Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1873-04-24
The New Pension Law.


We print the following sections from
the act of Congress approved March ),
1873, entitled IAN act to revise, cOnsoli-
date, and amend the laws relating to pen
siOns," which embrace the additional
pensions granted to the soldiers Of the late
war:
SEC 8 That for the period commencing
July fourth, eighteen hundred and siXty-four,
and ending June third, eighteen hundred and
sevcnty-two, those persons entitled to less
pension than hereinafter mentioned who ai:all
have lost both feet in the military or naval
service and in the line of duty, shall he entitled
to pension of twenty dollars per month; for
the same period those persons who, under like
circumstances, shall have lost both hands or
the sight of both eyes shall be entitled to a
pension of twenty tiye dollars per month"; and
for the period commencing March third, eight
cen hundred and siXty-tiye, and ending June
third, eighteen hundred and scyCnty-tWO, those
persons who under like circumstances shall
have lost one hand and one foot, shall be en-
titled to pension of twenty dollars Il month;
and for the period commencing June sixth,
eighteen hundred and siXty-siX, and ending
June third, eighteen hundred and Seycnty-tWO,
those persons who under like circumstances
shall have lost one hand and one foot, shall be
entitled to a pension Of fifteen dollars per
month: and for the period commencing June
y,
inc June third eighteen hundred and seventy
two, those persons entitled To less pension
than hereinafter mentioned, who by reason of
injury received or disease contracted in the
military or naval service of the Dnitcd States and
in the line of duty, shall have been permanent
" and totally disabled in both hands, or who
shall have lost the sight of one eve, the other
having been previously lost, or who shall have
been otherwise so totally and permanently
disabled as to render them utterly helpless, or
so nearly 50 as to require regular personal aid
and attendance of another person, shall be en-
titled to pension of twenty-five dollars per
month; and for the same period those who
under like circumstances shall have been to-
tally and permanently disabled III both feet, or
in one hand and one foot, or otherwise 50 dis
ablcd as to be incapacitated for the performance
of any manual labor, but not much az to
require regular personal aid and attention.
shall be entitled to a pension Of twenty dollars
per month; and for the same period all per
sons who under like circumstances shall have
been totally and permanently disabled in one
hand, one foot, or otherwise so disabled as to
render their inability to perform manual labor
equivalent to the loss of a hand or foot shall
he entitled to pension of fifteen dollars pei
month.
SEC. 4. That from and after June 4th, eight
| cen hundred and scvcnty-twO, all persons en-
| titled by law to less pension than hereinafter
| specified, who while in the military or naval
| duty, shall have lost the sight of both eyes,
or shall have lost the sight Of one eye, the sight
! Of the other having been previously lost, or
| shall have lost both hands, or shall have lost
| both feet, or been permanently and totally dis
| ahcd in the same, or otherwise so permanently
| and totally disabled, as to render them utterly
| helpless or so nearly as to require the rcgu-
| lar personal aid and attendance of another per-
| son, shall be entitled to a pension of thrtyOne
| dollars and twenty-five cents per month; and
! all persons who under like circumstances,
| shall have lost one hand and one foot, or been
| totally and permanently disabled in the same,
or otherwise so disabled as to be incapacitated
| for performing any manual labor, but not so
much as to require regular personal aid and
| attendance, shall be entitled to pension of
| twenty-four dollars per month; and all per
sons who, under like circumstances,
| foot, or been totally and permanently
| disabled in the same, or 9th
| erwisc so disabled as to render their
| incapacity to perform manual labor equivalent
| to the loss of hand or foot, shall be entitled
| to pension Of eighteen dollars per month";
| PJ0pided That all persons who, under like cir
| cumstances, have lost a LEG above the knee, and
| in consequence thereof are so disabled that
| they cannot use artificial limbs, shall be rated
| in the second class and receive twenty-four
| dollars per month; and all persons who, under
| like circumstances, shall have lost the nearing
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| thirteen dollars per month; P1orided, That the
pension for disability not permanent, equiva
| lent i'll degree to any provided in this section,
shall, during the continuance of the disability
| in such degree, be at the same rate as that
herein provided for permanent disability of
| like degree; Propided, tiuther That, except in
cases of permanent specific disabilities, no IN
crease of pension shall be allowed to commence
prior to the date of the examining surgeons
| certificate establishing the same; and that in
this well as all other cases, the certificate of
| an examining surgeon, or of a board of eX
aminng surgeons, shall be subject to the APP
proyal of the Commissioner of Pensions.
SEC. II. That it shall be the duty of the
Commissioner of Pensions, upon any appica-
ton by letter or otherwise by or on behalf of
any pensioner entitled TO arrears of pension
| under the fifteenth section of this act, or, if
any such pcnsioner should have died, upon a
similar application by or on behalf of any per-
son entitled to receive the accrued pension due
such pensiOner at his or her death, to pay or
cause to be paid to such pensloner, or other
person, all such arrears of pension as the pen
sioner may be entitled to, or Gf dead would
have been entitled to under the provisions of
said section had he or she survived; and no
claim agent or other person shall be entitled to
receive any compensation for services in max
ing application for arrears of pension.
CONDIMENTS IN POULTRY DIET.-Cay-
enne pepper, mustard, or ginger, can,
with great benefit, be added to the food
OF fowls, to increase their vigor and to
stimulate egg production. This apparent
ly artificial diet will be seen to be natural
II we remember that wild birds OF the gal