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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
He GAVE NE THE TESTAMENT.

ment brings back! I remember the
hour he gave it to me. How solemn
] felt and how homesick, too! How
wanted to throw my arms around my
mothers neck and have her tnlk to me
the dear mother had run away from!
Lieut.. Leach was Christian-a real one
There We're prayers in his tent every
night and morning, and on Sunday
there was a prayer-meeting. l was Il
boy of 12, who had taken French leave
to go to the war, and needed just such
care as Lieut.. Leach extended TO me. He
gave me that Testament at the close of
one of the prayer-meetings and, with
a hand resting on my head, said: my
lad, read something in that book every
day as long as you live, and you will
never get into serious trouble" L read
| It daily until was made prisoner
until l got into what 1 thought was
mighty serious trouble-when it was
| impossible for me to read the Bible.
Bible agents didn't come to see us at
Libby prison. l guess my too-frequent
vacant stomach demanded more atten-
ton than religious training and Bible
reading in those prison days"
Prayers in the soldiers tents were not
infrequent. Gen. Howard always had
prayers. Gen. Lee regularly prayed, and
Stonewall Jackson several times day.
Probably there was not a company in
the war that did not have its praying
men. $50 with me tonight through the
company street." said Private i. c..
Jones, of whom I have spoken in these
letters. eve will see what the boys are
doing. 1t was about six months after
the company had gone to the seat of
wor. We went up one side of the street
and down the other. In three of the
tents that night, just before taps, the
voices OF men in prayer were heard. In
seven tents the language of sevcn-up,
eucre and poker came to our ears. In
the balance of the tents the soldier
statesmen and army commanders were
discussing the best way to settle the
great family trouble into which the
south had allowed themselves to be
drawn. Jones at that time was man OF
picty. He was shocked at the few
prayers and much worldliness of the
company. Two years later Jones could
lose his pay at poker little quicker
than any other man in company E.-J
A. Watrous, in Chicago Times-Herald.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
SEED DISTRIBUTION.
Ono of Natures Most Wonderful and
Mysterious Operations.

In the hedgerows and along the coun-
try highways, so infinitely varied in
their peaceful beauty, what wonder
ful and diverse operations and designs
are taking place to secure the distribu-
tion of the ripened seed--winged seeds
of suitable shapes for the wind to car
ry and let drop here and there in cleared
space; seeds that hook themselves to
the passer-by, so that perchance they
may be conveyed 10 bit of ground
not overcrowded.
The wild geranium that grows here
and there so abundantly, when its pink
petals have fallen and the seed within
it's seed-case are ripe, by a simple me-
chanism shoots its seeds some little dis
tnnce.
The capsule of the common poppy
has little doors i'll the top, and when it is
agitated by the wind, the seeds are
elected one by one through these small
apertures. The little doors are pro-
tccted from rain by an overhanging
roof, and close themselves in wet
weather.
In the autumn, a dry, bristly, round
ish thing about the size of large mar
BILE (the burr of the burdock) gets at
tached to our clothes or entangled in
the long hair of our dog, and can ba
only got rid of with some difficulty.
The burdock, wild parsley and en-
chanter's nightshade, so common to our
woodlands, by means of hooks cling to
any passer-by who may chance tollnock
against them, using this method of dis
| trlbuting their seed.
Seeds by adhering to the wool OF
sheep have been conveyed in the fleece
20 other countries, and a new and vigor-
Gus growth has resulted therefrom. III
| the plants l have named the hooks are
so arranged as to provide for the remov.
al of the seed, and, although beautiful'
| ly formed, are small, but in some for
eign species they are truly formidable
If the fruits of the maftynia, found III
Louisiana, get hold of an animal they
are most difficult to remove.
A kind of grass grows in Australia, in
| which the mass of infiorescence forms
n large round head, and is thus driver
for miles over the dry sands till it comes
to damp place, when it expands ano
| soon takes root.
A small annual, with rounded pods
is met with in the sandy places il
Egypt, Syria and Arabia, which, wheI
dry, curls itself up into ball or rount
cushion, and is then driven by the wine
till it finds damp place, when it un
curls the pods open and the seeds droI
out.-Golden Days.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
Allegheny Bonds Declared Illegal.

PITTsBURe, Sept. Am issue of
municipal bonds to the amount of
81, 400, 900 made recently by the city of
Allegheny is pronounced illegal by the
attorney of the firm of Whann &
Schlessinger, of New York, who We're
awarded portion of the issue. This
conclusion is based on the fact that
the call of the election to authorize the
bond issue was published in three
Pittsburg newspapers instead of in
newspapers of the district where the
bonds were to be issuetis as the law
requires. If this is correct. all the
bonds issued by the city Of Alleghenk
since 1874 are involved.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
FROGS AS RARoMETERs.
The Little Amphibians Arc More Relia-
BILE Than the Weather ONCE.

The Little Amphibians Are More Relis-
BILE Than the Weather once.
Hans was in the garden making mud
pies. Suddenly he heard his father
call:
Hans, come here; want to speak to
you"
What is it, father?" cried Hans. get
ting up from the ground where he had
been playing and going over to the
window where his father was.
Hans" said he, II want you to find
a tree-frog for me--like those you hear
in the evenings"
what do you want tree-frog for?''
asked the boy.
IN show you,' replied his father;
"but get me the tree-frog first"
So Hans ran off wonderingly to the
back of the yard, where there were q
great number of fruit trees growing.
Here he searched for some time un
successfully.
It's always the way" said he t.
himself. eff didn't want one l coult
find couple of dozen in quick time"
: At last. as he was about to give W
the search, he found one-a big greer
fcllow-sittiug quietly in an old hol
low stump, its coat so mingling will
the color of the wood that he would
have passed it by bad it not uttered ;
croak of d;spleasure at being disturbed
With cry of delight the boy picked
1t up by the hind legs, for, though
Hans was not cruel boy, he was some
times thonghtless, and then he was
little afraid of frogs. He carried it t.
his father who stood waiting for hin
on the porch.
Mynheer Voost took the frog from
his son and went into the house, close
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
IN The SERVICE.
Memories of War Times Are Very Pre-
cIous to Old Soldiers,


Memories of War Times Are Very Pre-
cIous to Old Soldiers.
In 1861, as soon as they could get into
the service after Lincoln's first call for
troops, a couple of boys, one in Racine,
where the encampment met last month,
and the other in Grant county, were
soldier material in the Second Wiscon-
sin infantry, the late Gen. Faircbild's
regiment. The Racine boy was William
II. Upham, now the governor, and the
Grant county boy was Richard Carter,
now prominent lawyer and general
all-around good citizen Of Dodgeville. l
congratulate both Upham left the army
at the end of seven or eight months to go
to West Point. Carter, Private Carter,
stayed until the end of the war and was
a captain when he came home. If he
is like other colonels and generals on
governors staffs, he is pleased with his
commission, but 1t means ever so little
when compared with the yellowing pa
per given him in the war days that says
he isa acaptain-thnthe won the commits
sion by faithful service in actual war.
Ask Col. Carter to trade his old captains
commission-to obliterate all record of
his war service-for any kind of a mod
ern commission-that of governor, min
lister to st. james, chief justice of the
United States supreme court, or even
president-and see how quickly he will
place the yellow commission over his
humping old heart and say: "Thanli
you; not if you were to make me ruler
Nf ha HtnrlI--fn n oiNn mo fhn Rank nF
England-uot il you were to pass to my
keeping the treasures of all the govern
ments of the EARTH"
/ have not overstated.
From what have said does the new
generation get an idea of the satisfac-
ton with which soldiers look back upon
their service in the war that gave the
world its greatest, most promising, best
government? 1 hope so, for that is the
object of writing of the old captain and
the new colonel.
Ask any volunteer who helped 10 make
up the vast union army what would
induce him to have all knowledge of his
soldierShip removed from muster rolls
md other records in Washington and al
his state capitol, so that it might never
be known that he had n part in the
struggle under Commander in Chic
Abraham Lincoln, and see what he
would do, what he would say.
81 want you to look at this old Testa
ment." said c. B. Aubery. There is 10y
name written by Lieut.. Leach, compan.
H, Second Vermont. He bought it IL
Washington in July, 1861, and presented
it to me. What memories that Testa
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
TO ACHIEVE IRISH UNITY.
Two Thousand Delegates Attend the Ma
tIonalist Convention at Dublin.

Two Thousand Delegates Attend the Ma
tionalist Convention at Dublin.
DUBLIN, Sept 2.-The great conven-
tion of representatives of the Irish
race. which was summoned with view
of affording the opportunity to all who
desire TO see unity restored among the
Irish natioualists to come together and
formulate a platform in support of
which Irish nationalists throughout
the world may act together, wos opened
in Leinster hall yesterday and will be
in session three days. When the conven-
tion was called to order there were 9, 600
delegates present, including represen-
tatives from Great Britain and Ireland,
the United States, Canada, Australia
and South Africa.
Right Rev. Patrick O'Donnell, bishop
of Raphoe, was elected permanent
chairman of the convention upon mo-
tion of Justin Mccarthy, who called
the convention to order. The Healyites
and Parnellites took no part in the
convention, holding themselves entire
ly aloof from the gathering. Resolu-
tions were passed favoring the forming
of an united Irish party bound togeth'
er in the home rule ranks.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
THE MONSTER "PRAcTIcINo."

Wherever I may go,
Whatever l may do,
That dreadful monster, "Practlcing,"
Looms up before my view,
And in voice l must obey
He calls me from my pleasant play.
Each day, at half-past three,
When / come home from school,
In sternest voice he summons me
Straight to the piano stool;
There while my chords and scales try,
count the moments passing by.
II / am out of sorts
And Grossly strike q key,
With discord most unbearable
He then does punish me.
He'll worry me with all his might
Until my exercise goes right.
They tell me that in time
More beautiful he'll grow;
Therell be u smile upon that face
That now does scare me SO;
His ugliness will flee, and l
Will grow to love him-by and by.
And so, perhaps, If i
Am good and persevere,
And do my lessons right and try
Not to offend his ear,
Old "Praoticing" will grow to me
AS pleasant as they say he'll be.
Margaret +. Mauro (aged 12), in st
Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
Now He,s All Right .

New Boarder-Madam, is this san
,itarium or boarding house?
Proprietress-What do you mean
sir?
New Boarder-I am not in training
for o bicycle race; I'm not trying to
take off flesh, and the doctor says my
digestion Is perfect.
Proprietress-I think 1 understand
you. 1t was very considerate to men
tion the matter privately. Just eat a
the second table with me.-DerOit Free
Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
The First Baseball Game.

The game of baseball was 80 ycers
old in June, the first match game hav-
ing been played at Hobolen, N. j., on
June 10, 1916, between the Knicker-
booker and New York clubs. Previous
to that time townball had been the
great game, but some of the devotees
got their heads together and evolved q
series of rules which changed the sport
so materially that they decided to cal
1t baseball. The first team was or
ganized on September 2, 1s45, but il
was not until the following June thar
"a match game was played.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05

eral to show his head meant perfect
storm of bullets. A confederate color
bearer, followed by about so men of
the color guard, had crossed the ditch
in front of the fort and planted his
colors on the side of the works. The
confederate yell rang out. Sergt.
Judge saw the waving emblem of the
enemy, heard the shout of triumph,
and his blood boiled with rage. Spring
lug up from his position, where he
had been comparatively protected
while firing his piece, he leaped upon
the parapet, and, running along where
the flag had been planted. while shot
and shell split the air around him, he
seized the color and returned with it
in safety to the fort. A mighty cheer
went up from his comrades, many Of
whom embraced him in their admira-
tion of his courage and the eXuberance
of their Joy over his safety. 1t was not
long after that the heroic young SER
geant received his commission as a
captain.
Marion T. Anderson was the captain
of the Fifty-frst Indiana volunteers.
While leading his company at the bat
tie of Stone river he was wounded by
bullet and was left in the field for
dead. He remained unconscious for
| is hours, and when he came to his
senses found himself a. prisoner. Some
weeks after his incarceration the con-
| federates decided to execute two cap
tains in revenge for treatment given
to of their captured soldiers. Sew
| enty-fve union officers were obliged
| to draw lots to determine who should
be the victims. Capt. Anderson was
| among the number. He did not draw
the death slip, and his good fortune
continued with him, for few days
| later he effected his escape. AT Nash
vile his company held the most ad-
vanced position of all Gen. Thomas
army, occupying the crest of a hill
about 600 yards from Hoods works,
and they were in the charge by which
| the works We're carried. In the storm
ing of Overton Hills the regiment to
which Capt. Anderson was attached
was sixth in line at the start. When
within 300 yards of the confederate
works Col. Post was shot and his men,
thinking him killed, being under a
CALLING fire, lay down. Capt. Ander-
son ran his horse over five lines of the
PROSTATE troops, and ordered his COM
pany, which followed him to a man,
to charge double quick. They were
met by a storm of bullets, but were not
stopped. When his troops were with
iH few feet of the crest of the hills,
and the confederates were seen to be
running, Capt. Anderson, who was rid
ing from right to left, was hit by a
sharpshooter, and he fell from his
horse into the enemy's trenches. Lieut..
Scarse, seeing him fall, ran to him and
exclaimed: "Great God, captain, are
you badly wounded?" $50 on, the
works are ours!" answered the fallen
commander. Lieut.. Scarse rose up to
obey the order, but as he did so he, too
was struck by a confederate ball, and
he dropped by Capt. Anderson's side
The federal troops, having no com.
mander, lost confidence, and retired
but in good order.-Chicago Tribune
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
THRILLING TALES OF THE WAR.
How n Captain Won His oSmmission-A
Hoosler's Adventures.


First Sergt. f. w. Judge, or Com
pany X, Scventy-ninth regiment of
New York volunteers, known as The
Highlanders," performed a thrilling
act of bravery during tlse assault on
Fort Saunders, Tenn. The confed-
crates, under Gen. Longstreet, assault
ed the fort with view TO the capture
of Knoxville. The garrison of the fort
consisted of the Seventy-ninth New
York volunteers and Benjamin's bat
terry. Longstreet's force was vastly
superior, and the assault was made
with vigor and determination. The
confederates had passed all the OBJ
structions and obstacles in front of the
fort, were showering shot and shell
into the fortifcations, and for a fed
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
A Brave Color Bearer.

During the hottest part of the fight at
Chickamauga an order came to Com
pany Z, of the One Hundred and First
Ohio volunteers to send corporal TO
the colors quickly, as the color guard
had nearly all been killed or wounded
and the colors of the regiment were in
imminent peril. There was no corporal
left in the company, and Capt. Kilmer
asked if there was private who would
volunteer. 1t seemed like volunteering
to go to an almost certain death. There
was n moments silence, and then
Private George s. Meyer stepped for
ward. "I'll co." he said. AS Meyer
started Capt. Kilmer remarked: twill
see that that man is promoted" Twen-
ty minutes later Kilmer was killed and
his company almost annihilated. Just
as Meyer reached the color guard the
man who was holding the colors WAS
shot dead. Meyer lifted up the flag and
planted it on little knoll in the face
of the enemy He was wounded, but
stood bravely by the precious emblem
only carrying It away when there were
no troops left to defend it.-St. Louis
| Globe-Democrat.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
ChIldren Cremated in Thelr Home.

LAwRENcEBURG, KY, Sept. 2.-By
the burning of the Hanks block yester-
day two children of John Gray, a tailor,
lost their lives. 1t was only by heroic
efforts that the mother and father and
two other children were rescued. ALL
were suffocated before assistance
reached them. The property loss is
$40, 600; partially insured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05

AS late as ITO the journey from
Liverpool To London was dangerous On
account of the bad condition OF the
roads.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05

I'm many parts of Europe river and
canal routes are legally regarded as
highways .
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05

The early inhabitants of the Nile
valley had excellent roads, paved some
what in the macadam style of the pres
ent day.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
OREGON CENTRAL
AND
Eastern R. K, Company

IYAOUINA@BAY ROUTE.
Connecting at Yaquina Bay with the Sa
Francisco & Yaquina Bay Steamship Co.
STEAMER "FARALLON,"
Sails from Yaquina eyeryS days for San
Francisco Coos Bay, Port Oxford, Trinidad
and Humbolt Bay.
Passenger accommodations unsurpassed
Shortest route between the willamette valley
and California.
Fare from Albany or points west 10 Sar
Francisco: Cabin, 50; steerage, -; 70 Coos
Bay and Port Oxford, cabin So; to Humboldt
Bay. cabin s.; round lTip, good 90 days, SO
YAQUINA BAY.
The most popular seaside resort on the
North Pacific Coast No undeTlOw-suri
bathing absolutely SAFE
For those wishing 10 combine hunting and
fishing with aquatic sports this resort has nt
eauaL Deer, bear, elk, cougar, brook tfou
and salmon trout can be found 10 abundance
within a few hours drive Of the bay.
~Reduced rales 10 all points.
EDWIN STONE, Manager, Corvallis, Or.
&c. MAYO, Supt. River Division.
II. p. BALDWIN. Local Agent. Allona Doei
Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
COLT TAKEN UP.

A -yeaf-old colt, bay color and white
etar In fofehead, was taken up BY the under
siyned. Owner can have same BY proving
property and paying costs. Call a. place. 5
milss esst ol salem, On Macleay road.
8 - I'm j. ~ riNhL''"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
GLANCE AT THIS MAP.

OF the Chicago, milwaukee .and ISt. Paul
Railway and note its connection with all
transcontnental lines at St. Paul and Omaha,
and remember when going east that its trG'ns
are lighted with electricity and heated by
steam. Its equipment is superb. Elegant
Buffet, library, smoking and sleeping cars,
with free reclining chairs. Each sleeping
car berth has an electric reading lamp, and
its dining cars are the best in the world.
Other lines are longer than this, but none
are shorter, and no other offers the above lux.
urious accommodations. These are sufficient
reasons for the popularity Of "The Milwau-
kee." Coupon ticket agents in every rail-
road office will give yon further information,
or address
CT. EDDY, General Agent,
]. W. CASEY, Tray. Pass. Agent.
Portland
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
Are solid
as a rock,

If there is one thing more
than another the Burlington
route is proud Of, it is its
track.
Smooth-solidly built-free
from sharp curves and heavy
grades, and laid with the
heaviest and most expensive
steel rails, it is as near per
fection as it can be made.
Add to this that the Bur
lington is the shortest line and
offers the best service to Oma-
ha, Kansas City and St. Louis
and you will realize why it is
the PREFERRED route to
the east and south.
A. c. SHELDON, G. A.,
Portland, Or.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07
@. R. & N. co.
TO THE EAST GIVES THE cHoIc
-OF--
Two ITranSCOntinental
Routes.

Via Spokane Minneapolis 81 Pau. and Den
YER Omaha and Kansas City. Low rates TO
eastern cities. ,,,,
IOCEAN DIVISION.
Portland-San francisco.
Steamers leave Ainsworh dock. Portland
July. z6, 81 and August S, o, 10, IS 20, IS
and 90.
Fare--Cabin, $5; steeTage, $3.50.
WILLAMFTTE RIVER DIVISION
Steamers Ruth for Portland, Tuesday aud
Friday, at 1880 a. m.
For Corvallis Wednesday and Saturday at
Steamer Gypsy for Poetland, Wednesday
and Saturday al 1880 a. m.
For Corvallis. Monday and Thursday At s
p. m.
Lowest freight and passenger rates. Round
mp tickets very cheap. Tickets sold ana
baggage checked through 10 all points with
out extra transfer charges.
For full details call on Boise * Barker
agents, Salem. Oregon, or address
Z. M'NRILL,
Pres. and Manager.
W. IL. HURLBUKT.
Gen'l Pas. Agt. Portland, Or
For full detaiis call on or address
O.. NJ. POWERS,
Foot Of Tradest. Loeal Egeht
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-09-07

especially in the event of the ielection
of the Republican ticket, for securing
such an agreement is not only very
much better than 1t ever has
been in the history of this govern.
ment, but really exceedingly good.
The real truth is President Cleveland
and Secretary Carlisle during their en-
tire administration have, instead of
endeavoring to bring about such an
agreement, thrown obstacles in its
way.