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THRILLING BETS OF EXPERIENCE RECALLED
llncltlnp ; Snow on tlio Anclr * nnil on Uio
Prnlrlnt Tlmnmir the 1'rlilRlil IMB °
or ii llll iHr l Tomriit nnil
Tu-tle In Culiootit
'Utul an offer to RO to South America
today , lilf thinu. "
'This announcement , injected by Roddy
" Wnlcnr into the Intense silence that
brooded over the ( 'IIHR In the round
house , says the Ohtcnjro Tribune , so
startled a meehnnlc who was 111 tup u
brAsa near the window ihut ho mndo n
mitatroko nnd numod all the ekln off
ono aide of hla thumb.
"What a blcssinc It would 'a boon to
this community If you'd a' gone. "
"Whut was you wanted In South
Amorleu for ? To drive oxonV"
"Nnh ! drive oxen nothcn' ! Follcr my
porfosh , of course buck snow. "
"Now , see here , Roddy , I happen to
have spent u few years In South
America myself , and I know there Isn't
a mile of ro.ul on the continent where
they are over troubled with snow , " said
a listener.
"Who said anything about buckln'
enowon nralliond , Mr. Know-it-aU'r1" re
torted Itcddy. "Yon { rentloman what
btudlcd jofRcrfy In the radiant roso-
ycai-fi of youth1 ho continued , taming
hid back on the speaker , "knows the
Andes IH covered with wnow two or three
miles deep , which tcototaly prevents
trade , tralllc , or liitoruourso between
the country on ono side and the country
on t'other side. Even a rainstorm eairt
climb them Mg drifts , and the result Is
un ovcrlastln' drought on ono side.
"Now them folks being' smart enough
to see that if they could get rid of the
jtroat natural barrier international com ;
morro would bo promoted and the debort
would blossom as the rose chipped in to
get mo to take the 50 mid go down there
and buck the tons olT'n them mountains.
I figgorcd it all up and found that with
n good fireman that would keep her Hot
It wouldn't take mo no time worth nien-
tionin' to level up things so'c a man
could stand on the Pncillc coast and see
the boys goin' In swltnmin' in the Atlan
tic ; hut m'wifo didn't want to stay alone
and I dcoclincd. "
1'AXHANULi : DAK KXTKMI'OIU/KS.
Panhandle Dan gave a snort of con
tempt , and chewed vigrously. "lo-
incmber the winter of ' 81V" Uo quiored
"Talk" about snowl It didn't wait to
snow. Whole clouds would stack thom-
tolvcs up on the landscape lluo shcop-
Bkina on a dray. Anil pack I Thai
{ now packed BO hard you couldn't cut it
ft'ith a diamond.
"Ono day after a three week's ) bliz-
taid I wns ordered out with a snow-plow.
When I got out on tlio prairie tnoro was
not a thing to bo seen but just a smooth ,
glittering sheet of white. Tlio tele
graph poles were snowed clonr under ,
BO I had nothing to go by , and as I was
a now m in on the road I got lost , cot
slear away from the road and out into
Iho country ,
"Neither mo nor the fireman noticed
ivo wasn't on the rails at all. Snow was
10 hard , vou sec , wo wont along1 just the
tame. But by-and-by vo began to think
It was a long way between telegraph
itatiow. Then wo stopped to investi
gate and found out what wns wrong.
vVo s'ot out to lind the road , but it was
no go.
"At last wo ran out of coal and water.
Most men would have ttirowcd up their
hands then , but I ain't built that way. I
tent the fireman to pick up a few panels
of fence while I molted snow in my lunch-
pail to ( ill the tank. "
"The only kind of a fence I over saw
west of the Missouri river was barbed
iviro , " said Rainbow Chaser in a loud
aside.
"Wo kept up our fruitless search for
the road , " continued Panhandle Dan ,
pretending not to hoar , "until next day ,
ivhen one of them chinook winds sprung
up. In less than three shakes of a
sheep's tail the snow was all gone , and
the whole face of the earth was covered
with 'levcn or eight feet of water. "
"Then you were stuck , oh "
"Not that T know of. No , sir ; I just
rigged up paddles on the drivers and
tailed olT as nice as any side-wheeler
rou over sco on the Ohio. "
"I s'poso you found the road'i" '
"Well , I'll toll you. Wo were steam
ing along at a nice easy jog when the
wives the old mill made upset a hay-
itack on which a farmer had corralled
his shouts to save 'em from the Hood ,
Qo got mnd about it. headed us olT as
Wo was cross in' his pasture , put up the
bare , and swore ho wouldn't lot us out ,
until wo paid for them shouts.
"I had no change with mo , so mo and
Iho fireman got down and came away
ftiul lot Mr , Farmer keen the machine.
Kho W/IH about ready to bo reported for
Uio back shop , anyway. "
AT WAR WITH A HJ.IX.7.AKI ) .
"O , yes" upoko up Miller Cupplcr. "It's
Busy enough to go bucking snow with a
ninety-ton engine to hold you down and
keep you from getting mixed up with
the zephyrs and got lost. Anybody can
Qo that. But if there is an individual
present who has been caught out on the
prairie In ono of those blizzards you
, rend about In just a common ovory-ilny
tied , lot him come forward and we'll
condole together. "
Hero Mr. Oupplor paused to give
/omo ono an opportunity to encourage
blip ( ft proceed. As no ono upoko ho
wont on anyway.
"Boforo 1 lost all Bolf-rospont nnd
wont railroading I use to bo a commer
cial traveler. For several years I rep
resented the blggont grlndotono hotibO
In the west.
"Ono winter I happened to bo In the
very wtyjo region Mr. Dan was speaking
of. 1 finished my business at the county
icatearly in tlio morning and , as there
was no train until the next day , I de
cided to drive across the country and
catch a train on another road.
"I hunted up a driver with a good
loam u.ud started out. The sun was
shining brightly , the hens were sing-
Ing'joyously ' , and all nature Beomtid gay.
Hut you all know In how short a time
blizzard can got ready for business.
In two hours the weather changed
quicker than a blck boy can got well
enoCigh to go flailing. The wind bhiftod
from a southerly breeze to a northerly
hurricane , with snow accompaniment
to you could hoar Its joints craek.
"J didn't realize the gravity of the
situation until the driver opuncd his
mouth to sneeze. The uluincd fool
didn't ' have sense enough to turn his
back to the wind , and tlio consequence
l lYiiB that ho inadvertently swallowed
about -1,000 cublo feet of raw hurrlcano
nnd straightway milled oil like a toy bal
loon. The last I miw of him ho was
ttbout half way up to the moon and
foing as though ho had a time order :
, "l8aye : 'Cupplor , old boy , you've got
to do u little head work If you got out
pfthls. ' So I thought awhile , Then I
( rot out my sample grindstones and
placed them where the wind could strike
them fair.
"Tho result was tnnglcal but directly
In accordance with well established
scientific principles. The friction of
the wind on those grindstones generat
ed RO much heat that in a short time the
air In Iho vicinity of Iho sled xnis as soft
and bnnily ns a .Tune day. Right
*
around mo you Could hear the robins
singing , while llfty feet farther away
wns nn impenetrable wall of swirling
snow In which it was cold enough to
freeze the toonulls off a casttron dog.
"I had a regular summer rcbort picnle
until the storm subsided. Then when
the rescuing party came up looking for
my frozen corpse I told them what 1 had
done and before I left the spot had sold
them the largest order over sent in to
our honso. "
"A snowllnko will go fifty mlles out
of its wny any day just to got to fill in n
railroad cut. " remarked' l.owo Joyntl
with an earnestness born of deep convic
tion.
tion.Miller
Miller Cupplor elevated his ayobroxvs
in gcntccl surprise , while Panlwndlo
D.in wrenched his bond half way around
and demanded llercelv :
"Who's said anything about snow ? "
Lowe iloynlt shrank down on his
bench with an Injured look and a long
Ellcuco followed.
A STOUY WITH A MORAL.
At last .lack Stringer after n couple
of preliminary gulps began.
"I'll toll you a story , gentleman , for
the sake of the mor.ii It points. It's
about a dog that boloimcd to me. Ho
wns certainly the most gifted canii\o I
over sco. A. " a coon dog I don't think
his equal over existed. 1 used to got In
vitations to go coon hunting fiom clear
over in the next county. Of course It
was undorbtood that I was to take To v-
ber along.
"Poor Towsor ! With nil his talents
was linked ono blighting vice that no
argument could induce him to aban
don. I've kicked that dog so hard that
I'vo had to wear crutches for a weolt.
aflor , and yet the next time ho was
tempted he'd fall. I allude to tils weak
ness for chasing rabbits.
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DewltVs Sarsaparuia cleanses the blood ,
FIGHT WITH THE COJIMAXCIIES.
A ItrihlnUrrncr of llio Soutliwo t.
tr.iji/ri/M / ( , IKIJ. tut Chailti n , fairKI
Up to the yonr 1850 iho ( Jomttnelio In-
dtntiB bonolcd tlmt tlio hud ncvor boon
defeated In n buttlo with \vhito men ,
Tlioy wore arrogant mid bloodthirsty
nnd wore at war with tlio whole world.
They would not make peace with other
tribe * and waged constant warfare on
whltonnd rod alli < e. They w l' ° ric"i
strong In nuinbors and the best horsemen -
men In the world and they mwlo war bo-
oauso they loved the adventure of It.
In May of the year named a Texan
known as Captain Gordon , who was an
old Indian lighter , learned that there-
was gold In the big Wichita mountains
of western Toxns. This chain of moun
tains forms the eastern boundary of Iho
Great Staked plains , but the Comun-
ohcH ranged us far west as thn Uio To
cos river. C'aptnin Gordon calloJ for
volunteers to explore the gold Ilold8and
the expedition was fitted out at Santa
Fe. lie know what was before him and
ho did not cut loose until ho had
ltd ) mon They wore all bor
der men , and each furnished his own
horse and arms. Every ono had a rlllo.
and most of them a revolver as well.and
Gordon got the loan of two Held pipers
and trained a crew to work them. There
wcro about forty pack mules , loaded
with provisions and ammunition , and It ,
was believed that the command was
strong enough to ttilso care of Haulf
under any circumstance. It was so long
in getting ready that the Indians heard
of its object , and E-iglo Feather , then
the ho.id chief of the Comanciic * , sent
word to Captain Gordon as follows :
I want sculps , horsrs , Miles and powder.
Coino ns fust as you can.
No one was frightened over the mes
sage , and in duo time the expedition hot
out. Captain Gordon was confident that
ho would bo attacked before crossing the
Canadian river , and ho w.is not hiir-
liriscd at finding the Indians all about
him as tlio command emerged into the
Oluco valley to the west of old Fort
Dasuom. Kaglo Feather had gathered
together -IS- warrior ; * , the llower of
the tribe. They were not o-dlnary
warriors , but each could boast
of having killed an enemy. They were
mounted on the finest war ponies , and
every ono had a lance and a rillo , and
some had bows and arrows in addition.
A more notable war party was never
raised by any tribe , and it started out to
meet the invaders , boasting that it
would bring baclc the scalp of every
while man in the expedition.
Gordon wan ftiiniliar with the Chico
and know where the attack would bo
made. The Indiana would wait until ho
was ready to eater the pass leading
through iho Chico mountains to the
river and beyond It was a position
they could hold againbt 10,000 men , and
ho realized that ho must draw them
away from it. Tlio command marched
to within throe miles of the pass and
then turned to the north , as if to seek
for another. For a ilistanco of twelve
miles the two commands hold a u'.iritllol
course and were not over two miles apart.
The Indians hugged the base of the range
so as to prevent the white men from
entering any of the passes , while Gor
don watched for n. battle ground in the
valley. Ho found it twelve miles above
the pass just at sundown on a Juno day.
The spot boleuted was a natural sink on
the crest of a mound or n series of
mounds taking in an area of about two
acres. '
There was a wall of earth around this
sink , as if a small lake had once occu
pied the spot. To the .north was a Still
lower and deeper basin , largo enough to
shelter all the horses and so strategic
that a few men could defend it. There
was a big spring on the plateau , with
grass enough to last the horses for three
or four days , and Captain Gordon's idea
was to force the Indians to attack him
in his position. A renegade white man
named Gerry , who had served in the
regular cavalry and deserted to the red
skins , had drilled them in cavalry tac
tics and ho was with them at this time.
Out in the open USO Comanchea , each
armed with a twelve-foot lance a
weapon they know how to use with mur
derous ollect would have proved too
strong for the gold hunters. Behind de
fenses the case would bo different.
There was only ono place where the
sink could bo approached by horsemen
and that was on the south side. There
was a clear road 1100 feel , wide , aim the
cannon wore posted to cross Tire over
tins. They had been kept covered on
tlio march and the Indians had no sus-
of their profonc'o. Just at dusk
Snglo Feather tent in word for the
white men to go to sleep without fear , as
ho should not attack until next day.
Tliib was no ruse on his part , for ho
made his camp two miles away , and that
of the gold hunters was undisturbed
by oven a shot. During the night Gor
don's mon throw up further defenses
and cleared the sink of every incum-
branco. Twenty men wore told olT to
guard the animals , and when the sun
rose again every ono in the command
was ready for what was to happen.
Eagle Feather was in no hurry. It
was ! ) o'clock before ho marshaled his
warriors on iho prairie , a mile to Uio
south of the plateau. Ho then" sent in
'
word that ho' hoped the white mon
would tight. He did not demand a sur
render , and he wanted it plainly under
stood that ho would grant no quarter.
His llrm purpose was to wipe out every
man in the expeditionand thus deter all
thought of future invasion of his terri
tory. From the way ho disposed of his
forces ho must have bcoji confident of
speedy success. The mounted warriors
were marshaled in lines having a front
of thirty men. They wore -eight lines
deep , making 210 horsemen. Tlio re
mainder of the force was hold as a re
serve. Not a warrior was dismounted ,
and no attack was mode on tlio mon
guarding the lower basin. The Com-
munchesunder cavalry tactics as taught
by the renegade , had charged en iniibso
with lances , and they had won u victory
every time. The chief had never fought
a large body of white mon , and perhaps
ho wanted to test the value of his tac
tics on them. Ho was a bravo general ,
but a poor htratoinat
When Gordon saw that no attack would
bo made on the herd lie ei.llcd over tif-
tojii of the twenty men to assist in re
pelling the charge , The two field
pieces wore loaded with canister , and
everything was ready on the plateau.
At a given signal the body of warriors
charged. The first line was half a mile
away , and the ground was clear of all
obstruction. The gold hunters wore or
dered to reserve their lire until the Hold
pieces wcro discharged. This did not
happen until the Hrst line of warriors
was within Hfty feet of the breastworks.
The charge was checked in an instr.nt ,
and the slaughter was something horri
ble. Aa was determined by actual count ,
Hfty-threo warriors and seventy ponies
wore left behind when the force drew olT
and returned to the spot whore Eagle
Feather had posted himself to watch
and direct. The Hold pieces fired only
two rounds apiece , and sumo of the rillo-
men onlv got in ono shot.
Within half an nouraftor being driven
back Eagle Feather sent in word that ho
\vnn glad the white man exhibited so
much bravery , as the honor of defeating
them would bo greater. While his war
riors hud not boon successful in the flrst
uhargo , tlio second would bo'certain ' to
win the victory , and lie warned them to
luuko ready for it , This they epcndlly
did. When tholliies were formed ntraln
over ? warrior \ ns In them , while the
big ohlof took the lead. The same
tactics were nonsucd nB boforo. Such
warriors as lintUboon dismounted ad
vancndon foot , A'paln Iho gold hunters
walled until the cnmy had coma to close
quarters , and ngniti the flold pieces
belched forth their murderous flro as a
signal. It was a lesson the ( . 'omancho
t rlbo never forgot. In live mlnutos over )
warrior who could jjot a way had retreated
leaving the ground heaped with dead and
dying. A count df bodies brought the
total up to 111. Those who were
wounded were killed as fast us discov
ered. Kaglo Feather , although In the
thick o ( the fray , was not oven toralchcd
and ns ho rnlliod his forces again out ol
rifleshot ho realized that ho must aban
don his tactics or withdraw altogether.
Ho had still , ' ! B ! ) men loft , nnd ho had no
thoughts of abandoning the Held ,
Gordon watched the movements of the
foe-clo.scly and anxiously , and ho soon
discovered t-o plan of the coming at
tack. U would bo made on foot , and the
lances would ho abandoned for the rllles.
There was n ravine leading 1141 from the
prairie to the lower bits-in. The Indians
would bo certain to come up that ; others
would ndvance from the poutli , and
others still would advance through the
brush on the west side. Tlio Held pieces
wcro planted to cover the points where
a rush was expected nnd the men posted
anew. Three kegs of powder wcro
taken down Into the ravlno and depos
ited among the rocks as torpedoes , and
everything was ready by noon. It was
half an hour later when the Indians di
vided Into three commands and moved
to attack. Gerry had taught them how
to march on foot , and they moved olT al
most , an orderly as regular infantry.
The object of those advancing from the
' outh was to secure the bodies of the
dead ponies for slicltoivand thus creep
In close to the broastworks'for a sudden
rush.
Gordon had provided ngalnbt this by
sending men out over the Held and their
lite kept the Indians oh" in this direc
tion. Tlio light opened hotly on the
other sides , however , and as the Indians
were sheltered in their advance they
soon began to work damage. Their lire
was concentrated on the field pieces ,
and within an hour Gordon had four
men killed and throe disabled. From
half past 12 to half past 4 the firing was
constant and almost entirely confined to
the rifles. The whi'o ' men were the best
shots and wcro al o moro seoaroly shel
tered and therefore had the best of it.
But few Indians bad appeared in the
ravine up to the last hour named. Then
they began to gather for a rush. Ono
of the guns was turned upon them and
when the shell with which it was
charged exploded , it likewise exploded
two of the kegs of powder. How many
were killed and wounded no ono could
say , because the terrific explosions
hurled down the high banks and filled
the ravlno for a hundred feet. A do/.on
or moro bodies wcro found and parts of
others were blown almost into the upper
basin.
The calamity iivthc ravlno ended the
attack on the part of the Indians , and
Gordon at once atsumcd the aggressive.
The ponies of tliu Indians had been loft
on the prairie just out of rilleshot ,
guard ad "by a few warriors. Ho opened
on the herd with shell , and in three or
four rounds had bcattored ) it. When
ever the redskins attempted to bunch in
any considerable number ho hhelled
themand such hordes as galloped within
rillo range woio bhot down by the rille-
moni Eiiglo Feather had moro than
enough before tire sun went down. Once
ho rallied his wmriois as if for a last
desperate charge , but they , were so
thoroughly whipped that ithey refuted
to advance. As darkness foil ho began
his retreat-to the pass , and ho made no
halt of consequence until reaching his
village , a hundred miles away.
None of his dead wasircmovcd , but all
Iho wounded were taken away. Throe
'
years later ho'gavo his figures on the
light.Out of his force of'180 men ho
reached homo with only 100 who had
escaped scot free. Ho lost in killed 141 ,
ana had J40 wounded moro or loss se
verely. Of his 480 ponies ho lost at
least half. Gordon's party picked
up enough lances and rifles to
load a wagon. They also got a largo
amount of ammunition and other plun
der. Among the Indian dead wcro two
famous mcd'icino men and four sub-
chiefs , and Gerry was also among the
slain. Ho had not been killed by the
white men , but Haglo Feather slow him
with his own baud as ho retreated. It
was not his plan to open the fight as ho
did , but Garry hud assured him that
the mounted warriors could ride over all
opposition.
The direct results wcro bad enough
for the tribe , but dissensions followed to
make matters worse. Eagle Feather was
deposed and became a renegade , and the
tribe divided into three or four factions
which could never r.gain l > c reunited.
The Kiowns , to the qast , took every ad
vantage of the split , and the Apaches
raided in from the west with great
vigor , and within throe years a tribe
which had ranked as the richest and
most powerful in the west wac scattered
and broken. Had not the government
stopped in and taken care of the rem
nant the Cumanches would have been
exterminated to the last representative.
M. Qt'Ai ) .
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which provides tlmt if any person who
has obtained a verdict in any of her
courts shall , during the term in which
the verdict is obtained , give to any ono
of the jurors who rendered the verdict
any victuals or drink , or procure any to
bo given them , cither before or after
the verdict , on proof of this fact the ver
dict shall he sot aside and a new trial
granted.
A successful litigant treated the jury
deciding In his favor to the cigars , and
tills being broughti to the attention of
the court , an order for a new trial was
promptly granted. The order was ap
pealed fioin on the ground that cigars
are neither victuals or drink. The supreme -
promo court hold Uiat they i-amo within
the prohibition of Uio statute , and sus
tained the ordorol'tho court below , The
reasoning of Judge Taft has a quaint
humor about it which makes it worth
reproducing. Ho argues IIB follows :
"Tobacco Is both a victual and drink.
It is taken as a nourishment , substance ,
food , etc. , therefore a victual. It Is
not an obsolete use of Iho word to call It
drink. Joaquin Miller b.iys : 'I drink
thowindsns drinking wine.1 If n man
can drink wind I' ' think ho can drink
tobacco quicker ; vie ( and disgusting na
it Is. A man is compelled to drink it by
having it pulled In his face on all occa
sions and in all places , from the cradle
to the grave. It is a drink. Sot usido
the verdict. "
. ITTI g I I had throe little glfls
LI I ILK I who weie attacked with
1 obsthmlo ECZEMA or
I IHood Trouble , -which
at llrbt resembled heat , but soon grew to
yellow blisters , some of them quite large.
One of the children died from the effects
of It , but we got Swift's Specific and
gnvo to the other two and they teen got
well. 8. 8. 8. forced out the poison
promptly. The cure was wonderful.
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OMAHA. Nob. . .Tun. 18 , 1831
To whom It May Concern ;
This Is to cortffy that I Invo boon r\
constant sufferer for many ybnrji with
catarrh , asthma anil bronchial ulToo-
tions of the throat , and tried nil the
patent modlclnos and remedies I ever
hoard of , but with no success. I ticatud
with doctors In variom pivrlH of the
country , but iiono of thorn could do tuo
any good further than jjlvlujj mo shor
temporary rollof. I buttered nlcht , an
day. am ) contiiuiod to fjrow worse not
withstanding all Iho mcdiclno I had
taken. I had almost civon up my case
as hopeless when I was Informed by
friend of Dr. C. Goo Wo , the Clttncso
doctor , and advised to go and KOO him In
the hope of getting rolfol at least. If not
a permanent euro for my trouble. I wa < >
slow In making up my mind to make
such a radical change m mv trontinont , .
asl know a trh I with the Chinese dee
tor would bring m * , but I llnally con
eluded to give him a trhl. so 1 called at
bin ollico with that Intontloii. I tound
the tlocto. * n clover , entertaining gentle
man , thoroughly posted on my condi
tion , and It took only a vary Hhort time
to convince mo tint ho was tlio party I
was so long in search of. IIo told mo
my case was curablo. and that ho could
euro mo. and prewired mo a special
tioatmontto suit my condition , and in
two weeks I was tu much butter that I
had the fullest confidence in the doctor's
ability and committed my case to his
treatment. I continued to grow batter
rapiuly and am now o'nti ely well , i
owe my euro to Dr. C Gee Wo , and am
not ashamed to nil mi : it. I advlsoall
who want relief from their troubles to
call on Dr. C. Gee Wo. and they will bo
cured. For all particulars apply or
write to MAUTIN L. ANDKIISON ,
121 Cuming St. , Omaha , Nob.
DH. C. GI313 WO ,
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Ireo. Haiulsu constantly on Inn I ruino'llol
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PENSIONS :
Soldiers in Ihe Regular Ann
and Sailors , Seamen and Jllar-
incs in I he United States Navy ,
since the War of the Rebellion ,
who hnvo been discharged from
the service on account or dis
abilities Incurred therein while
in the line of duty , are
Entitled to Pension
at the same rates and under tha
same conditions as persons ren
dering the same service during
the War of the Rebellion ,
except that they ara not onlltlocl
under the now law or act yC
Juno 27 , 189O.
Such persons are also on till ail
t } pension whether discharged
from the service on account of
disability or by reason of expir
ation of term of service , If ,
while in the service and line
of duty , they incurred any
wound injury or discdse which
still disables them for mannal
labor.
Widoius a n d Children
of persons rendering servlcs In
the regular army and navy
Since the War are
Entitled to Pension.
oftho death ofthesoldlor wasdua
to his service , or occurro J whila
he was in the service.
Parents of Soldiers & Sqffors
dying In the United Sto a ? sor-
vlce since the War of the Rebel
lion , or after dlscharg 8 from the
service , from a cnuso orltflnut-
ing therein , leaving no widower
or child under the ago of sixteen
years , ara entitled to pension If
now dependant upon their own
labor for support , whether tha
soldier ovei contributed o their
support or they wera dopandont
upon him at the time of hli
donth or not.
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Ab to title to pension , ADDHKSS
TIIH HUH BURHAU OF CLAIMS ,
llrr Itnllillnv ,
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