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MASSACHUSETTS.

Corlradc c. w. Putnam the esteemed TRIB-
UNE correspondent from George II. Ward Post,
No 10. Worcester, Mass, writes a long and very
interesting letter descriptive Of the celebration
OF the sixteenth anniversary Of his Post on the
18Th inst Owing TO the pressure Of news on
our columns VIC are unfortunately Only able TO
give an outline Of il. On the occasion in ques-
ton the Grand Army hall was crowded with
comrades and their estimable ladies, who had
previously loaded seven long tables with choice
viands Department Commander George S.
Evans and staff were present among the invited
guests. About nine O'Clock Commander w. L.
Robinson called the company 10 order and de-
lvcred a brief address Of welcome. in the course
OF which nc stated that since the Post was or.
ganized il had expended s., 900 in charity aud
half Is much more in other ways. He closed his
remarks by reading a spirited poem written for
the occasion by the wife Of Comraae Putnam.
Comrade w. H. Bartlett, toastrnaster. offered
rs the Grst sentiment " Department Of Massa-
csusetts," which Was happily responded 10 by
Department Commander Evans, who was. when
be ceased, presented with a basket Of elegant
flowers. The toast " The Ladies" brought an
eloquent response from Senior Vice Depart-
mont Commander John 3. Billings. The SEN
timCnt ia Memory Of Departed Comrades
was feelinglY responded 10 by Past Dspart-
ment Commander General A. 3. T. SprSgue
Our Invited Guests" received fitting treat
1iAs AZ -S -ialittP ~ t.iiblb blus-
tering OAiceT L. p. Gibbs. A letter from Junior
Vice Department Commander W. A. Sloan was
also read IN elaboration OF this sentiment.
Prisoners Of War" was responded TO BIZ Com
rade A. $. Roc, who gave some interesting
"reminiscences Of his prison life. TO the senti-
Iaept flag Of Our Country letter was read
from Comraae General Charles Devens. Assist
ant AdjHiant General A @. Munroe responded
II person. Rev. J. i. Lowering smoke with
true appreciation Of the Women In the War;
lie was glad the Governor Of the State had
appointed Clara Barton TO a responsible posi-
tion. ComTaae George +. Thompson responded
70 " The Close Of the War" The toagts were
inteTsPersed with singing and the celebration
was brought TO close at eleven D. N. by the
singing Of Aud Lang Syne.~
TIE next sociable Of Post No. 10 win be held
Ct Grand Army Hall, April 9th, and the en-
fertainment wiz be given by the children. A
Ladies Auxiliary society has been started in
fle Post through the efforts Of the wives OF
Comrsae Rice and Chaplain Lowering. A
hapasome black walnut book case has been
placcd In the Post hall to accommodate the
rapidly increasing war library.
Thursday evening, April 10th, Post z3. Of
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INDIANA.

CO. H, Thirteenth Indiana" writes us that
George III. Thomas Post, No. II, of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, has reason to be proud from the fact
Gresham, is the new Postmaster General.
United States Senator BENZ. Harrison and Hon.
w. w. Dudley, United States Commissioner OF
Pensions, are also members of this Post. The
Post expects to have mammoth Campfire on
the oath inst. Post No. 13, Columbus, Ind,
gives one on the Goth. Post 157, Vevay, and
Post 158, Youngstown, have received charters
and been mustered. The fat has gone forth
since the Encampment met to organize 300
Posts and increase the number of recruits to
1900 before another year. A Ladies' Auxili-
airy comprising membership of thirty five
names and Camp Of Sons of Veterans have
been organized by the Ellettsville Post, which
was organized but short time ago. Alois O.
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MISSOURI.

Comrade I. J. Lucas, Excello, Mo-, who sends
US three new subscribers, writes US that Olive
Post, No. 81, College Mound, Mo-, of which he
is member, has thirty-two members and is in
Furnishing condition. The officers are as fol-
lows: Commander, Ellis r. Nicholas; S. V. c.,
r. L. GIBSON; J. V. c., G. w. Lucas; Adj't, A.
E. Craft; Chaplain, Thomas Walter; Surgeon,
s. G. Summers; @. NJ, Aaron Teeter; O. D., J..
S. White; o. g., Milton Dippery; s. NJ, j. G.
Brady; Q. NJ. s., G. d. Walter.
Comrade G.. w. Mclean writes us that the
Post at Nevada, No. is in a furnishing condi-
ton, with sixty-nine members and a number
of new recruits awaiting muster. Commander
John A. Davis is on duty and is striving to en-
list every worthy ex-soldier in Vernon county.
Comrade s. G.. Brock, of Macon City, Mo-,
instead of E. C. Brock, of Brookfeld, is the
Delegate-at-Large to the National Eneampment
from the Department of Missouri
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CALIFORNIA.

"Obseryer," st. Helena, CAL writes us as fol-
lows: This is remote outpost IN the Union,
but there are nevertheless many stout hesrtS
and hands In our community that have fought
the battles of the country and enjoy to talk
over those grave events Of years gone BY, when
the integrity and the very existence of the
Republic was IN danger. We have a Post in
this town, fitzpatrick Post, No. IS. which does
honor TO the comrades and the community
generally, for many of its members are proEni-
nent citizens, and, as far rs patriotism is con-
cerned, there Is no region in the entire country
that can be more anxious to act for the welfare
of our glorious institution than are the peOpla
of St. Helena We old soldiers are vain enough
to claim some of the credit of this spirit pre-
vailing in this vicinity, and it IS likely that
the attention of the people generally of this
valley viii be directly called 70 the services
which we have rendered IN former years, be-
cause the Veterans Home for California is
on the point of being erected in this very
county, within nine miles of here, near the
town of Yountville. Within few months the
poor crippled soldiers viii have home for the
balance of their lives, if they so wish it, The
Home viii be located in beautiful valley A
good deal Of the soil which has been purchased
is very fertile, and the adjacent hills which
belong to the estate, can be utilized for grazing
purposes. 1t is, therefore, expected that the
institution Will not only be seif-sUppOTting,
but that q surplus Of money can be secured
over and above the current expenses, which
VIII be used for providing the inmates OF The
Home with additional comforts and even lux
uries.
COmrade A. A. Saunders, Los Angeles, Cal,
writes US that Frank Bartlett Post, No. 8, a5
that place, now has 151 members and twelve
recruits elected and waiting 70 come ina Il
concert given last December netted about 500.
A Campfire on February 10Th was also very
successful. At recent meeting of the Post
COmrade De Puy was chosen orator for Memo
rial Dav
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PENNSYLVANIA.

Comrade B. I'll. M. writes US that J. j. An
drews Post, No. 20 Cory, Pa, held Campfire
on the evening of April 9th. Invitations had
been extended to and accepted by Posts at
Sherman n. Y, and Union City. Cambridge,
and Wattsburg, Pa. When the drums sounded
ration call " about 200 comrades formed the
line, and, headed by the Vinegar Band" pro-
ceeled to Aliens Hall, where short address of
welcome was made by Past Post Commander
]. B. Brown, after which the army luxury
(beansl was attacked front and flank in man
per that showed that the boys had lost none of
their interest in this particular branch of. the
service. After supper Post Commander f. III.
Button called them to order, and short speeches,
songs and army "reminiscences were the order of
the cveing. The recitation of Billy Milliken, en-
titled 1.-The Army Bug" was decided hit.
Billy is the Hans Lagerbum Of" True Blue "
fame, and is well-known to all comrades in the
vicinity. That beans are patriotic diet none
will dispute who heard the story of Comrade
J. B. Brown. Commander Button gave read
ing, which met with marked approval.
Comrade Samuel Varney writes us that DIR.
J. w. Kesler, Past Commander of Post No 1913,
of Honesdale, Pa, delivered his lecture with
Farragut in the Gulf Squadron" in City Hall,
Carbondale, Pa, on the 2Sth ult before Carbon
dale Post and invited friends Comrade Kes-
Ter was on board the United States steamer
Mississippi when that ship was destroyed at
the time that Farragut ran up the Mississippi
and joined Grant at Vicksburg.
Past Department Commander Vanderslice, of
Post No 2, Philadelphia, Pa, was last week
presented with an elegant testimonial by De-
partment Commander E. S. Osborne, on behalf
of the Department of Pennsylvania, in recog-
milton of his services. The gift was depart
ure from the old rule of giving an expensive
badge, and consisted of bronze clock, of Corin-
THAN design, and two vases of French pottery
Comrade D. T. Cochran, Dayton, Pa, who has
sent us nine subscribers, writes that new Post
was organized at that place on March 30th, with
twelve charter members. 1t promises to be a
thriving Post.
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COLORADO.

Comrade s. G. Parker, Colorado Springs,
Col, writes us that the Post at that place met
on the 9th ult. and completed their arrange
ments for Decoration Day. Comrade VIII L.
Visseher of Denver, delivered lecture before
the Post on the 31st ult. on 8 Sixty Minutes in
the War" q predict" adds Comrade Parker,
"a large extension in the circulation Of your
paper in Colorado within the next ninety
days"
Comrade n. W. Charles, Quartermaster, Post
No. p, Colorado Springs, Colo, who sends Us
four new subscribers, writes Us that the Pest,
which was organized on the 29th of December
last with twenty charter members, now num-
bers fifty, with fifteen applications pending.
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TIE GRAND ARMY.
Musiers, Camp-FireS and Reunions
Illinois Coming 10 the Front.

The 9th of April-the eighteenth annlver-
sary of Lees surrender-was very generally
observed by our comrades Of the Grand Army,
special Camp-fires being held in many cases in
commemoration Of the event, and our reports
this week viii be found of unusual interest
On another page we give the results, as far as
known, Of the recruiting done on that day.
During the past week we have complied
with requests for blank applications for Post
charters from the following:
Alfred Koch East Sandy, Pa; John Bevan,
biendon, Ohio; J. B. Hyer. Roanoke, Ind. !;
Chas Brown, Placerville, Colo; Leander Ellis,
Walton, Ohio; p Bean, Warren, Vt; B. Pal
mer Coal City, H.; J. B. Roberts, Rccktort,
w. Va: Elijah Kepner, Fairfield, Mimi; -
-, Belle Plain, Kan; A. J. Higgins, Win
tersyille, No.; Chas. A. Mathews, Fairfield, H.;
IL J. England, Pipe Stone MINI.
Thefollowing applications. duly signed, have
been received and forwarded 10 National Head
quarters:
lie Roy, Kan, twenty-six signers; Lura,
Kan, thirteen signers; Fisher, H., fifteen sign
ers; North Creek, \. Y, fourteen signers; Ma
Eanda, III, twenty signers; Eustis, Fla, twenty
signers; Pelican Rapids, Mimi, thirteen sigh
ers: Hallowell, Kan, seventeen signers.
Adiutant General Brown writes that TRIB-
UNE applications for Posts at PlattsbuIg and
Glen Cove, y. Y, and Bear Lake, Pa, have
been received and attended to.
During the last three months The TRIBUNE
has been instrumental in the establishment Of
more than seventy new Posts.
Commander-in- Chief Van Dervoort, accompa-
MED by Surg General Azel Ames, of Massaehu-
sets. leaves Omaha to-day for the Pacific coast.
He viii visit Utah, California, Oregon, Wash
ingtOn Territory, Arizona and New Mexico ere
he returns.
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DAKOTA.

In General Order No. 2, issued by comnsand
of Thomas s. Free, Department CoramsndsF OF
Dakota, w. 5. Potter. A. A. c., the following
staff appointments are announced: Edwin ..
Kimberley, Asst @. III. General, Sioux Falls;
John Rosenthal, Inspector General, Fort Yates;
William A. Bentley, Judge Advocate, BismaTeI
Horace G. Wolf, Chief Mastering officer, Huroa !;
Aids-de-Camp, w. J. Woodruff. Milwaukee
Junction; n. g. Nash, Canton; 81. = Butter
field, Montrose; Vale P Thielman, PGrksr; =
F. Johnson Redfeld, J. III. Bridgeman, Eden;
w. l. Sherman, Egsn. This Department. now
contains tweHty-thTse Posts. These most re-
Gently established are at Aberdeen, AIiIh4slssSz,
Scotland, LennOx, Dell Rapids and Rapids
CITY
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.

Comrade D. B. Baker writes Us that Els
worth Post, No. 2, Vancouver, Washington
Terry, recently gave a successful entertain
ment at Marsh's Hall The programme con-
sisted of music by the TWenty-first infantry
Arion Quartette Club; address, Battle of
Buena Vista" by Gen. Fl. A. Morrow; vocal
solo, Esmeralda," by Mrs. Baldwin, song,
" ArtiIIerist's Oath, by AriOn Cuartette Club I;
address, "Andersonyille," byPost Commander
J. D. Geoghegan; song, Praise OF the Soid{ex,'
BY Arion Quartctte Club; 4 story Of escape
from rebel prison" by Comrade @. T. Bel;
song, Marching Through GeOrgia," and ether
Grams, one of whom is now eighty mine gears
of age.
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Post, No. IL, of Hutchinson, Kan, has now
about $50 members. The appointment of
civilian as postmaster over the heads of several
old soldier applicants has created quite an
excitement among the boys.
Comrade d. o. Crane, Usage City, Kan, who
has sent us nine new subscribers in all, writes
that Candy Post, No. IL, of that place, is now
IN very thriving condition and numbers
nearly one hundred members.
Comrade J. H. Rowland, Shibboleth, Kan,
who sends Us two new subscribers, writes that
Post is about to be organized at that place
with nineteen or twenty charter members.
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ing was the violin playing of Comrade Chas.

ing was the violin playing of Comrade Chas.
Eastman.
Judson Fitzpatrick Post, No las, New York
city, has just issued the initial number of a
Post monthly newspaper, entitled The Grand
Army Reveille." 1t is sheet of eight pages,
four columns to the page, and is handsomely
printed on good paper.
Comrade Nathaniel Heath, of Richford, N.
Y, writes us that Post No 342 which was es-
tablished at that place about month ago with
fifteen charter members, is prospecting finely.
Eight of the comrades are subscribers to THE
TRIBUNE.
The ex-soldiers residing at Argyle, N. Y,
met on the evening of the 18th inst, to Or
ganize Grand Army Post.
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CONNECTICUT.

Comrade Charles z. Pollard, Siiddletown,
Conn, who sends Us two new subscribers,
writes US that Mansfield Post. No. 3d. of that
place, is increasing in membership every week.
At the regular meeting held on the 9TH inst. it
was decided that the comrades should do all
they could TO bring in the old veterans on
April 9tE.
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POTOMAC.

General S. S. Burdette, commanding Depart
ment of the Potomac, has invited the Presi-
dent, Cabinet officers and the militia of the
District of Columbia, to participate in the cere-
monies at Arlington May 30 next and also re-
quested the services of the regular troops, the
Marine corps band and drum corps. He has
asked Gen. William Nee. Dye, the chief of
police, to allow members of the force who be-
long to the G.. A. r., and who desire TO parade,
leave of absence for that purpose.
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Eat Up or Sllat Up.

although neither a pensioner nor IN applicant f0x
pension, tired OF. the bowling of these rebel
bloodkounds that have so much 10 say about PEN
sion frauds. Don't they know that It - q lraad TO
prove that a large proportion OF the pensioners
are frauds why don't they do their duty aud
publish them? think speak the sentiments OF
INV comrades when say to them, Put UP slius
rp' and that IL they don't take that advice the sltoo
Is not far distant when somebody viii get hu<A -
Z r. MeRae, JarEold Valley, w. Va
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KENTUCKY.

Comrade Edward L. Lincoln, Louisville, KY,
writes.us that George III. Thomas Post, No. 6,
of that place, will hold Campfire two miles
below that city during the last week in April.
The Post has secured the necessary tents, and
will camp out in true army style.
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OREGON.

Comrade David L. Peck, Salem, Oregon, who
sends US SIX new subscribers writes us that
Sedgwielz Post, No. 10, of that place, now has
membership of over fifty, and is taking IN re-
eruits at almost every meeting. A Campfire IS
held once q month.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY 49,

to organize Post there. The nearest Grand
Army Post is twelve miles distant
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-23
PRESIDENT ARTHUR OUTDoNE.

PRESIDENT ARTHUR OUTDONE.
The New York Sun says man nam
ed Cable was fishing in the Delaware
river the other day when he booked q
fine club, but lost it in raising it from
the water. Soon afterward q two
pound eel took the bait, but that slipped
off, too Cable quit fishing in disgust.
On his way home he discovered a crane
standing in the water watching for fish.
Cable hurried home, got his gun, and
went back to kill the crane. He got
fair sight at it at short range, fired, but
missed it. The crane few slowly away.
Cable said he guessed it wasn't his day
for sport, and went home. The same
night Cable placed set line in the river.
When he went to it next morning he
saw crane standing in the water direct
ly over the line. 1t raised to fly, but
something pulled it back. Cable caught
It. It had swallowed one Of his hooks.
Further investigation revealed the fact
that the reason the crane bad swallowed
the hook was because there was two
pound eel on Il at the time, and the fur
ther fact that one. pound club had TAX
en- the hook before the eel had swallow
ed it. The club had been caught on
the bait The eel had come along and
gobbled the club. Then the crane took
the eel, and Cable took them all in. He
insists that the club, the eel, and the
crane are the same ones that he had lost
during the day.
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HE WAS THE MAN.

It was on a western railroad. The
conductor had been his rounds, and TAX
en- a seat beside very quiet and unas-
suming passenger.
pretty full train," finally observed
the passenger.
"Yes."
"Road seems to be doing a good bust.
ness"
"Oh, the road makes plenty Of money,
but"
but what 2" asked the passenger, as
the other hesitated.
bad management. 1t is the worst
managed line in the whole country"
"Is that so, ,"
"That's. so. The board OF officisM
might know how to run side show to a
circus, but they can't tackle railroad.
"Who is the biggest fool in the lot =
swell, the superintendent is"
"rm glad Of that" said the passenger.
as his face lighted up, 81 was afraid you
would say it was the president"
"Suppose had -
"Why, I'm the man. Wal Street
Ne,cs.
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RUMMAGlNG.

Kitty Kitty cried her aunt, what
are you doing in the garret: Come
down. child, DO. There's not one there
tha, you would care about, and ! do not
like to have people rummaging among
my things" she added, in lover tone,
quite unheari by her niece. who ran gai-
ly down"
"Oh, Aunty such treasures Are
you going to sit down, now: | will
bring my work" And she ran into her
room, to brush off the dust from her black
dress.
Aunt Catty," she began, after they
were seated in the neat, bare parlor,
which Kitty contemplated with an inward
,hudder. Il wish you would tell me
about Great-Aunt Katherine.
What shall | tell you about her =
"Oh, everything. Why she was so
queer and unkind to you and papa, and
what became Of the beautiful old place
and furniture and why you, poor thing,
were cut off with shilling"
"In the first place" said Miss Ran
dali. rather grimly, "she never was un-
kind to your father. She never meant to
leave her money to him. She gave him
good education, and he was man;
and what more could he want, she
thought, and think, too. But the place
why, do tell, Kitty Randall, if you
didn't know it went to the Masons. Jane
Mason was her other neice, and had a
large family Of children and suppose
it was all right. But as for me, who
had always lived with her from baby
well, l suppose we were too much
alike. If she nagged, answered back,
spoke my mind, instead Of holding my
tongue. However, Ill try to be just to
poor Aunt Katherine. don't believe in
my heart that she would have let these
,riHes influence her will, though in the
long years they do turn love to something
very like hate. But it was more than
that. suppose may as we'll tell you,
Kitty. l was engaged to the wrong
man.
"Aunty You engaged Why did no.
body ever tell me about it ?"
WHO was there to tell you, Kitty
Your poor father was i'll so long that he
wouldn't remember the past-my past al
any rate"
But do tell me all now, dear Aunt
Ca,ty."
There's not much to interest you,
child. WAS thirty, and plain hedge
fence. and lovers had never troubled me
much; so when this man-never mind
the name-began to make up to me, and
seemed to care so much, and admire and
respect, you know, why. he made foo
of me, perfect fool.
Aunt Katherine hated him. She did
everything to induce me to break it off
couldn't think why. He was a very
personable man, my dear, and had made
both his other wives happy; and | wa:
Just set on him, am ashamed to say.
Finally, she told me all. 1t was an
uncle of this very man, the same name
even, who had ruined her life, and made
her the queer, Grabbed woman she was
only sixte when he persuaded her into
a marriage, to be concealed until she was
Of age or grandpa could be brought
round but before that time came her fine
Young gentleman had settled his fate by
committing forgery and being sentenced
for twenty years.
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TUMBLED TO THE RACKET.

A Kansas saloon man was run out Of
business by the prohibition law and went
into the grocery business and soon had 9
large demand for his cocoanuts by empty
ing them Of their milk and substituting
whiskey., One day the leading minister
of the old fogy town called in to buy q
cocoanut but the grocer had nothing on
hand but "loaded ones" and surprised
the minister by telling him that they
were not fit to be sold to good custom
or but were only good for the original
"exodusters." Taking one up and shak-
ing it the minister said it was sound and
good enough for him SO forced his pay
on the grocer at regular cocoanut rates
and left the grocer to plan story to let
him out of the scrape. While he was
thus engaged messenger came in with
note from the preacher which run some.
thing like this: "Send me at once six
more cocosnuts just like the one ! pur-
chased fvom you e.7 t,e-th ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1883-10-23

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