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The National tribune., 1904-02-11

SAM'L GoMPERs, President of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, vigorously re
pels the charge that the striking drivers
and teamsters of Chicago refused to assist
in burying the dead of the Iroquois dis
aster, and produces evidence TO completely
clear them of that shocking imputation
The letters he shows prove that immedi-
ately npon the magnitude of the disaster
being known, Albert Young, the General
Organizer, issued proclamation declar.
ing truce in strike for 10 days, and re
questing undertakers, livery drivers, and
other men on strike to report at once to
their respective places of employment and
do everything in their power to assist their
employers in caring for the wants of the
public. The Union offered to furnish driy.
ers free of charge to drive the hearses tic
bury the dead. This proposition was re.
jected by the livery owners, who claimed
that they would be liable to a fine of $500
from their own association il they sen,
out Union driver for any purpose during
the continuance of the strike This would
seem to place grave responsibility upon
the Livery Owners Union.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

THE death of Ex-Secretary w. G. Whit.
ney at the comparative early age of Ga
removes man of much force and leader
in public affairs. He will be principally
remembered in American history as the
Secretary of the Navy who began the up-
building of our present navy During the
rebellion we had the most powerful navy
in the world, but in the years following
ii was suffered TO run down for various
reasons. One of these was economy. but
probably the most potent was that naval
architecture was then in transition
stage, and no one could say with any de-
gree of certainty what the naval vessel
of the future would be. At the time Pres
ident Cleveland entered Office ideas as ia
naval vessels began to take definite shape
and Secretary Whitney took advantage OF
this to begin the reconstruction of our mar
thine equipment. He was man of higl
character and excellent ideas on public
matters, which brought him into collision
with large portion of his party associates
when the Bryan fever became epidemic
and he retired from politics, much TO TIL,
loss of his party. He il sincerely regretted
by host of people without distinction o.
party affiliations.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11
PRESIDENT RoosEvEIT.s SPEECH.

President Rooseyelts speech at the
banquet of the Department of the Poto.
mae, &. A. r., last week, was enc of his
greatest efforts, and expressed i'm the best
way his appreciation, and that of the
American people, of the valor and for
titude of the men who saved the Nation.
1t was an address of unusual discrimina-
ton, and passed beyond the customary
complimentary rhetoric, since it went into
the causes of things and rightly affirmed
that victory was not due to the Generals.
who were admirable in their way, but to
the fact that the men they commanded were
Of the highest class. The men carrying
the guns were unsurpassed in their cour-
age and devotion to the cause. and their
unfailing fortitude under all trials and re-
verses was that which in the end com.
PEELED victory. 1t was great speech, and
deserves a permanent place i'm our liter.
ature.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

whitening word or two at them about their
'slunkiHess, made out the reqHisition for
their rations, passed it over to Wales John
son to sign. and then called out for Harry
J0slyn to take it and charge Of the squad.
hut Harry had gotten a pass to go over
and inspect n negro regiment in course of
organization. Af Russell was of with the
Brigade Surgeon. Gid Mackalf had so stub
borniy refused to do non-commissioned Of
ficer's work that he was not available, and
Sandy Baker had been sent for to the Ma
jor's tent. Therefore the irksome duty fell
TO Pete Skidmore who for q wonder was
reading i'm his tent. He had come across
CORY dime novel--'I.imber-L Legged Zeke.
the Wall Eyed Scout of the Burning Amer
lean Desert" or something like that. and
was excited over the situation of the hero.
whom the $50 Comanches had chased into
a closed canyon with walls 80 feet high
where he was standing at bay, protecting
beautiful white maiden, with arrows
sticking into various and announcement
parts of his person, and only three loads
left for his faithful and deadly rifle. The
bloody and merciless Fine
Tooth-Com. the Comanche Chief, who
wanted the white maiden, and wanted her
bad, had just shot an arrow through Lin
ber-Legged Zeke's left car, and was adj
justing another for better aim at his heart
when Monty delivered sharp order for
Pete to jump out and take charge Of the
bunch Of recruits, get them ratiens. draw
tents for them, and start them as members
of Go. Q.
To begin with, Pete was now laziel
than the LATEST. He did not want to stil
on any pretext, especially an order. anG
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

The question of vital importance to the
discussion of the service pension is. how
many of the survivors are still unpen-
stoned. There We're last year 7O3, 456 vet
Grams of the rebellion upon the pension
roll, and out Of that number 21,G44 had
died during the year.
Ii the above table be true, then the num-
Der of veterans who do not receive pen
sions, but are entitled to a service pen
sion, would be 191, 100 But it has been
claimed that the number of those who
died Immediately after the war has been
greatly exaggerated, and that there are af
present much over 100000 unpensioned
veterans alive. If there are 100000 II
would cost $28s00OOO year to pension
| them all at $12 per month.
1t is incomprebensible to those who are
| most intimately acquainted with the vet
| Grams of the late war as to what basis is
| taken for the estimate that there are yet.
somewhere about 100000 veterans alive.
/ For example: 1t seems to the casual oh-
4
Grand Army of the Republic. In nearly
every community the veteran who does
not belong to the Order is rather an ex.
ception. The Grand Army has recruited
very vigorously for the past few years.
and tried to bring every man eligible into
camp. In every neighborhood all those
who have the qualifications for member.
ship in the Grand Army are well known
and have been solicited to join. Gen
orally these solicitations have been sue
cessful, and it seems therefore incredible
that there should be about 100000 vet
Grams alive, and only 263, 745 IN the Grand
Army Of the Republic. There is q dig
erepaney here that requires an explana.
ton, and we isvite the attention OF the
statisticians to it. As we said before. In
every community the general rule is FOR
the veterans TO belong to the g. A. r., with
few exceptions outside the Order, ret It
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

EMS OF The NATION Alb THf8uSE.
ing up the interval. and had q floor raised
sufficiently to permit the passage of air un-
dcrneath. Everything in it was severely
military. 1t and the ground around was
carefully swept every morning the bedding
exposed awhile to the air, and then neatly
folded in place, and everything else was in
the same prescribed order.
Montgomery Scruggs's tent was fair i'm
itatiOn Of the Office of a County lawyer as
Alf Russell's was of that of country doc
tor. Sandy Baker had a long, open work
shed, into which he gathered all manner
Of tools, and had workbench, with a
table for plans. The sleeping arrange
ments for him and Pete were secondary
and little thought of, while the kitchen at
tachment was the main part Of Gid Mack
ais domicle.
When all this was done an oyerwhelm-
ing 1aziness seized everybody. The war
storm was subsiding with even more rapid
ity than it had grown. All the news were
of surrenders of rebel forces in all parts OF
the country. The paroled men from the
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

IT Is now Secretary Taft. He comes
to the portforlio of War with a weIl-de-
served, high reputation for ability and
integrity. He refused to take the APP
pointment in the Cabinet last year. be-
cause he had not yet advanced his work
in the Philippines to the point at which
he desired TO leave it. This was a reason
as rare among public officials rs it is COM
mendable. Now he has accomplished what
he set out to do, and he informs us that
the conditions i'm the Archipelago are very
satisfactory. He thinks that within q
couple of years a Filipino Legislature may
be possibility. He asserts that the
greatest needs of the Islands are better
means of communication, and more Amer.
lean capital. Here the Secretary seems
10 come to the parting of the ways. The
are developing its resources, feel that the
development of the Filipino public spiri.
is dangerous, and likely to bring about the
same mischief that similar unwisa de-
yelopment did in Haiti and Jamaica. I'm
perfectly civilized men are only too like.
~ to claim all the rights and RESPONSE.
bilities of citizenship before they compre
bend what those mean, or are qualified for
their exercise. The Manila "Cablenews'
tells the Secretary very plainly that there
will be no great inducements to American
capital, so long as there is any suspicion
In the minds of the people that the Is.
lands are eyY TO be independent. They
mHSt be made to fQol fhamSolvoa q .a :,
of America, to understand that their des.
tiny is forever linked with ours, and that
they are subject to our Government.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11
WAR IN THE ORIENT.

The discouraging news comes from st.
Petersburg that Japan, without waiting
for the deliverance of the Russian note,
has severed diplomatic relations with that
country. and that at any moment we may
not be surprised to learn that the first
blow has been struck. Russia says that
her note was in the hands of the Russian
Minister ut Tokyo ready for delivery.
when NJ. Kurino, the Japanese Minister
at ST Petersburg, presented himself at the
Foreign Office, saying that his Govern
ment was tired waiting for Russia to make
mp her mind, and had decided it was use
less to continue diplomatic relations any
longer and would take such steps as it
thought necessary for the protection of
Japan's interests. Russia met the situa-
ton with great promptness. and notified
her representatives at Tokyo to leave inn
metliately.
1t is understood that the Russian note,
while making concession, refused to yield
Japan's right to ask for treaty covering
the sovereignty. of Manchuria; that it
insisted upon the mutual recognition
of the independence of Korea; that there
should be no fertilization by japan of
Southern Korea which might threaten
Russian communica tons with Port Arthur
and yladivostok, and also contained n
prompt refusal to allow a neutral zone on
both sides of the Yalu River. The Gar,
on hearing the news of Japan's action,
made preparations to go at once to Mos
COW, where he will seek divine guidance,
in accordance with the ancient custom of
his forefathers. The news created great
excitement at st. Petersburg, which re-
suited in patriotic demonstrations.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

THE New York Tribune, which is ale
ways great friend of the soldiers when IL
wants something of them, but decidedly
unfriendly when they want anything,
comes out strongly against the service pen
sion BILL starting off with the old clack--
rs patriotism TO be appraised on cash
basis?" This is the shallow screed OF
cheap and ready writer Ii Is just as ap-
plicable TO the men who won our indepen-
dence by marching with bleeding bare feet
over the snow and ice of Valley Forge
as it is to the veterans of to-day. At the
time the Continental soldiers engaged in
the War Of Independence, there was no
thought of direct personal advantages
that would accrue TO them. They enrolled
themselves in the patriotic armies to do q
work which they recognized ought TO be
done, and for which they Were ready to
sacrifice themselves rather than leave un-
done. Years later grateful people. en-
Joying to the utmost the benefits result
ing from their services and sacrifices, gave
them service pension, as it is now pro.
posed that grateful people, basking in
the bright sunshine of phenomenal pros
perity, shall give TO the survivors of those
whose measureless sacrifices made our
present prosperity possible. Consistently.
throughout its history the country has i'm
their old age given a service pension to the
men who in it's days Of stress and trial
have gone to the front, separating them
selves from the rest of the community and
borne the heat and burden of the day of
battle. In spite of groveling minds like
the New York Tribune's, there is no
thought of a cash value or a money re-
ward for patriotism. 1t is simply a de-
cent recognition by the people of services
rendered, and proper provision for the
old age of meritorious public servants.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

F. II. WOLFE, Past Commander, Post
"a, Dover. N. H., urges that each G. A.
Il. Post in the whole country prepare at
once petition to the Senators and Repre-
sentatiyes for the passage Of the service
pension bill as reported by the National
Committee, and that they have every mem-
Der Of their Posts and every old soldier in
the neighborhood sign 1t, with his company
and regiment. This Is the advice which
The Nafionai Tfibane has been giving the
c0mrade6 TOR months, but we cannot eiys
It too often Of make it too emphatic.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

would appear according to these statistics
that less than one-third of the veterans are
in the Grand Army-a thing most incredi-
BILE to a man familiar with its operations.
Of course, no one anticipates that the
whole of these alleged 191 900 or 100000
unpensioned veterans will at once be pen
stoned. 1t is hardly likely that one-half of
them are seeking pensions. Under the
62-year limitation very many thousands. of
them would not be eligible for pensions for
three or four years. There were hundreds
Of thousands of boys from 10 years up
ward who went into the army under the
last call. who are still far from 60 years
old. In the meanwhile death will be
cutting a wide swath through the pension
roll. The estimate before the Senate PEN
sion Committee is that $4,000 veterans
are dying every year. Last year the Pen
sion Bureau estimated the death in excess
of $4,000. This latter number is much
nearer the truth than the other, and the
death rate must rapidly increase with the
increase of years, so that not less than
1000 week will disappear from the pen
sion rolls. a frightful diminution that
ought to satisfy the most savage of the
critics of the pension roll. The unfor-
tunate part of>all this is that those who
are bitterly hostile to pension generally
take advantage of all these indeterminate
factors in the equation. to grossly exag-
gerate the probable cost of the passage of
the Service Pension Bill.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

THE Commander of the Department Of
Illinois has deAe good work in sending
a circular to every Post asking the COM
rades to express themselves on the bill
formulated by the q. A. r. Pension Conn
nittee, and to send certified copies of their
action to every Congressman and .Sena-
tors,
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

ALL THAT is needed for complete har-
mony in the Democratic Party is to find
a man whom those who- will not vote for
Mr.. Bryan or any of his kind. and those
who will not vote for Mr.. Cleveland, or
any of his kind can support.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

IT IS singular how the whole civilized
world at times seems the same people,
moved by the same waves. The political
parties in Great Britain show the same
signs of a general breakup as in this
country.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

WHY don't that great, flabby oof. China.
get up and whip both Japan and Russia!
She has more than twice as many men
as they put together.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

THE electrical experts say that people
who continue to believe in the efficacy OF
lightning rods belong to the same class
with those who believe in diyining- rods
fortune tellers and rabbits feet.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

RUSSIA wants to give the struggle with
Japan the aspect of a holy war against
''pagans.' Russia,s Christianity is hard
~ up to the fiIed-cheese standard.
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

instant Dis rising hopes and the tsut Wwu
involved in one common ruin.
He crawied meekly out from the entang.
ling ropes and canvas, and said: :
Fail in behind me, boys, and follow up
to the Commissary's''
Ito be continued)
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

ENGLAND is going to reform her army.
She always does this after any serious
war. 1t would be so much better IL she
would reform her army before war, but
the aristecrats who are holding down the
soft berths succeed in preventing this un-
til war demonstrates their startling unfit
The National tribune., 1904-02-11

WASHINGTON, ID. c., FEB. II, 1904.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-23
VACATION READING.

There are certain things you will not
forget to take with you when you so
TO the country for vacation; but un-
less you are specially reminded of it,
you may not remember that Besides
your fishing rod, your tennis racket,
your golf sticks, and such aids to your
summer studies, you should not fail to
put in few favorlte volumes. There
should be few, possibly the fewer the
better, if the little company be well
chosen. But dc not leave yourself en-
TREY dependent upon the chance IL
brary of a country hotel Who does
not remember being indoors on some
rainy day in the country, with long
ing for really good book? So, in
addition to the lighter fiction already
spoken of, it will be wise to take also
one or two of the volumes that are in
eXhaustible treasures, and yet are well
known to you, so that they may be
taken up ca put aside at will without
especial care to find just where you
last were reading For this purpose
volume of favorite poet can hardly
be improved upon, whether you pre-
fer Tennyson, LongfelIow, Lowell,
Aldrich or the Quaker poet whose
SnowBound" should prove delightful
ly refreshing on warm day.
If you have not already a favorite
among the singers, choose a single vol
ume edition of any standard poet, and
it will not be strange if you return
from your summers outing in posses
sion of a new friend-a friend with
whom you will hold many quiet chat
in winter evenings all your life long
St. Nicholas
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-23
Corsage Sachets.

The heart-shaped corsage sachet OF
white satin is to wear around the neck
beneath the lingerie. The ribbon
edge and bow make a pretty finish
and it is suspended by ribbon. An,
other corsage sachet en- this order con,
sists of two pads about two inches
square, with a small bow in the center
of each. They are fastened to the
ends of a strip of baby ribbon. For
the japanese sachet, made Of Japan
csc silk, a bag two and one-half by
three inches, and in the top seam
fastel to the ends of a strip of baby
ribbon. For the Japanese sachet
made of Japanese silk, bag two and
one-half by three inches, and in the
top seam fasten a Japanese doll head
Around its neck a ribbon is tied
stock fashion. The most popular
sachet odors at present are sandal
wood, Boris and the Japanese per.
fume.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-23
MYSTERY"

I'm looking down where an arm of the
sea
Is encircling the land
And hear its sweet mo1otony
AS il moves DER the sand
And its deep. mournful voice comes up
TO me,
Even up where | stand
can see it pour its waves on the
shore,
And hear its sad moan, it's deep mono
tone.
Saying. Mystery mystery, mystery"
Lives in the sea, dwelts her with me.
Comes and goes. GIBBS and flows
Mystery mystery. mystery,
I'm looking up where a rift In the
clouds
Is revealing the sky:
Where the mad wi1d is unfolding the
shrouds
That under 1t lie.
And see them drift back, like brighten
ed crowds
With a mutter and cry:
Then the lightning's fash and the
lnunuerS crash,
And the storm comes dow3 upon sea
and town,
All is mystery, mystery, mystery!
In sea and air, and everywhere,
Mystery, mystery mystery!
I'm looking into fast breakiDg heart
Like q cloud rent in twain,
When the tempest has torn II apart,
And the thundcrs complaint
And ! see the tears of its agony start
Like the rushing Of rain.
trem5le and sigh. ! marvel and cry.
All is mystery, mystery, mystery
Souls come and go, seas ebb and flow,
One struggle more.--back again to the
shore;
Clutch your white hands
Into the sands: -
But when the waves go hack
They'll wash out the track
Where your hands we're set
Oh, mystery. mystery. myetery,
Anterior Furlong-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-23
A NJ edical Bath.

Here is simple and available re-
c.pe--a medicinal bath for the nerv-
ously worn and those who cannot
sleep onights. 1t is the prescription
of an old physician. Take of sea salt,
four ounces, spirits Of ammonia, two
ounces; spirits of canphor, two
ounces: of pure alcohol, eight ounces;
and sufficient hot water to make full
quart Of the liquid. Dissolve the sea
salt in the hot water and let stand
until cool. Pour into the alcohol the
spirits of ammonia and camphor. Add
the salt water, shake well and bottle
for use. With a soft sponge, dipped
in this mixture wet over the surface
Of the whole body. Rub vigorously
until the skin CLOVIS. When nervous
or blue" or wakeful do net omit this
bath. The rest and refreshing that
follow will amply repay the effort re-
CURED to prepare it.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-23

5 claimed, shown more skill in the.
training OF turet than any other man
IN the navy. During the entire target
practice Neubert trained the turret,
hring fifty-one shots, not one of which
passed either to the right or lett of
the target. When it is understood that
in the short space of $40 seconds near
ly six tons of steel in the form of pro
jectles passed through a single gun
nred by nearly two tons OF powder, in
ten different charges, all of which in
the space of time was brought from
magazine forty-five feet below the
guns, the efficiency of the turret and
handling-room crews of the Wisconsin
may be better realized The men have
been under the training of Lieut. Vo-
gelgesang, whose theories they carried
successfully into practice. AS an the
other classes of guns on the Wiscon-
sin made better records than those of
the Alabama, which held the record.
the Wisconsin put in claim Tor the
pennant for battleships.
3 Another record for naval gunnery
was made recently on the battleship
kearsarge, during practice of the har-
Dor Of Pensacola, Fla. The left gun
crew in the after superimposed turret
of the vessel scored ten successive.
bulls eyes in FIVE minutes with an
eightllch gun, discharged at target
1900 yards distant, while the ship
was moving at the rate of ten miles an
hour, Two gun-pointers took part in
this event The first one, Boatswain's
Mate Young, fired six shots and made
six hits in two and a half minutes, or
"a shots per minute, beating the prev
ious best performance, on the New
York, of four hits, at the rate of two
per minute The second pointer,
Gulner's Mate Rooster, fired four
shots, making four hits in two and a
half minutes, or 1.6 per minute. Some
of the ten shots were only seventeen
seconds apart. The crew was trained
by Ensign ID. Pratt ManniX, under the
supervision of Lieut.. J. w. l.. Clement
Both these officers have made special
aid exhaustive study of naval gunnery.
A crew on the battleshp Texas very
lately made a new worlds record for
Pinch guns, having scored eleven
hits in ten minutes-Lesiie's Week
iy.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-23
from Last Seasons Wardrobe.

Now is the time to empty the chests
the trunks and the bureau drawers.
Tor the last fall number of articles of
clothing were laid away, unfit for win
ter use. Get them out, air them and
see what can be found that will helm
out in the preparation for spring.
There is usually something that looks
better than it did when it was packed
away, and may materially lessen the
expense of this springs wardrobe.
Discover first what can be cleaned
and utilized without remodeling. Next
md what can be ripped apart and
cleaned to advantage Then there will
be garments which can be dyed. Others
can be combined, one with another.
with pleasing effects. 1t is surprising
what treasures the old trunks and
boxes sometimes yield. 1t is a good
plan to go over the cast-off garments
before buying.