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RappahannOck Station.

To THE EDITOR: If THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE is making history-and | believe its col
umns will be carefully searched by future his
tOrianS-every comrade should give his views
when he knows that others are at fault. Com
radeS from Russell's and Upton's Brigades differ
as TO which of these commanders was entitled
to the greater credit for the brilliant achieve
ment at Rappahannock Station.
The facts are that there were two charges
made, one by each brigade Russell's Brigade
made a charge just before dark. 1t was a
beautiful charge. | saw it. The regiments
deployed as skirmishers in close order Chat is
only one pace apart and kept their alignment
well until they reached the enemys works
They were accompanied by the skirmiSh line
OF Upton's Brigade, which had been in front of
the division all the afternoon This skrmsh-
line of Uptons Brigade was commanded by
Capt. Fish, of Co. ID, l2lst n. Y. 1t was not his
duty TO accompany Russells Brigade, but, like
his Colonel, the gallant Upton, he never missed
a fight when there was ali opportunity of get
ting in. And this accounts for the men of
UptOn's Brigade who went in this charge with
fusselPs Brigade.
But this charge although a success, did not
capture all of the rebel works nor all of the
rebel troops. The second charge made after
dark by Upton's Brigade was conceived by Up
ton. executed by his brigade, and to him be-
longs the whole credit. His orders from divis-
lOl were SIMPLY 10 move his
troops within supporting distance of Russel's
Brigade and remain till daylight. He had
looked the ground over carefully before dark
and came 10 the conclusion that he could cap
ture the remainder of the rebels with his bri-
gade alone. The 9TH Ne. and 12lst n. Y. were
selected to make the charge, and the Goth Pa
held as reserve.
We were drawn up in line of battle Upton
made a nice little speech, telling what he was
going to do, and then gave the order to charge
1t short and decisive: a few shots, Il hand
to-hand conflict over the works and the rebs
surrendered. The two regiments that made
this charge had captured a whole brigade of
the enemy. Capt. John 5. Kdder, OF Co. l.
l2lst n. Y, had command Of the guard that
took the prisoners to corps headquarters. He
turned over to the Provost Marsha, three Colo
nes, two Majors, II Captains, q Lieutenants
and Col non commissioned officers and privates.
ID. BATEs. GO. ]. I2lst Y. Y. Aurora. Neb.
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CONDENSED LETTERS.

L. F. Becker, Co A, 10th Ohio, Clinton, O.,
agrees with Comrades Remington, I'D ILL.,,
Rowinsky, 10Th Ohio and Infeld, 9th Ohio,
in regard to the march of Schofelds army
from Columbia to Franklin.
Levi Caskins, Co. b, 18th Iowa, Hastings,
Neb., in answer to a question previously pub
lished says that A. J. Felt was member of
his company, and his address now is Seneca
Ncmaha Co.. Kan.
II. p. Boon, Captain of CO. B, list VIVA Cav
Washington, Pa, relates the experience of his
command at the battle of Port Republic and
applies his lash to the back of g Conrad" for
his criticisms upon the conduct of his regi-
ment.
Ira S. Owens, Xenia o., wants the Govern
ment to make up to the soldiers the difference
between their pay in deprecated greenbacks,
which they received during the war, and gold
which it promised to pay them.
II. ID. Kelley, Co. +, Sth ILL., Cav, Clay Cen
ter, Kan, is of the opinion that the battle of
Fair Oaks was good deal oil a surprise to the
Union forces.
James A. Moore, Co. E, SD Mass, Athol
Center, Mass, seVds historical sketch show
ing the number of men furnished by that town
for the war and the various organizations in
which they served.
John Douglass, late Signal Quartermaster,
gunboat Louisiana, Sacramento, Cal, narrates
some of his naval experiences on the North
Carolina coast in 1862.
Geo. n. Alfred, Co. X, both Ind, Rigdon,
Grant Co, Ind. comes to the defense of Hoveys
Division of Indiana troops at Resaca. He says
that if any troops were repulsed in that charge
they were not the Second Brigade, Twenty
third Corps.
VIM. Wal!ich, Captain of Co. G, 51st Ind,
calls " Yankee" to account for saying that Col.
Streight surrendered 800 men to less than
One-third that number near Rome Ga. He
insists that they were surrounded by force
three times greater than their own. He was
there, and he ought to know.
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honor nobly won by the Minnesota troops at
Gettysburg and elsewhere in the great civil
conflict.-24TH Mich.
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Speak Up, Ladies.

To THE EDITOR: In July, 1864, while pick
citing at Funkstown, near Hagerstown, Md,
some six or seven men. including the writer,
of the General Mounted Service from Carlisle
Barracks, Pa, were captured by McCausland' s
men. After capture we were taken about a
half mile from the city of Hagerstown and
placed under guard. A party of ladies from
the city visited US. showing every possible
kindness by furnishing US plenty of choice eat
ables. These same young ladies also took
charge of jewelry, money, etc, belonging to US,
and discharged the kind trust in every instance
to perfection, a splendid type of which they
truly were. If any or all of these ladies will
address the subscriber who was one of the
prisoners, she or they will be suitably rewarded.
| think we were guarded about 10 hours before
leaving the city, and that there was a large
tree trees on the spot.-Box 81, Manton-
VILE Dodge Co., Mimi.
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WASHINGTON THURSDAY MARCH

this time charging the road and capturing two
pieces of artillery. We held the position, and
were not repulsed, as stated by - Carleton"
but remained in the woods all night support
ing think, the 4th Me. On Sunday morning
we left the scene without making any very
elaborate toilet; nor did we stand upon the
order of our going, which sudden departing
may have been superinduced by the approach
of three lines of gray that were making things
lively.-GEoRGE E. HARRINGTON, Sergeant,
Co c. 10th n Y
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Life of logan.

To THE EDITOR: would say that the Life
of Hon. John A. Logan and the Engine
Thieves are just such books as you recommend
them to be. ] am also well pleased with THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE.-O. w. HoLCoMB, North
boro, Page Co., Ia.
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The Last War Governor.

To THE EDITOR: Kindly ask Comrade Alex
ander if his list of War Governors contains the
name OF Austin Blair, OF Michigan; and as we
Michiganders have not heard of his death,
suppose him yet alive,-J. w. BURNS Port
Huron. Mich.
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Annreciafes IL.

To TIE EDITOR: In behalf of not only the
writer, but of scores of the old comrades who
have spoken on the matter | want to thank
you for the very elegant editorial" Appeal .
in last weeks paper. | never saw anything
better put.-C. X. PIER, Fond du Lac, Wis
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TWO NOTED ENGLISHWOMEN,
An Unflattering Description of Mrs. Glad
stone and Lady Brassey.

An Unflattering Description of Mrs. Glad
stone and Lady Brassey.
Correspondence Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Gladstone seems inadequate to the task
of addressing simple sentences to Sunday school
children, and am tempted to wonder where the
a great mind as her husbands. Altogether
wanting in dignity in style or taste in dress, in
refinement of countenance, and in we'll bred
manner, Mrs. Gladstone as the wife of public
man, is failure. AS fond mother, an affec-
tomato and adoring wife, and comfortable old
lady, whose proper place would be the farm house
fre-side. she is without reproach. Her elder
sons take after her, and have never met such
dull and dreadful bore Mr.. w. H. Gladstone,
who seems not to have inherited particle of the
paternal intellectual fire. whilst, unfortunately.
he is fully gifted with those prosy qualities
sometimes distinguishing his father in the
iabored speeches he has on occasion delivered.
Lady Brassey is the authcress of work de-
failing the voyage of the Sunbeam around the
world, which has somehow obtained a most ex-
traordinary popularity, and has circulated to the
number of 300 900 copies. If any one had been
searching the hooks of Cowes for person likely
to answer to preconceived notion of success
full authoress of Lady Brasseys standing he
would, venture to say. have completely failed
to identify that lady OF all the loud, startling,
eccentric, vulgar-yes, vulgar-costumes the
fair sex of nautical instincts privileged to
don, Lady Brassey's attire was the acme-the
extremity of excess Imagine a tall and rather
masculine woman, with complexion tanned and
freckled to the color of a copper stewpan. Clothe
her in frock Of bright red. Shock the artistic
eye by loading the dress with yellow trimmings,
yellow gloves, and yellow roses, and you at once
discern that Lady Brassey enjoys primary coors
in rude antagonism In that she somewhat re-
sembles the Baroness Burdett Coutts, whose
costumes suggest Il rainbow a SPREE
Lady Brassey's chief garment, however, was
OF blue cloth, cut like admirais coat, but con-
tinued ulster fashion to the heels of her shoes,
and literally embroidered with gold braiding
and provided with brass buttons. Such a coat
has never been seen, even in burlesque. Fur
Their to attract observation, Lady Brassey is fol-
lowed by two black French poodles, trimmed
after the fashion of the Par:sians, and a couple
of spaniels bring up the rear. Strange enough,
the two little Miss Brasseys, nine and eleven
years old respectively. were dressed character
istically, but in good taste. They wore short
frocks of white serge, cut la pirate king, and
jackets known here Elton jackets, i. e., coats
without tails. These coats however, were pro-
vided with the not customary wide, sailor collar
and the straw hats had the word Sunbeam" On
the ribbons. These little girls, notwithstanding
the unwonted freedom of their lfe are very
ladvlika
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A Touching Love Story.

How princes make love is told in the "Remi-
niscences of the Marquis Custine," which have
just appeared in Paris When the Car Nike
laus was eighteen years old, he spent two days
in Berlin. where he saw the Princess Charlotte,
two years younger, and of a delicate beauty
shovel no signs i brocating his affection
On the evening before his departure he sat next
to the Princess at dinner. II shall leave to NOR
row" he suddenly remarked She did not show any
surprise, but quickly answered: eve shall all be
sorry that you le.4ve US so soon. Cannot your
departure be delayed!" That depends on you
How sou asked the Princess The Prince now
declared his .ove somewhat to her embarrass-
ment, as she thought they would be overheard.
AS pledge of her love he asked for the ring she
wore suggesting that no one would notice it if
she took it off, and pressing it into piece of
bread pushed it toward his plate The ring,
however, was not hers, but belonged to her gov
erness, who had received it of the Empress of
Russia And in taking it off to give TO the
Prince she read for the first time on the inside
the inscription, Empress of Russia
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his speed he ran to the littlo hut where Meschid
had taken up his quarters Meschid was gloom.
lily smoking his pipe.
"Ah! man of bad luck, what evil tidings have
you brought meg" said Meschid. us my boat
lost!'
MAN of bad luck am no longer, o. my mas
ter. The spell is broken. See-see this pearl
1t was in the single oyster I found today
Never has such pearl been found before. 1t is
white as milk, in part, with the sums glow on it.
1t IS perfect In shape. 1t is a fortune-and it is
yours, Meschid Do not say am unlucky any
more. Now, give me some rice, for am hun
cry"
Then Meschid, amazed, looked at the pearl
which was, indeed, prize, and he saw that by
It's sale he would make what would be fortune
to him.
II will not forget you Alb dull, for one-quarter
of the value of this pearl is yours"
And if l had not hit the bird with the stone
this pearl would have been lost" said Alb dull.
This pearl, it is said. was bought by a mer-
chant in Ceylon and then passed over to Persia.
1t came to Europe so the story goes 1896, was
bought by Russian Emperor, and forms now a
part of the imperial jewels.
Whether the story of how this pearl was res
cued from bird be true or not, | do not know,
but in Calcutta all the pearl merchants believe
it; and Ab-dulrs great luck is still spoken about
for Meschid as good as his word, and the
diver had onetourth Of the value of this pearl
given him.
There are many strange superstitions about
pearls in the East and this particular pearl Mo
was dropped from the sky. The very beautiful
story of Noah and the dove has been somewhat
strangely changed by the Persians; for they
have a tradition that the bird was not dove
but gull, and that he bore in his mouth not
only green branch, but also a pearl.
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Claiming To BE SAKE Holm.

Boston CORES pondence New York Post
A story has been told mo to-day of one of Tho
numerous persons who claimed to be SAKE Holm.
This one was music teacher, she said. She
went to the publishers of Scribner's and saidk
II am the author of the SAKE Holm papers. I
know you think they are written by a young
man, but they arc not" She was assured that
the publishers had no doubt Of the identity Of
the author, whatever doubt might exist in the
public mind But she persisted. II wrote them
and took them to magazine after magazine, and
they were rejected. l was not obliged to
by my music, but I wanted to see
what 1 could do, and wrote them. One day,
after they had again been rejected, was walk
ing along the street with them in my hand. A.
young man stopped me and asked me for help
He looked strong willing and honest. TOLD
him could give him nothing, for 1 had nothing
to give, but said l. You man. Here are
these manuscripts which l have not been able to
get printed Perhaps you can do it. So gave
them to him, and pretty soon they began to-
appear in succession in your magazine. The
young did not write them, but am the
real author" The publishers informed her that
the articles had been paid for. but that if she
would write them some more SAKE Holm stories
good as they were printing, they would take
them all of her and pay her we'll tor them. So
she went out and was never heard from again.
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A Summer Idyl.

He. The June wind blows, and through the grass,
Its laughing spirit seems to pass,
And the little stream
With lilies white is agleam:
And in the orchard the apple blooms
In odorouS mass
Cover the place for lovers dream
80 leave these prim cool rooms
For little dear lass.
SHE. know the June wind blows, and that the grass
Laughs low to hear it pass,
And that the stream
With lily buds is agleam-
But doubt if the scented mass
VI the tender apple blooms
Hides the place for lover S dream!
Nor shall [ leave these rooms,
Who am not your lass.
He Well WE'LL I go-for see, the sun
is burning up the noon;
The wind is hushed. and soon
Morn's freshness will be done;
Soon will the droop,
And the lilies stoop,
And the larks cease one by one,
And the doves to co.,
And the breeze cease being breeze
So go to dream my dream
Meath the appletrees
But she who fills my dream
VIII not be you!
SHE. Stay stay dear love, for I am done
With household work, and soon
Will spend with you the noon;
Sweet is the summer sun,
Though the roses droop,
And the lilies stoop,
And the wild-doYes one by one
NO longer
In the dying breeze
So let me dream my dream
Meath the appletrees-
All, there too let me dream,
Dear love, with you'll
William Sharp. in September CasseIl.
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NapOleon's Talk About Jesus Christ.

Before General Grant died his tribute to the
Bible was published in all the newspapers This
has caused demand for Napoleon's famous talk
concerning Jesus Christ. II know men," said
Napoleon at St. Helena to Count de Monthoon.
Il know men, and tell You that Jesus is not a
man! The religion of Christ is a mystery which
subsists by its own force, and proceeds from a
mind which is not a human mind. We find in it
q marked individuality, which originated a train
of words and actions unknown before. Jesus is
not philosopher, for his proofs are miracles and
from the first his disciples adored him. Alexander
Cesar, Charlemange and myself founded en-
pires; but on what foundation did we rest the
creatures of our genius? Upon force. But
Jesus Christ founded empire upon love: and
at this hour millions of men would die for Him.
| die before my time, and my body will be given
back to the earth to become food for worms.
Such is the fate of him who has been called the
great Napoleon. What an abyss between my
deep misery and the eternal kingdom of Christ
which is proclaimed, loved, adored, and is still
extending over the whole earth2 Then, turning
to General Bertrand the Emperor added: If
You do not perceive that Jesus Christ is God,
did wrong in appointing you general"
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Corn, to can in tin cans-Get cans made that
require to be soldered. Cut the corn off the cob.
and fill the within three-quarters of an inch
of the top Do not pack the corn,a Then pour in
water until the corn is covered. Then put the
cap on and solder it up perfectly airtight. Put
the cans in kettle and boil them two and half
hours. Take them out and punch hole in top
awl will do. Let them set until all the steam
has passed out, which requires about Ave min
utes. Then stop up the hole with solder, and
put them in the kettle and boil them two and q
half hours again Then put the cans in COOL
dark place and they will keep we'll
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The sunday-School Lesson.

ELIJAH TRANsLATED-2 KINGS Ii, lis.
Four years intervene between the last and the
present lesson, which dates fourteen years from
EIiah's first appearance to Ahab. Two years
from Elijah's prediction of penalty for the
fulfilled in part Il Kings xxi, 81, 3Sl-to
the extent that the dogs licked the
blood of Ahab. His successor was his son
Ahaziah, who "walked in the ways of his
father" and whose reign of two years is marked
only by an impotent attempt to arrest Elijah,
who predicted the kings death. The events of
this lesson occur about the time of the accession
Of Jehoram, who reigned twelve years, b. =.
e96-SS4
Some suggestions growing out Of this event
are
/: 1t was not Elijah's great merit that moved
God to translate him, but his own sovereign and
inexplicable pleasure. We may know the reason
hereafter V. l.
2 Elijah thoroughly tested Elisha. 1t was
doubtless Gods order. God would have him
realize the awful significance of officially sue
3. Elijah. too, would have his translation occur
I'm private. for fear he and not God might be
glorified of men.
T. Elisha's perseverance was good illustra-
tion of the persistent devotion Of love and rev.
erence. V. 20.
s. The young ministers attending the theo-
logical seminary at Bethel were assured that a
great day had come-the appearance Of Elijah
proved it.
g. To get to heaven even Elijah had to cross
the Jordan. God aided him to accomplish it, and
so he will aid all the rest of his saints. Death
like a narrow sea divides" etc.
Z. Elisha had golden opportunity w. 81
which he embraced ambtiously but worthily.
g. Whom God calls he commissions and uses
w. l3-I5)
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Speak Wise Words.

Never be heard using slang Let EXPLANATIONS,
and explosives, and words which are akin to
swearing, alone. Let your conversation be al
ways chaste. Do not be afraid to converse with
your friends upon religious subjects. Speak
cheerfully and naturally when referring to sacred
his death-bed, LET thy heart be without words
rather than thy words without heart" was led to
Christ through godly conversation. He was
working in the street, and overheard four women.
sitting upon a doorstep, talking about new
birth" He saw they were happy, and possessed
something of which he knew nothing; and ques
tioning them was led to their pastor. He was
persuaded to start in the narrow way he after
ward made SO plain to others in his Pilgrims
Progress.
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How TO Make q Yacht.

Boston Courier.
$50 this is the vessel you have been Dragging
so much about?'
Yes, sir; there she lies Beauty amt she@
Beauty! You don't call that unwieldly look
ing tub yacht, do your
Certainly she's yacht She want a yacht
yesterday, admit but she's yacht now"
''How can she by yacht today If she was
not yacht yesterday"
"Well, you see, had her washed out, and
I've filled her cab with liquors and cigars, put
seven cases of lager and barrel OF beer in the
fols', and if that don't make her yacht then I
don't know what a yacht is. 1t amt the build
of the vessel that makes yacht; it's the liquors
and cigars and the beer and the ham sandwiches
and the folks that's on board on her that makes
her yacht. Put crowd on board on her that
can get tight and play Billy an all afore they
get out of the harbor, an she'll be such yacht
as no true gentleman need be ashamed on"