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The Red Cloud chief., 1885-10-23

The Georgia Hanliu Company
Will close a weeks engagement IN this
city tomorrow evening. Their enter
talnmcu'S have been quite vel. attend
Ell and nave given the most per'ec;
satisfaction. Miss Georgia Hamiin
carries her parts with Cerfect ease. and
never fails To awaken the keens5t in
terc>t @. her audiences. While she j.
superb IN ~ she undertakes. her forte
i in TIE character OF Miss. or the
Child Of the Sierras, in which she ap-
pears At her best ard in every &C;
brings down the house with round
after round Of applause. Chs-. Dslin-
court i almost II not quite the equal
OF Miss EamlIn, and together with
their strong support, among whom We
might mention the names Of &. II.
Cayett. James Marcus. Paul e.. Ham
In. Mss Clara Cayett and Miss Hattie
Woods. a. artists OF more than UriIn-
airy merit and deserving special men
ton, making a company of unusual
strength and merit. All Il the mem
beTs OF the company are pleasant and
agreeable people 20 meet IN everyday
life and never fan 10 win a hlst OF
friends where they remain iur any
length OF time. The management Il
ever on the alert 10 please tie public
and strive hard n give more than
they receive. Their PLAYS are al
comparatively new and are introduced
with costumes especially designed tor
each occasion. All who desire - en-
JOY 4 pleasant even.n. should not, fail
to attend when this company Is in their
Ciiy.-Wy more WyHIoridD. Oct. :, IS
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THERE were several articles ST the
fair worthy of premiums. bu, were no;
entered. G.. M. Plumb had some very
nice brick vel spoken OF by the Judge
Mrs. l.. II. Rus: had some fine canned
goods displayed. but 10; entered fo-
premiums. l. +. Munssll bad some
white corn Tue ears were no; very
long but terrible big around No entry
made. John Moody had some cucum
Der seeds tina; grew in the bottles {.
II. Rust mad a good specimen OF umo-
thy and sheaf oats. The ladies de-
partment. class :. in bread. cakes, and
Jams and ie.hes were all very fine. The
farm products sii the ~ay through
were Is good a. they grow IN any state
Glass; .-Superint@nGent L. II. Rust
Awarding committee. Mrs. Dr.. Dane.-
eli, Ms. Myers. Mrs. s. c. Dixon. Mr.
T. y. Dsvis, Mr.. Chss Putnam. Mr.. D
r spano-le.
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The Goose" a. the Helmet duh>
itself this week devote, about a column
and a half Of double loaded hUrg.oIs to
our business men who feel disposed 30
-; down on him for MS cOsarIly
attack on Dr. Deuney, Of ece date.
He evidently feels that he l. deserving
II this treatment and the shoe Seems
10 III altogether - closely Tor Comfort
and consequently his rawlings as'ou
what he has Gore for his country.
party and the world generally. IHf
CHEF has never published an adyer-
,isement without authority. Can the
H,;:Ec; say a. much ruE CHlEF has
never abused a man from purely per
soual motives. Can the Helmet cay
as much?
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EVENTS OF THE WEEK.


is' tH'7 week
ELLo1l"N VIII occur IN Ten d2!7
folh-'"-oaE
Mss btkIhA EbtJCH i again III
webster county.
NJ bIRNE ana iaml.y nave returned
rom theiF visit I" crete
+. Il. MARSH "!1i LAKE a pC2.i.on win
/. d Mosher a. BOOK keeDe--
|Es :" i. M1hLEAY has returned
from Ter y!-i'In Wisconsin.
l. ii. E'-T went - Crete Tuesday
morning To III has iaI. orders Of nursery
stock.
LEw HuNsELL and "I:e nave gone
% Iowa, but Will return IN the
spring.
Go. NaHGEE j. now the proud 20
SCISSOR Of one OF lie hand-gmest'Donies
IL the county.
/. G. R0rEkrtLLow and Geo. HE Of
Pcrsylyaria. are the quests of orr
r-io,J " u ror-.s,n
Orr merchant. arc do;pg , land
Office business at present. Everv.s:ore
/. crowd.5 NTH l,-i,e
n D,rrr o,r couu..:o,
merchant. has been ON the sick list
,I;.w..r u ho.o-o~ slor.l,.
co,o.;,0
Tur Wa.o~roo ,h.. -. ro,,hli.,,s
a.. d;a,,.an
or. IT, c.u.us w,ona,
:. from l,1.ro,o-
yur Pod C1ord mill. hove chr, dow,
u,,;I Novamho, ! Iss5 =, which
,or;o5 80 ho,aI .bo, tho r.v mil,
~, roaa,. sorl,.;no
o. cr;..i TT MI
orn,.ror,. 90 D-v Goods uon.o
Ia. ron,ot ON IS tho Pc Uov,cy
-. L.u.a..oo,;,.
NJ. bo.aco,nol on,,bor -.
-iai.ineh' OF hiacE De- ana herman
carp from the state fish hatchery, for
his new fish pond. They arrived IN good
shape.
MARRIED, at the residence Of the
brides father, October II. Mr.. Arson
T. Endlcv and Miss Eta 4. SANFORD
all OF Webster county, Rev. Geo. II,
Brown officiating.
iHE lumber yards of Red Cloud are
selling large quantities of lumber and
hIi!dinC materials, and one Is therefore
led TO the conclusion that considerable
building Is contemplated.
JAWS HoGAS 4 genial gentleman OF
Scottish descent, and 4 remarkable
physique, being six feet and eight inch
e high, with a noticeable breadth Of
beam, was in the city on business last
week.
OUR fFleni' +. /. "ob'e marager OF
the q Lumher company, mas
h'tea MS Saf'S I'D 'hlS CITY WIN INC
PAIR oil Howe scales. ana mas put a
neat fence around the premises, ara
Is otherwise enjoying afeason OF pros
perity
+. W. D"RR pleasing newly mar
ned young man. from iiilin' y. mas
accepted 4 POSITION IN the drug store
OF Ferguson y Co. and intends making
Red Cloud his future home. We IN
derstand MrDorr Is a thoroughly com
potent Druggist ana cordlaily Weiconle
mn among US
:. J-lfDlTS temperance lecture rom
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OFEEh iioUsE-For two years past
T:'E CuIrf has been urging the nece>.-
iry Of AN opera house In Red Cloud.
and finally u enterprising men.
Messr-. Moghart.& Fulton AMI Z f.
" -cr concluded 10 build an opera
asU>s-,1Ia. t.e necessary business
rooms underneath for their oSn Use
I5i. was q commenlabic enterprise,
and one tha:'should be duly hpureci-
..ed ty our people. which We feel sure
that they do. The e hall is now
about completed and on next Monday
evening viii be opened FOR the public
use by the celebrated George Hamlin
dramatic company in a series Of one
weeks entertainments. TIN, company
has an extensive reputation and Will
he highly appreciated. Tie new hall
sili he lighted ly ga,, and otherwise
equipped with al the modern i'm
provemen.-, such a elegant new and
costly scenery. etc.
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lls 1uiaa - l8e - sta
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For Sale or Wai * zanzo 81
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LIsT %: voting place "a tire ssssra.
pFec.ns. Of W5hsie- county. NebrA--
ka. ~ November 5. i.sj-
GUS, ES~s pr-r.u-t p Tarsers TO-
Fave tr~sA f-FeiE-t. s. GHs~ = -
siiS4t~- p-rv.gs. M~a-as ~fraae1~ -
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F~zari Ill r]rg-i8sf EsE~ : - o.
Eua tTrrk Precinct <r~- haE.r 90 ~ q
Fut~fsHr r.-E-ri NJ -. and "a .E- fiI
I-Br pT~-C-t. hlgArl~ ~ .ars ~ p.
E-a i-5aG rrH,.--f. Eas- Ls14a. Re- fx.t
Balm t-HrEr ~lsE AaF@ .stree
t.suspp- P-'v.-st. Fra!ri. s-sa ~hgss h14~-
Walnut tr--S F-rs -. k-la~-s : $500
h.-f--
hawai-, V~r.-trrt- Harv-2 -srhsxs tsrsr
tl'l~rrar rTT 1t -ts-a hsl~ 4. -.rf
HlTt1aay .~T--ll+I. .h-a a-a~ c-tfa-. g.
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jus, received large supply OF Misses
Jerseys q a. s.zs 81 Mrs Neshoass.
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REPUBLICAN, STATE TICKET.

Tor Justice Of Supreme Court,
HON. AMASA COBB
ForRe-ents oIths University.
Hon. CHARLES II. GEEE, .
HON .LEAIIIr BCRNHAM.
Republican County Ticket.
Tor County Commissioner
{. y. WILSON.
For COUNTY Clerk.
il DsON BAILEY.
FOR 'o4Liv Tr--g.-,
y. Il. McriTT.
T"r Register o: re.-..
u. d RAENEY.
Io- County Judge,
I. i. SWEEXY.
Far54...T.
HENRY {. SCOTT.
For .aparia;rl.l-n , 81 rubIl, Instruction,
e ". SPRINGER.
FoT suu,-yor.
I. i. REED.
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The Lons-lost Flag OF the SD Ill.


To THE EDITOR: There has recently been re-
turned to Gov. Oglesby, at Springfield, ILL.,. the
flag of the SD ILL.,, and, as there seems to be
want of knowledge as to where it was captured
we will give a brief account of its capture and
the terrible charge. When Gen. Sherman, with
portion of the army from Vlcksburg, went to
Jackson, Miss, to drive tho rebel army under
Gen. Johnston from that city, on Sunday,
July IL, 1863, the 2Sth7 ILL.,, the 41st ILL.,,
the 33d Wis and SD ILL., were selected from
Gen. Lanmans Division, under command of
Col. /. c. Pugh, of the 41st ILL.,, to close up a
gap between the railroad and Pearl River, on
the southeast of the city, These four regi-
ments were ordered to close up on Gen. Hovey's
right, and this order from Gen. Ord threw them
out in an open field. The order forward"
was given and a shout went up, and each regi-
ment started for the rebel works, almost half
mile, through abatises and all kinds of obstruc-
tons. Immediately there was opened on these
troops IL pieces of the famous New Orleans Ar
tillery and all of Gen. Breckinridge's rebel corps
that could get room to shoot Men were cut
down by scores, and over two thirds of the men
who went on that fatal charge were either
killed or captured, while there was scarcely a
man who was not wounded or disabled. The
cOlors of almost every regiment were shot down
several times. The blue field flag of the 41st
Ill. was shot down three times, and five of the
color guard killed and wounded. The National
ColOIS WcIc w ccIB IL. W. cUISoiCi,
of Argenta, Ill. The staff was shot in two and
the colors torn badly, yet he brought it safely
off the field. The colors of the SD Ill. was
carried by Serg't Tombstone whose likelihood
wet the flag as he went down to rise no more.
The SD lost almost all their men, as did the
other regiments which were in that terrible
charge. The writer was wounded twice in
that charge-in the hand and shoulder. Col.
Earl, of the SD Ill., Maj. F. M. Long, of the
41st ILL.,, and many other gallant officers went
down that day.. T. LEE, Co. 1, 4lst H.,
Cerro Gordo ILL.,
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A "Kido Soldier.

To THE EDITOR A few days ago saw
taken from THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE claim
that Comrade w. II. Carr is believed to have
been the youngest soldier. do not know as
was the youngest, but can out distance Carr
was born at Prattsville. N. Y, March "a, 1916;
was enrolled as private Sept. 3, 1861, in Co. D
of the 1st N. Y. Mounted Rifles. served as
non-commissioned officer; was promoted to
Second Lieutenant in Co. L, Dec. 81, 1862, at
Camp Suffolk, Va was promoted to First Lieu
tenant in Co. B, Aug. 6, 1868, at Norfolk, Va,
and to Captain of Co. X, Aug. %, 1865, at
Richmond, Va. / was the first man (or boy)
that enlisted in this town town of Denning,
Ulster Co., N. W and when l was mustered
into service Lieut.. Terwiliger told me if gave
my correct age they would send me home. so
gave in my age as Is, and never gave my cor
rect age until / was promoted to Captain.
was in active service from the time of my en-
listment until l got my discharge at the close
of the war.-ARTHUR S. WHITCoMB, Claryville,
Sullivan Co., n. Y.
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The CAPTURE of Fayetteville. n. C.

To THE EDITOR: Is it not little funny
that so many gallant knights should claim the
capture of Fayetteville, N. CT Now, as for
myself, l claim nothing. 1t is simply for the
honor and vindication of Nancy that / contend.
If you are not aware who Nancy is, will in
form you that she was my mule; and as she has
long since been gathered to her fathers and left
me her sole surviving heir, 1 deem it but
proper that her share in the capture should be
recorded indelibly on the pages of history.
Were it not for Nance ! should certainly not
concern myself about the affair, but leave the
laurels on the brows of those who have placed
them there themselves, whether they are enti-
tied to them or not.
Nance was none of your milk and water
mules, but she was whole team in herself,
with dog under the wagon" She believed
in going for all she was worth, and she took
me into the city much against my will, but
she took me there all the same. Well, to make
a long story short, I was riding Nance on the
outskirts of the town. when she suddenly took
it into her head to 60 in that direction, and
as she generally had her own way in most
matters. into the town we went. 1t may be
noted here that Nance and myself were very
seldom of one mind, and always had to yield.
When l got into the rebel camp found it de-
serted, and Immediately started to forage.
got back all safe and with good supply Of
rations.-GEo. c. ELLIOTT, Co. E, 127th ILL.,,
New Castle Wash. Ter.
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these regiments came down on the double-quick)
between the creek and the house and for some
distance in rear of the batteries. l suppose
Geary's Division must have been somewhere in
that direction. This was, should think, nearly
or quite two hours after the firing / have be-
fore described as occurring while on the Skin
mish-line, and l know that all the infantry
between the batteries OH the south side of the
plank and the Confederates was the one bri-
gade Of Williamss Division. tthe Third and
the disorganized-I might almost say demora-
lized, if did not know the old 9Th Conn and
2Sth N. Y. better than to say such of them.
They were small regiments, but could always be
depended upon for hard fighting. 1t was these
two regiments and the 46th Pa. that made the
charge at Cedar Mountain Aug. 8, 1852, which
Carleton SO graphically and correctly de-
scribes in your issue of April "a, 1855, only
that instead of being driven back we were sur
rounded and had to cut our way out, which
only small portion succeeded in doing.
Had Stonewall Jackson been spared to reach
his lines and order an advance at that time,
nothing could, in my judgment, have prevented
him from sweeping all before him. We GER
tainly could not have stopped him. The bate
ries being close to the brow of the hill, it would
have been no trick ut all to have swept them
out of the way, as the batteries could do them
very little damage after leaving the wood, and
it would have been short run from the brow
of the bluff. After having nearly or quite two
hours to prepare for good reception, it was
hard work even then to hold our own.
! may be wrong, but think that have very
good reasons for believing that the horsemen
/ heard on the road were none other than
Jackson and his staff, and that the reply made
that we were Union skirmishers had direct
effect in calling out the enemy's fire.
There seems to be SO much connected with
this battle that bring out conflicting accounts,
that would be glad to hear from some of the
Confederate soldiers who were there. There
are always two sides to a question, and it is
very difficult many times to arrive at correct
conclusion without hearing both Sides
"SKIRMIsHER," Co. II, 46th Pa, Port Ale
uouy pa
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How . Flag Wss Saved.

To THE EDIToR Decoration Day was OBJ
served this year for the first time at Earlville,
H.. under the auspices Of the Grand Army,
just recently organized then. An interesting
feature of the day was a flag presentation by
the ladies to the Post. When the Earl Rifles,
afterwards known as Co d, 23d Ill.,, went to the
war the ladies of Ear1ville presented them with
a silk flag CT their own make. When Multi
gan's command was, captured at Lexington,
Mo-, one Of the soldiers Of Co. d took this flag
from the staff, removed hts clothing, wrapped
ing over it. In this condition he was marched
between files of rebel soldiers. 1t was not dis
covered by them that he had it in his posses
sion, and it was thus kept ont Of the Confeder-
ates hands. 1t was brought home by Capt
Jas. Hudson, and has since been in the hands
of his sister, Mrs. D. A. Town. Now that the
soldiers have an organization here, she desired
that it be presented to them, to whom she con-
sders it properly belongs.
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CON A SOUR APPLE TREE"
How the Famous Song Had Its Origin.


Comrade f. R. Barnhill, Plymouth. Ind,
sends US the following account of the origin of
the famous song from the Winchester Qnd.)
Argus:
A few days ago we saw in the Leavenworth Times
a clipping from an Eastern paper giving the author
ship of
We'll hang JEFF Davis on a sour apple tree"
to Leavenworth boy. Knowing that George A
Huron. now a prominent attorney in Topeka, for
merly Probate Judge of this County, the author
we sent him the clipping and received the follow
ing reply:
TOPEKA, KAN, May 7. 1ss5.-Lon. w. Robinson.
Editor Argus: Dear Sir-In answer to yours of the
Snh ultimo. inclosing clipping relating to author
ship OF the lines of the " John Browns Body song,
We'll hang JEFF Davis a apple tree
As go marching on"
have to say that while do not regard the author
ship as important to the world even that of
Beautiful snow" yet, since you have asked me.
must contradict the statement that they originated
with Leavenworth any other newsboy The
verse was first sung by myself, at the time SOL
der in brave old Jimmy Sliields's Division, in the
Shenandoah Valley, near New Market, Va, in the
Spring of lSG2. We We're at the time pushing
''Stonewal" Jackson up the Valley to Harrison
burg, and cheered the WEAKNESS of an all-nIght
areh through , ram ana h mud singing b Sonn
worn out as the tired troops Our brigade had
halted at the roadside and were hastily boiling
coffee for their scant brea fast while in the col
umn still tramping by tired soldier here and
there YEARLY continued the refrain.
while his soul goes marching on"
boy about
"A sick monkey n sour apple tree"
came to my mind, and / remarked to my chum,
LET US give John Brown a rest" He said, e" How
will you do it?" replied, singing,
We'll hang JEFF Davis on a sour apple. tree,
when rapidly sound could travel the words
were caught up, and in few moments Shields
Division was singing them.
The Graphic is not the first to characterize the
lines coarse and half brutal for after his little
episode in skirts, while JEFF Davis and family were
guests of the Nation at Fortress Monroe, / remem-
Der to have the published copy of letter from
Mrs. Davis in which she complained bitterly of the
brutality of the Yankee soldiers, who had taught
her youngest child. think she called him Lit
tie jeff, to sing the coarse words" and said the
little innocent never seemed happy when
singing
wen hang jeff Davis a sour apple tree -"
in the neghbOrhood of his fathers cell. At this
distance it is not surprising that the line CRATES
harshly fastidious ears, but then not con-
structed for use in drawing-room. In fact there
was special thought in its construction; 1t was
of those things which simply drops into niche
and fits. and if the thousands of soldiers who on
the weary march were invigorated by the impas-
stoned words are not ashamed for having sung
them, neither am ashamed for having originated
them. Yours, truly, G. A. HURON.
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De Grasses Battery.

The subject of the capture and recapture of
De Grasses battery ON July %, 1864, near At
lanta, has occupied considerable space of late.
We have three additional communications in
reference to the matter, which lack of space
compels US to condense
Henry Lohmar, Ordnance Sergeant, 3Oth
Iowa. West Point. Iowa. gives a very crcum-
stantial account of what he saw that day. He
says the battery was recaptured by his own
regiment and the 10th Ohio, aided by the 4th
Iowa battery. The charge being made by COM
mand and under the eye of Gen. Charles R.
Woods. Comrade Lohmar accords to the 10th
Ohio the honor of first reaching the guns, and
says the 30th Iowa is always ready to shake
hands with its brave comrades of the 10th
w. H. Wiseman, Co. ID, 10th Ohio, Jackson
town, O., vigorously asserts the claims of his
regiment to first hOnors in the affair.
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Tho First to Enter Fayetteville, n. C.

To THE EDITOR: Thousands of your readers
who served in Gen. Sherman's army must have
observed the error made by Comrade Davis
10th Mich, in claiming for the foragers of the
Fourth Corps the honor of having been the
first to enter the city of Fayetteville, N. c.
The same readers would also observe the error
made by an old brigade comrade of mine, Ed
Anderson, ed Wis, in correcting Comrade
Davis We all know that Gen. John A. Logan
was we'll qualified to command wing or a
whole army but as Gen. Sherman's army only
had the usual number of wings, commanded by
Gems. Howard and Slocum, it was not possible
for Gen. Logan to have commanded q wing.
His command was only plain corps.
For the information of Comrade Anderson,
the writer of this would say that he lay next to,
and within arms length of, his friend Capt.
Patten, 22d Wis, when he died of his wounds
in the field hospital tent at Resaca, Gar. NJ
McMAsTER, r. Q. NJ, SD Ind, Portland Ore.
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He was on Profit Bent.

To THE EDITOR: Your notice of Surgeon
who refused to give affidavit without the $40,
is matched by another. This one is a Vernon
ter who has emigrated to Illinois,. B. Gran
dali, Surg, 18th VT, now residing at Sterling,
Ill. wrote him, asking if he had information
that would be of assistance to one of his late
regiment saying, ifhe had, to give, at same time,
what expense he would be put to to give an sfi-
davit, never dreaming he would demand pay
outside of expense.
In answer 1 got this: ain 1880 I made an
oath that in the future all cases that were not
backed by $40 would 60 in the wastebasket."
He also gave as a reason that =" honors" had
been given other officers and withheld from
him in the State.
forwarded the letter to the Pension Depart
ment and received from it the comforting (?)
assurance that it was very doubtful if Gran
dalps testimony would be of any use to the
claim"
So this claimant is cut off from filing one of
the most strenuous requirements of the Pen
sion Department; and, what makes it still worse,
this Doctor is the only one from whom he can
get affidavit of service treatment."-S. F.
HAMILTON, Vineland, N. j.
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Love Sees No Faults"

it has been said but when woman is dragged
down, emacated, wan, and shadow of her
former self, with never a cheerful word. she
can be no longer beautiful or lovablo. Nature
may have been generous in her gifts, and
endowed her with all the charms of her sex !;
disease has crept in unawares and stolen the
roses from her cheeks. the luster from her eyes,
and the sunshine from her heart. But to be
we'll again lies in your own power. Take DIR.
Piercc's Favorite Prescription" 1t will cure
you; thousands have been cured by it. Nothing
equals it for all the painful maladies and
weaknesses peculiar to women. Prico reduced
to one dollar. By druggists.
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Nervous. Debilitated Men.

You are allowed free trial of thirty days of the
use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated Voltaic Belt with
Electric Suspensory Appliances, for the speedy
relief and permanent cure of Nervous Debility,
loss of Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred
troubles Alse, for many other diseases. Com
plete restoration to health. vigor and manhood
guaranteed. No risk is incurred. Illustrated
pamphlet, with full information, terms, ETC.,
mailed free my addressing Voltaic Belt Co.,
Marshall Mich
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The "Grayback" In Rhyme,

The recent article on the army pests brings
from w. A. Cannon, Co. B, SD H., 27I Curtis
street, Denver. Colo, a short sketch of the
grayback written during the war by one of his
comrades, and "poem" on the subject, OF
which we give the first two verses:
At dead of night when all is STILL
The graybacks hold battalion drill;
Along your ribs they form in line
Then wheel in column down your spine.
Then in platoons they quickly break,
Aud down your legs their course they take;
With measured tread they onward speed,
The tallest grayback in the lead.