Eugene City Guard.
I L C A M I' It KM. .
EUGENE CITY
rroj.Htr.
OREGON.
Tin- Bible truit has nothing whatever
to do with (be trust lu provldeuce.
Talking of Robert, sometimes even
one wife makes trouble for a inau try
lug to get loto tbe house.
It l time for tbe ladle. God bleu
'em. to be getting tbelr age lu order
for tbe curloui cenit enumerator.
A New York man eloped with bit
wife after be bail begun Hull agalnat
blm for divorce. Tbla la taklug a MM
advantage of tbe lawyer.
A a principle of human action, ef
forta to rial- In the world are commend
able, but few men really elevate tbeui
selvea by getting on their ear.
On. Hulbr may well rail It "difficult
work" to tight an army of sharpshoot
ers all up bill. The soldiers on both
MM In our civil war hud a good deal
of It to do.
In Norway a girl mint have a rertlfi
rate that abe run rook la-fore abe ran
get married. The groom should alao
have a rertlfirate that be ran provide
something to rook.
A "personal" advertiser In New
York naner wishes to serure "one who
appreciate a true hushaiid and ron-snh-rs
liniiie a paradise." Yea but up
pose a serpent should rome around?
Tbe man whose wlfi' has run away
for the thirty-seventh time ought 10
take the period for sober reflection In
lead of luiHirtuulng the police to bring
her hack again. 1'oaslbly abe uced
vacation.
A New York paper Is offering prlr.es
for the best answers to the propoaltlon
Why I have failed." Tbe beat and
triH-st answer. If It Is to contain tbe ex
perleiice of nine out of every leu who
have not succeeded, must alwaya be,
"llerauao I didn't try ofteli enough."
The board of geographical names has
decided that the people of one of our
neighboring ncquliltli.ni are to be called
Puertorlqueuo. Aa the name la of
their own selection. It must be assumed
that It will he satisfactory to them, but
t.'Lcle Ham may have trouble In twlat
Ing bis tongue to meet tbe occasion.
Andrew Carnegie advises young men
to try lo cultivate a "stand lu" with
their employers by lieatlug them lu au
argument. Any discreet young man
who thinks of putting the advice lu
practice will do well to arrange for a
i partlsau referee before beginning
the debate. Most bright, capuble and
euterprlslug young men have no doubt
whatever of thoJr ability to out argue
the "old man" lu regard to almost uny
detail of hla business, but the wise
ouea realize that there la alwaya a
whole lot of difficulty In getting the
"old mau" to realise that be baa beeu
beaten.
Hbould It b a rule of life to get all
you rati, or to give all you eau? That
qucstluu Is Just uow under discussion.
Well, how much can one glva uuleas bo
first getaT Tbe men who are laying
thousands or millions nil the altara of
education. Immunity or rellgloli have
generally been successful aa captains
of Industry, prlucea of commerce, or
leadera of large business enterprises.
Possibly also their chief benefaction
baa consisted In creating profitable cm
ployiitent-wbloh Is a kind of giving -especially
If they have been Just anil
considerate In their dealings, and huve
pah) fair wages. To gel honestly la
ulte as legitimate as to give generous
ly, and ought to take equal rauk.
An Intelligent master printer la
quoted as saying to tbe men of bis own
tunic, "Whether we wish It or not, tbe
eight hour day Is hound to come; ami
Instead of wasting our strength In vain
resistance we shall llnd It wiser to con
Ider how we can adjust our business
to the Inevitable change." Without
accepting or rejecting this prophecy,
we may say with truth that the pica
rut agitation seems to follow lu tbe
track of the movement of sixty yeara
ago, which reduced the working day
from twelve or morn houra to ten. It
Is urged by tbe same reasons; It Is met
by the same objections; It wins by tbe
same tlgtng advances, lu eight State
there has already been friendly legis
lation; lu Itoslou and Worcester It has
been approved by popular suffrage as a
standard for all city employes. It la
for the Interest of both capital aud la
hor that so serious a change ahould be
made If It Is to be made at nil with
the least possible disturbance to busl-ucsa.
"There aie tricks lu all trade." la
an adage that Is year by year becoming
more out of date. And for two reasons
lluslness men more aud more generally
are coming to recognise (he truth of tbe
proverb, "Honesty Is the best policy."
tireater and ever greater Is the number
of concern doing business on the merit
of Its products or inerclisndkie. I'os
ml Itly the subtle Influence of the depart
ment store Is here traceable tbe en
forcement of the "money back If you
want It" policy. Again, retail mer
chants cannot be deceived or fooled,
as In the go.H) old days. Competition
has forced them out of the old, easy
going rot They tike nothing on trust.
Quality, (Hist and all other factors of
value are releutlessly sifted. Tbe buy
er, ex -opt In rare Inaiam-cs where style
euters largely Into the questlou of price,
Is apt to know pretty nearly as well
as the seller what the merchandise
ought to bring. Thus, today, goods are
usually found to pretty nearly answer
their descriptions.
was by Joint stock rout pane, most ot
tbe shartsi are lu the Kussls.li Woveru
went's possession and the greater part
of tbe money came from tbe Govern
meat treasury, as will that Deeded for
the reconstruction deemed absolutely)
necessary. Light rails and wooded
bridges were used In the origin! con
structlon and, under the conditions re-
aultlng from tbe haste and economy ob
served, quick and safe travel Is Impos
sible, Twenty miles an hour Is tbe
maximum speed attained and tbls at
great risk to the patrons and property)
of tbe road. Tbe heavy locomotive
uei i ,.,iry to climb the steep grades
have spread the light rail and dis
turbed the foundations of the p.urly
ballasted trucks until the committer
baa concluded that complete reconstruc
tion must lie had. II Is estimated that
thl will rost not less than fUftMJOQO,
and the Russian Government will be
asked lo make this appropriation. Bid
the work been properly done al tbe out
eet tin. development that the road
would have aceomplliihed would havs
been accelerated and not Impeded.
Tbe commerce of the Great Lakes It
o vast thai the lake waterway has be
come almost as Important us the path
across the Atlantic, lu the lake navl
gallon sou son of IXiKt, mure than eight
million bushels of grain, nearly seven
million barrels of flour, thirteen million
tons of Iron ami a billion feet of lumbal
passed through the Sault Kulnte Marl.
Cannl, bound towurd the Kast and Ku
rope. Practically all this traffic, and
au additional amount from Lake Mich
Igun and Huron, pass through l.aki
Krle. Krle la the hIihIIowcs! of all lln
lake, and the fact la apparent that It)
level Is lower than It was formerly
The possibility of lis falling still more
as a result of the diversion of some ol
tbe water of Lake Michigan througt
tbe great drainage canal from Chlcugc
to tbe basin of tbe Mississippi, leads Ic
an apprehension Unit sooner or lain
the effect will lie harmful. Now a pro
ject has ban devised, and a bill Intro
duoed Iti Congress to carry It Into ef
fert. to meet the diminution of (he wa
ter of I. Krle by constructing n dam
In the Niagara Klver near lliiiralo, am!
raising the level of Lake Krle by about
three feel. Sin h a dam would deepen
tbe water of the Detroit and Kt. Cluli
It I vers, and would render more secure
ami easy the navigation of tbls great
waterway along which so luiortant a
part of (he food supply of the nations
Is borne. Hut to raise tbe level of Lake
Krle tueana lo flood Inn.ls along Hi
shores. It means to flood certain Cans
(Hun lands, as well as American; and
this would necessitate International ar
rangement and costly compensation
For this reason, as well as for the rca
sou thai great public enterprise! always
move slowly, the conversion of Lake
Krle Into a vnst mill pond will proba
lily be deferred for a long period.
"Ilrldge." or "Itusslau Wblat "
America has already rivaled Kngland
a a home for whist; It will be Inter
esting to aeo whether we shall also fol
low the example of our trans Atlantic
on-. ns lu the mania for "bridge," or
"Husslan whist." which Is now all the
rage lu London, ami In many curd cir
cle has in nl. whlst as obsolete a
"lloatou." It Is a sort of dummy whlst.
Ulfferent lulls of curds give different
values lo the tricks, the red sulls, fur
example, bemg more valuable than the
black. The dealer does not turn up a
trump curd, but has the privilege of
making any suit he pleases trumps, or
may declare no trumps, which In
creases the value of the trick. This
value, also, may be doubled again aud
ngulu by the holders of good hands, so
that It Is a game of uncertainties. The
Ix-st authorities use the American lend.
which are rather dropping out of use In
Kllgllsh whlst. A treatise on bridge
by Archibald Putin. Jr., bus lutely been
published III Kngland, and there I like
ly to lie demand for American book.
Sprlnglleld t Mass.) Republican.
One Iteason Why.
"I'm uot surpiis.sl," remarked the
debonair dry goods drummer, "that
those pimple down III Kentucky dou't
drink any more water than they do. I
hae Just heard from a customer of
mine In Kmlueiice, a pleasant town not
far from Louisville, that n well known
cltlsen there, who has been troubled
for a long lime with a hacking cough,
had a severe spell of coughing the other
day and raised two square blocks of
some kind of hard substance. Ills eon
sent them down lo a Louisville chemist,
who reported that they were blocks of
limestone, caused by the limestone wa
ter the coughcr hud been drinking. I
tuny add that tbe cough doesn't trouble
him any more, but Just think of the lla
blllly a man Is subjected to down there
of having his bronchial lubes ami his
allmeulnry canal macadamised from
haii to llceriheeba. I'd rather drink
moonshine (ban run such a risk aa that.
I shore would."
A Ml.-- Child.
Muster f the Vrans
VEGETABLES ARE OLD
name of all the gala and their n-.
ne. O Lord, bare mercy on th-J
miserable rascal.
Then, O Lord, a lot of them ar n.
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DATE BACK TO OLD TESTAMENT Dg card partle around here. g0ia. uL'
WHEN tb mn of August begin
to redden tb green out of tbe
follaga tb veteran of tb clell
war In thirty fifth national encampment
So-Ill aemble Id tbe Btate where tbelr
order bid blrtb. Not In the city where
tbe orlgmal pot of the Graod Army
of tbe Republic wa Instituted. Indeed,
but In tbe border of tbe Htate where
the Idea was first promulgated and cur
ried Into effect. Next Auguat tbe vet
eran will meet In Chicago, but tbe
army, once au appreciable proportion
of tbe grand army which dropped the
word for peaceful pursuit. I fading
awuy with the laps.- of year.
Hoys In years aud animation when
the smoke of (be big gun curled about
Kort hututer. nothing but gray beards
remain lo-day. Veteran then have
long since passed over ibe great divide.
Nine years ago tbe army was nearly
twice aa strong aa It I to day. It I
fitting Indeed that a the day draws
Dear w hen (here will be no Grand Army
left these who still cling to life should
return to the old homestead In reunion.
Horn of Ibe cousclouiliei of a son of
Illinois, native to the I'ralrle State, It Is
filling that Ibe Grand Army should
meet again In the .Stale thut guve blrtb
to the designer of Ibe order.
Thirty four yeur will bnv passed
awuy when Ibe next meeting ks held
since the first national encampment
was held In Indianapolis. Half a doxen
States were represented In that (inher
it, r. sTxritiNso.
Tbe folly of cheap and hasty rail
road construction hi tMM demousir
ted In the reault of Ihe burrled and
economical building of the great Sibe
rian railroad. The Nlberlau railroad,
let It be understood, I to develop the
trade between China aud Itussla and to
r. slue- the time aud expense of travel
ing from Ixvndon, Paris, Berlin and
ttuiala to tbe port of tbe far Eaat. Tbe
general coat of the road wa fINu.&Vl.
DUO and, while part of the ivuairik-lloa
Inspector- Suppose I lent your father
ili' in June and he promised to pay m
back 110 on Ihe find of every month,
bow much would he owe me al the end
of tbe year? Now, thluk well before
you answer
Pupil ( list, sir.
luspeotor You're a very Ignorant
Utile girl. You don't know the moat
elementary rulea of arithmetic:
Pupll-Ah, air, but you dou't kuow
father! -Puuch.
Flower Merited for Perfumery.
Vast quantities of (lowers are gath
ered for perfumery purposes. It la ,.,
i. mated that each year LjMO tons of
orange flower are used. Ix-sldes HltO
tons of rose, l.'si ton each of vl .lets
and Jasmine. ... tons of tuberoses. 30
tous of cassle, and 13 tons of Jouquds.
Onion Strong with 1 hetn.
The onion wa worshiped by Ihe an
rlivut Egyptian. The cauliflower la a
patrician amoug vegetables, and was
taken from tla Cyprus home In Italy to
Eugland In the reign of Elisabeth.
If tbe rubber trust ever explode
there will bo a big gum drop.
lug. with but '-' -' s member In the -
sivmbly. Ill had aomethlug over
twenty posts Iheu uml wus the only
Statp organized Into a depart tueiit with
department officers. Since then the
army has prospered until every State In
the Union almost has a department,
a Inrge membership and large benefit
revenue. In IV" Ihe comrades mini
be red over 400.IKIO; to-day, less than
ten years later, the army has been re
duced to but a trifle over two-thirds the
high water murk.
Line of March Shortened.
Year after year the Hue of march In
all parades has beeu shortened, that Un
faltering veterans may not lie over
fatigued. Even when civic pride de
mands Ihe old long lines the men with
the blue blouses and bronze buttons
pass the reviewing officer and then,
again dropping their military forma
lion, fall out of the line and mingle with
the people who asuetnble to see the pa
geant. Stooped shoulders bent under
tbe burden of years have replaced the
erect body, and slow, balling steps have
replaced the Jaunty stride of the war
days. The old men clinging fondly lo
the trinity of the order, charity, frutcr
ulty and loyalty, turn out Indeed, but
the long marches of forty years ugo are
beyond I heir strength.
Steadily each year Ihe percentage of
loss by death Is rising until to day It Is
almost aa high as It was lu the days
when musket were borne over the
boulder or leveled In light. Nine
year ago the high tide of the army
was reached. Even (hen the losses by
reason of the falling out of stragglers
whoso memories alone remain was
heavy, as heavy as the average loll by
death In auy great battle. Lust year
the decrease In membership and the lu
create lu flower decked mounds was
nearly as great as Ihe total losses from
all causes In the stlffest tight uny tuein
ber ever participated In.
Hut a few years remain of earth to
the men who fought Ihe good battle lo
pr.vserve the I'nlon. None live now -with
here and there a notable excop
Hon- but those who were beardless
youth when they went lo the front to
throttle the most serious rebellion the
world ever saw or ever will see. The
men who In I MoT wore ln-anls and had
tbe tread of mature manhood have gone
before to blaze the way lo the haven
of eternal rest for their Juniors. Thirty
four annual encampments have Iveen
beld since the organization was born
In Sprlnglleld. A round dozen more as
semblies will ace the closing of the
records, for the veterans will be all
gone and posterity will have but the
recollection of what they did and how
In nil the years since the close of the
trlfe they have kept alive the loyalty
to the flag which sent them out lo face
death In Its defense.
ledge broached tbe loplc and Dr. Ste
phenson elaborated It to Include a na
tional order.
Looking far Into the future tbe Doc
tor saw that distress would come to the
men of arm a tbe years passed by.
Wounds and disease would crlppl"
them prematurely. Hardship and ex
posure, bad food and not enough of thai
In tbe field would shorteu tbe term of
their acllve business life. Hope of aid
they would have none unless, banded
together aa brothers, they should re
lieve each other. Seeking fo keep alive
the lire of patriotism. king 10 pro
vide a relief association which should
aid by the highest Ijrpt of charity a de
serving brother, seeking lo perpetuate
Ihe brotherly feellngengeoderedof com
tuuu hardships and perils, the Doctor
saw lu Ills mind the long llDM "f v.t.r
an marching together, shoulder to
shoulder, In peace us In war.
An Idea so born could not full to ger
mluate. The grand parude and review
of Grant's and Sherman' armies In
Washington following the declaration
of peace had scarcely passed away un
til IT. Stephenson began Ihe active
work of creating a grand army of pein e
In March. I HOI. hr. Stephenson and Mr.
Hutledge renewed their dlscusslous
wltb Ihe purpose of putting their Idem
Into execution. In the preceding month
Prod I. Dean was culled In and the
topic talked over with him. He pre
pared rough notes outlining the scope
and purposes of tbe organization and
a conference of the charter members of
the department of lll.no s wus beld In
Springfield in Murch.
At Ibat conference the following men,
Inter prominent lu tb army, were pres
ent: Col. J. M. Snyder. Dr. Jainea
Hamilton. MaJ. It. M. Woods. MaJ. Rob
ert Allen. Chaplain Hutledge, Col. Mar
tin I'lood. Col Daniel Grass. Col. Kd
ward Prim e. Capt. J. S. Phelps, dipt.
J. A. Llghtfool. Capt. H. F. Smith. MaJ.
A. A. North. Capt. II. K. Howe, Lieut.
H. F Haivkesaml hr. Stephenson. The
conference decided to present Ihe mat
ter to Gov. Oglcetby ami the Governor
heartily approved the project. The
name was suggested by some literature
received concerning a similar organi
zation being discussed In Missouri un
der Ibe title of the Grand Army of
Progress.
In order to maintain secrecy It was
dedded to send tbe copy of the consti
tution and by law to heoatur for prlut
lug. I. N. Coltrln and Joseph Prior, of
the Tribune, were thus made aware of
the movement. Hoth were discharged
volunteers anil both look a strong Inter
est lu tbe project. Dr. J. W. Houih
ami Capt. M. F. Kanun. of Decatur,
having been Informed of tbe plans,
went lo Sprlnglleld, where they dls
eussisl It with Dr. Stephenson. They
returned and organized the llrst post
and then desired hr. Stephenson, pro
visional department commander, to in
atltnta the post.
The Klrat Post.
This was dotie on the evening of April
il. I860, with the following charter
members: M P. Knnan. George It.
Steele, George It, hunnlng. I. C. Pugh,
J. II. Nnie. j. t. Hisnop. c. Relbeame,
J. W. Booth, H. F. Sibley. I. N. Coltrln,
Joseph Prior and A. i nland. Comman
der Stephenson Issued his llrst general
nvwd. t k's 4laDDolntment. Yet bis
chagrin did not serve lo bat bis en
thusiasm, for no man ever lu tb rank-i
worked more faithfully to make It suc
ceed than Dr. Stephenson.
1 lo Plrat I : mrnt.
The Idea of tbe founder of the army
was to Incorporate every Slate In ihe
Union where a Federal veteran lived.
It waa to he a grand army In fact as
well a In usuie. He did uot rest wltb
tbe State organization, but went to
work vigorously to carry out his grand
scheme. Gen. Cook lu Ihe absence of
Gen. Palmer named the department
ntsff and made Dr. Stephenson his ad
jutant general. Then In September of
the year of founding a general order
was lissuod calling the first national en
campment Nor. SO In Indianapolis. Sev
enty poet! slid TJX representatives com
posed the first national body of tbe
Grand Army.
Gallant Stephen A. Hurlburt. whose
shoulders had !orue tbe double star In
the rotMXatf army, wa chosen to wear
the badge of the army, whereon wua
snread the shoulder strap of major geii-
eral. lie wus elected to Ibe office of
commander lu chief of the Grand Army
of tin- Rapnblle. The following ottleers
were elected: J, II. Mclvean of New-
York, Senior Vice; Robert Foster, of
Indiana. Junior Vice; H. F Stephenson
TIMES
nlrwms rtslllna nlnr.-s ,.f in
" ' .'.-luuie, lad
playing the devil generally. No wnw
that wben tbey ask a sinner tu tun,
from blf evil way be replies, (,
rvsj old devil, we know you.' We bean
. tbls past week of a pronjiD?B
eh wee member who bad been drlnklm
...... iw.u cna ra mil .!... .... x
7 n.ul.TlZ.r.'V". ooln and
How many housekeeper picking. rooms - mi uu, ueau uruuk and
Wrlfrn it aba Ivnmtnm Tsvs Mn o
t.rdn Truck-On - "
Oroaiid Artichoke Are Nth-e. of
.North Au.rlc--Grocer Enlightened.
IIAIITEH
mi .m i n- or rinsr o. A. u.
rost.
In Past V.iH-uniiinirnt.
Hut a few year ago It was no uncom
nion thing for lisi.issi bors In blue to
assemble In the city chosen for the an
nual encampment of the Grand Artny
Not all. Indeed, held Kent In Ihe mi
tlotial bo.lv. but where that body met
the comrades have been wont to meet
and right again the tights of the war
Today If half that number In spite of
Ihe heavy membership In Chicago an.',
the State should assemble from all
over the broad land II would be a nota
ble gaibtsrlng. Age. poverty few of
the members are wealthy and distance
from Ihe scene will prevent many a
mau from attending. Yet In every
breast will Ih the hope, for every vet
eran realizes that this may tie bis las'.
opiH.rtuiilly to meet wltb his COUVrede.
tbls aide of the grave.
Thirty seven years ago. while at the
front fighting for the I'ulon. the Idea of
an association of voluuteer after the'.r
military duties bad closed was boru In
the mind of a son of Illinois. Dr Hen
Jamln Franklin Stephenson, surgeon of
the Fourteenth Illinois Infantry, and
a unlive of the Stale, was the man w he
first thought out the scheme which has
worked so grandly. With him as tent
mate and Intimate friend was Chaplain
W, J Hutledge. In the qulel hours of
the night after "taps" had Iveen sounded
these eonirad. often talked of the hope
of organizing the Grand Army. As
early aa ibe spring of in-'.' llr. Rui
O
Mi.unaas or osmkiiai. committki,
111. Alio KMC A Ml'lt KMT.
order Instituting this post and the
Grand Army of Ihe Republic was bom.
Then district and iist officers were
elected and new posts Instituted. The
econd vva created In Sprlnglleld. but
other cities and towns Claimed 'he bon
er, so that In a few weeks the depart
ment of Illinois had some twenty-eight
posts scattered about the Slate.
Commander Stephenson named Cap
lain Kansn and Dunning aa a commit,
tee to prepare ritual, constitution and
by laws. The order was made April
IS aud the Committee lost no lime, for
the ritual was presented ami accepted
on May l by ihe department. The con
stitution was presented and adopted
on May UV The rules and ritual thus
adapted remained those of the Grand
Army until no! I tied by ihe national en
catttpmenl In May, 1SiS. when the rit
ual aud rules that obtain to-day, with
such uiod. Beat ions a the lapse of time
have called for. were adopted.
With nearly thlrly posts In working
order and regulation approved by all
adopted, the provisional organization
was doeiinsl to have served Us purpose,
o a representative gathering of the
army was called for July 13. It was
held In BpriagfoHl and the departmeut
formally organised. Gen. John M.
Palmer was lee ted department com
iander. with Gen. II. John Cook as
senior vice The originator of the artnv
was not chosen as head of the organise
I Hon be bad brought Into existence.
Adjutant (ieueral; D. C. McNeil of
Iowa, (Jiinrtertnuster General; W. A.
Pile of Missouri, Chaplain.
Gen. Hurlburt administered the af
fairs of the army for one term, then
giving away to another son of Illinois,
the one who hnl attained Ihe highest
rank and grcatiwt fame attained by a
volunteer 00.00 John A. Iigaii. (sen,
Logan became chief of the army In
lsiw. He signalized his administration
by promulgating; au order setting apart
May :;" as memorial day. He Issued
bis famous order No. 11 on May 5, call
ing on all survivors of the war to deck
the graves of all fallen comrades with
flowers on May 110. The ceremonials to
be observed were left to the Individual
posts, is up lo that time no ritual bud
been adopted for Ibis purpose.
Ita Htruaules and Succea.
In Ihe early years, lu common with all
frnteruul organizations, the Grand
Army of the Republic struggled for
life. Hut with over 2.(XX),000 volunteers
to draw from It was merely a question
of time when no city In the land would
be large enough to handle all If all
should meet ut any national encamp
incur. When the high mark was
reached the army comprised about BO
per cent of all the survivors of the war
eligible to membership, Losses from
various causes kepi pace with galiw for
ten years. Then gains exceeded losses
until 1S1HI. Then the old fellows com
menced to pass awuy with sturtllug
speed.
The Grand Army commenced to grow
rapidly early In the '70s. lty the close
of the decade departments had sprung
up all over the Innd. Tbe membership
who equal lo any single army com
manded by any general but Grant dur
ing the war. In 1SK) tbe muster rolls
IbOWtd 400,781 members. Last vear
but 2S7.tt.Sl veterans admitted adher
ence to the regulations. The losses from
death are 00 tbe In reuse. Losses by
honorable discharge are not as heavy as
those Uy the llunl discharge.
Chicago must prepare to entertain
l.OOU.tsjO guests during ihe last four
days of August. For the first lime in
a generation the outlouul encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic '
to be held In the city by the luke. and
preparations are already under way to
make the mvasion outshine auy nn
tloual gathering over held by that great
organization.
"Approximately 730,000 veterans of
the war are still alive out of the 2,223,
000 recruits enlisted In lb.it great strug
gle." said Secretary K. a. Blgelow, of
the Executive Committee, having the
management of the encampment In
charge. "Of that number It Is estimated
from the rosters of the various divis
ions of tbe li. A. R. that ."shi.OOO reside
In the territory we-si of the Alleghanles.
north of the Ohio Hirer and east of the
Missouri-that te. In the territory dl
rectly tributary to Chicago. They will
come to tbls pncampment-nieu who
did not go t.) Philadelphia or Cincin
nati or a half dozen of others will
come to Chicago. And we will make
them welcome."
His Character.
The old hiring fairs are still held In
some rural districts of Englaud. There
I a story of an old Gloucestershire
farmer, who, seeming a likely lad at
such a place, opened negotiations With
a view to engaging him.
"Hast got a character from thy last
placet" the fanner asked.
"No," replied tbe boy; "but mv old
gaffer 1m alsnit MB where, aud I can
get he lo write oDe."
"Very well," was the replv. "Thee
get It aud mevt 1 here again at 4
o'clock."
The farmer and the boy met at tbe
appointed hour.
"Hist got thy charac'.er?" was the
query.
The answer waa short and sharp
"No, but I ha' got thine, and I Uean'i
a-comlng."
ever ihe vegetables on the stall kuow
anything about tbemV" asked a con
templative customer of a friend, as he
watched bl green grocer fill a ma"
measure with potatoes.
Lots of them," promptly replied tbe
n.l,pr marketer. "Why, here are the
potatoes in my hand, for Instance. They
are native American. I guess ..
ter Raleigh introduced them to Eu
rope. i auess he never ate one. for In his
day they were not considered fit to eat.
Thev went to Europe from ine nuts ui
South America, uud u atrange matter
of fact, when you come to think or it
is that in the Fulled Stales, wnere.
burring a few section, vegetables grow-
In greuler abundance and beuuiy man
any other part of the world, none save
maize and the ground articiioi.es
native nrodllcls
"Nonsense, ejaculated the amazed
Yankee.
"No nonsense about It," contiuued tbe
contemplative customer. "Europe
Asia, Africa and South America are
all more rlcbly endowed than we. 1
used to think the watermelon wa our
but bless you! the North African tribes
grew the big, Juicy fellows and gave
us our first seeds. As to the muskmel
on. It Is a vegetable of euch ancient
lineage that, like the cabbage and let-
iii. nob. dv knows Just who were
their first wild progenitors. Tbe mel
ou. at any rate, came out of Persia a
a developed table delicacy, while the
Aduin of the cubbnge family Is agreed
by botanists to have flourished way
buck there In Central Asia, where they
say the Caucasian race came from.
The Ilomnna ale cabbage salad, and,
according to count, there are nearly as
mnny varieties of tbls sturdy old green
goods a there are different race of
men.
"There Is another Roman delicacy,"
continued tbe customer, pointing to a
liox of beets. "They do say thut the
Greek philosophers thought a dish of
boiled beets, served up with salt and
oil. u great aid to mental exercise. For
my part, though, I don t know a vege
table that should be prouder of Its fam
ily history thun the radish. Hadlshes
came from China, but u scientific Jour
nal the other day announced the dls-
overv, from n trnuslnllon of Egyptian
hieroglyphics, that Pharnoh fed his
pyramid builders on radishes. He even
went so far as to spend 1.000 silver
talents In order lo regale his masons
with the crisp and spicy root. Again,
If you read the Old Testament careful
ly, you will be sure to come across the
announcement that In Egypt the chil
dren of Isruel ate melons, beets, onions
and gurllc, and evidently, In traveling
through the wilderness, Moses had u
great deal of difficulty In persuading
them to cease yearning after these
Egyptian dainties.
Resides the melons and peaches nnd
geraniums," continued the garrulous
customer, "for all of which we have
lo thank productive Persia, wuter
cresa comes from her valleys and
brooks uud she taught tbe world how
to grow and head lettuce. However,
the Romuu gourmands, who adopted
both these salads, ute green peus uud
i fringed beans that their gardener
found growing in France and South
Germuny, uud cucumbers were as pop
ular with them ua with the Jews uud
Egypt luns.
Fo Arabia honor Is due for the burr
artichoke. They ate It for liver dlttl-
ullles-aud, us a mutter of fuct, there
I uo vegetable so good for men aud
women who lend a sedentary life, Just
as carrots, thut grew first lu Uelglum,
are un admirable toulc for the com
plexion, spinach for the blood, potatoes
for the hair aud celery for the nerves.
Rhubarb, they say, wus never known
until the Dfteenth century, when the
Ruiatana found It ou the hanks of the
Volga, and If you will believe It, the
only European people that appreciate
the egg plant us we do arc the Turks.
North Africa first produced tills fruit ;
In France It Is eaten raw often us not,
and In obstinate Kngland they use It
for decoration. However, the Potato
had to make a desperate struggle for
popularity, nnd for nearly n century
after It was Imported and grown In
Europe nobody could be persuaded to
touch it. Finally Partnentler guve It
a boom thut In two centuries has not In
the least diminished, and twice this
little tuber has saved Europe from
whnt promised to be n cruel famine."
Whereupon the customer hurried off
down the street, leaving the green gro
cer staring at his stock of truck with
a refreshing expression of pride and
interest.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
as limber n a dlshrag. O Iird, bivt
mercy on iwee luiserauie sinners, WuQ
pretend they are following u1(v' b
who go around wjth tbelr breath suihi
Ing like an old awlll tub. We have i
little grandchild, Lord, that w were
thinking of lending to school, tut q
lrd, this Is uch a degraded, fearful
wicked city, that we are afraid t0 ,,
her here. Then there Is a col lege left
where the young melt are ahcourig
to give dances. O, Lord, have mercy 00
Ibe president of thut Institution
"Thou knowest there are only a fa
rlghteoua people In Raleigh. All tbt
reat ure wicked, and were It n,t fof
these few good people the whole eft
would go to tbe devil. God would rtln
down fire and brimstone nnd destroi
It like Sodom and Gomorrah."
ay i JL
Gen. Ruller was once In rnmpsBj
with Lord Charles Reresford conHD
down the Nile, and as their boat ap
proached the First Cataract n shirp
discussion arose as to which was the
proper channel to take. The soldier
advised one, the sudor another, hut In
the end Huller's channel was followed,
with perfect success. "You eee, I tvii
right," the General exclaimed, exult,
nntly. "What of that?" retorted Beret
ford; "I knew It was the right one mr
self, but I only recommended the other
because I knew you would oppose wait
ever I said."
PLAIN SPEECH IN A PRAYER.
The Hev. Mr. jordun'a Petition In Be
hulf of Wletted People.
A sensation was created in Rnlelgh,
N. C. lay the News nnd Observer. In
church circles by the Hev. J. , ,ior.
dan. Mr. Jordan, who has preached
the gospel lu nearly every Huptlst
church iu the State nt one time or an
other, has Uen In Raleigh for some
time, superintending the publication of
a history of Ids life and labors.
Sunday morning he attended the
Klrst Haptlst Church, and was called
on by Hr. Carter, nt the conclusion of
Ills sermon on "Christian Growth " for
a prayer. And such a prayer It was'
The venerable preacher, with i......i
i...... i . . . "wav
u,-u. scvuieti to tie talking famllhrly
with God, telling him of the Hu of the
lssvple. man by man. and asking the
Almighty for mercy nt Indulgence till
they could lie called to repentance
"O, God." he said, "thou knowest' the
majority of Christians are like wasps
larger ut birth than a, any other time
And they grow smaller and meaner as
Umegoeaoo, Tbon nooweet, alao urn
a great many nu mbers high on In thl
cburch drink beer a,,,, wh.sk 'a Vgo
to dances. 0 Urd,
mans, but ha's yum foo g
p'e They are regular old danevst
nothing In the world but n i !
dancing. We read the p. Lr m'" Ud
-d -here tbey SSm
When Otis Skinner, the actor, played
an engagement In Memphis recently
his matinee performance of "TheLiari
was graced by the patronage of a bevy
of the season most attractive debu
tantes. After the curtain went down
the manager escorted the debutantei
back of the stage, where they met and
conversed with the actor. "We enjoyed
everything very much," said one of
them; "but, do you know, Mr. Skinner,
we could scarcely hear a word you
said?" "Now, that's certainly strange,"
replied the actor; "I could bear every
thing you ladles said."
An old farmer who was lu the Habit
of eating what was set before him.
asking no questions, dropped Into a cafe
for dinner. The waiter gave him the
dinner card and explained thai It wai
the list of dishes served for dinner that
day. The old gentleman began at the
top of the bill of fare and ordered each
thing In turn until he bad covered about
one-third of It. The prospect of what
was still before biiu was overpowering.
yet there were some things at the end
that he wanted lo try. Flnully be called
Ihe waiter and, confidentially marking
off the spaces on the card wltb Uie In
dex linger, said: "Look here, I've el
from lhar to thur. Can I skip from thir
to ihar and eat ou lo the bottom?"
tien. F. V, Greene, wben he arrived In
Manila with re-enforcements, went on
board the Olymplu to pay his respecti
to Admiral Itewey. After the (women
hud exchanged compliments, Itewey
said: "Come Into my cabin, General
I want to show you my family." In
one corner of the ciibln wan a great pile
of photographs, dozens upon dozens,
and each was the picture of a baby hoj.
There were fut babies and lean liable,
pretty bnbles ami ugly bullies, sad ba
bies uud smiling babies. "What lu the
world are these?" asked Gen Greene,
somewhat bewildered. "Why," said
Itewey, "It's Jiust the family nf my
namesakes. They are .lenses. Sniltbs.
and Jenkinses, but every one's a (leorge
Dewey, nnd their parents want me lo
know It."
Here are three anecdotes from Sir
Algernon West's "Reminiscences:"
"Lord Granville told ua of D'Oniyi
being at a dinner at ltlsrueH'B which
was uot of a kind to suit the fashion
nble gourmet, and where everything
had been cold. At the end of the din
ner there was brought In BOOM tiaa lf
melted Ice In a dish. 'Thnnk heaven?
said D'Orsny, 'at last we have got
something hot.' When Lady Itlesslng
ton sent D'Orsny to complain of some
delay on Ihe part of her publishers, Ot
ley & Saunders, he used very strong
language. A dignified man lu a high,
white neckcloth, who was listening to
him, said: 'Count d'Orsay, I would
sooner lose Lady Hltwslngton's patron
age than submit to such personal
abuse.' 'There wns nothing personal.'
said the Count; 'If you are Otley, then
damn Saunders; If you are Saundert,
then damn Otley.' Lord Wcstbury, on
becoming solicitor geucral In Lord Pal
merston's government, was rallisl upon
by the committee of the Conservative
Club to resign hla membership. Kefor
obeying, he presented himself anil ad
dressed them. He had a small aud i
mincing or finicky voice. Some one it
the end of the room called out: 'Spoil
upr 'I should have thought,' he aaU.
'that the ears of any one In this com
mittee wore long enough to have heird
me.' "
Chinese Women.
The better class of Chinese vTODMi
have at least the natural degrt t C
rloslty, while uot wanting In friendly
attentions An Viiirlluh Imlv sllTS f
them :
"Tbe women flock around and beg
me to take off my gloves and my Mt.
that they may eee bow my hair
done, and tbe color of my hamls Hi
ome old woman Is sure to iqueeee m.v
feet, to see If there Is really 4 foot tilMnai
up all those big boots. They are rerj
friendly and bring out chairs aul
benches before their cottage doors, snd
beg us to sit down, and offer us tea. or
If tbey have not got that ratdy uot
water."
An Eastern manufacturer advertl
a soap that will remove ikiii fr,IU 1
man' reputation. The principal I"1
diem la It l probably lye
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