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New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
PAYING OUT s4o,ooo,ooO A YEAR.

In time of peace the pay department hahdleS
nearly $40 600 600 in the OF year; in time OF
NO. q u-ould have 10 disbUrse that much more IN
ect,,al salaries for every fifty thousand men en-
Visited so that a war involving two hundred thou-
sand men would compel the paymasters 10 ols-
Nurse about 81 500 000,000 a year When IL is con-
+e,onIa,ed that this amount is disbursed in sums
ranging from s13 to an occasional $780, the stupen-
5o,,s task NJ General Snffen and his men becomes
more apparent -,o,.
..Get rid of the money" Is GeneraA Snlfleh 3 >
,,o,to and to the carrying out of this motto All
tbe energies OF the department are directed 10
cot rid of the money is the aim Of every payInas-
tor an the service but this riddance must be one
Of foretboueht and accuracy, leaving no possfbii-
itv for mistake miscalculation. Each soldier
IN the army must get his exact salary on GER
tain date and the paymaster must be ready ana
the money counted. They realize what even the
s13 means to the and that delay or even
dav NAV cause more discomfort than drilling
and marsh marching for week
Two syatezns in use at present-one by
which money is sent to the commander of a body
of troops and other, and almost general meth
I'D nv which a paymaster is assigned to a certain
number of men. for whose payment he Is held dl-
rectlv responsible. In both systems the chance
for mistake is slight slight that for years there
have been inaccuracies in the accounts OF tho
department those caused by dishonesty. which.
although unusual in the service. has nevertheless
occa sionally made its appearance
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

pose, and plant another variety. / used TO Work
in the vineyard, and always made it pay. had
to. Several years ago wanted a little more or
nature, and bought few acres back in the
woods. There ! have cabin which call Slab
Sides Part of the land is rented to man who
grows celery, and so am making little In that
direction"
When did you first meet Theodore Roose-
velt?"
'At a club in New York while ne ranch
man in the West. He wanted me to visit him,
but lacked either time money, and declined
his invitation. 1 wish / hadn't
HAS he ever taken you out for a walk DUR
ing your visits at the White House?'
I'VE drove to the suburbs last winter, to the
head of 18th street. 1 believe. and then struck
into the country through the snow and mud.
He led but I kept pace with him for seven
miles even though was seventy There wasn't
drv thread on me when we returned TO the
carriage and We're driven back to the White
House. However III the Yellowstone region l
did better than he on the rough ground and
rocks He is rather heavy for that kind OF
work"
when do you writer?
From 8 o'clock in the morning until noon.
and not then if l have lost sleep eaten food
that doesn't agree with me, am worried l
write readily, but not fast, and never TO order
An order would fret to death l do as L
please and in my time. My publishers can
take NV worl, or let it alone 1 begin to write
when the frost comes and quit when 1t goes
NV ink turns to water in warm weather. Sew
eral times each year I get homesick and go
hack to Roxbury and walk the hills of my child
hood-and visit the birds. I knew their great
grandmothers."
Copyright. 1907. by James B. Morrow
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29

Betsy Gouie. jays sister. saws that T WAS an
expert on insects while a small bov. believe
she actually thinks so. 1 knew all the common
pirds' 1t is true. and had some primary knowledge
OF oumblehees and frogs. but got no cali from
nature until after l had access to the library OF
the Military Academy a. West Point, near
which place I was teaching country school.
read Audubon and studied his drawings, and
was on fire right off There was also a collec-
tlon OF birds at the academy and that was
helpful, too But 1 went straight to the woods
ana helds and found my best work I
unued my studies in Washington. and there,
while in the Treasury. 1 wrote a number of
essays for The Atlantic Monthly which were
collected later and made into Wake Robin my
first hook
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
PAYING THE ARMY.
Ho1r Soldiers Get Their Money and
SdUe 1t.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]


WASHINGTON Dec A.-Perhaps branch OF the
United States army is little thought of by the
general public and much in the thoughts or the
officers and enlisted men as the paymaster S de-
partment The men of the army are paid, and thaI
is all the public knows or seems 10 care ABOUT H.
that they are paid poorly the opinion OF all and
a matter Of concern to many, but how they are
paid seems have attracted little special IN
terest. Many army officers are of the opinion the
general public will come TO realize that soldiers or
all grades are poorly paid only when 1t is learned
that it is almost impossible TO induce sufficient
number of to enlist and that the great
scarcity of men is attributed largely to the scanty
compensation
The men already in the army have realized this
for long time and although they reasonably
place the blame on Congress and on the genera!
public, which has shown no vital interest IN lts
soldiers the only actual recriminaton fals on the
paynasters department This is the one feature OF
that branch which strikes its heads as humorous
inst as q car conductor is upbraided by irate pas
sengers for rules imposed by the company, SO inc
paymaster is called miser when he is certalhIy
not responsible for the insufficient benencence or
his governmental uncle. In justice 10 these dis
bursers Of the public funds il must be said that
they couuose one OF the most popular branches OF
the service and that no enlisted man believes
a payrnaster enjoys handing out slS Inonth 70 d
soldier when It is realized that it should be more
and would be more If the soldier were serving
ANYBODY else but his country.
There are seventy officers in the paymasters de-
partment-seventy officers who in time OF peace
disburse more than s37,oOo00o year in trifing
amounts and who scattered all over the
United States and its insular possessions Ihere Is
a paymaster general. Culver I. SnlHeh oiiIa-
dIer IN rank who supervises every detail or the
denartment and whose retirement on January
will place his heavy burden on the shoulders OF
his successor, Colonel Charles H Whpple Three
assistant paymasters general four deputy pay
masters general forty-fve paymasters and fifteen
..o;al djeb,rsinr agents make up the roster or
the denartment Wherever there is a soldier bear
ing the arms of the United States there too, a
navmaster can be found at stated periods IN the
wear. There are paymasters in Zamooansa' IN Ma
nIIa in Porto Rico Toxic, in Cuba, in the WIG
oet NJ +be Philippines and in the iciest parts or
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
PROGRESS OF PAYROLLS.

The first method is used only when the other is
especially inconvenient or impossible. First the
payrolls containing the names OF all the soldiers
in a command are sent by the officer authorized
by the department 10 the paymaster's depart
ment Here they are certified and examined and
sent hack along with the necessary amount OF
money Having been disbursed the payroll Is re-
turned and its receipt vouchers are made out Inc
nossibilitv of mistake in this method is entirely
eliminated even the chance Tor matheInaucal IN
correctness being reduced TO a minimum by a
careful surveillance to which the figures SUBJ
jected.
goes direct from company to company paying the
men the same exactness is demanded and the
same precautionary measures are taken If
overpayrnent is made and the paymaster on coming
TO the end of his roll, finds that he is short in
his accounts he is forced If he cannot locate the
mistake to pay the money himself which insures
the government against any losses in this way
and at the same time makes every man more
careful There have been several instances Of
overpayment within the last few years, but in all
these cases the amount has been small as TO
cause no difficulty. The conscience fund nf the
payrnasters department is not large but often
small sums returned by soldiers.
When General Skaters army went to Cuba Cen
eral Snifsen. then "a subordinate, was sent along
10 pay troops It was the first time in the history
of the United States that paynaster accompanied
an army abroad. He took $3.50 100000 with him
and made his headquarters in the basement of an
old fortress near General Skaters headquarters.
Despite the fact that General Shafter not in
favor of paying the troops while in Cuba, General
Sniffen succeeded in paying most of the soldiers
while they still in Cuba; others he paid on
the transports, and the rest at Montauk Point.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
HOW HE LEARNED TO WRITE.

But how had you learned to write?'
"Oh. had been dabbling around for several
years While mad over Enerson's philosophy
and style had written essay the ex-
preston of man and nature. in which I at
tempted to initiate him. There was nothing
cute in il except that nkened old DR.. Johnson
to the third kind OF lever. by which the power
applied always exceeds the weight that is raised
1 hoped TO show that Johnson was greater in
himself, in his personality, than in anything he
ever said or wrote The essay was sent to James
Russell Lowell, editor of The Atlantic who
thought I was trying to sell him something
had crihbed from Emerson. He hunted. but
found nothing like it in Emersons books, and
so printed it anonymously, as was the custom
in those days The public attributed my humble
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
THEODORE R0osEvELT'S FRIEND.

.eNo. ] was simply cropping about for a safe
means by which to live. Public office, Knew
wouldn't last forever. / planted peaches at
fret and made money. but they are q doubtful
cron So put out fourteen acres Of Catawba
go and also some currants which are steady,
a. no. very profitable. We have received as
n,ucb as $500 FOR single yield of grapes, but
everybody planted Catawbas and the market
having been overstocked we did poorly TINS
wear NV son, a Harvard man, who is married
and lives in a. house on as own now manages
our land. He will dig oft the Catawpas' sup
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
WREsTLED WITH JAY GOULD.

q was large and strong, while Jay was small
sno slippery boy taught US to wresue' put
Jay would break his hold and land on TOP 4
would say, Jay. that wasn't fair but ne ~ouio
ohiy laugh Not wanting to be thrown ne re.
sorted TO tricks. and because j was ihouiseh'
would wrestle with no one else He went away
&c an academy, and whea he returned ms
FATHER had sold his land and bought village
ilShor. Jay go, 81 with man and mace ma 's-
1y and by he left that part Of the country and
oaT Lives being nc longer parallel, never SPOKE
70 him after that although ] saw him twice.
once ne walking on Fifth avenue Ne"
iofk but was across the street While was
custodian Of a vault at the National treasury
~ washington heard a familiar voice Look
'ax up from my desk, saw Jay Gould, dark ana
@.n' arc wiry as ever, and even then one OF the
'eheet men in the United States, In company
asA secretary 5ccuiloch, who was showing hin
ousa Tie building. He hadn't observed me-
-na said nothing"
"hen did you begin your nature studies!
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
THE ARMY DEPOSIT SYSTEM.

Colonel Whipple while in his office in Washing
ton afternoon ,,. oiae ago was ordered to pro-
ceed at to Norfolk and go prepared pay
the army OF Cuban pacihcatiou. A hasty estimate
New-York tribune., 1907-12-29
MN BURROUGHS
AND JAY GOULD.
roU THEY WRESTLED TO-
cETHER IN BOYHOOD.
z-otural;st Tells of His Friendships
sTth Whitmdn and Roose-
reIt Also.
By James b. Morrow

r,ov is the truth established in the study Of
..fgree ! have travelled TO West Park. N Y.-a
.,uz-av station. the little store of an italian
,,s farrnhouses in struggling parade along
.oun-rv road. nothing more-and asked .John
Burroughs
Faots about the birds and animals seem to
nc hopeiessy contradictory and entangled
rcbolars Of the woods. led by Theodore Roose-
rst in person. and ''fakers'' of the field. who
sumanize bears and wolves, giving them van
nv arronsance. ingratitude avariciousness and
,her manly attributes are disdainfui and
abusive toward one another
Z found John Burroughs, friend of the Presi-
lent in his library. the Hudson. small
huiding back Of the house away from dornes-
nc sounds. and Interruptions Between it
znd the low bar of the river is a narrow
vineyard. where come the birds TO display their
nassions and habits and 10 catch bugs and get
rrapes. A wood fire was burning On the hearth
he fuel for which was sawed and split by the
master himself
only by patient and intelligent observa-
ton" he said in answer TO my question
~once as 1 walked through 4 forest in late au-
tuun I noticed some sawdust-bilIdust might
be better H7ord-under a tree. Presently I
discovered hole high up under the shelter Of
e Hfnb Knew, OF course. that wooopeckers
nested in that way and raised their young But
here fresh hole at the very edge of win
ter. Wei, out Of that little pile OF sawdust
came several interesting bits OF informa-
ton ! learned that male woodpeckers build
CT bore new homes for themselves when the
breeding season is over. They return from
their work Of getting something TO eat be-
tween and 4 O'Clock in the afternoon and go
TO bed. At O'Clock in the morning if you
sharply rap on tree where one Of them lives
he viii stick out his head and, looking down,
viii seem to say: Who is knocking at my door?
And what do YOU want~
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
LABOR REJECTS RADICALlSM.

At the convention of the American
Federation of Labor at Norfolk a motion
that the Federation place itself on rec
ord as favoring Government owner
ship of railways and mines was rejected
by a vote of 154 to 80. The significance
of this action should not be overlooked.
Here we find that the most powerful la.
Dor organization ia the country-an or
ganization whose delegates come from
all quarters and represent al! grades OF
labor and the majority of the unions-re.
fuses to commit itself to the ideas which
have been preached by various pseudo
thinkers and political agitators in re-
cent times. Thus is indicated that the
very elements of the population whom
the agitators have sought to win by
their radical and undemocratic preach
ments will have none of them. The
agitators mistook their targets. Adopt
ing socialistic projects the better to i'm
press the labor vote, the result reveals
that the labor vote is not TO be ensnared
by any such devise. The socalistic
firters with labor, then, must try some
thing else.
Apparently the majority of the dele
gates to the federation feel that politi-
cal machines are strong enough undel
the nresent circumstances without MAX
ing possible still stronger machines by
turning over to the party in power the
railroads and mines; that individual
laborers stand better chance 70 better
themselves under conditions which give
them opportunities in accordance with
their skill and zeal than they would
stand if they became fixed little cogs in
vast governmental mechanism; that
the very essence of the American politi.
cal system is individual opportunity
which Government ownership of the
greatest interest and avenues of achieve.
ment would eliminate; that so radical
programme is incompatible with the re-
publican ideals of the people; that it
would convert democracy into an au-
tocracy in everything but the name
Russia is conspicuous example where
the Government dominates everything
and where labor is oppressed Louis
Vile Courier Journal.
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BREAKS BONE KISSING GIRL.

While kissing his sweetheart, Miss
Hattie Leonard, good night before leav.
ing her fol the night, James Brockett of
Killingswortb, Conn, fractured one of
his bones The swa ain blames his pros.
pective father in-law for his misfortune,
because, he says, Mr.. Leonard tried to
hasten his departure by shouting from
his bedroom:
There is another night coming Why
don't you let Hat go to bed? She's got
to make butter tomorrow.
Jim accordin ely started to leave, and
on n landing outside, dozen steps from
the ground, he embraced his love, and
was about to kiss her when he accident
ally slipped on the frost covered porch,
and both went tumbling to the bottom
jim had u broken collarbone, and Mr..
Leonard had to hitch up team and
take the young man to II doctor. Elk.
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LEGISLATION TO PREVENT STRIKES.

President Eliot of Harvard, in an arti.
Gle on THE Canadian Act" in the De.
cember MCCLURE'S, gives an interesting
account of the working of the "1ndust'
rial Disputes and Investigation Act.
which went into effect March %, 1907
This Act covers mining property, trans
portation of every kind, telegraph and
telephone systems electric lighting, wa
ter and power works, By the provisions
of this unique and prudent legislation,
employer and employees are protected
against sudden and disastrous strikes,
and the hitherto unconsidered and long
suffering public is saved untold incon-
venience. Outsiders are also enabled,
through the report of the Minister of La.
Dor, to give sympathy intelligently,
This new law does not prevent the Ia
borer from striking, it merely provides
that he shall strike decently and in or
der, otherwise he becomes penal offend.
er. President Eliot points out that so
far the workingman has gained much
by the observance of this law
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28

extraconstitutiona process, which would
have been possible only in the stress OF
civil war Nevada is the one terrible
blunder; it was made a State IN 1864,
when it contained only few thousand
miners, solely to strengthen the Republi-
can party in Congress and the Electoral
College, and there is little promise OF Its
ever justifying its separate existence.
For the first time in our history Con-
gress provided, in 1899, for admitting
four States at once-North Dakota,
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton The nearest approach to this was
in 1915, when acts were passed anneXlng
Texas and bringing in Florida and Iowa,
although admission did not really occur
in Iowa's case until nearly two years
later. Under President Harrison, in
1889 to 1898, six States, more than ever
admitted during any period of PRESIDENT
al service, were received into the Union.
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Vernon was an angel Of mercy to me;
she nursed me through a wretched
fever at Montauk, and then she dis
appeared before | had half thanked
her"
Capt. Peyton was not the only pa
tient had, as he seems to imply" she
said, laughing ana coloring a little.
They had quite a chat and then
went out together and after he had
thanked Miss Dale most earnestly for
her kind reception and promised to
come again.
And he did come again and often;
for the gentle old lady so intelligent
and sympathetic, was a charming COM
panion. Also, it must be confessed, he
was never without the hope of coming
upon Miss Vernon at this pleasant
rendezvous, and sometimes his perse-
verance was rewarded.
Miss Dale herself was not indiffer
ent to the romance growing up under
her eyes; she fostered 1t in her limo
cent fashion till she saw it ready to
have done-ah! so long ago.
One day they called upon her to-
gether. which was in itself unusual,
as they had hitherto maintained the
appearance at least of meeting by &C.
cident They solemnly led her to the
sofa, and like two culprits, knelt be-
fore her. I'VE are going to be mar
ried, please, ma am and we want your
blessing" said Lee.
Yes" added Ethel, sitting in heap
on the floor with her head in the old
lady's lap; cts all your doing. Miss
Dale, for | took him only on your rec
ommendation."
God bless you my dears l am not
afraid to recommend either Of you,
and | have no misgivings that you will
not always be happy" She held a
hand of each and smiled at them
through the tears which slowly gath
cred and fell.
But We have favor to ask you
Miss Dale, stupendous favor-you
tell her, Lee, and I'll do the coaxing."
We'll, you see," he began, Il am
going to do as father has wished, re-
sign from the army and go out to run
his ranch in Colorado for awhile.
ought to fight the remains of this
beastly fever alone and get strong
enough to be good for something first;
but I'm too selfish, | want to take
Ethel with me-"
You mean, sir, that l insist on
going to look after YOU" put in the
girl
"And-well," he went on, I'VE want
you to come, too, dear Miss Dale, to
keep us both in order"
Forever and always" finished
Ethel. IF you don't you will break
my heart, break it past even Lees
mendins-and you wouldn't do that
now, would your
You are like mother to me, you
know" pursued Lee, in broken voice
Il have no other"
Miss Dale gave a queer little laugh
You want to provide mother-in-law
for Ethel?" she asked. Then she burst
into tears. MY children" she sobbed
as Ethel wound her arms about her
and Lee clumsily stroked her hand.
my children, you give me what
have longed fora real home, at
last"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-11-28
A Hard Debt To Pay.

Il owe debt of gratitude that can
never be paid off," writes G. s. Clark,
of Westfeld, Iowa, for my rescue from
death, by DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Both lungs were so seriously affected
that death seemed imminent, when l
commenced taking New Discovery. The
ominous dry, hacking cough quit be-
fore the first bottle was used and two
more bottles made a complete cure"
Nothing has ever equaled New Discov.
cry for coughs, colds and all throat and
lung complaints. Guaranteed by Henry
Hinrichs, druggist, SOC and Sl.OO. Trial
bottle free.
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Real Absorbing.

The tramp with a knack for carving
raped on the door of the wayside cot
tage and showed the lady tiny bas-
ket he had cut out of peach stone.
"A sculptor" exclaimed the house
wife, enthusiastically "A real sculp.
tor. "Ah, my poor man, you must
have an absorbing temperament. you
bet | have, lady" replied Sandy Pixies,
quickly, and if yer will bring out
quart of sweet milk and buttered
beefsteak I'll show you how to absorb
dem in no time"
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globe; and I am SO glad to have
found you"
Wont you sit down." she asked
Hospitality, and she looked into his
thin face and frank blue eyes with
friendly smile.
Before Lee knew what he was do
ing he was telling her all about him.
self.
He did not know how long he sat
there, but suddenly there came
quick rap at the door; then it was
thrown open and a young girl her
face alight with animation, stood on
the threshold.
you told me always to come to
Jour room, Miss Dale, so l didn't
wait; wanted to-" She stopped alb
ruptly on seeing a young man in the
room, installed there like a privileged
friend
Ethel, this is Capt Peyton," began
Miss Dale-but he had risen sud
denly.
How do you do, Miss Vernon?
How glad | am to meet you again."
And he shook hands with her heartily.
Miss Dale" he continued, Miss