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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-23
COMMANDER \ .GRAW AND THE GUNS.

the 1913 little boys and girls from the
schools. led by Prof. Evans. Mayor
Murphy presented a large gilded key
to Department Commander Thompson
that not only unlocked the gates of
the city, but the hearts and the homes
of all in it to the veterans" Command
er Thompson accepted the key in a
happy little speech. In the evening a
campfire was held. attended by fully
5000 people, at which the Ladies of
the w. r. C. and of the c. A. r. did
themselves proud by the eatables they
furnished and the way they were sery-
ed. The first speaker was ]. o. McNew,
of st. Cloud. who was followed by j.
b. Harris, of the same place.
Among the prominent visitors were
Mrs. Belle C. Harris. National President,
w. r. c., and Mrs Moore. National Sec
Rotary, W. II. c. Commander Thomp-
son returned his thanks to the people
in the following card to the editor of
the Valley Gazette:
Kissimmee, Fla, Feb. Is, 1911.
Editor Valley Gazette
Dear Sir: Allow me thru the medium
of your excellent paper to express my
appreciation, and, officially, that of the
Department of Florida, G. A. R., of the
extremely hospitable and courteous
treatment we have experienced at the
hands of the G. A. r. and citizens of
Kissemmee during out stay with YOU
Your provision for our entertainment
has surpassed our most sanguine ex-
pectations. Nothing that could be done
TO make our stay pleasant and profita BILE
has been left undOne, and we shall carry
thru life only the tindest recollection
of -kissimmee and its people
Yours truly, ]. o. THOMPSON,
Department Commander.
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HAS MORE CURED PATIENTS
THAN ANY LIVING DOCTOR
Remarkable Achievements of This World Fam
ous Physician and His Phenomenal
Record of Cures.
WONDERFUL SUCCESS WITH CHRONIC CASES
Gives Free to the Sick, Secret Prescriptions That
Made Him Famous

There is perhaps no physician in the entire
world who can produce a record of cures to COM
pare with that of DR. James william Kidd, of
Fort Wayne, Ind, and formerly of Edinburgh,
Scotland. rl.
His successes in the treatment of long7standing
and stubborn, chronic diseases is truly marvellous,
and has won for him the largest practice of any
physician in the world ,E-
In nearly every civilized country of the world
and in every State in America cured. happy.
healthy people, who were once sick. weak and
suffering. are singing praises of DR.. Kidd and
his remarkable skill. And this Is not exaggerated,
for in his Offices files overlooking with letters
of gratitude from people in every of the
earth
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An Historic GaveI.

In 1908, when C. G. Burton was Com
mander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of
the Republic, he had gayel presented
to him by veteran, DR.. T. H. Hagerty,
that, for historic interest, may be re-
garded as unusual. The gavel head was
made from walnut knot secured at
Burton's boyhood home. The handle
was of oak from the lincoln dwelling
at Springfield, Ill. In one end was an
inlaid G. A. R. star, of 10 bits of Sc
lected wood; the five points respectively
from the ship Star of the West, the
Spanish cruiser, Reina Christina. the
Gettysburg peach orchard, sPemberton's
headquarters at Vicksburg. and Look
out Mountain. The central quadrants
were from AppomattOx, Vicksburg,
Grants log cabin in Missouri, and Sher-
mans st. Louis residence. A chip from
the frame of the Liberty Bell was let
into the center of the star.
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THE FLORIDA ENCAMPMENT.
The 1911 Encampment of Florida Was
Great Success.

The 1911 Encampment of Florida Was
a Great Success.
The greatest day in the existence of
Kissimmee City was on Tuesday, Feb.
IA, when about / 900 old soldiers march
ed thru. the city in parade of the Flor
ida Encampment, G.. A. r. The dag
was lovely, and Florida, climate seemed
to feel that it was on exhibition. The
town had been beautifully decorated,
and there were over 1000 strangers in
town. The arrival of sthe delegation
from st. Cloud was a great event and
added much to the thfUhg. The parade
was led by the Kissimmee Brass Band,
and following it, at the head of a troop
of ladies on horseback, was Grand Mar
shall Parker riders and horses being
decorated in the National. colors The
escort was manuyered well under the
marshal of Mrs. Blanchard. Next in
line came the famous st. Cloud Drum
Corps, which, it is believed. has no equal
in the South. Many Confederate vet
Grams Joined in the parade in their gray
uniforms, and the procession ended with
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The Government Owes Them.

Samuel w. Wilson, 35th ILL.,, Patoka,
ILL.,, is now ~ years old, and served
faithfully for three years He denies
that the pensioners are paupers or de-
pendents or that they are asking for
anything but what the Government
owes them. The unity of the country
as IT exists to-day was secured by the
thru liInitless cost to them
selves. They wiped the Stars and Bars
cf the map and reinstated Old Glory
In all her splendor.
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The Legislative Endorsement.

J. n. P. Lee, Camp Walton, Fla,
points out forcefully how the Legisla-
lures of "a States. representing $4,000
600 people ard 234 electoral votes, have
Endorsed the Sulloway bill. These Leg
islatures are of the richest and most
progressive States of the Union, and
their declaration in favor of the Sullo-
way bill was unmistakable. The fall
ure to pass the Snlloway bill was a Sc
we're blow to hundreds of thousands of
veterans and a disappointment to far
more than that number of storekeep-
ers, professional men and others, who
had hoped to see the money distributed
to the people thru the veterans.
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Thanks From Arkansas.

Editor National Tribune: George II.
Thomas Post, Rogers, Ark. wishes to
express its hearty appreciation of your
interest in the welfare of the soldiers
as expressed in your work for the late
bill They wish 10 thank most heartily
Senators Scott and Curtis for their de-
Tense, of the cause of the old soldiers.
They hope that a future return will
come to both of these friends. The
failure of the Sulloway bill was a sad
blow to many who are in need. We
are passing away rapidly.--P. w. Drum
mond, Post Commander; Addison
Blanchard, Adjutant.
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.Iusurgcncy and Patriotism."

Under this head. Comrade Robert L.
Drummond, Auburn. N. Y, has written
letter to the insurgents in the New
York Legislature. 1t is an unusually
well-written document. and abounds
with pathos. Part of it is vivid ac-
count of his capture at Hatcher's Run,
his experiences in prison and his release
at Wilmington, n. c., while the town
was being evacuated. He was Demo-
crat then, and has been since, and has
the right, he thinks, to talk with some
degree of authority to the Democratic
brethren
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Widows Pensions.

Mrs. George Hardy, Perryville, KY,
wishes to join with Mrs. Chrisman in
expressing indignation against what has
been said about women marrying vet
Grams for their pension She married
Jan. 10, 1899, knowing that her hus-
band drew no pension at that time and
not knowing that he ever would get
pension. She viii be SO July ~, and
her husband will be IS. She is a sam
pie of the kind of young girls thai
marry old men for their pensions.
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His Case.

William Dobson, 50th Ind, Clinton,
Ind, served four years. and is now. So
years old and totally disabled from do
ing any labor of any kind. He is
propped up in a bed of affiiction while
he writes. His wife is compelled to la
Dor to help support the family and get
whatever they have in addition to his
$12 month. They also have TO make
home for her mother. who ISIS years
old. Their son. a bright, helpful boy,
was killed last year in railroad acci-
dent. He is one to whom the passage
of the Sulloway bill would have been a
GOlsend
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No Blue and GRAY.

4 Cen Henry A. Tyler Memphis, Tenn,
who claims to have been Forests
greatest commander" and who is q
prominent officer of the United Confed-
crate Veterans, wants no blue and gray
in his. When a suggestion was made
for such a meeting at Memphis next
Fall, he said: II don't mix with no
Yankees. 1 fought 'em four years, and
that was enough for me-"
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The Rochester Herald.

E. d. Copp. Adjutant, Gordon Grang-
er Post. G. A. r., Clifton Springs, n. Y.
wrote sharp letter TO the Rochester
Herald. disputing it's editorial against
the Sulloway bill. He reminded the ed
itor that If he had been 10 minutes in
front of Pickett's charge at Gettysburg
he would have very different views
about pensions. ss's
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Did What He Could.

James Anthony, PIattsmouth, Neb..
did all he could to influence those
around him in favor of the Sulloway
bill. and is deeply discouraged at its
failure to succeed. If the men who
voted against it had had only a few
minutes of actual soldier life their
hearts would have been moved in a
different ways
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AL Praise tosthe 212.

Joseph w Kelley, 16Sth and SID Pa,
Guthrie. Okla. says: ''All praise to the
noble 212 of the House of Representa-
tives who voted for the Suiloway bill.
and all praise to the eight good solid
men of the Senate rPension Committee.
who voted to report it to- the Senate.
They deserve all the good things that
can b. said OF them1 As for Tom Gore,
the Senator. from Oklahoma, he is full
of fiowery talk, but at heart he is
against the veterans, and cares great
deal for those whofwore the gray.
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WatrI, Your Friends.

Lou e. Beach. seth. Ohio, State Sol
diers' Home, Orting, Wash, speaking
for the $50 members of the Home and
for the 800 members of the Washington
Home at Port Orchard and every Ora nd
Army man and every veteran, repeats
the old Indians advice: IF a man says
he is your enemy, you need not watch
him; you know what he is; but IL he
says. lam your friend, watch him and
find out" The outcome of the Snllo-
way bill makes this lesson very impress
siyc. II
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s. The IacomeoAmendment.

]. f. Ross, list Mich. Cav, Rogers,
Arl5. thinks that nnere should be an
to2the Sulloway bill giving
n pension accoIrlingito age to all whose
income does not exceed $1,000 a year.
The Senate will pass such bill without
debate, but IL will never pass bin to
make The wealthy soldier more wealthy.
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answering the world,s Work.

W. II. johnson, Girard, O.. made an
address before Tod Post. of Youngs-
town, in answer to an editorial in the
Youngstown Telegram and the ISLANDERS
of the Worlds Work Magazine, I'm
which he points out that the four years
of our war cost more lives than 400
years of England's constant fighting.
When the men at Gettysburg were get
ting only $13 month in currency
worth only 80 cents on The dollar the
men who STAYED at home We're getting
from 81 to Sc day working at their
occupations.
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The Sulio,vay Biz.

Thank God, there are some Senators
and representatives who are true. l
blush for those who cannot perceive
where their duty lies. j gave my SER
vices 10 my country from the first call
until it was no longer needed. / am a
poor man with wife, and am IS years
old.-Rev. James u. Newcomb, Choc-
taw, Okla.
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Offers Priceless Preserip.
lions Free to Worthy
~ ss Sufferers

Now Dr. Kidd comes to the front with his sur
prising generous offer to give his valuable pre-
1scriptiOns away; the same wonderfully effective
prescriptions that he used in curing the army of
sufferers hose testimonial letters are referred to
above. He offers these prescriptions absolutely
7 free to any sufferer who will write and tell how
he she Is afflicted DIR. Kidd does not ask
penny for these priceless secrets that have made
? him famous for cures-and he will send special
, prescriptions for each case-he does not use one
medicine for. all diseases-no,l indeed-he intends
to send special prescription suited to each in
dividual case-and~he also sends free copy of
hit, great IS2-page medical book, Ellis of HUI
nanity.' and long letter Of professional advice
He does lot even ask postage.
We. strongly urge any suffering reader who
seeks health to write DR.. Kidd and take advantage
of his seffer fer it costs nothing and will be the
means Of giving health and happiness to thou
sands ppHsa - l4u
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PENSION LEGISLATION.
Comments FroM Comrades on the Diff
ferent Bills and Pension Matters Cen
Thanks Representative sulloway.

Thanks Representative Sulloway.
You have our heartfelt sympathy and
thanks for the way you stood by the
old boys in the Sulloway bill. We owe
many thanks to Representative Sullo-
way and to our friends in the Senate.
Bailey and Lodge do not seem to care
whether we all pass away within the
next few days or not. 1 lost a good
father who was Captain of Co. I, 62d
III. 1 had a brother who died in the
army. but there are yet three of us left
in the family. I served in the 18th Ill.
four years. three months and II days,
and som etimes feel that / could ham
die a musket yet to a good advantage
for my country. altho am almost 10
A A Wyatt, Minden. Neb. -l
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Should Hang Up Fiddle.

r. w. Hartman, Napoleon, o.. says
that while he does not care for the in
crease under the Sulloway bill, yet he
sees all around him comrades to whom
1t is vitaily necessary, and II the Re-
publican Party does not pass it or some
other bill equally farreaching 1t may, as
well hang up its fiddle
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\ Good Point.

]. e. Buckbee, Jr., Flagstaff, Ariz.,
makes good point against the pension
howlers that it is incredible that the
Government, with all the machinery at
its command. should permit frauds like
those alleged. No one is more interest
ed nor more DESTROYS of having the
frauds punished than the old soldier,
and he is willing to aid the Government
in this. as he has been in everything
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are our friends and who are our enc
mics, and the list Of those voting for
and against the bill should be preserved
by ali veterans for future reference.
ave must look out for both these classes
in the future. He was 10 years old
when he enlisted. and was mustered out
at the close of the war. $685. ..-4 "a
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Petitioning Lodge and Crane.

At a meeting of Richard Borden Post,
Fall River, Mass, resolutions were
adopted asking Senators Lodge and.
Crane to favor by word and vote the
immediate passage of the Sulloway bill.
Past Commanders A. NJ. Jackson and
John Gilbert formed the committee
which formulated the resolution. David
ii. Dyer Is Commander of the Post
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The Semi Centennial of the Grand Re.
view.

Robert Patterson, 1914 Howarth
street, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa,
suggests a Reunion of all the veterans
in 1915 at Washington. under the aus
pieces of the G.. A. r., to commemorate
the Grand Review of 1868. IF this could
be done it would interest every COM
rade East, West. North and South who.
thru the goodness of Him who led and
preserved us thru the dark days, would
be still alive to clasp hands and join
the grand army above.
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Sends Dollar Book FREE

DR.. Kidd's book. Ills of Humanity" containing
1872 pages of useful and valuable information
about almost every known disease, together with
much professional advice about diet and health,
is well worth dollar to anyone. but he believes
he can do more good by giving it free to worthy
people who will appreciate it, and therefore DIR.
Kidd has agreed to send one copy absolutely free
to each sufferer who writes
You need not send any money, and you win
be under obligation, for DR.. Kidd is anxious
to help everyone he can. Just fill in the coupon
which appears this page and mail it at once to
DR.. Kidd's address.
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Slai,dIercrS.

George w. McGillen. 11th Ohio Cav,
Elizabeth, Ind, says that he knows a.
number of old veterans who served
their time faithfully and who would
gladly give half their pensions to sue
the New York Times for libel and make
IL prove It's ISLANDERS.
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Reyes Post, to which he belongs,
worked hard to urge Senator Gallinger
to support the bill. He also wrote two
open letters to Senator Gallinger, which
were signed by every bank and business
man in Meredith and Ashland, asking
his support.
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Conrrade Campbell.

I noticed an able comment by Com
rade ). =. A. Campbell In defense of
the pension system: God bless Com
rade Campbell for his timely reply to
the unca.led for attack of the Worlds
Work.--W. Il. Nichols, 56th Mass Do
YER n. J.
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Can't. BayIiss.s Commission.

Filter Harrison, Cleveland, Tenn,
says that he has in his possession tho
commission of Capt. Albert S. Bayliss.
The commission was signed by Andrew
Johnson. ard it win be sent to any OF
Capt. Bayiiss's heirs who will apply for
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-23
Feels She Has Done Her Duty.

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Smith, Steuben,
Wis, is the widow of veteran of long
service, and she has raised up for him
a family of nine children, five boys and
four girls, all living, and she feels that
both her husband and herself have
done their duty TO the country
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Thanks to Cannon and suIIowSayy..

Arthur o. Overton, 18th Kan. Cav,
Linn, Okla, sends the thanks of the
comrades of his County to Speaker Cam
non ard Representative SulIoway. Com
rade Overton would like 10 hear from
any of his old comrades. IN
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1911-03-23
His Eyes Filled.

AS / read the short speeches upon
the Sulloway bill my throat gets in
trouble. my eyes fill with tears; not
tears of sorrow, but tears of joy, be-
cause of the gratitude of our honored
friends who supported the bill-G.
Monroe Locke, 18th H., Homer, III.
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What He Did.

George S.. MeCrillis. Meredith. N H..
made an effort TO get his Legislature to
.indorse the Selloway BILL but for some
reason 1t was laid on the table. e. w.
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The Soldiers. Home

The Consolidated Post Return. for
eight days, ending Feb. 2, shows 1904
members present for duty, ZIG in hos
pital, and 2,040 in quarters, making q
total of 20,257, and 5.722 absent.
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The proceeds of the lecture amounted
to s14SO, and are to be used in framing
the five pictures presented to L. l..
Mitchell Post. "a, G. A. r., by Col. John
McElroy.-Wm. p. Lynch, St. Cloud,
Fla.
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Defense of the srlIoway Bill.

Bird C. Guffcy, 42d No.. Galena. Mo-,
writes a strong letter TO the James Riv
err Republican, defending the Sulloway
bill and giving the reasons why it
should be passed.
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Speaker Cannon.

P. Andrews, 10th Pa, Rogers, Pa,
says thanks to Speaker Cannon for hls
noble effort in behalf of the Sulloway
bill
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Anniversary OF Bull Run.

III. A. Vail, Towanda, Pa, heartily
|agrees with the scheme to have a semi
centennial celebration on the battlefield
armies.
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Wants to Boycott Then.

Charles F. Anderson, Tooth Pa, Web
ster, Pa, wants the comrades to fight
fire with fire. and boycott all those
magazines and other publications which
have been defaming them.
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CopperI.cad Venom.

Fl. P. Manly. 111th Pa. Occur
d'Alene, Idaho. sees the old Copperhead
venom In the articles in Golfers Week
ly against the veterans and the Sullo-
way bill.
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Free Offer
To all sufferers:

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penny's cost.
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want you to have, also free, copy
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The Senate's Foot.

]. G. Walker. NJ. D., Pound, Wis,
can hardly realize thai the United States
Senate has put IT'S foot on the necks of
the old veterans
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Cure Tor the Dropsy.

Danicl Truman. Route 1. Monroe
vile, O., wants some of the comrades
to send him a cure for the dropay.
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Remember Our l1iends and Enemies.

James F. HobsOn, 121 Dock street,
Philadelphia. regrets that the Sulloway
bill failed, and he has no words strong
enough to condemn those who blocked
its passage thru the Senate. 1t had
gone far enough. however, to show who
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SENATOR LODGE.

. c. II. Gates, LIST N Y. Ind'p't Bat
terry, Jackson Junction. Mich, SAYS that
to be shot by an open enemy fighting
fairly is an act that can be forgiven,
but to be shot by one within our own
lines, who was passing as a friend. was
too cowardly and contemplate for
words. he has no patience with Lodge
posing as a Republican and a friend of
the veterans Comrade Gates had no
personal interest in the bill, as he is re-
ceiving higher pension on account of
the loss of a leg, but his heart goes out
to the suffering comrades who would
be benefited by It,
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H. Denniston. 18th Wis, La Crosse,
Wis, saws that Lodge ought to go and
hide himself until he is forgotten. He
has more respect for open rebels than
for Lodge, Bailey and Gore.