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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12

thought occurred to Colonel Steigers
that he had loaned Blodgett his knife.
Where is my knife, Blodgett?" he
asked.
by Jove, this must be what is left OF
it," Blodgett replied, gazing critically
on the little piece of brass. He then re-
membered having put the knife into his
right pants pocket, and concluded that
it had warded off the force Of the bullet
that came so near calling him to his
Maker. The knife was not referred to
again for years. In fact, the men were
separated for many vears after. Colonel
Blodgett, however remembered the
reminiscence, and while in Europe last
year he met comrade there who re-
called to him the facts connected with
the knife, and he secured the most val.
liable one he could find. Returning to
ST. Louis on the 11th day of January,
1889, he called on Colonel Steigers, and,
after saluting him, said: Colonel
Steigers do you remember loaning me a
knife some years ago?'
He did, of course, and then Colonel
Blodgett drew the one he purchased in
Sheffield and presented it to Colonel
Steigers in place of the one he had bor-
rowed twenty-siX years before. Colonel
Steigers had the dates, January s, 1868,
January II, 1889, inscribed on the brass
plate on one side, and prizes it very
highly.-St Louis obeDemocrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
ToMMY'S FIRST VOYAGE.
How He Tormented His Ma Until He Be
gan to Feel "kinder Queer"

How He Tormented His Ma Until He Be-
gan to Feel "kindsr Queer"
Tell me, ma, who's that big man up
there?"
'That's the captain, Tommy"
whats he up there for?''
THAT is his place, up on the bridge?"
what do they cal? it bridge for?"
because itgoes over the deck"
"What deck?"
"Why, Tommy, the deck we are stand.
ing on. Don't be so silly"
Cant he ever come down?"
"Who, Tommy"
"Why, that big captain"
Certainly he can, whenever he likes" {"
"But you say it was his place"
''Well. so it is, when he is on duty"
"What duty?"
"Why, on watch taking care of the
ship"
SIS it his ship?"
"No, dear, it belongs to a company"
Company of real soldiers?"
'No; certainly not; how absurd you
are. A company of business men,"
"Can they sail for nothing?"
81 don't know; suppose So"
"We can't, can we?"
'No, dear"
"Why not?"
Because your father does not belong
to the company. Now be quiet. o, look
at that ship"
"Where?"
why, right there"
"Where is it going?"
Il - Il,~ L. -; -
headache"
''Is there captain on that ship?'
"Yes."
"Big as ours?"
81 don't know Now stop talking"
"Ma."
"Well, what is it now?"
81 feel queer-kinder sick"
"Mercy sakes, Tommy! Why didn't
you say so before? Come, hurry and let
me put you to bed"-Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
A Story of Calamity Jane.

Bushels of chills and fever litera.
ture have been written about Calamity
Jane,'" said Cassius Reynolds, Wyo-
ming ranch owner ''but true story OF
her has never been given to the world.
These stories reflected upon her char.
acter, when, as a matter OF fact, she
was a good and brave woman. saw
her few weeks ago at Rock Springs,
Wyo., where she is now living. Her
name is Jane Steers. She was the best,
known person in the West in the '70s.
She carried military messages for Custer
in the Big Horn country, where the
savages were so thick that white man
dared not enter the basin. She dressed
like man, always wearing buckskin
suit. She could ride any horse that
ever bucked and never heard of the
word fear After General Custer was
killed she went to the Black Hills and
was the first white woman to enter
Deadwood. When Wild Bill died she
tenderly nursed him. When the Indians
and outlaws were driven away from the
Black Hills she drifted from place
to place and finally located at RocA
Springs. Chicago Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
PARALYzED BY A SCRATCH.
Peculiar Experience of u Maine Man on the
Field of Battle.

Peculiar Experience of II Maine Man on the
Field of Battle.
81 have read of men being paralyzed
by wound and unable to move" said a
well known prominent Maine office.
holder, "and / believe 1t. l know that
there have been many cases of the kind,
and one of them in particular has such a
personal twist that have good reason
to remember.
ut was at the battle of Chantilly, in
the early part of the fight We had APP
preached low, rambling fence-a Vir.
ginia fence, as they were called-and
had my gun throught it and was doing
what service l could. l saw the splinter
fly from piece of that fence under the
impetus of ball from the enemy. In
the lightning fash of the flying wood
seemed to find time to dodge, and there
was a quick pain, like the soaring of a
hot iron, and the splinter was through
my hat-band and along my scalp, pene.
trating it, but not injuring the skull
"The blow was severe and stunned
me, and l remember as we'll my last
look at the scene-the fighting troops,
the smoke the battle and the trampling
men. fell back, my legs half doubled
up beneath me, and in a moment my
strength was gone and was powerless.
saw every thing. Men fell upon me.
Men trampled upon me. Horses rear
ed around me, The battle was on all
sides.
My wits wear clear, my brain un-
clouded, but there was l. dying a death
momentarily, alive, yet dead and suffer
ing more tortures than l thought life
could have. lay there perhaps half an
hour-every moment year of agony
when l felt some ones hand on my col
lar and l was dragged out and turned
on my face, where lay for moment
as some one rifled my cartridge box.
The motion saved me. My pulse seem.
ed to stir, my heart beat, my will to ex.
ert itself, and in few minutes 1 was
myself. The wound was so small that
staunched it with my handkerchief
and in half an hour l was as we'll as
ever.
"If the hand had not found my coat
collar l should have been bleaching my
bones on Chantilly at this moment in.
stead of here talking to you, and il
would have been tough to have passed
in on such scratch. "-Lewiston Jour
nal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
WHILE HORSE MI.
A Monster Emblematio Figure Maize by
One of the saxon Kings.

One OF Jne saxon htngS,
About two miles to the north Of LAM
bourne, in Berkshire, England, is White
Horse Hill, on the summit Of which
there is large Roman entrenchment
called Ellington Castle. A little below
the castle on the steep side of the hill
facing the northwest is the figure of
gigantic white horse, the Dimensions of
which extend over about an acre OF
ground. Its head, neck, body and tail
consist of one white line, as does also
each of its four legs. The outlines of
the monstrous specimen of the genus
equus are formed by cutting trenches in
the chalk. of which the hill is mainly COM
posed, the bitches being two or three feet
in depth and about ten feet wide. The
chalk of the trench being of beautiful
white color and the surrounding turf
the greenest of green, the figure of the
horse can be plainly seen at distance
of twelve miles and even farther, it is
said, If the sun is shining brightly.
A white horse is known to have been
the standard of the Saxons, and some
have supposed that this monster en-
blematic figure was made by Hengist,
one of the Saxon Kings. Mr.. Wise, an
author who has written much of the
celebrated white horse of Berkshire,
brings several arguments to prove that
this figure was made under order of
Alfred, during the reign of Ethelred,
his brother, and that. the figure is
monument to victory over the Danes
in the year S71. Other well-known
writers are of the opinion that the won.
derfnl white horse is natural freak,
one of natures oldest oddities. Ash
mead Burton thinks that the early
tribes noted the outlines of horse on
the hillside and gradually worked it in
to its present graceful symmetry. How
over this may be, it has been custom
since time out of memory for the neigh
boring peasants to assemble on a certain
day of each year, usually about mid
summer, to clear away the weeds from
the White Horse and to trim the edges
OF the trench so as to preserve the color
and shape. This task is known for
miles around as Securing the Horse" ("
A large mound at the foot of White
Horse Hill and almost directly under
the Horse" is called Dragon Hill.
Here, according to tradition, st. George
killed the dragon. On the top of this
mound, or barrow" there is space
about fifty yards square upon which not
q spear of grass has grown during the
last thousand years. The peasants say
that the grass can not grow on account
of the ground having been poisoned
with the dragons blood at the time st.
George gave him the fatal wound.-St.
Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
Hungry roads at supper.

When the electric lights in the out
skirts of the tow flash out the toads in
the neighborhood know that their sup
per time is come, and they hurry to she
feast A lady, relating an experience
similar to that of other observant per.
sons, tells how she was recently
waiting in carriage near an electric
lamp, which had just been lighted.
while her friend went to neigh boring
shop. In the dry road she presently saw
a stir, and looking over the wheels saw
hopping in all directions across and
around toads aiming for the light. Shs
saw, on going nearer, that there was q
ring of toads underneath the light al
ready waiting for the fall of moths and
the insects of night that drop from the
life-destroying flame. 1t was curious
sight-those creatures squatted in Cir
Gle, with upturned heads, waiting foi
the victims to drop into their mouths
N. Y. Voice.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
The Popular Sailor Hat-Combinations of
Black and White.


Sailor hats are in high vogue, so much
SO that milliners both here and abroad
are setting them forth among their dress
models, using these simple low-crowned,
fiat-brimmed shapes for airy hats in net
and tulle. Black tulle is shirred on in
visible wires in sailor shape, and trimmed
with folds and loops of the tulle, gold
passementerie, black birds with yellow
wings, and long gold pins. Black Chan
tilly and beige point d'esprit silk nets,
trimmed with delicate black laces and
fine French ornaments in silver filigree,
are also sent over. Cream felt sailors
have bands of gold or silver galloon,
with punches of very lefty white ostrich
feathers and fancy jeweled pins as orna-
ments. Other white felts are wholly
veiled with silk nets, with loops of the
net and sea swallows or black birds, set
up in front. For garden parties and re-
ceptions are lovely sailors of cream
white Grape, shirred on gold wires with
airy loops of Grape, mingled with gold
lace and tea-roses as garniture. Many
women, especially those with slender
faces, find plain ribbon-trimmed sailor
q IL U,
arched or very wide shape. The straight
brim and simple style of the whole hat
is mplimentary, but it's jaunty name
scares them often into choosing a less
becoming shape with more dignified
tide.
To use black and white in successful
combination requires artistic taste and
very judicious handling. We see these
qualifications carried out among some
of the elegant toilets in second"
mourning produced this season. One
recently exhibited was rich poult de
sole with white bengaline. The upper
portion was of the bengaline, which was
also employed for the sleeves. These
were vecw full on the shoulders. fitting
neatly into a black velvet cuff eight
inches deep, which laced up the inside
of the arm. The white bengaline reap
peared as plated panel at the side Of
the black skirt, the breadths in front of
which were slighly draped, but not
raised the least at the bottom of the
skirt, nor was there any sign of foun.
dation skirt. The back was plain and
full. The marked contrast between the
two colors was toned by a bordering of
silver, which was present both on bod.
ice and skirt, wherever the magpie
colors met. The lower portion of the
corsage was of the black poult de sole,
V-shaped folds of it being carried to a
delicate point on each shoulder and
straight across the back, being fulled
over the chest and pointed below the
waist. The joining of skirt and bodice
was defined by band of silver garni.
ture. The black silk, asserting itself
between the designs, made an effsctivs
background. Y. Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
STORY OF A KNIFE.
How Colonel Blodgett's Life Was Saved
on the Battle Field.

Colonel Steigers, private secretary to
Postmaster j. B. Harlow, has a knife
that he prizes almost as dearly as life,
on account of very interesting war
reminiscence connected with it. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Steigers' story, at one
time during the war he and Mr.. Wells
Fl. Blodgett were members of General
Z. B. Browns staff At the time he
speaks of they were located at Spring
field, Mo-, the basis of supplies for the
army. On the morning of the Sth of
January, 1868, they received word that
General Marmaduke was marching to-
ward them with six thousand men. The
staff officers were sent over the field to
choose positions for the troops. Colonel
Steigers and Dlodgett went together and
were some time away. The enemy was
not far distant when they were ready to
return, and while returning at lively
gallop one of the stirrup-straps in Col
onel Blodgett's saddle burst The Col
onel reined up his steed and called to
Colonel Steigers to loan him knife.
Colonel Steigers handed him common
horn-handled carver and rode on. When
Colonel Blodgett fixed his stirrup-strap
he put the knife in his pants pocket,
mounted his steed and followed. The
battle began before they expected it,
and there was some hard fighting all
day. During the affray a ball struck
Colonel Blodgett in the right groin and
lifted him off the horse. When he re-
covered sufficiently to make an exami-
tion he was surprised to find that the
ball had not punctured the flesh, but had
glanced off and out through the left side
Of his pants, only tearing the skin in it's
passage. He was fearfully sore, how
ever, and made his way to the surgeon,
who dressed the wound, and the Colonel
returned to the fight. 1t was not until
late that night, after the fight, that he
learned what saved his life. He felt
something awkward in his boot, and on
stripping it off he found long, thin
pssce OF brass fearfully mangled.
what is this?" he asked of Colonel
Steigers, who joined him again after the
dght.
They both examined the bit Of brass
very critically for several minutes, not
knowing what to make Of 1t. when the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
A DARING AERONAUT.
A Journey Through Space Five Miles
Above the Earth.


The aeronaut Higgins went up the
other day from Croydon, near London,
on trapeze attached to his ballon,
meaning to come down by a parachute;
but an accident happened to the para
chute in strong current of air, and he
had to cut it loose. This caused the
balloon to shoot up six thousand feet
higher, and on reaching that altitude
he met another current which brought
him back and he saw nothing until he
passed through some sleet and snow.
He could hear the sound of trains, how
ever. All of a sudden he found himself
in darkness, caused, he presumed, by
snow and thick atmosphere He was in
this snow-sJorm, as near as he could
Judge for at least ten minutes, and when
he had passed through it the sun was
shining beautifully.
Below him he could see what ap-
peared to be snowy mountains rising up
ard down for miles and miles. He
could see distance of some forty miles,
and was able to discern the sun glisten-
ing on the sea of Brighton. He found
the air getting very sharp and keen,
anu long lClCleS were uunSlHR lrOul III )
mustache, and he had no sooner rubbed
them off than others formed. For few
minutes he was quite deaf He now
seemed to be descending on the noun
tains of snow, and he thought be was
getting near Hastings or Brighton. He
could smell the sea. Thinking he was
coming down, he took hold of four of
his guy ropes and pulled the balloon
partly ever on one side to allow some OF
the gas to escape at the mouth.
The balloon then turned round three
times, and he remarked to himself, Il
am descending" He did nothing more
to the balloon, merely sitting on his
trapeze watching for terra tirma, which
he did not see for some considerable time.
AT length he saw some ploughed fields.
When he was about two thousand feet
from the earth he prepared to descend
by hanging by one arm on to his little
trapeze rope as if he were using his
parachute, and got safely to earth
thirty miles from where he started. He
thinks he got about five miles above the
earth. Yankee Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
Unexpected.

"To marry your daughter is the sole
object of my life, SIR"
"Rats Young man. any one can dc
that. Get an object in life that you
will have to struggle for. "--Munsey'l
Weekly. ~.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12
THE CAPTAINS MISTAKE.
The Omission of One Letter Causes Con
siderable Trouble In Camp.

The Omission of One Letter Causes Con.
siderable Trouble In Camp.
Sergeant-Major Martin, of the Park
Commission, tells story of an Irish
Captain of his, Captain Patrick O'Fla
herty, that would have told we'll OF
Horace Greeley. The Captain had risen
from the ranks during the civil war; he
was devout Catholic, military marti.
net and a rigid temperance man; but he
was weak in his spelling. Some drunk
enness occurring in the regiment, the
Captain ordered the grog stopped. .of
course this created discomfort among
the men, and finally one of them ap.
pealed for permission to buy liquor on
the ground of illness.
''Is it sick ye are?" said the Captain,
suspiciously. Sure, whusky'll only
make ye wor-r-rse."
mo, Captain" the applicant replied,
will all possible Difference. when I'm
affected this way a little whisky relieves
me at once.
"a little, is it?" said the Captain.
"Well, ye shall have little" and he
accordingly wrote this order:
"Give Private Jones of Company A l
gil of whisky"
The sutler looked at the order and
then at the soldier. What have you
got to hold your gallen?" said he. Pri-
vete Jones was quick'witted. That's
So" said he, scratching his head reflec-
lively. Cant you lend me demijohn?'
Not john, my boy" said the sutler.
''Hold on, then, until l Morrow some
canteens." Back he came in few min
utes and got his gallon good measure in
his own and his comrades Santeens.
That evening the tents of Company A
were the scene of wild hilarity a.d next
morning Captain O'Flaherty wa1 in a
great rage about additional cases OF
drunkenness. Furiously he rushed to
the sutler. "Who authorized you to
furnish that liquor?" he demanded. II
obeyed your order" said the sutler,
calmly, exhibiting the document. MY
order?" repeated the Captain. "Taat
was for gill-g-i-l." whats a gill7"
asked the sutler, with supreme con-
tempt II never heard of gill of whis.
ky" The Captain overlooked the druak-
enness and never wrote any more pre-
scriptions. s.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-07-12

JonpAN b. NOBLE, known throughout
the South as The Drummer Boy Of
Chalmette," died recently at New Or
leans He was born in 1896 of slave par
ents, and served as drummer under
Jackson at the battle of New Orleans.
He also served in the Florida and Mex
lean wars, and organized a colored COM
mand under General Butler in the way
Of the rebellion.
Evening journal., 1890-05-30
WELL-KNowN PERSONS.

Will Carlton win spend some time at the
Thousand Islands.
Mrs, Burnett goes TO the lakes OF Switzer
land for the summer
The poet Whittier will spend six weeks In
tho White Mountains.
Pomptor. New Jersey
Lsfeadlo Hearn writes that be will spend
his summer In Japan.
As 10 previous summers, DR.. Holmss soes n
MS summer place At Beverly Farms
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has Again ehossp
Narrsgansett Pier as her summeF abode,
Mark Twain, as usual, ands Recommendation
at his own summer place at Elmira. n "
The late J. s Morgan beoueatbed N sacb
emplcys of his banking house a sum az n,onav
equal 10 one years salary.
Edward Bellamv. who is ts lecture tbi.
summer before the ChnutauQua Assemble ~
'-Social Theories" asks no remnneration saSrs
that his expenses be paid. The Rev IN
Talmage asks $50 each for his lectures befor,
the same body,
Miss NirginiA Long, granddaughter Of Gen.
eral Sumner and daughter OF the Confederst,
General Armlsteed Long, the bographer q,
Robert r Lee, Is one OF the distinguishee
beauties of Charlottesville. Va. Her fathe'
Is now quite blind and she acts as his ananu
eneis.
Evening journal., 1890-05-30
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Tr policemen donned their new HRbt
spring hats for the first time to-day.
The regular entertainment OF the Patriotic
HIaer sons oT America was given last even
The recent festival by the Yonng people,s
Association alto. Of the English Lutheran Church
netted 500
The IItbernian Flute Band viii make its
thirty-one members
The hpworth League Choir s oes to Lauden-
9eIs, a., lnis afternoon TO give a concert in
lhe pnera House this evening
Cards are out announcing the v,eddfng of
isil aailvls ls 7 "a motifs and Margaret HI. Colqu-
1890. "s - June -
The Wilmington Commercial College win
lold one session only day from now until
to O'Clock.
Rev. George A. Psltz OF PHILADELPHIA. pa
VIII exchange pulpits with Rev Morris PEN
held Fixes OF Grace Baptist Church az this
city SUNDAY morning next
A large wagon being driven on the cause
Way iase snenlng eollided with Peter A.
and tearing awheel OF his wagon.
A strawberry festival for the benefit of The
Household OF Faith Church fund was held in
Red Mems Hall last evening and viii he CON.
tinued tonight and lo-nlprrnW night.
j n Kits Of Media rode to this city on his
bicycle this morning. He lost his gold hunt-
ing case watch on the way. The watch had
his name on the inside OF the case and initia, :
on the outside.
The five flyers Of the Wilmington Wheel
Club, who have entered in the big twentv-five
gnile road race over the Irvington- -Afiliburn
course, and several other members of Tie oluh
left last evening for Newark, Nd
Andrew Cole and Harry Clayton had an
amusing race in road carts last evening ia.
yond Third street bridge A purse OF Ss was
made up after much trouble and the racing
was begun. Cole winning on the home stretch.
Evening journal., 1890-05-30
BEAUTY, cHlvALRY, ELooueNcg
A 6reat Crowd Witnessed the Flag
Presentation to the Coeper Guards

A Great Crowd Witnessed the Flag
Presentation to the Cooper Guards.
Special CORRESPONDENCE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, May 30 An Of Dover that could
get out was out in the moonlight last night
and the enumerators could have scooped the
census OF the town in lump around the
armory OF Company ID at any time between
the hours OF and 10 p. m. The attraction at
the armory was the presentation TO the COM
pany OF the handsome colors donated by Mrs.
Andrews or New York.
Governor Biggs fmade the presentation
speech. in the course Of which he eulogized
Delaware's Eilitia in general and the STAFF in
particular. To prove that Delaware .sgot
there on All fnomentous occasions, the gov
Stanley banquet in London, England. there
would be unfurled among other colors, a
banner which he himself had sent from Della
| ware some weeks ago. IL would bear the
Coat OF Arms OF Commerce and Agriculture
and was Delaware's tribute to the great ex-
plorer. Beniah Watson. ESQ, made a hapnv
speech in receiving the flag on behalf Of the
company.
Torbert post G. A r., was present In a
body, and the newly reorganized Dover Band
| airs. -
To-day the program for decoration services
as already published in the EVENING JouRNAI 4
will be carried out,
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Church last evening.
The W q. 4. U met at their headauarters
last evening to complete ARRANGEMENTS for
Flower Mission Day"
The canning factory OF the 'Iessrs 2ichar4-
, son mas hot exactly closed down yet, but IL
VIII in f3w weeks. The can makers are
through for the season and because of the
Iallufe OF the peach crop they will be idle fully
Two months longer this year than usual