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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-30

IT really looks as if there is something in
this Oil-upOn-the-troubled-w waters idea. The
officers Of the slOOp-Of-war Yantic attribute
their escape from destruction, after their
fires had been put out and their masts car
ried away by the frightful storm, to four
barrels of oil, which they emptied over
hoard
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"THE RED ACORN,

The most fascinating novel ever written. By
John MeElroy. Wehaye just published another
edition of this interesting book, printed on fine
white paper with large, clear type, and hand
somely bound IN cloth, with beautiful orna-
ments. 1t will be sent TO any address upon
receipt of ST. or given as "a premium for club
of six yearly suberihersfat 81 each.
Address The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
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II the Milwaukee roads were wise in their
selfinterest they would adopt one-cent
rate without delay. The increased travel
viii make it much more profitable 10 them
than higher rate
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If each Subscriber to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE mil charge himself soith getting
one aeap subscriber the circulation of The paper
aoiH be doubled at once, aad VitA little trouble.
Let each Subscriber try it.
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COMRADES. ATTENTION

Now is the time to secure handsomely
bound copy of Campfire Memorial Day,
and Other Poems" by Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood
Printed on fine paper. and bound in cloth; 2l2
pages Price, plain edge 81, or gold edge, ST. so
postage prepaid.
Address The NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
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THE condition of the crops throughout
the country is very hopeful, and the farmers
viii have their pockets full of money next
Fall
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Or on that red-soaIked brow of HILL
Through Gettysburg's long butchers bill ?
OH 1 can see them as / write
Their strong frames buekling to the fight,
Their bare brows sweating in the sun,
Their stripped arms serving every gun,
Their faces black with powder-stain,
But never blanched with fear or paint
And can hear our brass dogs bark"
As through the years list and hark,
And can see the leaping fire
From muzzles hot with battles ireI
Yes, there they are. our gallant boysl
Who shared alike my tolls and joys
see them in their stalwart power,
As if the years were but an hour.
Yes, there they are-and Stewart, too,
His rugged Scotch face all aglow,
His strong voice rising firm and clear
Above the crash with lusty cheer,
For every faithful Cannoneerl
Yes, there they are-they're just the same,
see them ALL call every name,
Know every face, hear every yell,
See every form that reeled and fell,
See torn flesh opening wet and red.
See this poor comrade, quiyering, dead,
See that one wounded, faint and sore,
But shouting mid the csinuon's roar
"Stick to 'em, boys, and give 'em hell!
I'll come back, sure, when get WELL"
All, in these peaceful softened years,
None know what staff Our Cannoneers
Had in their hearts and heads and souls,
That made The ancient baitle-rolis
or Bloody B" scroll of fame,
Where hero answered every namei
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-30

MILWAUKEE promised to do as well as
Columbus by the National Encampment
Columbus has not been equaled so far.
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THE LOGAN MONUMENT FUND.
the last report:

The following additions to the Logan
Monument Fund have been received since
the last report:
A. G.. Warner Post, No. 81 Putnam, Conn. $40 90
From the following members of Liberty
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Made pistol of twelvs-p FOUNDER gunl
was boy of chunky size,
With ruddy cheeks and dark-brown eyes,
And chubby hands and dimpled chin,
And newly learning lore of SIM
Withsl. . boy of stubborn head,
Who rocked not what he did or said;
A hapless, careless. fearless lad.
OF fight or frolic equal glad;
A lad of sturdy Saxon stuff,
Who knew not when he had enoughl'
So often in a campside fray
With busleTs from across the way
With older soldiers rushing in
To help their little comrade win
Our veterans brushed me rude aside,
With arms fullscarred in baltle-Gde,
And tongues that never qualzed at death
Crowded gTinliy through the gritting teeth.
This is Our Cub; you can't harm him
Until you've torn US limb from limbI"
Now, take boy of seventeen,
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PUBLISH ED EEKLY.
One Dollar per Year,
Invariably in Advance.

EGz zzostas, s5 cents. No subscription for
less period received.
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THE Germans poured into France 797, $50
men, of whom there were killed or MORALLY
wounded in the battles which resulted in
that country's being everrun and subjugated
28277, and 85,482 wounded; total, ia, 759.
We lost, in putting down the rebellion,
110p7O killed or mortally wounded, and
275,175 wounded; total, 1885, The total
present for duty " of our armies at various
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This would make the average present for
duty sos, 433, or three-ffths the strength of
the German army. Yet this number lost
over four times as many killed in action as
the German army did in conquering peo-
pie nearly four times as numerous as those
of the so-called Southern Confederacy. This
gives some idea of the terrific character OF
the fighting done by OUT armies.
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Irtn5s ~ M sA,aro. OFFICE as rscosa cSs SarTsa
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.ouR CANNoNEERs.n
Hines dedicated 10 The Memory Of his Comrades by
psseran Of Sts,oart's FUNGUS BattsrVl

HAT men were these
Our CannoneersI
Where are they in this
throng of years +?
How many of their noble
souls
Have dropped from OF
these earthly rolls2
Do any of them yet re-
main
To fight our old guns once
again,
To stand once more in
" Bloody Lane"
In old Antietam's leaden
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
ElectrO.PhOtOgraphy,

Not long ago." says the New York
Commercial, Mr.. Edison made public
his intention to perfect 'farsight
machine--that is, an arrangement by
which person at distance can be
seen as plainly as his voice can be
heard over the telephone wire. There
have been other workers in the same
field, and one of them, Herr Korzel of
South Germany, has not only effected
several important developments, but
has actually brought down the inveu-
ton to a working basis. The founda-
ton of the apparatus is the ordinary
house telephone. Above the diaphragm
aperture is lens, similar to the OBJ
jective of Photographic camera, and
above this translucent glass plate in an
elaborate frame. At the right and left
of the objective are two incandescent
lamps with silvered mirror reflectors.
The lamps are lighted by a specially
constructed battery. This constitutes
the whole outward appearance of the
apparatus. The objective serves for
taking the picture of the person using
the telephone, while the incandescent
lamps illuminate his face. Upon the
glass plate above is thrown the image
of the person using corresponding in
strument at the other end of the line.
The action of the apparatus is based on
the changing in the photoscope of light
vibrations into electric vibrations in the
same way as sound waves are changed
in the microphone, and on the use of
bromo-gelatine, a substance which, in
connection with the well-known prop
erty of selenium, makes possible the
transmission of light. In the course
of an exhibition of his system in Ber-
lin, Herr Korzel connected his photo
scope to telephone, and had the CEN
trail office connect him with business
friend in Potsdam, who likewise was
provided with photoscope. The mo-
ment the Potsdamer stepped to the APP
paratus the ground glass plate showed
an excellent portrait of him, which,
when compared with his photograph,
was easily identified. The shape of
the head, the smile and the earnest ex-
preston of the whole face were per-
fectly distinct. AS further test, a
newspaper was placed at the other end
of the line, and, though its image on
the glass plate was of necessity re-
duced one, its title and date could be
distinctly read.n
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sible, for the harder the shock the more
contracted the muscles became, and con-
sequently the frmer the wire was held.
tried to shout for aid, and although
fellow-workman was but five or six
feet distant from me, with his face
turned in my direction, could not
emit sound nor make the least move
ment to attract his attention. 1t
seemed as if l was being irresistibly
drawn up, with a horrible feeling of
being consumed by the electric fluid. i
fully realized my position and believed
that my time had come. While re-
ceiving the shock my eye-sight was good
until became unconscious. OF course
l was unable to let go my hold of the
wire or move my foot from the iron
that grounded me until ! became I'M
conscious. Then the weight Of my
body loosened my hold on the wire and
l fell to the ground. l lay like dead,
my heart pulsations entirely ceased,
and also the circulation. Two fellow
workmen saw me drop. They carried
me to the fresh air, stretched me on
the damp ground, applied ice-water
douches to me, and worked my arms
w OliOuldblOn anu dIlluCldl
respiration. After the lapse of twenty
minutes, when l was about to be given
up for dead, signs of life returned. At
first | was dazed, could not understand
what had happened; in few minutes,
though, remembered everything dis
tinctly and got up, feeling very weak,
particularly in the stomach. After a
few days, however, the weakness from
the shock wore away and | regained
my usual health. There was no actual
pain during the shock, but where the
wire touched my hand it burned to the
bone, and the ends of the three smaller
toes were burned to the bone also.
l have since fixed the time | sus-
tanned the shock at six seconds. The
dynamo to which the wire was at
tached generated a direct current of
$500 volts and thirty-eight amperes."
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availing

Apropos of the debate on electricity
as applied to capital punishment, Daniel
j. McFall furnishes the Virginia (Ne-
vada) Chronicle with the following de-
tails of his sensations from an electric
shock on the Sutro tunnel level of the
Chollar incline: was in the employ
of the California Electric Light and
Motor Company as dynamo.runner in
the dynamo chamber on the $50 level
of the Chollar mine, where the aux
Hilary power for operating the Nevada
mill by the electric transmission of
power is situated. In the dynamo
chamber are a number of small mean
descent lights, some of which have
long wire attachments, so they can be
carried to any part of the room for the
convenience of the workmen. Those
lights are attached to a one-hundred-
twenty-five horsepower dynamo used
for transmitting the power to the mill.
One of those lights was temporarily
hung over a dynamo that was being re-
paired. The light not being close
enough, reached up my right hand
and grasped the wire for the purpose
of pulling in the slack. AT some pre-
vious time this wire had been wound
around a nail, which had broken the in
sulation and left part of the wire bare.
/, not being aware of this, unfor-
tunately grabbed the wire at this place.
My rightfoot boot was little damp,
and in turning the toe it happened to
touch piece of iron running to the
ground. Immediately after was struck
my right hand grasped the light wire,
and the toe of my right-foot boot touch
ing the iron leading to the ground,
grounded me CONNECTED me with
the grounD, and in consequence the
current in the electric wires, or at least
good portion of it, passed through
my body. Electricity will always
run to the ground first, if il gets the op-
portunity, so when ] made the connec-
ton the current passed through me
to the ground. 1t is very hard to de-
fine my feelings. First | received a
most peculiar sensation that shook my
body and completely paralyzed me, and
yet at the same time l was fully con-
scious. / tried to let go my hold of the
wire, but of course found that impos-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24
More Trusts.

Trusts are springing up and flourish
ing like vicious weeds in rich soil in
dog days. A salt trust is the latest addi-
ton to the list. One hundred thirty
works and properties are owned or
controlled by the concern. Its capital
ization is S15,000,000. None of these
conspiracies is troubled with parsi-
mony or scruples when it comes to the
basis on which dividends are to be
squeezed out of the public. In its
prospectus, the combination complains
that the profits of the salt industry
have been meager at most and fire.
quenty nou-existent" In another
paragraph of that document the reve-
nue. of the company is estimated at
twenty cents per barrel and an annual
output of ten million barrels, or enough
to pay six per cent on S4,000,000 of
bonds, eight per cent on "a 10000 of
preferred stock and twenty per cent on
the 81 200, 900 of common stock.
Commenting on these statements,
the Nec York Herald says: "It is an
insult to the intelligence of the people
to ask them to believe that properties
which have been yielding meager
profits, or none at all, can, by mere
economy of management, be made to
pay the exorbitant amount of twenty
per cent per annum on this frightfully
inflated apitalization-and this, as is
intimated, after closing down many of
the works and carrying them at dead
loss. The public knows just what to
think of that yarn in view of the
fact that the English Salt Union, under
the auspices of which this new concern
has been organized, made similar state
ments, and within six months advanced
the price of salt about two hundred per
cent"
Reports of great railway trust are
rife. A person intimately associated
with the clearinghouse of the country
is feeling the pulse of the public and
of investors. If the stockholders re-
spond favorably to any scheme of com
bination which will reduce the evils of
reckless competition and restrain rate
cutting on the part of the railroad man
ayers, the bankers can come to the
front and assure the success of the plan
If the response is unfavorable, or if the
name of "trust " frightens people, the
ignominy of failure will be spared to
the big money-lenders.
Meantime the sugar trust, true to
the Ubiquitous animus and purpose of
these gigantic combinations, is engaged
in movement to corner the sugar mar
ket Three hundred thousand barrels
of granulated sugar have already been
withheld from trade and stored in New
York and Brooklyn, with the purpose of
maintaining the existing high price or
forcing it still higher. All the people
can do under these circumstances seems
to be to organize and maintain a firm
trust" in Providence. All human
agencies appear to be entirely I'M
| aVailing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

THE Boston Herald, commenting on
an article read by Mr.. Edwin ID. Mead
before the National Educational Associa-
ton at Nashville, Tenn, on the ques-
ton, Has the Parochial School a
Proper Place in American" used the
following significant language: "In
the race for occupation and position,
in which all Americans are now en-
gagged, success will be to those who are
best prepared for the conflict, and
there can be no question that Ameri-
can youth brought up in the public
schools will have greatly the advantage
of youth educated in the parochial
schools in the practical work of life.
Much as the parochial school may do
for the religious welfare of the child,
the question is whether any American
parent, whether Protestant or Catholic,
can afford to educate his child in
school where class interests are main
tanned, where partisan views are
taught, where particular type of re-
ligion is insisted on as the only repre-
sentative of truth in life and morals, or
where one set of views about any mat
ter is exclusively taught. The
Irish element in American life is to be
a strong element in the future, and it
ought not to be loaded down with such
an imperfect and one-sided education
as the parochial schools are believed to
give" One way for the supporters of
the public schools to deal with the
parochial schools is to "cry them
down" This method, however, will
have little effect except to stir up and
keep alive spirit of opposition among
those who favor the parochial school.
Another and far better way is to show
the Roman Catholic laity the superior
ity of the public school over any ex-
IRENE sectarian school as a place where
their youth are to be educated for
American citizenship.
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not proper place for women and chill
dren. Why not? If there is pleasure
to be had in them-innocent, diverting
pleasure-why should not the wives
and little ones participate in it? Is not
their lot as hard as that of their hus-
bands? If the home is dull place for
the husband must it not be equally dull
for them? The reason men do not
want the company of their families in
the saloon is because they know 50
well the evil character of the saloon.
They are willing to degrade themselves
in their desire for enjoyment" but
they are not willing that their families
should follow their example-at least
not at first; not till all their shame and
decency is lost. This marks the iudg-
ment of drinkers themselves as to the
pleasure furnished by the saloon
Ne,o York Independent
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1t will thus be seen that three coun-
tries exceed us in the per capita con-
sumption of spirits, one in wine and
two in ale and beer. OF the spirits
consumed here in 1888, amounting in
the aggregate to 75,S45 1862 gallons, only
| CAB 800 gallons were imported; of the
36 1876 ,06S gallons of wine, only 4,654,-
545 gallons came from other countries
and of 767 ,5S7 ,056 gallons of ale and
beer, only $500, 1867 gallons crossed the
ocean. OF late years there has been a
constant increase in the production of
native wines and decrease in the i'm
portation of the foreign product. In
1870 of the 100000 gallons of wine
consumed here one-quarter was domes-
tic and three-quarters was foreign, but
in 1888 3l,000,000 gallons of the &c.
100000 gallons consumed were native.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

this country English manufacturers
laid their heavy hands upon it and
crushed it, This correspondent pre-
sents new view of means English
men are employing to maintain their
monopoly of this branch of commerce.
If congress does its duty at its next ses-
sion it will make the tariff on tin pro-
tective. In few years this and col
lateral branches of industry will en-
ploy over 100000 workmen and afford
a home market for the necessaries of
life for 500,0 900 people, besides retain
ing in the country over $20,0O0,000
yearly that now goes into the pockets
of English manufacturers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

DIR. mellow, even though acquitted
of the charge of murder by jury, finds
that the general public does not indorse
the verdict. He is believedto be guilty
not only of murder, but of other afro
cious crimes. His expulsion from the
State Medical Society took place last
Thursday, and it is reported that he
will soon be expelled from the Lafay-
cite Artillery, of which he is surgeon.
Deserved retribution is sure to come in
some form.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

A TOTAL eclipse of the sun will occur
December % next, making the second
one this calendar year, the other one
having occurred January !. Professor
David p. Todd of Amherst College has
been appointed by the navy depart
ment to take charge of the American
expedition, which will set sail the latter
part of September for Angola, West
Africa, where the eclipse will be vsi-
BILE, for the purpose of making obser-
vations. Photographs of the solar CO.
roma will be made; also observations as
to the character and intensity of its
light. Every effort possible will be
made to observe this eclipse, as another
one will not occur in four years, nor
will it happen that two eclipses in the
same year, visible on land, will occur
until the year 2057. This phenome-
non last occurred in 1712. Professor
Todd is eminently fitted for the posi-
ton to which he has been appointed,
having conducted the eclipse expedi-
ton to Japan two years ago, and also
having had charge of the observations
in the transit of Venus at Lick OBJ
servatory six years ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-07-24

THE production of cotton-seed oil is
becoming a stupendous industry in the
South. Ia 1880 there were forty mills,
with a capital of SO 100000. Now there
are two hundred thirteen mills, with
$50, 100000 capital.
GENIUS sometimes waits for its re-
ward. Jean Francois Millet. whose fa-
nous picture, LAngelus, was recently
sold for Sl10,600, lived and died in pow
erty. He received only $500 for this
work, but lived to see it sold for $4,000.
He died fourteen years ago.
THE field of Appomattox is to be
preserved from the inroads of the rude
icOnoclast by a company organized to
purchase and hold the property. 1t is
a famous field, and the government
might use some of its surplus funds to
worse advantage than to invest in the
property.-BoSton Herald.
WE don't want to interfere in such a
way as to involve our own country in
that Haytian war, but since Legitime
has begun TO arm women and place
them in his ranks, we can not resist
the temptation to tell Hyppolite that
the smart thing for him to do is to en-
list mouse or Washington Post.
PROBABLY the most eloquent black
man now living is the one sent to rep
resent the United States in a country
ruled by black men. Perhaps his OPP
portunities have been overrated. But
Hayti needs to hear the voice of
prophetic warning-the high and cour-
ageous utterances of some one who will
inspire the Haytians for better things.
Frederick Douglass is now an old man,
but his wisdom and courage remain.
Something more than fruitless results
ought to be expected from his mis-
sion.-San Francisco Bulletin (Inde-
pendenD.
APRoPoS of the reported threat of
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany to restrain the Bell Telephone
Company from establishing its long
distance plant, on the ground that long
distance telephoning will interfere with
the telegraph business, the NeiO York
Herald recalls the remark of George
Stephenson, when somebody asked him
if it wouldn't be very bad if cow
should get across one of his railroad
tracks. Aye" said the railway pi-
OhNClf hOlld Ddh III luO COO. IOu-
ably Jay Gould will catch the meaning
of this illustration Boston Herald.
No greater proof of the fidelity of
President Harrison to his pledges to the
people could be given than his support
of the commission in their action at
indianapolis, his own home, where we
compelled the postmaster TO dismiss
three republican clerks who had been
illegally appointed. That left no OPP
ton to the postmaster but to appoint
three democrats who were on the
eligible list. Contrast his action with
that of President Cleveland, who sus-
tanned Aquila Jones in his partisan use
of the indianapolis post-ofiice. In
Troy, also, we compelled the re-
examination of some republican clerks
who had not fairly passed the civil
service examination. In Milwaukee,
also, we redressed a violation of the
law. The president has supported us
heartily, and / am confident that the
country is at his back in thus faith
fully enforcing the civil service reform
law.-Iheodore Roosevelt.