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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
BRIDES TROUBLES.

Oh. deari nm nearly distracted to-day,
My family worries me so;
For sweet Angelina. my very best doll,
Has qunrreled with Benjamin joe
Poor Margaret Mabel has torn her best dress
And Jane has cracked three OF her toes;
Jemimu has hurt hor right arm and been
scalped,
And Daisy has broken her nose
Then Eleanor Roso has got sore mouth
Just while she was learning to talk
Dear Bessie has lost both shoes and her hat;
And so can't take her to walk
The twins, Jack and Jill, havo got such bad
cold,
And Elsie has mensles; and
Have sent for the doctor, who hasn't come yet,
And fear they will certainly die
Ny kitty has scratched; my mammals nsleep
can't find my slate when look;
Ny tea-set is broken and sister is cross,
And Johnny has hidden my book
II papa was here he would sing me song,
Or tell me story, know,
And II he would ride me downstairs on his
back
believe all my troubles would go.
do feel so bad: do you s'pose it's my nerves'
And do you know what will relieve'
But there; heard somebody open the door;
It's papa-I really believel
Presbyterian Journal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
MAJOR JOHN L. GLEN IN 1895.

gan the arduous work of qualifying
himself for admission at West Point.
In 1870 or 1871 President Grant, who
was well acquainted with Clem and
was highly pleased with the gallantry
displayed by him on the battlefield
when a mere child, appointed him sec
ond lieutenant in the regular army.
After serving on the frontier for sew.
eral years, Lieut. Clem, now promoted
to the rank of first lieutenant, was de-
tailed in 1879 as military instructor at
the Galesville university, Wisconsin.
President Arthur commissioned him
captain and assistant quartermaster
United States army. Since then he
has been stationed at different points
where the services of United States
army officer are needed, and in 1892
was ordered to Atlanta, Ga, and
placed in charge of national cemeteries.
May l6 of the present year, Capt. Glenn
was promoted to the rank of major
and given charge of the government
exhibit at the Atlanta exposition.
Though not yet forty-four years OF
age, Maj. Clem has seen over thirty years
of army service and is to-day very
popular army officer. Though stationed
among those against whom he fought
during the war, he has won the respec,
and sincere regard of all who meet
him--Detrolt Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
had A RUBBER BAND IN HIS HAND.

close that the pelican grew quite tame
and few days ago it swan up to take
a piece of bread from the hand of
small boy on the bank.
The youngster had rubber band in
his hand. This he slipped over the big
birds bill.
The pelican at once felt something
decidedly unusual had happened. He
tried to shake the band off.
The band didn't move; then the bird
opened its bill, but as it gave its head
an impatient shake the muscles rel
laxed. "Snap," the rubber band got
in it's work and the mandibles came to-
gether with noise Like the slapping of
Stats.
The big bird looked surprised. It's
round eyes were focused on it's bill,
which it again essayed to open.
But the rubber band, being near the
end, had too great leverage and tine
mandibles could be separated but foar
or five inches, only to audibly snap to-
gether.
A most amusing struggle ensued. The
birds bill opened, only to snap shut.
Each time the pelican was more sur
prised than before.
1t tried to rub the brnd off ON its
back. Then it stuck it's bill under
water and in the mud. Still the band
stuck.
Then the unhappy fowl made for the
land.
AS it walked, it lifted it's big, broad
feet unnaturally high, and after going
a short distance brought it's right foot
down on it's left. Then it couldn't pick
the left foot up.
The ungainly bird, with its big bill
stuck heavenward, teetered for awhile
and then lost it's balance and fell over.
This released the foot, and the peli-
can started for the water, where it con-
tinued to struggle with the tenacious
band while the crowd fairly shrielked
its applnuse.-San Francisco Call.
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cend the reviewing stand, where all
the old soldiers could see him and cheer
him as they marched by. But he was at
her bedside, and never left her until she
had gone from him, and gone from
earth forever. If she mad been well
then, and had lived, she might have
seen her ideal white house builded ac-
cording to the plans which she had SO
carefully outlined.
In the early days of the republic the
first occupant of the white house was
President Adams. His brilliant wife
found the apartments on the first floor
not even plastered, and held her first
reception in what is now the presi-
dents office on the second floor.
The British troops burned the white
house in 1914, and for three years Pres
ident and Mrs. James Monroe occupied
rented buildings. When they returned
to the white house it was in verv
crude condition, still bearing some OF
the marks of the vandals and marauders
called soldiers, who had desecrated it.
During the winter season of 1S32-34
President Andrew jackson abandoned
all public receptions and state dinner
because the mansion was too small and
in every way inadequate to the de-
mands of circumstances and condition
for such entertainments.
And yet we have the same unim.
proved white house for the use of our
presidents and their families until this
day. 1t is about time that something
were done to change existing condi-
tions. The plan of Mrs. Harrison is an
excellent one and ought to be adopted
unless something better can be devised
by architectural experts. The present
white house is getting to be popular
nuisance, both as a business office and
as residence for our presidents 1t is
dwarfed between the treasury and
state department buildings 1t is an
architectural pigmy as compared with
the capitol building. 1t is as the house
of butler or hostler as compared with
the homes and offices of the executive
heads of other nations. 1t is discredit-
able to our people, and as soon as they
become familiar with that fact their
representatives will be required to take
suitable action. The plan of the wife
of President Harrison, as compared
with the picture of the original white
house, commands the consideration and
respect OF all who understand the stu
ation and environments of the presi-
dent and his family in the old mansion
SMITH ID. Fry
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31

official and domestic use Of the presi-
dents In the future, which subsequent
iy took the form of published inter
view, Mrs. Harrison stoke very fully
on the subject, pointing out the ao-
sence of sufficient famsis apartments,
the lack of privacy for tns ladies of the
presidents family, want of household
conveniences and inadequate accom-
modations for the comfMt of guests at
state hospitalities whicG the president
Is required to extend. sbe also gave
her ideas of how the extensions should
be made, and the uses ~ which they
should be applied. Thu interview re-
ceived wide publication and attracted
considerable attention CT q tleeting ma
turc.
Later in the same yeas in order to
give permanent form to Her ideas and
desire, Mrs. Harrison secured the serv-
ices of skilled architect, Fred d.
Owen, and he sketched with charcoal
the design outlined by her She called
Col. Ernst, of the army, to the white
house and explained her plan to him,
and the colonel uni*ed with the archi-
tect in slSetching cot:plete plans. Then,
from penciled interpretations of her ex-
pressions, giving geometric form with
angles and curves and lights and
shades, developing columns, ,colonnades,
entablatures, facades and windows, as
they fell in word pictures frcm the lips
of Mrs. Harrison, the architect fash
ioned, ready for the builder, home
for the presidents of the future, which.
while classic in style and republican in
simplicity, would be without rival in
the world as an executive residence.
To the glory of the womanhood of the
republic, it may also be said that this
plan is the creation of a woman who
adorned the high place of domestic and
social honor in the executive mansion
until she was called to that place where
many mansions be, and where the
weary are at rest.
The wife of President Harrison
buildeo and planned for great Ameri-
can future. If she had lived, her
dreams might have been realized. 1t
is strange what events change and
shape the destinies of nations and of
people. In 1902, during the presiden-
tial campaign which resulted in the de-
feat of Gen. Harrison for reelection to
the presidency, the Grand Army of the
Republic held its annual encampment
in Washington city. If Gen. Harrison
could have mingled with those veter-
ans, they might have gone hence, and,
with their balance of power, caused his
reelection. At that time lie was con-
stantly at the bedside of his dying wife,
and could not even give the old soldiers
public reception. He saw none of
them. Ex-President Hayes was here,
and marched up Pennsylvania avenue
on foot with the old Noldiers. 1t was
intended that President Harrison
should march beside him, leave the col.
umn at the white house, and there as.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
Humming Birds and Flowers.

1t has long been known that insects
assist plants by carrying the fertilizing
pollen from flower to flower, but the fact
has only recently been prominently
brought forward that humming birds
are just as effective distributors of pol
len as insects are. 1t has been shown
that these little birds, which are as
fond as bees of the honey of flowers,
carry the pollen grains in great guam
tity, not only on .heir feathers but on
their long bills also. Indeed, so well
suited is the humming bird to do this
work of distribution, without any in
tention of it's own, that the question
has been raised whether it may not be
the most beneficent of all the uncon-
scious friends that the flowers have in
the animal world.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31

spring of 1863, carrying musket short
ened for his use and occupying the posi-
tion of a marker.
Sunday afternoon, September 90,
1868, found the Twenty-second making
repeated, desperate charges down the
rocky slope of the ridge on the banks
of the bloody Chickamauga creek, and
here little Glenn performed a deed of
courage and valor that not only won
for him words of praise from the
matyr president, from Thomas, Rose
Grams and every member of the Army
of the Cumberland, but placed his
name among those whose record of
bravery will never be effaced. Late
in the afternoon, while the regiment
was engaged in desperate encounter
with Longstreet's corps, Johnny was
left alone in the whirl of battle, and
was blazing away with his little rifle,
as some have said, like FREELY in
the grass" when all at once confed-
crate officer rode up and seeing the
little combatant firing away with the
coolness of veteran yelled out at
himi Surrender, you little blasted
Yank." Instead of complying. the
brave little fellow, whose musket was
loaded, brought it quickly to ''order
arms" and, slipping his hand to the
lock cooked it, and before his would
be captor was aware of what he was
doing little Glenn swung the gun into
line, and shot the officer from his
horse. Johnny was Immediately taken
prisoner, but during the confusion in
the night he managed to escape, and
made his way over the mountains, fol-
lowing the union forces as they fell
back into Chattanooga.
For this act of heroism Gen. Rose
Grams ordered him commissioned a
sergeant in the remnant of the regi-
ment that survived the despera 90
struggle of Chickamauga. Shortly
after his well-earned promotion, Miss
Kate Chase, daughter OF Chief Justice
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
The YOUNGEST SOLDIER.
sergt. johnny Clcm, tho Boy Hero OF
Chtrkamnuga.

sorgt. johnny Clcm, tho Boy Hero of
Chickamnuga.
During the past few years numerous
claims have been made by ex-union
soldiers to the distinction of being the
youngest soldier that served in the
great struggle to preserve the integ-
rity of the union, but without doubt
this honor belongs exclusively to
Johnny Glen, whose bravery at the
battle of Chicliamauga prompted the
commander of the union forces, Gen.
Rosecrans, to order him commissioned
a sergeant in the regiment, the Twen-
ty-second Michigan volunteer infantry.
Among the many who gained an en-
during record for personal bravery and
brilliant achievements on battleields
mono have shown a more invincible
spirit and greater courage than that
displayed by little Johnny Glen, known
as the Drummer Boy of Chicka-
mauga"
Almost every history of the great
conflict contains references to this
child-hero, who at the age of eleven
years carried his trusty little musket
in the ranks of the Twenty-second
Michigan infantry. Lossing says that
little Glenn was not only the youngest
soldier in the union army, but he was
without doubt the youngest person
who ever bore arms in battle.
The subject of this sketch, John L.
Clem, was born in Newark, o., August
10, 1851, and shortly after the breaking
out of the war, i'll the spring OF 1861,
when barely ten years of age, he of
fered his services as drummer to a cap
tain of the Third Ohio regiment, then
on the way to the front. On account
of his age and diminutive size, Johnny
was rejected, but nothing daunted the
little embryo patriot jumped aboard
the cars and went with the regiment
to the front. He remained with the
Third Ohio until the fall of 1852, par
ticipating with the regiment in the
battle of Shiloh. Meeting the Twenty
second Michigan when it was cam
paigning in Kentucky late in the fall
of 1862, Johnny joined his fortunes
with the Wolverine regiment, whose
desperate fighting against overwhelm-
ing odds afterwards at Chickamauga
gained for them special words of COM
mendation at the hands of the brilliant
Rosecrans and that silent soldier, Gen.
George II. Thomas.
When Johnny joined the Twenty
second Michigan he became the pet OF
the entire regiment. Though small in
size, little Glenn was strong and
healthy, and though often tired out on
the long marches, came out "all right"
the following day. The little fellow
possessed remarkable military turn
Of mind and could and frequently did
drill a squad of soldiers. For some
time after joining the Michigan regi-
ment, the little fellow picked up liv-
ing by selling cigars and other articles
to the soldiers of the brigade and divi.
sion. Scarcely day passed, however,
that Johnny did not importune some
of the officers of the regiment to enlist
him. Finally Capt. John Atkinson, OF
Company G, enlisted him in his color
company, and Johnny was regularly
mustered into the service of Uncle Sam
at the age of eleven years and eight
months The little boy soldier accom-
panied the regiment on its way to join
the Army of the Cumberland in the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
AN ANCIENT BISON.

of swamps and stunted pines, into
which no white man has ever pene-
trated far, and where the red man still
reigns supreme. 1t is bounded on the
north by the Lizard and Mackenzie riv-
ers, on the east by the Slave river, on
the south by the Peace river, and on
the west by the Rocky mountains. Mr..
Warburton Pike says it is now the
greatest beaver country in the world,
and that it also contains few bands
of the so-called wood buffalo. "Some-
times they are heard of at Forts Smith
and Vermillion, sometimes at Fort st.
John, on the Peace river, and OCCASION
ally at Fort Nelson, on the Lard; "
but it is impossible to say any
thing about their numbers" At all
events, in February, 1900, Mr.. Pike
found eight buffaloes only four days
travel from Fort Resolution, on Great
Slave lake, and succeeded in killing
one. The Canadian authorities estimate
the total number in that region at three
hundred - w. Il. Hornaday, in st.
Nicholas.
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dition has been permitted to continue.
The executive mansion must be en-
larged, or else new residence must be
prepared for the president in some
other locality, so that The entire white
house may be given up to the transac-
tion of public business and the proper
reception of American citizens who come
here in greater numbers every year.
Early in the year 1890, after expert
encing the Inconvenience here out
lined, President Harrison and Mrs. Har-
rison endeavored to impress upon pub
lie men the necessity of public action
In the matter, but nothing was done.
Mrs. Harrison took great interest in
the subject and talked to everybody
having power and influence, urging
her views with great persistence. On
one occasion she secured an attentive
listener and one who cheerfully coin
cided with her plans, but whose in
Auence was circumscribed by his physic-
al condition. One evening Secretary
Blaine called to see the president on
official business, and after that had
been attended to, Mrs. Harrison, in
casual way, mentioned the difficulties
which surrounded her. Mr.. Blaine at
once took serious view of the situation
and spoke quite earnestly of the indif-
ference which had SO long been shown
towards the executive in matters of
official and personal accommodations.
He could see no way out of the dilemma
except the enlargement or extension
of the present building in accordance
with some plan in harmony with its
architectural style. This agreed with
Mrs Harrison's views upon the sub
ject, and the estimable lady explained
her ideas with wonderful completeness
and detail as to the style and arrange
ment of the proposed extension. The
secretary of state also gave his views,
which comprehended wing or auXilli-
ary building for the executive offices on
hewest, and a similar building for the
hall of art on the east; the central his
toric structure to be rebuilt in the in
terror Of durable materials, and to re-
main as the executive residence.
Greatly encouraged with this inter
view, Mrs. Harrison then conversed with
the superintendent of public buildings,
explaining in detail the plan which she
entertained for the enlargement of the
mansion. He heartily concurred in her
views and endeavored to aid her In ere,
ating public sentiment in favor OF the
proposed plans for the extension and
improvement Of the building. Mrs.
Harrison was SO much in earnest that
she departed from her customary rule
Of ret:cence. and, in conversation with
. newspaper representative, upon the
executive mansion and It's needs for the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
Good Story from tho south.

According to a. southern correspon-
dent, great, gaunt, colored man
entered the express Office in small
town and asked if there had been any
thing received for George Washington.
The clerk gave him q knowing look.
and said, sharply: "What game are you
trying to work on me? Washington
died long ago." This is a companion to
the story of the congressman who be,
gan an address by saying: "As Daniel
Webster says in his great dictionary"
SIT was Noah who wrote the dictiona
ary," whispered member at the next
desk. "Noah?" replied the speaker,
contemptuously. "Nonsensel Noah
built the arkl"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
HOUSES IN TREES.
Travellers Have Seen Them in All Por-
tions of the Earth.

Travellers Have Seen Them In All Por-
tions of the Earth.
Not many years ago the custom of
building houses in the branches of
trees was common one among many
of the savage peoples of the Pacific
islands, but latterly the custom has
become less general. Tree houses have
also been seen by travellers in three
districts of Africa-by Nachtigal, near
the Shari river in the Soudan; by
Greenfell, on the Mobangi, and by
Wolf, on the Lomami. 1853.
The natives whom Nachtigal and
Greenfell saw in their little houses,
perched high up among the branches,
appear to use these elevated struc-
lures only as places of refuge in time
of danger; but DIR. Wolf, on the Lo-
mani, discovered tree-dwcllers who
prefer to live always among the
branches, out of the easy reach of their
enemies and of the freshets that fre-
quently inundate their lands.
We have heard more of the tree
dwellers in Borneo than of those in
any other part of the world. But
these buildings are also found in con-
Ill 4NCW ouluCd dhu
the Solomon islands.
Some tribes there have long been in
the habit of building houses fifty or
sixty feet from the ground. When their
lookouts report the approach of the
enemy in their rowboatn the danger
signal is communicated by peculiar
cry. Then the women and children
climb into the tree-houseg by means of
rough ladders, and watch, safe from
harm, the conflict which ensues.
Firearms are responsible for the
abandonment of these tree-houses for
ground dwellings. 1t is against the
law to sell firearms to these Pacific saw
ages, but in one way or another they
are able to secure considerable guam
tity. When they are used the natives
find the perches Intellectual refugees
for the women and. children against
guns and rifles. The poor creatures
prefer to take their chances of being
shot on the gronnd, and so the practice
of building tree-huts has come to be
bandoned.-Golden Days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-31
THE AMERICAN BISON.
Only Two Hundred Wild Buffaloes Still
Alive In the United States.

Only Two Hundred Wild Buffaloes Still
Alive In the United States.
In wild state, the American bison,
or buffalo, is practically, though not
quite wholly, extinct. At the present
moment there are about 200 wild buff
faloes alive and on foot in the United
States. To obtain these high figures
we include the 15O individuals that the
white head hunters and red meat hunt
ers have thus far left alive in the Yel-
lowstone park, where the butfaloes are
fondly supposed to be protected from
slaughter. Besides these, there are
only two other lunches; one of about 20
head in Lost park, Col, protected by
state laws, and another, con-
tanning between so and 40 head, in Val
Verde county, Tex, between Devils
river and the Rio Grande.
Four years ago there were over 800
head in the Yellowstone park, thriving
and increasing quite satisfactorily.
Through them we fondly hoped the
species would yet be saved from abso-
Lutte extinction. But, alas! we were
reckoning without the poachers. Con-
gress provides pay for just one solitary
scout to guard in winter 3,575 square
miles of rugged mountain country
against the horde of lawless white
men and Indians who surround the
park on all sides, eager to kill the last
buffalo! The poachers have been hard
at work, and as result our park herd
has recently decreased more than one
half in number. 1t is a brutal, burn
ing shame that formerly, through lack
of congressional law adequately to pun
ish such poachers as the wretch who
was actually caught red-handed in
January, 1894, while skinning seven
dead buffaloesl and now, through lack
of a paltry s1,sOO year to pay four
more scouts, the park buffaloes are all
doomed to certain and speedy destruc.
tion.
Besides the places mentioned, there
Is only one other spot in all North
America that contains wild buffaloes
Immediately southwestward of Great
Slave lake there lies vast wilderness
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Chase, presented him a silver medal on
which was inscribed. "Sergt. Johnny
Glenn, rwenty-second Michigan Volun-
teer Infantry" When Johnny was
promoted, Rosecrans attached him to
his headquarters, and when Gen.
Thomas assumed command he took the
boy soldier in his especial charge, and
ever afterwards until his death re-
NAMED Sergt Clem's fast and best
friend. John went to the front with
the army in the Atlanta campaign in
the summer of 1864, and again and
again distinguished himself carrying
dispatches in the many hard-fought
battles that finally resulted in the
capture of Atlanta.
Young Glenn served until the close OF
the war and then, assisted by his
staunch friend, Gen. Thomas, he be.