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Pension Agent at Topeka.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Among
the several aspirants for the position of PEN
sion Agent at Topeka, no one man can pre-
sent better or q more honorable record
than Comrade George w. Clark, of Beloit,
Mitchell County, Kan.
A fine penman and scholar, ne is well
fitted for the office; life long Republican.
his political record is clear; as soldier, he
enlisted in Co. C, 9th ILL.,, and at Stone
River lost his left arm by amputatiou at tho
elbow; Grand Army man, he has been an
active member of Beloit Post, LAT, Depart
ment of Kansas, GAR, almost ever since
its organization; as q citizen, neighbor, and
friend, be enjoys the confidence esteem, and
respect of every person in the country, and
as business man he is prompt, efficient,
and in every way capable of filing the Office
with honor to himself and credit to these
reposing confidence in him. He is sober.
careful, and honorable in all his conduct,
and well deserves the appointment
Out of the several Pension Agencies in
the United States, it occurs to me that .
deserving one-armed comrade may we'll
merit and secure such an honorable recogni-
ton from the Government for which he has
suffered.
We take THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE largely.
and glory in it's well-earned success in this
part of Kansas. x. THOMPSON, Co. +.
18th Ind, Beloit, Kan.
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economist among the boys made up his mind
that he who would not work should not eat.
So he brought the question before one of the
sessions. He said:
I've been thinkin' that whom boys and girls
| won't work they ought not to get tea and
bread. They gets that in New York and do
nothin'; but here they comes and lays on our
green grass and looks up into our nice trees.
and enjoys our bright sunshine and blue SIX les,
and youse has to work harder to help them to
do it, and thinks We should stop feeding the
girls and fellers like dey is"
The result of the discussion which followed
was that all the paupers were notified that if
they did not work, within certain time their
supply OF bread and tea would be cut of. The
paupers still made no attempt to work, but
loafed around in che sun. But when the day
came they were surprised, on coming in for
their regular ratiens. ID find an empty board
and their bread and lSea missing. Tears aud
prOtestatiOns avaihed HotlIing, and not until
they had earned their food were they allowed
to eat. assn
The class OF offenses with which the court
had to deal will indicate the classes com posin q
the colony. as wellias something of their ante
cedcnts. The criminaiI 0fenses were larceny.
forgery, bribery, e1tortion, counterfciting,
fraudulent voting, highway robbery, burglary.
and criminal neglect Of duty. If one person
injured another the injured one had the privi-
lege OF instituting Paitsfor damage against the
offender. 4ae,
Here comes in thp encouraging feature in the
development of thei5 Republic-the rapid de-.
| crease of crime and offenses of all kinds under
its operations Thirty two persons were placed
| on the prison gang during the first half of the
first season Of the Republic. and only eight dur
ing the latter half. Tho last two or three
| weeks, towards the close Of the Summer, there
was not single convict. The record was even
better last season.
An interesting feature Of the Republic is the
morning drill, reveille sounding at o'clock.
and at $50 in the afternoon dress parade. Each
| morning with the exception of Sunday, there
is an hours hard work at the school Of com.
pany or battalion. aud the progress of the boys
has been very rapid and encouraging. In con.
nection with the military exercise is the sing
| ing of patriotic songs and beautiful dag drill
by the girlA
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BUILD UP OUR ORDER.
An Interesting Letter from Inspector John
son, Of New York Division.

| An Interesting Letter from Inspector John
| son, of New York Division.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / am decidedly
| opposed to any plan of consolidation with thu
| Grand Army, and am firm in the belief thai
| the interests of both Orders will be best served
! by each giving strong moral support to the
| other.
| 1t remains for the Sons of Veterans to so per
| feet their organization as to win the implicit
confidence of the members of the Grand Army
as it is certain that the work which is now
being performed by those half million veterans
will not be entrusted to them unless they prove
worthy and capable as an organization, of con.
tinuing the same.
When we consider that the Grand Army in
the sixteenth year of its existence was nc
! stronger in mem bership than our Order now is,
can we doubt but that there is bright future be.
fore US if we continue to labor earnestly for the
cause of patriotism7 The past record of the
Grand Army of the Republic may well prove q
school for the boys Of 81.
The Grand Army asks, and has q right to ex.
pect, consideration from the people of this
Nation, as no sacrifice was too great for the
veterans to make in the past. The Sons OF
Veterans, however, should not consider that
they are entitled to any special privileges
from the hands of the people unless they prove
themselves worthy of consideration by promot-
ing patriotism.
In order to accomplish this end they must
first build mp their organization, beginning at
the foundation. This believe, has been par
TALLY accomplished during the past year. The
average age is greater than heretofore, and
while the gain in membership has been sur
passed in previous years, there has been COM
paratively no loss of old members, and We are
becoming educated in the work and require
ments of the Order. Having just completed
the inspection of Camps in the New York Di-
vision, can say that there has been decided
improvement over the conditions Of year ago.
There was gain Of five per cent in the
general average Of all Camps inspected, and
every indication Of stability and permanency.
What would most impress upon the men,
bers of our National Encampment is the crying
need of more simplifed ritual for the use of
those Camps which are comparatively small in
membership and find the three-degree rituals a
burden. 1t should be optional with the vari.
Gus Camps to adopt long or short ritualistic
work. While the present three degree ritual
greatly strengthens some Camps, it is detri.
ment to many.
In closing let rs earnestly endeavor during
the coming year to bring into our Order ma
jority, at least, of those thousands of eligibles
who surround Us. Personal effort will work
wonders. Our membership could be quadrupled
aud yet leave ample material for recruiting.
Can We ask paper like The NATIONAL TRIB.
UNE to do that for rs which We will not do fer
onrselyesf No. indeed, and yet it Is doing 80.
The plain sequel is, "Get out and hustle."-
GEO. f. JOHNSON, Inspector, New York Di.
vision, TarEytown. N. Y.
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spe' -He"yS''cA@'' America, and BY them
brought to civilized man. We have previously
qnoted DIR. Archibald HodRson, the great su.
thority on these diseases. in which he describes
the suherings of both Hindoos and white mis-
sionares and soldiers ON these low, msrshy
swamps and jungles on the Ganges. He says:
Intense tropical heat and moisture acting upon
decaying vegetation render these low grounds ON
and miasma assaii the system. Tho Blood
becomes deranged and the Urine thick and dark
coiored- Life hangs in the balance. Then
when MI modern medical science falls safety 10
found in the prompt use of Kava-Kava- A decoc-
ton OF this wonderful botanical growth relieves
the Kidneys, the Urine becomes clearer, the fevsR
abates. and recovery sets in, etc.
OF all the diseases that af1ict Mankind Dis.
eases Of the Kidneys the most fatal and dan
the kava-Ka Shrub-Eaiure's Positive Specific
Core for Diseases OF the Kidneys-is welcomed -
gift to suffering humanity. and its medical oom-
pound Alkayis endorsed by the Hospitals and
Physicians of Europe.
Rev. w. B. Moore, ID. D., Of Washington.
ID. e.. Editor of the Religious World" writes Of
the wonderful curative effects of Alkavis:
"For several years was . sufferer from Kidney
clans. 1 used various Kidney remedies bus with
no success. had given all hopes of ever recoy-
ering my health, until hearing of the marvellous
cures effected by your Alkavs, decided to try
same. After using the first bottle began TO ex.
perence relief. and following up the Treatments
was permanently cured. I cheerfully recommend
your excellent Alkayis to persons afflicted With
Kidney and Rheumatic disorders as the bsso
remedy known"
A.,
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Cuban Resolutions.

At recent meeting of Candy Post, IL. De-
partment of New York, Gloversville, the follow.
ing resolutions were adopted:
Whereas there exists the Island of Cuba
for their Independence and freedom from
Spanish tyranny. oppression and robbery. The
Spanish Government has violated all rules OF civi.
liked warfare. in the assassination of prisoners
taken in battle, in plundering and piIlaging in
numbering ron-combatants, in Strengthening inno-
cent women and children. and other brutal and
barbarous acts. Believing that the time has ar.
rived when every loyal and liberty-ioving Ameri-
can citizen should protest against the cruel and
barbsrous methods employed by the Spanish Gov
erment in her efforts to snbdue The people of Cubs,
and believing that island should be free and indie
pendent republic: Therefore. be il
Resotred. BY Candy Post. IL, that We demand of
the President of the United States and the Ameri.
Can Congress the immediate recognition Of the i'm.
dependence of the Republic of Cuba. and that they
serve notice on the Spanish Government TO with
draw from the island and leave the inhabitauta
thereof in peaceable possession of their homes and
property
THOMAS PURsEI.L, Commander.
E. L. BEACH Acting Adjuisnt.
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Of the most lawless and vicious and uncon-
trollable boys aud girls among the inhabitants
Of the most hopeless quarters of New York
City.
One great, animating purpose seemed to take
possession of him. aud that was to throw them
into direct communion with the healthful
forces of nature, and to remove from them any
semblance. of restraint, save that which was
self.imposed by the colonists themselves.
They had been kicked and cuffed and beaten
and herdcd from tho time Of their un welcome
happening into the world and they had become
more and more lawless and unmanageable daily.
He would try what might be done by making
them self-governing, by giving them tasks to do,
which would make them feel that they were
part and parcel Of all joyous things under Gods
good sky. among the trees, and the birds, aud
the flowers.
They were given q welcome at the little
country home and no childrea ever spent a
happier fortnight in pursuit of health and
pleasure. Becoming satisfied that the one de.
sirable thing for these children was to be lifted
bodily from their haunts Of vice and placed
where they could be bread winners and patriots,
Mr.. George enlisted number of benevolent
and philanthropic men and women of New
York City, and through their aid . colony OF
children have each Summer since taken SINH.
lar fresh. air outing, their number increasing
from year to year; the length of their sojourn
increasing also.
In 1891 2lO enjoyed the country for two
weeks; the following 265. and SO on in like
ratio until. in 1895. 200 children remained two
months forming the first year of the George
Junior Republic.
With these children was placed band Of "a
Christian children, known as the Crusaders.
who have done effective work among their un.
taught companions.
The George Junior Republic embraces farm
of ~ acres situated abont half mile from Free.
willie. The boys and girls Of the Republic are
on an equal footing, and participated equally in
the founding of the Government and In the
making and enforcing of its laws, and have an
equal place in its entirelleg islative, executive
judicial and economic service.
The entire working of the George Junior Re.
public shows that the American child-boy OF
sirl-takes to FREQ self. government as duck
does to water, and that in republic naturally
formed there is no discrimination against the
sexes.
A good story 10 told Of how the suffrage
question was for . time uppermost In the
George Junior Republic Congress An import
] ant election wss pending aud party spirit VA
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Many others give similar evidence. Many doctors
also testify to the powers of Alkavis ia curing AZ
most hopeless cases. Among these mono have
Kansas. and DIR. Anderson, of Carthage, Mo-,
whose testimony Is particularly valuable from tho
fact of their great experience in these diseases.
Mrs. James Young, of Kent Ohio, writes
that she had tried six doctors in vain thas she wss
about to give up in despair. when she found Alka-
Wis, and was promptly cured of Kidney disease and
restored TO health. Mrs. Alice Evans Of Balti-
more Md: Mrs. Mary A.: Layman. Of Neal; Wess
Edinboro. Pa; Mrs. L. z. Copeland, Elk River
MIMI; and many other ladies join in testifying to
the wonderful curative powers Of Alkavis in vsri-
Gus forms Of Kidney and allied diseases and of
other troublesome Affections peculiar to woman
hood.
And even more wonderful is the testimony Of
Rev. John 81. Watson, of Sunset, Texas min
lister of the gospel in thirty years. service,
stricken down at his post of duty by Kidney
disease. He says:
81 was suddenly stricken down on the I'D Of
June with an acute attack of Kidney trouble
(uric acid grave). NV family pbvsicSsu
told me plainly the best could hope for wss tenn
porary respite. At the end of two months, and
then only able to sit up little. dismissed my
physicians and began the use of Alkavis. In two
weeks could ride out in the carriage for a short
time. The Improvement has been 80 con-
slant and steady. am now able to look after my
business. i feel owe whas life and strength
have to Alkavis. am fifty-fve years old,
have been minister over thirty years, have thou
sands of acquaintance. and TO every one of them
who may be afflicted with any kind Of kidney
trouble. would say, try Alkavis''
The Church Kidney Cure Company, as
Fourth Avenue, New York City. so far are the
only importers of Alkavis, and they are 50 any
ious to prove its great value that they will send
Large Case by mail free to Every Reader of
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE who is Sufferer
from any form of Kidney or Bladder disorder.
Bright's Disease. Rheuma tism, Cystitis, Gravel,
Female Complaints and Irregularities, or other
affections due to improper action of the Kid.
neys or Urinary Organs. We advise all readers
to send their names and address to tho com.
pany and receive the Large Case by mail free.
To prove its wonderful curative powers it II
sent to Won ENTIRELY free
The National tribune., 1897-02-04
CITIZENS OF THE REPUBLIC

citizenship, with plenty of patriotism to season
all their daily routine. All their halls, court
rooms and election booths are draped around
and around with red, white and blue, while the
United States flag is conspicuous in all their
drills.
The children of the George Junior Republic
are engaged in carpentry, road-making farm.
ing, landscape-gardeHine. sewing, and other in
dustrial pursuits. They have their own post
Office, their own money, and complete in
dustrial system, with unskil ed, middle and
skilled grades of labor The Republic takes
each boy and girl for just what he is worth.
Each is given work to do, and the amount Of
money he earns depends upon his qnickness to
learn and the industry and application brought
to bear upon his tasks,
At the end Of the season some will have &C.
cumnlated considerable money, others little of
any thing, perhaps. The money thus earned is
taken in exchange for clothing and food, fur.
nishedst through phisnthropic fund provided
by interested New Workers The result is
that some 20 back to- New York we'll dressed,
carrying presents TO their mothers and sisters;
those who earn little in about the same condi.
ton in which they came. The idlers and the
paupers go back With their torn clothing and
dilapidated shoes. !.
Money earned is entirely in the control OF
the party earning it, and he does with it as he
sees fit. One child will save all his earnings
tive pursuit. He wiLibuy candies. apples, and
SO OH from the Government, and start little
stand or store, retailing to other boys aud
girls. aseiHe fs8
Some of them started hotel, some became
lawyers; one rented . pair of fair-clippers and
started barber-shop. Some of the girls took
in washing. or patched clothing and 80 on.
Candidates for places in the public service or
on the police undergo Civil Service examina-
TONS
A bit of Congressional legislation bearing
npon the pauper question is quite unique.
Each boy or girl had just what food he could
earn in addition TO the bread and tea furnished
at Government expense. Finally, q thrifty
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which has crystallized into system. and
which, if carried out to its logical sequence,
will do much toward solving the great indus
It is now nearly six years since William z.
George. a mechanic in New York City, iDaugu-
rated this modern marvel.
Mr.. George was born and brought up on q
New York .arm, near Freeville, the present
location of the George Junior Republic. When
he went to New York City, full of the en-
thusiasm of q country boy in q great metropolis,
and began 10 look about him, his heart was
touched with the contrast between the beauti-
full farm he had left with its green grass and
heavily-fruited trees its pure air and sunshine,
and songs Of happy birds, and that presented
by the crowded. seething. squslid tenement
houses of New York City, where the poor little
neglected children go in and out like hunted
animals. and where drunkenness, vice and
crime runs riot day and night.
He became interested in the labor organize
tions and the missions. but he found that, no
matter what these forces might do. there was a
class still lower down in tho social scale which
neither school nor mission nor hospital nor
gospel teachers had ever reached.
With his mind steadily fixed on the problem
how he might bring help to those who neither
could be reached by the strong arm of the law
or by the tender pleadings of the seIf-sacrifcing
Christian worker. his eye happened to fall upon
an article printed in one Of the New York papers
Of April. 1890. describing dirty faced, ragged
child Of the alley, as he stood leaning over the
iron chain of the City Park watching those
moro fortunate than himself as they enjoyed
the Spring sunshine with all its happy promise.
The thought came 10 him that he would gather
some of these children and take them out for a
few weeks in the Summer to his fathers farm
at Freeville.
With this thought in mind he took into the
country colony of % children in the Summer
of 1890, selecting the number from the ranks
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Attention, shIpma,es.

I am preparing for publication in TIE Ma
rIoNAL TRIBUNE history of the West Gulf
Squadron during the civil war. If shipmates
connected with that squadron having anything
of interest relating to their service will SEND
same to me will duly appreciate their blindness.
The service rendered by our Navy during the
civil war is not as we'll known as it oushe 70 %.
This state of affairs can be remedied Il
proper efforts are made by all Interested.
William Simmons, Independence Hall, Philae
dslphia, Pa
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Letters from Farmers

In South and North Dakota. relating their
own personal experience in those States, have
been published in pamphlet form by the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway, and az
these letters are extremely interesting, and
the pamphlet is finely illustrated, one copy
will be sent TO any address, Oh receipt of two
cent postage stamp Apply to John r. Pott.
District Passenger Agent, 466 William street,
Willamsporf, Pa.
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Iowa Soldiers Home Hospital.

The new hospital at the Soldiers and Sailors
Home, Marshalltown, Iowa, was opened Jan.
10. The length of the building, east and
west, is 228 feet. with a central depth of III
feet, both wings being 25 feet in width. 10
stands two stories in hight above q high base
ment. In appearance the building commands
attention to visitors before the grounds arc
reached, standing as it does on pretty knoll
some $50 feet southwest Of the main building.
The cost, complete, was something under
$40, 900, not including the amount expended in
furnishing, which was about So, 600.
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The RELIEF CORPS,
Gleanings from National Headquar
ters---Notes from Departments.
GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC.
Practical Experiment in Patriotic Teaching.
How Law-abiding Young Americans Are
nd

GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC.
The Value Of Education in american Citizenship
Practically Tested.
The great plea made by those who are insist.
ing that patriotic instruction should be intro
duced into the curriculum of our public schools
beginning with tho primary grades is that il
will be an aid to good citizenship. II the in.
PRODUCTION of the flag salute and the patriotic
primer can be accompanied by industrial train
ing, all the better. In New York City, the
metropolis Of America, where are found ali
nationalities, almost. under the sun. all export.
ments in this direction have originated and
been practically tested.
OF late public attention has been more and
moro drawn to that marvel Of self-governmept,
the George Junior Republic, an experiment
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Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from practice, had
placed ia his hands by an East India missionary
the formula Of a simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure OF Consumption,
Bronchitis, Caiarrh. Asthma and all Throat and
Lung Affections; also positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints.
Having tested its wonderful curative powers in
thousands of cases, and desiring 70 relieve human
suffering. will send free of charge 10 all who wish
u TINS recipe IN German. French or English. with
ioi directions for preparing and using. Sent by
mall by addressing, with stamp. naming this
paper. w. A. MOVES. go POseys 63eek. Roshsstw,
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Mr.. R. c. Wood, prominent attorney Lowell

4 INDIANA, was cured OF
Rheumatism, Kid
ney and Bladder dis.
ease of ten years.
standing by Alkavis.
Mr.. Wood describes
himself ~ being I'm
constant m iseYy.
often compelled to
rise ten times dur.
ing the night on
account of Weakneso
of the bladder. He
was treated BY all
his home physicians
without the least
benefit, and finally
completely cured in .
few weeks by Axis
Wis. The testimony
ia nudruht><l -
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or as botanists call it,
Piper Msthysticum,
grows on the banks Of
the Ganges river, East
India and probably was
used for centuries BY the
natives before its extra-
ordinary properties Be.
came known to civiliza.
ton through Christian
missionaries. In this
respect it resembles the
discovery Of quinins
from the Peruvian bark,
made known by the Ins
dams to the early Jesuit
missionaries in South
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Free to All wonen.

which will readily all female disorders It is ma
lures remedy and will gladly send Il free tOevery
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The Wonderful Kava-Kava Shrub OF
Special Interest TO Sufferers from
Diseases Of the Kidneys or Bladder,
rheumatism, etc.-A Blessing to
Humanity.
4 Free Gift Of Great Value I, Ysu,

short time ago our readers were informed
Of the discovery of the Kava- Kava Shrub. = nee
botanical product, of wonderful power in cur.
ing certain diseases. The Kava-Kava Shrub.