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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
VERY CLOSE WORK.

Dangers of Throwing Up Intronchmonts
| In tho Face of tho Enemy.
A regimental historian thus describes
the process of throwing up intrench-
ments in the face of the enemy. The
constrained position and violent labor
must prove painfully monotonous and
exhausting; but there is no loss with
out some small gain, and the attentions
of the sharp-shooters on the other side
are doubtless sufficient to prevent any
feeling of wcariness ON the score of
lack of excitement.
Each soldier crawls fiat on his belly
as close to the enemy's lines as he
darcs to 90, lays his gun down beside
him, and with his spade begins to
make hole in front of him, throwing
the dirt forward. If the rebel pickets
are vigilant, they soon see what he is
about. and begin to send him their
compliments.
He has no time to pay any attention
to this, however, but digs for dear life.
In few moments he has thrown up
dirt enough to protect his head, but
must be careful to keep very low, and
his legs straight behind him. A little
longer and he has hole big enough to
sit down in, when he works his feet
around TO the front and puts them into
the hole, but does not dare yet to raise
his head.
His feet now aid him in thrusting in
the spade, and in few minutes more
he can rise upon his knees; then he can
work faster, rs he is less cramped.
Presently he stands on his feet, but
never raises his head till the earth in
front of him is high enough entirely to
hide him from the enemy. All this has
perhaps been done inside of twenty
minutes.
He now breathes more freely, and
begins to enlarge and shape the hole;
and in an hour from the time when he
began to dig he is ready to lay down
the spade and take up his gun. Even
then, however, his feelings can not al
ways be of the pleasantest. There is
no getting out of the hole before
night.
Six or eight rods from him, on either
side, is comrade in just the same pre-
dicament, and as they lay aside their
spades and begin to shoot, it brings
down upon them the concentrated
wrath of the enemy in their front, till
the grape and canister fairly rain
about them.
There they must lie in the broiling
sun till darkness comes and they are
relieved each by two others, who spend
the night in digging right and left to
unite the excavations and complete the
line. Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
eANiSHED TO PARIS.
| The Condition Upon Which a CoafsdSrato
Spy's Life Was Spared.

A few days ago a face which still re-
tanned traces of great former beauty
was pointed out to me upon the av-
enue, and the following story was told
me of its possessor: During the war
her betrothed lover, while serving as
an officer under the banner of the Con-
federacy, learned incidentally of her
serious illness in Albany, n. Y. Moth
ing daunted by the dangers which en-
compassed such an undertaking, he OBJ
tanned leave of absence, passed
through the lines, and after almost in
credible escapes and hardships. sue
ceeded in reaching her side in her
Northern home. Upon her recovery he
attempted to retrace his steps, but was
seen and recognized in New York City
and arrestsd as spy. After due trial
before competent tribunal he was
found guilty and condemned to be shot.
The lady in question was a niece of
Cardinal (then Archbishop Manning,
and the whole force of the Catholic
clergy was brought to bear upon Mr..
Lincoln, in order to secure n commuta-
ton of the sentence. This was done in
effect, for the unfortunate man was
permitted to marry the woman of his
choice, and then both were banished
to Paris, where they lived under the
surveillance of the American Minister
until the close of the war. Such indeed
was the condition upon which his life
was shared by the President The
brave Confederate wife is now a
widow, and her eldest son, through the
kindness of Mr.. Cleveland, to whom he
is said to have told his mothers story,
in an accidental meeting, which hap
pened in the grounds in the rear of the
White House, is cadet at West Point.
Washington Capital.
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thing, whining and moaning They
wero getting pretty weak with loss OF
blood, and tired of fighting. Wo still
dosod them with lead, and at length
four OF tho seven lay stretched out on
the field, and tho other three had
mosoyed of, most likely to die of their
wounds, for every one OF them must
have been badly hit
We stayed up in the tree till broad
daylight, not thinking it prudent to
trust ourselves on tho ground before,
with three dangerously wounded griz-
zlies roaming around the immediate
noighborhood, besides the possibility
of possuming among those stretched
out below. We had given them such
trouncing that If one of tho sur
vivors had ever got his paw on one OF
US he would have made it interesting.
On the way home Sagebrush told us
his part of the story, There wasn't
much to it. He had strolled away
from camp for an hour to try and
round up black-tailod deer for sup
per. He came back just in tine to see
big grizzly making tracks from the
wagon with fitch of breakfast bacon.
Sagebrush fired at it, but at three hun
drcd yards, and didn'tknow whether he
his II or not. Anyhow the bear dropped
the bacon and bolted. Reaching the
wagon lie found the poor dogs dead
and manglcd, just MS we found them
Sagebrush, of course, gave chase to the
culprit, following his trail to the place
where we found him. Here he Stun
blcd unexpectedly on n small herd of
grizzlies, relatives, probably, of the
one he was after, Without wasting
any time on preliminaries they took af-
ter him and chased him up the tree.
In shining up the tree he dropped his
Winchester and was therefore help
less. When we found him he had
been trced about eight hours. Fort
Custer Cor. NJ y Sun
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That men can bear themselves brave
ly under such conditions is simply
moral courage. They resolve to stand
tho racket though their nerves and
heart incline them to skip.
The famous Jack Wharton, who died
in New Orleans q fow years ago, ox-
hibited on the battlefield the most reck-
less bravery. A friend once said to
him, MS they stood together in a battle
field where Wharton's daring intrepid
ity had won universal praise:
"Ah, Jack, if ] only had your cour-
age"
you foolr' was the laughing reply.
al was scared out of my wits. San
Francisco alta.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
PAMELA IN TOWN.

The fair Pamela came to town,
To London town In early summer;
And up and down and round about
The beauS discussed the bright newcomer.
With "Gadzooks, sir" and "Ma'am, m
duty"
And odds my life, but It's Bcnuty"
To Ranolagh went Mistress Pam,
Swoot Mistress Pam so fair and merry,
With check ofcroam and roses blont,
With voice OF lark and lip OF cherry.
Then oil the boaux vow'd twas their duty
To win and wear this country Beauty.
And FIRST Frenl Lovelaco tried his wit,
With whispers bold and eyes still boldor;
Tho warmer grew his saucy fame,
Cold grew the charming 10 r and colder.
Twas "Ioy bosom"-"Crucl beauty
ITO love, sweet Mistress, tits duty"
Then Jack Cnrcw his arts essayed,
with honeyed sighs and folgned weeping.
Good lnckl his billcts bound the curls
That pretty Pam she wore n-slecping.
Next day these curls had richer beauty,
So well Jacks fervor did its duty.
Then Cousin win came up to view
The way Pamela ruled the fashion;
He watched the gallants crowd about,
And flew into rustic passion.
Left esquire, his mark on divers faces,
And pinkod Carcw beneath his lacos
Alnckl one night at Ranelagh
The pretty Sly.boots fell adjusting;
And oil the mcttled bloods lool'd round
To see what caused that tell.tnlo flushing.
Up stcpp'd n grlzzled Poet Fellow
To dance with Pam saltarclo.
Then Jack and Frank and viii resolved
With hand on sword and cutting glanccs,
That they would lead that Graybcard forth
To ilvcier tunes and other dances.
But who that saw PANS eyes a.shining
With love and Joy would see her pining'
And-oons Their wrath cool'd rs they looked
That Poet stared rs fierce as anyl
He was mighty proper man,
With blade on hip and inches many.
The beaux oil vow'd IL was their duty
To toast some newer softer Beauty.
Sweet Pam she bridlcd, blush'd and smiled
The wild thing loved and could but show II!
Mayhap some day you'll see in town
Pamela and her griz2led Poet.
For sooth he taught the rogue her duty,
And won her faith her love, her beauty.
Mss Hutchinson, IN Hdtpers .NdgdsiGs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

often shrinks from consulting physician
about functional arrangement, and prefers
TO suffer in silence. This may be n mistaken
feeling, but II Is one which is largely preva-
lent 10 all such women we would say that
one OF the most sklllful physicians Of the
day, who has had n vast experience in cur
ing diseases peculiar TO women, has pre-
pared n remedy which Ia of inestimablo did
10 them. We refer TO DIR. Piercc's Favorite
Prescription. This is tho only remedy for
woman's peculiar weaknesses and ailments,
sold by druggists, under q positive guaran-
teo from the manufacturers, that it will
give satisfaction in every case or money re-
funded. See guarantee printed on bottle
wrapDer
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

We had been having n mighty tougl
day, and it was growing dark when We
struck camp, hungry enough TO cat old
mocassins.
Sagebrush ought to have been on
hand with blazing pine-knot fire and
slathers of chuck piled up ready for us
10 sail in and fill up. As soon MS we
reached the edge of the park, however,
we could see that the camp was de-
serted.
"Who-o-o-pee S-a-a-gebrush!"
"-o-o-pec-a-agebrushv' answered
the pine timber but that was all. Not
even the friendly bark of the dogs was
there to greet us.
Wondering what was up we hurried
on into the camp. An exclamation of
surprise escaped the foremost man in
the party; for right beside the wagon
lay the manglcd carcasses of the two
dogs. Lighting silver of pitch pine,
we soon unraveled the mystery.
"a grizzly, by thunder!" says !, and
plain enough it was, too. The Eng
lishman, who had brought the two fine
bear dogs from India, ripped out an
oath, and swore he would kill every
grizzly in the Big Horn Mountains.
Both dogs were mangled almost out OF
recognition. Evidently they had been
struck down by the bears powerful
paw while tied to the wagon wheel and
powerless to get out of the way, after
which they had been bitten and clawed
almost to shreds.
But what had become of Sagebrusha
Weyelled and fired guns, but could get
no response.
At length one of the Englishmen
found back number of the Sun, n
bundle of which we had taken with us
into the mountains, pinned to the
wagon cover, and on it Sagebrush had
written with a burnt stick: "Gon fur
the bar that kilt the dors." That was
all there was; there was nothing to in
dicate which way he had gone or any
thing more about it.
The moon would be rising about ten
o'clock, and as nothing could be done
till then we turned our attention to
cooking bear steaks.
At moonrse we shouldered our Win
chesters and struck out. No trail was
visible on the hard surface of the
mountain path, so we divided up and
made tracks in different directions.
Ny companion was the Anglo-Indian
officer, the owner of The dogs.
We tramped ON and ON for about
three miles, stopping every now and
then to shout and fire and listen. Fin
ally we heard distant veil in reply.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
RANDOM SHOTS.

THE old Bull Run battlefield is fay.
orite resort for sportsmen.
COLONEL MosBY, of guerilla fame, is
now practicing law in California.
NAVAL PosT, No. 400, is the only
post composed exclusively of naval vet.
erans in the Department of Philadel.
phia.
The Grand Army has purchased
from Colonel Robert b. Beath, of Phil.
adelphia, the right to publish the
"Grand Army Blue Book"
IT is proposed to present suitable
medals to the survivors of the "forlorn
hope" storming party against the
works at Port Hudson, june 10, 1868.
The monument of the Sixty-ninth
Pennsylvania Volunteers. at Gettys.
burg, to designate the regiments posi-.
tion during the great battle, will be a
tall shaft springing from n base, con.
tanning the State coat-of-arms and q
clover leaf to indicate the badge of the
Second Amy Corps.
The Gettysburg Battlefield Memo.
rial Association has purchased the
property on the Faneytown Road.
known as Meade's headquarters, and
will restore it at an early day to nearly
the same condition as when occupied
by the headquarters of the Army Of
the Potomac during the early days Of
July, 1863
NATHAN DAY. of Atlanta. Ga, was E
member of the Eighty-fifth Pennsylya
mia Regiment during the war, and was
discharged on account of the loss OF
his speech. He continued unable te
talk until about year. atterward. when
he was moving in his field and hit
horses got into bumble-bees' nest.
In the excitement occasioned by the
mishap his voice came back; he shouted
to his horses, and ever since has beer
able to talk as we'll as other people.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

you know. Of course" said the
old man to young man, THAT my
daughter has 100000 in her own
rightp" Eyes, SIR" "And you are
not worth q cent" "I'm poor sir; but
100000 is enough for two! Why, I'm
economical to meanness.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

ALI the steel marking and cancel
ling stamps used by the various post
Offices throughout tho country are
made in tho little machine shop of
Colonel Benjamin Chambers, at Heaths-
vile, Va. Heathsville itself was one
of the first towns established by the
settlers in Virginia.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

"A young lady. visiting for the first
time in the country. was alarmed at the
approach Of COW. She was too fright
ened to run, and, shaking her parasol
ut the animal, she SAID in very stern
tone: "Lie down, sir; lie down!"- Cal
eu!ta Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

"A number of wealthy gentlemen i'll
Newton, Mass, are about to apply
electricity to lighting their sleighs this
winter and at other times their closed
and open carriages. Three cells of
batteries are to be used, which will
furnish three lights of six-candle power
and will burn for thirty hours. After
the electricity is all used up She batter
les are taken to some dynamo and re-
charged. The expense for this charg-
ing can not be over fifty cents each
time.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
60
ABOUT WASH-ClOTHS.
Their Importance as AN Element of House
hold Grncc md GoOdncss.


It's surprising how many nice homes,
well furnished and nicely appointed in
most ways, do not have supply of
wnsh-cloths. So true is this, that |
never go away to visit for one day, or
week, or month, without several wash
cloths in my satchel or trunk; and, as
said to friend few days ago: 81
visit real nice people, too"
There is an idea prevalent that any
sort of a rag will do for n wash-cloth--
an old stocking-leg, n salt-bag, piece
of gauze underwear, an old napkin or
nothing and indicate reaching to-
ward nicely. But you will find that
people who use these sorts of things
are very apt to take pains to provide
proper dish-cloths and towels 1t is
strange to me that this is true.
There should be generous supply of
wash-cloths, as there should be of tow
els. Quite rs many, ! think, of one rs
of the other are used in my own home,
each week, and quite as much stress is
Haid upon the proper use and care OF
one rs of the other. Lots of wash.
cloths is the rule.
Now, as to the kind: | find that those
that can be bought all ready in the
large dry goods stores, are not only
too thick and rather large, but are
quite expensive. Much the best way
is to buy white or unbleached Turkish
toweling, of n quality that costs fifty
or sixty cents a yard, and cut each
yard into three lengthwise strips, and
each strip into four pieces. This
will give you from yard of toweling
one dozen wash-cloths quarter of a
yard square.
These can be neatly bound with
white silesia cut bias, but this mode OF
| finishing does not compare for pretti-
ness or agreeableness with "button-
holing" them all round with red work
ing cotton. Get coarse cotton and
put the stitches about one-half dozen
to the inch This is very good fancy
work for an evening, or is nicer for the
little girls to do.
If you want to make unique and
most acceptable gift to a busy house,
wife friend, send her a dozen wash
cloths prepared in this manner She
will be more grateful than for almost
any piece of fancy work you could give
her know, for | have tried it.
A very important word to say about
boys and wash-cloths. Got them to-
gethcr 1t will amply repay you.
Teach boys to use them thoroughly.
rinse and hang them up properly, and
you have made quite stride in your
refinement teachings. 1t is n 'home-y"
thing to do, and will carry with it
more than appears upon the surface.
Again can say ] have tried it and
know whereof speak. OF course, if
you teach your boys this, you will not
leave your girls without the lesson.
A final word about the washing of
wash-cloths. Have all that have been
used put into the wash each week.
Let them be boiled as the towels are;
but do not have them ironed. If they
are carefully smoothed and folded they
are better than if ironed. My word
for it, when you come to put the neat
little pile away into your linen drawer
you will consciously or unconsciously
give it glance of pride and pat of
satisfaction that will indicate culture.
-Janiata stafford, in Good Housekeep-
ina
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

DIR, Merriam, of North Adams,
Mass, has in his possession II sleigh
which was made for his great-great-
grandfather in 1868, and which has
been used by the different generations
of the Merriam family ever since. Its
still strong and Dr. Merriam drives
about In il every day.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

Big Lake, near Osceola, Ark, usu-
ally forty miles long and eleven wide,
has shrunk in consequence of pro-
tracte d drought, to dimensions Of, less
than two miles, and the water is so
shallow that men wade in and kill the
fish, which are very numerous. by
means of clubs.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
TREED BY GRIZZLIES.
The Three. Men Keep the Bears
Well Occupied.

The Bears Fail to Fighting-A Battle In
the Moonlight-The End That Came
In tho Mornlng-Four of the Brutes
Killed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

A DosE in Time Saves Ninc of Hales Hon
ey of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Pixies Toothachc Drops Cure in one minute.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

TnE professor of peumanship can not do n
flour shing business when he drops his pen
and uses q type-wr
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

"IuAvR been afflicted with an affection of
the Throat from childhood, caused hy diph.
iberia, and have used various remedies, but
have never found anything equal to BRowN's
BRONCHIAL TRoCHEs, Rer. q. ~ h. lamp
ton, PikttoA, hy. Sold only in boxes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

sB-Do not tail to use this wonderful discovery II
you wish to be cured. BE ard call for DR.
GREENE's NERvuRA NERVE ToSIc. Insist upon
having it. aud do not be persuaded to any thing
else for this Is indeed the greatest and best of all
spring medicines. All druggists keepit. Price, 8
per bottle. Should any druggist not have IL he will
get 1t for you. DIR. GREENE of :B5 W. lith ST..
New York its discoverer, is the great specialist In
nervous and chronic diseases. and may be consulted
Tree OF charge, personally or by mall BOOK on
NERVOUS DISEASES FREE BY MAIL.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

II there Is any one who should be
wrapped in slumber," it is man who
snores
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

The barber's apprentice ia generally n
strnpptng fellow. boston Commercial Ad-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

The humaa sensorium resembles circuit
OF electric wires, the various sets of nerves
forming links in the circle OF continuity.
When digestion grows weak tho epigastric
nerve suffers, and the whole system Ia af-
fected Reinforce II with Hostetter's Stom-
aoh Bitters, and the nervous organism grows
tranquil and reposoful. Fever and ague,
constipation, kidney troubles and liver com.
plants retreat before this remedy.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

PIsos Cure for Consumption is the best
Cough Medicine. If you don't believe it,
take dose. BY druggists, 25c. bottle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

WHAT is the difference between tube
and foolish Dutchmany One is u hollow
cylinder and tho other is a silly Hollander
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
The BEST KIDNEY REMEDY.

The kidneys act as drains 10 carry tho worn-out
ana poisonous substances from the system, and kid.
ney complaints always injure the general health be-
cause these wornout substances are retained in the
body For all kidney troubles. weakness and pain
In the back, and diseases of the urinary organs,
there Is no medicine in the world which gives so
certain and positive a cure as DR. GREESEs NER.
yURA NERVE Tonic.
Pronounced by the Newspapers Ministers, Doc.
lnrA. LAW Xeri and tho nnnnlR n hnrn a : tho
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

AN awkward waiter frequently plays the
deuce with the trnv. -Hotd Nail
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II % ! MA s. ~

NAcoUATED COUNTRY,
MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION
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Dr.. CREENE'S
NERvURA
NERVE TONIC,
Great Spring Medicine.
THE BEST REMEDY FOR THE NERVES.

For nervous and phys exhaustion, weak. tired
and languid feel ngs. with no power ambition for
eIertion 1t Is the very best remedy and solute-
ly certain cure. In cases of sleepessnoss wnkeful
ness and nervous irrtnblity its will be followed
by calm repose and natural, refreshing sleep. For
nervousness nervous debility, ,despondency and de-
preston OF the mind IT, perfect specific and It's
effects wonderful For neuralgia, rheumatism,
paralysis, numbness, trembling and insanity, it Is
the only recognized sure cure. II never fails to
nervous and sick headache, pnlptntIon of the
heart, apopiexy, epeptic hts, hysteria, ST. vituss
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

DoN'T hawk, hawk, blow, spit, and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath, but
use DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and end it.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24
THE BEST SPRING TONIC FOR TINE BLOOD,


DIR. GHEENEs NERvUHA NERVE TONIC has no
equal in the euro of dyspepsia, indigestion. loss of
appetite, bad taste in the mouth mornings constl-
patton, bousness, torpid liver. beching Of wind,
fullness and distress pit OF stomach pain In side
and under shoulder, headache and dzEiness. In the
spring all the organs become torpid and inactive,
and require the gentle yet positive effects OF this
wonderful remedy to correct their condition and
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1888-02-24

A CHARITY bawl-.Please, mister, gimme q
centi- WdShinutoM Critic.