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The National tribune., 1884-10-30
SPECIAL EXAMIN Err.
Another Instance OF the Une0psei0aabie Delays of
the Pension Office.

To THE EDITOR: THE TRIBUNE comes to
me as a friend and counsellor. / enjoy the
spicy arti Giles very much. In the issue of Oct.
8, the article, The Special Examiner Nom
sense is very rich and good. The experience
OF Lorenzo A. ROrick, Tioga, Pa, is just the
same as my own. My claim was filed June %,
1879. | have been twice before a Medical
Board, twice before a Special Examiner, and
three times notified to appear before a Special
Examiner. when l could not go for want of
means. am now in my 50th year and feel
old age swiftly coming on. l am worn out
with delay. l was shot in left arm at Shiloh,
and while on detached duty at Paducah. KY,
had left elbow broken by being thrown OF a
horse. Being away from my command, among
strangers, l have no hospital record l have
furnished my Regimentai Surgeons certificate,
my Captains certificate, four of my company
comrades certificates, two of my neighbors in
Illinois, two neighbOrs i'll Iowa, and lastly my
Lieutenant's affidavit, as an eyewitness, of the
breaking of my elbow; several of my own atfi-
davItS and two or three letters of inquiry to
my POStmaSters as to my character for truth
and veracIty. With all this the Pension Office
is still grinding away with Special Examiners.
! cannot tell you how tired l am with this de-
lay. / have told the Examiners all l know
about my case, and now they are in the neigh
borhood where l lived before the war.
Mr.. Editor. fire away with canister and
grape, pour in the broadsides until we get our
dues.-M. j. COYKENDALL, Co. A, 55th Ill,
RivertOn, Iowa
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His Presence Of Mind.
Dr,,s

A certain lady who is not unknown in Phila-
delphia society has been twice a widow, but is
now the pride of a third husband. The lady
alludes to her husbands as her first, -" former"
and present" She often relates pleasant
memories of husbands one and two The lat
Ter she describes as a man who always endea-
vored to appear perfectly cool and collected
on every occasion. One Summer they were
staying at a hotel and were aroused in the mid
die of the night by an alarm of fire. The flames
We're burning fiercely, but the husband calmly
said to his wife: Dress carefully, my dear,
ball" Well, they finally left the room and got
out on the lawn in safety, with their portman-
teaus even rescued. The husband Immediately
began to dilate upon the advantage OF always
taking things coolly, to which his wife replied
that she thoroughly agreed with him, but still
she begged to remind him, that he had for
gotten to put on his inexpressibles," and he
had
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variety. or the smaller ones, which have failed
to perfect their growth because of being shaded
in thick top.
- A correspondent says that the best means
of removing moss and earth accumuiations
iron, old shingle roof is to sprinkle lime
freely along the comb of the roof and let the
rains dissolve and carry it over the shingles.
A Western bee-keeper thinks sugar the
best bee feed, as the honey from such has the
advantage of not being mixed with pollen,
which he believes causes dysentery among the
bees in Winter. Glucose, however, should be
avoided.
- Leaks in roofs, about chimneys and else
where. may be stopt by thickening whitehead
paint with fne clean sand. Openings are
easily filed with this cement and become dura-
bly, watertight
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brothers and administer and put up for sale all and
personal goods without consulting them? Asts,rer.
he claim l. ended except q claim for reimburse-
ment, and in that case all that be paid is the
pension money that was due from the date of hast
payment to her np to the date of her death. (See
reply to A :. ahove.l Claims for reimbursement
are made to- the Third Auditor of the ireasury.-.2
The Judge of the Court appoints the admnsi sgrtor
of an estate. No other than legally appointed
administrator can act, and il Is Tor the Judge to
decide who is the proper person to administer upon
the effects of a deceased person.
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THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Comrades Queries and Rep!ies-Odds and Ends. ef
Information.


j. r. Huffman, AltOmont, Kan, would like to
hear from some member of Co. H 54th Ohio
Henry 4. kTetzer, Pawnee Rock, Kan, wants to
ask If any member of Co X, 9th Ohio remembers
the names of the boys of the 3Jth Ohio, who were
blown up by a rebel shell after urning from the
taking of New Madrid and Island No TO- at TIP
tonvie- What company did they belong to. and
what company did one McMul!en belong to ia the
9th Ohio?-Henry Hartmeire, Co. l., 18th Pa
Cav, Tennessee Asylum for the Insane. near Nash
vile, would like to hear from some of his old COM
rades.-William Warrell, la;e private. Co. T. LIST
Pa Light Artillery, would like TO find and CORES
pond with Allen Stoner and John Wade, both of
his old Observation-Disclosures. Box 10, Lena H.
desires to know where the music to the Soldiers
Death Bed Hymn" be procured--C. +.
Smith, Forest, Ontario desires the address of some
member of the GA. X. living in Southwestern Is-
kOa or Wyoming, vino will give him reliable in
formation to the best place In those sections to
make bome.-L- c. Chamberlain Iathrop,
No, inquiries if there is instance record of q
private having been promoted directly from the
ranks to the Chapaincy of his own regiment
+. Prick, Paso Robes, Cal. writes: In answer
to Martin Stauffer's questions, will say w. II.
mot w. III. L. Wallace was Colonel of the 1lth ILL.,
and w. H. L. Wallace Colonel of the l1th Ind
w. C.. Mason, Morrow Station, Kan, wants the
address of Colonel l.. f. Granger.
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Mnman5s EXrhange.

VIII some one tell us where get a SOL
diers orphan for adoption? We would like little
girl, s or 10 years old.-Mrs NJ Il. Webb, Larned,
Kan.
VIII some one send me the pattern of the star
octagon quilt? have heard of pieced by
Miss Ella r. Kidd, Keene, Ky, containing So sfl
pieces, 562 $50 stitches, Il spools of thread, and
shout ~ yards OF goods. Can anybody beat this
Address 557 Erie ST., Toledo, o.
CHRISTMAS FANCIEs.
A unique sofa pillow is shaped like huge
egg, and has bow at one end. One who has
tried the effect, says pillow of olive or garnet
velvet, with an applique spray OF pink roses or
Lady Washington geraniums, and shaded bows
to match, is indeed a JOY to look upon.
Handsome covers for notebook are made of
black silk or satin, and are decorated with en-.
broidery or painting. Line the cover with
pasteboard. The name of the recipient in fancy
letters, with wreath of forgetmenots is very
pretty.
Beautiful feather hand-screens are made
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from palmleaf FANS both useful and orna-
mental Cover one side of the fan with either
silk or velve&, and the other with silesia Over
the silesia paste peacock feathers in rows all
pointing the same way, and placed about the
edge so as to cover it. A ribbon OF peacock
blue satin with long ends should ornament the
handle. To secure the feathers well, sew as
well as paste, but the former should be done
before the silk covering is put oh. If the fan
is hand painted with birds or flowers it makes
a sufficiently pretty screen without other orna-
mentation.
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Our Weekly Experience Meeting.
OLD WAR LETTERS WANTED.

OLD WAR LETTERS WANTED.
DEAR TRIBUNE: have been wondering IL the
young people and the little folks of THE TRIBUNE
could not be coaxcd to hunt up the letters that
their papas and mammas wrote while the war was
raging and papa Il soldier and send them to me Tor
in my book, The FOOTBALLS of Loyalty, haif
the proceeds of which viii go TO the Woman's Re
lief Corps-Mrs Mary w. Westcot, Swanton, Neo
YOUNG WIDOWS ADDRESSED.
To the young widows, readers of THE TRIBUNE,
in whose veins flows the blood of true loyalty,
greeting: The writer of this is the son of veteran
and constant reader of the faithful old TRIBUNE
Ladies', shall correspondent. r. Noodard
Sheldon, o Brien Co, Iowa.
MYRTLE RECEIVES A MESSAGE.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Say to Myrtle, Petersburg,
Kan, that was member of Co. ID, 10th ILL., ana
subscriber to THE tribune. l,too, would Ike to
hear from tie boys of the 10th or 10th Ill. AS
Myrtle says, they twins in every sense oil the
word. avn living here with nine of my old COM
rades near me. Often do / think of the many weary
marches We have had, and how we shared the last
hard-tack with each other. l have nice little
family good wife, two boys and one little girl
Coifax, aged Ii years; Clyde. years; Maud, is
months Let us hear from Myrtle again. belong
TO Meade Post, No. 18Th ID. McGary, Go. IL, 10Th
Ill.
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Alarming Weakness In Men.

Without the least expense for medical OF
other treatment, young, old, or middie-aged
men who are wsak, nervous. and Frustrated
from whatever cause can be quickly and per-
manently cured Method of cure new, remark
able, simple, and infallble, and approved by
the most intelligent patients and physicians.
The opportunity is one of a lifetime, and those
interested are advised to apply at once, inclos-
ing self-addressed stamped envelope for all
particulars to Anti-Medical Bureau, Dey
street, New York.
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FITS.-All Fits stopped free by DR.. Rlfne's Greaf
Ne1e Essfoger Fits after rst days Marvellous
cures and $500 trial bottle free TO Fit
Send 10 Dr. Kline, gSI Arch ST.. PIiia-, Pa
Mention The National Tribune.
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FASHION HINTS.

For those who do their own dressmaking
few hints may be found useful. Skirts Of
dresses have not undergone any material
change and are made OF medium width and
length. The round short walking skirt is COM
posed Of four parts: front breadth, to be cut
first, one gore on each side, and straight
breadth behind
In making the waist of dress the lining and
material should be cut the same way of the
cloth. Before cutting out the dress stuff, the
lining should be 5ewed together and fitted first.
Better spoil three Innings than one dress.
Cloth dresses are extensively trimmed, with
velvet collars and cuffs.
Buttons are used fashionably in trimming
dresses. Plaits are often trimmed with buttons
from the top of the skirt to the bottom.
Suits are also trimmed with braid both mar
row and wide, although the very wide braid is
worn the most.
Internationally high standing collars are
made with cloth dresses.
Very long oyerskiris often have a straight
back coming down to the bottom of the skirt.
The oyerskirt is wrinkled in front.
Striped and plain goods are made up to-
gether. The skirt is generally made of the
striped goods and the overskirt and basque Of
the plain material
The blouse waist is used for children from
two or six years of age. The blouse has a wide
sailor collar, with bow, and ends of ribbon at
the IufOdt- ne ShiTJ klsttu with Two rows
Of wide braid or four of narrow at the bottom.
The collar, cuffs, and belt are trimmed with
braid.
High standing linen collars are worn with
cloth dresses almost exclusively. Laces and
ruches are confined to more dresSy costumes.
Hats are trimmed high on the side with
fancy feathers birds, etc.
Fashion seems TO favor a simple style of
dressmaking, which is very effective especially
for rich materials.
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Ladies who would retain freshness and VI
vaeity, Don't fail to try Wells Health Re-
newer"
The National tribune., 1884-10-30

Children slow in development, puny, scraw-
ny and delicate, use Wells Health Remover"
The National tribune., 1884-10-30

Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, Sexual De-
bility, cured by wells Health Remover" ST..
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Home Work.

Vedl Patties-A nice dish can be made from scraps
Of veal ana ham, choppiug the two together as fine
possible weighing them. and adding an equal
weight OF dried bread, soaked soft i'll water. and
pressed dry in clean towel Season the mixture
with salt, pepper, mustard and thyme; moisten il
with cold gravy, and bake II between crusts iii lit
tie tart pans.
Cracker Pudding.-Spread soda crackers with but
ter, and put layer the bottom of baking dish,
scatter currani5 and sugar over them, then put
another layer of crackers and alternate till the dish
is nearly full. Beat four eggs. and add them. with
pinch of salt. to a quart of milk. Pour the mix
ture over the crackers and bake in a moderate
oven. Serve either hot cold, with plain sauce.
In the season, berries may be substituted for the
currants
MoiaSSeS Coudy.-Heat kettle prett, hot, butter
IL as ySti would cake pan, pour IN one quart of
nlolasses ana one coffee cup of sugar Boil briskly
20 minutes, stirring all the time. Then try ii by
dropping in a lille cold water. Ii il becomes solid
Immediately IL is done; If not, boil little longer.
Before pouring out star IN teaspoonul of powdered
Soda A few nuts or some pounded popcorn is a
reaif fnn
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Our Young Recruits,

TELLING THE BRAVE STORY OVER.
1t needs not great wealth kind heart to display /;
If the hand be but willing il soon finds a way,
And the poorest one yet, in the humbest abode,
May help poor brother step on his road.
Oh, whatever the fortune "A man may have won.
kindness depends on the way it is done;
And though poor be our purse, and narrow our
span,
Let us all try to do good turn when we can.
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"Rough on Dentist" Tooth Powder: Try
it. 15c.
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Ayers Sarsaparlla acts directly and promptly
to purify and enrich the blood, improve the
appetite strengthen the nerves, and brace up
the system 1t is therefore in the truest sense
an Alternative medicine. Every invalid should
give it q trial.
"Buchu-paiba," Great Kidney and Urinary
cure.
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DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: VIII you please ad-
nit To- year old Wisconsin girl, who can bake
good bread and other victuas, can also harness.
drive or ride horse well as any boy; has driven
can do any kind of boys or girls work, and is not
afraid of soiiing her hands. | agree with MIR. e.
b. Noble that there are some girls who never
work any, we have some in this town. would
like if some of the girls and boys would write me-
Love to the Edtor.-Nettie G.. Norton Arcadia,
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PENSION EVIDENCE WANTED.

DEAR TRIBUNE: My father grandfather and
three uncles were in the Union army. Grandpa
killed AT Atlanta, and my uncle, Wilson Z.
Humphry, was on the Su.tana when she blew up,
but was fortunate enough to be saved. Papa WAS
i'll Andersonville prison. where he contracted IA dis
from which he has long been disabled, but rs
he has no witnesses he can not get pension. If
there any who can tell him how to get evidence
will they write to him.-Bert Vol, Columbus, u.
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GLYNoRA's pUNGENr REPLY.

DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: Mr.. Mobiles vigor-
effort at defense IS a failure. He has spent
hs energies and proven nothing. How he would
like the girls to believe that he Is much of .
business that he cannot even find time to
write letter. The idea is absurd. How much of
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To keep butter sweet for an indefinite
period take it from the churn in granular
form, and after rinsing it sufficiently in water
or brine pack it in frkins of strong brine with
out any working whatever. mistake made
by many butter makers is that of working
their butter too much.
Cows should have daily exercise and
never-failing supply of pure water at the barn
if possible. They should have small quantity
of salt daily. When they are kept in the barn
they should have all the food they will eat up
clean twice day, and should be fed from six
to eight o'clock in the morning. and from three
to five in the afternoon.-Fa Farmers RerieD.
1t is an old plan for causing the eve to
recognize the lamb, to shut the two up to-
gether, and sprinkle bran and salt on the lamb.
The mother will lick the bran and SALT and
soon own her lamb, and will not be made wild
by being caught and forced.
Medium sized apples will, as a rule, keep
longer than large, overgrOwn ones of the same
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DEAR CONVERSATION CLUB: have been watch
ing the growth of the G. c., and it makes want
20 be one of the number 1t is one of the most in
erful lens which brings the best thoughts of pro-
gressve -pondence TO a focus and the concen-
trIed of light burn their way into the minds
of the readers, leaving lasting and favorable i'm
preston all. Ny father was a soldier in the
18th III. i am 16. and would like to correspond
with members of the Ciub.-Inez Humbert, Shan
non Ill.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-20

| WHAT has become of the levee inter
est? A month has passed now and nc
levee report yet. The immediate friends
of the system should propose wise leg
islation so as to utilize the benefits in.
tended by The million appropriation OF
! Congress.
! We have not been sufficiently enlight
ened as to how the benefits of this APP.
preparation are to accrue to the East
side of the Mississippi as we have sepa.
rate levce boards, and it is doubtful
whether they agree among themselves
The first thing our board should do is
to ask for such laws from the State as
will enable them to get the cooperation
of the river commission. in the appro-
pration, and set to work without ia
lay.
The laws authorizing the levy of taxes
within the levee districts should be
argued upon by the members represent
ing them, and no clashing of local inter-
ests shall occur so rs to endanger the
success of the great work.
The levee enterprise is more popular
now than it ever has bee", and while
the support Congress is giving it is not
direct with view to protect the settlers,
yet the money appropriated by Con
gress if applied properly and skilfully
will give them much of the protection
they need. The local boards then should
act wisely The gentlemen composing
them have resided there long enough
and have studied the subject thoroughly
and by this time should understand il
and be able not only to enlighten and
convince the Legislature, but the world,
of the best mode of retaining that vast
delta of the richest alluviaI soil in the
world
The Mississippi Valley with its TEEN
ing population, aud still increasing
wealth and numbers, have waited long
and anxiously for, even the people who
live in it, to move in the matter, and
by the expenditure of few millions of
dollars make it the greatest country in
the world, aud while extending oLr com
merce, and adding to the prosperity of
the great valley, will add millions and
billions to the National wealth.
The prosperity of the Eastern States
and portion of the Southern States,
who do not properly belong to this great
valley, have been great beyond all cal
eulation.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-20
uuadrennlal Elections.

That capable and trustworthy Repre-
sentative, the Hon. \. B. Crawford, of
Chickasaw, has introduced Joint Res
Olution providing for constitutional
amendment to be submitted to the
people under which, elections can
be held in this State for State
and county officials only once in
every four years. The resolution is
understood to meet with the favorable
report of the committee to which it was
referred and has already been approved
by many leading members both in the
House and Senate in advance of anv
action by either body. Such a change
in the organic law of the State is greatly
needed. The measure proposed meets a
popular demand from every part of the
land. The frequent recurrence of cleo
tons bcgets indifference on the pant of
those who ought to vote, entails expense
on the taxpayers and has very many
Inconvenience to all concerned. Let
the resolution pass and we believe it will
he adopted almost unanimously.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-20
Railways and the Judiciary

Tine CLARION has been challenged
"to cifea single iasfaRce" where a Judge did
not allow a verdict of jury to stand
where the verdict of damage was large,
etc.
The case of Montgomery versus the
Mississippi Central--knovn under diff
ferent title-was brought for killing his
wife and grandaugbtcr-damages laid
at $50, 900 we believe. The main facts
were these: The plaintiff had arrived at
Abbeviile by the passenger train; was
met there with two wagons; one had
crossed the track, the other was crossing,
when locomotive, making up freight
train and moving up and down the track
at intervals, ran on the wagon contain
ing Mrs. Montgomery and grandchild
and killed them.
On the first trial the jury rendered
verdict for $4,000. The judge told the
plaintiffs it they would take 5000 he
would let the verdict stand. They
refused. Hc granted a new trial. The
next time the jury rendered verdict
for $4,000. The Judge asked plaintiffs |
# they would take $1,000? They de- |
;lined his proposition. He set the YER
1iet aside, and the next trial the verdict
vas for 81. 1000. This the Judge could /
aot set aside, as the statute forbade it.
The plaintiff attorney tried to make
he money out of the colhpany's lessees.
but could not, as everything was mort
ragged, and finally had to take what the
company chose to give them, which We
oslieve was =, 500 The records Of the
,ourt, show most of the facts. aud as to
he offers of the Judge Of IS, 900 each
lime, many witnesses are still living who
an substantiate these statements
We vii stste that Judge Watson did
lot try the Ease. aud if those gentlemen
rho are 80 anxious to know the name II
heir friend, can find out BY going
Q the public record whore the trials are +.
eFtified to BY the presiding Judge. an
he minutes Of the court. 81
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-02-20
he Supervision veto.

The Governor has exercised his pre-
rogative and discharged what be has
deemed his duty, in vetoing the Railroad
Supervision Bill His message, setting
forth his objections in detail, was re-
eeived in he House Saturday, and vii
be found in our columns. From init
nations thrown out during the past few
days, the friends Of the measure we're
not surprised; indeed they were pretty
well informed Of the nature Of the OBJ
jectiOns, and had prepared another bill,
which viii be introduced after the veto
message is disposed Of. This has been
made a special order for Monday night.
The Governor is himself learned in
the law, and in the examination of this
very important question has conferred
with the Acknowledgement. His OBJ
jections to the bill are, that it Vio-
,ates the Constitution, and is contrary
TO the decisions Of the Supreme Court
in several particulars. These objec-
tons viii doubtless be answered by some
of the gentlemen who voted for the bill,
and who are in the habit of treating
with caution and moderation" all
grave subjects of legislation" 1t Is
possible that bill Invested of the fea-
lures to which the Governor objects,
may accomplish a fair and equitable
supervision, and prove to be 'in the in.
terest and for the protection of the peo-
pie" and just to the railroads. Moth.
ing else is wanted, and anything less
will not redeem that pledge which the
Democratic party has repeatedly made
to the people Of this State, and which
His Exeellency admits the time has
come" when it must be redeemed.
We concur in the objections Of the
Governor TO the mode of selecting the
Commissioners. II is a departure from
the customary method, but the concep-
ton was in the interest of securing the
very best men for the position. It is
better, perhaps, that there should he no
such divided responsibility. Let the
Legislature, on joint ballot, elect the
Commissioners, or let their appointment
be entrusted to the Governor We are
satisfied that in either way, the right
men will he chosen.