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Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-04-18
Vol. LVI. No. l6.

cause no man who stood in Conoress
was more honored by the loyal men Of
the nation than was Thaddeus Stevens.
lie was here to ask whether Pennsyl.
vania approved of the appellation Of
traitor rs applied to that honored Rcu.
rescntative? lie asked how did these
States go out? but by this query he did
not imply that they took single foot
oi territory from under the jurisdiction
OF the United States, or made the dit
ference OF 4 single hair in the relations
OF the Government, but each seceder
had risen in his place and said, now
my State has gone out, and ! am gy,.
ing out OF Congress-" and then took
his hat and left, taking care to go by
the way OF the sergeantat-arms' office,
and to draw his salsry-perhaps there
was neither law nor constitutional ob.
hgation to prevent these men from do
ing that. But suppose that. having
taken themselves ont of Congress. and
their States had refused to endorse
their acts, would any one say that they
should fesatne their seats before Con
gress voted that they were entitled to
them And suppose that the constitu.
ents OF 4 representative who had thus
Withdrawn IRON Congress applauGed
his act and sustained him, then il
would be conceded that, as that man
himself could not come back into
Congress without the vote of that
body, could that constituency at whose
instance this withdrawal had takcT
place, and another man to take the
place Of their former Representative
before Congress said they might do so,
would any man pretend Congress
could not properly inquire by whas
right that Representative came back?
lie cOntcndcd that the arms of the
Government had captured the public
enemies, with all their lands, negroes
and property; and why not their con
stItutionai rights, if they had anvf
But the South based its claims upon
the terms of surrender to Grant and
Sherman, which terms were that they
might go home and live unmolestci,
so long as they behaved well. No DO.
lltIcal CT governmental right was Civ
en- thons by those terms; bat in tho
surrender Of their representatives in
the field the people lately in rebellion
had surrendered every right to which
they had ever been entitled. The
great contest appeared to be, whether
the truly loya; Haen of the South or
those who had boon disloyaI should be
represented in Congress-
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p O Z II r Y
ONE YEAR Acc.

What stars have faded from our sky?
What hopes unfolded but to die2
What dreams so fondly pondered o'er,
Forever lost the hues they wore!
How like death knell. sad and slow.
Tolls through the soil, 'one wear agon
Where is the face we love to greet,
The form that graced the fireside seat,
The gentle smile, the winning way.
That blessed our life-path day by day?
Where fled those accents soft and low
That thrilled our hearts 'one year ago.
All, facant is the fireside CHAIR,
The smile that won, no longer there;
From door and hall, from porch and lawn
The echo Of the voice is gone,
And we who linger, only know
How much We lost, 'one year ago"
Beside her grave tl2e marble white
Keeps silent guard by day and night.
Serene she sleeps, nor hceds the tread
Of footsteps DER her lowly bed;
Her pulseless breast no more may know
The pangs Of life, one year ago.
s}ut why rcpine? \ few more years,
y few more broken sighs and tears,
And we, enlisted with the dead
Shall follow where her steps have fed,
To that far world rejoicing go
To which she passed one year sRon
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-04-18
End on the War!
New Grocery and Provision
S I OR {.

VAk subscribers have gust opened on The corner
L 0i Market snd Brown Streets, III the room lately
occupied oy Edward Frys!nGeC. as Tobacco snd
9tgaT store large, splendid and cheap assortment
u t-rocegies 4royslCrs. SC, consisting part Of
aEe tSi Qualities Of Sugars IN the market. ranging
f"oii l212 TO 10, is. 20 ana , cents per pound.
syrup. sugar House and Baking = Glasses.
LaEuyra and RIO Coffee Eur1-sUn's celebrated Pat
tnt Cottees. Rio. lC,.ey and ESSENCE Of Coffee: Ra
Ker's Chocolate; Imperial. Young Hyson. Ooong and
~"paE Ieas the finest and the purrSt III the market
Complete assortment Of Spices ground and
%hols: Cream Of IagtcT, Soda, Baking and Washing
SaaTatUs Sts~ch.
Dairy salt ia large and small sacks, suit pur-
CLuscrS.
Briggs Swift's celebrated Cincinnati sugar cured
GEias, NTled Beef; Burlington Herring &c.
Sheppard celebrated PUsburg Crackers, water
Butt"r. sugar: Soda and Ginger Snaps.
And everything that is generally found IN s regular
Grocery snd Provision store. All our goods have
peeH selected with great care, Snd with tho view to
furnish the citizens yf Lew!stown and vicinity with
HEt class of Groceries at low figure. share of the
P&hlIc patronage is respectfully solicited.
Country produce taken u exchange.
iuEe :. WEBER l SO%.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-04-18

y gentleman is said to have received
bottle Of delicious cider, accompanied b,
the following lines:
Old friend, accep. this bottle,
Your mouth then open wider;
First TO imbibe, then to eXclaim
BY George, what glorious cidern
Perhaps some fair young damseI,
NhOse looks have ne'er belied her,
VIII not object to take a swig,
When You sit down bc-cidcr.
And then if she induIgcs.
You may have to guide her;
But she viii say it's owing to
The staff which is iu-cidcr.
When genial grown, remember
IF YOU have never tried her
To pop the question:, and be sure
The spirit viii de-cider.
Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1866-04-18
Poor House Business.

The Directors Of the Poor meet at the Poor
House on the I'd Tuesday OF each month.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-02-10
Manhood: How Lost, Mcw
lScsl0rcd.

&sf inst published. ins rev edition 81
49, Dr. CuIverwelPs Csienrs,ed Essay
on Tho rscirsl euro (withous mrd,csnr)
n peru-torrh~s. or Seminal Weak.
aess. 1.-Two ansary, Eni-sipns. Stxasi DsbiI
Nv .nd lHpsdim-n,s 10 Msrris ~ r.n-rsiy.
NrvoY-nrrs CoEsUNrTms, EPrtfPsr. ana
Fra; M~n'sl rnd physical inrons d citv.
sesui,'ns ron Seli.indsIasacs 81 ssxunsi
-airsvagancs.
tCy Price. sealed eavelops, only 8 cents.
The World renewued au,hDr. in this ID.
'nirsblr Lecture ctessiy pvovcs from his own
sxperi.nce that IRE -~tnI cpnseQur y ces ~
SelsAhnse may be -ffectuIIy ~ muved with.
out medicine. and "ithou, dangerous surQi.
cal operations. bovgies. insiruInents. rings,
rr covdisIs. pointing out ! mods u cure 81
nee certain cod efecsuai. BY which every
sufferer. no msftes whst his condition msv
Be. may cure hsmssIl chespIys privately and
rsd,csily.
TnsstL-riuvs shosid 81 N shs he ujs Of
very youth snd every msn iu The land.
Sen, under seal. IN = plain envelope. 10
ny address. poss paii. on receipt 81 six cents
" ~ o poet ssaWps. w addressing.
.cHAS. y q KLINE AGO,
LIT 30 'ety. y Y Poet OEce box 4,5Se.
J dec. ~, 1565-3n.
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Grtat Gilt p!strlbutiau. 4

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crr,'tcs,ss 81 h. vafiou. Armies W. iifsi
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sar. yuu VIA ere what sou ARE 10 ii.vr ans
sh-n y u 4, your vyliun 20 sod The a,iss
aud ske ne sfsls~ ~ n.s. Par'is--rs
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Send % C-nis ior C-rtihca,-.
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ix'y i've M so, ans 100 lnr SIS.
AGENTS We ~an, a2-las 40 ever,
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fhar remiitancs amosnis to s. Arena
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s.d remit l5 csols 10 u, IA ca-n or pvstse
Ntam2s. Asrn's refni'figg si'oose. $50
viii b. en'i,.ed - beautiful silver walco
and siso 200 rtiirssss. naf.4
PIesse .riss your Name, Town, Count,
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Joseph 'TruAlcr,
HAsuT~cTuREs AID Ds,IKg H.
HARNESS AND SADDLES,

HARNESS AND SADDLES,
South East Corner of the Publie Squsrs,
JASpER.IND
|nFFERS his thanks toihe citizens OF Du-
~ boie county and vicinity for their pss,
patronage, and solicits : con,inurncs snc
extension o. the ssme feeling confident tha,
~ can make Il 90 the nterest Of persons IN
want Of any THUG IN his Tine 10 deal with
him. g HE motto is"smsII ps offs snd quic I
sIe.." lMsy15, 's2.
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For ihose who raiso and cure their
own meat, the follow Ing will 30

For thnse who raise aud cure their
own meat, the follow Ing will DO
An EXCELLENT RECIPE.
To one gallon Of water, tf
Take | i2 lbs. of salt. \ Nh
IL lbs. OF sugar,
liz oz. a. ssfpvtc,
IL or. Of potash. NJ
In this ratio. the pickle to he IN
crrsae.l 70 any quantity desired. Lei
these he boiled together until the dirt
from the sugar rises a. the top and is
SKINNED of. Then throw Il inso >
Tub % cool. and when cool pour u
over yosr beet or pork. 10 remain tht
usual time. say iour or tive weeks. ~
The meat must be well dowh for ~
least two days after killing, during
which time should DO slightly srecK.
led with powdered saitpetre, which
removes III the snrfAce bond. etc,
.cavlng tho meat fresh and clean.
Some omit boiling tho pscSle. and
lind il to answer well. Though ihs
III Grafton 81 boiling puritics the pick
lr " throwing Of the dirt always 4
lie .ouni in salt and sugar.
II this recipe is properly tried i
will never be abandoned. There u
none that surpassss it, il 80 good.
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(, AYERS
OATHART1C
PILLS.

Are yea tek, AsbS, 80
oompIAiningl Are yos 49, =
crecr, viii year ssslsa -
vnnesd, spd yssr nslIEp ~
comfortablsf Tb~ss syne
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sei.ous ilills.s. k.sns ~ -
sIcsneaa y ensptng rvon -
ana should v esest~9 W .
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~. Tale Aysr>s Pills, Assd
clcanss Gus TIA dk-osissi 10
more ~ party the tlsct es-a
LEI ths Asias ne-s - mob
structsa n health sS4kAa
They stimulate uhs fssse4ons
of tie bsty into vtssssus -
tlvity. purify IL syst.n fruen
The of~tructlous which maze
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oEEIcEzs or DC BOTS COUNTY.

clsrk-aEsRy A. HoLrHAUs.
auditor --TnEopoRE SosplAAAss.
Tressurer-E STEfhkEsor-
Recorder --AuGUsr L.TscHcf.
Saeriii-HEpBY MAuslkL.
coroner--J q. ALLEs.
Sarveyor-S WILLIAMS.
VIZ H. GREEx.
II n DAVIS. Com Missioner.
q. ysEHxUs.
oFFicEEs 81 RA:NBRIDsK TowEsnir.
Justices Seosstisn kussier. W. Eeafos
=. GFrlsgs.
Trustee-N Kerfer tr
Constsble,-A. Ecker,H. Esdhefsn
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= 600 900 GoLo& SILVER. sfooo.ooo
HOLIDAY GIFTS
GREAT ATTRACTION!
Nt
Great &c sasriion.

Watches. Clocks, Chairs. Diamond
Rags, Mcludeons, Sewing Mschinss
Pianos. 81. rnn
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Ia cun-sqIsnre Of the great -,sgns ION ~
naa- !. "a M,au'se'aanr d'sInss. "
Ffasce and Ensla.d. a a'g- qasn'v - ss.a
sDie Jewtlry. ori.naliy lnssncru Tvs the Eu
fvprsn market. has bssn ,-fs, ~ '.sr rsl. ~,
Irhls roun,.y sod MUST BIZ SOLD ArAsY
SACRIFICE. uno~r these sreus ~'a"ers.
HAMILTON * 90 nr'ng a. Axen,s to-
shy r,acp.I EosvY..u M'"uisauf~s. nav
sssvsyct ukou M.Fg
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ONE MILLION DnLLARs WORTH

ONE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
SEQ IT, BE Dlsr sssb ~. AZ Aa,iftl
One DmlAr Each !! sibs
W~hon regard 70 VeIue!rkos 20 be paid tor
nnill ,nu sno.s WAX yon,srs |" receive!
Splendid List al Arrisirs. ,sbc Svia a
one DOL. \ n EACH.
lOv Clocks (Frcucn) Z ,nd ~ Ai
dss CLOCKS. ranging rem $40 10 $3.50
1t0 p snos, " the bssl mate.
t.csur<. N~ $40 10 500
$50 Sewing Machines. o. The
D-., manufacture. 60 70 100
300 Geu.s' q Told Hunting.csss
Wstcnes 50 10 10
600 Diamond Rings 5Oto lou
ltUtU Gold Wet aud NrcA Chains e 80
1000 = Ossl Band Bracelets "a !
h GOO Jrs aud Eyld Bracrists y - ~
200 Cna'eisins snl q asrd chains 10 ~
400 Soii,aifs ,na Gvlu Broocllrs 4 40 lv
5vVU Coral, OPAL .nJ Ems re.l
Brooches ITO )
1890 f.orsl. Opal and Ensr-id
Ear Dfops 10 S
1000 C.hiorna Dsmond Bresst Plus . 0 ~
$40 Gold Fob sno Vest Watch
Chuins A4 % 70 ~
1000 Foo and Vest R'bson si'oes u ~
1000 sets S-es e-bu,',ns. studs. &c 60
800 Cod Tn,mblrs P-nslls 4nto
fuVuU Miniature L,rkr,s 80 ~ ~
1000 +" Mage spriag ~ ~ 81
BOO Geld Tooth. pickA Ufo.s.. 40 )
5000 Plain Cola Rigs 4,o ~
800 Cnasru 40 III
1000 >,one art sod S.gnet Roy . ~ ~
ivVUO Cshisrn4a Dian.s,pd Rigs ~ ~
1000 oe'- l. .dse-' Jrw cir, jet M wv
snd Gs,d 8 ~ i
GOO S-ts LnIie-' Jeweny - smeo
Pearl. Opsi sn5 ...rf s.unes 10 Ia
10000 Gul. pens, Ss,vei xisn-inn
iioidef- snL 'rnc.ls ! to II
1908 God Pms sndr q ~ mpunled
M ilJldcrs 6is II
600 " Hsw - 20 L.
sou S.,s,r Gvb,ris and cdps 10 81
1000 .CasiDfs Il, u 3,
zUuv \. tfuir. v,td. Che Basket :niv 81
500 anzes Silver len Spo.ns lvr x
lUOvV n" rsois spoon, ~ a s,
A., ,..,,. a - = - "a "A, grca. -,.<...ft.,,, III
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sn: havs ussJ Jour pills IN my general ~ hnspitA
przc Fou thuo, AID t hssit.ss 70
Jay they tho es>i esthartk 80 sa9A>S. 1hsf rgr
iAlns action lie isr 4 quiek and dsldsd, ecSSss
sucntly they an adsatls lsnedy fos dsfanesnssne
bs sreass 70 obstinate u did readily ybsic
tl,.a. Fratsru.lly yOurs. ALOSzO BALI, \. D.,
41ya<.aa a. ~ 1zs ne Haps-sk
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-16
q he gepnblieau.
MISTAKEN.

One summers morn while vet the dew
Lay glittering on the lawn.
spied maiden fresh and fair.
Come tripping ike fawn
Across the hawthorn meals
With steps so light and airy.
You really might have fancied her
y wood-nymph or fairy.
Sweet girl" cried. all powerleSs
To check my admiration,
rs she, with winning smiles, retun'd
My morning salutation.
sweet girl. OF all the lovely flowers
In FlOra's diadem.
Thou. with thy wealth of glowing CHAINS,
Art the most brilliant gem.
Surely the Queen of Beauty nurSed
Thee while her nymphs bedeckd her.
And fed thee ON Olympian food
AmbrOSia and nectar
''Bother..' she laughingly replied,
-Owd lad. thee beest mistaken;
Aw lives on good strang whOam- brew yell
Wi lots o. beans an bacon"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-16

terval, after which she will take up
her crying again with tenfold VIC
lence.
The ''Tangi'' never interferes with
business; any of the party will at any
time leave off the work to sell bas-
ket of peaches. or take turn at peel
ing and boiling the potatoes for her
lord s dinner, afterward rejoin her cir
Gle of friends, and will screw mp her
features into their former grimace,
and continue her performance pre-
cisely where she left off. Real grief
or feeling, of course, should be re-
spected and sympathized with, but the
''Tangi," is no more real than the pc
lite coincidence of the world of Lon
don. 1t is only ceremony, re-
quired indulgence in the luxury of
sham, and it can no more be relied up
on rs an evidence of the warm and
affectionate nature of the Maoris
than the first funeral met with in
London can be accepted as proof
of the ardent tenderness of English
undertakers. In fact, Maori would
no more hesitate to knock out the
brains of man with whom lie had
previously rubbed noses and wept in
Il '.Tangi' than, in former times, he
would have felt conjunction about
serving up fricasse of his grand
mother rs achOice dinner for favor
ed guest. And SO, on the present oc-
casiOn, dinner and business both be-
ing pressing. the ''Tangi' was not al
lowed to occupy too much time
Enough having been done to satisfy
the most accomplished and punctili-
Gus of Journalists, the OStensible cause
of the meeting was introduced, the
head dresses laid aside, the counter
ances of the ladies smoothed and com
posed into their customary beauty,
and decorated each with short pipe.
the sorrow of all the world was as
suaged and the tears dried, til they
should he again ordered and paid for
Harpers' Weekly.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-16
Remarkable Case.

One the most remarkable cases thai
has ever come under the observation of oul
medical fraternity has just transpired a
the residence of a young man named Ariel
who resides on First street. Arbor hill. Mr.
\. is a returned soldier He has been al
home something less than year. When
he came home he was suffering from min
ME ball wound through the fleshy part OF
the right arm. Ii became so bad that the
attending physician talked seriously of am
putatiOn. This worked seriously on the
mind of his young wife, Che had but q
short time previously got married.) She
cared for and dressed the arm regularly
and paid every attention to il. not wishing
to see her husband with only one ARM
This was some eight or nine months ago.
Under the Kind care of the wife. whose
whole attention was absorbed in the tho't
of a one armed husband. the wound got
well and the arm was saved. Now for the
sequel. All of this TRANSFERRED eight or nine
months ago. The other day the wife OF
Mr.. Ariel gave birth to child who had
one well developed arm, but the other was
stump. similar TO one which the poor
wife's mind was impressed with at the time
the surgeons were talking other husbands.
AmputatiOn could not have produced a
more beautiful stump, and what is more,
the scar of the bullet hole. so visible on the
fathers arm, was as visible on the child'S
arm at the base of the stump as ii really in
tlicted by ball. This is the most remark
able case of ''child mark" ever known. 1t
has attracted the attention of all our lead
ING physicions and surgeons. The child
is a healthy and beautiful one. perfect in
every respect. save the absence of the arm
referred to.-Albdny ~. " Knielertockcr
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-08-16
ssThe old woman

| Ii was thus. few days since, we heard
a STRIPPING of sixteen designate the mother
who bore him. BY coarse husbands we
have heard wives so called occasionally,
] though in the latter case the phrase is
more often used endeaTingly. At all times.
as commonly spoken, it jars upon the ear
! and shocks the sense An old woman
should be an object Of reverence far above
and beyond almost all other phases of hui
manitv. Her very are should he her
sureSt passport to courteous consideration.
| The aged mother of grown up family
needs no other certificate of worth. She
is a monument of worth. approved and
warranted She has fought faithfully 1.-The
good fight" and come off cOnqueror. Up
on her venerable face she bears the marks
of the conflict, in all its furrowcd lines
| The most grievOus of the ills of life have
been hers trials untold and known only to
her God and herself she has borne inces-
| sanity: and now. in her old a%e-hcr duty.
patiently awaiting the time appointed her
she stands. more truly beautiful than ev-
er in her youth. more honorable and de-
serving than he who has slain his thou
sands, or stood triumphantly ON the proud
est field of victory.
Young man, speak kindly to your moth
er. ana even courteOusly, tenderly of her.
But little longer and YOU shall see her no
more forever. Her eve is dim, her form is
bent, and her shadow falls gravewar1-
Others may love you when she has passed
away-perhaps she of all the world you
chose for partner, may love warmly, pas
sIonately-children may love fondly-but
never again. never while time is yours. shall
the love of woman be to YOU as that of
your old, trembling, weakened mother has
been.
In agony she bore you-through feeling.
helpless infancy. her throbb;ng breast was
your safe protection and support. In way
ward bOyhoOd she bore patiently with
your thOughtless rudeness, and nursed you
patiently through legion Of maladies and
ills. Her hand it was that bathed your
burning brow or moistencd the parched
lip; her eye that lighted up the darkness
of wasting nightly signs, watching always
in your fitful sleep by your side. as none
but she could watch. Oh. speak not her
name lightly. for you can not live So many
years as would serve to thank her fully
Through reckless and impatient youth she
is your counselor and sOlace, up TO
bright manhood she guides your IMPROVE
dent steps nor even then forsalles or for
gets. Speak gently, then, and reverently,
of your mother; and when you too shall be
old, it shall, in some degree. Tighten the re-
morse which shall be yours for other sins,
to know that never wantOnlv have you
outraged the respect due to an old woman,
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-04
EVANSVILLE, IND,
May Sd, 1866.

Commissioner Passions.
SIR: | am sorry to receive such an
answer as the above, after having
strictly complied with the law in this
case. | had supposed that it was suf-
fcent to prove that soldier received
an injury while in the line of his duty
and in the service of the United
States, provided said injury was re-
ceixed without any fault or careless
ness on the part of the soldier. All
this have proven. 1t is your prov
ince to go thus far, and no further.
IF your premises are right, what fol-
lows? Why, then, sir, you might say
to me the next time | sent claim for
Union soldier, whose leg was shot
off at Shiloh, or Fort Donelson.. that
the remedy of my client was not
against the Government of the United
States; but he must go on one foot
and find out the rebel who shot him,
and sue him for damages Be not de-
ceived, sir; [ speak of this neglect
more in sorrow than in anger But
allow me to say that this sort of petit
Jogging to keep crippled soldier out
of his pittance of eight dollars per
month, which amount, though small,
the Government Justly owes him. is
becoming quite too common in your
office.
There is such a thing as being
" peany-lUise and und-foolish;a and
when Government officials withhold
the pension of soldier, ON such fri
volous technicalities as you have-in
this case on the plea of economy
think the adage is fully illustrated
1t has been the boast of our great
Government, that she takes better
care of her soldiers than any other
Government the sun of heaven ever
shone upon And this, | am proud
to own, is true. 1t is for this reason
that our country has never wanted or
lacked plenty of men to support her
cause No matter whether Is, 900 or
100000 men are called, they come to
the rescue. But. sir. if this sort of
discrimination againstsoldiers obtains
permanent foothold in our Govern
ment offices, this feeling may not al
ways continue,
Il hope you will reconsider this case,
and allow the certificate for pension
at once. Respectfully Yours,
VIM REAvIs.