The National tribune., 1908-05-21
Fay Of Custom. Inspectors.

time to time, as conditions Seem to de.
mand, the pay of the Customs Inspec.
tors remains the same as 40 years ago
The volume of business has increased
| immensely. Their work has become
much greater and more difficult WheI
the present Compensation was fixed they
could rent fat of five or six rooms foI
$18 to $40 per month. The same fiat
now costs them from $40 to $50. The
hod carriers and unskilled laborers re-
ceive better pay than these faithful SER
wants of the Government.
Hard Fortune.
L. W. Miller, Snyder. Okla, is inter-
ested in the case of William Cameron,
who was foolish enough to enlist under
an assumed name of Samuel c. Cole. in
the 65th Ill. He was wounded at Har-
per's Ferry and taken. prisoner; went
from Camp Douglas on a pass from
the Adjutant; was arrested for deser-
ton; acquitted and by verbal permis-
sion from the Colonel went back home
for treatment; did not recover suffi-
ciently to join his company and re-
manned at home. He never had been
paid off or mustered out. He; Is now
feeble, has lost the sight of one eye,
and cannot see well with the other, SO
that his case is very sad.
Taft and Cortelyou. 81.
J. III. Perrine, Fredericktown, Mo-,
says that he read of the Secret Service
with much interest, also the boost given
George b. CortelyOu. This will do Cor
telyou no, good. as he has done enough
to keep him from receiving the votes
of the people for any office. Comrade
Perrine admires William H. Taft and
Roosevelt, but il Taft selects Cortelyou
for a running mate he will have trouble
in getting elected. Cortelyou endeavored
to wipe out the very paper that brought
Taft to the front. He also assassinated
the Peoples U. s. Bank of st. Louis.
which was perfectly solvent and there
by caused thousands of voters to lose a
small per cent of their investments.
A Golden Wedding. ....H
Comrade and Mrs George H. B1akes-
lee celebrated their golden wedding on
Saturday May 8, at Eddyville, Neb., in
the presence of a large number of
friends, the Rev. Sheldon Caldwell Off
ciating. He had married the couple so
years before. and used the same license.
The couple were married May 8, 1858.
at Sunbury, Ill.
Would Not Dig Brenstworl<s.
Cornelius Shea. 335 S. Wood St. Chi
cago, ILL.,. is distressed by the delay of
Congress in passing the ex-prisoners
get out of Andersonville if he would
help build fortifcations, for the rebels,
but replied that he would rather die.
He weighed 100 pounds when he went
in. but only rs when he came out.
Ex-Prisoners of War.
Henry Roth. st. Paul Minn., wants
the ex-prisoners of war bill to pass by
all means. Itswould not cost ,muc h. ,,as
there are not more than 5000 of us
alive to-day and they will not live very
many years to enjoy what Congress may
give, them.oa5. a.-..s,is n ti..., on, NJ,
John W. King. Metropolis, ILL.,. does
not object to the congressman feather
ing their own nests with "a good fat
some crumbs from their richly laden
table to the ex-prisoners of war, who
suffered so much for their country. He
has been down with rheumatism for
six weeks. part of the Htim4 unable to
turn himself in bed. and ~ only now
able to walk on crutches
Thnt Ex-C0nfedernte.
Mrs. r. A. Grim. ST. Paul. Mimi, en-
ioyed much the letter from the exCon-
federate living at Oakland, Cal. and
she wishes that he would write some
thing for The National Tribune of the
experiences ne must have had following
StOHeWdIi .IdCESO"-
More Yo.nSest Soldiers.
Milton Laird, Parkersburg. w. Va,
enters John r. and julius w. Pell for
the youngest soldiers. They enlisted in
Co. II, 11th w. Va. at the ages of.10
and IL as fifer and drummer. Their
father was Captain in the regiment.
]. II. Pell lives In Parkersburg. and his
brother is merchant in Grantsville.
w. Va.
The Prisoners of War Bill
John w. Manning, 22d Pa. Cav. Sa-
lineville. o., believes the passage of the
bill giving SO a day to those unfortunate
ones who were confined in rebel prisons
will be an act Of justice. They sacri-
feed their health. and many of them
we're totally disabled for life.
Veterans, Stand Together.
Henry M. Hutchinson. Elkfork, KY.
says that we are now about to enter
into one of the hardest-fought political
battles this Nation has ever seen, and
he makes what may be his last appeal
before death TO his comrades to stand
together. and vote for the men who
have been their friends
KeHy's Ford.
C. f. Bradley. 32d N. Y, Tallahassee,
Fla. says that we were mistaken about
the crossing at KelIy's Ford. Gen. Rus
sell led the party across just before
daylight. His command consisted of
the 32d II. Y. and 95th Pa. Gen. Rus
sell was in the first boatload that went
over.
Thinks for the Ohio Boys.
j. G. Erb. Loornis. Cal. thanks us for
the KIND mention of the Ohio regiments
in the Eleventh Corps at Chanceilors-
Vile. BY consolidation he served in
three of those regiments, the 107th,
61st and SD OhiU. They were all made
NJ of boys who tried to do their duty.