Decatur Democrat, Volume 27, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 24 August 1883 — Page 4

ANNtHILATTON. ft I could know, as none can know. That, when my Hie is ended, I Shall neiish, like the aureate glow Os rounded stars that die; That in the dark beyond bur earth Th. e is no radiant heaven, i or hell— I ah.ou d not < nr. 1 my human birth, 1 should not tear to tell. '■The sadly wise and hitter thought That none were born imm rtal, none Predes.ined io a God life wrought Beyond onr sky and sun. Nor should 1 fear to fill my part. To live mv life out, to aspi.e With the w..01e pas-ion of my hearty To love and to desire. For it is true that virtue, power And all the swe-tnvss or the mind. And real rs brane in the Hower And music iu the wind; That any mortal man can be Sublimely stir ed, wltho .t a sense That in his doing ‘,e must see Some future recompense. Tet, thon-h I strove with fervent will To act wl h n bl 1 zeal and grace. And wl.n a tivitn that each may still Live deathless in the race— I think, in lonely hours When sleep Ol source the g i**t ti at many bear. That I would tu n to heaven and Weep XVitu lira.t-break and despair: For I should .bell remember one W h se gvtitle love is more to me Titan ail li.e years ti at time can run. Than earth, and air, and sea: And oh, to part with her were worse lln.n d ath ana its inhuman fate — To 1< se her .n a universe Whose sous annihilate.

How Lee Surrendered. Public attention having of late Iwen occasionally calh d to som® of the events that occurred in the closing scenes of the Virginia campaign, terminating at Appomatox Court Hou e, April 8, 1865, I feel it my duty to give to history the following facts: When, April 4, 1865, being at the head of the cavalry, I threw across the line of Geu. Lee’s march, at Jettersville, on the Richmond and Danville railroad, my personal escort, the First United States cavalry, numbering about 200 men, a tall lauk man was seen comil g down the road from the direction of Amelia Court House,riding a small mule and heading toward Burkesville Junction, to which Gen. Crook had, early that morning, been ordered with his division of cava ry, to break the railroad and telegi aph lines. The man and the I mule w< re brought to a halt, and the mule and himself closely examined, under stroi ger remonstrances at the indignity done to a Southern gentleman. Remonstrance, however, was without avail, and in his boots two telegrams were sou d from the Commissary General of Lee’s army, saying: “The army is at Amelia Court House, short of provision ; se d 300,000 rations quickly to Burkes ilie Junction.” One of these dispat hes was for the Confederate supply department at Danville, the other for that at Lvnchbnrg. It was at once presumed th t, after the dispatches were written, the telegraph line had been broken by Gen. Crook, north of Burkesville, and they were on their way to some station beyond the break, to be telegraphed. They revealed where Lee was, and from them some estimate could also be formed of the number of his troops. Orders were at once given to Gen. Crook to come up the road from Burkesville to Jettersville, and to Gen. .Merritt, who, with the other two divisions of cavalry, had followed the road from Petersburg, on the south sale and near the Appom ttox river, to close in without delay on Jettersville, while the Fifth army corps, under the lamented G.iffin, which was about ten or ti.feen miles behind, was marched at a quick pace to the same point, and the road in front of Lee’s army blocked until the arrival of the balance of the army of the Potomac the afternoon of the next day. My command was pinched for prov sious, and these dispatches indicated n opportunity to obtain a supply; so, calling for Lieut.-Col. Young, commanding my scouts, four men, m tie most approved gray, w ere selected —good, brave, smart fellows, knowing every cavalry regiment in the Confede ate army, and as good “Johnn es” as were in that army, so far as bearing and language were concern d. They were directed to go to Burkesville Junction and there separate. Two were to go down the Lynchburg brat ch of the railroad until a Confederate telegraph station was found, from which they were to transmit by wire the above-mentioned rebel dispatches, representing the suffering condition of Lee's army, watch for the trains, and hurry the provisions on to Burkesville, or in that direction. The other two wei eto go on the Danville branch, and had similar instructions. The mission was accomplished by those who went out on the Lynchburg branch, but I am not certain about tht success of the other party; at al events, no rations came from Danville that, I know of. I arrived at Jettersville with the advance of my command—the Firs. United States cavalry—on the afternoon of the 4th of April. I knew the cond.tion and the position of the rebt-, army f om the dispatches referred to and also from the following letter (er loneously dated April 5 ), taken from a colored man who was captured later in the {lay:

Amelia, C. H., April 5, IWi Dear Mamma: Our army is ruined, I tear. We are al sa.e as '• Shyrou left us si k. John Taylor is well; -a.v Lm yesterday. We are in line - f battle this morn ng Gen. Tobeit Lee Is in ihei e d near ua Mv trust s still in the fustic• of our cause and that of God Gen Hi 1 i k.l!e<t I saw Murray a few mm u es since. Ber aid Terry, he said, w. s ’aken prisoner, but may get out I se> d th.s i y a neato I ice pa inn up the raiaoad to Mich etburg. 1 ove to all Your dev tec son, Wm. B. Taylor, Colonel I accordingly set out my escort to demonstrate and make as much ado as they could by continuous firing in front of the enemy at or near Amelia Court House, pending the arrival of the Fifth corps. That corps came up in the course of the afternoon, and was put into posilion at right angles with the Richmond and Danville road with its left restii g on a pond or swamp on the left of the road. Toward evening Gen. Crook arrived with his division of cavalrv. and later Gen. Merritt, wi h his two divisions; and all took their designated places. The Fifth corps, after its arrival, bad thrown up earth-works and made its position strong enough to hold out against any force for the period which would intervene before the arrival of the main body of the army of the Potomac, now rapidly coming up on the lines over which I had traveled On the afternoon and night of the 4th no attack wa-> made by the enemy upon the small force in his front—the Fifth corps and three divisions of caval ry —and by the morning of the sth I began to lielieve that he would leave the main road if he could and pas. around my left flank to Sailor’s creek •nd Farmville. To watch this suspected movement, early on the morning of the sth I sent Da' ies’ brigade of Crook's division of cavalry to make a reconnoissauce in that, direction. The result was an encounter by Davies with a large train of wagons, under escort, moving in the direction anticipated. The train was attacked by him, and about 200 wagons were burned, and five pieces of artillery and a large number of prisoners captured. In the afternoon of April the main l>ody of the army of the >mac came up. Gen. Meade was ’ and requested me. to put the position, which I did, m hue '•icing the enemy at Amelia I thought it best to at- ' this was set douA. I

then began to be afraid the enemy would, in the night, by a march to the right from Amelia Court House, attempt to pass our left flank and again put Us in the rear of his retreating tjorotnffs. Under the impression I lent to Geu. Grant the following dispatch: Cavalby Heaiiqvabtebs, Jetteksville, A ril \ Ist.’., 3 p. m. i Li' nt. Geu. U. S. Grant, commanding armies of the United btate . Gexehai. I send yon the inclosed letter, whie ! will give you an idea of th ■ condition of the enemy .mil their wuertM.6 ts. I sent Gen. Dav v.< hi IgadU this morning around t n my left Hank. He captured i t Fame-' Cross-roads five p eces of arttilery. ah nt •'A 0 w agons and eight or nine ) attle tiag-, and a uumler ot p isonehs. T. e Second army corps is "6W com ng up I wish you were bare y ourself. I toi l confidentot capturing the army of Northern Virgin ait we exert onr-elves. 1 tee no esc ipi for L e. I will put all m> cava y out on our left think, excep. Mackenzie, who is n w n the right, P. H. SaEiiiDAS, Major General. On receipt of this he Initaediat lv started for my headquarters at Jettersvillev arriving there about 11 o’c ock of the bight of April 5, Next morning, April 6, the infantry of the army advanced on Amelia Court House. It was found before reaching it that the enemy had turned our left flank and taken another road to Sailor’s creek Ind FarmvUe. The cavalry did not advance with the infantry on Amelia Court House, but moved to the left aud rear, at daylight on the morning of the 6th, and struck the moving columns of the enemy’s infantry and artillery, w ith which a series of contests ensued that re ult. d in the battle of Sailor’s Creek, where Lieut. Gen. Ewell lost his comma id of about 10,000 men, and was himself taken prisoner, together with ten other General officers.

We now come to the morning of the 7th. I thought that Lee would not abandon the direct road to Danville tin ough Prince Edward’s Court House, a d early on the morning of the 7th directed Gen. Crook to follow up his rear, while with Merritt (Custer and Devin's divisions) I swung off' to the left, and moved quickly to strike the Danville road six or eight miles south of Prince Edward's Court House, and thus again head or cut off' all or some of the retreating Confede ate army. On reaching the road it was found that Gen. Lee’s army had not passed, and my command was instantly turned no.th for Prince Edward’s Couit House. A detachment orde ed to move with the gieatest celerity, via Prince Edward’s Court Hou-e, i eported that Lee had crossed the Appcmat ox at and near Farmville, and that Crook had followed him On looking at the map it will be seen that Gen. Lee would be obliged to pass through Ap- , omattox Court House and Appomattox tation on the railioad to reach Lynchburg by the road he had ta' en north of the Appomattox river, and that was the longest road to get there. He had given the shortest one—the one south of the river—to the cavalry. Gen. Crook was at once sent for, and the three divisions, numbering perhaps at that time 7,000 men, concent, ated on ihe night of the 7th of April at and ear Prospect Station on the Lynchbu g and Richmond isilroad, and Appomat ox Station became t e objective point of the cavalry for the operations of the next day, the Sth. Meantime my scouts had not been die, but had fo’lowed down the railOud, looking out for the trains with the oO.uOO rations which they had telegraphed for on the night of the 4th. Just before reaching Appomattox Stat on, they found live trains of cars feeling their way along in the direction of Burkesville Junct on, not knowing

exa tly where Lee was. They induced the person in charge to come further on by their description of the pitiable condition of the Confederate troops. Our start- on the morning of the Bth vas before the sun was up, and, having proceeded but a few miles, Maj. White, of the scouts, reached me with the news that the trains were east of Appomattox Station, that he had succeeded in bringing them on some distance, but was afraid t at they would again be run back to the station. Intelligence of this fact was immediately communicated to Crook, Merritt and Custer, and the latter, who had the advance, was urged not to let the trams escape, and I pushed on and joined him. Before reaching the station Custer detailed two regiments to make a detour, strike the railroad beyond the station, tear up the t: ack, and secure the trains. I'his was accomplished, but on the arrival of the main body of our advance at the station it was found that the advance guard of Lee’s army was just coming on the ground. A sanguinary engagement at once ensued. The enemy was driven off, forty pieces captured, and 400 baggagewagons burned. The railroad trains had been secured in the first onset and were taken possession of by locomotive engineers, soldiers m the command, whose delight at again getting at their ormer employment was so great that fhey produced the Wildest confusion by running the trains to and fro on the rack, and making such an unearthly icreeching with the whistles, that I was at one time on the point of ordering the trains burnt; but we finally got them >ff, and ran them to our rear ten or fifteen miles, to Ord and Gibbon, who rith the infantry were following the avalry. The cavalry continued tiie fighting all that night, driving the eneuy back to the vicinity of Ap omattox Court House, a distance of about four miles, thus giving him no repose, and •overing the weakness of the attacking force. I remember well the little frame house just south of the station where the headquarters of the cavalry rested, or rather, remained, for there was no rest the night of the Bth. Dispatches were going back to our honored chief, Gen. Grant, and Ord was re juested to push on the weari d infantry. Tomorrow was to end our troubles in all r easonab’e probability, but it was thought necessary that the infantry should arrive, in order to doubly insure the result Merritt, Crook and Custer, were, at times, there. Our long and weary labors were about to close; our dangers soon to end. There was no sleep; there had been but little for the previous eight or nine days. Before sunrise Gen. Ord came in reporting the near approach of his command. After a nasty consultation about positions to be takii UD bv the incoming troops, we were in the saddle and off for the front, in the vicinity of Appomattox CourtHouse. As we were approaching the village a heavy line of Confederate infantry was seen advancing, and rapid firing commenced. Riding to a slight elevation, where I could get a view of the advancing enemy. I immediately sent directions to Gen. Merritt for Cus ter’s and Devin's divisions to slowly fall back, and, as they did so, to withdraw to our right flank, thus unmasking Ords and Gibbon’s infantry. Crook aid Mackenzie, on the extreme left, were ordered to hold fast. I then hastily galloped back to give Gen. Ord the benefit of my information. No sooner hail the enemy’s line of bat le reached the elevation from which my reconnoissauce hail been made, anti from whence coni 1 be distinct y seen Ord’s troops in the distance, than he called a sudden halt, and a retrograde m vement began to a ridge about one mile to his rear. Shortly afterward I returned from Gen. Ord to the front, making foi Gen. Merritt's battle-flag oc the right flank of the line. On reaching it the order to advance was given, and every guidon was bent to the ico t, and as we swept by toward the left of the enemy’s Uno of battle he opened a heavy firs

from artillery. No herd was paid to the deadly missiles, and. with the wildest yells, we soon .readied a point some distance Hi Ills right and nearly opposite Appomatox Court House. Beyond us in a low- valley lay Lee and the remnant of his army. There did not appear to be much organization, except in the advanced troops under Gen. Gordon, whom we had been fighting. aiid a rear guard under Gen. Longstreet, still further up the valley. Formations were immediately commenced to make a bold and sweeping charge flbV.Ti the grassy slope, when an aide-de-camp from Custer, filled with excitement, hat in hand, da-hed up to me with the message from his chief: “Lee has surrendered! Do not charge; the white flag is up!” Orders were g ven to complete the formation, but not to charge. Lboking to the left to Appomattox Court Hou ea large group was seen near by the lines of Confederate troops that had fallen back to that point. Gen. Caster had not come back, and, supposing that he Was with the group at the Court House, I moved on a gallop down the narrow ridge, followed by my staff. The Court House was, perhaps, three-fourths of a mile distant. We had not gone far before a heavy fire was pen.-d on us from a skirt of timber to onr right, and d stant not much ovef 3JO yards. 1 halted for a moment, and, taking off my hat, called out that the flag was being violated, but could not stop the firing, which now caused us all to take shelter in a ravine running parallel to the ridge we were on, amt down winch we then traversed. As we appfbached the Court House a gentle ascent had to be made. I was in advance, followed by a seigeant carrying my battle flag. Within 100 to 150 vards from the Court House and Confederate lines some of the men in their ranks brought down their guns to an aim on us, and great effort was made by their officers to keep them from tiring. I halted, and hearing some noise bell nl. turned iu the saddle, and saw a Confederate soldier attempting to take my battle-flag from the color-bearer. This the sergeant had no idea of submitting to, and had drawn his saber to cut the man down. A word from me caused him to return his saber, and take the flag back to the staff-ofticers, who were some little distance behind. 1 remained stationary a mom. nt these events, then calling a staff officer, directed him to go over to the group of Confederate officers and demand what such conduct meant. Kind apologies were made, and we advanced. The superior officers met were Gen. J. B. Gordon and Gen. Cadmus M. Wilcox, the latter an old army officer. As soon as the first greeting was over, a furious firing commenced in front of our own cavalry, from whom wo had only a few minutes before separated. Gen. Gordon seemed to be somewhat disconcerted by it. I remarked to him: “Gen. Gordon, your men tired on me as I was coming over here, and and undoub edly they have done • the same to Meritt’s and Custer s commands. We might just as well let them fight it out." To this proposition Gen Gordon d d not accede. I then asked, “XV hy not send a staff' officer and have your people cease firing. They are violating the ting.” He said, “I have no staff officer to send.” I replied, “I will let you have one of mine,” and calling for Lieut. Vanderbilt Allen lie was directed to report to Gen. Gordon and carry his orders. The to go to Gen. Geary, who was in command of a small brigade of South Carolina cavalry, and ask him to discontinue the firing. Lieut. Allen das ed off with the message, but on delivering it to Gen. Geary, was taken prison r, with the remark from that officer that be did not care for white flags; that South Carolinians never surrendered. It was about this time that Merritt, getting impatient at the supposed treacherous firing, ordered a charge of a portion of his command. Vl hile Gens. Gordon and Wilcox were engaged in conversation with me, a cloud of dust, a wild hurrah, a flashing of sabers, indicated a charge, and the ejaculations of my staff officers were heard, “Look, Merritt has ordered a charge!” The flight of Geary’s brigade followed; Lieut. Allen was thus released. The last gun had been tired and the last charge made in the Virginia campaign. While the scenes thus related were taking place, the conv< rsatiou I now speak of was occurring between Gen. Gordon and myself. After the first salutation Gen. Gordon remarked: “Gen. Lee asks for a suspension of hostilities pending the negotiations which lie 1 as been having for the last day and night will Gen. Grant.” I rejoined “I have been constant ly informed of the progre-s of the negotiations, and think it singular while such negotiations are going on, Gen. Lee should have continued his march and attempted to break through my lines this morning with the view of escaping. I can entertain no terms except t e condition that Gen. Lee will surrender to Gen. Grant on his arrival here. I have sent for him. If these terms are not accepted, we will renew hostilities.” Geu. Gordon replied: “Gen. Lee’s army is exh listed. There is no doubt of his surrender to Geu. Grant on his arrival.” Gen, Wilcox, whom I knew quite well, he having been Captain of the company to winch I was attached as a cadet in the Military Academy, then stepped to his horse, and taking hold of the saddle-bags, said, in a jocula: way: “Here, Sheridan, take these saddlebags; they have one soiled shirt and a pair of drawers. You have burned everything else I had in the world, and I tliink you are entitled to this also." He was alluding, of course, to ths destruction of the baggage trains w hich Lad been going on ror some days. When the terms above referred to were settled each armv agreed to rem in in statu quo until the arrival of Gen. Grant, whom Col. Newhall, my Adjutant General, had gone for. Gens. Gordon and Wilcox then return, d to see Gen. Lee, and promised to come back in about thirty minutes, aud dining that time Gen. Ord joined me at the Court House. At the end of thirty or forty minutes Gen. Gordon returned in company with Gen. Longstreet. The latter, who commanded Lee's rear guard back on the Farmville road, seemed somewhat alarmed lest Gen. Meade, whe was follow-ing up from Farmville, might attack, not knowing the condition of affairs at the front. To prevent this I proposed to send my Chief of Staff, Gen. J. W. Forsyth, accompanied by a Confederate officer, Lar k through the Confederate army and inform Gen. Meade of the ex- . -a.e of affairs. He at once started, accompanied by Col. Fairfax, of Gen. Longstreet’s staff, met the advance of the Army of the Potomac, and communicated the conditions. In the meantime Gen. Lee came over to McLean's house in the village of Appomattox Court House. I an not Certain whether Gen. Babcock, of Gen. Grant's staff, who had arrive 1 in advance of the General, had gone over to see him or not. We had waited some hours, and, I think, about 12 or 1 o’clock Gen. Grant arrived. Gen. Ord, myself. aud many officers were in the main road lead ng through the town at a point where Lee’s army was visible. Gen. Grant rode up and greeted ae with: “Sheridan, how are you?"

I replied, “I am very well, thank you." He then sai’, “Where is Lee?” I replied, “There is his army down in the valley; he is over in that house (pointing out McLean’s), waiting to surrender to you.” Gen. Grant, still without dismounting, said, “Come, let us go over.” He then made the same request to Gen. Ord, and we all went to McLean's housfi. Those who entered with Gen. Grant were, as nearly as I can recollect, Ord, Rawlins, Seth Williams, Ingalls, Babcock, Parker, and myself: tlie staff officers, or those who accompanied, remaining on the outside on the porch-steps and in the yard. On entering the parlor, we found Geu. Lee standing in company with Col. Marshall, his aide-de-camp. Thq first greeting was to Gen. Seth Williams, who had been Lees Adjutant when he was Superintendent of the Military Academy. Geu. Lee was then pres nted to Gen. Grant, and all present were introduced. Gen. Lee was dressed in a new gray uniform, evidently put on for the occasion, and bore a handsome sword. He had on his face the expression of relief from a heavy burden. Gen. Grant's uniform was soiled w ith mud and senice and he wore no sword. After a few words had been spoken by those who knew Gen. Lee, all the officers retired, except, perhaps, one staff' officer of Gen. Grant’s, and the one who was with Gen. Lee. We had not been absent from the room longer than about five minutes, when Gen. Babcock came to the door and said: “The surrender has taken place, you can come in again.” When we re-entered Gen. Grant was writing on a little wooden, ellipticalshaped table (purchased by me from Mr. McLean and presented to Mrs. G. A. Custer) the conditions of the surrender. Gen. Lee was sitting, his hands resting on the hilt of his sword, to the left of Gen. Grant, with his back to a small marble-topped table, on which many books were piled. While Gen. Grant was writing, friendly conversation was engaged in by Gen. Lee and his aid with the officers present, and he took from h s breast pocket two dispatches, which had been sent to him by me during the forenoon, notifying him that some of his cavalry, in front of Crook, were violating the agreement entered into by withdrawing. I had not had time to make copies when they were sent and had made a request to have them returned. He handed them to me with the remark: “I am sorry. It is possible my cavalry at that point of the line did not fully understand the agreement.” About one hour was occupied in drawing up and signing the terms, when Gen. Lee retired from the house w ith a cordial shake of the hand with Gen. Grant, mounted his chunky gray horse, and lifting l.is hat, passed through the gate, and rode over the crest of the hill to his army. On his arrival there we heard wild cheering, which seemed to be taken up progressively by his troops, either for him, or because of satisfaction with his List official act as a soldier.— P. IL Sheridan in Sorth American lieview.

A Month Full of Diamonds. “Diamond dealers have a very hard time of it to keep up xvith the schemes constantly evolved by sharpers to rob them." exclaimed a Lieutenant of Police. “There is a new scheme called the ‘tongue racket.’ It is, in my judgment, one of the finest ever conCel Vrd. ” “How is it worked?” “By two thieves—a man and a woman, who usually assume the role of husband and wife. The pair drive up in a carriage before the jewelry shop they have selected, and alighting, enter the door. T e man always appears very aged and infirm, and leans heavily on the woman’s aim for support. A pair of crutc es even heighten the effect. Beaching the diamond counter the old man seats himself. He is too weak to stand. His arms are evideptly partially paralyzed and hang limp by his side. He asks to see some loose diamonds. The clerk holds the tray very close to the man s eyes because his eyesight is so poor. Having no use of his arms and hands the clerk even takes up a gem that he can truthfully commend and shows it to the prospective purchaser. The t ay is set before the old mun. but the clerk’s eyes are riveted upon the gems, of course. Several paper packages of the brilliants are opened. Clearly the old man is selecting a memorial present. Ultimately several packages are spread out on the tray. Perhaps a hundred or more diamonds. The nearsightedness of the poor old man increases. He leans even further over and, with his face close to the gems, gazes fixedly at them. Just at this juncture the woman, with an ecstatic exclamation, points to some prominent article in an adjacent case on the wall behind the clerk. Instinctively the eye of the salesman follows the direction indicated One instant is enough. The thiefs tongue meanwhile has been thrust into one of the open parcels of diamonds, and as quickly withdrawn into his mouth with three or four of the gems adhering to it. The theft can only be detected by weighing the parcel or counting the g ms. This is rarely resorted to, as no suspicion is ex<-it. d. The next move on the part of the thieves is to selec' a couple of gems and order them set: or to order them sent C. O. D. to any address in a respectable loc.ilitv that occurs to their minds. Then they enter their carriaize and drive away.— Phi adelphia Time--.

The Value <>f Boiled Water. In an article in Knowledge on Scientific Cookery, Mr. W. Mattieu Williams called attention to the danger of using drinking water full of organic impurities. Such water, he says, supplies nutriment to those microscopic abominations, the microeoeci. bacilli, bacteria, etc., which are now shown to be connected with blood-poisoning—possibly do the whole of the poisoning business. These little pests are harmless, and probably nutritious, when cooked, but in the raw and wriggling state are horribly prolific in the blood of people w ho are in certain states of what is called “receptivity.” They (the bacteria, etc.) appear to be poisoned or somehow killed off by the digestive secretions of the blood of some people and nourished luxuriantly in the blood of others. As nobody can be quite sure to which class he belongs, or may presently belong, or whether the water supplied to his household is free from bloodpoisoning organisms, cooked water is a safer beverage than raw water. “Reflecting on this subject,” says Mr. Williams, “I have been struck with a curious fact that has hitherto escaped notice, viz., that in the country which over all others combines a very large population with a very small allowance of cleanliness, the ordinary drink of the people is boiled water, flavored by an intnsion of leaves. These people—the Chinese—seem, in fact, to have been the inventors of boiled-water beverages. Judging from travelers’ accounts of the state of the rivers, rivulets and general drainage and irrigation arrangements in China, its population could scarcely have reached its present density if Chinamen were drinkers of raw inste ad of cooked water.” The agnostic is one who knows nothing certain, and do: su’t care whether he does or not.—Aeu; Orleans Picayune.

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st: vi ;m I the most fx<tidious a perfect Ih f ResVm ' «nd Dressing. Admired f«r its cleatUiturss and i*rfutne. Never Fails to Ilestoro trey or Faded Hair to to- youUiful color. cu. aud $1 sir *at all dntgghu. Gd ilif || L 4 ikJH Kil 111 1 ! JI (iiuger, Biirhii, Mandrake, StilliriKia and many of the best medicines known are here combined into ante icine of such varied and effective pow ’ ' -•! : Punfier&the Best Health and Strength Restorer Ever Used. It cures Dvsr>e?<ia, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness, ' ••• ises of the Stcmach, Bowels, Lungs Ki Incys, and ail Female Complaints. If ’ 'a are wasting away with Consumption or S|r-v- it ' t It wi.l surely Hl: 'ova. it is for superior to Bitters, , . a itb ;.:x lup the system without intoxicating. 50c. andst 1 ■ sizes, at all dealers in dnies. Nonegenuine without ’ ■ • . X.:- --.N Y. Se if-rr-hr t J LARGE SAVING IN BUYING TEE DOLLAR SIZE. HOW WATCHES ARE MADE. In a Solid Gold Watch, aside from , the necessary thickness for engraving and polishing, a large proportion of metal is needed only to stiffen and hold the engraved portions in place, and supply strength. The surplus gold is actually needless. In Jamts Boss Patent Gold ITctteA Gues this waste is saved, and solidity and strength increased by a simple process, at one-half the cost. A plate of solid gold is soldered on each side of a plate of hard nickel composition metal, and the three are then passed between polished steel rollers. From this the cases, backs, centers, liezels, etc., are cut and shaped by dies and formers. The gold is thick enough to admit of all kinds of chasing, engraving and engine turning. These cases have been worn perfectly smooth bv use without removing the gold. This is tin inly case, made tinder this process. Eaeh 1 ease is accompanied vrith a valid guarantee i 1 siemed by the manufacturers warranting it to wear 20 years. 150,000 of these Cases now carried in the United States and Canada. Largest and Oldest Factory. Established 1854. Ask your Jeweler. TOLEDO. CINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS R. R. Time Table—ln Effect Dec. 11, 188?. Going West. » Western | Going Eart. I 7 I*s I Division. I 6 | 8 j ... P. M. a. m.ILv. Ar. P. m. p. m. ~ .... 8 30, 4 55;Toledo10 W»i 5 351 ... .... 12 35 4 30 ....Delphos 9 10 1 30 ... .... 1 '>s 457 ....Venedocia. . 847 105 .... .... 115 508 .. .Jonestown... 8 37112 52 .... 126 521 Shasta 8 27:12 4" .... j .... 132 5 ‘if' ...Enterprise... 8 21112 33 ... .... 140 5 38Dull 813 12 25: .... .... 147 545 ... .Abauaka.... 80712 18 .... ' .... 153 5 50' .. Schumm.... 802 12 131 .... .... 205 605.. . .Willshire.... 75012 00 .... .... 215 617 .Pleasant Mills. 74011 49 .... .... 235 638 .... Decatur.... 722 11 30’ .... .... 249 6 55’. ...Peterson.... 707 11 131 .... , .... 3 oi’ 70« .. Curryville ... 657 11 i»o .... t .... 305 7 13;. ...Craigville.... 65310 55 .... : .... 321 7 3.’!.... Bluffton.... 63710 39 .... 339 752 Liberty Centre. 6 20*10 20' .... 349 8 "4;.. ..Boehmer.... 608 13 081 .... .... 353 8 < 8-... .Buckeye.... 60510 05 .... .... I 4 07 8 23 Warren 5 52 9 51! ...’ .... I 4 32 8 53:. .Van Buren... 527; 924 ... 4 40 9 Os) ...Landessville.. 5 21 9 15 .... 445 9 10’ ...Hanfield.... 517 910 ..." .... 504 9 30,....Mari0n 156 850 . .. .... 522 943 . ..Rosebnrgh... 44" 838 .... 5 32.9 51 Herbst.... 429 829 .’’’ .... 540 9 58'... Swazeye 4HiB 23 ..." .... 557 10 14:.. Sycamore. ... % 07, 8 081 ...’ .... 6071" 22 ..Greentown... 3 n>» 8 <>2* .... 635 10 50'Kokomo 3 30; 7 v., _Going WestTj i Going East.~ I IX fT| » I I |B| 11 .... P. M a.m. Lv. Ar. P. m. a m . .... j 63510 50 .... Kokomo .... I 3 20j 735.. ’' .... ,64511 00 . ..Tarkimrton .. 308 725 .... .... 65211 "6 . ..Middietons.. J 3 02 720 .... 65911 13 ... Russiaville.. 2 52l 713 i .... I 7 11 11 25Forest 2 40l 7 031 . ’’’ A M. 7 25 11 39 .Michigantown. 2 24 6 52 P. M. 6 15 7 45 12 00 ... Frankfort.. .! 2 00 6 30 8 00 6 58 ....| M. ... Clark's Hill 722 8 211 ....' Veedersburg 1 5 55 9 45 .... .... ..Ridge Farm 430 10 13 IMetcalf. 4 no lioo !....Oakland 355 11 3o I Maples 2 45 1145 ..Charleston 2 30 .... I'Lv.Ar. I . T. A. PHILLIPS. T. H. B. BEALE. Gen Manager. Gen. Pas s . A CO nt. W. 8. MATTHIAS, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent.

Is® Parker’s Hair Balsam. A aHair Drcssi»^that ?:ev3r Fsiis to Restore Cray or Faded Hair to iu Youthful Color. 50c and MM.

GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILWAY. Effbrt October 18» 188’. coLt »tb» s j ■ v _ -i—s-' ’stm. i!.- - >" '■ 3 -. ' u " ” I cn.riii.'iDuuiv .?!?■“,i V“ Vii'hmi U’l lv 3 ft’pin 11.0 10 JI. --r 14 19 r2Upmll2B ; ' 1' i 1 Hit 439 12 3N I’4o i f : 5 t-s 1 r.‘ ’’am - Fort Warne • 10 i JS j f 1 u "I n '> m« '*> I |‘>J , «’ Reed CiTj 1 ■*’ •. |R Ml IU CwUillac ar r. ICci’i „ OdllUi- lv ' T r u-’' r i\ < lt!r “ s* ; i Hani Herb, rSyringe 1 825 fm "' Mn.kiiidw ' 1 ” _ (HUS'd SOITH- . .. , FSS: FT No. 4.1 N... «. N'-. S i v, —lt i TT' ' I TiV'C-.' City | . j ciffiii.::..,.■.'.'..ir, i ‘‘ I , i n '. | ;')‘>’ n| . i h : KalamazooATi «00 • W ’ » Kalntnazi.o lv 9® •15 ; £ V . ku.-irr 935 ‘4. !8 28 ::::::: ii« i Fi it iv.Bue ht ior>rro ... - ' • 15 Fort Waynelv 1 20 6 4* I ! • UidseviUe I « ' 3 01 ; Winchester.. 8 3»i I 3 £ : Richmond 500 !9 55 4-y> ; Cincinnatil 740 t 110 p- * I No. 5 leaves Cincinnati and No. 8 leaves Mackinaw Citv daily, except Saturday. All other train* d ily except Sunday. Woodruff sleeping cars on Nos. 5 and 6 between Cincinnati and Grand Rapid*, and sleeping and chair cars on same trains between Grand Rapids and Petoskey; also Woodruff steering cars on Noh. 7 mid 8 between Grand RapiUr and Chicago and Atlantic R’y. TIME TABLE--EASTERN DIV. Takes Effect Sunday, June 17, 1883. XVESTWAKIL i I EASTWARD. N.Y. Ex Atlantic Ex.'ll. lEx t lAr. Lv.l «■ I IL ’ 3 25am 2 53pm .Huntington. 3 supm 11 '<pin I 3 is 2 30 .Simpsons... 2 59 1! 3 (<» 222 ••. Markle.. ..i 307 11 16 255 2 1<) ... Union.... 318 11 26 j o4s 203 ..Kingsland.. 3’25 1133 24G 155 ....Tocsin.... 332 11 39 | 234 1 4J Kirtland .. >3B 11 44 ; 2 Hu 1 45 .... Preble... 3 43 H 47 220 135 ...Dtcatur... 357 112 02ar •2 05 1 22 . Rivare.... 406 I'2 11 157 115 j. Greenwood.! 413 ,12 17 148 i oc. '. .Glenmore.. 422 ‘l2 25 1 38 12 57 . Enterprise..; 4 35 12 34 123 12 40 .. Yorkville..' 449 12 47 1 ns ]2 20 .Spencerville. 5 o 9 1 08 12 5’2 12 10 -... Conant... 517 1 IT> .12 46 12 ipm . ... Kemp.... 523 120 12 41 11 58 . Shawnee.. 6 '29 II 25 12 35 11 52 h Lima . . 539 136 _>7 11 u Townsend.. 5 46 1 42 12 . • H 37 Westminster 553 |1 49 12 14 11 1 ...Harrods... 559 j1 55 12 oftam 11 2J .. Preston... 607 I 2 03 11 59 11 16 ....Scioto.... 6 13 2 U 9 H -,i ii u . Oakland... 6 18 2 14 11 4G 10 56 ■ lv.. . Kenton.. 640 235 n 1.1 4! ...Dudley. .. 6 53 2 46 11 19 10 37 |..hepbnrn . 70l I 2 52 11 mi ’lO ... Cl fton.... 714 i 3 03 11 ID It) 17 . EspvVille.. 725 I 3 12 1»»56 1“ 12 ... Hords.... 7 31 317 1' 'cu Manon ... 7 4»*pm 3 25am Trains run by Coltjmbus time. Trains Nos. 12 and 3 run through solid between Chicago and New York. Trains Nos. 12 and 3 run daily, all others daily I except Snudav. J CONDIT SMITH, S. W. SNOW, Vice Pres, and Gen.Mang. Gen. Pass. Agt. CHICAGO. J. C. WILLIAMS, General Superintendent. • 11 : J f ® — Sd E ix hSCZLL. ■- IT ZiFS.iZiCSZ'Q®!, EA---V CHAIR BAG GRANULATED,‘SS Wide Av/aKe LONG CUT, Are the tvro me:' r :uUr. Delightful ■ I Satisfac- - JMOKIF. O TOEACLC~ efthe <-.;7. yrici*, I- Cent, for 1 oz. Piu-kases. - KSE BBC’S, S /:ncitt«tafL | A II r“l»* plearealwavs on the lookout for I Ilf I V ’ chances to in< rw.se their e*rningi, II U I f" and in time Umx-ui- wealthy; those V ■ I I ] I wh»> du not improve their pi- r:ugreat chance to make m -ney. We want many m-n, women, boys and girl# to work for u» right in their own locahtiee. Any one can du the worn from the nr»t start. The business will pay more titan ten times the ordinary wages. Exp. n»ive outfit furnished tree. Noone who engages fads tv make money rapidly. You can devote jour whole lime to the work, ct only your xpare momenta. Full information and all thd is needed sent frw. Address Stinson FurtUad, Marne.—-« 4<2 lyr. Daiijrliterx, »♦ It e, and Mothe th. l»r. Harrliis. * t'Mholicau Female Remedy. GmrnnteeJ it> give snisfittion or money refunded W i‘l tU re Female diseases. Ad ovarian ircubles. iuflmna'ion and nleeraiion, aliiig an 1 dispiicemenie or bv ::ring down feeling, irregularities, birrenmss. change of life, lueror.hoea besides n.any weakne-«e« springing from e 11 li.-. ■■ he. bloating, spina! w skness, sletjl ssne-s. nervonx debility, px pda in of the hint, etc For sale by brii-gists. l> r i C e Jlnc an> i $1 50 He. bead to '-r. J. B JUrohiai, Utica, 5. i lot pamphlet, free For sole by Dorwio and li. Itlmuse. -Xo. 2 m., 1 Positre Curt tor ■ h- people ot this country we would .ay » - .. e h C en given the Agency of Dr. ■ March .S! Stu, I’ileOlrtment-w.rru. ediocure or moue; e >.»d«l-In.er D al Lx era. 1, mJ, 111, ed.ng .. Itching Piles. !.' c a ?® x F "‘ sale by ih,rwi ß and Bolihatise.— No. 2m:>. HocA < ttnelu Cough Curt. i Warranted to cute oy money refunded , <o..s. Hoarseness, Throat and 1 I) £ 2™"?'”’ for children 1 ■ £ock Candy Umgh Cure contains the , heating properties of pure white Rock Candy with extracts nf Root, sn q Herbs Only 25 cts. Large bottles ©l.Ou cheaoest i # “. y 2m3. r Bale ’ 7 DOrW ‘ D

Floreston Cologne. HIaCOXA C 0..». Y. ukaatsaving is Gtnstr. Bacha. MaidrUe, SHllii» r i< and 1-XXKEH • G.SSI. 1 K.K. lato a m-d, ane at “ “ 10 “ ,h ' Gr «“« £icoa runner /Money Corrector a*d tae Best Henth and Strength Restorer Ever Used It ora Dvspepsia, Rheu-aibnl, XrenjM clever nuce. xj Luk,. Swam , w 1..;;,, tk< 2. Siit

NIOKj CRAWFORD & SONS, Hava again made a change of base by adopting the CASH SYSTEM. From and after this date Will sell for Cash Only. We have the BIGGEST stock and FINEST selection in the city. We have a fine Line of all kinds of LACE COLLARS. FICHUES AND TIES. SILK HANDKERCHIFS from |I to $2.50 a piece. LADIES’ FVRS, In Setts and also Muffs and capes that we can sell separate. ■J FJNEpNroFsHAWLS} I n all grades from a cheap Cotton to a Broche. GENTS’ NTECK WE A 11 We have something new in that line called a Lawn T... n : s , or Bicycle l ie. Gents’ Suspenders in Silk, som t . beautiful lor a Christmas Gift. Is ccniplete. we are offering a fine line of Table ( hql, < , [ F X .pkins to match, put up nicely in a box of one sett e.i ’ Towels in great variety, from 5c to fl each. We have a elegant line of (i LASS-WA E l~ In plain and engraved. Majolica-ware in Plates. I Fr’-.it Baskets. Pitchers, Tea and Coffee Cups and s.iu . I Bread Plates, Pickles. ENGLISH AND FRENCH CHB' We have mustache Cupsand Saucers from 40 cents tn $1 each Full line of Dinner and Tea setts, in plain and de. I corated. Wash-stand setts from 2to 12 pieces each. In our CARPET DEPARTMENT, You can find something nice in the way of Ru__-. M it;.- . ’ Crum Cloths, in prices to suit all. WOOL BLANKETS. we defy competition, ran. . price from sl-50 to |l4 per pair. We are offering great bargains in LADIES ( OAf-S, UL STERS and DOLMANS to close for the s ■ »n« 1 your chance to make a oargain. Please call and see before you make your pur irisc- as know that we can do you some good. Niblick, Crawford & Sons.

Look Out and Don’t Forget THAT JOHN WELFLEY. I Is selling Groceries at less money than any other housca’ is bound not to be UNDERSOLD SUGAR and COFFEE Lower th-.n for twenty years. COFFEES, SUGARS, TEAS. SPICES, CANDIES, SALT MEATS, FISH, SARDINES. TOBBACCOES, QUEENSWARE, CIGARSugars all grades. Green and Roasted Coffees of the best quality Teaas —Good—Cheap—Black and Green—are one of our specialties. Sugar Cured Hams, Shoulders, Bacon and Dri«d B«' Tobaccoes and Cigars in choice brands and great New Assortment of Lamps. Bronte, Gold and Ebioj Tubs, Buckets, Brooms and wooden ware GenerallyCut Glassware, China dinner and tea sets, a full assortment of Queensot' White Fish. Cat Fish, Mackerel, Cod Fish, Holland Herring, and Sardiw Qouxt’ry Produce TAKEN IN EXCHANGE FOR GOODS. Come Everybody. You will find first class groceries freh and cheap. JOHN WELFLEY. ! Opposite Court House. C. E. ALBERS & SON j has open out in JOHN KING’S CARRIAGE SHOf A full and complete line of Family Groceries, Big6 I' resh Goods, at 39TT0M PRICES and everything in the grocery line to select fr l 1 All Goods to any part ot 1 ■■ City. slivered Frsj

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