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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22
ron ComMANprG-IN-CnrEF.

We are in receipt of host of letters from
comaaes in all parts Of the country, strongly
urging ex-Gov. Russell A. Alger, of Miehi-
gan, for Communicating Chief The Western
comrades, who know him best, are particu-
larry enthusiastic for him. His splendid
career as a soldier, his zeal as q comrade,
and his character Ms o man oil excite their
admiration. lie has wealth, leisure and
executive ability to devote to the service of
the Order, and ii honorea with its Chiefship
would employ al these in its service.
The Department Of Vermont has put for
ward as ITS candidate Judge wheelock G..
Yeazey, Past Judge Advocate General, and
one of the foremost comrades in New Eng
land. He was an excellent soldier, and is q
man Of high ability as a jurist. He would
adorn the COMMANDMENTS hiefship.
Other good comrades viii be put forward
by other Departments, and the Order is sure,
whoever Ia elected, ofhaving Commanders
in.Chisf of whom 10 can be prond, and who
viii carry IL forward to greater honor and
usefulness.
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FLOR THE NATIONAL TRiBuSEl
CORPORAL. JIM
nv O. .. v.

"Jim Tanner. Commissioner OF Pensions. n
so.' Exchange.
Yss--I catch on to your meaning.
You reckon Jim Tanner won't stay;
This Is a grateful Republic.
You are patriots" you say;
And whereas 1.-The taxes are heavy"
And whereas " the surplus is low"
Resolved, We must stop paying pensions.
And Corporal Jim Tanner must GO"
Well, I'll be BANKED II can see,
With all the lights that I've got.
What difference IL makes to You kicl1ers
II the Corporal goes or not;
And just right hsrs I'm renisrking
That you're showing good deal of gall
II there hadn't been no Jim Tanners
We would have had no surplus at all.
Why, we wouldn't have had q Nation,
To spoil with great big NJ
If II hadn't been for Corporal Jim
And two million similar men,
Who barred their breasts to reb bullets
While you were making your wealth,
And sneaked In the rear In cowardly fear
Or went further north for your health.
So kick about increase and re-ratings,
Cry pansien frauds aud all that.
Claim Tanner will bankrupt the country.
BE sure get your story down pat;
Then write Sour Grapes on your banner.
Tell oil the lies You can tell;
But when the boys go back on Jim Tanaax
Ice will be forty feet thick Ia he'll.
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SULIIvAE's friends complain that "if
compelled to serve ~ months in that eli
mate, his health viii be SO impaired that
he will never regain his present form or
strength" Well, what OF it? If he is let
out, he will so have impaired his health and
strength IL months from now by contin-
nous round of wild excuses in the rum
holes and brotheIs 6f Boston, that he will
never regain his present health end strength
1t is better for the community, and for Sui.
livan himself, that he spend the next year
in Jail rather than in 1 brutal carouse around
home. e
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ACTION By THE NATIONAL ENCAMP-
AIENT.

HIENT.
The legislative work expected of the Ma
iional Encampment is clear and well de-
fined. It is:
/. The adoption of an emphatic protest
against any legislation affecting the revenues
until proper pension legislation is enacted.
2. Strong recommendations to Congress to
pass THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Per Diem
Service Pension Bill, the Disability Bill, the
Arrears Bill, the Prisoner of War Bill and
the Equalization of Bounty Bill.
3. Strong recommendations to Congress to
amend Section 1854, Revised Statutes, by
making the preference for veterans contain
ed in it applicable to all honorably-dis-
charged veterans, and imposing penalties for
its violation.
Upon these points the veterans are SUBJ
stantially united, and the main question is
rs TO how the National Encampmcnt'sa action
can be made most strongly effective.
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THAT poor surplus AS Tanner has now
been digging at il for five months like an
freshman attacking drift on the sidewalk
with snow-shovel, it must certainly be q
thing of the past. The era of imposition
of fresh taxes TO meet lavish pension ex-
penditures must be close at hand. What's
this? Secretary Window reports that the
surplus is now 7O,soo,Ooo, the largest that
1t has been ut any time since last October
If the fractional silver is counted in it will
be nearly S100,000Oo0. Well, well, how this
world, and especially the Mugwump papers,
are given TO lyingl
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TIE Commissioner OF Pensions has issued
the following General Order, which viii be
of the greatest interest TO thousands Of COM
rades.
To CETEFs or DTTIsIoEs; The rule which has
hileFto maintained Ia this Once regarding proof
- origin 81 disability under which the evidence Of
commissioned ofiieeT Orderly Sergeant
aceeped, while 10 tie absence Of that evidence
tbe testimony 81 tsFo private soldiers has been re-
quiHed. In hereby fsE modified that, In The abb
ssBcs Of the evidence 81 the commissioned officer
tie Orderly Sergeant Tie origin snail be held 20
Doe proven the evidences of tiue claimant and one
lBriEais. provided ElNays fhat said claimant and
said private be men o. reputable character.
JANIS TAEEEE,
Aug. -, Iss9 Commissioner Of Pensions.
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sprcrAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

HONEY Soaf u.s. Otherwise Dan BY registered letter.
postal HOncy order, or drOVt on Nets
Sork trift be al ltc risk Of lte sender.
xGENTS-We employ no agents. TIE NATIONAL
ERnUNE hos naGng u0tuiiecr oanruSscTs, and Hacy
are generally honest end fGjEfd; 5rtt persons tnto
snfGe lbor subscriptions 10 them rsssi be aaefT o'ra
fudgss Of tcr responsibility. The paper sVia Be se''s
cnlg on ssccipt of tse subscription prScc.
ADDRESSES. RENEWALS Eic.--ZGdrcsses 'ril
q changed as often as desired. ba each subscriber
od in eue7 case giro tic old as trcH GSFae'0 address
"a rcsrisg subscribers should BE- eGTc !oScHd 'ts sis
tabs on to loSt paper receiUsd ond specify any cor
cctsons or changes a.ey eSre made ia aGs1e or da-
dress.
CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence Is solicited
srosn vrr section, fn regard 10 Grand Army, PEN
sion Mliag7 7Ticlililrrdl I1lUssrGI and Household
0fg and letters 20 the BdiiOr sUfG GgsrGys Tcoefus
s,ronyE attention. Hrite ONE SIDE Of Che paper
pnlg We do aot return communications or saGh'i-
scripts unless they accompanied bg request 10
Ghut eject and the necessary postage, osd tnde- no
circumstances suGnaaies aseir pss5sCatteR al any
special do;c.
address al Communications %
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington. d. @.
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the intrigue TO drag California into seces-
sion, but was defeated. He Immediately
returned to Texas, and was commissioned
by the Confederates Colonel of regiment
of cavalry. Like duelists and DULLES gen.
orally, he made no record as q soldier, and
soon left the army. t#
However lawyers, may differ rs to the
technicalism of Depdty-Marshal Nagle's act,
1t is generally approved by the people. He
will not be punished, and will probably be
rewarded. It is not to be endured for u
moment that any Judge shall be put in
peril on tho account of his decisions, and
especially Judge of the august Supreme
Court of the United States. To think tSat
such an official must consider his personal
comfort when making his decision, and that
he shall render himself liable to insult,
humiliation, and even death in his daily
goings about, is not to be endured, no mat
ter what the cost of prevention. We must
have the Judiciary respected. In this case
all the circumstances go to justify the act of
the Deputy Marshal. Terry's lifelong char
acter as bloody minded ruffian; the loud
threats of himself and wife to do bodily
harm to Justice Field; the necessity of a
Deputy Marshal for the protection of the
IF A.. auS,if nj
Terry upon Justice Field; the active abet-
ting of his wife, are all conclusive in justi-
flying the prompt and effective interference
of the officer
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

THE Department Of Wisconsin is solid for
Comrade A. G. Weissert, the present very
efficient Department Commander, for Senior
Vice Commander-in-Chief As 1t is the
custom to elect this officer from the Depart
ment in which the National Encampment
is held, this insures that he will be the next
Senior Vice Commander-in-Chief He will
make, and he is. splendid officer.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

assailants down, and It Is fnexplicabls 70
outsiders that an officer Of his rank subnait-
ted as he did to indignities from his subor-
dinates. For this he deserves censure from
the court or his superior officers. Otherwise
he is entitled to sympathy as the victim Of
a meddlesome. vindictiye woman.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

IMPORTERS of foreign labor have received
a knock out blow in the conviction and fine
of SOD 900 of the contractor of the Texas
capitol for importing granite cutters Event
ually it will come to be understood that the
employment and wages of this country be-
long To its citizens
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

ONE of the leading candidates for the
nomination of Governor of Virginia "posi-
lively electrified " his audience by declaring
that 10 80
God never intended that the graves OF Leo and
jackson should be scoroed by the heat of radical
malice or nipped by the frost of radical hate.
That sort of wordy slop actually passes for
fine orat0ry in the latitude of Richmond.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.


TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Headquarters
at The National Encampment win be at
Rooms los and 107 Plankinton House, Mil
yankee, where we shall be pleased to see all
our comrades and friends. The Gag and the
latch-string viii be hanging out Come in,
boys.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22
HTRUMPETER FRED.
Capt. Charles King.

We have secured a new serial story from
Capt. Charles KING, the popular author Of
@The COIonel's Daughter" and other tales
illustrative of army life 1t is entitled
Trumpeter Fred, and is replete with stir
ring incidents Of the camp and field that
win eBchain the interest OF our readers from
frst to last No one should miss it. 1t
VIII be commenced soon, and VIII run
through series Of issues of the paper.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

~Tlle two new Departments o. Georgia and Ala
bAznA vii elecl theirs al She E1camPmezt.
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PuRLIsHE ED WEEKLY.
One Dollar per Year,
&avariably I'm Advance,

Ez rzoutAs, rs cents. No subscription Cor q
Less period received
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ADJ'T-GEx. EUGENE FWEIoEL says that
1t ID singular fact that the role Of the Ma
tionsl Eucampment this year shows an even
1000 entitled 70 seats. These consist Of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-08-22

r-Tr on NE rnsnruroA rosr owes ~ ssoOES uETrEs.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

l suppose if there is one thing women
may be permitted to be prejudiced about
it Is their own babies. The baby before
you is always the handsomest and the
best and the cutest in the world He is
indeed a man of tact who can hit the
right remark to make about a baby all
the time You cannot be sure that you
are pleasing the mother by saying il
looks just like her. or the father by point
ing out its extraordinary resemblance to
him But still the mother desires u find
the beautiful in her features reproduced
in the iaby, and she is willing TO concede
that possibly mentally the boy may take
after his father. On the other hand. she.
may wish to believe it is like its father.
The simplest remark ever heard of
made by mother on the subject of her
baby was made by Il lady who believed
herself and knew her husband to be very
homely. The child was really lovely
little girl. so much so that when the
friend. visiting the house. saw her he
involuntarily said:
What a very pretty child.'
The pleased mother looked up and said
quite sincerely:
YES. She was such a surprise to us.
San Francisco Chronicle.
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They Fall Asieep.

1t seems TO me that there is a peculiar
ity i'm some natures that needs correc-
tive as much as its opposite. that is the
habit of falling asleep at odd places and
at odd times by people, and against their
will or desire One physician of this
city had a strong tendency To this an
pleasant state of faculties. and would of
ten cause, much to his chagrin. great
amusement, but oftener great annoyance
at this habit. Calling one evening at the
house of a young lady of whom he was
great admirer, this sleepy spell over
came ilim, and whilst she was talkin. To
him in softly moduiated tones. he. be.
fore he was aware. was sitting holt up
right-asleep. The young lady was So
angry she left the parlor without arous-
ing him. and would never see him again
10 the poor fellows deep modification.
Another time patient called TO have
his heart examined The doctor pro
ceedcd TO place his ear against tbs. heart
and whilst thus occupied lost wakeful
ness. and it was q quarter of an hour
before the indignant patient discovered
the state Of affairs Of course M ex-
PLANTATION served to- atone To the appli
cant for relief. and the doctor lost that
case rapidly A well known clergyman
of this city, now Il bishop was also af
fiicted this way even on the altar
Always. when travelling. he would be
overcome with slumicr against his will
There are many amusing stories told of
him in this regard A very pretty girl
in the West End is another subject of
Of this strange siumberins In the par
Tor or drawing room. while entertaining.
guests. particularly if she is assisted by
her family, and knows the entire enter
tainment does not rest upon her, she
will. against her will. drop softly into a
quiet sluinber. She ro,Ises at the least
cessation of conversation but the drOwsi
ness at such times is a source of great
embarrassment TO her Louis Globe
Democrat.
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A Useful Record.

Those householders who have passed
through the experience are well aware
that the task of measuring dwelling
for carpets is formidable one. 1t occu-
pies great deal OF time. even with ex
perts. in making diagrams, taking fig
ures. etc One of the large retail firms
in this city has adopted system in this
regard whereby great deal of time is
saved Every house that is measured
for carpets is entered on a book indexed
for streets and numbers. Whenever a
new order is handed in this book is
searched to see whether the house has
eyer been measured before. As the firm
in question has been in business since
Chicago has been city, it has upon its
books record of the floor measurements
Of more than half of the houses in town.
and great deal of time is saved thereby.
If the measurements of a house are in
the book they are taken off. and a man
visits the place to see that no changes
have been made. Thus he can accom-
plish i'm ten minutes what would ordi-
narily take three or four hours. Such
IRE the Benefits Of thorough system
[ chicago Herald
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The Point of View,

st all depends upon the point of
slew. is phrase that has passed into "a
brO7erb. Its truth is illustrated anew
very day. but perhaps not often more
strikingly than it was in the case of a
wealthy railroad man. who, i'm company
with a journalist, not long ago visited
Pixies Peak. in Colorado. and was shown
n magnificent prospect OF the mountain
across rocky gorge.
''Fine. fine, isn't it," exclaimed the
journalist.
Fine? | don't think So said the
railroad man. "How are you going To
run railroad here:
Here is another illustration of the
point of view"
I'VE call the tiger" said vegetarian
philosopher. "a ferocious beast; bun
what would we men he called If, for in
stance, mutton chops could speak,
Youths Companion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-06-14

Al child I watch you with the firelight's CLEAN
Lighting the beauties Of your golden hair
Nesting within the glor:es Of your eyes,
And kissing tenderiy your cheek SO fair.
Your bright young life Is 81 stretching on before
Whilst all my youth h in the far away:
dream buf OF the time TO como no more
Whilst you have hardly ventura into dayi
And yet love you with love as pure
As ever found its birth In human breast
love you with love that viii endure.
And hold you ever its firsI and best
How have wasch'd. as one would do fow'E
Your many charms, my darling. soft unfold,
Longing to shelter you thro' storm and show't-
But you are young my dear. and am old!
1t would not do to place your slender hand
Within mine own save for q little space:
II would not do for you and NE TO stand
Before the altar in Gods sacred place
Another one will come and WOO. and win
4 lover with youth as bright as thine
And viii keep my envious thoughts within.
And pray that you may taste Loves Joy divine
Nav and December are not made 10 wed
Springs sun and winters SLOW can never meet
God bless thee there is no more 10 be said
And keep thee fair and pure for him, my sweet
Dream In the freight ain watching near
Weave all your tender fanc..s DER again;
May all lifs's happiness he yours. ms dear.
Only for me tie solitude and pain
Ali the Year Round
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SAT at 80 the grow ana the mate vi,
act Tor you presume that is satisfac
tory to you:"
Perfectly. But who is to be the thru
man. '
That we concede entirely tn xon
lou shall choose him. That, you see
throws the majority of the arbitration
committee on your side. Choose any
BODY but yourself. captain"
Mr.. Ingram said this with a frank al,
that was very charming. The captair
frowned and scratched his head. Tbe
proposition certainly looked magnaui
nous. but as there was no one for him
70 choose but one of the crew he looked
duDiousiy at the mate. who was so be-
wildered that he seemed able to MAKE
no suggestion
Look here" said the captain. .Come
into the cabin for few moments Per
haps we can adjust this difficulty with
out appointing third man.
Mr.. Ingram bowed gravely and fol.
lowed the captain down the companiou
way the mate remaining outside by the
direction of his chief.
Now" began the captain. who are
you. anyhow? You are not a common
sailor"
No. said Ingram. Il am a LAWYER
am rather an expert yachtsman and am
merely here on a vacation"
'Ah, | see The crew have retained
you."
Exactly"
Then you are quite willing to chuck
NJ their case and take a retainer from
me providing it is bigger one than the
one you are receivingT
That Is what We are here for. cap"
"Fhen consider it settled Now, what
can you do for me-"
Il will at once show the men that it is
really mutiny. You see, they signed
articles. A man must keep hiscontract. ="
but if it is mutiny, the men will
drop ME overheard"
"Oh. We won't decide it TO be a mu-
tiny. You pick out the other arbitrator
and the mate and | will settle the mat
ter"
"All right said the captain. Heres
your fee.
The men growled little, but they &C.
cepted the ruling Of the arbitrators. The
captain said gently to the mate after the
trouble was over:
See here. you lubber. if you ever ship
a lawyer again I'll stave in your bloom
ing thick skull with rnarlinspike.
Don't you know that if lawyer got into
paradise there would he trouble right
awayf - Luke Sharp in Detroit Free
Press.
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A few years ago cure for consumption
was thought beyond all possibility. But
now It seems nearer. and there is good
reason TO believe that the time is not far
OF when. instead of that terrible disease
proving fatal In almost every case, As
was once the rule, in large proportion
OF them recovery will take place Some
cases have recently been treated by hot
air. and the results. as far as known, ap
pear to have been admirable The an
paratus described in The New York Med
ical journal consists of a stand support
ing double cylinder. which is covered
with asbestos The interior is heated
by Runsen burner. 80 that pure air
drawn III between the two cylinders BE-
comes heated and at the same time dis.
infected. Al the outset of treatm eni
patients are made TO inhale the air ut a
temperature of 2l2 degs Fahr for thirty
minutes
GRADUALLY the sitting is prolonged Ia
two hours. both morning and evening
and the temperature Of the air is SLOWLY
Increased To the highest point each pa
tient can endure without discomfort: the
maximum reached in any case has been
tS2 degs. The chief results were the fol
lowing: l. The pulse. at first faster, be-
came slower as the Inspirations contin
ued. and the respiratinns became deeper
:: The body temperature rose AT first one
or two degrees. but in the cours.. of an
hour sank To normal. the exlialptl air
having a minimum temperature of ll3
deSs. Fahrenheit 3 While the general
:t1iith remained un,lsturind. the diff
cult. in breathing was a, once removed
there was dissenting. and finally cessation
OF cough, fever and night sweats. and
the appetite and strength improved The
disease in time came To an end. in fact
the hemOrriiages catarrhal LESSONS. in
vibrations. and the dila;ations of the
bronchial tubes al! being put IA stop to-
cavities healed up; the weight increased
rapidly. especially where -maciation had
been extreme, and the germs of the dis
ease slowly disappeared from the sputa
sometimes in as short time as fourteen
months. Boston Herai1
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She Agreed With Him.

There were three or four unoccupied
seats in the car, but he stood for a mo-
ment. grip in hand. near the door, and
then walked to a seat in which a young
lady sat alone and sat down beside her
with an impudence that astounded all
other passengers, The girl looked UP at
him and around the car. and evidently
realized the situation. for she took pen
Gil and tablet from her reticule and made
ready. for him. After about five minutes
the man turned to her and Observed:
BEG pardon if am mistaken, but
don't you live at Uticas
She looked up in a furtive way, and
then wrote on the tablet and handed him;
II am deaf and dumb"
..Ah. BY George!" he sighed as he read
it; that's too. too bad! Deuced pretty
girl to have such a misfortune. Well
I'm left. after all my smartness. Saw
her. at the window before got on. and
carried out the plan To a dot. Deaf and
dumb. eh? First one ever struck!
He nodded his head to her to signify
that he understood. and he would have
been glad to change seats if he could
have done SO without loss of dignity As
the train Numbered on he perused the
contents Of a couple Of newspapers.
yawned awhile. and then bought and
finished a novel: and finally. after ride
II four mortal hours. the whistle blew.
and he reached for his grip with the re-
mark:
I'll be hanged if ! amt glad this
st,,pil ride has come to an end at last.
.sDittor' quietly replied the girl. as she
turned ON him.
.You-you"- be gasped. as he stood
there looking down upon her with twelve
kinds Of emotion galloping over his
countenance.
s.Good-by." she said. and he backed
out and dropped to the platform like a
man retreating from . mules hind legs
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