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The National tribune., 1907-08-29
DEATH OF CHAPLAIN LozuEp.

The entire body of the Grand Army
of the Republic will be deeply panied
to hear that Rev John Heyarth Lozier
D. D.. Chaplain of the 37th Ind. and
better known as the Fighting Chap
lain" died ct his home in Mount Yer
non, Iowa. Aug. s. in his 18th year.
Chaplain Lozier came into prominence
at the beginning of the war. when he
was a young minister in southern In
at Hart's Mills. and on the drive over
there he read the teiegraphic news that
the President had called for IS, 900 men.
fhe sermon he had been thinking over
was forgotten. and he preached another
one of an entirely different character,
taking as his text Isaiah viii H. Say
Ee not, a confederacy" At the conclu-
sion he put his name at the head of the
list of volunteers, and was followed by
more than 100 signers. He was sifted
out among the married men who were
rejected. but he tried again, and went
into camp with Co. f of the 37th Ind.
He was soon elected Chaplain of the
regiment, but the boys say that he had
a rifle in his hand a great deal oftener
than a Bible. He distinguished himself
so at Stone River by carrying off the
wounded that Gen. Rosecrans sent for
him and appointed him Chaplain-in-
Chief. Then Gov. Morton asked for
him, and put him in charge of supplies
sent to the front for the sick and
wounded, giving him the rank of Major
After the war he resumed his minister
ial work with unusual success. and also
went upon the lecture platform. He
was great favorite with the Grand
Army Posts wherever he appeared, and
was also an enthusiastic campaigner for
the Republican Party. He wrote a song
for the Mckinley campaign. The Din
ner Pail Brigade" which became ex-
ceedinsly popular, and wherever he ap-
peared during the campaign he was
called upon to lead in singing it.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

We talk about progress continually,
and it is really wonderful, but still
more wonderful is the persistency with
which old things remain. When we
laugh at the old fogyism in other
countries and peoples there is dispo-
sition among some of us to a reminder
of how we ourselves cling to things of
the past. For example: In June, 1880,
a stage line was established on Broad
way. n. Y, and became one of the
features of the city. 1t connected with
all the important points of the city by
means of branch lines. There were the
usual labor troubles on then, one being
strike of the drivers because they
were ordered to wear high hats. There
wera rival stage lines, and the proprie-
tors had much trouble in keeping their
drivers from racing. Apparently the
horse cars and afterward the electric
cars and the underground road wiped
out these lines but not altogether. The
stage line on Broadway and Fifth ave-
nue., at least the upper part of the
streets, has been maintained ever since,
altho the papers have had much to say
In derision of the ancient coaches and
the worn-out horses. Only last week
did these disappear, and their places
were taken by electric omnibuses,
charging a fare of 10 cents
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
NATIONAL TRIBUNE HEADQUARTERS
AT SARATOGA.

In accordance with its usual custom
The National Tribune has secured head
quarters at Saratoga near to National
Headquarters for the convenience Of its
subscribers and friends. Its headquar-
tiers Will be parlor and rooms GO and
20 in the United States Hotel. directl!
along the piazza from the G. y. +. Ma
tional Headquarters. 1t invites all its
friends to meet there, and to make its
headquarters a convenience for receiv-
ing their mail and papers and for meet
ing their comrades. We need not say
that such place will be very desirabi"
for Comrades coming from long dis
tances to meet one another. They can
by correspondence make appointments
to be at National Tribune Headquarters
at such an hour OF such n day. and this
will save them the tiresome and fire.
quer.ly dscouraging hunts that they
have to make to meet their long-sepa-
rated comrades.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
TRANS-MIsSISsIPPI AND THE EN-.
CANPNENT

Undoubtedly the roads west of the
Mississippi have behaved most chur-
lishly with regard to the National En-
join in with the other associations in
giving favorable rates. This. however,
has been the case almost always, and
there has been more trouble in the Ma
tional Encampment with the roads west
of the Mississipni than with all the 9TH
ers in the country combined Comrade
P. II. Coney. Past Department Com
mander of Kansas, says that there is
| in this attitude conspiracy against
him and in favor of the other candi-
dates for Commander-in-Chie He
says that the effect of this is to shut
out his delegates and allow the friends
of the other candidates to pack the En-
campment He says that ne has no fear
of the candidacy of Comrade Burton of
Missouri. whom he can easily distance
but the railroads seem to be in league
with Comrades Burrows of New jersey
and wilder of Tennessee. Comrade
Coney appealed TO Gen. Black, Presi-
dent of the Civil Service Commission
to irterccde with the Interstate Com
merce Commission and get better stop
over privileges and other favors for the
Western comrades. Gen. Black replied
that the Commission had no power in
that direction. Then Comrade Coney
asked that the Western roads be en-
Joined from making any different rates
from those of the Eastern Associations.
and that they give the attendants of the
National Encampment the same privi-
ieges as are extended to the jamestown
visitors Gen. Black went to the Com
mission and was Informed that it could
make no rates and that the railroads
had all made their schedules, which had
been published, and from which they
would not be allowed to depart.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

Every day brings some new demon
stration of the absolute helplessness of
the Car in the hands of the soulless
and corrupt Bureaucracy which governs
Russia. The civil service officials are
an iron-clad league. organized for plum
der, and with its tentacles reaching
everything and every man in the En-
pire. Not soldier can be moved, not
a shot fired, not n law executed without
the Bureaucracys consent. The first
thing these rotten rascals ask about any
proposition is as to how it is going to
affect them. If they are going to profit
by it they will make it succeed. If it
will injure them it is foredoomed to
failure. The Car may make what laws
he pleases, and issue ukascs upon
ukases. Unless the bureaucrats want it
that way his laws. rescripts and ukases
will be of as little effect as the Pope's
famous bull against the comet
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
James Wilson, Secretary"

The silly season. when the papers fill
their columns with all manner of pre-
posterous stories, is a little late this
year, but it has now broken upon us
with full force. Danviile, Ind, sends
an item about farmer in that neigh
borhood finding an enormous rattle
snake in his potato patch and flinging
at him crowbar weighing so pounds
The snake twisted himself around the
bar, bent it and carried it off. jumping
rail fence and hedge in his course
This is pretty fair storr for Indian
ians. who. owing to the dryness of their
country, do not have much practice on
fish yarns Minneapolis comes in with
story of a fish that swallowed a year.
old puppy. Danville, KY, has a pleas
ant little yarn about Austin Trayers
who, while sitting in church, yawned
at a preachers sermon, when a great
big beetle bug flew into his mouth and
set Mr.. Travers to such whooping and
yelling as to upset the congregation.
Just before the bug killed him Mr. Ira
vers managed to spit it out, order was
restored in the congregation, and the
preacher showed himself equal to the
emergency by timely exhortation on
the sin of yawning in church. A beetle
has arrived in London which has such
feroci"us jews that it will bite mans
finger off, and it recently bent a stout
key which the keeper of the geological
garden thrust between its jaws A gang
of men drilling near Ossining, n. Y,
struck at depth of $50 feet a vein of
a dark red liquid about the consistence
of blood. This is a good stand-off for
the meat showers that few years ago
were reportc,s from Kentucky. Mrs
Chetwood has received revelations that
dogs go to Heaven. This is very fair
start, and there is a week or two of
hot weather yet in which to improve
upon it.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
TAFT's CHANCES.

Secretary Taft's friends have already
begun Claiming" They say that if the
Republican National Convention were
held two months from now Taft would
be nominated on the first ballot, with
600 votes out of the total of 900. They
count all the country west of the Mis-
sissippi as solid for him and also that
of the South. There are 294 votes in
the Southern States and those of the
Far West are:
Washington, 10; Oregon. s; Califor-
mia. 20; Nevada. 6; Colorado, 10; Ari-
zona. s; New Mexico, G; Utah. 6: Idaho,
6; Montana, 6; Wyoming, G; Kansas,
20; Missouri, Sc; Oklahoma, Ii; Ne
braska. 16; Iowa, 26; South Dakota, s;
North Dakota. s, and Minnesota, %.
This gives a total of 534 votes. TIC
this they add Michigan's 2S, Ohio's &c
and West Virginia's IA, making a total
of 622, which would give him the nomi.
nation without any help from the States
east of the Alleghanies. In Wisconsin
and Indiana Taft is strong second, and
their votes would go to him when thei,
candidates were out of the way. Thus
he would not need the votes of Penn.
sylvania or New York.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
The FORTY-FIRST NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT.
Arrangements Rapidly Nearing Completion at Saratoga-Free
Quarters Parade Accommodations Program OF Evens-Ka
roads PerfectiHg Their Preparations

rnunications should be sent. The head
quarters of the Second Brigade are IN
room 9, Borough Hall The committee
Tor the Kings County battalion IS male
dp OF Past Commander Coicmal Co.
hen. Chairman: Past Commander Alex
ander S Merritt, Secretary. Past Com
mander l.. Simmons. NJ. D.; Louis FIN
Selmeier, James McKenna and Cont
nanders John B. Liddle and James A.
Rooney.
special train from New York City
will leave the Grand Central Station nj
p. m Sunday. Sept. s. and will reach
Saratoga at $40 p. m. Albany ana
Troy veterans are making special ar
rangements to attend in large numbers.
The bureau of information.
The Bureau of Information has been
organized, and these arrangements VIII
be found specially complete and help
full. Sub-bureaus will be established in
the principal hotels and at the Deia-
ware & Hudson Station These viii be
open all night.
The arrangements for the valuation
of tickets are the best ever offered. All
tickets sold within radius of 200 miles
of Saratoga Springs will require no val
dation, while sub-validation offices Will
be established at the Grand Union,
United States and Congress Hall Il oSels.
These will be open from a. n. until =
D. IN. and from to 10 p. m. The man
validating office, at 479 Broadway. VII
be open from Z a. m. to p- m. An ad-
ditional office will be opened at Con-
vention Hall. The arrangements for
baggage have been perfected, and the
following announcement is made:
BuSEnge.
The plan of using distinctive labels
for the prompt identification of baggage
at Saratoga Springs which was given a
thoro trial at the Triennial Conclave of
the knights Templar will be repeated
for the 41st National Encampmenl. La
bells of different colors will be printed
and gratuitously furnished BY the pas
senger department of the Delaware &
Hudson. Application may he clade to
A. A. Heard. General Passenger Agent.
Albany, n. Y. Comrades desiring there
labels should apply directly to Mr.
Heard as above. These labels attached
to baggage will insure its transmission
to the hotel or boarding house desig-
mated thereon without delay.
A supplementary baggage ROOM viii
be open and no pains or expense spared
to insure the prompt delivery Of bag
gage.
The railroad arrangements have been
perfected. and are pronounced entirely
satisfactory by the Commander-ir-
Chief
Most of the Reunions viii be held in
Convention Hall, which is specially well
adapted for its purpose.-K.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

Health Commissioner Evans, of Chi
cago. is disturbed because 80 per cent
more men die than women, and this
disproportion has increased so per cent
in 20 years. He attributes it to the
nervous strain of business and work of
all kinds in the, swift pace of the pres
ent day. Possibly if Dr. Evans makes a
systematic3study of the causes of death
he will find the explanation of a large
part of the increase in the influx of
country boys to the city, and the de-
structive effect of Chicago beer and
whisky rpbn their unseasoned systems.
John ID. Rockefeller, who is reported to
have taken new lease of life, in an
illustrations that hard, fast work and
great RESPONSIBILITIES are not so de-
structive as the, microbe of the brewer S
vat and the Peoria distillery.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
GEN. GosrN.s RETIREMENT.

After an unusually long. active and
highly iJredit.ble service in the Penn
syivanias National Guard. supplementing
his splendid record made in the civil
war. Msj.-Gen. John p. s. Goblin, Past
Commaaider-in-Ch of the G. A. r..
has asked to be placed on the retired
list. The Pepnsylvania papers all re-
gret that theiState is about 10 lose his
servicesei in a. position in which he has
done so, well, and they speak in the most
eulogist;c way of him. The Philadel-
phia Press says editorially:
"Thei request of Gen. Goblin viii be
granted, of course. 1t is n voluntary
retirement which viii doubtless be re-
GREETED by the officers of the Guard
generally and by the people as we'll
Evidence of this was shown at the late
session of the Legislature. when an act
to retire officers at certain age was
made so as to permit Gen. Goblin to
serve at least two years from the date
of his promotion. He has chosen to
retire while he is in the fullness of his
powers and usefulness. having reached
the highest rank attainable in the MI
litia organization of the State.
Gen. Goblin has rendered very val
liable services to the State as & soldier.
Tie was always intensely interested IN
the efficiency of the Guard, not regard
ing it as an ornamental organization
made for show and parade purposes.
1t was his fate to be called more than
once to critical command in times Of
disturbance. and these emergencies he
always met with courage and good
judgment, aided not alone by a thoro
understanding of military affairs, but
by knowledge of the civil law as well.
His services fhpGl SpVara1 nppacipnC
Were of great value.
1T is entirely safe to say that Gen.
Goblin retires with. the confidence, re-
spect and good wishes of the rank and
file of the whole Guard. All will hope
that he may live long and prosper"
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
Emma Goldman told the Anarc,

Emma Goldman told the Anarchist
Congress at Amsterdam that the people
of America, from New York to San
Francisco. had no liberty whatsoever;
that all their so-called liberty merely
existed on paper. Miss Goldman will
be remembered as the person who took
up with the man who tried to assas-
sinate Mr.. Frick. Miss Goldman's idea
Of liberty seems to be that every man
100 improvident TO save should have
the most unrestricted liberty TO throw
bombs or shoot pistols at those who
strive to make an honest living or lay
up something against rainy day.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

Auditor-General Snyder seems to be
the most culpable or the rascais who
piundered Pennsylvania in the matter
of the State House. He was a member
of both Boards. was cognizant OF every
step, and audited all the swindiing bills
He is ;he worst, because he had been
elected by the people to safeguard their
interests. and betrayed them when he
went into completely with the robbers
He has dreary Interview with The
Grand Jury ahead of him.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

The French reports of the terrific
battles which they have been having
with the fanatical tribes in Morocco are
of the same amusing character which
the British have fed Us frequently There
are the same old stories of terrific vol
leys by machine guns and rapid-firing
cannon and the withering fire of breach
loaders, with tho usual chatter about
nand-t9-hand conflicts, ambuscades and
so on. Up to date. however. the French
report only two Of their men killed. one
of whom seems to have had his head
cut OF by horseman who rode into a
regimental camp.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

The Russian people seem TO have con-
tractei the bomb-throwing habit and
are using it for any old thing. A re-
markGble circular has been issued by
the Director of the Trans-C Caucasian
Railroad, in which he says that within
the past six months 80 high officials of
the road have been killed. and these as
sassinations are clearly due TO the desire
of lower officials TO get promotion by
riding themselves OF those above them
Therefore, he will put stop to the
practice by refusing to promote from
the lower ranks TO the vacancies created
by assassination. Such an astounding
thing as this would not be possible any
where but in Russia.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

Past Department Commander William
N. Scott, of Atlanta. Ga, is not pleased
with the statement from National Head
quarters that Encampment badges vii!
be issued only to those who are in at
tendance upon the Encampment. This
will deprive many good comrades OF
highly priced souvenirs. One of Geor-
gia's Past Department Commanders,
whom everybody highly appreciates and
who served as Chief Quartermaster in
the Philippines, is now prevented from
attendance by being under treatment in
q sanitarium. There are other equally
meritorious cases, and it will be an in
Justice to exclude those who are unable
to attend from their rightful share in
the badges.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

Very queerly, no one has pointed out
that the Standard Oil was able to get in
all its fell work without the least aid
from the tariff.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

English sporting men insist that the
use of tar on roads kill the fish in the
streams. Careful experiments did not
support this view, but indicated. how
ever, that under certain circumstances
there might be danger TO fish life.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

The Pennsylvania State House rob-
berry is now up TO Attorney General
Todd. He has new an opportunity TO
make himself the foremost rnan in the
State by landing ali the thieves in the
penitcntiary and recovering their swag.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

That wonderful "Culiinan diamond, ~
the biggest diamond in the world. and
which wds once estimated to be worth
S25,000,000 or more. has shrunken
greatly in price. Prime Minister Botha
recommended to the Legislative AS
sembly of Transvaal to purchase it. and
present it to King Edward in token of
the loyalty of the people and in COM
memoration of the colony having been
given a responsible Government 1t
seems that the company that owns the
diamond has been unable to sell it for
anything like the valuation placed upon
1t, and, becoming tired of having such
a vast amount of capital lying idle, has
offered to sell it for s1,000.00O Minis
ter Botha pleaded for the Assembly to
make the vote unanimous but the
financial conditions in the Transvaal
are depressed with a great many men
out of work, and the opposition polled
19 votes against the proposition to AZ
in its favor. The diamond is four and
a half inches in length, two and three
quarters inches in depth, two and a
half inches in breadth and weighs 3,025
carats. 1t was discovered in 1905.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

What would life be worth to a great
many men if there were no women for
them to criticize? And how would many
papers fill their space7
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
JOHN McELRoY, Editor.
ONCE: s1o Thirteenth Street N. W.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. AUG. 20, 1907
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another posi-
Office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

The Belgian police are trying, seem
ingly with much success. the use of dogs
as assistants. Each patrolman, on his
rounds at night, is accompanied by a
large fnastiff to help run down and cap
ture thieves who attempt to escape.
The criminals are much more afraid of
the dogs than of the officers. Shepherds,
st. Pernards and Newfoundlands are
found among the best breeds and are
easily trained.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
A DEPARTMENT LETTER.

The Department of Agriculture has
been greatly annoyed by manufactur-
ers and dealers parading it's letters in
advertisements as certificates of purity.
Just why it should be annoyed it is hard
to say. If it finds a mans products pure
and according to label, what harm is
there in saying SO? 1t gives him no ad-
vantage over any other honest man,
who can get precisely the same certifi-
cate AS servant of the people is it
not the Departments duty to help rep
utable dealers against disreputable
ones? The Department now writes to
each dealer:
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

At the Amsterdam Congress of An
archists. Emma Goldman. the delegate
from the United States, advocated the
establishment of "a reign of terror in
this country as a means of readjusting
social conditions" This shows how lit
tie the Anarchists comprehend our peo-
pie. A reign of terror would speedily
become most terrible for the terrorists
The National tribune., 1907-08-29

The Colorado papers are sounding
the note of alarm as to the invasion of
that State by the japanese. Six months
ago there were only 500 japanese in
Denver, and now there are more than
1000. There are 1000 of the little
brown men working in the beet fields,
where their labor is much esteemed
The same complaint is made of them
there as elsewhere. They import every
thing that they use, except bread and
meat and their overalls. Beginning as
day laborers, they rapidly push out into
all branches of industry and commerce
are exceedingly clannish, and push out
the white men with alarming rapidity.
While they are at first profitable to their
employers, they soon cease to be, and
come into destructive competition with
them.
The Western railroad men are begin
ming 10 understand what a valuable
mine of labor there is in Mexico, and
are using the poems in greater numbers
every month, so that we shall probably
soon have movement against the i'm
portation, of ''sreaser" labor. The Mex
ican is said to be a good worker under
direction and will stick to his job about
six months, when he draws his pay,
goes home, gives his native village
lively coat of red and then sends word
that he would like to come back. If
there is any work going on, the man
ayers are glad to send him a free pass.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
"U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,
"Ofiice of the Secretary,
fIa ch ptan II n


Washington, d. c.
Dear Sir: You are hereby notified
that specimen labeled - brand of
coffee. high grade, strictly pure, &
Co, n. Y, purchased from -, of
-, as coffee on -, 1907, by an
authorized Inspector of this Depart
ment, and designated by him coffee, has
been inspected and analysed, and that
no further action regarding this sample
VIII be taken in connection with the
enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act
of June 30. 1906
Respectfully.
James Wilson, Secretary"
We confess we don't like this form
little bit. 1t looks sneaky and evasive
1t has flavor like shes no better than
she should be" in the mouths of gos-
sipy women.
The National tribune., 1907-08-29
The Governor of New York.
The scmi-OHcraI Meeting.

A semi-of1icial meeting will be held
in Convention Hall on Tuesday evening,
Sept. 10, at 8 o'clock, at which Com
manderin-Chief Brown will preside.
Addresses of welcome will be made by
Gov. Charles E. Hughes, James ID. Nc
Nulty. President OF the village of Sara
toga. and Department Commander Har-
Ian j. Swift. Greetings from the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, ex-Prisoners of
War, Sons of Veterans. Daughters Of
Veterans and other patriotic organiZa-
tions viii be extended. and to which
responses will be made by comrades
detailed by the Commander-in-C Chief, in
Guiding James Tanner, Past Command
er-in-Chief. The meeting will be an
open one, to which all comrades, ,citI-
zens and visitors are invited.