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The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
Private Who Struck Gen. Sheridan.

Private Who Struck Gen. Sheridan.
Apropos of a story going the rounds
of the press as to a pugilistic combat
between division commander and
private, the following story is told:
When our division swung back
from the pursuit of Bragg in Novem-
Der, 1862, we marched toward Nash
Vile, and camped for a short time at
Edgefield, just across the Tennessee
from Nashville. AS we went into camp,
Gen. Phil Sheridan commanding the
division, dismounted near house on
hill to our left and designated the
house and yard as his headquarters.
Between this house and our regiment
the Fifty-second Ohio, was field Civ
en- I'D to cabbage. Many of the heads
had been cut off earlier in the season,
and fresh, green, tender sprouts had
grown up about the stalks
las soon as our guns were stacked
the men broke ranks and literally
swarmed over the cabbage field. They
had been living on short army rations
for so long a time that they hungered
for cabbage, and in five minutes that
field was black with soldiers, and they
cleared it of everything green as they
moved forward So intent were they
on gathering the cabbage that they
paid no attention even to the orders of
the guards Sheridan sent among them.
At last. the general, Tuning and swear
ing, caught UP stout cane or club
and went among the men himself.
THE men in advance fell back when
they saw the general coming, but
others, not seeing him, kept at work.
and so it happened that Sheridan, with
m e.trily
on Jack letters. Of Company X, Fifty
second Ohio. Jack was one of the
sturdiest and most athletic men in the
regiment and was not much given to
eonventionalities. The confusion about
him had not disturbed him, and he was
wholly oblivious of the approach of the
general commanding the division.
Jack was bending over q particu-
larly fine bit of cabbage when Sheridan
made rear attack, striking the stoop-
ing man resounding whack with his
club Jack went forward on his hands
and face, and, supposing that one of
the boys had pushed him over in rough
frolic he scrambled to his feet, and
turning in blind fury struck his as
sailant squarely in the face. Sheridan
went down on his back, and Jack, rec
ognizing the figure and the uniform,
bolted in a panic for our own camp.
Sheridan was wild with rage. A
score of men ran to help him, helped
| him up and brushed the dirt from his
| hair and clothes. He pushed them
rudely aside and shouted: Don't
| bother about my clothes-catch the
| skunk that knocked me down; catch
him, 1 say, and he ran forward him
self in the direction taken by Jeffers
Many of the boys ran with him, but
| curiously enough, not one could re-
member the fellows name or to what
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
n1ementn of the Civil War.

New York Press: The editor of THE
Press Campfire" has in his charge q
copy of Veteran Register, Company
|. Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry,
Capt. George Kennicut. This register
which is handsomely engroSsed and
ornamented has been placed in our
hands in the hope that some of the
comrades connected with the organiza
ton might. through this publication
be found who would like to have it as
a memento and to whom it would be
given gladly. Further information re-
garding the register can be had by
addressing the New York Press.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
yiolins of Porcelain.

Violins and mandolins of porcelain
are the latest things made in Ger
many" "Kuhlows' reports that
well-known manufacturer of the Mes
sein okarinas and porcelain organs
has invented a process for the manu-
facture Of Elandolins and violins from
clay. Some violins have already been
completed, and the inventor has APP
piled for letters patent in different
countries. Under this process the vlo-
Inns are cast and every violin is guar
anteed success and to be excellent
for producing music. The latter quail
tty constitutes precisely the chief
value of this invention. The porcelain
body, it is claimed, is better able to
produce sound than a wooden one,
since it co-operates in the production
of sound, making the notes soft and
full. The mandolin, much played in
southern countries, is also made of
porcelain, and the musical sound of
this instrument is likewise stated to
be improved. In shape the porcelain
violin is an exact imitation of the
wooden instrument. but as the porce-
lain violin is very suitable for decora-
ton. it is very likely that costly in
struments of luxury will be asked for,
as is the case with the okarinas. It is
asserted that the porcelain violins
possess the further advantage over
the wooden ones that they are totally
insensible to the influence of the
weather. That the porcelain violins
are liable to breakage, and that -hey
are heavy, appears to have been left
unconsidered. They are made in the
sarthenware factory, Sornewitz.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
A Frontier Graveyard.

Here lie the dead meath headboards
stained by time,
In graves uncared for; rudest heaps of
earth;
Rough men whose lives on earth were
black with crime,
Devoid of every mark of honest WORTH
In way unnatural they met with death'
In bood-stained garments they We're MO
from sight,
A curse chung to each victims dying
breath
And hatred lit their eyes till dinnled of
light
With boots vet on their sinful feet they'll
lie
Till Gabriels trumpet echoes from on
high.
Here lies old Texas Joe. who met his
death
From hand of one who was OF quicker
And Tuscarora Sam, whose fund of
breath
Slipped from him when he called Black
Bill liar.
And here is Poker Frank. who tried to
The frayed affection of Sport Days
dame.
And this rude board stands over Brocsy
Teale.
Whom drink had mad> unsteady in his
aim
When with their shooters he and Grizzly
Went out to hunt each other on the
street.
Here rests the shot-up frame of Smoky
Tim,
Whose stolen horse lacked necessary
speed,
And close beside him sleeps old Greaser
Jim
Who was by viEilantes roped and freed
Just over there lies Sacramento Joe
Who died with boots too full or "rls-
Cling snakes.
And just beyond they planted Tommy
Lowe
Who made fatal play to grab the
stakes
From off the table in game of draw.
"Bit off, the boys said, more than he
could chaw."
Here's Bob the Methodist and Sleepy Ike
And Doughface Henderson and WHISKY
Mack,
And poor Joe Bowers not the man from
Pike.
And Faro Dick and old Three-Fingered
Jack,
! And Others, names unknown, lie in this
spot;
| And standing in this border burial
ground,
Rude and uncared for comes the thought
That when the dead wake at the trurn-
pet sound
| Old Gabriel will be filled with mute sur
prise
To see this gang of thoroughbreds arise!
Denver Post
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
Paid Regiment With Advertisements.

Paid Regiment With Advertisements.
There is an old confederate soldier
in Louisville who tells an amusing
story of an adventure he had during
the civil war. He says:
"One day during the siege of Vicks-
burg when everybody was out of
money, and business was at stand
still, was walking along the streets
of the city with my colonel, when
shell from one of Grants gunboats
struck a house across the street from
U.S. In this house was a drug store.
The shell exploded and set fire to the
house. The colonel and 1 and some
other soldiers helped extinguish the
flames In looking around among
tang liniment advertisements made in
the shape Of dollar bills.
"As soon as 1 saw them an idea
struck me which I communicated to
the colonel Then I asked the drug
gist if he wanted the advertisements,
and, receiving negative reply, l took
up the box and carried it to headquar-
ters.
There was enough of that fake
money in the box to pay OF the regl"
ment, and nearly enough to pay or
the brigade The next morning the
colonel mustered the soldiers and
every, man was given a part OF his
nav in advertisements. Business 1mme-
diately resumed, and the pie and to-
bacco stands opened up once more.
| The mustang liniment bills passed
current and We're as readily changed as
| confederate bills
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
MANY Members of ID. A. r.

Connecticut members OF the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
claim for their state the distinction of
having more real daughters" than
any other commonwealth in the ma
tional organization. There are ninety
nine real daughters on the Connects
cut membership rolls, and each one has
been presented with a gold spoon
Massachusetts comes next with eighty
six women whose fathers fought in the
revolutionary war.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
Fortune-Telling Teacnp.

Perhaps the oldest piece of china
turned out from any OF the potteries
in this country is known as the astro-
logical fortune telling teacup." The
inside of the cup stows a complete d.
vision of the year, the twelve months,
four seasons, weeks and days, revolv-
ing around a central sum in the bot
tom. Near the top of the cup are II
modern symbols, which relate to the
IL ancient signs of the zodiac upon the
outside.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
Rares. Postage stamp on Earth.

There was recently sold in London
at public auction what is probably the
rarest stamp in the world. 1t is the
Roumania- Moldavia 1854 issue, eighty
one paras. blue on blue, unused, with
nearly full gum and large margins.
After lively competition it was knock
ed down for G220 ($1,100).
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
Wind Motor Ricycle.

The Belts wind motor may be de-
scribed as a paramount curiosity. 1t
consists of a rotating fan, set in mo-
ton on meeting wind, and two sets
of beveled gearing at the ends of a re-
volving shaft. This operates the Sec
ond pair, which are in front of the
crank bracket, and they in turn en-
ysge with a toothed wheel which sets
the crank axle in motion.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
VIII See Gettysburg Again.

The Grand Army Club of Massachu-
sets has decided to attend the G.. A.
r. encampment at Washington and
have accepted the invitation of the G.
A R. club of Baltimore to visit that
city on it's way to the encampment.
The club will also visit Gettysburg
either going or returning.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
New Species of Tobacco

In Haiti new species of tobacco has
been produced by cross fertilization,
which grows from five to seven feet
in height, bearing a leaf twenty-five
inches long and fifteen in width. Three
or even four cuttings can be made
from one plant between November and
March.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
QUEEN 4 CRESCENT
- r . u T E. -

The Best Line to New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Washington, Gin
cinnati, Chattanooga. Birmingham and
all points in the East.
Through Sleeper, New Orleans to
New York via Chattanooga, Bristol,
Lynchburg, Washington and Pennsyl-
vania Railroad.
Pullman Sleeper, New Orleans to
Cincinnati.
Dining Car Service on both New
York and Cincinnati Lines serving all
meals.
Coolest. Cleanest.
Full detailed information furnished
on application.
Geo. III. Smith,
G. p. A.
r. ]. Anderson,
A G.. p. A.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
TOLD BY THE VETERANS
OF Battles and Campaigns
Heard Around Gampfires.

regiment he belonged. stood within
five feet Of the scrappers, and when
the general ordered me to catch the
man who struck him, obediently ran
away as fast as my legs could carry
me.
the brigade. Sheridan was determined
to find the man. and our regimental
and company officers made diligent in
quiry of every man who had been In
the cabbage field. We all knew who
struck Phil Sheridan, but nobody told
and I think Sheridan never knew I'M
til long afterward, and then he regard
ed the matter as joke. LETTERS served
through the war, and in the fight at
Peach Tree Creek was one of the first
men across the stream"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
Growth OF Sons of Veterans.

General gains in membership are
reported throughout the order of the
Sons of Veterans. The Wisconsin di-
vision is noticeable for the gain in
new camps The Connecticut division
will hold its annual convention at
Derby, April 1916.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17
CURlOSITIES or TIE DAY
Events Out OF The Ordinary That Are
Worth RecOrdin9.

window may be left open any distance,
but as soon as moved the bell rings.
warning the occupants of the room and
very likely soaring away the intruder,
too.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-03-17

Goldsmith tells us that Man wants
hut little here below"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
CTo BE C~ontinued.)
No Concern Of His.

\ Franchman and an E~nglishman
were one day' occupying a first-class
smoking carriage on an English train.
The Frenchman was at the other end,
looking toward the direction of his fell
low traveller; the Englishman was at
the other end looking toward his own
window and turning his back to the
Frencnman.
The latter was wondering If his mute
companion was rot going to give him
a chance to open his mouth and say
something. The .Englishman dropped
some ashes from his cigar on his trous-
ers. The good Frenchman thought
that, at last. mis- chance had come.
Excuse me. sir" he said. you have
dropped some ashes on your
"Oh," coolly replied the Englishman,
for the last ten minutes / have seen a
box of matches IN fire in your back
pocket, and / did not interfere with
you."-CasselPs Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
CHAPTER TX.
Ursula Has a Vision.

OF all the strange people who wan
dered like shadows. in the house known
as Rickerby's Folly, perhaps the strang-
est and most unhappy was the woman
who had %journeyed with Anthony Tag
gett AND his wife to the house on the
night which first saw the coming of
Olive Mallory to 1t, the woman Nugene
Leathwood had addressed as Ursula"
and who had known him before that
time as Gilbert Rickerby. AS It had
been his n wish merely to keep SO I'M
desirable a visitor quiet, for a time. at
least. and as. moreover. she resolutely
refused to leave the place, he had con-
scented to her remaining there, and had
arranged that h should occupy one of
the many rooms which had remained
for SO long a time untenanted.
In an unhappy hour this woman, Ur-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
ing, at the dead hour OF night, n
what mischief was on foot.

| ing. at the dead hour OF night. n
what mischief was on foot.
AS olive went, sowly n steadily
down the stairs Uusla Sewell crept az
ter her-making of herself nothing u
| a mere shadow, against the background
of the other shadows she passed. c
the girl stopped, as If undecided where
to go; but that was at the door of the
room into which she had been taken on
the night of her arrival. She only hesi-
tated there a moment, and then, pass
irg her hand across ner brow, as
though to clear away some doubt which
hung upon her, went on rapidly. Evil
| IDENTIFY she was now perfectly certain OF
her way. With a little laugh of happy
excitement and satisfaction, she pulled
open a low door in the thick wall and
passed quickly through. The door
swung after her, leaving Ursula in the
dense darkness.
"A curious feeling of dread had swept
over the woman who had felt SO bold
and resourceful a few moments before.
She was of the kind that would have
fought with any earthly tangible thing
for her rights or on account of her
wrongs but this was a matter beyond
her. She had heard uncanny whispers
about that deserted second house,
wherein ghosts Of long-dead, unhappy
folk wandered and walled through the
night. and she knew, fnstinctively, that
the girl a gone straight into it. Pos
sibly, with the desire to brighten her.
Ursula had been told where the door led
20. end had been ready to avoid 1t, In
consequence like the plague. But now
this young girl, new-risen from a bed
of fever and delirium, had gone, unhes-
itatingly, straight into 1t. And the wo-
man who had tracked her so far, hest
tated to follow.
After a few moments curiosity gained
the master over any feeling of mere
dread; she fumbled about the wall in
the darkness, until she found the hand
lie, pulled open the door, and passed
through. AS she advanced into the
darkness. along a narrow passage, the
walls of which she could feel on either
side with her outstretched hands, she
heard the faint thud of the door. as it
closed back into it's place behind her;
while in front, TO guide her, was a long
streak of light, evidently coming
through another door partially open.
Beyond, where the light was, she heard
the sound of voices.
On and on, step by step. she crept
nea: er to the door, until. with her face
pressed close against the wall where
the crack of light was, she could see
into the ROOM. And his is what she
saw and heard:
CTo BE C~ontinued1
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
watnb ON the Nevis.

The Nevis is a small volcanic y
in the Caribbean Sea. There is -
conduit leading down from an e.'
crater, carrying a fine stream Of
tah--the red-hottest, stinkinges'
phur watah you eve saw-into ~
tinct hotel. Said hotel was BUN y
145 years ago and destroyed apO1
years ago, leaving on an agglomel]
OF stone ruins. / am offered ms n
with watah-for 81, 800. Dirt CHEAP
rheumatic, who had spent 1880 on
sicians warranted to cure, went "
Nevis and was well in ten days. II
all that remains Of the hotter NJ
bath. Our paternal government "
buy that hole and send It's wv
there. The watah comes straigh.
hell. 1t smells. tastes and feeis
When you drink that watah you
drink whisky. Hence New
Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
..That Internal Plano.

An Englishman, who was a friend OF
the Gladstone family, was asked, long
ago, what he thought CT Mr.. Herbert
Gladstone's political prospects.
Herbert" he said, might do re-
markably well. / have no doubt. hav-
ing heard him speak, that he could do
very well, indeed, But one thing stands
in the way-that piano. If only he
would give up that piano, that internal
piano"
Mr.. Herbert Gladstone has been faith
full to his piano, and 1t is said that what
has no hindered him in his political
life has been a considerable advantage
to him in another field.-New York
Times.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
Too Much for the Judge.

An old Maryland colored man was
sumnloped to court by a controversy
over the ownership of a mule.
who bought The mule?" demanded
the Judge.
Glen Sniff en- Alb each bought half
oh him, sah," responded the old man.
Where is Smith now?'
He amt never cum down yit. sab.
He went to curry his half when his half
was in a bad humor. Now Clients chill
lun wants to get deh fatheh's half
awty from my half, IN deb half am
dess half"
"Stop!' roared the Judge. Dismiss
the case."-Chicago News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
Checkmated.

No; she would not be his wife.
Have a care!' he Missed, and his
eyes held a vengeful glitter. IF you
refuse me I shall become great and
famous"
You dare notr cried the beautiful
girl, her voice rising to a Shrek. 'It
you do, shall get rich publishing your
love-letters!"
For a moment he stood looking at
her palefully. Then he turned ane
skunk away,-Casselrs Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
How should He Knew.

While sitting IN my Morris chair, last
night, Marie, my wife's maid servant.
came up from behind me and put her
hands over my eyes.
Guess who it is, monsieur she
cried, gaiIy.
MY darling wife," 1 faltered.
Monsieur is a good guesser," cried
Marie, and monsieur shall Rave a kiss
from his darling wife,"
AS / explained 10 my wife. later, how
was l to know that ii was Marie? Was
| not blindfolded so that / could not
see ?-Indianapolis Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
Never Touchea nim-

They say she's just crazy to marry
him"
"She Is, indeed. She's continually
throwing herself at his head; and, tile
strangest part Of 1t Is. ne never sus.
poets It,"
.'Oh, that's not so strange. Women
are notoriously-roor throwers. YOU
CONGRATULATIONS Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02
A Gentle mint.

DC you always preach without
notes?" inquired the new vestryma,..
Yes" replied the old minister.
Don't you think you might do better
IL you preached with notes?''
Undoubtedly i would If they were
five or ten-dollar notes ."-philadelphia
Press.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-01-02

save Tor those two rooms wherein
lights shone at night, the house was al
ways in darkness; no CLEAN from gas
jet or lamp dispelled the shadows in
the long and gloomy passages. Ursula
Sewell remembered, however, the part
of the house towards which she had
seen the girl taken; she set out for II,
creeping along as quietly as possible,
and listening intently for ar >hance
sound which might suggest "
one was following or observing ner. >so-
Ing on in this cautions fashion, h had
come to the enc OF a corridor, near the
top of the house, out Of which doors
opened on either side; the faint light
which came through a window at the
end, showed her where the doorways
were.
Then, suddenly, one of the doors at
the far end of this corridor opened. and
the faint light was increased by the
light OF a candle. Watching eagerly,
Ursula saw come from the door first a
oandiestick, and then IN arm; all very
slowly; then, following the arm. the
hgure OF the girl she sought. She drew
back round the corner at the end of
n passage and peered out.
Very slowly, Olive Mallory came on
down the corridor, with the light held
before her. and with her eyes staring
straight ahead. She seemed, TO the list
ening woman, to say something to her
self as she Notwithstanding always in
a quiet, low voice. that had a curious
ring Of happiness in it. As she passed
the watcher. apparently quite uncon-
scious OF that watchers presence, her
face looked white and unearthly In .he
light thrown upon II from the candle.
and Ursula shrank back, awed in spite
OF herself. But the great thing for her
to discover was where this girl was go
The Washington times., 1902-06-05
MGOvERN AND YOUNG CORBETT.
Featharweight Championship VIII Be
Decided in September.

The featherweight championship battle
between Young Corbett. the present
holder OF the title, and Terry McGovern
will be decided in New London, Conn.
At the regular meeting of the court of
ccmmcn council OF that city, held last
Eight, a license was granted to James
D. GarIney and John T. Gaffney to con
duct a public boxing exhibition at Arm
strong Park. in which the above are TO
be the principals, the contest to take
place at a date rot earlier than August
- nor later than October Is. 1t has
been about decided by the fighters to
come together September 10.
It is proposed to erect a vast outdoor
auditorium to seat 10000 spectators, and
the managers state that the affair will
cost $40, eco before the gates OF the field
are opened.
In connection with the above it is in
terestlng to note that Young Corbett's
match with Abe Attell, of San Francisco.
has not been declared off, and that the
affair will be decided at Denver tomor-
row night.
The tilt is for ten rounds at catch
weights. Corbett declares, despite re-
ports 10 the contrary, that lie IS train
inc faithfully for the bout, ard Is IL fine
condition. Corbe;t does not intend to
do any boxing after his meeting with
Attell until he meets Terry McGOyern
next September. He says that he Will
take things easy for n while and then
settle down to real hard work.