, 1865-04-24

dNfI143 DUJo anu IlI!5. Let's go INTO thla
work like soldiers and let the ArGy of the
American Esgle raise at least Ten Thousand
Dollars for the Sanitary Fair. We cen do It.
Let's say 7ce 1cW
Onr Eagle Army is succeeding 50 far be-
yond any thing anticipated, that We ha &c con-
clndcd TO award two really elegant PR1z2s
to the boy and girl who shall self the largest
number Of these pictures before the Fair
opens. Each sLall receive GOLD MEDAL
OF honor.
There wil1 be but two GOLD MEDALS, .uul.ss
the two highest boys OF the twohlshcs. girls
should sell the same number Of pictures, In
which case they will be rewarded alike.
Besides thcsv gold medals there will be six
Silver Medals Tor the gt1ls and SIX for the
boys. There will also be ten Bronze Medals
for tue girls and ten for the boys.
AL these Medals will be Inscribed 50 as to
show the degree OF honor intended to be con-
icr1ed and will be awarded TO those who have
sold the mcst OF these pictures for the Fair.
The successful competitors will be tele-
| GIaphed to as coon as the result ia known, in
time for them to attend the Fair, where the
prizes will be publicly awarded to them in
| The presence OF the Eagle himself, aud the as
semtled dienita1ies Of the nation.
4 geat many Of the chief men and women
Of our country will be here-we confidently
hope for Lieutenant General and Mrs. Grant,
General and Mrs, Sherman, and many other
Of the nations honored ones
We offer these rewards not because the
boys and girls Of America need any other in
cnr soldiers, but because we think the hard
workers should be honored.
We give below short account OF this no.
BILE bird, written by s:aff officer Of that
regiment:
SAllow me to introduce to you an object Of IN.
zbove the heads Of the so1dcre, close by the Dag.
This posiuon OF honor Is never disailowed him.
The perch upon which he ats ia bosns By young
IL
from The nest in chippeway county, Wiz, July,
ss By ipdi md BY h1%
bought bY a citizen Of Eau ClA1re, who Presented
hiu. 10 company c, ath Regiment. The. pres
CT Sp e9ssn: %e .7s Rm &C. a' e
raine by which he is uniformly known among
Us, and 70 which only he deigns to answer. When
rtant ihe men beran 10 cheer, be SPREAD Ill winss
and tak1ng one Of The small daes attsched to hls
perch IN Ills ocak, he remained in that positlon
ply. Ever since be was mustered into the ser
Vics, his wings have been Instantly oQtsratched
On The occasion Of any cheering b. The regiment.
TO similar demoaatFaslonss in aot.sent regiments
IL las been IN Ill the battles Of the regiment,
equally exposed with the troops. At The battla Of
10 lay down. The instant they did Co. it was i'm
rosslhle to keep him on his perch. He ins1ste1
On being protected aa we'll as they, and when lib
Grated, tattcned himself on the gTonud, and there
retnained til The men arose, when with outspread
Riugs he retumed his place Of peril, and held It
to the cloec of the contest
'tAt the battle Of Corinth the rebel Gen. Price,
ba,lng discovered him, ordered his men to be
sure and take him II they conla not kill him, add-
ipg that nc had rather get ihst bird thaa the
wLoie brigade. Upon the whole he Ia mlcnid.
cent bird, arc, opIuc, will ere long eprend h1a
wings In triumph over other sections Of now dis
loyal territory"
Since this paragraph vas written, our eagle
has, with his regiment, served out his term
Of enlistment, and ct Its close was presented
to Gov. Lewis, Of Wisconsin, He now rasrs
On his lau1els, living in apartments fitted up
expressly for him in the State House Park II
Madison
Coy. Lewis has consented to his coming tn
our Great Northwestern Fair in May, to .ex-
hlbit himself Tor the benefit Of the sick and
wounded solliers-Ais companions IN arms.
Children will remember that we haya no
Agfsts any kind for the Army Of Nc 4lns-
rican Eagle, Or for our picture. All children
may sct is RzoRV1T1NQ QRE10ERa. bQs ~