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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
ALIvELY DEAD SOLDIER
Veteran Who Has Been ofHe'd'T
Dead for 20 Years

With the line died in service
against his name in the roster ol 'n0
old Si.th Massachusetts regllhen''
Thomas Z. Ballard, pensioner ol tno
civil war, lives in the South emu us.
trict of Boston enjoying himSei' III
spite Of age and infirmities, says lne
Bo- Globe. and laughing hearllF
wh1-. reference is made TO lhe I''0N
that for more than 40 years ne h'''
been officially dead.
The incident which led to the report
that he was dead occurred at tile D"''
tie of Gaines Mill, June y, lSoz. III
this sanguinary engagement, IN WHICH
the northern side lost nearly ''ooO
men, and the confederates nearly aS
many, the Eleventh infantry was Id
Sykes brigade, on the right OF IHe
line, which sustained some OF the lla'1
est fighting of the day.
Mr.. Billiards. recollections Of that
day, like those of every other private
soldier, are confused. He fought all
day, and toward the enG OF the baIEle
became overcome What passed atteF
that with his command he did not
learn for months afterWard tor ne
was left for dead on the field.
The next day the confederates.
while gathering up the wounded ana
dead, came upon him. He was uncoh'
scious, but they took him with other
wounded to a hospital camp at say
ages Station. Theme he recovered con-
sciousness.
He remembered nothing of how he
lost his senses, bat had a dim recol'
lection that be had been struck by the
heavy limb, of a tree, which had been
shot off, and in falling felled him TO
the ground. He found himself suffer
ing from a wound in his foot from d
spent bali.
He was sick and weak, and he
thought his chances Of getting back to
his regiment slim, for Mcclellan
army, to which he belonged, was IN
retreat, and the ConfeGerates were
pressing them hard.
When his name was required by the
confederates he gave 1t as Thomas
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

Bismarck vowed that after passing
a competitive examination a man was
never any good, that the strain
wrecked him. Still it was examining,
the cramming Of the ingenious mind
Of Lord Chesterfield which brought
about the reform Of the calendar.
Cramming and flattery did it. Il have
been of late sort of an astronomer,
despite myself" he wrote. II was
obliged to take some astronomical jar
gon, of which l did not understand
one word, but got 1t by heart and
spoke it by rote as master" He had
to make the peers believe that he
knew something of the matter, and
also to make them believe that they
knew something of it themselves,
which they did not. For his own part,
he said he could as we'll have talked
Celtic or Slavonian as astronomy, and
they would have understood him fully
as we'll, They became parties to the
deceit They would not betray ig-
norance upon subject as to which he
credited them with abounding knowl.
edge. Thus they reformed the Gale
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

cant leave our friend here. Lie still!
| growled, giving the captive a gentle
prod in the neck with the point of his
knife to emphasize my desire to have
peace and quiet between us.
| heard him swear under his breath.
The words were foreign, but there
was no mistaking the sentiment be-
hind them.
You aren't killing him, are you?"
inquired Luella anxiously.
Il think it might be service to the
country | confessed, but I'll save
him for the hangman.
You needn't speak so regretfully," "
laughed Luella, with little return OF
her former spirit. But here our peo-
pie come
The ak had been piled steadily, but
the door came down with difficulty.
At last it was shaking and yielding,
and almost as Luella spoke it swayed.
bent apart. and broke with a crash,
and with a babel of shouts COrson,
Porter. Barkhouse and Wainwright,
Will lNp IIlbIc pOllCtlllCIl, pun
through the opening.
Praise the powers. you're safe!"
cried Corson. wringing my hand while
the policemen took the PROSTATE Chin
ese in charge. And is the young lady
hurt -
"No harm DONE" said Luella. Mr..
Wilton is quite a general"
called my men aside and spoke
sharply,
You haven't obeyed orders" l said.
You. Porter, and you, Barkhouse,
were to keep close by me tonight.
You didn't do it, and it's only by good
luck that the young lady and | were
not killed. You, Wainwright, were to
follow Tom Terrill. | saw Terrill just
now in a gang of Chinese, and you
| turn up Oh the other side of barred
| door"
Porter and Barkhouse looked sheep
ish enough, but Wainwright protested:
81 was following Terrill when he
! gets into a gang of highbinders, and
| goes into one of these rooms over
| here a ways. | waits while for him
and then starts to look around a bit
and first | knows / runs up against
! Porter here hunting for an AK, and
crazy as a loon. saying as how you
was murdered and they had got tc
save YOU
We'll, just keep close to me for the
rest of the night and we'll say no more
about it. There's no great damage
done-nothing but a sore knuckle."
was feeling now the return effects q
my blow on the coolies chin.
Il don't understand this. Mr.. vii
ton" said Corson in confidential per
plexity. Il don't see why the hayther
were after yez"
81 saw saw Tom Terrill,' said l
stumbling over the name of Dodd
.1dge Knapp. determined to keel
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

1t is not generally known that the
khedive Of Egypt is a poet of no mean
order-in Arabic, of course Those
who have read his verses speak IF
them with enthusiasm. Abbas Hilmi's
poetry is melodious, lofty in theme
and full of allegory, as are most Ara
bian poems. In the course of former
visit to England the khedive sent the
late Queen Victoria magnificent
bouquet with one of his poems. Here
is a rough paraphrase of one of the
verses: Il send you this bouquet as a
testimony Of the love of the Egyptian
people. Each rose, each lily, each
jamine, represents the heart of an
Egyptian, and it's perfume for thee,
o powerful queen, o flower of queens"
London Globe.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
FREEING British Slaves.

The 1st of August. 1884, was the
day on which the slaves of British
colonies were assigned to what was
called an apprenticeship which was to
prepare them for freedom. BY the
terms of the act all slaves became ap-
prentice laborers to their masters in
two classes, one of which would re-
zeive it's actual freedom in 1888, and
;he other in 184O. About 100000 900
Sas appropriated to pay the masters
for the loss of services based upon the
market price; 770,2SO slaves were af-
fected by this.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

Paris Pattern No. 2504 AIT Seams
Allowed.-This pretty little design is
especially desirable for wide flounCing,
but if desired it may be developed in
Persian lawn, nainsook, jacone+ or
thin cambric, with the lower edge
gathered into a peplum at the back
and at either side of the front, and
made with or without shield sleeves.
If made Of the foGncing, these sleeves
and the pepIum are not used The
neck and waist line are gathered into
the figure by rtbbOn-run beading, the
armholes trimmed in similar manner
and finished with narrow edgfng. For
sc bust, the corset cover, as in front
view requires rs yards Of tiouncing
Is inches wide. If shield sleeves and
pepIum are to be used, one-half yard
of material Sc inches wide will be
needed for them. One yard of wide
beading, rs yards Of seam beading,
two yards of wide ribbon and PA
yards of narrow ribbon and rs yard
of edging will also le needed. The
pattern is in six sizes, so to AZ inches
bust measure.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
! Write name and address plainly, and be
sure to give size and number OF pattern.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

corn instead. The result was that
over so of them were made so drunk
that they were easily captured on the
shore or by boat, and the girl made
over $25 at one haul. Perhaps ducks
shouldn't be tempted to become
drunkards, but it is certainly an easy
and profitable way to gather them
in for the market The wonder il
if the people who eat them will also
become hilarious?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
Trick of Young Girl Yields Good Finan.
cial Returns.

The 15-year-old daughter of farm
er living on the shores of Chesapeake
bay, where wild ducks are found in
greater numbers than anywhere else
in the United States, has proved her.
self better hunter than any of the
men who make living by it. She no
ticed that at one spot hundreds Of
ducks came ashore to eat the sorrel
plant. She got peck of corn, soaked
1t for two days in whisky. and then
at night scattered 1t on the ground.
Her father laughed at the idea, but
he laughed too soon. The next morn
ing large number of the ducks came
ashore for the sorrel, but took the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

-,.r-.
do you want to go through the
theater?" asked Corson.
Mono" whispered Luella, get
me home at once"
I'VE have seen enough sights for the
evening, believe" said l.
Mrs, Bowser was volubIy regretful,
bat declined Corson's offer to chap.
eron her through night of 1t.
On the way home Luella spoke not
word, but Mrs. Bowser filled the
time with detailed account of her
emotions and sensations while Corson
and his men we're searching for us and
beating down the door.
At the door Luella held out her hand
impulsively.
Il wish | knew whom to thank
but do thank him-for my safety
perhaps my life. Believe mel am
grateful to brave man."
felt the warm clasp Of her fingers
for moment, and then with flash of
her eyes that set my blood on fire she
was gone, and l was staggering down
Doddridge Knapp's steps in tumult
Of emotions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
Force of Storm Waves.

The average storm wave is 80 feet
in height; the highest storm waves
ever measured were between "A feet
and 48 feet high. The gigantic force
of storm waves is shown by the fact
that at Skerryvore lighthouse, off the
west coast of Scotland, a mass of
rock weighing 512 tons was once
hurled to height of 72 feet above the
sea level, while a mass weighing 1874
tons was torn from q cliff Il feet high.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
Likes American Dress.

Nine WI Ting Fang was an oriental
in every sense of the word, but very
much in contrast to her is Nine
Takahira, wife of the present Japan
ese ambassador, who not only dresses
in the style of Europe, but has western
ideas on a great many subjects. She
has not yet learned to speak English,
but no doubt that will be easily &C
Quired.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
"An Army Contract. "

In street of Edinburgh one duy a
dusty soldier went up to a little BOOT.
black and told the boy TO brush his
boots and polish them well. The lad
looked at the big Scots Gray and
shouted blithely to another bootblack:
"Haw, Sandy, come over an gle US a
haund!" with his hand curved round
his mouth to form a speaking trumr,t
See wha's here wi me! I've got sn
army contract"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
Line PAYS Mo Dividends.

The coach line that Alfred Wander
bilt has established between The Hol
land house. New York, and Ardsley OF
the Hudson is not paying business
All the fares received in one season
would not buy one of the eight Ken
lucky blooded horses that draw tbs
coach. The round trip fare 10 IS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27
CHAPTER XIX.
A Deal in Stocks.

The VOLTAGE, scanned with hatred
and anger, and hideous with evil pas
sions, that had glowered for a mo-
ment out of the smoky frame of the
Chinese den, was still haunting me as
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-08-27

Paris Pattern No. 25S7, All Seams
Allowed.-For everyday and play
wear nothing is more serviceable than
this little frock of natural colored
linen, with the low, fat collar and turn
back cuffs embroidered in golden
brown mercerized cotton. The full
ness Of the front ald back is tucked
to yoke depth, and wide Gibson"
tuck over each shoulder stitched to
the waist line gives ample fullness to
the skirt extension. The linen belt
passes through straps at the under.
seams and fastens in front with but
ton and button-hole. The pattern is
in six sizes, two to twelve years. For
a girl of ten years the dress requires
Az yards Of material 81 inches wide.
3h yards 36 inches wide, or three yards
AZ inches wide.
To procure this pattern send 10 cents
to Pattern Department" of this paper.
Write name and address, plainly, and be
sure to give size and number of pattern.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

tenant Ridley Mclean of the Connecti-
cut Captain Charles E. Vreeland of
the Kansas and Captain Charles w.
Bartlett of the Ohio were In following
carriages.
More notables in carriages were
Lieutenant *. G. Castleman, Brigadier
General Joseph B.. Lauck, Colonel Ar
thur w Bradbury. Colonel Thomas
Wilhelm. Colonel George H. Pippy,
General George. Stone. Lieutenant Col
onel Robert Hienecke, Colonel F. j.
Denney, Lieutenant Colonel Harvey I.
Loveland, Lieutenant Colonel w. s.
Killingworth, Commander e. j. Lewis,
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Gier, j.
H. Hendy, H. G. w. Dinkelspiel, George
NJ Perine, Rufus H. Heron, c. M
Hammond. Frank w AIarston, Paul NJ
Nippert, e. A PrebIe, Frank H. John
son and R. II. Smith
COMPOSITION OF PARADE
The full line of march was made up
as follows:
Chief of Police A. Wilson
Platoon of police.
Band.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

There. on tables Of more than mile in
aggregate length. the civilians COM
mittee acted as hosts. plying the na-
tons sailors with a repast that began
at noon and ended at nightfalL When
all was over, when the bugles had
sounded for the last time the assembly
call. 1000 men had been fed such a
feast was once described by old Ger
vartes In the ta1e Of Don Quixote. and
that description might well apply to
the scene of roday's special honor to
the enlisted men. There was just one
vital difference. the feast OF CamachO.
which Cervqntes made famous. was
given by a bridegroom TO the peasan-
try; that OF today was only a part OF
the welcome extended By the west to
the sailors swho make the navy what IL
IS; In a word. to the pick of the Amer
lean land
SEMBE.ANCE To CAMPAIGN
There was Il sernblance to a cam
paign in the scene that grew out OF
barbecue on the shores of Lake Msr-
Continued on Page %, Column 1
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

and p n Hanrahan. chief aids, on
whom fell the burden of the detail
work, came in close rank behind on
splendid mounts. Special aids were
G. F. Carl, ]. F. Reynolds and H. c.
Coward
Three carriages were in line carrying
veterans OF the Mexican war They
were commanded by Major sherman,
who rode I'm the front carriage with
Colonel John L. Bromley. president OF
the Slocum monument association:
William II. Wilton. secretary of the
veterans of the Mexican war and Will
liam McVey.
John 7. coe, who claimed the honor
of being the first man to volunteer at
President Lincoin's call in 1861, Ferdi-
nand Meyers, Captain George X.
Knowlton, J. J. Loop and Major
James Armstrong, Major Edwin w.
Woodward, completed the little band.
NoTABLEs IN CARRIAGES
Close behind in carriages were Cap
tain Seaton Schroeder of the battle
ship Virginia. accompanied by Lieu
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

Aids
D. ". Martin. 4. p. Smiley
Band.
Second regiment. PatriarchS Militant.
Colonel F. J. Waters. commanding
Escorting visiting Odd Fellows from the Atlantic
and Pacific fleets.
EIGHTH DIVISION.
D. ID. Crowley. marshal
Aids.
John Slavich DT W.. J. Smythe.
Band.
I1ibernian Rifles, Caftaln ". $. PIN
League Of the Cross cadets.
Uniform rank L. T.. E, c.. with L. Z. T. c. band
Lyon post No. 5, G.. A. z.
Appomattox post No. so G. A. E.
Admiral Porter post No. i69, G.. A. r.
E. II. Liscum camp No. !. Spanish War Veterans
NINTH DIVISION.
John Rooney. marshal
Aids,
Jesse H. Woods. Charles A. Gard.
Rand
Piedmont parlcr No. 120. \. s. g. W.
Hairyon psrlor No. 1876 y. 5. 6. W
brooklyn paror No. ISL n. 5. G. ".
Athens parlor No. 1876. y. 5. q. W.
GREAT FEAST Fob MEN
The enlisted men marched from the
review by Secretary Metcalf right to
the shade of the ancient oaks on the
Adams point shores of Lake Merritt.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

II. n. Gard, grand marshal
Webb n. Pearce, chief of staff.
Geo.. RI. Mason and r. \. Hanrahan, chief aids
Special aids,
C. F. Carl, J. +. Reynolds. Fl. c. Coward
Parade committee.
Aids 10 the grand marshal
FIRST DIVISION.
Dr. l.. F. Herrick, marshal
Aids.
Emil Fritsch, DIR. NJ l.. Green
Twenty-seeond infantry band. L.. s. A.
Battalion Twenty second regiment, ~ S. A.
Detachment light ARTILLERY.
Two troops cavalry.
Carriage containing Secretary of the Nary Vic
tor Il. Metcalf ranking officer of the feet
Governor J. H. Gillett. Mayor f. K Mott
Carriages containing bas hteutenant OF the fleet.
Secretary V. II. Metcalfs aids, Colonel VIII
helm, AdjutaRt General Lauck. Lieutenant
Governor Warren Porter, officers from
the visiting feet and governors
staff
SECOND DIVISION.
p. J. Delehanty, marshal.
Aids
J. p Wohlfron, +. A HOOPER
Band, T. s. navy
Marines from the various squadrons
THIRD DIVISION.
ALieutenant A. Nudge, marshal.
Aids,
John B. Jordan. Henry P. Dalton
Band, L. S. navy.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-10

Continued on Page 20, Column
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
Popular Lake Trips.

The Duluth, South Shore and At
lantic, as has been the usual custom,
are offering a special inducement to
those in search of lake trips.
The second excursion will leave
Duluth June II and returning, leave
Detroit July 8. There will also be
two other trips, leaving Duluth
June II and June 10, returning leave
Detroit July IS.
Arrangements have also been
made with the Duluth and Buffalo
Steamships to convey people desir-
ing to see the lower lake points from
Duluth to Toledo at the rate of
$3.50; to Cleveland and return,
$3.50; to Buffalo and return. S14.
Reservations for berths on steame,
and trains should be made as early
as possible. Apply to A. ]. Perrin
General Agent, Duluth, MINI. OF
Mart Adson, General Passenger
Agent, Duluth, MINI.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
Co. ''Kn Advance Guard Enreute.

An advanced guard of company
X" composed of Sergt. Joseph L..
Markham, in charge and Llyod,
Boyer, Utley Lycan and Pickles,
with Jim Burns as cook, left over
the M.& I. this morning for Camp
Lakeview. These men will arrive in
Lake City tomorrow morning and
will have all preparations made for
the reception of the body of the
company which will leave here for
Lakeyiew Sunday afternoon. The
company leaving here Sunday will
be in charge of Captain Adam E.
Otto, commanding officer.
All militiamen shout d report at the
city hall barracks Saturday evening
and bring with them the wearing
apparel they will take with them on
Sunday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
Bartendeas WalIoped Again.

The railroad men and the bar
tenders played a red-hot game Of
baseball yesterday afternoon on the
local grounds when the booze
singers" were beaten by score of
9 to 8.
The game lasted seven innings
when they were compelled to quit on
account of Mullen's lack of wind.
The lineup was as follows:
Bartenders-D, Sullivan c, ].
Pickles p, E. Munhall, F. Mullen 1b,
M. Hazen 2b, w. Johnson 3b, J.
Larson If, ]. Highland CT, and Ben
son IF.
Railroad mem. Hurley c, c.
Mitchell p, ]. Mcdonald IS, ]. Carl
ton lib, F. Brockway 2b, c. Oracle
3b, G. Myers If, ]. Boyce CT, and
10. Markenrf.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
MARKET DAY WILL BE HELD
I'm THIS CITY TOMORROW
The Services of an Auctioneer Will Be Furnished Free
Charge..-.Farmers Are Invited by Mayor Pogue
To Attend Sale
The tin boxes the drug stores ready for your 25c Drop
quarter to help pay the expenses Of market day.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily. ..
The first of the market days which
will be revived by Mayor Pogue
and others will be held Saturday the
10 inst, when it is the intention to
handle all kinds of produce, live
stock and any kind of articles for
farmers and others to be sold by an
auctioneer, furnished free of charge,
providing a medium of exchange
between the residents of the city
and the farmers in this vicinity.
A. T. Wheelock of this city has
been secured to act as auctioneer,
and has agreed to sell the things
without remuneration ofss'any kind,
donating his services absolutely free
of charge.
The farmers in the vicinity of
Bemidji are especially urged to
bring any live stock which they
may want to sell, or in fact any
article which they wish to dispose
of. 1t is more than likely that
the merchants will make special
prices on certain goods on Market
Day." which will make it an object
for the farmers to visit the city on
Market day.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
Bemidji Will Play Brainerd Sunday

The fast Brainerd ball team will
play against the Bemidji team at the
downtown park in this city Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock and it is
expected that the game will be a
closely-contested one.
The Brainerd team will arrive in
the city on the weekend train from
Brainerd early Sunday morning and
will, undoubtedly, bring a bunch of
rooters" with them, as the people
of Brainerd believe that they have
a very fast team.
Hall and Parker will be the bat
terry for the Brainerd team, and are
said to be very good. Hall, the
pitcher, is working in the N. P.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-06-12
"CLEAN|NG UP" IS THE
SLOGAN OF BEM|DJITES
Taking Refuse from the Streets and
Alleys, and Removing Logs
from Lakesh0re.

The work of cleaning up the
streets, private lots, alleys, lake
shore and other parts of Bemidji is
being carried on in thorough man.
ner that indicates that sincere
desire on the part of every Bemidjian
with one or two exceptions) to
make the city look beautiful during
the balance of the summer.
A few days ago the Pioneer had
occasion to call attention to the
disgusting conditions of some parts
of the city and the publicity appar-
emily had good effect.
Under the direction of Mayor
Pogue and Street Commissioner
Miller a gang of men has been
working industriously to get things
into good shape.
The lumber companies are start
ing to take the logs from the lake
shore, bordering the city and also
many of the deadheads in the lake,
with the result that if the work is
kept up the lake will be entirely
free from logs which are not doomed.
However, there is much more clean
ing up to be done and everybody
should cooperate in finishing the
work so as to be ready for the visi-
TORS next week