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The National tribune., 1884-10-09
SWELLING Up.

Our subscription list is gradually rising to
that 10000 mA4ch we feel we must have be-
fore the end q the year. IF we have deserved
wei Of the soldiers Of the Nation they car
best show their appreciation Of what We have
done and are doing by bringing in their COM
rades a. Subscribers. The papers power for rsc-
fuiness il enlarged by every subscriber added to
lie List. Comrades are therefore helping them
selves and each other in helping us.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

TIE past week has been an unusually dull
one on the Stock Exchange, and very little
business Of note has been transacted. The
raiiToad earnings throughout the country have
been small, ard the stocks have been drug ia
Che market The cliques which have control
of Onion Pacific, Lackawanna, and St. Paul
stocks hold tightly on to them. contending
that after election there win be- q big boom,
while their opponents claim that they are
holding the stock becausc they cannot dispose
gift
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

oUR Navy is not the only one in the world
on which large sums of money are wasted. The
English, too, have expended immense sums on
vessels which have either proved useless by
reason of faulty construction or been aban-
doned for less weighty reasons That magnif-
cent vessel, the Thundercr, which was built in
1872 at cost of $2. 100000 has seen but two
years service since she was lanched, having
been stamped as an unlucky vessel on account
Of the accidents that have happened aboard Of
her. On her trial trip she burst boiler aud
killed 70 or SO Of the crew, and Eve years ago
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

she met with second accident, bursting So
ton gun and killing and wounding several.
She now lies in the harbor of Malta dismant.ed
and decaying, although she mas no actual fault
and large sums of money are constantly going
into new vessels. The story of the Captain,
which was constructed some years back at q
vast outlay, and went down on her trial trip
with her crew of 500 men-the flower of the
British Nayy-shows, too. that the Mistress
of the Seas like every other nation, makes
occasional errors.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

GERMANY recently demonstrated that she
could put 20 OF her best naval vessels in COM
plete fighting trim in AZ hours after the orders
were issued. Everybody understands the
urgency of preparing for great naval conflict
except ourselves.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

all of whom were soldiers detailed Tor such
duty. A large tent was used for the post-offlce
departments at General Headquarters The cases
for the letters were made Of rough boards. and
when on march were packed away in the
bottom of an army wagon, one being sufficient
to carry the whole establishment, including the
tent and its furniture SO systematically was
this department. conducted under the super
vision Of Comrade w. b. Haslets and able as
sistants that a letter which left Boston ON tha
morning OF the 1st Of. the month, reaching
Washington the night Of the 2d .weuld gen.
orally be delivered TO the soldier ia the trenches
at Petersburg on the night Of the 4th. At times,
however, the mails would accumulate In the
Office at Washington, necessitating delay Of
several days before they could be assorted and
placed IN the several army pouches, one or moro
of which was kept for every corps and detached
command Of the army. In this department.
thousands and thousands of dollars were sent
home to sisters, brothers, wives and mothers.
and in every ease as far as known reached its
destination. In collecting the mail matter
from each corps or detached command dupsi-
cate list was kept in book for that special
purpose, aud every pouch, parcel, OF mon
package was accounted for and receipt given
and attached to each list, in remarks" . cor
rect history Of what took place in the army
during tho day was given. A copy taken from
Comrade Haslett's books viii give the reader
an idea of the workings of an army post Offices
HEADQUARTERS ARMY Of THE PoromAc
IS CAMP NEAR PETERspCRG. Va.
Wednesday, Sept. 7tA, 1894
JAMES X HAsLErr, Mali Agent
pouch marked TuFpie, Agent.
] do, do DO. do.
2pouehes do Washington u. q.
package for Capt. Beekwith Jones, Agenk
do, esth Regt. Pa. Vols. do. do.
i do Gen Benhazn, do, do.
! do Col Morgan, do do.
i do. Col. Bower do do
sealed order for sFai Barssow, do. do.
do do. Lieut.. wooley do do
w. B. HAsLErT. p. NJ
TO call on the esth Regt. Penn. Vols. No one
hurt.
In looking through the mailing lists End
mention made of the 2d, Sd 5th, 6th, 10th, 18th.
and 10Th Corps. Also packages mailed by Gems.
Mcclellan, Grant, Meade ingalls,, Patrick,
Butler, Sect'y Stanton, Sheridan and many
other noted officers of the grand old Army OF
the Potomac. Comrade HasIest was a member
of the 62d Pa Was first detailed as Regi-
mental Postmaster, and afterwards promoted
70 the position Of Postmaster of the Army Of
the Potomac at Headquarters.
Comrade Haslett died several years ago, vet
his memory viii always live in the hearts Of
his old comrades whs knew him as Postmaster
OF the Army Of the Potomac parting word
/ to those who are living, Mrs. Eliza HasIett,
1 Robert and Mrs. Bell May they never wans
| for friends among the old comrades of 20
years ago, for they were on duty and held a
trust that was dear to every soldier. They
should have an honorary membership in the
noble Grand Army of the Repubgic.-WALLAcE
FOSTER, Capt, Co. II, 18th Ind, Indianapolis,
/ Ind
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
LIFE OF LOGAN.

ln tie next few weeks there win be an i'm,
naense, ,nuaAber q THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE's
Life Of Cen. Logan sold The interest in ths
gallant General j. now at fever heat Every
body waHls 70 read about him, and what be
has done. The Life" that we publish is a
very fascinating book, and sells on sight serd
81 TO TEE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for a sasaTle
rnw.r-
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

WHy do not our farmers pay more attention
to barley raising7 1t is q much more profitable
crop than wheat, corn or oats, and can be
raised with no more trouble. We imported
last year 9,9a4066 bushels, valued at s., ,573, ,443
which should have gone into the pockets of
our own farmers. The most of it came from
the Bay of Quinte, in Canada, on the opposite
shore of Lake Ontario from New York.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

The number of pension certificates issued
and signed during the week ending Oct 6,
1884, were as follows: Original, 1878; increase.
SOB; reissue, SO; restoration, 50; duplicate, 5;
accrued pensions, 45; total, 1858
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

SOME cowardly miscreant fred pistol at
ex-Gov. st. John as the latter was seated in
the car leaving Terre Haute. Fortunately, the
shot went wide of the mark. Col St. John
took the matter quite coolly, as 8 gallant vet
eran of the Army of the Tennessee naturally
would. He had seen too much of that sort of
thing to be much excited over il.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. c. OCTOBER Q. 1854.

To any person who win send us
"a club of ten new subscribers to
THE TRIBUNE we win present
q new Waterbury watch, inclosed
jim handsome satin-lined case,
and warranted to keep accurate
time.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

"TIs an i'll wind that blows nobody good"
and it has been the experience of the world
that seasons Of great drouth Ike the present
ones are invariably followed by those of great
fertility 1t is easy to explain this: As every
one knows the soil contains potash and other
soluble salts which are very necessary to plant
life. The natural tendency is for the water
which falls upon- the earth's surface to wash
these down to the lower strata. In seasons Of
great dryness these salts follow natural law
and rise in the soil by process which anyone
viii understand who has noticed solution of
common salt dry up in vessel and observed
how the crystals climb up the sides of the
vessel and over its edges. In this manner the
drouth manures and enriches the soil in the
most effective manner, and the result is seen
in the next seasons crops
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

Everything is coming down. A French
company now offers to have any one made a
prince for s15.ooo duke for $4,000 count
for 5000. and baron for $4,000.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
TWO CENTS

l. very small sum to expsnd for weeks
reading FOR t7e whole family THE NATIONAL
TEIEUsE costs really less than two cents
raatr
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

THE receipts of wheat at st. Louis, Chicago,
Milwaukee, Peoria, Duluth, Detroit, Toledo
and Cleveland for the four weeks ending Aug.
80 and the three weeks ending Sept. 80 show
that the August receipts this year have never
been equaled, and the September receipts were
only slightly exceeded in 1878 and in 1879, and
for the whole seven weeks the aggregate was
% per cent. moro than in 1880. The cotton
receipts have also been extremely large. The
total receipts of this staple last week reached
168,72l bales, against 11s,463 the previous
week, 80 ,737 bales the week before that, and
1854 four weeks since. The exports last week
were 7o,246 bales, against 67,675 for the corre-
spending week of 1883.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

FILTHINEss is expensive. The cholera has
already cost the italian Government nearly
s1o,OoO,ooo.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE U. s.,
WASHINGTON, D. G.
TO the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
From the nature Of the articles published
in the numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
sent me, r observe that it il published in the
interest Of the soldiers Of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympsthy, and I
viii endeavor IN my own sphere ofaction to
cooperate with Fon in all practicable meas
sres to that end, without money and with
out price. With great respect
YOur obediert servant
W. r. SHERMAN.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
woMAN WAGE EARNERs.

Independent Of Mrs. Lockwood's candidacy,
and independent of any political demonstra-
tions, the women of the world are unques-
tionably waging a successful war for the ex-
tension of their privileges and opportunities
for winning their own bread In France, while
there is much restriction of what American
women deem natural and rational freedom,
tho women especially in the middle classes,
occupy very Independent and useful position.
They are shop-keepers, clerks and sales
women 10 an extent unknown in any other
country. In most Of the stores it is the wife
who takes care Of the cash, keeps the accounts
aad has the financial responsibility. The law
and the church insist that the husband is the
head Of the family and the lord Of wife and
children, bat in most cases this is legal fiction
SO far as the wife is concerned, for she most
frequently holds the purse, and has the stronger
mind of the two.
The coliations from the recent census OF
England aud Wales show surprising figures
There are nearly 100000 woman engaged in
occupations which bring them an income, but
nearly half of these are wives and others en-
gagged in housekeeping; 353,000 wives assist
their husbands in various occupations and
$4,000 wives, daughters and nieces of farmers
give active helpin agricultural pursuits. Only
l22, $40 women are engaged in teaching law, and
lecturing, while II ,376 support themselves by
music. Hospitals and similar institutions fur
nish employment to Il, ,525.; wash-houses, baths,
etc, 250.000
Some of the pursuits viii cause astonishment
this side Of the Atlantic, Take for example
the following:
Commercial $3.50
Switchmen III
Narehousemenp 4l19
Builders. 31s
Harness and whipmalSers 2.oS5
Farrers 3,64J
Brush and broommakers.. 4,lSd
53s
Cane workers ........... 2525
Wood-trimnlers aud box-makers. 1855
Paper-nakers. s.277
Paper-box makers...,... s.7ie
coa-rniners ............... 309.
Lead miners. $500. 9os
Brick and tile-rnake 273s
Earthenware and glass manufacturers......- 81 49t
Shopkeepers. 25 672
Costermongers 1866
Pawnbrokers... 27
Rag-gatherers. 40
Mechanics and 1776
Dress makers. .............. GIG AZ
This table is instructive as showing wha
employments have been opened to English
women, and the number engaged in each pur
suit is a rather fair gage of their success in it
1t need not discourage any one that women ar
only engaged in the lower branches of eael
trade, and receive much less wages than men
This is an unjust fayoritism that viii rapid,
remedy ITSELF The main thing is to hav
women admitted to the business. The law o
supply and demand and of natural adaptabilit
will in generation or two settle the rest.
Whatever employers may do now at the out
set, it will not be long until all engaged in
business viii be paid according to their skill
and ability, without reference to sex.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

AS we foreshadowed, the rock upon which
the Prime Meridian Congress has struck is the
opposition of the French representatives to the
substitution of Greenwich for Paris. French
vanity finds that hard pin to swallow, and
there is reason to fear that the Congress will
break up without accomplishing anything.
The American and English representatives
have set themselves in opposition to the French
efforts. and so deadlock is threatened. The
matter of charts is in itself very serious con-
sideration, as it would cost the English and
American Governments each millions of dol
lars to change their charts. OF course, if there
is any change from Greenwich, it should be to
some American point, as the United States
stretches across more meridians of longitude
than any other country, and we have more sea-
coast Bnt three-fourths of the shipping of
the world already use Greenwich to start their
reckoning from, and it is the place for the
prime meridian.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
TRIBUNETS.

KANSAS still prohibits rebels from voting.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

SOMEBODY played bad joke on the editor
of Hmper's Weekly by telling him that the
British ship Shannon" which was lying at a
New York dock with cargo of chalk, was the
identical vessel which fought and conquered
our Chesapeake y in 1872. Several illustra-
tions of the vessel, with an article on the men,
orable battle, which cost us a fne higate and
the life of the gallant Lawrence, followed, and
the result was that the ship has been over
flowed with visitors, to the great disgust of the
captain and crew. The original Shannon is
now rotting in the Portsmouth Navy Yard,
aud has been succeeded in the British Navy
by a fine steel ship bearing her name. The
ship in New York is a merchant vessel built in
1862.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

WHAT has developt the desire on the part of
Jamaica and the other islands of the British
West Indies for union to this country is our
tariff regulations. They want to sell US sugar,
etc. on the same terms that Mexico aud the
Sandwich Islands do. Of course. we should
like to have the islands. In fact, all the Car
ribean archipelago should belong to us. but we
stronger forces than the sugar tariff to drive
those people toward US.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

IF the words of LII Hung Chang, the Chinese
Viceroy, uttered to Minister Young, when
the latter, acting under instructions from
Washington, informed him that the French
Government had requested the mediation of
America, may be taken as sample of the feel
ing of the Chinese nation, war may soon be
expected If France insists upon her preposter
GUS demands. When shown the kilograms from
Washington, which merely reiterated Frances
demand for the indemnity, the Viceroy limited
that China was much better prepared for war
than formerly, and said:
Let Admiral Courbet attack our northern de-
fenses and he will find the task harder than that at
Foo-Chow. Two months ago China was willing to
conciiate and satisfy France, now she Is deter
mined upon a poattrance. The Government
and people prepared for it.
If the indemnity was the only question to be
settled, China would most likely rather pay
than enter into war with nation like France,
but it is now very evident that China is thor
oughly aroused at the treatment she has
received at the hands of France, and that all
efforts at mediation viii fall to the ground.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
tEsTABLISHED 1871

PUBLISH ED KY.
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
PhiXadelphfa Record (:

The merry coaehman, he
Who whippeth with his whips,
The pretty daughter she
He lippeth with his lips;
Until, enamored, she
Sly slippeth when he slips,
And. at the last. with he
She skippeth when he skips-
The National tribune., 1884-10-09
General sherman on The Tribune.
To the Editor NATIONAL tribune:

HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE U. s.,
WASHINGTON. D. c
The National tribune., 1884-10-09

80 y I'D asara. ro.r orol . s1a0rD o,ss .I7es
The sun., 1884-11-02

T. the yoors.s paid ono IN The ASS association.
before. and The most OF than siened o. ,oO0
and AZ a CONSEQUENCE they were always in good
,Bsrniss bslIimSre team follow. close behind
% ho Of hf When GqS no.
one elss could make II pay. Nearly SIS. 900 was
SssrSd 5 a. M sna tho Of GS
ilgarss, Is M, When h he went to baltimore he had
hovsrthsless. have been somes6at weak. but
they hnvo n8ds ~ pretty good showing. and
.Tha Aib",ics 81 Philaislphia, thv cham nlons
success financially was good. but their work
w',a disappointing. II IL ,mpostibte, t? tell
uniy AN and eoilcetiv.iy their average. II in batting
and aeldinx are very hign. rhroughout tho
Sason there has bee. perfect sd n nmo"s
ed. ns not ina has bsen nposcd on single
player Az Of tho team viii be reserved. The
payers since eH the nb has been S" Srranized V i
has made this greatest success financially ever
i5W.0oo and il ia not ,hs best paid club.
The Toledo club suffered from tho want OF
Of tho best pitchers r' In ths country. man ior
whom the New ,rks ,wou d have given a large
s s ws St ~nS S 10 do AL 9
The club was on tho edge OF ban kruptcy two or
three times. but each timc succeeded in getting
dshnnd at tho end Of the seaeon. aud their
players player we're turned oyer 70 the ST. Louis Club.
bc"n uni,e successful in money matters hut
the fatal weakness OF poor pitchers prevented
\ n,, from getting any higher In tho race The
could not do the work against the stronger
clubs. SO they settled Into ninth place early in
play next year. and. " possible. stronger play
erss. will taxi, the place of tho weak ones.
!, The Allegheny club OF Pittsburgh did by far
change win ho made in the team: Ssagls, Sui.
while the olhcrs will be reserved. Horace Phil.
lips Will be the manager " the new team. and
from present prospects,. the team viii be- good,
There has been continual trouble in the In
dianarois Club on account Of tho bad feeling
toward rs manager. and most Of its players
now say they will leave II II he does not. As u
club they have been weak and ineffective and
they could pot expect to got any nearer tho
The .virxinia Cub, tho latest addition. was
badly hanliccapped from the start II TOOK tho
place Of tho Washington CLUB. with its won ard
former. II had little idea OF getting any further
up than the last place.
OTHER ASSOCIATIONS.
or tho other two largo associations the Fast
clubs had bud LUCK, and. with one or two ex-
ccp,lons. they failed To receive the necessary
pntronage mnI they rye we're forced Ito, to drop out.
the best OF any in the association.
In tho Northwestern Irn9ue tho ult was
about Mo Same. and tho clubs wore ali gone by
The Union Association was the rival OF the
abov" organizations, and went II alone. backed
by Prcsidont Lucas. who has laid out some-
thing like t5U.OOO to make it u success. His
returns have been nothing. His own club won
OF. Tue nps AND downs have b."n many. Alto.
gothor they have had hard light for life.
The sun., 1884-11-02
HUNTING THE ELK IN GERMANY.
The Rare Game Reserved ny tho Emperor
for Favored Guesis.

from ne london Dupy Mus
vienna, Oct. 14-rhe Crown Prince OF
Austria is having some very rare sport-ek
d"lta. between the mouths Of tho Rivers Euss
and Gilge. Is sit9nted the roynl domain and
try. the plain Interrupted in some parts by
broad wooded hills. which werc formerly arti.
icinl 4. dykes: In nv winter when the River Memsl
hills and tho great moor Of lbcnhorst are visi-
Ee I Of Ths as5S rct
vegetation OF water and moor plants. where
the pos,map a. certain seasons makes his
when the waters OF the food are not turned to
ire ana tho soft ground does not boar either
Sasd or rs no anI Hsnas @
reassnts oi the iitthnu call this period of tho
Tho hunting district of Ibonhorst consists OF
extensive woods the moor. and large meadows.
Tho woods contain hrs in tho higher parts.
birch trees intcrspersed every whore. The for.
eSls DO not pay IN this part Of the country. and
+" the ok Which is fast dying out 'nF in Fur"r". rT
md Is interesting enough to tho sports man to
bn.ntitled 70 a sncclal pace Of raf,i.e. In o,d-
sysrywlere;. and S;!Ssirisd kiIlcd larre NUN
grim schnk" But its deficient oar and eyo,
u lhln,nrs+. and is c!ums!nors in the chase.
brcomc scarce, and it is NJ present found no.
Gt the BG!t,c N Russia. in some PARTS Q: swe-
ada Alaska. ana Naw Brunswick '
century and hall ago tho woods OF oa7t:
The e,k. for manuscrrt chronicles tell us hat
u m 7ls 70 liG les han 10 ana IN i72 NOR" nan
ton Of this @ rare " animal has r. nrarrs.sed 80 rar.i
iy since Than, and il lsis tie nnmber Of sik
IoT n IL" forests u winenh"ryt T4s ,"dHc,d TO
PLY pubishsd n special law protecting this
kind Of gamo; and i has gradually incr"nsed
l49 deer in the woods OF Ibenhorst and Tawoll.
nlngken. @, course. tho limited numher of
mi, hn very 81 few spooswGG to take rir
family a Germany reserve them for their
@s
The rest q tho road. leading through water
corrSres fhe wood. ara Is' in vsry ys sa bNa condi
ton hstanse tho ok ,s foni Of eating the young
within NH - rsash The oh Of T The ak re-"
mnnds in;. @ us 81 the famei i!s neck coycred with
ol tue nun, ana l's r,Ovctnents resembles those
Of hall: :brol horse. II is not shy. and doos not
~ oy yory iast before the hunter 80 that il ia not
iiIichlt TO aim At It's powerful nnt!ors Gre.
every true sportsmnn.
as ,hc n"orlG cai him: TIE only language 10
yldns for tho elk As Il Il were his family. Iic is
iona ~ showihg 2 p's's wh"ra no holpei tho
hGrman Crown i'rncnss out NJ dilch into
which sh" had fail. from her pory carrinse
nvr'urred h. her horses Who hid ,hirl NJ ilIn
sudden hpT"nrnn"e ot h"rd Of ok. R1muunt
Princess, in hPr diinirma bat he make; no diI,
tnr"roe hr'wr"n tho. sport iNlon in,r,is,rl tN
III car" ana treats thOm al witll oIuni frank.
hn'' Thus he said ~ Prince fredcri IL
charles ot Prussia thn grogt eolIlrr and
Wnr~lYan, ~ whom hc showed tho way
through tho foreRt5 of Ihenhorst. oh yes
YOU may smoke a. long IA you ike ; but II You
wdnt ~ 500 c!s hon your Royn, Highuess,
for toi sake hoh your tongue"