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LOYAL HOWE WORKERS.
Notes About the Members of the Asso-
citation and Their Doings.
An L.H.W. Boy in Camp.

Dear LII. w.: /, as an Ohio boy and
LH.W., expected to extend a welcome
hand and TO help entertain my friends
during the Encampment at Cincinnati.
will be unable to do SO, as / have enlisted
in the 10Th INF, stationed now in camp near
Mobile, Ala. We are camped among tall,
slim pines, our only shade. Our parade
ground is a large, level stretch of land
capable of holding 10000 troops on drill or
parade. At present there are about 9 coo
troops-Regulars and volunteers. The boys
all seem satisfied with being in camp, but
all are anxious TO receive the order that
will send them to Cuba. p
l will say a few words about the pleasure
resorts near Cincinnati. The Zoo and
Chester Park are both near the city. and
are reached by cable and electric cars.
Cony Island, on the Ohio side, is a delight
full resort, reached after pleasant ride by
boat. Electric cars convey you to Fort
Thomas, Ky, situated ON a high bluff over
looking the Ohio, with scenery unsurpassed.
The Lagoon. near Ludlow, Ky. Is also
pleasant place. Any OF these resorts are
OF interest to persons who have not visited
them although they are similar to the ones
in other cities. There are many places of
The National tribune., 1898-06-16
PENSION DECISIONS.
Cases Disposed Of by Assistant
Secretary Davis.

In the case OF Welcome W., father OF
Frederick De +. Smith, the claim ant s
son was alleged to have served during the
late war, on the u. S. S. Mon ticello as a
while in such servi g. The claim is de-
pendent father was rejected on the ground
that the mans death was not in line OF
duty, on appeal claimant contending that
there is nothing to show why the sailor
was not in line of duty at the time OF
meeting death. Rejection OF the claim is
based on the Navy Department records,
which tain an official certificate OF
death, issued by the Acting Assistant
Surgeon OF the Monticello, and approved
by the Lieutenant Commander. This
states that the sailor met his death off
Western Bar, Cape Fear River, n. c.. Dec.
81, 1852, by falling overheard from the fore
castle and drowning; that the body was
not recovered, and that he accident did
not occur in the line of duty" Mr.. Davis
says it Is true, as appellant contends, that
there is nothing to show why the sailor
was not in line of duty. The record states
this, however and it being matter
especially within the know ledge of the
official making the record, the statement
must be accepted as true, in the absence
of any evidence tending 10 impeach the
record. The rejection is affirmed.
In the case of Mary Beers, widow of
Robert b. Beers, Co. A, 9Th Pa. Cav, the
papers are returned for opinion of Medical
Referee on the medical aspects. Soldier
died in 1876 Of pareSis of the insane, al =.
legged to be the result of slnstrol<e incurred
in the service. Satisfactory proof of in
currence of said Disability has not been
furnished and no definite cause of head
trouble establisbed,, But it is shown that
head trouble manifested itself in service,
an was more or less continuous from 1862
TO date of death. Mr.. Davis says it is of
Course desirable to know in every case the
source or origin OF any alleged disability,
so that it may be determined whether the
same is contracted in line of duty. But in
case OF this nature, where the disability
is manifested while. the soldier is in the
performance of duty, and where there are
no adverse features to warrant a belief that
1T might have been caused by something
disconnected with the service it is per-
missible to give the evidence construc-
ton most favorable to the allowance of the
claim.
In a fee case Docket No. 5261) the AS
sistant Secretcry-in accordance, he says,
with long line of decisions in appeal
cases-sets forth that power of attorney
to which the signature of the claimant is
not attested by two Witnesses confers no
authority upon an agent or attorney to ap-
pear IN a pension claim, and without such
a person cannot have title to a
fee.
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interest within walking distance OF Fount-
ain Sql are.
| wish all a pleasant and enjoyable visit
to our beautiful city on the Ohio.
We will probably be away from Mobile
before you read this. Give the Yankee
boys a thought, and wish them well when
they get among the DOns.-E. q. Bower,
Co. E, 10Th Inf.
L.H.W Notes.
Dear L.H.W. Friends: / wish to report
that Keystone Circle is still alive and
active and gaining in membership. At
oar last meeting, May %, we elected new
officers as follows: Pres, Mrs. Ora L.
Keyser; V. p, Mrs. Jeanette Ellis Spohn;
Treas, Uriah Tinker; Sec, o. b. Hotham;
Chap, Mrs. Corneha Il. FouIk; Color
Guard, Allie L. l.. Neville.
Brother Carl Casey, Of Provo, o., ex-
tended to the Circle an invitation TO hold
a meeting at Provo. We accepted the in
vitatiOn and are trying to make arrange
ments TO hold the meeting some time the
latter part of July.
The Circle holds its meetings at the
homes of different members the last
Saturday of each month. Al members of
the L. w. who may attend are welcome
and we wish all to know that the latch
string is always out.
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prairie Timber" is used TO haul the am
muniiion and relieve the pack animals.
\ Timber viii carry four ammunition
chests. 1t takes two minutes to unsling.
mount and load When mounted. the
gun stands 80 inches from the ground
Each man Will be armed with a latest
pattern Colts revolver. 80 caliber. and
fiye-chambcred, and regulation saber.
The personal equipment for the men
are gray campaign hats and pith helmets
of the kind worn by the British army in
India and Africa. The helmets are venti-
lated at the top and sides, they are water
proof, and each is fitted with a hood
which falls down over the neck and
shoulders of the wcarer Each helmet
weighs seven ounces with the hood Be
sides the helmets and hats each man
received two pairs of heavy army shoes
two pairs of canvas ieG-%inCs three suits
of undertaking, q hall dozen pairs of
socks, pair of buckslin gauntlet gloves.
and two blue wooden shirts. Another
part of the equipment are the axes and
long bush hooks, To be used by the men
in cutting away underbruSh and in level
ing trees when the battery operates in
wooded country.
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through the body, and probably were
MORALLY wounded. Several had slight
wounds in the legs and arms The rebel
muskets were loaded with "buck and
ball, and at the close range the effect
was terrible.
1t was decided to send the dead and
badly wounded back to the river, while
the regiment pressed on after the flying
rebels Walter was ordered to make one
of the party to carry the boys back, and
Bronson was put in charge of the work.
The regimental line was restored, and
the column moved on. Each of the
dead and wounded was lifted up on a
couple of muskets by four boys and the
procession started back. The carriers
stumbled painfully in the darkness over
the rough road, to the intense anguish
of the wounded.
At last the landing place was
reached, but the steamboat WIS gone.
The Captain had either mistaken his
order or become alarmed at the firing,
and returned to Cairo.
BY this time the moon had come up,
full and bright. Bronson searched
around the bank until he at length
found large skiff with oars. He put the
wounded in this and took the rest of the
squad with him to help row to Cairo as
rapidly as possible to obtain surgical
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Copvricht. lsas. by q
tppNrlE1t. 1915, Uy EIb quo
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

In this war-story. the hero. Walter Armi
tage, is a youth who is employed in the com
posing room of an afternoon daily news
paper in Chicago. The country is on the
eve of civil war. News of the bonn bardme nj
of Fort Sumter creates much eXciteme Mt
A fight between David Bronson, a Unionist
and Dick Morgan, a SeceSsionist, both com
positors, results in victory for the former.
Walter, whose ideas of the situation are
yet uniformed, has a discussion with Bron-
son. who sets forth loyalty the condi tons
that confront the Government Walter
goes down Gown with Bronson TO watch the
bulletins at the newspaper offices.
Secessionists, deniaens of Chicago S
slums, air their opinions of loyal citi-
Zens and express desires that some of
them would afford an opportunity for an
encounter They are suddenly confronted
by one whose voice and manner as he bids
them good evening - is disQuieting, to say
the least. His name is O'Neil. and he is
an eX-Sergeaut of Regulars. His warlille
attitude and his evident desire Tor fight
effectually quiets the boosters.
The kilograms announce the result OF
the attack on Fort Sumter.
Morgan and a fellow composition are
oustCd from the composing loom for their
disloyal sentiments.
Walter and Bronson attend a mass
meeting of Unionists, where the call for
troops is read and patriotic speech-making
aTOuSes the people.
After long argument with himself. Wal
ter decides TO enlist in the Union army.
Karl Brentman and Bronson, a fellow COM
positor, have already announced their IN
tenti0n to 60 TO the war.
The three enlist, as does Patrick O'Neil
and after various camp experiences are
ordered to Cairo. which had been seized by
the United States Government.
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HSTOR MOUNTAIN BATTEpY.
A Crack Organization, from Which
1I1cA Is TEp.cE,d.

Promptly at the beginning of the war
the multi millionaire, John Jacob Astor
Gfc-cd To present To- thc Governments a
battery of light artillery which would be
as fine Il thing Of its kind is money and
brains could produce. The offer was $
promptly accepted, and the organization
OF the battery is going on rapidly in New
York City. Great interest is excited in it,
and several times the required number II
the best class OF young men in New York
have offered their services. The selection
OF these has gone on with great care. that
none but e the highcSt grade be occc2-cd.
First Lieut.. Frederick Marsh lst L. s.
Art, has been designated Us its Captain
He is Il young officer OF great promise. vino
was born in New York and appointed to
The National tribune., 1898-06-16
H.FILE OF INFHuTRYNEu.
For Three Years. During the War AT Home in Shelter
Tent, and Abroad with Three Days Rations
and Forty Rounds of Ammunition"
By JOHN McELROY.
of THE NATIONAL tribune.

erS OF HE NA1lONAL
Beyond, the gloomy outlines of the
cottonwoods on the Missouri shore began
to loom up. If their somber depth.
contained the enemy, he had not yet
manifested his presence.
The gong bells again rang out sharp
ly-s tartlingly SO in contrast with the
careful mutiiing of all other sounds on
the boat. The engines slowed down and
stopped, the boats head ran softly up
against the bank, a deck hand sprung
into the darkness, and in a moment
spoke back in a subdued voice:
"All fast, sir.
"Haul in! Make fast! Lanch the
plank! SO. Steady there, said grufi
voice-!ow-toned, but still gruff:
"Attention, Co, A. Move off as you
came on. Keep quiet, and pay strict atten-
ton to orders. See that your cartridge
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boxes are all handy. Forward, march ,
whispered Capt. Moore.
Up the soft, Welding bank they went
making no sound after their feet left the
gang plank except an occasional clinl;
of bayonet's shank against tin cup
or musket barrel. Shortly after reach.
ing the top of the bank the Colonel
accompanied by bis staff, rode past
them and took places at the head of the
column. The line Of march turned
obliquely to the lett, and followed road
leading into the country.
They marched OH Tor some time. and
the strange expectancy with which they
had disembarked begaa to abate so fan
as to allow perception Of the fatigue OF
marching in tie dark over a rough and
strange road. The line began to stretch
out as the intervals between the men be-
came greater and more irregular.
Suddenly they heard the chatter OF
horses hools rs the Colonel and staff
rode upon bride.
at the next instant the darkness upon
Walters left was cat by level blaze Of
fire that ran away of into the woods.
Then came sharp rattle and yell.
The man in front Of Walter sank to
the ground with a peculiar motion, as if
every muscle had relaxed its hold at the
same instant.
Agonized groans rang out from men
behind Walter, and someone shrieked:
MY God! am shot!"
For one flash Of time Walter was
astonished beyond comprehension. What
could this be? The next fash of thought
was a revelation.
"Why, this is a fight. The rebels
are over there shooting at us These
men have been killed !"
The next thought was as to his duty.
Instantly his musket's butt came to the
ground. The despised drill of loading
in nine times" now manifested its use.
He had snatched cartridge out Of his
box, torn it between his teeth, poured
its contents into the gun, rammed it,
cast about :" and capped, before he was
aware Of what he was doing. He leveled
his gun in the direction of the flashes
and fired. As he did so his excitement
increased Another shot followed almost
ANONYMOUSLY another and another and
another, until he was suddenly brought
to bis senses by Capt. Moore Selling the
barrel and showing it up rudely, saying as
he did so:
"Stop firing Don't you hear the
orders to cease Erng?"
This was So The rebels stationed to
guard the bridge had fired but once and
then run. The cooler of the officers
soon noticed that there was no longer
any return fire, and the Colonel had
ordered the regiment to cease firing
Most of the men heard and obeyed but
Walter had become so wrought up as to
be oblivious to everything except the
necessity of getting as many shots as
possible ir>o the enemy's ranks in the
shortest space of time.
An examination showed that the man
who had fallen in front of Walter was
stone dead. An ounce ball had gone
into his forehead at the roots of his hair,
opening trench through the top of his
head almost big enough to lay musket
barrel in. The other boys were shot
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treatment. He left the dead man OF
The bank, with Walter to stand guarc
over the body and inform the Coione
when tie regiment came back, whicl
lie had no doubt would be in a short
time, Of what he had done.
Walter watched Bronson and the rest
rs they rowed away, saw them struggling
manluIly with the strong current in
their cumbrous boat, listened to the
groans Of the wounded mingling with
the swish Of the waters and measured
click of the rowioc!ls. until the boat be-
came undistinguishabie among the other
floating things on the rivers breast, and
then he turned to take his post beside
the dead man.
In life he who was now lying there
slowly stiftening on the dark green
bank had been Peter Sloan, large,
strong, good-hearted country boy, with
coarse features and great, white teeth,
over which his lips could not close.
Walter had a youths instructive
horror of the dead This is undoubt-
eddy -nature-and not the
result of education, because we see the
strongest similar manifestations on the
part of brutes of the field. There is no
human repugnance to dead men that
SURPRISES that OF cattle and horses for a
liieless one Of their kind. And, horri-
,la nc ~ ic To a how fr ho oIn,a ,,;th ~ -
dead at night, under the most favorable
circumstances, it was inconceivably
more so to Walter, when the dead was
a freshly slain comrade and the solitude
that of a gloomy wood in the enemy's
country.
But he resolved to make an effort to
shake off the feeling that threatened to
unman him. He summoned reason and
pride to his assistance; he determined to
go up to the corpse and examine it and
calm himself by this heroic administra-
ton of simiIia siniLibus.
When he came in full view of it his
knees shook and his heart leaped into
his mouth. The moonbeams came
down through the leaves of the trees
and fell full upon the face of the corpse
as it lay upon its back. The eyes were
wide open-staring. The white teeth
glittered and the shifting moonbeams
made the lips appear to shape them
selves into CHASTITY grin. At that in
slant a piercing shrek rang out from
the top of the cottonwood beneath which
the corpse lay. In the agony of fear
which curdled his blood, Walter
clutched his gun to his shoulder to fire.
Great heavens! he must do something
or go wild. Then came the thought
that stayed him.
"What shall I fire at? At it? Or
in the air? What good will it do ?"
Then as if in response to the shrek
came a number Of "whoo !-whoo j
whoo-e-e-es :" from horned owls round
about, and Walter collected his wits
enough to understand that it was a
screech-owl that had frightened him So
He let the hammer of his gun down
again, and setting the butt upon the
ground, leaned upon the muzzle awhile
until he could compose himself This
done, he picked up club, and ilinging
it spitefully into the top OF the cotton
wood, drove the screamer out. The OK
ercise restored his courage and the nor
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West Point from Missouri, gradua ING in
1877, and graduating from the Artillery
School in 1885.
1t was decided to make the battery of
the mountain type, which has done
good service for the British army in
Hindustan and elsewhere, and been
tried to some extent in our own West.
The guns Will be taken to pieces and
carried on mules where necessary.
The battery will be armed with six
Hotckiss rapid firing guns. each throwing
12-pound shot. Each gun is 80 inches
long and, wi n its carriage, weighs a little
over zoe pounds. In service, one % these
guns, with its carriage, is carried by two
pack-muieS
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mality of his circulation to a certain
degree, and he made another essay to
calmly contemplate it. The eyes still
stared and the, teeth glittered, and the
smirk about the lips became more pro-
nounced. 1t seemed as if it were actu-
ally trying to return to life.
Walter forced himself up to it and
took hold of one Of the hands. 1t was
cold. There was no mistake about the
frightful cash through the head which
had torn out the brains. The moon.
light showed that in all its hideous rag
gedness. Sick at heart with the sight
and smell of blood, he picked up his
musket and paced off to the next cot
tonwood, keeping his back to it.
He would look at it no more.
But such was the horrible fascination
that the resolution would not hold out.
He turned slowly around and before he
was aware of it, his eyes were again
fixed on its face.
The quavering moonbeams brought
out that fearful smile stronger than
ever. Now it was wicked leer,
seemingly sheer at him, as if it were
hooking him for his cowardice. Now
more than ever it seemed to come back
to life. In spite of himself he fastened
to its side, and Selling one of its stifened
hands shouted:
Pete! Pete! Pete Are YOU alive ?"
Then, from neighboring tree to
which he had flown, the hateful screech-
owl screamed more fend-like than ever,
as if she were some bird-formed devil,
gloating over the nights work and
Walters terror. And the horned-owls
answered each other in a demoniac
chorus.
Walter snatched up another club and
again drove her from her perch
So the interminable hours wore on.
Walter would try to walk another way,
to keep his eyes from resting upon it,
but it was impossible. Something con-
tinually drew his steps and his eyes back
and made the stony stare and sardonic
grin burn deeper into his very heart.
At last the moon began to 90 down
to the west, and as her rays grew little
DINNER, great thick rattlesnake crawl
ed slowly out of the brush towards the
body. Walter was leaning in exhaus-
ton against the bole of cottonwood a
couple of rods away, and as the snake
drew out to its full length he instinctively
shrank back, and in doing so made
little noise. The snake took instant
alarm, and sounding its fearful rattle,
coiled itself for spring, and thrusting
forth Its forled tongue, looked around
with cleaning eyes and Kissed fiercely.
Evidently it did not, or could not, see as
far as Walter, for as he did not repeat the
noise, it uncoilsd itself and began again
to crawl towards the corpse Itappar-
emily had no misgivings about any life
there, Tor it crawled directly
across its neck and disappeared in a
clump of bushes. Walter tried to sum-
mon up resolution enough to attack it
with his bayonet, but his courage was too
much shaken by all that he had gone
through. lie felt as if every hair in his
lead must be bleached from a raven
black to a snowy white.
At last-at last the gray dawn APP
oeared, and little after sunrise the regi-
nent came struggling back, muddy,
weary and hungry beyond description.
t had not overtaken the rebels who had
ired into it, nor found the camp it was
expected would be found.
ITO be continually
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EDITORIAL EoTE.-Dramatic details of SOL
der lifes now especially attractive to old and
young, make this story OF the civil war one
Of the most absorbing ever written. Each
chapter contains incidents and descriptions,
told always entertainingly, often humor-
ously, and never falling in being true to life
and accurate in historical points
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VETE ?kNs IN THE CITY.

Georgo G. Fales, Co. b. l00th r. Y, will
sp md 4 few months in the ci,y. He Is
by h S wife a7i son, Mar
shal u. i'ales is ho,iS flaplDa rs il in
j. A. Garfield Post, :, CGri~c.o2, Ky,
but mo recently has be n Il Ac.ol2, ~
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Warm weather weakeBs, but Hoods Sarsa.
parilla strengthens, regardless of the season.
Try il.
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
Senator Jones Explains the Position
of Harvey.

AREADELPHIA. Oct. 15.-Congress-
man Mckea addressed the people here
this evening on the political issues Of
the day. He said that the Republican
party made the war an excuse to levy
more taxes and sell bonds, both of
which were unnecessary.
Senator Jones, chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee, was pres
ent and responded in brief speech, in
which he expressed the decided opinion
that the issues of 1900 would be the
same us in 1895. In conclusion he
mentioned his appointment of the Ways
and Means Committee, consisting of
himself, Governor Stone, Governor
Altgeld and Senators Teller and Allen,
and that committee s selection of Mr..
Harvey AZ its general manager to solicit
contributions to aid in organizing for
the overthrow of Republicanism, and
denounced severely the efforts to dis
credit this movement and especially
ridiculed the charge that Mr.. Harvey
lad been appointed manager of the
Democratic party, explaining that Mr.
Harvey : sole function was to organize
and solicit contributions in small sums
and that he had no authority to pay out
any more money or to manage or con
troll anything except the solicitation of
funds
The Van Buren press., 1898-10-29
-, LA wv ER...
Sidewalk Ordinance Passed.

As stated last week a special meeting
of the city council had been called ioI
last Friday evening to consider the side'
walk question.
Without any opposition an ordinance
was passed at that meeting requiring
sidewalks of stone or brick, feet Wluo
with three inch curb within the tern
tory bounded on the south by the Mo'
Pacific tracks, on the west by MAN
street, on the north by Tenth street.
and on the east by Broadway, ana TO-
quires a 10-foot sidewalk with 3'i i'lhoH
curb on Broadway, and providing tn''
the sidewalks on all these streets, whero
the street has been cut to grade, be pu'
at grade. Property owners are gwen
until February, 1899, in which to nSA'
these improvements.
The carrying out of this ordinance
will result in greatly improved "p
pearance of our little city, and we oe
lieve that when the property owners u
other portions of the town note the lni
provement they will be willing to loi
low in the footsteps of the others anu
make the improvement in the sideWalA,
fronting their property without the ne''
of any compulsory ordinance.
The council at the same meeting III
structed the police department TO ss,
that all stock running loose on '"'
streets be impounded, and as a result
for q starter, about fifty hogs wei,
placed in the public pound Monday au'
but few of the heretofore persistent '''
laters Of the stock ordinance are pow
risking their animals on the streets.
Give rs your order for job PuniiA7'