The National tribune., 1891-03-19
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q. ~ H.. Chapman. Ern.-Gs there society
called sons Of thc Revolution, composed Of de-
~crudauts 81 veterans 81 the Revolutionary war;
u So what is tine address Of the Secretary dusrcr.
Yes The address OF the Secretary Is III Wall ~,
III T., W. auburn. Ey-A bought a horse Of y
for $50, and becoming dissatisfied with L.s pur-
chase sold tile horse back To g. who then 80. d the
morse 70 = Tor SOD How much wa OBJ" prom. %
II ia the two TRANSACTIONS Insurer. That depends
altogether upon the value Of tho horse. 10 tae
hor-e was worth ello or more, he dti not profit
anything. We suppose, however chat you assume
the horse 20 bc worth 500, for VIII N 30 was SI-
nIlly sold. II therefore cleared go bon the two
transactions, SO VA buying the horse cheaper than
IL value. aud SO more In selling It az more than
it, y4..ue.
~ -, irboyrIic. Ncb-To whom should I apply
toobiniu seeds from the Government iHswsr You
should write TO your Representative iu Congress,
who will have some sent 10 you by the AgFIrult-
uTll Department.
w. y. L.. Apopka. Fla. Please give the num-
bHT 81 graduates az the West Point Military ACud-
envy ~ the breaking ont of the rebellion who
served the Union side. and their names. 2.
Also tHe number Of such Erudutte- who served Ia
the Confederate army, and their names. 3. " hat
Uliu D. required OF students entering the w est
Point Military Academy dns'fr I. We cannot
give the names. There were 9l9 graduates from
the We, Point Military Academy who entered the
Union army during tire war. =. Two hundred and
eIghty-thTre graduates from the Academy entered
tEe Confederate army. As there were only 1919
graduate living ~ that time 60 will be seen THAT
less thIt 80 did not take either sc. The Dash Of
allegiance To- the United States.
& H. s. Harerig K,m.-l Ny father took home
stead Of 10 1877 and ~ filed all the rrqu
mcut- Of law, and obtained patent iu l7sI. II he
now entitled To an additional TO acresy >. Ii he
ctn take Out AN additional homestead entry Tor
10 acres, viii lac have TO reside upon the hand tive
years, or will his former residence be suhcIent2
3. Can he have the matter attended by Hgrnt@
AHStccr. /. Under Section 90, Revised Statutes.
any soldier sailor, or marine 10 served not Tess
than 81 days during the 81 the rrhc lion and
who prior To- June -, 1874, had made - home
stead entry Of less than l6p acres, may now enter
an additional quantity OF land sufficient 20 make,
with his previous entry, 100 acres. Thus your
father ~ entitled To claim additional 10 acres,
either adj 4crnt to h4 former entry else here
? lie will not have tOrc-ie upon tle land, and the
final receipt will be issued 20 hIlu "a once upon
making the proofs Of hi former entry, and paying
the fees 3. NO the soldier must present himself
IN pers at the Land Office ga The district iu wis ch
the land Ee wi-hc' 90 enter Is situated.
49, T.. ". Hi,idl-Bort, OIL Mr.. A. enlisted Feb
p, 1871. aud died boz camp June ~, 1871. How much
bounty is due Mr. A. heiT-2 2. lie left "a widow
who mas since remarked, and two children. Vino
i entitled TO the bounty AuSWsr. l. Tina. de HeHds
altogether upon the term Of hi- eul s. meut. 2
The widow alone has title, Notwithstanding her
remarriage.
Ect'rHE, BHy Cuy Mich, and ot.ers-lf you VIII
read the notice a. tie top of this column you viii
understand why we do not reply 10 your inquiries.
Communications not accJup panied with thc iuil
names and addresses Of the writers are invariably
consigned To tire waste basket. A. we never pub
li-h the name. Of correspondents there - no valid
reason for Withholding the same from Us. 10 you
will write ~ ain, x wing fall names and addresses
we shall be GLAD 10 reply 20 your mmuHicai ions
". 4. y, NorihbridGer UJss-i. a peusiuLer
executes his quarterly voucher on the fh, dis on
tue 3lh, and tie check - issued the 4h- Would
the cheek be ggBdg 2 IT the check j. issued the
1th aud the peusiyuer dies on the gti would the
check be good? ~ the cheek is issued ON tHc 5th
and the prusIouer dies on tie o b, having Iud0rsed
tue check 20 another could it be- collected? refer
90 the cheek alone aud not % q C.uItu for accrued
pension under Section AIS. 1HstCcr. l. No. 2. 10
tie check m.iied prior % the death OF the
peu-ou"r, u can b. collected.
Q ID. T., TrGde Eirer, W.s.-Gan a woman who
h1s "a husband aud several grown children living
legally draw pension a dependent motbers
fHgWsr That would depend mon the physical
aud financial condition Of her husband.