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The National tribune., 1895-11-28

such as the Per Diem and Additional
features would. A year or two hence,
when the Treasury is in a more thriving
state, this will look very differently TO
them. Now we can show them that a
Service Pension will only cost limited
amount, which cannot possibly be ex-
ceeded, that the amount will rapidly de-
crease from year to year, that it Is an
act of the simplest justice, that it will do
incalcuable good, and that its first cost
will be greatly offset by the immense
saving from the reduction in the enor-
nous and costly machinery of the PEN
sion Bureau as it has been conducted.
With arguments like these it will not be
difficult to win enough supporters for
the Service Pension to insure its success.
Think over all these things carefully,
comrades, and we are sure that you will
come to the conclusion to join enthusi-
astically with us in the demand for
plain, Straightforward Service Pension at
the present time, leaving whatever more
is desired to be secured by another con-
centrated effort. We can rely upon
this. Our friends are in power now to
stay, and we can count confidently on
the future.
You know how wisely and well THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE has counseled you
in the past. 1t has never made mis-
take, and the policy it now advises is
that of the highest wisdom.
Let us, therefore, all join in united
effort to secure the passage of plain
Service Pension Bill by Congress this
Winter.
Yours, in F., c. d L.,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Now Busch, the St. Louis beer baron.
has purchased a German Count for his
daughter. OF course, the price was not
nearly so high as that of an English
duke. Counts are about as plentiful in
Germany as Judges" in this country,
but the profits of many thousand kegs of
beer will have to be transferred to Ger
many to put the Counts estates, what
ever they may be, in presentable shape.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
. MISCELLANEOUS MEMORANDA.

The next number of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE LIBRARY will be Miscellaneous
Memoranda" and contain large collection
of odds and ends of history of the war, col
lated from all sources, and never before
gathered into one publication. 1t will be
intensely interesting to all students of the
history of the war, and contain much in
formation in n compact form that they have
hitherto sought for in vain. Everybody
should have copy, particularly veterans
and sons of veterans. Price five cents, or
six copies for 20 cents. Send in your orders
now.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
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The NATIONAL TRIBUNE
THE FINANCIAL POLICY.

Secretary Carlisle's speech before the
New York Chamber Of Commerce was
great disappointment to everybody.
He was expected to outline a policy
which would lift the Treasury out of its
present dire predicament, and put the
country on sound financial footing.
He was expected TO point out some
sources of revenue which would enable
the Government to pay current expenses,
keep sufiiciency of gold in the Treas
ury, and stop the discreditable and costly
practice of periodical applications to
foreign bankers for money enough to
allow the Treasury to "shin along" from
month to month. He did nothing of
the kind. The main part of his speech
was TRADE against the greenbacks, and
plea for their retirement.
This was an insincere evasion of the
whole difficulty. The trouble all is that
the Government, on account of, and
solely on account of, the Ubiquitous Will
son Bill, does not receive as much money
as it is required to pay out. Where it
gets So it has TO pay out 81, and runs
behind every month several millions
Hundreds Of millions of dollars are sent
abroad for things that we should pro-
duce at home.
It's utterly wrong to blame the green
backs. The whole fault lies with the
vicious political economy which crippled
our home markets and industries for the
benefit of the foreigners
The people viii never consent to the
retirement Of the greenbacks. We must
have some form Of paper currency, and
certain amount of it. Everybody, no
matter what his other financial views,
comedies this. Every sound thinker also
comedies that, this being the case, we
should retain the greenbacks at least
to the amount that they have been fixed
since the war. Thus far substantially
everybody agrees. When it comes to
whether that amount should be in
creased, or whether it should be supple
mented by other forms of currency, there
is a wide divergence of opinion. The
greenbacks have played most useful
part in our finances for over "a
years now, and the people are
attached to them above all other
forms of money. They are not at all
likely to give them up at the suggestion
of men whose counsels have been so dis
astrous I'm all directions.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
AN ADMIRABLE BOOK.

Col. Theo. F. Lang, who served with
great credit in the troops which West
Virginia sent into the field to maintain
the Union, has been for years writing a
history of the gallant loyalty of his State.
1t is now out and upon the market. 1t
is entitled "Loyal West Virginia, from
1861 to 1865, and is a handsome, large
volume, printed on fine paper, and copi-
ously and artistically illustrated Its
get-up reflects great credit upon the
publishers, the Deutsch Publishing Co, of
Baltimore, Nd, as its matter does upon
its author. No man in the country
was better qualified for the work
he set himself than Col. Lang. He
was native of the State, had grown to
young manhood in it, and was part and
parcel of all its stirring early history.
He has made the most careful study of
the whole subject, and has communi-
Gated his knowledge in an agreeable,
swift, sententious style that makes de-
lightful reading. 1t is real history from
start to finish, and should be read by
every citizen of the country. 1t will be-
come a textbook for the future histo-
rians, as it groups together vast mass
of facts which cannot be challenged.
The price is 81, and it is we'll worth it.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

AMERICAN gold seems to flow as
freely as water to foreigners. though we
have to get it with infinite sweat and
toll. One steamer carried S4,760,000
to Europe last Saturday, and the total
shipments for the week exceeded 6,000,-
900. Within the last few weeks more
than s3O,OOO,OOO have been sent to
Europe to pay for goods rushed in
under the low tariff.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
PERSONAL.

Capt. Henry Clay Evans, of Tennessee. was
received with great enthusiasm at the annual
banquet of the Home Market Club at Boston
last week. He said that "BourbOnism is on
the decline in the South; patriotism is taking
its place"
They are beginning to talk strongly Of
Mayor Pingree for Governor of Michigan.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

LIKE most of his class Secretary
Carlisle abounds in high-sounding plati-
tudes and tinkering probabilities. His
scheme for replenishing the gold in the
Treasury is to offer to pay the expressage
on any gold that outsiders may send in,
and also on the currency sent them in
exchange. 1t will be about as effective
as a night-dew to put out fire.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

MAKE up your mind to bring in at
least one recruit to the GAR. and one
additional subscriber to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE this Winter. If everyone will
do this we will have the veterans cause
in a most fourishing condition, and there
will be no reason to complain OF the at
titude of the country toward the old
soldiers.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY.

i have received the first number of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE LIBRARY, Statistics
of the War;" and am so pleased with it that
/ send herewith for the second number,
" Lincolr's Words" The Statistics of the
War" contains number of valuable facts
which / have long wanted.-OLIN NASH,
Co. G., 9th Conn.,, Lee, Mass
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

THE Buffalo Times celebrates the con-
clusion of its 18th year of unusual jour
nalistic and business success by publish
ing mammoth Sunday edition of 40
pages, filled with all manner of good
things The Times is a great paper,
and deserves all the success it has won.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
SIX FOR a QUARTER.

We viii send SIX copies of the "Statis-
tics Of tie War" TO any address for %
cents. Many comrades viii want more
than one copy, and this is to accommo-
date them.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

II is simply incredible that we should
have war with England over the Vene-
zuelan or any other matter. Of all
Nations, England has too much at stake
to venture into hostiiities with us.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
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The National tribune., 1895-11-28

WE have before alluded to 10 "Si-
berian refugees" whom an American
ship picked up in the North Pacific and
brought to San Francisco, and over
whom certain papers of that city went
into Mysteries lest they should be re-
turned to Russian tyranny" The
Russian Government seemed quite will
ing to have us have them, as well it
might. Several of them have already
committed heinous murders, and the
County of San Francisco is now trying
one at cost of many thousand dollars
to the honest taxpayers for a particu-
larry hideous crime He broke into
rooms above a grocery store occupied by
the aged grocer and his wife, murdered
both with Ratchet and robbed them of
everything worth carrying off. He was
found wearing the dead mans panta-
looms, while his own blood -smeared ones
had been thrown into an ash barrel. 1t
would have saved the lives of several
of San Franchises good citizens, as we'll
as great amount of the peoples money,
if the villains had been promptly re-
turned to the Russian officials.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

THE best way to instil lessons of true
patriotism into child is to put into his
or her hands copy Of "Lincoln's
Words" just issued in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE LIBRARY. Every child
should have one.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

IT is with Nations as with individuals.
If they want thing done right they
must do it themselves. The entire de-
struction of the seals has shown us the
folly of any partnership arrangement.
We should have simply said that the
seals were our property, it was our right
and duty to take care of them, and no
body else had any business interfering.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28
ILLEGAL BALLOTS.

Voters who are handy with their lead pen
in the ballot booths. The law intends that no
ballot shall be marked that it can be afterward
identified. and quite 4 number were thrown
out in the recent election in New York City
because the voters had made such fancy crosses
that they were rendered liable to this objec-
ton. Here are three specimens:
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

ITALY is overwhelmed with debt;
she has not money enough to keep her
ships at sea, and her army is on starva-
ton pay, but she has so far spent
100000 for monument to Victor
Emanuel, and will spend 100000
more before it is completed. Victor
Emanuel helped do great work for
Italy, but it would have been wiser to
let him rub along with plain headstone
in the cemetery until the National treas
ury was in better shape.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

THE most popular thing that Congress
can do will be to repeal the Wilson Bill
and re-enact the Mckinley Bill, with a
restoration of the duty on sugar.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

AMBASSADOR BAYARD cannot regret
being an American half SO much as we
do.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

Earliest Portrait of Abraham Lincoln.
Published for the first time in McClure's Magazine
for NOpeNnber.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

HoIsT the warning signal Of cold
blast against the United States and its
Institutions. ambassador Bayard is to
preside at Thanksgiving Day dinner
in London.
The National tribune., 1895-11-28

ALL veterans, and particularly those
of the 6ArIhy of the Potomac, will be
glad to learn that the comrades of the
Second Corps have at length succeeded
in getting the consent of the family to
remove the remains of Gen. w. S. Han
cock from Norristown to Arlington. All
efforts to raise a suitable memorial to
him there have failed ,and his tomb is in
a dilapidated condition. The removal
will be made next Spring. Hancock
the Superb " at rest in Arlington will
add much toward making that the West
minister Abbey of America.
Tom REEDS sarcasm is in its finest
flavor. When interviewed as to the Re
publican financial policy, he replied with
his most childlike smile:
Cant say. Naturally Congress will want
10 hear from the Administration on this mat
ter of finance. In the face of past successes
on the Administrations part during the
cent two years, it would lie immOdest, almost
inyidIous, for Congress To attempt 10 take
the lead in SO important matter. No; my
impression is that i'll the decent decorum
that will no doubt characterize lis action one
wonld be justified in surprising that Con-
gress will defer any initiation OF finance as
a topic until the Administration is fully
heard from. Under such circumstances you
can readily see that nothing can be SAID
nowD
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-19
..AYhat did he sa.N22ll
 NEEDS NO PROTECTION.
Ensland's Royal Family Moves About
 Without the Necessity of Guards.

England's Royal Family Moves About
 Without the Necessity of Guards.
 The news that little Prince Edward of York numbered a detective and constable among his suite of attend ants savored of the ridiculous to those who know with what absolute freedom and safety the children and grand children of the queen move about their own country, says a writer in St. Paul's. The queen herself drives from end to end of her various estates with no more protection than can be afforded by middle-aged Scotch gillie. The prince of Wales, his broth CTS, and his son perambulate club land and the West End in exactly the same manner as do the most ordinary of Englishmen. Indeed, the prince of Wales is scarcely ever attended by an equerry, except when he rides in the row. The princess and her daughters drive all over London entirely unac- companied save when in the height of the season a mounted policeman clears the road for them through the park. The duke of York takes an early morn ing stroll in the Green park, invari- ably alone, while all the royal prin- cesses walk down Bond street, shop, or drive i'll hansoms without anyone either protecting or molesting them.
 Apropos of police protection for roy alt5 the prince of Wales has funny story against himself. He was in Paris, and was strolling alone, as usual, one fine morning, down the boulevards. Stopping to chat to a friend, he com. mented with considerable glee on the fact that he was able to go about Paris quite at his ease, and untrammelled by guards, police, or ceremonies of any kind, and that, in fact, nobody knew him. The prince was immensely amused afterward to learn that tho French government are not so careless as might be supposed, and that large staff of espions in plain clothes watch the prince from morning till night, and that on the very day he made the boast to his friend at least a score of police were ''shadowing" him at but few yards distance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-19
No DOG IN HER HOUSE.
A Boarding House Keeper Tells Why She
 Has Made This Rule,


 Has Made This Rule.
 Persons with dogs and other pets meet with cold and clammy reception i in New York boarding-houses They may occasionally steal into fashionable flats, where the landlord or agent have i no direct means of circumyentino. them, but when it comes to the board ing-house things are little more definite.
 i A nice-looking married couple went into Twentythird street boarding house the other day and were made comfortable. After the first dinner. says the Herald of that city, the lady was observed scraping together some daintles from the board to take to her room. The 1andlady, who is woman of great decision of character, heard of it, and her knock was shortly after ward heard at the door of the new boarders. The latter were immediately. notified that either they or the dog must vacate at once.
 If cannot keep my darling Keno phon, we'll move," protested the owner of the dog, who practieed the princi- pie of Hove me, love my dog"
 '"Then you'll have to move," said the 1andlady, firmly. I'm not keeping a dog kennel"
 How in the world they ever got that dog in here without my seeing it, J said she, after the obnoxious Keno phon had been disposed of, ''is more than can understand. I've had all I want of dogs. A gentleman used to keep small but ferocious bulldog in his room where once lived. He was. the ugliest brute ever laid my eyes on-the dog, not the man. That dog wouldn't let anybody but his owner tamper with him. The man used to lug him around with him everywhere he went. One night, when the man came in, he was feeling so oblivious to earthly things that he left his dog locked in the vestibule. The next boarder who came in got no farther than the vestibule, and landed down the steps with a square yard of trousers missing. He was soon joined by an- other boarder, who wanted to come to bed. They rang the bell until several of us came down to see what was the matter. On opening the door the dog sprang for Us as if he hadn't been fed for week, and wanted anything that came handy, but we slammed the door to again just in time. As we could not awaken the owner we had to leave the dog there till morning, and those who were outside had to go to hotel. Tn the morning everybody had to go and come by the servants entrance until the owner of the animal came down and get us out of the fix
 What did he say9"
 Say Why, he abused us all as a set of brutes for keeping his dog locked up there, and gathered it mp under his arm and took it upstairs as if it had been a piece of Dresden china! And the boarders who had been locked out left the house for good the next day. We got rid of the dog, but not until it had half depopulated the establish
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-01-19
SWIFT AND SURE.
The Alpine Ibox Can outrun and Out jump Even the sure-FOotcd Chamois.

The Alpine Ibex Can Outrun and Out
 jump Even the sure-FOotod Chamois. Should the Swiss, who now protect all wild birds by strictly enforced legis, 'lation, decide to extend to the ibexes the protection which they enjoy in Piedmont, the climbers in the Alps would enjoy the sight of creature, which is not only beautiful in itself, but surpasses even the chamois in it's astonishing powers of mountain climb ing. It gallops up over and down the cracks and precipices of Ice or rock like greyhound on the flats of Altcar, and the ancientlegend that 1t jumped down precipices and alighted on it's curved horns to break the fall is very natural invention to account for feats which were seen, but seemed inexplicable by any credible use of legs and feet.
 When the boquetins became so rare that they were preserved in Swiss chateaux as the bison is kept in ZOO logical gardens, their jumping feats were seen and observed more closely. One kept at Aigle used tolive on the roof of the chateau, choosing for its post the slope of the tiles which covered the highest tower, says the London Spec tator. Another was seen to jump on to the top of door standing ajar and to balance itself on the edge with all four feet close together. A baby ibex tanned by peasant who caught 1t on the Monte Rosa would spring on to his head, and :. in the drives held on the kings preserves in Piedmont it was noticed that in descending particular ly: steep eouloir at full :speed they showed far more precision of movement than even the chamois. "The former (chamois) descended by taking flying leaps from side to side, like bird Hutl tering down; the ibex, on the other hand, seemed to select the most slen- der temporary landing places far below and to reach them by gigantic leaps straight down, landing and retaining its balance with an agility truly won derful to behold"