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The next speaker was Charles F. Sheriff,
Commander of the National Association of
Ex-Prsolers OF War. He gave a vivid
description of Lie at Salisbury Prison In
contrast with those days, Comrade Sheriff
held up the sensational accounts of the
misery of the soldiers i'm camps of to-day
He denounced the attacks upon Secretary
Alger, whom he characterized by saying
he was as brave soldier as carried gun.
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The National AUXILIARY.

The National Auxiliary of Ex-Prisoners
of War, in Convention in Mechanics Hall.
elected the following officers: Pres. Mrs.
Linhart, Pittsburg; S. V.-P.. Mrs. Gordon,
Minneapolis. Mimi; J. V. p. Mrs. Price.
Minneapolis. Mimi; Sec, Mrs. Lottie u.
McCaffrey; Treas, Mrs Hutchinson
Allegheny, Pa; Conductress, Mrs. Gil
christ. Allegheny, Pa; Guard, Mrs. Craig,
Pittsburg; Counselor, Mrs Patterson
Pittsburg. Executive Committee. Mrs.
Sheriff. Allegheny: Mrs. Jones, Pittsburg:
Mrs. Horn Steubeuviile o.
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EDITORIAL NOTE.-The author in the next
installments will relate some amusing in
cidents of hospital life. and tell interesting
facts about Mcclei.an's great army and its
movements South.
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SECRET SERVICE,
BY CEN. LAFAYETTE C. BAKER.
First Chief Service of the United States
Illustrated; Bound in Leatherette; aee PAGES.

HIS GRAPHIC STORY GEN. BAKER
dlscoes in complete narrative the history of
the war in and about the National Capital The work
comprises 1913 octave pages printed in large type, with
in the story No one who has written from behind
the scenes better qualified than Gen. Baker to treat
OF this phase of the great conflict Many things here
printed have never before been disclosed 1t is known
that while the Union armies their enemies under the
rebel flag the field the men who were attempting to
destroy the Union were busily engaged the
IN efforts to undermine the authority of the Government
by plot. OeceptIOn and &c
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the Capitol and White House Washington
The
and forth the border line of the the tangled
mshes plot and counterpart unraveed
mail the of supplies
the secret ntnges OF Northern ympath with
places The a
explained The operations guerras illicit traders are
gwen with names OF and
FINALLY the greatest and last OF the which in
OF Abraham Lincoln of particulars
completeness of incident not to be found
This will find and we have nren,red
popular edition of which shall explained hand
ey bound IN ieatheree and contribution the history the
which should
$3.50 cloth, and printed from the same plates
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the 0 Grants
The result the magnificent volume of $50
offer
greatly enhance lis historic value The
bound al leathetee suitable for
Those OF subscribers who have
Mr. Richardson know his literary will
he therefore, needs special do
like To that
they take
withdraw when we nd it dose
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during friendship, such n spirit of self
sacrifice, and such noble and grateful
hearts as among the soldiers.
ITO be continued)
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SCENES IN WASHINGTON.

number of men from whom had re :
ceIyed packages, money, etc, before 90
ing into battle, and who reached Wash
ington two days before | did, had come ia
the conclusion that they had taken a
pretty sure way OF sending those precious
things to Richmond. and therefore NV ar
Iivai was rather an important event. and
i was greeted with hearty welcome.
My first duty was 10 attend TO those
dying soldiers requests. which | did inn
mediateiy by writing 10 their friends and
inciosing the articles which ! had re-
ceived from the hands OF those loved ones
who were now cold in death
Washington at that time presented :,
picture strikingiy illustrative of military
life IN its most depressing form. To use
the words of Capt. Noyes: There were
straggiers sneaking along through the
mud inquiring for their regiments. wan
derers driven i'm by the pickets, some with
guns and some without, while everyone
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sHERE ARE ONLY TWO PERSONAL HISTORIES
'of Gen. Grant worthy the term one is this volume by
Richardson The circumstances attending the writing of this
book were peculiar The original work was done in 1872
and Mr. Richardson went to Ohio where he spent several
months with Gen. Grants family and friends collecting
material from original sources receiving verbal
and having access to all necessary documents which he
worked up with the for which he was noted as an
author Finally he submitted the proofs Of his work after
1t was In type to Gen. Grant himself who revised and
corrected It, 1t very properly therefore, bears the title,
"A Personal History"
After the death of Gen. Grant Mr. Fletcher one of the
editors OF the Hartford Courant employed by the
original publishers to revise and brine the work down tn
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

The author, a native of New Brunswick
but inspired by love of the Union, at the
outbreak of the civil war goes to Wash
ingtOn, engages as nurse TO the soldiers,
leaving for the field of Bull Run with the
army. During the battle she aids the
wounded.
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FURTHER Rd!SHAPS TOSI AND SHORTY.
BY JOHN McELROY,
illustrated with Hundreds OF Illustrations by kIemroth
449 PAGES: Leatherette Cover.

ORPORAL 81 KLEGG AND HIS COMRADE
Shorty have become historic characters. They are the
embodiment of the patriotic Union soldier who went into
in 1861 and fought through the war to the finish
Their experiences form those of the raw recruit and in
the course of time the seasoned veteran. They pass
through the vcissitudes of the unwecome discipline
incident to the transformation of country boy into
soldier
They encounter the dangers of the battlefield and
the WEAKNESS of the tresome march, Under all these
circumstances these boys do their part manfully,
having their ups and DOWNS their hard times and their
good times, with succession of comca blunders bril-
liant achievements and stirring adventures which make
up the panorama of soldiers daily life
Several new characters introduced in this volume
Among them may be mentioned the Jew Spy and
Deacon klegg, his pap" who visits the army to
see the boys, and falls into many trying places from
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b fill 90 good 19r1une combined eNrleate HIM and he
luh OF experiences relate smother
This book will be keen by those
ceved volume the early
under the title OF Corporal Kg This
OF the same story although of different period
Alexander Dumas Charles Lever a
descriptive OF soldiers life than here presented
Further MHhap 10 ST and Shorty"
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-18

them as playing part in the contest for
trade now going on between the north
and the south.
In Massachusetts, eyery,child between
the age of eight and fourteen years must
attend school at least 30 weeks in the
year, and in towns where there In In
struction In the use Of tools or manual
training or an industrial education OF
any kind In connection with the schools,
the age is extended to Is years. Two
weeks Is the limit OF absence. A parent
or guardian can be fined for permitting
further lack OF attendance. An en-
ployer is liable 10 heavy penalty for
permitting children 10 work without
the requisite educational certificate.
A thorough system of truant officers
and inspectors Is provided, and an ear
nest effort IL made 10 rigidly enforce
the law.
There are 90 sections TO the chapter
covering inspection, 30 sections cover
ing the educational part of the law and
so sections in the act OF 1894 "regulat-
ing the employment OF labor"
A part Of one section Is herewith re-
produced verbatim that the reader may
understand the minute details dealt
with in these laws. threads in part:
No minor under rs years OF age and no
woman shall be employed In laboring In
any manufacturing or mechanical estab-
lishmont more than ten hours In any one
day, except as hereinafter provided In this
section, or when n different apportionment
OF the hours OF labor II made for the sole
purpose OF making a shorter days work
for one day OF the week; and In no case
shall the hours OF labor exceed 5s In n week.
Every employer shall post In n conspicu-
Gus place I'm every room where such per-
sons are employed n printed notice stating
the number OF hours work required OF
them on each day OF the week. the hours OF
commencing and stopping such work. and
the hours when the time or times for din
ner or other meals begins and ends. or In
case OF establishments exempted from the
provisions OF this act. the time, n any,
allowed for dinner and other meals; the
printed form OF such notice shall be fur
nished by the chief OF the district police
and shall be approved by the attorney-gen-
erai: and the employment OF any person
for n longer time In any day than
that stated shall DO deemed viola
ton OF this section. unless II appears
that such employment II 20 make up
for lost time on some previous day
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-18

he had aid the words, I think We IN
agreed with him. For IL was not only
piece Of stout, seamanly good feeling;
il was good policy besides. and showed
our enemies that we despised their
cannonade.
All through the evening they Kept
laundering away. Ball after ball Aew
over or fell short, or kicked up the sand
in the Enclosure; but they had to FIRE
SO high that the shot fell dead and
buried itself In the soft sand. We had
popped in through the roof of the log
house and out again through the floor.
we soon got used to that sort Of horse
play and minded Il no more than
cricket.
There Is one thing about all this"
observed the good captain; "the wood
in front of us Is likely clear. The ebb
has made a good while; our stores
should be uncovered. Volunteers to go
and bring In pork"
Gray and Hunter were the first to-
come forward. Well armed, they stole
out of the stockade. but IL proved o.
useless mission. The mutineers were
holder than we fancied. or they put
more trust in Israel's gunnery. For'
four or five of them were busy carry,
ing off our stores. and wading out with
them TO one of the gigs that lay close
by. pulling an oar or so TO hold her
steady against the current. Silver was
In the stern-sheets In command; and
every man Of them was now provided
with a musket from some secret maya
zine Of their own.
The captain sat down TO his log. and
here Is the beginning Of the entry:
Alexander Smoilett. master David Live
sey, ships doctor: Abraham Gray. carpen-
ter's mate: John Trelawney. owner, Jonn
Hunter and Richard Joyce. owners serv-
ants. landsmen-being all that Is left faith
full OF the ships company-with stores for
ten days at short rations. came ashore this
day. and few British colors on the log
house In Treasure island. Thomas Red
ruth. owners servant. landsman. shot by
the mutineers; James Hawkins. cabin
boy"
And at the same time was wonder
Ing over poor Jim Hawkins fate.
A hail on the land side.
Somebody hailing u.s." said Hunter.
who was on guard.
Doctor! squirrel captaini Halo.
Hunter. is that your" came the cries.
And / ran TO the door In time TO see
Jim Hawkins, safe and sound. come
climbing over the stockade.
FRO BE Continued
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-18
SHE SAVED HER BICYCLE
A Louisville Physician Tells Why His
Bin Was Cut Down.

Had IL been a man." said one OF
Louisville's bestknown physicians, Il
should have known what TO do. But a
woman Is a conundrum in herself and
in a majority of her actions.
II had been attending in the family
for weeks. / patched the husband up
after his almost fatal Misunderstanding
with the trolley car. / saw the young
wife through serious illness. After
months had expired L sent most rea-
sonable bill with modest hint that
was In need of some money. II seems
that 1 could not have selected more
inopportune time for this gentle dun.
The husband was lamenting the aggre-
gate of family bills and the paucity OF
the family purse. There was a contin-
nous and unending call upon his slender
resources that had become maddening.
He would pay the doctor, who had been
faithful and considerate, but there he
would draw the line for some time TO
come. They must retrench, and as GUS
todian of the purse strings he would see
that they did retrench.
when the wife came to settle she
was visibly depressed. II ! would only
cut the bill in two she would pay il at
once. One OF the most potent pleas in
her behalf was two tears just ready to
start and just perceptible quivering
of her pretty lips. The other was a
pressing need of ready money on my
part. I'm not Napoleon of finance, by
any means. So wrote n receipt In full
and accepted so cents on the dollar.
'sThen the little woman fairly danced
In her glee. She waved q handful of bills
triumphantly above her head and said,
exultantly: Now / can pay the install
ment on my bicycle. / was almost wild
for fear l was going TO lose it, l gave
her as good an imitation Of laughing AS
circumstances would permit, but IL wns
a mighty good thing that she was not
man. Post
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aEcooNIrIoN.

no song n ever vain: the shyest bird
Whess melody II sweet rs not unheard.
The nightingale. In ioneiiest woodland
In ns'er beyond thu charmed ears OF men
And. soon or late. the worlds outreachans
hand
r'aas s..s each ,. =. so~sr that bloom. in
Nor oceans depths. nor arctic SHOWS can
hold
Secure tho secret OF their treasure gold.
Think not to be o'eriooked; mankind h
wise
And naught of value long escapes tn eyes
Each day. In cot or palace. from your
birth.
the world has paid you all 1t found you
worth
II you have missed the goal toward which
you yearned.
Be sure OF this: the goal has not been
earned.
Men may be false. but man IN ever true,
And man 70 man still metes his honest due
Who rails at fate but mocks his own ~
treat.
Who weeps at fortunes frown" admits
defeat,
And. yielding. marks his great unworthi-
ness.
For failure never yet deserved success.
The world Is jealous. but the world is Just,
And gold In bought with gold and dust with
dust.
To every worthy name In given renown.
On every royal head 10 placed a crown.
e o. Laughiin. In Washington Home
Magazine.
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rhe Incrrdibio Truth.

The only instance have ever heard Of
smuggling by anyone on n big scale was
the case of n traveller who had brought
from Cuba large quantity of cigars for
bis own smoking. He was honest up TO
q certain point; for. on being asked by
the customs officer II he had anything TO
declare. he pointed to his portmanteau,
saying: THAT Is full of cigars" ''Oh.
dare say" said the official. laughing.
and. writing his cabalistic hieroglyphics
IN chalk. let him go free. Iregret 10 say
that the travellers honesty was not
proof against such n temptation TO
e,ade the proper duties.-Nineteenth
Century.
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had never SO much as looked at their
fallen comrade, though he was not
dead, and / could see him trying TO
crawl away.
Ready" cried the squire.
'lIoldl" cried the captain, quick as
an echo.
And he and Redruth backed with a
great heave that sent her stern bodily
under water. The report fell in at the
same instant of time. This was the
first that Jim heard, the sound Of the
squire's shot not having reached him.
When the ball passed, not one of us
precisely knew; but l fancy IL must
have been over our heads. and that the
wind of II may have contributed TO our
disaster.
At any rate, the boat sunk by the
stern. quite gently. In three feet of wa
ter, leaving the captain and myself,
facing each other, on our feet. The
other three took complete headers, and
came up again. drenchcd and bubbling.
So far there was no great harm. No
lives were lost, and we could wade
ashore In safety. But there were all
our stores In the bottom, and, 10 make
things worse, only two guns out Of
five remained In a state for service.
Mine had snatched from my knees and
held over my head, by n sort Of instinct.
Az for the captain, he had carried his
over his shoulder by bondoleer, and.
like wise man, lock uppermost- The
three had gone down with the boat
To add TO our concern we heard voices
already drawing near us In the woods
along shore; and we had not only the
danger of being cut Off from the stock
ade in our half-crippled state, but the
fear before us, whether II Hunter and
Joyce were attacked by half n dozen
they would have the sense and conduct
to stand firm. Hunter was steady,
that we knew; Joyce was doubtful
case--a pleasant, polite man for valet,
and to brush ones clothes, but not en-
tirely fitted FOR n man-of-war.
With all this In our minds, we wnded
ashore as fast az we could. leaving be-
hind the poor jolly-boat, and n good
half Of our powder and provisions.
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U.,ns More American Clothes.

As the result of the Dingley duty on
wool and woolens the export by Bel
GUM of wooden goods TO the United
States, with the exception of cloth for
covering billiard tables, has been prac-
tically annihilated. From verviers, the
wooden center Of Belgium, the exports
TO America In the first three months of
1897 amounted 10 $3i7.0o2, against s3f,-
75s for the first quarter OF 1893. Tho
time Is coming when all the woolens
used In America. apart from few
specialized fabrics such "a Belgian bill
lard cloth, will be made In America.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-18

There II n little girl living out on TIL
den avenue who Is rapidly causing her
fathers hair TO assume the color of the
driven snow.
The other day she looked up at him
from between his knees, and asked:
"Papa, was II n wise person who said
the good die youngT"
eyes," said the musing man, "I guess
So"
"weil," she went on, aiser thinking
Il over for some time, "I'm not 80 much
surprised about you; but I don't see
how mamma ever managed TO get
growed up."-Clevelsnd Leader.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1898-06-18
COTTON PROBLEMS.
Northern Mill Owners Complain of
Legislative Restrictiohs.
Southern Factory Managers Not
Hampered ny Limitations Placed
Upon Hours OF Labor, Ages
OF Operatives, Etc.

"when the Massachusetts, legislature
stops trying 10 run the cotton mills of
this state, and let's us conduct our own
business in our own way, then we can
cope with any competition on this side
OF the Atlantic" said a manufacturer
at the conclusion of a talk about con-
ditions, north and south.
Justthe the door to his Office opened,
as IL swung by cautious hand, slen-
performed girl of about IS years en-
tered, approached the desk timidly, and
with half frightened though pleasant
smile said: Mamma wishes to know IL
we can have the house on the hill"
1T isn't empty yet" answered the
mill man. without taking the trouble to
look up.
"But IL will be empty Saturday" she
replied, still trying 10 smile.
Then Saturday will be the time to
see about it,"
Turning away she meekly murmured,
in voice hardly audible: Mamma
thought there'd be no harm in speaking
ahead for It,"
This incident is not given as indicat-
ing the temperament OF the average
mill man, for as a rule they were found
TO be kind and considerate. 1t is re-
lated because IL Is true, and shows the
disregard of feeling in some instances.
Labor Laws.
Massachusetts is the highest type OF
civilization in guarding the welfare of
its laboring people, young or old. The
laws upon the statute books of that
commonwealth are not matter of sud
den creation, but the result of evolution.
So many safeguards do they throw
about the employed that they are in n
measure obnoxious 20 the employer,
and many complained most bitterly of