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see on these beautiful grounds a larger
and more commodious home, to meet the
needs, and one that the old Pine Tree
State will lie proud to own.
Never in the history Of this department
has it stood so urgently In need of the
and strong hands. with charity for all
and malice toward none," let us stand
shoulder to shoulder and oonseorate our
selves anew to the obligations we have
assumed and strive to concentrate our
thoughts and purposes that good results
may follow our present legislation.
10 the many comrades who have as
sisted me, even in this smallest way, you
have my sincere gratitude, and the en-
oouraging words and kind deeds received
from you, will ever be remem bered with
great pleasure.
To my associates officers and members
of our order, who have 80 lovingly and
loyalty held up my hands, my sincere
thanks are due. While the duties of the
year have been exaoting to the exclusion
of many social privileges, the Thought
our beloved order? Will the efforts put
forth be in vain? Time alone can tell !;
but whatever the result, and whatever
measure of success we may have attained,
the kind words and cheerful greeting re-
oeived from you will ever remain in the
memory of your department president. :.
As retire to my quiet home life shall
bear memories of many pleasant hours
passed in the company of band of true
and faithful women.
That you will give to my successor, the
same loyal support that you have given
me, is ali need to ask for her.
And now leave. you, bidding you
"tsod speed" in our grand work. and
when we reach that celestial
camping ground, may we hear the well
come plaudits of our :. Great Comman-
der"
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OF MAINE IN NATIONAL
ENCAMPMENT

We are entitled by our membership to ten
representatives, including one sat large"
in the Both National Encampment to be held
at st. Paul, Minnesota, September 2, 3, 4, 5,
1896.
LOUISVILLE NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
The arrangements for the pilgrimage to
Louisville, Kentucky, was first class on pa
per. The Portland & Rochester and Bos-
ton & Maine from Portland to Worcester did
what they agreed to do. The balance OF the
trip needs no words of comment from me.
CONCLUSION.
desire to express as well as mere words
can the gratitude feel, not only to you
and the other Department officers and OH
GERS of Posts, but to every comrade with
whom have come in contact during the
year have been the incumbent of this office
for their uniform kindness and forbearance
as well as for the help many of them have
rendered me.
Commander: I am especially grateful to
YOU for the confidence reposed and the
honor conferred upon me by appointing
me your Assistant Adjutant General.
Yours in +. G & L.
A. M. SAWYER,
Asst Adjt. General.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
That Contain Mercury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable
physicians, as the damage they will do is
from them Halls Gatarrh Cure, nanufac-
tured by f. j. Cheney y Co., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken Internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gem
uine 1t is taken internally and is made in
Toledo, Ohio, by f. j. Cheney q Co. Testi-
monials free.
nS-sold by Druggists, price rs 6: per bottle
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the comrades; second. increasing poverty
to suoh an extent that the small fee In
the form of yearly dues seems. ana IS, a
burden to many of our members; third,
the indiposition Of those in the smaller
country towns to attend the Post meet
ings, by reason of distance to travel and
a seeming want of interest; and lastly,
the death rate which is thinning our
ranks as the years roll on at remarkable
rate of mortality.
All these reason and many more that
could be added go to show why the u. A.
K. is beginning to decline alter over
twenty eight years of service in behalf OF
its patriotic Enthusiastically chart
ty and loyalty.
The year has been busy one In 6. A.
r. circles to keep the interest and men,
bersbip up, and also to endeavor by or
cular letters and personal appeals to the
different posts throughout the depart
ment to induce the large number on the
suspended and dropped lists to again
membership in the 6. A. r. This effort
has caused not only large amount of
work on the part Of Gen. Sawyer. but has
also cause quite an expense in the way OF
stationery, stamps, etc. The result has
been quite gratifying. but not to such an
extent as was expected and desired. With
a membership on January !, 1855. OF
C04O, OOlAIdOC6 III SOOQ oOhAatASs
was at the Skowhegan enoampment last
year over l. 1874 comrades reported on the
suspended list-nearly 10 per cent--and
it is upon this list of suspended members
that large portion of our work has been
done. January l. 1895, the reports
showed S,916 in good standing. July l,
1895. the reports showed 8. 910 comrades in
good standing loss of six for the first
six months Of the year. I wish to state
at this time that If the adjutant's reports
had been correct we should have been
BILE to show slight increase in member
ship over the previous six months the
adjutants OF many posts supsending the
same comrades two, three and in some
instances four times. When regained and
taken up again they were only accounted
for once. and In this way we lost SONS
fifteen comrades on ou= July report. This
showing we have been able to make for
the first six months notwithstanding
we have lost by death some SIS comrades.
For the last six months the showing has
been as follows: By muster in, Sc; by
transfer, IS; by reinstatement, 1883; gain,
253; losses have been: By death, So !;
honorable discharge, 8; by transfer, 80 by
suspension, 100, by sentence of court
martial, l. Total loss for term, 1924
SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR 1895.
Number Of comrades in good standing,
January 1, 1885, s,9l6; number of COM
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AN HONEST MAN.

Dear Editor: Please inform your readers
that if written to conndentially, 1 will mail in
a sealed letter. the plan pursued by which !
was permanently restored to health and manly
vigor. after years of suffering from Nervous
Weakness. night Losses and weak, shrunken
parts.
I have no scheme to exhort money from any
one whomsoever / was robbed and swindled
by the quacks until 1 nearly lost faith in
mankind but thank Heaven. l am now
well, vigorous and strong. and anxious to
make this certain means OF cure known to
all
Having nothing to sell or send C. O. d, want
no money. Address JAS. A. HARRIS
Delray, Mieh., Box 1856
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health and com fort Of the inmates. As
understand, there have been no reports
published since 1899. II would seem as
though this was u mistake on the part of
the trustees or the state, and that pub
lished copies should be furnished and dis
tributed at the annual enoampment Of
the department Of Maine G. A R. am
authorized by the board of trustees to
state that the Home will accommodate
some eighty children, but little more
than half that NUMBER are at the present
time inmates Of the Home.
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CA MP BENSON.

By invitation of the Camp Benson AS
ISOLATION I visited the camp and grounds
in June last and was received and enter
tanned in right royal manner by the
officers of the camp on duty. I was
much impressed with the good order that
prevailed and observed with pleasure the
routine of camp life. The camp is To-
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torres Of:
JOIN Chisholm cldh.PI ,os Congress street..
". T. Goold. 4O5 :. 8
y. G. Fessenden, 626 " :"
". II. Jewett. GOA !"
/, A. Libby. ESQ I"
L. A. Jelison, 935 Congress street.
j. L. Wilson. 16 India street.
J. Beardworth, 81 India street.
z. II. Erskine Il Middle Street.
}. W. Peterson, 2 Exchange street.
H. G. Todd. Cor. Commercial and Park
W. A. Golden. 76 Exchange street.
Mestman u West. 80 and 80 Commercial
W. A. ellis. 145 Commercial street.
NJ H. Hackett. 1870 Bracket street.
John II. Alien, 3S112 Congress street.
llennet & Go. the Florist, 645 Congress street.
G I I aa3odgson, 967a Portland street.
Il. l. Bracket. Peaks Island
L. L. Littlehed 189 Congress street.
J. 4. Harmon, l115 Congress street.
Geo. W Turner, 931AaCongress street.
L. II. Beai, 422 Congress street.
J. Nd. Googins, 221 Spring street.
Mrs. Braley. cor. Spring and Clark streets
J. I. Wyer.-4S Portland Pier
e. W. Hunt. Custom House Wharf
John Cox. % Monument square,
bennett. the Florist 563 Congress street.
Also az the new stands in the Falmouth
Preble and United States hotels, and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. Ii can also be OBJ
tanned o. Chisholm Bros. agents on all trains
land Rochester railroads and of agents on anv
CT the Boston trains.
The PRESS can also be found at the following
places out side the city:
Auburn u Haskell
Augusta. f. Pierce
Bath-Johll 0. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, n. he. S. Clark
Biddeford-A. NJ. Burnham.
w. 7. Bardsley.
Bridgton-A W. Ingalls,.
Brunswick-F. ?. Shaw
Cape EliZabeth-Dyer K Jose
Cumberland Mills-H G. Starr
Camden-Fred Lewis.
J. Fl. Gould.
Cornisli-E. L. Brown
Deefing-N. j. Scanion.
Damarscotta-E W. Dunbar.
Fairiield-E. Il. Evans.
FfeepoTst~A. W. Mitchell shiI q ~
Fryeburg-A. c. Frye.
Gardiner-Russell Bros.
Green's Landings. W. Fifeld.
Gorham-L. j. Lermond.
n. H.-S. M. Leavitt & Son.
Kennebunk-J. H. Gus.
Kennebunkport-C. e. Miller.
Liyermore False. Newman
Observation-Disclosures & Winship
Long lsland-Hughey Bros.
IiTnerick-S. A. Grant
Mechanic Falls-Merrin & Denning.
North Stratford. N. HI c. Huc6rins
Norway-F. P: Stone.
A. 0. Noyes Co.
Old Orehard-Fogg & bby.
Ricnmond-A. x. Millett
Rumford Falls-H. L. Elliott
Z" &c. A. Clifford
Rockland-Duna & Carr.
A. J. Huston.
Sanford-F. h. Wingate
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck
South Portland--J. F. Merrlnan.
Louth Windham-J. W. Read
South Pafis-A. D. Sturteyant
South PaYis-F. A. Shurtleff.
South Waterboro-G. c. Downs.
Saco--u. E. Hendricks g. Co.
:" +. l.. PFeble.
South Bristol-N. w. Carnage
Thomaston-E. Walsh.
Vinal HayeE-~A. B. yinal
WaIdoboro-Geo Bliss.
Waterville-W. D. Spalding
Westbrook-W B. Boothby.
Winthrop-F S. jackson
MISUNDERSTANDING g. Wyman
YarnoushVille-G. Howard Humphrey.
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] have used your Johnson's Anodyne Lini-
ment for more than Fifty years in my family.
Have used it for colds. coughs, sore throat,
stings, cramps, sore stomach, rheumatism,
lameness colo, toothache, neuralgia, ETC.. and
FOUND It always good every way. would not
let my house be without it. lam a man II years
old. Johnson's Liniment is my family remedy.
THOMAS cLELANp. South Robbinston, Nc.
suppose am the Oldest Johnson's Anodyne
Eminent customer in this region, having had
It OF DR.. Johnson himself for years, common
cling in I64I, and have sold and used it since.
GEO. H. EMERSON, North Castine, Maine.
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NATIONS DEFENDERS.
50 years. During the year II have died.
IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

An important matter, originating with
Bosworth Post of Portland, was brought
before the encamplnent this afternoon.
1t is custom of the Grand Army when
a post attends the funeral of a member
to take in to this church a small Ameri-
can flag. The members of Bosworth
Post report that they have been denied
this privilege in Catholic churches in the
Maine and New Hampshire diocese. AS
consequence, the Post prepared the follow
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consequence, tn

ing which was signed by George Libby,
chairman Of the delegation and was this
afternoon passed by the enoampment.
after being referred to the committee on
resolutions and favorably reported:
Portland, Me-, Feb. Is, 1896
Headquarters Bosworth Post.
10 the officers and mem bers of the goth
annual encampment Department of
Maine. G. p h.
"Comra' es o ying to certain differences
Of opinion as IT, the extent to which a
post Of the 6. A. Il. may participate at
the funeral Of comrane, who was q
member Of the Catholic church, we
would most respectfully ask that COM
lnittee be appointed to wait upon the
Right Reverend James Augustin Healy
of Portland, and submit to him the fol.
lowing questions:
"First-May G. A. R. post enter a
Catholic church on n funeral occasion
with its comrades in 6. A. r. uniforms,
ard with the American flag.
'sSeoond-May it in the same way enter
Catholic cemetery.
tThird-May it at the grave Of a COM
Tade in Catholic cemetery. have the
form of burial service for comrade pro-
vided for in the g. A. R. ritual, copy
of which will be delivered to YOU
While the Grand Army convention was
in session in tine City hall, the
NATIONAL RELIEF CORPS
was transaoting it's business in the Y. NJ.
G. A. building. The feature of the days
proceedings was the presentation of the
report of President Millett.
THE STATE RELIEF CORPS
gathered in knights of Pythias hall and
at its session today Mrs. Sarah L. Pascal
of Rockport presided. From the annual
reports it is learned that there are now
seventy corps with a mem bership of
2, 726. There has been expended during
the year for charitable purposes ST.. 01O. rs
and there are now in the bands of the
corps funds aggregating
$4,000.
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IVAN N. WALKER

commander in chief of the Grand Army
in the United States arrived in the city
early this morning from Portland, and
was met at the railway station by com.
mittee consisting of Past Commander
John A. Anderson of Gray, Col H. r.
Millett of Gorham and Murray P. Watson
of Auburn. Commander-in-chief Walker
paid visits this aftern DON, escorted by
Departments Commander Green, to the
two ladies' organizations and was also
present at the department. meeting. This
evening the commanders in chief was
rendered a reception at City hall at
which DR.. A. G. Hamlin presided.
This evening reception was rendered
the national commander-in-ch chief General
Walker of Indianapolis in City hall, at
which very large number were
present. Past quartermaster General J.
W. Burst of Illinois was present. Col.
A. G. Hamlin of Bangor presided and
speeches were interspersed with music,
etc. Addresses we're made by Gen.
Walker, Gen. Burst and other prominent
Grand Army men and Hon. Noah Brooks,
formerly private secretary to President
Lincoln. 1t was brilliant and interest.
ing occasion.
The Commanders Address.
Department Commander William H.
Green read his annual address. He said
in part:
One year ago at the Department En-.
campment at Skowhegan. by your
sutfrags l was placed at the head of the
Depart ment of Maine, G. A. r., as its
department. commander for 1896 Aware
of the distinguished honor conferred,
Was also aware of the grave responsible
ties and trust which the office imposed
upon any comrade seeking that high
honor. How we'll have succeeded or
failed in the administration of the high
trust. | must be content to leave to this
encampmenta nd the reports of the de-
partment officers.
1t is we'll known that the 6. A. r.
reached it's high water mark in member
ship in 1899. not only in our own state
but throughout the country, and since
that time has shown a steady but sure
decline. Many reasons can be shown
which have brought about this result.
First, increasing age and jnflrmities OF
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MISCELLANEOUS,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Trust
What Time
Has Endorsed

There not medicine which confidence
public to
children The
Its value State where originated
still the leading family steadily increasing
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Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 100 and a5s. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales mos. than e.ooo.ooo sozsA
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'Johnson's Anodyne Liniment.;

Every Mother should suffering pro-
duc of vital activity
Its electric everasgy Graduates inflammation without
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Total loss during the year,

MEMBERSHIP AND ROLL OF HONOR.
The total membership number of Posts and
the annual mortality of the Grand Army of
Maine as reported to the several annual En-
campments have been for the past eleven
wears as follows:
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Late Marine News.

Boston, February 1S.-Arrived, schoon-
er F. A. Smith, Barnes, Newburyport;,
Henry May, Perry, Portland. Cleared
schooner, O'Tello, Savannah.
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II IS over sixty years since first learned of
OF hfe.Johnson's Anodyne Linirnent-and for
more than forty years have used it in nv
family. l think it is due the public for me to
the best and safest remedies that can be found
used internal and external, and Should be IN
every family for ready use in all cases.
.. ID. INGALLS,, Dea. End Bap. Ch, Bangor, Me.
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am ninety-one years and nine norths old.
was born September II, 1895. I have been a
standard bearer for your Johnson's Anodyn4
Linrnent more than Fifty years. My father and
husband kept public house here I4en good
old DR.. Johnson left some Liniment G@th u.s. I
have found use for this valuable Iiniment ever
since. I have had family of ten children, and
My grandchildren and great-grand-children
(Which are numerous) continue to use it to
this day.. It is wonderful that can write and
read at the age of almost ninsty-two.
Mrs. WEALTHY L. TozIER, e. Corinth, Me.
Directions areson every bottle.
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The Doctors Signature and Directions
pi sea
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FOR THEIR GENUINENEsS

has been accepted as satisfactory by prob
ably all the leading Arctic authorities in
Europe. Mr.. Clements Markham in The
Sun on Sunday and Judge G. P. DAILY
this morning mention the story without
disorediting it. Statements that the rel
les were fraudulent, are hardly worthy of
credenoe as long as such statements are
as vague and unsatisfactory as Nansen's
alleged discovery OF the North Pole. q
The Portland daily press., 1896-02-19

This certifes that DR.. A. Johnson, whose
name is signed to every genuine bottle Of
Johnson's Anodyne Liniment in the month OF
Jam. I84o first left at my store some OF the same.
/ have supplied my customers with 1t ever
since lover Fifty years. with increasing salea
i have used it in my family for sprains, conghs,
colds, lame blck, and consider it the bees
I,iniment in use for all purposes recommended.
JABEz KNowLToN, Newburgh. Me.
lnson, of Bangor, Me-, an old fashioned,
is recommended by physicians every.
power and praise it ever after.
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the DAILY PRES SIS

Can always be found at the periodical
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to the eternal shore Then comrades.
let harmony and peace prevail i'll our
councils, all actuateu By the Same pur-
pose ami aim, namely, the greatest good
to the greatest number of comrades, and
their dependent ones requiring aid and
assitance at our hands
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quarter MASTER Generals Report.

Quarter Master Generals Report.
From the report of the Quartermaster Gen
eral, John Williamson, we gather these stat
istics:
RECEIPTS.
Cash balance on hand last report, $10s2 %
Received from sale of supplies, 97O5O
Capital tax, $177490
Total. 81 227 RS
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-11-05

tFroBs our Regular COrresDoRdeHtl
Alternately cool and warm weather
prevails. The wind is variable. Aha ,
its from the South just now. Rain NAV
be expected. Clouds are dark and low
ering. How the dust flies whenever it
Is stirred by passing vehicle.
Oystermen are realizing from $50 to
$500 per day. A number Of Smiths
Creek oystermen go out into the Chesa-
peake bay. They are very venturesome
and this is the reason assigned for the
drowning of Captain Cook and John
Campbell, Esqr Captain. Cook was a
native of New York, and he was with
General Banks when he led an expedi-
ton from New Orleans into the Red
River country, La. The Captain fire.
quently said to us before his sudden tax
ing of You Rebels could fight, and
you gave us a good whipping at Sabine
Cross Roads. His remains were inferred
at st, Michaers. The body of Camp
bell has not been found.
There was mass at st. Michaers LIST
instant. 1t is to be hoped that few
who attend the different places of wor-
ship are striving for glory, that glory
which bathed Mount Sinai with unearth-
ly brightness
| Occasionally we listen to the CONVEX
sations of pupils. The other day Exam
liner Joy was in the district visiting
schools. After he left, few of the pu-
plis oil certain school passed by us on
their way home, and they were engaged
in conversation as follows: How did
you feel, said no. J.: No . replied, well
Just felt that the polyhednal cells of
the liver wouldn't act No. | remarked
that he noticed an uncommon paIeness
oil the face of no. ? was plainly discern.
iDle No. 3, seven year old boy. re.
marked that the "Arbor-Vitae of his
brain was normal, as was verified when
he was called to the blackboard to show
how n conical pile of wheat was meas
ured, If said pile was formed in corn
er. That is, how many bushels it con
tanned. No. 4 said that a new face
didn't disturb him in the least, and that
he very quickly let Mr. Examiner know
that the proposition and its regimen to.
gether constitute a prepositiondi phrase
No. ., pretty, little girl. modestly said
that she had to tell large girl what
"Hyperbole" was, and repeated your
words, they rob the Hybla bees, and
leave them hOneyless," as an illustra,
ton.
| AzzaEa
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-11-05
kcARp.

To Editors If the Beacon Prompted
by feelings Of great satisfaction and q
desire that the public shall know the ex-
tent Of my gratitude. i beg leave that
YOU will DO me the honor to publish the
following For several years my
daughter, Mrs. Ann Maria Burroughs
suffered from a cancer in the breast,
which finally become of such alarm
ing size and Virulence that il was ap-
parent that death must surely be an early
result. Hearing of the success of DIR. z.
II. Morgan. of Mechanicsviiie, Md. in the
treatment of cancers, took her up to
see him and placed her under his profess
sional care. II Is with pleasure. such as
alone can spring up in q parents heart
at having what seemed to him lost
child restored. that / publish the fact
that she has been entirely cured and is
now fully restored TO health. The treat.
ment was continued for about three
months, and while il was somewhat Sc
we're, yet its results were quick, and it
seems almost a marvel that where a
short time ago there ranked a cancer
hIs growth speeding on in il deadly
work, has now healed over, leaving only
a scar to mark the spot.
ALEXANDER ADAMS.