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ADJUTANT GENERAL " H. TALLMAN, Of
Michigan, writes Us that fourteen new Posts
have been mustered since the advent Of the
present administration, and that orders and
supplies have been sent out for Post Ne 124-
the latest conner. This is a splendid record.
Our Michigan comrades are evidently deter
mined TO furnish their fall quota of the
100000 recruits called for by Commander
in-Chief Van Derroort We expect 10 hear
great things Of tAeir work on Grand Army
Recruiting Day-next Monday, the ami
versaTy Of Lees surrender.
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The Sons of Veterans.


In another column of TIE TRIBUNE will
be found an interesting article descriptive
of the origin and character of the Sons of
Veterans, an organization whose province
will undoubtedly be to take up the work of
the Grand Army, when that Order shall
have been dissolved by death. It's objects
are, indeed, almost identical with those of
the Grand Army, and the two bodies differ
only in regard to their personnel and the
character Of the ties that bind their mem
bers together. 1t may be asked, perhaps,
what necessity there is for the concurrent
existence of two Orders of such similar aims
and purposes; or, granting it to be desirable
that the Sons of Veterans should be banded
together in some military organization, why
provision has not been made for their adj
mission into the Grand Army itself, which
would thus be enabled to perpetuate its own
existence after the manner of the Society of
the Cincinnati? The reason, it seems to us
is obvious The Graud Army derives its
vitality from the haternal relations which
were established between its members dur
ing actual service IN the ranks The interest
which our comrades take in it, grows out of
past companionship in danger, suffering and
hardship. The ties which bind them to each
other all have their origin in the past, and
it is impossible that any save those who ac-
tually participated in the war for the preser-
walton of the Union, should have the same
attachments that the members of the Grand
Army feel. For that reason the Grand
Army, as it exists to-day, must, in any
event, die with the men who compose
it. The name might, indeed be perpet-
uated ana the general outlines of the
organization itself, by the admission
of sons to the places filled by their
fathers, but it would no longer be the
Grand Army of to-day--the army Of living
heroes who actually fought and won the
battles CT the Union. However noble might
be its objects and pure its principles, the
men who composed it could have no stronger
attachment for each other than that grow
ing out OF the ordinary affiliations of civic
life, and however worthy they might be to
wear the honors of their predecessors, the
real essence Of conradeslIip would be lack
ing Nor would we have il otherwise. 1t
is mete that this spblime Order should per-
ish with the men and the occasion that gave
it birth, and it is mete that a new Order,
endowed with an equally noble purpose
bur sprung from q different origin, should
be at hand to take its place.
The Grand Army faces to the Past, the
Sous of Veterans front the Future. II is
for The latter 10 preserve intact the institu-
tons which the former saved f.on destruc-
ton; 10 arrest any decay OF public patriot
ISM that may threatsa; TO hold steadily
before the eouutly the 4ltemory OF what its
prosperity has cost. IL may DC that tl.e
son- OF eur sol, e.s my Aeser be c.,lles
Glion TO take aims ~ aeIeAlse .. lie Govern
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The Dispensatlon of Charity.

Mrs. Kate 3. SherwoOd's fourth paper on
" Woman's Auxiliaries," which we print in
another column, has for its subject, The
Work of the Visiting Committees and il is
SO fully exemplfied by illustrations taken
from the actual experience of the society of
which Mrs. Sherwood is president that no
one can fail to fully apprehend lis character
and purpose. There are those, doubtless,
who, owing to their lack of knowledge on
the subject, have been won't to look upon
Woman's Auxiliaries as ornamental rather
than useful Post adjuncts. They concede
the value Of womans aid il the preparation
of Post suppers, the giving of Post entertain
ments, and the arrangement of floral offer
ings on Decoration Day, but they have been
accustomed 10 claim that aid as a sort of
natural right, and TO invoke or decline it at
their pleasure. 1t does not seem TO have oc-
Cured 10 them either that womans aid offers
greater possibilities OF usefulness 10 the
Post than those mentioned, or that some
thing is due from the Post in return for it.
We do not mean to say that there has been
anywhere manifested deliberate purpose to
ignore the services of woman in connection
with the Grand Army, but it is llnquestion-
ably true that our comrades nave not always
shown wise and generous appreciation of
them, and il is IN he nope that their appre-
cation may he guickcncd and tllat they may
be brought TO look upon the establishment
OF Woman's Auxiliaries not merely as desir-
able but as essential, that we have been at
the pains TO describe their operations III these
columns 1t VIII be seen by reference 10
Mrs. Sherwood's paper that the dispensation
OF charity by Womans Auxiliaries is Of the
most delicate and judicious character A
discriminating Judgment is exercised not
| simply as 10 the persons who are entitled TO
aid, bat as 10 the manner in which il Is be-
! slowed. 1t is not tainted with the aims
house flavor ii is free from that oiiieiaus-
ness which is so offensive 70 the deserving
poor. 1t is supplemented, TOO, by those
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THE Commissioner of Pensions expects to do
pretty well this year in the matter of paying out
pension money. lie announces in an exaspera-
tingly cheerful manner that the clerical machinery
of his Office is in such splendid working order now
that he viii not mprobably be able to disburse as
much SIOo00OCOO during the current fiscal year.
Mr.. Dudley apparently suppOses that this is intel
ligence which the public viii be delighted to
receive IF such be his idea, we are inclined to
thinF, that he somewhat exaggerates the popular
magnanimity. The enormous disbursements over
which he seems to gloat are not pleasant subject
with disinterested taxpayers. Philadelphia North
american.
The american seems to have lost its head
Does it not know that the business of the
Pension Office IS years in arrears and that
Commissioner Dudley is now simply al
lowing or rejecting claims that ought to
have been adjusted long ago? Commits
sioner Dudley did not make the laws under
which he is acting, and all that he is called
upon to decide is whether the evidence sub
nlitted by claimants in support of their
applications meets the requirements of the
statute. IF Commissioner Dudley's manner
is cheerful it is because he knows that
the more rapidly these long pending pension
claims are adjusted the sooner the necessi-
ties of the applicants viii be relieved, and
that certainly ought to gladden. any mans
heart in which the fountains of human
sympathy are not dried up entirely. The
american seems to be laboring under the
impression that there is something wrong
about the disbursement of S1O0,OO0,0OO for
pensions in single year, but if it win re-
feet moment it win see, perhaps, that if any
wrong has been done, it has consisted in the
postponement by the Government to so late
a day of the payment of pensions that became
due years ago when the original applications
were fIes.. The Government is now simply
paying off its old debts, and the sooner they
are paid the better.
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The Men and the Hour

THE TRIBUNE's suggestion that the an
niversary Of Lees surrender, which falls on
Monday next, the 9Th of April, should be
observed as a special Grand Army recruiting
day seems to have met with the hearty
approval of our veterans, and we are in
receipt of numerous letters expressive of a
determination TO make the celebration a
rousing success. The enthusiasm which
some of our comrades display, indeed ex-
ceeds orr expectations, and we note with
pleasure that the members of Post at lola,
Kansas, instead of waiting for the arrival of
of the day in question, have already set to
work TO obtain recruits, and propose to
muster them on the very evening of the
anniversary-e mbellishing the work with
beans and bareback.
We are glad to see such spirit displayed.
1t auguTs well for a splendid days work and
substantial results. And the possibilities of
the occasion are indeed well-nigh limitless
There are at this moment eight hundred
thousand ex-soldierS outside of the ranks Of
the Grand Army, and it is only a question
Of individual effort on the part of our COM
rades to gather them into the Order, where
every veteran really belongs. One hundred
and fifty thousand determined comrades
1-- 10 he oh - I'D
hundred thousand straggleTs-but five re-
cruits to man! They can make the effort
at any rate, and there could not be a more
opportune time than the anniversary of the
day which witnessed the final triumph of
their arms over the hosts of secession.
In the work of the day every soldier
should participate. Each comrade of the
Grand Army, having prepared list of his
soldier acquaintance and armed himself
with blank applications for membership,
should personally call upon such of his
companions-in-arms as may still be strangers
to the Camp-fires of the Order and invite
them in the spirit Of true fraternity to enter
its ranks The latter, on the other hand,
should come forward of their own accord on
that day and seek admission to the Grand
Army, each bringing some fellow-soldier
with him. If there happens to be no Post
in their neighborhood, then let them gel to-
getber and sign an application for the estab-
lishment of one. They may be sure that if
forwarded to The TRIBUNE it viii receive
prompt attention. Finally, when the day Is
work is over, let each comrade send us g
postal card giving the result Of his labors
The anniversary is close at hand It will
have dawned on the shores of the Atlantic
before our subscribers on the distant coast
Of the Pacific receive this paper, but it is q
fortnight since the announcement of this
celebration was first made in the columns of
THE TRIBUNE. and there has been no lack
Of time for preparation, To work, then,
comrades, and let us make the eighteenth
anniversary Of Lees surrender the most
memorable day in the history of the Grand
Arny.
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A SUBSCRIBE calls our attention 10 .
complaint addressed by an ex-soldier to the
editor Of the Egeniag Au5uroian, auburn.
n. y that the examinations conducted by
the Medical Board in that city. owing 70
the limited quarters occupied by the Board,
are lacking IN that privacy which should
always distinguish them. We know moth
ing Of the facts IN the case. but mere init
NATION to Commissioner Dudley Of the
existeace Of such state Of things as that
complained Of, would unquestionably be
sufficient 10 insure the application of the
proper remedy.
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FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Little Something About What is Going On in tho
Religions World.

Little Something About What is Goins On in tho
Religions World.
An " Anti-Opium Prayer Union" has been
formed in Great Britain.
Father Richter, the new Bishop of Grand
Rapids, Mich, is only thirty-six years of age.
In spite of beer the temperance movement is
making gigantic strides in the Church of Eng
land.
The Rev J. B. Hamilton, Of Rhode Island,
has given alcohol new name He calls il
aqua morris" the water of death.
A female seminary, after the plan Of Vassar
College, is TO be erected, at cost OF S20O00 By
the Presbytery of Los Angeles, Cal.
Recent discoveries Of very ancient copies of
the Old Testament Scriptures in Hebrew and
HebrO-Russian have been made at Yemen, in
Arabia.
Rev. I. L. Nicholson, rector of St. Marks P.
E. Church, Pennsylvania, who was recently
elected Bishop of the Diocese of Indiana, has
declined to accept.
The following excellent compendium ofwhat
= house of worship should be is from an Eng
lish paper: Free from al draughts free from
all decisions free from all false doctrine, free 70
all men and free from al debt"
Rev. William Skoogland has commenced his
labors as a Sunday-schoOl Missionary of the
Baptist Publication Society among his swedish
eountrymen. of whom there are, it IS said, IN
theStates ofIllinois, Iowa. Nebraska and Kansas
about 10000.
The Chinese have no word that IS equivalent
20 hell and no conception of such a place. A
missionary IN an agricultural district Of China
states that when he tried TO explain it the pe0-
pie asked fit was anything that could be raised
He might have answered that it waS-very
often.
The receipts of the Presbyterian Hospital in
Philadelphia for the past year amounted to
S30S97 -96, including interest on the John A.
Brown fund The disbursements were So
1914 The Ladies Aid Society OF the hospital
received during the year S2,I6749. There
have been 666 patients treated at the institu-
zion.
What is promised 10 the righteous - Sssed
a mild and amiabIe Sunday school teacher Of
a small child at the far end Of her class, 'Eter-
nal bliss" quickly responded the child. Quite
right, my dear child" said the mild and ania-
Die. and now tell me what is promised to
the wieked% Eternal blister, ma'am," was
the prompt reply. The teacher pronounced it
theolOgieally correct, but peculiarly expressed.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has de-
cided in a certain suit that Catholic priest
cannot recover salary from his bishop. A
religious organization which fOrbids its priests
20 do secular work" the Judge remarked,
ought to provide for their support, buswhen
the attempt is made TO enforce the pay
ment of d salary, q contract has to be shown.
If the priest relies upOn the church 70 give him
q living, he must invoke its aid rather than
the courts, if he seeks redress"
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TIE Legislature of the tate of Kansas,
in providing for the enrolment by the State
assessors Ofan ex-soldiers, has seta an example
which wetrust the Legislatures ofotheT States
viii not beslow TO follow. twas a great over
sigh On the part Of Congress not to provide for
the taking Of a census Of our veterans in
1850, IN connection with our National census
bat i is now TOO late to correct that MS
take, and inasmuch as the next National
census VIII nOt be taken until 1890, seven
years hence, it is important that the States
themselves should Go the work.
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A Story of What Night Be.

Two men stood at the door of the village
post-office with their eyes fixed on placard
that had just been posted there. One was
frail and poorly clad; the other sleek and
ing bore the signature of the President and
called for volunteers to put down rebel
lion of some sort. When. they had finished
it was noticed that one of the men turned
abruptly away and hurried down the street;
the other merely smiled in contenptuous
way and stroned off towards the bank, jung
ling the coin in his pocket as he went.
Presently the roll of drum was heard in
the distance, and then the measured tread
of the soldier A company of recruits fled
by. 4 man came out of the bank to see
them pass, and there was sheer on his lips
when he saw in the front rank the wan face
of the unknown STRIPPING. The company
disappeared around bend in the road and
the banker went back to his ledgers.
The days and weeks and months went by,
and fresh placards were displayed at the
post-oflice. There was scarcely family in
the village now but mourned the loss of
father or son or brother, and the floor of the
old Westinghouse was white with the lint
loving fingers were picking. But the banker
still stood behind his counter and clipped
his coupons with firm and steady hand.
A newspaper lay beside him, but it was on
the reports from the Gold Exchange, and
not the reports from the seat of war; that
his eyes rested.
Four years, one after another, rolled away,
and the day came at last when the roll of
the drum was again heard in the village,
and few foot-sore veterans came marching
up the street. They were welcomed with
cheers and with tears and with garlands of
flowers, but the banker, as he peered through
the blind at the Struggling procession,
seowled when he saw at the head the
bronzed face of the stripling-unknown no
longer.
Time passed more swiftly now, as if anx-
ious to leave the past behind it, and changed
everything it touched. 1t changed the vii
lage, which became q bustling town, full of
new ideas and new faces; it changed the
bank, which became stately palace tower
ing to the skies; it changed the firm step of
the veteran, which became slow and hating,
and his life, which became sad and cherries.
The banker only it did not change
Two men stood at the door of the city post
Office with their eyes on plaeard that had
just been posted there. One was leaning on
crutch, and wore a faded suit of army blue;
the other twirled in his hand gold headed
cane, and there was not a crease in his spot
less broadcloth. The thing which they were
reading was Becll's call for volunteers
to denounce pensioners on suspicion.
God help mel" said one; The Unsuitable
glutton," sneered the other
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A SUBSCRIBER at Belle PLANE, Kan, calls
our attention to statement in the st. Louis
Republican, that the number of Confederate
prisoners who died in Union prisons ex-
ceeded the number of Union soldiers who
died in rebel prisons, in support of which
the report of Surgeon General Barnes is
quoted. The statement is, of course essen
TALLY false, although the figures, as given in
the report from which the RepablicGn cites
would seem on their face to warrant
the conclusion which that paper draws
from them. later report than the one
in question gives the following total: Mum
her of Union prisoners, 212,60S. Died,
29,741; paroled on field, 16431. Number of
Confederate prisoners, 476,169. Died, 90
ia parolea on field, 24s,5 500. These figures,
however, so far as the number of deaths
reported in rebel prisons is concerned, are
far from complete, and for the reason that
the Government has never been able to
obtain the records of the Confederate pris-
ons at Montgomery and Mobile. Alabama
Marietta and Atlanta Georgia Charleston,
S. G., and several other places at which our
soldiers were conhned Tor greater or less
periods during the war. The records of the
Northern prisons, on the other hand, are al
il the handsof the War Dspartlll u. and are
.ull and accurate. II WIS suggested when
urseon-General B,rnes' report mas first
prepared, that, owlns 10 it5 ii.oompleteness,
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A coMRADE writes rs from Fort Scott
Kan. deprecating the course Of Members of
Congress in yielding 10 the wishes of local
"bOsses," rather than the requests Of reputa-
BILE and honorable ex-soldiers, in the matter
Of appointments He mentions, by way Of
illustration, the case of a comrade in that
vicinity. who was Endorsed by his fellow
soldiers Cor the position Of postmaster, but
whose application was denied al the instance
Of local politician who had influence with
Member Of Congress. We agree entirely
with what our correspondent has 10 say con-
corning the injustice Of this discrimination,
but the only way that our veterans can put
stop TO it, is by convincing the politicians
that they VIII lose the soldier vote unless
they respect the soldiers rights. Wherever
such disregard Of his interests is manifested,
our veterans should form local league and
resolve to support no man for Office whose
record IN this respect is not above suspicion.
Our ex-soldiers have the power to enforce
their claims; il is a question simply OF
whether they have the spirit and resolution
10 exercise it.
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Among reccnt notabIa 80

Among recent notable successes IL journalism
sue of tae most substantial IS PROFESSIONALLY
slc Baltimore Dry, of whiea Nr. W Z Croas-
dale IS Editor aud proprietor. Withia period Of
i very few months : has acquired 9 circulation
~ more than I.sesse c8pleS daily-a circulation
soaa 70 thaE Of but one ether Baltimore
.ss,vspa per-stlsd at is present rate OF growth
euEalses eventually 10 0nsStTip I'll rs rivals.
chs i.scs th..s the people es Baltimore have
ag wanted = 6rst-e evening newspaper
..as is,st have gOs orc, sufficiently accounts for
.c Days prosperity. hUs thas does Eet detr&c5
he credit whica = Gus is eliseF FOR ths
t AID Herve whirh he Aas Displayed IA
duss tie ms Wee success by mrs. max
Is glisIl..1 Wsss:4y OK &
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THE trath viii out at last. On our fifth
page, this week. win be found the story of
The discovery of General Grants order re-
heving General Thomas, the existence of
which has been so long and so strenuously
denied. 1t is in order for Historian Badeau
70 rise and explain.
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THE number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during The week ending April
Sd. was as follows: Original, LOO; increase,
40; reissue, 80; restoration, IA; duplicate,
O; arrears, /; accrued pensions, 40; pen
sions, act of March s. 1888. 51s; total, ], S27
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A coaIRADE Of Post No. 1873, Wooster,
Ohio, writes as that it is impossible for a
Post TO die, in which from seyenty-five to
one hundred NATIONAL TRIBuAE's circu-
late among membership Of l65 veterans,
since those who take TIE TRIBUNE receive
new life every week from their assistant
Commander" This is Tery pretty way
e. stating what is now generally admitted
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~ read in a recent issue of THE TrrBuNE an ex-
raet from the remarks of Senator Logan 0n the
80 bill and il seems 20 that II should make
every ex-solCler resolve Ia stand b. the statesman
Who always stands by his comrades. He has.
served Us faithfully in the halls OF Congress and
or one would like % see hTa ia the " hitc HOUSE.
isaac SiuaPSon. Benton, III.
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it would be likely to create an erroneous
impression, but the suggestion was disre-
garded. At Andersonville alone more than
$4,000 deaths are known to have occurred;
yet, even in the case of that prison, the
returns do not show the total actual NOR
talitY.