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THE PBEflPPIJES.

A Story of Twenty Years'Eesidence Among a StrangePeople.

BY PAUL P. DE LA GIRONIERE,Chevalier of the Order of the Legion of Honor.

SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.The author, a young surgeon, while on

a voyage, disembarks and resides Icmpo-raril- y

at Manila. The ship by accidentsails without him. Ho makes a great rep-utation by curing a Spanish Captain, DonParras, of blindness, and falls in love withand marries .Madame de Las Salinas, abeautiful widow. His wife's fortune, whichwas to come from Mexico, is lost. Theyrepair to Tierra-Alt- a, a garden-spo- t of theislands, where the author cares for hissick wife until she is well.

CHAPTER ILL

Naturally fond of hunting. I often wentto the home of my native friend in theMarigondon Mountains. Together wcchased the stag, and killed the variouskinds of birds which abound in theseregions to such an extent that one mayalways choose between 15 or 20 differentspecies of pigeons, wild ducks, and fowl,and it frequently happened that I broughtdown five or six at a shot.

The manner of killing wild fowl (a sortof pheasant) much amused me. We rodencross the large plains, strewed withyoung wood, on good and beautifulhorses, broken in for the purpose; thedogs raised the game, and, armed withwhips, we endeavored to knock the birdsdown at a single blow, which is not sodifficult as might be imagined. "When anumber of the frightened flocks left theshelter of the wood we put our steeds tothe gallop, and it became a veritablesteeple-chas- e, such as amateur jockeyswould much delight in. I also huntedthe stag with the lance, on horseback;this sport is likewise very amusing, but,unfortunately, often attended with ac-cidents.

This is how they occur: The horsesemployed are so well trained to the sportthat as soon as they perceive the stag itIs no longer necessary, neither is it possi-ble, to guide them; they pursue the ani-mal at the top of their speed, and leapover every obstruction before them. Thehorseman carries a lance seven or eightfeet long, which he holds in readiness tocast as soon as he thinks himself withinreach of the stag. If he misses his aimthe lance sticks in the ground, and itthen requires great skill to avoid comingin contact with the opposite end, whichoften wounds either the hunter or thehorse. 1 speak not of the falls to whichone is liable from going at a furious gal-lop along unknown and uneven roads.

I had already enjoyed this sport duringmy first sojourn at the native's, but, wellas I acquitted myself, I was never ab'c togain his permission that I should assistat a chase far more dangerous, and whichI might almost call a combat that of thewild buffalo. To all my questions myhost had replied: "In this sport there ismuch to fear. I would not expose you tothe risk." He avoided, also, taking menear that part of the plain touching uponthe mountains of Marigondon, where theseanimals could generally be found. How-ever, after repeated solicitation, I man-aged to obtain what I so ardently desired.The native only wished to know whetherI was a good horseman, if I possesseddexterity, and when he had satisfied him-self on these two points, we started onefine morning, accompanied by nine hunts-men and a small pack of dogs.

In this part of the Philippines the buf-falo is hunted on horseback, and takenwith the lasso, the natives not beingmucn accustomed to the use of guns. Inother parts fire-ar- are used, as I shallhave occasion to recount in another partof my narrative; but, in whichever case,there is little difference in the danger, forthe one requires good riding and greatskill, the other much presence of mindand a good gun.

The wild buffalo is quite different fromthe domesticated animal. It is a terriblecreature, pursuing the hunter as soon asit gets sight of him, and should he trans-fix him with its terrible horns he wouldpromptly expiate his rashness. My faith-ful native was much more anxious aboutmy safety than his own. He objected tomy taking a gun; he had little confidencein my skill with the lasso, and preferredthat I should merely sit on horseback,unarmed and unencumbered in my move-ments. Accordingly I set out with a dag-r- er

for mv sole weanon. w M.Vwin,? .,- -party by threes, and rode gently aboutthe plains, taking care to keep at a dis-tance from the edge of the wood lest weshould be surprised by the animal wewere seeking.

After riding for about an hour we at lastheard the baying of the dogs and under-stood that the enemy was forced from itsforest retreat. We watched with thedeepest attention the spot where we ex-pected him to break forth. He required agreat deal of coaxing before lie wouldhow. At last there was a sudden crash-

ing noise in the wood, branches werebroken, young trees overthrown and asuperb buffalo showed himself at about150 paces' distance. He was of a beauti-ful black, and his horns were of verylarge dimensions. He carried his headhigh, and snuffed the air as though scent-ing his enemies.

Suddenly starting off at a speed incred-ible in so bulky au animal, he made forone of our groups, composed of threenatives, who immediately put theirhorses to a gallop, and distributed them-selves in the form of a triancle. Thebuffalo selected one of them, and impetu-ously charged him. As he did so anotherof the natives, whom he passed in hisfurious career, wheeled his horse andthrew the lasso he held ready in his hand;but he was not expert, and missed his aim!

Thereupon the buffalo changed hiscourse, and pursued the imprudent manwho had thus attacked him, and whonow rode right in our direction. A seconddetachment of three hunters went to meetthe brute. One of them passed near himat a gallop and threw his lasso, but wasas unsuccessful as his comrade.

Three other hunters made the attempt.Not one of them succeeded. I, as a merespectator, looked on with admiration athis combat at those evolutions, flights,and pursuits, executed with such orderand courage, and with a precision thatwas truly extraordinary.

I had often witnessed bull fights andoften had 1 shuddered at seeing thetoreadors adopt a similar method in orderto turn the furious animal from the pur-suit of the picador. But what compari-son could possibly be established betweena combat in an inclosed arena And thisone in the open plain between the mostterrible of bulls and a wild buffalo? Fieryand hot-blood- ed S aniards, proud Castil-lan- s,

eager for perilous spectacles, go,hunt the buffalo in the plains of the Mari-fondo- n.

After much flight and pursuit, hardriding, and imminent peril, a dexteroushunter incircled the animal's horns withhis lasso. The buffalo slackened hisspeed, and shook and tossed his headstopping now and then to try to get rid ofthe obstacle which impeded his career.Another native, not less skillful than hispredecessor, threw his lasso with a likerapidity and success. The furious beastnow plowed the earth with his hornsmaking the soil fly aronud him, an if anxi-ous to display his strength, and to showwhat havoc he would have made withany of us who had allowed themselves tobe surprised by him.

With much care and precaution thenatives conveyed their prize into a neigh-boring thicket. The hunters uttered ashout of joy; for my part I could not re-press a cry of admiration. The animalwas vanquished; it needed but a few pre-cautions to master him completely. Iwas much surprisod to seo the nativesexcite him with voice and gesture untilho resumed the offensive and boundedfrom the ernnnrt unfit (nrv uVtnt nnl.iihave been our fata had he succeeded in

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--was accomplished and retired.Two hunters approached, threw their

lassos over the animal, and fixed theends to the ground wi:h stakes, and nowour prey was thornutrhly subdued, andreduced to immc:b!li:y, so that we couldapproach him wiih impunity. With b'owsof their cutlasses the natives hacked offhis horns, which would o well have re-venged him had he been free to use them.Then, with a pointed bamboo, they piercedthe membranes that the nostrils,and passed through them a cane twistedin the form of a ring. In this state ofmartyrdom they fastened him securelybehind two tame buffaloes and led him tothe next village.

Here the animal was killed, and thehunters divided the carcass, the flesh ofwhich is equal in flavor to beef. I hadbeen fortunate in my first essay, for suchencounters with these shaggy sovereignsof the plain do not always end so easily.

A few days afterwards we renewed thesport, which, alas, terminated with an ac-cident of too frequent occurrence. Anative was surprised by a uuflalo at themoment the animal issued from the wood."With one blow from his horns the horsewas impaled and cast to the earth, whilehis native rider fell near to him. The in-equality of the ground offered some chanceof the man cscaj ing the notice of his re-doubtable foe, until the latter, by a sud-den movement of his head, turned thehorse over upon his rider, and inflictedseveral blows with his horns, either ofwhich would have proved fatal but fromthe force becoming diminished in travers-ing the carcass of the horse.

Fortunately some of the other sportsmensucceeded in turning the andcompelled him to abandon his victim. Itwas indeed time, for we found the potrnative half dead, and terriblv cored bv thehorns of the buffalo. We succeeded in

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slopping the blood which flowed copiouslyfrom his wounds, and carried him to thevillage upon a hastily-construct- ed litter.It was only by considerable care and at-tention that his cure was eventually ef-

fected, and my friend (.he native stronglyopposed my assisting at such dangeroussport for the future.

Anna's health was now completely re-established. no longer dreaded the re-turn of her fearful malady. During thespace of several months had enjoyed allthe pleasures that Tierra-Alt- a afforded,and my affairs now requiring my presenceat Manila, we set out for that city.

Immediately after my arrival I was com-pelled, much to my regret, to resume myordinary occupation; that is, to visit thesick from morning to night and from nightto morning. My profession did not wellaccord with my natural character, for 1

was not sufficiently philosophic to witnesswithout pain the sufferings I was incapableof alleviating, ami, above aU, to watchthe deathbeds of fathers, of mothers, andof dearly loved children. In a word, I didnot .act professionally, for I never sent inmy bills; my patients paid me when andhow they could. To their honor, I ambound to say that rarely had to com-plain of forget fulness. Besides, my ap-pointments permitted mo to live sumptu-ously, to have eight horses in my stable,und to keep open house to my friends andthe strangers who visited Manila. Soon,however, what my friends designated acoup de-lc- te caused me to lose all Iheseadvantages.

Every month I summoned a council ofrevision in the regiment to which 1 be-longed. One day I brought forward ayoung soldier for rejection. All wentwell; but a native surgeon, long jealousof my reputation, was nominated bv theGovernor tomake inquiry and check my 1

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The following month I again broughtforward the same soldier as being in-capable of performing his duties. A com-mission of eight surgeons was nominated.Their decision was unanimous in myfive, an I the solller v:i3 accordinglyt I'NJc vn-rr-- i ff ntirnsatisfying me, I presented an appeal tothe Governor, who would not receive it,upon the strange pretext that the decisionof the medical committee could not an-nul his. I confess that f did not under-stand this argument This method ofreasoning, if reasoning it was, appearedto mo specious in the extreme. Why al-low the innocent to suffer and the ignorant practitioner, who had conlradictedjmy opinions and deceived Himscii, toescape? This injustice revolted me. Iam a Breton, and I have lived with In-

dianstwo natures which love only rightand justice.

I was so much annoyed by the Gov-ernor's conduct towards me that I wentto him, not to make another reclam.it ion,but to tender my resignation of the im-portant offices which I held. He receivedme with a specious smile, and told methat after a little reflection I shouldchange my mind. The poor Governor,however, was deceived, for, on leavinghis palace, I went direct to the Ministerof Finance and purchased the property ofJala-Jal- a. My course was marked out,my resolution unshakable. Although syresignation was not yet duly accepted. 1

began to act as though I., was completelyfree.

I had at the beginning informed Annaof the matter, and had asked her if shewould reside at Jala-Jal- a. "With you I

should be happy anywhere." Such washer answer. I was free, (hen, to act as I

pleased and could go wherever my destinymight lead me. I forthwith decided uponvisiting the land that 1 had purchased.

in the Philippines.

For the execution of this project it wasnecessary, to find a faithful native uponwhom I could rely. From among mydomestics I chose the coachman, a braveand discreet man, who was devoted tome. I look some amis, ammunition andprovisions. At Lr'pHdan, a snrill villagenear the town of .S.-m-ti Anna, 1 freighteda small boat worlrd by three natives, andone morning, wilmuil making my projectknown to my friends, and wit out in-quiring whether the Governor had re-placed me, 1 set out to take possession ofmy domains, respiring the vivifying andpure air of liberty.

I ascended in my pirogue which skim-med along the surface of the waters like asea gull the pretty jjivor Pasig, whichissues from the lake of Bay, and "traverseson us way 10 uiu sea llic suburbs ofManila. The banks of this river areplanted with thickets of bamboo, andstudded with pretty native hcbitalions.Above the largo (own of Pasig it receivesthe waters of the River St. Mateo, at thesnot where that river unite's ifKi-l- f wituthat of the Pasig. Upon (he left bank aresjill seen the ruins of the chapel andparsonage of bt. Nicholas, bu.lt by theChinese, as the legnd I am about to re-late informs us.

At an unknown epoch, a Chinese whowas once sailing in a canoe, cither uponthe River Pasig, or that of St. Mateo,suddenly perceived an alligator makingfor his frail bark, which it immediatelycapsized. On his finding himself thusplunged in the water, tho unfortunateChinese, whose only prospect was that ofmaking a meal for' tho ferocious animal,invoked the aid of St. Nicholas. You,perhaps, would not have done so, nor Ieither; aJid we should have been wronc.

i "a - -ior inu iuea was a goou one. The good Stixicnoias iisieneu to tne cries ol tho un:

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happy castaway, appeared to his wonder-ing eyes, and with of a wand,like some benevolent, fairy, changed thethreatening crocodile mto a rock, and theChinese was saved, -f

But do not imagiriAilhat the legend endshere; the Chinese .le not an ungratefulpeople China is thtf land of porcelain, oftea, and of gratitude. The Chinese whohad thus escaped frami tho cruel fate thatawaited him, felt dfsirous of consecratingthe memory of the miracle, and in concertwith his brethren of Manila he built apretty chap?l and narsnagc in honor ofthe good St. Nicholas.

This chapel was for a-Io-ng time officiat-

ed in by 'i bonze, ajid .every year, at thefestival of the saint, the rich Chinese ofManila assembled there in thousands togive a series of fetes, which lasted for 15days. But it happened that an Arch-bishop of Manila, looking upon this wor-ship offered up by Chinese gratitude asnothing but paganism, caused both thechapel and parsonage to be unroofed.

These harsh measures had no other re-

sult than to admit the rain into the build-ings; bu,t the worship due to St. Nicholasstill continued, and remains to this day.Perhaps this arises from tho attempt tosuppress it.

At present at the period when thisfestival takes place that is, about the 6thof November every year a delightful viewpresents itself. During the night largevessels may be seen, upon which arebuilt palaces actually several storieshigh, terminating in pyramids, and lit upfrom tho base to the summit. All theselights are reflected in the placid waters ofthe river, and seem to augment the num-ber of the stars, whose tremulous imagesdance on the surface of tho waters. It isan extemporised Venice.

In these palaces they give themselvesup to play, to smoking opium, and to thepleasures of music. The pevete, a speciesof Chinese incense, is burning every-where and at all times in honor of St.Nicholas, who is invoked every morningby throwing into the river small squarepieces of paper of various colors. St.Nicholas, however, does not make hisappearance, but the fete continues for afortnight, at the termination of which thefaithful retire till the year following.

And now that tho reader is acquaintedwith the legend of the crocodile, of theChinese, and of the good St. Nicholas, Iwill lesume my voyage.

1 sailed on peaceably upon the Pasic.proceeding to the conquest of my newdominions, and indulging in golden dreams.I gazed on the light smoke of my cigarettewithout reflecting that my dreams, mycastles in the air, must evaporate like it.I soon found myself in the Lake of Bay.The lake occupies fin extent of .'50 leagues,and I greatly admired this fine sheet ofwater, bounded in the distance by mount-ains of fantastic fnrrrte.

At length 1 .arrived at. Quinaboutasanthis is a Tagal word, which sicnifies "thatwhich is perforated," Quinaboutasan issituated on a strait, which separates theisland of Talcm from tho continent. Westopped for an hour in the only native hutthere was in the place, to cook some riceand take our repast.

This hut was inhabited by a very oldfirsherman and his wife. They werestill, however, able to supply their wantsby fishing. At a later period I shall haveoccasion to speak of- - old Relempago, orthe "Thunderer," and to recount hishistory. When I was In the center of thesheet of water which separates Talem fromJala-Jal- a I came in sight of the newdomain which I had so easily acquired,and 1 could form some opinion of myacquisition at a glance. .

(To be continued.)

EDITORIAL NOTE.-Tr- ue stories of adven-tures galore are lold'in this chronicle of lifein the romantic Philippine Islands. Everychapter in of absorbing interest.

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Spring, O., writes: 'Ml idol that we are ublo.and willing to present the Governmentwith money to build'altbattleship or somefast armored cruisers.tf The best way tocollect the funds would bo to send eachpensioner with his 'ndxt voucher a slipasking him to fill out with the per cent, hewishes to contribute from his quarterlypension for the purpose. I am willing togive $ per cent." v in

George C. Maxfield, Co. F, 112th III.iS'eb., writes1: "I read in the on

issue of May If) a letter from ComradoGriffin, Co. K, 5th Iowa, asking each pen-sioner to donate one month's allowance forthe purpose of building a great battleshipto bo known as tho 'G.A.R.' I was inthe service two years, and was forced toresign on account of wound received inline of duty. I would amend the plan,that the Confederates may also contribute,and call tho ship tho 'Blue and Gray'."

Ho Didn't See tho Point.Chicago Neves.

JacksonWell, what did your wife sayto you when you got homo so lato lastnight? You know, you wero afraid she'dscold.

Fairleigh My.wife's a jewel. She didn't byscold a bit. In fact, she didn't even askmo where I had been or what had delayedme; but, late as it was, she sat down attho piano and began to play and sing. Itell you she's one in ten thousand.

Jackson What did sho sine?Fairleich"Tell Mo the Old, Old Story."

Alexander B.. Bates is a Marvlander, and. has beenisose, me surgeon ot tne lexas, is a Georgian,

have an especial interest, sent to theKentucky October, 1831.

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Ofi THE GETTYSBURG FIELD.

A Visit to Cemetery and Culp's Hills bysi I'ennsylvniii.i Comrade.

Editor National Tribune: On a recenttrip to Gettysburg I visited Cemetery Hill.This is one of the most interesting spotson the great battlefield. This is the "Hillof. Salvation," with its breastwork and can-non still remaining. Here tho Uniontroops rallied, and here on the evening ofthe second day a desperate hand-to-han- dstruggle took place. Right here theTigers charged upon our guns, and lefthundreds of their dead and wounded uponthe field. Many beautiful monuments arestanding on this hill. The great statue ofHancock is on the very spot where he sur-veyed the field, and decided that Gettys-burg was the place to fight the battle.

The scenery for miles is grand. Here isa great sight and object lesson a greatstudy for future generations. Opposite istho National Cemetery, comprising over 17acres. At the time of tho battle ft was arough and rocky field. Gen. Howard hadmany guns planted on this spot and sur-roundings. How great the transformation.

The great National monument looms up,as docs tho beautiful New York Statemonument, both truly magnificent. Rey-nolds, in bronze, stands at the entrance,surrounded by shrubbery. The heroicdead are buried in sections, each gravebeing marked by a granite stone. Onesection contains the unknown dead aregiment of heroes of whom exists " norecord other than a stone testifying to theirbravery and devotion to the cause of free-dom.

The old Evergreen Cemetery, adjoining, isvery neat and attractive. Tho rnmn;n nfJohn Burns, the hero of Gettysburg, alsoJennie Wado, the only female who fellduring the battle, in the beautifulcemetery. The grave of Miss Wado showsevidence of care and attention. Wrouldthat I could say the samo of the restingplace of John Burns.

Leaving the beautiful cemcterv, I trampedthrough this valley and was soon neaianother historic spot Culp's Hill. Stev-ens's battery, which played such havocwith the Tigers, still remains in position atthe entrance of the hill. We ascend thenew observatory and view the surroundingcountry. The scene is perfect an openbook.

we ucscend and follow foe new Govern-ment road, or linc-of-battl- e. and viewworks of in granite and bronze, eachtelling its own story. The beautiful monu-ments 23th, 103th and M7th Pa. receivespecial attention, as many of our German-tow- n

boys wero connected with these or-ganizations.

Here, right here, old friends and com-rades, Lieut. Wrm. Tourison and Serg'tHarry Nice, gave their lives for the countrythey loved so well. Here, in this woods,tho old hero, Gen. Grjene, struggledagainst great odds; Licut.-Gc- n. Gearv hada hard fight to regain his works, vacatedthe previous day, and here the ConfederateGen. Johnson lost a great opportunity todo immense damage to our trains. Herethe God of battles turned the tide, theStars and Stripes soon again floated over

migtuy mil, and trie Union army wassafe.

The historic Spangler Spring, so usefulduring the dark days of the Gettysburgcampaign, is still doing duty, and here thepilgrims from the North, South, East andWest stop and drink of clear water.A tablet in th mcido.r marks the spotwhere tho 2rth hid. made a desperatecharge, losing heavily. Six color bearerswer3 killed and f.mr wounded.

No place in this country is so inviting tomo as this hill and its g-a- surroundings.Every foot of ground has a historv, andnature has made it exceedintrlv nttrn.rAWn.The trees, the wild flowers, tho great rocksand bowlders are delightful to look upon.

A little rock was pointed out to mo hv ncomrade of the L'SUi Pa., which has a his-tory. During the terrible shower of lead,the 23th was ordered to lie close to theground. Three herotis lay on this littlerock, all waiting for the order to chariro.Im an instant a rebel bullet went throughtho. brain of the middle man, Lew Boice-(h- e

other two passed through the entirebloody conflict.

At the great Reunion at Gettysburg, a fewyears ago, one of the three, with a fewfriends, went over to Culp's Hill, and while

the act of locating the spot where Boicehad perished, another comrade appeared

the scene. Strange to sav, it was thethird man. This was their first meetingsince the war. A reunion indeed! Thesetwo gallant survivors of the old 28th Pa.were no less than William Atkinson, ofGermantown, and E. T. File, of Phila-delphia. Naaman K. Ployd, 119th Pa.,Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.

Magazines.Breezy, seasonable and finely illustrated,

Outing for June is a number of interest toreaders of varied tastes. Leading featuresinclude " Cupid on Wheels," a completestnrv. hv C.umttno Shell v "rhrt VoiCorinthian Yacht Club," by FrederickCoonley; "Canadian Golf," by John P.Roche, and " The Atlantic Yacht Club,"

A. J. Kenealy.The complete novel in Lippincott's for

Juno is 'Mere Folly," by Marie LouisePool, author of "Dally," etc

New Music.Cuba Shall be Free. A rousing, patri-

otic song and chorus. Written and pub-lished by J. C. Griggs, Beverly, O.

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AS THEY VIEW IT.

Veterans' Opinions of the PensionQuestion.

John C. Piper, National Military Home,Kan., writes: "The veterans who are nowon the rolls are the lucky ones. It seemsalmost impossible for those not on the rollsto get their claims allowed. The first twoyears after the act of June ?.0, veteranseasily secured a rating of'S12 per month;now it is a difficult matter to get a ratingof even SO per month. It is true that theDepartment is not dropping any from therolls, but is very slow in adding to thenumber. I hope that The National Tribunewill continue to fight for our cause."

H. C Hopper, Co. K, 13th III. Cav., Wit-mor-e,

Colo., writes: "I am in favor of aservice pension of S12 per month, and thedischarge of a larger number of clerks employed by the Pension Bureau who aredrawing large salaries."

H. B. Taliaferro, Co. B, 1st La. Cav.,Harrisonburg, La., writes: "The best wavto settle the pension question would be forCongress to pass a service bill, givingevery Union soldier a pension at an equita-ble rating. The Mexican veterans liavftlong enjoyed such legislation, the age, Ithink, being fixed at 02 years. Numbers ofsoldiers of the civil war have passed thatage, while the remainderare fast approach-ing it. It is nothing more than justice toplace our veterans on an equal footingwiththe Mexican war soldiers."

W. H.Anderson, First Lieutenant, Co. H,80th Ohio, Highlands, N. C, writes: "Inthe May 5 issue of The National TribuneCapt. S. F. Moore, Co. II, 118th Ohio, sug-gests that the pensioners unitedly ask Con-gress to tax their pensions 10 ner cent..the revenue thus collected to be used inbuilding a modern battleship or for otherpatriotic purposes, it deemed best. Thereis not the least probability of getting theunanimous consent of the veterans thattheir pensions be taxed for this or anyother purpose, and while we regard theCaptain's object as commendable, wouldit not be better to devise other means ofbuilding the battleship "Veteran'? Nodoubt the Captain and other fortunateveterans whose circumstances would en-able them to contribute without deprivingthemselves or families would prefer to do-nate the money as a free-wi- ll offering.But so long as this Government has onits pension-ro- ll the name of a poor oldveteran with whom it is a constant struggleto make tho meager allowance that hasbeen doled out to him serve as a harrierlo keep tho wolf from his door, let notCongress lay even the weight of a fingeron that pittance."

H. B. Taliaferro, Co. B, 1st La. Cav.,Harrisonburg, La., writes: " I do not agreewith The National Tribune in regard toMorro Castle. You desire its destruction.I want our forces to preserve it intact, ifpossible, and after the island is Ameri-canized wish to have it converted into aninstitution of learning, and thus stand asa lasting monument to mark to all pos-terity the transition from darkness, ignorance and barbarism unto light, knowledgeand truth."

H. S. Milliman, Co. D, 1st Neb. Cav.,Hamilton, Texas, writes: "I would like toseo all tho old soldiers over 60 years olddrawing a service pension of S8 per month,and those who are crippled more in pro-portion as they are disabled. Unless thepension business is changed from HokeSmithism and Lochrenism I can stay athome on election day.

..!One (Jciod Itcsult of tho Var.

She You don't seo as many womencyclists wearing bloomers as you used to.

He No; I guess they are afraid of beingcn.isted.

A Io voted Wife-H- ow SbeSaved Her MusbamFs life.--

Jersey City Heights, N. J., May 3, 1SDr. P. Faliiney, Chicago, 111. Dear Sir:My husband was ailing for years, and al-

though he was a strong, robust man, he be-

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One day a neighbor of ours referred me toa doctor in New York City, avIioiu he recom- -

mended very highly. I called on him andstated all of my husband's symptoms, beingcareful not to omit anything. When I hadtold him jail he shook his head and said, u Iam afraid there is no further hope for him.You had better go home at once,"

Frightened almost to death, I hurried homeas fast as 1113' feet could carry me. I did notknow a hat to do, but in my despair I hap-pened to remember a lad- - who lived at No.100 lileeker street, who had a medicine whichhad cured a great many people. It was yourDr. PETEii's Ulood Vitalized I made npmy mind to go there and get some and giveit a trial. I commenced giving it to my hus-band nud soon he fell into a deep sleep. Be-

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Ave.

WAH GOSSIP.a

Skirmish Shots at VariiiPhases of the Straggle.

At the beginning of the war there uconsiderable talk about the way that Gen.Wesley Merritt, commanding tho MilitaryDivision of tho Atlantic, had his great com-mand summarily shorn in two, and thbigger and more important part of it givento a junior officer. Knowing ones remem-bered that Gen. Merritt had once concurredin a recommendation by Custer for tho di-mb- sal

of the present Secretary of Warfrom the army a most unexpected act,and to this day inexplicable. It wasthought that the Secretary was using hisposition to "get back at him." Others at-

tributed it to a feeling existing between Gon.Miles an i Gen. Merritt. Regular Armyofficers have always much to say aboutthe baneful influence of pontics in a vol-unteer army. They never say much aboutthe pernicious cliques and factions whichalways exist in every standing army. But,no matter what feelings existed at the out-set, Gen. Merritt has now a proud com-mand that ought to satisfy his highest am-bitions for distinction. The chances arethat he will fill a large space in the publloeye for a long time to como. No otherAmerican officer ever had an assignmentto duty of such a character. It revives thmemory of the old Roman Pro-Consu- l.

The nearest approach to it was when GenScott was placed in command of the armyinvading Mexico, and when he had takentho City of Mexico became ruler of tho en-

tire country. But there was a great deaof politics in the Mexican war not nl;large politics, but very small politics. TheAdministration was then partisanly hostileto Gen. Scott, and keenly alert to make apartisan advantage out of every feature olthe occupation of the country. A "Para-mount Commissioner" was sent with tharmy, whoso business it was to get amuch out of the war as possible for hisparty, and he constantly interfered andchecked Scott.

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Now Gen. Merritt goes to the Philippinewith an absolutely free hand. He will havfrom25,0C0 to 35,000 men under his com-mand, and liberty to deal with a countryinhabited by 8,000,000 people absolutely athis discretion. His only limitations are thlaws of war and the necessities of the situation. He can. do in all things entirely ahe thinks best. He may make a reputationfor himself similar to that Lord Clive madein Hindustan, and pass into history as oneof the greatest Americans. At this momenthe seems to have before him as great op-

portunities as ever came to any man. Howwell he will discharge himself of them canonly be conjectured. He may leap intogreatnesss as suddenly as CommodoreDewey did, and we all earnestly hope thathe will.

Our faith is that a well-traine- d, well-develop- ed

American officer is capable of any-thing, no matter what new and strangeproblems present themselves, and we shallcontinue to have that faith, unless there isa demonstration to the contrary.

So far American officers have alwaysrisen to the level of every emergency, andwe believe that they will continue to do so.Gen. Merritt is of the best type of anAmerican officer. He was born in NewYork, and appointed to the MilitaryAcademy from Illinois, graduating in I860,the 22d in a class in which Horace Porter,Jas. H. Wilson, A. M. Randol, John M.Wilson, S. D. Ramseur, and A .5 C. If.Pennington stood ahead of him. He wasa First Lieutenant of Cavalry at the out-break of the war, but came out a Major-Gene- ral

of Volunteers and Brevet Major-Gener- al

in the Regular Army, with six.brevets in all to his credit, gained as thecommander of a brigade and division olcavalrv, from Gettysburg to Appomattox.He and Custer were together all the timeCuster, showy, dashing and theatrical;Merritt solid, substantial and reliable. Heresumed his position in the Regular Armyas a Lieutenant-Colone- l, and did good,steady, soldierly service in the Indianfighting in the West. He was appointed aBrigadier-Gener- al in 1887, and a Major-Gener- al

in 1895, and both appointmentswere approved by the Army as fitting andwell-deserve- d.

At the same time, I do not believe thatthere is a man in the world who will becalled upon to learn nearly as much inthe next three months as Gen. WesleyMerritt. In the first place, he is to take tohimself a young wife, which is always acompendious education for a man of his ago.Next, I suppose, he knows no more aboutthe Philippine Islands, their people andconditions, than any other well-inform- ed

American, which is precious little. He Isto go to a country about which three monthsago everybody in this country and Europe,outside of a few travelers, merchants,sailors and geographers, was densely igno-rant. He is to become ruler and militarydictator to 8,000,000 people whose ideas,methods ol thought and practice are aswidely different from all those to which hehas been accustomed as it is possible toconceive. He is to make his will their law,and devise ways and means to bring themin the shortest time to some sort of har-mony with American ways. He has got afob before him, but I believe ho is going tedo it well.

In spite of the determined efforts of theRegular Army people to have it called a" trumpet," I notice that the boys andtheir officers will prsist in styling it a" bugle." It is a " bugle " in the every-da- y

camp talk, and even in regimental orders,and I am inclined to think that "bugle'' itwill remain. Bugle is the old, old Englishword, dating from the day when, as itsname implies, it was made from an ox'shorn, and called the shaggy, skin-cla- d

British warriors to battle. Trumpet is thefiner word, derived from the Latin, but, asusual, people prefer the common old wordsfor every-da- y things to the sonorous Latin--esque terms.

The Minnesota boys, en route to thePhilippines, began their acquaintancewith Orientalism in San Francisco, with anight study of Chinatown, under the di-

rection of competent guides.

Their boasted fleet the mouthy Spaniardssaw go

With loud bombast, Castilian farrago.And promises brash,The Yankees to smash,

To finally scuttle into Santiago.

Some of the newspapers are gentlfwafting the incense toward AdmiralDewey's nostrils that the Nation hasnever yet had a' sailor President, though

has had 11 elected more or less on theirsoldier records. Theyargue that it is time

give the old barnacle-back- s a trick atthe helm of State.