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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-04-12
The American Farmer.
The Oldest Agricultural Paper in
America.
Published at 1929 New York
Avenue, Washington, D. G.
Price, only 90 Cents a Year.

THE AMERICAN FARMER is a great Ma
tional agricultural paper 1t cireuiates in
every part of the country, and represents the
interests of all the farmers in the Nation.
Being located at the seat of Government
and the only agricultural paper that is
il has special facilities for getting informa-
ton of real interest TO all farmers of all that
goes on affecting them in Congress, or In
any of the Departments of the Government
This will be OF particular Importance to all
farmers this Winter, when there will be a
prolonged and bitter struggle in Congress
| over the policy of protecting farm products.
TIE AMERICAN FARMER is on the side of
the farmers, and bitterly hostile to the an-
nounced program of placing wool on the
free list and reducing the duties on other
agricultural products. 1t denouDces this as
making the farmers bear the greatest part of
the weight of the alleged tariff reform, and
protests against this sacrifice OF the farmers
in favor of other interests. Every one who
favors justice and right TO farmers and
not political buncombe, should rally to
its support and give it the utmost strength
by doing what they can to extend its cireula-
tion.
Now is the time to do this, before Con-
gress takes up the wool and farming products
schedules
The paper is large eight-page quarto,
printed in large type on fine white paper,
and plentifuily illustrated. 1t is filled with
Inatier of great practical interest to all
farmers.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will be sent
with The Ameriena Farmer for one year for
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TRIBUNE eau have The american Farmer
for one year by sending % cents additional.
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ABsURDLY FALSE.
The New York World says edi-
torially:

lhe New ofk HOrtd says euf
torially:
The number Of fraudulent pensiopsers on
the rolls is certainly not less than hundred
thousand out of the total of near a million,
and no amount OF protest from the sup
porters of fraud should be allowed to intimi-
date Mr.. Cleveland in his attempts to restore
something like semblance of honesty.
This is absurdly, wickedly false.
1t lying without a single substantial
fact TO support the lie.
The whole force of the Government
has now been employed for over year
in trying to develop the alleged frauds,
and Congress has appropriated the i'm
mcnse sum of 100000 for special in
vestigation, and what has been dis
covered? Substantially nothing.
1t is the most humiIiating failure in
the history Of our Government.
We challenge the World or any other
paper to discover the twentieth or even
the hundredth part of 100000 frauds.
1t need not go to the trouble of in
vestigating the whole mass of pensioners.
Let it investigate, as the New York
Times is trying to do, the pensioners in
its own State. There are about 5000
of them. One hundred thousand in q
total of 100000 is little more than
/ in 10. At this ratio it should be
able to find about 500 fraudulent pen
sioners in New York State alone. 1t
cannot begin to do it.
We dare it to give the real facts con-
corning the pensioners and claimants in
its own State.
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The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
NAsHINGroN. D. C., APRIL 70, 1891.
MEXICAN PENSION ROLL.

One Which is Not "Purged," and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
On tEse Mexican Pension Roll
there are tiEe names OF I5.2E5
survivors and 2 ,2S2 ufGgcws. and
something ever 3.G00 cases were
pending al latest reports. This
makes a total of 25.4S7, or sew
eraI thousand mere men than
the United States had i'm SEexicO
ct ans one time during tie war.
These all receive either IS or
$I2 q EHORfEa.
Among the names are those
OF tie widow Of Gen. Samuel
Cooper. a New Yorker by birth.
who was Acknowledgement of
the United States Array at the
outbreak of the war. and used
his position TO aid the rebels in
preparing for tie struggle. EEe
resigned his position 10 become
Acknowledgement Of the South
ern ConfeGeracy. and Ofsiciated
as stzcsa until the rebellion cell
IapseG. Mrs. Cooper has been
drawing q pension since June
q. 1857.
The widow Of Thomas J..
c"gtonewalI") Jackson, WHO
was next TO Lee the IraOst popu-
lar commander Of the rebel
armies.
The widow Gf BEai.-Gen. George
4. Pickett, who commanded "a
division I'm lhe rebel army.
The widow Of Maj .-Gen. Gideon
S.PiIi0F. who commanded a di-
vision i'm the rebel army.
The widow Of Lieaf.-Gen. A. p.
Hill. WHO commanded one Of
tfse three corps Of Lees aFEny.
The widow of Sidney Smith
Lee. WHO Was dismissed from
the Navy for "gOing over 10 the
enemy" and afterWard became
81 Commodore in the rebel navy.
Brighten. Jas. R. Chalmers.
who WIS FORESTS chief Iieu-
tenant.
Maj.sGen. Dabney III. Maury.
who commanded the rebel
troops at the battle Of Chicka-
saw Bayou.
Hon. y. B. Maxey. late United
States Senator frOEa Texas, who
has been drawing his pension
since May -. 1882. He was a
BEajor-GeneraI i'm the rebel
army.
Hon. Jas. Y. George. Senator
from Mississippi, and who
served i'm the rebel army as q
Colonel The number of his
certificate is I7.2I4.
Hen. A. III. COIquiff. Senator
froTE Georgia, who was Major
General i'm the rebel army.
draws "a pension under cerlifi-
cate E9.I99.
The widows above mentioned
Rre Of. men who we're educated
at the GOvernRlente expense. and
GftcrWard fought 10 destroy the
Government. They went On the
roll at once. while last April
theTe were pending the claims
OfI45.520 widows of Union sol.
dfeFs who had not yet been able
10 gel OLE uEe roll.
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SENATOR GEORGE, of Mississippi, is
very anxious about his political gram
mar. The Senate reporters made him
say "the United States is" and all his
States rights blood boiled. He wants
everybody to distinctly understand that,
true to his Calhoun principles, he invari-
ably says, "The United States are" 1t
matters little which form of the verb the
old gentleman uses, the fact remains that
the fierce heat of 100000 Union mus
kets welded the United States into col
lective noun, singular number, agreeing
with Is.
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liberal rate, every man who honorahly
served the Nation in its day of trial and
need.
Let us have all this labored, discredit-
able effort to "Not do it F" stopped and
replaced by genuine attempt to put
on the pension-roll as quickly as posi-
bic every man and woman who earned
a right to be there.
Let us have fraud, SANDER, cant, and
hypocrisy succeeded by manly recogni-
ton of the right, and American earnest
ness in doing the right thing in the
quickest way possible.
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THE TORIES PICTURES.

Anyone who fails to improve the OPP
portunitv we offer to get the Forbes
War Pictures will simply make great
mistake, which he will always regret.
There is nothing cheap or catch-penny
about this offer. The pictures are pre-
cisely the same which have received the
praise of soldiers and artists all over the
world, and which EVERYONE of our own
soldiers who has seen them has gone into
raptures over. They are printed from
the same plates, and are Identical with
those which sold freely as high as $50 a
a set at the time they first appeared, to
those who were willing to pay the highest
price for such masterpieces. Later, they
were sold by thousands for SO set.
The first edition was bought up by
wealthy people and art-lovers, as real
gems to add to their collection. A set
of them forms a conspicuous part of the
Kaiser Wilhelm's private collection. In
naturalness, truth, and artistic execution
they are as much superior to the ordi-
nary war-picture as fine photograph is
to crude sketch.
We are now offering for 10 cents
what was once thought cheap and desir-
able at as many dollars.
Not only every old soldier, but every
man who has the slightest interest in
warlike matters should have a set of
these incompatible pictures. They are
in shape to be taken out of the books
and framed, making fine embellishments
for the house, office, or Post-room.
Do not delay sending in your coupons.
You will all want a set of these when
you see them in your neighbours hands,
and it may be then too late to get them.
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AN EXTRA COPY.

Some comrades may receive an extra copy
of this weeks NATIONAL TRIBUNE, which
they are requested TO hand TO some other
comrade who, they know, is not subscriber,
but should be- Every man who wore the
blue should be on the subscription-list of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE during this great
fight for veterans rights Try to bring all
the boys into camp. The more subscribers
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has, the better
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WHY don't those who are anxious to
have the Senators elected by the people
go to work in practical way in their
own States, by insisting that the candi-
dates for Senators be nominated at State
Conventions of the parties, and voted for
On the State ticket This will certainly
bring the reform about, and at once
while a Constitutional amendment is
very distant and still more uncertain.
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SENATOR JAS III. BERRY is one of those
gentlemen who do not let exact facts
embarrass him at all when he wants to
make a statement. In a circular letter
to the people of Arkansas, asking for
reelection, he says:
Since irst came to the Senate / have
continuously opposed the enormously large,
inexcusable, and unjust appropriations for
pensions When he Dependent Pension
Bill was pending in the Senate predicted
that it would finally cost the people of the
United States two hundred millions of dol
lars annually. 1t has almost reached that
sum at this time.
1t is scarcely to be wondered that the
people of the South are hostile to pen
sions when their leading men delude
them with such stuff as this. Instead of
the Disability Bill costing the country
nearly $2O0,0O0,000 year, the report
of the Commissioner Of Pensions for
1893 shows the annual value of the
pensions granted undercit to be:
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CONSIDERED with reference to the
ruling wages of the day, IS a month
was bigger pension to the survivors of
the Revolution and the war of 1912
than $40 month would be to those of
the war of the rebellion.
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Total amount paid 0n account
Of bends and interest notes,
principal, interest, and pre-
tnaaFss. to bOndliolqEers 10 June
SO. 1893. since and including
fiscal year ES6I:
Principal Sl,7S4.390.I34.7O
Interest 2.53i. S60. 22l.l7
Premiums fl9.SG3. 3S6.7I
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EVEN Secretary Carlisle has to admit
thatthe production of tir-plate is steadily
increasing, in spite of hard times, which
causes a decrease in almost every other
form of production. Where be those
voluble liars who were proclaiming from
every stump that We could never make
our own tin-plate?
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How does it come that J. days serv-
ice in the war of 1912, or go days
in the Mexican war, entitled man to
a pension of IS a month, whether dis
abled or not, aud whether so poor as to
be in need of it or not, while there is
violent kicking against allowing even
Sc a month to Union veterans who
served from three months to four years? ?
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IT is reported that every Republican
Senator intends to make speech on the
Wilson Bill. Also, that the speeches
will average a day and half each. AS
there are So Republican Senators, this
means 81 days, and as the Senate only
sits FIVE days week, this means about
II weeks. There are "A Democrats
and four Independent Senators. Ifeach
of these will have to say something on
the subject, and probably most of them
will, it will be seen that the chill frosts
of Autumn will be here before the Sem
ate is ready to vote on the bill. In the
meanwhile people will have become
tired waiting for Congress to do some
thing, and will be going ahead making
times better in their own way, and the
November elections will have laid the
bill in its cold grave.
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LAST week the Pension Bureau allow
ed 1868 claims, of which 1872 were
original, and but 252 arising under the
general laws. At this rate it would take
800 weeks, or about 151 years, to dis
pose of the 100000 cases under the
old laws, which Commissioner Lochren
said he found completed and ready for
adjudication, but sde-tracked " by
Gen. Raum.
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SENATOR MURPHY says that the
tariff question may not be settled until
next November" We can assure him
that it will be settled then by vote
which will make the revenue deformers
feel that this life has little left for them.
So far we have heard Of no offers from
managers of side shows or lecture bureaus
for the services of Col. Breckenridge.
He would be drawing card.
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ia-raso Al nc ~asnaT0s FosT oror As s=oonss nsFr1a
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One Which is Not "Purged,' and in Which
There Are No Suspensions.
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GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Limestone Grange will initiate class OF
four at its next meeting.
Pioneer Grange, East Union, conferred
the third and fourth degrees on four candi-
dates at a recent meeting, and more new
members are expected soon.
Maple Grange, North Waldoboro, has
bought the lot where the grange building
was burned last March, and viii erect
another building this summer.
Hancock County Pomona Grange will
meet with Lamoine Grange on Tuesday,
June 10. The State lecturer, Prof. w. w.
Stetson of Auburn, is expected to be pres
ent. A full and interesting meeting is
looked for.
Sebasticook Grange, Newport, held the
most enjoyable affair in its history, last
Tuesday evening. The occasion was the
supper given by the losers in the recent
literary contest. A most delicious menu
was served. which reflected great deal of
credit upon those having it in charge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-29
kennebec Pomona.

Kennebec Pomona Grange met with
Windsor Grange May %, and was called to
order at Il O'Clock by Worthy Master Bar
ton of Windsor. The transaction of bust
ness occupied the time until the noon re-
cess was declared. After the substantial !
dinner, provided by the sisters of Windsor
Grange, had been disposed Of the work of
the day was resumed. The exercises Of
the afternoon were introduced with mueic
by Miss Lizzie Moody Of Windsor, after
which Bro. Barton made some inter-
esting and effective remarks on 1.-The In
fluence of the Grange" E
An exhaustive paper on "Spraying Fruit
Trees" was read by the veteran orchardist,
w. P. Atherton of Hallowell. This was an
interesting subject to all present and was
listened to eagerly from beginning to end.
Bro. Anterior had an array of facts and
figures to prove the advantage and necessity
Of spraying in order to protect our fruit
crop from injury by insect enemies. Nu-
merous questions were asked and answered
and the discussion was continued by Bros.
Thing Of Mt. Vernon. Keith Of Winthrop.
Yeaton Of Augusta, Meader Of Albion and
others.
The address on Farm Life and It's OPP
pUitunilicst w ITois W. d Auoup5oh VI
the Erskine high school, South China, was
a fine effort and very interesting and pleas
ing to those present. The speaker pictured
the lonely life Of the settler and family on
the distant prairie and contrasted it with
the pleasant surroundings and pleasures of
New England life today with the privileges
and opportunities 1t affords.
Some of the points noted were: Copper
tunities do not lie in the broad way every
one is travelling" We are more apt to imi-
tate than to create, every farmer has the
opportunity to clean up the yard and make
home attractive"
Make the home pleasant and cheerful
and the surroundings attractive to the chill
dren, and provide them with good books
and magazines in order to develop their
minds and not permit them to arrive at
mans station with boys intellect.
The afternoon exercises were enlivened
Trask, Lena Colburn, Mabel Hewitt and
Alice Moody. Instrumental music in
charge of Fred Colburn was enjoyed by
those present.
A pleasing and interesting feature of the
meeting was the large number Of intelligent
young people present.
We learn that several oranges in the vi
cinity are in the habit of holding union
meetings, thus increasing the interest. At
5 o'clock the exercises OF the day closed in
due form.
The next meeting will be held with Mon
mouth grange, June 10. SECRETARY.
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MAINE FARMING NOTES.

The Pennington creamery turned out
900 lbs. of golden butter las. week and
quickly disposed of it all.
At recent meeting Of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Society, it was voted
to- allow no four wheel carriages on the
track.
The annual fair Of the Aroostook County
Agricultural Society will be held at Houl
ton Tuesday and Wednesday. September
/ | and IL. H4AN H#HN
Farmers in the vicinity of Bath. who are
interested in poultry raising, are discussing
the feasibility Of organizing an association
for mutual help, ahd for the purpose of
holding q poultry exhibition at some suita-
BILE time and place. .....-....
Cucumbers are favorite crop in Lin
colnville, this year. There are about so
acres of cucun!bers planted in town, which
are expected to average about 800 per
acre. The cucumbers are marketed in
Boston, and the demand 10 brisk and reli-
able.
L. c. Hanson, one of St. Adams enter
prising farmers, has sowed to grain on his
farm, 100 acres, taking 1865 bushels Of grain,
planted acres Of potatoes and will plant
some 10 or 10 acres of sweet corn, besides
seeding to grass 60 acres, and fixing the
same all ready for the moving machine.
All the work was done this spring.
A creamery will doubtless be started at
Orland during the coming summer, - ar
engagements are being perfected for that
purpose. This will open market where
the farmers can dispose Of their cream, and
tend to encourage them to add to their stock
of cows. 1t 10 considered to be an excellent
location for the business being central to
large farming country.
The Kennebunkport Farmers Club met
with Edgar HUFF at Cape Porpoise. May 2l.
President Sinnott called the meeting to or
der. Then Mr.. HUFF favored the club with
singing. Mrs. C. b. Adams gave q recita-
ton and Mr.. Emerson read an amusing
selection. Nothing formal was taken In
regard to holding . fair this fall but the
members present spoke encouragingly.
The poultry industry along the Searsport
road is gaining this year. p. L. Strout has
Matched out his incubators, with q capacity
of 800 chicks. twice and has filled Q third
time. He has 1925 laying stock. Frank B.
Strout has 225 laying hens and il raising
large number of chickens. L. c. Putnam
has gone out of the duck business and 10
devoting more attention to hens. His flock
OF Light Brahmas, when all out in the runs
Is sight worth seeing. The Strouts raise
cross of the Brahma and Leghorn. There
are also several other fanciers with smaller
yards tlong the road, whose stock makes .
handsosns showing .-Belfast Journal.
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OLUfIoNS OF RESPECT, ETC, will be charaas
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less than seventy five cents.
ALL ADVERTISING ANNOUNCEMENTS OF EN-
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money will be charged at the rate of fifieen
cents line. een
ADVERTISING NOTICES, news form, will y.
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as refer to advertisers occupying snace ~
our advertising columns, and will be run mn ~
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Subscribers who fail to receive the Jou,
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ing the office Immediately
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Miss Mo,lie Myr,ck hiss resigned her p

Miss Mollie Myrick hiss resigned her po-
sition at the Bean 6 Burbank confectionery
store and accepts similar position with
the }. Il. Fuller Co., where she will ke'p
the candy department in as neat and at
tractiye a condition rs at the former stand
Her place at the Bean & Burbank store
will be taken by Miss Annie Aver of Dover.
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Burton M. Cross had lettuce and raddshes
ON the table. May 2G, which had started and
been grown in his garden, in the open air,
this season.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-29

Miss Edith Longfellow and Fred b. Joy
were married, Saturday evenipg,at the Uni
versalist parsonage by Rev. J. Frank lie
land. They will reside in this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-29

Patrick Quinlan, who works in the cotton
mill, appeared before Recorder Goddard,
Monday morning, for being intoxicated
lie made an earnest plea and it being the
first time he has come up for drunk be
was allowed to 20 with q fine of 81.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-29

A very fine mountain ash tree was stolen
Saturday night, from J. M. Foge's garden
on State street. 1t was tree recently SCI
out and was priced very highly by Mr..
Fogg and he will pay considerable to IND
the offender.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-29

Mrs. j. Manchester Haynes and little
daughter, Muriel, arrived home, Saturday
evening, from Europe. They met Mr..
Haynes in Boston. He will sail Thursday
for Europe.