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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27

There is no doubt that, independent of
any material advantages, the terrible strife
Of 1S61-'65. with its call for the loftiest
self-sacrifce by men and women, raised
the whole Nation to plane inaccessible
by other means. Every man who went
through that war was made better man
than he otherwise would have been. His
thoughts were lifted from the deadly sell
fshness of personal ease and comfort to
the nobility of lofty perception Of prime
pies of right and wrong, TO the grandeur
of self-sacr.fce to the utmost to support
this principle.
Life is given US for the Development of
our immortal souls. Men become better
in proportion to their struggle and sacri-
fee for the right. They rise higher i'll ex-
act ratio to what they do for others and for
mankind. The war for the suppression of
the rebellion was incomparably the modest
effort for all humanity ever made by any
people.
A man so degenerate as DIR. Barnes is
simply incapable of recognizing great NOR
al and spiritual forces in action. His
mentality and morality are those of the
dull. selfish African savage who can see
nothing beyond his next meal of bananas,
and wants nothing but to lie in the shade
and digest them
This is the lazy selfshness of Socialism
and Anarchy carried to logical conclusion.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
THE DEADLY MusKETo.

By a series Of experiments conducted
with the most remarkable patience and
thoroughness, the United States Hospital
Service has definitely determined the fol
lowing facts:
1. That the cause of yellow fever is an
animal parasite and not 4 vegetable germ
or bacterium.
2. That the disease is communicated
only by the bite of musketoes.
.. That only one genus of musketoes,
which is classified as StegOmyia fasciata,
is the host of the yellow fever parasite.
This is regarded as settling the question,
and the energies of the people may be con-
centrated upon fighting the mussetoes. 1t
has also been ascertained that the infect
ibIe territory" in which the musketoes can
communicate yellow fever extends as far
North as the southern boundary of Mary
land. In all this the deadly "Stegomyia'
must be watched for and exterminated.
and ships arriving in the ports must be
thoroughly examined for their presence.
So confident is the Surgeon-General of the
results, that he announces that the vel
low fever is now 4 piaythinS" which can
be readily controlled.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
AN INSECT ANARCHIST.

The terrible ravages of the gypsy moth
in Massachusetts exemplify in nature
some OF the dangers that may result in
unrestricted immigration. Several years
ago man got an idea Of developing the
silk industry by importing a moth not SO
dainty as to require mulberry leaves for
its food, but capable of living upon any
kind of green thing.
This has been found entirely too true.
His moth produced caterpillar to which
all green things were alike, and it had
an appetite like a prairie fire.
AT last accounts the State of Massachu-
sets had spent 100000 in endeavoring
TO exterminatc the pest, which threatened
to ruin all the trees in the neighborhod of
Boston, and the work still goes on. In
| the towns around Boston trees of every
description are stripped of their leaves
as completely as if burned off, and this,
despite the most energetic efforts of the
people to protect the ornaments of their
grounds.
| Last year Street Commissioner Stiles,
of Maiden, generously offered the children
10 cents quart for all the caterpilIars
they could offer, and had to pay for 40
barrels out of his own pocket. This year
he has not made any offers.
| Many lot owners have spent as high as
$50 in protecting Their trees, and one
owner of a handsome country place last
year expended S400, and will pay 5000
this year. The caterp;llars are so thick
on the trees that passersby are obliged
to raise umbrellas to protect themselves
from the disgusting worms dropping upon
them.
| The scourge has reached as far west as
Rochester, n. Y. The only hope of relief
comes from the introduction of a couple
of insects common in France and Ger
many, which are known to be enemies of
the gypsy moth, and destroy it in great
numbers. They have a special fondness
for the eggs, and their appetite for them
is equal to the gypsy moths for green
leaves.
The gypsy moth resembles the anarchist
in many ways. He is the owner Of Il
greedy appetite, which he wants to satisfy
at some one e.se's expense. He cares alb
so,uteiy nothing for the labor, trouble and
expense with which others have built up
the country and the things which he is
willing to blight and destroy in order to
fill his own stomach.
There is lesson 10 be learned from this
IS to whether We want to make our insti-
tations, which have been built up at such
4 terrible cost in blood and suffering, a
prey to the vicious foreigner even as the
carefully kept grounds and valued orna-
mentaton Of the New England homes are
to hke-minded pests in the insect king
dom.
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not, without great difficulty and danger.
go where he wants to get what he needs,
or visit his relatives and friends. because
there is no Government to compel the
building Of straight, easy, safe highways.
DR.. Barnes says the happiness of a
country depends on the happiness of its
individuals. Can he deny that every in
dividual in this country has had his hap
piness increased by the successful result
of the war against secession? Not only
were the slaves freed, but the whites of
the South who were suffering as great a
slavery as the negroes were also freed
and the United States of America was
made in countless ways n much better
place of residence for everybody than it
had been at any time in its history.
In spite of his terrible diatribe against
war, the facts remains incontroyertible
that most modern wars have resulted IN
great good to humanity by widening mans
horizons, giving them greater opportuni-
tie, and a greater share of the proceeds
of their industry.
Leaying out Of consideration for the
moment the results Of the war for the
suppression of the rebellion, think of what
good the war of 1921 brought to Ger
many Before that the now powerful en-
pire was divided up into a congerie Of lit
ito principalities, dukedoms, free cities,
ETC., each with its narrow boundaries, its
cramping influences upon trade and indus
try and it's terrible drain upon the people
who supported the little Governments. The
war against France brought all these peo-
pie under one general Government. abol-
ishcd thousands of the vexatious restric-
tons of the peoples activities, and allowed
every German a far wider field of effort
than he previously had. The result is
that Germany is increasing in wealth and
the comfort Of every German at q most
amazing rate.
This is not an argument for war any
more than it is an argument in favor OF
Winter as a season of the year. War
seems to be one Of the inevitable cOndi-
tons Of existence, which we must recog-
nize as we recognize the four seasons to
be part of the laws of Nature, and We
should put ourselves in shape for each
season as it comes round. When in the
providence of God war comes upon
country, its best effect is to develop the
manhood of the land, to raise the plane of
thought from the sordid sellishness of ev-
cryday ease and comfort, and present to
the mind the nobler and higher things of
which the soul rising to the nights OF he
roism may be capable.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
Work of the Pension ONCE.

The report certificates issued for the week ended
Aug. Is shows:
ARMY Tnvalids: Original S; increase COS: reissue u,
restoration 5: renewal Sc; supplemental g. dnplicatsS
s; accrued. los. Total. 7S7.
Army Widows ETC.: Original 4s: reissue, 9; renewal,
10; supplemental, I; accrued, , Total, 100
Navy Invalits: Increase, q reissue, l. Total, J.
Army Invalids war with SPAIN: Original, ~ ins
crease TO- reissue. G; restoration, L. Total, I'LL
Army Widows, etc. (war with SPAIN: Original ls
Navy Invalids (war with Span): Original, y; IN
crease, l: accrued, I. Total, 3.
Nary Widows etc. (Sar with SPAIN: Original,
Army Invalids-Reguar Establishment: Original, y
increase II; reissue, l; accrued, I. Total, q.
Army Widows, etc.-ReSular Establishment; on0s
inal, ).
Navy Invads-ReguIar Establishment: Original, y
increase, l. Total. 5.
Navy Widows, etc.-Regular Establishment: Orig
inal l.
Army Invalids Cact of June % 1890: Original aa2 IN.
crease 76s additional Isl; reissue, IL restoration, ~
renewal 50; supplemental, 9; duplicate. lit accrusd,
1877. Total. 2,605.
292: increase l. reissue, 5; restoration g. renewal
suppIsrneutal =; accrued, 8. Total az.
May nIviitls (act of June q. 1Ssoe Original 81 In
crease additional L; restoration, 2 duplicate, .; 10
crued, 3. Total, 81.
Navy Widows, etc (act of june ~ 1885, Original 10,
restoration, 1. Total, u.
Mexican War Survivors: Original. 1; Increase,
ISSUE II: supplementary 1: accrued. q. Totnl, 81
Mexican War Widows; Original, 10; restoration 1,
supplemental, l. Total. l..
Indian Vans ('Ss2-i2; Survivors: Original. s.; ae-
c-ueti. l. Total. ~
Indian Wars (ls.s.. ~ Willows: Original n
Totais-Orgi,ia u.s. Increase III, additional, la;
reissue To- restoration, !6 renewal Ill, supplemental
% duplicate. %; accrued, a2a Grand total, Ait.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
UNITED STATES MANNED oID1ERs.
LEAGUE.

No better work has been done by any
body Of comrades than by the United
States Manned Soldiers League, which
was organized nearly 25 years ago, and in
which Comrades Jas. NJ. MCGEE and ].
ii. Storey, Of Philadelphia, have been
tireless workers. The League has, since
its existence, been instrumental in secur-
ing four increases In rates Of pension for
those who lost limbs in the service or
were totally disabled therein. This has
involved hard, patient, continuous labor,
not only in Congress but out of it. The
last work was the success of the Senate
Bill No. 1850, which President Roosevelt
Signed March 20, and grained an increase
Of $40 to all who have lost limb. Com
iades Storey and MCGEE have not only
worked hard and faithfully, but they have
spent a great deal Of money in securing
legislation for the benefit Of their COM
Eades.
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excuseless charge on our center on the
third day, after he had been thoroughly
whipped in his attempts to turn our right
and left TANKS.
His only hope of success when he start
ed on the campaign was to be able to out
manuver the Army of the Potomac, catch
it in detail and whip it piecemeal. This
was assuming that the army would nave
been handled as it had previously been,
which was a dangerous assumption. as ev-
erybody in the army had learned much
and rapidly in the past bitter years. and
he was to have no more chances such as
were given him in the previous campaigns.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
TIE INSECT BILL.

BY this we do not mean the venomous
little lances which the pests thrust into
us during the fragrant Summer time, but
the total cost to the country of the para
days of labor and our nights of watchfui-
ness The Agricultural Department is
giving out some startling statistics, which
show that the various bugs cost the peo-
pie of the United States more than the
great standing armies, their magnificent
courts, or even the tax-eatins aristocrats
do the people of Europe.
The following table gives the estimate
of the annual damage to the various crops
of the country by the insects enumerated:
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
SAN Francisco, CAL, Aug.

SAN Francisco, CAL, Aug 30.
Special Telegraphic Correspondence.
The parade was gratifyingly large. much
larger than expected, 6,500 comrades being
in line. Every Department was represent
ed, some making surprisingly fine displays:
Pennsylvania battle flags, South Dako-
ta's ears of wheat, and Minnesota's bread
banners received special applause. Gen.
Shafter at head of the Department of
California and Nevada and the Denver
Drum Corps were enthusiastically greeted.
The line of march was very long, much of
it over rough pavements. The weather was
all that could be desired, with a strong,
fresh breeze blowing. Everybody stayed
in line and marched to the end. An i'm
mense concourse of people packed the
whole line.
After the reading of the Commauder-in-
Chiefs address, Gen. Black arose and in
behalf of the Council and Staff presented
Communicated Chief Stewart with a beau
tiful diamond badge. In accepting the
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-08-27
Ex-soLDIERs AS MISSIONARIES.

The soldiers have proved the best of
missionaries in the Philippines. Three
years ago a number of discharged soldiers
went into the Bontoc Mountains prospect
ing. The Isorrotes are among the most
savage of the tribes of the archipelag go,
and they were terribly prejudiced
against the American soldiers from the
stories which had come up to them from
the sea coast The ex-soldiers We're in
much danger from them for a long time,
but they conducted themselves as Amer-
can soldiers should, treated everybody
justly, paid for all labor and food at four
times the price the Spaniards had paid,
learned Bontoc dialects, and won the con-
fidence of their savage neighbors.
One of them. T. J. Hunt, of Iowa, was
particularly fortunate. He knew a good
deal of medicine, and was soon the father
confessor and general advisor of num-
Der of little communities. He first sue
cecded in getting them to stop their bar
barous head-hunting raids on their neigh
bors, and to adopt some Of the ways Of
civilization. 1t was hard work, because
the Igorrotes of one valley regard those
of every other valley as bad men," whom
it is 4 virtue to kill. Not only did DR..
Hunt eradicate this idea with tolerable
effectiveness, but he got some Of his
friends to wear trousers and skirts and
shoes, and took them to Manila, where
their greatest establishment was chunk
Of ice
This gave them more surprise as to the
thing else, and they tried to take the ice
home to show their neighbors with what
success can be imagined.
The next step was to esta bish schools,
with the American flag flying over each
one, and under each Of which are scores
of little brown boys, almost nude, learn
ing to read and write English. They are
making amazing progress. In two weeks
time every one was able to understand
simple sentences in English, and in a lit
tie longer could read simple sentences out
of Baldwin's Primer The scholars, like
their fathers, wear breechcloths, with a
little cotton blanket thrown over the
shoulders when the day is chilly.
The teachers go slowly and patiently,
being careful not to introduce too many
ideas at time. They are now looking
forward to school for little girls in the
near future.
THE American Regular soldier is very
different from the reckless sguanderer he
was before the war. The Auditor of the
War Department reports that during the
past year the enlisted men of the army
made III, 100 deposits. amounting to &c.
115,G1S, and during the year the deposit
tors received S263,3Ts in interest.
NOTHING is said in the anti-pension
shrieking papers about the claims filed by
the several States ON account of the war
with Spain. Up to date this aggregates
S6,850,027, Of which 81 .223, $50 was al
lowed, S1,56S,359 disallowed, and 1884,
$50 is pending settlement Considering
everything. these claims greatly exceed
the proportion of those for pensions.
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Total .$35S, 900, 0oc

BY this it would appear that bugs eat
up more each year in this country than
would buy out, root and branch, one of the
little kingdoms Of Europe with all its
lands and improvements, railroads and
factories, army and navy, palaces, crown
jewels, and so on. This is a direct dim
mutton of the wealth of the country
Men plow, seed, cultivate, and harvest,
but the bugs fatten on what Henry
George would call "unearned increment"
If the Agricultural Department should
add to its estimate the cost to this coun-
try every year of the rats in it, the flies
and musketoes, and the pests that walk
by night" in the bed clothes, it would
probably come near doubling the figures.
II We could only stop these ravages, we
could save enough to build much the fin
est navy in the world in year or so.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
FOREST and PRAIRIE FIRE
{. !. WARNING.
%az=E% :*@3I - Z = - AAAAA'AAsN w. =&=%7@
OFE1cE OF FOREST COMMISSIONERS.

OFEICE
OIL %$ *%A< - ST.. MINI, April g, 1903
CHAPTER 1876 Of the General 1895 (Act of
village coucs Fire and take
forest extnguish control
and call
OF Fire Waren promptly report such to tho
Chief Fire Warden The forest provide and
GAS the said and is the
County abstract pub
at the respective counties
the 10Th hereby
Instructed to publish this notice entire Under said
The following liable exceeding
In the state prison not years,
material whereby another destroyed and
life is sacrificed.
The following liable
not exceeding three
Any exingush2
forest
Any fire warden who negects perform
Any person who wiluy, negigeny
set combuible
another.
Any who shall k1nde
Any uncomfortable
arms orch frerand light dangerously
to forest land
Any shall wtu heeeasly destroy
mentioned Act
railroad wfuy
100 cleared of
combustbe
Section IL of the above
The olowin liable
shall without
extnguishing the
s. G. IvERsON Estate Auditory
Chief Fire Warden
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
CALL FOR BIDS,

The town board Of the town of Eofte
will meet at Cross River bridge June
29rd, 1903, at 10 O'Clock A. M. for the pur-
pose Of receiving sealed bids for the re-
building Of said bridge.
On June Oath, 1908, at 10. O'Clock
A. NJ, said board will meet q of mile
east OF Lutsen for the purpose of re-
ceiving sealed bids for the rebuilding of
q bridge which was destroyed by fire
June 7th. NJ T { s2 15.4ES> 4 !, I
At 2 P. N. June Oath said board will
meet ~ mile east of Lutsep for the
purpose Of resolving sealed bids for the
rebuilding Nof bridge which was de-
stroyed BY fire June 7th. a..s5 Fl ... :z1s Z
The board reserve the right to reject
any and al bids. 5s> s.. /: an
-. LOUIS ENGELSON,
d 5% & & Town Clerk, Town Of Tofte.
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resisting the marshal and the village
authority. i; looked Tor .. few minutes
like : free fight" between the marshal
and shis assistants The friends Of law and
order, and thotss resisting and their
pathizers. Tho result vas that John
Davis and John Jones wers brought be-
fore Judge Durtee. Davis was COM
mitted to Jail in default Of two hundred
dollars bail to await trial set. at 10 o'clock
this Saturday morning. Jones was
set at liberty on condition OF: leaving
town at an early date. Court convened
at 10 o'clock a. M. Davis plead guilty
to the charge Of Assault and Battery
and was fined fifty dollars and costs or
thirty days in Jail. ..,..... +.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20
Half Fair to All Points East.

Via the Duluth South Shore aod At
lantic Ry. Single fare for the round
trip to all points in Canada, east of Owen
Sound, all points in New York, except
New York City, all points in Massachu-
cts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut,
New Hampshire, New Brunswick and
Nova Scitia. Tickets will be on sale
Juno 18th to 26th inclusive, and good
for return passage until Sept. 1st, 1903.
Proportionate rates by train and steamer.
For further information, sleeping car
and stateroom reservation, etc., please
write or apply to
MART. ADSON, General Agent.
1875 Spalding Hotel Block, Duluth, MINI.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-06-20

perl lecturer who pointed outsa great
1 many points .of interest, among the most
Important Of which were F'ord's theatre,
where Lincoln was .aseassinated u the
house. in. which, President Lincoln died;
she5a u through which Booth escaped
after ssassinatingf Lincoln; the old slave
market; the room IN which President
Garfield was shot and the room in which
Assassin Guiteau was tried and convicted;
the foreign legations; the government
buildings, parks and monuments, and
many OF the homes of prominent resi-,
dents, past and present. The afternoon,
was spent by the members of the part y
as best suited their individual tastes.
: on Wednesday morning an excursion
steamer was boarded for most enjoy
able ride down the Potomac to Noun t
Vernon, passing many points of historic
interest on route. Arriving at Mt. Ver-
non the tomb where repose the remains
OF George and Martha Washington was
VISITED, after which the party was
grouped in front of the old mansion and
photographed. Here Senator job A
johnson, of St, Peter, on behalf of the
members of the party, presented our
president, Frank A. Day, with beauti-
full gold watch as a token of their re-
spect and esteem. After viewing the
interior of tho old mansion, which re-
mains the same as when occupied by
it's illustrious owner, the garden, spin
ming house and many other interesting
sights, the steamer was again boarded
for Marshall Hall, where the now hungry
crowd was treated to an excellent
planked shad dinner. Returning to
Washington stop was made at Alexan-
dria, the first capital of the State of Vir-
g1nia, where the church in which Wash
1ngton and General Robert E. Lee both
worshiped and the Masonic temple where
Washington presided as Worshipful
Master, were visited.
Thursday was spent IN visiting the
public buildings, parks and numerous
points OF interest in Washington, and
on Friday morning the party reluctantly
boarded their train for the return trip,
arriving, at st. Paul Sunday, morning a
tired but happy and satisfied crowd.
Seeing 80 much in so short time is
made possible only by the efforts of the
executive committee who plan and
handle tho excursions for tho association
and who, through years of experience,
have become experts in the the bust
ness.
This paper was represented on the ex-
cursion by Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Murphy
and Miss Gertrude Miller.