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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1882-11-02
What the Soldiers Want Congress
TO Do.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
a Fusillade of Small Shot
From All Over the Land.
To the Editor NATInNAr. TRrRrNE:

In the last number of The TRIBUNE, " the
boss soldiers paper" I noticed suggestion
made by Comrade J. G. Doane that one hum
dred pensioners contribute one cent each, that
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE might be sent to Mr.
Beck-Kentuckys iIlustrious Senator. The sug-
gestion is certainly 4 good one. BY reading
your valuable paper his intellect might be
freshened somewhat, he might learn that there
are still soldiers enough left in the great State
of kentucky to lay him, in the near future,
high and dry on a back shelf, where he will
have plenty Of time TO reflect that the Ameri-
can people viii 90 Justice to the disabled de-
tenders Of the country, notwithstanding his cry
of fraud would also suggest a further con-
tribution by pensioners to engage and pay for
the services Of a person whose sole duty it
shall be to read the soldiers bible to him every
week. would further suggest that Senator
Platt of Connecticut be included in the con-
tribution, as he it was who defeated the $40
bill, thereby showing himself an enemy to
pensioners who have lost legs and arms or are
otherwise disabled equivalent thereto. En-
closed please find my contribution to the Beck
TRIBUNE fund. Yours fraternally,
S. BLooMER.
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TnAT nANGINa 90 moRE.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Having been an eye witness to the execution
of those prisoners at Andersonville, l wish to
say that have not seen correct statement
published. The six prisoners were all placed
on the platform While the ropes were being
adjusted the farthest one from the gate leaped
from the platform and ran across the swamp.
When he came Up on the south bank he was
caught and returned and executed with the
others. The old mans rope nearest the gate
broke; ladder was placed against the post;
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SALTWATER, MINI.
THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER.
S. BLOoMER.


To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
I send you to-day post-ollice order for five
dollars ($5) and the names Of five subscribers
for your excellent paper. I hope soon to send
on at least five, and perhaps more names. 4
majority of the boys that I have let have papers
are well pleased with them, and viii subscribe
as soQn as they can get the money. Now, if
YOU viii send me few more sample copies, it
viii help me very much in getting subscribers.
l was private in the Fourth regiment Mich
igan volunteer infantry, and was wounded at the
battle Of Gaines's MIL on the 9th day Of June,
1862, and was taken prisoner and sent to the
famous Libby prison in Richmond, but, thank
God, was more fortunate than thousands of
our comrades, who spent many long months of
sufering-many even unto death, for 1 was
exchanged in about one month"; but those few
weeks spent from under the protecting folds of
the Stars and Stripes only increased my love
for and faith in the Government they represent,
and, whilst l have no fault to find with what
Uncle Sam has done for me, yet do think
there are deserving ones still who are justly
entitled to PENSIONS and hope to see them
receive their Just dues from the Government
which, but for their disability, would, perhaps,
not be in existence now, and I know of no
better way for the ex-soldier to get strict Justice
neted ont to him than to keep knocking at the
door Of Congress through your valuable paper.
Yours, in T., c., and L.,
GEORGE KINNEY.
noG-I
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he assembled with the remark: You are not
a-going to hang me again, are you?" The rope
was tied, he was pushed from the ladder and
strangled The platform was down, hence the
ladder was used. Respectfully,
J. ". SAMPSON,
Late Co. i, 1llth \. Y. Vols.
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As tonic and ncrvine for debilitated women
nothing surpasses DR.. Pierce's " Fayorte Pre-
scriptiOn." BY Druggists.
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UNITED STATES PENSION OFFICE.
BOUND!

This book should be in the hands of every ex-
soldier, and especially every applicant for PEN
SION for it cannot fail to be of the greatest assist
ance in the proving of their claims But two
thousand copies, in all, of this work have ever
been printed, and of these thousand was pur-
chased by the Pension Office. The other thousand
have been bought by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
which has thereby secured entire control of the
sale of the book.
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AMERICAII s FOREIGN
? ATEN 7 S.
ESTABLISHED IN 1855.
CAN OBTAIN A PATENT?

Send rough sketch or Of you CAM q model Of your
invention 10 GEORGE +. LTNOS, Washington, D. c.,
and q PRELIMINARY EXASIzNATjCV viii he
made Of all United States Patents of the class Of
inventions, ana you VIII be advised whether not
patent be obtained
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-13
Hop Bitters arc the Purest and Bcsa
Bitfers Ever Made.

They are compounded from Hops
Malt, Buchu, Mandrake and Dande
lion,-thc oldest, best and most val
liable medicines in the world and
contain all the best and most cura-
tive properties Of all other remedies
being the greatest Blood Purifier
Liver Regulator, and Life aud
Health Restoring Agent on earth,
No disease or iii health can possibly
long exist where these Bitters are
used, so varied and perfect are theii
operations.
They give new life and vigor to the
aged and infirm. To all whose en-
ployinents irregularity of the
bowels. or urinary organs, or VINO
require the Appetizer, Tonic and
mid Stimulant, Hop Bitters are in
valuable, being highly curative. tom
ic and stimulating, without intoxi-
eating.
No matter what your feelings or
symptoms are, what the disease or
allment is, use Hop Bitters. Don't
wait until you are sick, but if you
only feel bad or miserable, use Hop
Bitters at once. 1t may save Your
life. Hundreds have been saved by
so doing. 500 will be paid for Il
: they will not cure or help.
Do not suffer or let your friends
suffer, but use and urge them to use
Hop Bltters.
Remember, Hop Bitters is no
vile, drugged, drunken nostrum, but
the Purezt and Best Medicine ever
m ide the "Invaiid's Friend and
Hope" and no person or family
should be without them. Try the
Bitters to-day.
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A Voice from the Press.

| take this opportunity to bear
testimony to the efficacy of your
Hop Bitters." Expecting to find
them nauseous and bitter, and com
posed of bad whiskey, we were
agreably surprised at their mild
taste, just like a cup of tea. A Mrs.
Cresswell anda Mrs. Common, friends,
have likewise tried, and pronounce
them the best medicine they have
ever taken for building up strength
and toning up the system. | was
troubled with costiveness. headache,
and want of appetite. My ailments
are now all gone. | have a yearly
contract with a doctor to look after
the health of myself and family,
but | need him not now.
$. GiLLILAND,
Peoples Adeocate, Plttsb'g, Pa.
July 20. 1878.
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Who is this ferocious looking man d?
He Is foreman in a Printing-office.
Hegets Paid for Throwing Men down
Stairs when they Come to Lick the
Editor, and Putting Wrong Dates at
the Head OF the Paper. He can Pi
more type in fifteen Minutes than
Seven Printers can set up in Two
weeks. Ii it Were not for Him the
Paper would look pretty well every
Week. Everything would be fat and
none of the Live Adds would be left
ont
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-13

A lady had in her employ an ex
cellent girl who had one fault. Hel
face was always in a smudge. Mrs
tried to tell her to wash her face
without offending her, and at las
she resorted to strategy
"Do you know, Bridget" she re.
marked, in a confidential manner
1t is said if you wash your face
every day in hot, soapy water, i,
will make you very beautiful"
"Will it?' answered the willy Brig
ct. "Sure, it's a wonder you never
tried it, ma'am."
Another mistress who had jus,
hired a new cook made a tour OF
inspection after she had kept her a
week, ard found a policeman locked
up in the pantry.
"How did this man get here? p
asked the lady.
I'm sure ! cont know" answered
the girl "he must have been left
over by the old cook"
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Germany.

COLOGNE, November 29.-The
overflow OF the river Rhine contin-
ues. IA house at Dusseldorf has fall
en- IN, having been undermined by
the flood. Fourteen persons are be-
ileved to have been drowned. The
forts here at Cologne, on account OF
the food, are being emptied Of stores
and ampnition. The Geological Gar
dens are foodea apd the animals
have been removed.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-13

| was troubled with Chronic Ca
tarrh and gathering in my head, was
very deaf at times and had discharg
es from my ears, besides being una
BILE to breathe through my nose,
Before the second bottle OF Ely's
Cream Balm was exhausted | was
cured, and to-day enjoy sound
health. G. J. CoRBIN, 923 Chestnut
St. Field Manager Philadelphia Pub.
House. Pa.
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A Western Blaze.

ST. PAUL, Nov. ga Mandan d.
T., special says a fire which com
menced in the Northern Pacific res
taurant has spread to the CONNER
cial hotel, the Pacific House and the
Mandan House. all of which will be
burned. This depriyes 80 men d
their boarding places, besides entail.
ing other serious losses. The build
ings already burned involve a loss OF
over $4,000.
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A cnrresno,den, of ,ho c.,

A correspondent of the Scientific
American, writing from Arizona,
says, moonlight there is so brilliant
tbat'yOu see mountains at a distance
OF several miles. Or, goodness we
can beat that right here in Pennsyl-
vania, From here We can see clear
to the moon.
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1t Is no exaggeration. Elv'e
Cream Balm Is a cure for Catarrh
Hay Fever and Cold in head. MANY
cures have been made among my
customers. No other remedy has
ever equaled the Balm in good re.
suits. A. ODEywELDEH. Druggist
Faston. Pa.
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A New York bride received among
other presents an order for twenty
tons of coal, which leads an exchange
to remark that the time when a
young woman needs twenty tons of
coal is during the courtship. After
that the young man, unless he is
entirely destitute of relations, is
supposed to furnish the fuel.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-13
Cow Boys.

Fort WORTH, November pa
gang OF drunken COW boys boarded
a train at Sweet Water Grove yester.
day, drove the passengers off at the
point of the revolver, bound the con.
ductor and engineer back to back
and then ran the train to this place
and left it.
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Why continue the use of remedies
that only relieve, when Ely's Cream
Balm, pleasant of application and
a sure cure for Catarrh. Hay Fever
and Cold in Head, can be had for
80 cents?
Apply into nostrils with little fin.
Dex
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How to Avoid Drunkenness.

Forbid intoxicating nostrums and
use Parker's Ginger Tonic in your
family. This delicious remedy new.
er mtoxicates, is a true blood and
brain food, aud aiding all the vital
functions never fails to invigorate.
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What Women Should Use.

Dyspepsia, weak back, despond-
ency, and other troubles caused me
fearful suffering, but Parker's Gin
ger Tonic makes me feel like a new
being. A great remedy. Every
woman should use it. Mrs. CARTE,
Pittsburgh.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-12-13

IN Siam, there is a race of cats
with tails only half the ordinary
length and often contorted into a
knot which nannot be straighten
ed.
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The ground upon which Cincinna-
+ stands was purchased by J. C.
symmes, about ninety years ago, for
81 cents per acre,
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You have lovely teeth, Ethel
Yes, George" she fondly lisped
they wersa christmas Present from
Aunt Grace.s
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They have q queer sort Of a tree in
Australia, which stings like q wasp,
and with quite as fatal effect to ani-
mails and human beings.
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In Cuba. the coffin IS rarely bu-
ried with the body. So that ora cot.
fin serves for manv funerals. being
sometimes used for months every
day.
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IN two gear, a hog can learn a.
much latin as be can forget IA six
months after he goes to work for a
living.
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The brains of Others may be of
use to teach us, not what We are,
but what we ought to be.
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The Young People has been from the first sue
eesstul beyond anticipatiOn--N Y Ereniag Post
IL has a distinct purpose. TO which ii steadiiy
adheres-tbst namely Of suDplaniihg the vi
cious papers for the young with A paper more at
tractive, as well as mJre whOlesOme.-BosfOn
Journal
For neatness, elegance OF engraving and con-
tents generally Ii is unsurpassed by ans uublics-
OF the kind yet brought 10 our notice -Pins5urgh
Gazette.
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Premature grayness avoided by
using Parker's Hair Balsam, distiA-
guished for cleanliness and perfume.
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Poetry comes nearer the vital
truth than history.
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BALTIMORE 6 OHIO Ran,

PITTS suRGH DrvISn.
Ga ant after June y. trains win
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Bridget's Wit.

CAESTER a. ARTHUR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. 1882.
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tSt ~ y"
which are likely to conduee to that
end. As to the most appropriate
term and tenure of the official life Of
the subordinate employees of the
Government, il seems to be generally
agreed that whatever their extent or
character, the one sho9ia be definite
and the other stable. aud that leiIh-
er should be regulated by zeal ia the
service of party or fidelity to the
fortunes Of an individual. 1t mat
tiers little to the people at large what
competent person I. at .he head of
this department or that bafeaS, if
they Ice! assured that the removal
of one and the accession of another
will not involve toe retirement of
hoaest and faithful suhordinates
whose duties r purely adniinistTa
tive and have no legitimate connec-
ton with the triumph of any polite
al principles or the success of any
political party OF faction. It is 70
this latter class Of officers that the
Senate bill TO which ] have already
referred applies, while neither thai
bill nor any other prominent scheme
for improving the civil service con-
Germs the higher grade of officials,
who are appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate. l
feel bound TO correct a prevalent
misapprehension as to the frequency
with which the present Executive
has displaced the incumbent of an
Office and appoin.ed another in his
stead. 1t has been repeatedly al
that he has in this particular
signally departed from the course
which has been pursued under other
administrations of the Government.
The facts are as follows; The whole
number of Executive appointments.
during the four years immediately
proceeding Mr.. Garfield's accession
to the Presidency, was 1886. Of
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-16
AsheYlIle and Spartanburg Railroad.

SPARrASBURG, S. c., September l, 1851.
On and after Thursday, September !, 1881,
passenger trains will be run daily Sundays
excepted) between Spartanburg and Hen
dersonville, as follows:
UP TRAIN.
Leave r 6 D. Depot at Spartanburg 40 p m
Arrive at HendersonTille. ...........1.3Op p m
DOWN TRAIN.
Leave Hendersonville....- $50 m
Arrive R & D. Depot, t,Spartanourg. .N;0o N
Roth trains make connections for Colum.
bia and Charleston via Spartanburg, Union
and Columbia and Atlanta and Charlotte By
Ar Line, JAMES ANDERSON.
Superintendent.
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PREPARING PEACH SToNEs.-Sev;
eral have asked how to prepare
peach stones for planting. They
are probably, aware, that when the
stones are kept dry all winter and
then planted in spring, very few, if
any, viii germinate. In nurseries,
the stones are not allowed to get
very dry, but they are stratifed or
bedded just before winter sets in.
The usual manner is, to mark out
the limits of the bed and spread
the stones over it to the depth Of
two or three inches the stones are
then spaded in as if turning under
dressing of manure. By this op-
Grafton they are distributed through
and well mixed with the soil, where
they are left to freeze and thaw all
winter. This treatment causes the
halves Of the stone to separate and
the pressure within of the swelling
seed can push them apart This
may be effected by other methods
than that of spading in. The
stones are sometimes spread upon
the ground and covered with spent
tan.bark or sawdust to the depth OF
three to five inches, and thus ex.
posed to the weather. In spring,
when the ground is ready to plant,
the stones that have been spaded
in are separated by throwing the
soil Of the bed rpon a riddle, such
is used by masons; the earth falls
through while the stones are left
upon the riddle. Those that have
been under tan or sawdust are
more easily recovered at planting
time.-American A0rlcultnrlst to7
February.