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been received for the formation of a new Post
at Cullom, Ala, following one received from
Birmingham. Comrade Jones remarks that
when Birmingham Post is mustered in the
grand chain of States, linked together by the
clasped hands of the veterans of the Union,
will have been complete.
Commander-in- Chief leaves next week for
Tennessee.
ENCAMPMENT REPORT.
The Journal of the 18th annual session of
the National Encampment, Grand Army of the
Republic, 1ssi, compiled by Past Adj't-Gen. j.
NJ. Vanderslice, is a handsome volume of 216
pages, properly indexed, and containing an in
teresting epitome of the proceedings, official
and unofficial, with the IA General Orders,
issued last year by Past COMMANDMENTS Chief
Robert B. Beath. FORSYTH.
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HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS,

FORT SCOTT, KAN, Oct. /, 1884.
The attention of Post Commanders is respectfully
called to the above and foregoing letter from the
Commissioner of Pensions. In May of this year
blank service cards sent to each Post in this De-
partment, and notice given in General Orders. No.
forwarded to these Headquarters. Will not the
Post Commanders give this matter attention at
once? Poss not having forwarded the cards,
should do SO without delay, direct TO the Commits
sioner of Pensions Washington, ID. q. Posts that
have misplaced or have never received the cards
will please apply TO the Commissioners of Pensions
for the number required. and on receipt have some
comrade who writes plain hand fill up from the
Descriptive Roll and forward direct To him at
Washington, ID. Q. ii. w. POND,
DenarfmenL Commander.
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Army Of the Potomac Reunion.

The report of the proceedings of the 18th
annual Reunion of the Society of the Army of
the Potomac, held last June in Brooklyn has
been published in very neat pamphlet of $50
pages or thereabouts, with tastefally illum-
mated Gsyer. The speeches, poems and pro-
ceedings of the business meetings are given in
full; likewise, rosters of the officers of the
Society since it's organization, and q complete
roll of those who were present at the Reunion.
In even way it is gotten up in the best of
styla yr
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GA Week In Minneanalis.n

d. W. Webb, photographer, Minneapolis. has
made g. set of Ii fine stereoscopic views Of
the no ,ble sights about Minneapolis during
the wee ( of the annual Encampment, which
must be If great interest to all who were pres
emit on taat memorable occasion.
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OF THE INTERIOR, PENSION OFF

OF inc department. VI hansas, VIII explain IL
self:
DEPT OF THE INTERIOR PENSION OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. Is, 1884.
Especial Examination Division.
II. ". Pond, Esq, Commander G. AR, department
Of Kansas, Fort Scott, Bourbon Co., Kan.
DEAR SIR This Office desires to extend thanks
for the cooperation thus far received from your
Department toward the completion of the record
of surviving soldiers and sailors late of the Union
Army, which have recently been established, and
at the time to state that much remains yet to
be done before said record will be complete. OF
the 32i Posts comprised in your Department, only
10 have forwarded returns There are only 300 900
in all on file in this office The majority Of
these have been obtained from the Grand Army of
the Republic, but many rcgimental associations
have forwarded lists of members. and letters from
private individuals are received daily, each CIV
ing the late service of one or more eX-soldierS.
The Special Examiners of this Office also forward
many lisos of those, not members of the GAR,
whom they meet While taking testimony.
From The records on file there were furnished
during the month of
May, s,a4a names for use in esa cases
June 8097 a. - - j, 100 g
July, 6,D6I 7G0
Aug, 500 9l7
making total of the four months named of % ,573
cases.
the GAR, il has to this office, that this is the
best opportunity ever offered the organization to
aid eX-soldiers of the Union Army.
1t is hoped that you will give this matter your
personal attention. and again urge the Post Com
manders and comrades of your Department to rem
der all assistance i'll their power TO perfect record
which, from its very foundation, has rendered such
material aid to many old and worthy comrades;
and in innumerable cases, without the aid thus
given, it impossible to adjudicate their claims.
If there any returns at your Ieadqua ters it
is hoped that you will forward them at to this
Office and at the time make the effort to have
complete returns lile at the end of the present
year. Very truly, yours,
@. q. WALKER,
Acting Comm issioner
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Completing the Records.

The following from Acting Commissioner of
Pensions Walker, to III. w. Pond, Commander
of the Department of Kansas, will explain it
self:
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DEPARTM ENT NEWS.
CALIFORNIA

In Circular No. ii, issued at San Francisco, Sept.
p, Department Commander Davis takes occasion
to mention the fact that he has been led to believe
that the name of the Grand Army is being improp-
eriy used in political matters pertaining TO the
approaching municipal election, and earnestly
urges on the comrades the vital necessity Of keep
ing politics entirely out of the Order
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"ANTED-By Z. Dorr, Wellsville, 0hio-The adj
w dress of any soldier who stationed at Walla
Nalla Washington Territory, in Fall and Winter of 1854
and 1860, Or at Dallas Ore, Winter of 1855. f6i-5t
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NTANTED-By l.. ScOugall Marengo, Ill.-The adj
w dress of the Doctor that the u. = gunbOat
Neosho on the mississippi August and September, 1854
16sj-2t
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WANTED-By D. W Lindsay, Clay City, nl.-The
w address of Col NJ. ii. Copeland or any one who
was acquainted with John c. Curry, of Co. B. 14th III.
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DAKOTA

Geo. p. Holt, Huron: Fitzpatrick Post, No 4, of
this place, Is in good working order IL has 100
members and n handsome hall TO meet in. Most
of the boys out here are doing well, and raising
good crops.-H. G.. Rising, Redfield: Our Post Is
getting along spendidiy, and expects TO hold a
grand Camp fire and bail on the evening of the
2lst.
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WyANTED-By d. C. Waldron, Co. A, LIST Kan, st.
w Joseph, Mo-The full name and address of Drs.
erriet and RANSOM Surgeons of post hospital at Column
bus, KY, in 1862. 166-2t
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WANTED-ADDRESSES.

Advertisements for addresses inserted under this head
The rate Of :y cents JOr three lines address replies to
QdreJtissTs.
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NTANTED-By VIM. Kerwin, Queen ST., West Toron-
w to- Ontario-The address of the Doctor in charge
of hospital Raleigh, n. c. also, the Surgeon any
cOmIade of 20. g. Sd y. y. in $50. lS6-2t
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VTANTED-By Joseph Albee Humboldt Iowa-The
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Elder and Niece, provost guards Foragenaster Hen
dell Wagonmaster Crockett, Mal-carrer Page, any
of the Transfers OF Gen. Brneys Division Third Corps
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VIZ ANTED-By John W. Anderson, Cawker City,
w Kan.-The address of officer comTade of Co.
G, I'd Cal Cav, Capt Goodman, Capt. Ropes Lieut.
Pierce.
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VTANTED-By David Ffasier care of W. III. r. Watts
w WayeTly. Md.-The address of any comrade who
served on any u gunbOat ut capture of New Orleans
who knew David FrasiGr, Assistant Engineer.
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NTANTED-By J. d. Munger Freeland Mich.-The
w address of Dr. J. S. Seymour Assistant Surgeon,
stationed at Bowling Green KY in 1865. Think he
i'll hospital No l. 1G6-St
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NTTANTED-By Geo. Hanon, Band 2ISt Inf, Fort
w Sidney, Neb.-Any Information concerning four
discharge papers from u. s. Army which he lost In De-
cember, 1879. The finder of same will be rewarded
166-2t
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w ANTED-By James c. Brown, Casalia, Dak.-The
w address of Lieut. Osmer Highly, of Co. q, 18th Ind
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VIZ ANTED-By Oliver Martin Hull, Province of Que
w bee, Canada-Ihe addresses of any of the follow
Ing persons who were prisoners with Alfred Mon
dowix f. Beauyais Dalphs Petelle Hubert Lanctot and
John Martin.
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WTANTED-By Jas II. Billings, BluehiIl, Me.-Tht
w address OF Capt Daniel ToWle, of Co. L, 18th Mimi.
from May, 1865, to October, 1861.
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XTANTED-By James Deal, Spencer, Ind.-The ad-
w dress of William Wilson of Co. II, 4sth Ind.
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EMMA u. SIBIEY, National Presider
National Secretary.
ANNA ELLA CARROLL FUND.

A circular letter. prepared by the National
President and Endorsed by COMMANDMENTS
Chief Kountz, is now in press and will he issued
in few days bringing the recommendation
of a 10-cent fund for the relief of Anna Ella
Carroll to the attention of the Posts and Corps
in every Department In the meantime the
following are among the recent noble responses
through THE TRIBUNE, addressed to the Ma
tional President:
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yNANTED-By Mrs. NJ. A. Frost, Wooster, O.-The
w address of any Surgeon nurse who attended DR..
Frost of 69th Ohio while sick III military hospital Nash
vile, Tenn, Spring of 1858.
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ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.
ADMONITIoN To WORK.

XVII. The National President earnestly admon-
ishes the few isolated Corps which engaged in
Improbable discussion and strie-begetting dssen-
sions the admission to membership in the
Corps of all loyal women, to remember that in
America the majority rule must he respected and
obeyed. The National Convention, the supreme
will of the Order, ended the discussion, fully and
freely carried on for more than year, when it
declared for the admission of all loyal women by
vote Of IS to seven, i'll the proportion of Ii to
one and it should be remembered that however it
may be with individual Corps, the Order at large
needs the help of all loyal women who are pure
in life and loyal in heart. The widows and orphans
need their help. The great mass of the Grand
Army stand for their admission do the army
nurses and the wives and mothers who did active
service at home while their husbands did active
service at the front. Let the Woman's Relief Corps
be the golden link of Charity which binds the
Fraternity of the comrades with the Loyalty of
the communities in which they live, and SO link
themselves in trinity which expresses all that is
glorious in human endeavor, possible in great
achievements of heart and hand. Work and not
words is the duty of the hour
By command Of
KATE Il. SHERWOOD,
EMMA D. SHELLEY, National President.
Mi.
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ON DESIGNATIONS.

Kill The National President earnestly recon-
mends that Presidents Secretaries. and Treasures
of Corps, or those actively discharging the duties
of such Offices tender their designations to the
Corps upon accepting similar executive offices, De-
partment or National. The President believes this
to be promotive of general good in the Order as it
brings workers to the front and gives officers
promoted the time for undivided attention the
duties of their respective offices. 1t should be the
exception, not the rule, where Corps member
holds two offices, and the President hopes that in
time ali Corps officers promoted to Department
offices, will the propriety of resigning subor-
dinate Office when she accepts of higher
grade though, by unanimous request from her
Corps, she may continue to serve i'll both.
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A CRUMB OF COMFORT.

Weare glad to add one more erumb Of comfort to
one who has been faithful to the discharge of duty
The members of Col. Jas. II. Chiids w. r. c., of
Pennsylvania send the sum of So TO be added to
the Anna Ella Carroll fund-Mrs. Elizabeth Il.
Millar, Pittsburg, Oct. g. 1884.
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their home % to day easily and quietly made
work sent by mall canvassing stamp for reply.
Please address RELIABLE NAN FiNG Co. Philadelphia Pa.
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GLEE CLUBS, ATTENTION! Have you had
the EpitOme OF Baes Later Of acceptance adapted to
Poe's Karen" ChantF Thunders of applause wherever
heard Never gets old. Full sheet music with chorus
only 10 cents. copies sec, postpaid Order at
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THE GRAND ARMY.
A ShreWd Swindler---NewS From the
Departments.
HEADQUARTERS BULLETIN.

APPOINTMENT of Committees - Warning Against
Frauds-Goed News from Alabams-Report OF
the 18th Encampment,
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the Post by the trustees of the cemetery. The
speakers platform was ornamented with the bat
tle-fisgs of the various commands. Addresses
were made by Justice Edward Browne, who pre-
sided Justice McAdam Nehrbas and Patterson,
and Henry g. Botty. ChOruses We're sung by the
Veteran Singing Society and the Schwaebschen
Saengerbund It is intended to erect q fine monu-
ment Oh the ground.
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NV man woman making less than $40 per week
- - should try our cay money-making busns IS
Best paying enterprise eXtant for inexperienced and
women everywhere Our eye-openers those who
mean business. Address, A. U. Merrill s. Co., Chicago.
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G. 4. R. Flags and Handkerehiafs.

Field Of Handkerchief in Blue; Badge
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GENERAL ORDERS, No. g.
HEADQUARTERS, WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
AUXILIARY TO THE G.A.R
TOLEDO, o., Oct. 8, 1854.

TOLEDO, o., Oct 8, 1884
General Orders, No 2.
The National President congratuates the WOm-
ans Relief Corps upon tile interest attending the
extension of the Order, Notwithstanding the attend
ant distractions of Presidential campaign, and
thanks the Grand Army of the Republic for It's Cor
dial co-operati0n officially expressed in General
Order, No. ?, of the COMMANDMENT Chef, John =
kouDtz, and by all the Department Commanders
in General Orders through the regular official
channels. Comrades everywhere rendering
cordial assistance in the work of organization.
TO answer inquiries attention Is called To the
fact that the WonIan'S Relief Corps is the only
organization which has been recognize d auXiii-
airy to the Grand Army of the Republic as officially
expressed IN National EncaInpment, or privileged
to use the words Auxiliary TO the Grand Army of
the Republic" Such resolution will be found in
the report of the 18th Encanipment, held at Indian
apos, June, 1881, and reads as follows:
ResOiUed That we approve of the project of or
ganzing Woman's National Relief Corps.
" ResOtUed, That such Woman = Relief Corps may
use, under such title, the words Auxiliary to the
GAR by special Endorsement of the National
Encampment OF the q, Ar
The 18th aud 18th EncaInpments reafiiTmcd that
decision when at Denver IN 1888 and at Minneapo-
lis III 1881 they recognized the organization rs fully
formed and gave il a practical "Go,speed ia its
entire work. The iraternal cordially with which
the Department and Post Commanders are seeking
to put INTO effect the decisions of The supreme will
as expressed in National Eneampncnt, show how
faithfully welded are the comrades of the Grand
Army to the benefcent ideas of National Union,
applied To the principles governing their own
organization III all its branches.
DEPARTMENTS.
I. The completion of the organization OF the fol-
lowing Departments is announced:
Department of Dakota, Alma = Bennett Sioux
Fails, President.
Provisional Department of California Lizzie DE-
Kline, 1920 Fort street, San Francisco Pr, sident.
Provisional Department of Minnesota, Kate q.
Wright, Minneapolis President.
H. The Department of Indiana, having been inn
perfectly organized at Elkhart in June, the Ma
tiona President decided, upon consultation with
Past Judge Advocate Gen. Jas r. EarnalHn, whose
compilation of a. Decisions and Opinions"
adopted by the Grand Army at Denver, to declare
n vacancy in the Office aud withhold the charter.
This done, and successful reorganization
completed at TT. Wayne, with Mrs. Alice Griffin,
Elkhart, President
APPOINTMENTS.
III The following additional appointments
announced:
Lois +. S. HoIbrooke, Toledo, o., Chief National
Instituting and Installing officer.
Ida l.. Lincoln. Salt Lake City, Utah, Instituting
and Installing Officer for the Department of Utah,
Montana, and Idaho.
COMMITTEES.
". The following Committees announced:
On Relief of Army Workers and Widows and
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WISCONSIN,

j. West, p c.. Sutphen Post, No. Al, Evans
vile: Sutphen Post, No. Al, has adopted resoin-
tons of regret on the recent death of Comrade
Marcus III. Fish, late Co. q, I'd III. l.. A.-Wm
Grove, La Crosse: John Flynn Post No. a, has
the honor of having among it's members Serg't
man TO mount the top of Lookout Mountain after
its evacuation by the rebes.-J. NJ Hunter, She
boygan Fails: Post No II, of this place, had very
interesting Camp fire the 4th inst, at which
about GO of the comrades and their wives were
present. The Post is in a prosperous condition.
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OREGON

r. c. Smith, Salem: Grand Army affairs are
prospecting in the Department of Oregon. and espe-
meet every Tuesday night and when we have no
other business, always have good time talking of
the old times of the THE TRIBUNE Is a well
come visitor, and, we have members from every
department of the old army, there is scarcely an
article "Reminiscences published in your paper,
but that some member of the Post Is familiar with
the circumstances; so, you see, you are great help
to us in keeping up interest In our Post. Long
live THE TRIBUNE.
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ALABAMA FALLING IN LINE.
Alabama is the last State to form a Grand
Army Post, but the Commander in Chief has
Information through Department Commander
T. s. Jones' of Tennessee, that application has
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LOUISIANA

J. X. Kstler, New Orleans: Lincoln Post No.
has a membership of a. with q applications o
file. We expect to have fully 100 members by jar
l. / may add that THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE il gen
orally read and highly appreciated by the soldier,
who greatly indebted to it for the able manne
in which you vindicate their rights and expose Tn
shallow pretenses which their claims are de
layed.
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INDIANA

II. A. Fissell, Fulton: Reed Post No. o06, ha
now 40 members in good standing Our officer
are: Commander, J. V. Reed; s. V. c., +. NJ. Level
j. V. c., Alvin Hedges; Adit, J. v. Pownall; Chap.
VIM. Morgan; @ NJ, w. II. Turck o. d., II. Reed
o. G., Stephen Reed; S. NJ, Samuel Lamb; @. NJ
s., Fl. A. Fissell; Surg, s. Alien Emanue
Egner, North Manchester: Post No. 1919. of thi
place, which has now "A members in good stand
ing, is in good working order, and adds recruits
nearly every meeting.
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THE huLLIGAS LETTERS.

The full and conclusive proofs of Mr..
Rlaine's corruption and acceptance of a
gift equal to $3.50, 1000 in cash for his SER
vices from the promoters Of the Little
Rock e. Fort Smith Railroad was con-
tanned in series Of letters between
Blaine and Mulligan, the secretary of the
railroad. The Erening Post continues:
The next charge is that Mr.. Blaine
obtained certain letters, when there is
every reason to believe contained matter
gravely compromising him, from a per.
fectly reputable witness, Mr.. Mulligan,
who was the proper and lawful custodian
of them, after having vainly tried appeals
to his pity, by pledging his word of hon
or to restore them, then broke this pledge,
retained them by force, and subsequent
ly read such Of them as he pleased to the
House in aid Of his vindication; that this
conduct, if not legally criminal, was such
as no man aspiring to be the chief mags-
trate Of a great nation ought to be even
suspected Of"
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MAKING MONEY OUT OF THE WAR.

Ne,c York HTuld, (IHd.)
The equipping Of the State troops was
an affair that Mr.. Blaine's patriotism nat
urally caused him to take great interest
in. There was no law in the State OF
Maine which prevented member of the
Legislature from being interested in gov.
eminent contracts. He had the entree of
the War Office, and Mr.. Cameron and Mr..
Scott thought he was one of the keenest
business men alive. Whenever he heard
of fat contract going begging his bust
ness instincts were aroused and his best
efforts were used in procuring it for one
of his business allies. He made large
commissions on the contracts for Spen.
Ger rifles and other war material. Nor
did he confine his operations to the War
Department alone. Ho became patriot
ically anxious that the United States navy
should be well fitted out. Mr.. Alanson
B. Farwell was chief clerk in the Bureau
of Construction and Repair. Mr.. Blaine
was proud to call this gentleman his par.
ticular friend Mr.. Farwell had knowl-
edge Of all contracts before they were
made. Mr.. Farweps friends sometimes
got judicious hint which enabled them
to control the market in materials needed
for repairs and construction. Speculation
was always succeeded by large profits,
and thus Mr.. Blaine got rich. Mr. Far
well resigned, pressure being brought to
bear on him. He afterward engaged in
the paper credit frauds" gigantic
piece of financiering. When his connec-
ton with these swindles was exposed Mr.
Farwell became insane, but he always in
sisted that Mr.. &ine was involved in
these speculations-a statement which
of course, was false, because has not Mr..
Blaine always strenuously denied 1t?
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Then there is Optimism finds good in evil

Then there is Optimism finds good in evil
things,
And Microcosm and Protoplasm, each much
instruction brings.
Then if the laws of Hygiene were thorough
ly understood
We could leave off pills and powders for
more palatable food
And if the mothers Of our land would keep
this fact in view,
And little more solid reading and less fancy
work would do,
And train the tender minds entrusted to
their care,
That knowledge Of Psychology, tho itmay
not seem so fair,
The calibre of the mind of person better
shows,
Than all the trimming and the ruttiing they
can put upon their clothes.
The banner Of Reform would then be UNI
furled,
For the hand that rocks the cradle is the
hand that rules the world.
With all these pleasant pastimes within the
reach of every one,
Need any one be lonely when their daily
bread IS done?
OF course, they may at times desire some
other change,
lis then they see the value Of being mem
bers Of the Grange.