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dis work. CAN'T get anybody else to do it
put you. Pm going to take you over to %
CABIN, Were you'll pc out of sight | want
You to rush dat work drough as vast "a de
Lord IL let you. After you get it done you
gan 90 where Won dam blease so long as YOU
don't let de Cheneral set eyes on You. I've
safed your life, INT m going to drust to your
honor to blay fair init me. Help me oud, do
your work rigid, unit den neffer let me see
you again
"Of course, I played fair. I asked no
questions, you pet, apout de poor teffil he had
put in my blaze. l worked all dat night, unit
all de next day getting his bapers in de pest
possible shape, unit in making copies off dem
vor Cheneral Rosecrans, which / sduck pc
hind de chimney in de CABIN. Along in de
morning heard de drums beating as de men
we're marched out to witness de execution.
1t made my heart thump a little. but kept
on scratching away NIT my pen for life unit
death. Den de drums stopped beating for
awhile, unit den dey begun agin. Den I
heard voliey dat made me shiver all ofer.
Den de drums beat as de men we're marched
back to DER camps. Ii hat hat dime I
think l should hat Wanted. Towards efening
| bat got efferything in virst-glass shape. De
Adjutant- Cheneral gone in. He looked Offer
de bapers In very satisfied way, yolded dem
up, checked off vrom list memorandum
OIL de bapers he had gifen me to copy unit
compile, saw dat hat gifen dem all pack to
him. Den he looked me sdraighd in de eye
unit said:
Now Chew, dere's no use of my saving
anyding to you. You heard dat volley dis
morning, unit Understood it. Meier let me OF
de Cheneral lay eyes on you again. You haf
done your part all rigid, and unit 1 mine.
Good-by"
" He dock his bapers unit walked out off de
CABIN. As soon as he was gone snatched
de copies dat hat hidden pehint de chimney,
sduck dem here unit dere into my CLOSE. unit
STARTED for de outer lines
u made my way to house where knew
I'd Wind some men who had SECUTED NIT me
before. / knew dey might pc SUSPICIOUS off
me, put L could get dem to 90 along by bre-
tending to hat orders vrom Headquarters for
SCOUT l got to de house DIV morning,
| wound some Of dem here, gethered up some
more, unit haf peen riding arount all day,
looking at de Yankee lines, mt drying to
Wind some way to get inside. Pm nearly deaf
for sleep, put / must hat desc bapers in
Chenerai Rosecrans's hands pefore CLOSE my
eyes"
Your horse is all right, isn't he?n asked
Shorty
: Yes, 1 dink So" answered Rosenbaum.
Well, we have a good horse here. III
mount him and go with you to camp, leaving
81 and the rest of the boys here. / kin git
back to them by daylight"
So 1T was agreed upon
TO be c0Httnued)
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PERSONAL.

The people of Montana, without distinc-
ton, are delighted with the appointment
OF Comrade Thomas A. Cummings as Pay
master, with the rank of Major The
Montana papers speak very praisefully of
it. COmrade Cummings served from Aug
20, 1862, to June 81, 1865, in Battery c, 1st
N. Y. L. A." Barnes's battery, and
was present for duty with the Fifth Corps
He went to Montana in 1867 and has
served three terms as Collector of Customs.
Gen. David III. Buel, of Michigan, gradu-
ated from West Point in 1861, and became
quite distinguished Ordnance officer. He
rose to be Chief of Ordnance of the Army of
the Tennessee, but these duties did not keep
h Inn from participating in every fight that
he could get into, from the first Bull Run
to the battle of Bentonville. He received
two brevets for gallantry. At the conclu-
sion of the war he was put in command of
arsenals, and while on this duty at Leaven-
worth in 1870 he was assassinated by
deserter. He left one son, named after
him, who became well known Episcopal
clergyman. Recently he went over to the
Catholic Church, and was ordained into the
priesthood by Cardinal Gibbons at Wood
stock, Md.
Col. A. T. Bliss, of Saginaw, Mich,
prominent in political and GAR. circles
in Michigan, and formerly Representative
from that State, met with a painful acct
dent July a. While firing off a cannon
cracke>a premature explosion shattered
his right hand injuring his thumb and
two fingers so that they had to be ampu-
tated. Col. Bliss was Captain in the 10th
n. Y Cav, and left for dead on the field at
Reams's Station. He still stands on the
official roster of his regiment as killed.
But the rebels picked him up; he recovered,
and was kept in prison till The close of the
war.
Nearly all the comrades, and especially
the ex-prisOnerS of war, know Col. Ezra
Ripple, of Scranton, Pa. He carried a gun
in the late unpleasantness, was good
soldier, and suffered long imprisonment
in Andersonville and elsewhere. He has
been for years one of Scranton's leading
citizens, is prominent in business and
banking, Colonel of a splendid regiment in
the Pennsylvania National Guard, Com
missary- General on the Governors staff,
Mayor and Postmaster of Scranton, etc.
He has one son, Ezra, jr., who graduated
with honor from a military school with
particular excellence in cavalry tactics.
Young Ezra promptly enliste at the out
break OF the war in the 18th Pa, and is
now at Camp Alger. where he has attained
the exalted rank of Corporal, but has
plenty of promotion in sight. He is at
present on duty at Gen. GObin's Head
quarters, and is general favorite through
out the brigade.
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Work of the Pension Office.

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending July 30-ShowS-
Army invalid: Original IS; increase and
additional, 1S3; reissue, Al; restoration and
renewal, 33; accrued, SIS; total 363
Army invalid TACT June ~ 1S90l: Original,
355 increase, 1925; additional, 40; reissue,
% restoration and renewal 30; supple
mentals, l; duplicate, 5; accrued, 20; total,
6J7.
Army widow, etc.: Original, 81; reissue,
6; restoration and renewal, .; accrued,
.; total, 81.
Army widow, etc. tact June 81 1901:
Original, 16S; increase and additional, 1;
supplementalS, s; accrued, 4; total. 1S5.
and additional, a; reissue, 2; restoration
and renewal. 1: accrued. 2; total. H.
Navy invalid (act June y. 1890: Original,
accrued, 3; total. Is.
Navy widow, etc: Original, I; reissue, I !;
total, 2.
Navy widow. etc. (act June 81, 1SeO):
Original, 3.
Army nurseS-Original, 3.
1872 wiiow-lncreace and additional,
Indian Wars-Widows: Original 2
Mexican War-Surviyors: Original, I;
Increase and additional, 2; accrued, Y;
total, Is.
Mexican War-Widows: Original. 10; re-
issue 1; total, II
Totals Original, $50; increase and adj
ditional, 362; reissue, 76; restoration and
renewal, II; supplementals, .; duplicate,
5; accrued, 10. Grand total. 1.3i1.
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THE TERMS OF PEACE.

As we go to press-12 o'clock, Tues
day, Aug. 9-Spain's reply is being laid
before the President for his considera-
ton. Precisely what it is 10 one knows,
not even the President and his advisers,
until they have carefully studied the
crafty production of the Spanish Min
listers. While it is said that it substanti-
ally accepts our terms, it probably quail,
fes lis acceptance with conditions that
practically nullify part Of those terms.
Our terms were definite and business
like in all things relating to Cuba and
Porto Rico, and only left debatable the
questions relating to our occupancy Of
the Philippines But Spain wants tc
discuss Cuban and Porto Rican matters
and this the President will not per
nit. There is nothing in our minds
more positive thnn that Spain must
Immediately leave all the islands
in this hemisphere, with bag and bag
gage. No semblance of her authorit,
must remain, nor must she saddle an,
portion of her Indebtedness on those
islands. These terms are not omen fol
discussion or modification. If she doe,
not agree to this, the war must 90 on. /
she does agree to it, then the Peace Com
mission can consider the precise date a
which she must commence her with
drawal, whether her troops shall taxi
their arms with them, what shall b,
done with the armament of her fortifi
cations, how her troops shall be replaced
by American soldiers, so as to secur
protection to persons and property, thu
status of Spanish citizens and property
holders, and such minor details.
If her acceptance falls short in an,
way of conceding the immediate abro
cation of her sovereignty, and the sub
stitution for it of that of the United
States, it will be declared no acceptance
at all. A reasonable time further vii
be given her to amend her acceptance
Then if she does not do it, our terms will
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be Withdrawn, and our next proposition
will be still harsher one.
1t looks to-day if she really desires
peace, but cannot overcome her incurable
propensity for haggling and delay. This
will be excessively foolish and costly,
but Spain has always done excessively
foolish and costly things.
One thing is certain: If she dawdles
over these terms until they are with
drawn she will inevitably lose all the
Philippines, and probably the Canaries.
Watson's squadron is ready to start.
IF it once sets sail we shall exact the
Canaries as the price, if not more. The
spirit of the people in regard to the
Philippines is rising, and if she gives
US any pretext for modifying our terms
we shall take the archipelago bodily.
and the Peace Commissioners will have
nothing to say about their retention.
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The Ohio man seems to get there
every time, especially if he enlisted as
a private soldier. The President is
about to make Santiago q Military De
partment, with view to giving it a
"stable Government" and has selected
Maj. -Gen. Chafee for Military Gov
ernor. Adna r. Chafiee was born in
Ohio, and enlisted July 90, 1861, in
the 9th L. s. Cav, a new Regular regi-
ment, just authorized. He was soon
after promoted to Sergeant, then to
Orderly-Sergeant, and at the end of two
years given a commission as Second
Lieutenant. He came out of the wal
Captain, and at the beginning of the
present war was Lieutenant Colonel oil
the Sd u. S. Cav.
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THERE has been a good deal of sharp
criticism of acknowledgement by the staff
around Santiago, and naturally the
Regular Army officers have tried to lay
the blame on tie political appoint
ments." But a careful examination OF
the rolls shows that of the 101 general
staff officers engaged in the Santiago
campaign, but Il are from civil life,
and these are in subordinate positions.
The truth Is forced cncn US that the
Regular Army system, whatever it may
be in times Of peace, is too inelastic for
war times, and to provide for great
bodies of men. There is more hope oil
a man grasping a situation who has been
educated in business than of one who
has been brought up in the narrownes'
of the Regular Army.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
JOHN McELRoY, ROBERT W. ShoPPELL,
BYRON ANDREWS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., AUGUST II, 1898.

CAMP ALGER, near Washington, has
been broken up and discontinued. The
wonder is that it was ever established.
The Regular Army men have much to
say about civilian political appoint
ments." and the evils of them. Yet
Camp Alger was distinctly Regular
Army affair, and under the dome of the
Capitol, Immediately under the eyes OF
Army Headquarters, it should have been
a model OF its kind. Yet it is hard to
see how it could have been much worse.
In the midst of a charming, romantic
country, watered by clear, health
full, running streams, bald, bare, bleak
expanse of Virginia clay knobs was Sc
lected, miles from any running water,
miles from the abundant Iotomac, miles
from any railroad. The whole Of north
ern Virginia might have been hunted
over for a more uninviting spot. The
only access to it was over stretches OF
abominable, narrow, rough, rocky, in
tolerably bad Virginia Roads. The only
water originally on it was obtained from
one farm well, equipped with bucket
and chain. For weeks the men had the
slenderest, possible allowance of water
for cooking and drinking, and none for
bathing. This in as well-watered a
country as there is in the world. Then
typhoid fever began such terrible ravages
that the camp has to be moved. This
is the record of West Point, in the very
environs Of the National Capital, in pro-
viding for men. Could the worst 4" po-
litical appointment have done worse
The National tribune., 1898-08-11

We are not only the greatest sugar
eaters, but the greatest cofee-drinkers
in the world. The Reuue Scientifque
of Paris, figures out that we consume
more coffee than all of Europe put TO-
gctber. Our consumption last year
amounted to 31S,170 tons, against
136,39o tons for Germany, 1910 ton.
for France, 12,500 tons for Italy, D..
400 tons for England, and 800, l5C
tons for the whole of Europe. Hence
forth we shall raise our coffee under oul
OWL flag, in Hawaii, Porto Rico, Cuba
and the Philippines.
The National tribune., 1898-08-11
SOME LESSONS.


The war is now practically over. 1t
has lasted just 10Y days, and in every
way has been one of the most brilliant
chapters in the history of any Nation.
One of its benefits has been the in
creased esteem in which the veterans of
the war of the rebellion are held by the
present generation. 1t has brought
the lessons of war sharply home to the
people of this country. When they
sorrow over the loss of some 200 men
killed out of 10000 in the siege of
Santiago, in campaign that lasted
about three weeks, they are reader to
remember that there was time when
so large a body of men would lose at
least 200 men killed a day in fighting
which lasted for months. There were
more men killed outright in Grants
campaign against Richmond than
Shafter had in his army when he moved
against Santiago. Nearly 90 single
regiments lost more than 200 men
apiece, killed on the field of battle dur
ing the rebellion. One regiment-the
1st Me. Ii. A.-lost 21O killed in
single assault upon Petersburg. Alto
gether it lost 423 killed, or one man in
every five upon its rolls. Roosevelt's-
" Rough Riders made very gallant
fight at Guasima, but after all they lost
but Is killed out of about 600 in &C
ton. Contrast this, for example, with
the 18th Mass, which took 334 men
into Antietam, and lost 40 killed, 165
wounded, and 10 missing.
When people read with shudder
the daily sick reports from Gen. Shat
ter's army they are in frame of mind
to appreciate what it meant for Gen.
Grants army to lie all Winter on the
sodden levees above Nicksburg, with its
ranks scour2ed by smallpox, dysentery,
pneumonia, and camp fevers. The
swamps about Vicksburg were deadlier
than tie higbts Of Santiago, yet there
could be no Withdrawal of the Army of
the Tennessee to some health resort. 1t
was the same with the men who broiled
Tor wears on the sandy islands in front
Of Charleston, who struggled with the
miasnla OF Louisiana, and marched
through the burning Midsummer suns
of the Sou h to find and fight the
enemy. The thermometer shows that
it has been hotter this Summer around
Washington than it has been about
Santiago, yet in 1863 men were march
ing 80 miles a day to find and whip
Lee at Gettysburg.
The soldier hater who tries to make
out that the war Of the rebellion was
military picnic has much trouble now
adays to get people to believe him.
This war has helped exceedingly to
make them understand what an inf
nitely greater, deadler thing the war
Of the rebellion was.
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49, SAsA~N'-
Pm still white all around the gills Never
wuz so ratified in my life. That woman's a
witch. You could only kill her by shooting
her with a silver bullet. She put spell on me,
sure's you're foot high Lord, wouldn't I
like to be able to manage her. I'd set her
up with faro-bank or sweat-bOard, and
she'd win all the money in the army in a
| month.
Yes, she's terror" accorded Rosen-
baum. "She made up her mindt to marry
me When l Wrist GONE down here. l vas
awfully SCARED, for vas sure she saw drough
me sharper dan de men did, and would marry
ne or expose me. Bud got some points on
her apout pizening a neighboring woman dat
she hated unit vas jealous off, unit den l played
an immediate orter vrom Cheneral Pragg to
me to rebort to his headquarters. But it
dock all de prains hat to keep her off me"
''She's safe now from marryin' anybody
for awhile" said Shorty, and he related the
The National tribune., 1898-08-11
Philadelphia Bulletin.

walker-Nope. You're the thirteenth nian
who's asked me for help to-day. aud Pm
superstitious.
saypodner But don't b'Ieeye OATS on
lucky.
walker-'Tis in your case. You won't
get anything.
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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-24
Town Report and Town Meeting.

The town is to be congratulated IN be-
ing privileged to epi )y an .old-fas honed
town meeting" this year. The "long
ballot" will not be invoked this year and
the voters will have a fair chance to ex-
press their preferences for officers. There
has been little work done in behalf OF the
candidates. We have heard little COM
plaint Of last years staff OF officers and 1t
is probable that most Of them will be re-
eiec ed IL they wish to be. No business
OF Importance appears in the warning.
The road commissioner has expended
on highways during the past year
2, SS 20. His personal services amount
eo 20 $3.50, making a total OF s3,l69.20
against 8, 259. So year ago. The cost OF
permanent roadway was $3.50. This cost
is for 70 rods OF gravel and 150 rods OF
stone roadway.
The poor cost the town 81, 7175O against
q 91S So year ago.
During the past year four OF the towns
poor have died.
Tn expense of bridges and repairs was
S54s.9s The year before they cost
Il. 4S6 IL.
The selectmen went to quite an expense
the past year for new railing along high
ways, which was much needed and cost
S551.
The new road to the Randolph Coz per-
alive creamery, with the land damages,
cost $3.50.
There were IT'S dogs licensed last year,
yielding S2lS. After deducting cost OF
registration and damages OF $3.50, it
leaves a profit OF S1S2.10.
The liquor sold last year for "medicinal,
mechanical and professional purposes"
amounted 10 "a 379.4S and a year ago it
was q, 727.S2, which means there was less
sickness" in town the past year to the
amount of s357.3i. The town made pro-
fit the past year of s146.S7.
Last year there were S497.S0 OF old taxes
uncollected. This year there remains $50
of that amount not collected. Collector
Granger has taken up his tax receipts in
full for the year 1897, which is a very good
record indeed.
The net indebte dness of the town is
q 1905, which is S230.73 more than year
ago. Last year it was y, 10022.
The town treasurer's report gives the
full details of the financial situation OF the
town, summarized as follows: Cash on
hand Feb IS, 1897, $S75 80; receipts from all
sources during the year. SIS, s72. 43, making
S29. 1882; disbursements for sfote, state
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-24
Joint Debate at Chester.

The following item of interest here is
clipped from the Bellows Falls Tinles:-
"The joint debate held at the Fullerton
House hall Friday evening" the 11th, I'M
der the auspices OF the Chester High
School Debating club called out arge
audience. The debate was bet ween three
Toys from the Randolph High school and
( three toys from the Chester High school
on the question, Resolved, rhat the
4 United States should speedily annex Ha-
wall Three gentlemen were selected as
/ judges, viz: Mr.. G. Dunbar, principal OF
the school az South Woodstock, Mr.. II. A.
/ Babhilt, principal OF the school IL Lon.
doneerry, and Evan Tnonss, editor Of the
/ Tribune OF LUDLOW, care being taken That
the judges should be disinterested parties.
+. W. Pierce, chairman OF the board Of
education, called the debate 10 order and
announced hat the affirmative had been
assigned 10 the Chester boys, the egative
to The Randolph boys, and that George A.
Perry, Charles L. Griffith and Earl +. Davis
would represent Chester and Louis +. Nc
Allister, Willard +. Holman and Leighton
+. Abbott would represent Randolph. AZ
ter a song and recitation the chairman in
troduced George a. Perry, the first speak
er for the affirmative, each speaker being
allowed 20 minutes. The others followed
la the oruer named above The audience
WAS surprised al the eloqaeucs aud the
at1AN AA = biaNhh rEA ADlhN. IN HtShhtiH
showed that they had bscB well drilled
and vi ere thoroughly acquainted with
the subject Their efforts would have
done credit 10 any OF our best colleges.
Each side presented such able arguments
and In such a crcditahle manner il was
rather bard task for the judges to decide
but after due deliberation decided that he
Cheser boys had a little the advantage in
having the best side OF the question and
thar their arguments were a liGtle strong
er Of the two and The decision was award
ed in their favor.
MIR. Dunhar,in announcing The decision,
remarked that Chester Ought to be proud
II the fact hat it had a debal ing club
and that IL had principal at the head OF
its high school who encouraged and in
-trucied the members OF this club and
further stated that II these three boys
we're fair sample of the members OF the
clue he dijnt care to tackle il. After
the decision and the older people had gone
nome the young people hello reception
and promenade
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-24

Deputy u. S. Marshal John A. Buswell
went to Burlington Monday t. attend a
session OF y. s. circuit court.
Owing to the absence OF John F. Mead
from the state and the resignation OF
Geo. w. Blodgett, n. l.. Boyden was Gp-
POINTED an auditor by the selectmeD last
week.
The L. o. L., a society composed OF High
school students, entertained The young
ladies OF the b. o. NC. club at the Red
Lion Ian last Thursday evening. A ban
quet was served, after which toasts were
propcsed, Erwin Whitcomb acting as
POSTMASTER. A literary program pre-
pared by the young men was also present
ed and added much to the Enjoyment OF
the occasion.
Last Friday evening at the home Of the
Bell Brot hers the Baptist ladies gave an
enjoyable sociable. The program was
somew bat unique, being designed for a
"b II" enteTtainme mt. 1t opened With the
rendering of "Chime Or, Sweet Bells" by
ladies' quartet composed of Mrs w. q.
Cushman and Misses Elizabeih Holman,
Mabel Wadleigh ana Mary Hutchinson.
This was followed by "Ring Out, Wild
Bells" by A. H. Newton; cornet solo by
Mr.. Chase; reading, "The Bells;" duet,
"Curiew Bells,n Misses Hutchinson and
Holman; s.Creed OF Bells,n Mrs. Rogers;
violin solo, Miss Chase; solo, miners
Dream OF Home" Mr.. Hutchinson; duet,
s'The sparrows," Lula and Emma Blake.
". Refreshments were served. Cards
With the program we're retained as souve-
Mrs OF the pleasant occasion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-24
ACard.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to
refund the money on a 50-cent bottle OF
Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar il IT fails
to cure your cough or cold. We also guar
antee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory
or money refunded.
Mann & Allen, Randolph, VT.
Trevillian Bros, Barnard.
c. K. Black. South Royalton.
G. w. Brigham & Son, Pittsfield.
j. A. Chedel & Co., Gaysville.
4. II. Morrill,, Pittsfield, VT.