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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
THE WINDROW.

were OverpOwered, blotted out In a
minutes time.
THE wINDROW.
The contest covered a great many
open fields. One field containing bout
sixty acres showed how brave men may
be placed at the mercy Of opponents
concealed in the timber. Almost in
the center of this field fifty-nine men,
dressed in the Confederate brown, some
in rough black coats, lay in irregular
rows. Their position showed that they
were dashing across the field, when the
Federals, concealed in the wood, watt
ed until they were sure of their aim.
The bodies lay so close together that
it was impossible for me to ride from
one end of that CHASTITY row to the other
without tramping on the dead. The
majority of the poor fellows were
scarcely three feet apart. All killed
by bullets-their wounds were either
IN the head or body. Death came
quickly, evidently, in every instance.
How many of their fellows escaped the
leaden hail in that charge across the
field no man living may be able to tell.
No man that looked on them will ever
forget that windrOw of dead men.
THE WORK OF A SHELL.
The WindrOW was at least half 8 mile
from the last battery. Half or three
fOurths of a mile from the windrOw,
back of a very heavy thicket, covering
marshy ground and where the large
trees were q good distance apart, in a
small open space, such a spot as men
fleeing from danger would pause for
breathing spell, secure from the Wis
ion of an enemy on the other side of
the thicket, five men, COnfederates,
lay. If a man will open his right hand
and spread his fingers apart the thumb
and fingers viii exactly correspond
with the position in which these men
lay, with their feet forming the inner
part Of a semicircIe. Their feet, with
the exception of one, were not four
feet apart. The man who was farthest
from his fellOws-as the thumb is from
the fngers-was evidently thrown there
by the missile that killed him. The
missile was a fragment of a shell, which
tore or cut his head off. The head lay,
face upward, about ten feet in the rear
of the fifth man from the headIess
trunk. All of the four who were lying
with their feet near each other were
disembOweled. Here, again, no words
were necessary. This group of men
were standing together when a shell
exploded in their midst. And they lay
awaiting burial at our hands. one of the
most horrible of all the battle pictures
viewed on Shiloh's field.
THE BRONZE MAN.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
me- BRONZE NIAN.

The rain of lead and shell and shot
at Shiloh set the leaves on fire on pOr-
lions of the battlefield. A heavy rain
succeeded the first days battle, ex-
tinguishing the fire, but not before the
flames consumed more than one man
whose wounds rendered him power
less to help himself The most ter
rible picture Of all was that presented
by man lying altogether apart from
his dead, wounded and dying COM
rades, in a growth Of bushes about the
height and thickness of alder bushes.
These were mostly consumed by fire.
In the midst of them, lying on his
back, with his shoulders drawn up and
his chin thrust out; with one hand
clenched over his death wound near his
heart and the other clenched and held
at his side heavenward, was a man
who in life must have presented a
superb physique He looked q giant.
One knee was drawn up as if in agony.
There was not a vestige of clothing on
him; the fire had consumed it. His
skin from his toes to his ear-tips was
like bronze, with varied tints. The
clenched hands, drawn-up knee, and
greenish and yellow tints, horrible as
they We're, were not as awful as the
drawn lips and clenched teeth that
seemed to snarI at heaven. Some one
referred to him as the bronze man
Hundreds walked that way to view
him, and all retired with the same
comment, namely, that he presented
the most horrible spectacle they had
seen on the battlefield. - CHICAGO
Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

How Gen. Crook was Captured.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

grotesque, or terrible that they fas-
cinate.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23
Battle Pictures.

Written in 1862.
MEAD, Ind.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-05-23

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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Chicapo Market.

CHICAGO. March T.-Flour-Quet and firm.
Wheat-Higher; 80 for seller March, SO1a for
seller May. Corn - Firm; 2Sas for seller
March; SO93OA for seller May. Oats-Steady.
q tor seller March; 2l95 for seller May. Rye-44h
for seller May. Barley-Nothing doing Prime
timothy = 1.22. Flax seed las for seller cash.
Whiskey-1.02. Pork-Steady; 10. 30 for seller
March; 10 50 for seller May Lard-Steady;
6O21a for seller March, GOTTA for seller May.
ShouIders4.4O @450; short clear, $685. 40;
short ribs, sos for seller March. Butter
Easier creamery, 5000: dairy, 1922. Cheese
Steady; full cream cheddars, 5000; fats, 9l0
1OA. Eggs-Firm; fresh. bob. Hides and
tallow-Steady.
Flour-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1900.
Wheat-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1900.
Corn-Receipts, ZIG, 900: shipments, III, OOO
Oats-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 10000.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE Drovers' Journal re-
ports Cattle-Receipts, 1900; shipments,
5,OOOr market active, 10 cents lower, closing
stronger: beeves, 4.5O05OO; steers, $40
0449: stockers and feeders, 2.5O0370: cows,
bulls and mixed, 15003.3O. Texas corn fed
steers, 3Oo03.70. Hogs-Receipts, 1900; slow;
market to III cents lower; mixed and light, 40
@4.30; heavy, 4.1004 .35 ;skps, 3.5O04GO
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; steady; natives, 35O0
59,: western c,rn-fed, 48o05 80; Texans, SO
@5.2O; lambs, 5.0O06S5
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20

with working girl who could not be lift
ed to a higher level" Instance after in
stance was givin to her OF the heroic lives
hundreds of them are now leading. and of
the pleasant cooperative homes she had
found Many of us who have been honor
ed by becoming the friends of our grand
working sisters could echo her sentiments.
Nowhere else can found in greater degree
the noble impulses of heroism, self-sacri-
fee, patience, cheerfulness and aspiration.
All over the city, after hard days work,
thousands are gathered in evening schools,
opened to them, where they can study and
improve themselves. A lady visiting a
downtown evening school saw a tired
sickly looking girl busily engaged with a
copy-book. The teacher of the class said:
That girl comes regularly each night
after eleven hours OF work, and without
any supper. The lady paused at the
girls desk. with the remark:
why do you come to school;
are you not tired?" She looked
up with smile, saying: why. | must
work, and must also be educated, so what
else can | do? By-and-by, though, l am
going to rest How few girls in shelter
ed homes would have shown such courage
and ambition. Here is another instance
A girl was left as the sole support and
caretaker of an infrm father, and she
bravely assumed the responsibility. Ris-
ing each morning between 4 and o'clock
she made the fire, did the household work
Including washing), prepared breakfast
and after buying paper for her father
and making him comfortable, began ner
days work at the loom before o'clock.
She worked in silk factory, and when
the II clock whistle released her, she
hurried home to prepare dinner, stopping
at the butchers and grocer's on the way.
The dishes were left to be washed up at
night. for one o'clock must again find her
at her loom. At nights after preparing
supper and cleaningu up the house, she had
to get her father to bed. and it was after
8 o'clock before she was free. On certain
nights of the week she would be found at a
class where she could improve her mind,
and ON other evenings she was busy car
ing for sick neighbors. She took out
flowers, fruits, ETC., for distribution from
a club room, and was one who was always
ready to do kindly act.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
THE CAREFUL MESSENGER.

A pound of tea at oae and three,
And a pot of raspberry jam.
Two new laid eggs, Il dozen pegs,
And pound OF rashers of ham.
I'll say it over all the way,
And then I'm sure not to forget,
For If l chance to briug things wrong,
My mother gets in such pet.
A pound of tea at one and three,
And pot of raspberry jam.
TWO new laid eggs. dozen pegs,
And pound of rashers of ham.
There in the hay, the children play,
They're having such jolly fun;
I'll 60 there, too, that's what I'll do,
As soon as my errands are done.
pound of tea at one and three,
A pot of-er-new laid jam,
Two raspberry eggs, with dozen pegs,
And pound of rashers of ham.
There's Teddy White flying his kite;
He thinks himself grand, | declare;
I'd like TO try to make it fly, up sky high,
Ever so much higher
Than the old church spire,
And then-but there
A pound of three and one at tea,
A pot of new laid jam,
Two dozen eggs, some raspberry pegs,
And a pound of rashers of ham
Now here's the shop, outside I'll stop
And run my orders through again;
| haven't forgot, no, ne'er jot-
1t shows I'm pretty cute, that's plain.
A pound of three at one and tea,
A dozen of raspberry ham,
A pot of eggs, with dozen pegs,
And rasher of new laid jam.
Sunrise
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
SUNNY LIVES.
". E. B.

The morn may come and we wait in vain
For the vision bright returning.
Of lustrous sky and glowing earth,
With peaks like becons burning
And the air is filled with sleet so dense,
From dawn until the cleaning.
That the sun seems Ikea hooded nur
In going as in coming,
But God be praised for sunny life.
Whose days are ever dreary,
Though the outer world be hid in gloom.
And the rest be worn and weary
Whose light, fed from a mystic source,
Serene is ever shining,
Till it lends into the darkest clouds
Even golden lining.
1t may not know what the freighted year
Shall bring, or rudely sever;
Yet under the stress of dire suspense
Its sunny trust fails never
Enough for to-day does the chalice hold,
Replenished for tomorrow,
Ard it would lift the veil that hides
The coming JOY of sorrow.
Let US walk in the light as We journey on,
With faith in Gods sure guiding.
And a CHEEKY hope that illumines all
When the orb of day is hiding
Let US give to our light when a brothers lamp
Seems failing altogether.
Till his wintry life shall feel the glow
And balm of summer weather,
Longmeadow, January 9, 1889.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
AN UNRULY CREW.
Additional Evidence of characterization
Board the Enterprise.

New YORK, March 1.-THE McCalla
court OF inquiry was in session today Ser
geant Calkins told Of the cutting down OF
Walker, putting of the seamen in straight
jackets, etc. He also described many
acts of cruelty on the part of
the officers. Gustavus Zustarvinson,
told how at St. Petersburg, he saw Lieut..
Ingersoll attempt to knock down two
men with Delaying pin. The men after
wards deserted the ship. He had never
in his eighteen years experience in the
navy seen such insubordination as on the
Enterprise.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
MIGHTY CH'ICE PAINTIN'
All OBJ 'em on Pleasin' an Instructiv
Subjects an All Dirt Cheap.

SUBJECTS an AL DITI Shcdps
''Wouldn' t wanter buy any kromeos or
copies of chico lie pickshers to-day,
would 20 ma amp" asked colored ped
dler of cheap prints and chromos of a lady
whose door-bell he had rung.
No, hardly think do, uncle she
replied kindly.
..Dey's mighty CHI ice, lady he said,
with mild insistence. Oars one 90 ole
Massa Washin ton crossin de Mississippi,
time OBJ his big fight wild de British 70
yo' an me waz baum, lady. Den dar's
one of de 'Landin' oh de Pilgrims, wild ole
Christopher C'lumbus an all de res OBJ de
big guns shown in hit, an dar S anodder
OBJ de Battle oh Bunkah Hill, wild ole
Gin'ral Grant chargin' round de red
coats; an dar's some beautiful 'ligious
ones bout Neebuckaneeza an de hand
writin' on de wall, an Moses hoatin
down de Mississippi, an bein' fshed out
by Herod's wifes daughter. 1 tell yo',
lady, dey's all pleasin' an 'structive sub
jects, and m sellin' 'em dirt cheap
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
The Lives of Working Women.
Hsrpar.s Pazar

These wage earners are women with
ideas, high impulses, ambitions and de-
sires such as all other women have. One
of the ladies who personally met and learn
of these girls, was asked: How many of
them have ambitions and an inner life of
desire for better things, and how many, if
aided in the development would turn out
earnest, true women?" Quickly came the
answer: Every one. l have yet to meet
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
SAW A MIRAGE.
Young Lords Deceived by the Bright
Promises of Sharpers.

DELAMERE, Cal, March 17.-Arthur G.
E. Johns. a nephew of Lord Lurgan, an
owner of fruit orchard here, says he is
one of the young Englishmen who were
induced by sharpers to come to America to
learn farming in Canada. He and some
companions upon arriving were put to
work as farm hands. The labor was so
severe and so uninstructive that they, re-
belled, whereupon they were forced to
quit the farm, losing their clothing and
the money they had paid. One OF them,
Alder Luttrell, of bennington, was SO
worn ont that he died in the Storage on
the passage home to England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, March 17.-Wheat- No.2
spring 72a@73 for seller cash 732s @73a for seller
May. Confirm; No. 3, Is. Oats-Steady;
No. white 23A Rye-Higher; No. l, 43A
Barey-Firm; No. 2, 4l1a. Provisions-Steady;
Pork-10.40.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Seeking Information.

KANSAS CITY, March 15.-The inter-
state commerce commissioners, Morrison
and Veazey, will be here next week for the
purpose of taking evidence In the matter
of the proposed reduction Of rates on corn
shipped from Kansas and Nebraska to the
east.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20

Fearful! Sc Awful accident at the mu-
scum What was it?'' 1.-The wild dog
from Borneo got loose last night and ate
up three-quarters of the ossifed man while
he slept" Does the ossifed man know
it, mo, they are afraid to tell him. =
Life.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Change of Headquarters.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Secretary
Proctor today issued an order transferring
the headquarters of the department of the
Missouri from Leavenworth to ST. Louis.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20

An Indian known as ''Old Gabriel
died at the county hospital at SaIinos,
CAL, aged $50 years.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Value of Corn Fodder.

In all discussions of fodder corn the OBJ
ject of the grower is assumed to be to get
the stalk if possible into full bearing con-
dition. Where ears are formed and ready
to glaze, it makes richer silage than at
any previous time, and this, too. though
the ears are stripped off. Field corn from
which the grain has been taken is more
easily dried than the immature, sappy
stalks that have never borne anything.
Cattle eat these, excepting perhaps the
butts, more readily than the thickly
grown fodder corn that to the inexperienced
eye seems so much preferable. In this
case the COW is good chemist, and her
taste is better guide as to what is best
for her than is that of many more highly
educated or worse perverted palates of
human kind.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20

There are two sides to the question
of fabrication of artifcially enriched
cheese, or, not to put too fine a point on
it, of oleomargarine or bogus cheese, so
called. And while, as in many other in
stances in trade, the manufacture Of this
cheese interferes sadly with the regular
cheese maker, yet it supplies the poor pur-
chasers with as nutritious and digestible a
cheese as the very best of the standard ex-
ira rich kinds at a much reduced cost.
Thus the loss of the dairyman may be the
gain of many of the consumers. and con-
sidering the subject from the standpoint
of the latter, it may seem to be hardship
if they were to be restricted to the use of
the poorer and less digestible cheap cheese.
But consolation remains for the maker
of high quality cheese in the fact that
the market for his product is by no means
fully supplied, but is dormant for want of
adequate subsistence, and if the full milk
dairyman will only provide extra good
cheese, carefully cured and ripened, in
convenient form for domestic use, his
market will not be injured by the arti-
fcially enriched cheese.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Shaking Hands with a Lion.
Youths Companion.

In recent English autobiography,
"R eminiscences of a Literary and Clerical
Lire. the author mentions one of his ex-
ploits as schoolboy. A travelling me-
nagerie once come to town, and gave IAN
evening performance, redolent with gas
and orange peel" and the schoolboy was
| there
The menagerie was especially famous
| for its lions. They were indeed noble
beasts, but crowded together in travelling
| vans, where their discomfort was not likely
| to improve their tempers. All around the
vans was arope-chain to keep everybody at
| a reasonable distance from the claws and
beaks of wild animals. l managed to
smuggle myself under this rope undetect-
ed by the keepers.
A magnificent old lion lay stretched at
full length, with one paw outside his den.
A sudden thought struck me that it would
be fine thing to shake hands with that
lion 1t was by no means the sort of
thing to be done every day. 1t would
place me in proud position among the
| boys of the town.
In moment lay my hand on the top
of the outstretched paw. It was smooth
and somewhat velvety, and the lion lay
perfectly still, appearing not to mind me
in the least.
1t is not unlikely that | might have
gone on to complete the operation of hand
shaking, but all of sudden l felt the cut
of whip across my face.
| started back with a scream and looked
around, At that moment the keeper came
up and spoke to me very civily. He was
very sorry to have hurt me, he said, but i'll
all probability the lion would have torn
my hand off, and this was the only way of
making me start back.
did not feel so grateful to the man at
that moment as have ever done since.
Friend-How are you coming on? Au-
thor-Good, I've got the material on hand
for a first-class novel. You are lucky
man." That's not all; I've got the ma
terial for a splendid comedy besides. :"
You are fortunate. Yes, all need
now is the material for new pair Of
pants. Texas Siftings.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
Bismarck Resigns.

BERLIN, March ia report is widely
current this evening that Bismarck has
rendered his resignation to the Emperor.
LONDON, March IA dispatch to the
Daily News from Berlin, dated midni ght,
says that all kilograms are vigorously in
spected by the authorities and stopped if
they go beyond announcing the
rumors The immediate and ostensible
cause of resignation of Bismarck is
the diverg of opinion between the chan
cellor and the emperor concerning factory
inspectors. It is reported the emperor
has refused to accept Count Herbert Bis
marck's resignation.
PEsTH. March Tin the lower house
of the Hungarian diet today Count Won
Szapary the new prime minister of state
of the new Hungarian cabinet said he
would adhere to the foreign policy
pursued by the government since 1878, in
Guiding the triple alliance. The cabinet
would pursue rational economic pol
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-03-20
THEY FIRST TRIED TRICKERY

as an Indian always does when he fails to
surprise. A warrior advanced with a
white handkerchief tied in stick and his
right arm held up He came boldly for
ward within pistol shot, and | went out
to meet him. He proved to be sub-chief
named Little Feather, and as we met he
extended his hand and said in a very good
English: o.
'sHow, brother, how? Are you well?"
Il am well, and so are all my brothers
back there,,> | replied, pointing to the
surrender to us?'
He was disconnected and embarrassed
for moment. but finally said he had
come to offer us terms. We were but
three he said and they were FIVE hundred.
1t would be foolish for us to resist. live
would surrender we would be sure of good
treatment, and would probably be sent to
the fort very soon. | turned the tables on
him by saying that l was in their camp
the night before, and had counted them
and made less than 200, and if his mis-
guided brethren would surrender their
horses and arms they could then depart on
foot. If not. they must abide the conse-
quences. He went away looking at me as
If he thought | was crazy, and ten MIN
utes later we were encircled and the fight
began. My horse was the only one at the
station. | caused him to lie down in the
stable, sheltered him as much as possible
with the means at hand, and then retired
to the dug-out in company with the others.
Each of US had a port-hole, but more than
five hundred bullets had been fred by the
Indians before we fred our first. Then,
inside of ten minutes we killed seven and
wounded three. There was about $50 In
dians in the party. As soon as that fire
slackened we knew what to expect, and we
got ready for it. A band as large as that
would be certain to charge US before Civ
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-25

In 1867 the corn crop of the United
States covered 50 ,52O.2 acres and
amounted to 76s, 800, 600 bushels, of a
total value of 500, 94s, $3.50. Corn aver
aged so cents per bushel in that year and
the average value of the crop per acre
was S.S7. In 1887 the acreage had in
creased to 70 ,6I2 1853 acres and the crop
to 1887 ,790, 900 bushels, while the ass
gregate value had only risen to S677, 5sE,a
$50. During this period the value of
corn has shrunk from so cents TO 384
cents per bushel, aud the acre .s1&s
earned SIS 81 in 1867 yielded only 49,
in 1887. Likewise with wheat. In 1857
the area devoted to wheat was IS, 32l :
SCI acres, and the crop amounted to
PIP AL 400 bushels, valued at S42I 799, :
$50. The acreage III 1887 was 81 ,G4l ,783
acres, and, although the crop had more
than doubled TO 456 329 900 bushels, its
value was only Sss5, 24s. oS0. or $50 ,54S- :,