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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31
GEE. EGBERr L. vIELE,

vent them reaching the Savannah River,
and we have nothing afoat that can con-
tend against them. The communication
between Savannah and Fort Pulaski viii
then be cut of. The fort is supplied
with four months provisions"
The establishment Of the National
batteries on the Savannah River COM
pletely isolated Fort Pulaski, cutting it
off from supplies and reinforcements
Its investment was complete with the
establishment of the battery on Bird
Island, which was the signal for the reb-
els 10 abandon their works on SAidaway
and Green Islands, and also Fort Thun-
derholt, a heavy work mounting IA
guns, and only five miles from Savan-
nah.
The next step was the erection of bat
teries for the reduction of the fort. Tybee
Island was selected as the basis of oper-
ations, and gun and mortar batteries
were Immediately commenced, under the
supervision Of Gen. Gilmore. He
deemed the
REDUCTION OF FORT PULASKI
practicable by erecting. batteries of NOR.
tars and rifed guns on Tybee Island.
Cockspur Island, on which Fort Pu
laski stands, is low and marshy. The
nearest solid land is Tybee Island, lying
to the seaward, and within three-quar
ters of a mile distance. Here were bull
1.-The heaviest preaching batteries, bu
Others were erected at intervals along til,
shores for distance of nearly tw.
miles,
These works were erected wholly a
night, as they were all within range O
Fort Pulaski Their faces were bomb
sTbe following gives the strength. armament
and name of commanding officer:
Battery.
Stanton. three i3-inch mortars: Capt. Skinner.
Grant three l3-inch mortars; Capt Palmer.
Lyons, four 10-incb Colu n i,ads; Capt, Pclouze
Lincoln. three e-inch Columbisds. Capt Peiouzs
Burnside. one l3-iuch Mortar; Serg't Wilson.
Sherman. three I3-inch mortars: Capt. Francis.
Hssicck. two l3-iach moriars; Capt. Sanford.
Scott. one f3-inch mortar; Capt. Mason.
Sicel FIVE 80 FOUNDER PARROTS, and one 24-pounde
Jasa-s. Capt. Sheliepkirk.
Mcclellan, three z2-pounder and two 80 pounde
Janssr: Capi. Rodgers.
IO1ien four i0inch naortars; Capt. Rodman.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31

There has been phenomenal increase OF
coffee planting in Liberia, and the exports for
the last fiscal year amounted to 5000, 600 pounds
as against GOO. 900 pounds 10 years ago. Much
of this coffee comes to the United States via
and United States Consul General
Heard says in q report to the State Department
that if direct line of steamers could be estab-
lished to touch once in two months it would be
q paying enterprise. as half of the country's i'm
ports would come from the United States.
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ONE COUNTRY AND ONE FLAG.
By MISS e. C. BATES. susDERLAsD. MASS

By MISS e. C. BATES. SUNDERLAND. MASS.
Hinged ia by ire and girt with smoke
Sumter's grim fortress lay.
While the deadly roar of rebel guns
Swept down the windtossed bay.
High overhead Old Glory flew
In radiance calm and proud
Aud from below patriot band
Gave back defiance loud.
But the guns grew silent one by one,
As the gray walls crumbled fast.
Till grim and sill in the April sun
The fortress lay at last.
But see oh God! What sight is theref
Down come the Stripes and Stars.
And in their place is treason's sign,
The flag with triple bars.
Fast sped the news the Northland through,
The flag has fallen. our country's foes.
Have set the seal to their infamy
With insult mad and war and blows."
Forth went the fiery cross of hate,
Der mountain. plain and glen,
And every little hamlet
Sent forth its tale of men.
They came from farm and workshop
From pulpit dcsk and mill.
Unused TO march and battle,
But goodly foemen siiIl.
They learned the deadly lesson,
Where their blood ran free as rain,
And left their bones by thousands
On many Southern plain.
How well they learned that lesson
Grim wars red pages show.
IT'S writ on the fields of conquest
And the hearts of gallant foe
They marched and fought aud suffered
Ia the field and the prison-pcn,
They lived and died like heroes
And conquered at last like men.
And shall their mem'ry ever fade:
And shall their glory wane?
Not Till our flag lies low ia dust
And freemen wear the chain;
| A grateful country holds their names.
| Writ high in the roll Of the years.
| And will meier forge, the debt she owcs
| For sorrow and blood and tears
And you who gather to- day TO speak,
or the days and deeds of yore
| OF bygone scenes and Of tolls that are past.
| And OF comrades gone before.
Think not That your service is cheaply held
| Heed never n scof or jcer
There is always this truth that will never chang
This thought that your hearts will cheer.
| The flag floats free and without stain,
Through The length and breadth Of the land.
From the old Bay State TO the Golden Gate,
From the Lakes to the Rio Grande.
| 'Tis your best reward and your chicfest boast
/ What matters the sorrow past,
| Tie flag fonts free to every breeze
And the country is won at last.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31
ASIATIC LABOR.


In the November North american
Review Hon. John NJ. Barrett, United
States Minister to Siam, tries to get at
the exact facts as to the menace to the
labor of this country from Asia.
In the first place, he entirely rejects
the fancy stories about the buttons and
the $12 bicycles imported from Japan.
He says that there is no bicycle factory
in Japan that can turn out a wheel for
less than $50, gold, and, second, that there
is no factory in the Empire that can
turn out over $50 wheels year. So
far from exporting large quantities of
buttons to this country, Japan has not
yet been able to successfully compete
with the cheap buttons Of Austria and
Germany. but imports large quantities
from those countries. Nor have the
japanese been SO successful as repre-
sented in making clocks and watches.
They manage to make enough cheap
clocks to supply their own trade, but
still buy most of their watches from the
United States and Switzerland. They
have done much better in manufactur-
ing tooth, hair, and nail-brushes, and
have built up quite trade with the
United States in these.
There may be serious danger in cotton
manufacturing. Both japanese and
Chinese are going into this business on
quite an extensive scale, and so far seem
to do we'll. The Chinese, especially,
have practically limitless supply Of
cheap labor, which is patient, reasonably
skillful, industrious, and reliable. The
wages paid are startlingly low. The
highest in the Shanghai cotton-mills is so
cents a day in silver (264 cents gold), but
not over one man in 100 received this.
The average was from 20 to "a cents in
silver for the men, and from 5 to 20
cents in silver for the women. He says /:
The employees generally had healthy,
They were cheerful, and in most instances
attentive to work.
The same class of employees in a
Massachusetts, factory would earn from
$1.25 "a in gold per day. There was
this difference, however: One American
hand will tend six looms, where Chi
nese will tend but one.
He found the same conditions to exist
in the immense sugar refneries at Hong
Kong, where several thousand Chinese
we're employed at an average of 30 cents
(silver9 day. In the great docks at
Hong Kong there are thousands Of
skilled mechanics employed in making
repairs to ships, which can be done much
cheaper than anywhere else in the world,
because these men are only paid 40 cents
day in silver. In the great arsenals
and ironworks at Han Yang there are
over 1000 men employed at an average
of 20 cents day in silver.
He thinks that the danger is more
from China than Japan. The japanese
are much fewer, they are more enterpris-
ing and discontented, and consequently
less likely to work long for much lower
wages than their competitors. In China,
however, there are uncounted millions
of patient drudges, who will accept any
remuneration, and must accept it rather
than starvation. There is an abundance
of capital in China for manufacturing
enterprises, when once the people get
started in that direction, as is shown by
the erection of the enormous cotton mills
within a few years.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31
An Asthma Cure .t Last.

European physicians and medical journals
report positive cure for Asthma, in the Kola
plant found on the Congo river. West Africa.
The Kola Importing Co., 1l64 Broadway, New
York, are sending free trial cases of The kola
Compound by mail to all sufferers from Asthma
who send name and address on a postal card.
A trial costs YOU nothing
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31

The Russian Government has sanctioned the
Eastern Chinese Railway Company, with .
capital Of 100000 roubles to construct q rail.
road from Hei-Lung- Chang to the eastern
frontier Of Kirin, in Manchuria.
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Veterans of the 18th N. Y.

At the last regular meeting of the 46th N. Y.
Veteran Association the following officers we're
elected for 1897: Pres, S. II. Frankenburg
V.-P., Jos. M. Williams; Sec.. r. b. Boudinot:
Chap Geo. b. Stayley; Historian. w. J. Carle-
ton Surg, Geo. w. Brush Sergeant-at-Arms,
Fred Korn. The Association meets at 8 D. m.
every third Thursday, Room 3, City Hall,
Brooklyn.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31
" Cbildren reething. :"

MRS WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP should always
be used for children teething. II soothes the
child softens the gums, allays all pain. cures wind
collie and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents bottle.
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sky-scrapers of the Future.

Mrs. Hudnut makes q liberal offer to Invalid
Ladies on page 6. Be sure and read it.
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MAKING MONEY m HaRp TINES

WPSNIN0
Mr. Editor IS. X. Jones asks IL money can be rradk
IN the Plating Business in hard times. Ny is
With a good oashs its the best business know Of az
people get old goods repatsd instead Of buying new
I'm making eo5 week plating Jewery, Tableware
Bicycles, &c with Gold. Silver. Nickel and White
Msfal Got q good outfit OF u. Gray 4 Co. Plating
Works, Columbus, o. They furnish every thing COM
plete receipts and taught free No exper-
iencs needed Work Is elegant customers pleased aad
brp us do Sister has nready made $50 with
her outfit. Anyone can do - We hsys. kEApKR.
Mention The National Tribune.
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Liberals Coffee Crop.

Ito be conlinued.l
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
MORE OR LESS HUMOROUS.

"Jahbcr's son they say, could talk
when only weeks old " That's moth
ing Tho liblc says job cursed the
day he was born Judge.
Doctor Il must forbid you all mon
tai work" Poet But, doctor, you
will let me write on my poems" Doc
tor: "Of course. FlleRcnde Blaettcr.
De Tanquc, "Do you believe In n
hcreattcr?" ola Soak You bet
do. I'm trying to think now what TO
tell my wife when get. home - Phil
adclpha Record.
DISTRESSED young mother dravcltng
with "A crying nlanO; "Denr me! |
don't know what to do with this baby"
Kind and thoughtful bachelor I'm tho
next scaU shall | open the window
for you, madam" Life.
Judge to man who was arrested,
charged with robbing liquor storo):
40 you know anything about the rob
berry OF this liquor store" Prisoner
respectfully: Judge, do you sup
pose I'd be sober II | did"-TeNas
SITTER.
"lf you don't do something on thIa
bill before the 18th | intend to sue
you. An, and VIII You permit me to
recommend Sharpe q StcoleY | re-
coiye n percentage on all they get out
of me - Cincinnati Enquirer
Aunt Dorothy: "Ilow many com
mandmcnt2 are there. johnny
johnny CRlibly) Ten" Aunt Dor
othy; And, now. suppose you were TO
break one OF them?' Johnny denta-
lively Then thered be nine. -
Truth.
Mrs. Parkwcst: Did the fish man
call today, Norah?" Norah Nowcook:
"Yis'm" Mrs. parkwest Had he
frogs Icgs?" Moran Newcook Sure,
how could OF tell, MN? He had on
pants an long ulster, = New York
Herald.
Judge; ARE you aware Of any mill
eating circumstances IN your case?'
Criminal; Yes, your horror, this Is
the fifteenth time have been arrested
for vagrancy. and thought that per
haps we might get up little jubilee"
Household Words.
"Josiar," said Mrs. Corntossel,
what Is diplomacy, anyway Wa.
al" was the reply, diplomacy, az
fur ez I've been able ter make head
or tail Of II, consists principally In let
tin on tibet ye never did want what
ye cant have. Washington Evening
Star
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05

New Work, March l. The Atlas line
steamer Ailsa was run down nj 80
O'Clock yesterday by a French line
Steamer, supposed 10 be tho Rnur
gcoguc, while anchored in the channel,
eft Fort hamilton, the steamer which
srnck the Ailsa pulled away from the
Vessel and Disappeared in the mist,
The AtlSa carried a crew OF forty men
and had fourteen passengers, three OF
whom were women, All escaped with
out injury, owing to the prompt arrival
cf large TUG The Ailsa was bound
freight laden. \ dense fog prevailed
in the bay. and the vessel was brought
to anchor until the fog lifted Roth
whistle and fog bell were kept going
at short intervals Ms warming The
raSscnEcrs had just finished dinner
when the crash came, There was ah-
solutclN no warming. The big black
hulk OF the French liner suddenly
doomed up out of the mist and struck
the anchored ship forty feet from the
bow on the port side, The greatest
confusion prevailed among the pas
scngcrs and crew, Captain Morris
decided to beach the vessel which
commenced TO I'LL rapidly. while he
was preparing to do SO a roscutng tug
came, In answer to whistles Of dts
tress, and took of the passengers and
crow who had taken refuge in the rig
ging Ten minutes after the last per
son had left the injured vessel sunk
Only her smoke stack and spars are
now visible. The escape of the crew
and passengers was miraculous. Tho
tug came to the rescue just in time to
save thcm from watery grave, The
action of the French steamship Is hard
to understand The Atlsa was an iron
vessel of . 200 tons burden. and was
once crack ship Of the line.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05

ments and piers. Authorities on acous-
ties say that the first vibrations in.
such cases are very slight, but that
,hey keep on increasing II the exciting
cause is kept up; however, there Is no
recorded instance Of u bridge structure
ever having been actually thrown down
by such an experiment, Professor Nc
MILAN says; Such phenomena are
known IN acoustics rs sympathetic vi
hratton, but TO what extent It would
affect a bridge | am unable TO say"
The authorities will not allow bands
to play while crossing bridges (cspeci-
ally those Of the suspension" TYPED.
not because there would he any dan
Ser of the structure being thrown down
by sympathetic vihration," but be.
cause they are usually followed by pro-
eesSions of soldiers or civilians. When
walking TO music" mankind keep
step" II is this regular tread that Is
so trying on bridges, Captain Eads
used to say that tho regular swinging
gait of large dog trotting across
suspension bridge is more dangerous
To tho structure than Il thrce-ton-load
drawn Ivy heavy horses,"- ST. Louis
Republic,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
RONAL EARLY RlSERS,

With the exception of Queen Victoria
and the prince Of Wales, all the royal
ties of Europe are IN the habit of ris-
ing early. The German emperor Is
gcncrally dressed Ivy in the morning,
much to the sorrow ot the berlin bar
racks The queen regent OF Spain Is
ready for the days business a Z sharp.
King llumhert of Italy rises at &, Ns do
also the king of Sweden and King
Charles Of Roumauia Tho lat, EN-
pcror Dom Pedro Of Brazil when In
Europe was In the habit OF rising at
3 and calling on his friends M..I nc
Quaintances nj tho unusual hours OF 1
and In the mornlnE The Empress
Elizabeth of Austria takes her bath at
/ n, NJ. and then starts out on long
walks Queen Victoria, II Is said, never
rises before s, while breakfast at Sand
bingham and Marlborough house Ia
rarely partalcn Of before TO-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
MUSIC ON BRIDGES.

G. II. H., Of Ccntralia. H.. writes for
some points on the oft-repeated asser-
ton that a good yiollnist can, by strik-
ing the key upon which such structures
are tensionad, actually fiddle bridge
down" 1t Is extremely doubtful II a
bridge or other structure could be
thrown from It's foundation by contln-
ued strains from violin or other mu-
steal instrument, not excluding brass
bands and calliopes. A constant sue
cession Of sound waves, such az would
come from the playing Of good band,
Will excite the wires and metal girders
Of bridges into vibrations after while;
but we have no reason to believe that
II this vibration could be kept up II
would eventually become 50 great that
a bridge would jump from It's abut-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
CHAPTER IN.
following thc { nM \

following the Cows.
1t was a busy market day in liamii-
ton, Ont, and the market square was
n sight to see on this beautiful June
morning. The stalls were filled with
all manner of garden stuffs, Rrncn
vegetables, flowers and such fruits as
were in season, or imported from the
warmer southern states. Vendors Of
small wares had adorned their booths
with ribbons and ilaring handkerchicGs
to tempt the rural eyes, the poultry
women sat behind their Ncll-nllcd
counters busily pluckinE fowls; long
haired fakirs loudly advertised their
Yankee notions or curC-aIl patent
medicines; and here and there Indian
squaws, in short dark skirts, blanket
shawls and with red handkcrchiofs
tied over their heads, stood mutuly Of
tering their beaded e-bags, moccas-
ms and other wares to the passcrs-by
On the outskirts Of the square in
closing it in fact, stood rows of
farmers wagons, unhitched, with the
shafts lying outward and in the
wagons sat "A farmers wife or daugh-
ter or son, or perhaps the farmer him
self attending to the sale Of the farm
products he had brought in Some had
a fine show Of young lamb, dressed and
cut into quarters; some maturcr NUT
ton and beef TO be sold, too. only In
quarters. Others had butter and eggs,
apples, vegetables and poultry; some
had brought In n fine supply Of
picked cucumbers wherewlth 10 tempt
the city appetite
And through the spaces between and
around the stalls, the booths and the
wagons continuous stream Of
smartly dressed citizens and citizen
esse catering for the family meals
moved back and forth chatting and
chaifering pleasantly For the long
bitter winter had quite gone month
ago. the glorious and fervid summer
bad followed hot-foot after the brief
spring, navigation had opened, trade
had revived and as an old farmer re-
marked, everything was once more I'm
apple-pie order and the goose hang
high"
This remark. apropos Of the fine
market today, was made to stout
elderly man, a Scotchman, who had
just ordered bag Of potatoes, a barrel
OF apples, quarter Of spring lamb
and bunab Of mint 10 be sent down
TO his house. AS he counted the
money into the farmers hand he said:
by the bye, did you see any chance
for that young Scotchman | spoke 10
you about last Saturday"
ITO be contInued)
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
QUEEN MARlSA.

The South African imhroglio brings
up an extraordinary character In that
part Of the world. This Is Queen Ma
bisa, wife of King Khamas tho lord of
kh0mas country II IL n rich, populous
land, and prospers greatly under It's
soyorelgns, The Queen Ia about 10, OF
medium height, great breadth. thick
ness and weight, and Ia as black as
coal She dresses In black silk In the
simplest London style. and usos almost
no ilnery, She is n devout Christian
and n prohlbilionist. Sho treats
drunkenness rs n misdentunor, but Ia
moro bitter against the solor than the
tppler, She speI y nearly all her
revenue In charity m mo sort She Ia
n liberal patron Of churches, Sunday
schools day schools, and needle work
clubs She entortans generously and
ia particularly kind TO tho wives Of ex-
plorers and settlers, Nv many Afri-
canders she Ia called the BLACK Vic
torin." In the present trouble her
people are keeping aloof from beth
sides, and are praying that peace will
be restored. New York Mail and Il,
press.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05

and depositing her bag upon the table
Il cannot. | will not allow Won 10
sacriu. Yourself in this wav Mar
garet The boy. Think of the bow"
he pic gsted in weak. husky tones
a., is far away from the danger,"
she 8. swered
Notch, heavens, Margaret-dou't
tell me my boy is dead
NO no. and a faint sweet ucht
broke over hsr Iace he is we'll. |
trust, But he is across the Atlantic,
He heard all that PASSED that uicht
between you and me. Next day he
went away under the imnression
that hings were all wrong.
as they are, As they arew moaned
the laird and sank heavily into a
chat"
Nj Marin was quietly removing
her bonnet and cloak.
Il was hard at the time as YOU
may imagine, but | am glad now. He
Nigh have caught the infection
and "
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-05
THE SFARTACuS STORY.
Congressman Hopkins Could Not Soc
the Point of n Jokcrs Remark,

Mr. Hopkins Of Illinois Is not alto
rcthor inaccessible to tho suhtloty of q
joke, but in the main the tawny
haired statesman Is disposed to be
serious and grave. updografi Is dry
joker, and Lacey OF Iowa ii always
bnbblirg over with the spirit of MGR
riment. Some dine ago, while Hop
kIns and Lacey were smoking In tho
house clonkrocm the conversation
drifted to the subject Of gudiators and
Hopkins, In his serious way. began 10
oXloll the martial achievements OF one
SpnrtaCus, not unknown TO most
readers, from Juveniles up to gray
poem beginning.
aye call me chiei And w do well
to call him chief who for twelve long
years" etc.
you can talk about gladiators In
tones OF contempt said Hopkins, but
Spartacus was a great general
Updegraff was half asleep, stretched
out on the lounge within ear shot.
He caughs Hopkins remark and
drawled out:
You're mistaken about that, Hop
kins. That wasn't Spartacus at all,
but Cantharidcs."
oh, no. said Hopkins; at was
Spartacus"
Il tell you II was Cantharides," in
sisted Updegraff, provokingly II know
what I'm talking about"
Updegraff and Lacey soon after left
the cloakroom and took their seats.
Updegraff knew Hopkins was right.
But II amused him TO be perverse. SO
far as Cantharides was concerned, 1t
was the first word that popped into
his mind The two had occupied their
seats but little while when Hopkins
marched down the aisle with Anthons
classical dictionary. He banged 1t
down on Updegraf's desk and pointed
to the history of Spartacus for vertical
ton OF his assertion. {.
Updegraff looked at II, then at Hop
kins and In very dry tones said:
That's right. That dictionary IL
responsible for that cock and bull
story. There 1t IL, sure enough. But
| presumed, while 1t had misled so
many, you, Hopkins, couldn't be taken
in by that kind OF authority"
Hopkins looked at him for moment
in black amazement at such display
OF human perversity, closed the book
in disgust and stalked up the aisle
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