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The National tribune., 1896-07-16
In spite of the unreasonable amount

IN spite of the immeasurable amount
of stuff that has been said and printed,
it is easily demonstrated that this country
has never really been on silver basis,
but all the time the gold standard has
prevailed. Prior to 1873 there had been
only 100000 silver dollars coined in
our minis, while there had been more
than sS0O,OOO,O0O in gold coined. That
is, the gold dollars had been 100 times
as many as the silver dollars.
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ITS EFFECT ON PENSIONS.

1t does not take the thoughtful vet
eran long to see that large part of the
animus of the Free Silver movement is
raid of the soldier-haters against pen
sions. What a grand victory it would
be for the soldier-haters if they could
see Free Silver prevail, the value of the
dollar cut in two, and every pension on
the roll reduced one-half. This would
be incomparably more than they Sc
cured by their victory in 1892, the ap-
pointment of the recreant VIM. Loeb
rem as Commissioner of Pensions, and
the widespread misery to pensioners
which followed the introduction of that
false comrades odious policy.
This brings the Free Silver question
right home to every veteran. He sees
behind that movement the men who
have always hated him and the country.
lie sees the men whom he has had to
resist all his life, whom be has had to
fight on the battlefield, or who have
fired into his rear from home when he
was fighting. He sees most active in it
the men who have persistently slandered
and maligned him as a soldier, citizen,
and pensioner. All the hurts he has
received have come from them, and now
they are manuvering to give him final,
crushing blow. 1t is the same old gang,
under new flag, trying to get past our
flank, to where they can deliver deadly
enflading fire upon us.
We have whipped them out whenever
they have come up in our front. Let
us, as in war times, quickly line up on
this new front, and send them back as
we did at Gettysburg and Franklin.
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A PAIR OF THEM.

When the woman at whose cabin took din
ner on the crest of the Cumberland Mountains
told me that she was a widow felt it sort of
duty TO inquire if her husband had died by
sickness or accident.
"Nethor one" she replied. "He died OF too
much sotness."
"How was that?"
He'd licked one bar in a fair fout and he
thought he could lick two. He was sot to do
it, and one day he run across the bars and
sailed ill.,"
"And there were too many bears for hin? p"
THAR was. When the fout ended he had
killed one bar. but t'other critter and me was
wdders and hev bin so ever scnce."
The National tribune., 1896-07-16
THE SERVICE PENSION.

Comrades, while lining up for Com
rade VIM. Mckinley, do not forget the
Service Pension, and make sure that
every candidate is fully pledged to the
early passage Of that measure. We must
have it at once, to do the greatest good
to the veterans who yet survive. And
We want it paid in dollars of the Gold
standard-not in debased, 5O-cent dol
lars.
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

MAINE people are much amused over
the hopes of the RebelPOpulistic crowd
that Hon. Arthur SewaIl will knock
the bung out of his "bar'l" for their
benefit. Mr.. Sewall is prominently
not that kind Of man. He is known
throughout the State as most voracious
grabber, and one who holds on to every
dollar he gets with the grip of death
ON dead negro. No, our misguided
brethren, you've tapped nothing rich
and flowing in nominating the Hon.
Arthur Sewall.
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givisection laboratory.

SENATOR JAMES X. JONES, of Ar
kansas, who has been elected Chairman
of the so-called Democratic National
Committee, was born in Mississippi in
1889, and claims to have served through
the war in the rebel army as private /;
is a horny-handed lawyer and politician
by profession, and has been in office
continuously since 1878.
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If anybody could point out single
act or speech by Harris, Tilllnan, Vest,
Blackburn, ct oL, which was for the ben
eft of the country, or which was not
rancorously hostile to Its interests, there
might be more hope for them.
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THE reported duel in Cuba between
Gen. Bradley T. johnson and retired
Spanish Captain has turned out farce,
though to Gen. Johnson's credit. Even
since he began bis letters to the Ameri-
can papers Gen. johnson has been as
sailed by letters, mostly anonymous, in
which he has been insulted by all the
foul epithets in which the Spanish Ian
guage is SO rich. At length appeared
in one of the daily papers letter signed
by Manuel de Ampudia, retired Cap
tain of infantry" in which all Ameri-
cans were derided as soulless towards,
and Gen. johnson particularly. The
retired Captain felt that it would be a
great lowering of his dignity to meet one
Of these cattle on the field of honor, but
for the love he bore his country he would
make the sacrifice, if Gen johnson could
be shamed into meeting him. Gen.
johnson Immediately accepted the chal-
lenge, and named his seconds, but 10 Cap
tain Manuel de Ampudia could be found
for long time, and when he was found
it was decided by his friends that no
cause for duel existed, and none
should be fought.
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THE GREAT EVENT.

Ex-Congressman Stockdale, of Missis-
sippi, rebel Brigadier, says of the rebel
ghost dance at Richmond:
The great feature of the Reunion, to my
mind, was the speech of Corp1 Tanner. 1t
made an immense hit. The old rebel yell
was raised with lusty vigor, but this time IN
honor of one who fought on the other side
1t must have made the legless hero proud to
get the ovation that the Coniederates gave TO
Tanner. It was fully as hearty as was ac-
corded to Mrs. Jefferson Davis, and the
speech itself was gem. The Corporal can
say the right thing, and ne has a rugged elo-
quence that never fails to win.
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

HAVING accumulated 40O,00O,OO0
silver dollars in the United States Treas
ury for which there is no demand, the
Rebel-Populists propose to make the
Treasury a bargain. counter, and run
them off at half-price.
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

No man is trying harder to make a
pleasant face over the matter than Sem
ator Teller, and no one is sicker at
heart.
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

TEMPORARY lunacy must have seized
the leader of the band in the Chicago
Convention, for he started in to play
Marching Through Georgia," and when
this was stopped by tornado of Kisses,
struck up" John Browns Body"
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

AT one time it seemed certain that
John r. Mclean, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, would get the Vice-Presi-
Dental nomination. Then the Bland
men drew their vindictive snickersnees,
and in an hour McLean's political re-
mains looked as if just brought out of a
viyisection laboratory.
The National tribune., 1896-07-16
PERSONAL.

Past Commander-in-Chisf John Palmer is
being strongly doomed for Governor of New
York. Three years ago be accepted the nomi-
nation Of Secretary Of State merely as party
duty, and electrified the country BY carrying
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

TILLMAN fell very flat on the Chicago
Convention. He was too rank meat
even for them.
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TRIBUN ETS.
D cents.

League Of american Wheelmel Bulletin;
begin at the bottom and work to The top"
Is splendid advice TO be giving.
Aud yet il is not Inc best hint we can drop
To the man Who digs wells for q living.
The National tribune., 1896-07-16

INSTEAD of repudiating 80 per cent.
of the debt, why not the whole, and be
done with it?
The National tribune., 1896-07-16
AMBULANCE CHAsERs.n

Now York has special class of lawyers who
make living out of suits against those who
may DO the cause of accidents and injuries to
persons They are known to the public as
ambulance chasers." because they their
agents follow up the ambulances which carry
Off injured persons and see if there is material
for n suit for damages. One of these has lately
introduced au inI ovation which is disiancing
his competitors. He has wife quite as smart
as he is. They divide the hospitals between
them. and maze tour of all of them every
morning, on the lookout for victims Of acct
dents, fights, etc. Any of these which prom
ises well in the shaping of litigation COM
promise is at once fastened upon, and the pair
are thriving in financial way.
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ARTICLES FORTHCOMING.

TIE TERB0ET BRIGADE IN THE
ILDERHESS. By Breua BEaj.-Gcn.
L. 4. Grant, commander OF The JTigGde,
and late assistant Secretary Of Var.
zFR BATTLE OF FAIR OAKS, or
SEVEN PINES By Eoj. Gen II. d.
Piaisted. formerly Lieutenont-C Colonel Of the
1lh Ne, and Gfte,7card Major General Of
Volunteers.
FIRING on FORT SUMTER. 4 thrilling
story Of a young ohio mechanic 'cho acns
fR Charleston at he time, and 'CGs compelled
10 join The rebels bet grhc afterwards escaped
and seTUad three years az Union regiment.
THE BATTLE or POISON SPRING. b
HBey Brition, IGte Of TIC Var Department,
and author Of "4he Crit War on the Bar
der etc.
~ AND OUT or CHARLESTON By
IL. u. g., young Connecticut man, uho
Vos caHgh in Charleston al the opening Of
hostaaas.
sFE GREAT NORG8N RALD. A True
History Of tte CrptuFe Of Gen. John H. Nor
gan. By he Captor Himsclf-Aqj. Geo. ".
RHe, 90 by. Car
PRESIDENT LTyCOLTS VISIT TO
RT(HWOND. Big Lirw. Geo. T. Dudley
5Oh n. j. Engineers
COL. F0RSYTH'S INDIAN FIGHT ON
TIE AETCKAREE. by A. Bailey Non
Lci0, Kan.
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Cologne has an Employment Insurance So
ciety. The members pay six cents a week
while employed, and receive 80 cents day
when out of work, if married. and 80 cents if
single. The city gave the society a guaranty
fund of Sc, 900, to which the employers added
Sti 0A0
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II will not be long until the author of
the Chicago platform will be as badly
hated and as hard to identify as the man
who wrote:
Grover. Grover, Grover,
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

WASHINGTON, d. c., JULY If, 1896.
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who wrote

Grover, Grover, Grover,
-Four years more Of Grover.
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arenro A. re WASHINGTON POST orrcs As
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10

irisk his lovely tail. which looked like
q great white plume. To would 81
up on bis launches or walk back aud
forth before the glass. evidently wiah-
Jag to view himself in every possible
attitude, aud always seeming 10 sag,
Look at me amt a handsome tel-
low"
lie was very fond Of bathing, and q
dish Of water was placed on the shelf
for him every day. He would wash
himself, and after wiping himself with
his tail, for ho always used it for a
towel. he would dry and smooth 1t
nicely, and then look ia the glass to
see II 1t was we'll done. II 1t did not
suit him be would go through the
whole performance again until bis
toilet was perfect, and then be would
sit up and look around at US oil as If
TO say. Chow is that 2"
think he was very proud Of bis
good looks, don't you? That was not
nice, even in a squirrel, but they do
not know good from evil. and 30 we
must not blame them. I know some
littlo boys aud girls who are very
much like little Dick, aud that is very
wrong in children, for God has given
them power to know good from evil
Dick grew very mischievous, too,
and although We loved him very much.
decided to sell him, 30 one time when
my father was IN Milwaukee he sold
him to a museum owner, and We have
never heard from him since. Farm,
Field and Fireside.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10
A WHITE SQUIRREL.

Did yea ever see white squirrel?
I do not think many Of you ever did,
for they are not very common.
When I was little girl at home, we
had pure white squirrel, with pink
eyes, for a pet; we caught him in a
tree in our front yard We took him
into the house and made him a cage,
and then went to work to tame him /;
that did not take long, however, and
then we had, oh such a pretty pet.
We had an old-fashioned clock with
a square top and fancy front piece
projecting few inches above, and
back OF that he had his nest.
The clock set on one end ofthe man
tel shelf, and large looking glass on
the other, and before this glass Master
Dick, for that was the squirrels name,
would sit tor an hour at a time and
look at his likeness, turning his head
Rrst one way and then another, and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10
MSS KITTY Pussy CAT.

Kitty Pussey is none of your quiet,
sober or dignifed cats-yery far from
it. A more gentle, cunning, and at
the same time more romping, mischiey-
GUS little animal does not and never
did exist She is little beauty in
build and color; rich, glossy tor
toise shell striped coat of fur is hers.
Pretty black, white and gray stripes
and circles mark her body, and each
little foot is capped with q white
stocking. Her head is picture
rich black aud gray fur comes down
between her ears to point near her
eyes, from which milk-white hair ex-
tends down to and around her pretty
mouth, making graceful curtain-like
effect. Pussey's eyes are large, lumi-
nous and exquisitely expressive of
her every humor and mood. LOOKS
mt one at times with an expression of in
telligence so human-ike as to be almost
startling She is the proud possessor
of bed room to which she trots off
at night when the rest of the house,
hold retire. 1t is a nice soft cushion
on top of box in the cellar, quite
near the warm furnace. Her hour for
leaving Ar bed in the morning is
when she hears cook enter the kitch-
en-. Pussy takes her position at the
cellar door leading into the kitchen,
and will cry out in unmistakable tones,
"Open the door and let me inl" She
keeps mp the calling until the door is
opened, when she bounds into the
kitchen, staying only long enough to
salute cook, then passes on through
the house, until she reaches the door
of our bed room, where she sits and
very Justify cries out 'meow-ow-ow "
which translated means, "Please open
the door, good mistress, and let me in
to bid you and master good-morningl"
When we let her in she quickly jumps
on to the bed, and, gently
purring, commences rubbing her cute
little nose into our faces, followed
by many other little caressihg
capers, to tell us how very glad she is
to see us, and that it is time to get up
and dress for breakfast. When we do
get up there is lots of fun for Pussy.
She scampers around, closely watching
us, and when naked leg or arm is ex-
posed she quickly springs at it, and has
a high time tickling She has great
fondness for bare feet, and to play
with our toes is her delight. Miss
Kitty Pussey's originality in capers
and tricks is something marvellous.
To stand upright on her feet, walk
backwards. jump over held-out arms,
carry off and hide little articles, are
only few of her abilities in that line.
In fact, her intelligent versatility APP
pears to be without limit, and she
daily developes new talents. Miss
Kitty Pussey's sweet, charming mis-
tress is quite sure there is not in the
wide world another such q pet kitty.
st Louis star-sayings.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10

Said the little dog to the cat
GLOW glad am 10 meet you
have Jain an hour on the hard door mat,
And seen not SO much as a chicken or rat,
TIN ran down the steps to greet you.
"1ou are glad 20 see me, / know,
For your tail Is 80 wildly waving.
Mine wags, too, when I'm pleased and glad !
tuck 1t down tight when I'm frightened or
sad.
know by the way your behaving,
'Dear cat. how pleased yon arcs
Your tail wags faster and faster.
VIII wag mine, too, and side by Side
We viii trot to the spot whore the beef bones
hide,
Ambition came an awful disaster,
For the beautiful, loving eat,
While her tail was wildly waving,
CuGed the little dog well with angry paws
She spit In his face aud scratched with her
claws,
And seemed with fury raying.
''You cannot always tell,
Mused the little dog flying neetly.
Il won't trust their tails but I'll look In
their eyes,
And then I'll be spared such another sur
prise.
And his tail was tucked down neatly.
Mariana ~ Tallman.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10
THE LITTLE BROWN OWL.

Kept in captivity the owl used to
get out of sorts at times, just as little
children will; but instead Of giving
it jam wrapped around powder, its
owner sent it for trip on the water
to cure it. 1t was fastened to the back
of a duck, which was then driven into
a horse pond, The owl was no sailor
and as often as it stuck its claws into
the duck, as it frequently did in its
terror, the duck diyed and gave it a
good drenching. This made the owl
more alarmed than ever, and caused it
to dig its claws all the frmer into the
duck, and this, of course, only led to its
being ducked again and again. Every
time the owl came out of its bath it
expressed its surprise by loud hootings.
Then in case of accident to one or
other bird, or perhaps to both, the owl
was unbound. After shaking its feath-
ers, as dog shakes its coat, it slowly
fell into its usual state of solemnity.
But it was always the better for these
excursions on the pond. Little Folks.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10
Some Hope Left.

General" exclaimed the excited
Spanish officer, 'all is lost. +"
"Why, what is the matter" ex-
claimed General Weyler.
1.-The Cuban insurgents have cap
tured twelve stenographers.
"Impossiblel"
"And twenty-three typewriters -
aye gods And what resources have
we left?"
"Three telegraph operators, few
gallons OF ink, some pens, and a Wagon
load Of stationery"
"Thank heaven, then there is still
hope"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-07-10
European Libraries.

Austria possesses more Libraries and
books than any other country in Eu-
rope. 1t has SIT libraries and 6,475,-
74S books, besides manuscripts. Next
comes France, with 500 libraries, A.
538, 100 books and 1875, 800 manu-
scripts; Italy, with 495 Libraries, A.
339, 281 books and $50, $50 manu-
scripts; Germany, with 1913 libraries,
2,640, $50 books and $4,000 manu-
scripts; England, with 200 libraries,
2,871, 494 books aud $4,000 .manu-
scripts Bavaria, with 1859 libraries,
1868, 500, books and $4,000 manu-
scripts; Russia, with 145 Libraries,
952, 900 books and 26, 800 manuscripts.
The largest national library is in
France. 1t has 2, $50, 600 books. The
British Museum has over 1,000,0 900
books; The Munich Museum, 800, 600
books; the Berlin Museum, 700, 900
books; Dresden 500,0 books
Vienna, 400, 900 books. The Oxford
University has 800, 900 books; the
Heidelberg University, 800, 600 books.
The Vatican library contains 10000
books, and is the richest in manu-
scripts, reaching %, 900 in number