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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-29
An ANNOYING ACCIDENT.
A Shot In the Eye GIves Marshail nIcCluIl
Considerable TroubIe.

Marshall MoClain. of the City Clerks
Office, while hunting in the Chestnut Ridge,
was accidentally shot in the eye by one Of
the party with him.
On his return to the city yesterday be saw
q Penn avenue oculist. who probed for fhe
shot, but failed to locate It. The sight has
not been destroyed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-29

PARLoE suits. easy chairs and couchef
needing re-upholstering, send to Haugh q
Keenan,, 33 and "a Water st.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-29

The special feature Of the Worlds Museum
announced for this week Is undoubtedly a
heavy attraction. 1t is Big Eliza, who Is said to
weigh 996 pounds. The Chautalisque PantO-
mime Company and other specialties are also
prominent HEPBURN JOHNS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-29

BIJoU THEATER. ........
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Hole in the Ground
HARRIs' THEATER. -.
N. s. Wood
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Harry Kernell's Co.
WORLDS MUSEUM. ....
Curiosities, Etc.
CASINO MUSEUM. .......
CuriositieH, Etc,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

a l00l-0 - yomainod n ~ $3.50 y
Hthe Sixty second ponnsylv1nfA
occupied : bunk with L6eubonan1 Je6
sTfuitt {thsn Ssrgeant), Company -,
SIXTY . second Pe~nnsylvaniA, Second
Brigade, First Division, Fifth Cora,
at Fails Church, and during the ni9ht
shivered continually with cold under
the same cover that kept L-ieutsnant
Truitt warm, convincing him that he
truly was from the warm climate Of the
Gulf States.
Richards had quite : collection %
patriotic songs, which sold reAdilysaAa
dime each. He was frequently zen n
the Army Of the Potomac and known
BY thousands, yet neve suspected, and
his real character was only known 81
the time Of his capture o Frederick,
Nd, which WINS on the 18th or 14th Of
September, 1882. Rumor put il down
this way: That the spy had passed all
the guards and sentinels on his way
toward Turner's and Champions Gap,
except the videttes Of the cavalry, and
the officers In charge even passed the
scout and spy out. A sergeant and 8
soldier perceived something in his man.
ner and countenance which caused thom
to ask for pom ission to shadow him.
They accordingly followed him, and
when in . lane, timber on either aide,
near Frederick, Nd, the spy halted his
horse, sat for minutes in his saddle.
gazing intently front and rear, after
which he dismounted, vaulted oyer the
north side of q fence, raised up : flat
stone, took out some mail and put some
under it. At this iuncture he was cap
tured, and the evidence was sufficient
to cause his immediate execution.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
psaaA nats eeInaats.

Nisa qtastline fsct which meets ~
student OF vital statistics at the outset Of
his investigations, that from ons-tnird 70
one-half Of all persons born into the
world die before reaching the ago Of ave
Year,; o., to fAce the terrible reality from
another point Of view, 70 great are the
dangers Of infancy that . child which has
completed its nth year actually has M
expectation Of life more than twelve years
greater than il had at birth. The exact
proportion Of death varies greatly in diff
ferent countries and localities, at different
times and under different circumstances.
Statistics are OF value only in showing nv.
erags results. In Norway, for example,
the proportion dying under Eve years is
stated by DR.. Farr to be 204.5 per 1000
1000, and in Italy SGT per |, 200, In fifty
n so-called healthy districts of Eng
land and Wales, according to the same an-
thority, the mortality under five is l75 per
1000 born, while in the Liverpool district,
representing the most unfavorable sani-
tary conditions, it is AGO per l,OW. In
the different parts of our OWN country We
find nearly MS great o variety as on the
continent OF Europe. Even in the same
latitude the proportion varies according as
rst~Cr con-tr" ds i,ts are considered.
In the state Of Vermont, which coniains lao
large cities and represents essentially a
rural population. the number Of deaths
under Ave, for the year 1883, was 23.6 per
cent. of the whole number Of deaths; in the
state of Massachusetts, which embraces
several large cities within its limits, for the
twelve years ending in 1884. it was 34.H
Der cent; and in the city of New York alone,
for the seven years ending in 1873, it was
exactly 50 per cent. Of the entire mortality.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
Don't Bite Your Finger Nails.

"A novel incident resulting from a habit
of very common prevalence among nervous
people was brought to my notice recently"
said a leading physician of Philadelphia to
a reporter the other day. a young lady
presented herself ut my Office and COM
planned of a constant irritation III her
throat. Two weeks previously she had
been taken with q severe attack of sore
throat, which wa treated by the family
physician. Under his care. she said, the
Inflammation quickly subsidized, but there
still remained q sensation of irritation.
Examination revealed a small leshy look
ing object about the size Of a kernel of
wheat adherent to the tissues posterior to
the left tonsil by one end. The other part
of the throat was normal. The little mass
could not be detached by a cotton-covered
probe, but by the use of forceps it was
easily removed, and on examination proved
to be . piece of q finger nail, which had
become embedded in a cheesy deposit. A
broken piece Of the nail was also removed
from under the mucous membrane at the
same spot by a sharp pointed probe.
The lady then confessed to o habit of
biting her finger nuils, and moreover could
remember hat o day or two previous to
the throat trouble a piece Of nail she had
bitten of had become lost in her mouth,
but after it had caused a fit of coughing,
she had forgotten all about it until re-
minded by the discovery"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
A Beautiful Smltana.

Olive Harper. in one Of her letters on
her European travels, relates the following
interesting experience of a visit to the
harem Of the sultan of Turkey: Il had a
short audience with several of the ladies of
the royal harem, and in particular with the
then reigning favorite. Her name was
Nazip Hannum. She was about Ave feet
six inches in height, and had dark bronze
colored hair, rather long features and high
forehead, and most beautiful large gray
eyes of clear Rreenish- gray, with thick.
long, curling lashes. She was o stout
nor slender, and had regular baby hands
and feet. Her teeth we're the whitest and
evenest / ever saw, and she had a dim
pie in each cheek and in her chin, at her
wrists, and every finger and toe was dim
pied. Her complexion was an artful
blending of red and white. and her eye
brows were d~arkened, aud there was at the
corners Of her mouth the drollest little eS-
preston Of mockery that / ever saw. The
sultana wore long full p%antaloOns of
bright yellow satin, with a shalva of pur-
pie silk trimmed around the long, separate
breadths with red ribbon quilted on.
Around her waist a cashmere shawl was
twisted, making n thick, ungainly wad. A
green velvet jacket embroidered with gold
aud coral beads was buttoned tight to the
bottom with diamond buttons and cut out
Polnpadour fashion in front in a manner
to leave the entire bust completely ex-
posed, while it was high in the back.
There were short sleeves"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

have said, this permanent u~nbalancing
Of the heat-regulating mechanism OF.
the soldiers body?
Why is it that he is so often dis.
qualified for making the best possible
mcnt, to his surroundings? Why does
he sQQlken fall behind his competitors
in the struggle for existence? Why
this tendency to mendacity 70 heart
lessly mentioned in q recent issue of q
leading daily paper? What is the
cause Of these aches and pains that he
will persist in calling rheumatic? Why
that stiffness when attempting to mo-
bilize himself? What has become of
his ability to make fine mental and
muscular adjustments? Why, in short,
does the ex-soldier age young?
This is no fiction of the imagination.
You can find evidences Of these physical
defects in this pre-eminently soldier
State on every hand they are visible
to every competent observer. and so
very common that they have been al
most entirely overlooked.
Men think, reason, remember, will,
and act by reason Of their having a
nervous system, and it is to state a
very simple truth when We say that
defect OF function always follows a
defect of nerve structure. The con-
verse is also true that when the ner-
yous system functions effectively it is
evidence of a defect within itself, and
when it functions effectively for long
periods OF time the defect is undoubt-
eddy structural.
The life Of orr soldiers of the late
war was one continuous hardship to
the nervous system. 1t was character
lied by continuous discomfort to the
body in general, and the nervous sys.
tenn in particular.
When the brain of man functions as
courage in the presence of great and
imminent danger it does so ct a great
sacrifice of energyy, and there can be
no great sacrifice Of energy without in
jury to the physical substruoture that
has functioned as energy.
One Of the prominent features in the
deterioration Of the soldiers nervous
system was loss of his regular sleep in
a comfortable bed.
The wear and tear of the soldiers
organism was never compensated for
land under the circumstances Of war
never could have BEEN by adequate
rest and refreshment.
The structure Of the nervous system
is delicate and complex beyond all
other things; it cannot be abused with
impunity, although long intervals of
time may exist betwixt the infliction of
the injury and the after effects that
never fail to follow If life is sufficiently
prolonged.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
Are We to Have Another War?

Some political prophets aver that We shall.
Be that as it may, the battle waged by medical
science against disease will never cease until we
arrive at that utopisn epoch when the human
family shall cease to be afflicted with bodily
ailments. One Of the most potent weapons
which the armory Of medicine furnishes is Hos
letters Stomach Bittsrs, which 10 of special
utility as a family remedy, as it is adapted to
the immediate relief and ultimate cure Of those
disorders of tho stomach, liver and bowels
which are Of cSmmonest occurrence. Indiges.
ton. biliousness and constipation are INSOFAR.
able companions, AMI these ailments are coui-
remedial scope OF this supsrlatively wholesome
and genial medicine taxes in Also nervous all
ments. rheumatism and kidney troubles its
action in these. as in the other complaints, be-
ina charLcterized by unequaled thoronghness.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
Mrs. Loran.s Washington Nome.

The embellishments of Calumet Place,
the home of Mrs. Logan, are taking a
somewhat elaborate form. In addition to
the gallery of trophies of her husbands
military career and relies of his civic SER
vices. she ordered before her departure for
Europe the execution of several large
pieces of mural painting representing the
principal battles with which Gen. Logan
was distinetively associated. When the
memorial collection and the decorations
are complete Calumet Place will have a
peculiar interest. not only as the home and
scene Of the death of the foremost solun-
teer officer of tho army of the rebellion,
but as the repository of an interesting COL
lection representative of his life.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

mond ornaments, pink-silk stockings,
and Q pair of boys mud boots, with
the legs cut off Another young lady,
a friend OF mine, was equally re-
splendent in a r~ose-coiored silk, pearl
ornaments, Valenciennes lace, white
kid slippers, and home-knit wooden
stockings. Our hostess was arrayed in
q black rep silk, diamonds, point lace,
and shoes made of saddle.skirts and
boot-legs.
Our dresses and ornaments were Of
ante-bellum days, but our shoes OF
that period had passed away, and con
sequently we were obliged to submit
to these incongruous makeshifts.
Father, who had always reveled in his
broadcloth, felt hat and fine linen, and
prided himself on the fanltless fit Of
his fine kid boots, never seemed him
self in his copperas-colored jeans, PAL
metto hat and raw-hide boots. He
remained ut home because he was not
physically able to endure the hard
ships of camp life; yet, notwithstand-
ing that he was exempt by law from
military service, he hired a substitute.
This man was a British subject.
Father furnished him with a horse,
saddle, and all necessary accouter-
ments, and gave him five hundred dol
lars to go in his stead. The poor fell
low, however, had the misfortune to
be killed Id his first engagement.
When we were not wearing our jew
els, we carried them and other valu-
ables in girdles made of stout cloth,
which were securely fastened around
our waists, beneath our clothing. We
had in the family at the outbreak OF
the wal ten Thousand dollars in gold
and three thousand in silver; this, to-
gether with the silver plate, we buried
in the garden. The gold and silver
coins We put in patent fru~it-jars. The
silver plate We packed in two large,
wooden, cofin-shaped boxes, made pur-
posely in that form to avoid suspicion
II they were discovered.
Father, my sister, and myself were
selected to perform the sections Office
in this burial. We chose the dead of
night for the interment, and it took us
two nights to complete II task; the
work being done in pitchy darkness, it
was necessarily very slow. We depos-
tied the jars Of gold and silver in diff
ferent places, carefully marking the
spots. One lot of plate we buried un-
der q large cape-jasmine, the other
neal a c~loth-of-gold rose-vine. We were
particular to keep something always on
these spots.
Our treasure remained intact during
the four years of hostilities, and after
the surrender, when it was exhumed,
We found it all in good condition, only
q little furnished.
At the commencement of the war, q
great many of our friends and neigh
bors fed to West Louisiana and Texas,
thinking that the people OF the Missis-
sippi Valley would be subjected to
every indignity by the Union soldiers.
They gained nothing, and underwent
untold privations and miseries by their
move; while we remained at home and
suffered no hardships whatever, nor re-
ceived q single insult or indignity
from a Union soldier, during the whole
time.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

AEN 4N Ahe&n ~ M
ment Twelfth Illinois Cavalry joined
them at Alexandria, La. He was then
waiting for Lieutenant Colonel Bailey
to complete a dam i'll the river to
enable the gnnboats to pass over the
rapids.
The cavalry was constantly on the
march, and, consequently, had many
skirmishes with General Dick Taylors
rebel cavalry.
One morning our regiment found
some rebel cavalry posted in a wood
skirting a bayou. They opened fire
upon us. which made ms look for shell
ter, too. We were soon posted in 8
wood about eighty rods distant, with
an open field between us and the reb-
els. We then had some harp-shooting
with but little injury to either side,
being SO securely sheltered by the
woods. Finally, one OF the rebels,
becoming desperate. cried out stand
out from behind those trees and give
us . fair shot at you, you Did cow
ardly Lincoln h~irelingsl"
! Jerry Sawdry, Of Company d, Twelfth
Illinois Cavalry. replied; Stand out
yourself, Won id rebel, and give MS
q shot at you!!"
The rebel said he would il Sewdry
would. After the word Of honor had
passed between them they both stepped
out into the open field with leveled
guns. The rebel fred first, Sawdry in
dicating on which side Of his head the
rebels ball had passed.
Sawdrs then fired next. and the rebel
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

aver. bn0n tn me- n m~ySterlOuS puzzle.
and which I could never account for \.
cent upon the hypothesis that the on.
mander Of the Federal right was a
laundering incomnetent. and went to
aleep At 4 time when he should have
been awake and on the alert.
Hardee's corps ITO which my reei-
ment. First Arkansas. was attached1.
on the 3Oth Of Decamber. 1859. occ,1.
pied 4 position on the extreme right Of
The Confederate army. Rracc. on that
day. came q the de~termination TO de-
liver hattie on The folIov;nr morning
and ixed Dol Hardee's CORPS as the
force which should bring on the en-
0aremenk. In pursuance Of that plan
va were transferred. on the evening Of
the 3Oth. TO the extreme left 81 the
army. III was past midnirht before
the movement was fnllv ac.
oompIished We bivouackei in the
8 fields. less than half a mile
from the Federal line. The night was
froetv and crisp. and we buift great
Ares ~ drv fence.rails. There was over
. mile ri those BRIGHT. blazing Ares.
They illuminated the whole country
for 4 great distance, and the glare was
reflected high I'M in the heavens. On
the morning Of the 3lst. inst as the
first faint streaks OF dawn began to
show themselves above the eastern
horizon. tho reyeille was sounded. and
the men fell into line ike puppets
moved by a common spring, AS far
I'D the eve could reach to the right and
To the left there stretched an nm.
broken line Of clitterinr bayonets. In
front OF as. at the distance of about
Ave hundred Yards. was q high rail
fence. stretchinp across the bare and
level s~tubble-fieids for probably a mile
inst beyond this fence. and skirfinr Il
for its entire length. doomed mn a densa
cedar forest. Nestled amid those
woods. apparently little dreaming Of
the close proximity of an enemy. were
the Federal hosts. and there was prob
ably not a man of the Confederate
forces hut expected that we would in
I few minutes be engaged in deadly
strife with those hosts. AT about the
hour the sunbeams began 10 clint
the tops OF the tallest trees.
the skirmish line was thrown forward
and Immediately following the whole
Confederate line was in motion. When
the worn fence was reached It went
down before the solid human wall with
q crash, as il smote by the wand Of =
magician. Not until this point was
reached did the administers fire q shot.
There a few pickets were encountered.
and probably not more than fifty shots
were fred before we were in the yery
midst Of the Federal camp. In adj
vance Of MS the woods were full of the
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

SsWdsyis bullet had passed through his
hroIhsrs lungs, causing his death . few
hours after.
Altar We had retired he measured
tho distance between the men where
they fought, and found Il to be over
1000 yards. He said that he had been
N eyewitness TO the duel, and that
when he learned the distance between
them he ri very much surprised at the
result.
Wswere armed with the Spencer car
bine. This duel il only one of many
which took place during that long and
bloody .
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

urged him to come to her house, as
the climate was malarious. He de.
clined her hospitality, but before long
became SO much worse that his com
panions carried him to the house in
almost q dying condition.
Mrs. Sparks-this was the good
woman's name-perceived his almost
desperate case, but had no medicines,
nor could any be procured nearer than
New Orleans, ten miles away. What
could she do for this enemyp Her hus-
band was infirm. and the few negroes
who remained to her were old and de-
crepit. Moreover, it was late in the
afternoon and rain was falling heavily;
but something she must do, even
though the sick man was in arms
against her government.
She sent one Of her servants 10 the
house of a neighbor, five miles distant,
and this woman, a violent se~cessi0nist,
went herself to New Orleans, through
a drenching rain. for the medicine.
She travelled fifteen miles in the storm
and the darkness, and crossed the Mis-
sissippi River twice, and oil to q v the
life Of an enemy.
The officer remained in the house for
six weeks, and was cared for most
assiduonsly.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
shsrIdan's Account Of His War Record.

At ! soldiers reunion in Iowa, two
years ago, Gen. Phil Sheridan spoke
90 follows about his work in the field
OF war:
II was nothing but an agent. ! knew
how to take care Of men. ] knew what
. soldier was worth, and I knew how
TO study the country so q to put him
in right. I knew how TO put him in
battle when one. occurred, but ! was
simply tho agent TO take car Of him.
and he did the work. Now, comrades,
these are common-sense things, and !
can't say them in very iaowery lam
gusge; but they ars true, nevertheless.
and they are true not Of me alone but
Of everybody else. II il to the common
soldier that we ARE indebted for any
credit that comes TO u.s. Now. ! am
glad 70 ses you here to-day, gentlemen,
and / am glad TO be with You on this
occasion. There are many men here
to-day who served in the field with me,
and Il 10 : great pleasure 10 MI to find
them out, and they have been very
kindly 10 their remarks 70 me-. While
they were with me I certainly did all /
could for them. / oft1n laid awake
planning for their welfare. and / mover
killed : man unnecessarily. One great
trOuble with men who command troops
= tha$ they kill men unnecessarily.
You may kill ~ many men y You
cAOoao 3 you give them IN equivalent
Tor the loas. Men do not like 10 be
killed for nothing; they do not like to
have thei1 head rammed against stone
u -1 SAeAlS kA~ $500 ~%AA Nm@xJtA
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

UGH deeds as the
n recounted be-
which we
copy from the
Youths Compa7s-
ION, go far to re-
deem the horrors
|of war:
: When the Eighth
v 9 + m t Regi-
ment was in Lou
isiana n of the
officers was taken
very ill, and left
in charge Of o
pick e t-post. A
woman near by
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

No LOVE is SO intense as that of the
eighteen year-o youth for the twenty-six-
year-old girl. He gets over it, of course,
but while it's in motion it's sixty miles a
hour. including stops.-Pack.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

pY THE ARKANsAw TRAVELLER.

TONE RIVER,
ofallthe engage
ments Of the late
war in which l
was o partici-
pant, strike s
me as the most
singular, in more
respects t h Q n
one. There were
one or two cir
cumstances con-
nected with and
Immediately pre-
ceding the bat
fla which have
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02
why Soldiers Age Young.

ARDON me for
asking You why
il is that the ex-
soldiers b . d
trembles, said
DR.. H. r. Por-
ter, in an address
b Q fore I h Q
Northern a NJ
Sos So
c:e,y. W. is
his gait un-
steady? w h y
these failures OF
memory and will
power? Why is
he SO sensitive to
thermal changes,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

DR.. F. l.. Pond IL having wonderful sue
the cancer hospital at Aurora. III. There
are numbers Of cures recently made by him
which are truly wonderful. Those a~fiicted
should not hesitate. but should so there for
treatment at once. For Information. ad-
dress DR.. F. L. Pond. Aurora. i'll.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1889-01-02

Scots Emulsion Of Cod Liver Oil. with
Hypophosphites. is a most marvellous food
and medicine. II heals the irritation OF the
throat and lungs. and gives flesh and
strength quicker than any other remedy
known. 1t is very palatable. having none Of
the disag-eeable taste Of the crude oil.