PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
p K. WALLEIt,
ATTORNKY-AT-LAW,
..... . .. .. nioomrtunr, i'
Offlco over let. National Bank.
jo- U.FUNK,
ATTOItNEY-AT-LAW.
DLOOMfllDia, Pi,
ow In Knt's Building,
1 OHN M. OLAUK,
ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW
AMD
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Blookiboko, l'l
oaco ovor Moycr Bros. Drug Btore.
p W. MILLER,
ATTOUNKY-AT-LAW,
inlcotn nrowor's bulldlng.socond noor.room No. I
Bloomaburg, Fa.
O FRANK ?AKR,
ATTOHNKY-AT-LAW.
BloomBburg, Pa.
office corner of Centre ai.daln stitcU.ciM) 1
Building.
Can bo consulted In German.
EO. E. EL-WELL.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
IlLooMSBona, 1'a.
Olllco on First floor, front room of Col.
bmman lluiUllnit, Miiln street, liolow Ex.
cbango Hotel.
pAUL E. WIRT,
Attornoy-at-Law.
jfflce In Columbian BoaniNO, Itoom No. s, second
Br DLOOMSBURG, PA.
V. WHITE,
ATTORNEY-AT-IjAW,
BLOOMSBURQ.PA.
Offlco In Browers' Building, 2nd floor,
may 1-tf
8 KM0BB. L. B.VflNTKSTKN.
KNORR & WINTERSTEEN,
Attornoys-at-La-w.
omoe lu 1st National Bank building, Becond noor,
Brst door to the left Corner ot Main and Market
streets moomsourg, ru.
tSfJ'enttom and BounXiet Collected.
P. BILLMEYER,
DJJSTJilOT ATTORNEY.)
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
TO(llco over Dentler's bIioo store,
... . v. r.,.in fin
llloomsuurg, i-n. --i"
rir. II. RHAWN.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
catawlsta, Pa.
tnce.cornerot Third and Main Btreote.
M
ICHAEL F. EYERLY,
Conveyancer, Collector of Claims.
LEGAL ADVICE IN THKISETTLEMENT OF
KSTATES. 40.
..IMIrif. with PV P Ttlll
mejer. attorney-al-law, tront looms, and l floor
Bloomsourg, ra. ''i""1
jy . 2. SMITH,
" ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Berwick, Pa.
D
It. IIONORA A. BOBBINS.
nnire and residence. West First street. Blooms-
burg, ra.
T)
,K. J. H. MOOHE.
EYE, EAB AND THEOAT, A SPECIALTY.
l-ITTNTUN. 1'A.
Will be at Exchange Hotel, In Blcomsburg, every
two weeks, on baturday, from 6:50 p. m. to 2 p.m
April S3, May 7 and si. novnow i;r.
-r ti vriri?T.VV lit T) Ruropon and Phv
J .slclan.northslde'Main street.bolow Market
L. FRITZ, Attorney-at-Liw. Offlco
, ;Front room over roai umuc,
D
R. J. C. RUTTER,
PHYSICIAN &BUKQBON,
Office, North Market street,
Bloomsbure, Fa
D
II. WM. M. REBER. Surgeon and
Physician. Offlco corner of Rock and Markot
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
W. R. TUBBS, PROPRIETOR
BLOOUSBUna.PA.
OITOSITKCOUltT HOUSE.
Large and convenient sample rooms. Both room,
hot and cold water; ana all modern conveniences.
B.
F. HARTMAN
BIPKIOINTB TBI F0LLOW1NO
AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES
North American ot Philadelphia.
Franklin, " "
Pennsylvania, " "
York, ot Pennsylvania.
Uanover, of N. Y.
8 awns, ot London,
orth British, ot London.
Offlco on Market Btreet, No, 5, Bloomsburg.
oct.n, i-
F
IRE INSURANCE
CniMRTTAN V. KNAPP, BLOOMSIintG.PA.
11U.MK, ur H. X.
mkhciiants'.of newark, n. j.
clinton, n. y.
peoples' n. y.
ltKATHNll. PA.
Them ni.n rnHfrntiTinKfi nm well seasoned by
ace and rias tested and havo never yet had a
loss settled by any court of law. Their assets aro
all invested In solid bicdhitiks are liable to the
hazard of riRK only.
tosses promptly ana honestly aajuawu uuu
aia as soon as determined Dy uuiiu r.
Lmrr. specul agent and adjcstkb liLOOUSSCHO.
in.
The TMftnlo nf Polnmhln rnnntv should Datron
lie the agency where losses II any are bettled and
lain Dy one oi mer own cuizens.
PROMPTNESS. KOUITY, PAIK DEALING.
THREAS BITOWN'S INS JRANCE
JT AGENCY. Moyer's new building, Mala street,
Eloom&bur&r. V&.
Assets
ttna Insurance Co., of nartford, Conn U.oth.j.'O
ltoyal ot Liverpool, I3,wu,ooo
Lancashire. . jo.ooo.ooo
Klre Association. Philadelphia 4,1M,710
Phoenix, of London 6,tiA,X0
London A Lnnnntihlw, nf Rntrlftnd 1.T09.V70
Hartford of Hartford. S,S73,UM
Sprlneneld Klre and Marine 8,OBi,utio
As the agencies are direct, policies are written
or the insured without delay In the office at
"AINWRIOHT &CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
I'llIUDULPIIIA, Pa.
TKAP, bYItUI'B, COFKLK, SUGAU, JlOLASSEi
HICK, 8P1CK8, U10A1I1I SODA, X10., ETC.
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Sts.
tr Orders will recelvo prompt attention.
II. HOUSE,
DENTIST,
IkboMSBUita, Columuia County, Pa
All styleBot work done In a superior manner.work
Vtrnnt.4.. -.1 1 ,11 1a,.n KXTRAOT
"wiwtwuM iHfiwunvi . -
w niTUUUTril" UJf IJtD " 'f
Iree ot charge when artlflclalteotn
DMlnaartAil .
uujcu in uuriorrs uuuuiu, - "".'
below Market, live doors below Kleima
drug store, llrst Iloor.
lobe open at all houri during the rfoj
Nov as -u
pURSEIAS IJARBER BHOP,
Undor Exoliango Hotel.
Tho Tousorial Art in all iu brandies.
HOT AND COLD BATHS.
IlAltltlE B. PUHSKI,
lymar25 Propriotor.
Ktnmt( pug
iII'I An liiilif imififl 1 m ititjf
$1 Wl tu& imtmii
O.E.BLWELIi,
J S BITTENBENDEB, "Trlftori,
.IN Q
FOR MEN AND YOUTHS,
FOR BOYS AND CHILDREN.
A. C. YATES & CO.,
SIXTH AND CHESTNUT STS.
ffl. C. SLOAN & BHD.,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
Manufacturers of
CARRIAGES BUOOIES, PHAETONS
SLEIGHS, PLATFORM WAGONS &C.
First-class work always on hand.
REPA J KINO NEA TL Y D ONE.
Prices reduced to tuit the limes.
BLOOMSBURG PLANING MILL
The undersigned having mit his Planlne Ml
on Railroad Street. In flrst-ciass condition. Is D'e
pared to do all kinds ot work In hts line.
FRAMES, SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS.MOUDINGS,
FLOORING, Etc.
furnished at reasonable I rices. All lumber used
Is won seasoned and nono but skilled workmen
are employed.
ESTIMATES FOE BUILDINGS
urnlshed on application. Plans and spccUlca
ons prepared by an experienced draughtsman
CHARLES KRCG,
Bloomaburir, Pa
CLOTHING ! CLOTHING
G. W. BERTSCH,
THE MERCHANT TAILOR.
Bonis' Furnishing Goods, Hats & Gap
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Suits mado to order at short notico
and a fitalwajs guaranteed or no sale.
Call and examine, the largest and best
selected stock of goods ovor shown in
Columbia county.
Store next door to First National Bank,
MAIN STREET,
Elccnislmrjj Pa.
OENAMENM IBON FENCES
OF CAST CR WROUGHT IRON.
Suitable for
Yards,
Cemetery Lots
and
Public Grounds
The following shows the ncnei uovuic. uuo ui
theseveral beautiful stylesot Fencomanulactured
by the undersigned.
Kor lleauty and Durability they aro unsurpass
ed. Setup by experienced hands ana warrauwu
to give satisfaction.
I'riccs and specimens of other de
signs seut to any address.
Address
BLOOMSBDRS PA-
May4.tf
$25,000.00
IN GOLD!
HILL BE PAID FOU
ARBDCKLES' COFFEE "WRAPPERS.
1 Premium,
S Premlumi,
6 Premiums,
25 Premlumi,
100 Premiums,
200 Premiums,
. 61,000.00
$900.00 each
. 8250,00 1
8100.00
aso.00
11
820.00
810.00
11
11
1.000 premiums.
... 1 .itHu.tlnn see Circu'
For lull panicuini . "y;v
lar In every pound of Abdicklb.' Corral.
marl.rly
PATENTS,
l btalned and all patent business attended to for
mm.7oamceuopposltothe U. S. Patent OfUce and
we cin obtain Patents In less lima than those ro
mote from Washington ,,,.,.
ouWaol 2and we bU. no iharge
ytoitMZm,ioitoimMT. the Sunt, of
Mnn?v order Air., and to offlclals of the U. s.
SfimS Vmie W circular, advice, tents and
JeSc"toetSaUllents nyour own Mate or
county, write to
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tobemaae. cutthlscuitand return'o
us, and we will wnd y.m free, wine,
thlsg of great value fi Importance to
whieh wl'l firliig you In more money right away
fcometiung new.iimi ju.vu ",--- --
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ViiAYERfi SOU'S MANUAL
The First Sign
Of falling health, whether In tho lorm ot
Night Sweat, and Nervousness, or In n
sense ot dcnornl 'Weariness and Loss ot
Appetite, should suggest J.io tiso of
Ayer's Sarsaparllln. This preparation
Is most effective for giving tono and
strength to tho enfcoblod system, pro
moting tho digestion and assimilation ot
food, restoring tho nervous forces to
their normal condition, and for purify
ing, enriching, and vitalizing tho blood.
Failing Health.
Ten years ago my health began to fall.
I was troubled with n distressing Cough,
Night Sweats, Weakness, anil Nervous
ness. I tried various remedies pro
scribed hy different physicians, but
became so weak that I could not go up
stairs without stopping to rest. My
friend, recommended mo to try Ayer's
Sarsaparllla, which I did, ond 1 nm now
ns healthy and strong a, over. Mrs.
K. L. Williams, Alexandria, Minn.
I havo u,cd Ayer's Sarsaparllla, In my
family, for Scrofula, and know, If it U
taken faithfully, that It will thoroughly
eradicate this terrible disease I havo
also prescribed It as a tonic, as well as an
alterative, and must say that I honestly
believe It to bo tho best blood lnedlciua
ovcrcompimmlid, W. F. Fowler, M. D.,
I). I). S., Greenville, Tetm.
Dyspepsia Cured.
It would bo linnnnlblo for mo to de
scrlbo wli.it. I sulTcred from Indigestion
ntid Hcadaeho up to tho time. 1 began
taking Ayer's Sarsaparllla. I was under
tho caro ot various physicians, and tried
a great many kinds of medicines, but
never obtained uioro than temporary re
lief. After taking Ayer's Sarsaparllla
for a short time, my hcadaeho disap
peared, and my stomach performed Its
duties mora perfectly. Tc-dny my
health 1, completely restored. Mury
llarley, Sprlngtiold, Mass.
I havo been greatly benefited hy tho
prompt use ot Ayer's Sarsaparllla. It
tones and Invigorates tho sj stem, regu
lates tho action ot thu digestive and
inslmllutlvo organs, and vitalizes tho
blood. It is, without doubt, tho most
reliable, blood purifier yet discovered.
II. I). Johnson, 383 Atlantlo avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y.1
Ayer's Sarsaparilla,
Prepared by I)r..l.C. Aver S: Co., Lowell, Mu.
Price, 81 1 klx buttles, 5.
n
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FOR STEEP OR FLAT ROOFS
CAN UE PUT OX HY ANV PEUSOX.
TIIOUSAND3 OP ROLLS SOLD ANNUALLY
POlt I1UII.DINOS OF LVEHY
DESCRIPTION.
hEND Port KKW CIRCULAR. COXTAINLNG
PRIUU LIST AND KEFKREKCES.
ACENTS WANTED.
M. EHRET, JR. & GO.
SOLE MAIiUKACTURERS,
423 Walnut Street. PHILADELPHIA-
marla.ts.1ms.
MAHY LAMP CHIMNEYS ARE
ofloroci for salo rcprosontcd
Q3 good as tho Famous
PBiLSX- TOP
BUT THEY
ABE NOT!
And Hlco nil Counterfoils luck Hie
IlcmurUublo I.ASXINfi uulltics
OF 'i'lli: GCXIII.NC.
ASK FOR THE!
upon
HAVIXG
AIlKIi
them
on Each
with
CUIJLXEY
PatOct. UO , 1883
The PEARL TOP is
Wunufuctured ONLY by
G0, A. M AC0ETH & CO,,
PIXTSBUIIGU. PA.
aecste ncsco.
CARPETS
mm
Having received his Spring stock
of Carpeting,, is now
ready to show a largo stock of
bm:
At prices which cannot help
but nlease. Call and examine
them at the old stand,
BLOOMSBURG, PA.
J. R. SMITH & CO.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
Dkai.kus IN
PIANOS
Hytho following well known makers;
Cliickerintf,
Knabc,
Weber,
Hallet & Davis.
Can also furnish any of tho
cheaper makes at manufacturers
prices. JJo not uy u piano uu
foro getting our jinces.
Catalogue and Price Lists
On application.
6ept3-80tf.
can live at bom", auu inako moro money at
work for us, than anything eUe In this
world, capital not needed; sou arcstarted
free, lloth sexc; all aces. Anyonocando
the work. Larse earnings huioiroin nrsi Mun.
coblly outfit Tfd terms rrte. Uetwr not delay,
costs you nothlni; to send us your address and
rind out: If you aie w ise you will do so at onoo. H.
lliiiwt Co., liortland, Maine, docst-M-ly
PEARLTOF
And Insist TT?v THIS
wry
BLOOMSBUHG, PA., FRIDAY, MAY 27,
AFIMY
POTOMAC.
tWAsmsaToN, JIat, 1663.1
fSoMlers, returnM from many n light, to-day
I call another year, another May,
When from your homes at first yomarch'd aWay.
Your country summon'd what quick answer
catno
Sluill never be forgot by human fame;
Tho north was ml with one electric flame!
Tho dragon's teeth were sown that started men
(& may tho land bo never sown agalnl
Ye were the crop that sprang In armor then.
1.0, every high ay made its end In one',
With stern, auvauclng dust against tho sun I
A line of bayonets thrust to YVashlngton
I heardI saw! tua street ye tread to-day
Took echoes that shall never para away
Visions that shall bo visible for eyo I
Yo came from many a long remembered fight (
Ydur flags aro glitterlng. ln tho windy light,
With names that make their tremulous stars
more bright.
Banners whose rags aro famous, veterans too.
Pathetic wltb tho storms they lluttured through,
i e oearin pnuo ana tenderness wltu you 1
Ye como-ye are not alflhat went nwnyj
Another myriad as irroat as vours todav
Keep their encampment with tho flowers of May.
Ye came from homes that hnp'ly echo still
With your last footsteps oa tho quiet sill;
Go back', gO back, tho empty air to fill I
Ye came from new plowed fields and w bested
lands.
Where the old harvests call'd for willing hands;
Oi back to Join tho gentle reaper bandsl
Ye came the work Is done ye came, to do;
Oo back, go back, O hervauts tried and true
Go back to find your land created newl
Jou.y JiuEs Piatt.
THE CAPTAIN'S PENSION.
A STORY OV DEC6lATION DXY
IN BRACK-
VILLK
Capt llattbn was tho highest nuthoiity on
war subjects in Ilracoville. Ho' could tell
stories of army life from hour to hour and
day 16 davitlioutl repeating himself stories
vvlileli iuad tlio eyes of his lliteners grow as big
ns saucers. For him tho war was never over.
Hu coiltliuiel to march, to pitch ills tent and
to light with nil the patriotio fervor which
dUtinguishtil him in tho duys when the boom
nf thu cannon shook the land. Bo engrossing
fin interest did ho tnko iu his career as a
soldier that ho never cut much of a flguro in
business. Ills tnlenU iu wnco were purely of
a narrative character, und as exorcised in
lirncevlllo wholly unprofitable from u ilnan-
cinl standout.
L hu eaptnlu never trouble.! himself about
this, but his family did, a fact not to be won
dered nt, hinco they oxiierienced nil tho dis
comfort resulting from it, and tho captain
nono at all scarcely. Trouble never adhered
to him. Ho had tho beautiful faculty of let
ting somebody else carry all tho dllllculties
wbilo be went on with his reminiscences.
When his signature was needed his wlfo or
his sou brought him tho papers mid ho signed
them, but ho never read them. Tho only
tiling ho ever read was war history, and this
he found fault with because it wasn't always
correct
His family, luihappily, didn't sympathize
with his military tastes. They had strong
ambitions iu a different direction. They be
longed to and frntcrnized witli tho present
and its material Interests. HU wife had been
obliged to bo both financial and domeatio
manager, and her husband's improvidence
ofU'ii placed her in very awkward predica
ments. Their son turned his attention to law
and looked forward hopefully to future dis
tinction. Ho had worked hard to pull him
self up to tho starting place, too; and the
neighbors said ho deserved credit. Tho
daughters leaned to music and painting, and
dreamed of careers, and vainly wibhod it
were possiblo to convince their over patriotio
father that tho war had long since ended.
The captain, though a bodily figure in his
household, lu spirit dwelt iu tho past, amid
tho roar of battle or in tho idle days of wait
ing in camp, and was happy as only one who
indulges his lt dreams can bo. As his hair
whitened and old age began to face him
squarely, his war 6tories were of ton finished
with a sigh, and ho spoke more frequently of
reunions In that unknown country into w hicn
flesh anil biood can never enter, and where
war and the engines of war aro neither
known nor needed. And when there wero
reunions hero when the old veterans met and.
marched on fields of leace under Hags that
hail been triumphantly homo in war Capt.
Hatton's eyes were always dim with tears.
Once ho looked at the shrunken column of
veterans and feelingly repeated these lines!
Another mighty host comes marching slow
From their long bivouacs lu the gross and
snow
By theso they fought and suffered long ago,
Through every street they inarch v, Ith ' silent
tread
(Quicken the living, ye the llvlngdeod);
Look, the same tattered tlag Is overhead.
HU materialistic and unpoctical friends said
that he was getting old and possibly a little
Ijeble minded; but tUc who are much inter.
ested in life never understand tho feeling ol
those who ure slipping out of It-
Last yenr, as Decoration duy upproachod,
(.apt. Hatton's eyes burnetl with more patrl
otic fervor than ever. Honors to tho dead
heroes of the war gave him great Joy, HU
fellow townsmen, knowing tho depth and
strength of bis patriotUm, requested him to
give a talk on Decoration day, in the ceme
tery, ou tho war and Its heroic dead.
The day camo. lue few soldiers' graves
in the Braceville cemetery wero most pro
digally covered with flowers. Prayers were
offered, punus read and eulogies pronounced
over the bravo men who died lu their coun
try's service. But there w ere few to weep
over them, Their companions and friends
bad nearly all vanished from under the sun.
Capt. Hatton's address astonished even'1
body. It was the outpouring of hU heai t on
a theme dearer to him thou all else, and the
force and feeling with which ho s(oto set tho
hearts oi ins hearers on lire, and they went,
He painted tho spirit of tho war as It came to
and overshadowed tho eacelul land; lie de
scribed the action of battle, the cuurnge of
thu soldleis, their enduiuuce and patience in
the long inarches and thu tt lions camii life.
He painted, too, tho Hultlec( Hhlloh, where
he had given tho Lett of his coi porcul frame
that unful sceue, where after the tight one
could w alk long dUtaucvs stepping only on
oeU bOOlts,
OF THE
And when ho sko of the dead It was with
strong and tender feeling and much simple,
moving eloquence. Ho told how ho hail seen
them lying on tho field after .the battle, their
white or oshen gray fnces, with contracted
inusclei", taking ghastly or dUlorhsl shajie or
again wearing smiles of sernphto sweetness.
Ho Iwcamo a imet lu describing tho scene.
HU friends and neighbor listened with tear
ful attention and felt a new and deeper
respect for tho brave and loyal old fcoldler.
That ovenlng tho Hattou family sat down
to supper in unusual spirits. Tho captain
was still under tho inlluenco of tho day's
hallowed glory; nml, for tho first tlmo in
their lives, his wlfo and children were proud
of his abnormal patriotism.
His son brought letters and handed them to
hU father before they seated themselves at
table. 1 hu captain,
with his thoughts
on fields of battU
and dead com
l'ndos, handled
them Idly without
looking at thein
mid laid them aside.
Tho young man
seemed to have
those letters on his
mind. Ho glanced
toward them from
tlmo to time ns ho
ate, and when tho meal was finished and they
still sat about tho table cutting pleasantly,
ho said:
"You haven't read your letters, f atlier," and
with polite alacrity ho got up and handed
them to the white haired dreamer.
Tho captain opened ono after another with
out interest. Suddenly his eyes Hashed and
ho Iwgan to tremble. "Here, my children,
look hero!'' ho cried excitedly, holding nt
nrm's length an ofllcial paper nffil a letter of
imposing appearance, "ily grateful govern
ment Insists that I shall have all this money
for tho wounds I received at Shiloh wounds
of which I havo aUvays been proud and
felt it nn honor to bear without thought
of compensation. I hnvo over held
that tho true patriot gives his spirit
and his body freely to his country. I never
asked for a pension, thougli I know I was en
titled to it. No, I did not ask it. but my
government has proved itself worthy of loyal
service: It offers it to mo voluntarily."
Here tho captain's son colored and began to
cough violently.
"I rejoiced that I had suffered for my coun
try," continued tho captain. "It is a poor
order of patriotUm that U willing to give
nothing. I nm grateful for this acknowledg
ment of my service, because it come un
solicited. Hero it is, my darlings, hero is the
reward of your father's loyalty to tho land he
loves. Take it, and do what you will with it.
I don't want it. I want to dio knowing that
I have given something to my dear country
and have taken nothing."
"How much is it father!" asked Liliau, the
eldest daughter, who hod dreams of going
abroad to study art.
"Nearly $7,000," ho answered dreamily.
His mind was again roaming over tho Held at
Shiloh. Iioth young ladies caught thelr
breath. Their mother looked unutterably as
tonished at the vastness of tho sum which, as
it wero, liad been miraculously thrown into
their laps; whilo tho enterprising son tried in
vain to uppear unconcerned.
"What shall wo do with it!" risked Emma,
the other daughter, who had musical am
bitions. "Build a really comfortable house, a home,"
said tho sensible mother, whose geidus for
domostio management had of ten been put to
soro straits in consequence of her husband's
indifference to tho material tilings of life.
"Just a slico ot it would educate Emma and
me in our professions," said Lilian, In a voice
of eager interest.
Tho son remarked that ho know of an enter
prise mro to bring extraordinary results, into
which, iu hU opinion, a largo part of the pen
sion money might bo put vt ith profit.
"Let us fix up this house, refurnish it, and
dlvldo tho remainder equally between us,"
said Lilian.
Remember, children, that wo need n com
fortablo homo of our own," put in tho mother
with mild firmness.
"But whon we get to earning money at our
professions wo can soon build you and father
a lovely homo," said Emmn.
The daughters both held warmly to the sub
ject of going abroad, tho son to the Invest
ment, win lo ttio
mother herolcnlly
stood by the project
of tho home.
Warmer and
warmer grow tho
discussion. Argu
ments, appeals, as
sort ions, retorts
even, flew around
tho family board
liko wicked spirits
at war with each
other. No ono
counseled patieuco
and deliberation in
tho matter of deciding what to do with the
money. All excitedly inskteil on fixing its
destiny then nnd tjiero.
Only one of the circle offered no suggestion,
said no word in regard to it, was not appealed
to. This was tho white haired soldier who
had so bravely earned the money. Indeed,
ho seemed quite unconscious of tho wrunglo
going on about him. He had moved from
tho tnblo and was sitting in tho easy chair
near tho open door, holding his letters care
lessly in his hand and looking dreamily out
on tho bills f i esh and fair In their garments
of spring. He was thinking, not of tho os
slblo Joys of tho future, but of tho dear
anguish if tho past. Over hU faco spread an
expression of serene, exalted delight. It came
from the memory of what ho had suffered for
tho sako of principle. His was a nature that
understood tho blessedness ol giving.
Tho dissension about tho money went on,
growing in strength and wrath every minute.
At last, stung to defending his position, the
son, forgetting his father's presonco, boldly
declared that he had some rights in the cose,
since hU energy and perseverance had secured
tho pension.
This speech made its way straight into the
captain's consciousness like a knife, and like
a knifo was tho wound it made. This munoy,
then, this lension, was not as ho had proudly
believed, thu voluntary gift of a grateful
government. Ills son had tagged, schemed,
planned and struggled to got it, and iu the
eyes of hU country bo was no better patriot
than the meanest of her servitors.
He turned toward tho disturbed group at
tho table with a look Jn his eyes thu Ilka of
which they had never seen, and which they
never will lw able to forget. It bad lu It mi'
smakablo astonishment, overwhelming an
gulsh and something elso not translatable to
tbo limited spiritual perceptions of those who
saw it, That something was not of this
world. It was a lam from tho unseen sun
of Infinity shining through tho old soldier's
surprised eyes. Instantly all wero awed into
Uence. Instinctively they recognized that
something mightier than their wills con
fronted them something they could not un
dcrstand,
Tho old soldier begun to rke to hU
feet. HU liM moved but no sound came
forth. Slowly ho sunk back Into tho chair
again. Tho light faded nut of hU eyes and
hu faco grew usheii white, lbo awestruck
family looked at him with siieochless tongues.
Before they tealizod the presence of the
strungo. guest, i lentil, who had comu so unex
lectedly Into their presence, ho tail departed
wiui tno soul oi tno old patriot,
Ueqthudb Oaiiribon,
1887.
A MEMORY.
Mat, 1804.
The morning stars were growing pale.
Hut still we slept, Os soldiers sicp
Who know not fear, deep In the valo
Between the mountains dark and steep.
A qutet brooded o'er the camp.
And not a cloud was In the sky,
With soothing dews our brows v ero damp,
A sweet breeze fanned us tenderly.
It may have been a mocking bird.
Low trilling to tho dawning day,
But every veteran dreamed he heard
Ills love sing as be sleeping lay.
Bomo lo es w ere wives and maidens some,
And some w ere mothers sweet and fair;
And some wero children left at home
Without a mother's tender care
But ab, how mournful was that strain.
That low, sad song In dreaming ears!
It rose and fell and rdsu again.
And died as it In bobs nml tears.
Then brayed the trumpet, clashed the drum:
"Fall Inl" TJp sprang we all as one;
Bullets like liees began to hum,
And warm, red blood like wine to run.
On which side fought we, shall I say !
(We fought So hard, with hearts so true!)
We may liavo worn tho stainless gray,
Or loyally the precious blue.
Some fell, some lived, nnd all were brave.
For all had heard love sing that morn !
Oil, woman, weeping by a gravel
Oil, golden dream to tatters torn I
What without love is victory worth!
What Is defeat If love bo won!
Hearts of the south, hearts of the north,
Throb louder than the drum or.guul
MArmc TnoMrsox.
THE MEDAL OF HONOR.
A Decoration for the Living Soldiers of
the Lato War.
Nearly 00,000,000 pecplo of tho United
States scarcely know that there is a national
tribute paid to its bravo soldiers. This is the
medal of honor given by congress for distin
guished conduct lu the presenco of the enemy
only. This medal has been iu existence for
more than twenty years, and has been con
ferred uin several hundred heroes, but very
few besides tho re
cipients know of its
existence. This ig
nornnco is due to
the fact that a mis
taken simplicity
marks the method
of its prowntation.
In other countries,
particularly thoso
we imitate in mili
tary matters, tho
decoration is often
handed to tho sol
dier by bis sover
eign in the pres
enco of the princi
pal olllcers ot state,'
of largo bodies of
troops and of thou
sands of people.
Tho uamo of the
happy recipient is medal, of honor.
published iu the ofllcial gazette and by the
press throughout the dominions. In our
country this reward from tho highest power
in the government Is sometimes conveyed to
the brave winner by the hands ot the post
man. Karely, Indeed, is tbo presentation
made an occasion of public ceremony. It is
received, gazed upon reverently by its pos
sessor, for it Is full of significance to him, and
then it is put carefully away and is only
Jjrought out occasionally for inspection by
a comrade, or worn on parade If specially
authorized. TbU medal of honor bos been
awarded to about 600 olllcers and men of the
volunteer servico for Individual acts of gal
lantry during the late war, and to 820 en
listed men in the United States army since,
but it seems to have been conferred with a
modesty so excessive that it amounted to
secrecy, nnd without any public recognition
of the honor it was intended to confer.
HIS VIEW OF IT.
Upon the open porch wo sat.
Our host had dolT'd hU slouchy hat,
And tilted back his easy chair.
His corn cob's smoke rose a the air,
The sinking sun threw golden lines.
The hllU wero sweet with breath of pliua.
"Yes, I war In ttaer n ar," said he;
"I war a traitor once, may be,
Tho' I had t ork'd my f arm all day,
An didn't caro a durn which way
They settled thcr questions o' ther state.
I owned no niggers myself but wait
When Yanks kom down an' took my corn,
An' burnt my house, w her I war bom,
An' carted oft my hull tlamo crop,
I sed, sed I, this thing must stopl
Ter I bed a kind o' honest pride
la ther ownership of my fireside.
I Bay, It made no odds ter uv
Whether ther blacks war bound or free;
But I couldn't see them sogers take
What my hands had toiled ter make!
Then, when Mandy paled and sigh'd,
An' our kid got scart an' crlod,
By Jinks, I rose an' grabbed my gun,
An' sed, It's time these raids war done!
So I fit right thro' In Longstreet's corps
Till Bobby Leo gev up ther war.
An' I war glad to see It cease,
Fer all I wanted, sir, war peace.
An' I hadn't ther heart fur layln' low
A lot 0' chaps I didn't know I
Jyjok at thet hand. Youseeitr Well,
That hurt kem 0' a burst In' shell.
No pension, sir! By thunder, I would
Not draw one fer It ef I could!
Fer I'm kinder proud this fist war spiled
While raised defendln' home and chlldl
But It's past, an' I'm Join' well
In keeplu' this little one boss hotel.
An' as long as this hoaso stands,
An' they've no w eaplus In Char hands,
I don't care ef they woro gray or blue,
Thar Jest as welcome bar as you."
M.W.B..
FIGHTING FOR THE FLAG.
It was last Decoration day, after they had
returned from beautifying with flowers the
graves of the Union soldiers, vt ho Kiemed to
sleep so peacefully In the soft sunshine, that
four former companions in arms were seated
under tho tender green of the trees in Central
park. They were full of the sad yet precious
memories of the w ar, and naturally rehearsed
many ot Its incidents In which they had
taken part Their patriotism liad been freshly
stirred by the ceremonies at which they had
assisted, and, as they recounted scenes where
gallant fellows had given their lives for their
country, their eyes, that had often looked
death in tho faco with a strong glance,
moistened visibly, and were cast down to
bide their emotion, While they were talking
ther caught sight ot the stars fcnd,ttrlpg or
If
THE' COLUMBIAN, VOL. XXI, NO 21
COLUMBIA DEMOCRAT, VOL II, NO 10
the' old JVfseiial bulIJTug. A putt of wlnfi
gracefully blew out the banner of tho free;
they Instinctively stool up together, removod
their hah., and, as ono of them said s "Dices
the old flag I I would be happy to die for It
to-inorrowl" they fervently clasied each
other's hands in recognition of a common sen
timent. Tho speaker was ex-Mayor Goodwin, a na
tive of Connecticut, aged about 60, who had
been living In St. Louis at the breaking out
of the war, and had Joined a Missouri regi
ment as soon as tbo government had called
for troops, Tho other threo wero cx-Col.
Mason, rx-Capt. Bennett and ex-Brigadier
Gen. Wirtley. Tho first had made his
home In Cincinnati, Bennett and Wirtley had
settled in Chicago, and, aa martial represen
tatives of1 Ohio and Illinois, hail enteral the
field immediately after the fire on Sumter.
Tbey were all bachelors then, nearly the
same age, and hnvlng gone with their com
mands to Missouri, were soon dr. wn into ac
quaintance and friendship by similarity of
opinions and tastes. They had seen a good
deal of service in different parts of the south;
Lad all been wounded Goodwin and Wirtley
several times each and had kept up tho
friendship Joined in the early days. After
the close of the strugglo they found them
selves in New York, where they are still
engaged in business. The endless distrac
tions of tho city prevent their meeting as
often as they would choose; but on Decora
tion day they are always in company, and aro
likely to bo bound together by associations of
the past while life continues. Tbey ore cred
itable examples of the citizen soldiers on
whom the republio can always depend la
time ot need. They, in common with millions
ot their countrymen north and south, so re
vere the national ensign that tbey would
sacrifice everything in its defense.
"Goodwin," said Wirtley (tho four had
dropped their military titles, like sensible
men, with the termination of tho war), "we
all feel as you do about the old flag, as you
well know. I have been told that you showed
your devotion to it by recapturing the colors
of your regiment at Wilson's Creek. Cau't
you give us the story 1"
"It's not worth telling," replied Goodwin.
"It was only one of the many Incidents that
occurred on many battlefields; and, besides,
it Is bad taste, you will agree, for a man to
recite his own experiences. lie U very apt
to imagine himself a hero when he fa a very
commonplace mortal."
"Let us have tho story, Goodwin," ex
claimed the three. "We are friends," added
Mason, "and we know you too well to think
you capable of boasting. On thU day any
one who has been a soldier is excusablo for
indulging in personal reminiscences. Wo
havo all been doing It, you know. Fire away,
old fellow."
"If you aro bored, then it will bo your own
fault," remarked Good win. "Tho story is not
long, anyhow; no, you won't suffer much
more than you acticipate. I had formed a
high idea of Capt. Nathaniel Lyon when he
broko up tho secession camp formed by Gov
ernor Jackson in St LouU, and I was very
glad to be iu his command. He hnd been ap
pointed brigadier, and I was with him nt
Booneville, where he routed a Confederate
force that tho governor had got together, and
at Dry Spring, where he defeated McCulloch.
When McCulloch and Price united, and
threatened to gain possession of southwest
Missouri, 1 approved of Lyon's determina
tion to give them battlo at Wilson's Creek, lu
spite ot their suierlor numbers. I had en
listed as a private in St Louis and was al
ready a captain, so that my opinion hail
some weight Wo were all so inexperienced
then that n man who hud participated in such
skirmishes (wo called them battles) as Boone
ville and Dry Spring was regarded as a tried
soldier.
"How vividly I remember the 10th of
August, the day on which tho engagement at
Wilson's Creek occurred. Tho ground was
rolling, like most of tho laud in Greene
county, Mo,, with clumps of trees hero and
there and a forest in the distance. Tho
weather was intensely hot, and tho dust from
the movements of the adverse armies almost
suffocating. Gen. Lyon, as wo were drawn
up for battle, rodo along the lino encouraging
the men. He told them how much depended
ou tho result of tho light, to stand firm, to
remember the ling of the country, to think
that on each soldier's conduct the result might
hang. 1 could seo tbut hu was anxious, but
be looked hopeful, cheerful and undaunted.
A braver, more patriotio man nover fought
in the Union cause. I felt that ho would, if
he should live, lead us to victory; that he
could not fail. So be seemed to affect every
body Mat came into bis presence.
"My regiment was ono of the first ordered
forward on the enemy's right Wo wero
ordered to withhold our fire until within fifty
yards; but the men were so excited and un
disciplined that they began firing long before
they could do much harm. Thu lire was re
turned when wo wero near enough to see tho
faces of the Confederates, and apjieaml to
bo very destructive. My men seemed to bo
falling all around me. But I soon saw that
it was partially confusion in the ranks, causud
by uufamiliarity with danger. Tho men
were speedily rallied, and I observed that
only a few had been struck. I ordered my
company not to mind the wounded and wo
rapidly advanced. I hail hail ut the outset a
keen sense of fear; I believed I should be hit
every moment But the fear quickly passed.
I became Intensely excited, and yet I was
outwardly calm. The dust and tho smoko
of the guns covered everything, for tho nlr
was cloco and stifling. I heard tho roar
ot tbo engagement, mingled with tho groans
ot tho wounded and their pitiful cries for
water. I had n choking thirst myself. Tho
field seemed like a binning desert What
wouldn't I havo given for a drink of water,
and thero was water nowhere, tho canteens
being exhausted.
"Notwithstanding my excitement, I grow
steadily calmer. I ceased to think of myself.
I had no Idea of iwrsonal l'ril, though I saw
men dropping constantly. When It was one
of our men, I w as amazed. When it was 0110
of tho enemy, I was rejoiced, and I found
myself shouting like the rest with delirious
Joy at every casualty ou the other side. I
hungered for blood, I was like a vt lid lieast.
If I could have slain a thousand Confederates
with a blow ot my blade, 1 should have been
happy. One of our otBcors rode tieforo us.
Ho waved hts sword, and cried out something
that I could not uudcrstuud. Tho words had
scarcely left hU lips when a cannon ball
carried away his heud, and bis bleeding trunk
fll to the ground. The incident did not
horrify or startle mej It only quickened my
Ussrtsu pAtslsa (or raw, mi i jm
with eH a" Ititnuto nfKi',"tts' 1" saw ri Con
federate officer reel In bis saddle and tumble.
"The oddly uniformed line opposite, In which
butternut was a conspicuous color, (JiowVl
signs of giving way. Just then our standard
bearer, who was In advance, was struck and
fell. A fresh Confederate foico hail been
ordered up to rellovo tho troois wo had been
fighting, and bora down utioii us in such
numbers that wo wero ordered to w Ithdraw
slowly, our fnces to tho fou. A dozen mem
bers of our regiment had hurried forward to
rescue tho flag, which had already been torn
from the staff by one of the enemy, a fino
looking fellow, an officer plainly, and which
he thrust into tho breast of his coat. I
marked hU rounteluuico and flguro. I was
sure that I should rcmemlier him. What
pleasure I should havo taken In killing 1dm,
In order to recover tho colore of tho regiment,'
which I felt It such a dlsgraco to loso in one
ot tho first real battles of tho war,
"But there was no chance of recapturing it
We steadily fell back, nnd wero soon relieved
by fresh troops. Our regiment hod lost
lieavily. Out of COO or so, one quarter wero
killed, wounded and missing, and tbo remain
der wero In no condition for further fighting
at once. I still mournod over tho captured
flag. During tho first yoar of tho strife wo
soldiers, 3 011 remember, thought tho loss of a
stand of colors as bad as a general defeat, and
we never altered our opinion greatly after
ward cither. It may Iw suiierstltlon, but it is
a patriotic suiierstltlon that ovcry truo soldier
is inclinod to cherish. Tho flag of a country
rcprcociiU our highest Interest.
"I could not bear to bo off duty on that day.
As soon as I hail quenched my excessive
thirst in n iool of dirty water, where a score
of men wero half frantlo and fighting for
drink, I went to Gen. Lyon nnd offered my
service to act as one of his aides. lie ac
cepted It, mid giving mo n horse scut mo with
an order to n distant part of tho field. I de
livered the order, but In doing so bullet after
bullet whistled near me, one ot tho bullets
passing through tho skirt of my coat, I
already began to Imagine that I might be
dcfcthicd not to bo struck Constant danger
makes us fatalists and I galloped along to
the muslo of tho guns, fancying myself in a
fovcrish dream, To 1 beyond tho sound of
cries nnd groans, tho 6lght of blood and
wounds was n great relief.
"I seemed to bo only hi danger myself, and
of that danger I was almost unconscious. I
was lu a jmrt of tho field nwny from tho
battle, riding fast to where I supposed Gen.
Lyon to be, when myborso reared as If in
pain. I belicvod that ho must bo mortally
wounded by a stray shot. I disengaged my
foot from tho stirrups, nnd Just In timo, for I
felt that ho was falling. 1 tumbled headlong
I could not save myself and then I was un
conscious. How long I remained so I cannot
tell. I arose with senses dazed, but tho din
of battle, tho sight of ihist, powder nnd smoko
restored me. My homo lay dead a few feet
distant, tho blood still flowing from his side,
caused apparently by n grape shot. No
one seemed near 1110, and I was walk
ing nwny somewhat lame, when n voice, say
ing Surrender, you d d Yankee, or IU blow
your brains outl' drew my attention. Out of
a cluster of trees had stepped n Confederate
officer, whom a glauco disclosed as tho captor
of our colors. To allay any doubt, if thero
could bo doubt, tho silken end of the stripes
was still visible in tho breast of his coat. Ho
was coming toward mo with a revolver
leveled at my head, perhaps fifty feet ofT.
Ho doubtless believed 1110 unarmed; but I
reached Instinctively townrd my belt and
drew my pistol, which hnd happily bcn un
injured by my fall.
" 'Never,' I shouted. 'You hnvo taken the
colors of my regiment I'll get them back or
die.'
"'Dio then I' ho responded, and a bullet
whizzed past me.
"I fired at nearly the samo moment, pro
bably to no purpose, ns ho still advanced. I
advanced also. Tho recovery of tho ling was
far dearer to 1110 than life.
"We exchanged shots again. It was n re
gular duel. Ouco moro we fired. I felt that
I must bo hit But I was strong enough to
discharge another barrel, and had the su
premo satisfaction of seeing my nntngonist
fall. I was immediately at his side, intent
only on tbo stars and stripes, which I drew
out and was trying to hide in my clothing
w lien my head swam, darkness passed before
my eyes and then oblivion.
"I was found unconscious, ns I learned after
ward, on tho breast of the dead Confederate,
a captain from Kentucky. HU ball had
passed through my lungs; mine into his
breast. The flag was closely grasped in my
hand and stained with my blood. It is at my
homo and counted among its most precious
treasures. Again I say, 'Bless the old flag I
To-day overy truo 6on of the great republic,
even thoso who fought so blindly against it
twenty odd years ago, is willing to givo bis
last drop of blood to guard it f rom dishonor.'"
Junius Henri Buowne.
How Men lIe lu llattle.
Frank Wilkeson, In his very interesting"
book, entitled "Hecollections of a l'rivato
Soldier," recently published by tho Iut
nams, tells bow men die iu battle. The fol
lowing iioragraphs givo tho citizen an idea of
what glory costs the soldier:
After Longstreet's soldiers had driven tho
Second corjis into their iutrenchmeiits along
the Brock road, a battlo exhausted infantry
man stood behind a large oak tree. His back
rested against it. He was very tired, and
held bis rillo loosely in his hand. Tho Con
federates wero directly in our front This
soldier was apparently in perfect safety. A
solid shot from a Confederate gun struck tlw
oak treo squarely, about four feet from thu
ground, but it did not have sufficient force to
tear through the Uugh wood. Tho soldier
fell dead. Thero was not a scratch on him.
Ho was killed by concussion. While wo wero
fighting savagely over theso Intrenchmenta
the woods lu our front caught Cre, and I saw
many of our wounded burned to death.
Must they not have suffered horribly I I am
not at all sure of that Tho smoke rolled
heavily and slowly before the fire. It envel
oped tho wounded, and I think that by far
the larger portion of the men who wero
roasted wero suffocated before tho flames
curled round them. Tbo spectacle was cour
age sappiug and pitiful, and it appealed
strongly to the imagination ot the spec
tators; but I do not believe that tho wound
ed soldiers who were being burned suffered
greatly, If they suffered at all.
When wo got into the Brock road (at tbo
battle of the WUdsrness) iiitrenchments n
man a few Hies to my left dropped dead, shot
Just above tho right eyo. Ho did not groan
or sigh or niako tho slightest physical move-
meat, except that his chest heuvwl n fow
times. Tho light went out of his face in
stantly, leaving it without a particle of ex
pression. It was plastic, and as tho facial
muscles contracted it took ninny shapes.
When this man's body became cold and hU
face hardened It was terribly distorted, as
though ho had Buffered Intensely, Any ir
sou w ho had not seen him killed would havo
said that he had endured sapient agony bo
fore death released him. I havo seen dead
soldiers' faces which were wreathed iu smiles,
nnd heard their comrades say that they had
died happy, I do not believe that the faco of
a dead soldier lying on a luittlelleld ever
truthfully Indicates tho mental or physical
anguish or iieacef uluess of mind which ho suf.
fei od or enjo ed before his death. Tho faco
Is plastic alter death, and as tito facial mus
cles cool mid contract they draw the face into
many shapes.
No ipring pott Ins yd jumped lbo
brhlgo t midnight, whiu tun clock was
chiming tho hour y. Y. Jturnal.
The way ot tho Uuusgrcesor Is lmtd-
LOad out.
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