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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
TIMELY. BUT

stNNIH Y it Easter all the year around with Rob-
w nson Crusoe?n
They weighed the conundrum in silence.
"Give it up'' they said at length. ''Why it
Easter the year around with Robnson?''
Because was the reply, "he always kept good
Friday.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
APROPOS OF PLUCK.

7 PIERPONT MORGAN, apropos Of pluck, told in
y. the salon of the Celtic interesting story about
a clergyman who would not be snubbed.
He Englishman,'' said Mr.. Morgan, ~ AMI
his richest parshoner Lady Blank, used to hector
him ourageously He stood her stupid hectoring for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

Never wash meat. Clean it, if ne
cessary, by rubbing with damp cloth,
or by scraping with a knife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
A POPULAR HERO.

GIL /, CHIMMIE! Watts de matter wild We? Wat
III We stuck up about2''
''Hain't we heerd?''
'No. Wat it is?''
''Wy, de ole mans jes' got iry days fer stoning'
a automobiler' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

I If you cook meat second time, a
very hot oven is required.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
With the Long BolD
Eye Natures walks, shoot folly as II flies.

Percy Trubshaw, Editor of the Cooperstown IN. d.
Courier, Sells His Flybait and Buys q Gasolene
schooner-story of the Various Annoyances He
Meets Before Getting the Big chug-chug to Eat
Up the Prairie.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

where patient is trying to butt his brains out
against the wall we can have quiet in few minutes -
This shows that it is not safe to sing ragtime 10
the insane. ''The Palms, or something on that or
der is what quiets insanity. .:
You can't make clearinghouse believe this!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

read in secret until they just longed to take this old
world by the tail and swing it around few times.
Life in Harlem too dull for these adventurous
spirits. So the other day Johnny who could stand
it longer, skiddooed' The weather was not
much like spring in spite Of the calendar but Johnny
did not think of that He had larger affairs in mind
Dinnertime came at the Brown fat but no John
ny appeared. Nine clock and Johnny, and finally
~ O'Clock and no Johnny Only fearful mother and
an anxious father. Then the father made visit to
the homes of Johnny's most intimate companions to
see if perchance, the missing boy had stopped with
Of them The third boy visited dragged from
sleep and bed by his parents to throw what light
he could upon the mysterious disappearance confessed
with sobs that Johnny had started west to become
bold, bad train robber, and was probably even now
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

To prevent milk curdling when mixed
with tomatoes, add a pinch Of bicar-
Donate of soda.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18
Johnny Came Home to Die

oHNNY BROWN, aged 10, not
long ago became a shining light
in Harlem literary club, COM
posed of boys of his own age.
Not having arrived at the Hall
Game and Marie Corelli stage Of
development, the boys have been
accustomed to save up their pen
MES and expend them in the ppr-
chase of Scent thrillers those big
type one-word- line affairs, with a
thrill on every page. These thew
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-18

Never pierce meat while cooking.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

come back to the steamer. The Chap
lain, with hat in hand and raised toward
the clouds, prayed as never a preacher
prayed as mere formality. Big Sam"
returned for them. 1t was fun to hear
of this affair as related by the sailors
after the danger was over. The Col
onePs swearing and the Chaplain's
praying were heard above the noise and
roar OF the wind, waves and thunder
When asked about it weeks afterward
the Chaplain got up and walked off
without answering.
The 14th Me. had some dozen men
confined in the guard tent. Lightning
struck the. center pole. and killed seven
OF them and injured the others The
guard was pacing back and forth before
the tent, holding his gun at a shoulder
arms The lightning stroke bent his
gun barrel into an ox-bow or capital y
and threw it 20 feet away, but did no
damage to the guard except to numb
his right arm for a few hours.
1t was hard to drive tent pins in this
sand, as it would compact under the
blow like stone, yet the ffutter of the
tent fly would loosen them, pull them
out and flip them clear over the tent
We had to take down and reset our
tents day and night when it was windy.
l have found it blown through the key
hole into my trunk till 1t was piled from
the bottom up to the keyhole, often
containing over a quart of sand In
cooking and eating so much sand would
get into our grub that we got enough
into our craws to take New Orleans
Graves that yesterday were 10 feet deep
to-day would show the top of the coffin
box. 1t was tiresome drilling in such
sand, and we were kept at it, Gen. But
Ter was the called "the Old Picayune"
by the troops, because some rebel pa
pers captured from the coast steamers
called him "Picayune Butler" after the
negro song. When we later occupied
New Orleans the bands played plea
yune Butler" at every dress parade for
a month. Quite a number of men died
on the island from inconsistencies, among
them Major tSurgeon) of Massachu-
sets, who had been Professor i'm a med
lcai coliege.-Capt. John T. Campbell,
Soldiers Home, Lafayette, Ind.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
A Correction.

EDITOR National Tribune. In my COM
munication on the drafted men os 1ssa
published in your issue of Jan. 2s vn,
assign me to the wrong company and
regiment. / cannot permit your care
iessness TO transfer me at this late dav
and rob me of my part in the elorions
record OF the old 9th y. Y, Co. K. I
nave no doubt that the 57th n. Y, had
good record and were immortalized on
many backgrounds, but the memory of
the battles and campaigns of ones own
regiment and company must ever re-
main source of the greatest grat;fica
ton and pride. Let me still cling tn
the Old regiment-Theo. c.. Rose, Co.
X, 9th n. Y, EImtra. n, Y.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

Editor National Tribune.~Lam q con-
slant reader of The National Tribune
the ever-W come paper-affd I take
great Interest in the, "reminiscences and
reports OF comrades was forcibly
struck by the communication. of Com.
rade John Lett. of Sedgwick Post. De-
partment OF Missouri but r believe ]
can go him. little better. I was born
Sept. 5, 1916, and enlisted Aug. Is.
1851, in Co. 4. 2lst Ohio, and was mus
tered out Dec. 81, 1864. I was wound
ed at the~battle of Atlanta.asI am not
a whoie man, but still in the ring. /
nope 10 near more from Comrade Lett
/ am member of Sherman camn Mo
!, y. L. V. S-John K. Alcorn 1925
Germania Ave. Saginaw, Mich.
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Pennsylvania. Were with sheridan.

Editor National Tribune: I notice an
Item In the issue of Jan. % which / wish
to contradict. This item stated that
there were no MISREPRESENTATION
with Gen. Sheridan on his ride from
winchester 70 Cedar Creek. I can state
positively that there were PENNSYLVANIA
cavalrymen with Sheridan. but the exact
number do not know. / was among
the number, and belonged to Co. II.
18th Pa. Cav. We went from Martins
burg to Winchester, thence to Cedar
Creek. Sheridan ordered us to form
across the pike and prevent stragele,s
from going to the rear. / was next IN
hne TO the commander, who would ran
his saber through the canvas of the
wagon to force out any soldier who
might be hiding therein.-Dayid Fry. Il,
F. D. 1, Freeport, Pa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
Death of Col. RauIston.

received written statement OF the
death Of Col. Raulston, of which
wrote you recently, from Mr.. Mercereau
He was shot by the rebel guard al
Danville (Va.) Prison instead of Libby
and died two days later I'm the rebel
hospital. Capt. c. L. Mercereau, OF
scranton, Pa. and Capt. Milton C. CAT
ieIty, OF Union, Broome Co. N Y, were
with Col. Raulston when he was shot
and Col. Samuel Urquhart. of Pittston
Pa, was with him In the hospital when
he died.
With these corrections In the details
my previous statement. which was from
memory OF conversations with Comra<le
Mercereau. is correct.-Charlea r.
Smith, Scranton, Pa.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

is written the following: Francis n.
Williams. From his friend, George ~.
Cheney" No date or address are writ-
ten. On the inside of the back is writ
ten in letters almost indecipherabla
with age the following: Schuyler -
Vermontyille, Eaton County, Mich,
Company c." The last name has be-
come invisible. The Bible is in a good
state of preservation. 1t is of tho
American Bible Society's print of 1861.
John Minsker, GAG N. George street.
York, Pa
Four Glorious Regiments.
Comrade Nelson Purcell. Co. E. eth
Ind, and later Co. K, 10th Ind, writes
from Washington, Ind. Or. F. D., No.
., to say he is much interested I'm the
good things he finds in Picket Shots"
and The National Tribune generally He
adds that not an officer of his company
is alive. He would like to hear from
the comrades of 1.-The four glorious reg
iments" that comprised his brigade. Be-
sides the 27th Ind, these were the I'd
Mass, 18th N. j. and the Sd Wis Conn
rade Purcell says 'the dear old com.
rades are fast passing away"
Thinks He Made Mistake. T:
s. A. M, 32d Ill, CreswelI, Ore. is
afraid that he has made a sad mistake
in bringing up his children for the last
40 years with the idea that there was
strong distinction between loyalty and
treason. II the President Of the United
States will sanction a project TO erect
joint monument to the two without
distinction a sad error has been con-
unued through life. Will IL come 20
this. that Lawrence, Kan, will erect
monument to the Infamous Quantrell
Another Wartime Song.
n Comrade s. s. Chaplin, of Greenwich.
y. T., says he has In print an old army
song of seven verses, eight lines to the
verse. Its title is Dixie, Sunny Land"
Comrade Chaplin adds: II got il about
the close of the war II was then claim
ed that Andrew Blanchard, of my conn
pany Cd, 22d N. Y, composed it.
There are a great many calling for old
songs. If anyone should want this one,
all the cost would be for the printing"
Scattering.
D. II. Mitcomb, 14th n. H, Lempster,
n. H, thinks his town has the Oldest
'old soldier" There is an old soldier
living in Lempster who was loo years
old the 18th Of last March He belonged
to Co. /, 14th N. H.
John G.. Markham, Co. T. 7th n. H.
Ironton, Wis, would like TO hear from
some of his old comrades who served
with him in that regiment.
Comrade Geo. M. King, Spencerville,
Ohio, would like to hear from men,
bers of Co. L. 4th III. Cav.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
"A Soldiers Home 'fuI Florida.

w. wallace James, Eustis,. Fla.
thinks that If the Congressional delega-
ton from Florida succeed in getting a
Soldiers Home established in that
state, 1t will be the most popular Home
In the whole United States, 1t would
always be filled as long as veterans
lived. Comrade Wallace Is very en-
thusiasfic over his adopted home. He
and his wife went to Eustis from Ohio
10 years ago, and feel that their lives
have been heightened by SO doing.
Eustis liz near the center OF the State,
about 1b0 miles south OF Jacksonville.
on Lake Eustis. The Summers are de-
lightfully cool. It's accessibility TO
Lakes Dora. Harris. Apapka, Grim,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
Stories Eminenty Worth Telling of Experiences and Adventures
in the Great National Struggle.

splintered by shots. 1t was the only
craft they could climb into without help
from the deck. Being top-heavy, Ii
rocked like an overcrowded baby era
die. All the ships-about a dozen
dragged their anchors and bumped
against each other and broke great holes
In their sides. big Sam was a bully,
and whipped all the men in the regi-
Hent who did not run from him or beg
his mercy; but he could not stand in
line and take. the enemy's fire. He was
a physical coward, In short. He only
of the three could row the boat, and
he jumped into the yawl to get to shore.
The Colonel cooked his revolver. and
With vehement oaths ordered him to
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

Yale, and other smaller lakes, all pure
water lakes and filed with fish, makes
great attraction for all fond OF tina,
sport. These lakes are all connected
ana read into the st. Johns River. The
hunting is also good. The lakes are
niled with motor launches, besides two
steamers which carry passengers to the
st. Johns River. Eustis has four
churches and excellent schools There
ID no yellow fever there. Eustis fs In
the orange belt. but since the hig
freeze the people have gone into truck
farming quite extensively. Two crops
OF potatoes are easily raised: one
planted in February and dug In April.
the other planted In September ana
dug the last OF November. Stra wber-
RES In February, March, April and MAY.
Eustis has about 100 Buckeye resi-
dents. all well and happy.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

Editor National Tribune: Please print
a short account OF the 34th n. i
James b. Prior, Doyiestown. Pa.
The saith N. j. was orga Eized at Tren-
ton from Sept. 2, 1853, with Col. VIII
liam Hudson Lawrence, OF the Regular
Army. I'm command. He was mustered
out, and Lieut-Col. Timothy c. Moore
was In command when the regiment
was mustered out 1t belonged to the
Sixteenth Corps, Krmy OF the Tennes-
see. and lost three killed and l7s died
from disease.-Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

yigor ana Cheerful
ness soon disappear
when the kidneys are
out of order or dis
eased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that ii is not uncoyn.
mon for a child TO be
born afflicted with
weak kidneys Ifthe
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
Mother Bickerdyke..

An unusually interesting life of Mother Bickerdyk
the noted army nurse, will be q serial I'm
Unity" one OF the leading religious, papers OF
Chicago, beginning about July i. The author will
greatly appreciate the loan any letters from Mother
Bcxerdyke to old soldiers others which inter-
est Stories OF her work. either during the war;
will be gladly received Proper credit will be given
for information supplied, and all letters returned in
good condition. Address
Mr1. Florence y. Ke.lOgx. Russell. Kansas.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

For yeur hene, your manufactures
pIaAt, or your business
All conditions favorable. There are dne marx efn
go0d locations low cost OF labor splendid distributing
facilities and cheapest power. The south Il u,A6-
Ing greater progress than xny other s~csion II you
would learn ah,ut its Developments aud the opsos-
tunties Tor good locations oag the southern Hall
way write for our publications, which viii be sena
free - reqIs~st. >
II. n. kieharAa. Land and Industrial AsenA
southern Railway, Washingtoa. D. @
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child urinates too often, If the urine scalds
the flesh, or if, when the child reaches an
age when ii should be able TO control the
passage, il is yet afflicted with bed-wet-
ting, depend upon it, the cause of the diff
Guilty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of
the kidneys and bladder and not to a
habit as Most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made miser-
able with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. II is sold
by druggists, in fifty
cent and oue-dollar
size bottles. You may - -
have a sample bottle Aa 80 80
by mail free, also a Home OF swsmpEocs.
pamphlet telling all about Swamp-Root,
including many of the thousands of testi-
monial letters received from sufferers
cured. In writing DR.. Kilnier & Co.,.
Bingharnton, N. V, be sure and mention
this paper. Don't make any mistake,
but remember the name, Swamp Root,
DR.. Kilner's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghaniton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

by druggists, in fifty
cent and oue-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
30 .,,a;i {~oa alec a
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
Found ON Aatieta,n BattIeaela.

Editor National Tribune: There is In
my home q small pocket Bible which
would probably be an interesting relic
to the relatives of the one-tine owner.
II there are any. The Bible was picked
up from the battlefield of Antietarn,
where it lay beside a dead Confederate
soldier. A relative OF my wife who
served In Pennsylvania volunteer
regiment gave 1t to her. On the 0yleaf
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
Fayors the Service Pension.

II am pleased to hear so much about
the service pension writes Conn ade
Pliny w. Broughton from. Glendale,
Monroe County, Wis. II am in favor
of the bill, and / believe every old SOL
der who is past 10 years of age should
have $50 month. / was in Co. G, 1st
Wis. II. A., and would like to hear
from some of the comrades / don't
see anything In The National Tribune
about my regiment. / was born In
1925, and am consequently in my 80th
year, and am receiving $12 per month
pension. l have taken The National
Tribune for number Of years, and
like 1t very much"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07
Civil War Drummers and Filters.

Comrade John A. Niebling, drum
mer, 26th Mo-, writes from Ferguson
Station, Mo-, that he would like to dis
cover whether any of the drummers
and fifers of the 9Th Iowa are alive.
Il would like to correspond with
them he says, "or any of the musi-
clans Of the 9TH and 10th Iowa, 93d
ILL., and Goth Mo-. which regiments
formed the Third Brigade, Third Divi-
sion, Fifteenth Corps" ao
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07


lin netno dhomFor efHn
Fndn January
Head remained
and in the
fight Morris Island Of its
erg
and
Anms
Tenth Ascending
Petersburg
edand
Fm;i Guyfna
ID
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1906-06-07

James w. Johnson, Co. G, 18th Ind,
Salem, Ind, thinks the Confederate
flag should not be allowed to be fioated
anywhere on any occasion. No flag
has right to float except the old Stars
and Stripes. Would like to hear from
the comrades on this subject.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-28
Coolest Place on Earth.

Where is the coolest. place in the
world? w. N. Shaw some time ago
v3aced the region of lowest tempera-
Cures of the northern hemisphere in a
Great oval Of land surface liz Siberia.
At Werchojansk q temperature as low
% 69.8 degrees centigrade below
ffsexing has been registered. But this
has now been matched by the Rus
nan artist Borrihon in Nova Zembla.
During am excursion TO the straits OF
Nahouchin he found IN an explorers
cache q box containing two themom.
s9ers for recording maximum and
minimum temperature. 1t is supposed
dat they belong to Hofer, the Aus
tr1An geologist who made an expedi-
ton to this spot in 1872. One OF the
thermometers registered Is degrees
1t the maximum and the other regis
tered the minimum o. 70 degrees be-
low freezing. This value would be the
lowest temperature experienced dur
ing tae last thirty years.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-28
: Household Matters. :
Kitchen Helps.

AltCn0n THk181VBs
A kitchen convenience which is not
present in every household is a pair
of sharp scissors. Scissors are used
to trim lamp wicks-which is wrong
and cut papers and string; but seldom
for trimming bacon and ham rinds,
skinning and trimming salads. These
are proper uses for the scissors, and
the use Of them saves much labor.
Every housewife should cultivate
the habit of fve-minute maps. After
working hard a few hours a woman
is apt to feel sleepy or dragged out"
and imagines that it is only that Or
binary sin of the fesh-laziness. But
if she gives in to the feeling and rests
for a short time on a comfortable
lounge she will feel wonderfully fresh
ened and will do better and quicker
work than If she had foregone her
catnap.
Green food is almost Indispensable
to canary birds, but if lettuce is scarce
a good substitute may be had by
planting a little of their favorite seed
in small flower pots and allowing it
to grow.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-28
Plantation Philosophy.

Red hair isn't SO bad IN asdark
room.
The stomach ache seems a good
deal worse when you didn't have any
fun in getting it.
What a man can't understand is
the way mosquitoes will bite him
when there are pretty girls around:
The nice thing about an old horse
and rig is the way they don't break
down on pleasant days, like automo-
biles.
Riches have wings, they say, but
poverty isn't built that way.
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
but let not men-it isn't right.
A hit in time may save the nine,
and a kick unlocked may save a
fine.
A penny saved is a penny earned,
but in a FOOLS pocket It's a pocket
burned.
After dinner sit a while, after sup
per walk a mile, and if another set
tles-smile.
A drowning man at a straw will
clutch, and a man that s thirsty will
do as much.
4E 49,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-28
Ways to Serve Coffee.

Various are the ways of serving cof-
fee. and the beverage is really oeri-
ously affected in taste by the way the
cream or milk and sugar are added to
It. The English way is to pour into
the cup simultaneously coffee and hot
milk. This kind of coffee is said to
make the least demands on the diges-
ton. The French prefer cafe au lait
at the morning meal and black cof-
fee at other meals. Cafe au .lait is
sometimes made by adding hot milk to
plain coffee, but is better when made
Us follows: Place in an earthen
or granite ware pot a quart of
milk and let it heat almost to boil
ing. Then add four tablespoonfuls Of
freshly ground coffee. Shuttle the pot
back and forth on the stove until the
cafe comes to a boil. Let it rest five
minutes before serving. This also is
fairly innocuous, but what is to be said
for Cuban coffee, which is delicious.
at least. The coffee is made extra
strong, much too strong for health, and
is served with the cup half full of rich
est cream
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-06-28
Do You Know

That cake may be kept fresh by put
ting a fresh apple in the cake box.
That any kind of canned fish should
be put into a colander a few hours
before it is used and boiling wafer
poured I'VE it.
That if soup is too salty several
slices of raw potato should be added.
Boil a few minutes longer when tile
potato will be absorbed with the salt,
says the New York Mail.
That cracked eggs may be boiled if a
spoonful of vinegar is added to the
water.
That if lettuce leaves that have just
been washed are dropped into Il bag
made of old table linen the moisture
will be Immediately absorbed if the
lettuce is shaken about.
That mashed potatoes are very much
improved if bits of green pepper are
| worked into them.
That the taste of boiled water may
be improved if it is thoroughly beaten
up with an egg beaten.
That the bread box will be in
much better condition if it is lined witt
heavy manila paper that is changed
twice a week. The bread keeps mucl
longer, without any possibility of mold
ing.