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The National tribune., 1884-02-07

In Massachusetts the Grand Army has
SO thoroughly occupied the field that there
is comparatively little room for further de-
velopment, yet it appears from the annual
report of Commander Evans that fourteen
Posts and two thousand comrades were
added to its roster during the past year.
Still more significant of the vitality OF the
Order in the old Bay State, however, is the
fact that during the same period no less a
sum than $4,000 was expended in charity
The National tribune., 1884-02-07
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The National tribune., 1884-02-07

Less than twenty years have rolled away
since our veterans returned from the scene
Of their final triumph to receive the homage
Of the Nation they had saved, yet already
they are growing old Men who were in
The prime ofSlife when they enterd the serv-
ice of their country are now in its scar and
yellow; the step that was then elastic is
now slow and hating; the eyes that used
to fash at the sounding of the charge have
lost their sparkle; the shoulders that so
willingly bore the musket are bent and
bowed with the weight Of age, and locks
that were onceof the ravens hue are thickly
streaked with gray.
Yes, our veterans are growing old, and, as
is the habit of age, they would fain interro-
gate the past. What return, after all, have
they received for their sacrifices? AT the
thought there is a rush of old memories that
carry them back to the day of all days in a
soldiers life the day of his enlistment
They hear once more the call to arms and
the roll OF the drum in the village street.
They see once more the throng of people
fiocking to the court house, and the impas.
stoned appeals Of the orator are ringing in
their ears. They recall, TOO, the old mustel
roll and the cheers which greeted them wher
they signed it, How proud the Nation was
of them tben-how lavish in its promises
Fear not it said, z a grateful Govern
ment viii care for him who shall have born.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07
TIT NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. G. FEBRUARY Z, 1884
AotuaI subgoribers. 77.l5e.

To any person who win send us
a Club Of ten new subscribers to
THE TRIBUNE we viii present.
a new Waterbury watch, inclosed
In a handsome satin-liBed case,
and warranted 10 keep accurate
time.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

TIE number Of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending Fsiru-
airy 2, 1884, were as follows: Original, sd /;
increase, 259; reissue, Go; restoration, So;
duplicate, %; arrears, o; accrued pensions,
40; pensions under act Of March 3, 1883,
55; total 1890
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

AT the last National Encampment of the
Grand Army it was decided to send repre-
sentative committee to this city to urge
upon Congress the necessity of establishing
national soldiers home at some point
west of the Mississippi This committee
consisting of Comrades William Warner,
Senior Vice Commander in Chief; III. E.
Palmer, the newly-elected Commander of
the Department of Nebraska; Theodore
Wiseman, Assistant Inspector-General, of
Lawrence. Kan. John Lindt, Commander
Lincoln Post, Council Bluffs, Iowa, and the
secretary, Albion P. Pease, Assistant Adju-
tant General of Missouri, we are happy to
state, is now in Washington, and will shortly
appear before the Committee on Military
Affairs of both Houses, as well as confer
with the Senators and Representatives of
the States especially interested in the in
terest of the proposed home. The homes at
Dayton, Ohio, and Milwaukee, Wis, are at
present the only ones in the West, and there
are in the State of Kansas alone nearly
100000 ex-soldiers. It seems scarcely pos
sible that Congress can refuse to grant the
request of our Western comrades, and if
speedy action is not taken it will certainly
not be because of any lack of energy or zeal
on the part of the members of this admira-
BILE committee
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

AMosc The TRisuEE's callers during
the past week was Colonel VIM. Il. Shaw,
1zth Iowa, who commanded a brigade in
General A. }. Smiths corps at the battle Of
Pleasant Bill, description of which ap-
pears on our first page Colonel Shaw re-
marked TO TRIBUNE representative that
he should have something to sag himself in
regard to the battle upon the conclusion of
The series Of articles on the Red River expe-
dition nov in course of publication in our
columns. 1T may interest the veterans who
The National tribune., 1884-02-07
THE MAGAZINES.

Hide drake brings up the rear Of the Febru-
airy procession of magazines, and it IS not less
entertaining than its predecessors. A charm
ing drawings. Valentines Day-by Hasssn
forms the frontispieee, and Mrs. Francis A.
Humphrey contributes a capital st. Valentines
Day story. Sarah Orne Jewetts story, entitled
"a Church Mouse" is decidedly clever, as is
also Rose Hawthorne Lathrop's story of Little
Luckie." The serial, "A Brave Girl" by Eliz-
abeth Stuart Phelps, is continued There IS
another paper ON the Omaha Children. Ernest
Ingersoll supplies an illustrated article on
Bears" and additional installments are given
of the serials a Double Masquerade" and In
No Mans Land" The poems are of more than
usual merit and the Illustrations numerous and
full of spirit.
The English Illustrated Magazine for February
has for its frontispiece a fine engraving OF
RossettTs painting, The Loving Cup" Mrs
Craik contributes an interesting account of An
Unsentimentai Journey Through G0Tnwaui
there is an instructive article on the British
post-ofiee r. L. Stevenson has a paper on the
character of dogs, Grant Allen writes entertain
ingly of 1.-The Humming Birds Relatives
new serial story by Walter Besant IS begun,
and another installment OF Charlotte ~
Younge's novel is given. The Illustrations are
numerous and well executed. The American
publishers are Macmillan Y Co, New York.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07
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ESTABLISHED 1879

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ais WIDOW AND ORPHANS. So knRksAR LINCOLN.
T,sr vAlsufrv oF THE rgaue DEBT or UMTEo
fTA7Es law INCLUDING DEBTS INCURRED ron
rkgNEhr or PENSIONS AND soaNTHs FOR SERVICES SUP
eREssiso RESURRECTION sEBEtiog NOT CUES
STONED 'iSEc a. ART. XIV, CONSTITUTION Of TIE UNITED
frhrEs.
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fers Or rr soloER Furs1D o. EtE cousrEy. EARNESTLY
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The National tribune., 1884-02-07

Read Senator Blairs bin 10 pension de-
pendent veterans, published this week in
onr report Of Congressional proceedings.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

Few Americans have ever exercised a
more potent influence on public opinion
than Wendell Phillips, who died at Boston,
on Saturday, in his seyenty-third year. The
mention of his name Will recall to our read
ers period in the history of the Republic
when patriotism was priced above gold and
the soldier held the fFst place in the affee-
tons of the Nation.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

Quill Custodian" writing from Elgin- ILL.,.
tells of the delightful visit Of the presidents and
secretary OF veteran Corps to Rockford, fifty
miles away. upcn the oeeasiOn OF Nevius Relief
Corps installation. already mentioned in TITS
TRIBUNE. She speaks in most compliment
AIRY terms of the reception accorded them. and
adds: The visitors have ever since had u very
exalted opinion Of The word Fraternity rs ex-
empii;ed by Mestlanes Sine and Nanny. a!Sb
Miss Owen. and every member of the Corps
whom they bad the pleasure of meeting. We
hope thar here IS web is there the q. A. r. and
the Relief Corps will ever, like the ~Siamese
Twins be one and inseparahle- On Thurs
day evening, January -, our Corps had very
plcasan parlor social az the residence OF TAP
tain Smailes. when an interesting programmes
was given. after which refreshments were serv-
ed consisting of coffee and cake, and. by way
o. benediction, the eanp-kettie was passed, ia
capacity being considered sulAetentfor the eeii-
tributions We are under many obligations 20
Captain and Mrs. SEnales. as well ms al others
vino assisted ii making it successful occso-
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

ALTHOUGH the Grand Army has not, by
any means, reached its maximum strength
as yet. and may not for several years to
come, it has reached stage in its history
when some thought ought to be taken for
its future. In many of the Department
treasures the funds on hand are largely in
excess of immediate needs and it would be
an act of wisdom and prudence to invest the
surplus in Government bonds or other reli-
able securities with view to future emer-
gencies For the same reason, too, indi-
vidual Posts ought to be encouraged to
provide themselves, wherever possible with
memorial halls which will serve as a per
manent habitation for the Order and at the
same time answer the purposes of a monu-
ment to our departed heroes As the years
go by, it is to be expected that public inter-
est in the welfare of the soldier will eradu-
ally diminish, and now, when it is compare
lively easy to raise the necessary funds by
means of Post entertainments and individual
subscriptions is clearly the time to inaugu-
rate movements of this description.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

QUE correspondents viii bear in mind that
we cannot undertake to publish the names
of new Post officers more than once. In
reporting installations, it is sufficient to say
that the officers, of whose election announce
ment has already been made, have assumed
the duties of their respective positions. So
numerous have been the reports of Post
elections furnished The NATIONAL I'RIB-
uSE by its correspondents. that we have
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

found it a practical impOssibility to publish
them all, and our friends must take the
will for the deed.
The National tribune., 1884-02-07

80 - 60. -. srTea.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23
SELECT SETTINGS.

The American turquoise is usually blue
when found, but turns green from ex-
posture.
George Dalzell, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, saw
nobody but his sister for fifteen years. He
died recently.
Two brothers in Connecticut married
sisters, and the first son of each couple
was born on February 20.
A camel can carry ton, and twenty
be sheared from his body every year.
A grotto in Hardy county, w. Va,
has twelve successive chambers, rising
one above the other, for a distance of
about 100 feet.
The tabrets or ornaments which the
Alaskans wear in the cheeks and lips are
often of immense size. The flesh is
pierced in babyhood and the size of the
inserted plug is gradually increased.
1t is said the custom of having twelve
men on a jury, established by King AL
fred in England was borrowed by him
from an old Breton law in Ireland which
referred all disputes about land to the
decision of twelve men.
An old Celtic rhyme put into modern
English says: Thrice the age of dog is
that of horse; thrice the age of a
horse is that of man. thrice the age of
man is that of deer; thrice the age of
deer is that of an eagle.
A common Chinese talisman is the
''hundred families lock-" to procure
which a father goes round among his
friends, and having obtained from an
hundred different parties few of the
copper coins of the country, he himself
adds the balance to purchase an orna-
ment or appcndage fashioned like lock,
which he hangs on his child's neck for
the purpose of fguratively locking him to
life and causing the hundred persons to
be concerned in his attaining old age.
Tarring and feathering it seems, is
not modern invention. One of Richard
CGur de Lions ordinances for seamen
was, 'that if any men were taken with
theft and pickery, and thereof convicted,
he should have his head polled, and hot
pitch poured upon his pate, and upon
that the feathers of some pillow or
cushion shaken aloft, that he might
thereby be known as a thief, and at the
next arrival of the ships to any land be
put forth of the company to seek his adj
ventures without all hope of return unto
his fellows
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

The recent death, in rapid succession,
of three or four prominent Americans,
from fast living, calls attention to this
evil, which seems to be growing in our
midst. The New York millionaire, found
dead in his hotel, left note, saying he
had suicided because he could not sleep.
A Massachusetts millionaire is stricken
with apoplexy, and dies on the public
streets. A Wisconsin railway superin-
tendnt is stricken with paralysis, and dies
at once. The Chicago Herald is authority
for the statement that it has been learned
from the friends of these men that their
sudden deaths were caused by violation
of the laws of health, in their mad rush
for gold, or in their qualification of am
bitlon.
The conditions were not the same in
each case, but the results were. One de-
voted so much of his time day and night
to scheming and planning and toiling,
that he finally lost the ability to sleep,
and, driven to the verge of lunacy, ended
his life suicide. Another, by luxurious
living, late hours, irregular habits and
business perpleXities, so undermined his
health as to shorten his years by third
llC OtllCI' Hdlld SSCu ny llpi OuJdD.c OuI-
side spcculations and burdened with the
responsibilities of an important position
sank under the self-imposed weight while
yet in what should have been the prime
of life.
Eminent students have said that hard
work kills no man before his time. 1t is
worry, mental strain, irregular habits,
indulgenccs and undue excuses, resorted
to for stimuant, either during or immedi-
ately after severe brain work, that sap
the fountains of humanity, and send the
victim to an early grave. What Ameri-
cans need is less of hurry and strife, less
impetuosity in business less of reckless
living, less of late hours and irregular
habits; more GOODNESS in business, more
holidays and hours of rest more sleep
before midnight, more observance of the
laws of health
Nature does all she can, and some.
times surprises even the most fragrant
violators of her laws. The verdict of
suicide oftimes has far deeper meaning
than emotional insanity. If men would
learn better how to live and cease their
mad struggle and scramble for wealth,
the world would grow happier, people
would live longer, and the crime of
suicide would become thing of the past
alone - BDOu1er0u0
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23
Value of q Trade.

Bill Arp, Georgia humorist, saws that
the closest observers are the worlds ben.
efactors. He says, believe in schools
where boys can learn trades. Peter the
Great left his throne and went to learn
how to build ship, and he learned from
stem to stern, from hull to mast, and that
was the beginning of his greatness.
How many college boys are there in the
United States who can tell what kind of
native timber will bear the heaviest bur
dens, or why you take white oak for one
part of the wagon, and ash for another,
or what timber will last longer under
water, or what out of water2
How many know sandstone from lime
stone, or iron from manganese
How many know how to cut rafter or
a brace without pattern2
How many know which turns the fast
est, the top of the wheel or the bottom,
as the wagon moves along the grounda
How many know how steel is made,
and how a snake can climb tree?
How many know that horse gets up
before and the COW behind, and the COW
eats grass from her, and the horse eats to
himl
How many know that a surveyors mark
on a tree never gets any higher from the
ground, or what tree bears fruit without
bloom2
There is power of comfort in knowl
edge, but a boy is not going to get it un-
less he wants it bad, and that is the
trouble with most college boys-thay
don't want it. They are too busy, and
haven't got time. There is more hope of
a dull boy who wants knowledge than of
a genius, for genius generally knows it
all without study.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

rJNHE CENTRAL PHOTOGRAPH GAL
L LERY, over Alden's variety store, Mid
dlebury, Vt. Fine Photographic portraits Q
specially. Old pictures carefully copied and
enlarged to any desired size and finished in
colors or India ink. Thanking my friends
for their liberal patronage during the past
year shall endeavor to merit continuance
of the same by furnishing them with good
work at fair prices.
A. v. BROWN. Photographic
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

Risting Health and Life-Statement OF n
WellKnown Ohicinl of Lowell, Mass
Ghronic Kidney Dis use Cured by DIR.
David Kenncdy's FavOritc Remedy, of
dnrf n
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

tS The best family pill made-Ilawlcy's stomach and
LIVER FILLS CSC. Pheasant in an easy to take
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23
There are three wicks to the lamp of a

There are three wicks to the lamp of a
mans life-brain, blood, and breath.
Press the brain little, its light goes out,
followed by both the others. Stop the
heart minute, and out go all three of
the wicks. Choke the air of the lungs,
and presently the fluid ceases to supply
the other centers of flame, and all is soon
stagnation, cold, and darkness.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

Too feel is my nat re. 1t is my thought,
my act.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23

AN Irish dairymaid ought to make nice
little Pats of butter.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-05-23
BUSINESS MEN.

Risking Health and Life-Statement of n
NelI-knOvn Oncinl OF Lowell, Mass
Chronic Kidney Disetse Cured by DIR.
David Kcnncdy's FayOritc Remedy, of
ROndOut. n. Y.
az must have other help or die s. exclaimed
street, Lowell, Mas, to his p lysician. Like
SO many other public men, Mr. Coward was
in early life rong, stalwart, and a perfect
stranger to physical infirmites But he ex-
elements OF busy life, and the nervous
strain caused by business engagements, to-
gether perhaps, with some inherited ten
dency for the tendency is often inherited
had made him, he says, 'as mo It ofmy friends
in Lowell are aware, great sufferer from
kidney troubles. As a matter of course 1
procured the best of medical attendan @, but
without real benefit He also had in lamma-
ton o. the PROSTATE gland Utterly discour-
aged, he invest d dollar in DIR. DAVID
kENNEDS'> FAVORITEREMED OF
ROndOut, MY. That was two or three years
ago. Under date of Feb. Is, 1884, he says:
"My health is the best it has been for years
! still use FAVORITEK EME DIV OCCASION
ally. | always keep it in the house. | have
had many letters o. inquiry about my case,
and always recommend it as one Of the be- st
of medicines for sIch troubles, for have
usd most all other medicines for similar
troubles without benefit Such an emphatic
Endorsement from such a source ought to be
p rfectly convincing IL all sufferers. Dr.
Kennedy has us d FAVORITE REMEDY
in his pra tce for twenty years 1t is purely
vegetabln, non alcoholic, safe, sure, eifC lent
If taken as dire tied. Try it.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-14
A Social aasnerlns.

One Of the most enjoyable affairs Of
the season was a birthday party. given
on Tuesday night at the residence Of DR..
M. Hilton Williams. Sr., l5 South Char
ity street, to his eldest daughter, Miss
Annie G. Williams, upon the occasion
Of her 18th birthday. The interior Of
the Doctors lovely cottage was one
superb scene OF loveliness. made SO by
an elaborate profusion Of the most ex-
quisite fiswers, the beauty Of the fair
guests and the elegance Of their Co.'S
tunes. Among those whom we particu-
larly noticed were Rev. DIR. and
Mrs. Bresee, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr..
Forsyth, Mr.. Bresee, Mr.. Warner. Mr..
Fisher, Mr.. Mccarthy. DR.. Williams.
Masters Charlie aud Harry Williams,
Mrs. DR.. Chubb, Miss Furbash, Miss
Palmer, the Misses Nettleton, Miss Nc
Arthy. Miss Fisher. Miss Mabel Quinn
and Miss Aunie G.. Willis.
The evening was sp6L1 IN social con-
verse, vocal and instrumental music and
various amusements. the latter OF which
all entered into with hearty good will
The refreshments were frst-class, which
did honor to our young hostess, and
there was nothing left to desire, and the
occasion will long dwell in the minds Of
the participants as the
"Music which fingers in memory"
Miss Williams departs in few days
for the city Of Tacoma, Washington Ter
ritory, to attend the annie Wrights
Seminary" until graduation, after which
she will visit Europe with heI brother,
DIR. Williams, Of Washington Territory,
and finish her art studies in oil painting.
During the half year Miss Williams has
resided in our city she has endeared her.
self to large circle Of friends, who will
wish her well wherever her lot IL cast.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-14
A Sweet Tooth.

The San Bernardino Inder of the
18th says: A few days ago the man who
has charge of the apiary of Mr.. Richard
Gird. in the San Antonio canon was sur
prised on arising in the morning to see
. large hole through his honey house
door, and upon entering, found that it
had been visited in the night by bear,
who had made free with the honey, get
ting away with nearly 100 pounds Of the
sweet morsel, and upsetting the things
generally. 1t was discovered on enter.
ing that. his bearship had effected an
entrance through the roof by tearing of
the shingles. and dropping inside. When
he had got his fill, he was unable to 90
out whence he came, and was necessi.
tated to gnaw hole through the door
large enough to make his exit.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-08-14
The Novel OF a .Day."


On the bleak beach. in Santa Monica,
where the roaring wave breaks upon the
sandy shore, below the old dilapidated
wharf. there Is tent upon which the
modest sign Of "The Los Angeles Sharp
Shooters" is painted. The captain of
the ''Crab. Putin and Porpoise Killing
Club" is one Day. alias Frank, who will
be recognized by his avoirdupois, both
in front and behind. Particular marks.
He dances well and always gets the
prize at dancing picnics. He speared Q
whale last week. but when they got it
ashore it was an old pile Of the wharf;
aud he has also killed an albatross,
though it had been dead previously.
His crew is select. Moriarty, are you
there? Are you there, Chas. Wild, who
runs wild, John Qninlan and E. K.
Brown to cook the provisions, when
there are any to cook, and Ward wards
off the flies from the Winchester 90 that
the aim of the scouts be not disturbed
when killing their game. The honora-
BILE Councilman who presides over the
sessions of this extempore seaside legis-
lation generally walks the beach in the
morning at s o'clock to count the dead
birds, fishes and mussels which their
tall stories have killed at night whilst
taking their last NIGHrcAp.