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work Of the Pension once.

The report Of certificates issued for the week ended
March shows:
Army Invads: Original 4: increase 27s: reissue TO-
restoration, /: renewal q: supplemental duplicate
10; accrued. 1H. Total. 458.
Army Nurses Reissue, J..
Army Widows. etc: Original. 63 reissue 4: restora-
tion l. renewal 29 supplemental ]; duplicate 8; ac-
ccr,ied, /. Total. LOS.
Navy Invads: Renewal !: accrued 2. Total. 3.
Old Wars Invalids Increase, I: accrued g. Total, T.
crease. 10; reissue, 3; restoration, accrued l. To-
tai. I4S.
Army Widows etc (war with Srain1: Original, 10.
Navy Inyalids (war with SPAIN: Original 2; in
crease, !; accrued. l. Total, 4.
Navy Widows. etc. war with Spaln): Original, ].
Army Inyalds- Regular Establishment Original, %:
increase Il reissue, l; restoration, Il duplicate. To-
tai. -.
Army Widows, etc.-Regular Establishment: Orig.
inal,
increase. !: reissue, /: duplicate. J. T0tal,9
Navy Widows, etc.-Regular Establishment: Orig.
Army Invalds (act OF June a. 1905 Original 2sG In.
crease. 1885, additional. 20 reissue O. restoration. q
renewal u: supplemental s. duplicate, %; accrued,
Army widows, etc. TACT OF June 81 1890. Original
32b; increase Il renewal, supplemental, 4; duplicate
4; accrued. 4. Total $40.
Navy Invads (act Of June p. 1890: Original %: In
40; additional e restoration IL renewal, du
plicate. !: accrued,9 Total. ~.
Navy Widows etc. TACT Of June q, Is90 Original 10.
Mexican War Survivors: Original, ]; reissue, 5; sup
Elemental, 2: accrued, g. Total. IA.
Mexican War Widows Original, S
Indian Wars QS32 ~ Survivors: Original, Is; dupl
cate. I: accrued. 2 Total. D.
indian Wars s3e-42) Widows: Originals 8.
Totas-(rginal, 906 Increase $40: additional, 203
reissue 40 restoration, g. renewal 49, supplemental Is
duplicate. ~: accrued S68. Grand total. 2.97s.
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With the Gin'rals.
nIiDpincOtt's)


The late Gen. John B. Gordon and Gov.
ernor Chandler, Of Georgia, were together
in a hotel in Atlanta recently when Gov.
ernOr Chandler asked the General il he
had ever known OF a witty darby. Eyes,
said the General, Zone. When Gen
Robert Il. Lee was fighting Grant in the
last days an old darby besieged head
quarters with requests to see the Gin'ral
He was turned away a dozen times. But
one day he succeeded in reaching the
guard Immediately in front Of Gen. Lees
tent, and almost got into the tent itself
before he was stopped. The alteration
which followed was overheard by Gen
Lee, who called out, Let that man come
in! Then into the tent came the fellow
raw-boned, stumbling, gray-headed
gnarled old darby, who scraped the ground
with his foot and kept turning his hat
around nervously. in his hand.
"'Well where do you belongY de.
manded Gen. Lee.
~ b'longs to y'r company, Gin'ral,' re
turned the darby.
"'No, you DON'T declared the General
sharply. Everybody in my company has
been shot. How is it that you haven't
been"
1.-THE darby scratched his head. Then
from his twisted mouth came confiden.
tial whisper. We'll. yo' see, Gin'ral, it's
this away. l amt been shot, Gaze when
days fight goin' on l always stays with
the Ssin'rals'
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A. J. Smiths Jackass Band.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: On the
Tupelo campaign, the day we ar
we had the most unique band in the
Union Army. The boys captured jack.
ass and very large bass viol. They
strapped the viol on the jack with the
neck of the violin running along on top of
the jacks neck. As the jack was being
taken away from home he set up a loud
braying. Between the notes of his brays
one of the boys. who walked by his side
would second the brays by drawing the
bow across the viol. This music was lu
dicrous, but loud and very entertaining
You could hear the boys yell in laughter
more than a mile away. Our regiment
guarded the wagon train that day. You
can tell about your brass bands and fife
and drum corps, but they were not to be
compared with this band. do not know
what became Of it as did not see it after
that day. 1t was a great success on the
march. would like to have seen it tried
on dress parade. Ii any one of the com.
rades knows of band that heats this
would like to hear from HMM. G.
THOMPSON, Co. c, 122d ILL.,, Milwaukee
Ore.
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(Success.l


The late Queen Victoria seems to have
exercised a suzerainty over the pocket
money of her grandchildren. She held
them to a strict accounting i'm the matter
of expenditure. and if they did not make
their allowances last over specified
period, she sternly called them to account.
One week when the present Prince Of
Wales was at Elton, candy, tarts, and other
schoolboy delights proved his financ un-
doing. He had spent months allowance
in one week. With impecuniosity and in.
digestion came repentance. Accordingly he
wrote long mea culpa to his grandmother,
confessing his fault, and asking for an ad-
vance on account of the next installment
of pocket money. In reply he received q
long letter of admonition from the Queen,
refusing his request. The letter closed
with sentence in which the writer ex-
pressed the pain that it gave her in having
SO to write to him.
A few days later, Her Majesty received
another letter from the future heir 10 the
British throne. Ii ran much like this:
Dear Grandmother: Yours received.
Please don't bother any more about me-
I'm all right now. / sold your letter for
30 shillings to one Of our fellows here, who
is collecting the letters of notable people"
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WASHINGTON D. O. THURSDAY MARCH Il

neither is It begging, for Medal Of Honor
men in this country to favor this bill and
urge its passage.
The Medal OF Honor Legion of New
York City and vicinity at their regular
meeting Jan. 8, 1904, unanimously passed
the following preamble and resolutions, Of
fered by Companion Peter F. Rafferty,:
from Pennsylvania, has introduced in the
Senate Of the United States, and Hon.
Charles Curtis, Congressman from
Kansas, has introduced in the House, q
bill to place oil soldiers who have re-
ceived q Medal Of Honor from the Con-
gress for gallantry on the field Of battle.
on service pension roll Of $50 per month,
therefore,
Resolved, That, recognizing the distin-
on the field of battle, endangering their
lives in bravely risking the same and per-
forming acts of heroism outside Of the line
Of their duty in the rank and file, and also
mindful Of the fact that nearly oil Of our
companions have reached the age of GO
years, and also that other countries re-
ward their heroes by some substantial
token or testimonial for similar acts, We
hereby cordially and earnestly approve of
said bill, and urge our Representatives in
Congress, without regard to party lines,
to not only vote therefor, but also to use
their influence and aid in securing the pas
sage thereof,
Resolved, That copy OF this preamble
and resolution be sent to the President of
the Senate, the Speaker of the House. to
Senator Penrose and Congressman Curtis,
and also to the press generally.
1t is earnestly hoped that in other parts
| Of this country Medal of Honor men will
pass similar resolutions and in other ways
strengthen the hands of Senator Penrose
and Congressman Curtis, as we'll as other
Senators and Congressman to favor this
bill. G. JULIUS LANGBEIN, New York
CITY,
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NAVAL VETERANS.
The Association Has q Headquarters and
Think That They Amount to Something.

The Association Has Headquarters and
Think That They Amount to Something.
Farragut Naval Veterans Association OF
Philadelphia has established permanent
headquarters in Industrial Hall, at Broad
and Vine Streets. Naval Command, No
| i'm the same room. There is established
also Bureau of Information, where Wis
| iting shipmates will be welcome. Letters
promptly answered.
The Farragut Association was orga
nized at the close Of the civil war and has
met uninterruptedly ever since. 1t there
fore claims that it is older than the G. A.
the following Admirals: George Dewey, j.
NJ. Forsythe, Charles e. Clark, ]. III.
Sands, John ]. Read, G. w. Melville The
present Secretary, Comrade William Sim
mons, has held the position over 30 years,
| and was at one time Commander.
An interesting program is being pre-
pared, to celebrate the approaching ami
Orleans under Admiral Farragut. Many
prominent naval officers will be present,
and it is desired that shipmates of the
feet who cannot attend will please let
the Secretary hear from them. The Sec
| rotary says: 1--WE are proud of our Navy:
its services in the civil war and in more re-
cent years won the admiration Of man
kind generally. and the everlasting graft
| tude Of the American people especially.
Our army in the civil war would have
been readily disposed Of but for the CO.
operation of the gunboats; and in the Phil
ippine Islands they could not remain a
week but for the protection offered them
by our war vessels" Then he adds: 81
hope every old army comrade will live a
thousands years yet and be in heaven six
months before the devil finds out that one
of them is dead. They are all right, you
bet; they really did help the Navy to put
down the rebellion, and we owe them a
vote of thanks"
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PENSION BLANKS.
OHicial Forms for Use Of Attorneys
and Agents at Low Prices.

We are prepared to furnish the follow
ing blank forms upon application:
/. Declaration for Invalid Pension, Act
Of June q, 1890, and May 8, 1900.
2. Declaration for Guardian Of Chill.
dren Under 16 Years Of Age.
8. Declaration for Original Pension of
a Widow.
4. Declaration for Restorat ton to the
Rolls.
s. Power Of Attorney.
6. Articles of Agreement.
Z. Declaration for Increase OF Invalid
Pension.
5. Declaration for Original Invalid Pen.
sion, under Act of July IA, 1862.
o. Declaration for Dependent Mothers
Pension, Act OF June q, 1890.
10. Declaration for Dependent Fathers
Pension, Act Of June q, 1890.
II. Power Of Attorney and Articles OF
Agreement combined.
~. Declaration for Rerating Of an In
valid Pension.
is. Declaration for Increase Of Invalid
Pension, Act Of June ~, 1890, and May 0,
IA. Declaration for Widows Claim for
Pension, Act Of June q, 1890, and May o,
is. Large General Ahidavits.
16 Small General Ahidavits.
II. PHYSICIANS Affidavits.
49, Accrued Widows.
In ordering please order by number.
These blanks are all according to the
form authorized by the Commissioner of
Pensions, and are printed on good paper.
They will be sent by mail to any nd.
dress, postpaid. at the rate of 10 cents per
dozen, 90 cents for 1OO or S. per 1000
assorted. Lots OF 1000 or more by ex-
press.
We now have all the shove blanks
IN stock, and orders will be Alled
the day they are received.
THE NATIONAL TRIauNE,
Washinaton. y. e.
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been or is hereafter fled with the Commits
sioner OF Pensions prior to the LIST day of
July, 1880, otherwise the pension shall COM
mence from the date Of filing the appli-
cation; but the limitation herein prescribed
shall not apply to claims by or in behalf
Of insane persons and children under 16
years Of age.
"Sec. 8. Section 400 Of the Revised
Statutes is hereby repealed"
The limitation in the act of March 8,
1879, does not apply to claims for restora-
ton or renewal Of pension, nor to claims
by or in behalf of children who were under
the age Of Is at the date of death Of the
person on account OF whose service and
death the claim arises. In claims by or in
behalf of insane persons, the limitation
does not apply if it appear that during
the entire period from March 3, 1879, to
July /, 1880, the applicant was insane and
incapable Of properly conducting his af.
fairs.
The pension appropriation act Of June
I, 1888, contains the following provision:
THAT all pensions which have been,
or which may hereafter be, granted under
the general laws regulating pensions to
widows in consequence of death occurring
from a cause which originated in the SER
vice since the 4th day Of March, 1861,
shall commence from the date of death of
the husband"
Until this act widows Of persons dying
from causes originating in service subse
quent to March 4, 1861. could not receive
the arrears of pension to the date of re-
marriage, unless they had filed applica-
ton therefor before July /, 1880, or be-
fore remarriage.
1t is held by a pension decision rendered
November 80, 1901 az p. D., s3), that if
under an act Of March 3, 1865, pension for
the period of a widows widOwhood was
paid the soldiers children because of the
widow having remarked without payment
to her OF any part Of the pension, she
cannot claim repayment Of the pension to
her for the period of her widowhoOd. An
act of July q, 1868, repealed the provis-
ion of March 3. 1865 under which the
pension was paid to the children, but not
in such a way as to authorize q second
payment, to the widow, in cases where
payment had been made to the children or
application therefor filed.
Under the existing law, if application
were filed before July !, 1880, the gen
eral law pension Of the dependent mother
Of person dying from causes originating
in service since March 4, 1861, commences
from the date of death Of the person OH
account of whose service and death the
claim arises; that of q dependent father
from the date Of death Of the mother, or
from the date of death Of the son il the
title Of the mother were terminated by
death or otherwise before the death Of the
son. The pension Of dependent brothers
and sisters commences from the date of
death of the father, or of the mother>if
the father died previously, or from the
date Of the brothers death. if the death
Of the father and mother occurred, or their
title was otherwise terminated, previous
the the death of the brother.
Go be continued)
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Kerit a Monument.

Niels Jacobson, of Hills, Mimi, has
issued to the press Of Iowa, Minnesota
and the Dakotas a circular letter stating
that efforts to secure from the Iowa Legis-
lature an appropriation of $500 for a
monument has failed The monument is
asked to mark the site Of battle between
redskins and the 9th Iowa Cav and other
troops at White Stone Hills. Dickey Co.
n. OAK, Sept. 3. 1863. The 9th Iowa lost
IL killed, and their graves are unmarked
by stone or monument, but known. The
object of Mr.. Jacobson is to secure the
requisite funds and construct the monu-
ment. The Government has reserved the
section Of land upon which the battle oc-
CURED.
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Not the Limit.

Signor Zanetti, the magician, had been
displaying his deterity to an interested
crowd of spectators in Kentucky town
Stepping forward. he said
For my next trick l will require A
small flask of whisky. Will some gentle.
man in the audience accommodate ME
with the loan of pint flask?"
No one stirred. The magician was plain
~ nonplussed. With an appealing gesture
he said:
II had received different impression
than this as to Kentucky customs Per-
haps you did not understand me? viii
some gentleman kindly loan me pint flask
of whisky?'
Again there was no response, and, briefly
apologizing, the magician said he would
be compelled to omit this from his roper
tory for that night. He was turning again
to his table when tall, lank man in the
rear of the hall rose.
"Mistah," said he, would quart flask
do as well:' producing a bottle of that
capacity.
''Just as well. SIR" replied Zanetti.
And every gentleman in the house rose
with that size flask extended.-AIarch Lip
Dincott'S
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srcons as passes through the tubes and loosens uI
the bones hammer, anvil and sirrup, In the inner ear
making them respond to the slightest vibration Sound
AETNA has never failed TO ringing noises In the
head. We have known people troubled wi h this dis
tressing symptom for years to be completely cured In
only three weeks OF AETNA Aetna also CURES
Grippe, aHhma, bronchitis, sore throat weak lungs
colds and headache; all Of which directly ind
recy due to caarrh Aetna Is sent trial postpaid
Write US about your case. We give advice free. and
positive proof OF cures A valuable book Professor
Wilson'S l0opage Dictionary Of Disease. Free Ad-
dress New York aud London Electric Association
Dept 81 D. 90 Walnut Street. Kansas City. No.
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tAAout utiu aAtudtC rof. fte
air passages become cIogged
by catarrhal deposits, stop
ping the action OF the vibra-
tory bones. Until these de-
posts are removed o cure Is
impossible. The inner ear
cannot be reached by prob
ing or spraying, hence the
inability OF aurists or physi-
clans to cure. Ear drums
are worse than useless.
That there Il q scientific
cure for deafness and ca
tarrh IL demonstrated every
day by the use of Aetna
The vapor current general
ed In the AETNA passes
through the Ellstachian
tubes into the middle ear,
rnunovfnO fbo r.afa rrho1 oh
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DEAFNESS and
cATARRH CURED
By NO METHOD UNTIL AETNA
WAS DISCOVERED.

Ninety-hve per cent of all cases OF deafness brough
to attention the result OF chronic catarr OF the
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VIII send ron guaranteed Columbia 0rapA with
thfeo-e0ng record In yeu pessod the
Grsphsphone, send IL back yea so q
the purchase OF machine select
We viii forfeit u 900 proving sny
this eer that give machine sussa
By hand Our machine n winding Columbia
G.phophene and With thrsesong REGARD the pslun
ever offered Send for ee HIST and
your reply fairly nnhsna
Address plainly, w. g SIMPSON, Dent. o. New voyk.
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TIE ARMY BEFORE THE CAPITAL.

Within the Notifications of Washing
ton the army now rested from the labors,
fatigues and privations of this trying cam
paign, in which, from the Rapidan to the
front of the Capital, it had fought and
| retreated, and retreated and fought.
1t had passed through an ex-
perience calculated to dislocate the
structure Of most armies; and il
it reached the lines of Washington in any
| military order whatsoever, it was because
the individual patriotism of the rank and
file supplied bond Of cohesion when the
| bond Of military discipline failed. OF the
losses in killed and wounded during this
| campaign, no official record is found; but
the Confederate commander claims the
capture of 1900 prisoners, 80 pieces of ar
| tillery, and upwards of 10000 stands OF
arms in the engagement on the plains OF
Manassas alone. Untold thousands had
| struggled from their commands during the
retreat
As for Pope, 1t is hardly possible to feel
for him less than pity, in spite of the bonn
bastic pretensions with which he set oat.
The record already given does not justify
| the assertion that he was not obeyed by
his subordinates; but it cannot be denied
that the estimate of his character held by
the officers under his command was not
| of kind to elicit that hearty and jealous
cooperation needed for the effective con-
duct of great military operations. He had
the misfortune to be of all men the most
disbeleyed. Gen. Pope took the first op-
portunity on his return to Washington to
vacate the command; the Army of Vir-
ginia passed out Of existence, and its corps
were united with the Army Of the Poto-
mac.
Ito be continued
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ARMY OF THE POTOMAC.
Continued from first pasc.]

ant" Kearny died opposing a heroic
breast to disaster.
On the following day, Sept ., the army
was, by order of Gen. Halleck, drawn
back within the lines of Washington, and
Lee, abandoning direct pursuit, began to
turn his eyes towards the north of the
Potomac.
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Dr. Co6ee wants 20 sepd he famous 0Q-pAgo II.
reader Of this paper, who ID aitbd with Cataracts,
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the pensioner shall have died, to the per.
son or persons entitled to the same, all
such arrears Of pension as the pensionel
may be. or would have been, entitled to
under this act"
The act of March 3, 1870. rs follows
repealed section 400, Revised Statutes
above, and amended the act Of January o.
1870, i'm that it extended its provisions as
to the date Of commencement to all pen
sions arising from service subsequent to the
termination OF the war of the rebellion
and it further provided that il in cases of
pension arising from service at any time
subsequent TO March 4, 1861, the appli
cation therefor be filed after June 80, 1880,
the pension shall commence from the date
of filing of the application
THAT section l OF the act OF January
%. 1879. granting arrears of pensions,
shall be construed to extend to and include
pensions on account OF soldiers who were
enlisted or drafted for the service i'm the
war Of the rebellion, but died or incurred
disability from cause originating after the
cessation OF hostilities. and before beinp
mustered out: Provided, That i'm no case
shall arrears of pensions be allowed and
paid from a time prior to the date of nc
tual disability.
Sec. 2. All pensions which have been
or which may hereafter be, granted In
consequence Of death occurring from d
cause which originated In the service since
the 4th day Of March. 1861, or in conse
quence OF wounds or injuries received OF
disease contracted since that date, shall
commence from the death or discharge OF
the person on whose account the claim has
been or is hereafter granted, IL the disa
bility incurred prior to discharge: and II
such disability occurred after the discharge,
then from the date Of actual disabiiitv.s or
from the termination of the right Of party
hayinn prior title to such pension Pro-
yided.. The application for such pension has
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The AnnihllatiOn Of Distance.

How much nearer to each other the
nations of the world seem to be today
and really are to day than was the
case few decades ago! When weeks
and months were required for commun-
nication between the United States and
Europe the countries of the old world
appeared to be long way off. Now
the circumference of thu old earth is
belted with telegraph and cable lines in
every possible direction. What hap
pens today in Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia. South America and the great
islands of the sea is made known to US
tomorrow by great newspapers like
The Chicago Record Herald, whose
foreign correspondents are located in
every important city in the world out
side of the United States. In addition
to It's own staff correspondents, The
Record Herald enjoys the foreign news
service of the New York Herald, IA
nous for many years for the reliability
OF it's foreign news; the New York
World. and also of that great CO opera.
tive newsgathering association, the
Associated Press. No other daily
newspaper in America possesses facili.
ties so varied and extensive for cover
ing the news of all nations.