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National Republican., 1883-11-02

Salter lodge of Good Tcmplars; duct, Miss
Davis and Mrs. Love; recitation, "Thc Sells.
sors Grinder" Mr.. Croggns solo, MIR. George
Ripley duct Misses Mason; solo MIR. Dykes;
dialogue, Barney Mccoy" Mr.. and Mrs. Nc.
Coulcy; echo song, MY Old Kentucky
The assombago then adjourned to Che
lower hail. whore dancing was kept up until
late hour TO the strains of Prof Campani's
orchestra.
Among tho ladies present were Misses
Annie Bacon, Hottio johnson, Mary Gittngs,
Kittie Darneille, Gardner, Belle Cavis, An
drows, De Saules, Guy Wines, May Smith,
Mary Morgan, Dottie Reid, Jennie Spurgeon,
Fitzpatrick, Emma and Sallic Jones, Estolo
Holland, Lulu Waters, Mrs. McNerhaney,
Mrs. Newcomb Mrs. w. II. Horn, Mrs
Bender, and Mrs. Dinsmore.
National Republican., 1883-11-02
A Jonadab Entertainment.

Eureka Council, Sons of Jonadab, held a
pleasant aud enjoyable reception and soireo
aJ Washington hall last evening. The enter
tainment programme was as follows Instru-
mental solo, Mr.. Garland; piano and flute
duet, Messrs. Garland and Smith; instru-
montal trio, Messrs. Smith, Garland, and
Belt; solo, Mr.. McAvoy; recitation,
Uncle Dams Prayer Dr. Frank
White; piano duet, Misses Bessins;
solo, DIR. Brooks; vocal trio Frear family;
recitation "Jarness" Mrs Naylor; solo, Miss
Bertha Mathiotj chorus, choir Of George W.,
National Republican., 1883-11-02
THE rrHnosopnY OF HEADACHE.

THE rHNlOSOPHY OF HEADACHE.
THE STOMACH. THE BOWELS. AND THE
LIVER ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY pANG
THAT RACKS 'rHE HEAD. REGULATE. TONE.
AND HARaiONIHE THE ACTION or THOSE
ALLIED oRGA Ms WITH HTARRANTS SEET-
2EH AEERsENT, AND YOU CURE THE COM
PLANT Al ITS SOURCE. SOLD BY ALL DRUG.
GtSTS
.9' aeya
oc20mwfw A..
National Republican., 1883-11-02
GlGr aGatiultul 1sepulatta1'
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Iho business firms appearing IN this column
re among The best and most reliable in this city.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

looked the fact that from time immemorial
Irish immigration has been of the pauper
class, and that to put stop to it now would
be to deny their fellow -countrymen the
blessings of the very asylum to which they
themselves were once forced to fly for refuge.
That is a queer sort of patriotism which
would doom the present inhabitants Of the
"Old Sod" to carry on perpetual battle
with poverty while eight millions of their
countrymen on this side of theAtlantic glory
in their escape from the yoke!
But, after all, this is matter Of small
consequence. Mrs. Darlington found it quite
impossible to sweep back the ocean with q
broom, and this resolution of the leagues,
we fancy, will be no more effective in keep
ing back the tide of Irish immigration.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03
NEW PuBLIcATIoNs-

We have received from A. Brentano & Co, Of
this city, American Citizens MAMMAL in two
parts, edited by Worthington G. Ford; First
Aid to the Injured by Peter Shepherd, NJ b.,
and : How to Succeed" a series Of essays by
Senators Bayard and Edmuuds. Lyman Abbott.
Leopold Damroseh, Gen. VIM. S0oy Smith and
other distinguished authors. The above works,
which are textbooks Of value, are published
by q. p. Putnam's Sons, New York. The
Manual IS the fifth of the series en- Questions
Of the Day" and " How to Succeed" the
twenty-sixth volume of Putnams Handy Book
Series Of Things Worth Knowing" First
Aid to the Injured is a brief manual intended
for nOn-professional readers, and furnishes a
few plain rules to enable any one to act
promptly in cases Of injury or sudden illness,
pending medical aid.
GOdey's Lady's Book for May is a very at
tTaetive number. Among the literary features
are three novelties (all complete in this num-
berl, and a homely comedy entitled Fifty
Years Ago." while the Illuminated fashion
plates, work, fashion, and home amusement
departments, fully sustain the reputation Of the
magazine as an authority on all matters re-
lating TO dress and the household Under its
new management GOdey's Lady's Book seems
to be renewing its youth
COTS Hand Book Of Ready Reference for adj
vertisers makes its appeaFance.this year in ad-
vance of similar publications. 1t is a very
handy little volume, admirably printed and
carefully compiled, and advertisers viii find it
at once a trustworthy and convenient guide.
Its statements Of newspaper circulation are TN
usually accurate
The National tribune., 1883-05-03
The New irish Movement.

The merging Of the Land League into a
larger and more representative body bearing
the title of the Irish National League of
America, which was finally accomplished in
Philadelphia last week, marks an import
ant stage of the struggle for Irish Independ-
ence. The object of this merger is to unite
in one compact and harmonious organiza-
ton all the Irish American elements of
opposition to British rule in Ireland. and
thus give to Mr. Parnell's policy the strong
est possible backing. The preamble and
resolutions adopted by the convention which
consummaIed this alliance furnish but the
merest outline of the intentions of the league.
but it wiz be remarked, at least, that they
contain no allusion to dynamite, and the
manner in which the league was formed
was in itself signal defeat for O.Donoyan
Rosa and his fellow advocates of the use of
explosives. Nowhere, indeed, do they favor a
resort TO force, and, aside from the boycotting
Of British manufactures, the league seems
to contemplate simply the prosecution of a
moral and political agitation in behalf OF
the legislative reforms which Mr. Parnell
has demanded at the hands of Parliament.
If the league confines its energies to this
form Of agitation, it is sure to win for the
Irish cause q larger measure of American
! sympathy than it has ever hitherto received.
That it has not been more freely given in
the past has been owing solely to the ques-
tionable character of the means which the
more reckless class of Irish agitators have
employed to combat British oppression. Tho
brutality Of the Phoenix Park assassiras, and
the fendishness Of the dynamite conspfrators
disgasted the thinking people of this coun-
try, and they recoilod with horror from
participation in movement conducted with
snuh accessories. Tt is clear, then, thai
whatever else the league may do, it cannot
afford TO countenance a resort to dirks OF
internal machines, if it would rehabiHtate
the Irish oause IN the esteem of the Ameri
can public.
The resolutions with which it opens tht
campaign, furnish, as we have already re
marked, but meagre outline of It's plans
but it may he noted as curious manifesto
lion Of injadicious zeal that one of then
/
directs protest TO be lodged with the
United States Government against the land
ing Of any more Irish paupers on our shores
on the gound that their pauperisin begar
under and is Tic rcsult of English mis-
government. The leagre evidently has over
The National tribune., 1883-05-03
Almost Beneatl, Contemnt.

II is now suggested in view of the increase of the
pension list thai any man who shook hands with
soldier who fought in the civil war, or has read
the history of either the Mexican or Florida war.
win be entitled to pension dating back TO the hap
pening Of those events "--Da Bots tPc.) Courier.
II is a great pity that the public generally
are not better acquainted with the history
of the great wars through which the coun-
try has passed, the objects for which they
were waged and the results which they ac-
complished. Such pitiful displays of malice
as this would doubtless be less common, and
editors would hesitate long before making
the men who risked their lives for their
country the target of their rancid hunor.
Ignorance is generally at the bottom of all
prejudice, and is conspicuously so in the
case of the antipathy which, as in the above
paragraph, is sometimes manifested towards
our ex-soldiers. Indeed, the utterance OF
such a sentiment is in itself prinla, tacie evil
dence of the authors lack of knowledge con-
corning the services upon which their claims
to consideration are based, as well as his
naturally malicious turn of mind. For no
one, certainly, can read the story Of either
the Florida, Mexican or civil war without
The National tribune., 1883-05-03
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A Little Something About What is Going On In Tia
Religious World.

Little Something About What is Going On In tia
Religious World.
The Baptist Sunday-sehooI, Rome, Italy, is
attended by three grandchildren Of Garabaldi-
The Mennonites of this country now num-
Der 40 churches, $50 ministers and $4,000 com
munieants.
Mrs. Philip Goss, of Lyndon, Vt, Is in her
eighty-third year and still conducts class in
the Sunday-sehoOl.
The Catholic schools of Belgium are attended
by 622, 437 ehildren-a gain, it is said, IN the.
past two years Of 1900.
"Next TO religion there IS nothing Ike cir
eus'' said an Arkansas deacon as he watched
his fsyOrite son crowd under a tent.
man has invented a chair that can be ad-
iusted to 500 different positions. Ii IS designed
Tor boy TO sit in when he goes to church.
"The Pilgrims Progress" has been trans
lated into nearly all the languages Of India
and it is as popular with Aslatics AS with Eu-
TOpeans.
There is scheme on foot, quite likely to be
carried out, to start an AndOver RseisU, 20 be
devoted to religion and literature aud to be Of
. high scholarly character.
The Bishop of Nottingham surprised the bu-
collie mind in Lincolnshire, ENGLAND, recently
by putting on a pair Of white kid gloves trim
HASN NAtN Sot~- - NS--AA~NA A-ta-AANNA -
boys and girls.
The Congregational ministers Of Chicago
have taken an important step towards reform
ing the divorce laws by refusing to marry these
who have been divorced FOR other than Scrip
tuTai reasons
A wealthy lady of Pawtueket, R. I, has
given $4,000 20 the Benedict Institute AZ Co
lunbia, s. C., school for the gratuitous eduea-
ton Of cOl0Ted men for the ministry and OF col
ored women as teachers.
The board Of trustees OF the John F. Slater
fund FOR the education Of freedmen IN the South
met IN New York on the 26sh ult After q fau
interchange Of opinions the board decided to
initiate its work by an appropriation Of 500 coo,
to be expended under the direction Of Dr.. Hay
good the general agent, during the year 1853,
in accordance with the following resolution,
which was adopted "Res0lued, That for the
present the board confne its aid &c such schools
as are best fitted TO prepare young c0lored men
and women to become useful TO their race, and
that institutions which give instruction ia
trades or other manual occupations which VIII
enable coi0red youth to make living and TO
become useful citizens viii be carefully sought
out and preferred in sppropriating from this
fund; and that. 50 far as practicable, the schOl-
ars receiving aid from this foundation shall Do
trained to some manual occupation simulta-
neousIy with their mental and moral instruc-
ton"
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

and trustworthy of our military histories,
while the second is faithful biography of
one of the greatest generals and noblest men
that the country has ever produced.
We will send either of these volumes,
postage prepaid, to any subscriber who viii
send Us one new subscriber or renew his
own subscription for one year in advance,
accompanied, in each case, by two dollars
additional, or to any who will send us club
of at least twenty subscribers.
Such of our readers as are DESTROYS of
obtaining the nucleus, at least, of good
war library wiz do well to take advantage
Of this opportunity.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03
BECOME, DULL CARE.
What the Funny Fellows are Saying in the News
papers.


papers.
Quite too much On very rainy evening a
carriage makes it's way along the boulevard,
the steed smoking from the pouring showers
Poor horse Poor horse saws member of
the ). p. G. A.; out In such weather. and
hltehed to an open carriage, too !"-ffsncb Fan.
To borrow phrase: Jaek-"Say, old man,
will you let me take your hat and top-eoat to-
night? Mine are looking a little the worse for
wear" Chum Certainly, you can have
them; but don't you call that taking your
partners best and going it alone? "-HMrard
LdmpO0B.
Gratifying: Amateur artist Ito the carrier)
=" Did you see my picture safely delivered at
the Royal Academy ?" Carrier Yessir, and
mighty pleased they seemed to be with it
leastways if one may jedge, sir. They didn't
say nOthin'-but-Lor' how they did laugh ;"
London PtgacA.
A mothers fear: :" / don't feel uneasy about
the future prosperity Of any of my children,
except Tom" said an Arkansaw lady, IN con-
versation with an acquaintance. Poor Toms
mind is weak and l fear that, Ike his father,
he viii be compelled TO practice Law. "--4rsl8s-
saF TrGveler
UnanswerabIe: Priest-"Pat, I understand
you are going to be married again" DisconsO-
late Widower-" Yis your riv'rence" Priest
-" But your wife, Pat has only been dead two
weeks" d. W-"Yis, yer riv'renee; but
shure amt she as dead now as she liver win
be?"-HarraTd LGmp0OB.
Silence called for: lawyer What did the
prisoner do next?" Witness-'I think"
Lawyer" There, stop there; you are not to
tell what you think" Witness That's lucky
for you; you might hear something you
wouldn't consider fattering" Crier-" Silence
f,,F l,ssa
A striking woman: A jolly old uncle has
been relating some incidents of his earlier life
TO his nephew. "Of all the women you ever
met, uncle" says the young man, by which
were you most struck 2" By your aunt, my
boy, by your aunt" replies the old gentleman,
dropping his voice and feeling the back Of his
head tenderIy-FrOm tie French
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

THERE appear to be several claimants for
The honor of having shot away the rebel
signal flag at Lookout Mountain. and the
correspondence which we publish, this week,
fails to settle the question. As the contro-
versy originally grew out Of an article in
the Dayton lO.) journal ascribing to John
Marshall, of that city, the credit of that gall
liant exploit, perhaps Comrade Marshall viii
see fit to furnish the headers of THE TRIB-
UNE with more circumstantial account OF
the occurrence.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

speedy adjustment of pending claims or
an increase in the amount of pension preyi-
ously allowed, to turn deaf ear to these
representations, and promptly notify Com
missioner Dudley of the facts, so that the
swindler may be apprehended and dealt
with according to law.
But, aside from these bogus impersona-
lions of pension agents, there is another
class of imposters against whom our ex-
soldiers should be on their guard. We refer
to the shyster attorneys who travel from
town to town, and herald their coming with
flaming posters announcing that they pos
sess unusual facilities for obtaining PEN
sions. Their practice is to demand the whole
or a part of the fee in advance, and then
abandon the claims thus secured. The num-
Der of these shyster itinerant claim agents
is fortunately small, but they are capable of
doing great deal of mischief, since those
who entrust their claims to such hands are
certain to suffer legal neglect and delay as
well as the loss of the money exacted as an
advance fee. The pension laws are clear
and exact, and the practice of the Pension
Office is uniform and rigid SO that the pre-
tensions of these travelling attorneys are on
their face false and deceptive.
Commissioner Dudley deserves the thanks
of all ex-soldiers for the efforts he is making
to protect pensioners and pension claimants
against imposition.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

AMONG the letters which we print this
week are a number concerning the history
of Old Abe" the famous eagle of the Eighth
Wisconsin, which; considering the source
whence they come, may fairly be considered
rs conclusive as to the main points of the
controversy. The discussion has been brisk
and interesting, and, like the many that
have preceded ii, has elected letters from
nearly every quarter Of the country.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

JUDGING from present appearances the
meeting Of the Society Of the Army of the
Potomac on the 10th and l7th insts.
VIII be very largely attended, and the
occasion promises to be one Of unusual
Interest. AS already announced in The
TRIBUNE, special rates of fare have been
fixed by the leading railroads, and CON-
mittee Of Washington citizens is making
preparations 10 give the veterans a handsome
reception. We trust every reader Of The
TRIBUNE who served with that magnificent
army win endeavor to be present, and that
those who are not already members Of the
society win at once make application for ad.
mission. The cost, including admission fee
and annual dues, is but three dollars, and ap.
plications forwarded in care Of TIE Tl.rB.
USE wiz reeeiye prompt attention.
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PUBLISHED WEEKLY
One Dollar per Year.

EE-TERms OF sUBScRIPTloN-iMAsisBrY Cash N
spvsSos Monty FORWARDED OTHERWISE THAN ey REGIS
TERED LETTes, POSTAL .oEEY ORDER, or DRAFT on Nav
YosS, WILL BE At tbs TIE SENDER As ALSO AL
SUBSCRIPTIONS PAID TO AGENTS.
-RENEWAls.-SUBsoRiElss CAN ALWAYS ASCERTAIN
-rE DATE ngH TIER SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRE BY LOOKING
At r5 KvnBER on THE MRtPpER TIER PAPER, WHICH IS
THE OF THE WHOLE N9BsER' - OF TsE LAST
ISSUE wslcs TifEY ARE EMITTED TO REcERE.
B&-kODRESSEs. - ACTRESSES VIA De CHANGED As
OFTEN As DESIRED But SUBSCRIBERS SHOULD IN 81 CASES
owE TIER CID as wEuL As NEW ADcazss.
32-CORRESFONDENCE- -coRsEsPoEDEscEis SOLICITED
FROM EVERY SECTION aEssRo GRIND Army, PENSION,
MlLTARg koRcULTuRAt, INDUSTRIAL AID HOUSEHOLD MAI
TERs AID Letters TO TBE EoToR WILL AuNEfs RECEIVE
PROMPT hTTlhrIoA. wRfTs on ONE SIDE OF The PAFEs
OILY
"a ADVERTISING RATEs.-WsNTe (PER AesrE tiSs)
&c CTS; rssze LIKES Is CTS. OTTER TRANSIENT hoysRTs
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DISCOUNT: ruEgT-sD INSERTIONS 70 PEA cEET. DISCOUNT
rsrrTso SszEros 50 Fes CENT. DISCOUNT. AUosEss All
LrTrERs-
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Cts FiFTEENTH ST, NAsHNeToN, D. C.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

As IT viii be impossible TO give in the
limited space at orr disposal a detailed
nccOunt Of Memorial Day services in every
city and town in the country, correspond
ents wiz bear in mind to condense their
reports as much as possible and, in cases
where addresses are to be delivered by per-
sons Of distinction, notify US Of the fact in
advance. In making up our review of
Memorial Day observ&nces, we shall be
guided by the character and interest of the
services, without respect to locality.
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

GOVERNOR CLEvELAND's veto of the bill
recently passed by the New York legislature
10 pension the survivors of the Mexican war
belonging TO that State at the rate of twelve
dollars per month, renders it all the more in
cumbent on the next Congress to make suit
able provision for their support. The Ma
tional Government has reaped the benefits
of their valor, and it is its duty to care for
Its defenders in their poverty and old age
The National tribune., 1883-05-03

down to Atlanta. Hundreds of eolored people,
old and young, followed the army. used to
pity these poor, foOt-sore, and sometimes
hungry blacks One day weak looking negro
woman was trudging along in the dust with the
command, carrying little half-naked child as
black as the ace of spades The woman looked
ready to drop, but she was bound not to be left
behind. | saw Mcpherson watching her, and
pretty soon he rode up along side of her and
said: " Give me the child" He took it and
set it up on the pommel of his saddle and carried
1T there for five miles. The mother was so
grateful that the tears ran down her face when
she came to take the uPchin again and tried to
thank the General for his kindness. It was
not long after that that we lost one Of the great
est generals the war produced, and one Of the
best men / ever knew"
go
Said Sam Cox, the New York Congressman,
yesterday: Randall can't be elected Speaker
OF the next House. You see, the Protective ele-
ment of our party must come IN OF quit. The
Democratic party of to-day is for a revenue
tariff. The Democratic Protectionists in the
next House win never be heard FROM Wewill
wipe them off like sweat on the brow of
wrestler
The National tribune., 1883-05-03
Frauds On PENSIONERS.

IF the newspapers which have had so much
to say lately concerning pension frauds upon
the Government were equally solicitous as
to the frauds practiced upon pensioners and
applicants for pensions, they might render
really useful service As noted in these
columns. last week, attempts to swindle our
ex-soldiers by persons representing them
selves as agents of the Pension Bureau have
become so frequent that the Commissioner of
Pensions has been forced to issue a special
circular of warnings and it ought to have
the widest possible publicity. The modus
operandi of these imposters is well calcu-
lated to entrap the unwary.
The Rockford (Ill.) Register describes it as
follows:
There is chap about the city who is playing a
sharp swindling game. He gives his name as
Divine, or something that sounds thus but his
schemes to defraud are devsh rather than divine
He has somehow secured a list of soldiers, names
who are applicants for pensions. Armed with this
document he waits upon the men and informs them
that he is special agent sent out by the Govern
ment to look up these cases In order to verify his
claim he exhibits q document giving him such
authority purporting TO be signed by President
Arthur and Commissioner Dudley He also wears
silver badge under his coat lapel with the words
Especial Agent Pension Department. u. s. A."
and under another lapel he has cloth badge with
the words District Of Columbia" BY these yari-
Gus means and by intelligent and cunning talk on
the matter he succeeds in avertng suspicion After
he info ha victim. l.;
all right; that within thirty days his pension will
be granted and then adds that he viii have to adj
$40 cash to pay expenses in getting the PEN
sion If the soldier does not tumble his SO is ire
yocably lost.
A swindler of the same stripe-if not in
deed the same individual appears to have
been operating in Winconsin also. The
State JournGZ says:
A very fine looking gentleman, dressed in Uni
ted States uniform and wearing two badges bear
ing the inscription e. S. D. c. on one and 90
S. Al on the other and presenting himself as n
c. Bentley, United States Pension Agent, a nephew
Of the late Commissioner of Pensions, Colonel J A
Bentley, has been defrauding the old soldiers of
Iowa county, by pretending to secure for them an
increase OF pensions and charging them from 50 to
Sl0 not on behalf of the Government but for per-
sonai expenses IN making out the aflidayits, Gov
ernment stamps. stationery for the back pensions
and discharges for the land warrants.
1t is quite likely that these imposters
have already Teaped rich harvest from our
.unsuspecting comrades, but if the latter viii
but bear in mind the caution contained in
Commissioner Dudley's circular, they vii.
run little risk of being yictimized hereafter.
The mere TACT that money is demanded
should bs enough to excite their suspicion,
for no agent OF the Pension Bureau is an-
thorized as the Commissioner points cut,
TO receive money either as fee or as ex-
penses in any manner"
We advise our readers, in case they should
ever be approached by any person assuming
TO have extraordinary powers for procuring
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