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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
New Florence.

The meeting at the Christian church
Is growing IN interest despite the iu-
clement weather. Elder Shuliz is a
very able and impressive speaker and
is being assisted by Elder Corwine of
Wellsville, who always receives a warm
welcome among us.
Emmet Davault, formerly OF this
place but who lately run n store at
Defiance, Mo, has returned Il Farber,
where his wife's relatives and other
friends will be glad to welcome them.
Misses Aggie aud Willie Thurman
of Montgomery City, were visiting
their friend, Miss Olga Convey, Sat.
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Burdeck aud daughter, Miss
Ethel, returned to their home in Hia-
watha, Kansas, after a very pleasant
visit with their relatives, Mesdames
Loe aud Marshall.
Miss frankie Graves of Montgomery
City, was selected In place OF Prof
Wilson, to take Prof. Rice's place in
our school. The scholars deeply re-
greet Prof. Rice's enforced absence and
Will no doubt do their utmost TO keep
the school up to its present standard.
Miss Fannie IL All experienced teacher
aud during her school work here last
winter she made many warm friends
aud won the love aud esteem of all
the papils.
Chas. Shormire has returned TO his
Main street homo aud will reopen his
restaurant.
Johu Carter aud wife, nf st. Louis,
are here visiting the latter's parents,
John Lewis aud wife.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
HOW, WHOM. WHEN TO KISS.
No Longer Good Form to Kiss
on the Lips, 1t Is Said--The
Duty of Mothers.

Aud now even kissing lie being re-
duced TO a sciencel Once upon a time
when people wanted to kiss they just
kissed aud that was all the fuss there
was about 1t. Now all this Is chang
ed. The woman who wants TO be
absolutely correct" In kissing, as she
Ia In the selection of her hats or
gowns, stockings or peiticoats, must
Kiss according to rule.
ut Is no longer good form" we are
assured by u of these new-fiedged
authorities on polite OSCILLATION, "to
kiss even your dearest friend on the
lips. That kiss is sacred to lovers
aud ia husbands aud wives. In polite
society the kiss upon each cheek is
now the accepted form Of greeting
BET W friends aud relatives. When
women are about the same age either
II may offer the caress, but between
a young aud an older womau the
younger must always profier her lips
aud the older will gracefully turn her
cheek to receive the kiss. Then, II
the older woman desires to be exceed
ingly gracious, she may in turn kiss
the younger, but there Is no discount
esy If she turns tho other cheek and
becomes the recipient OF the second
kiss.
"Under no circumstances must the
younger woman turn her CHEEK for
the first kiss. Tbs Is a pretty littl,
act of Difference on her part, but tt
force her senior to give her the kisI
is distinct rudeness. The well-bret
woman Is always cordial, but ueve
effusiv In her caresses. She Is alst
chsry OF them. Promiscuous kissin.
is In bad taste. or course, TO kis
even ones nearest relative in HI
street IL not permissible. A womal
who Is the possessor of self-respec
aud dignity will lake care thst he
kisses ARE not meaningless.
.'1here are several reasons why In
the kiss upon the lips has become OBJ
solets, the principal u being tina
|, 1t is unhygienic. Especially Is IL ba,
for children TO be kissed upon thu
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Standing.

Missouris, with its present popula-
tion OF 3,lO7,i17, still retains it's rank
as the fifth state 10 the Union, being
suppressed only by New York, Penn
sylvauia, Illinois aud Ohio. II is just
about a million behind the latter state.
Texas is the only other state that has
passed the three million mark. Mis-
souri, !, ing west Of the Mississippi
has Ms many people as no less than
six OF the older states east Of tina
stream confined, viz. Connecticut
Delaware Florida, Maine, Rhode
Island and Vermont. II has mor'
than rs times Ms many people as th'
state OF Nevada. and more than an.
OF such Important European %countrie
nv Greece, Switzerland, Denmark
Norway or Servia.-Ex.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

lips by their elders. Mothers who
study health never kiss their
children in this way, aud are careful
that The nurce does not thus show
her love for little charge. Kisses maj
be pressed upon a child's cheeks,
brow. eyes. chin or neck. but never
ON the mouth. A hurried kiss Ia ui-
most Nh insult. Some women put
of tho good-by kiss until the last
moment, aud then give II in u peck
on the cheek. The proper way 10
give n kiss is to press your lips lightly.
hut firmly, aginst the cheek aud let
them rest there for an instant There
must not be any thing suggestive OF
n smack"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Born In 1916.

G. ". Wnliughsm; They call me
the oldest man Ia the county. was
born in Kentucky in 1916. When |
was II year old my father brought me
to Boon county, this state. aud At
nine years OF age | came to Audram.
You see | knew the state when II was
a Territory. When | was a young
man ] used to tree catamounts on the
ground where Mexito now stands. |
was well acquainted with all the early
settlers from here to Lick Creek,
northeast of Mexico. have perfect
health yet. My wife is = year Older
than ! aud Is very feeble. David
Hat,on. Of near I.addonia, is a uepb-
ew of hers Mexico Message.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Unwashed Fruit Breeds Dis
ease.

OaoOs
"All kinds OF disease may be traced
to tn, eating of unwashed fruit" said
a well known authority on bacteri-
ology, In commenting on the spread
of disease through unknown sources.
The result of a carefu examination
has clearly shown the danger of eat
ing fruit OF any kind without wash
ing ~. Grapes kept for some time Ia
u fruit stand were so covered with
dust that the water in which they
were washed was black. The man Of
science, thinking that perhaps the
water contained tubercle bacilli, in
jected into three guinea pigs n small
quantity of it. One animal died IN
two days; the others died Unless than
six weeks, both the latter presenting
marked signs OF tuberculous LESSONS
The water and vessel that contained
II had been sterilized before the ex-
pertinent was made, so that without
doubt the diseased germs we're on
the grapes. This" said the expert
menter, "illustrates the innocent
ways In which we uucousciously take
into our systems dangerous as weli
as harmless germs"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Knox District.

John Dixon attended church at
Montgomery Sunday.
Harry Cunningham was In Mont
uomery City TO o his best girl last
Saturday.
Mr.. Singleton aud wife went TO ST.
Louis last Tuesday. Mr.. Singleton
returned home Thursday night but
his wife will remain several weeks
to have her eyes treated.
Morg White. OF Danville. was In
Montgomery Saturday.
Mrs Sam See aud sou, Charlie, were
shopping In Montgomery Saturday.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
With Our

from 1ruxton Republican
Ed Hupe. who was with the Mont
gomery High School football team,
which played at Troy Saturday,
stopped at this place on his way home
and visited friends and relatives Sun
day aud Monday.
The elecutionary contest ut Bell
flower Saturday night was well -at-
tended. Mics Grace duncan carried
OF the medal. There were only five
contestants aud thew all did well.
Montgomery High School Foot Ball
eleven passed through here Friday on
there way to Troy to play Buchanan
College.
Tue boys WIRE very iubilant aud
appeared to be 'hot stuff" They took
this Office by storm when the editor
was out
Frank Rector of near Prices
Branch was delivering corn to the
millers at this place Saturday.
Misses Lydn Owings aud Doilie
Duncan were visiting friends IN aud
near town last Saturday aud Sunday.
Mrs. Hop Branstetter aud daughter
Mrs. Hammack. of Montgomery City
are visiting relatives in and neat town
this week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Peytonia,


John Kettle was at Peytonia SaD-
day.
George w. Miller, Ben Thompson,
Robt. Willis and Roy Willis were at
Peytonia recently.
James W. Gibson was at Mont
gomer, on business Monaay.
John Winter sold Is 1-2 bushels OF
corn al 81 l-2 cents per busbel last
week.
j. w. Mitchell has been selling tur.
nlps at 25c per busheL.
Potatoes have been selling at 25c
aud 35c per bushel.
j. w. Winter was at P~ey,onia Tues
day evening.
A refreshing rain fell recently. The
wheat will now have II good start be-
fore cold weather.
Mr.. Bishop was at James II. Penn's
one hight last week with his GRAPHIC.
phone aud delighted Mr.. Bishop aud
family aud several ncighbors for ,
few hours.
James Gibson sold his turkeys n
&c per pound at the poultry house il
Montgomery City on Tuesday, tn,
Goth.
Samuel Weeks aud two boys hav,
been running two wagons gathering
corn in a field on Loutre.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23


Press Paxton has troubles OF his
own. Last Monday was -four, turkey
and pay day. The country people
made n rush on Paxton ior -four and
he nearly broke his back carrying it
out. Then the turkeys came In aud
"gobbled up" Press dinner (bour.,
Then pay tickets hit the firm from the
poultry dressers and made a run on
the cash box. This nnDerved Press
as he had arranged 10 abscond with
the cash box himself. In order to
get time to smoke, the indomitablc
Paxton locked himself up with the
Guinea 6rouce and Belgian Hares ia
the show window aud put a sign on
The door Ground Hog Day, closed
uutil Tuesdny."
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
County Court Proceedings.

At the last meeting of the county
court held at Danville, the following
proceedings were had:
The quarterly report of tax collector
Graham was received and approved.
w. l.. Sailor was declared exempt
from pollock.
Mr.. Cardwell was instructed to let
the contract for a bridge over Long
Branch.
$50. was ordered expended for re-
pairs on the bridge over Hopper
creek.
S65. WAS ordered expended for the
repairs oil the bridge at Mipeola.
The official vote ON the court house
question was canvassed aud found to
he 2,ltl for aud 1872 against. The
proposition was declared carried.
SIG 80 was donated TO be used on
the road from Rbineland to Dry
Fork.
Sheriff Mccall was allowed $i0c per
day Tor feeding prisoners, instead of
SOC ms heretofore
1902. WAS ordered expended for
building bridge over West Branch.
The commissioners to locate the
court house were ordered to meet in
Montgomery City Dec. Is.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Sam T. Rathell. Chairman.
Nebraska's Bryanites die hard. but

Nebraska's Organizes die hard. but
they die, nevertheless. They have at
last conceded that their state has been
carried by the Republicans. This Is
the last thing which Bryan aud the
rest of his fellow-conspirators and
their dupes expected. Nebraska, too,
is the epemy's country for Bryan. II
the Democrats should put up Bryan
In 1904, aud some Of his bosses are
threatening TO do il, even Nevada will
turn against him. II the Bryanite
folly should be at the front four years
hence the majority of the Republican
candidate Of that year will be greater
than any other presidential nominee
has been since Monroe III 1920 got all
the votes III the electoral college ex'
crpt Once. ID.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

"Take n walk through a cemetery
alone aud you will pass the last rest
ing place of a man who blew into the
muzzle OF q gun TO see II II was load
ed. A little farther down the slope is
The crank who tried to show how
| close to n moving train he could pass.
In strollipg about you see the monu-
ment of the girl who tried to start a
fire with kerosene; aud a grass cover
ed knoll that cover the boy who put
a cob under the mnls's tail. That tall
shaft, over the man who blew on the
gas. casts a shadow across the grave
of the boy who tried 10 jump on q
moving train. Side by side the ethe.
real creature who always had her cor
set laced 4 the last hole, and the iu-
tslligent idiot who rode a bicycle nine
miles in ten minutes, sleep on undis'
turbed. At repose Is a doctor who
took a dose of his own medicine
There, with a top of a shoe box driv'
ell over his head. Is the rich old maj
who married a young wife. Ava!
' over there reposes a boy who wen
fishing on Sunday, aud the womaI
who kept strychnine with powders oil
the cupboard. The man who stoo'
, In front Of a moving machine to oil
sickle is quiet now and rests besid'
the careless brakeman who fed him
self 10 the seventy-ton engine, an
10 over in potier's field may be seen tn
" bleaching bones OF q man who trie
lie to whip the editor. In here also lie
I'd the man who took the paper two Q
it three years without paying anythin
I'd for II and put It back IN the postofie
r) aud asked the postmaster 10 mark
he refused" Both died unhonered an
on unsung."-Ralls Co News.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

Death OF W. l.. Canson.

w. L. Gason died very suddenly
in Chicago last Sunday morning
OF paralysis, at the home of a rela-
tive. Mr.. Ganson was known to a
number of our people here, as he
used to run through this city as
conductor on the Wabash. He
married Miss Emma Stevens Of
this city several years ago, and of
late years they have made their
home in Kansas City. Steven
Ganson, their only son, who is a
law student in the Missouri Uni
versity, met his mother with the
remains of his father, in this city
last Tuesday where the burial took
place. Mrs. Ganson is a cousin of
Mrs. |. c. Uptegrove and Mrs.
Allie Covington of this city, and
Mrs. Cort Steuart of Prohibition.
The funeral took place from the
home of Mrs. Covington, conducted
by Rev. j. II. Bryan, pastor of the
Christian church of this city.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

From J onesburg Journal
Mrs. George WYATT of northeast OF
town, had n narrow escape from be-
ing burned to death Friday. She
WIS rendering lard when her dress
caught on Ore. With the assistance
of her step-daughier, Alice, she ex-
tippuished The flames. Her hands
we're burned pretty badly but iorIu-
nately she was otherwise uDinjured.
Miss Virgie Lowry came down
from Montgomery Friday and re-
manned until Sunday evening, visiting
her sister, Mrs. II. W. johnson.
Mesdanes I. Van Siuddiford and
w. II. Ball spent Monday and Tues
day in Montgomery visiting Hampton
Ball aud family.
Mrs. Louisa Heebner OF Montgom-
cry, returned home Monday, after VI
sting Elder W. L. skinner aud ia mily
for several days.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
1t Wasn't a Blacksmith Shop.

Travelling men who visit New Cam
bria "get gay" at their peril when
dealing with local druggists, as the
following incident, related by a CORE
spondenl in the Macon Republican,
Enthusiastically indicates: "A drummer
was IN our city one day last week and
In passing one of our drug stores
dropped iu and made Inquiries II that
vas u blacksmith shop. AS 1t rather
offended our druggist the latter at
once grabbed the gentleman by the
back of tho neck and the bosom OF
his pants aud carried him to the street
dropping him in the mud In . reck.
less way"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Fish, Fish,

All persons in the State of Missou-
ri desiring young crappie or black
bass, should apply ut their earliest
convenience to Phil. Kopplin, Jr. Su-
perirtendent, Forest Park Hatchery,
Forest Park. ST. Louis Mo, or to NE
O'Bricn. superintendent, st. Joseph
Hatchery, the one most accessible TO
the applicant.
The only expense to the applicant
will be the cost of can (76 cents,)
which must be in advance. the ex-
press charges to be paid Z. o. ID. A
hve-gallon eau will carry thirty to for
~ small fish. All applicants will be
notified IN advance OF shipment II
more than one eau IL desired, remit
accordingly.
sam 4. Rathell. Chairman.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

william verser sold to A. II. Kali
meyer this week, twenty head OF
choice 2-ycar.old cattle.
A goodly number OF IA mers are
delivering hogs TO W. II Pennington,
who ships several car loads every
week.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Hog Sales.

j. w. Valid, who buys hogs for
G. w. White, reports the follow
ing sales by our farmers during
the past few days:
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

Last Friday night W. w. Hammnck
closed his grocery store Mt 8 O'Clock
and vent home. Saturday morning
when he came to opeu up he was
sbt"rtled To find the store room filled
with smoke. lie rushed IN to get a
bucket OF water but spon discovered
the lire was out. A wooden cuspidore
that was rear the stove had CAUGHT
fire(as supposed from a csgar stub)and
burned and also burned a hole In the
floor, just what kept tho nre from
spreading Is not Known, The building
being iu the center OF the block would
have caused the whole block to burn
had tho fire got under my headway.
Mr.. Hammsck feels that he had a
mighty close shave.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Thanksgiving Issue.

Readers of the TRIBUNE
receive II pages this week.
Two extra pages of Thanks
giving Features and two of
News. This is no ''snide''
supplement but a real part
of the paper which we furn-
ish this weed at extra cost.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
SENATOR'S.

ttnubf Wnht 10 knOWn No thht "~DchsilN
minority"
SENATOR'S.
Fffth--Jesse L Jewell. Kansas City.
~seventh-C w Clark OF Kansas City.
Ninteenth-w + sullivan OF Christian.
Twenty-Efh-Buel Matthews Of St, Louis
County.
Tweniy-ninth-charles A Smith of st.
Louis county.
REPRESENTATIVES,.
Adalr-A c Hiidreth.
Andrew-G W P%raisewater.
Butlor--J Dalton.
Caldwell-Willard Blair.
Camden-J w Palmer.
Cape Girardem-G c ThiIenius.
Cbristian-R NJ Pitts.
Cole-J p Perth.
Crawford-A L Reeves.
Dade-J b Lindsey.
sDalIas-H Edmondson.
Fran in-Richard Smith.
Gasccsade-N @ Matthews.
Green-John smock, N G Thomas.
0rundy-J r. Carter.
HarrIson-J ID Officer.
Hickory 4 Bradley.
Hottie w Hubbard.
HowelI-W Jones.
Jackson-J ID White. A McLaine. J II
Hawthorn, 4. McKenney, NJ + Getehell,
l. Sullivan.
Lawrence-J l. Maynard.
Mercer-L Is Woods.
Miiler-Bred Lombar.
Ozark--
Pettis-J II Boutwell,.
Polk-s'H Grinen.
Putnam IF q sickles.
81. Charles-John stumborg.
st. Louisa Il l. Gardner and @ NJ Lane.
sStone-W Spears.
Taney-O II Grooms.
Warren-s I Aydelott.
WashIngton-G + Buckmudge.
Worth-w V Hauber.
City OF st. Louisr-Marion A Murphy, J A
Miller. Emanuel Well, d Pareria, John
Michael, MAXI Ruler, @ II Wilson, e W i
Richter.
Indicates that the county is claimed b,
both sides.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23

w. l.. Owens has ON exhibition at
bis marble .works. a large globe mon
umeni. the fret. of This design ever
brought 10 Montgomery City. The
shaft Is about 4 feet high whit a large
granite globe resting on the top.
Tho workmanship seems to be perieci-
Don't forget the library entertain
nent at tho Opera House Friday
night Nov. 23 at s o'clock.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATORS.

We give below the republican mem
bers OF the Missouri legislature. both
IN the Senate and House. They con
stitutr what is known as that "bcasily
minority"
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1900-11-23
Blue Grass Corn.

Blue Grass Corn.
A Kentucky editor graphically
analyses the power of blue grass corn
in the following manner:
From a bushel Of corr the distillers
get four gallons of whIskey. which
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-28
ALLEGED HORSE Thief.

Bennington, July 2S.Sherif Will
son went to Hoosick Falls yesterday
with requiSitionf approved by the
governor of New York, for Thomas
Sullivan, formerly of Readsboro, who
was arrested in IlOosick Monday,
charged with being Il fugitive from
justice.
Sullivan had become Il art proprie-
tor of what is known AS the Farmers
Inn, located just over the line in New
York state. The arrest is the out
come Of complaint made some time
ago by Marshal Smith, of Readsboro,
who claimed that Sullivan hired Il
horse from him with which to do
some work on farm and while lie
had 1t, sold the animal.
After bis arrest Sullivan was taken
before Justice Hyatt in HooSick Falls.
who held him until the necessary re-
QUESTION papers could be secured. lie
will probably have a hearing before
the municipal court today. 1t is ex-
pccted that he will waive examination
and give bail. -~,
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-28
COL. CANNON INJURED.

burlington, July 2S.-Col. lie Grand
b. Cannon was thrown from car
riage yesterday and seriously in jured.
Mr. Cannon was out driving with his
coachman, he holding the reins over
a soirited animal. The horse was
unusually'lively in harness in the morn
ing but the Colonel persisted in driv-
ing, as he is well known to be Skill
fu horse1Ilan.
In passing Church street on Bank
street going east the horse became
frightened at passing street ear and
SHE'D.
Both man were thrown out ON to
the pavement Mr. Cannon striking
upon his head. Shannon, the coach
man was injured but little and with
rare presence Of mind succeeded in
catching hold Of the reins, which Mr..
Cannon dropped when he fell, and
stopped the horse.
He is semi-unconscious and evident
y suffers very much. The accident
owing to Mr., Cannon s age is SER
ious one but he will probably recover
He will be 81 years Of age october lst
next.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-28
BIT A THUMB OFF,.

Burlington, July 2S.-A case was
called in the city court yesterday
morning which is of more than ordin-
ary interest. 1t is that of +. H..
McCale VS.. Mltt Parcher, teamster.
Damages of $500 are claimed.
The case is the result of little
affair out on the lake shore at what
is known as the "pit" from which
teams are engaged in drawing sand.
Mr.. McCrle claims that Parcher, who
was possessed of the idea that the
other was trying to force his train
out OF the pit, and after swearing and
cursng at him, jumped down in the
pit and seized McCale's hand nearly
biting his thumb off.
The defendant offered to settle for
$50, but the plaintiff would not ac-
cept it. lie wanted 500 and costs.
So the case was not heard.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-07-28
CONFLICTING REPORTS
Consul Fowler at Che Foo Wires Information That
Ministers Are Safe
A REFUGEE SAYS ALL WERE KILLED.
Ministers Seeing Death Was Inevitable Killed Their Own
Families And Then Committed Suicide

Washington, July 2S.-Consul Fow-
ler at Che Foo wires that in. response
to a message of inquiry regarding our
minister at Pekin, Yuon, 60 vernon of
Shan Tung, replied on the Goth,
"Have today received an edict from
the Emperor saying that the minis
ters are we'll. They are sending pro-
visions to the legations. Am conf
dent the ministers are out of distress
and request you to transmit the an
nouncements to the admirals'.
A despatch from Mr.. Fowler dated
the 9th states that he has received
another despatch from Governor Yuon
telling of the safety of the ministers.
Consul McWade at Canton wires Sec
retary Hay that Viceroy TAX informs
him the ministers at Pekin were well
on the oath.
London, July 2S.-The Daily Mail
Shanghai correspondent telegraphs
that a Russian banker who left Pc
kin July 7th and arrived at Shanghai
on the 25th says when he left Pekin
all legations had been destroyed and
all the foreign ministers murdered.
The ministers seeing that death was
inevitable shot their families. Sir
Robert Hart, the despatch adds COM
mitted suicide.
San Francisco, July 2S.-Thc trans
port Hancock sails today for Taku,
China, with 500 marines, battery of
artillery and number of soldiers.
The transport Meade sails Wednesday.