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The National tribune., 1880-09-01
Boys

Get hold of thN boys heart Wonder locomotive with
it's laundering train comes like whrwind down the
track and regiment of armed men might seek to arrest
it vain 1t would crush them and plunge unheeded on.
But there little lever in its mechanism that at the
pressure of mans hand viii saekn its speed, and in
moment bring painting and STILL like whipped
spaniel your feet BY the little lever the steam
ship guided hther and yon upon the in spite OF adj
wind That sensitive and responsive spot
bv which boys life is controlled is his heart. With
your grasp gentle and firm that helm, you may pilot
him wther You will Never doubt that he hes heart.
Bad and wfu boys very often have tenGeest heart
hidden away somewhere beneath of SIM
behind bacades OF pride And it your business to get
that heart hold of that heart keep hold OF by
sympathy conding in him, manifeSty working only Tor
his good by little indirect kndnesses 30 his mother or
sister, his pet dog See him at his home or invite
him to yours Provide him little pleasure, set him
TO some little servceo trust for you; love hmove him
practically Any way and every way rule him through
his heart.
The National tribune., 1880-09-01

J. b. o. LAPEER MrcH-My brother died in the Army
when was only seventeen years of age and depending
on him for support. O. Am not entitled to pension
No because not under sixteen years of age at date of
his death.
Mrs M. E. s., srRrNe HILL, PA The pension
granted to discharged soldier during his lifetime cannot
be increased after his death g. you have drawn $S per
month pension from the date of your husbands death,
you receive the full amount allowed by law B. Only the
children who under sixteen years of age at date of
soldiers death entitled to pension. See
to ''W II, H., in this column.
D. ST. j., SELMA AIA.-Those who enlisted subsequent
to July 49, 1864 not entitled to the second instament
of bounty unless they served half of the term for
which enlisted unless discharged by of wound
Injury as contradstinguished from disease.
CHAs w, ATTORNEY, PHOENIX, ARIzoNA.-The sister
of soldier who died in the Army is entitled pension
provided Cd that the soldier left neither widow nor
minor child surviving him (2) that her mother and
father both dead before she attained the age of six
teen and (3) that she dependent, wholly in part
the soldier for support at the date of his death
e. T. c. ALBION, IND.-The Equalization Bounty bill
did not become law at last session Of Congress 1t
up for consideration several times but did reach
in either the Senate House.
G. NJ ZANEsvILLE, OHIo-1ou should address the
Surgeon General Of the Army, Washington, D. c., in re-
gard to the matter referred TO in your letter.
W. II. h.. sPRINGFIELD ILL.-The Government fur
nshes headsones for the graves of all soldiers who died
curing or since the late war upon application for same
M b. JERSEY Cry, N. 1.-THE United states Govern
ment has passed law granting land to soldiers in
Soldiers land homesteads by locating thereon
and improving the for term of five years deduct
ing their term OF service but if they have served
five years they must occupy and improve the land for
year 90 title Send postal card with your
and address and will forward you General Land Office
pamphlet
III. S., PATRIOT, TND.-1 The Adutant-G General of the
Army has of all transfers the Veteran
Corps ?. The length of time varies The may be
taken up within week it may not be reached for a
year. Six months is fair average
The National tribune., 1880-09-01
The Devils Blessing.

A gentleman in a town near Boston, invited home To
dinner one day one of the deacons of the church he
attended The guest offered blessing ut the table which
proceeding greatly excited the curiosity of the gentle
mans old son. who sat beside the deacon and
interviewed him ON the subject What that you
said he began . u "a blessing the food
about to eat replied the deacon "a what?' "Why,
blessing Don't your father ask blessing at the table
sOh yes; but he don't say in that way How does
he say it ?" Why, he sits down and looks at the table
and says, Oh the devil this ali you've got for dnner9
The National tribune., 1880-09-01
Information Wanted.

A. GooDE Goode, Phillips Co., Kansas wishes to learn
present address of Lieutenant Edwin Davis formerly
Go. Thirty-seventh Regiment Iowa Infantry.
v. NJ HoDGsoN of White Plains, New York desires
the address OF any member of CO. f. Seventysxth New
York Volunteers who with said regiment between
August 1, 1868 and March l. 1864 would like to hear
pecialy from Corporas Leiohn and Winters and pri-
Yates Swanson, Chambers, and Mott.
The National tribune., 1880-09-01
The Army of the Potomac.

OF the hundreds of thousands, who once belonged
to it, how many have crossed the river of life
Those knights are dust their swords are rust
Their souls are with the Saints, trust
Yet though IN dust their memories will live on
with the heroes of every land who died for liberty
For whether on the scafTold high
Or in the battles van;
The nobleSt place for man to die,
Is where he dies for
Never while Freedom is ready to drop tear
over the grave Of Taior and Patriotism can they
be forgotten.
Some few years after the close of the war at
re union in New York Governor Chamberlain of
Maine, the officer who received Lees sword at the
final surrender, delivered address, which we were
fortunate in 6ndng, recently in friends military
scrap-book so full of eloquence that we feel it inn
peratye to place its concluding sentences on our
pages:
God be praised that in the justice of his ways, this
same understanding, old army Soohed ut for not NOV
ing, but that have heard for not dying enough
should be the chosen to push the rebellion 10 it's last
held and to it's proudest ensgns at its feet Wonder
full old army whose causalties We're such that decma
tion i've times word TO tell its LOSSES and
whose deeds such that its victories should have
The National tribune., 1880-09-01
Cheer for Soldiers.

We ehave been handed the following letter to indicate
that the Pension Office is paying funds to soldiers
MAIN CrTY, Mo, Aug. 20, 1880.
Mr. G. Z. LEMON
DEAR SIR thank you for your great perseverance, and
final success in obtaining my pension money. received
81, liz. 60 less your fee. Again very many thank
Yours truly, GEO. SWEET.
The National tribune., 1880-09-01
Edtfor National Tribune i.

Editor National Tribune.
Please say why soldiers of the late war are not adj
mtted into the Soldiers Home D. c.? I see there is
distinction the difference cannot see to make meat of
one and fish of the otber and obge
CRIPPLED SOLDIER.
ANSWER Because of the LAW, which saws that only
REGULAR soldiers shall be admitted the Soldiers Home
ia the District of Columbia-ED.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
The Parthenon.

Between the Propyaa and the Parthe-
non the rugged surface of the rock is
marked with wheel-tracks, associated by
tradition with the chariot professions
which went yearly to the Acropolis on
the great Pan-Athenalc festival. All
around lie huge fragments of marble.
But these, and the details of the Parthe.
non front, were only taken in at a later
time. An irresistible fascination, not
unmingled with awe, led me now to
mount the steps and at once enter the
temple. Some people have felt disap-
pointment at first sight of the Parthenon,
but can only say that it surpassed all
my expectations in beauty and grandeur.
Apart from the historic associations that
come crowding iato the mind as one
stands in a spot SO rich in memories, the
scene itself cannot but fix contemplation.
Now the imagination strives to restore
the building, even in Its ruin exquisitely
harmonious, to its original perfection of
form, adding the brilliant coloring which
is now generally believed to have adorn-
ed it; or to recall to its place round the
walls of the celia, that wonderful frieze
which, born beneath the deep-blue OF an
Athenian sky, has at length found shell
Ter III tnc gloom Cl EiooIISbuTF bdSc-
ment. Now vain longings and regrets
are stirred by tie thought that this
building, after surviving some 1000
years, fell victim, hardly two centuries
ago, to the explosion which has rent
asunder the eastern and western ends,
not only wrecked the inner shrine, but
throwing down many Of the outer col
umns on either side. Again, the eye is
delighted by the rich tone which are OF
centuries has impaired to the western
front, and which contrasts strikingly
alike with the original marble where its
surface has been laid bare, and with the
sky above, or follows lovingly the beau
tIful lines of the still standing columns,
allowing due picturesque value even to
the ghastly gap in the center, and drink
ing in the strong sunlight which beats
down upon the whole and throws deep
shadows in contrast to its own radiance.
And such a scene, if you are fortunate,
you can enjoy in perfect stiffness, so alooi
at times seem ,he precincts of the Acrop-
oils from the stir Of modern everyday
life.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
The Bartlett Family.
InndOn World.

Readers may be interested to know
some accurate details regarding the fam.
lily of Mr.. Ashnead Bartlett, the gentle
man who is still beieved will marry Lady
Burdett. Coutts. On the fathers side Mr..
Bartlett comes purely of English de-
scent, one of the oldest and best families
of New England. The Bartletts OF Mas.
sachusetts are equally as well known in
the United States as any of the older
families are in England. Mr. Ashmead
Bartletts ancestor, Captain Bartlett-the
name is variously spelled Barttelot,
Bartlett and Bartlett in the documents
nov existing in the Franklin library
was one OF the band of Puritan refugees
that, landing on Plymouth Rock in 1913,
founded the colony. For two centuries
and half his descendants have filed
prominent positions as lawyers, politi-
cans and soldiers. Not the least among
these was that of governor of the State
Of New Hampshire. whose name stands
among the signers of the Declaration of
Independence, an honor o. which those
American families who can claim il are
Justly proud. Two, if not three, Gen
Bartlctts distinguished themselves great
~ III ltlt ilNli W al Nbl'l III ICpD,
Mr.. Bartlett's father was, from a remark
ably early age, well known as a cultured
scholar, linguist and able mathemati.
clan. His life was mainly devoted to
literary pursuits, and his early death cut
short the promise of what all who knew
HIM believed must have been an emf
nent career. On his mothers side Mr.
Bartlett belongs to family not less well
known in the ancient State of Pennsyl-
wanna, and resident there for period
only generation less than the Bartletts
in New England. They, too, were OF
purely English origin, and migrated with
William Penn. In the old rough maps
of Penn's colony, traced by himself, a
large square OF territory, covered now by
the lealy avenues and old-fashioned
houses OF Philadelphia, is marked as the
settlement ground OF the Ashmeads
Mr.. John Ashmead, the grandfather of
Nh. Bartlett, was eminent for his legal
knowledge and for his ever ready be-
nevolens.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13

man companionship and human alien
ton. Ii prefers so distinctly sleeplny in
q cage where no enemy can assail HIM
while he IS off his guard that he is al
lowed to have his own way in the mat
ter. One day while he was in the cage,
some dead pheasants, which had Just ar
rived in hamper, were placrd beside
him. His dread OF these wa remark
able to witness. 4 bird whose whole
time is passed in defiance Of things
stronger than himself, in aggravating Il
mastiG that would not make two bites
of him, or in pinchlng sur:eptitously the
hamboyant tail of his arch enemy, the
cat, when it came within reach of his
clge, went At this sight into an ecstacy
of terror, which could not be appeascd
until the uncanny objects were re-
moved. What instinct cansed this
strange demonstration in the presance
of death shown in one of IT'S own race
albeit of 50 different a species, is not to
be guessed. Much food for reflection
and speculation is, however, afforded.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
Eighteen,

At eighteen the true narrative Of liie
is vet to be commenced. Before that
time we sit listening TO a tale-a marvel.
ous Acknowledgment sometimes and
sad sometimes; always unreal. Before
that time our world is herolc-its inhsb.
itanis half divine or semi-demon; its
scenes are dream scenes; darker woods
and stranger hills, brighter skies, more
dangerous waters, sweeter flowers, more
tempting fruits, wider plains, drearler
deserts, SUMMER fields than are found in
nature, ovcrspreads our enchanted globe
What a moon we gaze on before that
time How the trembling Of our hearts
at her asrecs bears witness TO its unut-
terable beauty As 10 our sun, it is
burning heayen--tbe world of gods. AT
that time at eightecn--drawing near
the confines of illusiye, void dreams,
ElE-land lies before us. the shores Of
reality rise in front. These shores are
yet d .stnct; they look SO blue, soft gen.
tie, we long TO reach them. In sunshine
we see a greenness beneath the azure as
of spring meadows; we catch glimpses
OF silver lines, and imagine the roll Of
living waters. Could we bat reach this
land we think 20 hunger and thirst NJ
more; whereas, many wilderness, and
often the food OF death. or some stream
of sorrow, as cold and almost as black as
death, is to be crossed ere true bliss can
be tasted. Every JOY that life gives
must be earned ere IT is secured; and
how hardly earned those only know who
have wrcstIed for the great prizes. The
hearts blood must grace with red beads
the brow of the combatart before tho
wreath of victory rustles over 1t. Al
eighteen we are not aware OF this.
Hope, when she smiles upon US, and
| promises happiness tomorrow, Is I'M
pIicitlv believed. Love, when he come,
wandering like a lost angel at our door,
is at once admitted, welcomed, embraced.
his culver is not seen; if the arrows pen.
citrate, their wound is ike a thrill OF
new life: there are no fears of poison, none
of the barb which no leech's nand can
extract; that perilous passion-no agony
ever in some of its phases, with many
one agony throughout believed 10
be an unqualified good. In short, at
eighteen the school Of experience IS to
be entered, and her humble, crushing
grinding, but purifying and lnviroratlng
lessons, are yet to be learned. Alas ex'
perience? No other mentor has 20
wasted and frozen face as yours; none
wears robe SO black, none bears rod
so heavy; none with hand 80 lne1olra'
ble draws the novice so sternly 10 nus
task, and forces him with an authority
so resistcss to its requirement. 1t is by
your instructions alone that man OF
woman can ever find safe track
through lire's wilds; without 1t, row
they stumble, how they stray; on whal
forbidden ground do they stray; on whal
forbidden ground do they intrlde,
down what dread 'declivlties are they
hurled,
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13

for women. This is change from Il.
prevailing style of the past year or ,wa u'
The proper mouth OF the present 90,
is worn in constant but mild smile III
corners being drawn back hor;z ,n,.T.e t.e
With the lips left closed. The eynra.!.'
ion is one of amiable, quiet satisfic,iSS
with all tina world-as though the MIN
is free from sorrow and the foot u s.nl
from corns. Care should betaken ,,ot 80 =.
brogden this into an active grin. evcorv
on mlrthfull occG ions; nor should ,fe
lips be compressed. Ali should bo ~
rel ose. The lips may be reddcneI ;s
the natural color be too light. A praciioa
painting the exposed membrane os
,ne upper lin broad and bright inst oa
the center mas crcpt in, but il is Nj ,es
it gives an eriiiirial and sensuora -
The fashionable belle has cut The nncie ncn
ering'strlng OF her mouth, and no longer
murmurs, "Prunes, lrunes, prrnes. I.
She can kiss two men simultane5nslv
and give good satisfaction, where hpfoys
only one could find room at a time. Tbs
reader who supposes the above is fan
citul, and not plain, straightforward
fashion news, is very much m,stalon
Women can change the STYLE of thor
faces, if not at will, at least consider.
ably. The hair over the forehead 90,
be arranged To produce any desired ont.
line for the upper part OF the face. tho
mouth can de made to widely vary ira
expression; the ewes can be Kept rertlv
wide open or laneuidly half closed. tha
checks can be rounded by using "plumn.
ers."' the eyebrows can DC arched ~
Strengthened; the color can be controlled
to'a high degree. Thus it is apparent
that woman can if clever, have to some
extent the kind of face she wants. Tho
nose is about the only intractable feature
II sticks right out IN unal.erable indie.
pendence, defying all efforts to shorten
or straighten it. Let me interpolate the
fact that not one woman in ten ever
laughs or smiles naturally. Knowing
full well our defects Of teeth or expres.
sion, we try to hide or reform them
! know a girl who will never go TO the
minstrels or any other funny show
because she isn't pretty when she
laughs. II inadvertently caught by
something comic. she burics the laugh
in a handkerchief but whenever pos.
sibie she does all her laughing inter.
nallv. This wrenches her terribly
and sooner or later some of her vitals
will get broken all to pieces. but she
prefers death TO display of her scraggy
teeth.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
The British Census.
London Times

Three acts were passed in the recent
session for taking the census oi tno
population OF the United Kingdom,
The first relates TO Ireland (45 ana -
Vic, cap. 2s). Under the direction ~
the Lord Lieutenant, houses are TO oe
visited on Monday, April 4, and o.ne,
DAYS. as appointed, and the populi.lonl
on the premises on Sunday nignt Ap,n
3. to be ascertaine1, and among t1e pa.
ticulars to be gathered is the ~relie'ou, o
profession" of each inmate. Ireie a,e
penalties for Unfolding or giving lnsS'
information, with provlso that ~. r.
son shall be subject to such forfeiture w.
refusing TO state Lis religious prolesa'o"..
The provision is omitted N the o..o, ,oa
statutes. The next act leap 81, re,a,ut aut
to England, and the local poyeiri.'il.'nnf Of
board is TO superintend the iakluY ~,
the census. There are househo'1e'
schedules to be left in the course % Va ~
week ending Saturday, Aprii = auu Vim
be collected on Monday, Aprll =, mms VIA
particulars as t) all persons VIM ,nr;l
on the premises on Sunday night, r nsIse
3. with penalties for neglect OF is,,' S,n
answers. The act as to Scotland Is osr or'
Ss and the Secretary Of State Is TO supe,l u
intend the census, and penaitles Zoo i;rec.
he impoeed for dsobedience OF the 9ls ,los
tions given as to householders scneu;, e 10
In the United Kingdom the census 4
be as to persons on Sunday, AP'"
next.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
a Polygot Beggar.

Citizens who have had business on
Chesnut, Eight, Arch and spring Garden
streets cannot fail to have noticed a Ger
man of medium build and middle age,
dressed as a general rule, in light colored
clothes and wearing dilapidated white
Derby hat, whose vocation is aims seek.
ing. lie is persistent fellow and will
not take rebuff. He is in the habit oi
sliding up to gentleman before they are
hardly aware OF his presence and accost-
ing them with "Sprechen sie Dcutsch,
mein herr" Perhaps you do and per
haps you don't. Ifnot he will try You
with, "Parlez vous Frar cais monsieur"
Maybe you don't speak French, and then
he will fire several other languages at
YOU which you don't understand. AT last
he says: "Mein vriend speak a lettle
Engli sh," and strikes YOU for a small
amount to help HIM and his family
along. He is, according to his story. a
poor workingman out Of employment,
and sometimes stranger in strange
city. One gentleman asserted yesterday
that he had actually been haunted by
this man. rs he had been met by him
on seven different occasions in seven diff
ferent places on seven successive days,
and numerically assailed with seven
different languages The name of this
beggar Is Charles Wagner. He was ar
rested about year ago, but was re-
leased on promising that he would dis
continue his medicant career. On Satur-
day he accosted gentleman on Chesnut
street and was handed over to the police.
When taken before Magistrate Smith he
said he was teacher of languages and
promised to leave the city If released.
He was committed to the Ho'' e of Cor
rection
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
Talked Her Jaw Out of Joint.
Louisville Courlcr-Journal.

While engaged in controversy Sun
dav afternoon with some neighbors in
the ally between Market and Nam aud
Preston and jackson, Malinda Holmes.
a negro woman, endeavored to give en-
phass TO her words by throwing her
face into all sorts of shapes, Ia Ker-
sands, in doing which she jerked her
law out of place. After it had assumed
the dislocatcd position her most frantic
efforts failed TO bulge it, which scared
he so that she though of the sweet by
and-by" was close at hand. Her antag-
onists in the tongue-lashing encounter
became frightened, too, and ran for DR..
Corrigan and told him that Malinda had
the lock- jaw. When the doctor reached
the place where free speech bad been
interrupted, he found her pacing to and
fro in the room. her arms folded majesu-
cally over her head and her mouth wide
open, from which protruded her tongue,
Tapping up and down in spasmodic
effort to say something, but. as she was
unable to divide the noise she was max
ing INTO words, she gave vent to her
locked-up feelings in meaningless grunts.
The doctor seized hold of her refractory
Jaw and jerked il into its p ace again,
when her tongue resumed its wonted
wag. and she returned to the conflict,
assuring her adversaries that the Lord
could stop her tongue, but they could
not.
The Osceola times., 1880-11-13
TIGHT SKIRTS.
Their Inconvenience for Walking-FuIl
Trousers sug rested.

Another Dlo0mer costume would seem
to be imminent il the following communi-
cation, made by Lady Habberton to the
London Queen, were likely to find gen.
eral favor. The verdict of acknowledged
authorities on the cut of our dresses il,
that rather tight skirt, falling in slight
ly at the knees, is the most GRACEFUL.
and displays the female form TO the
greatest advantage. | don't dispute it;
on the contrary, fully agree but should
add the words, when standing still.
But in walking women do not fail In
their hips like the rest of the human
race; therefore ! maintain that our pres
ent costumes are unnatural, and unfit for
us to wear during those periods OF the
day when we wish to be up and about.
Graceful as worn by 80 people out of 100
they are not, for they so iasten the legs
that they oblige every one to take short
stumbling steps. and there is usually a
piece of skirt which is alternately kicked
out and caught by the heel behind
which would strike every one as most
absurd If we were not SO thoroughly
used to seeing it. There seems to me
only one way out of it, and that is to
have the present tight skirt divided, SC
as to be something like the trousers
worn 10y women in the East. They
would be quite loose and would certainly
not display the figure quite in the in.
decent manner the present skirts do
which would be no small gain to society
and they would be perfectly comfortable
and, | think graceful. The feet woul
look much prettier, as any one has only
to look at the effect on little boys feet
of long sailor trousers compared with
knlckerbockers, TO see there is nothing
sets off a foot better than loose trouser
do not, however, wish to use the word
''trouser" with regard TO the costume
am advocating, as it always brings the
garments worn by men in this country
to peoples minds, and anything les.
like that in what l mean there could moi
be. / mean literally what l say, skirt
divided from halt way above the knees
and made full down to the ankles
where it might finish with bands or a
tiny hounce, according to the taste of the
wearer. think the bodices of our
dresses would have TO be made rather
differently. something after the cut of an
outdoor jacket coming down nearly to
the knees. Of course, too, this part of the
dress would vary very much To suit diff.
ferent people. Slim young girls could
wear it moderately tight, and rather
shorter than older women, who might
have it either quite loose or what is
called half-ftting, but surely the talent
that can plan and execute the marvellous
garments we see daily and hourly
could manage upper garments to suit all
figures.