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Sumner at Williamsburg.

To THE EDITOR: wish to ask the comrades
of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE if any of them can
tell where Gen. Sumner was on the morning of
the battle of Williamsburg? / say he, or at
least his corps, was on the left and rear of the
Third Corps, and within one-half mile of
Hooker, and that Hooker asked for help from
him, but he did not get it from him, but Gen.
Kearny came all the way from Yorktown
and found us in tight place, too. was in
Co. j, Sd Excelsior. Hooker lost about LOO
men, Hal cock, q. Who did the fighting? I
would like to hear from j. IL. Wood, Co. l, I'D
n Y-G C. ROBINSON
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WOMEN,S WORK.
What the Women and Girls Did to Aid and Oh
the Soldier.

What the Women and Girls Did to Aid and Cheer
the Soldier.
To THE EDITOR: Mrs Blake, in commu-
nication to your paper, asks if women who
nursed the sick and otherwise aided substan-
TALLY in the Union cause, shall not honored.
Allow me to speak for the cripples, especially
those favored with women nurses in hospital.
Yes, God bless the women who sought us out,
bathed our wounds, cooked and fed to us some
home-llke delicacies, wrote letters for Us, read
to us, or even smiled upon us in our hospital
monotony. 1t is not enough to have appreci-
ated such tenderness Grant them all every
thing that can add to their happiness. Without
the aid of women at home, as well as those who
braved the exposures of camp and field, the war
on both sides the line would have seemed much
darker to the men in the field. The women of
the South Though we believe their cause a
mistaken one) were true to the very soul III all
that concerned the Confederacy, and while
we admire the prOwess of the Southern soldier
let us also lift hats to the devotion of their
wives and sweethearts, their mothers and
sisters.
There was class of young women who vol
unfairly aided in the war by writing letters to
the boys, acquaintance or otherwise. lbad such
lone. have never met her, but still preserve her
letters as choice souvenirs of the war. There
were many ways by which the girls found us
| out. The last time we drew shelter tents, pre-
fiouo " tuO 0cttySDuT5 InarCIl, we louiO OlA
some of the pieces names of the girls who made
| them written in pencil, with the request to
write. Our Captain, tender-hearted and a
bachelor of 80, wrote to the girl whose name
was upon his tent. A correspondence sprang
| up, photos were exchanged, and things seemed
moving quite promisingly. While we lay at
Middletown, Nd, orders came to pack or de-
stroy everything superauous that might
| impede rapid marching. / suppose that order
brought out the officers baggage, for Capt.
Frank had his valise in camp, and few were
favored with peep at the unknown tent
maker. But the Captain had forebodings OF
evil and told Lieut.. Gates to care for his effects
and inform his lady friend in case of disaster
| to him. This the Lieutenant promised, and
| when the Captain fell few days later on the
| Gettysburg field and the Lieutenant wounded
and prisoner, the Captains request seemed
| doubtful of fulflment, but it was faithfully
attended to after those CORY days OF July 1, 2,
and 3. / think the photo was returned; at any
rate, the girl lost an honorable friend and the
regiment noble, heroic officer.
| / wish some comrade would remember to
| give in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the name OF
| the lady who dealt out the delicacies in Payil-
ion 16, Dayid's Island Hospital. in the Winter
| of 1865. Mrs. Chapman was the agent of the
society supplying reading and games, but the
name of the other lady | have forgotten. She
was SO patient and kind. Women were always
treated with respect by soldiers SO far as | ever
/ observed, and their services can never be for
| gotten.-A. r. BARLOW, 18TH n. Y, Canastota
n. Y.
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Soldiers Homes.

To THE EDITOR: / think it wrong for the
General Government to make homes for the
ex Union and ex-rebel soldiers together, or any
homes at all for the ex-rcbels. The ex-rebels
have a chance for the poor or County house,
i suppose. For all / know, the so-called SOL
diers' homes are no better, only in name, than
the so-caled poor or County houses / believe
the ex-Union Northern privates and non-com-
missioped officers of the war of the rebellion
have as much right to be put on the retired
list, with army rank and pay, as Generals, Com
modores, or any body else; and also as much
right to am equal amount of pension money
VIM. w. WATKINS, Bellevue, Iowa.
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THE COIN ExcHANGE REqrMFNT
THE DEPARTMENTS.
pLKoTA

Conrade Titus w. Allen. Nordiand: We arc TAX
.n9 steps 10 Organize Post here, and hope before
long 20 have a good organization.
ILLINOIS
Capt. Alex. T. Whitehall, Special mastering Off
Ger, mustered Net0un1 Post, No At, III Milford
III. recently. viii about 30 charter members Off,
ecrs. Commander. james o. Freeman; 8 ". c.,
Ira oillunl. III. d.; Chap. Rev. VIM. Underwood;
q. H., Jas A iicimes; Adit. James Woodworth ;
O. d. james HaEton; o. g., Joseph w. Fiddler;
y. NJ, l.. Wiimoth; q NJ s.. A. }. Mcconnell.
MAINE
established here on tie 9Th ult Officers: Com.
Mnndcr, Butler Libby; s. ". c., Joseph A. Hobbs
~. q, john Townsend; o. d.. David Morgan;
tHbuiated report OF Adjt-Gcn- Tanderslicc in TIN
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ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Relief Corps News frem the Various Department
of the Order.

OF the Order.
Mrs. Anna s. ]. Grabill, Greenville, Mich
I send you list of officers of Woman's Relief
Corps, No. IA, recently organized here: Pres,
Mrs. Anna NJ Chase; S. V. P, Mrs. Hattie III.
Padden; ]. V. P, Mrs. Hattie NJ. Turner; Sec,
Mrs. Anna S. J. Grsbill; Treas, Mrs, Jennie
Hayden; Chap, Mrs. Amanda E. Belknap;
Con-, Mrs. Fannie Lower; g., Mrs. Agnes
Gibson.
Mrs Martha Whitney. Grand Ledge, Mich
Corps No. 16, auxiliary to Earl Hubert Post,
was instituted here July 2. Officers Pres,
Mrs. Hattie Chamberlain; S. V. P, Anna
Wheelock J. V. P, Henrietta Brunger; Sec,
Augusta Chadwick; Treas, Nancy Whitney
Chap, Lizzie Maltby; Con-, Martha Whitney
g., Cora Brunger.
Lyons Relief Corps was recently organized at
Oakland, Cal, by Mrs. G. Mason Kline. Presi-
dent of Lincoln Corps. Officers: Pres, Mrs.
Kate McGrew; S. V. P, Mrs. E. W. Spencer
]. " p, Mrs. NJ. E. Hollywood; Sec, Mrs. f.
Ellington Treas, Mrs. Kate Reinehl; Chap,
Mrs. Lucy Pike; Con-, Mrs. Clara Blodgett
g., Mrs. Irene invalid.
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be instructed to install officers of Corps turning
rituals and other property in sealed packages
to the President of the Corps. Applications in
such cases will be made direct to National Head
quarters
Further orders will be issued from these Head
quarters the exigencies of the service require.
KATE b. SHERWOOD,
EMMA d. SIBLEY, Nat. President.
Secretary
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A Dinner ANp A Kiss.


ST have brought your dinner, father"
The blacksmith daughter said
As she took from her arms kettle
And lifted its shining lid
There's not any pie pudding,
So will give you this,
And upon his toil-worn forhead
She left childish kiss.
The blacksmith took off his apron
And dined ia happy mood,
Wondering much at the SAVIOR
Hid in his humble food.
While playing about him were visions
Full of prophetic bliss;
But he never thought of the magic
In his little daughters kiss.
While she, with her kettle swinging,
Merrily trudged away,
Stopping at sight of squirrel,
Catching some wild birds lay.
And thought how many a shadow
OF life and fate we would miss,
II always our frugal dinners
Were seasoned with such a kiss-Anon
A SOLDIERS MEMORIES OF WAR.
Ye sons and yedaughters give ear to my story
of wars de5olation, of carnage and strife;
Of soldiers We'll talk who for country and glory
Marched forth to do battle regardless of life.
Through rain and through snow and the cold, icy
We marched and We fought for our dear cOun-
try's life;
Thought hot burning sands, mid pestiience and
The roar of the battle the drum and the fife.
The sad wreck of war, broken cannon and eais-
SONS,
The means of the wounded. midst dying and
dead;
Brave comrades they fell in defense of our Nation
And gave up their lives for our freedom they
bled.
In the wars great confusion we fought for that
standard
Our pride and glory-the Stripes and the
Stars;
In secession's bad cause many brothers had wan
derd,
And with fury we charged on the Stars and the
Bars.
Wen charge them more mid the musketry's
rattle,
The screech of the shells and the lannon's deep
roar;
No more with our comrades Wen march to the
battle:
Now the angel of Peace DER our eagle doth soar.
We mourn thy sad fate, our dear comrades who'r
fallen,
To all that survive may ever be true,
May love swell our hearts at humanitys calling,
Be kind to the needy of Gray or of Blue.
REV. SAML B. HURBURT, Co. q, 9th Iowa, Lake
Jessup, Fla.
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The GRAND ARMY.
End Of the Old and Beginning Of the
New Administration.
No. 1.
Commander Kountr's First Order.

HEApoRs GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIc,
TOLEDO, o., Aug. /, 1884
General Orders No l.
J. The Conmandcr-in- Chief elected Mt the 18th
annual EncaTnpment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Minneapolis Mimi, July p. 1854. here
by assumes the duties OF That office. with Head
quarters at Toledo o. Expressing sincere graft
tude for the exalted trust imposed, he earnestly
invites the fraternal cooperation of all comrades
in the determination to make this year of contin-
ned enthusiasm and growth.
III. The following appointments have been made:
Neutrality-suspicious. William W. Alcorn,
Toledo o.
Quar4ermaster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS John Taylor,
Philadelphia. Pa.
III. Ia future orders additional appointments
will be announced
JOHN S. KoUSTz,
[oficial1 Chief.
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Malaria from the undrained Pontine Marshes,
near Rome, is terror to travellers. Ayers
Ague Cure is an effectual protection from the
disease, and cure for those who have become
its victims 1t works just as effectually in all
malarial districts on this side of the sea Try it.
"Rough on Toothachc,' instant relief. l5c
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Decorative Art.

Explicit directions for every use are given
with the Diamond Dyes For dyeing Moses,
Grasses, Eggs, Ivory, Hair, &c. 10c. Drug
gists keep them. Wells, Richardson & Co.,
Burlington, VT.
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ORGANIZING CORPS.

VIII. To Posts DESTROYS to form Womans Re-
lief Corps full information will be issued by appli
cation to National or Department Headquarters
Applications for charter will be issued on call to
be filed with at least 10 Names Endorsed by Post
Commanders and returned with SIS charter fee
Supplies including rituals ode cards, badges etc,
will aggregate SIS additional for Corps of 20
members. Price lists will be issued with applica-
ton. Post Commanders in remote Territories viii
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NEW PosTs

Applications for charters for new Posts still
continue TO be received at Department Head
quarters, the latest being as follows: For Post
No s5I, 10 be located at Woodbury., Bedford
Co.; No. 452, at South Gibson, Susquehanna
Co; No. z53, at Montrose, also in Susquehanna
Co; No. z5z, at Hopewell, Bedford Co.. No
455, at Fassett's, Bradford Co.. No 456, al
Mesf Aiiddlesex Mercar Co
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

Advertisements for addresses Inserted tasdr las heud a
Tie rate II nm GEMS Jar three Aarsss rsplss "a
liusTsissrs
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VERMONT
WISCONSIN.

L. j. Foster, Waterbury Centre: Ezra
Post is prospecting finely and adding re
every Meeting
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Officers of Rheal Post, No 49, of Greencastle
Snively; S. V. c., NJ w. Kessecker; Adjt, c. III
Fulweiler; G. NJ. Geo. Il. Snirely; o. d., Samue
SherwGters; o. c., E. B. Carpenter; Surg. DR. +
A Bushey; Chap, Rev J. Y Shannon" FL Do
rado," Franklin: Mays Post. No 22o, has active
membership of 15G. and j. in splendid working
order--Airs. b. l.. Myers Mountain Dale: Dayic
TroxeIl Post No al held very interesting enter
tainments on the evenings Of July "A . and %.
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Joseph NJ. Cook, Viola: Our Post Is in splendid
working order, having an active membership of 50.
Mrs Kate u. Sherwood, President of the Wom-
an Relief Corps, entertained Wilson Cowell Post,
Of La Crosse. the lst inst, with very interest
ing account OF the rise and growth of the organiza-
ton which she has just been called 10 preside
At the close Of her speech she presented to the
Post in the of her cousin Miss Mamie Col
we'll. very fine portrait Of Captain Colwel, which
was accepted by Commandant Bryant on behalf of
the Post
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PHILADELPHIA.

Gen. Beath's Retirement from the Ccmmsndcr-in-
Chiefship-Cl0siug up the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pointment Of Q.-M.-Gen. Taylor-sieady Growth
Of the Order.
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VII The attention Of all Corps and Department
Presidents is called to the importance of impartng
ell official orders without delay to their respective
commands and of enforcing all orders from proper
authority; of the importance of promptly forward
ing all returns and of preserving discipline har-
mony and concerted action. 1t is for them to
determine that Secretaries and Treasurers properly
and promptly perform their respective duties, and
that all dues returned at the proper time II
recommended that they continue in close confer
ence with the proper officers of the Grand Army of
the Republic within their respective jurisdictions
and that they take no important step without the
advice and cooperation of the same. Let them
bear in mind ut all times that the Woman's Relief
Corps is auxiliary to the Grand Army Ia helper.
not an independent Order and that the officers of
the Woman's Relief Corps will at ali times show
due Difference to their superior officers of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Let every member bear in
mind that the Woman's Relief Corps sprang into
being at command of the Grand Army which
needed its help and that it stands ready to dsband
| wherever and whenever the Grand Army shall
declare it has no need of its services We earnestly
call upon each and every member for cordial, con-
sistent and judicious work, and thus aid the Ma
tional, Department and Corps officers TO carry ont
the sacred obligations they have taken to do all in
their power for the disabled veterans of the Union
| their widows and orphans
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H. MOTIFS . M.s
Harvey.
NEW YORK.
Martin Short r.,
OHIO.
OREGON.
pFyNSYr.ysNrE..

A. o. Houston, Aurora The State Encam
held at Meanwhile on the 18th, 10th and lit
was a great success
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Lille Jessup says she would like to hear from
some little girls whose papa in Co. e, Sth Iowa.
My papa was In that company. He enlisted in
Knoxville, Iowa, under Capt. McCormac; served
in the army two years and was discharged on ac-
count of disability. Papa was taken prisoner at
Shiloh and was sent to Tuscaloosa, Ala, where he
Jared the same the rest of the prisoners and got
out of prison and was chased by bloodhounds
and rebel soldiers and recaptured but had the good
luck to be paroled at Montgomery. Ala. Papa
wants Lille to ask her papa if he remembers
place called Bran Hollow, where they camped ON
the march to Springfield, Mo-, and took the wheat
aud threshed 1t out and ground it, and made slap
jacks out of -four, shorts and bran all mixed to-
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-04
Changed His Mind.

A year ago resident Of Calico inform
ed HERALD reporter that rain never
fell at that place. He had lived there n
wear or more and knew all about the
matter. The river bed had been dry for
sixteen years, and the dear old earth
was drying up. But since he has had 10
cross this river.bed in boat for six
weeks, and the camp has been deluged
with heavy rains from time to time dur
ing the winter and spring, and few
days ago had water spout that tore the
roads all to pieces and then ran away
with the pieces, he has changed his
mind. lie has no more prophecies on
the drying up OF the old earth. In fact,
he has begun to think the chances Of
drowning out are better than drying up.
This circumstance disposes Of the old
traditions about the changing of the eli
mate and the woes and ills that would
follow. All this stuff is the merest bosh.
One season will vary from another as one
day varies from another, but the records
of the Signal Service and the records of
universities before the Signal Service
was established, show that the average
temperature and the average rainfall Of
each twenty years will be about the
same. The great works Of nature go on
with interpolating variations, but the re-
suits Of centuries will be found to be
uniformly harmonious.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-04
Wanted.

His name it is Richardson, whose
front name is Nick, an American about
five feet five inches in height, weight
1865 pounds. stout built, dark horid
complexion, black hair, cut short; dark
brown mustache, light eyes; hoodlum
appearance; well dressed, in dark sack
coat and pants, with a narow-rim black
soft hat. This is the style Of man who
came into the office of the Chief OF Po.
lice on Monday and complained of Miss
Leland. of New High street, for selling
liquor without license. After obtain
ing a warrant for her arrest, the woman
next appeared and complained of him
for beating her most numerically. She
was terribly beaten and was badly
bruised in face and eyes. She procured
a warrant for hi, arrest and when she
returned to her rooms found that they
had been robbed of money and iewely of
a generous amount.
She then had q warrant issued for the
arrest of Richardson for burglary and
robbery; but Richardson, in the mean
time, hired horse and buggy from De
Turk, and taking Wesley Young for
driver, drove rs fast and as far as posi-
BILE, going to San Fernando, where he
took train north. Young returned
yesterday morning with the horse badly
worn out and nearly ruined. The Chief
has taken the proper steps to have the
fellow arrested wherever he may be
fpund
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-04

In the election of } John r. Lynch, of
Mississippi, as the temporary Chairman
of the Republican National Convention,
that party seeks TO break the force of
the late Civil Rights decision of the Su,
preme Court of the United States. In
tho person of Mr.. Lynch our Republi.
siding officer than they deserve. 1t is
true that he is what the vulgar call a
''nigger, but the God and Morality"
party is based upon the Fatherhood of
God and the Brotherhood of Man, and
they ought TO take pride in standing
mp to the racket There is this much
70 be said of Mr.. Lynch that, dark as
his skin may be, during his several
terms of service in the Congress of the
United States, he has demonstrated him.
self to be a highly respectable man. lie
has triumphed over Powell Clayton, who
was the choice Of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, and over ex United
States Senator Bruce, also colored and
also Mississippian, both of whom were
aspirants for the same position. With
such an auspcious beginning our Re.
publican friends ought to give us at
east mulatto OF ociornon as their can
Ididate for President. Consistency in
politics is a gem which ought to shine in
the Republican party brighter than
jewel in an Ethiop's ear,
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-04
Anaheim Items.
The Ga.etir of Saturday saya

The Gazette of Saturday says:
The incubators at the ostrich farm are
fully charged with eggs. and it is pos.
sible that in six or eight weeks the
long looked for ostrich chicks will be q
struttins fact. The hens are laying
with their accustomed energy, and six OF
them having reached the age when they
ought to produce fertile eggs, tangible
results are expected. Two OF the hens
will be allowed to "set. and it will be
interesting to note this trial between
natural aud artificial methods. One of
the setting hens has now a nest of five
eggs which she warns durng the day,
and her male mate relieves her of that
duty during the night.
Some OF the birds will be plucked
during the next few weeks. The
quality of the feathers has been some.
what impaired by the heavy winter
rains.
Capt. c. T. lIealey, c. H., who has
been for years past engaged in survey
ing disputed grants of land in Southern
California, especially the Stearns ranches,
finished them sometime since, having put
posts tive feet in length and eight inches
square at every bend, making permanent
land marks, the work having been &c.
complished thoroughly. Still, the ques.
ton is hardly settled yet, as the certainty
of the course of the Santa Ana river in
1904, eighty years ago, when the orig.
inal patent was issued, is not what it is
to-day. Much litigation may yet be ex.
peeted. Caprain Healey has Just CON-
menced another survey, which is very
important, being the placement OF an ac.
curate boundary between the San Pedro
Rancho, AZ, ll9 acres, and the Cerritos
Rancho, $4,000 acres, distance of
about ten miles. the stakes, 81 milar to
those on the $ earns Ranches, to be
placed at intervals. Captain Healey,
Z. f., represents the Bixby interest, the
Cerritos Rancho. while George Hansen,
@. f., represents the San Pedro Rancho.
or the Dominguez interest. An AMIGA
BILE arrangement was made by which
these two surveyors were empowered to
iix the lines and boundaries between the
two ranches, which were to be final and
accepted by each of the owners.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-06-04
EASTERN.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
The Slate Broken Dark Horse
Wins the Temporary Chair man
ship

CHICAGO, June 3--After prayer by
DIR. Frank iirstol, Of Chicago, Chairman
Sabin, on behalf of the Republican Com.
mittee, called the convention to order.
lie said Chicago was known as the Con
vention City. Ii was the held of Re-
publican victory. Here it was that the
immortal patriot. Abraham Lincoln, was
chosen. Here the party chose that
great chiellain. General Grant. Here it
nominated that honored soldier, that
great statesman. that representative cit.
izen, James A. Garfield. [Cheers. Every
action OF the party ON this historical
ground had been followed by victory.
Having succeeded against its opponents
on all former occasions, it was about to
put the house in order for another con.
ilict. As consequence of vote
adopted by the last convention, the
present body was largely formed ot men
instructed by their own constituents and
it was therefore to be hoped that the
voice of the people would he largely
puissaut in its deliberations. Applause
He closed with the expression OF hope
for victory, and proposed for Temporary
Chairman Hon. Powell Clayton, of Ar.
kansas.
When the Chairman had concluded
and mentioned the name OF Clayton II.
&. Lodge, OF Massachusetts,, proposed
the name of John X. Lynch, OF Missis'
sippi. lie said they recognized the
claim of the South and therefore he had
proposed this second name as one nc
ceptablc to the Republican Convention.
Sias b. Butcher, of New York, sec
onded the nomination of Lynch.
AT this hour great sensation was ere
ated by speech from w. w. Morrow,
OF California. He said that harmony
was essential, aud it could be best
secured by not raising factional issues.
1t had been the practice for forty years
for the National Committee to select the
Temporary Chairman of the Convention,
and departure could not now be made
from the custom without creating bitter
ness OF feeling.
There were several delegates on
their feet to reply, but the Chairman
recognized George William Curtis, oi
New York The announcement was
greeted with the widest applause. Cur
tbs said this was supreme council OF
the party representatives, who met TO
open the campaign of 1854. 1t had been
unquestionably customary for the Ma.
tional Committee to name the tempora
ry Chairman, and for the Convent ON to
ratily it; but ii the party, as here repre-
sented, desire it, it also unquestion;ibly
had right to revise the action of the
National Committee in this matter, and
to make a Chairman of it's own choos.
ing.
Drummond, OF Maine, made an elo-
quent speech, which was greeted with
long continued applause. 1t was now
evident that the Blaine men were get.
ting warmed up, and were resolved to
contest every inch of ground.