Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-08-04
PENSION REPORT.

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Moines agency has just completed his
annual report for the year ending June
30th, 1895, which makes most interest
ing reading, especially in view of the
reiterated charge that the present ad-
ministration has been opposed to the
pensioners.
On the 1st of July, 1896, there were
upon the rolls of the Des Moines office
1873 invalid pensioners under the act
of June, 1890, which with the survivors
of former wars and those pensioned as
widows and dependent parents, swelled
the list to 56,665. During the past year
129 soldiers were pensiOned under the
general law; by restorations, renewals
and transfers from other agencies, 2O2.
Out of the names on this roll there
have been reported 4s1 deaths; there
were S25 original pensions to soldiers
under the act of June, 1880, and 295
were added by way of restorations and
renewals, making total increase un-
der the law of June. 1890, of 1,12O.
The total number of pensioners on
the roll June 80, 1885, was sc, 6,665, and,
after deducting the total loss from
death, 1886, and 81 on account of re-
marriage of widows, failures to claim
and transfers, and for other causes PA;
their still remain as pensioners on the
roll Sc, 1858, or three more than were up
on the rolls at the beginning of the
year after deducting losses from death
and all other causes.
1t may be of interest to some of our
readers to know the number of pension
ers at some of the leading amounts, the
range being from So to 500 per month.
The number at $8 is 1921; at So there
are II ,Ol4; and at $12 there are 1854.
The others are at various rates up to
$72 per month, which is for total blind
ness or disability equivalent thereto, of
whom there are 176. There is one
pensioner at 500, by special act.
The report shows that the Office pays
pensioners in every state and territory,
the district for original payment being
limited to Iowa and Nebraska. There
are in Iowa "a ,4Sl, receiving during the
past year $8S7, 1875, and in Nebraska
14,032 who have received s., 2,OS5, ,3l7.3O,
and the remainder of the payment
which aggregates s., ,24O, ,S5S.S7, goes to
persons In other states and terEitoriea
Outside of the district the highest
amount paid to pensioners in any state
is SOS, ,O0O.25 in Missouri, and the low
est is Nevada, $3.50.
EVERY mother should remember
that the making other daughter is of
far greater Importance than the admin
istration of things in her house, and
every daughter should realize that she
can learn to avoid mistakes only when
she sees them. She enjoys most seeing
her mothers mistakes and resolving
that when she has q house she will
"never do So" A beginning may be
made with small and comparatively
unimportant responsibility, and it is to
be remembered that responsibility, and
not mere work, is the great thing. The
very little girl may have the care of
one plant, hardy one to begin with,
but system and neatness may be
practiced in its care to great advantage.
II the plant should be blooming one
small vase for the breakfast table
would give an additional bit of care
and larity, thoroughness, quietness in
labor may be practiced under wise
mothers influence till they become a |
part Of her daughters character. |
LYMAN ABBOTT in August Ladies'
Home Journal.
OC. G. COLE hit the nail pretty |
squarely on the head when he said:
"No greater farce or more unreason-
able craze was ever started In America
than this free coinage clamOr. 1T is |
not democratic idea any way, but a |
pOpulistic, and the only reason demo- |
Gratis made such a platform Is to catch
tide Of votes from the rag, tag, and
bob-tail element of the United States to |
retain waning hold on governmental |
power. May such q principle be
showed under q thousand feet deep"
ACCORDING to Commissioner Har-
ris' report of the schools for 1884 Just |