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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
Death Reward of Dogs Devotion.

Pete was the name of smart dog
in the Loudner family back OF Mlllrltt,
Pa. The Loudners are Germans, and
the youngest is three years old and
bov. Because the dog was too clever
it was killed.
But it was a mistake.
The child and the dog wandered
some distance from the house in the
afternoon, romping with rubber ball
fastened to the end of stick. Sud
denly the dog appeared at the house
and ran about the rooms, and, barking
and yelping, pulled at the women's
dresses and otherwise acted in such
a strange manner as to cause them to
scream Mad dog!" and seek safety
on chairs.
George Loudner, attracted by the
! noise, came into the house and shot
the dog. Then the child was missed
and search was instigated. They
found the youngster in high glee At
the antics of big rattlesnake which
was playing with the rubber ball.
The boy would reach out the whiI
with the ball attached and hit the
snake on the head. The reptile
would resent the attack plainly trying
to sink it's fangs into the rubber globe
all the while rattling and coiling ant
uncoiling as the ball circled about it.
Mr.. Louder killed the snake. The
dog was not mad, but had tried II
vain to get some one to aid the child
and met it's death by being too faithful
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the onicer in command TO which he
replied in the affirmative, he asked his
name. to which he replied: You may
call me what you please"
Col. Pritchard said: Then l viii
call you Davis"
After a moments hesitation, he
had thrown OF his disguise, straight
ened himself up, and said:
That is my name" and then put
ting on an air Of bombast, said taunt-
ingly:
Il suppose you call it bravery to
charge a train of defenseless women
and children; but it is theft, It 10
vandalism"
Pritchard made no answer, but got
ready to start back to Macon. Prftch-
ards men we're very hungry, as they
mad not taken any supplies with them,
Ghile Davis wagons were full of pro-
visions. Pritchard went to Davis, and
asked him to give his men some OF
! this, and'it would be properly account
| ed for when they arrived at Macon.
! Davis refused angrily, saying that the
contents of the wagon were private
property which Pritchard had no right
to molest The discussion grew warm
er, until Pritchard decisively said that
if he did not give up the supplies
quietly they would be taken. Davis
grew more angry and said:
Il never expected to be compelled
to suffer such indignities as that, and
if l could have gotten possession of
my arms at the time of my capture
l would not have been compelled to-"
Col. Pritchard was somewhat warm
himself by this time, and told Davis
that the garments he was wearing
were not calculated for military SER
vice or the use of firearms. MrN Davis
then came to the rescue of het hus-
band, saying:
Il want you to understand distinct
ly that Mr.. Davis assumed that dis
guise at my instance"
From Macon Col. Pritchard sent a
detail of three officers and 20 men to
Washington with his prisoners, which
now included Alex. Stephens. For his
service Col. Pritchard was warmly
thanked by the president and secre'
tary of war, and promoted to the rank
} of brigadier-general.
Upon being discharged Gen. Prttch
ard returned to Allegan and the prac
tice of the law.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
DANGEROUS Bathing Companions.

That bathing in Manila bay might
be considered a doubtful joy by most
people is proved by the following from
the Manila Times: Manila bathers
have generally scoffed at repeated
warnings against sharks in Manila
bay. Not long ago Capt. R. M. Lasala,
whose residence is on Malate beach,
reported a large shark seen close to
the beach from his house. The launch
Nina Of the Manila Navigation and
transportation Company has just
brought to the company's Offices a saw
fish found stranded at Salinas, Cavite.
The sawfish measures from the end
of the saw to the end of it's tail just
121s feet, and from tip to tip Of it's
fins measures Az feet. 1t would seem
to behoove bathers, more especially
those who are in the habit of swim
ming from ships in the bay, to ex.
ercise care"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
The New and saner Method of Med
ical Practice.

"All the apparatus of mystery, ex-
ternal and internal have been dropped
by the physician, as lie advanced in
real knowledge" says American Medi-
cine. There still remains, however,
definite tendency to consider it bet
ter for the patient that he should not
know too much about his ailment or
about the treatment Of it. 1t is true
that the writing Of prescriptions in
Latin is not maintained entirely for
the sake of the supposed secrecy
which it secures, but this is still one
of the main reasons. Patients, as a
rule, even when some confidence is
extended to them in regard to the de-
tails of their illness, are usually not
told much about the method by which
the physician hopes to secure the
amelioration of symptoms and the ul-
innate cure of the disease. There is
/ a large group of modern physicians
who consider it quite inadvisable to
extend any such confidence to patients
since, as a rule, the appeal to a pa
tents reason has not Sc much good ef'
feet on him as the appeal to his faith
and confidence in his physician has in
1 securing the more indefinite mental
effect which Is an important factor In
therapeutics, There are many physi
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n Never Expected to Be Compelled to
Suffer Such Indignities."

became it's captain. He held this rank
until in the spring Of 1868, when he
was promoted to lieutenant-colonel,
and commanded the regiment until
the close of the war. He was con-
stantly present in all of the SO en-
gagements which the regiment has to
it's credit, except while absent recover
ing from a severe wound received at
Chickamauga. On Sunday, May Z,
1865, he received orders to take his
regiment from camp in Macon, Ga,
and intercept jeff Davis party. This
was understood to be crossing the
country to the sea to join Kirby Smith
beyond the Mississippi. In three days
Col. Pritchard and his command rode
100 miles upon this errand, and at
three o'clock, May 8, they arrived at
Abbyville where they met Col. Harm
den with the First Wisconsin cavalry,
and it was decided that the two regi-
ments should leave for Irwinsville,
where Davis was, by separate roads.
On account of the tagged condition or
his horses, Col. Pritchard could not
get the $50 well-mounted men with
whom he determined to start, and
went on with fewer number. After
a ride of IS miles through forest
they reached Irwinsville at one o'clock
on the morning of May 10, and then
learned that Davis and his party were
encamped about one and half miles
farther on. Col Pritchard sent Lieut..
Purington with 25 dismounted men to
gain the other side of Davis camp and
cut off escape The movement was
successfully made, but there was an
unfortunate encounter with part OF
the First Wisconsin cavalry, which
arrived about the same time, and IL
the darkness the men on both sides
mistook one another for confederates
This aroused Davis and his party, who
were taken into custody.
On coming up TO his men immedi
ately around Davis camp, Lieut.. Dick
inson told Col Pritchard that his or
ders had been executed, and that the!
had captured an oldish man whom
they believed to be Davis and WHIT
was trying to escape in women
clothing. Col PritChard went up t.
this man, and after asking if he wa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
DESTINED TO DIE BY BULLET.
Mothers Belief in Boys Fate Seemed
Justified by Events.

People may jeer at fatalism and
poke fun at all ideas which are embod-
led in predestination," said Senator
Culberson of Texas at a small gather
ing of friends the other day in Wash
ington, but sometimes man rubs ell
bows with events which make him less
skeptical about such things. A hne
young boy near Dallas was shot while
out hunting, and the bullet lodged so
near his leart that there was not one
chance in a thousand that he could
survive an operation. But he did sur
vive, and the operation was one OF the
things of which the surgeons in the To-
cal hospital were very proud. But
the boys recovery was tedious and as
soon as the fever left him he was
allowed to see his friends and to play
cards and generally to amuse himself.
The bullet had been given to the boy
and occupied a conspicuous place on
the table. Every caller saw and handled
the bullet and talked over his almost
miraculous escape from death. one
day the boys mother was with him
and several relatives when boy
who had formerly gone to school with
the patient paid him visit and OF
course he wanted to hear all about
the operation and to see the bullet
The boy told it all with great vim
and then, taking up the bullet, he said;
Here's the bullet that caused all the
trouble, and now l shall bite 1t to
pieces to pay it back and he laugh
ingly put it in his mouth. Just then
he was seized with a coughing mt, the
bullet slipped down his throat, lodged
in his windpipe, and in few minutes
he had strangled to death. The poor
mother was nearly crazed with GRIEF
but she afterward told the pastor o
her church that she felt her son was
destined to die of that bullet and tha
she had little confidence of his re
| covery, even when the operation was
pronounced successful. She had dab
bled somewhat in the occult sciences
and she declared that the boy had beel
predestined from all time to die from
that particular bullet and that nothing
could save him from that fate"
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himself yielding To the witcheTy Of
her black eyes, and inwardly congrat-
ulated himself upon the happy chance
which had thrown them together.
On the second day Capt. Brundage
saw fit to take the amorous Mr.. Prout
aside and eXpostulate with him on the
too evident partiality he displayed for
Miss Polly's society. The mate lis
tened to his remonstrances and then
indulged in a fine burst of longshore
rhetoric, literally favored with harsh
expletives.
"A nice party you are," he con-
cluded, ito come givin me advice.
Wot is it to you if the girls took a
fancy to me? Reg'lar dog in the man,
ger, that's wot you are. Don't want
her yourself an can't bear to see any.
one else get her. For two pins I'd
blow the whole game, an then
where'd you be?"
II was speakin' for your good, Bill,
pleaded the crestfallen captain "You
don't know wot an artful dame
she is."
AN how about yourself?" queried
the mate. You're a fine honest
hearted innocent to preach about art
fulness. Anyway the jig ill be III
when we make port an she goes
huntin for your grave"
That's so," agreed Brundage, de
jectedly. 1--WE got to think that over
Bill"
Think it over YOURSELF" retortet
the aggrieved Mr.. Prout; "but dom
come any nonsense over me, fer
won't stand it."
The Arklam was nearing Chicago
when Capt. Brundage, sitting alone
in his cabin and figuring desperatel!
on some means of escape from the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
THE DUPING
.....OF POLLY

self as sole passenger on the Arklam,
and the mate proceeded to map out
long and difficult course of deception
for what promised to be a memorable
voyage.
Capt. Brundage, in the role of the
silent Chester, passed muster before
the girls eyes in highly creditable
fashion. She made no sign of recog.
milton, and he reflected that the stage
must have lost shining light through
his failing to perceive that nature had
clearly intended him for an actor. To
Mr.. Prout fell the agreeable task of
entertaining the fair passenger, who
exhibited a liveliness of spirit not
wholly in keeping with the sorrow Of
a maiden whom death had deprived OF
lover. In fact, the mate, being a
single man in the a=:ly thirties, found
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04

job. He amt much of sailor, an
all the work falls on me-"
The girl eyed him steadily. "All
the same" she remarked calmly, I'm
bound to see him, for I've made up
my mind to go to Chicago on the
Arklam"
Mr.. Prout uttered a Mortified ex-
clamation.
Back on the Arklam!" he repeated.
What for?"
ITO visit Jim's grave" responded
the artless Miss Antrim.
Its the least can do under the
circumstances. And it'll be a sort Of
consolation to sail on the boat he
used to command, poor fellow"
"Well, Capt. Chester's ashore just
now," declared the mate, desperately.
"That doesn't matter, I'll see him
later" she said, airily. I'm going
home now to pack my things and get
ready"
Much aghast at this unexpected
turn of fortunes wheel, Mr.. Prout
sought the presence of his chief, who
had prudently remained in seclusion
during Miss Antrim's visit. Capt.
Brundage, resplendent in a false
beard and wig of inky blackness, as
sumed to deceive his lady loves pene-
trating optics in case she insisted
upon a personal interview, received
his officers tidings with violent ex-
plosion of highly ornamental pro.
family.
you've bungled the whole business.
you nigger-headed swab!" he said
heatedly. What the blue blazes are
we to do now? If that girl ever
lands in Chicago and finds out I'm
alive and have wife and four kids
therell be the devil to pay"
""Tain't my fault" protested the
mate, sullenly. What business had
you to make love to her? Might
have known there'd be trouble"
81 wasn't all to blame. Bill" as
serted the captain. "It beats all the
shine so many of these girls take tc
me. Can't understand why they
60 it."
Neither can l." agreed the mate
savagely. ut amt your beauty, III
swear. Mebbe it's the lies you tel
'en. Some women go daffy over &
slack-mouthed liar"
That's not the point" returned
Brundage, sourly. There's only
one way to square it.. We dom
carry passengers as rule, and shell
likely be the only one aboard. Wha
you've got to do now is pass the wore
to the crew to keep their mouths shut
and I'll keep up this deaf and duml
racket. She'll never know me in thil
rig, specially if 1 only show up afte
dark"
"And, who's to stand your watches?'
demanded the mate. "Think I'm ;
blasted horse to be doing the work o
two men? Anyhow, she'll be pu
wise when she reaches Chicago"
swell, it'll give me time to thinl
/. the matter over," said Brundage
, hopefully. "You can stand the da,
watches and I'll come on at night"
| Mr.. Prout entered vigorous pre-
test, but In the end his superior's al
} gument prevailed, and he hastened t
( give the necessary instructions to tn
II members OF the crew. True to he
y word, Miss Polly Antrim installed hel
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"Capt. Chester" returned Prout.
Nothing like poor Brundage, though,
he amt
Il should like to see him." said
Miss Antrim. Perhaps he could tell
me something more about jim"
Not him." responded the mate, has.
tily. He didn't know Jim Brundage,
an, anyways he added as an after
thought, this here Chester's deaf an
dumb; can't speak word"
A look of intense surprise deepened
on his hearers countenance.
Deaf and dumb!"' she repeated.
"Why, good gracious! how can deaf
mute be captain of a steamer?
The mates face flushed. ITS this
way" he explained. His uncle's the
main guy of the Sherlock Navigation
Company, an he gave Chester the
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net fate had thrown around him,
looked up i'll surprise as Miss Polly
entered and closed the door behind
her with an emphatic slam. That
done, she sat down and surveyed her
quondam suitor with malicious eyes.
Brundage stared back with a sickly
smile, wondering inwardly what her
visit might portend. He was not
left long in doubt.
She suddenly stretched forth a slim,
white hand, and tore the black beard
from his face. Then she set her little
foot upon it and spoke with much
unction.
What an awful silly you are, Jim
Brundage, to think that you could pull
the wool over my eyes"
The captain wagged his head dis
mally.
"All right, Polly" he said, you've
got me beat. What do you reckon
| to do?"
"If l was a man." said the girl,
scornfully, I'D thrash you WELL but I
suppose l must get satisfaction an
other way. What hurts me most
isn't your falseness, but the idea that
you considered me such a fool. I've
found out all about you, and unless
you want your wife to know every
thing, you'll do as l say.
when you passed yourself off as a
single man you showed me your
handbook and calculated that $500
would start us nicely in housekeeping.
Now, when We reach Chicago, Jimmy
dear, you'll go straight to the bank,
draw $3.50, and hand it over to me.
Then I'll say goodby and you can
thank your stars for getting off SO
easily"
The unmasked cOnspirator swore
bitterly and protested fervently, but
Miss Polly was adamant and he finally
agreed to her terms His disclosure
to Mr.. Prout of the conditions upon
which he had surrendered was re
ceived by that unfeeling seaman with
a hoarse laugh, which, was distinctly
aggravating to his commanders trou
bled mind
The Arklam lay at the Clark stree
dock with Miss Antrim seated in the
captains cabin placidly awaiting his
return from the bank. Beside hel
laughed Mr.. William Prout, smoking
the pipe of peace Brundage entered
with a look Of intense gloom over
shadoWing his countenance, and sig
nailed the mate to retire. Miss Poll!
waved her hand in dissent.
"Stay where you are" she said, ge
nially Count out the money, Jim
| and hurry up"
} The mate grinned broadly as hi
skipper lugged out the well-knowl
pocketbook, and, signing deeply, hand
ed $3.50 in United States currency tt
: his female Nemesis. Polly beamet
graciously upon the uncheerful giver
That's a good boy, Jim," she said
sweetly, "and now We'll go ashor
: happy. BY the way, it may interes
, you to know that Mr.. Prout and
mean to set up housekeeping on tn
l strength of your kind gift"
The captains emotion was too dee
for mere words to express. He ros
to his feet, still staring helplessly, a
Miss Antrim, leaning on the arm O
the gratified mate, tripped merrill
along the gang plank to the wharf.
, Copyright, by w. G. Chapman)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
THE ARMY CAT.
Not Generally Known That TabDy is
Regularly Enlisted.

When Maj. Gen. Merritt sailed from
San Francisco he asked the goFern-
mert authorities for three cats to
take to Manila. Probably the trio
of American felines are now teaching
Yankee habits to their misguided fell
lows of the islands, for it was Maj.
Gen. Merritt's intention to send them
ashore when he landed. The cats
came from the commissary depot on
Jessie street, San Francisco.
1t is not generally known that The
government spends several thousand
dollars annually for the maintenance
of cats, but the accounts of the
United States depot commissaries
prove it. In every storehouse there
are from one to five animals, and
their rations are provided as care
fully and regularly as those of any OF
| the soldiers.
They are not fed on scraps nor are
their individual tastes di5regarded, as
! are those of the enlisted men, but
| they are allotted so many pounds or
choice beef or any other delicacy their
palates may desire. OF course, they
may have as much game as they
wish, and the storehouseS seldom fail
to furnish an unlimited supply Cf
rats and mice.
All men-of-war carry cats. Their
usefulness is never more apparent
than on shipboard The writer was
crossing from Antwerp to New York
on the steamship Southwark when he
was awakened by the sudden stop
ping of the ship, an occurrence which
happening in mid-ocean generally
means something serious. The pas
sengers rushed on deck, half clad, and
were disgusted to learn that a rat
having crawled into the cylinder had
caused the halt. Such an accident on
a man-of-war in time of action might
be fearfully paid for, and an active
cat is it's only preventiVe.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
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NIX N% "
cAPToR Of JEFF DAVIS DEAD.
interesting Story Of the Service Of
Gen. Benjamin D. Pritchard.

There is profound sorrow among
he good people of Allegan, Mich, over
he passing away of one of their best
sitizens, and a man who was respected
and honored by all classes. Gen. Ben
jamin d. Pritchard was born in Ohio
in 1885, of Welsh ancestry, and went
to Allegan in 1856. He was a carpen-
ter, and worked at his trade until he
could get money enough to so to
school; then he became teacher to
support himself while he was in the
university, where he studied law and
was admitted to the bar. At the out
break of the war he recruited Com
oany L, Fourth Michigan cavalry, and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04

cut off. On the 26th Sergt. Gus
tard with his four wagons and small
escort, appeared at what is known as
Red Buttes, some six miles west of
the bridge and on the north side of
the river. The Indians attacked the
train with many hundred warriors.
Lieut.. Collins happened to be with Maj.
Anderson at the time, and he gallant
ly volunteered to lead rescuing
party, and Maj, Anderson permitted
half of his available force-about 80
men-to go with Collins. This body
had gone but a little distance after
crossing the bridge when they were
attacked by an overwhelming force Of
redskins and the brave lieutenant and
a large number of his men were killed
and their bodies mutilated. Part Of
Collins men got back safely. OF the
men under Sergt. Custard only three,
and they were of his advance guard
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
For Appearances Sake.

What would you say if your party
leaders were to come to you and say
your country called you?"
III were sure they spoke with sim
certify replied Senator Sorghum, "I
should exhibit great reluctance"
Even though they hesought your
Certainly. It's only when they are
beseeching you that 1t is safe to show
reluctance. Washington Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-04
The Old WAGON Bridge Across the North Platte River.

of five men, escaped. All the other
were killed in the fight at Red Buttes.
which lasted about four hours.
my memory as to this affair is
quite vivid, for though was not en-
gagged in it personal---very. company
being then at Horseshoe Station, some
distance east of the bridge-yet was
at the scene of conflict only q few
days after, and as 1S Of my company.
including some Of my closest friends
and most esteemed comrades, lost
their lives in the uneven battle at
Red Buttes, cannot forget the Dc,
tails Of the affair"
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Relation of WEIGHT Tables.

The common standard by which the
relative values of the various weight
tables are compared is the grain.
which for this purpose may be regard
ed as the unit of weight. The pound
troy and the apothecaries' pound have
each $3.50 grains; the pound avoirdu.
pois has 1000 grains. There are scales
used which give weights according to
various systems, but they are not used
! to any extent commercially.