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10th Mass, who formerly lived in Chelmsford,
Nass., and WAS one of the charter members.
Serg't William J. Wray. 23d Pa, member of
Post 2. Philadelphia. and on tho Pennsylvania
Council of Adm inistration. materially aided liz
securing the charter. The Lima Post has
mem bershp of only %. while the Post located
at Shamokin. Pa, (I4n,) has 900, and the
Charestown Post numbers many times the
comrades Of Post 63i; still. what is lost in
numbers is made up in enthusiasm. AdJ't L.
p Reynolds, Of Abraham Lincoln Post, 4.
Walla Walls Wash, has written Post 63I. and
il il suggested that all the g. AR. societies
throughout the country bearing the namo of
the martyred President unite in a fraternal
organization.
Lafayette Post. New York City, commenced
active Grand Army work again for the Fall
and Winter season at its Post-rooms, Masonic
Temple, recently. Over 100 comrades were in
attendance. One recruit was mustered in,
making the membership at present Gil, with
three new applications to be acted on next
meeting c. ii. Mcconnell. Commander OF
Columbia Post, of Chicago, H., was present.
and received a warm welcome. A committee
was appointed TO arrange for the reception TO
be rendered the Commander-in Chief in No.
vember, when the Post will have as its guests
| several distinguished members of the Order.
Commander William ID. Stauffsr has issued
| General Orders from Philadel phia, appointing
| inspectors aud Assistant Inspectors for the 81
| Districts into which the Department Of Penn
| sylvenia has been divided. The work will be-
| gin Oct J, and continue until Dec. /. II is in
tended 10 make this inspection the most
thorough in every respect that has ever beeB
| attempted in the State.
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Woman's Relief Corps will be represented by
National President Sarah J. Martin and Ma
tional Delegate Emma T. Wallace the Relief
Corps being one of more than 90 National or
CARNATIONS of women affiliated with the Coun-
Gil to be represented on tho program.
There will be reports from the Local Coun-
ellis of Portland. Me-; Akron, o.; indianapolis,
Ind; Providence. r. L.; Minneapolis, Mimi;
Quincy. H.; Memphis Tenn; Cleveland. o.;
Maryville, Tenn, and Bloomington, Ind.
On Monday, the opening evening. rccep.
tion will be given to all those in attendance
upon tho National Council by the Woman's De.
partment of the Tennessee Centennial and In
ternational Exposition, and reception by the
Council will be given the Wednesday evening
following.
An important feature, az heretofore, upon
the program will be the discussion of patriotic
teaching or good citizenship. and there will be
an address upon the subject, 1.-The National
Council as an agent IN promoting National
patriotism" and another upon the subject, Tho
Council as an agent in promoting peace and
arbitration" In both of these subjects the
Woman's Relief Corps is particularly inter-
ested. and has always taken foremost place in
the discussions.
Owing to the illness Of the President of tho
National Council. Mrs. Mary Lowe Dickinson,
Rev. Anna II. Shaw, Vice. Presidential Large,
will preside over the meetings at Nashville.
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This unfortunate state of affairs might have
been avoided had the mother, during the
period of expectant motherhood, taken the
right care of the delicate organs that make
maternity possible. A woman shcs1ld al
WAYS keep these important organs well and
strong Her own health and that of her
child depend upon it.
The best medicine fo- prospective rnott-
ers is Dr. Pierce'S Favorite Prescription. IL
makes healthy and strong the organs thae
bear the burdens of maternity. IL cures all
disease and weakness. 1t makes comfort.
able the period preceding motherhood anc
renders the advent of baby easy and nearly
painless 1t insures a healthy chiu Inc
paius and suffering that women endure, as
a rest,it of weakness of the distinctly wo-
manly organism. wish under its u e. All
GOOD druggists Sc it. There IS nothing
else just as goo
"Iwant to tell you. writes Mrs. N: A. Thomas,
of 400 Pulaski Street, Little Rock, Ark, that my
daughter. Mrs Lawrence, who lives IN Texar.
kama Ark had been under the doctors care ioR
four wears. lately sent her word to Try me
medicine which cured me, DR.. Pierces Favoritc
Prescription, and have just heard that II mas
done her more good than all the doctors"
"The Peoples Common Sense Adviser
explains symptoms of ailments common 10
every family, and suggests remedies. IL
has several chapters on wornaus diseases
and weaknesses. An edition IN heavy
paper covers will be distributed ABSOLUTELY
free Send the Worlds Dispensary Med.
ical Association, Buffalo, N. Y, 81 one-cent
stamps, to pay the cost of mailing only.
Cloth binding may be had for 10 cents
sxtIa-3I cents In all.
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rensburg. which position he filled mp to the
time o; his election as Quartermaster- General,
in August, 1892.
Brother Loebenstein has always taken an
active interest in the Sons OF Veterans since
1885, and has served the Order in many capaei-
ties. For five years he was Mastering Officer
of the Division of Missouri. and. later was
elected Commander Of the same Division. He
has been also Major General.
John Franklin Durston, Inspector General,
has always taken a deep interest in military
Affairs, serving as Lieutenant in the National
Guard of his State, aud it may be expected
that he will introduce Some new features into
his department. Brother Durston was born in
Syracuse. n. Y, in October, 1870. He became
q member Of Thomas Merriam Camp, SO, ssrv-
ing ~ First Sergeant in 1892 and winning his
promotion to Captain in 1894. He has At
tended the last four National Encam pments a.
a Delegate from the Empire State. He is best
knows to New York Sons by reason of his
service ~ Adjutsnt to Col. Courtney.
Horace II. Hammer, member Of the Council
in-Chief, has the distinction of wearing the
Gold Cross of the Order. granted emily on rare
occasions aud for distinguished service Gen.
Rake, Col. Diefenderfer and COL Hammer re.
ceivsd this honor at the National Encamp-
msnt at Wheeling. w. Va. in 1883, it being
the first time conferred in the history Of tho
Order. Brother Hammer was born in Orwigs-
burg. Pa, in 1864. and is the sou of Thomas
Hammer. q member of Maj. James Wren's
Washington Artillersts, of Pottsvlle, Pa.
Brother Hammer entered Meade Camp I6,
Reading, in November, 1881. After filling
nearly all the Offices in the Camp he served on
the Pennsylvania Staff in several positions.
He was Adjutsnt several times. He has also
served Pennsylvania Sons as Senior Vice Com
nander and Division Commander. When Gen.
Rake was elected Commander-in.Chief he
chose Col. Hammer as Adjutant-Gencral. The
affairs were conducted in a systematic bushes,
manner. satisfactory to all who had correspond
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Naval Veterans History.

The History of the National Association of
Naval Veterans has been finished. The con-
tents include the proceedings Of Conventions.
sketches of Naval Posts of the GAR, the
Marine Legion, Ellet's Ram Fleet. the Mis-.
sissippi Marine Brigade Naval Camp of Sons of
Veterans, Naval Cadets. and National Associa-
ton Of Ladies Of the Naval Veterans. An ac-
count is given of the naval squsdrons and
naval expeditions of the civil war, Alabama
Claims Commission, and statements of the
number of men from each State in tho navy
during the war, besides other interesting
features.
Information regarding the work can be OBJ
tanned from William Simmons, Naval Post, 400,
Philadelphia, Pa
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Woman's Relief Corps From that time
determined to band these grand women into .
National Order.
II conferred much with Mrs. Barker. and
hailed with delight her election AS National
President / know how she worked during
that critical year. Mrs. Barker had from
earliest womanhood worked for the soldier,
and she had one of the grandest. most lovabe
and patriotic of men in her devoted husband
to cheer her in her life work. No dscord ever
marred that blessed family circle.
Il am only one of many others who will
remember them now, aud we turn to the dear
children and give them tribute. We can
not wipe away all the tears; we cannot sOOthe
all the sorrow: but We can all unite in saying
that their father and mother were among the
chosen souls of oirth whose good deeds will be
immortal, and whose spirits will mingle to-
gether in the land of heavenly rest. In the
name of all the patriotic members of she Grand
Army and the noble band of tho Woman's
Relief Corps tender heartfelt. OVERLOOKING
sympathy to the children and friends of our
dear departed friend aud sister,"
ALL ALONG THE LINE
ha1 of clothing for the famine stricken women
of India appeared some months since in The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, writes that tho first sup
plies forwarded to the Receiving Com mittees in
Calcutta have been received with great JOY
but the need increases with the Fall rains and
the women of America are urged to continue
their efforts. Hcr American address 10 225
Dearborn street, Chicago, ILL.,, or Delaware. q.
Relief Corps 2, Chattanooga, Tenn, have
started q movement to build monument in
the Chickamauga- Chattanooga National Mill
tary Park to tho loyal women of the Union
who i'll camp or hospital or on tho battlefield
served their country in the dark days of rebel
lion. Louise Hickox. Gamble, has charge of
the correspondence.
Department President Emilio L. Waterman.
of Massachusetts,, and members Of her staff
attended the funeral of Commander james
Harvey, of Post 81, long known As . devoted
friend and champion Of tho Woman's Relief
Corps.
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A West Virginia Examining Board.

Reno Post, z. OF Grafton. w. Va, is up in arms
against Ssnaior S. b. Eikins, Congressman A.
q. Dayton, and Hon. Thomas Z. Davis for she
appointHsnt Of DIR. w. +. Ysnkirk on tho Tay.
lor County Pension Examining Board. DIR.
Alexander Leeds. who was sent to Washington
by Ben, Pat 70 protest sgsiast she appoint
msnt, slainx that he followed Senator Elkins
three days. in order 10 get an interview, bus
failed, charging thst the Senator hid i'm shs
cloak-rosm and ssppsd him in various WayA
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THE GRIND ARMY.
What Veterans Are Doing for the
Good of the Order.

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has received q
consr2iulatory letter from Abraham Lincoln
Post. GA. Department of Pennsylvania, To-
Gated Al Lima, Peru. South America. addressed
to Abraham Lincoln Post, IL, Chsrlestown,
Mass, which, after reading, we are requested
to forward. The Committee of the Post say
that the idea of starting q Grand Army
eanizaiion in Lima came from Joshua F. Davis,
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National Council of Women.

The National Council Of Women. Of which
the Woman's Relief Corps is a part will hold
their annual Executive session at Nashville,
Tenn, in tho Woman's Building Of the Ex-
position, the fourth week in October. All the
sessions will be open to the puulic both day
and evening, except those OF the opening
and closing Of tho session. Council Head
quarters, the Maxwell House. For all local
particulars address Mrs. Margaret J. Weakly,
III North Sumner street, Nashville.
1t is expected that at this meeting the
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Putting the baby

Putting the baby
to bed is the good
night JOY of a hap
by day to a healthy
mother. Many
mothers delegate
this notherly duty
to a nurse. Some
mothers hardly see
baby the live
long day. This IS
. not because they
=are without moth
I er-love or the nat
ural impulses of a
womanly woman.
\ It is because OF
their own ILL
health and broken
: nerves, and be-
cause baby is also
siSk1v and peeyish.
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Free to MI women.

1have learned of very simple home treatment
which will readily cure ali female disorders. 1t is ma
lures own remedy and will gladly send il free every
suffering woman. Address MABEL f. Rush, Joliet lila
Mention The National TElbNnA
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she would be entitled 10 an additional allow
snce OF g per month for each of them until
they severally become l6 years Of age.
a. 4. s.. Wellington. O.-Ihe rate Of pension
under the general law Of the widow and child
Of private non commissioned officer would
be Sc per month until July %, 1866, and $40
per month thereafter until March IS. 1856,
when the rate would become Sl4. III the
widow remarked, her pension would termi-
nate with the date of her remarriage, aud the
pension Of the child would be the same there
after that The widow would have been entitled
20 receive, but terminating on the child attain
ing the age of 10. As the child acquires a
separate title by the remarriage Of the widow,
an application by its guardian would be neces-
ssry. All hospital records are on Gle in the
War Department. aud information therefrom is
not furnished pension claimants or their at
torneys. When a pension claim is fled the
Pension Bureau seeks from the War Depart
ment all information shown by the Official Rec
ords, including hospital records, relative TO
the soldiers service. Addresses Of officers and
eomradss whose testimony is desired may be
obtained from the Army and Navy Survivors
Division of The Pension Bureau. When the
physician who attended the soldier in his last
illness is dead, il is often practically impossible
70 obtain other evidence satisfactory to the
Pension Bureau as to the death cause. The
best obtainable testimony should be filed in
She form of sworn atiidavils.
Il. j. w., Ch.sa,'ing, Mich.-Thc decision te
which you refer cannot be identified. There
appears 10 be no -yorasble decision the q ues.
sion as 10 the pensioDsble status of a sold ior
ineurring disability while actually absen. on
pass for his oSn purposes.
III. NJ, Siirerton, Mo.-If discharged for dis
ability before completing his term of enlist
neBt a soldier is entitled TO credit for the full
term Of enlistment in proving up his homestead
under the public laad laws.
: ). Fl. Alexandria, Caxada.-A claimant Oh
tsining pension under the act Of June "a, 1880
is entitled only from the date Of the fling of hi
application thersunder. aud not from the dat,
81 Cling Of previous claim under the genera
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ALFREDIAN LADIES.

Auxiliary No. 2 r. l., met Wednesday
In Alfredian hall, President Sister
Salisbury presiding, Sister Cummings
the only officer absent at roll call.
Ordinary business was transacted. Three
candidates were ballotod for and duly
elected, and in due time will become
Sisters Wiolde. McNaughton and Is.
Robertson.
A short recess was held after which the
r. ii. u. Broadhead made few re-
marks. as did also tho Special Deputy
Ralford. The special deputy was appointed
as committee along with Sisters Bread
head, Hopditz. Afford, Ludlow, Jurken'
son, Sainsbury and Bowling 20 get up an
excursion for Labor day September q.
vote of thanks was rendered the
sisters of auxiliary No 2. for their kind
services on the queen jubilee oelebra-
tion. Auxiliary No. /, X. L., will meet
Tuesday next and will have refreshments
aid jolly time in honor Of their Presi-
dent Sister lranter who returns TO her
Office after an absence of some weeks
through sickness. The sisters will be
greatly pleased TO welcome her back
again most heartily
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

About 300 members Of the order and
their families and Grand Chancellor Lew
;. Winchester and suite went to BLOCK
Island Thursday on the steamer Mount
Hope. Many remained on the island all
night and paid visit TO Columbu Lodge.
The pleasant affair was under the
auspices Of Palestine Lodge. Advantage
was taken of tho fact thnt the officers of
the Grand Lodge were To mako their
official visit to Columbus Lodge on That
evening. Tho visitors were pleasantly
entertained by the lodge.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Robert w.
Sydall installed Justin King AS prelate,
in Enterprise Lodge Thursday evening.
He was assisted by Past Chancellor Wil-
liam ;. McQuitty.
Tho Washington, ID. c., committee Of
As. who are working up the building of q
Rathbone Memorial Temple are still en-
Enthusiastically at work.
The rank of knight Will he conferred
upon one cand idate in Sterling Lodge
Tuesday evening, after which there Will
DC no degree work until September.
Ono candidate was given the rank OF
page In What Cheer Lodge Monday even
Ing. The second degree will be conferred
next Monday evening.
Chancellor Commander John III. Pay OF
Palestine Lodge is spending his vacation
at Prudence Island.
Master of Exchequer Robert Sneeston OF
Enterprise Lodge is spending his vaca'
tiCn with friends in southern Massa-
clusetts
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Zona. The garris0ns stationed In the
country were withdrawn and the popu-
lntion left to the mercy of the Apaches.
The maraudinR outlaws in Mexico, be-
iieving that tho government of the
United States was broken up crossed the
border IN large bands and carried away
what the Apaches did not destroy. Ex-
posed to constant attack, surrounded ny
savage fec and harassed by semi savage
outlaws, the mining camps and hacien-
dns were abandoned. Tubao was sur
rounded by horde of bloodthirsty
wrctchos, and. had not party from
Tucson gonc 90 its relief, every person
within It's walls would have been mas
sacred. Talk about the siege of Luck
now There are instances Of equal, IL
not greater valor, right here in our own
southwest border land OF which history
has no record. Tho Apache and Sono-
raiGn outlaw burned, robbed and de-
stroyed; 'lubac was reduced 10 mass of
blackened adobe walls. and in few
short months heaps Of desolate ruins
were all that WIS LEFT Of tho prosperous
mining camps of southern Arizona.
Those who were fortunate To escape with
their lives fled from a country which
seemed accursel of heaven and very
hell upon earth. This was about the situ-
alton when the captain of scouts OK.
Pressed the ahove-quoted opinion to one
of his best men Ed Schieffelin, that
spring morning In the Huaohucas,
twenty-one years ago.
Schieffelin returned TO the post, drew
his wages left the command and started
across the mountains for Tucson. There
he purchased an outfit and began packing
for his dangerous triD. An old prospector
whom he had met at other times en-
deavorod TO dissuade SchieIfelin from his
rash enterprise and by a singular coinci-
dence repeated the old captains warn
ing. "Nou won't find nothin' but your
tombstone. Bot the young man only
laughed; he feared nothing but his God.
and His friendship had been proven too
often. i'm too many closo places, 10 be
doubted now. 1hon the old man, absorb.
ing somo OF this youthful enthusiasm and
courage, asked that be might accompany
him. Schioffelin knew that tho old man
was good MINER and cautious withal,
aud whilesavcrsc 20 prospcctiEgi partners
in general, be consented, and early one
bright morning they were on the trail for
the san Pedro river. Before night In.
dian signs were plenty. and the old
man grew nervous. BY dark they knew
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that Indians were all around them, and
the night was one of terror TO the older
man. But il was evident they had escaped
observation, rs they We're not attacked
As morning dawned the old man begged
Schieffeiin TO return, saying that he
would not go on il he kDew tho hills were
solid metal but again Schieffelin refused
"I5ut you don't know these Chericow
devils. Ed. Tboy will take you alive IL
they can, slice the flesh off You and feed it
to their dogs before your eyes, and then
burn your carcass" But Schienelin
looked him between the eyes and laughed.
"Yes, | nave met few of them In the
past ten years" he said, but believe
the result will be worth the risk, and III
tako the chances" well, won l.
said his partner, and he didn't III you
come back let mo hear from you: III you
don Z. I'll tell where you won't You can
have that grub of mine; don't want to
pack IL back. Good bye, my boy, an luck
to you, " and heading his mule Tor Tucson
the ola man rode away. Schieiielin laid
by that day and Travelled all night. iie
never campod at n water hole, and the
next evening ne left his hiding place
among the rocks, went on TO spring,
watered mis- animals. filed his canteens
and kegs Three men were camped there
and they used every argument short OF
force to compel him to camp with them
that night Indian signs were more
abundant, and, in thoir opinion, for
him to go on alone was to invite certain
death. on his part, Schieifelin tried
every persuasion in his power 10 induce
the men To move away from the water
and into tine rocks, rs they were almost
sure to he attacked if they stayed where
they were; they would not listen to him,
and he went on alone. A few days later
a party from Tucson found their scalped
and mutilated bodies at the water hole.
Following the tactics outlined, Schieifd-
lin reached the San Pedro river in safety.
but it was n fearful trip. From their
eyrie among the craRs OF the Dragon
peaks the Indians eagerly watched the
coming of victims on the plains below,
and lizard could scarce glide from
bush TO bush unobserved. Every mile Of
the road, had drunk the blood OF slaugh-
tered men, women and children, ana
every mountain pass and wsterhole had
been the scene of massacre, murder and
torture. It was eight miles from the
river 10 buttes. and, filling his water YES
sels he slipped across tho intervening
valley one night and was secreted IN one
of the canyons before morning There
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were no signs of Indians In the vicinity,
SO the next day after brief search ne
found "a seepage under one OF the banks
and an hours digging gave him scan5
water supply for himself and animals.
A few days crawling about the buttes
proved to him that he had found that Tor
which he was seeking.
. Simple tests of the ore such as pros
pectors make In the field, showed the orc
To he fabulously rich. He made no loca-
tions, having sufficient confidence in him
self to keep his find secret and conscious
OF the fact that few. If any, would have
the temerity to follow his trail: then,
besides, the erection of monuments
would inform tho Indians.of his visit
and probable return. Taxing few
pounds of the float or surface ore, in his
pack, he started across the territory for
the Silver King mine. miles and miles
away over trackless deserts and rugged
mountains infested by hordes Of hostile
Indians. AT the Silver King mine, his
brother Albert, or "Al," as he was
familiarly known, was employed. Al
had about 5000 In ready cash, and I'D
hoped TO interest him in his find. lie
arrived there in time, weary and worn
with nights of travel and days OF ceaseless
watching, but was made heartsick by Al.
refusing to even look at his ore.
"You are always going around with
your pockets full of rocks, and never
found anything yet; you have been
at it for ten years and what have You
gotS You had better stay here and go
TO work "