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OUR DUTY.

At the 18th Annual Encampment OF
the New York Division, Sons OF Vet
Grams, Division Commander Macy was
able to congratulate the brothers on the
greatly increased interest in the Order
manifested by the GAR. and W.R.C.,
and the substantial assistance given IN
establishing new Camps and strengthen
ing the old ones. We hope that every
Division Commander in the country Is
having the same gratifying experience.
The comrades owe it to themselves and
to the country to give every possible AID
and encouragement to this noble Order.
Our own sons are the best friends we
can have, and they are the most reliable
hope of the future of the country. Let
us all go to work to help leave as our
legacy to the country splendid organl-
zation-1, 100000 strong-of earnest,
patriotic young men, devoted to the
maintenance of the laws and institutions,
and the furtherance off the country's
glory. de-,
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AGAIN We say, as we have been say
ing for several years, that any man who
is really sincere in his desire to enlarge
the use of silver as money metal can
best do it by insisting that only silver
be paid him in his daily transac-
tions. About 100000 men voted
for Mr.. Bryan and Free Silver at the
last election. IF these men would all
insist that they be paid their wages in
silver dollars, or that their farm products
be paid for in silver, it would make a
"use for silver" that would be more
potent than all the speeches and "argy-
ments" that could be made. We can't
expect anybody else to want our silver
when we don't want it ourselves.
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There is another strong reason why
the Dingley Bill shoa}be passed now.
The certainty that tasif bill imposing
higher duties on foreign goods will be
passed as soon as the sKt Congress can
get at it, will induce foreigners to ship
in immense quantitispf merchandise
which will be put ips'storage. This,
while taking work and wages away from
our own people, will not increase the re-
venues. The prompt passage Of the Ding
ley Bill will diminish and retard this.
It will, also, by putting the finances in a
healthier shape, give more time for the
consideration of sound, well-matured
bill to replace the present mass of IN
congruities, injustices and inequalities.
But whether or not tile Dingley Bill
is passed it is now regarded az very
likely that President Mckinley will inn
mediately call an extra session OF Con-
gress, which will take efficient steps to
put the country on sound financial
basis.
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SPANS buster has turned attention
to the Dry Tortugas, which are the key
to the Gulf of Mexico. They are 10
small low islands, Of coral formation,
and situated 12O miles south of the
southernest point of Florida, and about
so miles from Cuba. They form very
fine harbor, and a good coaling station
could be made there. About so years
ago the United States started to erect a
powerful fort of the old-fashioned brick
wall style, which was to mount 400 guns.
Fort Jefferson, as it was called, was
never fully completed, but it became
considerable of stronghold for those
days. 1t occupies five of the seven acres
of ground on the island, and is in a
commanding position. A board OF
Army and Navy officers have recently
been ordered to examine and report
upon it.
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GET UP CLUES.

Let us begin the fight for a Service
Pension Bill in earpest by getting up
clubs for The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
That is the best wayto get everybody
interested in the measure, and keep his
interest fresh and strong. IF he reads
The NATIONAL Tribune regularly he
can be relied on to help in every way to
pass the bill. Therefore, the more read
ers the paper has the more likely the
bill is to pass. Consequently, helping
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is the most
effective way of helping get what we all
want to get We urge upon the com
rades everywhere to see that a good,
strong club is made up for the paper in
every locality in the country. Now is
the time to 60 to work, and to go to
work in earnest. Let us hear from
every Post in the country inside Of the
next fortnight.
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MUSTERED OUT.
Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.

Veterans of the Country's Grandest Army
Who Have Answered the Last Call.
NEeLEY.-At Canton. H., Nov. 10. D. Q.
NepIey, Co. A, 55th ILL.,, aged ga. Comrade
Nepley enlisted in August, 1861. and served
faith fully until October, 1864. He was Pass
Commander of Joe Hooker Post, So, DEPART
nent of Illinois. He was buried by the Odd
Fellows. of which Order he was member.
HILL.-At Jamaica Plain, Mass, recently,
Charles N. Hill. Co. /, 5th Mass. The funeral
took place from the Eliot Congregational
Church, in jamaica Plain, of which church he
had been deacon for % years and Superin-
teudent of the Sabbath school for 20 years. He
leaves widow. Comrade Hill was member
of Post %, of which at one time he was Chap
lain.
B.RTLErr.-At Marblehead. Mass. Nov. 16,
Charles w. Bartlett, Co. A, 4th Mass. III. A.,
agsd 81 Comrade Bartlett was member OF
John Goodwin Post. de leaves q widow and
two
WYKEs.-At st. Luke's Hospital. st. Paul.
Mimi, recently, II. Jessie Wykes, aged 4a.
Comrade Wykes enlisted as drummer boy IN
Co. C, 31st Ohio, in October. 1868. Three
months later he re-enlisted as private in the
same company. He was honorably discharged
July. 1865. He left his home at kokomo, Ind,
TO attend the National Encanpment in st. Paul,
and was stricken while ON his journey to that
city. He was Past Commander of L. j. Har.
rison Post. 80.
GIILEsPIE.-At waterville. o.. Nov. 10. Of
cancer of stomach and paralysis of brain, Men
yes Phelps Gillespie. Go. C, 1881 Ohio, aged 81.
Comrade Gilespie's father served in the Amer
lean army in the war of 15I2-14 and his grand
father served in the American army in the
Revolutionary war. The eomrade was very
prominent as agrieulturist. He was elected
Town Assessor for nine successive years tie
was known for his generous disposltlon-al-
WAYS ready to aid anyone who was in distress.
He took up a homestead claim in south Da-
kota in 1882. He resided at Winfield, Kan, in
IsS5-S6 lie leaves widow aud two grand
children. The funeral services were held -
| the U. B. Church. James Price Post, 90, drape4
| the easket with the dag.
MIx.-At Victor, Colo. Oct. %. Edgar Henry
| Mix. He was born in Wisconsin in 1848; an.
| listed March 8. 1855. in Co. f, 156th Ill. .
| Batavia, ILL.,, Capt. Henry J. Allen eomman9
| ing company, Col. Smith commanding reg.
ment He was discharged at Chatsanoesa, ~
| parlmsnt, dated May 8. 1865. He was 0so'
Der of Joe Hooker Pest, Of Baker City, Os&
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SONS OF VETERANS.

We want the name, poatoffice address
and occupation of every son Of veteran
in the country of the age of Is and up
ward. We want them Immediately, as
means of helping in the great work of
building up the Sons of Veterans into
the strongest and greatest organization
in the country. Let everybody take an
active part in comrades of the
GAR, brothers of the S. Of v, and
sons of veterans who are not yet MEM
bers of the Order. It is great and
patriotic work, and everybody should
help. Send in all the names you can
Every one will be help.
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Every Comrade Wants To.

There is general desire the part people all the country
and especially present the inug
ration of Mai Mckinley President of the United States 1t will
undoubtedly greatest Inauguration witnessed in this country
Gen be the head OF 10000 veterans and
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Or we will tickets for clubs to The AMERICAN
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PRESIDENT MCKINLEY will have
niggardly amount Of patronage to
bestow, compared to that dispensed by
his predecessors. A few years ago a
new President had about $4,000 Offices
at his disposal. The Civil Service sys-
tenn has been so rapidly extended that
it is now estimated that President Nc
Kinley will not have more than 1000
offices to give out, outside of the post
Offices. Of the 81 Consnls to places in
Great Britain there are only six which
have a salary Of $4,000 or over. All
the rest are now under Civil Service
rules, and there areionly % Consulates
in all Europe not under these rules.
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for us to do now is to concentrate our
efforts upon the passage Of this bill, and
then we can determine what the next
step shall be. This will accomplish an
immense amount Of good if we can get
it through, and we can get it through if
we will all unite upon it, leaving other
things that we want in allegiance until
we have secured this.
Let us have grand, simultaneous
effort for the Service Pension Bill.
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PERSONAL

Frank Funston, son of ex-Representative
Funston, of Kansas, went to Cuba several
mouths ago to join the insurgents. He was
heard from recently in letter. which says
that he is now Captain of battery of artillery
in the Cuban army. and has commanded in
several engagements. There are number Of
other Americans in the battery.
Ex-senator Warner Miller says that ne 10
completely out of politics, and is giving his
whole attention to his business, which is going
on very successfully.
Nov. 90 fire occurred at Fort Rnggold,
Tex in which the quarters of the Post Chap
lain were burned. and tie Chaplain. Malnor G.
Blaine, and his young daughter lost their lives.
The father sacrificed himself in vain attempts
to save his daughter from the flames. Chap
lain Blaine was born in Kentucky. and served
as private in Co. ri, 54th KY. He was ap-
pointed Chaplain June is. 1885, from Penn
sylvania
In 1890, Orrin Smith. of Port Jervis, ~ Y,
a veteran, and for many years a carriage-maksr
Mt Monticello, N. Y, applied for pension 10
was granted last week and the first payments
amounted to $489.93; but it was discovered
Comrads j. L. Keifer. who has been in BUSH
ness at Cairo. ILL.,. for the pass % years. has re-
| moved to Marshall. ILL.,. where he and his SON
| have purchased drug store. The style Of the
/ firm is J. L. Keifer & Son.
| Comrade B. Hammond, Co. A, LIST Pa. Re-
serves, is soldier who served from Bull Run
| to Appomattox. and has the honor of being tho
1 Grof Papu If he
land. His office is at POI ST. Paul street, Balsi-
more, Md.
| The comrades of western New York have
| begun movement for the reappoinsment Of
Comrade Charles A. Orr as Pension Agent al
| Buffalo. Comrade Orr was appointed Pension
| Agent by President Harrison and gave general
satisfaction, but was removed by the present.
| Administration after he had served less than
| IL months of his term.
| board of medical officers has been ordered
| to assemble at Washington as praeti-
| cable to examine into and report upon the
mental condition of Lieut.. COL George A. Foe.
| syth, u. s. A. The Board consists of Brig
| Gen. George M. Sternberg, Surgeon-Gsneral;
| Lieut.-Col. William III. Forwood. Deputy Sur
/ geon-General, and Lieut.. Col. David l.. Hunt
| ington, Deputy Surgeon General. Col. For
sythe was the hero of the great Indian fight on
the Arickaree. recently so wildly described in
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
| A medal of honor has been awarded to
| Russell C. Elicit, of Somervilie. Mass, Second
Lieutenant Co. B, Sd Mass. Cav, for gallantry
in action during skirmish with the enemy in
the woods near Natchitoches, La. in April,
1864.
Nov. % burglars entered the house of ex-
President Harrison, at indianapolis, and stole
| a gold watch and small sum OF money.
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No. IA, NATIONAL TRIBUNE Ii
BRARY, being sketch of the Life of
Admiral Farragut, is now ready. This
is historical gem, and ought to be in
the possession of every lover of Ameri-
can history. The description of the
Capture of New Orleans, Attack On
Port Hudson, Battle of Mobile Bay and
the fight with the rebel ram Tennessee
are pen-pictures of absorbing interest.
1t will be sent postage prepaid upon re-
ceipt of five cents per copy.
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rscap,No THE GUERR1LLAs.

A thrilling and true story forms the
second article in this weeks paper. 1t
tells of the escape of two gallant Yankee
boys from Hoods retreating army,
through more than ordinary perils
from angry floods and merciless guer-
rillas. 1t is as vivid as any romance,
and shows what stuff the men were made
of who put down the rebellion.
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rns rA4,onar TRIBUNE WASHINGTON b q, THURSDAY
4 REBEL sERvICE PENSION.

A REBEL SERVICE PENSION.
The following is an extract from the
report of the proceedings of the Georgia
Legislature:
MIR. Watkins, of GiImer, offered two i'm
portant bills, one to pension all soldiers who
were in the Confederate service. Under the
present law only those soldiers who were
wounded or disabled in the service can he
pensioned Mr.. Wakinss bill provides for
paying pensions to all who served in the
Confederate army not less than 90 days, the
only requirements outside Of this being that
they must live in the State of Georgia.
Under the present law SOME get pensions,
hut Others get mono, although they may be
more deserving. The only Just mode IS to
pension all, even if each has to receive a
small amount
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THE Postal Savings Bank is not an
experiment. 1t has been tried, and is
In existence in nearly every civilized
country, and wherever it is in operation
it has proved of the greatest benefit to
common people. We linger far behind
In our adoption of this excellent idea.
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History repeats itself constantly.
Wcvler butchers non-combatant men,
women and children in Cuba with the
same brutal ferocity that other Spanish
General-the Duke of Alva--did in
Holland $50 years ago.
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THE II secession States only polled
about 2, 100000 votes, or less than one
seventh of the whole, yet they gave
Bryan 112 Electoral votes, or one-quar-
ter of the whole.
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As soon as Mckinley is inaugurated
the Hawaiian Islands will make another
effort 10 be annexed. There is no doubt
that this will be successful, and before
the end of 1897 Old Glory will BIZ
hoisted on the Cross Roads of the
Pacific never to be hauled down again
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So the National Encampment is to
begin Aug. 23 That promises us not
too warm weather on the shores of Lake
Erie.
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ago I went across to borrow his corkscrew
woa,a you believe IL, gentlemen, Col. -
actually SO poor his corkscrew is rusty"

ago I went across to borrow his eorkscrew.
Would you believe 10. gentlemen, Col. - 10
actually SO poor his corkscrew is rusty"
.@.
Freneh purists ara alarmed about The intro
duction of English words into their language.
They regret that Club jockey club, roast
beef" Steamer" etc. have gained a foothold,
and they fear that Cocktail" will do the same.
Their protests viii do no good. They eneouu-
ter the same uncomfortable force that the Free
Silver men vsinly bueking against-whas
people as a whole want or do not want. People
do not want silver, and no law can induce them
to want il. The French people want con-
venient words which are not found in sheir
language aud they going to have them. no
matter what may be saifI against ID.
Spare Moments
Aier tho football 10 over,
After the field h clear,
Straighten my nose and shoulder;
Help TO find my
The Sketch.
The lion Is awful bore:
He comes and dabbles In your gore,
And when he wants to have feed
He bites your leg and makes IL bleed.
Although tire tears stream from your eyes,
He taxes notice of your cries:
In vain you argue or protest,
lie finishes his meal with zest;
Nor viii he take the least rebuff
Until he feels he's had enough.
-
Detroit Free Press: Fstber-It was strangely
quiet in the parIor last evening, Edith, while
that young fellow was calling
Edith-Yes; he's one of the q. Of N.
tacklers, and seems to think Of nothing else.
Boston Trareier: Mr.. Spriggius fgently)-Ay
dear, Boston man was shot at by a burglar,
and his life saved by the bullet striking .
button.
Mrs. Spriggins-WelI. what off
Mr. Spriggins (meeklyl-Nothing; only tho
buttons must have been on.
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Spare Moments
Afier tho football is over,
After the field h clear.
Straighten my nose aud shoulder;
Help me to find my ear.
The herald., 1896-11-09
Notice of Foreclosure Sale

THE HERALD PUBLISHING COM;
pany, a corporation duly organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws
OF the state of California, and having its
principal place of business In the Brad.
bury building. corner of Third street and
Broadway. in the city of Los Angeles,
county of Los Angeles, state of California.
NOTICE.
There is delinquent upon the following
described stock on account of assessment
levied on the 26th day of September, 1895.
the several amounts set opposite the names
of the respective shareholders, as follows:
John Bradbury . Pledge for Telfair
$l100.
James X. Moffitt. No. 8, 10 shares, 1913.
And in accordance with law and an order
Of the, board Of directors made on the 2sth
day. of September. 1896. so many shares OF
each parcel of said stock as may be neces.
sary will be sold at the business office of
the Herald Publishing CO., in the Bradbury
building, onNthe corner Of Third street and
Broadway, in the city Of Los Angeles, state
of California on the 2Sd day Of November.
1896, at the hour of IL o'clock m. of such
day to pay delinquent assessments there
on. together with costs Of advsrtisinE and
Secretary Of Herald Publishing Co.. Los
Angeles, California.
Location of Office-Bradbury Building,
corner of Third street and Broadway, Los
Angeles, Cal.