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The National tribune., 1895-04-18

THE probability is that the heavy
war indemnity which China will have to
pay Japan will be in silver bullion.
This may make another momentOus era
in the history of the white metal similar
to that which followed the Franco
German war. A great deal of nom
sense has been written about the conse-
quences Of the characterization Act of
1878. Really, the severest blow given
silver was Germany's throwing on the
market the immense hoard she obtained
from France, together with that she
gathered up when she reorganized her
currency. 1t therefore becomes a ques-
ton of intense interest what use Japan
will make of the millions of pounds Of
silver she will probably get from China.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18

pauper. The anguish of this feeling Is
sharper than a serpent's tooth. 1t is
venomed by the thought of the ingrati-
tude of the country, for which strength,
health, and worldly goods were sacri-
feed, and which now haggles and chat
fers about the allowance of the sorry
pittance. Every month, somewhere in the
United States, sees thousands of these
poor, disabled, want-harried people dy-
ing, bereh of what is rightfully theirs /;
of what was dearly earned in the dread
fire of battle or the terrible hardships of
the march and the camp, more than
quarter of century ago. A wrong is
being inflicted upon them which can
never be effaced or corrected. No after
iberality in pension giving can reach
them to repair the wrong they have suf-
fered. The sod which covers their
graves closes all communication with the
Pension Bureau.
Now, Mr.. Commissioner, why not
make these remaining weeks glorious
with the extension of the Nations justice
to every deserving veteran and veterans
widow from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
Why not make them a season of re-
joicing to the veterans, of glad satisfac-
ton to the whole people, of credit to the
National honor, of pride to your party
and of lasting honor to yourself by clos
ing up the whole pension business on the
basis of liberality and justice2 Why
not determine that when you turn the
office over to your successor it shall be
with its third of century Of work
rounded up and ended, with every just
case in it allowed according to liberal
Interpretation of the law, with its files
garnished and swept of every cobweb of
delay, and nothing left for him to do
but to foot up the melancholy death-list
at the end of each month and ask greatly
decreased appropriations each year from
Congress?
What grand achievement this would
be, Mr.. Commissioner. 1t is something
to fire any mans ambition, if not his
higher sentiments.
If you will do it, none will sound
your praises louder than The NATIONAL
TRIBUNE.
VIII YOU not do it'
Yours, hopefully,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
THE CENTURY WAR BOOK.

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worlds greatest war by providing them
with bound volume of that incompara-
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edition wah published at $40 and s28
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ss good, at one-seventh the money.
Three hundred and twenty large, beau
fully bound pages, $50 illustrations.
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The National tribune., 1895-04-18
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

Farmer slinkhunk. widower Of three years,
conversing with Miss Gumdrops, q neighbor.
over the back fence-When / turned them air
cattle of mine into the barnysrd about half
after five last night, left that ole off OK of
mine in that lot jinnin' yourn, and when the
crooked-horned ole nuisance a-seed what I'd
gone an dun, the burned critter gin me sort O.
wishful-like look an jest layed right down an
blatted right out; an I'll be gol burned if
hain't been lonesome ever since.
e
Life: A mule one day said: az will no Ion
ger work for my Masters. but will run this
Farm Myself"
At the End of the Day the Mule had dam
aged such Of the Farm as he had given his At
tention to- and had neglected the Remainder,
besides getting badly entangled in Wire
Fence.
Moral: 1t is well that Congress has adj
jOurned.
Life: Sign in front of clothing store in
Texas town:
lowing to the low price Of cotton, all wool
suits marked down to $7.9S"
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
TIE BATTLEFIELD OF CHICKAMAUGA.

TIE BATTLEFIELD OF CHICKAMAUGA.
Gen. FL. Y. Boynton, the distinguished
newspaper correspondent and historian,
and member of the Chickamauga Ma
tional Park Commission, has done the
country great service by writing an
admirable volume, which he modestly en-
titles Historical Guide" to that Ma
tional Military Park. In contains first
a succinct account of Gen. Rosecrans's
Campaign for the possession of Chatta-
nooga, of the battle of Chickamauga,
the rebel investment of Chattanooga, and
the battles of Wauhatchie, Lookout
Mountain, Tunnel Hill, and Mission
Ridge. All this is written in Gen.
Boynton's delightfully."- lucid style, which
makes even the most complicated manu-
vers at once clear to the reader. This is
followed by comprehensive description
of the Park which has been established
there, and Of its woods, fields, streams,
and other natural features, as well as the
roads, monuments, lookouts, ETC., with
which it has been improved by the Com
mission. In conclusion is a history of
the work of establishing the Park, and
some comments and criticisms upon the
military operations.
All is abundantly illustrated by maps
showing every important stage in the
manuvers and battles, and by views
mostly fine halftone reproductions of
photographers various historical points
around Chattanooga. The whole is a
handsome book of 324 pages, neatly
bound in cloth. 1t is published by the
Robert Clarke Company, Cincinnati,
and sells for $3.50.
There is no man in the country so
competent for such a work as Gen.
Boynton. He has National reputation
for literary ability and historical accu-
racy. He began with unusual personal
knowledge of the subject, gained as
Major and Lieutenant Colonel in COM
mand Of the 35th Ohio, taking an active
part in all the operations until he was
severely wounded in the assault on
Mission Ridge. Since the war he has
made an exhaustive study of all matters
connected with the operations around
Chattanooga. He was one of the earliest
movers, if not the originator, of the idea
of park, and for years has devoted a
large portion of his time to its develop.
ment.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
SPECIAL NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

Some complaints are made of money
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remittance, to secure, if possible, a
postal order. These are so cheap
but three cents-that the expense is
triAing, and the security is beyond
question.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18

No ONE need hope to get the exact
truth out of the Cuban war news. Both
sides are accomplished boosters and liars,
and all the dispatches given out are
carefully prepared in the interest of one
side or the other. We shall only know
which side has beaten when the conclu
sion has been reached.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
"REMINISCENCES OF THE ATLANTA
CAMPAIGN

Naj.-Gen. Richard w. johnson, who COM
nanded brigade or division in the Army OF
the Cumberland from the formation until
severely wounded at New Hope Church, and
who commanded q division Of cavalry at
Nashville, has written an interesting sketch
Of some OF bis renembrances Of the Atlanta
Campaign, which will appear in an early
Issue OF The NATIONAL TRIBUNE Many
Thousand readers will be glad TO hear from
their old commander.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAIL-
ROADS.

GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP OF RAIL-
ROADS.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Would You
kindly give your views on the advissbility
of the Government owning and controlling
the railroads in the United States?-A. w.
LEONARD, Crystal Springs O.
This is a matter that cannot be dis
posed of of-hand, in paragraph, or in a
single article, even, that would not ex-
tend beyond the limits of a newspaper.
That we need some radical reforms in
our railroad system no one can deny.
Whether this calls for SO serious and
revolutionary step as Government
ownership may be seriously doubted.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE clings stead
tasty to the idea Of the founders of our
Government, that the Government should
not attempt anything that can be done
as well by private enterprise.
The cardinal idea of Americanism is
that every man can do better for him
self than any Government can do for
him, and that its functions should be
confined to securing him the greatest
freedom and security in his efforts at
selfadvancement. The closer that this
principle is adhered to, the greater the
stimulus to individual activity and in
tellect, the less reason for discomfort with
the Government, and the greater its
stability and the respect in which it is
held by its citizens.
Now, how far is this applicable to
the work of building and running rail
roads? Let US state the arguments on
both sides:
On the one side it is urged with the
greatest force and truth that the bust
ness of transporting passengers and
goods from one place to another is
essentially, and has ever been until
within a few years, considered private
business, to be conducted by private
persons or aggregations of them into
corporations that the Government has
properly no more to do with carrying
man to his destination or his merchan-
die to market than it has with running
hotel for his entertainment at his Jour
ney's end, or with furnishing him
warehouse and market for his goods.
That private enterprise can be better re-
lied on to see the need of new roads, of
better equipments, of new inventions,
and improved facilities; that experience
has demonstrated conclusively that the
railroads of the country have responded
much more promptly and satisfactorily
to the needs of the community than any
institution managed by the Government
ever has or could. e In addition to these
is the browning objection that it means
the addition of a vast army of Federal
place-holders, who will get higher wages
for less work and less skill than those
employed in private establishments; that
these cannot but become an omnipotent
political element, controlled by ambi-
tious politicians; that they will be con-
stantly striving to increase their per-
quisites and privileges, at the expense of
the people; that with their numbers,
discipline, and control of the means of
communication, they will have the coun-
try by the throat, and can dictate their
own terms.
On the other hand If is contended, with
great force and truth, that one of the
highest functions and prerogatives of the
Government is the entire control of the
means of communication of its citizens;
that it cannot abdicate the prerogative
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
Ex.Goy. WAITE il to start a naner.

Ex-Gov. WAITE is to start a paper,
entitled "The Nations Crisis" He is
behind the times. The National crisis
is past, and the country is rapidly re-
covering, since the happy turning of
last November. Mr.. Waite will soon
find himself riding up to his bridle-reins
In debt.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18

THE number of members of the last
Congress who before election were for
"Labor against Capital" was just equal
to the number who after election were
for foreign Capital against American
Labor.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18

GEORGIA Democrats are talking of
ex-Speaker Crisp for President. They
seem to have overlooked the Constitu-
tional provision that q President must
be born in the United States. Mr..
Crisp's birthplace was Sheffield, Eng
land.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the great
teacher of Americanism, patriotism, and
loyalty to duty. 1t should be in every
family.
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
$3.50

PITY that the Income Tax, the Cor
man Wilson Bill, and the SD Congress
could not be buried in one quick-lime
pit
The National tribune., 1895-04-18
NATIONAL TRIBUNE CLUBBING LIST.

The National Tribune and Any Other Paper
or Magazine Sent Together at Reduced
Rates.
We will send THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
and any other paper or magazine in the
country at reduced rate for the two. The
following is partial list of the publications
we elm with.
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Haze goa done your duty in getting one more
sasbscriJer for 71HENAz10EAL zRLBUNEf
IOHs should do this, for IL is the best way to help
Ropr comrades.
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you.
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DROUTH SUFFERERS.

The receipt of the following contri-
buttons to the Nebraska sufferers is
acknowledged:
No name, Watertown, N. Y. $40. 90
j. II. Drps, Malone, Pa. 100
Clark Willis Post, 446, Bruceville, Ind. 500
Madison Hemmel, CiTcleville, o.. so
Col. Hiram Anderson Post, 425, New
York 800
The National tribune., 1895-04-18

TIE way oil is going up viii tempt
gold7seeken to go boring for petroleum.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-23

ltev, Wesley Sullivan. OF Philadelphia
spoke OF tue Silks Sunday night 10 a
hrge CONGREGATION In Snyder Avenue
baptist Church. IL wns prelude TO the
regular Lermun. lie eai1 In pnrt:-
Il do not 10 believe In stlikes. II is
not the way TO settle difficulties between
employer AMI etnpiOyee. strike does
harm to 10th parties nnd then 1t gtves u
chanco TO lawless people to do evil. We
have seen this the rust week, and | hope
We may never Zee suCh work again In our
CITY al Homer We believe Ia law and
oldrT. ans first OF Ill law must rule or
there cun he nothing done. Our Mayor
aud police force deserve praise for their
Efforts To preserve order, for everything ls
unsafe where lHY does not reign.
/ ara sorry we had the strike We IRE
beg ond the age Ct strikes. we live In q
letter tILe. the day OF arbitration. This
is the true way ol settling all difficulties.
We 1--we III an age N which all thinking
penple believe that every man whether
iteii Ur pour has certain rights. Those
n, hts are worthy ut honest consiiera-
non We live Ia time when all Just PEG.
pla believe that ten hours ought 10 he IA
iHif days Work. aid man should bs pa Id
iar wages Tor such work.
Il believe that what the conductors and
notorinen ask IL only right and JUST
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-23


The Every Evening Gays. Ono Of the
best methods OF encouraging school
work Ia the offering OF special prizes 10
pupils for diligence In studies." Accord
Ing toits ideas. however. II 10 highly I'm.
por;ans that the money used for such
purposes should be procured In an hon.
orabis way. III the boys aud girls OF the
schools knew ID continues. 'that the
money with which the prizes were pur-
coased had been stolen. thay would re-
coil In horror from the competition"
Scarcely less creditabls." II continues
would II be for a crafty politician to OF.
fer school prizes In the hope OF advancing
his political schemes and furtherihg his
political ambition
The ABOVE is a great stap on the part OF
tho Every Evening for the advance of a
higher morality.
The time was when money obtained by
lottery grants wore given by the State
Legislature to aid churches. build bridges
and make public improvements. That
day, however. has gone by forever. Tho
next step on the part Of the Every Even.
ing MAJ DO to refuse money for adver-'
Using applications for licenses to sell
liquor and oppose using the money de-
rived from the granting OF LICENSES being
used to meet the expenses OF the STATE,
for fear some persons may thereby be
corrupted. The higher morality desired
by the Every Evening is worthy only Of q
hypoerite or pre,enIer. 49,
Many OF the largest fortunes In our
country have been made through specula-
ton In stocks Of various kinds. and
many important contributions for chari-
table PURPOSES nave been obtained from
them and yet no objections have been
made to their reception or use. One stock
dealers money 10 as good as another. and
when IL Is giving to a worthy cause. few
will refuse to use 1t. The Every Evening
may possess its soul Impotence. as the
Board OF Education will certainly have no
serious trouble in guarding the children
in the Public Schools against any SELF sh
abuse OF this grand scheme. the offering
prizes OF advancing The cause OF public
education.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-23

Ellen Me COnueli has been n regular
nuisance to the residents of McHngh's
Court, She was arrested yesterday while
drank after abusing her husband. Judge
liull rave hei an orier TO cross ever the
border on 10 day'a trim to New Castle.
On Saturday, December Z. john Cul-
lhlehnn wHHL to the residence of Thomas
AUyHn, at the corner OF Riveryiew and
Penney wanna HvHnues and told his son
that 10 wanted the old mare. Hu took
her away and when the boys father ar
rived home from market lie discovered
Tint tHllaghhn had taken tho mure with
out his PERMISSION,
Callahan claimed ha was told to take
her away. anu he sold her Tor So to man
ON Shipley street. lie WA held In s9OJ
bali for tho upper court.
George w, Brown was charged with the
larceny OF coat from Il. W. VOTERS.
lilo was not The man aad the case vas
dism sod.
John Farragher will hayo hearing to
morrow morning on the charge of selling
liquor without license
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-23

Central Presbyterian Sunday School
celebrated Its fortleth anniversary iaet
evening. Palms and other plants fur
nished decorations. Wink crosby pre-.
sided and the music was under the dlrec-
ton OF j. K King. The exercises began
by the singing OF Ring Out the Nows"
by the school. Rev. W. z. Swartz prayed.
After singing Charles Baird compared
the present school with the ono started
in 1853. There were forty two sch olars.
eleven officers and teachers. lie then
followed Its progreaa to the present.
After another song Rev. MIR. Swartz
talked In hoppy stratu and particularly
10 tho children. A System Of graded
classus was l9Gently introduced and he
e0mplimented those who took part, pass
eli the examination. and wero pro m ct ed
to the higher elussss. Several prlZs Bibles
were given to tie scholars whose paper g
presented The best ap2saraniA. liner Q
were 100 per cent 1he following rcceiv-
ed prizes; Mary X. Logan. Florence
lrimroso. William StaGts. fmmn Jack.
Emma lush. Ethel Wilson Agnes Smith,
Fannie W. Brown aud Maud Swnyne.
Homer Handy received Babe Tor psrft ct
attendance. lac othtr4 who successfully
passed the examination received Il
piomds.
William X Croaby reported the year )
report and incidentally said that sluGH
the Sunday schoei was GsgGulIbd ut Filth
and Walnut streelsl thousands have bsen
connected with and DaneIittei by the
| school, 1t now has il3 scholars, SLY
| officers thrty.tw0,fetuHiea AMI Hipe male
teachers, During the year !&5j. u have
been collected. OF which Si5J,il wert
| given for missions. The exercises ended
by the singing Of Glory 10 Cod In TIT
| Highest"
hise Gillian l'prlu Il home visiting hel
parents from Vassar College 10 epeud I'll,
holidays
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-12-23
PHILADELPHIA, WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE RAILROAD.
In Erect November II. lsa5.

Trains leave wilmington as follows:
$50, 7i2 75o. $50, sS5, SO, Io65, lois, Il 3.
5.io. 5.56. e.i5, 7o7' 800. and s.is p. m.
Aceso5m q go, zoo, Soe, 1o.4s a.
MI to i2 sS sS 70 5is: 20 "a ana u 1Os' a,
TO, $50, SIS, 1o:o5L LIS, l1,45 a. m! 1877,
s.oS, S0t, Ss, ~ ~ and ID 90 S, p; M :, 90
For New YORK s 49, 81: u.s. g. 10 ssS 20 aga
e. e. e. r. rs lSC' IT, 4S7 IN ana als a a
For Boston without change. 1o1G a m.
For the The fson nth Railway Ex-
press, "a p. M. sleepers to Memphis and
For West Chester. via Lamokin. $50
Fer Fer Newark eS Center and intermediate
stations, 7.3S a. m. and 6.33 p. m.
1913 and loo a. m; is55. i2i9, iii, $50
S,56. 6.23, ''6.O5, 6.5S. IA. $50 p. m. and
Baltimore and intermediate stations
2.47. ALB. sos and l1.54 p. m.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street. for
3C ss q iii ia S ' ESs IT, ~ ~ sS
iss, sSs. sSs 81 ST. H. u.s. 81 o lS'G and ID
SUNDAY TRAINS,
For Philadelphia texpress) 1.57. 2.55, 40.
Sc 81 49, a 1903 ilt5 ., a. !, m, iT SOS,
1.4o. 4.o5, t.15, and 1o.a5 Z. m. 49,
1905. m.iS. a. M. ISL s.0S. so. SSS.' zG7.
Acsomhnedation. 100. SO m. ,2.1o.
s.ts, ,SSs 1,.4S = @. Isl. as iSS.' S co.
For Boston, without change, $50 pm.
For the southz-southern Hallway Elk;
press, "a p, m; sleepers to Memphis and
For West Chester. via Lamokin. s5s
a. R nj and 81 P; M xs sm
1928 s no.. ia sa 1s4s 5Ss Sa .SSs. III
Baltimore. and intermediate stations
leave Philadelphia. Broad Street for
Wilmington (expgessl. 49, 20 il;22 am:
rAecommodation' sss, s.i2. 1885 a. M.
1890 2.O5. Clio. s.3s. 1908. and 11.Ss p. m.
DELAWARE DIVISION.
T. Ne S5s csf1e T and j e 10 Mint r.
Express for Dover, Harrington and
Delmar, Sls, ll6s a. ni.. AT p. M. and
For Harrington and way stations only.
Express for Wyoming, C;5s p, m.
Comfort, and Norfolk, ii.Oa a. M, and
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For New Castle. 95l p. m. and 12.1o
night.
For Cape Charles, Old FONT Comfort
and Norfolk. 1901 night.
| For Middletown, Clayton, Dover, Wy
| oming, FELTON,. Harrington, Brldseville,
Seaford, Laurel, and Deimar. l20l night,
| CO. Congressional Limited Express
| trains composed entirely Of Pullman
Nestibule Parlor and Dining Cars. No
extra fare other than the usual Pullman
| charge.
| q Limited express trains composed
/ of Pullman Nestibue Parlor Cars, Yes.
tibulc Passenger Coaches. and Dining
Car No extra fare.
For further Information passengers are
| referred to the ticket agent at the sta
| ton.
S. NJ. PROVOST, JR. WOOD.
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent