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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13
THE RULING PASSION

\ IA -year-old Pittsburgh boy spending
his vacation in Columbus, Ohio. promised
to write to his father faithful accounts Of
what he saw on the road and what was Of
interest to him in Columbus. lie did SO,
and it is easily seen by his letter where his
mind is at present
CoLrMBUs, Ohio, July 16, 1886.
DEAR PAPA: l got here safe and sound
last evening about dark. 1t was a SPLEEN
did trip, and according to promise | will
regretted in leaving was that / missed see
ing the last game of the series between the
Alleghneys and the Nets, but we got a tel
egram last night that the game vent all
right. What a dandy pitcher that Morris
is. Pa, yon should go to see some of the
games; you don't know what you miss.
You must take ma, too, Oh Thursdays; no
charge for ladies that day, | generally sit
on the right, where l can see the fellows
put out at first. If you had been there the
other day and had seen Shombcrg's three
baser you'd have gone home wild, Shom-
berg is the new matthew first base for
the Alleghenys. But | forget that YOU
don't know anything about base ball.
The first place that we stopped at was
Rochester, about twenty-eight miles ont
| don't think they nave a club there
though a boy on the platform old me there
was one at Beaver and another at New
Brighton, towns near by. | am sorry !
could not find just how they stood: they
are not in the association anyhow. After
aw lille we got out of the hills, and when
we got past Dennison, and from that all
the way to Columbus, | never saw such a
base ball country. You may not believe
me, but there is Just one field after
another-only most of them were allowed
to grow up in corr or wheat this year.
This is the country where the Sunday
school excursion should run to-plenty Of
room for all the boys to play, aud no such
thing as allowing only two bags Tor a
three-baser when the balls hit the rocks,
as they are at Rock Point, Alliqnippa. and
those others places.
I suppose before the Columbus Club was
sold to pittshurg all these corn fields were
diamonds. 1t certainly looks desolate now,
with cattle roaming and nothing but
harvest hands ~trudging along.
| like Columbus, but | don't want to
stay here long. Next vacation please send
me 70 Cleveland OF some other place where
they have a live club. Columbus is the
capitol of 0hio-tie proprietor Of the hotel
told me that the place was called after
Christopher Columbus, who discovered
America in 1892 You see | have done as
you said got the history OF the place the
first thing.
The Columbus people are almost as
proud of the Allies as we are. guess they
must he sorry they sold out. | am going
to Newark on an excursion To see the
Newark vs., Zanesvilles this afternoon,
and viii write you a description and his
tory of that place also, As soon as get
back.
Love to ma, Willie. sally and Johnny.
Youraff SON.
+. S.-Don't let Johnny ave my pro-
fessional dead league to play with. The
water in the gutter is terrible on horse hide.
-Pits5urq Kroaicle- Telegraph.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13
VOL. III.
YMPATEEY.

As out into the world we stepped,
And turned our faces toward the town,
The stars Chat hitherto had slept
unsccn) looked gayly down;
And the pale moon threw OF the cloud
Within whose folds her light was lost,
Awakened by the whisperings loud
That thrilled the starry host.
For they, their sister, she, her child
Beheld in thee, o radiant maid,
Thar whom II faircr star ne'er smiled
In heaven, then earthward straycd
But wheH | mark the deep unrest
That turks within thy lustrous eyes.
/ question if hat choice was best
Which led thee from the skies
For there thy steadfast sisters dwell,
Forever bright and strong and free,
Unmoved though %iclnpcsts rise and swell
calm a. eternity
Whilst thou-who chose another part,
And all thai glittering state resigned
To veal IN earth Il wonnn's heart
And sympathetic mind
Must suffer not those ills alone
Thai even selfish natures bear;
Thou mak'st the widows loss thy own,
And dost her SORROW share:
Thy ~neighbor's grief is thine no less
Than hers the sufferer Turns to thee,
N solace III his deep distress
Draws from thy sympathy.
Thus others burdens lighter grow
Whilst thine are doubled. Ay, but He
no set the stars i'll heaven doth know
What thy reward shall be-
Il. Il. ca, IN Juty century
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13

How burnt your face and lips are by
the sun, said young Crimsonbeak to Miss
Fussanfeather the other evening while
calling
Yes, | am frightfully burned. What
can | do for it ?"
why don't you try cold cream =
We'll, l don't care if do. III take
chocolate and vanilla
Aud before the %imprudent young man
was aware of it, he was being spirited
down The street in the direction Of an ice
cream saloon Yonkors Statesman.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13

sam Jones says, There is something
wrong when a preacher gets four hundred
dollars and a pitcher five thousand dol
lars But Sam should remember that
the five thousand dollar pitcher hasa much
better delivery than the four hundred dol
lar preacher -Bost0a Transcript.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13

Anybody nat Knows a thing before i
happens i called a reporter, T was the
definition written 90 the slate of an S-year
old boy in one Of our schools the other
day.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13

Ilardacre was YEARLY watching a most
~villainonsly poor game Of base ball. What
are they ?" he asked. They are picked
mines, replied the scorer. Then. ? said
the suffering spectator. They were picked
before they were ripe. -Bardette.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13

That We can, in connection with the MONITOR,
secure you Il subscription to any paper or
magazine published, at Il much lower price
than the regular rate. and you will do well to
let us know if you are contemplating II sub
scription toany publication.
TnE MONITOR, Woodstown. NJ.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13
price Is winters ice.

The real gain Of sacrifice for noble ends
lies in the heart that by the suffering is en-
nobled.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13
Where mortgage rests its heavy paw,
Its teeth do rend Tor hungry NAV.

In the country there is often the truest
polish. and even pine wood may be polish
cd. IN the country there is a quiet Thought
fitness that goes to the heart of Things,
while in the city there is a hurried glimpse
that sees only The surface of things. The
prov erb to the preacher is, when you go to
the city take sour best coat, when to the
country your best sermon. And much
truth does herein lurk, The quiet OF the
country broesls the Z & Of truth, the
hurry OF the city adde's them. Show for
the city, substance for the country is truth
by as much as circumstance do effect our
thinking and mould our character.
Ignorance Of God is the heart Of moral
death.
Dust under the carpet come through ia
spite of the broom: clothes cannot hide
breeding.
who % see the truth has eyes
May shape towards wisdom MI has pians.
Bal " no 10 do the truth has hands
shall purpose see 70 capstone rise,
Borrow ing is mother ef Borrowing.
Habit is fathered 81 win and mothered
Of use.
Expression is the ride through which
thought throws the bullet Of its idea with
puncturing power.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1886-08-13

IS hen Despaiss baud Westketis Tolls band,
Then liiea~ strand twists NJ quicksand
But when Hopes hand strengthens Tolls
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07
\ Itin"r,- of " ,I'>' DRAWN. koun.

However,, like Old Mother tluhharl, We
'got thatn at last, and then ali was Smuoiil
Nl.'lu. llr magnificent guard, sal 81 lI,r>c.
back ~ M" splcniii quadrangle. IN" hand
Ill rnHHeI excellent mtl,ic. within tho portal
.'1rl u uuju,uu"tIl hyrt eaters, tin, gullr
mon ul the uu,cus u@.r,l, helped II, t.
nh III, pages N the rNhI livery took ul
rIoJt.. Hd passing: on through superb balls
ant uu uu iuutoue' staircase, with our trains
o,.rlur agn., ~ finally reached the saloon.
NaJ.na urrr t. wait the PLEASURE ct tho
hWI 'hafuJ rlnln; pictures oI great interest
"u Ill., waltz. ami a pl'ut, uf cuml 1rtaL,
,lIutr =" y Town in Soon the room ltgn
G. lII n.tjt the Corg,uu, women IN court
tNh'.,. o,oIE ono with Whit, feathers and
vul, ard lnN nrtk~, bare arm, and fine
gowns. ur, "a. they say here, smart owns.
II Na, n readily splendid >rrnc.
Viewer all furnished with two cards. ono
OF which Nr Etuitl To- the ,uceils page at
tlw door Tho other we keep tmth ", raarh,d
thn tnnHl. tu,rt Fortunately several ladies
Inyt.I. me g. 1T me s.r that ones train
-'..al h. carefully sprcal ont nkrn ITa,ncL /,
,ul, iur ono, AMI thlt there va, nothing
rudihl, ia tho ruart,,v i,,uri,~pd tour
tnyt Us PASSED Tie beautiful Princess If
Nal'f, Princess Christian, liiutr,s Mary If
'r"'rI"a aud tla,Nrr lupuilr l'rlu'r ut
NJl'*. aiti lived through H. 1t i nothing
i1t ''r rg,iv "hol',t uur childish DAYS male
with r.pn,tful intent - lnnd. "A Cor. Boston
II.tI.t.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

fatl'ys Trad" Report, for wtrh ,ud
my August ith says, general trade,
during H." past wr,h, has not increased
as Ia ,olnm", which - hhIts a faIllrs.uil
that ~ Lot serious, hut price, have gen
orally grown stltirr and Tia" frrlu'
throug hout the l,a'lug line, hr grow II
stronger The general tendency y stiIl
towards improvement, and whrlr IA
many rrsprrtS th" past month MAS rll"
nominal, the incoming month ltoml."
To- follow closely IN It, wake. There mo
heal complaints from ,irluu. JotIt., Int
thrs" are clearly due to local caus,s.
tn" general lmIm l-e ct tla,ir l. IA tie,
nigh, direction.
h't"tion crop continue tn ,rlutt
Itself IA "a very unsatisfactory condition..
II d probably lmpp-,lhl" IT, harvest y
fun crop The damage already DOM t.
III" plant must prevent that; bat, ~, th"
planting wac unusually barge, the por.
'rhtig" saved VIII u" enough to meet all
want, thouEh IT may fail tar "nough
l"hlni expectations t. command pt'o,.,
G"od enough tu,luallHr the final results,
'lh's Will hurt individual lpl,l,r,, here
ana tlrrle, bat not the country.
9TH" mon trade has narrd up consul
rrablv. under the Influence of the recent
rrpoit Of the Loon and steel Association
which shows III" output Ia be- Tar "rra,, +
than had been Generally supposed and
shows, iou, that the current wear VIII
rnuud up the rI"atri output ever know n
~ the history of the country This i,
rnrouraetng and tIr d,alrrs urrl al
Tia" ENCOURAGEMENT they can lind 90.
den the stimulus 81 the report pIrrrt
have atillnrd lui ilnr4 grnuaIl5 are
very firmly held. hut there has been uu
combined movement towards an ai
vance, II Is srAtccly time tor TIM.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

Year az" wtot' AMI published in u Lon
don fp1. am" an arti"lo IN whlh unA, rtuok
tnp'o'r thrt anll grow .rpw. thu SANE rs
grain "r l.I',i,ua,. 81 anythluc ,l,n. reckon
dli my ~ ~ crlrloly, not knowing ANYTHING
n."ll yiI.lu try az wen The ordinary terms
If 'Npt.,Inu about suh matters, AMI ST. my
"lru'. ! nil entirely rnrrvt ~k,tch W.. torn
al tu Wn.,'7 AMI lautlIrl 10 >c,rn
Won. lrnrr at last tuani positive proof Of
my general statement ri,ht hrr la th,|,.
mlniun~ 10y the iaciil ,ra. Blttly AMI
simply. i1y" tomld "a piccr"f Ietriiird wood
Ntha Iitih' vein or thread of gold in II. How
dl that gold = int. this piece II Woolt
Vas 4 ll.ei there ly the iiu,.at 1T ,,od un
to m'lnjl. i creation, rs men have claimed
va, ths ,,,.' Nith the gold found ia the veins
Ut the mountains Non~nspl
toll truN,' certain conditions Of the air,
ur o1tan cuuhnltiuntoi Garth ami air and
water, AMI Nh1t,Nor rhcml al> may lie IT,
qu,r,d. and then rock, II piece Of quartz or
U'rlhl tr'" for tine guhl To grow in, an,
th,rr /, N"ur gold crop, OF roulsr. gold
grows l"Ir. Centuries upon rnntulit4 1t
may H., arr required to make the lgl,t .I..n Il
growth BAT 4 grows Just as asserted year
u,". ard here at last hold IN my hanl such
t,.'unnl n, No r,,n IN this wuill viii l,
rt u 'nuu a To- question: u portion of n pctri
tel tro with "A thread of gold in it -Jua,mn
Miller ia thu chicago Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

III" choapnrss If money IN New York
citN, AMI the "agerncss with which good
loans are taken, i. illustrated in tin,
nunil"r Of bids and the premium offered
for a small loan VI the city Of New York
"A Few lays ago "lIrrr was "A loan" saws
the Wall Street Indicator, "ni Si1U.si,,
carrying only : per cent. interest and
running only eight years Offered by the
city. Anl there were bids apurrratitlg
- ,wb. ,G3 offered, OF nearly nine tiuu.,
n much rs the loan called for only
one bidder offered less than per cent.
premium, and that nil.r was at per
cent, while /, ~ ,0pu # the bids were
at "A premium 1T over per cent. The
highest bidder Offered to take tho entire
loan at log ols, and received the award
At that figure Vt this rate. allowing
ini I'll" loss Of premium ut the end of the
'iEft years, the purchatsr will realize
t.1b ~, cent. upon his Investment.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

Il" fun raj services at Mr.. Til,lrn " ii
h" held at freystone this morning AT II
O'clock, after which the remains will h,
taken To New Lebanon. Columbia roun
~. for burial. The names Of the pal
bearers alo Hon. John Iigelow. Scrrr
tary Of the Treasury Daniel Manning
Hon. Samuel }. Randall, Hon. Smith VI
Weed ia comptroller Andrew II. Green
'''prEc smith, Charles \. Ihna, lbr
harl.S T.. Simmons, William Allen Eat
her, Naron q. Nandrrpool, Hon. -. |.
Mag"nc and John Il. Trrver. The funeral
services Will br brief, using the rin,ll,
burial services Of the Prpshyt,r,ar
church. No address or culogy Will /,
given.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

Savannah Times: Attorney General
Garland has gone home ON u visit. He
SAID 10 AN interviewer that h. Was M.
disturbed in the least by the structures Of
TIA" eastern papers on the Pan Electric
business. IT,. also snld he would not r..
turn to Washington until October. and
expressed the opinion that both the Mex
iran and the fisheries difficulties would
he satisfactorily adjusted.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07
Ir,>a rI:1,Y.- millions.
1-...- f.tts-f tho Actress. t. contest
rht Millionaire, Nu.

tht Millionaire, MIL
.ty j. lasE i-.alayran -lnr
Sensational. e..-, a-.t TT.- t.,a.J. d
tl~.....t-..l taal.- ra.s.sigs, Mic ar.
5ae..le-l 49, a-.-as- at.I ,L- a.ta-r.
vsaa Ia~ .-.a s.ft yrrs a.D, uI. h. tl.r
fr--ns- p. Hrc ., attract MR.. s.tt.r..
't.n t.,a my ofrt- prei,, .-s.,r- eu a.
s.H,at ft.a. pEouilcur-oi tLs ,.trti,s
tht-r-trl firatri,..l AMI -oei~t, t.-,-
Ri" ia 'm.F.na. ami oxen Iuf,, r.
ut~u- tie 'tr,--S ALur, iti-s. SIu
rHii" n debut IN - amIll." In I--rs,uas
t#t..tr". S.,s was tIn'I~T thu tulr..t-.s. uf
tlt' tiru t4'Is.'t- Matilda Heron. <-U
b "rk Wrht N,at Dyrr tu.. yuuu, woman
aat EuHi-tn lEty teak iurf up. AND
fHFi tart tt.h"at nor ~.Iyrr>~ Wsss as
-.i..'.. tft.r -I"rJ.u. a ypurI.. uf ,t.tr-
tu ir.' company ah,. ,l~vr!.L tu ht.,.
~nrlpun'rt,. a l''Ay winch a.ntl ~uit
m ruti.ttt.f tt.u'. ~t. t.t.i the. ..r..tl
''fau"0-t ; -apa" i"t tts- pay 'A.sapss.
uhrt vt- s.f-' I.tu.,,l.,,i a, tho .t,rn
>tuatr tie1f-r. 4, hIst. ~ thrt, un.i,F fn..
utua-.ttsnt pf ~by.E anI l't.uer- lI
-
ia rl, Nb.h. pINirr h.r,. mat frank
y .tarN iV" t,t. rutit"u.tr,. SAW IT.,
tat J'lr.--. .u.d. H,tluua h,y that tune
tht iaft"r ~ = 'Frit, hr fen 10 t,yn
hF,t,~'y ant m..Iltu-. Atnvurcr Was
'frntt o.. vi Tracy from h., tufsu.r
ESlf' .l,t he u.ttlt-t Ma, ttiri Nj
trt't ".. tu.t,s".t iarl!al.. bar lls-.rI
E, .I.t tir.I "a Ia. rt4,,. iY -. ,-+f,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

TIA" following J. the concluding plta
graph If tlu Jarl son, lll ll,ial, on tI,
nomination ct ,'harlt, Dlul l,lt} f.,
congress,
We have neither spoh,n MOI written
nor do W. feel nuLht HAT viii rn,hattas
our rurt't at th" ruh,,niluu rhut,r,
The whole of nir personal AMI lrot,'-
sluunl Iuilururr shah To- turned lNglll,
to lI~ ~tlcrp~e Once iuutr the Herald D.
the first paper ~ the district t" hnl.t H.,
maine ot ,hurlr- lIuu 1httt, To- thu head
Of it, column
,,ud speed tl' uumtnrr,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

\. T. Ridwell, one Of the Sara sofia
vigilance committee, has had his sen
t"nce commuted to imprisonment for
life. lie Was the only one Of seven con
victed Of murder who did noe escape,
and h. now gets of with whole neck
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

\ cuuumdiuIn. \ tuuutti merchant.
writing to the lm.-I niun makrr th,s
pertinent inquiry:
Why i, it tunt u hill ct goui- ,.lu b,
put ~ board OF Il boat III New lull
brought to savannah. transferred To- car
and brought tu Jacksonville, transferred
again ana hruIIgh. - Lake HAMS. sum
ter county. for the same money that tlu
sanr railroad COMPANIES Nhu receive H.,
goods at jacksuu,illr will charge tur IT,,
same amount of freight II bought ~,
goods III Iucke4n, die
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

The Mutual Life Insurance company
cf New York paid claims by death dur
my til" week ending July 18th last
amounting to Sl22. 40, and naturcd
SD 2sl 81, total, Sls, ,..ls.Ol. la point
1f equity, fair dealing generally and sol
idty, the Mutual Life is the foremost IN
straucr co,npany i'm the world,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

Abiding to IIoars sectional srcpch in
Tia" senate "A day or two ago, the Balt-
more sun makes good point when it
says No capital can bc made for the
TAU campaign ont II the revival Of ul,su.
icte stories Of the conduct If the demo
Gratis toward southern republicans, when
everybody has fresh in his mind the nc
tIun Of the republican majority of the
senate few days ago, in rejecting the
nomination Of colored man for the
Office OF recorder Of deeds for tho Dis
trIct OF Columbia merely because he
was democrat. The republican party
can hardly pose longer as the special
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

til" democrats Of South Carolina are
IN ia" field with "A good. strong ticket.
ll" general feeling IL friendly in the
party, and no signs Of dsnllrction 81
dissatisfaction. The south viii III,
"solId' again tins fall IN its lotal support
at Nr. 'i"tcnnds administration and
til" principles Of the democratic PARTY.
Their" are many strong Indications. that
great increase will be made in the M.
mrrlcil strength Of the pirly throughout
the south The South il in A yriy
healthy condition, socially, politically
AMI financially. hlnng as it Remains
solid for the democracy. and pllrs,lcs
n dlgnIlird upright course, this rondi-
ton 81 things will continue and PROSPER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

The death Is announced IN Waterbury,
Mass, of John &. Booth a mliiuuaIry
manufacture. Waterbury has long
been noted as the place from whirh al
the military AMI naval brass lulttuu- arr
made. The deceased grew rich hy the
sale of brass buttons IT, the Southern sol
dirrs Just before hnstiltcs opened.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

Tho keepers ut the empty treasury ut
the Stateoi Kentucky had just begun To-
congratulate themselves that tie State
would fall heir to the luc fortune lrtt b,
Henry Buricka, who dlcd IN Robertson
county without heirs. when alas, 1t was
learned tha, the bulk at the property
had been stolen while the courts were
appointing an administrator
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

The new Parliament convened in .nn
don On Thursday
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

Congress adjourned on Thursday Il
meet AGAIN in December next
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07

The President has signed the river and
hurhnr bill, and il il now a law.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-08-07
THE DAILY NEWS.

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fALAlsA. tEtsNIbA.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-07
NATURAL GAS.

The resolution adopted yesterday by the
chamber of commerce to recommend the
appropriation by the legislature of suffi-
cient sum to sink four experimental wells in
order to definitely settle the question OF the
existence of natural gas in this state, should
receive careful consideration and favorable
action from the legislators. There is
very strong reason for believing that
the gas does exist. 1t has been
found in Dakota and in other places
where the subterranean formation is
not essentially different from that in Min
neSota. The advantages which would be
enjoyed by the Northwest, should the gas
be discovered, are illimitable. In thous-
and and one ways there would be brought
a bout almost at once development of her
commercial and manufacturing interests
which now, even at her present rapid rate
of progress, she will be years in bringing
about. When, then, the existence of the gas
is fraught with so many and such far-reach-
ing possibilities, there should be no hest
fancy i'll determining the question one
way or another. The expense at most
will not be very heavy, and if success
crowns the experiment it will be insignii-
cant. By all means let the legislature make
the appropriation necessary, and let the
work be done as soon thereafter as practi-
cahla
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-07
LOGAN GETS THE DROP.

The New Y ork Herald is of opinion that
Mr.. BLAINE has overreached himself in
supposing that he could look to the East
and South for nomination, and then rely
on the West against the East and South for
an election. From numerous extracts made
from the Western press the Herald shows
that Mr.. BLAINE's attempt to run with
the hare and hunt with the hounds is well
understood throughout the West. The
failure of the Republican conventions in
the three great states of Iowa. Indiana and
illinois to mention the fishery business in
their resolutions is cited as evidence to
prove that the Western states are not dis
posed to submit to the BLAINE policy.
From which it seems that Gen. LoGAN's
tour through the West has not been in vain.
He has been educating the Western Repub-
licans to be suspicious of Mr.. BLAINE, and
has proved himself to be successful edu-
Gator