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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20
A SOLDIERS EXPERIENCE.
A Kicking Gun That Was Better in
the Hands of the Enemy Bury
ing the Dead.

My first gun was a Harper's Ferry
muslet, altered over, and 1t would
kick worse than mule, says Comrade
@. 10. Smith, in telling of his expert
ences in the American Tribune. 1t
kicked me on the head, in the face, in
the eye and on the shoulder, and all at
one discharge. The last time fred it
1t kicked itself out of my hands onto
the ground, and there it lay kicking
when the captain put his foot upon 1t
and made it stop. The right way to
fight with that gun was to send it to
the Johnnies, and there would have
been a succession of discouraged sol
diers on that side-if not dead ones.
There was one thing certain, with that
gun to carry any soldier would be
readySto sing:
ing.
am ready and willing 70 co..
My next gun-the next day-was a
Springfield rife-a dandy.
In chasing Gen. Price we made
march of 109 miles in three days, with
only nine large-sized hard tack for ra-
tions. In this march the boys beat
the oldish men. or our company of SO
men, but IA were there to stack arms
at the end of three days-of these IL
were under 81, three under 18, and
three under II years of age, and was
one of the last three.
After all our hard marching Price
was not there when we arrived-he
had been gone six hours. We were
six days in marching back over the
same ground.
We arrived at Shiloh in time for me
to be detailed to help bury the dead
That is duty in connection with
army work seldom described. The
mind dislikes to dwell upon 1t. The
killing of the man is an exciting work.
There is some excitement even in be-
ing in line with shot and bullets-in
seeing who gets hit-in feeling that
you are yet whole-but there is no re-
deeming feature in going out to the
field of the dead and gathering the
men like sheaves in harvest field and
arranging them in a trench and cover
ing them with earth There is nc
other form of death so sickening as
that of we'll and hearty man killed
by the accidents of battle.
Hour after hour We worked on at
burying the Shiloh dead. wish could
shut out the memory of that labor
from my mental vision forever
AT Pennington / was again detailed
to bury the dead, and there helped to
bury 700 as fine-looking soldiers as
man ever saw. Here ended my service
in this direction, as soon after Joined
the cavalry and was put upon rev
line of duty.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

1905-Gets an option on 100000 acres
of Mexican land and makes trip to
complete colonization plans. Strick-
en- with paralysis on his return to Zion
City. After a second stroke leaves for
West Indies.
1906-Makes Wilbur Glenn Voliva
deputy general overseer of the Chris
tian Catholic church and the Zion in
dustries. Repudiated by Voliva and
his people.
Gave Enemies Chance.
That DR.. Dowie's conduct at Zion
was not at all times circumspect seems
to be b-yond doubt. Diversions not
strictly suited to man Of his age
and position-his participation, for in
stance, in games of blind mans buff"
with adult visitors to Shiloh house.
and his disregard of conventionalities
in his visits to Miss Ruth Hofer-are
not denied, but his friends and enc
mics differ as to his guilt or inno-
cence.
Claim Advocacy of Polygamy.
That John Alexander contemplated
polygamy and at one time threatened
to set the example in person is assert
ed by Voliva himself and by the
overseers. They regard the obsession
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20
Am Old battlefield Unearthed.

A curious discovery has been made
in course of some excavations that
have been in progress in st. Martin
de Re, in France. The excavators un-
earthed trenches in which law skeI-
etons which were presumably those of
the citizens who fell in defending the
town against the English in 1872.
Among the skeletons was found a
spherical iron bomb containing O
moist black powder, which was found
to consist of about third of nitre,
third of carbon, and fifth of sulphur,
the remainder being iron oxide derived
from the rusting of the iron shell.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

as evidence of his state of alteration
of mind. Polygamy, it is understood,
explains the antagonism Of Mrs
Dowie and Gladstone Dowie 10 the
first apostle.
The verse of Scriptures on which
Dr. Dowie is said to have based his
advocacy of polyamy is the following:
And seven shall take hold of one
man, saying: We will eat our own
bread and wear our own apparel, only
let us be called by thy name to take
away our reproach. Isaiah All.
Early Troubles in Zion.
During the early days of Zion City
there was much prosperity and Dowie
paid his workers currency. He found
this tedious, and to evade it, evolved
scheme of paying by coupons or
script, redeemable Some day" by the
central financial government of Zion.
These coupons were issued in enor-
nous quantities and used as a substi.
tute for currency.
This wildcat" issue gradually
drove real money out of the CITY
Judge V. V. Barnes, the general
counsel, and other leaders protested
to-Dowie against the issue. Dowie an.
swered by keeping the printing presses
working overtime.
The coupons were in time dumped
on Dowie for everything purchasabie
In the city. The income from the mer-
chandise sold on the outside was the
only real money coming In. and that
was rot SUFFICIENT. The climax was q
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

The two men contrast absolutely
physically, temperamentally. The ex-
uberant Dowie, massive in frame, re-
dundant in speech, magnetic and dom.
inant in personality, enveloped and
swept away by the power of his own
visions, recognized in his moments of
wisdom and Judgment, in his secret
communings in his closet, that in the
young disciple Voliva existed the san
ity, the sense, the prudence, the
righteous and sure faculty which
would avail Zion when the influence
of its founder was withdrawn.
Voliva the Man to Do.
Spare, pale, ascetic, cool, intelligent,
unaffected by dreams, resolute to ac-
complish the task Immediately under
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

1SSS-Lands at San Francisco with
800 in his pocket
iS9O-Arriyes in Chicago and begins
preaching in the streets.
1S92-Establishes a Divine healing
mission.
1S94-opens headquarters and estab-
fishes bank and newspaper.
1S99-Inaugurates metropolitan cru
sade, preaching nightly in different
PARTS Of the city Mobbed by hood
lums.
19G0-Purchases site of Zion City
and conducts crusade in England.
19Ol-Starts factories at Zion City.
Declares himself to be Elijah H., or
Elijah the Restorer.
1902-Negotiates for Mexican plan
tation and Texas land for colonization
purposes. Refused credit by Chicago
merchants. Ordered to refund $4,000
to Frederick Sutton, of New Zealand,
who had invested in Zion.
l903-Receives large contributions
and tithes from his people in the
famous collection barrel. Leads the
Zion restoration host of 5000 workers
in eight special trains ON a religious
visitation to New York. Creditors
press claims and Zion placed in hands
CT a federal receiver during several
weeks.
l904-Departs on mission around
the world, via San Francisco and Aus
tralia. Returns six months later and
takes tstle of EiFst Apostle of his
church.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

receivership, which by influence Of
creditors was withdrawn, and the notes
and obligations extended for a year.
The widest spendthrift could not
match Dowie for schemes to rid him
self of money. 1t is estimated that
the invasion of New York by the
Zion army cost Dowle SS50,000, and
the trip was fiat failure Dowie
never gave any reasons for planning
the New York trip except to say:
The devil is on Broadway and God
willed that l should hunt him. The
results are in His hands"
Plans Mexican Colony.
While his people were idle and the
city under the shadow of receiver
Dowie spent $150,000 in Mexican ir-
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

rigation colonization scheme which
is now looked upon by his cabinet as
a nightmare. He paid for options
which he could not take up and then
made a trip around the world.
The sumptuous furnishings of his
library and offices in the administra-
tion building cost $30,000 He has 10,-
600 volumes of the rarest editions of
English and French authors, which
cost easily another $4,000. Shiloh
house, where Dowie lived, is the
largest house in Zion, and is furnished
luxuriously. His country home in
Michigan cost $4,000.
Dowie had dreams of Zion univer-
sity. He sank 100000 in a structure
designed to be the center of campus
and organized a faculty of 220. Last
year two persons graduated. The orig
inal townsite of Zion embraces $500
acres, for which Dowie contracted to
pay $650,OO0. There is still an incum-
brance OF $152,000 on it. Dowie has
never parted with the land, but has
leased lots to his followers and they
have built their own homes.
Just what the Dowie liabilities
amount to is uncertain. At the time
of the receivership proceedings it is
said he owed $1,000,000 Many obliga-
tions have been paid since, but new
ones almost as large are said to have
been created. There are judgments
in California and Chicago against
Zion and several big creditors are i'm
portuning. The Zion leaders put a
value of S10,0000O0 on Zion assets.
Repudiated by Mrs. Dowie.
Perhaps the hardest blow received
by DR.. Dowie has been the detection
Of his wife and son. In an address
made in the tabernacle at Zion City
Mrs. Dowie made the following pa
thetic statement:
This is a sorrowful night for me.
have been burdened for two years
with these terrible revelations you
have heard and l am relieved at their
exposure. For six months I myself
was deposed by my husband from the
church for doing what was right.
wrote my husband to repent and con-
fess to the people wherein he had
wronged them. l will follow my hus.
band, where he follows Christ, but no
further"
Alleged Fraudulent Acts.
One charge against John Alexander
Dowie covers the alleged fraudulent
sale of certain land granted by the
government of the British South
Africa company to the Christian Cath
Ollie church. Dowie obtained this
ground for the purpose of church
building about four years ago and i'm
mediately resold it to financiers in
Nottingham, England. In the last
three months he has been dunned for
the return of the purchase money for
this land. as transfer was refused by
the British authorities. He has been
given eight weeks in which to return
$4,000, failing which criminal pro-
ceedings are threatened.
Dowie and Voliva Compared.
What genius creates, genius is often
unable to conserve. What common
sense cannot originate 1t often is able
to perpetuate. The imagination which
originates is always succeeded by the
matter-of-fact management, IL ruin is
to be averted. The ousting of John
Alexander and the Inauguration of
Wilbur Glenn Voliva is an exemplif-
cation Of the rule.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20
TO HONOR CIVIL WAR NURSE
"Mother" Bickerdyke Monument
Will Be Erected at Gales
burg, Ill.

At Galesburg, H., on May %, the
opening day of the Illinois G.. A. r.
encampment, will be unveiled a monu
ment to Mother" Bickerdyke. the ia
nous nurse of the civil war
Mrs. Mary A. Bickerdyke, or Moth
er Bickerdyke," as thousands of SOL
diers called her, was an army nurse
who attached herself to the forces of
Gen. Sherman and followed his army
to Atlanta and accomplished sanitary
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20
Historic puilding Goes BEGGING.

Suter's tavern in Georgetown, where
Washington and Jefferson often stop
ped on their journeys to and from the
north, and where the commissioners
who laid out the city OF Washington
met and discussed their work, was put
up at auction the other day, and not y
bid was made for It. Aud yet the
building Ia practically as II appeared
more than q century ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20
In the French ARMY

In the French army an officer whose
duty 1t is to report on a junior is
obliged to show him the original re-
port and obtain his signature to 1t,
as proof that he has made himself
master of the contents. The general
officer is not permitted to express any
opinion on the matter until he OBJ
tains from the one accused written
defense.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

wonders without the aid of hospital
appliances. AS an agent in the field
of the Chicago branch of the sanitary
commission she took particular de-
light in tracing any neglect or rascal
ity in the distribution of supplies
When Mrs. Bickerdyke was not cook
ing food or dressing wounds upon the
battlefield she was investigating these
things and sending her complaints to
headquarters for the discharge of the
offenders.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20

his eye, Voliva is no conqueror to
found communities, to convert the
world, to gain riches in Mexico and
spiritual dominion in the islands of
the sea. He could never invent the
pageantry, the Hebraic ceremony, the
oriental splendor. But he can organ
ize, he can eliminate waste, he can
practice economy.
New Leader in Earnest.
Voliva is but SO years of age HIS
hair is black, not dark brown. His
eyes are deep-set, shrewd, very dark,
and somewhat piercing His sallow
cheek is the esthetic's; his thin, close
set lips are the disciplinarian's not
only of others but of his own spirit.
He eats but two meals day, frequent
ly only one; sometimes not at all.
He clothes himself with "neatness" in
the fashion of the conventionally prim
Protestant minister-white tie, frock
coat, low-cut waistcoat. He never
smiles, not because he is oppressed by
his own dignity, but because he sees
no occasion for mirth. He does not at
tempt to impress his visitor-Dowie
actually made four men out of five
tremble in his presence.
Voliva is an American, a Hoosier,
who is so entirely an American that
he is ignorant of what is his racial
stock. He has been heard to say that
he fancies his peculiar name may be
French, but he doesn't know.
In 1900, Dr. Voliva became associated
with Dowie's church. A few months
later he went to Cincinnati, where he
remained six months, and in October,
1901, he went to Australia after be-
ing ordained an oyerseer. DR.. Voliva
returned from Australia to take charge
of affairs at Zion City a few weeks
ago.
Where 100000 Was Spent.
Il have no doubt that Zion City and
It's numerous industries would be in a
thriving condition to-day with Dowie
still in absolute control if the original
plans had been adhered to-" said Attor-
ney Samuel w. Packard. THE chief
and, indeed, l may say the whole
trouble has come because Dowie took
$2,0OO,000 out of the lace industry to
NhApSAitoh HI
Zion City and in Michigan. The ORR
ginal plans never contemplated any
such thing. They never intended that
Dowie should appropriate money for
his own use."
Speaking of the purchase of the land
and the organization of the factories,
which he had conducted, Attorney
Packard said:
1T was in 1895 that I first began ne
gotiations for the purchase of the land.
We worked secretly through real es-
tate agent so that the public would not
know of the venture in advance.
looked into the matter whether the en-
tsrprise could be incorporated W tn
Dowie as the sole owner This was
found impossible because the state con-
stitution of 1870 forbids 1t. A corpor-
alton is forbidden to speculate in real
ertate. We then issued certificates
which guarantee six per cent. Millions
OF dollars was raised. 1t was provided
that all the profits above those paid to
holders of certificates should be rein
vested in the enterprise out of which
1t came. Instead of doing this Dowie
took the s2,000.00O TO. his own use.
A cistern must be supplied before 1t
can give, but 1t does not have to walt
until It Ia filed.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-20
Y. M. G. A. building for Armv Pos,

The finest army Y. M. G. A. building
in the world is to be erected at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, the largest Mill
tary post in the United States. 1t Ia q
gift from woman who. withholds her
name from the public. and 1t will cost
$4,000.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
NJ adisOn Township Trustee
Notice.

Notice it gwen that hereafter the Trus-
lee OF Madison township will be in Ire
land on the first Saturday of each
month, and the remaining Saturdays at
my residence, one mile southwest OF
Ireland, for the purpose OF attending to
township business, and all persons hav-
ine business with the township are ex-
pectei TO confine IT to thoee days.
rhe township library is KEEP. at Sam'il
Keans' in Ireland, where all may
cotain the books.
rhe Indiana hool books will be
20 md at VIM. Young's store at ali
tines. SAMUEL A. tLEzEN,
Ian 5. 1867 Trustee Madison Tp.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
Boone Township Trustees
Notice.

rne undersigned, Trustee OF Boone
township, Dubois county, hereby gives
notice that he will attend to all business
pertaining to the office OF Trustee, at his
residence, four-miles southwest of Por-
tersville, on Saturdays Of each week, and
requests all persons having township
business topreseni IL on Saturday. Citi-
zens desiring books from the Township
Library, are notified that the Library is
ksut pi my residence.
School books at Mrs. Mary Git itsler's
a, Portersville. PETER J. ScHNARR,
Trustee Boone TIP.
Jan. 5, 1905 y.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17

Good Chance for a FIJI ST Glass Liar


| was sitting on salt barrel
on the shady side of the depot
while waiting for the train on
the other road, when a farmer
drove up in his wagon. He went
around and talked with the sta
ton agent for a few minutes.
and then returned to ASK
Stranger, do you want to
make $50, 900 as easy as rolling
off a log?'
81 do"
"Air you a religious man."
"Not exactly.
ANY scruples ag'in' lynn?
That's according to circum-
stances. State your case"
"The case is just this. own
a hundred acres of land right
around here. AS it stands it's
worth about SO an acre. Split
her up into city lots, and each
lot will bring about $50. You
can figure on $1,000 an acre.
But this is 10 site for 4 city
| protested.
"Thar's whar the lynn will
come in. | should calkerlate on
your maxim the site"
There's no fuel, no water, no
agriculture"
"Got to lie about EN-"
you've got to have natural
advantages to make a city,"
More lyin'.
you've simply got a railroad
junction, one house, and one
hundred acres of mighty poor
land to start on" | said as |
looked around on the lonesome
prospect.
"rbar's whar the lyin' will
come in," he answered. "I've
known twenty towns out here to
start on heap less. Is it a bar
gain or no? You do the lyin'
and | do the sellin', and in year
We'll clear up a carload of mon
ey- Best chance in the world
for a risin' young man. Knocks
a silver mine all holler."
Tin afraid | couldn't ac-
cept your liberal proposition.
"All right: no harm done.
I'm lookin' fur a liar. He's got
to be a good one. AS you
seemed to be out of a Job and
dead broke, thought I'd tackle
you All the same, however,
I'll hit the right man inside of a
week, and he'll make his fortune
here. Best of schools, plenty of
six railroads, rich coun
try, future Chicago, ten factor
les. cultivated society, purest of
water, public parks, come with a
rush, sold again! If you happen
to meet a liar send him down."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
The Farmer and the Politician.

Clay Crisman, the young Mi.h-
lgan farmer who came to Wash
lngton to see the political cele-
brlties, decidej, after inspecting.
the beef trust harassed counte-
nance of secretary Wilson. that:
Cant see that they're different
from any other folks" If Girls
man had investigated the minds
of the Republican ofic. ais in
stead of the persons, he would
have discovered vast difference
between the officials mind and
the minds Of the honest farmer.
For whereas the official is con-
stantly inventing some plan to
tax the people for his benefit or
the advantage of the tariff fos-
tered trusts and combines that
Republican officials are so anx-
lous to favor through the tariff
or other monopoly breeding dev-
ice, the mind Of the farmer is.
when ne thinks about the mat
ter wondering why wheat is so
low and trust prices so high.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
Jefferson TIP. Notice.

The undersi. ned trustee Of Jefferson
township, Dubois county hereby gives
notice that he will attend to all business
pertaining to the office of Trustee at his
residence one mile north OF Birdseye on
the Tuesdays OF each week and requests
all persons having township business to
resent il on Office DAYS.
JOHN w. ENLOW, Trustee.
IN. 5, 05-lyr.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17

The Armur trust was bro ught
to its knees by a competitor but
lifted up with care by the Roose-
welt Administration and given
half the swag.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17

Senator Lodge called it unim-
portant' giving testimony before
the grand jury in the case
against his private secretary for
the larceny of money paid f)r
the Republican campaign fund.
The voters however, may view
the matter as important enough
to defeat the Lodge Republi-
can machine, for in this case the
promise was made in return for
the donation that the donor was
to receive a consular appoint
ment. 1t would seem that some
people believed that offices could
be purchased and that Senator
Lodge was the man to deliver
the goods.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
YOuNd. MIDDLE AGED or OLD MEN

suffering from Spermaterrhoea and I'm
potency, the result of abuse in youth, OF
later excess and other causes producing
some OF the following cffects: Debility,
Nervousness, Emi.si MS, Blotches Dizzi-
ness, Confusion Of ideas, Aversion to So
ciety, Defective memory, and sexual ex-
haustion, which units the victim for
business or marriage, needs this SPECIAL
lists advice and treatment, as he thor
uDghly understands these cases and
koows how to cure them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-08-17
CHRONIC DISEASES.

OF the Lungs, Heart. Stomach, Liver
Kidneys. Bowels, Bladder, such a,
Bronze tits Shortness OF breath, Palpita
ton, Dyspepsia, Gastritis, Loss OF Appe
tite, Sour stomach, Constipation, Ulcer
alton, treated in the most scientific way
HgsoRRPHoIDs (PILEs) treated without
knife, and no detention from business.