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Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
WEST BROOKSvILLE.

Ralph Farrow Is dangerously ill with
the Group.
Gilbert Jones is i'll with the grip. He
also has a cancer on his lip.
John S. Tapley and his bride of a few
weeks are here from North Arson for the
holidays.
Edward X. Tapley and wife, of Brook
lin, have been in town the past few days,
visiting relatives.
Miss Eta Richards, of Rockport, who is
attending the Castine normal school, is
the guest of Mrs. Herbert Wescott through
the holidays.
Mrs. Hattie E. Tapley has received from
her son Robert Ellis, of Norfolk, Va, a
barrel of peanuts to be distributed among
the Sunday school children.
Omar W. Tapley, of Ellsworth, and DR..
Eugene d. Tapley and wife, of Belfast,
were in town last week visiting their pa
rents, Capt. Thomas Tapley and wife.
Dec. rs. ToMsoN.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
SOUTH HANCOCK.

Capt. c. E. Martin is home for the
winter.
Miss Marcia Young is at home from
Everett, Mass, for the holidays.
Mrs. l. H. Coggins, of Maiden, Mass,
was guest at W. T. Coggins' Saturday.
William Bishop, who has been en-
ployed in Vermont, is at home for the
winter.
J.P. Walker returned from Bangor Fri
day noon. He was accompanied by Mrs.
g. P. Haven, who has been in the hospital
several weeks Mrs. Haven is much i'm
proved in health.
G. w. CoIwell, of Prospect Harbor, has
purchased of c. II. ooster the late Isaiah
Wooster homestead. Mr.. Colwell intends
to enclose the cove at the shore by water
tight dam, for the purpose of empound-
ing HOLSTERS through the summer. Mr..
Colwell will build an ice-house, packing
house and wharf, the whole involving
an expenditure of upwards of $1,000.
Dec. %. w.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

BROOKLYN.

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a. 2. 'ns' ''''" nas ~ '' -
business
j. +. staples Is drawn 10 serve on tne
traverse Jury.
A. E. Farnsworth has returned to South
west Harbor.
Parker Bridges. who has been quite ill,
ia ;mnrovine
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
UNE FEMME.
WINTER HARBOR.

John Mattherson is quite ill with the
measles.
Mrs. Anna Bickford is visiting her son
at Ogunquit.
Capt. Elisha Bickford and wife are visit
ing relatives at Gouldsboro.
H. e. Harrington and wife are keeping
house in the Lewis Foss house.
Mrs. G. +. Smith is spending the Christ
mas vacation with relatives in Boston.
George w. Pendleton, who has been
away several months, returned Saturday.
Edward Noyes went to Steuben Sunday
to attend the funeral Of his uncle, L. b.
Noyes.
ID. ID. G. M. Eben Whitaker will pub
licly install the Masons Wednesday even
ing, Dec. "a. Refreshments will be served
The Christmas tree and concert at the
town hall Monday evening was largely
attended, bona fide Santa being the chief
attraction.
Mrs. Nancy Joy and daughter Helen,
who have been occupying the Winter
Harbor house, went to Bar Harb Satur-
day for the winter.
The Odd Fellows will have private in
stallation Friday evening, Jan. 8, d. ID. G..
NJ. Jos. w. Small installing officer. Re-
freshments will be served.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
Peace OXertureS

There was blood in the eyes of the two
suburban housewives as they glared dag
gers at one another over the whitewashed
fence.
GAS for you," Kissed the one in the red
knit jacket. II don't know what / could
say that would be sufficiently severe.
hate you'll"
''And you," retorted the one in the blue
shawl, 'are really not worth wasting
your breath over. So there!'
There was painful pause and then the
one in the knit jacket continued:
~ would say great deal more were it
not for your sweet little baby"
''Do-do you really think he is sweet?"
II do, and am not backward about say
ing it, although despise his mother. He
is the prettiest little boy in twenty
blocks"
''Then-then let's make up. Neighbors
shouldn't be enemies. I'll hand you a
dish of stewed prunes over the fence"
Then they kissed
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
NORTH LAMoINE.
d.
Dec. %.

There was Christmas tree at Mascot
hall Christmas night.
Frank Robinson has closed out his bust
ness here and gone to Boston.
Miss Emma Austin has closed her school
at Winter Harbor, and is home.
James Norwood has moved his family to
Bar Harbor, where he is employed.
Mrs. Frank f. Wall, of Bar Harbor
spent last week at the Homestead.
A. l.. Trip was called here ON Saturday
by the death of his father, Jabez Trip.
Mrs. George Haskins, OF Bar Harbor, is
visiting her parents, E. E. Mcfarland and
wife.
E. L. Mcfarland and wife and w. Fl.
Cousins and wife attended the State
grange in Bangor last week.
The pig reported last week as weighing
400 pounds, belonging to w. r. King,
weighed $50. OF family of five, this one
included, ten months old, the net weight
when slaughtered was 1875 pounds, an
average of 375 pounds each.
ROBBIE Norwood and wife, of Southwest
Harbor, Capt. Fred Hodgkins and wife
and little daughter Hope, Henry Clark
and wife, of Southwest Harbor, Alvin
Lord and wife, of Ellsworth, and G. B..
Hodgkins were the guests of Mrs. George
III. Coggins on Christmas.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
STATE GRANGE OFFICERS.
Obadiah Gardner Reelected Master
With Unexpected Opposition.

Obadiah Gardner Reelected Master
With Unexpected Opposition.
At the session of the State grange in
Bangor last week, Wednesday was devoted
to the election of offers. The surprise of
the day was the strength developed by the
opposition to the reelection OF Obadiah
Gardner, of Rockland, as master.
The opposition to Mr.. Gardner was
largely due to the sentiment that Mr..
Gardner had held the Office long enough,
having rounded out eight years, and that
no one man, however popular or capable.
should hold the office for so many years.
The depth of this sentiment, however,
h been underestimate by aspirants for
Mr.. Gardeners Office. The result was
lack of organized opposition, and the
delegates were not Bile to concentrate on
any one man.
Two ballots were necessary before a
choice was made. Ga the first ballot,
with 269 votes necessary to elect, Mr..
Gardner received 263, and c. s. Stetson,- of
Greene, his most prominent opponent, 152.
On the second ballot, Boyden Bearce, who
had twenty-three votes on the first ballot,
drew out in favor of Mr.. Gardner. The
second ballot resulted in $50 votes for Mr.
Gardner and 214 for Mr.. Stetson.
Following are The officers elected:
Master, Obadiah Gardner, of Rockland;
oversser, Boyden Bearce, of East Edding-
ton; lecturer, w. j. Thompson, of South
China; steward, c. w. Benson, of West
Durham; assistant steward, E. G. Patten,
of iopsham; chaplain, B. M. Titcomb, of
Pennington; treasurer, E. c. Addition, of
Greene; secretary, E. II. Libby, of Auburn;
gatekeeper, S. X. Cushman, of Steuben;
Ceres, Mrs R. G. Pease, of Cornish; Pomona
Mrs. Boyden Bearce, of East Eddington;
Flora, Mrs. Obadiah Gardner, of Rock
land; lady assistant steward, Mrs. E. G..
Patten, of Topsham; executive committee,
Columbus Hayford, of Maysville Centre;
Edward Evans, of Belfast; R. d. Leavitt,
of Auburn, and L. w. Dyer, of Wood
fords.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

woman of an alert and investigating MIND,
an earnest seeker after knowledge, and
above all, possessed of wonderfully SYM
pathetic nature.
In 1S43 she married Isaac Pink ham,
builder and real estate operator, and their
early married life WAS marked by prosper
ity and happiness. They had four chill
dren, three sons and daughter.
In those good old fashioned days 1T was
common for mothers to make their own
home medicines from roots and herbs, ma
lures own remedies calling in physl-
clan only in specially urgent cases. BY
tradition and experience many OF them
gained wonderful knowledge of the cur
alive properties of the various roots and
herbs.
Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest in
the study of roots and herbs, their char
acteristics and power over disease. She
maintained that just as nature so bounti-
fully provides in the harvest fields and
orchards vegetable foods of all kinds; SO,
if we but take the pains to lind them, in
the roots and herbs of the field there are
remedies expressly designed to cure the
various ills and weaknesses of the body,
and it was her pleasure to search these out
and prepare simple and effective medicines
for her own family and friends.
Chief of these was rare ombination
of the choicest medicinal roots and herbs
found best adapted for the cure of the ills
anu hSdhuco5Oo PSNuiiaA w WV sS~N
and Lydia E. Pinkham's friends and
neighbors learned that her compound re-
lieved ane cured, and it became quite pop
ular among them.
All this so far was done freely, without
money and without price, as labor OF love
But in 1873 the financial crisis struck
Lynn. Its length and severity were toe
much for the large real estate interests O
the Pinkham family, as this class OF bust
ness suffered most from fearful depres-
sion, so when the Centennial year dawnet
it found their property swept away. Som
other source of income had to be found.
At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege
table Compound was made known to tn
world.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
WEST TRENTON.

ia mes Gates is visiting Miss Mary Nc
Farland.
Miss Nora Emery is visiting at the home
of Richard Mcfarland.
There was Christmas tree at Mrs. Car
RE McFarland's, all her family being pres
ent. Richard Mcfarland acted as Santa
Claus.
There was family gathering at Mel
burn Rinalda's Christmas, all of both fam
lilies being present. There was Christ
mas tree in the evening.
Edwin Hopkins, wife and little daugh-
ter Dorothy came from Bar Harbor to
spend Christmas with her aunt, Mrs. Hem
rietta Mcfarland. Mrs. Mcfarland
mother, Mrs. Abigail Cousins, also spent
Christmas with her.
Dec. %. SPEC.
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DEDHAM.

SPEC.

Calvin Ellington is in town.
Mrs. Mary Turner, of Brewer, is visit
ing friends in town.
Walter Fogg is attending BOWS bust
ness college in Bangor.
Mics Lora Kenney has returned to
normal school at Castine.
Lewis Blood and wife, of Bucksport,
have moved here for the winter.
Mrs. Joseph Weber is in Brewer with
her daughter, Mrs. Manner Raymond.
Edna and Charlie johnson are home
from school for the Christmas vacation.
Among those spending the holidays in
town are Mrs. Flora Dorr and daughter
Bertha, of Orland, and Miss Ethel Rowe,
of Augusta.
Dec. %. B.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
DEATH OF JABEz TRIP.

On Saturday, Dec. %, Jabez Trip, an
aged and respected citizen, died about
noon at the age of seventy-two years and
five months. Mr.. Trip, though in failing
health for some time, was not thought
seriously i'll until a few hours before his
death, which came as shock to the COM
munity. A
He was kind husband and father and a
genial, kind-hearted neighbor, and will
be missed not alone in the home ! ut
among his many friends. He leaves a
widow and five children Ivy and Charles,
of California; Mrs. Nellie Bracket, OF
Lake Sebago; Alton, of Waterville, and
Newell, who resided with his father and
cared for him in his last hours.
The funeral services were at the church
on Christmas at O'Clock, Rev. Thomas
Mcdonald, the pastor, officiating.
Dec g. Y.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURES.

VIyHEREAS Willie @. Bates, of Brooks
w vile. Hancock coonty, Maine, by his
mortgage deed dated the twenty fifth day OF
September. 1908, and recorded in the registry
OF deeds of said county. book 1896, page SIS.
conveyed TO me, the undersigned, a certain los
or parcel OF land situated in said Brook sviHye
being the southwester]y half Of lot No one
hundred and twenty two on the plan of sedg-
wick, of the first division, and bounded sonts-
westerly by lot No one hundred and twenty
three of the first division; northwessery -
lot No. fifty -four of the third division; no
easterly BY land Of Abbie L. Roper, and sou,
easterly by the Bagaduce river, contain5i.
fifty acres, more or less; excepting from s&s1
premises the land sold to Alice Il. Bates, j g.
Walker and Oscar Lymeburner; and where -
the condition of said mortgage has been
broken. and by reason of the breach OF tho
condition OF said mortgage claim foreclcs-
purpose. Gro. M. WARREx.
Dec. 20, 1905. 49, 81
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
BASS HARBoR.

The Sabbath school gave Christmas
concert Sunday evening. Over 200 were
present. The church was prettily deco
Rich, who prepared the programme and
drilled the children, also to Mrs. Leslie
Rich, organist. The programme follows:
Singing, school; prayer, pastor; recita-
tions, Bernice Dix. Ralph and Clayton;
singing, girls; the Christmas C's, children;
drill, five girls; singing, young ladies;
recitation, Dot Sawyer; message of the
Christmas bells, class of children; recita-
tion, Grace Gott; drill, young ladies; reci-
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
BLUEHILL FALLS.

Mrs. B. A. Gray is out again.
Mrs. L. P. Candage is very poorly.
Warren Duffee is at home for Christmas.
Pierce Candage is chopping wood for
North Bluehill parties.
Raymond Carter will spend the winter
with his grandmother here.
Lester Conary is home from Portland,
where he has been employed as carpenter
for three months.
Philip Burns went to Bass Harbor least
side) Saturday. They have lived here five
years, and will be missed.
Dec. %. CRUMBS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
BARTLETT's ISLAND.

Miss Elsie Robbins has returned to Seal
Harbor to teach school.
j. Benjamin F. Ransom arrived from
Maiden, Mass, Sunday for few weeks
stay for his health.
W. c. Bartlett, s. G. leonard and E. G.
Robbins went to Bluehill Saturday and
brought over four yoke of young steers
for A. p Loring.
Dec "a L.,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
Steamed Brown Bread. .

Sift together 2 cups of corn meal, 2 cups
of rye meal, one-half level teaspoonful of
salt. Mix with cup OF hot water in
which is dissolved level teaspoonful of
soda, 2 cups of sour milk and two-thirds
cup of molasses. Beat and1pour into a
buttered mould and steam five, hours, or
into one pound baking powder tins and
steam two hours. The smaller loaves save
time and cut in good shaped slices.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

part of passenger ser i e from Boston to
Maine, by which Charles w. Morse, of
New York, obtains more complete control
Last summer Mr.. Morse purchased the
Metropolitan steamship line. which does
business between Boston and New York.
Ransom E. Fuller has resigned as presi-
dent of the Eastern Steamship Co. He
has been the head of the company since
is organ iZation
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
COUNTY NEWS
saditionai Coun,n nem.. ee he pap..
SOUTH BRooKsvlLLE.

Capt. L. f. Gray is in his new store.
Capt. J. e. Cousins has gone to Portland
in the Lizzie J. Clark
Mrs. M. A. Blake, OF Cape Roster, has
gone to Hartford for the winter.
Howard Bates has gone to Portland to
enter the law office of S. L. Bates.
w. e. Harvey, who has been at Intervae
for the past few months, is at home.
Robert B. Bates, of Portland, has been
visiting his parents, B. L. Bates and wife.
The Lizzie and Annie, Capt. Candage, is
loaded with freight for Bucks and Or
cults Harbor.
Dec. "a. C..
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
NORTH FRANKLIN.

Mrs. Eva Scammon is quite ill. Her
mother is caring for her.
Mrs. Hudson who has been living here
with her daughter, Mrs. Laforest Wood
worth, since last spring has gone to Ma
chias to visit her son.
Hefvey Murch, wife and two daughters
came up from Bar Harbor Saturday to
spend Christmas with Mrs. Murch's par
ents, W. F. Cousins and wife.
Dec. 20. MAE.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

tstion, vincic Trask; keeping Christmas,
class of girls; singing, two girls; time OF
rejoicing, class of girls; recitation, Marion
Sawyer; singing, school; recitation, Fred
recka Norwood; offering, Clayton Wal
lace; singing, young ladies.
dec Or n
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

First Boarder-This fowl is about ten
years old. Second Boarder How can you
tell? First Boarder BY the teeth. SEC
ond Boarder But fowl has no teeth.
First Boarder Just so; but have.
(which weeds are the easiest to kill?"
asked young Flickers of Farmer Sassafras,
as he watched that good man at his work.
widows weeds" replied the farmer.
You have only to say wilt thou and they
wilt -
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
In Mad Chase.

Millions rush in mad chase after health,
from one extreme of fadoism to another,
when, if they would only eat good food,
and keep their bowels regular with DR..
Kings New Life Fills, their troubles would
all pass away. Prompt relief and quicl.
cure for Ii Ter and stomach troabie. 25c at
E.G. MooRE's drug store; guaranteed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
SEDGWICK,

Capt. Y. II. Cain has arrived from Isle
au Haut to spend the winter with his
family.
Mrs. John Hall left last week for Mass
achusetts to care for her daughter who is
dangerously ill.
Dec. %, C.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
TRENTON.

Miss Phemela Stafford, of Bar Harbor,
was the guest of Miss Natalie Young last
week.
Miss Maude and Bernice Jordan, OF
Searsport, and Edward Jordan, OF Boston,
spent Christmas with their parents, Ben
jamin Jordan and wife.
Dec. Is. M.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

One cup of cheese crumbs in one-half
pint of milk, boil until melted, season
with salt and pepper, beat up eggs and
add, stirring constantly. When cooked,
spread on slices of hot toast.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27
Magazine and Book Notes.

The Portland Argus daily and weekly,
the staunch old democratic paper of
Maine, viii enter upon the new year, one
of political interest, with new vigor. The
Argus is representative :. Maine paper,
and though in the minority politically, it
has always been true to its standard, a
good, clean fighter and a worthy opponent
OF the republican journals.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

This remarka bic woman, whose maiden
name was Estes, was born in Lynn, Mass,
February 9th, 1873, coming from good
old Quaker family. For some years she
taught school, and became known as
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-12-27

Citizen What possible excuse did you
fellows have for acquitting that murderer
Juryman Insanity. Citizen -Geel The
whole twelve of you?
New-York tribune., 1905-03-04

ence" There is a personal element lntroduceu
which moves even honest reviewing ol1cers 10
do the best they can for somebody VINO ieels
abused. It is easy to find that an answer war
rants little higher mark. So likewise accoto-
ing TO the same new standard, other cahuiua'es
might justly have higher mark ana giving !"
to one puts him forward unfairly at the eA-
pense of those who do not appeal olhel e'li'
which the new rule is intended 10 aooilsn arc
the giving of new preliminary physlcai eAanui-
nations and the suspension of canoluateS py
physical examiners for second tests. Inc Iatter
practice opens the door TO extortlon, ana Vne
former allows favored men to get through III
spite OF minor physical defects when par out
others.
Rerating had become popular method OF get
ting around the law, and it may be expected
that the spoilsmen, when the new rules become
effective. will be driven 10 other ingenious de-
vices against which it will be necessary Tor the
commissioners TO be on their guard. 1t is
significant OF the progress of the merit system
that an administration standing squarely, as
this does, for partisan rule and so strongly
dominated by the appetite for spois, should
have seen the necessity for this reform and
acted on the knowledge.
New-York tribune., 1905-03-04
4 CIVIL SERVICE Reform.

Mayor Mcclellan is entitled TO credit for re-
sisting the spoilsmen in Tammany Hall, and
finally giving his approval TO the action taken
by the Municipal Civil Service Commission last
December TO abolish rerating and the granting
of special examinations The new rule now only
awaits the approval Of the State Civil Service
Commission 70 become effective for the discour-
egement of the appeals which have been in
creasing alarmingly in the last few years.
The amendment forbids rerating Of examina-
tion papers except for positive error on the part
of the examiner. \ candidate who finds that
a mistake, clerical or other, has been made
in rating his paper can appeal and secure his
rights. There will always be a certain number
of appeals Of this kind. An error in computing
marks or the misunderstanding Of an examiner
resulting in a correct answer being called in
correct should. of course. be remedied. But
30 per cent OF the appeals considered by the
muhclpal commission in recent years are not
based on any such clear errors but merely on
the claim that the appellant has been mark ad
too low Ills judgment on the quality Of his
work when ii was neither perfect nor entirely,
wrong did not agree with the examiners Ont
OF fourteen hundred patrolmen recently exon,l
ined for roundsmen eleven hundred anneaIad
for reratings. and it was fast getting to he tbe
fashion for everybody Of influence who did NOT
pass an examination to try to secure q rnoro
favorable view of his paper
such wholesale rerating practically DESTROYS
the merit system. An examiner taking nm the
papers Of all the candidates at the examine +io,,
viii, if he is honest-and he has no reason ~
be otherwise, for he marks papers without
knowing who wrote them-mark them all ar
cording to & common standard 1t NAV ba toc
lenient or too severe. Opinions might diffar as
10 the absolute quality Of a piece of work but
so long as all candidates are treated alike there
is no injustice. On the other hand, there Is
injustice as soon as rerating is attempted no,
for actual error of marking, but on difference
Of opinion. The identify OF the candidate is
known. There is the chance to exert "infiu
New-York tribune., 1905-03-04
TROUBLE IN THE FAMILY.

Dismay and disappointment, deep and heavy,
will fall upon the thousands who are now
in Washington, waiting impatienty to see the
1st Regiment of the New-Jersey National Guard
march proudly past the reviewing stand in to-
days ceremonies, when they learn the news of
what has happened. Everything seemed TO be
ready. Marching orders had been issued. Uni
forms We're brushed and accoutrements bur-
nished. Only one trifing formalty remained,
and that was to get from the State Legislature
the necessary authority and funds
Incredible and preposterous though it may
seem, the lawmakers claimed the right to "butt
in" on the arrangements They thought that,
instead of having a whole regiment from one
section or the State, it would be better to make
up provisional regiment consisting of two COM
panies from each of the five regiments and one
additional company from each of the two bri-
Gades mat idea was put into the form of a
Legislative enactment and then the trouble
broke loose The State Military Board was for
a moment paralyzed with indignation When
respiration was resumed it sent forth a proc
iamatlon lambasting those legislators who had
so ruthlessly overturned the beautiful and
elaborate plans made by the board to capt
ure Washington. The eloquent Gray wound up
with declaration that a provisional regiment
could not be mustered assembled and provided
Tor within the time remaining and the board
maJestically washed its hands of the whole af-
fair. So to-day New-Jersey's National Guard
will be represented by the Essex Troop the
Jersey City signal corps and the Camden bat
terry. They will, doubtless, make heroic show
Ing and come back honor laden. but even that
VIII not mitigate the grief of the thousands who
have hired seats to see NewJersey's infantry
men march past in battle array. 'Ifs sad that
such things should be-