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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-20
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The Progress., 1892-12-17
Why He Remained.

The members of the Independent Ordcl
of Enthusiastic Good Fellows were operat
ing on Mr. Timberwheel a few weeks ago
putting him through the operations sup
posed to be necessary to convert an ordi
nary citizen into an Enthusiastic GooC
Fellow. They were almost through with
the initiation when some some kind of al
explosion in the store over which the hal
was situated blew the building into the
middle Of the street and interfered with
the ceremonies.
Ready hands set to work and extricated
the people from the debris. Fortunately
no one was hurt very much. but after q
census had been taken Mr. Timberwheel
was found to be missing. A search was
instituted, and before long he was found in
an adjoining yard, where the force of the
explosion had landed him. He sat in a
lodgeroom chair. and his eyes were still
blindfolded
why on earth didn't you take that
thing off your eyes and get out of the chair
when the explosion occurredi" asked one
of the Enthusiastic Good Fellows.
Explosion 2" echoed Mr. Timberwheel
why, thought that was part of the init
ation."-Harper's Bazaar.
The Progress., 1892-12-17


A great many young men enlist in our
regular army on account OF love troubles
or dissipation Many of these are men of
good family and education, whose friends
subsequently, exhaust their influence on
the secretary of war in trying to have them
discharged When this influence is of no
avail some of the men try to get discharged
on account of self inflicted wounds or as
sumed sickness. OF the latter character
was man Ha;hrG teorge Adams, who en-
listed in the state Of New York and was
sent to the recruiting rendezvous at Davies
island.
Adams had not been month soldier
when he became disguised with the posi-
ton and applied for "a discharge on ac-
count of an liberated arm This was re
fused him because the wound was of his
own contrivance. a short time after this
he had similar mishap to his left leg, and
again applied for a discharge, but it was
refused him for the same reason as before.
Soon after he purposely fell down fight
of stairs and was taken up with blood COZ
ing from his ears, bat he was not allowed
to leave Before he had quite recovered
from this be told the doctor in the hos
pital that he was growing deaf Are you
y
per- and he imprudently replied. Very
deaf"
From that time he was held to be con
firmed maliSner. and no complaint of his
was credited
Soon after this he fell into state ap
parently of profound insensibility. His
head was leached and his back was Bills
tered without producing any sensible eff
fapt nd -tp oil .t,if.a
to cause no sensation. Snuff applied TO
his nostrils never made him sneeze, and
the most pungent salts did not even bring
water to his eyes. The physicians then re-
solved to try nitrous oxide gas. A tube
was applied to the mans mouth, but his
teeth were so fast locked that no power
could open them. Then his mouth was
covered, and he was compelled TO breath
nothing but gas through his nose, when his
pulse showed that he was getting weak
and the experiment was stopped.
He continued in the condition of a corpse.
His limbs fell by their own weight. His
eyes were closed and he paid no attention
to pins thrust under his finger nails. In
this condition it was thought advisable TO
resort to the desperate remedy of trepan
ming. The doctors thought his fall down
stairs must have produced a depression on
the brain. Carefully his scalp was raised
and the head examined. During all the
operation Adams, who was but twenty
four years of age gave no sign of sensibili
ty with the exception of single groan.
AS no beneficial results accrued from
this, Adams received his discharge from
the regiment.
Just one month after this the recruiting
officer, in walking down the Bowery in
New York, came upon the man who had so
tested the patience and skill of the sur
geons on Davies island. He found him |
well dressed, and acting as the ''tooter" |
for one of the many museums to be found !
ON that famous resort
The Progress., 1892-12-17
THE TARGET EXCURSION.
GeorsIs Holds the Target and Bill Gets
All the Prizes.

All the Prizes.
deer editur-no litel boy ever had a tar
git xcursin wot was not sorri 1t if h'
didsnt git a prise. | did not git pris'
but got sosr arm.
bill sed NE da, gorgis. lets haiv tar
git xcursin.
al rite, sed.
50 bill & me maid a targit out Ov a he'd oN
a -four barul an bed slat wat tux frun
ills bed. al the boys round b longed it
bill wos the captin an wos the targit carrier
we wanted litel blak boy carri the tar
git but he wantid . pineear, so carried
the targit. was blakt up. We had {
tin fife an a drum band.
we stopid in front ov al the stores in ]
town. thay is stores. the clothin store
gived US a necktie, an the butcher a lot
sosiges, an the salun adozin bretzils an the
ondertaker broken camp STOOL
then we marched out . the woods an had
a shute.
we shuted with a airgun wOt shuted
darts. marie CREME cum =. she was i'll
vited gest. we ddent let her shute.
wen we got the woods wantid 2 put
down the targit, but bill sed wood haivt
2 hold it vile thay shot at the buPs eye.
the buls eye wos Il round mark made with
blakin.
sed woodent pla if had 2 hold the
targit.
an bill sed if dident hold the targit
coodent haiv ami of the bretZils.
so plade.
love bretzils. think thay are veri nice
with cold coffee
The first boy wat shuted with the gun
dident hit the targit an we never found the
dart.
bill told the next boy he must shute lower
an the boy sed, mite hit gorgie, an bill sed,
no, never mind him, an sed if IL shute low
won't pla, an bill sed if don't shut up u
won't get ami bretZils
shut up.
no hit the targit til bill shuted. heshuted
low. the dart hit me on the arm. i com
encid to cri coss it hurt orful. marie grene
cum me an put her arms abote mi nek.
mi poor, poor gorgie, sed marie.
will live 4 yure sake, sed.
cursis ON him, sed bill, she loves him.
| wosent hurt veri much. after that bill
give out the prises. he tux the camp stool
an the bretzils, coss he sed he cum nerest
the bulls eye, coss he hit the man wot was
holdin the targit. he sed the othir boys
wos all ties, so thay coodent get ami prizes,
an he tux the nektie an the sosiges
got mad.
marie grene sed it wos jest shaimful an
orter haiv bretzil ami way.
but bill put EN- al in his pokit and woodent
give me ami.
went home an went bed. wos mad
at bill an dident speke 9 him an marie grene
stiked out her tong at him.
hevins how luve that gurl.
in the mornin wen got up pa luked orful
mad. dident no wat was the matir with
him. he lade NE acrost his lap an whipped
me. then wen he got thro he sed,
j viii lern u 2 pla triks like that. the
idear. takin Stats out ov bed an maxim
peple fal out of bed.
dident say nothin. if tole pa got al
abote the slat he wouldent b leve me.
marie creme will feal sori me wen | tel
her. bill jonson will not git invitid wen we
git married. gorgie.
New York Mercury.
The Progress., 1892-12-17
City Churches.

In this department we will be Q
| publish notices of regular and /
services of all the churches in tn
Pastors, or those authorized by
are invited 60 furnish Information
any changes for each week, NOT
than Thursday evening of the wee
yiOus.l
First Methodist Episcopal {
South. Rev. j. l.. Pierce, pastor. p,
ing Sabbath IL am. and 7:3Op. M.
day school, $50 a. III. Glass meetiD!
y. IN. Sunday, ana 7:30 y. IN. Tu,
Prayer meeting 8 p. III. Thursday.
Methodist Mission. supplied by
l.. f. Jackson. Preaching 7:30 D. m
1:3O p. III. Sunday school 500 p. IN. Su
First Baptist Church, Rev.
Penick, ID. d., pastor. Preaching
bath IL am. snd S:l5 pm. Sunday
$50 am. Prayer meeting Wedn
night S:l5. Ladies Mission Society
at pm. first Sunday in each mon
Allendale Baptist Mission, Rev.
Penick, pastor. services pm. st
school 4 pm. Prayer meeting Thu
night at 5 o'clocS.
-Holmesville Baptist Miss on. Re
). PenIck, pastor. sunday school
Prayer meeting Tuesday night
O'Clock.
-Presbyterian Church-Pastor,
NJ. VanLear. ID. ID. Services: Su
school, $50 a. NJ. Preaching, IL
Prayer meeting, Wednesday, 1:50 D.
The Progress., 1892-12-17
Was He Absentminded?

Some years ago the conversation loz
enge," as it was called, was very popular
with young people in the spoony state. 1t
was intended to answer double purpose
the first perhaps being it's intrinsic sweet
ness and the second the fact that each loz-
enge had printed Oh il, in red letters if !
remember rightly, an amorous question or
reply more or less encouraging and at
bottom sweet.
Bob Nothridge. despite the fact that he
was a Sunday school teacher and passed
the collection box down one of the church
aisles at the right time. was very fond OF
the girls.
The collection box was half closed in
affair, to which long handle was attached
to reach the length of pew. 1t was Bob's
custom to set an example to contributors
before presenting the box by depositing in
the bottom a twenty-five cent piece, except
on special occasions, when he would see
that and go three quarters better.
He delighted to present the box to the
girls, but one Sunday he wondered why all
the fair maids were so much astonishec
and amused Even the staid elderly De,
pie laughed and so it continued till til
collection was finished.
1t was not till Bob reached the pulpit
end of the church with his brother collect
ors that he saw the reason for the hilarity
of the people in the pews. There, staring
him in the face, was a conversation lozenge
bearing the legend, "Will you marry me."
ALFRED r. CALHOUN. 2
The Progress., 1892-12-17
Might Do Better.

Old Sam Brown is still remembered,
even by young people, as one of the
eccentric characters of Plymouth, Mass
Sam lived all alone in little hut down
by the bay. The overseers of the poor
helped him through the winter, but being
of an independent turn of mind he always
told them when spring came that he
could shift for himself during the summer
months.
How he shifted was no secret, though he
did not work. Sam had a propensity for
picking up any articles that were at once
portable and eatable and appropriating
them TO his own use.
As he was poor and rather liked, no fur
ther notice was taken of his peculiarities
than to keep a sharp lookout when he was
about.
a dealer had a quantity of dried fish
landed at the wharf at an hour too late to
get them into his store. AS he was about
covering them with an olcloth he espied
Sam observing the operation with much
interest.
Selecting two of the fish the dealer said:
Here, Sam, I must leave these fish here
tonight, and | will give you these two if
you promise me that you will not steal
any"
Sam took the Gi;h. examined them and
said as he handed them back:
That's fair offer. butt
But what?"
II think" said Sam, with a glance at
the pile, ":hat if keep my eyes open can
do better"
The Progress., 1892-12-17


empty of troops. The boy colonel had rur
up extra rounds of canister, and with hi!
guls all shotted rode along the batterie.
waiting for the word. To each battery
commander he whispered this warning
"Shoot the first man who pulls lanyard
before l raise my saber as the signal"
1t is almost beyond endurance to wait a,
such moment, but wait the men did un
til the target was just over there acros:
the trench. Then the saber flashed in the
air, and the double loads of canister were
let loose. Three times the fire was re
peated, and the assailirg ranks wavered
The artillerists, beside themselves with
joy over their triumph, dropped the sponge
stats and lanyards and leaped upon the
parapets, crying, Come onr' as taunt tc
draw their antagonists once more up tc
their guns. But Burnside knew when to
let go and sounded retreat in time to save
his corps.
Finally, after Cold Harbor and the as.
saults at Petersburg. including the Crater
fight, the armies clinched for the closing
struggle along the roads and RAILWAYS
south of the city, the scene of many minor
but desperate fights. The battalion was
still with Heth's division, Hills corps. AT
Ream's Station, Aug. %, where Hancock
made his last fight, the boy colonel was as
signed to the task of commanding the an
gle of the breastworks occupied by Gen.
Miles division. He ran the guns so close
up to the works that he not only swept the
front line, but second line as we'll. The
execution was so good that Heth's men
carried the Union breastworks and the bat
teries behind them in one dash
A month later in the fight on the Pegram
farm the boy colonel led two of his batteries
along with the charging column. Seeing
an infantry brigade wavering he spurred
his horse TO where its color bearer stood.
seized the nag and rode straight toward
the eDemy's lines. When he reached forty
or fifty yards in advance he turned and
shouted to the brigade, Follow me. men.'
The whole line dashed forward, the aston.
ished color bearer leading in the race.
Give me back my colors, colonel" he
pleaded. "rll carry them wherever you
say" "Oh. Pm sure of that" said Pc
gram. 1T was necessary to let the whole
line see the colors; that's the only reason
took them"
Pegram was wounded later ON in the
fight, but he again refused to leave the
field. Gen. Heth urged his appointment
as a general Of infantry, but his su-
periors declared that he was worth too
much whore he was. His last fight was
at Five Forks, April l, 1865. -His guns
were in the works assaulted by Gen.
Warren's veterans, and he was aroused
from a sleep beside the pieces by the first
shot in the attack. He jumped into the
saddle and rode down the line where the
cannon were already belching canister.
SAYING to the men, Fire loww A Union
bullet cut him down. and he fell as the
hne in blue swept over his guns for the
drst time in battle. He had never known
defeat and died before it was clinched
when at last II came.
GEoBGE L. KILslER
The Progress., 1892-12-17
SOME ODD STORIES.
INCIDENTS RELATED
BY MAJOR A. r. CALHOUN.

An Electrical Girl Who Lived During the
Last Century Was Believed to BE Haunt
ed-How She Destroyed the Peace and
Furniture of Her Employers.
Copyright, 1892, by American Press Associa-
ton.
That electrical influences have much to
do with what some believe TO be super
natural manifestations there cannot be
any doubt. And the more we learn about
this wonderful power which science is fast
making subservient to the purposes OF
man the less surprising will appear the
haunted houses, which, though growing
fewer as houses grow more plentiful, are
still to be found particularly in the older
countries.
The haunted house at Stockwell, in Eng
land. excited the interest of the learned and
unlearned about the time of the breaking
out of our Revolutionary war, with which
for time it divided the interest of the
English speaking world.
The facts in the case of this haunted house
are entirely authentic.
1t was in early January, and Mrs. Gold
ing, an estimable and cultured lady, was
seated in the parlor of her mansion at
Stockwel1, in the county of Surry, when
she heard the glass in the kitchen falling
and breaking.
Mrs. Golding at once summoned her
maid, and the girl, appearing in state OF
great alarm. called out:
"Oh, misses, everything on the shelves is
a-tumbling down to the floor and smashing
to pieces!"
Immediately following this violent rap,
pings, like the regular beating of great
hammers against the walls, were heard all
over the house. While this pounding went
on all the dishes and china, as if flung
down by angry hands, were dashed to the
floor and broken into fragments.
The Progress., 1892-12-17

The annual Christmas Hold
cursions to all points in the Sou
to Memphis, st. Louis, Lou
New Orleans and Cincinnati,
fare rate are announced by tn,
road. for December, 20tb, q
22nd. The desirability of each
is loudly proclaimed, and its
iority over all others heralded 6
There is one railroad line 1
which no objections can be raj
it offers a choice OF three rou
the Southeast, either via Me
Shreveport or New Orleans.
the Texas and Pacific Railway,
would be well if you contemp
trip to the "old home" to bea
fact in mind, and buy your
over the popular L. & z. line
will run through cars on the
given above to Memphis, Shire
and New Orleans. Ticket ageI
give you full particulars, or yc
address the General Passenge
ticket agent, Mr.. CASTOR Mesl
Dallas Texas, who will be gl
give you full information.
The Progress., 1892-12-17
Radically Different.

Two things may look very similar ON the
surface, but be entirely unlike at bottom,
as in this case reported by the Memphis
Appeal-Avalanche.
The landlady of boarding house in this
city has an eight-year-old son who is re-
markably precocious. Not long ago he
went up town and had his head shaved.
Among the boarders is gentleman whose
hair long ago bade him farewell. This
gentleman came to the table the next day
and said:
why, Charley, you haven't any more
hair now than have"
Yes, SIR" said Charley, ''that's so; but
you see have lot more roots than you
have"
The Progress., 1892-12-17
DR.. S. n. HICKS,
Physician ; AccoucheE
Has Returned TO Shreveport.
Office at l.. N. Carter's Drug Store.
Residence at Judge A. w. o. hi'
Telephone No. "a.
SheriFs Sale.

III. F. Doll vs.. i. NJ. O'Hara-NO. iO's
1st District Court, Caddo parish. La.
BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias. q
Dec, 8 1892. issued i'm the above ana
titled and number suit, and 10 me
trict Court of Caddo parish. La. J,
seized and will sell at public auce
subject to the benefit of appraise.
within the legal hours Of sales, at
door of the court house, fronting ~
street. of Caddo parish. La, on
SATURDAY, December "a. ls9s'
the following described property. W
lot of merchandise, furniture ana
lures, as per inventory IN my ofiice'
JOIN s. YOUNG, Sne''
The Progress, December 10.
The Progress., 1892-12-17
Looking Ont for the Brewer.

A humorous incident occurred at meet
ing whereat Sir Wilfrid Lawson was speak.
ing. One of the principal planks in his pro
gramme was of course his permissive bill,
but all his attempts to explain it were use
less-they would not hear him. At last
he called some of the disturbers up to the
platform and tried to pacify them. One of
them came up three parts drunk and stood
close to him. He was asked what he had
to say, when, turning to the great brewer
of the place, who was sitting near and
who was not making a noise, the man in
words which he thought could not be dis
puted and must carry conviction with
them exclaimed, IF your bill is carried,
sir, what Is to become of this gentlemans''
London Standard.
The Progress., 1892-12-17
A Fall Opening.
In Heidelberg.

When Mr.. Elson was in Heidelberg, a.
related in his European "reminiscences, ,
be was kindly treated by some of she pro
fessors, but was most interested in tn.
students. The baneful practice of duel
ing cannot yet have become obsolete. h,
thinks, for some of the young men had
faces that reminded him of magazine ar
ticles-they were $50 copiously illustrated
with cuts"
He went to newspaper Office in the city
and was amazed at the tranquility that
pervaded it. German editors do not Eek.
change" he says. because the papers are
of different pricesp'
Advertisements are often abbreviated
as they are in England also-to save ex.
pense. Mr.. Elson quotes an example, lit
orally translated:
coRELIGIoNIsTs.
A young man. reduced circ.. well ed, Luth
church. 25 yrs. o.. makes strenuous app. for
imm. posit. Alb. and will. to work. Add 2l0l
this OF.
The Progress., 1892-12-17

LOCAL HOLIDAY EXCURSION ]
On the Texas and Pacific Ri
will be ore and one-third fal
the round trip. Tickets will
sale December oath, 25th, 26t
31st, 1892, January 1st and 2nd
good to return to and including
uary 4th, 1898. and will be sold
points on the Texas and Pacific
way within two hundred miles
ling station. CASTOR Meslier-
passenger and ticket agent,
Tex.
The Progress., 1892-12-17

an adjoining village, where, owing to the
changed electrical conditions no doubt.
her condition became normal, and the de-
struction that pursued her every step at
Streknell ceased
The Progress., 1892-12-17
THEN THE sABER FLASHED,

THEN THE sABER FLASHED.
diersin the audience arose in their seats
and cheered the sally, and the people being
just then in a mood for idol worship
adopted the young artillerist for hero.
AT the close of the campaign Pegram
marched north with the still greater south
esn idol, ''Stonewal" jackson, and on the
slopes Of Cedar Mountain. in August, his
newly equipped battery was unlimbered
nor duel with fourteen opposing guns at
eighty yards. The Union infantry charged
20 close that he only saved his pieces By a
liberal use 4 canister. and he encouraged
10 new recruits, when men and horses
Wero droppdnG around his guns with
1Dpalling Frequency. By calling out, .sPitch
nep; Gen. Jsdl loo's looking af you'll"
The Progress., 1892-12-17

ON S SPIC Gus
among the war
relics in the state
house at Rich
mond hangs "a
faded bit of bunt-
ing, rent, torn and
grimy. The rents
are the rents of
shot and shell,
each with stirring
story, and the
CRIME is the CRIME
Of battle" 1t was
placed there with
the usual accom-
paniments of cho-
king eulogy, run
The Progress., 1892-12-17
A BOLD BOY COLONEL.
THE CRACK CONFEDERATE ARTILLER-
/ IsT, WILLIAM JOHNSON PEGRAM.

Only a SchooIboy Volunteer in 1861, He
Became One of the Best Battery Com
manders in the Southern Army-His
Death at Five Forks.
Copyright, 1892, by the American Press Asso-
citation. Book rights reserved.
Arizona republican., 1892-01-27
MRS. CHaPMAN's DANGER.
Her Husbands Mania May at Any Time
Become Homicidal.


NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Further trouble
seems in store for the unfortunate Mrs.
Cora Chapman, who was shot by Henry
Searvant, her husbands nurse, and
grave fears are entertained for her
safety.
At the trial OF Searvant Tuesday
Hawley Chapman, her husband, gave
evidence OF extreme mental suffering,
and DR.. Joseph Dreamer urged the ne
cessity of incarcerating the man in an
asylum at once. lie said Chapman was
liable to break out into homicidal mania
at any moment.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Chapman
wrote TO her attorney, Jere Weinberg,
declaring that she was III fear OF her
husband, who would not let her leave
the house. a clerk was sent from the
lawyers office TO the Tenth preciHct
police station, where Chapman and his
wife were also brought. They appeared
10 be on good terms, and as the wife
would make no charge both were al
lowed to depart.
Mrs. Chapman went to her lawyer,
while her husband wandered off to Il
saloon. She fears that her husband has
begun drinking again, and, as little
servant girl is the only other occupant
OF their house, her position Is far from
safe, according to the opinion OF expert
medical men, who are aware OF Chap
mans condition.
Mrs. Chapman last evening said to an
Associated Press reporter that she
would see her attorney today in refer
ence TO the matter. ''He has not been
home since morning." she continued,