The Cedarville Herald, Volume 11, Numbers 22-52

The Cedarville Herald. 1 W. B. BLAXB, Publisher, (CEDARVILLE, : : s , OHIO. A T A L E OF T H E TIME . Xaordlqato Greed Currie* With I t lie Own FnsUhn*—t, ClsdinhlabuUeVprootcoatof mall,the trusty gustA of the loe wsgon set In the iron-plated turret on the hurricane deck o f the vehicle, with bis Winchester rifle in bis bahdi a collection o f hand-gren­ ade* within easy reach, and his belt fu ll o f navy revolvers o f the' largest size. On a little shelf in front o f him was a pair o f sabers ready for instant use In an .emergency requiring hand-to-hand lighting, and a powerful field-glas* for Aetectlng’an enemy at long range swung on; a pivot in such a way as to command a view o f the landscape in every direc­ tion. The driver o f the wagon, as heav lly armed a t the nature o f h it duties would permit, sat in a 'bomb-proof in- closure and guided the horses by means o f lines passing through portholes In front, while the, athlete who occupied the responsible and dangerous position a t the rear o f the wsgon and delivered - the ice to customers was equipped with bottles of vitriol for defensive use, snd wore under his outer garments a suit o f chain armor that had belonged onco to a base-hall umpire. Under the watchful protection of the “guard on the roof the Wagon had stopped . a t its/iregular places, the man in the year had made several deliveries of loe . to customers in perfect safety, and as the driver turned down a wide street in a thickly-settled portion of the town, w ith few persons in sight except chil­ dren at play, the vigilance o f the trio in charge o f the ice-wagon relaxed and a - sense of seourlty stole over them. Suddenly as they passed an alley a troop o f horsemen dashed out o f it with . a wild yell, half a dozen lassoes flew through the air, and before they could recover from their confusion theguant o n the roof and the man on the rearstep o f the wagon were dragged from their posts, thrown to the ground, nnd bound With ropea This done, a part o f the gang opened fire with revolvers on the bomb-proof casemate where the driver sat and succeeded in occupying his a t­ tention while the others with crow-bars and sledge-hammers forced open the Iron doors in the roar; The plans o f the daring robbers had been laid w ith care, and in less time than i t takes to tell of. it they had suc­ ceeded in their desperate undertaking, .and were on their way; out o f the town with their booty, a chunk o f fee weigh- Ing a t least ten pounds, 'ca refu lly wrapped ia a blanket iThe knowledge that the news o f the robbery would he flashed through the , plaoe and telegraphed far mad. wide, ac­ companied by offers o f lu g e rewards fo r thair capture, dead or alivA .lent wings to the fleeing villains. They had held ~'up many a train on the plains o f Texas nnd in the rocky fastnesses o f Missouri, but had never engaged before in a achome o f plunder on so giganticascakv and they rode from the scene o f their exploit with the wild haste o f men. flee- In g fo r their lives. loi.a little clearing in the heart o f *• dense, wood, miles, nnd miles from the town they had invaded, these men halted at la st 5 Turning their jaded animals lease, they gathered eagerly about their prize. XJanolHng it with the utmost care, they wasted their eyes on Its glittering out­ lines, and, with hands trembling with, excitement they prepared-to divide i t “ No chesting,,” thundered Brofcen- Nosed Pete, as a gaunt villain with a ■aw drew it across the blook n little to iths le ft o f the line he had drawn across I t with a dagger. Haro-Lipped Mose sprang to his fee t fwith a terrible oath, knives flashed in the air,"derringer* weredrawn^and the' founding aiztCz « f the dim Woods rang with the voices o f men in angry strife. High rose M m din o f con flict The p ityin g s «a looked down • * Goggle-Eyed Hank and Grins!/ Jake, the Terror of Sloody Galofc, aagaged in a florae com­ b a t while Gmaaoho Diek and Wild Ifik a roliad overaad over on the ground, ibiting and gouging one whether in frahU^ragn. Dses-Dstil Saw and Onel Eyed Jnskaon emptied their pistols at eaoh other and then fought at close quarters w ith brass knuckles sad slang- •hots. In this way the battle had raged fo r some time witheat any decisive re­ s u lt when a frightful, blood-curdling y e ll from oae o f the combatants caused m suspension o f hostilities He had stopped fightiag and was standing in w ild- dismay over the spot where* the captured treasure had lain. I t had vanished. ' Wh ile they had been flghting over its possession the sun had melted away a fortune!—Chicago Tribune. The leoMisIsteuelm mt ties. Husband—How about thud batob ml Junny m a tter?. ’ W ife—I t a ll came back. Husband—And that article on "IIow t o W rite Jokes?” W ife—I t was accepted.—N, V. Sun. —Traveler—“ What a splendid land­ scape you have up here; the great noble mountains, these peaceful lakes in the valleys.” Mountain Maid—“Ok, just le t me have your glass fo r a second,” Traveler-—“ So you would like to admire 4hia beautiful prospect nearer?” Mount­ ain Maid—” 1 only wanted to look down as far as our pasture, to be sure, the pows were feeding all {Tgi^eode .THEBATTLEFIELD.. S TO R Y OF T H E WAR. ' Strength o t the Confederate Armlws at. P llh n n t Period* of the Struggle. On the occasion of the recent reunion o f Confederate survivors at Chattanoo­ ga, the Times, o f that city, published a° comprehensive chapter o f the history of the c ivil war, which is o f interest to every man who took part In the great struggle. The statistics contained in -the sketch were collected for the Atlan­ ta Constitution by Colonel M. Y. Moore, and .many o f them w e re compiled by himself from the Government archives, at Washington, during a temporary so­ journ there. > The figures therefore, may be considered as reliable as any that we have pertaining to the war, the sources o f information whence they ,were ob­ tained being mostly official and general trustworthy. /__ I t is greatly to be regretted, says the Times, that no authentic,statistics ex­ ist showing- definitely the total number o f troops raised by the Confederacy dur­ ing the whr. Mr. Stephens, in his his­ tory, says the number was abput 800 . 000 , and he doubtless spoke from actual knowledge, having had access to the ro lls' in the war department1at Rich­ mond. Adjutant General- Cooper gave the same figures in a ' report made from memory, and aftor the close of the war. The number as exhibited by the chaotic material now in the archives at Wash­ ington appears to have been about 025,- 000. Of this force there remained in the field, i t the capitulations in 1805,139,788 —surrendered.respectively as follows, the figures given embracing the troops present and those absent who were sup­ posed to be alive and not in prison: April 0.-—Surrendered by General Leo... 48,SM. April S».—Surrendered by General Jo- - eeph E.-Johnston. .......... 87,017 May Surrendered by General Dick . Taylor................. 40,103 May 10.—Surrendered by GeneralSam'l . Jones........... .......... ............. O.ies May ll.—Surrendered by General Jeff. Thompson..................... 7,078 May 96.—Surrendered by General Kirby Smith-...-A................. 17,686 Total.....................- ............... ........ tao.788 There were, at the cose‘ of the war. 08,128 Confederate soldiers in Northern prisons. There were also many Confed­ erates in Northern regiments—men who took the oath o f allegiance and were Sent out to tho northwestern frontier— apd the nmpber of deserters is estimat­ ed at 25,000. There were also at homo on siok leavo and on i fina l. discharge, about 35,000, Those figures, taken to­ gether, shqw that the surviving soldiers o f the Confederacy wore about 300,000 men—or nearly 200,000 less than tho number of pensioned Federal veterans at tbiB date. Tho losses o f the Confederate army are stated as follows: Coufedsrate soldier* died, la Northern prisons...,..—................. . 30.741 'Killed ouiright in battle,1 shout............. AA.000 Died of wound* and disease, about..... 831,00} Total, about....... , .. 3 .‘ 2 . 0 O) The estimate for killed is based upon the known tables o f similar mortality for the Federal .armies. The latest re­ vised statistics show that' tho killed outright among tho Fodorals was 67,058. Official publications show that the Fed­ eral armies lost 359,529 in deaths during tho entire war, or more than flvo times as many as were killed/ outright on tho battlefield; 43,033 died of wounds and 249.438 of disease. Tho total number of “ volunteer enlistments’’ in tho Federal army wAS 3,859^,132; making allowances for ro-cnlistmcnts. the men who enter­ ed the “ volunteer service” wasS,320,273. There were also a little over 149,000 in dhe regulars and reserve corps, and also 122 ,000 .in tho naval service. Tho grand total o f all tho troops raised by tho. Fed­ eral Government in its war on the South­ ern States was 3,009,000 men. • A t the close of tho wari there were in. th e . field 1,000,510 Federal soldiers. Of these 797,807 were reported as effective, able for duty. The Confederates had less than'100,000 effective—the ratio be­ ing about tonOPederal effectives to one Confederate effective at tbe-tlme o f the surrender. Counting tho total strength o f the Federals and the total Confeder­ ates, the ratio rtlns about seven Federals to one,Confederate.—Charleston News. JOHNNY HER JOKES. “ Oh, I am only ‘a kind* o f a Brigadier* General,” was the answer, “ Hold on; wait until I get this darned old gun together and I w ill g iv e you * kind of a present,” said the sentinel. But General Barham did not wait, Ho went off and reported the luckless sol’ dier, who, in a short time, found him’ self Va kind” o f a prisoner, in “ » kind” o f a guardhouse, and hud to do a number o f extra hours of duty as “ a kind” of aontinel. On one occasion a man from Georgia had been very persistent in personal ap- plication to General Lee for a furlough. One morning the General asked his tor­ mentor if ho understood the position o f a soldier. The latter said he did. He was ordered, to assume it. General Lee then gave the command, “ Right about face; forward march.” . As he never gave the command to "halt” the Georgian kept on marching until he'got tired; but this little h int cured him, and his next application was through the usual ohannels. When General Mahono was wounded at Second Manassas, some one, to com­ fo rt Mrs. Mahono, said: “ Oh, don't be uneasy. It ’s only a flesh wound!” Mrs. Mahono, through her tears, cried out: “ Oh, I know that is impossible; there is not flesh enough on him for-tost.” I don't know whether this is a joke on tho General or the private. A day or so after tho old First reached Manassas Junotion.'in August, ISOl. ono o f the men, who did not clearly comprehend his position, had the impudence to ask General Beauregard, “ whore certain big guns that had just arrived from Rich­ mond would be placed.” ,The General replied:- “ Young man, if the coat oh my back knew,-the socrots of my heart I would cut it\in pieces.” On the 1'enlnsula-thU gallant and jol­ ly Genoral Bandhead Magruder had or­ dered a meal for himself and staff. A hungry rob—and who ever saw one who was not hungry?—came up to tho farm houso, eapiod the nicely filled table, and,' without leavo or license, sat down and'began, to annihilate things. Just then the General and fri.endB walked in, escorted by: the host. A ll were sur­ prised, “ Halt!' * said fiery Magruder, in terms more explicit than polite, “ do you know whose table that is you are eating at?” ‘tNo, sir,” said John Reb., with his mouth full. “ Whoso is it?” “ General .Magruder's, sir, the .com­ mander of this department” “ A ll right, General,” with another big mouthful. “ These war times I ain’t par­ ticular where I eat or who I eat with; sit down, and make yourself at home.” The foraging private was uncormonl* oualy fired out, but not before he had nearly gotten outside of a pretty square meal.—Chattanooga Times. RESENTED THE INSU LT , llusr an Irish Soldier Stood Op For tho Madge or Ids llrlgade. Many were the thrilling episodos and adventures of tho great war which fell in fascinating recitals from the lips of General Sherman,.but they are either recorded in the pages of his autobiogra­ phy, or are too long and discursive to sot down here. Ono little flash of humor is. perhaps,- worth preserving from all tho war-talk which wo tonjoyod. “ General Thomas,” said ho, “ junior to mo in rank, hut senior in service, was a stern disciplinarian. Ho had received many complaints about the pilfering and plnndorlng committed by ono;.of his brigades, and, being ^'resolved to1 put , this offense down, ho Issu­ ed ■ some very strict orders, -men­ acing with death any who should trans­ gress. Tiie brigade in question wore for its badgo an acorn, in silver or gold, and. tho men were, inordinately fond of this dlstinctivo sign. Several cases of disobcdionco liad been reported to the Genoral, hut the evidonco was never strong enough for declsivo action, until ono day, riding with an orderly down a by-lane outside the post, Thomas camo fu ll upon an Irishman, who, having laid aside his risk?, with which ho had killed a hog, was busily engaged in skinning the animal with h is ‘bword-bayonot, so as to make easy work with the bristles, etc., before cooking some pork chops. ’ “ ‘Ah, criod the General, ‘you rascal! at last ! have caught one of you in the net . T tjn fs ls ito mlctahr-. - JTMMjr Stories Frsst the Other Side o f the la t s Bleed/ Chasm. Oaee General Hardee camo across a stranger and asked him “ why he did aot travel faster and keep up with his command?” The soldier wished to know “ what the deuce lie bad to do with it?” “ Only that I am General Hardee, the commander o f this department,” was the reply. “ Oh you wrote a book on tactics, did you?" “ I did,” said the General, “ Well,"said the private, “ I have been taught, according to your rules, how to double column at half distance. Now I wish you weald te ll me how to double distance on half rations.” General Hardee struck spurs to his horse and traveled on. Early in the war one of- the men in a South Carolina brigade was on picket duty, (so callod) near Manassas. There was not a Yankeo within twenty miles of us a t that time. The next day there was to be an inspection, and our hero had takes his gun a ll ip pieces and was rub­ bing it up so as to make i t shine next day when inspected. While so doing, General Barham, who was unknown to the soldier,(who was a new recruit), rode up, “ What are you doing there?” said General % “ Oh, 1 am a kind o f a senti­ nel, whp are you anyhow?” time, and 1 w ill make an example of you, sir,” •“ Bedad, General, honoyf said tits' man. alraightontng himself up and coming to the salute, *it*K not shoutin' me that you ought to be at, but reward­ in' me/ “ ‘What do you mean, sir?'exclaimed General Thomas. “ ‘Why your Honor!’ thd Soldier re­ plied. ‘ this had baste here fuel just beer dislcratin' the regimental badge, and so 1 was forced to dispatch him. It’s at>n‘ the acorns I found him at!’ “ Even Gpneral Thomas was obliged to laugh at this, and the soldier saved his life by bis wit,—London Telegraph, RANDOM SHOTS . N kw H a m p s h ir e has ninety-threa Grand Army Posts. T he actual membership of the Order o f Sons o f Veterans is about 150,000, l x Kentucky Sons o f Veterans camps are permitted the use o f St&ti arms. C uster P ost , N o . 0 , o f Leavenworth, Kan., during the past year, built a large hall, 44 by 80 feet, costing 90,009. H e r e a f t e r the National-salute w ill be ihe same for both army and navy, twenty-one guns, except on Independ ence Day. when it w ill be forty-four, corresponding to tbs qumbsr o f tbs States. " IN WOMAN’S BEHALF. * THE QUESTION OF HAPPINESS. Arm Women Happier For W orking?—One o f tiie Blessings That Attends the Woman W ith an Aim |n I lf* . Are women happier for working, In' spite o f the hardships they encounter? I often ask myself this question when talking to a weary working woman, and in some instances I have put i t to them personally, and the answer invariably is -“ Yes.” Tho world thinks that tho only .way for a woman to escape from the drudgery o f work is to marry, and that they are a ll glad enough to do so when they have an opportunity. It Is sometimes a way of escape-that is open to all women, sooner or later, in -the course o f their lives; but we a ll know that every married woman does not get a support from ' her husband. She is frequently obliged to support herself, and often the entrance into the mar­ riage state is only a change from ono drudgery to another. The brutality with which women fre­ quently ask each other .why they do not marry, is only one of the many brutali­ ties that they show to ‘ mem­ bers o f their own sex: The question is invariably put by a mar­ ried woman, who, having obtained the- legal right to bo supported by man, and thus escaped all necessity of work, wonders why all other women who work do not-follow her example. I saw a sensitive woman’s face turn pale and her eyes fill w ith tears the other day when this question was put to her by a flippant,'shallow acquaintance. It was as impertinent as if tho other wom­ an had asked her why she had ever married her husband; perhaps shp would not have had the w it to answor as did Pare pa Ilosa to aTsimilar question: “ Because ho asked me.”. .» ■ . Truth to toll, the palo little woman Ju\d often wondered why this woman .had married tho man she did, and this question revealed to her the reason— ■ho married him for a support and got it. . However, a woman who couid ask s ich a question is not the one to be made happier by work, nor is she ono to under­ stand how any woman can enjoy- it, for there is enjoyment in work in Bplto of hardships. But, in ardor td answer tho question at tho top of this column, perhaps it w ill ho Well to first ask and answer another -one: ,■ What is happiness? A fushionnhlo woman, who has every thing that the highest social position, a devoted husband and wealth can gl.ve, tells mo that j»he craves litorary fame to make, her happiness complete. A 'hard-working literary woman, unmar­ ried, says that her idea of happiness is a home, with a loving husband and chil­ dren; a poor but fashionable g irl wants a rich husband and a flno establishment; n rich girl desires to marry a titled.En­ glishman with large estates; a city-bred woman wanfi a country homo to make her happy; an artist longs for fame, and a journalist desires sufficient moans- tor enable her to travel, in comfort, all over the world. What does tills prove? Simply that happiness is somo thing we have not got. I claim that an object in life is the next host thing to happiness, and this object the working woman has. Her work is an object, and whether it is done for bread or for fame, it makes life worth living. If she works for bread tho necessity is a spur, an incentive, without whicli she probably would never have attempted any work a t ’ all; it is, also, an inducement to do good work, and tho results are immediate, which is mostgratifying,. I f she works for fame the result is distant, very far distant perhaps*, and tho path may bo rough, lin t wbnt is worth having is worth work­ ing for, and tho greater the obstacles to be overcome, tho dearer the reward. Work Is some thing to do, somo thing to think about, come thing to live for. And in speaking now o f working wom­ en, I do not moan so much tlio women who are brought-up to do work of vari­ ous kinds,-but those women who have taken i t , u p from- necessity or from fhsilatScrvvoiiieti- -who- • can appreciate tlio privilege o f work, who can thoroughly enjoy the zest it gives to life, and-—where it is done as a means o f support—who can understand and'rejoioe in the independence, it gives. That freedom, that independence, is in­ toxicating to a woman who has beeh en- iir e ly dependent all -her life, and her appetite grows with what it feeds on. When a Woman who has been brought Up conventionally aifd dependently, steps Into the arena of work—no matter What the work is—she must throw aside certain renvcntionalities and dependent ideas that have been instilled into her mind from her earliest youth. The novelty o f doing things that she has hitherto been forbidden to do a t all, or forbidden to do alone—and harmless tinough things they are, too—Is a de­ ligh t to bear that other women, less conventional, can not understand. Th is skirmishing in forbidden fields, the novelty o f having an object in life, and the Independence that her work gives her, are three things that remain joys forever, , That these women ate happier for working, and that they enjoy their work, is proved by the fact that many of them, continue to work after marriage, many put aside excellent offers of mar­ riage and Offers from wealthy friends or relatives o f a home and fortune, That they sometimes 'break down in htzlth is not to ba wondered at, for women who work for bread must prai> tioa economy, and they d o it by burning the candle at both end*. A seeming paradox, hut true. They economize in food; something that a roan novor does. But thi* is a subject requiring a chapter of Its own, and I do not intend to enter on i t here; for it is not work that slays, but worry and impropor care o f the health. Work is a tonic, a restorer, a life pre­ server. I t opens out untrodden fields, broadens the mind, destroys prejudices and strengthens the faculties... It en­ larges one’s sympathies, develops tbe judgment, and 1 b a panacea for many of the ills' that come upon us in our path through life .. And every woman who has ever worked at any. thing, whether earnestly or for a pastime, w ill acknowl­ edge this if she is honest with herself. They said, the weary, tho unfortu­ nate, turn to work, to enable, them to support the wretchedness of their lives, and they rejoice in its power, - Helen Hunt did not take up her pep until she> was bereft of husband and child, and fe lt the need of some occupation to fill her lonoly life. <A woman who is rapidly making for herself a name in the highest ranks o f literature told me that she made l,or first excursion into- the literature field to get away from her own thoughts While suffering from an attack o f nervous prostration. She immediately became so interested in what she wap writing that her illness • was forgotten, and consequently ceased to exist. Quite a clever artist took up painting after the death of an only child, and is making fame and money, ' Julian O. Davison, the marine artist, sprained, his ankle when a boy, and to while ‘ away a todiousness o f a: long confine- ment to the house he was permitted in­ take lessons in painting. - Yes, indeed, women are happier for workingjin spite of the rocks and stones in their path, in spite of the -uphill road, in spite o f .everything. It gives them a defense in time of trouble, a real - thing and not an imaginary. It is the idle, objectless woman th'at-should be- pitied, and not the woman who works.- The woman who works needs no pity; ' she is happy.—Miss Palfrey, in Philadel­ phia Press. Tho ‘‘WlDuidsuglMlt," and What I t Is. Following the advice o f Miss Susan B. Anthony, seven ’Washington women— Alias Lucy. E .1 Anthony, Rev. Anna- Shaw, Miss G illett (a lawyer), Miss Ed­ wards, Miss Ward, Miss Johnson and Miss Desha—have .incorporated a.stock company, called “ Winodaughsis,” for the purpose o f building a suitable head­ quarters for women’ s associations. No­ body knows. what ' “ Wimodaughsia” means, but its plans comprehend a-build- ing, with an auditorium, for tho Worn-- on’ s Christian Tomperance Union, the Federation of Clubs, the Working-girl's- Association, >Women’s Relief Corps, Women’s Press Association, Woman Suffrage Association, King’ s Daughters,, Red Cross and Decorative A rt Associa­ tion, with room for any number of pri­ vate clubs besides, and a gymnasium,' bowling-alloy, natatoriimi and coffee- room 'to boot. Financial success is as­ sured to the undertaking, and n social success is hoped for also. W E LCOM E ldEW S FOR WOMEN. O xford U niversity has decided by a- vote of 75 against 58 that women may bo- admitted to tbe examination of the do- gree of bachelor of medicine. M rs . A. A, F. J ohnson , principal of the Ladies' Department o f Oberlln Col­ lege, .has received the additional title of professor o f modimval history. W omen havo beon lecturing in Italy with great liveliness this year. The Beatrice celebration has had a great e f ­ fect. in rousing Italian women to intel­ lectual effort. T he differences betwoen the wages of men and women is diminishing in many employments. In tho schools, tho dis­ crimination has been grossly unjust I t ' is' pleasant to note that tlio'woman prin­ cipal o f one o f tho Massachusetts’ nor­ mal schools is paid aim oat no tench as- the men who are principals of the five other schools o f like character. M rs . M in e r v a K. E 1 . 1 . 10 ? has been Appointed Secretary 0 ! Examining Board at Chicago, and is successfully conducting tbe business of her office, having found no difficulty in- mastering tbe business principles neces­ sary and the laws and rules pertaining to tho position. She is the only woman in the United States holding a like situ- . ation. A x official report, just Issued in Mas­ sachusetts, shows that of ■the 28.294 partners in eighty-three industries in that State, 1,750 are women; of the 42,- 731 stockholders, 11,752 are women; and women are found as employes in twenty industries. Th e figures given and.'com- parisons made show conclusively that the presence o f women in industry has not decreased tbe number o f births or marriages, nor increased the number oi deaths. T he capacity o f women for university, studies received a striking illustration the other day at Magill College, Cana­ da, when three o f the five medals here carried off by lady students. In the de­ partment o f philosophy one of the ladies was placed first, while another - stood second, being only a few marks lower, Martin College, another Cans- . dian seat o f learning, has on its roll 0 ! D. A.’s a number of ladies, and tlio pro­ fessors testify that these hold their own with students o f tho other sex. At Trin ity University the degree M, A. was conferred on Miss If. E, Gregory, the first lady student to gain that dia- Unctlon at that institution.. / m T L G< Thy i Bis -Go is Btr Thy l Be aStrso Be <Gsttu Tru Send In I iCbsr* BlO’ .But u ' Brei —Re Advcu .Solen y } A ll :state vnlop -orgar use 1 c clear,1 funct from predi - cohol in to: to cot o f dit mov|j celer* fu lly and o Tht„ on bo cbem and c plex ment, exp la -dissol In t three tlons, from ' tions ebriet and ). healtl prose 1 tional certai. -suit 0 previo Juries are n see sol nei tro