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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
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A CIVIL WAR ROMANCE.
HOW wO1ford'S Cnvalrymen Rroke
Up an Intended Double
Wedding.

Far away in the eastern part of Ken
lucky, and near the line of Virginia,
nestled among the hills, is the beauti-
full little village of West Liberty, town
Of about eco people. 1t was in the
memorable year of 1868 that Wolford's
cavalry camped about 20 miles from
West Liberty.
One beautiful autumn day a miner
came to our camp and reported that
on tie morrow, at high noon, there
was TO be wedding at West Liberty;
that two of John Morgan's cavalrymen
were to be married to a couple of West
Liberty bellies.
Soon scout of 90 men was organ
lied to raid the town. There was no
\ detail made; each volunteered his serv-
ices, all eager for the raid. Your scribe
was one OF the 90. Capt. Brent Fish
back was in command, and when the
order was given we were in our sad
dies and away at the break of day. Our
guide led us within sight of the vii
lage' when he pointed out the very
houi in which the wedding was to
take place.
gather, and when all were off the
streets we made a dash, the sound of
which seemed not to be heard by the
merry crowd within the house. Before
they were aware of it we were coming
through the yard gate, and, with re-
volvers in hand, demanded their sur
render.
The paYzon was on the floor with
license in hand, and before him stood
two couples. But everything came to
a staBdstill, so far as the wedding was
concerned. In the large dining hall
was a long table filled with the best
the city could afford. We conducted
the minister and the matrimonial can
didates to the table and, after seating
them, proceeded to make ourselves well
come, and at once filed the table.
After dinner we proposed that they
proceed with the wedding, but they
refused; and, after bidding the girls
good-by, we carried the grooms away
prisoners. Since that long-ago raid 1
have often wondered whether the boys
ever got back, and whether the cere-
mony was ever finished, for no doubt
it was partly said. After writing sew
eral letters regarding the matter, at
last, Through Judge Perry, of LeXing-
ton, KY, l got all that remains to be
known of that memorable day, and
herewith give your readers his letter,
written from West Liberty, where he
happened to be:
81 was a young soldier in the con-
federate army under Gen. John II. Nor
gan, for three years and eight months.
was one of the six confederate soldiers
who were to be participants and guests
at the edding, or rather the marriage,
of the confederate soldiers to the two
pretty young ladies of this place West
Liberty, and would have had n gay
grand time helping the boys off but
for the untimely intrusion of the
Yanks. We had been sent on detached
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
ABOUT SMUT IN OATS.
Found Effective in Kidding the
Seed of All Spores.

We present herewith an illustration
showing the contrivances used in the
treatment of smut in oats. Smut, as
has been explained in this publication,
is a seed, spore, that lodges under the
husls of the seed or oats. When the
seed is sown it terminates the same, as
oats or wheat and grows smut, after
its kind. The plan here suggested has
been found effective and completely
rids the seed of smut spores.
A represents a tub or large vessel
which is to contain warm water into
which the oats for treatment are
dipped, being in a gunny sack, which
is of coarse fiber and therefore be-
comes thoroughly saturated, as also
do the contents, with water very
quickly. The sack should be large
enough to hold two bushels, but il
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
POULTRY HOUSE FLOOR.
One Made of boards, Covered with
Gravel md Litter on Top of
This, Is the Best.

One of the most important things
about henhouse is the floor, and all
things being ,tomother earth
for floor, there is very serious OBJ
lection. Some people tell us it is ma
lures floor" However, as we all
know, natures floor" is a clean floor,
as fowls when wild in their native
land roam far and wide, and the
ground over which they go (nature's
floor) does not become soiled and
filthy, as an earth floor "a thousand
times smaller than natures hoor'')
is bound to become, unless great
amount of unnecessary hard work is
given it. OF course it can be kept rea-
sonably clean by taking out four
inches or more of the dirt once or
twice a month, and replacing with
new; but as the droppings cannot be
removed without so doing we surmise
they will not be removed as often as
they ought, writes E. e. Banks, in the
Poultry Advocate.
1t is said an earth floor furnishes a
dust bath, and that the grain can be
scattered on the ground, thus giving
the fowls the much needed exercise.
just think of it! A mixture of dust
bath, feed, litter and droppings, and
we might as well say disease. A nice
"mess," is it not? This is not all; an
earth floor is a conductor of moisture
and will draw moisture from the out
side ground, thus making it more or
less damp.
The best and the nearest to a natu-
raj floor is a board floor, covered with
sand or fine gravel and litter on top
of this. Having the dust bath in a
shallow box by itself, this kind of a
floor can be easily kept clean, and the
grain can be scattered in the clean lit
ter, thus giving the fowls exercise just
the same, besides adding a great deal
more to their health and comfort than
filthy piece of earth. A cement
floor, although a great improvement
over mother earth, is not just the
thing, as it is conductor of both cold
and moisture and is much colder and
damper than wood, which is a nom
ductor of cold and moisture; there
fore a good tight board floor is the
ideal floor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
Some Good shots with ArtIlIery-An
Old Whcezer of n Loco
motive.

"There is a good deal of talk" said
the captain, "about good shooting by
the artillery at Kimberley and Lady
smith. There was center shot at Fort
Henry that discounts them all. The
confederates had a large 64-pounder
in the fort, in which they took great
deal of pride and comfort. In the at
tack on Fort Henry a she'll from a
large gun on the gunboat Essex struck
the confederate 64-pounder just as the
string had been pulled. The shell from
the Essex struck squarely in the muz-
zle of the confederate gun just as the
ball or shell of that gun reached the
muzzle coming out. There was ter
rife explosion, fragments of shell and
of the big gun itself killing ten men.
During the advance on Atlanta there
was another remarkable shot. South
ern sharpshooters had gathered behind
the chimney of house that had been
burned or torn down, and had picked
off several men on the picket line.
Word was carried to the nearest bat
terry and the officer in command was
asked il he couldn't bring down the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

is to fit exactly the six-inch hole in the
dry goods box. 1t may be made so as
to work little freely and is to be hung
on pivot is such a way that the end out
side the box is slightly heavier. Put the
bait (c) at the inner end of the pivoted
box. 1t does not take much to induce
a rabbit to enter a hole. Once inside
this the animal crawls along until past
the middle, when its weight overbal-
ances the box, which tips up sud-
denly, and the animal slides out into
the larger box. The pivoted box then
falls back to its original position and is
ready for another rabbit. The trap is
easily constructed, simple and has the
advantage of being always set. There
can be two entrances, as shown in the
illustration. The top and sides of the
box exposed above ground can be COW
cred with leaves, snow or anything to
disguise it. The trap door (a) is for
removing the captured rabbits.-Farm
and Home
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
HORSES AND FARMERS.

No matter what your horse and team
may do, never get angry.
Remember the horse is the dumb
beast, you the intelligent being or
dained to own and contrGs him; but not
as tyrannical master without feeling
or appreciation.
Be sure that every part of the horses
harness is safe to use, for one runaway
may be more expensive than sets of
harness; make the latter to fit him, that
is, not a buckle or part too tight or
TOO loose, and see that no part gals him.
Farm Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

chimney. He thought he could and
started 12-pound fuse shell chimney
ward. Standing behind the gun, could
trace the course of the shell through
the air. 1 saw it strike the chimney
and saw the brick and mortar fly in
every direction. That shot killed six
men, or all that were near the Chin
ney."
"At Camp Greeley" said the major,
"the confederates were in camp beyond
a ridge called Cotton Mountain. Be-
tween the ridge and the union camp
was the Kanawha river, and on the
west bank of the river, near the falls,
was fort, where Symmonds' battery
was posted. Scouts reported where the
confederates were in camp beyond the
mountain, some two miles from the bat
terry. The artillerymen made careful
calculation, elevated their rifled 12-
FOUNDER, and started a cap shell over
the mountain toward the confederate
camp. In a short time there was an
explosion, followed by great uproar in
the rebel lines. The confederates re-
tired, our pickets advanced and found
that the shell, curving over the noun
tain, had struck in camp fire about
which were gathered number of men,
and had killed five. After that the boys
had great respect for rified cannon
throwing cap shells"
II notice." said the colonel, that the
boys over in the Philippines rescued
locomotive that had been ditched and
buried and put it in use above Tariac.
hope they had as much fun as we had
with an old wheezer of a locomotive
we found dumped, head down, in old
Nickojack cave at Shellmound, Tenn.
When the confederates retreated sou
of the Tennessee they burned the rail-
road bridge and took AN the rolling
stock down south. When RosecranZ
crossed the river he found himself with
railroad in his possession, but not q
single locomotive. And there was no
way of getting a serviceable engine
across.
THE boys, in prowling about Nicko-
jack cave (mined for saltpeter), dis
covered an old locomotive at the bot
tom of deep, dark hole. They re-
ported the discovery at headquarters,
and the whole brigade set to work to
get that locomotive out. After two
days hard work, and with hundreds of
cheering men pulling at the ropes, the
old engine was set on its wheels and
then pushed and pulled in triumph to
the railroad. The mechanics of the
command worked two more days and
steam was started. The old engine
puffed and snorted, but didn't go. Fin
ally n score of men got behind and
pushed the locomotive forward in Il
sort of frolic.
Suddenly it caught on, as it were,
and, taking the engineer pro tempore
unawares, whirled up the road, nearly
running over men gathered on the
track. After minute of dumb amaze
ment, the whole brigade gave chase.
The locomotive stopped as suddenly
as it started, and the brigade sat down
to wait. Again the old wheezer start.
ed and again the brigade gave chase
After a few days the locomotive was
petted and whipped into service and
for weeks was the only one of its kind
in use in the union arhy south If the
Tennessee. But it was always an un-
certain quantity" - Chicago Inter
Ocean
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

service from Virginia through the
mountains of Kentucky by Gen. Nor
gan to this place West Liberty and
Mt. Stei ling to ascertain the number
of the en- emy's forces; and, by the way,
the boys were to get married and take
their young wives back to Virginia with
them.
1.-The two confederate soldiers who
were to be married were both captured
J. your forces, and carried away to
! Prison. Myself and three others made
our escape under heavy fire, and after
getting the information sent after we
returned to Jur commander in Virginia,
The names of the two soldiers captured
by your forces are John Colyin cud
Fielding Cox, both of company A, Sec
ond Kentucky cavalry, under Gen.
Morgan's command; both good friends
and good comrades of mine, and brave,
dashing soldiers. Both lived through
the war. John Colvin now resides in
Topeka, Kan; Fielding Cox resides at
Hazel Green, Ky. Neither ever mar
ried the young ladies to whom they
were to be- married on that day. The
. boys both married after the war. for
bear giving the names of the two young
Indies, but one of them married n union
soldier after the war closed. The other
married n confederate soldier. | saw
the last named lady yesterday (Feb. 5,
is99). The one who married. the union
soldier is now dead. They both made
exceptionally good wives and splendid
women."-J. w. Garner, in National
Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
SURE RABBIT TRAP.
Anybody Can Make 1t and After Hnv-
ing Once Used 1t Can't Afford
to Do without 1t.

Sink dry goods box two to three
feet deep into the ground near hedge
row or in fence corner, or any Sc.
cluded spot that may be frequented by
rabbits. Leave the top about six inches
above ground. Saw hole about six
inches square at the top on one side.
Make box (b) without ends, is inches
long, the sides of inch and the top ard
bottom of one-half-inch boards. This
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Vegetables should not be stored when
wet if 1t is possible to avoid it. If it
must be done, a little air-slaked lime
scattered upon them will absorb all the
surplus moisture.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
Queer.

Texas makes nearly one-third of the
cotton crop of the United States, and
that state is almost destitute of cot.
ton mills, and Arkansas, another great
cotton state, has no mill at all.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

$50 you are really going to marry ?"
remarked the first Chicago girl.
"Yes," replied the other. 81 thought
I'd try it for awhile. ."--PhiladeIphi
Record.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Cora--"Do you like to hear agirlwhistle7"
Merritt-"No, M but like the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready to try."-Town
Topics.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Be your character what IL will, IL win be
known; and nobody will take it upon your
word.-Chesterfeld
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
Coughing Leads to Consumption.

Kemp's Balsam will stop the Cough at
once, Go to your druggist to-day and get a
sample bottle free. Large bottles 25- and so
cents. Go at once; delays are dangerous
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Cora-"Do you like to hear girl whistler?
Merritt-"No, but like the way her mouth
looks when she gets ready to try."-Towr
Topics.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Actors, Vocalists, Public Speakers praise
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Piso's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds.-Mrs. NJ. &.
Blunt, Sprague, Wash, March 8, '94
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Women, when cornered, cry, and thu'
gain time in which to think up new excuse
-Atchison Globe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29
Chanxe of yenue p..,r.bI..

A trial of adversely always makes
4 change of venue desirable.--Chicago
Daily NewE.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

1t is only when she is poor and homely
her is really in love.-Chicago Dispatch.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

To Cure n Cold In Ono Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ifst fails to cure. 25c.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Self-respect is the corner stone of all vir.
tue.-Sir John Herschel.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-12-29

Trust that man in nothing who has not .
conscience in everything.-Sterne.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
Charged With Larceny.

New York, May 25.-George Percival
Stewart, said to have been the vice pres
ident OF the Financial agency of this
city; Robert Hammond, Edward c. Barr
and Daniel j. Pierce have been arrested
In Hoboken, N. j., on warrant for the
larceny of $50. Many checks of a pecu-
har nature were found in a satchel with
ONE of their prisoners, and their sta
tionery bore the title heads of the Column
bla Savings Investment company, the
FINANCIAL Agency company and the
American Investors company. The last
organization opened offices in this city
last January, and on January 30 Stew
art and Pierce were arrested on the
charge Of using the mails for fraudulent
purposes, the arrests being based on in
dictments found by the federal grand
jury for the western district Of Arkan-
sas. The American Investors company
disappeared and the Financial Agency
company took it's place at the same ad-
dress. Stewart first came into publicity
in 1889 when vice president of the Gram
lte State Provident Banking and Loan
association. This associa ton failed in
1886 with liabilities of 1885, 900, of which
about 100000 was due to 1920 stock
holders.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
REMAINS ARE
BROUGHT HOME

San Francisco, May 25.--The remains
of Is soldiers who died in the Philippines
have been landed from the transport
Sheridan and will be sent for burial
wherever relatives or friends may desire.
Among them are the following: Col.
Stotsenberg of the First Nebraska. He
died of a gunshot wound. His remains
will be sent to New Albany Ind; Edgar
j. johnson. Company D. Second Oregon,
died July % of typhoid fever; William c.
O'Leary, Company l, First Montana, died
September 5, of spinal meningitis; Rufus
K. Holbrook, Company G, Second Ore
gon, died August 10, of typhoid fever
William Fields, hospital corps, U. s. A.,
died September 3 of typhoid fever, his
remains will be sent to Centaur, Mo-.
Walter Beerdine, Twenty-third infantry,
.. S. A., died July 81 of typhoid fever;
Leroy S. Minnick, Company c, First
Wyoming, died August Is of typhoid
fever: Edwin c. Young, Company A, Sec
ond Oregon, died August l of typhus
fever; Thomas H. Sargent, hospital
corps. died August II: Daniel Nickels.
Company H, First California, died July
26 of paralysis; George H. Perkins, Com
pany B. First California, died August 7
of pneumonia; Francis Deckalman, hos
pital corps, died August 80 from NOR
phine poisoning.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
TELECRAPHlC BRIEFS

Fontainebleau, France May 25.--Rosa
Bonheur, the famous animal painter is
seriously i'll with congestion of the lungs.
Albany, N. ", May 25.-The franchise
tax bill passed the senate today by a
vote of 30 to IS. Three democratic sem
ators voted with the solid republican ma
jority.
Madrid, May 25.-Senor Don CASTELAR,.
the distinguished republican orator and
statesman who has been suffering from
an attack of pulmonary catarrh con-
tracted last winter. is dead.
Washington, May 25.-General Guy v.
Henry, who has just been superseded as
governor general of Porto Rico by Gen
eral Davis. called on the president today
to pay his respects. General Henry talks
enthusiast stically of the island. He be-
lieves it has a prosperous future and
that the people will eventually make
good citizens.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
Many improvements Contemplated.

New York, May 25.--The New Yorl.
Central Railway company is contemplate
ing making many improvements and Ell
largements of the terminal facilities at
the end of the West Shore line in Wee
hawken. 1t is understood that part of
the general scheme will be the building
of an elevator with capacity of 10000
bushels and the erection Of several large
piers, giving facilities for the loading of
grain directly into steamships. The pur-
pose of the improvements is to provide
more adequate means in Weahawken fol
handling grain and other coarse freight
of the Vanderbilt system, give more at
tention to passenger business and the
less bulky classes of freight. 1t is be-
lieved that the improved facilities for
handling grain economically will reduce
the terminal charges sufficiently to direct
the shipment Of grain to this port instead
of to Montreal. Recently grain has been
shipped to Montreal in increased guam
titles, because Of the smaller charges at
that point.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
viii lie Sent Home.

Stockton, Cal, May 25-Arrangements
have been made by the state commission
of lunacy to have five Japanese and
about 85 Chinese in the Stock on hospital
for the insane returned to their native
countries. Negotiations have been in
progress for some time with both the
Chinese and Japanese governments, and
both have expressed a willingness to take
the afflicted ones back to their native
lands. The Japanese will be taken on
June 2 and the Chinese will be shipped
in July. When the treaty was made
with China in Cleveland's last admins
tration an arrangement was made for
the department of the Chinese, but. the
movement was begun too late and the
matter has hung fire until the present
time. The deportation agreement ex-
tends to all the hospitals of the state.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
They Attacked the Montana
and Kansas Men.
MET WITH HOT RECEPTION
Third Artillery Also Had a Fign! With
Another Band of Thenl.- Their
Commission Returns.

Washington, May 25.-General Otis
cables the war department.:
Manila, May 25.-On the 23d instant the
Third infantry, returning to Baliuag,
We're attacked this morning, noon and
evening by large force of the enemy,
suffering in casualties two men killed
and 13 wounded. The enemy was re-
pulsed by leaving on the field 16 killed,
large number of wounded and prison.
ers.
Yesterday the enemy APPEARED in the
! vicinity of San Fernando and was at
tackled by the Kansas and Montana regi-
ments, which suffered slight loss. The
! enemy was driven through the rice fields,
leaving so dead, 3S wounded and % pris-
oners and so rifles and other property
captured Their retreat through the
swamp land saved them from destruc-
ton.
Lawton is returning, leaving with Mac
Arthur on the 'front.' regular troops to
| replace the volunteers.
Daily inter mountain., 1899-05-25
.FILlPINOS ARE
WELL PLEASED

Manila, May 25.-The Filipino COM
missioners left by special train today.
They will be escorted to their lines un-
der a flag of truce. 1t is expected they
will return soon. President Gonzaga Of
the Philippines commission, previous to
his departure, said:
1--WE greatly appreciate the courtesy
shown us. We have spent some time
with your commissioners incidentally
considering American annexation. Its
principles impress us profoundly. The
plan of government offered the Philip
pines seems in theory to be a good
colonial system. but why should ma
ton with your aspiration, seek to make
a colony of distant people who have
been so long fighting against Spain to
secure the same rights your annexation
gives? You fought the same battle -
America when you fought againSl
land.'