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The National tribune., 1902-01-16
Remarkable Spring in Florida.

AS part of the water resources of the
country, the United States Geological
Survey is studying the wonderful Florida
springs and lakes from which most of the
rivers of the State have their rise. Kis
Sengen Spring. in Polk County, is one OF
these. The water has a temperature OF
20 degrees Fahrenheit. and is strongly i'm,
pregnated with sulphur, iron and other III
gradients that characterize artesian WA
ters in that region. The spring is evident
ly natural artesian well. The water all
comes from one point gushing up yerti,
cally with great force through Il circular
oritice in the bottom of the basin, and al
though the basin is 30 feet deep or more
the force is so great that the water d! ect-
ly over the Orifce is considerably higher
than the surface of the lake at the banks.
While swimming in this delightful pool il
is found to be exceedingly difficult to keep
in a position over this spring boil. and i'm
possible to sink in the water at that point.
The outflow of the spring, as measured by
the photographers of the Geological Sur
vey, was found to be $4,000 gallons each
minute.
The National tribune., 1902-01-16
Butter Exports from Siberia.

The st. Petersburg Gazette says that
the export of butter from western Siberia
is beginning to assume colossal proper
tions. In two months Uune 10 to Aug
15J of 1901. for example. 702 car loads
Q4.400,000 pounds) of Siberian butter
were received by rail at the single Rus
sian port of Riga, and were shipped by a
single firm (Helmsing and Grimm) to Lon
don, Copenhagen, Hamburg, and other
est-European cities.
In the latter part of September, at
kurgan, in the province of Tobolsk, there
was an exhibition of milk products at
which were shown samples of butter from
more than 300 Siberian butter makers
and dealers. In connection with
the exhibition, there was held conyen-
ton of west-Siberian butter makers,
which resolved to urge an increase in the
number of primary schools for the educa-
ton of the common people. to hasten and
facilitate the transportation of butter
from western Siberia to the European
market, to appoint sales agents in Great
Britain, to combat in every possible way
the spread of contagious and infectious
diseases among cattle, and to establish a
newspaper devoted to the interests of
Siberian butter makers and dealers.
The National tribune., 1902-01-16
A Lincoln Story.

The venerable Dr. Boal, of Lacon, H.,
who was Il personal friend of Abraham
Lincoln, and remembers many of the
stories told by him has contributed the fol-
lowing story to the Lacon Home Journal
Lincoln used to be fond of telling q
story Of Il lawyer in a WoOdford County
town who desired the nomination for
County Judge. On the morning preced-
ing the evening on which the County Com
ventiOn was to meet be applied to thu.
livery-Stabie keeper in his village for u
horse and buggy in which to drive to the
County town, 16 miles distant, where the
convention was to be held. Give me the
best and the fastest horse you have,
Sam" said he, $50 that | will have time
to 90 around and see the boys before the
convention comes III"
The liveryman, however. was support
ing a rival candidate, and gave the law
ser ii horse that outwardly appeared per-
feet, but which broke down entirely be-
fore half the journey was completed, so
that when the candidate arrived the con-
ventiom had adjourned and his rival had
been nominated.
On his return to the stable late the fol-
lowing afternoon, knowing that it was
useless to resent the trick played upon
him, he said to the owner: Look here,
Smith, you must be training this horse fol
the New York market. You expect to sell
him to an undertaken for a hearse horse,
don't you? Well, it's time wasted.
know from his gait that you have spent
days trimming him to pub hearse, but
he'll prove dead failure. Why, he's 50
slow he couldn't get corpse to the ceme-
terry in time for the resurrection.
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TROOPS AT SIEGE OF vICKSBURG.
men were blown up with the fort. A
negro at work in the rebel mine was
blown over on TO the Union side, and. al
though terribly alarmed, was not seriously
hurt.
This heroic contest continued until day
light, when it became evident that further
effort would only cause the loss Of many
more good men without securing any sub
stantial advantage, and SO the crater was
Abandoned. But the Notifications erected
in front of the rebel works were firmly
held and skirmishing continued from that
new line.
The Confedcrates had built new work
in rear of Fort Hill and behind this they
retired.
The siege operations around VickshurG
had now continued for 81 days; the whole
army had been constantly under fiEe; both
men and officers had become Injured to
the dangers, fatgues and hardshIp5 OF the
campaign.
tance from the Confederate works. and
were within easy range of their artillery.
Many Of their shells passed over and some
fell in the camps.
One morning rebel gun near the left
Of Gen. Sherman's line opened fire. They
had without knowing it the range Of my
h'is"de camp. They threw 3D-pom"d
shells from rifed cannon. One shell
& else y .t. IowH l.
almost decapitatcd him, killing him on the
a.: Hf = dc@t o 20 % =
Of a JGth III. soldier who was policing his
company street. Casualties in every com
mand were Of daily occurrence.
The entire army was ready TO encounter
every danger to bring the bloody siege TO
successful end. The proximity of the
lines along the entire front made il self
evident that the struggle for supremacy
must soon be brought to Il bloody end.
Gen. Grant commanded a victorious
army, well fed. in splendid health. and
thoroughly well equipped; it had uubOund-
ed faith in its leader and in itself. The
Union army felt that ultimate victory waS
sure, and there was fixed opinion in the
minds of all that the Mace would he car
ried by storm in few days. The sol
diers talked over the question OF celeb AZ
ing tho Fourth Of July by capturing
Yicksburg.
Upon the other hand, Gen. Pembertnn's
army had been beaten in the open field,
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and was now so closely besieGed that it
could not make its escape without outside
aid. This army of $4,000 men was com
mand"d by able and experienced officers,
and the rank and file was composed Of
men of courage; but they were hcmmcd in.
to mule meat, and felt that there was 10
hone of escape. The Confederate Off
GERS and men along the whole line could
see that there was great activity on the
part of the Union forces. They became
satisfied that preparations were being
made for a great final effort to capture
the place.
ITO he continued
The National tribune., 1902-01-16
Old Grimes.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: When
reading the poem entitled "Old Grimes
in issue of Dec. 26, / missed one verse
which reads like this:
"Old Grimes's wife used to make butter
and cheese,
And Old Grimes would drink the whey,
An Eastern wind came from the West
And blOwed Old Grimes away"
The balance of the piece, 1 believe. is
correct, and l often think of it us |
learned it more than 60 years ago, and il
is still quite fresh in my memory.
| have been subscriber to The Ma
tioBal Tribune for several years and look
anxiously every Thursday for it. 1t is
also my Sunday paper, and | exDect to be
a subscriber as long as l live. l think the
The National tribune., 1902-01-16
ATTIZh The WESTERN
EA >:ARlMY~
~z5s1Ess Tightening the Coils.
Tightening the Coils.
By GEN. GREEN B. RAUM.

lers of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
of Strengthening Gen. Grants army, and
planned to send him reinforcements
The great battle of Charlottesville had
been fought early in May, and Gen
Hooker had been forced to withdraw his
defeated army across the Rappahannock
Gen. Lee had taken the aggressive, and
the Army of the Potomac was now on the
defensive, and while the military au-
thorities at Washington were intensely
interested in the great movements in Nir-
ginia and Maryland, Gen. Grants needs
were not neglected.
On June 3 Gen. Kimballs Brigade ar
river, and was stationed at Haynes S
Bluff. On June s Gen. 'SOoy" Smith re-
ported with his division. and he also was
placed at Haynes's Bluff. In the mean
time Maj.-Gen. G. G. Washburn had been
assigned to the command Of the troops at
that place.
On June II Gen. Heron, from the De
partment of the Missouri, reported to Gen.
Grant with a strong division. He was
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To CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Emigration from Siberia.

Take Laxative BrUmo Quinine TABLETS. All druggists
refund the money If 1t fails to L. ". Groves
signature Is each box. &c.
The National tribune., 1902-01-16

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I noticed
in the issue of jan 2 bill proposed by
Senator Quay. 1t has some good features,
but it would make it pretty tough on the
inmates of Soldiers Homes if it should be-
come a law as the bill now stands The
Homes are filed with the most disabled,
whose relatives are unable to help them.
That bill would leave them in the Homes,
without any pension whatever, and ID
means of getting any money to visit 4
friend, or procuring any small luxuries.
They could stay at the Homes, in that
condition, or take the SS or Sl2 TO make
their own way, and So would be a small
amount TO procure board, clothes medi-
cine, fuel, etc-ANsoN NJ. Otis, Soldiers
Home, Grand Island, Neb.
The National tribune., 1902-01-16
A cnre for thrnNocco Habit.

Mrs. J. Kay. AE Il VS. High Street, Des
Moines. Iowa, has disco, cred a harmless
and inexpensive remedy for the tobacco
habit. which has cured her husband and
hundreds of Others Any druggist can
put it up. The prescription and directions
sent free for Il stamp to pay postage.
The National tribune., 1902-01-16
Senat r Ou-Y.s Rill.

paper should be in the hands of every old
e. BALLARD, Emsnorth, Pa.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
BAD Sidewalks.

While the street-car system Of %
city has been transformed by the use
Of electricity. many walks
are reminiscent "a Itt ser of
horse. not TO say p l~ - hey
are full of h.-0lps ana SIS. EoPies
and kloofs, and afte. u- nv are
intersected with ,.vu iak~s and
canals. In a town where the street
lamps are not as numerous as they
might be in the outlying districts,
this is productive Of serious difficult
ties.
The cause of this deformed condi-
tion of the sidewalks is partly age and
partly climate. The sharp alterna-
tions of heat and cold which take
place in the course Of the year cause
the bricks to lose their original sym
metrieaI formation Expansion. in
summer, pushes them UP into ridges;
and when they contract again they do
not come down into exactly the right
places. Some are loosened and even
tuaIly- disappear, whether used as
weapons in a street fight or as props
for som, decrepit piece Of furniture
out of doors OF in. The result is "A
hole of irregular shape. all re@dv p
the next rain to convert IL 10 a lake
The mwary pedestrial on his way
home. fighting The elements, half
blinded by wind and wet. steps into
this lake, and uses picturesque IAN
guage. II is not right that a man
should be subjected 20 such tempta-
tiOns.
On country road one expects to
get wet and muddy, and find brooks
across the path but in city street
one does not expect it. If something
is not done there viii be a Washing
ton walk characterized by lifting the
feet high and putting them down eau
tiously. and that Will not be graceful.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
Keep Out the CeIe.tiaIs.

With two or three notable excep- |
tions, the opponents of the Chinese /
exclusion law have thus far preferred
TO offer their arguments anonymous
~. They have cried out bitterly from
their cOncealment against the re-en-
actment of the law and have threat
ened "a cataclysm of retribution if the
policy Is continued. On the other
hand, they have promised Elysian ben
etits if the barrier against the coolie
us demolished by Congress
The favorite argument Of the anti
eNclusionist is that we a5rujt 20 this
country more or less freely the immi-
grants from all lands except the Ce-
iestial Empire, then he proceeds to
specify Following this, he raves
about discrimination
The pro-CeIestiaI enthusiast fails to
appreciate the fact that of all the for
| eigners who come TO America. the
/ Chinamau is the only one who per
! sistentlv refuses to assimilate. To
the American body polite he is an in
| digestible morsel Aside from a few
superficial departures, he walls him
self in with his clannishness, and
dreams of the day when he shall re-
turn to the land of his ancestors dead
or alive.
The Chinaman is merely a visitor,
bent on profit. Other foreigners
amalgamate to a large extent with the
population. adopt our customs, make
this the home of their hope and the
I permanent field of their strife for
prosperity. We do not pretend to say
that other classes of immigrants do
not embrace thos- who intend to re-
turn TO the fatherIand in the days to
come, when fortune has smiled upon
them, but these are in q minority;
the great majority come flither to lay
their hearthstones and enjoy the ben
etits of American law and American
living.
The average Chinaman who came to
the United States was undesirable:
that is the trouble. He is an inveter-
are gambler and mas little comprehen-
sion of morals Americanism is a
mystery in which he takes only suffi-
cient interest TO learn the denomina-
ton and value of the coin of the
realm. He is willing to reduce labor
To the lowest plane by working for a
pittance which would not keep the
life in the bodies of an american and
MS family
John Chinaman must D. kept out.
If all Celestiais were like the astute.
IgeHtlemanly- and scholarly WA Ting
fang II would be otherwise; but Mr..
VA is the rara avis.
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what IL Meant by Executive AbiI-
Ify.U

Whatever Mr.. Andrew Carnegie SAYS
Is of interest. \ man who has piled
up the millions as he has piled them
IS worthy Of a hearing when he rises
10 remark. His most recent public
utterance was made before railroad
men of New York In the course of
his talk he said:
1T took me some time TO learn, but
/ did learn. that the supremely great
managers. such as YOU have these
days. never do any work to speak of
themselves; their point is to make
others work while they think"
Coming from Mr.. Carnegie, this Is
important Also. it impresses us as
being in the nature of the great white
truth. Nature has not yet produced
g man who with his own two hands
can amass million dollars. Wealth
comes by another route.
4 bootblack may become a million
airc-but he viii never become miI-
lionaire simply by shining shoes at
fve cents the pair Some time ago a
man of parts opened a bootbiacIliug
shop. 1t was "a very little shop. and
the profits were not large. Still. there
were profits. The man took his
profits and put them into "a second
shop, and be paid another man 60 run
this SHOP for him. In a little while
ne had a third shop, and from that
time on his business grew. He com
pounded his interest I'm a manner
highly gratifying 10 himself lie
eventually had scores Of shops run
ming. His profits footed up enormous
~ i'm the aggregate. The other day
he sold tHo-year-old horse Of his
own breeding, for the highest price
ever paid in America. He is a very
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

a gentleman named Thompson. and the
third by Simon Dessau. who ..easjonalIy
breaks into the theatricaL .rass.
Mr.. Sigismund B. Alexander. Of Boston,
literary man, has written q one-act
tragedy called Nobility" which the
students Of the Stanhope- Wheatcroft Ora
matte school produce at a matinee to be
given a. the Madison Square Theatre. jan
uary 80.
The scene OF the new play is laid in
Russia. and the story tells Of a nihili5t
plot Aims and Ends. a three-act
drama By Mr--A Alexander. will also be
made known az the same time These
matinees are always attended by promi-
mems managers in search Of young ladies'
and gentlemen who have talent for the
professional stage
Tho continued attractions lhat are do
ing good business are Mrs Leslie Car
ter in u barry, at the Criterion: The
Wilderness" at the Empire; Charles
Hawtrey. at the Garrick; Henry Miller,
al the Savoy. Annie Russell. at the Ly-
ccum; Virginia Harmed. al the Garden:
Sweet and Twenty" at the Madison
Square, Richard Mansfield. at the Herald
Square. Anna Held at the Casino; Flor
OdOra" at the New York, kyrIe BeIlew.
al WallaCk's; May Irwin at the BijOu. and
David Higgins and Georgia Waldron at the
Fourteenth Street Theatre. where '.Up
York state" is drawing overlooking audi
ences- NANCY SYKES"
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PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE.

MI and Mrs. John F. Spauldiug have
returned from Chicago On Tuesday next
they viii leave again for a trip TO Florida
and other Southern points
On Tuesday evening Mr.. Edward Nc
Cauley entertained a number Of gentle
men at dinner. Among the guests were
Senator McComas, Senator Foster. Dlrec-
tor Merriam. General Wilson. Mr. Wads-
worth. Mr. Bingham. Mr. Townsend. Mr.
Curry, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Lowndes-
Mrs. l. ". van Setback. formerly OF Mil
waukee, is visiting at 1431 r Street.
Mrs. Martin viii not be al home again
during the season. owing to the death Of
Senator Martins brother. Mr.. r. J. Mar
tin, Of Richmond. Va.
Mrs. J. NJ Smith. Of New York, is visit
ing her niece. Mrs. Fred Van Vranken. Of
Chestnut Avenue. Takoma Park
Mrs J. c. BrecldnTidge is not receiving.
owing 10 the death Of Mrs. Mary c. War
field Of Lexington. Ky. sister of Gen.
BreChuridge. Inspector General United
states Army Mrs. Breckenridge is now in
Lexington. KY. and Gen. Breckenridge is
SUN IN the philippines.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Quincy Smith and their
little daughter Dorothy Q. sail today for
Port Antonio. Jamaica. They will spend
several weeks on the island. visiting
Kingston, Spanish Town. Port ROYAL. Man
deville. Mantego Bay and other points Of
interest on the island.
Mrs. Mitchell. wife Of the Assistant
Comptroller Of the Treasury. has been iii
throughout the winter and Will there
fore, be unable to make calls.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
The HeartIess Investigation.

''This lock Of hair" said the cIairvoy-
ant, imprcssiveIy, Indicates that she on
whose head it grew is proud and naughty,
but of a gentle disposition and inclined to
be generous. She viii exercise a strong
influence over your life and be the means
eventually Of bringing you great fortune.
She is much older than you. and connect
ed with you on the mothers side You
have always been her favOrite. and she
has secretly made her will in your favor.
Do you doubt me-"
Yes" said the skepticaI investigator,
I do. You think this lock OF hair is
from the head Of my maiden aunt Well,
It IS. but she wears a wig. and I am
credibly informed that that wig is made
mostly out Of the hair OF the yak II may
be that I shall mako a fortune some day
yak hunting. but until 1 hear more about
it I'm going 10 keep right on scratching
for a living"
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rich man-because he has other men
working for him
This is the Carnegie principle, and
it is a good principle. You can adopt
it as your own. Use your hands to
give you the start. And then use your
brains to keep you going going fas-
ter and faster.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
Sehyvab's Pastime.


President Schwab Of the steel trust is
putting 60 the absolute rest prescribed
by the physicians who sent him to Fu-
rope in the apparently playful paslime Of
trying 10 break the bank al Monte Carlo
II Mr.. Schwab were only as philosophical
as his old friend and benefactor. Andrew
Carnegie. he would find Just as easy IL
less exciting. methods Of getting rid of
his surplus wealth. But the gamblers
are doubtless glad that the Carnegie
method is not the only enc
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
Unmeasured Compliment.

What was the matter with my descrip-
ton Of that debutante2" asked the re
porter. Il said she was five feet seven
inches OF exquisite loneliness. Wasn't
that right"
1t would have been If you'd said IT, but
what you actually wrote was that she
was seven feet five inches Of exquisite
ejcetera- Why don't YOU read your copy?''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
A Dubious stntc.

The real reason why don't ride in
an automobile is my spiritual condition. q"
What on earth do you mean?"
Why, If I we've good enough 70 be sure
that I'm going to heaven. or bad enough
not to care which way / go. I could do
Il, but as it is. the uncertainty would be
too wearing on the nerves.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
lCli5ago Cbroulele)

A scientist has discovered the bacillus
OF grey hair. its activity is not limited
as 90 age and climate and rs iuuocuous
except in the vain. who are subject to
another micrObe the illusion that arti-
fetal temporary agents viii repair the
ravage OF the grey bacillus, either in
L-.r or In asnacI
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

Some of the yellow newspapers are
having another attack Of hydrophobia
over the American mission to King
Edwards coronation. According to
the saffron idea of AngIo-American
courtesy. we ought to make IT of the
eighteenth century brand when the
colonies were bowling against George
III
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
The TiIIman Party.

Senator Tillman says that the Louisi-
ana delegation in Congress is COM
posed OF "as fine a group Of RepubIi-
cans as ! ever met, so FAR as the sugar
Senator curbs that tendency Of his 10
read out or the Democratic party every
person who does not agree with him. he
may soon have the party. as be views it,.
reduced 10 one man.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16
Compulsory Grit.

q never saw anybody with as much
sand as you have" said the physician, ad-
miringly.
That's all right" gasped the Wash
ington man. as ne was pulled out from
under the railroad wreck. We've been
drinking Potomac water down there for
the last fifty years. and it stands to rea-
son We're about half sand
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

The announcement that Denmark
will not sell her West India Islands to
the United States is not likely to
cause an international crisis. We
have a few islands and some archiPela-
90 now.
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rendering The OIive Branch.
Galveston News)

This Government has given assurances
20 the Russian Minister at Washington
that Il will do everything in its power
to prevent our sailors Of the Vicksburg
from hammering the Russian soldiers
every time they 20 ashore at Nieuchwang.
Our sailors are bone OF the bone OF the
most peaceable people Of the earth.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

1t may be some comfort 10 Dr..
Freeman to remember that some OF
the people who are now calling him
Mr.. Mary E. Wilkins are doing 50 only
because they are too lazy 70 remem-
Der his real name.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

Edison has finally settled on a name
for Marconi's performance He calls
If monumental audacity, which is at
at any rate nearer the truth than
some of the other phrases he has aP-
piled.
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4 Variation.

"Did you have your heart to heart
talk with the Congressman"
Not exactly; he was in an unpleasant
mood, and it was more like fist 10 INST
ak
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

Some people are now talking of
Justice jerome as a Presidential pos
sibility If many more people are
crowded into that class 1t is likely to
be a tight squeeze for all Of them.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-16

Undoubtedly the British officers in
South Africa were taught what to do
in case of emergency; Lut they did
not expect a continuous performance
of emereencies.