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all the power at its command. II believes
in them in their entirety, and that no effort
should be spared to secure their adoption by
Congress.
We ask that comrades everywher set to
work at once taking such steps as will indi-
cate the general desire of soldiers and citi-
zens for the passage of a law embodying
these. Let every Post at once appoint COM
mittees to prepare and circulate petitions
asking for this. Let it be seen that every
man who favors justice to soldiers
sign them. Let letters be written
to Senators and Representatives indorsing
these and asking them to vote for and sup
port upon the floor of either House any bills
which shall embrace them. This must be
done with all convenient speed, for the
needs of those whom the law will relieve
are very urgent, and every day of delay is
cruelty.
Any one who can write can prepare pc
tition. Let form something like this be
used:
TO the Senate and House Of Representatives Of the
United States in Congress assembled:
Your petitioners whose names are hereunto
subscribed, would respectfully but earnestly pray
your honorable body to pass at the earliest pactic
able day bill embodying tine recommendations of
the National Pension Committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic, set forth in its recent COM
municaton to your honorable body.
If every one will go to work at this with
will, success is certain. Comrades, act at
once. If you do not belong to Post, get
up petition on your own account, and see
that every friend and acquaintance, whether
soldier or citizen, who favors justice to SOL
diers signs it.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
INSTRUCTIONS TO EXAMINING SUR
GEDNS.

The Commissioner Of Pensions has issued
little pamphlet which will be-whch can.
not help being-of the greatest value to Ex-
amining Surgeons and the pension appIi-
cants who come before them. 1t is q manual
of instructions for Examining Surgeons, in
the discharge Of their duties, and defines
these with such clearness and minuteness
that no one can mistake them or err EXCEPT
wilfully. In nearly every paragraph there is
noticeable liberalization of spirit and prac-
tice, and it will undoubtedly remove many
OF the just causes of complaint which claim
ants have had with reference to their treat
ment by Examining Boards
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SAMPLE COPIES.

I'VE send out this week a number Of sam
fe copies. We ask those non-subscribers,
Ito whose hands such may come to give
them a careful examination. If they will,
they will find the paper to be such a one as
they ought by all means to have for them
selves and for their children 1t contains a
east ameut of matter Of class that can
not be found in any ether paper 1t is the
representative of the men who fought the
war of the rebellion through to a glorious
success, and made this Government what it is.
Their courage, devotion, and self-sacrifce
bought for US all the prosperity and happi-
ness which We as people enjoy. The story
Of how they did this is told in The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE as in no other paper. To
days of the great struggle, its columns have
vivid and never failing interest Ii is the
best paper to put into the hands OF children
These hunger for stories of daring. advent
ure, and heroic achievement. If thew do
not find them in healthy. well-written pa
pers and books, they are going to seek them
in the trashy, vicious and sensational publi-
cations expressly designed TO catch their in
experienced young minds TIE NATIONAL,
TRIBUNE is clean and truih-teliing in every
sentence. lis value to the children in Civ.
ing them wholesome and interesting read
ing. and in teaching them the true history
of the country is seyenty-fold the trifiing
cost of the paper.
No man can afford to do without the pa-
per for himself, and still less can he afford
10 do without il for his children.
We are sure that every one Will come to
this conclusion who viii make a careful ex
animation of the paper. If he does SO. then
the next step is TO send us 81 for years
subscription, and we will promise him that
he shall never regret if.
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HENRY-alias Alexander of New
Castle, Del, has been having rather tough
time of it of late. He has not been model
of propriety in his conduct, and so the GA r.
Post at New Castle, of which he was a men,
Der, gave him what the bad boys in the street
call the G. B. AS his family was in sore
need the neighbors organized donation
party, and filled his house full of the neces-
saries of life which Henry Immediately sold
and pocketed the proceeds. Still pursuing
the downward path Henry robbed a
clothes line, and then Delaware justice
reached out her strong right arm and
clutched him. Last week he was taken out
into the iail-yard at New Castle and given
10 lashes "well laid on" Henry is old
enough to have known better.
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be The property of himself and his heirs absolutely
and without conditions
sec : That upon application of the party or par
IeS IN interest patent for l60 of the public
domain shall be issued by the United state. first
to the widow, and, second. if there be NJ, widow
surviving then to the child children Jointly OF
every deceased Union soldier sailor or marine
who served IN the late rebellion and was hon
abiy-dlscharged from the United states service
by reason ot wounds received or disease incurred
therein, from any cause after 90 dav.' act,,aI
service.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
CAPTURING ALOCOMOTIyE.

Every comrade can become the possessor of a
handsomely bound copy of this most exciting
book, which narrates in graphic style the most
wonderful and daring act of the late war, by
sending eight new subscribers to The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. Or those not caring to
engage in canvassing can procure copy of the
book and a years subscription to the paper for
50 The price of the book alone is S1.5O.
To those wishing to become agents for the
book we will send terms on application. Any
active canvasser of either sex can make money
by selling the work, as it has an enormous sale
wherever introduced.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28

PULPIT POLITICIANS" have well-nigh
disappeared from this country, but they are
getting in their innings in England. Recently
the very reverend Vicar of Masham con-
cluded sermon thus: "And now, my friends,
which is it to be, Salisbury Churchill and
Heaven, or Gladstone, Chamberlain and
Help" The Rev. Mr.. Burchard might give
the Vicar some points in regard to the use of
allitcration.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28

THE friends of Comrade f. H. Ripple have
won the first round in the contest for the
Mayoralty of Scranton, Pa. This was on
the question of date for holding the Repub-
lican primaries and the City Convention.
The Ripple party favored early action and
the other side wanted the reverse The
Rpples counted the most noses and won
he day.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
THE RED ACORN

BY sending THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE six
prepaid subscribers you can procure free a copy
of John McElroy's war romance, "The Red
Acorn" The large sale Of this charming novel
attests palmer than words can the estimation
in which it is held by the public, and the me-
chanical get-up is such as to make it a hand
some addition TO any library in the country
Besides offering this great war story as q pre-
mium, We will send it postpaid On receipt of 81.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
MINGLING THE NATIONaLITIES,

There is a cosmopolitan admixture of
nationalities i'll the composition Of the Ma
tional GAR. Pension Committee First,
there is Gen. Geo S. Merrill the Chairman,
as thoroughbred Yankee as ever sprung
from pure, undetiled May yflower" ancestry
He was born in Massachusetts, and never
had an ancestor born anywhere else since
Plymouth Rock was first inaugurated He
has never lived anywhere but in Mas
sachusetts; he served through the war in
Bay State regiments, goes to Boston oftener
than he does to church, and has as much
reverence for pot Of baked beans on Sunday
morning as a Hindu has for an image of
krishna. He is the only man on the Com
mlttee that can pronounce Faneuil Hall"
and fremont Street" correctly, and the
only one that thinks the Bunker Hill shaft
a finer bit Of architecture than the Washing
ton Monument.
John F. Linehan is as true "son of
the Old Dart" as ever Ireland gave birth to-
There is not good characteristic of the
traditional Irishman that he lacks, and all
are sharpened and frightened by the keen
New Hampshire atmosphere which he has
breathed ever since his arrival in this coun-
try, except while he was serving in the army,
and then he was in one Of the very best of
the New Hampshire regiments-th 3D.
Gen. Wagner is large-limbed, large
headed Prussian,a splendid specimen of the
race of stalwart, hard-hitting men who
crushed the First Napoleon at Waterloo, and
the Third at Sedan.
Corp. James Tanner is typical Ameri-
n-quick-thinking quick-speaking, quick
acting, genial, generous, good-humoredly
yielding in non essentials, but immovably
firm as to essentials.
John S. Kountz was born of German
parents, and reared on the banks of the
Maumee, in Ohio. He represents the dark
haired, low-statured, more facile South Ger
mans, as Wagner does the larger-framed
Teutons of the North. To his purely Ger
manic traits there are added those gained
by lifelong and intimate associations with
the people of the West.
Gen. S. S. Burdett, who, as Commander-in-
Chief, is er-o6fcio member Of the Committee,
is of pure English birth and blood with the
strong, well-knit character of the typical
Englishman modifed-we might say i'm
prOved-by education in American schools
and an earnest adoption of the habits and
modes of thought of our people.
In scanning the members of the Commit
tee as they sit together in consultation, one
cannot help wondering at the assimilating
power Of our institutions. Though they
the most diverse strains of blood |
they are all merged into one type, and the
one that arrived last in the country looks
acts, and thinks exactly as American as the |
one whose ancestors came over in the "May- |
flower"
The National tribune., 1886-01-28

CoMRADE W. w. BUSH, 28th NY, is max
ing quite a success in his Iecturing for the
benefit of the GAR. Posts throughout the
State. His subject is Battles, Prison,
and Hospital "reminiscences of the Late
War" He is gentleman of fine talents, and
is welcomed everywhere. His address is
Lockport, n. Y.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
CARRYING THE TIME o, DAY"

Every man and boy ought to have watch,
because that enables him to save time and
accomplish his work in the best manner
The easiest way to get good watch is TO
canvass for subscribers to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE. a few hours pleasant effort is all
that is generally needed to secure l0su bscribers
for paper that everybody wants.
We perTaHt erery wetch ace send ont to keep
accurate time.
We send the watch the same day that the
order is received.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28

IT is rather hard" says the New York
Commercial 4dreriser, but it is mournful
fact that, in the general sweep Of economy,
a first-class baseball player this season will
receive only twice as much salary as New
England Governor"
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
FAGoTs FROM THE CAMPFIRE.

Few books will so thoroughly interest the
veterans of the late war as will Fagots From
the Campfire" filled as it is with accounts of
thrilling adventures and breadth escapes
of the private soldier. This work can be pro-
cured at this office for the exceedingly low
price of 80 cents, or free for club of five SUBJ
scrbers
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON. D. C. JANUARY 2s, 1856.
General sherman on The Tribune.

GENERAL SheTman Oa The Iribane.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE L. s.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBJNE:
From the nature of the articles published
in the numbers Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
sent me- observe that it is published in the
interest OF the soldiers Of the civil war. In
this you have my hearty sympathy, and l
will en&eavor 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 obedieGt servant,
". T. SHER MAN
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II Is ABSERD

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TIE Boston Transcript accuses green
Member of raising the point of order that the
Cbaplain's prayer at the opening of the ses-
sion was mot addressed to the Chair"
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II goa get Gn ertra copy Of TIE Ma
1ION1L TRIBUNE you uW kaolc that IL is
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urgent ddCice 10 subscribe for it.
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during the week ending Jan. %, 1886, was
as follows: Original, S62; increase, 511;
reissue, 1874; restoration, 70; duplicate, 80;
accrued, IA; Act of March 3, 1883, 12;
Order April 3, 1884, %; Act of March 3,
1885, 13; total, 1,677; reissue same date, 0.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
MRS. sHERW0oD,s POEMS.

The most popular book of war lyrics yet pub
lished is undoubtedly Mrs Sberwood's Camp
fire, Memorial Day and Other Poems" The VOL
ume, handsomely bound, eau be procured at
this Office for 81. or full gilt $50
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
EVERYBODY DELIGHTED.

The pictures of Grant, Sherman and Sheridan
are going off very rapidly, and every body who
gets them is delighted with them. They could
not be finer pictures or better portraits if they
cost 81 piece, and in fact they are much better
than any which are selling i'll the stores for 81
and upward apece
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
CONGRESSMAN &c. CANNON has Ieintro-
duccd his bill Of last Congress to provide for
disability pension, which is entitled:

disability pension, which is entitled:
BLLLT
To simplify procedure in pension claims, aud to
tend The benefits Of The pension lars TO soorty claim
ants for inralid pensions and Vido,cs minor chill
dren, and dependent relatives Of soldiers and sailors
Of the tate wdr, ,Ulo unable by e9istiag IaU to
furnish The necessary erioience required TO connect
The disability wiM such Serrice and for other p,tr-
poses. 81
1t provides that any man who served three
months at least, was honorably discharged,
and is under disability that would be
pensionable could the origin be traced to his
army service, shall be pensioned just as
though he could prove the origin of the dis
ability.
Similar provision is made for allowing
pensions to widows and other dependents of
dead soldiers without requiring proof as to
origin of cause Of DEATH
Mr.. Cannon is very hopeful of the passage
of the law he proposes. The Union soldier
has no more earnest and efficient friend in
Congress. He has been central figure in
the advocacy Of every measure in their
behalf for the past II years
The National tribune., 1886-01-28

SENATOR VAN WICK, Of Nebraska, has
introduced very important pension bill,
which we shall discuss at length in our next
issue.
The National tribune., 1886-01-28
PAST CoaIMANDFR-I,S- CHIEF I,0UNTz'S
OPINION.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the best sol
dier paper published and | would rejoice to
see its circulation reach halfmiili0n.
JOHN :. K0UNTZ.
Toledo, O., Oct -, 1885.
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Houses Of Congress alone. One can fancy such
a ladys soliloquy to be about az the following
rhyme suggests, and one meets many ladies in
Washington society similarly situated at the
beginning of each Congress. There are 14O
new Members in the present House of Repre-
sentatiyes:
THE DEBUT OF "NEw MEMBERS" WIFE IN
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
I'm new Members wife!
IT'S the plague of my life,
This etquet, with absurdities rife.
For they say must call on old Members wives
all,
Or I'll ne'er have a card to dinner or ball,
And on wives of all other officials there be-
And tbs noDodys place TO first visit poor me
In making this rule surely some one has blum
dcred
For am bnt one. and they are five hundred
Here's my visiting list, rs long my arm.
Don't wish were back on the CHEEKY old farm? ,"
Miss GRUMPY,
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IMPORTANT BILLS
Relating to Pensions Now Pending
in Congress.
GRANTING PENSIONS

We give below the full text of several of the
most important bills pending in Congress relat-
ing to pensions and land bounties:
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sarzrsa A. m enara> posr craz As s7ooso Class MITES
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-12-18
No. Posted o "a the Fsshiess.

The Idaho World has this: ut was
evident that he bad been in the mount
aims many ysars. He mosied into the
store and asked for 9 shirt and he
bought one. Presently ho returned
and laying it upon the counter said
Mister. this burned thing is hind enc
TO-. The clerk explained that it was
the style, and showed hin how to put
it on. The prospector's face beamed
with Joy as be said: Say! That's P. d
slick, young feller; gimme a pair o
pants that button the same way.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-12-18

The light from an electric lamp
tower in Davenport, Ind. falls full
upon flower garden about one hun
dred feet away, and during the past
summer the swner observed that lilies
which usually blsomed only in the
day opened in the night, and that
morning-glories uncl:'ed their cir. bis;, lee,
soma as soon as the electric iighs isii
upon them.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1886-12-18

THE NEWS Ofaee is supplied with every
facility for executing all kinds Of Job
printing in neat manner and at living
rates. Any Jobsfron lady's visiting
card to a fnll-shoet poster turned ~ short
no,iea orders solicited.
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enters TIE ground and thu artesian
vein. As long a. snow and rain is fal-
ling, the vein draws directly upon 1t
rs al open reservoir, say for seven
months in the year, and will for the
remaining $50 days have to depend
upon the water in the porous bed. 1t
is evident that tie annual rainfall is
more than sufficient for our purposes.
Our valleys are always formed by two
parallel chains of mountains. which
give the porous sheet the form of a
basin, and by tapping it on the lowest
point, we draw from two fountain
heads, and procure double flow and
height.
BENEFIT TO THE STATE.
A very small rainfall in ssssonable
times and utilized to the best advan-
tags, will suffice to make this country
an agricultural State. The porous
stratum acts as an equalizing ressr-
voir. The surplus of wet months is
50 distributed over the dry. The wa
ter, of little use In the mountains, is
transferred to better lands; reservoirs
may be filled in the dead season; dry
areas will 1ecome productive; thou
sands of acres may be reclaimed; the
climate will change in time; popula'
tion will increase, and the dying
State will prosper again.
WHAT PEOPLE THINK.
Some people think there certainly
are plenty Of underground veins, but
they all discharge through tunnel
into the Pscitic ocean. This would not
prevent the flow of an artesIan we'll,
as the water below tho tapping point
is of nO consequence rs long Ms the
fountain head is higher that ths point
of outflow. Others say the evapora.
iian is 81 great that no water enters
ti.c ground. The srtesian vein, drawn
from elevated regions, and IN our
deep, shady canyon the evaporation L.
not greater than anywhere else. A
Greek, iull of water way up in the
canyon aud almost empty NJ II mouth,
i"cs not eyapOraie; ii sinks into the
grouod. as every farmer knows that is
uelrnucnt ON It's waters. Wherever
watei SINKS IL that way, there Is the
very head oi an artrslan vein on n
small scale, anu the amount and hight
"l outflow can almost with certainty
Uc pfedletcd.
ExJsTISG WELLS.
Artcsian wells can be found already
ali over the State. Carson has several
aud Battle Mountain is supplied by
them alone. Even Nature shows
mankind plainly the possibility To
convert our arid tracts into green pas
lures. In the midst of the great des
ert south of Jackson District, 10 n
ridge 100 icet high, l2 miles from the
nearest mountain Chain. On the very
top of II are perennial running
springs, brought to flow doubt.
less by higher fountain head IN the
distant mountains. rhs head waters
of the Humboldt, the famous seven
springs near Humboldt Wells, $500
| feet above the Levels of the sea, are
nothing but natural artesian wells
Numerous other similar cases prove
the existence of artesian veins in thii
| State.
The condition for boring artesiau
wells in Nevada are certainly most
favorable, and although our knowl
edge Of the geological formation OF
our valleys IS only small, there is lit
tie doubt that thr company will meet
with great success. II give the pub
lie AN excellent opportunity to In.
vest their money with small risk and
immense profit in case Of success.
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Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
TheSt Female college.

a cOrrc>pDn,lrn; ot the State Led
ger who accompanied the members
of the legislature in their visit 10
Columbus, has the following To gay
about the Female College:
Next day We visited the college
in all of its working departments
literary u III manual. The truth is,
il lsanrw and - eat departure from
old methods in female education.
They have the college in neat an,l
clem ~ operation. y fine engine
gives motive power: the rooms axe
all warmed w by heating steam
apparatus, aad nom basement tn
garnet, there i, Il uniform tcmlnri.
turc preserved. We SAW lovely
girls ironing clothes, anl going
through tie cool iug department IN
all their details unUrr skiillnl teach.
crS.
In other departments, So;nc were
irciling III various literary studies.
II would Ne too tedious 10 write
ahcu, everything: suffice il 10 SAY
that 34D girl, from different parts
OF The SAFE die here, hearty, hap
~ and b,iHg l.iaI!y AMI skill!nily
,rGinei, n"' oa'y ia schooling hut
III work Il, and hrius prepared Tor
noble wnnianhrOl
Ii WIS ~ 'i-,it IN sec them file IN
to die in sOiI order, AMI bcing
waited nn hy some 0i their own
nunhrr.
The buildings too are the grand
est, in fact cyrryiling in AMI about
the sclr o. ought 10 make MiSSissip.
plans proud az II.
We learn 700. that the n0bla Ia
dies o; Columbus. 10y their local be-.
n"v"lrnt aid, and tleir watcliinl
eyes over the girls. are u great ben
Git 10 Many 0fthc poorer girls. In
tact heir interest AMI pride in il IL
great leading local feature
Signal-Copiahan. (Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Miss.) 1885-1888, 1886-02-18
Pcrarranhs OF AL e.rta.

The letter Of Prof. ia. Myers, OF
the \. * NJ. College, is worth read
ing.
Everything forcboics backward
spring. Strawberries are not bloom
ing, and peach trees show no sign OF
putting out.
Peas and Irish potatoes will not be
as extensively planted around Crystal
Springs u they were last year.
Niagara county, v. Y, is the great
fruit county Of that State. During last
season 200 200 barrels Of apples were
marketed, 500 600 cvapora,cd, &c.,
600 converted into cider, $50, 900 can
ned. and loo, 900 on hand, besides
10 900 barrels Of pears, and 30, 900
bushels Of plums. Cooling moths are
killed by Paris green and London pnr-
pie. thrown by machine, worked by
n horse. One man, with the aid Of
the machine, is able to spray If
teen hundred trees per day.
Mr.. G. A. Green says the Marlboro
raspberry il giving general satisiac-
ton, carries well and ripcns in sue
ccssion for long while. Mr.. cay
wood. the originator. says parties
along the Hudson prefer il TO any
other. Among the raspbcrries the
S'affcr l. said to have made ( BOO
quart. per acre. The Ilanscl has been