Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-03-27

soldiers served 60 days or more. The
pensioned were 10000 soldiers and 3d.
600 widows. To the sole survivor of
the war OF 1912 the government is now
paying S193 a year and to widows Of
that war $293.097. To Mexican vet
Grams the payments now are $1,1O7.-
594 and to widows Of Mexican war
soldiers $S1S.O67. On the Union side
the enlistments for the civil war were
2.77S.394. OF these there died in serv-
ice 349. 944. The pensions paid on ac-
count Of the civil war amount to 3d.
300. OOO, 900. and there are now on the
pension rolls 991 $40 veterans and wild
ows. The pensioners who died last
year numbered 14,O66. At the rate the
veterans are dying, 1t is estimated.
there will be a reduction OF the PEN
sions to $50. 200, 900 in the next 10
years, a little more han one-half Of
the present annual appropriation.
Popularity of the Library.
"Yes.' said Assistant Librarian Spot
ford. looking over the well filled circles
Of desks in the rotunda Of the Con-
gressional library. I'VE nave a rather
large school, and all our students seem
to be very comfortable. No; 1 do not
see how we ever accommodated half
the people who wanted to read In the
old quarters. and l am at a loss to
understand where all the new patrons
Of the library come from. This is
about the number Of persons to be
found in the library at 3 o'clock on an
afternoon when the weather is fair.
Nothing that l imagine could be more
comfortable for those who desire to
read up or to follow a line of refer
ences. We simply could not go back
to the old conditions and get along"
When Mr.. Spofford talked this way, ev-
cry desk seemed to be occupied, yet
there was such silence in the rotunda
no student could possibly COM
plain of being interfered with In any
way. The rotunda, by the way, is APP
parently complete. with all the statues
H. place and the scheme Of decoration
perfected, but Mr.. Spofford said that
there were a few details lacking. Next
to the Washington monument the con-
gressional library is the favorite sight
for visitors. Not the least of its at
fractions is the restaurant in the top
story Of the building
Spanish War Claims.
Secretary Root has sent the draft Of
q bill to the house authorizing the sec
Rotary Of war to cause to be investi-
gated and to provide for the payment
Of all just claims against b govern
ment for private property taken and
used within the limits of the United
States during the war with Spain.
The damages alleged to have been
caused by the troops while in camp or
travelling through the several states
amount t $l32.OO o
When Vice President Hobart was
first taken i'll. be realized he would
not be able to spend the winter IN
Washington. He felt a marked fond
ness for all his associates and sat for
a picture in order that all of his friends
the senator would have a re
minder Of him In the way Of a photo
graph. Although the vice president
did not live TO distribute these pic
lures personally, still Mrs. Hobart a
been mindful of his wish. and each
senatorial household has received
of these tokens Of Mr.. Hobart's
thoughtfulness. CARL ScHoFIELD.
His Queer Way In Church.
The most original character we meet
In the Memoirs of the Princess Mary
Is her father. Duke Adolphus of Cam
bridge. He was a strong churchman.
but his religion sometimes took rather
an unconventional form" On one oc
casion. after the officiating clergyman
had repeated the usual ex~hortation-
Let US pray" the duke was heard to
~.-,- .sp- II
During q very dry summer b vicar
read the prayer for rain At the close
the duke Joined %fervently In the
Amen" adding. in exactly the same
tone of voice. But we shan't get II till
the wind changesr
One Sunday. when the words. BE
hold. the half Of my goods | give to
the poor" were read. be astonished his
fellow worshipers by rejoining: No.
no. I can't do that A half Is too much
for any man. but l nave no objection
to a tenth"
Again. on hearing the text. For we
brought nothing into the world. neither
may we carry anything out" be ejacu-
lated True. e many calls upon
Us for that"