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the transition is not a difficult one. In
deed the two professions" are often
united in the same person, much as an
attorney at law" is likewise a "coun-
selor" and g solicitor" The rag
picker is one of the most familiar Of
street figures.
"He"-using the word in the broad
est sense-is as likely as not to be a
woman, and not unfrequently a small
girl, staggering under a burden she
seems in no wise able to carry. Not
even in this most humble of all callings
has the boosted "1ord of creation" a
monopoly, but is obliged to divide the
business with his weaker but more tenn
perate and industrious sister.
The term "rag-picker" is a generic
one, and includes the collecting of any
and all things that his patron and pro
moter, the iUnk-dealer, viii buy.
From cutters and alleys he picks pa
per, pieces of cloth, old shoes, tin cans,
bits of metal and fragments Of coal.
The stroller and observer will gener-
ally see him pOking in old barrels and
garbage boxes. He is often accom-
panied by a boy or girl to assist in car
rying his finds" almost everything
being fish that comes to his net" He
lives in miserable quarters, and with
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things to engage and divert his atten-
ton.
In a city, especially one that has
passed beyond the 'OvergrOWn village"
state, a vast number of curious trades
and calings are pursued. OF these an
astonishing number are carried on in
the public streets. In cities of the
magnitude of Chicago, thousands of
people have no other place of business
than the sidewalks and curbstones,
where they not only earn a livelihood
but in nToaerOus instances amass for
tunes.
A stroll down busy thoroughfare on
a pleasant afternoon or evening reveals,
to one who has his eyes open, no end of
amusing and instructive, if not excit-
ing, scenes of this character.
Hot chestnuts! Fresh roasted
chestnuts I"
This announcement is heard in all
much frequented streets. It is occa-
sionallly varied so as to inform passers-
by, and possible buyers, that the paIa-
table, if indigestible, luxury was grown
in the great office-seeking State Of
Ohio. The nuts are roasted on the
street in pan or brazier, and are re-
tailed in five and ten cent glasses of
exceedingly diminutive capacity.
Many chestnut stands are presided
over by Italians, though numerous
women are engaged in the enterprise.
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rank records In the most enthusiastic
language the grand delight with which
he stood and saw the regiment form,
draw saber, and charge; and how it
came back in a few moments, shattered
and broken up, with riderless horses
and hOrseless riders, and all kinds Of
wounded men and horses He says
that during the entire war he never
witnessed a more gallant and dashing
action, and he considers it fully equal
to the charge of the Light Brigade at
Balaklava.
This seems, like the charge to which
it IS compared, to have been ordered
by someone who blundered," and it
was probably for that reason so little
was said of it or heard Of it, reports
being suppressed in order not to cause
an investigation into the conduct of q
general officer who was favOrite of the
then commander. No official report is
known to have been made to the War
Department, although the loss was
considerable. The Second Iowa cap
tured about twelve pieces of field artil-
lery, but in doing so charged into the
entire division OF the enemy present on
that part of the field, about ten thou
sand strong, and were, of course, quick
" repulsed.
Closer and closer the lines were
drawn about COrinth, and on May 81,
1862, the brigade mentioned above
started on what was probably the first
cavalry raid of the war.
After a march of two days and three
nights the raiders reached BOOnviIle,
Miss, into which place they charged
with sabers drawn, at daylight, the
Second Iowa in advance, and captured
about three thousand five hundred
prisoners. It was a complete surprise
alike to "JQhnnies" and "Yanks," and
the Union men learned from their pris-
Oners that BGsuregard's army was in
retreat from Corinth in two divisions,
and that they had struck right in be-
tween the two.
eve knew nothing of their retreat,
and they knew nothing of our where
abOuts," says our Private Max Miller. .
among our captures were twenty
cars loaded with arms and ammuni-
ton, and we soon had them all blaz-
ing; and while the heavy shells were
bursting, and Beauregard was forming
to fight the whole Yankee army, we
left our prisoners, after breaking up
their guns, and skipped out. All our
loss was five men killed Gin the com
pany to which the writer belOnged),
wounded and captured from a squad
sent out to burn bridge.
owe made our way back in safety.
and thus ended the first successful
raid, also the siege of Corinth, which
was far from a success-in fact, I have
always considered it the most gigantic
fraud ever perpetrated upon a brave
army. Any private or corporal in the
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appears Insignificant to the uninitiated,
yet the profits are very large. and but
for the habit of drinking, which seems
almost universal with the class, the
buyers Of discarded chcpedatG might
become capitalists.
In front of beer saloons, especially
during the warm months, a large
number Of seemingly empty barrels
and kegs may be seen. Although the
proprietor of the place has removed all
of the contents of use to him, still a
little of the amber-cOIOred huid-the
dregs in fRct-remain. In any large
city men may be seen going from saloon
to saloon with large tin cans, into
which they empty the stale quart or
two Of beer left in each key by the
landlord. The observer of this rather
familiar street scene may suppose that
this novel "rusher of the gfowler" is
collecting material for a spree Of his
own. This may sometimes be
the case, but many-perhaps
majority of men so employed-are
in no sense drunkards, but are earn
ing a livelihood for themselves and
families Most of the beer thus
CLEANED" from the sewers, finds is
way to the lowest saloons, where it is
purchased for about cents a gallon.
It is placed in kegs charged with car
bonic acid gas, and retailed at about
half the price Of genuine fresh beer.
From beer collectors to Fag-pickers,
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Of the population Of western cities, a
large proportion are country-born and
bred, and for such the chestnut-vender
is a reminder of boyhood's days, and is
on that account very largely patron
lied. Chestnuts are chestnuts, to
Judge from the price demanded for a
handful, and they are, not infrequent-
", "chestnuts" in the sense Of being
decidedly ancient and musty.
The cold clio man" Is known to all.
He purchases cast-off garments, which
when renovated and rejuvenated, so
far as the art Of the repairer extends,
find a ready sale and yield large
profits.
OF the same family is the hat buyer.
He canvasses the entire city in search
of abandoned head-gear which the art
of the halter can make presentabIe once
more. While no residence escapes him,
his great harvest of stiles" is secured
In the business section. Here he may
be seen at all hours. He visits every
office, except those in buildings where
merchants of his class are not admitted.
A silk hat, If not too badly worn, can
be made over to look like new, and
in these days when plug" hats are in
favor, many a dude artistically tips a
tile that has been picked out of an
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could not be vouched for One of the
batch was named DanfOrth, farmers
son, fresh from the cOrnfeIds, and as
we took up the line of march to head
Lee off and bring him to bay Danforth
said to me:
"See here, Sergeant, I've made a
mistake"
"HOw?"
"I bain't got no sand. I aIIus
thought I had, but when I come down
here and see what war is, I find I
hain't got the spunk Of a rabbit.
That's bad"
$50 it is. We're going to have a
fight purity soon, and L know Whatll
happen. I'll bolt as sure as shooting. -.
"Then you'll be called a coward and
disgraced forever"
CHATS so, and I don't want it. I
want you to do me a great favor"
"WelI?"
"Wall, if I kin git mad I'll be all
right and forgit my shaking. Keep
your eye on me and as soon as we git
within five miles Of the rebels kick me
good and stout"
After some further talk I promised
him. We were in HOOker's Corps and
as we moved in against Jackson Dan.
forth obliqued alongside and said:
Sergeant, kick me or I shall bolt.
I haven't got sand enough to see a
chicken die"
We were moving through the timber,
and I stepped behind him and lifted"
him twice as hard as I could kick. He
shot aside, and next time I saw him we,
were at a fence on the edge of a corn
field. The fire was hot and men were
falling thick had just fired from a
rest on the top rail when DanfOrth came
up, faced the other way, and said:
"AIOre kicks, Sergeant 1 know I've
dropped two of 'em, but my sand is
going!"
I kicked him again with a good deal
of vigor, and just then we got the order.
to advance, and he was the first man
over the fence. Half an hour later we
were driven back, considerably disor-
gained, and as I reached the fence I
came across Danforth again He had
a Confederate Captain by the collar,
and was carrying the officers sword in
his hand. As he saw me he called out:
. "Sand is all right, Sergeant. No
more kicks. As soon as L take this
chap to the rear I'm going back and
collar old Stonewan himself or die
trying!"
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Re Kissed che Neero Cox.

1t is hardly safe to kiss a woman In
the dark unless you are absolutely sure.
Of her identity. Because he "toOk
chances, Louisville young man re-
Gently nearly lost a fancee. A few
nights ago he called on the young lady
and entered the parIor. There was no.
light In the hall or in the room. In a
short time he heard his girl coming.
down the steps. He stepped ont into
the hall, and as she reached the bot
tom Of the stairs he inclosed her I'M
his arms and imprinted q long, Gnger-
kiss upon her ruby lips. Releasing
her, he struck a match and lit the gas,
then, turning to snatch another kiss,
he was Mortified to see before him the
black cook. He gave her e dollar not
to say anything, but the story was too
good to keep and she told it. 1t passed
from one person to another until twas.
known to all his friends, and his life Isl
anything but happy one, particularly
as the lady of his choice is wavering
in her original intention Of marrying
him.
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his many-sided occupation generally

his many-sided occupation generally
combines that of begging.
But, happily, the unique and hum
bic means of earning a livelihood In
the streets are not all, or even mainly,
suggestive Of garbage and the gutter.
To Offset their unpleasant smells we
have the OdOr of flowers, with their
coLOrs rivaling the hues Of the rainbow,
and only outshone by the bright eyes
of the attractive, though often ragged,
little miss who offers them for sale
At the dOOrWays Of theRters, Office
structures, and indeed all much fre-
quented buildings, she may be seen,
CRYING @viOlebs" in the springtime,
"IiIies and @roses" during the heated
term, "golden-rods" and other hardy
flowers In the autumn-nosegays Of al
sorts in their season, In fact. She is
often accompanied by q small brother,
and her bright face and cheerful tones
seem like q veritabIe oasis In the
great desert Of the street, where al
most everybody, except the stroller
and observer Of these sights, Is push
ing and elboWing his way sCOWIinRIY
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ssKokoRutg,'

The wise school-boy, when he has TO
write a composition, selects q subject
in which he really feels an interest.
This was evidently JOhnny's idea when
he wrote the following:
"The kokonuts is a native Of the
tropix. Tt gros onto trees and IL good
20 eat. Billy Brown oncIe IL q vessiI
kaptain, and one time he fetched Billy
a hole lot of kokonuts from the West
Ingies. Hit tux US a hole wee to eat
EN- up.
"WOt Billy and me wants to no Is
how does the milk git inside the kokO-
nut. Doz the kokouut gro round the
milk or dCz the milk Ieke in frum tbG
inside, and if so wot fur? KokOnut py
Il my fayorite, but Billy likes kOkonut
candy best.
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were kept busy at this task until nearly
4 o'clock on the morning Of the 4th
At that time I lay down with some
others of the squad I belonged to. on
a brick pavement near the ProvOst's
Office, and, with my horse tied to my
wrist, was asleep in a moment. L could
not have slept many minutes, but 1
awoke with the rain pattering in my
face and saw some ladies passing. I
have no idea who they were or where
they came from, but as became con
scious, they were stepping around me,
and one of them said: Poor boy, just
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-28

COrps) were ordered up the river to
look after some Confederates that were
reported in that direction. We started
out with three days rations, marched
twenty-five miles, and went into line
on a neck of land between the river
and a deep bayou. Here the road left
the bottom and went up into the hills.
At this point the enemy had a battery,
and, as it proved, a small force Of
mounted infantry. After dark Gen
erai Mower took two regiments Of the
brigade and made a bridge Of rails
across the bayou, captured a guide,
made a wide detour, struck the road in
the rear of the JOhnnies, relieved their
pickets and captured every one of the
COnfederates and the battery without
firing a shot or losing a man. La the
morning We started back with our
prisoners.
MAYHEM, Kansas.
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THE OLD Go NAN fed as In q IaTge
and pOpulous city like Chicago. In
the rural districts, villages. and small
er towns, most people are engaged IN
some reputable and we'll understood
occupation, and the business of one
man is pretty well understood and
quite freely commented upon by every
other man-and woman.
In Chicago it is different. This is
not because the urban citizen lacks the
curiosity Of his country cousin, but is
due to the fact that he has so many
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see him there, sleeping right in the
rain, and the voice was so sweet and
sympathetic that for moment I
hardly knew but that it was the voice
of a sure enough angel.
Some one thing connected with any
great event of our lives often i'm
presses itself upon our minds, and
many times it is a trife I believe my
thoughts have never gone back to the
battle of Corinth without that little
incident coming to quicken my heart.
Chicago Ledger.
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A Private in the Cavalry.

given from t h e
standpoint of one in the ranks. The
regiment was commanded by Lieu
tenant Colonel Edward Hatch, after
wards Major General of Volunteers,
and now Colonel OF the Ninth
United States Cavalry. Brigaded
with it was the Second Michigan Cav
airy, under Colonel Philip II. Sheri-
dan. (We need not say what, afterward,
he was.) The brigade was, at the
time of which we write, commanded
by Colonel W. L. Elliott, of the Sec
Ond Iowa, later Major General of Vol
unteers.
In February, 1852, the Second low a
was at Birds Point, Missouri, opposite
Cairo. From Birds Point they made
various dashes after General Jeff
ThOmpsOn's cavalry and had several
lively skirmishes, then proceeded to
New Madrid, under General John
Pope, and took part in one of the most
brilliant, but at the same time almost
bloodless, campaigns of the war-the
capture of New Madrid and Island
No. 10.
Lieutenant Schnitger, of the Second
Iowa, afterward its Major, planted the
cavalry guidon of his regiment on the
landWOrkS OF Island No. IL, before the
island itself had been taken possession
of by the navy.
By this time the battle of Shiloh had
been fought, and in collecting the army
for the advance on Beauregard at
Corinth, General Hallack added that
division to his already large army and
proceeded by water from Fort Pillow,
Tennessee, up the Mississippi, Ohio
and Tennessee Rivers to Hamburg,
Just above Pittsburg Landing. From
that point the Second Iowa were con
stantly In advance of the left wing,
under General Pope, until Beauregard
evacuated COrinth.
At Pennington, a small village OF
crossroads about four miles east Of
Corinth, on the 9th of May, 1862, this
regiment Cthe Second Iowa. made one
of the few brilliant saber-charges Of
she war. An officer Of the highest
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\ E-HALF the
world do sn {
know how tn 9
other half lives. %
This wise aphor-
ism, the exact au-
t hor Of who h
seems to be un-
known, Is nowhere
So we'll aypu3D1i-
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II n An the greeny skunk away,
Like as if our treatment skeered
~ him.
Bat the Colonel swOre i'm in,
An in uniform we rugged him,
An with sort o. sueeIin' grin,
On his brave appearance tW1gged IN.
I was reckoned as the tough
OF our company, and used ter
Play some tricks eXceed1n' rough
On the awk ard country rooster
But he never lost his grip
On his temper for q minute
Let each slur 1 d give i'm slip
Like thar was no insult IN IT.
Thought we'd have a stack o. fun
When we TUX i'm out to drill i'm
Fer Oh Sargent Burlington
alnted that he'd nearly kill i'm;
But the Varnint larned the moves
In q manner most surprisin'
Seemed to slide along the grooves
o the manual as slick as pizen.
From the rnornin' reveilIe
CI ar till taps almost unceasin',
That poor devil heard from me
In way beyond all reason.
Never let the least chance pass
Fur to aggerYate the feller,
But the green, clOd-hOppin' ass
Tux it all without Il heller.
Fur our regiments adVancin'
SqueGi o. fife and roll o. drum
SOt each soldiers heart a dancin'
OF we went towards the South
On the steaul-cars Jest q kitin,
Every 1euer with his mouth
DOM lots o. future tightin'.
Wal, a few days travel found
Our big regiment a standin'
On the comm battle ground
Known to fame as Pittsburgh Landin'
We was placed in the advance,
Though we'd niVer yit snelt powder
But that very circumstance
Made US howl fur fight the louder.
When the shells and bullets come
Round our dodgin heads a flynn
And we saw the faces dumb
OF the unangled dead and dyin',
All the fun o. sOldierin'
Left us in q holy minute,
An we very plainly seen
The reality that's in it.
Ofentimes we'd said W. at fun
1t d be in time o. BATTLE
Fur to see OF Lanky run
When the guns began to rattle;
But want to state right here,
To remark it incidental
That the Teller didn't skeer
Worth a cussed continental.
Every time we charged the cusses,
Cool an steady, like he led
Men JhrO' dozens o. SIGH muses..
Held his ground III bulldog way,
Caught the GineraI's attention,
An on dress parade next day
Special orders give i'm mention.
Said as how fur bravery
Which the GiueraI had noted,
And fur gallant conduct, he
To u Sargent was promoted.
R1z right over US as thought
Mighty little o OF Lauky.
An OF course some on US got
Purity tOIerable cranky.
Thought it was a tnrnal shame
That the Gineral d shove us
To the rear, an put his name
In authority above US.
] was hot, and you kin bet
That run him more II 1 used terS
But my comrades seemed to get
Sort o. social with the rooster.
Wal, hain't much more to say.
'Cept that when the war was ended
An we got back home one day,
And q big reception tended,
No one seemed to notice me
He'd the eyes Of all behoIders;
was Private Tom AIcGee-
Jim had eagles on his shoulders.
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deed he is not one himself, and secures
to make over and bring into the latest
style for the owner, many hats that
have become paSSe. Such a business
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EXPERIENCE keeps a dear school, but
fools viii learn In no other. If you do
not hear reason, she VIII rap your
knuckles.- Benjamin FrGg1kl5B.
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LIFE IN A LARGE CITY.
EAzzILLAR STREET SCENES WIT
MESSED IN CHICAGO

Oad ~ avs Of Earning q Living-AIi Indoor
Business Is Initiated on the Curb
Chestnut Vendors, Old Clothes Hen,
Umbrella PeddIers, Flower Girls, Rag
p cksrss Hat-E3uy ers, Street Musicians,
and Other ousint Characters.
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tile of Antietam 9Te
recruits came down
f or IN y company,
writes a n old war
veteran. There were
mo bounty jumpers at
t b a t stage of the
game, although the
courage and patriot
ism of all the recruits
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OLD SOLDIERS AT HOME.
THEY TELL SOME AMUSING ANEC-
DOTEs AND STORIES.

How the Boys of Both Armies VVr,iIed Away
Lie In Camp - FOraging Experiences
1iresOIne Thrilling Scenes on
the Battlefield.
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A Successful Expedition.
By W. n. BON, EIGHTH WISCONSIN.

PRIL, 1864, we left
Vicksburg for the
r g d River cam
.paign. We cleared
the river Of the
JOhnnies as far as
Alex andria and
there waited for
Banks to come up
with his Army Of
the Gulf. When he
came we (the Sec
ond Brigade, First
Division SivEepnfh
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20 EeeeasaEilv lIntueI.

Papa-Why do you wish to marry
him. Ethel?
Ethel-Why, because he loves me.
Papa-But do you love him?
Ethel-Why, no. [ never thought
Of that. I've been too much interested
in getting him to propose to have time
to think Of AE3t7lsey's Weekly.
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alley or bought for a song by q second
hand hat collector.
The hat buyer always has a direct
connection with hat repairers If in
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CoMPULsoRY education destroys the
ambition TO seek for knowledge
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An Antidote for COwardioe.

90 U.s. before the bat
HS ~ r 60
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..Lanly Jim Didn,t skser.,.

BY CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-08-28

ONG an lanky, SIGH
was jim,
Greener than a young
per51mmOn,
Eyes with sort o. skeery
glim,
Beshfuller n most o.
W1mmen
lined US at the startin
out,
Come in hOmespun to
be mustered
Just a long, green cOun-
try IOut,
Sort o. shy an easy
hustered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-24

The light is obtained from the carbon
lamp of special pattern. The ordinary
light is equal to three million candles,
but light of X-million-candle power
can be and has been obtained. 1t is
impossible for any one who has not seen
It TO imagine the wonderful brilliancy
OF the light, but some idea may be
formed from the fact that it can be
distinctly seen forty-fve miles away,
and that at the Needles, fourteen
miles, 1t IS quite easy to read very
fine print by means of the reflection.
On one side Of the lamp room is a guam
tity Of very thick glass for repairing
the windows broken not by storms SO
much rs by wild ducks and Sea-birds
which are attracted by the light. A
singular feature of the lighthouse tower
is plummet and line hanging from
the ceiling of the tower chamber, the
plummet pointing to a spot on the floor.
This is for the purpose Of enabling the
man in charge TO tell when the tower is
out OF the perpendicular. The light
house was built on an undercliff,
formed by gigantic landslide, which
occurred in 1890, and some portions of
this cliff are still slipping.