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41 Pledged but to Truth, to Liberty and Law; No Favors Win us and no Pear Shell Awe.'* VOL. 14. : ' Sft; M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888. 4. ^^[evj fltntaler. PmnniD ITHT WMUOUR ar V A l t f S L Y K t e , - jcerroa ASTD PBOPRIKTOR. Office In Bishop's Block, - * «-Orfo#TT* Pint * OWR#S ^ *RRM* OP SfTB^OaiPTIOfr. #ne Ye.ir (In Afvance) A1.S0 tt Not Paid within Throe Months 2.00 Subscriptions received for three or six >,i Heaths in the seme proportion. •y - Kates of Advertising. We announce liberal rates for advertising n the PL.4tKDEAi.ER, and en.leavor to state tfcem SO plainly that frhey will be readily an. ierstood. They are as follows: 1 Inch .ne year . . - . 5 00 * t Inches one year . . . • 10 00 *| Inches one year - . 15 00 SOelnmn one year - . . . 90 00 Column one year- - - . . 64*00 Column one year 100 00 • •ne inch means the measurement of one tch down the column, single column width. • Yearly advertisers, at the altove rates, have the privilege of changing as often as they •hoese, Without extra charge. Regular advertisers (moaning those having Standing cards) will be entitled to insertion ef local notices at the rate of 5 cents per line sach week. All others will be charged 10 eents per Mnc the first week, and 5 cents per line fer each subsequent week. Transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of 10 cents pe line, (nonpareil type, same as this is set in) the flrst Issue, and Scents per line for subsequent issues. Thus, St inch advertisement will cost (1.00 for one eek, #1.50 for two weeks, $2.00 for three itetks, and so on. The PLAINDRALKR will be liberal in giving gktorial noticos, but, as a business rulo, it ill require a suitable fee from everybody •eeklng the use of its columns for pecuniary BUSINESS CARDS. P a. T. BROWN, M. D. HVSIOIAN AND SURG BON. OMce at Residence, McHenry, 111. ;v CCH. FEGERS, M, D- >HTSI01AN AND SURGEON, McHenry, Ills. Office at Residence. O. J. HOWARD, 1L D. tBfittOIAK AND StTRGKON, McHenry, 111. Office at Residence, one door West FM.E. Church. B ARB I AN BROS. illQAR Manufacturers, McHenry, III. Or-t ders solicited. Shop, In Old McHenry, Kelter Block, third door west of Riverside ottse. Livery Stable* K. WIGHTMAW, PropriewAI a#l*st class rigs, with or without drivers 'nirnlslied at reasonable rates, all'kinds done on short notloe Teaming tt NEAR THE DEPOT, WEST MoHENRY, ILL, Keeps open for the accommodation of the #ubllo a First-Class Saloon and Restaurant, •There he will at all times keep the beat BT; ? UMIII of Wines, Liquors and Cigars ;! to be found In the market. Also Agent For FBî Z PALE'S IMADKIE LiGEB BEER. Beer In Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al- Says en hand, oheaper than any other, quail-• considered. Orders by m^ll promptly attended .to. 0OOD bTABLlNQ FOR HOR8B&. • SVOall and see its. Robert Sohlessle. West McHenry, 111. ANDRESTAUR iNT. McHENRV, ILLINOU. Kentucky Liquors, • French Bitter% McHenry Lager Beer, -AND- |. Ssklitz HMe Bottle Beer, U,- |II any quantity from a Snitz |r. fH«u8 to 5C0 barrels. ' AT WHOELSALE OR RETAIL / *'* - Be«r in bottles, kegs or case as theap as the cheapest. . We bay none bat the best sad yMfeli at Reasonable Prices. Call and see "me and I will use lion well. ^•'41.. ' ANTONY Hefleniy, III., US6. BUSINESS CARDS. WH. OSBORVE, M. D. PHTK-'lAN AND U RGEON. Office at the Parker House. West McHenry. Galls promp.ly attended to day and night. PAUL BROWN, TTORNET AT LAW. U. 8. Express Co.'* L Building, 87 and 89 Washington St. CHICAGO, ILL. M. F. ELLSWORTH, TTORNEY at Law, and Solioitor m Chan L eery, Nunda, III. ASA W. SMITH, TTORNEY AT LAW and SolleltOTf|in L Chaneery.--Woodstock, III. JOSLYN A CASEY. A TTORNEYS AT LAW, Woodstock 111. J\ Ail business will receive prompt atten- tion. . ' • , •' ' MART O. BARBIAN. HAIR WORKER. All kinds of Hair Work done in flrst class style and at reasonable prices. Rooms st residence, north­ east corner of Public Square, McHenry, 111. DRS. C. K. WILLI AM9 ft D AH LIN. DENTISTS Residence Dundee. Will be at McHenry, at Parker House, the 10th 11th 25th and 26th of each month. When dates occur Saturday or Sunday I make my visits on4he following Monday,and the flrst day of such visit occurs on Friday, I will stay but one day. United States War Claii Apcy --OF-- WM. H- COWLIN, Woodstock, Illinois. Prosecutes all elassss and kinds of claims against the United States for ex-Soldiers, their Widows, Dependent Relatives or Heirs. A specialty is made In prosecuting old and rejected claims. All communications promptly answered If Postage Stamps are eno iosed for re pi v. WM, H. COWLjy Office at Resldenee, Madison St., Woods toes, Illinois. Attention Horsemen! MOHBK IT, IU,., April 1st, 1888, I would respectfully invite the Pabllc to OAII and examine m7 stock of Horses before making arrangements elsewhere. Mo bnsL ness done on Sunday. " I N . S . C O L B Y H'UIHBT ILL R. AUSTIN, LiTery,Boating and Sale Stable. At Parker House Barn. FIRST CLASS RIGS, with or without Drivers, Furnished at Reasonable Rstes. Bus and Hacks ran to and fr»m all Trains.-- Orders for Baggage Promptly Attended to. West McHenry, III. C. G. ANDREWS. CENERAL I 9 SPRING GROVE ILL. Sales ot Stocbr, Farming Tools and Goods of all kinds attended to on the most BIAS0SABL1 TEU1S. C. C. Andrews, Spring Grove, 111 iprlng arove. Sept. 8th, 1385, ll-ll-Sm SMITH & ROGERS' Quintette Orchestra, RING WOOD ILL. Are prepared to furnish First Class Music to the Dancing Public at Reas3nable Rates. J, Smith, 1st Violin. M. Rogers, 2d Violin and Prompter, Robt. Madden. Clarionet, C, Curtis, Cornet. E. lngalls, Basso. Address all communications to Jerry Smith, Ring irood Illinois, or Mort Rogers, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, 81 for 13 Weeks. The POLICE GAZETTE will be mailed, securely wrapped, to any address In the United States for three months on receipt of ONE DOLLAR. Liberal discount allowed to postmasters agents and clubs. Sample copies mailed free Address all orders to RICHARD K. FOX, FBAHKUH SQUARE, New York ATTENTION! Farmers and Dairymen. - It will pay thos«)loo£lng for CHOICE COWS Fresh milkers or springers, to call at nrjr premises before purchasing. I can furnish such by the car load er single cow. PORTER H. WOLFRUM, CHKMUKG. Farm aboutJjfonr miles northwest of Harvard, Illinois. JOHN P. SMITH, Watahmakor & Jeweler, MoHENRY. ILLIIOIS. A FINE stock of Clocks, Watches and Jew. etry always on hand. Special attention given te repairing fine watohes. Give me a call. JOBS P- WITH. V, FISH, l*ractioal Painter AND DECORATE R. HEBRON, lllk 3f.'V • Decorating, Paper-Hanging, CALCIMINING, GRAINING, dco Done on s*>ort notice and satisfaction guaran­ teed. Oall en or address, H, PISH. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. Proceedings of Annual July Meeting, 1888. Committe on Personal Property pre seated the following report, which op motion was adopted, to nit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, 119, I r. V MCHENRY COTNTY Board of Supervisors, July Term, A. D. 1688 Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee to whom was re­ ferred the assessment of Persona! Property in the several towns would beg leave to submit the following; report oa the matters before them; PERSONAL PROPERTY. V .ww Sir Riiey:::: Marengo. Dunham........... Chemung.,....; Alden.. .,.. .g*.... Hartland.. Seueca Coral „ Grafton... Dorr .. GreeuwoodU-...... Hebron Richmond.^, . Burton McHenry........... Nunda............. Algonquin Total ig,^ b5' »•*?;» S: «s y--" 3 • tsz : « « • « ' B5.S81! ! 183.657; 3 | * i ' I 05.776 . 184,234 | ! w.itfo 13 : : 80.858 2U- ' ! 71,153 ! S4.H78 i B ! 8B.817: *08,687: <6.610: 74.514 89,141: , ao.tse 157,172: 1«5,4«8: 118.791: i,e90.S41; |1 I. 55.881 137.666 l>5.776 134.224 60.660 51,902 71,50. 80.6:J4 84.377 •206,687 95.555 78,28!» 88,S41> 32.167 152,457 125.468 118.791 1.S90.S49 All of wbl«h i» >es»eaXully submitted. ; A. R. Auumm, K "f Chairman. D. H. FLAVIN : ' ' G . W . O o n n . F, E. STKVKNS. Committee 00 Town and City Lots presented the following report, which was read to the Board and on motion was adopted, towit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, MCHENRY COUNTY. Board of Supervisors, July Term. A. D. 1888. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors; Yonr committee to whom was referred the assessment of Town and City Lots in the several towns beg leave to submit the following report that we have examined and equalized said Town and City Lots by adding to and deducting from the valuation as aases&ed, to-wit: -trnpt e9sj»&v en{«A pozutmbjf papnpap 1U83 jaj pappB luaaj9j *an(«A e8we&v •8n[BA pesessy S£S!S£3£Si5£S3:3 SSS s-s'-sgssKsas'ii * X * mo» j gSg|gSg||§SS;S miligiiiii. ^ S 8 s s g -s si s' n. " 1 - i*t*SSS*g||| ** ill i - ! ^ 1 . o S a :3 a £flS®o5^-fct?rf2SSfi30:© 8 • |§j2S£5-5ii23iP:H ^ Sco<93cKpeS?•.< : Allof wbich is fespectfn'.ly submitted. JOHH IlADSKIX, Chairman. P. K. GBAMOBB, H. S. WILLIAMS, JOHH WSLTZIBH. Sup, HadseU, member of Committee on Town Lots to whom was referred the matter of Smith & White, of Hebron, for rebate on error in taxes moved that the matter be laid over until the next meeting of the Board. Motion carried. Committee on Lands made the follow­ ing report which was read to the Board and on motion was adopted, towit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, r. ST;: MCHKNRY COUNTY. , .... . Board of Supervisors, .Inly Term, A. W: Mr Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of Supervisors: Your committee to whom was re­ ferred the Equalization of Lands, that we have equalized the same by making the following ad­ ditions and deductions, ana recommend the adoption of the same and would beg leave to submit the following report on the matters be­ fore them: i SSf yilllSS83SilCI8»i jp9zUvaba|||§|gg^^'||i||||g? 88 S 5 Jpapnpap : ! inaajad; «: jSg 88 g8P'"i .papps |S55S I inao M& zi10« »nv i_ i a«»iod ^ S 9U[VA ;O IN'o' w 0 G HV H H H *4i-TIN ; M laS.AS -- | e»n[«A : ^! a9waAvj »n[SA lo^ocS--' -- oe'sBo'i-'Hrle'sc! « "'• aSwaAV;'""^ i«8Sis ̂ § SiS5SSS§s ̂ ! aniSA : --.« ® c? -r. 2 2 lA i - to t - jp.se J. Isarav ! « i • J! . U ' I '&§-SE! : • :5igSi : 2iS_C- All of which is respectfully submitted. R. J. BECK, Chairman. G. B. RICHARDS. W. H. (tBOESBSCK, J. H. GRAOT. The Committee on Claims reported as follows, which was read to the Board and on motion was adopted, ty wit: STATE OF ILLINOIS, 1- to MCHKNRY COUNTY. , Board of Supervisors, Jnly Term, A. I>. 1S08. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Board of lervisors: Your committee on claims would leave to report that they have examined all claims presented to them, and recommend the payment of the following, and that the Clerk be directed to it^ue orders on the County Treasurer the claimants for the several amounts allowed, follows, to-wit: B Arnold, witness fees People vs Tern- pleton, 3 days " 32 miles travel @ 5c A Arnold, witness fees People vs Tem- pleton. 3 days " 32 miles @ 5C Wm Avery, postage and express Dec 87 to to June '88 M Lamb purchasing agt • months S 00 1 «0 3 00 1« IB People vs Corr., " Ny GS ygren witness fees. January Term Grand Jury 2 days and mileage N Nygren Jan Term Petit Jury 4 days and mileage WM Qulnn Jan term 7 days and mileage. People vs Welsenburg: X H Jones Grand Jury l day and milgase " Petit Jury People vs Kabon and Sterlict: . Berkley witness 1 Aayaa* M miles... Frank Plngiew " " Jno D Keyes " ' ' F Duenslng '• Louis WeuhOl* " B A Ford " , James Philp M : .2 80 4 80 7 10 i!S 5 40 2 40 8 40 8 <0 840 840 W H Dwight repairing shoes for pris'nrs P J Ercanbrack dieting jurors Jan term 1 oa 4 55 00 161 00 210 00 180 00 lug special 6. 1886, ta 10s) and anang vault.. 40-00 T D Murphy serves Richmond br'dg case SO Eli Richmond dieting Jurors Jtu} aa4 May terms V„U-.v 87 SO Lester Barber office ex and stationery,.. . SI % People vs John Shehan et al: '• Thomas Brown, witness fee* .... . .V. 13 00 Joseph Brown •*' 8 < • Mary Brown " 8 80 R J Beck, serves Com on Public R and B. 14 50 G W Conn " 5 " 10 80 John HadsaU " " 9 00 L Woodward " **5 " Geo Kclcert, Sheriffs dieting ansoneM bill , - f lending June M, *, '* Jailor and janitor* mo at .. vfilgkt Watch « mm fiTOrynaedia^^ venire Tem^c "• jclerk hire from ,s r June 6,1888. f B B Richards for removing' removing lug same in Total amt or all claims to be faiil. 100o U The following bills have IIM 1 p Id-;-'. - : Kankakee Hospital as |>er bills, . . ' 22 70 Elgin " " 65 10 Lincoln " ""'t. . 6 34 M J Carby plumbllng for jai$fe>.. . 14,^,4; < 3 00 John A Du field print! us..1 80 Donoliue & Iteneoery bTanlUHTo Snpl. S 38 32 W H Ford dieting jurors 11 Culver vs Nethercut. and Templeton Ca,--; I M Mallory printing Donohue & Unnnebery bl kstio Smug S. Mack eliurch oaillff Jan L Iteiithusun •*-.«» ....... Henry G Elile 111) Holmes . V E Jones A 11 Bailey Philo Wilkinson bailiff Ju A II Bailey L H Jones . Lafe HenthnMMB Mack Churcliv H D Holmes V E Jones - II G Ehle L H Jones bailiff Jan term Philo Wilkinson " Sheriff Eckert 2^ cords of coal stove F K Granger special Com to adjust claim against CO* service on jail John H Palmer R J Beck C R Carr Clerk for Jail ComV* A B Coou. services on Special Com to .Wok 70 35 14 65 10 Olt at) ot> !7 50 •JO U) 37 .V» 37 50 27 50 87 50 11 25 85 on Hi iv uaiui > in Btwey matter. Jailpm .f ..... adj claim against < i Total amount paid out. - . Your coir mittee report th ed the report of E. M. Lam' and the vouchers apcotn And the same correct, ant milted Co Dacy 45 35 811 15 thi'y have exam in- purchasing agent, the same and is herewith sub- 4:19 3. lfiti Ofi 00 W 45 3a 4). II. FLAVIM. • " Chairman. » . B. RICIIAHIM, ; Y n. S. W0.1.1 AMS, . 5 % w- To the Honoral»te'1fr*ifffi>f *upet*isors of Mc­ Henry County: The nndewij-'ned purctmning agent l»egs leave to report his art ions and doings for the seven months ending July Kth. 1SH8. a> follows: Brown. Petti bone A Co... G S South worth, printing. A F Field, coal... Fletcher & Mathney, repa! 8 E llod^kins, oil Fred Sthrvver. haltling coal A 11 Kevell. office furniture A S Wright, paints, etc-- J J Statford. mattresses for Jlil Callasihan <fc Co, blanks ...... Donohne & Hennebery, hlattlts G II Garrison, tile 'I 00 D H. Flavin, wood Wm McLaughlin. paint,.ng®v.....^>»»iii - 25 Whltson Bros, stoves, etc. • S7 55 H J Lockwood, wood •'v.-- 88 00 Richards & Jewett, desk •-- 18 W E V Andrews, med att prisoners--4 00 11 a...;". 11 W J Foreman, repairs. .'"il-TlT. .".W - 7S J M Peterson, repain on tank 1 00 A Jacobson. labor 8 75 Peler Collier, repairs 3 50 P J Brcanhrack. board •> 10 00 M D Iloy & Son. merchant's*. >. 4 50 Chas lletterer. work on av >1 JS»-- :. • • • « 75 II S Austin, merchandise. 3 50 Roberts Bros, awnings 13 00 F M Bunker, merchandise .......... . 6 50 Bunker Bros, " ...& 37 90 L T Hoy, " . ..^ 10 05 W H Ford, boardhig --.•*, ........ 72 00 S B Cadweli, boarding horses;.. 05 James Derinont, welL , ••4;»!«;»i4-rfi8i'0 00 E R Austin, hauling gravel M 50 All of which will more fully appear by the bills and vouchers herewith submitted. July tt, 1888. E. M. LAMB. Agent. Sup Granger moved the adoption of the follow­ ing report and resolutions or the special com­ mittee appointed to confer with Mayor Joslyn in relation to the occupancy of the Jail for City prisoners, etc., was read to the Board, to-wit: Your special committee who were instructed to consult with Mayor Joslyn relating to the occu­ pancy of a portion of the courthouse building for the City of Woodstock as a lock up and Police Magistrate's office, beg leave to report: Thiit in compauy wiih the sheriff your commit­ tee called on Mayor Joslyn relating to said busi­ ness. Mayor Joslyn In behalf of the City of Wood' stock, made your committee representing the County, the following proposition: In case the County Board would allow the City Authorities the right to confine their City prison­ ers in the County Jail nutil such time not exceed­ ing one year from this date, when the City shall have a building of their own, in which to contlm them, the City will pay all bills reudered againsl the City by the Sherif! for receiving, caring for. and discharging such prisoners. And further, if the Couuty will execute to the City of Woodstock a quit claim deed to the Public Park iu So.id City of Woodstock, with the coudi tion and reservation, that said Park shall always be and renin* 11 a Park for the use of the Public, and shall be maintained, improved and cared for by said City of Woodstock. Then, and in such case, the Haid City of Woodstock will immediate ly relinquish and abandon and turn over the uti disputed custody, possession and control, to any and every portion of said Court House building now occupied by them or their officers to the said County. Your committee are of the opinion that it is ad­ visable to accept the said proposition of said Mayor, and would respectfully recommend the adoption of the following resolutions by this Board: ' Resolved--That the City of Woodstock be allow ed to use needed Jail room in the County Jail building, in which to confine their City prisoners upou the following terms and conditions: Said prisoners are to be delivered to the care and cus­ tody of the Sheriff, and the said City is to pay monthly all bills rendered by the Sheriff against the City, for receiving, caring for, and discharg­ ing such prisoners. Said right to be and continue until such time, not exceeding one year from this date, when the City shall have a building of its own in which to conflue its prisoners. Resolved -That when the City of Woodstock by its dulv authorized officer, or agent, shall fully abandon, turn over, and deliver up to the Couuty full and perfect possession to any and all portion of the Court House building heretofore claimed and occupied by said City, then the Clerk of the County shall execute and deliver to the said City of Woodstock a quit claim deed to *.ud for the Public Park in said City. The . aid deed slwll contain the following conditions and provisions, viz - Said Park shall always remain a Public Park f«.r the use of the Public, and shall be cared for. maintained, and lnproved by the said City of Woodstock. •U«tf wMeh is reepecUftUv submitted. R.J. BUCK, S H. 8. WILLIAMS, F. K. GHANUB*. " C o m m i t t e e . Sup. Flavin moved as an amendmeut that the report and resolutions be laid over until the Sept. meeting. Vote being taken, amendment was lost. Ayes and nays being called for on adoptiou of report and resolutions lesnlted as follows: Ayes. 9, nays, t>. Report and resolutions adopted. Sup. Flavin moved that 8up. E. M. Lamb be appointed Purchasing Agent of the County the ensuing year at the same salary as last year, viz: one hundred dollars ($100). Motion carried. Sup. Groesbeck moved that the Clerk be In­ structed to correct the double assessment of A. Dike's, taking it from Alden and giving it to Gr enwood, where it belonged. Motion carried. The following resolution was read to the Board and on motiou was adopted, to-wit: Re olved -That the various newspapers of the County publishing a full report of proceedings of this Board for the present year, be paid bp the Couuty the sum of twenty-dvs dollars ($25) each for such publication. Resolved--That the Purchasing Agent be in­ structed to contract for the printing of needed slips of the proceedings of this Board for the use of its members, and for rumlsh pamphlets (150) containing full proceedings of the Board, at the close of the year. Sup. Richards moved that the members of the various committees, members of the Board of Supervisors and Clerk be allowed their usual per diem and mileage. Motion carried. On motiou tho Board adjourned. O. r. Dues, Chairman- Attest--W*. AV8RT, Clerk- ' T S0LDHBS' B1PABTME3T Edited by WM. H, COWLIN, W<ft)DgTOCK, ILL. "7b cor* for htm who ha* borne the battle, ami for hit widow and orphant."--LINCOLN, G- A. R. Directory. M'BRHIT FORT WO. 643, . " .Meets the First ami Third Saturday evenings of each month. L. E. BKNNBTT, Com. BIOHVOKD POST HO 286. Meets the sooond Fria^j evening of aaob month. WM. PBACUOC, Com. WOOOATOOK POST, HO we. Meats Slrst lMftd third Monday evenings of each month. WW. AY BET, Com. KDHDA POST, HO 226, Meets the sooond and fourth Tuesday evenings of each month. WM. BCTLWI, Com. HARVARD POST, HO 255. jfMts the sooond and tourtn Mouday even lags of each month. R. J. WlUTrLBTO*, oom. MAWEWGO POST, 9A 169, Meets every Second and Fourth Friday evonings of eaoh month. Jony W. GREBH, Oom. WAIT CON DA POST, NO. 368. Post meets every second and fourth Satur­ day evening In G. A. U. Hall, Main St. WAKRBN K. POWERS, Com. Along the Skirmish Line. Aug. 10 la the twenty-sevouth anni­ versary of the battle of Wllaoo Creek, The W* R. C. of Iowa are purchasing slippers for (he inmates of the Iowa Soldiers1 Home, The Annual reunion of tt}« Army of the Tennessee will tide* plaoe at Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 6. Siglaaw City, Mich,, Aug. 8-9-10, will be the scene of a grand reunion of boys who wore the blue. General M. R. Patrick, governor of ;he National Soldiers* Home tor Dis­ abled Volunteer Soldiers at X«ola, Ohio, died Friday, aged 77. » j The tiald of Gettysburg comprises au area of twenty-five miles. .There are now 125 monuments stand log ou the ground. ,There are 30,000 dead heroes burled ou the field The most expensive monument erected thus far cost 96,000, is fifty-two feet high, and was placed by the Eighty-third New York Volunteers. The following extract Is from the jules aud regulations of the Grand Ariuy; . "No officer or comratde of Uae Qrand Army of the Republic s'lall, in any manner, uae this organization for partisau purposes, and uo discussion ot partisan questions shall be permitted in any of its meetings, nor shall any nomination for political office be made."--Art xi, Chap 6. Mrs. Logan has deoided to build the general's tomb In the cemetery of the Soldiers Home at Washington, at a cost of 96,000, It was supposed that Chicago would desire the burial of the distinguished Illlnoislan within her borders but Chicago has delayed so long to act that the widow has acted for her self. Illinois and Chicago have acted very shabbily ID this mat­ ter. Neither could aflord the neglect they have exhibited. Comrades, we wish again to call at­ tention to the fact that this fall an en­ tire new set of Congressmen are to be elected. Through Congress must come auy and all Legislation for our benefit. Some Districts have already made their no ninatloua, others do so soon. Watoh closely and see that no man goes to Congress who is not a friend to the old soldier. Att snd the caucuses and conventions and demand your rights and see that right men are nominated. Now is the time to .act. This is,not poiitics but business, A Sqaeleher from Youag Bayonet Points, Comrades the following from Young Bayonet Points is & sample of what he is pleased to call a Soldiers' Depart­ ment, which appears in his Butternut columns and whioh is published 6emi- occaslonally. We auppese this is in­ tended as a reply to Capt. Beckley and your humble servant when some four weeks since the youngster was called up on acoount ef his abuse and vilification of as good a soldier as ever wore the blue; Private Joe Filer. So we take pleasure in giving "his nibs" a chance to have hiB war matter read by the soldiers, who would never see what kind of a brilliant military writer we possess at the county-seat* should we not. Next! BAYONET POINTS. "Billy", Cowlln's soldiers' depart­ ment has been uuusually lifeless of late The sequel is found in the fact that we haven't given him anything to blat over lately. Here we are again, sweet William! "Commander-in-chief Re a, of the G. A. R., issued an order, Monday, calling the attention of the members *to the non-partisan character of the Order, and especially cautioning the veterans to avoid appearing at political meet­ ings in G. A. R. uniform." The above, in the main Is all right, so far as calling attention to the non­ partisan features of the Order, are conoerned. But many of us have been wearing a Grand Army uniform for years, even to church. And if we should happen into a Democratic meet ing some night, we don't propose to back out and go home and change our clothes.--Grand Army Advocate. A Or&mmatio&I Remark* LOOAN AT THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA Gaiena Gazette: Twenty-four years ago today General Ben Harrison, at the head of his briga^, was doing gallant service for his country In the memorable battle of Peach Tree Creek uear Atlanta. History doesn't record where Cloveland was, or what either he or his substitute was deing that day. To-morrow will be the twenty- fQUPtti anniversary of the battle of -4!ald Hill, in which the Unlqn troops charged upon and captured the breast­ works on the Confederate right in front of Atlanta, and in which battle Geaeral Grcsham was woundod;] and Sunday will be the twenty-fourth ani- niveraary of the battle of Atlanta, Iu which braye General McPherson fell, and gallant John A, Logan, succeeding him in the command of the Army of the Tennessee, won a victory which will make his name immortal. Soon after the nomination of Blaine and Logan, in 1SS4, two dudes boarded a Chicago street cw, the driver of which happened to be an old veteran, and the following conversation took place: ^ First Dude--What A shame It Is, that they should noulln ite a man like Logan for Vice President! Why he's nevah been to oollege, you knaw! Second Dude--Hasn't General Logan ever been to college? First Dude--why, naw! why, they say that he has nevah studied gwam- mah, you knaw! Second Dude--A#1 What A dls- gwaee, you knaw! , / I The old veteran had been curbing bis temper during this conversation, and now felt called upon to say some­ thing. "See here, tellers, I don't know whether General Logan ever went to college or not, but I heard him make a little remark one time, and I never heard any one talk more grammaticler in my life." Then the old veteran went on to describe the battle of the 22d of July, in front of Atlanta, His corps, the 16th, was at the extreme right of the Union army, extending to Decatur, it was the first oorps to receive the rebel attack. Overwhelm­ ed by numbers they were drive back, but forming new lines, they resisted every advanoe of the rebel columns, only to be driven baok again, leaving the fields and woods strewn with their dead, wounded and dying comr%des. Late ia the afternoop, their broken, bleeding and almost disheartened line, their ammunition almost exhausted, was fighting to stay the rebel advence, but hops had almost iled. Then the remnant ef that gallant oorps heard in their rear a r jar like that of the ooean In a storm, and turning their faces a moment ia that direction, they saw, aa far as the eye could reach to the right and left, a solid line of blue; and borne In the center of each reglssent, the stars and stripes floating proudly in the breeze. It was a gallant sight. Bayonets were fixed and they were coming on the "double-quick." It was a fresh divi­ sion of the Seventeenth Corps. At their head, and more than a hundred yards In advance of the line was John A. Logan, bareheaded, his long, raven hair streaming iu the wind, and his black eyes flashing lightning. The old veteran described It all, and continued: "AB Logan dashed up to our l^ne, which had just been . ready to break and retreat, he yelled to us: "Fall back boys! -G--d--n them, we're ooming for them!" "And. gentlemen," con­ tinued the old soldier, "I never heard a more grammaticler remark In my life." "The car-driver's story" was told and published during the campaign of '84, but many did not know that It was literally true; but it Is. The Sixteenth boys fell back only far enough to take their places In the ranks of the advancing oolumn of the Seventeenth, and the line swept on like a tornado, with their bayonets, hurling back the rebel columns, which every-where broke In retreat, which was soon chauged Into rout, and gal­ lant John A. Logan, with his brave men of the Army ot the Tennessee,bad won the "battle at Atlanta," There Is no partisan politlos i« the Grand Army of the Republic that is in the workings of the order, and while the G. A. R. Uniform is blue with brass buttons, it would seem from Cammander In Chief Rea's little order that a fellow must not wear the uni­ form, from the fact that might give offense to some fellow who was expos­ ed to the blue some 25 years ago. Now is there anybody in this wide universe who believes^there is a true patriot in the . United States who is opposed to the GrAnd Army uniform or who could orvWould take oflense be­ cause some G. A. R. comrade was wear­ ing the same. The uniform is the ciinbal of loyalty, and we cannot con­ ceive the idea that we should be ashamed of our colors, or why we should hide our works and sentiments under a bushel. It Is said that if you want fun And trouble to, just shake a red rag at a mad bull. So we infer from Comman­ der in Chief Rea's order that a blue uniform has the same effect upon some political organization that the red rag has to a mad buil Therefore we must 1 not wear It. Now In our opinion if th* f ">f uniform is offensive to some man or . some party, that man or that party H I not loyal and consequently their feel- - ^ lngs should not concern us in tho least, There is no partisan politics In tUb 0* "ih A. R. as an organization, but let as sAf" n: right hero and now that tho memberi 1 ',s- of the G. A. R. are full of loyalty their flag and "country, and they ' i set of men who do their-own thinklag , and also their owe voting, and gAMf* Ally ohoose their own wenring Apparel, ^ --Grand Army Advocate. •*'; j " . Soldier's ifltstion for the Titles « Tfcsi* Colore. A regiment's greatest loss did not ~ always occur In the greatest battle. V| The heaviest blows ware often recelv- *1 ed In some fight which history scarcely mentions--some recennoissance* am* . f buscade or wagon guard affair, entirely , disconnected with any general engage* Mflnt. With many commands this hat ~ " been a misfortune^and a grievance; something aMn-^to that of tho oft* quoted aspirant tor glory who was slain In battle, but whose name was. - 4 misspelled in the newspapers. The* - '1 One Hundred and Seventh New York- went through Gettysburg with a trival ~ loss, only to have 170 men struck down at Pumpkin Vino Creek, Ga, Thi» ^ regiment erected a monument, on th# ^ pedestal of which is chiseled a lon^ ^ | list of battle names, remarkable fof" ,v4| their euphony as well as their historic ^ grandeur. The hand of the stono cutter paused at Pumpkin Vine Creek|- and the eouimittee substituted New Hope Church, the name by which tlM^ Confederates designated tho sam«' .v:.~ fight. The word Gettysburg is not A mosl- • \ | oal combination, but many will thank ' * *1 fortune that the battle was fought > ? there instead of at Pipe Creek, the place designated in the fGeneral's or­ ders. As it is, the essayist and histor­ ian will 'delight in referring to tho grand victory as one which preserved,' " i unbroken the map and boundaries of the nation, but they would hardly OATA v ^ to do so if they were obliged to Addi that all this happened at Pipe Cntk.' ,/ ^ Soldiers love to point to tho battle - >•>" names inscribed upon their colors, and:;^:.3f^ glory in the luster that surrogate them. It Is natural that they should ^ ^ prefer well-known or pleaaant-eound- • i^ log ones. The old soldier is some­ thing of a romancer in his way, and isM alive to the value of tuphody juuut to his oft-told gan cavalrymen find willing oi&Ni the story of their fight at Falling Waters, while the Jersey troops find It diflicult to luterest hearers in their aflair at Hawes'.Shop, The veterans of the West find It easier to talk of ^|| Atlanta and Champion Hills than of the Yazoo or Buzzard's Boost. 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