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The National tribune., 1891-03-12
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Fac-Simile Of the Thirteenth
Amendment.

We have come into possession Of a war
relic Of priceless yalue--a fac-simile Of the
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution
OF the United States, which abolished slavery
and MADE this free country indeed.
The fac-simile contains the autograph
signatures 81 Abraham Lincoln, President Of
the United States Hannibal Hamlin, Vice
President Schuyler Collax, Speaker Of the
House Of + representatives., and OF 3G Senators
and lis observation-disclosures Of them then
or since among the most prominent men in
the Nation. 1t is q priceless collection Of
autographs.
We have had the fac-similes carefully
engraved, 80 as to exactly reproduce all
these autographs, and had il printed on
heavy tinted paper. 1t makes n splendid
ornament for The house or the Post.
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Washington, ID. C.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

THAT grand worker in the ranks of the
WOman's Relief Corps, Mrs. Sarah c. Mich
OILS, closed her fourth term as President of
the Department of New York with an adj
dress in which she reviewed with pardon
able pride the work accomplished by that
splendid auxiliary to the Grand Army Of
the Republic. No one in it is better quail
fled to speak of it than she, because no one
has been more essentially part of it. The
Department has had but two Presidents in
its seven years of existence-Mrs. Nichols,
who has served four years, and Mrs. Sarah
c. Mink, who has served three-and to these
noble women is due large portion of the
credit of the Departments upbuilding and
its splendid service to the GAR When
the Department was organized in 1884 it
had bat II Corps, with a membership of 400.
Now it has liz Corps, with a membership of
5000. 1t is thoroughly organized, Jealous
and harmonious, and an honor to the WR.C.
and the GAR.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
FAILED To CATCH ON.

Jack said to me this morning at breakfast:
81 sat at a table last evening with two distin-
guished men, one on my right hand and the
other on my left"
You must have bad your hands full in
entertaining them" remarked and do you
know the stupid fellow didn't see the wit in
it. He only replied in his dry way, oh, no !;
only one full the whole evening, and lost on
that. The other fellow had a straight flush {"
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
TSWANTED
4 GOmgade in Every Township
and Pest
TOSELL THE CAENONEER

I" The Canuonecr il undoubtedly the best
selling war-book now before The people. III
D. unique in ils way, heug The well-told
actual experiences OF a private soldier in
much o. the very hardest lighting in The
war.
Every veteran especially Of the Army Of
tie Potomac. wants a c0Ry OF the book, and
also every man and woman whose father
served IN That army. il will ~ like hot
cakes among them.
We want a good live comrade IN every
Post and every Township ID the country 10
take hold 81 The book and push IT, Good
wages can DE made every day by its sale.
Send toI a township, and specify two or
three other tHat You want ii you cannot
get your first chnce Ask Tor terms TO
agents Address
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
Washington, ID. g.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

THE internal revenue collections are
doing their part toward preventing any
deficiency in the revenue. The collections
for the first seven months Of the present
fiscal year were $4,000 9S5. being s., 457 4l2
more than for the corresponding period of
last fiscal year. OF this increase $3,5l9,942
was on distilled spirits; 81 ssl,l72 on
tobacco; $l,s9O06O ON fermenied liquors;
$lO07l2 Oh oleomarEarine and on the mis-
cellaneous list, S95,j2J. The increase in
this branch OF revenue alone would put
1902 veterans on The pension roll at So a
month. This does not look much as il the
Treasury were in serious danger OF bank
ruptcy.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

eprcrhL ANNOUNCEMENT.
Established 1879

MONTY sent ans. otherwise than 10y regis
tered lpttg3, postal money order, or draft on
New NuIi. VIII Ice at the risl, OF the sender.
AGENTS We employ no agents. THE
NAwONAf HluHTNE has many volunteer cam
NRSsers. and they are generally honest ana
faiihtul. D MT persons who Cuntdc their sub
EpfOHivars ~ them must be their own Judges
lf fhriF snOnsihlity. The paper VIII be Acnt
only on receipt 81 the subscription price.
ADDRESSES, RENEWALS, EfC.-Ad-
dresses wil Do changed ms often rs desired,
hat each subscriber should i'm every case give
the old les well as new address. I'm renewing
subscriber should Toe CurCiul 20 send as the
label oU the last paper received, and specify
any corrl fiuns or changes they desire made IN
name on address.
CoRtt8.~f'0N DESEE. Correspondence is
solicited from every section ia regard 10 Grand
Army, Sons - Veterans, Pension. Military, Ag-
ricultlrHl Industrial and Household matters,
and letters Ia the Editor viii always receive
prompt attention. Write on ONE SIDE 81 the
paper oulN. We do not return communications
or manuscripts unless they are accompanied
hy n request 40 that effect and the necessary
postage, and under no circumstances guarantee
their publication nt any speciuI date.
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The National tribune., 1891-03-12
our DAILY TALK.

A correspondent asks US for the origin and
proper spelling Of eatchup. The photographers
do not agree about this word though 10 has
been in the language for nearly two centuries.
Some derive it from kitap. Chinese for sauee,
aud Others say it is Hindu for pickle. When
it was first introduced it was spelled eatsup.
Thus, Dean Swift says:
And for our home-bred British cheer,
BOtargO, eatsup, and caver
Worcester apparently prefers catsup, but
says that eatchup is the most general form, and
he allows ketchup. Webster prefers eatchup,
but gives also catsup ard ketehup.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
WHAT ONE MAN HAS DONE.

Dec. !, 1890, G. d. Ashton, of Middletown,
Conn, sent to THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for
a sample copy OF the "Cannoneer," aud an as
signment of territory for canyassing. Jan. 6
he ordered 30 books, which he at once dis
posed OF, and ordered so more Jan II, which
went off his hands with equal CELEBRITY, for
he ordered so more Feb. .; then another
lot Of 80 Feb 10, and a fifth lot of so Feb.
% Thus in two months he sold $50 books
and made handsome wages. His record is
the best made by any agent so far of the
book. II shows what can be done with the
book by bright, energetic man who goes in
TO win. The "CanuOneer is the best war
story ever written, and only needs to be
shown to people, by man capable of ex-
planning what it really is, in order to have
them buy it. Men and women of the right
sort can find no pleasanter or more profitable
employment than in canyassing for the book.
Send TO TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE for terms
to agents and an assignment of Township
TO canvass in. Specify more than one Town
ship, so that if the first one desired is already
assigned, another can be given.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
THE CANADIAN ELECTION.

Sir John A. Macdonald, who is the Bis
marcll of Canada, has recently put that
country through the excitement Of general
election OF unprecedented interest and sharp
ness of contention He did this TO forestall
his own overthrow, and check for few years,
AT least, the rising Of tide which will surely
submerge him and his party. Sir John is
essentially Tory, and consequently an op-
ponent the United States and Of more init
mate relations between Canada and this
country. His policy is 10 build Canada up
into great aristocratic Government, which
win be a rival 10 and check upon the
United States, while maintaining the closest
relations with the mother country. In order
to build up Canadian manufactures and
other interests be had enacted some years
ago the Foster Tariff which discriminateg
with The greatest sHingency against the
United States We paid no attention TO this,
Int went ON our way uncgncernedly, and a
few years later passed the Mckinley Blll
which is a much less drastic measure in
every way than the Foster Bill, and, though
il had no reference 10 Canada, yet it shut out
Canadians from a very profitable market for
their agricultural products and FISH.
The Liberal party immediately raised
4 the banner Of unrestricted reciprocity with
/ the United States, and as this struck the
popular favor, Sir John resolved upon a bold
stroke to head it Of. Parliament had yet
1 year to live-Cauadian Representatives are
elected for five years-but he exercised bis
prerogatiye, dissolved Parliament, aud or
deFed general election. His object was to
avail himself Of the Tory majority while it
was yet a majority, and before il could be
disintegrated by reciprocity, 10 assure him
self Of a working majority in Parliament
for another FIVE years. TheCauadian census
will also be taken this year, reappor-
tionment will follow, a great number OF
young Canadians who are disposed 10 lib
eral ideas viii DE enfranchized, and If the
election had been postponed until the legal
death Of the present Parliament it is alto
gether likely the Tories would have been
decisiveIy overthrow.
Sir John appealed to the loyalty Of the
Canadians-" A British subject ] was born
a British subject ] will die, p was the burden
Of his speeches lie denounced those who
favored reciprocity as traitors" who were
selling out their country for American gold
and only using reciprocity rs a stepping
stone 20 annexation. ii was thought that
lie wopld have almost solid the delegation
from Quebec, which Province casts g. Of the
2lj votes IN the House Of Commons There
the Catholic Clergy hold tight rein on the
voters and they all worked actively for him
But in spite Of all this he has been sue
cessiul by narrow majority, probably moi
more than "a in n total vote Of 2l5. I've
members Of his cabinet were defeated, and
the others only elected by reduced MAORI
ties
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

MORE of the effects of the Mckinley Bill ;
The Cleret Baton Manufacturing Company,
OfFrance, one of the greatest in the world, is
about to establish bran ch factory in this
country, to manufacture for the American
market. As we have been buying about
100000 worth of buttons every year, main
ly from France aud Austria, it will be seen
that there is plenty of room here for several
large establishments making that class of
goods. As most of the cost of button
making is in the labor, the greater portion
of this amount will go to tho wOrkingmen
and women.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

TINS country is now paying 100000
week, OF more than SlOO,OOOOOO a year to
England as interest on English capital in
vested in our railways and manufactures.
That is money tribute to the older country,
greater by far than she would exact if she
bad actually conquered this country by force
of arms. Think what a river Of gold pour
Ing out Of this country that is.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

SINGULAR how reticent the soldier-hating
papers are over the fact that the appropria-
lion for the pension deficiency is more than
$5,0O0,O00 less than at first estimated. Had
it been more how they would have shrieked,
bat they have no comments to make on its
being so much less The first estimate was
for S3iO0O0O0, but the revised estimate cut
this down to $2s,G75 .}32.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
"IS 1T WITH BOTH FEET"

Puck: Mrs. Hicks-That's a dreadfully I'M
couth trick Of yours, brushing off the chairs
before you sit down. Itappcars as though you
were afraid you would get your trousers soiled.
was terribly mortified last evening.
Mr.. Hicks-Nevery ou mind, Maria; I taught
Z district school for IA years before I married
you.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

THE German Kaiser sent his mother TO
France as a feeler" Of the sentiment there
toward Germany. If she were well treated
il would 20 far toward the restoration Of
amicable feelings between the two countries
She was a good selection for this purpose M
could have been made, as her name was not
actually associated with any hostile acts
against France, and she il an Englishwoman,
and the daughter Of the Queen Of England,
who has been Frances steadfast friend
But the French would see in her nothing but
a representative Of the conquerors who had
humiliated them, and torn away Alsaoe aud
Lorraine. She was treated with the greatest
rudcness, and nj one time seemed in danger
Of mob violence. The result is that the
Queen Of England is very angry, the Kaiser
is furious, and the papers Of the two
countries are slashing at each Other with a
riudictiyeness that may prccipitate a
war. The rest Of the world wearily wishes
that either Germany and France would
quit making faces at one another, OF 80
outside and fgbt il ont
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

THEY are anAiously nquiriug in Nebraska
whether tie PASSES Church Howe destroyed
60 dramatically In tie Legislature were not
some which had expired by limitation Dec.
81 1890
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

THE English papeH are gnashing their
tecih because The Copyright Eli was wisely
amended so MS TO protect our own printers,
binders and naper-maReFs. This was 10 be
expected. Euglishmen arc never pleased
with anything That is 10 benefit our own
W0rEinpmcn and manufacturers.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
IN A LUNCH ROOM.

First Party-Waiter bring me coffee and
rolls, and hard boiled egg.
Second PaFty-Bring me the same waiter,
only have the egg soft boiled. Be in hurry,
too, for I've got to make the train.
Waiter bawling to the kitchen-Two elucks,
one hard and one soft. Hurry up-soft one
wants TO make the train.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

BETWLEE Jerry Simpson and Senator
PETER Kansas IL not likely TO miss the
advertising she has been receiving through
the "irdescentr Ingalls,.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

San Francisco Wasp They we're riding along
together. 30, what a lovely little donkey"
said she. IL just adore donksys."
So do I, said he, enthusiastically.
why" said she in pleasant surprise, per-
haps that is why VIC like each other; no
mean why you like memo, mean why like
you, she added desperately.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

DIsAGREEABLE, clustering winds have
prevailed over the country, but they are
more bearabIe since owenby has quit trying
to tell what he don't know about the silver
pool.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

DURING the past year 5000 new post
offices were established We don't presume
that more than 1000 Of them were called
London Liberty" Mount Vernon
Springfield and other well-worn names.
The remainder were in the hands Of men
sensible enough TO give original names.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

ManseT's Weekly: Chapley Awthaw I!
His last words We're: ''Tis easy to die"
Cynicus-It must be if be succeeded.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.

WASHINGTON d. C, MARCH u, 1891.
The National tribune., 1891-03-12

rsrearo - r.. noro" rssr oras IS ssao.asss ".rrss
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-01-14
A Street Car Enisode.

was coming up town in a street car
recently when there entered, evident
Iy from one of the neighboring railroad
ferries, an old gentleman dressed
rather carelessly in an old fashioned
way, who had good sized sachel in
his hand. He sat down and rested the
sachel on his knees. The conductor.
who rcjoiecd in bull neck and a
square jaw very much in need of the
razor, came in for his fare and said.
CURLY:
Put that gripsack on the floor"
81 prefer to carry it this way" re-
piled the old gentleman calmly, for
which nobody blamed him, as the floor
of the car was carpeted with mud
"Are you goin' to put it down, say r.
demanded the conductor, with scowl.
No" replied the old gentleman,
looking him squarely in the eyes.
The scoundreI went to the rear plat
form muttcring curses on what he de-
nominated 1.-The old jay" 1.-The old
jay" was one of the most distinguished
lawyers in the county, an ex-goy ernor
of a great state and scholar of uni
vcrsal renown.-New York Cor. Pitts.
burg Bulletin. 'a5tt2@
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wind rralned sense. cam pa.

The talk drifted to the education of
the senses to a higher degree than COM
mon, and one man said: cit is remark
able how well perfumer learns to
recognize scent. In testing a sweet
smelling liquid he vets the base of his
left thumb with little of it. Then lie
Fubs the place rapidly with his right
hand. The alcohol in which the es-
sence is dissolved, being the more vo,a-
tile, is at once evaporated, and the sub
stance which emits the odor remaining
behind nc can smell in it its purity.
''Of course it is an easy taing to rec
ognizc the principal odors that are in
use. but w!::en several are mixed, as is
common, his task becomes more diff
cult Yet a skilled man cannot only
tell you what three or four perfumes
enter into tine composition of the one
he is testing, but also, roughly, the re-
lative proportions of each. New
York Tribune.
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rhe RnssIan Naxy.

In numbers and in arinored tonnage
the Russian navy exceeds that of italy.
But a large proportion of the. Russian
feet is old. Many of these older ships
are small and weakly armored More
over, some of Isnssia's recent vessels
are armorcd cruisers of an objection
able type. Still she is good fourth in
the race. and If her present rate of con
struction continues for few years
longer she is likely to outstrip Italy. a
very large portion of the new vessels
are for the Black sea. and in that quar-
ter Eussia Is the acknowledged mis-.
tress. Turkey no longer even attempts
TO keep pace with her. Three large
battle ships for the Black sea are now
practically eompleted, the Tchesme. the
Sinopc and the Catharinel III. .,ts.s
They are sister slips, and their de
tails are: Displacement. 10,1S0 tons:
IieriStll, 331 feet; beam, 90 feet; draught,
% feet. Their armor is compound, -16
inches on the belt and IA on the tri-
angular Barbette breastwork. The
main battery is six Pinch so ton guns
auxiliary battery, seven 6-inch breech
loading rifles; secondary battery. six
teen small rapid fire and machine guns:
speed eighteen knots. .nWoi
Three other aIncrclads of the same
type and same size are under construc-
tion for the Black sea fleet. Rnssfa's
: Baltic, force, which includes all vessels
for foreign service, is, also being extern
.sively increased. The additions are
chiefly of the arinorcd cruiser tyna =
New York Herald. - 49,
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rAeY cLlANg3 tls aeAer.


The Daring Experiment OF french physi-
clans and Its Fatal Result
American surgeons have the credit of
being among the most daring in their
experiments, but they do not beat the
French. What do you think of an at
tempt to clean n mans hearts This is
what was attempted a short while since
here in France. This is a true story i
am telling you. no invention. Two
surgeons actually set to work TO cut
open a mans chest for the purpose of
getting at and cleaning his heart.
Joseph Davenne, an upholstcrcE, Ind
been suffering for many years from
fatty degeneration of the heart. The
poor man knew that he had not long
to live, yet he was only 4S years of age.
and saw no reason why he should die.
Moreover, tho doctors told him they
thought they might possibly cure him.
They persuaded him that att least he
would be doing invaluable service to
science, and that lie was bound to die
soon at any rate If nothing was done,
whereas this might prove the means of
curing thousands of sufferers beside
himself a.
land so, y the story is graye!y told in
a French medical journal from which
! translate, poor NJ. Davenne con-
sented to place himself under their
hands"
Then comes lot of technical de-
scription of the operation, which was
performed under water while the pa
tient was in a condition OF anesthesia.
! won't give ali these scientific wordss
it is quite unnecessary to tell in scieini-
tific Language how the cuticle was re-
moved, the pectoral muscles carefully
dissected from tho ribs, the cart:Iaginous
functions of the ribs and sternum dis
connected and tho heaving lungs in
their delicate. Shining, covering mem
branes exposed to view b77 9f- %
IiyedisS = ~ = = a = n =
The heart, however, had not yet
been reached. But to the two French
surgeons this was a mere detail which
their knives would speedily over
come. They did overcome this mere
detail very rapidly. In less dIan a
minute more one of them had NJ. Da-
venues heart in his hand, and was
busily engaged scraping from its surface
the adipose derosit with which it was
covered and which, so iinpeded its
proper action.
Hold on n molnenti' exclaimed the
surgeon. "The man is deadI'
1 And so he was-dead as the door nail
which Dickens has made proverbial.
How they could have expected any
thing else is not recorded. They had.
however, taken the .precaution to have
III. Davenne sign, seal and deliver "A
paper to the effect that the operation
was performed entirely at his own risk.
and that no person but himself was to
be held in any way whatever response
bic for his death, should it occur
Paris Cor. New York World.
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IL You Had a Friend

About to visit some section of country
where malarial disease, either in the
form of chills and fever or bilious re-
mittent was particularly rife, what
would be about the best advice you
could give him? We will tell you-to
arryjaiong, or procure on arriving. that
potent medicinal safeguard, Hostetter's
Stomach Bftters, known throughout
malaria plagued regions, here and in
other countries. as the surest means OF
disarming thu miasmatic scourge. and
robbing it of its fell destructive infiu.
ence. Not only does it fortify the sys-
tenn by Increasing its stamina, but over
comes ifregnlarity ofdiges.ion, the liver
and the bowels, and counteracts the
nnfavorable effects of over exertiOn,
bodily and mental exposure in rough
weather, or occupation too sedentary or
laborous, loss OF appetite and excessive
nervousness. The functions alimenta-
ton, billions secretion and sleep have in
it a most powerful and reliable auxilia
re-.
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For good little gals. ;"
ReguIatInt: the moisture i'm the Air.

An electrical device for measuring
md regulating the moisture In the air
If workshops is described in a foreign
paper. An organic membrane contracts
'r expands according to the humidity
IF the air. this movement being trans
ferred to a metal hand, which closes an
-lastic contact arrangement when the
ncisture-eNceeds a--certain limit. BY
his means an evaporation chamber is
:losed until tho dryness of the atmos-
1llere contracts the membrane and
moves the metal hand in an opposite
Erection, thus forming a contact that
"opens the evaporation chamber.
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For warts.

For tho, benefit of the ladies afflicted
with inoles and warts send the follow
ing-for the latter only: Take a Iu,np
of washing soda the size of an egg. put
It in a Bowl witli.a quart Of rain water
when dissolved dip the hands. or moist
an the face. wherever the wart Is locat
ed. half a dozen times daily. allowing
t to dry on the wart. have tried this
frequently, and found that the warts
disappear.
The molcs are quite another matter
mot an ordinary excrescence, but a
fungus growth. Better leave them
lionc, but If too disfiguring !, surgeons
'liarp knife is the surest and safest way.
Moles are n mystery. however. peyes
very well understood. have seer
them removed by slow process-chein
lcais, horsehair, etc.-and cancer
would take their place. Exchange.