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WHO Is REspoNsIBLEe

At many of the pension agencies there
has been some delay in making the Gus
tomary midsummer payments to pensioners.
An attempt has been made to put the re-
sponsibility for this on the Pension Com
missioner. There is no justice in this. Gen.
Black only did what it was his official duty
to do, and had the Pension Agents, who are
derelict, made anything like the effort to do
their duty that he did, there would not have
been any delay whatever in payments.
The law expressly provides that every
Pension Agent shall, at the end of the fiscal
year, turn over to the Treasury all the unex-
pected money in his hands. Immediately
upon his doing so the appropriation for the
new fiscal year becomes available, and the
business goes right along. The wisdom of
such policy is obvious. The Pension
Agents disburse great notwithstanding up
into the millions, sometimes-and the bond
required of them is small compared with the
sums entrusted to them.
Common business prudence dictates that
there should be a careful balancing of all
accounts at the end Of the fiscal year, if not
oftener, with complete auditing of all cash
On hand, and of vouchers for the money ex-
pended. Especially was this necessary this
year, when new administration, with
many new officials, had just entered into
control. But the law had fallen into neglect
of recent years, and Pension Agents had
gradually returned to the old practice of ex-
pending all the money that they might have
on hand before drawing for more. Com
missioner of Pensions Black informed them,
that the strict terms of the law must be
obeyed, and Secretary Manning notified
the U. S. Treasurers not to honor any drafts
where the Agents had not fully complied
with the statute.
Gen. Black did all that he could to pre-
vent any delay occurring from this cause.
He took steps to make the appropriation for
the new fiscal year Immediately available,
and by the I'd of July every Pension Agent,
who had complied with the law, could have
had all needed funds at his disposal. Any
delay that occurred, therefore, was wholly
the fault of the Pension Agent.
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END OF GEN. CARL1N's MEMOIRS.

END OF GEN. CARL1N'S MEMOIRS.
This weeks paper contains the last install
ment of Gen. Carlin's Memoirs. Our readers
will regret this, for no more interesting mat
ter has ever appeared in the paper, and the
longer they were continued the more inter-
esting they became. The General writes
like soldier, and never uses more words
than are absolutely necessary to convey his
meaning. He tells his story with great di-
rectness and simplicity, lighted up by fre-
quent and spontaneous flashes of genuine
fun. It is our pleasant duty to state that,
yielding to the opportunities of the many
who desired the Memoirs in q more perma-
nent form, Gen. Carlin has decided to make
a book of them, and will at once proceed to
get them ready for the press. We shall give
notice from time of the progress of the work
toward completion.
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used for second term. We congratulate
the Sons of Veterans upon this. Gen. Arnold
is one of the most capable and efficient ma
tional officers any organization has in the
country, and he has done giants work in
developing and building up the Order. But
this has been at the entire sacrifice of his
own business, and it is not to be wondered
at that, great as has been the success of his
administration, he is not anxious for another
year of such work as he has done in the past.
But if he undertakes another year, we can
be sure it will bring forth rich fruits for the
Sons of Veterans.
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For THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
GRANT.
BY j. G. 8. b.

Illustrious dead! around thy bier
A Nation bows with weeping heart;
Thy virtues great shall live cnshrined
Through ages yet to come;
In breasts of all wherever's taught,
Love of Country, Freedom, Home.
Tho greatness of thy life, rs years roll on,
Will with refulgent brightness shine.
Thy name in this and other chimes,
With reverence be pronounced.
History will accord thee place
Among the greatest of thy race.
Sleep on! sleep on! oh, soldier brave,
Thy country weeps for you to-day,
The Nation thy loyalty hath saved,
Be the monument reared to thee.
The memory to us shall ever stand.
The talisman OF q united land.
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THE 49th Congress can most appropriately
open IFS work next December By the unani-
nous passage of a bill pensioning Mrs. Grant
at $4,000 a year-the usual rate to widows
of ex-Presidents We have no doubt that
this will be done, because it has precedent as
we'll as simple justice in its favor. All the
other widows of ex-Presidents are now On
the pension roll at that rate. Besides Mrs.
Grant has the additional claim of being the
widow of a soldier who, at the time of his
death, was in the service of the United
States, and we think we risk nothing in
predicting that there will be no opposition
to the movement The pension will come
very acceptably, for the reason that, as the
Generals pay ended with his death, the
family is entirely destitute, and none of
Mrs. Grants sons are in position to help her.
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A CoMRADE of Ransom Post, st. Louis,
Mo-, writes us that he believes that the best
member of the Post--considered with ref
erence to regularity of attendance and I'M
tagging zeal in everything pertaining to the
Posts welfare-is Gen. w. T. Sherman.
This is very pleasant news to hear, and will
delight the hundreds of thousands of old
Uncle Billy"
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Posi- Commander-in-C Chief Paul Van der
WORT and wife are at the home of the lat
ter's father in Towanda, ILL.,, where they will
remain until COmrade Van der WORT goes
to Bennington, vt, to deliver the address at
hattie there
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DIR. JOHN B. HAMILTON, Surgeon-General
of the Marine Hospitals, and who has gained
worldwide reputation for knowledge re-
lating to the spread of the cholera, has an
article in the North American Reuieao on
"Can Cholera be Averted 2"
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So far Gen. III. w. Arnold, the Commander
n-Chief of the Sons of Veterans, has stead
lastly refused the reelection which was
pressed upon him. Now, weare glad to say,
there is some prospect of his yielding to the
solicitations, and allowing his name to be
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FUNERAL OF GEN. GRANT.

Next weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE will
contain full account of the funeral of Gen.
Grant, which will be undoubtedly the grand
est funeral pageant ever seen on this CONT
nent, and special attention viii be paid to
the part the GAR. takes in the exequial
display.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-08-06

WE hardly know whether the New York
Civil Service Commissioners would have
given VIM. Tecumseh Sherman much con-
sideration or not. He stood sixth in his
class. The five who stood above him were
never heard of after graduation day.
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COUNTERFEITERS AND THEIR WAYS.
Next week we shall have most interest
ing paper on the counterfeiters and forgers
who have operated on United States and
national bank notes. The performances of
the principal of these scoundrels will be de-
scribed, and some account given of the men
themselves.
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TIE Sons of Veterans have much reason
to be proud of their organ-the Sons Of
Veterans Adrocate, published at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, and edited by r. V. Mallory, Past
Commander of Illinois Division, and one of
the brightest young journalists in the State.
The Adcocate-like the Order it represents
is steadily growing, and it is well worthy of
SupceSS
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THERE seems to be great deal of enter
prise in White County, Ark, great many
of the settlers being old Union soldiers, who
seem delighted with their new home. This
year quite large agricultural fair viii be
held at Judsonia, in October next, the cata-
log of which, containing SO pages, has been
received at THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE office.
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light. They are in the hall outside the d
,iGl Correspondence.
Nay, halt, we curious corners,
Our chiefs asleep within,
flushed be the noisy drummers,
The bugler's blare and din
The rest is sweet he's taking,
After the direful day,
Until the morn is breaking,
His comrades guard the way.
Let none come nigh to vex him,
His peace it is so deep,
No worldly cares perplex him,
No fears disturb his sleep;
Let no false friends surround him.
The one to us so dear.
To weary or to wound him
While we're on duty here.
We've shared our crusts together,
We've drank our canteenS dry,
In sitting tropic weather
When we were fain to die;
We've seen the bullets flying,
And stopped them as they flew,
We've seen our comrades dying.
And naught that we could do.
We've stood by him in sorrow,
We've shared in many a loss
1t may DO on the morrow
Wen bear heavier CROSS
But never for our chieftain
Shall tears or stress oppress,-
He's found his Appomattox
After the Wilderness.
Then. halt. let none come near him
Who's not u friend, indeed,
Though never mind his country
And never mind his creed;
His comrades of the battle
Stand guard both left and right:
No more the bullets rattle,
Sleep, comrade, sleepi Good night
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OBITUARY.
Invasious of Del

Invasious of Death in the Ranks OF Our Comrades.
HowAKp.-At Tomah, Wis., July 5. E. W. How
ard Co. C., 4tb Wis.,
CARLEY.-At North Auburn, Neb., July Is. Lieut..
III. Carley, Co. z, 9Th Iowa Cav.
WooDwARD.-At Tomah, Wis, recently. Gilbers
Woodward. First Serg't, Co. +. 9th N Y. At The
time of his death he a member of Post Nc ~.
HfCKs.-On June 10, at Canandaigua, n. y.
Washington T. Hicks, 2Sth n. Y. He WAS a nleIn-
Der of Post No. i62
CAELEy.-Recently, at Dubuque, Iowa, Lieut. L.
H Carley, Co. Il, 5th Iowa Cav.
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GEN. coMLY.s ARTrcLE.

Next week we shall publish the interest
ing contribution of Maj Gen. Jas. NJ. Comfy,
OF which We spoke few weeks ago. 1t is
war literature, and has that grace of style
with which Gen. Comfy manages to invest
everything that comes from his pen.
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General Sherman on The Tribune.

dEADQUAKTEKS ARMY Of The q. o.,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
To The Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
From the nature of the articles published
in the numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
SEM me, observe that it is published in the
interest Of the soldiers of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympathy, and
will en6eavor in my own sphere of action to
cooperate with you in all practicable meas
ures TO that end, without money and with
cut price. With great respect,
Your obedient servant
w. T. SHERMAN.
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members of the GA. r. watching at the house
tonight. They are in the hall outside the door,
Special CorreSpondcnce.
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We have received the following circular,
with a request to please publish and COM
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Comment falls weakly by the side of the
simple eloquence of this plain story of life
long and heroic graphing with pain and
suffering.
The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1885-07-25
His First Tall Hat.

Why does the young man, who whilom
greeted you with unaverted gaze and
pleasant good morning, now veil his
eyes in their down-drooping lashes and
pass you by without word, either good,
bad, or Indifferent? Why is his coun-
tenance sicklied DER with the sickly
smile of all-controlling self-conscious-
ness? Why his beseeching, appealing
look when his young acquaintance is
about to address him? Why lodges
he down the side street rather than
meet the throng of young fellows it was
once his chiefest pleasure to meet and
be with? When entering a doorway,
who can say why he stoops SO low? Why
this humility, this reverence, in one
who was wont to carry his head SO
high? Why consorts he exclusively
with his elders, and why does he avoid
his contemporaries as he would pesti-
lence? The answer is easy to find. he
has on his first tall hat.
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YUMA. ARIZONA, SATURDAY, JULY 25 1885.

Howe may supply the place of
his late brother as your represen-
tative in Parliament" And the
gallant woman naturally carried
everything before her.
Many would like to see Ameri-
can women take more interest in
our political contests. As rule,
when an American woman em>
barks in politics, she switches off
on some side-track. such as
womens' rights or prohibition. A
few ladies, like Mrs. Logan, are
active manipulators behind the
scenes, and there are one or two
drawing-rooms in Washington
where a good deal of effective
work is occasionally done by the
fair sex. But one never, or hard
ly eyer, sees lady on the stage
at political meeting; much less
do we hear of their soliciting
votes. Why not: Their presence
would soften the asperities of
political warfare and would put
male politicians on their good be-
havior. This country is not yet
ripe for female suffrage, though
the movement in that direction
is steadily progressive and it Is
mere question of time when that
salutary innovation will be adopt
ed in more important sections of
the country than Wyoming and
Washington Territories. In the
mean time our periodical party
struggles would be refined and
elevated If the bummers were
ordered to the rear and ladies OF
good standing in society followed
the exampleof Lady Churchill
and the Ladies Curzon.
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Students Songs"

Moses King, while a student
at Harvard College, earned his
entire college expenses of about a
thousand dollars a year by max
ing books, such as Harvard and
its Surroundings" "King's Hand
book of Boston," "The Harvard
Register" etc., and since gradu-
alton, a few years ago, he has
published many successful books;
among them "Students' Songs"
which has had the most remark
able sale ever known for a book OF
its class. Over 10000 copies oil
this "Students' Songs" have been
made, and the demand is almost
the same as before. The probable
cause of this success is the fact
that prior to the publication of
"Students' Songs" there was no
book containing songs and music
that have sprung up and become
popular within college walls dur.
ing the past ten years. The songs
have been heard and hearth
ly enjoyed by thousands of people
at glee club concerts, college festi-
vities, college societies and at
home and social gatherings. They
have a peculiar breeziness and
mirth>making capacity that
make them enjoyable on all en-
joyable occasions. The book
itself is also a cause of its success.
1t is handsomely printed and
contains sixty of these songs,
with their music, nearly all of
which are copyrighted, and to be
found in no other collection. It
is a surprise to find SO choice a
collection of new and copyrights
ed jolly songs and music, selling
for only fifty cents. Like almost
all successes, it has its limitations,
and some are rather deceptive in
their makeup. Already several
so-called collections of students
or college songs are in the market,
but the genuine and original book
of "Students' Songs" the only
one that has been noteworthy
is edited and compiled
by VIM. H. Hills, a young Har>
ward graduate, and published by
Moses King, the publisher, at
Hanover square, in Cambridge,
Mass.
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Recent Legal Decisions

A, who was in the employment OF B,
bargained with him for the purchase Of
horse which B owned and kept on his
farm, the price to be paid from wages
to be earned byA. The horse remained
on the farm under the care of A, who
paid for his forage and who claimed
ownership of the animal. An attach
npent against B was levied on the horse,
and A brought an action to recover him
as his property, Hull VS.. Sigsworth. In
January the Supreme Court of Errors OF
Connecticut decided in favcr Of the at.
taching creditor. Judge Pardee, in the
opinion, said: "There was no visible
change in the possession of the horse,
and the declarations of ownership made
by A, including those made at the time
of the attachment, must go for nothing,
because the apparently-unchanged own
ership by B was a constant denial of
their truth, and, as a matter Of law, bore
them down.
Millers who were engaged In manu-
featuring flour, mixing for the purpose
red and white wheat, and who had
wheat in store for the purpose, and who
were receiving wheat in store for others
and issuing warehouse receipts therefor,
applied to bank for a loan and were al
lowed the loan on condition of their
giving warehouse receipt for $4,000
bushels of wheat as security. They gave
the receipt accordingly, stating therein
that they had received in store 5000
bushels No. l white winter wheat and
No. 2 red wheat, the same or an
equivalent in flour to be held for
the banks as security for the pay
ment of a note of $4,000. The
millers subsequently failed in business,
having put fraudulent mortgage in
possession and the bank replevined from
him such wheat as was found in store
5000 bushels No. white winter-and
took -four manufactured from wheat in
store for the remainder. Upon these
facts the Supreme Court of Michigan
held: First, that warehouseman could
make valid pledge of grain in store by
issuing a warehouse receipt therefor,
without the ceremony of making actual
delivery of the grain. Second, that tho
pledge in this case was not invalid be-
cause of its specifying two kinds OF
wheat, but that the pledge was entitled
to take an equal amount of each kind.
Third, that not finding the requisite
amount of wheat, the bank might legal
ly take an equivalent from the -four, as
they did.
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The Wump.

The bugwump comes when the hour is late
To tie pane where the light is shining,
And the hugwump stands at the garden
gate,
His arms The maid entwining.
The rugwump waits for the stealthy wink,
The brand denominating,
And the jugwunp gaily takes drink
From the jug while his hook he's batting
The pugwump kisses the nose Of her pet.
And folds him to her bosom,
And the mugwump waits for his Office yet,
And-well, we must excuse him.
-BostoH Courier.
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A Victim OF the Surgeons Who Did
Not Complain,

A man who had been carried to Phil
ndelphia hospital while suffering from
the effects of a severe confusion was
asked if he had been treated kindly while
there. Considering all things" he
answered, 81 think I have no right to
complain. They amputated both Of
my feet, removed my collar bone, cut Of
my right arm, trepanned me, took out $
piece of my under jaw, sawed my left
uip-bone in two, and were about to ex-
.svate five or six ribs when fire broke
.ut in the establishment and the police
got away with the rest of my body in
.afety. ."-BrookEvn Eagle,
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At Skies and SeYens.

II wear No. 6"-and she looked at her
hand
Twas the hand of a goddess, even.
And yours, suppose"-and she sho.
him glance
Are something over seven"
mo, only just over six" he said,
As he placed his hand upon hers.
"Why, really" she laughed, ''ii that be 60,
You certainly Ought to take honors."
"Ohl give them to me and I'll take them,
dear"
She looked demure; and-just, he AYERS,
His mustache went rushing against her
lips
Twas a case OF skies and sevens.
-boston Globe.