The Cedarville Herald, Volume 13, Numbers 1-21

THEBATTLE FIELD. GEN'L'MAN JOE, He warn't never bite the rest o’ us, Utftwjglr an*rollickin' boys; He never ’peared to take no stock In the barrack jokos an’ noise, Ho war n quiet sort o' cliup, AVltli a column kUul o* smllo; Though bo warn't nowise sullen like; Jist of n pensive stylo. Wo allcrs called him GonT’maa Joe, - Ho was so kinder proud! An' spoke as soft an’smootbns silk, An’ never quick an'loud. An' we wuz orful proud o’him, Beknso ho war so flno, An' knowed alch mighty heaps o’ tiling* That warn't in our line. HeJincd down thar to Ballard’s Mills, Jlst arter that th ar night . We hud ihet little aorlmmago thar; Ye mind then rattlin’ fight ’• When Cap’n Jcnks wuz mustered out, An' half the comp’ny, too. ; An’ things In gln’r a l’round about Wuz most exceedin'blue? We wnrn't noways partlo'ler like ■■ 'Boutslzoan' strength Jist then; W_ovyKiftlflu’ n'twhuteumc,, '■• * ■■.*>■“ . Pervldln’'they vvuzmen. An’ bravo? Thar warn’t no' cooler man Whut ever faced the foe, Thun thet' same slender, qulct_chap' ■ Wliat wo called GunTtnJ1WPi►•"’™',*"™, ... ■< . r ■ Be took a mighty shine to Jack; Perhaps ye ’memhor him; . ■ He war n pow’rful han’somo man, . : An'tall an’ strong.o’limb, An’ho war gay ari*merry like, An' ready with a joke; His big black eyes a sparklin’ bright With sunshine when he spoke. Ah’when wc oil wuz scttln’ ’round The camp-tire, blazin’ bright, - An' Jack wua tollin' funny tales, An' all wuz gay an’ light, Tima GenTman Joo wuz sure to bo - - A scttln’next to Jack,- A lookin’up with shinin’ eyes, ' So big an'soft an'blade. An’ then he'd take bis fiddle when The stories •wuz altdone. An'play so slow an'soft an’ sweet, An’ wo would ev’ry otto ‘ "Sot silent lookin’ in the lire So dreamy like an* still, ■ As ef wo’d hearn a' angel’s vol o . A floatin’ down the hill. An' never yit wuz “Home, Sweet Homo," ■ So techin'like to hear, Es; ’twuz them nights when GcnTman Joe Set playin’ soft an’clear, . Where flidt'rtn' light from the.flamin’ fire Pell on his quiet face, ' An’ us a watchin’ of his hands - . A movin’ with sichgrace. An’when Jack ldverod up his eyes I knowed it Wuz to hide * The tears that would eomo swollln’ up A thinlrin’ of his.bride What he had married on the day Homarched away to war, , An’ when he hcarn of “Home, Sweet Home,’’ His thoughts went roamin’ far. An’ ’twent on so till by and by We had a scrimmage tough, An’ though wo got the best of it, • Still it wur. hot enough. ' An’ Xhad not seen GcnTman Joe ‘ Sence eavly in Iho fight; An’ UkowhteJack had disappeared, I t seemed, from human sight. An’ by fgd!S3aufftoiiMvf^'— ....... ------A'wiilUWmighty slow, An* cnrryln’ somethin’ in his arms What looked itko Gen’l’man Joo. He brought him in an’ laid, him down All keertnl lilco nnVstill, < An* I seed his hun’s a shakin’ lilco Aman’s what had a chill. Then GenTman Joo ho raised his arms All feebla like an* alow. An’ put it gently ’round Jack’s nock, An’wispered soft an’ low. An’Jack droppeddown like he’d been shot An’ciaspod his hnn’s an’cried. An’ kissed the lip* of GcnTman Joe, An’sobbed; “MySael Mybrldci’’ An’, boys. I knowed then how It wuz. About Jack’s gentle pal; Ho never warn’t no man stall, But list Jack’s leetlo gal, He’d married ’way up to the north. Afore ho went to war; An’ sho bed followed after him, An’lay a dyln’ thar. An*so sho died. We buried her— The sun wuz stnldn’low. When we flred the partin’ volley o'er The grave o’GenTman Joe. An’ In a fight soon aster thet Poor Jack foil by my side With a ’/edrll bullet in his heart, , An*without a sound he died. We kerrlrd him hock to thot lone spot Whar lay his faithful bride, An’ thar with tears we left old Jack Asteepin' by her side, But, boys, thar warn't no braver man What ever faced the foe, Then thet same gentle, quiet chap What we called GenTman Joe. —M. E. Torrence, in N. E, Magazine. COLVARD’S TACTICS. ’A fiery Private, W ho D idn ’t B elieve In P lzhtlng by System . We had in our regiment of cavalry a Toryprofane yet. a very popular man whom, for present purposes I shall call Jess Colvanl, for I like that name bet­ ter than simply “Jolm Smith.” Colvard, was as game a man and as good-hearted a fellow A#ever cracked a Joke; Or ever a Cracker broke. Withal, the man’s tongue never harmed anyone save himself or those who took pattern after him, though he would delight in abusing a coward, if ever such a character came in his way. Still, he Was a thorougldy thoughtless, profane man. But profanity was riot a rarity in an army camp. I t is a little curious that With death staring them in the face al* Mbst every hour, the soldier became in­ different to that which is denom­ inated spiritual interests. Yet some­ howor other, an idea had obtained a placein the belief of many of the army that men who conscientiouslygo to War tor what they deem is their country’s right or demand, will always be sure of tolvation beyond the grate. Their con* tolatlon was tha t Justice arid Mercy wth interceded for the brat* who toll in defense of their flag. Others became utterly calloused and indifferent to the matter of soul or religion. I knew one dear fellow, the idol of his household at home, and the pet and pride of mess­ mates and comrades in camp^- a bright and promisingyoungman whose passion and whose sin lay almost wholly iu cards, in gaming. Before he had been out a year tbJe poor boy sickened aud became an utter nnd hopeless wreck in his tent—thence to ' the hospital. He played cards—I grieve to say—even on his dying bed, The ruling passion be­ came strong even In his death, In the last hour, he said: “Prep me up, boys, in my lied. I want to play one more game before I go. Who will play With me?” Ilis comrades—not believing the end was so near—bolstered him up as best they could; but in a short while the dear fellow was gone forever—ere the game was ended. Here's,, a prayer for your rest ana yOUr memory, my dear friendt His grief-stricken father when over fifty-years of age, led a fine-company of myxoid,countrymen out to the front un­ der a famous general.. He took his son’s place In the army. But half his men never again; crossed the threshhold of .home after bidding good-by to their loved ones, but they uchieved immortal honor for their leader and their com­ mand. ■ But Jess Colvard was the most rest­ less and the most impatient—if not the most insubordinate—man I ever saw under drill. He rebelled at the dis­ cipline of war, riot at the war itself, for he was always ready for the fight when that came on. There was one trouble with Ihany of our high-spirited and self- willed young men entering the armies— they could not quietly, and at all times, properly submit to the. rigors of dis­ cipline. The idea of mastery, or author­ ity, is repugnant to the American youth, who believe in the idea of democratic equality. The commands of authority often came from men who were the so­ cial and intellectual inferiors of many in the ranks or in subordinate positions. Jess Colvard was one man who would never acknowledge-superiority in any position, or in any feature, in any mor­ tal man—save, in the commanding gen­ eral of his army. Jess would invariably yield absolute and profound obeisance nnd obedience to him—and to him only. In our camp of instruction the drill master was an old, warm and personal friend -of Colvard’s, They had been raised together irf a country town. And while the drill master had achieved, or reached, the rank of major, Colvard could not forget or fail to consider the filet that in. every other respect the two were on an absolutely even footing. Nor did Colvard intend to allow mere military rank to impose, any restrictions on the old-time familiarity between the two men, and the subordinate resolved to indulge also in certain liberties in the presence of his friend;* the major. One day the drill-master wrisendeav- oring^ta"lMpress upon his squad the importance, the essential requirement, .of skill and attainment in tactics, and especially in .the art of adroitly using the saber. The major addressed his remarks particularly to his old friend Colvard wild seemed quite disinclined to learn in military precision; in fact, the igaster lectured the fellow quite severely and urgently. Jess relieved his overburdened contempt and indig­ nation exactly a s . follows—minus a whole voliunc of profanity, interspersed by ivay of explanation and emphasis, wherever he could manage to get in an ugly or impiously or emphatic w o rd - in the deliverance; “What in the ——is the uso of all this foolery, major? Here’s 'right moulinet’ (moo-le-nay), 'left moulinet,' ‘in tierce point.’ 'in cart point,’ ’front guard,’ ‘rear guard! nnd all such ——stuff.” And the fellow quoted the military terms from the French w ith ’inteosest scorn and disgust and ih unrepeatable profanity. “Ah, my friend,” said the major, with the unction of politeness and authority in knowledge, "that is according to Hardee—and wc must now learn Har­ dee's tactic's!" “ ‘Hardee’s tactics,’ and be git out!” sublimely returned Colvard, in the ex­ tremity of disgust, impatience and pro­ fanity. " 'Hardee's tactics’ to fight by! If you will just give mo a good sword and put me in a crowd of—them other fellows—and drat if I don't show you n system of Colvard’s ‘tactics!’” The fellow had ample opportunity often afterward to exhibit in fullest display all he had of “Colvard’s tac­ tics,” for during the four years’ conflict he “crossed sabres” time and again with the bravest of the brave. But no man —I ata glad to say—ever got the advent? age of him, however skillful the antag­ onist was in his attainments in sword drill. Jciis wielded his saber with the fury of a cyclone, and with the dexter­ ity of a skilled fencing master,—Detroit Free Frees, ____ Self-C onceit a D ra w b a c k . / t The usefulness of tomb people isM> mcnsely hindered by their aelf-ednefeit. They have good abilities, but have fat too high an idea of themselves to do the things they are fitted for, and, of coarse, fail in attempting the things they are not qualified to’ d a Many people wouidbomuchheppier andmore successful if tbeir opinion of themselves could be subjected to hydraulic pres sure,— Watchmen. —Property will not perish, bat there will be gradual modifications in the Mariner in which it Is held. I t will be­ come more and more a personal, and lees and less an Irtreditary righ t— Smile da Loveleys. PF GENERAL INTEREST. —Snuff has been, made from a very early period, first and most largely by the Spanish, who prepared it with care and scented it with various materials. Next the low countries, Scotland and England extended and popularized the use of snuff. —Tfio American colonies prior to the revolution used the currency of Great Britain mainly. Only some subsidiary coins were minted in the colonies, and these were all of coppo’ri excepting’in Massachusetts, where silver shillings were coiucd for several years. 1 —Barton Turrier, a. man found in Peckslcill by the New York census tak­ ers, gave the names of seven' wives whom he had married in his time. They had survived marriage with him periods ranging from two weeks to twenty-nine years. He is now cighty-ono years old, —Coffee bleaches and improves with ago, but pld coffees, which used to be highly esteemed, are now no longer ob­ tainable, as tlio prices of coffee have been so high that the planters have hur­ ried their product to market instead of keeping it, as was often the custom in the olden time. —What’s in a name? A very great deal, if you happen to be born in Muine. One Maine mau lias afflicted his offspring with such names as Faught, Orlando, Theopovandcr, Ser- peta, Salonlo and Serena. While a Maine girl lias*for a full name Currie AnnieMary Louise Nellie.Fooler. •—Some of the New York 'hotels pro­ vide chaperons for female guests unac­ quainted with the city. A shopping tour, under the guidance of one of them, .soon familiarizes a stranger with the city. Many ladies find this occupa­ tion pleasant and remunerative, The charge for their services is $2.50 a day. —Some of the younger squaws of the Tarratine tribe of Indians are better looking and better educated than many of their white sisters. Alice, the eight- fcen-year-oUVdaughter of John Francis, the big hunter and trapper of the Penobscot, is a very pretty and graceful girl, with dark, lustrous eyes, and a clear olive complexion. She speaks En­ glish, French and the Tarratine dialect, plays tlio piano, makes many kinds of .fancy work and has’traveled some.’ , —There arrived recently in NewYork a number of wild animals. ..Someare to enter zoological gardens; and some are to enter circus menageries. There were spotted leopards, hyenas, one tiger, four wolves, one zebra, and some other animals. The daily papers did not report any interviews, so we do not know what they think of America, or whether they are glad to get here. All.. the,animalswere wellwhen they landed; they were confined in cages while on shipboard. -—Cheerful music was so admired by Frederick. Meet, a wealthy gentleman of Buffalo. N. Y., that he gave instruc­ tions to his relatives to have plenty of it at his obsequies. When his body was passed into the Buffalo crematory there was waltz music from an excellent band, and a quartette sang several pop1 ular melodies. When the body had been reduced to ashes, the funeral party went to a restaurant anil enjoyed a sumptuous dinner provided nt the re­ quest of the deceased. —A census bulletin was issued last week, showing lluitiu the United States there are 8,715 incorporated and unin­ corporated towns having morn than. 1.000 Inhabitants, It appears that there- are seven cities, having over 400,000'in­ habitants, twenty-one having between 100.000 and 400.000. three having be­ tween 50,000 and 100,000, sixty-six hav­ ing between 25,000 and 50,000, ninety- two having between 15.000 and 25,000, 13Khaving between -J0.000 and 15,000, amHIpiOriiaving between 1,000 and 10,* 000. —'The remedies for the grip are al­ most as numerous as the coses of that dreaded malady. One was tried by William Parrott, of Dillsboro, lib, at the suggestion of a well-meaning friend, between whom and the unfort­ unate Parrott there is now a chilling coolness. The friend told Parrott that his grip would be driven from his sys­ tem in toil hours by a warm lye batli. Parrott followed his friends instruc­ tions. and the warm lye caused tlio pa­ tient to shed his skin like a snake, and removed his hair and beard. He is now as bald as a billiard ball, and his cuticle all over his laxly is as smooth as that of a freshly skinned calf. But the grip Is gone. —Agifted parrot is owned by John Sowcy. of Noank. Conn. The bird was captured in a Mexican forest thirty-five years ago .by its present owner, and brought to tliis country, I t speaks En­ glish fluently, and is so respectful that when it has cause for anger a foreign tongue Is chosen to express its Indigna­ tion, Ih other words, it fears to offend polite ears by swearing in English; it therefore relieves itself by cursing vigorously arid vehemently in Spanish; I t takes its place a t the table with the family, in a chair that just fits it, arid, with a napkin under its neck, feeds itself with a spoori held in one claw, while it.rests oh the other. Its favorite diet is ice cream, A S trategist, Mrs, Yeger—D»ymi khow, Mrs. Peter* by, tha t your husband tells everybody that you are a dreadful scold. Mrs. Pcterby—I know all About It,, but he don’t really mean i t He calls hie Xanthippe, hoping that tome one Will call him Bocratea, but nobody has done it y« t—Texas Siftings TEMPERANCE NOTES. - , - _ . * NO GOBLET FOR ME. Ye-may drink, Jt ye. list, The red sparkling wine, From beakers that gleam W.ith the gems of the vine; Ye may quad, if ?e will, Wlicu the foam bends the brim, From n flagon or goblet, Till your eye ahull grow dim; But I ’ve sworn on the altar, And my soul Is new tree, . Nor lieukor, nor flagon, , Nor goblet for me. Yo may light the avenger On ruin's wild path, Like a raging volcano In the blaze of its wrath; • But your Hro-erestcd waves, All gory with bloaa,' ' Shall bo hissing l.iko serpents And quenched in the flood; For X’vo sworn on the altar, And my soul Is now free, ■ ’ This hand shall ne’er falter In its warfare with theo. Then come to the altar. And come to the shrine, Dash down youi* red goblets Aud your flagons of wlno; Young horocs are.thronging Where the battle’s begun. And the sheen of their banners , Flashes bright in the sun; When tho shock of the onset, As a rock meets tho flood, . Shall roll back the fountains And rlvors of blood.. —S. R. Pease, iu Nutioual Temperance Ad*' vocate. BEER IN GERMANY. One-Quarter of th e Productive Energy of the Country Wasted. Germany, the land of beer and wine, is beginning to realize some of the evils which flow from excessive indulgence in intoxicating drinks. Naturally enough the interest in the drink- ques­ tion in Germany thus far has / been di­ rected ehicily towards the Social and economic aspects of the case. Stated in plain terms the question is: Does the prevalent habit of beer-drinking among the German people render them less fit io do military service, does it tend to weaken' the country politically and commercially among the nations of Europe?- This rather than the moral deterioration resulting from the drink habit is \vhat concerns' German- pub­ licists at the present time. It is en­ couraging. to note that tho question just stated has been decided in the af­ firmative. Boer does not make good, soldiers nor useful citizens. A promi­ nent military journal of the empire commenting on the failure of a detach­ ment of reserves to come up to the standard in drill, attributed tho fact to the inactive, beer-drinking habit of life. Into which they had sunk. A Gorman- economist has made his contribution to- the discussion by figuring out how much it is costiug Germany in ' money and other resources to-keep up the beer business, .... Tho .showing is’startling, especially from an economic .standpoint.' It was found that the production of material manufactured into beer, wine and spir­ its in Germany occupied in lSS‘J-’fl0 jukt about one-fifteenth of the cultivated land of tho whole country, a territory somewhat larger than the kingdom of Saxony or the grand duchy of Baden, and somewhat smaller than the king­ dom of Wurtembcrg. It is also shown that if tliis immense field, thus devoted tortile—liquor-“traffic-.-wereidLvorted to the production of food, there inighLbe' raised on it in a year 1,087 millions of kilogrammes of rye, a quantity suffi­ cient to make 8.273 millions of pounds at the bread on which tho poorer classes chiefly live. The fifty millions of peo­ ple of Germany would be able to have of this bread 05kf pounds apiece,- or a family of eight persons 524 pounds; enough to -give them their entire food for six or seven weeks. The loss in money value may be estimated nt a to­ tal of 458 millions of marks—a loss to each Inhabitant of 0 marks 17 pf., or to a family of eight of 78 marks, enough to pay all the expenses of a weaver’s ' family for about eight weeks. In the direct service of the liquor traffic, agri­ culture, manufacture and retailing, about one and a half millions of men are engaged, out of the twenty aud one- half millions occupied in all the in­ dustries of the land. In other words, about one-quarter of the productive energy of the country is devoted to this business. In view of the facts thus stated it is not surprising that the statesmen and public leaders of Germany are consider­ ing ways and means for putting a stop to the fearful drain of the drink habit upon the material resources of the em­ pire. They have come to the conclu­ sion, says Prof. Peabody, that the na­ tion which checks tile present increase in the use of liquor will have a-tre­ mendous advantage both in physical and economic warfare. On these points Prof. Schmoller, of Berlin, said to be the most important leader of the young­ er political economists of Germany, is quoted as follows; “Among our work* ing people, the conditions of domestic life, Of education, of prosperity, of progress or degradation, are all depend­ ent on the proportion of income which flows down the father’s throat. The whole condition of our lower rind mid­ dle classes—one may even without ex­ aggeration say the fntnre of our nation —depends on this question. If it is true that half of our paupers become so through drink, it gives us some estimate of the costly burden which we tolerate, Noother of our vices bears comparison with, this.” This is putting the case pointedly arid strongly. An American temperance "fanatic”could hardly have put it more to.—Prof. T. G. Peabody, In N. Y, Post. DRINK !N SOCIETY T h e Tliitiklhq People A rc D lir^fdltiB .3,11(110111, No question lias enlisted the attention of thoughtful people throughout the length and breadth of our country as has the temperance question. Every* one who thinks at all seriously is inter­ ested in a matter which touches.so many human interests and affects the .life and happiness of so large a number. During tho lust twenty' years a marked change has taken place in'pub- lie opinion, concerning the use of wines and liquors, bat this change has come about almost entirely in the great middle class—that is, in the industrious, well-to-do class, who do the earnest thinking Arid the best work of the world, and not among the fashionable and wealthy class, nor yet in the labor­ ing classes, At the top .and bottom of society there has been little change. Wine is Used just as freely in fashion­ able clubs and at the dinner tables of. the wealthy: as it ever was, and the hard-working day laborer seeks judfc as eagerly after his day's Work is'done the whisky bottle and-tlio dram shop,. The, clubs formed for the discussion of the burning questions of tlm day.by earnest men who have the interests of the coun­ try at heart have' almost wholly dis­ carded liquors from their club tables. It is difficult to form an opinion as to the relative amount of wines used now and twenty years ago, for the reason- that with the advancing civilization and population society, is broken up into sets and cliques, so that one can hardly write society with a capital S. There are as many societies as there are different interests, and the barriers between this set and that are quite as impregnable now as they were in other' days.—Mary B. Clailin. in Ladies’Home Journal, NERVES AND NARCOTICS, Fatal Nervous Disorders 1’rodiiced by Drink. The Breslau Deutsche Review recent­ ly contained, a suggestive article on the neryes and narcotics, in whir.li are pointed out tho deplorable results of alcohol as affecting the nervous system; It says that: “Long before delirium tremens or other serious brain disturb­ ances appear, they are preceded by manifold nervous disturbances, the real cause of which is not often under­ stood." The writer adds; “ I. have fre­ quently found that rheumatic pains that were ascribed to a cold were noth­ ing but alcohol neutritis, u mild form of inflammation of the nerves, resulting from the use of alcohol, which disap­ peared wlieu the habit was, given up, only to return with the slightest repe­ tition of the indulgence.” It is further affirmed that “most habitual drinkers, and some of* tbrin vrry early,'uw Sub jectrteTchanges in, the vascular organs, snch as fatty degeneration of the heart and arterio-scleriosis, wlncli lead to grave affections of the nervous system, like upoplexy and Softening ,of the brain. Finally, it may bo taken os proved, that the children of drunkards, if they arc not earrlcd.off prematurely by bruin troubles, are frequently afflicted with serious nervous ailments, such as' epilepsy,idiocyand the like.” This is cor­ roborative testimony from a scientific authority ofjiigk Standing, to which all who arc addicted to tho use of alcoholic .beverages of aDy kind will do well to give heedi—Amertean-Anaiyst. _____ • BITS AND BREVITIES’ O nk cannot help observing liow many of the best women in rural districts arc interested in temperance work. T he town of Washington, Me., a t its annual spring irieetirig, refused to ap­ propriate any money for a free high school, but voted to establish a liquor agency. T he Yale faculty hereafter require the exelusion of all restaurant, hotel nnd other advertisements which include the sale of intoxicating beverages from tl.ie college publications. B ishop H ahhibon , of Glasgow, speak ing of a Burns gathering in Greenock temperance institute, said that the truest way of honoring the memory of Burns is to fight against the giant In­ temperance with whom the poet had too often 6trngglcd in vain. I n connection with the British Women’s Temperance association there arc four homes for inebriate women, through which upwards of three hun­ dred and fifty-five patients have passed, many of whom arc thoroughly reclaimed, and most grateful for the help received. T he Loudon temperance hospital at its recent annual meeting heard reports which testify to its good management and beneficial work. Fifty per cent,, were cured, thirty per cent, relieved and the death rate Was about six and three-fourths per cent, of the in-pa­ tients, The attendance of ontrpatienta has increased. Of the total number treated rtioro than fifty per cent, were abstainers. B ishop W arbkv said: “I knew a hard- drinking man always able to attend to business. Bnt he transmitted to bin children such vitiated constitutions that all died early of disease, except one/ whom I knew. He had chronic dyspep­ sia, The appetite for liquor descended .on the second generation with terrible power. His daughter early died of consumption. One son committed sui­ cide for fear of a second Attack of delirium tremens. The second son walked right on in the same path till he was placed where he could get no liquor- He lives In that confinement yet.”