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The National tribune., 1906-05-03
On Little Round Tep.

For the information of Henry Zim-
norman. Pine Grove. Pa" writes Conn
rsde Il. f. Laughhn. Sergeant. Co. Il.
nth Pa. X. V. c., from Marion Center.
Pa, 81 Will say that the line he spoke
of on the ridge was the First Brigade
OF Pennsylvania Reserves commanded
by Gen. William McCandless and COM
prising the 1st, 2d, 5th. 9Th, 11th, 18th
and 18th. or 'Bucktails.' This was
about sunset. July .. 1868. and if you
are the soldier in gray who was lying
on your back beside an old stump. feet
and hands and mouth moving vigor-
ousiy as l passed. my gun at a charge.
and you pleading not to shoot. I will
add that | visited that stump in 1888.
found tall cedar bush growing just
where you lay. and cut it down.
took off part of the top for cane. and
nave 1t for you If you wish relic. IL
you are the man the bayonet on the
gun in my hands came dangerously
near going through You, but owing to
your pleading l told you very much
III earnest to get to our rear. and 1
went on.
There was n brigade of Regulars
driven back through our lines by Wof-
ford's Brigade of the rebel army. The
Regulars took position in our rear Just
before We charged down on their pur-
suers. These Regulars made the finest
retreat ever seen on any battlefield,
loading and turning and firing upon the
advancing enemy as though they were
on parade review"
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
A Soldiers Monument,

Fl. S. Reuhinger. Justice of the Peace
at Swineford, Pa. and Junior Vice
Commander of the Sons of Veterans of
Middleburgu9Pa1 says that they have
all been busy assisting the G. A. r. in
erecting the, Snyder County Memorial
Monument, the base and cornerstone
of which were laid and dedicated Sept
2S, 1905. Two Grand Juries. upon the
petition of the people and the approval
of the Court, authorized the County
Commissioners to erect a Memorial
Monument to the soldiers and sailors
OF Snyder Go. Gat n cost not to exceed
$4,000. There was much opposition
before this could be brought about.
Without consulting the G.. A. r. or
anybody heaconmissioners contracted
with the Harrison Granite Co, of New
York. for monument to cost $500,
to be granite shaft SO feet high, with
three bronze figures and the G. A. r.
badge. The G.. A. r. opposed this con-
tract. and showed that a similar monu-
ment could be erected for $4,000, and
$3.50 has been recovered for the
Treasury, which looks like graft. The
q. A. X. and citizens are now erecting
another one of their own on ground
and plans of John +. Stetler who do
mated the ground. 1t is a room for
records, relics, with the names of all
soldiers and sailors of the County to
be suitably inscribed upon the walls
Snyder County stands second in Penn
sylvania in the proportion of men fur
nished, and the County is properly
proud of this. The sons and daughters
OF the members of the Snyder County
regiments are scattered all through the
country, but will probably contribute
to the erection of this new monument.
which 1t is hoped will be completed this
Summer.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
SCIENCE And INVENTION.
Wcrk of The Worlds Busy Brains in Discovering Invenng and
Creating
EARTHQUAKE CONSTRUCTION.

San Francisco is to be rebuilt and on
vastly improved lines both for security
and beauty The lessons of the earth
quake have been studied, and fortunate
ly they point to a definite conclusion
as to the building material of the fu-
ture. The structures of reinforced ce-
ment passed through the ordeal tri-
umphantly. Even where the cement
was not reinforced it did better than
any other material and the firmly-riv
eted frames of the buildings stood,
though some of the ornamental portions
inside and outside were shaken off This
was because the method of attachment
did not contemplate the strain of an
earth shock. In the future finishings
and embellishments will be put upon
the steel reinfOrcements with g, view TO
such strains. This viii be the plan
adopted not only in the great business
buildings, but probably also in the resi-
dences down to the most modest Con-
crete construction for houses is making
rapid progress in the East, where the
cost of a concrete house is not more
than 10 or Is per cent above that of
wood. On the Pacific coast the differ
ence is greater. because lumber is much
cheaper there than it is here, but the
probability of earthquakes and fires will
make anything but a concrete building
an unwise investment.
The engineers seem to concede that
nothing effectual can be hoped for TO
10 nf uatnrnla ms |
Therefore it is suggested that in the
future there shall be Independent els !
terms provided, having stores of water
with which to fight fire There may be |
a cistern for each building and central
tanks for general purposes in particular
districts
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
The Old Reb- and "0Id GIory.-

Comrade Cadle Burrell. writing from
his new home at Shelbyville, Tenn.
says. among other things. that since
the people of Tennessee have found out
that the war is over they have settled
down and are living by the sweat of
their brows." Comrade Burrell adds
81 will say from personal knowledge
that you will not find a more kindly
and obliging people than those in this
part of Tennessee. OF course. the old
Confederate soldiers will on their days
of jubilee bring out their old flags that
they carried during the war. Some of
our comrades object to this. Let me
say to you, old comrades, we would do
just the same thing if we were placed
under the same conditions. l do not
think it shows any disloyalty on their
part for they would fight Just as hard
for Old Glory as we would. They well
know it is the flag that wins over all
Nations, and is recognized the world
over as the flag that gives freedom to
all who live under its folds"
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
sturdy Old scotch stock.

81 have tears for the dead and cheers
for the living" writes Comrade Syra-
nus Parker from Clyde, o., "and 1 am
much pleased with The National Trib-
une, which gives us such correct in
formation about pensions and pension
laws and also about those who fought
in the war of the rebellion. 1t is
treat to have such paper to read. We
have the finest and best Government
the sun ever shone upon. / am no
Spring chicken. as l was S8 years old
my last birthday. | was among the
Scotch emigrants that landed in New
York in 1920. l sat on my grandInoth-
er's lap and listened to Daniel Webster
make a speech in what was known as
Niblo's Garden"
Comrade Parker came of the sturdy
Scotch stock that did so much toward
the upbuiIding of the Middle West, and
which made such splendid soldiers in
the American armies
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
a Wonderful Lock.

Mr.. Neuman Tobias, of Kingston,
Jamaica. has invented a most remark
able lock. The combination consists of
four sets of "a letters of the alphabet.
which can be set TO "a sentence in most
modern languages. When one letter is
used In one alphabet and another in
the second set, and so on. it becomes
a very complicated matter, indeed
Then, there is the initial problem OF
what language it has been keyed in. to
be solved by the man who attempts to
open the safe. Furthermore, instead
of letters, Mr. Tobias has employed four
sets of numerals. Assuming that the
lock is set to a figure in the number of
3.O3O,303, ,03O. .303.030, it would take
anyone who undertook the job of un-
locking the safe 96,O90.27S years, 269
days, 80 minutes. and 80 seconds work
ing at the rate of so numbers a minute
to arrive at the proper Combination"
During this time he would have no time
for eating, drinking or sleeping.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
For Ex-PrisOners of War.

In reference to the bill introduced in
Congress by Representative Hamilton in
behalf Of ex-prisoners of war who were
confined in Confederate prisons, Com
rade s. A. Glenn, S9th Ohio. writes
from Tampa, Fla: II am glad to see
it. The bill is all right SO far as it
goes, but there is one class of those un-
fortunate men who deserve special con-
sideration. L mean the lOng-term pris-
oners. The men who were held from
one to two years. There are but few
of them left. Most of them died in
prison, and the few who survived the
long months of horrors and were re-
leased mostly died soon thereafter.
There are few iron iSen still left who
should have the kind and helpful con-
sideration of the Government.
Il think the ex-prisOners should be
paid 50 a day for the time they were
in prison and pensioned at $50 per
month, according to the bill as reported.
1t would be but small compensation for
what they suffered"
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Pilot Knob Battlefield.

The Missouri Historical Society. Of
which DIR. Cyrus A. Peterson, of ST.
Louis, is the President, is pushing hard
bill to make a National park of the
Pilot Knob battlefield, which will be
the only National park west of the Mis-
sissippi. The proposed location is a
beautiful bit of landscape in the we'll
named Arcadia Valley. The valley is
about 500 feet above st. Louis, while
the peak of Pilot Knob and the ridge
of Shepherd Mountain rise 500 feet
higher and Tom Sauk rises to height
of 500 feet. Fort Davidson, which play
ed such an important part in the battle,
is well preserved. and near it is a Won
derful gorge through (which clear
stream tumbles over porphyry and gran
lite rocks. About 400 Confederate SOL
diers and a few Union soldiers were
buried in the vicinity of the battlefield.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
He Inspected "WhIstIIng DIci<.-

Comrade H. T. Walker. Co. F. 18th
Ill. Cav, Norris City, ILL.,. says he has
read several statements concerning the
gun known as 'Whistling Dick He
adds that on July 5. 1863, his COM
pany marched into Vicksburg and went
into camp. On the 9Th or Sth, while
Pemberton's Confederate army was still
in the city, Comrade Walker and oth-
ers of his company mounted their
horses and started out to see the sights
around the lines. When the party were
just south of the city they informed
some Confederates that they would like
to see "Whistling Dick" Two of them
accompanied the Union cavalrymen to
the gun.
at was cannon OF large cahher."
says Comrade Walker. but not so long
as some others. 1t was a pivot gun.
and could be used either up or down
the river or toward the rear, and was
located just south of the city on the
river front and on the highest eleva-
ton in that locality. Now, let any
body dispute that who wants to. but
these are the facts"
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
THE kE.Rs.RGm DISASTER.

The catastrophe on the battleship
Kearsarge, by which seven officers and
men were killed and others seriously
wounded, is now under investigation by
board of naval officers. At present it
would appear that the accident was
caused by the fused metal from the
short-circuited electric switch falling
upon the powder as it was passed down
the ammunition hoist. The powder bags
are made of a material intended to be
quickly infiammable, and therefore they
fired at once. Knowing the cause, a
remedy is easily provided for the fu-
ture, and it is said that such a disaster
could not occur on any of the more
modern battleships. In these the pow
der bags are more carefully protected
III their passage from the ammunition
room 10 the gun.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

Years ago Bellaire, o., where the Ral-
timore & Ohio Railroad crosses the Ohio
River. rejoiced in the sobriquet of
Nail City because much the most of
the nails used in the United States were
made there The invention of the wire
nail took this pre-eminencc away from
Bellaire, but now il is about 10 recover
il again by machine invented by the
Henderson brothers to put a sharp point
or the cut nail. So far the pointed cut
nail has taken with carpenters and
builders better than the pointed wire
nail. and il is believed that its popular
ity will grow so rapidly that the greater
part Of the nails used in the country
will be again produced at Beilaire.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Phouorraph for Parrots.

Mrs. Hope, of Philadelphia, affords
another crushing demonstration of the
libel upon the softer and sweeter sex
gossip and new designs fer o'clock
teas. She has much to do with teach
ing parrots so as to make them more
salable. A parrot. in order to be bird
that will bring a fine price from we'll
regulated family, must have a roper
tory of nice, moral phrases, entirely fit
for the children to listen to. bird
can only learn by constant repetition,
and woman seems to tire pretty soon
of repeating moral sentiments unless
she has man to cudgel with them or
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Veterans In the City.

DR.. ]. A. Throckmorton, 156th Ohio.
Sidney, o.. is a comrade who has lived
i'll that tiourishing little city for 81
years. and commended himself to the
people not only by his patriotic service
as a soldier. but as a skillful and relia-
bic dentist and as a valuable citizen
generally. He is a candidate for ap-
point;nent as Postmaster, and has the
Endorsement of a majority of the citi-
zens and business men. There are other
candidates, who are supported by the
Dick and Foraker factions of the Re-
publican Party, and it hard to know
what will be the outcome, but if the
matter We're put to vote Comrade
Throckmorton would undoubtedly re-
ccive the election by a handsome ma
jOrity
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Blue and Gray Meeting,

AT the recent meeting of a number
of former soldiers of the Union and
Confederate armies at Atlanta, Ca. a
permanent organization was formed to
be known as ''The Veterans Associati ton
of the Blue and the Gray and Their
Sons" Gen. Julian S. Carr, of North
Carolina, a former Confederate. was
elected the first Chief.
The address of Corp'l James Tanner.
Commander-in-Chief of the G.. A. r..
was greeted by the old rebel yell
Tentative arrangements were made for
a grand rally, Reunion and parade of
the soldiers of both sides at Washing
ton D. c. in 1907
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Santa Rosa's Misfortune.

1t is believed that Santa Rosa suf-
fered the greatest loss of life from
and fire in proportion to
population of any town in California
There is not single brick or stone
building left standing, and scores of
fine residences are in ruins. There
were three big three-story hotels but
while all of them fell only one took
fire. The number of dead is not yet
known. but it is feared that it will be
very great.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Against Joint statehood.

Comrade ]. Q. A. King, Phenix, Ariz.,
wants all the comrades to assist in the
fight against joint Statehood for Arizona
and New Mexico. 1t is unjust and un-
American. Owen Post has passed g
strong resolution against it, and all the
comrades in the Territory are of the
same mind
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
John Wilkes Booth.

Editor National Tribune: When and
where was John Wilkes Booth buried :?
There is quite controversy about it
A F. Burns, Battery A, 1st Pa. L. A.
John Wilkes Booths body was first
buried beneath the stone tagging of the
Arsenal, but some years afterward was
delivered to his brother, Edwin Booth.
who had it reinterred in the family lot
in a cemetery in Baltimore.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

woman to impress. Therefore Mrs.
Eope has rugged up phonograph with
these pretty little speeches for Polly
arranged in due order She places the
"green-eyed monster" on his or her
perch, sets the machine to grinding,
and there you are. The amazing thing
is, however. that a woman should invent
anything to save her from talking.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

which will indicate the manner of
erecting the tower, which in this case
was on top the fire-cngine house. The
tire was hung by an iron ring from a
cross piece, but some towns erect a 20
or 30-foot tower on the ground. The
striker has an iron ball at each end
with two wires passing down to the
ground floor, one of which is grasped
by each hand. BY this means more
rapid strokes can be sounded than on
bell.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Locomotive Tire as Fire AIarm-Inex-
pensive-EHectiye.

In many of the smaller cities where
all electric fire alarm has not yet been
installed. wOrnout or cracked tires from
the driving wheels of locomotives are
used in place of fire bells. The cost is
less, the sound is very penetrating and
is unlike bell. For many years Ma
rengo, ILL.,. used one of these tires be-
fore alarm boxes were put in. w. F.
Mead, of that place, furnishes a sketch
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Patriotic Education in Pennsylvania.

The G.. A. r. is inaugurating a cam.
paign of patriotic education in Penn
sylvania with the appointment of Com.
rade Charles o. Smith, of Pittsburg, al
Patriotic Instructor for Pennsylvania
He has contributed literally of his owr
means and has a comprehensive cam.
paign mapped out.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Work of the Patent gRice.

For the week ended April II, 1906,
the Patent Office issued 662 patents,
nine designs. 30S trademarks, ii Ia
bels, four prints and one reissue. max
ing total Of 99S, of which 532 patents
and designs and 80 trademarks went
to citizens of the United States and 10
patents and l6 trademarks to citizens
of foreign countries.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

fence U"sls which is imbedded in the
post aud has a U-shaped projection to
hold the wire.
Sink Frame.
Randolph F. Hageman, New Madison
o.. has patented a sink frame construct
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Hangman's ScanOId.

Even the scaffold is of interest to in
ventors. and John c. Smith, of Lynch
burg, Va.-the name is ignificant-has
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
PAIRING Device.

William a. Mccormack. Bloomington.
ILL.,, has patented parer and slicer
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Playing Cards.

James III. Noonan, Sar Diego, Cal.
would make amusement teach history,
and has patented PLAYING cards in
which each card has tie name of n
state or Territory, the number OF cleo
toral votes and the names of four rep
resentative men of such State or Ter
ritory.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

Henry Giessel, Wapakoneta, O., has
obtained a patent for clip for concrete
The National tribune., 1906-05-03

wire can be bent in forming a hair pin
is furnished by patent obtained by
Charles l.. Durboraw, Baltimore, Nd.
The National tribune., 1906-05-03
Hair Pin.

Another astonishing exhibition of the
endless shapes into which a piece of
-/\.%
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
GRAFT CHARGES AT MANILA.
Omcers Go Too Far in Charging
Luxuries to the Public Treasury.
New York Sun.

Omcers GO Too Far In Charging
Luxuries to the Public Treasury.
New York Sun.
Secretary Taft has ordered an investiga-
ton of a system OF petty graft alleged 20
have existed in the Philippines among army
officers stationed in the islands. 1t appears
that some of the army men have gone too
far in providing for their physical COM
fort and their personal welfare at public
expense. The evil complained Of Is un-
doubtedly a development OF the practice
begun in Cuba, although there were few
trifiing abuses in the first days Of American
rule in the Philippines.
In Cuba some very heavy drafts were
made by officers on the insular revenues
for comforts and conveniences. for horses,
carriages and servants. The statement OF
expenditures includes all sorts. OF things
from horses, carriages and furniture 10
waffie irons, lemon squeezers, newspapers
and magazines, and bath sponges for per-
sonal use. Some OF these articles were
duly accounted for, but more of them were
lost in the shuhie. Some even escaped
from the palace In Havana and no man
knows where they went
In the early days In Manila II was
deemed proper and necessary to provide
ofticers and oficials with equipages OF one
kind or another for use in the discharge
OF their duties. When It was found that
the ofiiciAls walked or hired quilez by
the trip, while Mrs. Oficial used the gov
eminent carriage for shopping. calling and
pleasure driving. General Otis curtailed
the privileges. In Cuba there were horses.
carriages. servants, furniture and the like
to the end of our stay for generals. cap
tains and lieutenants. Some OF these bene-
hciarles fell into careless habit OF taking
little more than was really due them,
because 30 much came 30 easily, and they
carried their Cuban habits with them when
they went to the Philippines,
II is improbable that there has been In
any OF the cases reported from Manila q
/ criminal intent II Is more likely that
officers who would not dream OF asking
the quartermaster to supply them with
sealskin overcoats At Fort Niobrara OF
| Fort Ethan Allen have expected the de
partment 10 give them shower baths, easy
chairs and other tribes In Luz0n and
| Panay.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17

The regulations regarding filing OF
railroad tariffs with the Interstate
Commerce commission, which we're
one Of the minor points in public at
tention during consideration of the
new rate law, are now turning out to
be one of its most important features,
from a practical point of view. under
the wide discretionary powers confer
red upon the commission. 1t is pre-
cisely the feature which the combined
roads have chosen for their initial ef-
fort to narrow the effect of the law,
and the one the consideration of which
has for weeks engrossed practically the
whole attention of the commission.
The evidence has now been piled
high that manipulation of tariffs was
one of the most universal and danger
Gus means of evading the old law
against unjust Determinations, being
in the aggregate far more effective for
mischief than the private car. the
of which the public heard far more.
1t was indeed very largely through
tariff 1ugglery that the Standard Oil
and others who controlled huge
freights have been able in recent years
to secure the effect of rebates and cut
the Threats of smaller competitors.
And If the commission had yielded to
the urgent demand of the roads for
nfinn nf 10 he
thirty-day notice of rate changes, for
filing of terminal charges only at ter
minal points and shipping charges only
at shipping points, and for filing at
stations only references to tariffs in
stead of the tariffs themselves. the
door would have been opened for per-
petuation of the old discriminatory
tariff manipulations.
The vital purpose of this division of
the new law is absolute certainty and
publicity of rates. the diametrical re-
verse OF the system heretofore adopted
by the roads to evade the law. and it
is reassuring to the public that the
commission is on its guard and firmly
resolved at the outset that the laws
purpose shall be strictly carried out.
1t has definitely decided that the tar
IFS themselves and all rate changes
shall be exposed to the shippers view,
let the difficulties of finding the sim
plest forms of tariff or of complying
with the prescribed forms be what
they may.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-17
popuLlsr1o vALoRzArloY sCHrME

The original populists may be dis
posed to claim paternity of the Bra
lillian scheme just going into effect
whereby the price of coffee, the prin-
cipal crop of that country, as cotton is
in the south or corn in the north here,
is to be maintained at an advanced
point which shall be at least above the
cost of production, whereas the price
for four years is alleged to have been
below it. Indeed in principle the val
orization law is akin to the old popu-
list notion of government warehouse
and certificates for. grain. cotton and
other agricultural products, although
in the details Of application the former
stands in striking contrast.
But close attention Is being given the
world over In trade and economic cir
cles to the national effort by artificial
government agency to advance by 2
cents pound the price to the producer
of an agricultural commodity OF al
most worldwide consumption. The
plan embodied in the law requires
virtually that the government stand
ready to take and pay. for. the stock as
1t is offered at a minimum price.
which is to be fixed at the start cents
above the ruling price In the worlds
markets. compelling as the first step
the borrowing of $75.00O.00O. which
has already been done. In short. the
government has undertaken to run a
corner in modified form in the national
agricultural, crop on the theory that
the world will thus be forced to pay
the arbitrary price to get its coffee
supply.
So gigantic an experiment. which
violates accepted economic doctrine,
will be watched with very keen inter
est by many widely different classes OF
observers. Yet its result. even II the
price should in the long run be ad-