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The National tribune., 1883-08-16
What Puzzles a Kentucky Soldier.

70 the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
see it stated in comrades account of the
battle of Perryville, KY, that General Critten-
denis corps was at Bardstown, and not within
striking distance. There is certainly mis-
take about that, for the brigade that my regi-
ment belonged to was there, and included the
First, Second and Twentieth Kentucky and
Ihlrty-tirst Indiana regiments, and tpas within
striking distance. It was mystery to me
why we were allowed to lie there, within sight,
while General McCook' corps did all the fight
ing. d. DUNN,
Company f, First Kentucky Vol. Inf
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
NATICK, MASS.
Defense of the Tenth New York Mounted Rife.


To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
/ was much amused in looking over nv
TRIBUNE, received to-day, at an article headed
" Incidents of the Virginia Campaign" wherein
]. g. T., U. S. A, tells of seeing a number of
poor black cripples on their way back to the
hospitals, after the mine explosion before Pc
tersburg. What he did see was a part of the
black soldier boys that had fought so hand
somely in capturing New Market Heights, on
the right ofthe james River. He also indirect
ly casts slur on one of the finest of our regi-
ments-the First New York mounted rifies,-
which, he says, had been always stationed at
the different army corps headquarters" The
fact Is, that said regiment was in active service
from 1861 to 1865, and had, seven days after
Deep Bottom, which he mentions as the battle
of Darbytown road kept the rebel army in
check, though deserted by fhe remainder of
the cavalry corps, (who never stopped till they
got over the pontoon at Jones' Neck till the
infantry, under General Birney, arrived. and
drove the rebels back to their old line, beyond
the johnson House. CARBINE.
BROOKLYN, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
The Capture Of Norfolk.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
| noticed in your issue of the 26th of July an
account of the evacuation of Sewalrs Point, Va,
and Norfolk, Va. / will admit that the regi-
ments OF the brigade were carried over and
back several times during two nights by the
gunboats and other craft but do not remember
that any regiment except the Sixteenth Massa-
chusetts went TO Norfolk and being private
OF Co. & OF that regiment, think | ought to
know something about what was going on at that
time. did not see any regiment of Max Web
bers brigade except the Sixteenth regiment
We marched from Sea View to Sewall's Point
and when we got there we found it evacuated
Then we marched direct for Norfolk, but the
bridge by which we were to cross on that route
had been burned, and we were obliged to march
up the river a number of miles to another
bridge, and when we got to Norfolk we found
that city also evacuated and as we looked
across the river we could see a train of cars
loaded with rebels just leaving Portsmouth
After awhile we got two steamers and went to
thenayy- yard, where We found the vessels burn
ing orsunk and the buildings in the yard on fire.
From there we marched to Suffolk, 20 miles dis
tant, on the following Sunday, and halted
about two miles from the city, and Law in the
swamp all night, entering the city early the
next morning when our colonel-PoWell T.
Wyman-and staff and company of soldiers
went through the streets and captured silk
flag that was floating from the top of build
ing. The rebels had left on train for Rich
mond After a few days New York regiment
arrived and relieved us, but | did not see Or
hear of any regiment in Norfolk or Suffolk
other than our own. L. L.,
Co. Z, 10th Mass. Vols.
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A Case That sbould Toueb geck,s Heart.

" If Senator Beck had to endure one month of
such trouble as | have had, it would make him
feel very differently towards the old soldiers. My
husband was in the hospital about four months
with typhoid fever. l left my little children and
went there and nursed him. The doctors said he
never would get well, so they discharged him and
i brought him home. He has never been well
since then, and never will be in this world. have
toied in the house and out of doors to make liv-
ing, but 1t IS poor living when the head of the
family cannot work. Mrs. Elizabeth Follis Bsin-
bridge, Ohio.
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MANSFIELD, ONO.
A Call for the Second Illinois Infantry.
To the Editor national. TRIBUSE:

love to read the letters from the old soldiers,
and have watched closely for something from the
Twenty second Illinois infantry as | had dear
brother who was member of company ID of that
regiment but who now fills soldiers grave at
London, Tenn. Ifany of his old comrades should
see this would like to hear from them through
THE TRIBUNE. He enlisted among strangers. My
brothers name was r. II. Thompson. l had a
husband three brothers. and three nephews in the
war My husband was wounded at the battle of
Cedar Creek, Va. S. A. II.
SULPHUR SPRINGS, HENRY Co, IND.
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
A "Reminiscences Of Rocky Face.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

was much gratifed TO see you revive the
incident of Mine Run, where Warren's men
pinned their names TO their coats for believe
it 10 be entitled 10 bright place in history.
f. similar incident occurred on the Atlanta CAM
paign. though on smaller scale. The Third
brigade, Second division, Twenty-third CORPS
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
CORRECTION of Roster of Regimantal Surgeons

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Numerous letters came to this Office for VIM.
Elston, late assistant surgeon Of One Hundred
and Fifty-frst Indiana volunteers. He has
been dead for some years. The Roster of Regi-
mental Surgeons did not give his address cor
rectiy. 1t was Medaryville, Ind.
CHAs. III. GARRIGUEs,
Surgeon, Post No. &c.
TRANcEsyIIIF TNn
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
From Another Survivor of Mine Run.

To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
saw in your paper of June 18th something con-
corning the charge that was to be made at Mine
Run. 1t was sorrowful occasion. l was in the
One Hundred and Twenty-sixth company H. They
stacked their knapsaeks and left their money and
watches with directions to have them sent to their
homes for they did not expect 10 out alive All
honor to Gen. Warren He sacrificed himself but
he knew he could not bring back.
G. ID. STEPHENS.
". G.. of Post Hercndeen, No. lot.
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Discharges Awaiting a Claimant.

To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
have III my possession two discharges in the
name of James t. Thompson, of company Z,
Eighth Pennsylvania Reserves, and company A,
- regiment, Pennsylvania draft militia. Where
ls the owner?-J. w. Hague, l60 Fourth Ave,
Pittsburgh, Pa.
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
Another Var Gnrarnor Heard From.

To the Editor NATIONAL. tribune:
Please add to your list of surviving Wal
Governors, Elk Governor Ahner Coburn, OF
Maine. SUBSCRIBER.
GARDINER, Me.
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
A Chance for Somebody.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE !:

IL tHc LUIJOT NATIONAL
/ am a constant reader of The TRIBUNE, but
as yet see nothing in it in regard to the
achievements of Gen. George w. Morgan's di-
vision, consisting of General DeCourcy's and
General Carriers brigades, which evacuated
Cumberland Gap about the last days of August,
1862, and marched through Eastern Kentucky
to the Ohio River. Could not some of the many
readers of THE TRIBUNE give description of
that march and some of the incidents attend
ant upon it? As, for instance, the court-mar-
tia1 of Stivers, of the Seventh Kentucky V. L.,
for the killing of Cundif, of the same regi-
ment; and, Also the explosion of caisson be-
tween Manchester and Bonneville, KY, and
whether any one was killed thereby.
j. Z. BREWER,
TRAVELLERS REST, KY. Co. D, 7th Ky. V. L.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Will not some comrade kindly write up for
The TRIBUNE an account of the fight at Fort
Pickens? ED. p. JOHNSON.
DUBOIS, PA.
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s. Y. G. Of Post Hercndeen, No. 107
SHoRTsyuLE, n. Y.
No Soldiers Household Complete without 1t.

From The Glencoe (Ht1ln.] Enterprise.
1t Is our pleasure to speak good word for THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, published at Washington,
which has within the last few months been brought
to our attention, and can say that no ex-soI-
diers household is complete without it. Its read
ing from beginning TO end is meat for every loyal
American.
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"T. G." win Please Reveal Himself.
the Editor NATIONAL TRIRUNE i:

10 the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In your issue Of July 25th appeared an interest
ing letter from L. c." relative to the affair 1t
Coleman's Cross Roads July 4th, 1864. Will the
writer OF that article send his full and address
to III. ID. LoyELAcE, Berlin, Mich.
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
He made a Good Thing of 1t.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
The Waterbury watch came duly to hand and
sold it five minutes afterwards for five dollars; so
you see lost nothing by the operation.
j. ID. HALL.
PAXTON, Ill.
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General McPherson's Death.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In The TRIBUNE of July 26th, Comrade W.
G. Hamrict, of the Thirty ninth Ohio yolun-
teers, gives very accurate account of the bat
tie in front of Atlanta, but according to nv
recollections, General MCPHERSON was killed
The National tribune., 1883-08-16

TIE THIRTY-sIXTE INDIANA STEAKS.
To tho Editor NATIONAL TEIBUSE:
noticed in your paper Of July 18th, n lette,
from Nh. j. c. frecrlaa. of Palestine, Ill, in
The National tribune., 1883-08-16
WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY AUGUST 49, 1888

by Confederate skirmishers before the fight
commenced. / had my horse killed in less
than ten minutes after he fell
j. d. RUMNELL,
TOLEDO, Mo. 18th Mo. V. v. L
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.


Nine of the eleven survivors of the
class of SO in Bowdoin College are
elergymen.
John b. McMaster, author of the
History of the American People has
been elected to the Professorship of
History in the University of Pennsyl-
vania.
The Little Rock University, now
approaching completion, will be the
finest brick building in the State of Ar
kansas, and one of the largest and
most convenient college buildings in
the Southwest Chicaqo Times.
Blanche X. Bruce, a nephew and
namesake of the colored ex-senator,
won the first prize at the Com
mencement of the Kansas University,
at Lawrence, a few days ago ChicagG
Journal
"A curious mark of changed rela.
tons in the matter of learning ian.
guages is found in Ohio, where, out OF
100000 scholars, AS study Greek; still
fewer, AIS, study French, while more
than 10000 are learning German.
Bishop Keane Or. C.) of Richmond,
Va, who has been visiting Palestine,
has shipped from that country corner
stone for the new cathedral that is to be
built in Richmond. The stone is twenty
by fifteen inches in size, and was cut
from the Rock of the Garden of Geth-
semane, on the Mount of Olives.
"A correspondent in the New York
Examiner (the Baptist organ) says:
"More pastors are wanted in Missouri
Some one said recently that Missouri
could furnish work for 1000 common
sense ministers. Salaries range from
$500 to 1000 for men who can preach
and work among the people. Kid
glove ministers are not wanted.
Mr.. Moody thinks that ministers in
this country should exchange pulpits
'.say for six months at a time 1T is
only short trip across the ocean, and
ii would do much to stir up the people
of both lands why said Mr.. Moody
recently, Il could have preached in
Queenstown on Sunday in the morning
and in New York on the following
Sunday. ~. Y. Sun
Now that Children's Day proper is
past-and that its celebration was both
agreeable and profitable many of our
churches will bear enthusiastic testi-
mony-why not begin to prepare for
the next such occasion by making every
Sabbath a veritable children's dayp
With much of attention to child tastes
and wants and a generous infusion of
the spirit of love we may make the first
day of each week a time looked forward
to by small and great with hope and
delight Then perhaps we may come
To celebrate Childrens Day as time of
great ingathering a sort of "harvest-
home'' day for the spiritual fruits of the
year. = Chicago Standard.
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Acting a Lie.

Rosa's mother took great psins to
bring up her children TO be truthful.
She impressed upon their minds the fact
that person given to lying can never
have the confidence of others. When
ever they did wrong she encOlraged
them to come to her and confess what
they had done and be forgiven for IT,,
rather than conceal it. Sooner or later
il was pretty sure TO be found out, and
attempted concealment only added dis
grace when the truth was known. One
day Rosa had visitor, little girl
about her own age. They were at play
in the parlor. Accidentally Rosa over
turned vase and broke il. .sOh, dear"
she exclaimed, "what will mother sayp
She thought ever so much Of that vase,
because Uncle William brought il to her
all the way from China" s'Put II back
on the bracket and don't tell anything
about it," advised Rosa visitor. 'sSee,
II will stand up just as it did before, i
IL isn't jared Rosa hcsitated mo-
ment. She knew that it wouldn't be
right TO accept such advice. When the
servant busted the vase it would come
apart, and very likely the girl would be
blamed for breaking it. But Rosa do
cided TO take the advice offered; so
they put back the broken vase carefully
on the bracket and left the parlor.
The very next day, when the servant
was busting the. room, down tumbled
the vase as soon as she touched it with
her duster. Rosa's mother happened to
be in the 70 I'm at the time. She was
exceedingly sorry that IL was broken,
and seeing how she felt about it, the
GIRL who really thought sha had done
the mischief was rood deal panied.
Mrs. Sprague spoke of The affair several
that no one dreamed OF hri al being the
guilty one. But that didn't make her
feel right Her conscience began to
trouble her. II haven't lied about it,"
she argued with herself, .'for ! haven't
said word; no one has asked me-"
But that argument didn't satisfy con-
science. 'Yoii knew you broke it,
said the accusing voice, land you know
that keeping silent is as much as saying
you know nothing about it. That Is
acting lie. y Rosa stood it as long as
she could. Then she went to her
mother and told her the truth. 'At
first thought ii wouldn't be lying If /
didn't say anything" she said, 'but j
see now that Twas wrong. My actions
lied just the. same as words would.
am sorry, mother, that broke the vase,
and sorry that tried to deceive you
about it" .Im sorry that the vase
was broken answered her mother,
''but I'm glad that my little girl con-
cluded TO come to me with the truth.
The loss Of the vase is nothing compared
with the loss Of confidence / should have
felt in her il she had kept up the decep-
ton until found out the truth. ~ Con-
gregatiouoIist.
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Soap and Sound.


Some curious demonstrations OF the
effect on the color and figures in soap
bubbles were recently given at the
Franklin Institute. A film OF soap was
placed across the end of phoneido-
scope. To bring the sound in direct
contact with the soap a4tube was used
"A reflection Of the film was thrown on
canvas-screen, where it first assumed
bluish-gray appearance. An intonation
of the voice, with the lips dose to the
mouth OF the tube, caused number of
black spots to appear on the reflection.
When these passed away beautiful
light-green, intermingled with pink, re-
manned. These two appeared to be the
principal. colors caused by sound. 1t
was noticeable, however, that while a
certain tone would cause the same figure
to reappear, it had no control over the
color. A tone which, for instance.
caused one solid color to appear, would
bring out, perhaps, a dark-blue al enc
time and a yellow at another. No differ
ence was noticeable in the effect OF the
male and female voices. vItiLatlelplia
Press
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-07-21
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

-"Crowded out to make room for
more interesting NATTER remarked
the editor as he showed aside a plate
of beans and tackled trawberry short
cake. Detroit Post
Mr.. William Doodle-"Yes, Miss
Frost, | always wear gloves at night;
they make ones hands so soft Miss
Frost-"Ah!a and do you sleep with your
hat onp''-N Y. Life.
The authorities at Cincinnati think
of notifying Germany that if she won't
take American pork Cincinnati will
stop playing Wagner's music. -Ptita-
detphia News.
1T is claimed that the women of
Siam are the most beautiful in the
world. But ask any American belle if
she is not as pretty as the prettiest, and
she will be apt to reply: Eyes, Siam"
A prominent physician says per-
son should never be walked up except
when there is urgent necessity for It.
We will pay some one well to translate
this into baby language. burlington
Free Press.
Recently Paris lady abruptly en-.
tered her kitchen and she saw the cook
Swimming the soup with silver spoon.
She said to her: s.Francoise, express.
ly forbade you to use silver in the kitch-
en-" ''But, madam, the spoon was
dirty"
"A little girl uRconsciously and
touchingly testified to the excessive
drudgery of her mothers life when, on
al al. ID l.. q.
grayp' she replied: II don't know.
She's too tall for me to see the top OF
her head, and she never sits down. y
Chicago Tribune.
Woman (who had been looking
over blankets in a Main Street store)
"Well, didn't mean to buy. Am just
looking for friend'' Clerk (poltely):
Don't think you'll find your friend
among the blankets. We've looked 'em
all through. - Toledo Bladc.
"A Leadville woman recently stole
four gold watches from as many per-
sons during dinner hour at restau-
rant 1t is impossible to steal the watch
Of Yankee. He always keeps it be-
fore his eyes when eating to see if he
can beat his previous record. Boston
Transcript.
-'How old are you, Jacob?' asked
the doctor of an aged Austin Israelite,
whom he had been called to attend in
professional capacity, and who is a
broker whose mind runs on the fuctua-
tions of the. money market. II wash
seventy-two years old, was the reply.
ssYou may live to be eighty years OF
age II wash afraid not, Mishter
Doctor replied Jacob. ssVy should
the Lord want to dake me at eighty, ven
he can dake' me now at seventy -twoP"
--7eras Sytings.
The fir st fare over the big Brook
lyn bridge was paid by New York re-
porter. II the cent was not borrowed
for the occasion it goes to show that the
rumors about the New York journalists
being underpaid are grossly exagger-
ated. Perhaps the cent was counter
felt, or the reporter may have picked it
up, or possibly the whole story is q
newspaper sensation, gotten up for eff
feet. At all events, it was highly .un-
professional for the reporter TO have
paid his way. journalism seems to be
in its infancy in New York if reporters
actually pay cash for anything they
get We manage things better here in
Texas.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-07-21
Two Curious Needles.

The King of Prussia recently visited
a needle mandatory in his kingdom,
in order to see what machinery, COM
bined with the human hand, could pro-
duce He was shown number of
superfine needles, thousands of which,
together, did not weigh half an ounce,
and marveled how such minute objects
could be pierced with an eye. But he
was to see that in this respect even
something still finer and more perfect
could be created. The borer that is,
the workman whose business it is to
bore the eyes in these needles-asked
for hair from the monarch's head. 1t
was readily given and with smile. He
placed it at once under the boring
machine, made hole in it with the
greatest care, furnished it with thread
and then handed the singular needle to
the astonished King.
The second curious needle is in the
possession of Queen Victoria. 1t was
made at the celebrated needle manu-
factory at Bedditch, and represents the
column of Traian in miniature. This
well-known Roman column is adorned
with numerous scenes in sculpture,
which immortalize Traian's heroic ac-
tions in war. On this diminutive needle
scenes in the life of Queen Victoria are
represented in relief, but SO finely cut
and SO small that it requires magni-
flying glass to see them. The Victoria
needle can. moreover, be opened; it
contains a number of needles of smaller
size, which are equally adorned with
scenes In relief.-The Household.
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NUMBER Al.
to drive out a feather above your head,

to drive out feather above your head,
while Maggie tries one at the floor. y
The children did so. and. while the
feather at the bottom blew in, the one
at the top floated out.
"But, father said Maggie, "we
did sweep the dirt out at last. Why
was thatpn
'Because you had let the room grow
cold while you were trying your expert
ments, said her father, land as the
temperature became more like that out
side, the currents were less strong, That
as the way your wind shifted. :"
Jack looked foolish.
Science is fine thing. my son."
continued his father, :. and great beauty
and interest, as well as Importance. at
tach to It's discoveries. Rut the life and
soul Of science lie in IL cxactness and
thoroughness. A scientific experiment.,
to be worth anything, must be thorough.
You tried an experiment half way, and
then jumped to u conclusion
"Mother,o said Margaret, q how do
you sweep the dirt outp'
II take it mp on the dust-pan, Mag
gle DEAR said her mother, smiling
Jane Egglestoa Zimmerman, IN 81.
Nicholas.
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Little Charles Pet Bird.

Mr.. DeWall, the photographer. has a
little two-year-old son canned Ccaflie,
who is allowed to pl1v in the yard.
Charlie is Of an investigating turn Of
mind, as we'll as a devotee of pleasure.
mental combinations which led him to
crawl under TIE house and afterwards
to play there regularly. About three
weeks ago he told bis mother he had
found s'bird'' under the house that.
he played with, and almost every night
since he has related happy stories Of the
beautiful times he has had beneath the
house playing with his ''bird Last
Saturday he was frolicking in the yard
when his 'sbird," getting lonely, came
out to sport with him. He was running
to it, when his mother discovered that
his ..bird'' was huge black snake. A
negro was at hand, and being called,
dispatched the reptile with a hoe.
LouisUille Times.
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How Some Towns are started.

The town Of Ontario. CAL, is one Of
numerous speculative ventures which
have been made on the colony plan all
along the fruit region extending from
Los Angeles southwark toward the
desert--dry, treeless, sandy, forbidding
land, in many places nearly bare, in
others covered with an ugly growth OF
sage and similar brush, useless without
artificial irrigation, but producing when
water is applied the best quality Of
grapes and oranges, as well as other
crops. The founding of colonies on
such lands seems to have become a
recognized branch of the real es-
tate business. A company secure a
site, including sufficient stream OF
water, lay out the town, open streets,
construct irrigating works, and then sell
the lots. When Ontario was founded
this last winter, on the western edge OF
San Bernardino County, the first enter
prise of the proprietors- before there
were any houses to start a news
paper. As the town contained nothing
except boundary stakes, the Ontario
Fruit Grower took board, so to speak,
at Riverside, where, it is still printed.
The next improvement was the intro
duction of the telephone; close upon
which followed the cornerstone Of an
agricultural college. When l saw On
tario, recently, q broad street, called
Euclid Avenue, stretched through the
brush from the railroad two or three
miles back toward Cucamonga Mount
ain. Ahotel and depot were building.
A shanty and two tents, with, / think, q
house or so in the far background, held
the settlers. Since that time marriage
has been celebrated in the town, and
dare say Mayor and Common Coun-
Gil will be elected before the end of the
season, for a great deal Of land has
been sold. Cor. NJ Z. Tribune.