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as THEY VIEW IT
Veterans Opinions of the Pen
sion Question.
Benefit of a Hospital Board.

Alex. Cameron, Co r, SD H., Marion,
Ind, writes: 'If a man of 60 or 65 deserves
q service pension, so do the younger men
who enlisted at ages varying from ID to 1S
We had in my company six boys, the
oldest not 16 when he enlisted, and during
four years OF hard service not one spent a
day in the hospital, except on account OF
wounds, nor missed a ScrImmage. On the
contrary, many of the old men were either
discharged on account OF disability or
went TO the hospital; their hospital records
now get them good pensions. | enlisted
when scarcely 13 years old, and served
from October, 1861, until August, 1865;
was severely wounded at Shiloh. i never
applied for a pension until a few months
ago"
No Chance for Him.
James d. Fox, Lieutenant, Co. II, 10th Ill.
Cav, Aurora, H., writes: 81 had served
about Is months prior to the fight at Jones'
vile, Va. Jan. 3, 1864, between force OF
some four hundred men under Mai. c. Ill.
Beers, 10th Ill. Cav, and Gen W. T.. Jones,
with about twenty-five hundred Confeder-
ates. Three months in Libby and IL
months in other prisons terminated my
military career: and yet, with the weight
of so years and the effects of those hard
ships upon me, / am not a penSioner and
have not even a forlOrn hope of ever be-
coming one under existing laws, no mat
ter how honestly may be entitled. There
now is and often has been in the past
prevailing idea that pensiOner should
be pauper; the author of The Deserted
Village wrote of a discharged soldier only
as a beggar In one of his immortal
stanzas Lord Byron described enlisted men
as The broken tools which tyrants cast
away by myriads. F"
%" Often the Case.
CorpI NJ. Y. Coons, Co. E., 47th Ohio, Red
key Ind, writes: Those who are crying
fraud do not know how hard it is to get
claim allowed. First, the soldier makes
The National tribune., 1898-03-03
How Den HaIsted Saved His Head.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: After a
long, hot days march in Virginia, tired and
fOotsore, the 122d n. Y. turned into field to
camp for the night In a short time the boys
had a good fire and Were cooking. Some of
them were slow in getting their supper, and
hung around the fire cooking, eating. and
telling stories until late bed time for tired
people Now and then one or more would 90
to the tents for the night, finally leaving only
two who had been detailed for camp guard.
One of these. Denison Halst d, had tongue
that was hung in the middle, and there was
gas enough behind it to run it day and night
for three years or during the war" Den,
| rs the boys called him. was mark for his
| company, and was often called GO. AS
! Buger." He was lOut talker, an adept at
| swearing, and always had an answer for
| every body.
Many of the boys were annoyed by Denis
| loud talk on this occasion so was also Lieut.
Col. Dwight, who appeared at the door of his
headquarters, drrssed in q colored night
dress and red cap which, together with his
| gray hair and heavy mustache, made him q
| good picture for comic almanac
Dwight, IN his StentOrian voice addressing
the two men who sat at the fire, said
''Stop that gibble-gabble
Den, not realizing whom he was addressing,
and being very much anus at the Lieuten-
ant-Coioners appearance, answered What
babOon is that?"
This answer awakened the wrath of man
full of the true fighting mettle, and turning
partly back Dwight f. ached for his saber. and
walking down to where Den and his COM
panion We're sitting, with saber drawn to
strike, asked:
'Where is that man who called ME o
babOOn ?"
Den, always ready with bis answer, and
no doubt thinking his time to answer to the
last rOlf-call had come, knowing the Lieu
tenant Colonels disposition. said He's Just
gone down the line, Colonel"
This answer brought out the comical side
Of the episode, and dropping his saber, the
Colonel said
" It's a good thing for his hide that he has,"
and informing the boys that he did not want
to be disturbed any more by loud talk, be
returned to his quarters in o better mood than
when he left it, with no danger of being fur
Their annoyed that night by ID n Halsted.
Both Den and the Colonel have long since
answered to the last roll-call, but neither
will be forgotten so long az there is a 122d
man on earth.-GEoRGE III. LUsK, Co. A,
122d n. Y.
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Magazines.

Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for
March conta MS articles on Fish Culture.
Harvard University, Andrew jackson and
COngregationalsts.
Scr bners Magazine for March continues
The Workers." a series of art cles by
Walter Wycoff, who tells in simple,
straightforward manner of his struggles
for work. His Experiment is a viially
interesting one-a young COLLEGE gradute,
he rs tying TO see what are the chances
tor an honest, strong man 10 earn his
living. He starts out with absolutely no
money nor influence and so far, by dint
OF unfa ling industry and courage, he has
| succeeded. This number tells of his first
day in Chicago, and presents a startling
contrast To the days of the usual maya zine
reader. Charles Scribner's Sons, New
York.
The Arena for March presents it's usual
| quota OF economic philosophy TRUSTS -
Their Causes and the Remedy" by Sena-
tor Butler, is the most important article
| The Arena Co., Copely Square, Boston
The March Century is full of good things
Mexican Society in Maxmiiap 5 Time. -
| by Sara Y. Stevenson; some rel able l. lon
dixie articles; Songs of American Birds. -
| by John Burroughs; Gen Grants Des
| Moines Speech--the Circumstances of Its
| Utterance," by James S. Clarksen, and
| stories by DIR. Weir Mitchell, David Gray
and by the author of Madame Butterfly
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Rosecrans has issued orders for all our
troops to be concentrated here tonight.
Thomas, with the forces at Rossville, will get
in about l 1 p IN. unless prevented by enemy,
who have been fighting him this afternoon.
Mitchell also reports from our right flank,
where he is watching with his cavalry, that
two divisions of LOngstreet are advancing on
him. There is no time to wait for reinforce
ments, and Rosecrans is determined not to
abandon Chattanooga and Bridgeport without
another effort. Battle here will probably be
fought tomorrow or next day. Granger, who
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confusion, but were soon ralle1 and hold
their places. the first on the LEI. the se;ond
on the right of ThoIhas's tigh.lng column.
In addition to this Davis ara sheridan hive
succeeded in rallying some S.o.k' or !D.GD Of
the fugiiives, and have also joined Thomas.
This corps. consisting, after all loss OF
at least 80, 600 men, has still further been
strengthened by the addition of that portion
of the reserve lately stationed at Ros,viIie
under Granger. 1t has changed its trant
from the nearly north and south line of this
morning, and faces the enemy in an eist-lud-
west line, II will at once fall back to the
strongest line Of defense, for the purpose oi
defeating c:teily's design OF regainn, CI.a-
tanooga and the Tennessee
The latest report from Thomas is that he
was driving back the advance OF the rebels.
In addition to these forces we have the cav
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A GOOD CHEAP FARM WAGON.

In order to introduce their low metal wheels
with wide tires. the Empire Mfg Co.. Quincy,
Ill have placed upon the marAet Il farmers
handy wagon, sold at the low ice of $40 b.
The wagon is only p inches high fitted with
~ and 3O-in n wheels, with 4-inch tires This
wagon IS made of best material throughout
and fully guaranteed Ter che year Catalogue
giving full description will be mailed upon
application tu he manufacturers, who also
furnish metal wheels ut low prices, made any
size and width of tire TO fit any axle.
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EDITORIAL NOTE.-The next installment
OF the Letters of Charles A. Dana" will con-
tain his reports of the retirement of the army
to Chattanooga and its preparations for de-
termtned defense of that place
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have been brought away 1t now seems
probable that not more that | 900 of our
wounded are in the enemyis hands. and
RnSecranS has sent fig Ia recover item.
TIE number OF prisoners taken ny enemy is
still uncertain. 1t will hardly sarpas3 900,
besides wounded
In artillery car loss is probably 40 pieces.
Mary Were lett because all of their horses
had ''2en killet. Oh rebel prisoners we have
a.ieaiy sent 200 to Nashville
-l5u p. III. An intelligent deSerter from
Br.ic, any VINO came III this morning says
lie e. .@ed - ~ inStol's Mis- ;iSsiooi amy,
t.iat 4 ali mere AMI tlat Mobile has been
stT.. y. III s1iiier> s;Tange- tells me they
took prisoners in the battle Yesterday after
noon who said they had just come from
Charleston.
COniederacy seems concentrated here.
The National tribune., 1898-03-03

Don't harry III the store. Statesmen arc
paid to he patient. See that you have the
right thing, and not substitute, before
you hand over your money.
The National tribune., 1898-03-03

EDITORIAL NOTE. In the next installment
of Historic Homes the author will chat
about more literary women and take the
reader INFO their homes and into other famous
residences.
The National tribune., 1898-03-03

After taking Hoods Sarsaparilla all symptoms
OF rheumatism soon disappear. Get only Hoods.
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See page IL, Supplement.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
Not What She Meant.

Young Wife-Oh, Charlie, dear, the
new cook has burnt the beef; but, then,
she's so young and inexperienced! Will
a kiss compensate you for her careless
ness?
Charlie-I've nc objection. Send her
IL New Orleans Times Democrat.
Advantage of the Hudson to New York.
Reasoning Out a Metropolis is the
title of an article on the Greater New
York written by Ernest Ingersoll for St.
Nicholas. In speaking of the growth of
cities during the early part of the CEN
fury Mr.. Ingersoll says:
How could New York double its pop-
ulation in Is years and beat its great
rival Philadelphia when the latter was
surrounded by a far wider belt of rich
farms and populous towns?
1t was due primarily to the fact that
Robert Fulton brought here his steam
boat and that New York men knew how
to take advantage of the invention.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
The Applied Arts.

All sorts of bretZes, more or less fit
ful, ruttie the surface of art, but the
current is once more setting with in
creasing steadiness and strength toward
the point where art becomes the band
maid that ministers to the practical
needs Of GIc1. Painters and s~culptors
are working with the architects not
only in identifying buildings, but in
giving an artistic perfection to the fur
nishings and utensils. Stained glass,
mosaic, VIZ. papers and fabrics, furni-
ture, posters, book and magazine illus
trations are only some of the numerous
n of activity which the move
ment opens up to the artist. 1t is quite
within recent years that it has reached
u shores. but now that it is come it's
continuance and its spread are assured,
for 1t appeals exactly to the democratic
conditions of the national life. 1t brings
the masses in touch with art and in the
way most likely to influence them-by
daily contact.
Museums do much to refine and cult
vate the thousands who visit them, but
their usefulness would be small COM
pared with a diffusion of art among all
the things of everyday life. That is the
goal to which the movement in favor of
the applied arts" is directed, and I'M
deniably none could be nobler. No
Aoubt it is a long way off, but that is
no reason for despairing of the POSSIBLE
ity of reaching it. Nor is the material
character of American life a bar to it.
The Athenians of Pericles' time, the
Italians of the renaissance and the
Netherlanders were material enough and
fully as bent on matters merely mercen-
airy. and yet they surrounded themselves
with the evidences, in small things as
we'll as big, of taste and refinement.
There is no incompatibility between
materialism and art, especially when at
the back of both is a strong pride in
citizenship. A large share of the credit
for what has already been accomplished
is due to the architects. On them de-
wolves the execution of the biggest evil
dences of improved taste, and they have
it in their power to combine with their
W work that of the painters and
sculptors.-Harper's Weekly.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
BEHIND IRON CRATES.
A Man With Too Many Aliases Is
Punched for Burglary.

On last Saturday morning, a burglar
broke into Len Coggswell's cabin below
town and stole several articles of wear
ing apparel, a watch chain and $40 in
money. The supposed thief was caught
about ii O'Clock, for when Len came
home from town, at that hour he found
a man lying on his bed, feigning to be
sick. He soon missed the money and
at once marched Mr.. Sickman to town,
turning him over to Marshal Brown.
A search of the mans pockets revealed
nothing, and the intruder was turned
loose while Coggswell and Brown went
below to search the cabin. On the way
down they found the watch chain where
the thief had dropped it, but found no
trace of the $40. Returning to town,
however, they learned that the sly mug
had evaporated in all directions, melted
into thin air, like Virgil's ghost. Con-
sidering the evidence of crib-cracking to
be "quantum suificio," as Judge Leroy
would remark, Officer Brown phoned to
Monarch and Belt a figure of his pet,
and after admonishing the neighboring
turn-keys to point their lamps in the
proper direction, he straddled his wheel
for the Springs. Before he had returned
from over the range, Officer Mcleod of
Belt had cooped the game, and on Mon
day he wired Neihart that the crook was
collared. Deputy Sheriff Sweeney went
Tuesday to Belt returning Wednesday
with the prisoner.
He gave his true name as Paddy
Stroup, but it is known that lie was late
ly put in 60 days from Belt, under the
cognOmen of Fox. He has also the alias
of Burns, and has frequently done time
for petty offenses. 1t appears from hear
say that he hikcd it to Belt, and that he
called en- route 1T Monarch and ordered
a bottle of rye and a lemon, offering a
double sawbuck in payment for the pro-
visions. AS John GOnsior, the barkeep,
couldn't break a double sawbuck, and
as the intended purchaser didn't want
the whole saloon, with the house and lot
and all the pretty shade trees and grass
patches thrown in he had to post or
without the desired groceries.
In Belt he turned himself loose among
old and casehardened acquaintance, and
had a galorious time up to the hour he
was pinchcd as above stated, when he
had little change left.
He was dragged before Judge Marelius
Wednesday evening, where he pleaded
not guilty to the charge of cribcrack in
daylight. He waived examination and
got the district court with time to lin.
Der in the county cage. Thursdays train
saw the fly stiff, accompanied by Officer
Sweeney leave for the iron CRATES.
Mr.. Stroup Fox Burns came here os.
tensibly to arrange the terms of a fistiC
duel between himslf and James FLYNN
the human trip-hammer. This plan was
frustrated by the law and thus he escapes
the hospital only to get the Jail.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
Papa's Usual Reply.

"And what did papa say?"
"Well, | asked him for you, and he
mid, Call around in about a month,
and I'll try to have her ready Now
what i'll Klondike did he mean by that?"
"Don't you know? Why, papa made
his fortune i'll a bicycle repair shop
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
should Have Been Satisfied.
A Michigan statesman has introduced
a bill at Lansing requiring that all no.
tel bills Of fare shall be printed i'll Eng
lish. This is a matter which Michigan
and indiana may safely be left to fight
out for themselves, but the ''cause
thereunto moving in Michigan de-
serves a word of comment. The Michi-
gan solon says he recently came to Chi
cago, registered from the state of Pin
gree and said he wanted a square meal.
He entered the hotel dining room, Or
dered five dishes from the French bill of
fare and was given five different kinds
of potatoes. The ground of this visitors
objection does not appear TO be tenable.
Five different kinds of potatoes at one
meal certainly ought TO be enough to
satisfy even a Michigan mau.-Chicagc
Times-Herald.
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wouldn't BE Half Hanged"

1t was once the custom in several
southern states, when a man under sen-
tence of the law was hanged and three
times i'll succession broke the ROPE and
fell to the earth before the sentence
could be carried out, to liberate him
and thereafter to account him innocent
of the crime of which he was convicted.
An old darby past the threescore and
ten years generally allotted to man had
a neighbor whom he considered a "hoc-
doo," a Jonah" One day he went
oven to his neighbours house and killed
him with a shotgun. He was tried, con
victed and sentenced to death. The day
Of the execution arrived, and a great
crowd assembled to see the old man
hanged. He was "a very heavy man, and
when the moose had been placed around
his neck and the barrel drawn from I'M
der him his weight broke the rope and
he fell to the ground.
The second time and the third time
the rope broke, and then his friends de-
manded that he be released. The sheriff
turned him over to his friends, who
made a great show of welcome. But he
broke away from them, and, hurrying
to the sheriff, who was about to leave
the scene, he GstGurded him with:
"Hold on, Nassa Sheriff! Hold on! Put
that rope around this OLD L.igger's neck
again. Dye think I'm goin to have all
de folks pointin me out as a half hung
man: No, sab. Try it again! Try it
again!'
The sheriff did try it again, and this
time the rope did not break.-New
York sun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16

Daniel Webster once dined with an
old Boston merchant, and when they
anne to the wine a dusty old bottle was
carefully decanted by the servant and
passed to the host. Taking the bottle,
he filled Wehster's glass and handed it
to him. Then, pouring out another for
himself, he held it to the light and said:
"How do you like it, Mr.. Webster"
81 think it is a fine specimen of old
port"
"Now, can you guess what it cost
me?" asked the host.
"Surely rot, said Webster. II only
know that it is excellent.
"Well, now, l can tell you, for l
made a careful estimate the other day.
When l add the interest to the first
price, l find that it cost me the sum of
just . shillings per glass"
Good gracious! You don't say so?"
cried Webster. And then, draining his
glass, he presented it again, with the
remark:
Fill it up again as quick as you can,
for l want to stop that COMPOUNDED in
terest. Nuggets.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
Eyelids In a Strange Role.

The dancing girls of Bangkok are al
ways exercising in the royal gymnasium.
Their ages vary from 8 to 20 years. The
curious and subtle feat of picking up a
bit of straw with the eyelids can be
learned only by the youngest of them,
who are made to practice it in order to
render them flexible in every part of
the body. There are two long rows of
benches. one a little higher than the
other. On the lower is a row of little
girls, and on the upper bench are laid
the polished bits of straw. At the sound
of the drum the little girls all together
bend back the head and neck until they
touch the bits of straw, which with
wonderful dexterity they secure between
the orner of their eyelids. london
Modern Society.
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The New Chicago.

The cruiser Chicago, reconstruct
ed and with increased speed, early
next month will leave the New York
navy yard, after having been in the
hands of workmen for several wears.
Few will recognize in the new Chi
cago the vessel that flew Rear Ad-
miral Erban's flag and was com
handed by Captain Han, now a
member Of the board of strategy in
Washington, or she is practically a
new ship, the only remaining origin
al part of her being the iron hull.
When the Chicago went out of
commission size was bark rugged
with three sal. masts, but when she
leaves the dry dock she will have
only two masts, neither of which
will carry sails. They will be milit-
airy masts, like those on the other Of
Uncle Sans fighting ships, and will
give the rejuvenated cruiser a more
warllke appearance.
Her armament has also undergone
material changes. Her main bat,
terry, formerly consisting of four 8
inch, eight 6-pch and two 5-inch
breech-loading rifles, will be aug.
mented by 10 3-inch rapid fire guns.
in addition to her secondary battery.
which will consist of all the latest
models of small rapid fire guns.
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AT THE SPRINGS.
From the Husbandman.

From the Husbandman
The recent strike in the Judge mine
was just in time to prevent its closing.
The new body of ore is said to be good.
Elizabeth Antisell, sister to the late
Thomas Antisell, has sued the grand
lodge A. o. L. W. of Montana to recover
$4,000 on the policy of her dead brother.
While we are aware that our town is
quiet we are assured by those who trav-
ell about the state that it wears as busy
aspect as the majority of Montana towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Pierse and son Ed
die will leave shortly for a visit with
Helena and Anaconda friends. While
absent Mr.. Pierse will attend the grand
lodge A. o. [. w. as a representative of
Meagher lodge, while Mrs. Pierse will
attend the grand lodge ID. of II. as rep
rescntative of Snowflake lodge.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
Homeless Kate, the Box Car.

Jack my drivers, but it's Homeless
Katel Why, Kate, amt there no gettin
you back to your friends? There's 40
chasers out for you from your road if
there's one. Who's holdin you now?"
"Wish / knew" said Homeless Kate.
81 belong in Topeka, but I've bin to
Cedar Rapids; I've bin to Winnipeg;
I've bin to Newport News; I've bin all
down the old Atlanta and West Point,
an I've bin to Buffalo. Maybe I'll fetch
up at Haverstlaw. I've only bin out
ten months, but I'm homesick, I'm just
achin homesick,"
"Try Chicago Katie, said the switch
ing loco, and the battered old car lum-
bered down the track, jolting, 81 want
to be in Kansas when the sunfiowers
bloom"
yards full o. Homeless Rates an
Wanderin Will:es," he explained to
.007. 81 knew III old Fitchburg fatcar
out II months, an one of our was gone
10 fore ever we got track of her. Dun
no quite how our men fix it. Swap
around, l guess.'-Rudyard Kipling in
Scribner's.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-07-16
Pottery.

An interesting story is told of Lady
Helen de Hangest-Genlis who started a
small pottery on her estate, chateau of
Orion, about 1924. In this factory was
made the famous Faience d'Oiron. She
was a widow, cultured and very artistic.
A collection Of her crayon portraits is
said to have been preserved, but it was
in the manufacture of china that she
made a name for herself. Not more than
so pieces of Faience d'Oiron are now
known to he i'll existence. All of them
are small, but of surprising beauty.
They are supposed to have been made
as gifts for friends. They have an inlaid
ornament of interlacing bands or scrolls,
ar%abesques and geometrical forms of
tinted clays. yellow and brown, relieved
with soft colors Oh a cream white
ground. forming a smooth surface and
covered with Il soft glaze. Art Anna
teur,