The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-03-06
IIycoLS's SPEECH.

"Fourscore and seven ye ,rs aso our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation
conceived In liberty, and dedicated TO the
proposition that all men are created free and
equal. Now we are engaged In great civil
war, testing whether that nation. or any M.
tion so conceived and dedicated, can long
endure We are met on great battlehe OF
TINT war. We have come to dedicate por-
tion OF that fed as n final resting place for
those who here gave their lives that that ma
tion might live. II Is altogether fitting and
proper that we should do this. But In n lar
ger sense we cannot dedicate, we cannot con-
secrate. we cannot hallow, this ground. The
brave men, living and Dead who struggled
hero have consecrated II far above our power
to add or detrpct. The world will little note
nor long remember, what We say here, but II
can never forget what they did here. II Is
for US, the living, rather to be dedicated he
to the unfinished work which they who fought
here have thus far so pobly advanced. 1t is
rather for US TO be here dedicated to the
great task remaining before u, that from
these honored dead we take increased devQ-
lion 10 that cause Tor Yhi h they gave thelI
last full measure o! dsvotion hat we AighIy
resolve that these dead shall not hare died ID
vain that this nation, under God, shall have
a new birth Of freedom, and that the govern.
ment OF the people. by the people. and fol-
the people, shall not perish from the earth"
Ever since the war closed Gen. William
Shakespeare, OF Kalamazoo. has Leen trying
to find a lad who had taken care OF him
while he was wounded, but has not been sue.
cessful until few days ago. At Jackson.
Miss, In 1868, the general was wounded
seriously, and while lying on the field, was
found by two drummer boys, who took care
OF him Tor some time One OF them was or
dered to take him TO Cincinnati, and did so,
while the other rejoined his regiment and
was killed shortly afterward. Although the
boy attended him for weeks, Uen. Shakes
speare never ascertained his name, and has
since tried In vain to get some trace OF him.
II has turned up now, however. that William
Gilbey, now Of Port Huron, was the boy, and
learning through the newspapers that Gen.
Shakespeare was having trouble about his
pension wrote to him and offered his ser
vices as a witness in the matter In case they
were required. The old man will call on the
younger soon. and tender him In person his
thanks for the services rendered thirty years
ago.
"If," says ''The Philadelphia Record"
"there Is any old soldier OF the war who can
beat record of sixty battles. President
George c. Platt, Of the Survivors Association
of the 9Th United States Cavalry, wh9 owns
Mr platt enlisted op august 9, 1861, ana,
o issn q Which hs wY d'taaSlp g GOVT, NE; ~
scratch. Among tie tlesthrteugf which he
passed unscratched were Malvern Eill,
Fredericksburg, Brandy station, the Wilder
ness, Spotisylvana and many others equally
severe. He now Pursues the peaceful avo-
cation OF a contractor"
The Department OF New Jersey IL more
than fairly prosperous, the division has
thirty-six strong camps scattered through
seventeen counties and with an active mem
bership of over ] 800. This can be easily
doubled by a little earnest and well directed
work, and now is the time for the old veterans
to push their boys to the front 1nd I'll up the
ranks OF the Sons.