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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-13
DECLINE OF THE GRAND ARMY.

The twenty-seVenth national encamp,
ment of the Grand Army Of the republic
says the New York Sun, has now passed
into history. The veterans have gone
or are going their ways homeward from
Indianapolis, and can think over at leis-
ure the events of their meeting.
Taken altogether, it was a great gather
ing. More than 10000 men, it is said
marched in the parade, and there were
ten times that number of admiring on
lockers. The railroads have remarkable
figures Of the passengers they carried to
town. The affair was perhaps helped
by the opportunity of combining the re-
union with a trip to the big Chicago
show. 1t was held, too, at the place of
the very first national encampment, and
there were pathetic elements in the re.
miniscences and in the contrast between
1866 and 1898. Ringing speeches were
made, and there was plenty Of enthusi-
asm among the hearers and no abatement
in the glow of cO~mradeship.
But there was something more sug-
gestive at the meeting thar all this. For
the first time in the history of the Grand
Army its roll showed a clear and indis
putable falling off. The year before, at
the Washington encampment, there had
been an omen of what has now come.
The annual gain in membership, once
reckOned in tens of thousands, had fallen
to only 1900 anne With a special
anxiety and interests, therefore, the sta
tistics of the present encampment were
awaited.
When they came it was found that, as
had been feared, high-water mark had al
ready been passed and the ebb had set in.
MANDER-IN CHIEF WEIssERT in his an
nual address, "made by headquarters, to
increase the membership in good stand
ing, a loss from June, 1892, Of over 1000
must be reported" That this result had
not occurred without a determined at
tempt to avert it was shown Oy the fact
that between June and December, 1892,
the membership had been increased, in
spite of all inrOads; but that gain and
more was lost early in the present year.
A pardonable effort to explain the decline
was made in the suggestion that it may
have been due to "the determination to
weed out all members who are practically
a dead weight to the order, together with
the pressure in financial matters through
out the country" But in another por-
ton of the address it is shown that the
loss by death alone for the year was more
than 1000, which was the greatest from
that source ever known in the history Of
the order.
The decline thus begun may be eX-
pected to continue from year to year, by
slow gradations at first, and then rapidly.
Compared with the great membership of
391 ,223 in good standing, and 443,5J4 in
all, a decrease of 1900 is small; but it's
significance is in marking the turn of the
tide. The Grand Army need not fear
any loss of renOWn or of national graft.
tude in its days Of decline. Perhaps, as
the years go by, it may find itself less
cajoled or attacked, and becoming a
smaller and smaller factor in politics, but
its dwindling reunions will show 10 fall
ing off in the feeling of comradcship, or
of enthusiasm for it in the hearts of the
people.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-13

BANKS which were temporarily sus
pended as a ]prCcaution rather than a
necessity, continue 10 reopen and resume
business all over the country, and the
indications on every hand are for a big
fall trade and good times everywhere.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-13

Two thousand dollars more will, they
say, repair the filter, and by that time, it
is expected, the reservoir will go dry.
What is the use of attempting to have
city water works anyway?
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-13
Ghe Nurham 9ailn 6(obe.
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The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-13

OTHER inquiries have been received
to day in regard to the Trinity scholar
ship. Will those who know furnish the
information:
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-09-13
FOR Sale,

y small safe, Herring patent, and a
pair of Fairbank scales No. ), portable
Cheap for cash. Apply to
VIM. L~IPSCOMB,
Durham.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14

"Pa repeated the words, and my chum
sprinkled the kyan pepper on the goats
mustache, and he sneezed once and looked
sassy, and then he see the lager beer goat
raring up, and he started for it just like
cowcatcher and blatted. Pa is real fat,
but he knew he got hit, and he grunted
and said, 'Hell's fire, what you boys doinY
and then the goat gave him another de-
gree, and Pa pulled off the towel and got
up and started for the stairs, and so did
the goat, and Ma was at the bottom Of
the stairs listening, and when l looked
over the banisters Pa and Ma and the
goat were all in heap, and Pa was yell
ing murder and Ma was screaming fire,
and the goat was blatting and sneezing
and bunting, and the hired girl came
into the hall, and the goat took after her,
and she crossed herself just as the goat
struck her and said, 'Howly mother,
protect met and went down stairs the
way we boys slide down hill, with both
hands on herself, and the goat rared up
and blatted, and Pa and Ma went into
their room and shut the door, and then
my chum and me opened the front door
and drove the goat out.
"The minister, who comes to see Ma
every three times week, was just ring
ing the bell, and the goat thought he
wanted to be nishiated, too, and gave
him one for luck and then went down
the sidewalk blatting and sneezing, and
the minister came in the parlor and said
he was stabbed, and then Pa came out
of his room with his suspenders hanging
down, and he didn't know the minister
was there, and he said cuss words, and
Ma cried and told Pa he would go to hell
sure, and Pa said he didn't care, he would
kill that kussid goat afore he went, and
/ told Pa the minister was in the parlor,
and he and Ma went down and said the
weather was propitious for revival, and
it seemed as though an outpouring of the
spirit was about to be vouchsafed to his
people, and none Of them sot down but
Ma, cause the goat didn't hit her, and
while they were talking relidgin with
their mouths and kussin the goat ins
wardly my chum and me adjourned the
lodge, and / went and staid with him
Ill illHnts anu haNSh Dtth hoiiiO blitVs
"But don't believe Pa will lick me,
cause he said he would not hold us re-
sponsible for the consequences. He or
dered the goat hisself, and we filled the
order, don't you see? Well, / guess
will go and sneak in the back way and
find out from the hired girl how the land
lays. She won't go back on me, cause
the goat was not loaded for hired girls.
She just happened to get in at the wrong
time. Goodby, sir. Remember and
give your goat kyan pepper in your
lodge"
AS the BOY went away and skipped
over the back fence the grocery man said
to his brother Odd Fellow: ''If that boy
doesn't beat the devil, then l never saw
one that did. The old man ought to
have him sent 70 n lunatic asylum"
Continued Tomorrow
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14

A blue and white table is a pretty nov
city for the drawing room Of country
house. A small table is frst covered
with blue and white eastern Grape
cloth, finished with white cotton braid
and fringe. On the center, of the table
is then placed blue and white porcelain
lamp, covered with shadeSof blue and
white silk, and around it are blue and
white rose jars and other bizarre orr
entail shapes. Everything is carried out
in tie white and blue. All the materials
for such table may be found at any of
the large oriental shops. and any one
who tries the effect of this arrangement
will hs unite satisfied with the result.
Thin curtains which are 10 be made with
plain hens should be fuller than those
which are intended 10 be trimmed with ruf.
fes. Ruffles border all the edges of the great
majority Of thin curtains.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14

you. You must be lunatic. Has your
Pa talked much about it since you got
back?' asked the grocery man.
mot much. You see he can't talk
much without breaking his jaw. But
he was able TO throw chair at me.
You see, Thought would joke him lit
tie, cause when anybody feels bad joke
kind of livens 'em up, so we were talk
ing about Pas liver, and Ma said he
seemed to be better since his liver had
become more active, and / said, PA,
when you was a-rolling over with the
gun chasing you and kicking you every
round your liver was active enough,
cause it was on top half the time Then
Pa throwed the chair at me. He says he
believes knew that cartridge was load
ed v
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14
JOHN M. .DEANCOMPANY.
81o and 821 Westminster Street,
PROVIDENCE.
FIGS AND THISTLES.

A shadow is always trying its best to tell
US there is light.
Every man lives in glass house into
which somebody is always looking.
No matter how good the gun is, 1t Is
wasting powder to shoot at the moon.
II our faults were written On our fore
heads, all men would hang their heads.
1t is folly to sit down and do nothing be
cause we cannot do everything at once.
A dime in the pocket will buy more gro
ceries than dollar somebody owes you.
There is many a wife hungering for an
occasional word of approval who will be
buried in a rosewood casket.
When particular man marries poor
housekeeper, it takes good deal of love on
both sides TO make their home happy one.
Rams Horn.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14
HIS PA GOES HUNTING.

"What has your Pa got his jaw tied
up for, and what makes his right eye so
black and blue?" asked the grocery man
Of the bad boy as the boy came to bring
some butter back that was strong enough
20 work on the street. "You haven't
hurt your poor old Pa, have your
s'Oh, his jaw is all right now. You
ought to have seen him when the gun
was engaged in kicking him. says the
boy as he set the butter plate on the
cheesebox.
"Well. tell us about it. What had the
gun against your Pa? guess it was the
SON of a gun that kicked him." said the
grocery man as he winked at servant
girl who came in with her apron over
her head after cents worth of yeast.
"Tn tell you if You will keep watch
down street for Pa. He says he is
damned if he will stand this foolishness
any longer"
"What. does your father swear while
be is on probation?"
s'Swear! Well, l should cackle. You
ought to have heard him when he come
TO and spit out the loose teeth. You
see, since Pa quit drinltng he is a little
nervous, and the doctor said he ought to
go out somewhere and get bizness off his
mind, and hunt ducks, and row boat,
and get strength, and Pa said shooting
ducks was just in his hand, and for me
70 60 and borrow gun, and could 60
along and carry game. So got gun at
the gun store and some cartridges, and
we went away out west on the cars,
more than 30 miles, and staid two days.
You ought to seen Pa. He was just like
q boy that was sick and couldn't go to
school. When we got out by the lake, he
jumped up and cracked his heels together
and yelled. i thought he was crazy, but
he was only cunning.
First scared him nearly to death by
firing of the gun behind him as we were
going along the bank and blowing off
piece Of his coattail. / knew it wouldn't
hurt him, but he turned pale and told
me to lay down that gun, and he picked
1t up and carried it the rest Of the way,
and was offuf glad cause IL was a heavy
gun. His coattail smelled like when
you burn q rag to make the air in the
room stop smelling so all the forenoon.
You know Pa is q little near sighted, but
he don't believe it, so got some of the
wooden decoy ducks that the hunters
use and put them in the lake, and you
ought to see Pa get down on his belly
and crawl through the grass to get up
close TO them. He shot 20 times at the
wooden ducks and wanted me to go in
and fetch them out, but told him / was
no retriever dog.
Then Pa was mad and said all he
brought me along for was to carry game,
and had come near shooting his hind
leg of, and now / wouldn't carry ducks.
While he was coaxing me to go in tn
cold water without my pants on / heard
some wild geese squawking, and then
Pa heard them, and he was excited. He
said, You lay down behind the muskrat
house, and will get goose told him
he couldn't kill q goose with that fine
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14
"Hc tcent oper a loo."


shot, and gave him large cartridge
the gun store man loaded for me with
. handful of powder in, and told Pa il
was goose cartridge, and Pa put it in
the gun. The geese came along, about
mile high, squawking, and Pa aimed at
q dark cloud and fired. Well, / was
offul scared. I thought i had killed him.
The gun just rared up and come down
ON his jaw, shoulder and everywhere,
and he went over log and struck on
his shoulder. The gun few out OF his
hands, and Pa he laid there on his neck
with his feet over the log, and that was
the first time he didn't scold me since he
got relidgin. I felt offul sorry and got
some dirty water in my hat and poured
1t down his neck and laid him out, and
pretty soon he opened his eyes and asked
IL any of the passengers got ashore alive.
"Then his eye swelled out so IL looked
like blue doorknob, and Pa felt Of his
jaw and asked II the engineer and fire.
man jumped of or IL they went down
with the engine. He seemed dazed, and
then he saw the gun, and he said take
the dam thing away, it is going to kick
me again. Then he got his senses and
wanted to know II he killed goose. and
! told him no, but he nearly broke ones
jaw, and then he said the gun kicked
him when 1t went off. and he laid down,
and the gun kept kicking him more than
20 times when he was trying to sleep.
He went back to the tavern where we
were stopping and wouldn't touch the
gun, but made me lug it. He told the
tavern keeper that he fell over wire
fence. but I think he began TO suspect.
after he spit the loose teeth out, that the
gun was loaded for bear. suppose he
will kill me some day. Don't you think
be willy
ANY coroner's jury would let him off
end csll it justifable II he should kill
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14
JOHN NJ. DEAN
COMPANY.
SUCCESS OF OUR NEW DEPARTURE

Our goods bought at store well known and our best
those who make the small payments regularly agreed
To interesting departure by which plan all those who
have paid their accounts satisfactorily to us are privileged add their
bill goods they without down. provided the
added does exceed the original of the bill To
plain Mrs. has bought goods the amount Of S00 which she has
satisfactory payment Sc per month"; until the present time she
only $50 Now should she want Chamber Suit Car
pet Refrigerator possibly Baby Carriage and Cradle anything
she have them other articles added her bill with
paying anything down. provided does amount $50 this
than would make her bill SlOO The rule
follows whatever have paid account satisfactory
you may add goods any time without any payment down.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14

chum had his hand on the closet door and
some kyan pepper in his other hand, and
asked Pa in low bass tones if he felt as
though he wanted TO turn back or If he
had nerve enough to go ahead and take
the degree. l warned him that it was
full Of dangers, as the goat was loaded
for bear. and told him he yet had time to
retrace his steps if he wanted 10. He
said he wanted the whole bizness, and we
could go ahead with the menagerie. Then
/ said to Pa that if he had decided to go
ahead and not blame us for the conse-
0uences to repeat after me the follow
ing: Bring forth the royal bumper and
let him bump
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-25

Next day when old man Bentham was
looking over the leaves Of the previous
days lcttcrsto suddenly began 20 chuc
kle TO himself. Old Bentham had very
comfortable. good nntured, well to dc
chuckle that was pleasure 10 hear
Even Peters almost smiled az hchcard It.
"Peters!"
"Ycs, sir"
"Have you all the letters. Peters, that
these letters are the answers toi"
certainly, sir"
"Thore Is one want to see, Peters"
"What Is the namc. please"
"Pctty. did not know that we dealt
In this line of goods, Peters
III. w. Petty. sirY'
'1didn't know the initials. Here's Oh,
letter"
Peters was stricken. He was appalled,
-dumb-blind. Tho words Darling
Petty" danced before his Dyes. lie felt
his hair beginning 20 raise. The book
did not fall from his hand simply be
cause he held it mechanically method
ically. Old Bonthnm roared, then closed
the door so that tho clerks would not
hear his mirth.
"That's ono on You. Peters. It's tot
goo1 to keep. must tell that down at
the club"
II wouldn't II were you, sir" snid
Peters. slowly recovering his senses ~
he saw tho old man had no suspicion
how the land lay.
mo, suppose II wouldn't be quite
the square thing. But Of all men IN
the world, pctos-youl Why do you
.lopcl Why not marry her respectfully
Mt the church or at homer You'll regret
going of like that all your life"
miss - she-that is--profers 1t that
way"
ooh, romantic, is shei wouldn't dc
II, Peters"
"There are other reasons
"Father or mother against, as usual, ]
suppose. Well, you refer them TO me
Peters. III speak good word for you
But what am to do while you ar,
away
I-thought perhaps perhaps--John
son would take my place"
IAN right, can put up with johnson
for n week. maybe. but think Of me and
get back Ms soon as she'll let you"
II old Mr.. Bcntham did not mention II
ut the club he did at home.
"You remember Peters, Sadie. No
mol that was johnson. Peters Is In my
room, You know. No, the rcdhoadcd
man Is Farnam. Hos in the other room.
Peters has the desk in the corner. Staidcsi
fellow on the street. Ever no much
older than | amin manner OF course.
The last man in the city you would sus
pect Of being in love. Well. he wrote
and 80 Mr.. Bcntham told the story.
Sadie kissed him somewhat hystcric
| ally when he promised TO say n gooo
word for Peters, and said he was very
kindheartod.
Besides, papa, you ought 10 have q
partner In the business. There IL no com
| pany, You know"
"Bless you, my child, what has Peters
wedding TO do with the company II,
IL taking the partner, not me. can't
take Peters into partnership merely be.
cause he chooses to get married"
"Oh, thought that was customary
| said Sadie.
ihcro WIS no ciop'ih'ht hfr w
The clerks say that II was the conscion
tious Peters that persuaded Sadie out o.
1t. But as the old man found lac had e
give way II came to the same thing.
sadie" tho old man said, II thinl
I'll change the name Of tho firm. III
retire and 1t will bo after this, 'Bontham
Husband s. Co."-Luho Sharp in Buf
| fnlo News
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-25
Call and Look at Our Display

O NE PRICE.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-25

Mr. Jimson-what? Is Bilson going
TO get married. He told mo positively
he would never marry again.
Mrs. Jimson (calnly)-l presume you
asked him ON the way to the funeral
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-25

Clerks In love arc requested by the (:
management not 10 think Of the ndorcd
object between the hours Of pa. m. and
y. m. BY Otdcr. .
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-01-25
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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1893-07-06
WILL MEET AUGUST 7
AN EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
is CALLED.
President Cleveland, Feeling As
sured That the Sherman Law VIII
he Repealed, Calls Congress To-
gether for That Purpose.
Washington, July /. - The following
proclamation was issued late last even

Washington, July /. - The following
proclamation was issued late last even
ing:
Executive Mansion, Washington,
June 30, 1S93.-Whereas the distrust and
apprehension concerning the financial sit
uation which pervades all business circles
have already caused great loss and dam
age to our people ana threaten to cripple
our merchants, stop the wheels of manu-
facture, bring distress and privation TO
our farmers and withhold from our work
iIgmen the wage of labor; and, whereas,
the present perllous condition is largely
th,: result of the financial policy which
the executive branch of the government
finds embodied in unwise laws which
must be executed until repealed by cun-
gress; row, therefore, ], Grover Cleye-
land, president of the United States, III
performance of constitutional duty, do
by this proclamation declare that in
extraordinary occasion requires the Non-
vening of both houses of congress of the
United States at the capitol in the city
of Washington, on the Tth day of August,
next, at II O'Clock, noon, to the end that
the people may be relieved through legis-
lation from present and impending danger
and distress. All those entitled to act Us
members of the Fifty-third congress are
requested to take nCCcc of this proclama-
ticn, and attend at SIe time and place
above mentioned. Given under my hand
| and the seal of the United States ut the
cit" of Washington on the 3Oth day Cf
June in the year of our Lord, One thou
sand eight hundred and ninetythree, and
of the Independence of the United States
the one hundred and seventeenth.
-"GroYer Cleveland.
The president had left direction for the
issuance of the proclamation before his
| departure for Gray Gables. The deter
mination to call the extra session the first
week in August instead of the first week
in September, it is understood, was only
definitely desided at yesterday morning s
cabinet session after giving full weight
| to the numerous kilograms received from
all parts of the country urging this
| course. Another consideration (which
caused the president to change his mind
was foreshadowed In the remark made
by one of his cabinet officers two days
ago that if the president received reason
able assurances that there was likeli-
| hood of a prompt repeal of the so-called
| Sherman silver purchase law, he might
be disposed to call congress together
| earlier than he had announced. 1t is IN
| ferred from the fact that the president
has done so that he considers he has ch-
tanned the assurance he desired.