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The National tribune., 1877-10-01

under the Union flag; to every widow and every
child of soldier and generally, to every soldiers
friend. The amount of influence to be exerted
by these pages will depend entirely upon the cir
culation this paper receives. The subscription
price has been placed low SO that it is within the
reach of ALL Let those who receive this copy
circulate it among their friends, particularly
among the soldiers of their locality. Our in
terests and the interests of soldiers are mutual
By helping us, you help yourselves. Do not
allow yourselves to be drawn into the support of
irresponsible advertising sheets, but concentrate
your energies here, where they will be directly
applied to the purpose you and we wish to ac-
complish.
A strong effort will be made during the ap-
preaching session of Congress to bring about
such legislation as we ask above In order to
aid this effort, it was thought best, among some
of the friends of the soldiers in Washington, to
issue monthly such paper as this, that in its
columns might be recorded what is necessary to
be done, the progress that is made, and the rea-
sons why its accomplishment is wise and just
Let every comrade lend us hand The near
approach of Congress makes it essential that
whatever is to be DONE be done immediately
Let us hear from you quickly
The National tribune., 1877-10-01
THE PENSION OFFICE.

Under the management of Commissioner Bent
ley, the Pension Office Sfas reached degree OF
efficiency unknown to the administration of any
previous Commissioner. His ripe judgment, ster-
ling integrity, and excellent abilities, combined
with faculty of dispatching business with method
and rapidity, give him eminent fitness for the
position he holds, and it is for the interest of the
pensioners, as well as for the interest of the Gov
ernment, that he be retained in office We take
enjoys the warmest confidence and regard of both
the President and the Secretary of the Interior.
Congress should, however, make provision for
the increase of his salary, which is, proportion
ately, very much smaller than that of any other
officer of the Government of his official rank and
responsibilities. The Auditors of the Treasury
receive four thousand dollars per annum. The
Commissioner of Customs receives forty-fve hun
dred. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
receives six thousand. The Comptrollers of the
Treasury receive five thousand. The Comptroller
of the Currency receives the same amount, while
mands abilities and responsibility equal to all of
the above, and greater than most of them, only
receives thirty-fve hundred dollars. Commis-
sioner Bentley disburses thirty million dollars a
year-more than any other single bureau officer
under the Government He has agents under him
who receive three and, in some instances, four
times as much salary as he receives; and yet he
is responsible for their good conduct and official
efficiency. u8 agHss
The National tribune., 1877-10-01
WHAT EQUALIZATION WILL COST.

The only argument that is brought against the
passage of the bill to equaze the bounties of the
soldiers of the late war is, that it will take more
money from the Treasury than the Government
can spare. But this argument has been met
again and again by the testimony of men who
know, and by statistics from the official records
of the War Department. Some of the enemies
of the measure have asserted that three or four
hundred million dollars would be needed to ad-
Just the bountes of soldiers with the fairness that
should be given to all, but this is absurd
Adiutant General Townsend, who is more
competent to give an opinion on this subject
than any other man, because he was In charge
of the Adiutant Generals Office in Washington
throughout the war, and superintended the rec
ords of enlistments, gave as his testimony before
the Committee on Military Affairs of the House
of Representatives in 1874, that, as nearly as he
could calculate, from the records of the depart
ment the aggregate amount of money necessary
in order to equalize bounties under the bill pro-
posed would not be much more than twenty
millions
At the beginning of the late war, the accounts
of the army, and the payments made of bounty
and pay to soldiers were kept as if the war were
to last only sixty days SO, at which time it was
supposed the accounts could be easily examined
and adjusted. A defective system, once started,
was hard to change, SO that the war was closed
before the bookkeeping of the department be-
came anywhere near as accurate and methodcal
as it should have been at its commencement.
Then the work of classification became one OF
enormous proportions, and even now cannot be
accomplished at oil satisfactorily. Had the system
of records been more perfect we could have told
exactly how much this equalization measure
would cost, but in the confusion, it can only be
approximated, using the best data that can be
obtained, as General Townsend has done
The following table will show the number of
troops called for, and the number actually OBJ
| tanned at each of the calls during the war:
The National tribune., 1877-10-01
INTRODUCTORY.

Unheralded, without previous announcement
of any sort, new candidate for public favor in
PRODUCES itself into the journalistic world. There
is necessity for its existence 1t is intended to
fill vacancy in journalism that should not have
been left untitled so long. Its life will depend
upon its sustenance When the motives which
impel its publication no longer exist, and the
objects toward which its devotion is to be di-
rected are accomplished it will remain then to
be seen whether there is need for it longer
Seldom is periodical established with a we'll
defined object; with an actual, expressed motive.
The purposes of newspapers are often intention
ally concealed; and a pretense may often cover
a variety of objects far from the one expressed
But, in the publication of this paper, the inten-
ton is, to advocate, particularly, FIVE great
measures
l. The passage of law by Congress equaliz-
ing the bounties paid to soldiers of the late war
Ill. The passage of an act by Congress, under
which the pension of a wounded, injured, dis
eased soldier, or the family of a dead soldier,
may begin from the time of death, or the date
of discharge on account of disability
Ill The extension of the pension laws, so as
to include soldiers Of the Mexican war
Nv. Putting on pension-rolls all survivors OF
the war of 1872, and all widows of such, married
prior to 1850, regardless of the period of service
of the soldier.
V. Action by Congress to remedy innumer-
able defects in the pension laws, which will be
pointed out from time to time, particularly the
repeal of section AIT Of the Revised Statutes
These objects are of direct and personal In
terest, not only to us, but to every pensioner III
the United States to every soldier who fought
The National tribune., 1877-10-01

SOLDIERS, don't subscribe to any fund, or pay
money to any person under the pretense of aid
ing in the passage of the bounty bill, No money
is needed, and those who ask for it are swindlers
Subscribe for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and circu-
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29

There is no end to specifics fo.
burns and scalds, but most of them
prove to he at best paliatives. The
latest one that we have seen, how.
ever, comes with an Endorsement of
q remarkable character. The dis
coverer gives a practical illustration
of its efficacy by scalding himself
severely before many witnesses. and
trusting to the new remedy for re
lief At q recent meeting Of the
Massachusetts Dental Society in
Salem, DIR. s. +. Waters stated that
the application Of bicarbOnate of
soda, which is the simple cooking
soda to be found in all households,
or other alkalies in q neutral form,
would cause instantaneous cessation
OF pain from the severest burns or
scalds, and that in all cases of mere
superficial burning the treatment
would effect cure in the course of
o few hours. To demonstrate the
truth OF this assertion, the doctor
, dipped sponge into boiling water
and squeezed it over his right wrist,
the water flowing almost completely
around the arm, aud nearly cncir.
cling it with severe scald some.
thing like two inches in width. Not
content with this, lie dipped the
sponge a second time, and pressed
1t closely OIL the under side of his
wrist for thirty seconds. He then
applied bicarbonate of soda To the
scalded surface, and laid over i, a
wet cloth, and tue intense pain was
banished as if by magic. On the
next day after this severe test. the
scald, with the exception of the part
purposely made most severe, WAS
practically healed, only a slight dis
coloration of the skin showing where
inc sca.dlng water had flowed
this, too, without IA second a,tlira
tioD OF the soda. The flesh on the
under side of the wrist had been
cooked down to the sweat Glands.
and the scald was one which orli.
narily would have caused an omen
and painful wound of long duration.
Ihe only treatment of this. however.
after the first application Of the
SODA, was to keep the part moist
with a wet cloth, and no pain was
experienced, and it was but few
days before this severe wound was
seen to be rapidly healing.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
The Value OF Advertising.

Taking for it's text n statement,
that Il prominent dry goods house
in New York continues It's liberal
advertising the Courier journal
THUS rrrtIucntly remarks:
And thereby continues It's liberal
system of making all the money i,
wants. The house has the GOOD
sense 10 know that if it were To
leave its advertisement ont of the
newspapers people abroad would
soon lose sight Of it, and half of its
customers would gradually DRIFT in
the direction of houses whose nd.
rcrtlscmcnt they still foun, in the
newspapers. 1t may be set dow a
rs IA ilNcd fact that the merchants
or manufacturers who alop, and
maintain liberal system of ad\cr.
tNlng. and at the same time man.
age their business with ordinary
skill, are not only panic proof. but
are always enabled To meet their
bills promptly and iht:, italJl, ui1kc
fortunes in ;hc end. \ general IT,.
collection o. the fact would rcyivir
the dullcSt and ttradcSt of cities,
and give IT "A business prosperity OF
which 1t never dreamed. But there
are people who wouldn't believe il
though one were To rise from tho
dead ami tell them So.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
How She Served Two Masters

The sweetest oratOry that have
listened 10 Oh cliff or in forest was
when | awohc from a twilight dream
which had oycrtakcn me as | sat
leaning against the base Of "A mon.
ster tree. They were upon the on.
poSltc' and | could not run. Said
Shr-"S!ncc We were children | have
felt a deep interest and fricndlincss
in your welfare, and since | came 70
know the blcssedncSs of hope I have
l9nCed to share my JOY with Won.
viii yon give yourheast to your
maker 2"
lie said-"I cant do that, Molly.
| would if | could, because YOU wish
1t. | gave it To You last winter
during our meetings of the ..Jen
desprit,' and if you really don't want
TO keep it yourself. if you really
don't IN the least care for il. YOU
may give It to whoever you like. for
| shSll never have any use for it. |
would like, you know. 10 share n
b'esscdneSs of hope very likely much
tue same as yonrs il yon would
only arrange things no that migbt
have you all the time to divide the
JOY with which | hope you mean;
can't you, Molly r
She said, 20 Johnm and then
there was a fumbling, and if he
erdut kiss her, anu she didn't kiss
him, Why "Katy did, = and the woods
are fnh q them. Then she said,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
THE sun.
1871. NEW YORK. 1877

The different editions of The SrN dpr.
ing the year l-77 will be the same M dur
ing the year that has Just passed. Ths
daily edition will on week DAYS be n sbest
of fuur pages; and gu Sundays n sheet az
eight pages, or 81 broad columns, while
the weekly edition will lie sheet Of eight
pages Of the same diinentions and chsrnc.
ter that are already familiar to our friends.
TIE SvN will continue to be the strsp-
nous advocate of reform and retreuchmeut.
and of the substitution Of statesmanahip'
wisdom. aud integrity for hollow pretence.
imhccility. and fraud in the administra,
tion Of public affairs. 1t will contend To-
the government vi the people by the peo-
pie and for the people, as opposed to eoyr
eminent Ivy frauds III the hallot-box aud in
the counting of votes, enforced by militia
~ violence. II will elldeavor to supply
its readcrs-a body non not far from 4
million OF souls-with the most careful.
complete. and trustworthy accounts Of cur.
rent events and will employ for this pup
pose a numerous and carefully selected
staff of reporters and correspondents. Its
reporters from Washington, especially.
VIII hc.tull accurate, aud fearless; and II
VIII doubtless coHtinne to deserve and en-.
joy the hatred of those who thrive by
pundcring the Treasury or by usurpip1
'''R ''l' NV 'N''N H't XIV tIfFIU, while TX
will cndeavor to merit the confidence Of
the public by defending the rights of the
people against the cnuruachments of nm
itt~tiiirri power.
The price OF the daily St'N will be IS
cents month or 81 80 year, post psid.
or with thc sunday edition 81 10 n YEAR
The SrSpAY edition alone, eight pages.
- gu "a wear, post paid.
The WEEKLY SrN. eight pages of Sc
broad columns, will he furnished during
l-I7 ~ the rate at 81 year, post paid.
The hrnctt of this large reduction from
the previous rate for the Nicely can be
enjoyed by individual subscribers without
the necessity OF making up clubs. At the
same time. II any of our friends choose to
aid III extending our circulation, We win
II" grateful Ia them, and every such per-
son who sends rs ten or more subscribers
from one place will be entitled TO one copy
of the paper for himself without charre.
N one dollar year, postage paid, the ex-
pcnscs Of paper and printing are barely
repaid; and, considering the she Of the
sheet and the quality Of its contents, ve
are confident the people will consider The
WEEKLY SrN the cheapest newspaper pub
lislfcd i'll the world, and we trust also one
Of the very best.
Address,
THE Sun,
New York City, NY.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
Birds as Insect Destroyers.

In lSJS Professor jerks devoted
n season TO determining the charac.
ter of the robin. He found that in
March, April and May their whole
food was insectivorOnS; from the
last of June till October the robi,j
stomach contained both ins8s, wns
berries, and aiicrJnly !kfs for Mas,
mostly grasshopperSy Treodr.ll -,
s sachnsel's, Illustrated that each
c 'a:,a,. "a "a ate to exceed his own
- each day. AS during the
..sting season in spring, their chief
article Of food is the cut.worm, we
can realize in part what benefit
the robin is to agriculture. Indeed,
the onion, cabbage and radish crop
are almost dependent on birds for
their successful culture, as during
seasons when birds are scarce the
caterpillar is unusually destructive.
The oriolc or golden robin feeds on
the curculio. The cat bird seeks the
grubs of the May beetle and the tent
caterpillar. and accordinSt to DR.. Kirt
land, n flock of jays taking mp their
residence in clump OF evcrgrecns
near his garden, cleaned the whole
nciglbolhood this obnoxious cat.
terpillar. "MCn little know how
much ignorance and prejudice as re-
CARDS birds costs them" says the
doctor.-ScicHtifc inn'icda.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
THE GUARDIAN.
TINE r { = r AIN .
BY u. Y. TAYLOR.

Oh q wonderful stream is tho river Time
A Il runs through the valley Of tears,
s, With o fAultless rhyt and musical
thyme,
And O broader sweep and n surge sublime,
As Il blends with the ocean Of years.
How the winter. are drifting like fakes Of
snow,
And summer. like huds between,
And thu rear in the shcaf-so they come
aud they go I,s
On the rivers breast with it, ebb "a ''S
flow, ,.,
Az II glides in the shallow 81 s"ee'''
Tn., oo;r,, ;.,up the river Time,
w.. -, ."" LEST airs are PLAYING;
There's a cS6dless sky and tropical
ina q song as sweet rs vesper chime,
And the Junes with the roses ale staying.
And the name If the isle is the Long Ago,
And we bury our treasures there;
There are brows Of beauty, and bosoms of
snpx
They arc heaps of da't but we loved
them so!
There are triukcts aud trcsscs Of hair.
There are fragments OF songs that hnhndE
sings,
And q part of All infants prayer
There's lutte unswcpt and harp without
strings;
There are broken vows and pieces of rings,
And the garments that shc used To- wear.
There are hands that are waved " hen the
fairy shore
BY the mirage is lifted in air;
And we sometimes hear in the turbulent
roar
Sweet voices we heard in the days gone
before,
Whom the wind down the river is fair.
o! remembered for aye be- the blessed isle
All the day Of our life till night;
When the evening comes with its beantiful
smile,
And the eyes arc closing to sluinlrr awhile,
May that Greenwood of soul be- in
sight.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29

CHICKENS AND CHICKEN tIIOLE.
RA.-The Columbus lind Republi.
can relates the treatment adopted
Dy Dr. Nonklein, of that city, for n
supposed case of chicken cholera:
1.-THE doctor pulled out the feathers
over the craw and that organ plainly
showed the scat Of the disease. Ii
was infiamed to the highest degree.
An incision was made in the craw.
and . pair Of tweezers inserted, and
more than pint of dry hay or grass
was drawn out. The doctor said this
was Mdigestible, aud, when once in
the craw, death must ensue, unless
relief was had by EXTRACTING il, ms
demonstrated in this case. This was
evident to all who witnessed this
operation. During the operation al
iuded to, the chicken made no signs
Of uneasiness or pain. The chickens
we're operated Rpon rs above, and
are now running around the yard as
vsIl - aver. The doctor contends
teot two thirds Of the chickens die
- this indissel1ble grass, or hay
4 - the eB6w, and vet. most
> thlnk h eAeIsra. This theory
~ - hsvc been con.
pg1gty Witness
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
Eating Fruit.

While few articles of food are
more injurious than uLripc fruit,
still it is almost impossible to take
too many OF those that-arc rirt.
fresh and perfect when eaten in their
natural state. The earlier in the day
such fruits are eaten the better. Their
hcalthinl qualities depend on their
ripe acidity, but if sweptencd with
sugar not only is this acidity ncutra.
lizcd, but the stOmaClris tempted to
receive more than it can digest. and
If cream be taken with them the In.
Dor Of digestion is Increased. No Ii.
quld Of any description shoHld be
drank within IN hoiir after eating
fruits, nor should anything else be-
eaten within two or three hours af.
tcr-thus, time being allowed for
them to pass on: Of the stomach,
the system derives from them all
their cnllvcnlnG, cooling and apcr.
lett influences. The great rule is. cat
fruits and berries V lille fresh. ripc
aud perfect, in their natural state,
without eating or drinking any
thug for ut least two hours atterwarl
With these restrictions, fruits may
be eaten IN moderation during any
hour of the day, and without getting
tired of them, or ceasing to be bcnc.
fitted by them during the whole
season.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
Jury List for October Term Dist. Court.

STAT. Of LoHi''aHo, Fdrihh cf Claiborne
nN thu The 10Th day &C Ju',, ~. We. the
" IT, undersigned Commissioners. pHr>li-
AM to AN Act relative TO Jurors. mt at the
Cuurihuusr ia thc.toNn of Homer 1, dInv
tn general VrIirr. juror, Ia serve at the
regular tGrgi Of the District Court in and
for the parish of Claiborne. comm,ncimg
on IT," THIRD MONDAY of OCTOBER
next being the 18th sday uf said month.
when the following named persons wrr"
drawn according To Law H. Jurors for Ill,
- -. -,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29

The publication of tie GrARpIAS j. be-
gun under the mist favorable tirc,lnf-
stances. It, financial standing i second
to no other country paper III the state
Mrs>rS. MrCEA>IE and SIMMONS. two of
the most solvent men i'll the parish, guar
autrring its publication rs announced IN
the Prospectus. The subscription iist nj
ready numbers over 300 names with salts
factory ASSURANCES of II large increase
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29

"You must tell pa hoy.
and he said ..rter getting a
"lsn't 1t too sra fellows expert
new heart fEhe said, Not ut all.
rhce der, and ] am very happy.1
N said, Not as happs. Molly, as
" had given my heart to the Lord,
are you! He asked his question:
in n pathetic and apprehcnsive tone,I
and she replied, 1T is all the sameo
jain. III see that the good Lord
gets it ut last
Then they went off TO inform pap
and get an earthly blessing from
him, tor John is in the leather busip
ness and very prosperous.-Chicdgo
Time. camp. MEETING Letter.
A scrupulous Boston lady. whOi
abhors slang. when asked at the,
boarding house table why her husl
ban was not down to breakfast. rel
piled, bashiuly, "Oh dear WiIlyinIl
was upon IA neck last night ~
what" said her iutcrlocutor, "a
blossom" she explained, coloring to
the roots of her haik "A which,"
said he. "A-a-a b.NuSt." she wills.
pcrcd behind her napkin.
Lambs should now he wcancd, and
the ewes fed well for breeding. NrNt
month the coupling season will be
@iu. Nothing rs gained, but much is
lost bI using IA poor ram: W pure
bred ram. OF whatever kind is cho-
sen, should be procured at once.
None less than year old should he
used for breeding. The eve lambs
should be separated from the old
ewes, and kept in good pasture, or
otherwise well fed 10y themselves,
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-08-29
The Christian Union,

ue SnTISul8n U0lOms
tnde"o~i"ationai Erangclical, Protestant,
Christian.
Rev. Henry WARD BEECHER, p.,.
Rev. LYMAN ABBOTT, hen'""'
Sole medium of Eilinwood's authorized
verbatim reports each week Of Mr.. Beech
cr's
Sermons In Plymouth Church.
AUTHORIZATION:
Brooklyn, Oct, 1876.
Publishers of the Christian Union:
Dear Sr-Mr. J. T. Lllinwood has beeu
the reporter Of my sermons for some eigh-
teen years: and he Is tho only AUTHORISED
reporter Of them. The sermons which you
are printing. week by week, from his hand,
are published by yam alone, and are tAS
only ones for which I will consent to be-
come responsible.
ffENRY WARD BEEcHER.
All his literary productions, including
the characteristic Star Papers," will be
given. Comments every week by Mr.. Alb
bolt on the
International Lessons,
And articles on Biblical and Sunday
School Topics Ivy Mrs. II. r. Stowe, Rev.
Howard Grossly, y. r., Rev. Edward Eg-
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great Serial Story in January, by
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, d. d.
(Author of "Man without Country.J
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u. D.. Rev. II. w. Warren, d. D., Ma
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