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% (tetany ..-A.., a .jmm jA^05tiuU4 •jmuffy t Ktft iaa-«*u 00k '̂-$4 V ' ' ? . v -• =: ^OT. m % ! 1 't* - • '.i j:, .i,V 'I'y't •-iv'S-v- ^TTjT- T • • • ' - r i l l "Rlodg :• , ef •' • -.••if.-.,. .. ; but to truth/to Libertf |̂| t~A »u' : M. • '^-4' » VOL. 7. I !.. •; P, HfllMI . |»JL- . . . . " 'y-- M'HENBYa ILlJI • -- - ~tWM 4 • J-. ..., VIJ * M i No Favor. Win ii* and no F.ar Shall Aw«.*<" . 1 < , - r u r f t \ f ; ' r fci"* i L WEDNESDAY. MAY 17, 1882. • r • » • i "ilU'.'H.1 • ' " r " > ? #tU»* .Mini? Wednesday .Jr. TA> NI.YKE, BOITO.1 AND PUBLISHER. BUSINESS CARI>S. . - k *^>y Cilice In Old Pi O. Block, -4»rrosrrn -iirmiDit Rouisil . TRRMft OF SUmCttlPTIOS. •&*> ftio't'ear (in ? A.1wi«») .".' lit.W n»M VlPiiaT'ifW Mwi**,.. t<*> *nr»V.rt«»Mvis re-elr* I fir ihtab orl six nonths In thn mw nmwtlmi. BUSINESS CARDS. »*. T. nnrwrv,M. T». # r|*TY«Tr!T\X SUROKOV. Ofll'fe <W»r li»n PiMt nURe, <»«'v><»U;e Perry A Martin's R^trc n» *t*lr«, McHcnry, 11V. o. w. FROER*, M. t>- IinrsTOt W *\T) STTB^KON". JohnSbnrgh, f rtll*.--TOUc© bonrs*to 1«, a. w. ' "tp-:, v,-w n. J.-WOWAITO, M. I». t ? 1 4VtT«lTrT\,J' AXO RITWORrtS. OJJ** *< * hit re«Hence, opposite M. K, Ghnrc.h, Moflenry. 111. K. V. AXDKRCOX. W., P., f»llT«*inrv* anf «>Nr*""n. Oflllen nt " Be*W« I>rn" «mre, Opposite Parker tfsase, MrHehrr, Illinois. -'}..•*••*• • ma 1 : 1 '! - ""A- "'" OARI, fJART,*. ly-l ' Q AT.OOV »nd Ponr<Mr«r House, ;t«biftbitr»r*r. fS Til. Ples««r» R(wmf for Hunter* and Ftshefmcn. Tco f«»r tbe "fw» of Hunters.-- {•hib-e brands of Wine* nnd Liquors always •a hand. Call nnd «ee me. • . * PRATT TTOnSR. A. PRATT, Proprietor. First nlasa *e- ft fowvtiHoni. finnmrtt, 111. Umd Bum In eoauectwn rarrian rro«. fVa\R Manufacturers, M-Honry, 111. Or- Vf iters aollcitod. Shop. i l Old Mc.'T*nrr, In Keltor niock, two doors west of . PUW- IMSAr.RR 0«ee. *- •RTOnVTW dOMPTOK. TIT^TtflKof tho Pence ami nonvevaneer.-- •I Will attend nfontntlf to the collection mt «eb*% 1 »»(!<•"" •* Volo, Lake County, lit. R. R. RICHARDS. •i*rA'*« eomplete Ab«trnct or Title* to n In M HenrvCounty, Tll'nnis. Office with Cfrwnty Cleric, WooilstorV. 111. R. M. QliVRRXT- Dealer OWES anrt Mnnnfactiirers Acent |n Lcartinp Karm Mnrhinerv.- f"rlces low ami terms favorable. McHetiry, 11 " '•" • ----*• • s1 ii1.' ,§'• J-,:&H.'*UCOLBT. •. -•;,.• HjrOTtiT^Rr, j*c.!Tpnrv Co., Til. IWewler of in Apanlsh Merino Sheep, Berks 'lire and Prtlnn'l RWwr«vine. V .-hon e lot of yonnp Itnek aarl examine^ i i" E.'O.^MtTH. «OOT AN1> SH'IB M VK Kli. Promnt atten­tion ffiven to Refmii1n(,' «ho|i in J- J- Oitlcs' imiMini?, Henry. Illinois. next to riwer hrlrtge, Me- PKTKR LKIOKEM. HKPAIRS Watclic-*, Oiorks anrt Jewelry ot <lll kimls. Also Repairs Violins in tl»elM»st wMsihte manner, on jhirt notice awl at retv- •onA»>le rates. Also;VIoMns for Sale. 8'««n Ihrst iloor North of BiversWe Bloclt, Mc Henry , "'ii- i J. A. SHERWOOD *̂ UCTI< >TS 1 ̂EH . AND APPRAISER, " ^Algonquin, IH- a,ALWlnf stock, Karinin)?'l^ots *J(il <i<>o«l8 %"of atl*»«'ls promptly attended to. Farm W. H. SANFQRD, Tailor A. K. BALDWIN, M. D. T>HTSTOIAN AND SL'RGEOK. - Ofllre and f resWencs on Hlav St., WoodstoMt, 111. Prompt nttentlon (riven to profesrional ealU at all hours. Also United States Examining Surgeon. a8. GREEN. yETERI*AEY SURGEON. Illinois., BhWMiHli .TESSR A. BALDWJW., , ATTOftSKT at T,nw and Solicitor In Qban-wrv. Will nraetlce In State *nd In Fcl- ernl ConVts. Office, Sd Floor. New Custom Honse, Chicago. SIDNKT mSB«eW, VUfAHT PUBLIC and ConTeyancer, Al- iN den. 111. ' D1 DR. C. E. WILt.TAMS. ENTTST. Resntenre Dunrtee. Will,be Bt Wan"onda the loth awl ftth of each month When date* o«*e,nr SHtnrdav or Snn- <!»«• I make tnr visits the following Monday. Also at Algonquin, every Tuesday. OfBce j»t Hotel. McHENRY HOUSE. PKTER SMITH. PROPUTKTdB. f ""» OOP Rosrrt bv the day or week at reason-I able rates, * The e»»oiee«t brands of Wines, l.iqnovs and fiiyi. Good Stabling fnr Horses. A «n« Pi»eon Hoi* Table In connection with the House. Give me s eal!. PETER SMITH. A. M. CHURCH*: ^ v Watchmaker and .Tewefer (Bri**s N Hon^e,) OIi«ch!?o, 111. Special attentiou W RANDOLPH STREET. Special pairing Fine watches and Chronometer*. A Full Assortment of Goods in his line. MRS* WM. TIDMARSH, y*m> DRESSMAKER, ~*T1.I,INUIS • . - WAUCONDA smn Invites the ladle* of Wannonda and snv- ronndlng towns to esll, see her goods M*d .learn her prices. Mrs. Tldmarsh hit ilmvi on nand a fntl line of ffoodsi including millinery and trim­ ming goods. _ Patterns. Imth Rntterlck's and Demorest's. A tull line on hand. . „ rail and irlve-li^i^litiM^ and na ne prinns. "•• JUST OTJTT In the store of C. H. Dfekinson, Eastsideof Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. Uliwl Stork of Fine Cloths ̂ Suiting* ak jfysAn band. Suits made to order afld a fit warranteit. ON me » call. Escape, and Llgt of Dead, BY JOHir L BAW80M. TheT.Ut of the Dead elves Arcnrately the . Knme. Racrlment, Ootmwiny. Date . Death «"<! Ninnher of Grive in ^ , '. .'the Cemetery, of all Who," r . died in that dread. " ' *;. * ful Prison. " 12,912. Nearly 13,000 Victims. The Diarv is an everyday account, of Four- V tee ii Months imprisonment written each • day, word for word as printed, and tells fully and understaiidi:itrly« happenings in AndersonvlUe' " and other prisons. Valuable to all those who lost friends there.* A volume ot 3<H pages, nicely printed ««<! illustrated, bound in cloth, with gold trlin. yings. Price, ILSOl A. B. Biilwell, of Woodstock, has been ap. p«>inte<! air^nt for Mo'terry Co. tie proposes to call upon the people of every town during the sp'intr. presenting this valuable wurk for their consideration. ; • j Agents wanted for every town ia the State. Send for Circulars. , ; jr. VOWLIN. Gen. Agent for the AVttwrf, Wood*toct$, UL ii flToodstock. III. W. H.SAKFO*D. , Sept. 37th. li)75. MARCUS' GERMAN a- ,"C- V RNanufaoturetf br : . MARCUS, -DEALER IN- WINES, LIQUORS AND : CISARS.' . -#«5 ' " • Is: Klfoodifoct III. . • tni«4ie*: Toni« in the worfil. . Wntand 4junrt Botllet>. V' ; '* , - - pi. ;»• -r> ' • -f.- '7 r. MARCUS, Patentee Xi. Bonslett^ m th • *:' Near the Depot, "'"v IROHCRRY - - - ILLmOtSJ Keeps constantly on band the Uncut biamls of rionrand Feed of all kinds, wbtch he.wlll ... ftfU at Wholesalwor Retail at , Bottom Priced :^"Fiv*e illffercnt bnia-'ls of Fwur' always on Mud and warranted as re presented. JWKiourdelivered anywhere in the Cor- Mration. Or ler* miiv we given br Postal |prdsB«ut 1®7, PostiOfflce. " <3IVE>ME A CALIm LB0M8UTIV, • • A M0: -Mtlleurr* HarchSth, IK8I. hi. I0S. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restanrant, WEAR THE DEPOT. McHENRY, - ILLINOIS 8. F. BENNETT, M. D. PHT>ICTAN AXDSUIIGEON. Also United Sta - - -Status Examining Surgeon Illinois. Uicbmond, M. M. CLOTHIER, HEBRON, - - - - - - ILLINOIS* "VOTARY PUBLIC and Convevanccr.-- l^i Prosoi-ute claims in all.Bureaus in De­ partment of Interior. Letters must contain stamp £ir reply. Post Office, IlichtMWt, lit, OO^EPH N. FRKUND. • .! » SALOOM AND RESTAURANT Bonslett's obi stanii, opposite Bishop's Mill. Mc- Henrvi Til. The r, ic.scest Wines, Liqi'.ors and Cigars to life found in the county. Fresh Oysters in their season served up Ut. any shape desired or for sale by the On. GOOD STABLING FOR HORSES. Sal 'imptmenfc^ COXl >R. 8. F. BKNSBTT. ANTONY ENCELN, O ALOON and Restaurant, Buck's old stand O Mclleiirv. III.--The choicest Kentucky Whiskies, <our Mash, Wines, Cigtfrs, etc-., always on hand. We buy none bnt the lw>st. and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. f Richmond House, , RICHMONI C5» K. CULVER, - / PBOPRIEI rebated the alwve HAVING recently w House, 1 have put it! in thorongb repair if with new f«i-nitue throughout, anrt woul respectfully invite the pufconase ot the tra eling public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the Ihp-m tlsat can l»e procure'!, an<l ^wlite and attentive waW-ers will lie in readiness at all times to attend to the wanls of guests. No p uns will be spared to make tills a'First Class House. Large and commodious bams on the premises. Free Omnibus to and from all, trains, dimple Rooms on first floor. raiv* HE. WIg HTM AN, Proprietor. First class rigs, with or without drivers, fiunlshed at reasonable (rates. Teaming ot all kinds doas on sbort aotles. ' GEORGE ccims, Hoiim .and Sign Painter, McHENRY, ILL. Shop Opposite Potty A Mttrttti'o. W i B w o a t ' a ^ i r n a r . t«btee satisfaction. Prices aslow att gooU work can Iwilast any whero., FINE GRAINING A SPECIALTY -iW: Pjt Ertrly Sn Jfl Rgalnst it s,i the liverill| rebel omf Gun Bntrei near W 300 Union O* » very maile will light ws ville. I m«i about ®0 mf( «r#.( of eoii| inisliers in' path U)»«littg|j 1«tii«l was » ndifc cross. efslic of vfifl pt oo our vani'e or reti gone two to retreat rear of t he «o we kept to it broaiJ l man«foti o«i, wrc no sold fnqtilr« *1 Instant on» .dre*te<! lli^i of l li« to WIIHain^ lintigry. the *ener»li| 'Thank Gotlf yo»». W« Ii<j venl •ml kw« yon two <!( the provtcif of win*! aitdl Httemia in the lmljr mr for and atiil that wft WmMlville. coluniii. Tit came in sighj the left ofd That wveal-f lllg. liatl b I am prepared to furnish Mixed Paints of ids at the ' all kind lowest living priccs, and fur- rior to the cmni Call and sre mo. uUii an Mrtiolc tat superior to the common Mixed PalnU being soHl. I Campaign* -- -r ' #<>• "ir, NO. SO. . |espetl}tlon was sent ifeilerate force over A part of this jfwn as Scott's Xinth fl1 he;\itq«iarters were s. A force of about • the river In anil a lauding was iltioii. Before <lity- the way to Wood- the left Aank with '«y Hue of flank- i(P vyith the akir-v Direct!jr, J. struck a jf»;ri|I<Qft. On either tvimvtliect we could ^jr noon entirely lost id Kklriiiijthe^. but ' We rtvust either ad- lil'iis we bad already miles on this track, ^bring «S, ft»l* l«i ThU would be bad. ter a time w* cattie ly. and directly to a plautHtiou. There i^kglit. 1 thought to Were, trtvt at tHli> , a bttgier, thti* ad- ly wlio was mist re w> Jay. you! We belong ranger?. We are pto our astonishment d dame exclaimed: was looking for »ked up corn bread. »toc9 enough to feed ^Jifgroes brought out |1so a liberal quantity silk. I will'make no lie dialogue between t bugler. She praised r, cursed tlie vankees ivcr^ncka. We found the direct road to ||l In advance of the Mi battle flags1 pooh again iwinig ofll to >tke and moved on. old lacjy waa awear- ». pigs and chicken* kml nl*e( l»etite<l on star. Stlraiige logic this--that thie cre­ ated ,miou!«1 be greater than the creator! •> I have endeavored In these letters to give a faithfii? abstract of a sohlier's life, 1 have made nome mistakes hud the type-setter a few. I have related plain truth* without fear or favor. Since letter No. 6 in thin series' I have reeeived several cartfa and 13 1e$ters from old sol die r« who were In the Bed River campaign. All but one of these commend tin# 1ettfer3 fbr their plain mitlift plainly related. To these sol­ diers we extend our thanks, with a hearty.: Hjod Mess yon, com raits!" Yon w*iv there. To the single excep­ tion we extend our svmpathy, with the a e c o m p a i i i m e u t -- ; 4 J 1 * He that flghts aad runs iw$y t , May live to light another «tay. , • In cloalng.ottr pen lingers and we re­ call the la«t review. Yet we remember rim order t* return to New Orleans The aunrise on ihat metrnlng I shall never torget; but U ImkI ao4)lt*ma fer me. • My horse, an Indian pony, was re­ jected because too small lor U. S. serv­ ice, and I was ordered to take him aside and shoot him. With the excep­ tion of fractional parts ot four days that ponv had carried me more than 700 miles. He had been my pride, my pet and companion. When the death angel hovered near -- and I loved the. noble -auimal with w devoted affection that, but few but a soldier can possess-- I begged for the ponies life, and was permitted to lead it away to a distant lleld and turn it loose. I did so and as I removed the bridle the noble horse, seeming to comprehend the situation, gently laid hi* bend upon my shoulder. I involuntarily folded my arms about his neuk, and there, alone. In the sun­ light of morning, I bade the noble creature a last and a long farewel*. At noon we were om a transport, gliding swiftly down the river. At a point about two miles below our place of starting the remnant left of what waa once the 166th N. Y. Inf. Vols., bri­ gaded with us the Hrat years of the war, hait formed In line on the levt e. Gracefully their tattered flag wavtd us a farewell salute, and the men who wore once by ©or side In the battle front gave us three rousing cheers. We returned the salutation, sped on our journey ami saw them no more, GEO. CURTIS. Mcllenry, April 12, 1882. ; r A. WENDELL, CASPEFTER AUD J3HH8 lUlcHenry, 111. Will take contracts f«»r putting up Buildings and guarantee tnv work Will compare with any man in tlx* State. I ran ami will do work from 15 to per cent cheaper than other carpenters, as 1 have two of iny bovft who work With me. which makes it possible for 016 . to do so. ' AH Jobs in the Carpetifer line promptly attended to. Give mo a call. . wendeLl. Tii .ri BLACKSMITH AND Wagon SHop, The best Brands of Wines. Cigars always «n Hand. Good Horses. ALSO AGENT Lienors and StabHag .for - FOR-vV"1' Franz Falk's MILWAUKEE If. iifJ .'.J Reerin Large or Small Kegs ot Bottles al way a on hand cheaper than any other, qnali tv considered. This Heer has a world wi<le reputation, and rood judges acknowledge it cannot o# Stfr* (•aseedintbe world. ! >'t Orders by mall promptly attended is;'4' JOS. WIEDEMANN. Aug. JOtb, 1. J8S #' McHeary. Ill it 'tit ' . 1 IH •«*•>! TB. Magnetic Ointment. vAMAiina . To Curm PUee nit C^afcje jU* .«®re Kyes> wn nireat, ttaraebc. »»y|ass. IvrnM,Cats,Osfas,Skla MMrS«rsSw>fi»4sM •MIHI Seres, it* efecf•, xu^n WW, fiirri tod lam IMaeases, RhennistMi, Rark- j Soralas, at«i Hwslltags ,-i* »e< mtoilil bv ctH bent pt*y*iai"ri9 *+ Minify wondei- Ml. For^ite by dnwr?!^ F« r The nndersi?ned, at his Shop. North of Perrv A Martin's *tore u«ar the Brick Church,is now prepared to do anything in the line or Rlacksaiithinic or Wagon Making, on short notice, and guarantee satisfaction. With the best of| material and Stst-r.laSs workmen we are prepares to get up Buggies and Wagons to order on the most reasonable terms and warranting represented. Horse.Sboemo: & Gwral Mliiii ®romptly|atten<led to.* .«> If in wan'., of a new Wagon, be sttre to e.al at iny Shop, examine one of my Wagons end 'learn nrlcc before purchasing". Mv Wagoua look FIRST PREMIUM AT THE" COUNTY .FAIR laMt Fail over all others. I will not be undersold,quality considered. . Give Me a Call. r pHJLUP HAUPER1SH. JteHenry, III., March «st, 1881. , GROCERIES! GROCER ESI M. Engeln, Having removed Us store to Colby's Brick Block Is now prepared, tooff^r to.the buying public a full line ol CHOICE FAffiLY 6R0CERIES, • CIGAR, TOBACCO, PIPES, &€,, &B. My Goods are all fresh a*4 will be sold at the lowest living prices. „ Jajsokcopa full stock of 'Gnn Material Fishing Tackle, Minnow Seini, IfSmmockS, and in fact everything pe*t*ini|*g to Fishing and llnntiiis, nan lx| found at ipy store at reKsoaable Prices. ' , , t Violins, Acordeons, Picaias, Flutes, violin Sinin^s, Jmd all oilier extras for Violihs. My stock'* of t'INWARE is coiuplett. Call and esabiiue it. I giinrsntee Prices that defy all ly itddrossing h«»r as mother, proftered her u drink of wine. The lady attempt­ ed to spit in the bugler's face. Mid'he quietly but qnickly retired* •' Tlie eT|>editioii was not a auccess. fTlie i)i rd Scott lnul flowi). \ : We will mention n«> more of the many incidents of scout ami picket duty, nor even anything pertaining to .fighting west of the great river. Repeated nar­ ration^ of'this etas*' become inoiioti»- nous. as the-stury of out is in substance the gist of, the whole. By.citizens «ncli tales are ignored, and by them soon forgotten. The troe lilstwy of war will ever -remain iimvrittfen. Its Are prrtot" vault- fits beefi ^l»e soidie>*s'heart and lis sepulchre will the soldier's tomb The lleil River, ^impuigii. proper, was ended with the J«V»t shot at Yellow Bayour Yet two and a half nsoiiths ot inarching and fighting, of suffering and torture, could not be rounded out re­ plete and complete, by the isMie of any one great battle. An army of n^en Is simply a va*t machine, wli'ldy or un­ wieldy in proportion to the quality of Its material ant!'the skJU of its en- •giueer. 'I'hat gi%at human machine iit'ist Ihj I'jerfect in every detail, or the whole may sutler because of a flaw lit a |>art. A break of a single cog or over­ strain of a single tension may rob the Wfcoie of Its glo-v. a»d ^'ackeu wjtli dishonor Hint which in justice shoulil be crowned with the faitest of fame. In tliis campaign, the .Union forces bad lost but one action of consequence, and that was the battle of Mansfield. In this affair the head of the Union col­ umn. unsupported,and alone.eoiiibatted ngain*t the whole rebel army, and for over five hours they stood (heir ground and died. Yet at the evening the Con­ federate flags waved victorious over the bodies of our heroes slain. The his­ torian hastens to pass the subject by. and the laurel of glory that is the just heritage of the true and the brave Is withheld or is buried iu the giooin of defeat. A true soldier is keenly sensi­ tive iu matters relating to his personal honor; yet he is always alert r« the Significant truth'-- that his own honor blende largely with the reflective glory or shame of the family military to which he belongs and of which he may be but a ten. thousandth part. Show Ime a captain of » company, Ut for his office, and I will show yon a reliable and faithful company at the post of duty. Poilit out to me a colonel, co^l, clear headed,. prpjRcioht l« military science, one who can manoeuvre his men with cofrect precision at all times aud 4inder all circumstances, and bin will be the regiment against, which the cold steel of an enemv will rebound like waves from the shore. It is tije rnle pt all nations and of 0very, people to ap­ plaud the gallant dee«W of military cliiefs. Their names ai? perpetuated and honored iu song andstory. But tfte brave men who fell are soou forgotten. I* i» U»e private soldier thatfigbts the battle. On tils nerves his courage and his coirt!t(0lr-po9f«es8l0n?')lcptfhd8 the is­ sue of everv action. if!s lifeless body poves til? W mm ground IwaMMSrik *.i» The m»wt contemptible piece of of­ ficial abuse of privilego tl«at lias re­ cently. coine to light Is the one in which the enlisted men in the army are the victims, and two ot the board 6f commissioners of (lie Soldier*' home are the wrong-doers and beuellciaries. A congressional report on this matter, made the other day. coufirms all the charges that have been made, and sug­ gests the propriety of applying some disciplinary measures to a couple of high staff officers. In so far as General Sturgis l« to be credited With the ex­ posure of the abuses which have been going on fot years under his 'predeces­ sors, lie ha* justified his appointment, whether lie managed t ;e Gnntown ex­ pedition twenty years ago creditably or 1 lie reverso. The .soldiers' home In Washington is maintained by tho taxation of the en­ listed men in the army. They are not consulted about the matter. Their wages are small and their labors are arduous, and the government might, wit bout ̂ overdoing the part of srener- o?ity. provide superannuated enlisted men with a place of retirement with­ out deducting the cost of maintaining the home from their monthly wages.-- But it p irsties a different course. It retires commissioned officers, who have'had reasonably good salaries in the davs of their activity* on three- fourths pay when they srO no longer fit for fervlce; blit In the case of en­ listed men the cost ot providing them with a place of refuge In their eld age Is taken out,xff.ih.ft 413 a month which they get In addition to "rations. It happened that 'the amount to be taken out of the pay of tl»* aohliers was fixed too high, rtfyl lis a result the commis­ sioners of (lis> home found on their hands a larger sum of mUney than the support of the home required. Of course they ought to have re|»orted the fact to congress and had the tax •reduced,'or they might have Invested the surplus revenues In such a way that, the home would become self-support­ ing after a few years. They did neither. The atmosphere of the na­ tional capital, where all tlie commis­ sioners are stationed, la not conducive to tlie reduction of taxation or to economical management. The tenden­ cy is not to reduce taxes to fit ex­ penses. but to increase expenses to lit the taxes. WliSn General Potter Was superintendent he managed to got rid of a large part of the surplus revenues by making tlie fsrpn into a park. and. as the farm was very poorly adapted for tlie purpose, this reduced the rev­ enues to a point where the commission­ er* conM manage the in very comfort- ably. For several years it has been customary for the president to spend a j?art of tjie ?uminer li^ one of tbe buildings estate, aud this cot- has Iwen repaired fmm -time to tif)M» on a*i expensive scale, and fur­ nished Inturlously, and the bliis there- jfoi1 hage been paid out of the proceeds <if a tax assessed on the enlisted men tp t^o Blfw^. ^o Imaie^te flclary of this has been the president, and the remote beneficiaries have been the people of the U«lted States, who should hav« paid tlta Wlls If tlMty wero prefer bills for anyone except the president to pay. Still the mite* extract**) > from the pay of tlie soldiers amounted to More than it cost to maintain', the home.-- Recently 1800 ef the surplus was worked oft by Investing it Iu. four bronze stHtnes. One of these adorns the office of the commissioners, anil the other three have never been seen on the, premises, and are supposed to decorate the private residences of the commissioners. For a number of years It has beeb enstomary for the farmer aiyl the gardener of the home to send baskets of flowers, vegetables, and frnits to the Commissioners two or three-times a week. About <10 worth of tlie products have been going to each of the commissi oners weekly, with one exception; AiTjutnut General Drum lias steadily refttsed to receive vegetables and flowers that the en­ listed men of the army paid for, but Ills predecessor. General Townsetul* took them, and his associates. Surgeon General Barneli ,*nd Commissary General' McFeeley, have taken the!r posies and th*lr "garde»l sass" wlthont scruple. In short, the home Is paid for out of a needlessly high tax ou the pobrly- paid enlisted men of the army, and Its main use Is to supply the rich people of Washington with a fine park free of expense, to supply several officers with flowers, fruits, vegetables, and milk gratuitously, and to afford one officer free pattnrage for nitie head of cattle ami another wl tli tlie same provision for eight head. General Sturgfs and General Drum seem to be the only officers connected with the plaee who c merge creditably from the investiga­ tion. Wfc* Can neat Kf • nephew of General E. tl. Hobeon, of Kentucky, and 'brother ol General Wm. E. Robson. entered the Union arm j *41lj£ ««* It! It ssems but ttie ofbet- dsr tliat the various trade and commercial or­ ganisations of the country'were vieing with each other In extolling the valor ,0\ American softer, yet ^seady fin hiiii Ii III--• i the of pensloiM to those whose valor was the themo of that pra§w» Now that Commissioner Dod- ley's statement of the needs of the Pension Bureau Is before tlie public, wo may venture the hope that Con­ gress will appreciate the Importance of taking some action at rfnee towards supplying them. It Is merely a ques­ tion of appropriating itt once the money whlcli. in the end, it will inevit­ ably be compelled to dotote to the payment ol the clerical force of tlie Bureau. • •• Judge Usher, ie••* • leetnr#en Ab- riihain Lincoln, at the Kansas State University, told this story: Recalled on Mr. Lincoln shortly.after the court martial which tried Fits John Porter had rendered its verdict, and asked tlie President what he thought oi Porter's sentence. Mr. Lincoln at once replied: "They ought to have condemned him to be shot." Then, after a moment'} re­ flection, he added: "There he fPorter) lay within the sound of Pope's gulls, and allowed our poor bojrs to be s l a u g h t e r e d r / , > » > > " alts ftest Was •mfcedi"^;.- ( • •'Did you go to war?" mxit was In camp at Elm Ira. for tsn days." "Were yoji accidentally wounded '•No,*' "Haw a lieavy lit of sickness?" "No/ "'Contract rbeumatisinPn "Hp" "My friend." said the lawyer, as he looked at iiim In a fatherly way, "some pension agents might be discouraged over your case and refuse to touch It. but I shall tit once forward your papers for a pension on the ground that you were broken of your usual rest during those ten'nights. Call ajaiti In sixty days for your baftk pay. Gned mornlsig. Sir. NextT--Brooklyn Eagte. It did not take the House of Rep­ resentatives ten minutes to pass a res­ olution making an additional appropri­ ation of one hundred thousand dollars In Bid of the Mississippi valley suffer­ ers. Without questioning the necessity that exists fon fnrther Government aid for tlie victims of tlie great floods, we contend th*'t It t? no greater, nor more urgent, than the h<Miest claims of the soldier which this same Congress per­ mits to remain unpaid, simply because It neglects, to make the necessary ap­ propriation to properly equip the Pen­ sion Bureau. At overy day's session of both Bouses bills are passed involving immense expenditures of the publtc money, while the soldier's Interests are wholly ignored. How long is this state nf tilings to be permitted to contiipief aoWtsrs* Home Noar ttojtmmi ttow that tlw Veterans of this State aro lit It fair way of having enacted In California a home for the *e|*r*ns of the Mexican war and of tlie robelU»», It Is timely that a brief account should be given of siraHar institutions in other Stat«s< Ono of . the most important of these is (hat located near Da tron, Ohio, and prerteAt* the api>earauce of a beau-d&l sUlŝ L Tlisis4fs ijyfi x|ii& most of tliem li Among them are some church, mensrlc) krili NHIh?, reading room, workshops, Ac. IsMKf 1t sheltered 610 disabled soldiers, TtNT nnmber Increased from year jsjrrar, nntll 18M.wheo it extended ita hwiign *mm Ti>e cost or Ing tlie Institution that year was ClMe 791.54. Fifteen hundred soldiers bsrs died in tlio lw>tltutioa since ll Waa fa--ided. and He burled In the eewieiery attached to It. In this cemetery stanA*. a white marble moonment, flfty fe#t high, Erected by >h« living comrades of the dead soldiers, and which w#» so- veiled by the President of tile Uuiteil States, in tlie presence of £.000 ijkhi* ators. on the ISth of f^eptetftber, 18J7, The Ifothe Is provided with a good school, and Is indeed complete In ail the appointments of a well regiilat^l and twrnat Beeard. Penstottfor lislssOTaUMft. ' ' ' ' In the House of Represeitfatfves tfce Select Committee on <the Povment '«f Pensions. Bounty and Back Pay, s«is> mitted the following report r A w ( Section 4A96 of the Revised Stittitf* provides that si! persons' ^ho 4iall have lost ona hand or one foot.or bae« totally and permanently disabled to the same, or Otherwise so disabled m to render their Imyatlty to perlorw manual labor eqolvsisnt to the loss ef a hand or a foot, shall be entitled to 41 pension of §18 per month. This bill seeks to Increase It to ill per month, from and after December 4, 1881, to all persons now on tlie pensieia' roll, or tbst M«y lM hereafter gratteQ a penstdq fttr stlch W^nsd ; The cemasittee rec--mend the pate- v age of the accompanying bl«l: Be U enacted byth# Smote (ff Jt^tre$entaitve§ of the LttUed fttriee ef America, As Qmyrass • a^pmlllur, i That rrom and after' tlMi"' fliwmg^of • this act all persons on the pensiba'rell.' ^ and ;all persons hereafter g^mtod a', pension, who. whllo tn the oiHta^ or. *> Bawl sorvloa tins Ifttlted fit in4, and •'• In the Uoe of d«ty, Mhi sm arm, one hand, one leg. M> "Om» foot* of shall have suffered dtsAMIfty equal thereto. Shall be entrtled to a penstom of #40 per mon tiw AmeOd the title soasUrea^: "A MfT t# aoseod tte peaeiMi Mwalqr service.'* ' Wrmtt MW> ltatlsbSl THbag# »«xif¥ m .-- 5f«* sympathy fested In so many different (pnkrter* fbr the wife and child of. ^ffgoaMt Hapm does credit to Its authors, isd yro' , trust the practical form which It - llaar taken will go far towards iHa^lngtWm beyond want in the MBr** Attho. same time one canno£ helpthlaktng what a contrast exists betweon tko treatment which Betty aad the' Babr have reeelved and that which smpo other soldiers" wives and. babies have» / experienced. The soldiers of whom ' we speak did not. It^is true, dlsttof •. gulsh themselves like Mason.' by vlolat- ' ing tlie military and otvU law of the land, and we do not know that tholr names were ever pnblfshed in the newspapers, but they gave up th#Ir 4 lives In tbe service of thofr connttr. and left their families fi^te as do- * pendent upon It for support. Among the two hundred and tlxty^odd thooa> • and claims now pendtng In tlio Pens loo Bureau are many that were flied long ?»go by the widows and cliiliroA «T dhoso,. who fell In battle, and IC Betty %nd tile Baby deserve she sy mpathy CUT tlie publtc, how much more do tkijrj . Yet ot the sufferings and which tliey have been forced enan--ear alone and unaided while waiting tMe slow operations of tho pension "lawn J we do not hear a word. The public Journals that wax so efoquebt In dls> cribiug the helplessness of Betty aod the Baby are silent tonciiing the sor­ rows and trials of those whMK cruel fortunes of war have deprived «f their natural "protectors. They epjaa to liave forgotten the noble woass • who. with brave lips, tliougli slnkt|m hearts, bade their loved ones mHy to • tlie defense of the Union In able days of *<11 : they do not recall. sHt J|' they might, the fortitude with whlelt they bore the loss of husband aful ̂ father, and the hfrnln fnaii^nnjn(rh which they etn^glad o».'igatot poofer~- ty. In order to fiMd educate tiielr orphaned brood. Yet, surely. cowpalwcLwItlt tboir^tws \a% of Betty and the dafcf saesss frits Uv happy one. and wo das* s«f tM»; might be found Ift svm oounty and towmdilp la ths cmm'tv some instance of inmsiteil piltHotfi^i IWrs^re «le«ervl'*if'#d Xnim'k pailiy-than this, it t*. a" pvoitv ss«ii- SMOt which prompts a kbiiUieafted pe^lo^o om* lor the iielplesm wife and <ho inaeiceM» habow botlet m not, forgot thet tfcero aro tbe** who stronger daims upop a" Nattach than tbe lutplrss prgeMpt^l tftntify. 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