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Show I . - ilwrrn-' the II -ii yEramiNs H Evergreen. There's a green that starts the pulses beating strong; It's the green of grnss nnd shrub In April's nun, Spotted red nnd spotted white, Tinted for tho heart's delight. How It sets the blood of youth upon the runl There's a green that keeps tho winter spirit bright, A green a sign of life through covert snow, It's tho gleam of spruce or pine, Winter woodlhnd's tonic wine, Infusing hearts with comfort's cheery glow. There's a green, O comrado mine, that's nover seen, A green thnt'o nover, novcr known to fade. It's a green of verdant hearts, Of tho youth that ne'er departs; It's thn freshness toll and sorrow cannot Jade. Frank Farrlngton, in New York Sun. Gen. Kearney's Harsh Wordo. "I mado a pretty fair jump onco," said Comrado Murray. "That was nt tho second battle of Bull Run, and I wns thon in the Third Michigan. At first wo woro held In reserve, but lator wore in tho very thickest of tho fight and undor tho heaviest fire I over experienced in tho army. Wo stood It for a tlmo and thon tho regiment regi-ment molted away and I cut away on my own hook. Near us was tho em-jankmont em-jankmont of a railway from which tho alls had been taken, and I made a 3ash for that in tho belief that If I could get over I would find shelter from tho murderous fire still raking tho field. As I camo to tho embankment embank-ment tho problem of how to got over beset mo, but just then a shell burst right behind mo and propelled by tho resulting commotion in the air I wont over that embankment like a bird. "But there was no doprcsslon on tho other sldo, and I was as mucn exposed ex-posed as ever. Then I mado my way to tho woods near, and thero I found Captain Walters of our regiment, a man named Fish, and several others, and wo put up a very good sort of a fight. Pretty soon Gon. Phil Kearney camo riding down to that neck of tho woodB to boo what was tho matter with his IIuo. Ho rodo right into our squad, anC, 'rolrilnn' back his "ljorae; asked to what regiment wo belonged. Walters told him and explained how wo got thero, and said ho didn't know whether nny others of tho regiment got away or not. Kearney burst out with: 'You cowardly sons of guns, I nevor saw a Michigan man run before,' be-fore,' and rodo away. "As he loft us, Indignant ovor his rough speech, a sholl struck Fish and 13 wont down, terribly mangled. Wnl-tcrs Wnl-tcrs and I carried him to an ambulance ambu-lance and I was detailed to go with him to tho hospital, whero Dr. D. W. Bliss, who afterward became famous, tried to savo Fish by amputating a leg. Ho failed, but ho hold on to mo, and all that night I served as tho assistant as-sistant of Dr. Bliss In a .good many amputations, Kearney's rough words ringing In my ears. I romombercd, however, Kearney in another Incident, and I forgave him. At Harrison's Landing our company was on picket whon Kearney rodo down upon us. It was a warm day, and tho boys woro lying about in somo disarray when wo saw tho general coming. "Wo hustled Into blouses and got Into lino by tho time tho general was ready for his salute. Wo expected a scoring, but Kcarnoy, looking about, spied a man under guard, and nskod why ho was under guard nt such a tlmo. I replied that ho was undor arrest by orders of tho lloutonant commanding com-manding tho post for fighting in quarters. quar-ters. ' 'Fighting holl,' snld tho general. 'Isn't that what ho enlisted for. Wo want fighting mon In front. Roloaso him and sond him to his quarters, or put him on duty.' Thon ho rodo away. A fow days aftor Bull Run, Kcarnoy rodo into tho robol lines at Chantllly nnd was shot." Chicago Inter Ocean. Origin of th G. A. h. Comrade T. II. Hngorty of St. Louis, Mo., past chaplain-ln-chlof of tho G. A. It., in a recont communication says: As thoro has boon cotiRldorablo discussion discus-sion ns to tho origin of tho Idea of tho G. A. R. organization, will you allow mo to tell you' what I know about It? I was. personally acquainted with tho Rov. William J. Rutlodgo of Illinois, both boforo and after tho war of tho robelllon. In talking with him only n fow yenrs boforo his death ho told mo thoso facts, as nearly as I can recall them. I asked him to write thom down, which ho promised to do, but, llko somo othor modest mon, I Bupposo ho deferred until too Into.. His statement was ns folio ww; , "As tho army was on ono of its marches In tho ftatith near tho closo of tho war Dr. Stophonsan and' I woro 1 VOiAUiN&. riding along conversing nbout various vari-ous things when this thought camo Into my mind and I said 'Doctor, when this war is ovor thoro should bo somo I organization among tho soldiers of I this army to porpetunto tho friend- I ships formed in theso marchos, battles "O"?7' and campaigns.' " 'That Is a fact, Chaplain,' said Dr. I Stephenson, 'let us mind it whon wo I get homo. " 1 Tho war closed, and by a good provldonco both of theso mon returned home, JJfr. Rutlodgo to his busy itinerant itin-erant llfo LMd tho Methodist ministry nnd Dr. Stephenson to his practico of modiclno In Ills native town. Dr. Sto-phonson, Sto-phonson, boing nctlve and moro accustomed ac-customed to such organizations, moved mov-ed forward in tho work of organization. organiza-tion. This Is, ns 1 think, tho truo history of tho origin. If tho Rov. Dr. Rutlodgo woro living to-day, or Dr. Stephenson, either, I think tho mnttcr would bo settled by thoso comrades. "Thoy buildod wiser than they know," when they laid tho foundations of tho Grand Army of tho Republic. Lot us, -.ft--- their comrades, keep In perfect repalr. tho structure thoy bo fortunatoly and " pntrlotlcully built. Civil War Soldiers Still. York, Pn., Is probably tho only city In tho United States that can boast of v - having soldiers of tho civil war still j in service I In 18G2 seven companies woro I formed there, mustered Into tho serv- 1 lco of tho stato nnd assigned to tho I duty of gunrdlng railway property in I York county. Thoy were stationed l' along tho Northern Central railway I between tho village of Seven Valley I and tho Maryland line. Whon rumors of Confederate inva- I Blon would reach tho border coun- I ties, tho young guards would bo or- Jv. dered out to protect tho railway prop- " erty. Whon tho rumors died out thoy would bo permitted to return to tholr ' homes. The companies were not designated by letters or titles and wero not attached at-tached to any regiment. Becauso.pt this, or perhaps because of tho ncg- 4 m lect of, tho mllltaryauthoritinn.ntit-ndjSJnw-y --gt "compnnloa woro' novor'-muotcroil out f WM of scrvico 'and discharges wore not is- H sued to the men, bo that legally tho H soventy-flvo survivors, most of whom ML. still live, aro still in tho service of tho stato. H' William Wannor, a mombcr of ono of tho companies, thinks that the sur- H vlvors ought to have honorable dls- . S charges from tho stato, and, through (M Stato Senator E. K. McConkoy, ho will H petition tho legislature In behalf of T his surviving comrades. Previous at- H tempts havo been mado by members flj of these companies to gain honorable H discharges, but no legislative action H has ovor been taken on tho matter. K To expedlato action upon their po- titlon, Mr. Wanner has suggested that H tho sovonty-flvo survivors, whon thoy apply' for discharges, also put In H claims for pay for tho fortyono years H they hnvo boon In service. Ench mnn'a B claim against tho state would amount H to ?C,393, making tho aggrogato claims H $479,475. Tho seven companies performed . Jv ""w1 their last actlvo sorvlco just prior to tho burning of Chambcrsburg by the B Confederate forces. Thoy wero thon B disbanded nnd many of- their members B enlisted In other companies which saw H hard scrvico at tho front. B |