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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-31
ENTITLED TO SI00 BOUNTY.


al. A circular sent out from Washington
states that all who enlisted before July Is. 1868,
for three years, and were discharged or pro-
NOTED before serving two years, are entitled to
S100 bounty under the present law. 2. All off,
GERS are entitled to the difference in pay from
the date of commission or promotion to the
date of muster as an officer. 3. Nearly all offi-
GERS who were promoted from the ranks or from
non-commissioned officers ara entitled to several
months more pay, as officers thus promoted
were only paid from date of muster, and ofsen
months Intervened before mastering officer
appeared to muster them in as commissioned
officers after their commissions were dated.
They now entitled to pay from that time
A. All com issioned officers are entitled to pay
from the place of their discharge to their place
of residence, counting every 20 miles for one
days service. And in case of death of officer
or enlisted men, their widows or heirs are en-
titled. This law was passed in June, 1891, and
expires in the same month, 1885,"
Ans,rer. The circular as sent is very mislead-
ing, to put it mildly. i. As general rule SOL
diers enrolled for three years and dschared
prior to service of two years, unless discharged
for wounds or injuries received in line of duty,
are not entitled to 500 bounty. Soldiers eu-
rolled prior to July %. 1861, for three years.
and mustered into service and bonorably dis
charged prior to q service of two years, are en-
titled to $1G0 bounty under act of April %,
1872. Also. such as were re- enlisted under pro-
visions OF General Order 191 of June 25. 1883,
and General Order 216 of July H. 1863, IL hon.
orably discharged within two years. are en-
titled to matared installments of bounty, less
$25 advance bounty. 2 and g. Officers
titled to pay prior to date of muster.in when
they fulfill the requirements of the acts of June
3, 1884, and Feb 3, 1887 provided they first
securea re-muster by the Record and Pension
Office. War Department., covering the period of
alleged prior service. A. Honorably discharged
officers and enlisted men are entitled to one
days pay and subsistence for every 90 miles
travel from place of discharge to place of
rolImsnt; provided such allowances were not
furnished in kind by the Governments. This
applies as we'll TO officers who resigned on sc-
count of disability contracted in service and in
line of duty. These allowances are payable to
heirs of those who were entitled but died be-
fore receiving the travel allowances, but are not
applicable in case of death in service.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-31


Sherman was now with Schofeld.
The night of the 10Th the latter with his
Army of the Ohio was at the Peyton
farms, and had already made good a
crossing of tine south fork of the Peach
Tree. Mcpherson, having to make twice
the march of Thomas's center, had gone
on too rapidly for Hoods calculations.
He had already in long gaps broken the
railroad to Augusta, and was so swiftly
approaching Atlanta that Hood, the
new Confederate chief, had to stretch
his lines further around the great city
to the east and south, thus thinning and
shortening his lines before Thomas.
As my orders from Sherman and
Thomas appeared little confusing, l
rode back at daylight of the Goth to
Gen. Thomas near Buckhead, where he
had slept the night before. Here he in
structed me to take my two divisions,
Stanley's and Woods, to the left two
miles off from Newton, leaving Newton
where he was, on the direct Atlanta
wagon-rOad.
This, creating broad, uncovered
space, was done owing to the nature of
the country-rough and woody with
much thick underbrush-but particu-
larly
TO FULFILL sHERMAN's EXPRESS ORDERS
to keep connection with Sehofield.
I'VE must not mind the gap between
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27
NOTED BEAUTIES.

JENNY LIND was petite, and a blonde
OF the Swedish type.
SAPPHo is said by the Greek writer's
to have been a blonde.
ACCORDING to the teachings Of at
least one rabbi Eve was a',blonde.
EMPRESS ELIZABETH of Russia was
one of the stoutest ora of her time.
Mrs. sDDors was large, with very
striking features and an air Of great
personal dignity.
AsPAs,A was a typical Greek beauty,
with regular features and very large,
expressive blue eyes.
TIE fair Rosamond was an English
blonde, with fair bair and blue or light
gray eyes.
NINE. DE MESrEsYAE had beautiful
eyes. Several Of the posts OF her time
celebrated their praises.
CATALIsI. the famous soprano, was Of
medium height, and had irregular
though very pleasing features.
JEzEBEL, the queen OF Ahab, accord.
ing to one of the rabbis. had black
eyes that were set ON fire Of hell"
EMPRESS ANNA Of Russia was very
portly, and the freshness Of her faes
greatly detssstsd fram Its geel leoka
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Powesfut Good At MIlkir,

they got old man Hiram Lucas. TIT
g~owsf.sTNl br Our W dear Andy, or
1phe witness stand one time with re
CARDS to soma famous horse swappin
case. 1t soon come to pass that old man
Hiram was a mighty strong witness,
and the lawyer on the other side tried
his level blamdest to rattle the old maa
and make him break his gait.
How old are you, Mr.. Lucas" says
the lawyer.
"Seventy-seven years old. Squire, and
stll GOVERN all the ground stand on"
a y old mar Hiram.
What is your business, Mr.. Lucas p
says the lawyer.
81 am a farmer, Squire. Naturally
Of course / swap horses considerab BILE
between drinks. but l live on q farm
and you mought call that my bust.
ness"
How long have you been q farmer,
Mr.. Lucas
"Seventy-seven years, Squire"
You are certain you have been a
farmer seventy-seven years, Mr.. Lu.
cas- -
lam plum positive on that pint,
Squire"
Anybody could of told right then by
lookin at the lawyers face hat he
thought he had old man Hiram backed
up in a clost corner.
Now, Mr.. Lucas, YOU say you are a
farmer-that you are seventy-seven
years old. and that you have been a far
mer seventy-seven years. Is that
right :"
That's me to a mats heel, Squire"
well, now Mr.. Lucas the lawyer
went on with a fierce and thunderin
voice, will you please tell the court
and the jury what sort of farm work
you done durin the first year of your
farm life, seveventy-six years ago -
II don't reckon as how l done very
much general farm work that year,
Squire old man Hiram come back
quick as lightnin, but I have heard
the women folks say I was a powerful
good hand at milkin."
Old mar Hiram brought down the
house in a heap. Even to the Judge
had to fall in with the general laugh
and confusionment, and the lawyer
told the witness to come down.
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space of about two hours, BY this
time, you understand, he had a right
bad last of the tanglefoot. Then some
Of the boys happened to bring up the
land line case, and Andy Lucas went
sn to say
"By the way, Squire. Jest amongst
us boys, as It wsre, what sort Of a Gus.
toner is that man John Andrew Mill
gan that lives down there in your set,
Element 81
Now boys, iii regards to that mar
Milligan"-says the Squire whilst he
clinched both fists and grated his teeth
-"well, John Andrew Milligan he is .
right toierable good man-but-er-ye'
more besides-that is to say-er-John
Andrew Milligan is a right toleTable
good man in 4 general way-.but-er.
then-er-you understand boys-well.
John Andrew Milligian is q right toll.
cradle good nan-a right tolerabls
good man."
And with all their s:hem7s and cork
screws and tankin up, that *as all the
boys ever could git E4,ira Wilson to
say in regards to his neighcns dsan An
drew Milligan.
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CURRENT JOKES.

KINDLY Old GENr-"Ah, little girl,
are you going somewhere" Little Girl
with amazing superiority)-"Of course
I'm. You don't suppose / could GO
nowhere, do you?"-Detroit Free Press.
PATIENT latter wound has healed)--
Eyes, l am all right again, but feas
that shall carry this terrible scar az
long as / live" Surgeon (reassuringlyr
eyes, but then, you know, you may
live only a year or two."-Boston Tran.
script.
THERE'S q fine horse" said the
owner of the animal, proudly. Eyes"
"Most valuable animal on this track
""Is he fast?" Rather. But that isn't
what makes him worth so much. It's
his intelligence. All you have to do is
to whisper whoa to him and he comes
to q dead stand-still. Washington
Star.
DocroR-"I would advise you, dear
madam, to take frequent baths, plenty
Of fresh air, and dress in cool gowns"
Husband ian hour later)-"What did
the doctor sayT" Wife-"He said J
ought to go to q watering-place, and
afterwards to the mountains, and to get
some new light gowns at once."-Flie-
gende Blaetter.
DEAR me-" he NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
what a dreadfully muddy crossing and
there's a hofrid woman watching me,
too. Well, / just don't cas>" With 6
co~ntemptuous toss of his head the new
man raised his garment to the tops Of
his boots and went his way. He made
a very pretty picture in his confusion
Detroit Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27
In q Peck Of TronhlA


Right over on one side of the road q
chunk of a boy vas layin down in the
shade of the fence. Both legs of Ais
breaches was rolled up to the knees.
He didn't have on but the one Ion gal
lus, you understand. and there was two
or three knots tied in that. In regards
to his body he was so pale and thin
and puny lookin till / could mighty
nigh see through him, but his face was
all swelled up and bulged out at such
a terrible rate till blamed if his head
didn't look as big as a hamper basket.
Out there jest over the fence and past
the boy there was a big plum orchard
the trees bendin down and the
ground most covered with p!ums. ripe
and red and yaller unto the harvest.
1t made my heart ache to look at that
boy, but the sight of that plum orchard
gives me a waterin at the mouth worse
than a little steer calf roped off from
his nanny the first time.
The boy wascryin and blubberin like
as if his heart would break. He didn't
look up and he didn't say nothin, but I
could see on first blush he was in a
peck of trouble.
Hello, Buster, what's the matter
with you this mornin?" says 1. There's
a whole passle the matter with me.
mister" said the boy between his tears
and sobs and signs.
Reckon you must be down with a
bad case of the toothache.'' saws ] and
III that case l am the codger that can
yank it out in three shakes of a sleeps
tail free gratis for nothin."
"Taint that. Mister" says the boy.
Looks to me like maybe you mought
OF run your head into a bee gum or a
hornets nest.' says I. which if you
have there is nothin better than a good
soft plaster of meal mush and tobacco
juice"
"Taint that mother" says thesboy.
Then l will have to give it up. Bus
ter" says I, but if you will only tell
me what is the matter with you it
mought be that / can do somethin to
pull you out of this terrible misery.
Oncst upon a time / was a boy, myself
yeu understand, and ! have travelled
all the gaits and covered all the ground.
"Taint no use in talkin. Mister,'' says
the boy. Its Katy by the door and
Charlie at the rat hole with me right
now. Dadblame it, l have struck the
worstest luck and the mostest of it that
ever yet come the way of a white boy
IN the whole entire discovered world.
I have got the mumps-a most hella-
tious bad case of the mumps-and right
slap kerdab in the middle of plum time
at that
He wept.
The boy was plum right in regards
to one think. / couldn't do nothin for
him, and there wasn't no use in talkin.
| told him it mought be better for him
to move on up the lane and out of sight
from that plum orchard. But he didn't
move. He lowed whilst he couldn't eat
plums without sufferin the terrors
of death, he could lay there in the jam
Of the fence and look at 'em, and still
live. In my day and generation l have
a heap of sad and solemcholy
sights have seen sick people and era
" people and dead people, have
face to face with sickness and
sorrow and pain and death. you under
stand--but the heart-breakinest and
most saddest sight that I ever yet have
saw was a yearlin boy with a bad case
Of the mumps in plum time.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27

II can't help what Is IN the t.,peri
That's the way with you and all other
wives. Let a husband admit that you
know n tenth Of what he does. and you
try to make him out a nnmhskull, It
was Cyprus. of course. The idea OF
your standing up and making me out
an IDIOT"
you know where Corea Ia. Of
course?' queried Mrs. Bowser, after a
long silence, during which Mr.. Bowset's
face took on a deeper red and his
breathing became more labofed.
Are you talking TO me?" he demand.
ed as he stood up and extended his arm,
and pointed his finger full at her. DO
! know where my own house is? Have I
got brains enough TO drop off a street
car? Have | ever been sent to an idiot
asylum?'
Mrs. Bowser made no reply. She
realized her great mistake and regret
ted it, but it was too late.
when a wife thinks she knows as
much as her husband-when she ever
thinks she knows more things are
getting ready for a calamity! She
should know her place, and her hus-
band should see that she keeps ii.
The mex thing you'll be getting up
and talking about your legal rights'"
"You-you said you were proud and
pleased at my knowledge Of things"
put in Mrs. Bowser, as he stamped
around the room.
And because l admitted that You
might possibly have the horse sense to
know that both ends of a street car
stopped at the same time you presume
to correct me about the Island of Cy-
prus! Didn't I say that was the way
of all wives? ] can see now what sort
of a life poor Pitkins must have led,
and what a glad relief it was when he
found she had run away. Look
around you, Mrs. Bowser, and see
what sort of a house this is! If you'd
pay some attention to our home instead
of having your stuck into a news
paper we might take some little com.
fort!.'
I'D like to see one kept in better
order!- returned Mrs. Bowser, with a
show of spirit.
But don't sass me back! When a
wife begins to sass back her husband
should get his eyes open. did intend
to hand you out a ten-dollar bill this
evening and tell you to go down and
use it as you liked, but now l shan't
do it. 1t would simply be throwing
money away. came home this even.
ing prepared to sit down and enjoy my
fireside. and you see how l have been
disappointed. 1t was with the kindest
feelings that ! frankly admitted that
you might possibly know corn-stalks
from cabbages, and you repaid me by
trying to make out that | ought to be
led around BY a guardian for fear I'd
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27

fall into the sewer. They talk about
the hundreds of divorces coming up in
the courts every term. The only won
der is that there are not thousands
and tens of thousands-that there is a
husband left in the land who can put
up with these things!"
"All l said was that it was Corea and
not Cyprus" quietly observed Mrs.
Bowser.
But I say it was Cyprus." shouted
Mr.. Bowser. Don't I know! Isn't it
my business to know! Would I be
idiot enough to say Cyprus if it wasn't
Cyprus! Can any human being on the
face of this earth imagine a wife
knowing more than her husband
about any subject more serious than
whoeping-cough and nursing bottles!
Mrs. Bowser, you have brought 1t IN
your w head! You have finally
loaded the last hair on the camel't
back! Our lawyers will get together
tomorrow and arrange matters, and
if you don't want to 20 to Texas you
a go to Corea! I'm going to bed. II
u child wakes up kiss him for me
and tell him his father will alwags
love and cherish him, but that he h.d
a dignity to maintain and was driven
to maintain it at the sacrifice of his
home and happiness!"-Detroit Free
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,.

$1,000
There are ten fruit schools IN
France where pupils are instructed
practically how to cultivate and hus-
band fruits.
WOMEN Of Ohio are preparing to
make the most Of the school ballot IN
bringing about tnany refufms in the
school boards and schools:
Mrs. Hearst, widow of the Califors
MIA senator, has given Sl75,00o to erect
a girls school in connection with the
Protestant cathedral in Washington.
Bishop Ealsley, the oldest theolo-
pian in Denmark, died last month,
aged ninety. OF his textbook on theol-
ogy very manve editions have been sold.
The American Baptist HON MIS-
sionary society closed the financial
year with a debt of sos, 799, an adj
tance on that of tho previous year OF
S7,343.
-Rev. DR.. Newman Hall. the emil
nent dissenting preacher OF England
though seventy-ive years of age, often
walks a dozen miles Sunday to and from
his church.
Prof. Briggs says he has not be-
come an EpiScopalian, nor has he any
intention of doing SC. His eccles1as'
tical staths is unchanged. He is a sus'
pended Presbyterian minister.
Mr.. Z. P. Dwight, of P~hiladelpl1la,
has given a valuable property OF 46'
acres, near Downingtown, Pa, to~ahs
Philadelphia Young Mems Chrisvap
association to be used as the site OF taD
educational institute.
For each convert made in the f&r'
eign field during the last year it has
cost the American board CongregR
tional, $3.50; the Baptist union, ssh
the NJ. E. church, S235; the Protestant
Episcopal church, $l,s34: and the Pres
byterian board, $27s.
When the board Of education Of
Ansonia. Conn, invited clergymen OF
all denominations to unite in the choice
of a suitable opening prayer for the
public schools the unanimous choice OF
every sect, Protestant and Catholic,
was the Lords Prayer as found in Ma
thew.
Gen. Booth has issued an order
which forbids the members of the Sal
walton Army belonging to secret socie-
ties. Gen. Booths intention is to pre-
rent the soldiers from being attracted
away from the meetings by the regular
sessions and numerous entertainments
held by secret societies.
Church union is progressing in
fI-o,% E.t- Tho Eroa Th,,.rh CON,
gress just held in Birmingham brought
forward the fact that the various
gelical churches represented have
formed councils for federation in ovef
one hundred and fifty British centers
of population. Rev. Hugh Price Hughes
was made president of the congress for
the ensuing year..
"A French statisticiau has recently
published comparative data on the uni
versity attendance in Europe. Accord
ing to his calculations. Germany has
one university student for every 1850
inhabitants; England, one for every
1912: Austria, one for every 1,722;
Hungary, n for every 5000; France,
for every 1858: Italy, one for every
/, $50. Germany has an university for
every o.471, 900 inhabitants: England,
one for every 4,143. 900: Spain, one for
every 1,756, 600: France, one for every
2,556, 900; Italy, one for every 1,436, 600.
The greatest disproportion in this re-
spect is accordingly found in Italy. and
for this rcason quite a number of
Italian universities, such as Urbino.
Macerata. Modena and others. have
as many professors as students.
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27
THE POET AND THE HUMoRIsT

The flowers on the prairie are blooming,
The woodlands with melody ring;
But the poet is slpw in recording
The advent Of beautiful spring.
His muse Is asleep and his verses
Uniformed. for he knows they would be
The butt of the funny mans satire,
And ridiculed merctiessly.
know not why humorous writer's
Should deem them legitimate prey,
For naught of a magazine s pages
Can be more inspiring than they.
Who sings Of the beauties of nature
BY riverside, valley and fell.
And praises those wondrous creations
Thus lauds their Creator as we'll
They soothe US In anguish OF spirit,
Our troubles arise and depart;
And they voice in their smooth flowing Ca
dence
The noblest impulse Of our heart
But the funny mans ~tokelets are bitter,
The charm of his wit they destroy;
For his pencil is pointed with venom,
His pen dipped in gall, to annoy.
Then rouse from thy lethargic slumoer,
Thou poet Of nature, awake;
And tell us OF beauties Astounding
By mountain and woodland and lake.
Sing on. for thy sweet. tuneful measures
Will live In the ages to come.
When the funny mans Jokes are forgotten
And the voice OF the scorner is dumb.
Peter Grant. in Chicago Record
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e Ro1hls
wrong | want to be set right. What
was it?'
"You said the war was caused by a
dispute over the Island of Cyprus
Yes, and ] didn't say it without
knowing what / was talking about"
1.-THE trouble arose over Corea, my
dear. The Island of Cyprus is in the
Mediterranean sea, thousands Of miles
away, while Coren is
Mrs. Bowser, do you suppose I've
lived forty-nine years without knowing
where the Island Of Cyprus isl" inter
xppted MI. Bowser, as he fuehed up.
You know, OF course. and it 1vas
probably q slip of the tongue when
you said that the japanese and Chinese
got into q dispute over Ii.
"Ncveri There was no slip about ii.
! am not in the habit Of making slips
when talking history. The dispute
began over the Island Of Cyprus"
Don't you remember when Turkey
nNded that island TO England?n
Nc. masam, Idon't; Q does anyone
elsei The dispute began oyer Cyprus,
and Corea had nothing to do with 1t
The idea Of yonr trying to post me on
current eyents strikes me asrather
cheeky
"Bnt right here Id tho paper, Nr.
Bovvser, Is news from Gvrea In copnec-
ton with the war;
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Some Crop News.

Crops are now lookin plum bully and
beautiful down in our skirt of the
woods. My friend and fellow-ser rant
Blew Scroggins, which as you all know
he amt no farmer to hurt, has got three
acres of corn in a pet patch as prit,F a.
a picture. It is now in full silk and
tassel. and Blew swears by the Twin ano
the dead that corn grows SO fast till he
can hear the joints poppin in the n ght
time.
"If I but only had fifteen acre Of
corr like that, Rufe." says Blew to ms
the last time I was over to his house,
''durn my buttons if ] would give more
than half of the public road to the Gov
ernor or the President"
RUFUs SANDERS.
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piled Mrs. Bowser.
II couldn't help but pity him. though
! know he is all to blame. There's no
doubt he drove Mrs. Pitkins into run
ming away"
81 think he did
They say he was a regular domestic
tyrant. He knew it all and wouldn't
acknowledge that she had common
sense. If he gave her a dollar he .ex-
pected her to make it &c as far al ten.
and he was constantly haunting her
that she was no housekeeper."
1--WE heard So" remarked Mrs. Bow
ser.
That's the way with some men. and
long. BY what right does a husband
boss a wife? Matrimony is IN equal
partnership, as I understand 1t. The
wife has all the rights of a husband.
and in most cases she is just as intelli-
gent and possessed of just as good judg-
ment. BY what legal or moral right
does q husband hand his wife a dollar
for pin-money and then GO out and
squander nine for his own selfish pleas
ure?"
II don't know" admitted Mrs. Bow
Ser, who was wishing the conversation
had taken some other turn.
"As a matter of fact-as q matter of
fact and right, Mrs. Bowser-you have
as much right to u money as l have.
Half Of it belongs to you. Instead Of
coaxing and begging for money You
should demand it."
YES" very doubtful1y.
II know men," continued Mr.. Bow
ser, as he warmed up to his subject,
''who are jealous of their wives intel
ligencc, and who sit down on them at
every opportunity. Thank heaven !
am not of that sort! / have always
been proud and pleased at your gen.
eral knowledge of things. The fact
that You are about as well posted as l
nm makes me proud"
docs it?" asked Mrs. Bowser, with
q blush and a smile.
"Of course 1t does! I sometimes
find that you are q bit ahead of me ON
things, and that pleases me the more.
If / can learn anything from you l
shall be glad of It,"
Wont you get mad If / tell you
where you were wrong In talking to
Mr.. Abner last evening about the Chi
nese?"
"No, of course not. If / am in the
The Opelousas courier., 1895-07-27
The Course of True Love,

Bridget" said Mrs. Huskip, ~ un.
derstand that you have Tilted the man
who drives the ice-wagon for the milk.
man"
"Thrue fer yez, ma'am. Oh hcv that
same" was the reply.
And that damp spot on the door.
step is all there is to show for the TWEEN.
ty pounds of ice we take?"
s'Yis'm."
"Well, Bridget, you can either ar
range to be a sister to both Of them or
you can look for anothe, plsee."-
Washington Star.