The National tribune., 1883-10-04
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety OF Intersstiu;
Subjects

Subjects.
j. NcC., Neag Tacoma " THE First Mime
sofa heavy artillery organized from Septena-
Der 81 TO February 65 for one year and was mus
tered out September 27 1865. Only those who sery-
ed q full year received the third installment of
bounty. Those who served less than one wear were
not entitled to but two instalments of bounty be-
cause the third installment could only be paid IN
der the law, at the end OF twelve months of service
This law applied to al one year enlistuents and il
has never been amended
CSP p, Atsica, ~ Y-~The widow can complete
the pending claim of the soldier and draw all the
pension money that he would have been entitled
TO had ne lived; and IN addition TO above, if he
died from disease contracted IN service and in
line OF duty, she can file claim as widow and
II claim Is established she can draw s. per month
for herself while she continues his widow and s.
per month Tor each child until they become six
teen years of age.
=. D., Morton, IH.-The question of fees in pen
sion claim is matter entirely between the claiEn-
ant and hls attorney, to be settled by them The
law provides that no greater than so shall be
pad by the claimant N any claim fled since June
49, 1878 and the attorney has right to receive
fee at any lime, either in advance otherwise as
may be agreed upon between the parties. An at
toTney IS entitled - to whatever he can honorahly
collect from the claimant for his services mot ex
eeeding Sl0l. The event of allowance or rejection
OF the claim does not enter into hequestion the
Zee s due the attorney for his SsrUjces which are
Just as arduOuS tOften sol IN a rejected claim
than IN one that's allowed. II you engage = law
yer 10 defend or prosecute q SUIT, or transact any
legal business, he Will require fee for his seFv-
ices, generally IN advance, and without regard to
whether he IS successful in his efforts or not and Il
pension claimant stands in same position with his
attorney. The atters fee Is for legal services in
prosecuting the claim and the fee IS dte az the
commencement OF tine claim. How and when il Is
paid should be settled by the parties in interest.
But one fee OF SO Is allowed IN any one case.
w. S. H., Plymouth, IH.-Your claim is in excel
lent shape far as origin OF rheumatism is con-
cerned. IL will be both proper and necessary for
you To amend the claim to show proper date This
you can do in affidavit. The copy of certificate
IN regard to other disability viii not be sufficient
to prove origin In the first place, the copy al
though sworn to by You, Is not evidence. and sec
ondly, the original certificate shows existence of
disability without stating date of its origin You
VIII, probably, be called upon 10 furnish testimony
OF an officer or two comrades 70 support your claim
for deafness
r. 4. g., Caro- Mich.-The rating for loss Of leg
below the knee is fixed by law at S2i To entitle
you 70 $50 1t must be shown that you are inCapaei-
tated Tor the performance of Gsy manual labor aud
that such condition arises from disability incurred
in the service, &c. The accident to your LEG.
whereby the bone was broken, ,sot incident %
yottr service, and, hence Is not taken into conSd-
Grafton in rating your disability You are at lib
erty to appeal from the decision of the Commits
sioner. which you do by letter. stating the
facts, addressed TO the Secretary of the Interior
We cannot predict success, for ft ia evident that
your increased disability is due to yorr broken
leg, for which the Government is not responsible.
Reader and Subscriber, Friendship. " Y-Fronn
the best information that can gather, we be-
heve that the company is reliable and responsible
j. ", HiRookG. H., wants to know how milk
crooks and butter-ars are glazed? .iaSsrer Com
mon red-cay ware is glazed by dipping the vessels
when nodded into thin mixture of water and a
fnsible ealesreous clay, and baking in potter's
kiln; the baking OF the ware and the frsng of the
glaze taking place at firing, which requires
about forty-eight hours at white heat. The glaz-
ing upon stoneware crooks and Jars is made by
baking the clay at a proper temperature and to-
wards the close of the operation quantity os COM
mon salt (choride of sodiun is thrown IN the kiln
The salt IL volatilized by the heat and conins. in
contact with the ware Is decompossd: the sodium
combines with the silica of the clay forming =
soda glass, which, again fusing with the elay be-
meath, forms - tough yitreous substance of great
durability. In Europe common stoneware often
receives no glaze other than that produced by
baking at q very high heat.
u. s., Connedrtrille, Pa.-lst The Soldiers Home
In this city Is located on Rock Greek Church road
at intersections OF Hardwood road, covering about
500 acres; was founded in 1851 under act OF Con-
gresS, approved March 3, 1851, Military Asy
iqH," which designation was changed to Soldiers
Home by act of Congress, approved March 5,
1909 Its object Is TO furnish permanent and COM
Portable home for old and disabled soldiers of the
Regular Army. Its general government is admin
istered by Board of Commissioners, consisting OF
the Adljutant- General of the Army, the Surgeon
General of the Army, and the Commissary- General
of Subsistence, U. s. A. Its officers are governor
a deputy governor, secretary, treasurer, and
surgeon. Members of the Home who are entitled
to Its benefits soldiers of the Regular Army
who have served faithfully twenty years, or who