strongest of the Con
federate forts. The construction
of the mine was suggested by Colo
nel Pleasants of the Forty-eighth
Pennsylvania and was prepared by
his men, who were mostly coal min
ers from the anthracite regions of
the Keystone State.
lie excavated a nearly horizontal
shaft about 500 feet in length, at
the end of which and sixteen feet
below the surface of the earth a
large chamber was" excavated. In
this chamber were four magazines
containing in the aggregate some
six tons of powder, up to which ran
the fuse.
Jutft at dawn on July 30 the
mighty blast of 12,000 pounds of
powder was fired. The big guns in
uie lore, us garrison ol JUU men
and huge masses of earth were
thrown high in the air, leaving a
great hole (known as the crater)
where a moment before the center
of Lee's lines had been.
When the great black smoke cone
was belched into the heavens the
Union artillery opened fire along
the entire line, while an assaulting
column rushed toward the place
where the fort had stood, but which
was now the great hole in the
ground made by the exploded mine.
Down into the crater scrambled
the men in blue (mostly negroes),
and out of the crater the better
part of them never came. The
men in gray, rallying from the con
fusion, concentrated from every
every side and poured shot and shell
upon the struggling mass of men
huddled in the crater. The Federal
loss was between 4,000 and 5,000.
The recovery of the Confederates
after their center had been blown
high into the air by the great ex
plosion will ever remain as one of
the most amazing instances of self
possession known to military his
toiy. Rev. T. B. Gregory in New
York American.
His Memorable and Dramatic Meeting
With Commodore Barron.
On Jlar.ch 22, 1820, was fought
one of the most memorable duels
in the aunaU of the United States.
Commodore Decatur and Commo
dore l'.arron met on the fatal field
near Bladensburg that day. Both j
participants were wounded, Decatur
mortally, dying within a few hours
after the encounter.
1 lie causes which led to the ill
feeling between these two naval
heroes have never been accurately
determined, but it is generally sup
posed tliat Uecaturs harsh criticism
of Barron on account of the latter
not returning from abroad to take
part in the war brought about the
breach. Certain it is that Decatur's
words were repeated to Barron, and
a correspondence between the two
ensued, which probably resulted in
the challenge. The impending duel
was kept a profound secret. Only a
ffiw nf th nin&f lTltimata frianAa rt
O the respective participants liad even
f an inkling of it. Decatur was the
first to arrive upon the scene. He
was accompanied by Commodores
Rodgers and Por,ter and several oth
er friends. Barron arrived a few
minutes later. The combatants
bowed stiffly to each other and
stood waiting for their friends to
measure off the ground and make
the final arrangements.
"I hope, sir," said Barron as they
took their places, "that when we
meet in another world we shall be
better friends than we have been in
this."
Decatur is said to have haughtily
regarded his adversary a moment
and then replied:
"Sir, I have never been your ene
my."
A moment later the word was
given, and two shots rang out simul
taneously, isarron iell almost im
mediately. Decatur straightened j
himself, but the pistol fell from
his grasp, and in a moment he was
upon the greensward writhing in
agony. He was raised by his friends
and carried nearer the road, where
Barron was lvingr.
"I wish I had fallen in the serv
ice of my country," Decatur mut- i
tered, whereupon Barron looked up.
Everything has been conducted
most honorably," he said.
Then, turning his eyes upon De
catur:
"I am mortally wounded. Com
modore Decatur, I forgive you from
the bottom of my heart.
As Decatur was being lifted into
a carriage Bainbridge, whom De
catur had once rescued from a Moor
ish prison, stooped down and kissed
his cheek.
Decatur was driven slowly back
to the city and carried into his resi
dence on Lafayette square, where
he died a few hours afterward.
Barron ultimately recovered from
his injury, but it is said the mem
ory of the fatal duel darkened his
life ever afterward. lie lived until
the year 1851 and had charge of
several vessels. At his own request
he was court martialed upon the
charges made against him by De
catur and exonerated. Exchange.
Discovery of Rubber.
The rubber tree was discovered
by a missionary, Father, Mancelde
Esperanca. He found it while on
one of his apostolic journeys among
the Cambebas Indians of South
America, and gave it the singular
name of the seringueira, because he
remarked that the savages used the
p of this tree, which hardens
quickly, to make rude bottles that
ere shaped like a syringe. Lon
don Mail.
WE DO YOUR PRINTING RIGHT.
A Relief to Her.
"Supposing I give you your sup
per, said the tired looking woman;
"what will vou do to earn it?"
'Madam," said Meandering Mike,
Til give you de opportunity of
eeein a man co troo a whole meal
wit'out findin' fault wit a single
t'ing."
The woman thought a minute and
then told him to come in and she'd
et the table. Washington Star.
Fate of the Chickens.
In an Ohio town the African
Methodist Episcopal church of that
district held a conference, and for
a week the town was filled with
colored pulpit orators. A few days
after the conference closed its ses
sions one of the leading colored wo
men of the town drove out to Tea
Ridge to purchase chickens of an
old mammy who had supplied the
family for years. Aunt llanna,
coming to the gate, said : "I'm sorry,
Miss Allie. I ain't got a chicken
left. Dey all done enter de minis
try. Argonaut.
His Punishment.
It was beginning to rain, and a
man who was on the point of start
ing for church discovered that there
wasn't an umbrella in the house fit
for use.
"You can borrow one from the
T.'b, next door," suggested his bet
ter half. "They never go to
church."
"No, Baura," he answered with
firmness. "It is wrong to borrow
umbrellas on Sunday. I shall pun
ish myself for my carelessness by
not going to church this morning."
His Liberality.
"I approach you in a worthy
cause, Mr. Tightwadd. We want to
raise $100,000. A prominent phi
lanthropist offers to contribute a
quarter of it."
"Oh, well," said Mr. Tightwadd
hastily. "I don't mind giving an
other quarter. Can you change half
a dollar?" Philadelphia Ledger.
Ragtime.
'Tlease, sir, would you kindly
help me to recover my boy ?"
. Recover your boy ? But you ve
got him there I"
"Yes, but I think jouH agree
with me that he needs re-coveriivg."
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ALCOHOL 3 PEK CENT.
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Upiuai.Morphinc nor Mineral.
Not Narcotic.
JidaUiUtt-
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Worms jCoiTvulsionsjevcnsh
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HEADQUARTERS
FOR
SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Tablets, Feneils, Crayons, Etc.
Stationery of all kinds
SLOCUM DRUG CO.
(GUilUANE & SON
carry a full line of
Candies, Nuts, Cigars and Tobaccos
and" defy competition.
We will also keep our
Famous Morrow County Ice Cream in Stock
Made at Home from Home Products
Choice Cut Flowers
and Pot Plants.
Funeral Work a Specialty
The Jewell Greenhouses
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The First National Bank
Of Heppner
CAPITAL STOCK,
TOTAL RESOURCES,
$100,000.00
804,442.45
I We offer the services of a well-equip
ped bank with sufficient capital
and resources to care for the
needs of our territory
New Accounts Invited
Four per cent paid on Savings Accounts
Exchange bought and sold
We issue exchange on all important Foreign Cities
ESTABLISHED IN 1887
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