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The National tribune., 1888-11-01
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON c. THURSDAY

Interior State-or, in fact, any other State,
except New York and Pennsylvania and
New Jersey paid out altogether So, 5573773,
which is certainly an enormous amount. But
then she sent 319 $50 men to the field, which
would make the average bounty per man
about S73. AS when those bounties werepaid
the greenbacks were worth on an average
about 40 cents, this makes the average
local bounty paid to Ohio soldiers less than
$50 on gold basis.
Take Mr. Cleveland's own State of New
York, which paid out in local bounties twice
as much as Pennsylvania, and nearly four
times as much as Ohio or Massachusetts.
The total payments reached the enormous
figure of 6,629, 228. On the other hand, it
must be remembered that she sent 467,047
men to the front. This makes an average
bounty for each Of $185, or, reduced to q
gold value, STA. At that time, when wages
of all kinds were double or treble what they
had ever been before, even 81 900 bounty-of
which we have heard so much-was small
pecuniary inducement to offer a mechanic
who could make from $25 to $50 working at
his trade Were he to serve so short a time
as year, this, with his pay of $16 q month,
would not begin TO give his family as good a
support as he could earn for them at home
to say nothing Of the hardships and dangers
of the field.
But the great mass of soldiers got no local
bounty at all. Hundreds Of thousands Of
them did not even receive any. bounty from
the Government, because they were broken
down with disease or disabled before they
served two years. They got nothing but
their $13 or SIC month, which though ii
included food and clothing, did not average
onethird what they would have received al
home in the pleasant pursuits of peaceful
life.
Thus does pinprick of actual facts let all
the wind out of Mr.. Cleveland's inflated
balloon of munifcent compensation"
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

A DE1focEATIc House and a Republican
Senate, after the most careful consideration
of the subject, decided that at least 10000
dependent parents, 10000 disabled veterans,
10000 veterans widows and 10000 Of their
minor children were entitled to relief from
the Nation. They passed a carefuIiy-cou-
sidered bilI-one which they had been years
in maturing-to accomplish this object Nr
Cleveland defeated this intention, and at one
fell swoop vetoed fully 100000 righteous
claims. he now prstends TO be q friend Of
the veterans because heactua1Iy signed some
500 bills. Is it not Preposterous?
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

For all the misery and restitution which
have descended on the veterans and their
families by reason of the failure of the Ma
ton to do them justice, Grover Cleveland is
primarily and CORTLAND C. MatsOn is sec
ondarily responsible. The Nation is will
ing to do this act of justice aOsg-and not
wait as Grover Cleveland urges
The surviving soldiers LareI few in number, ven
cradle in age, after long lapse Of time since their
military service. and parting benefaction ten
dered by grateful people.
Every one of the thousands of veterans
who in the last year have gone down to
their graves pinched by want, and made
wretched by the dire need of the common
est necessaries Of life, is a direct offense to
be laid at the doors of Grover Cleveland and
CORTLAND c. Matson.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

EUGENE HIGGINS, manager Of Cleveland
and Matson's campaign in Indiana, was the
underliug of the infamous Gen. John Fl.
Winder, the author of all the miseries Of
Libby, Belle Isle, AndersonriIle, Salisbury
and Florence. He was one Of the notorious
Baltimore gang" taken by Wtnder from
that city to Richmond at the outbreak Of
the war, and who made themselves odious
to the press and people of the rebel Capital
by their insoience, bad character, and fond
ness for bomb-proof places far from the dan
gerous field Of battle. "Thank God, we are
at last rid of old Winder," said the Rich
mond papers when that PEovost-Marshal Of
the Confederaoy was sent 10 build Ander-
sonyiIle, where he could kill more Yankees
than any four regiments in the field" But
Eugene Higgins staid with them until the
nearness of Grants army made longer
stay dangerous. What nice man to send
out to tell the Indiana comrades how to
vote!
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

UNDOUBTEDLY the most worm-eaten old
chestnut in American politics is the dol
lar-a-day- enough ACKNOWLEDGMENT charge
against candidate. If there has ever been
a prominent candidate against whom this
was not alleged his name has escaped our
mind. 1t is among the very first of our
recollections of political controversies. Then
James Buchanan was a candidate for the
Presidency, and it was stoutly charged
against him that he had said that 10 cents
day was enough for workingman. This
was in the happy old Free-Trade times
when 81 day would have been considered
good wages for meehanie) After Buchanan
was elected, Geo. D. Prentice, of the Louis
vile Journal, said that the Democrats have
broken into the White House with a 1O-eent
jimmy"
The National tribune., 1888-11-01
A CHALLENGE

We have received perhaps half dozen
letters from our subscribers complaining
that we are opposed to Cleveland and Mat
son simply because they are Democrats.
1t seems hardly worth while to answer
such charge as this, in view of our past
record Every reader of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE knows that politicians partisan
bias has made no difference to us when COM
menting upon his course, and urging his
election OF defeat.
But for the satisfaction of these complain
ing friends we will say that if they will
point out to us anywhere Republican OF
other politicians who have done the veter-
ans one-hundreth part the injury that they
have suffered at the hands of Messrs. Cleve-
land and Matson, we viii oppose their cleo.
ton with as much energy as we are now
opposing the gentlemen named.
This is a fair challenge. Comrades, show
us anywhere politician of any stripe who
is now candidate for any office, who has
even Appropriated Cleveland or Matson il
injury to veterans, and we will fight hin
till election day, or as long as he is Il candi
date.
I'm the matter of procuring pensions Their,
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

IF to veto a bin which would put 10000
disabled veterans, 10000 dependent parents,
and 10000 widows and orphans on the roll,
while grudgingly signing bills to give PEN
sions to some 800 is to be a warm friend Of
the veterans, then heaven deliver them from
any more such friends. But one more would
be their total ruin.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

PRIVATE DALzELL.
He Tells Way Veterans ShoulI support Harrison
and Horton.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIsUNE: Why win all
the soldiers, 100000 US, aud 100000 Of cur
sons, vote for Harrison? Why viii these two
million votes, the determining votes, mako
every one-uot ono exeepted-every Northern
State solid for HarrisOa2
viii tell you why We must have SO =
month pension, sI4l year, till We ali die.
We must have arrears clear back to the war,
which viii buy Us all homes. We must have
our bountie5 equalizsd. The Republican party
is pledged 70 DO all these things. The election
of Harrison secures to US all these things. That
is why the North will be solid for Harrison.
No other reasOn-none under heaveu.--PRr-
VATE DALzELL
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

So much interest has been manifested in
the case of Mrs. Sallie Ann Bradley that We
publish this week the eloquent speech on it
in the House of Representatives by Gen. C..
H. Grosvenor. Gen. GrosveaOr speaks with
accuracy on this subject, for he had unusual
opportunities for knowledge. Mrs. Brad
ley's husband and one Of her sons served in
Gen. Grosyenor's command, and he was q
witness to one of them being wounded. He
does not suffer the case to rest on his per
sonal statement. however, but fortifes it
with official documents supporting 10 the
fullest extent all that he says. Gen. GrOs-
venor is a faithful and fearless advocate of
veterans rights. His energy in this matter
is sample of his activity wherever veterans
are interested. We hope that the veterans
of his district viii display corresponding
zeal in securing his return to Congress by a
majority much greater than he has received
at any previous election.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NATIONAL rRm

Every man who wore the blue ought TO
take The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
1t is the only champion, advocate and
friend that he has.
He ought to ask all his comrades to sub
scribe FOR II, for 1t Is as much 70 them as to
him.
The paper ought to have half-million
circulation, and viii have if the comrades
work for ii as faithfully as it labors for
them
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

sind if one reeet0es not enough it IS be-
cause he did not Seroe long enough; and
can he be heard to complain If he gets Just
rate equal to las feIlOw-soIdjers, and for the
remainder Of the relief necessary to his support,
he shall be aHo.0ed, as Other citizens mus, to
accepttbe charity Of the local authorities. Col.
Matsons Report on His Mangled Disability
Bill
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

with a willing accomplce that no more such
should reach him.
Upon him, therefore, rests the terrible ac-
countability for all this widespread and I'M
relieved misery. Upon him lies the awful
weight Of all the bitterness and anguish of
the thousands who have since then gone down
to their graves uusoIaced by the common
necessaries and comforts of life, which it was
their country's duty to have provided them.
Every one of the thousands of veterans
who are to-day in the poorhouses of the
country is a separate accusation against
Grover Cleveland Every one of the thou
sands of broken men who are fighting the
demons of Want and Disease in homes of
pinching poverty is an indictment of the
men who stood between them and their
country'a gratitude. Every one of the
thousands of veterans who in the last 20
months h&ve, in mortal despair of their
country's justice, sunk into the forgetful
grave has been an arraignment of the
President who shat the gates of justice
against them. The cry of the widow and
the fathcrless has gone up against him.
Comrades, can we vote to re-elect such 9
man, to continue and magnify his offending
against us, our comrades, and our comrades
widows and orphans?
The thought is repugnant
Let US veto him with million soldier
votes.
Oct ,yo7t4 9o5oee. yo1J1
The National tribune., 1888-11-01
TABLE OLE PENSION RATES.

Our table OF pension rates, which has hereto
fore given so much satisfaction to our subscrib-
ers. has been revised aud improved, with the
new rates for deafness added TO il. We viii
send this to any address on receipt Of ID eentA
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

Feterau sOlilOqiistRg: "Iho Bible says I was
born in 1928. The President says ought to
wait ut least Is years longer for a service pen
sion, which Will then be given me by CRATE
full people as parting beneiaction.' If the
grateful people are not any liyelier than
that in expressing their gratitude, they'll have
to send their parting benefactiOn to me through
the Dead-Letter Otlice, for the chances are that
before that time 1 shall be where the wicked
cease from ystoing and the veterans are at
rest"
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

MIR. CLEVELAND complains of the great
number of private pension bills which are
presented for his signature. Who is to blame
for this? He, and he alone. He has vetoed
one well-considered and just pension bill
which would have reached nearly every one
of these cases as well as thousands more,
and has stood in the way of the enactment
of any similar legislation. Had it not been
for this course there would have been COM
paratiyely little need of special pension
legislation.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

Is there any comrade in Indiana who
wants to be marshaled to the polls to vote
for Cleveland and Matson By the notorious
Eugene Higgius-the Coramissary Of Libby
Prison and the prosecutor of Union veterans
in the Treasury Department?
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

We ask any eOmrade who expects to vote
for Grover Cleveland what be imagines he
will gain thereby.
What has Mr.. Cleveland done during his
four years of Administration which will lead
him to hope that any benefits for himself or
comrades will result from continuance of
that Administration
This, we think, is the vital question for
every veteran to ask himself. There is, we
are sure. not single ex-soldier in the land
but has more or less strongly disapproved
of Mr. Cleveland's attitude toward the vet
Grams during his Administration. Is there
any reason to expect that by his reelection
his attitude will become more favorable?
Is there not, on the other hand, every
probability in the direction that it viii
make his hostility more marked and siren
uous?
Is there not every reason to hope that any
other man elected in Mr.. Cleveland's place
would be much more friendly to veterans
rights than he has been?
This. we think. covers the ground.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

LORD SAoKvILLE- WEST merely expressed
the same opinion about Mr.. Cleveland that
the Invalid Pensions Committee did-that
he was not sincere and truthful.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

SENDING Eugene Higgins to Indiana to
boss the campaign was adding insult to
injury.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01
sAMpLE COPIES.

- Any non-su b
III scriber into whose
hands a copy Of this
weeks issue Of THE
EATroEAL TRIBUNE shall come, VIII under
Pstand that It is sent to him for examination
lstYe ask that he OF she will look over it care
fully, note its many special features, and COM
pare il with other weekly freside papers. We
are very sure that if they do this they will
find it to be superior in interest and attract
iveness to any and all Of them. It's beyond
question the best weekly family paper in the
whole country. 1t has more distinguished
contributors, and q greater array Of valuable
reading matter, than any of them.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

COMRADES, be sure to not only vote your
selves, but TO get some citizen to vote with
Won
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

" IN the matter Of procuring pensions there
crisis widespread disregard Of truth and good
faith. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

VETERANS who approve of Mr.. Cieve-
lands idea of postponing general pension
legislation for at least Is years longer will
vote to re-elect him, that he may carry out
this idea
The National tribune., 1888-11-01
This, we think, covers the ground.
LEADING QUESTIONS.

What reason has CORTLAND C. Matson
been able to give the veterans of Indiana for
his utter lack of effort during a session of 10
months to secure any general pension legis-
lation?
Has he told them why he was so indifFer-
ent to the passage of the Arrears Bill?
Why he was so inactive in regard to the
Prisoners of WarBil?
Why he could never be goaded into doing
anything to promote the passage of the Dis
ability Bill?
These are questions of burning interest to
the veterans of Indiana as we'll as of the
whole country, and before Col. Matson re-
ceives another soldier vote he should answer
them very clearly, aud give his answer to
the whole country.
The National tribune., 1888-11-01

" In The matter Of procuring pensions there
EXISTS aide spread disregard Of truth and good
faith. "-GRoyER CLEVELAND.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04
Potato Culture.

At one of the New York state institutes
Secretary Woodward, of the Agricultural
Society, gave his method of potato culture
briefly as follows:-"I plant in drills on
clover sod manured in the winter. The
depth to plough depends on the kind of
soil; some soils should not be ploughed
deep. Do not spend too much time in
preparing the soil, but do that after the
potatoes are up. Cultivate within an inch
of the hill and use Planet, Jr., cultiyator.
plant with an Aspinwall planter, sixteen
inches apart In the row, Cultivate i'm
media ely after planting. In two or three
days after planting use smoothing har-
row, unless the ground is cloddy of lumpy,
then we use clod crusher. Some varieties
sunburn worse than others. White Star
is good variety. Potatoes will yield one
third more If in trench and the ground is
not packed by cultivation. l dig partly
with a plough and partly with a fork.
breed my seed by selecting model potatoes
TO plant, and marking model hills and dig
ging them first. Then we select a small
part of these for raising seed from again.
cut more for the size of the piece than for
the number of eyes. To kill the old bugs,
cut potatoes In slices and soak in a strong
solution of Paris green and scatter on the
heid before the potatoes have come up"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04
Home and Farm.

If any large stones or stumps are in
clover or grass fields, and can not be got
out before harvest, they should be marked
by going through the field and placing a
pole well set in the ground. BY so doing a
mowing-machine knife may be saved, and
thus several dollars and much loss of valua-
BILE time saved.
Starch enters largely into the compost
tion of many vegetables, and on the pre-
valence of this element depends the digesti-
bility of the vegetable. To tree this ele-
ment and have 1t thoroughly incorporate t.
self with the other elements in the yege-
table great amount Of heat is necessary,
and hence Il is that all vegetables should
be put down to cook in boiling water.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04
As WE CLIP HUMOROSITIES

-"Glye me lghtlnnch," said trayel-
er in a Russian railway restaurant And
they brought him a tallow candle.
Mrs, Upton Flatte-"What are you
dusting the furniture with, Bridget2"
Bridget--"Wiv ther dust-pan, mum, what
else9'
The war cloud that has been hanging
over Europe for several years must be tired
by this time. 1t ought to take a rest.
"A square meal may be served on a
round table without causing premature
explosion of the canons of good taste.
--''Shoot folly as it flies" is good enough
for winter quotation. The summer rendi-
tion is; ''Shoot flies as they follow"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04

In his hours of relaxation from work
on the motor Mr.. Keely devotes his time to
a patent toboggan that will slide up hill.
AN old man pretending to be reading in
a car does not mean to look over his glasses
at the pretty girls opposite. If he does II Is
an oyersightpn his part.
The tenor in fashionable church choir
found to horror that his voice all at once
become unpleasantly thick. He strained
it, but without any good effect.
Dealer -"That bats worth two dollars
and half, but will let you, as friend
have It for two dollars" Brown-"All
right; but say, the fifty cents goes with the
hat. don't it?'
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04

-"IVhat haye you in the shape OF
oranges?" asked customer at the Com
poste Store in rural town. "Base balls
and doughnuts," was til e response.
"Which'll you haveP"
DIR. Daniel Wilson, of the University OF
Toronto, had declined knighthoed. He
has no intention of giving some irreyerent
students an opportunity to call him "Sil
cuss."
-"It is pity" said an Irish laborer the
other day, as he mopped his brow; otis 6
pity that we can't have the cowld weather
IN the summer and the hot weather in tht
winter"
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04

"A monster frog swalled a chicken at
Oconee, Ca, the other day, and seemed
to be reiishing the bite immensely when
the owner killed him.
Mr.. Dye, of Jessup, Ga has a COW that
is perfectly hairless throughout Spring and
Summer, and only puts on her coat at the
beginning of the Fall.
Among the descendants of Thomas
Plantagenet, Duke Gloucester, fifth son of
Edward ILL.,, was Stephen J. Penny, who
was not many years ago sexton at St.
George, Hanover Square, London.
During the drill of sailors aboard the
steamer Forest City at Boston recently.
they n from point between decks, un-
fastened the lifeboats and lowered them in
to the water in the remarkably quick time
of one minute and fourteen seconds.
Charley Lee, better known as "Whist-
ling Charley" who died in Cincinnati the
other day, was one of the odd characters of
that city. Although eighty-six years old,
he pushed his handcart around almost to
the day of his death, and his shrlll whistle
could be heard for block. He had mania
for rings ard his fingers were covered with
them.
1t is said that Victor Hugo used to
finish of hls pen and ink sketches with
coffee grounds. If he had been caught
'short' on coffee, as some members of the
Coffee Exchange were recently, he couldn't
have done it.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04
on INTEREST," TO FARMERS


There are two usual ways of doing what Ma
tlre sometimes does incompletely, namely. tc
releve the bowels. 0neis to swallow drastic
purgatVe which evacuates prOfusely, abruptly
ana with pain, the other is to take Hostetter',
stomach bitters, the effect of which Is not vi
0lent, but sufficiently thorough, and which doe,
not grippe the intestines. If the first Is selected
the person employing II need not expect per
nanent beneht, and he cannot hope to escape
the deDllitatlng reaction which leaves the organ,
as bad or worse of than before. II, on the othei
hand, ne resorts TO the bitters he can rely upoI
tne restoration OF regular habit OF body, con
sequent upon renewal OF n hcalthful tone II
tne Intestinal canal. Besides healthfully relax
ing the bowels, the bitters arOuses n dorman
Oh the hdne,s, aud counteracts the early twinge
In all its forms
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04

1t does not require anything extraordin-
ary in the way of intellect to shoe horse,
but there is fortune in store for man
who can shoe a fly so that the little pest
will stay shod.
"A league is three miles.
The Assors own 5000 buildings in New
York city.
"A days journey is thirty-three and
one-eighth miles,.
"A baby has been born in Chicago
weighing just one pound avordupois.
"A pound of pesnnies is worth S142. A
pound of five cent pieces is worth $455.50.
The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-08-04
Dyspepsia

Makes the lives of many people miserable,
and often leads to self-destructioa. We
know of nosremedy for dyspepsia more
successful than Hoods Sarsaparilla. II
acts gently, yet surely and efficiently, tones
the stomach and other organs, removes the
faint feeling, creates a good appetite, cures
headache, and refreshes the burdened mind.
Give Hoods Sarsaparilla fair trial 1t
will do yon good