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A SATISFIED MAN.
ThA ohinaman Polliwog and His
! CD lancer Motion"


sss n<sa Isl 49, .as4-
II was. warm weather, and it'll
Opening Olive was sick. His grand
mother said he was feeling his teeth
and the learned DR.. Ho Hum said
ellis febrile condition is occasioned b,
IN absence Of the moisture necessary t.
maintain the adjusted equilibrium
Of nature in the vital functions Of biz
physical cosmos. Take him, withou,
delay, to the cool retreat of Bubbline
fountain When Filootsi, Opening
Olives father, heard this learned
speeche he gave orders that his family
should get ready to start down the Min
without delay. ..Ah," said he, sorrow
fully, to Sing Flu. his Oldest son, fine
lad Of ten or thereabouts, s'of what
avail is it to be Viceroy of Fuh-kien and
Che-kian II / can not save my baby
from disease and death2m But the
Viceroy's position did do something for
the baby; for, that very afternoon, Sc
ma, the venerable poet sent Filootai an
invitation to make his delightful coun-
try house his own: and this courtesy
he wosld net have extended to any one
else. 3
Bubbling fountain is spring upon
the Drum mountain. which, as perhaps
You know. overlooks the beautiful Min.
the Hudson Of China, and Se-ma's
house was the most beautiful and we'll
appointed there. His invitation was at
once accepted, and early in the morn
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ne vlls.s Pun Of the Year.

Bolger-I hear that Easy has crenaasd
his wife.
Bromley-Ya. He was forced 10 do y
sut Of very shame.
81 don't understand"
you ses he has besn very shiftlsss, an
be could not allow such Q chance to Nh
eomsthing TO escape him."-Philsdsipho
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The jail at Summit, N. J., must b .
sight for sore eyes. A man named Winian
Walsh was arrested q few nights sincs Tor
being drunk and disorderly. It began 70
grow colder during the night, and aiter -
during the cold ~ long a. possible, hs D.
iberately kicked hole through the side q
the building and walked out. Three tramps
followed his example, and together they
FOLLOWED . bed out in q snow-drift, and ~
slept soundly till morning.-PecFs Sun.
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Husband-Do you think that our dsuSh-
Ter Clara ought 70 marry for money a,sass
Wife Certainly.
Husband-But you married for love, my
dear.
Wife-I know did, and that 10 the re-
son Why think Clara ought to marry for
money .-Draks's TfsvsIers' Magazine.
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CURVED PITCHING,

Its Possibility illustrated and Explaissa
"A Father Whose Baseball DAys A.,
Over.
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Ohio, and Harlan, 3ith Ohio, are wrong in
placing the 3ith Ohio in the Second Brigade,
Second Division The Second Brigade was
composed of the 9th and 18th w. Va, 2Sth ana
9lst Ohio. The 3..h Ohio never was in the
Second Brigade. The 18th Ohio was in that
brigade until mustered out after the Lynch
burg raid. The 18th W. Va. supported the
18th Ohio at the battle of Lynchburg the first
day, aud he says for the 18th Ohio boys that
they fought long aud hard and acquitted them
selves like good soldiers that day.
ii. Hitler, Co. X. LIST Kan, Atchison, Kan,
says that Capt. Cracklin did not do justice to
the LIST Kan. in his article on the battle of VIII
sons Creek He sends the official report of
Mai. John Haderman, who commanded the
regiment, which shows that it did splendid
service in that campaign.
p. II. Sheets, Co. ID. 10th Iowa, Elm Creek,
Marshall Co., Kan. sends brief sketch of the
services of his regiment, and expresses the hope
that some cOmrade will write up some of its
deeds for THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
ID. S. Sears, Co. g, 9th Ohio Cav, YOungs-
town, o., pleads for the broken-dOwn ex-pris-
oners of war. He tn nks the Government has
not dealt justly by them, and applauds the one
who recently threw up his pittance of 81 a
month.
H. B. Scott Disco, Ind, says it is a query
with many comrades why the National En-
campment on two occasions has sat down so
emphatically on the general pension measure
which has been asked for by large number of
Posts and GAR. comrades everywhere. His
opinion as to the action Of the 10th and Goth
Encampments is that those who can and do go
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The Isl New fork Dragons

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: There have
been several illusions in THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE of late TO the Regular Brigade" COM
manded by Gen. Merritt. One writer attempted
~ name the regiments composing the same.
As ] remember, il consisted of the LIST, I'd and
9th u. s. Cav, 9th Pa. Cav, and list n Y.
Dragons. The last was under Col Aired
Gibbs" Jack Of Clubs who was often in
command of the brigade, Gen. Merritt as often
commanding the division.
The latter regiment entered the service a.
the both N. "; was assigned 10 the Seventh
Corps, under Gen. john A. Dix, at Fortress
Monroe, and sent 10 Suffolk. Va. under Gen.
Peck. After the siege OF Suffolk by Longstreet
and some further fighting on the Black water
River il was sent up the Peninsula under Gen.
Reyes We were on the Chickahominy River
before Richmond. During the Gettysburg
campaign we returned 10 Yorktown in hot
haste and took boat for Washington.
There the brigade was broken up. a part
being sent 10 New York 10 suppress the riots
rejolning the Army of The Potomac at Fred.
erick, Md The regiment was assigned IL
Army Headquarters ar provost guard, and
There remained till the order came transfer.
ring IL 20 the cavalry service
AZ was ordered from Warrenton 20 Manassas
junction TO guard the railroad while drilling
IA cavalry tactics. We were there till Gen
Meade brought the front" TO US from the
Rapidan. When he advanced the LIST N. Y.
Dragons took the lead in crossing Bull Run
and bad their first cavalry fight on their caml
and battle-ground. We were ia the Regular
Brigade more than year. When Col. Gibbs
WAS promoted 10 command of the Third Bri.
Gade We were assigned 10 the Second Brigade
composed, as i remember, of the 9th and 9th
d y, 20th and 18th Pa, and LIST n. Y. Ora.
Rgons. Col. Fitzhugh Of the 9th, commanded
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A Hoosicr At Cedar Greek.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: j have been
waiting and looking for word from some one
Of the 18th Ind. battery boys, but as yet have
seen nothing. j wonder if the boys have all
forgotten the race we had on the 18th Of 0cto.
Der, 1864, at Cedar Creek2 ! recollect well
when Serg't Jim Mccain came around in the
morning waking up the sixth detachment
shouting Boys, don't you hear the rebel can
nonp" Well, we did hear them, and dressed
ourselves in double-quick time aud got ready
for business. But they had surprised the
Eighth Corps, aud were upon our corps-the
Nineteenth-before we were ready for them
But We held them in check about 80 minutes
during which four Of the sixth detachment
boys fell dead and two were wounded. We fell
back 20 the Sixth Corps, formed line and
checked the Johnnies for a while.
About this time Gen. Sheridan came up and
asked us if we were whipped. We told him We
were not, by darned sight. We fell back
about three miles 10 temporary breastworks
! The lines were reformed, and about o'clock in
the afternoon we went for them. Gen. Custer
with hls cavalry, was on the right, and the way
we made them git" was a caution. We tool
from them that afternoon and night 81 pieces
of artillery and j have forgotten how man,
prisoners, but we completely destroyed Early
army, and this was the last battle fought in tn,
Shenandoah Valley. MARION 0vERHIsER
18th Ind. battery, Falmouth, Fayette Co., Ind
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to the Encampments are not the ones who are
very needy, but are of the most wealthy and
well-tO-do class of GAR. members, and 80 do
not represent or speak the wishes of their COM
rades at large.
S. G. Martin, Sergeant, Co. B, Goth Wis,
Mitchell, OAK, writes that at Mobile his regl-
mentwas in the First Brigade, Second Division,
Thirteenth Corps. and that his company was
on the skirmish-line and compelled rebel pris-
oners to go in the advance and remove the con-
cealed shells and torpedOes. He also has con-
siderable to say about the 18th VT. losing its
colors and being ordered to do fatigue duty.
w. Z. Fallon, Captain, Co. /, 9th Ill. Cav, is
anxious for full personal information relative
TO members of his company, the addresses of
those living. and if they draw pensions or have
claims pending. He wishes to complete COM
pany record which will be useful to all sur
vivors
William Creutzman, Co. ID, LIST Mo-, Cotton
wood, Mont, was pleased with Capt Cracklin's
account of the battle of Wilson's Creek. He
thinks there was no Drawer struggle during the
war than that of Lyons 5000 men against
$4,000 of the enemy. He would like to hear
from any of his old comrades.
Marcus Norton, Co. G. Nth ILL.,, Rockford, ILL.,,
| is sure that Comrade w. III. Secrist, Co. ID, I'D
| ILL.,, iswrong in saying that Sheridan's Division
was in McCOOk's Corps at Perryville, as at that
time Sheridan's Division formed part OF Gen.
| Gilbert's Corps, but on the reorganization OF
the army under Gen. Rosecrans was placed
under McCook and formed the left division of
| the Twentieth Corps, the other divisions being
commanded by Davis and Johnson respectively.
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Information Wanted.

Mrs. May Morris, 1856 North California street,
indianapolis, will be thankful for any informa-
ton Of the whereabouts Of her husband, Joe G.
Morris, who disappeared from his home Sept. /.
de started down street as usual 10 his work,
but has not since been heard OF, and as he was
troubled with his head il is thought he may
have gone away, not being exactly himself.
lie weighs about 220 pounds, is five feet 10
inches In hight, has dark hair, side burns, "
mustache, aud very dark brown eyes at times
almost black. His two front teeth above are
out and he has a small scar under right eye.
lie wore dark suit gray and black mixed,
aud large black SLOUGH hat. he served in
the army three years.
Joseph CraigO Co. Il, I'd Wis. Cav, Windsor,
tayette Co, Iowa, is anxious 10 learn something
definite as 10 the fate Of his brother, Andrew j.
Craigo, 20. D., 80 Wis, who has not been heard
from since the battle of Cedar Mountain. Capt.
Limbacker commanded his company. IL he
was captured and died in the enemy's hands il
10 thought there must have been others with
him. Any information will be thankfully re-
celved by Joseph Craigo, whose address is given
above. de wishes especially 10 hear from C.
ID Polly, Go. Il, Sd Wis, whose last address was
Peterborough, Grant Co., Wis.
Oomfade j. w. Harrison, 18th Ohio, started
from Missouri for his home at Wilkesville, o.,
June Ia, and has not since been beard of by
his friends. Any information about him sent
10 4. Blakesly, Parker, Andrew Co., Mo-, will
be thankfully received.
X. 4. Phillips 9TH N. Y. Cav, Northeast
Erie Co., Pa, would like the address of Mrs
Col. Sackett, widow of the commanding officer
OF that regiment She attended the recent Re-
union.
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"a TOY FROM ANTIETAM."
Story That is Very Fine II True-Who Can
Telii

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: notice the
following, taken from the Philadelphia Times,
under the head A Toy from Antietam:
Gen. Hector Tyndale Post No. leo. of this city,
has been presented with "A small brass cannon,
which is apparently a toy, but il has a historical
interest. Ii used at the battle of Antietam,
Sept ~. 1882. with deadly effect. il was drawn
from ShRrpsburg while the battle in prog
by boy l6 years of age, who lived in the
vicinity and who. like old John Burns at Gettys-
burg a year later went into the conflict upon his
own responsibility. He took position on an eleva-
ton aud with hs little cannon faced the enemy and
poured load after load Of deadly missiles from the
muzzle of his miniature cannon into the ranks of
the Confederate. The young hero fought for hours
la the ranks of the Union army. Among the hun
dred Thousand men with whom he fought there
wns not one with whom lac had any personal ae-
qnAntance.
While thus engaged he was shot IL Il believed,
by a rebel sharpshooier. When found he was ly-
ing upon his face with his body across the little
gun. After his death the cannon was kept until
recently when IL sold for old brass and brought
TO this city with other old metals. A comrade OF
Tyndale Post who is extensive metal broker,
learned the history of the little piece OF artillery,
then dirty and corroded, aud presented II TO the
society. IL has been cleaned and frightened up
and looks like new II is about three feet Ina leng
and has a bore Of less than two inches.
IL this story is not partially or wholly the
work Of imagination, no time should be lost in
erecting 10 the gallant young hero a worthy
monument 10 mark the spot where he fell, and 10
do honor TO him in years TO come 1t is shameful
that such a val0rous act should be chronicled
"a years after, without even giving us the his
tory Of the young man-at least his name. II
the originator of this story had stopped 10 con-
slider the weight of such piece As he describes,
we would not have had the story as related.
Taking into consideration the transportation
Of ammunition, of which he seems to have had
plenty, the strength of the boy must have been
marvellous. i do not recollect ever having
heard of this boy and his gallant deeds before
and in conversation with two old veterans, one
OF whom lost an arm at Antietam, they also ad,
mitted Ignorance Of the act. Can you give us
light?- &C. b. DENNIS, Sandusky, o.
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THE THIRD CORPS,



EDITOR NATIONAL tribune: In your issue
of Aug 20 Comrade b. T. Nickerson criticizes
Gen. Sicklcs's statement in reference TO the
importance of the second days fighting. There
is no question that there was plenty of good
fighting on each of the three days do not
suppose that Gen. Scklcs Will have time 10 en-
ter into discussion with all who may differ with
him in reference TO this most important battle
IL is generally conceded that the losses deter
mine somewhat the severity of engagements like
this. Now, asquoied by Gen. Sickles in hisspeoch
Of July ? last, Gen. Meade declares in his testi-
timony page Az, c. w. that the losses on July
j, exclusive of prisoners, were 5000; July ?,
10000; July 3 1900, and 1000 captured July j
make an aggregate Of $4,000 men. The Sec
ond day, consequently, must have been the one
on which the heaviest fighting occurred.
Comrade Nickerson quotes very literally from
the July number of the Southern BIuOuac, an
article written Ivy one Gen. Swallow, first criti-
Ching his description Of the field Notifications,
etc, then accepting his statement as TO the
number Of brigades composing the charging
column of Pickett July g. have before me a
copy Of that very remarkable article, in which
the writer states (p. Sos that the column above
referred TO contained about 1000 men, and in
one complete sentence says there were nine bril-
gades engaged in the direct column Of attack
and finally concludes by stating that Lee on
the field Of Gettysburg fought the enemy Tor
three successive days with odds Of two TO one
against him, and for rs hours placed his army in
position to rather invite than decline battle
So much for Southern braggadocio Ii sounds
natural but knocks all the wind out of the
Army ofthe Potomac, and particularly so of this
their greatest battle.
i also wish 20 briefly notice an article in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE by COmrade Siemmer, in
which he represents that Gen. Sickles claimed
all the honor and all the fighting on July ,. II
was fairly understood that Gen. sickles adj
dressed himself 10 men of the Third Corps
and while doing SO stated that he did not wish
TO detract from the honor Of other organiza
tons, and made special mention of several that
particularly distinguished themselves outside
of his CORPS. Although misreprcsented by
Others as TO July /, the General refrained from
saying anything offensive. Some writer state:
that his regiment charged down into ravint
full Of trees and rocks on the right of the Third
Corps Now, by examining the numerous maps
Of the second days battle, any one will SCI
that the right Of the Third Corps formed line
parallel with and very near the Emmittsburl
road and did all its fighting on that line unit
driven back late in the evening. There are nc
woods, ravines or rocks on this line. j am very
sure, as / spent five days in July last looking
over the field and found the spot on the
Emmittsburg road where j fell severely
wounded just about sunset July Is ID. Full
MER, Co. Il, l05th Pa. First Brigade, FRS
Division, Third Corps, Mediapolis, Iowa.
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named Wise, who was n Federal prisoner at
Andersonville in the Summer of 1864, and
probably until the close Of the war. He was
Sergeant Major Of an Ohio regiment, the num-
Der of which cannot remember. Wise was a
small man, Of pleasing address, dark hair and
gray eyes as nearly as | recollect him. When
brought in TO the hospital from the stOekade he
could not walk, but soon recovered the use of
his limbs. He was appointed 70 assist the
Steward. and after time the position of Death
Register for prisoners was given him. When i
last saw him. Feb ], 1865, lac was in good
health / wish TO renew my acquaintance with
Mr.. Wise. j was n Confederate Surgeon Of the
ward in the prison hospital TO which he was
brought. Any information respecting him will
be thankfully receiyed.-A. &. MCCANTs, NJ.
d., Monticello Fla.
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