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JmnbEe Of Treasures
in Persian Treasury

The imperial treasury of Teheran,
Persia, In which Is kept the peacock
throne, once the property Of the grand
mogul, is an enormous room on the
upper door OF the shah's palace. The
room is lined with mirrors and Prob
ably contains the most heterogeneous
collection Of articles ever assembled.
It Is literally crammed with the OBJ
tects of one sort or another which
have been acquired by Persian mon
archs on the'- visits to Europe. Also,
there are many articles which have
been presented to these monarchs by
contemporary rulers
The collection Includes pieces Of
Sevres and Dresden porcelain, inlaid
furniture, elephant tusks, Spanish
shawls italian mosaic work, variety
Of walking sticks, embroidered sofa
pillows, steamship models. talking
dolls. mechanical toys. a set Of solid
gold cuspidors. jeweled weapons and
even a life-size marble copy of the
Venus de Milo with large gilt clock
set In her abdomen. There are hun
dreds Of other unusual and common
place articles.
The peacock throne, which was
taken to Teheran from Delhi by the
Persian conqueror, Is estimated to be
worth &20.0OO,OO0 though its canopy
long since disappeared. 1t resembles
a four-post bed and every inch Of its
surface Is encrusted with diamonds,
emeralds and rubies.-E. Alexander
Powell, In American Magazine.
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Ancient Doll Theaters

Greek marionettes, like those OF
Egypt, were made of terra Gotta iyorS
or Of wood and leather. Even tragedies
were presented at the doll theater&
and there is some reason to believe
that farce. as a distinct type Of dra
matte entertainment, grew out Of ths
unskilIed efforts of amateur show
men to make their miniature actors
play the classic notwithstanding
Magazine.
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PerpersifY

Have you ever had z 80 roll around
and you decide it is about time to get
ready for your date and you are tired
and sleepy and you wish you could go
to bed early at least one evening In
the week, and you wonder what made
you get the date anyway and you are
yawning so wide you can't get your
neektie on, and then suddenly the
phone rings and the girl breaks the
date, and so the whole evening is ru-
lned? Have you ever had that hap
pen? So have L-Northwestern Pur-
pie Parrot.
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MoUies and the Eyes

II you can read, write or do other
work without firing your eyes, there
is no harm In going to the movies,
specialists in eye diseases say. Tests
with $50 persons showed that those
who suffered eye fatigue after watch
ing motion-picture film, also became
tired when doing other work that at
fected the vision, so that the movies
were not responsible for the trouble.
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Gather SearOeeda

Various kinds Of seaweeds are gath
Bred and mounted by a New York
woman, who has found that the wa
tiers Of some of the ocean beaches ara
little-known wonderlands flied with
many interesting and beautiful forms
Of plant life. She has an extensive
collection Of the weeds.-Popular Me-
chanics Magazine.
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Combating Poison EUv

Thorough washing soon after expos
lre to poison ivy reduces the danger
If injury. Even after Inflammation
has developed thorough washing
should be tried in order to remove
from exposed surfaces of the skin all
traces of the poison that can still be
reached.
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SoIuing the Problem,

Twelve-year-old Jimmy finally
reached what threatened to be his
limit of expansion, when dessert was
served. Jimmy stared but found the
solution. He reached for his belt
buckle and on the tide Of a long
drawn sigh exclaimed: Guess I'll
have to move the decimal point two
places"
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Railway Rum bv DOGS

The only railway operated entirely
by dog-p0wer runs northward from
Nome, Alaska, for 80 miles. 1t Is
known as the Dogmobile road. Eight
dogs can haul a quarter Of a ton Of
freight from 40 to so miles a day.
The broad ax., 1926-07-10

The average American. according a.
recent statistics. eats $50 pounds OF
meat year. In the same space he c"n
sumes 200 pounds Of potatoes, and
$50 eggs. He eats, however, less
wheat than the Frenchman.
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compeUed TO Do Penonce

As the result Of a fight with OK
ford students on the feast Of st.
Seholastica, February 10. 1854, in the
reign Of Edward III, the citizens Of
the town Of oxford were compelled to
do annual penance.
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Speed of Trains

The modern express passenger loco
motive can run 1l2 miles an hour on
q straight, heavy-rail track IL the en-
CINE II ballasted by q train behind 1t
to prevent its jumping the track. In
actual practice so miles an hour Ia not
often exceeded.
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Some Caution Necessary

1t is said that an American has four
chances in 100000 of living a century.
Don't spoil your own prospect of being
one Of the four by racing your car
against the locomotive at the grade
crossing.
The broad ax., 1926-07-10
An Easy Way Out

The hardest thing Is TO say no. but
we find that we can accomplish the
same end by taking the matter under
advisement-Ohio State journal
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Porlioment's Lifetime

The life Of British parliament II
now limited to FIVE years. Originally
seven years was the limit. but few
years ago this was reduced to i've.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

thank you. If you can find time to
visit and inspect our grange build
ing, we will treat you as best we
can
The family OF Sam Huffman are
all reported sick with grip. Dale
has al gathering on his knee which
has caused him lots Of pain.
The short course in poultry which
Prof. o. L. Young has been conduct
ing at the grange building, will
close with the meeting Wednesday
night. AS we write this man from
the 0. S. U. is expected to be present
and address the school this Monday
evening. Quite bit of interest has
been taken in these meetings. In
the first announcement We stated
an offering would be taken to nav
janitor. The janitor VIM. Little re-
fused to accept any additional nav.
so it has been free. A course in
sheep husbandry is talked. ii vcu
are interested, tell C. C. Wilson or
report to the grange at the mex.
meeting, Saturday evening, Feb.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Meigs

Hugh Ray who is both oldest and
youngest son of you're scribe and
wife, is nursing a badly bruised foot
caused by horse falling with him.
VIM. Yanger attended Farmers
Week, visiting relatives and friends
at Columbus, Newark and Zanes-
Vile
The literary given by MeiSs
school, Mary Hamilton, teacher.
Friday night -a3 we'll attended.
and a good program presented.
Forty-fye attended Meigs Valley
grange Saturday. : committee self
appointed consisting OF c. c. WI
son, Omer Ray and J. w. Martin,
had solicited money enough to buy
regalia for the officers, 100 badges
for the members staff, mountings,
also book for the work of the sec
retary. Some of the contributors to
the fund have requested us to not
make their names public. The mem
bers of the grange know you and
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
White Pigeon

Mrs. Ernest Drake and SON Dal
ton who have been visiting relatives
here. have returned to their home
in West Virginia.
George and Cloud Niceswangel
spent few days among friends and
| relatives in the Rosseau vicinity
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Shanks were
Sunday guests of George Perry and
wife.
Ernest McInturf and family of
Malta spent the week end at the
Everett McInturf home.
The play, Mother O. Mine" at
Pennsville last Saturday evening,
was reported fine, throughout this
neighborhoOd.
Alice Drake of Malta is visiting
her brother John Drake and family.
James Harris and family, Phoebe
and Jonathan Morris were at the
home of John hcInturf, Sunday.
Dogs have been in Walter Ander-
sons and Sanford Cheers sheep
recently.
, Mrs. Jennie Reed spent over the
week end with her daughters Mil
dred and Maggie at Pennsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Strahl and son
Charles ate Sunday dinner with
Charley Barkhurst.
Lawrence McInturf, wife and
children were Sunday guests at the
c.. B. McInturf home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Newton Ridge

Mrs. SeXtus Henery and daughters
Miss Weltha and Mrs. Elva Bach.
elor of Stockport spent few days
with the formers daughter Mrs
Francis Bowles of Malta.
Mrs C. w. Thompson spent the
week end with Ward White and
family of Todds.
Several of the neighbors were en-
tertained at the home OF Albert
Mayes' on Saturday evening. An en-
joyable evening was spent.
Howard White and wife had as
Sunday guests their children, Mel
vim White, wife and son Melvin, jr.,
of near Stockport, Walter Daugher-
ty and wife of Light11er ridge, and
VIM. Bowles of Malta.
Mrs. Luther McKibben is on the
sick list at present writing. suffer
ing from nerve trouble.
Mrs. Zetta Henery spent Saturday
night with her father Mr.. Andrew
81 who is not very we'll. 4. ,s.
Mrs. Mary Dolan was the guest a
few days last week of her daughter
Mrs. Martha Wallace of Stockport.
Miss Marv SIMPSON was out of
school part Of last week on account
of waiting on repairs for her stove.
She teaches at Rose Hill in Windsor
q -
Fac Louise and Ruth Henery
spent Saturday night with their un-
Gle Wesley HeneTy and wife
A. A. HsHery was business Wis.,
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
DeayerLoWn

The D. H. S. team defeated the
Crooksville Junior team Feb. 8. the
score being 1922. The D. H. s.
lineup was as follows Eyeland, r.
f.; Thomas, |. f.; Stanley, c.; Lin
dimore, +. g.; Spring, 7. g. There
was no high, scorer in the d. H. S.
team. Both forwards scored the
same. The substitutes were Jones
and Floyd. A large crowd attended
the game. The players appeared in
their new uniforms. The D. H. S.
team will play the Malta normal
team Feb. 8. A preliminary game
will be played by the Deavertown
Junior high against the second team
of the Roseville boy scouts at Dea-
vertown. The first game will be
called at 1880 O'Clock.
Miss Mabel Matheney is on the
sick list
Vaughn Stoneburner is recover
ing from an attack of rheumatism.
Ed Stanbery is reported on the
sick list.
Dale Fletcher is attending Bliss
college at Columbus.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Centerviile

Herman WEIGH was pleasantly
surprised Saturday evening. when
The following neighborg and friend,
gathered at his home near Moscow:
/ Mr.. and Mrs. John Crosser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellsworth Fitch, Mr. and Mrs
I Perry Cross"r, Mr.. and Mrs. Manly
Hupp and children and Olaf, Mr.,
and Mrs. Forrest Stiers and dangh-
ter Betty, Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Phil
lis and son Emerson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Taylor, Gerald Augenstein
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Morris and two
children, Miss Emma Mincks, Miss
Fldora Hupp, Maria Friend. The
guests were generously treated to
chewing gum, candy and apples. The
evening was devoted to music and
games. All left at very late hour.
wishing Mr.. WEIGH many more ham
py birthdays.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Taylor had as
Saturday guests Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Crooks, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Cor
don.
Miss Bessie Fleming and Hoy Hill
ton of Beverly spent the week end
at Lew Hilton's.
Mrs. Amos Wagner whose illness
We mentioned last week, was taken
to Athens state hospital last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorenzo Simcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Sherlock and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Morris and
family visited Sunday at Warren
Barnhart's.
Ivan Morris visited at Eliza Syl-
vus' Sunday.
Preaching services at Center
vile church, Sunday evening, 7:30.
Come.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Phillis and son,
Miss Vera Dunlap and Mr.. Doris
Dunlap visited after Sunday school
Sunday, at Ewell McKelvey's.
Hoy Hilton, Miss Bessie Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Hilton spent Sun
day at L. C. Taylor's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Dunlap and
Beulah Parrish visited Saturday ev-
ening at Vannie Aliens.
Mrs. Susan Williams who resides
with her son Elmer Williams. was
surprised Saturday when several of
her friends and neiehbors Gather
cd at the home tC spend the DAY. \
bounteous dinner was served at
noon, wishing Mrs Williams many
more happy birthdays.
Mr ana Mrs Samuel Archer,
Mrs. Forrest Stiers and daughter
Betty, spcot Friday evening at
Chas. Clark's.
Mr.. and Hirs. Forrest Hutchins
md two children visited Friday ev-
9ning az IVAN Phillis'.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Bristol

frotFacted meetina es IN MI .ttn
cry last Friday ayeainn eer4tfes
all this week. -tclyfod Invited
| EG@"r eon III EJr. 5ua .drs us.-.
old Mcdowell. Is su~l ine wifh
something BIKE grip.
Robert Ray wh II arl;ing II
GAINESVILLE, was a ealIc In this
neiehborhcod recently
Mrs. Lee Anderson has hssl
poorly the past few days
Frank Knox and FANNY visited
Monday with John Kidd's.
J. w. Mcdowell and z.ro p;.:tod
one day last week with Nm. Fow-
ler's.
Miss Helen Crisman who has been
suffering with heavy cold at her
home, returned Monday to MeCon-
nelsville where she is attending
high school.
Juanita, daughter of Mr.. and, Mrs.
Edgar Chambers, is suffering with
something the nature OF grip.
The aged John Mousely expects to
work for Donald Baker aRssg Ws70.
Workman the coming year.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
Harmony Hill

Farmers ale busy caring for their
stock and looking after their farm
work generally. Wheat is looking
fairly well; the acreage is small.
Mary Rutherford, an aged mem
Der of the Wesley Chapel NJ. E.
church, is at this writing quite
low, with slight hopes of recovery.
Rev. Nuzum will be at the Chapel
Sunday at 2:30. Darl Dugan the
superintendent of the Sunday
school, is having a fine interesting
school.
The master of Morgan grange
No. 1853 will be looking for ca
pacity attendance, Saturday even
ing, at 7:30, as business of i'm
portance will be before the house.
P. s.: VIM. Parmiter will sing
solo-"When l was young"
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

Isome of whom still reside in tfrt
city, took one of the boys to their
own home and cared for him until
he finally succumbed; these are
/ touches of tenderness which show
that at heart North and South were
never far separated. But the chief
concern of this narrative is the
! woman who lis buried beside her
boys. as she loved to call them, not
one of whom she ever knew person
ally"
For several years after the war
was over, Confederate Rest" as
the little southern graveyard came
to be called by the people of the
northern city, was almost forgotten.
| And it was not strange, for Wiscon-
| sin, like every other state, mad her
own soldier-dead to mourn over and
to tend. While the resting places of
the strangers were not allowed to
be molested, they were neither
marked nor given special attention.
One day there came to live at
Madison from Baton Rouge, Lou
isiana, southern woman, Mrs. Al
ice Whiting Waterman. widow
she was, without very, much of this
worlds goods. But when she dis
covered the little cemetery, "Con-
federate Rest" where lay the
Boys in Gray" she gave all of her
spare time TO the tending of their
graves. With her own hands she
heaped the earth into mounds above
each of the one hundred and thirty
six. From her own meager funds
she paid for wooden slabs which
were marked with the names of the
boys, and with the dates. of their
deaths. She became as devoted to
"her boys" as though they had still
been alive, and by her beautiful
character and personality she won
the aid of others in her noble work.
Three of her most loyal helpers, it
is said, were Union men, each of
whom had lost an arm in Dixie.
Around the little plot of ground
Mrs. Waterman planted hedges, ito
keep tn cold wind off my boys" she
said White Towering bushes are
still to be seen there after fifty
years or more. She had planted
them amid the graves because they
would blossom even though she
were mot there to watch them"
Two butternut trees were set out
through her efforts so that "the
children will go there to gather
nuts, and thus make the place more
pleasant by their presence. -
And so, when Mrs. Alice Whiting
Waterman died in 1897, having car
ed for cher boys for twenty-five
years, she, too, was laid down for {;
her last sleep in Confederate
Rest" During all those years she
lad longed for the establishing of a
of granite on which |
should be carved the names of these /
lead soldiers of the South. But not |
Until after her death was the place
marked through the efforts of the
of the Confederacy, and
hen no greater consideration was
,iven to the soldiers themselves !.
han was bestowed upon the little
ady of the south who had mothered
hem after they We're dead
Today at Confederate Rest" the
cemetery of the i
Boys in Gray" stands the longed-
or monument of substantial pro- /
}
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

portions containing all the names oi
the soldiers and that of Mrs. Wa
terman in bold relief. Each grave
is marked with slab, and that ot
Mrs. Waterman Is distinguished BY
one larger than the rest.
The graves OF the southern
mother and her boys" are as
tenderly cared for as are the grave
of the Wisconsin soldiers in their
plot only few rods away. Each
year on Memorial Day, every grave
of the Confederates, as well as ev-
cry grave Of the Union soldiers, re
ceives the Stars and Stripes and an
offering of flowers. Each year, mid
way between the resting places of
the "Boys in Gray" and the Boys
in Blue" the salute is fred by sill
ver-haired men in blue gand young
men in khaki.
And a little woman WHO loved
"her boys" whom she had never
seen did much to find and to foster
that spirit of tenderness.-Haz
Hankinson, in Dearborn Independ-
ent, Sept. 20, 1923.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
TODDS

Miss Lucille White and Mr. and
Mrs. Dale Lathouse of Columbus
spent the week end with Mr. and
Mrs. w. w. White.
Ray Pisrpoint returned Tuesday
to 0. u, after spending the mid
semester vacation with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Pierpoint
Mr.. and Mrs. Vern Crawford NOV
led last week to the Florence Shuster
house, from the Julia Barkhurst
farm.
Mrs Mildred Coulson and Mrs.
Lizzie Bachelor spent last Wednes-
day with Mrs. Mae Michiner.
Clyde Greathouse returned to his
work Sunday near Guysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Van Antwerp
and Edward Van Antwerp of Min
nesota were Sunday guests of Ida
Greathouse.
Mrs. Clark Green went Monday to
visit her mother Mrs. Julia Chap
pelear, who is suffering from a brok-
en- hip, at the home of Ed McGinnis.
Todds Church
Sunday school at 1880 p. m.
Preaching services at 2:3O.-J. L.
Sanford, pastor.
Last Friday evening Len Muse
and family entertained % school
children and friends with a taffy
pulling. All departed at late
hour thinking they had spent a very
enjoyable evening.
Mrs. Edith Calendine and son
spent Sunday with G.. P. Starlin's.
Mrs. VIM. Van Antwerp is visit
ing her sister Mrs. Julia Houeh of
Malta.
The sale Of Jesse Newton last
was we'll attended con
sidering the rainy day
Mrs. NJ. L. Johnson was quite
sick the first OF the week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11

20. at 7.30.
We read the account Of the Dr.
Iayfeld case with interest. While
We have been acquainted with the
widow at Neelyyilie for long time
We have never had her version.
from folks who claimed TO know
We learned many years ago that the
doctor was woman.
Your scribe was a guest at the z.
p, Parniter home recently. They
have a heating system in their home
that made harvest weather in the
home during the extreme cold
weather.
Don't forget the supper and en-
tertainment at NJ. v. hall this Sat
urday night.
( Scribe Is On The Sick List
Your scribe is on the sick list.
looks of our scribbling we won't be
surprised II you don't hear from US.
You may hear the proof reader say
ing something. If we are recovered
We will do better next week If we
have passed on. please don't exag-
gerate when you give US the once
over.
Malta, O., Feb. 5. 1926.
My Dear WiIIie:--I was glad to
hear from you. While / know but
little about court, wouldn't be sur
rrised some jurors decide cases ac-
cording to their feelings rather than
the law AMI the testimony. From
what We have heard we have an
idea juror should keep their
chin" close to their nose Some
folks are always casting bread on
the water. Others hold to every
crust. Preaching is changing Since
was a girl there has been radi-
cal change in sermonizing. When I
was girl they preached to save
souls. now many of them preach to
save their salary. Recently a trav-
cling man was caught in town on
Sunday evening With business suit
On, wanting to 90 to church. He
felt his clothes wouldn't fit in at
some of the churches. We couldn't
help wondering if there could be
wrong with church
where one would have to be dress
ed precisely or be out of place. Tn
Gle Timothy says "a preacher who
puts him to sleep had better let him
get his nap out" Hoping you may
find place to worship where
clothes are a minor part OF the Ser
vice, and that you may so live that
YOU may have as long tail on your
robe in the celestial city, / am very
truly, Aunt Sarah Ann.
Oh Boy. more fun-American
Legion Minstrel.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-02-11
whore Dixie sleeps Fathest North

Where Dixie Sleeps Farthest North
Visitors at Madison, Wisconsin
are surprised to find in quiet cor.
ner of the city's beautiful cemetery
rows and rows OF little stone slabs
marking the graves OF one hundred
and thirty-six Confederate soldiers
who were laid there to rest during
the days of the Civil war That
there should be a southern GENE.
terry in a state which lies so far to
the north of the wars battlefields
seems a curious fact. But the real
ly puzzling part Of it is that there
is included within the plot a one
hundred and thirty-seventh grave
the grave of woman.
How these soldier boys came to
be buried here, how a woman's
grave came to be among them, is
one of the stories from among many
unwritten tales of loyalty, of love,
and of allegiance, which the south
ern people felt for the cause they
were sure was a worthy one in the
days from 81, to '65.
1T happened in 49," relates one
of the old Wisconsin guard, ''that a
goodly number of the Boys in Gray
were stationed on Island No 10,
point in the Mississippi near the
corner of Tennessee, Missouri and
Kentucky. Early that spring
troop of them were surprised and
taken captive by a regiment of Fed
erals, and thence they were sent to
northern camps to be retained for
time as prisoners of war Some of
the rebels were kept at Spring
field, Illinois; a few remained at
Camp Douglas; while a large mum
Der were dispatched in boats up the
Mississippi to be cared for at Mad
ison.
And they needed to be cared
for continues this veteran of the
Nineteenth Wisconsin, the regi-
ment selected to guard the prison
ers at Camp Randall, the site of
which now borders the campus of
the Badger states great university
I'm the defense of Island No. 10,
the southern boys had been exposed
to the cold rains of early spring.
Often they had stood up to their
waists in water in resisting our at
tacks, and they were not physically
fit to endure the cold, raw winds of
Wisconsin's April weather. Neither
did they have clothing warm enough
to come into such a climate"
That they received the best treat
ment possible. the southerners them
selves who survived admit They
were given the same rations as the |
Boys in Blue" They were given
as comfortable quarters as could be
arranged for them. But just as the I
dread influenza took away so many |
OF our soldiers of the World war,
50 pneumonia seized these boys
from the south, and they died by
the tens and the twenties. In less
than two months from the time
they arrived, the little plot of
ground set aside by the people of u
Madison for receiving their bodies
was filed. And the greater number
OF those who died were members of !
the First Alabama Regiment. .
How some of the citizens of Madi-
son, loyal supporters of the North,
carried food and medicine, and com
fort to the suffering young fellows
in the hespital;- how one family,