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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

THE Missouri legislative scandal reveals
one of the dark and devious ways Of the
trusts. In 1899 the Baking Powder Trust
succeeded in getting a law passed by the
Missouri Legislature which give it an alb
solute monopoly in the State. The pre-
text was pure food, and that the baking
powders manufactured by Independent
companies contained ingredients injurious
to health. Much outcry was made against
"alum powders" most absurd allegation,
since it has been repeatedly shown that
alum as a baking powder Constituent is
no more injurious than ammonia, or tar
taric acid, or any of the other ingredients.
The independent companies made vigor-
Gus effort to have the bill repealed, but
was defeated-the Governor, VIM. J.
Stone, now Senator, entering actively into
the campaign in behalf of the monopoly.
He claimed that it was at the instance of
the Health Society of Missouri, composed
of the best people of the State, who are
phianthropically interested in the health
of the people" 1t subsequently developed
that the Health Society met in Gov.
stone law ONCE, ana when he put on his
hat it sheltered nearly the whole member
ship from the sun and rain. The indie
pendents then invoked the Supreme Court,
which decided that the law could only
prohibit the manufacture of other baking
powders in the State. but not the sale of
those brought in from other States The
independents made another effort to have
the bill repealed, but were preventd by
Lieut.-Gov. Lee casting the deciding vote
The Grand Jury has found a number of
$1,000 and $500 bills distributed among
the members of the Legislature, principal
ly Senators, and mostly by man named
Kelley, of New York, who edits a So
called health paper, which is really the
organ of the Baking Powder Trust, its
main b&siness being to denounce the bak-
ing powders not made by the Trust. One
Of Kelley's checks for $1,000 was traced
perilously near Lieut.-Gov. Lee. who has
found it convenient to leave the State, and
has resigned his Office. The St Louis pa
pers promise us that the investigation has
only really begun, and we may look for
something startling any day.
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BR1GADEs AT CHARLOTTESVILLE.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: VIII Won
in justice to Comrade HolbrOok and fol-
the benefit Of the readers of The National
Tribune, please give us the regiments that
formed the First Brigade and the Fourth
Brigade, First Division, First Corps, al
the battle of Charlottesville. May 3
1863! The reason mention Chancellors
vile is that it was the last battle the
First Division had four brigades in i'll
ii. CARYL, Co. b, 147th \. V, Norwich
Conn.
The official roster gives the following
composition of the First and Fourth
Brigades of the First Division of the First
Corps at Charlottesville:
First Brigade, Col. Walter Phelps. Jr.
communicated n. Y, Maj. Thomas j.
Strong; 9th n. Y, Col. Samuel r.
Beardsey; Both \. Y, Col. William NJ
Soaring; S4th n. Y. Q4th Militia, Col.
Edward Il. Fowler.
Fourth Brigade, Brighten. Solomon
Meredith, commanding.-19th Ind, Col
Samuel J. Williams; 18th Mich, Col.
Henry A. Morrow; I'd Wis, Col. Lucius
Fairchild; 9th Wis, Col. Edward s.
Bragg; It'll Wis, Col. William w. Robin
son.
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THE reports that come UP from
Brackettville, Texas, give us the idea that
our Regulars are able to play full hand
in whatever society they may mngle.
Brackettvillc is on the Rio Grande frontier
Of Texas, and, like most of those towns
along the Mexican border, has a reputa-
ton hard enough for plating for battle
ship. 1t has doggeries which seem worse,
if possible, than the usual run of frontier
dives. Gen. Fred ID. Grant took occasion
awhile ago to comment on these places,
which are all too-accessible to the soldiers
of Fort Clark. Though the gents who run
the dives may sell drinks which have as
sault and highway robbery in every swal-
low, and premeditated murder in a full
dram, they still have feelings, and are
bombarding the War Department to reprl-
mand Gen. Grant. They say he has gross
ly slandered them, and that it is his SOL
diers who make all the trouble by starting
riots, thrashing everybody in reach. and
cleaning out their places on small provo
cations. 1t is agreeable to know that our
army is now made up Of stalwart young
fellows, quite capable of holding their own.
even among the toughs in Brackettvillc
doggery. We wish very much that they
would shun those places, where the booze
stingeth like an adder and biteth like a
serpent. But If they will go in them and
a fight has to come their way, we certainly
want them to whip.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

WHAT right has any man to an office
or public employment with which a vet
Grams preference will conflict? The whole
Civil Service Reformer crusade against
the veteran is based upon the fallacy that
to give preference to men who have served
in the army and navy is to injure some
other men. How can it injure other men,
who have no claim, and can have no claim
to office! There is a silly assumption by
the Goo gOos who are fighting the vet
Grams that in some way men who never
had any military or naval experience make
better clerks than those who have had the
benefit of that training and education.
This is n view that can not be too sufii-
GENTLY ridiculed. Apart from the super
ior character of the man who has stamina
and patriotism sufficient to make him en-
list, there is no question in the minds of
really practical men that the training and
development he receives in the service. fits
him much better for any walk of life than
the man who has not been schooIed for
awhile in camp and on deck.
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BREEeH-LoApINc CANNON.

In response to one of our subscribers as
to the use of breech-loading cannon in the
war of the rebellion, the Chief of Ord
nance of the United States Army sends us
the following communication:
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: 1. Re
fering to your communication of Doth ult.
20. o. 31IS5-19 with reference to breech-
loading cannon used during the war of the
rebellion, the Chief of Ordnance directs
me to state that no breech-loadng cannon,
except one or two experimental guns. We're
used in the Federal army; while the use
of breech-lOading guns in the Confederate
service was confined to very few Whit
worth and Armstrong guns, presumably
presented to the Confederacy by foreign
sympathizers.-E. b. BABBIrT, Captain,
Ordnance Department, U. S. A.
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How long have we been here. Peter
asked 81. presently. rousing himself.
How long? Jewhilikens. / don't know.
Seems to me we've bin waiting more'n 4
year for you to come to yourself"
The fight Mt Bentonville was on the
10Th of March, and it's now the 4th of
April answered Sandy Baker.
Twelve days in March, and four in
April" counted up Monty Scruggs. That
makes 16 altogether. I've been believing,
with Pete that the fight seemed more than
a year ago. So much has happened since
then. Schofields and Terry's armies have
joined us. Richmonds taken. and Sher-
mans getting ready to simply wipe out
Joe Johnston in one time and two mo-
tons"
Richmond taken?" exclaimed 81 and
Shorty, rising from their pillows.
yes: Richmond's taken and jeff Davis
and Bob Lee are on n dead run before
Sheridan's cavalry"
We'll, Little Phil will catch 'em, sure
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Now the picturesque old stern-wheel
steamboat, 'the kick-up-behind,' of the
Western rivers, is doomed. A twin-screw
boat, with water-tube boilers. was built.
which excited the derision of the old tow
boatmen, until by actual test she was
shown to greatly output and outpush the
best of the stern-wheel type, and with less
fuel expenditure.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

Mr.. Z. G.. AcHERoN, OF Niagara Falls,
civil engineer and clay expert, has at last
furnished satisfactory explanation of
that puzzling question about the use of
straw in making bricks, as mentioned in
the Book of Exodus. He came upon it
accidentally. He was studying clay for
the manufacture of crucbles, and could
not understand why German clay should
be regarded as superior to American. AT
ter exhausting all the obvious hypothesis.
without gaining satisfaction, he began
looking up the more unlikely ones, and not
10 lose the value of any hint, went over
all the possibility of straw in connection
with brick-making. He boiled a lot of
straw. and used the water in mixing clay.
and found that 1t greatly increased the
clay's Elasticity and strength. He deter
mined that this was due to the tannin
contained in the straw, and began treat
ing the clay With Il solution of tannin. He
found that not only were non-plastic clays
made plastic this way, but that the
strength was so increased that unburned
brick treated with tannin We're stronger
than burned brick without it. IL greatly
hastens the aging" or tempering of clay,
doing in eight or 10 days what usually
takes many months, even years, and in
China is done by one generation for the
next. He calls his process 'Egyptianiz-
sns" the clay.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

The financial papers are recovering
from their first symptoms of panic over the
merger decision. and discovering that
probably it is a good thing. 1t brings Il
much-needed check to the present APP
petite for new combinations, with IN
limited issues of stock, reminds The finan-
cial magnates that they are as subject to
the scrutiny of the courts as all other
citizens. and promises to secure fair
and just competition in all lines of bust,
ness. to which there can be no objection.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-04-30

THE speech of Baron Speck Won Stern
burg. the German Minister, at New York,
was an admirable one in tone and mat
Ter, and will go great ways to diminish
the friction between the two great coun-
tries. He said that both are confronted
with vast problems-social, political and
commercial-both are having marvellous
Development, both are moving to the same
goal of the highest civilization, and both
should and will be mutually helpful. Pin
pricks, like Samoa and Venezuela" should
not be allowed to disturb the relations
which should exist between the two, but
all questions be settled by mutual toler-
ance, good will. and a larger understand
ing. We should understand the Germans
because we have 100000 of them set
tied among us, and should know What
true, honest men they are, while keen
rivals in business. The Germans are well
acquainted with the Americans through
study, tourists and students, and there
should be no source for serious misunder-
standing.
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WooDBINE, the Jewish colony establish
ed in Cape May Co., n. j., is pronounced
a success. The people, who were among
the most ignorant and helpless of their
race. and were treated far worse in Rus
STA than ever negroes We're in the South,
have proved to be Industrious. orderly and
thrifty, and are developing into good
American citizens. In Woodbine they are
factory managers and operatives, mer-
chants, peddlers and farmers. Some of
them have done unusually well in culti-
waiting the soil, but it is hardly regarded
as yet settled whether the Jews as class
can be made agriculturists. They take to
almost anything else rather than that.
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TEE death of the venerable Alex. RAM
sey. of Minnesota, at the ripe age of IS.
reduces the number of survivors of that
wonderful band of strong, patriotic men,
the War Governors, to one-Sprague, Of
Rhode Island. Gov. Ramsey was born in
Pennsylvania, and went to Minnesota in
1919. as Territorial Governor. He was
elected Governor of the State in 1860, and
was a tower of strength to President Lin
coin. 1t is claimed that he was the first
TO tender regiment to the Government.
He was elected Senator in 1863 and
served two terms. President Hayes ap-
pointed him Secretary of War, and in
1882 he was appointed Chairman of the
Commission on Polygamy, in which posi-
ton he served until 1856, when he retired
from public life. He counted as his great
est achievement the conclusion Of treaties
with the Sioux, by which 100000 acres
of line land were opened to settlement.
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THE Italian Minister of Finance recog-
nizes as one of the elements in the King
doms lettering finances the sums sent or
brought home by Italians employed in this
country. To a country where wages are
but a lire-20 cents n day-the American
rate of $1.5O day seems princely magni-
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WASHINGTON, D. c., APRIL SO, 1903
Office. aas Pennsylvania Avenue n. w.

THE New Orleans Labor Unions have
surrendered to the Confederate Veterans.
and will not boycott the parade, though
no Union musician will march in the pa
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our policy, single handed and alone. Rus
STA could be quickly overmatched in any
display of power in that quarter of the
world.
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q SikleqQ, Shorty
SMH MdMeB0NS9fLn e
WSsA On the March Az0uYtMe CarOlinaS
Dreams That Came True-The Boys Awake
the Next Morning

Copyrighted 1892 by the
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MORTALITY IN THE WAR.

Ito be continued.l
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-12-09
Correspondence Of Mr.. Edwards.
WAsHINGToN, d. c.,
December 9Th 1908.


There is going to be a whole lot
of fun here on or about the 18th
and 18th Of the present month
when the Republican National
Committee meets for the purpose
of selecting the time and place for
holding the next Republican Ma
tional Convention. There is going
to be an attempt made at that
meeting to f"e the Hon. Perry S
Heath, Secretary OF the Republican
National Committee. The late re-
port of Hon. Joe Bristow. Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General, has
thrown the harpoon into Mr. Heath
with all the energy Of man who
wanted to get even Tor some things,
and that report has stirred the
President up to the sticking stage,
and he says that Mr.. Heath must
go. Senator Hanna, the Chairman
of the Committee, is the friend OF
Heath, and he is as insistent that
Mr.. Heath must not be disturbed
This presents an issue at once he
tween the President and the Sena-
tor from Ohio, who is the real lead
er of the Republican party. The
President apparently fergets that
he did not make up the present
National Committee of the Repub
can party, which Yields the infu-
ence and controls things until it's
successor is elected at the next
National Republican convention,
but that it was made up by McKin-
ley and Hanna, and therefore is
under the control of Hanna. This
being the case, the committee will
accept the dictum of Hanna and
refuse to "fire" Heath. That will
discredit Roosevelt and at the same
time place the Republican party in
the attitude of working in the in
terest of man who practically has
been indicted for boodling in the
Postoffic Department. There is
going to be warm time and much
Republican dirty linen will be
washed FOR the delectatien of the
general public. 1t will be a straight
fight between Hanna and ROose-
welt, and Hanna is going to win.
Watch the game.
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Corporation Piles Articles.

Incorporation articles were filed
in the Office of the Secretary of
State Dec. L, for West Virginia and
Kentucky Fire Brick Company, of
Carter county, with $25, 900 capital
stock. L. S. Vincent and M. F.
Christian, of Carter county, and o.
E. Burns, of Huntington, W. Va,
are incorporators.
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Notice..

All ex Confederate soldiers are
requested to meet at Sutton & Har-
ris' undertakers rooms at 100
o'clock to-day, to take part in the
burial services of their old comrade,
T. M. Leach, who will be buried
from the residence Of Fielder Wyatt
on Howard Avenue at 200 o'clock.
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Mr.. Hanly Ragan was here last
Saturday seeing that the al. 6.
Field Greater Minstrels had a mer-
tied crowd to hear them. Our peo-
pie complimented Mr.. Raglan by
filing the house even to standing
room. The AL. G.. Field draws full
here, and fuller when Mt. Ster-
ling boy .leads them.
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PIANOS.
CECILIANS and ORGANS

In order to reduce our stock by
the first of the year las we are now
considerably overstocked) we will
make reductions until January first
on all our goods.
Purchases before Christmas will
be credited by amount of railroad
fare. 21-3t
MONTENEGRO RIEHM Music Co.,
161 e. Main, Lexington, Ky.
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Acton Davies on "Hedda Gabler. ;

Acton Davies, leading New
York critic, spoke thus of the pro-
duction of "Hedda Gabler": The
Manhattan was packed to the door
last night, and every scene in this
tremendous drama of character was
followed with breathless interest
by a regulation New York audience
who found themselves all of sud-
den in the grip of a master dramat-
ist and enjoyed themselves accord
7ngly. If you are a playgoer who
loves the theatre for its own sake,
don't miss this change of seeing
one of his finest works so admirab-
ly staged and acted" "Hedda
Gabler" will be presented at the
Opera House on Friday evening,
Dec. IL, by Miss Elita Proctor Otis
and a strong company, under the
management of George III. Brennan.
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Class in Music.

Mr.. Carl Rolph, of this place,
who has been director of the Step
stone brass band, is at Clay City
with a class of twelve, instructing
them in band music. He also has
a class on the guitar. Mr.. Rolph
is a professional of rare gifts, and
as an instructor has few equals.
AS a gentleman musician and IN
structor of music he is winning for
himself an enviable reputation.
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Narrow Escape.

Chiles Bishop, youngest son of
DR.. and Mrs. Howard Vanantwerp,
narrowly escaped serious injury by
running against sharp piece of
wood which perforated the upper
lid barely escaping the ball.
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,cORRESPONDENcE.
srooPs.

Mrs. Sutton has been quite sick
at the home Of James Reynolds.
Seems as if we are going to have
winter full of weather this time.
Tobacco stripping is progressing
slowly owing to the cold weather.
Sid Hart bought some cattle from
Coons q Trimble for 1925 per cwt.
Bridges Bros, sold some shoats
to Jas. Gregory at SO 90 per head.
j. M. Mallory and wife visited
relatives in Fleming county last
week.
Miss Goijie waideck who has
been quite sick is able to be out
again.
Joe Coons sold rs barrels of corn
to Bridges Bros. for 1915 per bbl.,
in the field
Some men will argue question
all their life and never know the
meaning of it.
Several of our citizens attended
Al. Fields Ministries at Mt. Sterling
Saturday night.
Miss Mary Gillispie, of Clark
county, visited his uncle, Jas. H.
Gillispie, last week.
Hack Shrout and wife, of near
Mt. Sterling, visited relatives here
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Sarah A. Taul and Mrs. Will
Mallory have returned from a visit
to relatives in Clark county.
Miss Sallie Mcdonald will close
a very successful term of school
here Thursday, December II, with
an entertainment.
P. S. Underwood, of Worcester.
Mo-, and Miss Kate Underwood, of
Enterprise, KY, visited the formers
cousin, D. L. Goodan, last week.
Mr.. William A. Kissick, of this
place, and Miss Alice johnson, of
Aarons Run, were married at the
National Hotel at Mt. Sterling, No.
vember 90 The attendants were
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Haney.
Miss Ada Faux, aged 80 years,
and daughter of James Faux, de-
ceased, died at the home Of her
aunt. Mrs. Lou Hall near Judy,
Monday morning, December 7, at
400. The remains were Inferred
in Old Springfield Cemetery Tues
day afternoon. Deceased was a
member of Somerset Christian
Church and her untimely death was
a terrible shock to her relatives and
friends.
.
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Taken Up.

L have on my place a boar hog.
Owner can have same by proving,
paying my costs and for this notice.
L. G. FAULKNER,
Fl st Mt. Sterling, Ky.
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Tableware in Silver at Harting's,
Main street, opposite Court House,
Lexington, KY. 81 81
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CORN FOR SALE About 800
shocks and place to feed, near
Springfield Church.
1876 j. w. HALL, r. F. d. No. 2.
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Harting's watches are the best.
Main street, opposite Court House,
Lexington, KY. 81 3t
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Jas. II. Kennedy and Williams
Holms quarreled ON Saturday night
near Grab Orchard, and Holmes
was shot and killed.
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Have you called on Fred Heintz,
the jeweler, of Lexington? We
can't tell of all the nice things he
keeps. See his adj. in our paper
and his stock in Lexington. 20 If
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ii you want &c buy Diamond
come to Harting's, Main st., oppo-
Ute Court House, Lexington. 21-3t
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For Sale.

Pure bred Leghorns and Minor
cas-, Cockrels and pullets. 81 each.
Mrs. II. p. THOMSON,
- 1T Thomson, Ky.
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Baled Hay For Sale.

Clean timothy, $40 ton delivered
Fl At r. B. YOUNG.
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Cut Glass in latest cuts, at Hart
ings, Main street, opposite Court
House, Lexington, Ky. 81 st
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Xmas goods at Guthrie Clio. Co.'S.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-11-16

of American interests in the waters
south of us.
These interests have been largely
increased by the consequences of the
war with Spain and will be still fur
Their increased by the building of the
istnmian canal. They are both mill
tary and economic. The granting TO
US by Cuba of the naval stations
above alluded to is of the utmost
Importance from military stand
point, and is proof of the good faith
with hich Cuba is treating US. Cuba
has made great progress since her
independence was established. She
has advanced steadily in every way.
She already stands high among her
sister republics of the New World.
She is Loyalty observing her oblga-
tions to us and she is entitled to like
treatment by us.
The treaty submitted to you for
approval secures to the United States
economic advantages as great as
those given to Cuba.
Not an American interest is sacri-
feed. By the treaty a large Cuban
market is secured to our producers.
This reciprocity treaty stands by
itself. 1t is demanded on considera-
tions of broad national policy as well
as by our economic interests. 1t will
do harm to no industry. 1t will
bene st many industries. Finally, it
is desirable as a guarantee of the
good faith of our nation towards her
young sister republic to the south,
whose welfare must ever be closely
bound with ours. We gave her
liberty. We are knit to her by the
memories of the blood and the cour
age of our soldiers who fought fol
her in war; by the memories of the
wisdom and integrity of our admin
istrators who served her in peace anc
who started her so we'll on the difficult
path of self government.
/ transmit herewith the treaty, al
amended by the sena5e and ratified
by the Cuban government.
(Signed) THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
White House, NoU. 10, 1908.