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MARYLAND.
The EneampEent at BaItimore-The yeH Depart.
ment Olsicers

lie EneampElent at Baltimore-fhe NeB Depart.
ment Officers.
The annual Eneampment Of the Department.
OF Maryland was held az the hall of Dushane
Post, Baltimore, on the I'D inst. The attend
ance was large, thirty-four Posts being repre-
sented. and 123 delegates out Of the 40 emit
tied TO seats, being present.
Commander John III. Suter presided, with
Assistant Acknowledgement Milo v. Bailey as
secretary. A luncheon was spread IN an ad-
joining room for the visiting Posts during the
entire day and was literally patronized by
them. The following officers were elected:
Department Commander Frank NJ Smith. of
Post 3, Baltimore: Senior Vice Department
Commander. Geo. w. f. Vernon, Post 2. Fred
erick: Junior Vice Department Commander,
Joshua y. Richardson, Post 1. Baltimore Med
zeal Director. Il. A. Worrell Post 9. North
East; Rev. Henry Edwards, Post 4 Hagers-
town, was reelected Chaplain L. f Baldwin
Post 9, Baltimore: George W. Johnson, Post I,
Baltimore; W. W. Walker. Post 4, Hagerstown;
isaac Gillespie, Post 10, Homecoming, and W. FL.
Foreman, Post 5, W0odbeTry, were elected as
the Council of Administration W W Walker,
Post 4, was elected Delegate-at-LaTge to the
National Encampment. The Delegates to the
National Encampnaeat were W. O. Saville and
Louis Henninghausen, both of Wilson Post.
Baltimore.
A committee of twenty-five, with General
Atdn T. hiug - CHAIRMAN, was appointed 70
promote the interests OF the movement to
erect monument IN Baltimore in memory Of
the Union dead. They were empowered to
raise subscriptions and to take such steps as
will further the project. William E. Griffith,
of Cumberland L. 5. HILL of FrOStburg: T.
A. WOTrell, of North East; t. A. Bradshaw, of
Frederick and 5. Matthias Of Westminster,
were appointed n committee 70 represent to
the members of Congress the injustice of the
civil service examinations. It is claimed that
inexperienced persons recently from college
pass better examinations than ex-s0ldiers who
have had experience il. those Offices for which
they are candidates. The members of the
Grand Army want measures taken that VIII
relieve them Of the severity of the examina-
tons. The reports of the different Posts show
increasing activity in the Department
The retiring Assistant AdiRtant- General,
Comrade W. V. Bailey, kindly sends US the
following items rel3tive to affairs IN the De-
partment during the past year: There has
been a gain of six Posts in this Department DUR
ing the past year-seven new ones organized
and one dropped; gain of seventy comrades;
81, G52, 90 has been expended for charity. The
Eneampment continued the sitting aside of 20
per cent of the Department per capita tax for
general charitable purposes. This has nothing
TO do with the Post charities. We lost forty
one By death during the year. Reports were
all in, and all of the Posts but three were rep
resented. There are ROW in good standing
Posts and Ito comrades. The
Department Is in fourishing condition. and
there is no good reason why it should not hold
its present membership In spite of the large
number that we lost by death.
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RHODE ISLAND.


neHt-Ihe New Officers.
The seventeenth annual Encampmens of the
Department of Rhode Island convened az Pres
cot Post Hall, Providence. r. T.. on the 9th
inst, Department Commander Philip s. Chase
occupying the chair. After prayer by the
Department chaplain, the roll was called and
nifty officers and delegates responded to their
names.
Then followed an address by the DEPARTMENT.
Commander, which partcok largely OF the ma
tuFe OF report, showing in detail the work
performed by himself and staff during the wear.
Assistant Acknowledgement W. J. Bradford
presented his annual report, showing health
fui condition OF affairs throughout the Depart
meut. From the report it appeared that the
aggregate membership of the Departments is
LOU, being net gain of l47 over the previous
year. The Department comprises twelve Posts.
being gain OF one over the previous year
namely, Reno Post, No. 6, OF East Greenwich,
organized February IL, with twelve charter
members. Ten Posts were reported as stronger
than year ago. only tw0shOwing loss. Med
zeal Director Willard III. Greene then presented
his report, showing the total number Of deaths
in the Department during the year to be
twelve
After the approval Of the reports in the az
ternoon session the election of officers was pro-
eeeded with as follows:
Department Commander-Andrsw McMa-
hon, Post ). Newport.
Senior Vice Department Commandsr-Eu-
gene A. Corey. Post /, Providence.
Junior Vice Department COmmander-The-
Odore A. Barton. Post 10, Providence
Medical Direetor-Dr. Willard III. Greene,
Post 4, Providence
Department Chaplain-D. c. Easton, Post 1,
Providence.
Council of Administration George A. Wall
lace. Post 1; E. W. Greene, Post Il: John Fl.
Francis. Post Is: John W SayIes, Post A; Pc
leg AacOmbe. Post 10.
Delegates TO National Encampment-DeI
gate at large, Ansel ID. NickersOn, Post II; Al
ternate at large, Lorenzo Traver, Post L; Dele
gate, ID. Z. LODgstreet. Post Il; Alternate,
Charles III. Baker. Post 10.
The thanks Of the Department were voted
to the retiring Department Commander for
efficient and valuable services during the past
year, and an appropriation was also voted for
the purchase Of testimonials both to him and
the retiring Assistant Adjutant- General
The new Department Commander appointed
the following as officers Of his staff.
Assistant Adjutant- General-Wm. T. Land
ers, Post B
Assistant QuaTtermaster-Ge neral-C H. Al
exauder, Post 10.
Judge-Advoeate-J. NJ. Alderman. Post 1.
Department fnspeet0r-E f. Mann, Post T.
Chief mastering Oiiicer-B F. Davis, Post
IT,
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called TO order by Department Commander
Phil Cheek. Jr., Of Baraboo, who presented a
report, which showed the past year 70 have
been one OF success and activity in the Depart
ment. The commander spent 1l3 days ia the
work and mustered in person six new Posts.
The report also shows that there have been
organized in Wisconsin during the past wear
Posts from Nos. OF to 132 incIasive, which,
with No. II revised and re-organized, make a
total gain Of sixty-nins Posts. The member
ship January 20. 1855. was 2.4s6; January 20,
1854, 5,S79, q gain during the year Of 3 1913.
The Department owes nothing. The amount
OF cash on hand at the beginning OF the year
was 5000 Cash on hand now Sl.:s55.2O. Due
the Department from Posts, $5323. making q
total of 81, t0693 in cash.
From AdjutaHt Whitney's report We notice
that Robert Chivas Post No. 2 Of Milwaukee,
stands at the head, SO FAR as numbers are con-
eerned, having a membership OF ~ James
CummeTford Post. No. Is, Of Chippewa Falls,
ranks second, with i6S members; " H. sargens
Post, OF GAINESVILLE. comes in third with a
memberships OF Is
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MISSOURI.

On the 18th inst. General o. o. Howard and
Colonel Albion p. Pease, A. A. g., Department
of Missouri, arrived at Kansas City, where
they were received by Department Commander
Warner and driven to his home. During the
day, delegations from McPherson George L.
Thomas, General Shields and Admiral Farra-
gnt Posts called on General Howard who has
recently become a conrade of the Grand Army.
In the evening the general was escorted by the
Mcpherson Guards to the Board of Trade Hall.
where he delivered his lecture on Gettysburg
to a large and appreciative audience
Conlrade Aaron Wear Versailles, Mo-. informs
us that General Jeff q. Davis Post, No Jos. of
that place. has twenty eight members, with a
good prospect Of doubling its membership
during the present year. and that the names of
its newly elected officers are Commander. w.
Kuhn; Chaplain, NJ C. Ogden O. NJ, Samuel
Tilett; Surgeon, w. B. Jones; O. d., Mox.
Joachim; o. c.. August Walters; O. M. S..
David {. Duff; S. d., ], R. Siocum; Adjt,
Aaron Wear.
From Comrade E. R. Fox, Kidder, No, we
have the following list of the new officers
of John A. Dix Post, No. 76, of that place:
Commander, John Burns; S. v. c., Eli r. Fox
J. Y. G., Hut. o. Brown; Chaplain, w w.
Baden; Surgeon, G. +. Wymen O. d., F.
Tempieton o. G., Charles Inglehart AdIt,
II. p. Fonsworth; q. NJ, NJ. Colt; S. NJ, c.
Saunders; G. NJ. S., G. Sornbeger.
Comrade Virgil True, Laclede, Mo-, sends us
the following list of the new officers of Phil
kearney Post, No. 10, of that place Conn
mander, Virgil True; s. V. c., George p Law
renee: j. ". G., Elisha Childers; O. NJ, George
III. Tracey; Surgeon, j. l.. Burke; Chaplain.
Abel Lamb; 0. d.. Peter z. White O. G.,
Henry S. Sheets; Adj't, Albert H. Love; O. M.
s., Jason A. Dyche; S. ~, John B. Hurlbut
Comrade Albion p Peasc, Assistant Adiutant
General, Department of Missouri, writes US
that the annual Encampment of that Depart
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MAINE.

conrzae @. w Hilliier Corinna, Ne, sends
NJ the following list Of the newly-instaIled
officer OF J. Knowles Pest, No. 81 OF that
place: Commander. Jonas Hutchinson: s Y.
G., Albert S. SANDER; J. Y. C.. William Clark.
jr.; Adjt. Amer Brooks Q. NJ, John p. Cur
rier; Surgeon. George B. Fisher: Chaplain.
John 3. Crockett; O. D., John Bgelow; o. g.,
Lewis ". White: s. H., James X Prescott: O
II. s.. George Il. Cooley.
C0mrade Nelson Gould. Pennington. Ne.
SENDS US The following list Of the newly IN
stalled officers Of john +. Appleton Post, No
p, OF Pennington Commander, Captain f. /
Merrill :. Y C., J. C. Brown; J. Y G., Alonzo
Sylvester; Adj't- T. Gerry; Chaplain. Asa Jen.
nines; Q. D., f. n. Harris; o. G., Nelson
Gould; surgeon, DR. johnson: q. NJ. l. B.
Russell; q. Il. s., Godfrey Gognoy; s. NJ. @
Bracket
ComFade A. Ii. Hutchinson, sprague's Mills
he, informs us that an effort is being made "a
organize a Post al that place
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New Department enieers Of colorado.

Comrade J. b. Hodge, Denver, Col, sends Us
a very interesting account of the Colorado En-
comprehensive proceedings of which we pub
lished in our issue of last week,-frem which
we take the following list of new Department
officers: Commander Byron L. Carr, Of Nc
Pherson Post No. 8, Longmont; 5. v. c., Geo.
f. Breed, of Upton Post No. 8, Pueblo: J. v.
c., Comrade Olney; Surgeon, A. S. Everett;
Chaplain, c. A. Brooks, Silver Cliff Post, No.
81 The appointments made by the new Com
mander are as follows: A. A. c.. L III. Smith.
Longmont; A. @. hI. c.. Eugene Austin, Boul-
der; Judge Advocate, Dexter T. Sapp. Pitkin:
Inspector-General ID. J. Haynes Mastering
Officer J. X. Jedries, Cheyenne.
The following comrades were elected men,
bers of Council OF Administration: A. v. Bohn,
of Leadville; y. c. Gibbons, MaysviEe: r. B.
Patton, Boulder; @. W. Fisher, Cheyenne;
James Burrell, Central
The following were elected as Delegates
and Alternates to National Encampment at
Minneapolis next July: Delegate a. Large,
Gen. A. P. Curry. of LcadyIle; G. Schweitzer,
Laramie City, Wyoming, and w. s. Decker,
Denver. were elected as regular Delegates;
Alternates. E. II. Webb. Salida IT, Bowman,
Idaho Springs, and L. +. Brown, Denver.
During the Eaeampment it was decided that
no more honorary members be admitted in the
Department. Of Colorado. and a letter Of resig-
nation was received from ex-senator Tabor.
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The Minnesota Encampnlent.

At the second days session of the Encamp-
ment of the Department of Minnesota on the
10th, Assistant Adiutant-G General BIoomer pre-
scented his report, which showed that the
strength of the Department in 1882 was as
follows: Number of Posts, IA number of
members, 648. Last year at the same time
there were Sc Posts and 1852 members. Six
new Posts, having membership of So have
been mustered in since January 1. The assets
of the Department are $i59.26, and liabilities.
$685.. In the evening the newly -elccted Off
GERS of the Department were installed after
which the Encampment closed with Camp
fire.
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OREGON.

Conirade J. C. Cooper, McMinnviHe, Ore,
informs US that Comrade d. d. Nicer Depart
ment inspector, installed the following officers
of Custer Post, of that place, on the 18th lust ::
Commander, A. L. Newgard; S. Y. c., r. B.
Gardner; ]. V. c., George L. Parker; @. ",
]. Cooper; Chaplain, G. w. Powell; Surg w
7. Booth; o. d., J. A. Peckham; o. G., A. C.
White; Adj't, A. /. Saylor; @. N. s., j. W.
Gault; S. H., ID. Ell. Turner.
comrade J. r. Lightner, Marshfeld Ore,
writes us that Baker Post. No. s, Of that place,
has installed the following officers Commander,
Morton Tower; S. V. c., w. A. Willard j. "
c., ]. ]. Earl; Adjt, j. r. Lightner: o. NJ,
c. Woodward; Surg. J. G. Cook Chaplain, ].
G. Richards; 0. D., c. F. EdmGnds; o. G.,
Wm. Noble; S. NJ, c. w. Sanford; @. NJ s., L.
Simpkins
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OHIO.

From comrade John Chrysler, Miflbury,
Ohio, we have the names of the newly elected
officers. installed on tho 9th of January, Of
mander, Joseph Long; S. " c., J. L. Moore; ].
V. C., A. j. Marks; Surgeon, g. p Meng; O.
H., William Meacham; Chaplain, A. B. John
son; o. d., E. Roger; o. e., Clafer La Point
Adj't John Chrysler; s. NJ, John Maxfield !;
@ NJ. s., William J. Bailey.
Comrade NJ. H. Nicodemus, Mt. Sterling,
Ohio, writes us that J. c. Bostwick Post, No.
406 with twenty-one charter members, was
mustered at that place, on the Sth inst, by Dis
trict mastering Officer William J. Elliott, and
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CALIFORNIA.

comrade w. Fl. Clark, salina City, Cal,
writes US that James B. steedman Post, No SIS,
was organized at that place on the 18th inst,
with seventeen charter members and the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, O. Cayer; S. V.
c., E. K. Abbott; j. " c., A. Mantner; Chap
lain, a. w. Anderson; Surgeon, J. B. Scott !; @.
NJ, F. H. Trope; O. d., J. NJ Poole; O. g., d.
K. McDougall; Adj't, w. H. Clark; S. W., IT.
Breese: O. NJ s.. NJ Fall
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MINNESOTA.

Comrade r. R. Miller, Worthington, Mimi,
sends us the following list of the newly in
stalled officers of Stoddard Post, No. "a, OF that
place. installed on the 4th inst. Commander,
l.. III. Lange; S. v. G., r. r. Miller; ]. Y. c.,
AEON Forbes; Surgeon, r ID. Barber; O. NJ,
J. L. Humiston; O. D., c. P. Shepard; o. c.
n. Y. Mcdowell; Adj't r. B. Plots; S. NJ, II.
G. Shepard: @. II. s. C. Z. Pope.
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TENNESSEE.

Commander-in-Ch Chief Beath has issued Special
Order, No. 4, directing Department Commander
Edward > Jones 10 convene AN Encampment of
the Posts Of Tennessee and Georgia at Nash
vile, at such a time in February as he may
deem advisable, for the purpose of organizing a
permanent Department. There are now four
teen Posts in the provisional Department.
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NEBRASKA.

Comrade Jesse Hoag, Sacramento, Neb.,
writes us that the following officers of Multi
on the 5th inst. by lei. w King, commander of
Post No. III, of that place Commander, Jesse
Hoag S. V. c., r. S. Black; J. " c.. F. g.
Wilkley; o. d., G. S. Partch; Chaplain, A.
Carpenter; @. NJ, III. D. Jaynes; Adi't, J. C.
Cooper; S. d., A. L. Johnson G. II. S, II. S.
Moor
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"Adiutant,v Harwich, Mass. sends us the
following list Of the newly-installed officers of
I. ID. Hammond Post, No. IsI, of that place
Commander. Samuel Halves; s. V. C., n. c.,
Underwood; Surg, q. n. MuBseIl; Chaplain.
II. n. Conden; Adj't, ]. II. Chase; @. NJ. L. B.
Rogers; O. D., c. II. Packard; o. g., J. f.
Harley; S. NJ, A e Snow; @ NJ s., C. s.
Freeman.
On the lzfh inst the following officers of
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DEPARTMENT. NEWS.

During the past week THE TRIBUNE has for
Hasded blank applications for Post charters in
response To requests from the following: J. ".
Gates Lodi. OHIO; Uriah Chapman. ForestFille.
y. J.; Z. Hardia. Quincy. Mo.-naking a total
ot l6i since the beginning Of the present ad-
msnis.ratioa
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Opening of the Wisconsin Encampmsnt.

The annual Encampment of the Department
OF Wisconsin convened at the aruloiy at James,
vile, on the afternoon of the I'D inst, aud was
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ment will take place at Sedaia, about the 22d
of March, but the time is not yet definitely
fixed.
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Your premium watch il received and I must
say that like It very i1such. Jsmss Robbins Gem
ire Point. Iowa
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AT Thursdays proceedings of the Encamp-
ment the question Of State soldiers home
was referred to q special committee to present
the matter to the Legislature.
The struggle for the Office of Department.
Commander continued all day, the victory and
honor being won at last by DIR. r. j. Shank, of
Lansing. NJ. A. Merrifeld was chosen Senior
Deputy Commander, while M. H. Bumphry
was elected Junior Deputy Commander.
In the evening another Campfire was held at
Harmonic Hall. Captain w. f. Atkinson pre-
sided. The first event on the programme was
an exhibition drill by the Michigan Military
Academy students, which was greatly admired.
Then came the event of the evening Cap
tain Atkinson stepped back to one of the stage
entrances and taking the hand of a pleasant
faced lady attired in black, led her to the front
of the stage with: Comrades I have the great
honor of presenting to you Mrs. General Gus
ter" For an instant, as though opportunity
was being taken to scan the flushed yet serious
face before them, the ,eterans We're silent.
Then, as by magic, y great spontaneous salvo
of cheers arose. Men throw up their hats
and ladies waved their sherchiefs.
During Intervening Mrs. Mccain, of Toledo,
and Comrade Parsloe, of BaflitIo, gave recita-
tions, and the new Commander, IN response to
the demands OF the audience, made brief
address. bountiful supper closed the fes-
tiyities, the chief credit OF which rests with
Fairbanks Post, assisted By Farquhar Post
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-07-10
GRANT AND WARD.
The Report of the Assignee, Showing
How Business Was Done Without
Any Books.

NEW YORK, July 7.-Assignee Davies
has filed an inventory of Grant & Ward,
showing the liabilities to be SIG, ,792, ,647;
nominal assets, $27, ,130,09S; actual as
serts, $67, ,174. The assignee says it is
owners of all the securities in the pos
session of Grant & Ward at the time of
the failure. No cash book or journal
was ever kept by them. No balance
sheet has ever been taken. No~com-
plete list of assets appears either upon
their book or among their papers. The
assignee says he had to depend on the
statements of members of the firm and
of those claiming to hold the obligations
of the firm or doing business with it.
Pecuniary transactions in the name
of Grant & Ward ,and with the friends of
Grant & Ward, were carried on by Fish
& Ward during 1882, 'S3 and 'S4, of
which no record appears on the books
of the firm, and the only evidence of
which is found in the individual check
books of Ward, and in memoranda in
private books kept by Ward and by
Fish and Ward jointly.
The assignee says information came
to him that Grant & Ward represented
to various parties that the firm had con-
tracts with the United States govern
ment which were exceedingly profitable;
that they borrowed immense sums from
various parties for the alleged contracts,
and the lenders were guaranteed profits
of certain amounts. The assignee be-
lieves these transactions nothing more
nor less than borrowing money at usuri-
Gus rates and upon fraudulentrepresen
tation. He believes the law to be that,
so far as the defense of usury is con-
cerned, Grant & Ward have waived that
defense by entering the particular per-
sons in schedule A, and he does not ad-
nit that any of these parties are en-
titled to receive anything from the es'
tate.
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AN ORDINANCE

Granting permission to erect and main-
tain system of Telephone or Tele-
phone Exchange.
DE it ordained by the Common Council Of the VIII
ID lage of Napoleon, Ohio.
Sec.1. That Central Union Telegraph Company
and its successors and assigns be- and they are here
by granted the right of way through, in and upon
the streets, sidewalks, alleys and public grounds of
the Village of Napoleon, in the County of Henry,
and State of Ohio for the and purposes Of there
in and thereon to erect, maintain, and use all neces-
sary poles posts of wood, iron other suitable
material and the necessary wires successfully to
operate and use u system of Telephone or a Tele-
phone Exchange in the Village aforesaid. Provided
that the Central Union Telegraph Co., and its sue
cessors and assigns, shall maintain and (under
proper and reasonable restrictions and rules) an
Office and operator lines of Telephone wire at some
convenient point within said Village, and shall so
set said poles posts and place the wires thereon
in such places and in such manner as not to inter
fere with travel said Streets Sidewalks alleys,
and public grounds aforesaid, and shall put and
keep in good order all those parts of the same inter-
fered with used in the erection of said poles or
posts, and shall hereafter SO maintain the same in
| like good order.
Sec 2. Said poles shall be so set as not to inter-
fere with the flow of water in any gutter drain in
said Village, and the points of location shall be de-
termined under the direction of the Street Commits
sioner the Committee Streets of said Village,
Sec. 3. The said Council expressly reserves the
right to grant the right Of way through, in and upon
said Streets Sidewalks alleys and public grounds, for
the erection maintenance and use of the necessary
posts or poles and wires Of any other telephone 20.
or individual whenever requested the same not 10
interfere with the proper and successful use OF the
| rights hereby granted to the said Central Union
| Telephone Co. and its successors and assigns.
Sec.4 The Common Council shall enact such
ordinances may become necessary for the protec-
ton of telephone poles, fixtures and wires, against
| abuse and injury.
1 Passed July 7th, 1884.
| Attest: WIN. A. TRESSLER.
E. DODD, Clerk. Mayor.
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monotonous, and when your inner and
better nature Graves variety you will
find yourselves destitute of the conf
dence and esteem you seek.
Stay at home and acquaint yourselves
with credit of the occupations in every
sphere of domestic economy; you may
not need to, but be sure to be mistress
of every branch of the duties you may
one day assume. 1t is an accomplish
ment, and one young lady can pride
herself on, to be able to cook good din
ner, bake nice bread, make and mend
her own clothes, ETC., etc. more than to
have a smattering of music-painting,
french, land know none well.
Learn what you should first, and after
master what you can of the accomplish
ments that will make you more agree
able and entertaining to your friends
cultivate your minds to be all that you
seem, good, noble and highminded-
kind and amiable; fill your minds with
some useful knowledge and teach your
selves not to be above the ordinary
duties of household wife; to be able to
entertoin better people than the dudes
or fashionable young men who don't
know as much as you do, except the
slang phrases of our day, that new ac-
quaintance can say with truth, she is q
graceful and intelligent lady.
MARY.