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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
An Old Veterans Freak.

The latest bid for notoriety takes the
form Of feat to be attempted by
veteran by the name OF Wales, who is
seventy-six years old. He has ordered,
and it is now completed, small hand
cart 8 feet inches long anI 1-2 feet
wide, with wheels feet inches high,
and with which he proposes crossing
the continent from San Francisco to
New York via Ogden. Omaha and
Chicago on foot. thence by steamship
to Liverpool, and then will visit most
of tho large English cities, giving lee
lures on California and his experiences
in the United States. He will then
cross over to Calais and bring his cart
up at the Place de Vendome in Paris,
and will then sail for San Francisco,
taking about two years to make the
trip. Francisco Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
WAR "reminiscences.

How Lieutenant CaruthsrS Was Saved by
Kind-Hoartcd sorEeon.
Among tho curious "reminiscences OF
tho late war brought into notice by tho
visits OF the veterans to the Gettysburg
battlefield is the following;
Juno Ia, 1868, as General Milroy'E
forces woro retreatlng from Winches-
ter, Va, DR. c. L. Goldsborough, then
surgeon in tho Union army, picked up
young Lieutenant OF the Eighteenth
Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, on
the field OF battle. Hc had been tor
ribly wounded through the body, and
the doctor, after conveying him to
place OF safety, extracted the ball and
left him at the farmhouse OF
Mr.. Lewis, near Martinsburg, to die as
he thought. As the doctor was cap
tured few hours later and sent TO
Libby prison, nobody know what had
become of the young Lieutenant and ho
was reported by his comrades as killed
in tho battle and buried on the field.
Funeral services were held and n sor-
mon preached In his native town OF
Norwich.
But 1t seems that the Lieutenant had
not died. He had been found and
recognized by Major Henry Gilmore, OF
the Confederate army. whom he had
befriended at one time when Gilmore
was prisoner at Fort McHenry. Gill
moro had him carefully cared for, and
ho slowly improved, being finally re-
captured during one OF the Federal
raids up tho valley. lie was brought
back into the Union lines at Harper's
Ferry, and when able returned homo
among his friends, who had been
mourning him as dead.
The young Lieutenant was William
Cnruthers, now postmaster at Norwich.
Conn, and recently he visited Gettys-
burg. in company with the Connecticut
veterans who participated in this bat
tie. Hearing that DIR. Goldsborough
resided at Hunterstown, two miles
from this place, he hired team, and
there met for the first time since the
war the man who had carried him off
the field OF battle at Winchester.
Gettysburg Letter.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
RANDOM SHOTS.

GENERAL SHERMAN says he will at
tend no more soldiers reunions
HERoIC-sIzED monumental statues OF
Grant, Sheridan and Farragut are to be-
put up in Boston.
The membership OF the Woman Re-
lief Corps exceeds 10000. The organ
ization expended during the past year
$8i, ,770 20 in relief work.
ACCORDING TO the report OF the Ma
tional headquarters. the Grand Army
OF the Republic has expended for char
ity from June 80. 1871, to June 80,
1889, the sum of 81, 935. 935.54 or this
sum $237, 4S6. So was expended this
year.
JOHN X. ROBINSON, veteran OF
Belyidere, N. D.. has in his possession
the ordinance of secession passed by the
South Carolina convention. with the
autograph signatures OF all the mem
bers. 1t is written on a large parch-
ment roll.
FIVE thousand dollars having been ap-
propriated by the Pennsylvania Legis-
lHluTt lUf nOnuincut W bub ilbiuOTy
of George b Mcclellan. the Mcclellan
Memorial Association of Philadelphia
has issued an appeal for private sub
scriptions OF 10000 to complete the
monument
The completion OF the Grant monu-
ment has been tentatively undertaken
by the Grand Army OF the Republic.
and II the plans OF the projectors are
pursued to their iulfillment the me-
mortal at Riverside Park, New York
City. Is likely TO become an accom-
plished fact
A MONUMENT TO the memory OF Major
General Jesse L. Reno was recently un-
yelled on South Mountain Md. battle
field by the surviving members OF the
Ninth Army corps. Tho monument
stands along the old Sharpsburg road.
on the field, and near the spot whore
General Reno fell. IL Is OF granite.
eight feet high. and on the second base
bears the word "keno' in raised letlerA
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
A Mirage on the Plains.

We witnessed the most perfectmi
we ever saw on the Laramie plains. It
was about an hour before sunset, and
looking out OF car window we saw
about mile away beautiful lake. 1t
was in slight depression among the
hills, and seemed 10 be about two miles
long by n milo wide. Never having
noticed lake at that place on the
road, we we're considerably astonished,
and asked the conductor for an ex-
PLANTATION, He was equally astonished,
as were passengers familiar with the
road. As the train advanced the lake
appeared to enlarge and rise, but in
spite OF this it was difficult to believe
the appearance was simply that optical
delusion known as mirage, and that
what appeared to be a lake was o
grassy, level plain. The apparent
lake was Ms smooth and bright as n
mirror, except at one edge, where it
appeared to be rullled by the wind.
The strange sight was viewed with
wonder by hundreds of passengers
until it was out of sight. Rock Springs
(Col.) Independent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
GOOD-BYES,
Something About the Various Kinds OF
Earewells.

Earewells.
Every now and then. as we journey through
this vale from the cradle to the grave, 1t be-
comes necessary for US to say goodbye.
Generally it is said in sadness and with O
sigh. We wiring the hand of the departing
friend, the sorrowiul tears are shed, then
the bell rings and the train goes around the
curve. This is the good bye that sticks in
The throat like large three.cornered lump
and persistently refuses to be swallowed.
After this kind of farewell we go home
feeling that something has gone out of life.
We arc like the man who puts his foot for
another step at the top of the dark stairway
and finds suddenly that it isn't there.
Then there is the farewell that is said
with hilarious chuckle of joy We say it
% the bill-collector, whom we have with us
always, or have had for long time. We
say it to the bore, the spring poet, to the
man who reads the exchanges and to the
writer who invariably refers 10 bear as
bruin.
We say it hurriedly and with rising in
Election to the book-agent, male and female.
We say it to the man who tells us the funny
story the nine hundred and forty-seventh
time in one day. To the impecunious friend
and to the man who is ever loaded with
gratuitous advice. Very often we yearn
for chance to say it long before the oppor-
tunity is presented.
Distinctive are the good-byes of the dude,
the giggling girl and the gibbering idiot.
Deliver us from the long drawn out fare
well of the female of our species, unless,
perchance, the said female is young and
fair.
The casual goodbye is used more gen.
orally, perhaps, than any ether variety, 1t
equals in significance the how-dye'do of our
everyday life, and is Sbout as useful as
would be hat-rack in heaven.
A welcome goodbye is that OF the man
who pushes, with difficulty, the eighteen
carat odor of his breath in front of him, and
who longs to conflde in his friends; and in
this same category may be listed the man
who guzzles the red-hot demon, rum.
The sweetest goodbye is that of the girl
at her fathers front gate, when only you
or and the girl and twinkling stars are
present To someo Of us it is only memory,
this kind of farewell, but it is memory
that will remain fresh and green long after
we have passed that callow age.
The saddest goodbye is the one that lie
said by the side of an open grave.
RICHARD S. GRAVES.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
SOME ODD REMEDIES.
How AGuo Was Treated and Cured In tho
DAYS of Yoro.

Days OF Yore.
Ague was much more prevalent in the
old days, when so many thousand acres of
what is now good arabic land were lying in
waste marshes, reeking with malarial
vapor But the sufferer was not without
choice of other remedies which, If their
efficacy was ut all in proportion to their
simplicity, left little TO be desired. II he
were unable to obtain the chips of q glib
bet, or objected to them on superstitious
grounds, many other courses were open to
him. Thus, he is directed to have cake
baked of salted bran; while the fit is on he
is to break up the cake and give the pieces
to dog. The disease will then leave him
and stick to poor Tray. Another authority
recommends him to seal up spider in a
goose-quill and hang the quill round his
neck, allowing it to reach as low as the pit
of the stomach. Aspen leaves were good
against ague. And this reminds me of one
curious principle which appears to have
influenced the leech strongly in his choice
of remedles-the so called "Doctrine of
Signatures" To the old physician all
plants seemed to possess such curative
powers as would render him valuable as
sistance If he only knew the ailments in
which a particular plant, or part of plant,
might be prescribed with propriety. His
peculiar method of reading between the
lines in the book of nature soon enabled
him to surmount this difficulty to his own
satisfaction, il not to the advantage of the
patient. The shape of leaf or flower, its
color and hundred other trifes were
gladly accepted as indications of the medic.
inal virtues upon which he could most
confidently rely. Thus, nettle tea was sure
to prove helpful in case of nettle rash;
the heart-shaped leaves of the ordinary
wood sorrell were remedial in cardiac dis
ease; and turmeric, on account of its deep
yellow color, was of great reputation in the
treatment of jaundice. Is it any wonder,
then, that the quivering leaves of the aspen
were esteemed as cure for ague.-All the
Year Round.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

"'How very strangoi My father, AZ the
instance Of my ambitious step-motfer,
turned against me because would not agrco
to marry some one he had selected for me.
Perhaps was romantic, for refused TO
even see the young man. i said would bo
loved for myself alone and would give my
hand only where my heart won't
"'Had you seen tho fellow may bo you
would have liked him, and then l should
never have met you,' l said, jcalously.
"'I could not have fancied himl In all the
country there is not an idler, gayor, moro
useless man than that young Henry Max
WE'LL A devotce of tcnnis--'
"'Yhop cried, oxcitedly.
"'ITonry Maxwell. Did you ever hear OF
him in New York;
"'Wcll, rather I answered. smiling.
"I'll warrant you never heard any good
OF him'
"I have tho impression that he once
risked burnt fingers to extinguish the flames
on n young lady's dress--that of Miss
Anna Gordon, believe; did you ever hear
OF herr
"'Who are your she asked, abruptly, IN
open-oyed amazcment
"'Henry 0smyn Maxwell, billed as Max
Osmyn, very much at your service. A fool
ish fellow, who angered his grandfather,
Colonel Maxwell; because he refused to
marry ono Anna Gordon, sometimes now
known as Mile, d'Esterrc.'
"'How perfectly absurdl' was all she
said.
'It may have been perfectly absurd, but
1t was all quite true.
"Wc closed our engagement with Gus
Bailey that spring, and he, who had known
my wife's story, was tho only person taken
into our confidence and tho only witness at
our quiet wedding.
"Of course, our respective families re-
ceivcd us with open arms; to be sure, they
laughed ut us, but at the same time they
showered gifts upon us and my delighted
grandfather presented me with q charming
villa up the Hudson.
"Heres our address-come and see us on
your way homo and tell us whether you, too,
think our conduct was perfectly absurd
as our relatives express it, Chicago Times.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
ARMY DOUGHNuTS.
Foraging Exploits of tho Northern Army
During Sherman's March.

During Sherman's March.
A Massachusetts officer details with
evident enjoyment some foraging ex-
ploits OF the Northern army during
Sherman's great march. One of these
was OF a sort which even the bitterest
Confederate might have enjoyed.
One day q forager noticed an orna-
mental shrub growing in yard in red
clay, with marks of black loan on it.
1t struck him that it was not in its ma
tive soil, and he went for that bush.
1t easily came out of the ground;
and out OF the whole under it, OF which
1t was the tell-tale. came whole stock
of provisions and family clothing.
Another OF our men, while crossing u
plowed field. was attracted by suspi-
cious signs, and ran his ramrod into
the ground. A foot down it struck
something solid.
The kind hearted finder hastened to
make others rich as well as himself
He ran down to the band, with two tin
cups running over, one with sirup. the
other with peach butter. while the de-
licious sweets dripped from his cloth
ing and his person, as II in confirma-
tion of his pleasing tale.
PLENTY more right up there; forty
two hogsheads fulll'
Sometimes mistake was made. One
OF the band, passing log house, levied
on it for calabash of lard, and the
usual batch OF doughnuts was fried
that night
Apeculiar flavor. supposed to be due
to an excess of soda, was noticed; but
hard-marched men. with sharkish ap
petites, did not stop for triiles. Day
light revealed the fact that the dough-
nuts had been fried in soft-soap.-
Youths Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
AFTER MANY YEARS.
A Mean Decd That Cost It's Doer Scat
In tho United States Senate.

A Mean Decd That Cost ITS Doer Seat
In the United States Senate.
Thirty years ago a little boy was given q
quarter of dollar for spending-money.
AS he was walking down street, very
happy, he met with an older boy and showed
him the money, saying as he did SO: "See
what my good papa gave me to speno."
The older boy knocked 1T out of the little
fellows hand, snatched 1t up and ran away
with It, The little boy was almost heart
broken, but when he went home crying
and told about 1t, his mamma gave him an.
other quarter. This mollitied him. but he
never forgave that older boy The war
came on, and the older boy was given a
commission in the army, while the little
one remained ut home, because he was too
young to enlist. After the war the younger
boy became clerk in the War Department.
Within tho past fifteen years, the older boy,
who had become lawyer and an orator,
announced himself as candidate for the
United States Senate, and he had large
following.
1t looked as though he might be elected.
But one morning the newspapers OF the
country, especially OF his own State, pub
lished statement TO the effect that the
candidate had been dismissed from the
army for cowardlce, and other questionable
| conduct. The lawyer denied the charge
| and extracts from the muster rolls In the
| War Department were published, showing
that the charge was true. He was moi
elected. After his defeat was accomplished
| he received letter from Washington con-
| taiaing the words; "Do you remember the
| day you outraged little boys feelings, al
most broke his heart, by stealing quarter
from hint That deed cost you ~ seat in the
Senate" This true story might warrant
the moral that honesty and gcntlemanly
conduct always pay better Than rascality
| Not only bread, but thistles, cast upon the
water resQrn alter many days
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

HASTINGS, Mich., April %, 1850
Rheumatic Syrup Co., Jackson, Mteh.
GENTS: This is to certify that had been
troubled with rheumatism in all its forms
for the past twelve years, and was confined
to my bed Mt various periods from three to
only by the aid of crutches. / employed
several first class physicians of this city,
none of whom effected cure or gave
temporary relief even.
About two years ago was induced to try
Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup. and, after
taking q few bottles l experienced relief,
and now consider myself cured. | unhesi.
tatingly recommend this medicine for rheu-
matism. know what 1t has done for me,
what physicians could not do, j. e., cured me
( rh umatism. Mrs. II. j. KENFIELD.
Ask your druggist fer it.
certify to the above statement.
FRED l.. HEATH, Druggist.
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VERY ABSURD.
A Romance of the Stage, but
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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
LITTLE PICKS ADVENTURES.

How n Little Colored Fellow Attached
Himself to Uncle Sans Army.
When we Of the cavalry were falling
back before Lee as he was headed for
Chantilly and Bull Run, n squadron OF
us which had been detailed to bring
wounded officer away from a house
which would soon be in possession of
the advancing Confederates, found our
selves shut in front and rear. We
numbered about thirty men, and had
two-horse ambulance in which tho
wounded man had been made as
comfortable as possible. We had, in
deed, advanced about quarter OF a
mile before we discovered the box We
were in. The Confederates who had
come in behind us were cavalry, and
owing to turn In the road and bit OF
woods had not yet seen us. The Lieu
tenant in command consulted with the
Major whom we were bringing away,
and explained the situation.
Prepare me as we'll as you can for
the ride, give me revolver, and then
form your men by fours and ride right
down on the rebs and cut your way
through" was the order of the Major.
was in the advance set OF fours, and
the man on my right was next to the
highway ditch. All OF a sudden. just
as we were waiting the order to ad-
vance, a little negro boy, not over three
years old, and as black as the blackest
tar ever made. appeared in the ditch
alongside OF Parker He seemed TO
have been hiding in the weeds. and
think he must have fallen out of car
or got parted from the family as they
were hurrying into the Union lines be-
fore Lees advance At any rate he
was there and alone, and as we saw
him. Parker said:
Good lands! but here's niger
baby right under foot and all alone!
What shall we do with him?"
At that moment We got the word To
go ahead. and Parker leaned over,
picked the child up and placed him in
front on the saddle. Two or three ol
us called to him to drop the boy, but he
didn't do it. AS we moved forward
"Pick" was there and hanging on for
dear life, his eyes as white as raw
onions and every tooth plain to be
counted. We were right on the rebels
before they saw us, and it was biff
bang! slash! and we open lane and
went through. every horse on the keen
run and tho wounded Major firing away
whenever he found a target for his bull
lets. When We finally got through
Pick was with US and all right, and
he had seen his first battle of the war.
One would have said that he liked 1t.
for his grin was broader than before,
and he did not seem a bit scared.
During the bloody days that followed
the little fellow was with company
wagon, and ] did not see him for 0
week. Then Parker took him down tC
Alexandria and left him with colored
woman, but few months later. being
made company commissary and having
the use OF a wagon, he brought "Pick'
back to the army, got tailor to max,
him suit OF clothes, and then the boy
was fixture with us. He tool
TO army lie, and every one o
the company took to him, ant
had any one misused "Plck" 1t woult
have gone hard with him. He was will
us to the very last. and l saw hin
munching hard-tack and looking oil
while Lees ragged old Veterans lai'
down their arms at Appomattox. HI
eitin0 tn Parlxar ah0va all Othara nm,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

uniform In action. No gripping pain so com.
monty following the use of pills. They are
adapted to both adults and children with
perfect safety. We guarantee they have
no equal in the cure of Sick Headache, Con-
stipation, Dyspepsia, Biliousness; and, as an
appetizer, they excel any other preparation.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

THERE is nothing (unless IL be the sewing
maohine) that has lightened woman's labor
as much MS Dobbins' Electric Soap, con-
Have you made its acquaintancel Try 1t.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

FIaHT vice before it gets within your
trenches by avoiding thoughts leading to
1t, and your victory will then be compara-
tiynlv
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

WHY don't you try Carter's Little Liver
Pillsl They are q positive cure for sick
headache, and all the ills produced by dis
ordered liver. Only one pill dose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

THE best cough medicine is Piso's Cure
for Consumption. Sold everywhere. 25c,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

Frances HopesoN BURNETT is getting
rich at the rate Of from $4,000 to $4,000 a
wear
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

1T IS said that the great oil fields of New
York and Pennsylvania are rapidly becom.
ing exhausted. The supply has fallen from
100000 to 43, coo barrels per day Search is
being made for new fields.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

Be moderate in your pleasures, that your
relish for them may continue. Always to
indulge our appetites is 20 extinguish them
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25
THERE is moth

MISS MuRrREE's Charles Egbcrt Grad
docls's) novels yield her about $1,000 q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

How MY THROAT HURTsl Why don't you
use Hales Honey of Horehound and Tar!
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

LIsTEN-a song of rejoicing.
Hearts that were heavy rrc glad.
Women, look up and be hopeful,
There's help and there's health to be had.
Take courage, o weak ones despondent,
And drive back the foe that GU fear
With the weapon that never will fail you.
o. be of good cheer,
for when you suffer from any of the weak
nesses, irregularities" and functional
deraugements,n peculiar TO your sex, by
the use of DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton you can put the enemy of ill-health and
happiness to rout II is the only medicine
for women. sold by druggists, under a pos
tive guarantee of satisfaction in every case,
or money refunded. See bottle-wrapper.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

A CANAL. two hundred and fifty miles long
New Mexico. 1t will be thirty feet wide.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

For all arrangements of the liver, stom.
ach and bowels take Dr. Pierce's Pellets.
One a dose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

For any case of nervousness, sleepless-
ness, weak stomach, Indigestion. dyspepsia,
relief is sure in Carter's Little Liver Pills.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

A LEADvILLE (CoI.) man has invented a
device which, he claims, viii do away
wholly with buttons and buttorholes.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-10-25

GUM oHEwERs' paralysis is tho latest form
Of professional neuross recorded in medi.
calliterature