The Telegram. — 1900-10-02 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

THIRTY-FIVE BATTLES. The Cardiff Times prints an astonishing example of War (Alice dispeusatione. and one which apparently ue-Ais looking into. An old soldier of the Mutiny, a veteran of China. India, and Afghaniqan, wearing no less than five good conduct ttadge,-, and holding (says our contemporary) more medals than any other man in Wales, is absolutely neglected by an ungrateful country, and receiver; not a penny of penbion in his oil age. It is &limited that this man—James Vaughan committed in the course of his military career one small breach of discipline ; but this is, surely, no excuse for the callous neglect with which the War treated I fie wakes no bones about th, fault charged against Mtn—which is certainly nut A grave matter. Tue following is his stamineut of the cave:—  "In the ysar 183 I WM home on furlough, got minted, and osets,ayed my leave. %%Tim' I returned i,o rt j ii. my I egiutent, which I did in the usual way in uniform, a regimental police otficer saw ins, cud knowing I WWI overdue took me in charge. For this breach of divcililloC, and the only occasion I received ally puniyhinent, for I bold five good conduct badges, I had to twirl; my right to a pension.  Irsve.made repeated applications to the War Office authorities. aud amongst others wrote to Mit. Marquis or Harlington, the then Seeretaty for War, who as you know is now Duke of Devonshire, in order to get the sentence of the courtmartial nuhified, but to no avail.  " Yes," cout:uued the veter-an, in reply to a qupeLlull, "I have applied fur the pension given to Indian Mutiny veteians, and as I %rIIG through the Indian Mutiny I caunut be deprived of that, awl t am looking forward to receiving one ot these days my 10.1 a day on this scoie. In addition I shall by-aud-hye conic in fur my old age pension, to which also I am entitled."  "lii the meantime, how are things going on with you?" asked the Cardiff Times reporter. •• I cannot complain. .L am now in the enjoyment of very good Leant', and iullow ny enamiyinent reirularly :Ls a labourer at the Barry Docks, hut of C011(8. I have to take Care of my health. Some time ago I found myseli suffering from pains in tt.e back, across toy kidneys, and 111 the head. At times I felt as if I could lie down and never get UD again; but as I have a wife and tautly to look after I could not afford to be laid up. A friend of mine, come two an I a-half or three years ago, advioid me to take Dr. Williams' pink pills fur pale people. I had cried many remedies before without receiving satisfactory results, but on my friend's advice I guirt box of these mils, and they put tile right at once. "Tins lathe only remedy I can get to keep me In a proper state oh health. I always keep thew in the house, anti I believe them to be the very beat medicine in the worth any man, woman, or child ran take. They have prevented my tieing laid up at home, as I should have been had I not the right thing handy. They We splendid things for the appetite, too, for it I cannot eat a crust one day, atter taking a couple of Dr. Williams' pink pids I can eat a couple of pounds of dry bread the next morning. 7  Vaughan. who has fought in 35 engasements, lives at present at 27, ilirwain Street, Barry Docks. He spent 21 years and 11 months in India, ant in a Tit Bits competition for the veterane who hal hien in the greatest number of battles he took a priy.e. lie served under Havelock, Outrarn, Gordon, and Lord Itiberts, and was '‘'.6 years with the colours, being twice wounded ; and his reward from a griteful country is the privilege of !laming his own hung as best he can, without a penny of help frost the nation. Is is furtnnate that at his age (no is 65) he has been able to n.aintain his health by use ineans he describes so candidly; but in this respect lie is only one in a rnighty army of old men and young men, Children, and women of alt ages, who have owned their indel.tedness to Dr. Williams' pink pills. They cure tno rtieunialstol and lauiCy (Ingestion sin Common in old persons; but they also have a sovereign efficacy against sice.nia, the bane of the young, cousunipth,e, eciatica, paralysi., and the disorders which inflict only women.  sat Banbury, on Thursday morning, the bodien of a an tn am: a woman wean found in the Oxford and 111,mingliain Canal. The man was named Lpwis, it wss unniarried. Th. woman is the wife ii sohter who is now at the Frent. It la supposed iki. paimr cJmiaiLlied suicide together.