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A Fact Worth Remembering,

The exploits of.the boy soldier have often
been the theme of admiring comment, and
scarcely week passes that the columns
of THE TRIBUNE do not contain some Illus
tration of his yalor, but what is not SO fire.
quently remarked is the fact that those who
entered the army while yet in their youth
or early manhood, sacrificed opportunities of
acquiring an education or learning a trade,
which those who remained at home were
able to profit by. To this circumstance
is largely due the inability of many of
our veterans to-day to earn comfort
able living. Retiring from the service after
three or four years of constant exposure to
hardships and dangers, calculated in them
selves to undermine the strongest consti-
tuition, their lack of professional and bust
ness training placed them at serious disad-
vantage. in many instances, as compared
with those who had already laid the founda-
tons of competence, if not fortune, and
forced them to seek out new fields of labor
Upon no other theory can the extensive
migration of our ex-soldiers to the West
that took place Immediately after the war,
and is still going on, be satisfactorily ex-
planned To many this exodus brought
good fortune, and by energy, perseverance
and industry, they long ago succeeded in
acquiring the social position to which the
sharpness of competition In the over
crowded cities of the East forbade them to
aspire. Among the prosperous farmers and
business men of the West the soldier is
everywhere conspicuous. But there were
many, also, who saw their hopes turn to
ashes in their hands. Unforeseen obstacles
to success presented themselves In the
shape of grasshopper seourges, prairie fires,
destructive drouths and whitening frosts,
and it is not strange that physical inirmi-
ties, originally contracted in the service,
should have declared themselves as an
incident of such harsh and untoward expe-
rience.
These are not mere sentimental consider
ations. Denude our schools and the trades
of the youth of the Nation to-day, and re-
move from them the opportunity to fit
themselves for the struggle for existence,
and the result would be the samoan i'm
mediate increase in the number of those
unable to earn livelihood. This is great
and impressive truth and it ought to receive
the most thoughtful consideration at the
hands of the public. If at times they ire
inclined to look upon the amount expended
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WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY MAY H. 1888

whose characteristics are so typical of the
progressive spirit of the West as the Queen
City of the Plains" Denver, which ten
years ago was village of some five or six
thousand inhabitants, is now great bust
ness center, with population of seventy or
eighty thousand and the metropolitan spirit
of New York or Chicago. Every comrade
and every Post that can possibly do so
should attend the National Encampment.
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The Next National Encampment.

Elsewhere in our columns, this week, we
print list of National and Department Off
GERS of the Grand Army, together with the
roll of Delegates and Alternates to the next
National Encampment, which our comrades
will doubtless find of great value for future
reference. The Grand Army, it viii be OBJ
served, how numbers twenty mine permanent
and five provisional Departments, and its
total membership at the present time cannot
be much less than one hundred and seventy
or eighty Thousand, while there are good
reasons for believing that by the end of the
last quarter of the administration year the
total viii reach fully two hundred thousand.
In many, if not all, of the Departments
Memorial Day viii be made the occasion of
special efforts In the way of obtaining new
recruits and the friendly rivalry which has
sprung up between them viii doubtless have
happy effect upon their labors. Under
any circumstances, the record viii show that
the past year has been by far the most pros
porous in the history of the Order, and the
National Encampment, as a consequence,
viii partake somewhat of the character of a
general jubilee. To that event, indeed, our
comrades everywhere seem to be looking
forward with the most keen and active
interest, and although the city of Denver,
which the Last National Encampment Sc
lected as Its next place of meeting, is more
than halfway across the continent the
gathering Of veterans there promises to ex-
coed IN numbers and enthusiasm any Grand
Army assemblage of former years. Remote
as they are from the scene, the Eastern De-
partments viii send large delegations in
addition to their official representatives,
while from the great West many Posts win
attend in body. That our comrades how
ever numerous may be the attendance, will
be Hospitality entertained by their old COM
panions In arms of Denver and Colorado
goes without saying, but it is worthy of note
that the citizens generally of the Centennial
State regard the meeting of the National
Encampment at Denver as high compi-
ment and seem to fairly rejoice in the op-
portunity thus afforded to reveal the extent
of their resources. AS stated some time ago.
the State Legislature voted an appropriation
of $4,000 to defray the expenses of the
occasion, the Denver authorities set apart a
similar sum, we believe, for the purpose, and
the Union Pacific Railroad has provided a
handsome site, contiguous to the city, for a
military camp. But aside from the prepare
tions that have been made for the Encamp-
ment ITSELF arrangements have been COM
pleted for the entertainment of the visitors
In the way Of excursions to nearly all the
picturesque points for which Colorado is
famous, SO that, independent of the pleasure
afforded by the Reunion, the participants
are certain to be literally recompensed for
the fatigue and expense which SO long q
journey VIII entail There is, indeed, no
part of the country which is 30 well worth
visiting as Colorado, where the glories of the
Rocky Mountains may be seen nowadays
without the discomforts to which tourists
were formerly exposed, and there is no city
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The Grand Army men of Brooklyn appointed a
committee lately to wait the bridge trustees and
ask for the appointment of war veterans as watch
men. The committee saw Mr. Stranahan and were
informed by him that their wishes could not be ae-
coded to. He said the matter of appointments had
been delegated to Assistant Engineer Martin, and
that he had been instructed to employ no one over
thirty-fve years of age, which would rule out the
Grand Army men.-N. Y. Sun.
What small, contemplate business this
is! If the bridge trustees are really anxious
to secure capable men as watchmen the
proper thing to do is to set up standard of
physical and moral requirements, and let
the fitness of every applicant be measured
thereby. No man can be said to have reached
his prime at thirty-fiye, and it is simply
absurd. to pretend that at forty-fve or fifty
years Of age he is incapable of discharging
the simple duties of a watchmen. As is very
well known, some of the most active, and
certainly the most efficient, officers on the
New York police force are men of middle
age; and if they make good patrolmen, why
not watchmen? The truth is, we suppose,
that in adopting this foolish rule the bridge
trustees have had an eye to the political
advantages to be derived from the distribu-
ton of their patronage. With SO many ward
strikers and campaign bummers to take care
of, they doubtless thought it would be q
smart thing to bar out the members of the
Grand Army entirely. But perhaps it may
not prove such clever trick after all. The
soldier is not yet played out in New York.
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FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A Little Something About What Is Going On In the
Religious World.

n EAtNC SOfuetHiuS AOOuB WH16 Is dOta& I'm In the
Religions World.
About s, 900 has been subscribed in BROOKLYN
towards the proposed monument to Martin
Luther, and it has been decided to organize n
permanent Lutheran Society in that city.
Rev. Mr.. Prout. editor of Virginia City
(Mon.) religious paper, says: Editing this
paper is ike trying TO swing very large cst
in very small garrett without hurting thu
garrett"
Hike to hear that young clergyman preach"
remarked a country girl of a city clergyman
who stood in the rural pulpit and put ON airs
He just stands up there and tells everything
he knows"
The Baptists in the State of Connecticut have
purchased large tract of land as Crescent
Beach, about seven miles west of New London.
and viii there establish denOminational
watering place.
An anti-opium prayer union has been formed
IN Great Britain, of which the members resid-
ing IN different parts covenant to pray at leaak
once week, on Thursdays for the overthrow
Of the opium trade in China and elsewhere
Thirty-six thousand ministers furnish spirit
ual instruction and consolation for the people
of England and Wales. About 2S,000 of these
every 500 of the population there is place Of
worship of SINE kind or other.
During the past year scores of Societies Of
Christian Endeavor for young people have BEEN
established in various parts of the country, and
it is proposed to hold the second annual con-
ference of these societies IN the Second Parish
Church, Portland, Me-, ON Juns7
The Christian advocate declares that church
donation party is in most cases a tartiy substi-
tute for overdue salary It might have
added that in majority of instances they ara
regarded As an intolerable nuisance by tia
clergymen on whom they are indicted.
Four years ago an academy on the New
England plan was established at Salt Lake City,
Utah. Since that time it has had more thaA
500 pupils. This year. so far, 1t has acquired
over 200. 1t is the high school of the hftesa
free schools established in this Territory.
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, have just
issued, in handsome style, ain the Shadow OF
the Pyrenees, from Basque-Land to Carcass
sonne,"-a book of travel from the gifted pen
of Marvin r. Vincent, d. d. It opens with a
graphic description of Bayonne, and in sue
ceeding chapters treats of different points of
historic interest in a journey through the south
of France. This section of country is most
attractive one to the tourist and health seeker.
and DR.. Vincent's description brings its dis.
tinctive features wildly before his readers,
The book is illustrated with four admirably ex-
ecuted etchings by James d. Smillie, r. Swain
Clifford. and Leroy M. YALE and four carefully
drawn maps give an adequate idea of the to-
Biography of the region.
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rate history of that splendid organization
that has ever been published. Examine the
list carefully and forward your orders at
once
Welcome, Army of the Potomaci
once.

As we go to press, this week, the streets
of the capital are gay with military trap
pings, and the clash of martial music fills
the air They are assembling here who
once composed that bulwark of National
defense-the Army of the Potomac. Eight
cen years have rolled by since that victorious
host, returning from the scene of its final
triumph, unrolled itself-a magnificent and
soul-stirring pageant-before our eyes, and
then in an instant vanished forever; but
time has not dimmed the luster of its fame
nor age effaced the memory of its virtues.
There are other armies the recollection of
whose achievements is dear to US but it fell
TO. the lot of this incompatible body of
patriots to be pitted against the head of
rebellion at the very incipiency of the
struggle and confronting it continuously for
four long years, to be the weapon with which
the finishing blow was at last dealt to it
This was an army, indeed, of which it might
truthfully be said that it was the incarna-
ton of peoples patriotism, and alike under
small and great commanders, and in the face
OF defeat as well as victory, bore itself as
if the destiny of the Republic rested on its
shoulders. The victim of many blunders, it
retrieved them all The gallantry that was
unavailing at Manassas triumphed at Ante
tam; the desperate vaior that proved vain
at Fredericksburg and Charlottesville won
the day at Gettysburg; the heroism that
was fruitleSS at Cold Harbor was at Five
Forks crowned with glory. Through ten
campaigns-some disastrous, all bloody
this intrepid organization retained its vital
ity; suffering change of commanders six
several times, it never lost its esprit du corps.
View it from any standpoint. you please,
the record Of the Army of the Potomac is
one of sublime devotion and unfaltering
courage. rs losses were enormous, and it
was always in process of reconstruction, but
the original leaven always sufficed to leaven
the new elements in its composition, and
from the Potomac to the Appomattox no
emergency found it hesitating.
Insensible alike to defeat and exposure it
stood ready to fight by day or by night-a
hopeless fight, if it was to be, or winning
one, if occasion favored. And this is the
GROWING glory of the Army of the Poto-
mac: That crushing disasters never crushed
1t; but. receiving heavy blows, it returned
still heavier, and, swept back again and
again from the goal of It's hopes, it as often
renewed the struggle, and never, never
gave upi
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March, are all meritorious and their perusal
will pass an hour or two very pleasantly. The
fashion notes and plates-of which this maya
zine makes specialty-wiIl be found OF interest
and value to the lady readers The number
also contains several pleasing poems
The Grand Army Magazine for May is an in
teresting number. Its table of contents in
cludes: " Grand Army, Collegiate and Military
Institute;n San Excursion into Italy, by
Edith III. Harrison The Future Of the United
States Army" by General III. G. Thomas; a
"Reminiscences" by Mary A. Denison; 1.-THE
First Opera Troupe in Colorado" (II,) by A.
kaufman; "The Beauty of Norman Archi-
lecture" by Briton; "The Truth About
Journalism" by G. r Dill; Stronger than
Love-" serial story, by d. w. Mouiton There
are also number of poems, illustrations and
short editorial paragraphs.
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as The largest and best family newspaper In
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DURING the past week we have received
large number of orders for the series of
military histories which we offer in connec-
lion with subscriptions the THE TRIBUNE.
and it lis evident that our readers are not
slow to perceive the value of the opportunity
which is thus afforded to obtain good war
library at trifing cost All the books an
nOunced in the List printed On our eighth
page are Of the most interesting and trust
worthy character, and among them, il will
be observed, liz Swinion's Campaigns of the
Army Of the Potomac, which is universally
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THE MAGAZINES.

Godeys Lady's Book for June completes its
fifty-third volume. 1t Is the oldest magazine
in the country, and well deserves the une-
quivocal success and prosperity which it now
enjoys. Like wine, 1t improves with age, and
each succeeding number seems better than the
last. The Little Warehouses" by f. Kirk
Hall; "Such Little Simpleton," by Estelle
Thomson; the illustrated poem, by Au-
gusta de Bubna; MERLIN" by Hollis Free
man, and Fools and their Folly" by Theo.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c, MAY II. 1883.

The number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending May
18th, was as follows: Original, LIS; in
crease, 142; reissue, 81; restoration, p;
duplicate, u; accrued pensions, So; pensions
under act Of March Sd, 1883, 200; total,
2,I66
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
EsTAsusHEp 1879

To CARE FOR BORNE TIE HsTTls, AND FOR
Es WIDOW AID ORPHANS. ABRAHAM LINCOLN
T+g VALIDITY or TIE PUBLIC DEBT or Tl4E UNITED
STsTEs, AUTHORIZED Law p1ETs INCURRED Fos
PENSIONS AND BoyNTTEs FOR SERVICES N SUP
PRESSING RsURREcTcN OR REBELLION sfdLl NOT &c CUES
TONED ''SEc {, Arr. XIV CONSTITUTION or Tie UNITED
SIATEs.
CONSIDER TIE kBiEsT PAPER OEvoTED TO he INTER
teTs or solpfER COUNTRY EARNESTLY
COMMEND IT COMRADES TIE oRDER.~
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for pensions as unwarrantably large, they
should bear in mind that, but for the time
and strength and opportunity which our
veterans sacrificed in their country's service,
they might to-day be sharing to the full the
general prosperity of the Nation.
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WAYSIDE FRUIT TREES.

To me Editor or The Tribune.
SIR: hope the influence of THE TRIBUNE
will be felt in favor of waysde fruit tree planting,
well as shade. most important aid you may 50 rem
DER especially your journal reaches nearly svery
readers eye in the far and wide West 1t does appear
to me that this Is worthy Of your best efforts When
every family sits under its vine and fig tIes grapes
and dgs will be abundant for all aud therefore dan
ger from thieves Fenced orchards and melon patches,
etc. etc. nurseries for thieves, and all tue crimes
that render penitentares and the like, necessary Tae
more private property may be, the mora likely will it De
plundered the carefully must 1t be secured. Nor
will spring.gms and mantraps afford security.
Ihave place in the country that is open, free 10
ALL and has BEEN for forty years. During the
season it is visited by fifty persons daily
upOn an average There is surveillance, but every
facility for mischief and impunty or course some do
not respect all the rights OF the propretor but think
most instances violation arise from ignorance
or thoughtlessness than from other There
thousands Of trees, yet cut very few Of
them What II most important is the fact that these
incidents diminish. Free admission must sooner or
In portions of Europe where little faith exists be-
tween classes common crOps-eyen straw-are not safe
In the fields after nlgntfall
do hope you will tit TO take this subject in hand,
and that will present full exhaustive exhibition OF
Its merits in your columns. Where is least legal or
social repression there wlll-sOOncr or laer-be least
aggression. II this be not the what good end can
come Of free institutions Of any knd-political or
other. Respectfully yours Jos. PEACE HAZARD.
Ne5 York, Oct 4, 1883