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VIEWS FROM PORTLAND
THE G. A. r. AT ITS ANNUAL EN-
ChMPMENr.
Maine Welcomes the Veterans RoyaIly.
Boom for Gen. Logan and for Mrs.
Logan - Many Portraits.
The Oldest Comrade.
Especial Correspondence. !

Especial Correspondence.1
PORTLAND, Me-, June 27.-This little pro-
hibition city has been crowded as never be-
fore in its history during the week ending
to-day There are only "a, 900 inhabitants
all told. in the place. yet il fed and shell
tered 25, 900 to 80, 600 strangers from Monday
till Saturday. Many thousands of the visi-
tors, however, lived in tents IN Camp U. 3.
Grant
They have been living war memor les over
again the veterans of the Grand Army Of
the Republic. The boys of twenty years ago
are grizzly bearded and baldheaded, a good
many Of them, but tho old spirit Of fun
lives in them still. One sees this in the mot
toes that adorned the tents. Outside OF
them were painted ever and anon words Of
wisdom like this: First in war. first in
love and first at dinner"
HISTORY.
Old soldiers of the war are dying year by
year. but in spite of that the G. A. R. is in
creasing in numbers. 1t took long time
for the idea to work among the returned
volunteers. The order is now nineteen years
old. There were smaller organizations among
the Union soldiers even before the war
closed.
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A Coming Ode.
lime Kiln Ciuhl

The chairman Of the committee on agri-
culture announced his quarterly report, and
added that it gave him great satisfaction to
be able to state that ut least one-third more
watermelons would be marketed this year
than last. He had been in direct CORES
pondence with many growers, and they 70.
ported unusually thin rinds and large cores.
He would suggest, as token Of gratitude
ON the part Of the colored race, that tho
Lime-Kiln club offer prize Of $40 In gold
for the best ode TO the first watermelon. the
said-o to be strictly original, written in
blue ink, and the author to make 90 afi-
davit that 1t had never appeared Ia print be-
fore
The suggestion was, after considerable de-
bate, placed in the form of resolution, and
- such was passed by q largo majority. All
poems must be in by July Is, and the award
will be made by Aug. 1. Authors need not
name any particular brand Of melon, nor
the name Of the grower, nor how the melon
came to leave the patch without tho owners
knowlsdge Neither will any attention be
paid to the condition Of the melon-whsther
ripe or green, but ripe one will probably
read the best
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Ousen vic's Snuff Box.

= TEuRen8 F1tIu III CHIcagU NewAI
It Is narrated that when our new minister
to the court Of St James, the Hon. Edward
]. Phelps, was conducted by the queen into
the art gallery Of Windsor Castle and
shown the treasures Of that prineely place,
the simple Vermontsr threw up both hands
in astonishment and exclaimed, @Waal, /
swsowP Whereat her majesty was so
much pleased that she graciously presented
the rustic diplomat with q costly gold snuff
box. upon the diamond studded lid of whi ch
appeared pickerel issuant, q huckleberry
tree rampant gardant, and q raguled hunk
Of maple sugar within an invscted bordurs,
vork
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best. Moreover, ne is not quite teetotaler.
He SAYS:
II like cool gin; but can drink it or lei
It alone, just as we'll"
Not so with tobacco, however. Concern
ing this he remarks:
II never could use tobacco, though tried
to as hard as q dog tries to eat bone; but
1t made me too sick"
Comrade Field takes an active interest II
the affairs of the world and in those of the
Grand Army in particular. He is a regular
attendant at the meetings Of his post.
woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
This is an auxiliary association to the G.
A. r. 1t was organized some years ago, foi
purposes which its name indicates.
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The OH of the Cocoanuk
IrhIoaqo Herald Intarview.l

rHow was cocoanut oil discovsredr said
the barber. aAnother Yankse Those Van.
KEGS Just beat everything. About twenty
years ago poor barber from Massachusetts,
went into New York city without penny.
One Of thu first things he saw was cocoa.
nat on the street stsnd. by the grsat hofp
spoon says be to himself, says be, look At
The hair It's got. fit can make such hair
ss that grow through such q thick shell why
won't Il make hair grow ON bald headi
Then be went into the cocoanut oil business
and got rich. Now tho next gentleman
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Advertising Enterpris<.
IChicago Tribune.l

At Otao, about twenty miles from Sua-
kim. on the Suakim q Berber railway,
stands a hugo bunch Of rocks about 100 feet
high, OF somewhat colical form Ad-
vantage Is tassn Of the sminsnce Of this
for posting seatries; hence II Is known AZ
the Tower Rock" On the face OF this
rock huge advertisement. $50 feet square.
In letters OF four and half feat high, indi.
catss that a-'s soap II the best"
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when nearly Sc years old, he enlisted as 4
private In the Thirty.ninth Massachusetts,
and marched with his regiment through the
war TIL he was honorab'y discharged in
1865. Such career is unparalleled Bis
wife died fourteen years ago. Since then
the veteran has lived with his only son. FL
ward r., in Franklin. Mass. There Il little
stoop to his shoulder, and no dimnsss at all
10 his bright blus eye. he Is serene and
sunny In temper, and active in h.s habits
Heca hce Q half acre Of potatoes with tn
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John NJ Crawford is known as the 'poet
scout" This picturesque individual Is only
80 years old but he was a soldier in the
northern army. He is a native Of Pennsyl-
vania and never went to school day In
his life He was wounded at Spottsylvania,
and while lying in hospital the Sisters Of
Charity taught him TO read and write. He
made such good use Of this knowledge that
be became poet AMI newspaper man. He
was correspondent of tn New York Herald
and other papers, AMI has published vol
ume Of poems. He has taken part in more In
dian fights and chases than most men have
in coon hunts. He was chief of the govern
mentscouts during the Sitting Bull campaign.
On this expedition he carried dispatches
400 miles on horseback through the Indian
country in the Little Big Horn region. He
took prominent part in ths noted "horse-
meat chase from the Platte to the Black
Hills. He belonged 20 the Buffalo Bill Dra-
matte Company for awhile. But he did q
much finer thing than that, at length. He
made his fortune i'll mining and ranch prop
erty, which is much better than most poets
can do. A personal sketch Of this romantic
parsonage with the wildly streaming hair
informs us that he has piercing blue eye
and carries the usual revolver"
One OF the noblest OF tho foundation prln-
ciples of the G. A. r. is
EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY.
The humblest soldier that carried mas
ket is, a. far as rights and privileges 20, on
an exact equality with Sherman, Logan,
. Sheridan and the most distinguished men in
the war. No distinction is allowed in the
character or material of the Grand Army
badge. That which Gen. Sherman wesrs is
exactly like that which Private John Smith
wears. ALI are Of bronze, and are made
from captured confederate cannon. Rspub-
Lcan.sm Is inculcated and practiced In the
G. A. r Much business was transacted.
The soldiers bravely put themselves on
record against the eight-dollar pension bill,
that has been proposed for them all.
The next national encampment uf the
Grand Army will be held at San Francisco
next summer. From Maine to California is
good jump.
Officers were elected for the next year.
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1888. WHOLE NO. 836
THE VANITY OF MEN.
Running Around With Mirrors In Their
Pockets--Ths Secret Of Blushing.
iSan Trapcieco Alta


Pockets--Ths Secret Of Blushing.
lSan Francisco Alta
@Who buys themp asked a reporter in
Kearney street motion" shop, pointing to Q
lot of tiny pocket mirrors, with nail cleaners,
toothpick and comb, all complete.
u suppose you think the ladies are our
best customers," said the motion" man, "but
it Is not so Men, sir-vain men-ars the
pickers-up Of these unconsidered trifss."
"Pretty mem" inquired the reporter.
The salesman grinned. at don't matter
much how they look" he said, whether
they are apes or Apollos; they want a
pocket mirror all the same They retire
every hour or so to some secret place to ad-
mire themselves Talk OF the vanity Of
womenl Indeedi 1t pales, sir; 1t fades
away into insigniicancs by comparison with
she admiration the ma GRITTY Of. men have
for their own mugs
"Why, there are some half-dozen who,
entertaining a great respect for my critical
judgment of physical beauty, step In here
every day to inquire how they are looking.
Then it Il, Am pale to-day, JimP or DO
you think my color Is too high, Jimp or
That left eyebrow is growing a trifie heavy;
don't you think I'd better have 1t trimmed
of a bitr II say your color is too
high my friend is of to tho barber's for
dab Of powder, or,-but this is dead secret
we accommodate him in this shop. II he
is too pale we tinge him up It's wonderful
positively wonderful. Now, the ugliest men
are the toughest. II there is the slightest
blemish in a pocket mirror, they won't take
II, because, forsooth, it may not faithfully
reproduce their bright, pearl beauty"
"Then, as a matter Of fact, you have more
customers among gentlemen for those pretty
little articles than among the other sexP
"Five to one, sir; the percentage Of those
who carry pocket mirrors Is small among
ladies, but eight out Of every dozen men
have one slowed away in the vest pocket
Why" continued the notion man, "some
big, smirking fellows-business men-heve
come in here and asked me il could teach
them how to blush. Just think Of it.
Fellows in the forties, sir, who have not
known blush for twenty years, believe
1t would be becoming to them II they could
flush up like moss rose when a girl glances
at them. The ancient rounder got hold Of
the secret and made all the rest hopping
mad to learn it. You won't give it awayl
Well, when he wanted to blush he'd jab a
pin into his leg and keep his mouth shut"
"What did the mouth have to do with itf'
Because the pin would make him feel
like swearing and keeping back the bias,
phemy was the effort that sufYused his cheek.
That's the true business, s'help me. Do you
want to look at any nice pocketcombs to-
dayl Not Then excuse me, for here's dude
that does, " and the philosopher resumed his
professional air and advanced on the Gus
toner with interlacei fingers and a captivat-
Ing smile.
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Crimson Focus 4 tho Frontal Disc.
fYonkers Gaxetta.l :

The nose. ant, please thee, Is . talisman
strange. From pulpit its irradiant glow may
mean the fiery effiux Of the kindied soul; In
forum it, effulgsnce may express the we'll.
read 1urist coming to the front; In female
feature !. may advertise tho blush that else'
where powder has for bads; but In the poll.
tician, gentle one, the rich carnation Of q
nasal bulb is but the symbol Of the auc-
tioneer-whoso doth wear 1t win be found
for sale.
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Why He Lost His Job.

sWell,n said the driver Of o coal cart 10
his wife, @they've got q now man in my
place, and I've lost my Job"
sWhy, what was the troublsY' she asked
Il was sitting on my cart while the load
was being weighed" be exclaimed, @when
the boss came out and said my services
would be no longer required
Shut thsre must have been some reason
for your dischargeP
sThere was. Tho new man weighs
seventy.five pounds more than dos
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THE NEW COMMANDER, B. 3. BURDErT.
The Grand Army of the Republic knows
no race, and not much color. One Of its
early commanders was n brave German
Comrade Louis Wagner, of Ohio. The one
for the coming year. Samuel s. Burdett Is
an Englishman by birth, but also an Ohio
man by adoption. 1t is rather remarkable
how many prominent Grand Army COM
manders and other officials are from Ohio.
Comrade Burdett was educated at Oberlin
college. He entered the army from Iowa.
He is a very capable lawyer, and captivat-
ing orator and stump speaker. He has
served in congress two terms, and has held
the Office Of United States land commits
sioner. He is at present practicing law in
Washington.
After the business Of the gathering was
over, the members enjoyed them selves,
Some went to the White Mountains, and
others made an ocean trip, Numbers took
part in an old.fashionei and famous amuse-
ment as follows:
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1One matter of interest during the session
was the reading Of letter from Gen. Rose
Grams. In 1t he stated that the Grand Army
of the Republic did not come under the head
of secret societies, in which membership is
forbidden to Catholics This had been de-
cided by the authorities Of the church
Good Catholics might therefore become
members Of the order with clear con-
science. ra. ae t
The ranks Of the noble old boys who de-
Tended the Union nre thinning rapidly: How
rapidly, may be told from the death record
the past year. Since 1884, 2,544 have gone
to Join the army on the other side.
William Field was born In October. 1900
et the ancient town of Desrfeld, Mass. HI
was an officer Of tho Massachusetts, militia II
1880. He has been maehinist ship car
penter and a justice Of the peace. In 1863
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Hs said il was the prayer Of every msmbe7
Of the g. A. r. that the grand old man us
In the Adirondacks might yet live long. Hs
said, further, that the Grand Army had re.
solved that the poorhouse should never be
the home of a soldier.
The heal Of the order this year was
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VOL. II, NO. 8.
AFTER DEATH.

Twas In that other land across
The seas Of death they met again;
Their features wore a sign of loss
And CLEANS Of unextinguished pain.
SAnd do we meet again." he said,
"In this strange. spiritpeopled space;
This long Imagined land of shade,
Still with my Eastern pride of facsr
SAlasl / suffered much" she said,
II loved, but could not speak for fear;
j did not dream that thou vert dead,
Good-bye; can not linger here"
He saw her pass, and wild and rife
Ran olden memories in his heart;
The pride that severed them in life
Still kept them in that place apart
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Soh"hNbEh S1hN .. hOONlS.
Though commander-in- chief, he is one Of the
youngest men in the G. A R., being now
only 80 years old He Is from Toledo, D.
He enlisted as a drummer boy in the Thirty
seventh Ohio At the battle of Mission
Ridge his drum corps was ordered to the
rear The boy refused to GO but remained
to fight on the field. He was severely
wounded, and his left leg had to be'am-
putated. After that he became known the
country over as the Drummer Boy Of
Mission Ridge he is an enthusiastic
worker for the Grand Army. A handsome
reception was rendered Commander Kountz
in the Portland city hall Tuesday evening.
Governor Robie, Of Maine, is himself g.
A r. comrade, and addressed the meeting.
The mayor Of Portland, in his speech, paid
a beautiful tribute to the dead members Of
the Grand Army. He said:
"Wegratefully remember that great army
whose roll call grows larger on each sue
cessive Memorial day. They have crossed
the river. They await your coming. and
sooner than we can realize their ranks will
be filed, and the men who fought our bat
ties that this nation and union of these
states might live forever will exist only in
history and in the memory of q grateful
country"
Robert H. Hendershot Is guest Of the en-
campment He is the Drummer Boy Of the
Rappahannock. He carries a silver drum,
which he received from the hand Of Horace
Greeley. He belonged to the Eighth Michi-
gan infantry, and the drum was presented
to him by The Tribune association for gallan-
try at Fredericksburg. For his services in
the Garfield campaign some Illinois Repub-
icans gave him a pair Of gold-mounted
sticks to 60 with it.
Here is q scene in the camp in which the
old bows spent their week:
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There may be stronger politicians among
President Cleveland's appointees, but there
will be no more scholarly man among them
than the minister to Italy.
John b. Stallo, of Cilcinnati, is German
by birth, graduate of a German university.
He was one of the warm blooded, brave
Young students who rebe lei against the es-
tablishsd German order of things, nearly
forty years ago The revolution broke
down ingloriously, and those engaged in il
fied for their lives. 1t resulted in bringing
to America higher class of Germans than
any who had hitherto come. The exiles Of
'4S, as they are known, impressed a decided
stamp upon our civilization. Judge Stallo
and Carl Schurz were among the Forty
Fighters"
Stallo was at first a Republican, but be-
came Democratic aztec the Greeley CAM
paign. When young man in New York be
conducted club for the study of German
literature, Of which Charles A. Dana, then
an argumentative and lively young man, was
q member.
Stallo is one of the most prominent lawyers
of Ohio. He has served as Judge Of the
court OF common pleas He has a very
original mind, which displays itself in scien.
tifc writing. Some years ago he wrote q
DOOk, puDtlSuci bJ tu6 APp4SsohS,
that the accepted theory of gravitation is all
wrong, q delusion and mara
Fifty Dollars for q Kiss.
philadelphia Press.l
A GOOD story was told Of Booth when he
vas here last which illustrates his indiffer-
ence to the class of women who always find
something irresistible and fascinating In the
men who earn their living behind the foot
lights, Booth was travelling on the Boston
& Albany road one day, having just closed
an engagement n the New England metrop-
oils He heard an expensively dressed,
handsome, middle-aged woman back Of him
sigh and say TO her companion: II would
give $50 to kiss that man" Booth turned
suddenly and looked at the speaker. @Do
you mean thatP he demanded, fixing his
fine dark eyes upon her and causing the
blood TO mount up TO the very roots Of her
hair
@Why. yes, of course, ldo," replied the
woman, confusedly, looking in . helpless
sort Of a way ut the great tragedian and at
the smiling passengers,
swell, I accept the terms madame,a sx-
claimed Booth, solemnly.
"And stand by my proposition said the
woman, recovering her self possession, and,
rising, she imprinted sound kiss upon the
actors lips Booth's face did not bstray the
slightest emotion He received the kiss stcl-
idly, and did not return II, but waited until
the fmpetuous woman found her purse and
handed him $50 bill. He took the money,
thanked her, and turning 10 feeble, shah
billy dressed woman on the other side Of the
aisle, who was travelling with two young
children. placed the money In her hands
and. with courtly bow, said: This Is for
the children, madame Take 1t, please"
and without another word he left the car.
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Now = letter can be remailsd - often a.
necessary within the Upitsd States to get ID
TO the owner, without extra postage. The
only limit h the number Of changes that
can be made in addresses on the face OF the
enyelope
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An Nlincis constable has been arrested for
charging for eighty-six miles of mileaes
whom the distance was only thirteen Per-
hap he had swarm Of hoFnsts after him
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Very Eccentric
New York Cranhin1

aMiss de Silva has very harsh and un-
pleasant voice, don't You think sol" OBJ
served Anger svery." replied Gimlsts
shut she n 10 eccentric 1t viii not do her any
hsrm4s ~Ecoentric-how sor SShe nsvss
Riss to sing"
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Courier-Journal, The new custom house
and postofaca win have six wide entrances.
The rights OF fat men are nowhere moro
zealously protected than b oar svn United
State.
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Gen. Buffers ability 10 keep his youth
hgivsn by the Boston papers - the secret
Of his constant success In his speculatioui
and law cases
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Oorns and bunions may re hslped and oft
times removed by the constant employment
4 the o,sate Ot coppar, spread a plaster.
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Macon GaI Telegraph: There 10 more
consolation In Georgia watermelon then IN
q consulate
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Remailing . LettsR
New York Tribunal

Saturday Union; Wooden heads should
wear chip hats In summer
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J. Q. Stevenson,
MER RSHANT TAILOR,

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The Maine Militia.

Colonel f. c, Harrington, inspector of the
rifle practice of the Maine Volunteer Militia,
became prominent as State inspector two
or three wears ago, when he introduced into
the practice of the Maine troops the exercise
of shooting at imitation men. The novelty
attracted the attention of Captain Fessenden,
L. $. A., inspector at Camp Robe last year.
The exercise is embodied in Lunt's new tao
tics This wear Colonel Harrington proposed
to make the target practice NOR interesting
and practical by arranging by means OF ropes
and pulleys an imitation company with
mounted officers. The wooden soldiers will
be moved across the field and shot at by
regimental teams and sharpshooters Several
officers and inspectors from other New Eng
land States will be present to witness this
exhibition.
Concerning the general practice for this
years encampmeut, Colonel Harrington said :
1.-The contests will be of unusual interest,
as thew are calculated to bring out the efh-
cheney not only of the individual, but OF the
company and regiment. A valuable gold
badge will be offered for the best individual
score made. and an elegant silk banner will
be awarded to the regiment showing supe-
riority in skrmish shooting, the number OF
men to a team being $50 and the distances
from 100 to 400 yards, unknown to the
squads The prize for company team Skin
mishers will also be valuable.