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The National tribune., 1908-07-16
DEATH OF col. MATTHEW'S.

Department Commander Joseph Ro-
senbaum, of Illinois, has issued a very
touching General Order upon the death
of Comrade A. c. Matthews, Past Com
mander of the Department. Comrade
Matthews was born in Illinois and was
practicing law when the war broke out.
He entered the service as a Captain
in the 99th ILL.,, took part in all its
services and came home its Colonel.
He served in civil life as Circuit
Judge, as Collector of Internal Reeve
nue., three times as member of the
Illinois Legislature-the last term as
Speaker. and then as Comptroller of
the Treasury at Washington. He was
President of the Illinois vicksburg
Park Commission and Commander of
the Department of Illinois, Grand Army
of the Republic. In all these positions
he showed marked ability and I'M
usual fidelity.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Capt. Gen. Weyler is just finishing a
voluminous book containing his story
of his administration in Cuba There
is no publication promised us that is
of less interest than this. We care
nothing whatever about Gen. Weyler's
recital of his cruelties and enormities
and reasons for them. They were part
of the cruel, bad old Spanish colonial
system and Weyler vas selected for
the duty because ne was mercfless
enough to carry his orders into exc
cution regardless of how much human
suffering resulted. Why should any,
one care to read again the dreadful
recital?
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

]. De Belle Wilson, one of Mosbys
men, died In Washington last Saturday,
at the age of IS. The way the Mosby
men are dying all over the country
makes it rather surprising, from their
number. that the Army of the Potomac
was-eyer able to invade Virginia. II
all the men claiming to have served
under Mosby really did SO. his fighting
strength should at almost any time have
been approximately as formidable as
Lees army,
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

1t looks as If this is to be a great
time for secession from previous party
affiliations, and the movement by Eu-
gene w. Leake, Representative from the
Ninth District of New Jersey, boiling
the nomination of Bryan and the Demo-
cratic platform and offering his services
to the Republican campaign managers
Leake is very strong in his district,
which is part of Hudson County and
contains several wards of Jersey city.
In 1904 Marshall Van Wrinkle, Repubii-
can. carried it by 1924 votes to 1889
for his Democratic competitor, but in
1906 Leake received 1867 votes to
1928 for his Republican opponent.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The careful recount of the ballots in
New York shows that Mayor McClel-
lan's majority was 1865. This is a
pretty narrow squeak, it must be adj
mitted. but it is enough. Every advan-
tage was given to Hearst to prove his
allegations and in the recount he had
generally the benefit of every doubt
1t has been quite an expensive process
for both sides. Hearst spent over $780,
900 in the litigation willie Mayor Nc
Clellan admits that his expenses reach
ed 100000
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Train robbers had arranged a pull-off
Of 100000 in gold near Denver during
the Democratic Convention, but the
plot was discovered. The robbers caught
the prevailing Infection. and talked too
much and too loud. Thus fine OPP
portunity was lost for Republican para
graphers to say that the Democratic
delegates were trying to recoup on the
Denver hotelkeepers and bartenders.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Selfiishness seems to rule in Ten
nessee politics more than in any other
The trouble with Henry Clay Evans has
been that he wanted to hog" every
the Democrats are having the .;amc
trouble with John Wesley Gaines
Gaines has deep conviction that in
merits and intellect he looms up above
all Tennessee bigger than Lookout
Mountain.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

With all their accustomed smartness,
politicians seem to have exceedingly
little sense in some things. This was
manifested at both the recent Conven-
tions in the matter of shouting. No mat
ter how enthusiastic any sober men may
be, one or two full-lunged shouts are
sure to exhaust their desire for that
minutes. No sane man, not under the
influence of liquor, ever shouts con-
tinuously for 10 or Is minutes, certainly
not for the 4S minutes which the cheer
ing at Chicago lasted, and most certainly
not for the 81 minutes-given up to ac-
CARNATIONS in Denver. Ordinarily when
something comes up to excite a mans
enthusiasm he gives two or three full
lunged shouts, which may occupy sew
eral seconds, and then relapses into ST.
stir him again. Therefore, the pro-
longed shouting at both the Conven-
tons, which so obviously passed all pos
sible human endurance, except by re-
lays of men taking up the yelling after
the others had exhausted themselves.
was so obviously manufactured as to
cast blight upon the whole perform
ance. If the shouting was so evidently
artificial and prearranged, could not
the other enthusiasm be similarly facti-
tfous? This is what sober, reasoning
men ask about both performances, and
their natural instinct is to discredit the
work of the Conventions. 1t makes
them suspect all enthusiasm, and in this
way is unfortunate.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The tariff is becoming every day more
of local issue, which threatens to rend
both parties in twain J. Peter Holland,
of Franklin. Va, who is running for
Congress in the Norfolk District, is
making his canvas on the issue of e
two-cent tariff on peanuts.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

1t is not pleasant sight to have a
great party countenance a silly super
stition by turning back the hands OF
: the clock to avoid a Friday nomination
And it was Friday all the same, no mat
ter what that particular clock said.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Senator la Toilette is booked for 100
lectures on the Chautauqua circuit this
session. This viii give him abundant
opportunity to give dab at the Presi-
dent and each of his 81 colleagues in
the Senate. with one or two vacancies
to fill in on general principles.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
The Los Angeles malice have hee

The Los Angeles police have been
oyerzealous in arresting three women
for preaching Socialism on the streets
This is country of free speech, and
everyone has the right to preach any
doctrines which do not incite all who
will listen to him. Nothing can help
Socialism SO much as making martyrs
of its advocates. and this the Los An
geles police have done.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Debs says that Taft will win. and he
inadvertently lets it be inferred that he
is going to try to help Taft as much as
possible by attracting all the votes that
ne can from Bryan. He thinks that the
Socialists will poll a much larger vote
this year than ever before.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The United States Treasury estimates
that the population of the United
States July 1. 1903. was s7,4se, 900
There was at that time $3.036,Is2, rs.
of money in actual circulation, making
the rate per capita s34.81. This is The
highest that 1t has ever been.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Even the Roman Catholic Church
feels the effec- of Americanism. The
recent decree of the Pope makes radical
changes in the antiquated bureaucracy,
and follows the American idea of sep
grating the legislative. executive and
judicial function of the Vatican.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

They are talking of a monument as
Joel Chandler Harris. If every one
who has enjoyed Uncle Remus" viii
be raised higher than that to Washing
ton
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Another illustration that the people
are losing interest in denominational
papers is afforded by the consolidation
of the Church Standard, of Philadel-
phia. with the Churchman, of New
York. The Church Standard was es-
tablished in 1880. and the consolidation
leaves the Churchman the only Episco-
pal paper east of the Mississippi River.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

1t is only the hope that figures are
unconscionable liars that can give any
encouragement to Mr.. Kern's friends
He ran for Governor of Indiana in 1900
and was beaten by only $4,000 votes
He repeated the experiment four years
later, and was beaten by $1,000.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Trouble seems to be coming Mayor
Tom Jofnson's way. His three-cent
carfare is piiing UP deficit. The
shortage for May is $54,916, but John
son says that this was due to the strike
II the city and win not continue when
times improve.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

There seems something pugnacious
in the air this year. Erea the SAL
walton Army has caught the fever of
ili-temper and those in England are
lighting the American branch as saw
aSeiy as the Republican factions in
Iowa. and Democratic factions in North
Carolina, Texas, Tennessee. and Ken
tuc:ly are smuggling one another.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Mr.. Taft will not be notified of his
domination until July %. so that he
will have a fair amount of time in
which to prepare himself for the star
Ting information.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The astounding waste of our natural
resources gets strong point from the
report of the Agricultural Department
that 100000 cattle die annually in the
United States from disease. exposure
and neglect, and yet the price of beef
rises steadily.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

President Diaz took the revolution by
the throat and kicked the stuffing out
of it with remarkable promptness and
yigor.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The Convention Hall at Denver had
tons of snow. How heavy will the frost
be In November?
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

AS usual, New York could not agree
who was the leading man, and SO lost
the Vice Presidential nomination.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Folk, Johnson and Hughes naturally
Think this is a bad year for Governors.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The important question has bee,
raised as TO what use the smuggler.
will make of the airships.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as well.
When change Of address is desired bc
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

Pryan has had much to say abou:
Stealing my principals" who stole the
Zig Slick?
The National tribune., 1908-07-16

The Republican Organization.
AS against this lack OF Democratic
organization in States where the politi-
cal battles will be fought. there are
splendid Republican State and Federal
organizations. There is no considerable
community in any pivotal Northern
State where Chairman Hitchcock can
not obtain within "a hours q careful
statement about the disaffeetion of vot-
ers for 4 given cause or where he can
not have from reliable sources advice
about what remedy is needed. With
out counting the Federal officeholders.
always ready to help in a National cam
paign. the National Committee files con-
tain very comprehensive lists of work.
ers whose Gid can be enlisted. The add
vantage of such organizations facilities
WAS fully realized by the late Senator
German. of Maryland. who said short
time before his death that it required
two-thirds vote to elect a Democratic
President of the United States.5 For the
Democratic National Chairman in re-
cent campaign; has always been scrip
pied in his equipTacnt. and generally has
had less efficient corps of politicians
at his command, and then. when cleo
ton day comes. he has little or no
money for hiring carriages and forget
ting the vote to the polls, which, as 6
matter of fact, is very often the de.
cisiye thing in a close political contest,
be it State or National. rcTzaer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-19
RITES AND CEREMONIES WHICH MARK
 THE EASTER FESTIVAL IN MANY LANDS

police at the Church of the Holy Sepui- chre and keeping in order swarms of palm-bearing Christians of many names and many shades of faith.
 Over in St. Petersburg and Moscow pussy-willow twigs are given out on that Sunday in place of the expensive tropical palms. Indeed, a number of the finest willows in the royal park at Tsarsko Selo' have grown from Palm Sunday twigs planted by little grand dukes and grand duchesses of a generation ago.
 Holy week, between Palm Sunday and Easter, besides being the occasion of solemn services inside the churches, sees many associated ceremonies that are as pictureque as devout. The Via Dolorosd (Sorrowful Way), in Jerusalem Supposed to be the road over which Christ bore the cross of Calvary, is thronged at this time with pilgrims from all parts of the world, who follow the route on their knees. Over in Rome, in q small build ing near the Lateran palace, similar ds- votes clim, upon their knees, the Scala Santa (Saered Stairway, which once stood in Pilates palace at Jerusalem, and was trodden by the Man of Sorrows, whom Pilate delivered up to death.
 But, after all, it is not in foreign lands that the extreme of devout austerity IS to be found. The United States for many
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that Jews observe the Feast of the Pass over and Christians the Resurrection The fact is, the Turkish government. which has held Palestine for the last $50 years, thinks it wiser not to let the extra num- bers of Jews and Christians assembling there in spring remain unbalanced by ex- tra numbers of Moslems.
 The queerly contradictory stuff that we call human nature Is responsible for some of the most striking vagaries of Ea ster time It is strange but true that the most marked devouteness in the seasons observance often goes hand in hand with the most brutal amusements. Our Filipino cousins, after going to church Easter morning, will think the afternoon wasted unless they See good cockfight. In Spain and most Spanish speaking countries bullfght is both popular and distinctly fashionable as en- tertainment for the afternoon of Easter Day.
 The idea of the bullfght is an in- heritance from the combats with wild beasts which were so popular in an cient Rome. Considering how often the early Christians were slaughtered in such combats it seems queer that bull fights should today be an acceptable celebration for the chief holiday of the Christian church; but so it seems to be.
 They say that Queen Victoria of Spain has not yet been able to over come her English repugnance to that sort of fun, but to make a stand against it in Madrid would be as useless as MT. Partington's celebrated attempt to
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sweep back the Atlantic tide with

sweep back the Atlantic tide with a broom.
 Whil, Spaniards express their own joy ful assurance of immortality by gayly cutting other lives short. the Greeks have local celebrations that are full of dignity and beauty. One of these Is the famous choral dance which takes place each year at Niagara Jew miles rom Athens It is performed out of doors in the presence of thousands of spec tstors by country girls of marriageable age. all dressed In a special holiday cos- tune of singular beauty and elegance. The dance is sedate and stately to the last degree, and Is said to have a close resemblance to the religious dances of Greek maidens POGO and 5000 years ago.
 Another interesting sight that one is likely to see in Athens about Easter time is the blessing of the public water supply by the Patriarch of the Greek church. Water from the public reservoir is drawn off in, jeweled bowl and set upon an out-of-door altar.
 The officiating priest, in magnificent robes and attended by clergy and aco- lytes, blesses the water and sprinkles 1t over the crowd-royal prncesses. gener- als, statesmen, men of affairs, leaders of society and working people of every grade. It is a festival not definitely con- nected with the story of Christs death and resurrection, but rather one of many rites that have come down from pagan times and been cheerfully adopted into the Christian calendar
 Best of all the wholesome pleasures of Easter are some of the forms of fun em-
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tolic customs. Friends and neighbors, or even strangers, who chance to meet on the street say
 Christ is rsen.'
 .'He is risen indeed" the other person responds. And cry often kiss is ex changed even by two men, in token or the days significance. To American eyes. there is always something funny about the sight of two stout bearded citizens kissing each other; but It is right in the empire of the Czar.
 Many Gay Pageants.
 In many countries where gay pageants responds. And very often kiss is ex- out-of door processons often mark the day with extraordinary splendor Seville, in Spain, is famous for the sumptuous magnificence of its religious processions.
 Weeks of time and enormous sums Of money are spent by different religious societies, sodalties and clubs vieing with each other for the exhibition of the most splendid feature of the whole grand pa- rade Each organization is represented by gayly and often superbly dressed image of the Virgin or some popular saint borne on a canopied platform, With many lighted candles and suitably cos tuned escort. Sometimes the feature con tributed by an organization of poor work ing girls costs as much as one girl could earn in a year.
 Turkish politics would not seem to have much to do with Christian Easter, but they have. If you were to be in Palestine at this time of year, you would find large numbers of Mahomet's followers gather ing at Jerusalem about the same time
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years surpassed all Europe in this re- spect Down in New Mexico religious fraternity known as the Brothers of Peni- tence have for over a century celebrated the week before Easter with remarkable self-tortures.
 American Easter.
 The members of the organization are not monks, but men who live the rest of the year like their neighbors, as com monplace farmers herdsmen and traders Only at this season they take it upon themselves to offer heaven the gruesome sight of human creatures whipping them selves with rawhide thongs and pressing cactus thorns into their own flesh.
 Not many years ago they even used to nail one chosen out of their own num- Der to tall wooden cross. set up in the wilderness.
 The Catholic church has labored hard to discourage this awful practice, but the proceedings of the penitents have been made more and more secret. It is conf dently claimed that such hideously mis- taken offerings to the Father of all will not be made this year.
 When Easter comes. Americans ex- change cards of greeting, and often little presents. In Russia the Easter saluta- tion Is a picturesque survival from apos-
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From the Boston Post
 How Easter is observed in different countries makes a most interesting sub ject for consideration.
 Reports from Russia say that Easter is awaited there with much uneasiness. On that festival, ultra -fanatical wearers of the Christian name are especially likely to break through the decent restraints of humanity and indulge in anti-Jewish riots, such as have so many times dis graced the church whose faith they pro- fess. It is grim reminder that the rest of the world has by no means got along so far as the United States in prog ress toward sensible and kindly tolera- ton.
 In American cities it almost seems as If differences of birth and faith were at Easter practically lost to sight in one serene average. Middle-aged people in many parts of the country can remember when Easter celebrations were limited to a few churches. Now the observance of the day is almost as universal as that of Christmas.
 But, taking the world as whole, the closing days of the Lenten season are full of most dramatic contrasts.
 Today Palm Sunday for example sees at Jerusalem the curious spectacle of Mohammedan Turks acting as military
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ployed by American people. The eggs which figure so conspicuously in celebra- tions of the season are really symbolic of the new life of returning spring, and have not necessarily any religious signif- canoe at all The egg-rolling on Easter Monday in the White House grounds at Washington began so long ago the origin of the custom is now forgotten.
 1t is now Atlanta that boasts one of the cleverest and prettiest frolics ever in- vented The park commissioner there 10 years ago established an Easter egg hunt for the children of Atlanta. For several years the eggs were the genuine hen fruit, with shells dyed in all sorts of gay colors. It was great lark for the kids, but the work of cleaning up the park afterward was a tedious job, and oc- casionally the dyed shells were sucked. with unpleasant results. In 1906 candy eggs were substituted for the hard-boiled kind. and they promise, perennial popu- larity.
 The morning of Easter Saturday is great time at Atlanta. Grant park Is cleared of all visitors and guarded by po- lice, while employees of the city go all through the grounds scattering candy eggs everywhere in the grass and shrub bery. Twenty thousand eggs are thus scattered, while crowds of children gather all around the edge of the park a-quiver with eagerness to begin finding and gath ering up all this eatable wealth.
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 Other Skirts of silk, Voile, Sicilian and Panamas- S12.50, S14.95, S16.5O, S18.50, S19.95 and up.
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The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-25
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Phone r. B. Jones Tor livery ri,
Notice to Teachers.

Notice is hereby given to all per.
county, N. NJ, that the Normal Insti-
tute will commence on Monday, July
Is, 1908, at the Central School build
ing in Roswell, under the direction of
DR.. C. NJ. Light, of Silver City, New
Mexico, and continue ten days, after
which the examination of applicants
for teachers certificates will be held
July oath and 25th. Attendance on
the Normal is made obligatory upon
all who wish to teach.
MARK HOWELL,
Superintendent.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-06-25

Herbert Brown and little daughter,
Sarah Louise, who a been mere two
weeks, left this morning for their
home in Butte, Montana. They were
visiting Mrs. Brown, who is here with
her mother, and stopping with Mr.
and Mrs. J. NJ. Miller.