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THE POTOMAC ARMY.

The Annual Reunion Held at Scranton, Pa.
The grand old Army of the Potomac held its
annual Reunion at Scranton Pa. Juno Ia and
Is. At the business session Wednesday
Gen. Butterfeld, President of the Society,
called the meeting to order, and the Secretary,
Gen. Horatio c. King, presented the minutes
Of the last meeting, which were approved and
adopted. Gen. Butter6eld reported verbally
that the officers of the Society had attended
the Grant Monument meeting. Treasurer
TruesdelPs report for the year was brief, show
ing small disbursement. Boston, Mass, was
selected as the place for the next meeting Of
the Society. A resolution was adopted amend
ing the constitution of the Society so that
members of the Navy who acted in conjunction
with the Army of the Potomac may be ad-
mitted as members.
An election of officers followed, and Gen.
Horace Porter. Of New York, was elected Presi-
dent, and Gen. Horatio C. King and Gen.
Truesdell, both of New York were reelected
Secretary and Treasurer respectively.
The different corps elected Presidents as fol-
lows: First Maj. J. II. Slime, of Washington !;
Third, Col William L. Gambler; Fifth, W. r.
Shedding; Sixth, Col. F. d. Butterfeld; Ninth,
Maj. James Wren; Eleventh, Gen. John T.
Lochman; Twelfth, Brevet Maj. Edwin P.
Graves Nineteenth, Brevet Maj. Gen. e. L.
Molineaux; Cavalry, Mai..Gen. G. II. Smith /;
Signal Corps, Lieut-Col. c. Paine.
Two Campfres were held on Wednesday
evening by the Society, one in the Methodist
Tabernacle and the other in the Academy Of
Music. At the latter Mayor Fellows welcomed
the Society to Scranton. Gen. Butterfeld re-
sponded. The poet Of the Union. DR.. William
II. McElroy. of the New York Tribune, followed
with poem, None Missing" The Rev. Or.
John T. Paxton, of New York. delivered the
grafton. He deprecated the use Of the word
rebel, and declared that all men, North and
South, were now of a common brotherhood.
The great event Of the second day was the
parade, which was concluded at o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t brought 5000 men into line.
In addition to the soldiers all the civic,
Italian, Polish and Irish societies of the region
took part.
The parade was reviewed by Gov. Pattison
and staff and by the other notables of the city.
The banquet in the evening was presided
over by Gen. Butterield and was attended by
800 guests.
Charles Emory Smith was unable to be pres
ent and Col. Veazey, late Commander of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, responded to the
toast, The United States; Lieut. Gov.
Watrcs spoke for " Pennsylvania" and Mayor
Fellows for Scranton" Gen. Horace Porter
spoke on The Army of the Potomac" Gen.
Towards address was on the ARMIES Of tho
West" Other speakers were Gen. Chamber
lain, Rev. Warren g. Partridge and United
States Commissioner A. J. Colburn of Scran-
ton, and Gen. Mccartney, of Wilkes Barre
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The happiest man at Hamburg when the ship
landed there was an officer of the German Gov
ernment He had been away from his wife
and family for year, and this had been his
first long absence from home. He was mining
engineer, and he had made q tour Of the world
to look into the methods of silver mining and
ore reduction in Australia and America and
otherwheres. While in Australia he had been
employed by big mining company there to
show them how to work a certain grade, which
they were unable to reduce, and then had been
paid Sl5,G00 for the job. He was now bringing
this money home, and IL meant a fortune to him.
His wife met him at the wharf, and they kissed
and embraced each other over and over again,
ard could not apparently cease from doing so.
find these Germans are q very affectionate
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SUFFERED A LIFETIME.
A STRAINED BACK ago TWO ATTACKS or Ia
GRiPPE-a REMEDY WHICH WAS EQUAL
10 The TASK OF CURING

NEW YoaK Nav 2 1Se2
DR.. g. Reno, Supt. Ncp YORK OG9es, SIS DroGdicdy
Dear Sir:-Ihe l5tif OF JssEuary. izyl, I cotu-
n1eneed wearing one of DIR. Owens Electric Belts.
No. A. with spinal appiianGs tina: / bought of you
and baye eontinard wearing is up TO the present
time with ueTy atlsf1Ct6ry results.
had my racsS strained is Hiring about thirty
six years ago. am how six5y-thEec years of age.
For thirty six years / have Suffered almost con-
siaIhly from pain and weakness of ths spine,
whlen L am happy to say is now much stronger,
with little pain. In fact, feel that my back
- about well.
Two years ago last Winter was taken with Ia
grippe and was laid up SIX weeks, and is lefs my
kidneys ia very had condition. my urine high
coiofed scapty, frequent snd painful. The trouble
continued with but little relief, and the following
Winter of lS50-lsJ1 had rslapse OF return Of the
In grippe, which was more severe, especially my
kidney trouble. This tiEhe was confined TO the
house ten weeks. got better, SD as work
some. but as cold weather my troubles
increased. I took a severe eoit and had all the
another Winters sickns AT that time I
menced wearing DIR. Ovens Electric BeIs which
proved Itself equal for .he task IL had TO PERFORM
rs Improvement began in less than two weeks and
has continued up To the present time. 1 am
happy to say my kidney trouble is gone and my
general health Is very much better. feel stronger
and more like living than did before wore DR..
Ovens Electric Belt heartily recommend 10 all
who suffer the DR.. Owen Electric Belt and Appli-
ances for know il has done great things for me-
Respectfully, yours,
PoULTEEY, VT. A. r. SMITH.
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A Long ,Jaunt.

Henry T. Walsh. Co. X, 9Th Mich, will de-
part from Mt. Pleasant, Mich, on July /, en-
route for Washington to attend the National
Eueampment. Comrade Walsh will start from
the courthouse at IL M. and will wheel a
wheelbarrew the entire distance, stopping at
all the principal cities On the way.
The wheelbarrow in question is being fur
nislIed by the citizens of Mt. Pleasant, and
will cost at least $50. The wheeibarrow and
camp equipages will weigh about % pounds
Knowing Comralie Walsh as we do we have no
hesitancy in saying that hs viii accomplish the
feat, providing no accident OF sickness inter-
feres.
Comrade Walsh enlisted Aug IL. 1861, and
participated in all of the memorable battles
and received his discharge at Weldon Railroad
on Sept %, 1864.
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I have notes to cur D5a:on.a.s and Coneuls frcm
some OF tEa Cabinet officers. circular letter
from Mr.. i53si..e, a..i also letters from the big
est detective agencies OF tie United States to
the Russian Ttaijce- af;d letters from the Secret
Service OF TIE Treasury Department at Wash
ington.
With these intredGc:ions Go not anticipate
much trouble Ny idea is to write about Rus
sis as it is. and to describe things just as find
Them The empire of the Gar is the biggest
empire in tie world. China has more men,
but its army and its strength is nothing in COM
parison with that OF Russia. We have little
idea of the great extent of the Russian Empire.
One-seventh OF all the land on the globe be-
longs to It. Siberia alene has LOCO, GOO miles
more territory than the whole United States,
and il is one third larger than our country.
European Russia is an empire which dwarfs
those of the rest of Europe. 1t 10 country of
magnificent distances from north to south.
1t is as wide rs from New York to Denver. and
Cluding Siberia. are rs long as from San Fran
cisco to Yokohama or as from Liverpool to San
Francisco.
IS hours, and one has to use the sleeping car
as much in going from place to place in Russia
as in Amerira. / believe the country is one
which is little understood, and expect to find
much Of interest in its big cities and in its
country districts.
/ crossed fie atlantic on one Of the biggest
ships that fiasis he oceans. It wss the steau-
ship "NormaBUia," OF the Hamburg American
Packet Liue. This snip Is ore eff 10000 tons.
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og DaBby En- BELT tanmy eRen UdThsS
TIE CHEAPEST MEDICINE BECAUSE 1T
Is A SURE CURE.


FsH-rIE, woHx Co. IA. April 1, 1897
The OlgeH Electric Bet Go.
GeHji-inen II nave bought four Belts from
yori one used myself, and can say i did WON
ders for me.
\ year azo was nearly crippled M with rheu-
mstsfn. and tried al kinds of medicine without
relief then concluded 10 try one OF Your Belts
bat thought 1; rather EeTIsivs. without knowing
whether Il wond DO me any good or Hot. bot after
useti your Iielt Tor ten days my pain had lefs me-
and "ili say u proved a great blessing 10 me-
wCJli gladly have given $50 to any doctor
who could have effected the cure IL did, and
world say to AL suffering from rheumatism TO
procure ono OF your Belts. Is is the cheapest
uiedieiae because u - cure. Another man
that was still worse OF with rheumatism. got so
well from using your Belt tSat nc could attend 10
his business ia snort ~ hIie and the other two
persons I ordered your Belt for say your Belt Is
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II you want to- punish tnis declaration you
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Yours, sincerely, T0EGER TALLAKSON
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living to-day. stopped here for some hours,
and during my stay had an opportunity to
shake hands with the Prince. He is as simple
in his manners as was Gen. Grant, and is more
inclined to talk than Grant was. He is in per-
feet health and good spirits, and at II he shows
no signs of failing. and he walks with as firm
step as he did when he was 30.
He has two large dogs which always go with
him, and these form his watch-guard upon all
occasions. He takes long walks through his
forests, and speaks to every one he meets.
One Of his favorite methods of walking is with
his cane thrust through his arms behind his
back and upheld by his elbows. This enables
him the better to keep erect carriage, and
he shows no signs yet of STOPPING shoulders. q
Prince Bismarck is perhaps the tailest of the
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The better classes all over Europe dress alike,
and the curious costumes which the peasants Of
Germany used to wear are disappearing. In q
short time you will hardly be able to tell
whether you are in Europe or America, except
by the differences Of language and in 100 years
from now the picturesqueness which was the
chief charm of travelling in Europe a genera
ton ago will have entirely disappeared.
There Is. however, q taste of il left here
The PEASANT women OF Hamburg make you
think of play Of the time of the middle
ages. They wear short, thick, dark skirts,
which fall jus below the knee, and show in
all their plumpness fat and well-shaped calves
dressed in black stockings. Above the skirt
there is faBcy vest, adorned with great
buckles Of gold, silver or plated metal accord
ing 10 the wealth of the woman and upon
their heads are queer straw hats OF the shape
of inverted butter bowls. The funniest thing
about them is their head gear. Each girl has
fastened to the back of her head and under
this cap great butterfly bow of black. This
bow has two stiff streamers, which fall down
upon the back, and the bow itself stands out
about foot on each side of the maiden's head.
All told, it Is very fetching costume, and
the girls who wear it are, in many cases, very
pretty. They have the rosiest of cheeks, the
most laughing OF dark eyes, and they hop
about in way that would make bachelor
crazy. took picture OF one of them who was
selling towers near my hotel and Rs bought
rese other told her she was too pretty foreman
in Germany. and that she ought to go to Amer
lea and get husband. She said she intended to
do so, and If her picture is published with this
you may recognize her If she crosses your path.
/ took photo Of her peasant-boy lover, who
WAS selling fruit beside her, and the two made
pretty picture.
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A VALUE PLACED ON THE OWEN ELEC-
TRIO BELT.

FALcoSER, \. Y, March IA, 1884,
The Olcen Electric Belt Co.
Gentlcmen:-One year ago had with
rheumatism that could not attend To my bnsiness
AT two different times could not iurn over in bed
was very eostive have been all my life, and
tried doctors and everything, without any help,
but for short time.
Thought 1 would get Belt for some time, but
my friends thought IL was good; but got SO
bad that had to do something, and bought No.
Owens Electric Belt. and II mas done nc more
good than all the medicine IN the world. / would
not take $500 for 1t II could not get another one
have sold ten Belts since, sns. they all
giving good satisfaction IS far as / know I could
sell more Ii had the time, but i am working
every day in MILL and never felt better in ms
life than in the past year, and give the Bel. the
credit.
Hoping can help any who Is troubled as
1 was, would gladly do so.
Yours truly, L. w. WARREN.
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people, and among the kisses that were given
when we landed. many were between men, and
fathers and sons and brothers and friends
threw their arms around one another's necks
and Rugged and kissed as though they were SO
many sweethearts and lovers.
We landed at Cux Haven, which is the port
for Hamburg, and a slow train dragged Us down
into Hamburg over road asduzty as that which
goes over the sandy plains of New Jersey from
Philadelphia to Atlantic City. At the depot of
Hamburg and a. CGx Haven we had custom
examinations. and tie system of handling tho
baggage was such that though we cast anchor
at 6 p m, it was midnight before We were able
TO get to the hotel.
Hamburg il one of the finest cities of Ger
many. and it is as big az Boston or st. Louis
1t Is rich city, and is Of the great shipping
ports OF the world. 1t Goes a business of about
S4s0 $50. go year and the tonnage of its si ips
amount to 5,ars than 8 ft5a, eGG every year.
Il - oae OF TIA Oldest towns in Europe, but il
leoSs 20 be cue Of tie eiearsst. the newest and
tie prettiest. 1t was founded in the time of
Cha:lenasne, over thousand years ago, and it
has been grsat place ever since. 1t was
free city until Bismarck made it enter the
TRADE union Of the German Empire, and it now
has the same customs reg lia.ion of the rest of
Germany.
Its newness Is accounted for by the great fire
OF lS42, which laid low more than 60 streets,
and which burned down nearly 2.oo8 houses.
This part Of the city has been rebuilt in modern
style, and you will find as fine business struct-
lres kere as in New York or Chicago The
land about Hamburg is low, and the town is
fat. Il is so cut up by canals that it makes you
think OF Amsterdam or Rotterdam, and it
ought 70 be called the Venice of Germany.
TIE water gees everywhere throughout the
eity, and there is great lake called the Alster
Basin, which lies IN its very heart, and along
which the big hotels and the most beautiful
homes OF the town stand. All the country
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A GoDsEND TO THE AFFLICTED.

MEDINA. Orleans Co.. ". Y, May 10, 1891.
DR.. a. QUEEN, NelC York City.
GentieSGen Il have been away snce I re-
ceived your Electric Belt and that is the reason
have not written before.
/ must acknowledge that the Owen Electric
Belt bought Of you is GodseHd. IL has already
made another man of Ele in health e tcorks ike
charm, and am improving evsry day.
l am 90 well sRtisiieC with my Electric Belt
that have advised ny ncjgh5ors To bay one.
hereby order No. Electric Belt for Mr. Catha-
way, who 10 troubled VIII, Tiiiizeston debility
nave not seen him since and cannot think of his
given name Please send it To- me at once and
obige, Yours, truly,
H. H wARING
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and We plowed our way through the salt
water at the rate CT more than 20 miles per
hour. We left New York on q THURSDAY and
in just one week We landed portion of our
passengers on the shores CT England. From
New York to southampton in seven days,
The world GENES closer together every year
and who knows but that we mag vet have
three days cross OF the Atlantic, and may go
round the world ia % days instead Of IS, as
We can uow.
Our ship carried about LOCO people. The
boat Itself must have cost more than 81 600, 600
and the furnishing Of its psrlors and its dining
rooms was more like these of palace than
those Of a stea4yer. No expense is spared in
making things mforta5le fer passengers On
the way from America 10 Europe. ani TIE boat
owners find that IL rays TO give the best of
accommodations. ] had fer instance, tee pri-
yate bedroom connected with my sia.e-room
and ] could take bot or cold saltwater hath
mt any hour j wished. Ali had to do was to
touch an ELECTRIC bast6n AID tell the steward
what ] wanted. ahd moment later eorie be
out Of my bed and rolling around in q marble
bath tub aboGt six times as big as horse
trough.
1t takes an immense deal Of coal to run q
Steamer of the SIZE sf tie one in which crossed,
and the engines are up between four and five
hundred tors o. ca! eTery cay. IL is rather
extravagaBt family of six who barns more
that 10 tons OF coal a year, and we used enough
during the voyage 10 lave kept 400 families
warm the year roarG.
1t takes ait:lgSt an army to run q big ocean
Eteamer, and although there are now net the
perils Of cliHb;rE al@ft during storm that
there were dI1Tag The days Of The sailing ships
this army has lis dangers which are qaite as
Eerious- The machinery has to be handled
very carefully, and during such storm as we
had during part OF ogF voyage, under which
The great ship rolled and pitched, there is danger
OF being killed by suddenly being thrown into
the works Of the engines. Indeed, one of the
engineer assistants was killed in this way
during the voyage.
The fact created 20 sensation whatever among
Che crew, and the slip did not slow up to bury
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BERLIN, a UNE LIZ
AN in Berlin on my way
to Russia TO write some
letters for THE n A
TInHAL TRIBUNE, and
IL is new 10 days since
/ left America. The
Rssxian Government is
said net to appreciate
American correspond
cnts, and since George
KEENAN, has given his
siery of the Siberian
Prisons, it belooves the
American journalist to
lie very careful in Rus
sia. / hear of trouble
which correspondents
lave lad on every side,
and b efore leaving
America / fortified N.Y.
self with the best of
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The Queer Features of a Trip From
New York to Berlin.

Hamburg. the Great Commercial Seaport
of Ger1nany-Its Queer Peasants and Its
Pretty Girls-Bisnarck in His Retirement
A Word About His Home-Modern Ber-
lin and Its Palice-A Day with the EN-
peror and HIS Army at the Great Annual
Spring Reyiew-iIow Kaiser Welhelm Com
Irplimen.s Ills Soldiers, and His Methods of
healing with The,n-Kodal Notes of 1000
Miles of Travel.
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Save your money ON wagons. harness. and
saddlery by sending Us your name and address
on pos;a! for catalog. See advertisement
in last weeks paper.
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If you want anything in the way Of wheeled
vehicles. harness, saddIery, ETC., save your
money by reading again our offer in last
weeks paper.
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between Hamburg and Cux Haven, and in fact
nearly all the land in this part of Germany,
seems TO need draining, and the land is divided
by bitches instead of fences. The fields sre
not over so feet wide, and they run regularly
at this width along all the roads which lead out
Of Hamburg.
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Save half your money on wagons. harness,
etc, by buying them from THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE See advertisement In last week'a
paper
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FOR PAINS IN THE SIDE, THE BEST
REMEDY HE EVER TRIED.

Or. O1ren, Chicago, ~. JAN 81 1902.
Dear 5ir:-I will take the pleasure to inform
you that purchased one Of your Electric Belts
some over year ago. 10 is the best remedy
ever tried was troubled with psins in my righs
side. and could get noghing sfat would help ms
until got your Belt. I wore IL abous six months
and consider myself cured. have had no Ocea-
sion wear il since II is the best Electric Belt
ever saw. Yours, respectfully,
EARNEST L PERKINS.
GREIe, Lewis Co., y. Y. Box 80.
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him. He sewcd ur IN canvas lead fastened
70 this sufficient to sink the corpse, and it was
cropped overheard IN the night. The man
killed was only Is years of sae, and this treat
pent seemed to the passengers rather cruel.
one OF them started a subscription for the
widowed mother Of the boy. and about LOGO
nisrSs were collected for her she lives here
IN Germany, a1s :se kindness of the pss.cnyers
loss. ~ ne'
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and eyebrows are of the same color. His estate
in North Germany Is one OF the finest in the
world, and it has miles upon miles of forests,
many acres of fine farming lands. and num-
Der Of institutions for the manufacturing of
one thing or another upon it. Bismarck is
said to be good farfaer, aud his crops as far as
I could see looked very well.
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In going from Hamburg to Berlin you pass
right through the great estate which the EN-
peror william /. gave to Bismarck and
upon which the great German statesman il
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CURED OF RHEUMATISM, SPINAL Dis
EASE, AND NERVOUS PRosIRATIoN.

KTSG's PARK, L. T., y. Y, April 2, 1897.
Or. Olcsn.
Dear Sir:-It Is now over q year since coma
merced using cue of the Owen Electric Belts snd
Appliances. IL has cured ne OF rheumatism and
nervous prostration and spinal disease
twas very weak when I commenced wearing
the Belt, bus, thank God, am strong now. Doc
tor, please accept my sincere thanks.
Yours, respectfully.
MRS. ANGELINA CHESLEIR-
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HoMosAssA, Fla, May 0, 1902
DIR. a. Otcen, Chicago, III.
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In this climate, my nervous system entirely gave
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body, chest. and not single place where put IL
that it did not give relief
will write you again In q few days a more
satisfactory letter.
Yours truly, J. w. SMITH.
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