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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety OF Interesting
Subjects.

ITO Corrcspondents-Write questions on a sep
arate sheet or paper, give full name and address,
and mark it . Correspondents Column" No atten-
ton viii be paid to COMMUNICATIONS that are not
accompanied with full name and address of writer
Our readers requested to inelose q stamp for
reply to their inauifles.l
p. 4. B., Kansas City.-The estimated population
OF the United States NJ the present time is about
81, 100000
j. O. r., East Granite Falls, As,r,-There Is no
grade of pension between $50 and $50 except s95
for loss of total disability in, hand AID foot, and
@ so for loss of leg at hip joint. There is grade
between $50 and S72-
". s., Laurence, Hass.-1. Was there a bounty
given IN the Navy IN 1862. 2. If so, is ship
ping in june, 1863 entitled TO said bounty? g. Was
there law passed at any time granting a bounty
to men eniisting in the Navy? ARssgeT. L. By q
misconstruction of the law Sl00 bounty was paid
to certain Marines in 1862 and 1868, but it was ie-
gal, and was stopped soon as the error was dis
covered. No bounty was authorized for enlist
nlents In the Navy prior to July l, 1864. 2 No. g.
Yes; net July 1854 to take effect from and after
that date.
@. II, Harris M1a, R.z,,--on what is called level
plain 8 person can see object the same hight
the observer, clear day, about three miles
The line of vision does not fall bat continues for
ward q level. The convexity of the earth
causes the line of vision to meet the ground at a
certain distance. Ii the surface of the earth were
fiat there would be limit to the range of vision
if the objects gazed upon were large enough to bs
discernible.
W. B. b., Co. A. 26th No. says: Where IA thu
best Congress land to be found for homesteading
and how can find out where II is? Anstrer. BY
" Congress land" you probably mean public land.
Such land may be found in ail the Southern public
land States, and in most of the States in tho West
and Territories. We cannot say where the best
land can be found. The way to find out where you
take up homestead is to select certain local.
ity where you think you would prefer to live then
write to tho Register and Receiver of the local land
Office. and ask him whether there is any available
land under his control, etc. We viii give you the
location OF the land offices In any State or Terri
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seasonnhle RncIpoa.

Efsssfard Fsc]1cs-FcuE hUnsred three or foEr
iuchl ceIsIsi irrs SIX eit calliIfiowers peck
Of string -bgs. pam VI small onions, six OF
eight green peppers, two ounces % cloves. two
ounces u cHnatson, iliif pound Of y hole pepper
quarter ponga Of ground pepper, lihif pound OF
Nllte mustard seed two Peunds 81 ground Eus-
tard nail FsoHnG of sugar. ten cets worth Of lu-
snetlcl, two gallons o. yisloar Ece and sprinkle
with salt - lzygss wit8OHt water let lhesn sand
over night aDd drain in the morning Cook the
caul4huNF1rr sDf sl ilf vinegar and half water
tooA tle ccllfulcTE toTto u2stcTz of an hour and
the to1,ktfss twenty minutes. steep the spices
te1etIa The sgliole pepper. ground mustard aud
1Gfhefael ln vinegar aa strain into tbc vinegar
the pickles are - DC mixed in Take bTigld ian
Wasb-Dcilr aid put IN layer OF each OF the above
named aitisfa stt eilng Ihe tainRerlc, whole pep
perA and onions and pOGF over tite ePsoed vinegar
Sur the ground snusr6 a cold vinegar and pat il
over the pickles. cover up close and put IL over
The hre 70 Hcsld Stir them oftcn from she bottom
or they viii soon burn. When thoroughly scalded
put IN Jars and cover with cloth covered with
tiin mustard paste and they viii never mold or
Fsd n&l 10 tllis and you will have excellent pick
seH all Winter long
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Lesson In Arithmetic.
N 1@ts'7O1- n - - WV
IFrom Teras Sifinas. Aug. 30. ]

ITTVII It-ItIo k5.Jtlltgsi ldUy SOI
az wants you to bay me pack dot 81 loaned
you last Spring. Money.is worth twice as
much now as it wash den," said Nose Schaum-
burg to GilhooIy.
Is that so?" inquired Gilhooly pensively.
/" Is it really worth twice Is much now 20 il
was when got that $2?"
"Shertainly it vash.n
"Wen, then, here is 81. That makes Us
even, I believe
The expression on Moses face was net a
studied one, but it was very good, nevertheless,
particularly when he examined the dollar and
exclaimed. Jee-rusalem it vas counterfeit,
by shimminy grashus."
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Rise in fln CnmIlerlnnd

To THE EDITOR: notice in your issue of
Aug. q, in Correspondents Column" en- I'M
quiry by =" @. A. F." Cleveland, o., in regard
TO the great food in the Cumberland River in
Spring Of 1865. am well pleased that I can
answer the request which you make. 1t was
caused by heavy rains of several days dura-
tion, which commenced April 8,,I665. was
at that time in camp at Edgefeld, opposite
Nashville, Tenn, having reached there on
April z, and with several comrades had erected
q dog-tent, and were fairly inundated the next
evening. The Cumberland River rose so rapidly
that it destroyed much property, including
some lumber which we had unloaded from
barge at landing near our camp. The rise
did not occur till April u or 13, and had not
subsided On April 16, when passed down the
river on steamer to join my regiment at
which time the water covered the low lands on
both sides Of the river in some places as far as
the eye could reach.-DAyID Fl. MYERS, Co.
A, 18th Pa. Cav, KnobsEille, Fulton Co., Ps.
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Womau,s Exchange.

wanted--A soldier correspondent, by the widow
Of q soldier of the S5ih Ind.-Alinerya A. Sites Box
lis, Van Vert. o.
lllth O. V. l.: 1t was Comrade VII. Harris.
Department Aid-de-Camp and Commander of
Frank Daggett Post, Litchfeld, Mimi, who
bore the ensign of the Department of Mime
sofa in the grand parade ut Minneapolis.
" Bubb " viii be pleasantly remembered by the
11lth boys.
TO KEEP FLOWERS FRESH IN TRAVELLING.
Mary l.. Bnrnes, Cleveland. o.: Place in the bot
tom of a pas;eboard- box a layer Of damp cotton,
then place your flowers on the damp cotton. then
another layer OF damp cotton ON top OF tho flowers
Make them tgkl, 50 they viii not move around,
end they Will keep fresh for days OF course, the
Gotten must be kept damp ali the timeAirs. }. w.
Thompson. Eilinwood Kan.
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pooR rrREn MoTHER.


They were talking of the glory Of the land beyond
the skies
OF the light and of the gladness to be found In
paradise,
Of the flowers ever blooming OF the neyer-ceasing
songs
OF the wand rings through the golden streets Of
happy white-robed throngs;
And said father, leaning coziiy back In his easy
chair
Father always was rnaster-Eand for eomfort
everywhere:
'What joyful thing 'tyyould be to know that
when this life is DER
One would strHightwEly hear a welcome from the
blessed shining shore."
And Isabel. eldest girl. glanced upward from
the reed
She was painting water jug, and nnurmered.
Yes indeed"
And Marion, the next In age, moment dropped
her book,
And Yes, indeedI" repeated, with most ecstatic
look.
But mother gray-hairsd mother, who had come to
sweep the room,
With patient smile her thin face, leaned lightly
on her broom
Poor mother no one ever thought how much she
had to do
And said "I hope 1t is not wrong not to agree with
you;
But seems to that when die, before join the
blest.
I'd like just for little while to lie In my grave and
NynrrnreE Tsrttinna
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s'Rough on Pain" Plaster = Poroused,
strengthening, for Backache, Pains in the
Chest, Rheumatism, 25c. Druggists or mail.
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Orr Feuag Recruits.

FRATERNAL GREETINGS FROM OUR BOYS AND
GTRLG
The noblest deeds are nearest earth
The IoEiicst roofs are nearest Heaven.
Wallace Bruce
To TIE EDITOR: am little girl 10 years old
Ny papa WIS soldier in Co. f. 1st Tenn. Cav i
have one SISTER and one brother. My papa takes
THE iETBUSE and thinks il is the best paper in the
world. should like 90 correspond with some of
TIE TRTBrsE girls Of nay age-Mary Northern,
River Bend Tenn
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Best Paper in America.

Long may The TRIBUNE wave. It is the
best paper in America, spelled with a big "a"
IT. H. STEVENS, Anthony, Kan.
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skirnash-fine. THE TRIBUNE has brought me two
soldier girl correspondents one Hoosier, and the
other from the keystone State--Jessie Miller,
Elmore, o.
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Last years fashions are out of

Last years fashions are out of date
but last years friends are still our own. This
is why Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
never loses favor; every lady who knows it's
worth land who does not?) feels that the
kindly face Of Mrs Pinkham is that of an hon.
ored friend.
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Prevalence Of Kidney Complaint in America;
Buchu- paibs is quick, complete cure. 81.
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One by One Thar Fail.

From the Cincinnati TianeS-Stdr.I
Another man who fired the first shot at Fort
Sumter Is dead.
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My husband writes LADY, Is three times the
man since using Wells Health Renewer.D
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MORE CHILD PATRIOTS.

Ethel +. CARLY. Gienwooi, Neb.: Twelve years
Old and the daughter Of q veteran who all
through the ~ the SD Ohio.
Jennie Eunl1ie. Larned Kan: Daughter Of a
veteran Of the lgth pa; wounded the battle OF
Gettysburg, Tor which he draws pension of S.
Esama BrouiIletse. ST. Anne, H.: Makes her
home with her uncle who WAS IN the army. Her
papa ssrrea five years ia the 20th i'll.
Francis c. Aig1sEorth Detroit Iowa. Her father
three years ia the army serving in Co a 32d
Wis, and belongs TO the Post
Fannie courtIyInan. Grand leland, Eeh: Had
nye nacies - the war besides her father, who
IN the sfth AIS. Her mother died year ago. She
has two brothers and two sisters.
Mary Dawn Petty, North Dorcet. Vt: Uncle Wrn.
II Calvin, 20. J., nth Vt, her grandma's
brother and mammals uncle. Twelve years old and
wants correspondent.
Louisa kfer Tell City Ind: little girl TO- two
brothers and sister; all wait anxiOusly for THE
tKIsUNE Aer papa served three years and four
months in Co q, Goth Ind. Her mammals uncle
Willie l. Hansbe-ger, wor4hinpton. MINI: FIf-
teen, and the son of private Ia Co. X 18th Ohio:
served four years aad is a member Of Stoddard
Post.
Rose layton. Axt.ll Kan: Daughter OF II O.
Layton, Co. B 4th Iowa; wounded at Jonesboro
Fifteen aud would like correspondent
Maggie y. Suit, Cedar Rapids Geb.: Daughter
! Nm. A. Suit Co u. 42d Ind; captured at Marks
/ Mil; Sabine Cross Roads; prisoner at Camp TU-
ler Eas e months; member Dessdeil Post, Cedar
/ Rapids. Thirteen, one sister and two brothers
had TWO Gneles IN Co. K G2d H. and great grand
father IN tse OF 1872.
Three cheers EOr the boys who are coming into
the club And three ebeers for TEE TRIBUNE.
Father y a veteran of Phillips Post. no. 326.-
Charles r. GToat, Macllias n Y
Father would not be without The TRIBUNE, as
sosheEs often hear from comrades through its col
uf'sns u whom they had learned nothing since the
/ nar. fagsa has not been able 10 work for soms
] time. OF Eve papers, lie likes THE TRIBUNE best
/ OF ail.-f1aETie u. Harrington. Independence Kan
Boys step 20 the front and show your coioTs I
! The girls are away ahead OF us. Give your bes.
thoughts 10 oar soldier paper. VIII some one who
likes my style write 10 n seventeener ?-Ernest L.
Carter. Minneota, Lyon Co, MINI.
Another grounding has come out of his hole
This time Il IL the son Of veteran OF the Mexican
war and the Union army. Father served In Co A
23d Mich. / am E.-Arthur b. Moses, Do Witt.
/ Mich
think Mr.. Noble is mistaken about girls having
nothing TO do. i always find plenty. We live on
farm and Il keeps me busy TO ges the work done.
want 10 join the clnb and TO receive letters
from The boys and girls whose fathers served in the
54th O. v. l., my father's regiment am H.--John
| q. Jardine.
Father TEs 10 Gen. Eazen's regiment the Ala
Ohio and returned sound as lac went except n but
| ton on his blouse shot Off by the rebels while on
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Night sweats, fever, chills, malaria, dyspep-
sia cured by Wells Health ReneYer.n 81.
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THAT w1TFpBrRy wArcH.

TO THE EDITOR: My father has just presented
me the Waterbury watch which he has received
from yOu- am very proud Of il. as il is an Al
nGDekeePer. s.n a. Ny father was Chief Bugler
in the i2th ILL Cav God bless TIE TRTBrEE's
work and worksrsi Long may It Iive.-Edgar p
Summers, KlrkwOod, St. Louis Co., Afo.
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WOUNDED AT FopT FISHER

To TER EBIJoR Papa was soldier nearly four
years He enlisted the next month after his 18th
birthday IN Co a. 7th X. Il He was not wounded
until the last engagement Of his regiment in the
capture Of tort Fisher. n @. Ills skull was frac-
tured four inches by rife bali he wag CON-
nlandlng his company ~ the time, and was after
wards made Airst Lieutenant. We all ike TIE
TBIBUSE. - Your II year-old friend Mable
French 0tseyo Aliegau Co Mich
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A pEAR LrTTLF DICE.

To THE EDTToR: am a little girl IL years old.
Ny papa was soldier IN Co. T. Goth III. (yYesiern
SilarpshO01ers); with Sherman from Atlanta to
the Sea. and from Savannah TO Washington /
have two sisters and four brothers, and we de-
light TO bezr para talk about the var. He saws
The NAg7OSAL TRIDUKE is the best paper pub
hsed. for the Editor is doing ali he can the poor
soldiers. Papa j. a member of Henry Wilson Post
vile Ind.
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WORKING COLTS.
Il Is q common practice to place a colt or
young horse by The side of an animal of ma
ture years, and compel II to do an equal amount
of work. Apart from the inhumanity of such
a course 1t is extremely tnwise, and many valu-
able animals that gave promise of great useful
ness have been ruined by such treatment No
young horse can, tor shbnld he be expected TO,
stand the work that horses who have been
Injured to labor are able to do. He should be
gradually accustomed to work. Give him half
loads to pull and ether light work to do until
he has attained size and build that will war
rant him being put tolregular work, and the
day when his usefulness will have become a
thing of the past win be postponed many years.
NoTEi.ETs.
E. P. Hall, Fairfead, Ia. would like to
find a remedy for {" kidney worm in hogsn
Can any of our readers furnish same?
Have the guapters for your fowls clean,
airy, and dry. Darnpness produces sickness
among poultry.
= Poultry having the run of orchards are 8
great benefit TO them in destroying worms and
insects.
- There are many so-calied cures for suck
ing cows, but probably the only sure cure is to
turn them into beef as soon as possible.
= To remove rust from tools, first scour them
with emery moistened with sulphuric acid di-
luted with six volumes of water; rinse dry,
and finish with oil and emery flour.
- deep soil permits the water to pass DOWN
ward to the roots of plants. A shallow soil
allows it to evaperate, and the loss of moisture
In such manner is usually very great.
Always sell that which sells best If an
article Is not saleable, or easy of shipment con-
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-30
WOOD RIVERS RECORD.
ALTURAS SHOULD HAVE THE CON
VENTION.

As the Republican Territorial Com
mittee will meet III Boise at noon, the
18th OF July, to fix the time and place
OF holding the Territorial Convention,
the TINES wishes to say "A few words
OH the subject that will bring the
committee together.
Prior to the settlement of Wood
River, the Territory of Idaho was so
hopelessly Democratic that the Repub-
licans never as much as tried to make
a campaign; and they would go through
the process of holding a Territorial
Convention and Nominating candi-
date for Delegate to Congress, as IA
mere matter of form. But with the
settlement of Wood River, such a
change came over the Territory that,
in a single campaign, the Republican
minority became the Territorial ma or-
itv, and for the first time since 1868,
q Republican delegate was elected
to Conyre IS.
1t cannot, therefore, be denied that
this victory was due to The Republic
cans of Alturas county; that, but for
them, the Territory would, during the
past two years, have been represented
in Con yress by Democrat. Yet.
outstanding the really magni6-
cent fight which they made, the Re-
publicans of AIturas have obtained
no recognition whatever, either from
their Delegate in Congress, or from
the Territorial committee, or from the
recent Territorial Convention. This
injustice and neglect (Which almost
amount to contempt) cannot be con-
tinued for any length of time without
seriously endangering the success o.
the party; and we take this opportun
ity Of stating freely and publicly wha
others have said more privately, viz.
That A!turas county is entitled to tn,
Territorial Convention, and should &c
it. If the Republican committed
should refuse it to us, and the Demo
cratic committee should give us theirs
the effect would be anything but ia
vorable TO the Republican nominee.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-30
New Clothing Arrived at May
& Kries's.
Advice to Mothers.

Advice to Mothers.
Are you disturbed at night and
broken of your rest bv sick child
suffering and crying with pain Of cut
ting teeth ? If so, send at once and
get bottle of Mrs. WINsLOw's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN
TEErHlNG. Its value Is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer
Immediately. Depend upon it, moth
ers, there is no mistake abo 1t it. 1t
cures dysentery and diarrh9a, regu-
lates the stomach and bowels, cures
wind collie, softens the gums, reduces
inflammation, and gives tone and en-
eroy to the whole system. Mrs. WIN
slows SOOTHING SYRUP FOR Chill
pREN TEErHING is pleasant to the
taste, and is the prescription of one o
the eldest and best female nurses ant
physicians in the United States, ant
is for sale bv all druggists Throughout
the world. rs cts. a bottle. jel2dwl'
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-30
TWO NUISANCES.

There are two public Euisances to
which the TINES desires to call the
particular attention Of the Sheriff and
District Attorney.
One is the practice indul &c! in by
many of going down TO the river, and
s'.outing promiscuously in all direc'
tons. y few weeks ago ball crashed
through the window Of Rupcrt's
drugstore, narrowly missed DIR. Fig.
gins, who was at the desk, and did
other damage. Some days later an
other bullet imbedded itself in tel
ephone pole up Main street. Las
Friday IA stray ball shot up Bullion
street, and ploughed the bank at the
corner of Second avenue. Last Sun
day several bullets struck Lew. Dor
sey's house, endangering the life o
every person in it. Such instance
could be multiplied, but that, as ever.
one knows, hardly night passes tina
straye bullets are not heard whizzln!
through our streets.
Nor are the shootists abashed at tn
offense, when CT arged with it. Las
Sunday, when Lew. Dorsey's hous
was shot at, Mr.. Dorsey ran down Il
whence the shots came, charged tw
men with guns in their hands witt
the shooting, warning them to b
more careful They only laughed a
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-30

him. This aEgered Mr.. Dorsey to
such an extent that he told the shoot
lists that if it occurred again, they might
get the first shot in, but he would be
sure to get in the second himself.
This is what will come of this careless
shooting, if it is not stopped; and the
ia xpayers will be saddled with ex-
pensive trials without any possibility
of securing convictions, as the people
will feel more like presenting medal
to man giving such a wholesome
lesson, than convicting him of crime.
The other nuisance IS that hog
ranch on the Bullion road, just on the
edge of HALEY. 1t always "smelled
to Heaven" but since the advent OF
the warm weather, the odors elnanat-
ing from there would knock down a
horse. This would be. a crying evi
at any time, hut, just now, at the
higlth of the hot weather, when we
are threatened with visitation Of the
Asiatic cholera, the most dreaded o
all scourges, the proximity of tina
pestilental pen justifes the graves
apprehensions, as there is no doub
that if the smallest germ of the dis
ease is brought in here, that foul mes
will cause it to develop until not onl'
Haley, but all Idaho, shall ne at
tackled, and thousands Of homes mad
desolate.
The officials should not hesitate
moment; but at once have the owne
or owners of that pen prosecuted t
the full extent of the law, unless the
remove the nuisance at once, and lit
orally purge the ground befculed b
them so that it shall cease to he
standing menace to the public healt|
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-30

The manufacturers OF DR.. Price s
Cream Baking Powder are rewarded
by having accredited to them the rep
utation of manufacturing good articles.
1t must not be supposed that those
who are willing, at the cost of reputa-
ton and for the purpose of gain, to
impose adulterated goods on the pub
lie, would hesitate to use injurious
adulterants.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1884-06-30

route to Detroit, Chicago and all
points west, southwest and northwest.
The farmers about Philadelphia are
short of hands for the harvest. Over
1000 were called for by advertisement
Saturday.
II, u. Burkhart " as confirmed Post
master of HALEY last Saturday.
Mails from this country intended
f,r delivery in Italy, will lie incloset
in tarred sacks, owing to the preva
lence of cholera in France.
Metals in New York. - Silver
$1.09s per ounce; lead, s3.G2I per 1O(
pound.
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weakness, early decay, loss of man,
hood, &C.: | will send receipt tina,
will cure you FREE OF CHARGE.
This great remedy was discovered by
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