The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-17
Pensions From Spanish War.

MAsnlHcIo., DMreM r p! Pen.
'Hn air iil:Dr - e~ees
:l.ilri .!ae.t .eri'i.fn,a, 1854 u; oi'
t4e wsr vi,!, Sp,io. lle., 5000
applications h.Yc hecn I'll on behalf
OF I'll, soldiers # Tie tcnt war. As
arilu,tration Of H. ,horoughnc.S
with which the rep:'nr'ts have been
canvas >cd, iii, -ii that from the II I
New York mprr than three llundro,!
applications ia.c been obtained. Ia
the 9tll Ma -ac!usctts there are Goij
applicatipn.
The business Of getting ncw pensions
ha, been syatcnatizcd The number
Of c:s-'> lied in the name Of soldiers
whp haYc served in the Philippines
have become 50 numerous u>a- ;oattract
oll!c!al at;cntiyn.
pon INVESTIGATION i: ia- been dis
covered that the attorney, send their
agents To the var department every
day to cory the list Of ca-ualtr, ca
blcl byGem. OBJ. The pcnsinuatto..
ncya thcn ascertain the next nt kin
from the enlistment rec ,rd-. Cores.
pondcnce is opened with the soldier
o:hiS rclati;cs wi,l i view Of obtain
Ing authority to prosecute claitn.
The authorities are preparing to i-suc
an order that will bar pension a,tor-
ncye hereafter from the department
records. The zeal Of the attorneys.
however, will enable them to procure
more clients nevertheless. The daily
dispatches furnish the names of The
sick wounded and kilcu.
The total number of cnlstnlcnt.. for
the Spanish war and the Philippine
in>uvrcctlon was about 3i2 900 Ncar-
ly o,0'iD OF these were rc-cml;-tofi. 10
tha; the to;al of cn!i>tc, ncn j., ap-
rroxina'ciy 300, judging from.
the applicants arca'iy filed, enc sol
ditr IN every twclve has become 4
pcnSipa >ccl.cr in less ,lla. two years
from date "a. tho declaration n; war.
While t!c showing Is Somewhat Of =.
rc!irr:.oa tlon ;hc mes who are seek
IN. 'invvrnincnt a:l already, it is
mer" al nv:'lcncr of tha pcrniciyu5
activity oi the pension attorneys, who
stop 1T nothing To build up cases from
which Il Zee NAY be collected.
Extraordinary care was taken in the
enlistment Of the srrn',. army for the
Philippines to AVOID tie Ii linz Of pen
sion claims an'. I, safeguard the Gov
crnmcnt. but Is nearly every man in
the tropics has been touched with
fever, Il hospital record is ready as a
foundation for the future. This op-
portunity will not be missed by the
pension attorneys.
y physical examination before dis
charge has been started aud will pre-
vent many applications being granted,
but even this provision will not guard
against subsequent disability that may
be traced 70 exposure.
"One Minute Cough Cure is the best
remedy ever used for coughs and
colds. 1t is unequalled for whooping
cough. Children all like it," writes
II. n. Williams, GentryviIle, Ind.
Never fails. 1t is the only harmless
remedy that gives immediate results.
Cures coughs, colds. hoarscncss, Group,
pneumonia, bronchitis and all throat
and lung troubles. It's early use pre-
vents consumption. Evans Pharmacy.
"Snitch" is newly invented
word, used to designate an individual
who scans the newspapers in search of
items concerning matters upon which
lawsuits may be founded. The snitch
closely follows the daily casualty col
ums, hunts up respective litigants,
and directs their business into the
hands of the pcttifogging lawyer with
whom he is in collusion, and from
whom he draws Il commission.
""lil " lCt tuc people VINO SuUCr
from rheumatism and sciatica know
that Chambcrlain's Pain Balm relicv-
ed me after a number Of other mcdi-
cines and u doctor had failed 1t is
the best linimcnt have ever known
of.-J. \. Dodgcn, Alpharctta, Ga.
Thousands have been cured of rhcu-
matism by this remedy. One applica-
ton relieves the pain. For sale by
1lili-Orr Drug Co.
= The total value Of the eggs and
chickens marketed in the United States
last year was $3.50, 100000 The mag
nitudc Of the poultry industry is made
more evident in the fact that the value
of the 1898 potato crop was only sS0,-
100000 aud the total value Of the
pig iron output seldom exceeds $3.50
100000, while the annual output of
coal amolnts only to about $500, ,000,-
600.