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The National tribune., 1899-02-23
THE NATIONAL TRBuNE WASHINGTON THURSDAY


gracious welcome from fEngland's out-of-
doors.
From the tower wesaw the fields OF Runny-
mede way beyond, and the landscape grew
lust little blurred and dreamlike as the
name never before realized ont OF book,
carried our thoughts back to that day when
the barons-desperate of speech, stubborn
with purpose after having made many futile
efforts, to wrest this promise from their
King-held out against John until they won
their wish for mankind, and carried humanity
so far forward that it can never slip back TO
the old darkness of the fdays before. It's
true, John only gave hispromise in order to
be rid of the troublesome barons, and never
for moment intended to abide by the Magma
Charta; but the purpose of that day could
not be thwarted by King. To-day the
Englishman can say his is
a lam of settled government.
A land OF just and ola renown,
Where Freedom slowly broadcns down.
From precedent to precedent
ELSIE PoMERoY MCELRoY.
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two carved elephants, who stand solid and
unmoved in the fragrance of the many low
growing roses that threw out the scent OF
dear old fashioned gardens. The elephants
never swing a trunk nor sway from one great
foot to the other, nor trumpet at the scarlet
sentry who flashes against the green and
out on the sunny stretch as he PAGES his beat
almost as expressionless as the elephant
Only these elephants and the sentry reminded
Us that we were in a Queens garden. SO soft
and caressing was the scent from the flowers,
SO free and pleasant the view TO the fields
and trees. 1t seemed like our own possession,
this smiling, f1Owery place, and we felt a
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"stars and bars F" at AppOmattox we have
been friends. At Cincinnati last Autumn
the 7th Ohio Cav. royally entertained Nor
pan's men. while the c. X. was encamped
in that city.
Capt. Aliens recent article, entitled Six
Hundred Miles of Fried Chicken" prompts
me to write an additional chapter, sequel,
so to speak, to his description of the famous
ride through Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio
and the surrender of Morgan, who was
| caught on the wrong side of the river.
| Gen. Morgan and a number of his officers,
Gen. Basil W. Duke, Col. Dick Morgan,
| Col. Thomas W. Bullet, Capt. Thomas
Ii. Hines. Capt. Calvin Morgan, and others,
were confined in the Ohio Penitentiary.
| did not follow the orifiamme of Morgan on
| that famous ride, but when he returned to
Dixie land was often at his Headquarters and
heard him and his officers relate the story of
an escape that was as startling as it was in
genious. There was great demand for the
story, and in all conversations regarding how
g Portals they passed, where, deep within.
Spoke prisoners moan and fetters dn,'
the General and his comrades unreservedly
ascribed all credit for the conception of the
| plot, its intricate details, and intelligent
management, to the genius of the modest
Capt. Hines, then about 23 years old, a
young officer of delicate physique, noted for
intrepid gallantry and coolness in battle;
energetic tactful, and stocally Indifferent TO
hardship and exposure incident to the life OF
Cocfederate cavalryman. During the four
months of 1863 that Gen. Morgan and his
officers were immured in the prison at Coluli n
| bus, O., there was little if any hope that they
would ever again dash hither and thither with
| in hostile lines.
To while away the tedium of prison life,
Capt. Hines had been reading Victor Hugo's
Les Miserables." !" The description ol
underground passages in Paris and the stories
of the escapes of Jean Vatican suggested tC
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to some aspect OF America, and with ey-
aggerated praise of everything American.
They ioked intermiDably, and their spirits
were the wonder of US all. We looked across
the comfortable acres to the little stream
whose windings, the guards say, have given
the castle its name, Windsor" from
"winding shore "a derivation that does not
bear the seal of etymologists, but was suiii-
cientlv plausible for us that pleasant day.
The Guard, who recognized that he had many
Americans In his audience, said that usually
Americans took special delight in the sight
Of the fields, particularly because OF their
fresh green color, but this was a season of
unusual dryness, indeed London papers were
beginning TO talk of wateT-famine, and the
country was very brown We should not have
noticed it. There was that dry, somewhat
brown, dusty look Of our own countrysides
In late August, but the Guard was deeply
regretful that we could not see how very
green Engand's fields were usually, and he
missed the usual exclamations of delight over
the wonderful freshness Of leaves and grass
in the view lie pointed out from the tower.
The American youths consoled him by tell
ing him that sometime the English would catch
up with the times and learn to send up
balloons TO explode rain-clouds over places
where rain WAS needed and was stubborn about
falling. The guard was just intelligent enough
10 have dimly heard that some such attempts
had been made. and every Englishman has
unlimited belief in the Yankees ingenuity
and his lack of yeneration of precedent. So
the Guard was n0nplussed The English.
man would never naturally think Of arguing
with clouds as TO whether or not they shoald
give him rain. a single Englishman might,
Of course, conceive any plan Of daring and
originality, but it is not in the common run
of minds TO think anything and everything
possible to make nature work for the profit
Of man. He is slow to turn from the ways
of life that be has been keeping exactly as
his father handed them down 10 him. whereas
every American who contemplates the marvels
about him that p years ago were not dreamed
of, says quiZzically to himself, as he steps on
an electric car, or talks with friend |, 500
miles away, ''I wonder what they Will have
25 years from now that will make them smile
as they look back on these marvels of my
day and call them slow, clumsy and crude. y
The Engishman hasn't mind for this al
all. When an American woman marries into
the English aristocracy, she generally begin:
her new household by putting steam pipes il
the castle, and with a willingness TO revere
and uphold everything that seems TO her .ht
gold in the inheritance from her husband
glorious ancestors calmly throws out the
drcss and introduces some of the advanced
ideas of her own country concerning material
comfort, hygiene, luxury ana economy.
TIE two London girls, with arms inter,
twined, their hair frizzed into enormous
pompadours," with brilliant ribbons about
their throats, soiIed white shoes, whose size
was completely revealed by short skirts
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-.a-T1E-@
American Conflict.
Practically Complete History Of Our
Country as well as Of the
Great Rebellion.
BY HORACE GREELEY.
Large svo. Two Volumes; 143O pages IA Steel Por
traits and 80 Views Maps and Plans of Battles.

There is substitute for Mr. Gree1eys great work 1t
matchess story Of ghty events which covered period
of the Nations growth from the beginning OF the Revolution
to the close of the Rebellion This work important
contribution to literature that library lay claim
being complete without it. 1t is scarcely possible to be
thoroughly acquainted with the uprowng of the American
Nation of collection of struggling colonies until finally
cemented homogeneous union by the Civil War with
out reading this book. Our edition of this great
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We looked across the court to where the
Queens living rooms were, and heard that
in the great court every morning while the
Queen was present, there was guard-mount
and music from her Highland soldiers
That sounded pretty and pleasant, and there
are times when we think perhaps Queen
Victoria has some fun after all, though, as
rule, we fancy that being King or Queen,
Crown Prince or Princess IS rather mo-
notonous and buriensome life, and we are
glad to find anything jolly about 1t; but Il
woman who can order Highland pipers 10
play for her before breakfast must ENJOY q
Joke and be able to have some fun out OF
even so unpromising lot as that OF queen.
The Queens gardens are presided over by
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FAIR WARNING:

The price of these two Greeley
volumes, after rlarch 80, 1900, will
be advanced to So. At the same
date, also, Renewals to The National
Tribune and the Greeley volumes
advanced to So, and New Subscrip-
tions to The National Tribune and
the Greeley volumes advanced to So.
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M0RCAN'S EScApE.
One of His Men Tells About Getting
Out of Ohio State Prison.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Although
an ex-Confederate soldier, one OF Morgan
men, am an interested reader OF IHE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE. More especially DO
enjoy the stories of " life in the cavalry,
written by my friend, Capt. Theodore r.
Allen, of the 7th Ohio Cav. HIS boys in
blue and my comrades in gray often met III
battle-line, but since the furling of the
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A Friendly Pointer.

Jinks-What, You don't mean to say
you are engaged to the beautiful Miss De
Pink
Blinks-Yes, do. Got engaged to her
last night. This afternoon ] am 10 bring
her downtown. She wants to go to an op-
tician's, / believe. New pair OF eye
glasses, or something. She is near-sight-
ed you know.
-.Jinks-I say, old .fel, just slip around
to that opticians and bribe him not to
give her any better glasses than she has.
The National tribune., 1899-02-23

born in America, said the Cleveland youth
TO the amazed Guard.
We were only shown one wing OF the
castle, where there is a goodly assortment OF
family portraits, some magnificent tapestries,
a dignified state banquet-hall of exquisite
wood and interesting portraits, hall where
were displayed the Queens Jubilee presents,
a room Of armor full of thrilling memories
of brave and desperate deeds told in Eng
lands story of her journey through the years
to higher things, and of glorious English
men who have
Y ilEa Il Iki dH d III nhslA shone out from
o,Iorious timec
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the Dreecil. throw
out the old shell,
insert 4 II o t h e r
cartridge and fire
the gun. / h e
cartridges are con-
tanned on a belt,
which holds from
% to so of them,
according to size.
When one belt is
exhausted another
can be attached in
a few seconds. The
The National tribune., 1899-02-23
THE TRUE LINCOLN.
W. II. SCHULZ, SPRING GREEN, WI

w III KSNHI . f9Hsf d .NH-NI U1N'@1@-'f WEE
Ihave read the life of Lincoln,
Linked to asting fame;
Failure is the authors effort,
Famous though his name.
Ihave read the printed pages,
Pausing oft to think;
Ihave read between the phrases,
Finding not a link.
Iwould find no fault with authors
Others may do that;
Though they write, the real Lincoln
Is but hinted at.
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guns have q shOul-
der-rest, lik e a
musket, and n re-
volver-handle and
trigger, so they
can be aimed and
fired like 4 rifle
or a pistol. The
firing is begun by
pulling the tl'ig-
ger, and continues
as long rs the trig-
ger is he'd. As
hign as 2oo sno,S
a minute ave
been fired from a
one-pounder, and
40 per minute
from a s:x-pouud-
er. This will rid
die a torpedo-boat
or other object
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Aged Veteran Dead.

Loren Whiting Young, a member OF
Chamberlain Post, of St. JOhnsbury, VT.
and one Of the oldest GAR. men in the
country, died recently at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Clifford, at ST. Johnsbury,
VT. Comrade Young was born at Canter-
bury, y. H., Dec. 7, 1908. He was
member of Co. ID, 1st Vt. Cav.
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not piece broken or Clipped. We are more
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so do cur neighbors who have seen them
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Bowersville, O., Feb. 3.
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premium set of dishes and they are all right.
They are very much better than 1 expected;
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David Erwin.
Nantucket Mass, Feb. 5.
Editor National Tribune: 1 hasten to
acknowledge the receipt of the beautiful flag
that arrived last night. We are more than
pleased with it. Mrs. Caroline Smith.
Girard, Pa, Feb. g.
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richly paid for the time spent in getting up
the club. N. Sevey.
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roamed about the castle with idle fancy. ap-
preciating the gold and glitter and the good
looks of a handsome Guard; they giggled and
ioked at him, and their talk was the Ian
guage of London streets. We could not under
stand a word of tit might have been an
entirely foreign language; but we had seen
girls frizzed and powdered and ribboned, oil
for holidays lark, before, and we knew
that coquettiDg with the handsome Guard
was the spice of it all, OF course.
As we looked over the land from the
tower we saw the roof and a gleam of the
white walls of far-away house, almost hid
den in the distance and trees. In this house
once lived, OF was born, William Penn; but
we have a much finer house where he was
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WHAT SUBSCRIBERS SAY OF 1.-THE AMERICAN CONFLICT.
Few the Testimonials Already Received


Hartland. O., Feb 2.
Editor National Tribune: / have received
The American Conflict. and have to say that
am we'll pleased. Every American family
ought to have it, especially old soldiers who
served from 1851 to 1865.
Daniel J. White
Warsaw O., Feb. 3.
Editor National Tribune American Con-
flict received in good shape 1t is fine; much
better than / expected. The canteen also Is
fine. Thomas Mil,igan.
Smyrna, Del. Jan. 16 1899.
Editor National Tribune: The American
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the work is putting it very rlild. consider
it a grand work, and think it should be in
the homes of all who love a good history of
the late rebellion.
Thanking you for promptness in sending
the books, l am, yours respectfully,
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Morris tribune., 1899-03-25
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Frye ON THE PANAMA CANAL. Sen
ator Frye, chairman of the Senate
Committee on Commerce, who knows
the subject about as we'll as any man
in the country, does not smile upon
the efforts of the French Panama
Canal Company to interest Senators
and Representatives in the Panama
Canal, the latest Of which is a Con
gressional free excursion, at the Com
pany's expense, of four or five weeks
duration, for the purpose of inspec-
ton, etc. Mr.. Frye said Il shall not
go on tri p Of inspection planned by
the Panama Canal Company. | was
urged to go, as were other members
of the Senate and House. The men
who are to so down there on plea
sure jaunt know about as much now
concerning the merits of one route
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25
Pay Up Farm Journal
Rio prize Five Years.

By special arrangement made with
the publishers of the FARM JOUR
NAL we are enabled to offer a tive
year subscription to that paper to
every new subscriber who pays for
THE NORRIS TRIBUNE one year
ahead; and the same offer is made TO
every old subscriber who will pay all
back dues and one year in advance
both papers for the price of ours only
In order to get the FARM JOUR
NAL as a premium for advance pay
ment it will be necessary to walk up
our Office, for we have only limit
ed number of 5-year subscriptions to
dispose of. The FARM JOURNAL
is on solid foundations and perfectly
trustworthy.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25
WILLIAM r. r1ERRIAM.

The next federal census will be in
charge of Ex-Governor William E.
Merriam. of Minnesota, according to
the appointment of President Nc
Kinley. Mr.. Merriam has been q
candidate for various other appoint
ments, but the friendship of the pres
ident has been neutrslized by the
persistent opposition ex-senator Dav-
is. However, the appointment as
census commissioner has gone
through. - =.
Mr.. Merriam was born at Wad-
hams Mills, New York, in 1849, but
when he was twelve years old his
father moved to Minnesota, settling
in St. Paul. He was graduated from
Racine College in 1871, at the head
of his class, and began his business
career as clerk in the First Nation
al Bank of st. Paul at fifty dollars a
month. His advancement was rapid.
In 1873 he was made cashier of the
Merchants National Bank of St.
Paul. Seven years later he was
chosen vice-president, and in 1882 be-
came its president.
In the following year he entered
politics, winning seat in the legis-
lature in district which previously
had been heavily democratic. He
was reelected in 1886, and made
speaker of the house. In that year
he met his first defeat. He was nom
mated for the mayorality of st. Paul,
but was beaten by 5000 votes. He
was amply consoled by his election
to the governorship in 1888. He was
re elected in 1890. Since the expira-
ton of his second term, on January
l, 1898, he has held no public office,
but taken an active part in the polit-
ical fight in this state, his opponents
paying tribute to his ability by dub
bling him the "boss of the Minnesota
republican machine"
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

As THIS is the last term Of court at
which Judge Brown will preside, the
question of his successor will be set
tied before many moons. 1t is graft
Tying to notice how the people OF
this and other counties Of the district
are looking for the appointment OF
VIM. G. Bicknell as the one candi-
date who now is considered several
laps ahead in the race. Other towns,
and not Morris, are now wasting their
on 9rgies on a multiplicity of cand-
idates. The appointment of MIR.
Bicknell would be in line with the
class of appointments already made
by Gov. Lind. The governor has
made mistakes, but very few.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

SPECULATION has been rife as to the
object of Mr.. S. A. Flaherty in re-
m owing to Morris. Mr.. Flaherty at
one time enjoyed a lucretive practice
in Morris, and expects and probably
will do SO again. That is the whole
thing in nutshell. We are pleased
to have him move back here, and
while the field has more claimants
than il had when he left, yet Mr.
Flaherty's wide acquaintance and
popularity would seem to assure him
good bushes.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

WHATEVER else is to be said re-
garding the Republican NOMINEES i
governor in 1900, this fact is patent
that John Lind will not be defeae ed
by some man who is nominated sim
ply because he comes from a certain
section of the state, or because he Is
Swede, or because he is shrewd
political manipulation. He must be
man of ability, honesty and near to
the hearts of the people, with enough
practical experience in politics TO
save himself from any gross acts OF
indescretion. No light weight can
defeat John Lind.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

The latest news from Gen. Otis is
decidedly satisfactory His active
campaign against Aguinaldo and his
repeated victories have resulted III
breaking the backbone of the Philip
pine revolt, and everything now
points to a speedy ending of the
fighting, and the capture Of Aguinaldo
is hoped for. Admiral Dewey has
notified the Navy Department of the
arrival in Manila Bay of the battle
ship Oregon, in splendid fighting
condition.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

over the other as they will when
they reach home. Ihave been build
ing the Nicaragua Canal for twenty
five years. Away back when Dick
Thompson was Secretary of the
Navy, we had Committee to investi-
gate the feasibility of routes. We
sat for about six months and exsmin-
multitude of witnesses. These
witnesses established the utter i'm
possibility of sea level canal over
the Panama route, as de Lesseps had
proposed. Then the Chagres river
was considered. The investigation
in that line established that man
could not control the waters, al
though God might. The Committee
made no report, and about the only
direct outcome of the investigation
was the establishment of a q. S. coal
ing station by the Navy Department,
IN compliance with our personal re
quests. When I was in Paris (Sena-
tor Frye was one of our Peace Com
missioners) they were after me per-
petually regarding the Panama
Canal; | met friends of the project
on every hand" It is very evident
that Senator Frye thinks we should
steer clear of the Panama Canal
scheme.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

w. w. JERMANE, of the Minneapolis
Journal. administered ringing re-
buke to the Republican press bureau
for It's Fostering attitude iowa d
John Lind. The TRIBUNE took this
position some time ago and is there
fore pleased to find the same opin-
ions expressed by another who writes
what he thinks and not what he
thinks he has to write.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

If che churches knew as we'll how
to attract the men there would be
more of them in church and fewer in
the saloon.
There is one thing the devil knows
how to do that is, CHOW to get there"
They say nothing succeeds like
success" It is equally certain that
nothing fails like failure.
What shall it profit a man to be
brother law to church if he is no
relation to Christ.
"God feeds the raven when they
cry" To be sure but he doesn't throw
the food into the nest and put it in
their mouths. If man would eat
let him work.
If at first you don't succeed, try
again. Try several times.
A satirical rhymster has this piece
of doggerel.
How doth the little busy bee
Delight to bark and bite,
He gathers honey in the day
And eats it up at night.
That is not true of the bee, but
this might be true of some men.
How doth the busy working man
Work hard through the hours of
light,
They earn the cash by the sweat of
their brow
And they drink it up at.
''Thrice armed is he who hath his
quarrel just. shakespeare.
But four times he who gets his
pow in fust. Billings.
And five times he who only fights
because he must.-The Scribbler.
The devil will get back smack in
t 10 face the day the ladies are given
the ballot.
You can't always tell what man
was by reading his obituary notice,
Or what is carved on his tombstone.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

The people of Morris are talking
up the matter of holding street fair
at that place. 1t is proposed to hold
it in connection with the county f, fair
in the fall. We see no reason why
a street fair would not be a good
thing for the town, but we think it
would be better TO hold it indlpen-
dent of the county fair.-Hancock
Record,
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25

IT is sometimes said that educa-
ton units one for practical life.
This is to a certain extent true if
by "practicaI life" is meant the in
ability to see the good in others-even
IN an alleged enemy-and the in
ability to ascribe honesty of purpose
to most men, whenever their opinion
differ with ours.
Morris tribune., 1899-03-25
Morris Young Lady Honored.

+ Besides the honor connected with
the prize which Miss Margaret Finne-
gan were in the journal Junior, the
young lady also wins for her school
room handsome picture which will
hang on the walls in memory of the
triumph.
Following is the essay, which was
written on the subject "Odd Freaks
of Fashion"
ever since there were such things
as fashion, there have been ridiculous
styles, but the most ludicrous style /
have ever seen is a gentleman's dress
suit. All gentlemen, fat or lean, dark
or light, must wear this ugly raiment.
The vest is cut so low and OK poses 80
much Immaculate shirt front that it's
wearer has the appearance of being
all gone to chest; a glazing contrast to
the insignificant, retreating tails of
his coat, dangling down behind. The
way it is hitched up ovel the hips and
gored in at the waist makes one think
it was made for larger man and cut
down to fit the wearer. The stiff DO
som of the shirt acts as reflector for
a gorgeous diamond, Long-toed pa
tent feathers, several sizes too small,
contribute somewhat to the young
gentleman's Brownie-hke appearance,
and a collar approaching his ears is a
fitting object to surmount the rest"
MAGARET FINNEGAN,
Sth Grade. Morris, Mimi.
Longfellow School.