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ular>A Army at that time, he was thorough
ly under the dominance of the French mil
itary school, as were many of the volun-
teers, especially of the Army of the Po-
tomac. Pose, manners, words and ges-
lures were all very French-quick, snap
by, alert and dashing. He wore a mus
tach and imperial after the style of Ma
poleon III.
The First Brigade-Col. Theodore Jones
right moving down to the seashore. The
the Second Brigade-Col. John NJ. Oliver
will form the left, and reach to the
river. The line will deploy when we
come in sight of the fort, which is nine or
10 miles from here. Gems. Sherman and
Howard have promised to come down on
the opposite side of the river and watch
the assault. That ought to inspire us to
do our very best, even if we didn't have
the incentive of opening up the mail line.
and hearing once more from our sweet
hearts,"
That's the word to pass along" said
the officers. Lets tell the boys that the
mail-carrier is just beyond the fort, with
bushels of letters from their best girls,
and we want to open the door for him
to come in. That'n make 'em fight as
nothing else will-not even Gen. Sher-
man looking on
Well, Sergeant?" said the General, in
quirirgly, as the officers rode off.
I'm Serg't KleCg, 200th Injianny Vol
unteer Infantry" answered 81. saluting
Il was ordered to report to you for duty
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$1,1Ji


Average pay per annum, SoS4.GO 20.
Now, every one of those strong, able
bodied young men was capable of earning
from double TO quadruple that amount,
and would have gotten it if he had stayed
at home and received the high wages then
ruling. Skilled mechanics received from
So to Sc and SIS per day. Farmers got
as high as So a bushel for wheat, S1.5O
for corn, 81 pound for wool, etc. We
shall not be overstating it when VIC esti-
mate the average wage-earning capacity
of the men forming the Union army at
$1,000 n year. Therefore, each of them
made an average donation to the Govern
ment for the privilege of serving it of
about $4,000.
If we multiply this by the aggregate
2,320,212 three-years' men, we shall have
the astonishing total of S4,640, 544, 0G0.
On the other hand, the men who fur
nished the Government with the other
requisite of war actually lent it $2,3S1,-
$50 94.
These were greenback dollars, varying
in value all the way from par down to
80 cents.
Very much of this was lent when the
greenback was worth in the ncighborhOod
of 80 cents or less, as the following table,
showing the aggregate debt for the year
and the average value of the greenback,
will show:
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FEMININE COLONIES.

One of the queer revelations of the
senseless abnormalities which still linger
in the European armies is the announce
ment that the German Kaiser is about
to appoint his sister to the Colonalcy of
the regiment, made vacant by the death of
his mOther-the Dowager Empress Fred
erick. This is a rule of the old days when
the King was King of spOilsmcn, and
ColOnclcies in the army were among the
richest SpOils in his gift. The Colonel
of regiment then paid, fed, clothed and
armed it, and the difference between what
he received from the Treasury for his
men and what he actually paid and ex-
pended upon them made Il very fat pud
ding. The French Revolution bursted Up
this system generally over good part
of Europe, and military officers were put
on pretty much the same basis that they
are in this country. That is, they are
paid salaries, and the men fed, clothed,
armed and supplied directly by the Gov
eminent. But there are still surviYals of
the vicious old practice, and boys, women,
foreign potentateS etc, are still appointed
Colonel, and receive more or less of the
business-like England, the Colonels steal
ings have been compounded, like many
similar lootings of the Treasury, into a
fixed sum of $1,000 4 year, and this is
used to swell the income of Generals, who
are appointed as part of their rewards for
a successful campaign, Colonies of regi-
mcnts, with the salaries attached. The
regiments are actually commanded by
Lieutenant Colonies. Not a regiment III
the British Army is commanded in the
field by its Colonel. He may lead it on
parade, and he is supposed to look out
for its interests at the War Office, hut
that is all.
While Prince of Wales the King was
Colonel of some three or four regiments
rs well as Admiral, and probably his
eldest son will take his place. The King S
brothers are Colonies or Admirais.
1t seems particularly ill-ftting to APP
point women Colonies in Germany, where
there is always the most determined in
sistence that women shall have no public
but confne their activities to
lone and society. The Kaiser is contin-
ually asserting that she is the best WON
an who is known least outside of her
home. where the main business Of her life
is raising children and rigid supervision
Of the household economy. She looks best
and most Germanic with bunch of keys
at her belt, and a severe aspect of scru.
tiny into the china cabinet, clothes press
and kitchen larder. The idea of a woman
riding at the head of regiment would
be particularly incongruous to German.
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THE main interest in the Schley Court
last week centered upon the acceptance
Of Rear-Admiral HowisoG as member Ct
the Court, after the allegation of his ex-
pressed views in hostility to Schley. The
Admiral has denied the interview in which
he is said to have expressed the opinions,
and it is believed that the Department
carefully canyassed his attitude before Of
fering him the appointment. The decision
has been made to refer the question to the
Court itself for examination. That is. the
other two members will decide whether
he is qualified to sit. After all, 1t does
not matter so much what are the predilec
tons of the members of the Court, so
long as they are in earnest in briaging
out all the facts. These are what the peo
pie want, and they will furnish the YER
dict.
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The general character of the present
pension roll may be seen from the fact
that of the 991 900 pensioners now on the
rolls two-thirds are in receipt of pensions
for disabilities which it is not claimed
were due to any actual service in the
army or navy of the United States.-Chi-
cagO Chronicle.
Every man on the roll under the act of
June 27. 1890, to which the Chronicle al
ludes, must have proved that he served
at least 80 days and was honorably dis
charged. He must also have shown, by
a weight of overwhelming evidence, that
he is suffering from unusually severe phys
ical disabilities. As upon his entry INFO
the service, he had to satisfy the Govern
ments Surgeons that he was a young man
Of perfect physique, there is every rea-
sonable presumption that his present disa-
bilities are due TO his service. We know
that the men who are on that roll went
through long series of hardships and Sc
we're strains, such as were never before
demanded of any soldiers. We know that
the wonder must always be that they are
not more broken down than they are.
Hundreds of thousands of them sue
cumbed TO the strain, and died. either
while in the service or Immediately after,
and it is impossible to imagine that any
man who underwent even one of those
campaigns was not irretrievably injured
by it. Further, the Government has al
ways given pension, equal to that re-
ceived by the men under the act of June
%, 1890, to its veterans, when they
reached middle life, for vastly less service
than was required Of the veterans of the
rebellion.
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DEATH OF GEN. WILLIAMS.

Gen. Robert Williams, formerly Adju-
tant-General of the United States Army,
died of apoplexy, at Plainfeld, n. j.,
Aug. %, aged 70. He was Il Virginian;
graduated from West Point in 1851, and
in 1861 was 4 First Lieutenant in the lst
U. S. Dragons, and Assistant Instructor
of Cavalry and Infantry Tactics at West
Point Strong State and family influence
was brought to bear to take him into the
rebellion, but he decided to remain loyal.
He was brought to Washington, and as
signed to duty in the Adjutant- Generals
Office. The Governor OF Massachusetts
applied to the War Department for a
tirSt-clasS officer to put at the head of the
LIST Mass. Cav, and the Secretary Of War
nominated Capt. Williams as the best
available man, and an Ideal cavalry Of
fcer.' He wa commissioned Colonel.
and commanded the regiment at Hilton
Head, being engaged in the attack on Sc
cessiOnyille and in the operations in the
Antietam campaign. He was then re-
called TO the Adjutant- Generals Office
with the rank of Major, by Secretary
Stanton, who was his personal friend. He
was with Secretary Stanton when the lat
ter died.
President Harrison appointed him Ad-
jutant-General upon the retirement of
Gen. kelton, and he held that position
until his retirement in 1893.
He married the widow of Stephen A.
Douglas, whose maiden name was Adele
Cults, grand-niece of President Madi-
sons wife, and by her had three sons
Capt. X. @. Williams, 18th U. s. Cav;
Lieut.. Philip Williams, U. s. n, and
Lieut.. Jas. G. Williams, 18th q. s.; and
three daughters, one of whom is the wife
Of Commander John Patton BRYAN.
q. S. n.
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FOR THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE

We have secured room 135, Hollenden
Hotel, Cleveland. Ohio, for the headquar-
tiers of TUr NATIONAL TRIBUNE
during the National Encampment. This
is directly across the hall from the Ma
tional Headquarters of the G. A. r., w.
r. c.. and Ladies of the G. A. r., and all
comrades are invited TO make use of IT.
They can make appointments to meet their
friends there, direct their mail to be sent
there, and otherwise make it their con-
venience We shall be glad to meet there
all the readers of the paper.
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That is, they have been repaid in in
terest alone-yery much of which was at
the rate of from u to 10 per cent. on
their original loans more than the entire
sum expended for pensions.
The men who fought the battles of the
country actually donated to the Govern
ment about twice as much as the bond
holders lent it. We can reduce all our es-
Inmates very much, and still show that
the soldiers gave outright to the Govern
ment more than the Money Power lent It.
The payment of pensions is not an off
set to this. Pensions are given in COM
pensation for injuries and disabilities re-
ceiyed in the war. They are in satisfac-
ton for an actual debt incurred by the
Government when it sent the men on the
march and into battle, and have no rela-
ton to the sacrifice made by men to enter
the army. But they are associated in the
public mind with rewards to the soldiers,
and therefore they can be put in opposi-
ton to the rewards given the men who
lent the money.
The total amount paid out for pensions
since 1861 foots up much less than half
L
mOney-lenders haze received $4,000, OOO,-
900 more than the soldiers, and the pres
ent rate of about S140,00O,0OO could be
continued for over 20 years before the
aggregate paid the pensioners would reach
the present aggregate paid the bondhold-
ers.
The soldiers of the Union were resolute
in their belief that the bondholders should
be paid, as they have been. They held
it to be right and just that the Govern
ment should pay the last cent that could
be justly claimed by those who lent it
money in its hour of need. They taxed
themselves mercilessly to do this, and pre-
scented Il solid front against all schemes
Of reputation, no matter how artful and
seductive.
Now it is the basest ingratitude for the
The National tribune., 1901-08-29
PORT HUDSON:
A Renaissance OF the Civil "
By Col. Prentiss Ingraham.

This is a tribute by a gallant Confed-
crate officer, who was among the defend
ers of Port Hudson, to the brave boys
in blue who besieged that place, and par
ticularly to those who formed the ceie-
brated Forlorn Hope. 1t will appear in
an early number of The National Tri-
hupa
The National tribune., 1901-08-29

So FAR the experiments with kerosene
FOR destroying musketoes seem to have
been perfectly successful, with a marked
abatement, wherever tried, both Of the in
sect tormentors and malaria.
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SOLDIER VS.. BoNpHoLpER.

Taking their cue from the figures given
out by the Commissioner of Pensions, the
papers are making very much out of the
fact that the pensions paid since 1865 ag-
grcgate $2,666, 904, $50.
While this is Il stupendous figure, so is
every other figure connected with the great
rebellion. Everything about it is so big
that it can be only comprehended by com
pariSon with other figures. Compared to
the number of men engaged, to the amount
of fighting they did, this figure is not so
great as the pension expenditures of other
wars of this country and other countries.
But the most striking comparison IS
with the amount of money that has been
paid the bondholderS who furnished the
money to carry on the war. The Gov
crnment had need of the two great essen
tials of war: Men and Money. Thanks
10 the exalted patriotism of American
manhood. it had less trouble getting men
than it did in securing money. Some
100000 men volunteered their services,
or nearly one man for every four males
in the loyal portion of the country. Such
an exhibition of courage and patriotism
is unprecedented in the history of the
world. The War Department statistics
show that an average of 2,320,2I2 men
served and fought for an average of three
years The war lasted over four years,
and the army was constantly being re-
cruited up to over 100000, and reduced
by terrific battles, campaigns and hard
ships to 100000 or 100000. which will
make the average given.
These men received for their three
years service counting everything at cur
rent values as follows.
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TIE New York papers generally agree
that the City Government has never been
SO intolerably corrupt as today. There
does not seem TO be one honest man in
the whole roll of officeholders.
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AFIELD WITH cROcKER'S BRIGADE.

By David FL Strain, Co. B, 18th Iowa.
This is a simple narrative of the every
day doings of this famous brigade, which
was composed of some of the best fight
ing regiments in the magnificent Army of
tie Tennessee.
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THE cotton spindle does not make any
thing ike the noise that Senator Tillman
does, but it is doing infinitely more for
South Carolina.
The National tribune., 1901-08-29

SENATOR TILLsfAY continues to fly in
the face Of public opinion. He now
claims that South Cardinals prosperity
began under President Cleveland.
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THE people are likely to think much
more of Senator James X. Jones, of Ar
kansas, since Coin" Harvey has begun
abusing him.
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IF those South American countries keep
Ell revoIutionizing, we may have to send
q Sergeant Of Police down there with a
squad, to club them into order.
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GOODNESS, Brigham YOung's wives
have begun to die. This means more
obituaries than about Washington's body
servants
The National tribune., 1901-08-29

PRESIDENT HARRISON was the biggest
man that Indiana ever produced. They
are thinking of building a monument to
The National tribune., 1901-08-29

ALL the comrades viii learn with deep
regret that Adjt-Gen. Thos. ]. Stewart,
of Pennsylvania, and a prominent candi-
date for Commander-in-Chief at the com
ing National Encampment, met with a Sc
we're accident last Sunday, while driving
with some friends near Harrisburg, Pa.
The harness broke, and in jumping from
the carriage Comrade Stewart fell and
broke his left leg below the knee.
The National tribune., 1901-08-29

SENATOR McLAURIN keeps on display
ing great SKI in landing hits on I'LL
mans tendcrest spots.
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Much the worst feature Of our insular
policy thus far has been the unaccount-
able delay in bringing Nicely to justice.
The National tribune., 1901-08-29

TALKING about faded flowers, just look
at Tom Johnson.
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ADMIRAL DEwEY's loops at Manila had
all their danger curves toward the en-
envy
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Money Power to be arrayed solidly against
justice to the men to whom it owes so
much.
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THERE is probably no truth whatever
IN the story that Gen. Shafter received,
July 2, 1895 authentic information Of AID
miral Ccrvcras contemplated sortie, and
Immediately notified Sampson. In the
first place. Shafter has never said any
thing Of the kind, which is conclusive to
those who know Shafter, and the rela-
lions that then existed between him and
Sampson. In the next place, Admiral
Ccrvcra, who, il must be admitted, was
n reasonably competent naval commander.
was very likely TO keep his plans closely
to himself. Probably he did not himself
know the exact day he would go out, any
more than Farragut knew the exact day
when he would 90 into Mobile. On the
other hand, everybody, aloat and ashore
knew that Admiral Cervera was going out
some time soon. He had not come clear
across the ocean merely to bottle up his
ships in the narrow harbor OF Santiago.
where their capture was certain. 1t was
believed at the time that his feet was su-
perior to anything that the Americans
had Public opinion in Spain and all over
Europe was certain that his coming meant
q great deal Of trouble for the Americans,
ami that his putting into Santiago was
merely to get coal and other supplies
This public opinion would not let him re-
main idle many days. Everybody was
certain that he would be soon heard from,
and fight was likely at any hour.
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The increase of the debt from year to
year indicates the amount of the lendings
that year, and the price of the greenback
indicates the real gold value Of the same.
For example, in the fiscal year ending
Aug. 81, 1866, the debt increased S1,O2l,-
$780, 31, or almost half the total amount,
and the gold value of the greenbacks lent
varied from 1874 to 1871 cents. The earlier
part of the year it was far under 80 cents,
going as low as 50 cents July II, 1864.
If we assume, therefore, that the aver
age value of all the dollars lent was as
much as sc % cents, we are making a
very strong assumption in favor Of the
bOndholders. Yet this will make the total
value of their lendings only 81 ,5S1 CSC, So.
For this they have been paid back-count-
ing in the market value of the bonds they
still hOld-the enormous sum of $5,40T,
09SGS4, or nearly four times the value of
their original lendings! To show this at
glance, we restate it in the form of an
account:
Money-lenders in account with the United
States
To amount of debt repaid
to date ...........$1, 796, 496 ,O34
To bonds yet outstanding,
$685., 034 go.
To market value of same
at $125 .......... 731, 292, S25
To interest to date. ....... 2,7G0. 446, Al
To premiums ........-... 119, $50, 40S
Total. ..............$ 50, 4O7, O9S, 684
CIR.
By paper dollars loaned up
to Aug. 81, 1865, S2,3S1,-
$50, 294.
Gold value of same at &C %
cents ............... 81 ,1Si ,6S6,SO2
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BYRON ANDREWS.
WASHINGTON, D. c., AUG. %, 1901.
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Continued on fifth page.)
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recount with the limited
.S5.4O7,O9S,684
CIR.

By paper dollars loaned up
to Aug. 81, 1865, S2,3S1,-
530,29i.
Gold value of same at &C %
cents 81 ,5ST, G
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JOHN McELRoY, ROBERT W. sboPPELL'
BYRON ANDREWS.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-11-01
SHYLoCK HOLMES.
Sleuth Whose Sensibilities Were
Trained Down to "a Wonder
full Acuteness.

My friend Shylock Holmes entered
the office with his customary catlikc
tread. He hung his hat on a chair and
sat down upon the piano, writes Leon
Hartman, in Judge.
! Il perceive" he said, "that a man
with large feet and long whiskers has
been smoking Pittsburg stogie in this
room"
did not refrain from appearing as.
tonished-I did not want to discourage
him.
He was a populist," Holmes con-
tinued, "and carried an umbrella with
a rip in the cover and Cuban flag
tied around the black walnut handle"
/ could not conceal my wonder.
GLOW did you guess all that?" gasped.
Strange" said Holmes. 81 could
read your thought. l knew you would
ask me that very question. 1t is very
easy" he continued, referring to my
question. He transferred a piece of
chewing gum from underneath the
what-not to his mouth. ''In the first
place." he began, fixing his eagle, eye
upon the end of his boot, che had large
feet. He stepped on your corns as
he went out. You drew your feet UNI
der the chair as l came in. Besides,
there is his footprint. 1t is muddy
out"
/ stared at him, aghast at his wis
/ dom. His powers of observation are
beyond me sometimes. 1t was he who
detected that red hair on my shoulder
last week.
HE wore long whiskers, because I
notice that my comb is full of long,
coarse hairs, exactly one-tenth of a
shade darker than my own. Do you
follow me?"
/ gasped assent. He removed a
tack from the carpet and proceeded:
~ know that he has been smoking
a Pittsburg Havana from my eXtraor-
dinarily acute sense of smell. Not one
in million can detect the difference
between the smoke of cigarette and
of steam engine. I can"
He paused for effect, and moved by
his tremendous intellect, / sat in awe.
81 can understand all" I said, "ex-
y
carried the umbrella you described"
THAT, my dear boy, is the simplest
proposition of all. The umbrella men,
toned stands over there in the corner"
I tainted. When I regained con-
seriousness Shylock Holmes lay on the
divan, rapidly taking notes on his cuff.
':You were just four hours and 10
minutes coming out of that" he re-
marked. "During your indisposition
have ferreted out three murders, a
bank robbery and plagiarism for the
New York Wild, besides borrowing he
price of dinner from your pocket"
"Tell ME one thing more" begged.
"What is to" he asked
Glow in the name of the queen did
you know he was populist?"
His lips curled scornfully.
because there was strong draught
in the room as I came in, he answered
That man Holmes is a marvel He
will make me famous some day.