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The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

Tuesday morning G. M. Robbins re-
ceived a box of fine cigars as a Christ
mas remembrance from firm of COM
mission men in Omaha. AS we were
present when Mr.. Robbins opened the
box we were kindly invited to sample
the brand, and we pronounced it an
exceptionally good one. However the
change from a Missouri meerschaum to
a straight Havana is a severe one for
even an inveterate smoker, and we are
just recovering from the effects.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

This picture is the trade mark of
SCOTTS EMULSION, and is OH
every bottle of SCOT'TS I>MUI.-
SION III the World, which now
amounts to many millions yearly.
This great business has grown to
such vast proportions,
First;-Because the proprietors
have always been most careful iii
selecting the various ingredients
used i'll its composition, namely:
the finest Cod Liver Oil, and the
purest Hypophosphites.
Second:-Because they have so
skillfully combined the various
ingredients that the best possible
results are obtained by its use.
Third:-Because it has made so
many sickly, delicate children
strong and healthy, given health
and rosy cheeks to so many pale.
anaemic girls, and healed the lungs
and restored to full health. so MANY
thousands in the first stages o.
Consumption.
If you have not tried it send for free sample
its agreeable taste will surprise YOU.
SCOTT * BOVINE. Chemist
4o9-4Is Pearl Street. Sew York.
soc. and SI.oo; all druggists,
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

Mons. Johnson a prosperous ranch
man Of the south side, presented us
last Monday with a very acceptabl
a round piece of silver worth 100 cents.
The honorable gentleman has our
thanks for his present.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

For the week ending with last Mon
day evening business at the postot1ice
has been very great. Large quanti
ties of mail matter have been received.
and considerable amount has been
sent out. Because of the extra work
Miss Lee is doubtless glad that Christ
mas comes but once year.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. +. w. Groves signature
on each box. 25c.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

We wish all our patrons prosperous
and happy life throughout the new
year-the first of the twentieth cen
tury.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28
for christmas and New Year
HOLIDAYS 1900 1901

special excursion rates have been
made between points on the UNION
PACIFIC of Fare for the Round
Trip within points 200 miles.
For dates on which tickets will be
scld and full information call on
G. S. KINsMAN. Agent.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

A. InodeI4.c cost. Lo has cured lhousani+ who
housht their cases hopeless. All letters ur'ynte.
f'"itG for question bank. Consultation irec
t.a,5i-nss sent FREQ from obscryaticr.
>.s.ot, rica.c cal Co. .0z,; curtis S..
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

Practice writing it 1901, for begin
ming next Tuesday it will be bad form
to write 1900
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28
irrigated Farms for Sale.

Your choice of over 400 acres. Best of
land Close to Julesburg the ditch.
town schools free range, etc. ALWAYS
crop, and two crops will more than
pay for the land Easy payments. Ap-
ply to w. X. Guy. Julcsburr Colo
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

Stops the Cough and Cures the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure
a cold in one day. No cure. no pay.
Price % cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28
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Fi2tt, stflC,.r" u auai
wcakn56s, Va--C.c1-C, un-
natural dis l:aErl s, LOST
vitality, FILLING myilury.
unLitncss to marry, blood,
SKIN, kidney or private dis.
eases, arc speedily cured.
DIR. COOK has spent 30
years Of persistent study
and experience in his OWE
prcctice and among tho
largest Ea stern Lospituls
in curing tins class of dis
The Grit-advocate., 1900-12-28

job work done in an artistic manner
ana on short notice at the (irit-Adyo
cate Office.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
1gMt.1E{;! !sa5
.CApTURING A CONFEDERATE.
An Incident of the Lnst Battle of the
Civil War Told nj the Chi
cngo Reunion.

The old soldiers from different
states who had served in New York
regiments in the civil war met at a
called assembly of the New York vet
Grams in Y. NJ. c. A. hall, on La Sale
street, Chicago, encampment week.
AS the different New York regiments
and other organizations of the differ
ent branches of the service that went
from that state were being called out
the comrasG who respectively be-
longed to lem would change their
locations inv the hall so as to get to-
gether, in order that each might
come face to face with the others and
get the names and post Office ad-
dresses of those present who had
served in his regiment.
just as the meeting was about to
disperse l. T. Hayes, of Oregon, Wis,
who had formerly served as the hos
pital steward of the Tenth n. Y. H..
A., got the floor and demanded that
the chairman, Capt. Lucien L. Carter,
of st. Joseph, Mo-, formerly of com
pany d, of his regiment. whom he
had not seen since 1868 until that
Shouiu 'heh anu 'here SNOW
cause why his tyranny over a victim
lied Johnny without his consent on
the picket line at Bermuda Hundred
was not in violation of the Declara-
tion of Indaphndence and constitution
of the United States, for which he
should give an account of himself at
that meeting. With some hesitation,
caused by the surprise, Chairman Car
ter contended that at the time of the
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
is UNDER CONTROL.
Fire Which Started In n Mine Forty
Two Years Ago Likely to BE Ex-
tInEuished Within Two Years.

Tamaqua. Pa. Dec. 24.-The officials
of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation COM
pany are jubiiant over the fact that the
fire in the celebrated burning mine at
Summit Hill, which started 42years ago,
is now under control, and it is said that
the next two years will see its eXtin-
guishment. The fire, which has con-
sumed about 35 acres of the finest coal
land in the anthracite coal region. has
moved westward toward Lansford.
Two immense drilling machines. which
have been constantly probing for the
fire. have now honeycombed the earth
to the west of the burning portion.
Culm is being poured into these holes,
and a solid mass will thus confront
the fire.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28

In letter just published by prom
inent woman of Lexington the interest
ing fact is made public for the first
time that Gen. Robert L. Lee, the great
confederate commander, was buried in
coffin caught in the fiotsam and let
sam of the great flood of 1870. The ter
rible freshet of October, 1870. occurred
a few days before Gen. Lees death.
Lexington, where he died, was utterly
cut off from the world, the canal be-
ing destroyed and the little college
town not then being connected by rail
road. "Three days before Gen. Lees
death" writes this woman, 'four dar-
ing men undertook to search the flood
ed district for coffin. The party came
almost upon an island which was COW
cred with wreckage. One of the men
swan across the rushing torrent and
found coffin. He succeeded in putting
it in canoe, but it took almost super
human efforts to bring it safely to the
town. IN. Y, World.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
the three soldiers came TO me WITH /.

the three soldiers came 70 me with q
bright-faced youth of about 1s years.
who said he was a confederate cor
poral, and belonged to the command
of Gen. Malone, that was in our front.
He made most pitiable appeal for
me to let him go back He said hin
officers would think he had deserted.
l assured him as cheerfully as i could
that he would not be harmed, and
then sent him under guard to Gen.
Ferrerro, who, as afterwards
learned, extracted from him the in
formation that Gen. Malone was de-
pleting his forces in our front in Or
der to reinforce those of Lee south Of
Petersburg, where Gen. Grant was
amassing troops for decisive assault,
apd in the event that Gen. Ferrerro
should get such information he was
under orders from Gen. Grant to at
once engage the forces of Malone at
Bermuda Hundred by making
charge upon the enemy's works,
which we were called upon by Gen.
Ferrerro to do that evening, but was
deferred by his order until four
o'clock the next morning, April 2,
when, led by Maj. James b. Campbell,
of our regiment, we made the
charge. the last battle of the war to
those who were there engaged. and in
commemoration of which the confed-
crates have since erected a monu-
ment to mark the spot and to show
where was wounded, as they said, the
bravest man whom they ever saw lead
acharge.' Ihave never at any time since
heard what became of the confederate
coporal whom sent to Gen. Ferrerro,
as stated, but I have every reason to
think that he was safely kept and
kindly treated for the week following
and until the surrender of Lee at APP
pomatox"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
URGES ARMY'S NEEDS.
The Secretary of War Explains tn
Senate Committee the Necessity
for Immediate Relief

Washington, Dec. 24.-At the last
meeting of the senate committee on
military affairs Secretary Root made
strong presentation of the necessity
for immediate legislation for the re-
lief of the army. He stated broadly
that if congress did not at once in
crease the army in substantial accord.
ance with the recommendations of the
war department, the United States
would be obliged to abandon n large
portion of the Philippine islands
where civil government is established.
If the present garrisons are with.
drawn from certain portions of the is.
lands. the municipal officers, mostly
Filipinos, will be left defenseless. with
every prospect of being deprived OF
their lives and property, and at the
same time the United States will be
disgraced. the secretary said. for hav.
ing proved faithless to it's solemn oh.
legations.
The secretary argued that it was
necessary to pass the department bill
as a who.e in order to properly adjust
the military organization to the new
conditions created by the increase OF
numbers.
I've do not any of u.s." he said, ''ex.
pect that for any considerable period
an army of 100000 men will be main
tanned. and for an army of 1000 men
the provisions made (by the commit.
tee) are sufficient"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
LITTLE JOHNNY GLEN.
A Tiny Soldier of Whom the Old vet-
Grams Think When
Parade. ma

IA good many people wonder" said
Comrade Markley, of the Twenty-sec-
ond Michigan, relates the Chicago
Tribune, "why we have small boys
dressed up in uniforms marching with
us in our big parades. They seem to
think that il is merely foolishness on
our part. There's that little chap in
brown CATERS who is passing now
with the Michigan division. for in
stance. You young fellows don't
know anything about what he stands
for, do you? / don't suppose a dozen
people outside the grand army ever
even heard of Little johnny Glenn.
Did you?
Little Johnny didn't have any
mother. and his father wasn't over
good to him, so when the war broke
out Johnny ran away from his home
in Newark, o. When l first knew
him he was beating the long roll for
the Twenty-second Michigan. At that
time he was no more than ten years
old, and not too big to live in his
drum. as far as that's concerned.
"When we got to Chickamauga he
was told off TO carry the marker
that's the guidon on which the lines
are formed. On the Sunday of the
battle he got tired of doing nothing,
so he got hold of n gun as big Us him
self and lot of ammunition and
started in to do some shooting on
his own account. He was lying down
in the grass and keeping so busy that
the first he knew a confederate coll
onel on horseback was leaning over
him with an order to surrender. Did
Little Johnny give in? Not much.
He got his piece up and tumbled the
colonel off his horse and kept right
along potting Mt the confederates.
Pretty soon the confederates charged.
and then they fairly swamped Little
Johnny and one of the confederates
tucked him under his arm and carried
him back to prison with lot of big
ger but no better soldiers. A couple
of hours later the union forces re-
captured the prisoners, Johnny
among 'em. Gen. Rosecrans made
him sergeant, with stripes of rank
which were almost big enough to
make him n suit of clothes. and lit
tie later the daughter of Mr.. Secre-
tary Chase pinned big silver medal
on his little blue coat.
Hes one of the little boys we old
soldiers think of when these babies
march by in our parades. You see. it
isn't altogether foolishness on our
part"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
EPIDEMIC OF THIEvERY.
Bank burglars and other Robbers
Secure Large Sums Mt Many
Points.

Mattoon, ILL.,, Dec 24.-Dalton CITY,
north of here, was the scene of dar-
ing bank robbery early Saturday
morning. The safe in the bank was
blown open and over $4,000 taken. In
the explosion 5000 in bills were slight
ly burned. These the thieves threw
away, fearing they would aid in de-
lection
Milwaukee, Dec. pa special to
the Sentinel from Lanca ste., Wis, saws:
-Four burglars blew open the safe of
L. L. Stevens bank at Montfort with
nitroglycerin at two o'clock Sunday
morning Mr.. Doren, who lives near by,
hearing the explosion, put his head out
OF the window and yelled "fire!"
number of times. This scared the bur
glars, who put out their lights and ran
TO the depot, where they had n handcar
ready, and started east. Seven Mont
fort men took another handcar and fol-
lowed them, overtaking the burglars
handcar three miles this side of Ridge
way, which they found tumbled down
the bank. From there they tracked
them mile farther, where they found
them in the loft of barn. The Mont
fort men opened fire on the burglars
from below. and Is shots were fred.
one OF the burglars being shot in the
leg. They were finally overpowered
and brought here. No money was Sc
cured
Manchester. Tenn. Dec. "a. = Five
robbers blew the safe of the Coffee
County bank here Saturday morning
and stole $4,000. The men fled on n
handcar toward Tullahoma. whose po-
lice force was warned in time to meet
and capture one of them. The prisoner
hides his identity
Laporte. Ind, Dec. 24.-For the sec
md time this year the dry goods house
Of julius Barnes e. Co., in this CITY. has
been robbed by silk thieves. Some time
after midnight Saturday night the
store was entered through the scuttIe
in the roof and about $500 worth of
the finest silk in the store taken. A
1850 sealsllin jacket was also taken,
but another for $3.50 was left. the rob-
bers evidently concluding that they
might be too easily identified If the
same were found in their possession.
ihere IL absolutely no clew.
Lebanon, o., Dec. 24.-Four masked
men entered the farm residence of
John Thompson, near here, bound.
gagged and tortured Thompson and
his wife till they surrendered 5000 i'm
money. their jewelry and silverware.
The robbers then escaped with
Thompson's rig. Thompson got loose
during the night and gave the alarm.
The sheriff's posse with bloodhounds
is in pursuit, but ,-iere is no clew to
the robbers.
Mitchell. S. D., Dec. 24.-N. J. Nielsen.
treasurer of the Workmen lodge, of this
city. was held up by footpads at mid
night Saturday. bound and gagged. his
pockets rifled of $3.50 and left living in
an alley to freeze. When found by n
night watchman Neilsen's hands and
feet were badly frozen and he was up-
conscious. The money taken from his
pockets was funds he had collected as
treasurer of the lodge. and which he
was preparing to turn over to his sue
cessor.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28

occurrence referred TO he was mex
perienced in the tricks practiced on
the picket line. and if limitations did
not bar the remedy for his offense he
could plead in eNtenuation that he
sympathized with the unfortunate
Johnny by appeasing his sorrow; and,
besides, he was simply acting at the
time in the execution of an order of
his commanding general.
The following, in substance, was the
story as he narrated it:
"On or about New Years day. 1865,
the regiment ot which Comrade Hayes
and myselffbelonged was sent to Ber-
muda Hundred, on the James, and /
was put on detached service as Judge
advocate of general court-martial at
the headquarters of the general in
command. in which capacity l offici-
ated until March 81, when i was or
dered to report to my colonel for
duty, which l did, and by him was or
dered to take command of the picket
detail that was to go on duty that
night to relieve the pickets of the
line in front of the Hewlett House
battery, the right of which rested on
the bank of the James river.
"The weather was fair. and in the
forenoon of the following day, April
I, 1865, all was quiet except as the
boys occasionally played upon each
other an April fool; but in the after
noon it was different, for out came
the officer of the day on horse at
full gallop, and as he rode up hurried
ly inquired: Are you in command of
this picket line?' l replied: Il am,
SIR Said he: The general COM
manding orders you to capture n con-
federate soldier and send him to his
headquarters forthwith He had no
more than delivered the order, when,
without explanation, he put spurs to
his horse and went on up the line of
our breastworks to the left and out of
sight. j turned to someone of my
command and said: That must be an
April-fool.' He replied: There's no
fooling about that l was not able
cuted. 1t was my first experience on
that picket line; but the one / spoke
to was better posted than /. He said:
Captain, give me thai job and l will
get thYrebel.' / was very willing to
turn it'oyer to him, whereupon he Sc
lected two stout, athletic soldiers and
had them slip down unobserved by
the enemy into ravine that was
there between the picket lines to
point near well-known spring, where
they We're told to lie concealed in am
oush among the bushes. He then
called to the Johnnies to know If they
wanted to trade papers. After cali
ing for some time one tnally an
swcred: Yes and commenced wav-
ing newspaper over his head, the
same was being done on our side,
with . 'Hello-meet at the spring.
and soon both started down in full
view of each other toward the spring,
until they were out of sight among
the bushes, where the piclets had at
times been clandestinely meeting to
trade coffee lftpr tobacco and perhaps
also to playEeards. Just what hap
pened at The spring l do not know,
but II was but few minutes until
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28

The recent retirement from the army
of Gen. Joseph Wheeler on reaching the
"age limit" recalls to Gen. Howard the
first meeting between two other fa,
nous generals of the civil war. 1t was
at Chattanooga, and after their intro
duction Grant invited Sherman to take
the chair Of honor, rocker with a
high back. "Oh, no." was the quick
reply; "that belongs to you, general"
Not a whit abashed by this compli-
ment, Grant retorted: "But 1 do not
forget, Sherman, TO give proper respect
to age!" "Well," laughed the other,
arching his brows, "if you put it on that
ground, must accept" The reader
will smile to recall that Sherman was
but 43, and his commander in chief two
years younger.-Youth's Companion.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
Killed His Father.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Arthur Albertsen.
the 17-year-old son of Samuel Albert
sen, shot and killed his father at five
o'clock Sunday afternoon during a
fight at their home at 394S Wentworth
avenue. The murder was the climax
of family quarrel. which began with
the return of the father from nights
debauch, and ended in his assault upon
the son with poker. The boy declared
to the police of the Stock Yards sta
tion that the shooting was accidental.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
Killed by "a Willing Elevator.

Paterson, n. j., Dec. PA fatal ac-
cident occurred Saturday afternoon
in the Paterson department store, one
of the largest in the city. The store
was packed with Christmas shoppers
and an elevator load of them was go
ing up, when suddenly one of the big
cables broke. The car crashed to the
bottom floor and to make the accident
more terrible the big balancing weight
was jerked from its guys and crashed
down through the car, crushing two
of its occupants to death and scat
tering their brains about. Three 9th.
ers were injured.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28

Lima, o., Dec. 24.-William Reddlck,
of Findlay, president of the Pro-
ducers' Explosive company, was blown
to atoms Saturday afternoon by an
explosion of nitroglycerin at the COM
pany's factory near here. The ex-
ploson shattered hundreds of win
dow panes in the city. The factory
was closed Friday for the holidays,
and Mr.. Reddck had gone out to put
a paddock on n door. The explosion
occurred in the magazine.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
FILIPINOS DEFEATED.
MenEer News of n Battle In Which
Forty-Five Insurgents
Were Killed.

Manila, Dec. 24.-Advices brought
by steamer from southern Luzon say
that n lieutenant and 60 men of the
Ninth United States cavalry attacked
a large body of insurgents last
Wednesday near Guinobatan, province
of Albay. After the battle 45 dead
insurgents were counted, together
with many wounded. The only Amer
lean casualty was the wounding of a
sergeant, who was cornered by sew
eral rebels and struck in the leg by
bolo. The rebel loss was the heaviest
recorded among recent encounters.
The cutting of the wires has delayed
the official report of the engagement.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28

Copenhagen, Dec. 24.-The sailing
ship Iverra was wrecked last Friday
near Goeteborg, southwestern Sweden.
Seven of the crew were drowned. Three
managed 10 reach an uninhabited is
land, where two died, the third being
re!cued Sunday.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
Daughter of JournaIist Yeds.

Chamberlain, S. d., Dec. 24.-Miss
Grace Howard, daughter of the dis
tinguished New York Journalist. was
married to Joseph Mesnard, manager of
her big stock ranch. They will make
their home 40 miles west of Chamber
lain, on the White river.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28

Louisville, Ky, Dec. 24.-John Kap-
plemaa, private watchman, was
found Sunday near his place of en-
ployment with his brains beaten out.
His pockets had been rifed of his
wages paid him the night before. No
arrests have been made yet.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
The lis.

Washington, Dec. 24.-The state de-
partment Saturday made publis the
text of the joint note of the powers to
China. The official statement follows:
Department OF State. Washington.-The
following English version is understood
to be In substantial equivalence with the
French text of the note to be addressed to
the government of China. as agreed upon
by the representatives of the cooperating
powers at Peking. December A. 1900 and
subsequently amended before signature:
During the months OF May, June, July
and August OF the current year. serious
disturbances broke out in the northern
provinces of China. In which atrocous
crimes unparalleled in History and outrages
against the law of nations against the
laws OF humanity and against civilization
were committed under particularly odious
circumstances, The principal of these
crimes were the following:
First. On the Goth OF June. his excel
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-12-28
ARTICLE XI.

Until the Chinese government has COM
piled with the above conditions to the sat
isfaction of the powers. the undersigned
can hold out no expectation that the oc-
cupation of Peking and the provinces OF
Chill by the general forces can be brought
10 Il conclusion.