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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13

heard she cooked as we'll as she sang
Would she give her recipe for rusk? +?
Alice was pleasant in turn, and re-
peated the desired ingredients, Mollie
stopping at lamp post to jot down
the items Half yeast cake?" asked
Mollie.
Eyes, and bit more, If you would
insure their lightness"
20, thank you," said Mollie, as they
parted. Il would like them to be good.
1t would please dear Joe."
Little fool" sneered Alice to her
SELF She'll make mess of 1t. Much
! care about pleasing dear joel"
Saturday afternoon the little yellow
house bristled with cleanliness. Snowy
curtains were looped from shining win
dows. Every room was spotless, and
a tired little woman was watching for
Joe, and hoping she hadn't forgotten
anything. She stroked an aggressive
flute In the curtain frill, and, hurrying
to the kitchen, restirred the contents
OF bowl. saying:
maybe I'd better put In the other
half yeast cake;" then decidedly. az
will. oh, wouldn't 1t be splendid II
these were lighter than Alice Norris
rusk. How proud Joe would be-" and
she popped in the extra yeast, beat the
mixture vigorously, and slid the bowl
out of sight in the Ice box.
When Joe Babcock reached home, a
boy beside him was trundling wheel
barrow filled with parcels. Mollie ran
down to the gate In iiutter of excite
ment, for Joe was well laden, too. He
De- 5ited most of his parcels with
Mollie, and. putting an arm about her
skipped up the path into the sitting
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13
BRUTAL OFFICERS OF WAR:
Threats Made Then by Soldiers to
Kill Never Been Known to
Be FULFILLED.

Il have often wondered" said the
major, what became of the unrea-
sonable and wantonly brutal officers
of the old volunteer army. do not
mean the petulant, noisy or swearing
officers who were good fighters, but
the martinets and coarse.grained men
who were gratuitously abusive, and
uniformly severe or merciless in the
administration of punishment. The
volunteers admired rather than dis
liked good disciplinarian, and they
did not resent the explosive language
of a hard fighter, but they swore ven
geance on the officers who took advan-
tage of shoulder straps to treat men in
the ranks contemptuously or brutally.
There were not many officers OF
this kind, but nearly every regiment
had one or more. Some were light
headed martinets, some were born
ruffians, and some we're influenced by
inordinate vanity or petty resentment
to persecution of their own men. They
aped the regular officers In cultivating
aloofness, but they had nothing of the
regular officers soldierly quality or
his disposition to care for his men.
The regular punished severely in the
interest of discipline, whereas the
ruffian or the incompetent in shoul-
der straps punished in the spirit of
vengeance or resentment, and failed
utterly in discipline and in care of his
men. A few of these officers probably
were shot by their own men during
the war, and most of them at the close
of the war, If repeated declarations
of their own men meant anything,
were under sentence of death.
But l never heard of one of them
being shot after the close of the war
by man who served under him.
Scores of them were beaten in fist
fights by men they had abused, and
several in my field of observation
found it advisable to leave their old
home neighborhoods and settle in dis
tant states, but not in single case
was the oath of a private to kill his
captain or lieutenant carried out.
Those seeking revenge for humilia-
tion or injury found other means OF,
satisfying that revenge. In one case
an unpopular officer sought admission
to the regular army some years after
the war. BY that time one of his old
non-commissioned officers had been
elected to congress.
HE told his story to Garfield, But
ler and others. and the applicant was
ruled out. In another case an officer
Who had been brutal toward the more
intelligent men in his company sought
nomination for sheriff and made an
active canvass. The president of the
convention was one of his sergeants.
Several of his old privates were dele
gates. He was showed under in the
interest of Private Jack. and he knew
why. In still another case an officer
given to abuse of his men sought an
appointment at the hands of the gov
ernor. He met with a rebuff that
took him out of the state. Chicago Ia
ter Ocean.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13

a tall, shrewd, silent fellow who said
nothing. | rode in the direction OF
Newbern with them that afternoon, at
no great distance from Coxe's picket
line. After supper, for which | hal
a keen appetite, | lay thinking how
to escape. When they had all got to
sleep | began to crawl out OF camp. |
soon got upon my feet, and was max
ing my way the best | could when /
heard a musket click.
There stood the Johnny who did not
believe me. | told him had been out
picking up what information | could
and wanted to get back into camp.
but, having got bewildered, had lost
my way and wished he would show
me.
We'll, you are a slick one," he re-
sponded: come on, will show you in
to camp"
l saw at once that he was taking
the wrong way to go to camp, bu.
followed on. Pretty soon we came to
his outer picket, when he got down
and lodged along from tree to tree.
and | did the same. AS soon as we
were past the picket and out of hear
ing said to him: 81 am sure you ars
going the wrong way"
He then turned to me and said: See
here, l have helped you through this
line, now you help me through yours
l know you are playing off-that you
belong to the union army and | want
to go there, too. | am sick of serving
on the wrong side"
In little time we came to the union
pickets. when l got them to send us
under guard to Gen. Coke. gave him
valuable information, and then sought
my regiment, who were glad to see ME
after my sudden leave-taking.
My confederate ally was paroled, and
allowed to go where he chose.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13
HISTORY OF EASTER.
Day Commentaries Resurrection of
Christ-A Movable Festival
Among Christians.

It is well known that in the early
Christian church for a long series of
years warm disputes took place as to
the proper date on which to observe
Easter. The churches of Asia Minor,
following what is called "The tradi-
ton of st. john" Kept the fourteenth
day of the Jewish month Nisan. The
western churches, however, supported
by the church at Jerusalem and a few
others, said 1t was necessary that a
Friday should always be set apart to
commemorate Christ's death, and a
Sunday His resurrection. The con-
test grew so warm that each side ex-
communicated the other. Surely triv-
falities could hardly go much further,
1t is difficult for us to imagine that
our fathers could have disputed, and
separated the one. from the other. over
matter of this kind; but it is true
that the apple of discord which
seemed to the people of that age to be
made of gold, to their successors ap-
pears to be made only of iron or clay.
With us, as is well known, Easter is
what is called a movable festival It
is always held on the next Sabbath
after the vernal full moon, with the
exception that of the vernal full moon
should fall on a Sunday, then, to
avoid all conformity with the Jewish
practice, Easter is not kept till the
following Sabbath The vernal full
moon is that which either takes place
on March 21 or on the next date after
March 21. If the vernal full moon
falls on March 81, and that day hap
pens. to be Sunday, then Easter
cannot be held till April 25 which is
the latest date on which Easter can
fall, the earliest being March %.
This is certainly very mechanical
contrivance, and one which most peo-
pie find 1t difficult to understand or
remember. Owing to obvious connec-
ton between Easter and the Jewish
Passover, the French call the former
Paques tfrom the Hebrew Pesech.
which means passing over), and OBJ
viously some such title as this would
be more appropriate than ours, which
comes from the Saxon goddess Eostre,
believed to the same as the Syrian AS.
tarte and the Greek and Roman
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13

Venus, who was specially worshiped
in the spring season as the mother
and giver of animal and vegetable
life. From the earliest ages various
customs and superstitions have asso-
ciated themselves with Easter. AS at
Christmas 1t used to be believed that
all water was turned into wine and
that all cattle knelt in their stalls II
alteration of the infant Saviour, so it
was held that at Easter the sun
danced in honor of Christs resurrec-
tion.-Chicago Standard.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13

There! That's o. E.. little worn-
an" said Joe, standing off and view
ing the table; and indeed it was. All
their prettiest china, glass and silver
decorated the satin-like cloth. The
dishes were laden with salads, meats,
preserves, cakes and dainties, and, like
floral weave. We're hyacinths and
lilies.
Listen, Mollie! By and by I'll slip
off, light the fire and put over the
kettle. When come back, you va
moose and finish up" Mollie nodded,
smiling delightedly.
The members of Trinity choir were
coming. Mollie and Joe met the happy
ten at the door and made them well
come. All were merry and full of the
days events. Mollie kept talking and
avoided personalities; she dreaded be-
ing questioned about rusk. In due
time joe appeared-unmissed-
some one was playing Die Traumerei."
He was gone so long that Mollie trem-
bled; but when he returned, flushed
and happy, Mollie slipped off like a
vision.
The kettles music greeted her tho
kitchen was neat. and scent of bak-
ing filled the air. Mollie wondered at
it, but was too busy to investigate.
When they assembled, all compli-
mented them on the beauty and abun
dance of the table.
YES" cried Joe, ecstatically, Mrs.
Babcock is a notable housekeeperl
Mol.ie," he went on, avoiding his
wife's rebulSing glance, why, Mollie
you are forgetting the rusk."
He. stepped to a side table, and, lift
ing two plates heaped high with gold
en- steaming rusk, placed them with
the feast.
The blessing was saving grace.
/ and Mollie could lower her radiant
overmoist eyes, for well she knew that
the leaven of her good husbands love
had saved her from the "old leayen
of malice and Observation-Disclosures"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13

1 wonder If the angulshed moon looked
down
Through all that long last night
And buried in her SCARED breast, lean and
brown,
The memory of that sight!
I wonder of tn uneasy birds awoke
AS glowed that strange, great light
Which paled the purple east where morn
ing broke,
And sang, inspired by Gods own breath,
There is no death! There is no death"
There is no death, o hearts that throb In
vain
with longing, pulsing tide,
Or in loves fullness nigh akin to pain,
Unfearingly abide;
There is no death, soul whom niggard
fate
Has left unsatisfied.
The cycles swing and joy those lips await
Who oft have sung on earth in pain.
~ rise again! l rise again.
No sacrifice, o Self, can blot thee out
Or satisfy the debt
Which binds thee to the usurer of doubt
With interest of regret!
Still is not life to even thee denied:
One way remaineth yet
AS was thy Christ, must thou be crucifed.
But with those wounds in hands and feet.
Fen Self finds resurrection sweet!
Rejoice, o soul whose work is just begun
That all time lies before!.
Rejoice, o heart whose treasures all have
won
That DINNER, farther shore!
The stone that angels moved away that
night
Was rolled from Heavens door;
Awake and stand forth in hopes sudden
light,
And sing as sang the birds that morn:
There is no death, for Life is born!"
Detroit Free Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13
Gets War Relic.

Maj. S. II. M. Byers. of Des Moines, Ia.
recently visited the old confederate
prison at Columbia. S. C., where he was
confined as prisoner during the civil
war. He escaped by saving hole
through the building. While looking
over the scene of his escape of 40 years
ago he discovered the very hole and had
the surrounding boards cut out and the
relic shipped TO his homa
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13
Plays n Hand Organ.

A former English officer plays q
hand organ on the streets of Sheffield
and between times lectures on the
methods of the British war office.
which. he says. reduced him to PEN
ury
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13
Aged widow of Naval officer.

Mrs. Anna Gridley, so years old.
mother of the late Capt. Gridley. is a
clerk in the land Office at Washington.
She is widow of the gallant naval
officer who was killed in the Monitor
and Merrimac fight.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1906-04-13

and, dressing swiftly, he hastened
downstairs. No breakfast odors greet
ed him, and the house was very quiet.
The kitchen fire blazed. but no kettle
was over it. There with her head on
The table was Mollie, sobbing as if her
heart would break, and from the re-
frigerator rolled and effervesced rusk
dough, that like frothy sea surged
over the kitchen moor.
What under the canopy" began
Joe, and then he laughed. Oh, oh, how
he laughed!
Mollie tried to look naughty, but
broke down and sobbed out her story
on Joes shoulder
"See here" said Joe, kissing her and
putting her out of the kitchen. "You
run upstairs, Mrs. Babcock, and get
to rights. When your eyes look like
my Mollie's eyes, open a box that lies
on the bed. and see If that boa's the
right shade. Tut" as Mollie sobbed
again, mind! You're not to come
down till l CALL" He closed the door
and began to whistle.
"Gee!" said he, what mess! That
old cat (meaning Miss Morris) has
given Mollie the wrong recipe. l bet
l could make rusk enough for 20 peo-
pie out of what's left It's lucky
was brought up on farm"
When Mrs. Babcock smelled coffee
she forgot her instructions and made
straight for the kitchen. To her sur
prise Nancy was at work, faded calico,
prunella boots and all.
why, Nancy" said she.. II am glad
you're back"
Nancy be blessed" shouted Joe
from the depths of her plaid sunbon.
net, and Mollie's fun began; for in
Nancy's "duds," and initiating her
stride and grab of things, he did pre-
sent a droll figure, and Mollie laughed
until they were both merry and bright
as Easter day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
Holiday Rates via Santa Fe.

Special Holiday rates via the
A. 7. & S. F. Ry. From Great
Bend Kas.. to all points of the A.
I. & S. F. Ry. Also to points
on other lines in 10 different
states and territories.
Rate fare and one third for the
round trip.
Dates of sale Dec. Goth to 25th.
inclusive and Dec. goth to 31st
inclusive and Jan. LIST. Final re
turn limit on all tickets January
7th 1907. co
Continuous passage in both
directions. For further particu-
lars call on or address.
W. R. Klinedenst,
Agent A. 7. & S. F. Ry. Co.
Great Bend Kans.
Special rate to Topeka Kans.,
via the A. T. IS. +. Ry. Co.,
$6.15 for round trip.
Dates of sale January 9Th to
10Th inclusive limited to return
January 18th 1907.
Also January 18th to 26th in
elusive limited to return 4 days
from date of sale but not to ex-
coed January 28th 1907.
Special rate to Wichita and re-
turn. 1886 for the round trip.
On sale January 9Th to 10 inclus-
i've return limit January 14th
1907. Apply 20 Santa Fe Agent
or ct Santa Re Depot. Great
Bend Kans.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
HLIHVWD.
From the Leader. Dec. 3.

From tne IcAncIs DeN' V'
Jake Dsmd is putting up q flne
two-story residence south OF the
track.
Ell. Smiths fine new house is
nearing completion. and will soon
be ready for occupancy.
C. Kattenhor and family have
moved into the new Burchardt
house, in the east part OF town.
Is. Ruark, one of the old ~
tlers, living near the Salt Marsh,
south of Raymond, died last
Saturday.
H. Remmert left Tuesday for
California, where he will spend
the winter with his son. Mr..
Remmert believes a few months
Of the coast climate will benefit
bis health.
Reg ina, the 12 year-old daugh.
ter of Leo Feist, northeast Of
town, died Tuesday morning
from blood poisoning, resulting
from a fall about two weeks ago.
The funeral took place today
from St. Peter and PauPs.
The cement block work on
Martin Musil's new house is now
complete. The second story will
be- of frame and when finished il
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
AROUND DISTRICT II.
by Gloomy Gus"

Upon request | will try to
force a few items upon the
readers of this paper. | will let
the readers use their own Judge
ment as to whether they are Of
any Importance.
+. C. Seeber is out at Dighton
on business this week.
Miss Edith Whitman is stay
ing at Mr.. Ewings.
People around here are taking
advantage of the good weather
nowadays by spending their time
in the corn fields.
We had all better be good now
as Christmas IS not far off.
The teacher at II gave q sur
prise party last Thursday and
Friday to the pupils in the way
of the monthly examination.
Henry Campbell butchered 3
beef last Thursday.
Wonder why Ctas. Archer
doe mt ride his wheel to school
these dsysl
Some of the pupils are practic-
ing for the program On Christmas
eve at Albert.
Our teacher Z. A. Jordan spent
Saturday in Great Bend.
Mr.. Kennett is helping D. G.
Bird make q new feed rack.
Mr.. Archer shipped cal load
of cattle last Saturday form
Albert
Mrs. Sseber and daughter were
shopping in Great Bend Satur-
day.
II the editor prints these items
/ may write some more.
What would be the matter with
having o skating party some nj ce
warm EVENING"
There are very good indicstions
for a white Christmas ct the pre-
sent writing.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

will be one of the handsomest
homes in town.. The Ellinwood
Cement Co.. under the direction
of Chris Schmidt out in the
foundation and first story with
cement blocks and did a fine piece
of work. Ike Summerlott has
the contract for the carpenter
work. which is assurance that it,
also, will be FIRST class.
Matt Dick has moved bis tele-
phone exchange from the rear
room of the Bank of Ellinwood
to the front room,above the post.
Office. He has gone to great ex-
penSe in improving the service,
putting in cables in place of the
old style wires on Main street
and the wires will be taken down
at once. This not only improves
the appearances of our main bust
ness street, but enhances the ex.
cellence of the phone service by
doing away with much of the
annoyance Of crossed wires.
Another business change took
place Saturday of last week, when
Matt Dick sold his hardware and
implement bushes, to Paul
Schartz and Leo. j. PETE. The
sale was made through W. A.
Howard. the hustling real etsate
agent.
- In the above deal one of Ellin-
woods pioneer merchants goes
out of the hardware business. and
will devote his time in the future
to his telephone exchange. Matt
Dick, in the early days was Santa
Fe railroad agent at this point.
On February Z, 1852 he went into
the hardware and implement
business, in which he has been
engaged ever since. In 1900 he
purchased the hardware store of
B. j. Meyer & Co., combining it
with his business. Mr.. Dick will
be missed from the old corner,
but bis telephone interests will
keep him with us, and we can
still count him among our pro-
gressive and..s active business
citizens,
Pianos and organs, violins, mando.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Dec. 3, 1906.

Sam Gwinn was out with his road
drag and fixed up the road along the
railroad track. This piece of road
was the meanest in the county. But
since Sam has been road overseer he
has patched it up until now it is one
OF the best in the county.
One of our school marms in this
neighborhood seems pretty badly
struck on ditch man.
Mrs. ]. S. McMullin visited in the
county seat over Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. King.
James Ewing, wife and daughter
are shopping in the county seat this
afternoon.
Frank Kern, Sr. and Olvin Har.
rison drove to the county seat this
morning.
John McMullin is out from the
county seat visiting relatives and
friends in the country.
Miss Mamie and Bertram Keenan,
are attending church in the county
seat this morning.
Peter Dierks and daughter drove
to the county seat.
Tobias Unruh drove to the county
seat with the carpenters who have
have been working on his new house.
Chris Avery and wife are shopping
in the county seat.
Notice how early every one went
home last evening, wonder if a dry
town had anything to do with it.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

A large line Of the famous Victor
and Edison talking machines with an
immense stock Of records at the
Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

The Crista n MISSIONS in need
OF second hand clothing, to gil the
wants of applicants. Persons
having anything to spare please.
bear this in mind.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
A big line of fancy porcelain Gus.
pldOrs at the Hooper Drug Co.

At the W. 0. W. meeting Tues
day evening four candidates were
shown the mysteries of the order,
and other applications were pas
sed on.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

s'atuettes, busts and ornament $ &
all kinds at Hooper Drug Co. Q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

All sizes, kinds and prices IN the.
doll family. Hooper Drng Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

Miss Lila Coleman of Eureka.
Kas.,. went to Great Bend this
morning after a several days stay
in town. Hutchinson News.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

1t will pay you to investigate the
Soc, 25c, lOc and &c bargain count
ers at the Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

Fancy baskets of all kinds and for
all purposes at the Hooper Drug Co
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

Pianos and organs, violins, mando.
Inns, guitars, banjos and all kinds of
musical instruments and supplies at
Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
School Report.

School Report.
School report of district IA for the
month ending December I.
Days taught. ................ 10
Males enrolled. 10
Females ............l4
Average daily attendant e. ...... %
Percentage Of {" ..N.7
Cases of hardness. ........... O
Visitors Mrs. R. Steuri, Nellie
Steuri Mrs. Larason, Mrs E. T.
Gano and Earl Davis.
Pupils neither tardy nor absent,
Elsa Kober, Pauline Gano, Helen
Johnson, Andra and Mabel Larason,
Pearl and Roy Davis, Ola, Edward
and Howard Wood, Roy and Ruby
Russell and Ernest Steuri.
Our box supper and entertainment
last Friday evening was well attend
ed considering the condition Of the
roads. The sale Of the boxes
amounted to $27.55.
FL. Marsh. Teacher.
For leather purses, pocket books,
ladies hand bags and gentlemens bill
hook see Hooner Druo "a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

Fancy porcelain iardineres, al
sizes. Hooper Drug Co.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14
HOW MUCH

Just figure for moment How much going pay for small gifts
this year, Quite sum- isn't it? Now suppose you pay half that
first payment piano. You have parted with ready cash and
have saved hours worry and shopping by providing for Christmas one
transaction
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

School Report.
School report Of district Ia for the
month ending December I.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-12-14

Now the time to select the Christmas piano. Our floors fairly emg
with the largest and finest display of beautiful instruments ever brought into
store. =