The National tribune., 1907-07-11

flowing numerous Tcon1plaints reported
concerning the effects ,of the drink. and
after an analysis of'its, ingredients made
at the Department OF Agriculture by
Prof. Wiley, the Chief Chemist
DR.. Wiley reported that in a majority
of the samples Of COCA cola which he
tested he found quantities of cocaine
and caffein. Officers have reported
that enlisted men have discovered the
effect which the drink produces upor
them, and that for the purpose of get
ting this effect they drink six or sever
glasses of the stuff. and that the result
is injurious to health as well as de-
structive of morals y
It is doubtful if there is any evidence
| in the history of the United States Arm!
of an officer being promoted after hi:
death. 1t develops that there was a
| least one such case in the Confederate
army, however. Senator Culberson, Of
Texas, who is a close and accurate stu.
dent of civil war history, particularly
in so far as the Confederacy's part in il
is concerned, is the authority for thi:
statement. Writing to the Confederate
Veteran regarding the South's famous
artillerjst, John Pelham-"the gallant
Pelham" as he was known in wal
times-the Senator says that after Pei
| hams death, Gea. Lee wrote to Presi-
dent Davis recommending that, notwith-
standing the officer had passed away
he should be made Lieutenant-Colonel
| Pursuant to the recommendation. Davis
sent the promotion nomination to the
Senate, and it was confirmed. Senator
Culberson expresses the opinion that
this was the most remarkable honor
conferred on any man during the civil
war. The incident appears to be not
well known, as most poSt-bellum writers
refer to Pelham as Major, the rank he
held when he died.
er of the General Land Office, has that
celerity of movement and action which
is supposed to be characteristic of all
the people of that g:eat West whence
he came to the CAPITAL. The germ of
the Government stroke" has not af-
fected him.--not yet, at least-and his
activity frequently provckes comment.
the Land Office Building after hours,
and was incontinentiy halted by the
more or less argus-eyed doorkeeper.
Here, you can't come in here" said
the doorkeeper. "Who are you, any,
way?"
Il am Commissioner Ballinger," was
the reply. Furthermore, l am the same
Commissioner Ballinger whom you have
stopped three times before this"
Il beg your pardon q thousand times,
SIR" said the crestfallen employe. 81
hope you'll overlook what I've done.
The truth of the matter is that you get
about SO quickly that I've never had a
chance to get a good look at you. That's
the reason l didn't remember you"
The ardent temperance class in the
Methodist Church in Indiana Is said to
be opposing the selection Of Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks as a Delegate to the
Quadrennial Conference of the Church,
to be held in May. 1908, on the ground
that he caused cocktails to be served at
the luncheon to President Roosevelt
when he was here at the Lawton Monu-
ment dedication. Is.
It is said that aMIr. airbanks wants to
be Delegate. Next May would be an
opportune time FOR Mr.. Fairbanks to
appear as mem ber Of a great religious
body, his friends; think. but the fact
that cocktails and wipe were served to
his guests will have an important bear
ing. as the Methodist Church is one of
the stric:est of denominations
The fairbankses always entertain
iavishiy and In splendid style and exqui-
site taste in Washington. and it is not
known that theyo5evQr failed to serve
all the things that go to make up a
20
Rear-Admiral 'Farqtihar died of ap-
oplexy at Jamestown,e r. l.. last week,
and was buried in Arlington Cemetery.
Admiral Farquhar vas retired from
active service in 1902 on account Of old
age. He was born at Pottsville. Pa. in
l840, and was graduated from the Unit
ed States Naval Academy in 1859. He
in both the attacks on Fort
Fisher, serving with the North Atlantic
blockading squadron during the civil
war. ....
During the great hurricane at Apia,
Samoa. March 16, 1889. he was in COM
mand of the Trenton, and assisted in
saving from drowning the crew of 453l
officers and men from the ill-fated ves-
sci. For this service he was highly COM
mended by his superiors.
They are at it again-the Southern
Fire-eaters." Some 80 officers from the
staff school at Fort Leavenworth ar
rived in Chattanooga the other day to
start on practice march as ordered by
the War Department. The plan is to
make the march over the same ground
covered by Sherman in his march to
the sea. 1t is practically the same
march that was commenced by Father
Sherman last year when he was invited
to join in one of the practice marches
father Did he make the march? Not
any! The whole blooming thing had
to be called off because the fire-eaters
down there threatened to mob the par
ty, conjured the War Department TO call
a halt. and threatened to declare war
agin. so they did, if that blarsted bunch
of bluecoats wasn't sent on its home
ward hike to onct. And the War De-
partment hurriedly obeyed the behest
Of the fire-eaters, and ordered all its
plans changed. 1t is said that Father
Sherman was dispitefully used in sew
eral Instances as soon as 1t became |
known down there that he was the soa |
of his father. The War Department has
ordered exactly such another trek, and |
again the fire-eaters are burning bon
hres of wrath and splitting the welkin |
with their shouts of defiance against Il |
Government that will permit one part |
Of its territory to be trampled upon by |
another part. or illusions of like effect |
and import, SO to speak. 1t is in Jaw
jan, suh,' that the main trouble is met |
up with. They don't like a suggestion |
Of Marching Thru Georgia" don't you
see? 1t is said that the President is |
likely to call off the trek, because that
was the State of his ancestors, and he |
mas been kind of cOttoning to them
lately. 1t seems q pity, however, that
40 years after. the War Department may
not take advantage of the strategic |
points in that magnificent march by |
sending few of its officers over it on a |
plain 35-miie-a-da hike.