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The advocate., 1895-04-10

Here are two & governmental reports on
the same subject, covering the same
years, but one made six years after the
other, and they show discrepancies Of
from 200 million dollars to 500 million
dollars for the same yearl 1t may we'll
be doubted IL the history Of the govern
ment reporting since such reporting
was invented shows such brazsn fraud,
Gslsehood and fiendish fnesse. There iB
O monster brood Of lies out, ell from
government officials, and the reader
must be left to judge whether the
abstract for 1886 or that for 1893 is
doing the hugest lying. BE will mat
urally conclude not to believe either
report, the only safe thing to do.
"But this Is not ell: The sixteenth
abstract says that for the years 1865,
sc, 81 we had in circulation an average
Of $685.. 1894, ,436, while the report Of the
secretary Of the treasury for 1868 says
that from September /, 1865, to Sep
tsmbsr l, 1867, the currency was re-
duced by funding and destroying, &797,. }.
725y317l The secretary Of the treasury
must have borrowed nearly 1l5 million
dollars to have had enough to destroy
or fund 20 much, and thSn left not Q
cent in the oountryl Did he borrow
the money, was every cent taken out Of
circulation, or hSVeg overnment officials
lied2"
We do not suppose such direct contra
dictions could be dawn from the official
uttsrsnces Of any other government on
earth.
We have fallen on evil and corrupt
days when such things are possible. -
The Representative, March q.
The advocate., 1895-04-10
AN OPPORTUNITY FOB PHILANTHROP.
lists.

II millionaire philanthropists are
looking for an opportunity to do
something that will be a permanent
benefit to mankind, they cannot do
better than furnish means for the
purchase of land and the establish
ment of cooperative colonies where
those who are out Of employment
may build homes and provide for
the necessities Of themselves and
those dependant upon them. It
would be far better than found
ing colleges or Libraries. Where
is the philanthropist who will set
the example for others to followl
If this movement could once be
made popular, every idle, hungry
and homeless man and woman might
soon become self-sustsining, COM
Portable and happy.
The advocate., 1895-04-10
Lying Ofacial Reports.

No; not the government, but its off,
Gers. This 10 the way they do it,
Farm, Stock and Home says:
"The ninth statistical abstract Of the
treasury department, for 1885, gives the
amount Of money purpOrtOd to- be in
circulation each year from 1857 to 1886,
and the sixteenth abstract, for 1893, re-
ports on the same matter down to the
last named date The ninth and six
teenth abstracts give the money In cir
culation for tho year named herewith,
and the differences given are typical OF
those for each year during the whole
period:
The advocate., 1895-04-10

Edward Atkinson, the Boston baked
bean Ststistican, for years has bssn ens
gagged in finding out just how nttls
would suffice to keep the soul q y
wOrkingman or woman in their bcdi'
At last accounts no had IT down M
about 10 cents q day, possibly 4 cent?.
a meal. AT any rate, in the shoe manu
featuring business, the New Englan
manufacturers have 90 reduced WagS
that they can undeEsell the Loader
manufacturer right IN London. IhS
New England manufacturing Coolie WI
soon rival his Chinese cousin, VIA
works for $6 o year, eats rice and Fatsy
and could give Atkinson pointers. ~ n
way Times, April /.
The advocate., 1895-04-10
MUST HPVE FOREIGN WAR TO PRE-
VENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

There are wars and rumoHs Of wars, and
unless someone backs right down and out,
there will be some more wars soon. IL
would appear that il is time for them, If
we Judge by the history Of the world.
There are too many people, and theiv is too
little for the people to do. When men are
idle the devil always furnishes them with
employment. This may not be an original
idea, but it is true, The man who works
constantly is oontented and happy. The
man who never works ia always miserable.
And he is mot only miserable, but in time
he becomes vicious, and If he does not
make war upon society, then society must
make war upon him. Whab ia true OF
individuals in this case is true Of nations,
and what is true Of nations is true Of
the whole world. Business, commerce,
manufactures, industry, all are stagnant
the world over. The people are restless,
they are brooding over fanCied wrongs,
and in many instances if they can not flnd
q foreign foe to vent their pent up spleen
upon, they are ready and willing TO attack
their own government and the institutions
they have made. All over the world the
common people, If the expression may be
allowed, are grumbling, discontented, un-
happy, idle for the most part, and ready
30 fight. And the principal difficulty about
il is shat they are not particular whom they
fight with. Times and conditions may
change, but if they do not, the world will
see, and that soon, the greatest conflicts in
it's history.-Lawrsnoe Journal, April 3.
The editor of the Journal has be-
come conscious that there is q danger
GUS spirit of discomfort abroad in the
world. While totally incompetent
to discover any cause for this discon-
tent or to conceive any remedy for it
consistent with the welfare Of the
race, e,the fact of its existence seems to
have at last dawned upon his be-
nighted understanding. He sRifhs
war in the air and thinks the time is
ripe for it. "There are too many
people and there is too little for the
people to do. When men are idle
the devil furnishes them with en-
ployment." It seems not to have oc-
Cured to this philosopher what the
devil may have had to do with de.
priving these idle people of employ
ment; and while he admits that idle
ness and 'fancied aUrongs" make
people vicious, he can suggest no
remedy for the conditions that exist
but to get up a foreign war and kill
of the idle surplus. To provide
them work and thereby remove their
discomfort would be paternalism, and
must not be thought Of.
When it is remembered that this
enforced idlenegs and discontentaEe
The advocate., 1895-04-10

Our DOLLAR lIBRARY Ia q good thlg
TO put into the hands Of people Win
have not been reading reform ht9gasnEA
1t goes free with three 81 subscribers WI
tho ADVOCATE.
The advocate., 1895-04-10

When writing to our advertisers eii
ways manti0n the ADVOCATE.
The advocate., 1895-04-10
Our Navy Must Be Employed.

With q lot OF brand new cruisers and
warshipS on hand oG OourSs u win bO
nsoo1s,1y iur "a % paek . fight With
The advocate., 1895-04-10
A TALE OF TWO NATIONS.

By the same author. Pronounced by the Chicago
Times Zone Of the most strikngalmost starngand crg
nal novels Of the day the keynote Of which may effect
nation"
Price Of the above books 25 cents each Either Of
free with two One Dollar subscriptions to
THE ADVOCATE. Topeka Kansas
The advocate., 1895-04-10
By w. n. HARVEY.

It presents the silver question in such way that hs
most ignorant worshiper Of Cleveland Sherman car
underestimate.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-25

A cowboy named francisco D0rc,
while gathering cattle near AlgOluuts,
CAL, uas drowned attempting 10 CrusR
q hgunA lsst Friday. lie hal been
advised net 10 attempt the crossing,
tu, ytd no heed 90 the warning aud
forced bic horse into the stream. The
cliru, VA running like millraCe
atd Oh reaching II the horse aud rider
diaWtaud The horse was washed
sh5H csid several hundred yards he
lev, but the body Of the man has not
ise1 iouud.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-25

rn .' ''14r. thing o. uc1ulrc. miss. o.
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OIL naturally without apparent 90.
woBII w Fnl chat down Guoi" s.ld tho
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uu... ''a fora man who WINS always
ba.. ,"' iuuuy stories about his little
indianapolis Journal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-25

The Boise lldnhol &iots'HaH says
Walter "a. Graves, nu engineer cone
rtclei with the Indian department ai
wilmington, ID, C., has arrived In the
r.iy, NJ Graves was Fout % Idaho TO
maEeatufyry OF the canal which the
government proposes 20 construct Du
he Fort Haley Indian rrtutve. II
came 90 Boise o. secure certain data
i.am Surveyor General StaughAn IN
UiIUl0 facilitate hls work.
The National tribune., 1895-06-20
THE RICHMOND FIGHT.
What the 9TH Ky. Did Previous TO and 1
That Engagement.


EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune: The 9TH
KY. was organized at Camp Dick Robinson,
KY, Aug. 19, 1861, with Theophilus T. Gar
rsrd Colonel, j. w. Ridgell Lieutenant-Col-
onel, and Isaac n. Cardwell Major. The
entire regiment were residents of the mount
aims of eastern Kentucky. The regiment
was mustered Sept. %, 1851.
On the oath we started on the march To
Wildcat, on the State road leading to Cum
berland Gap. Arriving on the 9th, we
Immediately commenced fortifying the posi-
ton, which occupation we continued until
Oct. L. when we were definitely informed
that Confederate force OF 1900 or 5000
men, under Gen. Zellicoffer, was advancing
for the purpose Of attacking us.
Col. Garrard then ordered all of the sick
back TO Crab Orchard. We were reinforced
by the 33d Ind, eight companies of the 18th
Ohio, the 14th Ohio, one Ohio battery, one
battalion OF the LIST KY. Cav. and one COM
pany of Home Guards About 8 o'clock q.
m. on the 22d the enemy made vigorous
attack upon our left, composed of part OF
the 33d Ind, a part of the 18th Ohio, the
battalion Of the LIST KY. Cav, and the COM
pany of Home Guards, all under Col. John
Coburn, of the 33d.
The enemy advanced in column of regi-
ments 70 within % or 80 PAGES of the breast
works, firing and yelling, but were received
with such a steady and well-directed fire
that they retired in confusion.
Well did the brave men on the left main
tain their position. The left wing of our
army occupied hill, which, after the battle
we gave the name of Indiana Hill, in honor
of Col. Coburn, of Indiana
About IL o'clock the enemy attacked the
center Of our position, which was naturally
a very strong one and held by the 9TH XIV.
The battery which had Joined us soon
silenced the rebel artillery, and the enemy
was repulsed the second and last time.
About midnight i could distinctly hear
the rebels retreating During the day We
were reinforced by the LIST, ID, Sd, and 4tl
Tenn, and the Sd and Attn KY. came within
supporting distance. An additional battery
joined us in the evening.
On the 25th of October we moved t.
London, KY, where the division went into
camp. In few days. however, the entir,
division, except the 9TH KY, was ordered t.
Somerset, Ky. We remained at Londor
until the latter part of January, 1862, wher
we moved few miles above London. About
| Feb. Is We marched for Cumberland Ford
! KY, reaching that point on the 18th. In
The National tribune., 1895-06-20
GEN. WADswoRTH.

rim, while piled up in the middle were
boxes, bags, bundles, chairs, churns,
tables, bedsteads, garden-hoes, rakes, forks,
and things innumerable belonging to house
and farm, thrown together in the most
mirth-provoking jumbo, woody heads and
all Who that saw il will ever forget this
the strangest Of all caravans as it moved
into our camp.
The best Of the oxen thus brought in were
turned over TO our Headquarters. and an OK
train fitted up. ! well remember Gen.
WadswOrth, with pants in the top of heavy
boots, mud sboe-top deep in the corral,
among the cattle, helping to mate them. He
would point to an OK and say, That is an of
OK" or This one works on the nigh side:
don't you zee his left horn" or His right
horn Is worn on the yoke" and in this way
spent many hours with the men.
We had 10 build some corduroy roads
that Winter, and in some places we had TO
carry the poles from the steep hillsides TO
the road IN the bottom. One day the Gen.
eral came out TO see how we were doing.
Lieut.. Charley Ford, Of the 9th Wis, had
charge Of the job He had been at work,
and had taken off bis coat, and was sitting
on the bank at very bad place in the road,
when the General came up. After wading
In the mud to see how deep il was and get
ting well splashed, he turned TO the Lieu
tenant and said:
Cant you get in here and fix these
poles?"
The National tribune., 1895-06-20
KANSAS STATE HOME.
What is Being Done for the Comrades-Gov
morrill, Their Friend.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: During
the last session of the Kansas State Legis.
lature it made an appropriation of $l04,0o6
for the maintenance OF the State Soldiers
Home at Fort Dodge, for the years 1886
'96, the same being considered quite liberal
TO run the institution, and more than had
been allowed in previous years.
At present Capt. d. l.. Sweeney, architect
and builder, has competent corps Of stone
masons and carpenters busily engaged erect
ing cottage houses, several of which are in
course of construction, and when finished
families will be admitted. Several applica-
tons are on file with the Commandant, but
owing to lack of quarters and funds they
cannot be admitted. Some 80 cottages will be
built within two years, and with the facili-
ties in view, it will be the means Of relieving
the distress Of the most needy Of the old sol
diers and their families.
During the month Of March last Enos
Reed, Commandment Of the Home, resigned
and Mai. G. nj. Cunningham received the
appointment. The Major is full of energy,
aud busly engaged at present, so that
much improvement is being made at the
Home He has during this short time made
vast improvements in fencing, making streets
and setting out trees; many of them he sent
for at a distance; they are choice evergreens
The Major seems to be n pleasant gentleman
very plain and agreeable with all whom he
comes in contact, and, as rule, the inmates
seem to like him very well.
There are at present over 300 men. women
and children cared for at the Home; they
vary in age from one year up to 87-the Oldest.
The garden has all appearance of producing
this season: il IL irriuated by water pu M ped
into reservoir. AS for depending OH any
other production from the soil i'll this part
of the State, it is only mere chance, as the
dry winds parch every thing. We are proud
of our Governor. He has said he would try
and make the Home comfortable resting.
place for the comrades, at least, during his
Administration. We consider Comrade E.
N. Merrill the friend of the old soldiers, and
he has proven 1t when in Congress and while
Governor of Kansas. He can be relied upon
at all times and under oil circumstances
THOMAS HIaGINs, State Soldiers Home
Fort Dodge. Kan.
The National tribune., 1895-06-20

After Gettysburg as we marched to VIII
Transport, many of the boys were almost
barefooted. The General would 20 or send
TO the houses along the road and get all the
boots and shoes he could find. 1t soon be-
came known that the Quartermaster was in
front.
remember seeing one of the Boys who bad
thrown away his old shoes plodding along in
the mud behind the General. We came 10 a
blacksmith shop. A farmer about 30 years
old had taken his horses into the shop, and
was waiting till we passed. The General
rode up to the door and said TO the farmer
My men are without shoes; we can'tst
to get them now. Won't you give your boots
TO one of them?"
Just then the big barefooted fellow jump
ed up on the doorsill. The General talked
to the farmer, and he talked back, saying he
would not give up his boots. At last the
General said:
Every well; if you won't give up your
boots you can take this mans place he has
no shoes" Turning 10 the man he said
Take off your accouterments and give
them TO this man." He had a huge KNAPP
sack, and began at once to unload. The
farmer could not think of carrying all that
load, so he sat down and pulled off his
boots and gave them to this comrade. He
scraped the mud from his feet and drew
them on with evident satisfaction, while
the farmer looked on with no attempt TO
conceal his disgust.
in this way many men were provided
with foot-gear. / would like to know if
the farmer who gave up his boots and the
man who got them are living. 1t was ru-
mored at the time that the General would
not stay with the army after Lee escaped
into Virgin ia, because he believed he should
have been crushed, or, at least, more vigor-
Gus measures used to destroy or capture
his army. He did not return till the army
was making ready for the Wilderness cam
pagp.
On the 9Th day of May, 1864, after part
Of the division had been driven out of the
brush into which it had charged, he said to
the boys:
81 have told you to 90, but now I say
come"
He rode down with them into the brush
and was shot from his white horse. Many
pure and noble lives went down amid tn e
smoke and thunder Of those eventful days,
but none more worthy of a grateful remem-
brsnce than this wbite-haired patriot. /
see again the blood stained ihickete through
which we fought and marched again hear
the awful roll aud crash of musketry, the
deep-toned, hoarse believing of thousand
cannon. What a harvest death did reap,
How vivid before me now are those heaps
of dead and dying! AS Byron expresses
il:
Rider and horse, friend and foe in one red burial
bent."
B. II. TRIP, Kenoma, Mo.
The National tribune., 1895-06-20
A wAITE-HAIRED PATRIOT.

"Reminiscences of Gen. james 8. Wads-
wa nth by One Who Followed Him.
EDIfoR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: i was at
Divisso Headquarters from the time Gen.
Wadsworih took command Of the First Di-
vision, First Corps, up TO the time he was
relieved after Gettysburg, and also when he
took command of his old division in the
Spring of 1864. / know many incidents of
his life i'm camp. on the march, and in battle
that want to record in praise and memory
Of a great and good man.
j first met him in the Fall of 1862 at
Aquia Greek. Twas called TO Headquarters
30 see about boxing and shipping sword
home belonging TO one Of his staff, the Ad-
jutant-General, / think. Gen. Wadsworth
was present. He kept moving the seams of
bis pantaloons up and down in manner SO
familiar to us all. / had some sympathy
for our gray-haired General, but when he
made remark that led me to believe that
he did not know what caused the seams of
his pantaloons to need moving up and down
30 often, could hardly maintain my proper
dignity.
During that Fall and Winter many refu-
gees came into our lines They came on foot
and in vehicles OF every shape and make or
description that can be classed under that
name, and were drawn by creatures belong
ing TO the bovine family as widely different
In makeup and appearance as the convey
ances they were yoked to by straight sticks,
notched for the neck TO rest in, and held in
place by bow.
A fitting climax for this mixture of
things so much out of harmony, and yet in
accord, so different and yet so alike in all
that brought them together and directed
their movements was the understandable mix
ture of color, form, and size Of the refugees
themselves and their belongings No words
can describe The sensation produced at the
sight of an old Virginia sloop-shaped wagon
bed, with a row of woolly heads and shin
ing eyes, and what seemed TO be unbroken
line of cleaning ivory, just above its
The National tribune., 1895-06-20
In the Indian TerrItorr.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In regard
to soldiers Of the late war coming South and
Southwest, will say that we would welcome
q few Of them here although we cannot gs8
any title to our land. think, as does
nearly every body here that this country Will
soon be allotted TO the Indians, and they can
sell portion Of their lands and then lease
the rest of il. There is plenty Of Wild land
here. About one acre out of every 900 is
worked now, and some is very fine. We can
raise from 30 to 70 barrels Of corn to tbs
acre. Small grain would do well here, aIs
though very little is raised as yet. have
100 grapevines two years old, and win have
all / can use this year Some Of them are
nearly full-grOwn now. Will have rips
grapes in two or three weeks. I have
two-ysar-old peach tree that will have hall
box Of peaches; they are nearly ripe now.
We could locate 100 families on leased
land around our town. What we need ara
energetic men with little money also,
good store, where we could get our goods al
reasonable prices, and some coed machinery
to manufacture our timbers, such as a cedar
bucket and sash factory small foundry and
machine shop; sash, door and blind factory;
spoke, fellos and hub factory. Our high,
rough land is fine pasture for sheep, snd
the low, bottom lands for horses and CATTLE
1t is well adapted to early gardening. Oar
early gathered stuff is nearly gone now. Our
early potatoes are about made. but we can
plant again in August for eur Winter psta-
toes. Turnips good all Winter. Any coma
rade Ia Joe Hooker Post 8, will chserfdlly
answer any and all letters sent to as frsAa
our comrades in the North and East. Yours,
in F., G. and L.-WILLIAM j.. Roof, Tali4
nina, Ind. Ter
The National tribune., 1895-06-20

\ rThe Editor would be glad 10 receive articles of
from GOO GOO words serial papers of greater
lc@ncih, for publication on the first page OF. and
urhtten exclusively for. THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The subjects submitted should be OF interest 10 the
vetetans in general, snd should be treated with
espeal regard TO historical accuracy of statement.
Articles on the behavior of rome particular regi-
mcnt lor brigade some field whereon IL dis
tngushed Itself. in some Campaign in which IT
took a prominent part, in some siege wherein II
noted de1ensivey extensively; "reminiscences
OF PRISON. life, the march or the camp; personal
edventures, all such solicited. Shorter papers,
OF from 500 TO 800 words aud of the charnc-
Ger. alsb desired for - Fighting Them Over"
All articleS will receive consideration. and IL avail
able will have early insertion.l
The National tribune., 1895-06-20
come back if / do2p Their answer was:

Yes, come along"
As there had been no trouble before, he at
orce got into the water aud came over.
The new men thought they had good
thing of il, and so they marched him back
towards our camp. The Johnnies seeing
what was done began firing, and we had 10
pack up, not knowing what they would do.
The prisoner was soon marched up TO the
Generals tent, aud when brought before
him he was asked: How many men has
Gen. Lee over there?"
With thoughtful, puzzled look, he said ::
"Dee? Lee? 1t seems to me l have
heard that name before"
The General saw he was not likely to get
much information, but asked:
well, how many men are there over
there, anyway"
With the drawl SO familiar in the South,
the answer came:
"a right smart. i must have seed more
than dozen this mornin' afore l came over
10 yu'ns."
The General then turned to the guards
and asked them if it was true they had
promised to let him 20 back, and giving
them a sharp reproof for not keeping their
word, told them to take him to our lines and
let him 60. Many Generals would not have
done this, thinking that all is fair in war /;
but Wadsworth was the soul Of honor.
The National tribune., 1895-06-20

Charley slid off the bank into the mud
without a word. The next morning he met
us as we were going TO work, and apologized
TO him before us all.
After Charlottesville our division camped
at White Oak Church, and picketed at
Fitzhugh crossing, with the Johnnies on
the other side Of the river. The lines were
90 close together that the men became quite
intimate, each side crossing 10 trade or chat
whenever il was safe TO do SO. We were
relieved one morning by some 90-days men,
who had just come 10 the front and had
never seen Johnny. Soon one wanted to
come over, and called out:
wantto come over?n The answer was:
Why don't you Gomez"
Seeing new men with small caps Jour boys
wore hats he asked: "Will you let me