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G. "A. X. Buries Confederates,

Editor National Tribune: We have
been reading sof the solemn laying at rest
the mortal remains of a once Confedera t.
veteran, hoilmarched and battled under
the rebel rag- treason's emblem. DIR.
James Hall Reed was buried by the G. A.
X. with military pomp, the casket deco
rated with rebel flags and Old Glory
The writer can see no good cause why tina,
Post had not at some of its meetings laid
aside the rules and mustered the loyal
doctor Into the g. A. X. If he deserved
military burial by the Grand Army, he
deserved TO have been made a member
We are hardly prepared to believe tina;
this has occurred in loyal, patriotic Mich
igan. We are perfectly safe in saying
that in the neighborhood of Battle Greek
there have been fathers. sons, husbands
and brothers who served, their country
fighting under the Stars and Stripes for
the upholding of the Union, who have been
laid away without the honors and great
show that was performed for the man
who did his mi"hi's best to strangle the
life out of this great country of ours.
1t says DIR. Reed fought long ant
brayeiy for the lost cause. The boys thai
wore the blue turned out loyalty to wit
ness the last ceremonies paid to the
memory of the departed ''comrade." Her'
| have lived all these many years in the
ignorance. not knowing tat the traitors
and rebel soldiers were comrades" oi
mine! We should be ashamed of our
slves. His attitude is best shown in one
of his utterances concerning the outcome
of .he war: Il am glad that | do mo-
have to live in divided country" Now
then. if the doctor actually made this as
serti0n, it was certainly badly treated by
placing the two flags on his bier. because
an undivided country can't be represented
by two flags. / would suggest that the
members of the Grand Army in the future
see to the burial Of the old veterans whs
had the manhood, patriotic principle, 10y
atty to the Stars and Stripes, to see thai
they will come in for at least some of tht
fraternity that is shown to the disloya
brave who attempted TO destroy the Gov
ernment and spread slavery all over oul
beloved country.-S. X. Averill, Co. Il
18th Pa. Cav, Bradford. Pa.
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Service Pensions.

Editor National Tribune: Every sol
der and sailor who served the United
States during the civil war who was
bonorably discharged, whether he served
30 days or three years, ought to have a
service pension of $50 a month, and the
widow of such soldier or sailor ought 10
be pensioned at the same rate, no differ
ence when she married him. If only two
or three years before he died. and she
cared for him as wife should. she surely
had no easy job. At the high prices that
now prevail in this country, and the ad-
yanced cost of all the necessaries of life,
no soldier. particularly no soldiers wild
ow can decently live on an SS or 81 pen
sion without other help. They are all too
old now TO do manual labor, and help oil
relatives is too often grudgingly given. The
time has surely come when the veterans,
as we'll as the widows. for the few years
they have to live, ought to have pension
enough to live on, comfortably, without
help from others. The Government ought
to abolish all boards of United State,
Medical Examiners: no one Is benehted
by them now. except the three doctors
composing each board. They get 81 for
every soldier they examine-and the sol
der usually gets a notice that his claim
is rejected. 1t is entirely too long since
the civil war to try to prove disability
as of service origin. and a service pen
sion only, is now what the veteran needs.
The thousands of dollars that are being
paid to the mecila examiners every yeir
ought to be used for paving pensions IN
stead.-S. y. Messenger, First Lieutenant,
Co. |. sd Ohio, Lemert Post, II, New
ark, o,
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Father and Son, Veteran Comrades
Both.

Editor National Tribune: l see an ar
ticle in your paper headed a Venerable
Patriot" and | will go him almost two
better. | was born June q, lS24. and
will be s. years old June %, 1909.
also am Republican from principle, was
yember, 1918, but did not attend the
election. l voted, however, for Franklin
Pierce in 1882. and after that changed my
politics and voted for John &. Fremont III
1886. and have voted the Republican
ticket since that time. lie can beat me
on the number of sons, grandSonS, etc,
who vote the Republican ticket. l have
but one son and one grandson: ;hey both
vote the Republican ticket. | have two
sons-in-law who vote that way and two
that vote the Democratic ticket. When
the war commenced | enlisted in Co. +.
18th Ind, April %, 1861, for three months,
and was discharged August, 1861; re-
Unlisted November y, 1861, in Co. II, 4lth
Ind, for three years, as First Sergeant,
and was promoted to Second Lieutenant.
March 13. 1862, TO First Lieutenant, De-
tober, 1861, and to Captain, March /,
| 1865. l cannot boast of as many battles
and skirmishes as he does, but | was iii
all that came my way. | was with Pat
terson when he should have followed John
ston to the first battle of Bull Run, but
failed. That was in the three months
service. | was at the siege of New Mad
rid and Island No. TO- Gen. Pope in co t.
mand | was in all the battles around
Yicksburg. and at siege and surrender. l
went with Sherman to jackson. Miss. al
ter YickSburg surrendered. and helped
drive Johnston from that place. We were
then transferred to the Department of the
Gulf and on Oct 3, went on march thru
the Tesche country of Western Louisiana.
Returning to New Iberia, the regiment
veteranized and we were ordered home
on veteran furlough. arriving at Indianap-
March 30, 1864, for the front again,
with % recruits TO Co. X; arrived at
Alexandria, April 2S. 1864. and met Gen.
Banks's army falling back from his dis
astrous caBmpaign. Skirmished with the
enemy every day from that to May Is,
when we arrived at Morganza Bend
was also with Gen. Candy in the Mobile
campaign in March and April, 1860. Ny
son was in the same company with me ana
we were finally mustered out Nov. 2.
1865.
| never received any pension until at
ter the dependent bill in 1890. L drew
S12 a month until the age bill was passed.
now | get $50. My son never asked for
any pension until he was 62 years Old. last
September He apDlied and gets SD Il
month. For me there is no kick coming.
We have the best Government in the world
and are better taken care of than any
soldiers of any other country. My health
is good for a man of my age. | can walk
two or three miles without much fatigue
have been Post Quartermaster of James
Price Post, 203, Department of Indiana,
for 13 years, and eniov life pretty well
for an old veteran.-Thomas Paul, Cap
tain, Co. X, 47th Ind, Upton, Ind.
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Continued Appeals.

Editor National Tribune: see that
one continued appeals and petitions for
wrongs to be richted are coming in from
every direction. In one issue | read an
article entitled Work for Congress" /
favor what the writer said. l know there
is great work before them, but sincere
ly hope they viii not overlook the twt
important things which the gentleman
called their attention to, and that is. the
ex-pensioners of war and the unjust limita-
tation of marriage. And l will add an
other matter, which Is worth their confid-
Grafton; that is. the remarked widows.
IL they are faithful, and care for an in
valid husband for a term of more or less
years, in all the arguments | have read
against giving them a pension, | see nc
good reasoning why they should be cui
off When ] read and know of the i'm
mense amount OF money appropriated for
| different things, some bright minds VIII
! conceive OF some new thing they want to
| do. some new building erected. or bridge,
| or new railroad. or tunnel. or canal, that
will help TO get people some where" in
little time. or some enterprise that they
| think will be of benefit to the country.
When their plans are all thought aut. they
have no hesitaney in asking Government
| to appropriate thousands. or millions. of
dollars. as the case may be. to carry
! out their projects. And they will get it,
| too.
In view of these things. often Won
| der why. for the deserving. pension money
! is so hard TO get. Where would this eOun
| try. of which we boast so much. be. had
| it not been for the brave men. who fought,
bied and died to save it? They are fast
answering TO the last roll-call. and in a
| few years there will be 10 call for pen
sion money. ! freelv admit that Uncle
| Sam does far better bv his soldiers than
any other country. But our soldiers did
| far more for the country than did any
other soldiers for any other country.
will say. too. I rejoice and am glad for
the clause in the pension law which raised
the widows pension TO S12. It was a
good work begun, but not completed
There are worthy. deserving. helpless Wild
ows now: they are numbering up every
day: do not believe they will be cut of
| in their age / firmly believe in the neaT
future they will be provided for.
know there are men in Congress. whJ
have hearts of flesh. and have firmness
that Sullaway cannot turn down. / am
very sorry to see his name connected III
any way with pension matters. and for
| that matter anv other Government work.
for we want Uncle Sans reputation kept
~ood.-Mrs. Jasper A. Smith. Barton
Landing, Vt.
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The Sd Iowa

Editor National Tribune: If YOU have
ever published any sketch of the Sd Iowa
1t has escaped my observation, tho a sub
scriber for many years.
A detachment of four companies of this
regiment at Monroe Station, Mo-, July II
and II, 1861, were the first Iowa troops
engaged with the enemy during the civil
war. 1t was this detachment of Iowa
men, then surrounded by an overwhelming
force OF Confederates, commanded by
Gen. Martin Green (afterward killed al
vicksburg), and Col. Tom Harris, that
Col. q. S. Grant. marching with his regi-
ment (21st I'D. from Springfield, started
to relieve, but got no farther than Quincy,
the enemy having been driven off by .ie
opportune arrival of Col. John NJ. Pal
mer. with his regiment. the 18th Ill.,. and
detachment of the 10th H., and the
other companies of the Sd Iowa.
1t was in connection with this affair
that a glowing account and big picture
afterward, of the brilliant charge OF
Lieut.. .-Gov. Wood at the head of his in
dependent battalion of Quincy cavalry
which (as was alleged). finally routed the
rebel force. But, if Gov. Wood. or his
battalion made any charge on the enemy
at Monroe. or were anywhere in the vi
cinity at the time. they were never seen
or heard of by those of us who were pres
ent. 1 should have included among the
reinfOrcem .nts which helped to relieve the
beleaguereJ Iowa men, the independent
battalion from st. Joseph. commanded by
Col. Everett Peabody, who was after
ward killed at Shiloh, a splendid man.
and most brave and efficient officer.-P.
w. Crawford. First Lieutenant. Co. a,
Sd Iowa. and Captain. Co. X, 4th Z. s.
Vet. Vols, Dubuque, Iowa.
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The California Mountaineers.

Editor National Tribune: / noticed in
the issue of your valuable paper of March
1S that Comrade George Taylor, of San
Diego. Cal, thinks that the decision OF
Secretary Garfield, holding that the MEM
bers of the Mountaineers. California Vol
unteers, are not pensionable, is great in
justice to the survivors of our old bat
TALON Secretary Garfield - whose only
claim to distinction is that he is the son
of his father held that as the Noun
taineers enlisted for a special service
against the Indians, and were never out
Of the State, they are not pensionable,
etc. | enlisted for three years, or during
the war, ana the muster-rolls will show
that all of the Mountaineers did the
same. We served with the I'd Cal, the
9th Cal, also Pico's Cavalry: were sub
iect to the same discipline, and drilled on
the same parade ground. The Mountain
eers had pretty good band. but never
took it along when scouting for Indians.
The Indian war so-called in the Hum
boldt country. ended in the Spring OF
1864, and Sepg't Sewer, of Co. A. went
to San nI Francisco and employed Walter
Van Dyke. now one of the Justices of the
Supreme Court of California, to go before
Gen. Mcdowell, then commanding the De-
partment of the Pacific. and ask for the
discharge of the Mountaineers. Gen. Me
Dowell held that the Mountaineers enlist
ed for threta years, or during the war.
and refused 10 order their discharge tlil
May, 1860, after the end of the war. Sen
ator Perkins introduced a bill last Decem-
ber to restore the Mountaineers to the
pension nroll jibut at last accounts Con-
gress bad failRd to pass the bill. We may
get justice by and BY. Huntley, 20.
d, Mountaineer Battalion, Gold Beach,
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creased from 8.s2f, ,451 gallons in 1907
to 100000 gallons in 1908.
THE STRUGGLE FOR MISSOURI.

John McEIroy's struggle for Mis-
souri, has now come out, and 1t Is one
of the most satisfactory and commenda-
BILE additions to the history OF the war
that has appeared anywhere. 1t Is a
handsome volume Of 342 pages, printed
in large type on good, substantial paper
and embeIlished with q number OF
illustrations of more than usual merit
Two of these are colored pictures: one oil
the momentous interview between Gen
Lyon and Frank Blair, on one slde' ana
Gov. jackson and Gen. Sterling Price
on the other. The other colored pic
ture is a wonderfully life-like repre-
sentation Of the busy levee Of st. Louis
before the war. There are fine four
color maps of the battlefields OF wilson
Creek and Pea Ridge, with other maps
of Missouri and various lines of decor
alton. Excellent two-color pictures OF
Gems. Lyon, Frost, Price. Blair, FIRE.
mont, Sigel, Hunter, Halieck and Curtis
are scattered thru the book and in ad
dition there are many smaller pictures.
As to the literary and historical char
acter of the book nothing need be said,
since the writings of John McElroy are
well known and esteemed for their
correctness, perspicuity and absolute ac-
curacy. The book tells the story as IL
has never been told before, of the mo-
mentous struggle among men of the
highest ability and daring, to save Mis-
souri, to the Union. Life-like pen pic
lures are given of all of those who
took conspicuous parts in the great
contest, and the book is one that every
student of the war should have in his
library. 1t has a permanent value, as
it gathers together much material
throwing light on that period of the
war which has not been before pre-
sented in any volume.
The book is sent to any address, pre-
paid. upon the receipt of s2.e3. Ad.
dress The National Tribune, Washing
ton, ID. G.
The National tribune., 1909-07-29

We used to think we understood "the
English language as she is writ" but
the following opening of report OF a
base ball game between the st. Louis
and Nationals is q stumper. 1t looks
like English, all of the words have a
familiar look, but some how they don't
ioin together in a way that conveys
Iefinite ideas TO our puzzled brain:
''The score was the bulky one OF
Inc to three. Groom, who worked on
he mound for the Washingtons Thurs
3ay, was back on duty. Bert had but
little and was found freely thruout
Every one of the Browns drove out one
or mere hits. Even Big Jack Powell
uncorked safety, and it was some wal
lop, going out on line midway be-
tween Browne and Milan and netting
the massive pitcher trip to third
base. Hoffman, with three singles, and
Stone, with single and a triple, ex,
celled in the Yalloping of the youth
full Groom.
Powell, too, was found pretty often
but as his supporters got him off IN
front by five lengths. he stalled during
the afternoon save when the Nationals
threatened to get unduly obstreperous;
then he would uncork his speed and see
that the customary cipher came"
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VASELINE BUTTER.

"The Silly Summer Season" has fur
nished nothing funnier than the solemn
discussion by many papers supposed to
have common sense, of the Standard
OILS alleged purpose to manufacture
butter from crude petroleum. There
is not half as much sense in this as
there would be in a proposition to make
bread out of oak sawdust. At great
expense and trouble, oak sawdust could
be put thru processes which would at
last convert it into something palatabIe
and digestible. Every school boy who
has smattering of chemistry knows
that such thing would be impossible
with any product of petroleum. The
reason is that one is organic and the
other inorganic matter, 1t is not inn
probable that something may be made
from petroleum that will look, feel
smell and even taste like butter, but
in the stomach it will have no more
nu;ritive value than so much chalk
and the body will have severe labor in
expelling it, as any other foreign sub.
stance. This is true of saccharin made
times sweeter to the tongue than sugar
but once swallowed the body has to
expel it as it would so much sand.
Our dairymen needn't worry a min
ute over this new foe. 1t is not one
hundredth as dangerous as oleomar-
garine. And in spite of the Standard
Oil and the fat rendering caldrons of
the Chicago packers the American COW
God bless her-will still do business
at the old stand, with her deep, soulful
eyes and her gentle trusting nature
loving everything except what wears
petticoats, she will continue her loved
alchemy of transmitting the meadows
fragrant yield to golden spread for q
slice of mothers bread to make in real.
ity food fit for the GODS"
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The Banner of the Union.

(Tune: Marching Thru Georgia-)
Bring the good old banner. boys, the
Flag our fathers bore,
Let it float across the land and simmer
on the shore.
Liberty is marching on TO many con-
quests more,
Bearing the banner of the Union.
Chorus
HurrahI hurrah, we'll bring the jubilee.
Hurrah. hurrah, the Flag that makes
us free;
So We'll sing the chorus of truth and
liberty
Bearing the banner of the Union
How the Nation thundered when that
Flag was menaced long.
How the boys enlisted and the girls
grew bold and strong,
How the hosts OF victory triumphant
swept along
Bearing the banner of the Union.
ChoruS-Hurrah, etc.
Rally round the colors. BOYS, and keep
them at the fore,
Take your stand for liberty and fight
her battles DER,
True to home and freedom, ever loyal
to the core,
Bearing the banner of the Union. =
Chorus-Hurrah, etc.
Kate Brownlee Sherwood.
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The Boys in Blue.

The boys in blue are marching,
In rank and file they come,
With hearts as light and eyes as bright
AS in days of siXty-one;
What, tho their forms are stopped with
age
And locks are turning gray,
AS loyal and true are the boys in blue
AS the day they marched away.
Old Glory floats above them, and with
drumbeats loud and long,
That quicken the step of the boys in
blue
AS they sing the old-time song,
OF tramp, tramp, and the Flag that
makes you free,
Away down South in Dixie end march,
ing to the sea.
They start as of old to the music of the
bugie's shrill, sweet call.
AS they catch the glcam of the morn.
ing's first beam,
And many brave boys must Fall.
Their souls respond to the greeting,
AS they did to their countrys call.
But their weary marching is over, some
are too feeble and old;
If the dear old boys must pass the re-
view
They shall ride in chariots OF gold
The sons of the veteran must step to
the front
And guard this land of the free.
And close in the rear. just back of our
boys,
Stands the National W. r. C.
BY Mary L. Ramsden, W. r. C.. %.
Department of Wisconsin. Aug. Ik
1906, Minneapolis, Minn.
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AS The National Tribune said at tba
time, there was great deal of nonsense
in the talk about farmers working ur
their waste products into alcohol at the
time oil the movement for denatured aIco-
hol. The farmer who has products suita,
BILE for fermentation into alcohol can
work them up to much better advantage
by feeding them to his cattle and pigs
The advocates of home made alcohol said
a good deal without reason about the use
OF this in place of gasoline for engines
Again they were deluded. Alcohol has
not three-fourths of the value of gasoline
IN an engine, and it cannot be made to
compete with the kerosene product, which
is sold for 16 or II cents gallon
Furthermore, the ordinary gasoline en-,
gines in use on farms would have to be
greatly changed to adapt them to alcohol
The Internal Revenue Bureau made
great preparations to meet this use OF
alcohol, but has now been compelled te
drop from its rolls II Inspectors and foul
Special Agents, who were put into ser
vice to meet the expected demand. There
is, however, q considerable increase il
the use of denatured alcohol, but it is
not that which is produced on farms BY
the 'distillation Of waste products. 1t is
alcohol produced in the usual way and
which is used in the manufacture of celu.
ioid. high explosives, and paints and var
nishes. In this line the consumption in.
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Henry W. Hall.

Editor National Tribune: recently
received death notice Of Comrade
served in the 18th Ky. in the civil way.
He and l were taken prisoners together
at Limeville, Tenn, Nov. "a, 1864, and
made our escape together near East
port, Miss, and after separating to
join our commands we did not meet
until 43 years afterward, when we met
at Ma, sville, KY, where I attended a
Reunion of the 10th Ky. 1 recognized
him at once. but he did not know me.
Mr.. Hall was prominent business man
Of Carlisle, and by his death that city
loses loyal citizen. / extend my SYM
pathy to the family and friends. Sue
cessively and certainly we are being
mustered QUIT. s. Marvin. Regimen
tai Quartermaster. S4th Ohio. Shelby.
Ohio.
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18Th \. Y. IL A.

Editor National Tribune: You win
oblige an old comrade and a long time
subscriber to your valuable paper by
publishing a short sketch of the 18th
n. Y. H. As. W. Hoag, Ischua, n. Y.
Tine 18th n. Y. Fl. A. was organized
at New York City from August, 1864,
Later it was consolidated into a battai-'
ion of five companies and transferred
to the 9Th n. Y. II. A The Colonel
was VIM. A. Howard. The regiment
was broken up into detachments as
coast guards at Norfolk, Portsmouth.
Newburn, Fort Hamilton, Bermuda
Hundred and other points. 1t lost one
officer and two men killed in action,
and two died of wounds. Three OFF,
GERS and 144 enlisted men died from
disease. in prison, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
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1t will be remembered that The Ma
tional Tribune gave an account of an
astonishing Memorial Day sermon
preached by Rev. Arthur Allen, of the
Rev. Mr.. Allen, who was born and bred
in Dixie, had no use for the C, A. r.,
and did not hesitate to say so. He said
a lot of things against the Union army,
and made some of the usual cheap
Southern boasts as to how many negros
and how much property his father had
lost by the Gwar. OF course this was
untrue.h AS soon as Mr.. Aliens church
could recover, from the shock it re-
questedo his resignation with great
unanimity. and he has given it.
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The 1st Md. Potomac Home Brigade.

Editor National Tribune: Please
give a sketch of the 1st Md. Potomac
Home Brigade, and greatly oblige.-
join r. Mackie, Milwaukee, Wis.
The 1st Md. Potomac Home Brigade
was better known as Coles Cavalry,
Cos. A, B, C and D were organized at
Frederick. and the remaining compan-
les at Baltimore, from Aug. 10, 1861.
The veterans and recruits were retained
in service until June 2S. 1865. The
Colonel was Henry A. Cole, a splendid
soldier and who made a great reputa-
ton, and the regiment was held in
high esteem for it's service in the Shen-
andoah Valley and in the cavalry of
the Army of the Potomac. 1t lost Al
men killed and 122 who died from dis
ease, in prison, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.