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BY him forwarded TO the peusioner with vouchers
Tor him TO execute and return. when cheek Is sent
him Tor the amount Of pension due.
H. III. r., Siam, IOt0G-A soldier goes home on
fuTloughi leaves his horse In company command
er's care; the horse, with others, was sent 70
water, and was lost stolen. I. Can sol
der get pay for his horse? 2 And II he can 70
whom should he apply for clsim TO be settIedP
Anseer l. Yes 2. Third Auditor, o. g. Treasury,
r. W., Rsokuk. Iolga.-Whers can obtain a COW
OF the pension laws7 Answer Write to the COM
nssloher OF PENSIONS and request him 70 send you
y copy Of the pension laws.
~: j. n, Mdpts, Nteh--A mother loses her son
curing the war. who Is either killed In battle or
dles IN prison. Said mother has two other cons NOV
living and in good circumstances. Her husband
Is also living. having 5000 or $4,000 in property
or money; Would she, under such circumstance,
De regarded by the Pension Office IA deusndan4
and entitled TO pension? AnsGUsT No
Mrs. ~ G., BoOmUilLs GA soldier applied IN
July, 1888, Tor pension. Last May he died OF sha
same disease for which he claimed pension and
ms claim has not been allowed Can his JyidovT
or children get the pensiOn7 Ansucsr The widow
can complete the claim, and il allowed she win
,eeelVe the same pension which the soldier would
nave received had he lived. She should write %
the Commissioner Of Pensions and AK what testf-
mShy' any. - necessary to complete The claim
Q. =. r. ~, HGTVTtis, o. hold n pension certid-
cate Tor s24 per month for gunshot wound Of The
aisht tnigh. Would i come under Commissioners
decision In regard to the so per month
Iaie9 III so, should make application through an
attorney or direct to the Pension Officer Anss0sr
We should think you entitled to $40 per moath
the Commissioner OF Pensions An attorney would
not De recognized in such claim Simply write q
IetteF 70 the Commissioner calling attention 70
your claim and giving the number Of your eertid-
cate and the company and regiment In which you
served. Increase, If allowed, will date back 70
o. O., Kansas City, Ho.-A soldier Of the late
war died in Andersonyilie Prison In 1855 leaving
WIDOW Inc widow remarked In 1867, and heR
5ec9hu husband. also an exsoldier, Is still living
Is she entitled to pension as the former widow o.
soidier? AHsleeT. If the death Of her first has-
DAna was que TO causes which originated In the
service and line Of duty and she could prove tie
Iaet, she would De entitled to q pension Of s. peg
month Tor the period that she remained his widow.
This would be all that she would be entitled 10 tT
reason OF his service and death
u W. p Long Island, ~ Y-Win Il be necessary
TOT 70 now HE claims for Of PEN
sion so shat in the event Of the passage IN The ~
repeating the Limitation Of arrears they viii recsvs
the sarne7 ARs1oeF No; when the arrears shall
nave been allowed ali cases will be taken up and
paid without application the part Of the pen
sioner 1t would be useless TO file such a claim
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THE QUESTION SQUAD.

Comrades Queries aHi HeplIsx-Odds and Ends Of
Information.
tComTades answering these Inquiries are re-
quesed 20 write directly ta the ter1ons asking for
the Information anu not 10 lhk NATIONAL TBfB-
usF.l
Richard Ryan. Pacific. Mo-, would like 10 brav
from any OF the comrades who were with him On
board the u. y =. Gen. Sterling Price In IsG1 -
William johnson, Co. H. s6th ~. " KnowIton
Province Of Quet'ee. would like 10 CORRESPOND
with SONS Of his comrades who were with him
ia front OF Petersburg Ia March 1866 49,
Thos. Glasgow, Box 80. Houizdaie, Pa, would
ike TO know the whereabouts Of Albert Weever
20. or ~, llgsh Ia, aud Nardmasler Of Ward
NO. q Little f1Tk.--T. Hill, 10. r. 4Gth Ohio
smiillRud, KY, wishes the addresses Of Cant
Groves, Second Lieut.. Rice, of the above company
and regiment. any private Of the same .i.1
aud address Of the surgeon Of the ag,b OLio
ia ls64-W. I. buchanan, Aurora Spffugs No
wishes tIe name aud address of the Surgeon In
charge of the Jefferson Barracks, ST. Louis Mo in
July, is69.--Nm. III. III. Helms Pompei Mich
wantH the addresses OF DIR. Bates who was In
charge OF Ward ., Srosyenor Hospital, Alexandria
Va, In the Summer of 1864, aud Martin " Adams
Of the same wArd.--M. II. Robinson BIuut
OAK, desires the address OF Second Lent
Hugh T.. Holmes, Co. b. 9th Iowa Cav fTI,,,s
Frost LendviiIe Colo would like the address =,
CoInrads Dnnwoody. 7th via. who was woundeJ
al the second battle Of Bull Run. aud the name of
the hospital and the number Of the ward 10 which
lac carTicd.--r. l.. Richardson Eighty Fjyht
KY, wishes the addresses Of Henry MeljninniG'
Co. ID, 59th Ohio, and Craig Fogles0ngor. T.
F0ote, Oregon H., wants tile addresses of Elijah
LeisterborRer, George Knapp aud john Strong
H. g. Miller, jackson, o., wants information ms
20 service aud fate OF VIM, Cunningham who sery-
ed in "A Pennsylvania regiment--fleo NJ Gro
foot, Co. A, I'd w. Va. Cav, Truxlon, N. v. would
like 10 correspond with any members Of the nbov.
company and regiinent.~--M Marshall Dean, Airing.
ton. OAK, desires tie addresses Of Capt john
Seaman, First Lieut.. Peter Col well, and any OF the
officers Of Co. u. 39th Ill.--Mrs Elizabeth White
65Rorlh Ashland avenue, Chicago, Ill., would like
10 know the whereabouts Of her son John w
White, Co. A, 1th Oho.--rhomaG Hogan Mndi-
son, Kan, would like the address OF Chas. john
yhaFtap NAlII
Tenn, and befriendcd him nj Newberne N. O.: also
the address Of Ben Strong, Co. l. 10Th Ky.
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BRAIN-RACKERS.

RIO CosTRIBUToRs In sending answers name
No. of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE i'm which tho puzzle
within week amer receiving this TRIBUNE. do not
make numerical eBigmRs of your own Names
Answers must accompany all puzzles forwarded. |
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES IN TRIBUNE JULY T.
A Conundrum-when U and are gone.
A Q. g. EuiEma-I cannot 20.
Birthday AcTostc-FouTth of July. United
States
Transpositions-
J. Save-vaso.
2 mAr-Ram.
3. Ebro-Rohe,
4. Aras-SarR.
o. Basle-Shbo.
G. Nie-f.ino.
Guess Tt--Cartoon
Mrs. AAyo's Enigma-Leiter A.
TASdLK
Wlaysa oklo efbreo uoy capl.-GeTirude Riggs.
REoIAEETAL ENIGMA.
am composed OF q letters;
My - 10 IL. II is profit.
10. II. IA. IS 81 to sing.
o. 2, - s prououn.
3. T. Is the plural Of man.
i. 10, 20. To do wrong.
3. 4. o. q, H. 5. n soldier.
ls Q, .. 3, not coarse.
Ny whole IL the regiment 20 which my father
belonRed.-CorR b. Avery.
CORRESPONDENTS cHARApK.
BY first. according TO tho saying
Is often made by undue hasie,
Though oitencr by delaying.
Afy second is - common fish
or graceful form mad Ga,
Aud with my third. just w hat you wish
To carry fishes In.
My whole. as must he recollected.
IL Eds receptacle and place
For our Mss. rejected.
ID. n. simons.
AN OLD PUZZLE.
ITO John BrHanvJ
Twelve pears hanging high,
Twelve men passing by.
Each man took "a pear
And LEFT eleven hanging there
Mamie Conkiin.
REBUB.
Er
Bl
am a careless stupid fellow
Always mixed la gfievous error
john Jamea
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A LOVE LETTER.
IL Procured the Veterans Pension Which Houl
Have Been Lost.
flhfraoa Nftrs


Have Been Lost.
Chicdgo Netgs
Mr.. Mayer, the Special Examiner Of the b.
reau Of Pensions, told of man who lives in
Butler County. lie is paralyzed from q sun
stroke received while on the march TO Wash
ington to the Grand Review after the surren-
der Of Lee. Not a man could be found to
assist in proving his claim. All his comrades
OF the march were scattered or dead. There
was not a scrap Of paper OF official record
am satisfied, said Mr. Mayer. that here
was genuine case. His story was always con-
sistent, and. then, he was a comparatively help
less paralytic. He could move about a little,
but could do no work / tried in every imagi-
nable way to get him to recall something that
would give me clew, but visit after visit to
him brought nothing.
81 finally asked him one day If he ever
wrote letters home, and if he might not have
written about that time
Why, yes he said, ! used to write to my
sweetheart
"'And where Is she now2' asked.
"'There she is'
"'Did you ever save any of those letters,
madame9 l inquired. Just as though
up in ribbon.
why, yes; believe all the letters he ever
wrote me are upstairs now she replied.
Pretty soon she came back with a worn and
faded package of letters. And among them a
letter from her then sweetheart. describing the
very incident of the suustroke. He had writ
ten her as soon as he had recovered sufficiently
and told how the day was oppressive aud the
march to Washington hot and dusty, and how
he had been overcome with the heat aud had
fallen out by the wsyside. aud had lain under
tree all day long while the columns were
marching by.
That letter to his sweetheart saved the
day. II got him his pension. He had been
trying since 1865 until recently to secure it. It
was case in which l became profoundly inter
ested, and rejoiced with them"
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
Replies TO Questions on Variety or Interestir
SablectA.

To OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES questions on q sep
arate sheet OF paper, give full name and address,
ton will DO paid To communications that not
accompanied with full name and address OF writer.
Our readers requested TO inclOse "a stamp for
reply to their inquiries. Postal cards will be
replied To by mail oniy Replies by mail will orci-
narily be made within a week, and II in this col
umn within three weeks.l
A. @. d., PiRsburg, Pals my father entitled to g
pension by reason of his being n minor at the date
of death of his father, who a soldier aud pen
sioner of the war of 1872, and who died of disability
contracted in that war; Ansiser. No. Pensions
account OF service la the of 1872 end with
the death OF the pensioner or his widow. Children
not entitled.
J. D. j., Martinsbur0 w. Va-If a pensioner is
allowed an increase by Board Of Examining Sur
geons, the Pension Office refuse To grant il on
the ground that the pensioner is drawing all tho
law allowsf Ansper. Yes. The reports of the
Examining Surgeons are always subject to reYia-
ion aud change by the Pension Bureau
o. ID. j., Jackson OIL applied for pension for
hernia and wound. and have been called on for
evidence until now have on file the testimony OF
comrades and officers to the number of 20 aidavits
Last month was informed by the Pension Office
that the claim was under consideration by the
Bureau with regard to its general merits How
long will IL be before decision Is given. Through
what branches and Divisions OF The Pension Office
does such claim have to pass before Ii Is allowed
rejeoted9 Answer. II will DO probably several
months before your claim IL finally adjusted. When
a claim il considered ready for final action t Is
submitted to tho Board OF Review. where II Is acted
upon by some Reviewer, and it Is then submitted
to the BOARD of ReKeyiew, where IL Is again
passed upon, and II then approved it Is sumbited
to the Medical Division, where the nature of the
disability for which pension Is To be- granted 10
specified and the degree of ineapaeity for the per-
formance of manual labor Is determined. Ii then
goes To "a final Reviewer, who states the amount Of
pension in dollars to be paid etc. and then goes
to the Certificate Division, where certificate is made
and sent to tho Secretary of the Interior for sigma
ture, who returns IL TO the Commissioner of PEN
sions for his signature. II is then the u y
Pension Agent designated to pay the pension, and
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of the gate, on some distance up the road to be-
travelled by Saul and his servant. Before sep
arating, Samuel wanted to say some words Of a
strictly private nature to Saul. He could not
himself request the servant to pass on, leaving
him and Saul alone, and hence he suggested to
Saul that the servant be directed to move ON,
allowing Samuel and Saul to talk asd act in
entire secrecy. Chapter 10 gives the sequel.
The teacher should draw many very inter-
esting lessons Taught by this paragraph.
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On the Ball Field.
Laurence Americana


Umpire shall be under the painful neces-
sity OF imposing n fine of 800 on you, sir.
Player-Will you kindly inform me why?
Umpire--It does not behove me to enter into
an explanation at present. Please to proceed
Player-Certainly, sir, with tho greatest of
pleasure.
IN. Eve dreamed this.)
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When Baby was SEX, we gave her castorIa,
When she was Child. she cried for Castorla,
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When shs had Children, she gave them CastOria,
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Wouldn't Eat Pic with a Rork.

Miss Cynthia Mushroom Now, papa, do be
careful at dinner. aud don't mortify us before
Dir. StuyVesant Sturtevant.
Mrs. M.-Yes, Phineas, do mind your man.
ners, and remember all them little points in
that book about etiquet that I've been readin'
10 you.
Mr.. M.-Weli, that's all right. You kin 90
ahead aud arrange things to suit yerself, but
I'm darned ii eat pie with fork for any.
body.
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Deaf Hate Slang.

At o deaf mute convention in Washington
the other day the complaint was made that the
growth of slang signs in the language had be-
come serious evil. If the consolation of talk
ing slang is to be denied to deaf mutes, why
should it not be denied to people who can make
a noise9 Give the deaf mutos chance.
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fined, honorable an d
kind hearted. lie joined
the {. {. in lsSS, aud has
received in a year 1900
letters, besides cards and
postal autographs, from
352 G. c. girls.
Will y. MArtsch Is the
son OF a wounded soldier
OF the Sd and s9th Wis.
He was born July 10,
1863, in Waiertown. Wis,
where he still resides.
For three years he has
been a member Of the c.
C.. during which time ne
has colresponded with
over 50 members. He has
served three years i'm the
Wisconsin National
Guard. as n private. in
Co. !, ID Reg't. Has hight
il FIVE feet 10 inches. COM
plexion fair, eyes blue.
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LOYAL WOMBN'S WORK
The Household, Conversation Club,
Puzzles. etc
III. c. C. Picture Gallery.

Herman swift, Iuthef.
Mich. became interested
in the C. c. in 1850, but
did not join its ranks I'M
ul 1855. lie has 81 G. @.
postal autographs and
eightregular correspond
enis. and his name often
appears in " Sesrehers
and Solvers." Mr.. Swift
was born in northern
Pennsylvania. removing
10 Michigan in 1880.
w. S. Moore, Bolivar,
Mo, son Of VIM. Moore,
Co. II, slh Mo. Cav, was
born Feb. 1. 1868, in Web
ster County, Mo. He is
a school-teacher, stand
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storiea were ulainy written 20 interesi bOys: tnl
Eeocutly sile las oeEotea her attention to NTiling
historical stories. The Boy Duke" Che latest 81
her productions, b nov being pubisiIed Ia THE
HefniFe, her siyie being exquisite and her story
charming.
AiH- htlHOn u woman OF culture. has a face
beatalisG Ngth fnteiig ence and ~ u genial
peraueDt. NJ itb her excellent qualities sue
glelos a beneficial influence over her friends.
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lover oftlfe G. g.
MiSs Wilson II in SYM
pHtiIy with those inter
ested IL natural science.
especially botany. ard
has writlen InAny in
siructiye articles on this
sludy for tie g. C., al
ways displaying - deep
aud thorough knoHI-
edge OF her subject.
Her name means " the
promotion Of scieBce, Z"
and her remarkable
20 accomplish
this end ia the &. &. has
been unprecedented.
A. a writer ziie ranks
high, having commenced
her literary career at the
age Of u. Her early
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A TerrlhIa possiLilIir

Mother (readiag)-A machine has been in
vented that will ding man 800 feet into the
air.
Pretty observation-disclosures Don't let pa hear
of it.
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Lessons in Theology.

Clergyman-My dear sir, do you study your
Biblef
Genial Stranger-Very assiduously.
How long since you began 10 study it?"
Ever since became an infidei lecturerB
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Ayers sarsaparilla cures liver complaint,
rheumatism, and all diseases of the blood.
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" aEner. A veteran q
daughter who has
known Mrs. Wagner
for ~ years furnishes
the following sketch:
Mrs. Lu. 1T. Wagner
was born in Dundee,
Alieh. She j. the daugh-
Ger Of n weil-;o-d0 farmer,
end the wife u n @. AR.
man. She j. very much
Interested Ia GAR. and
M.R.C. work. has been
the Secretary OF The w.
re. in Monroe, Mich,
ever since its orgaitiza-
ton, and has given some
study 90 music aud paint
ing but the work che
delights Ia most j. dress
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FITS.-An Fits stopped free by DR. KLINEs GREAT
NERVE REsroRER No ts after frst day Marvel
ous Treatise and - trial bottle free Fit
Send to DIR, Kline 93i Arch street. Philadelphia, Pa
Aention The National Tribune
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~ Ert. and sueh q must be studied. She en-
pioys number 81 gifs. treats fbem with uniform
kfncne and j. re~TBec,ed aud beloved by them all
Mis- Frances " ilassu az born As Norwich, Conn
Oci- 30 iSJ3 Se l. soldiers daughter, her father
having srEra BOZ llle lal Conn. h- a. lIId nIdenl
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81 In - - - " a. -
tng at the head OF his
profession; a Presbyte-
riRn. knight Of Pythias,
member OF Polk County
Republican f re outive
Committee. Deputy
County Recorder, and
Captain OF Ellsworth
Camp. s. Of v. He Ia
well informed in the cur
rent topics OF the day,
and knows the name,
official record and dis
triot Of every Member OF
Congress. In appearance
he In tall and fair, with
dark hair and blue eyes;
an disposition be Is re-
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The G. &. who have read the Hints on Home
DressnlakinE" with so much profit will be glad 20
the face Of tie writer az them Mrs In II
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am a careless. stupid fellow,
Always mixed la gfieyous error,
john Jamea,
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z. The Interviews.
| and Saul had fonr iuterviAwa

Samuel and Saul had four interviews.
j. At the city gate. As Saul was about to
enter the city, Samuel was leaving it, on way
to the high place or spot whore no and his
guests were to assemble. The two did not
know each other, but Samuel by some divine
intimatiou at once recognized the candidate
for kineship. Doubtless Samuel had "A full idea
of what WAS to occur and knew no was TO
meet the person chosen Of God as the first King
of the lsraelites.
2. AT tho high place Samuel invited Saul and
bis servant to join in the saerificial meal.
That Saul might be at ease as to the asses, Sam
uel told him they had all been found and were
SAFE This statement also set forth the pro-
phetie character of Samuel. As the narration
OF verse % was private, 10 we may assume the
facts of verses 20 and 81 were known exclu-
sively by Samuel and Saul 1t is not unlikely
Saul knew of the request in verso s: 4, and
understood that the selection of ing would
soon be made. But the news that he was to DO
the favored one would bequite startling To him.
lie could not imagine that the X ing would be
selected from the smallest Of all the tribes
There is something exceedingly admirable in
the humble attitude of Saul We are remind
ed of David (l8: 10, 23) and of Gideon. (Jud.,
q; Ia, 49, At once Samuel begins to treat Saul
royalty. Though 80 of the leading men of the
section We're joint guests. Samuel assigned to
Saul and to his associate. who was evidently
man of SOME consequence, the most dignified
positions at the feast. Knowing of his coming.
Samuel had directed the cook to reserve In
special select part of the meat to be set at
the places occupied by Saul and his companion.
g. On the housetop. OF the evening Samuel
and Saul had another interview. 1t was on
the fat roof of the house where they all spent
the night within the city. We do not know
tho subjects on which they e0mmuned. Sam
uel, we may be sure gave the destined King
some most judieous information and advice.
4. On the highway. Samuel called Saul early
In the morning. In a most courteous way he
saw his royal guest quite through the city, out
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DEAR C. c. do not much Of the debating
department, 30, AS have very important subject
which interests nearly half IL not all of YOU aud
especially me, i would beg that you settle Tie
question as soon as possible. IL Ia this: Has a
badger" ~
Tie reason that place this subject before the O.
O. il Aa follows; On the 9TH. ms / was watching a
match game Of bali between Shamonin and Tre-
Eorton Clubs AT this place. was approached by
some ignorant fellow, who had the extreme impIi-
deAee 70 examine nay badge, and thea demanded
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-01-22
STRAY PAOTs
The wheat area this year in Kansas Is
twice what It was last year,

The wheat area this year in Kansas
twice what 1t was last year,
A goose with her wings tied was sen
over Niagara Falls the other day ant
toated away alive,
A Cannon school Of theology wa
founded recently by the Rev, E. A
Cannon, OF Batavia, Ills,
Massachusetts, spent 100000 last
year for the education Of 500, 900 persons,
at the rate OF $40 per head,
John Wright an aged resident Of At.
lanta, claims 10 have been suddenly
cured OF blindness by prayer.
Three Missouri postmasteH have
within a short time committed suicide
because Of shortage in their accounts,
II Is Mrs, Grundy's observation that
crowds OF people have got Unto society"
by crawling In under the tent,
A screech owl was recently found on
the farm Of q susQuehanns county man
with the figures 1876" cut on It's beak.
"Che NAH" the Chinese dwarf, the
smallest lilliputian on earth, aged fifty
years, is SO small that you can cover him
with an ordinary plug hat,
A town in the extreme western part
OF the State has been named Weskan, a
contraction OF West Kansas, It has q
newspaper called the Weskapsan,
Legally, there Is no such city as Mem.
phis, Some years ago the State Legisla-
ture took away It's charter and named II
"The Taxing District Of Shelby County"
An alum mine has been discovered in
Utah, II yields so to 10 per cent pure
alum, which can be extracted by simply
placing the crude material in boiling
water,
George Smith, a colored man in Cairo,
put billiard ball In his mouth to show
that 1t could DO done, but the dentist
had to remove some OF his teeth TO prove
that 1t was q foolish act,