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The National tribune., 1900-04-12

"MEDLAN" is a new word, or rather an
old word with new application, which the
Census Bureau has fired at us. 1t is to take
she place in a measure of average" For
example, the average age of the people of
the United is 25 years; the median age is
81. That is, there are just as many people
average, the few people of every advanced
age contribute powerfully TO raise the rate
In the median they have only the influence
that belongs to them.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12
LAw," said Mrs. Pancake, wi

"LAw," said Mrs. Pancake, who was
reading the paper, what does all this
string Of initials after his name mean?"
and she read:
Field Marshal Lord Roberts of Kanda-
har, K. P, P. G. G. c. B., G. C. S. l., and
V. c."
"That's just like you women. Never
know anything about secret societies." !"
said Brother Pancake. "Le' me see:
"K. p, that's Knight of Pythias; P. c.,
that's Past Commander; G.. C. B., that's
Grand Conductor of the Brotherhood; G. C.
S. l., that's Grand Conductor and Senior
Inspector. V. c., is Vice Chancellor. My,
but he's been high up in the Order"
The National tribune., 1900-04-12
UNCLAIMED MEDALS.

A large number of medals OF honor
awarded to veterans Of the civil war are
awaiting claimants at the Navy Depart
ment. Next week we shall publish COM
plete list of the medals, and the records of
the men to whom they were granted. Ma
val veterans and their friends will be inter-
ssted to see whose names are on the list.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12
PERSONAL.

An effort is being made to have the
Virginia Republicans next week indorse
Col. Jas. D. Brady, now Collector of In
ternal Revenue at Petersburg, for Vice
Presidential candidate on the Republican
ticket. Col. Brady went out at the be-
ginning of the war in the Irish Brigade,
and came home Colonel, at the age of
%. He settled in Petersburg at the close
of the war, and went into the grocery busi-
ness, but drifted into politics, and was
elected to Congress several times.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12
AN OPEN LETTER.

AN OPEN LETTER.
addressed yOu-hat
remaining
break the soil they
and
their possible make it
the favor
In will find ptabe
of the gerd
That precious bit of finn
of These
know whom their neigftos all know
treatment there doubt
The plain sensible ghnkng who sent Congress- and who you
they
they
the dealings Government with its veterans Being people who con-
sentoly their debts and obligations without tricks or ev
~ at, $50 - tn Nv ~ + ,d cham nr,ccei in DENYING these
enlisted the neighbohoOds
they served and what
needs They
the promised en and knowing all this
they promise not fulfilled They know that laws
have been meet precisely and they not understand they
contemu
executing State municipal
Federal officer who doing the
have said before these plain hareaded
men cannot pat Oh WIN cnaf ABOUT pension UNI
all that baldadash They know
that took beggarIy little s1s but some
purchasing
pmatre
They know that the Board of
Examining Surgeons has repeatedly reported this and yet under pex or
which
frequent
whom
a OF other
to and
attention.
ct augmented the njues the pension management became
more apparent he in victims
Now the question will during
of
that introduced bills that
setting forth the the that
bills Your understand the value all
this bills had
apioned
feowmem the Speaker that visits to the Pension
generally
Comm
distinctly bitterly
challenge
the whole htry with which
What
that hands has
your
widows
be ead this time
rhands tn a disposal
o
tosec
hope and
TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

a KENTUCKY farmer has discovered
that he can make an excellent sirup out
Of watermelons, and realize about 100 per
cent. more profit than by selling them as
melons. The refuse is fed to the stock,
which eat it greedily.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

MISSOURI glows with natural pride over
The report that at Kimberley mules nur-
ured on the succulent grasses Of Missouri
make much juicier steaks than those cut
from the horses of the British cavalry.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

THE automobile has already begun to
kill men. We shall probably have large
harvest of such accidents this year, and
until people get used to the new machines.
But the horse will continue to be the most
dangerous animal known to man, and
kill 1000 where the automobile kills one.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

THEY have now discovered that disease
germs can be communicated by merely
talking Now if we can only get law
compelling everybody to be thoroughly
disinfected, morally. mentally and physi-
calIy before he is allowed to say word.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

In Naples an Italian thief attempted to
rob an American girl as she was leaving
shop. She promptly threw him down,
choked him till he gave up her purse, and
then let him go. The Italians probably
got some different ideas as to the stamina
of the American people.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

LOUISVILLE has voted to give $50, 600
Tor the entertainment of the National En-
campment Of the United Confederate Ve.-
Grams, and turned the whole sum over in a
lump to the Chairman Of the committee, to
be expended by him and mis- associates as
thew see fit
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

A YEAR or two ago Canada tried the
experiment of giving goods imported from
Great Britain preference of 25 per cent.
In tariff duties, but the British trade has
not been increased thereby. while that of
the United States has shown marked
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

THEY are talking now of Gen. French
as the Sheridan of South Africa" He
resembles Sheridan somewhat in the swift
ness of his movements, their wide sweep to
the enemy's Vulnerable spot, and their
vicious energy when the blow is delivered.
Like Sheridan. he is an nishman.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12

THE Philadelphia Press evidently knows
es little about other Things at it does about
the GAR and the pension question. 1t
published picture of Benton McMillin, of
Tennessee, the other day, and labeled him
as belonging to the Republican steering
committee of the United States Senate.
The National tribune., 1900-04-12
ofce: $50 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.

WASHINGTON, D. c., APRIL 12, 1900.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
ttorlal pooms Caunlnf Reon .........s12
THE INTELLIGENcER.
WHEELING. NOVEMBER ID. 1900
before and After Election.

A press dispatch from Lincoln. NC
braska, quotes some OF MT. Bryan's
friends as saying that he Us still In the
ring that he Will try to remain rae
. tor In the Democratic party, and that
no reorganization OF the tangled rem
nants can be effected without consult
Ing him. We had supposed that he had
received sufficient intimation that the
people did not want him, but II appears
that the drubbinG has not been sufl-
cient to knock all the sophistry out OF
him. Come to think about even his ad-
dress to the country after the election
shows that he still maintains a forlorn
grasp on his sophistical idols. In that
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defenders OF the faith have attempted
to placate their opposition by stating
that these tenets have virtually become
obsolete. Syel
4 The powerful Methodist Episcopal de-
nomination has Just gone through such
a trial in combating the liberal element
In the church which attempt to ex-
punge from the Discipline the inhibi-
tons against card playing. dancing and
theatre-golng. There was quite a fight
over these matters In the general con-
ference which met in Chicago, last May.
but that body refused to remove the
ancient landmarks Of the fathers.
Nevertheless there was tacit acknowl-
edgmentthat the Inhibltlons were prac-
tically dead-letters In the law OF the
church. andlthat really these things
might safely be left to the court of
conscience" 9And that is what, we pre-
sumo, the Presbyterlans will do; those
who believe In predestinatlon can do SO
without prejudice to those who do not.
and the brethren in both churches will
continue to dwell together in as much
unity as they can find lying around
loose. XII
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Whiskey. Has the Bulge Here.

Dahlonega Nugget: a bit of interest
ing church information, reached us from
Dawson county last Saturday. being re-
lated to us by reliable gentleman,
which Is as follows: s
a few weeks ago. at Gotham church,
In that county, two Of Its members
were dismissed because they had been
making liquor contrary to the rules OF
the church and the laws Of the Uni
ted States. the evidence being taken
from two boys who were not members
OF that nor any other church. This very
much displeased those belonging to the
blockadins department of the church,
who oil attended services on the Goth,
and being in the majority turned out
fifteen OF the oldest members of the
church for contempt, claiming that the
proceedings Of the preceding meeting
were illegal. because the testimony was
not gospel evidence. This ends the
matter here below, and those interest
ed will have to endure the grievances,
until the case is taken to the supreme
court above. "
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SHOWER BATHS
For Hello Girls-A Well Meaning
Chief Has Installed Them In Paris

for dello G1rls-A Well-Meaninp.
Chief Has Installed Them in Paris.
New York Sun: In Paris they have
Just placed shower baths Of the latest
style In the telephone exchanges for the
use Of the girl operators. NJ. Miller
and, the chief of the postofflce depart
ment. did it. He didn't think the girls
needed washing. but noticed that some
OF them looked pale and harassed, and
thought that an occasional cold shower
might do them good. Now when CEN
trail Is slow to respond to i call she ex-
plains that she was Just toning up in
the bath ROOM
There Is no prospect of any innova-
tlon Of that kind in the New York e1-
changes. The girls might resent any,
thing like that. the manager explained
over the telephone. A worried subscri-
Der who overheard inquiries on the SUBJ
ject expressed the opinion that showed
baths might be good thing, but tho
New York telephone girls were too mod
est to be invigorated that way. Central
herself said that she wasn't allowed
TO talk over the telephone, except on
telephone business. and shower baths
weren't telephone business, and never
would be, there.
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he Hadsto Paw.

London Tit-Bits: Look here, SIR"
growled the smart customer to the pro-
prIetor of the restaurant, "I don't often
complain about my food, but that pep
per of yours Is half peas"
Proprietor-iou must be mistaken. I
buy the pepper whole and grind It my
self.
Customer-I don't care; I tell you It
Is half peas.
"oh. very well, II you say SO. Still,
I'd like to see you prove It,"
We'll. Sir. I prove It this way! Pep
per-p-e-p-p-e-r., Half p's. Do you
see?" ~.
Here he laid down flve shilling piece.
Its Joke. Ha! ha Your change,
sir. That's good. Ha! ha!'
TITS not so bad-but you have given
me sixpence short"
Il think not. We charge six-pence
extra for peas!"
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How's ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. ]. CHENEY &; CO.. Props. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F.
]. Cheney for the last Is years. and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable In all bus
mess transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST &. TRUAX. Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo. o.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internal-
ly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Price
7bc per bottle, Sold by all druggists.
Testimonials free. s..
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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Some Census Facts.

According to the census Just taken
New York heads tho list OF states maxi
Ing the largest Increase in population,
followed by Pennsylvania. Illinois,
Texas. Massachusetts and Ohio, In the
order named. West Virginia Is number
twenty-three In the list. about half
way. Nevada madcs 4 dcplorable show
ing at the foot, with loss OF 3,427 in
population.
Attention has been called to the curl
GUS fact that the center Of population in
the United States. which the cnumcra-
ton OF 1890 established near the village
OF Greensburg, in southern Indiana,
will not be moved further to the west
every preceding census, from the first
one In 100. the centre OF population has
uniformly advanced still further to the
westward. The centre Of population In
1870 was on the eastern shore OF Mary
land. about opposite Baltimore Its line
OF march westward has been a,mos, q
direct one. Its present position near
Grcensburg being almost exactly due
west from the point ut which 1t began
the evolution, It's variations above and
below the line never having been as
much as fifty miles. For the>tl sixty
years of the last century the tendency
WIS slightly to the southwark. but since
then tho movement has been distinctly
to the north. The present census shows.
however, that to the east OF line
drawn north and south through Green's
burg. for the first time In the history of
the country, the population has gained
rapidly os In the newer western sec
tons.
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Sitting lonely. looking dreary, with his
larynx raw. and weary.
From MS talking. talking, talking, there
While he read the awful. solemn figures
shown In many a column
Something got to Tapping, tapping at his
door,
Tapping. tapping and kerslapping at his
door. Er,-
And remarking "Nevcrmorc!
Putting down his paper sadly. saying: "Ah
It's Jones or Ndlai,
Come TO offer consolation. who Is tapping
at my door!
before him darkly nuttcrcd
An old crow that perchcd upon II plaster
bust above the door
That benign convention bust above the
door.
Saying to him, "Ncvermore!"
Looking ut the bird and trying to refrain
n spell from signing.
He inquired what the message was 1t
bore;
"Ah. the people still are true. they still
want me and silver. do they
Still want Inc to be their tribune, as be-
force"
And the bird It croahcd the word It had
so plainly cooked before.
Which was merely "Ncvermorc!"
Startled and unnervcd. and broken by re-
ply so aptly spoken.
Ills remaining whlsp Of hair he mudly
tore.
And he spluttcrcd and he mut,ercd and n
flood OF sud tears uttered.
AS his carpet slippers battered on tho
floor,
And the crow sat mildly blinking rs he
rgavely paced the floor.
Always croaking "Ncvcrmoro!"
NAY. Ills false" he mndly shouted,
though we've ben defeated. routed
I'll be ready to rush forth again and talk
in nincty.four!
Still my lungs and nerve shall serve me,
nought shall stop me, nought shall
swcrvc me-
I shall find some other issue. md keep
leading, as OF y0rci'-
But the bird croakcd "Novermorc!"
"Shoo"' no cried. "oh. leave mo. leave mo!
You have como but TO deceive mel
I am still the heaven born leader. and will
lead, US heretofore
l am still their sncrcd saint and | VIII
come with plea md plant and
| Will speak In silvcry acccnta-thcy will
hear mo md adore"
But he tottcrcd, gaEplnE. falnting, rs the
crow flow out the door,
Stcrnly cr0nking "Ncvcrmorc!"
H... $. Il. lSISor,
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NEWSPAPER WAITS.

Unfortunate.-Mr. Oldbcau-After all,
It Is true that n man is as young us he
feels. The Young Thing-What pity
he doesn't always look it."-Puck.
.'If women should 20 into politics,
Bridget, which would you be, Rcpub-
lican or n Democrat? Bridget think
I'd like to be the boss, manufacturers
Statesman.
She Knew Boys - Sunday School
Teacher-Marjorie. what Sifts did tho
wise men bring? Marjorie-Oh, some
iron things. suppose. Boys DO break
things so.-Life.
Rivals-Little Hortense (proudly)-
My aunt over in England has armorlal
bearings. Little Robert-Huh, don't
care. My uncle down In Indiana has n
chicken with three legs.-Ch!cago
TImcs-Herald.
Too Much.-Gusher-M wife Inns
promised to wait for me at the cato OF
heaven. II she Is the first to go. Flasher
Tut. tut You shouldn't be so re-
venGeful us to make her wait through
eternity. simply because she made YOU
walt while she fixed up sometimes.-.
Life. 49,
Miss Bulllon-No Adolphus, 1 must
not listen to you! My parents would
never consent to my marriage with a
man who had to work for his living.
Adolphus-But I'm nm artist. dear. NIiss
Bullion-True-bu you sell your pic
lures! Adolphus-Oh. darling. Won
wrong me. pnint pictures that don't
sell.-Tit-B :.
She wouldn't Scold--"Charley, dear"
snid young Mrs, Torklns, I'm not going
to scold you n bit about the money YOU
lost on the election" THAT'S very good
OF YOU" mo: It's relief to think
that You had n good time with II. in.
stcnd OF my wasting It. as might have
done on new dress or the grocery Bill
or something like that."-WashIngto
Star.
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haul of Fame.

Chicago Tribune: The driver Of the
patrol wagon looked at the procession
that filed out Of the gambling house and
Into his green and gold carryall, con-
veycd by the attentive police.
There were two former champion pu-
gillsts. four brulsers who aspired to be
champions, one pugillstic manager and
several other gentlemen illustrious in
the sporting world.
Talk about your haul of fame!" he
said. as drove away with his load.
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Brave Men Fall

Victims 10 stomach. liver and kill.
ncv troubles, rs well Ms women, and nil
feel the results In loss OF appetite, po,a.
ons IN the blood, hnckache nervousness
headache and tired. llstlcss, run-down
feeling, But there's no need to feel liz
that. Listen TO j. W. Gardner, Id,viilo
Ind. He says: Electric Blttcrs ara ins,
the thing FOR n mnr when he is Mi run
down aud don't care whEhcr no lives
or dies. 1t did morc to give mo nor
strength and good appetite than onr.
u,"f; | could take, can now cat any.
tAlng and have new lease on lIfc +"
G:ly so cents. Mt Logan Drug Co.'S Jrur
s;are. Every bottle guaranteed,
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR,

Very few men at their souls.
There never was n real fat woman
and real thin woman who loved each
other.
Women so by oppositcs. It's gener-
ally one that's the hardest to marry of
that has twins. -
The only thing that makes more noise
than two women at a reception Is
three women at a pink tea.
Every woman has an idea that II 1t
wasn't for her, her husband wouldn't
have any kind OF social standing in the
town. u
No woman Is satisfied with a man
unless he can set up some fuss or some-
thing that will make 1t seem romantic
when she docs marry him.
When man first kisses a girl she
tries to look Indignant. and he tries to
look reproachful, as II she oughtn't to
have made him forget himself.-New
York Press.
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To accommodate those who are par
tin to the use OF atomizers' In applying
liquids into the nasal passages for ca
tnrrhal troubles, the proprictors pre-
pare Ely's Liquid Cream Balm. Price
Including the spraying tube Is 70 cents.
Druggists or by mail. The liquid en-
bodies the medicinal properties of the
solid preparation. Cream Balm is quick
~ absorbed by the membrane and does
not dry up the. secrctions, but changes
them to a natural and healthy charac-
ter. Ely Brothers. Sc Warren Street,
N. Y. 1-'.t
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minutes before my baby was born. He Is now
three months old Ard weighs ntnsteen pounds
know II was DR.. fieree's medicine that saved
me from suffering. I advise all women to take
Or. rieree's Favorte Prescription, also his
Pleasant Pellets II necessary"
Following the advice Of ueighbor."
What 4 weight of con6rmntory evidence
there Is In those aiI words. The ueighbor
had tried the Faeodte Prescription " and
Recommended Il! Mrs. Jacobs has also
tried Il and proved its wonderful properties
ard now she recommends It. Beside such
teati,aouy a this its makers words are I'M.
important. Mrs. Jacobs experience Is =
fact Her neighbours experience 10 a fact.
The written experiences Of 10000 other
women are facts. There Is NO theory about
It. There can be no question about it. In
every neiEhborhood In this broad land
there are women who have been cured by
the "Favorite Prescription" It has cured
: more caies OF female complaint than all
other medicines for women combined. II
Is the only medicine of its kind invented by
askilled specialist in medicine regularly
graduated physician Of moro than thirty
yenru actual experience.
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What Wyoming Women Did.

Women have exercised the right of
suffrage In Wyoming sinca 1870. but
they took advantage of their privilege
In the recent election to q greater extent
than ever before. and thereby hangs q
tale. There Is a cheap saying about
women talking too much, but this time
1t Is a man who did the talking, to his
undoing. and the women did the voting
for revenge. 1t has been said that the
women controlled the vote OF Wyoming,
and Il appears that the results Of Noy-
ember 6. ,substantiate this claim. They
polled 1000 out Of the total Of $4,000 cast
in that state, last Tuesday, AMI the Re-
publican party was tho beneficiary for
the extraordinary activity on their part,
and this is how It happened.
1t is alleged that John Charles Thomp-
son, Democratic candidate for Congress,
made the statement in letter to1thc
Antl-Suffrage Association OF New York.
that the women vote was the easiest
thing to get the easiest thing to keep
and the easiest thing to manipulate Of
any element In politics. This state
ment. which appeared In 4 circular Is
sued by the New York association,
caused intense Indignation among the
women Of Wyoming. So bitter was this
feeling against Thompson that the
women turned out In large numbers on
election day. with the result that Mon
dell. Thompson's opponent, received the
largest plurality ever given q candidate
In Wyoming and ran ahead of the cleo
toral ticket over 800 votes. The feeling
against Thompson extended to the en-
tire Democratic ticket. and fully two
thirds of the women vote was cast for
Mckinley and Mondell.
Mr.. Thompson was sadly lndiscreet
In his remarks. rs he. no doubt, now
realizes. He could hardly have aroused
greater animosity by stating that there
wasn't well-dressed woman In Wyom-
Ing. After. awhile the so-callcd wits
who make game Of female foibles will
realize that .woman's intellect can be in
terested In something higher than as
pertaining whether her hat Is on
straight
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The Spirit Of Accommodation,

While the movement started some
time ago for the revision of the Presby-
terrain creed Ecems destined TO meet
with failure, the number In favor of tho
modification Of Westminster Confession
Ia strong enough to give very little COM
fort to thosa >h0 aro standing by the
early traditions OF the church. That
prcdcstlnatlon and Coordination are re.
pulsive to large number of Tic conf
municants Of the great Presbyterian
denomination cannot be denied. but the