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mud, and chilled, they were cheerful
nevertheless, and made the best of sorry
conditions when the SolicitouS official:
and employees of the Mount Vernon
property sought to bring them comfort
There was little that could be done
however, except dry some of the soak
ed garments. When the drying pro-
cess had gone on for a while, luncheon
was announced, and the President and
his four companions sat down at the ia
BILE with good appetites and in good
spirits.
After the meal the President and the
others inspected the interesting house
and took look about the estate, and
along about $3.50 o'clock mounted then
refreshed animals and started back fol-
Alexandria. Another drenching was
their portion as they neared the Old
town. Then the clouds cleared and a
brisk breeze began to blow.
The temperature dropped rapidly
and matters were anything but COM
Portable for people whose clothes were
wet through.
Al Alexandria the private car was in
waiting, and this started Immediately
after the party was inside. The return
trip to Washington was made quickly.
The President. Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Ethel arrived at the White House
about 6 o'clock.
Evidently the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Ethel at least suf-
fered no i'll effects from their days ex-
periences. They attended a perform
ance of Robin Hood by the Boston,
ians at the National Theater in the
evening.
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RECENT LITERATURE.
A New Feature In the popular Magn.
zine"

One of the features of the June issue
of the Popular Magazine is the open-
ing instalment of a new serial by W. B.
NJ. Ferguson, whose "Garrison's Fin
ish." published originally in the Popu-
lar and later in book form, was so vide
ly read. ''Zollenstein," as the serial is
called, is the story of man whose
early life is clouded in mystery, but
who gets grip on the memory in the
back of his brain when, after a fracas
terminating in a tragedy, he is offered
a military captaincy in the little fire.
brand kingdom of Zollenstein-the bone
of contention between Germany and
France. He is only pawn on royal
chessboard, but the pawn develops po-
.tentialities undreamed of, and Sc
ries of the most amazing exploits fol-
lows. The story begins in the June
number of the Popular and will be COM
plete in five issues.
Magazines and Notes.
The New England Magazine for June
contains 1.-The Rural Degeneracy Cry"
by Edward A. Wright, which confutes
the widely accepted fallacy that the
country towns are decadent and degen-
crate. The hill-towns Of New England
are, as a matter of fact, far ahead Of
the cities in their general morality, as
Mr.. Wright, N careful investigation,
found to be the case.
'Krausz's Complete Automobile Rec
ord published by Laird & Lee, OF Chi
cago, is designed to furnish the autoist
with a complete record of expenditures
and other information that will interest
every motorist. The book is arranged
in columns. SO that the exact coss for
any item can be Immediately ascertain
for any particular day or week. An
appendix gives the automobile laws of
thirty-five States, together with the
names of those States which have no
automobile laws. speed table is also
given, which will prove valuable for
reference The book is album shape.
IA pages, bound in full red leather,
title in gold, price S1.00. Cloth, price,
soc.
"a decreasing birth-rate and an in
creasing death-rate among children
under five is the state of affairs just
now in America. The first proposition
seems to be in the hands of Providence
and President Roosevelt; the second.
the question of an increasing death
rate, in the hands of the milllman. In
the leading article of the June Crafts
man John Spargo points out, with
facts piled upon statistics, that a way
has been found to secure clean milk
for city babies-a way that has been
tested and has lowered the death-rate
in one large city so per cent.
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Death of Gen. Blunt.

Brig. Gen. Matthew NJ. Blunt, U. S.
A, retired, died at New London, Conn.
May IA. He was born in New York,
graduated from West Point in the
class OF 1863; became a Captain in tn
18th U. S. May IA, 1861, was brevetted
for gallantry three times, for Malvern
Hill, Fredericksburg and Petersburg
became Colonel July 3, 1888, and was
retired as a Brigadier-General April
% 1904
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Honest Widow.

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Knight Evans
vile, Tenn, wants to speak a word for
the widows of soldiers who served in
that great struggle of 81 to IS. She
thinks the powers of the country
should think of the woman who mar
ried, cared for and lived with the man
who fought in the great civil war, and
especially of those women who were
faithful wives for over forty years.
Mrs. Knight is not in favor of widows
OF a second marriage sharing in the
late pension bill
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Ex-Prisoners of War.

Editor National Tribune: Person
ally, l feel that while the age bill OF
McCunlber was right and just the few
remaining old ex-prisoners should not
be ignored and whatever is allowed
them, il our leaders consider u.s. should
be in addition to our pension now
granted for conditions from other SER
vice and wounds. What think you?-
S. NJ. Lowell. eX-prisoner Andersonvillz,
and Florence, LOckport, N Y.
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BrIE.-Eea. S4nnO.

The remains OF Brig,7Gen James NJ.
J. Sanno. U. S. A.. retired. who died
recently at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. were
buried in Arlington. last week. Gen.
Sanno was born in New jersey, grad
uated from West Rnint4 in the class Of
during the war, and, reached Colonefs
commission in 1898. He was made Il
Brigadier-General July 80, 1908. and
retired Observation-Disclosures
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Veterans In the City.

Job Coddington, 5th N. Y. Cav Ura
Harris), Somerville, n. J. Comrade
Ceddington is a truck farmer.
w. II. Dolliver, Orderly Sergeant. 18th
n. J.. Neshannock, n. J. Comrade Dol
liver is a farmer, and he~and Comrade
Coddington where in the excursion to
Gettysburg and thence came on to see
the National Capital.
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The Last Company.

Robert Smith, Roanoke, Ind, wants
to find out the number of the regiment
in the last call for three months men
from Massachusetts. He thinks Co.
f is the company he wants, which was
raised mostly at South Boston, OF
which Henry Wilson was Captain, and
he wants to know where they were
sworn in and where mustered out.
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A Confederate Flag.

Editor National Tribune: At the bat
tie of Cumberland, Jan. 10, 1862, Albert
Essen, Co. G, I'd Mimi, captured the
flag CT the Yallabusha Rifles (rebel), If
he is alive or his wife or children and
can prove their identity I will give them
the piece of that old flag by they COM
with me.-V. NJ. Hodgson,
Il Green Ridge Ave-, White Plains.
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THE MCCLELLAN MONUMENT.
Description Given by the sculptor
Frederick MacMOnnies.

The following description is taken
from that given by Mr.. MacMonnies in
July, 1904, when he sent his drawings
for approval of the Commission:
The pedestal is the work of James
r. Cocroft of Brooklyn, N. Y, after
Mac Monnies' design. 1t is composed
of base. die and cap, is of Maine pink
granite. every exposed part of which
is polished. 1t rests upon five steps of
the same material. The bottom course
of steps covers an area on the ground
"a feet IL inches long by 81 feet
5 inches wide. The bottom course OF
the pedestal proper is 20x13 feet The
height of the pedestal and steps from
the ground is % feet inches.
The die is II feet SIS inches high,
IL feet rs inches long and feet
IL inches wide. 1t is heavily nodded
at the bottom. The cap is three feet
high, 16 feet 10 Is inches long and
8 feet 10 1-2 inches wide. Its cornice
is heavily nodded.
The weight of the foundation pedes-
tai and statue is about $50 tons. Nearly
800 pieces of granite we're used in the
pedestal.
Tie pedestal is enriched with eight
bronze escutcheoni 2x2 feet. placed
eQuidistant around the cornice of the
cap. Each escutcheon bears the name
of one of McClellan's battles, as fol-
lows: Front (south), Antietam; rear
(north) Yorktown: east side. South
Mountain, Rich Mountain. Gaines's
MIL: west side. Williamsburg, Fair
Oaks, Malvern Hill.
Both sides of the pedestal are deco
rated with bronze trophies (10X11
feetl in relief, representing cannon,
flags. arms, etc. AT each of the four
corners of the base of the pedestal
there is a bronze eagle. These eagles
bear in their beaks heavy garlands OF
oak and laurel. in bronze. which ex-
tend around the four sides of the ped
estaI.
The front of the pedestal bears the
Inscription:
Major General
George Brinton Mcclellan,
1S26-lSS5.
The rear bears the inscription:
Erected by the
Society of the Army of the Potomac
and the
Congress of the United States
1907.
The equestrian group is cast in
standard bronze, and stands fourteen
feet in height The rider is in field
costume, in repose. The horse is
slightly in action.
The entire height of the monument
from the ground to the head of the fig
ure is 81 feet 6 inches.
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during the war. He began talking and
lecturing on the subject of forest pro-
lection from fire the first year after
his honorable discharge in 1865, and
has lived to see his work bear fruit
thousandfold. He served two enlist
ments in Maryland regiments and
spent his boyhood days on the old
York road. c. Lawman, Rosen-
hayu, n. j.
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Pay for Retired omcer..

Maj. Clark s. Merriman. It'll Kan
Cav. Sidney. Neb., who is now over n
years of age. is strongly in favor OF
all officers of volunteers upon the re-
tired list with the pay Of the rank
they held.
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C0ngratulations.

Editor National Tribune: I think The
National Tribune is getting to be a
''way-up" Misrepresentation r. Smith
18th Pa. Cav, Loveland, Cole
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Ne house was in sight, and the cou l.
try had been denuded of its forests.
Racing their horses the members Of
the little party went along as brayely
as they could. Lightning flashed al,
around them, and the thunder c,aps
seemed continuous. 1t was one of the
severest storms ever known in this vi
cinity.
Through all this terrific weather
horses and people pushed their way.
1t was an experience long to be remem-
bered Occasional groves of trees
promised shelter, but the danger from
lightning was imminent, and the trav-
elers were soaked to the skin and
could have found no comfort under
spreading branches. Hail fell part of
the time. The road was a rivulet and
the sticky red mud of that portion of
Virginia made it hard work for the
horses.
The storm subsidized as the Presiden-
ffal cavalcade reached the Mount Yer
non estate. Drenched, spattered with
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!riched with eight
Major General

George Brinton Mcclellan,
1S26-1SS5.
The rear bears the inscriptions:
Erected by the
Society of the Army of the Potoma
and the
Of tho JTpifad
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ONLY ..ONE ;
Wilmington People Give Credit Where
Credit iS Due

Wilmington People Give Credit Where
Credit is Due.
People Of Wilmington who suffer
with weak kidneys and bad backs
want a kidney remedy that can be de-
pended upon. The best is Doan's Kid
new Pills. a medicine for the kidneys
only, made from pure roots and herbs,
and the only one that is backed by
cures in Wilmington. Here's Whining
ton testimony:
B. r. King, the we'll known police
man, residing at zoe Wooster street,
Wilmington, n. c., says: Il had ter
rible pain in my back which worked
around to my side and in my stom-
ach, so bad at times that it laid me
up Used internal medicines and they
did not help me. Seeing Doan's Kid
ney Pills recommended / got a box Of
them at Bellamy's drug store. The
next day after commencing to use
them I noticed relief. Since using two
boxes I have not had an ache or pain
in my back. 1t is with pleasure that
/ add my name to those endorsing the
claims made for this remedy"
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OFF for Brief Vacation.

Washington, May 16.--President and
Mrs. Roosevelt will leave Washington
tomorrow morning for a brief vaca-
ton at Pine Knot, Mrs. Roosevelt's
country home in Albemarle county. Va.
They will be accompanied by several
white house servants and the usual Sc
cret service guard.
Horseback riding and long walks
will probably form the main diver
sions during their stay in the country
which will last over Sunday next
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EXHIBITING Tf4Aw-wHITE TRIAL
NOUS 3InIold SuIAoTS 10 LossFIdo1d
Fined 500.

New York, May 16-On complaint OF
counsel for Harry K. Thaw. John Han
ser was fined 800 today for exhibiting
moving pictures ~purporting TO be a
presentation Of the Thaw-White trag-
edy. Hanser's arrest was brought
about by Thaw, who, having heard II
the pictures being on exhibition in n
First avenue amusement place, caused
private detectives to make an invest
cation. When the prisoner was ar
raigned today Thaw's attorney asked
that a heavy penalty be imposed. He
declared that the pictures were harm
fuI and not what they purported TO be.
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STRIFE WILL GO ON
Mr.. Islnay in Accord With Attitude
Taken by Steamship Company

New York, May 16.-Bruce Ismay.
president Of the International Mercan-
tile Marine Company, will not make
any move in the direction Of bringing
to an end the strike of 1ongshoremen
in this city.
Mr.. Ismay arrived on the steamer
I94driatic today and Immediately after
the steamer locked, went into confer
/ ence with the local representatives
of the various lines operated by his
company. At the conclusion of this
conference, Mr.. Ismay said he was
thoroughly in accord with the atti-
tude which has been taken by stem
ship men here since the strike be-
gan.
I'VE will make no advances to tho
IOngshoremen," said he, but will con-
tinue as we have been doing since the
strike began. That is al | have to say
on the subject"
Secretary ConnoTs, OF the Longshore~
mems union. when he learned of Mr..
Ismay's decision said
"A1I right then, it goes on as usual.
If they want US they can come here at
ter us, if that's the stand they are
going to take"
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Richmond. Va, May 16.-The trus-
cal Seminary at Louisville, KY, con-
vened here today in Grove Avenue
Baptist church. Joshua lowering of
Baltimore called the body to order.
The old officers We're reelected. The
resignation of the Rev, E. C. Dargon,
now a professor in the seminary, be-
coming effective June list was present.
ed.
At the melting of the trustees of the
Southern Baptist Theological Semin-
airy, Louisville, held here today Rev.
DR.. S. c. Gardiner, pastor of Grace
Street church, this city was elected to
the chair Of homiletics in the semin-
airy, to succeed Rev. E. c.. Dargan.
will accept the position.
The board Of trustees decided to hold
the 1909 session in Louisville.
The Young Peoples Baptist Union,
an auxiliary Of the Southern Baptist
Convention, met with several hundred
delegates in attendance. The proceed
ing consisted of devotional exercises
and was addressed by H. W. Wright
of Kansas City, Rev. Mr.. Frost of
Nashville and others.
The following officers were elected:
President Rev. W. W. Hamilton
Atlanta Ga.
Vice Presidents-Rev. DR.. E. L.
Grace, of Richmond. Rev. Ross Moore.
Pine Bluff. Ark.
Recording Secretary w. w. Gaines
Atlanta Ga.
Executive Committee-B. A. Davis.
chairman, Joseph Watts, secretary,
NJ. P. Hunt. T. T. Eaton. J. B. Sam
pey, B. B. Bailey, W. l.. Gorgam, J.
NJ. Presdige, Lloyd T. Wilson.
At the afternoon session of the edu-
cational conference the following Of
ficers were elected:
President-Dr. F. w. Boatwright.
OF Richmond College.
First Vice President-Dr. E. Y.
Mullins. of the Southern Baptist the
illogical Seminary, Louisville, KY.
Second Vice President-Dr. r. T.
Vann. of the Baptist Woman's College
of Raleigh, n. G.
Secretary-Prof. William H. Harri-
| son. Of Bethel College Russellvine.
KY.
Executive Committee-Doctors Boat
wright. Harrison and S. P. Brooks.
of the Baylor University. Waco. Texas.
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ANNUAL SESSION
The Southern Baptist Convent on
Meets IN Richmond
ABOUT 1000 IN ATTENDANCE
Officers Elected and Other Routine
Matters Disposed Of-Annual Con-
vcntiOn Sermon Preached by DR..
Dickinson, OF Birmingbam-Mect-
ings of Auxiliary Bodies.

Richmond, Va, May 1.-THE South
ern Baptist convention met in it's if
ty-second session here this evening
with an attendance Of about 1000
The great body was called to order in
the new and magnificent City auditor
ium at SIS O'Clock and was formally
welcomed by the hospitalities Of the
city in a thrilling s.rcech by Mayor
Mccarthy.
The auditorium seats = 800 and when
the convention opered the house was
packed.
Eighteen hundred regularly elected
delegates We're present at the opening
which number. it is believed. beats the
records.
The proceedings of the convention
was begun with prayer by Rev. DR..
S. w. Province, of Alabama. and Rev.
DR.. Truitt, of Texas. then nominated
Hon. E. w. Stephens of Missouri,
the incumbent for reelection as presi-
dent and Dr.. Stephens was unanimous
ly chosen to preside Cor the third time
over the convention.
The following vice presidents were
chosen:
H. r. Bollard, of Virginia, Joshua
Lowering, Of Baltimore; DR.. J.. B.
Marvin. Of Louisville. Ky; DR.. S. Y.
Jameson, Of Georgia. Or. j. Lansing
Burrows, of Nashville, Tenn. and DR..
0. W. Gregory of Staunton, Va, were
unanimously elected secretaries.
Rev. DR.. William P. Harvey, of
Louisville, was elected auditor.
Mr.. George w. Norton, of Louis
vile was made treasurer
The committe on order Of business
reported. its report was adopted other
routine matters were disposed Of, and
the convention was ready for the work
which will keep it in session probably
until next Monday evening.
After the business organization had
been completed the annual convention
sermon was preached by the Rev. A.
j.. Dickinson. of Birmingham, Ala.
His theme was 1.-The Religion of the
Risen Lord. The Messiahanic mission
delivered to fine disciples after the
resurrection to "go into all the world
and preach the gopee to every crea-
ture."
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Gathered i'm by the Trust

Lynchburg, Va, May 16.-It was an
nounced here today that the American
Tobacco Company had absorbed the
Butlor-Butler company
It ~ said that all the newly acqulr-
ed plants will be operated as formerly.
and that there will be no changes in
the personnel Of the operating force.
The local cigarette plant, employing
500 girls, will oe operated as a branch
of the American Tobacco CHppzaE.
The purchase price has Cot been made
public.
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WEDDING AT ARMY POST
Salisbury Lady the Bride and t

Salisbury Lady the Bride and n
Groom a Tar Heel.
The marriage of Capt. w. 3. Scales
5th Cavalry, and Miss Fannie Miller
McNeely, of Salisbury, took place on
Thursday evening, May 2, 1907, at Z
o'clock in the post chapel at Fort
Riley, Kan, which was beautifully
decorated for the occasion, with flags,
palms and white roses. The ceremony
was Performed by Rev. Herbert Mel
son Spencer, rector of the Episcopal
church at Springfield, Mo.-Salisbury
Post.
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Strike Doesn't Amount to Much.

Washington, May 16.-Secretary
Bishop of the Isthmian canal commits
sion today received a telegram from
Colonel Goethals and chief engineer Of
the work on the intmus minimizing the
strike of the dredge workers. The dis
patch was in reply to an inquiry sent
by Secretary Bishop and is as fol-
lows:
81 have no fear of the outcome.
The movement is condemned by all"
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Franc Jones surrenders, Adams and
Butler scrapping, Ex-Governor Russell
lambasting Judge Purnell-well, no
wonder the weather is getting hotter.
The pity is they didn't get at it in
time to save the fruit-The Tar Heel.
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New York, May 16.-The Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway COM
pany. through it's general counsel.
Charles B.. Keeler, of Chicago, pleaded
guilty before Judge Holt in the United
States circuit court today on two in
dictments recently returned against
the road for the granting of rebates in
violation Of the Elkins anti-rebating
law. The court assessed a fine o
100000 on each count pleaded 10, or
$4,000, all of which Attorney kecler
paid. The grand jury returned Is in
dictments against the Chicago, MilWau-
kee and st. Paul, charging the grant
ing of rebates on coffee shipments in
favor Of the Woolson Spice company,
an Ohio corporation, On western ship
ments from New York to Toledo.
After a consultation with United States
Attorney StimsOn and his assistants,
who have been prosecuting the rebat-
ing cases, Mr.. Keller arranged to plead
guilty to two of the indictments with
the understanding that the remainder
of the counts be dismissed. 1t is IN
derstoOd that the Northern Pacific
company, the Rock Island and Pacific
the New York, Ontario and Western
railroads and Western Transit Gem
pany all named in the indictments re
Gently returned for rebating, and which
have already entered pleas of not
tttttttttt In shrdlu cmfwyp vbgkqjat
guilty, will 60 into court and stand
trial on the charges.
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Two two million dollar jobs in this
vicinity are now under way. These
are the bridge, five miles long which
the Norfolk and Southern Railway
Company will construct across Abe
marie Sound and the piers which the
Virginia Railway Company, Henry H.
Rogers, sole proprietor, will construct
at Sewell's Point, adjoining the James
town exposition grOuDd.- Norfolk
Ledger.
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1t is reported that Justice Harlan in
a recent base ball game of the Wash
ington Bar Association made a home
run. This is to be expected of a judge
of the highest court. Ma umpire can
override him.-New York Tribune.
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You're to be the judge; we leave it to
you to decide; all We want is our YER
dict-Will HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea make you we'll and keep you
we'll? That's fair. Tea or Tablets. IS
cents. r. r. Bellamy.
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It's too bad to see people who go
from day to day suffering with ply ST.
cal weakness, when Rocky Mountain
Tea would strengthen them. Tea or
Tablets 35 cents. r. r. Bellamy.
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when we were out autOmOblling
on the boulevard yesterday stopped
to look at the rhododendrons." what
part of the car is that?"-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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We believe in nominating a southern
democrat, but even if this privilege is
accorded the party it should exercise
some choice in the matter. Durham
Herald.
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Here's to your health and happi-
ness'-DeWitt's Little Early Risers-
famous little pills. Nasty, sickhead-
ache or billiousness may come on any
time: the crreis an Early Riser. Sold
by Robert 1lamy.