The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-11-09

kfoslal politics. This s.ngularly hard
e,ned young man islped obiiquy upon
the GRAND Army of the Republic ard
urged ti,ie vcrers of THE county TO re-
uaem ,;,..c,r fllSereSit.S frcm the clutches
of a iilg illl2it sought maintenance at
the paib,9c expense simply by parading
eIle uriaoly 81 rkimentts and maudiin SEN
',i.nrt,sI,ni1ltioS of u war that had been
ended Itv7Srpty years. The sickening re-
suit of i.i..ls nsll,ation was that he vot-
etcs of E'ayCiuct cCun.y decided, by u
barge n.ajcrtty. to suffer the fostering
wounds CT n,ge civil war ito heal: in
, oisher wc:ds, dle patgoo,s were igro-
iri.IGougiy voted or't of Office and set
of younger and wholly unneritolious
civilians were 0nstalGed.
Ii:le fOCr years administration of tIhe
o:vCl service reform president. involv-
ting as Il ON THE Observatory diminu-
ri-:N CT J..Ic penclon roll, was u most
Sricvous blow to Corporal Tanner post,
No. 1913, c.. "A. Il. Israel Hotchkiss, who
GJldlor aEl ann in q '.hrashing machine.
hiFi a,yIfhe'd for Indemnity on account of
Toss of ihoal'rly resulting from sleeping
cGi, in gibe IQlin during tIhe peninsular
c2n:gel,sn. a patriotic congress in
dCrtycd tltcs apploaItiion. but the meas
ur1e aprnoIgtlaJ.ng eight hundred dol
lars to Israers credit was vetoed by the
urselialg ffNEIldsrI'. cn che grounds THAT
tl,le tu'cl; files OF tha r1l.tonll moteoro-
lCislioal hrireau ir.Li.csi.si thctt no lelln
9.LpdaN ALL fallcn curing iJhe entire peliod
1.-THE peninsula ulniiSI.gn. In vain sid
tEle orgre&eman finn Israsrs district IN
Weigh a,5G,:rit t...s urrislJ.eols act TN
vldn CID Corporal Tanr!ir post. No. 1913,
G.. A. r.. forlrsily call upoI The urfeel-
iag rl'se,ldeclit 10 resign. 1t was all too
upTaTeg.ls iIhiait Corporal Tanner post,
No. 1913, G. "a. r.. had lost Its grip.
AS II ITO cO.GpliC'al.e ain already dis
tTes.ng cordl1d,oa of affairs. Simn.s'
general store burned up one right, and
the property of 1.-THE Corporal Tanner
post C.nlclud.ng itwel!ty- -four chairs. one
pine table, one copy of "Hardee's Tao
tics" one nag. two kerosene lamps, one
melodecn and a dozen patriotic song
hooks) fell "a prey to the remorseless
flames; mo fnsuiaTce. All THAT wtas
saved was n case of canned peaches
and they belonged to Simms.
In this most CRITICAL emergency Lu-
cius came to rhe rescue. 81 am, by the
k.ndness of fortune" said he. "enabled
to do somewlhle for ilhas noble cause.
! VIII DWld n building for Corporal Tan
ntr pest aa.'d give the hail in the upper
stSJry Ito Nhc post for permanent occu-
pancy, relssG'Tlntg emily ithc rer,tals de-
l.vod Lfrcin HE two stores in the lower
uJ-ry." lrIjs WAS generous, indeed. The
bLiltli.'g Wc!5 a ll2Irdsome oneGf brick.
ncl srcL.itc'us fh',m C,,lcr Ral5itls devised
sprrc' as cuir2.si1c o I.uciis were de-
.ivtclJ1, ar'l a. ilhe rlaXi; regular mcttt-.
ing CG The pcr'.lJUtils was elected o,.air-
s1'1n Of I,e Gl,tygci'lca ~ Ihe rnttonal
,Cry9npnnu T.. IiDe ouhc, do!Ssate wc,s
jovt'll ll@i-ik Elktr; Hank had lied gIt
Ar'l.5ltan.
IrJls WITS iile ll-r.lJr ,Iias I.ucius mad
iorIc oovt'.td. 'En BlyOnut county,"
s1ll1 lie TO ll'ms,l.. '',lc soi,f,er boys
LINe, 10y o ,lirri: UNJUST decree OF per-
verse f'.iIe, .NS.ti1 l.lD d.slspute. Else
Ntiltne ]t Us oahurwii3e.. / sr,lcal go to tllc
at lCEl Cl,'Injsrr.5Tit lll,ar tn, ord
Songs, see IN, ed faces, he honored as
a vt'JGc'lm SETTER, ard RETURN home en-
cpCrasyl AMI iglNalrlitaItei.'
.usnGl csrJ,t,lnlt bt2r the drought of his
e'-,.ag GiNIy. 1lrl lit was only after Gne
Md rGcmflsIsd 10 biting them something
tr.1it the ciIlldran became reconciled to
DIS departure.
'Dtnt go out laftNr dark or you'll gelt
stabbed" were Susan's last words:
''illcfa CITY dlolks are powerful bad,
hear"
WHY on cllh'th have you raised THE
Price Of IJickais?" asked Lucius of the
sltsl,l,n agecI't.
''Wle Laa1 80 Lib it," said the agent.
''T..e wur In Hayul has given every