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1.-THE WORLDS BY Way"
Visited by a National Tribune's
Representative.
A SERIES OF INTERESTING LETTERS

In accordance with our desire to provide
ebs readers Of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
with the highest grade Of entertaining and
instructive matter to be found anywhere,
we have made sn arrangement with Mr
Frank O. Carpenter, the talented newspaper
man, for series Of letters from Japan,
Corsa, China, Malay, India, and elsewhere
in the Far East These letters viii be-as
Ell who are familiar with Mr. Carpenters
writings knoW-bright, breezy, and full OF
fresh facts Hewiil keep away from the usual
haczneyed routes Of travel, see things with
his own eyes, and tell in his own way what
he sees. The letters viii be furnished ex-
Clusively to TIE EATIoEAL Tribune, and
no other paper VIII have them They VIII
be rrofuzsly illustrated from photographs
taken l5y Er Carpenter with his own camera.
They viii, besides being interesting to every
body. be very valuable 10 the children in
teacbing them 10 q pleasant way about the
people il those far-oT lands with their
hsbias and customs Mr. Carpenter sail.
from San Francisco this month. and we can
ezpeet the Letters 10 begin in few weeks.
WORK OF THE PENSION cFFICE.
During IRE week ending Aue. 10, 1883
there were 20 claims received at the Pen
Bicn Oflge. Of which s72 were original in
valid Iz7 widows; bounty land; ?,
navy Cd war: 58 o. account Ct Mexican
service and s53 applications for increase.
There wese 22z2 medical examination re
pozts5. tie to-al fees forthe same being $40,
g., an aver ce cost ofS4 per examination
Tie names and addresses Of 1926 officer
End eouEdes were furnished for the use Q
claimants.
Report Of certificates issued during weeI
ending hgr DO. 1ss. Original, SIS. in
ere@s I.8l5 reissue. e5; rastozaa0us14; du
plicate. O; sd. G5. arrears, O; Act q
hzlah 9, Order g April 5, 1881, 4
Act OF 1855 81 order Oct Z, lss.
o; IA 81 hu=. 4 1885 {. Arrears Act {
June q p RIezieaa war, 81; tota
2,252 sae same 5a.e,L
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The NATIONAL TRIBUNE recognizes no
distinction between native and naturaIized
Americana They are all Americans, where
ever they were born. We are only op-
posed to deluging our country with freshet
of foreign paupers, who have no other In
terest In ii than the money they can make
out OF "a.
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FHg NATIONAL TRIBHNE: WAsNeIoE c. THURsDAY AUGUST

Bradley T. johnson and others about
the vast amounts which the crushed
South paid to +" the remorseIess con-
queror"P
The whole internal collections from the
articles above enumerated for 1865 were
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IT IS nearly nine months since Congress
began It's session-three times IS long a. Il
took the veterans to capture vicksburz and
more than twiceas long as the Atlanta cam
palgn lasted, and Jet not a single really
forward step has been taken in general pen
sion legislation.
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"THE LOST ARMY. "
Scouting and Fighting Adventures Of
Two Boys
IN MISSOURI AND ARKANSAS.

BY COL. THOS. W, KNOX,
Author Of The Boy Travellers in the Far East"
@Iu South Ameriez," In Russia" "0n the
Coseo," :" The EoEHg Nimr0dG5" "FOyage OF
ths VIVIAN" ETC.
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THIS is the ninth month Of the session,
and stiil no word from Col 1Iatson on gen
eraI pension legislation. Are we weak o.
IaIth that re are becoming hopeleasY
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Total.


lious States less than 10 per cent. of the
entire collection-that is, the loyal people
paid SO where the disloyal ones paid less
than ST.
To make up the grand total Of S310,9O6,-
98417 which the Commissioner of Internal
Revenue paid into the Treasury in 1866, it
is necessary to add in the following items,
which are not included in the above scAed-
ule:
From Special Agents~...,............ Sl974,I07 Is
Banks, .................. II los, oil IS
Tax ON Government sala-
ries.......................... 87I7. 1874 90
amps-.......... .............. I5044,S73 Is
Passports -. ............ 1913 Oe
U. 5. Marshals................... 2lO,Z35 80
OF these items the rebellious States paid
so small proportion as to reduce their
share Of the whole to a trife over 7 per cent
The people Of the loyal States not only
paid the enormous expenses of the war
while it was being carried on, but they have
paid from four-ifths to nine enths of that
portion of the great debt entailed by it
which has been discharged since the gtrug-
gle ended. The rebels have gotten off a
hundredfold easier than any conquered
people since the history Of the world began.
The usual practice of civilized nations is to
assess the entire cost of war upon those
who begin it and are defeated In this IN
stance the victors acted with unparalleled
generosity in shouldering nearly the whole
cost themselves.
The veterans who fought the war through
paid an enormous proportion Of this. They
constituted u per cent. of the population Of
the New England States; 1872 per cent of
the population Of the Middle States, and
| 1876 per cent. Of that of the Western States
aud Territories. Now, 121 per cent. means
one in every eightof the entire population
men, women, children, cripples old men,
idiots, paupers, loafers, criminals and all.
So, when the able-bodied young volunteers
came home, they became practically nearly
the entire body Of the active, laboring, pro-
ducing population, and upon their shoulders
fell the burden of paying, in one way or an
other, this enormous taxation. When the
demagogs of this generation cant about
war taxes for pensions" they keep out Of
sight the fact that, to reduce the taxation
upon this and succeeding generations, the
veterans who fought the war through sub
nitted to taxation which beqan with the
match with which they lighted their fires in
the morning, and followed everything that
they wore, ate, used, or worked with, to the
spoonful Of soothing strip they administered
to their babies in the chilly hours Of mid.
night
Out Of their hard earnings in the prime o
their manhood the veterans paid the bond
holders billions Of dollars, paid billion.
which rightfully should have been assessed
on the men who precipitated the war upor
the country, and did it without murmur o
complaint
It is inefably mean to begrudge thes
men now the meager pensions asked 70
them.
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Here we see the people of the rebellious
States paid only 81 where the people of the
loyal section paid $141 Could there be
more crushing reply to the clsp-trap Of
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INoREAsE o. PENsLoNs Zoe q 81

INCREASE OF PENSIONS FOR THE DEAF.
On Monday the House passed By unani-
nous consent, on motion of Mr.. Matson, the
Senate bill to increase the pension Of the
totally deaf from $18 to $50 per month.
The partially deaf will have their ratings
increased in the same proportion. There
are about 300 totally deaf pensioners on the
roll who viii be advanced to $50.
The bill now goes to the President. and
it is understood that he viii sign It.
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n Is q duty you O,os to your comrades to get at
least one aeO subscriber for THE NATIONAL
TPIRHNE.
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TEE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
tEsrAsLlsHED 1873
A. uBLIS ED EEKL
one Dollar per Year.
1avariabIy in AdvaECss
ESTABLISHED 1873

Rn uaaaess, IS cents. No subscription foE a
1ess period recsIveas
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THE SITE FOR THE LOGAN MoSUsIENT.
Mr. stahlneckeT, from the House Commit
tea on Library, has reported favorabIy a
resolution TO set apart Iowa Circle, at the
intersection of Vermont and Rhode Island
avenues and P and Thirteenth streets in
Washington, for the Logan monument. The
resolution also authorizes the Secretary of
War to furnish condemned cannon for metal
for the statue, and provides for the pedestal
at Government expense.
It is expected that the measure win be
adopted this session, and contributions
should be fastened in order that the com
rades of the Grand Army may not be behind
Congress with their share of the work.
Iowa Circle is the last of the choice sites
in the Capital for the purpose, and it is emil
nently fitting that the greatest of the vol
unteers should occupy it in perpetual bronze,
where all the generations that come may
see it.
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STILL no general pension Bill How
long, o Lord. must justice waltz
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THE HOGAN MONUMENT FUND.

The following letters were received last
week from Posts RENTING collections for
the Logan Monument Fund:
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Your Logan Monu-
ment Circular was duly received by Commander
Daniel Todd, and favorably presented by him to
VIM. II. Lyle Post, No. g. Fort Scott, Departments
OF Kansas, r. st a regular meeting, and COM
npittee appointed to solicit funds. Enclosed fad
New York draft for Sl575. Acknowledge same in
THR NATIONAL TRIBUNE as herewith subscribed.
@. II. HAYNEa. Chairman Of Committee.
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HgADQ'Rs TYLER Posi-, No. 5,
GTMRERLAND. Mn. Aug. 6. 1888.

EDIToR NATIONAL Tribune: At u meet
ing of this Post, held two weeks ago,
$3.50 was voted for the Logan Monuments
Fund, and in addition the following in
dividuai contributions were made by COM
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HEApQ'Rs J. J. ANDREWS Posi-, No. 70, /
CORY. Pa Aug 4 IsSS.

Egland Post. No I42. Delhi, N. Y.........
David EOyes, Manchester, n. J..,.........s
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EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: IucIosed
6nd check for 50, which please credit as
foIIoEra.
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circuit Post, No. 70, Kalamazoo, Mieh.-
K. E. Dodds, Port Hope, Cauada..........
Fremont Post, No. 6S. Neigh. Neb........
A. b. r. Sprague Post, No. "a, Grafton,
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EpTroR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: IncleseS
find money order for SIS for Logan Monu
8. CALwELL. Pos; quartermaster
HEApo' rs Col. JOS. K. WILSON PosT, I
NJ lnE EL.E 1unznnER p

Maynard Post, No 40, Elysian, Mimi.
Henry Wilson Post, No. I29, Milton, Pa.
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Not by IA Large Majority.


found Mr.. John @. New in his private
Office in the Journal Building and asked
him II in his opinion the appointment Of Mr..
Halford would in any way change General
Harrison's plans In reference to what he in
tended to do for Indiana.
~ think not IN the least" was his quick re-
sponse,l "The position OF private secretary
is not political one and 1t has never been so
regarded. was very glad to see Mr.. Hal
ford get the place, for | think he deserves it.,
and II General Harrison had searched the
country over he would not have found more
capable or suitable man for the place"
"Who will succeed Mr.. Halford as manag-
Ing editor Of the JOTaqp
"llis place is hard one TO AL for he was
peculiarly fitted for it, Mr.. 4. q. Steele will
be the managing edtorn
Mr. Halford has not been at the Journal Of
tce for two or three days and his connection
with the paper will close at once, as he has al
ready begun his duties as private secretary.
As managing editor Of the Journal Mr.. Hal
ford received $1,000 per year aud his outside
correspondence paid him fully $1,000 more.
The salary OF tue Presidents private secretary
Is only So, 25O, but General Harrison has agreed
that Mr.. Halford shall have So, 900 year, and
that he will make up the balance himself.
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HALFORD AND THE BISHOP.
A Newspaper Experience in the Life OF
Harrison's New Private Secretary,

To-ddy'S " y. Sun.
This story is told about Il. w. Halford,
the gentleman who will hereafter be
known to the country as the private sec e.
rotary OF our next President About
fifteen years ago Halford was editor of
the Chicago Inter- Ocean. He was also
much interested in the Methodist Epis.
copal Church, and never lost an oppor-
tunity to become acquainted with the
dignitaries of that sect.
One day he had the pleasure of an in
PRODUCTION to Bishop Harris, and told
him he intended to publish an excellent
report of the sermon the Bishop was to
preach in the Rev. Mr.. Willlamson's $
church that evening. The Bishop was
gratifed, and Halford instructed the
city editor to detail one of the best men
to report the Bishops sermon. That
night Halford occupied n front pew,
heard the sermon with pleasure and edi-
tication, but was simply horrifed when
he opened his copy Of the Inter Ocean
next morning.
The young man who was assigned TO
report Bishop Harris was wicked re-
porter. He knew nothing about Bishop
Harrisj he wasn't aware that Halford
was fond of bishops, but he did have an
engagement to call on his girl, and he was
going to see her If II took leg. He had
an exceedingly pleasant evening, turned
up at the office rather late, looked over
the files of the Inter Ocean, and, selecting
the report Of sermon preached about
three months earlier, copied 1t word for
word. Then he respectfully submitted
his able report of Bishop Harris sermon,
which was duly printed.
Things were very stormy about the
office after Mr.. Halford arrived. lie
thought he fathomed the matter to the
bottom, but he didn't. The reporter was
finally pardoned on the ground that he
had accidentally got into a church across
the street from Williamson's, and, owing
to this unfortunate blunder, had tackled
the wrong sermon. The wicked young
man reformed, and finally retired from
Journalism with honor. But Halford
never knew the true inwardness of that
occurrence, and the astonished Bishop
got very incorrect version of the facts,
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A Word in Favor OF the Glove.

DOsVVW IOtI.
Shall men 60 out between the actsY This is
the question which theatre goers in New York
are discussing through the columns OF the
Sun. The ladies object strenuousy to the
practice and pltiful stories are told OF the
wreck OF bonnets and wraps, for which un
feeling persons who do not occupy end seats
are responsible. Yet there is something TO bt
said for the custom, provided II he not abused
by too frequent visits 10 convenient bars. 1t
is pleasant TO meet acquaintauces In the lob,
bies and chat moment about the play, aud
II our theatres generally were better adapted
TO this purpose, with comfortable means Of
exit from every part Of the auditorium, going
out between the acts might come into favor
rather than fall into disrepute. As tor the in.
jured bonnets--well, they ought not to be
worn at all to the theatre
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wOOED AND Welded BY SIGNS.
Pathetic Courtship and Marriage of n
Deaf and Dumb Couple.
mi.


There was a silent wedding last night
in the ladies' parlor at the Grand Pacific
Champion Buchan, who is employed Mt
the post-oiiicc, and Eleanor Patten, a tall
and beautiful young woman, stood before
DIR. Gillette, the superintendent of the
deaf and dumb asylum at Jacksonville.
There were six bridesmaids, one of
whom was so lovely that she riveted at
tention, and the bridegroom was at
tended by six young men in immaculate
frock coats with carnations In their but
ton.holes. The parlor was filled with
relatives and guests. Nobody spoke q
word All were deaf and dumb.
"Wheresoever thou goest | will 60"
said DR.. Gillette, adding the words Of
Ruth to the marriage service.
And the bride, with a pretty, fond
gesture, touched eyes, mouth and heart
and signified that she would follow her
husband.
"Wheresoever thou abidest l will
abide" continued the doctor.
And the bridegroom, taking the
brides hand in his, promised with a
sign that he would cleave to her.
THE Lord do so to me and more,
said DIR. Gillette. "if ought but death
part me and thee"
The vow was made with quick, loving
movements of hands and eyes; the BRIDE
groom slipped the ring upon the brides
finger, and so, without uttering word,
they were made man and wife.
And then the congratulations began.
The silent guests made rush for the
the bride They kissed her, they hugged
her they cried over her. Theic hands
kept futtering around the region of their
hearts as though saying that, on this oc-
casion, their hearts alone could speak.
A pretty dumb boy of four was brought
by his mother to the,bride. He clenched
his chubby fists and stamped his little
feet and went through pantomime ex
pressive of unbounded love and good
will. The bride did not answer him
with signs. She stopped and kissed him
and tear fell upon his curls.
at is one of the rare romances which
have touched our life," said DR.. Gillette.
These young folks met at the institu-
tion. they woed in signs and Mr., Buchan
only left us to make home for the
beautiful girl who is now his wife"
At which the bride, following the
movements of his lips, kissed his hand,
and with graceful gesture waved fare
well to the company, who were indulging
in an abundance OF silent gossip, and
threw kind look at the old colored at
tendant who was crying at the door.
It's the prettiest thing ever saw"
said he.
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PumpI.Ins and souashea Galore,

ChioaQO Hsrald's AndidnapOlis Special.
The President-elect's house has much the
appearance of an agricultural fair, among the
recent presents being any number OF pump
kins, beets, squashes aud other vegetables
sent in by people who wanted TO give some
thing aud tried 10 select such gifts as General
Harrison was supposed not to have. The in
timaton that the General was very fond OF
pumpkin pies found an answer In dozen OIL
more presents Of this kind, and many large
squashes were added TO the collection, One
enterprlsing admirer cut the words Of "Iiarri
son, Morton and Protection on greel
pumpkin, and as 1t grew In size the letters
also expanded, making the words TO appear
the work OF nature instead Of man. This wac
sent 10 him few days ago and is shown to
visitors In the collection OF "fruits.n
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Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
"Do you own this storeHh he asked as he
looked at pair of pantaloons hanging from
the awning.
"Would you like to buy somethingS" was
the evasive inquiry.
~ asked You a plainl question. Do you
own this storef"
"Did you buy something OF me last week
what don't fit ~
"Thats noting 10 do with It,"
my brudder looks exactly like me, but he
vhas only a clerk. II you bought of him
you"
"Do you own this stock"
"Mebbe you like q bargain IN oafercoats
Our assortment vhas very complete
"All right for you. II you won't answer
me III pass on. put the question now fol
the last time, Do you own this stock Fn
"My frendt, let me explain. Sometimes
was owner and sometimes agent. Der day you
bought dot coat which don't it vhas proba.
bly, agent. IL you like $l2 oafercoat for 81
to-day yhas owner und gf you der best bar
gain In der wOrld.n
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Tragedians Entirely Unlike.


Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett have
been seen walking together on Broadway sew
eral times of late. Two men more unlike In
person and In temperament 1t would not be
easy to pick out on the Metropolitan promcn-
ades. Barrett is getting fat of late, whereas
Booth shows no particular increase in weight
Booth has the sombre eye Of genius fun o.
smouldering fire ready 10 break out on provo
cation; the delicate, finely taperlng hands of
diletante, the fingers Of an artist, the foot
OF an aristocrat. Barrett hasa double chin,
an enlarging neck, the cold eye of dispas-
sionate devotee of business, stubby fingers
and square foot. Booth dresses unnotce-
ably in dark materials Barrett wears light
frock suits OF perfect fit and striking neatness
Booth walks as If unconscious of himself and
OF heworld around him, Barrett as If he were
constantly expecting to meet somebody that
knew him.
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How He Made a Fortune.

Admiral" Norris Peters, who is now en-.
ioying real priucely timo In New York, is
one Of the best known characters in the city
OF Washington. He it was who conceived the
idea of reproducing 'pateut drawings His
first experiments, which were under the fos-
tering eye Of the United States Government.
We're very crude but persistence brought per-
fection, For years he has been building up
what is now the greatest photo.lithoglaphic
establishment In the United States. This is
not Government institution, although most
Of its work is done under contract for Uncle
Sam, Peters has in this way amassed a great
fortune, Although over 90 years of age, he
still believes that life is worth living and en-
joys himself accordingly. lie derives his title
Of "Admiraln from the ownership OF a Yacht
on which he and his friends have many
happy times ploughiug the peaceful Potomac
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John wanamaker's Success.


zone must live In Philadelphia said q
member OF city troupe, "to really appreciate
the dimensions OF John Wanamaker. 1t
seems cruel and heartless to read in the New
York papers that Matt Quay, or any other
man, is willing to indorse John Wanamaker,
considering that our Johnny gave up money
at rate that would appall Rothschild, and
worked like beaver for the Republican party
throughout the entire canvass, to say nothing
OF his imposing ability as merchant and
tlnancier. 1t is rather late in the day to have
his claims vaunted by men who rank beneath
him by very large drop Wanamaker's sue
cess Is really imposing, When he started the
dry goods part OF of his business he imported
three or four Of the most expert dry goods
buyers and sellers in New York city. He
gave them full sway, and in the course OF a
year he lost nearly million dollars, and was
on the verge of bankruptcy. He had, how
ever, been studying the methods Of the dry
goods men very quietly, aud at the end of the
year he kicked them all out and started in
himself. He again proved his enormous inan-
cial genius, and built up his business at q
rate that would startle mushroom