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FOUND DEAD IN BED!

Mr.. John c. Harris. prosperous young
farmer of Chambersburg. N Y. went to
bed last Thursday night feeling as wen
rs usual. Next morning his wife found
him dead in bed beside her, Was it mur-
der? Yes and no. No. because he died
from so-called natural causes-yes. be-
cause for months he'd known that he had
heart disease. and that sudden death
might come from the least over-exertion.
or by sleeping on his LEFT side. and this
last proved too true, And yet this bright.
intelligent young man. with everything
% live for. wouldn't listen to reason
either to his doctor or to the earnest
pleadinss of his wife to do something
1t don't amount to anything" he'd say;
only little palpitation. It's my stom-
ach. 1 think. 1t will go away of itself"
But delay cost his life. Was not this
lf-murdcr?
This case is only one; sixty thousand
people die yearly of Heart Disease. Six
in every ten have it. Many don't know
it: they think it's something else and
doctor the stomach. kidneys. female or
g:,ns. etc. and get no better; and a good
many who do know think ii can't be
cured Now. Heart Disease is Just as
durable as any other disease: we have
proved this fully by curing over a hun
dred and thirty thousand cases. Many
Of these We're the most chronic. serious
complicated kind in which all other rem
cdieS and doctors had failed. and hope
seemed gone. but our treatment cured
them quickly and to stay cured, In very
many cases of Heart Disease the Nerves
and Stomach are affected also. and in
such II Is useless to treat the heart
alone. and one reason why our treatment
cures is because it sets the stomach
right. removes constipation. steadies and
rcvitaliz"s the nerves and builds up the
whole system. besides strengthening.
controlling and curing the heart. We can
cure YOU. no matter how bad off. and
to prove 1t we will send you by mail.
postpaid. without any conditions. with
out any restrictions. and without any
cost, q regular fnll-sizc treatment of DIR.
Fuller's Heart and Nerve Cure. and his
illustrated book with which you will
know eur own case as well as any doc
tor. Both arc free.
Understand. this is not sample" or
trial" but n regular fuiI-size treatment.
Neither is it a c. o. ID. scheme or any,
thing of the kind nothing but "a fair.
square chance for you to fully test this
grand treatment for yourself in your
own home, without cost. If you have
one of the symptoms, Nervousness. Trem-
bling. TwiichinG or Nightmare, Palpita-
tion, Fluttcring or Skipping Beats of the
heart. Short Breath. Fainting, Smother
ing. Choking. Numb or Sinking Spells,
Dizziness. Nose-bleed. Swelling Legs.
Asthma, Pain in Heart Side or Shoulder
blade. your heart and nerves are surely
wrong, Don't wait. but send now for the
full treatment and get well. Address The
Heart Cure Co, 223 Masonic Building,
Hallowell, Maine.
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Pension Enough for Comfortable Food
and Clothing.
Editor National Tribune: NJ.

Editor National Tribune: My grand
fathc Lord WAS an carly settler in
Maine. and helped to fight the English
and Indians during the Revolution. My
father fought them in 1872. and three
out of four of us brothers were in the
army during the rebellion. l contract
cd diseases in a rebel prison from
which / have never recovered, and
have never been one day free from pain
and suffering since leaving that prison.
| think that if the Government wishes
to be halfway just they should allow US
ex-priSoners pension enough for COM
Portable food and clothing the remain
der of our lives. I was hurt in my
head and breast at Charlottesville and
made prisoner again. and taken TO Belle
Isle. but was not there quite month at
that time. How can the Government
expect our sons to be ready and willing
to go out and fight for the country
when they know that We have been al
lowed to go needy when our Govern
ment is the richest on earth? Ask Gods
blessing on and give my best wishes to
Tho National Tribune.-Henry C. Lord,
Co. c. 10Th Ohio. Mecosta. Mich.
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By JOHN McELROY.

These made a line of circumvallation
some 81 miles in extent, line at that
time unparalleled in the fortified cities
Of the world. Its great length indicat-
ed the immense progress which had
been made in the range of modern ar
tillery. In previous wars buildings half
a mile from the enemy were reasonably
secure from the fire of his batteries and
a mile distant entirely so. Now nothing
less than five miles gave any hope of
security.
Many of the forts We're of immense
size. as the perimeter or outside line of
such forts as Runyon, Lyon and Marcy
were nearly one mile in extent, with
deep bitches and high parapets making
their protiles-that is, from the bottom
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II Pays to Advertise in The National!
Tr:S

1t Pays to Advertise in The National!
Tribune.
Washington, July s, 1907.
To the Editor of The National Tribune:
Dear Sir-We take pleasure in in
forming you that from our advertise
ment in your paper of last week we
have already received orders from old
soldiers from four different States
One Post Commander proposes the
equipment of the entire Post This we
hope may be the first of many such
propositions.
Very respectfully,
O. L. B. Cane Co.,
Washington, ID. C.
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be treated well and be given all the
favors consistent with their safekeeping
but no one was TO be allowed to see
them except upon orders from WASH
ington.
Gov. Hicks heartily approved of the
arrests. and the question of Maryland's
status in the Union was happily settled,
to tie great satisfaction of the loyal
people of the State.
(TO be continuedl
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FLAG CARDS

These cards will appeal equally to and whether
members of patriotic orders We have designed these
cards especially for those comrades who do claim mem
GeIshp i'll the Grand Array but whose love for the Old Flag
under which they served from 81 to 60 equally sincere
These cards the size the g. A. r. cards the
two-py Plated Wedding Bristol. and across the upper
left hand corner draped the American Flag. Every tint is
reproduced the gold cords the spear the blue field
with It's white stars, the white and stripes and all heavily
embossed.
One hundred Flag Cards with and address and. if
soldier. company and regiment. will be mailed premium
for club OF two yearly subscribers $500 each, you may
send your subscription (chcr renewa and the
subscription of another comradc
Address THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington, d. c.
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Miller Cecil Comfy: Thomas Claggett.
Frederick: Josiah NJ. Gordon, Allegheny
County; c. J. Durant, st. Mary's: J. L.
Jones, Talbot: Andrew Kessler. Fred
erick; Bernard Mills. Carroll. and ]. W.
Brecolt, Chief Clerk of the Senate. \
number of the attaches of the Legisla-
ture, of virulent Secession proclivities
were arrested, but discharged on TAX
ing the oath of allegiance
The arrested ones were sent by boat
to Fort Lafayette with orders that they
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The Wirz Monument.

J. Eberly. 18th Ohio, Stanton. Neb.,
says that it is useless to kick against
the NirZ Monument. which must be ac-
cepted as u standard of the civilization
and humanity of the people who would
raise such a testimonial to such a mon
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In Memory of Mrs. Mckinley.

Mckinley Post, Knoxville, Tenn.
passed resolutions of profound sorrow
at the news of the death of Mrs. Ida
Saxton Mckinley. In her death the
Post lost one of its best friends and
our Republic one Of its nOblest women.
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G. A. R. CARDS

Send club of yearly subscribers to THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE, your subscription and the subscription of
friend and will mail you post prepaid 100 hand
e. \. r. cards. printed with your name, company and
regiment, G. \. Il. Post and address.
The cards are two-p " Plated Wedding Bristol, SIG
fac-simile of the G. A. r. lapel button bronze and heavily
embossed
The type is the latest faces the ink the best blue black; the
press work the product of the latest model Colts ArmOry
Press built especially for the finest letter work In
respect the cards the finest that good material and skilled
workmanship produce
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l.. VI. shaw for President.

J. e. Houghland. Color Guard. 18th
Iowa. DeS Moines, Iowa. comes out
strongly for cX-Secrctary Leslie NJ. Shaw
for President.
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Return From Chichar,au-a.

Robert Beer. 18th U. S, has returned
10 his home In Erie. Pa. from a very
pleasant excursion to the South. during
which he visited the old camps and bat
,lefields of his regiment. particularly the
battlefield of Chckamauga, where he
was delighted to find so many beautiful
monuments. one of which was to his
own regiment.
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CHAPTER Ill
FORTIFYING WASHINGTON.

the National Cu2ital-3. Miles OF
Enrthy.arISS. With i.e30 Guns-McClel-
Ian and His Grand Army-The Pie
turesqUe BlenNer.
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Negros in the Confederate Army.
(From the New York Sun of July 2
l907.)
Austin, Tex. June 20. 1897.

Austin, Tex, June &c. 1897.
To the Editor of the Sun: Happening
in here this morning | found myself in
a city enfete The hotel was decorated
from base to roof with flags-the Ma
tional colors predominating-and fiow-
ers. I found the occasion to be the
annual gathering of the survivors of the
gallant old band. the Terry Rangers. Of
Confederate memory.
The few remaining of the original
1.200-now 10 in number-had come
to the unvailing of a monument in men,
ory of their comrades. | was astonish-
ed to see among them two negrOS, who
came into the hotel we'll dressed and
wearing badges. with an unmiStakable
air of being what they seemed Terry
Rangers. And they were made such at
one of the early meetings of the asso-
citation.
On their entrance-the hotel lobb,
was now crowded-thev had quite ar
ovation; il was easy to see that they
We're favorites with all 1t was Hello.
Bill. Hello, Crockett,"-so they We're
named-"How are you all?" and a
hearty shake of the hand followed.
Women WED with husbands and faith
crs in greetings. and the only difference
which | could discover was this: When
the negro was spoken to thus. Hello.
Crockett How are you? I'm glad to
see YOU his answer would be.
Thanky. Mars Charles, Use tofhle well.
and how's yourself? An how's Mis-
Jane?" To the ladies the answer would
be: "Howdy. Mis- Liza. an how's de
chillcn an all at home? You's lookiu'
well. please Cod 'All WELL william.
thank you. How IS it with you?" And
while this was going on l saw a little
toddling mite, a beautiful child. push
her way in and take Williams hand
saying. "Howdy, Unc' Willum: don't You
know me? I'm Liddy." IVY. bless yo
heart. honey, Sho de ole man knows
YER and he stopped down and took
her up in his arms. tenderly, lovingly
saving: Bless yo' little heart, you'se
jes' like yo' mar. en- dey ain no better"
And turning to the elderly lady he said:
Laws er me. Mis- Liza. dis here's yo'
en- Mars Georges gran'chile, Well.
never" Then he kissed the child on
her fair cheek and set her down.
1 had heard and I had read of the
affection, love and loyalty that existed
between master and slave in the "old
time and doubted: now 1 have seen
and believe.-H. NJ. A.
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4 Feas, by n Forayer.

Comrade Patrick Ryan. who is the
foraser of w. D. Myers Post, of John
sonburg, Pa. made fine layout last
month to Comrade Harrington, char
ter member of the Post, who had re-
turned after an absence of several years
A grand. good time was had. and it was
decided that another foraging expedi-
ton should be made to supply materials
for Il dinner to the Woman'S Relief
Corps. whose services are highly appre-
,.i;i,.n by the comrades
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SHORT
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arc the most vftalIy interesting series OF
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Money savers will have more money in
the bank 1T the end of the year by read
ing these short talks. which tell in fear
less English all about the tricks that
promoter uses TO trap tho
investors.
SAMPLE COPY FREE.
We want you to read this fearless
financial weekly, so will send you
specimen copy free. You can Judge for
yourself whether it Is worth subscribing
for not.
THE FINANCIAL WORLD.
16 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
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The S3sI Ill.

Editor National Tribune: VIII you
please give short history of the SD
III. w. B. Palmer. Denver. Colo
The SD ILL., was organized at Ottawa
from Oct. IL. 1861, and at the expira-
ton of its term of service the veterans
and recruits were consolidated with
those of the 41st ILL.,. and retained in
service until July %, 1865. The first
Colonel was William Fl. W. Cusilman,
who resigned and was succeeded by Col
Daniel i. Hit. who also resigned. Col.
Seth c. Earl was killed in action at
Jackson. Miss. Col John W. McCIana-
han WAS discharged. and Col. Robert H.
McFadden was in command when the
regiment was mustered out. 1t belong
ed to Lauman's Division, Sixteenth
Corps, and lost So killed and 139 died
from disease.-EdtOr National Tribune.
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The GunbOat Yantic.

Editor National Tribune: Will YOU
please state in the columns of your pa
per whetherIor not the gunboat Yantc
participated in the battle of Fort Fisher
at the time of the surrender of said fort
in January, 1865, or isn't it fact that
the Yantic arrived there several hours
after the surrender George S. Eddy,
Willoughby, O.
Admiral Ammen in his book The At
lantic Coast" says that on the 18th of
January the fleet sailed in three col
umns accompanied by the transports.
'''Thc Brooklyn led the first line. follow
ed in order by the MOhican. Tacony,
Kansas. Yantic. Unadilla, Huron. Maui
NEE. Pequot, PawtuXet. Seneca, Pom
toosuc and the Nereus, / 3 vessels" The
diagram furnished by Rear-Admiral ID.
D. Porter shows the Yantic in Lime No.
l." to the right of the fleet. and firing
on the land angle of Fort FiShcr.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
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Attention was next paid to guarding
against a sudden rush by an overpower-
ing force from the upper Potomac and
Harper's Ferry. Fort Pennsylvania
afterwards called Fort Reno. was begun
on the nights of Tennallytown to COM
mand the roads leading up the Potomac
from Georgetown, and Fort Gaines car
ried the line over toward Rock Creek
Beyond Rock Creek Fort Stevens was
built to command the road leading t.
Rockville, and to its right were For.s
Totten, Slocum and Lincoln, to guard
the roads to Baltimore and extend the
line to the Anacostia. This line was
later strengthened by the construction
of additional forts. De Russy. Bunker
Hill, Saratoga. Slemmer and Thayer
East of the Anacostia the hills were
covered by a line of forts. of which Fort
Stanton was the principal. The others
were Forts Greble, Meigs. Carroll. Ma
ban, Dupont, Davis, Baker, Wagner,
0iGketts aRA Snyder
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The @oFA nf the S&ffgazl ssaei w.
nation Service ~iH be shosa 1y
stofeopiicau pletarss az sh@ F3f
tesnth National Irrigation Congress
which si,l bc held 10 sasrasueBte.
Setpe mbsf ~ next An evening ass~
sion Hili b. devoted ia the Hefi8
nation service and during this see-
sion an illustrated lecture @iil b@
delivered BY Director r II Newell
Who in his present position. AID as
chief engineer eas In charge 81 The
work from lts inception These wili
be among the most interesting ses
sious of the congress. for those In
viii be enabled 10 gre
clearly depicted before them the stu
pendous work now being carried on
by Uncle Sam With a view "a Great
ing new farms and new homes for
the citizenship of this country,
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~ 10 tss oesas,,s 81 49, tseias % s~S
lsss Fa~-t1tss

Ever oae AaawH what AZ cxpirsHea
Is. sa, ia opposite. Aa lnp3,@tor f.
l~~e familiar a. great depths iu ,ae
.~s the cosIlgiuus Asw fAvora Hie tof
II. pruiuett,sa ~ aas.3 fashugga lbs
pv,r.~ute Il. rsuvhiy sI~aklng. tpo anb
bait Tons Ia fhc square inch that II
,o say several times srvatrr thAa ihe
prv~sare .arvtasi by the steam upon
the pletpn 90 powerful engine
An interesting experiment TO ijlus
,rate the enormous for1e 81 ,hls ds~p
.sa pressure was made on thc Alba
iross. government vessel rnss gsd in
deep sea exploration
\ thick glass talz. several inches in
length fuj3 ~ air was Theoretically
sealed az both ends This was wrap.
pod In flannel and placed ia one Of The
vide copper cylinders used Ia protest
deep sen thermometers when they Blc
sent down with the sounding appa
ratus The copper cylinder had holes
bored in H. so that the water had free
access inside. round the glass The
case was then sent down to depth
Of 1000 fathoms and drawn up again.
II was found that the cylinder was
bulgcd aud bent inward. just as II u
bad been crumbl"d inward by being
violently squeezed The glass tube
itself within its flannel wrapper. was
reduced to a fine powder. almost iii"
snow The glass tube. it would seeIh
as II slowly descended. held out long
against the pressure. but at last sud
denly gave way aud was crushed by
the violence Of the action 10 a fine
powder
This process. exactly the reverse Of
an explosion il termed an lmplosiou
Chicago Record Herald
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II appears that in the atmosphere
there are three distinct currents of
air. the first lying at an elevation
of from 900 to 100 meters, the second
at from $500 to 4,ouO meters and the
upper one at from 5000 to 5000 me
ters above the surface of the earth
These are to an extent separate eur
rents. flowing each with its own We
locity At the bottom of each of the
layers the stratus clouds are formed,
and at the top Of each Of the layers
occur the cumulus clouds. This SUI
yests that the stratus originate al n"
bottom OF moving current and The
cumulus at the top. 1t is probable
then. that the stratus owe their origin
to the difference In velocity and tel
perature of the two layers. Nhiie the
cumulus are formed 10y ascending cur
rents within the layer of air
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4 Card.

! wish TO announce to my friends
and the public generally that | will
leave Waxahachie in company with
my children on August l4th on a
visit to my sister and friends in
Chicago. Win also visit Buffalo and
Niagara Falls During my absence
my studio will be in charge OF Miss
Drake. | will visit the leading stu
dos of Chicago with view OF learn
ing any thing new in my profession
of art. On August 10th l will be with
you all one year and my success
here enables and encourages me to
make this trip so as to keep con-
stantly in touch with every new idea
in my line. Thanking the people of
Waxahachie for all their encourage
ment my first year and trusting that
will be able to give you better SER
vice the coming year. l remain,
Respectfully,
MRS, G. e. JACKSON,
tt. Photographer.
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CONDITIONS ON MARS.
oHrs 41a Year s~s lssA, sns e.ss 60
sss BED pis-ss

TEE asfs IN MARI ar~ 81 sfS.at the
ssfa" lsasta "a oaf~ >. bears. *, agn.
utrs - .~~nes5s Mar. msA~s bpr
nrssli srp4aa the sun la little sssose
than 6s-s days thersscco the SEASONS
are aifSc~t tasc~ a. ioux sc taey srr
WITH "a 1bs atnrs siserv II Mars -
rich in watrf, yayess u~smas ran ~,
s~~n. sEsti At th" pole. 'hlek 90. wblta
neits sh~u summer rrfns@ The rs
rfs'ion. 10 temperature are extreme
Mars r~cs4f~~ Only half a. much solar
hes, a. our globe does The sua az.
pear half - large and tn. nights
receive Their light rrou two moons
which are smaller than our. iscimos
and f'hobn~
The weight IL such that on. 81 uur
Kilograms would only weigh 37B grams
there, man 10 onl, able 10 carry bis
own weight on his back Transported
10 Mars, he could carry three times a.
much. something Ike ~ ktlos In
taking observations Of Mars through
the telescope on. can Sc. y distinct red
disk. marked with more or less bril-
liant spots Some of the spots which
are grsenish are the oceans other very
red ones ar. the continents, grca ter
In extent than the oceans. which is the
oppoeite to the way the earth 10 dis,
posed. The most brilliant spots arc
the ice covered regions OF the poles.
and the clouds are almost equally
bright. The atmosphere of Mars Is
more transparent than ours. and Its
sky is incomparably clear
The waters Of Mars are more divided
and distributed In inland seas Joined
by long arms which are sometimes IN
curving but oftenest almost rectilincnr,
and which mark the brilliant surface
with dark lines, just as the line Of
lead divides the panes OF glass in our
church windows. All these dark lines
form pattern which is relatively
symmetrical and which does not seem
to have been made by chance plan
SO regular must have been desi gned,
and for "A long time the observers of
Mars have been disposed to consider
these lines IS canals dug by the inhab-
itants of the planet for the needs or
their civilization Charles Torquet in
Metropolitan Magazine.
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cs sHlakar msies Il lard ot asslrss. i Al sezrs.~.
ashes II Assd 10 get even = s1sii qssn.sty
o. The salpsas into The haosA III. rr.ss.r
part of ihs Fever, Of salpAsf ,aiee into tho
stomach - sad,xsstsd ard passes est With.
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Most people suppose that when the
star, appear 20 lose their iiveiiness ~
light and shine without twinkling. as
minute bright points in the sky. fair
weather is Ia prospect Studies lately
made In this country seem 10 contra
diet this popular belief II has been
found that when the stars ar. feeble
In their sclntllatious foul weather IL
AZ hand The uight before most vito.
lent storm in the south. for Instance.
the stars hung So quietly 10 the skN
that they seemed 90 have rntr"ly lost
their scini.ilating power
Tlls B. said 10 b. Duiy 'uc Instance
smong many which show that al un
usual steaain.ss ia thr Hsht - fhr
star prcssdr- the appearance W
storms Minneapolis Iaarual