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Decorah-posten., 1896-10-06

VI be irife Sanger. iom er tilbage !
8Ortlono, orbsiesr BILLION, Burton us
5lnnuigan paaS aebierperiitsoet. 6eatb
e%riiUue er ! Smioitn Os Dalton er pnd
Stomagsrusrfheest. aan Wc8ermott,
iom Tom ira @tossoip. bliues ienot til
Stenbrnoosne. Wan beltptosr BAN ior
uoset, % osrior er ban Der.
Oct bnnoer unosrtibeu, at 8osterne
afrsser fin frsuse Dline % iladr en-
liosn Nasiiar al meo 5anserre; men
iaaonnt timeoes aloris ps Srl9noere.
Gnooa noar ri bar paa SDsebuisi,
hapoe &psterue Inlet msolioenoe Orb
for us. Te tor life, ON be pil. Soer
Time iaar ou Ssiss al en- 8ostsr, bpls
Ylt9t bet err at ia9tta9e big. San len.
Der 2pisi al fin 2antsrne 9jeunem
Galotgren, o. buts 5auasn, for at
binore at blioe prffet oerueo, bar
truffet Sengsteppet ouer Soueoet paa
fig, oil ban nGite MOrsen til StraI
blioe fat paa gano % 8rso. llnoer'
then bauoe jes penot mig mob Bergen
for life pluoietig at iaa 2%psitraalen
miot | Einene, % 8ostersn FOB ben Sa
itinne paa 8assen lise imuc nit 9(n'
iist, inotll jes paasnsoe.
Sire @anse ON Snseu bliper cine
8l9ber r~aniasebe, % buao Ieg oil fable
en- npsen &%aniasning icretases paa
alminoeli9e Sanger Ter San9e ON
Garet. 3enue Strai blep | port 9tl'
ieloe ioroUblet, ba Vi rauiaseoes buer
Waaneo. De piloe ia~nbipnlisuiS iiss,
at bet bar en- 5Uriistisbeosrssel for at
iorebpsss Gsmuing. Sab Os antase.
bet er 8inter. gu er | ct iieuoe frlot
Nunl, % T9uoerne baffer iom ct Tar
8aitaenetter. 8irfnlnsen paa Ell Mano
er poerit bemoralllerenoe, % ies nil
fable nsseu 8auiasnins uismmelis %
umenneifelig. 8eb en- Seili9beo /
CHATHAM unosif jee meo Sob % neppe
at bIipe iorsiuen al Msoicin, Icm iss
I'll.
Seq fan life sipe nosen 5ortlarins
oper, tporfcr iaa mango irife Sanger
er blepne gale; jes fan BLOT tenpiie til
ben baurOe Sebanolins, iom blir be
pplitiite Sanger fra Srlanb tilbel - en-
SuarDbeb, iom lille linbres ct gieblif.
Oite nua ies Uenote tilbase til min
geae, lasoe ies mig neo paa bet baarbe
@ulu, aanoelis % le9emlis %forfommen.
Den itaoise 5Orast, ou er @jenitano
for, be epinOelise B~eIalinser, be aanoes
lise spart os slas, iOm bu faar, iOr'
panolsr big til en- blso WaSie. Seq
fan life beifrtue bet. Seq blir ips,
uaar ies tanter paa oet".
(9ortlanb er en- lioen !Salrs pau
SpbtpIten al England. Gen er BLOT
9 Wil / Cmtreos % iorb,noes meo
5%aitlanoet ueo en- final 9anse. Gen
er me9et biersis, os Sapets Splser
laar itabis imob ben. Der fiubes
mastise stenbruo paa Salugen, %
berira er fommet Stenen til mango at
be furnemite 8psninser i 2onoon, iaGs
iom ct. 8aul.Sirfen os andre airter,
Summeriet Suuie nj. Il. s 184S bps'
sebes ct fort 5ansiel paa gitfanten }.
Decorah-posten., 1896-10-06
Dot 90 Jul.
Grfuriionerne

Ill oct aamIe eano CT MI oroneos. Sfrip els
ier bcIps @aibiaatou Namt yaSituaer les
partmemt, . sSatbinston stpe So., Wins
neapctie. Wium % beo ON Grturiiouss
Programmed. let erboloss trit 90 atper
aue cpipeuiuSsr ON Neiien.
Decorah-posten., 1896-10-06
Gfteriporaiel.

aan nosen gtpe mtg unoerrstntus ON,
hocr Better anoerion ~iOrtIOen rpbol0er Tia,
laa oil mau glgre mig en- tor Ileneits. 9eg
bar lite bsri ira ham paa 10 4ar. og oa pdr
bans aoresie: yiinueota, gpou &c.. Diiuu.
5orreiteH bar ban arbgtoet 4 Qar z. Niiu.
ueapollS. Wiiu Noresie or: Garl Nnoetiou,
Selptt, Nod Go. isis. "a
Decorah-posten., 1896-10-06

Get or MI en- Wanneb, fioen ies mooipa
Snmaltlnen "Suspenueu," o. ri bar prsust
ben. Miu Suiiru Tiger. at ben arbeioer lo'
m9rfet, % pi er pelriireos meo ben. 6rast
S1.25. Sipert \. Slaa, abererpmble,
Y. tai.
Decorah-posten., 1896-10-06
salt Giemo 0 no.
tiISalaS ener tiaets.

Ttucte. @t 9Oot W.uriteusbuS mso
@ &Rreiier % 600 8elIaasuhco. D{an
hen0euoer ia I'll e. Z. g8sisr I @lnHeibsii
Qouutp Bdnf. 5d2.
Decorah-posten., 1896-10-06
la Grippe

Rev. j.. b. Lockwood, IS M~aplewoOd Ave,
Germantown, Pa, havde sit 70. Aar
glentagne Anfald az Ia Grippe, efter-
fulgt al Nerve LammelSe, ledsaget az on
farlig, rystende FuruCmmclse Omkring
Harriet, Syimmclhed, Northumberland og
en- fuldst@ndig Nedbrydelse
af Legemskraften, iudtil han 0pgay alt
Haab ON at ~gjenytnde sin Sundhed. Han
tog DIR. Miles Restorative Nervine', Og
paa tire Tiger biev han helbredet. Salges
Of Apotekere under Garanti for, at f0rste
Flaske hjalper, cller Pcngene tilhagebe-
tales. En- Bog ON Nerveme Og Harriet
GRATIS. Tilskriy DIR. Miles Medical Co,
Elkhart, Ind,
mr. Miloc' 'Noryiuo" siengiver
uI. MII6S NEIVIH6 ...,Sundhed
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
Baltimore Markets.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. Colour dull, IN
changed-receipts, IA, 1O3 barrels; ex-
ports, o,436 barrels; sales, $50 barrels.
Wheat strong-spot and month, 81 Lii,
81 ,3S; September, 81 3-4a61 IS; Oc.
tober, g. Ia bid: december, 65 Ia asked
steamer No. . red, 30 bid-receipts, 80
5SS bushels, exports, 10000 bushels; took
1,317,TS1 bushels; sales, $1,000 bushels
Southern by sample, 60a63 IL; do.
on grade, 6Oa63. Corn firmer-spOt, month
and September, 2Sa2S Is; October, % IL
AIS b-S: year, % asked; steamer mixed,
2oa2o l-S-receipts, 159,6SO bushels; ex-
ports, %, q bushels; stock, 973 ,235 bushels;
sales, % 900 bushels-SOuthern white corn,
2Sa29; do. yellow, % 1-2a2S 1-2. oats
fASmer-NO. = white, new, 25a25 I-2; No.
2 mixed, Few, 23a23 1-2-receipts, "a
135 bushels; exports, none: stock, 34O,922
bushels: Rye firmer-No. . nearby, "a La
80; Western, 80 1-2a:'6-receipts, 12,7I6
bushels; exports, none; stock, 44,31O bush
els. Hay steady to firm-old choice tirno-
thy, $3.50 asked. Grain freights firmer.
steamer steady-steam to Liverpool, per
bushel, 3 4d., September; Cork, for
orders, per quarter, 3s., August and Sep
TENDER. Sugar steady, unchanged. Butter
firm-fancy creamery, 17a1S; do. imi,a.
ton, 14a15; do. Iadle, IL; good latile, IOa
IL; store packed, 7a9. Eggs-fresh, 10.
Cheese firm, unchanged. Whisky un-
changed.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
REFUSED HIM CITIZENSHIP.


Judge Cole Declines to Let Man
Vote Who Cannot Read.
Judge Cole of the District courts who,
q few weeks ago. refused to DaturaliZc
an Italian because the man admitted that
he did not understand the Constitution and
was unable to comprehend the form of gov
eminent existing here. made another rul-
ing yesterday in the matter OF an applica-
ton by a German for admission TO citizen
ship. tending to still further protect the
electoral franchise.
The applicant demonstrated that he was
unable to read English, whereupon Judge
Cole rejected his application. saying that
no one w as entitled to the rights of suffrage
who could not read the language of the
country
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
Engineer and Fireman Killed.

Carrollton, Ohio, Aug. 20.-An engine on
the Cincinnati, Columbus and Springfield
Railroad. hauling four cars of coal and n
caboose, jumped the track one mile south
OF here last evening. 1t rolled down the
embankment, striking two mammoth oak
trees. This prevented the cabOose, with
twenty-six section men aboard, from fol.
lowing. Joseph Kirk, engineer, and John
Hardesty. fireman, both of Canton, were
instantly killed.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
Presbyterian Y. T. U. In Session

Presbyteri Y. r. U. in Session.
Omaha, Neb.. Aug. 2O.-The eighth an
nual convention ofthe Young Peoples Union
of the United Presbyterian Church Of North
America opened formally here this morning
with an attendance estimated at 5000,
the largest 1t has ever had. The study pro-
gram was taken up after these officers had
been elected for the ensuing year and re-
ports read showing marked growth in mem
beers. Influence and funds:
President. John G. Quay, Denver. Colo;
secretary, Mrs. Mary Porter Kyle. South
field. Mich: treasurer, william j. Seward.
Parnassus, Pa; press committee, Rev. Ed
gar MacDill, Omaha
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
K. of p. Enca IN pment at Cleveland O

Il. of p. EncaInpment at Cleveland, o.
The Columbia and Union division dele
cations will leave via 3. & o. X. X. at
$40 p. M, August %, occupying special
through coach, arriving at Cleveland at
1880 a. M, next morning. For tickets
call on ]. c. Yost, 715 Ninth street; W. g.
Lown, Seventh street and Maryland avenue
southeast; and Louis Hartig, 1901 Seventh
street northwest. Tickets will also be
sold for trains August % to "a, good to
return 9th to 31st. Rate $1467 for the
round trip. au21-2t
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Reduced Rates to

Reduced Rates to Cleveland and Re-
turn via Pennsylvania Railroad.
On account OF the biennial encampmenr
of the Knights of Pythias ut Cleveland,
August % TO 80, the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will sell August % to "a, round trip
tickets at rate of $14.67, good to return
August 81 to 81. au20 II
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21

SI.25 to Baltimore and Return
Via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. All
trains August % and %. Valid for return
until following Monday. au2O-4t
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Money to Lean.

At 6 per cent on approved real estate in
the District OF Columbis. The Times Real
Estate Bureau, Tenth and Pennsylvania.
avenue north west.
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ADJUSTMENTS.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
HERMAN AND Managers
EDW ARD II. ALLEN. 80. Resident Manager
Opening of the Regular Season,
MONDAY EVENING. AUG. "a.
Magnificent production of Zebul, as Beau
tiful Opera,
"AMORIrA."
By the Emma X. Steiner Gaiety Opera Co.
Chorus of 10 Voices and an Orchestra OF ~
Musicians.
The following scale OF prices will Re main-
tanned throughout the seasot:
Orchestra Chairs, Row y to X, inc,usive..s5c
Orchestra Chars, remainder ...-...-.-.....5O
Orchestra Circle first ) rows soc
Orchestra Circle remainder 25c
BALCONY 22.jc
Gallery 1Jc
NoTE-A good reserved seat on - 1oor. 2oc.
Box office opens Thursday, Aug. % 3 Il. IN.
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COUNTRY BOARD.

w ANTED-A few more boarders: resi-
tience Z miles west Of warreDton, Va,
pure spring water; mountain air an isceuery:
S4 per week for ADULTS. 81. 80 for children.
Address r F .Muffett, Shade, Fauquer 20,
Va aulS-I4t
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For SALE-LOTS

=, = - 49,
inrton, near Met. car line; will sell for
29c; big bargain. Address BONANZA, this
office. s.ia au1 S-6t-em
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FOR RENT-suBuRBAN,

FOR RENT-On Congress Heights, IN
line Of new electric road, Groom cot
tage; acre of ground; plenty of fruit and
shade trees; stable and carriage house,.
month Address OWNER, this office.
au19-3t
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Cotton.
New York Stock Market.

Furnished by Seymour Bros, ba nix
ers and brokers. members OF New
York stock Exchange. Washington
office, Rooms 3 and Ia, Sun Building.
T. A, Brpen, ma mayer.
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2Jc CHAPEL POINT. csc. -
40 MILES FOR 25c. SATURDAY, AUG. -
The palace steamer Harry Randall will
IN axe her last trip of the season from the
River View wharf at s a. IN. Returning, ar
rive in Washington NJ 10 pm.
+ ne salt water bathing. fishing and crab
Hotel BeIieview now open Terms, S. So s..
and SIS ser week aug103t
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
POSTOFFICE NOTICE

Should tie read daily by all Interested
as changes may occur at any time.
Foreign mails for the Week, ending
August %, close promptly at this oilcs
Is follows.
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21

FOR SALE-BICYCLES.
FOR SALE a line bicycle. At 939
Golden ST. sw. Price, $2s. 1t
The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-21
wANrED-Lors.

WAMTED- Private party wants &
611IdinE s1ot IL, e. fsonfs !. bekWeen l7tS
and 2Oth, uorth Of N e; not over Sc FOOT.
I6dross TINES REAL EaTATE BURExU
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wANTED-HOCSES.

w ANTED-HOuse. bet. 5th and 10th,
q ana l. SITS. Address IT'S 10th NV.
aulS-3tem
WANTED-For an Inn. ediai @ ca sn pur.
,naser. house between 5000 and
$6,5OO; north of X and west Of 18th ST.
Call Oraddress THE TIMES REAL ESTATE
BUREAU, GorneT lOtn and Pa ave.
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SITUATIONS rvANTEp-rEMAEE

SITUATIONS vvANTEp-FEMA ALE.
WANTED BY "a co,ored girl from
country, place rs cock; will stay 1T
night and try TO please. L. C., this office.
aus lot =
wANTED-BS lady living in country,
place seamstrcsS in private family
Apply MISS ALMA BERRY, Waldorf.
Md. -l.--,. au2l-2t
WANTED BY a trustworthy yourg
woman, work as chaniberna id or
clerk: win try 10 please; refs a j.,
this office. au21-3t
wANTED-A widow, Young. inieili-
gent and experienced, wishes position
as honsekeefer or companion. J. II; >,
WANTED \ widow. GOO; plain cOos
anu sean,stress, would do light house
work: no wishing; small wares: city or
country. Address RELIABl E.this Office II
w ANTED BY colored woman, place
to TO general hpuscwork, cook, wash
and iron. Address 1927 I'd st. sw 1t
wANTED-By respectable colored
girl, place as chamberinaid or assist n
general houscworS; good ref 629 l. st.
NV. Item
WANTED -situationb by young woman,
rs chaInbe rnaid and seamstrcSs or
waitress:. first class refs. Call or adj
dress 343 2Ist ST. NV au20- Stem
ANTED-rlain washing to take
home. by MRS. GREGORY, 461 c
st. NV au2O-3t
w ANTED-Situat by first class
White woman tsctllcdi; cook; no wash
ing. Y. T., this office. au20-3t
w A NTED-By widow, situation as
nurse 10 invalid lady or children: orclcrk
in office: good ref. Box III, this office
w A NTED-An educated widow wo.id
sew, teach, or teach music on piano for
boa rd and small wages. Mrs. BROwARD.
1919 18th st. NV. au1s-6t-em
w A NTED-First-c class cook would
Ike place in boarding house: good refs.
1927 9Th NV. au1S -3t-em
SITUATIONS yANTED-MALE
WANTED young colored man.
man. or waiter; refs. 7. b.. this Office.
au21-3t
w INTELLECTUAL white man wants
work; Understands care of horses; has
clerke<i in grocery and driven horses,
any honest work acceptable; references
ROUZEE, 1906 Sd 81. Sc. au211t
wANTED-By young colored man
place as nouseinan, waiter, driver, or
anything. 446 n st. INV. 1t
w ANTED By nice. respectable young
lily or in restaurant. Call or address 91S
Sd st. NV. II
w A NTED-By coiored boy, place of
any kind; good ref, Address 2l1 f st.
NV. Item
NTED Position by young man Of s
years experience, III dry goods or cloth
ing. Address. N. NJ. this Office. Item
w A NTED-Situation by good driver
and gardener: German; with references.
G g. No. 62si st.nw. au1 8 3t-em
~ A NTED-Byn young mau with over
two Years experience, place in plumb
Ing shop. Address e. B. A, this office
au19-3t,em
" a NTED Bye az well-recommended
licensed engineer and steam filter, Il
situation Address s. II. c., this office.
au1S-3t-em
" A NTED-EDergetic young man de-
sircs position as shipping clerk or in
office; moderate salary. Box z. this office.
au1 S-3t-em Ca
RECRUITS WANTED.
w A NTED For u. s.. Army, able
bodied unmarried men, between the
ages of 81 and 80; citizens Of the United
States; of good character and temperate
habits: who can speak, read, and write
English. For information apply, preferably
nv letter, to RECRUITING OFFICER, Wash
ington Barracks. d; C., or Fort Myer, Va.
tu& to oct1
FOR SALE-BICYCLES.
FOR SALE \ line bicycle. AT s39
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wANTED-BICYCLES.

WANTED Bicycles, high grade, SO,
lady ana gents; will exchange lot n
Laurel, Nd, for same. Address A. B.,
this office. au20-1t,em
WA NTED-Lady's bicycle, .2s-inch
wheel, maroon color, 90, In good
condition. Address C. Il. MARTIN, 7tb st.
and Va ave. sw. Item
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RECRUITS WANTED.

w A NTED Fer II. S., Army, able
bodied unmarried, men, between the
ages of 81 and 80; citizens Of the United
States; of good character and temperate
habits: who can speak, read, and write
English For information a pply, preferably
nv letter, to RECRUITING OFFICER, Wash
ington Barracks, d; C., or Fort Myer, Va.
tu&f- to Oct1
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FOR EXCHANGE.

WILL EXCHANGE new 500 hi
cycle, never used, for horse, harness.
and buggy Address BONITA, this office.
au19- Stem
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SUMNER RESORTS.

SUMNER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY-Excellent &C.
Communications at No. 80 North New Jer
sey avenue at 81 day. au19-3t-em
JOHNSON HOUSE. Colonial Beach,
First class board and rooms; terms
reasonable. aust 4t-em
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| FOR SALE-Cigar store and news
| stand, 200 New York ave-, doing
| gcoi business; laundry agency; pays rem;
! owner compelled to leave city 23d.
lul9-3t
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03
THE HARVEST TRAMP.

The growing Importance of the tramp
question, and the methods advocated
to check the evil, has now become So
cial problem of the first magnitude.
The restraints of fixed residence, the
ease in which transportation can be
stolen from the railways and the in
dustrial depression of the last few
years have combined to encourage mi
gratory habits among class whose
fortunes are chronically precarious.
In the summer and fall months the
Northwest is peculiarly attractive to
the tramping gentry. The reason for
this is not far to seek. Each year, when
harvest begins, glowing accounts are
sent broadcast over the land detailing
the inducements held out to laboring
men in the wheat fields. Exaggerated
tales of the scarcity of labor and the
high wages paid, naturally attract Ia
boring men from all parts of the coun-
try anxious to repair their, financial
difficulties. Employment agencies, with
the aid of the railways offering low
rates, help to swell the ranks of the
work seekers by dispatching them to
distant points for small office fee, fire.
quently the last dollar being taken.
The result of this influx of unskilled
labor, depending on one industry for
the means of subsistence, is that the
supply greatly exceeds the demand,
and, having no other avenue of en-
ployment open, the "harvesters" must
retrace their steps back, and, as is most
always the case, being penniless and
friendless the sole means Of doing it is
by tramping. Necessity can obey no
law but self-preservation, and when
they resort to the petty depredations,
characteristic of the genus hobo, they
but follow natural instinct.
The state, with it's loud boasting of
big crops and high wages, is the re-
sponsible source of the tramp nuisance.
She invites labor within her borders,
but fails to employ it when it arrives.
Far from friends and resources there
is no alternative for the workless
worker but the hard lot of a tramp,
and when abuse is heaped upon him
people seldom think of the conditions
that saps his self respect and embitters
his life. MIC.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03
RICHES AND TROUBLE.

Many people in either moderate or
humble circumstances are apt to envy
the good fortune of the rich when they
see them going by in their handsome
equipages, and to regard them as the
favored ones of fortune.
For the moment they are apt to think
that no such thing as sorrow or grief
or unhappiness can enter such dwell
ings where there is such an unlimited
command of everything that can satisfy
human wants and crafty human tastes.
It is often asked what good purpose
it can serve to uncover the household
secrets of such families as those of the
Vanderbilts and the Wilson's, as they
have been disclosed in the newspaper
discussions of their infelicities during
the past few weeks, growing out of
marriage to which one of the families
interested was opposed. There are
many reasons for thinking that it is
matter of no public concern whatever.
On the other hand, it may serve good
purpose to show that riches are no bar
rier to the ordinary sorrows, griefs and
disappointments. Pride is one of the
invariable accompaniments of riches,
and in direct ration to the wealth en-
joyed. When this pride or family van
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03

power is vested in the governor alone.
He may pardon a criminal without
assigning any reasons for so doing.
Though as rule the grounds upon
which his decision is based are made
public. A bill was introduced and
passed in the last legislature which
sought to take from the executive the
power of pardon, and creating Board
of Pardons, allowing pardons to be
granted by the board alone, upon the
presentation of new evidence of an
extenuating nature. This bill is in the
hands of the people of this state, and is
to be decided at the. polls in November.
This is step in the right direction.
Let us have a board of pardons, by
all means. ADVISOR.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-09-03
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC.

''And We'll rally round the flag boys
Well rally once again,
Shouting the battle cry of freedom
OF all that grand army of the first
Napoleon, there lives today but one
survivor to tell the story of campaigns
that shook the nations to their centres
and bade every crowned head of Eu-
rope tremble with fear. OF our own
little Colonial army that flung its def
ance in the face of King Georges Reg
ulars, that wrested from the BritOn's
grasp the fairest of his provinces and
founded for posterity this great repub-
lie of ours, there remains none to tell
the tale Of hardships endured, of bat
ties fought and won, Of victory at last
and freedom gained. But yesterday
through the streets of st. Paul, marched
veterans no less heroes, survivors of
our own Civil war, veterans of the
greatest of modern conflicts, war up
on which nations of the earth looked
in awe, a war of brothers, right against
wrong, war for the preservation of
the Union and her sacred Institutions
And though the smoke of battle has
long since cleared away, the roar of
cannon ceased to reverberate, though
the grass grows green on thousands of
heroes graves and over parapets where
once met in mortal combat the blue
and the gray, grateful memory lives and
to the old soldiers we dOff our cap. A
grateful nation does them homage and
we'll she may. Each succeeding en-
campment but proves the love and
honor cherished by a people for their
brave country's defenders and each
year as the old "war horse" dons his
uniform and limps along beneath bull
let torn and blood stained battle flags,
there is impaired lesson in patriotism
that bids the pulse beat faster and
swells the breast of many an untried
hero. Long live the G. A. R.! Long
live the Union!
However, as again the boys rally to
the sound of martial music, the fact
that their ranks are growing less, be-
comes more and more apparent. Com
rades are missing, they no longer an
swer to the roll-call; mustered out to
join their comrades gone before, and
as their depleted lines pass in solemn
review we drop a silent tear for the
old battle-scarred veterans that have
dropped out to the call of ''taps" never
again to answer the reveille until that
great day when battle fields shall give
up their dead; when there shall be no
North, no South, no blue no gray.
lCONOCLAST