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ering of that body since the memorable
gathering at Washington in 1892, when
strong desire to see the old ground
gone over in the great review of 1865
and to visit the southern battlefields
attracted exceptionally large numbers
of soldiers and their wives.
St. Paul is capitally fitted for en-
PERTAINING the encampment, as she has
three excellent halls, any one of which
is sufficiently large for the holding Of
the body. while the hotel accommoda-
tions of that city and Minneapolis are
ample for all corners. The vicinage of
fers many attractions, and during the
gathering excursions will be made to
the various points of interest within a
radius of 100 miles.
The first day, Tuesday. win be given
to the council of administration, a body
composed of As members, one from
each department, whose duties consist
OF q revision of the work of the several
officers of the body. From this council
is made up the executive committee Of
seven, the quartermaster general and
adJutant general, with the commander
in chief being ex-oficio members.
The grand parade, which viii go over
a course nearly two miles in length,
will take place on Wednesday, com.
mencing at ten O'Clock, and will con
sumo the greater part of the day.
There is confidence on the part Of Com
mander Walker and of Qu~arternaster
Gen. Burbank that not less han so.
900 old soldiers will be in line. and tho
latter thinks the number may swell to
$4,000. He declares that interest il the
grand army grows with the years; that
the veterans make new acquaintance
ct each gathering and are naturally de-
sirous of Seeing them again, as we'll as
thouse who fought with them in the
same regiment and have been their
friends through more than a genera
ton.
The third and fourth days, Thursday
and Friday, will be given to the actual
work of the encampment, and during
this time advantage win be taken of
the opportunity to view the scenic
beauties of the country around about
the city.
During the encampment camp fires,
five or six in number, will be held in
various portions of the city every even
ing. beginning with Tuesday. The man
ayers have been fortunate in securing
orators of note, all of whom are verv
popular with the members of the
grand army. Among the number are
Gen. John G. Black, of Chicago; Wash
ington Turner, secretary of state of
Michigan; Gen. r. b Beath, past com
mander IN chief. of Pennsylvania; Com
rade O'Donnell, republican candidate
for governor of Michigan, and Hon.
William Warner, OF Missouri, past com
mander in chief. These have all signi-
fed their acceptance of invitations to
be present and address their old COM
radss.
Simultaneous with this gathering
there win be two additional national
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John Davis as her senator's, while among
her list Of IL representatives there ap-
pear the names Of William b. Calhoun,
John Quincy Adams, Caleb Gushing and
Levi Lincoln.
Then comes Rhode Island, Connecti-
cut, Vermont and New York. The En-
pire state was represented by Senators
mat" F. Talmnge and ,Silas Wright,
Jr., in addition to 40 representatives, in
Guiding Willard Fillmore.
New Jersey is next, and in the Dela-
wsr column is found the name of Rich
ard H. Bayard, senator, who resided at
''James Young's, on the Caption HILL"
Next is Pennsylvania, whose list is
headed by James buchanan. He was a
guest Of 4Mrs. Irondale's, 2 street" The
Keystone state had q representation in
the lower house during the year 1888 Of
rs members
Maryland and Virginia are next in
order, and North Carolina was repre-
scented in the senate by John c. Call
houn and in the house by the famous
Francis w. PickenE, after whom the
fort in Charleston harbor was named.
Georgia IS followed in the directory
by Kentucky, with two c~elebsated
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who are enthusiastic over his candi.
dacy and who predict that he will be
elected by an overwhelming majority.
Mr.. Bellou's candidacy is somewhat
interfered with in the fact that Mr..
Linehan also halls from New England,
that section naturally dividing its
strength between the two. He enlisted
as a private in the Twelfth Rhode Island
infantry and was afterwards promoted
to a lieutenantcy. His war record is
a clean one, and covers the -four years Of
strife. Since the war he has practiceG
his profession. that of law, in which he
has been very successful. Mr.. Bellon
has long been actively identified with
the grand army, he, like the other two
candidates, having filed the positions
of post and department commander.
He is . clear-cut, live and energetic
man, whose merit qualities him emil
nently for the position t which he
aspires.
Mr.. Linehan has long been active in
grand army circles in New Hampshire,
and, in fact, throughout New England.
He is a man of about so, held in high
repute by his neighbors and most zeal
ous in furthering all matters in which
the old soldiers are interested.
The encampment may we'll felicitste
itself upon the fact that it has sucA
worthy and good men from whom to
make choice. Al great deal Of quiet
work is being done by the candidates
and their friends, especially among the
various posts throughout the United
States, but Mr.. Clarkson seems mani
testify in the lead. The aim. of the
grand army has always been to have
regard to the various localities, and,
following this practice, the Office would
go this year to an eastern man. But Mr..
Clarkson is so popular, so eminently
fitted for the position and so thorough
~ in touch with the order and its menu
bers that it is not believed he can pos
sibly be beaten. At least that is the
way his friends talk, and they are will
ing to stake money on their Judgment
in this matter.
Meantime every possible care is prom
ised by the st. Paul people and the Off
GERS Of the grand army that no possi-
Bile thing shall be omitted the supplying
of which viii conduce to the comfort
and convenience OF the soldiers.
WILLIAM ROSSER COBBH.
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ELLEN OSBORN.
TRANQUIL, BUT SEVERE.
The CIeverness u q Tutor in Turning I
Joke on n Scholar.

The Cleverness OF . Tutor in Turning q
Joke on n Scholar.
"My boy" said the examiner, in the
friendliest of tones, to a lad who had
just finished q piece of Latin prose, and
was about tremblingly to place the COM
position in the gentleman's hands, "my
boy, / looked over your shoulder while
you were writing; you have every rea-
son to be satisfied with yourself, and
with care will get q scholarship easily,
and a good class in Mods as we'll"
The examiner whose kind manner re-
assured the nervous boy had been sent
by the University of Oxford to test the
classical attachments of the Bath schol-
ars. He was six feet in height, very thin,
very tranquil, with that studied soft
ness which seemed to conceal a severity
which could be merciless. That side
of his character showed itself a few
hours later. Mr.. Escott describes the
exhibition in his book, Platform,
Press, Politics and Play
It was winter; the Avon was frozen
over, and examiner and examines were
skating over the surface, the former no
less at home upon steel-shod feet than.
in the teachers chair hearing a rAcita-
ton in Greek.
An overgrown lout, whose ignorance
in Greek grammar had been detected by
the examiner Thought be would OBJ
struct the examiners progress and send
him sprawIing. Fancying that his act
was not observed. he placed in the path
such obstacles as happened to he at
hand. Along swept the examiner, and
us he came to the obstruction, lifted
with q single stride his tail form across
the barrier
my young friend" he cried. ii q
voice heard by all. 'the next time you
want to play any of these monkey
tricks. try them on one Of your own
height. And now remember that you
have IN front OF you for tomorrow the
verbs IN Mi. which may present difficult
ties to you greater even than this truck
and broomstieks did to me-"
The laugh Y q turned on the i'll man
nered iads who, as his conquercr left the
river. shouted sThree chsers for the
examiner The man was N[r. Percigai,
fellow Of Queens college. Oxford. and
To-day bishop Of Hereford. Youths
Companies.
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mot Hy from the London season to New
( Pert, to Lenox. 70 AshevilIe, to Bermu-
9 da. als ia a year. They are rich enough
40 dress well and live well, but have no
notion Of marrying European noblemen.
Finally, the place is not wholly without
youIg men, and / do not wonder at it.
And. OIL there is brave gowning un-
! @IT tkc lispiug trees, never more brave
E-hen now in their lush green after the
nbzndant rains! There are pretty
dresses, and constant change and va
rie1y often, popping daily put of those
vast trunks to which Saratoga has given
its name. / do not know in ell the world
a better place to visit, IL one would see
pretty EaleidosccpieEeffect and flashes.
of color day after day. than Saratoga
Sec the gathering in the forenoon at one
of the springs. catch the gIinting lights
OF the afternoon carriage parade, sit out
the band concert in the evening and
wind up with a hotel hop in n Of those
vast 5O-acre affairs. and the eye win be
bewildered by confusing impressions of
limits and combinations Of fabric and
Slashing eyes and regal forms.
Mine was, ! know. though I'd seen it
all before. Yeti retain the memory OF
some Of the prettiest things. There are
the new ideas in blouses. as fresh from
Eosdon and Paris, some Of them, as the
hest shax Newport can show. / am not
apeuking now Of shirt waists and
hlnuaes. but Of the costumes built to
snatch. Bizarre effects in decorated
hndices certainly hndAapor. One OF the
most striking morning gowns the day
revealed was made Of canvas. che
hodiec was literally covered with alter
na4sng horizontal strips OF black velvet
glcaming with gems and Of frills Of soft
1ace. Tie sleeves were &c the new bell
muzzle-wristed. tight-arms and pulled
shsuldered variety: naad obi what q love
of & haf. simple as It was. with It's two
III black wings and weaiehpflace!
Another quaint and pretty bodice eff
fert il produced by lrn0tting a white
silk kerehief decked with yellow dots
Iaxt At The bust "a b rough blue cloth
gown. Below it Is q wide belt Of black
velvet. Bencath IL shows q neat white
shirt waist with many plaits Above i
ara : sfiR coIIa black tic and
asonahle hat
There IS another new bodice that i
peFg pretty and can be- worn equally
r'f with ans dark skirt tits simple
little affair "a white chiffon, with th5
bodice front han Loose over q tighl
hssrk esiVek coracIet. Across this chit
I0u Eron whieh Is finely bIaiAeds run
number III hcf en4aA hands Of blacl
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over their plump shoulders pretty tttle
6rab capes. or c1pes Of f~awn~eosored
cloth. They look wonderfully cute "a
~contfas with It's shining locks % hair
barea to the dew.
The hotel hops are not even yet as
lively as the5 viii be 10 August which
Is the seasons height here. 81 little later
Than Viewpoints. They are ~pieasanter
fhta iu the old days because thc great
naye of reform which swept over Sara
foea last year swept away the gamblers
and the hashy WOMEN who used 20 fol-
low their fortunes almost too ~conspicu-
ously. All the more room for the pret-
81 girl who isn't fashy, clad IN her
simple white gown, or the young mat
ron in her cleaning silks.
The prettiest ball gown have seen az.
vet was sufficiently magnificent for q
duchess. It was c~orn-colored yellow
satin, with a skirt almost entrain and
Little at to dance in. Tt was richly em-
broidered with pearls; there were wide
lapels Of yellow satin over an antique
corsage and from the square decollet-
age depended a fall Of gold lace. knott
ted with fresh roses. Itmade you think
Of "barbaric pearls and gold" So did
the great gold girdle worn by a slender
woman over a princess gown of pale
yellow-a girdle which was really two
girdles. one running fairly straight
about the waist, the other dropping
in front in Theodore fashion and bear
ing a huge pendule Of gold. The whole
affair had a splendidly heavy look.
There are many clever women whips
seen in Saratoga. clad usually in gar
ments rather Partisan than British,
after the Newport fashion: and this
fact makes the carriage parade finer as
a pageant than anything seen in the
city by the sea and gayer even than the
severely correct costuming of the au-
tumn coaching parades in New York.
a strong fayorite among the carriage
women is the carriage cape, and its
chosen color is apt to be fawn or a warm
gray with a tinge of red in it.
There is almost no horseback riding
in Saratoga, There is less bicycling
than one would expect to see, with such
pleasant environs and perfect roads. A
pretty recent addition to a bicycle out
fft is a tiny leather toilet bag, strapping
on the handle-bars and containing
comb, brush, powder box and puff and
a tiny mirror.
The white hat with dropping brim
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bodies at st. Paul, both Of these having
association with, or rather, growing out
Vt the former organization. The first
md older Of these is the Woman'a Relief
corps, composed Of wives, sisters.
mothers and daughters Of the veterans,
and the name suggests the object of
the body, it being TO afford suceor to old
soldiers and their families whenever
they may be in need. The president Of
the Woman's Relief corps is Mrs. Liza
beth A. Turner. Of Boston.
The other organization is the Ladies'
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Mrs. Catherine e. Hirst, Of Louisville,
president. Its scope u the same az that
Of the Woman's Relief corps, but any
soyal woman Is eligible to membership.
whether or NUT her father. brother. hts-
hand or son was a soldier III the late war.
Both Of these organizations are entirely
Independent Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic although they both meet at
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Americans as her senators-Henry Clay
and John j.. G~rittendon.
Tennessee numbered among f. -.
representatives james 4. Polk. whowas
then speaker, in the Twenty-lfth o .
gress. His post Office vas given a.
columbia, Mauray and Bedford co1n-
ties and his Washington residence as
sElliot's, the Pennsylvania avenue"
In the Ohio list of members is found
the name of Thomas Corwin. while
Louisiana had only three members IN
addition to her senators. The Washing
ton city address is given of one Of the
Representatives as "the 5 buildings.
These are now the dilapidated old
structures which stand on the southeast
corner Of New Jersey avenue and q
streetsoutheast, then a most fashionable
and a~ristOcratic locality.
John Upton appears as n of the
senator's from Indiana, while in the Mis-
sissippi column il is announced the two
members of the house. S. S. Prentiss and
T. J. Word, were elected by general
ticket" meaning a,vote of the people.
as the state had not then been divided
into congressional districts.
Illinois had but three representatives
Alabama i've, Missouri two, Arkansas
one and Michigan one. The delegates
were George w. Jones, Wisconsin ter.
ritory; Charles Downing, Florida, and
w. w. Chapman, Iowa.
Following the congressional lists aTs
several pages under the caption:
Board houses and members messes.
arranged in alphabetic order. Among
the larger hostelries mentioned were
browns hotel, built of best brick"
Beers Native American hotel" Me
~Gunnagel's, Knowles, on Mechanics
road, near Pennsylvania avenue"
'Union hotel, Georgetown, with bussca
leaving from city of Washington every
hour" and "Upperman's."
Next in order is an alphabetic list Of
senator's and representative in the COM
mittees of the senate and house. Henry
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Depends on the Amount.

IF | ever get hold Of Binks III thrash
him 50 that his OWE mother wouldn't
recognize him."
whats the matterTs
Hes been slandcring me. BE saws
that / beat him out Of Ave dollarr ~ /
poker game.~
"Not at all. I heard the remark nv
self"
"Then what did he say?y
HE said that you beat him out OF
$1,000 in a wheat deal.'
AOh, well, then Isnppose it'sal right
l could hardly believe that he was ths
kind OF man who would stand around
telling stories that reflected On me ~
that way."-Chicago Post.
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the same time with Il Tor the reasons
that most Of the memhers have relatives
who are members Of the grand army
and it Is q matter OF convenience that
the meetings be held at the same time
andjn the same city. The Ladies of Ske
Grand Army Of the Republic are espe-
ciallg strong in Pennsylvania, outnum-
bering the Woman's Relief corps in that
state. but the latter are much stronger
numerically throughout the United
States. Both organizations promise to
hold interesting meetings and to carry
out varied programmes.
The present officers Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic are Ivan NJ.
Walker, commander in chief; Irwin
Robbins, adjutant general, and A. J..
Burbank, quartermaster general; and
these officers are kept busy arranging
for the coming gathering. Q~uartermas-
ter General Burbank, whose headquar-
tiers r in Chicago, is especially active
in promoting the work and giving his
attention to its details.
Naturally enough, and as always is
the case in advance of the encamp-
ment, greatest concern focuses about
the selection of a successor to Com
mander in Chief Walker. Three candi-
dates are in the field and nominations
would seem to have closed. The asp;r-
ants for the place are +. S. Clarkson, of
Omaha; Daniel Il. Bo!lou, Of Rhode
Island, and John Linehan, of New
Hampshire. All of these men have ex.
cellent war records, and are worthy and
good citizens.
Mr.. Clarkson was originally from
Illinois, from which state he entered
the army in 1861. Going west after the
war he has ~prospered in business, he
being a very successful and astute
broker of Omaha. He would seem to
be the most formidable candidate for
the position. At last years encamp-
ment he was a candidate for command
er in chief. but the sentiment for Mr..
Walker was Sc strong that in the in-
terest of harmony he withdrew. There
is a widespread feeling among his COM
rades, especially in the west, that this
action. together with Mr.. Clarkson's
record as a soldier and citizen, entities
him to the distinction. All that mili-
tates against the success of Mr.. Clark
son is the fact that those of the past
five commanders in chief were western
men, but as an offset to this the wess
is the great recruiting ground of the
grand army. In this portion of the
country is greater enthusiasm, and the
preponderance of acquisitions to the
order is from the geographical region
which Mr.. Garrison represents. He is
a man about IS years of age, is affable
in manner, makes friends, and holds
them, and possesses in strong degree
those qualities which go to make up
the successful leader. He has courage,
tact, organizing qualities and knows
how to control himself as well as to
direct others. He has legions of friends
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Clay was chairman of the militia CON.
mittee, and James Buchanan of foreign
relations. MI. Calhoun was a member
of the house committee on Oregon ter
ritory. Tom Corwin, of Ohio, was q
member OF the judiciary committee and
John Quincy Adams chairman Of the
select committee on duelling.%
The directory toward the Close of thO
quaint little volume Announces that
Martin Van Buren,, of New York, il
president of the United States, at the
executive mansion; Richard NJ. John
son, Of Kentucky, is vice president Of
the United States and president Of the
senate, Capitol Hill; John Foresight
secretary of state, residence, the Penn.
Rylvania avenue; F. Grundy, United
States attorney, at Mrs. Cranes, the G
street; Levi Woodbury., secretary of the
treasury, Presidents square Lowell r.
Pourtett, the secretary of war; Mai.
Gen. Alexander Macomb, general Of the
army; James K. Paulding, secretary OF
the navy; Amos Kendall, postmaster
general"
Then follows the bureau chiefs, off,
GERS OF the senate and house of repre-
sentatiyes and the members of the SUI
preme court.
The latter are given as Roger b
fancy, chief justice. Baltimore, MIDI
associate justices: james Story, Salem.
Mass; Smith Thomson, New York; John
Mclean, Cincinnati, o.; Henry Baldwin.
Pittsburgh, Pa; John W. Wayne, Savan-
nah, Ca; Philip p. Barker, Gordonsville.
Va; john Katron, Nashville, Tenn. and
John Mckinley, Florence, Ala.
The list following is that OF "foreipn
ministers near the United States and
ministers and consuls Of the United
States abroad" and it is not nearly SO
formidable numerically as the list 81
the modern directories. We had no am.
bassadars in those days, very few min
isters and a little bit of a list of consuIs.
We were not ambitious in International
affairs but our government was devoted
wholly to the welfare Of our own people.
President Monroe had told the world
that we as a nation should attend
strictly to our own business, and had
warned all nations Of the old world ID
keep their hands of of this continent.
SMITH d. TRY
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GRAND Amy REUNION
xho Nnoampment at ST. Pen Is
Be Wen Attended.
-ams Of ehq Gent4emt4 who Desire IS
ne Commaader In pAle1-what u
Beins Done Tor tire C6mfnrt
o. the Veterans


Citizens Of st. Paul are deeply inter-
ested IN the approaching encampment
Of the Grand Army of the Republic. to
be held ia that city September Us next,
and are exerting themselves in effortto
make the occasion 4 memorable one, SO
fa1 as lies within their power to DO SO.
Members Of the Grand Army are look
ing forward to the meeting with de-
cided satisfaction, and they confidently
predict that il will be the largest gath-
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$50 you've broken your engagements
Ethel?"
e George was SO foolishly impetu-
Gus that he practically forced me Is IA
"In what way?"
Why, ne took everything 50 serious
y that I found 70 very likely Sc ex
pected to marry him II / permitted III
engagement to last any longer. some
men are SO foolish, you know. -ChcN
90 Evening Post.
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Not 0ulto satlaaad.

He-WiM you trust me, Fannie, dear?
She (nestling on bis manly bosom)--
With all my heart, with all my soul. with
all myself. Augustus.
He Ito himself, as he takes her ten
uerly in his arms)-Would to heaven
that ouw erem my tailort-Empire Home
Journal
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Nance-Jaek Merton proposes in this
letter. 4 wonder il he really loves me;
he has only known me a week.
THE Brother--0h, then, perhaps he
does-Tit-Bits