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stt tvih t r. WAR REMINISCENCES GEN'L'MAN JOE. Ho warn't novcr Ut:o tho rest o' us, Us rough nn' roWckln' boys; Bo novcr 'pcared to talto no Btock In tlio barracli,Jokcs nn' nolso. Ho.wnr a quiet sort o' chap, With n solumn kind o' smllo; Though ho warn't nowlso Bullcn like I Jlt of a pcnslvo tftylo. Wo nllcrs called him Gen'l'man Joe, Ho was bo hinder proudi An' opolto as soft an' smootuas Bilk, An' novcr quick an' loud. Vn' wu wuz orful proud o' him, Delta do ho war so line, An' ltnowcd slch mighty heaps o' things That wftrn't in our line. Ho Jlncd down thar to Dallard's Mills, Jlst nrtcr tint thar night ' Wo had thct llttlo scrimmago thari Ve mind thct rattlln' light When Cnp'n Jcnks wuz mustered out, An' half tho comp'ny, too, An' things In gln'rnl 'round about Wuz most oxccedln' bluer Wo warn't noways partlo'ler like 'Dout Hlzo an' strength jist then; Wft wuz takln' all whutcomc, 'l'crvldln' they wuz men. An' bravo f Thar warn't no coolor nr Whut ovor faced tho foe, Than thct samo Blender, quiet chap , What we called GcnTman Joo. Ho took n mighty shine to Jack; P,crhap3 yo 'member him; Ho wnr a pow'rtul han'somo man, An' tall ah' strong o limb. 4 AV ho war gay an' merry like, An' ready w ith a Jok; Ills big black eyes u sparklln' bright With Bunshlno when ho spoko. An' when wu all wuzsettin' 'round Tho camp-lire, blazln' bright. An' Jack wuz tcllln' funny tales, An' all wuz gay nn' light, Then Gen'l'man Joo,wuz sure to bo A settln' next to Jack, K lookln' up with shlnln' eyes, So big an' soft an' black. An' then ho'd tako his llddlo when The stories wuz all done, An',play so slow an' soft on' sweot, vAn' wo would cv'ry ono ' Set silent lookin' In the lira ; jSo dreamy liko an' still. As cf we'd hcarn a' ntigol's voico t'A Hoatlu' down tho hllL An' never ylt wuz "Homo, Bwect Home," So tcchln" liko to hear, , Kz 'twuz them nights when GenTman Joo Setplnvin' soft an' Wear, t Whtro flick'rin' llpht from tho flamln' flrd Foil on his quiet face. ' An' us a wutchin' of his hand A mo via;, with slcli grace. An' when Jack klvcred up his eyes I knowed It wuz to hldo The tears tluH would coino swcllln'up A thinklp' of liis bride , . ' What hq had married on tho day , Ho inarched away to war, , An' when ho hcarn of "Home, Swcot Homo," His thoughts went roamln' far. An' 'twent on so till by and by We hid a scrimmage tough, An' though wo got tho best of it, Still It wuz hot enougli. An' I had not seen Qen'l'man Joe Ser,co early In tho light; An' likewise Jack hid disappeared. It seemed,. from human sight. An' by r.ud by I seed Jack come, A walkin' mighty slow. An' i" . In' somethln' In his nrms Whit looked like Gen'l'man Joo. Hu brought him In an' laid him down ' All krerful liko an' still. An' I seed his ban's a shakln' like A'mau's what had a chill. Then Oen'l'man Joo he raised his nrms "AH feeble liko un' slow. An' put it gently 'round Jack's neck, 'An' wispcrcd soft an' low. An' Jack dropped down liko he'd been shot An' clasped his ban's an' cried. An' kissed tho lips of Gen'l'man Joe, An'Eobued: "My Joo! My brldcl An', boys, I knowed then how it wuz, About Jack's gcntlo pal: Ho never warn't no man ntnll, Hut Jlst JacU'n lcctlc gal, Ho'd married 'way up to tho north. Afore he went to war: ' An'bhc hed followed after him, ''An' lay a dyln' thar. tJ? r , An'tsoshodled. Wo burled hor ' Thosun wuz slnkln'low. r When we fired the partln' volley 6'cr Thcgnvoo' Gen'l'man Joe. ' An' in a fight soon arter thet ,-Poor Jack fell bv my n'de With a 'fedrll bullet in his heart. An' wtthouta sound he died. Wc kcrrlcdhlm back to thet lone sp. Whir lay Tils faithful bride. An', thar w Ith tears wc left'old Jack .As'.ccpiu' by her sido, Hilt, boys, thar warn't no braver man Whatever faced the foe, Then thct samo gentle, quiet chap What wo called Gen'l'man Joe. , , . M. E. Torrcnce, In N. E. Magazine. COLVARD'S TACTICS. A Fiery Private. Who Didn't Uclleve In Fighting by System. We hnd in our regiment of icavalry n eryjrofane j'et a very popular man whom, for present purposes I shall call Jessl Colvard, for I like that name bet ter than simply "John Smith." Colvard wasas game a man and as good-hearted a fellow- As over cracked a Jojte, . . Or ever o cracker broke. Withal, tho man's tongue never harmed anyone bave himself or those who took pattern after him, though ho would .delight in abusing a coward, if everuch a character came in'his way. I3tlU,vhb was a thoroughly thoughtless, profane man. Butprofanity was not a rarity in an army camp. It is a littlo curious that with death staring them in tho face al inostrevery hour, the soldier became in different to that which is denom iuated spiritual interests Yet some how;arother, an idea liad obtained a phtco in tlie belief of many of tho army tliatftidn who conscientiously go to war for what they deem is their country's rightor demand, will always be sure of KalvaUpn beyond tho grave. Their con solation -was that Justice and Mercy both"'iiltcreeded for tho brave who fell in deionso of their flag. Others becamo utterly calloused and indifferent to the matfccbf'soul or religion. I kucw ono dear fellow the idol of his household at hom&"nxl tho pet and prldo of mess mates and comrades in camp a bright and promirfngyoung man whosu passion and wti6sbMBin loy almost wholly in cards.Jn iratnintr. Before ho had been, out a -year tho poor boy sickened und bccao an iifctcr and liopelcss wreck in his tent thonca to tho hospital. Ho played 'cards-'I griovo to say even on his djdng bed. Tho ruling passion be came1 strong even in hia death. In tho Inst h!pur, ho nald: , . ,c "Prop "mo up, boys, in my bed. I want to play ono mom game bojyro I go. Wbo win play with wo?" t 4 wits bo near bolstered Mm up ns best I they could; but in a short whllo tho dear I fellow was gono forever cro tho frame. was ended. Hero's a prayor for your rest and your memory, my dear fricndl Ills .grief-stricken father when over fifty years' of age, led1 a lino company of jny old countrymen out to tho front un der a famous general. lie too): Ills son's place in the army. But half his men never ngnin crossed tho threshhold of homo after bidding good-by to their loved ones, but they achieved immortal honor for their leader and their com mand. But Jess1 Col vard was tho most rest less and tho most Impaticntif not tho most insubordinate -man I ever saw under drill. He rcbollcd at tho dis cipline of war, nbt at tho waHtsolf, for ho was always ready for tho fight when that canto on. Thero was ono troublo with many of our high-spirited and self willed young men entering-the armies they could not quietly, and at all times, properly submit to tho rigors of .dis cipline. The idea of mastery, 6r author ity, is repugnant o tho American youth, who bellcvo in tho ide'a'of democratic equality. Tho commands of authority1 often camo from men who were tho so cial and intellectual inferiors of many in the ranks or in subordinate positions. Jess Colvard was ono 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 obcisanco and obedience to him and to him only. In our camp of instruction tho drill master was an old, warm and personal friend of Colvnrd,'s. "They had, been raised together in a country town. And while the drill master had achieved, or reached, the rank of major, Colvard could not forget or fail to consider tho fact that'in every other Tcspect tho two were, on an, absolutely even footing. Nor did Colvard intend to allow mero military rank'to impose any restrictions on tho old-time familiarity between tho two men, and the subordinate rcsojvod to Indulge also in certain liberties in the presence of his friend, the major. One day the drill-master was endeav oring to impress upon his squad tho importance, tho 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 who seemed quite disinclined 'to learn in military precision; in fact, the muster lectured tho fellow quite severely nnd urgently. Jess relieved his overburdened contempt and indig nation exactly as follows minus a wholo volume of profanity, interspersed by way of explanation and emphasis, wherever he could manage to get in an ugly or Impiously or emphatic word in the deliverance: "What in the is thouso of all this foolery, major? Here's 'right moulinet' (moo-le-nay), 'left moulinet,' 'in ticrco point,' 'in cart point,' 'front guard,' 'roar guard' and all such stuff.'1 And tho follow quoted the military terms from tho French with intensest scorn and disgust anil in unrepeatable profanity. "Ah, my friend," said the major, with the unction of politeness and authority in knowledge, "that is according to Hardee and we 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 mo in a crowd of them other fellows and drat if I don't bhow you a system of Colvard's 'tactics!' " . The fellow had ample opportunity often afterward to exhibit in fullest display all he had of "Colvard'b tac tics," for during the four years', conflict he "crossed sabres" time and again with tho bravest of tho brave. But no man I am glad to say over got the advantr age of him, however skillful tho antag onist was in his attainments in sword drill. .less wielded his saber with tho fury of a cyclone, and with the dexter-' ity of a skilled fencing mnster. Detroit Ifrco Press. THEY BROKE RANKS. A Camp-Firo Hero Who Never Saw the bmolco of Jtuttle. ."When we ctimo up to Nashville," said a veteran) we-; -,, ' 'Whatcorps?' asked a comrade. "Fourth.' When wo.camo'np to Nash ville" ,' t "What division?" "Second. AVhcn we came1 " "What.brigadecoinrade?" , v ' "ThirtCbrigade. Wli'cn we first paxne up to Nashville ' - "What regiment?" "TKot--Ui Ohio.' When we first got up to Nash- " ' "Were ypu.in the Franklin fight?" "Yes, indeed. .But, as I was saying, when we first got up "to Nashville " "You had it pretty hot in thattbattle, sure enough." ' ' ''Yes, thero was warm worlc It was a great battle. Now, when wo first came up to Na " "Didn't'you think your tirao had come when you met llooil's' ye'terins?" "Oh, no! A? iHvas 'saying ,when you interrupted me, when wo first came up to Nashville " "Were, you hit during .tho fight?" "I was detailed to go bticlc to Louis villo with some Johnny prisoners and didn't even sco tho smoke of the battle." Tho crowd immediately broke ranks. Columbust Post. Srlf-Coneolt a Drawback. The usefulness of some people is im mensely hindered bytheir Belf-conceifj They have pood abilities, but have far too high an idea of themselves to do the things they arc fitted for, and, , of course, fail in' attempting the thing thoy are not qualified to do. 'Many people would bo mucli happier and more successful if thoir opinion of themselves could bo subjected to hydraulic pres sure. Watchman. Property will uot perish, but thero will bo priuliml modifications in tho manner (n which it It held. It will be come moro"nnd ' more a ttrsonaL.und. loss and loss an bertdfyy rSgut Emtio do Luvoleyo, 'FARM AND GAftDEK CHEAP HAY SHELTER. lomo of the Advantage of an Octagonal or Cylindrical Btructurc. In a recent printed discussion on theap construction of tho silo, I seo tho Wisconsin cxpcrimontstatlon has made ono as follows; Tho framo Is merely a sircle of 2 by 4 studs 10 inches apart on i sultablo foundation, and lined with a loublc covering of 0-inch boards with paper between. Tho boards readily ipring to tho Btudding, being put on horizontally. They completely and Irmly "hoop" UiIb great cylinder, their tnds running by ono another, so that no two end on tho sumo stud. Tho silo jias'proVcd a success, although contain ing a muehjheavler material than-hay ind ono mora likely to exert a .lateral pressure. ) . i ' x The question arises, why cannot stor age barns for fodder bo erected, on tho tamo principle, leaving off tho expense pf a double lining with tar paper be tween, andrdc"pondlng on tho covering entirely for both "hooping" and protec tion? In the case of tho Wisconsin silo, half-inch lumber was used. Let inch boards b'&put'on around tho structure, one lapping over tho ono next below it lilfc cla'pboards, and increased strength and lessened expense, will result, for abundant inch or seven-eighths hem lock can .b'e bought at S8 to SIS per thousand. Good1 eight-penny nails arc preferable to wire nails for the workbe tause thoy' will not draw out. The-studs 8CCTION OP SUELTElt. in, this case might be further apart than 16 inches. Solid posts set in tho earth and sawed off 18 inches high, then halved i inches down, to receive the studs, will serve a good foundation purpose. I mention cheap lumber instead of other protectors which I used, like oiled cloth, paper, tin, etc., because it is much more durable and costs only a trifle more in the beginning. Tho bay will settle perfectly-, sliding down the barq'studs inside the building with out obstruction. For filling such a building, a track for hay sling or horse fork can be arranged across its top, pro jecting over where the load is to drive up. Or the structure can bo erected on a hillside, so that the teams can draw the loads to the upper edge. To roof it ia simple: A conical roof is preferred, as It possesses both strength and beauty. Numerous stringers across the top of the cylinder will be needed to strengthen it. The conical roof when framed and covered with rough boards may bo shingled or papered. When the hay, straw or stalks is re moved for feeding or selliug, it is taken out through openings 2 foot high by 3 feet wide left in tho aiding, but never one directly above another. With tho studs but IS inches apart, a piece 2 feet long will have to be removed wherever an opening is made. These windows are closed by vertical boards 2H feet long, clcatcd together. As the hay is put in, these are set in the openings, with their upper edge inside and their lower edge outside the siding, that all the drip from above and all the beating rain may be caught and thrown outside the clapboards, so that the hay will not bo wet. Such shelter will cost SI to ,S2.50 per ton of capacity, according to price of lumber and kind of . roof. Holllster Sage, in Country Gentleman. FACTS FOR FARMERS. It may be an open question whether it will pay all farmers to feed cooked food to their hogs, but there is no doubt that cooked food will make more flesh than uncooked,, because a larger proportion will be digested and assimilated. Apples grown in grass ground will kecp longer than the same fruit grown on cultivated land. Late --keeping va rieties, therefore, should always be grown lu grass lipids. So said Mr. Hadweu, at a recent meeting of tho Massachusetts horticultural society. , 'It is necessary to balance the ration fit the soil as well as for the animals. Feeding the soil with something it does not require is equivalent to giving an animal food'whicli it wlll.not eat. The best fertilizers are those which supply tho soil with that which it requires. A conitESroNDKNT of tho Journal of Agriculture selected two hogs of tho 'same size, weight, age and thrift. To one he gave an ounce of salt daily; to the other none. The one salted had a much keener appetite than the other, and In three months weighed fifty pounds the most. When tho horse's head is held.up by the dvercheck rein it endeavors to find ellof by thrqwing its head up, in order a relievo tho pressure on tho mouth, and to relax the muscles of the neck. Tho horse; is in constant torture until the rein is loosened, and at times tho p;ilu causes loss of appetite. In experiments made in feeding cowa at the Ioiva experiment station it yvaa demonstrated that a cow will "eat seventy-five pounds of green food daily, if kept in the stable, and a grain ration added, and that cows, when fed on corn, peas and clover in tho stable, will give more milk than when fed on good blue grass pasture. , llrnn und Cottonseed Mrnl. Bran and cottonseed meal are two substances that seldom entail a loss on tho farmer. Onco brought on tho farm they remain, as thoy aro nearly aa vuluablo in tho manure houp as foi food. They contain tho mineral ele ments so necessary for youug and grow Ing stockand may bo used with ad vantage for tho adults. Linsoed mca) may also bo included ill the list " - ''' ' 53fS? LOVE FOR HUiMITY A Strong Dcslro for tho Highest dood and Best Welfare of tho World. THE GREAT WORDS OF GREAT MEN, A Mont Romarkablo Array of Out op okon Btatomonta from Jffion of mark in Both. Con tinent a. INTERESTING FACTS AjjD fACES. Tho orator beforo tho Scnato called'this "an age of progress." Ho was wrong, "Progress" dobs not half express it: it is an ago of revolu tion. Revolutions carried on, not by armies, but by discoverers, Inventors and brain-work", crs. It is a marvelous age, nn ago when tho or dinary will not bo accepted, when tho best la demanded. Our grandfathers ,wcro content to travel in stage coaches, to Hvo In cabins nnd ro- .. . ,1 . . ccivo a man onco a wcck. we aemona paiaco WILLIAltfEDWARD'ROBESON, M.R.C.aL, t. K. Q. O. I. Lato at, the Royal Navy of England. iJjCcZc'ji 's. r5 f ST'r ulhc Cu tiCf stio C;cc cars, tasteful homes and dally communication with tho world. It is the rapid-transit oge; the ago of tho telegraph and tho telephone. A man speaks to-day and tho entire world reads his words to-morrow morning. Thero aro but twenty-four hours In tho day, but forty-eight hours aro crowded into it. Wo all know how we havo advanced material ly. Do wo realize how wc have advanced scien tifically! Moro than In any other manner. In deed, it has been tho advancement In science which has caused tho advancement in material things Tho discovery of steam permitted tho railroad and the steamboat. The development of electricity mado possible the telegraph and DR. R. A. GUNN, Dean o' thetJnlted S.tatcs Medical College, New York, and Editor of the Medical Tribune OT & ' 0tJ&ll &&&:& I V 'WOaJ m Mj d&bteC& Azr A 'TT '2u. 7f ?mm&j xdj worn. - si 5U- acM, th telephone, so that tho development of tho sciences has been tho real cause of oil modern advancement. Wo will take, for example, ono department of science, but tho most important department. Ono which nffcotn our very lives and happiness. Formerly tho treatment ,ot human ilia waa PROP. DR. KOCH, BERLIN. madoia matter of superstition, of incantation, the samo as It is by the medicine men of the In dians to-day. Gradually emerging from such blindness, It was still a matter of bigotry, of folly. What pcoplo must havo suffered in thoso days can scarcely bo imagined. They wero bled, they wero cupped, they were leeched, thoy wero subjected to every doIco whereby their vitality could bo reduced and their lives endangered. It is almost a wonder that tho race survived. Zr '&7w--'.'-."'j vs8fccdj, ?S3J30 tUjfej $&f4. UG, 0fLtf c$ictiz& S , f jjett $&&.. (4 a4. frdS.?-2f There has been an absolute revolution In the practice ot medicine and in th'o treatment of human Ills. Instead of undermining tho vital forces by cupping and bleeding, tho vitality is now sustained in every possible manner. In stead of tearing down wo seek to build up. In stead of increasing misery we seek to create happiness. But tho greatest advancement in medical science has been mado by discovery. -Harvey could afford to enduro tho ridicule of tho world for revealing to it tho grand discovery of tho circulation of tho blood. Jcnner might bo ostra cized, but millions havo benefited by bis dis covery of vaccination. Pasteur lived in a moro enlightened ago and escaped ridicule, while tho world received the benefit which his discoveries havo brought. Koch, although forced to reveal his discovery before Its perfection, will bo re vered by future generations. Tho discoveries of theso great men have been of untold benefit to tho world, and yet they were not in the line of tho world's greatest $$? Ofacfc :7y &izd$Jm& i)i. need. Mankind has been suffering, cndurlnp, dying from a causo far greater thnn small-pox, moro tcrrlblo than hydrophobia und moro Bubtla than consumption. Tho habits of modern llfo, tho very Inventions which havo mado civiliza tion so great, havo drained tho vital forces of Ufa and undermined tho organs that sustain llfo. Ten years ago this great truth was realized by a gentleman whoso own llfo was in soro Jeopardy, nnd tho discovery which ho has given to tho world has dono and Is doing moro to day to strengthen tho vitality, lessen suffer ing, preserve tho health nnd Icngthon llfo than any of tho discoveries of tho other great men nbovo mentioned. Tho discovery referred to was mado by Mr. II. II. Warner, of Rochester, N. Y., and is known in Europe, In America, and throughout tho world as Warner's Sato Cure. It may perhaps bo thought that tho nbovo as sertion la an oxtrnvagant one, nnd so it would bo wero not tho unnucstlonablo proofs present to vorlfy it. Within tho past few years tho claims mado moro than ten years ago havo been admitted by tho highest sclcntlflo authorities, both in Europo and America, and it la with DR. BEYER, OF WURZBURG, GERMANY. SB&pew QtS iileasuro that wn nrcsent herewith some re- markablo reproduced statements, together with tho faces of tho men who maao them. Kldnoy troubles, resulting far too often in Brlght's disease, are tho great evil of modern life. They frequently como silently and unan nounced. Their presenco far too often is not realized until their treacherous fangs havo been fixed upon tho vital portion of life. Nothing' can be moro deceptive, for their symptoms are varied In nearly every instance. Thousands ot persons havo been their victims without realiz ing or knowing what it Is that afflicted them. Thousands nro suffering to-day who do not know tho cause. Tho following outspoken words, however, show what wonderful things this great remedy has done: Mr Georgo A. Pagels, ChllUcothc, Ohlot "For several years I suffered terribly with kid ney trouble. I tried everything recommended, but could get no relief. Warner's Safo Curo re stored me to health." Mr. L. S. Twining. Granville, Ohio: "I have used Warner's Safo Curo for Rheumatism and havo received great benefit from it." Mr. M. McCarthy, South New Lyme, Ohlot "Five years ago I was troubled with Kidnoj Disease, lost 35 pounds in weight, and was not expected to live. Thrco bottles ot Warner's Safe Cure cured me." Mrs. Eliza Guiles, Camden, Ohio: "Four years ago I suffered from Hcmorrhago ot tha Kidneys, our doctor advised mo to tako War- DR. DIO LEWIS. ncr's Safo Curo, which I did, and it completely cured me." Miss AUco Bowers, Winfleld, Ohio: "I waw troubled with Dyspepsia for six years, was nervous, and could not sleep. Tho pain in my head was so intense that my hair turned gray although I v, as only 10 years of ago. Warner's Safe Curo completely restored mo to health." Mr. J. II. DePoy, Editor Wtelly Buckeye, Lecsburgh, Ohio: "I havo used Warner's Safo Curo and can testify to its good effects. It cured mo after doctors had gh en mo up." Mr. T. I Mllhaus, Hebron, Ohio: "I regard Warner's Safo Curo as tho best kidney mcdlclno in tho world. It was a great success in my case. My wifu thinks It is tho best blood mcdlclna manufactured." Mr. D. V. Shrlner, Editor Sclola Gazette ChU llcothe, Ohio: "I ha o used Warner's Safo Cure, and but for Its timely use, I verily believe I would havo been in my grave, from what doctors term Brlght's Disease." Mrs. S. E. Karnc3, Amanda, Ohio: "I was cured of u serious kidney disorder by use of Warner's Safo Curo." The discovery made by Mr. II. II. Warner has been acknowledged throughout both hem ispheres to bo the only discovery for this great modern evil now known to thu world. Liko all great discoveries, It hos had its enemies and met with opposition, but its marvelous popu larity with tha public has been phenomenal und its complete acknowledgment by scicntlsta and tho professions has been deserved. It stands, as it dosorves to stand, upon a piano of its own, pro-cmlncnt among nil prominent dis coveries for tho relief of humaulty and tha pro motion of bapplnesa. KHHli Vyfy&&u? j