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The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Work of the Pension offlca.

The report of certificates issued for the
week ending Oct. 21 shows
Army invalid: Original, "a; increase and
additional, 337; reissue. "a; restoration
and renewal, AZ; duplicate, 1S; accrued
ITO; total, 565.
Army invalid (act Of June 27, 1s90):
Original, 341; increase, 1888; additional
54; reissue, 13; restoration and renewal
IT; duplicate, 33; accrued, 12O; total, 1872.
Army invalid (war with Spain): Origi
nal, 8.
Army widow, ETC.: Original, 40; restora.
ton and renewal, 1; duplicate, 18; total, So
Army widow, etc. (act Of June 27, 1S9O):
Original, 211; reissue, l; supplemental, 2
duplicate, 0; accrued, 2; total, 225.
Army. widow, etc. (war with Spain)
Original, 10.
Navy invalid: Increase and additional
1; duplicate, 1; total, g.
| Navy. invalid (act of June 27, 1S9O):
Original, 1S; increase and additional, 8
reissue, 3; restoration and renewal, g.
accrued, 8; total, 30.
Navy widow, etc.: Reissue, 1.
Navy widow (act of June 27, 1S9Ol:
Original, 8; reissue, 1; total, 8.
Indian Wars-Surviyors Original, 1:
accrued, 5; total, @.
Indian Wars-Widows: Original, 6.
Mexican War-Survivors: Increase and
additional, A; duplicate, 1; accrued, 3; total
Mexican War-Widows: Original, S.
Totals: Original, Sol; increase and ad.
ditional, $50; reissue, 43; restoration and
renewal, SO; supplementals, 8; duplicate
rs; accrued, 243. Grand total, LOO.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
The Bowery Boy Aboard Ship.

On board men-of-war all offenders against
the rigid discipline of the Navy are drought
to the mast in the American Navy. There,
in the presence of the officer Of the deck, the
Captain hears complaints and awards
punishments. The following amusing in
cident is related by a naval officer as having
actually occurred on one of the cruisers off
Havana:
"Jes' like dis, Cap'n," said the Bowery re-
cruit who had been brought to the mast for
fighting, "as | trows me divan in de ditch i
pipes de spud peeler plantin' his feelers on
Hold on!-what's that?" said the Cap
tain.
"He means to say, Captain" said the Off
Ger of the deck, that, as he was slowing
his hammock in the netting, he saw the
cook trying to steal his water bucket"
HE hangs de bluff agin me dat it is
his'n, continued the seaman, "but digs de
packing out o my peppers and goes to
squeeze de bone"
(Which is equivalent to saying" said the
officer OF the deck, that the cook would
have him believe that the bucket was his
own, but the seaman, refusing to be hood
| winked, started to recover his property"
81 digs him in de stoop wild me silt, and
plants me squeeZers in his ticklers, but de
guy starts de ki-yi, when jolts him in de
mask"
"That is to say" said the officer of the
deck, tidt ue gave Ine COOK a KICK, and
commenced to pull his whiskers, when the
latter started to yell, whereupon the sea-
man hit him in the face"
81 breaks brace of tombstones, and lets
de geezer free-when he plants stall agin
me wind, and starts de fizz at me sniffer,
and"
Stop! stop" said the Captain.
81 take it," said the officer of the deck,
that he knocked two of the cooks teeth
out, and then let him go; but the cook, not
being satisfied, commenced to choke the sea-
man, and gave him blow which caused his
nose to bleed"
well now, my man." said the Captain
"if / hear any more Choctaw spiel like this
I'll caress the stomach of your jeans in
way that will remind you CO Hindu skate
on the Midway; and in the meantime ri
give you boobie watch, with bracelets, in
the refrigerator, for seven spot"
which MEANS" observed the officer of
the deck to the seaman, that any more
mutilation Of the English language by you
will cause the Captain to kick the stuffing
out OF you, and meanwhile you get a week
in the brig with handouts and shackle."
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Branding in the Army.

Comrade r. Black, Cascade Locks, Ore,
writes: Il saw five men undergo the pun
ishment of branding at Fort Independence,
Boston Harbor, in 1864, three being brand
ed at one time and two later. The pris-
oners had been wearing ball and chain
for some time. The branding was done
after dress parade in the presence of the
troops stationed at the fort; viz, the 11th
Inf, Co. d, 1st Art, and the 1st battalion,
Mass. FL. A. The prisoners were strapped
to a gun-carriage. All screamed but one
young American, who clenched his teeth,
but did not utter sound. The men were
made to work next day. saw them limp
ing about carrying the ball and chain,
their hips swollen in a horrible manner
The letter D, two inches in length, had
been branded on the left hip of each. The
instrument used was red-hot IRON"
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Glorious Victory of the Constitution.

Mr.. George Gibbs, in the NeU Lippin.
colt, sums up the last victory of "Old Iron.
Sides" and relates the following incident
in which the gallant Stewart rises to the
occasion superbly:
at was wonderful battle. In a fight
between one sailing-ship and two the odds
were fourfold on the side of the ma jority
For it was deemed next to impossible tC
rake without being doubly raked in return.
This obvious disadvantage was turned by
Stewart to his own account by what critics
throughout the world consider to be the
finest manuvering ever known in an Ameri-
can ship in action. He fought both his
broadsldes alternately, and luffed, Wore,
or backed his great vessel as though she
had been pleasure boat. Neither of his
adversaries succeeded in delivering one
be playing with them, and skillfulIy pre-
sented her reloaded guns to each vessel as
1t attempted to get her at disadvantage
The larger vessel was discovered to be
the Cyane, 81, Capt. Gordon Falcon, and
the smaller one the sloop-of-war Levant, 21
had 81 guns. while the Englishmen had
30; Of the Constitutions crew but four
were killed and 10 wounded. On the
Cyane and Levant 30 were killed and AZ
were wounded.
after the battle, while the two Eng
cabin dining with the victor, discussion
arose between them in regard to the part
each had borne in the battle, while Stewart
listened composedly. Their words became
warmer and warmer, and each accused the
other in plain terms Of having been re-
sponsible for the loss of the vessels. At
point when it seemed as though the bitter
ness Of their remarks bade fair to result in
blows, Stewart arose and said dryly:
Gentlemen, there is no use getting
warm about it; it would have been all the
same, whatever you might have done.
IL you doubt that, 1 will put you all on
board again, and we can try it over
"The invitation was declined in silence.
For this gallant action Congress award
ed Stewart a sword and gold medal, and
old Ironsides' soon after the war was
over was temporarily put out of commits
sion. Her day OF fighting was over. But
years after, refitted and remodelled, she
aS she had served II rloriouSl,r In rrar
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Brilliant Skies Throughout November.

The month of November is likely to be
remarkable for its meteoric showers, saws
Prof. G.. A. Young, in the NelD Lppinc0t.
1t is probable that a brilliant display of the
so-called "Leonids" will occur in the early
morning Of Nov. 15 or 16; and it is quite
possible that there may be a second shower
on the evening Of the 23d or oath, due to an
encounter with the meteoric swarm which
follows in the track of Biela's lost comet
Whether, however, both or either of these
meteoric showers will be visible in the
United States is something which can not
be positively predicted, even leaving out
all consideration Of the weather
While it is practically certain that the
earth will pass through some portion of the
Leonid swarm on the 18th or 10th of the
month, the data are not sufficient to deter
mine the precise hour of Greenwich time
when the encounter will take place, or
how long it will last; so that we can not say
in just what part of the earth the phenome-
non will be visible-whether in the Eastern
or in the Western Hemisphere. On the
whole, the calculations thus far published
in1icate that the favored regions are likely
to be those that border on the Atlantic.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

cupful each; piece of butter the size of an
egg. Boil until it will harden when drop
ped in cold water; add vanilla; put in
buttered pan, and before it cools mark
of in square blocks.
2. Two ounces of chocolate, two gills of
milk, two gills of white sugar, two table
spoonfuls of molasses; vanilla.
3. -Four ounces Of chocolate, two pounds
OF ight-brown sugar, two gills of cream,
four ounces of butter; vanilla.
4. -Four ounces of chocolate, one and a
half pounds of brown sugar, tumberful of
milk, four ounces of butter
). Six ounces of chocolate a cupful Of
white and cupful Of brown sugar, cupfuI
of milk, butter the size of an egg, two table
spoonfuls of flour.
6. Eight ounces of chocolate, two pounds
of white sugar, cupful of cream, heaping
tablespoonful of butter, and vanilla extract.
Z. Seven tablespoonfuls of grated choco-
late, cupful of white and cupful Of
brown sugar, cupful of milk, tablespoonful
of butter, the same of cornstarch, soda the
size of a pea. Boil all the ingredients
Except the chocolate, vanilla extract,
and half of the milky half an hour, stirring
all the time to prevent burning. Wet the
chocolate with the milk; draw the sauce
pan to the side of the range, and stir it in
well; boil 10 minutes longer. After taking
it from the range add the vanilla.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
How to Make Good Candy at Home.
The Countru Gentleman.

Nolass's Cdndy-One cupful Of molas
ses, one cupfui of sugar, and a piece oi
butter the size OF an egg. Flavor as yor
like.
four tablespoonfrIls of flour, one pound OF
sugar, and four eggs, the whites beaten to a
froth. Stir the mixture well, and drop on
pans with g. tablespoon.
Cream Cocodnm.-Boil the sirup as
above. When it begins to thicken, add
the meat of one cocoanut coarsely grated
and pour in fiat pans about an inch thick,
or less. While cooling, cut in broad strips
This is very fine. Cream candy is not soft
until kept a week.
Cream Cdndy.-Two pounds best pow
dered sugar, just water enough to dissolve.
Boil in clean covered kettle or saucepan
very briskly, without stirring. When it
begins to thicken (Which will be soon) add
as much cream OF tartar as may be heaped
on fiye-cent piece. Be sure to watch
that it does not burn. Try often and
speedily by taking a small round stick
and, after dipping in the boiling sugar,
dip into cold water. When it breaks
short and crisp, pour it out on a large
creased pan or plate, and pour on the
work until white. Cut into fiat sticks.
When hard place it in glass jar and keep
a week or 10 days, when it will become
creamy and delicious.
Chocolate Cream Drops.-Take two cup
fuls OF white sugar, half-cupful Of milk;
put them into a saucepan and heat until
it boils; then boil hard five minutes pre-
cisely. Set the pan in a dish of cold water;
stir until the mixture creams and cools
enough to handle; then mold into small
drops, laying them on a buttered platter
Flavor if you prefer. Take half cake of
Bakers chocolate, scrape fine, put into
a bowl, and set in the top of a steaming
(not boiling) tea-kettle till dissolved; then
take the creams, one at time, and drop
in the chocolate, roll over quickly, take
out with fork and slip on a buttered platter.
Be careful not to let the chocolate cook,
or it will harden.
Chocolate Cdrdmels.-1. Take Of grated
chocolate, milk, molasses, and sugar one
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
YESTERDAYS
IN WASHINGTON.
Pen Pictures of Celebrities OF
the Past Generation.
BY MARY S. LOCKWOOD.

Copyrighted, 1899, by THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

the Districto of Columbia by reason of African
descent are hereby discharged and freed OF
and from all claim to such service or labor,
and from and after the passage of this act
neither slavery nor involuntary servitude.
except for crime whereof the party shall be
duly convicted, shall hereafter exist in the
District"
Is it any wonder that the free negroes
and those who had been placed on the road
to freedom united in the churches in thanks
giving for the act that made them freemen?
ITO be continued
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Moth and Flame.

Moths fly against the candle flame be-
cause their eyes can bear only small
amount of light. When, therefore, they
come within the light of candle their sight
is overpowered and their vision confused,
and as they cannot distinguish objects,
they pursue the light itself and fly against
the flame.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Correct.
Puck.

Teacher-Willy, please give me sem
tenee in which the verbs TO set and to
sit" are used correctly.
Willy -lafter brief dsliberatione The
sun never sets and on which no other coun.
try ever sits.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

How SLAVERY WAS ABOLISHED IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
An early question to be settled by the
Government was, Where shall the National
Capital be located? During the Revolution
the Continental Congress was wandering
Institution, holding its sessions in four
different States and eight cities-New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lancaster,
York, Princeton, Annapolis and Trenton.
After the Colonies had established indie
pendence some of the disbanded troops
from Lancaster came in threatening atti-
tude at the doors of Congress, then sitting
in Philadelphia, clamoring for the money
due them. Congress was helpless, ard
called upon the police of the city to quell the
mob; whether unwilling or unable, it was
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-24

That oyster famine that struck some
of the Maine cities did not hit Augusta
very forcibly In some of the cities
the markets are almost without an
oyster. and even last Saturday, the day
of all Others when they should have a
good supply. the markets were prac-
tically without oysters. There are
many ways of accounting for this.
Advices from the chief producing
points say that the heavy frosts and
the ice have touched the beds. and that
thousands of bushels of the bivalves
have been wiped out. Many of the
planters along the sheltered bays of
the Connecticut shore will be almost
ruined by the disaster. The greater
number of the Augusta markets do not
get their supply from Boston. so they
did not feel the famine, as that was the
seat of it. An Augusta dealer in
formed the Journal, Thursday. that he
did not think there would be much
more trouble, this year. as the south
winds would soon break up the ice and
the beds would be accessible again.
The price to the dealers has advanced
little.
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A War Time Washinston's Birthday.

The observance that / best remem-
Der about Washington's birthday" re-
marked Postmaster Stinson, Wednes-
day. was at the time of the Civil War
when the soldiers were in the city. 1t
was the custom. in those days, to fire
100 guns in front of the State House.
and to have review of the soldiers
here. At that time the Legislature
held annual sessions and the members
took part in the ceremonies.
II distinctly remember one of the
Washington's birthdays of that time, on
account of great snow ball match
that took place after the parade of the
soldiers. ! was d small boy at the
time. but | distinctly remember that
the day was bright one and the snow
was perfect for snowballing. The
match took place on the ground in
front of the State House. where the
soldiers tents were. and I suppose the
contestants were composed chiefly of
the soldiers.
After the war the observance of the
day gradually ceased from year to year
until at the present time it is almost
wholly unobserved outside the patri-
otic exercises that are held in the
schools
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One of the best tests of lawyers
good nature" said a member of the
bar. Yesterday. comes when fellow
LAWYER asks him to postpone case.
Suppose l get an invitation to go
shooting. with fishing trip thrown in
I'm taking a real case now. Well. of
course. I don't get chance like that
every day / think perhaps | need the
change of air and little holiday, in
fact | want to go pretty badly. So
po RI A and / ask him to agree -
,ostnone a certain case where he rep
resents the other side. Now, it's quite
l,<e,v that AS clients are trying to
nush the case as hard as they can
and as fast as they can. So
A has to determine whether his friend
shin for me will persuade him to post
none and disappoint his clients. 1t is
nv opinion that it was great deal
easier to get postponement five years
ago than it is today There's new set
of LAWYERS coming in who won't agree
70 nostnonement, and the judges are
coming round to the idea that if a
Ia wver isn't present the case will have
to go on anyhow"
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The druggists report slight increase
in the price of quinne within the past
few days. One man accounts for it ny
the great demand during the winter.
and at the present time, for something
to prevent or cure the grip. Another
thing in the. way of druggists supplies
that has taken a sharp advance is the
vanilla bean. The best of these beans
are grown near Vera Cruz. and in the
years 1894 and 1895, the supply was
one year ruined by the frost. and the
other destroyed by the natives. This
left the reserve supply short. and a
shortage of last years crop has left
the market almost free from the Vera
Cruz variety. This has made the ad-
vance so great that it is the highest it
has been in years, and is almost three
times as great as in 1894. The price of
the favorite extract is likely to suffer
on account of the rise.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

KENNEBEC, IS. -,
Taken on execution and will be sid by
public auction on the 25th day Of March
a. d. 1899, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon,
at the office of williamson and Burleixh
in Augusta, in said county, AN the rig53t,
title and interest which Robert A. Pa@f
of February. A. d. 1899 at four o'clock
and forty minutes in the afternoon. III
and to the fohowing described real estate
situate in Augusta in said county of Ken
nebec, TO wit. Il ~
A certain lot of land situated in %Said
augusta in the second range east OF
kennebec river bounded and descrieed
AS follows: On the north by andSaQf
rangeway east of kennebec river; onvQSe
south by land of George d. RObinsou.
and on the west by the brook at the. foot
of winding hill $50 called containing
twenty-five acres more or less.
Also one other certain lot or parcel of
land together with all the buildings
and described as follows, viz: On east
erly side of kennebec river in said Au-
gusta. beginning on the northerly side of
Patterson street at its point of junction
erly by line of said Pearl street, about
one hundred and tifty-three 053D feet to
the south line land formerly owned by
Adoniram Reynolds, thence running
mentioned land about one hundred and
fourteen u14) feet to land snow owned or
formerly owned by Sarah G. Smith:
thence running Souherly by east line OF
last mentioned land. and by other land
formerly owned by John l.. Stevens,
about one hundred and forty-nine n49)
feet to north line of Patterson street.
thence running easterly by line of said
Patterson street. about one hundred and
twenty-four G24) feet to the point of be-
ginning.
Dated at Augusta, Feb. Il, A. ID. 1899
JOSHUA F. BEAN.
Deputy Sheriff
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rive here on the morning freight before
the time of the arrival of the boat
Then in the winter heater cars are run
almost every day. Heater cars are
run from Augusta to Boston every
Thursday and Saturday. After the car
is loaded in Boston it is merely a mat
ter of hauling the car here and unload
ing it SO the expense is not great, and
the companies can afford to do the
work cheaply.
The rate from New York is about the
same as the Boston rate was in the
war times. To bring a barrel weigh
ing 100 pounds here from New York
costs about 10 cents. Nothing costing
less than 50 cents will be brought on
from New York.
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Dailv! kennebee 3ournal.
Local Matters.
~ o,da't Forget Now Old I, Was.

~ Didn't Forget Now Old Was.
II didn't forget how old 1 was.
Do you think I'd act like | often does
DO you think Id swing on the front yard
gate,
If / could remember that l was eight?
II l didn't forget how soon Id grow
TO be big man like Uncle Joe,
DO you think my pa would have to scold
'Cuz didn't do what | was told?
Do you think I'd set my ma SO wild
An act SO much like a little child
II didn't forget | was half past eight?
An would .iiss Brown have to keep me
late?
Miss Brown said l was "a little tiend,
An | didn't know what the old thing
But She said twas becuz | played 50
rough
An it made my ma just cry-sure 'noush.
If didn't forget, do you s'pose that
Would ever act SOS to make her cry:
An don't you suppose q oenaVe JUST M"
II l didn't forget | was gong on h'he'
fl could remember. do you suppose
| wouldn't take care of my sunday
clothes?
An would / get mad at my cousin Ben
Without getting right away good againI
Pa SAYS he belives | was just born bad.
An Uncle Joe says that I'm like my
dad,
An Aunt Lou says she don't suppose
I'll ever be better but ma-She Knows
An she hugs me clost with a kiss. becuz
She says, | forgot how oid l was.
-"Rimes to Be Read"
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AUGUSTUS LOW FREIGHT RATES.
Truchman ]. C. Harlow Shows Result Of Com.
potion Since War Times.

'Freights are lower than they were
years ago remarked the veteran
truckman. j. c. Harlow. Thursday
forenoon. Here is little package of
paper for a publishing house the
freight on which is the exorbitant price
of three cents from Boston. | shall
charge ten cents to haul that to the
publishing house SO you can see that
the freight from Boston must be very
low"
Mr. Harlow has been in the business
for years and was a truckman during
the time of the Civil War. 1t is in
teresting to hear him tell of the
changes that have taken place in his
business during that time. His books
of the days of the war tell for them
selves the prices on freight. The
freight rate now from Boston to Au-
gusta and vice versa, is % cents per
100 pounds. so it can be seen that the
small articles cannot cost very large
price 10 send by rail. The price during
the war was over three times as great
as it is now. so that a barrel costing Is
cents to be delivered at the depot here
from Boston. would have cost in those
days about so cents
Mr. Harlow says that competition is
what has brought the Augusta rates
down. competition with the steamboat
companies. This is proven by the fact
that the rate is about equally as large
from Portland to Augusta as it is from
Boston, and the rate from Bangor is,
If anything. larger.
The railroads were obliged to put
their rates down. in order to retain
their trade and keep it from the
through steamboat companies. In the
summer they run cold storage ears
each day from Boston. 50 that they ar
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The winds are beginning to bear the
freckles and burns that the March
winds are accredited with possessing.
Many who have taken drives through
the country say that their faces feel
like parchment the next day. Mar
shall Morse took a II mile drive. Tues
day. over the slumpy roads, and upon
his return did not dare to smile for
fear of cracking his face. so badly was
it burned.