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The National tribune., 1900-08-02
RAIDING WITH MORGAN.

By George Dallas Mosgrove.
Mr.. Mosgrove gives an interesting story
of stirring adventure with John Morgan,
| the famous rebel raider.
WITH THE WESTERN ARMY.
| Gen. Green B. Rarm, late Commissioner
of Pensions, under the above title will fur
nish series of valuable historical papers
relating to the operations of the Western
army from Vicksburg to Atlanta, in which
his command participated
WITH THE 0REGONS.
| Under this head we are publishing a
series of brilliant historical sketches by
Capt. III. F. Wells, of the famous Oregon
Volunteers, covering their operations in the
Philippines.
STORIES OF THE REGIMENTS.
We have begun series of articles under
the above title which will embrace the most
famous organizations in the Union army
from '61 to '65, contributed by officers and
comrades of the old commands.
THE AMERICAN CATALINE.
This is an historical novel which EN-.
bodies the story of Aaron Burr's conspiracy,
in which the leading American public men
of the early part of this century figure. 10
is written by the well-known author, John
r. Musick.
TEN THOUSAND MILES WITH THE
6Sth OHIO,
By NJ B. Loop, is the title of an interesting
narrative describing the everyday life of
this regiment during the war of the rebel
lion.
Prof. Fl. C. KIRK,
Formerly of the 4th N. Y.H. A., and we'll
known author, is in the Philippines acting
as special correspondent for THE NATION
AL TRIBUNE, and his contributions are Of
great value and surprising interest. He
will continue in the work during the coming
year.
PRISON LIFE IN SALISBURY.
ByS. W. Crocker.
This is an exciting story of prison life
and escape to the Union lines which en-
bodies many unique and heretofore unwrit-
ten features of life inside a rebel stockade.
OTHER FEATURES.
Our regular features will continue-the
story of Isl Klegg as Veteran" "Yester-
days in Washington" Pension Rulings
and Decisions" matters Of National inter-
est as they occur at the Capital, and every.
thing of real importance to all the patriotic
societies.
ibe now, as copies Of back issues
otion price ST year.
ONAL TRIBUNE, Washington, d..
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
THE AMERICAN CATALINE.

This is an historical novel which EN-.
bodies the story of Aaron Burr's conspiracy,
in which the leading American public men
of the early part of this century figure. 10
is written by the well-known author, John
R. Musick.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
Prof. Fl. C. KIRK.

Formerly of the 4th N. Y. II. A, and WELL
known author, is in the Philippines acting
as special correspondent for THE NATION
AL TRIBUNE, and his contributions are Of
great value and surprising interest. He
will continue in the work during thecoming
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
LETTERS FROM THE FIELD.

We have secured from the family of the
late Lieut.. Branum series of letters cover
ing the most important operations Of his
regiment (the 9Sth Ohio during the years
1862 and 1853. The deep interest excited
by the appearance OF the previous letters
from this writer Is sufficient warrant for the
publication of the new collection of papers
just discovered.
THE BUSHWHACKER'S DAUGHTER.
This is an immensely interesting story
by Prof Dews, the author OF "A Union
Man in Richmond"
MISSOURI BUSH AND PRAIRIE.
By Ira NJ. Mallory, late Sergeant, Co. G,
18th Ill. Cav.
This is a story of the adventures of
cavalryman, and details exciting events
in guerrilla warfare.
THE SECOND MASS. IN CUBA.
This is an historical sketch of one of the
two volunteer regiments who saw conspicu-
Gus service in the Santiago campaign. The
author is Henry Il. Conrad, Corporal, Co G..
Do not miss a number. Subscl
can seldom be obtained. Subscri
Address THE NAT
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

How thankful we--our names are wit
these comrades out before.
Our roll of names, one sixty then (pel
haps an odd five mOreJ;
Now once year We try to meet-tIme'
left less than a score
or those who manned the battery for tn
Union.
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ALWAYS MENTION IHE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
when writing to advertisers in this paper.
They want you to do so. and it will insure
prompt attention and just treatment. We en-.
deavor to keep our columns free from decep-
tion and fraud.
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N THOUSAND MILES WITH THE

By NJ. B. Loop, is the title Of an interesting
narrative describing the everyday life Of
this regiment during the war of the rebel
lion
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

In days long passed each day the roll wa
called and answered clear,
And trIer men ne'er stood in line thai
those who answered Here;
No hearts more sad with sorrow bea
when comrades ''bit the dust"
Who had suffered. marched, and Tough
for right and Union.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

Not one of us but wish, like them, that OF
US it were true
That we'd been tried by every fire that
Battery I'd been through;
For honors due them everywhere, both ol
our land and sea;
We helped-but they it was who saved
the Union.
The National tribune., 1900-08-02
PRISON LIFE IN SALISBURY
OTHER FEATURES.

Our regular features will continue-the
story of Isl Klegg as Veteran" "Yester-
days in Washington" Pension Rulings
and Decisions" matters Of National inter-
est as they occur at the Capital, and every.
thing of real importance to all the patriotic
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

Dedicated to Battery /. Cd Ill. L. A.,
its veterans in particular. by one of its re-
cruits who enlisted at the time of its vet
eranizing. aged at the time of his enisting
Il vp1ra
The National tribune., 1900-08-02

Assemblies now are seldom, boys, not as
in days of yOre;
But as comrades we shall meet again
upon the other shore,
Where Lincoln. Grant and Sherman are
all the Loyal Blue"
Who then stood for right and the Union.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
ORIGIN or Pew n
The Practice Dates Back q Long Way
ii England

AZ ~
When did the practice Of charging
pew rents begin? Che question cain
not be precisely answered, but some
accounts which date back TO 1858
show that the principle of allotting
sittings to particular people and
charging for the same was then in
force. TN ye church at Whalley'
there was a dispute regarding a very
large square pew known as St. AM
thongs cage, which belonged to the
Towneley family, lords of the ma
nor, and other pews near to it. The
dispute was referred to the arbitra-
ment Of Sir John Towneley, the lord.
then living, and his award was as fol-
lows: my man. ShuttleWorth, Of
Hacking made this pew, and here will
sit when / come, to church. And
my cousin, Trowell, shall make one
behind me If he chooses, and my
some, Sherbourne, shall make one
on the other side, and Mr. CatteraIl
behind him, and for the resi-
due the use shall be first come
first speed, and that will make
the proud wives of Whalley rise
betimes and come to church" And
such is the fashion at the present day.
AT st. L~awrence's church, Reading,
there is an entry, under date 1547,
for reforming the mayors pew for
the magistrates wives. In 1885 the
church wardens decreed that women
occupying seats in certain favored po-
sitions should pay 4d. each. For still
better positions near the pulpit the
charge was Sd. At Dorchester, in
1925, Robert Polden's wife is noticed
as paying Is. Cd. for a seat in the
"women's square" So there is reason
forbelieving that originally ~pew-rents
were charges made every time par
ticular seats were occupied. It is
easy to see how such a charge would
become committed to a yearly rent
when persons wished alwaysto have a
right to a particular pew.-ChurcE
Family Newspaper.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
A HARD LOT.
schOolbOys in the Olden Time When the
Rod Was Used.

SchoOlboys in the Olden Time When the
Rod Was Used.
Schoolboys who think that they are
badly treated ought to read this ex-
p~erience of an old-time pupil. He
says:
GA big boy was caned ~ferociously
up and down the schoolroom. He
could get away now and then from his
oppressor, who was obese and halted
on one leg, but he was sure to beover-
taken at some point of disadvantage, of
which there were many in his career.
At every goal of this kind he got a vol
ley of stripes, some Of them backhand-
ed, to vary the pastime. This exercise
generally terminated through the
pursuing party getting blown.
81 had myself once the honor of IN
dergoing a whacking which was mem
orable for this reason-videlicet, I
had on a suit,of clothes onlya few days
old, the jacket whereof was gay with
three rows Of bright buttons like in
pattern to those ~consecrated in these
days to pages. That was the style in
which boys were got up in the days Of
my youth.
"What my fault was I do not re,
member; 1 know it was nothing re,
markably bad: should add that, be.
ing tall for my age, I was, though, 9
young boy, not subjected to the left
handed process, but punished, like my
seniors, in the vertical position; anC
so punished was I that the buttons
flew off my new jacket under the
strokes. Golden Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
BEitish c@oastguards.

There are 1900 coastguards sta
toned round the shores Of Great
Britain and Ireland, and they form
the finest and most highly trained re-
serve fierce for the navy in case of war.
When the ranks Of ou- jack tars are
thinned by the enemys shots in the
next great naval war, it is the coast
guards who viii be called upon to fill
their places. Every c~oastguard is a
naval seaman of at least nine years
standing, who knows pretty well all
that there is to be known about naYi-
CATION, gnnnery and torped0es before
he has the option Of retiring from the
rowing life Of a sailor and settling
down ashore with his wife and family.
The drill Of these land sailors is kept
efisient By continual exercise.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
Dsmolisting Big chimnoys.

Mr.. J. Smith, Of Rochdale, who is
known as .sthe Lancashire steeple-
jack" is said to have demolished more
than 700 huge chinneys in all parts
Of England and on the continent
without a mishap worth mentioning.
One of bis most noteworthy feats
wasthed estructio of 27O-foot chin
ney at Manchester, weighing 1000
tons, and having a circumference of
80 feet at the base. The chief diff
with it was that it leaned more
than two feet, in the direction oppo-
site to that in which it had to fall. 1t
was, however, safely RACED. AS in
other cases, the base Of the chimney
was cut away gradually and about
100 wooden props were inserted;
when the shaft rested entirely on the
props these were set on fire, and when
they were burned the chimney col
lapsed.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
a 49, soLILoouY
Showing Raw the Rhymsster GEinaq
Out Els 6rst.

Showing How the Rhymester GEinaq
Out Els arist.
Don't feel at all inclined for work
this afternoon. However, must try to.
knock off a few lines fer eThe Picca-
dily Gazette usual soulful melan-
choly kind. Must concentrate
my mind upon them. Well.
Perhaps. Yes, / do believe i
ought to have trumped hal king IN
stead Of Hullol This won't
do. Thinking Of last nights whist
Must really get to work on that poem.
How about title? Something vague
and non-committal, for choice.
Study" fReveriey7 "Interlude?"
Yes, thatll do-weu call it Inter
lude." Now to pile on the agony.
Wish / didn't feel so beastly cheer
full to-dayI However, here goes.
"By melancholy grief oppressed"
rather commonplace that. All, OBJ
sessed, that's a much better word,
quite moderna nd decadent. 'By
melancholy grief obsessed, My soul is
stirred in wild unrest" Good!
'SAnd~ conscious Of her countless
ills, Seeks solace inn Must alter
that, Suggests digestive pills. as
the rhyme. ellis" ellis" kills"
hill" very promising, bet
ter try back a bit. "And conscious Of
~unceasing care"-ah, that's it,
"Shrinks from the aIl-monotonous
fare" That reminds me, our
landlqdy has given us mackerel for
breakfast every day this week. My
wife will have to speak about it. i,
Where was 1? Oh, yes-'The all-mo-
notonous fare, Of fancied pleasure,
false delight, Which charms the yul-
garappetite." Old johnson gave
us a really frst-class dinner last night.
Wonder if he'd let me have the recipe
for that curry? "For her avails
no remedy But some mysterious har-
mony." There's another German
bandI That's the worst of these sea-
side places; you get this COMPOUNDED
music from morning to night. .
"Soft as the pulsing wave" C"pulsing
wave" is excellentD (which flows"
What comes next? Very odd
how inspiration seems. cut off at the
meter halfway through a coupIet,
However, will look at the sea from the
window and observe for myself.
Tennyson'splan I believe. "The
pulsing wave which fows"-howI
Much as usual, as far as I car. see
Only feature at present in the fore.
ground is a large-sized woman wiring.
ing out bathing garments. Not at all
poetic. . "Thepulsin which
flows Around the bathing woman'l
toes"? That won't do. Better
leave that verse for the present.
Yes, OF course they may go up again
Still, I'm half inclined to sell
Wonder what Jones would advises
Oh, bother those wretcheC
shares, 1 really must get on with my
verses. Another four lines ought tt
fnishthem. Let'ssee. "Tht
feeting hours go swiftly by, And
something, something - misery
Only four syllables wanted. TT,
again. ''The heeting hours"
BY Jove! promised to play tenni
with the Bottoms at four o'clock, anc
it's quarter to now. So no more worl
to-day, and "The PiccadiIly Gazette:
will have to wait for its rhymes!-
Punch.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
A Sign Of Dscadenes.

The Frankfurter Zeitung regards
the hatred OF all foreign men and
things, such as now prevails in France,
as a sure sign Of national decadence.
It points out that it has been a char
acteristic Of Spain for CENTURIES, with
results that the French can bardlf.
envy
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
FEEDING A BLAST FURNACE.
Means a Daily Freight Movement of
Eleven Hundred Tons.

Eleven Hundred Tons,
Few people, who have not actually
run a blast furnace, realize what it
means to fill the capacious maw Of one
of those monsters. A stock of 200
tons daily capacity, running on. so
per cent. ore, must have delivered to
it each day something more than 400
tons of ore, $50 to 300 tons of coke,
and over 100 tons of limestone, be-
sides sand, coal and minor supplies
say 500 tons raw materials. Add the
200 tons of pig product shipped out,
and we have a daily freight move
ment Of LOO tons, taking no note
Of the disposition Of the Stag. The
mining of the ore requires the labor
of $50 to 800 men; the coal mining,
coke making, ~quarrying of limestone
and transportation, at least 800 more.
The furnace itself employs about $50
or more hands. Starting up a fur
mace Of ordinary capacity, therefore,
calls Immediately for the labor Of
nearly 1000 men; for the use Of at
least 1000 railway cars and many To-
comotives; for perhaps several steam
ers and vessels on the lakes; for cap
ital, from the mines to the pig iron, Of
$I,O0O,O0O to $2,OOO,oOO, and last,
but not least, for a high order ofman-
aging ability-Engineering Maya
zine.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
Birmingham's weekly Output

A weeks work in Birmingham
comprises amongst its various re-
suits the manufacture Of 100000 900
pens, 5000 bedsteads, 1000 guns,
800, 100000 nails, 100, 100000 but
tons, 1000 saddles, 100000 copper
and bronze coins, 20 1000 pairs ofspec-
tacIes, six tons of papier-mache wares,
over 100000 worth of iewelry, 1000
miles of iron and steel wire, ten tons
Of pins, five tons Of hairpins, hooks
and eyes. 10000 gross Of wood
screws, 500 tons of nuts and screw
bolts and spikes, so tons Of wrought
iron hinges, $50 miles Of wax for yes
tas, 40 tons Of refined metal 40 tons
Of German silver, 1000 dozen tenders,
$500 bellows, 800 tons Of brass and
eopper wares.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-01-06
where Few Letters Are Mailed.


The number of stamps used for
postage in some countries seems ri
diculously small. In Tonga, for in
stance, only $3.50 worth Of stamps
wereactually used orpostage in 1892,
while the total sales O. postage stamps
amounted to $S,95O. This merely
shows that stamp collectors paid more
than 2 1900 for the stamps Of that lit
tie group Of islands alone. At Samoa
the difference is greater yet; there the
stamp collectors buy FIVE times more
stamps than the entire writing popu.
lation. At Apia the postal clerks
keep ready packets Of current stamps
containing the various denomina-
tons, and will sell you so cents v,orth
or a bigger package for $L50 for the
asking. These stamps may be had
unused or cancelled with az date the
purchaser desires if a litt set tip is given
the clerE for the trouble.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
THE RARTE,s MOTION.
william AndrsWs' Diuturnal Theory
Plainly Stated,

The earth turns like %corkscreW.
This spiral revolution affects the
crust Of the earth.
The crust Of the earth moves as
would the skin Of an orange were it
twisted spirally, Independently Of the
inner pulp.
This spiral movement of the earth
does not conflict, but harmonizes with
the annual revolution around the sun
and with the daily rotation.
The "glacial period" Of geology is
not an isolated phenomenon, but a
continuous effect Of the spiral move
ment of the earth.
Hence all parts Of the earth's sur
face have in turn a glacial period.
Hence the present polar regions
viii be dropped BY the spiral revolu-
tion toward the equator.
The present temperate regions Of
the earth will be twistedint the polar
atmosphere and become ice-biocked
The diuturnal motion Of the
earth explains all theological phenom-
ena.
The diuturnal revolution Of the
earth takes place approximately every
$4,000, 900 years.
This diuturnal motion of the earth
is the sum of the results of all its 9th.
erforms of motion,
The diuturnal theory Of the eartl
is the discovery of.William Andrews
born 1898, died 1887.
Ii Is now made public for the frs.
i time.-N. II. World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
LOIS OF ~.
How Many words we Speak in q
Year.

Row Many Words we Speak in q
Year.
M. Alfred Arkas has worked out,
first, an approximate calculation Of
the number Of words the normal man
utters in the course Of a year.
Ignorant or cultured, playing on
the miners vocabulary Of 200 words
or on the university professors the
saulus Of many thousands, it appears
that we let fall 11,8OO,O00 between
January and December.
Every year we shake hands about
1900 times, expending on the cere-
mony a force sufficient to raise a loco
motive weighing 80 tons. The rails
ing Of our eyelids is accomplished a.,
100000 times a year, and represents
the consumption Of energy capable
Of lifting a weight Of 81 pounds.
Turning to the division Of our time,
it is found that a normal man living
20 years has spent no less than "a
years 8 months and Is days asleep;
and IL years and 8 months at work,
His recreation has occupied exactly
the same length oftime as his work.
He has passed five years and ten
months in movingabout and the same
space Of time in the operation Of feed
ing. His toilet has occupied two
years and IL months. Two years and
IL months, also, pass in doing nothing
or in little things that are not easily
classed.
The surprise is the estimate that q
man passes exactly the same time in
thinking as in speahng-one year 81
months. Which gives one a new idet
Of the value that ought to be attached
to every mans utterances-Collier'
Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
EYNcH law IN sIBERIA.
Il Is Enforced in Spite d the Polite
Secret Organisation.

2rHsHH
The Ispravniki, orsrural police, Of
the more remote districts Of the Tai
"a gold fields in Siberia have lately
made the discovery Of q completely.
organized Y"ehmgericht among the
native and ~colonist mining popu-
lation ia that region, but So far all
the efforts Of the local authorities to.
single out and identity any Of the
guilty members have proved fruitltgs.
Suspicion was first aroused by The
constant mysterious disappearance
Of persons Of bad character, more es-
pecially among the indigenous tribes
men known as the Staratelh, Noted
for their peculative proclivi.ies.
These disappearance even now BON
tinue, despite the utmost vigilance
of the police. Occasionally the VIC
Tins receive a first warning by means
Of nocturnal seizure, when they are
blindfolded, bound and logged by
masked executioners.
1T transpires that one Of the rules
of the secret association is, Gin order
to prevent social strife and scandal, !"
not to tolerate the presence Of any
woman Of doubtful character about
the gold mines. The extreme penalty
is not often carried out against a
woman, even of the worst reputation,
but if she disregards the warning to
leave, she is seized, stripped and
logged and by some means secretly
conveyed out of the settlement, blind
folded and gagged. When the ex-
ecutive Of the lyncbing tribunal
wishes to emphasize a case of punish
ment the severed head or a limb Of
the victim is left exposed in some
conspicuous place.
There is no doubt that this Sibe.
rian Vehmgericht originated in The
supiReness and corruption OF the Pc.
lice, several members Of whom have
also disappeared. The police admit
that the secret tribunal succeeded il
establishing a high standard of hon
esty, morality and social order among
the Taiga gold mining population
Odessa Cor. Of London News.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
STOOD ON PRoPRIETY.
A Little Lady Displsassd BY an Intro.
duction to q Dog.

A Little Lady Displeased BY an Intro
duction to a Dog.
There is a little Sixteenth street
girl, still under six, who may be de-
scribed as the limit in the matter OF.
constituencies, says the Washington
Post. Likewise, she has her points
in respect to dead gameness. She
was taken out to Takoma Park about
a week ago to spend a few days with
her aunt. The tot played around in
the front yard Of her aunt's pretty
home for awhile. Then her aunt let
a playful little fox terrier into the
front yard, saying to the child:
''This is your little fo~ur-footed
cousin"
Five minutes later the aunt re-
turned to the front yard to call the
kid into the house, but she wasn't
anywhere to be seen. The fox terrier
was playing alone. There was a
scrambling hunt for the tot, and all
kinds Of alarms, but the little girl
didn't turn up. The aunt hustled
into town. The little girl was home
with her mother.
She had walked to the Seventh
street road as soon as the fox terrier
pup was presented to her, and, not
having the price Of a ride into town
on the cars, had asked the driver of
a grocery delivery wagon to give her
a lift in. The driver took her home.
why didn't you stay at auntie's?'
her mother asked, in surprise.
"She introduced me to a dog!" re-
piled the naughty young person.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-03-10
TW0 TTNY PROPLE.
The Smallest Married Couple in the
World.

The Smallest Married Couple in the
World.
Fatma and Smaun, two very clever
little folks Of the Tom Thumb order,
are making a sensation in Berlin,
and well they may. They are the
smallest married. couple in the world.
Smaun is a triAe over 90 years old,
and, standing in his sandals, is a frac-
zion more than 20 inches in height.
+, Fatma, his wife, is Of the same age,
but less than is inches tall. Aeham-
pagne bottle Of quart size placed up
RIGHT alongside of Smaun will reach
TO his cheekbone.
This diminutive couple were born
in the East Indies andhave been mar
ried several years. An enterprising
fellow ravelngi in the orientin search
of novelties for the vaudeville stage
came upon them unexpectedly and
made them a tempting offer to place
Themselves under bis management
and accompany him to Europe He
drew So attractive g picture Of their
future celebrity and prosperity that
tie warthy little prodigies accepted
his offer.
THEY we're taken 10 Germany and
TIRE now fuli -hedged speciality art
ISIS and the sensation 0tthe hourin
ore 0I the music halls in Berlin.
emaun has become q gymnast OF no
maan oraeHs and IS particularly e1-
with the Roman rings WINK the
a chap ana hls wife together have
lasde lat With their native dsaces.