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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-12-28
A Neryy Reb.


On the evening of the second day of the
fighting in the wilderness aOf Spottsylvana.
Gen. J. Z. B. Stuart, finding it necessary near
nightfall to ascertain whether or not the line
of Federal earthworks in his front had been
abandoned, sent an orderly to the I1th Va.
Cav. with the request that the officer in COM
mand would send him good man for the per-
formance of hazardous duty.
Private Jim O'Meara was selected. Gen.
Stuart. replying to his Sanitation, said "You
see that line of earthworks}i l want to know
if it is manned. Ride down within IS or 100
yards of it, and then turn to the left and galop
parallel with it. If tire Yahks are there, you
go fast and they'll shoot behind you"
"Al right. Gineral a L know it," said Jim,
with appreciative wink.
He rode within 70 yards Of the line, started
in the twilight ON his run parallel with the
line. which, being we'll manned. was immedi-
ately illumined. When he had gone nearly
half the length of thei Zine his horse received
bullet through his nose, midway between the
nostril and eye.
Jim deliberately stopped, unslung his car
bne. took as careful an aim as he would have
done at a squirrel fired, and resuming his par
alle course, completed his run the entire
length of the line, and slowly riding to where
the General stood at the head of his command,
touched his hat and reported:
They're thar yit, Gineral."
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AImanacs.
IHnrneT'R & Knznr.l


1t is said that the first almanac printed in
Europe was probably the RaIeadoriuns Nopum
by Regiomontanus 1t was calculated for the
years 1875 1894, 1873" In Buda, Hungary,
ii was published.
Though it simply made mention OF eclipses
and the places Of the planets for the respective
years, it was sold for 10 crowns OF gold: and
the entire impression was rapidly disposed of
in Hungary, Germany, Italy, England, and
France.
The first almanac--recorded as the first
known to have been printed in England was
translated from the French, and appeared in
1897.
Each month introduces itself in descriptive
verse; as,
"Caled am JaneFyere the code.
Ia christmas season good tyre love.
Yonge Jesu that sometime J udas solde
la circumcised for MANS lehoye
Three Hinges sought the some of God 6bove-
They kBeeled downe, dyd Him homage with
love
Aud so on, for the remaining months.
We have seen ii mentioned that an eminent
jurist, who has lately passed away, had a great
mania for collecting and storing up copy of
every calendar heard of; no matter to him
what nostrums were in connection advertised,
whenever page revealed the signs of the
zodiac and the phases of the moon, it imme-
distely settled the question of purchase aad
ownership; aud it is added that piles and piles
of them. limitess in variety, were found among
his treasured things. 1t has been estimated
that this collection by an American gentleman
may be regarded as the most extensive of its
kind known.
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The Parliament of Religions.

We take great pleasure in announcing to our
readers the early publication of work interest
ing and valuable to all. THE Parliament of
Religions" at the Columbian Exposition. Will
be issued complete in one large octave volume.
and will be careful compilation of all of the
proceedings-st once fascinating story and a
book of universal value. A narrative of the
grandest achievement in modern religious
history. The book contains origin of the Par
lament of Religions; proceedings of every
meeting of the Parliament; speeches delivered
and papers read at every session of the noted
gathering; the beliefs of the various religious
denominations; opinions of eminent divnes in
regard to the Parliament; influence of the Par
Lament upon the religious thought of the
world. Published by F. 7. Neely, Chicago.
Price, cloth, $3.50; sheep, 81.
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ITALY'S POVERTY.
The People so Coddled that They Lost Their
Sinew.

Italy's poverty is attributable in great
measure to the lack of private initiative on the
part of the italian people. Italy was in the
past too much governed, either for good or i'll,
says the Spectator. In Naples and Sicily the
tyranny of Bomba and his predecessors utterly
destroyed the power OF initiative. If to lift
your hand to help yourself, and to be busy,
self-reliant and independent, is to be per Sc
suspect, and probably leads to your ruin, you
very soon lose the desire or power to initiate,
and instead, wait to gee what the Government
will do -'5's
It was the same in the well-governed Grand
Duchies People in Tuscany were so well looked
after, "patted down." and coddled, that they
lost the use of their mental sinews. There has,
of course. been great reaction from this tim
idity and lack of push since the uniication of
Italy, aud large section of the community
now seem as energetic as if they were French
men or Germans.
But, though the visible population may seem
energetic and capable of working out their
own salvation, the invisible population, which
is 20 times more numerous. is still utterly in
capable of msking strong or decided move
ments of it's own account 1t Is capable of
working, and does work hard at its appointed
toll, hut it has not yet felt that touch of hope
full energy which is the true philosophers stone,
and turns all things to gold
The great mass of the Italian population goes
on its way, not sad-the people are naturally
jjoyous-but with the belief that nothing much
beyond daily sustenance is to be got out of
work. Their delight is in fireworks and the
sunshine and the fiesta, not in getting on, and
making things hun " in business.
In word, Italy is like man who has been
psralyzed aud has partially recovered. The
brain is active, and the arms have their full
vigor, bnt the lower limbs still move with diff
ficulty and uncertainty. Ultimately. no doubt
the legs and the rest of the body will recover
as completely as the arms but till they do the
man is weak.
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can axe to grind" when he
tells you that he has something
Gas good as or the same
as" Pearline. There can be
but one reason-more profit
to him by your use of the
substitutes.
But how is it with you?
What reason can you have for
wanting to take the risk ?
Certainly not economy
Pearline leads to the greatest
economy in every direction
saves the most money, time,
clothes and health. If your
grocer sends you an imitation,
be hoLest-send it back. ss
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A well-Deserved Triumph.

A strict enforcement of Rule XIV by the
Worlds Fair officials at Chicago. resulted in the
admission of Ayers Sarsaparilla for exhibition
at the Fair as Il 9 only blood purifier which
met all the conditions necessary for admission.
Rule XIV says: ARTICLES that are in any way
dangerous or offensive. also patent medicines
nostrums and empirical preparations whose
ingredients are concealed. will not be admitted
to the Exposition" Ayers SarsaDarilla was
the only blood purifying sarsaparilla out of the
many so largely advertised in the Uuited
States. allowed at the Exposition. and received
the highest award in the gilt of the Fair Off
cials in recognition of the high standard of its
Uell-known excellence
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IN A DIVING H ELMET.
A Mans First Experience, and the Sensa
tiOns it Caused Him.

tiOns it Caused Him.
The great brass brcastplate was put on my
shoulders and the upper folds OF the India rub
ber collar were drawn through it and screwed
mp with small screws to make a water-tight
Joint says writer In Chums The helmet, with
the bulls eye glass in front unscrewed, was
then put upon the breastpate, given an eighth
of turn aud secured. stood up in full divers
dress lacking only the BULBS eye to shut me off
completely from the air, which is life. He who
held the glass then put it in its place and gave
il turn, screwing it tight
| was completely boxed up, and, as we'll as my
heavy boots would allow me, i stepped on the
ladder and the heavy weights ON my chest and
back were adjusted. The lifeline, looped
around my waist, was brought up in front of
my body and caught again at my helmet, and
had also my waist-belt with knife at my left.
hand side.
The moment had come for me to descend the
short ladder, and then the single rope which
led to the sand down below the North Sea-
Now, you wonder what l felt like as / de-
sceuded the ladder gradually. / will try to
tell you. felt like a man who, having started
on rash and hazardous exploit, must carry it
out to the bitter end. also felt a great diff
Guilty in breathing, and remembering the ad-
vice given to me. / stopped when / had de-
scended few feet and came up step, coughing
freely to clear my lungs. The result was good,
for / could breathe more freely, and, thus en-
conraged, / descended again, and, clutchiug the
rope at the end of the ladder, / slid down it and
was on the sand at the very bottom.
Then an overwhelming sense of inability to
help myself and of fear came on me. and stood
for some moments as helpless rs child. This
silly fear soon passed and | attempted to walk,
but with the most ridiculous results, for rolled
about like an intoxicated. man and could not
keep my balance do what l would. This was
so marked aud l found all progress SO difficult,
that / spoke up the tube aud asked what
should do. They told me to turn the cock at my
right hand and to let some of the air in the
helmet escape / did SO, and with immediate
and happy results, for regained my balance,
and. despite the so pounds of lead on my shoul-
ders and the 80 pounds on my boots, I could
walk freely aud easily.
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Nd, and placed him on board the flagship of
Admiral Cochrane Mr.. Francis Scott Key.
native of Georgetown. ID. c., and gentleman
noted for his afability. was chosen to go and
plead for his friend. DIR. Beanes. He had the
Presidents permission and boarded the cartel
ship Minden under flag OF truce He found
the Admirais feet at the mouth of the Potomac
River, and though he secured the doctors re-
lease, they were not allowed TO return, bat
were put on board another ship. the Surprise.
and brought mp the Chesapeake to the mouth
Of the Paiapsco. They were watched by
guard and not allowed to land because IL was
thought by the British that they would be-
tray the plan for the prososed attack Oh Balti-
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AT THE THROTTLE.
The Engineer Whose Steady Hand Controls
the Mighty Locomotive.

Meantime, what is the engineer of the fastest
train in the world doing for the passengers2
asks writer in McCLTe's Magazine. In the
first place, the New York CeutraPs Chicago
flyer is not driven by one. but by many engi-
neers. IN order TO cover the 964 miles between
the two cities in 20 hours, including nine stops.
there are required seven huge engines in relays
driven by seven grimy heroes. a run of less
than $50 miles is the limit per day for each
engine while three hours OF the plunging rush
wears out the strongest engineer. Sixty. sev-
enty, eighty miles an hour-what does this
mean to the man at the throttle? 1t means that
the six and-a-half feet drivers turn five times
every second aud advance 100 feet lie tic-tic,
and the train has run the length of New York's
highest steeple.
The engineer turns his head for FIVE seconds
TO look at the cages, and in that time the terri
bic iron creature, putting forth the strength of
thousand horses. may have shot past a red
signal with its danger warning 500 feet away.
Ten seconds and 1000 feet are left behind
one-ffth of mile. Who knows what horrors
may lie within that thousand feet! There may
be death lurking round a curve. death spread-
ing its arms IN a tunnel and the engineer must
see and be responsible for everything Not
only must he note instantly all that is before
him, the signals. switches. bridges. the passing
trains and the condition OF the rails, but he
must act at the same moment, working throt-
tie, air brakes. or reversing lever, not as quick
as thought but quicker. for there is no time to
think. His muscles must do the right thing
automatically under circumstances where g
second is an age.
In the three hours of his vigil there are 10-
800 seconds during each one of which he must
watch with the mental alertness OF an athlete
| spriBging for flying trapeze from the roof of
| an amphitbeater; with the courageous self
| possession of matador awaiting the deadly
rush of maddened bull; and far more depends
upon the engineer watching WELL because, if
| he fails by hairs breadth in cooIness or pre-
| cision of Judgment. there may come destruc.
| tion not only to himself but to hundreds OF
| passengers, who, while he stands guard are
| perhaps Rrumbling at the waiter in the dining
car or telling funny stories in the smoker.
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TIE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
History of the Song and of the Flag Which Inspired

Though it is feature of all National cele-
brations, and is still heard whistled on the
street by patriotic souls, and though In our
street parades the brass hands sound it forth as
the crowds on the sidewalks beat time. few
know or give thought to, the circumstances
which inspired the author to write the familiar
lines of the Star Spangled Banner"
The verses are by no means imaginative. but
the real record of the dreadful night of Sept.
I3. 1914, at Fort McHenry. Before the Brit
ish attacked Baltimore they had taken prisoner
y certain DR.. Beanes, of Prince Georges County,
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The Pullman Stocking.

Harpey's Young PeOpte.l
"Say, mister, Santa Claus doesn't travel on
this train?"
"Oh. l really don't know" was the reply
"Well, / suppose not"
"That's what mamma said she s'posed," with
little sigh. "But course he couldn't" with a
balflaugh. Santa Claus has too much 70 do
Christmas eve TO be takin' trips"
"And he doesn't travel by rail-" some one
suggested.
Course he doesn't. with enthusiasm. "He
goes kitin' along with bis reindeer, scootin'
over the roofs and down the chimleys-my !
But" with another sigh, 81 don't know how
he'll find me-"
The porter now came to make up the berths,
and mamma led the boy to another seat The
next man behind, comisg to his berth a short
time later, stopped with stare of SURPRISE and
then met with smile the smile of the lady
across the aisle as she nodded towards the cur
tsins which closed outside the boy who had
missed visit from Santa Claus. Upon the but
ton of the drapery hung a small stocking.
"a poor place for that sort of thing, I'm
afraid" said the next behind TO the lady across.
Perhaps not so bad as one might think"
was her answer. She had opened q lunch
basket. and. just as the man, after fumbing in
his pocket, dropped silver dollar in the toe of
the stocking, drew out box of candy, which
followed the dollar.
But the gifts did not stop, for the spirit Of the
season was fully awakened. Small coins were
passed along from one hand to another, and
shaken well down into the toe by the man next
behind. A woman, with bag of Christmas
gifts for family of expectant small friends
made selection from them and br0ught her
Offering
why. the stockings full" said the man
next behind but here-this'll do"
He pulled out large silk handkerchief, and
when she laid her gifts inside tied it by the four
corners and pinned it to the stocking.
The word had passed along and travellers in
the next car came through to take peep at the
travelling stocking. Scarfs were tied around
the stocking. and handkerchiefs filed out with
nobody knew what fastened on. In short, if
Santa Claus was not travelling on that train
some of his near relatives must have been.
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with Is stripes and Is stars. It was made
under the direction Of Mrs. Mary Peckersgili,
a founder of the Aged Woman's Home at Balti-
more, and Mrs. Margaret Sanderson. wife of
Col. Henry Sandsrson.
Alter the conflict at Fort MeHenry, the COM
mander. Col. George Armstead. kept the flag
in his possession. and it was inherited by his
widow. THIN it went TO her daughter who
became Mrs. VIM. Stuart Appleton, and at her
death in New York, in 1873, her son, Mr.. Ebeu
Appleton, was the owner.
The flag was exhibited in Baltimore in $780,
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The Work of a Heart.
Medical Rrief1

without the intermission of single pulsation,
at every beat the heart propels two ounces of
blood through its structure. At as pulsations
per minute nine pounds of blood is sucked in
and pumped out; every honr $40 pounds;
every day, .960 pounds; every year, A, ,730. 400
pounds; every 100 years, 473. 100000 pounds.
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No Good.
LArgo1taut.l

A British regiment stationed in India had
listened to q sermon on the company of apos-
ties" from its padre" now a colonial Bishop.
AS the officers sat st mess the sermon came up
in the conversation and various opinions of its
merit were heard. Presently the Adjatant.
silent saturnine man, who had risen from the
ranks remarked:
"To tell the truth, 1 don't think much of the
Apostles as a company-only II, rank and file."
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He Waited.

Saint-Foix. the French poet, had large in
come, but was always in de5t. He sat one day
in barber-chair. with his face lathered and
ready to be shaved. when one of his creditors
entered the shop. The man saw Saint-Foix,
and demanded the money due him.
won't you wait until l get a shaver"
quietly inquired the poet.
Certainly" answered the other, pleased at
the prospect of getting the money. The poet
made the barber a witness to the agreement,
then calmly wiped the lather from his face.
He wore beard to bis dying day.
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! 4.

An hour afterwards the pair of wanderers
reached their caravan again. patted tho brows-
ing horse and went inside 10 change.
After doing this they sat down to rest and
smoke, for heavy swim in clothes cannot be
done without = payment in WEAKNESS.
Silence was well maintained for awhile, each
being occupied with his own proper thoughts.
Then Duncan spoke:
You had narrowish squeak with those
weeds, old man. saw you out of the tail of my
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Too Wet.

Mrs Inchbald had child-lke directness and
sim plicity of manner, which, combined with
her personal loveliness and halting. broken
utterance, gave to her conversation. which was
both humorous and witty, a most comical
charm.
Once, after travelling all day in a pouring
rain, the dripping coachmsn offered her his
arm to help her out, when she exclaimed, to
the amusement of her fellow travellers:
"Oh, no. no! Y-y-y-you will give me my
death of cold Do bring me a-a-a-a dry man."
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DIS us the following poem, which was write
published 50 years ago, by Mrs. Z. A. MOor'
La Crosse, Wis.
Not among the suffering wounded;
Not among the peaceful dead;
Not among the prisoners. Missing
That was all the message said.
Yet his mother read it over,
Until through her tears
Fades the dear name she has called him
For these two.and-twenty years.
Round her all IL peace and plenty;
Bright and clean the yellow floor
While the morDiIg-g lories cluster
All around the kitchen door.
Soberly the sleek old house-eat
Drowses in mis- patch of sun;
Neatly shines the osken dresser.
All the mornings work is done.
Through the window comes that fragrance
or r summer-harvest morn,
Fragment songs froEI distant reapers,
And the rustiing Of the corn.
And the rich breath Of the garden,
Where the golden melons lie;
Where the blushing plums are turning 1.
All their red cheeks to the sky.
Sitting there within the sunshine.
With soft lines upon her forehead
And the silver ia her hair,
Blind to sunshine-dead TO fragrance
On that royal harvest
Thinking while her heart Is weeping,
OF her nOble-bEOwed 6rst-born;
How he left her In the Springtime
With his young heart full of fame,
With bis clear and ringir z fOotstep,
ha
How with tears his eyes were brimn1ing
AS he kissed last goodby;
Yet she heard him whistling gaily
As he went across the rye.
Missing? why should he be MISSING
He would fight until he fell:
And IL wounded. killed, or prisoner,
Some one there would be to tell.
Missing, still a hope to cheer her;
Safe, triumphant he may come,
With the victor army shouting,
With the camor of the drum.
So through all the days of Autumn
In the eve and I'm the morn
She will hear his quickening footsteps
In the rustling Of the corn.
Or she will hush the household.
While her heart goes leaping high,
Thinking that she hears him whistling
In the pathway through the rye.
Far away, through all the Autumn,
In a lonely, lonely glade,
In the dreary desoistion
That the battle-storm has made,
With the rust upon his musket-
In the eve and in the morn
In the rank gloom of the fern-leaves,
Lies her noble browed frst-borns
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Ifany young, old, or middle.aged man suffer-
ing from nervous debility. weakness, will in
close stamp to me will send him the prescrip-
tion of a genuine certain cure free of cost.
No humbug. No deception. Address 4. q.
Barnes, News Dealer, Marshall, Mich.
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Nicholson. The Judge was SO pleased that he
had a number Of copies printed in handbill
form and distributed. Charles Durang was
the first 10 sing it, at an assembly OF patriots
In Baltimore, and after that it was sung repeat
edly 1t the theaters.
The flag itself. which was raised over Fort
BcHehry, was 40 feet long and 26 feet wide,
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GRATEFUL-CoMFO
EPPS'S COCOA.
RREaKFaSr-sUPPER.

aBya thorough knowledge of the natural iazs
which govern the operations OF digestion AMI nutr
ton. and by careful application OF the fine proper
ties IF weiLselected CocOa, MT Epps has provided
breakfast tables with deiicately favored eyerags
which may Us many heavy doctors lis II Is ~
the udicfous of such articles of diet that cOns-
tuition may be gradually Quilt Up until strong enOusa
to resist every tendency 10 disease Hundreds OF subtle
ualadies floating around ready to attack wher
ever there is a weak point We may escape many a
fatal shan by keeping ourselves well fortified with
pure blood and q properly nourished frame."- CSC5
SeTUice GslzetCe."
Made simply with boiling water or milk Sold
only In half fpound tins, by Grocers. labelled thus:
JAMES Effs Co., homeopathic Chemists,
London, Eagiaad.
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E|iIs| E;;IIi;j

w ANTED-By George F. Lemon, Washington,
W y c., the name and p. o address OF the widow
o. Alph ,nzo r. Wakefield Ia private Co. B, I1th
Mi, -. recently resident of Phelps County, Neb
646 st
VJTANTED-By Mrs. IL. n. Kellogg, 4Os N. Pine
w street, Cr stOns Iowa, whereabouts of Henry
Nelson Kellogg, Co. r. 3Ith Til He lett ne n years
ago and no tr &C IF him. ] have pension claim
pendn ,and if he Is dead complete the claim
S4SAt
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"3IISSING." +"

TComrade J. s. Mcdaniel, Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
sends us the following poem. which was written
and published 50 years ago, by Mrs. T. A Moore.
of La Crosse Wis.,
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HE river brawled q noisy tune
that the bridge had listened to
unmoved tor some hundreds of
years, and then, as if weaTied
with this profitless exertion,
drew itself up with dignity and
.,yont ,lopu uitb daap ronid