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The Winslow mail., 1899-02-04
Kitty witches Row,

Great Yarmouth, in England, has the
narrowest streets in the world. They
are called rows, and are merely mar
row passageways between buildings.
There are 45 of them IN all. stretching
in the aggregate more than seven miles
in length. The. narrowest of them is
called Kitty Witches" row. The en-
trance to it is but 90 inches in width,
and the other end spans Sc inches. Peo-
pie living across from each other can
easily shake hands across the interven-
ing space. One reason given for their
construction is that in case of invas'
ion, these narrow lanes would prove
invaluable as means of defense. AM
other reason suggested is that the high
tides might flow through these streets
as soutlets-Golden Days. o.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-04
Oyster Pancakes.

Drain the oysters. and add enough
sailk to the liquor TO make one pint;
stir in one pint of -four, three eggs.
whipped light, salt, and one pint of oys-
tiers, chopped. Beat well when the flour
goes in, so the batter is perfectly
smooth and add more milk after the
oysters. if the mixture seems too thick.
One beaping teaspoonful of baking pow
der must be mixed through the flour
Ladies Home Journal,
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-04
Observation-Disclosures A m =

One of Australia's ablest hangmen
went on strike for increased salary a
couple of weeks ago. He had some
where picked up the rates of pay which
man@bft ehers getain other countries
lin France the eXecutioner gets G 300
a Year,. and he protested against play
ing the blaekleg any longer. He was
persuasivcly talked over, however, and
the strike is off.-Sidney Bulletin.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-04
A satisfactory Answer.

'Do you know. Paul." said Ethel,
tremblingly, 81 sometimes fear that
you don't love me any more?"
Right you are" said Paul, embrac-
ing her. 81 couldn't
And Ethel heaved a sigh and settled
down contentedly-Louisville Journal,
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-04
No Need of Haste.

Anxious Citizen lin danger of losing
a train)-Why don't you drive faster
instead of dragging along this way?
Street Car Driver-Wot's tn use? L
can't quit TIL eight o'clock anyhow
n Y. Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1899-02-04
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

A pneumatic corset. for the use of
women learning to swim, has been in-
vented.
The stockmen of Colorado and the
adjoining states have figured it out
that the wolves eat 500 worth of their
property apiece each year.
Great Britain and her colonies lead
the world in tea drinking, allowing per
year IS ounces for each person. We use
110,0C0,000 pounds year GA ounces
apiece.
An attractive lawn-mower has lust
conc INTO use 1t is velociPecie to
which is attached q sharp knife and
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
PERSONAL.

First Lieut.. Ralph ingalls,, of Co. c, 44th
Vols, has resigned his commission on
account of defective hearing. ingalls, is
a son of ex-United States Senator John
J. Ingalls,, and was an officer in a Mis-
souri, regiment during the Spanish war.
The 44th is booked to sail for Manila at an
early date.
Capt. C. o. Howard, son of Gen. o. o.
Howard, formerly of the Nebraska National
Guard. at present living in Philadelphia,
has written to Secretary of War Root vol
unteering his services to take the place of
his brother, the late Capt. Guy Howard,
who was recently killed during an engage
ment with the Filipino insurgents.
Col. Harry T. Moore, Commander of the
Division of California, Sons of Veterans.
was the guest of honor of Phil Kearny
Camp at Pasadena, Cal, Oct. 5, and the
Camp and its auxiliary society was out in
great force, and all the proceedings were OF
unusual interest. Among other things,
a brick taken from Fort Sumter at the time
the flag was re-raised upon it, was pre-
scented to the Camp by MIR. G. d. Tying,
prominent citizen of Pasadena, who was at
one time Secretary of Legation at Madrid,
and was guest of Assistant Secretary Fox
at the time of the ceremonies alluded to.
The brick has "F't. Sumter" neatly carved
on it by one of the sailors of the fleet.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
Communications from Texas.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Your
article under the heading Of "The Selfish
and Unpatriotic Cowardice of the Money
Power" was so appreciated by myself and
several other comrades for the force of the
thrust given to the cowardly rascals, that
we resolved to Jointly thank you for the
same, each of US being parties to the loan of
$40, 900, 900 to the Government, although
we did not fully understand how or why it
was at the time.
am instructed to- add that you omitted
to state that a great many of those poor
soldiers who so generously loaned their
pittance, while fighting the battles for the
preservation of the Union, fell, and thou
sands We're wounded and disabled, who
likely never received cent in return for
their loans, nor could their widows get
compensated. 1t is an established fact that
the officials never look up creditors, but pay
enormous salaries to men to collect revenues
etc. Why is it that the cormorants do not
ask for officials to see to the paying of the
Nations debt?
1t occurs to us that one is as much essen
tial as the other.
For the many good things said through
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE'S columns YOU
may rest assured that you can count on our
support in your manly efforts to assist the
comrades at large. In conclusion l will
say that have to hear the first old soldier
in this State say that he has been fairly
treated by II. Clay Evans.-W. M. DIXON,
11S8 Pac. Ave-, Dallas, Tex.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
DEATH OF GEN. GUY v. HENRY.

The veterans are called upon to mourn
whose career reflected the greatest credit
upon them as class.
Brighten. Guy V. Henry, U. S. A, late
Military Governor of Porto Rico, died at
his home in New York City, Oct p, of
pneumonia, at the age OF 90.
Gen. Henry was born at Fort Smith, and
was the son of Maj. VIM. Seton Henry,
U. S. A, and the grandson Of Hon. Dan. ID.
Tompkins, Governor of New York, and
Vice-President of the United States. He
graduated iE 1861, in the same class with
0. T.. Babcock, Adelbert Ames, Emory
Upton, S. n. Benjamin, Judson Kilpatrck,
and other dashing youngsters, who speedily
made reputation for themselves in the war.
He was appointed III the artillery, and sent
at once to the front, where he won the
brevets of Captain at Pocataligo, Major at
Ooustee, Ljeutenant-Colonel in front of
Petersburg, and Colonel for meritorious
service during the war. He became Colonel
was brevetted a Brigadier-General for gal
lantry. He commanded brigade during
the closing operations around Petersburg.
He was a Captain in the artillery at
the close of the rebellion, but in 1870
was transferred to the cavalry, where
he distinguished himself in fighting the
Indians, was brevetted twice, and at
the outbreak of the Spanish war was
Colonel of the 10th U. S. Cav. He was
Immediately made Brigadier-General of
Volunteers, and arrived at Santiago just in
which was to be made on the west side of the
river Gen. Miles took him with him to
Porto Rico, and at the conclusion of the war
| he was appointed Military Governor of the
| Island. His energy, firmness and justice
speedily won him the confidence and affec-
| ton of the people. His administration was
a success, but his failing health compelled
him to ask for relief He had been visibly
succumbing to disease and wounds for six
years prior to his death.
| He was appointed Brigadier-General
U. S. A, Oct. II, 1898.
| The remains were given military
funeral in New York and at Washington
In the latter city Guy V. Henry Garrison,
of the Regular Army and Navy, took
charge of the remains, which We're buried
| in Arlington.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
MELONS RAISED ON THE BOTTLE.

The temperature gets away down below
zero on that day in Kansas when new
idea does not develop, and this rarely
happens.
From Sterling, away over in the Arid
Belt, where in Summer the windmills pump
water from the bowels of the earth to keep
the dust down and the catfish alive in the
bed of the Arkansas River, comes story
of up-to-date raisers of watermelOns. The
Sterling Bulletin says, and the BW'e-
tin won't lie-at least not about any little
old non-partisan thing before the cam
paign opens-that these ff-de-Siecte melon
lists cut a hole in the vine and draw strand
of candle-wicking through it. The wound
heals up, and as the melons begin to develop
the end of the strand is put in a bottle OF
sweetened water. The melon does just as
the baby does-it takes all that the maternal
fount will supply, and as much as it canget
again remark that there being no politics
in this, the Bulletin may be telling the
truth-that one melon will consume as
high as a pint of sweetened water day,
and in surprisingly short time attain
weight of fully 10 pounds of melting lus-
ciousness-raw brown No. 1 coffee, or
fine granulated, according to the grade of
sugar used.
There is just one little discrepancy here,
for which probably the political editor is
responsible. "A pint's pound the world
round" and if the melon only drinks pint
a day it would take it 10 days TO gain the
weight named, which would carry it be
yond the frost line, and into the period
when men want something with more
Uerre in it than watermelon juice.
There is another thought which doubt
less the way-forward melonist has long
ago thought out. If the melon be made to
drink up sweetened water it can other and
more seductive liquids, even the deity
compounded cocktail, and next year we
may have the spectacle of some farmer
driving into a rigidly dry" town with a
load of innocent-looking watermelons,
which will go off like hot cakes at 81 apiece,
as soon as the boys tumble to the racket,
and by nightfall the calaboose will not be
big enough to hold all the lively fellows
who haven't had nothin' but slice o
watermelon"
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
To Club. Raisers
and Subscribers :

Special attention is called to
the announcement on the lower
part of page s.
"Andersonville,' one of the
greatest books of the war period,
is now to be given to every sub
scriber at the time the subscrip-
ton is received, when chosen from
among the long list of valuable
premium books.
Notice above all things that
these books are to be withdrawn
from the premium list at certain
date. Subscribe now.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

eight or 10 men and gather up these pieces
o. men and lay them in there. Corpl
Jones, you take another man or two and
go around and kill those horses. Be care
full how you shoot, now. Don't hurt any
body with glancing bullets. Corp1 Eli
Oft, you take the rest and go round and
gather the guns and other things, and pile
them up there by that tree to turn over to
the ordnance officer. Hustle, now, all OF
you"
",They didn't think they We're digging
their >own graves" philosophical Monty
Scruggs, as he stood shovel in hand watch
ing the remains being gathered into the
trench.
He digged a ditch. he digged it deep;
He dlgged it for his brother,
But for his great sin he fell in
The ditch he'd digged for t'other.'
Good, good, Monty" said ST. That's
the best thing I've heard you spout yit.
There isn't any more of it. The only
thing can think of is:
The rebel Solomon Grundy;
Born in Georgia on Monday;
Become a rebel on Tuesday;
Run off from Buzzard's Roost on We'd
neSday:
Got licked at Dalton on Thursday:
Worse whipped at Resaca on Friday;
Blown UP by shell on Saturday;
Died and buried on Sunday;
And this was the end of Solomon Grundy."
Alf Russell's interest in anatomy had
led him to join Serg't Wilson's party in
gathering up the ghastly fragments of
bodies, but the sights We're too much for
his nerves, and as he perceived that
he was growing sick at the stomach he
went over to Shorty's squad.
1t was astonishing what things they
found, besides guns and equipments.
Evidently, the rebels had left quite hur-
riedly. and many personal belongings were
either forgotten or could not be found in
the darkness. Samples of about every
thing that soldiers carry, and good many
that they are not supposed to, were found
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

ing e12 or $18 per capita, the pension
system keeps 81, or say one-sixth the whole
in constant, healthful circulation to the
pensioners, and by them to the people gen.
erallw 1t is this constant, regular circula-
ton which has helped beyond description to
make the present prosperity solid and stable
and prevent any interference with it by
intriguers, and architects of BLACK Fri
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
81 and Shorty are Put Under Arrest.

to be gone from the position in front of the
20Oth Ind, and after breakfast the regi-
ment marched leisurely by a road around
the dreaded abatis, to the ground which
had been SCARED and mangled by our
terrible artillery fire.
1t was an appalling scene that the eyes
of the boys rested upon. Every horrid
form of mutilation and death which could
be inflicted by the jagged shards of fiendish
shells, or the even more demon-like shrap-
nel-balls, was visible.
Everything was torn, rent, and ragged,
as if some mighy giant, insane to destroy,
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
MIR. A. J. vANLAND1NGHAM, of the

MIR. A. J. VANLANDINGHAM, of the
st. Louis Traffic Bureau, an organization
composed of $1,000 members, mostly
wholesale merchants, gave important testi-
mony before the Industrial Commission
last week. He is strongly opposed to
Government ownership of railroads, and
says that where the Government owns
the roads merchants have the worst service
in the world. He says that the Inter
State Commerce Commission, while a
valuable institution, has been shorn of
much of its power for good, which should
be restored to it and strengthened. Now,
it can not remedy evils, because the rail
roads do not have to obey its orders unless
they wish to, and because Of the delays in
rendering its decisions amount to practi-
cal denial of justice He would have the
decisions of the Commission enforced as
decisions of courts are, and some pro-
vision made for expcditing the decisions.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

JUST how, we wonder. did Dom Paul
Kruger como 10 pass over all his Dutch
brethren, the VANS, and his cousins
German, the Von's, in New York, 10 pick
out a man by the name Of O. Bcirne to repre-
sent the Beers in this country? OF course,
sur good comrade, Gen. James O'Beirne,
Is just. the man for the place, Us he has
been the man for every many difficult
and responsible places assigned 10 him
during his active life, but the name sounds
little odd.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

OF the $4,000, ,0OO,O 900 worth of gold
produced in the world since the discovery
Of America, more than one-haf has been
taken out since 1860, and more than one
fourth since 1885. 1t is expected that the
production of gold this year win amount to
the enormous sum of s325, 100000. after
allowing a loss of S25 100000 for the stop
page on account of the war in South Africa.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

IF Mr.. Evans could point out single
Improvement he has made on Lochrens
harsh rule in the Pension Bureau it would
go farther to convince fair-minded people
than anything he has ever said.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

THE Higgins family of Kimble County
some 80 or 40 in all, have six toes on each
foot, and some of them seven. As they
run barefoot mostly, they do not improve
their full corn-producing ability, but prob
ably make up in the extra number of splin-
ters they catch in their toes.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

How much better than the English is
Dur system Of naming our war-ships.
Take for example the following item from
an English paper:
Ten ships Of the Mediterranean Squadron
viz, the Revenge, Illustrious, Empress
of India, Cesar. Anson. Venus, Dido, Isis,
ThetiS, and HOod-haye arrived at Malta
from Aranci Bay.
There is not an appropriate name in the
lot
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

LET us have in Washington the grandest
monument TO the rank and file of the army
and navy ever erected in any country to
any man or men. The men who saved
this country deserve it, and deserve to have
it in the National Capital. Let the GAR.
and WR.C. begin public agitation of
this great work.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

FLORIDA begins 10 comprehend her
important position as the Italy of the Goth
century, when the Nicaragua Canal shall
make her peninsula the mecting-p point of
the Old World with the people and products
of North and South America, and Rome,
a Venice, Genoa, or Naples shall rise
on her coral sands.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
He Was Lonesome.
Indidnapolis Nelrs.

pant in the feud?" asked the Northerner.
'Do you not feel lonely"
Lonely amt no name fer it, Mister,
said the Kentuckian. "a allow to marry
into another feud as quick as l can"
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

81 and Shorty return to their regiment,
which they find encamped on the side of
Mission Ridge, near Chattanooga. They
We're ordered to bring with them a batch Of
boyish recruits, whom they succeed in
getting through, after some lively ex
periences on the road. The recruits are
divided up among the companies-Co. Q
receiving seven.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

GEN. LUDLOW makes the sensible
recommendation that our regiments leave
one battalion at home for six months TO
take care of the regimcntal depot and
gather recruits. Then it will be relieved
by ore of the other battalions, which will
give in turn each battalion u months on
foreign service and six al home.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

IT is gravely feared that Vice-P President
Hobart is dying. He suffered relapse
last Monday evening, and at the time of
going to press-Tuesday noon-was in q
very critical condition.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
IA scArH1Na."

OF course, Commissioner Evans had
himself interviewed at every stopping
place on his Western tour, and secured the
publication of his picture in number OF
papers. He scattered mfsinformation
everywhere, and only was correct at any
time by accident. One of these inadyertent
truths slipped out in his interview with
the reporter of the Chicago Inter Ocean:
''Have you anything to say about the
criticism made of your administration OF
the Pension Department by some OF the
members of the Grand Army of the lie
public?" was asked.
NO" said Mr.. Evans. Il am glad to
say that | am on the most friendly terms
with the great majority of the leaders o1 the
GAR, and with the rank and fIle, also
The scathing received at the last Encahhp-
ment was from few men, and did not nave
any weight with the mass of the old sol
diers. Not long before the Encampment
committee from the G. Il. visited my
office and investigated the workings there-
of, and that committee was perfectly sat
isfied with affairs"
He admits that he did receive "scathing
at the National Encampment This is
quite different from his return to Wash
ington, when he had his desk covered with
flowers, and reception by his clerks to
celebrate his victory" at Philadelphia.
He says the scathing was from a few
men, and did not have any weight with
the mass of the old soldiers" Could any
thing be more untrue? There never was
a more emphatic act of the National En-
campment. 1t was felt that the most i'm
portant duty before the Encampment was
to pass upon his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; every
body was eager for it, and it was made the
first act after the routine business OF opening
the Encampment was disposed of. This
was to prevent Evans saying, as he did
after the Cincinnati Encampment, that
the action against him was pushed through
by few pension attorneys after the En-
campment had thinned out toward adj
iournment. At Philadelphia every mem
Der was present, and eagerly awaiting the
report of the Committee on Pensions, which
was made the special business Immediately
after hearing the Commander-in-ChieF
address. That report, which arraigned
Evans from start to finish, met with unani-
nous acceptance by the entire Encamp-
ment The only criticism was that 1t Gid
not embody its conclusions in the form OF
resolution. This the committee was unanI-
mously instructed to do, and the resolu-
tons were passed by acclamation, and
the Commander-in-Chie directed to ap-
point committee to lay them before the
President.
1t requires the very acme Of hardihood
to say that this ''scathing was from only
few men," Nowhere, and at no time in
the Encampnent, did any man raise his
voice in defense of. Evans. Nor did he
find defender at any time nor anywhere
in the corridors of the hotels, and in the
thousands Of meetings Of veterans in
various places throughout the city. If lie
had friend outside of the little circle Of
officials surrounding him he did not mani
fest himself. Never have we seen the old
soldiers so entirely unanimous on any
question as they were at Philadelphia
against F,yaIJS
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
How Some Men Like It.
Chicago TimeS-H erold

CHIcdgO I3meS-H CrdId.
"Do you believe in the observance of the
golden rule?'
"Yes. l always like to have other people
keep it in mind when they are dealing with
me-"
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

THE ad vantage of the British in local
izing" their regiments is now apparent.
The cities and Counties for which the
regiments are named, and where they are
recruited, take a vivid pride in what their
particular regiment does. We shall come
to a similar system III time.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

IT is very singular that in all these
years Evans has never announced the
discovery of al single worthy pensioner,
man nor woman
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

Gov. LEE, Of South Dakota, docs not
seem to have much sympathy for the yellow
Journal stomach-achers. He went to San
Francisco 10 meet the 1st S. D., and
has this to say about the camp at the Pre-
sidio:
"The camp is a model of neatncss and
convenience, and the troops are bcing
cared for so well that so far as | could oh,
serve no complaints whatever are being
made by the soldiers or the public"
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
A GREAT AID TO PROSPERITY.

The plethora Of money in the Treasury
of the United States is occasioning the
financiers and bankers great concern.
According to the official statement there
was in the vaults Oct. 31i
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

IT may be mentioned for the benefit and
emulation of the Sons of Veterans that the
Order of Rechabites, which met in this city
last week, has an active membership of
153,04S, an increase of 5,976 over last
year. There is no reason why the Sons
Of Veterans should not grow the same
way. 1t has a better basis on which to
build. The Rechabites have a beneficial
feature.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02

IT will be pleasant news 10 all of the
comrades to hear that Admiral Dewey is
to install, as mistress Of his new home, Mrs.
Gen Hazen. widow of the gallant old di
vision commanderof the Army of the Cum
berland. and at the time of his death Chief
Signal Officer of the United States Army.
Mrs. Hazen is a sister of John r. Mclean.
Gen. VIM. b. HaZen died in 1887, and Mrs
Dewey in 1872, so both have had a long
period of lonely singleness. Mrs. Hazen
is very charming woman, and a great
faYorite in Washington society.
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
SYNOPSIS,

Copyright 1899, by Publishers of THE Ma
TIoNAL TEIBUNE.)
The National tribune., 1899-11-02
against Evans.

THE fighting in South Africa goes on
sharply. 1t was the strategy of the Beers
to force the fighting before the mass of
British troops could arrive. Their aim
was to attack the scattered British detach-
ments pushed forward on all sides OF the
Republic, capture or drive them back,
seize their supplies, and occupy points OF
vantage. They have not been 50 success
full i'll this as they had reason to hope, and
their ill-success will go far toward ending
the war If they could not, by suddenly
hurting their masses on the British, over
power them, they can not hope to long
Withstand the mass of troops which the
British are pouring into the country. The
Beers will also suffer the customary dis
advantage of thinly-scattered pastoral
people III making organized war. Their
commissariat is wretchcd, their trans
portation is very poor and unorganized,
and they have no home industries to supply
a great army's needs. They will be struck
on all sides by heavy, crushing columns,
and must go to pieces ii the campaign
against them is managed with ability.
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