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The National tribune., 1896-08-20
Measurements in a History.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I wish
through your valuable paper tc call atien-
ton 10 gross error j find in the United
States History now used in the public
schools Of ONO and Indiana concerning
operations about Chattanooga Tenn, in the
Fall of 1863. On page 300, paragraph SAB
after staring that Gen. Gram was placed in
command OF the three Departments OF the
Ohio, the Tennessee, and the Cumberland,
it says:
He Grant arrived at Chattanooga, Oct.
g. ard in five days threw open the road 10
Nashville, by which abundant supp les
reaci ed the starving National troops. AS
the first professionalism steamed into the
station soldiers, sick with hunger, thronged
TO embrace the very locomotive, as if it had
been living fir end"
Only the statement that Grant arrived
Oct. % is correct; the remainder is fiction.
On Gen. Grants arrival, Ocl. %, he took
immediate steps 10 carry out Gen. Rose
crans's plan for clearing the river of Con-
federate Instructions TO navigation, and In
five iys the small steamers Dunbar and
Blue Wing were plying between Bridgeport
and Chattanooga, distance of 80 miles by
the river ] was present for duty through
ii all, and / assert that we had scarcely felt
history. Our chief supply came by wagons
over the mountain roads from Bridgeport.
Soon after the battle Of Missionary Ridge,
Nov %, the rebel Gen. Wheeler got to our
rear with large force OF cavalry and de-
stroyed a train of 500 loaded wagons From
that time on we suffered hunger. 1t was a
common thing for US to draw three days
rations eat them in one day, and fast until
the next draw. When the first provision
trains steamed in, Jan. "a, 1864, there had
been no issue of rations since the Goth, and
many had been absolutely without food for
three days.
With all honor to Gen. Grant, object to
history ascribing TO him acts VIII ch he did
not do, and which we of the Army of the
Cumberland know it was impossible to do
in the lime given.
| If j have made any misstatement will
| be glad TO have some comrade correct me-
A. b. CONNECT, Co. L, 37lh Ind, Camp
! Dennison O.
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A Bugle Call for Mckinley.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE Attention,
comrades! Lend me your ears for a moment.
Stop talking politics and talk patriotism.
Our beloved country is in danger as much as
in 1861. Let us do like we did then, lay
aside politics and mass ourselves on the side
of true patriotism, as there are three danger
Gus elements arrayed against the best inter-
ests of our country. A large majority of them
are selfish, narrow-miDded cranks, with a
good sprinkling of anarchists as an advance
guard. Therefore, comrades, let US show our
patriotism like Gen. Sckles, who says he
don't intend to fire blank cartridge, but
will send in solid shot for Mckinley. So
let each and every comrade do likewise.
Send in a good solid shot for Maj. Mckinley,
who is tried and true American, who risked
his life for the country, and has labored
faithfully for the best interests of the Ameri-
can people, especially for the millions of
toilers; and now. in conclusion, let us see to
it that Comrade Mckinley is put in COM
mand of the old ship of state. / am con-
fident he will land her safe in the harbor of
prosperity and happiness. Yours, in F., C.
and L.-DAvID CARVER, Captain, Co. E,
18th Ind, Columbia City, Ind.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
A New Plant that Cures Asthma.

Medical Science at last reports positive
cure tor Asthma in the wonderful Kola Plant,
y new botanical discovery found on the
Congo River. West Africa. Its cures are
really marvellous. Rev. J. L. Combs, of Mar.
tinsburg. w. Va, writes that it cured him of
Asthma of fifty years standing and Hon. L.
q. Cute, Of Greeley. Iowa. testiies that for
three years he had TO sleep propped up in q
chair. being unable to lie down night or day.
The Kola Plant cured him at once. To make
the matter sure, these aud hundreds of other
cures sworn TO before a notary public. So
great is their faith in its wonderful curative
powers, the Kola Importing Co., OF 1854 Broad
way New York. TO make it known. is sending
out large cases of the Koia compound free to all
sufferers from Asthma. All they ask in return
is that when cured yourself you will tell your
neighbors about it, Send your name and ad-
dress on postal card aud they will send You
a large case by mail free. 1t costs you nothing,
and you should surely try it.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
ters---Notes from Departments.
RAND ARMY HONORED.

Reception rendered by the Woman's Relief
Corps to Commander Chief Walker ana
: His Official Staff-Gov. Matthews, OF In
diana, speaks for the Brave Women OF the
War, and Thinks the Work for tho Soldier
and His Dependents just Begun.
GAR. AND w.R.C.
The following invitations have been issued
by National President Lizabeth A. Turner to
the W.RC. reception in honor of Commander
in-Chief !. N. Walker:
W.RC.
You are cordially invited to be present
RECEPTION
rendered by the
VOMAN'S RELIEF CORE
IVAN N. WALKER.
Commander-in- Chief, Grand Army of the Re-
public, and his official staff
Hotel Ryan, St. Paul, Mimi,
Wednesday evening, Sept. 2, 1896.
Sto 10 o'clock
LIZaBETH A. TURNER,
National President, Woman's Relief Corps.
Boston, Mass. July 25, 1896.
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Goes Him Two Better.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: see in
your Issue of July 8 the war record of the
Cole family of Poweshiek County, Iowa. 1
can 90 him two better. My father, Arson
Stark, of Lyme. N. H. enlisted in Co. Fl, 18th
N. H.; w. D. Stark, the oldest son, in Co. B,
10Th Wis; Nathan B., the second, in Co. G.,
LIST Vt. Cav; David c., Co. H, 11th N. H.;
Harrison A., Co. E, Sd N. H., and Edward
H., Co. c, 7th N. H. The two youngest
were killed, the second and third were
wounded. The oldest, being musician,
came out whole; the father came out broken
down in health.-W. D. STARK, Co. B, 10Th
Wis.,, Sparta, Ill.
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ranpements, are accorded much praise for sue.
cessfully carrying GU" Coumbia's Memorial"
and for bringing the. boys and girls into this
exercise, and tho general observances OF the
day. The Corps of North Platte, having &C
quilted themselves noby on Memorial Day.
when oil soldiers and their families were In.
vited to free dinner. after exercises Of an
elaborate character had been carried out, have
been interesting themselves in the District Re-
union and Irrigation Fair.
RELIEF CORPS PIONEER.
On recent Summer afternoon there was
notable gathering of fair women and brave
men at Odd Fellows Hall, Union Square, Sum-
merville. Mass.r assembled there by Willard q.
Kingsley Corps, 81, to do honor to their first
President, Miss Mary E. Elliot. who has served
continuously as an officer of Corps or Depart
ment since 1879.
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And correspondingly low rates from other Sta
tons. Tickets will also be placed on sale at the
Offices of all connecting lines.
The B. & o. maintains double daily service
of through solid vestibule trains between the
East and Chicago, with Pullman sleeping and
dining cars attached.
G. A. r. Veterans will remember that all B. 4
o. trains run via Washington, Hsrper's Ferry
ar the Potomac Valley.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
SOUTH DAKOTA.

F. NJ Stanton Post and Corps Lead. s. D.,
assisted by Custer Post and Corps. S. Of V. and
the loyal citizens Of the place, royalty enter
tanned the ninth annual Reunion of the Soldiers
and Sailors Home. s. d.. Numerous soldiers
and citizens of distinction were in attendance,
also Department President Adelia Hale Conner
and other prominent W.RC. women.
The United States cavalry from Fort Meade
added interest to the Reunion. Those in at
tendance were very much impressed by the
fine solderly bearing of the 9Th Cav. The 10th
annual Reunion will be held June, 1897, at
Belle Fourche. and Judging from the interest
attending the ninth Reunion, without parallel
in the history of the Black Hills, the attendance
will be very large. Mary Glover, reporting the
Reunion says that Relief Corps work is extend
ing rapidly in the Black II i'll country. and that
the interest is increased since the Department
President was chosen from that region.
Corps have been organized in several towns,
and others are forming E. NJ. Stanton Corps.
g. Lead, though only few months DID, num-
bers so members, and recent entertainment
given by the young women Of the Corps added
q nugget of $1444O to the Corps treasury.
PUMA l.. CoWLES.
One of the important reports to come before
National Convention will be that Of Puma L.
Cowles, Secretary of the National Relief Corps
Homo Board. These reports are always looked
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
Iowa rx-prisoners OF War.

The Iowa Union Ex-Prsoners of War Asso-
citation will hold monster Campfire In a large
tent on the State Fair Grounds at Des Moines,
on Tuesday. Sept. 6. This is Soldiers Day" at
which time all veterans will be admitted free.
Secretary J. J. Siuckey, Des Moines, is busily
engaged in preparing excellent program,
and it is expected that from 1900 to 5000 old
soldiers will be present.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
Mckinley Club at Red Kew.

Comrade w. III. Richardson, Sd Ind. battery,
writes that Mckinley Club has been formed
at Red Key, Ind, with a membership of 125.
Many applications for membership have since
been received.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20

forward to with great interest. as the National
Relief Corps Home has demonstrated the ability
of the Woman's Relief Corps to project and
successfully manage large business enter.
prses.
without anticipating the report Which this
year will show more conclusively than ever
the benefcence of the National WOman's Relief
Corps Homo in furnishing friends comfort,
shelter and sympathy to the wives. mothers,
sisters and widows Of soldiers. just word
about the Secretary.
Puma L. Cowles was ono of the animating
spirits il founding the Woman's Relief Corps
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
A woman.s Remedy for Woman.

Ruth Goldsmith's Royal Tea simple family 10
cipe is absolute safeguard against all those
troubles that constantly menace the health and good
looks of women. Sent free with valuable advice Ad-
dress RUTH GOLDSMITH, Drawer No. 707, Chicago, III
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
GAR. National Encampment, St. Paul.

The b. & O. r. r. will sell tickets from all
points on its lines east of the Ohio river to st.
Paul at one single fare for the round trip. good
for all trains, August 29th. 30th and 31st. valid
for return passage until September 10th, with
the privilege of an additional extension until
September Both by depositing ticket with Joint
Agent.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20
ALL ALONG THE LINE.

The Proceedings OF 18th Annual Con vention,
Department of Minnesota, W.RC., constitute
neat volume of 1874 pages, the frontispiece bear
ing an excellent half-tone portrait of Past De-
partment President Lodusky ]. Taylor.
Headquarters. Department of Connecticut,
W.R.C., at st. Paul will be established at 1877
East Ninth street; COrdeia A. Brakeman, De-
partment Senior Vice President, Chairman of
the Reception Committee; Louise II. Arnold,
Department President.
Headquarters Department of Vermont,
W.R.C., will be established at the Clarendon
Hotel, St. Paul; NJ. Louise Putnam, Depart.
ment President.
At an open session of c. w. Croker Corps,
Auburn, N. Y, Post Sons of Veterans, and
friends in attendance, Sarah G. Nichols, Past
National President, made an earnest plea on
behalf Of the Relief Corps Home at Oxford.
Julia Stevens, Corps Correspondent, reports q
delightful evening, with musical and literary
exercises and speeches by the comrades.
Tho Department of Illinois proposes to build
colt, an Army Nurse, and this will be in the
shape of a Lippincott Memorial Cottage at the
Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home grounds at
Quincy. Helen F. Bristol. of Quincy, has been
made Chairman Of the Building Committee.
The veterans of the Soldiers Home have yOlun.
tarily deposited $1,000 with Superintendent
Kirk wood for this purpose.
Department President Mary E. McCauley, of
Illinois, while on q visit to Quincy was given
banquet by the Corps.
There was large attendance of the GAR
and W.R.C. Soldiers Day at the Centennial
Wooster, o. The Relief Corps of Orrville
Lucy s. Hamilton President, were in attend
ance.
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THE GRAND ARMY.
What is Being Done by the Veterans for the
Good of the Order.

PENNSYLVANIA
Headquarters of the Department will be es-
tablshed at Ho ell Ryan. ST. Paul, Tuesday,
Sept. /. where officers OF the Department, Past
Department Commanders. Representatives to
National Eucampment, Post Commanders, and
Aids will report.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20

Judge McCauley. for he has won that dis
tinction at the bar, served in the 9Sth ILL.,. en-
listing with three brothers in 1862. This regi-
ment constituted a part Of the famous Wlder's
Brigade. Three Of the brothers returned and
one lies buried at Stone River.
Comrade and Mrs. McCauley have two sons
snd two daughters One of the daughters.
Myrtle b. McCauey. is Department Secretary
of Illinois, and the other. the youngest, is her
fathers private secretary.
President McCauley is a charter member of
Eli Buyer Relief Corps, Olney, instituted May,
1895. of which she has always been an active
worker. serving as President Secretary, and
Treasurer In Department work she has been
equally prominent, having served Illinois two
years as Department Inspector and three years
as Department Treasurer. To the latter Office
she was each time elected unanimously. and
declining fourth term was sent as Delegate
at-Large to Thirteenth National Convention
at Louisville.
At the Illinois Convention, held in Cairo
May last, she was, by unanimous vote, made
Department President.
The National tribune., 1896-08-20

Survivors Of the Army of the Frontier-wil-
sons Creek, Pea Ridge, and Prairie Grove
will meet at the Courthouse in ST. Paul on
Tuesday and "Wednesday, sept. and 2. Com
rsdes are requested to take notice and give
publicity, that large crowd may be present
w. E. Minshall. 20th Wis, OF George II. Thomas
Post, 5. Chicago, H. will be pleased to hear
fsom all comrades Who expect to be present.
Evening journal., 1896-10-02

Lola, to Edgar Whitley Dill. The cere-
mony will be performed in the M. e.
Church at Willow Grove, Wednesday,
October IA.
John Williams has returned from a
visit to Coatesville.
Misses Mollie and Lizzie Robbins
have returned to their home at Redden,
Del.
Miss Romanie King is visiting rela-
tiyes IN West Chester.
Alfred Shoffner has Deen entertain
ing his cousin, Harold Colollaw, of
Trenton, N. J.
Mrs. Maria Heacock is the guest Of
friends in Media.
Rev. J. II. S. Eweel, of Germantown,
was in Wilmington yesterday.
James Morgan has returned to Bal
timore after a visit to Wilmington
friends.
Frank n. McCausland has accepted a
position as purser on the steamer Hen
lev. which sails tomorrow with load
of machinery for Mariopol, Russia.
Mrs. V. P. Humes is the guest of
friends in Clayton.
Mrs. Kate Fullerton and daughter,
Reba May Fullerton, have returned
from a three-months' visit to Toronto,
Canada.
Mrs. Mary Maxim has returned to her
home in Frederick after visit to Will
mington friends.
Paymaster c. c. Clifton. OF the Della
ware railroad, was in Wilmington to-
day.
George A. Nilligan, proprietor of the
Capitol Hotel, of Dover is in Whining
ton.
Colonel George Pennington, of Sea-
, ford, of Governor Watson's staff, was
in Wilmington to-day.
Miss Amelia vandegrift has return
ed from Philadelphia, where she has
been for some time.
Robert Adair was in Hockessin last
evening.
Miss Sarah G. Janvier, of Delaware
City, is visiting friends in Wilmington
Harry A. Richardson, of Dover, was in
| Wilmington this morning.
Mrs. NJ. c. Ruthrauff, of Philadel.
phia, is visiting relatives in this city.
Ex-Governor Charles c. Stockley re
turned to his home in Georgetown this
morning after having attended the golC
Democratic meeting last night.
Arthur T. Humes has returned from
| Oxford, Pa.
Evening journal., 1896-10-02
EDITORIAL CONTENT.

II 1t were not for the Atlantic cable,
news OF what the Duchess Of Marlbor-
ough is doing would be over a week in
reaching America. Chron-
icle-Telegraph.
Ex-Governor st. John, II seems, has
got hungry and left the Prohibition
and joined the Populist party, and
hopes to be sent to Congress from Kan
sas.-Chicago Inter-Ocean.
The dog is a sagacious animal. Even
when he has a distinguished pedigree
he never has foolish notion that he is
entitled to any credit for it.-Truth.
When a woman loses a pocketbook
she nearly always believes that a dry
goods clerk stole it.-Atchison Globe.
Just about this time in every elec.
tion year the world begins to deny a
man the right to have an opinion un-
less he has money enough to bet on 1t.
San Francisco Call.
Evening journal., 1896-10-02
THE SEA OF SAND.
Marco Polo's Account of the Great pe.er.
of Cobb.

Marco Polos Account of the Great Desart
of Cobb.
Lop is a large town at tho edge of
the desert which is called the desert
of Lop and is situated between east
and northeast. 1t belongs to the great
khan, and the people worship Moham-
med. Now, such persons as propose to
cross the desert take a weeks rest in
this town TO refresh themselves and
their cattle, and then they make ready
for the journey, taking with them a
months supply for man and beast On
quitting this city they enter the desert.
The length Of this desert is so great
that it is said it would rake year and
moro to ride from one end Of it to the
other. And here, where its breadth is
least. it takes a month to cross il. 'Tis
all composed of hills and valleys Of
sand, and not a thing to eat is to be
found on it. But after riding for day
and night you find fresh water,
enough mayhap for some so or 100 per-
sons with their beasts, but not for more.
And all across the desert you will find
water in like manner-that is to say, in
some % places altogether you viii find
good water. but in no great quantity,
and in four places also you find brack-
ish water.
Beasts there are none, for there is
naught for them TO cat. But there is "a
marvellous thing related Of this desert,
which is that whcn travellers are on the
move by night and one Of them chances
to lag behind or TO fall asleep or the
like when he tries to gain his company
again, he will hear spirits talking and
will suppose them to be his comrades.
Sometimes the spirits will call him by
name, and thus shall a traveller ofttimes
be led astray, so that he never finds his
party. And in this way many have per-
/ ished. Sometimes the stray travellers
will hear, as it were, the tramp and hum
Of q great cavalcade Of people away
| from the real line of road, and, taking
this to be their own company, they will
! follow the sound, and when day breaks
they find that O cheat has been put on
them and that they are in an i'll plight
| Even in the daytime one hears those
I spirits talking And sometimes you
shall hear the sound of a variety of
/ musical instruments and still more
commonly the sound Of drums Hence
in making this journey it is customary
for travellers to keep close together. All
the animals, too, have bells at their
necks, SO that they cannot easily get
astray. And at sleeping time a signal
is put up to show the direction OF tho
next march.
So thus it is that the desert is cross
ed.-'"The Story CT Marco Polo, " by
Noah Brooks, in ST. Nicholas.
Evening journal., 1896-10-02
Trees That whistle.

The musical or whistling tree is found
in the West Indian islands, in Nubia
and the Sudan. 1t has peculiar shaped
leaf and pods with a split or open edge.
The wind passing through these SENDS
out the sound which gives the tree its
peculiar name. In Barbados there is
valley filed with these trees, and when
tho trade winds blow across the islands
q constant moaning, deep toned whistle
is heard from it, which in tho still hours
Of the night, has very weird and un-
pleasant effect. A species of acacia
which grows very abundantly III tho
Sudan, is also called the whistlins tree
by the natives Its shoots are frequent
", by tho agency of the larvae OF IN
sects, distorted in shape and swollen in
to a globular bladder from / to inches
in diameter. After the insect has energ-
ed from circular hole in the side OF
this swelling. the opening, played upon
by the wind, becomes a musical lnstru-
ment, equal in sound TO sweet toned
flute. London Tit-Bits
Evening journal., 1896-10-02
He Had sense.

The Louisville Courier-Journal tells
a story of q woman who was learning
how to ride a wheel. One morning,
when she was cut on her bicycle, max
ing good time in rather uncertain
curves, she saw a man coming toward
her in the middle of the road. Still
speeding along, she hailed him:
"Oh, mister, mister, won't you please
get out of my way?"
The kind hearted gentleman jumped
nimhly off on the grass at the side Of
the road, and as she sped by he ex-
claimed:
"Yes, indeed, l will, good lady. !
wouldn't stay in your way for $40
bill.n
Evening journal., 1896-10-02
the WHiPPooRWILI.

Listen how the whippoorwin,
From his song bed yelled and dusky.
Fills the night ways warm and musky
With his music's throb and thrill.
Iis the western nightingale,
Lodged within the orchards pale,
starting into sudden tune
MID the amorous air Of June.
Lord OF all the songs Of night,
BIRD unseen, Of voice outright,
Buried in the sumptuous gloom
Of his shadow paneled room,
hoofed above by .webbed and woven
Loaf and bloom, by moonbeanas cloven,
Searohed by odorous zcphyrs through,
Dim with dusk and damp with dew.
He 1t is that makes tho night
An enchantment and delight.
Opening his enhancing tale
Where the evening robins fail.
Ending the victorious strain
When tho robins sing again.
%. G. Auringer in Boston TRANSCRIPT.
Evening journal., 1896-10-02
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
PROPOSED BANQUET POSTPONED
UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTION.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.

UNTIL AFTER The ELECllOIN.
THE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The yearly meeting of the Board of
Trade was held last evening in its
rooms in the Crosby & Hill building.
President William Lawton was absent
and President Archibald Reed
presided.
A letter was received from the River
and Harbor Committee, asking for the
use of the boards room on October 10.
4 ne request was granted.
A communication was received from
the Business Mems Sound Money
League of New York, asking the CO.
operation of the board in furthering
the cause of sound money. No action
was taken.
John r. Hudson, treasurer, reported
the total expenditures of the year to
be s616.71; balance in bank, $S75i.
The banquet which the board pro-
poses to give, was put off until after
the election. On motion of G. o. Purdy
the dues for the ensuing year were fixed
at IS.
d. W. Taylor moved that commit
tee of three be appointed to revise the
old constitution and bylaws. The
president appointed DR.. F. e. Smith,
George NJ. d. c. Cam and Morris P,
Satterwaite as the committee.
The present officers were reelected
to serve the ensuing year. They are:
| President, William Lawton; vice-presi-
dent, Archibald Reed; secretary, e. C.
| Van Trump; treasurer, John r. Hud'
son.