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The National tribune., 1883-12-20

SENATOR HALE. who viii be at the head
of the Naval Committee this winter, thinks
that the sentiment of the country is in favor
Of rebuilding our navy. He is going to
work seriously TO bring forward bin upon
a plan which contemplates the construction
of from five to seven ships every year until
we have a feet of about twenty-five war
ships. 1t may be that Mr. Hale is right.
The eyes of the United States viii no doubt
be opened some day, when it viii occur to
everybody all at once what fools we have
been in simply depending upon the fact
that we are big and strong for protection
We present 5000 miles of coast inviting at
tack at any moment from the most insignii-
cant foreign power
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

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bodying as 1t does continued history of the
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THE advices from the East are very con-
flicting as to whether there viii bea war be-
between france and China or not. Nodoubt
England is bringing great pressure to bear
upon China to accept mediation. The
French also protest that they are not anx-
ious for trial at arms, still the Chambers
continue TO vote money and the War Office
to send re-enforcements to the East. They
are not conducting themselves in a manner
to convince an observer that they at least
are not preparing for war, whether they viii
fight IN the end or rot
The National tribune., 1883-12-20
Confidential.

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our thanks to the many persons who have
been so industriously engaged in the forma-
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immense circulation among thinking men of
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obituary.
HOY. DUDLEY c. HASKELL.

The State of Kansas and Congress has lost
very valuable man in the sudden death Of the
Hon Dudley c. Haskell. which occurred last
Sunday morning at o'clock. His devotion 20
his public duty during the last session of Con-
gress, when he took q very prominent part IN
the tariff debate, no doubt undermined his sys-
tenn to such an extent that the fatal disease
which carried him of was invited. He was a
native of Vermont, educated at Yale College,
and went to Kansas, while stilla young man, in
1850 lie was a Republican Ia politics, and
was rapidly coming to the front as one OF the
most prominent men in his party. He WIS
one of the few men who always commanded
the attention of the House when he arose 70
speak. His form was tall and gaant and his
arms were of extraordinary length, which he
used frequently aud vigorously in gesture when
he spoke. Added to these personal peculiari-
ties he had a voice like a lion Bleant, OF
Georgia, Democrat, remarked one day last
winter during the heated discussion on tho
tariff after he had failed In two three efforts
to interrupt the Kansas member, Haskell
roars so he smothers me-" He gave it up and
sat down.
There were few men in Washington who
had more fattering promise Of future great
ness than Mr. Haskell The funeral train
left Washington 4I0ndsy morning-the remains
being escorted to Lawrence, Kan, by COM
mittee OF ten Senators and Members.
He was but Al years of age when he died-at
the zenith of his powers. He leaves q widow
and family of small children in but moderate
circumstances.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20
coNTENrs THIs MEX.

LIST Page.-Gen. O. 0. Towards Personal Remi-
sular Cans Disqualification GroEls-General
Smith - Ecc0..nsissance.-lh Baltimore Pass
are In is0l.-Ihe Sta Maine l5ul Run
y here she Gudons Saving the Nation:
The story u the War RetOld For oar Boys and
Girls
I'd Page.-Joyal yonan's Work. How 20 Make
Merry Christina Relief Corps Nork.--Onr
Rural Topics. Questions and Answers.-Ad-
Ferfisemdats
Sd Page Queer Christmas How Little Alice
rlss.--seneral sherman al West Point.-l4d-
FeE-lse1nelsls
4tIi Page.-E-difsTials: Congress and the Soldier
--Cbgistsnas-s land and E-gypt-Tbe Case Of
GDullnei s-teein1an FUnd--L chronology OF the
Nar-Edi scsiai Paragraph The Sec
ond OF 1ae Cardinal Principles Of the Grand
AT1pv.--As Others zee Us. Miss kelcy's H.sgr-
lish Letter. obituary. Hon. Dudley G. Has
kell--Imporlanl i5ill Introduced Wy Gen Rose
4 crans
9Th Page Work Of Congress - News OF the
NeeA.-NeN PHslicatioas.-Ad Advertisements
18th Page.-The Grand Army: Affairs at Head
ouafters-F0st J-!ectio<s-Otbcr department
q News.
9TH Page. Fighting Them Over: What Our
AcseFgIiS lis-yc Say About Their Old Cam
Jsaiens.-EveiTs-- Eequiem for the Brave
Esnp-ftfts OF eld--ghe Question Squad
Chronology 81 the War.-Answers 10 Corre-
sp0ndeIIts--Advertiseme
18th PaEe.-orr Growing Couniry.-saving the
AisticB iecntinned from lst pagel.-AdveTtise-
nleuts-
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

General Rosecrans introduced the following
bill in the House last week;
bill to provide for the disposition Of public lands
withdrawn from entry and sale under authority
of law and to determine claims respecting them
in certain eases.
BE Il enacted b the Senate and House o. Represent
otipss Of ne United s,GtsS Of 4Herea in Congress
senblsd, That ali reserves OF public lands from tho
operation Of she general land laws. made TO satisfy
any grant 10 any person, corporation or state upon
the fulhllment Of certain specified conditions Within
q fixed time. which shall not have been earned by
compliance with such conditions within the speed
fed time, shall ps0 fdcto revert to the public do
main and be subject TO the general land laws as Il
never reserved.
SEC. 2. That In every such case Of lapse OF the
specified time the Secretary OF the Interior shall
promptly give public notice thereof and that such
reverting lands subject to the general land laws
pursuant TO the provisions of this act
SEc 8. That all claims to any such rcverting
lands by any saeh grantee assigns must be as
serted in courts of competent jurisietion and IN
every suit fer this purpose any preeTnptor home
steader or other party Interested shall have rlgS
to be heard and the United States shall be mazda
a party defendant, whose interests and authority
the Acknowledgement shall theTeupon have de-
Tended until fig,ai adjudication Of the case
SEC T. That ibis net shall apply 70 al. such re-
serves existing and after it, passage.
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that any other class of his constituents has.
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duty, to communicate their views to their
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Of every ex-soldier in the country, exerted in
the most direct and earnest manner to bring
abont the recognition of the rights which
both TIE TRIBUNE and its readers hold so
dear.
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Christmas.

The greatest holiday of the year is again
at hand. In the Roman Catholic, Greek,
and Episcopal churches it ranks below Eas-
ter IN the point of Importance as Christian
festival, but to the children it is greater
than them all. As the child grows up to
the man, the holy memories of the season,
which cling to him like an incense Of the
past keep it still entllroned as the pivotal
point of the rolling year in his estimation.
1t holds up to the gray-haired man look
ing glass, in which he sees the face of a
mother long gone to her rest, father whose
struggles and labors for his children's hap
piness we're then thoughtlessly accepted as
a matter of course, and gay boys and girls
whom the storms of later life have scattered.
The past comes back to US at such a time,
because its record was stamped indelibly
upon the then eolorless tablets of our mem
DRY. Thus Easter may signify more in a
devotional sense as the cornerstone of our
faith; New Years Day mark off another
milestone of our mortality; Independence
Day stir our martial spirit and reflect the
deeds of those who nourished the Nation at
its nativity; bat all orr calendar is lighted
up by the brightness of the holiday sacred
to the joys of eur childhood.
In point of fact, it is not known upon
what day of the year Christ was born, but
the scholars very generally agree that it
was not upon the 25th of December. Owing
10 this uncertainty ii vas not till the fifth
century that the observance of the day came
to be generally fixed among Christians.
Strange to say, the holiday was not settled
upon in the East, where Christ lived and
was put to death, but the custom came first
into vogue in western Europe and advanced
toward the Orient.
among other causes assigned for the
selection Of December 18th to commemorate
/ TIE event of Christ's birth is that the fathers
Of the church at Rome took this means Of
supplanting great pagan festival which
/ the people observed on that date
/ The GerInanic peoples have made Christ
mas what it is, as great domestic holiday
/ The Christmas tree is Of German origin
Every household has one set up with its
fruit of joy for the children, and its glowing
tapers Merrie England added the yult
] log and her roast beef and plumb pudding
aud her seafaring proclivities carried the
central ideas of the festival ali over the new
worlds on which her people haze set foot.
It IS day FOR kindness, charity and good
wishes. The poor are made to rejoice, ant
the wall between wealth and poverty i.
thrown down. 1t sheds benign influence
upon al men, reminding us that the gool
things we have are not our ewn, except fo
a moment as it were 1t makes men bette
for the deeds of kindness to their fellow
men it inspires.
In the spirit of the hour, We wish gu
patrons and friends truly Merry Christ
mas"
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

MATHEW ARNOLD lectured in Washing
ton on Monday night. It was hard work
for his audience. lie has a way of running
along until he comes to the final aud i'm
portant word Of the sentence. when his voice
drops like stone disappearing in the bot
tom Of a well. The result is that those on
the front SEATS crane their necks TO catch
his meaning, and those sitting in the rear OF
the hall have not the slightest idea what he
Is talking about. BE did not begin to draw
the house which came to hear Oscar Wilde.
1t pays best to be mountebank
The National tribune., 1883-12-20
England and Egypt.

The False Prophet continues TO have full
sway in the valley Of the Upper Nile. The
Khedive Of Egypt threatens to resign unless
Great Britain shall send an army to put
down the rebellion. Such an expedition
would cost England about one hundred
million dollars, and she cannot see any pros
pect of an adequate return for such an out
lay. 1t is only lately that Sir Garnet Vol
sely put down Arab Pasha to keep the
Egyptian government intact, and Great
Britain does not care to assume the respon-
sibility of the affairs for all northeastern
Africa. The delta of the Nile is rich enough
TO furnish taxes to pay the interest on bonds
held III England. Satisfied on that point,
Englands interest in Egypt terminates
whenever she gets away from the shores OF
the suez Canal. Of course she never loses
sight of the highway to India, and the most
difficult problem to her politicians to-day is
how to get one of their own.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20
s.1ss1s y 1a a..aro. eos1oras IS ssaa.aoss .-rss
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. G. DEcEMBER 20 1888

TO any person who win send US
a club of ten new subscribers to
THE TRIBUNE we wiz present
a new Waterbury watch, Enclosed
i'm handsome satin-Iined case,
and warranted TO keep accurate
time. Here is an unlimited oppor-
tunity for Christmas presents.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

THERE is one question in Congress upon
which there is no two sides. The Mormons
must CO. Still they stay, and probably will
for some time to come. The power Of the
Mormon Church will never be broken as
long as it is allowed to gather into its treas
ury one-tenth of the earnings of 100000
people every year.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

Among publishers who have carried into
their work serious convictions as to their duty
to the public in the matter OF supplying good
literature, and who have resolntely resisted all
temptations in the more lucrative direction of
that which is simply sensational, an honorable
place may be claimed for ID. Lothrop & Co.,
who have accomplished in the United States
work second to that OF nc publishing house.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

THERE is a proposition in Congress to
redeem the. trade dollar at its face value It
is reported that the Chinese-who are no
fools are preparing TO send some sixty mil
lions of them back to this country very
promptly, upon which they would make
about Is per cent. by the exchange.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

roy, as the thousands who have read his fa-
nous history Of Andersonville will readily
admit, is familiar with war in all its phases,
and his descriptions of army life are unu-
sually felicitous. They have the true local
color and the genuine army flavor, for Com
rade NcElroy writes Of what he saw and of
what he was a part.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

CoMRADE s. +. MCFARLAND, Oxford, n.
L., In forwarding a club Of new subscribers
writes: pay for three copies in order
that some Of my comrades may enjoy it as
vel as myself Among all my magazines and
papers TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE prize
the nest" The exasaple set by comrade
mcfarland is one that cannot be TOO widely
Tollowed
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

THE number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending Deem
Der IS, 1883, were as follows Original, 339;
increase, 5ss; reissue, 70; restoration, 81
duplicate. y; arrears, o; accrued pensions
a.: pensions under act of March 3, 1888
165; total, 1851.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20
W. T. suaauAs.

~ another column, this week, We print
Che first part os q most charming paper by
comradc John McEiroy, editor Of the Toledo
Blade, on The Campfire Of DID, REID al
the lsst Resnson Of the illinois ex-Prison-
erz a asoeiatss1, n Decatur. Comrade McEl-
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

THE current number of THE TRIBUNE,
our readers will observe, is 1913. They viii
see by comparison with this number on the
tag, pasted on their paper whether their
subscription has nearly expired. All whose
paper is numbered 124, 125 or 126, should
renew at once to avoid missing any num-
berg
The National tribune., 1883-12-20
THERE is some evidence that our Govern

THERE is some evidence that our Govern
ment is at last in a very nervous state
for fear De Lesseps viii dig his Panama
Canal. OF course, he viii construct his canal.
Why should he not? The Suez Canal has
demonstrated the enormous profit to be real
lied from such a venture, and capital is
always ready to follow a course once plainly
marked out. It will all end in trouble,
probably, at Panama, which might have
been avoided had not each political party
checkmated the other In any proposition to
construct water highway across the isthmus.
No small element in the case has been the
attitude of the trans-continental railroads
They know that the price of freight from
New York to San Francisco would be regn-
lated by the shortened water route
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The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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ts WIDOW sxD ORPHANS. 49, ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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rREssKc suRaEcFloT REHelIog, SHALL NOT DE CUES
7icNEp.'Ssc. ART. XIV CoNsTiTUzios OF TEE UNITED
STsEEs.
coEsioEF n rFs kHlEsT DEVOTED TO TIE fsTEF-
FsTs or Use soLbER PsisHEo M TIE cogkTRY. EARNESTLY
eoasEND ~ TO al oonsAprs or TIE oRoER.p
PAUl NsNDERVooRr,
cosnlsNosR-is- ctagF G. A. r.
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se said sss.35 instead Of ss135.
Chronology OF the war.

With this number Of THE TRIBUNE we
conclude thelist of skitmishes, engagements,
"Reminiscences and battles chronologieally
arranged in weekly anniversaries, having
begun its publication on January Of this
year Itmay be regarded as perfect for the
years 1s61-2, but incomplete for the years
1s6345. We have used the best and most
reliable data attainable.
The chronological list, as compiled in the
Adjntant- Generals Office from returns,
reports and regimental records is COM
plete only for the two first years of the
war, and when completed viii add to the
number of minor engagements for the re-
naming years about in the proportion which
the weekly list for 1862 exceeds those for
1863 In our publication.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

We congratulate our evening contemporary,
the Ereai,ag Star, on the improved appearance
which it has presented since its recent enlarge
ment. It is now printed from one of r. Hoe
g. Co.'S fast presses, and is as newsy as it is
geographically bright and bonny.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

LEAlIQI AAIEl-s Aka4 OF TIE Q D,
WAsHINGToE, D. c.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
4
Prom the nature Of the articles published
In the numbers Of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUHE
sent me, observe that it is published in the
interest Of the soldiers Of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympathy. and
win endeavor IN my own sphere Of action to
cooperate With you IN al practicable meas
arcs TO that end. without money and with
cut price. VIII great respect
Your obedient servant,
W T. sHaRMAx.
The National tribune., 1883-12-20

The Atlaatic Hgsthiy for 1885, promises to Be
as bright and entertaining as ever The pros
peetus in another place in this ;ssue. shows
lust what the public may lock FOR during tia
coming year.
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steedman Fund.

During the past week the following addi-
tional subscriptions have been received by
TIE TRIBuNE
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AN OLD FRIEND.

But entertaining as il is to observe the work
that goes ON In this manifold studio, the graft
fication of his natural interest in a mechanical
process is by no means the only pleasure which
an American finds in visit to the Bartholdi
statue, though the technical processes have all
the greater interest, because Partisan industry
hides itself away and cannot, in general, be so
easily found and studied as ut home. Nor does
his pleasure consist only in the natural inter-
est which he feels in the production of an
American lighthouse with its suggestion of
our country's growing greatness and the vast
and benefcent sweep of her commerce. His
pleasure is tar deeper and more lasting one.
1t lies in the thought that the French nation
finds Ia this noble statue fitting expression