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PERSONAL.

Mrs James A. Garfield was in Paris for a few
days last week.
Ex-Gov Henry c. Warmoth Of Louisiana, is in
such poor health that he IS confined to his room at
his hotel.
Ez-Gov Alger, Of Michigan, is said to own over
100 square miles of forest land near AIpena, bear
ing more than 800 600 feet Of standing pine tim
Der
George ". Owen, owosso, Mich, editor Of the
Shiawasse American has received from H. T. Cole,
Monroe Mich, a handsome gold badge, which
Mr. Cole intended to present to some member of
the Smith Guards which afterward became Co.
A. 4th Mich In his letter Mr.. Cole says that he
always considered the Smith Guards his beau-ideal
of the American volunteer, and lie wanted in some
way to show his appreciation of them Mr.. owen
served during the war in their ranks as a private,
never asked for promotion and has never received
a pension, though he was in about co battles and
skrmishes
It'd Bits: A Copenhagen party given by Brook
Ign lany the other night a dismal failure. She
was indiscreet enough to invite Gen. Sherman, and
the rest of the male guests went away dissatisfied.
Hackensack, n. j., is deeply interested in the
candidacy of two veterans widows for the Post
mastership The term of Mrs. Berry, the present
incumbent will expire Feb. 5. She has made q
satisfactory official and is strongly backed for
appointment The Democratic candidate is Mrs.
Mary Van Valdricken, who lost her husband on
the battlefield and served herself a nurse at the
front and was taken prisoner three times. There
IS also a prominent politician candidate for the
place, but he is not supposed to count for much.
The claim is made for Rev. ". D. C. Radwiek,
Chaplain of the 18th Pa of longer service as vol
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A SPECIMEN PROPOSITION OF THE
TARIFF TIMERS.


TARIFF TIMERS.
Among the articles enumerated on the pro-
posed free list of the tariff thinkers is barley.
It appears from the report of the Treasury
Department that for the fiscal year of 1886
we imported 9,975,000 bushels of this cereal,
valued at S6,899,96O, on which, at the rate
Of 10 cents per bushel, the sum of 1897, 500
was paid in duties.
We do not know of any arguments on the
ground of public policy why this duty
should be abolished, and our farmers forced
to an unrestricted competition with foreign
ers. Practically all this barley is used for
the manufacture of malt, and we do not be-
lieve a glass of beer would cost less by its
free introduction 1t might help the brew
ers, but they are now better off than the
farmers. The brewers are already amassing
fortunes faster than almost any other class,
while, owing to various adverse conditions,
our farmers as a whole are not in a flourish
ing condition.
There is no reason why our own people
should not produce all the barley we need,
and control the American market.
In 1880, the last complete statistics at
hand, we produced barley in every State in
the Union save Louisiana The total crop
had grown from 8,956,00O bushels in 1850
to 43,99zoOO bushels, OF more than fvefold,
showing a steady increase every decade dur
ing the 80 years. OF the total crop, California
produced the most, or in round numbers IL, :
100000 bushels; then came New York with
7,7920O0 bushels; Wisconsin with 100000
bushels; Iowa with 100000 bushels; Min
nesota with $4,000; Nebraska with
1,745,000; Ohio with 100000; Illinois
with 100000; Michigan with 100000
and so on, the rest producing under a mil
lion bushels, but enough to be an important
element of revenue to the people of the State
Now, with the capacity for home production
thus shown, the only reason why we do not
raise the whole amount that is demanded
must be on account of small profits to the
farmer, which cannot be increased by taking
off the tax now levied upon our foreign com
petitors
The main object with the tariff thinkers
however, has no reference to this question.
They want to reduce the revenue to {
point where they can "point with alarm
at Treasury in danger of being bank
rupted" by extravagant raids" whenever
a demand is made that the Government d.
justice to its defenders in the way of equit
able pensions to disabled volunteers, or theil
widows and orphans.
To quote an old partisan refrain it il
anything to beat Grant"
The people of this country are with th'
veteran and his cause. No one is grumblint
about paying National taxes except foreign
producers want to get chance at our mar
kets. The Nation generally is not over
anxious to cut down its income, but prefer
to spend it.
T,o,,;4 +;,,Iya, NTH fI,a tariff
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ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

EAT1GORDA BAK-Tae Thirteeath Corps
IL Edoes n 1868. By Z. B. LgJikia, Co. 7,
13A Ese, We'd, BE-
s6HERILIES BUlLUERS."-Hoto they did
thar Hork. By Henry S Sanford. Co. G,
Isl Wiea. Engineers and Mechanics, Green
riHe. Nrah
HAEGESG REBEL SPIES-Aa Iacideat
al Frederick, Id, during TIE GeftysJarg
Camgaigt By J. J. AmJ3er, Co. T. 1911
u, FopeH0, E0sca.
NTH YALLEY-The Shenandoah Cam
goiga II 1862. b. Gen. Henry Capehart,
Fargo Oak
ON 70 RTCHHOND.-A Graphic NarratiUe
a. Capture and CaptiUity. By George B.
Crartord. Co. G, 1st ". "a, HIelis5arg, w. Ia.
HAFELNgS ZOUAVES-7He First BGyo-
na Charge By J. II. z. Whiaey, Sergeant,
Go. 3. GA T. =, Eeto York city.
Port HTDSOE-A Spirited account Of
this Hpportaist Siege and Battle. By Wil5er
II. HcJber Lampas0s. Ter
PICK AED SHOVEL.-Cqmpaigaiag 'cith
lsc Engineers. BY Halter II. Parcels, Co.
d, sch a. 7. Eng, Lel,iston, Pa.
ACROSS THE PLAuES.-A Narrative Of a
Wild Western Trip in 1861 Big ". Thorn
soa Parker, tate Acting assistant Surgeon
Us A. Newport, r. T.
ClRABA PRISON-Life and Death In HEi,
Place u Confinement BIZ 6. J. Treaaman
Campaigning and Fighting
a Hoa Virginia. By John T. Booth, Ser
gent. Co. G. 38h Ohio, HartsoeH, 0.
FORT PTLLOW-Tbe story Of the tragedy b
dprii y, 1861 By T. C. George, It'll Kan
Cac.. Sbefeld, Pa.
DCRLET.S lyLL-A part Of the Peacl
Tree Cn1k series Of botfIes IN the Aaaat,
campoigL By Join Algoe, Adjatqnt, 100
Bitch.
BULL RCE, GETTYSBURG AND TIL
ULLDEREESS.-Th 50rk Of the cqUqI,1
"a Gose campaigns. By T. T. Uattte,os, Is
l6ct CEr- H.L0rd, Iich
TEE LIST BLOW At HOODS Army
TIE etase soatHrard from Nashville and II
nttaek oa tie poatOoas By Lied. CiaTle
Kfrt l5tl Pr Car, Philadelphia, Pa.
JONEsBORO, GA.-S9me corrections Of
Jormef sfofg soih map By Capt. J.
Ridmour, 55a ILL.,
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Below we present the list Of contributors
to the Logan Monument Fund for the past
week They send in by every mail, but they
do not do it numerously enough. It is a
matter that every volunteer soldier and
relative of volunteer soldier should feel
personal interest in. 1t is matter that
really concerns their own fame. In honor
ing John A. Logan they honor themselves,
for he was their truest representative Let
US hear from everyone of them before the
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Don't tinker with The tariff.
WORK OF TIE PENSION OFFICE.

During the week ending Jan. %, 1888,
101O original claims were received; 358
widows; 3 war of 1912; bounty land %
navy old war 1872 on account Of Mexican
service, and 1858 applications for increase.
The receipt of mail matter during the
week was 52,351; 44,161 letters and circu-
lars were sent ont The names and post
Office addresses of 4,492 officers and COM
rades were furnished for the use of claim
ants. The number of medical examinations
reported during the week was 2,629. The
amount of fees for the same was $12, ALSO,
an average cost of $4.73 per examination.
Report of certificates issued during week
ending Jan. %, 1888: Original, 836; increase,
997; reissue, 2O6; restoration, 25; duplicate,
10; accrued, 112; arrears, 0; Act of March
3, 1883, 7; Order of April 3, 1884, A; Act OF
March 8, 1885, 0; Order Oct Z, 1885, 8; Act
of Aug. A, 1886. 2; Supplemental, Act Aug.
4, 1886, 2; Mexican war, 258; total, 2471.
Reissue same date, 0.
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unteer Chaplain than any one IN the war. HIS
seommission. which yyas given him by Gov. Curtin
was dated Aug. & 1851, aud be was mustered cut
Jan. r. 1865. He is now Chaplain o. Farragu. Post
Paterson. y. j.
Gen. Sheridan aud Coils. SheriIla and Blual les
Washington on Monday o. las. week. % attend the
Reunion Of Massachusetts Coamaule-v If the
Loyal Legion at Boston on wednesday.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY p 1888
WATT ING FOR THE NEWS,
Listening to the Fighting
at Belmont.
BY MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN

We have received from Mrs John a.
logan an admirable account of the early ex-
periences Of the soldiers who assembled at
Cairo n the last part of 1861, and especially
Of the anxious watching and waiting at
Cairo. OF The wives Of the men who went
down 70 attack the enemy at Belmont for
news Of lie fate Of those who were dear to
then. They could hear the cannon all day,
but knew nothing Of the result until the
expedition returned. It viii be published
in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for Feb. 9.
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90. LoGAN,s PENsIoN RILL.

In our report Of proceedings in Congress
viii be found the action of the Senate on
Mrs. Logan's pension bill. 1t was passed by
an almost unanimous vote.
The Pension Committee of the House of
Representatives took it up on Monday of
this week and agreed to report it favorably,
so that speedy action is expected, unless OBJ
stacles not now anticipated are encountered
It is believed that there will be a very small
minority TO oppose the measure, as the SEN
timent Of the North in favor of this recogni-
ton Of the volunteer element Of the army is
making itself felt. Heretofore special marks
Of distinction have been reserved for the
Regular Army officers, and the fact that a
man was not West Pointer has been sufi-
Gent ground for rejecting in the latter case
what was almost demanded as right in the
former. The country and Congress are being
awakened 10 a realization of the gross inius-
tice Of such treatment of men who deserved
vastly more than those who were shown SUI
perior consideration.
The widow Of Gen. Frank Blair is also tC
have her pension increased to the same
amount, the two bills going side by side.
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''@'@-- No-e@-f '--'--A
wouldn't stand therain?"
1t want fast-colors by q long chalk" re-
piled old Pokeberry grimly. None on US
thought it would be.
""Taint more'n skin-deep,' said Remus Tul-
Illus Arbuckle; an it can't be, in reason.
The 'SqGires blamed ole hide is too full o. poll
Tx, whisky an his own Importance TO let any
thing else git deeper'n the roots o his hair.
I" I've seed JET Tulkinhorn hey spells o. BEN
good afore,' said his sister Elviry, onbelieyin'-
~ but it wuz alters when his liver wuz out
o order, an he thought he wuz a-gwine to die.
Then he'd take bottle O. Pilgariics MiraCu-
ious Liver Rejuvenator, which'd set him on his
pins agin, an he'd be wus'n ever IF ye could
keep the Miraculous Liver RejuveuatOr way
from him ye mout keep him tOl'ble good till
he died from want of it, an that's the only way.
| wish | could git hold of every bottle Of it in
the country an smash EN-. / expect to see him
be real good jest bout eZ much e. ] expect to
see dogs hind leg get real straight, an no
more
80 Brother Tulkinhorn has sut'nly been wal
lerin' up to his neck all his life in the eruption
an sin o this wicked world said Elder Jag
gers, solemnly; but the power o Grace is great
TO save, an we must hope everything from it.
"Of course the ole Squire knowed that
everybody wuz oolSin' for him to trip up, but
the old varmints pride made him determined
to stick it out ca long ez possible. lie wuz at
the protractd meetin' every night ez long ca
| it lasted, an sot way up in the amen corner,
an on Sundays he'd come in late, alter every
body else WIZ seated. an tramp up the aisle,
stately and sollumli like, BLOWN his nose e.
loud ez a conch-shell on big red bandanner
an set down on the front bench at the right
/ hand o the preacher, with look on his ma
| hogany face that seemed to say: When ye see
| a man like me dom all this for Jesus you com
mon fellers oughter feel bound to be uncommon
| good 1 tell ye.'
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P0KEBERRY NOSE.
Squire TulkinhOrn BackSIideS.

OW deep did the con-
version Of Squire Tul-
kin horn, that you
were telling me about
the other day, goI" 1
asked Of old Pokeberry
Nose as the breath Of
the blizzard waited him
in, aud he found his
accustomed easy seat
on the pile of ex-
changes. 4" Was il gem
uine, dyed, and
set with alum, or was
it wash-colors, which
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: WASHINGTON, D. c., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1888
STILL THEY COME.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE's club-raisers
continue to do better from week to week.
Here is a list Of those sent in last week.
Let it go on till the NATIONAL TRIBUNE's
subscription list is equal in numbers to the
roll of membership in the GAR. It GER
tninlu nrnbt II he.
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A LOCAL committee of 127 has been formed
at Gettysburg to make preparations for the
reception of the Army of the Potomac at
that town this year on the 25th anniversary
of the great victory At the head of this
committee is the Hon. Edward Mcpherson.
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THE committee in charge of the monu-
ment to Gen. Grant at New York has placed
the cost of the same at 100000, and viii
shortly send circular to architects and
sculptors, offering prizes for the best designs
for such a monument. Four prizes win be
offered, and the time of award is extended
to next Fall.
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Preserved His Good Name.

A suicide who killed himself with revolver
said in his note: 90 know it is foolish to COM
NIT suicide but please see that I get credit
with the public for knowing that it was loaded. !"
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THE National President of the Woman's
Relief Corps was at the Headquarters De-
partment of New York at Syracuse last
week and at Boston on Monday. Yesterday
and to-day she attended the Convention OF
the Department Of New Hampshire at Con-
cord, and goes thence TO Providence, r. L
to the Massachusetts Convention on the sth
and 9th; afterward to the New Jersey Con-
yention at Trenton
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" H0WsOmever, tn G
ole 'Squire's pomposity
didn't bear down on
Elder Jaggers ez much
ez il did on other folks.
The Elder Wuz one Of
them kind o preachers
who don't fear man nor
devil when it comes to
religion. He said one
day very p'intedly, jest
ez the Squire d tuck
his seat an raised the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-02

Every few months the soldier-hating New
York Times has it's soul filed with joy by
getting letter like the following, which it
sxBBerantiy sets in large type, double
leads and prints in a conspicuous place on
one Of its leading pages:
CANNOT DO WITHOUT IT.
10 tic Edfor Of ne Ee,g YorE Times
inel0se 81 Cor The Hed5y Times Tor the coming
year. cannot DO without H. although already
take three other newspapers. JQF.
East lalslead, \. il, sunday, Jan. !. 1855
Every year TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE gets
SO many thousand Of much more admiring
letters than this that if we printed them
solid, in the smallest type we use, it would
take mp every inch Of space in several edi-
tions 10 print them. But then that is not
the only way in which THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE differs from the Times. 1t also
differs substantially in having 100 reader:
where The Times has one, and in being read
by full-bLooded, patriotic Americans, while
the TINES IS read by people who are ashamed
Of beng easa in this country, and reproacH
Providence that he did not make them Eng.
Iishmcu.
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Hare yOu done gour share toaedrd doubling
THE NATIONAL TRLBUEE'S circulation ?
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Ter gen done yOur share totoard doubling
I'll ,ON4L TRIBUNE,S circulationf
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IS the Senate last week the petition of
the Chicago Board of Trade, asking for re-
taIiatory legislation against France and
Germany for excluding American meat was
presented. This is a policy about which
there ought to be no question and it should
have been entered upon long ago. The ac-
ton of Bismarck in arbitrarily excluding
American products, which was followed by
France and some other nations, was a gross
insult as well as a wrong to our farmers and
other producers, and it ought to have been
resented on the instant President Arthur
called attention to the matter, but not with
the energy or language that the occasion
demanded. President Cleveland has also
urged Congress to do something more than
once. If we are to have foreign commerce
we must do as other nations do which build
up an export trade, and that IS, protect our
producers with all the power of the Govern
ment We can bring to terms very speed
lily, if we viii, the nations which have shut
out our meat, grain and other produce, by
taking the same action in regard to theil
goods, upon which they make a vast deal
more money than our farmers do by the sale
of their harvests. Let Congress act upor
this with energy and decision
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A LESSON IN OPTICS.

Teacher: Give an Illustration Of the
universal law Of optics that the appar-
ent size Of objects varies with the
visual peeuliarities of the Observer
Smart pupil at tie blackboard " Wen
to a New York or Boston editor, a dol
lar paid out to a bondh0lder appears
about so big"
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A BILL has passed the Mississippi HOUSE
of Representatives to give pension to all
men who served in the rebel amy and are
now unable to perform MANUAL labor, and
also to all negroes who were servants to
Confederate officers. This shows how lib
eral the rebels would have been with pen
sions to their soldiers if they had succeeded.
The State of mississippi has no surplus in
her treasury she has big public debt, and
not as much assessed valuation as many
Counties in Massachusetts,, New York, Penn
raise N oney to keep the broken-down men
who fought for the so-called Confederacy
from he poorhouse.
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- = Re .a-o. eo.r orzoE .s slo0.s e..s ,TTs-
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with a blast on his old mulberry colored bugle
The Lord God amt no respecter O. persons;
lilSewiseI I, who ain the meanest of his servants,
am not / feel constrained to say that all
who love Him, an to be in His holy house,
should show their love by gittin' here airly
enough not to disturb the openin' services.
Time is more precious to the Lord than it can
be to any mere mortal worm. We will now
sing IS our opening hymn:
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j. o. Corl, WiuuebagO, Iil.....................
r. w WoIever, Atkinson, ILL.,. .......,
c. ". Benedict. ...............
4. r. Hershey. Sterling, Ill..................
J. II. Munger, Montrose, Ps..................
John A. Buck Post, No. lie, Lisbon,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-29
J. G. RowToN,
Secretary.
Chairman.

Judge Weaver, of Atohison, Kan, hns
very fine cat that he values highly. II
Is an excellent mouscr, and like most
playful cats, likes to tease its victims bo-
fore making away with them. The other
day it was observed toying with a mouse.
1t would strike it just hard enough with
ITS paw to partly palsy it. and then suffer
1t to run away Distance.
Soon the mouse gathered up strength
and as tho cat was about to spring for
ward to catch it, with mouth opon, the
mouse ran into the cats mouth. The eat
was soon observed to be in great agony,
1t climbed up tho banistcrs, ran up posts,
and secmed to he decidedly uneasy with
tho load upon its stomach.
But soon the mouse was seen to emerge
from the cats stomach, and, most singu.
larry, 1t came out head foremost, 40 that
1t must have turned around in tho cats
stomach and came out as it ontorcd-
head foremost. The cat was much ex,
haustcd, and lay in n comatose state fol
an hour or more, in which time little
mousic escaped.
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TANNING WITH THE HAIR ON.

An Idaho trapper gives Farm, Stock
and Home his method of tanning with
the hair on, as everything he has read
on the subject he has tried and found it a
failure. He says Lay the skin, hair
side down, on a round. smooth log, and
with blunt and rather dull knife scrape
off all the fat. When the skin has been
scraped off perfectly clean and smooth,
take the brains from recently killed
animal and rub and work them thor
oughly into the hide. This makes it
soft and pliable. Now take one spoon
full of alum and two of saltpetre. pulverize
mix and sprinkle on the fleshside of the
skin. Rub in what you can, brush of
the rest and your skin is done. Yellow
ochre mixed with the brains gives fine
color to the under side. The whites oi
several eggs or the soaking of the skin
for half day in oil or lard will produce
the same effect as brains. This process
is good for sheepskin mats and saddle
covers and for tanning of small furs."
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-06-29
OUR EDITOR is SICK.

If the FREE PRESS seems brighter this
week than usual you may know that the
editor isn't around. He is on the fiat of
his back. enjoying severe and unduly
protracted spell of quinsy, and the doc
tor has forbidden him to attend to BUSH
ness for some time to come. Overwork
and general lack of exercise have done
their share towards debilitating his sys-
tenn. and if he can only "dig up" $40 or
$50 when he gets we'll we wouldn't be
surprised to hear of his going to Cali
fornia on health vacation.
The devil and his faithful cohorts are
cutting wide swath this week, and will
promptly settle the hash of any ruffled
individual who may want to do up the
editor. And in the meantime, sub
scribers who want to settle up, will find
us at the old stand, with new black
ing-bottle of benzine on hand prepared
to entertain visitors in the costly style
which characterizes the boss when he
is around. Call and see us.