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10 he Continued
Where The opposition 10 Arrears comes from.

IfI1TggTN TLy7III-I IlItgTNIn-
The Limitation clause OF the arrears Of mem
Eicn act j. repealed BY the new pension bill
reported to the House May q. Journals which
supported tie infamous measures TO contract
the currency and pay the bondholders in gold.
thus almost doubling the holdings Of banks
and bondh0ldeTs and forcing the people to pay
at least one billion dollars extra to the capital.
lists, have already raised hue and cry against
this just measure which has tho approval Of
every Union veteran, barring a few who have
ieathcred their nest through personal prefer.
ment.
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$4,000 ACRES OF CHOICE AND SELECTED LANDS.
sefof ahmeH


$4,000 of selected land in Eastern Washington
Territory is now offered upon unusually favorable
terms, located at the head of Hangman and Pine
Creeks. close to the Northern Pacific Railroad between
Pennington and the city of Spokane Falls, the Mime
apolis of the Pacific Coast.
These lands personally selected By in the spring
of1SS0 in Gacre tracts taking the choice az oter 25ooo
acres.
E9TThe land is well watered, springs being found
on almost every quarter section.
Rn-Plenty of timber in the immediate vicinity.
The tract is entirely free of swampy stony waste land
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G LAI NJ S |!
GEORGE E. LEMON.
ATTORNEY-AT-L
Office e15 Fifteenth St. Citizens National Bank,l
P. o. DRAWER 325. WASHINGTON, D. G.
EsTABLIsHED fses.

Pensicns.-If wounded, injured, or have contracted
any disease however slight the disability apply
Heirs.-Widows, minor children, dependert mothers.
fathers and minor brothers and sisters. in the orIe
War of fSI2.-an surviving officers and soldiers Of
this war; whether the Military Naval service Of the
battle or sirish for less period and the widows 0f
s1ch who have not remarked entitled pension
Of eight dollars month. Proof Of loyalty no longer
required n these claims.
Increase of Pensions.-pansion laws are more lib
80 loN t-l 1oI-iety au li.l3 gre low sd 20 2
3l1JE - tss3 l-eS receive fol ana atef lassrs
ISL shall make no charges for nv seyTicss IN claims
ior increase OF pension where disability is alleged
unless successful II procuring the increase.
Restoration 10 Pension Koll-Pensioners who
49, H.-es nave Dsea stE1cAen tneIeifoll aT reason
Of failure 70 draw their pension for period three
years or oy reason OF re-en!isI menu Elav have their
PENSIONS renewed oy sponcIns WITH tbs House.
bescrtOn from one regiment vessel ard enlistment
NCuii elsSS "a lsry was incurred Wfe III TIE seTY-
ice OF the HlIed States aud IN The line OF dizzy.
Lard VI administrations Of all wars from f790
20 Alarcn y ls9 and certain heirs are entitled . one
1unred and sixty Of land II already received.
gaselseG lor easn az the higasst E1rSet gate, ana
assignments perfeefed- Correspondence invited
PRISONERS OF Aar.-EatIon money promptly col
FurIough Ratfons.-Amounts due collected With
gu unnecessary delay such claims cannot BE collected
Horses Lost in Service.-CIaims OF this character
k.g1bty attended 20 Many el9lns o. tbs e1faeter
nave been erroneous rejected Correspondence IN suea
cases IS respectfully iayited.
bounty and Pay.-COIeCtiOns promptly made.
Property Taken by the Array in States not in
inSuFrcctiOn.-CIaims Of this character VIII receive
barred by statute Of limitation
se'itou y ens Aoose W. psosecu-e LIZ
Naval Slalns CT every description procure tIents,
IIaae- Mars Copyrghts attend 70 business before ihe
Department and oil the OF the Cos
We invite correspondents nom all interested assuring
them OF the utmost Iromptitude. energy and thorough
ness ia all matters intrustad 70 our hands.
GEORGE e LEMON.
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VIII not have to be cleared. but is ready for the
breathing plow; covered with heavy growth of bunch
grass.
Hsoil is dark, rich loan, and produces from so to
90 Bushels Of 1chedt per acre;
nE-A much as ll2 bushels Of oats;
Seventy-fiye bushels of barley;
Ra-Three to five tons of timothy hay;
VIII grow to perfection all the fruits of Southern New
York;
Produces blue grass and timothy equal to the most
favored pastures of Kentucky
This Is undoubtedly the best selected aud finest body
OF land offered for sale in the United States
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aesthetics j. the science OF the beautiful. The
need OF merit for promoting personal aesthetics
if due to J. g, Aver & Co., whose Incompatible
Hair Nig0r is universal bcautificr Of the hair
Harmless effective, agreeable, ii has taken rank
among the indispensable articles OF the toilet
IT. scantg locks il gives luxnriance; and with
CEcd lia; r. ii clothes with the hue OF youth.
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SPECIAL NOTICE
To
PENSION CLAIMANT IS.
OFFICE OF GEORGE E. LEMON,
WxsF4rxGTnN n q Aprii q l.

OFFICE OF GEORGE z. LEMON
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 25, 1881.
The attention of all claimants for pension whose papers
were at any time the hands Of tie late firms Of CHIP
MAN, HosNER & Co.; HosNIER & Co; GILMORE & Co.
CHARLES d. GILMORE, of this city, Ao hare not already
sgFie tie sajset lin reply my printed circular
of January 10 invited the fact that viii be
pleased to hear from them in regard 10 the state OF their
claims. This desire in order 10 complete the unfinished
records of said firms in ray hands.
each claimant viii notify that his claim has been
allowed OF rejected that he has employed another
attorney, or that he is prosecuting his claim and
does not desire my services, viii deem il favor And
request that all correspondence in reply 70 this circular
be marked Docket G" TO enable me 10 easily find the
proper case.
A large number Of pensioners whose pensions
procured through the firms mentioned may be entitled
to higher rate of pension under laws.
request that all be written leibly and that
of soldier rank company and regiment be plainly
stated also number of claim where known.
GEORGE T.. LEMON.
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1t is now offered to settlers in tracts OF $50 acres and
upwards upon the following terms.
1T 0ne-tird cash will be required and the bal
In three eYeat payments two, three and four
years tine at per cent.
This viii give the settler opportunity pay his
land from the proceeds u has crops part the prn
cipal is required the second year.
The climate, too is temperate stock living out all the
winter on the range.
There no billiards.. drifting SNOW storms, nor
cold winds, prevalent In the bleak prairie regions
east of the Rocky Mountains.
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nIS0RCES.-A. GOODRICH Attorney st Law, 124
y Dearborn ST., Chicago Advice free. - yeess ex-
perienee. Business quietly and legally transacted
nIyORCES.-AII family troubles settled eheapiy
IL speedily. quietly desersinn; no supportsc Atfess
ATTORNEY WARD. World Building, iz6s u way NJ Il
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nEAUREGARD's BOAST.

Beanregard had declared that he would
water his horse in the Tennessee River or in
hell that night, and this was to be the charge
that would enable him to do it, How futile was
the attempt How like a rock stood that line
Of heroes What a fierce fame Of fire rolled
along the line, and how rapidly it decimated
the ranks Of the on-coming foe. When they
had got within close range of the artillery a
terrible FIRE was opened Oh them, tearing great
holes in their ranks and piling them up in
great heaps. One, two, three, four times they
came down upon Us. and as often were they
driven back with fearful slaughter. But now
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Reforming AT THE RIyEl


But what Of the battle? Back back the massed
columns of the rebels had forced Us, down
through our camps they had driven us, and on
down TO the river they followed close behind
US. Inch by inch we stubbornIy contested the
ground with them, leaving our dead and dying
widely scattered over the field. Terrible, ter
rible had been the experiences of that day.
The men Of Donelson had been driven from
place to place, and. stung with madness and
with sulien doggedness plainly showing in
each counrenance, they resolved to stem the
tide Of the arrogant yictors or die in their
had no time TO stop the grape and canister
were sweeping through and through our tents.
cutting them almost into ribbons Men were
falling on every hand and the air was filed
with the shrieks Of the wounded and eroans of
the dying. The tall old y-haired drummer
Of company was hit with grape-shot as he
was passing his company street and fell corpse
with his head partly severed from his body
Back upon the banks of the river, covering the
landing, Colonel Webster had parked all the
artillery that had escaped capture, with the big
siege guns that had been sent up to be used in
the siege Of Corinth, and here the troops as
they came in from the field were collected and
placed ia position. Some regiments held their
organization well, considering the terrible pun
1 ishment they had received, but the majority
We're broken and scattered. But the brave he
roas formed line without regard to regimental
organization, feeling only too glad TO be with a
A firm line Of blue-coats. And now Beauregard,
forming his charging column in echelon six
\ lines deep, and coming down upon us with ter
rife cheering, determined to drive US to the
I river.
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CEORCE q. LEMONr
CAN / OBTAIN A PATENTp

Send rough sketch or IF yau cam model Of your
Invention TO GEORGE <. LEMON, Washington,
o. G., ard Preliminary Examination viii be
made OF all United states Patents Of the class OK
Inventions and you VII be advised whether or not
Patent can be obtained
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YE STORY OF YE WATCH!

On the Sunday that the change male and the nes
standard OF time established an Immense tErang assem-
bled Broadway watch te bail the Western Uaio
telegraph Building, and catch the minute. 0ftha
and consequently there nurmurinr in the
vicinity Of the Post Office, when little thin with
gray chin whiskcr caimly announced.
wrougtr
Better step up there AMI hold It until you re readyfo
groIed stock broker. with his thumb the spring oe
utest"
:. For any specific amount" inquired the thin man
kindly
Couple OF hundred y retorisd the broker.
You're both or objected g at retl-headed nan the
cap whose tme-pece indicated that had pre-
scented 20 him while he III the Board OF Aldermen.
" My chTon0meter balance tal ks nine minutes.'
=" Does its conversation imply particular
those minuteSsn the small raising his hat
" 1t seems TO whisper fty ctiuckle the ex-0tiEial
I'd like 10 get IN there, It yen would bar certasntie1
observed raiif eosnctor, drawing OFT an elegantly
engraved watch that had been presented TO him IN
Stallinents By tie patrons OF his road.
Whist does your representative Gf the auction busi-
20 think abouE tins dspufe2 Intercepted the
little man politely.
II regulates that bali at eleven minutes responded
the conductor.
How much would thar be IN currency" demanded
the little man. pulling ont his wallet again.
The conductor thought be ougft 70 rob the Htfls
CT more than hun lred, and the cash placed
without delay
You're OF soundings YETI gruntei steamer cap
tain, who had had his cTgn3meteF rated the y before
This simple eontriyance Of mine is OF the opinion that
the bali viii drop in seven minutes "
Does that judgment appear u be founded wsalti3s
There's two hundred dollars fastened the state
ment," replied the captain with grin.
there little rould hole anywhere in this business.
into which could 1T Cooper Duplex that reasons on
the basis Of SIX minutes and ten seconds inquired
jolly drummer With red face.
FiguraEiyely speaking with view to PIER asked the
little Lrsan-
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Gvs s an
"Rme ii n man ut drop n m IgkI
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This tract Hes In sight of te Couer Aene range of
mountains, where large AMI small game abound, aud
the streams contain trout in great abundance.
This country Is aceig settled and improved.
Good schools and churches established.
fa-For reference Offer the following gentlemen In
various parts OF the United States
Gen. P. II. Sheridan. Washington, D. C.
Hon. Carl SchuFz, New York City.
Walla WalIt W. r.
Hon J. NJ Armstrong. Register. Z. ). Land oGiea.
Hon. Eugene CIHield. Aurora H.
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MORRISON, Spokane Falls, w. 7.
Late REGISTER. .. s Land onlee. waIIa Wala.l
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PPP 2 p III III L ZEE ODD
PIP Y 2 2 2 1 E. p
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UU III ZZZ ILL ZEE ODD

Now. at the opening of the School Season. many .
Parent is Puzzled" where to procure Footwear
the Young Hopeful" reasonably durable and not too
expensive.
1t will not take you long to find out that the money
invested for the ordinary Cheap Shoes" is money
wasted they being generally made Of material that will
melt when brought in contact with the Boys fsvorite
Mud luddo," while the Soles of the HIGHEST
Shoe generally thro Oh in about three weeks and
the delicate Cppers of such Shoe do not stand
much scutting as cheap Shoe.
TO SOLVE THIS PUZZLE
Ask the Thousands. to whom We have SAVED HUN
DREDS OF DOLLARS alone in the Purchase of their
Childrens Shoes while visit to House will con-
vince you what mistake you have made in not patron
iZing us before.
We offer a line of SCHOOL SHOESMANUFACTURED
ESPECIALLY FOR US. and guarantee every Pair we
handle OF GOOD. SOLID. WEAR-RESISTING MATE
RIAL and we are convinced that there no BETTER
SHOES FOR THE MONEY ANYWHERE IN THE
UNITED STATES THAN OURS.
S me OF our famous low priced Specalties:
Youths Solar Tip Button sizes II to 81 90
Boys Tipped English Hookbals to IS ......... / 90
Misses Heeled Spring heel Button IL to 2s. LOO
Goat and Kid Worked hole Button. ....... 125
Child's Heel or Spring Solar Tip Button. to ss rs
:" to l0hs. 80
" Kid and Pebble Solid Button. to 1Ohs.... IS
The best and finest Lines of Misses and Chd's Boys
and Youths DRESS SHOES ever made
Don't forget Ladies' s. 90 Unrivaed Kid and Goat
Button. and Gents warranted $500 and $3.50
Button, Laced and Congress-
VIM. HAHN & CO.'S
RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE,
SIG 7TH STREET AND 1922 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
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News RrieGs.

Henry johnson, white, shot VIM Trouhart. col.
orcd, through The head yesterday, killing him in-
stantly, near WaVerly station on the Norfolk and
Western railroad.
Charges OF ollicial corruption having been made
against the management of the Berks county (PaA
alinshouse, petition WAS presented In the Read
Ing court yesterday asking Tor an investigation.
Inc signal service station at Delaware break
water reports that a sailor named solomon Fox
Wei, OF the schooner Nm. O.. BARTLETT Capt Darhy
fisn New York 10 Norfolk, while working on the
inalnmasJ head fell OF deck at O'Clock this morn
Ing. The man Is supposed 10 be injured Internally
There We're lob deaths In New York city SUNDAY,
the most OF which were from the Intense heat.
The Virginia Midland railroad COMPANY has OF.
Tered $500 reward 10 any person who Will give In
formation leading 10 the arrest or the person who
attempted 10 wreck their train some time ago near
Lynchburg.
Col u j. Foreace, general manager OF the Trans
ONO DIVISION OF the b. & %. railroad is lying crti
cally III at his residence at Newark. Ohio. He Is
suffering from kidney disease Col foreace WAS
formerly general superintendent Of the Virginia
Midland railroad.
A most serious drought is afiicting eastern Ohio
anu western West Virginia crops are perishing
ana stock Is being sold at almost a sacrifice
lack or food and water. The Ohio river at Wheel
Ing Is but little over two feet deep In the chan
nelS and no boats can run.
In Hamtramck, near Detroit, Sunday night at
the christening OF child or Fritz krum. Paddy
Bolrke was murdered and John krum seriously
hurt
TIA, Tan Hill, the Birmingham gEngl boxer, chal-
lenses, through the editor OF the london ReCeree.
Billy Edwards, Charley Norton or any other Amer
lean lightweight boxer for $1,000 a side.
Kew. Father Breecharyi, OF Riviere Ouelle, Ont.
the Canadian expedition 10 the Nile He spent two
years OF his life In Egypt III nay
The lawyers or Madame Patti ana the Marquis Do
CauX have arranged that the latter shall Join with
Pattl In an application 10 the divorce tribunal,
which. It is now expected, Will give Ats assent q
Their legal separation.
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The baltimore Markets.

BALTIMORE. MD. September 9-Cotton dull-mid-
do amber; sIa9o; Maryland, So Sia No western
Ias Year, xh Oats S9 S and rssn
sylsana; 3la5 Titsn white $1a5 do mixed slass
QUIET issa Whisky steady lissil9 other articles
2sS h
wheat iSs 900 buthes corn 500 bushels ssiss"whest.
$1,000 bushels: corn. 1900 bushels
81 new ten forties. 80 bid to-day
The Chicago Markets.
CHICAGO. LIZ September. 9.-The following state
ment shows the Quantity grain at Chicago on
fSlai Of all kinds against s a Bushels IT
The Petroleum Market.
aG dG 8 unsss
t. Ts broke baby to 7s but recovered to = :, noon
at Freeport, Pa. which proved unfouuded - 'A
~, CHICAGO LII. September 9 Up m-saosing prices:
Sea s SO 9st Ss5a
Sssssf S$;issSieaSsi IS3 S:ie SSsy
III sas1paB S
S.15. '''>)-1' ''''' .
has been received here OF free night on the wharf
at Piney Point, about two O'Clock last Saturday
morning in which several well known Washington
excursfOn1stS were roughly handled. AS near as
can be learned, the facts In the are about as
follows:-The steamer Excelsior landed at the
wharf in the night and party of visitors on shore
desired to go aboard, but were refused Ambulance
to the boat by the Waterman There was perhaps
little hard talk tn consequence, which resulted In
the watchman calling the assistance of the boats
crew, and before the visitors knew 1t they were in
the midst OF FREE fight The captain and the deck
hands took patti ia the melee without gloves One
or two well known Wash1ngtOnianS were roughly
handled. One escaped damage by jumping over
board and swimming ashore.
WASHINGTON CATTLE MARKET, held every Mon
day. at Queenstown, on the Metropolitan Branch,
B. and o. K r., three miles from the city, Lewis D.
Means, proprietot-101 cattle ON the market, and
sOd-best at Sd to 51c; good, AZ to &C.; fair Az
10 ~; medium 4 to ~; ordinary, TO &c. 116s
sheep and iambslup- 33h TO 4kc.: lambs, ~
TO &c. IL cows and calves sold from 80 10 $50 peI
head. State OF the market good
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,OSSIP ABOUT THE MAINE ELE,
TlON.
What IL Said in Washington.

ASH matter Of course the Maine election Is the
chei topic OF discussion In political circles to-day.
The republicans generally regard the result as
very SATISFACTORY They point TO the fact that four
years ago the state went against the republicans
ana maintain that the majority Of yesterday sufti
centy indicates Mr.. Blaine's strength with the
people
Inc democrats, as rule. say It's no great shower
aiter an anu that the republican majority, with
MI. Blalne directing the canvass and assuring the
reached 10000
Ex.supervsing Architect Hill thought that the
result was what might be called a SLand-On he
did not regard the republican majority as large
enough 10 warrant the party in doing any loud
Growing: ana there are other republicans who
confess TO sight feeling OF disappointment at the
figures
Mr.. blaine's action in ignoring the prohibition
amendment when he went TO vote Is variOusly com.
mented upon Republicans and some democrats
mold that he did right, as prohibition was q state
question and has no place in national politics Most
OF the democrats, however, accuse him Of "dodg-
vote.
republicans accomplished what they set out TO do,
and that the prestige is all with them There is no
disposition among democrats TO crow. All they are
aIter Is 10 Keep republicans from boaSting too
loudly Democrats take refuge In the assertion
That they didn't expect anything from Maine any
how.
II was unusually dull at both party headquarters
to-day. Senator Mcpherson, OF the republican
committee, has returned from his visit home He
regards the result in Maine entirely satisfactory
and as simply fOrerunner OF what is To come.
secretary Post, OF the democratic committee, is
still absent There was not visitor, with the ex-
ception OF few local politicians, at either head
quarters to-day.
1.-THE WAY THE CAT WILL JUMP"
"You can tell which way the cat is going to
jump now,' said an enthusiastic Blaine man this
morning. "There is no mistake about the result in
November, you can depend"
'Iahink that you are right in the main, remark
aS no yxfn had hepp
elected by one majority, IL Will not be SO ID unan-
imous. think that Blaine Will be elected, bit it
Will not be such walk over as many suppose"
Some OF the officials in the departments were
found looking after some delayed business, and
using portion OF the holiday for that purpose.
They We're all very much pleased with the news
from Ma1ne and seemed to think that IL was an en-
vember next
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Chained in Her Room.
how LANCASTER Ps1 HUSBAND rkKArxp als
INSANE WIPE.

INSANE WIFE
special dispatch from Lancaster says DrS
Morton ana ort, OF the Philadelphia members OF
state lunacy commission, visited the other day the
house OF John Bauck, near New Holland yhens
they found Mrs Rauck chained 10 a staple In the
floor In room containing nothing but a bed, and
destitute OF clothing. When they reached the house
they asked John Rauck about his wife and he said,
81 have not seen her for three months They then
demanded 10 sce her In the name or the law The
family seemed indlsposed 10 grant them admission
They Inspected the small upstairs rooms In which
the unfortunate woman had been confined with.
out IL Is said, any other OF any Kind than that
OF her husband ana daughter. The burden OF her at.
tendance had fallen on The daughter. The atmus-
phcrc was fctld. the close and bare OF all rlr-
nllure save the bed The womans body WAS
naked Ms Rauck Is forty-siN years old. About
three years ago she manifested symptoms VI AN
unontrolshle desire 10 destroy everything on
which she could lay her hands Her husband was
in very good circumstances and they had lived
comfortably. When his wife showed 40 indication
OF Improvement, the family talked OF what was
best Ia do. The local prejudice against insane asy.
lulnS was SO great that Mr.. Rauck decided 10 keep
his wife AT home 80 the upstairs room, which She
has since never left, was ntted with the bed chain
and staple. Mr.. Rauck has since declared that his
course was advised 10y Dr. Dilltr Luther After the
doctors saw Mrs ffauck Their Indignation at her
condition was SO Intense that Mr. Rauck corrected
Ills previous statement that he had her for
Three months The physicians ordered him 10 send
her To the Harrisburg asylum In one week. This
ne ana his daughter bitterly Resented and at first
refused obedience, bur when the CONSEQUENCES II
and hehceIorth the poor woman VIII receive proper