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I ; ; t. . . Campaigning in Mountains
I "Spl'nking of eantpaigns in a mO\ln.
' .nino\ls ( 'O\mtr ' ' " said \ a First 1'n.
tnckr mon.hI i wus one or those who
Ioopcd the loop } on Loup creek in
West Virginia ! I\t the time of the mill
to Ho11n. We started : from Camp } } n-
\ ' : \rt on the mnwhn : and went Ul
l.O\lP creek valley . and in one night' : ;
t nmrch crossed the stream thi.th'
times.'e made tile march to HaHn ,
ninety miles away over one of the
roughest mountain roads : in existence
i anr drove the relells out of RoHn.
" " 'e wert' on the return march with
several'ngons { ; ll\alll'ti with dry goods
md provision } , , and ninety head of cat
tIc , md were not many miles from our
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own camp } when the rebel cavalry :
overtook the column The boys were
not e\pl'ctin : ! pursuit ! . and were taking .
inb things easy. 1 was with the rear
guard : : , and when we saw the cavalry
coming we fornll'd across the road ,
waited until they were in short range \ ,
and blazed nwn ' . .A good many of
the .Tolmnies rolled off their horses ,
md the charging column stopped , gh"
infi \IS time to lad and tire n\in. ! :
hThis second volley caned a ,
change or progr m. The robs dis
mounted and came forward 011 foot to
ont.fiank us. 011 one side was Coal
reek anti on the other a fenceVo
, were ordered to meet the rebels md ,
wo met them. 1 'was loading haste
when a rebel parted : the weeds near
me , md , a revolver in hand , raid :
'low I've got you . Y.'tn1But as he
had to turn the cylinder with his hand
1 had mr doubts and charged him
with the bayonet. Ih dodged and his
t
pistol went off , but the bullet missed
me. He still insisted that 11C had me
:0 ( md as the .Tol11111ic ! i were cl1mhing ]
; over to mr side of the fence , and a111
mr squad had hr this tim been killed I
or capturcd , 1 retreated at t a full tun.
L ' " } ran across ' a fid ) or red clover '
a , -S the rep bullets nipping the blossoms '
I off af ; 1 ran , and then climbed through i
laurel and holly : bushes ! i on the mount - I
t tain until 1 came to a feuce. As 1 sat i
on the fence , getting my wind and tak- :
e ing observations , two rebel cavalrymen ' - 1
mm came 11) behind me and ordered
me to throw down my sun 1 obeyed Ii
' orders so energetically that the old
musket was bent douhle. This enraged . !
raged ' mr captors , because n gun ; was
a gun in those times , but 1 told them
they ought not to care a man . out of :
his wits Later when the command !
r halted , 1 was permitted to So to the i
creek to fill my canteen , and taking :
' advantage of the situation 1 rIm at
full speed for the road. \iy ' guards let i
loose with their shotguns ; , but 1 dodges -
s , cd into a cornfield and rIm on "
i "I 1 left the field when 1 struck a rat
- yh , . . ' that ran \'P into the mountain , :
and was making great progress when
i1 1 plunged : headlong into a ort of a
sinkhole of a place , an(1 came down
on a hundred or more rells lying In'
amn usb. : 1't'y ! greeted tni' with ' .A1. :
wars . room for one morc' and 'mmk .
. you , keep ) , : : .t.iU : and after a manner I
1 felt \t home in spite of the odds '
against me. They were lying in wait '
for my wn regiment to come out from
'r ' Camp En. 'aT1. , but it 'didn't come , and '
the tlm1msc.'iders started ' back to
1 Rolla , taking mo and other prisoners
't with them. They tied a heavy rope
ft - /4. to the roar end of a wagon and car-
\ . tied it hack to the tongue of another :
'agn. Between the two wagons they :
tied the prisoners in pairs , the escort
tiding ! on either side of 118.
"The rain came down that night in
torrents , and all of us were miserable.
a As we passed through a thick of
underbrush 1 cut the cord that hound
me to the southern confederacy , dropped .
ped to the ground and sneaked into
the brush. After the rear guard had
gassed 1 took the TOad back toward
camp. After a time I heard voices.
sad , listenIng to the conversation , I
felt the voices belonged to UnIonists
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I hailed the parties and was rewarded
by si1l'nc 111 twu minutes n'oi
from another direction said , 'Com
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this way ; hnreful. . A man took my
hand and led ml' into a cabIn where
all was dark and Mill ns n death
chamher.
"Thl'n the ntftn who held mr hand
said : 'I know by your speech you are
a Ynnlwl' 'iy I 1U\t1H' Is I debit George
: \ t1t1 \ am loai to the oM fin ' ; . ' lie ordered -
dcr'd a Ugh 1 and : < < trl"ll"11JC to the
surprise of my Hft The room was
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crowded with \ \ 'Nltirpinin : Union-
ists men and won\l , : \ 1tllcr \ gave I
n1\ the most enthusiastic wt"lco111l\ 1
had w1\ndercd , In the dark , into the
domain of the loyal \Vest Virginians
md had stumbled upon } one of their
meetings. 1 remained with thC'm that
night 1md the next day ' the whole
neighborhood cnno to see the live
\l11kl' :1t the home of ,101m George.
' 'Men ! came br the score and insisted .
'Ii that 1 drill t11\111. They were lIke
children In their eagerness ; : ; to learn. 1 :
111 Uw earlier Nitro ) of the day 1 was
captain ) to them , then 1 was major ,
colonel md genen l.rnti found myself
in command ' of the hlSl flfihting army
for its SIV.l' In \ \ ' st Virginia. A full
C'(111)1a11Wl ) nt with me into the camp
at Malden and joined the dit't\rl'11t'
companies ! thl'rftr 1\ month or' '
two 1 saw none of them again until ;
the day of the battle 1botho clouds ;
1\t Lookout 111011ntnt1'1 As 1 stood on
Hog Back mountain watching the :
mo\'comanl on Lookout , John George
of Sherm'il1's army came up , out of
breath , to shake hands with me It
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was only for 1\ minute.'e shook ,
hands and he went tiS 11e had ' com . I
and r have never heard ! of him since " ,
--Chicago Inter OCl'ftn.
The Badge ldoney Cannot Suy. .
Illinois ! i. the birthplace of the Grand
Army of the Ih'l'nlli - , has :1 large :
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e1 'A.F ' ' rrow1
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say. !
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1 LU1 : ' $ .
brnIe : : badge ccir.sisting ! of a pin , 11
square ; shield :1T.'I :1 isk The latter.
bears in relief ; busts of Lin ( ' ) ln , 'Grant
md 1.\gan. i'pon the reverse is 'a representation '
rcscmt."ltion of the "HUll' bronze bitt-
I ton" surrounded ( ) ' .a wreath of laurl'.1.
The shield bears ' the inacript.ion , "Dc-
partmento. . 1. G. A. . R. , Organized )
, , ;
April 1 , ] sG6 llUn 1s , " The loin shows .
an eagle holding iu his beak a scroll . .
Inscribed State SO'\'M'oS7lt . National
Union " The Three parts of the badge
are joined by linKs 'of bt'onze.
For Next Commander-in-Chief.
Brooklyn : City 'Ist , No.ss 'G A.
f n. . has isld : ; .a circular naming Gen.
.loseph W. Kay for l1H position 'ot
commander 11\ chief nf the : Grand Army " -
my at the next national l'-1'INtmpm'nt. .
They have also appointed a 'On'lmHtN' '
to confer with the comrades of other
posts and request their indorsement.
Comrade Kay ts pMt department ] '
commander of the G , A. H. 'in New
York State and is now an active member .
ler of Winchester Post , No. 197.
On Fredericksburg Committee.
CommandorJn.Chief Wllmon W
BJaclmlar of the Grand Army of the
Republic has appointed Com. ' , ldo John
McElroy of Washington n , r c'hair.
man of the Fredericksburg battlefield
committee , vice Comrade Edgar Allan
deceased.
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21rVt ?
A Pronlse
"Oh' 1m , ' < 'rft\1It' 1t I1"W ' " ' .S'II" tried ,
As I slipped the spools Into , ,111 ( ' ( ' ,
And the " 1'1'I1\1\t ' light of knowll..1lo shone
O'l'tht ! ' deter little once' .
"Soine lessons l . : are entry ! to me , but 21\\1\\
brt s .
1 think are 11nl,1"-\1)\1 a 'IIh ' !
Crept out from the tremulous Ih-1 !
thought "
On1' I'll duct have : to cry ;
And row how Jkn1 11t1 It Is 1'1/lIt : :
1)ear tent'lll , I'm rti In1" ! to bring
Some tlow"t , . to you t..mnu'Ow Cood-
nt,1u ,
And nww Inc a bit' en the . wi 1\ " ,
nut 'f'nc-U , mill playthings the dhnl'cod '
Imnd1
y "ntl . nU too heavy to hold :
Yet ltfe" s mystic 1I'sl\'I : she ; now um1to.
: ' ' 'Ultl .
A s ; stir ptays : In the streclc ! nf f-n1t1 \
'nit 1 w'Ol'tdl't If there In 11)1' morning '
taTtd ,
, SI''OuM 1 t'N\t"l1 the rofI1m at 1Ilht.
Sh.11 gt"N.t nw ,1t11 ] n eleem 1ng " , n\ ' e or
\Ant1. \
And the 1I'ow'I's ate lw n1.i " that
nll:11t
-lrNu 1'omet'ej Shields ' In Chk-fl/o : : Inter
Oct + Ar.
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How Animals Turn Robbers
\nl1nals-somo of tl1om-ha\'c n
curious ; W1of joining together and
robbing ! ot11er' mJmnls. :
.A traveler tells n good ; ; story or a
hisl1w:1r : robbery committed On a
heron by three black rogues aided by
a couple of dishonest. . . followers in
black rod white.
The heron had gone a-fishing : , and
had caught and "Iten an eel md some
smaller frJ' On his way home be
was accosted br n carrion crow and
two hooded crows , md requested to
stand and deliver his hard.earned supper .
per the m:1.bpil'SaiUn : ! ; to see if they . .
could het ; any Profit out of the n.fnr1.
1)11S 1mstn(1iss. They were sleeping : :
partners in the firm Driving the I
heron to an open space between two
woods , the crows came to close quarters -
ters with their victim. One struck 1\1.
his head < < 1 from above , while another
l'C'Clt' : 1'It his ide. Thc third seized
him lW the feet. , \11ich are thrust out
behind when flying . and ' upset him
so that 1H turned a complete 9Omr-
sault. \t this t.ho'm:1 : ns cawed l1ihr.
ou ly .
Unable to stand ! 'thetr.trealment , the
I
heron disgorged ' : a fish , which the man
pies seized and : made off < < 'Jth , An-
I 'oth < , r somersault was turned and a
second fish foil l1 ] to one of the crow
I Seeing / he 1 could not get ! rid of the r- ,
maining thieves , the heron at ) at
yielded 11p the eel , and l went home
supperless . while the crows had 11. tng-
of.war1111 the tiSll.
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A Race on the Heels ,
By looking at the picture you wm
see just what is needed to prepare
for a "heeling mat ch . .A stout broomstick .
stick for what you might approprlate-
ly call your "h'e1 1)it" and 1wo lengths
of strong clothesline or light rope s-
C'111'6'1y knotted 10 ( 'achnd ot the
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-At the Start of the Match.
stic1 , for the reins . Grasp niP reins
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firmly in your ; dc'nch'd fists and draw
the "hcel hit" Taut so that the halls
of your ; feet are o"tf the ground and
your weight resting entirely on your
heels
The course must be short , as the
race must be run entirely on Uw com-
p Utors' heels. This would not seem
at all hard , hut the "heel bits" must
ho kept in place , and It is this condition .
tIon which makes the race much more
difficult than It appears. The second
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ran lift your heels from the ground
. . . . . . , " ' . ' . \ . . .I.lIClot your heel
bit slipping out of Its position , which
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intttnntI disqualifies ) ' 011.
You no also dIIQunHn ! It you let
the bail oC your toot touch the ground ,
n ruling that will compel you to pro'
coed slowly and with care IC you want
to how your competItors " / \ clean pair
of bl' ls , "
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Held by a ToothpIck.
hero Is n tHnbtc trick that will
astonish everyone. You will need two
forks , a pitcher and n toothpick interlace ! .
H'rIncC' the tips of the prongs of the
Cork , so that they hold firmly together '
or in V shnp Then insert fl tootb.
pick through these interlaced prong
just far enough to secure it nrU1I . .
Sometimes the pressure from one or
rtt most two prongs is s\lmciont for
thIs. The toothpick should he Inserted .
t'd from the inside of the V , like n r
tongue , between the fork handles. The
other end or the toothpick should then
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How Forks Are Fastened ,
be lrdhed In the mouth of n pitcher
which is high enough \ to allow the
handles of the dependent forks to
clear the tahle.
Wit.h nothing < to hold it , the single
toothpick will then support the two
forks without tll'pinror breaking , fl
font most puzzling to the ordinary
spectator and 11 most ' fruitful source
of speculation and animated discus-
sion ,
Coin Trick.
Begin this trick by rcmnrlng how
very easily a wetted silver dime will
adhere to the forehead , and say 3'OU
will wager anyone that after you have
applied It to their forehead they can'
not "wrinklc" nor shake it off without . i :
out touching it . with their hnndg I
You may give ; a little Illustration hr i
damping ; 11 coin wlt.h110 tongue and
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sticking It to your own forehead then
making , a great fuss . of working your
lace to dislodge it ; nnlurn113' it falls ,
off after n fbort. ; time Someone is '
sure to take U11 your wag'cr I
Start by putting the dry coin to '
their forehead , then inking t it off to
damp ; instead of doing so you ( unperceived .
perceived ) wet he t tip of the middle
finger of your right hand , and apply
it to their forehead as if j It were the
coin you were sticking on. Now take
away your hand ( carefully concealing
the coIn , The fun then commences.
Your friend Imagines the slIver Is on
his ' ! forehead , and tries to wor1 it off
hIs friends meantime encouraging him
10 persevere ; and so the fun goes on
until it lawns upon him that he has
been " 'fool ( > d , " Now is the time to get
ont af his I'Ond
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Letter Blanket.
In Holland mtle cakes called bJ' the
name of " } ( 'ttcr b1nnlwt" arc made In
the form of letters of the alphabet It }
these cannot ho fWC1ll'N1. pin letters
cut from papet } ' spelled ! ( ; 'ru1Iksglv. }
ins" on n screen ! to 110 easily ! seen hy
the company , who stand around thorn
in n semich'cle Let t the hostess point
with II wand to each letter . In turn
asking the children to 'name some
Thanksgiving "goody" that begins
with that leUt > ! ' . The first to respond
wins some trifling fnvor These fa-
vet ! ! will cruise n good deal of meal- P
mont it put In a sack of yellow tissue
paper that is hung between two doors
Underneath it a white sheet is spread ,
'I'he youngest child is given n cane
and told to hit the sack three times , . ,
as hard ns he can. Few strikes hit ,
hut nt last the sack bursts , and as
bonbons and souvenirs run down on
the sheet below the children merrily
scramble to set their sbarQ"
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