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The National tribune., 1906-09-20
A Great Paper.

Editor National Tribune: A great
newspaper IS greater than the meas
ure of the stature of any man. Hence
to The National Tribune the undersign-
ed accords even IGore distinguished con-
sideration than the high regard he ex-
tends toward any individual comrade
who aids in producing for its beneficiar-
les (every one Of its readers Is one OF
these) this Incompatible journal whose
magnanimous mission it is ito care for
him who has borne the battle and for
his widow and orphans
Directly after Apri % last, the day ]
remitted my subscription to you, my
Chart came to hand. and with 1t. quite
Unexpectedly, two handsome prints in
color illustrating military uniforms of
to-day. viz: First Lieutenant. Signal
Service: SergeantM Major. Engineers. The
Lieutenant is no slouch himself but
that "Major"-and I'll tell you this right
now-that Major Is the real custard.
Now, permit me to blow my own horn
a toot or two. Forty-five years ago this
writer was First Sergeant, Co. A, I'd VT.
During the action at Bull Run. on Sun
day. July II. 1861. our Sergeant Major.
VIM. Guinan by name, Mexican War
veteran, lost part or more of one hand.
and was sent to the rear. This writer
was just then quite little busy and
whole lot frustrated UP on the right of
our line. when up comes Adj't Ladd.
helltosplit and afoot at that. tWea.
I'm bound to admit that it was rather
warm that day for hossback eXercise)
The Adjutant had been down at the
center with the Colonel. Capt. Wal
bridge" says he, Col. Writings COM
pliments. and you will send your First
Sergeant over to the left to act as Ser
geant-Major. instructing him first to re-
port to Maj. Joyce" | heard every word.
and wished / was back in that dear
Bennington, VT. However, | went down
the lire to my new post. and by main
force and awkwardness managed to
hold down the job until early in Sep
tem5er. when | was commissioned Sec
ond Lieutenant, and assigned to Co. n.
Our Adjutant, a townsman and friend %
mine, always addressed me as Major"
thus as you may imagine. tickling my
fool vanity no end. So then. this writ
er became a Sergeant-Major As years
ago.
The other day. when l sent you my
subscription. | figured that it should
expire Nov % in the current year.
note. however. that you have given me
credit away up to April 25. 1907. Well.
this break on your part is only of 4
piece with your treatment of ME ever
since l was SO fortunate SIS to make
your acquaintance. The superb cour-
tcsy | have received at your hands has
been inyariable and unremtting: so that
whenever nay mental glance falls upon
The National Tribune and its directorate
or management the entire outfit shows
up in an old light and from any point
of view.
| hope at some other time to be abb
to tell you how completely / appreciate
it. tApniogics to o. Henry and Col
lier's.)-E. w. Appleton, Cincinnati, o
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A New A1rShip.

new airship is being prepared for
its first flight at Mrs. Phebe Hearst's $
country home at Verona, Cal. 1t is the
invention of c. Fl. TOliver who has pat
cnts pending in Germany and other for
eign countries. the laws of which do not
permit a means or transportation of this
kind to be taken on "A trial trip until
the letters patent have been issued. The
machine has a propeller at each end
and four at the sides for steering pur-
poses. The balloon is rigid and nom
collapsible. 1t contains 10000 feet of
material and will carry 500 pounds in
addition to its own weight. This is
equivalent to about 80 people.
The machine is 223 feet long and 40
feet in diameter 1t is cylindrical
and tapcrs at both ends. Its dis
tinguishing feature is that the
cabins are inside the balloon,
from which nothing is suspended except
the propellcrs. There are four 1Shorse-
power gasoline engines. the propellers
being worked with Il ball and socket
and being arranged in such a manner
that the machine can be Steered with
out a ruddcr and can be turned without
being under hcadway. 1t is intended
that the new craft shall rise above
StOrl.;S
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Fort Nonlt.ic.

Editor National Tribune: Seeing in
The National Tribune the statement
that J. +. Stephens. of the 9Th Ind.
Cav, was an escaped prisoner at the
time Of the evacuation of Charleston
he helped pull down tf.> rebel flag from
Fort Moultrie. and saved the fort from
being blown up at that time. ] wis, to
say that there is a mistake somewhere.
| remember We'll Lieut.. John Hackett.
of 60. NJ, Sd l.. |. II. a.. with II picked
crew left Morris Island for Fort MouI-
trie, and while on the way across Bat
terry +, near Fort Mouitric, was blown
up. ! saw from my position a boat with
two men Gro ossing from Sullivans Island
These two men l always understood
We're rebels, and the first time that
ever heard anything else was when
read the statement of Stephens in The
Na,icnal Tribune. Now. Lieut.. Hackett
was the man who pulled down the nag
and hoisted the regimental flag OF the
Sd r. /. II. A. over Fort Noultrie. and
this l can prove by Lieut.. Hackctt him
self. Now, If Stephens WAS an escaped
prisoner. why did Hackett threaten to
shoot him if he did not get into the
boat and so hack NMoultrie with him
Why did he have on the uniform OF the
South Carolina Confederate Band and
his instrument with him at the time?
Was he an escaped prisoner, or did he
enlist in the rebe' service from the pris-
on pen? conce/ning the saving of Fort
Moultrie there are many claims to that
honor.-AIfred b. Paown, Co. D, Sd r.
/. II. A., Pawtucket, -.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
A FAMILY OF GILA MONSTERS.

the bones of the tail are extremely fra
giic. and this appendagc frequently be-
comes detached by accident or when
bitten by so:le animal. the ella mon
stcr. however, differs in This respect, as
is skin is so tough that Tie tail forms
one of the strongest portions Of its body
In fact IL can raise itself to "A consider
able hight with its powerful fnrelegs.
balancing itself on the tip of the tail.
thus enabling it To climb rocks and 9TH
er steep ascents.
The MrxicanS and Indians arc firmly
OF the belief that the bit. OF Il Gila
monster means instant death without
any possibility of remedy. This vicw is
strongly supported by thr number and
Struct turc OF its teeth. Each law has
from To 10. which are loag, conical
and slightly recurvci. E,ch tooth, how
eyer, contains = deep furrow extending
from the sharp point to itS base. ternIi-
mating in Il duet connecting with glands
This formation is SO similar to that of
venomOus snakes That it mas been ad
yanced as proof that the bite of the
hclGdernla Is poisonous. The teeth are
so deeply imbedded in flesh that ordi-
nari!y only the points are revealed but
the grooves are so large that the SILVIA
confined in the glands readily eXudcs
Natural!sts who have made n study Of
the many varieties of the lizard family
are OF the opinion that this is the only
one which has teeth. Consequently in
terest has been increased in a study of
rs anatomy. and among those who have
given opinions relative to the effects Of
its bite are some of the most :loted
authorities of this country and Europe.
With the exception of the teeth and
glands. however, the monster bears lit
tie rescm blaIce to any variety of snake,
either poisonous or otherwise. 1T is very
slow and clumsy in its motions on ac
count of its shape. 1t is not timid like
other reptiles, however. and when
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Keeping Friends with Bees.
Standard.)

A contributor mentions a singular
custom adhered to by many country
people who keep bees. 1t is that of
telling the bees whenever anything un-
usual is about to- taI:e place or has TAX
on place. suffi All death, birth or mar
riage. II is believed that If this werc
net done the; bees would leave the hiv.
or some misfortune would befali III"
family.
In illustratio1Ihe correspondent .i1ys
that his brother had good many hives.
and some yetirs ago. when hip daughter
died the bees all left. The old garden
or at once attributed it to his having
forgotten to gre notice to the bees,
who were duly informed the next tirne
there was a death in the family, and
they remained be their hives.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
DEAFNESS
HOW TO REGAIN HEh3MG

A book that will be the means of re-.
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SCIENCE and INVENTION.
Work Of the Worlds Busy Brains in Discovering Invenng and
Creating
CARTRIDGES FoR THE ARMY.

little sensation rppled over the sur
face of things at the Chief of Ordnance
sending an order for 100000 cart
ridges to the Frankford Arsenal colncl-
dent with the breaking ost of the Cuban
troubles Col. Russell, the Acting chiei
of Ordnance. explains that there was no
Significance whatever in this fact. The
supply of cartridges for. the krag-Jor-
gensen rifle had run so low as result
of the recent target practice by the
militia and Regulars that it was neces-
sary to replensh the stock. The amount
called for will not last more than a
month or so. This fact calls attention
to one well known to chemists, that the
new stvle of cartridges is quite perish
able. and only stock can be made up
sufficient for the needs of a few months
In spite of all the care in manufactur-
ing the modern smokeless powder, there
is always little acid left which attacks
the cartridge case and reacts upon the
powder 1t is for this reason that steel
cannot be used and brass must be. Steel
will at once be destroyed by the acid
ana the caTlTluSe Itilutitu '"hu'iN''''
Brass resists the corrosion little long
er, but copper will not stand at ALL
This fact, and chemists have found no
way to obviate it, puts us in a predica-
ment which might be serious one II
war should break out The capacity of
the Frankford Arsenal is only about
100000 cartridges day, so that 1t
would take it about six weeks to make
100000. These would not last long IN
a real war, especially such war as
that of the rebellion, and the problem
is what would have to be done The
first suggestion would be the prepara-
ton and storage of a quantity of cart
ridge-making machinery to be put into
instant use at any time when war seems
likely.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

The increased use of hydrogen gas
for balloons is turning the attention OF
inventors and manufacturers strongly
to the cheaper production of gas. Hy-
drogen is compressed into steel bottles
for use in the field. and especially for
military ballOoning. and chemists are
looking for chemical product resem-
bling carbid of calcium which will give
off hydrog gen on the addition Of water.
Hydrids of barium and calcium have
been produced. and we are given to ex-
pect that these can be made in COM
mercial way which will be much cheap
er and more economical to handle than
the comprest hydrogen in steel bottles.
At present il takes some five tons O.:
steel cylinders. to which must be added
the wagons upon which they are car
ried, TO produce enough gas to fill a
military balloon of 500 cubic yards It
is claimed that the hybrid of calcium
will furnish as much gas from about
1900 pounds of the product Accord
ing to the present price. that would
make the cost of cubic yard of hydro
gen from 81 to s1.50. but it is hoped
that this can be greatly diminished by
further improvement.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

The automobile omnibus system for
passengers is now running very success
fully in Berlin, and that city is ahead of
most of the capitals on the continent in
this application of the omobile Tho
Omnibus Company of Berlin recently
made propositions to the municipalitS,
which were accepted, regarding uni
form rate of 10 prennigs ($0.025) for
all distances Of the route. This rate is
exceptionally low. seeing that all the
new omnibus lines which have been put
in operation have a length of over three
miles. Some of the lines are nearly
four mites long.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

The use Of coal tar coloring I'm giving
a bright and attractive hue to candies
is but too general. Public attention has
been called to this. and chemists have
been Carefully studying these cOIors
with reference to their effect upon the
human system. and especially upon the
delicate organisms of children. There
are more than 1000 dyes now obtained
from coal tar. and it is said that every
one but six of these is more or less
prejudicial TO health and many of them
are active poisons.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Gen. Fremoat's Report.

almost Immediately after getting IL
70 the timber the Rifles encountered q
regiment of cavalry with artillery and
i regiment of infantry, from which they
received very damaging fire. A very
severe engagement of half an hour fol-
lowed, during which the Rifles lost up
ward of 80 in killed. wounded and miss
ing. Col. Kane WAS wounded and taken
prisoner, Capt. Taylor a prisoner. Capt
Blanchard shot through both legs, and
Lieut.. Swayne wounded. This noble
body of Rifemen is entitled to the ex-
preston of my warm admiration for
excellent conduct and efficiency during
the march and for distinguished bravery
on this OCCASION" Uieut. Swayne died
in the hospital ~ Harrisburg. and Capt.
Blanchard. although he succeeded in
rejoining the regiment near Sharpsburg,
In October. was so crippled that he was
compelled to resign in December Suf-
feiing constantly. his wounds the seat
of crysipeias, his subsequent life has
been little better than daily torture. Al
though not mentioned in this dispatch.
Capt. Clifford, Of co. G. was also severe
IL wounded, and weakened both in this
way and by exposure was compelled to
resign Nov. II. 1922
The Philadelphia inquirer. of June 10.
1882. published a report of the skirn:iSh
and gave the loss aS three killed. 81
wounded ana .ltllt iHlS~lnS- Ills Gcpptt
has many obvious errors in the spelling
of the names. The muster rolls OF
Sypher's History of the Pennsylvania
Reserve Corps show the loss as 81
killed. wounded and captured Not TAX
ing into account those missing. but no.
ca ptured the muster rolls at the end or
the present volume show: Killed. seven:
wounded. 80; captured. 5. No official
report covering the loss entailed in this
affair had been discovered. but the loss
as given in the muster rolls Is believed
to be correct. with the exception of two
names as yet unidentified.
The fact that the regiment was en-
gagged against troops of Ashhy's Brigade
led Bates in his History of the Penn
sylvania Volunteers" to write, 50 as to
give the impression that the entire Con,
federate brigade. infantry, cavalry ana
artillery were in actual contact WIN
Kane's battalion: further. he states tnat
published rebel statement gave the
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Some Deep Wines Dry.

Great depth Of mining is not Away
synonymous with largely-increased wa
ter: in fact. the deepest mines in the
world are comparatively dry, and many
of them are dusty in the lowest levels.
and water must be taken below for drill
ing and other purposes. In most deep
mines the greatest volume of water is
encountered about 1900 feet from the
surface
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Information Wanted.

Can anyone give any information con-
cerning William II. Bell, who was in
the Philippines during the Spanish
American War; what State he enlisted
from; what company and regiment he
belonged to? He was born in the Isle
of Man, England, and came to this
country about II or IS years ago. His
father is trying to find him, and has lost
track of him for IL years.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Pastry Pie Guard.

Again the feminine inventive intel
lect has an airing in the Patent Office
in. patent granted to Emma l.. Cole,
Smithfield. w. Va, for pastry pie
guard. Those of us of a mature age
think that the only reliable pie guard
against the youth of the family is a
safe. Apparently Mrs.
Cole does not insend by her invention to
protect the toothsome product OF her
from the all-devouring small
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Work of the Patent Office.

For the week ended Sept. II the Pat
ent Office issued 5S9 patents, 10 designs.
46 trademarks, seven labels. seven
prints and two reissues; making q total
of Gil, of which $50 patents and 81
trademarks went to citizens of the
United States and 90 patents and three
trademarks to citizens of foreign coun-
tries
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Editor National Tribune. pernit n

Editor National Tribune: Permit me
to thank YOU for the article on The
Curse of Alcohof' in The National Trib-
une. | have worked in temperance re-
form work for many years, was n total
abstainer from childhood, never took
my ration of liquor when it was issued
ct Port Hudson and in the hospital, and
very few went through what / did and
came out as well. That article adds to
faith already nos -essed.-J. n. Liscomb,
2521 Folsom St. Los Angeles, Cal.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

boy. because she has devised a COM
bination of a pie-plate having an out
wardly directed rim and a guard-rinS
with flange rising from the outside
and inclining inwardly to protect the
pies from other damage than that which
ma.- come from the appetites of those
OF her household She is evidently n
careful housewife. and her wares have
suffered from collision with shelves.
jars and other solid obstacles, thereby
greatly damaging the appearance of
work upon which she has bestowed so
much loving care.
Marker for Corn Planters.
Oviett b. James. Macksburg, Iowa,
has patented a marker for corn plant
erS which consists of pivoted arm
with a marker on one end, link pivot
ed to the other end and Il lever full
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

Florida has a queer question Of pro-
lection to native industry. Sponge fish
ing in Florida waters is a profitable
trade. and up until within a year or so
ago has been carried on wholly by the
use of poles with three pronged hooks
attached to the end. year or more
ago a Greek began diving for sponges,
and brought number of his country
men over to follow up the business,
which proved much more profitable
than the old way. The native sponge
fishers are much excited over this, and
seek to have a law enacted which will
prevent diving for sponges. They claim
that the Greeks are aliens, and that in
diving for sponges they trample out 4
great many more than they secure. and
thus threaten to destroy the industry.
Bills are before Congress prohibiting
aliens from sponge fishing, and making
it unlawful to deliver at any point in
the United States sponges taken from
the Gulf of Mexico or Straits of Florida
by diving A State law prohibits the
taking o. sponges in this manner and
fixes heavy penalty.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

Fishermen report from Seward, Alas.
ka, that 4 new island has been formed
in Bering Sea by submarine eruption.
They say that vast quantities OF roc X
Were thrown up which form a series o.
rugged heaGlands; that the wStcrs of
the sea We're very warm near "a. islalI
and thr ar so hot that thcy were IN
abb" 10 approach nearer t:,an 10 get a
long sigh; of it,
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

Aar:ar. M'ch.. received a patent last
Ne..i or aen method Of bending a
p'""" of w'ic So as to hold the Joints of
4 wire fence together.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Nrcktie.

John +. Sweeney. evidently from the
Emerald Isle, and Henry Luiz. quite as
probably from the vine-covered banks
of the Rhine, have united their Irish
and German intellects to produce 4 new
form of a necltie which they feel will
be as desirable among those who speak
the guttcral language OF the Fatherland
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

as with the vivacicus md pugnacious
sons of Erin. The product OF these in
ternational inteilects is an attachment
to neclltie of folded and stitched tabs
which project through Sits and fast m
the neclStie onto the collar button. hold
ing it securely. They fondly hope that
this will add to the drcssincss OF Tho
wearer and reduce the amount of pro-
family whicl, centers around the long
enduring collar button.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Dn~ Stunr 70 neaih
IPaulsboro correspondence Philadelphia
Reco.l.)

Daniel Packer, farmer. recently
tied his dog to Il fclce opposite hive
OF bees. Suddenly the dog began howl
ing, and the farmer discovered that the
animal was literally covered with the
bees. which stung 1t to death within
two minutes.
Angcred by the killing of his pet.
Packer at once destroyed so hives of
bees which he, had on his farm.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

There were patented last week tkr e
non-rc;il2blc bottles. nine car-cou =
linss. fl" fracc-Dosts. six nut-l3cis.,. $50
rotary engincs and one chur.,.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

II. II. Little and g. d. Hagerty. who.
in company with three expert chaffeurs.
left New York Aug. Is in an automo-
bile, seeking to reduce the transconti-
mental tourist-car record of 80 days. ar
rived at San Francisco Sept 3. The
trip occupied "a days, eight hours and
45 minutes. including all stops. thus
lowering the record by nearly nine days.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

effective dress fastener. Her device has
a single piece of wire bent to form a
plurality of attaching loops at right
angles to one another. and then the re-
mainder of the wire is bent into bill
to engage the eye.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
1'arer.

Theodore NJ. Guest, Syracuse, n. Y,
patents a device which it would seem
shoYld have come from woman's
mind. 1t looks to be a very serviceable
parer for fruit. potatoes. etc. made of
a single piece of metal. Women are
cminently conservative, however, ana
most of them have a fondness for some
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

one individual of the old-fashioned case
knives which are around the kitchen
and which has been worn down to Il
sharp edge. She usually calls this tool
a skinner" and will use IT despite all
the inventions that can be offered her
for pairing purposes.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20

Confederate loss as $50. As a matter Of
tact. the Confederate artillery was in
action, for Col. Munford, commanding
sen Ashby's Brigade, in his report Of
this engagement, dated Feb. 26, 1863.
.;ayS:
AS soon as our forces became en-
gagged the Yankee cavalry advanced to
the support of the Bucktails | ad-
'anced with my command to meet them.
and. getting within easy range. opened
with two pieces of Chew's Battery,
which had been masked in the rear of
the cavalry. and drove them from their
position
Whether Gen. Bayard's orders to Col.
Kane were to hold hfs position should
ne strike the enemy. or to return in 40
minutes, his desire and attempt to re-
iieve the hard-pressed battalion are thus
established beyond dispute That he
lld not do so was owing to his strict
orders not to bring on general engage
Tnent, which must have inevitably re-
suited had he either continued to ad-
vance or called for reinforcements. Hard
as 1t must have been to the intrepid
cavalry leader, he was compelled to re-
main Inactive and pray dumbly that
niS Bucktail battalion would return bee
fore it was annihilated
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Fence Tie.

The invention of ties for wire fcoc-
Ing Keeps pacc with the bending OF wire
for hgG';s aad eos. Ernest T. Tobias.
The National tribune., 1906-09-20
Hook

Another development of the feminine
intellect on the eternal hOok-and-eye
question. Anna Feageans. Chicago. H..
has patented still another one of the
multifarious methods by which sin
gle piece of wire can be bent into an
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