The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1886-02-18

a commission Of Volunteers. but be-
came tired of waiting for reply, and
came east. Gen. Scott ordered him
to report to Gen. Mcclellan who rec
commended him to President Lincoln,
and the latter appointed him Briga-
dier-General of Volunteers, and he
was assigned to brigade in the divis-
ion of Gen. Badly Smith, in the Army
of the Potomac. Hancock was one
of the most gallant fighters this
country ever produced. A man of
towering form and dauntless courage,
he was fine specimen Of the ideal
soldier. At the battle of Gettysburg
which was generally considered as
the decisive battle of the war, Gen.
Hancock was wounded, but his fight
ing here was magnificent. Meade and
Hancock were the conspicuous figures
in this terrible war picture-both
fighting this decisive battle on the
soil of their native State. Hancock
was nominated by the Democratic
party as it's candidate for the Presi-
dency, in 1880, but was defeated by
James A. Garfield. At the request of
the widow, the remains were buried
without any display, at Norristown,
Pa. Gen. Hancock's children are all
dead, bat a daugter-in-law, and we
believe two grandchildren, survive
him. Grief over the death OF his
children is said to have preyed heavily
upon his system in the last few weeks
of his life.
In the Northern part Of this State
the sharpers seem to be making a
pretty good living off of the farmers.
David Louderback, farmer, lives
few miles from Urbana, Ohio. Some
time ago an agent called upon him,
representing a machine for grinding
the knives of moving machines with
out removing them from the mower.
David agreed to accept one, and in
payment therefor to show 1t to his
neighbors and friends After time
an agent called and informed David
that his goods were at certain point,
ready for delivery, but there was due
upon them more than two hundred
dollars. Of course the farmer
kicked" but upon being threatened
with suit in Cincinnati Courts, gave
his note for two hundred and sixteen
dollars. This is the same old game
that has been played upon farmers
for years, yet victims are being found
from time to time. We do not be-
lieve many farmers in Southern Ohio
could be taken>in by such sharpers,
but the better way is to be careful
with whom you deal. If you buy of
a stranger, pay him cash, and if the
purchase is Of no account you know
how much you have lost. But don't
give notes to strangers. In this day
of School Houses, newspapers, and
general enlightenment, there is little
excuse for anybody who may fall
victim to the sharper, and no grounds
for sympathy with him.
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The foster-mother of Lottie Harri-
son, of North Adams, Massachusetts,,
thinks the hardness Of Lottie's head
demands recognition. The young
man with whom the girl had been
keeping company was forbidden the
house, when the girl declared she
would not live longer in this horrid,
cruel old world. Procuring pistol
she went to the cemetery, sat down
upon her grandfather's grave, fired
the pistol once in the air to make sure
that it worked all right, then placed
it to her forehead and fired. 1t didn't
hurt the forehead very much, but it
mashed the bullet all to pieces, and
Lottie got so mad she went right
home and sent for doctor. and had
the pieces cut out. The old lady con-
cluded that a girl with head that
bullet could not break would perhaps
be a match for any man, so she sent
for Lottie's young man, and they were
married. All the romance there is in
this story consists in the hardness of
the girls head.
The Rev. Sam. Jones has taken his
departure from Cincinnati, having
lifted the wicked city to its feet, and
left it to stand alone. It must be ad
mitted that there have been many
evidences of desire for reformation,
in Cincinnati within the past year
but it has been within the nature of
deathbed repentance, a forced
reformation. Society was threatened
in such manner as to thoroughly
frighten the order-loving citizens, and
there are now several local organiza-
tions having for their prime object
the enforcement of the law and the
protection of society. What they
need in Cincinnati is few legal
lights of the Sam. Jones style, as well
as an outspoken, fearless clergy. Gin
cinnati is engaged in an earnest en-
deavor to shake off the grip Of Satan.
Let us wish the city all success, for
the Old Boy has decidedly firm hold.