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The National tribune., 1900-10-25

"My names Col. Billings" began that
worthy. importantly.
What regiment, sirg' snapped tbs
Colonel
No regiment. now. Formerly Of the
2O0th Indiana Infantry"
If you're Colonel, why do you come
INTO my headquarters without your uni
formE' the Colonel inquired: irately. but
going on signing his papers
Because I've right to, and because
my business brings me here. said Bill
mgs, angrily. See here BoneStceI, drop
all these military furbclows AT once.
won't have them. I'm here as free
American citizens. Drop all Your ReCu-
lar Army frills now. The peoples sick
Of them, and | tell you won't have them.
This IS business. | come here TO repre-
sent two clients of mine. who while in the
peaceable pursuit OF their business have
been inSulted. viciously assaulted. and bru-
tally battered. Worse than all. they have
been robbed Of large sum of money We
have ground for several heavy actions
against you which your shoulder-straps
VIII not protect you from, sir. No, sir,
they won't protect you for n minute, sir.
But the matter can be arranged if''-
Orderly" called the Colonel. not rails
ing his head. but pointing with his pen
holder over his shoulder TO Shorty.
Yes. sir"
Put this fellow out at once" q.
In all his soldering Shorty had never
received more welcome order He made
a leap at Billings, and caught him BY the
collar. Billings struck at him with his
cane. but Shorty snatched this from him
and grappled crushingly with him. Bill
iings was no mean antagonist in a catch
as-can scuffle, but Shorty quickly tripped
him, and fell heavily upon him. He then
dragged him to the door threw him ont
and kicked him as he went
Orderly" said the Colonel, rcpressing
himself to severe official tones, don't
kick him. At least, not after he's on the
street. That's the State of Indiana. In
side here is the United States. Ii you
want to bring him back in here-but, no,
Id let him go. Hand the gentleman his
hat. I'm glad he got it off his head at
last. Orderly, I'd like to make your de-
tail with me permanent"
Il rather think I'd like the Engineer
service" grinned Shorty, brushing him
self of, IF this is its general style Hadn't
no idea the bridge-builders was so lively"
CTo be continued)
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
TRIBUNE WASHINGTON THURSDAY @

about his shrewdness in circumventing a
man who was trying to rob the Govern
ment. He has to think aud talk about
himself so much that there isn't room in
his head for much else"
4 don't want to do no orderly duty,
and especially for such an old turkey COB
bier as that grumbled Shorty. "Why, he
has his sidewheel down all the time, and
couldn't get along with him a holy minute
My joints are stiff yet from having to
stand at attention so long
Yes. you can, you will. and you must. ~
said Shad Graham resolutely. ITS great
luck getting you up here. We need you
there in our business. This is going to be
a nightly lively day for us, and we've got
to play our points fine to get off. Every
body's grabbing for all the transportation
in sight. and we must be dead sharp or
they'll steal it away from us, in spite Of
Sherman's needs, and we'll get left. You
want to clean yourself up as you never
did before. get a shave and fresh collar
button your blouse 10 the chin. put on q
pair Of white gloves and stand there in
the Office like a basswood man, with no
more expression on your face than gra-
ven image, but with your eyes and ears
as wide open as a rabbits. Hustle, now,
and get ready. Here. you boys" calling
to some negro bootblacks, put a looking
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
S14.10
VETERANS GETTING INTO LINE.

The veterans are everywhere getting
into line in great shape for Mckinley and
Roosevelt. Gen. Franz Sigel, Gen. John
G. Black, Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, Gen
E. L. Bragg and thousands of others less
well known, who have heretofore acted
with the Democrats, cannot stand Bryan's
sedition, and prostitution Of the Democrat
ic party, and are lining up against him.
The National Veterans Patriotic League
has for its officers the following we'll
known comrades:
Maj.-Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, O. s.
Army. New York, President; Maj.-Gen.
William 3. Franklin, Hartford, Conn;
Maj.-Gen. Franz Sigel, New York; Maj
Gen. John NJ. Thayer, Lincoln, Neb.;
Maj. Thomas j. Anderson, Topeka, Kan,
Vice-Presdents: Gen. st. Clair A. Null
holland, Secretary, 2. o. Building, Phila-
delphia.
Executive Committee-William War
ner, Missouri; Ivan n. Walker. Indiana;
r. b. Brown, Ohio; Jos. W. Kay, New
York; r. b. Beath. Pennsylvania; A. G..
Weissert, Wisconsin; 0. 81. Coulter, Kan
sas.
There are similar leagues being organ
lied in all the States and bringing in sub
stantially all the veterans.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
THE SOUND SENSE OF GESE.1,ocy

Goethe says that next to his skin there
is nothing so distinctive of man MS his
name. He means by this that while a
mans skin tells of his race and breeding.
his name tells of his mental peculiarities
and characteristics. Nothing comes bv
chance in this world, and heredity is now
recognized by all scientists as one of tbe
strongest factors in shaping a mans life
Therefore man is not only justified in
taking pride in his ancestry, but he can
look into and study that ancestry for the
reasons that he is what is, and for pro-
phecies of what his children will be. This
makes the study Of genealogy to which
we are paying some attention in another
part Of the paper, not merely the grati6-
cation Of worthy pride. but praisewor.
thy scientific study, of much benefit IN
ones self, and to his children. II con-
not but be very profitable to all con.
cerned.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

A PRIVATE letter, written by us to a
eomrade in Pueblo, Colo, who asked fol
Information in regard TO certain employees
Of the Pension Bureau, is being exten-
sively circulated by the Democrats as a
campaign document. Such use of the let
ter was entirely without our knowledge
and consent. 1t was written, as thousands
Of other letters are being constantly writ
ten by US to comrades who ask questions
for special information on various topics,
and the comrade who received it had no
business to make it public without our
consent.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

ASSISTANT Secretary of the Interior
Frank C. Campbell is justifying the ex-
pectations entertained of him when be
was appointed. He is not only a good
oomrade Of the Grand Army of the Re
public, but he is lawyer of the highest
ability, and believes that laws mean what
they say, and that they should be inter
preted and executed according to their
plain meaning and purport. He has been
making number of decisions Of the great
est Importance and benefit to the veterans
and their widows who have been denied
justice under the rulings Of the Pension
Bureau.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

The negroes seem to be a pretty
healthy, robust lot. Out of every 100 who
offered themselves to the recruiting officers
last year, nearly 73 were accepted, while
only 6S out Of every 100 whites passed
the examination. This is much better
than the physical condition of the young
men in Europe, where not over 80 per
rent. of the recruits are found to be "waf-
fenfaehig," as the German express it. But,
then, it must be remembered that their
conscription takes all the young men cf a
certain age, while here only presumably
sound men offer themselves.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
DEATH OF PAST CoMMANDER-IN-CHI
ADAMS

A special grief will grip every com
Comrade Jack Adams fell dead in the
State House at Boston at 3 p. IN. Oct. 10
There never breathed a more loyal. gen,
erous, manly American man than Past
Commander-in-Chief J. G. B. Adams
Every impulse of his heart was toward
courage. kindEness and patriotism. He
was a mere boy when he was among the
first to enlist in the gallant 18th Mass
one of the 800 Fighting Regiments
which lost ia per cent. of its enrolment
killed in battle, and it stood with the Sec
ond Corps on every bloody field from
Yorktown to the Fall of Petersburg. BY
constant, faithful service and courageous
lighting he rose to the rank of First Lieu
tenant before he was discharged in May,
1860. He was severely wounded more
than once, and taken prisoner at Cold
Harbor After several months he made
a daring escape, but was recaptured in
sight of Sherman's camp-ires. Upon his
being exchanged and discharged he re
turned 10 his home in Massachusetts, and
was among the earliest and most active
organizers of the G.. A. T. and W. X. C.
He gave his best energies and thought to
this work as long as he lived. After hold
ing all the subordinate offices he was
elected Commander of the Department of
Massachusetts in 1879, and Commander
in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public in 1898. lie was present at every
Department and National Encampment
and took an active part in their proceed
ings. He was one of the most faithful
friends of the w. Il. c., and that grand
organization will feel his loss as keenly
as the Grand Army. He was for many
years Sergeant-at-Arms of the General
Court of the Commonwealth of Massachu-
sets, and was engaged in his official duties
when death came. He was universally
popular outside of veteran circles, and
his funeral was one of the largest ever
seen in the State.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
Where is the Plag7

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: When the
rebellion broke out the old sloop-Of-war
Hartford was on the China station. A
subscription was taken up among the blue
jackets, silk bought and flag made and
given to the city of Philadelphia, where
the boys were paid off and discharged. I
looked the city of Philadelphia over
while at the G.. A. r. Encampment,
but could find no one who knew anything
about it. The city of Philadelphia paid
little heed to the Hartford crew, who told
them:
"Let those who receive it
Its just merits weigh;
May they keep it and guard it
For many a day;
And truly we hope
That il never will wave
Over the head of a tyrant
Or traitor or slave"
Can some one of your readers tell an
old naval vet what became of it? 1t was
no doubt the largest silk flag in the world
then. and would probably be now, If in
existence.
"Twenty feet in its depth
And its length forty-two,
With thirty-four stars
In our Union of blue;
No star from that Union
Will be suffered to fly;
They are fixed to remain
Like the stars in the sky"
Port Watch, ForetOpman, Greendals,
Mass.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
BRYANs NEW YORK FRIENDS.

The men who constituted the special
reception committee to Bryan in New
York, who set themselves up as his spe-
cial representatives and champions, and
who would largely control his policy if
elected, were:
1. Richard Croker, the head Of the most
corrupt political machine in America, the
boss Of the worst and most degraded ele-
ment in New York, and who only escaped
conviction for murder by miscarriage of
justice.
3 VIM. r. Hearst, man who used the
millions gained by his fathers successful
Safeguarding to establish yellow paper
which descended TO even lower del, h
Of yulgarity than the World, and which
has never had good word for the vet
Grams.
3. Robert A. Van wyck, accomplice in
the infamous Ice Trust, to rob the Door
people of New York by extortion ON a
necessary of life.
4. o. II. p. Belmont, Of the Rothschild
connection, and representative of the bru-
tally ungrateful and unmerciful Money
Power, which begrudges every veteran
and veterans widow a dollar to relieve
their needs.
8. John Dewitt Warner, one of Boss
Croker's plant tools and man who has
been noisy in his SANDERS of Union vet
Grams, and those of the Spanish war as
well.
Comrades, how do you suppose we
would fare in such hands as these?
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
WORK OF THE PENSION BUREAU.

The Pension Bureau gave us another
good week, for that ended Oct. 13, with
a comfortable total of 2,106 certificates al
lowed, of which $50 were original allow
ances, and 1,130 increases. At this rate
the docket could be cleared up in a couple
of years, and the time-yellowed, much
thumbed Jackets" be finally laid away
to accumulate the dust of undisturbed re~
npSa
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

SENATOR SCOTT, of West Virginia, gives
Mckinley 2S4 votes. He comedies to
Bryan only IL States-Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Missis-
sippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, with I12
votes, and makes Idaho, Montana, Ken
tucky-27 votes-"doubtful with Republi-
can tendencies" and Colorado, Missouri
and NeYada-24 votes doubtful, with
Democratic Tendencies"
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

IT is quite portentous of the future that
the japanese soldiers, in actual contact
with the Russian soldiers, have conceived
quite low opinion of them. This was
perhaps to be expected. The average Rus
sian peasant-which means also the ay-
erase Russian soldiers a very dull, ig-
norant, unprogressive, unaggrcssive man.
without much physical or moral stamina,
and the Russian army system is terribly
corrupt and inefficient. All this is in
sharp contrast with the alert, lively jap
anese. and their very effective discipline
and system. The portentousness of these
comparisons is that Japan will be as little
awed by Russia's great size as by China's.
and as ready to try conclusions with her.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

IMPERIALISM" is a pretty wormy chest
nut to the veterans. They have been
hearing about it ever since they enlisted
In 1861. Then they were to be the "sor-
did and souliess tools" of Emperor Abra-
ham l." and Grand Vizier" Seward.
Next they were to be the "myrmidons of
Emperor Ulysses l." and so on.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

HUNDREDS Of thousands of people in
the South firmly believe that the Confed-
crate bonds will yet become of value and
be paid according to their face. Those
people are capable of believing anything,
even that Bryan will be elected.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

The Optical Journal and other speciaI-
ist papers give high praise to the papers
and committee work of Comrade Jas. X.
Stebbins, of Ashtabula, O.. at the meet
ing Of the American Association of On
icians, held at Detroit. Comrade Steb-
bins has won high rank in his profession
and it is gratifying to have his fellow
scientists SO thoroughly recognizing his
abilities.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

THAT prince of scholastic prigs, Presi-
dent Eliot, of Harvard University, has
come out for Mckinley, but Mckinley is
too solid to have this seriously hurt him.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

As the result &C surgical operation
performed Sunday, Senator Cushman X
Davis, who has been confined to his house
for several weeks, suffering from blood
poisoning, is much improved.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

BRYAN would have a much better
chance of holding the tariff responsible for
the Pennsylvania coal strike if there were
any tariff on anthracite coal. This is d
trife he seems TO have overlooked.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25

SENATOR TTLLMAN seems too Bryanish
even for Bryan, and has been pulled off
from the Northern States, where his ram
pant radicalism was likely to do harm.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
once: sss Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.

A SINGULAR feature of this campaign
is that all the Methodist and Episcopal
Bishops are coming out strongly for Nc
Kinley
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
Not an Unusual Case.

An Atchison man got so cold in the
night last night that he went out into the
yard for extra covering. Every spare
blanket had been wrapped around some
rosebush or hollyhock.
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
TEXAS CONrRIRITIoNs

Since our last issue we have received
the following contributions for the relief
Of distressed comrades in Texas and their
families:
The National tribune., 1900-10-25
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Shorty Has a Go of ordc -ly Duty.

Copyrighted, 1899, by the publishers of THE NATIONAL
II TRIBUNE.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13


The friends of the public schools,
Of American labor, of the interna-
tional canal, of the farming inter
ests Of expansions, Of patriotism
will find ample qualification in the
new Republican platform. Enc
mics of bad money, vicious conbi-
nations to control money and prod
ucts, and all other unpatriotic and
un-American ideas, will see in the
platform the best and wisest form
la based on ample experience for
the settlement of these matters
that tend to cloud the future of
the country. The country will en-
dorse all those sentiments in such
an overwhelming manner next
November that most people will
wonder that they ever entertained
a doubt as to the outcome.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13

The Democratic national con-
vention used the the greatest lib
erty day. earth ever saw to protest
against the liberation of 100000
Cubans and 100000 Filopinos
from the intolerable yoke of Spain,
and the teaching of Hawaii the
highest form of liberty, namely
self government under direction of
the highest exponent Of human
liberty, America. As Christ was
to men, so is America to nations,
the great liberator, the great teach
er of humanity, and thegreat lead
er of nations into paths Of peace,
prosperity and happiness. The
Democrats will fail as ever, to dim
the luster. of one or impair the ef-
forts of the other.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13
Paris Fair.

The American exhibit at the
Paris Exposition will be an open
volume, whose lessons of skillfully
directed endeavor, unfaltering
energy and consummate perform
ance may be read by all, of every
age. The United States Govern
ment Building is about completed,
and no effort has been spared to
make it worthy to represent our
nation. It was by the same
American perseverance, industry
and unfaltering energy, that
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the
famous dyspespia cure, was first
produced. Since that time, it has
never failed to perform it's duty
the cure of constipation, indiges-
ton, biliousness, malaria, fever and
ague, liver and kidney troubles.
It is an excellent tonic for the
general health. All druggists sell
it. There is nothing to equal it..
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13
Delivers Great Speech.

One of the most eloquent, logi-
cal and convincing addresses ever
heard in North Dakota was. deliv-
cred from the auditorium platform
Saturday evening by Hon. j. P.
Dolliver, Of Iowa. Preceding his
speech the Wesleyan Male quartet
gave a selection and Miss Eleanor
Goodman sang a solo. after which
Senator Hansbrough in few we'll
chosen remarks, introduced the
speaker of the evening:
Mr.. Dolliver is fine specimen
of American. manhood, standing
fully six feet in height, and of
proportionate build. He has fash
ing dark eyes, hair Of the ravens
hue, and a presence that is as COM
manding as that Of any orator in
the land. He spoke for nearly
two hours and held the undivided
attention Of an audience that filed
the seating capacity of the great
auditorium. When he stepped
forward to begin his address he
was loudly applauded and then
given the "Chautauqua salute.''
The Inter Ocean regrets that it
is unable to print Mr.. Delivers
splendid speech in full. It can only
give the faintest idea of what he
said point out here and there a
specimen of the many bright jew
els OF truth that fell from his lips.
He first complimented the men
and women who laid the founda-
ton for this splendid Chautauqua.
They were entitled to the peoples
gratitude. Touching himself, he
said he had no ambition to be
vice-president and was therefore
not disappointed when another
was named at Philadelphia. He
had not sought the Office and was
satisfied to remain a member of
the national legislature. He was
glad to speak on the subject of his
country and felt constrained to say
that too little attention had been
paid to its history. This was es-
pecially true of the history of the
colonial period. The worlds his
tory appears to have been written
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13
the highest types, the speaker said
were the United States, Germay,

the highest types, the speaker said
were the United States, Germay,
France, Russia and England and
they are the ones that exercise
commanding influence in the af-
fairs of the world. He was in fa--
vor of an enlarged sphere of action
for the United States because
wherever it goes, there civilization,
liberty, justice and equality will
be established. The school house
and the school, teacher follow the
American army. It is not our
fault, Mr.. Dolliver asserted, that
we are in the Philippines, but be-
ing there we must and would ac-
cept the responsibilities.
The speech was magnificent
defense of the policy of President
Mckinley in dealing with the
mighty problems that have been
thrust upon the Nation since he
became its head, and the frequent
and prolonged applause that greet
ed the speakers utterances, was eyi-
dence that to the minds of those
fortunate enough to hear him, his
argument was along the only right
and proper line.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13
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relieves morning sickness and nervotssnes,.
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condition for the final hour, 50 that the actual
labor is short and practically painless. Dan,
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Druggists sell Mothers Friend for 81 bottle.
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Send for our free illustrated book.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13

What Colorado thought she
would lose in silver by the election
Of Mckinley, she has gained back
in ten-fold ratio. Her sheep which
in Cleveland's last term was worth
$l.52 per head have advanced to
$2,86 per head and haze ;lEl inincreas-
ed 50 per cent in number. Sheep
in that state are now worth So, $50,
600 more now than in 1895. This
is one of the many lessons Colora-
do is learning aboutrepubicanism.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1900-07-13

In 1896. Kansas was doubtful
whether it could hold on until Nc
Kinley could get the financial ma
chine in running order. Now they
are paying $500 per day for har-
vestahands.