The National tribune., 1896-10-01

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNl
81 met an old colorcd man in Kentucky
said visiting politician. "and asked him fol
whom he was going to vote.
"'Pears to me its putty nigh on ter d
huntin' season. was his reply.
What's that got to do with Il. uncle1'
asked him.
Dis ycre chile needs new gun putty bad,
he ventured, with a sheepish glance.
Aud what of that, uncle?'
could get putty good gun fer dollar
and amt seed none Of de candidates yet, and
so I cal'clate ! dunno Who rs goin' to vote
fer"
The button manufacturers are reaping .
harvest this year. Never before have the de
signs been more pretty aud the purchases
heavier. Buttons are the rage, whether they
are political or otherwise. 1t is a button year
and anything goes. What may be termed the
Republican National buttons are those bearing
the portraits of Mckinley and Hobart, or Of
Mckinley, or of Hobart There are many
styles Of these, and the faces of the nominees
show up we'll on all. The prettiest OF these
have part of the United States Gag entwined
around the pictures. There are various but
tons without pictures, and bearing the words
Sound Money" or II will vote for Sound
Money" and such expressions. The Republi.
can Business Mems button has National flag
In bright colors in the center. Above is " Nc.
kinney and Hobart" and below is the name OF
the committee. Another pretty button contains
the picture of Mckinley. The words on the
button are: The boys in blue are for William
Mckinley" An imitation of gold dollar is
one Of the unusual designs. Inasmuch as the
law forbids an attempt at counterfeit the face
aud stars on the dollar are raised The gold
bug" is not worn as often as others, but is
catchy. 1t is made of solid brass, with . big
bug carved in the center.
\
On the Democratic buttons the faces of Bryan
and Sewall are not coupled together As often as
those of Mckinley and Hobart. This is be.
cause of the conflict in the Silver ranks over
the two Vice-Presidential nominees. The sin.
gle Bryan button is the most popular. His
face appears In different designs on buttons
some of them like the Mckinley button. A
special button is that of the National Associa-
ton OF Democratic Clubs It contains picture
of Jefferson in bright colors, with the letters
IN. A. d. CO.
The Populists have adopted the button which
contains the pictures of Bryan and Watson.
There is nothing else on the button. except the
names of the candidates. Tho Popuists and
Silver party people have also adopted what are
known as the daisy buttons There are sew.
erai interesting designs of these. one being .
l6-petaled daisy with the gold center.
Some queer stories come to light in the
papers the War Department Deserter. detecting
Bureau have in charge. Probably the most
novel case in the archives of the Bureau is that
of man who served in Florida in . cavalry
company with a doserter. He was houorably
discharged from the service, and in about
year be enlisted at = strange recruiting office
in the West aud claimed to be the deserter.
He was tried before a court. martial, pleaded
guilty, and was sent to the military peniten-
tiary for three years. When he had been in
prison year he wrote TO the Department aud
confessed that he was not the descrter that he
had pretended to be. He said he was desperate,
and being pressed by hunger he resolved to go
to prison, where he could get food. He told of
a prominent scar on the deserter whom he pro-
tended to be, by which that man could not he
mistaken, and when card was made out for
him and compared with the card of the de-
scrter the dissimilarity in their scars was SO
great that it was conclusively proved he was
not the deserter, and he was released.