The National tribune., 1907-11-07

eft, but she wanted him to have that
title piece The President accepted it
with profuse thanks for the honor con-
ferred. not only in giving him the price,
less relic, but for the compliment paid
him in saying that he looked like "Old
Hickory" The silver spoons We're the
personal property of President Jackson,
md were used by the family while he
+ayas IN the White House.
1t is said that the wireless telegraphic
service installed on warshps is proving
of incalculable benefit to all concerned
Immense amounts of clothing, mate
rial and eQuipage are to be purchased
in the near future by Army Quarter
masters. Among the supplies for which
hey are in the market are 100000
Yards of Khaki cloth, 5000 iron bed
;teads. $4,000 linen collars. $4,000 cot
son undershirts, 10000 pairs of light
weight woolen stockings, 5000 march,
ing shoes of the improved pattern. The
marching shoe is new to the extent that
The stiffening has been taken out of the
zoe and the shoe made as flexible as
possible, it being desired to impart to
he footwear all possible qualities of
,omfort The Khaki cloth will be used
n the manufacture of 10000 suits
which it is desired to have in stock by
IL x.
required to replenish the exhausted
;upply of those articles which are in
such demand that 1t is difficult to meet
he acquisitions. The enlisted men re-
gard the woolen stockings with greater
favor than the cotton val ETY., as they
| absorb moisture and add to the comfort
of the foot covering in marching.
Lost-One earthquake. The United
States Weather Bureau has been look
| ing for an earthquake for nearly a
month now. A terrible one was record
| ed on the seismograph instruments all
over the country on Oct. 16, and since
hen another, on Oct. 20, has been re-
corded. The one of the Goth has been
| located in Karatagh, Russia, and was
| IN awful disaster. but the earlier one
| vas much worse, according to the seis-
nograph. and the Bureau is still hoping
| 20 hear from it. The conjecture is that
/ he convulsion occurred out in the mid
| tie of the ocean somewhere, and that 4
/ anything is ever known about it an
| island will be found that has never been
,harted, and will show to be of volcanic
| origin.
! The President, who counts it part
| Of his heritage of manhood to vote. LETT
| for oyster Bay on Monday to perform
| that patriotic duty. No "off" years are
l
comes to voting, sentiment which
should actuate all good citizens.
| On the recommendation of Gen. Mac
| kenzie, Chief of Engineers, the Secre-
tary of War has directed the abandon
ment of the project for the construc-
| ton of a permanent landing pier at
jamestown Island because of the fail
ure of the Governments representa-
| tives to make satisfactory terms with
the owners of the land needed for the
! Improvement. BY an act of Congress
approved June 80, 1905. the sum of
$4,000 was appropriated for the erec-
| ton of the pier on jamestown Island.
Maj. Cosby, Corps of Engineers, to
whom the work was assigned, opened
negotiations at once for the purchase
of the existing pier on the island be-
| longing to Mrs. Louise j. Barney, but
was finally compelled to give them up,
as, he said. sit was found impossible
to come to satisfactory terms with the
owner"
| Things are in a great stew at the
War and Navy Departments as the re-
suit of charges in newspapers that
there is an organization of Army and
Navy officers to lobby for the salary
increase bill. designed to benefit men
in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
| isN'ShoS OoeeIh ~ 'iSS-
"If this country could produce its
own potash we would have available
everything necessary to plant life," said
James Stillson. chemist of New
York. the other night
I'VE have the phosphoric acid in
Florida and other places; we can fol-
low the example of the Germans and
manufacture nitrogen from the air
thus eliminating the necessity for the
importation of saltpeter from Chile
but we must still look to Germany fol
our potash,
ut is truly a wonderful thing tc
know that nitric acid and saltpeter are
being manufactured from the air ir
Germany. 1t is done by means OF water
power operating electrical dynamoS
which in turn operate immense arc
lights, with disks nine feet in diameter
and which look like suns. The air /:
burned in this manner, and thru &
chemical process and combination with
other elements, commercial nitric acic
and good plant-life fertilizer is turned
out literally from the air. The sys
. tenn is SO perfect that 1t IS making {
great success commercially, and there
is no reason why the same thing shoulG
not be done in this country, where W.
have air and water power unlimited.
Another process is thru the use o.
liquid air, and the expansion of the ali
as it is warmed is almost sufficient t.
make complete circle of events. thu
almost creating perpetual motion. Thu
, ultimate result of this process also i.
to obtain nitrogen, which is the bash
of all plant life and of all fertilizer"
Are the Democrats sure enough goin,
, to make a new issue in the South anC
form a new party? That is what tn,
editor of the Raleigh, N. c., Observes
thinks of things. He is a Democratic
National Committeeman and was in thu
city the other day on his way to New
York to talk things over"
1.-THE latest thing in North Carolina,
=, Mr. Daniels remarked, "iS the broadl,
, heraIded movement to start new part.
for the overthrow OF organized Democ
racy. Conservatives is the name givel
: the members of the new party. who, i
: is claimed, have raised 100000 cam
, paign fund. 1t is openly stated tha
e this new organization boasts of a mem
e bership Of 13, and there are prospect
( that it will have as many as % mem
r bers before the end Of the campaign
= The names of the members who hay
e Subscribed to the large campaign fun,
Y is a secret IN North Carolina. No maj
l has yet come forward to identify him
f self with the Conservatives thougl
3 the promise has been made that tn
: public will soon be taken into the conf
i dence of the 13 projectors.
o ''The last effort made to break dow
e the Democracy in North Carolina oc
$ Cured during the days Of the Paine
. and Buckner movement. There wer
e number of sincere. good men identi
e fed with the gold party in the State
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