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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-04-11
List of Letters.

Remaining uncalled for at the post
office at Devils Lake, d. r., for the week
ending April II, 1885. II not called
for within thirty days they will be sent
to the dead letter Office. Parties calling
for any of said letters will please say ad-
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-04-11
Farm for Rent.

We have 40 acres of breaking miles
north of town to lease on easy terms.
Good buildings, etc. Inquire Of
EATON 81 HIGBER
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-04-11

but one of them was so chilled through
it had to be hauled to this city on sled.
Vet. Rookie is attending and expects to
effect a cure
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-04-11

can Fill all good applications for
Loans. JOHN w. MAHER.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
Grant Monument Notes.

Col. Chas. G.. Otis, formerly of the 21st u.
Y, suggests that day be set apart in all the
schools of the country to receive subscriptions
from the children for the Grant monument at
New York.
A lady of Burlington, Kan, writes to the
New York committee that the monument
should be thoroughly modern in its plan and
materials. Therefore she suggests a statue of
Gen. Grant made of glass, stained TO represent
life, and to be placed on a massive pedestal
composed of iron, papier mache and stone.
As the country has been blessed with three
great Presidents, Washington, Lincoln, and
Grant, as our flag is tri-coor, and as the three
graces, Faith, Hope and Charity, flourish better
in the United States than in less fortunate parts
of the earth, the lady argues that the structure
must be three-sided. Over the glass statue she
suggests dome supported by three pillars in
the spaces between which are to be placed
statues of the graces. Faith facing TO the north,
Hope to the golden West and Charity eastward
over the seas. The dome must be sUTmOuated
by large figure Representing Public Education
extending book towards the South. while
about her feet cluster little cherGbs, black,
white, Chinese" etc. This, the lady assures
the association, would be essentially modern
and quite the thing. All suggestions are filed,
and will be brought before the Committee on
Design. This committee will be appointed and
called together in six or eight months and will
be composed of gentlemen thoroughly CONVEX
SAINT with art. All efforts are at present con-
centrated upon acquiring the means; designs
will be invited later.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
THE SIZE OF THE PENSION BILLS.


There has been such a demand for the ed
itorial which appeared in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE some time ago, and our stock of
that date running short, we have decided to
republish the editorial, which we give be-
low entire:
Grumblers at the amounts required to pay
pensions forget four very important facts, to
wit:
1. That during the war we put in the field a
larger proportion of the population than any
other people ever did.
2. That we fought our battles with a more
valuable class of men than any other people
ever did.
3. That as this country relies On volunteers
to fight its wars, the amount paid them as PEN
sions should be put in comparison with money
other people pay for standing armies.
a. That pensions, to be worthy the name,
must bear some relation to wages and the cost
of living in this country to the amount of
service rendered, and to the riches of the peo-
pie
In the first place. as to the proportion of
troops furnished to population. The following
table shows the population Of the loyal States
at the outbreak of the war; the number of men
furnished, and the percentage Of soldiers to
population:
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
A Public Spirited Han,
IT,. OsrysT


Jim McSnifter was tried in the District Court
at San Antonio, Texas, for stealing horse.
After speeches were made, the case was given
to the jury. Judge Noonan, who was on the
bench, said to the jury, as he handed the FORE
man the papers:
The jury will now retire and deliberate on
verdict"
The jurymen got up to go out, but the pris-
oner graciously waved his hand at them, and
said
Gentlemen, you needn't go out on my ac-
count. You can just stay right here aad dis
cuss the matter. In fact, I'd like to be present
and help you make up your verdict. L want
to do all 1 can to expedite justice"
The jury, nevertheless, retired, but after sew
eral hours they returned, being unable to agree
upon verdict.
Once more the prisoner arose in his scat, and
said to the jury:
Gentlemen, as far as I am concerned few
years more or less in the Penitentiary IS mat
ter of no Importance. If you cannot agree on
five years. make it 10. / don't want to have it
said about me that 1 impeded the cour-e OF
justice OR that didn't have any public spirit
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

1t will be seen that the whole Territory
has nearly population enough for three Rep
resentatives, while the southern part, with
its rapid growth, will have fully enough
people for two Representatives in year or
two. 1t is proposed to divide the State by
the 10th parallel, which very nearly COIN
cides with County lines running across the
State. d q
The opposition to the admission will be
wholly partisan, as it means the addition of
two Republican Senator's and at least one
Republican Representative to Congress.
There is, we perceive, a dangerous tendency
toward a blunder in naming the State. The
managers of the movement incline to call
the new State South Dakota" and the re-
mainder of the Territory North Dakota"
Such poverty Of nomenclature should not be
permitted. We are overburdened in this
country with "North" this, and "South I"
that; EAST" "West," "Upper," CLOVER"
cold" New" cities, towns, villages, post
offices, etc, until the mind wearies of the
endless recurrence. Let every place and
political division have distinctive name.
Let the new State be called Dakota" and
the country to the north Of it "Pembina,"
"Mandan," "Sioux," "Arrikaree," or some
other pleasant sounding name associated with
its aboriginal inhabitants
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

This shows that throughout the North there
was at least 1 soldier to every people. In
Illinois there was to every T. and in Kansas
nearly to every 5. OF course, Of every per-
sons were females. Of the remaining 4, at
least q were under or over the military ago,
or were unfit, so that substantially every young
man capable Of being a soldier went to the
front. This is proportion of lighting men to
the whole people that the world never saw
equaled, as many European critics frankly
admit. The British Encyclopedia says: "These
arc figures before which the celebrated upris-
ing Of the French Nation in 1893, or the recent
efforts Of France and Germany in the war of
IS70-71, sink into insignifcance. And within
three years the whole Of those vast forces were
peaceably disbanded, and the army had shrunk
to normal strength of only 10000 men," 1t
must be expected that it will take no small
amount to pension the survivors of the grand
total of 2320,272 men who wore the blue be-
tween the 10Th Of April, 1861, and the 31st Of
December, 1866.
Secondly. The armies Of Europe have always
been made up Of tie cheapest and poorest paid
men in the respective countries. No man was
found in them who was capable of making
decent wages in any other pursuit. On the
other hand, the Union army was composed Of
the best wage-earners in the country. The
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
AT THE REUNIONS
HELP PEIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

This is the season for Reunions. In every
gathering Of old soldiers and their families
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has many warm
friends and admirers. 1t will have many
more If those who love it will bethink them
selves to call the attention Of their friends
and acquaintance to its merits. A few
yads in its praise from every one who takes
and reads the paper will result in great good
to it. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is doing
work for the old soldiers of this country
that deserves the warmest encouragement
from every one. 1t is the only champion
the old soldiers have among the great
papers Of the country, and the greater
it becomes the better can it advocate
their cause. 1t has now circulation equal
to that of any other great weekly in the
Nation, and superior to that of most of the
leading papers. 1t is read every week by
more than a half million people, living in every
part of the country. But great as this cir
culation is it should be doubled. We should
have million readers, and we will have
them if all our friends help us as they
should We ask every man and woman
who admircs THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE to
express that admiration to some other man
or woman who docs not take the paper, and
urge him or her to subscribe If this is done
conscicntiously we shall have million
readers within few months, and we can
plead the soldiers cause before Congress and
the country in words that dare not be dis
regarded. Let no comrade 60 away from a
Reunion without having made some effort
to increase THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE's cir
culation.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

AS SOON as he arrived in ST. Louis Gen.
Sherman peremptorily declined the presi-
dency of the local association to raise mon
ument to Gen. Grant for that city. His
grounds for doing this he stated to be that
his relations to the Grant family fully COM
mitted him to the scheme for national
monument in New York over the remains,
and that after that be felt obligated to do
what he could for the GAR. and for the
Society of the Army of the Tennessee, if
they choose to erect monuments. The Gen.
erals aid to the Grand Army will be power
full, and it is what might be expected of so
loyal comrade as he.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
THE CHAPLAINCY OF THE SOLDIERS
HOME.

THE CHAPLAINCY OF THE SOLDIERS
HOME.
The Ohio Association of Survivors of Rebel
Prisons have unanimously Endorsed by reso-
luton, and asked by petition, for the ap-
pointment to the Chaplaincy of the Ohio
Soldiers Home, near Dayton, O., made va
cant by the death of the Rev. William
Earnshaw, the Rev. T. J. Sheppard, now OF
Bucyrus, o. The appointment is the most
fit one, we firmly believe, that could be
made.
The Rev. T. J. Sheppard went out as an
enlisted man in an Ohio regiment and rose
to the rank of Sergeant, He was captured
in the campaign against Atlanta and taken
to Andersonville. There he Immediately
Joined that noble band of selfsacrifcing
Christians who, from day to day, conducted
religious meetings, singing and praying for
the encouragement and sOlace Of their COM
rades, and, what was still more to the pur-
pose, did their Masters work in the most
effective way by patient nursing and tender
care of the stricken and dying in that horri-
BILE pen.
1t is impossible to oyerstate the value of
these services and the comfort they brought
to those to whom they ministered. One of
the terrible scourges of Andersonville was
the lice, and the moment a man became
at all weakened from disease, the vermin
gained such Roadway that they added i'm
mensely to his misery, and no doubt hasten
ed his death. To cleanse the bodies and
clothing of the sick prisoners of these
wretchcd pests was a duty exceedingly
noisome, and yet these Christian nurses did
it diligently and unfinchingly. They
cleansed the befouled garments of the sick
as well as they possibly could in the absence
of any proper means, and daily from morn
ing until night did all that their strength
would permit them to do to render the situa-
ton of those around them less miserable
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
Substituting an Aunt.
[Teras SitTinqs.I


My dear friend GilhOOly, what makes You
look so sad? Haven't you heard from CIeye-
land about that post-ofiee yet" asked Gus De
Smith.
& don't want that post-ofice"
Then why art thou blue?"
% ve got reason enough to feel blue Ny
aunt is going through Austin to-mOrrosg and
she Will lay over here three mortal hours Gad
I've got to entertain her. She is tina worst
talker you ever heard. What 1 will bayc to
undergo for three hours is fearful to coItvul-
plate. She will talk me silly. I'd give SD if
1 could muzzle her for an hour or so, and at the
same time not hurt her feelings"
"Ill tell what you can do to keep her mouth
shut part of the time, if you viii promise to
set up the beer"
"It's whack.r
Take her to photograph gallery and have
the photographer try to take her picture; then
she will have to keep her mouth shut, aud she
will do it cheerfully."
"That's a good idea. There are more WAYS
of killing dog than choking him to death
with butter"
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
GOOD NEWS.
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
Promises the Readers Of The
National Tribune a
Series of Articles.

a great treat is in store for the readers of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE during the COM
ing Winter, Gen. John A. Logan having con-
scented to contribute to its columns series
of military articles. There is probably no
soldier in the United States who can create
greater interest among the veterans of the
late war than this distinguished General
and statesman. In answer to THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUSE's request for the Cen
erals personal "reminiscences of the war the
following letter was received:
L. 8. SENATE, WASHINGTON, D. c., July 81.
Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
SIR: Your repeated requests 10 10 contribute 10
voT columns "reminiscences Of The military operations
sch arhicI scGS connected hare Arrays found
6,rdened sci official and other 10 be u9dbte
to deoosc the requisite time TO He icork, much
saiued The opportunity Of addressing your immense
constituency Nor do feel much at leisure no,c
hull sria say that can gaia, The time
sriich trust ,cH be aritia the merit fe,r months ,v
furnish goa sriut series Of articles relative TO opera
lions aud incidents i the history Of the Army Of the
Tennessee.
Yours, respectfully, JoHy 4. LOGAN.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

and bring what comfort could be brought to
the sick and dying.
Comrade Sheppard was one of the jury
which condemned the raiders to death, and
he was in other ways efficient in the move
ment which broke the power of the scoun-
drels who were robbing and numbering their
imprisoned comrades. Since his discharge
from the army Comrade Sheppard has ad
ministered most acceptably to several con-
gregations in Ohio, and everywhere has
borne high reputation for learning ability
and true Christianity.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
DAKOTA.

The recent census of Dakota has been
completed, and shows that there are 10000
people in the Territory, of whom 263 1000 are
in the southern half, which it is proposed to
admit as State. There should be no ques-
ton about doing this at once. The law pro-
vides that any Territory may be admitted
as a State as soon as it can be shown to have
sufficient population to elect a Representa-
tive. At first this was only $4,000 people,
and some of the States were admitted with
but little larger population than that, as the
following table of the population of the
States at the time of their admission will
show:
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
THE BOARD OF RE-REyIEyy.

In last weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE we
| described the Board of Review, most
important reform introduced by Gen. Black
into the machinery of the Pension Bureau
The Importance Of this reform consists in
the fact that it is believed it will expedite
business greatly, introduce uniformity into
the practice, and, above all, permit the exer-
else OF a wise discretion in the adjudication
Of claims
As we then explained, it is a matter OF
physical impossibility for tenth Of one per
cent Of the claims to come under the direct
eye of the Commissioner, and under the old
system the allowance or rejection of a claim
pivOted upon what scientists would call the
personal equation" of one Examiner. If he
felt like constituting the laws and decisions
literally, claims would be admitted by him
which would be rejected by those members
of the same board whose minds tended to
stricter constructions. The tendency to the
strictest construction and the careful OBJ
servance Of technicalism was strengthened
by the impossibility of allowing discretion
to the whole body of Examiners and the
practice of the office of holding the Exam
liners to a rigid adherence to cast-iron rules.
The Board Of ReReview being smaller in
1arc Of caJoc+ xxrhp
directly represent the Commissioner, is not
bound to such slavish adherence to the alb
solute letter, but is given much wider dis
cretion in all cases, and charged with the
duty Of bringing such cases as require dis
cretior which it does not feel like exercis-
ing to the special attention of the Commits
sioner. 1t can take into consideration pre-
sumptions which the Examiners below were
not allowed to consider, and has liberty of
judgment only inferior TO that of the Com
missioner himself
We feel that this makes substantial
gain for the soldier. Our only criticism on
the board as at present constituted, is that
it is not large enough. Instead of nine
members, we think that % or so could be
used to advantage, and doubtless the board
VIII be increased to this number when it
shall demonstrate its usefulness conclusively
to the Commissioner
In the Pension Office is an enormous num-
Der of cases which are held up on some
purely technical hook. The Examiners
have no authority to waive this technical
ism and permit the cases TO be settled. The
Board of Re-Review probably will be granted
this power; it certainly should be, and
should go through the files Of the Office and
select out those in which the evidence is
sufficient to satisfy any reasonable demand,
and have them allowed whether they satisfy
all the minute requirements of the old IRON
clad regulations or not. The success or
failure of this board will depend upon the
discretion given it.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
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THE CoRRECTOR CORRECTED.

To TIE EDITOR: Lieut.-C'1. Human, in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Aug: ;Q, asks if it was no.
Iongfollow who wrote "ThiHss are not what they
SEEM" If we mistake not tho Colonel is the man
who spelled down the whsie city of Cleveland
at spelling school. but he Fsa little off to the
authorship of the quotstioass In " Pnafore." by
Sir Arthur Sullivan. MAJ befSund these words:
"Things arc seldom what they seem,
Skim-mk mas'iuorades as cream"
De. c. II. MEREICK, Seattle, Wash.
Did not Dr. Merrich, in his school-boy
days, ever recite Longfellow's psalm OF
Life" the opening verse of which is:
Tell mo not in mourrFnl numbers
Life is but an empty drcam!
For the soul Is dead that slunbers
And things arc not Viiat they seem.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
A Sensible Answer.

HhltehGH Rertetg, LOnGOn.I
A capital story has just been raked up con-
corning the late Mr.. Justice Maule, and those
who are now agitating about children and
oath-taking in courts of justice should study
its wisdom. At a trial over which Mr. JUS ics
Maule presided great doubt was expressed IS TO
whether little girl who had been called - q
witness knew about the nature of an oath. To
silence controversy the Judge asked the child
if she knew where she would go to if she tn!t =
lie. The witness meekly replied, "No sir. To
which the Judge added, "A very sensible
answer. Neither do know where you viii go
to. You may swear the Witness
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
A Stern Sex.
tNe1V York SuR.1

Mrs. Hendricks calling on Mrs. Col Towscr)
- noticed your husband at the head OF his
regiment in the parade yesterday, Mrs. Towser.
What stern and commanding presence he
has!"
Mrs. Towser-"Y Very" CTo the Colonel, Just
entering the door, Did you bring the Eeat
for dinner, Towser?"
Col. TOwser-"Ah, er. By Jove, my dear,
I-er-"
Mrs. Towser-"Y You needn't 'ah and err
about it. You forgot that meat, and you cIa
just tramp back aud get it." Ito Mrs Hen
drieks)- y" Excuse me, Mrs. Hendricks; but
Won were sayinu-n
The National tribune., 1885-09-10
Total killed and wounded.

Thus in II months of fighting 100000 of our
men lost very nearly as many as 1,l24,0O0 Ger
mans in the seven months which it took them
to utterly destroy the French army and crush
out all resistance.
The American soldier had four years of this
awful fighting, where the German soldier got
off with less than o-thirds Of a year.
1t is facts like these which amply justify a
pension-roll much larger than any the Ameri-
can people have been called upon to contem-
plate.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

went to the White House. Both the President
and his Secretary return from their vacation in
the AdirondaCks healthy. vigorous and bronzed
by the outdoor sports and exercise. Shortly
after his arrival the President resumed busi-
ness rs usual. There has been no formal call
for Cabinet meeting as yet, but the members
present in the city had meeting early in the
week. The many subjects demanding atten-
ton will keep the President so closely occupied
that it is not probable District appointments
will receive early attention.
PERSONAL.
Capt Hassler, Chief of the appointment Di-
vision of the Interior Department, is genial and
full of jokes. When persistent reporters bore
him too much he quietly lifts a printed card
from the desk and holds it aloft: s. No coaun-
drums answered to-day" For hungry Office
seekers he has ready at all times the following:
Applications for the earth viii not be considered
to-day"
VISITORS To THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
John G. Shafer, Co. K, I'd \. Y. Ii. a, Frank
fort, n. Y.
John G. Manahan, 18th H., Sterling, Ill.
The National tribune., 1885-09-10

is not Spaniard settled in the whole archi-
pelago. 1t is true that some of the islands
were first visited by Spanish ships, but
every other maritime Nation in the world
can make similar claims in regard to other
members of the group. If discovery gave
ownership, the United States would own
quite number which were first trodden by
the feet Of American sailors.