The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-07-23
"LrGHTs AND SHADOWS OF THE OLD
CAMP FIRES"
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We sometimes forget that thee were
more men killed on the Union side alone
at the battle OF Gettysburg than were kill
ed, wounded and captured In both the
British and the American armies (exclu-
ave OF Yorktown. 10 the whole Revolu-
tionary war.
When Admiral David D. Porter passed
through New York from his home In
Washington TO cooler place on the coast
two weeks ago, in general appearance he
seemed to b, good eHstggh for anothes
war, and YET the 'sold hero OF many bat
ties" crossed the line Of three quarters Of
century more than year ago.
Provost Sergeant The case seems clear
against you. The guard overhAulcd you
at the bridge with flask under each arm
pit. How can you explain that II you
were not trying TO smuggle the ardent In
to campG
Al.-roMnd Beer Garden Orator
Don't know anything about II, Sergeant.
l was ,hypnotized.
The national revenue on distIlled
spirits, fermented liquors and tobacco, for
the year ending June Goth, 1889, was
1929, 90S, 901--an amount greater than
would be necessary to pay 1000. 900 vet
Grams $8a month, az demanded by the
Grand Army Of the Republic and defray
all other expenses of the government, and
meet the full payment OF pensions en-
braced In the resolutions OF the Grand
Army Of the Republic, without further
taxation.
Some OF the largest pension claims have
recently been adjudicssed by the Depart
ment and paid. G. P. Gillette, OF Iowa,
received SIC, $40, which was simply an
accumulation Of e72 . month from the
time his application was fled. His disa-
bility was total blindness. Philip Flood,
OF Ohio, also totally blind, received 40 ar
rears of$l4, $50. Had these claims been
allowed 1t first, they would not have
called out the charges Of q s'raid upon the
Treasury"
In Co. l, Of the so,h Regiment, New
York Vols, there was half-witled old
fellow name SmaIlwood, who used to az
ford ''the boys" good deal Of fun. One
night, on one Of our first marches, he
came Ia about an hour after the rest had
camped, tired nearly TO death and loaded
down with blankets that he had picked
up on the road. One Of the boys accosted
him with '.Hello, smally, you'll kill your
self with such load as that" "Mighi
as well kill myself carrying load as 10
freeze TO death, y answered he In his pc.
culiar drawL The next day be threw
away blankets. knapssck and all. Some
one seeing him, sung ont "You had bet.
ter not throw away your blankets, you'll
freeze tonight Smslly." "Might AZ well
freeze to death as to kill myself carrying
load, !" said be, and marched along.
What means s;, this great sommoton about pen.
That shakes the body-polisic as though 1t had 4
CHILL
The bin they call Dependent" which rsisss. am
To remnant Of the army who fought In dsys OIL
old.
read IN certain papers, and hear IL on III,
That this sill i in the interests Of pa1psn and
II seems : little singular. they didat call them
The soldiers OF the Union-soms twenty year,
ago.
II Is bard 70 be pauper-I remember well The
When the nst!on was dependent on the gallant
rank and Ole;
u used ~ an the surplus. but no word q sonsu,
Aga inst The loyal HIliions who wars % dspsndsn,
But times baye changed the veterans are only
burden 70 the government. and deadbsass. asy
But the men who bore the muskss. to-day car
bear the shame
And no rsprsaeh can tarn Ish the Union soldier,