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parish of Point Coupee, on the west
bank of the river, early in 1864 This
point is now (April, 1890 again suffer
ing in the manner herein related.
Old Mississippi was on the rampage,
risen clear to the top of the immense
grand levee that lined its banks for
miles along these low lands; the tur-
bid waters were rushing like mill
race, and, with the high winds to vex
them, we're clawing and washing and
biting at the barriers which confined
them to the proper channel. We had
some thirty thousand troops there at
that time, but they were all on trans
ports, waiting orders, for, anticipating
that the leyee might give may, we had
broken camps and abandoned a large
fort, erected with much care and labor.
AS Provost Marshal of the troops
and district it was my duty to have a.
general supervision over everything
and everybody, and the critical condi-
tion Of the levee was one of my partic-
ular worries, for break in it at that
point meant the flooding Of thirteen
parishes, death to many, ruin to all
On the afternoon Of which write /
made tour Of inspection, riding along
the top of the levee, attended by an
orderly. We rode down until we
reached False River, an inlet from the
Mississippi, shaped like horseshoe,
with cutoff levees at each end of the
bend. As / sat on that high mound,
looking across to the settlement about
False River, inhabited entirely by
Spanish creoles who lived in almost
Arcadian simplicity, / spied two sol
diers, one mounted and holding spare
horse, the other dismounted, standing
by the side of girl
The latter was an officer, and as
knew Of some things 1 mentally To-
Gated him as Lieutenant , the ad-
jutant of q New York veteran cavalry
regiment that formed part Of our force.
He did not bear good reputation ex-
cept for soldierly ability. He was a
handsome, brilliant, dashing fellow,
and as great a scoundrel as ever lived.
He had been devoted to this simple
creole girl until, on q truce, he met q
splendid Southern belle who com.
pletely fascinated him. She was q
true Southern woman, devoted to sthe
cause and ] knew that she would
z Y =
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BIT CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.
Widest boy in all the village.
Up 10 every wicked lark.
Happy at n chance 10 pillage
Melon patches in the dark
Seemed 'tarnal mischief breeder,
Fur In every wicked whim,
Put your hand upon the leader,
Thar was Jim.
He was eighteen wen the summons
Come for Union volunteers,
An the fifin's an the drummins,
An the paterotic cheers,
Made US with excitement dance, sir,
Even oil men, staid an prim,
An among the fust TO answer,
Thar ves Jim.
One day wen the gin'ral wanted
Volunteers, to charge place
Whar the rebel banners flaunted
Imperdently in our face,
Seemed as though the cannon's bellers
Had no skeerishness for him,
Fur among the foremost fellers,
Thar was Jim.
How we eheered EN- at the startin'
On the fearful charge they made,
Though 1t seemed that death was sartin
In that orful ambuscade.
Once the smoke riz up, n shown
Them as up the hill they clim,
An ahead. an still agoin',
Thar was Jim.
Git thar2 Wal, yer jest soreamin'-
Nothin' could a stopped them men
Each one seemed q howlin' demon
Chargin ON a fiery den.
Purity tough wen next found him,
Fur with face all black nm grim,
Dead, with dead men all around him,
Thar WAS Jim.
Friend o. mine? reckon, sorter;
Met him first'o 'one winter night
Lord lbut want that storm snorter,
Wen went fur Doctor White.
Wen heerd my wife pleadin'
Me to come an look at him,
Layin' in her arms feedin',
Thar was Jim.
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Could he utilize free labor as be had slave
labor2 He did not believe ii possible, to
himself or any other man.
The walnut trees that shaded the FAM
lily burying-ground were In half-leaf
when he got home. He stood with his
mother beside his fathers grave.
My son. she said, -you must give the
old home fair trial. It's bad, know;
but I can't leave here,
II will not leave ycu, mother. be re-
piled.
Another spring saw q new grave there.
It was his mothers. 4 have nothing
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soldier who made affidavit that when
he was confined at Andersonville,
President Davis endeavored to per-
suade the prisoners to enter the Con-
federate service. When they refused,
saying that they would die first, Mr..
Davis replied: "You will die, then"
Now, this story on it's face is out
rageously absurd. The only match for
it that this writer recollects was told
by man in North Georgia, who
claimed that General Sherman had
treated him badly. The General on
his march turned him out of his house
and occupied it himself. Years after
ward the victim said:
"Jest as L told yer. The Ginrul
flung me out er my house, and l went
to little cabin half er mile off. Then
/ thought of my hat, and went back
ter the house. The Ginrul stood in
the do. Sezee:
g What yer want?
My hat sez I.
g Git, or I'll have you shot, sezee.
" But my hat,' sez I.
rs thet yer cabin 2 seq the Ginrul,
pointing ter my little shanty.
Hit is,' seq I.
"Then the Ginru1 ordered cannon
ter be pinted, and in three minutes
blew the cabin into smithereens.
Air yer satisfied? 2 sezee.
f" L am, sez I, and then l lit out.
"Thet, sur, was the way the Ginrul
got my hat
Time and again the refugee told this
story-told it till he believed it. As q
war liar he would be well matched
with the Ohio man, only he had the
grace not to swear to the truth of his
yarn.
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make all the use she could Of her
Yankee admirer, and so / had kept
him under very quiet but close in
spection ever since / noticed his in
latuation.
While / sat there looking at the lit
tie group and revolving all this in my
mind, 1 saw him grasp the girls throat,
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would be duly considered. One man
had o sick boy, and another a sick,
horse. Presently, after some parley-I
ing, an Irishman who showed signs of
having been just scared by battle
arose, and his face and attitude bespoke.
some deep sorrow. His words were
few and simple: "Jedge, me woife'sI
did, " with an accent on the did" The
Judges feelings were touched, and he
said; well, my good man, guess
wen let you 60" The Irishman slowly
took his hat and went. Before he was
seen to take to his heels in run, he
poked his head in at the half-closed
door, and with triumphant grin said ::
1Yis, sor, and begorry she's been did
fhorty year.
JUDGE, Va.
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WITHOUT A COUNTRY
The Story Of a Self-Expatiated
Exile.
] BY CHARLES s. BIAcKBuRS.

ODE LINTHICUM
was mad when the
civil war ended. The
thought Of again Sec
ing his mother made
his heart throb with
emotion; but he had
fought for o 10 q u
cause, and defeat an
gered him. The old
home was gone to
ruin. T b . fences
were down, and weeds
had usurped the place
af corn and nott0n
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Liars OF the War.

ONE men, toll
erably truthful
in other MASTERS,
are tremendous
liars when they
tell war stories
or fishing ad-
ventures, says
the Atlanta Con-
stitutioB. r Q
Gently a writer
IN o reputable
Western maga-
,ziEe, the Com
M o n 10 eGttb
quoted an Ohio
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He recent giving
way Of the levees
along the Missis-
sippi and inunda-
tion Of immense
extent of territory
recalls to my mind
one of the most
a in full expert
ences of all my war
service.
1t was at Nor
CanZa Bend, in the
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An Imaginary Enemy.
BY A VETERAN.

: WILL relate an
incident that hap
pened while / was
standing g ar q
one bitter cold
night during the
winter of lS62i
The ground was
covered with snow
and the wind,
} which blew in
fitful gusts, was
bitter cold. The
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ON HEFIELDOFBA
INCIDENTS AND INTERESTING ANEc-
DOTEs OF THE WAR.

The Veterans Of the Rebellion Toll Of
WhIstllng Bullets, Bright Bayonets,
Bursting Bombs, Bloody Battles, Camp
Life, and Festive Bugs.
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Relieved from Jury Duty.
BY G. B. SUTHERLAND.
URING the

URING the
war an Illi-
nois Circuit
Judge W a s
|impaneling n g
a jury, and
he announc-;
ed that if
10 n y o n @
wish ed to
he relieved
from serv-,
ing reasons
m u s t b q
g iv en- a t
once, and
their s u f.
Fl C i e n C u
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head put it out of It's misery, and as I
watched it roll over in its death pangs,
j boot ia the stirrup Of the saddle was
for a moment exposed To view. That
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

BY COL. ALEX. DUKE BA1L1E.
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A Break in the Grand Levee.
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"Thar' Was JIm."

sr CAPT. JACK CRAWFORD.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
A House in a Bottle.

Some years ago blind boy residing in
Chicago constructed a miniature house
inside an ordinary four ounce medicine
bottle. The building was made up of
forty pieces of wood, all neatly fitted
and glued together. It would have
puzzled man with two good eyes to put
the pieces in the bottle without the task
of putting them together AS wonder
full as the above may seem it is only a
part of the remarkable achievements of
this 'sightless lad.
After completing the house to his salts
faction he set about fastening the cork
in the bottle, but how he accomplished
the startling feat has ever remained a
mystery Inside the bottle below the
neck a small wooden peg was driven
through the cork, which extended far
enough on each side Of the ssApper to
prevent it being removed from the bot
tie. The boy is unable to explain the
astonishing piece Of ingeniousness.-St.
Louis Republic.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
LANDING THE SHORE END.
An Interesting Description of How q
Cable Is Secured on Land.

An Interesting Description of How o
Gable Is Secured on Land.
We steamed off and anchored as near
in shore as we could get, opposite the
place intended for the landing place. All
was now activity on board. No sooner
were we at anchor than couple of boats
were dispatched for the beach, with
party of men and the necessary tools
and implements for use on shore. On
board both picking up and paying out
gear were being made ready for action,
as they both played their part in land
ing the shore end; huge coils of rope and
number of collapsed air balloons made
their appearance from below.
These balloons were inflated with air
to their full diameter of three or four
feet, and the quarter deck of the Dal-
malta began to assume the appearance
Of a giants toy shop. Meanwhile the
shore party had firmly anchored to the
beach two large ''spider sheaves," or
skeleton iron pulleys. These were placed
some two or three hundred yards apart,
forming two angles of parallelogram,
of which the bow and stern sheaves of
the ship made the other two.
A rope was now carried from the stern
Of the ship to the shore, and, passing
round both spider sheaves, brought back
to the ship and taken over the bow
sheave to the picking up gear. The cable
was made fast to the rope and paid out
slowly over the stern, the picking up
gear meanwhile heaving in on the other
end of the rope, and SO hauling the cable
gradually ashore. The rope was wound
four or five times round the big drum Of
the picking up gear, steam was turned
on, and the drum, rumbling and rever
berating, hauled the rope in. Aft the
cable was wound four or five times
round the paying out drum, also revolved
by steam in order to ease the strain,
which, with about mile of rope out be-
tween the ships stern and her bow, is
something considerable.
AS the cable leaves the stern the raison
d. etre Of the air balloons becomes ap
parent. At intervals of about fifteen o.
sixteen yards one is securely lashed to
the cable, and in this way the cable Is
foated from the ship to the shore, and
not dragged along the bottom to run the
risk of being damaged by rocks. An
other advantage is that, if the cable is
sagged by cross current or tide, it can
readily be Strengthened by stopping the
paying out and heaving in at the bows
Herbert Laws Webb in Scribner's.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
REV. ELIAS BIRDSALL.
He Has Passed Away Full Of Years
and Honor.


The sad news reached this cityiyester-
day that Rev. Elias Birdsall had
breathed his last. For few years past
Mr.. Birdsall has been in failing health,
and for year he has been failing very
rapidly. He died in Glendale, about
ten miles north Of the city.
Mr.. Birdsall is so we'll known here
that it is difficult to say anything of him
not already known. He was one OF the
first Protestant ministers that ever lived
in Los Angeles. He came here more
than quarter of century ago, and was
for years rector of St. AthaDasius church.
Later he was rector of the Episcopal
church at Stockton, and still
later rector of Trinity church
at San Francisco. He returned
here and took charge of st. Paul's church
some ten or twelve years ago, position
which he filled until couple of years
ago, when failing health caused him to
resign.
Mr.. Birdsall was native of Indiana,
the writer thinks, from which state he
came to California nearly thirty years
ago. He was about 60 years old.
be very deeply regretted. He was a
true man in all the relations Of life, a
ripe scholar, a clear thinker, a forcible
speaker and faithful pastor. He came
as near possessing all the virtues with
the fewest of the weaknesses of human
ity, as is given to men. This entire
community will regret in his death the
taking away of good man. The funeral
services will be held tomorrow, at 2 $50
p. M, from St. Paul's church on Olive
street,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
DR.. TaImage's First Pair of Boots.

have seen many days of joy, but
remember no such exhilaration as that
which | felt when l mounted my first
pair Of boots.
To appreciate such an era in life one
needs to be brought up in the country.
Boys in town come to this crisis before
they can appreciate the height and depth
of such an acquisition.
felt that robust schoolboys could no
longer strike me across the cheek, and
when turned cry, What are you look
ing at?" Nay, the time was past when
worse than any possible insult could
happen. and that was for anybody to
chuck me under the chin and call me
"Bub."
do not think there is any law, human
or divine, demanding that a boy should
submit to the school bully. I remember
with what deep satisfaction, after Jim
johnson had knocked my hat in the mud
and spat in my face and tore my new
coat, felt called upon to vindicate the
majesty of my new boots. That, how
ever, was before had any idea of be-
coming a minister.-Dr. Talmage in New
York Journal.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
BURNED TO DEATH.
CRUEL DEATH OF THE LITTLE
SON OF H. c. HARRIS.
He Sets Fire to Some Brush-The Flames
Ignite His Clothes and He Is Fatally
Burned-The Inquest to Be Held To-
morrow.

At IL o'clock yesterday morning the
little five-year-old son of H. @. Harris,
book-keeper in the employ OF the San
Gabriel Valley Rapid Transit company,
was playing with another little fellow OF
about the same age as himself in a va
cant lot near his home on the corner OF
Court and Patton streets, when in
spirit of mischief he ignited the dry
grass and mustard weed with some
matches. The child shouted with glee
as the underground, which was very
dense and rank where they stood,
cracked and flared up in front OF them,
and dense volume of smoke rolled
up from the burning weeds. In a
few minutes, however, their shouts were
changed to cries of fear, as the flames
had spread in remarkably short space
of time, and their escape was almost en-
tirely cut off. One narrow little open
ing only remained, and for this the
frightened children ran for dear life.
The Harris boy, however, blinded by
smoke and almost suffocated, fell down
and his clothes became ignited. He got
up, and impelled by fear, ran after his
little comrade, who had already reached
a place of safety, but the current OF air
caused by his rapid motion famed his
smoldering clothing into flame, and he
was frightfully burned before the neigh
bors, whose attention had been attracted
by his screams, could reach him. He
was carried tenderly home, and Drs.
Crawford and Fitzgerald were hastily
summoned to his assistance.
J. H. Shilling, faith cure" physi-
clan, reached the house first, and pro-
ceeded to put his peculiar methods into
practice, and on the arrival of the regu-
lar practitioners, he showed disposi-
ton to dispute their rights to take the
case out of his hands. The little pa
tient was, however, beyond the reach of
human skill, and after suffering terrible
agony for nearly three hours, he sue
cumbed to the shock.
Coroner Weldon was notified, and
will hold an inquest this morning.
The child was remarkably bright
and beautiful one, and his parents were
almost frantic with grief at the death
of their little son.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
Wages of Cincinnati Teachers.

A principal of district school gets
$1,000 salary; an intermediate principal,
$4,000; the high school principals, So 900,
and the superintendent, $4,000. There
is but one man in the city getting as low
as $3.50. The superintendents of music
and drawing get each $2,100, and the
principal of the normal $4,000, or $40
per day.
The average daily wages of the teach
ers is $4.13, or 1926 per year. They teach
six hours per day, and get from 35 cents
an hour up to $3.50. In other words
some Of the principals make more none.
in one hour than many workingmen d.
in two days. Cincinnati Times-Star.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
DIED ON THE TRAIN.
A Passenger For San Diego Dies
From Dropsy.

The death of Mrs. S. A. Drummond,
a passenger on Santa Fe train from
the east, occurred near Barstow on Mon
day night, the body being brought to
this city. Coroner Weldon not being
found, Justice Savage yesterday held the
inquest. The evidence showed that the.
woman was en- route to San Diego from
Warrensburg, Wis. She was ill with
dropsy when she started for San Diego,
where she had been making her home,
and was accompanied by friend and
her daughter. A verdict of death from
natural causes, was rendered. The jury
called the attention of the board OF su-
pervisors to the fact that the body was
brought to this city instead of being
left at San Bernardino, in which county
death occurred.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
A CABLE DUMMY
Knocked Out in One Round by Billy
Manning.

At I :4S yesterday afternoon a two
horse team attached to covered double
carriage, belonging to the Ventura
stables, in charge of one of their drivers,
and containing also Billy Manning and
another man, while going down Broad
way on the way to voting precinct,
suddenly became unmanageable, and in
spite of the combined efforts of the three
men dashed headlong into a cable car at
the corner OF Sixth street. The driver
was thrown fiat on the pavement, and
was quite seriously cut up about the
face, while Billy and the other man
were badly shaken and slightly bruised.
The horses broke loose from the wagon
and ran down Broadway, and the wagon
was smashed, while the grip-car was
also somewhat damaged; but, as Billy
said, "We stopped the blooming cable
carr Fortunately, there were no pas
sengers on the dummy, and no other
damage was done than as related.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
CUTICURA REMEDIES.

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while CUTICURA, the great skin cure, and CUTI-
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the CUTICURA REMEDIES cure every species OF
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the best physicians and all other remedies fail.
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every particular.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
SCROFULOUS SORES
From Head to Waist Mass of Disease.
Suffering Terrib1e-Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.

was covered With scrofula sores fro
head to my waist, suffering SO that / coul 80,
sleep nights, and could lie down only WIN
pillows under my arms. My head was so sore
that could net wear hat; and being farm +
could not 60 bareheaded, SO wore a very soft
handkerchief on my head. In fact, was dis
gustfng sight to Others and to myself After
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in the country, and getting worse all the time,
had given up all hope of getting well when !
saw your CUTIcURA REMEDIES advertised ana
procured a set, although with little faith In
them. The first set, however, did me such
vast amount Of good, that / continued their
use, and now, after using four sets, am happy
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prominent business men and farmers in ana
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GEORGE A. HEINSELMAN, Plainheld, Ill.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
NOTICE..

FOLLOWING is A LIST OF THE CHILDREN
+ who have been admitted into the Los An
eeles Orphan Asylum since the last publication:
HALF ORPHANS.
Maggie Martinez, Josie Carillo, Ella Silva,
Lucy Silva, Mabel Silva, Amelia Quinones,
Jeanne Barnatche, Claudina Qua te, Lucy. Law
renee, Rosa Garcia; Adele simon, Esther Simon,
Susie Simon, Dolores Simon, Virginia Brown,
Paloma Brown, Gonzala Garcia, Natalie Garcia,
Susie Lukini. SISTER JOSEfHlNE:
October l, 1890. lO-zS-lOt
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
LOST HIS FINGERS.
The Accident Which Befell Will
Sterns Yesterday.

Sterns Yesterday.
A youth named Will Sterns was taken
to the receiving hospital at 2:l5so'clock
yesterday afternoon for medical treat
ment, his left hand having been badly
crushed in planning mill in his fathers
lumber yard ON Main, street. DR.. Nor
rison, the police surgeon, successfully
amputated the first and second fingers
and joint Of young Stern's left thumb,
it being impossible to save the hand in
any other manner.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05

Housekeepers know that If the coffee is not
right. the breakfast is well nigh spoiled. Try
the Seal Brand of Seymour & johnson Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
Entitled to the Best.

All are entitled to the best that their money
will buy, SO every family should have, at once,
a bottle of the best family remedy. Syrup OF
Figs, to cleanse the system when costiye or Dli,
ious For sale in soc. and $1.OO bottles by all
leading druggists
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05

Sold everywhere. Price. CUTICURA, 5Oc.;
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Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
THE STILL ALARM.

A Fair Audience In Spite OF the
Election.
A fairly good house assembled at the
Grand last night to see the Still Alarm.
Even the excitement of the election
could not draw all the people away. It
is a very interesting play and is well
put on the boards.
There will be matinee today at 2
O'Clock, and the season closes this even
ing,
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05

Minpots, Stilton, Swiss, Edam, Cream ana
Roaueford cheese, at Seymour Johnson co.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05
ABSTRACTS.

A BSTRACT AND TITLE INSURANCE COM
"A pany Of Los Angeles, N. W. cor. Franklin
and ew High streets. m17-9m
Los Angeles herald., 1890-11-05

HEATH Il MILLLGAN Prepared Paint al
Scriyer & Quinn, l46 s. Main street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-31
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
snothes the child, seftens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for diarrh9a. Twenty-Five cents
a bottle.