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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
JOHNNY REe ESCAPES.
An Incident of Camp Morton During
the War.

An Incident of Camp Morton During
the War.
During a summer vacation in one
Of the charming valleys of old Virginia
| met man who told me he had been
prisoner of war at one time and was
confined at Camp Morton, near Indian
| apolis, and that he had succeeded in
making his escape" The speaker was
Col. Joseph b. Phipps, who is an.Indian-
apolitan born and bred, but who now
resides in Baltimore, and is assistant
adjutant general of the First brigade
of the Maryland national guard.
81 confess" continued Col. Phipps,
to a fondness for the confederate vet
ernns and like to hear them talk,
though they seldom volunteer many
war "reminiscences, and one must be
fairly well acquainted with the old SOL
dier to induce him to talk of the stir
ring times when he patiently marched
through dust or mud and fought los
ing fight on an empty stomach.
THE confederate is getting to be gray
of head and wrinkled of face, and when
the last taps are sounded and all lights
are out, and he has gone to the sleep
that hears no earthly reveille, there will
be no one to take his place, for he is a
type by himself. Slow of speech and
gentle in manner, he does not brag
much, and is reasonably fair in giving
credit where credit is due to the bravery
and endurance of the boys in blue,
against whom he fit endurin' the wah.'
1t is the young men of the south, who
never heard bullet whistle, or hoofed
it with old Stonewall Jackson, or went
critter back with Stuart, or heard the
shrek of she'll, or the moan of the
wounded, who are prone to tell amaz
ing tales of the fight and capture of the
Yanks by the Johnny rebs at the rate
of 16 Yankees to one confederate, but
our veteran soldier will tell how them
there blamed Yanks came a skallyhoot-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
The Greatest Thoroughfare in the
Capital of the Nation.
The New city Post once the rirst
building Really Worthy of
Place on the Imposing
street.
Especial washington 1.etter.1

You have all read of Pennsylvania
avenue, the great thoroughfare of the
national capital. 1t is the grandest
parade ground in the world, and will
some day be the greatest avenue on
earth for beauty, comfort and pleasure.
To-day Pennsylvania avenue is moth
ing like the splendid public highway
that the people generally imagine it to
be. You shall see it through the eyes of
one who knows every inch of the
ground, by riding over it, driving over
1t and walking it's entire length for
many years. You will be disillusion-
lied.
1t need scarcely be said that Maj.
L'Enfant, the civil engineer who
planned the city more than hundred
years ago, performed piece of work
which daily demonstrates his wisdom
and sagacity. The capital city of the
new republic of the new world was
without form and void. The site was
selected by Washington, but the civil
engineer saw before him nothing but
unbroken forests in which aboriginal
men and women roamed. There were
named the Tiber, a lot of high lands,
and lot of lowlands, all of them in a
state of rugged nature.
With only this prospect before him,
Maj. L'Enfant planned the city, laid
out its streets and avenues, located the
public buildings, many of which were
erected from so to 100 years after his
his death. He was wonderful man.
With pencil, pen and paper he first
located the great capitol building, in
which the congresses should sit and de-
liberate for the general welfare. With
that as a center, he drew his lines and
marked out streets and avenues which
should be developed as the city might
grow. Even at the beginning of our
civil war the trees of virgin forests
were growing in profusion, with will
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
NEW CRY POST OFFICE AT WASHINGTON, D. C.

derness of underground, within half a
mile of the capitol building. 1t is only
since 1872 that the city has grown up
and spread out in accordance with the
plans of the civil engineer. Even now,
with population of nearly 100000 peo-
pie, the capital city is practically in its
infancy, although it has fully assumed
the forms and outlines intended by the
brainy man who thought it all out SO
many years ago.
Pennsylvania avenue cuts diagonally
across the city from Georgetown to the
navy yard, distance of more than
three miles. If it were continued in a
direct line it would so directly through
the center of the capitol. But the
grounds around the capitol are very
large. They are well cared for, and
lave been developed by the best land
scape gardeners in the world.
The great avenue passes around the
capitol and runs along B street, past
the new congressional library building,
and then resumes its diagonal course
eastward to the eastern branch of the
Potomac rivera stream which is no
longer navigable and over which the
government will ultimately build
arches and convert it into sewer, just
as Tiber was long since hidden from
view. There are many thousands of
people here to-day who never saw the
Tiber and who never even heard of it.
Westward from the capitol, at Fiji
teenth street. the avenue defects from
its course and passes around the treas
ury building and the executive man
sion. AT Seventeenth street it resumes
Its diagonal course to Georgetown,
crossing Rock creek, stream which di-
vides Washington city from ancient
Georgetown. This stream will also
soon be arched over, and will live only
In history.
East of the capitol Pennsylvania ave-
nue. amounts to almost nothing. 1t will
be many years-say so years, at least
before the great thoroughfare will be
attractive in that section. 1t was the
intention of the founders of the city
to have it built up east of the capitol.
But real estate dealers were as avari-
cious then as they are now. They held
up prices so that home builders went
to the west and northwest and built up
the city in that section. Consequently
the population on Capitol hill is com
paratively small, and along the line of
Pennsylvania avenue. east, there are no
public buildings of consequence except
ing the congressional library. and there
are no residences there to make the ave-
nue. attractive.
West of the capitol, where all political
business is done and where all hotels
of prominence are located, Pennsylva-
mia avenue is really national diegrace.
True, ii is the broadest avenue in the
world. Its surface is splendidly con-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08

creted and its sidewalks are broad. But
the buildings are old, neglected, dirty
and majority of them squatty.
On the north side of Pennsylvania
avenue, west, which you will remember
is the principal part of the avenue, for
four blocks from the capitol the houses
are inhabited by Chinese, wicked men
and women of the white and black race;
and the ground floors are generally oc-
cupied by saloons and low dives. TAero
is more vice within a stones throw CT
the capitol on this end of Pennsylvania
avenue than can be found in a similar
distance on any public street in any
other capital city of the civilized world.
Fifteen years ago Congressman
Springer, of Illinois, introduced a bill
providing for the purchase of the en-
tire north front of the avenue, and he
made strenuous efforts to induce the
congress to buy that property and de-
vote it to public buildings which would
be credit to the nation. But all of
his efforts were wasted. because very
few men in congress had the artistic
sense to appreciate the necessity for
such action. Since then, although the
land is still possessed by the wicked, the
property has more than doubled in
value; and it would cost an almost fab
ulous sum to buy it for the government
to-day.
On the south side of this historic thor
oughfare, extending three blocks west
of the capitol, the botanical gardens are
located. 1t would be well for the goe-
ernment to always maintain them
there. But from Third street to Fiji
teenth street west. where the avenue
reaches the treasury. the south side
belongs to vice, crime and degradation.
But there is an innovation at last,
The south side of Pennsylvania avenue
has one adornment. At the corner Of
Eleventh street, where for many years
the lowest kind of saloons were main
toined and where vile theater fer vile
men and vicious women was a promi-
nent feature. public building has been
erected. 1t is a beautiful piece of ar'
chitecture and is the only building on
the entire avenue which is worthy of .
place there.
The congressional mail is annually
increasing, and hence the business of
the Washington city post Office is con.
stantly increasing. Five years ago the
congress made an appropriation for
a new public building for the city
post Office. With wisdom unusual
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08

| for a congressional committee, this site
was chosen. The building is now ak
most completed and will soon be occu+
pied.
Senators, representatives, visitors
and residents here are proud of this
building. Moreover, it is going to be a
landmark for the future. 1t marks the
beginning of an era. Every thinking
man and woman, looking at this build
ing, entertains and expresses thu
thought: pennsylvania avenue should
be beautified with such buildings all
along its line"
This thought will crystalline into ac-
ton. On the corner of Fourteenth
street, three blocks west of this new
building, there is block of vacant
ground, upon which the secretary of
agriculture is looking longingly. A
new building is needed for the depart
ment of agriculture. There is 2 splen-
did site only one block from the treas
ury. and only three blocks from the
white house. 1t is just the place for
grand edifice for the new department.
of the people. We cannot expect the
congress to make an appropriation for
this purpose at once; for the treasury
is poor. But it is now simply ques-
ton of little time when there will
be erected building on Pennsylvania
avenue for the department of agricul-
ture; and that will emphasize the ne
cessity for the improvement of the av-
cnue, by the erection of public build
ings, in place of the unsightly and
crime-stained rookeries which now dis
grace the place.
Many people are urging the ioga that
the north side of Pennsylvania avenue
should be bought by the government,
and all along that side there should be
erected buildings for the residences of
members of the cabinet. This is gem
orally regarded as good idea, too; and
some of these days it will fructify.
Pennsylvania avenue is yet in its in
fancy. AS the country develops the
avenue will be developed. One of these
days, maybe after the narrator has
ceased writing, and the reader has
ceased reading on this earth, Pennsyl-
sania avenue will be the most beautiful
thoroughfare in all the world; and
then only will be realized the dream of
the wonderful civil engineer who
planned it so long, long ago.
SMITH d. FRY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08

in and nothing could stop them
though must say he is apt to get
slightly mixed as to the numbers en-
gagged on either side.
speaking of numbers, was shown
place where it was said that seven
confederates captured nearly roo union
soldiers, and it was not a good day for
capturing Yankees, either, and, fur
thermore, the man who told it to me
honestly believed it, too, but all this is
quite another story from that related
to me by Capt. H, telling of his es-
cape from indianapolis in the early
COS. He was captured at Fort Donel-
son and brought to Indianapolis and
was confined at first, he said, in the
upper story of a large building; soon
after he was transferred to Camp Nor
ton, and later on was detailed to serve
In the prison hospital. He could not
say just where this hospital was To-
Gated, but he thought the old Bellefon-
taine railway depot was used for that
purpose. The hospital steward was a
citizen who was an enthusiastic odd
fellow, and every Saturday night he
would forsake his pills and powders
to visit his lodge, leaving one of the de-
tailed prisoners in his room to be of
service in case he was needed. Know
ing this to be so, Capt. H (who was
not commissioned officer at the time)
and two other prisoners determined to
make their escape through the windows
of that room, and would have attempted
it the next Saturday night had not the
man in the room, for some reason, be-
come badly frightened and refused to
unlock the door. AS it was, they made
such racket that the officer of the
guard insisted on knowing what was
the trouble, so they had to make up
story that they were in urgent need of
medicine for one of the sick, and to
make their story good did force one
poor fellow to taloe double dose of
medicine in spite of his protest that he
had been given a right smart mess of
that doctors stuff before, and that it
'peared to him they all were mighty
dogon'd free with 1t.
"The way of escape through the stew
ards room being impracticable, and
knowing that their time was limited,
the three held a hasty consultation and
agreed to risk everything by trying to
get away through window at the end
of the building. Capt. H walked
| quickly to it and looked cut; an engine
was near by and its headlight made the
track light as day. The guard was
walking toward the end of his beat with
his back toward the window, and con-
Guiding that it was now or never with
him he dropped silently from the win
dow, walked boldly past the engine,
| and concealed himself in a garden,
where he waited for his companions;
| they, however, for some reason did not
make the ventmre, and he lost no more
time, but struck out for the country.
His wish was to go south, get to JEFF
| fersonville, and from there to Kentucky,
but having no idea Of the points of the
compass he went north and wandered
around in the dark and finally hid him
self In shock of corn In field, where
he shiyered all the next day. He had
taken the precnuton to wear an old
military cap and citizens coat, but
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08
Reading Character.

Dribbler-In my opinion, man who
writes an illegible hand does it because,
he thinks people are willing to puzzleI
over it. In other words he is a chunk Of
conceit.
Scribbler-Not always. Sometimes q
man writes illegibly, not because he iB'
conceited, but because he is modest.
"Modest! What about?"
"About his spelling."-N. Y. Weeklys
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-01-08

Have a useful and good wife in the
house. or don't marry at all.--Eurl.
pideS.
The Springdale news., 1898-09-02
A CRITICAL TIME
During the Battle of
 SoDtiogo.
SICK OR WELL, A RUSH
 NIGHT AND DAY.

The Packers at the Battle of Santl-
 ago de Cubl were all Heroes.
 Their Heroic Efforts in Getting
 Ammunition and Rations to the
 Front Saved the Day.
 I. E. Butler, ot pack-traln No. 3, writing from Santiago de Cuba, on July 23d, says: i've all had diarrhoea in more or less violent form, and when we landed We had no time to see a doctor, for it was a case of rush and rush night and day to keep the troops supplied with ammunition and rations, but thanks to Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. we are able to keep at work and keep our health; in fact I sincerely believe that at one time thls medl. cine was the indirect savior of our army, for if the packers had heen unable to work there would have been no way of getting supplies to the front. There were no roads that a wagon tram could use. Nv com ade and myself had the good fortune to lay in a supply of this medicine for our pack-train before We left Tampa, and know in four cases 1t absolutely saved life.'
 The above letter was written to the manufacturers of this medicine the Chamberlain Medicine Co. DesMolnes, Iowa. For sale by Daily.
The Springdale news., 1898-09-02
SDrlnQda|6 and Washington County

carbonic acid. The iron in the soil ls what gives the fruit in this region lts gorgeous color and flavor so superior lu the much boas.ed California product.
 This country is being settled up and land is steadily advancing in value Land is worth all the way from Sio 1o ev" per acre. and those highly improved with hearing orchards and close to town from $50 to $50 per acre
 Water is pure and plentiful and easy of access. Our section IS noted far and wlde for its water. It bubbles forth as soft as rain water, yet cold and pleasant to the taste, free from allsali and every other form of stringent or impurlty.
 sPRINGDALE
 Sprinrdale is fourishing town of 2 800 peple, happily situated on the St, IF X $. F. R. R, midway between Spring field, Mo, and Fort Smith. Ark. Almost every State in the Union is represented in it's population. Harmony prevails in civic affairs. and "Springdale and sur rounding country" is the watch word. Springdale has fine college, of which Prof. J. II. Shinn. Ex-State Supt. of Pub lie Instruction, is principal, good public school with seven teachers Sl5,ooO can ming plant that employs from one to two hundred hands for about five months each season a tirst-class roller mill rum ming day and night; the only woolen mill in state: blaming mill incorporated as the Northwest Ark Lum Der Co. four evaporators; the celebrated white lime works: public bath house; two good ho- tels; two live newspapers; good opera house. telephone exchange, ana various other enterprises all the se- cret societies we'll represented, number of fine business houses good schools and numerous churches, excellent streets and drive ways. The country surrounding Springdale IS almost level for radius of from five to ten miles. forming one of the most beautiful valleys in Northwest Ar kansas.
 The question is often asked, where is the best country? The people have been seeking it these many years. They went to the Northwest; they found blizzards and long, dreary cold winters, hot winds and droughts in summer, their crops failed. They went to the Pacific Coast. lands were high in price and had to De lr- rigated, markets too far away. They went to the Southeast: they found wo n out lands, fertilizers cost a fortune and orange trees took twenty years to ma ture
 Then the people began to come to NORTHWEST ARKANSAS, and here they found the BEST CorNTRY. No drouths. No floods, no blizzanls, no cold snaps, no hot winds, no heated terms, no long win ters, no grasshoppers, no crop failures, 10 irrigation They found on the con trary good water, good soil, good rains. good crops, good tim her good grasses good water power, good schools, long seasons. pleasant summers. cool nights. short winters, fat cattle and hogs, fine clover, good building stone, good laws prize apples, delicious peaches, fine grapes, rich straw berries and raspber ries. fine corn, good people, and many thrifty farmers are coming here from both North and South.
The Springdale news., 1898-09-02
FIVE FACTS.

Five facts of great importance to this section and 10 tIe dwellers in colder cl-- mates of this country are here set forth with convincing clearness
 1st. We are at an Elevation of 1900 feet.
 2nd That the South IS the only section of the United States whose natural re- sources are practically undeveloped.
 3rd. That many people in colder eli mates of this country are becoming rest less and are looking to the South as de- sirable place for future residence.
 9th. That the section of the country in Northwest Arkansas by reason of it's climate, its location, its trans portatiOu facilities. the character of it's soil and the great variety of crops which it is possible to produce at minimum costs. offers to the homeseeker advantages equal, if not superior, to those Of any other section of tic South
 9th. The high altitude. rolling charac- ter of the surface. uniform temperature and excellent drainage of this section combine the conditions favorable to health. and the superiority of climate has long since been esta blished. Nature seems to have especially provided North west Arkansas with all the conditions necessary for q delightful climate.
 lt is confidently believed that if these facts are clearly set forth il will result in an influx to this section of a large number of valuable citizens from the North we'll as the South. This pa per is issued fir the express purpose of giving information to those who desire 10 make change to better their conditions both in health and finances If your means are limited you can secure home in this section.
 If you wish any other information re- garding this section send 25 cents in stamps and get TIE NEWS three months
The Springdale news., 1898-09-02
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs Micheal Curtain, Plain field, Ill.,, makes the statement shat she caught cold, wb;ch settled on her lungs; she was treated fora month by hel tam
 ly physician, but grew worse. He told her she was d hopeless victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con sumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found her self benefited from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles found her. self sound and well: now does her own housework, and is as we'll as she ever as.-Free tri. al bottles at the Drug Stores of N. A. Daily and J. T. Nelson.
The Springdale news., 1898-09-02
MORTGAGEE'S SALE.

Whereas. ". J. Ritter and Rhoda Ritter, his wife, by their certain mort gage deed dated the 18th day of May. 1896, and recorded in Record Book Vol. q at page 495 of the records of Washington County, Arkansas. con- veyed to (. O. Nickerson the following lands lying and situate in Washinoton County, Arkansas, to-wit: Part of tho NE l-4 of the NV 1-4 of Section I in Township r North of Range 30 West beginning at point 54 rods East from the center of the West line of thc Southwest Quarter of said Northwest Quarter of said Section. and thence North 20 rods. and thence East 5SS--100 rods, and thence North g rods and ID feet tor beginning corner: thence East Is l3-l00 rods, thence South Ioo feet, thence West IS l3-1OO rods. thence North 100 feet to the place of beo;n. nlng Which said mortgage was made 10 secure payment of seven certain promisory notes dated May 15. 1Sqe TOT an aggregate sum of S325. and bearing ten per cent interest per an. mum rom date until paid. said notes oelng TOT the sum of $50 each save tha last winch is for the sum of S25, said notes maturing in 90 days, six months seven months. nine months, twelve months, hfteen months and eirhtaan months after date respectively.
 Ana whereas default has been mada Ill .he payment of the last fonr of saia notes, on which there is now dua ana an unpaid the sum of sl6O. And whereas It IS provided in said mort. gage deed that said lands shouId he solu TOT the payment of said debt or "ny part thereof remaining unpaid
 NOW therefore, I, c. o. NieSarson mi.l. on the 29th day of August. lsos oe5ween the hours of one and thrae eiocK D. m., proceed to sell said lands ba,a ai the appurtenances thereto I;hsihg at public vendue. to tba thss rest and best bidder for cash at tha aioht ;t door of the court house ;n of f1 Way Weaty of Fayetteville. in the County t naehihgton and State of Arlxansas said so dsa.lsfy the debt and all costs hv er. r.u mortgage deed secured. said nron. sais .o oe duly appraised before sai1 o' two',a; ana not to be sold for less than
 'nirus w It's appraised value.
 N. .. MCPHERSON, Mortpagae
The Springdale news., 1898-09-02
Help Us to Help the State.

Tie Frisco Line is making a strong effort to turn the attention of legitimate homeseekers Tn this direction. It is not being done, and will net be done, by misrepre. sentation, but by honest statements as to real advantages of this region. Will yon help us in ttis work by furnishing, at once, lists of persons to whom 1t might be we'll to send suitable printed matter? And would you like to receive copy of the "Farmer and Fruitman" free Address B. l.. Winchell, General Passenger Agent, Frisco Line, St. Louls, Mo.