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Kansas "tarlight Is superbly grand Header we have a Christmas trift to OLD WARTIME MEMORIES TH ILSON KAOLE IVbusued Evkjiy Saturday. next actiti tho drama took pi nee. case could be granted, and my orders were to write tbe subject up that very night or sutler all the dire consequences. That nlgnt I sought my tent with heavy, heaving heart, aud ground these lovely autumn nights. The small boys are now collecting and selling old iron and beer bottles Parents beware.

Attorneys. P. Harrison of Ells worth was In town a short time on Wednesday morning. The Hawkeye editor seems to be the most fortunate and unfortunate mar ried man in Kansas, judging from his local notice of, "is marriage a failure. The supper given by the ladies of the M.

E. Church on Thursday evening and the entertainment of Woman'i Relief Corps on Friday evening of last week were both complete and well attended. Mr. Will Shafer, for some months in charge of Dr. Alderson's drug store has retired, and gone to his home in Ellsworth.

Will is a lively young man and we wish him success in whatever his hands find next to do. The Church of the Holy Apostles will hold divine service in the Court House, at Ellsworth on sabbath next, Dec. 9th, at 11 o'clock a. m. Mr.

M. Burdett will officiate as lay reader, and a select choir will render choice music. The Echo this week goes for the Times, published at Newville Pennsylvania, for giving space in its columns to notices of want and starvation in western Kansas. The Eagle notified Its Pa. readers last week of that very false statement in the Newville times, and 3 endorse brother Coover in the pen picture he paints and prints this week.

Kansas has better and richer soil than Cumberland Valley. Pa. Kansas can raise more wheat, corn, oats, potatoes, or any other farm pro ducts on one acre in a good season, than can be raised on any two of tin best acres of farm land in the Cumber land The greatest trouble we notice among Kansas citizens, and especially the farmers, is, that they are too restless and get discouraged too easily. Do not move about so much from one county to another, but settle down on some farm you like and resolve that that spot of earth is good enough and rich enough to be your home, and stay there. It costs money to be always tearing up and moving about.

You cannot sell off without sacrificing more or less of what you need, and you can not buy a new home without finding many things you desire lacking. The best and happiest citizens we meet in Kansas, are the ones who settled down contented, and went along quietlyyear after year, fixing up their houses and barns and land, until now all that did not suit them at first has been changed to just exactly what they do like, and desire to keep and enjoy in their old age. These are the true facts in the -1 111 case, ana every jiagle reaaer wiu find it so if he will just stop and look around him and read the history of his neighbors. Just show us a farmer who is always on the move from one state or county to another, and we will at once prepare to gaze upon a lot of poor horses, cattle, wagons and farm machinery, and as to furniture, just simply none at all. A Present to every EAGLE Sub seriber.

Boys and girls whose pareuts are subscribers to the Eagle are going to get the best and prettiest "Merry Jhrlstmas and Happy New Year" Il lustrated paper from this office that was ever issued. It will contain 29 di (reran pictures, ana so many pretty stories and funny pieces of poetry that we cannot name them all. Among the stories however, will be, Ichabod Untbank, Meg a Reception, Two Christmas-Gifts, A Lucky Dozen, Merry Christmas, Christmas Dinner, A Christmas Thaw, Elsie's Christmas, and other stories. Among the nice poetry will be, Who Santa Claus Was, A Cnr'istmas Surprise, My Rival, Baby's Christmas Gifts, The Gifts of the Poor, On the Threshold, Dear Little Schemer, Downfall of Santa Claus, Grandma's Mistake and A Little Girls Letter. Then there will be plenty of other little articles to please and make you laugh, and the pictures are ever so funny.

Some large and some small, while the head of the paper is six inches deep, and all ornamented with dolls, deer, birds, flowers fcc. Just wait un til you get your'EAGLE Christmas pv per, which we will lend out on Saturday Dec. 22d, and we know you will be irlad we sent to your homes so nice and good a Christmas newspaper. Tell your neighbor boys and girls whost fathers are not now subscribers to tbe Wilson Eagle, that they had better senH us fifty cents at once for the EAqle and we will send every week from now until July 1st. 1889, and then they too will get the coming Illustra ted Christmas number.

Subsorlption Prioa $1,00 Per Year, December 8, 1888 Entered at tke Post Office at Wilson Second class mall matter. To Delinquent Newspaper er. gubsorlb The latest postal laws are such that newspaper publishers can have arrested any one for fraud who takes a paper and refuses to pay for It. Undor this law the man who allows his subscription to ran along for some time unpaid, and then orders it discontinued, or orders the post-master to mark it "refused" and to send a postal oard notifying the publisher, lays himself liable to arrest and fine, the same as for theft, eto, LOCAL NEWS. FROM BENNIE TO GROVER IN CARE OF THE WILSON EAGLE Well rovor my boy, I am happy, Binoe the Eaoli has eoina to hand; Bringing to me your anBwer, And the manly way you plimned While serving as Chief Executive, To guard all the people's rights; And I realy feel, that you hare been, The hero of brave, grand fights.

Fights for the right are honorable. And history will write yon down; As one of the few great statesmen, Worthy to wear the crown-One of the fow in political life, In a world and an age like this; Who can truthfully say at parting, "I have treated no man amiss." And Grover my boy, I am with you, In one thing you always said; "That a publio office is public trust," And not for political trade-Yon honored the Arthur appointments, And the Civil Bervioe rules; As much as could be expected, By men not political tools. But still there were some men insulted, Who said you were aoting unwise; Too slow for the good of your party. And the men who were wanting a prize. Some said you courted the mugwumps, And some the Republican vote; But some how, it did not look that way.

In any great message yon wrote. Your messages always were freighted, With pare Democratic advice; I never read one that was tainted. With treachery, deceit or devioe; But Grover, the odds were against you, TUe men of great wealth were for me; And now I will have them to handle, By thousands wberever.they be. I know they will want to advise me, And tell me just what I must do; With the army, the navy and money, And all these appointments by you. But Grover my boy, I've been thinking, I'd better adopt your own plan; And do what is best for the Nation, Begardless of men, clique or olan.

If 1 do, then of course all the bankers, Of Wall Street will be on their oar; The railroads and trusts will denonnce me. And all politicians will sneer The post office seekers by thousands, Will pester by day and by night; While revenue men and government clerks, Will joine them in every fight I tell yon friend Grover, I know it now. As I never knew it before; That a President's life is as full of strife, As the billow that lash the shite. Bat the rock-bound shores are adamant, And strong to resist the storm; While yon and I are bat mortal men Encased in the human form. But I will be there on the ttU.

of March, And relieve you Of all your care; And endeavor to do the best I can. While filling the White Bouse chair. And if I shall fail as fail 1 muy, And they steal from me every penny; Then Carrie my wife, and I will return, To onx home now good bye yours Bknnii. Mr. "Volgtlander is reported to be improving in health.

A New Year's ball is on the pro- gramme of the K. o( P. slate. The Colorado excursionists have returned safe and well pleased. Mr.

A. A. JellUon is a juror at the U. S. Court in session at Topeka.

Mr. Win. McCoy an aged citizen of Wilson is now suffering from a para-Iotic stroke. A. N.

McLennan of Ellsworth is now as happy a a june bug he has received hi certificate of election. TV Tt. Lone of Ellsworth has been appointed Grand Inspector of 0. of 0. F.

for Kansas. Editor Coover of the Echo placed sixty subscription accounts in justice McCoy's hands for collection this week. The new M. E. Church will soon be all under corrogated roof the stone work is about finisfed and looks well- A number of repairs are now in progress on the Catholic Church.

Fathnr iaBoun Is alive to everr use ful and ornamental improvement. W. O. Bale is now off on a visit to his old home and friends in Iowa. He will be absent for some time.

Mr. Geo. McCoy has shaken from his feet the dust of Wilson streets, and will enter the law profession at the city of Hutchison, Kansas, success to him. HENRY M. BURDETT, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR asK or you to get us one new subscri ber for the Eagle for 1889, iiuiu, oni rain wny aont you come and visit sunny Kansas.

The new M. E. Church dedication at Dorrance will take placo on Sabbath next at 10-30 a. in. with the very late fall and early spring, the Kansas people know very little of real winter and no sleighing, The Colorado potatoes sold in the Wilson markets are simply monsters and of the very best quality, all good solid and perfect.

The new Wilson creamery seems to be Btarting off in good shape, with standing offers of twenty-seven cents per pound for all butter they can make the year round. Editor J. C. Gault of the Bunker Hill Gazette, has given up his interest in the Brookville job office, and will give his whole attention hereafter the Gazette. to Jack rabbits are now ripe, and hunt ers are only waiting tor the llrst snow fall to harvest them.

We are also anxiously waiting for the big, fat samples promised us by a score of Eagle reading hunters. Sabbath last was another day of sunshine and autumn grandeur in this portion of sunny Kansas. As Febru ary generally ushers in the gentle spring at this place, the winter will not seem long. Dr. Alderson is now fitting up the room one door west of the Eagle office, and will soon place in it a full stock of drugs, books, notions etc.

He will move out of his present place of business sometime before Jan. 1st. At the I. 0. of O.

F. hall on Thurs day evening the following officers were elected to serve the coming year. For N. Mr. James Latta.

For V. Mr. P. S. Crose.

For P. Mr. F. It. Lewis.

For R. Mr. A. J. Crawford.

For Treasurer, Mr. J. W. Briggs. The death of Charles Milton, who lived near the Saline river north west of Wilson, occured suddenly on Friday evening last.

Mr. Milton was aged about 29 years, and Dr. Aldorson who arrived on call at his home just as the man died pronounces his disease cholic and heart disease combined. Mr. Samuel Shilts of Dorrance, ltus- sell county visited the Eagle office on Friday of last week, paid us two sub scriptions and presented us with four huge table beets, one of which weighed 14 pounds and measured 35 inches in circumferance.

Mr. Shilts says the Eagle beats all the other newspapers he supports, and should therefore have all the good beets and no dead beats. We will give all our old subscribers who have paid us fifty cents each for from the time it started on June 2nd, up for the first six months to Dec. 2nd 1888, the same chance we now offer to new subscribers. That is to all who will send us one dollar now, will be marked paid up in full until Jan.

1st 1890. Last week's issue completed our first half year, to which all our first half year friends who paid fifty cents each were credited. H. D. Morgan of the Kanopolis Journal came up to Wilson on the Sunday evening train and paid us a friendly visit.

The Morgan brothers will send out the first issue of their new Ellsworth paper this week. It will be the same size of their Kanopo lis Journal, and will be like it Republican. This new paper will give Ells worth county eight weekly newspapers. six Republican and two Democratic. What a profitable thing it must be for tbe business interests of a town in dull times to hobble along trying to do business and starve out a live newspaper both at the same time.

Every true, live, and successful business man in America, makes it a rule to advertise his.business as much as possible in his town papers, no matter how dull and hard the times may be. If he cannot pay each of his town papers the amount per year that Gush times will afforq, he calculates the differance and payiess, but at all times and un der ail circumstances he divides up a manly share with each publication, and thus presents his branch of trade to all the citizens. CONSCRIPTION SVEUStT CURED To this Editor Please Inform your readers that I have a posl'lve remedy for the above named Oiwxise. By its timely use thousands of hopelnM euos have been permanently cured. I shall be jrlad to send two bottlos of my remedy milt to your readers who have consiiirptlon If they will send mo their el-press and roit offioe address.

Respectfully, T. A. 8LOCCJ4, M. lol erl New York. i-ly.

It was about midnight solemn hour and the ile moon was playing "hido and seek" behind the huge, dark March cloudh; when one by one, fig ures In human form commenced to dodge out from among tbe winter cab ins and wlln nolsiess tread, move away from camp. They carried no war weapons, but simply tin cups and canteens, while one, a six foot giant was armed with a blacksmith's sledge. Let ns follow them reader out into a thicket of Vir ginia pines a half a mile from camp. And there we find them assembled "a hundred men or more," around a baker's dozen of fresh and well filled fourth barrell kegs of lager beer, late Iy shipped from Washington, to help the loyal suttler capture all the sol dier's dimes and quarters. A Judge is elected, a jury named ana attorneys appointed, men a council of "war court" goes Into ses sion, and witness take the stand, Tho trial is brief, the jury finds a verdict of "contraband of war," and the judge in solemn tones commands quick ex ecution by knocking hi the heads of every guilty keg.

The tin oups and canteens are heard to rattle and seen to glitter in the moonlight as it flashes out from tin derneath a cloud, as if the man in that cold orb of night was on the lookout for some hideous crime to be com mitted. The giant blacksmith with his ten pound sledge advances, and a voice cries, strike. He ctrikes. We gaze; and in a moment every man Is cover ed over in a cloud of foam as pure and white as ever rose above Niagria. Investigation quickly followed, but not one drop of beer was left in that crushed keg to tell the tale.

Again the voice cried strike, and once again the air around and up above for forty feet was filled with fleecy foam. Then tha tin cup heroes cried halt! Reason and good taste cried halt, and the sledge was laid a9ide. The court once more assembled and it was resol ved to stay all further executions till the following night. The next day spemed about eighty hours loag to the hundred dear patri ots who had the kes of beer hidden under a mountain of old drush and leaves out in the Virginia thicket; and cautiously and in childlike innocence lid they watch tha detectives and guards as they moved about all day in hearch of the beer casks all over the camp grounds. At the same time two other wise men were quietly manufacturing two piirots after the form and fashion of those in use by our suttler, and when night again settled down upon our camp, all was reaoy tor me cnarge upon the hidden treasure.

At twelve o'clock that night the giant with a stolen anger got a new command of execution and he pierced hole in every beer keg's head, and phitrged it with a spigot. Then the anxious hundred with their tin cup. cauarht the life blood and In true sav age nature gulped it down until psch one was full and satisfied tben every kfg was covered up nsrain and there left alone in their silent big brush heap grave. THE FAMOUS ALBRIGHT BULL. Ev rv soldier of the 202d Pennsylva nia, i nd 8th Illinois, will remember the largo white bull we captured soon after we had the fight with Mosby at Hulpm.

He ww 'btwwrht Into camp along with other cattle, but was too poor to kill at that time. Oenetal Albright from some cause or other, took quite fancv to the hucre monster and concluded to keep him alorg wilh the regiment until he could bs made fat enough to make cood meat. The bovs soon named him Bull Al- brlffhr. and ho remaned with ns at headquarters, from Oct. 13th until Feb.

20th 1865; a period of 130 days. The Gen. also Kve an order that a special detail of one corporal and three pri vates should be made each day to guard, graze, feed and water him. This duty In the early antumn months was only fun for wnaiever four got the job of guarding Mr. Bull each dsv; but as the cold wet days and frosts and Snows or stern oia win ter came along, there, were few who did not kick at being placed on what was called the bull guard.

Bomehowor other, no amount of grass and corn would fatten the big white bull, and things were growing desperate. Several sly councils of war were held and plans laid to get him out of the way-poison, snooting, drowning and choking were all proposed, but no one would volunteer to do it. Then a number of the boys decided that I must write sometulug about the martr tn the General. Some kind of a reauest or appeal in behalf of the suffering men that would arouse the General's sympathy, or melt his heart to pity and bring tears as large as snow balls to bis eyes. I tnew not what to write, nor how to word so strange a letter to an officer so dignified and high above me, and I hezeed to be excused.

The council met, but no excuse they said in my Selections from My Army Journal. Scenes nod Incidents as they occured in 1864 and 1800 with th soldier boys ot'the 202d Pa. Vol. and tho 8th 111. Cav, while on duty together down in Old Virgin.

ia alter Jack Mosby nc His Noted band of Guerillas. In these "Memories" will be given a correct version of many of the war souks, camp scenes, raids, foraging exploits, big scares, lucky es-caims, captures, love ad ventures, as taken fioin records kept in the war Journal of J. Coffey, Sergoant of Company G. 202d Pa. Vol.

In this issue we will condense a number of Incidents as rapidly as possible, for we have not space togive-our readers a fourth part of all the mat ter contained in our old war journal. We have also a large number of suii-scribers and readers of the Eagle, who may not cure at all for jo niratl ves of over twenty years ago. There are also some letters of interest from old comrades we would like to publish be fore we close the War Memories, and turn our columns into other service. we win tuereiore cue uort every item in luture, ana pass rapidly over time and events until we arrive for muster out at Harrisburg, and then if our readers desire It, we will give them a full history of any of the narratives made to short to suit their wishes. A Happy Meeting.

On March 20th. 1865, a general bri gade review was held by order of Gtn- eral Auger, at Flint Hill, near Fairfax Court House, Virginia. Several regl ments were called together, and as ail could not bo taken from their posts, the order was given for a report at re view of sixty-five men from each com' pany. At eight o'clock of that morning, an extra truin arrived at Fairfax Htviion loaded with troops and officers from Washington and Alexandria, anduoon after another train with companies A. D.

E. F. I. and K.of the202d Pennsyl vania. Companies B.

C. G. and H. were all out in line to meet tbe boys, and then and there was a happy greeting and many a hearty grasp of hands, for we had uot met each other since the dark wet night of Nov. 13th when company G.

was left alone at Union Mills and Deveraux Station, and the 201st and 202J and 6th Penna. passed on in the direction of Alexandria. Thus we bad been separated for four months and seven days, and each com pany bad to relate its adventures, its hardships and deaths to one another as the boys would meet and greet as inly soldiers can. The Review that day was all the of ficers could wish, as each man did his best, and all the regiments tried to win the highest praise from Generals present. At six o'clock P.

M. the 202d got back to Fairfax Station, and compa-panles A. D. F. I.

and K. departed on their train, and B. C. G. and II.

to their respective quarters. A Visit and Serenade. On March 22d, Col. Ahl of the 201st. Pennsylvania, with two companies and his brass band came up on special rain from Alexandria to visit our camp, and to see the work that we had done upon the three forts at Fairfax Station.

Geu. Albright and his ever cheerful wife had dinner ready for the officers and all tbe visiting soldier boys of Col. Ahl, found amplo stores of food iu all our tents at their command. In turn the 201st band boys Jivened up our camp and gave U3 music in ex change for social hospitality. Otjb Labge Beer Raid.

On the night of March 24th the boys of companies B. C. G. and H. made a succe ssful capture of 13 kegs of beer from our brigade suttler, whose head quarters were at Fairfax Station.

This suttler bad been selling his goods at what tbe boys called "hog prices" for some time, and he was getting about all the money some of the poor privates earned whose wages were only $13 00 per month. On this occasion the suttler had re ceived about one hundred kegs of beer, and he had it piled up five or six kegs deep in his store tent outside of the counter. The boys resolved to haye some that beer free of charge, and laid their plans to get it. Some fifty crowded into the tent at one time, and every one wanted to buy something quick as it was about time for lights to be out. Tbe greedy guttler and his clerks were dishing out tobacoo, cigars, candy oak.es and at railroad rate of speed to the anxious boys who crowded the whole front of his counter and vacant space.

At the same time a line of the out side boys were quietly passing out the beer kegs and departing in the darkness for a safe place In a thicket outside of our camp line and pickets. Then after lights were out and every good and virtuous soldier boy was supposed to be In bed and sweetly dreaming of "the loved ones at home," or of "Just before the battle mother," tbe a a them out the following Ode to Albright's Bull. Next day read it to tbe council and tbe grand and sweet effusion was adopted. A committee of ten was appointed to write one hundred copies of theillustrousode atonce, and to have them ready to uail and pin and paste on every available door and post and tree about the camp and the station that night. And sure enough, next morning's light found every public place in camp and at the station adorned with the Ode to Albright's Bull.

In two days after, on Feb. General Albright gave tbe old white bull to a Virgiuia farmer aud he was driven from our camp and sight forever. Then all the odes were ordered down. But here is the ode the touching ode, that like a dose of quicksilver either had to kill the bull, the General or the writer Ode to Aliiiught's Bull. Hail! Hail to our famous Bull, The Hull of the Salem fight; Our General has taken a fancy to, And we all cull him Bull Albright.

Bull Albright was poor, lean and lank, When first he came into our ranks; And therefore lie never was known, To piny any strange bullish pranks. Bull never would bellow and roar, As most of bull officers do; So General stands up for his rights, And culls him brave, gallant and true. Then freeze for his bullship dear boys, Give him your health and your life; Stand out iu the cold winter storm, And guard him from Mosby's knife. No matter if sharpshooters kill, A soldier or two now and then; Old Bull must go out to eat grass, And the soldiers must all say Amen. Remember that your lives are paid, And do not say this thing or that; Of the hundred aud thirty days, Old Bull has refused to grow fat.

Remember this old Bull is wise, Aud up to each stale army joke; Ho learned them while he was a calf. And he never has worn a yoke. Stand guard with your gun by his Bids, As he picks the grass around camp. And freeze while he sleeps at night, No matter how cold, wet and damp. Feed corn to the dear brave old Bull, Break ice so he gets a good drink; But never about your poor selves, Stop a moment to sigh or to think.

Say kind words about the old Bull, His color, his weight, and his size; Praise the length of his horns and tail, And the luster within his dull eyes. Write prose and sing songs of his fame, The famous old Salem fight Bull; Whose motto is "never to run," And whose stomach never was full. Hold in future no councils of war, Nor threaten to poison or shoot; Or tho General will land in your rear, With a Bull a bullet or his boot If you want to get General to change, His order for guarding old Bull; You will have to go down on your wits Like tho devil when selling the wool. Just tell him old Bull is a Queen, Without either blemish or scars; And that he makes butter and cream. Then home Bull will go on the caw.

If this won't work, then pray the Lord, To either make fat or destroy; This Bull that has cost us so much, Of sorrow without any joy. Then Angels if angels are fool3, Like some of our shoulderstraps are; They may drive him to eden's green fields On a rainbow held up by a star. But here on this cold, chilly earth, While Bull and our General agrees; You will, must and shall guard old Bull, If every poor soldier should freeze. REMEMBER. That the Union Pacific "the Overland Route," and the Chicago and Alton R.

commencing Sunday, November 4th, will run Tollman Tal-ace Sleepers through from Salt Lake City, via Denver, to Kansas City and Chicago, with only one change of cars from Portland, San Francisco or Los Angeles. Take this line from Tort-land, San Francisco, Helena, Butte, Salt Lake City and Ogden to Chicago. Dec.31sL 35 Mrs. John Wanek of Buffalo Creek, this county, was severely Injured on Saturday last, by a horse while helping her husband to hitch up the team to go to town. Mr.

eamuel F. Miller and wife have been presented with very valuable Christmas gift, a few days ahead of the usual Santa Claus arrival. It Is a teeaty, weenty, tootsy, wootsy little girL and was rery young at noon oa Thursday last, Dec. 6Ul KAKBA8, BIXSWOBTH,.