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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
The LAsr REUNION.
Touching Story of Gen. Grants Farewell
Visit to the Boys In Blue.

Visit to the Boys In Blue.
In the fall of 1882 Gen. Grant came
to Washington to visit his old friend,
Gen. E. f. Beale, lately deceased, and
the Boys in Blue, expressing great
anxiety to meet their old commander
once more, dispatched committee to
Cen Beale's residence to interview
Gen. Grant and ask him to be present
the next evening at a meeting to be
held at Masonic temple, on which oc-
casion it was contemplated. in view of
the fact that many of the old soldiers
were passing away, to take him by the
hand, look upon his face, give him
greeting, and make their last farewell.
Gen. Grant consented, and the next
evening the large ballroom at Masonic
hall was literally packed with these
boys in blue, accompanied by their
wives or other female relatives, await
ing the coming OF their old COM
mander. Having been detained at a
dinner party, Gen. Grant did not
arrive at the hall until after nine
o'clock, when, in company with Gen.
Beale, he drove up in carriage. He
was met by the commanding officer of
the regiment, and when he saw the
immense crowd of veterans there as
sembled he expressed great hesitation
about entering.
''How can ever get away from
these old soldiers?" he said. ut is inn
! possible for me to remain longer than
half or three-quarters of an hour, and
l am afraid my presence will excite
them to such an extent that l will not
be able to escape in time to meet my
engagements"
Upon being assured that perfect or
der would be maintained, and that
those old soldiers had not lost, in the
larse of time, the lessons of discipline,
and that the general should leave al
eny moment he saw fit, he consented
to enter, and amid great cheering and
beating of drums and squealing OF
flies he was conducted to the plat form.
The tumult was simply appalling, and
Gen. Grant was in dismay.
The colonel of the regiment stepped
forward on the platform, commanded
silence, and in an instant a hush came
over the assemblage and pin could
almost have been heard to fall. He
then said:
Comrades, we have with us our ole
commander who has come to meet us
possibly for the last time. He particu
larly desires to take each and all o
you by the hand and greet you. He i!
weary and his engagements compe
him to remain but short time. 1t vii
be impossible for him to make any ad
dress further than am authorized t.
speak for him and to say God bles
you all Now, if you will form il
double column, two by two, aroun'
the room, Gen. Grant will step in from
of the platform and I will present eacl
one of you to him by name"
This address was received wit
'heers, and instantly double column
commenced to form, the same as a lin
of battle, moving by the fianks. Ger
Grant stepped in front of the platforr
and the old soldiers, coming up two b
two, were presented and shook hand
with him. AS the men who had lost
right arm came forward Grant woul
extend his left hand and shake thei
left, while the men without arms
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
FREE SILVER COINAGE.
If Permitted Would Make the Dollar
Worth Only Fifty Cents.

What is free silver coinage? The
New York Commercial and Commercial
Bulletin gives the amusing experience
of gentleman living near Boston who
wrote to that paper for the desired in
formation. He had asked bank men
and others of intelligence at home and
elsewhere, he had corresponded with
officials, politicians, financiers, cur
rency reformers and numerous writers
on monetary questions. He had been
deluged with tracts, essays, news
paper articles, speeches and learned
expositions of currency problems. He
encountered an appalling food of
words, but in all the turgid and con-
fusing outpour he found no answer to
his one plain question. The Journal
of Commerce states that it gave its cor
respondent the explanation of which
he was in search, but oddly enough, in
view of the proof it presents of the
amazing ignorance OF fundamental
principle of national finance, it omits
to say in its own columns just what is
| free coinage of silver.
Free coinage of silver, if permitted
by law, would be simply this: Any
person possessing silver of standard
! fineness-that is, 900 parts of pure
metal to 100 parts of alloy-could take
it to the United States mint and have
it coined into dollars of 4l214 grains,
which would be coins weighing 1898
times as much as the gold dollars-or,
in effect, 16 times; hence the term
16 to l as applied to the ratio. But
the actual mercantile ratio is about
80 to 1. That is, gold bullion at exist.
ing market rates is worth about thirty
two times as much as the same weight
of silver bullion. Hence it appears
that the 41214-grain silver dollar coined
at l6 to l ratio would actually be
worth about fifty cents. There you
have the whole matter of free silver
l6 to / coinage set forth in concise and
accurate terms-and most dishonest
piece of business it would be.-Troy
Times
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
Ex-JusTIcE STRONG DEAD.
Figured for Many Years the Federal
Supreme Bench.

Supreme Bench.
LAKE MINNEwAsKA, n. Y, Aug. 90
Ex-Associate Justice Strong, of the
United States supreme court, died here
at 2:10 o'clock Monday afternoon.
The remains of eX-Justice Strong
will leave New Paltz on special car
at Ii o'clock this morning, arriving at
Reading. Pa, at 1880 o'clock in the
evening. The funeral services will be
held at Reading at o'clock on Wednes-
day evening.
William Strong was born in Somers, Conn,
May g. 1903. He was the eldest of eleven
children of Rev William l.. Strong.
After graduating at Yale college he
engaged in the study of law and
was admitted to the bar at Reading, Pa, in
1892 He served in congress as a democrat
from 1S47 until 1851, and declined a third
nomination. During the civil war
he gave all of his support and
influence in aid of the government He served
as Justice of the Pennsylvania SUI
preme court from 1857 until 1868 gaining
n high reputation Us jurlst-
In February, 1870 he appointed
justice of the supreme court of the United
States. and served until December, 1880, when.
he resigned or his opinions uttered
while on the supreme bench, those
in the legal tender cases, the state
freight tax cases and the civil rights cases ex-
hibit in an eminent degree his great power Of
analysis and vigorous logic. Justice Strong
was n member of the electoral commission
in 1877
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
Evils Entailed.

Silver agitation depresses business,
and industrial depression not only re-
duces wages, but limits employment.
The millions lost by the laboring peo-
pie in the past two years have been
thrown away in the vain attempt to
make fifty cents worth of silver bull
lion sell for a dollar. The laborers
have no silver bullion. They have
labor to sell, and they are not inter
ested in raising the price of commodi-
ties artidcially, and especially of com
modities which they do not produce.
AS to the currency, they are interested
in keeping it sound and stable, to the
end that the interests of the masses
may be promoted, that business may
flourish, that all who want to work
may have employment, and that they
be paid in money that will command
as large as possible share of the
necessaries and comforts of life.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24

urnl repose, The left arm of Mr..
Greiner was thrown across his wife's
face, his forefnger raised as though
forewarning danger. The firemen first
uncovered their heads and it was half
an hour later before the entire bodies
were exhumed. Excitement in the
city is at a high pitch. Throngs of
people crowd police headquarters, the
morgue and hotels to search for miss
ing friends.
The terrible destruction wrought by
the explosion is in evidence every
where within three blocks of the
scene. Stores in the neighborhood
have their fronts demolished or win
dows damaged. Along Larimer street,
in the rear of the building, there is
not whole plate-glass for a
block and Lawrence street in the
front shows similar signs of demolition.
To estimate the damage and loss is
very difficult, especially as no insur-
ance papers are available, they having
all been lost in the fire; but the loss
will hardly exceed S75, 600.
Gen. Charles Adams, whose body is
believed to be in the ruins of the hotel,
was well known in mining and polit-
ical circles in Colorado. He had been
resident of the state since the
early days and formerly took a
prominent part in politics as re-
publican. In 1878, at the time of the
Ute troubles, he was Indian agent at
the Ouray reservation. Following the
expiration of that appointment he
was sent to Chilli as United States con-
sui and served in that capacity for a
| num her of wears
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24

thanks for his reception. He wishe,
long life and prosperity to you all, and
would gladly stay longer if possible.
He has commissioned me to ask you to
grant him leave of absence. Shall it
be granted2"
A tremendous cry of "yesl" went up,
and Gen. Grant was escorted from the
hall, stepped into his carriage, and
drove rapidly off. He left Washington
the next morning, and this was his last
visit to the national capital, and this
was the last reunion of the Boys in
Blue. Chicago Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
AMONG THE ENEMY.
A Yankee Soldiers Night In n Southern
House,

During the war-it was in 1861
had charge of train Of supply wagons,
which l was taking to Knoxville,
Tenn. The wagons had the usual
guard, and our route lay over the
mountains. When about half way up
we received information that the road
was blocked by the rebels several
miles further on, and that it would be
impossible to get past them without
being discovered, necessitating skir-
mish and and possible capture of the
supplies, as we were not strong enough
to fight the number of rebels that was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24

-. How necessary the cry of hard
times is to the success of the free-sil-
YER agitation is shown by the fact that
free-silver organs are still crying
calamity in the face of all the evidence
of increasingly prosperous conditions.
The Wichita (Kan.) Eagle free-silver
organ) says: There is no indication of
better times, no hope for prosperity,
and there can be none until the
values of which verything has been
robbed are restored" The Atlanta
Constitution free silver) refers to
business and industry all over the
land" as in "a stagnant condition"
n. " Post.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
MARSH FIRES BURNING.
Ground Affected Is Ruined for Years To
Come-Rains Needed.

MILWAUKEE, Aug. 2o.-Heavy marsh
fires, running under the sod and break
ing out in unexpected distant places,
are burning on what is known as the
big marsh" in Palmyra, Hebron and
Cold Springs towns, covering an extent
of thousands of acres. Much valuable
hay of this years crop has already been
burned and more must CO. The extent
of burned ground is ruined for years to
come, as the fires penetrate deep, de-
stroying it's fertility. Men and boy
volunteers are fighting the fire that
only long, heavy rains will extinguish.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
AN OBNOXIOUS LAW.
Objection to Its Enforcement the Cause
of a Murder.

MARION, Ill, Aug 2O.-The stock law
passed by the recent Illinois legisla-
ture is very unpopular with the small
farmers and renters in the wooded por-
tions of southern Illinois. Sunday
night E. w. Morefeld, the poundmas-
ter for Stone Fort township, was
waylaid and killed on the public
highway by Eph Thompson, negro
farmer whose only cow the pound
master had taken from the range. 1t
is worth mans life to fill this Office
in some townships. In many localities
in the timbered districts these farmers
threaten to mob any man who will
come to enforce the new stock law.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
Fell Between Cars.

LAKE LINDEN, Mich, Aug. 20.-Wil-
liam Longtime, nephew of Prosper
Robert, owner of extensive brown
stone quarries at Trap Rock river, fell
between the cars on his way to the
quarry Monday morning and received
injuries that proved fatal. He was 90
years of age and lived with his uncls
here
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
SEVENTEEN DROWNED.
Motor Boat on the EIbe River Run Down
and Sunk.

LONDON, Aug, 20.-A dispatch from
Hamburg says that the steamer Con-
cordia ran down the motor boat Beck
man Sunday evening near Falkenthal,
on the Elbe river, and that seventeen
persons were drowned. OF eight MEM
bers of a family named Laski who
were on board the motor boat only
Fred Laski was saved.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
DISASTER AT NAPLES.
Balusters to a Stairway Give Way and
Three People Are Killed.

Three People Are kiIled.
LONDON, Aug. 2o.-A dispatch from
Naples says that at political meeting
in that city Sunday night the throng
of people that crowded the stairway
leading to the meeting hall was SO
many persons were pushed from the
stairs and fell to the floor below.
Three persons were killed outright and
fully thirty more were injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24
THREE HUNDRED KILLED.

Russian Barracks at TOuIn BIOwn Up
with Terrible Results.
LONDON, Aug. 20.-The Daily News
has dispatch from Vienna which says
that Trieste papers report that an ex-
plosion destroyed the artillery bar
racks at Toula, Russia, and that 800
men were killed, including many otfi-
GERS. The barracks were found to be
completely undermined. Many arrests
have beln made
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1895-08-24

Waiter-Brown bread or white, sirP
He-It makes no difference; | am
color-blind. Judge.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
PICTURES n EYES.
How to Adjust the Latter to Properly o.
serve the Former.

The observer, i'll order to see n picture
to the best advantage. must adjust his
VISION to that Of the artist who produced
1t. Most OF IL Go this instinetivelv. Net
only do we select the best point of view
from which to observe Il picture, but we
recede from tho painting until the lights
and colors blend in just the right degree.
In addition to that many instinctiyely
p'nch the eyes together, producing thus
a momentary astigmatism, such as the
artist had produced in his own eve. and
ind the picture thus apparently i'm
proved.
A most useful appliance 4or viewing
pictures is the so called s~tenopaic slit.
This is merely a slit one or two milf
meters III width in a card or thin plnte
OF brass. Simple as this device is but
few persons are aware Ct how much it
adds to the effect in viewing paintings.
as it allows the raj Of light in only
n mer dian to pass through the cornea
of the observer. IF he wishes to look at
a painting done by an artist whose
vision is normal, or nearly so, the CD.
server turns The slit around to correspond
with the meridian of his own hest vision.
If, however. he looks at a pictu1e in
which it Is desirable to have overlapping
of the retinal images-at one where
the colors ms lie mixed in tie eye, for
example--it is necessary to rotate the
slit to another position, usually at right
angles to the first, and with this a can
vas which before showed too clearly the
blotches OF color now becomes blended
into Il much more perfect whole.
l would recommend this simple de.
vice to any one who has not already OK.
peIimented with it. Thus, by adjusting
our W personal equation Of eyesight
to that of tho artist, we literally obtain
his point of view. Tho colors are height
ened. the daubs blend and new beauties
appear. Instead OF seeking, like our
friend mentioned at first. for ''the
handiest way to get out Of this ere
place" we are glad to stay longer to
study and to enjoy. Here, as every.
where, it is art and science together
that yield the richest result. II science
is allowed to be the interpreter, we may
gain II heightened enjoyment of art and
the artist a comforting increase of APP
probation. -Lucien Howe. NJ. D., in
Popular Science Monthly.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
STAMBULOrF's SPIRIT.


Called the Bismarck Of the balkans De-
cause of His Courage.
The late Ii. Stambulof. ex-premier
Bismarck of the Balkans" One Of his
most dramatic passages with Russia
occurred during the war with Servia.
Prince Alexander had gone out to lead
the Bulgarian army in person, leaving
M. Stambulof in charge at home. II
was d clear day, with not a breath of
air stirring, and the roar Of the cannon
was plainly heard in the city. M.
Stambulof thought the Servians wee
winning the day. In their anxiety the
Bulgarian ministers applied to the Rms
sian diplomatic agent for advice. That
gentleman shrugged his shoulders and
said it was no affair of his.
but" urged the Bulgarian minis
ters, 1.-THE Servians are almost at our
gates. You could stop them with a sin
gle word, if you would" eyes, but
that word will not be spoken. On one
condition only will l stop them, and
that is that your beggar of a prince
shall abdicate at once" And that"
Numbered M. S~tambuloff, she will
not do. No, not for 20 Russias!"
With that NJ. Stambulof sprang into
the saddle and dashed away TO the bat
tlefleld, while the Russian agent sent
to his friends to come to his house to
celebrate the defeat Of the Bulgarian
armies. few hours passed, and then
the Bpjgssian foreign minister got a
Telegram. from NJ. Stambuloff, dated
OH the field of battle, telling of Prince
Alexander's magnificent victory and Of
the utter rout of the Servians. He hur-
ried with it to the house of the Russian
agent, arriving there in the midst of
the festivities. And when he told the
news the representative Of the czar, it
is said, ground his teeth in rage.-West-
minister Budget.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
Ratsi

A strange sight was seen in London
at the great fire in the grain warehouses
near Blackfriars bridge. AS the build
ings, which were on the waters edge,
were burning a black mass was seen in
the river floating from the Surrey TO the
Middlesex side. 1t was composed of
thousands of rats, cut off from escape
on the land side. About 10, 900 of them
succeeded in crossing the river, but
were then unable to get up the smooth
side of the Thames elnbankment and
were carried down stream and drowned.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
For Rent

To n small family, hall a house partly
furnished with all conveniences, hot and
cold water bath. Inquire at DIsPATcH
Off1ce.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16

Buy Your fencing, pine or redwood
shingles, clear and common lumber OF
all sizes OF Foulks and Powning, Verdi
or Reno. The best mountain pine and
low prices. Common Timber on the cars
AZ Verdi at $40 per thousand.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
A Bargain.

VIZ have a cabin, l2x IL, undesirable
location; an entire outfit consisting OF
stove, dishes, bedding ETC., and a good
sized lot. Cheap for cash. Apply at
DISPATCH office.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16

A Shawnee Indian has gone to law to
recover part Of a Kansas City suburb,
and it looks as if the Indian was becom-
ing a little overeducated. Chicago
Post.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
Notice to Hunters.

hereby notify all hunters not TO
'resphss upon my premises. Those
Who do not heed this notice will be
prosecuted. T. q. Hermann
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
VIAVI.

Ladies' do not neglect your health.
Thoroughly investigate the Viava treat
mcnt, it never fails to rnre If used cor
recllv. All inquiries gladly answered
Ly MRS. l.. FOWLER, Agent.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
Ajax CYCLES.

Strictly High Grade. Twenty pound
wheel, n hundred dollars; same quail
lty, twenty-six pounds, seventy five dol
lals; also children's wheels best and
heapest. E. GriswOld Agent.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
For Sale.

A well built and nicely furnished four
room house in choice location. First
class well on premises. Large yard and
shade trees, good outbuildings. Also
the furniture which is nearly new and
of first quality. House and furniture
.nld together or separately, a bargain.
'uire at DIsPATCH Office early.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16

Hotel Clerk-What on earth are you
doing with that. electric bell? You've
been ringing it ten minutes.
Farmer Grimes-I hev, Ell? Why,
can't ye see for yerself that the handles
broke off the DANCED thing and l am
tryin ter git a grip on it with my twee-
zers?-Texas Siftings.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1895-10-16
Business LOcaISaDd Spicy Items

When yon STOP in Truekee for a da,
or fora month You should remember
you get the best accommodations at the
Whitney House. =
The true northerner., 1895-03-29

the lonely pioneer was frequently
reused from his fitful slumbers by the
fierce war-whoop Of the savage or the
wild shrek of the deadly panther
Now the vast forests are but n memory
and well-tilled farms occupy the spot
that once were the Indians hunting
grounds.
William and George Coombs were
born In Kentucky and came TO Clark
County when the latter was n small
boy. Rumor has it that in his early
manhood William was Tilted by cruel
maiden, and he then and there abjured
the sex forever. His faithful brother
George, whom he to this day terms
"the baby" became his companion,
and tho two have ever since lived their
life alone, solitary in the midst Of
teeming civilization.
Their hut is in the center OF 400
acre tract Of land, which they own and
rent out on shares. They will never
sell their grain unless they get the
price they think they should have or
they have 10 have money 10 pay their
taxes. They never Keep any money by
them. The produce they raise on the
flve-acre tract surrounding the hut and
the eggs from their poultry supply
them with the necessaries of life, all
Of which they purchase Of a huckster.
never going TO any town unless per-
emptorily summoned. The only visit
they have ever paid Marshall in many
years was when they were summoned
on a trial n few years ago. The old
men yet preserve all their faculties.
Sight and hearing are good. In their
earlier days both were mighty hunters,
and thousands Of wild turkeys rs well
ls numbers Of deer and bear fell TO
their rifles. Both still pride themselves
on their craftsmanship, old rs they
are, and not without reason, for their
aim is still deadly.-Utca Globe.
The true northerner., 1895-03-29
ReassurinQ.

Nervous people who are haunted by
the fear of appendicitis every time they
eat grapes or berries, trouble them
selves unnecessarily, according to Il
prominent physician. The general Inn
preston that this singular ailment Is
caused by the presence Of a seed or
stone in the appendix Is erroneous. A
small bit Of digested matter gets into
the little sac, If the neck IL 1t Is open
far enough to receive it. 1t may re-
main there for years and cause no trou-
BILE, and then again it may bring on
appendicitis almostimmediately. Where
the patient is In good health, in four
cases out Of five the operation for re-
moving the appendix is successful.
Many people who have heard about ap-
pendicitis have given up the luxury of
small fruit in fear of 1t, and some OF
the extremely sensitive ones have even
been constantly worried lest some seed
that they had swallowed In the past
might give them this disease-which
is among the rarest diseases any way.
1t is time to explode the seed story; it
has caused too much discomfort III
ready.