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day A. P. Hill fell. 1 was not called
to dinner that day, but believe 1t was
In the afternoon between 1 and 3
o'cock, at which time number of us
boys observed staff maneuvering in
the rear of Fort Malone, and noticed
an officer mounted on a white horse In
the bunch which brought voliey from
our boys, and I always believed the
rebel General fell at that time and
tumbled from his white horse. 1 hope
we may hear from others concerning
this occurrence"
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YANK ARMED BY REB.

How Comrade Brown Secured n Musket
mt Gettysburg After Removing n
Wounded Comrade From the Battle
field.
Comrade George W. Brown, Co. D,
29th Pa, writes from Wayne, Pa, of
which place he is the Postmaster, that
he recently received a letter from Mr..
George w. Martz, of Dayton, Va, stat
ing that he was the member of the
10th Va. tConfederate) that furnished
Brown, a Yankee, with an Enfield rifle
on the night of July 2, 1863, on Culp's
Hill, Gettysburg. This transaction oc-
Cured In this way: Comrade Brown
fell out of line of his company on learn
ing that the SergeantMajor of his
regiment, Charles H. Letford, was call
ing for help as he lay wounded, a shell
having shattered both of his legs. The
Twelfth Corps Except Green's Brigade
of New Yorkers, who remained in their
breastworks) were ordered on July 2,
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An Unmarked Soldier Grave.

"a soldier named Albert Jordon died
at London. Fulton County, ILL.,, where
he was employed, In April. 1876"
writes w. p. Bowden from Hermon,
Ill. He was buried at Hermon, and
IL can learn what company and regi-
ment he was a member of I can ar
range to have the Government furnish
marker for his grave. He had no
folks here, and l am the only one who
knows where his grave is. / keep 1t
marked with flag. Maybe some read
er OF The National Tribune can fur
nish me the information. My father
was in the Gath ILL.,, also brother
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Comrnde staub's Experience.

Comrade Michael B. Staub, Boiling
Springs, Pa, says he entered the army
when President Lincoln made the first
call for troops. He enlisted for three
months in Co. C, 9th Pa. After serv-
ing his term he again entered the SER
vice upon the call for 100000 men as
a member of the 1st Pa. Cav, and was
engaged in a number of severe fights.
Comrade Staub recently visited Har-
pers Ferry, Va, and was much inter-.
ested In the account given him of John
Brown and his followers.
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Who Has This Back Number.

Comrade Henry c. Wildly, of Pinck-
NEVILLE, ILL.,, would like some comrade
who has kept a file of The National
Tribune to send him copy of an issue
in 1888 which contains an account
of the capture of a rebel Captain in
Mississippi by Comrade Wildly. The ar
ticle was written by Andrew Harddin-
ger. Corporal. Co. K. 5th Ill. The COM
rade says the article will do him much
good, and he IS willing to pay for the
Daper containing it
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Men Of the Gunboat Argosy.

UNITED States ship Argosy, ahoy,"
writes Shipmate Charles Bolton from
Toronto, Can. Are there any of the
officers OF men of the .gunboat Argosy
alive who served between May, 1868,
and June, 1864? If SO, kindly send
your addresses and names to Shipmate
John King, Cigar Factory, 80 Colborne
street. Toronto. Canada. He would
like to get a list for the purpose of
holding a Reunion in the near future"
A Family of Fighting Men.
Comrade G. w. Bradshaw, Co. G,
45th KY, sends from Prudence, w. Va,
this interesting account:
James Oiler, of near Vinton, W.
Va, was one of a family of seven broth
ers and two sist0R Six Of these BROTH
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"a Widow of Co. NJ,

"What has become of the comrades
of the I'd Colo. % writes Mrs. n. r.
Packard, of Mainesburg. Pa. who says
she is "a Co. NJ widow" She expresses
the hope that all the members of that
Western regiment who may read this
will write to her. especially the men of
Co. NJ. II understand" she adds, that
the regiment is to hold a Reunion at
Denver, and I would like to have some
definite information concerning the
proposed meeting through the columns
of the soldiers and widows paper and
friend, The National Tribune"
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Grewsome Wartime Exhibition.

In reference to a recent article by
Robert /. Kelley. 37th Ind, concerning
the executions at Murfreesboro, Com
rade w. J. Boon, Co. *, 125th ILL.,,
writes from Danville, ILL.,, that he was
at Nashville at the time and knew of
the executions. 1--WE We're doing patrol
duty and guarding trains out to the
'front.'" he says; but some time in the
Spring or Summer we went to Muir
freesboro and were there about a
month. and one of the executed men
was embalmed and put in a showcase
in a little old grocery store. He looked
natural, but had black mark about
his neck, made by the rope, 1 suppose.
All that Comrade Kelley wrote is Just
as heard It,"
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ers enlisted In the 27th Ohio and
marched with Sherman TO the sea,
while the seventh brother. Henry, was
a member of the 18th Ohio, now dead,
the other six being well and hearty.
The two sisters of Mr.. Oiler had
four sons and another two sons in thu
service. That made 20 soldiers out Of
one immediate family, which was cer-
tainly enough for one family.
Mr.. Oilers father was a soldier Of
the War of 1912. and the boys were
all as chuckful of patriotism as thelP
sire"
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supplies could not be brought up to
! the point contemplated.
The explorer was met by his wife on
arriving at Sydney. All Of the explor-
ing party returned sound and well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peary came by train
from Sydney, making brief stops at
Brunswick, Me-, where they were
greeted by throng OF Bowdoin col
lege fellow alumni: at Boston and New
York. where they were greeted by nu-
merous friends. and hurried on to
Washington where they spent Thanks
terview Peary said he had no faith in
the airship plan for reaching the pole,
as he believes it would meet with in
Surmountable difficulties, among which
would be rapid fluctuations in temper
allure and variable winds, together
with heavy falls of snow. He also
said he had not changed his opinion
as to the proper way. e., by the
Smith sound or American route. He
thinks the far north is not safe ground
AoI WIN SApCLiIAcAtS duu tudL TIC
only practical agencies for travel over
the rough Ice foes of the polar sea are
man and the Eskimo dog.
Coal Enough For Centuries.
Officers of the geological survey re
port that there is an abundance Of coal
in this country for many centuries to
come. In fact, they figure that the
coal supply will last 5000 years, not
withstanding: that the rate of consump-
ton is increasing by leaps and bounds.
Damp Winds Aid consumptives.
In the current number Of the British
Medical Journal Drs. Gordon and Har-
per present statistics of consumption
In north Devonshire for forty-four
years. From these 1t appears that the
important considerat ton in the relativ
distribution of the disease is the pres
ence or absence of strong persistent
rain laden winds. The deaths from
phthisis In the districts where the
damp winds blew most frequently
were 800 per thousand as against 1.3a
elsewhere =
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E x E c u 7 / V E
Tobacco For Canal Men.

Tobacco For Canal Men.
The isthmian canal commission at it's
recent quarterly meeting decided that
employees OF the canal should have the
privilege Of purchasing tobacco at IA
low price from the government COM
missioner This is to offset the high
prices charged by local dealers who
have concessions from the Panama
government.
Desertions In Army.
The report Of General Ainsworth, mil
1tary secretary, shows that there were
6.25S desertions from the regular army
in the past fiscal year This is IA per
cent Of the whole army and from l to
B per cent higher than preceding years.
The percentage Of assertions Is great
est among recruits in the first three
months OF enlistment The actual
strength Of the army on June 30 was
65, 719 men and $3.50 officers. Besides
this. there are 522 men and rs officers
in the Porto Rico regiment and 5,O43
men In the Philippine scouts
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comprehensive study Of It's milk sup
ply. These are only a few of many
Instances where public opinion has
been aroused and then directed to par
ticular reforms The origin Of this
committee Is the weekly journal known
as Charities and the Commons, pub
lished at 105 East Twenty-second
street, New York. Persons wishing to
help in this movement may do so by
communicating with Paul U. Kellogg
secretary.
An lndividuaiistic Magazine.
The first number of the Times Mag
azine, which has Just been published
at New York, states that it's purpose
is to stand for fundamental democracy
and real individualism. 1t proposes to
assail all of the artificial persons-i, G.,
corpora eions-which have driven the
natural individual to the wall The
leading editorial writer Is Professor
Franklin HI. Giddings Of Columbia uni
yersity.
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There were numerous Interruptions,
and one negro was put out of the hall.
A peculiar feature was the refusal of
Mayor Dunno to preside at the meet
ing. Previously some of the weather.
negroes had offered to raise $4,000 for
the hospital if the managers would
cancel Tillman's engag cement. The Of
fer was refused.
Gompers Charges Fraud.
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor in his leading ed
itorial for the December Federationist
says there Is not the slightest doubt
that In some congressional districts the
votes at the recent election were count
ed and the membership made up at the
ilictation of certain corporate interests.
Blackburn Out For Bryan.
Senator Blackburn of Kentucky has
broken silence to say that Bryan is the
best man available for the Democrats
to nominate in 1908 and that both
Hearst and Roosevelt were eliminated
as presidential possibilities by the New
York verdict on Nov. 6.
Bonaparte For Bigger Navy.
Secretary Of the Navy Bonaparte, in
speaking to the Society Of Naval Archi-
tects. said he had revised his opinion of
q year ago and that he now believed in
navy extension.
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EDUCATIONAL
Standing Of Rhodes Scholars.

Standing Of Rhodes Scholars.
The first annual report of the opera
ton of the Rhodes scholarships shows
that there are at present 161 scholars
at Oxford. of whom seventy-one are
from the British colonies, seventy mine
from the United States and eleven
from Germany. Their general stand
ing Is excellent, the highest record OF
scholarship having been won by Rose
Of Quebec and Behan Of Melbourne.
The latter won nearly $4,000 worth OF
scholarships last year. The colonial
students have ontstripped the Ameri-
cans In scholarship. while the Ameri-
cans stand higher In athletics.
Vernont's School Constellation.
Governor Proctor of Vermont has
signed tn" bill providing for the consol-
idation Of the school systems OF neigh
boring towns under one superintend-
emit
The Progress of Princeton.
The first ten years since Princeton
college became Princeton university
have just ended. aud the report shows
that the endowment has increased
from S1,677.S71 to SIS, 2s4 600 The
campus area has increased from 225
to $50 acres. and the student body has
grown from 1,045 to 1884, while the
faculty has increased from 80 to 1866
Eastern College Registration.
Registration statistics Of leading
eastern universities are as follows:
Harvard. 5,272:: Columbia, 1865;
Pennsylvania. 1850; Cornell, 3.461;
Yale, 3,210; Princeton, 1884.
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70 r EIG N /.
Land For Russian Peasants.

A decree issued by the car shows
the governments programme to be the
separation Of the peasant question
from all other branches of political
agitation It proposes to remedy the
peasants grievances without reference
to the action Of the douma: The plan
is to permit any peasant to abandon
his share in the common ownership OF
village land and become an individual
freeholder It's expected effect in the
coming elections is to return a large
number Of Independent peasants to the
douma The Labor party leaders vio-
lently assail the government for thus
attempting to solve the land problem
without the advice or consent of the
legislative branch.
Belgian Government Defiant.
In the Belgian chamber Of deputies
at Brussels the minister of foreign af-
fairs, referring to the recent warning
from officers of the British govern
ment concerning alleged Kongo abuses,
said that Belgium would pursue line
without regard to British interference.
The Socialists moved to refuse the
terms Of King Leopold's will bequeath-
ing the Kongo to Belgium on condition
that the royal domains be maintained
after its annexation.
Japan to Bridge the Yalu.
The Japanese government has decid
ed to build a bridge over the Yalu river
at Yongampho having span OF 1929
feet SO as to establish direct railway
between Mukden and
Fusan.
Canada Abrogatss a Treaty.
The Canadian government has mott
fed the United States that the postal
treaty will be abrogated in so far as it
relates to second class mail matter, the
object being to exclude from Canadian
territory certain periodicals or news
papers published in this country. Can
ada says that if new regulations are
formed to shut out such Objectionable
publica tons new treaty will be en-
tered into.
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S c | E II I FIG
Fly Wheel to Steady a Ship.

Fly Wheel to Steady Ship.
Otto Schilck, the noted marine en-
giueer Of Hamburg, now proposes that
heavy wheel be mounted on a verti-
cal axis so as to prevent the rolling Of
the ship, acting on the principle Of the
gyrOseope
What Stopped Peary's Dash.
Comma Ader Peary, the returning arc
tic explorer, says he is more than ever
convinced that his plan OF dash by
SMALL party will yet solve the prob
lem OF the ages and bring the north
pole within human ken. Shortly after
his party started a furious storm.
worse than any which he had ever ex-
perienced, began. This lasted for
sight days and broke the connection
between the supporting parties. SO that
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COMMERCIAL
Union Paeife's Biggest Year.

OutCu = ASsS5S oI08SS1 car
President Hartman of the Union Pa
cific system in submitting the annual
report for the fiscal year ended June
30 says that the receipts were the lar
gest In the history Of the company
The company earned 100 per cent, but
the assets We're Increased over $71 600.
600 by the sale Of Great Northern
Northern Pacific and Northern Securi-
ties stock. Gross transportation re.
ceipts were S67 .281, $40. net receipts
were $5O,317,769 and the surplus S21,.
434, 1858.
Far West Short of Coal.
A coal famine is said to threaten the
towns and cities of Utah, Idaho, Ne
vada and part OF Colorado because OF
the monopoly established by the Union
Pacific and Rio Grand Western rail
roads, which are controlled respective
ly by Hartman and Gould At sew
eral points people have taken the law
into their own hands by holding up
coal trains and compelling the train
men to side track carloads of coal This
condition of affairs is under investiga-
ton by the interstate commerce com
mission.
Debts Of American Cities.
The report of Census Director North
shows that the aggregate debt of the
cities of the United States above 5000
Inhabitants is ia excess Of 81 900, 900,
600. or greater than that of the COM
blned debt Of the national and state
governments and of the counties.
school districts and other minor civil
divisions" The census director wants
more rigid laws to enable his officers
to secure the information desired.
A Negro Department Store.
A business organization Of negroes.
known as the Metropolitan and Realty
company of New York city, announces
that it has bought a building which
would be remodeled and operated as a
modern department store for negroes.
The company has a capital of $1,000
600. The treasurer OF the company Is
graduate of Hampton institute and
the New York Law school.
Private Postal System Plan.
". D. Boyce, the wealthy Chicago
publisher, has made proposition to
the postal commission In session at
Washington to run the postoffice de-
partment as private enterprise under
full government regulation. He said
he had a $5O,00O,00O corporation back
OF him and that he would undertake
to reduce postal rates one-half, estab-
lish rural postal express. pay the
government rental for office quarters
and charge regular rates for govern
ment parcels and letters, to place the
service in charge of we'll known
traffic expert at salary Of $4,000, to
eliminate the deficit and to pay back
to the government all profits beyond Z
per cent on the capital. He says be
has associated with him an advertiser.
a manufacturer. merchant aud a
capitalist
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Carnegie's Gift to Baltimore.

Carnegte's Gift to Baltimore.
Andrew Carnegie has offered the
city of Baltimore 100000 with which
to establish twenty libraries, provided
the city supplies the sites and main
tenance, under the control of the trus-
tees of Pratt library Pratt and Car
negie were old friends, and it was the
opening Of the Pratt library that sug-
gested to Carnegie the use to which he
has put many millions.
Accidents on Football Field.
Records Of football casualties prior
to Thanksgiving as compiled by the
Chicago Tribune showed that eleven
players had been killed and 104 injured
during the season. AS compared with
1905 this is falling off of seven fatal
accidents and fifty-fiye resulting in in
jury. The decrease is especially mark
ed among high school players Not
one fatality has occurred in game
played by the larger American colleges.
Timidity as Crime.
A London England justice sentenc-
ed man who committed manslaugh-
ter under the influence Of great fear
He had been 50 alarmed by dodgers
who refused his demands for rent
that he fired at random a pistol,
wounding two unoffending persons
The judge, while admitting that there
was no criminal intent, sentenced the
man to a year at hard labor because
he had given way TO timidity.
President Spencer Killed.
Samuel Spencer, president OF the
Southern railroad. and several friends.
including General Philip Schuyler and
several prominent citizens Of Balti-
more. We're killed in railroad acct
dent on the Southern railroad near
Lynch6urg. Va. One express train
Continued on page =
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SOCIOLOGICAL
Love a Haliucination.

Love Hallueination.
DR.. Julius Grinker, professor of nerv-
Gus diseases at the Chicago Postcard
uate Medical school, in a recent lecture
said that ''if the people Of America
would keep the coming generations
from nhabiting Warehouses; they should
abolish indiscriminate marriages. for
get that Authorization called love and
choose their life partners on scientific
principles. He admits that love is a,
wonderful thing, but insists that 1t fs
an Illusion provided by nature to cause
men and women to keep the race alive.
He faTors law compelling men and
women to undergo physical examina-
tons and have the records OF their an
cestofs investigated before marriage.
Doctors to BE Photographed.
The Pennsylvania medical board
hereafter will require every applicant
for license to practice medicine to
present q photograph Of himself certi-
fed by the dean Of the college from
which he was graduated and signed by
himself, This will not become opera
tive until the examinations next June.
Do the Poor Need the Rich?
Miss Giulia Morosini, daughter OF
the wealthy New York banker, recent
~ was quoted as Boosting OF the fact
that she spends 100000 year on her
gowns and that she is never dressed in
anything imita ton" Nevertheless she
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wages and ten hour workday for AIT
branches of the service. A similar ad.
vance in other branches of the service
was expected.
IND UsT RIAL
Farms Versus 1assleships.

arms versus SASxI99n1D8.
James J. Hill, the railroad man, pro-
poses In an article for the Century
that a system Of model farms would
be d better investment for the nation
than battleship or couple Of cruis-
ers which would cost about the same.
He argues that the government is all
ready engaged In similar work, and
he believes that such farms could be-
made self supporting. He believes that
the average farmer gets little more
than half what he should for his land.
Mr. Hill would establish in every con-
munity practical working model,
preferably of thirty to forty acres,
conducted by trained man who could
show the farmers of the neighborhood
exactly what could and should be
done with their land.
Products Of American Farms.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson in
his annual report tells the story Of the
country's most productive year, the
total valuation Of all crops being S.
T94, 100000 The total value of the
farm properties is estimated at $685.
OOO,OO0,0O0, or an increase of $1,000
100000 since 1900, and is more than
twice the capitalization of all the rail-
roads and four and half times their
real value. The foreign balance on ac-
count Of farm products was S433, 00O,-
600. During the year the exports Of
agricultural products touched the high
water mark of $976, 100000 The great
est crop was corn. as usual Its value
being 81, 1OOOOO,OOO. Next stands cot
ton, valued at $64O,OOO,OO0. while hay
was produced to the value Of 5000. OOO,-
O0O Wheat, with falling off of $50
600, 900, totals $3.50 100000. Beet sugar
industry was placed at $34,0O0,OOO
against $7,OOO.OOO seven years ago.
The balance Of trade in international
exchange of farm commodities had
continued to run in favor Of this coun-
try by large amounts, exports exceed
ing imports by $433, 100000 Domes-
tic animals numbered about 2OO,0OO.-
900. The secretary thinks that the to-
tails would be still higher with more
scientific methods.
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P 0 Ii TIC AL
Tiiiman's Chicago Talk.

Tiiiman's Chicago Talk.
Despite numerous warnings that he
you'd On NO account be allowed to de-
liver his address at Chicago which had
been advertised as benefit for the
Chicago Union hospital, United States
Senator Tiliman OF South Carolina
made his appearance on schedule, bur
surrounded by detectives aud special
policemen. Instead Of being sidetrack-
I'd by threats OF personal violence he
made frenzfad denuncIat ton OF ne
groes In the presence Of an audience
containing both blacks and whites.
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before her marriage was a wagework-
er. She said that, though Miss Moro
SIM might never wear imitation gowns,
she lived an imitation life and that her
moral poverty almost reached immod-
esty. Miss Morosini she regarded as
typical of a class which takes 70 per
cent Of the wealth produced by work
ers and then returns l or per cent in
the form Of charity. Replying to the
question Of what the poor would do
without the rich to work for Mrs
Stokes said. God willing. they would
work for themselves" and instead OF
making things for idlers they would
make them for workers, who wouid
return the courtesy by making other
things ia return. She defined Miss
Morosini as moral pauper.
Charity That Seeks Causes.
The first annual report OF the ma
ttonal publication committee headed
Dy Robert ". De Forest and composed
or the leading active organizers Of
practical philanthropy, shows some OF
the results of the effort to get at the
causes OF our social diseases and to
place the facts before the thinking pub
lie Miss Balch Of Wellesley has re
ported ffrst hand the facts about the
sources of Siay immigration. Much
progress has been made toward recre
atlng aud purging of the Sums of the
national capital Through this inau-
ence New Orleans enacted it's new
housing ordinance aud Baltimore made