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There is perhaps no illustrated paper in. the
world that has exerted a greater influence
upon the tastes and sentiments Of a people
than HdYper's WeeiEg. It has been an educator
in the broadcast and best sense of the word
Some Of its pictures have been more effective
in directing the course of public opinion than
volumes of argument could have been Its
tone has always beef noble and eleyating, and
while through its illustrations it has en-
tertained and instructed through its letter
press it has greatly advanced intellectual cnI-
tnre. On the 9Th of January next this admir-
able periodical will enter It's 18th year, and
among the attractions Of the new volume will
be serial story by Wilkie Collins, entitled g I
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is likely to prove one Of the most powerful this
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-12-13

IT will be recalled by the readers of TIE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE that when the execu-
tive order for the consolidation of the in
ternaI revenue districts in Wisconsin was
issued, last summer, the gallant General
Harnden, collector of the Madison district,
was removed, aud the collector of an inferior
district, Dir. Lottridge-a stay -at-home dur
ing the war-appointed for the consolidated
district Against this outrage the ex-sol-
diers of Wisconsin rose up in righteous
wrath, and THE TRIBUNE was not slow in
demanding, in their behalf, the enforcement
of sections 1854 and 1855 of the Revised
Statutes. So earnest and vigorous, indeed,
was the protest entered against this clear
violation OF law and discrimination against
a brave soldier, that the President was fam
to suspend the order in question, and it IS
now officially announced that it has been
permanently revoked, and that no change
will be made in the internal revenue dis
tricts in Wisconsin. Score one more sub
stantial victory for the soldier and his
champion, TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, over
the politicians
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Am important Issue Decided.
WE are in receipt Of the following:
wAsu1EeroS. D. G. Dec. 10, 1853.

wAsHIxGToK. d. c., Dec. 10, 1883.
To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The inolosed letter from Conlrade r. 3. Beath.
Commander-in- Chief Of the Grand Army of the
Republic, speaks for Itself, and have only TO sdd
that Ghc Post.naster-Cenera in refusing to rein
state me in the Office which held because. as he
said his subordinate William 3. Thompson, Super
intcndent Of the Railway Mail Service would re-
signif ne did So acted with full knowledge, the
evidence which Commnnder-in-ChiefB eath, in his
letter. pronounces convincing as 10 my Innocence.
General Gresham did a grave in
justice, but content TO rest the issue where ne
has len it. would rather be right in the estima-
ton of my comrades of the Grand Army than
wrong though were Postmaster-General.
Yours, in F., c. and l.,
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Yours, in F.. C. and l.,
PAUL YAK DERvooR
The following is the letter in question

The following is the letter IN question ::
HEADo'Rs GRAND ARMY or THE REPvBIAc,
PITILApEI.PIILA, December 3, 1883.
Comrade PAUL VAN DERvooRF:
i have now carefully examined tle charges made
against you by the Post-Ofioe Department and the
sworn reply thereto, with testimonials OF other
parties cognizant of your work and am convinced
that you are innocent of the said charges and that
your reply IS q complete vindieatioR.
RoRfT b. BEATH.
CoInmander-in-C Chief.
This is a full and complete vindication of
Comrsde Van DerToort, and, coming from
such source, cannot but be accepted as
authoritative aud final, no matter what the
Postmaster-General OF his inspired writers
may hereafter say. THE TRIBUNE has made
this fight simply because of the principle
involved. and not through any personal feel
ing in the matter, and its only regret is that
Postmaster General Gresham has not shown
himself worthy of the esteem in which he
was formerly held We fear alas! that his
love of place and power is net only stronger
than the ties of fraternity which bind to-
gether the members of the Grand Army, but
stronger than his sense of justice. Yet it il
of Justice that it was said: She travels
with leaden heel, but strikes with an iron
hand!"
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scarcely anything better than housekeeper;
men who are too selfish and too much con-
cerned with their own pleasures to care
whether the wants of their families are
supplied so long as their own tastes are
gratiied. There are husbands who leave
their wives to weep their eyes out during
long, lonely, evenings Of domestic care and
toll, while they themselves pursue merry
round of pleasure. And there are those
too, we know, who, once involved in the
giddy whirl, grove false to their obiiga-
tons and their VOWS. 1t is meet that our
ex-soldiers, however faithless other men
may prove, should cherish their wives
SIS the apple of their eye, for they are
their staunehest and best comrades -
the heroines Of self sacrifices, such as the
world never before saw, and now, when the
country no longer needs the services of the
soldier, the ministering angels of the sci
dier's home!
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THE subscriptions to the steedman fund
received at this Office, in addition to THE
TRIBUsE's original subscription of S25, foot
up but $685. s81.35 in all to date. This
showing is far from what it should be- con-
sidering that in the Grand Army alone there
are more than two hundred thousand ex-
soldiers to whom the young widow of Cen
eral steedman and her little brood might
Justly appeal for aid, and We, therefore, take
occasion to again urge upon our comrades
the duty of res ending to the call for con-
tributions Let the matter be brought up
in every Post room, and a handsome sum
forwarded for the benefit of aold Chicka-
Inauga'sn helpless little family.
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In the direction Of education the experience
of England is most suggestive. eomprehen-
sive educational law has existed only since
1870 and compulsory law only since 1876, so
that England has nothing in the least like
the accumulated experience of universal
education of New England. Yet the Lon
don school board has eentrived to get
three hundred thousand London children into
school, and to have the conventional school
subjects supplemented by singing, sewing. knit
ting, cooking and admirable gymnastics. A
London school board cooking class is as in
struetiye a spectacle as American educators
can well contemplate. The school board main
tains twenty-eight cooking eenters, each center
being room capable of seating some twenty
children, and furnished as kitchen at one side
and school room at the other. Here the chill
dren learn recipes by heart write them out in
copy books, and reeite them In the sehool-room
side; then cross the room aud put the lesson
into practice, wearing, meantime, all-enyelop-
ing white aprons, made in the sewing classes
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coMRADE GEO. GRfFITHs, Moro, I'll
writes us as follows:

coMRADE GEO. GRnFITHs, Moro, H.,
writes us as follows:
In yeur Issue of the I'D nit, noticed article
in regard TO the organization of Grand Army Posts,
and write TO say that we@iave within reach
here although there are fifteen or twenty veterans
residing IN this neighborhood. Since reading the
article IN question we have talked the matter over
and have determined TO organize Posi- If possible.
You promise 10 give aH the Help you can in chat
direction SO please send Instructions as to how
to proceed.
We have complied with our comrades re-
quest, and doubtless this Illinois town will
soon have a thriving Grand Army Post.
We are glad to see that our ex-soldiers
generally are responding promptly to The
TRIBUNEs offer TO lend them help
ing hand in organizing Posts of the Grand
Army at places where, for want of these raj
lying points, our veterans have been strangers
almost to each other and ignorant of the
sweet uses of Fraternity, Charity and 10y
aItv.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
No Removals for Political Reasons.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.-Secretary
Folger recently called together the chiefs
of the bureaus in the Treasury Depart
ment, and informed them that, acting
under the direction of the President, he
wished to outline as far as possible the
plan ri the administration, 80 fat rs
tLey were concerned. He said it was
the Presidents desire that there should
be no removal for political reasons, but
that hereafter all employees of the govern
ment in the Treasury Department, if
competent to perform the duties of their
positions, would be retained, and that
he wished them all to distinctively
understand that it meant them as well
as their subordinates. This statement
is expected to set at rest the stories that
First Assistant Secretary French will
give way to Mr.. New, and that commits
sioner of customs johnson will be re-
tired to private life, as well as other in
Vulnerable changes rumored from time
to time.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Ia.Liny Altar tho Em;r,.,,ts

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29. -Representa-
tive Guenther, of Wisconsin,, has been
over to New York looking into the con-
dition Of affails at Castle Garden, where
all Immigrants are landed. Under the
law, each steamship line landing emf
grants at Castle Garden must pay a per
capita tax of so cents to keep the place
in proper condition. Guenther finds his
affairs at the garden in very bad condi-
ton. He says the place is filthy. and
disease is upon every hand, while men
and women are herded together like so
many cattle. Ordinary sanitary pre-
cautions that would require an expendi-
ture of only a few hundred dollars per
annum have been entirely neglected.
Guenther has reported what he has OBJ
served to Secretary Folger, who says he
will have the matte investigated.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04

ment: bob win run for President
yet, perhaps, but he is too young to do
it now. Let him wait awhile and make
a reputation for himself. and then he
will have something besides the fact
that he is Lincoln's son t o run on. The
people who say hes a Todd and not a
Lincoln, don't do him justice. His in
tegrity and steadiness of character, and
his strong common sense, show that he
has many of his fathers traits. In a
few years the fact that he is Lincoln's
son would be a help to him before the
people," JuNIus.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
SPECIAL LOCAL NOTICES.
Grant County Teachers Meeting.

The series of meetings for 1883 viii
be held as follows: Cassville, Jan. 20
Patch Grove, Jan. 81; Mt. Hope. Feb. 3
Bloomington, Feb. 10; Fennimore, Feb
IL; Montfort, Feb. "a.
Topics for discussion at Cassville,
Patch Grove and Fennimore: Methods
of teaching the different cases in per
centage. Methods of teaching Ian
guage and grammar in the country
schools. Noted discoveries and inven-
tions and their various influences on the
growth and prosperity of the United
States. How to teach primary reading,
arithmetic and geography. General
queries and discussions.
Topics for Bloomington, Mt. Hope
and Montfort. Systematic method OF
teaching common and decimal fractions,
and expeditions methods of finding the
values of things sold by the ton, cwt.,
etc. Methods OF teaching reading, il
lustrated by exercises. Discussion of
theories relating to natural phenomena,
such as rain, wind, tides, ocean cur
rents, etc. General queries and Discus
sions.
Work will commence at 10 a. m. of
each day appointed, and an effort will
be made TO secure intelligent assistance
to aid in conducting these meetings.
If practicable, evening meetings will be
held, the exercises to consist of music,
readings and an old-fashioned ''spell-
down. and remarks on education and
school-work. The object of these meet
ings is to secure, if possible, more unan-
unity in methods of teaching, and to
create a deeper interest on the part of
parents, teachers and pupils in all edu-
..ational work. Earnestly hoping that
all friends of education will kindly en-
courage this work, by their support, and
that these gatherings may
prove of lasting benefit to the county, l
am, Very respectfully,
CHARLES l.. HARPER.
z. S.-These outlines should be cut
put and preserved for future reference.
0w
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Lost His Faith in Petitions.

Washington Special: A Western Con-
gresham was recently discussing with
a friend the necessity for the passage
of the Pendleton CiviI-Service bill. The
conversation turned upon the selection
of country Postmasters, and certain
trials to which Congressman arc some
times subjected. for which the pending
bill offers no remedy. The Congress-
man was reminded of his first official
experience in that line, which was as
follows:
II had hardly reached Washington
he said ''when / received by mail a
petition for the removal of a Postmaster
in my district and for a change in the
location of his Office. Charges of a SER
ious nature were made against the man,
and ~eighty-three citizens of the vicinity
signed the petition for his removal. l
determined to begin right and have no
underhand work in such matters, so /
sent the document to the Postmaster,
whom | always believed to be a good
man, and told him plainly that, as the
charges weresof a serious nature, and
were so abundantly sustained by the
evidence Of his neighbors. he would lose
his place unless he could make a clear
showing that they were not true.
in about a week | received his re-
ply. He inclosed a petition for his re-
tention signed by the same e~ighty-three
citizens who had signed the petition for
his removal and the appointment of his
competitor. The Postmaster waggish-
ly remarked in his letter that, IS the
petitioners all lived at some distance
and none of them were served at his
Office, he had been somewhat delayed
in getting them; but, as I seemed to
want their testimoney, he thought he
would see them all. | haven't" added
the Congressman. placed so much
weight upon the representations of Pc
titioners since as / should have done
but for this little Incident
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Foreign Affairs.

COLOGNE, Dec. 28.-There seems to
be a c~easeless downpour of rain. The
Rhine has risen 80 centimetres during
the night. flooding the lower town. A
part of the quay at Frankfort-on-the-
Main is flooded.
The Rhine and its tributaries. from
Lake Constance to Cologne, continue
to rise rapidly. Many bridges and
dams are destroyed.
The Government of Baden announces
that the floods are higher than in Nov
ember. The River Neckar is now at
the highest point known in this CEN
tury.
VIENNA, Dec. 2S.-The festival in
honor of the House of Hapsburg con-
cluded with a grand banquet at the
burg. at which the Emperor entertain
ed various Populations who presented
their congratulations.
The Salzkammergut District is threat
ened with an induation of the Dan
ube River. The Steam Navigation
Company notified the owners of mer-
chandise or the Prater quay to emove
the goods.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.-Heayy rains
caused floods in the midland counties.
The Government has taken precau-
tons to secure the safety of the foreman
of the jury that convicted Poff and
Barrett of murder.
Gladstone has had n slight attack of
lumbago, owing to q chill consequent
upon exposure of falling a tree on
Tuesday. He was much improved last
evening.
Cardinal Newman has recovered.
LONDON, Dec. 29.-It is intended to
divide Zululand into two parts, reserv-
ing tie portion abutting on the Tugela
river for John Dunn and another chief.
The natives of that section are ayerse
to Cetewayo's rule. In neither diyi-
sion of the country are Europeans TO be
allowed to hold farms. There will be
a British resident in each territory.
BERLIN, Dec. 2S-It is definitely set
tied that the German railways to the
Russian frontier will soon be complet-
ed.
Adjt. Baron Won Winterfeldt, aide
de-camp of the Emperor, shot HIM
self.
PARIS, Dec. 2S.-Gambetta's condi-
ton cxcites the alarm of his physicians.
A man by the name of Lether was
found strangled in a compartment of
the express train from Nice to Mar
settles. The motive of the crime was
robbery.
The Senate adopted the ordinary and
extraordinary budgets, and voted a
grant of p, 200, 900 francs 10 meet the
cost OF the French occupation Of Tunis.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 28.-The
Chief of Ordnance has ordered all guns
required by the artillery reserves from
krupp. The German Government rails
ed no objection to the execution of the
order.
Russia has concentrated a force of
&c, 1000 men with eighty guns near Kars
on the Tlr5i,h frontier.
PANAMA, Dec. 28.-Salina Cruz is
almost deserted, owing to the cholera
epidemic. Tehuantepec has twenty
FIVE deaths daily. Railway laborers
abandoned the works. Oaxaca has
stopped all communication with the in
fected towns. Scarcity of water and
impure quality is supposed to be the
cause.
ROME, Dec. 2S.-England has pro-
posed to accredit a diplomatic resident
in the vatican on the same footing as
the representative of Prussia. The
pope has aequieseed in the proposition
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Waukesha County Without Ouiecrs,

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 29.-The Gov
ernor has received intelligence that the
officers elect of Waukesha county
have, through stupidity or neglect,
failed to file their official bonds and take
the oath of office within twenty DAYS af-
ter notification by the County Clerk.
The officers are all Democrats with the
exception of the Sheriff, and it is said he
wisely complied with the provision of
the statutes. and is safe. The Governor
will now have 10 appoint a good set of
officers for the county, excepting Sheriff.
affair is creating great laughter
here at the expense of the Democrats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Lltta Laid Up.

Bloomington ILL.,, Special: A dispatch
received from Mile. Litta, the prima
donna, says that she will be compelled
to give up all professional labors, and
will return to her home in this city in a
few days. and place herself under medi-
cal treatment. For some months past
her health has been failing. and her
physical condition is thought to be quite
serious. The famous prima donna's
parents reside in this city, and Litta i,
the owner of property here, the gift of
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
They Object to Losing Their Perk.

BERLIN, Dec. 29.-The agitation in
some parts of Germany against the pro-
posed measure to be taken by the Bun
desrath prohibiting the importation of
American pork is becoming amusing.
Westphalia is up in arms, and in the
Town OF Gutsloh, in that bush province,
an especial committee has been formed
for the purpose of selecting a deputa-
ton Of good and true Wesfphalians to
be sent TO Berlin TO see Prince Bismarck
and to protest earnestly against any
sucn measure rs that threatened. True
it may be that the imports of American
pork into Germany may be only 8 per
cent Of the entire consumption OF that
article in Germany, but this 8 per cent
falls especially upon the North, and of
this 3 per cent a large quantity on the
province of Westphalia.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04

DURING the past week, MIR. Joe
Wright has suffered from more than the
usual ill-luck which befalls mankind.
Three horses died within a short time of
each other, and another is sick. The
cause of the death of two is thought to
be a lack of proper sailing, they having
run out where they could not be reached.
If this theory is correct it behooves
farmers generally topay more attention
to their stock in this particular.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Fatal Disease Among the Enuines.

OsKALoosA, Iowa, Dec. ga fatal
disease has broken out among the horses
here. Quite a number of deaths have
occurred and new cases are constantly
reported. The livery and sale stable
keepers are the greatest sufferers. Some
OF the best veterinary surgeons OF the
state are here, but so far are unable to
agree as to the cause or cure. Various
spectilations are INDUCED in. 1t is be-
leyed that it is wholly a brain trouble.
some claiming the cause to be in the kind
and quality Of food, while others insist
that the true cause is in the stables be-
ing kept too warm. The horse only
lives from twelve to thirty hours after
being attacked. The disease thus far
has proved universally fatal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Cincinnati Consolidation.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.--Arrangemenis
have been completed for the consolida-
ton of the Commercial and Gazette
newspapers. and the publication of q
new daily under the name of the Com
mercial Gazette. The new paper will
be issued as soon as certain mechanical
preparations a be made. Both MIR.
Smith, of the Gazette, and MIR. Halsted,
of the Commercial, will be in the man.
agement of the new paper, and they viii
be assisted by such talent from the two
papers as is needed to make the new en-
terprise successful. The paper will be
republican in politics.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Wholesale Stealing.

MONTREAL. Dec. pa gigantic fraud
was discovered here to-day IN the largest
dry-goods house in the eity-the whole
sale and retail establishment of Samuel
Carsley-where between two and three
hundred clerks are employed. A large
number Of the employees have been
Systematically stealing goods from the
stores for the past twelve or fifteen
months and selling them outside for
their wi profit. The aggregate loss to
Mr.. Carsley is estimated at thousands Of
dollars. Six clerks are already arrested
and many more are in hiding. =
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Adjourned Sine Die.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Dec. 27.-The
Spanish-American Claims Commission
adjourned sine die. The commission
has been in existence eleven years. dur
ing which period $40 claims were con-
sidered, representing about 800, 900, 900.
Awards were made in twenty-eight cases
aggregating about 81, 200, 600. Eight
cases remain in the hands of the um-
pire for decision. These claims aggre-
gate 81, 04S, 800. Barca, the Spanish
Minister, received the congratulations
of President Arthur, his fellow diplo-
mats, and the officials Of the State De-
partment on the settlement Of these long
pending questions.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-01-04
Grand Army Camp Fires.

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 29.-P. Wander
WORT, of Nebraska, commauder-in-chief
OF the Grand Army of the Republic,
will hold camp-tires in Wisconsin as
follows; At GAINESVILLE. Jan. ~; Wau-
'kesha, Jan. 10; Baraboo. Jan. Is; Eau
Claire, Jan. 16. The department con-
mander, Col. Enos, in announcing this
in a general order, says: 1T is ex-
pected that the Grand array posts of
the cities named will take charge of ar
rangements for the special meetings.
All soldiers and their families are es-
pecially inyited.n