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ter fed, both in quantity and quality Of
the ration, better clothed, and for the
Winter especially so, and had the best
transportation, newspaper correspondents
to the contrary notwithstanding.
Where the Americans fell down in the
eyes of the foreigners was in military ap-
pearance. Our men were SlOuchy i'll dress
and rambled about clothed or half clothed
or dressed any old way that their fancy
dictated, but this was true of our officers
also, L am sorry to say. We seemed to
lack a proper pride in our personal ap-
pearance. The foreigners thought this GO
aS-yOu-please manner was due to lax dis
cipline, whereas it'ssn national character
iStic, though bad one and one easy of
correction if the proper means be adopted
Let the officer appear neat and uniformly
clothed at all times and the enlisted man
will quickly follow.
This particular feature has been ram
pant i'll our Army since 9S and does not
seem to improve mt all. But the AmcTi-
cans arms were always clean and in good
order, and he can shoot ard take care of
himself better than his more neatly dress
ed brOthcrS-i -in-armS, and he was animated
by spirit of humanity and regards for
the rights of others that was i'll marked
contrast to the actions of these same pre-
Sumably disciplined troops. After all,
these things are the true test of true dis
cipinc. and not perfect alignment and
polished buttons. But both could 20 hand
, in hand.
Regarding the feeling existing among
the fractions of this cosmopolitan force,
it was amusing and instructive to see the
cordial diSlikcs and hatred of the differ
ent nations for each other. OF course, all
| official relations were nice and diplomati-
cally cordial. but that sort of intercourse
means nothing. The true feeling came
out in the intercourse or rather lack OF
intercourse of the different forces. The
Jap was smiling and polite TO all and in
evidence in all the camps, especially the
British and American. The Russian flock
cd by himself and did not even seem to
care for his friend the French.
The British and American troops were
7 always together and constantly Ill each
others camps. The German kept to him
self and tn" French also, except when he
was in the Russian camps. None of them
were visitors to any extent III the English
speaking camps Except the Japs), nor
were they welcomed by the troops when
they did come The British We're, in fact,
the only real friends we had and the only
| ones who We're willing to help us If we
needed it. and of course we returned with
interest their courtesy and Kindness. lhe
Jap was pleasant and smiling and that
was all-hc Just simply smiles, he smiled
on the Russian as he smiled on the Amerl-
, cam and if he had any thoughts he kept
them private somewhere i'll his little round
head"
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FORTY YEARS AGO.
By W. B. Gwathmey. AitkIn. Min.


Wei, boys, I've been out marching
With the G. A. n. today.
And 1t took me back TO war times,
When l heard the fifer play
The good old tunes and marches,
And the Girges soft and low;
But we Vets" don't step them of, boys,
AS we did forty years ago.
The Captains voice was not the same,
Yet he gave the old command,
And our COloners form was missing
From his place upon the stand,
When year ago he spoke to us
OF our hardships, don't you know,
That we all endured together.
Just forty years ago.
You should have heard that frcr,
Why, 1t had the wartime sound,
And the old gray headed drummer
Great Scott. how he did pound
For we used our veteran drum corps,
Though they marched a trifle slow;
But they took Us back to Dixie,
Just forty years ago.
That lameness sortcr quit me
In my Chickamagua knee,
When the gray old ffer started
sherman marching to the sea"
When some old veteran sang ii.
We all just let her 20,
And marched and sung as once we did
Just forty years ago.
OF course. we did not sing as loud.
Or keep in step the same
As we did when down in Georgia.
For now we are old and stin and lame;
Yet the music sorier caught US,
And our cheeks took the glow,
While dim Old eyes flashed loyal nre
They flashed forty years ago.
The speaking? Well. it was not much,
For. you see, We boys are old.
And the speaker was youngster,
Maybe Just as good gOldD
But he undertook to tell us,
We Old soldiers" don't You know.
! How we fought and bled and died dow
South,
! Just forty years ago.
| His speaking may have been good enough
| For this new tangled day,
| But was more than amusing.
! For the old and bent and gray,
| Who was down in Dixie lighting,
| At rebel cannOn'S throttle,
| While he was North 4 crying
Or nursing at bottle.
! What we old soldiers really want
| On our Decoration Day,
! Is a fife and drum and graveyard.
! Some old Chaplain who can pray.
| And to help some dear old comradc,
| With Il missing leg to go,
| Strew tears and flowers upon the graves
| Made forty years ago.
We all must join our comrades,
! Every soldier brave and true,
J Those who fell in Southern gray,
! Or died in Northern blue;
/ For to that eternal bivOuac,
! All veterans soon must 90.
/ But not to meet III deadly strife
Like forty years ago.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE

periences of cayalryman than there is
to be found in this story. The reader
of these pages will go with the author
into his life and see how the boy was
transformed into soldier; will march
with him over mountains and across riv,
ers; will camp on the hillside and stand
guard in the moonlight and in the rain
storm; will be with him as n videt in the
lonely forest, and again in the wild charge.
The humorous, the pathetic, the pre-,
pOsterous, the eXtravagant phases of war
are all told with the pen of master.
Finally comes grim battle, the defeat, the
surrender, the travelling through the South
as a prisoner of war; the experiences in
Richmond prisons and at ghastly Belle
Isle; then comes the climax in the prison
stOckade at Andersonville itself, with its
10000 men, its poverty, its starvation, its
death. All these things are told with the
dramatic power Of truth, and they are
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The CoIlegian's Expenses.
June Century.

At first glance Yale seems an expen-
siye place. but though ''Son of Eli can
spend Il great deal of money If he has IT.
the man with none to spare can go through
on a surprisingly small amount. The re-
mission of nearly all of his tuition lifts
Il great burden from the shoulders of the
man struggling to earn his way. while
the loan library (which supplies him with
teNt-bnokSI, and other kindly cOntrivances.
relieve him of EXPENSE i'll many small
ways. The proportion of Self-helping stu
dents at Yale is growing greater year by
year. The number of those receiving de-
grccs during the last 10 years who helped
themselves through makes Il total of J1J
men, and of the ::521 graduates last June
10 paid their way through college unas-
sisted. and SO earned a large part of their
expenses.
Harvard, which has smarted. unjustly,
perhaps, under the appc!lation of the rich
mans college, has any number of grad
uates who will testify that it is the poor
mans college rs well. and that the work
ing student, if he will, can bring h:S-year-
ly expenses within $500. The same
amount iii different college community
might purchase luxury. At Harvard it
means rigorous economy. But if the
working student can accommodate him
self to Il qrart-meaSure limit, probably he
will be happy there on $500: if. however,
he desires Il bushel-baSket horizon. he is
bound to be hurt and bruised by beating
against the limitations Of his state. The
prospective Harvard freshman does not
always understand this after reading the
letters collected by the late Mr.. BOllcs.
Secretary of the college, from Harvard
alumni, whose yearly expenses had ranged
between $500 and $500. Sclf-support.
from these letters, seems rather simple
matter, and the college has been trying
to live down the effect of the pamphlet
ever since. With the optimistic blindness
of youth. hopeful boys have ignored the
reading between the lines, and with the
utmost trustfulness have made their pen
niless pilgrimage to Harvard. demanding
of the first distracted college official they
met "A job, sir, if you please" Many
OF them seem to feel that desirable posi-
tions may be picked off like plums from a
tree, and they are personally aSsrieved
to fiEd that the utmost supply of lucra-
tive employmentS matched the demand
long before they appeared on the scene.
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lien of Eroader Views Are Needed.
IyibVr Triuing HadIcy in Success.

There is, at present. an unusual call
for college bred men in the various trades
and profcsSions-a demand so great that
we are hardly able to meet it. This is Il
thing which always happens i'll years of
commercial expansion. If we compare
the times of prosperity With those Of de-
preston. we find that the variation i'll the
value of invested capital is greater than
the variation in the value of current pro
duct \ colegc-hr~d man has invested
anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 i'll him
self. The value Of that investment fol-
lows nearly the same laws as the value of
a steamboat or Il furnace. When there is
an exceptional demand for service, he is
the one who feels its benefits most fully.
When there is no special demand, and
when everybody is striving simply to pay
current expenses, he finds it impossible to
make interest on the investment, unless
possessed of special qualifications as Il
man.
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The cornerstone of the Collegiate Build
ing of the Memorial University. at Mason
City, Iowa, will be laid June 2G
The Collegiate Building will be con
structed in the most approved and modern
style Mason City granite will be used
and the roof will he of tile. and heating
and ventilation will be by the fan system.
This structure will be the first of the three
buildings to be erected this year.
The campus upon which the University
is to he located consists of 40 acres Of as
beautiful land as can be found in America,
and, aside from this tract. grounds have
been secured for the location of heating
and power plant, an athletic park and
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drill ground. rife range and lake front site
for naval reserve station. All OF the build
ings will be Of the most substantial and
permanent character in keeping with the
Importance of the institution they are cal
culated to house.
The dimensions Of collegiate buildings
are 1J5 by 80 feet, and provide for %
commodious class rooms, Offices lehora-
tories, a large aSsembly-room and 4
library. The scope and intcntS of this in
stitution are well known, and in rearing a
memorial 10 the men and women of war
times, the SoES Of Veterans have found
that the American people will tolerate
nothing short of the greatest university
in the country.
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Abe Lincoln AMI the Bull.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: When I
lived in Kansas | had for neighbors
several old fellows from Sangamon Co,
ILL.,. who claimed to be old-time chums Of
Lincoln, and there seemed to be no end TO
the fund of Lincoln stories, that they
could tell. Not remembering to ever hIvs
seen the following anecdote in print,
will try to give it to you as LincOln's old
friend, Uncle Billy" Brown, gave it to
me:
Near New Salem was a pasture field,
in which there was ferociOus bull, that
had the reputation of freeing everything
that invaded his domains. One day as
young Lincoln was crossing this field, the
bull came charging at him full tilt. Abe
saw that his safety depended on the pro-
/. lection that a nearby haystack might afford
him, but by the time he reached the stack
the bull was at his heels, and he realized
that if he halted to make an attempt to
climb it might give the bull an opportunity
TO attack him in the rear, so Abe Kept on
around the stack, and soon realized that
his salvation depended on those long legs
reaching farther and gathering quicker
than they had ever done i'll any of his pre-
yiOuS fOOt-raceS.
''As they went Swinging around the
circle the bull. because Of his unwieIdi-
ness, had to give Abe the inside track,
and Lincoln decided that in this instance
the winning of the stakes depended not
on his getting there first. but on his
bringing up the rear Ere they had gone
around that stack half dozen times, Abe
had the bull not by the horns,' but by
the tail. and Abe's big number y boot
was kicking the bull at every jump.
Finally the bull, by lying down and bawl-
ing, acknowledged that he was whipped
As Abe started on his way. he said. Now,
darn you, who commenced this fght?"
Ever after that when that bull saw
Abe entering his domains he would take
to his heels and HE himself off TO a
tbicket in a remote corner of the field,
from which he would tremblingly watch
his conqueror till he had safely put big,
high fence between them.-W. Ii. A,
IIinhlnnlS Y q
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tcntion upon the ever
changing panorama Of
active warfare, the voice
Of heroes dying In prison
pens was lost. No news
came from the men herd
ed like cattle beyond the
mountains Of the South.
The Nation knew little
of the horrors behind
the stockade.
The author of Ander-
sonville has told n thrill
ing story. II 1t has hor-
rOrs they are not of his
invention.
The book, however,
will be found to treat not
only of prison life, but to
abound in incidents of
the camp, the march,
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THE ROLL-CALL.

IThis poem was sent to The National II
une by A T.. MagOtiin. Sergeant Mai
Sgth Ohio, Lyons Kan, in reply to
quest from a cOmrade for the words.l
When the roll is called in glory,
And carth's hosts shall muster there,
| will take my place among them,
And their love and ;TiuBphs share.
CHORUS.
Angels. call the roll in glory
Muster-day for saiats proclaim,
Gail the roll and At the summons
/ viii answer 10 my name.
Tho my dust lie in the valley,
Or beneath the ocean deep.
Call the roll and / will waken
From my dark and dreamless sleep.
Chorus-AnGels, etc.
He who keeps the keys of Hades
Speaks, and 10. the vaulted door
Swings ajar-thc chains are riven,
And His ransomcd die no more.
Chorus-Angcls etc.
Born to life of endless beauty,
Satisfied, my weary soul,
| shall join the glad HOSannas,
When the angels call the roll.
Chorus
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sessed the wonderful faculty of being able
not only to write fOrcibly upon civil af-
fairs, but also to describe campaigns in
a most graphic manner; therefore, no his
tory of the war of the rebellion written
since his time surpasses in interest the
work which he began and finished while
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T is ] m p 0 s s j b ! q,
briefly, to give an ad-
eGuate description Of
the scope and char
acter of this immOr-
tai chapter In the
history of the civil
war. 1t deals with a
great subject, and
one little understood,
because II was a
tragedy enacted be-
hind the scenes, OBJ
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Accommodating.

NtW IIhVpIHtUTT,
Come back as soon as possible" said
her mistress to Maggie who was going
home in response to a telegram saying
her mother was i'll.
YES. num-" promised Maggie.
4 day or two later a.letter came:
Deer Mis- Smith will be back mex
week pleas KEEP my place, for me mother
is dying as fast as she can
TO oblidg
Maggie"
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scured by the smoke of battle in
front. While the public was kept
daily informed of march and siege and
desperate attack and repulsc, fixing the at
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Not Up to the Mark.
Chicago PoSt.D

II don't think that new man is going
to he Success" said the head clerk in
the book store
why not:" asked the proprietor
81 don't think he quite understands the
business" explained the head clerk "a
man came in and asked for book OF
quotations little while ago, and he hunt
ed up an old stock exchange report for
him.
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TESTIMONIALS.
A FeW of the Thousands Received Last Year
Palmer. Neb., Jan. %, 1899.

Palmer, Neb., Jan. 30 1899.
Editor National Tribune: | received the
Greeley books all right. | will say that /
am very well pleased with them | do not
think | ever invested money that secured
SO large an amount of good reading mat
ter in my lie. L. j. Dillon.
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Iampasas, Tex IAN d 1890

Lampasas, Tex, Jan. 4, 1899.
Editor National Tribune. Your edition
seems to be Il perfect counterpart of the
original costly edition of Greeley's "Amer-
lean Conflict" l feel thankful indeed to
get the work in such an easy and cheap
way l had been looking forward to the
time when l would be able to buy the
work when your grand offer was called to
my attention.
Faithfully yours,
w. II. Webber.
The National tribune., 1901-05-30
Ovid, Me-, Dec. IA.

Editor National Tribune: Greeley's
American Conflict came to hand and
don't hesitate to say it is far beyond my
expectations. 1t is in my opinion the
greatest book over published. 1t is print
ed on good, hard paper, i'll large, clear
type, and is bound neatly, substantially
and Ornamentally. Yours truly,
Samuel Garrison.
The National tribune., 1901-05-30
THE AMERICAN CONFLICT.

Horace Greeley. IA
portraits and 80 battles
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The Hard Part.
0ife.)

"Have you ever been perfectly happy?"
"Yes, but | never knew it at the time"
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BRITISH METHODS.

''The British had an immense number
Of pack mules, small, active, vicious little
beasts. They were led tandem, three in
rear ones running to a ring in the saddle of
the one preceding. The coolie in charge
of the three led the lead mule. He took
care of all three. The pack saddles were
Of iron or Steel very strong, light and neat
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Keep on Club=Raising.

Practically a Complete His
tory of Our Country as well
as of the Great Rebellion.
The National tribune., 1901-05-30

North Liberty, Iowa, Jan. 2, 1899.
Editor National Tribune: l have re-
ceived of you The American Conflict, a
history of the late rebellion, written by
Horace Greeley; the most correct of any
thing of the kind that l have seen. have
been in battles that he gives descriptions
of that are wonderfully correct.
A. @. Moreland.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
PENlcks DEATH AN ACCIDENT.
Verdict of coroner's Jury in Case of
the Iowa Banker.

Verdict of coroner's Jury in Case of
the Iowa Banker.
Chicago, Aug. IA verdict of acci-
dental drowning was returned yester-
day by the Racine coroner's jury call
ed to investigate the death of C. E.
Penick, the Charlton, Iowa, banker,
who fell off the steamer Virginia last
Friday night, and whose body was re-
covered Tuesday. He was thought to
have lost his balance and fallen from
the deck while suffering from seasick-
ness
John Mcbride, 234 West Monroe
street Chicago, gave the testimony on
which the jury based its verdict: Il
was standing on the middle deck"
said the witness, las we were entering
Racine harbor shortly after midnight
Looking up | saw man on the next
deck leaning over the rail and vomit-
ing. remarked to friend that there
was a man pretty seasick, and almost
at the same instant body shot past
me into the lake.
The unfortunate man called several
times for help, but the vessel did not
stop nor We're any boats lowered till
the dock was reached / threw off a
dozen chairs, hoping the drowning man
might find them"
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
CHURCH AIDS LONE GIRLS.
Escorts Will Hereafter Be Provided
by the Pastor.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-If a novel move
decided upon last night by members
of the First Congregational church be-
comes the vogue among churchgoers
about all that young woman of a
church congregation will have to do
in the future when needing an escort
will be to send a requisition to the
pastor of her church and the missing
necessity will be supplied in the quick
est time possible Under the leader
ship of Acting Pastor w. B. Chamber
lain the First Congregational church
through its most powerful auxiliary
society has gone into the business of
escorts to the young women
who attend it's devotions.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
Buying Up Michigan Apples.

Benton Harbor. Mich, Aug. 1.---Chi.
cago commission firms are buying ap-
pie crops in this vicinity, paying cash
for the fruit on the trees. In most
cases the prices are considered good.
The demand for good apples the COM
ing winter will no doubt be great and
it is believed they will bring high
prices. The buyers are striving to se-
cure all the finest orchards in the
country. One orchard belonging to a
Benton Harbor fruit grower was sold
yesterday to a Chicago house for
$2,500.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
DIVIDEND WAS HUGE.
Is Nine Hundred Per Cent More Than
Stated.

New York, Aug. 1.-The big divi.
dend declared by the First Natiaaal
bank was 1000 per cent instead of
1000 per cent. The declaration of the
dividend, however, was mere matter
OF bookkeeping. The bank is controll.
ed by eighteen men, who want to sub.
scribe to the new capitalization of
S1O,O00,000. They have piled up profits
of S9,5O0,0O0 and they intend to re-
invest the money in the stock of the
First National bank. The dividend is
really taking the money out of one
pocket and putting it into the other.
No money will actually be paid out
Checks will be sent to stockholders.
who will use them to purchase addi.
tional stock
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01

for temporarily suspending business.
The tangled condition of the books be-
came apparent some time ago when
the board of trade ruled that Phillips
company should furnish to each mem.
ber of the May corn pool a detailed
account of the entire transactions. A
large force was then put to work on
the books and in their efforts to un-
tangle the multitndinous trades it be-
came apparent that every trade on the
companys books since November,
1900. would have to be checked over,
entailing an enormous amount of
work. AS the firms business kept in
creasing at a remarkable rate, the ma
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
Ohio Man Refuses to Accept
Nomination.
is NO SILVER DEMOCRAT
Stephen Clark, Named BY Rotns
Ohio Democrats, Says He Is Not in
Sympathy With the Movement and
Will Not Run.

Youngstown, Ohio, Aug. 1.-Stephen
Clark, who was nominated for attor-
ney general on the Groot democratic
ticket at Columbus yesterday, refuses
to accept the nomination as he is not
in sympathy with the movement.
The Men Named.
Columbus, Aug. LIN convention
the delegate attendance at which was
SO small that it was outnumbered by
the newspaper men present Ohio's
democratic holters and allied silver
men nominated the following state
ticket here yesterday under the party
name, Progressive Democratic party:
Governor-Dr. Rudolph Reemelin.
Lieutenant governor-Henry G. Cor
derry.
Supreme iudge-Rial M. Smith.
State treasurer. c. Shepard.
Attorney generals. l.. Clark.
Clerk of supreme court-Charles
Bonsall
Member of board of public works
r. B. Connell.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-01
THE CORN KING CLOSES OUT HIS TRADES
IMMENSE

Chicago, Aug. 1.-George H. Phillips,
the Corn King" has transferred all
his trades to McReynolds and Com
pany. He closed all open trades We'd
nesday. Phillips company is credited
with having done the largest commits
sion house business on the board of
trade during the last year. Business
was suspended today
Books Tangled Up.
The lack of facilities for proper cler-
ical needs of the concern, according to
the statement given to the Associated
Press by Attorney John S. Goodwin,
VINO has taken charge of Phillips
company's affairs, was the sole reason