JU VOI. LXXVIL CEN’ RE HALL CENTRE COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR. 148th Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers. By T. P. Meyer, Se rgeant Co. Regiment, P. V. {To be Continued | CHAPTER VII, SIEGE OF RICHMOND A., 148th In the early part of the Ws had drawn rations, and our mess evening hind iE long, and nearly as wide hi, three feel If we lef It =n it wit! secured an immense eo behind, seme one else would get I took it by the tail and carried me to the James FW ver, commanding the Regt es along, and ssked: What ba ther: ? A cod fish I a: are vou going v will drag it and you muy should I be killed, The ¢ vio: shook his head, line (el LER todo wi uean’t esrry that wi We ure virg el shrugged studied BWHY. We soon marched quietly and rapid- ly south west six or vig! formed lives of battle d of mense massing of ut coming day. There fren ps hed lery, cavalry and iufantry, trains, all the paraphernalia WaE II readiness hitched or tery, the men standing by Every horse suddled Fil iy iy But the night Hg all quiet Wailing ! e Wore away, atid wet d attack was not t Toward noon return march amp in the afternoon the fish. Ths comrades Hevry Beck, Jo were ¢ oking sud eatin bans Bet jamin balls, Beside t) fold form a soldier of sone | deserts od, nl d Terest passing fol joe cookit and g and washing Hl CARIMIDRIgHSs, $ do his own in these li fires ix a trade of prinie WHT I 8 fro ginrts vyeleran oan bis nr B Vgreen fire snd green woo HS have a cheerful, hisz recruit will whittle, bu growl as he crouches 3 and blows his sou! ne sparks, snd produces Killing smoke an cRing We Camp e practi tried io We ts ed it with dr we Ba Lhree ¢ w of thie t 10500 a of sori hind 11 ero tion wa« eslled elas we loo Red llr se Hp higher than the kettie W. top off and added more water, wonder. Ing greatly of the rice at the goup ; this was added { he ries top Hot cone up up st the Upward ‘ender es Mine one sUppested 11 there should be sult amd Hit 1 rose Up again, and the taken oft. It did more and we thought on Wak penis #1 ¥ wotlld wy come out all right : Presently, howev r, to puff; half a on he through the body of the wou Ur soup beg len n op nied | i, inte of ofl t- | d ting & dark smoke std su stench burnicg meat ; the fire and held #1 Thue wt : cluded t hat otir Up wast We inokK The soup wa o good, and | but, it would | i it out, sand | we would pour it out ; not flow out, so we dug found that, while the Upper story rice, the swear half of {it rice, burnt Whe wan} chiarr d | and = fire. We quickly learned to do better, and, in| fact, most of our men became expert camp-fire gooks. Jt was not while in regular camp, to have potatoes, fried onions, rice and soup, eod-fish balls, “stirabout, sud knep,” baked besvas, pork, bes A sausage, chickens, geese, sheep, snd a great variety of vegetables, furnished by the fields and truck patehes of the s uthern planters, beside coffee, that indispensable rejuvinutor aud fatigue | dispelling friend of the tired soldier. A "hait for coffee! was often received with shouts by the men, and in a few iwivuies there would be hundreds of blaging fires, sod the sky overhead in 8 baze of sm Re, that could be seen miles nway, Ou long or foreed march. es, there was no cooking, and very tii. tie to eat, often nothing, The washing of clothing wae a mat- ter of prime Importance, ss strlen clean. Hues was one of the first require mes, Ab dnspections, not only the clothing on the body was ex<mined, but the knupseacks had to be unpack d and every nrticle in them wow lnspects ed. Even theduces, ears und necks of thie ten, ang Woe unio hi who weg dirty ; for he would be told to go sod x sin uediat fos of next column, £5 8% eat nie unusual, fried bean Blin | UNITED KEV, APPOINTMENTS, Healthy Advance, In ments for Inst week's issue the Central districts were given, today those of Car lisle and Williamsport are appended SLE DISTRICT r, Carlisle, CARL offered adopted mmittes Was ealthy advan i candensed sum a “Mary four Ww at ing. Republionn 8 rit shan. nslon this along that ICH an ave been ote mand which fe hiatig ie ‘ald sal. Prvivg to think k widd befor wry of the bie mole in Janu. Giles bs atirac ive ane ie R6ns Door : of bu f prefer that *Consummated ite free ennai Hi" inhabitants of the generosity «hich We Cuban | ¢ would be sndiy foreibhls marred Dy appropri ike n ation of that Feputilng 's ont Pose 0 Fe ove ha da named in ng acts have wen msde punlie dred ai ninety.nr @ Bris. because their If their dealings with the government have been oo rreet, what is the of mak- if they bave been securing oy BEUrssigie en wlio are tow report are how ee ing a fuss« : 1norense rents, ete. in return for polit. gal favors, exposure is the best thing that can happen Contivged from first eolumn, wash, and return without delay, for re. A few filthy fellows were forcibly washed by a tHetuil, ped and serubiwd the who stripe and soap in jee eold Water, and ever afterwards they washed themselves, On campaigns, when the columns would halt at streams the men we uld shirts, and, if we did not stop long enough to dry them, we would wring them and put them on wet, and let t wm dry on our backs In their own time The washing of face and hands every moniog, was» fixed and uoehang: ge bie habit. If a soldier had a pint of Water in his eanteen in the morning, he would first wash, wet nud eomb tiie hair, it teat tered not whether the ther mometer fndicated above op low gee fo, or whether 1 rationed or sn wed, or how Lhe water frogs in his hair be fosre he combed What water was left alter thse morning abla ons was taken for er flee, But meh ax the soldier loved hin cotlew, it wag w recondary matter wmornrag toilet. WHAT ADVERTISING CAN DO How Two Fortunes Were Made In the United States, PP. T. Barnum, journeyed it a In showman, const to vis his way back east Kansas City to see the great Barnum & Balley show that was then exhibiting in that city. The then press agent of the Barnum & Bailey show, Bert Davis, introduced to Mr. Bar editors of the local dailies *s hotel In course urally “Gentlemen, 1880 the the tn great to Pacifle relative, 3 ’ 4 he stopped at num the the the the nnt- said: aut former of followed in Mr. me that t the rformances of the £5.000 itis It is and hamlet; conversa ence a iarnum & Bal a day to the shor word echold i good thing Ride Ratlroad The Story of a Night Egyptian on Bn brought out ed them round | box. I pipe, expecting knifed. The; | was unar read a int esd Suddenly hed from the placed tl across rack a large n Then id of brought iid the Moslem, and, taking be ' that held the dagger view. Lifting it fr fing rd of his fellow quilly cut two slice handed me | the other. Then n it i ot unresisting tran 8 off the melon. He and Prox coded 10 eat iy heart gave a jump, and as | eagerly sucked the fruit 1 | knew | was safe, for we had eaten to | gether. But 1 didn’t get to Ismailia that night.” ¥ he one at “How was that?” inquired a listener. ‘Because,” sald he, “they murdered ! the engine driver, the stoker and every other European in the train”--Kansas {| City Independent. Feminine Logie, The pretty was looking out of | the window as the trolley car pushed | slowly up the hill past her house. The car was crowded, and a number of men were riding on the rear platform. Just as the car reashed 8 point oppo | site the girl's house an attractive look- | ing box fell from the pocket of a very | swell young man standing on the car | step. The pretty girl held her breath until the car sped out of sight. Then she rushed out and grabbed the box. It was a pound of delicious chocolates. “1 couldn't stop the car, could 17" she sald to her conscience. “And besides it was probably intended for a pretty girl. and” with a peek into the looking glass—"a pretty girl has it."--Pittsburg Press. viv} Biri i A Fortune In a Clock. / A man in Vienna possessed as an heirloom an old clock made early In | the sixteenth century. He thought it was worth about $10. One day a stran- The owner suspected that If it was worth that it might be worth more, so he investigated the matter. le soon re colived an offer of $4,000 for It and finally sold it to the Kensington muse The man without a purpose is like a ship without » radder—a waif, a noth ing, a no man. Have a purpose in life, and. having it. throw such strength of mind and muscie Into your work as God bas given vou.—~Carivle. Tue more rine, tiie wre Inwyern, AY. MARCH (7, | MUSCLES OF THE EYE. A System of Exercise by Which They May Be Are your eyes sore? After reading do they feel as if they were crossed and does it seem as if a numb swelling nes- tled between the brows? “In three trouble there orb but which control noted oen Sirengthened, five of with the muscles sald a muscles have and require This may cases out of eye ailment the its movements,” “The and Xt na strong is no itself, only with become flabby toning up a eo ing. be done eye gy its mus- look at an at an- per- el- in use out | itself to | is | various | 15 to * ie sCOpe What Causes Shyness. i wi byness shows | peopl inexperience fet 3 different Food Vor AS a the requ Nervous Individuals, ait meat is not adapted to | rYous people, as | i a nutritious juices go into the brine to a | for Colnmon those that Good bread tl to the not as dige stible been well cooked. butter and lean meat are { best food for the nerves, troubled with insomnia and nervous starting from sleep and se usa- tions of falling can often be curecl by ves to a diet of 1nilk An adu' t should 1 ake a pint at d take four meals a day. People with weakeried nerves re- quire frequently a large r quantity of water those whofe nerves mud brains it aid s the digestion by making the food solcible, and seem’ to have a direct tonic effect. Science He AW eggs. contrary Ohin as sweet Me People limiting the: alone for a Tie ¥ wes § a meal an than fare strong News. The Organ of Taste In Insects. The antenum of ins ets do not appear to contain any organ of taste, for wasps and ants quit ¢ readily took into their mouths polson ous and unpleasant food, even swallow ing enough to make themselves ill, wldle some bess and cockroaches fell a prey to the tempta- tion of alum, epsom salts and other nauseous foods placed in thedr way. These substances wera not. liowever, twallowed, but were soon spat. out, the treatures sputtering angrily, as if dis gusted with the taste.~~Chiunb rs’ Jour nal. ARAL MS. sis A Shallow Subterfuge. “Why is that congressman so op. posed to beautifying the «sity of Wash- ington?" “Well, he's constantly; posing as a servant of the people, and he's gi ‘rald his constituents will sot an idea that the servants’ quarters are too It Xu- rious.” Washington 3tar. AA The liar is geners ly an enthasia Even a dentist or mldn't kill the pers © 1904. Manifest When games, ! account * was ¥ { peach, peat acid in thelr : and currants ma mixture 4 1 tHe Naik pple from t of gooseberrie k and whi and citric of mali vek il Of grapes fartarie from citric mixian and of the mango and a ry fugitive essential oils the tamarind from a mixture malic and tartaric acids $ $ Yam ACs 1aal aq that of citric, id Ver ¢ of A Water Meter Joke. Water companies often prove that they have no conscience. The following instance shows that they are equally licking in a sense of humor. A public body, noticing a large increase in thelr walter the company that perbaps the meter might be out of order. In reply they were informed that the meter bad been tested and vvns found to register quite correctly a 9d that directions would at once be gi ven to replace it with another. Evi fog ly an accurate meter does not meet the views of a water company.—Lon ton « Chronicle, bill, suggested to Entitied to Reapeot. “Wins de ole guy wat jist went by ¥* ae ked the telegraph messenger, “De ol © guy wid de dinky whiskerg?" replied the office boy. “Aw, he's de owner of de paper.” “An who's de guy wid "Im?" “ht Don't git gay! He ain't no guy; dat's de sportin’ editor!”—Catho- He Stans, American hickory is the best wood In the world for fuel. If ita value is reck- sued at 100, onk is worth 84, beech & and white pine only 30, We of doe pele, _ NO. 11. [OWN AND COUNTY NEWS. FAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS, Clay Beesman, who for some months in hit us been | Dr. H n Pittsburg te, tillersville, week, ft Lis of Reh re. er, Mrs Mary EB. Royer, « Bellefonte, for week fas born stifler- fu doy biting Mrs H “wWariz and fall, were win « § sii samuel Lege War § Vir lk, iar Martha antly kill The nierest to Hall auiryi Jak the y him for Gold “1 i iffered i ¥ { © 4 VERT ‘Bee Hive Jacks WHR ¥ curred Lt bei of (am- fing a few Lier's aged venr Cele le, Mon- re they are This is with the id Compa- ry plovees of shops $562, it 3 aid for the Tuary. WRIer recent. r= Mille, bee wmime ents led 11 tie strap, and filoger go t minful ins he result was ti Leevere pulling A { i io a phy- cian 1 Le builder of of Hall Thure- Cut iages the Lge Musser, iain ire buildings on Condo his line. ormsr bas io he pilenie Wir is I & hide in Mr. aud f y TOD Mrs. Edward Foreman Y O was are Mr, of a company at Titties obliged a Kmen, snd Mr. among ere wi Foreman hranch of that [place, but out wt, ¥ superintendent a construction dul ¢ great reduction of Foreman’s department Wit Was The March of the Nations] nagazine is at hand ten days late, but dropger and more attractive than any previous issue, The publishers were March is-ue when fire completely wrecked their fine plant at 41 West First street, Bos- ton, on February 18th, number The April Delineator is an uncom- monly interesting mag=gine, from the sdandpoint of both fashion and literary features. Almost as good as a trip around the world, educst ioually, prom. wes jlo be the pictorial series Around he World in Eighty Pictures, the first mstallment of which sppesis in this number. Accordiog to the Pottsville Evening ‘hronicle, Rev, James W. Boal, D. D., pastor of the Port Carbon Presbyter- ian church, announced his resignation to take effect Mav 1 Dr Boal has served that church for ten years, It is his intention to move to Centre Hall, faving rented the Hess house ocoupied ny Captain George M. Boal, Col. and Mrs. W. Fred Reynolds, their two sons, Frederick and Philip, and a maid-Miss Rosie Armbruster— oft Thursday of last week for Phoenix, Arizona, according to the Watchman, Phere Col. Reynolds expects to join Dr, Tom Orbison and the Stetson pars ty on a bunting expedition, while srs, Reynolds sud tie enlidren will apd Thar thu ie OUnlifuraie,
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