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Killed,
Wounded,
CaDtuned
SOLDIERS ORPHANS IN PENNsYLvA-
MIA.

The Governor of Pennsylvania made an
eminently wise selection when he appointed
Past Chief Louis Wagner In
spector of Soldiers Orphans Schools Com
rade Wagner has done his work thoroughly
and fearlessly, and his exposure will result
in a sweeping reform.
His report which has just appeared points
out the shortcomings and abuses in the sew
eral institutions, and outlines what decency
and justice demand shall be done in the way
of reformation. In most of the institutions
he found the children suffering from lack
of proper clothing, from a lack of the ordi-
nary appliances for cleanliness, from lack
of the teaching contemplated by the law,
and from comfortless and insufficient sleep
ing, study and exercise-rooms. He favors
a radical reorganization Of the whole system
and declares that the State of Pennsylvania
has no right to farm out" these children to
the lowest bidder.
Comrade Wagner has only begun his good
work. Before he has finished il we are GER
tain that every child in those institutions
will be surrounded by comfort and by
healthy, stimulating influences which viii
develop him or her into a good man or
voman.
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THE members of the First Congregational
Church of New Lots, N. Y, propose to have
piety and good breeding consist as far as
possible. They have recently dismissed
their pastor-the Rev. Geo. w. Schievera-
because "he was too familiar with the Lord
he shouted as if the Lord was hard of hear
ing, and he addressed Him as You instead
of Thou" These were certainly grave
offenses. No gentleman or lady should ever
allow himself or herself to yell at all, not
even at fire or political meeting. But we
hazard the assertion that shouting at the
Lord does not imply familiarity" but the re-
verse; for it indicates that the yeller is ON such
Indifferent terms with the party addressed
that he is compelled to do something extraor-
binary in order TO gain his attention. Again,
the New Lots Congregationalistsa are etymo-
logically wrong in assuming that You" is
more familiar than "Thou." The reverse is
the case. In all Continental languages
thou is always used in speaking to chill
dren and servants, and among intimate
friends, while "you" is used in addressing
persons with whom the acquaintance is
slight, as we presume Mr.. Schievera feels
his is with the Lord. The Quakers
used thou" originally, as a protest against
the fine speech Of the Court" which ad-
dressed man as "you," as if in some way it
would be considered complimentary to him
to consider him as more than one. Tbs Ger
mans carry this absurd fiction still further
than the French or we do, and speak to q
man or woman who is not their intimate
friend in the third person plural. The old
familiar English greeting Was "How is it
with heef" The affected courtiers intro
duced the fashion of asking q man How is
it with yoa'" and the Germans ask him
How is it with tenf"
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NOT aRICHD MEN.

We have received several letters from dis
appointed believers in service pensions, who
complain that the attitude of the National
Pension Committee is hostile to this form of
pensions, because they are "rich men and
have no sympathy with the poor soldier"
This is supremacy ridiculous There is not
a rich man on the committee, nor has there
been, for years at least. There is not one
who would be called fairly well-off. Gen.
Merrill, the chairman, is the owner of a
small daily paper in the little city of Law
renee, Mass, but the most of his income
which has never been large-has been de-
rived from his salary as Postmaster. Gen.
Louis Wagner does q good business, and
gets comfortable income from il. Corp1
Tanner has been in the receipt Of fine
salaries from offices held by him, but
every waking hour during the time he
held Office his hand went down into
his pocket in aid of some suffering
veteran or his family. He has never failed
TO strip himself Of the bigger part of his in
come TO assist the needy, and, though man
of splendid abilities, who could have amassed
a fortune had he been SO minded, he is to-
day, owing TO this unselfish generosity, as
poor a man as any cOmrade in the GAR.
who is able 10 make his own living
Past Commander-in-C Chief Kountz is an
insurance agent, and does good fair bust
ness in Toledo, o, but is as far removed from
being rich man az it is possible to conceive
He has probably spent every dollar that he
has made over and above what was neces-
sary for the support of his family on the
GAR and in relieving the necessities Of
needy comrades.
The same is true of Comrade John Line.
han, than whom no man in New Hampshire
gives more literally Of his money and time
in proportion to his means.
IT is a rascally Islander on as unselfish and
devoted men as there are in the Order Il
charge them with interested motives. There
may he doubt about some things, but ther,
can be no doubt that the National Pension
Committee has pursued the wisest possibl,
course for the comrades. There never hal
been the slightest earthly chance of gettinl
this Congress TO pass general service pen
sion law, and to advocate il was to distract
the efforts of friends of soldiers and embar
rass the passage of law that eyerybod.
wanted-that which will pension every dis
abled soldier at from $4 to $24 month.
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THEIR MISTAKE.

The Anarchist leaders brought themselves
into trouble by being foreigners and not I'M
Outstanding the spirit of our people. They
were so used to stern repression in their own
land that the only explanation they could
make of being allowed to say what they
pleased in this country, was that the SYM
pathies of the people were with them and
the authorities afraid to come into conflict
with them. The tolerance given the great
strikes encouraged this idea. When, how
ever, they made the step from wild words to
murderous acts, the temper of the people
changed with lightning like rapidity.
They have found that in furnishing crime
q popular Government acts as it does in
making war-a little slow to begin, per-
haps, but relentless when it once begins.
The Anarchists have been hunted down and
brought to trial, and will be punished as
they never would have been by any Govern
ment in Europe. In Europe there would
have been so much substantial wrong to
justify their crimes that they would have
been somewhat shielded by popular sympa-
thy, which would have interfered with the
administration of justice, by concealing the
persons of the criminals and helping hide
the proof that would have aided in their
conviction. In this country, on the other
hand, no one believes that the Anarchists
have any real wrongs to complain of; every
body is Mortified at the enormous crimes COM
mitted by them, and everybody is anxious
to help bring them to justice. When whole
community is reused to act as detectives,
policemen, judges and executioners, the
doom of the guilty is pretty certain.
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THE comrades in San Francisco are much
disguised over the appointment Of Thomas
Jefferson Shaekleford as Cashier of the Col
lector of the Port. Shackleford was one of
the most obnoxious cOpperheads in Califor-
MIA duri3g the war. He lacked the enter
prise and courage to go into the rebel army,
but staid at home and reviled everybody who
was doing anything to uphold the Union.
His venom is unabated, for during the GAR.
procession he stood on the street corner and
made obscene and derisive remarks upon the
old veterans as they marched past 1t would
seem as though there are enough good, loyal
Democratic soldiers in California to fill the
Federal offices, without picking up such
fellows as this.
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GEN. B. M. CUTCHEON.

The soldiers Of the country have in Congress
no ADLER, truer friend than Gen. Byron NJ.
Cutcheon. Of Michigan. He is native of New
Hampshire. having been born in Pembroke,
Merrimac Co., May IL, 1886. He attended the
common schools there. but in 1855 his family
moved to Michigan. He finished his education
at the University Of Michigan, from which he
graduated in 1861. He Immediately became
Principal of the High School at Ypsilsnti.
Very soon, however, the rattle of the drum
sounded in his ears. Yielding to his patriotic
impulses he entered the Goth Mich. in which
he served in all the grades from Captain to
Colonel. He participated in all the campaigns
and battles Of that regiment until, in 1864, he
was transferred to the 9th Mich. as its Colo
mel. He was breyetted Brigadier-General for
conspicuous gallantry, and was assigned TO the
command of brigade in the Army of the Po-
tomac. He was twice wounded at Spottsyl-
vania but before his wounds were healed was
again in the saddle. He served till the close of
the war. being mustered out in 1865. His sery-
ice was marked by a faithfulness and devotion
to duty that were oxeelled by none who shout
dered musket or buckled sword.
Upon his return home he entered upon the
study of law, graduating from the Law School
of the University of Michigan in 1866. He
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Then the people again promoted him by
electing him to the 18th Congress. His course
was so acceptable to his constituents that they
reelected him to the 10th by more than 10000
majority. He has been unanimously renOmi-
mated by the Republicans for the 50th Congress,
and will, of course. be elected.
Judge Perkins has made a record in Congress
of which he may well be proud. No important
question comes up on which he does not have a
decided opinion, that he always expresses pub
licly and foreibly upon the proper occasion.
His vote is recorded upon every question of i'm
portance, and if he has ever lodged q vote it
has 10. been discovered. His course on the
silver coinage question was in accordance with
the views and wishes of his constituents, re-
gardless Of party, and for hisspeech on Silver,
the Worlds Money of the Common People,"
delivered in the House of Representatives on
the 9th of last February, he received many
high compliments.
On all party questions Judge Perkins is an
uncompromising Republican and loses NO fair
chance to score point against his political
opponents. But when any one of his cOnstitu-
ents wants q service performed, no questions
are asked as to the politics or position of the
applicant, but the service is performed with
alacrity and with all his energy and ability.
There are hundreds of old soldiers living in
all parts of his district who can testify to
faithful and successful work done in their be-
half by Judge Perkins. It is a well under
stood fact thst the longer a man Is kept in
Congress the moro useful he becomes to his
immediate constituents and the country at
large, and his influence increases with his
length of service, hence it Is wisdom for the
people when they get good man in Congress
to keep him there.
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THE Burmese have popular drink, says an Eng
lish temperance missionary. which will dissolve
English rile-ball ia 30 MISUNDERSTANDING.
We sincerely hope that ian English tenn
perance missionary has been grossly mis-
reported, for the alternative is that he tells
an "awful whOpper." There can be no such
a drink. Lead is one of the hardest metals
to dissolve. Neither sulphuric or hydro
chloric acid produces any material effect upon
it, consequently whatever would dissolve a
bullet in 80 minutes would eat the mouth,
throat and stomach to rags in a second. The
boys in the army used to talk about the raw
"applejack" that was distilled in the Ten
nessee mountains dissolving chunks of fat
pork that were plunged into it and eating
the solder off the canteens in which it was
carried, but none of their imaginations ever
reached the Misunderstanding point.
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THE Anarchists who are out of Jail make
threats against the Judge, jury and all those
connected with the condemnation of their
associates. If ever lynch law were praise
worthy it will be when the first show Of vio-
lence to the persons or property of the Judge,
jurymen or Prosecutor is followed by the
summary stringing up to a lamp-post of
every Anarchist leader in Chicago.
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1T IS not unusual for a labor refOrmer to
go up like a rocket and come down like a
stick. A few weeks ago Martin Irons was
exercising more real power than many king
in history. He is now boss of nothing more
than couple kegs of beer and lunch bowl
He is running q small saloon in cellar in
Kansas City.
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THE New Orleans Times Democrat has had
its enthusiasm for a war with Mexico sud-
denly chilled by the discovery that Congress
has failed to repeal the law which prohibits
those who served in the rebel army being
commissioned as officers Of the Army or
Navy. 1t denounees the law as "humilia-
ton and disgrace"
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TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. d. c., AUGUST 26, 1856.
ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

THE STU N. J-Hs services at WiUiGmsburg.
By Tired z. Dennis, Co. Il, 9Th A. j., Ores
ton, l0Ua.
an lRgTLLERYBfAN At URG
"A story a0cH told ly a member Of an OHIO
Bdttay.
Il WAR REBIINLSCENCE-A spirited sketch
Of early campaigRiHy in Missouri under
Gen. Lyon. By Capt. Joseph CrackiiH, I'd
Kan.
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Owing 10 illness, Gen. d. Il. Sickles was
unable 10 complete his reply TO the recently
e1humed letter Of Gen. Meade in time for
this weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and it's
publication win be postponed until the
Generals conyalescence permits its prepare
tion.
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THE report Of our Consul at Mannheim,
Germany, shows how the prohibition of our
pork products has destroyed an immense
and profitable commerce. In 1880 we sent
to Germany 17,6O8,00O Kilograms of slaugh-
tered meats. Immediately upon the edict
of prohibition taking effect this amount
dropped to 401 200 Kilograms, or less than
one fortieth of the original amount, and this
is the average to-day. 1t was one of the
most humiliating and damaging blows ever
delivered by one Nation against another's
commerce, and no Nation capable of re-
senting such an affront has before failed
to do so. The reason that our Govern
ment pOcketed the insult so meekly was
because the politicians composing it
Republicans and Democrats alike-feared
to ALLEVIATE the German vote. This is
as false fear Us il was an unworthy mo-
the same interest in this country as any
other class of our citizens, and they are
quite as jealous of the Nations honor and
prestige as any other. Still further, they
have suffered quite as sharply in proportion
as any other. A very large share of the
German immigrants to this country are
farmers, and they raise vast numbers of hogs,
the price of which has been seriously affected
by the action of Germany. They are quite
as willing as anybody to see such retaliatory
measures adopted as will vindicate our in
suited dignity and bring Germany to her
senses.
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THE LITTLE PEOPLE.
Queer Fsnces of Those who are just Lifting LIES
Curtain.
FULLY EXPLAINED.

FULLY EXPLAINED.
LH,tdSOp Register
A bright little girl in the First Presbyterian
Sunday school, upon being asked what sort OF
a spirit that of the PharSee was, replied:
"It was doing good thing and then feeling
big over it,"
HALF OF PAPA's TROUBLE REMOVED.
lWiiDlingtOa Home Weeklyl
MARY wish you would DO better little
GIRL" said q father we wOt of to his little girl.
" You have no idea how sorry am that NAM
ma has TO scold you so much"
"Oh. don't worry about it. papa" was the re-
ply. Z" / am not one Of those sensitive children.
Half the time don't hear what she says"
IMPORTANT FROM HER srANDPOISE
lChriStiaR al WoTkl
A Sunday-school teacher in Litchheld told
her infants to ask any questions they had in
their minds, and little one asked, When 10
the circus eomingP
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THE much rejected Kelley has at last been
fastened on the Khedive of Egypt. just
because that little breyet king happens to
be down in the world at present does not
make it right to impose on him.
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canpment.

The President of the American Agricul-
tural and Dairy Association reports that
the expenses incurred in securing the pass
age of the oleomargarine bill aggregated
$7,090.23. An itemized statement of what the
money was paid out for would be worth
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The main trouble with the returning
comrades seems to be to find words expressive
enough to define California hospitality and
the good time that all had from the time
they entered the State until they left it
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the President, and we think that the chances
are much greater that their judgment is cor
rect and honest than that his is.
DOUBLEDAY on MEADE.

Gen. Abner Doubleday has written letter
to the press in response TO one attacking
him, in which he says that while be admired
Gen. Meades courage and splendid soldier
ship when in command of a corps, he
was not the man TO command in great crisis like
that at Gettysburg and he made a capital mistake
in not pressing Lees shattered forces back when
the plain was covered with fugitives. At the close
OF the battle Lee had fired away nearly all OF his
ammunition and waiting with the utmost
anxiety for the arrival OF his wagon train with a
fresh supply, which galloping in all haste from
Winchester. attended by a very feeble escort Yet
Lees rear was left usguarded and there was moth
ing 20 prevent Gen. French, who had 1900 men at
Frederick, from intercep:ing the train.
He further says that there was no sympa-
thy whatever between him and Meade, as he
was a radical Anti-Slavery man, while
Meade
held bitter Pro Slavery standardization his Vir-
ginia ancestry suppose-Rnd openly proclaimed
that we Radicals ought TO be hanged FOR bringing
on the war. II must be acknowledged there was
very little sympathy between us.
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THE satisfaction of the returning COM
rades with the work of the Doth National
Encampment is on par with their intense
satisfaction with California hospitality. They
are all enthusiastic over the oficers-elect
and over the wisdom of every act of the En-
campment.
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JEFF DAVIS continues to point with
pride" TO the fact that he is "not citizen of
the United States" The Anarchist "mouth-
men" used to glory in the same fact before
their minds were turned TO moaning over
their deserved punishment.
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THE tri-State Reunion at TT Wayne turned
ont 10 be so much bigger thing than anybody
anticipated that il was hard work providing
accommodations for all corners.
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Immediately began the practice of his profess
sion at Manistcc, where he has since resided.
He has held various positions of trust and
honor, and in all he has shown the fidelity to
principle that is one of his chief characters
tics. In 1868 he vas Presidential ElectOr on
the Republican ticket casting his vote in the
Electoral College for Gen. Grant. In 1882 he
was elected to the 18th Congress, and two years
later was reelected to the 10th by nearly 5000
majority. His record in Congress has been in
every way satisfactory to his constituents.
This fact has been shown by his denomination
for third term. He is an eloquent speaker,
and his voice is often heard advocating justice
to the soldiers. Gen. Cutcheon has been among
the most faithful in their attendance. being
rarely absent from his seat. He takes deep
interest in all public questions. and is always
watchful for the interests of his State and
District