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Pennsylvania Association Of Ex.Prisoner.

Comrade David T. Davies, the newly-elected
president of the Pennsylvania Association of
ex- Union Prisoners Of War, has issued circu-
lar assuming office and urging the formation
OF local associations. The delegates elected TO
the next annual meeting of the National AsSo-
citation at Detroit, Mich, August Is, II, are as
follows: ]. II. Longeneeker, Bradford; George
l.. Brown, Minersville; Chas Z. Upton, Phila-
delphia; Daniel B. Neany, Philadelphia; Jno.
III. Ward. Philadelphia
The officers of the State association gre IS
follows: President, David T. Davies. 1890 Dick
inson street, Philadelphia; first vice president,
Harry Z. Rulon second vice-president, VIM
III. Blanks; chaplain, Ednand A. Mass; treas
urer, Robert Stuart; secretary, Alex. +. Nicho-
las Executive committee, David T. Davies,
Alex. F. Nicholas, Louis z Fortescue, Edmund
A Mass, Daniel b. Meany.
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Reunion Of LIST and % Kentucky Volunteers.

The surviving veterans of the 1st and I'd
Kentucky volunteers met at the Lookout
House, Cincinnati, on the 25th inst. for the
purpose of holding their second annual Reunion
During the day William Nelson Post, of New
port, executed some unusually fine movements,
which were loudly applauded. They were
commanded by Captain p. w. Keene. Major
Louie Hoecke discoursed military airs on his
thousand-dollar fife, accompanied by the drum
corps, and Colonel Thomas Fanning's quartet
sang "Sherman's Bummers" to the air of
Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are Marching"
Speeches were then made by ex-Adjutant-Gen-
eral Karr, Colonel Guthrie, Colonel Woodruff
and DR.. Jones of this city. At late hour the
Kentuckians departed to the air Of " As we 20
the association are: President, g. c. Breith, Of
Newport; vice-president, Geo. W. Schultz, of
Cincinnati; secretary, Henry HOSE, of Cinein-
nat;
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They Loved Thsir Country.

LSsrnsor By ReU. Reed Stuart, Battle Greek, MehI
We do not know where In history CO.. be
found an army which went into the 6eld $vith
higher sense Of the thing which muss be
done than this one which went out Of our
homes In those days. As We have been liDEer-
ing during the past week among the events CT
those days, the surprise has been that N the
earlier days ef the war more and greater dis
asters did not overtake US, and that those pat
did come did not dishearten cur citizen z2l-
diers all unused 10 discipline. But the seesvss
of it all Is, with them the oath Of loyalty was a
fact. In addition TO the regimental eOl6rs. eaeh
man carried flag in his own soul which,
whatever might befall the former because Of
the treason or the incompeteRey Of the leede s,
should net be struck in the face Of any enemy.
When the Republic held the list and they
heard their names called, they said their goos-
byes, struck along path, one end Of which
rested on q hearthstone where freight and
IoYelight were cleaning, net knowing WheIs
the ether end rested, but knowing that every
inch of the way it ran by the border Of danger,
SET their feet IN it and trent to the end Of u Tho
three months serviee-the march through Bal
timore, Big Bethel, Bull Run-took the re-
nance ont Of it and revealed hsw terrible was
the work to be done. Nevertheless they UNDER
took that work; they stepped into line shoul-
der to shoulder. faced an enemy which was
their equal IN bravery, and with persistenes
Ike q river, and with patience like a God,
pressed southwark and halted not znrn tia
last stronghold lowered its dag aa1 tae Stars
and stripes waved in its place.
Il IL nor possible that every nan Of that
great silent host whose memory We are tre.sur-
ing saw the true grandeur Of the struggle n
which they were engaged They were not ell
animated BY noble purpose And yet a. We
look there az the front and see then surrounded
by thar war fAme. they seem 20 be All trans
agured, and the least one 81 al j. transformed
into a hero Of selfsacriace. We see those who
fell AZ the post Of taty, row, with every stain
removed a. brave, tender. beautiful s0uls. who
gave everything Tor their country speaking Of
wife, and mother. and children, and country.
aud God. and then dying Ike heroes without =
murmEF.
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A conundrum-Ms Give II In.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
1 know of case of dependent father who
is in destitute and needy circumstances The
Pension Office for period of three years at
different times called for evidence on different
points. 1t was all furnished about two years
ago, and several times since the elains&at has
written 10 the Commissioner Of Pension. asking
why his claim is not granted, and al II reply
he can get IS that the claim awaits an. wers to
letters written by that oiHce TO obtain further
facts 70 determine the merits of the claim.
Hew many years viii it be before this claim Ia
allowed? 1--WE
AMSTERDAM N Y
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The BOYS and girls should have plenty of pl,

The boys and girls should have plenty of play
time. Itsscarcely lcssimportant that they have
a variety of games and in some the companion
ship of older persons Tie parents aud other
people who sometimes imagine they have out
grown the day of sports and games would often
gain reinforcement of hath and strength,
and so be better fitted for business, if they
would mix some lively play with their sterner
duties aud work. These reflections are sug-
gested by an examination Of GaskelPs Popular
Historical Game. This is home amusement
that all members of the family may engage in.
Itdoes not treat history in the words OF Huxley,
: as a succession of battles and dynasties," but
as . the development of man in times past, {"
and as shown by its authors, inventors, phi
iosophers. artists and statesmen not less than
its kings and rulers. We commend this useful
as we'll as delightful sport to the sons and
daughters of veterans, and also TO the older
people who relish s. a good time" Address q.
s. Publishing House. Chicago, Ill.
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Or all american newspapers, the one in
which we should least have expected to find
sn attack On the soldier, is the Philadelphia
Public Ledger, a journal which owes what
ever distinction it possesses to TIE care which
it formerly took to print nothing but the
exact truth The Quaker city was Union
stronghold during the war; it furnished
thousands Of brave men for our armies, and
81 was under the auspices Of her patriotic
citizens that the great sanitary fair Of the
Christian Commission was held, and there, if
anywhere, the services Of our veterans ought
10 be gratefully remembered and cherished
yet in recent issue, the Ledger not only
Ehamefully misrepresented them, but &C
tualiy sneered az their claims TO pension.
1T said:
Congress appears 30 be giving itself an unneces-
saEy amount u trouble IN the matter Of pension bills
90 wipe out the surplus IN the Federal Treasury.
Drag-nets for subjects to whom The public money
may be given away have been thrown out in many
directions &c. quite large number Of persons have
escaped. Possibly there are several hundred
thousand people who have no pensions. and In the
elort - bring these IN the Pesion Committees Of
the House and Senate are considering various new
devices, some Of which very ingeniously con-
trlved- Yet even they should s pass ii il feared
there viii siill remain large number Of pension
less people.
Now. what are the facts2 According to
Che last report Of the Commissioner Of Pen
Eions, the number Of pensioners On the roll
was but 3g365s, while al the same date
June 90, IsS3-the number Of surviving SOL
diers and salons who had not yet applied
Cor a pension was nearly million ,2O1
Ito say nothing of pensionable relatives
who have not applied for pension. This
As certainly very creditable showing for
The soldier; ii proves that he is not the
insAtiatc cormorant that the Ledger seems
60 think him, and ii becomes that journal
70 explain what it means by its silly talk
about drag-nets and wiping out the surplus
in the Treasury, and persons who have es-
capped the efforts of Congress TO give them
pension &c. III the Ledger were TO in
dulge in such loose and reckless statements
regarding the operations of the stock ex-
change, for instance, il would be the sport
of the street, and Mr.. Childs, the proprietor
Of the Ledger. who has the reputation of
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

In HIS acceptance of the nomination for
President by the, nti-Monopoly National
Convention, General B. F. Butler declared
himself in favor Of devoting the proceeds of
the tax on whisky and. tobacco to the pay
ment of pensions, and we observe that the
twelfth plank of the platform of the Ma
tional Greenback party, which has also nom
mated General Butler for the Presidency, is
still more explicit It says:
All disabled soldiers of the late war should be
equitably pensioned, and we denounce the policy
of keeping small army of olficeholders whose
only business is to prevent, technical grounds,
deserving soldiers from obtaining justice from the
Government they helped to
This is pretty plain talk. Will the other
political parties have the courage to insert
such plank in their platforms2 We shall
sea
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

CoAfMANDERs and members of Grand
Army Posts throughout the United States
contemplating going 10 the Grand Reunion
at Minneapolis, in July, should not forget
the Albert Lea Route" which, for its SUI
perior equipment, beautiful scenery, ETC.,
etc., has deservedly become most popular
line between Chicago, Minneapolis and st.
Paul. Through trains leave the Great Rock
Island Depot (the most centrally located in
Chicago daily. For further particulars
address E. St. John, General Ticket and
Passenger Agent, Chicago, Ill
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DR.. s. B. Brattan saws: "

DR.. 8. B. Brattan says: "As rule ply
sicians do not by their professional methods
build up the female constitution, and they
seldom cure the diseases to which it is always
liable in our variable climate and under our
imperfect civilization. Special remedies are
often required to restore organic harmony and
to strengthen the enfeebled powers of woman
hood, and for most of these we are indebted to
persons outside of the medical profession
Among the very best CT these remedies assign
prominent place to Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
The National tribune., 1884-06-05
SOLDIERS REUNIONS.
The Gathering OF the 1sth Iowa BoJs at Man
chester.

Last week we published short account Of
the Reunion of the 18th Iowa at Manchester,
and have since received few additional par
ticulars of the affair.
On the 21st ult. w. A. Morse Post, of Man
chester, Iowa, marshaled by its commander, j.
b. Satterlee, and headed by the Eldora Silver
Cornet band, marched to the depot to meet the
visiting comrades of the 18th Iowa, who were
immediately on their arrival escorted through
the gaily decorated streets to the city hall,
where the exercises took place. On entering
the hall the Manchester Glee Club sang "The
Battle Cry of Freedom in splendid style. At
the last verse the audience, filing the room,
rose and Joined IN the chorus, making the old
hall resound with the grand melody.
Colonel 5. G. Knee, president OF the Veteran
Association, then introduced Commander J. b.
Satterlee, who, on behalf of w A. Morse Post
and the citizens of Manchester, welcomed the
veterans to the city, and Colonel Jack Stibbs,
of Chicago, responded on behalf of the visitors.
The evening session was passed very pleas
antly amid songs, speeches, music and army
chat. Among the gentlemen who made adj
dresses were Mayor Abbott Colonel Henderson
and Colonel Stibbs.
On the second day resolutions were adopted
urging Congress to pass law pensioning all
disabled Union soldiers who are incapacitated
from providing for themselves and families,
without limitation as to date of disability;
anu, also, TO amend the bill now pending IN
Congress to pension ex-prisoners of war, SO as
to include all who were confined in rebel prisons
fifty days or over. Resolutions were also adopted
protesting against the removal of General Ged-
des from the position of military instructor at
the Iowa Agricultural College.
The remainder of the day was passed in
banqueting, speech making and reviving old
acquaintanceship among the comrades, and,
after the election of the following officers Of
the association, the Reunion closed: President,
Colonel S. r. Edgington, Eldora; viee-presi-
dent, Major D. W. Reed. Waukon secretary,
Lieut. Abner Durham, Manchester; treasurer,
Major G. II. Morisey, Manchester. Directors:
Lieutenant-Colonei s. g. Knee, C0lesburg;
General ]. FL. Stibbs, Chicago; r. p GARRISON,
Des Aoines; Q. NJ. S. John Steen, Wahoo, Neb !;
Ben Eberhart, Laporte City.
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In order to insure the delivery Of TIE
EATToKAL TRIBUNE TO It's subscribers, as
far as possible. by the end of the week, we
are compelled 10 60 to press On Tuesday
might and We are unable, in this ISSUE to give
the result Of the National Republican Con-
vention in session at this writing at Chi
cage, but We hope to have the pleasure of
announcing in our next that the choice Of
the convention has fallen on soldier or a
soldiers friend
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Reported pead. hut AH,s ana VI.


To the Editor NATIONAL TRIsUNEs
In your department Of Young Recruits,s
issue of May y, Eddie Ward says he had iys
uncles in the Union army, one ofwhem-Philie
Game, of company G, 18th q. s. iRfantry-ioss
an arm at Jonesboro' and died from the wounds.
The statement is true so far as my losing an
arm is concerned, but certainly did not die, a.
am now regular subscriber to The TRIBUNE
and have not missed a meeting of my Post sinss
il WAS organized, October, 1882.
PHILIP GAME,
LIST Serg't, Co C. Sd Battery, 18th Q. g Lax
CANAL WINCHESTER, O.
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Reunion ofthe Northwest Iowa Soldiers Association

actHiOn vi the iowa SOiaerS ASsOcfeIt0As
The executive committee of the Northwest
Iowa Soldiers Association are making arrange
ments for and desire to have present at their
third annual Reunion, to be held at Sibley,
Iowa, June Is and 10. the largest gathering of
old soldiers ever assembled together in the
Northwest.
A convenient site has been laid out for the
accommodation of 5000 men in the fourishing
town of Sibley, located on the G. St P. III & o.
Railway, north of Sioux City, where ample
tenting accommodations, splendid water an
abundance of rations and the purest of
notwithstanding atmosphere viii combine
to add still more pleasure while tenting on
the old eanp-ground"
Generals John A. Logan and Chas. B. Man
dersOn and other distinguished gentlemen will
be present, and the Reunion viii undoubtedly
be great success
The following comrades constitute the field
officers and staff for the occasion: General COM
handing, General ]. N. futile, Des Moiues;
chief of stat, Colonel Thos. FL. Barnes, Slla-
makee county; assistant chief of staff Major
G. J. c. Ball, Plymouth county; adjutant-gen-
eral, Major G. FL. Lewis, Cherokee county; as
sistant acknowledgement, Major S. A. Wright,
Oseeola county; quartermaster-genera Capt.
G. l. Davidson, Sioux county surgeon general,
Major Hiram Neill Osceola county; chief Of
artillery, Capt P. V. Carey, Des Moines; chief
typographical engineer, Colonel o. H. Barrett,
OBrien county; chief eommissaTy of subsist-
ence, Capt. A. b. GFeaves Osceola county /;
aids-de-camp-Capt E. J. Chase, Woodbury.
county; Capt. Geo. Stops. Lyon county; Capt.
Y. P. Twombley Van Buren, county; Capt
W. t. Wilkinson, Des Moines; chief hugler,
Sergeant Charles Armbright; chief musician,
Sergeant A. Richards; orderlies-P. L PiasleY,
IL. IL. Bowen and w. H Gates.
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E.s, the 0neers are Growisx GA.

We have occasionally observed that cur cor
respondents display . lack Of memory with
regard to the number of the brigade and diyls-
ion in which their regiments served, but IL Il
not surprising when so distinguished an ofEicsx
and writer as General Doubleday forgets tbs
namc Of one Of his brigade commanders, and IL
his beck Charlottesville and Gfettvsbarg"
gives the name of Colonel Morrow ia.tead az
Robinson. Us commander of the lss brigade OF
his division. after the fall Of General MerediEh.
on the first day at Gettysburg.
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ington, H.. and Charles Bovee, PEORIA H.. haz
the association TO furnish q short personal
sketch of himself, the association having I'm
view the publication of volume containing
short biographical sketch Of its members. Con-
munications may be addressed to ]. T. Burn
ham bloomington III
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. c, JUNE 5, 1854

To any person who viii send us
a club Of ten new subscribers to
THE TRIBUNE we VIII present
a new Waterbury watch, Enclosed
I'm handsome satin-lined case,
and warranted TO keep accurate
time.
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unlon CnsuaI.Is. parlsx DE az.

Tho records in thu Wtr Department. shsw
the deaths Of Union s0l6feTS fron wounds,
disease, starvation, and ether causes 10 haTs
been 2S5,7S7. This number, however, falls
far short OF the actual number, Is the long Las
OF missing contains many names that N AZ
probability belong 20 the list of killed.
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

Comrsds John r. Ryan, JanesviIle, Wis.,
writes us that there will be a grand Reunion Of
all the southwestern Wisconsin veterans held
at Darlington. Wis, June Ii and II, 1884. u
Is expected all the old veterans Of southern
Wisconsin and northern Illinois VIII mses
around the campfire.
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Time to Stop ThrarIus ar..s.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
We are ike the man in the fable. We havx
thrown grass and must resort to thgswina
stones, and make Congress understand that
We are determined TO have Justice r his ia
Presidential year, and we don't propose to vote
for any man who cannot be relied on to ecog-
nize the claim of the soldier
A. J. WHITE
DAVID CITY, NEB. Co. G, 18th IIlirSis.
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To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In the seven days fight" IN 1852, in 'front.'
Of Richmond, on Thursday, an artillery officer
of. / think, q New YORK battery, was shot
through both thighs, and until Saturday lay
on the side of the road, within a short distances
of q hospital across q field. Confederate
cavalryman, of small stature, stepped and en-
gagged IN conversation, and aseertaining the
facts as stated, ordered an ambulance from the
" field line" and returning, assisted in placing
this officer in the ambulance by the side Of >
wounded comrade already IN the ambulance,
and ordered the driver to drive to the hospital
in sight Can you find the wounded efEicerf
The Confederate the writer Of this, VIII BE-
glad to know that he pulled through"
Yours, truly, q. A.W
ASHLAND. Ky
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

TIE number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending May
81, 1884, were as follows: Original, 664;
increase, 702; Reissue, q; restoration, Is;
duplicate 50; pensions under act Of March
3, 1883, 3; total, 1929.
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WE TAKE pleasure in recording the fact
that the Springfield Mass Republican, one
of the leading newspapers in the country,
has gone on record in support of the princi-
pie that pension is not gratuity, but the
fulfllment of contract between the Gov
eminent and the soldier. Replying in its
issue of the Goth ult, to pensioner, who
takes it to task for speaking of pensions to
Union soldiers as charity bestowed by the
Government, it says:
The Republican has never regarded pensions of
that character in that light. Military service is full
of privaton, hardship, and DANGER and constitutes
claim against the Government, in case of express
injuries, and in of subsequent need and indi-
gence. That cannot be called a charity which is
given in satisfaction Of a claim.
And now let the Republican tell us when
that claim became binding on the Govern
ment-when the disability was actually in
CURED, or when the claimant chose 10 demand
its payment? IF the former, why is not the
applicant who has filed his claim since June
80, 1880, as m UGH entitled to arrears of pen
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sions as the one whose claim was filed prior
to that date? In other words, why should
not the limitation as to date of filing claims
be striker out of the arrears act altogether?
Isn't debt debt until it is paid /?
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

The second annual meeting of the State En-
csmpment of the Illinois Division Sons of
Veterans will be held in Springfield, Ill., June
IL, 1884.
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The Latest aPreak" of the Pension otslcs.

4 clerk in the Pension Office recently applied
to the Adjutant- Generals Office requesting in
formation concerning a member of what he
described as the core dafreak."
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A committee of the Esd Veteran Association,
consisting of Captain Edward J. Lewis.
Normal, H.; Captain J. f. Durham, Bloom
The National tribune., 1884-06-05

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The Arizona sentinel., 1884-03-01
YUMA ARIZONA. SATURDAY, MARCH 1. 1884.

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