SEJl Star Hubxeription tl.RO per year, in mlrancc. V, A. NTKIMIKNNON, Kdllor and lnb. WKDNKHTUY. OCTOHKR 2:, 1803. Anlnrti-ponelcnt Inral pn4i. piibllihrrt pvrrjr Wcrtm-'diiy at Kt'ynoliNvNIii, .li'trrtun Cn. I'a., devnti-d to tho Intcrmt of Iti'vimlilxvllln and .JtMlVrwin enmity. Non-polHli'nl, will tiviit all with fiilrnoon, nnil will hfi'tpwlally friend ly townnln thi Inlxirlnjt rln-s. flulwrlptlon prf(Tl.Ojwrvpnr,tn nrti-nnrp. C'nmmunlriitlond Inlunilpd for ntihllrntlon miiNt lw arpompnnliul by thn wrlliT'ii name, not fur nnhlli'ntlon, hut an n Kimrnntrc of good fnltn. lntmjtlnn nw ttrm anllHftMl. Advertising mun miidn known on appllt-n-tlon at the ofltrt In Arnold' Itlock. Lrnirhty rnmmunlrntlnnft nnd rhnnw of ndvnrtln'mi'ntH nhonlrt much thin otHro by Monrtny mum. AddrpMn nil pommmilrntlnnn to V. A. Htrph enon, K(ynol(NvUh I'a. Kntpmn nt the poMofhVn nt TlrynoUNvllU", Ph., ah MM'ond rlnnn mnll mnttip. Report of Com. on Pensions to the 37th National Encampment, O. A. R. Indiana poms, Ind., Sept. 7, 1!.1. Your Cimimiltrr on Pension lira In mih mit the folhnriny Hi port and Ifrmlntion on the mihject. "To bind tip the Nation's woumlH; to enro for him who nhiill hnvo borne tho bnttlo, rind for his widow and orphan." Thus spoko Lincoln tho (Jivut,. Lincoln tho Just, standing rnviwntly, with un covered head, In tho immediate pivtt eneo of a uru.nl nnd dovfiMtatln war, that hnd already lasted four years, the end nf whieh, although so near, bin prophetic vision was not able to see; speaking to, for and by tho tho author ity of tho American People, concerning ono of tho supreme duties of tho hour and tho future, when entering for tho second time upon tho discharge of a trust committed to him by that people. Within n few short weeks that end ho long hoped for had come; but his dying eyes wero not privileged to see tho full fruition of his labors, and tho work so well begun nnd carried on by him fell Into other hands, charged with all tho trusts that tho condition Implied and required; and those who had "borne the battlo" after so many days "turned their happy feet toward their long deserted homes." A grateful nation met and received thorn, and gladly showered upon them tho plaudits and the honore they had so well and hardly earned. These "bearers of tho battlo" wero then, in tho main, in the prime and vigor of young manhood, with all tho honoi-s and possibilities of life before, them, with all tho hopes born of lofty courage and patriotlo and successful achievement beating high in their bosoms; and they little needed and still loss cared for material aid from tho country thoy had prosorved and made free, save where loss of llfo or limb or impaired health and broken constitu tions were pretty visible: and for such, in the main, ample and prompt provi sion was made by that country. But as the years passed by, middle life too frequently dovoloped into prem ature old age, and youth passed into riper years with galloping foot; and alas! too soon the exultant and hearty floldior found that In the race of life there were wolghts upon his feet and burdons upon his shouldors as tho result of premature and over-heavy draughts upon his vitality, that sadly Interfered with successful competition in tho crowd and jostle of the fierce struggle (or advancement. And still the nation sought to keep abreast of the necessi ties of hor heroes, and by additional enactments to measureably make pro vision for those who had "borne the battle." A quarter of a century had elapsed. The middle-aged had become fooblo, and tho old had crossed the river. Time, with its ruthloss fingers, had joined hands with the ravages of war, and the two oomblned had proved a burden upon the aging soldier greater than he could bear; and the cry went abroad that in too many instances for the credit, honor or good name of the nation, many who had followed the flag and faced the fiory furnace of bat tle, had in want fallen by the wayside, and In the poor-houses were looking longingly for the relief and comfort of the grave. Their sympathizing comrades and a patriotic people, with one accord, voiced the sentiment that such wag not a human administering of the sacred trust recognized and announced by Lin coln. As to what the romedy should be men's minds differed. Many, possibly a majority of the survivors of the war, believed that the time had fully come when the name of every honorably dis charged survivor should be placed upon the pension roll. Other's, denying the right that they should receive aught from their country through the pension roll, stoutly resistod the demand. It was under such clroumstanoes and dealing with the conflicting opinions, that Congress enacting the disability law of June, 1800. This act was accept ed by the surviving soldiers and by the people in general as a settlement of the question,. Under the administration of that law, the poor-house gave up its veteran he who had borne the battle was oared for, and thus the sacred trust acoepted and left as a legacy to the nation was faithfully administered. Within a few months we hear with profound sorrow and regret that all this must be changed; that the con struction of the law has been changed, and the regulations and rules in regard to proof and ratings, under which jnore than three hundred thousand claims have been allowed and paid, have been revoked, and another construction of tho law has been established, and now regulations for proof and ratings, less favornblo to claimants, havo been adopt ed; that a board of revision has boon organized In the Pension Office, cbnrged with the duty of revising all thoso abjudicated claims In accordance with this new construction, nnd such changed regulations as to proof and ratings; that under these changes thousands of pen sions havo been suspended without notice nnd thousands of pensioners have been dropped from tho rolls. It is claimed that an abjudication of a pen sion settles nothing: thnt tho Secretary of the Interior and Commissioner of Pensions nro Invested by law with abso lute power over tho pension roll, and that it Is within their legal authority to reopen and revise Nnslons allowed by their pivdoeossors under regulations adopted by them, whenever they son fit to change tho rules of evidence nnd tbo scale of ratings under which tho nlloW' nnee was made: and this In a country of Inw, where from the very Infancy of tin- government tbo United States, by Its organic law, is in terms denied tho right to deprive any pemon of proorty without duo process of law, notice and nn opportunity to bo heard, nnd where in every other relation and condition In life fraud Is never presumed, but must bo clearly proved, and every person shall havo the right to face his accuser, To emphasize tho vlelousness of tho situnt Ion nnd accusation, wo learn that It Is said, as though by authority, that "it Is expected that many of tho pen' sinners so summarily suspended or dropped will be ablo to prove that they am still entitled to the pension of which they have been deprived:"' thus saying In no uncertain voice that tho burden Is not upon tbo party alleging the fraud, but that the government which they had preserved shall first brand with In famy by tho charge, then sentence, nnd after tho stigma has been effeetlvo, then concede to them, whoso barriers nnd support of character have been thus undermined, tho pitiful privilege of moving for a new trlul upon tho ground of newly-discovered evidence: nnd this not upon strangers, nllens or foes, but upon our own flesh nnd blood, our com rades, the saviors of tho nation those who, In tho language of Lincoln, tho Immortal, havo "borne tho battlo." Wo deny that the Secretary of tho Interior and Commissioner of Pensions hnvo any such power. Wo insist that tho adjudicating division of the Pension Ofllce, acting tinder the direction and supervision of tho Commissioner of Pensions and Secretary of Interior, nro tribunals established by authority of law for tho settlement of pension claims, and that their decisions are entitled to full fuith and credit, and cannot bo legally Impeached when a change of administration occurs, except for fraud, upon charges preferred and evidence adduced in support thereof. We insist that where changes are made in the construction of tho law, rules of evi dence and schedule of ratings, unfavor able to claimants, thoy must and should be limited in their operation to the future work of the office, and not the past. An ex pout facto regulation is as repugnant to our sense of justice as an tx post facto luw, and wo protest against the adoption und enforeement of any such regulations In tho matter of pension claims. Thkrkvork, The r.rnnd army of the Re public, In Niillomil KncHmpmcnt imsomblrd, HpoakliiK for that ureal, army of beloved eom ntiles, many of tbeni too poor, loo bruised, too broken, to withstand the stronu arm of the vovernment when ndmlnlxtcred with nn unfriendly hand, proud of the itond name nnd fair fame of the American Volunteer Holdler, IntereNtcd far lieyond any other person or or ptinlxatlim thnt the pension roll shall In truth and In fact be what It Is In theory a "roll of honor," nnd ever mindful of Its cardinal prin ciple, "To preserve honor nnd purity In pub lic affairs," scouts nnd denies these indiscrim inate chut-Ren of unlvorsnl fraud and resentN the Imputation that because some unworthy survivors may be found, that discredit shall be cast upon the entire roll, and this great body of brave and patriotic cltlwns shall stand disgraced before the country. We de mand that there shall tie no backward step In pension leitlnlatlon or administrations that no pensioner shall be deprived of his property without due process of law; thnt the pre sumption shall lie In favor of honesty and fair dealing; that the poor and lowly thall not be put to unnecessary, expensive or op pressive process to preserve their meager pittances; that the ktcred trust In fnvor of those who "have borne the battle" shall lie sacredly olmerved and sacredly ad ministered; and we do now solemnly ana de liberately Kksoi.vk, That the Grand Army of the Republic looks with solicitude, not to say alarm, upon the proposition, that after suffi cient tribunals have been established by law Iwfore which questions have been presented and adjudicated, upon evidence submitted and examined, and upon which a grateful nation has accorded iwnglons In this their hour of need to those who In Its hour of need stood lanween It and death, the officers of that nation, administering a public trust, have arbitrarily deprived, without notice or an opportunity to Is) heard, our needy and distressed comrades of the rights thus sol emnly adjudged and confined to them. Ws Jir.ci.AHie, That every presumption should be made In favor of such records so made; thnt no presumption of fraud shall be Indulged in against them, and that no change be made in the pensions so accorded until af ter charges have been matle aud evidence In support thereof has been produced, of which charge each pensioner has bad full notice and a full and complete opportunity to be heard in support of the pension so accorded to him; and It Is further KasoLVKn, That as the Commissioner of Pensions, by his recent withdrawals of the obnoxious rulings which had been so general ly condemned, hat virtually acknowledged the Incorrectness of such rulings, we deem It his further duty to at once restore to the rolls the thousands of pensioners now standing Illegally suspended. I. N. Walker, 1 A. M. Wahnkb, Committee J. W. Hchmt, on A. K. Ghskni, Pensions. II. . Taintob, Buy your new shoos while the styles are fresh. Rood's shoes are nobby. Buy your shoes where the dealer does as be agrees. Reed does. Those laced bluchers at Reed's are easy as an old shoe. Do unto others as you would have them do to you. Deal fairly. That Is Henry A. Reed, "the shoe man's," motto. . Final Extraordinary Inducement. Commencing October 2()th, and con' tinning until 8undny, October 2flth In clusive, excursion tickets to Chicago will bo placed on salo, and will bo good on all trains except tho Pennsylvania Limited from York, Harrlsburg, and points west on the main line, Including the branches, Frederick Division, Cum' herland Valley Railroad, Lowlstown Division to Sellnsgrove, Tyrone Dlvl slon to Look Haven, A 1 toon a, Cambria and Clearfield, West Ponn Division, Monongaholn and Bedford Divisions, llfl.00 from York, l(1.00 from Freder ick, $15.75 from Harrlsburg, $14.(50 from Altoona, and proportionately low rnu from other stations. This arrangement Is a most unexcep tional ono, and will undoubtedly 1 the cause of many visiting tho great Expo sition during tho closing days, who would not otherwise undertake tho Journey. All who can do so are advised to see tbo Fair, as It is highly improbable that another of Its Immense magnitude will Ih) seen by tho readers of these HnoB. A liberal education In Itself is to bo obtained by an inspection of tho Incomprehensibly largo collection of wonderful inventions nnd sights Incor porated In this mighty effort of tho American people, Fifteen hundred dollars worth of English woolens Just arrived at Boll's for fall suits. Why? Decorated lamps at Schultzo's Why pay rent any longer? Walter Spry has three good houses for salo, two on Jackson st. and on Worth st., at bar gains, Owns the Earth. When a girl of sweet lfl npears on the street she has a cuto, protty way of walking nnd tossing her head as though she owned tho earth nnd was going to tho middle of tho next block to get It After she is 18 tho world she owns Is about as far away as tho World's Fair Is to most of us, and at 20 she gives up all hope of getting it at all. Klttan nlng Globe. Something new in rubbers at Robin son's. It noods no special messnge of tho President to tell the people of Reynolds- vine where Reed s shoe store Is. We can't blame a man for being watchful of his dollars, but all are not watchful; if they were, they would trade at Heed's, Have you seen Reed's $.1.00 shoe ? Good in Any County. ' Hrookvllle Democrat. The marriage law of this state has been changed by a law that went into operation on tho first of October, by which a license taken out in any county In Pennsylvania is good in all the other counties. Formerly a marriage license was void if presented to a minister in a county other than the one in which the license was taken out. The more lib eral law makes tho license good in any county of the state. At King & Co. 's you will find baled hay, salt, flour and a full lino of general merchandise. New fall and winter milllnory goods just received at Mrs. Kate Smeltzer's on Jackson street. Think on It. The young men who stand along the street in tho neighborhood of tho post office and fill the air with oaths from their foul mouths no matter who is passing by, are not gontlomon. Gentle men will not swear in the presence of ladios, and no true gontleman will swear at all. Big Run Echo. Prices very low at Robinson's shoe store. Go to Rlston's for ammunitions of all kinds. This space reserved for ED. GOODER, JewelerAOptician, REYNOLDSVILLE, PA. "Fire! Flret Flrl REYNOI.D9V1LM5, Pa., July 6, 181)3. To ull whrnn it may concern: My dwelling houso on Hill street, Reynoldsvlllo, Pa., was struck by light ning on Juno 25th and was Insured In N. O. Tlnney's agency, Urookvillo, Pa., by Wolter Spry, solicitor. Tho loss was paid Thursday and I can recom mend PInnoy's agency as prompt and reliable. 10-0. John Wh.LIAMB. A new surrey nnd buggy for sale by A. L. Peters, Hopkins, Pa. A good many men will havo to "foot it" this winter. Wo wish all such had a pair of Rood's $3.00 shoes. Robinson's for children's high cut shoes. Prlftlttft with the Crtne. I i AURTKK t : A YU)K )n Wed nosd ay, Oct. lHth, I8!3, by W. W. Ford, J. P., at his offleo In Roynoldsvlllo, Iewls Hausler nnd Rosa Caylor, both of rinndy Valley, Pa. Hkitxknkatkr DkI'I- At tho M. E. parsonage, Hrookvllle, Pa., October 17, by Rev. .1. W. Hlaisdell, W. S. Holtzcnratcr, of Punxsutnwney, I'a., and Anna A. Depp, of Clnyvllle, Pa. SwiNKFonn McAninch At the resi dence of tho bride's parent In Knox township; on Oct. Illth, by Rev. Jos. H. Jelbnrt, E. E. Swlneford and Rosa McAnlnch, both of Knox township. Sherwood Brkhe On Oct. 23, 1803, by Rev. .Tas. H. Jolbart. at tho resi dence of Fred. Starr in Brookvlllo, H. A. Sherwood, of Wlnslow town shin, nnd Dora Boobo, of Snndy, Valley, Pa. " The time has come to try your soles. If you wear Reed's $4.00 shoo, your soles will stand the test well. Hired sells a handsomo shoes at $3.00. You must wenr shoes If tho tlifles nro close. Fit your shoos to tho times and buy of Henry A. Reed, "the shoo man." QAUTION NOTICE. All persons nro hereby cautioned against purchasing or In any way meddling wllh the following property now In the possession of W. K. Ilrumhnugh.of Wlnslow township, Jef ferson county, Til., vl: All household gissls, one horse, one cow, one two-horse wagon, ono '"'fpy. one pair sleds, one sleigh, harness, double nnil single, grain of nil kinds, farming ImtllcnietltM. Itlnitti.r uiifl tiillcmil l..u . as 1 bought the same on tho 14th day nt October, lsi:i, and said property Is left with said II. I.. Ilrumbuugh subject to my order at "fttlSllW. Hl-ABUH. r?. hwey Won.,. V-'iH 'W Snnstlir-jt nc.ed'i n r " V ('' ' ""' V. Tr. PKAL'S FSNirYKO :r (,L PILLS, Art x-r 'ti ', "i? fit If- , 1 '1 ror.. Tbo rt". ! 'Or. r-' ihi n"" nu-M" ii)r. f on onjwlicxu I. .10. JVlI .V.,:'.ICtl UU) , LIUVLlrUlJ, 'J, Sultl by II. Alex. 8 toko, drutrniHt. Bargains! Bargains! RT THE PEOPLE'S Barpin Store. We make a specialty of Gents' and Ladies' Furnish ing Goods and Shoes, and Boys' Clothing. Quick Sale! - Small Front! One Price ! . A. KATZEN, Prop'r. CALL ON C. P. HOFFMftN. Specialist in Lenses for the Eyes, SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION FREE. COMB AND SEE! New Goods for Winter ! -A complete line of- New Weaves and Shades, a Great Variety. You will be sur prised to see such a stock in our city, but we have them and at Prices to Please all. Call and see for yourself. We have a nice line of Notions, Ladies' and Children's Underwear and Ladies' and Children's Coats. BING & GO. DENTISTRY! Dental plates mended while you wait, and you need not wait longer than 20 minutes. 1 or Partial sets oi Teethfc- put in the mouth as soon as your gums cease bleeding after extraction. Result, you need not be seen at all without teeth. Crown and Bridge Work ! or Teeth Without Plates ! All branches of dentistry performed by modern methods auu wun me least possioie aiscomtort to the patients. Consultation and ex amination Free. Dps. R ichep 6c Gepow, Deposit Bank Building. DcBOIS. RenIslG Harflware Co., DEALERS IN HARDWARE, STOVES and RANGES, TIN, SHEET IRON AND COPPER WARE, AMMUNITION, - FISHING TACKLE OP ALL KINDS, - HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, WOOD AND IRON PUMPS. And everything kept in a First-class Hardware Store. Roofing and Spouting Done to Order. REYNODSVILLE, PA. ! Main St., Op. Bel nap House, REYNOLDSVILLE.
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