THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
3LD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
Fa * Bine and the Gray Iterlow Incl-
denta of the Late War , and In
Graphic nd Interesting Manner
Tall of Camp , March and Battle.
Says Henry Clay Evans , commission-
rr of pensions , In Collier's Weekly : No
nation or government in all time 1ms
dealt so generously mid magnanimous
ly with Its defenders as lias the repub
lic since the beginning of the Civil
War.
*
r Kot until 1830 were pensions grunted
to widows of soldiers of the Revolu
tionary War , and then only for a period
f five years , conditional upon marriage
to the soldier prior to his last service ,
and tliat the soldier's service wns not
less than six mouths. Not until 1853 ,
loventy , years after the close of thw
war , was the limitation as to the time
i > f marriage removed. On June HO ,
1000. the rolls contained the names of
eleven pensioners based upon service
hi the War of the Revolution , four be
ing widows and seven daughters the
latter pensioned by special act.
Jan. 2 , 1887 , thirty-nine years after
the Gundelupc-IIIdal o treaty , an net
Was passed granting a pension to the
urvlvors of the Mexican War If hon
orably discharged , and to their widows ,
for service of sixty days , If (12 ( years of
nge , or disabled or dependent. This law
was amended and liberalized by the
nets of Jan. 5 , 1893 , and April 23 , I'.HX ) ,
Increasing from $8 to ? 12 per month
the pension to survivors who arc totally
disabled and destitute. June 30 , 11KX ) ,
there won ; 8,352 survivor and 8,101
Widows 011 the rolls on account of ser-
Ylce In the Mexican War.
For service rendered in the War of
the Rebellion In the army or navy , In
their varied branches , the law provides
two distinct systems of pensioning.
! L For wounds or Injuries received or
disease contracted In service , or line
of duty. 2. For permanent disabilities
regardless of the time and manner of
their origin , provided they are not the
result of vicious habits. The number
of pensioners on the rolls under this
act June SO , 1000 , was : Invalids , -130 ,
CC7 ; widows , etc. , 133,720.
For service rendered m the army ,
navy , or marine corps since April 21
1898 , the number of claims tiled up to
June 30 , 1000 , Is 30,410. It may be
stated , however , that many of these
applicants have le-enllsted In the army
for service In the Philippine Islands ,
Up to June 30 , 1MK ! ) , 1,818 Spanish war
claims have been allowed. "
Total pensioners on rolls June 80 ,
1000 , 993.r > 2n. In addition , there are
62,005 children or minors uudcr
years that are paid on the widows' '
certificates.
Since the close of the Civil War this
government has paid to its pensioners
the sum of $2.ri2S.373.1 J7.18 , the pay
ments for tli" ti * a ! > ir ended June
80 , 1900 , 1m. . IK . . . 'I'll 5 ' . ; ! S,402,172.54.
ef The amount paid to pensioners unde
the act of June 27 , 1890 , which coutlnes
Its benellts to those who served ninety
days or more dnrhiK the war of the re
bellion. and their dependents , Is iiearlj
5000,000,000.
Resented the Insult.
Many were the thrilling episodes am
adventures of the great war which fel
In fascinating recital from the lips o
Gen. Sherman , but they are either re
corded in tlie pages of his autohlog
rnphy , or-are too long und dlscurslv
to set down here. One little Hash o
humor Is , perhaps , worth preserving
from all the war talk which we en
Joyed.
"Gen. Thomas , " said he , "junior t
me in rank , but senior in service , wn
a stern disciplinarian , lie ha d re
ceived many complaints about the pll
ferliig and plundering committed b
one of his brigades , and. being resolve <
to put this offense down , lie issuei
Bomo very strict orders , menacing wltl
death any who should transgress. Th
brigade In question wore for Its badge
an acorn , hi sliver or gold , and the men
were Inordinately fond of this distinct
ive sign. Several cases of disobedience
bad been reported to the General , hut
the evidence was never strong enough
for decisive action , until one day , rid
ing with an orderly down a by-lane
outside the post , Thomas eanie full
upon an Irishman who , having laid
aside his ritle , with which lie had killed
a hog , was busily engaged in skinning
the animal with his sword-bayonet , so
IB to make easy work with the bris
tles , etc. , before cooking some pork-
chops.
" 'Ah,1 cried the General , 'you ru.s-
cnl ! at last I have caught one of you
In the act. There Is no mistake about
It this time , and I will make an exam
ple of you. sir. '
" 'Bedad ! General , honey ! ' said the
man , straightening himself up and
coming to the salute. 'It's not shootin'
me that you ought to be at , but re-
wardln' me. '
" 'What do you mean , slrV exclaimed
Gen. Thomas.
" 'Why. your honor ! " the soldier re-
plled"thlB bad baste here-had Jut been
dlBcrutln' the rlgimental badge , and
o I was forced to dlspati h him. It'
atin * the acorns I found him acl * Kveii
Gen. Thomas was obliged to hiugli at
this , and the soldier saved his life by
his wit. " Sir Kdwln Arnold's hit tec to
London Telegraph. ' ' " " ' -1"- " tk
lint Lend.
While Thomas was holding nntta-
oooga "till he starved" the Ixjys wer 0
butfj making rllle Hts , fully Intending
A die In the "hist ditch. "
Colonel Sedgwlck , of the Suooiul
Kentucky , was superintending the i-i-
e&vatlon In'front of Palmer's division.
Palmer came out one dayon a tour of
Inspection.
Things did not suit hltn exactly ; so ,
he mounted the earthwork and turned
his back to the enemy's work. He got
ready td give Sodgwlck a good scolding.
Just then a bullet hit hltn In the hip ; .
he forgot everything and got down
double-quick. He said that he felt as If
a quart of hot lead had run down his
boot.
"Relic * of the C T | ! War. "
Bargains ! In army rifles ,
Shown in a city store ;
Piled up high on a counter ,
Stacked on the polished floor.
Husty and old and clumsy ,
Nattered nnd scratched and marred ,
They are brought like slaves to market ,
Placed under a "bargain" card I
Long have you been In hiding ,
Veterans of the war !
Many the shifts and changes
That have brought you where you are.
Like poor old Kip Van Wiuklo ,
You belong to another day ,
To different scenes and dutleM ,
To times that have pat-sed away.
Old guns , could you speak , you'd tell us
Tales of the battle-field ;
Of death which you wrought , nnd havoc ,
Of wounds which have long beou
healed. '
You would tell of n dauntless courage ,
Of u purpoie grim and high ,
Which made the men who carried you
Iteady to win or die.
Heroes ! they won , nnd gave us
The country we call "the free ; "
Where now all are friends and brother ?
In the love of liberty.
And stacked there on the counter ,
A queer , old-fashioned band ,
Are tlie tried nnd true companions
That helped them gave the laud.
"IJnrgnins in army rilles ! "
All , well ! we will take them homo ,
And count them among our treasures
In the days that ure to come.
As they hung above our firesides
While their nge and fame increase ,
May their last days be their best days
And they come to their end in peace !
Boston Transcript.
Gen. Hadcau'M K < timute.
Grant's extreme simplicity of be
havior and directness of expression Im
posed on various olllcers , both altovo
and below him. They thought him a
good , plain uinn who had blundered
into one or two successes1 and who
therefore could not be immediately re
moved , but they deemed it unnecessary
to regard his Judgment , or to count
upon his ability. Ills superiors made
their plane Invariably without consult ,
ing him , nud his subordinates some
times soijght to carry out their owr
campaigns in opposition or indifference
to his orders , not doubting that wltl
their superior Intelligence they couk
conceive nnd execute triumphs whicl
would excuse or even vindicate their
course. It is impossible to understniH
the early history of the war withotr
taking It Into account tlmt neither the
War Department nor its Importnu
commanders gave Grant credit for in
tellcctual ability or military genius.
Ills other qualities were also rate *
low. Because he was patient , some
thought It Impossible to provoke him
ami because of his calmness it was sup
posed that lie was stolid. In battle o
Iti campaigning he Uld not seem to career
or consider so much what the enenij
was doing as what he himself meant tt
do , and this trait to enthusiastic niu
even brilliant soldiers appeared Inex
pllcab'.e. A great commander , It was
Imagined , should be nervous , excitable
Inspiring his men and captivating his
olllcers ; calling private soldiers by tliel
names , making eloquent addresses li
the Held , and waving his drawn swore
in battle. Great commanders had don
all these tilings and won : and manj
men who could do all these thing ;
fancied themselves , therefore , grea
commanders. Others imagined wN
dom to consist In science alone ; they
sought success in learned and elnbor
ate plans , requiring months to ilevelo ]
when the enemy was Immediately \
fore them ; they maneuvered when 1
wns the time to tight ; they intreiichei
when they should have attacked , am
studied their books when tlie lleh
should have been the only problem.
Grant was like none of these. If h
possessed acquirements lie appearet
unconscious of them : he made no allu
sion to tlie schools and never hesitnti
to transgress their rules when the oc
caslon seemed to him to demand it. S
he neither won men's hearts by blandNh
ments nor affected their Imagination
by brilliancy of behavior ; nor did h
seem profound fo those who are Im
pressed only by a display of learning.
Chicago Tribune.
Lincoln Knllcil to eu the Joke.
To Abraham Lincoln , Artemu
Ward's book was a never-failing foun
tain of fun. Of the qiirilut spelling
and the side-splitting Jokes In A.
Ward's compendium of humor the I 'res
ident liked to talk with the gra\e
Station , to whom fun was a mere
waste of raw material. On a certain
Sunday , always Lincoln's day for re
laxation , he said :
"Stallion , I Und a heap of fun in A.
Ward's book. "
"Yes , " said Stnnton. dryly : "but what
do you think of tlmt chapter In which
he makes fun of you ? "
Mr. Lincoln quickly replied.
"Stanton. to save my life. I could
never see any humor In that chapter. "
To Suvtt I'opiilatfon.
\'lgorous measures will be taken in
Madagascar to prevent the extinction
of the population. After next year
every man "fi years of age who cannot
show tlmt he is the futliel of a child ,
legitimate or Illegitimate , will pay on
annual tax of $ , ' { . Childless women
over ' - ' . " years of age will pay $1.W ) .
The people of Columbus , Ohio , are
not In the least crowded together , for
their city Is laid out over sixteen and
one-fourth square miles of territory.
Tli Dlfiiltj- iJibor.
What would the world do but for
.
bho products of labor ? Yet there arc
people , boru to wealth , who look with
contempt upon the man who Is forced
to toil for his sustenance. Labor Is a
mighty magician , walking forth Into
region uninhabited and waste ; he
oolrs earnestly at the scene so quiet
n It * desolation , thcu , waving his
wonder-working wand , those dreary
alleys stnlJe with golden harvests ,
nose barren mountain slopes arc
lothed with foliage , the furnace
lar.es , the anvil rings , the busy wheels
vhlrl round , the town appears the
mrt of commerce the hall of science ,
lie temple of religion rear high their
ofty fronts ; a forest of masts , gay
vith varied pennons , rises from the
arbor , the quays are crowded with
commercial spoils the peaceful spoils
which enrich both him who receives
nd who yields ; representatives of far-
ff regions make it their resort ;
clencc enlists the elements of earth
nd heaven in Its services ; Art , awak-
jfi clothes its strength with beauty ;
iterature , new born , redoubles , and
erpctuates Its praise ; Civilization
miles ; Liberty Is glad ; Humanity re-
olces ; Plot exults for the voice of In-
lustry and gladness is heard on every
land. And who , contemplating such
chlcvements , will deny that there is
dignity In labor ?
Ilrrnmlng Color * .
Black Is becoming to most women ,
f attention Is paid to the material , as
veil as to the color. Wlien complaint
s made about the unbecomlngness of
) lauk , not alone to dark women , butte
to fair ones , as well , it Is advisable to
take into consideration the material
used in the costume for the waist. A
dull black such as serge , cloth , nun's
veiling , glace silk of crepe de chine-
may prove very trying to the brunette ;
but substitute satin-faced cloth , new
silk or satin , broche silk or rich velvet
and a very different effect will be ob-
; ained. A blonde may wear soft , dull
blacks with success , bnt dark women
must forego them , unless possessed of
the fair complexion of a blonde.
Hamlet AVu * uotMiul.
Mr. Sothern , It , may be said , holds
that Hamlet was not mad , and that
in the scene with Ophelia he is not
even trying to exhibit a pretext of In
sanity , says the Phllabelphla Press.
Certainly he is overwrought by his
ghastly secret , with a superadded
dread that , if Ophelia marries , her
beauty may be the ruin of her honesty ,
as It was of his mother's. Mr. Seth
ern adds : " 1 have been denounced for
making this a love scene. I do. I
make Hamlet give every evidence of
his love for Ophelia and 1 make her
give every sign of her love for him.
It Ib the most terrible love scene on
the stage. A 'love scene' Is not nec
essarily asilly kissing incident between
two silly chuckleheadB , as some of the
critics think. There are tragic love
scenes , and this is tine of them for
who can doubt the love of Hamlet and
Ophelia for each other.
A Month's Tot JTrec.
If run h T l > np i > lu. writ * Dr.Shoop.Haclne.Wli ,
lei 1 ( . lor ii boltlu. o ( Dr. SUoou'i Ito.turiUi * . Ki.
prMi | > ald , Send uo money. r j V 60 If cured.
Suit lur.Spriiliu-il Ankle.
Alexander McDonnell is suing the
Chicago House Wrecking company in
.Judge Baxter's court to recover 81,900
damages on account of personal Inju
ries , sustained while he was engaged
in tearing down one of the old exposi
tion buildings. He was sent by the
foreman in charge of the men tocllmb
a ladder. The ladder fell , and Mc
Donnell was thrown twenty leet. Ho
hurt his ankle.
SPRING CATARRH MAKES
PEOPLE WEAK AND NERVOUS
MISS ANNA. ItllYAM , OF WASHINGTON , I ) . C.
Miss Anna Hryan , u favorite eiinsin \Vllllmii .lennliiKt ; Bryan , is wi'll known
soelnlly in Washington , 1) . C. , where she IIIIH a host of friend * . Miss liryan re-
rcntly'studied music at Kali-mount Seminary , of Washington , 1" ) . C. In a mount
letter to The I'ernna Mrtlieine Co. , of Coluinbuw , Ohio , she SII'H :
M59 Florida Avenue , N. W. , Washington , D. C.
The Pcruna Medicine Co. , Columbus , 0. :
Gentlemen-- the solicitation of a friend I began some
weeks ago to take your Peruna and I now feel like a new person.
1 take pleasure In recommending It to nil who want a good tonic
nnri nennnnent cure for cafarr/i. " - > tn//i Brvan.
. liEKTHA KOCKLHK. 177
Guiuett htreet , Brooklyn , N. V. ,
writes :
"I'ertiua and Manulln linve done me
very great kurrico , auil I reeoinineiiii
them with pleMMiire to nil who gutter
with nervous catarrh of the stomach as
I did. Should mich a digoMM- ever attack
me iiKuin I shall immediately tnke Pe-
nma. I now feel very well and have a
food appetite all the time. I have valued
Friend ' 'Doesn't your husband kiss
yon when he Kocsoir to business in the
morning ? "
Hoste.ss ( who has been married be
fore ) " ! never let him. "
"Mercy me ! Why1
"So thatln after years 1 shan't have
any excuse for feeling blue when he
noes oil and forgets it. "
" ] can tell you , " he said , "how much
water runs over the Niagara Falls to
the quart. "
"How much ? " asked she.
"Two pints. "
Thr DIN | Anil Down * .
Old Gentleman "How am I to
know that you are not marrying my
daughter for my money ? "
.Suitor "And how am I to know
that you won't fail Inside of a year ? "
Such 1 Fain * .
Affable StratiRer "I cant help
thinking I have seen your picture
somewhere in the newspapers. "
Hon. Mr. Greatman , , Oh , no doubt ,
no doubt. Us often been published. "
Strauses "Then I was not mistak
en. What were you cured of ? "
Thousands of Fair Women Arq
Never Without Pc-ru-na V
The National Catarrh
Remedy.
Miss Marie Coats , I'rcMdent of th
Aiiplrton Young Ladles' Ulub , writes tho-
following t'oncernltiB Pel mm :
AiiU'tou | | , Wls.
The I'ermm Medicine . Co. . Columbus , O.I
Gentlemen
"I tlud Peruna
nti e v o P 1 1 e n t
HirliiR | niul until-
mur in t d I e 1 n e
niul am nlml to
gull the
of m > friends to
ft. When thill ! ;
huik'uld. tired. .
eoliies < >
dver you. < md "
your food no
longer tastes , ;
good , mu.aH Mini .Marie Oonts.
! | imoviiiii.Ts , u-i-i 4 * * * " * * * * .
tate you , t'erutnt will ninke ynti fee ) llko
another person inside of a week. I hiivo
now used It fur throe sonsons anil find 't' '
very reliable and eilleaelons.1' Mnrl
CoaK
.Mrs. Al.Vetnl. . i1 ! South 17th street , '
IVrre Haute , Ind. , writes :
"Perunii IK the greatest medieliu > on
earth. 1 feel well mid tlmt tiled feeling
. _ nil gone. When I began to Hike your
medicine I could not smell nor hear a
church hell ring. .Now 1 run smell nud
Hear. When 1 In-gun your treatment my
head was terrible , all sorts of bu/zltic ,
chirping nnd loud noises. Three months
ago I dragged at omul like a siiull ; now
1 can walk as briskly us ever. I am
going to go and see the doctor tlmt mild
I WHH not long for tills world , iiud tell
him tlmt Penmu cured me. " Mm. Al.
Wetxel.
If nil the tired women und nil the nor-
TOIIS women , nnd all the women that
needed n tonic would read und heed th
words of the.Ht ! three fair Indies who
have .spoken right to the point , how
many Invalids would he prevented and
how many wretched lives bo madr
happy.
Peruua restores health In a normal
wny.
wny.Pentnii
Pentnii pats right till the miicoiia mem-
hrnnea of tlie body , nud In thiH way
reatorcH the functions of every argun :
If It Is the Htonuich tlmt IH out of
order , und the digestion iuipulrcd , Po-
runa quickly miikes thiuKS right by
restoring the mucous membrane of th
Btomm'h , .
If the nerves tingle , If the bruin U
tired , if the strength IH flagging " "d th
circulation of lilood weakened by tlubhy
mucous meinbraui'0 of the idigestiva
organs , I'eruaa reaches thu spot lit one *
by giving to these luembrnueu the vi
tality uuil activity which belongn to ,
them.
The pelvic organs urc also lined with
mucouk membruue which in the female
sex Is espeelully llalile to derangement ! .
Heruna U nn nbaolute Hpei-itie in thene
cnneo. The women everywhere are
prulsing It. No other remedy tins ever
received 'inch uniiinlltii | > d prnlse from
such u multitude of women.
If you do not derive prompt and nulls-
fucto'ry resulti ! from the u e g/.I'eruna ,
write lit once to Dr. Unrtmnh , K'lvluf
full xtntemi'iit of your CHxe and he will
be pleased to give you hn ! vnliiable , d-
'Vice nitls ,
Address Dr. Hnrttmin , President ot
The ilurimun Suultiiriiini , Columbui , O.
liniirrtlnrnt.
" 1 see that the lobster season baa
arrived. " ,
"Yes. 1 suppose that you'll bo
( lt\ltc nay while It lasts. " Cleveland
Plain Dealer. * - .
Olro ItTlniii.
Eastern Jlan "Considering the
price you ask , It seems to me that
this lot Is very small. "
Western Hustler "Hut you must
remember that this a new town , and
trrowlni , ' like all possessed. That lot
' . "
Is youniO'et.
fllnwwmnimniimw
JA Act ? 1
You know very well how you feel when your liver don't act. Bile collects In the blood , bowels
constipated and your whole system is poisoned A lazy liver is an invitation for a thousand pains and aches to
r.ome and dwell with you Your life becomes one long measure of irritability and despondency and bad feeling.
CASCARETS act directly , and in a peculiarly happy manner on the liver and bowels , cleansing , purifying ,
revitalizing every portion of the liver , driving all the bile from the blood , as is soon shown by increased appetite
for food power to digest it , and strength to throw off the waste. Be\A/are > of ImitatlonsI
JCt iwimrain' . " Waihington 8ir. at t
"I II TC be u troubled ( freat deal inaU
with n torpid llTer , which produces oonsUpa- Tlia
tloo. I found CASCARETS U bo II you
claim tor llieza , aid secured cuch relief the
nrtl trill that I purcliucU another tupply
tnd w s eompleteljr cured. 1 shall only l >
too cld to recommend Caaearata whenever
the opportunity la presented. " J A. SMITH ,
mOSusquehanna ATS.,1'hllwJclpbla , Pa.
"He did > nuickly anilmatically a
BEST FOR BOWELS AND LIVER
S THIS IS JOc.
25c. 50c.
NEVER SOLD IN BULK.
TPJJ7 TA nr T7T DRUGGISTS
UUUllUllUllUilUUlUlUllUUllUUUlllUlUlliUtUlUUlUlUUlUI
in weight I rccouiuieuded Pernuu tc
an acquaintance of ours und lie Is mak
mg remarkable progress. I looked so
badiy for a time before I begun your
medielutt , that now when 1 meet HOUR
of my friends they suy : ' 1 WUN very
much worried about you , bnt now yoi
are lookiug so well. ' I shall slwnys
keep Peruna and Manulln in the house
IIB family medicluug. " Mrs. Iterthi
Kocklcr.