The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-15
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.


OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies to Questions on Variety Of Interesting
Subjects.
| TO Corrcspondents.-Write questions a sep
arate sheet OF paper give full name and address,
and mark it Correspondents Column" No atten-
ton Will be paid to communications that not
accompanied with full name and address OF writer.
Our readers requested to inclose stamp for
reply to their inquiries.
s. s. b., Danby Neb-Are there any Soldiers
Homes which are National institutions? If so, what
steps must man take, who enlisted from IL State
which has nothing of the kind to gain admission?
AnStcer. There are National Soldiers Homes near
| milwaukee,, Wis; Dayton, o.; Togus, Me- and
Hampton, Va. Address the Governor of the Ma
tionnl Military Home at either of the places above
mentioned for the necessary information.
III. s. b., Jackson, Mnn.-If you are disabled
from sunstroke or its effects, you are entitled to
pension, providing you have proved your claim
therefor You should write to the Commissioner
| of Pensions, giving the number of your pension
certificate, and ask him tine condition of the claim
as regards that disability. As we know nothing
whatever of the claim we cannot say whether you
can secure pension therefor not. Furlough ra-
ons cannot be collected unless you have the origi
nal furlough to submit in evidence.
j. o., Soldiers Home Me.-l Please state how
| much the Government of the U. S. allows for the
burial OF ex-sodiers who are not in n Soldiers
Home? 2 How long Is set of teeth furnished by
the Government supposed to last? Ansrer- l.
Nothing. 2 The Government does not furnish
sets of teeth.
LIE. B., Guys Mills, Pu.-Invisible inks for the
purpose OF secret memorandums correspondence,
etc, are numerous, and are easily made. We give
a few simple recipes the materials comprising
which can be obtained at first-class drug stores.
These liquids are colorless when applied but by
the application Of heat, such as holding the paper
TO the lire by pressing hot flatron it, the
writing IS developed. as follows: l. Suphate OF
solved III water, comes out yellow. 2. Onion juice
has the same property. 3. Lemon juice, u very
weak solution OF uphuric acid, of common salt or
of nitrate OF potash (salpeter will turn yellow
brown. A. weak solution of chloride of cobalt,
chloride OF nickel, turns to beautiful green. D.
solution OF nitromuriae of cobalt also turns
6. dilute solution OF chloride of copper out
yellow. z. A solution of acetate of cobalt with
little nitrate added to it turns rose color The
writing developed by the application of heat to the
last three-named preparations disappears again on
cooling; the others are more or less indeIibe when
| the writing has once been brought out
j. G.. Dr., Manchester ". 1.-THE exact nature of
| the claim you have against the United States Navy
IS not set forth in your letter. and unable to
answer your inquiry to the suficiency of identi
fcation for that reason; can inform you how
to obtain the addresses of your Shipmates, unless
| by advertising in our column Wanted-Ad-
dresses" We suggest that you write to the Fourth
Auditor OF the Treasury relative to the question of
| identifying witnesses
by special act of Congress, could still prosecute
| my pension claim before the Pension Office? 1t
was rejected, and am still working ut it. AHsDer.
| Yes.
N. P. for d. o., Troy.-Ifa guardian is appointed
by q Probate Judge. can such guardian handle
| pension money and pay off old debts contracted by
pens:oner years before pension was obtained? Can
he appropriate pension money he sees fit, detri
mental to pensoner? If guardian Was appointed
three weeks before pensiouer was examined by the
| board at Washington ID. c., who pronounced pen
sioner all right, and allowed him his pension to
himself, and then after he bringing said pension
home, 1t Is taken away from him by said GUARDIAN
Is not this crime against the pensioner and the
| Government? If not, why not? Ii pensioner is
capable to contract for material, why can he not
| pay for same instead of guardian? Cannot a PEN
sioner who Is recognized by every fsr-minded citi
zen as mentally competent. do with his pension
can be answered by the Probate Court, from which
emanates the authority of the guardian The latter
Is under bonds for the faithful performance of his
duty and he is responsible only to the court for the
disbursement of the pension money. The pen
sioners friends call the attention Of the court
| to any alleged irregularity.
w. +. 4. p LdetOen, Ky.-1. Can you give the
| number of pension claims that in the Pension
| Office, and which have not been allowed
Jected? III soldier served In the late war four
years and left his command in July, 1865, is he
titled to the Si0O bounty? 3. When will the bounty
and back pay be paid to the soldier who was dis
charged " through Congress last year," Anstoer.
We cannot, 2. No; he would be entitled only to
| the installments of bounty which had accrued up
to the date of his desertou. 8. That depends upon
when the claim will be allowed, and when Con-
gress shall appropriate for the payment of such
claims. We cannot fix any definite date.
y. H. W., Richmond, Ky.-l. If the Secretary of
the Interior s,stains the Commissioner In a case
where a rejected claim for increase is appealed,
does the applicant have to wait six months from
the time the Secretary acted upon his case before
he apply for increase? 2. If the Secretary
vokes the action of the Commissioner, and decides
in favor OF the applicant III increase claim does
the claim then go back to the Commissioner for
consideration or the rating fixed by the Secretary?
About how long it, generally, after the report Of
the Commissioner Is received lin appeaU by the
Secretary of the Interior before the is taken
up and acted upon? 4. Is the Interior Department
much behind with appealed pensioa claims, or do
they keep pretty well up? AnSrer l. No. 2. The
rating is generally fixed by the Secretary. Sand 4.
appeal cases are numerous, and the Department is
worked OIL III their regular order as rapidly as pos
sibe.
GB L. Ames, IoUa.-Can person who enlisted
in August, 1852, and was taken out of his company
by his LieutenanCo Colonel for his service, and by
him sent home for disability upon a furlOugh but
arrested by Provost Marshal in July 1868 and while
being taken back to his regiment deserted or left
| them, can he get his discharge? AnsWer No.
II. T., Hopkins, No.. How long after appica-
ton for restoration with Doctors certcaes) until
it is acted upon? ?. Will be ordered for another
examination before am restored? s. A soldier
took up q homestead i'll 1850; also, timber claim.
Not being able to reside said claims and make
proper imprOvements,-both claims being contest
eds there any way to get back the entry money?
Anstcer. i. We cannot tell exactly within q few
weeks usually. 2. Yes. 8. No.
J. H., MarteH. Wis-l. Put your claim in the
hands Of n competent and reliable attorney. You
seem to have got It in snar or, at least, do not
understand it. 2. We do not know what particular
person or company or regiment fired the first shot
at the battle Of Gettysburg. nor at what hour
hrs. L. C., NetCb,rg, Ioira.-l. If u widow who
drew pension for her first husband should marry
again, and her second husband die, can she be re-
instated SO as to again draw pension for her first
husband, if she should fail to make the necessary
proof TO get pension for her second husband?
He had applied before he died 1nStUer. No. Her
right to pension widow OF her first husband was
forfeited forever by her remarriage.
ID. l. w., N0rthport, *. 1.-The appropriation out
of which headstones for soldiers graves fur
niShed exhausted sometime since;
quentlly no more headstones can be furnished I'M
til Congress shall make appropriation therefor.
All correspondence relative to headstones should
be addressed to the t}uartermaster- General u >. A.
T. p. s., South BOardnsdn -Mich.-No bounty due
you because you were discharged for disease prior
to a service of two years. If your disability was
received as stated by you, it was in line of duty.
We would advise you to apply for pension as the
facts may be matter of record in which event
timony as to origin will not be required. There is
way to ascertain what the records show until
you apply for pension.
Vim Beaten Post, No. no. Iosod.-1. r. b. Hayes
(ex-President of the United States) was Colonel Of
Ohio. 3. He originally entered the service June 7,
1861, as Major of the 23d Ohio; was promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel Nov. T. 1861, and Colonel of the
same regiment Oct. u.s. 1861, and to Brigadier Gem
era of volunteers Oct. ID, 1861 and to Brevet Ma
jor- General of volunteers March Ii, 1865. l. Gen.
Crooks Division at the battle of Coyds Mountain,
Va, May and 10, 1864, composed as follows:
First Brigade sd and Seth Ohio, 9Th and 18th w.
Va; Second Brigade, 18th and 9lst Ohio 9th and
18th w. Va; Third Brigade, Sd and 4th Pa. Re-
serves, ilth and 10Th w. Va; LIST Ohio and lst Ky.
batteries. II called the Second Infantry Diyis-
ion, Department of West Virginia
S.R. N. Jdmesport Mo.-Are there any records pre-
served showing how much bounty each soldier re-
ceved? Ifso how will proceed to find out how much
Ireceved, never having kept account at any time
of what received, and have never thought enough