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supposed. and considerable money can
be saved in this way. The skirt shown
is one of the newest models and very
attractive. 1t consists of an upper part,
which fits smoothly over the hips, and
gored fiounce, which is plated and
stitched like tucks The skirt closes in
an inverted box-pleat in back. Any skirt
material is appropriate, the new serges.
poplins and broadcloths being especially
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Lost Discharge.

Charles L. Paris. Co. G, 18th N. Y.
II. A.. OWosso, Mich. has had in his
possession for 80 years the discharge
certiiicate OF Samuel Armstrong, Co. A,
5th n. Y. III. A.. and will send ga mo r.
the, comrade or to his family upon a /
written request.
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home of Co. c, had prepared a fine re-
past which was enjoyed by about 275
veterans and guests. Gen. Geo. w. Min
del, who was Colonel of the regiment,
presided. 1t was most enjoyable occa-
sion, which will long be remembered.
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EUi
Will Keep Open House During National
Encamnment,a

Comrade Eben Kneeland, j Command
er Of Geo. N. Morgan Posts 4. Depart
ment Of Minnesota, GAR, writes that
his Post will keep open house during
the National Encampment ia 1906. The
Post proposes to give alb visitors a
cordial welcome. -. -.- ~
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Against Changing Memorial Day.

Eleanor J. Townsend, Celina. Ohio
protests against the changing of Me-
mortal Day to Sunday, because it is the
Christian Sabbath. and was set apart
by the Lord for His worship, and no
secular use should be made Of 1t.
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green and blue plaid or dark red. The
belt may be OF leather If desired The
dress is very easy to make. and will
cause no difficulty to the fashioner. 1t
is suitable to almost any material, and
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No. 3045: sizes. 2 to 10 years.
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The 9Th N. >.

The Veteran Association of the 9th
n. J. held It's 18th Annual Reunion at
Succasunna, N. j., on Thursday, Dot. Ia
The patriotic ladies Of the village the
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OUR OLD FLAG.
Brave Deeds Done I'm Defense of the
Starry Banner.

1t is doubtful whether history has re-
corded one-half the brave deeds per-
formed by our cOlor-bearers and others
in preventing our flag from falling into
the hands Of the enemy in time of bat
tie. The many acts Of bravery displayed
by our soldiers in efforts to capture
Confederate colors are without parallel
in the history Of any country.
Interesting references are made by
various war historians to heroic deeds
In connection with our flag. These, to-
gether with other interesting flag his
tory, will be quoted from time to time
in our columns, and any comrade who
has a personal knowledge Of a courag-
eous act performed in an effort to cap
ture a stand OF Confederate colors or to
prevent our flag from capture is invited
to recite the circumstances, that 1t may
appear in our columns.
For every star in it's field Of blue,
For every stripe Of stainless hue,
Ten thousand of the tried and true
Have lain them down and died"
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A Trim Sailor Suit.

No. 2815--The accompanying sketch
shows a suit for the snail lad composed
OF two pieces, natty knickerbockers and
q trim sailor blouse with full sleeves
and deep collar. Blue serge is we'll
adapted for a suit of this description,
the broad sailor collar being trimmed
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made TO retain their good looks for any
length of time. The making Of a small
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imagine The coat shown is Norfolk in
style. having deep pointed yoke and
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leather The latter, as we'll as the yoke,
may be omitted if desired. Covert, chew
lot, homespun and broadcloth are all
good materials for such a model. In the
medium size the pattern calls for rs
yards or 50-inch material.
No. 1910: Sizes, to IL years
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The Banner Of the 9th Iowa.

The flag of the 9th had a hard ex-
perience. The regiment fought hero
ically in the battle Of Pea Ridge, Ark,
on March Z. 1862, for which a commit
tee Of patriotic ladies Of Boston gave it
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longed to the Army Of the Tennessee,
and led In the desperate assault at
Vicksburg on May %, 1863. In the eff
fort to reach the Confederate breast
works every member of the color-guard
had fallen, either killed or badly
wounded. Serg't Elson fell severely
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bravely carried. When night came,
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his blouse, and carried 1t off the field
in safety. Mrs Mary III. Livermore
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blood and riddled by shot and she'll, /.
was sent up to the lannon's mouth az
the siege Of Vicksburg, was carried at
the battles of Jackson. Brandon, Chero-
kee Station, Lookout Mountain, Mis-
sionary Ridge and Chattanooga. When
1t came out Of the last battle the flag
vas so riddled by shot and shell that it
was no longer fit for service, and by a
unanimous vote Of the regiment 1t was
returned to the donors in Boston.
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with rows Of narrow black soutache
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chimisette, and soft silk tie in blue
or black supplies the finishing touch.
Several suits made after this fashion
OF white linen for dress-up occa-
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everyday and school wear. will keep
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Gium size 32s yards of 36-inch material
are necessary.
Pattern No, 2S15: 4 sizes from 10
16 years.
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o. 3045: 5 sizes. to 10 years.

National Tribune Ladies-a phrase
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lie but more of them would order if thew
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was in the railroad cut" at Gettys-'
burg, where there was desperate fight
ing; their colors went down seven
times; every cOlor-guard was killed or
wounded. An effort was made to cap
ture the Confederate colors of the I'd
Miss at any cost In the attempt Lewis
w. Eggleston, mere lad, was killed.
Henry Anderson struck and killed tho
confederate who had killed Eggleston.
Lieut.. William III. Remington was
wounded while making an effort to
reach the colors; Francis Walker final
~ grasped the flag and succeeded in
holding it.
The 18th Mich.
had an unenvlable experience with their
flag at Gettysburg. A Confederate off,
Ger seized their colors, and was Instant
~ killed by Col. Harrison II. Jefferds.
VINO was killed by a Confederate SOL
dler' VINO, In turn, was killed by Mai.
Jairus w. Hall, and their flag was saved
from capture.
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The I'd Wis.

AT the battle OF Antietam, Md, Sept
1917, 1862, all the color-guards were
either killed or wounded. At Gettys-
burg, Pa, July 1-3, 1863, nearly one
third Of the regiment was killed or
wounded in less than 80 minutes, only
SO men out Of 300 answering at roll
call. The old flag" was there, having
been picked up by r. e. Dawson, after
the last color-bearer had been killed.
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Their flag was SO completely shot to
pieces that they were compelled to re-
turn 1T to the State, as it could no long
er be carried.
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Tho keen work Of the detective and the
subsequent confession e. Judge Tanner
are almost tragic IL their bearing.
While Tanner refused 10 produce the
partnership books kept By the firm Of
Mitchell and Tanner. on the ground that
il might incriminate him. he did pro-
luce a partnership agreement. dated
1901. that on its face appeared to be
genuine.
But Mr.. Burns thought differently.
To make a long story short. the clever
detective noted that the agreement was
written on paper which bore the water
mark OF Edinample. The books OF the
irm showed that the first Edinample
bond paper purchase had been made
on March 30. 1903. almost three years
subsequent 10 the writing Of their origi-
raj partnership agreement. Burns also
noted that the document had been writ
ten on a typewriter usinS a black rib
bon, and investigation proved that dur
ing the period between 1901 and 1905
green and purple ribbons had been
used. and that black was used for the
first time in December. 1904. Ii was
discovered also hat the profits of the
concern were divided equally between
Mitchell and Tanner. and that a clause
in the original partnership agreement
read: That all moneys received from
practiciug before the department at
Washington was TO be the exclusive
profits Of John III. Mitchell while in
the agreement presented before the
grand jury the name Of Tanner ap-
peared in the place OF Mitchelrs.
Misspelled words in the agreement fur
rishel a clew. and Tanners son in a
test before the grand Jury ~misspelled
those same words. and finally admitted
that he had written the agreement ia
December. 1864. Judge Tanner was
now called before the grand jury again.
and persisted in his former statement
that the agreement was genuine. and
the grand jury promptly indicted him
for perjury. Later. h is said. he made
a confession to Burns. duplicating
Mitchell in the fraud.
The "Burn-Without-Fail' Letter.
In the meantime Harry c. Robertson.
the private secretary OF Senator
Mitchell. at Washington. had been
subpoenaed as a witness by the gov
eminent. and on his arrival at Port
land was Immediately taken by MIR.
Burns before the grand jury. Ii was
believed that he was carrying an i'm
poriant letter from Mitchell to Tanner
and this letter was demanded By the
jury. and reluctantly surrendered.
Here was the most sensational bit OF
evidence yet produced. The letter was
widely published at the time OF its dis
covery. but this article would not be
complete without quoting a portion OF
the document to which Senator Mitchell
had appended the solemn admonition:
Burn this without fail.
you must rot act ratified or alarmed"
Senator Mitchell wrote. Harry will
Guubticss Identify the corartrership arti-
c.es Cf 1871 as having been prepared by
him. See him at cnce or his arrival. Don't
No interviewed urfi I sec you. And tfis
b. ftr.ciy conllertir--tor't tell Harry.
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nothing whatever 70 do with the land
steals. and which was perfectly proper
for the clerks TO give. This information
would require a l.ttle research on the
part Of The clerk. and when il was fin
ished the inquirer professed himself to
be deeply grateful and on leaving would
press a SO bill into the hands Of the
clerk. and if he raised any protests.
would say ''Oh. give il TO your wife.
Here was a temptation easy 20 yield
20. for IL seemed so innocent and harm
less. AS he had only furnished informa-
ton which vas legitimate and the in
quirer had merely given an expression
Of gratitude for services rendered. But
that was but the first step. In a few days
the cOnspirator would call again and
want still other information which did
not have 70 do with the land cases. Tn.
clerk. eager TO oblige. supplied the in
formation. and So offered by the CRATE
full inquirer was more readily accepted
than the $40 had been. Now The clerk
was fixed. ard when the conspirator
came out boldly and sought information
in regard TO land cases. and the clerk
would protest that he could rot give il.
he was coolly informed that he must do
as he was bid. for he had accepted two
or three brides from him already. and II
il became known he would lose his place
and perhaps go to the penitertiary. The
clerk. realizing his position. would
yield. and In a short time would be deep
in the meshes OF the great conspiracy.
After Big Game.
But the big game had not leon winged
as yet. and it ives really the big fellows
which the department was anxious to
get. But step by step the trail was lead
ing up higher and higher. and desperate
as were the efforts TO end the invCstiga-
ton. powerful as were the Influences ex-
crtcd to discTedit the work and place
Secretary Hitchcock In false light. strong
as were the counter charges lr0ught
against the secretary OF the interior TO
have him removed. not for an instant
did he hesitate or pause in his purpose
to to the ground every one in any
way connected with the land frauds.
whether United States senator or poor
$1,000 clerk, the tool of the real con
spirators.
The first hint from Arizona had led to
unearthing big frauds in California. and
now the trail led into Oregon. whore the
confession Of Frank ". Walgamott
brought about the conviction Of a pretty
bunch Of prominent people. among them
s. A. ID. Puter. who Is alleged TO have
had dealings with Senator Mitchell il
the land frauds. From this beginning
all the timber land prosecutions in the
state of Oregon started. II is charged
that a Portland man and a millionaire
lumber dealer OF Minnesota had &C.
ouired more than 100000 acres in ore
eon. With the conviction Of Puter.
Mckinley and others. Burns did O rest.
but proceeded to worm from them in
formation which resulted in the charges
of the bribing OF United States Senator
Mitchell. Of Portland.
The plct ihickcned IA rs II diJ so
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special agents Of the land Office and a
former judge.
In Oregon convictions have already
been secured in the cases Of Clyde
Lloyd. S. A. ID. Puter. Horace G.. Nc
Kinley. Emma l. Watson and ID. w
Tarpley. Franklin Pierce Mays, state
senator from Portland. is now on trial,
and the trial of Senator Mitchell is to
begin shortly.
Judge A. II. Tanner. the law partner
OF Senator Mitchell. was indicted for
perjury and later pleaded guilty and 1t
is stated made q confession implicit.
ing Senator Mitchell.
Former Land Commissioner Her
mann. now congressman from Oregon.
is under indictment on the charge Of
destroying records OF the land Office
al Washington, and in addition 90 this
he Is under indictment with John H..
Hall, ex-district attorney; Edwin Mays.
ex-assistant district attorney; +. p.
Mays. state senator. Hamilton II. Hen
bricks. secretary and treasurer OF the
Butte Creek Land. Live Stock & Lum-
Der company, and Special Agents
G. r.. LOomis and T.. u. STAFFORD of
the land ONCE. on the charge Of fenc-
ing in a large pagt OF the county OF
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Investigation. news items in the papers
OF the country have told of the devel.
opments in the case. Occasionally the
public has been startled by the name
OF some prominent man being connect
cd with the frauds. as was especially
the case when Senator Mitchell was in
dicted on the charge of accepting a
bride I'm connection with some OF the
land cases. and his now famous, burn
this letter was made public.
One Gigantic, Systematic Plot.
First of all we want TO remember
tina. the land frauds are not an aggre-
cation Of isolated cases. Independent of
each other in methods and purpose,
but are really one gigantic. deep-laid
and systematic plot which was being
pcrsistently and successfully carried
on in Arizona. California. Oregon and
other western states by men OF wealth
AMI influence who had a lust for the
public domain.
lawson. in his revelations Of Wall
street methods. speaks of the system.
but the New York money kings In
their alleged raids on the stock mar
keis and the pocketbooks of the small
investors never worked n more thor
o-sAly organized system than have the
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They Are Far More Gigantic Than Peo-
pie Generally Imagine.
SOME CLEVER DETECTIVE WORK DONE
BY w. j. BURNS.
He Has Entrapped Culprits Both High and Low by His
Carefully Laid Plans-How the Schemes of the
Land Grabbers Worked-Some
Startling Evidence.

nd-grabbers OF the west. First. we
a v the conspirators. bold, ra%pacious,
unprincipled. Unsuitable. Next we're
the vast tracts OF valuable government
land as a stake for which these con
s~pirators were ready TO play, and judg
ing from the hundreds OF thousands of
acres OF land ~fraudulently obtained up
to the time the Investigations were be-
gun the stake was an elastic one. which
ultimately was TO include millions. And
because the conspirators were bold and
the prize 10 be won almost limitless in
extent and value, they devised a sys-
TEN by which 10 operate. But more
OF this later.
Startling Summary.
To summarize our story before at
tempting TO develops il in its startling
details. let us consider that its rami-
hcations lead US through three states.
with still others 10 hear from. I'm
mense tracts of timber land. aggregat-
ing 1000. 600 or more acres in extent.
are involved. In Oregon. one firm alone
acquired 100000 acres OF the finest OF
the public domain by the use of the
fraudulent system. And in California
applications were made for 100000
acres Of school lands. indicating that
the only limit 10 the fraudulent entries
was 10 be the ou,ermost boundaries of
the land itself. II is estimated that the
land grabbed is easily worth $4,000 900
TO $4,000 900.
Sixteen of the principals involved in
these land frauds have been indicted.
and ten or u implicated in a greater
or less degree. Ten men in the employ
of the land ONCE have been discharged
for completely in The frauds and sew
eral convictions have already been Sc
cured.
Among the indicted are one United
States senator one congressman. two
state senators. an ex-district attorney.
an eX-assistant district attorney. the
former head of the general land Office.
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lance of detectives. and Burns told
Harlan and Walk to keep the appoint
ment and TO take any money which
was offered them. The trap was sprung
and Burns, IL Is said. has 800 which
was given TO Walk and $500 given TO
Harlan. marked and held for future
reference.
An Important Arrest.
Benson was Immediately arrested
and taken before the United States
commissioner. He gave bonds for
$1,000, but defaulted and skipped 10
New York. where he wa again ar
rested and where he has been fighting
the removal proceedings ever since.
The case has at last reached the United
States supreme court. from which a
decision Is expected SOC
How Clerks Were Bribed.
And now just a word here as TO the
skillful way in which the clerks in the
general land Office at Washington and
the special agencies in the western
states were approached and finally CON-
pletely brought under the ontro OF the
u~nprincipled land sharks. One Of the
con~spirators would call upon them and
ask for ordinary information that had
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WashingtOn.-The story Of the big
land frauds OF the west when all told
is one Of the most startling and inter
esiing OF modern annals.
Il is a gigantic conspiracy. a detec-
tive story and a tremendous legal bat
lie all in one.
The conspiracy reaches back through
the years. involves hundreds OF thous-
ands Of acres OF the finest public lands
IN Arizona. California. Oregon and 9th
err states. and includes among its long
chain Of c~onspirators. men prominent
in state and nation. government OFF,
Gals and employees. and wealthy cor
~porations. including at least one rail
road.
The detective story equals any OF the
Sherlock Holmes variety in the keen
ness and nicely with which the faint
est clews have been followed up. mys-
ter.es unraveled and the guilty. high
and low. at last cornered. in spite of
unlimited power and influence and
loads Of money used TO block investi-
CATION and checkmate the detectives.
The tremendous legal battle begun
some time ago when sufficient evidence
was secured to start court proceedings
and which is still raging. IS a conflict
OF giants. The government has en-
ployed the finest legal talent TO be had
% prosecute the cases and the men
on trial. and 10 be tried. are sparing
no efforts or money in trying 10 escape
conviction. II is a fight every inch Of
the way. with several points scored by
the government thus far.
And all this is included in the com
plete story OF the land frauds-a story
Of fascinating interest because OF its
startling revelations.
n is a story n wants 10 read
From the time some three years ago
when Secretary Hitchcock. of the In
terror department. first received the
hint that gigantic land steals were go
Ing on and started the machinery of