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The National tribune., 1885-09-10

| earnings in civil life of an average American
company would be more than that Of an aver
age European regiment. This fact bears on the
sacrifices that our soldiers had to make in order
| to personally serve their country.
Thirdly. Every other great and civilized ma
ton spends hundreds of millions of dollars
every year upon its standing army. This does
not include the great drain upon the resources
of the country from having hundreds Of thou
sands of young men withdrawn from industrial
pursuits and kept at non-productive occupa-
ton. We avoid this enormous expense by re-
lying upon call for volunteers to meet any
great emergency. Therefore, while It actually
costs every man, woman and child in Franco
$500 each every year, or $15.45 per family, to
support the army, it only costs the Americans
so cents per capita, Or 81 family. While 66.57
per cent, or two-thirds of the entire income Of
the German Empire is expended in maintain
ing the army, we spend on ours but 1852 per
cent, or less than one sixth. Certainly, if we
get along so cbeapIy in ordinary times, We
must expect to pay somewhat extra for emer-
gences.
Fomthly. No great military force was ever
called upon to fight as many and as bloody
battles as the Union army in its four years of
service. No modern war ever lasted so long, or
was so full of desperate collisions. No army
ever staid SO constantly in the field for so long
a time contended for so long with the rigors of
climate and the hardships of campaigning
none ever lost so large a proportion of its num-
bers by wounds in battle and disease in camp
Let US compare our war with the Franco Prus-
cia tn ar1S h
and dangers to which the participants were
subjected:
We actually put in the field for three years
service 2, 32O,272 men. OF these we lost
Killed in 4i,23S
Died OF 49.Oo
Suicides executions etc....... .............. 5o6
Unknown cauSeS. .......'........'..". 2i,ioi
Missing and in all probability dead....... $4,000
Total ool,oo3
Our war began in April 1861, and lasted four
years.
The Franco Prussian war began July 10,
1870, and lasted until Feb 26, 1871, or seven
months and seven days. During that time the
Germans put in the field l, l2i,0G0 men. They
lost
Killed 1870
Died of wounds ............ 10, 7O7
Wounded not MORALLY 1880
IOtal Ia, lou
Perhaps a better comparison would be be-
tween the German losses and those sustained
by the army which Grant led against Rich
mond. Including the columns under Sigel and
Butler, Grant opened the final campaign
against Richmond with 100000 men, or about
one-sixth the German force that moved against
Paris The losses were as follows:
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
Dueking Belated Married Men.

The Never-stay ut-after-eleven Club Of tho
Village Of Flushing, Long Island, added another
victim to its list on Monday night. Joseph
Martin, as he was on his way home shortly a.t. r
IL o'clock, was caught by four members OF tao
Club and ducked in a fountain basin. IIs
dragged in Henry Small with him. The Club
was organized four months ago for the purpose
OF "duckiug" all married men who remain cut
after II o'clock at night. Its first victim Vas
its own President, James Kennedy.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

SPANS title to the Caroline Islands rests
on the 1imsiest basis. She has simply
claimed them for 200 years, as she claimed
everything else in the new world, but never
took the trouble to reduce them to possession
by planting a single colony on them. There
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
GRANT.

BY MISS MYRTLE R. JEyTE Jagged 12 years..
ALPESA, MICH
Who tattled through the raging war,
Amid the gun and lannon's roar?
Who now waits on the heavenly shore
Grant.
Who fought the rebels left and right,
Amid the roar and sic.seniug sights:
Who prayed TO God to help, each night
Grant.
Who fought the rebels with no fears
Who kept the White House many yearsf
Who left his wife with many tears
Grant
Who suffered all himself alones
Who now no more this earth will reamf
Who now waits in his heavenly homo
Grant.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C., SEPTEMBER 10, 1855
General Sherman on The Tribune.

General Sherman on The Tribune.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE U. S.,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
\
From the nature of the articles published
IN the numbers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
sent me, l observe that it is published in the
interest of the soldiers of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympathy, and |
viii endeavor in my own sphere of action to
cooperate with you in all practicable meas
ures to that end, without money and with
out price. With great respect,
Your obedient servant,
w. T. SHERMAN.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
They Had Met.

I-FctV IUN StIt.I
Young lady just returned from Saratog8 TO
friend]-We saw great deal of that young
Mr.. Algernon de COurcey at Saratoga, Clara.
He is delightful He paid me special attention.
Have you ever met himP
Clara (quietlyl-Oh, yes. Agernon wrote me-
that he had been polite to YOU on my account.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS, WIDOWS.

To THE EDITOR: Cannot something be done for
soldiers and sailors widows? / draw n pension
under the present law. If die from disease for
which draw pension. my wife can get pension;
but If die from any other cause, either accident
or (other) disease she cannot have pension granted
her. This is a of great anxiety to me. My
health is so poor that il is impossible to get my life
insured, and if die, above, my dear wife will
be left in poverty. Please advocate having a law
passed granting continuance of pension of soldier
to his dependent widow. had rather starve than
to have my invalid wife suffer when am gone
AUSTIN HOWARD. 10th n. Y. iMozarO. Milford.
Mass.
We advocated just such law last year
in urging the passage Of the Amended Next
SEC 10. That if any invalid pcnsioner pensioned
for disability contracted in the military naval
service of the United States, and in the line of duty,
has died or shall hereafter die leaving widow
minor child under sixteen years of age, both at
the date of the death of such pensioner such widow
and minor children shall be entitled. in the order
of succession named to an original pension in their
own right, under existing laws, without being re-
quired to prove that the death of such pensioner
due to his military naval service of the
United States, and shall receive the rates al
lowed by law except that such as may be found to
be entitled to eight dollars per month under exist
ing laws shall receive III lieu thereof twelve dollars
per month.
We expect that q similar provision will
be contained in tho bill which the National
Committee Of Pensions, GAR, will recon-
mend to Congress this Winter.
.@--
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
Col. EllsMorth's Horse.
l1ibdHy ErpresS.I

A horse dentist went to Mechanicsyiile
yesterday to operate on the teeth of the horse
of Col. Ellsworth, the first Union soldier killed
in the rebellion. The animal is SIS years old, and
could eat nothing except potato mash. After
the operation the horse could masticate oats,
but it is thought the relief is only temporary.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

1t may be interesting in this connection
to give the number of people required for
Congressional District at different times
since the formation of the Government
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

If THIS cholera scare will stir up the peo-
pie to adopt some method of disposing of
sewage that will keep it from poisoning our
wells and streams much good will have
been accomplished. 1t is scientific and
economic scandal that while we are spend
ing millions of dollars year for fertilizers,
we are polluting all our potable waters with
the best offertilizers, which we thus worse
than waste.
THE New York Grant Monument fund did
not grow very much during the week, and
at the close the amount subscribed was little
in excess of $4,000. Some of the papers re-
mark that by long-continued and persistent
effort they may eventually succeed in get
ting enough to pay tie artist for a model.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-04-03

In speaking of the O. S. L. the
Walla Walla Journal puts forth the
following; at is now thought more
than probable that the Oregon Short
Line will cross the Snake River be.
tween the Salmon River and Pitts
burg Landing, and come down on the
Oregon and Washington Territory
side. This route, it is said, avoids
much expensive ballasting and rock
work and also obviates the BUILDING
of an expensive bridge across Salm.
on river
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1885-04-03
Gam bling Bill.
AN ACT


To amend section eighty eight of ar
Act entitled can Act to provide q
uniform system of Territorial and
County revenue, and for assessing
and collecting the same"
Be II enacted by the Legislative As
sembly Of The Territory Of Idaho as fol-
lo,Cs:
SEC. l. That section eighty-eigh
of said act be, and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
A license shall be granted to any
person or persons on the payment of
fifty dollars per quarter, for any Of
the following games, to-wit: Faro,
monte, twenty-one or any other bank
ing game, or games at cards, dice or
other device, provided, that no per-
son shall have license for French
monte, three-card monte, E. O., or
roulette, or the game commonly called
thimble game, or for percentage stud
poker, or any other percentage game
at dice, cards or other device, and
those games are hereby made unlaw-
fnl; and provided further, that any
person or persons who shall keep,
deal, or be IN anywise interested in
any of the games hereby declared to
be unlawful, shall be deemed guilty
Of misciemeanor, and subject to the
provisions, fines and penalties specif-
ed in section eighty nine of said act.
5. c. 2. The owner or lessee of the
in which any of the games
named in this act are kept, shall be
held responsible to the Territory and
county for the payment of said license
and the same shall be lien on said
until said license is paid.
Sec. 3. All acts and parts of acts
in conflict with the provisions of this
act are hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. This act to take effect and
be in force from and after its passage
md approval. d. w. FoucH,
Speaker.
JHAs. "A. WooD, Pres't Council.
Approved Feb. 5, 1885.
w. M. BUM, Governor.
"A prominent Chinese doctor in Los
Angeles claims to be making 800 per
week by his practice among Cauca-
ians.
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Notice to the Public,

NOuCS 10 the xuOuC.
Persons dealing with one Jos. jackson,
near Centerville, are hereby notified that
hc Is not in my employ, nor is he in any
manner interested with me in mining or
any other kind of business. / am the sole
owner of the Golden Fleece and Golden
Star mines, near the quartz mill, about
one mile east Of Centerville, and the said
Joseph Jackson, and all persons, are here
by notified not to trespass on either of said
mines, as any one who shall do so will be
dealt with according to law
MARION f. WALDRON.
CENTERvILLE, July l, 1S84-Sm.
Title Abstract Of Deed
From Dryden McClintock, Sheriff, to
M. F. Waldron, deciding all those certain
quartz lodes known as the Golden Fleece
and Golden Star mines, situated in Cen.
terville mining district, Boise county, |.
r.
Fate of deed. March %, 1888, and recor.
dcd March 90, 1888, at 8 O'Clock, A. NJ, in
book 10, on pages $780, 400, 4O1 and 4O2
Deed records of Boise county, IT.
Territory of Idaho,
County of Boise
l do hereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct abstract, as appears of
record.
~ Witness my hand and seal of
Seal. Office, this 9th day of July, A.
49, d. 1884.
TIM CARROLL,
Auditor Boise Co. l.
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The engravings for Harper's Month
ly cost 100000 year. The Cen.
fury has spent as much as $4,000 for
illustrations for one article.
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Has attained a standard Of excellence which
admits of no superior.
1t contains every improvement that inventive
genius, skill and money can produce.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-06


still nohler temple, wisi,.il shall be con-
ses;ratea hs the approval Of the supreme
GRIND Master of the rniver-.. without
the invocation Of whose blessing no work
sllolild be undertaken"
The allowed prayer by the Grand
Chaplain, and a dialogue Of questions
and responses between the Grand Mas
ter and the members of the Order. The
hall was then duly dedicated by the
Grand Master, and this fact was then
proclaimed by the Grand Marshal ac-
cording to the form of the Order Four
heralds then approached the altar in
the center OF the hall, and each in turn
srrinkled water. kindled fire, scattered
wheat and strewed flowers, the perform
anr,e ofeach meeting with appropriate
responses from the brethren. The Grand
Master then delivered the hall into the
hands of the brethren with a few APP
proPriate remarks. A prayer by the
chaplain closed the exercises and the
audience dispersed.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-06
Whole No. 11o
That Game Law.

It appears now that Councilman Ken
nedy was correct last week in his state
ments that the bin prohibiting the ex-
portation Of deer, moose, elk, antelope.
and buffalo hides was defeated in the
council Aietter was addressed 10 David
Marks, chief clerk Of the council, in re-
gard to the nlatter, and in his reply he
gives the steps he took to find the fate Of
the bill, rs follows
First, went to the secretary's office
and examined the council bill-book and
found that on the last day the bill (H.
b. No. 1lS) was lost
Second, | then looked mp the matter
on my journal and found that it showed
that the bill was lost by the following
vote. Ayes-Buck, Cardwell, Chessnan.
FERGUS, Mr.. President-5; noes-Bar-
rett, DeWolfe, Greene, Kennedy. Morris
o; absent-Cotant, Mitchell.
Third, | looked at the house journal
and found that i'll communication /
had informed the house that the bill had
been lost in the council.
Fourth, | looked at the house bill
book and found the history of the ooun-
al recorded as follows: Passed council
Ordered enrolled Signed by Speak
err This instead of putting tile full
council history on record, as is usual, and
as found the case Of record upon every
other bill save this bill.
Fifth, found the bill in the secre-
tary's office, duly and regularly signed
by the president and speaker, and APP
proved by the governor
'The whole fault lies in the house.
The affair was either case of gross
carelessness. or, as the history OF the
house bill-book shows, there was some
thing rotten.
1t looks as though some one was very
much interested in having the bill be-
come law and was willing to adopt un-
derhand measures to accomplish his OBJ
ject. What will be done in regard to
the matter is hard TO tell. Secretary
Tooker may hold that the records by
which he is guided show that the bill
became law and, therefore, may in
elude it in the printed laws. Il is bro
bablc, however, that should any one be
indicted Tor violating the law, the Jour
nal Of the council could be used as eyi.
ienee that the bill did not become law
and the courts would probably dis
'narge any person charged with such
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-06
The Prize Rlng.
SULLIVAN RYAN FIGHT or,


II looks very much as if the Sullivan-
Ryan fight is off after all. Richard X.
Fox has grown tired If the affair and
withdrawn from it altogether. He says
he does so because of the false state
ments that violation Of the law was in
tended. He AYERS that it was to be a
boxing match for scientific points only
and not prize fight. Toput an end to
this false impression, and to relieve Sui
livan Of this unjust imputation, he saws
in letter to Sullivan he withdraws in
toto, and the match, as far as he is com
cerned, Is of. Another reason for sup
posing the fight to be Otis that the Hon.
John F. Forbes, OF Butte City. is quoted
as saying, when asked if there was any
law to prevent prize fighting in that
city:
"WeIl, just let them try it, was the
emphatic answer; they'd be landed in
the penitentiary inside OF thirty days.
Not that wouldn't like to see this con-
test" he added, the only one eyer
felt | would like to see, but the Law is
plain, pointed and Imperative, and can
not be gotten around The penalty is
six months in the penitentiary and
fine not exceeding 5000, and there is no
chance whatever for evading it, as il is
carefully drawn, well worded and per-
fectly valid and constitutional IT is, in
fact, with but few changes copy of the
Ohio statute upon the subject, which has
already stood the test 1t prohibits prize
fighting, whether bare handed or other
wise; gloves will make no difference. A
simple contest of skill for points would
not be concluded in its prohibition, but
any fight to a finish comes under its
ban. Sullivan and RYAN, under its pro-
visions, will be liable to arrest as soon as
they come here"
The daily papers say Sullivan has him
self said that he has abandoned all idea
for the present Of meeting with Ryan,
and that he will depart for Europe
soon
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-06
odd Fellows Day.

Butte on the 2lth was the scene Of a
great Odd Fellows celebration, bands
played, members paraded and royal
good time was engaged in. Grand Mas
ter A. d. Mcpherson, who had came
from Bozeman for the especial purpose,
in an impressive manner delivered the
following dedieatory address:
Noble Grand: In the name Of and in
behalf Of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows Of the territory Of Montana,
/ accept, for dedication to the use Of
Odd Fellowship, this hall, which has
been constructed under your supervision.
To you aud your associates the present
must be an occasion especially gratifying.
To-day you witness the consummation
of that for which YOU have ardently
toiled and hoped; to-day you hail the
completion of that for which YOU have
zealously and faithfully labored, and to-
day you behold the recognition BY your
brethren from the north, the south, the
east aud the vest of this, the result Of
your efforts, as temple dedicated to
those who vocation ID to visit the sick,
relieve the distressed, bury the dead,
educate the orphan --daties which neith-
er interfere with nor supercede the dis
charge Of anv other. social, moral. NJ
ligious
Brethren, ] congratulate youupon the
completion Of this beautiful bali, which
we are about to dedicate to those car
dinal virtues which should adorn and
elevate humanity, and the names of
which we have aeleeted as the motto
and watchworl Of our beloved Order
Beneath this roof you are to encourage
one another in the duties Of benevolence
and charity; before this altar the good
works Of friendship, love and truth are
ever. to be presented as the only accept
able sacrifc. From hence, as from a
perennial fountain, are to flow the gentle
streams Of true friendship, to gladden.
and make green many waste places. In
thisquiet retreat are to cultivated those
flowers that love unfeigned shall scatter
on the rugged pathway Of life, under
MANY bleeding feet. Here is to be sown
the good seed 81 truth IN many hearts,
to spring up and yield its hundred-fold
harvest It is, therefore, not % much
this temple made with hands that should
occupy our attention at present, as the
great principles that ara here to be dis
seniinated. | hope and trust, brethren
that our united efforts, with those 81
brethren throughout the globe, mas
lead 70 the raising aud adorning of !
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-06
Publication Notes.


A fac-simile Of map prepared by
General Gordon in Khartoom, and with
notes in his handwriting, forms feature
of Science for Al ril 10. General Stone,
late of the Egyptian service, writes the
descriptive text, and Colonel prout, who
served with Gordon, contributes an arti-
Gle upon his character as an officer. show
ing the misconception Of those persons
who have supposed him to be mere
enthusiast. 1.-THE Climate IF the SOU
dan, y by an officer of long experience,
and the Route from Soukim to Belber,"
are recent articles in the pages oi Sci
ence, the new scientific weekly. $500
per year. 46 Bond Street, New York.
There is no more pleasing mnsic than
these JoI1y sungs as sung by students !;
and any one wh9 fras rvrr Iissff the up
portunity Of hearing these songs BY col
lege societies, glee clubs, or by groups Of
students will not be surprised to learn
that new edition of Moses Kings coli
lection has just been issued. Over 10000
copies have already been sold. This re-
markable sale Is probably owing to the
fact that nearly all these songs are to be
found in no other collection. They are
all fresh and copyrighted, and are the
songs actually sung at all the colleges at
the present time. There are sixty songs
with full music The book is handsome
Is printed, sheet-music size. ahd is sold
for fifty cents. The editor is Vim. H.
Hills, a recent graduate of Harvard and
the publisher is Moses King. Of Cam
bridge, Mass. widely known as editor of
Kings Handbook Of Boston, IIar-
ward and its Surroundings, etc
A RED-HEADED FAMILY.-Is the title Of
the Elzevir Library issue for April End
1886. 1t is an exquisite little paper
from Maurice Thompson, upon the Gam
pephiit,s principals or ivory billed wood
pecker, which inlabits the southern
parts of the United States and Mexic,
ANY one who has been fortunate enough
to see these species will readily ascrihe
him his title Of king Of the wood
pecker or prince of the redheads. This
little paper OF twenty pages, which reads
like novel, is published by John b
Alden, 393 Pearl street, New York, and
costs cents.
The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-06
Look at Us /!

Brennan is not only beautiful town
but also a very important place in Mon
tana, being the county scat OF Gallatin
and numbering 2,500 inhabitants Sur
rounded by mines and the chief supply
for the finest agricultural valley in
Montana ii bids fair to rival any other
town in the territory The following
statement kindly furnished by ". w.
Livingston, agent for the Northern Paci-
fic railroad company, will give some idea
Of the business done at this station in
1885.
freight, 29,6s6; charges, slo2.l55s50;
passenger receipts, s48.4lG5e total,
s2oS, ,5S200 Car lead shipments for
warded: Agricultural implements. 4
barley, 10; bones, ]; brick, ); bran, %
chop, %; coal, 200; dry goods, /; emf
grant movable, So; -four, -; furniture
/; hay ~; lumber, III; live stock. 45
oats, 245; potatoes, i; wheat, |; total
2l7