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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
ne GOT THE HAM.
An Almost Pathetic Incident of the
River Campaign.

An Almost Pathetic Incident Of the Red
River Campaign.
During the hurried and fatiguing re-
treat of Gen. Steele's army from Cam
den back 70 Little Rock. after the dis
astrous defeat of Banks by Kirby
Smith, when the latter turned his atten-
ton TO us, with the laudable intention
and full expectation of gobbling us IN,
we had for about ten days or more TO
run race against time. with an over
poweringly superior force of the vic
torious enemy.
The writer very distinctly remembers
tina. for eight days and nights he never
even loosened the saddIe-girth on his
poor horse, whose back was ruined. a
huge blister appearing the size of the
Mcclellan saddle-tree when it was
taken of.
Much suffering, of course, was caused,
not only by our forced marches, but
because we were out of rations. having
been obliged TO destroy most of our
wagon-train. The cavalry, 10 which
the writer belonged, did not suffer SO
much in this respect, as by cutting out
on side roads they secured many south
ern hams. besides -four. meal, chickens
and like additions TO our supplies for
the inner man The infantry, however,
could not make these raids, and there
fore suffered much more, many of them
being literally starved out
One day, as the writer was returning
from very successful foray with half
a dozen fine hams strung on his saddle,
a package of sausage, and pillow case
filled with flour. he rode by numbers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
GEN. EARLY's ROMANCE.
The Interesting Reason why He Never
Marrled.

The Interesting Reason Why He Never
Marrled.
Early never married. A pretty ro-
nance is told about him When he
was young lieutenant in 1887 he APP
peared at the Greenbriar White Sui
phur Springs in brilliant uniform and
riding splendid black stallion. One
day, shortly after he had gone out for
a ride, beautiful young lady from
Philadelphia, debutante, spending
her first season at THE White" drove
off in her carriage. She had never met
the young lieutenant
Near the spring is a small creek,
usually only few feet deep. But on
that afternoon it was a swollen stream
of mad, muddy waters, sent down from
the mountain side after long rain of
the day before. Towards the stream
the carriage rolled, and just before
reaching it passed the lieutenant At
the banks of the creek the driver
paused q second, and then, thinking
that be could make II, urged his horses
in. Before he team had reached the
middle Of the stream. however, they
,EsFs Sasbsa of their feet aqd, yiti
along with the fad waves. Early was
near enough the stream to see the
drivers mistake, and realizing the
lady's danger, buried his rowels in his
horses side and dashed into the water
The carriage was tossing and rolling
upon the waves, and the lady was
screaming. The situation was desper-
ate, and Early. realizing il, bent his
energies TO save her. The young sol
der reached the carriage just as it
toppled over. The water rolled over
the beautiful girl, and Early thought
she was lost, but q second later she
came up almost beside him. Reaching
down he caught her by the skirt, and a
half minute later was holding her mo-
tionless BODY in his arms. Then, guild
ing his horse as best he could, the lieu
tenant made for the shore Once on
dry land, he gave his stallion the spurs,
and in few INMATES galloped up to
the hotel with the almost lifeless body
CT the belle in his arms.
She was carried TO her friends, and
then the story of her rescue was
learned. The lieutenant was the hero
of the hour, and that evening monop-
olized the Quaker bellies dancing list.
From that evening until the close of
the season he was her almost constant
companion She received his atten-
tions with apparent delight, and when
the cool, frosty air warned the visitors
of approaching winter they went away
promising 10 meet each other there the
next summer. The lady went back to her
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12
Emptv SINCE the war.

One of the .euriosities to be found in
southern Ohio, not far from Chilli.
Gothic, is a country store that has re-
NAMED as it now is for over thirty
years without the change of single
article. When the war broke ont the
man who owned the store had n son.
The father was intensely loyal and per-
shaded the son to enlist. promising the
son that II - should enlist the store
and its contents should be his when he
returned Another call for troops
came and the old man locked up the
store and shoul@ered a musket. lie re-
manned in the army until peace was
declared and then returned to his home.
His wife had died ia the meantime and
no tidings had ever been received from
the SON The father worked small
farm that he Owned, bu. never entered
the store, saying that it shon.d be
there as il was when the son came
home TO claim it. A quarter Of cen
tury has gone, but no word yet from
the missing son. and the store stands
just rs it was over thirty years ago. the
old man, now in his old dotage, refus-
ing 10 allow anyone 10 enter IL Pitts
buFgh Chronicle-Telegraph,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12

Enterprising Young Man: True Co Instructed
and started me worked steadily and made money faster
than expected to- became able buy island and bu1
small summer hotel. If don't succeed at that will 20
TO work again at the business in which made my money
True ~ Cot Shall instruct and start You readerf
II do, and il you work industously You will due
time be able TO buy island and build hotel If you wish
TO- Money can be earned at line Of work, rap
idly and honorably by those Of either sex young or old
and in their localities wherever they live Any one
can do the work Easy learn furnish everything No
risk fou can devote your spare moments all your time
20 the work This entirely lead brings wonderful sue
cess TO every worker Beginners earning from 15
600 per week and upwards and after little expe
renee We can furnish you the teach you
FKEE. Thiss age Of marvellous things and here is
smother useful wealth giving wonder Great gains
Will reward every industrious worker Wherever you are
and whatever doing know about this
wonderful work at Delay money lost to
yau No sraee 70 explain here bit win write
TRUE a. CO., Box 400. Augusta. Maine
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12

home, her heart full of the conquest
she had made. while Early reported 10
his troop for duty At Fort Monroe he
remained until the Florida war, when
he went to the Everglades. There he
distinguished himself, and. as fortune
smiled upon him, his love for the girl
far away III her northern home IN
creased For her he was full of hope
and ambition.
But both were doomed 70 an early
and sad disappointment
With the approach of spring Lieut.
Early's thoughts began to dwell upon
the pleasant meeting 50 near at hand
Early in the spring be applied for o
leave Of ssence, and il came, but thu
same mail brought him paper The
handwriting upon the wrapper was FL
miliar TO him, and as be tore il away a
heavy black mark upon the paper
caught his eye. CHANGING at it, he read
the piece which IL marked. That piece
told him Of the marriage of the lady he
loved SO well, and ms he read il he real.
lied for the first time that she had been
toying with his heart After reading
it he cut the piece from the paper,
placed it in book and kept it.
That is why, it is said, Jubal Eariv
never married baltimore American.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-04-12

Md, has small pocket Bible that he
found after the battle of Gettysburg on
a camp ground near the former place.
CARING is at least the third owner OF
the book, for it bears upon a ily leaf
this inscription: This Bible was found
on the train taken from the re bells on the
5th day Of July. 1858, by John \. VOL
sin. and take il as ,-v s-u'de through
life with jesus is ms Captain Blooms
ooro. Md, JAY 1,lSbI"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-03

The people whose business il Is 10 suppiy
coats Of arms furnish very entertaining
reading. One Of these asserts that lac was
by charming girl TO re
pcint the family shield. Her loudoir. size
avcrred. was being done over in white and
COLL. and the violent rssls and blues OF the
family cont Of arms would not harmonize
with the new decorations In vain the
herald assured her that il was impossible
TO change the colors Of nrmorial hearings
but ON the young woman declaring she
would take them elsewhere. rs a business
man he complied. and chnngcd thcm 20
blue and gold. The prevailing tastes in
coats OF arms runs TO dragons. lions anil
tigers.
One ladv's pedigree being unravelcd re-
ouircd a. rcd ape lcaping and dragging q
Golden chain. The lady was greatly IN
ccnscd. 4 friend had been given a hand
some lion rampant. while she had received
\ monkey. ~ il She WIS IN organ grinder.
The wife q a military man ON her part
-cttin. a chrvron. which l. a most Louor
.ble device. on her cont OF arms, WAS very
INDIGNANT. Only noncommissioned oil
.crs wear chrvrons." she sail. MY hus-
band was never Ia the ranks."-New York
Evenina Sun
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know Il hard working library assistant,
one Of those women who is born for her
duty ala ua,nifcs her Office with sort
Of loving enthusiasm for it, possibilities
This lldj observed one Gay that little
Irish boy who came for his books was fol-
lowing along the poorest line Of story books
" h,cn that library would oner She
Thought. and thought rightly. that ne had
had enough OF them. She called lin be-
hind her desk and showed him a hand
sdineiy illuSi rated book OF butterflies. Size
asked him IL he had ever seen any butter
Cics or moths and .maile LINN remember
md tell her about them. She asked him
Il lac would not like 20 know more aholt
them. and then promised that II he would
! ring some one companion she would let
icm see some 81 the elegant illustrated
Looks which LORI on that matter.
When the little pirates came. she had
ready for them some Of the tempting hooks
which are now printed. open 10 the capaci-
ties Of children. and she started them ON n
new carccr Before n great while She had
the pleasure u sreng that they were
. themselves watching the insects which
they could readily enough find on the
Common or in the parks Of Boston. were
making their own collections. and In short
were started ~ uaturalists. with hobby.
with an enthusiasm. with some notion Of
, higher life and study than they had before.
There is a little story Of what one person
found il in her power TO 10 in the rial busi-
ness OF education Tint Is. she ENGAGED
herself in discovering latent faculty: she
brought that faculty ont. she unfolded it,.
and at this hour there gre half dozen
young men happier. stronger. better anil Of
larger life. because she was willing tO'rrn
aside from the routine Of book delivery &c
take one Of them into her councils and TO
start him heavrnward while there was q,
chance Of his going the other way. Per
haps an instance like that gives better
idea Of what should like to urge upon
men and. women who have some conscience
than could give by any argument based
more upon theory. -Eiward Everett Hale
in Cosmopolitan.
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AN HONEST MAN.

I he'd one COW wen set out 70 bun my for
tune up.
One hoe. one shovel an one spade. an one good
brindle pup.
But my stout heart an my SCUM he'd an thee
two hans. you see.
An my unekaIled honesty her brung me where
BE-
This is the Lesson I impress on ev'ry noble
youth
Irfegrerty. mornlerty an honesty and trooth-
lntegrerty. moralerty an honesty, you see.
With my good heart an he'd an han. hen brung
me whore be-
yerrled the daughter Of the man where wuz
hired man.
An wen he died we got his farm He willed Il
all 10 Nan.
! hired good town paupers 10 do my work for
me.
For tlley1I eat feed that common men wont
look NJ. don't yer seer
So saved money this way-i saved. but never
spent
An 1 loaned TO my neiehbors. an they give me
lOpercenf-
I loved my ncighbors like myself. rich. poor an
great an small.
An put n n.oriEidge on their farms to 'commo-
date 'em all
An Widow Barclay. reckless soul. spent all
her husban left
Jest bringin up her chlidern-w'y. II seems al
mot like theft
wy. SIGH exiravagance as that sex I. will
never do
An I forrclosed her mortgidge. for II wuz my
duty To.
An neighbor Bunker's wife wuz sick. be spent
his rash FER pills.
Jest fqunndered a his carnin' on them worth
less dociors' bills.
I couldn' approve his reckless way an ~ Z
rcpermand
I Jest foreciose his mortgidce an appropriate
his land.
An OIL man Babson. down the crick. wuz gittir
lame an blind.
Els farm wuz CROWN up 18th weeds his hay.r
WIZ behind.
SEE I. IT'S time this GOOD Of man wuz lait
upon the shelf"
So forccin~ed hiz mortgidgc. al took hi
farm myself.
So I've been a morril power. an through al
the neighborhood
I've gone about like men Of Of engaged In doll
good.
An hev foun that goodness pays an virrher /
divine.
For all my reckless neighbour farms hev al
been jined To mine
This Is the lesson l impress on ev'ry nobl
youth
Integrcrty. moralerty an honesty an trooth-
lrtecreity. noralcriy an honesty. son zee.
With my -oDd heart an lied AN han. hex brun
me where be.
sam Walter Foss-
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II met that Mrs Smythe coming MP the
avenue with great bunch Of pink roses
pinned on the front OF her black dress
What taste that woman has,
"Dut, Ella" said the mother Of the
young lady who was speaking: pink and
black go well together
Yes. but pink and wrinkles don't
Roses on that elderly specimen-the
idear'
The elderly specimen" went home. took
of her roses. smellcd OF them lovingly.
shook their petals tcnderly. and then with
n little sigh put them into pasteboarl
box and called messenger.
Take thesc TO Blank hospital and give
them to the little girl in room No , Of the
children's ward"
We will follow the roses.
A little girl. pale. deformcd. lay sleeping
on n narrow cot. Her face was distressed,
and in her sleep she murmured over and
over again the one worl pain"
When she opened her eyes she saw some
,hing pink.
"Oh." she cried. my dear. dear roses
Mrs. Smythe has sent them. How love
Them
They lightened her room. and lifted the
cloud from the dark horizon Of her life
aDd brought breath Of the air anil sun
shine that to the child were only heavenly
dreams.
Mrs. Smythe loved flowers too. Thai
WIS why she wore the roses home befor'
she sent them ont on their mission.
And rs usual the world misjudged her
Detroit Free Prcss.
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Cinnamon and Reaches.

One of the strangest superstitions
of Chinese cooks is the awe with
which they regard the cockroach.
John holds the ugly black pest as
something sacred. claiming that il. is
specially favored by the gods and a
particular favorite Of the great JOSS.
The most unfortunate mishap that
can befall Ghinaman is to step on a
cockroach. Instantly visions of ter
rible disasters and calamities arise
before him In some instances the
superstition has been known TO prey
SO on the minds of the Celestials Us
to drive them insane Exchange.
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Their Brains weighed over sixty ounce.

Their Brains Weighed over Sixty ounces
a noted physician wrote me soon
after the death of Benjamin F. But
Ter to inquire as to the weight of
Daniel Webster's brain. He declared
that the figures were not to be found
in any medical work in his library.
and that he doubted if one out of a
hundred of the physicians Of the
United States could answer the ques-
ton offhand. Unlocking up the mat
ter prepared the following list of
noted persons who have had 60 OF
more ounces of brains. as far as ex-
eninations have been made:
Turgenef.. Russian novelist. n
ounces. Schiller. German poet. G3
Abercrombie. Scotch physician. 63
Culver. French naturalist. 65.5; Aber-
crOmbie. English general. co: Du-
puytren. French anatomist. CTS.
B. F. Butler. American general and
lawyer. 90 ounces even. st. Louis
Republic.
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nuscLK Axp vIoon-A p1rrrnrxcr

Many muscular men succumb 70 fatigue< borne
with ease By persons far their inferios IN phys
ical strength Muscle does not imply vigor. In
not live a. long nor enjoy good health the
average individual who L. vigorous that Is 10
say, whose digestion and sleep are unimpaired,
whose nerves are Tranquil, no has no or
ganic tcndencs 10 i-ense. These requisites OF
yizor conferred upon those inherently eak.
no less than uppn frose d.bi lated through
wasting nisease. by thor sigh. persistent course
OF hostefter's -tomach Bittsrs. the leading ma
ti0nnl fouic, Endorsed and recomrcudrd by
h. sirinns Of emiuel &c. ~ will not eudow YOU
with he muscle OF Corbeff, Dui IL Will infuse
energy into our y TEN nj renew the hclire
and heaithfi performance A fluciion-- II
ayers and cur~s malaria ,rheumailc an ki incy
complaints, ana vycrc mes dysYepsln, cousupa
lion, liver trouble and nervoufncrs-
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The reader Of this gap,r viii be pleased 10
iearu that there at least oiie d-cudei q -esise
that fcitnce has be. n b L. cure / oil it,
stsg-s nud th4f j. s-aiHrfh. liall's c. nrrh Cure
l. q ,,nl' 10 -itive re- kuO~ n 10 the meti,1il
fraternity Gaia RI, b-.iuE constitutional IL
ras-. qtirc- cons iiuii "a ffeal iIi. a =
Cntnrrh t'urc 4. taken ifern liy. setting dire fly
the bio II and m cou- NJ ce-O thes sieui.
thereby ue.trs, Ia q G iounilntion tn ii-eiI e.
giving the - lint ire IN ty DuldliE np
The c.iiistitutIOn sud ~isfinE uniure H. do NJ.
It, work The ~ prir'ors have -, much laith
~ is curative l~.wcr~ q al a. cy On Que Hun
drcd lOllllr anN rae that ID is Ia cuie
aeilu for list a f,-siiin .uinis Adde'S
T.. ilE ~ 4 CO.. Toledo, o.
~ sod by drugsists. IS cents
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a jealous wife of Perpignan soaked
her dress with petroleum. locked the
house door and then called her hus-
hand to her. just a. he approached
she lit a match and set her clothes ON
fire. Then. seizing her husband IN
her arms. she held him tight till they
were both enveloped in flames. The
woman die,l. aud the man Is crazy.
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August
Flower

" am Post Master here and keep
a Store have kept August Flower
for sale for some time. | think II IS
a splendid medicine" E A Bond.
P NJ Pavilion Centre. N Y
The stomach is the reservoir.
If 1t fails. everything fails. The
liver. the kidneys. the lungs. the
heart. the head. the blood. the nerves
all go wrong II you feel wrong,
look to the stomach hrst Put that
right at once by using August
Flower 1t assures a good appetite
and good digestion =
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so" he said huskily. you send
me away"
She could not deny it.
Am TO have no assurance from
your"
NO. she answered.
And whyf"
Because you have more assurance
now than you know what To do with.
And Algernon has not yet deter
mined whether he will show his des-
rsration by joining the army OF
smoking cigarettes. - Washington
Star.
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Throat diseases Commence with a cold.
cough or "v-ffatigulng the vuice. These
symptoms (which. II neg' cfed. offen r.
suit In a chronic trouble q the thr"ai) are
al.ayed by the use Of "B.oaIs's BryHchigi
Tr0ch -
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TILL ror'm vnIKSDs.

Hosts OF letters have been written. some
to the pr'prietors Of ALLcocx's PoRprs
PlAsTEEs. some to friends. telling Of their
inestimable value. Here is one from the
Hon. Edmund L. PITTS. the late President
Of the New York State Senate:
Estate ~ NEW YoRg.l
SENATE CmsNBks
Albany. Mar h II. 1876
IL have used A. c..cgs PIX Is PsAs-
rKRz in my fap,ily for the past i've tea's,
a1d can truilifully say tiny are valuable
remeiy aud Ell. CT grras cufe-. | ~Ouli n 1
be without g EN-. l have IL several in
stances given some 10 ir ends >uiI ring nth
weak a-d lame hacks. and they have inva-
riabiy affornel Certain and speedy relief.
Tney cannot he too highly cOnuieude -
BRASUEETn's PILls will purify the bio
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Are you rerdv 70 work do you want 10
make money Thou tie 10 Is. 9. John-ol &
Go. Of sichm0ud, V end see 4 they Cannot
help you.
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w aTfIs " nor.

o ? Tuerk Mater Motor. new. that will
develop from 10 TO i5-l"rse I~,~er; can h.
had al a sacrifice Dy add '.es'rg
PAlMEE & REy
P,.rfIufsi. Or.
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J'weier-How do you like your alarm co k'
ca TONER -Fir-tr<fe- Jcwrie =, GU oidn't ss-rm
plea eli wit IL al nast- Gus .onef-AO; but IL
broken now.
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although ! VAS natural
II h ealthJ- Eight
months ago / e"m'
meneed taking Hoods
sarssParIl1s- Il b.s
cured my dyspeptis
trouble ard sel me
b~ck Ia my age about
>rite~n years ! advi>ei
Others To tsk, Hood.
ssr>ap ria aud n 81
49,. I..| -.
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B -rond his sta,lon-t the man who went I,
Al. ep la the IRA o..
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AMiiHc m-n smok d . cigar won from ,loi
macnine aud | dead. Man-siOi er.
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Size. BINS 10 site h.ar r.; table distrihu-
ton; i''-i RIM, :; will print nine lumn
f,llu or Six-c''lnn,n quartz: splendid all
r. ui press for country "fiic-; FIR sale
ch AZ; guaiantr,d in o DIR. Address
Pa, MR. & REy.
Port ami, Or.
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D.ans. tor orraI fast.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-08-02

The Todd County Argus says; "The
following is taken from paper called
the Star of Bethlehem, published at
Leeds, England, and shows how thor
oughly the editor is posted on the matter
he is discussing. 1t is almost equal to
the discussion of the money question
by some of our people over here
GA big revolution is now going on in
the United States of America, and
there is little doubt that the govern
ment will be defeated. The dictator,
Debs, has been driven from his palace,
and he and his ministers are now hiding
in the mountains. The greatest trouble
has been experienced in the capital of
Chicago, where Grover Cleveland, the
ringleader of the rebels, has obtained
complete control. The railroad track
at that place has been torn up and
thrown into the Mississippi river a
stream longer than the Severn, and the
stock yards, where the government pal
aces are situated, have been RACED to
the ground. The trouble was started
by man named Pullman, who has a
stronghold in the mountains of Illinois,
one Of the most considerable provinces
of the country