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The National tribune., 1897-11-25
CHAPTER II.


The Second Days March to Stone River
ST KIegg was generous with his rail, as he
was with all things among his comrades.
He selected the softest part, in the center,
for himself and Shorty, and then invited the
other boys to share its inequalities.
They crowded up close to him and Shorty
on either side, and there seemed to come a
little warmth and dryness from the close
contact of their bodies
ri was SO MORALLY tired that it seemed a
great relief Just to sit still and rest though
the rain continued to pour down.
Shorty fished some hardtack and fried pork
out of his haversack. and also gave him q
handful of ground coffee
81 mnnched the crackers and meat, with an
occasional nip at the coffee.
His spirits began to rise just trife. He
was too healthy in body and mind to be
totally downcast for long.
Ilsnt much of q supper" he said to
himself ''but it beats nothin' at all miles
and miles Besides | was mighty lucky in
gettin' the biggest rail Some that the other
boys has are no good at all They'll let 'em
right down in the mad And most o. the BOYS
has no rails at all. I'm awfully sorry for
'emp
overly cautious about the nearness of the
enemy. He had been in the army just long
enough to have contempt for the stories
that were all always current with a certain
class about the proximity and strength of the
enemy. Shorty was not of that kind, but
then Shorty was as liable to be imposed upon
as anybody.
How do You know there's a rebel battery
on the hill out THEREOF he finally asked
Shorty.
They belted into the Oshkosh Terrors, out
there to our right. killed mule, scared two
teamsterS to death. and knocked over three or
four kittles Of coffee. 1t was awful unlueky
about the coffee, " answered Shorty.
How long ago was that"
20, several hours ago. Just after we
turned into the field, and long before you
come up"
Mebbe they've gone off now. Mebbe, if
they're there yet their ammynition's so
soaked they can't shoot What do you say
to starting little fire? It'd be an immense
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

POSTMASTER GENERAL GARY makes
new suggestion in regard TO Postal
Savings Banks, and one which we think
will generally commend itself He says
that the United States now PAYS out
s1,300,000 year for rent of postofiices.
The postal savings might be used to
build postoffices, and the rent appro-
priated for the interest charge. If the
interest were fixed at three per cent.
s1,30o,000 would pay the interest on
nearly s43,400,000. There are, in
round numbers. 10000 postofices in the
country. This would allow an average
of 1920 each for postoffice buildings,
which would be far above the range Of
accommodations now enjoyed by the
Goyernmsnk Then, 1t would make an
The National tribune., 1897-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.
To-day is Thanksgiving.


1t is highly fitting and proper that
we, as a whole people, stop for one day
in the 500 and commune together as to
what we have to be grateful for, and
render National acknowledgment to the
Giver Of all Good Things for the mani
fold blessings He has lavished on this
land.
We can enumerate many things in
which we have been blest above all
other peoples.
Far more than any other we have
been blest in our Government, our in
stitutions, our development in all things
that make for righteousness and great
ness, and in the enlightenment and hap
piness of our people.
To-day the voice of carping criticism
is silent. We cease for the moment 10
find fault and condemn. We compare
and contrast ourselves with other peoples,
and We find that, in whatever direction
We may look, the balance is strongly in
our favor. We may not have every
thing as We wish; there may be very
much yet to improve, amendments may
have SO far fallen short of our aspira-
tons, yet in all essential things we are
far better off than any land on which
the sun shines.
Coming down to concrete, everyday
matters, We find that we have been
favored with abundant harvests, while
lean fields have saddened the husband
men everywhere else. Our granaries
are full to bursting, while theirs yawn
over meager gleanings. The world
looks to US for their bread, and their
gold flows to US from every port.
We have had peace within and without
our gates, while they have been tortured
by wars and rumors of wars.
There is work and wages for all our
people; employment waits for every in
dustrious hand. Plenty smiles wherever
the Flag flies, and Content abides by
every hearth-stone.
No PestiIence stalks at night-no
alarms fill the day.
We shall increase our gratitude by
reviewing what the year has brought US
One year ago we assembled in the
churches to give thanks that the -four
years of affiiction and depression were
ending in the dawn of a brighter era
To-day we can congratulate ourselves
that the promise of one year ago ha!
been fulfilled. Every day since ther
has been step forward TO better times
The wheels whirr once more in the long
silent factories; the cold furnaces arr
again blazing and roaring; the bell
ring out again their gladstone call Il
labor; the dinner-pail is once more il
the workman's hand, and he goes to hi
task with the glad heart of one whc
welcomes the opportunity Of earning
sustenance and cheer for his beloved
ones.
And, well as it is with us to-day, i
will be better tomorrow. We can SEM
up our Thanksgiving to-day with buoy
ant hope that the next Thanksgiving
Day will show us even more TO be CRATE
full for than we have to-day.
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

there with his eyes fixed on the tops of the
trees, apparently thinking of the next series
of commands he was 10 give while the men
were busy breaking limbs off the cedars.
81 and Shorty Immediately grasped the
situation.
= Forward, Co. O." yelled ii at the top Of
his lungs Surrender, you consumed rebels,
or we'll blow your heads off. he added as he
and Shorty jumped forward into the opening
and leveled their guns on the squad.
The Sergeant stopped in the midst Of
laundering command and started to raise his
The National tribune., 1897-11-25
CHARACTERISTIC MISREPRESENTA-
TON

The Louisville Courier-JourpaL says:
The prodigality of the pension roll is re-
sponsible for enormous taxation and for much
of our present financial troubles. That the
ranks Of pensioners are full of frauds admits
of no doubt, and the prospect of the speedy
addition of AT least l000 900 more is an alarm
ing suggestion. The expenses OF the Govern
meat are already far outrunning its revenues,
and the support of a greater army of depend
ents tian the musters of the war ever showed
must soon call for additional taxation.
1t is impossible to see how more abso-
Lutte, downright falseboods could be
crowded into so many words.
/. "The prodigality of the pension
roll F." has absolutely nothing to do with
the enormous taxation" The taxa
ton, as We have repeatedly explained,
and as every well-informed man knows,
is imposed for a totally different purpose
than the payment of pensions or any
other of the legitimate expenses of the
Government. The taxes are imposed
for the protection of American agricul-
ture and industries, for manufactures,
for the regulation of the sale of beer
and whisky, and for the restriction of
the production of oleomargarine.
2 In the face of the prodigious ex-
penditures and extraordinary exertions
by the Cleveland Administration to dis
cover pension frauds" and the humili-
ating failure of all these, it is irritatingly
silly for a man to pirate in this way on
the subject. If there was ever fact In
American history conclusively estab-
lished it was that Cleyeland's charges
against the honor of the pension-roll
were baseless ISLANDERS. No man ever
tried harder TO prove the truth Of his
calumnies than he did. No man ever
had such wealth of money, and such
an army OF men and influences placed
unreservedly at his disposal to make
good his assertions, and no man eve,
failed SO ignobly to make any portion
Of his words good. His collapse was SC
utter that be did not even have the
heart to try to explain it.
3. The expenses of the Govern
ment are not " far outrunning It's rev
enues." Under the wise policy Of the
present Administration the Government
is meeting all of its obligations promptly
and easily.
But, deficit OF no deficit, the Govern
ment should pay its honest debts to tn,
men who saved its life. If it can d,
this with revenues collected for othe
purposes-if it can do it by means O
taxes which the people demand shall b
imposed for the common veal, very goot
indeed. If it cannot, then it should pa,
the debts anyway, and secure the none,
~ ii can.
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"PROOF OF MARRIAGE"

Assistant Secretary Davis has made
an important ruling on the subject of
proof of marriage, which sweeps away
one of Lochren's favorite devices for
"saving money" to the Treasury. 1t
will be remembered that in one instance
Lochren denied a pension to Tennes-
see widow who proved that she had
lived 81 years with her husband. All
the witnesses to her marriage were long
since dead, and she therefore could not
prove it, and lost her pension.
In the case of Chas. A. Fry and Sarah
E. Fry, minor children of John Fry, Co.
L, Goth KY, Assistant Secretary Davis
has reversed the former decision, which
denied a pension because of proof of
marriage was lacking, though there was
abundance to show that the parents had
lived together as man and wife for 10
years in Kentucky and Illinois, and
were constantly recognized as such by
all their neighbors. Mr.. Davis SAYS:
/ think any court would, in such case
presume marriage in the absence of facts
tending to create counter presumption 1t
I'D
in marriage by formal ceremony. The
failure to find any record of such ceremony is
by no means conclusive evidence that they
were not. The records of the County wherein
they lived in Illinois were destroyed by fire.
But, aside from this, think there can be no
question as to the sufiiciency of the evidence
to establish commOn-law marriage in Hi
nois. After careful consideration am of the
opinion that it must be presumed that the
soldier and the mother of the claimants were
lawfully married, and the decision rejecting
the claim, therefore, is rescinded.
This is not only good sense, but it is
equally good law. The courts every
where recognize it as such, and the ten
, dency is stronger every day. The
essence of marriage is an agreement be-
fore witnesses to live together as man
and wife, and the acknowledgment be-
j fore witnesses of each other as man and
wife. All beyond this is mere police
regulation, or religious observance,
which does not touch the legality of the
union so consummated. The courts OF
New York and of some other States
have held that the mere fact of man
taking a woman to hotel and register
ing her as his wife constitutes valid
! marriage. He may be punished for
non-observance of the regulations which
the law throws around the performance
of the marriage ceremony, but it is a
marriage all the same, and the woman
has full claim upon him as wife.
Certainly where husband and wife
have lived together many years in good
repute among their neighbors, where
they have constantly held out one an
other as man and wife, and there ha:
been no question Of the fact, the poor
widow, after her husbands death, should
not be harassed by rigorous demand:
for absolute technical proof of then
marriage.
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

GEN. WEYLER has made one true
statement, and that is that Spanish
reforms in Cuba will not extend beyond
the range Of the Spanish cannon. He
might have added that the reforms will
cease the moment there is no longer any
need Of the cannon,
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immense market for labor, building
materials, ETC., and every town would
be embellished by one tasteful building,
put up in the best possible way for the
amount appropriated
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HEERING EARNESTLY INTO THE BRUSH
Come forward with that left company" called
out stern voice in front.
= Must be full regiment in there, y
whispered ST, craning his neck still farther.
The tramping and crashing increased.
STEADY, men, / tell you Steady Dress
on the center" commanded the unseen Col
onel Forward Forward ~
In spite of his perturbation ST noticed that
the sounds did not seem to be coming any
Ne lrer.
We must get a squint at en-" he said,
desp rately, to Shorty Let's get down and
c.aeI forward. There must be an opening
somewhere"
The got down on their hands and knees,
so as to avoid as many as possible OF the
til ckly interlaced branches. Soon they came
to n rift which led TO an opening of some
rods in circumference. Raising their heads
cautiously above ROSS covered log they saw
in The opening q stalwart Sergeant with five
or Six men, The Sergeant WAS standing
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

A TRADE paper points out that a
carload of canned tomatoes can be
bought to-day for less than carload of
empty tin cans could be bought for 20
years ago. So much for making our tin
at home.
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

IT is now estimated that Argentine
will have about 35,000,0O0 bushels of
wheat to export, or about half her usual
export.
The National tribune., 1897-11-25
The Secret of 1t.

Seven brothers In a Georgia family lived
to be over 20 years old, and never had laws
suit of any kind. The chances are that
they neither borrowed nor loaned.
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

THERE appears to be need of the
Bellamyites sending missionaries to
Philadelphia. After many years of
trial in manufacturing her own gas, the
city has come to the firm conclusion that
the people can get it cheaper and better
manufactured by company, and will
sell out the munich pal gas works.
The National tribune., 1897-11-25

Bob FITzsIN1MoNs has undergone a
knockout that had no preliminary adj
vertising, and did not land on his solar
plexus, but it does him up none the less
efectually. He was initiated into the
order of Elks. but the Exalted Ruler
expels him and puts the lodge that in
itiated him under the ban. Bob is get
ting ready some remarks to the effect
that there are worse tyrants In this
country than those of capital.
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Emitted AT WASHINGTON posToFFoe ssscOrDclass MATTER
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-07
NEW YORK STOCKS.

NEW YORK, June 5.-There was no mistak-
Ing the strong bull character of todav's
market for tsocks and bonds, nor was there
an; any room 1or doubt that the motive for buy
ing was greatly increased confidence over the
general outlook for business in the country.
Inc pear element was not a factor in the
market at any time during the day, except
as eager buyers to cover short contracts before
prices should rise beyond their reach. There
was some proft-tak:ng at intervals bv the
more conservative minded traders but appar-
10y 10y eheir only purpose in selling one stock
was to put the proceeds into another. Such
reanzlng sales as were made were well ah-
sorDed ana In consequence the upward course
" "! prices went merrlly on from opening to
cIose OF the days short session. The dealings
were remarkably well distributed Sugar
showed the largest number of shares of snv
one one stock sold with 16,500 shares Chicago
Gas and Burlington followed close with over
$4,000 shares each and ST. Paul was not far
behind OF stocks that were dealt in tn the
extent OF from LOO to 1000 shares there were
s,s''ui, aDoun twenty, and a large number of the
usually inactive shares showed smaller num-
per OF sales, made up in part of odd lots
Dought by commission houses on outside or
oers. The general strength of the market
was oouDtfess assisted by the aggressive
strength shown by some of the most active
STOCKS, notably Sugar the grangers and New
Jersey Central. Reports from Washington
.nat mat a treaty with Spain was being CON
slaereo looking to the regulation of the natu-
RAJ "a ic II OF Spanish subjects as tizens of The
united States had their effect in heInin o
pIlces, as lnulcatlng purpose to eliminate
causes or fr1ct on between the two countries
Missouri Pacific and Western Union Joined
me list OF appreciating values With the
iayor.tes OF the bears thus all shifted 10 the
Dull de Of the market. there was practfcal;y
no opposition left to the advancing tendency
OF the mar ket. Advances of near a point or
over were shown in Sugar. N. ]. Central ~
hGanast0h fsand on. st. St Paul Northwestern, Rock
ls.aho' Chicago Gas. Baltimore & Ohio. Col
orado Fuel, Consolidated Gas, Erie second
pb!o Pfd, LOUSY To- l,e Missouri Pacific Mobile S.
fnr;s In;4 w; -, Lead. New York, Chicago & St.
pfd, Oregon Navigation pfd, Leather pfd' i'd
ReSdlng first nfd and Western Union.
The total sales of stocks today were 151 :
e4z shares, including: Sugar. II. 800; Burl:ng-
ton, IL, 500; Chicago Gas. Is, 500; L. & N. $500
Manhattan. 1900; Missouri Pacific. $500: Ma,
tonal Lead, 3,400; Northwest, 500; Reading
b 4O0; Rock Island 1000: ST. Paul IL 109.
Western Union. $500
The following were fluctuations OF the
leading railway and industrial shares fur
nlshed by c. IL. f.. Smith Co., members
New york stock exchange and Chicago board
of trade: 'o"'o
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-07

Nile valley, with many bend and
winding, until at length it gained an
eminence, as compared with the river
bed, which enabled it to turn westward
through narrow pass and enter dis
trict which was otherwise shut off
from the fertilizing floods on which all
vegetation in Egypt depends The
northern end stood seventeen feet
above low Nile, while at the southern
end it was at an equal elevation with
the river. Through this cut ran
perennial stream, which watered pro-
vince named the FayOum, endoWing 1t
with fertility and supporting a large
population. In the time of the annual
flood a great part of the canal was
under water, and then the rivers cur
rent would rush in a more direct course
into the pass, carrying with it the rich
silt which takes the place of manure
and keeps the soil in a constant state
of productiveness. All this. with the
exception of the tradition that Joseph
built it can be verified today, and it is
not mere suppoSition or rumOr.
Until eight years ago it was firmly
believed that the design has always
been limited to an irrigation scheme,
larger no doubt. than that now in op-
eration as shown by the traces of
abandoned canals, and by the slow ag-
gregatiOn of waste water which had
accumulated in the Birket el Quorum,
but still essentially the same in charac-
ter. Many accounts have been written
by Greek and Roman historians, such
as Herodotus, Strabo, Mutianus and
Pliny, and repeated in monkish legends.
or portrayed in the maps of the Middle
Ages, which agreed with the folklore
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-07
MARKET SUMMARY.
FINANCIAL

CHICAGO, June 5.-The adjournment Of the
board of trade from noon today to Tuesday
morning caused both parties to the wheat
deal to operate with more than their usual
caution. The result of that, Notwithstanding
a preponderance of bearsh features in the
days news was decline Of only Ac per bu
in July wheat September, however, declined
9sc. Corn averaged firm and closed at 1-16c
better than it did yesterday. Oats kept strict
ly IN line with corn. Provisions were un-
changed at the close. The continental mar
kets did not influence the trading here much,
although the Paris market was said to be
weak and declining, because of improv ed
weather. The principal factor at the opening
was the publishing of an Improvement of 8
points in the condition Of Kansas wheat since
May l. The market opened with sellers OF
July at from 67hG67c, and a sale or two
at 67BQ67Ac slipped through about the same
time. The tendency was downward after that
and IN about half an hour the price was
reduced to 665sc for moment with vastly
more buyers than sellers. however ct the
price last mentioned. September in the same
time declined from e35kc and e4c at the start
10 o34sc The weeks ciearaEces of wheat and
nour from both coasts as reported by Brad
sTeets were equal to 100000 bu against
z'OSl,OU0 bu the preceding week and 3,209 900
pu the corresponding week Of last year Chi
cago receipts were 81 cars and MINNEAPOLIS
and Duluth reported $40 cars received. The
Atlantic port clearances for the day were
very small. being equal to only us 900 bu.
Inc comparatively small quantity of contract
wheatin store caused the short sellers to act
umldly, and they were rendered still more
cautious when they heard it rumored that
several firms had wheat sold to Armour &
/ Co., which they could not ring up There
lore, on the moderate decline referred to- those
VINO had a profit in short wheat became
anxious to secure it, and in the doing of il
oney caused 1t TO advance again to around
oic. Colo weather in Manitoha-cold enough
IL was SAID, to freeze wheat to the roots-Was
an e!ement in the closing reaction in prices
Jey Ju.y recovered to 67@671ac and closed at
66Mc bid. -
trading in corn was fairly active drive
at the market early in the session caused
! a oec-lne ell IN July from 23%G24c at the open
! ing TO 2S%c. but the price went up again
quickly to 24c and shade better The closing
price for July was 24c, at which there were
many buyers and few sellers. In oats the
improved tone of the market was the resu;t
OF sympathy with corn, July opeued : at
! ltBc, touched 17Ac, advanced to 1TI 6D1Sc ar
Wnlcn price 1t closed. Provisions we're in
fair demand. Closing prices were substa ntiai
! ly the same as Friday. Estimated receints
! Tor Monday: Wheat. 80 ears; corn 500 carss
oats, SEQ cars and 10000 hogs
The leading futures ranged nc foio,.