The National tribune., 1885-10-29
OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies TO Questions On Variety Of Interesting
Suh.ncIs.

ITO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES questions on n sep
arate sheet of paper give full nanie and address,
and mark it Correspondents Column Noatten-
ton will be paid To communications that are not
accompanied with full name and address OF writer.
Our renders requested 10 inclose "A stamp for
reply TO their Inquiries. Postal cards VIII be
replied to by mail oHiyl
! r. B. ~. HbitebaH III. Where u claimant alleges
disability (Which previously existed in part and
does not specifically name other disabilities, which
were really the result OF injuries received III the
service, does the fact of the partial disability being
admitted iRvalidate the whole claim? g Would
the record of anchylosis partial anchy0sis to-
! Sether with my own affidavit of admission of it,
etc, stating cause and condition, have stated
to you, invalidate my claim for pension, although
disabilities are shown to exist which did not exist
previous to my enlistment? 8. Would you advise
entering new claim or still further prosecuting
the old one, having furnished evidence of the
shrinking OF my arm, nor of its evident weakness?
| =. Would photograph drawing be q good evil
| denee of disability such / have described and
acceptable as such in the Pension Department? 5.
| Would n letter written to the Commissioner, ask
ing new hearing after rejection stating the con-
| dtion and asking for special examination of my
case, receive any attention? 1nS,cer. l. No. 2 We
do not think IL would if the facts properly pre-
scented to the department. 3. Continue the old
| claim. Appea! it, if necessary. H. 1t might be of
some benefit D. We cannot say. 1t might not re-
ce1ve the commissioners personal action. What
| you appear to need IS a reliable, comprehensive
attorney.
| G. X. w., PurIer's Glen-Is a registered letter
safer than one not registered? fla registered letter
is lost or robbed is the Government responsible for
the loss? Ansmer. A registered letter is safer than
not responsible for its loss. The utmost security
within the province of the Post Office Department
! Is afforded by the system, which requires q regis
tered letter package to be recepted for by every
! person through whose hands it passes, thus
aiding the Posi- Office Department to keep it under
strict supervision (which cannot be given to orrii-
nary mail natter until it reaches its destination
| Is returned to the sender
| ~ s., Benton, IH.-1. We cannot say what the
commissioner OF Pensions will recommend in re-
| gard to the repeal of the Arrears Act We not
aware that any Member of the next Congress has
committed himself i'll regard to the question, has
promised to introduce bill for that purpose 2. We
! do not see that there is what you call great
| scarcity of money" throughout the country. 3.
senator Ingalls, was reelected for six years. 4.
The coming session of Congress is a long term. s.
| Gen Sherman never issued such order you
mention.
W. o. w., AugtIsta Me- enlisted May a. 1861
| and was discharged Sept Q, 1863 for disability.
How much bounty Government would 1 be en-
titled to? Ansmer. 500, probably. We cannot say
| definitely unless you state all the facts
X. b., Bijou Hills Dak-When the Commissioner
Of Pensions passes his opinion certain points in
| claim, does that stand as rule of the Depart
ment, or does he have to pass his opinion each
claim separately containing the same points? An
| s,rer. A decision made in holds good in
another case involving the same points.
C. s. r., Springfield, Mass-1 You were entitled
| to 800 bounty only for your enlistment Dec !,
1868. You were not entitled to $780, because you
enlisted in a new organization. q Write to the
Second Auditor of the Treasury. 1t is possible that
your discharge is filed in his office.
H. A. A., LGRSiRg-Are parents who lost n
in the late rebellion entitled pension? The case
in question is that of aged couple in need of help
who had two sons in the army and both were
killed. They have another living but he is no
help to them. Answer. The fact that they lost a
son. two sons does not in itself constitute O.
title to pension. The mother is the only parent
entitled where the father is also living and to en-
title her. she must show that at the date Of the sons
death for which pension is ciamed) she was de-
pendent upon him the SOM for support by
of her husbands inability from age, infirmity, or
other cause, to support her by his manual labor;
that she was not in possession of sufficient income
for her own support and that the did actually
contribute to her maintenance.
ID. W. L., sumner iU.-I Who wrote "Curfew
Shall Not Ring Tonight? 3 Give us a brief
statement of the cause Of the late Afghan trouble
3. What causes the osmose of liouids-the adhesion
between the liquids the adhesion of the liquids
to the membrane? 4. viii bali Tin theory, if
shot directly upward return to the muzzle of the
gun II not, why? 5. What is the date set for the
execution of Riel? G. Is there Government land
in Michigan; If So in what part? z. In of u
lost discharge, can widow obtain another and enter;
If SO, what steps necessary? g. Who is consid-
cred our most noted orator? 4nS,cer. l. Rosa Hart
wick, who became by marriage Mrs Thorpe. 3. 1t
was caused by the aggressive Russian policy, which
caused the Car advance his outposts in order to
secure q more advantageous position, and the At
ghans disputed his right to encroach upon their
territory g. Osnose is form of molecular attrae-
ton, caused by the adhesion of the liquids in pass
ing through a membrane, the latter being the sur
face OF the body. 4. Yes. 8. He has been respited
to Nov. IL 6. Yes; the local Land Agent at East
Saginaw can inform you of the location of such
lands There is some in his district, believe.
You can also write to the Land Agents at Detroit,
Reed City and Marquette. T. She can obtain a Ger
hhcate in lieu of a lost discharge. Apply to the
Acknowledgement, u. 5. A., this city s. That is a
question of individual preference We cannot
decide the question for any persons but ourselves.
G.S-in answer to q. NJ" Sept 10, you say
the SIS rate increased to SIS June 4, 1872 Now
what want to know Is this: Pensioner is drawing
Sl2 per month. If his pension is increased s.
bringing him up TO SD. is he not entitled to SIS In
other words, are not all soldiers enlisted mem who
are drawing SIS, entitled to Is? AnsUeT. No. From
June 8, 1866 to June l. 1872 the for loss of leg
arm hand or foot equivalent disabilities thereto
to
for loss of leg arm, and to SIS for the other dis
abilities mentioned, and they We're subsequently
increased So more, making $50 for loss of leg or
and S2i for the others According to your line
of reasoning, if pension is increased from SD SI5
it ought to go to S24 $780, because the SIS rate is
longer in existence for the disabilities mentioned
A pensoner drawing Sl2 who shall be increased to
Sl5 cannot draw any more unless his disability in
creases so rs to enttle him to higher rate, and in
that event he may be increased to SIC, SI7 sd or
So etc. as he may be found entitled by reason of
his disability.
If. W., Bartlett GA mother whose son died of
disease contracted in the service and in the line of
duty, wishes to apply for n pension Her first hus-
band-the father of the soder-tied before the
war. She has been married twice since the war,
the first time about 1865 and the last time sometime
in 1879; she has had any support from either
of her husbands. The son WAS her only support Is
she entitled To pension? Anstrer No. Her title to
pension ended when she married in 1865, if it
w. A. w., Grand Rapids, Mich A soldier is
obliged to wear elastic stocking for varicose
veins the result of weakness from wound Is he
entitled to Communication for this appliance? If So
how much, and to whom should application be
made? 1nstUer. The Government does not furnish
Communication for such appliances
W. II. C., Stdnteypiite, OFF a pension claim is
called up II probable failure of the Board of Ex-
aminers to certify disability and claim is rejected
what is the best thing to do for another application?
Ans,cer. The above is not a model of perspicuity
If you mean To say the claim has been rejected be-
cause the Examining Surgeons failed to certify to
the existence of pensionable disability, then the
claimant should furnish reliable medical testimony
showing that the alleged disability does exist and
that he is thereby disabled to certain extent This
testimony should be flied in the Pension Office and
another examination before some other Board re-
queSted.
c. H. A., Teanp,eton, Mass.-I am drawing So per
month for gun5hot wound of right leg, with re-
resulting heart disease" i am unable to do anu
hedpy work, and only do light work a part of
the time also troubled with n chronic case of
piles which probably resulted from torpid liver Do
you think that am entitled TO increase of pen
sion? insurer. In our opinion yes but we cannot
say with any certainty that claim for increase
will be fayoraby acted upon. because it will de-
pend upon the report of the Examining Surgeon,
and his conclusions may differ from opinion
based il is entirely upon your statements. The
only way to determine whether you or are not
entitIe to increase Is to file your application there
for and let the Pension Office decide the question
w. b. Nee, RubsNs Kd-Can n claim be held as
timber entry where there 10 more acres of
natural timber growing ON the same section? That
is young native timber, size from two to SIX inches
diameter. Timber claim has been taken over four
wears and there are not above 200 trees standing
which have been set. Insurer. No A timber-cui-
ture claim must be made on land entirely devoid of
natural growth of timber.
S. T. w. AuStinburg, O.-At our last Post meeting