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they should bear in mind that the editor is
under no obligation to print them AS
matter of fact, there is no newspaper in the
country which pays such close attention to
the letters of its subscribers or devotes so
large portion of its space to their publica-
ton as THE TRIBUNE. Every question no
matter how trivial, is promptly answered
either by mail or in TIE TRIBUNE itself,
and every item of news that seems calcu-
lated to interest cur readers is made use of.
We do not engage to return rejected manu-
scripts, except when they are accompanied
by specific request to do SO, and the neces-
sary postage to defray the cost of remailing,
nor do we guarantee the appearance of con-
tributions in any particular issue, but so far
as it is possible we endeavor to crafty the
wishes of our correspondents and at the
same time satisfy the tastes of our readers.
We are at such pains to set forth these
facts clearly, because we do not, on the one
hand, wish our subscribers to imagine that
their communications are unwelcome, or,
on the other hand, that the mere writing of
them imposes any obligation on the editor
to publish them. We are always glad to
hear from them; their suggestions will al
ways have our attention, and they may be
sure that THE TRIBUNE will never prove
faithless to their interests, but they should
understand that the business of the editor
is to edit. If every correspondent would
observe the ordinary rules for newspaper
correspondence on one side of the
paper only and in plain legible hand
many letters that now necessarily find their
way into the waste basket would secure a
place in our columns Every inch of space
in THE TRIBUNE is valuable, and we owe it
to our readers to see that none of it is
wasted.
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as well as westward, and there are few
Southern States in which there is not
sprinkling OF ex-Union soldiers st New
Orleans Post has been maintained for
many years, and COmrade Thiel, who has
been appointed Provisional Commander, has
shown himself quite rs jealous in Grand
Army work as his fellow-members at the
North. II IS not TO be expected that the
Order VIII make much progress in Alabama
and Mississippi, but the State Of Texas, it
seems to Us, promises to prove avery fertile
ield Of labor. Northern immigration is
pouring into il at 3 very rapid rate, and
there is likely to be abundant material at
hand in the near future Tor the. organization
Of new Posts. Asyet, we believe, no attempt
has been made TO donicile the Order in
Florida, but that State is now undergoing
genuine industrial and agricultural reyolu
ton, and among the Northern settlers that
are crowding in there are, unquestionably,
many ex-soldieTs.
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BECOME, DULL CARE.
What the Funny Fellows are Saying in the News
papers,

What the Funny Fellows are SaJing in the News
papers,
definition: Scene, Highland police Of
ice.) Superintendent to policeman What
mean you, TonaP, by entering John McLuish
tramp In the books Of Ia offs? What iss a
tramp" Policeman-'IA tramp yer honor ISIS
a man wha travels ABBOTT an seeks for work
and disna want it," Superintendent IS salts
fed-Glasg0s0 Bale.
Misplaced: A German nobleman had two
sons, who were reported to be rather fast boys.
One of them was clerk In a bank and the
other was an officer of the army How are
your sons coming On2" asked friend BAD
enough The one in the bank, who ought TO
be drawing drafts spends all his time in hunt
ing, and the one in the army, who ought to be
busy shooting, is always drawing drafts on me
for money."-Tsras Siftiags.
An Irishman's compliment. Tt takes an Irish
man TO turn compliment. When he saw Jones,
after having met the latter with Mrs. j., Pat
Flaherty said: "Ye are mOOch younger than
your wife SURF Presently he met the wife
and remarked: ''The idea Of sich- young
woman marrying Misther JOnesg' The next
day he met them together but he wasn't at
loss for blarney. "Oeh, he exclaimed, ''ye are
both of yez too young for each other. ''-Bosi01s
Transcript.
Keeping the Sabbath: eyes, had a very
narrow escape last Sunday" said young Meg
gle, a well-knOWn Arkansas f0p, for my
horse threw me into deep gully, where I lay
insensible until Rev. Mr.. MOeus Glanced to
come along and take me out" The reverend
gentleman did not violate the Sabbath either
remarked young Blukins. Certainly not"
replied Meggie, ''for he was helping brother
in distress" mo, not exactly; he was taking
an ass out Of the ditch. "-Arsaas9W TFarslsr.
A home-thrust: "Pa, I wish you would buy
me q little pony" said Johnny. Il haven't got
any money TO buy you q pony, my son. You
should 90 to school regularly, my son, study
hard and become a smart man, and some Of
these days, when you grow up, you VIII have
| money of your own TO buy ponies with"
/ ''Then, l suppose, pa, you didn't study much
when you were little boy like me, or else you
would have money now to buy ponies with,
wouldn't you, paI'-IsrGs Siftiags.
Another Southern Outrage: "LoOk heah,
Uncle Nose, dem white folks I'se been wOrl1in'
for has done insulted me der wussest kind"
How did dey insult yer, 3IatiIdy2 Did dey
toleyer dat yer mouf was too snall2' Il can't
| Jess help gettin' Md, Uncle Nose. De white
woman Use been workin' fer made out was
no better den thief. Fore God, Use gwine to
hab de law on her." What did she sayP'
| 'She said I stole I've dollars in change, and
| hit was only four dollars and q quarter I
counted hit over twist myself. wouldn't tell
lie for all de money in Austin" -IsrGS SIT
| iags.
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ever wearisome, nor did he resort to specu-
ings were not wasted in dissipation or on
personal Injuries. From the very first his
habits of living were of the simplest, and to
his avoidance Of petty vices was doubtless
due the unusual protracticn of his physical
and mental powers, as well IS his steady
accumulation of property. What pro-
found contempt old Peter Cooper must have
had for the shiftless, Iackadaisical, cigarette
smoking dude" of the present periodl
Peter Cooper, as we have said, acquired his
wealth by hard work and saving habits.
Better than that, he acquired it honestly.
No suspicion of stock manipulatiOns,"
bribed Legislatures, or venal courts, at
tached to him. There was never any mys-
terry as to how he obtained his millions, and
his name never figured in the schemes of
moDopOlists. No son Of toll ever had occa-
sion to begrudge him his prosperity.
And if the manner in which he acquired
his wealth is well worthy of imitation, not
less so is the use to which he put it. There
have been benefactiOns more princely than
his, but none that have been productive of
greater or more lasting good. The famous
Cooper Union, which he founded for the
working men and women of New York, was
not simply the creation of his money, but
the offspring of his heart and brain, and
almost to the day of his death it received
his personal care and attention. In it he
realized to the full his desire to be helpful
to his fellow men, and had the satisfaction
of seeing his money wisely and proftably
employed, instead of nlisspent by wrangling
heirs and incapable executors.
Peter Cooper was perhaps not great man
in the ordinary acceptation of the term, but
his goodness was akin to greatness, and he
viii be afTectionately and gratefully remem-
bered by his countrymen long after the
names of such money-worshipers as Van
derbilt and Gould have been overtaken by
oblivion.
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THERE is nothing in which our veterans
take greater delight than in fighting their
battles over again-with paper bullets-and
the letters which we publish in another col
umn concerning the battle of Shiloh, furnish
q striking illustration of the fact The
question as to whether or not there WIS q
surprise" at Shiloh viii never, We suppose,
be settled to the universal satisfaction, but
those volunteer contributions to the htera-
ture of the subject cannot fail to increase
the sum of trustworthy information in re-
gard to the manner in which this famous
battle was fought and won.
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The Cost of Pensions.

It cannot be too often nor too earnestly
impressed upon the attention of the think
ing people of this country that, whatever a
partisan press may assert to the contrary,
the amount paid out by the Government
since the war. under its contract to scare
for him who has borne the battle and for
has widow and orphans is small and
triiing compared with the amount paid out
under its contract with the bondholder. AS
matter of fact, of course, the element of cost
should not enter into the question at all, since
TO refuse the payment of soldiers claims on
that ground would amount to practical re-
pudiation by the Government of its debts.
but inasmuch as demagogues like Beck and
newspapers like the New York Sun have
endeavored to prejudice public sentiment
against our veterans by magnifying the
extent of the aid which they have received
from the public Treasury, it is important
that the correct figures should. be given.
The following statement, compiled from
official sources, exhibits the state of the
Governments account with both classes of
its debtors in its true light:
Paid TO bondholders on account of
debt and interest to July l. lSS2 326i 05I G3s 50
Total amount paid for pensions
since the commencement of the
war 1S6l-'G5...... .............,. 5S7 4o7 col Is
Excess OF amount paid to bond
holders on account OF public debt
and interest over amount padon
account OF pensions S,650, 623, 944 OF
That is to say, for every dollar paid out
on account Of pensions FIVE dollars have been
paid out on account of principal and interest
on the public debt.
In comparison, therefore, with the treat
ment which the bondholders have received
at the hands of the Government, the consid-
Grafton which our ex-soldiers have expert
eneed has been anything but generous. If
the Government has been guilty of extraya-
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THE fact that our columns are crowded
with new advertisements, this week, is the
best evidence our subscribers could have Of
The TRIBUNE's growing Importance. And
the larger TEE TRTBUEE's advertising pa
trOnage, the more ammunition it viii have
in its treasury with which to carry on the
campaign for the recognition Of soldiers
rights. It is an old proverb that nothing
succeeds like success" and the greater the
measure ofTHE TRIBUNE's success the more
potent it viii be to command public respect
and sympathy for the brave men whose
cause 1t has espOused.
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tion books and carefullY verified !:

As might be expected, THE TRIBUNE has
more subscribers IN the Western States than
in any other section of the country, and
fewest in the Southern States and the Terri
tories. Taking it by geographical divisions,
It's circulation is distributed as follows: New
England States, 6s578; Middle States, TO-
222; Southern States, 1880; Western States,
30,6g3; Territories and District of Column
biz, 919. Illinois, it wiz be seen, is the
banner State, leading of with 5,214 sub
soribers, with New York a close second,
Pennsylvania fair third, Iowa at its heels,
and Ohio, Kansas. and Michigan, all three
holding good positions in the race. So much
for what the figures show.
Our readers win have OWNED by this
time, we dare say, our reasons for making
this statement public, and we count upon
their personal aid in obtaining the remainder
of the one hundred thousand subscribers
that we haze determined to secure. We
ask ii, first, on account of the merits
Of the paper itself, and, second, in
the interest Of those whose rights it is its
mission to establish. THE TRIBUNE has
demonstrated, as has never been demon
STATED before, the influence which great
newspaper, fearlessly and honestly con-
Quoted, is able to exercise in behalf of the
weak and delenseless and it has proved
itself such champion as they have long
desired With 100000 subscribers at its
back, victory viii not only be possible, but
assured. The walls of prejudice and neg
lect and ingratitude that now environ
Congress viii crumble to the ground before
the advance of the mighty host that THE
TRIBUNE viii marshal against it, and JUS
tice win be done at last to the men who
now plead in vain for the fulflIment Of the
Nations pledges. Aye, and this miserable
hue and cry against our crippled heroes and
the helpless widow and orphan viii die on
the craven lips of the towards who have
raised it when they see our veterans, No
longer unorganized and tamely submissive
rallying under the leadership of THE
TRIBUNE for the defense of their honor
and the assertion of their rights.
The day is coming, comrades; let us
hasten its approach. We want to see every
one of our $4,000 subscribers responding to
the call with new recruit-the sooner the
better. The battle-line ought to be forming
now, 100000 strong; it is time the charge
itself were sounding. To you we look
for the re-enforcements that are needed, and
they should be already on the way. Else
where viii be found a list of the premiums
which We offer, but in the work that now
remains for them to DO cur subscribers
should require no other incentive than the
desire to insure the speedy accomplishment
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FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Little Something About What Is Going On In the
Religious World.


Religious World
A beautiful Catholic cathedral is to be erected
in Vancouver, W. t.
The Catholics of Spain number 100000
and have 10000 magnificent churches.
A young Detroit clergyman newly married
took for his text, She pleaseth me well"
The past winter gave US eight stormy Sun
days in succession Nothing hike this has &C.
cured since 1852.
The GrOeer's Company, London, uses before
its feasts this prayer: "G0d preserve tho
Church, the Queen and the WOrshipful Com
pany of GrOeers."
The census of missions TO be taken next year
WILL it is estimated, show an increase of 200,-
600 native Christians in India, CeylOn and
Burnah for the last ten years-500000 in all.
The Queen of Madagascar is devoted
Protestant and has her own chapel IN the
Palace of Tauanarivo. A missionary describes
her as a faithful and earnest helper III the mis-
sion work.
In the Episcopal church at Dent, Yorkshire,
two long shelves ara filed every Sunday with
lOaves fer the poor, which they carry away
with them after the service This is solid re-
ligiOn.
The eolored church at Austin, Ark, on
recent Sunday, being half full Of water en- ae-
count of the food, the pastor climbed to ths
roof and preached a sermon to the congregation
attending in skis.
One of the best definitions of faith was given
bya bright Sunday-schooI boy to his teacher:
"As near as / can make it out, il is feeling
perfectly sure Of thing when you haTs
nothing to back it up"
Tho Presbyterian Synod Of Kentucky pro-
poses 70 raise $4,000 by next October 70 erees
q d0rmitogy and boarding hall IS an addition
to the buildings of the Central University, to
be called the Centennial Memorial Hall, and
to commemorate the Tooth anniversary of the
establishment Of PresbyteTianism il the State,
which viii occur in October next.
In Miles City, Montana, the Meth0dists be-
heve in receiving contributions from anybody,
whether good or bad, who is disposed 60 give.
They place contribution boxes in the drinking
saloons, and some Of the patrons of those es-
tablisanents drop a coin or two in whenever
they take drink. The boxes become as full
of money as the customers Go Of drink.
AT the conference of the aIatter Day Saints
az Kirkland, 0hio Sunday, Joseph SIaith, Jr..
delivered q discourse on the Reasons for Be-
heving the Mormon Faith Rev. Joseph z.
Lambert gave the history Of the Mormon
Church from It's first inception, and endeavl-ed
TO prove that Joseph Smith was not a polyga-
mist.
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IE another column wiz be found Mrs
Eberwood's fifth paper on Woman's AuxiI-
iaries. in which she describes the work of
the Home and Employment Committee.
and cites examples, drawn from actual ex-
periencc, Of the good which it has accom-
plished- II must be apparent, by this time.
50 every enc who has read Mrs. Sherwood,s
obstructive articles, that Womanis Auxilia-
ries are not only desirable, but an indis-
pensable adjunct to ali Grand Army Posts.
and we trust our comrades wiz not be slow
40 profit By the practical information which
she has supplied as 10 their method Of con-
duct The organization of these societies
should 90 hand-in-hand with the establish
ment OF new Posts
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TIE resolutions adopted by Pea Ridge
Post, 10. 1l8, ChetOpa, Kan, ana printed in
another column Of the present Issue, have
Che right tone, and If our comrades generally
were Is outspcken in denounciDg the news
papers that SANDER ex-soldiers and pension
ers. and IS determined not to give them
their support, we should soon hear the last of
their infamous hue and cry. flour veterans
would command the respect Of these news
papers, they must first show that they re-
spect themselves.
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President ARTHUR has displayed sound
Judgment IN the selection Of Postmaster
General HOwe's successor. Judge Gresham
is man Of sterling ability and great force
of character. Not the least This distinctions
is that he was one Of the bravest and most
dashing officers in the volunteer service.
The entrance Of a soldier into the Cabinet
win bring strength TO il.
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CoNRADE VIM III. ROGERS, Sergeant Ma
jor of Robert o. Tyler Post. No. 80, Hart
ford, Conn, writes Us as follows:
81 am happy TO say that have accomplished my
object and, with eight subscribers that send
you herewith, recruited full company of one hun
dred for THE TRIBUNE, the veterans defender
since the last week in November last Fall in
company b. shall keep right on and get all the
recruits can TO swell your ranks. The boys sound
the praises of THE TRIBUNE whenever the oppor-
tunity offers.n
There is no mistaking the spirit of this
letter. How many of our readers viii en-
gage, like Comrade Rogers, to raise q full
company of subscribers for THE TRIBUNEP
Ten such willing workers as he could re-
cruit full regiment Of ten companies each,
and fifty such regiments would bring up
the strength of The TRIBUNE's army to
the desired quota of enc hundred thousand
subscribers.
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Our Ex-Prisoners.


ford to slight the claims of the men who
suffered everything short of martyrdom for
their country in the pTison-pens of the
South. The record of what they endured
is set forth with too much particularly in
its own official reports, and is established
by the testimony of too many credible wit
nesses to be lightly put aside as matter of
slight Importance. The time has gone by,
too, when inaetion could be justified on the
poor pretense of an empty Treasury. The
Government is abundantly able now, if it
never was before, to do justice to It's late de-
tenders without higgling about the cost.
And the survivors of these rebel heils
have special claims upon its consideration.
The hardships to which they were subjected
far exceeded in severity anything which a
soldier might reasonably be expected to en-
counter in the ordinary chances of war, or
in an age so far removed as ours from the
days Of the Spanish Inquisition. The mon
ster Wirz boosted at Andersonville that he
was doing as good execution as the rifles of
Lees army, and the official records show
that the maltreatment of prisoners was a
part of the Confederate policy, undertaken
by the rebels with q view to forcing the
Union authorities to agree to an exchange
of prisoners ON terms of their own making.
To get in return for physical wreck-such
as every inmate of Southern prison be-
came after few weeks conference.-the only
for the hospital, well-fed and well-elad
soldier, fit for immediate duty, was bar
gain which they were naturally anxious to
drive, and had they succeeded, the war would
doubtless have been still further prolonged.
As it was, it May be truthfully said that
the health of thousands of Union prisoners
was sacrificed in order that the rebellion
might be brought to speedier close The
inmates of AndeTsenville, who waged that
long and terrible battle with famine and
disease, were as much combatants as their
comrades in the field, and they suffered in
the contest greater agonies than it was
within the power of rebel bullets to infict
Nowhere in the pages of history can par
allel be found for such wholesale torture as
was there imposed upon the helpless pris-
oners. The horrors of the BastiIe pale in
comparison with the scenes daily witnessed
in that slaughter-pen, where men who had
faced death without finching, on many a
battlefield, were left to perish miserably of
hunger and cold and disease, forgotten by
their country and cursing the day they first
saw the light
As one scans the records which contain
the awful story of their sufferings, the Won
der grows that any should have survived to
tell the tale, and it is much more difficult
to believe that some of those who did have
regained their strength and health, than
that so many still show in their lettering
limbs and shattered constitutions the effects
of their maltreatment. These are they who
have come back to us from the valley of the
shadow of Death, and the Government
should see to it that they are not forced
through its neglect or ingratitude, to de-
scend once more into the depths.
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Is our Grand Army columns, this week,
VIII be found General Orders, Nc. g, in which
Connaandey-in-Caief Van Dervoort am
nounces, among other things, the creation of
the Provisional Department of the Gulf,
comprising The States Of Louisiana, NIissis-
sippi, Alabama and Texas. 1t may seem a
Little odd TO some Of our comrades that a
department Of the Grand Army should be
Drganizea IN a section Of the country which
was once the stronghold of secession, but
The fact is chat the tide Of emigration has
carried nany &C or veterans southwark