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sion. Many of the tents were already PROSTATE,
and their demoraliZcd inmates were crawling
out from under the ruin. To crown all the rain
began to fall in torrents. The camp was vast
pandemonium. The baclsest darkness pre-
vailed, save when the scene was illumned by
flashes of lightning. These were followed by
peals Of thunder that made the stOutest quake.
81 sprang up at the first alarm. Git up
here, you feilers he shouted. "We'd better
go outside and grab the ropes, or the hull
shebang ii go over!"
There was not moment to spare 81 dashed
ont into the storm and darkness, followed by
his comrades. Seizing the ropes, some of which
were already lOosened, they braced themselves
and hung for dear life, in the drenchng
rain, their hair and garments streaming in the
wind.
Sis prompt action saved the tent from the
general wreck. The fury of the storm was
soon past. ST and his comrades after driving
the pins and securing the ropes, re-entered the
tent, wet and shiyering-for the mercury had
gone down with tumble, or rather it would
have done so had they been supplied with ther-
mOmeters. But the scanty costume in which
ST found himself afforded weather indicator
sufficiently accurate for all practical purposes.
The ground was flooded, and their blankets
and garments were fast absorbing the water
that flowed around in such an exasperating
way. Sleep under such conditions was out of
the question. ST and Shorty put on their
clothes and tried to make the best of their
sorry plight.
By this time the rain had nearly ceased. For
tunately, they had laid in a good stock of fuel
the night before, and after little patient effort
they succeeded in getting fire started. Around
this the boys lowered, alternately warming
their calves and shins.
This is leetle more'n I bargained fer"
said ST. Then, taking a philosophical view of
the case, he added, But there's one good
thing about it, Shorty, well be all fixed for
mornin', an we wont have to get up when
they sound the revel-iee. The buglers kin Jest
bust themselves a-blowin' fer all / llcer!"
IN this way the soldiers spent the remainder
of the night Before daybreak the blast Of n
hundred bugles rang out, but there was little
need for the reveilc.
Breakfast was soon over, and in the gray
dawn of that murky morning the long column
went trailing on its way. The weather gave
promise Of sloppy day, and the indications
were fully verified. A drilling rain set in
and continued without cessation The BOYS put
their heads through the holes in their ponchos
from the corners of which the water streamed
With their muskets at secure they sloshed
along through the mud, hour after hour. In
spite Of their gums " the water found its way
in at the back Of the neck and trickled down
their bodies. Their clothes became saturated
and they were altogether about as miserable
as it is possible for mortas 20 be.
1t seemed TO 81 that the maximum Of dis
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SUPPER UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
that the wagons of the regiment would not be
up that night, and they would not have their
tents to shelter them from the storm. In antici-
patton of such calamity the boys gathered i'll
the cornstalks, having vague idea that they
would help out in case of emergency.
Then there was scramble for the fences.
Recognizing the need of good fuel, an order
from the General was filtered through the
various headquarters that the men might take
the top rails only, from the fence inclosing the
field This order was literally interpreted and
carried ouf, each man, successively, taking the
i" top rail" as he found it. The very speedy
result was that the bottom rails became the
top" and then there weren't any. Almost in
the twinkling Of an eye the entire fence dis
appeared.
The drizzle continued through the evening
and by the sputtering fires the soldiers pre-
pared and ate their frugal suppers. Word came
that, as was feared, the wagons were hope
lessly bemired three or four miles back, and
the men would have to make such SHIFT as they
could.
The prospect was dreary and cheerless enough
It was little wonder that many of the young
Hoosiers felt as if they wanted to quit and go
home. But with that wonderful facility for
adapting themselves to circumstances that
marked the volunteer soldiers, they set about
the work of preparing for the night. No one
who has not "been there" can imagine how
good degree of comfort-comparativel speak
ing of course-it was possible to reach, with
such surroundings, by the exercise of little
patience, ingenuity and industry.
81 and Shorty and the Others Of the " mess "
beStirred themselves, and it did not take them
more than 90 minutes to build out of rails and
cornstalks, shelter that was really inviting
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was worse than the last, and about as bad as it
could be. But 81 learned good deal more be-
fore he graduated.
All through the long dreary day the soldiers
plodded on. There was little comfort to be de-
rived from the rests" for the ground was
soaked with water.
"Why didn't we think of it, Shorty" said
81, an make it part o the bargain when we
listed that we was to have umbreleTs. These
gum things don't amount to shuclls, nohow,
to keep the rain off. l sh'd think Uncle Sam
might do that much for u.s."
Il reckon our clothes III be purity well washed
by the time we git out O this mess" said
Shorty.
Feels that way" said ST; "but how about
the biin'? A cold bath jest refreshes them
pesky little varmints, N makes 'em liveler n
ever Say. Shorty, We didn't write home any
thing bout our havin' aybacks, did yer"
No, not yet; but l was thinkin' I'd tell em
bout it one O. these days"
"Well, don't Shorty; it d jest make my
mother feel awful to know l was that way.
And sister Maria, and"
ST was thinking aloud and was going to say
" "Annabel," but he checked himself. That
name was not to be mentioned i'll other ears.
But he was afraid she would go back on him if
she knew all about it.
1t was nearly night when the 200th Ind,
dripping and discouraged filed off into field
of standing corn to pass the night. The men
sank to their shoetops i'll the soft earth. ST
remarked to Shorty that he didn't see why the
officers should turn 'em loose in such place as
that. But the longer he lived the more he
found out about those things. That was the
way they always did.
In five minutes after arms were stacked not
cornstalk remained standing in the field.
During the afternoon the troops had gone over
long stretch of swamp road that was almost
impossible for teams. Fears were entertained
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GOuSumntj6u Furad

An old physician, retired from practice, hav-
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 a positive
and radical cure for Nervous Debility and all
Nervous Complaints, after having tested its Won
derfnl curative powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his suffer
ing fellows. Actuated by this motive and a
desire to relieve human suffering, | will send
free of charge, to all who desire it, this recipe,
in German, French or English, with full direc-
tions for preparing and using Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this paper,
WA. MOVES 149 PoWes's Block, Rochester, N. Y.
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ROagh on Duffy.
[ Te1as Sfhin0s.l


A tramp was brought before Judge Duffy, of
New York The charge was vagrancy and beg
ging Oil the streets.
a. So you deny begging on the streets?"
Certainly / do, your Honor"
"Why did you hold out your hand and take
off your hat?"
81 was once mixed up in New York politics
and was a candidate for Police Justice, and |
got into the habit of taking off my hat and
stretching out my hand to shake hands with
the voters, and never could break myself of it
afterwards"
"Pve no more questions to ask You can
CO."
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Ready 10 Wait for an Importan; Matter.
lESicUde BeU.l

When Miller was hanged at Grand Forks the
other day a little occurrence took place not re-
ported in the dispatches. A large crowd had
assembled TO witness the execution. The hour
arrived, bat the officers with the prisoner did
not appear. The crowd became noisy. Presently
the Sheriff caae out on the steps of the jail
and said:
Gentlemen, the time is past, but the pris-
OneT is having last talk with his spiritual ad-
viscrs and You viii have 10 wait awhile"
The crowd set up a yell and the Sheriff
dodged a Springs egg and got back in The
disturbance increased and threats Of breaking
in lhe doors were heard.
Ny friends" said the Sheriff, again appear
ing, "the doomed man is engaged in prayer !;
can't you give him time for that?"
We came 10 & hangin', not a prayer
meetiH',' shouted a man, while the Sheriff
retTeated just in time to miss a decayed turn;p
The crowd increased and made break for the
jail. \ moment more and the doors would
have been forced open. Again the Sheriff came
out and motioned for quiet.
Just one moment, gentlemen, and / will
tell you the cause Of the delay. A friend from
the East has just arrived and the prisoner is
telling him Of the magnificent wheat to be
raised in the BED River Valley! 1t will help
immigration, gentlemen; can't you"
We can wait; tell him to go ahead :" yelled
dozen men IS the crowd fell back
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81 KLEGG GETS WET,
And Has a Varied Experience With
the Angry Elements.

Night threw her dark mantle over the camp
of the 200th Ind The details for guard and
picket had been made. NidetS, with sleeplcSS
eye and listening ear kept watch and ward on
the outposts. while faithful sentries trod their
beats around the great bivouac. All day the army
had marched, and was to take the road again at
an early hour in the morning. Supper had
been eaten, and the tired soldiers were gathered
around the campfres that cleaned far and
near through the darkness.
"Si," said Shorty to his chum as they sat
on log beside the dying emberS, how dye
like soldierin', as fur as yeve got?"
Its purity hard business said ST, reflect
lively, "an' | s'pose we haint seen the worst
on it yet, either, from what I've hearn tell.
Pity the men that got up this war can't be
made TO do all the trampin' n fitin', An
them feilerS up in old lnjeanny that come
round maxim such red-hot speeches to git us
boys TO list, wouldn't it be fun to see them
humpin' long with gun n knapsack, n chaw-
in hardtack, N stan'in' guard nights, n pour
in water on their blisters, n pickin graybacks
off their shirts, n p'leecin' camp, n washin'
their own clOthes?"
Il think we'd enj'y seein' em do all that"
said Shorty, laughing at the picture 81 had
drawn. 4 reckon most of 'em d peter out
purity quick, and I'd like to hear what sort o
speeches they'd make then. / tell We, ST, there's
big diff renee tween goin yerself an tellin'
some other feller to 60"
"Mebbe they'll git TO draftin' after awhile"
observed ST, IN if they do l hope thatll
ketch em,"
wall, we're in fur it, anyway" said Shorty.
Let's make down the bed N turn in!"
1t didn't take long to complete the arrange
ments for the night. They spread their gum "
blankets, or poncbos on the ground, within
the tent and on these their wool blankets,
placed their knapsacks at the head for pillows,
and that was all. 1t was warmer than usual
that evening, and they stripped down to their
neither garments.
Feels good once in while" said 81, to
peel fcler's clothes off, n sleep in Christian
like way But Great Scott Shorty, Amt this
ground lumpy? It's like lynn on a big wash
fer straw tonight. There wasn't but one little
stack within a mile o camp Them derned
Ohio chaps gobbled every smidgin of it. They
didn't leave enuff to make a hummin' birds
nest. The 200th Indiana ii git even with 'em
some day"
So 81 and Shorty crcpt in between the blan
kets, drew the top one up to their chins, and
adjusted their bodily protuberances as best
they could to fit the ridges and hollows beneath
them.
Now ST." said Shorty, don't We git to ftin'
rebels in yer sleep and kick the kiyer of, as ye
did last night"
As they lay there their ears caught the music
of the bugies sounding the tattoo Far and
near foated through the clear night air the ia
milar melody that warned every soldier not on
duty to 90 10 bed Next to the 200th Ind. lay
a regiment of wild Michigan veterans, who
struck up, following the strains of the bugles:
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Schweitzer-kase und pret-zels, Hurraw!-rd,c' RAwi
During the night there came one Of those
sudden storms that seemed to be sent hy an
inscrut table Providence especially to give va
ricty to the soldiers life Gen. Hazen was not
managing the weather then, or it might have
been different.
a well-developed cyclone struck the camp
and 81 and Shorty were soon awakened by the
racket. The wind vas blowing and whirling
in fierce gusts, wrcnchng out the tent-pins or
swapping the ropes rs if they were threads
Everywhere was heard the tapping of canvas,
and the yells and shouts of the men as they
dashed about in the darkness and wild confuI-
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Nervous, DebiIitated Men,

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4 Falasblc Invention.

"You are stoclholder in the Cross Cut
Railroad, sir? he asked
a l am" said the stakeholder
" have new device for registering money
receipts that lays over any"
8 Yes, sir, but our present system is perfectly
satisfactory. Onr conductors cannot"
Excuse me, but my invention has nothing
TO do with conductors. It's protection against
presidents and superintendents. Shall take a
chair and explain it to you?"
If you viii be so kind" said the stock
holder
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If You Have a Pet Dog

wash with The Frank Siddals
simply wipe dry towel. dog any
dsagreeable odor be troubled with single
the will question Siddu
this merely soap or
whether the soap honestly what he claims the
wrapper 8 every CAKE
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If Wash-day is Your Trouble

it will be fault relief
Siddall positively
steam and disagreeabe smell The only
whether he this merely
Of whether the will honestly
Read the waxed wrapper that every
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Shakespere makes one of his characters say.
"'Tis not in mortals to command success Int
Wen do more We will deserve it." St. Jacobs
o. has commanded success, and the voice of
the people is that it deserves it, and that it is
the greatest nain cnrn on Garth
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If You Have Dandruff

it will be your fault you get
Siddal positively guarantees that his will
aher the hair then
the of the will
result, soap your only
question noy whether merely
whether do
wrapper every
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They kindled big fire in front of it, laid some
rails within, covered them with stalks, and on
these spread their blankets. 81, who had
"bossed the job viewed the work with great
satisfaction.
II tell ye, that's no slouch of a shanty!"
said he
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To create an appetite and give tone to the
digestive apparatus, Ayers Sarsaparilla is un-
equaled.
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You May Show Your Dish-cloth

visitors if wash dishes with The Sda
Soap, at them
follow example Your dhcloth scading
boiling the dishes washed merely
warmed be pleasant the hands,
glazing dishes
whether Frank Sdda makes this merely
soap soap honestly
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If You Have Chapped Hands
If You Have IngroWing Toe-Nails

it your do not at get cured OF this
Incredible application
gently the nail and tender Hesh Will
trial will much
relief as The only question Is
Siddau makes this statement merely to sell ten
cent cake will honestly do what he
claims for it, wrapper around CAKE
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If You Have Itching Piles
If YOU Have Salt Rheum or letter

If you Have Salt Rheum or Ietter
it will your fault do not cured
Sddall positively that will relieve these
plants finally complete
The question whether he makes this statement
to whether the will honestly
do the waxed that around
cake.
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If Your Face Gets Sore From Shaving
it will your relief from this trouble
The Frank Soap the face and neck from
getting how closely shaved
how the operator The only
Frank Sddal makes this statements
merely to sell ten whether the will
really do what he the waxed wrapper hat
is every cake.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-06-09
A NEW SCHEME.
Railroad Tracks Blocked by Women and
Children.

The attempt of officials of the Rock
Island road to move two cars loaded
with nails at Cummings, in opposition
to the wishes of the striking nail mak-
ers was frustrated Ola the 4th inst, by
a novel scheme. Injunctions had been
issued preventing the strikers from in
terfering, and their wives and children
took their places. When the engine
arrived on the scene the tracks
were covered by between 200
and 300 women and children,
who refused to move, and the
engine had to be sent back. At 2
O'Clock, when the engines appeared
again, fully 1000 women and children
were thronging the tracks and appar-
emily as determined as before to hold
them. Capt. Hunt with sixty police
men from Hyde Park had reported in
the meantime, and attempted to clear
the tracks, but could do it only with
great difficulty. The women, feeling
sure they would not be dubbed, re-
fused to move or moved very slowly
when told to do SO and closed up
again on the tracks unless absolutely
held back by the officers. The great
est excitement prevailed and all at
tempts made to move the cars proved
futile. During the evening the tracks
were finally cleared of the women and
children. Then new complication
arose. The train men unanimously
refused to lift hand toward moving
the two cars loaded with so-called
"scab" nails. The Rock Island Off
Gals at once discharged the entire
engineer, fireman and all con-
cerned, including the switchmen.
There is q possibility that the affair
will lead to serious trouble between
the railroad and the various unions of
which the offending train men are
members
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| horse medicine, and as neither had
the desired effect she took Paris green
and tincture of iron. Aphysician was
summoned and it is thought she will
| recover.
BURGLARS got away with g. small
sum of money and $500 in notes from
the safe of Casper Syverson, at Eau
Claire, on the morning of the I'd inst.
Gov. RUsK has reappointed Louis
A. Proctor member of the State Board
| Of Supervision of Charitable and Pc
nal Institutions for a term of five
years.
BERGENE, Swede, who recently es-
capped from the Waukesha jail, where
he was awaiting trial for arson, has
been recaptured.
DEWITT WARE, of Waupaca, had
valuable Peroheron stallion = "Old
Rock"-poisoned by some malicious
person recently. Several chickens
around the premises died after eating
the food thrown from thehorse's man
ger after he was taken sick.
The Workingmen's Central Commit
tee has called state convention to be
held at La Crosse on the 18th of next
month for the purpose of nominating
an entire ticket for state officers. They
suggest that caucuses be held in the
respective wards, districts or counties,
to name delegates to the convention,
the basis of representation to be one
delegate for every 800 votes cast in
the district returning the same. They
urge nominations in every city and
country for every position, and espe-
cially for the state senate and house of
representatives.
MARTIN CANNON was arrested by
Sheriff Cosgrove, of Eau Claire, and
jailed charged with abducting from
her home a girl named Nellie Goldsmith,
and keeping her in q house of ill-fame.
The girl who is only 15, has been res
cued and returned to her mother.
CHARLES BROWN fell from a scaffold
at Freeman & Sons, Racine, on the
31st, and broke four ribs, severed his
right ear and received internal injuries.
ROBERT G. BRoCKMAN, of Milwaukee,
travelling salesman for Coll & Frank
broke his leg between the hip and knee
at Chiffon, while trying to ride a bicy,
Gle.
A SIX FOOT rotary saw in g. shingle-
mill at Menominee, flew to pieces while
running at full speed. A large section
cut through the iron roof and an
other nearly severed a large cross
| beam.
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SECURED THE BUILDING.
The Oshkosh z. M. q. A. Entitled to tn,
Sawyer Donation.

The Oshkosh Y. M. O. A. Entitled to the
Sawyer Donation.
OSHKOSH, Wis, June Ito. day was
set as the limit of time WHICH the Y.
NJ. G. A. had to raise subscription OF
$12, 900 to entitie it to donation OF
like sum from Senator Sawyer for
the purchase and furnishing of the
Fraker Block as an association build
ing. Last October Senator Sawyer
purchased the Fraker building for
S21, 900 and offered to donate $12,-
900 Of the cost price, that is, deed
the building to the association pro,
vided it would raise the remaining
$4,000, and So, 900 towards furnish
ing it, before May 1, 1886. The asso-
citation at once began the work
of soliciting subscriptions, but were
nearly $4,000 short of the necessary
amount when the time had expired.
Senator Sawyer extended the time un-
til to-day, and the work OF raising the
subscription was renewed with in
creased energy. Last evening the Sec
rotary reported that the amount had
all been raised and that there would
be something more, as q number OF
Sunday schools were yet to be heard
from.s Tho largest subscription is ST.
900 and the smallest 8 cents, and the
number of subscribers between 400
and 500 The work of collecting the
money pledged will be begun at once,
a large amount having already been
Daid in.