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RAELY on THE coLoRs.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE deserves the
cordial and constant support Of every man
who wore the blue. II is the only paper in
the country that makes persistent and
strenuous fight for the interests Of the SOL
der and those connected with him. 1t is
the only one that tells the real history Of
the war, and gives the truth as to the serv-
ices and sacrifices Of the men who fought
and suffered TO make the country what it is.
To extend its circulation and influence is to
help the veteran in the most effective way.
Every one who wore the blue should feel IL
his duty TO take it himself and to encourage
every one Of his acquaintance TO do so.
There is no paper in the country so worthy
Of the efforts Of its friends Every one can
send in at least one new subscriber Let all
try it at once. The more subscribers we have
the better We can fight the veterans battle.
THOSE fellows across the water fully In
tend to fight in the Spring, and their present
Inanuvers are for position, and for avoiding
the responsibility Of beginning the war.
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If we 60 30 far as to divide this equally
between Gen. Johnson's friends and the
friends of the Union, we will see that they
still have less than one-seventh Of the
property of the country.
Thus, instead of the "people Of the South"
for whom Gen. Johnson complains, being
third in number and having third of the
property and paying one-third of the taxa
ton, they are but little more than one-ffth
in number, and have less than one-seyenth
of the wealth.
Even this tremendous shrinkage of Gen.
Johnson's statements does not bring the
matter within the compass of the actual
facts. Instead of the pensions being paid
from money raised by direct taxation, which
would make every citizens share equal per
dollar of his wealth, the money is derived
from taxation levied for quite another pur-
pose, and of which the Southern people +"
pay much smaller proportion than do the
same number of people with the same wealth
In other sections.
The taxes are levied on articles for which
there is comparatively little demand in the
South. They are mostly Injuries and mer-
chandize to supply artificial wants, of which
the negroes and the poor whites who form so
large bulk of the Southern population
know nothing. For example, $8,311,11
were collected last year as duties on foreign
tobacco. In the first place, this is q tax inn
posed for the benefit of the people whom
Gen. Johnson claims are oppressed. 1t was
levied to make the product of their tobacco
fields more valuable Secondly, as the mer-
chandize upon which it was levied was
mostly consumed in the towns and great
cities of the East, North and West it is
probable that instead of " the South pay
ing one-t third of the tax, it probably did not
pay more than one per cent. It would be
an extravagant estimate to say that $4,000
of the 1881, ia collected off fine Havana
cigars and high-grade tobacco was paid in
any shape by the people of the States lately
in rebellion. When we remember that but
little over one-quarter of the money raised
by the Government is expended for pensions,
it will be seen that in this item of tobacco
"the South pays about $4,000 for the
support of disabled Union soldiers, instead
of the 32,7O0G00 which Gen. Johnson would
make us believe she does.
The same remarks viii apply with equal
force to nearly all the articles from which
the Government derives revenue But
very small proportion of the fine cotton
goods, china, linen, steel rails, champagne,
French brandies silks and costly English
cloths were consumed in the South" There
are Counties in the North which buy more
of these than whole States in the South.
They do not pay even proportionate
share of the tax on whisky and beer, as sta
tistics show that scarcely one-tenth of the
liquors produced in the United States is
consumed in " the South"
In short, Gen. Johnson's statements is q
tissue of false reasoning, based on totally
false assumption,
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S3,0O0,OO0,0OO for the States of the South"
Had the rest of the country computed its
laborers-men, women and children-as
property" SIS the South did its nearly
100000 slaves, the disparity in property
would have appeared infinitely greater.
The census of 1880 estimated the prop
erty of the whole country to be worth $43,
642,0O0,0O0. Of this there WAS in the States
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STILL THEY COME.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNEs club-raisers
continue to do better from week to week.
Here is 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
tainIy ought to be:
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been required to settle beyond doubt fact
which viii appear as but single line in the
history. When Gen Beath gets through he
viii know that, as far as human testimony
can be relied on, every statement IN the
book is absolutely correct
The Order owes great debt of gratitude
to Gen Beath for his work and the manner
he has prepared it. There are few men in
the Nation so well qualified as he to write
such history, and no one else. we think,
willing to give so lavishly of his time and
labor to do the work so well.
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of which there was in the seeding States
The population of the three Border States

We can assume, for the purpose of argu-
ment, that the people of these three States
were equally divided on the great issue. This,
with the proper deduction for the preponder-
ance of Unionists in East Tennessee and
West Virginia, would make the Southern
people" as Gen. Johnson terms them, much
less one-third of our whole population.
From this should also be deducted the
1888, 76O slaves which Gen. Johnson's
South then held, and which will reduce
his class to less than one-quarter of the
whole population.
In 1880 the total population of the United
States was 1881, $40. The population of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-02-09
A LOGAN DAY.
4 Fitting Celebration Of the AnniVer-
Sary of Fort DOnelsOn.
COMRADES:

OOMhADESs
Next Thursday, Feb 16. is the 25th ami
versary of the surrender of Fort Donelson,
the first really great victory that gladdened
the sorely-tried hearts of the lovers of the
Union. On that proud day $1,000 rebels,
who had been beaten in one of the most
desperate fights that was ever fought, sur
rendered Internationally to Brighten. q. S.
Grant, and yielded up stronghold which
had been thought to be impregnable. The
first grand line of rebel defense was hope
lessly broken, the rebels were compelled to
abandon the whole of the State of Kentucky,
the important city of Nashville and two
thirds Of Tennessee. The entire so-eaIled
Confederacy reeled under the stunning
blow.
One of Gen. Grants most efficient Lieuten-
ants on that momentous occasion was our
illustrious dead comrade, John A. Logan,
who was then Colonel of the 31st H., and
was severely wounded in the desperate fight
ing on the right, where the beleaguered
rebels tried to break out. He received his
first promotion on account of his brilliant
services in the battle, being made Briga-
der General shortly afterward.
The quarter-centennial of that glorious
success ought to be celebrated in some I'M
usual manner, and we can suggest no better
way than by making it the occasion of a
grand Logan Campfire" by every Post in
the GAR, when the story of the capture
can be retold and collection made by each
Post for the monument to Gen. John A.
Logan. We earnestly urge that this be
done by every Post. Let them revive the
old spirit which led the comrades in their
magnificent assault upon the fortified rebels
on the banks of the Cumberland, and wrested
victory where success seemed impossible.
As each regiment then We'd with the other
as to which should plant its banner nearest
the enemy, and maintain it most stubbornly,
so now let each Post vie with the others as
to which can raise the largest sum per
capita to erect to the Great Volunteer the
prondest monument ever raised TO soldier.
Do not confne the contributions to the men,
bership of the Post, but call in the aid of
the women and children and the citizens
who hold John A. Logan's memory in equal
honor eth the soldiers. Go about getting
up this Campfire at once, comrades. and
send the reports, with the money contribu-
ted, to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
We want every reader to interest himself
or herself in this great work. Where there
is 70 Post to lead off in it, let them consti-
tute themselves a committee to collect funds
and send them on. Every subscription, no
matter how small, viii be welcomed
The receipts of the Monument Fund for
the mast week we're:
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named:
s4ss8,OW.O0o

This would make their property only
about one-ninth of the entire valuation Of
the country.
The property in the Border States was
valued at;
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ing States !:
@.2Os,1ee,l0
The property in the Border States was
s1.b44.1H.A54

Dividing this latter in two, and adding
one-half to the other, it would give to those
who adhered to the rebellion about one third
of the property of the country.
Still further reduction should be made of
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A SOUTHERN BRIGADIER ON PENSIONS.

SOUTHERN BFTGADIER ON PENSIONS.
Gen. Bradley T. Johnson, a leading South
erner, has written a letter to the Baltimore
Sun, which undoubtedly voices the senti-
ments and opinions of large portion of
his class in regard to pensions paid Union
soldiers. He says that from study of the
report Of the Commissioner of Pensions that
there has been paid out through that Official
since 1865 $87O,0OO,OOO, and that the pay
ment for the last fiscal year was 81, 815, 486.
He assumes that the South is in all respects
third portion of the country, and with this
false basis reasons that the Southern peO-
pie are annually paying about $25, 100000 q
year, which is nothing more nor less than g
fine upon them for the crime of engaging in
civil war. Capitalized at 8 per cent" he
says, this represents fund of $833,000,0o0,
which is the indemnity for the civil war
actually levied on the Southern States, I"
which, considering their wealth and popu-
latlon, Is heavier war tribute than that
levied by Germany on France, or indeed any
exacted by any conqueror since the days of
Alexander the Great"
Before we go any farther in the discussion
of this remarkable letter we want to show
conclusively the fallacy of the assumption
that the Southern Deople are paving or
have paid third part of the money expended
for pensions.
This would not be true, even If, as Gen.
Johnson implies, the money were raised by
direct taxation, for the people of the section
which was in rebellion were less than third
of the population of the country at the time of
the war, and are but little more than one-ffth
of the population to-day. The population
of the United States in 1860 was 81, Az, 321
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Dame Justice to TIE Fstsran Ny friend,
you've waited very patiently for me these
many years, and now I propose to be really
yours"
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THURSDAY

our financial position in the day of monetary
distress by sending away hundreds of mill
ions more to fill the pockets of foreign manu-
facturers, by bankrupting our own manufac-
turers, and taking away employment and
bread from our own people who toll with
the loom and the hammerP 1t is absurd in
the highest degree to say so.
Plain, practical, hard common sense says
that the way to avert panic is by putting
as much money as possible in the pockets of
the people, and by diffusing it among the
greatest possible number. There are two
plain, certain methods of doing this. These
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-21

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snd Boston In 2H hours,
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suRpErTE,s wrIclsMa

Brief and Pointed Essays On Current
Topics.
The first territorial volapuk club in Amer
lea has been organized in Walla Walla.
Washington Territory. There is phonetic
appropriateness in this thing. ]. w. Reding-
toms scientific journal, The Walla Walla
Wah Wah, is the official organ Of the society.
UNPARDoSABLr CAEsIBALIsx.
Don't talk to US about honor among
thieves. When the train robbers went
through that Northern Pacific train at Gus
ter, they refused to take any money from the
train conductor and brakemen, but when they
came to the Pullman car they went through
all the Pullman employees twice, and then
threatened to kill them II they didn't rake
up little more. Such treatment as this
must cut Sir George to the heart Why, you
wouldn't be at all surprised now to learn that
those train robbers, when they got safely
away, fell upon and robbed each other.
OR NAY BE IT WAS THE BoULANGER MARCH.
"Whst makes a white cat deaff' asks a
scientific writer. Why, we always supposed
1t was the debate on the tariff. It makes
human beings wish they were deaf or dead
LATE IN ONE THING.
"Why- did the orator speak Of the late
George Washington" asked Rollo. "Be-
cause he is Dead" replied Rollo's mother.
'But Washington was never Late" said
Rollo; "he was first in war, first in peace
and first in the hearts Of his countrymen." !"
"But be was the last man to get a monu-
ment, said Rollo's Uncle George, and with
out coming to a vote the committee rose and
the house adjourned. d.-Brdbklyn Eagle
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Mra Jacob s., an estimable woman
living in small town in the west, discov-
cred early In her matrimonial career that she
had not been fortunate in her choice of q
husband, for Jacob proved to be excessively
lazy and shiftiess, doing almost nothing for
the support Of his wife and the round faced
little children
Several years after her marriage Mrs. s.
heard of the approaching marriage Of Jen-
ME Krale, the daughter Of . neighbor, and
meeting the girl one day she said:
"Vell, Shennie, hear you vas thinkin'
bout getting married. Vas dot soP
The girl, with becoming bushes, admitted
the truth of the rumor
"Vell, Shennie," !" said Mrs. s., ait would
be veil for you to dink dwice before you
marrys anybody"
'Did you think twice about IL when you
were marriedf r. asked Jennie, rather resent
ing the intimation that she had not made q
wise choice
"vell, yes, did" replied Mrs. s., after
some little hesitation II did dink dwice,
Shennie; but made Won grade meestake,
Won grade meestake, Shennie Ibid not dink
der second time undil after / vas married -
Detroit Free Press.
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.>>~R~A~s
This stern conqueroris spirit was once,
however, overcast with deep melancholy.
A womans love ysnquished HIM, pas
sion that exercised greet influence owe,
his future history and life. This was in
perfect harmony with the estheticsl lawn
of contrast and with the more human
laws of contradiction. A lady Of honor
attached to the court of bis mother, the
lovely Eliza Radziwill, enamored him to
such an extent that he finally resolved to
marry below his rank. This project
caused great scandal. The old courtiers
and the old royalists considered it an act
Of rebellion and an outrage against the
ancient privileges Of monarchical govern
ment. But some there were who found
In the quarterings OF this lady ancient
titles of nobility and In her genealogy
pure blue blood, Of the genuineness Of
whose blueness abundant proof existed.
This marriage. nevertheless. would have
beon undoubtedly '.mesalliance, and
Prince William would have lost all right
to the throne Of his fathers. Williams
younger brother. Charles. declared that
he would claim for his own sons the right
to succeed to the throne instead of the
sons of his cider. brother. This bold
threat decided William TO ralinquish all
idea of wedding the woman he loved. in
order to choose ono OF his own rank.
Thus he married Augusta, princess of
Weimar. This disappointment increased
the warlike incliuations Of wounded
heart.-Foreign Cor. Boston Transcript.
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WHY HE WENT TO BED EARLY.
The Weird and Wonderful Tale He Told
I'm q Broadway Car.

The Weird and Wonderful Tale He Told
i'm q broadway Car.
A fine looking gentleman with a gray mus
tache and imperial, pair Of double eye
glasses and a high white hat, white "P.
Kr necktie and diamond horseshoe caused
all the passengers in Broadway car this
morning to gaze at him i'll blank amazement
and open their mouths and eyes in wonder.
He was Jordan L. Mott, and he was telling
Why he had to 60 to bed last Saturday even
ing at z o'clock.
81 am a member OF the Tonawanda Fish
ing club, on little island down off Long
Island, y he said, land I've been down there
fishing lately. I've been going there every
season for the past dozen years"
"Did you catch any fishr asked a gentle
man with him.
1Oh, lots Of fish. All we could pull in,
but had to come away on Sunday"
"Whyf"
"On account of the mosquitoes. The air
was so thick with them that it was difficult
to move around on Saturday night. We
were sitting on the front porch of the club
house in big .armchairs, and the mosquitoes
actually lifted those chairs right up in the
air and threw them all over the grounds
Why, we had to keep jumping up and down
and slapping our necks and faces like wild
Indians In q war dance" and Mr.. Mott, for
estting where he was, began TO stamp first
With ons fnnt and than chs othsr. Apd 70 give
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his neck vigorous slaps Ho was 10 carried
away by his imagination that he ACTUALLY
looked at the palms of his hands for dead
mosquitoes
The passengers were very much interested,
and one thin lady of middle age exclaimed.
"Myl my! how dreadfulp
Eyes, SIR" continued Mr.. Mott. "it was
the worst experience ever had WHY. when
l would close my hand suddenly and squeeze
hard the musqui oes' blood would trickle ont
between my fingers and splash on the porch
door like rain"
"Good graciousp exclaimed the thin lady,
and the conductor came inside to listen. The
driver turned around and pcked his head in
st the front door, letting his horses look out
for themselves.
"Well, MIR. Mott went on, ''of course, I
couldn't stand that sort of thing long, 20 I
went to bed at o'clock. Think Of it!
l had to go to bed at O'Clock, and on
Saturday night, too. First time I've done
such thing since wore bihs. It was hor-
rible; but l got under musquito bar, and
after while the singing of the mosquitoes
put me to Sleep. They made a noise like q
gale soughing througha a cedar brake. Iguess
I'd been asleep about three hours when
woke up with a smothered feeling and found
that the mosquitoes had broken down the
net ever me with their weight fought my
way out from under them only by dint Of
the greatest exertions.n
Heavens" exclaimed the thin lady, and
the driver put on the brakes and carne inside
the car. The passengers did not seem to
notice it, for they all had their eyes glued to
Mr.. Motifs expressive face.
''It took me two hours to shove up that
musquito bar with some spars and oars,n
that gentleman continued; and do you know
know that if Helloi we're down to Cham
bers street, and l was to get out at Canal
Good-byr
Mr.. Mott left the car and disappeared up
Broadway, the passengers crowded to the
windows and platforms to look after him,
the conductor and driver resumed their
posts, and the car started down town again
well, nevern exclaimed the thin lady,
and tall man answered: mo, neither did
New York Evening Sun
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-21

The attacks upon our country might be
made from the land or from the sea. Land
attacks. either from the north or south
border. are not to be greatly feared; for,
as we could easily bring into the field our
full strength. We would. in such event,
have decidedly the advantage over an ap-
preaching enemy. Attacks from the sea,
that is, form the Gulf of Mexico, or from
either ocean. would be aimed at our cities
on the seabosrd, or at those within easy
reach near the mouths Of large navigable
streams; also ct sizabie harbors. impor-
tant depots, coal mines near the shore
line, and navy yards. The enemy's navy
would strike our merchant marine wher-
ever found. and would. Of course, If
strong enough, endeGvor to defeat and
destroy our navy atloct.-A1nedcan Mag
aziuo.
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SHE DIDN'T SAY "Now

She didn't say Eyes, /" but soft color came
Der her neck and her brow till her cheeks were
afsame;
And she shaded her eyes from the soft mellow
light
OF the stars in the sky that, so wickedly bright,
We're peering Of us thro' the still summer night;
And she didn't say 'noi''
She didn't say ''yes. +" but knew that she heard,
For the rose she wore on her bosom were stirred,
And the sweet eyes she turned half away from
my own
Had wondrously tender and luminous grown
As clear thro' the sheen of the starlight they
shone;
And she didu't say moi"
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-07-21

IA baby in the house is a well spring of
JOY and our own dear little Horace is the
light and joy Of our lives" wrote MIR. Pip
kins in letter to a friend the other day, and
then he got up and walked over to the cradle
in which his own little well spring of joy had
been yelling steadily for an hour, and said:
Are you going to howl foreverf You
beat anything for yelling and screeching
that ever saw in all the days of my lifei I
believe in my soul that you are two-thirds
hyena Its enough to drive a fellow crazy
to be shut up an hour with you'll wouldn't
have another such joyous thing as you are
around for a billion dollars. wish your
mother would hurry home and let me get
away to my club or to some other place
where ! can have a little peace of my lifei
This is awful, awfulr-Detroit Free Press.
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Sunday School Humor.

do not believe press specimens Of Sunday
school humor are at all exaggerated What.
ever the reeson may be, possibly Ignorance
Of the meaning Of words or timidity, the ju-
venile idea Of the Bible is often droll enough.
my family is Older than yours" said q
youth called = Meyer to a comrade. ''How
do YOU known was the reply. "Weli, my
family is mentioned in the Bible the Jerry
Meyers and the Neher Meyers"
"Where did God place Adam and Ever
asked a teacher. 'In the Garden Of Even on
Mount Sinai,n was the answer from youth
full miss who certainly hoped to get tho prize.
Jewish Messenger.