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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-05


if any one would assume charge OF the
children and pay their passage. No one
would do so.
Then" | said, ',thcse children vii
90 back with NE to Cork, and if find
they never bought tickets they will have
. to 20 to Jail"
There were groans and Kisses at that,
and gave the children in charge of the
cabin stewardess with orders to see that
they did not leave the ship. was at
last convinced that they had no friends
among the stccrage passengers. | in
tended to take them ashore myself be-
fore we sailed, and knew Of good hands
in New York who would see to the little
waits, although did ynot propose that
any of the emi grants should know thaI
an old bachelor purscr was fool enough
to pay for the passage of a couple of un-
known Irish children.
We landed our cabin passengers and
the tender came alongside to take the
/ stecrage passengers to Castle Garden |
got the stewardess to bring out the
/ children, and the two stood and watched
/ everyone get aboard the tender.
Just as the tender moved away there
was a wild shrek among the crowded
passengers, and Mrs ODonncli flung her
arms above her head and cried in the
most f1eart-rending tone ever heard
"Oh my babies, my babies,
"kapc quiet, Kissed O'Donnell grasp
ing her by the arm. The terrible ten
days strain had given way at last, and
the poor woman sank in a heap at his
! feet.
Bring back that boat, l shouted,
/ and the tender came back.
] "Come aboard here, O'Donnell."
'I'il not" he yelled, shaking his fist
! at me.
Bring that man aboard
They soon brought him back and |
gave his wife over to the. care Of the
stewardess. She speedily rallied, and
hugged and kissed her children as if she
would never part with them.
so, O'Donnell, these are your chill
dren:'
"Yis, they are; an I'd have We know
Pm in frae country, bedad, and dare
We to 'ay finger on me-
Don't dare too muchn said, ''or III
show you what can be done in free
country. Now if | let the children 90
will you send their passage money to the
company when YOU get it:'
81 will, he answered, although knew
he lied
well, said, for Mrs. O'Donnell's
sake I'll let. them go, and l must con-
graduate any free country that gets a
citizen like YOU.
Of course ! never heard from O'Donnell
since e-DetroH Free Press.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-05
THE PURsER's STORY.
BY LUKE SHARP.

BY LUKE SHARP.
don't know that | should tell this
story
When the purscr told it to me ! know
1T was his intention to write it out for a
magazine. In fact he had written il.
and understand that noted American
magazine had offered TO publish it, bu
have watched that magazine for over
three years and have not vet seen the
pursers story in it. 4 am sorry that
did not write TIA" story at the time, then
perhaps | should have caught the cX-
qulsite pccuiaritics Of the purs,r's way
of tcllngit. find myself gradually for
getting the story and ! write it now for
tear | shall forget it, and then be har-
rasscd all through after life by the re
mcmbranCc Of. the forgetting.
Perhaps after you read this story YOU
will say there is nothing in it after all
Well, that will be my fault, then, and
can only regret that did not write down
the story when it was told to me, for as
! sat in the purser's room that day it
seemed to me that had never heard any
thing more graphic.
The purscr's room was we'll forward on
the Atlantic steamship. From one Of the,
little red curtaincd windows you could
look down to where the stccrage passen-
gers We're gathered ou the deck. When
The bow of the great vessel dove down
. into the big Atlantic waves, the smother
Of foam that shot upward would be borne
along with the wind and spattcr ike rain
against the pursers window. Something
about this intermittent patter on the
pane reminded the purser Of the story
and so hc told it to me:
There were great many stecragc pas
scngers getting on at Queenstown, he
said, and as YOU saw when We were there
it is quite bury getting them aboard
Two officers stand at each side of the
gangway and take up the tickets as the
people crowd forward. They generally
have their tickets in their hands and
there Is no trouble. stood there and
watched them coming on. Suddenly
there was fpss and jam
What is it" asked the officer.
"Two girls, sir, say they have los,
their tickets"
| tookth girls aside and the stream
of humanity " I,oured in One waS about
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-05
A MARVELLOUS CRAFT.
The Queer Yacht >tiictto Pos~ibii;
tics of Fast Ocean Travelling,

acin- away from the Mary Powell. IL
fastest steamboat on the Hudson rive
and probably he tastes, IN the world
The Stictto was built from model fu'-
nished by blind man. In al accour'
OF the little aquatic wonder the Ne
York Word says
Looking at her from the barge Office
she rcsembled somewhat torpedo boat
Her long black hull rose about foar fee
out Of the water and was surmountei IS
white painted bulwarks or a house, al
which the deck was placed
When the Stietto came toward. the
barge Office her motion was graceful AMI
the waves caused hy passing ferry -hoats
and steamers did not cause her IL roll
unusually. She appeared to gather way
mperceptibly and the disturbance of the
water was not 50 great rs made by such
yachts as the Stranger and others of her
class. Sharp as knife forward, he
zines are symmetrical and terminate IN
clean run and counter. which dtags no
sea after it. Her wake is long straight
line of whiti>h water and its length
illustrated the wonderful speed at which
she goes through tho wafer Her deck,
commencing al the knighthcad>, rises
gradually until the center i. the highest
point and tapers away 10 the stcrnpost.
All her machinery and boilers are slowed
amidships and, take up s.fout thirty fee
Of room, leaving forward and after
cabin.
Three toy masts, with topmasts and
gaffs, compose her top hamper, evidently
placed as signal stalls and not intended
for canvas As she steamed away, with
party Of ladies and gentlemen on board.
the large crowd which had assembled on
the dock was enthusiastic in its admira-
tion of her general appearance, Grad
ually gathering way, She soon became
thin line with sticks like matches, show
ing above the water. Mr.. Frederick
Brandreth was on board and seemed
happy in the possession Of the fastest
piece of naval architecture ailoat He
says the Stiletto can safely carry two
hundred pounds Of steam if required,
but with one hundred and twenty pounds
she can show Il clean pair Of heels TO
anything now built.
An Interesting question among steam
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1885-09-05

) Belgian editor who recently Ins.sl.ei
Z rival editor in the morn.a.. fo9c..s .
duel and killed him il tue afternoon
and caIne-o4: 81 : O'Clock +. II. WIKI =
speeiaI eTeaiHg edition describing lie
encounter.
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THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Comrades Queries and Replies-0dds and Ends Of
Information.

Waldo Palmer, Bradley, Mich, would like some
comrade to write up the part the 2lst Mich took in
the battle of Chickalnauga.-Joseph Murphy,
4th avenue and I26th street n. Y, would like to
hear from some member of Co F, 10th n. Y, who
knew Patrick Morris, who was killed at Spottsyl-
vania Courthouse, Va, and Daniel Morris of same
company, who re-enlised, but for some reason
never reached his regiment, although he left home
for that purpose.-Sergeant Mccain, Co. A, Sd
Mich Cav, would like to hear from some member
of his company-W. G. FroeSchie, Co. Ct, 18th
Ohio, Fremont, Neb., would like to hear from some
of his old Charles A. Hale 5th N H.
2201a Main street, Camden, ". J., wants the adj
dress of A. w. Sawyer, of Co. h, 18th Iowa, who
wrote the article Col. Ed Cross in a recent issue
of THE TRIBUNE.-Mrs. Mary f. Dresser, Cold
water Mich, would like to know if any reader OF
THE TRIBUNE remembers William Wells, who
went from Sherwood, Mich, and enlisted in the
9Th Mich. CAV. j. Carter, Lieut., Co. III, 5th
Ind. Cav, Prairie City, Indian Ter, would like to
hear from some of his old comrades. -Walter
Lowry, Co. G, 32d Ohio, Keyser, w. Va, would
like to hear from Charlie Black, of his company,
and would also like to know the whereabouts of
Col. S. III. Guthrie.-James Adams, Co. b, 18th
some of the officers of his company, in order that
he may furnish evidence for a pension.-Charles
It. Babcock, kalkaska, Mich, wants the address of
Nathaniel Farling, Co. c, 18th Ohio, who was
wounded in the leg, either in 1862 or lS63.-Na-
thaniel Nowlin, De Witt, H.. would like the adj
dress of some comrade who can tell where John
w. Nowin, Co. G. 44th ILL.,, died and buried.
$. NJ. Zeigier, Helena, Montana Ter, has in his
possession the discharge of Thomas Bradley Co.
NJ I'd Cal. Cav, which he would be glad to return
to the owner.
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PROGRESSIVE:

Farmers, yOu cnnnot affsrd TO do without
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il Is the National standard Of Rural J0nr.
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500 original illustrations yearly. Its
Free Seed Distributions are wprth to snb-
scribers many times the cost of su5scrip.
lions. Ii costs more to publish than any Of
IFS class, because Ii il original throughout.
II Is altogether unequnIed in the original.
fty and enterprise with which !: Is con.
Quoted. IT contains 16 pages-fne paper.
acknowledgements and good pay TO those
who secure clubs for IL. Reliable agents
wanted everywhere. Over 81, 800 in pres.
ents offered to subscribers Our premium
list offers liberal remuneration for ser.
vices. Sample copies free. Posters ard
premiums lists mailed 70 all applicants
Address stAs RURAL NER-YORKER.
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In its operations g. The claim after being passed
upon favorably by the Board of Review. goes to
the Medical Division to be acted upon, and, if
action is favorable, to be rated.
~ s. r.. Newport Center. U.-Serviee in the q. 8.
Army and honorable discharge therefrom does not
alone secure citizenship, and none but citizens of
the United States entitled to vote. An alien
who was honorably discharged from army
navy may be admitted to citizenship upon his
simple petition and satisfactory proof of years
residence prior to application. good moral char
aeter, and hon orable discharge from service
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New and Useful Books |!
A CIassicaI and MYfhoIogical Diefionarr.
20 illustrations
The Usaces of the Best Society.

manual Of social etiquette By Frances sevens Nothing
N this book that the
tho b. 81 sociaty-contsns
Salutaons Visiting Cards and visiting Strangers ad New
corners Engagements and Weddings and sbutt
Private Balls and Germans Fancy Dress and Masquerade
and Costumes Opera and Th2assr Parties Dinner
Giving Table Decorations and Etiquette
and Teas The Art OF Entertaining and invita-
TONS Musical at Homes and Garden
Manners and Mourning Etiquette Wedding Birthday Amt
yersaries and Presents New Day Receptions ImoTns
General Considerations Brief Hints for Ths
book Indispensable all no wish 20 obtain enjoy
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somely bound In cloth. Price so cents.
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our farm animals fight the Winter cold. Do not
limit the supply any more than you would the
quantity of coal necessary to keep your fani-
lies warm
"A careful farmer never goes to bed at
night without first seeing that his stock is all
properly secured. A loose horse or COW may
do great harm in a very few minutes
The National tribune., 1885-01-08
Consumption Cured.

An old physician. retired from practice, hay-
ing had placed in his hands by an East India
missionary the formula of a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of
Consumption. Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and
all Throat and Lung Affections, also positive
and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all
Nervous Complaints, after having tested its
wonderful curative powers in thousands of
cases, has felt it his duty TO make it known to
his suffering fellows. Actuated by this motive
and a desire to relieve human suffering, will
send free of charge, 70 ali Who desire it, this
recipe, in German, French or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent by
mail by addressing with stamp, naming this
paper w. A. MOVES, 149 Porsr's Block Rockies
ter, N. Y.
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4 Hard Rations Army Song.
1.-THE Infer-Ocenu.1

In the late civil war, during the first Missouri
campaign, the management of the Quartermas-
ter and Commissary's Department was exeera-
bic. Whoever was to blame matters not now,
but the fact is historic that the suferings of
the first recruits in this part of the Union
army, from want of what proper organization
and energy could certainly have provided, were
intense The troops that fought under Gen.
Lyon at Wilson Creek were many of them bare
footed and in rags their shoes having given
out in the incessant marching, and their shoddy
clothes hanging about them in shreds and tat
tered ribbons. This is especially true of the
1st Iowa. For weeks before this important
battle their rations had consisted mainly of
bareback, or army crackers, and even these
were stale, moldy and wormy. Under such
provocations it is astonishing that the men did
not become insubordinate. They did grow dis
contented, and resolved not to re-enlist when
their 80 days were up. Still they were too
patriotic to desert the heroic Lyon on the eve
of battle, and the LIST Iowa, at least, whose time
expired Just before the battle of Wilson's
Creek, remained week to help win that first
genuine victory in Missouri. Gen. Lyon fell
fighting at its head. 1t was during the suffer-
ings above referred to that the following song
was written by member of that regiment,
the gallant Charles G.. Hayes, of Muscatine:
Let us close our game of poker,
Take our tin cups IN our hand.
While we gather round the cooks tent door,
Where dry munmies of hard crackers
Are given to each man.
o, hard crackers, come again no mOrel
CHORUS.
iTis the song and sigh of the hungry,
Hard crackers, hard crackers, again no
more
Many days you have fingered upon our stomachs
sore,
o, hard crackers, come again no more"
Who wears his life away,
With torn clothes whose better days DER;
lie is signing now for whisky
And with throat as dry as hay
Sings, Hard crackers come again no morei"
IT'S the song that Is uttered
In camp by night and day,
'Tis the wall that is mingled with each snore:
IT'S the signing of the soul
For Spring chickens far away,
90 hard crackers, come again morel"
When Gen. Lyon overheard the soldiers sing
ing the first stanzas, in their tents or on the
march, he instantly ordered a change of ra-
tons; when mush was given,-corn- wet
up in cold water,-and the song was changed
to suit the altered commissary supplies, as fol-
lows:
But to groans and to murmurs
There has come q sudden hush,
Our frail forms are fainting at the door;
We starving now on horse feed
That the cooks call mush,
o, hard crackers, come again once more!
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weak. llNDEvEIOPED- PARTS

OF THE HUMAN BODY ENLARGED, DEEEI-
CuIrlss ye Will say that evidences OF hum
bug abOutth.S. On tl3 c0rIrIr I1s adxerSisers are
very Highly i0JiOTsed. Interested Persons NAV gst
scaled giving ali particulars Dy adQIcSSilS
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Conversation Club.
WANTED-k WIFE.

DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: In response 20 Miss
Eva IIoweII's request / would come before the
Club with another poem. i think il VIII suit r. Is.
Noble, al least.
WANTED:
A wife who can handle broom,
To brush down the cobwebs and sweep up the
room;
To make decent bread that a fellow can cat
Not horrible compound you everywhere meet;
Who knows how 70 boil, to fry, and to roast
Make good cup Of tea and platter of toast;
A woman who washes, cooks, irons and stitches,
And seW5 up the rips in "A fellows Old brooches,
And makes bcr own garments, Item that grows
Quite highly expensive, as everyone knows;
4 common-seilse creature and still with a mind
To teach and 10 guide, exalted, refined
A sort of an angel and housewife combined.
Thomas III. Young, st. Joe, 10.
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Handy Diet;onorv os Svnonxr,s

With which combined tho words opposite In meaning By
Il c. Faulkner. Fer the OF all those
write the English Language fueDty and correctly With this
book at hand any may readily find suitable word 70
their exact meaning and tno3ght
This book IL Invaluable 20 speakers writer's authors
conversatcnass Handsomely bound In CLOTH Price esRt
We will send either of these books free of cost
to anyone who will send us 50 for three new
subscribers to The National Tribune; or we viii
send either one of them and The National Trib-
une for one year for $1.35.
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WANTED
nANcING AND LIGHT ABATEMENT.


DEAF CONVERSATION CLUB: Bee Horton asks
some of US TO give opinion OF dancing. / for
my part think II Is wrong-ai least for girls Of II
or Is. At that age n girl is very susceptible TO
wrong influences, which tend to hinder theirfuture
development of character. In the grand march
young lady II closely claSpcd by her partner and
whiricd around Til she is gddy. She knows not
what may be tic thoughts desires of her
line partner and in fact may be in very dangerous
company. IL leaves no good influence behind but
instead romantic notion, which IS not always the
best 1T may be the proper thing for matrons who
are past the susceptible age. But for young
maiden 1t Is not proper amusement II lad sis
ter Of that age the last place | should want TO
her IN would be ballroom 1 agree with Bee
about card playing, and would like the views of
tie Club on theater going. would like to CORE
spond with the girls for amusement only.-Allan
g. Gsrigns, hci-oIno, Ind.
YOUNG MARRIED LADIES CALLED FOR.
DEAR CoSyIssATIoS CLUB: / was only little
two years old when my father enlisted but il
seems to me, once in . while as though could re-
member when lie came home the first time. He
lost my picture and mammals the battlefield of
Antetam. and some orc found them and returned
them They all dcuted where they trod
upon Father contracted rheumatism IN the army,
Tor winch he receives a small pension agree
with Madse Lee that girls should Try to be just
stylish as they can bat the boys viii like you just
well II you add q little practical knowledge of
Homework 10 your style. / wish young
married soldiers daughters would correspond with
me. Besides f..ther also had four uncles in the
army Ny grandfather served in lSl2 and one of
my Gnces dlcst Ia The war; you 1 come Of
race OF solGiors.-a!rs. Jennie NJ. Harrington, Is
A DEBATE PROPOSED.
DEAR CoSvErsATToS CLUB: Why not have de-
batting clab awhile? L the Editor viii
have objections. The question have is this:
ReSotced, That d good education Is better than
riches.
Now, let see how many will take the mega
tive. The next ti'ne l write will give my opin-
ion of the sugicct j would be pleased to cores
pond with g yoang who is a member of the
q. c. between i and ~, with dark hair and eyes,
and Is a senocI tetcher.-Deila Gordon, Trescoa,
Ill.
AUTOGRAPH VERSES.
Soldiers Daughter will send you Il verse TO
write in a gcliIenIan's autograph album or his
birthday:
This Is thy birthday, may IT be
soiIree OF happiness to thee;
And I;Isy each birthday yet in store
BE brighter than the one before.
am . soldiers daughter and viii send q hand
painted hat crown 10 the gentleman writing the
best ietter.-LotLa Walker. Box 235 Columbus,
Kan.
DEAR CosyEgsATIoS CLUB: Seeing request
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CHORUS

- Tt Is the dying wall of the starving,
Hard crackers, hard crackers, come again once
more;
You were old and very wormy, but we pass your
failings DER,
o, hard crackers come again once more!"
The evening before the bloody battle of Will
sons Creek, Gen Lyon, hearing the facts, was
so indignant that he sent for the Commissary,
and, with expletives too strong for types, COM
manded him to serve out full rations of meat
all around, just in time to brace the men up
for the desperate struggle
The National tribune., 1885-01-08

Carrie Truman. Arcadia. TrempeaIean CO., Wis,
has had THE TRIBUNE seven years and likes 1t
better all the time.
Howard G. Hall, Winfred Oak, would like cor
respondents, and promises to give his opinions
upon subjects before the Club.
Luna Lee, Herrck, Princeton, ILL.,, writes a pretty
letter A daughter of a veteran of the 9th III. Her
grandfather. Capt David Lfoyde, sd ", was
killed at Champion Hills May 10 iSo' Als1 o ma@
three years and q grandfather who served In the
war of 1872.
VIM L. Little Moline, Ill.,, son of Geo. L. Little
Co. +. sth Iowa, Is, and one who says Long 1--we
The TRIBUNE
L. May b., indianapolis, Ind, would like to know
more of the Land of Flowers" and to hear from
Charles Heart about Florida.
Grace ID. Smith, No. Peckham ST., Fall River.
Mass, 15, and only child Of a veteran, would ike
correspondents from the West.
Edwin r. Marshall, Wyoming Iowa, belongs TO
the Sons of Veterans and says: My great great
grandfather was in the French and Indian war,
my eat-grandfatber in the Revolutionary war;
my grandfather in the war of 1872, and my father
(Thomas II. MarshalD in the civil war, Fist ono ;
wounded at Chiclamauga. We have taken lHE
TRIBUNE three years and like it better every year.
Father belongs TO Ben Paul Post, No. $780, My
mother is President of the Relief Corps.
Percy Maltbie, Martinsburg, Dixon Co., NED,
son of a veteran of the 9th Iowa, says: " Brace
up, boys. not going to be beat by girls who
come home from a dance TO make fun OF otnei
folks Clothes
Emil Lichner, Chicago, H., of veteran who
writes neat hand on nice paper would like CORE
Charles NJ Wickham, Coquille City, Ore, saysH
" AS live out in the wilds of Oregon think the
Editor has selected good subject, as there are lew
good schools out here. Now, will some one IN
those Eastern States express his or her opinion
Will some one whose father was in Co. A, 9th Mich
Cav, write 10 me?
David III. Porter, Arcadia, Wis, son OF a veteran
of Co. C, 30th Wis, Is, sends love, and would like
letters from the Club.
Emma MaIteson. Oswego, n. Y, daughter OF q
veteran. Her father and three uncles served IN
the seth and sd n. Y. father and one uncle were
wounded.
Flora Powell, Leavenworth, Kan, daughter OF
veteran of Co. i, 10Th Kan, writes nice letter aud
requests correspondents from the East, the better
to exchange descriptive writing.
May Hiteshew, Fisher, ILL.,, daughter of Cali
fornia volunteer, wishes success to The TRIBUNE
and its readers.
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Not Satisfied.

To THE EDITOR: The quarterly payment of
pensions to those favored by Dudley, Clark &
Co., took place last Tuesday, and many have
gone out On passes to visit friends and relations
But the poor "cusses who so unfortunate
as to be short of iron-ciad evidenco-the sad
hearted mendicant and broken-down cripple,
or victim of chronic disease brought on by ex-
posture in the service,-because his attending
physician when he was mustered ont is dead,
or his inevitable two comrades that carried
him of the field, or knew of his being disabled
in quarters and unfit for duty, did not strip
him and see whether his hurt was q rupture,
incurable piles, or broken leg,-these men, a
majority of tho 1900 members of the Home
were not satisfied, and could scarcely refrain
from signing, with envious thoughts and bitter
feelings of reproach, at the gross injustice from
which they suffer. Even the poor old man
with a flesh wound that makes him limp seems
to be as happy with his 81 month as the leg
less man with s72. But the boys all are cheer
full this Christmas morning over the prospect
Of having chicken for dinner. 1t comes once
a year only.-KARL, Nat Mil. Home, Mont
gomery Co.. Ohio.
"Rough On Dentist" Tooth Powder. Try
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FITS.-Au Fits stopped free by Dr.. KliRes Great
Nsys Resore- No Fits after days use. Marvellous
cures Treatise and $500 trial bottle free to Fit
Send to DR.. Kline ISL Arch St., Phila-, Pa.
The National tribune., 1885-01-08

Children slow in development, puny, scraw-
ny and delicate, use Wells Health Remover"
"Rough on Corns," for Corns, Bunions. 15c.