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with slavery he would, If he could not
save it without abolishing slavery, slav-
cry must go; everything else was sub
ordinate to this question of saving the
Union. and Mcclellan was only requir
ed to use the military powers of the
ized to destroy it, McClellan's expla-
nation of his course begins by saying
how he had saved Simon Cameron from
being put out of the Cabinet by simply
objecting TO his removal, thus giving an
idea of McClellan's power at that time.
Mcclellan then goes on to say:
McClellan's Explanation.
''Finally. one day, when ! returned
to my house from my days work and
was dressing for dinner, lady of my
family told me that Col. Key, one of my
Aids, had just been there to inform me
that Mr.. Cameron had resigned and
that Mr. Stanton was appointed in his
place This was the first intimation
that had of the matter. Before
finished my toilet Mr.. Stanton's card
came up, and as soon as possible !
went down to see him. He told me
that he had been appointed Secretary
of War, and that his name had been
sent to the Senate for confirmation, and
that he had called to confer with me as
to his acceptance. He said that accep-
tance would involve very great personal
sacrifices on his part, and that the only
possible inducement would be that he
might have II in his power to aid me in
the work of putting down the rebellion;
time, intellect, and energy to my as
sistance, and that together we could
soon bring the war to an end. II
wished him to accept he would do SO,
but only on my account; that he had
come to know my wishes and deter
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CHAPTER V.

ALL QUIET ALONG THE POTOMAC.
SIcCicllan's Explanation Of His Losing:
Favor with A.!miniStr:tion-Reti
ment of Gen. Winfield Scott-Thc
Trent Affair-Thc Army of the Poto-
mac Wins Its First Victory.
In spite of the humiliation of Balls
Bluff and its maddcning effect upon
the North, in spite Of the immense ac-
cretion it gave to the forces of Seces-
sion, Gen. Mcclellan still remained in
active thru October, November. and
the first half of December Every day
heard rising higher the murmurs of
discontent at this inaction of the mighty
army which was costing the people mil
lions more than the widest among
them had ever contemplated eXpend-
ing. Every day showed that McClel-
lan's hold upon the people was waning.
that the young Napoleon" idea was
becoming a matter of satire. The rest
less people and soldiers demanded ac-
ton. President Lincoln said, sadly, that
If Mcclellan could not be induced to
move ''the bottom was likely to drop
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orators, and nobility earnestly desired.
Even Gladstone. who later in life be-
came the Great Commoner. was certain
that Jefferson Davis had created a
nation" Mr.. Gladstone had the cour-
age of his convictions and invested
10000 - 100000 Confederate
bonds which. l understand, still remain
as part of the unavailable asests of the
Gladstone estate. The ability to block
ade the principal highway of the Ma
tional Capital seemed to furnish abun-
dant justification for recognition by
France and England, and this led to
an incident which came perilously near
involving us in war with Great Brit
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dters' Homes who when they receive
their monthly pension so out and spend
1t in drink. In this same discourse he
paid the highest tribute to the loyalty
ana fidelity Of the boys of 1S61-65, and
referred feelingiy TO the blessings which
their devotion brought to the country
he spoke OF the thousands who since
the war have led the most honorable
and useful of lives. and then. by way
or contrast, of these others who live at
the Homes and spend their pension
money in drink. The veteran has no
better friend than the Rev. Avis. who
from his pulpit is ever ready to speak
good word for him. but he is preach-
er of righteousness, and denounces vice
wherever and in whatever form he finds
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ever, was lost upon Mcclellan, who
every day seemed to grow more infalli-
BILE, more scornful of the influence of
his official superiors, and actually
naughty in his treatment of them. He
would only see the Executive at his
pleasure, and more than once Presi-
dent Lincoln was denied access to the
quarters of his subordinate, the Com
mander-in-Chief of the Army. In Nc
CelIan's own book he gives an explana-
ton of his course that is startlingly va
riable from the general belief, and
which to most people would seem ut
terly inadequate For example, we all
know that President Lincoln wished
above everything to have victory. He
was willing to give all else. except prin-
ciple, for victory. AS he himself re-
peatedly said. his sole purpose was to
save the Union. If he could save it
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and courtesy-whom I know, upon
much personal Intercourse. to be pa
triotic. without sectional partialitieS or
prejudices, to be highly conscientious in
the performance of every duty. and of
unriva!led activity and perseverance.
And to you. Mir. Secretary, who |
now officially address for the last time.
beg to acknowledge my many obliga-
tions for the uniform high consideration
have received at your hands. and have
the honor to remain. sir,
with high respect. your obedient
servant, WINFIELD SCOTT
The fact of Gen. Scott's retirement
was announced in the following highly
mplimentary order by the Secretary
of War:
War Department,
Adjutant-Generars Office,
Washington, Nov. 1, 1861.
General Orders No.9s
The following order fro m the PreSi-
dent of the United States, announcing
the retirement from active command of
the honored veteran, Lieut.-Gen. VIM
iield Scott. will he read by the Army
with profound regret:
Executive Mansion.
Washington, Nov. 1. 1861.
q On Nov. /. a. ID. 1861. upon his own
application to the President of the
United States, Brevet Lieut.-Gen. Win
Hciu scott is ordered 10 ne pidccu, anu
hereby is placed. upon the list of re-
tired officers of the Army of the United
States, without reduction in his current
pay, subsistence, or allowances.
The American people viii hear with
sadness and deep emotion that Gen.
Scott has withdrawn from the active
control OF the Army. while the Presi-
dent and unanimous Cabinet express
their own and the Nations sympathy
in his personal affiiction, and their pro-
found sense of the important puI lie
services rendered by him to his country
during his long and brilliant c@r1er.
among which will ever be gratefully
distinguished his faithful devotion to
the Constitution, the Union, and the
Flag. when assailed by parricidal re-
bellion. Abraham Lincoln
The President is pleased to direct
that Maj.-Gen. George B. Mcclellan as
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Did Evangelist l.. c. Avis SIander the
SOitliers:

Rev. ]. Harmon Dutton. Argenta. H..
impression given by Comrade Whitlock
in his item regarding a statement made
by the Rev. E. C. Avis. of Comrade Dut-
tons town. The Rev. Dutton should be
qualified to speak on this subject, since
il was in his own church that the state
ment referred to was made. He thinks
it a shame for ministers of the Gospel
to enter into any controversy. but in
this case the reputation of good and
true man is at stake. and he feels it
only right for him to set the matter
straight if possible. Comrade Whitloclt
quotes Rev. Avis as saying that he
would sooner associate with a real
skunk than an old soldier" The rev.
erend gentleman did not say this, but
confined his remark to but one class OF
veterans-those of the inmates of Sol
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brot much joy to the whole country, and
most of all to Pennsylvania.
Tr,o

Secretary Cameron sent his acknowl-
edgnients to Gen. Mccall thus:
War Department.
Washington, Dec. %, 1861.
"Brig.-Gen. George Mccall. Command
ing Division. Camp Pierpoint, Va.
General: l have read your report of the
battle of Dranesville. and altho no reply
is necessary on my part, yet as citizen
of the same Commonwealth as yourself
and the troops engaged in that brilliant
affair, 1 cannot refrain from expressing
to you my admiration of the gallant
conduct displayed by both officers and
men in this their first contest with the
enemy. Nearly all of your command
upon that occasion are either my per-
sonal friends or SONS of those with
whom for long years | have been more
or less Intimately associated. L feel that
have just cause to be proud that, ami
mated by no other motive than patriot
ism, they are among the first to revive
the glory shed upon our country by the
men of the Revolution and the soldiers
of the War of 1872. It is one of the
bright spots that give assurance of the
success of coming events and its effect
must be to inspire confidence in the be-
lief that hereafter, as heretofore, the
cause of our country will triumph. 1
am especially gratified that PenTsyl-
Vanld artillery corps, commanded by
officers who have necessarily had but
limited systematic instruction, have won
not only the commendation of their
friends, but an unwilling compliment
from the enemy for the wonderful ra-
pidity and accuracy of their fire l
wish | could designate all the men who,
nobly discharging their duty to the
country. nave added to the glory of our
great Commonwealth. Other portions
of the army will be stimulated by their
brave deeds, and men will be proud to
say that at Dranesville they served un-
der Mccall and Ord.
Il am. General, very respectfully, your
obedient servant,
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War"
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GAS TO z Ia.
B..,, tA. nThs KinC You Have Always Bought
''':;''" e. : ''' IM4Zzzx
FOR THE CHILDREN
In Praise of the Dog.

An arctic explorer pays the follow
ing tribute to the dog that draws the
sledge:
Nowhere does the dog show himself
SO much the friend of man as In the
regions of ice and snow.
When the rivers are frozen and the
way Is blocked to every other beast
Of draft, the dog is put in harness and
goes where none but man can fol-
low. He faces the trackless sOlitudeS
with assurance for none know better
than he how to surmount their perils.
His keen instinct tells him of the COM
ing storm while it is yet distant. He
knows how to break through the ice
for water when thirsty, how to hunt
for his food and how to make his bed
in the snow.
He is full of courage and endurance,
resourceful as his cousin, the fox, and
with sufficient of the wolf nature to
feel at home in the bleakest solitudes.
He is the only animal that man can
count on, as comrade in the far north.
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NineVah.

Quite warm again and every
body is hunting a cool place.
Rev: Kissel preached his last
sermon here Sunday before con-
ference. 1t will be known in a
couple of weeks who our next
minister will be. Rev. Sechrist,
also, was present in the interest
of church erection. The former
and family were the guests of
George Delk, and the latter of
B. E. Delk.
James Hapner and family of
Oakland were guests of J. B.
Long Sunday.
Silas Ludy and wife and dau-
ghter Mabel of near Ft. Jeffer-
son and Mrs. Nathaniel Ludy of
Arkansas were the guests of VIM.
Ludy's Sunday.
]. C. Reck and family of near
Fry's Corner attended the festi-
val here Saturday night.
The festival, by the way, was
a very successful venture.
Oats threshing has begun and
the yield is reported to be very
discouraging.
A large number from this vic
Unity are in Greenville today to
see the John Robinson circus.
Corn is shooting and tasseling
and if we have favorable wealth
er conditions will doubtless real
ize a good yield.
Peter Unger and family, Pear
ly Delk and family and Isaac Un-
ger and family were the guests
of W. G. Ludy and family Sun
day.
Mrs. Daisy Swabb continues to
improve.
Two more weeks, then the
Great Darke County Fair and the
air ship.
Aug. IL. GAIL.
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1hs nikes of Holland.

Many young folks do not understand
how it is that the land of Holland lies
below the level of the sea, though sur
rounded by it, and how the rivers flow
ing through the land find an outlet.
All of Holland does not lie below sea
level, but much of it does, having been
reclaimed from the water by the build
Ing of dunes and dikes, and it is these
that now protect it. The land so pro-
tected is intersected by canals In every
direction, which drain 1t into either
the German ocean on the west or the
Zuyder Zee on the east. What was
once Harlem lake, covering an area
of 10000 acres. is now rich produc-
tive land, with a population of 10000
to $4,000. 1t was drained more than
fifty years ago, and the dikes referred
to prevent the sea from encroaching
ON it. The lowlands on each side of
the Mississippi river in our southern
states are protected in a similar way
by what are there called levees.-Chi,
cagO News.
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CA9ToREA,
Bsaru the HIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
S''s1'''' e &lNAzeZx
Obituary.
GAIL.

William Henry Harrison, son
OF Gideon and Susan Martin, was
born in Richmond, Wayne coun-
ty, Indiana, May l, 1889, and de-
parted this life at his home near
.Hillgrove, O., July II, 1907, aged
68 years, 2 months and 16 days.
While in infancy, he moved with
his parents, to a farm three miles
northwest of Greenville, Darke
county, Ohio, from which place
the family moved to the vicinity
OF Coletown, where he resided
until twentythree years of age.
He was one of a family of ten
children six girls and feur boys
three sisters and one brother
having gone to the better land.
On November Is, 1867, he was
united in marriage to Miss Louise
Keister of near Hillgrove. To
this union were born six child
rem four sons and two daught-
ers- Christian William, Henry
Harrison and an infant daughter
having. preceded him to the great
beyond; while Sylvester Evi,
Milie Viola and Alva Ulysses
still survive him.
At the age of twentythree,
when the destruction of the I'm
ion was threatened. and those
who loved it were ready and will
ing to lay down their lives in its
defense, he answered the Ma
tons call for volunteers by en-
listing at Greenville in the 94th
regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infan.
try Of the First Brigade of the
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NeighbOrs Got Fooled.

II was literally coughing my
self to death, and had become too
weak to leave my bed; and neigh
bors predicted that l would never
leave it alive; but they got fooled,
for thanks be to God, / was in=
duced to try DR.. Kings New Dis
covery. 1t took just four one
dollar bottles to completely cure
the cough and restore me to good
sound health" writes Mrs. Eva
Uncapher, of Grovertown, Stark
Co., Ind. This King Of cough
and cold cures, and healer of
throat and lungs, is guaranteed
by VIM. Kipp's Sons, druggists.
Soc. and $1.OO. Trial bottle free.
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.1sSys;
COMPOUND Words,

There is a growing tendency to dis
GARD the use of compound wOrds-that
Is, words connected by a hyphen-but
the tendency Is not to be commended
In the interest of direct expression.
There Is a principle involved that the
boy and girl should understand. Take,
for example, the word "walking-stick."
Written in the form here given-with
the hyphen-the word is passive; that
Is to say, it is a stick with which or
by the aid of which one walks, but if
written as two words, walking stick"
the expression signifies stick that
walks This difference in meaning is
not an arbitrary one, but is strictly in
accordance with the rules of our
language. The hyphenated word,
therefore, is always to be preferred in
cases Of this kind. The subject is
worth study, and those who are inter
ested would find Of great value book
called English Compound Words and,
Phrases" by Teall.-Chicago News.
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Otterbein.

The Benson reunion was held
at the home of VIM. Victor last
Saturday, that being the old
homestead of James Benson.
The silver medal contest which
was held at the Township House
last Saturday night was very we'll
attended, and the medal was a.
warded to Crescent Gingry. The
Judges were A. V. Rumbaugh,
Mr.. Potts of near Camden, O.,
and T. L. Howell.
Harry and Hazel Howell of
Dayton, Ohio, were visiting rel
atives in this vicinity the latter
part Of last week. r.
Mrs. Joseph Shumaker, who
had been i'll for some time, died
Monday morning about9 9 o'clock.
Funeral services from the U. B.
church at Castine Wednesday af-
ternoon, conducted by Rev. Hud-
d1o
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Harter Reunion.

The third annual reunion of the
Harter family was held at the
Darke county fair grounds on
Saturday, August 10, 1907, and
about two hundred and fifty were
present to participate in the ex-
ercises, which opened with piano
music. Blessings were invoked
by Mrs. Sallie Stock of Union
City, Ind. Then came the COM
mittees; which were gone over
and community for nomination
were called to proceed to nomi-
nate, when motion was made
to partake of dinner; all accepted
the call and all were sumptuously
provided for with the very best
of refreshments. Then all re-
turned to that good old fashion
way of calling up old-time events,
discussing them with a full sway
of chit chat. Order was called
for afternoon exercises, which
were opened, completing CON-
mittee work and calling the f.
nance committee to take up a
collection and report same. Then
a speech was delivered by David
Putnam of Palestine, O., giving
a full history of the early settling
of the various Harter families in
and about New Madison, Ohio.
Many others gave short address,
es and Alexander Harter of Day.
ton, Ohio, read an essay on the
hardships of the early settling Of
the Harters, their battle to rise
with the country. Then speech
making closed; all committee
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Fort Jefferson.

D. C. Shiverdecker and family
were Greenville visitors Sunday.
John Hathaway and family
spent Sunday with Will Shields,
east of Greenville.
O. D. .Viets and wife and Mrs.
E. Schlechty Of Savona were the
guests of ]. w. Viets and S. Vie
tors one day last week.
Daniel Shelter is spending a
few days with his mother at
Richmond, Ind.
Mrs. Martha Combs Of Ithaca
was calling on old friends here
last week.
Viets and Victor had a little
trotting race between here and
Greenville Saturday.
Chris Baum, of whose sickness
we made mention last week, is
convalescing.
Frank Stewart and wife called
at James Stewards Sunday eve
ming.
Aug 12. VENUS.
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from four to five times as long as
the proposed bridge, and 6 to II
feet wider, | see no reason why
this bridge should not be con-
structed for $25, 900 to $50, 900,
and net the contractors a fair
profit. am satisfied from what
the Traction Company stated to
your honorable body, that there
would be no trouble in arriving
at a fair and legitimate arrange
ment with it, if this set of bids
were rejected and new bids asked
for the construction of said bridge
Seventh-The Traction Com
pany refusing to join with the
city in the erection of this pro-,
posed bridge would necessitate
the issuing of over sic, 900. 90 ad-
ditional bonds to those proposed
by this ordinance before the con-
tract could be awarded, and in
the meantime the bonds here
proposed would be bearing in
terest and for that reason alone
this legislation should not have
been passed.
Eighth-The people of Green
vile want a bridge, they want a
good bridge, one that would be
an ornament as well as a safe
bridge for use of the public, but
they do not want an experiment.
al bridge.
In conclusion, desire to say
that l have no feeling in this
matter personally, only that we
get a good bridge for the least
money and at the lowest expense
to the people of this city. l do
not think the bid you propose to
accept is such a bid, nor do l
think the proposal as / have con-
sidered it in this ordinance, is
one care to approve, and L
therefore veto this ordinance.
Respectfully submitted,
T.C. MAHER,
Mayor of City of Greenville, O. /
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work was reported giving for the
last a memorial report of five of
our members gone to that great
beyond. All the old committees
were retained, also all old Off
GERS for the ensuing year. The
next annual reunion will be held
on the first Thursday in August,
1908, at the Greenville fair
grounds. SECRETARY.