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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-27

Produced from the laxative and nutritious
Juice Of California fss. combined with the
medicinal virtues Of plants known to be
most beneficial to the human system, acts
gently, on the kidoeys. liver and bowels.
essetualiy cleansing The ~ Stem. iispelling
c id. sud headaches. aud cnring habuuxi
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-27

DA<A's SARSAPARILLA is guaran-
teed to absolutely cure disease,
and it does ii too.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-27

A close observer WIN has watched flies
that get caugh. on the sticky paper. says
81 have kno~n several instances where the
captured flies showed signs Of life four,
1--WE and even six days after being taken"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-07-27

The Most Durable and Easasst spread
AThA9 PAINT
CHAN. n. PARTRIDGE. Agent
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
THE FLAG AT SHENANDOAH.

The tented fold wore n wrlnlSled frown,
And the cIuptied church from tho field looked
dowa
On the empticd road and the empiied town,
That summer Sunday morning.
And here was the blue, and there was the
gray;
And n wide green valley rolled away
Between whore the battling armies lay,
That sacred Sunday morning.
And Custer sat, with impatient will,
His restless steed, mid his troopers still
AS he watched with glass from the ontset hill,
That silent Sunday morning,
Then fast he began to chnre and fret;
'rhere's a battle flag on bayonet
Too close to my own true soldiers set
For peace this Sunday morningl"
"Ride over, some one" he hnughtily said.
"And bring 1t to mel Why in bars blood red
And in stars will stain it, and overhead
viii flaunt it this Sunday morningi"
Then westborn lad, pale.faced and slim,
Rode out, and touching his cap to him,
Swept down. as swift as the swallows swim,
That anxious Sunday morning.
On, on through tho valley up. up. nnywherei |
That pale.fnced lad like bird through the
air
Kept on till he climbed to the banner there
That bravest Sunday mornngl
And he caught up the nag, and around his
waist
He wound IL tight, and he turned In haste,
And swift his perilous route re traced
That daring Sunday morning
All honor and praise to tho trusty steodl
Ah boy, and banner, and all God speed!
Gods pity for you In your hour of need
This deadly Sunday morning.
o, deadly shot! and o, shower of lead
o, iron rain on tho brave, bare headl
Why, even the leaves from the tree fall dead
This dreadful Sunday morningi
But he gains the oaks! Men cheer in their
might!
Brave Custer is weeping in his delight!
Why, he is embracing the boy outright
This glorious Sunday morning!
But soft! Not a word has the pale boy said.
He unwnds the flag. II is starred, striped,
red
With his hearts best blood; and he falls down
dead,
In Gods still Sunday morning.
So, wrap his flag TO his soldiers breast;
Into stars and stripes It lis stained and best;
And under the oaks let him rest and rest
Till Gods great Su day morning.
joaquin Miller, in Classic Shades.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

At public meeting in Boston, Mr..
Cough said: Not long ago l was in u
hospital, and saw young man twenty
six years of age, pale and emaciated,
with his shattered arm resting upon a
oil-silk pillow, and there had been
many long and weary weeks, waiting
for sufficient strength for an amputa-
tion. l,nelt by his side and said, will
you answer me one question:" "Yes
sir" was his reply. suppose then you
were well, at home, in good health, and
knew all this would come to you, if you
enlisted, would you enlist?" "Yes sir, :"
he answered, in whisper; Il would in
a minute! What is my arm or my life
compared with the safety of the coun-
try?" That was patriotism of the
genuine brand.-Anecdotes of the Re-
bellion
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
TALLEYRAND IN BROOKLYN.
His Escape from Violent Death at the
Hands of Maniac.

His Escape from Violent Death at the
Hands of u Maniac.
When Talleyrand fed from France at
the beginning of the Reign of Terror,
he sought refuge in England. There
he remained unmolested until January
of 1874, when, on the supposition that
he was more intimately connected with
the events that led to the execution of
Louis XVI. than he cared to admit, he
received an order to quit England, and
after vainly appealing to the foreign
secretary, he sailed for the United
States, bearing with him letters of in
PRODUCTION to number of prominent
Americans, among them one from the
Marquis of Lansdowne to Washington.
He was accompanied in his flight by
M. de Beaumetz, with whom, some time
after their arrival in America, he formed
partnership for the purpose of fitting
out trading vessel. A small ship was
freighted with goods for Calcutta,
whittier the two eXiles had resolved to
proceed in search of fortunes and all
that was needed to enable them to
put their scheme into operation was
fair wind, which, however, the elements
refused. In the interval caused by
this detention, Talleyrand had one of
what he called his presentiments, and to
its occult warning, he afterward de-
clared he owed the immediate preserva-
tion of his life, salvation from ship
wreck, and that change in his destiny
which led to all the future Incidents of
his eventful career Disappointment
and vexation, preying upon an irritable
temper drove his partner mad. Talley-
rand saw insanity in his looks and ges-
lures, but, suffering himself to be led to
the Heights of Brooklyn, which overlook
the harbor, he turned upon the maniac,
and, fixing his eyes sternly upon him,
exclaimed:
"BeaumetZ, you mean to murder me.
You intended to throw me from the
Heights into the sea below. Deny it,
monster, if you can"
Thus apostrophized the unhappy and
conscious-striclSen maniac quailed be-
meath the intensity and sternness of his
gaze; confessed that such was his de-
sign; that the thought, like flash from
the lurid fire of hell, had haunted him
day and night; and, fiinging himself
upon the neck of his meditated victim,
he burst into tears and implored for
givcness. The paroxysm had passed off
and tottering reason had resumed her
sway. Beaumetz was conveyed home
and placed under medical treatment,
and, speedily recovering, proceeded on
his voyage alone, never more to be
heard of.
my fate" said Talleyrand, whom
spCalsing of this incident in after life,
was at wo *. k."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

for a charge, and the query with every
man was: "Will It prove to be our
gun2"
We got the command and away we
went with u yell, and five minutes later
we were at the guns The Confederates
sought to haul them off, and we were
charged in turn, but when some one
called out through the smoke-cloud that
''Our Tom" was one of the guns, we'd
have held our ground If Longstreet had
flung his whole corps at us. Our gun was
there and with bullets flying and sa-
bers flashing, it was drawn off by hand
and was well away before the bugles
blew the recall. Every spoke in every
wheel bore the marks of bullets, and
the gun itself had been struck half u
dozen times. We gathered around it
and cheered and cheered again, though
the capture had cost us fifty lives.
"Our Tom" was with us in the Wilder
ness, at Petersburg and clear around to
Sailors Creek, and the last shell fred
from his muzzle sent four or five men
to their death. We had him with us at
the grand review, but the next day he
was missing. They said he had broken
down and been hauled away for repairs.
We hunted hither and yon, sent out
committees with power to buy him of
Uncle Sam if he could be found, but
when too late we learned that he had
been condemned and soldwith the other
metal to be melted up perhaps into
plowshares. Detroit Free Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
The LAST eUeLE CALL.
Affecting Memories Called Up by tho
Death of an Old Comrade,

Affecting Memories Called Up by tho
Death of an Old Comrade.
With martial tread and muffled drums
small band of gray and grizzled veter-
ans bear away to the last camp ground,
all that is mortal of n dead comrade.
No band of brilliant uniform, no pro-
cession in bright regalia leads the way
to the grave, but an escort Of old sol
diers, who bear upon their brouzed
faces the insignia of war and upon their
bent forms the scars of battle. Who
can fathom the thought of this little
ban6 Of menas they march beside the
bier with slow and measured tread. A
thousand memories must come to them
of the dark days long ago-of the long,
long marches over the mountains,
through the marshes, in the burning
sun, in the binding storm. the cheer
less camp ground in the chill twilight,
the shrill bugle call in the gray of early
morning, the sharp command, the
charge, the rattle of muslSetry, the sui
len roar of cannon, the clash of arms,
the pallid faces of the dead the groans
of the dying, and black smoke of battle
hanging over all like aapall OF death.
No secret order that holds men to-
gether in any brotherhood can compare
with the tie that binds the soldier to sol
dier. No initiation however startling
can equal that through which the soldier
has passed. His ordeal takes him across
the field of carnage into the jaws of
death, and every degree he takes is
sealed in human blood.
Lower the dead hero into his last rest
ing place with gentle hands and let the
cold clods fall softly on the bosom that
once was barred to the enemy's bullets
in defense of his country. Plant an ever
green on his grave, an emblem of inn
mortality and place stone at his head
with an inscription that in the great
hereafter will outweigh the epitaph of
kings:-He was Soldier.-J. Ii. Akert.
in American Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

Dolly's lame, an hayin,' an other
things kind of prevent--I got "a letter
from Dave, Marion"
"From Dave?" Marion qucried.
"And what did he write?"
Uncle Silas sighed again and began
to nervously plait the table-cloth.
"He-he said," faltered Uncle ST, in
his usual weak way, "he said he's en-
gagged in lawsuit agin some OF his
wife's folks, tryin' to establish claim
to fortune that's hers by rights. You
know he spoke about it in his last let
ter, an he says that if he succeeds he
will be independently rich and the law
is in his favor now, ain all he wants is
is"
"Money, as usual" said Marion with
bitter laugh. "How much?"
Fifty dollars"
There was an ominous pause. during
which poor Uncle 81 dared not look up;
finally he timidly ventured:
"'Tis hard, Marion, but he seems to
think this scheme is sure to turn out
we'll"
"Poor Dave" sighed Mrs. Barney.
Hadn't you better read the letter,
Marion?",
eyes, yes, read it and judge for your
self" urged Uncle ST, getting up and
fumbling about the tall eight-day clock
in the corner.
"Lemme see, yes, that's it," and after
adjusting his specks and spelling out
the address he handed the letter to
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

~gays left every thing for mother to de-
eide, and her word was law, so he
listened eagerly for verdict. Dave did
not take out of kin for his weak tenn
permanent.
''Marion's coming" Mrs. Barney
said. Suppose we leave it to her.
Silas?"
"S'posen we do, Lazy" Uncle Si
answered, a ring of pleasure in his
voice. There was football on the
plank walk leading to the kitchen door,
and soon a tall, rather slender woman
darlSencd the sunny entrance. She was
d woman of perhaps thirty, with a
kind, pleasant, if rather plain face,
with dark hair and eyes
swell, thank goodness school is
done." she said, hanging her shade hat
over the door. "hlr Brockton was in
this afternoon, and says we are to have
two months vacation on account of re-
pairs. am to call around tomorrow
for my pay; and can't we go to the vii
lage W order the furniture, Monday,
pa?'
Uncle ST looked up appealingly into
Mrs. Barney's face, but he caught not q
ray of hope there, so he said, in hope
less kind Of way, with deep sigh:
81 dunno. Marion. gue3a not
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
SCRAPS FOR SOLDIERS.

KENTUCKY has 165 posts, with total
membership of $500. OF this number
eight posts, with 733 members, are 10
Gated in the city of Louisville.
Ar almost every public place when
General Sherman makes his appearances
the band invariably strikes up March
ing Through Georgia." and the General
recently remarked, while listening to
the air for the millionth time, II have
often thought that when was march
ing to the sea it would have been well
had | marched on into it.
AT the close of the fiscal year 1890
Ohio had 57,0S7 pensioners; New York.,
so, 2O6; Pennsylvania, 49,57s; Indiana,
Al, 79S; Illinois, 39,943; Michigan, 26, 1858;
Missouri, %, T49; Iowa, 23, lS0; Kansas,
%, ,321; Massachusetts, 21,S97; Wiscon-
sin, is, 7ss; Maine, Is, 924, and Kentucky,
10, 900 The number in none of the rest
of the States come up to five figures
The Commissioner of Pensions in his
annual report recently issued, gives
some interesting statistics of the
Pension Bureau. The number of sol
diers who enlisted is given as 2,213,365.
The number killed in battle and died of
disease to July l, 1865 was 364,l16 The
number surviving July l, 1890 was
1,o46, ,Os9, and of this, number 144, 600 are
now sixty-two years of age or upward.
A Mosr interesting relic of the late
war was exhumed Il few days ago ut
Belmont, Mo-, which confirms an old
story as to the methods of warfare
adopted by the Confeaerates in their
operations on the Mississippi. Captain
I,urlingame, superintendent of the Bel
mont Mo-, grain elevator, after con-
siderable tirnc ana trouble, pulled out
of a sand bar near the elevator over
100 feet of chain, which proved to be a
portion of that used by the Confeder-
ates in spanning the river between
Columbus, KY, and Belmont, in an at
tempt to blockade the river against the
passage of boats. The original chain
was over 1000 feet !oug.-Washington
Post
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
puNeENr PARAGRAPHS.

lie -"The Van Alstynes live in
great style, don't theyp" Sbc-"Yes,
they even have dissipated SON"
Soft Sawder-"But don't call this
fashionable att "It will soon be-
come so, madam, if you wear it!''-Lon-
don Punch.
"A touch of love makes the most
mattcr-of-fact man n poet, or, what
amounts to the same thing, makes him
think he is poet.-Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Particularly the Regrets Maid
"Mr Small couldn't call tonight, and
he sends his regrets and this little pres
cnt." Miss Little-"ThanlSs for both"
Epoch.
Trembling Youth-"Madam, love
you to distraction; will you be my wife?"
Girl of the Future-"You may leave
your references aud call again!"-N. Y.
Herald
Walker (newly married) )-"T hope
you will do justice to my wife's biscuits,
old man?" Cutting (his guest)-"Well,
frankly, think they deserve thirty
days. IA merican Grocer.
MY husband is very fond of an
imals," said Mrs Furber. "Last night
in his sleep he turned over and said:
Take out something for the kitty -
Boston Commercial Bulletin.
--"Seems to me you're pretty rough
on me for an old friend" said the six
dollar clerk as he ruefully looked at his
worn-out linen collar. - Binghamton
Republican.
THAT was great scheme OF Frank
Inns for getting lightning out of the
Clouds" said Fickens to his slangy
roommate, "Yes," was the reply.
"Pretty fly. y."-Washington Post.
IL beg pardon, but won't you ask
your wife to remove her hat? l can't
see the stage" Husband Whispering
back k)-"Asl1 her yourself, please. You
don't know her as well as do."-Flie-
gende Blatter.
--Sweedle--.'I can't see what makes
everybody rush to that little restaurant
on the corner" Pipes-"The salt-shaL-
ers never clog. Only place of the kind
in town.
I'D Spicer-"A Brooklyn policeman
shot seven times at brother officer and
only just grazed him once" John
Moore-'Probably his motto was we
aim to pleaser Weeks Sport.
"A Keen Sense of Humor.--,TaclS ION
his knees)-'o, Ethel, say the word
what on earth are you doing with that
camera?" Ethel-"Dcn't move. Jack; l
want to show you something funny
n. Y. Sun.
-"They tell me Miss Rizzle calls you
an upstart," said young man to Gus dc
Jay. YES; but cawn't blame her,
don't you know. | had sat on pin just
at the time don't you l1now.-Washing
ton Post.
well. don't care if she does talk
about her ncighbors, there's one good
thing TO be said in her favor. anyhow"
"What's that?" "She never fooled away
her time on a crazy quilt. RAMS
Horn.
She Gave Credit When Due.-Wife
(sternly) that you singing, Mr..
Heavysides?" Heavysides (meekly) -
''Yes, dear. / sometimes sing when l
am alone" Wife--''You have more
consideration for the feelings of others
than had given you credit for. Brook
lyn Eagle.
-"Brethren," said an old negro
peacher, I've got a three dollar sermon,
I've got two dollar sermon, and I've
got dollar and half sermon; want
this indelicate audience to take up a
collection, and then will know which
is the easiest to give you."-United
Presbyterian.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

aieclSs over the yellow door-stool in
vain quest of stray crnmbs. Crumbs
were unknown to Mrs. Barney's floors,
and so were, usually, chickens; but for
once something lay SO heavy on her
mind that she quite forgot to meet them
with the broom.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21

neckS over the yellow door-Stool IN
vain quest of stray crnmbs. Crumbs
were unknown to Mrs. Barney's floors,
and so were, usually, chickens; but for
once something lay so heavy on her
mind that she quite forgot to meet them
with the broom.
I'm sure dunno, Silas."
"Dave wus alwus a good boy to us,
mother" Uncle ST offered this sugges-
tion rather timidly, with an upward
glance at his wife.
$50 he was, Silas, so he was" as
scented Mrs. Barney. ~ don't find no
fault with him's fur's that's concerned,
but"
Uncle Silas did not urge her to com
plete the sentence. He knew what she
meant, and knew that it was Gospel
truth, too; Dave was too happy-go-
lucky, too careless, too confidential in
other peoples plans to ever succeed.
I'VE can't do it, Silas."
''Don't, don't say that, 'Lizy," he
said, trcmulously. Poor Dave, who
knows but this scheme may turn out
well? I'm sure we ought to help him"
Il don't know why we ought" an
swered Mrs. Barney, rather sharply.
He's never done nothin' for us, and
he's twenty-four now. 'TwiXt us all
we managed to educate him, hopin' he
might earn his own livin' after we'd
gin him all we could. But after he's
been an got married, we've had to
send him money an keep sendin' him,
an alwus shall's fur's can see."
I'm sure hate to say it's bad as you
L IL,
but we can't do it. We amt got no
money of our own. It's all Marion's,
and it's Shame for her to have to put
it all out for him, when she works so
hard for every cent"
THAT'S fact, Lily" assented poor
Uncle 81. But jest think of Dave,
mother. I don't s'pose L oughter but
can't help thinkin' of how he looked
that mornin' ten year ago, when he
went out inter the barnyard where l
was workin' afore goin' to school, all
dressed up so neat and his blue eyes
shinin', an the sun gildin' his yeller
curls into gold.
"'Father, says he, jest you wait till
get growed up, an you shan't work
the way You have to now, said he. I'll
pay 'he luorlSuSc oiI the larin, an
dress mother like queen. Jest you
wait, said he
Il know it, Silas" said Mrs. Barney.
Dear little feller, he was awful good
hearted, but Marion paid the mortgage
after all, an she's the one, instead of
Dave, that supports us. The fact is,
Dave amt got the stick to him. But he
used to be sweet child, with the best
heart in the world
IAN l guess he ainu lost any of it
yet, either" said Uncle ST. ''His letter
sounds jest like him, Jest SO hopeful
and clipper; but as you say, he amt
got the stick to him-stlll."
Well" she said.
Well" echoed Uncle 81, with pitt
ful look of entrcaty in his eyes. He al
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
MARION'S MONEY.
Furnish the Parlor or Help Dave
Was the Question.

ALL, 1 dunno,
Silas."
"Nuther do 1,
'Lizy.'
Silas Barney,
or Uncle 81, as
he was COM
monty known,
spread out on
h is checkered
overalled knee
n pair of knotted
h a n d S, and
t h o ug h fully
C ont e mplatcd
them, while a
couple of half
grown chickens
ventured to
crane [ n ir
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-02-21
rn nnnnnsroNnrNrs.

All communications for this paper should bo accom-.
panied by the Of the authors; not necessarily Tor
pubcation but as an evidence OF good falth on the
1part OF tho writer Write only on one side OF the pa
per BE particularly careful In giving namesa and dates
rnames arc often dicult to decpher because OF the
dArelcss manner in which they are written
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1891-09-18

IT is not pretty thing when men are try
Ing to do something for the upbuilding Of
Vermont, to pursue them with carping criti-
cism. The Board of Agriculture has, purely
as matter of patriotism and without one
dime of pay for its LABOR, attempted to do
some valuable advertising for the state. with
meager 5000 allowed IL for that purpose. 1t
has printed and circulated 5000 copies of
pamphlet Of liz pages descriptive of our re.
sources and advantages, and it furnished the
same matter In supplement form free of
charge to those newspapers that would mai
1t to their out-of.state circulation. 1t sole.
tied and secured some advertising to help pay
the cost of the work. 1t had the printing
done at the Montpelier Watchman office as II
had right to do. But there are TIVE or three
papers that would not accept the offer of the
supplements, either because of an oversight
or because they did not want to con.
tribute the cost of folding, mailing and post.
age on the supplements. that are bowling
about "favoritism.' ''jobbery," &C., COM
nj lining that the Board gave the Waterman a
scoop on the rest of the state press In Is.
suing the supplements. There Is not a par
ticle of reason for any such assertion. The
Waterman had the supplements on precisely
the same terms as the rest Of the state papers,
aud forwarded the supplements to all Of the
others In season for Issue on the same week
that 1t issued them Itself. And It did this at
considerable Inconvenience to itself, because
of delay In receiving cut from an adver- |
tiser. What more could be expected?