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aThe Bows Of Michigan.

[By Kate Brol0HEoe Shertoood
] sing the boys of Michigan the hardy Wolverines,
The heroes ola hundred fights, "a hundred war-like
Full-arrned they sprang to battle in the shock of
And turned no more for friend or foe till victory
To-day the forests echo as the ringing axes glide
And The fisher shouts to fisher as they rock along
Tomorrow as the booms are swept down the
In the biyouae Of battle they dream the soldiers
dreams
They rally the East of us they rally to the West
With ribbons and the roses knotted on each manly
The ribbons and the roses that the hand of love
has wrought
In the slendor Of the palace in the humble forest
cot.
From the mountains of Virginia comes the neigh
And the valor of the Union is emblazoned in their
deeds:
They ford the blue Potomac. they are camping by
in the blood that courses heroes veins they've
writ their honored names.
On the shining Shenandoah, by the ripping Rapi-
In the reckless raid with stonernan, in the shock
Now al Fredericksburg with Burnside. now at
Gettysburg with Meade
Where tle hills OF Pennsylvania resound to valiant
deed.
Twas but yesterday with Baxter, volunteers from
rear TO van,
That across The Rappahannock went the Seventh
Michigan;
On the swinging pontoon bridges to the lnuzzes of
Hurrall! they sup in Fredericksburg though red
the river runs.
Like a Incteoric shower trailing through the lurid
night
There is crashing of the cannon. and the angry
But tle troopers in the saddle and the torch is in
his way.
In the west-God speed the battle. The Boys of
AIichigan.--
They are leading on with Sherman and with
Thomas IN the van;
In the helis that hem Atlanta. in the marches to
the sea
They are shaking out the guidons that have made
q Nation free!
Cheers for the Boys of AIichiganl Their work was
For Grants Appomattox and the Rebel Chief
out-run,
On the heights Of lofty Lookout It's their banner
Where the tempest Of the valley sEnote the tempest
Of the sky.
Tears for the Boys Of Michigan. where'er their
graves may be.
In the wales Of Old Virginia, on the hills of Ten
nessee,
Where the path of war lies beaten meath the fury
Of llis wrath
Where ,iae speeires ofthe Prison keep the Nations
Aftermath.
Cheers. cheers again, old comrades. brave sons of
Michigan
God bless you for the deeds you've done. God keep
you to a mani
And cheers. brave hearts Of Micligan-aye three
times three to-day
For that old flag for which you fought-our Ma
tons flag for aye.
TOLEDO, ONO January %, 1884.
isRead by Airs. Rebeeca Steadnan AIcCann at
the sixth annual EncampEnent. Department Of
Michigan, G. A. r. Detroit, January I'D.
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the town of Prentiss in NIississippi,-the
beautiful town which some of our Union soldiers
found ii necessary TO burn during the war. Colo
mel Cauldwell bitter rebel so-calledl, and to
this day hates with bitter hatred all Union SOL
diers, and especially all true Yankees. He is
otherwise man of sense and q kind brother. He
is also his sisters guardian under the laws of his
own State and of Missouri. He really believes
himself TO be great patriot-and he is,-but
think his patriotism is bounded by the Mississippi
on the west and the other sides by Louisiana
and the Gulf Alabama and Tennessee. i know
him pretty well. and have told you the worst
which can be truly said of him.
How did it happen" 10 occur to you TO make
the inquiry, Captain
i am, your friend. w. CHARTERyALE.
j. S.-Cone out and dine with US Sunday.
ITO be continued
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Over Worked Rusiness Men.

As a restorer of exhausted nerve force, it has
been largely shown during the past thirteen
years that the new Vitalizing Treatment dis
pensed by Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1109 Girard
street, Philadelphia, Pa, is the most prompt
and efficient agent yet discovered by the metli-
cal profession. Its use by over worked business
and professional men would save many hum
dreds OF lives every year, and give 10 thousands
more the ability to work without the WEAKNESS
exhaustion. and peril which now attend them
A pamphlet containing full particulars in re-
gard to the nature and action OF this remark
able Treatment, Will be mailed Tree. Write
for it.
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To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In your issue Of January 5, in answer TO
subscriber, you state that General Banks was
~ command Of the Department of the Gulf
from January 10 September % 1861 If my
memory serves me rightly, General Banks was
superseded in May, 1861. by General Z. K. s.
Candy. My regiment was there at that time.
ana that was what We all understood
II. A. TRIP
BLUE HILL, ME. 29th Me. Vols.
General Candy was on duty in the War De-
partanent from January 70 May, 1861, when he
was assigned TO the command of the Military
Division Of West Mississippi, TO which the De-
partment of the Gulf was subordinate. e.--Epl
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The following list of Relief Corps formed,
with name Of president, is supplementary to
the list which recently appeared in THE TRrR-
UNE:
Cross, No TO- Imogene L. Guion. president SEN
Seneca Falls, N. Y.
Ben Paul No A. II. E. Marshall. Wyoming, la.
Garrett, No 3, Margaret Cams, Newton Ia
General p !. Winslow, No. |, Matte Dawson.
Agency City. la.
Channey Perry, No 3, Maggie King Coral Mich.
w II L. Wallace, No. z, 4. L, siibson FL Do
rado, Kan
Washington, No. o. Helen f. stone, Lawrence,
Kan.
G Q: washburll, No 8, Della Benjanin, Broken
Bow, Ncb.
Frank Lloyd, No. ], Elizabeth Work, Old Bridge,
New Jersey.
E R. steele, No :, Estefie H Nellie. Carthage,
n. Y. % :
Minerva. No. IS. Helen wcAtaed. Minerva o.
By way of explanation, itlmay be stated that
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Blue HUI. Me.
Four BeaatIfnl Cards.

New designs never before published Will
r:e.7e any person. Sent free on receipt of &c.
stamp 20 every reader of The NATIONAL TRrB-.
uSE Address K. G. Valentine, 35 Park Place,
New York City.
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don't wear dingy or faded things when che 10c.
guaranteed Diamond Dye vii made them good
as new. They are perfect. Get n DRUGGISTS and
be economical Wells. Richardson ! c., Bur
hngton, VI.
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PRIcKLY coNFREY.

The recommendation of this plant as a forage
plant for COWS and other kinds OF live stock is
occasionally met with. There IS a useful class
of people @ho are constantly on the lookout
Tor novelties es-they are always after something
new We surmise that it is some of this class
that now and again bring up the subject of
priekly eomfrey. For moro than fifty years
this plant has occasionally been brought to
notice,-a fact which is rather against than
favorable 70 it, because, if valuable, its value
would have been established long ago.
Both roots ana stems OF the plants are said
to be farinaceous and although cattle 20 not
relish it at first. they become fond OF it after a
time, if used before the leaves and stalks be-
come toe hard. Ii is easily propassted by
pieces of the root, which may be planted like
potatoes, and will continue to produce for MANY
years, as il is hardy perennial plant. Il can
only we think, have any value where nothing
better can be grown. 1t has been recommended
for warm climates, but it can have bat little
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
A Censtantinopolitan Fire Company.

We soon caught sight of the Captain
of the comp any. He was a tall athfet-
ic fellow, wearing short, Loose trousers
OF white cotton cloth. His legs were
bare below the knees; he wore Turkish
red ro:nted shoes on his feet. without
stockings-a loose Jacket OF brown felt
over u white cotton shirt, and his head
was covered with metallic bowl, which
shone brightly. A leather belt encircled
his waist. and was clasped with large
brass buckle in front. He was coming
toward us in a double quick trot, brand
ishing, in proud manner, the brass
spout that belonged to the hose. He
was followed by the engine and the
firemen that belonged 10 it. Oh. what
a sight. Most of them were scantily
clothed. and some did not even have
caps upon their heads, but l noticed
that al wore the regulation belt with
the large buckle in front. They were ev-
identity of the class which composed the
riffraff OF the city. The eng ne itself
was nothing more than big gar
den pump. carried on the shoulders of
eight men. four in front and four be-
hind. They relieved one another every
now and then with great dexterity and
alertness.
They soon swept by US, followed by
the hose, which was coiled over a long
pole, the ends of which rested on the
shoulders of another file of men. just
as they reached the 1t corner. there
emerged from side street another en-
CINE, whereupon a squabble for the
right of way Immediately arose. The
two companies .ostled and pushed for
ward, each party trying to get ahead
of the other. After long harangue
and buster, accompanied by constant
yelling, screaming and hard words,
they lowered their respective engines to
the ground ana fell into regular fight,
wrestling. pushing and knocking one
another down in a ferocious manner.
Their looks and actions were frantic,
and they fought like madmen.
.'Ah! There comes the Ser-Asker, the
Minister OF War! He'll soon settle their
dispute" cried a voice near Us. And
he did.
He was preceded by a neov5etiee who
clea ed the way for him. and when he
came up, he promptly ordered the COM
panies to take up their engines and fol-
low him, which they did with the ut
most meekness and alacrity. There
was no chance now for either party to
claim the victory, but they kept up a
subdued rattle of words all the way
st. Nc tOiGs. s.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
The Rage for Being Guiled.

There are few things more diScourag-
inc 10 the friend of humanity and its
progress than the apparent fendness of
a large section of the human family for
being ..gulled.n There is hardly any
body, with wit enough to 60 in when it
rains, but knows that nothing is gotten
in this commercial word W thout pay
ing for it. Yet the promise to give
something for nothing is an irresistible
ana never-failing attraction. No mat
fer in what form the offer is made.
thousands come blindly up at the beck
of the promiser, and even when they
have been swindled over and over
again. are quite as ready to give in
alleriance to the last new humbug as
they were to the first. If the victims
came only from among the ignorant
there would be nothing surprising
about the matter; but they do not. The
wheel OF fortune at the agricultural
show takes in, perhaps, nobody but the
weak and simple minded. But the
policy shors. the patent right swindles,
and the; ..hippodrome'' horse races and
wrestling matched reach classes that
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
Ground Oats for Horses.

Oats as food for horses have greater
favor than any other grain because
they give good heart to the animal and
are not so heating to the blood as corn,
but they are almost universally fed in
an unground state. The reason OF this
is probably owing to the fact that but
little trouble is required to feed them
SO, and vet every horseman knows that
the grain is less nutritious in that con-
dition, as the whole OF the food is not
masticated and d gested. The unmas-
ticated, of course. does no good to the
animal, but is an absolute harm, alb
sorbing Instead of yielding nutriment.
1t may safely be calculated. especially
with old horses, that at least one-third
less in weight of grain will keep an ami
NAL in good cond. ton when fed ground.
than whole.
1t is well-known fact that the mix
ing of saliva with food is of the utmost
Importance In eaecting easy digestion.
When unmasticated it is not affected
by the secreiions of the glands, and the
secretion is made at the expense of the
animals condition.
If working horse gets but twelve
9uarts of oats per day, it would con-
sumo 1877 bushels in \ year; estimated
at one-third less when ground, the
saving would be about forty SIX bushels
of grain.-N T. Tribune AMI Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
Home Comfort.

Upon the wife and daughter of fam
lily really depend much of the comfort
and happiness of home. The peace,
happiness and harmony of life are
inside or married by what some people
call trivial Kings. Is it a trivial thing
to a man when he comes home wearied
and harassed by the tolls OF the day to
find cheerful. neat home. everything
in order. a dainty set tea table. with its
inviting display OF we'll cooked food,
and his wife and daughters arrayed in
their best, with smiles of gladness on
their faces 10 welcome him! No, it is
not trivial to him, for his health and
comfort depend, in great measure.
upon his home. There; ore it is very
important thatthe daughters of our land
should be trained for good housekeep-
ers. Taught not only to keep q neat
house, but how to cook, for the mis-
tress of a house needs great deal of
knowledge and skill in these Duties
Atlanta Constitution.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14

are certainly we'll taught ana arc
ordinarily looked upon as sharp and
shrcwd. And the biggest charlatan of
all, the quack, does his most thriving
trade with people of intelligence.
Let long haired individual with a
broad-brim med hat an Indian name, \
brass band and a pe1dler's wagon set
himself up at tie street corner and pro-
claim himself wonderful physician.
with panacea for all the ills that flesh
is her to, and he will attract hundreds
of intelligent persons, who will pay
their money to a man they never saw
before for a compound concerning
which they know nothing beyond his
boastful assertions. The same persons
who put no trust in the advice of a
physician whom they have known
for years, and whose interest it IS
to advise them fairly and for the best,
will swallow with asidity the advice
and the nostrum of any loud-voiced
euack who forces himself upon their
attention. In some cases, no doubt, it
is because the quack promises, having
no responsibility, what the educated
physician with reputation at stake
does not promise. But in the vast ma
iority of asses it seems as if the impell-
ing motive the ruling passion on which
the quack plays SO succesSfully-is the
desire to be gulled.
How far society can Drought to 60 in
pr 1tecting its members from the evil
consequences of this craze is an open
question. So long as people insist
upon beng swindled and resent
any INVASION of their inherent right to
be swinaled, the swindler will undoubt-
edly be ON hand to crafty them; and as
they are free agents, the law is probably
powerless to protect them against their
will. But it does 3 EN- as though there
should be better projection than there
is for the weaker members Of society.
When al in amous charlatan plies his
wretched trade and jeopartiizes the
health and life of his victims, there
ought to he some means OF reaching
him promptly and effectually, not
merely with fine or imprisonment after
The offense has been committed, but
with sure prevention of the offense.
The liberty of the individual is a
sacred thing, even when it is the libr
ty to be swindled. But in securing the
welfare CT the whole even that may be
curtailed with propriety.-Detro1 FREQ
Press.
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The exclusive feedinS
cows gives hard cheese q
~. Z Herald.

The exclusive feedin 20
cows gives hard cheese q ter.
IN. 4 Herald.
oil of wintergreen IA an
equal quantity of olive oil IS recon-
mended as rheumatic painkiller.
When extra sheep are mentioned
in market reports wethers are always
meant. Ewes never rank high in the
fat stock trade.-N I. Times.
"A pleasant remedy for cough Is
lemon honey. 1t is made OF the juice
of three lemons, one pound of sugar,
quarter OF a pound of butter and six
eggs. The mixture is boiled and taken
hot.-Erchange.
When, on a hot dav, from any cause
perspiration is suppressed. stop work
ing at once, go under the shade and
reduce your temperature by cold ap-
plication to the head, or sunstroke is
Imminent. - Cincinnati Times.
The home should belong to the wife.
There cannot be an argument on the
other side. In her possession it is safe
and sure. No matter what reverses
come, the family can generally weather
the storm if they have the anchor of a
home.
To bleach CLOTH, put six cents worth
of oxalic acid into a gallon of boiling
water and pour over the cloth. Stir
them up and let them remain in it till
the water is cold, and then lay them
out on the grass to bleach. They will
soon be as white as snow.-Boston
Globe.
"A filing for layer cake that is
gaining favor is made by boiling pint
of molasses very slowly TO- twenty min
utes, stirring it constantly; then re-
move from the fire and flavor with lemon
and stir three well-beaten eggs into it.
Stir this for three or four minutes to
make it light. If you wish to vary
this. chocolate, or fruit or nuts may be
added.-M. Y. Post.
Orchard grass may be grown any
where in the country. 1t makes ex-
cellent pasturage. The rapidlty of its
growth is great. 1t makes flesh and is
very nutritious. From its appearance
it is som times called cocks foot grass
1t thrives in some what shaded places
OF course hay can be made from it, al
though it is very coarse. and it seems
never tired of growing either after clos ;
cutting OF after close pasturing. In
fact, it must be c'ose fed. The time
for cutting is about the same time as
for clover.-Detgoit Post.
The Poultry World says that the
difference between an egg lad by a
pump. healthy hen, fed VITA good
fresh food daily. and an egg laid by a
thin, poorly fed hen is as great as the
difference between good beef and poor.
A fowl fed on garbage and weak Stops,
with very little grain of any kind, may
lay eggs, to be sure, but when these
eggs are broken to be use for cake,
pies. etc., they will spread in a weak,
watery way over your dish or look a
milky white, Unsteady of having rich,
slightly yellow tinge.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14
PITH AND POINT.
advertised:

She advertised:
Little Hopeep .he lost her sheep,
And diun't know were to find EN-.
She advertised, and they came home.
Ora sging gold dollars behiud en-.
Philadelphia Cal.
Boys, don't leave the farm" No,
boys, just take the farm right along
when you go anywhere. You will find
it handy if you fail to get a situation in
the city, as you probably will.
"A scientific journal dis ;usses sc ygs
as food" This strikes us a being n
rather sensible idea and product tive of
muca more good than discussing eggs
as bouquets.-OI CITY blizzard.
=. :ood morning, Uncle jim"
..Good morning. well, you got
Your daughter married OF, have you, ,"
ayes" ideally, Providence smiles
upon YOU" smiles. No, bless you,
she snickered right out!"-M Y San.
New Girl-0h. Missus, there's
something the mater with the milk
Mistress Mercy me! What is it? New
Girl-A yellow scum has gathered on
top of it. I'm feared its spoiled. Mis-
tress-Where were you brought up?
New Girl-In New Yorrick. Mistress
I thought so.-Philaleipltia Cal.
-"s am choost as full ash bag of
Hour" remarked an inebriate to sober
friend. There is difference between
YOU and sack of flour, however"
s.Hhat ish diiiereuce?" when sack
is full it can staad up, but when you
are full you can't even lie down on the
ground without holding on" -Ttras
Sifttngs.
An exchange thinks 1.-The time may
come when the thunderstorm may be
called up by artificial means" Come ,
Why, bless you, it is here. The only
artificial means necessary is to get up
a Sunday-school picnic. There may be
an occasional failure, but it is about as
reliable as anything on this ever-chang-
ing giobe-save death and tlxes.-
.NOyrsstowR Hcrai.
lis my shaving agreeable to you.
sir?'' locuas ious barber asked a Gus
toner whom he had been fiaving alive.
..My wife would admire it very much, "
rather indefinitely responded the man
under torture. ..Ah," said the barber.
with great complacency, '.ladies are
often excellent judges of their husbands
being well shaved. And You think
mine will suit, sir?" "No doubt of it
in the world. 1t was only this morning
she became angry because told her 1
could not afford to buy her spring
bonnet and said ought to be skinned
alive The barber lost himself in re-
Election. "-Psttsbsrgh Chronicle.
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The Cavalry Bit and Curb.

Lacerated, torn, bruised, and par
alyzed tongues, lips, bars. enlarged
submaxillary bones tchins) come from
the use of that cruel abomination, the
present cavalry bit and curb. ven
turc tue statement that not one horse
man in a thousand is sufficiently light
handed to use this huge piece of iron
without torturing the horse; it is fash
Toned on the faultiest principles of
mechanism suitable to the purposes it
should perform see Ma or Dryer ON
''Bits, Bride, Seats and Saddles" the
only common-senSe work extant on
those sub ects !, SO that the fulcrum is
thrown On the horses chin instead OF
mouth, pressing his head into the posi-
ton it should not occupy, and where it
is completely removed from the riders
control, viz, upward and forward. The
biped who handles this so-called con-
trolling power being instructed to
''stick to him." clings to his reins--
1000 pounds to the s ,uare inch pres
sure. if it were possible for him to do
so-with the usual result, viz, loss OF
control, and tearing, decorating and
wounding the horses mouth and chin;
his idea of controlling his horse by
means of the bits and reins being in
cluded in the expression. "A long pull
and strong pull; the stronger the bet
ter" l have frequently been amused
at the order from those who ought to
know better TO the rider of an uneasy
horse on the drilling ring. Throw
away your sabre and stick to him.
So he does, tooth and nail, both
horse and man disappearing over the
neighboring bluffs, full speed, the rider
bracedin his stirrups Juggling and tear
ing with both hands at the poor tor
tured mouth. the horse, maddened
from the pain and Entertainment, head
in the air to avoid the instrument of
torture in his mouth, runs until he Is
thrown by some obstacle che can't see
his road from pain and the elevated
position of his head) or stops from
sheer exhaustion only. nefer saw an
excited horse controlled by this treat
ment. Now the simple order. "Lower
your hands, ease your reins, circle on
your left or right would have
brought horsss. and man into their place
in the ranHSin short time.
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George Washington's Spelling.


General Butler asserted in the Chica-
go Convention that George Washing
toms easly education was SO neglected
that he never learned to spell correctly,
and in his will he, wrote ''cloathes" in
S. cad of clothes In volume of Sc
lections from the Bible lefore. me.
printed in London, 1774, in Matthew,
xiv, I, it is written. ''and put on them
their ..eloathes,' and Matthew vii, is.
..Leware of false prophets which com /,
to you in sheep's cloathing. - Edward
Everett, in his famous lecture, says the
boy Washington was taught daily from
the Bible and prayer-book. ] have a
copy of Masliinp on Farewell Adj
dress" printed in S eptamber,. 1875,
doubtless from an authentic manuscr pit
in which Washington, in the first sem
tenee, wrote s"cloathed, because he
found the word so written in his Bible
and in other books of his day. San
Francisco Bulletin. -
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-08-14

Timothy Wilson, a Madison Conn.,
farmer, who has worn one, leg shorter
than the other for forty-six years, fell
from load of hay, striking upon his
shortest. leg, With snapped and hurt.
but had lenethen ed itself out Ike the
other, so that Wilcox limps no more.--
Hartro ord Pos. > - sS&as