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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
YOUNG CORPORAL jim.

Twas down in the valley in siNty-four,
Just one year ere the war was DER,
That young Jim Joined us, gallant and gay
AS ful-ledged private in old Troop X.
His eyes were as big and as bright as
girls,
And close to his head crept his short tawny
curls,
And his figure was graceful and 1.-the and
SLIM
As a willow that grows near the rivers
brim.
He was only n lad, not beyond eighteen.
But the things that he knew and sights he
had seen
Were marvellous even to soldiers old.
And though gentle In nature his spirit was
bold
So they made him corporal so gallant and
gay,
And he carried the guidon in old Troop X.
Twas n close June morning, the east just
gray
with the faintest glimmer of breaking
The trumpets were sounding the reveille.
When off to the north, like a surging sea
Came the rattle of muskets. the rolling OF
drums,
And to arms sang the trumpets, to arms,
the foe comes!
Twas the prettiest fight, sir, you ever did
see,
with Troop B
1T seemed that the Johnnies were having
their way,
TIL the general sent word for charge by
Troop K.
.,Prepare to mount mount! just as cool as
at drill.
~.Trot," "Gallop," then "Charge!" and we
rode for the HILL
AT the very first volley both officers
dropped.
For a moment we wavered, we almost were
stopped,
When just like a flash to the front young
Jim popped,
Waved the guidon on high while we al
held our breath,
And then like a hero rode straight to his
death.
Did we carry the place? Just you read the
report
That Phil Sheridan made, to the point
sharp and short;
while the troops all fought well, the even
of the day
Was the taking of Mound Hill by gallopint
X"
And Jim, yes. we found him quite close t,
the hill,
Shot clean through the head, sir, all quie
and still.
Fast clasping the guidon he lay on the sod
His young bonny face turned straight vi
to his God.
We buried him close to the spot where h
fell
From that death-dealing shower of bullets
and shell
We gave him a headstone, the best tina
we could
. Not much twas to look at, of unpaintet
wood,
But one fellow, a poet, wrote this on tn
board:
"Corpl Jim, who died game in his boot
and the Lord
Thomas H. Wilson, IN N. Y. Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
Tulle Plaitlngs.

Billows of tulle crown the majority Of
dressy millinery-one color over the
other very often, to produce the shot
effect so much desired, or maybe to en-.
eble a greater display of color-green
tulle under rose color or blue, yellow
under green, black over white or vice
versa. The word "billow" is used adj
visedly in relation to tulle as manipu-
lated by the milliner These tulle plait-
ings are now sold by the yard in all
colors and combinations, plain, ribbon.
edged, fiuted, lowered and silk-em-
broidered; and if the May queen style of
headwear offered does not suit your
taste you have only to purchase be-
coming straw shape and then select
as much or as little tulle and other
garnitures as you desire.-Detroit Free
Press
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
An Old soIdier's Good Fortune.

A marvellous instance of restoration
of sight is that of John Hershman, an
old soldier residing near Kokomo, Ind.
From injuries received during the late
war Mr.. Hershman went blind, and by
special act of congress in 1888 he was
awarded pension of $72 a month for
total disability, and large amount Of
back pay. A few days ago Mr.. Hersh-
man, while sitting at his home, was at
tackled with frightful pains about the
eyes. After suffering excruciating
agony for several hours the pain sud-
denly vanished, and to the surprise OF
Mr.. Hershman and his family his sight
was completely restored. He now reads
newspapers as readily as before losing
his vision.-Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
NEW OUTDOOR GAME.
English Children Like TO Play 1t In the
nnYA of EnrlY Spring.

Days of Early Spring.
Tip and run is a game our English
cousins are just learning-both boys
and girls. 1t resembles cricket, so some
one saws, as a caricature resembles its
original.
1t is n game to play early in the
spring, before cricket or tennis can be
thought of, and it has this advantage
over golf, that it can be played on
lawns or garden plots without damage
to the turf.
Tip and run involves much exercise
of n rather severe kind.
This is the manner of it: The fair
guardian of the wicket, armed with a
bat or even a racket, takes her stand,
and as soon as she has hit the
bowler's ball, is bound to run as fast as
she can between the wickets, as failure
to hit or to run involves discontinue
and an immediate successor at the bat.
The score mounts up rapidly, as an
expert batswoman hits each time and
flies to and fro like ball herself, until
she can be dislodged by three successive
failures to hit her ball. The other
DldNtIS llClu ouU, "lJll SuSSCoS
ally less than more. Bowling usually
taxes the skill of fair players more than
batting. They do not, as a rule, bowl
with the mechanical skill which marks
the masculine player.
Eleven is the proper number for each
team to tip and run; when men are per.
mitted to reinforce the eleven, they play
left-handed or bat with broomsticks
But, even thus handicapped, they often
seem to be more than match for their
fair antagonists, though there be
elevens, and there are those, who car
well hold their own upon the leveI
green, and are afraid of no mans prov
ess and understand all the intricacies
of the game.
The maiden possessed of Atalanta's
speed and grace will doubtless prove tn,
prize player at tip and run, but every
girl who INDUCES in the game will fine
herself the better and the roster for the
fresh air, sunshine and exercise it give:
her.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09

firmly resolved to set to work as soon
as we had reached the journeys end.
THE was was longer than L had ex-
pected; we did not arrive. l was strict
ly forbidden to touch the paints and
was ordered off to bed. Fires and lights
were put out, but 1 could not sleep n
wink. AS soon as the first gray streak
of daylight appeared L jumped out of
bed and went downstairs and out into
the yard. But alasi There was no can
vas, no cardboard, no panel. All had
been taken from me the night before.
l felt mad, irresistible desire to paint.
! Wondering on what should make my
first attempt. set about uncorking my
bottles and spreading patches of color
all over my palette. The brilliancy,
freshness and cheerfulness of those
colors made me quite drunk with de-
light. Nothing goes to the head SO
much as your first palette. There was
a green shade especially that could not
take my eyes off. What lovely green!
Veronese green in all it's glory.
"But what was L to paint, and on
what? AS | was still asking myself
this question, my eyes fell on a poor
little hen, rather prettily shaped, but
with feathers of dirty white, that
was picking up crumbs two PAGES from
where 1 stood. The fowl was fright
fully deficient in tone. | decided TO
remedy the fault without further de-
lay. The hen objected; the creature
failed to see that L was laboring for its
own good. However, persisted in my
efforts, and at last succeeded. To be
sure, it took every particle of Veronese
green; but then, what beautiful hen
had turned out
"Two or three hours afterward l was
reused out of sleep by an unusual noise
of shouting and groaning. What could
1t be? A number of men and women
had gathered in a crowd in frcnt of the
house. Some of them had their arms
uplifted toward the sky; others were
weeping; others again by their frantic
gestures manifested the widest despair
and terror; and in the midst of them
stood the fowl, to which they were
pointing with their fingers, and when
1t went toward them they drew back
in alright. Then / understood it all
l remembered a legend of the country
in which green fowl plays terrible
part. Whenever it appears all kinds
Of woes threaten the villagc-failure ot
crops, plague among the cattle, disease
in the home. That accounted for the
village being in arms. Under my very
eyes a woman fell to the ground il
Mysteries. Then / hesitated no longer
ran to the master of the house, and
told him everything. 1t took longer
than an hour and half to convince the
tuperstitious folk at Tosserand that the
yerdant creature had not been sent by
their evil genius, and that it was my
Rrst effort in painting
"At last their fears gradually subsid
ed, and ventured to show myself. Al
old woman, still laboring under the ex
citement she had just gone through
said to me, in prophetic tones: 'YoI
have made our people shed bitter tears
you, too, will weep before you hav'
done with your painting! "-Chicag'
Inter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
FOR CLEANING BRASS.
The Ashes Which Accumulate in a Stove
Are Excellent.

Are Excellent.
"Throw it out" said one. "Give it
away" said another. AS it seems poor
kind of giving to bestow that which
is worthless to yourself, the last adj
vice was not followed. But the rose
shade was so handsome, and the colored
glass jewels and hanging drops all in
tact, it provoked sundry experiments;
and the result is restoration to beauty
and usefulness of lamp that was an
eyesore for its erdigris-covered brass
work, says Womankind.
In most stoves n very fine powder
accumulates that is not ashes. yet has
the essence of the wood in it. Part
of this, in one saucer, was moistened
well, and another saucer held the dry
powder, pan of good soapsuds stood
near, and a piece of sheepskin was at
hand.
With a tooth brush all the brass was
we'll secured, then washed in the suds
and dried. At this point there was not
much encouragement, but now the dry
powder and sheepsliin were vigorously
applied, and, to the surprise of the
skeptics, the brass shone with soft
luster very superior to even the hard
brilliancy of newness.
This powder will restore the brass
! rods when tarnished and fly, speclled,
end an occasional rub with a wooden
cloth or piece of sheepskin dipped in the
dry powder will keep them in good con-
dition.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
THE ALPINE VULTURE.
Bird That Has Decided Preference for
Human Prey.

Human Prey.
In the canton of JTral woman was liv-
ing in 1854 who had been carried off by
IL baby. At Hundwcl, in the canton of
Appenzell, a child was carried off in
sight of parents. On the Silberalp q
vulture attacked little boy who was
watching sheep, seated on rock, and
had time to knock him over the edge of
the cliff before the shepherds could
drive the bird away. AT N[urren, above
the valley of Lauterbrunnen, vulture
carried an infant to an inaccessible rock
opposite the village and devoured it.
But the most striking instance of tile
child-devouring tendency of these birds
occurred in the Bernese Oberland. A
child three years old, called Anne Eur
buchen, was taken up to the high Alp
at hay-making time and left asleep
while the father fetched load of hay.
He returned to find the child gone. At
the same time another peasant, called
Henri Michel, was coming up the noun
tain by rough path when he heard n
child cry. At the same time he saw
a lammergeier raise and sail away.
Running up to the place he found the
little girl, unhurt except for wounds
in the arm and left hand, where the
bird had clutched her. She had lost
her socks, shoes and cap while being
transported by the bird, the distance
traversed being about $50 yards. The
facts were all entered in the parish
archives of the village of Hakeren, and
the girl, who lived to be an old woman,
was always known as "Geier-Anni."-'
London Spectator.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
How to Make Mlnce soallops.

A nice way to utilize cold meat is to
cook one tablespoonful of onion cut fine
In two tablespoonfuls of butter, until
1t turns a golden yellow. Add one cup
Of fresh bread crumbs, one cup of cooked
meat chopped fine, one saltspoon of salt,
a half saltspoon of pepper, quarter
saltspoon of nutmeg and one teaspoon OF
thin, yellow rind of lemon, and half
cup of water or weak stock. Allow to
simmer five minutes. To this add two
well-beaten eggs. Serve on thin slices
of brown bread or between two square
crackers
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09

crossed with 60 of my men, and be-
lieve we were the first mounted troops
in the city.
About IL O'Clock p. M, when the fire
was raging and entirely beyond control,
/ and about six of my men sat on our
horess at the end of one of the business
streets. The smoke utterly filled the
street, and it seemed impossible for any
one to live between the burning build
ings.
Gems. Logan and Blair, with staff Of
ficers and escort, were there also, dis
cussing the situation. Logan turned
to Blair and said:
General, these men who are doing
this work belong to the Seventeenth
corps. You had better take care of
them"
Blair did not reply, but pulled his
slouch hat down over his left eye and
leaned forward in his saddle.
AT this moment the attention of all
was attracted to cry coming from the
smoky street:
"Clear the track! Clear the track!"
: Soon there came out of the smoke an
SAu WIN lOD IuIOWu
lean, gaunt mule in the shafts, SOL
dier on his back, and in the chaise three
of his comrades. All had on extra high
plug hats, white, and each carried tin
vessel filled with whisky.
The outfit pulled up to within 40 feet
Of the two generals. But it was some
time before the men could get the smoke
out of their eyes. They realized that
they were in close proximity to their
commanding officer. One of the soldiers
staggered to his feet and shouted:
1--WE belong to the Fifteenth corps.
Hurrah for Gen. Logan!"
Gen. Blair turned and looked at Lo-
gan. who in turn rode away, followed
by staff and escort. 1t is almost need
less to say those soldiers were not pun
ished.-Maj. II. M. Kendcrdine, in Ma
tional Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
poRE'S GREEN CHICKEN.
A Story of tho Great French Artists Firs
Box of Paint.

A Story of the Great French Artists First
Box of Paint.
The following little story was told
by the famous painter, Gustave Dore,
whose illustrious Dante, Milton, Rabe-
lais and Don Quixote will probably
never be surpassed. AT an early age
Dore showed wonderful talent for
drawing, and in all his life he never cop
led from models, but painted from
memory and the fullness of his mind.
This describes his experience with
his first box of metal tubes: "One
day." he says, "when 1 was to spend a
week with friend of my fathers, there
was brought to me the well-l<nown
oalien box, with brass handle and tube
and brushes complete. was wild with
delight. l had never thought half as
much of any present. WANTED to un-
cork all the paints there and then and
cover my palette with pretty daubs OF
color, but they would not let me. The
carriage was waiting. L had to jump in
OF course, took my box with me under
my arm, or rather next to my heart
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
To Measure for VAL rapsr.

To measure a room in order to find
out how many rolls of paper will be
required to cover the walls, multiply
the length by the height of each wall,
add together the number of square feet
of the walls, getting total number of
square feet. Allow one-half roll of
paper for each door and window. Di-
vide the whole amount by SO, which will
give you the number of rolls of paper
required for the walls, including wsste,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
HURRAHED FOR LOGAN.
An Incident That Occurred at the Sack
ing of Columbia.

An Incident That Occurred at the Sack
ing of Columbia.
In your issue of February 26, 1896, L
read of Gen. Howard's account of the
sacl1ine of Columbia, S. c., on the night
of February II, 1865. The scenes de-
scribed rose wildly in my memory.
I will relate an incident that
witnessed about IL o'clock p. m. on that
night.
On the raid through the Carolinas
commanded a battalion of detached cav
airy under Gen. Beckwith, chief commits
sary of subsistence. AS soon as the pom
toons were laid over Broad river /
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
How to Prepare Baked Tomatoes.

Take six large ripe tomatoes, skin and
cut into small pieces. Spread layer in
the bottom of bake dish, season well.
put layer of coarse bread crumbs over
the tomatoes, with plenty of butter.
Continue this until the dish is full, hav-
ing bread crumbs on top. Bake one
hour.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
Casualties In the Civil War.

In the American civil war one out of
every 65 men was killed and one in each
ten wounded. In Napoleon's early wars
one out of each 2s was killed and in the
early British conflicts as high an
average as one death to each 10 engaged
10 reported.-Chicago Chronicle.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09

Cumso-Snooper is very thoughts
less man.
Cawker-True, and he knows he Ia
thoughtless.
Cumso-Does he?
Cawker-He does. When he answers
question negatively he always sayRt
ayes, don't think."-Town Topica.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09

To examine it at this stage of its exist
ence one can scarcely imagine that
some day it may become huge oak.
Any boy or girl can sprout an oak tree
in a tumbler without much difficulty.
Take an acorn and run threaded
needle very carefully little way under
the shell on one side, draw the thread
through and suspend the acorn so that
it is partly submerged in the water of a
tumbler, as shown in the cut. Keep in
a warm place, and before long the oak
tree will sprout, sending a tender stem
upward and root downward.-Ch
90 Record
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
WOMAN AND HOME.
EMPIRE LAMP SHADES.
They Arc All the Rage and, Thank Good
ncaa. EnaIlY Made.

ness, Easily Made.
Draped lamp shades are no longer the
most fashionable things of their kind.
A more inexpensive, and at the same
time a more easily made-at-home kind,
is now to be used. 1t is called the "Em-
pire," as most decorative house furnish
ings are called now. The handsome
lamp shades, flaring very much at the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-05-09
INSTRUCTIVE PASTIME.
How an Oak Tree May BE Grown In n
Tumbler of Water.

An oak tree has { very humble begin
ming. When it first sprouts from the
acorn it has fragile green stem and
looks something like a young pea plant.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
THE CITY oaARrER.
Brief Review of tho Work OF tho Council
on the Proposed Amendments.

Brief Review of tho Work OF tho Council
on the Proposed Amendments
Section 4. "a reported by the COM
mittss, contained . proyiso for the
abolition of the Office of police Justice
and the creation Of the sax collector.
The Council ameEded the sosion by
inserting "police justice." and then
struck out tho whole section providing
for oil officers which compose the mu-
niotpal government, oouncilmen as well.
Seodon 9. providing what officers
ahal be elected by tho Council and
shoir respective terms Of office, was
reported by the committee go as TO
provide for collector of city taxes,
but made no provision for police iue.
tice. The Council amended this seq
tion by inserting police justice and
then adopted it.
They have provided Tor o president
pro tempore Of Council; have struck
out session ~, providing for making
public improvements and levying as-
sessments on the property owners; again
separated tho duties proposed by the
committee to devolve upon the mayor
and decided definitely on o police JUS
tice, and by refusing to adopt Mr. VIII.
cons amsndm ent TO the section provid-
Ing teas tbe treasurer shGll be paid q
salary, ehovn their views In respect to q
tax collector.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
After
Christmas,

HI the Ieft.overs are ready
today at very little prices.
They are as perfect as when
they first stepped into the store,
and it would be very unWiss
merchandising to carry them
over to another season and ask
you to pay full price for them
So here they go On the bargain
table, and among these things
are some Of the biggest bar
gains you ever saw.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
Germany ie Defiant.

BERLIN, Jrn. 4. Koelnischo Tonight
aays thas the reEetke OF tho British
press iE regard to the telegram sent by
Eur ceror Willi,m to Presidents Kruger,
OF TFnnsvaai, need not slnrm the Cor
mans All Germany upholdo Emperor
william juss.s three weeks SEQ Europe
upheld England regarding Venezuela,
no. Europe uphol6s the Eoers Tits 10
be hoped thss the British papers do nos
insTfne thst sheir thres.s will exercise
the slightest inhuence upon the attitude
OF the German government.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
Y. r. q. e. NOTES.

Mr Dean will occupy the pulpit ct th e
Trinity ri e. Church Cd IL @. NJ. end
will speak to tho people OF Graco &.
E. Church at 1870 p. IL.
The MAS meeting fos men will be
hold In the Y. II @ A hEll OF 4 O'Clock
thio afternoon, when Evnngeliss Dean
~ill give another OF his remarkable
Bible resdinRs
The opening session OF the Y. M. G.
a. voc.l music cisss will be held to-
morrow evening at o'clock IN tho leo
ture room Those desiring 70 j,in should
apply ct once
The professional reu's gymunei e N
class @. 9 arted Yesterday OF p N
with Pnysical Director McIntlre in
charge This class Is for tho spe CT 81
benefit Of ministers l,wye Goc tors,
dru, Giat-, editor and other professions
mon
Ra will conslEuo his series in Y NJ.
G bell during tn week q, le, 3 end
7:3o O'clock. In view of the specs re-
quests for tho admission OF sdips to
g. W ing meeiu0s, bo,h she 3 and
7:30 NJ pa,singa ii b. open sc
M nd som'n ch So.
FOR the lsru s'rs ,nt nFes
L
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
Partner.hip Notice.

THE partnership heretoforo existing
between Griffin end Wa. A. Glasgow,
Jr. &C Re ornsys. ss-lsw, is thia day
dissolved by mutual consent g. Griffin
VIII continue tho praatioe OF law in
r -df "a City and Roanoke, With offices
in Masonic building, Bedford City, and
sixth floor Terry building, Roanoke.
VIM Glasgow Jr., hGb this day
en'' red to partnership with l. 81.
Cooke under the firm name OF Cooke &
Glasgow, and wi continue the practice
with offices in Terry Blu lding, Roanoke.
January l, 1896 13tf
RUY Brush @ount,in coal rom W. X.
Andrews = Co "l9 Salem ave que. They
vi 80 " ch"sr ban IL het ever been
40 d ne NV Loos out for the belled
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
Murder In tho Second Degree.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Jan. 4.-Carl Dolly,
who shot snd killed Charles Boeeoher,
May 90, 1895, was convicted to -night Of
murder In the Eecond degree. Both
men were tailors snd quarreled over
which was the prettiest city in Germany.
The defense WAS insanity
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-05
Lecture at tho First Bsptist.
Theatre Manager Conc Wrong.

ATLANTA, Ga Jan. Al. w. Wise
formerly of Chicago but lately manager
OF the Casino Variety Theatre in this
city, has disappeared, owing all OF his
employees and mum Der of other people.