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The National tribune., 1889-09-05

"You never heard of the shampoo racket"
said the Knight OF the Razor Well. it's .
lOwd game. III never forget the only
time it was ever played on me. i WAS working
in a little shop up Sixth Avenue, and / was all
alone one afternoon with little fat man in my
chair, and when he woke mp after his shave
began to talk 10 him about a shampoo He
needed il bad, for fact head seemed TO be
full of dandrutT but he wouldn't have it; said
that was all right. that was the way he liked
it; he Just wanted il wet little and parted
high mp on the left, and he closed his eyes up
and wouldn't have any more argument
We'll / got out the weak bay rum and
soused it on good and heavy. and begun to rub
it IN, thinking about something else all the
while aud looking around the shop, absent
minded like. All at once happened to think
what / was doing and when l looked down
there was the prettiest mess OF lather on that
head you ever laid eyes on.
"Well. sir il Just knocked me silly There
was the bay rum bottle where I'd set it down,
and picked it up and looked at il, and shifted
at it, and poured some out. That's what it was,
weak bay rum, and pretty darned weak, too,
between you and me. and there was no mistake
but what I'd used 1.-THE shampoo bottle was
way back in the row. l couldn't get it through
me, but anyway | had short time 10 think about
it, for the little fat man woke up just then and
caught q sight Of himself in the glass, and he
was wild.
az Look here, young feller.' he says, didn't
/ tell you / wouldn't have a shampoo? What's
the matter with you. anyway Can't man
close his eyes here without having shampoo,
and bath. and a hair dye rubbed into him ?
Now you just get to work and wash that right
off,
"Well, he had me dead, of course. What
could | say2 All l could do was to tell him
about its being a mistake, and | must have
picked up the wrong bottle, and all that, aud
all the time was trying to get it through me
how that blamed lather got there. Anyway
had to wash him up careful and fix him mp in
good shape and talk to him, and by the time
he went out he was feeling all right and cheer
full.
"Well, sir never let on about that till
long time after, when heard about the game
aud then it just set me crazy TO think how I'd
been fooled, and fused around that fraud, and
he probably ehuckling ut me all the time.
"How did he work it?" / inquired, with
interest; change the hOttles?'
"Change nothing. You know PEARLlNEpN
/ said was acquainted with that Well-knOWn
washing powder.
"Weli he'd just sifted a lot of that through
his hair Looked as if it might be dandrutf.
When / wet it, it made daisy shampoo for
him; but it's tough on the feelins Of q barber
that don't understand it.
"Thank you, sir. Much obliged.
"Next!!n
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New Jersev--tl r. Mnlikin, Newark.
New Mexico James II. Purdy, Santa Fe.
Oho-L. II. Williams, Ripley.
0regon-Not represented.
pennsylvania-Wm Mcclellan, Pittshurg.
Potomac-John T. Church, Washington.
Rhode lsland-Henry G. Luther, Providence.
Tennessee--W. +. f. Milburn, Greenville
TeXas-H. w. Noyes, Fort Worth
Utah-Not represented.
Vermont-E. J. Ormshy, Brain.
Nirpiuia-Frank H. Slade Norfolk.
Washington Territory and Alaska. r. G.
Mccoy, Tacoma.
West Virginia-Charles f. Anderson.
Wisconsin, A. Watrous.
The Council appropriated $4,000 for travelling
expenses for the COMMANDMENTS Chief; ST 200
was voted to the Adiutant- General $500 to the
Judge Advocate General and $500 for the In
spcctor- General. The bond of the Quartermas-
was fixed at 81 200, and the Adju-
tant- Generals at$l 900
An edition of 10000 copies of the Proceed
ings of the ODD National Encampment, for
general distribution among all the Depart
mcuts. was ordered printed, and an Executive
Committee of seven was authorized TO be ap-
pointed by Commanders Chief Alger Mt his
earliest convenience.
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equivalent to the loss OF the left hand have al
ways felt that was rated too low but did not
complain or make application for higher rating. I
simply accepted the situation as it made for
me, but there never has been time when would
not have willingly suffered the amputatfon OF
either hand arm to be rid Of the existing iniurV
with the constant painful reminders Of the Iiuita-
ton of my powers and its ever-presenE threat Of a
dreadful result from earelessness or indiscretion
the iucapaeity and danger growing greater with
the advancing years.
1 doubt il / would ever have made application
for such increasei but you have seen tt 10 take up
my cause without my knowledge, and with tho
kindness OF n cOmTade himself gTievOus sufferer
from wounds, have done that which you believe
just and right under the law you are sworn to adj
minister For this / thank you most sincerely,
but under this attack upon you there Must be left
no room for doubt cavii as to the full prOpriety
of your conduct. The medical and legal experts OK
your Office have acted upon the record as made in
your Office, and upon IT, including the six examina-
tons made since the war (the record Of none OF
which have ever seenl have declared that was
uDjustly rated. Before L can execute the voucher
received, or take any other steps in this matter
desire that there should be rigid and surgical
animation by medical experts as to the extent Of
the present disability.
Thanks to n careful life and an abundant vitality
l have no expectation of an early death, and
know my remaining days would be greatly sOlaced
and blessed If a competent Medical Board could
give me the assurance that my pains and ills are
mere Pigments of the imagination and that am
whole in body and sound in mind. For such a
result would almost be willing TO apologize for
having fought on the right side in the war OF tho
rebellion.
therefore ask that either you or the honorable
Secretary of the Interior designate a Board OF
Medical Examiners somewhere in the country,
charged with the duty Of making physical exami-
nation, and report the facts as 10 my condition II
this request shall be complied with, please advise
me OF the time and place. my only preferences be-
ing, in view OF other engagements, that il should
be after Oct. I.
Very respectfully. yours,
CHARLES f. MANDERsoH
p SIN one Of the newspapers lust read by me
the statement is made that certain officials have
been dismissed because of their action in my case
do not know who they are, and do not think
am personally acquainted with any Of those who
acted besides yourself viii you kindly advise me-
of the facts in this behalf2
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iato the a.ic of tic organization Of the various
Dygpr.t ici,ts. with view OF settling the ques-
tom - seniority
Adjourned till to morrow.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05

To SECRETARIES: Secretaries will greatly favor
US by sending brief accounts Of the Reunions OF
their respective organ ZatIons for publication in
this column, Immediately after the occurrence Of
the same. Also copies Of rosters for file aud future
refeTenee--EDTTOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
SENATOR HENDERSON.

10 Be eontinucd.)
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WEST VIRGINIA,

The ffth Reunion of the Society of Maulsby's
battery Will be held at Palatine sept r.
Every conrade who ever belonged to Co b %
Va, the 5th W. Va. Cav. i urged 20 be present
Association. to be held Mt Grafton Sept "a and :.
The National tribune., 1889-09-05
THIRD DAY.

Continuing the Pension rclicy-DeFeat OF the
"Iiousr az isari," Proposition Revising tho
rculaiionS-lns'aliing the officers lcct-Meet-
Ing of the Council of Administration.
MILWAUKEE Friday, Aug. %.
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Momentous Hours.

They come III every life. We cannot al
WAYS tell when they may come. Sometimes
We see the gathering cloud and suspense
and anxiety heightrn as it grows. 1t casts
ID shadow over our lives, We are waiting
for it to burst and bring its mood. There
are other hours which do not bring their
warning. They come unannounced by her
aid or premOution. Hard and fateful are
the bluw- they seem to deal Us. We have
had no preparation for the shock. 1t is
long before we can gather our life tOgeth-
er again, as it were; and it is never wholly
without its scars.
There are hours, too that are moment
ous with joy, when the soul is transported
outside OF and bevond tself,-hours when
We are caught up into the third heaven.
Then there are those tremulous hours,
when the pendulum ybrates between the
highest JOY and the greatest sorrow Like
the merchant whose fortune Is vested in a
single fleet, we sean the horizon for sight
Of the coming sail. The weather is omi-
nous. The storm may wreck our fleet just
as it is nearing the harhor, and shatter
our fortunes. There are tremulous hours,
too, when we watch by the bedside of
some one that we love, when life hangs
critically in the balance. The clock ticks
then with rcmOrseless and unfeeling regu-
larty just as if each minute were of
equal Importance to each one who Is living
that moment in the world, just as II that
minute meant no more to US who are help
lessly oscillatlng between visions OF bright
hope and the agony of dark despair than
it means to the baby that is playing with
its blocks, to the man who is
sauntering over his daily paper,
or to the frivolous gossipers upon the
highway. How we should like to shorten
the pendulum until it ticks twice as fast
that the anxious hours might be over
What a deep significance and meaning in
the verse Of that chapter describing the
shipwreck of Paul, when they least -four
anchors out of the stern, and wished fol-
the day" But the sun rose just as slowly
as ever and the minutes went by with the
same pace as they have gone before and
| snce,-at times apparently with lightning
| like swiftness, and again as imperceptibly
as if the world had stood still as the sur
seemed to stand still to Joshua in AJalon
| Well for US is it If, in this storm and
| stress, we have the anchors out at the
stern. Our strength and courage in meet
ing such occasions will depend much or
the preparation we have made for them
| To use Alright the common hours of life
| to grid ourselves for our daily tasks, Il
fulfil the nearer duties, to cultivate hop,
and faith and gratitude, to make the hum
bile sphere of our lives eventful by the fl
deity of our service, this is to lay tn
foundations of character strong and sure
which will enable US to stand in the NOR
trying hours of life, and meet their issue
whatever 1t may be.-Christian Register.
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NUMBER al.
The Shah in Vienna.


Before the Shah started on his prcsen
tour unwelcome stories were circulated
about his having Enropeanizcd himself
and become nothing more than a sovereign
of the common type-calm, courteous,
cautious and buttoned up to tie chm.
How disappointing it would have been had
this proved true. But no; Vicrna has
seen its old original Shah in his old form
and his return has provoked the same out
burst of meri iment as always grcets the
appearance of certain popular characters
in a harequinade.
Everything that his Majesty has done
has been so done as to get talked about
or another such man one might say that
he had an astonishing faculty for doing
the wrong thing, but we know that king
cannot do wrong At a court dinner the
Shah omits to give his arm to an arChduCh-
eSs who is acting as his hostess and She has
TO run after him. At another court func-
ton, where the Emperor was waiting for
him, he arrives, without concern, more
than quarter of an hour late. At the
Geological Gardens he borrowS a stick to
goad the animals and make them savage.
At some public baths he and his valet play
praukS with the watcTcoCk> and food the
bath room. In another place, having wet
ted his hands, his Majesty wipes them On
the coattaiS of the Bearest gentleman
present. The Shah goes to buy pair of
spectacleS, but cannot trouble himself To
enter the shop, aud orders that the .:pul's
shall be brought out to his carriage. lt
never occurs to him that the street traN.c
Is instantly blocked by Tie crowd Wl..t
assemblies to see HIM try on las -la->,s
and so, yesterday evening. again, WL,u ar
ont
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called him to show the men TO the dining

called him to show the men TO the dining
room.
IL was very pleasant and cool In the
shaded room; suspiciously 80, hut the dea
con never noticed that He led the wsy To
the table. and, when all were seated, bow ed
his head reverently: but the blessing he
was sbou. TO ask died away on his lips. as
his downward glance fell on dish in front
of him. on which was tastefully spread the
porksteak he bought the night before, and
which the deacon was Mortified to see was
still raw. Further down the table was a
dish Of early potatoes, scraped and washed
resdy to cook. kept In countenance hy
plates Of unbsked biscuit, dishes Of raw
peas, unbaked pies. etc.
The deacon gave one hasty glance at
Jessie, but beyond grave. anxious look
in her eyes. her face expressed nothing Of
her feelings as she said
II have done as you asked me. John :;
got as good dinner as | could for vour
friends with the material that was here
II II does not SUIT YOU. please remember
am not used to providing my own wood,
as Katie Is. and this is the hest can do
without"
For moment the deacon was tempted
10 forget that he was deacon and swear
but before he had time to speak. Ralph
Brooks. a handsome young farmer, whose
opinion the deacon valued very highly.
said
You are fairly beat. deacon. You'd
better give up"
And as the deacon glanced sheepishlv
around at the men, and saw they were all
beginning 10 smile broadly. he said
II reckon IN have t.. Ralph. and-and
nn GNt up.
lnrh ne joined IN me iaugh that fol-
'"M'I-
= i''' 'H' room was 4ult' again. MI.
fi''hN PUNh'uE pafh III Flalf, SAld
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he 0verdid 1t.

An eccentric clergyman in Cornwall had
been much annoyed by way members of
his congregation had gotten into of look
ing round to take stock of late corners.
After enduring the annoyance for some
time he said, on entering the reading desk
one day Brethren, regret to see that
your attention is called away from your
religious duties by your very natural desire
TO see who comes in behind you. | pro-
pose, henceforth. TO save you the trouble
by naming each person who may enter. l
hope that the service will then be allowed
to proceed without interruption" He then
began Dearly beloved" but paused half
way to interpolate. Father Stubbins,
with his wife and daughter"
Farmer Stubbins looked rather surprised,
but the minister, with perfect gravity, re-
sumed his exhortation. Presently he again
paused, Sam Curtis and William Diggle.'
The abashed congregation kept their eyes
studously bent on their books. The ser
vice proceeded in the most ordinary man
ner, the parson interrupting himself every
now aud then to name some newcomer.
At last he said, still with the sa ne perfect
gravity "MIs. Symons of the Red Lion,
in new bonnet" In moment he felt his
mistake, but it was too late. Every femi-
nine head in the congregation had turned
round.
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Patents Granted

To citizens Of the New England States
during the past week and reported for this
paper ~ q a Snow 4 60. patent lawyers.
opposite L 5 patent Office, Washington,
ID. G.:
f. W. Able New Britain, Ct., sash cord
fastener; e. r. Adams Providence Il |
polcrmau'> club, W. \. Anthony, Nlu-
chester. c. electro magnetic separator
l.. J Atwood Waterbury Ct, argand
lamp; C. II Blakcslcy, Bristol. Ct. max
ing arm.ct- c. VI Baion Providence, K. l.,
ewes trough; f. f. Clau>~cn. Hartford,
Ct, paper bag machine; T. : Dccmins
Middictown, c., derrick; K. l.. Dodge,
Portland, Me. dress form; F. c. " Dow
Providence. X | prptraCtnr, W II Fast
man. Concord, y. IL, mechanical tcIr-
phone J. G. Gladdiug, Bristol, Il. l., com
biurd trousers and boots A. - Iamliu
Portland, Me. hoof pad; F, II Harding
Baldwin, Ne. washing machine; c. L
Jackson Birmingham, Ct, bit stock, W
II Lamsou, Bridgeport Gu, pencil >harr-
ener; f. r. Magnu~, New Britain, Ct. dem
lists bench block; b McCaughcy, Paw
turkrt, K | drip pan; G. II Riley, South.
port, Ct, steam gage; +. 5. Smith, Water
bury; CT. last; W, +. Trufant, New IIa
ven, G., copying press; \. IL Walker.
Hartford, GU - oiiinG rocket; T. X.
Wilson, Cherry field, Me, bag holder
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Isle au Haut.


l'orFeNponaeAos "' the ihiHsFiAl Journal
tne month ago We made our bow 10 Oh"
genial captain Of the steamer I imhria and
: h"san trip 10 what 10 u l. the most de
lighiful spot on the Maine coast. Access
/ IONS to our number we're made at the river
/ landings but soon the lovers OF l>lesb"ro
/ and asttne left u a small company
Four years had passed since our last
landing at Deer Isle and we saw evidence
Of the SO" growing travel in our direction
in a nice two horse blackboard aud other
ConNeyanoss ready L. take u to Green's
Landing at the southern end OF Deer Island
tn" eleven miles ride across l. always IN
tcrr>ttng II the weather il fair. and on
this particular day our Irhu took u
around by the southwest harbor. which
we hear called Sunset" nowadays -
our ride was pleasantly heightened Our
previous journey TO Isle au Haut had al
ways terminated IN sail OF six miles
among the islands Of Merchants
Row bu. our seventh departure thither-
ward from Green's Landing was made IN
the tiny steam launch Gree. In her cap
tam we found an old friend and hi~ Il am
glsd 20 see you We knew was f"retaste
of the greetings awaiting u from every
man. woman and child OF this little island
/ What happiness Ia spend whole month
far from the maddng crowd aud where
one can shut the eyes at night and sleep
well even with every door OF the house
open.
But this little heaven below Is not des-
tined for the profane multitude Some
nine years ago fe" >hre"d men bought
nearly all the available land and still hold
! 1t for the select and chosen few, who may
care for isolation, rocks. the most dcilc-
ious air and an opportunity to wander
about over far looking hill and bold or
/ quiet shore with hardly more than path
WAY from one end of the island to an
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Massachusetts, Democrats.


III SELL NOMINATED FOK COY ERNoR.
WORCESTER Mass oct , The Demo
cratic State convention was called to order
At II - by Chairman Collins, of the State
central committee The convention /, not
- largely attended A. in former wears.
Nathan Matthews, Jr Of Boston was
chosen permanent chairman and was cs-
Corted 70 the platform and addressed the
convention.
Nr Matthews concluded his address at
II @u amid applause f.. b. Maynard, Of
Springfield moved that the name of Hon.
William T. Russell of Cambridge, be
placed before the convention for the nom
inatipu as candidate for Governor The
motion was greeted with tumultuous ap-
plau~c aud in response To the call from all
pants " the hall, Mr. Maynard assembled
thu platform ana nominated Mr. Russell in
brief hut eloquent Spt ech, eulogistic Of
Ru>>cll'o care and his devotion to Demo
cratic principles The nomination Of Mr.
Russell WAS ahly seconded by W. 5. Me
Nrary nf Boston. and William + Moran,
Of Woburn. in brief speeches.
4 LIVELY DIVERSION.
Mr Mellon, ~ Worcester then created
Il lively diversion hy taking the platform
to discuss some crltici>ing. a. he said and
after a rambling speech which was inter
rupted At almost every point by hieScs,
cheers, cat calls and every evidence of dis
appreciation, he moved As q substitute the
name of Hon. Thomas Wentworth Higgin-
son Of Boston
RUSSELL NOMINATED.
The motion Of Mellon not having been
seconded the nomination Of Russell was
y Il
recess WAS then taken until 230
TICKET CONrIETEp.
Upon rc-a>~rmhing at > 30 the com
mittye to report the balance of the State
Ticket made the following report: For
Lieutenant Governor, John W Corcoran,
of Clinton: for Secretary of State. VIII
lam VI O>good. of Boston; Treasurer
aul Receiver General +. b. Ulunn, Of
IIujyokr; for Auditur, u. T Trrfrry, Of
MIrnh.lrad; Attorney General, Elisha B.
Nayuarj of Springfield
I.n report was unanimously adopted
aud tbn~r gentlemen We're declared nomi-
mated Allcr THE report Of the committee
on tile balance Of the State ticket had been
accepted by the convention, Hon. John f.
Russell, ot lcicr-ttr for the committee
uu Resolutions read the PLATFORM each
plIuh being greeted with generous ap-
plau>r and the platform a. hole was
unanimously adopted
Ar rhc conclusion Of the reading the
cuumI'tyr appointed for the purpose IS
cprtcd 10 the platform Mr.. W +. Russell,
the Democratic Ciubtrnatorial candidate
elect
Nh Ku~~ciTs appearance was the signal
for Il burst Of applause and cheers which
Wa continued with great enthusiasm for
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Maryland Republicans.

WESTMINSTER, Md, October |. The Re-
publican State Convention to nominate a
Comptroller, met here to-day. This being
an off year, there is not quite the usual in
terest manifested.
Daniel Z. Conklin. chairman Of the State
central committee, called the convention
to order. After the reading of the list of
delegates DIR. Jacob J. Weaver, Jr., of
Carroll county was made temporary chair
man, ard briefly addressed the convention.
The platf resolutions favor, first, the
enactment of a registration and election
law which embraces the salient features of
the Australian ballot system; second, the
restriction and regulation of the liquor
traffic-virtually high license; third, the
reassessment of property throughout the
State; fourth. colored teachers being en-
ployed in all colored schools and the ex-
tension of educational facilities for the
colored people and higher education for
their race. 1t denounces the alleged sys
tematic attempts to disfranchise and in
timidate the negro
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finally when we made him understand, we
found that salt pork could not be found
In the city. BY that time our Yankee de-
termination was up and we would have
had that picked pork had a trip to Gin
cinnati been necessary To accomplish that
result but 1t wasn't After repeated ef-
forts our butcher got the necessary arti
Gle from the country, fresh, we picked 1t
ourselves, and now. on Sunday morning,
We can eat our beans and think of old New
England. We have ordered "punkns"
and If we do not get something else in
stead, our friends at home can think of us
a. enjoying "punkin pies" sometime in
the near future.
The natives seem to have more difficulty
in understanding us than we them. 1t Is
frequently necessary 10 repeat statement
or question although plainly given at first
They are slower of speech and seem to
hear more slowly. As one Of my students
told me. lyon talk So fast can't under
stand what Won say" | doubt If any
Us to give their dioms with true southern
accent We should never get to reckon"
as they do, nor would things sound so
"mighty nice" or right smart by "a
heap coming from northern tongue In
fact "dou't guess" we could ever make
1t sound A. they do.
In The matter Of climate there seems to
be more similarity between this region and
New England than in any other respect
that have noticed, of course it gets
somewhat hotter aud the winters are not
50 IoGG nor ~u cold a. they tell me but
th y have A. great extremes here in a.
Short period a. No ~c on the coast Of
Maine rhe weather we are hayin. now
reminds ne strongly Of the latter part Of
September In Maine glorious sunny days
4ud rool mornings and evenings that make
"a open Hrr absolutely luxury. 1t j.,
however. cooler than usual this autumn,
rhr open coal hre is an institution here
Eyrryhody haS hip CRATE and the soft coal
# this region hlazeS up in manner that
make, one want 20 lean back IN hl- chair
Anil hu. himself from the very luxury Of
Ms enjoyment
There. Mr. Editor, have ramhled on
and On saying ike Richard Swiyeler what
cvcr came uppcrmost" till have almost
forgotten To stop. Should you and
your readers car % know further Of