Show veterans of civil war passing into history story although the thin blue hoe line of the clell war la if growing at the rote of a year there arp ar still of the old boys march ITS bravely eyes front into the san net pt says the san francisco chron icle fitly thousand survivors I 8 many years pars after the treat great conflict con illet opened ti Is a surprising number it makes in 14 army comparable in la ott c to some 0 ot the forces rith velch conquer or ore have lave the history of the boria it Is thrice trice as many as alexander led tt ti t i the detraction destruction of tie t ie persian empire twice the force ith which sulla destroyed aleth riddles more than thin napoleon led into italy cal to anny army in action fiction at waterloo only j less than lee commando Command cA at gettysburg nevertheless elss it Is a ei wistful con trist to abi th enrolled rolled ca nn no dbr the bank banner to the under tinder rma s aben the war was closed clowd and to the on the pension roll when it reached high water mark some SO 30 y at j I 4 1 ao ago th the decrease crease of it to the last rix all months Is a roti ratio if 11 kept UP will mean the of the blue line into the misac of history althia another ten year years |