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VIRGINIA'S GLORY GUARDED BY THE HISTORY COMMITTEE Claims of North Carolina Under Review. JUDGE CHRISTIAN'S EXCELLENT PAPER No Wish to Diminish the Fame of Anyone. FACTS AND FIGURES FROM THE RECORDS Letters and Reports of Distinguished Generals Quoted?The Question of School books Treated Briefly. The Writings of Mr. Pr.ilip Bruce?Criticism from Capt. C. R. Bishop. < At the meeting of the State Grand Camp in Newport News last week Judge George L. Christian, chairman.- of the History Committee, submitted the following in? teresting report: (To the Grand Camp of Confederate Vet? erans of Virginia: Tour history Committee again returns its thanks to you and the public for the flattering and cordial way In which you have received Its last report. It will be ?.?, gratifying to you, as It Is to the com? mittee, to know that we have heard of no ittempt to controvent any statement con? tained in any reoort of this committee tip to this time. It will also be gratifying V. you to learn that at the late reunion ?f the United Confederate Veterans, held ?in New Orleans, the several reports of vour committee were not only Incorpo? rated as a part of the report of the His? tory Committee of that great organiza? tion, but received Its unanimous and un? qualified endorsation. Keep Truj Record. We had expected in this report to dis juss a very different subject from that Vhlch now claims cur attention. Indeed, ?*-e deeply regret that the. matter which lemands our attention at this time should have to be considered by us at all. But we conceive It to be our first duty to our Mother State to see that her record in the LTonfederate War Is kept true, and not aisunderslood or misrepresented by either friend or foe. We have always depre? cated controversies between Confederates. We think, as General Early once said, there is glory enough attached to the Con Tederat struggle for all of us to have a fbare; that we should stand together and Bee that the truth of that conflict is pre? served; that this is all we have a right to ^sk, and we should be content with noth? ing less. This being our position, we repeat our sincere regret that some recent publica? tions from representatives of our sister Elate of North Carolina have come to our attention in such a way, and that these publications emanate from such sources that they demand consideration and attention at tho hands of your com? mittee. We again repeat our sorrow that we feel compelled to notice these mat? ters, and in doing so we shall strive to say nothing which will even tend to detract from the fame won by the glorious "Old North State" in the Confederate War, except insofar as attempts have been made to augment that fame at the ex? pense of Virginia. - iv any Splendid Peoale.: We know the people of North Carolina and greatly admire their many virtues nnd noble characteristics. We knew the soldiers sent by ,her to the Army of Northern Virginia. We have seen their splendid bearing and frightful sacrifices on many a field of carnage, and we bear ?willing testimony to the fact that no truer, better or braver soldiers ever stood on the "bloody front of battle." North Carolina Is truly a great State. In? habited by a noble people, and with a record of which she has a right to be proud. We lo*;'State, pride, and partic? ularly that .State pride and devotion to principle which has made North Carolina do all she could to preserve the names find records of her soldiers In the Con? federate armies. Every other Southern Btate should follow her example, no mat? ter what I. may cost to do so. No truer patriots ever lived or died for their country than thoso who fought in the Confederate armies. These men are at. well satisfied now as they ever were that their cause was Just. They enlisted at the command of their several States; they did their duty to the best of their ability; they are, and hive a right to be. proud of their achievements, and they have a right to expect that their States will see to it that their names and the record of. their deeds aro preserved. Not ilust N- r Gererrus. Conceding, as we cheerfully do, tho preat fame and glory achieved by North nUCH'NES Retted, Rer- aired and Excharged. TYPEWRITER SUPi LIES ?All Kinds. VISIBLE WRITING TYPEWRITER Th<- ltvte-t product of type? writer luanuluoluro. Visible from date to Fignature. No earring) lift. Universal keyboard, Improved i aper food Spo? ol illy designed lor mani? folding ami mimeograph' Ing. Over S Out) In uso by the U. S governmont. Ask for IllUhtrU catalogue. UNDERWOOD TYPEWRITER COMPANf, 1212 E. Main, RICHMOND, VA. Carolina In the Confederate War, It I seems to us from reading the publications ! to which wo have referred, that some of 1 out friends from thnt State have not been either Just or generous In some of their allusions to hor sister States, and havo seemed to he both spiteful and boastful In some of their charges, claims'and.ref? erences to their "next-door neighbor," Virginia. What Virginia mny have done to provoke this, wo are not advised. If aught, we regret It. It Is these charges, | thees claims and seeming reflections on I Virginia alone, that we now propose to j consider, ns we feel In duty bound to do. I In doing this we shall not Imltato the course pursued by some of the writers to ? whom we have referred. Some of these have not hesitated to reflect on the people and soldiers from Virginia in the harshest ; and, in our opinion, most unjust manner. I We shall not Imitate these writers (1) becauso we feel confident they do not, | In their criticisms of Virginia and her i people, reflect the real feelings of North I Carolinians towards Virginians, and (2) j because neither the people of Virginia nor the soldiers sent by her to the Con? federate armies need any defense at our ! hands. The preservation of the truth of what Virginia did and dared and suffered . for the Confederate cause Is her com- I plete and perfect vindication, and it Is a j part of this task that we now,, filially but i cheerfully assume. A ' istaken Clvm, i First?The first and most serious claim . made by North Carolina Is that she fur? nished more troops to the Confederacy than any other Southern State. This claim has been made and published far and wide, and, as far as we know, no attempt has been made to controvert it. It generally assumes the form of a! boast, but sometimes is made the basis j of a complaint. We saw not long since , In a North Carolina paper (the Charlotte Observer, of May 17, 1003) a statement from the pen of a distinguished writer of that State, in wnich he complained that partilallty had been shown to Virginia, and consequent Injustice done to North Carolina during the war in the appoint- I me.nt of the general officers of the army, especlaly, he said, since Virginia had only furnished about seventy-six, (70) thousand troops to the Confederacy, to North Carolina's one hundred and twenty six (126) thousand, or fifty thousand more than Virginia. So far as the question of partiality Is concerned, since President Davis, who made all these appointments, was not a Virginian, th7!re was no reason why ho should have been partial to Virginians unless their merits warranted It. And, In our opinion, no good reason Is given by i tills writer for any such alleged mlscon- ! duct on his part. We believe Mr. Davis was not only a true patriot, but a great and good man, and that it would havo been almost Impossible to have found any one who could or would have discharged the delicate and difficult duties of his office more satisfactorily to all than he did. But what concerns us far more is the claim made by this writer that North Carolina, with a smaller white population than Virginia, furnished fifty thousand more troops to the Confederacy. This claim necessarily Implies that North Car? olina was more loyal to the Confederate cause than Virginia, or. In other words, discharged her duty in this, the greatest crisis In the history of these States, bet? ter than Virginia. Th Re-o-H Ex=im!ned. Let us examine the record on this point first, then, and see if this claim is sus? tained by It. In Series IV, Vol. Ill,, at page 95, of what are termed "The War of the Re? bellion Official Records," will be found a carefully prepared official report to the "Bureau of Conscription" of the Confed? erate War Department, giving in much detail the number and character of the troops furnished by the States of Vir? ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georsla, Alabama and Mississippi, up to ! January 25, 1S64. This report shows that j the "total number of men sent to the ' field" by Virginia up to that time was (page 3/)2) one hundred and fifty-three j thousand, eight hundred and seventy-six (163,876), whilst the total number sent by North Carolina up to that time was only eighty-eight thousand, four hundred and fifty-seven (S8,4.Svj, or sixty-five thousand, four hundred and nineteen less than Vir? ginia. S This report further shows, that'accord? ing to tho then last census, there were then remaining In Virginia, between th-3 nges of eighteen and forty-five, th'rteon thousand two hundred and forty-e ght men to bo accounted for as soldiers; and In North Carolina twelve thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven. So that, If every man of those unaccounted for In North Carolina had been subsequently sent to tho field, and not ono of theso from Virginia, still, according to this, report, Virgin'a would have furnished fifty-two thousand five hundred and forty-three more than North Carolina. An Error fv ade. At page 99 of this report. In referring to North Carolina, the following state? ment Is made: "The Adjutant-General of the State has estimated that the State has put ln?o tho service one hundred thousand men, ! but his calculations contain an appar? ent error, In which ho has accounted for fourteen thousand men twice. His esti? mate should therefore be less than mine." We do not quote this with the purpo?o of Intimating that North Carolina may (unintentionally, of course) still be count? ing "twice," In making up the nu^bef she now claims, but only to show that her own Adjutant-General did not then claim that North Carol'na had furn'shed more than one^ hundred thousand rren. when Virginia had then sent to the field as shown by this report, one hun? dred and fifty-three thousand eight hundred and fifty-six. and rather mo-e titan double the number with which si.p is rrefliteri by the distinguished writer to whom we have Just referred. A D libl Bounty. At page 100 of this same report, In ac? counting for the troops furnished by South Carolina, occurs this Item and statement, viz.: "Without passing through camps 13, 953." "A large part of this number (13,9"3) will be found to have volunteered in North Carolina regiments, having been , drawn Into that State by tho Indu e- \ ments of double bounty, which- was at one time offered to volunteers." These trooi?o from South Carol'na are, ? doubtless, counted by North Carol na In I the number she now claims, and may, | to some extent, account for how she fur- j nlshed ten thousand more soldiers to the i Confederacy than her voting population; j as shown in a then recent election, of j which fact she now so Justly boasts. \ As showing that the renort from wMrh I we have quoted Is substantially correct. ] the largest number of troops we la o seen anywhere claimed to have been furnished by North Carallna Is that con- t tnlned In the report from the present j Adjutant-General's office and this number Is put at about one hundred and twen'y seven thousand, and, of course, this In eludes the "total of all men d!sposrd : of" from, the State?all In the field, and ? all exemptions from whatever eau'e. The ' report from which we have quoted above (page 103) gives North Carolina one bun- ', dred and twenty-six thousand six hrn- j dred and twenty-three and to VInr'nia (counting in the same way) one hundred and seventy-eight thousand .tine hundred and thirty-three, or fifty-two thou?and three hundred and sixteen more than North Carolina. Gener t Brap-g's Estimate, Whilst this report gives the number of regiments, battalions and batteries fur? nished by Vlrgln'a, it does ,riot gve the number of those.furnished by North Car? olina; but we are enabled to supply this apparent omission from another source, to be found In the same volume at page 722. As late as October 11, 1SC4, Governor Vance wrote to General Bragg (a native of North Carolina) then stationed In Richmond, asking Bragg to furnish him w'th the number of troops furnished by North Carolina to the Confederacy, and saying he wished this Information In or der to "know what North Carolina had done In ? comparison with tho other States," in View of a proposed meet :ig of tho Governors of the South,' then about to assemble at Augusta, Gn. ^n this let? ter of enquiry thoro Is nn endorsement sUt'ng that whilst the number of troops furnished by North Carolina could not be given, without laborious research, there was thon In tho confederate ser? vice from that Stnto sixty-seven regi? ments, five battalions, twelve unattach? ed companies, two State regiments doing service for the Confederacy, aud n.ne j battalions of reserves thon organized. The report of January 25. 18(M, above re? ferred to, shows, that V.rginla had then sent to the field sixty-three regiments of Infantry, forty Battalions of Infantry, twenty regiments ut cavalry, forty bat? talions of cavalry and ono hundred and twenty-flvo battalions of artillery (pago 06.) What Comparison Shows. ! A comparison of tneso organizations cf i the two States gives this result, viz.: That where North Carolina had furnished the Confederacy, In all arms of tho service, sixty-nine regiments, Virginia had fur? nished eighty-three; where North Carolina had furnished fourteen battalions, Vir? ginia had furnished eighty; nhd that where North Carolina had furnished twelve unattached companies (presumably batteries), Virginia had furnished one hundred and twenty-five batteries; and, It Is worthy of remark, that the report showing the number of these Vlrg nla organizations Is dated eight months in advance of that showing the number of tho North Carolina organizations. Have we need of further proof on- this point? Second, another charge made by another distinguished North Carolina writer (Cap? tain W. R. Bond In his pamphlet entitled "Kckett or-Pettlgrew") Is, that "citizens of Virginia were filling nearly one-half of the positions of honor and trust civil and military," In the Confederacy. So far as the appointment of the general officers of the army is Involved in this charge, we have already said that we belle-ved they, were made by Mr. Davis solely on the merits of the appointees; j and we think it will be admitted by all i that some of these appointments could | not have been Improved upon, or perhaps made at all from any other State. Gereral Leo's Reputati n. As to the"charge, so far a8 It applies I to tho other military officers, this was | made by Governor Vance during the war, and If any one wishes to see a complete ! refutation of it,' they have only to refer i to the letter from General Lee to the Confederate Secretary of War, dated Sep? tember 9. U63. Reb. Rec. Series I. Vol. XXIX, Part lit p. 723. As to the civil positions of honor and : trust of which this writer says one-half were filled by Virg'nlans, and that Rich? mond thought "all should be thus fill? ed": If he means by this to charge that Virginia had a' larger number of men exempted from military duty to fill these places than any other State (as would have been reasonable, since she had the , largest number In the field, and was the I seat of the Capitol, with all the depart? ments of the government), then the re? port, from which we. have Just quoted, 6hows that In this he-Is greatly mistaken. This report, at. page 103, shows that, the "total exempts" in Virginia at that tlmS, was twenty-five thousand and sixty-three; wh'lst those In North Carolina numbered th'rty-elght thousand one hundred ar d sixty-six. And In the same volume In which this report is to be found, at page S51, will be found this remarkable ex i hlhlt, under the heading "Number of State Officers" In each Southern, State exempted on certificates of their Gov? ernors. This last report shows that whilst ? the number of these officers exempted in i Virginia -was fourteen hundred and twenty-two. the number exempted In North Carolina was fourteen thousind. j six hundred and seventy-five; more than Tale of the Bad Man Who Met His Match. Py BILLY BURGUNDY?Copyright, 1903, by Stovo Floyd. (Copyright, 1003, by Steve Floyd, N. Y.) C Once upon a time there lived In the town of Falrstake, Arizona, a guy who possessed a combustible disposition, an Ingrowing affection for booze, and a per? fect contempt for municipal tranquility and the criminal code. His name was Hank Bartow. Hank put In most of his time absorb? ing tlrewator and supplying the town with a brand of excitement which kept the coroner working overtime and made the local "Death Column" look like an Itemized account of a Macedonian mas? sacre. He "did his work so well that the Life Insurance Companies were compelled to call all bets off In Falrstake. and the General Store had to lay In a Job lot of blnck-bordered paper and envelopes. Whenever Hnnk stepped Into the Gin Mill and reduced the visible supply of Bourbon Dew a couple of pints, a sicken Ine s'lenee would snread over the town: the stores would close for the day; men would hide under counters; women would drag their children Into cyclone cellars; dogs would hnwl pathetically; suspense would hang heavy In the air, and the marshal would recall that he I had a very pressing engagament about | three miles down I ho Pike. When I-Tink ft"ished playing his hand out and had gone home to sleen It off. the coroner and undertnker would come from under cover to estimate tho mor? tality anrl notify lhe survivors that there was not the slightest occasion for alarm, When Hank had practically exhausted the supply of voters In Falrstake. the Governor came to tho conclusion that he was carrvlng the Joke ton far. so he of? fered a reward of five thousand good and lawful slmoleoos for one Hank Barlow, on hoof or dros?ed, f. o. h. Falrstake No one seemed to bo In pressing need of that amount of money; at least, thoy showed no signs of It if they did, ho Hnnk pursued the even tonor of his way, One. mnrnlnc. when tho villagers barked Up against the eant side of the General Store to thaw out In tho young sunshine. and talk over the latest news from Wash? ington and the Chicago Stock Yards, It was discovered that Hank bad been shy for sir days. Then I'ko a flssh It dawned upon the members of tho Out Poor Res slop that there had not been a murder in town for night on to a week. All of which went to prove that something powerful was nlltng Hank. After debating (ho ouestlnn . at great lepe-Hi. It whs resolved that: "Where's, H ha* come to he known to the cH'rens of this town of Falr-talie, In the county of Yuma, In the Territory of Arizona, tv-it llo-lr honored Bnd es? teemed fellow-cltlzen, Hnnkodorous Bar. low, ban pot nnnenred no'>n the streets end thoroughfares of the said metropolis for i per'nd of six d?vs; and "Whereas, It i? known to the said i citizens of the said town of Fulrstake, WHEN HANK 8TEPPED INTO THE GIN MILL AND REDUCED THE VIS? IBLE SUPPLY OK BOURBON DEW A COPULE OF PINTS, THE STORES WOULD CLOSE FOR THE DAY. In tho said county of Yuma, In tho said Territory of Arizona, that It Is not th? custom', habit or practice of the said honored and esteemed Hankodorous Bar? low to absont himself from the said strectH and thoroughfares of said metro? polis for Huah an extondcd period; and "Whereas, It Is a matter of official record that thorn has not been n single death by violence In the said town of Falrstake during tho week ending Satur? day. October tho thirty-first; and "Whereas, It Is the belief of each and every citizen of the said town of Fair? s'. Or-i ?rcn? ??<?>?,' -Tin? .rtii'-,. ., H befallen tlm said honored and esteemed IImkodorous Harlow; now, therefore, bo It "Resolved, That a committee of three law-abiding citizens, consisting of pur son lllrtun Murrlwell, Deacon Calvin Pennytmcher and Doc Jorgan, shall pro-, coetj In tint most orderly and friendly manner to the house or the said honored and esteemed Hankodorous Harlow and ascertain by the most gentle, and pollto ( iniuri-iiijaiiny the true caiiMo of the city's ead bereavement, and report the same to tho citizens In waiting." VoHtad with tho aforomentloned para? graphs of official authority and an elo gnnt sufficiency of Buck-ague, the com? mittee humbly approached tho house of the honored and esteemed cltlzon. Hank was found seated upon tho back steps with his face hetwoon his hands and a sod, far-away expression In his eyes. He was a changed man. After un exchange of hellos, Parson Mnrrlwsll gently placed his hand upon trio shoulder of the honored and osloomod citizen and said; "Brother Hank, wo has rla to the conclusion thai, somotlilr,' mighty unusual has overcome ye, un' wo .ilr here to uMinrtnlh how como yo air no longer your former solf. Air yo sore?'' '"Taint thot I'se got any grudge agin tho gang, Parson, I'?o warded that lit to ninety pound gal yfl ??<? peeling I'Plnb i,.. an' ef I let' dls yere yard for .idyth.m, more excltln' than a couplo of pork chops she'd blow my lights out. That's nil thot nils m*.' Mmvl; Y(.u can't eslnuato a woman ? I Influence by her weight, . ten times as many as In any other South? ern State, Fight at Bethel. Third. A'third claim made by another distinguished North Carolina writer Is. that one of the effects of tho fight made by the "Bethel Roglment" at Bethel was tho "possibly holding Virginia In the C n fedorncy." (See trllclo by Major Edward J. Hnlo, 1 N. C. Itegts. '01 to '60, p, 123.) Tho otil/ theory on which we can account for this uncalled for suggestion Is, that the writer wished to attribute to this reg? iment tho greatest possible achievement the fecundity of his Imagination could conceive of. and hence this "unklr.dest cut of all" mrido'ttt our old Mother. Virginia Joined tho Confederacy before North "Curollnn. nnd. wo will show Inter on. by tho testimony of nil tho representatives of all the Southern States, that no State In tho Confederacy showed mor.o devotion to tho cause, and that nOno made or was ready to make greater sacrifices In Its bo half. What V'r-l-la D'rl. Wo have no Intention or desire to mag? nify either the services rendered by Vir? ginia to the Confederacy,. or the suffer? ings and sacrifices of her people for tho Confederate cause. Indeed, from what we know of theso, we think It would be dlfll< cult to do this. But since some North Carolina .writers have laid so much stress On the part performed by their State In these directions (a claim we have no dis? position 'to contest), It seems to us both pertinent and proper to call attention to two'things, which apply to Virginia, but do. not apply to North Carolina or to any.other Southern State. Theso are: (1). Virginia was a "battleground" from the beginning to the close of the war. No people who have not had this experience can form any conception of what It moans, nnd this was literally true of Vir? ginia, "from her mountains to her sea? shore." Every day and every hour, for four long years, the tramp or the camp, the bivouac or the battle of both armies were upon Virginia's soli. Six hundred of the two thousand battles fought were fcught ,ln Virginia, and the fenceless fields, the houseless chimneys, the charred ruins and the myriad graves loft all over Virginia at the close of the war marked and measured the extent to which her material resources had contributed to that struggle, and tho devotion of hor people to the Confederate cause. These things also showed In the utter desolation pro? duced by the war. and In the difficulties and disadvantages the State and her people have labored under ever since. O"1" Stile DisTTnhe-c '. (2)).' Virginia was the only Southern Stat/? dismembered by tho war. One-third of her territory (the richest In many re? spects) and one-third of- her people wero actually severed from her, not only with? out her consent and against an express provision of the Federal Constitution, but In violation of an express contract be? tween Virginia and the Federal Govern? ment that this should never be done. This contract was made at the time, and formed a part of the consideration for tho grant made by hor of the great North? west territory, and, as strange as It may seem, the States afterwards formed out of that territory were among the leaders hi perpetrating this "political rape" upon their Mother State, The true history of the dismemberment of Virginia forms one of the darkest political crimen on record, rvl kei Gre't Claims. Fourth. The fourt claim or claims (and the last to which we can refer) preferred by North Carolina Is set forth in these very striking terms, viz: That she was "FIRST AT BETHEL. FARTHEST TO THE FRONT AT GETTYSBURG AND CHICKAMAUGA; LAST AT APPOMATTOX." This legend. In this form. Is Inscribed on the cover of each of the five volumes published by the State, entitled "North Carolina Regiments.- 1861-'65," to be thus perpetuated throughout all time. Of course, such claims, thus asserted, and conveying to the world what' these necessarily do. should be above and be? yond all criticism or cavil. Let us see If theso' will stand this test. Before insti? tuting this Inquiry, let us first ask. 1 spectfully, why these claims are preferred at all: The editor of the volumes to which we have Just referred disclaims that they are Intended as a boast. But we again respectfully ask, can they mean anything else than that North Carolina means by them to proclaim the fact that the troops furnished by her wero better, and, therefore, did better at the impor? tant points named, than those from any other State? It Is worthy of note, too, that our friends are getting more aggres? sive In their claiming with the passing of time. The first form assumed by this legend and inscribed on the Confederate monument at Raleigh, was only: "FIRST AT BETHEL: LAST AT APPO MATTOX." We next hear of It as Inscribed on her memorial room In Richmond as: "FIRST AT BETHEL; FARTHEST TO THE FRONT AT GETTYSBURG; LAST AT APPOMATTOX." And now Chlckamauga's "Woody front" la also Included. One of her writers has already claimed that "Chancellorsville" was a "North Carolina fight," and that Gettysburg ought to be so denominated, too; and so bur friends go on claiming from step to stop, Just as during the war. Willing to b* Just. "From rank to rank their volleyed thun? ders flew." As before stated, wo havo no Intention or deslro to 'detract one iota from the fame of North Carolina, except where attempts havo been made to aug? ment her fame at the expense of Vir? ginia. Keeping this purpose steadily be? fore us, wo now propose to Inquire wheth? er or not some of the claims set up by North Carolina in this legend do Injustice to Virginia? And first, as to tho claim that she was "first at Bethel." In Vol. IV, of the "Confederate Military History," -at pago 19, will be found a carefuly prepared account of the battle of Bethel, written by D. H. Hill, Jr., son ol the Intrepid soldlor of that name who commanded the First North Carolina in that fight, and. therefore, one with every natural Incentive to say all that could be said truthfully, both on behalf of his father and his regiment. Ho says: "About 9 o'clock In tho morning of the 10th (June) the Federals appeared on the field, In front of the Southern works, and Groble's battery tok position. A shot fiom a Parrott gun In the Confederate works ushered in tho great Civil War on tht- land." Richmon-1 H-w'tzers F'rst. This first shot wns flred from tho bat tary of tho Richmond CVn.) Howitzers, which had already tired, tho "first shot" tired on Virginia's soil nearly a month bo foro at Gloucester Point. Wo aro not claiming, however, any special credit for having fired this conceded first Hhot, tho firing of whloh wns only fortuitous. But Virginia was at Bethel, along with North Carolina, not only represented by tho commanding general, hlmsolf a Virginian, hut by all' three urms of tho service?In funtry, artillery and cavalry-and ' thoso troops aro mentioned by him, along with those from North Carolina, not only In tho report of tho battle by the command? ing general, but also, and In complimen? tary terms, by General (then Colonel) D. II. Hill, commanding thu only Norlh Car? olina troops there. Was not Virginia at Bethel, then, standing side by side with Ncrlh Carolina? Did she not do hor duty there ns woll? If sho did, why the In? vidious claim that North Carolina woh first at- Bethel? Is-this Just to Virginia? We think not, In all kindness and cour? tesy. As to Gettysburg: Wre were there, and (Continued on Eleventh Page.}. CAROLINA PORTLAND CEMENT CO., CHARLESTON, S. C, Largest Manufacturers, Importers and Distributors of PCF.TLANQ M ROSENDAiE CEMEHT, LIME AND BUILDING MATERIAL IN THE UNITED STATES. Lowest delivered prices quoted, on appllcittlon. on Standard Brands, In car? go lots, cnrlond lots, small lots, to any polnLIri America. Full stocks at Interior mills; also nt Baltimore, Md.; Newport News, Va.; Norfolk, Va.; Portsmouth. Vn.; Wilmington, N. C; Charleston. S. C; Savannah, On.; Fernnndlnn, Fla.; Jacksonville. Fin,,: Pcnsacola, Fin.: Mobile, Ala,; New Orleans, La.; Galveston, Tex.;, Birmingham, Ala., and Atlanta, Go, Write for our prices. HORSE SHOW! New York, Nov. 16th to 21st. Tho Old Dominion Steamship Company's tenth annual por fonnlly conducted excursion to New "York will luave Richmond via Old Dominion Kiglit Lmo I'ririnr, Novernbor l'lth. at 7:00 P. 51.i via Chcwipcako mid Ohio Huilwny Company Situ relay, Nov. 14th, nt.4:(/0 P. M.. or Norfolk and Westci n H. It. 8:(H) P. M? con necting with Old Dominion Lino Kxprc-Bs Steamer ac Norfolk; arriving la New Yoik Sunday 0 P. 3d. Fare for Round-Trip Only $12, Good for 10 Days. One Way Rate, $7.00. Inciiiding M and Stateroom Eterth on Steamsr. As Now York Is crowded during Horse Show Week, apply early anil secure good steamer and hotol reservations, JOHNF. MAYER, Agent, 808 East Main Street. SPORTING GOODS. T. W. Tlgnor's Sons havo Bold their stock of SPORTING GOODS to ua, and rather than move thh, stock, as well as to rrduce the big surplus, wo are offering special Inducements In prices, nnd will continue to do so until November 1st. This uppllcs to tho stock at Tlgnor'n old sta'hd. No. 1219 BAST MAIN STREET. Mr, Torn Tlgnor and Mr. Dick Coleman aro now with us and will bo glad to see their friends. Mr. Cris. tho expert gunsmith, formerly with Messrs. Tlgnor. Is now with us and will serve his friends and the sporting public generally in the best manner. ELECTRO-PLATING, GAS AND LAMP FIXTURES REFINISHED. HARRIS, FLIPPEN 6 CO., 1219 EAST MAIN STREET, 1307 EAST MAIN STREET. RICHMOND TRANSFER GO. UNION TICKET, PULLMAN AND BAGGAGE TRANSFER OFFICE; 819 MAIN STREET. . ? V RAILROAD and STEAMSHIP TICKETS SOLD to ALL PARTS of the WORLH PULLMAN RESERVATIONS MADE FOR ALL LINES. The ONLY BONDED COMPANY that can call for and check baggage from HOTELS and RESIDENCES to HOTELS and RESIDENCES in OTHER CITIES and to DESTINATION OF TICKETS. FINE RUBBER-TIRED CARRIAGES, CABS end COACHES furnished for FUNERALS, MARRIAGES, RECEPTIONS, CALLING, SHOPPING and PLEASURE RIDING. Also Hnndsome Rubber-Tired Opera Coaches, seating six and eight people, for THEATRE PARTIES and RECEPTIONS. Orders solicited. Baggage should be ready, and callaglv?n. at least THREE HOURS before schedule time for departure of trains. 'Phone 46. S. H. BOWMAN, General Manager. Branch Office Murphy's Hotel Annex. MEffi... Ho. 142(7 E. Main Street. RICHMOND, - - VIRGINIA, Wholesalers and Retailers. We Are READY, Are YOU? To install your Furnace or Ovsrhsu! and Repair Same. Pit In a Windsor Latroba and Mantel. ? . ? Show you oar flno lino of HEATING, COOKING STOVES and RANGES. Incidentally have you inspootour CH1KA, GLASSWARE, LAMP GOODS, CUTLERY ?autl? | GENERAL KOUSEFtpiSHING. Put on or repair your Tin Roof. Repair y.-ur Plumbing or place same In your house with the latest Sanitary Fixturee. ?Phones: s'V. ftp tiV .fcEfls, NOW IS THE TIKE TO PLANT Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus and i Other Spring Lilies, tv. nnrrv a full and complcto stock at WOWS S??D STORES 12SOUTH 14TH ST., NEAR MAIN. COR. SIXTH ANP MARSHALL STS. 1707 BAST FRANKLIN 6TREBT, WANTED, WHITE GIRLS TO MAKE Cheroots and Cigars. Learners paid while being taught. Address or apply to 23d and GARY STS., VA., -'?; Superior to Cop-ilba. Cub?bs or Injections. Chronic Bronciima and Catarrh of thf. Bladder Cured in 48 houri. CHESTERFIELD IUNCHHJOMS. ISI'EQIAL. 25c DIN NEK, ia to a p.m. POPULAR PRICES BEST IFRVICE, Opeii Tuesday, Sopt. 1,08 isoaK. tyain St.