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A LETTER TO WOMEN.

A few words from Mrs. Smith, of
Philadelphia, will certainly corroborate
the ella m that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is woman's ever
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81 cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
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week. "Esr 1w nins in -
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felt quite VN<"
comfort
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EVERY one thought it was impossi.
BILE for me to get well. Twas paying 81
per day for doctors visits and rs cents
day for medicine. made up my mind
to try Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound. 1t has effecteda complete cure
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world in it. What blessing to wo'
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Cape Haitien, June II, 1890 p. NJ
Eight thousand Americans, according to
a private dispatch from Port Au Prince,
have landed very near Santiago de Cuba.
The United States auxiliary cruiser st.
Louis arrived at Mole st. Nicholas to-
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HOod,e D;l1e are the best after dinner
lOOu . lllS pills, aid digestion. Csc.
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there were none of; the vegetables that
Chinese most love TO be obtained nearer than
st. Louis. Here aasI an opening, Chinese
truckgarden at Washington. He was up
bright and early the next morning looking
for suitable piece bf ground There was
no difficulty about that. Plenty of cheap,
untitled ground labounds about the Ma
tional Capital. He leased four acres out on
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and went to
work. He sent to San Francisco for the
vegetable seeds, employed negro to plow
up his four-acre farm, took up his residence
in an old barn, and provided himself with
full kit of Chinese agricultural implements
rake, hoe, spade, trowel, yoke such as
one sees in pictures Of coolies, and two four
gallon watering-pots. He went over every
inch of his plot as carefully as if it contained
agrain of gold. worked in every particle of fer
tilizer that he could find, beg or buy, divided
it, reduced the whole of it to filth that would
make flower-bed envious, and planted his
seeds Then he watered, weeded, dug and
stirred as painstakingly as he had prepared
All the water he applied he carried from
ditch, 100 yards away He raised a wonder
Gus crop. and every morning he carries in
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Work of the Pension ONCE

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending Oct. % shows
Army invalid: Original, IS; increase ano
additional, 1876; reissue, 80; restoration and
renewal, %; duplicate, 81; accrued. 20
total, 351.
Army invalid TACT June 81, 1901: Origin /
1863; increase, 1871; additional, rs; reissue
Il. restoration and renewal, 48; supple
ment Is, 5; duplicate, 70; accrued. 81;
total, 878.
Army widow, etc.: Original, -; reissue
1; duplicate, 81; accrued, 1; total, 80.
Army widow, etc. tact June 81. 1901:
Original, 24a; reissue 2; supplementals, 3;
duplicate, 81; accrued, 2; total. 277.
Navy invalid: Original, ); increase and
additional, 3; reissue, 2; accrued, 1; total
Navy invalid TACT June 81, 1890: Original
20; increase and additional, -; reissue, 5;
restoration and renewal, :; supplementals,
1; duplicate, 2; accrued 3; total. AZ.
Navy widow, etc. (act June q, 1890:
Original, IA; accrued, 1; total, 15
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engagement would be fought the next day.
The rebels mnst.iight or surrender Memphis,
and the rebel Commodore-Edward Mont
gomery-had promised his people to utterly
destroy the Yankee feet
At O'Clock the next morning the men
were reused and preparations for battle
begun.
Well be in Memphis OF in the bottom of
the river before noon, said Col. Ellet to his
Officers, his thin, clean-cut face flushing
with the excitement of the coming contest.
:" Memphis has many attractions for me
just now" said Karl, with desperate yawn
he had been Weakened out of a very fine
sleep But CANT say dat I'm in such an
awful hurry to kit deere dat | CAN'T Wait
longer dan noon. In fact, 1'll Wait a week be-
fore I'll take to de bottom of de riffer."
- We shall likely see much lvelier time
to-day than we did at Fort Pillow" said
Bronson. After all, / believe I'd rather do
my fighting on shore. One don't have any
risk of being scalded or drowned there But
suppose that if it's our luck to get killed,
fate will come TO us wherever we are"
The anchors We're raised, and the feet
began running slowly and cautiously down
the river The eunboats were ahead, in two
lines, the rams following at a little distance
behind.
1t was n delightful Summer morning, with
everything as quiet and serene and balmy as
pleasant June can be. Even the river seemed
to lose {; little of its sinister sombernesS, and
for once lighted up with something of glad
ness. under the beams OF the rising sun.
When Bronson and Kari came mp from
getting their breakfast the fleet was passing
around bend, and the next moment the
city Of Meniphis-seated high upon the
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His face was as white as Karl's, but his hands
moved as firmly and evenly as machine.
You BOYS pay special attention to the
rebel pilots, !" said Col. Elet to them. Try
to get in your shots Just AS we are closing in
upon them, so as to help confuse them. II
you can manage to bring the pilots down about
a minute before we strike, it will help things
wonderfully"
"We'll do our best, sir" said Bronson
firmly.
By this time the front lines of the two
fleets were about mile distant from each
other The men were standing at the guns
LANYARD in hand The watchers on the bank
had become perfectly quiet; everywhere was
strained attention, for the opening of the
battle was the event of the next breath.
Then there was fiutter of signal flags on
the Benton-thc flagship-and the next mo-
ment the whole five gunboats whirled around
and began running upstream.
The crews of the rams were astOunded.
The people on the bank were sure that the
Yankees were scared off. and their yells of
triumph and derision almost split their
throats The rebel sailors thought it was
cowardice, too. They answered the multi
tude's yells with their screeching whistles,
and pressed forward in pursuit. Com. Mont
v,
took the lead, and began firing at the Ben
ton.
Back our fleet went, until the rebels were
well abreast of the spectators on shore. Then
there was another flutter of flags on the Ben
ton. and the five boats whirled around again
as if moved on pivots by one piece of enormous
and the Cairo let fly one of her
bow guns ut the Little Rebel. The ball
laZily along the water. f1inuin1 I'D
great jets every time that it ricochetted, but
missed its mark Another came a little
nearer, and third still closer.
Then all the other boats fired every gun
that would bear upon the enemy; the rebels
fired in like manner. and soon the engagement
became general, til, Union boats closing
slowly upon their antagonists. For 20 long
that seemed hOurs-there
was one continuous roar OF powerful guns,
fred so rapidly that their individual sounds
were merged together SO as 10 be indistin-
guishable. Earth. sky, and the very water
seemed to rock with the violence of the con-
cussionS
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Heather Chinee" Who Is Keen-Eyed
Enough to See Business Chance and I'm
prove 1t.
1t is always pleasant and interesting to see
man perceive a business opportunity in a
way that has escaped the attention Of his
fellows, and improve it. This is So even if
ne be what Dennis Kearney used to describe
as moOn-eyed leper."
Across broad Pennsylvania avenue from
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Office is q pre-
tentiOus Chinese store and one of the fire.
quent visitors is q young Chnaman who seems
to have struck lead which will carry him on
to fortune
His name is Lee Poit, and he came here
several months ago from San Francisco where
he had conducted successful washee-wasllee
emporium. He wanted to go into business,
but it seemed to him that Washington had
more than its proper per capita of Chinese
laundries.
While dining at the Chinese restaurant an
idea lodged under his cue. He found that
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BLOOD POISONING.
A Nurses Experience.

and TO heal. Before the six bottles rad
been taken, the ulcers were healed, the
skin sound and natural. and my health
better than i. had been for years I have
been well ever since. I had rather hsv-
one bottle of DIR. Ayers Sarsaparilla thar
three of any other kind"
This Is but one example of the remedial
value OF DR.. Ayers Sarsaparflla in ali
forms OF blood disease There is no other
blood medicine that cures so prom pity.
so surely and so thoroughly. After uearE
half century Of test and trial IL is m.
standard medicine of the world for all
diseases of the blood. Sores ulcers. hoiix
letter. rheumatism, scrofuia and every
other blood disease IS durable by Dr. Aver,
Sarsaparills- The success of this remedy
has caused many limitations to be put on
the market. Imitation remedies wor < i'm
Itaiion cures The universal testimony IL
that "ore bottle of DIR. Ayers Sarsapariila
IS worth three of any other kind" IL vo,1
are interested in knowing more abou. this
remedy. get DIR, Ayers Curebook a storv
of cures told by the cured. II - sent FIRE.
on request by the J. C Aver Co.. Lowell.
Mass. write for II.
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WATER FoR THE GARDEN.

in raising these, and they bring excellent
prices Further on there are melons, not
like our own melons, but hard, queer-shaped
things, whitish green in color. They ripen
in November, and when fully grown some
times weigh as much as 60 pounds. When
they ripen these melons will he the first ever
brought to Washington. There are none
raised, it is said, nearer here than California.
Lee is sanguine that he has fortune in his
grasp. So far the Chinese have taken all
that he could raise, but it is likely that the
whole people will be attracted to them
through curiosity, and increase the demand,
and raise the prices
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portion of it for sale to his slant-eyed
countrymen at prices which they had to pay
for the st. Louis vegetables, plus the express
age. He has gathered four crops this year,
and made heap money F" on each.
In all Lees farm there is not single
plant which is known to his neighbors who
are thoroughly familiar with American farm
ing Near the railroad there are half dozen
rows of what he calls chen fox, or Chinese
cabbage The plant looks not unlike hinge
turnip, but the taste is peculiar, hot, and
slightly spicy. Below the cabbage bed, sup
ported on sticks, which take the place OF
trellis work, there are a number of rows OF
yepmein, little green, gourdlike melon
which is much sought after by Chinese cpl
cures. Lee has been particularly successful
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There are thousands Of people suffering
from blood poisoning who have almost
beggared themselves in buying medicines
from which they have obtained no help
There are thousands of others who first or
last have tried DR.. Ayers SarsaparilIa and
found perfect healing. One of these
others, Mrs. A. +. Taylor, of EngievaIe
N. Oak. relates the following ex perience: :
about two years ago. I nurscd lady
who was suffering (aud finally dicd) from
blood poisoning. 1 must have contracted
the disease from her: for shortly after her
death, had four large sores or ulcers,
break out on my person. i doctorcd for
long time, both by external application
and with various blood medicines; but. in
spite of all that could dc. the sores would
not heal They were obstinate, very pain
full, annoying, and only getting worse ali
the time. At last, purchased six bottles
of Dr.Ayer's Sarsapariiia, thinking 1 would
give it thorough trial. Before the first
bottle was taken, noticed decided I'M
provement IN my general health; nv ap-
petite was quickeued. and / felt better
and stronger than had for some time.
While using the second bottle, / noticed
that the sores had begun to look healthier
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Upon news of the fall of Fort Sumter
Walter Armitage and David Bronson,
Chicago newspaper compositorS. an eX-
Sergeant of Regulars, Patrick O'Neil, a
German, Karl BTentman, and one Stock,
phlegmatic young man who is not 50
stupid as he looks, enlist in an infantry
regiment. A set of toughs, among then,
one "Peory," also enlist and prove 10 lie
towards at the first fight. Dick Morgan,
a fellow-ccmpositor OF Armitago's, enlists
IN the rebel army. The regiment duly
goes to the front, and participates at the
taking of Forts Henry and DonelSon. 1t is
engaged at Shiloh and Bronson and Karl
are wounded
Karl has an amusing romance with a
fiery rebel girl and is badly smItten.
O'NeiI is pr NOTED Second Lieutenant,
and all the rest of the File are promoted.
O'NeiPs shoulder straps are sacrificed be-
cause of a difficulty he gets into with an
Irish lady who persists in following him
and claiming him as her betrothod The
army moves on Corinth, which evacuated.
BTentman and Bronson participate IN the
river battle of Fort Pillow, in the move
ment on Memphis.
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Indian Wars-Survivors Accrued. ?.
Indian Wars-HidOws: Original. 5;dupli-
cate, I: total, 9.
Mexican War-Survivors: Increase and
additional. ?; duplicate. ,; accrued, ?:
total, 5.
Mexican war-Witows: Original, 5; du
plicate, 1; total 8.
Totals Original, 7s3: increase and adj
ditional, $50; re ssue. %; restoration and
renewal, 70; supplemental, o; duplicate,
i5i; accrued, LIS. Grand total, ,694.
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CHAPTER Nj.

COL. CHARLES ELLET AND HIS RAMS.
THE FIGHT FOR MEMPHIS-A TERRI
BILE RIVER BATTLE-IN THE GAIT
URED CITY.
The victory over the rebel feet was signal,
but far from being decisive. Like the dis
aster at Fort Donelson, it only served to nerve
the rebels up to make a desperate effort to
retrieve their misfortune.
Fort Pillow was evacuated III the night
succeeding the battle. but this was due
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EDITORIAL N0TE.-The next installment
is devoted to the adventures of members of
the Pile in Memphis, including an incident in
Karls romance. The installment is especi-
ally interesting.
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1t is now believed that Gen. J. S. Goblin
and his brigade-8th and 18th Pa. and
18th Minn.-will go directly to Cuba from
the Philadelphia Peace Jubilee. They
were booked for a Winter camp at Augusta,
Ga, but this has been changed.
**+
The 18th Pa. was mustered out of the
United States service at Pittsburg, Oct Is.
1t is believed that a majority OF the men
will re-enter the National Guard. There is
some question whether the discharge OF
the regiment from the United States serv-
ice takes it out OF that OF the State.
Oct. Is five carloads of brown powder
were sent from Santa Cruz, Cal, to Adj
miraI Dewey.
Surg-Gen. Sternberg praises the Red
Cross IS work, but does not want it's hos
pitfalls in Cuba and Porto Rico, where he
says it is the Governments right and duty
to establish sufficient hospital service.
*+*
Secretary Long is receiving quite num-
Der of interesting relics of the war-Span-
ish flags, breech plugs from the guns of
Spanish vessels sunk, electrical appara-
tus, photographs, ETC.. all of which will be
probably turned over to the National
Museum for display in the division re-
Gently established for mementoes of the
Spanish war. One souvenir the Secretary
prizes highest of all, and has had it
mounted for his office. 1t is fine bust of
Columbus, which adorned the PROV of the
Cristobai Colon.
The Sd battalion of the list Wash. Lieut.
Col. Fyfe, and Batteries A and ID, Califor-
MIA Heavy Artillery, will be the next troops
sent to Manila.
There has come decided change over
the minds of the Volunteers in regard to
continuance in service. The first cause is
probably recovery from the hysteria
stirred up by the yellow papers a few
weeks ago. The second is that the pros
pect of spending the Winter in the delight
full climate Of Cuba IS very agreeable
one. The result is that the War Depart
ment is in constant receipt of petitions
from regiments designated to be mustered
out, asking to be retained. The I'd Pa.
has sent one signed by 726 officers and
men-an unusually large per centage for
a accompany regiment. The I'd N. C.. re-
ports so per cent. OF the men want to stay.
The ID Tex. has about the same proper
ton. One Of the queer incidents is petit
ton from $50 of the 1st Ga. to be trans
ferred to the 3fst Mich. The list Ga. and
the 3lst Mich. have been brigaded to-
gether, and warm friendship sprang up
between the "Goober- Grabbers and the
90 Wolverines" The list Ga. has been
ordered discharged, while the 31st Mich
remains in service, and the Georgia boys
want to stay with them.
Gov. HOcOmb has stirred up an i'm
mense amount of trouble in the 1st Neb
which behaved so gallantly at Manila, by
promoting one of his favorites-Ma SLOT
the Colonelcy over the head
of Lieut.-COl. Cotton, whom the men felt
had well won the promotion.
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through the war, and lost an arm at Jones'
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tuOlc W jCAHlN1di "a y
strategy at Corinth than
to the uat0warj issue
of the engagement on
the river. The rebel
fleet fell back down the
stream. and one l;y che
the forts along the bank
were abandoned, until
our feet came into the
immediate neighborhood
OF Memphis. All under
stood that the stake 10
be contended for in the
next encounter was not
only one Of the princi-
pal cities in the Confed-
eracy, hut the mastery
upon the waters of the
Mississippi. Both sides
made every preparation.
The relels had bcen
the first 10 apply the
idea Of "ranlming -
or using the impact of
one swiftly moving ves-
sci against another-as
a means of naval war
fare, and their success
had more then equalled
their expectations. Their
first employment of it
had resulted in the de-
struction of two of our
finest frigates in Hamp-
ton Roads. They had
constructed several rams
for the flotilla of the
Mississippi, and it was
the possession of these
which determined the
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to go to the relief of the Spanish soldiers.
at which his patriotism revoIted, and ne
tried to get his check back, without sue
cess.
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| met Maj.-Gen. Warren Keifer on Penn
sylvania avenue, in front OF The National
Tribune office, last week. He was dressed
in the neat fatigue uniform of his rank,
and in spite of his white whiskers looked,
talked and stepped as alertly as when ne
went out at the head of the 10th Ohio,
and made one of the best Colonies. brigade
commanders and division commanders in
the service. lie said that he had been in
most excellent health, and had not lost a
pound of flesh. He expects to go to Cuba
with the first detachment.
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1t is now believed that Gen. j. s. Goblin
and his brigade-8th and 18th Pa. and
18th Minn.-will go directly to Cuba from
the Philadelphia Peace Jubilee. They
were booked for Winter camp at Augusta
Ga, but this has been changed.