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National Republican., 1883-03-16
BRANCH OFFICEs.

The following is list of the branch Offices in
Washington. Others will be added hereafter;
w. s. Rooses News Stands at the Arling-
ton Hotel, yyiIlarti's HoIeI, and Metropolis
tan Hotel.
Rooso a. Queens News stand, National
Hotel.
IL. Il. Queen, st. James Hotel.
Riggs House News StRnu.
Ebbitt House News STAND.
American House News stand.
w. S. ThOmpsOn's Drug suUre.
q. IL. FIcISllIi's Drug Store, Georgetown.
J. Bradley Adnms's Book Stores.
CIR. Durour, Druggist, 1913 Fourteenth.
IL. Ii. Ferguson, Druggist, corner Second
and Pennsylvania avenue =. E.
Sc. Lewis, Druggist, corner Fourteenth
RndP.
&. G. G. Simms, Druggist, corner Four
teenth and New York avenue.
w. II. Scala, Druggist, 500 East Capitol.
II. A. johnston, druggist, corner Tenth
and . streets northwest.
5. Slater's Cigar Store, corner IL and
First stSeets northwest.
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BRANCH OFFICES
The National Republican.

For the accommodation Of the public, branch
offices have been established at prominent loca-
tions, where at all times advertisements and sub.
scrpons can be left at exactly the same cost as at
the main office.
Wants, Rents, For Sale, &C., &C., of three line
or less inserted three times for 30 cents All an
swers, when desired, will be delivered by special
messenger to the residence or office of the adver
tiser.
THE REPUBLICAN, intends to demonstrate that It
is the very Best advertising medium in the Dis
tric and earnestly requests liberal patronage of
its branch Offices.
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CHEsApEAKE AND OHIO RAILWAY
The NEW TRUNK LINE

10 TUE WEST AND Sr0THwFSr
on and aner SUNDAY, DEC EAIB "a Iss2 pas-
senger trains of this route will leave Washington
nom B. x II. station as follows
$50 +. NJ. DAILY-LoulsVllle and Cincinnati snecla
=Solld train. with Pullman Cars to Lexington XIV.
cincinnati, aud Louisville without cnange Q, arriving
hiLeNngtOn 2!iO D. M, Cincinnati $50 d. nl., Louis
Nlle o;lO y. M, connecting closely at these cities
southwest. and Northwest.
iIi'sD y, N; For Newport News, Old Point and Nor
,g'kc ,Anioes ~ Olu Point sOj y. M; arrives ut
1nO a. m daily, except Sunday-Mail for all stations
on O. " D. lPy cnst OF liNon 70 90.
For Rates. Tickets to all points west Ioco,ror a.,
ruIlmah cars, ana Fun Information OF Route and
Sonheetons, Apply az {. Il o. lpy Onice, 5l3 Pennsyi
Vanla avenue, Washington, ID. q, ''
n n, II, " LLEli, General Passenger Agent
- W. ''"i - pe"eih MuuhKer' Oclily
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PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE

10 THE EGEFaTEyAErA k5EEFT, WAN AsB BogTE sgliwp,r
en- DOUBLE ThAtK, SPLENDID SCENERY.
STEEL N INAit ftHA HAESNhEfGkRY ~ h6hRY q iS9yirMEN s
TRAINS LEAXAE wAsHlNGIoN, from Station.
For ptsburg and !he West Chicago Limited Ex.
s' s ne IN PeiaGs @ :, Sespng Shrs e. GsG m daily;
iiarrsnrg TO Cncnnat. Weslera ERpress, 7sS y.
M daily, WIN Palace Cars 70 Pitsburg and Cncin-
nmti nmti MAI Express, $3.50 p M. daily for PIttsburg
=, il : LTIMoiiE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
W9 r N. daily, except saturday, with Palace Cars
For WilliamspOrt, Lock Haven, and ElmiTa at O:30
a. ~. daily, except Sunday.
fYr ,G Ng% GSo GoTk r ana .he East 500 g. M 1880 m.
ana lO2o +: "a, Limited Express Of Pullman Par
For Boston without change 100 D. IN. every week.
:, day; on SUNDAY $50 p ~. .-,.
Jersey Guy with boats Of IroOklyn Annex, Afford
ilng direct to FulDn street. avoiding double
For philadelphia $500 a. M, 1880 a, M: i3O 20, G5O
and lG5I ?; N, ON sunday 4i2o g6O, and lOHp
For baltimore $40, 500 @9o 1880 a. M, and 1880 400
$3.50 u, m i:20, Gi2O 1880 900, aud 1920 p. IN.
For Popes Creek Line, GAO a. IN. aud 4lO p daily.
For AnnapOlisG Gio a, and $40 p, m. daily, except
ALEX XANpRIA AND DFREDERIcKsBURG RAIL
WnANf h AfHSD An ALEXANDRIA, AND WASHING
For Alexandria $3.50, 700 O2O Il:OO and ll25 a. m.
2N' diSO 900 tO0 500 aud 1880 D. N. ON Sunday ut
For RohmOnd aud the South, $3.50 aud lies a. m.
daily, and 800 p m, daily, except sunday.
sj3. and 1000 ~ m. 1880 1850 300 $40 200 and
9gp. m, and 1900 midnight on Sunday at 500
Tickets and Information at the Office. northeast
corner OF Ihlrleenih street ana Pennsylvania ave
lhe chefklng OF baggage to destination nom hotels
J. Il. WOOD, General Passenger Agent
CHARLES E PuGH. General Manager
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MReat OF AII.n

DIR. r. " PIERCE, Buffalo, N. Y.-Dcdr Sir;
My family has used your Favorite Prescrip-
tion u and it has done all that is claimed for
it, II is the best of all preparations for female
complaint. l recommend il to all my GUS
toners. G. s. WATERMAN,
Druggist, Baltimore, Md.
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ME VIRGINIA MIDLAND RAILWAY.
THE TRUNK LINE no THE SOUTH, SoUTB.
WEST, AND WEST

Schedule in effect zee N her A. 1859.
HlO y, M new orleans Mall, daily, making close
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sn l 10 all points South and Southwest
,n WIN rulman sleeping Cars from Washington
nnnnnVlil mn pnnVlile 70 Atlanta and Atlanta TO New
pp,,enhmts p,nnht also Washington to New Orleans via
40 +; mia.w,h0uisyle Fast Line, daily, via Char
louesvlle, Huntington, and Lexington. to Gin
elnnati. Louisville, and all Western points
making direct connections, and with solid train
- Louisville. -" W.
io;a5 p. m-southern Mall and Ex press, daily, to all
points South and southeast, via Danyille and
charlotte. with Pullman sleeping Cars, Wash
For all points on Manassas division take J;O a. m.
train daily. except Sunday. For Warrcnton
=, lake q 10 q. m. ana i2O y. M trains, daily,
fOr TICKETS and all information, inquire at Com
phnys OinCe, OOl pennsylvania avenue, or at Union
with telephone system
M. SLAUGHTER, N. MACDANIEL,
eo1ensihi Passenger Agent Agent
SOL HAAS. TrAlliC MnmaEer Ael3
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The National Republican

Is for sale by the following newsdealers
NEW YORK CITY.
Erentano Bros, o Union Square.
Fifth Avenue Hotel News Stand.
GiIsey House News Stand.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond-C. II. johnston, 0Is Main
street.
Winchester-E. IL. Hnrmer.
Harrlsonburg-H. IL. Sullivan g. Co.
DanviIIe-J. III. Copprldge.
CharlottesvilIe-W.S. s. Hirsh, Perry g. Ter
rell.
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Sra6rIrrs' tsuiSr.
BALTrMoRn AND ONO RAILROAD.
THE MODEL FAST AND THE ONLY LINE
,r,,,, -, . . 49, BETWEEN
lhE EAST AND THE WEST TvIAwASHINGToN,
DOUBLE TRACK JANNEY CouPLEp
STEEL RAILSi

Senedule to take effect SUNDAY, NOV. I2, Issa
i.ehNe Washington, frOm station corner of New
Jersey avenue ard street.
1hfor Chicago CINCINNATI, Louisville, and st. Louis,
ht f.uo y NE lUlO a. M, 300 p with through
OIeSnes ss anu Paace Sleeping Cars to above points.
SntnTc ch"hSei lo'l5 H. M daily to Chicago. except
For Pttsburg Cleveland, and Detroit at Io:i5 a. IN.
nnu @fvp ms daily; $40 p m. N n solid train to Pitts
ourrs, WIN sleeping Cars attached.
lfalns for Philadelphia and New York at $40 A. M
daiiy, except Sunday 3 y. m aud G4O p. m. daily,
WihParlnr ana sleeping Cars attached.
tOf baltimore on week days, ., $50, $50, 7i5 Gt0
10 2; M 1910 go 2S5, 3, $3.50 1850 40 5l5, T. 100
o., For baltimore on Sundays, Oao, E4j a. n., I.25,
@J5 - l4O, 5:i5, 7, $40 -. m. " ' ~
hor Annntolls, $50 Il. M. 1910 and i40; on Sunday
U a. M, $40 y. m. ''
For way stations between Washington md Balu.
more G50, a. M 1910 y, M $50. 40 and ii;D u. IN.
iOr stations on Metropolitan Branch $40, $50 IA. M.
nO1 p m daily, except Sunday, 4:ii y M daily; for
otnullOn GlO a. m; daily, except sundays for HRgers'
Sunday. ' " '' ~''
,.r Trains arrive from the West daily O2o, 1876 a. n
:, From New York and Philadelphia, s.55 s:i5 a. M.
more l&j5 555. o s:l6 S:l5 $50 1905, 1910. 1880 H. m
l;2o 40 Gi0. 63I 1853, $3.50, 0l5 y. M; sundays
SOP slo lCOJ, 1910 u. G37 1853 S:3O o. Il p. M
From Annapolis, $3.50 n. mr. 1850, 0:37 y. M. sunday,
lO:iO a. m G37 D. m.
From Slaunton, 2iO p. M. daily, except sunday.
fr m Frederick, llagrrStown and intermediate
points, $50 o. MI Frederick and way stations, Gi5 ~
M. ~, i'O p ~ ana $50 p. m daily CxCep sunday.
Al rMns rom Washington stop ~ Relay station.
o For rlheriniormatiosappl at the BALTIMORE aud
ONO Ticket Onlce: WaShnstOn station, BH and 1851
pennsylvania avenue. corner of Fourtn nth street,
Where orders VIII be taken for baggage 10 he checked
ana received az any point IN the city.
LORD, q. r. A,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-21

feather at the bottom blew in, the one
at the top floated out.
''But, father" said Maggie, "we
did sweep the dirt out at last. Why
was that?'
Because you had let the room grow
cold while you were trying your expert
ments, said her father, and as the
temperature became more like that out
side, the currents were less strong. That
is the way your wind shifted"
Jack looked foolish.
"Sclence is fine thing, my son."
continued his father, and great beauty
and interest, as well as Importance, at
tach to its discoveries. But the life and
soul of science lie in its exactness and
thoroughness. A scientific experiment,
to be worth anything, must be thorough.
You tried an experiment half way, and
then jumped to a conclusion
Mother" said Margaret, chow do
You sweep the dirt out?0
81 take it up on the dust-pan. Mag
gle dear, said her mother, smiling
Jane EggleSton Zimmerman, in 81.
Nicholas.
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Acting a Lie.

Rosa'S mother took great pains to
bring up her children to be truthful.
She impressed upon their minds the fact
that person given to lying can never
have the confidence of others. When
ever they did wrong she encouraged
them to come to her and confess what
they had done and be forgiven for it,
rather than conceal it. Sooner or later
it was pretty sure to be found out, and
attempted concealment only added dis
grace when the truth was known. One
day Rosa had visitor little girl
about her own age. They were at play
in the parlor. Accidentally Rosa over
turned a vase and broke it. "Oh, dear"
she exclaimed, "what will mother say?
She thought ever so much of that vase,
because Uncle William brought it to her
all the way from China" ''Put it back
on the bracket. and don't tell anything
about it," advised Rosa visitor. ''See,
it will stand up just as it did before, if
it isn't Jared" Rosa hesitated mo-
ment. She knew that it wouldn't be
right to accept such advice. When the
servant busted the vase it would come
apart, and very likely the girl would be
DlttlhCu I'LL II. DuU 1OOSd Ut
cided to take the advice offered; so
they put back the broken vase carefully
on the bracket and left the parlor.
The very next day, when the servant
was busting the room, down tumbled
the vase as soon as she touched it with
her buster. Rosa's mother happened to
be in the room at the time. She was
exceedingly sorry that it was broken,
and seeing how she felt about it, the
girl, who really thought she had done
the mischief, was good deal panied.
Mrs. Sprague spoke of the affair several
times during the day, and Rosa knew
that no one dreamed of her as being the
guilty one. But that didn't make her
feel right. Her conscience began to
trouble her. 81 haven't lied about it,"
she argued with herself, ''for 1 haven't
said a word; no one has asked me-"
But that argument didn't satisfy con-
science. "You knew you broke it,"
said the accusing voice, land you know
that keeping silent is as much as saying
you know nothing about it. That is
acting a lie" Rosa stood it as long as
she could, Then she went to her
first thought it wouldn't be lying if L
didn't say anything" she said, ''but L
see now that Twas wrong. My actions
lied Just the same as words would. l
am sorry, mother, that broke the vase,
and sorry that l tried to deceive you
about it, I'm sorry that the vase
was broken" answered her mother,
''but I'm glad that my little girl con-
cluded to come to me with the truth.
The loss of the vase is nothing compared
with the loss of confidence should have
felt in her if she had kept up the decep-
ton until / found out the truth. Con-
| gregatiOndliSt.
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Smuggling Human Heads.

"Hair-singeing, twenty-five cents. y is
the somewhat novel sign displayed in
the window of a South Broad Street
barber shop, and, attracted by the
curious notice, a reporter last evening
entered the establishment to ascertain
what Pew phase of the tonsorial art
hair-singeing was The interior of the
shop was decorated with half dozen
more of the signs, and two knights of
the razor and colored boy famed
themselves and waited for customers.
The reporter had just made known
his errand when two youths. of
the variety known as ''toughs."
entered, and one of them, not
withstanding the lavish display of
signs, inquired if ''this here's the place
where the teller was wot burned yer
hair off?n Being assured he had reached
the right place, the youth asked if it
.hurt yer,'' and when the barber said
it was painless operation, seated him
self in one of the chairs and told the
barber to ''bring on yer blaze and do it
upin style;" he added that he wanted
''reg'lar summer cut, short all over"
The first step taken by the barber was
to cut the youths hair in the regular
way with the scissors, and this Being
finished the act of singeing began.
Taking a long wax taper, such as are
used in any household, he lighted it from
a base-burner, and with comb lifted
what remained of the young mans
hair into ridges, the tops of which he
deity burned off by applying the hnrn-
ing taper, until halo of smoke en-
circled his head and a faint odor of
toasted wool floated about the room and
out into the sultry night. With great
skill he soon had the entire top, back
and sides of the youths head COM
pletely singed, that worthy in the mean
time staring at the operation as reflected
in the looking-glass, and momentarily
exclaiming: "Well, I'll be blamed"
His companion was similarly impressed,
and made constant remarks of like
nature. When the youths head had
been sufficiently toasted to suit the
BARRIERS artistic eye, the taper was put
out and the customer requested TO step
down to the wash-basin, where his head
was thoroughly washed, to clear away
llIC SlSIlCo lllttb lCludlhCI bllC Cuu
of each hair, and when that operation
was finished the youth gazed in the
glass at as beautifully clipped a Uranium
as ever left barber-shop. Paying his
quarter, and remarking that it 'wasn't
such a bad racket, after all, i" the young
man gave parting glance of approval
in the mirror and with his companion
departed. s'This is the only place in
this country where you can get regu-
lar SINCE, >" said the barber after the
youths had gone, "but it's pretty
common thing in England and Europe,
and in Canada, too, l believe" In
conclusion, he stated that it was said to
be capital thing for the hair, and
would cause it to flourish like corn
field after summer shower; but he
added, in conclusions: cit amt any
good for bald-headed men for they
haven't any hair to be braced up. -
Philddelphia Record.
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Little Charles Pet Bird.

Mr. DeWall, the photographer, has a
little two-year-old son named Charlie,
who is allowed to play in the yard.
Charlie is of an investigating turn of
mind, as well as a devotee of pleasure,
mental combinations which led him to
crawl under the house and afterwards
to play there regularly. About three
weeks ago he told his mother he had
found ''bird' under the house that
he played with, and almost every night
since he has related happy stories of the
beautiful times he has had beneath the
house playing with his ''bird.'' Last
Saturday he was frolicking in the yard
when his bird getting lonely, came
out to sport with him. He was running
to it, when his mother discovered that
his "bird'' was huge black snake A
negro was at hand, and being called,
dispatched the reptile with a hoe
Louisville Times.
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A Sham Battle.

As we emerged from the woods, we
were persuaded that now at last we
were TO go into battle. And so, indeed,
it seemed, as the long column halted in
a corn-field q short distance from The
river, and the pontoon trains came up,
and the pioneers were sent forward to
help lay the bridge, and signal flags
began flying, and officers and orderlies
began to gallop gayly over the field
of course we were now about to go into
our first battle.
"Hah!" suddenly exclaimed Andy,
''Look theren'
Looking in the direction Andy was
pointing,-that is, away to the skirt of
the woods in our rear-I beheld bat
terry of artillery coming up at full gal
lop toward us, and making for the
river.
AS the battery came near the spot
where we were standing, and could be
plainly seen, | cried:
"Why, Andy!, Don't you seep They
are wooden logs covered over with black
gum-blankets and mounted on the front
wheels ofwagons, and-as sure as you're
alive, it's our Quartermaster on his gray
horse in command of the battery!'
"Well, l declared said Andy, with a
look of mingled surprise and disap-
pointment.
There was no disputing the fact.
Dummies they were, those cannon which
Andy had so exultingly declared were
to drive the Johnnies through the brush.
And we began at once to suspect that
the whole mud-march was only a mis-
cradle ruse or feint of war, got up ex-
pressly for the purpose of deceiving the
enemy, so that there WASH going to be
any battle after all Such indeed, as
we learned later, was the true state of
the case. But, nevertheless, the pioneers
went on putting down the pontoon boats
for bridge, and our gallant Quarter
master, on his bob-tail gray. with drawn
sword, and shouting out his commands
like Major General, swept bv us with
his battery of wooden guns, and away
out into the field like whirlwind, APP
imaginable. Now the battery would
dash up and unlimber and get into DO
sition here; then after an imaginary dis.
comfiture of the enemy at this point.
away it would dash on gallop across
the field and go into position there
while the Quartermaster would swing
his sword and shout himself hoarse al
if in the very crisis of the battle.
1t was, then, alas! all ruse. ant
there would be no battle after all. Abou
nine O. clock that night we were all with
drawn from the riverside under cove
of darkness. and bivouacked in tn,
woods to our rear, where we were or
dered to make as many and as larg,
fires as we could, so as to attract tn,
enemy's attention, and make him be
lieve that the whole army of the Poto
mac was concentrating at that point
whereas, the truth was that, instead o
making any movement thirty miles be
Ioa0 Fredericksburg, the Union army
ten days later, crossed the river thirt,
miles above Fredericksburg, and me
the enemy at Charlottesville -Hoyrj
N. Kiefer, IN 81. Nicholas.
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"A tramp thus unbosomed himself
to areporter, who was wicked enough to
jot his confession down: ''Last winter |
got acquainted with a young widow
That's why l only worked month. |
liked her, and she liked me, and | don't
doubt could have married her; but
when came to look the thing over |
saw should have to knuckle down and
work the rest of my life, and that scared
me. | was happy as was. l hesitated
week, and then quit and came here.
Chicago Herald.
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A correspondent of the Nebraska
State Journal, describing railroad he
travelled on in Oregon, says: my fell
low passenger raised an umbrella when
we got on board, and said / had better
raise mine. He was right. The putting,
wheezy old engine sent SCOT and watu
over us in a perfect shower (the cars
were open). We got along, however,
very well, and would have made the
trip quite as quickly as we could have
walked it if the train had not stopped
when we were about half way and
waited half an hour for a passenger who
wanted to finish his supper"
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For Young Readers.
SWEET POLLY.

Polly, pretty Polly!
Oh, her gown is worn and old;
But her voice is purest silver,
And her hair is shining gold;
Her shawl is thin and faded.
And her bonnet out of style;
Yet she'll greet you any morning
With a sweet and sunny smile.
Polly, dearest Polly
Oh, her shoes are out the toes:
But her eyes are like twin violets,
Her cheek is like rose:
Her glance is like a sunbeam;
Her heart is warm and true;
And her hands are always willing
When there's any good to do.
Youths COMPANION
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-ery married or would-be married

every married or would-be married
man.
In the days of our fathers, when
trousers were novelty, they were
patched so often as to resemble the
famous coat of Joseph, which made the
boy so stuck up and aroused the Ire OF
his less fortunate brothers. But the
most antiquated and transformations
country boy in this day wouldn't CON
sent to wear patch on his breecheS,
and his old dad sighs that the good
times have passed and the era OF ex-
travagance in pants has come.-Ct''-
ct11noti Enquirer.
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In removing the remains or per,
son buried thirteen years since at
Brunswick, Me-, recently, in costly
metallic casket, the casket was found
so badly corroded that it was full of
holes, while hard, pine casket box,
which had been in the ground twenty
years, was perfectly sound Boston
Post,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-21

The New York fashion authorities
say it is now the fashion for ladies to
wear very little jewelry of any kind in
public places or when travelling. Among
sensible people this has been the fashion
always. = Chicago Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-21

The cap-stone of Bunker Hill Mon
ument was placed in position forty years
ago. 1t is 221 feet high, and nearly
thirty thousand people visited it last
ear.-BOStOa Herald
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Many of the great English LAWYERS
have been very uncultivated men. This
was pre-eminently the case with Sir
William Follett, the most brilliant adj
vocate of the century. He knew nothing
but law, to which he gave almost all his
time when student at Cambridge.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-08-30
IOWA.

Comrade 4. L. Barnell, Rock Valley, Iowa,
writes us: On August 18th Senior Vice Com
mander Hon. C. l.. Davidson, Department of
Iowa, mustered a Post of eighteen at Suther-
land, 0Brion county, assisted by Conlrade Geo.
Colard, ofSheldon Post, and myself, with bright
prospects for a fine Post. They feel confident
of recruiting to forty members They elected
the following officers: Commander, Mai C. "
Imam S. Y. c., J. IT. Wright j. Y. c., A. C.
Burnside; o. d.. Joseph Cowan; O. ~, w. g.
Fuller; Q. e., f. ~, Van Horn; Surgeon, c. J.
Clark. Appointed -Adjntant, James Reager
@. NJ. s., G. w. Southan s. H., James Hicks
Comrade Colard presented The TRIBUNE to
the boys for subscription, and, think, several
subscribers were had. We had good time, and
the comrades think different about the G. a. R.
than they did before, knowing nothing about
the working of the Order until that evening.
Comrade Davidson aud myself expect to mus
ter Post at Milford, Dickinson county. next
week
Comrade NJ. Van Buskirk, Iowa Falls, Iowa,
writes: Chas. Payne Post, No. Iii, c. 4. R.,
has now membership of some seventy and
some ten applicants for the next Post meeting.
We are getting up some interest in the meet
ings and shall work hard to make them more
So Have appointed q committee to devise
ways and means to create q relief fund for the
Post. On Friday evening last we had festi-
val and drawing, but the weather prevented
its being as muclsof success as it would other
wise have been. Our Post elected a CORE
spondent for your paper, but have seen moth
ing from his pen.
Hayden Post, No. Isl, G. A. R., Department
of Iowa, at its meeting on Saturday evening,
August L. decided to abandon the idea of hay
ing Campfire at Forest City, as heretofore
announced. The Campfire will be held at Clear
Lake due notice OF which win be given as soon
as the arrangements can he perfected. The
Posts from the surrounding towns are expected
to be represented at the Clear Lake Camp fire.
Comrade A. T. Miller, Clemens, Iowa, writes
that Frank NJ Thomas Post, No. "a. now num-
bers 195 members, and, under Commander C.
III. Brock, is prospecting finely.