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The National tribune., 1908-08-27

dainties. When the general agent o.
the State Board visited the prison ant
had assembled the inmates to hear theil
complaints he could hardly believe hi:
ears when one fellow informed hin
that they were all sick from being over
fed with rich food, and asked that tbs
Sheriff's wife might be requested tC
change the bill of fare.
If vivisection must go on, as 1t is sup.
posed it must, why cannot the public be
spared the narrowing, .sickening details
of the different operations? Why would
It not be sufficient to simply announce
success to the world, when success was
achieved, and leave to the doctors and
scientists all the rest? To those people
who have a tender love for animals
these details are simply agonizing, and
to anyone with any heart or feeling
whatever for the small dumb creatures
whom God has made these accounts of
their sufferings, even that good may
result, are very unpleasant and painful.
The profession is greatly excited just
now over the massaging of the heart
to bring back the spark of life when
that organ has ceased to beat, and ami
mails are being experimental upon to
this end. A poor little bunny was a re-
cent victim, and the published account
of his sufferings and the terrific, pathetic
effort he made to get away from his
prosecutors, tho tied securely to a slab.
made exceedingly distressing reading,
and should never have been printed in
anything but purely scientific publica-
ton.
Young ladies with operate aspira-
tions, who have taken lessons of some
local teacher for years and been told
by relatives and friends that they sing
like an angel" need not be too hopeful
of obtaining employment if they apply
to Oscar Hammerstein, the manager of
the Manhattan Opera House in New
York City. When these confident young
women present themselves, dressed in
their best gowns, a sweet smile on their
faces and roll of music which contains
their piece de resistance in their hands,
Oscar does not conduct them politely to
the piano and ask them to sing, but
simply to open their mouths. Each aspi-
rant for operate glory is taken into
small room, where a specialist in throat
diseases squints down the would-be
diva's throat, aided by a shining disk
strapped to his forehead Some of the
girls become very indignant and go away
in huff, but the majority are serious,
and submit with very good grace, tho
disappointed that they are not allowed
to sing the song so carefully prepared.
Out of 100 applicants examined in this
way the other day just % were found
with perfect vocal mechanism.
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walter kittredge, the Song Maker.

Editor National Tribune: I am much
interested in the present controversy re-
garding the authorship of that grand
old wartime song, ''Tenting Tonight
on the Old Camp Ground" 1t is clear
to me that the honor belongs to Wal
ter Kittredge. 1, too, saw him in
| Washington at the National Encamp-
| ment of the G. A. r. in 1892. Pass
| ing thru large tent l heard him call
out the merits of the book he had in
his hand, copies of which he was trying
to sell. 1t was a most beautiful speci-
men of the bookmaker's art, and con-
sisted entirely of the historic poem re-
ferred to above, neatly printed and IL
lustrated, the paper and binding being
about the best and most elaborate I
had ever seen. He claimed to be the
author of the poem.
1 merely asked him If he were the
author of the words or of the tune.
N.Y. what a hornets nest my question
stirred up! He was an irascible old
fellow, due, no doubt, to his advanced
age (AlaS, comrades, we are all get
ting to be that and have not found it
out yet?), for with eyes fairly blazing
he angrily replied, II am the author
do not need to get soms one else to
write the music; and when 1 write a
tune do not need to ask some one
else to furnish the words''
Knowing that "a soft answer turneth
away wrath" with a few kind words
of explanation / established an armis-
tice. few strong words of compli-
ment applied to the song not only
made him my friend at once, but
proved that he was the real author of
the poem, for literary genius will
always be Modified by praise of his
work. That is his vulnerable point.
Then 1 asked him how he happened
TO write the fampnS 70 coiI
that he was a violinist; that one even
ing during the early part of the civil
war he. violin in hand, was walking
the floor after the rest of the family
had retired. He was thinking of the
poor soldiers on the tented field, far
from home and friends. sad and lonely
at that hour while, Some were dead
and some were dying, many were in
tears" and they must, some of them.
at least, be praying. "Give us a song to
cheer" and before he fairly knew it, he
had composed a poem in his thoughts
and the old violin was sending forth
the notes of an appropriate tune. Both
We're promptly tranferred to paper. and
not even dreaming that they would
become popular, were sold for a mere
trifie to publisher. Others he said
reaped the financial profit and now in
his old age he was trying to sell the
book to make a living. 1t was a
reasonable story, as sad as was the
sentiment of the song. He regretted
that he had not seen service in the
army, but knowing that 1.-The pen is
mightier than the sword he felt that
he had done his full duty in defense of
the Flag.
Let none claim the honor which
seems so justly his, for
When merit wins a name and fame,
Historic pages to adorn;
Who steals the prize should cringe in
shame.
And feel the lash of honest scorn.
H. Parcels. NJ. D., Co. D, 50th
n. Y. Eng, LeWistoWn. Pa
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The National Tribune Repository.

Editor National Tribune: write to
acknowledge the receipt OF The Ma
tional Tribune Repository. / have read
1T with pleasure. 1t is intensely inter-
esting to any old veteran Of the civil
war. Altho we are old and gray, the
recital of the stories and "reminiscences
of those stirring times of 81 to '65 al
ways finds responsive ear on the old
boys. Especially is this true of the ac-
counts given of prison life and expert
ence. much of which / know to be true.
was a prisoner of war from April 8,
1864, until May II, 1865; was exchanged
at the mouth of Red River, and taken
to the city of New Orleans, where we
were again supplied with rations and
clothing from Uncle Sans storehouse,
and, the war being over, we were sent
north, and mustered out at Springfield,
ILL.,, July Is, 1S65.-Artemas Smith, Chi
cago Mercantile Battery, Fourth Divi-
sion, Thirteenth Corps, Lincoln, Ind.
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All Yet Living,

Editor National Tribune: On Aug. 3,
1865, 43 years ago to-day. the following
field officers of the 117th Ill. were mus
tered out of the service by reason OF
the close of the war: Risdon NJ. Moore,
Colonel; Jonathan Merriam, Lieutenant
Colonel; Robert McWiiliams, Major All
three served from Aug. s, 1862. Mai.
McWilliams was promoted from Cap
tain of Co. B: the others remained in
the same rank in which they entered.
All three of these officers are living.
Can this remarkable record be dupli-
Gated by any other three-year regiment
that served in the civil war?-T. o. Hol-
comb. Secretary. 117th Ill. Reunion AS
sociation, Milmine, Ill.
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The 9th Conn.

Editor National Tribune: Please give
sketch of the 9th Conn.-Oliver r.
Carly, Phillipsburg Pa.
The 9Th Conn. was organized at New
Haven Sept. 26, 1861, and upon expira-
ton of it's term of service of three years
the veterans and recruits consolidated
into battalion of four companies "a,
b, C and d., and finally mustered out
Aug. 8, 1865. 1t was commanded by
Col. Thos. w. Cahill, who was mus
tered out Oct. 26, 1864, upon expiration
of his term of service, and at the time
of final muster-out the battalion was
under the command of Lieut. Col. Jonn
G. Healy. 1t belonged to Growers Di
vision, Nineteenth Corps. and lost 10
killed and 243 from disease. etc. The
great mortality in the 9th was largely
due to its service in the district of the
Lower Mississippi. 153 of the deaths
or half of the number present for
duty-occurring in the Summer and
Fall of 1862, while the regiment was
stationed in the vicinity of Baton
Rouge, Vicksburg and New Orleans
Editor National Tribune.
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Has He Deserted Hi. Mother.

Mrs. S. ]. Meinheard, Lunsford, Va,
writes: IF you will be so kind l will
be SO very glad If you can find out some
thing as 10 the whereabouts of my son,
Willie Meinheard. When / last heard
from him he had been mustered out at
Laredo, Tex. ! have not seen my boy
for three years, and he will not write
to me. He enlisted about three years
ago, and l have not seen him since. He
was minor. After he enlisted he was
sent to the Philippines. Then they
came back to Texas. and he was mus
tered out there in December. 1907. That
is my last news about him, Please try
to find out something about him for me.
If you publish what you find out in The
National Tribune / will see It. / think
1t is an unequaled paper y certainly
has done me oceans of good"
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Get Money! Did.

Got s301.27 in weeks doing platings
writes NJ L. Smith, of Pa. (used small
outfit). Start as Smith did-thats easy
hundreds already started-money CONF
ing in-goods going out. People everys
where have tableware, watches, jewelrys
etc, for the Gray Plating Man." Prac~
tical outfits, all sizes, heavy plate, guar-
anteed, pure gold, silver, nickel, metal
plating, latest process, taught free
quickly, experience unnecessary, secrets
exposed. Own and boss business that
pays SIS to $50 weekly-you can. Write
today. Gray & Co., Plating Works, 1860
Gray Bldg, Cincinnati, o.
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Daughters of Veterans.

National President, Daughters of Vet
Grams, c. Millie Leighton has issued g
o. No. Z, her closing General Order for
the term. 1t announces that the 18th
Annual Convention of the National Or
der will be held at Toledo, o., Aug. 81
Sept 6. Headquarters will be at Room
3l2, Boody House. Quite a nui:Iber OF
changes proposed for the Constitution
are stated. One intends 10 change she
name of the Order to Daughters OF
Union Veterans Organization The in
stitution of new Tent-Celia +. T..
Foster Tent, No. Sat Milford, n. II.
is announced
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Tornado Tricks.

Marvellous stories come from the
West every Summer as to the fantastic
performances of the cyclones of that
windswept region. Most of us remem-
ber the story of a cyclone picking up a
chicken, plucking its feathers carefully
out, one by one, and then driving these
into the side of barn with such regu-
larity and evenness that the plank
seemed nicely feathered. At the same
time the chicken was beheaded, clean
ed, and laid on kitchen table ready
for cooking. How much of this story
is to be believed every one must decide
for himself, but the Scientific American
gives us a photograph of the eccentric
performance of another cyclone. This
The National tribune., 1908-08-27
RECENT LITERATURE.

Ainslee's for September contains the
concluding chapters of May Sinclair's
new novel, '"The Immortal Moment"
This story has turned out to be. as was
originally announced, one of extraordi-
nary strength and essentially a story
for women
The complete novel, ''The Yelled Mar
iposa," by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, is a
very unusual story of much more than
ordinary literary merit. Mrs. Wood
rows style is one of charming simplicity
and directness, but what is more i'm
The National tribune., 1908-08-27
DEAFNESS CURED
By New Discovery
81 have demon
strated that
deafness can be
cured. DIR. Guy
Clifford Powell.

The secret Of how to use the mysterious and nvis-
ible nature forces for the of Deafness and Head
Noises has at last been discovered by the famous
Physician-Scentis. DR.. Guy Clifford Powell. Deaf
ness and Head Noises disappear as III magic under
the OF this new and wonderful discovery. He will
send NIL who suffer from Deafness and Head Noises
full Information how they be cured, absolutely
free, no matter how long they have been deaf or
what caused their deafness This marvellous Treat
ment is so simple natural and certain that you will
wonder why 1t was not discovered before. Invest-
gators are astonished, and cured patients themselves
marvel at the quick results. Any deaf person
have full Information how to be cured quickly and
cured TO stay cured n home without investing cent.
Write today TO Or. Guy Clifford Powell, 3I2l Bank
Bldg, PEORIA Ill, and get null Information of this
and wonderful discovery absolutely free
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Rates to the Encnmpment.

j. w. Bricker, SmithviIle, O., says
that the comrades are complaining that
the rates to the National Encampment
are so arranged as to prevent attend
ance for only one or two days The
parade occurs on Wednesday, and the
reduced-rate tickets are not on sale
later than Monday, Aug. 81. Those who
are near Toledo, say, 100 to zoo miles,
are not going IL they have to go two
days before the parade.
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To Repair Rubber Shoes.

4 piece of caoutchouc Qndia rubber),
not too thick, is beveled off at the edges
with the aid of wet knife. The dam
aged place and the patch are then
moistened with oil of turpentine; the
parts moistened are brought into con-
tact and subjected, for "a hours, to a
moderately heavy pressure.
The National tribune., 1908-08-27

was in Buffalo County, Neb., near the
town of Kearny, which seems to have
the tornado habit, as it has been visited
by no less than seven during the pres
ent season. OF course the camera will
not lie, tho it comes awfully near it as
times. 1t shows that the wind had
picked up a caster from the table, un-
screwed the handle, and drove the spin
die thru the branch of a walnut tree.
One of the bottles was found with twigs
densely packed into it's neck, and not a
leaf stripped. Next!
Heat, motion. light and electricity
are probably one and the same thing,
but we are only in the abc's as yet as
to what this same thing is. The success
which scientists have been having of
late years in producing a cold approxi-
mately absolute zero has developed
many strange phenomena that set scien-
tific brains to working. One of these
is recent demonstration that lead,
when reduced to very low tempera-
ture, becomes like steel and can be
made into any of the objects now made
by steel; for example. a helical spring
The conclusion from this is that there
must be an unexpected amount of lat
ent heat in lead as we now know 1t. In
its ordinary state it is as soft and plia-
BILE as iron at high red heat. There
fore there is a distinct relation between
the amount OF heat that it contains and
its physical properties, SO that heat is
a wonder worker as myterious as it is
powerful.
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r oCATE NEAR THE NATIONAL CAP.
IL itaL can sell you within half
hours ride of Washington, d. c., at
Bowie, Nd. onesbiock containing thirteen
lots, and one Of two lots. Both are de-
sirable pieces Of property and can be
purchased at a low figure. Lots 2ox125.
Property and town lots in this proximity
to our Nations Capital have nearly dou-
bled in a few years. and are on the ad-
vance. BETTER BUY NOW at a bargain
price. II interested write NJ. A. Wei
gle, 1417 18th St. N. W.. Washington.
D. c.
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How Old Is the Mother.

Comrade VIM. Covert, Co. B, 105th
Pa, Baxter, Jefferson County, Pa,
writes: II am So years old; my young
est daughter vas born July 12, 1905"
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A NY MAN SUFFERING FROM ATROPHY
"A varicocele. or any form of weakness can find "A
GOOD remedy In Turko Giant Ointmenf. II is a HARM
less outward application acts directly on the nerves
and muscles and gives strength and vitality to old and
20c large box, 81: boxes $50
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DTC BARGAIN IN MARYLAND-2l4.
IA DIV acres of good land with over u ,00O
worth timber; eight.rOom house: large barn: Two
miles fran railroad station and less than 70 miles from
Washington D. G. Price sl7.5O per Address,
inciosing stamp. s. II. LEWIS,
Glenn Dale, Maryland.
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MISCELlAN EOUS.

NDERSONVILLE PRISON VIEWS.
N Providence spring. state Monuments
and general views OF StOckade and Grounds.
Also Monuments and views of grounds and graves in
Andersonville National Cemetery.
H. W. BROWN, Tifon, Ga
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Classified Advertisements.
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HELP WANTED.
LAND WARRANTS.
FARMS FOR SALE.
COMRADES: sss seme hons TO Rsnsss aoans ans
men, come where you can get cheap land For infor-
nation write THEO. COURTNEY, Banner, Kan.

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CRAY HAIRS-No more gray hairs If you my
" method. In writing for free sample send the nat
uraI shade. DR.. Throckmorton, Box q Sidney. Ohio.
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For Sale-Six lithograph pictures, each
22x2S, new, unframed, representing the Bat
tie of the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold
and final battle and capture of Petersburg,
Va. Cost $1.25 apiece will sell all six for
IS, and pay postage or express charges to
destination. Address John III, Pippitt, Il.
F. d. No. 1877, Newell street, Brooklyn B0r-
ough, New York, N. Y,
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WANTED.-Can anyone assist me to find two
comrades of VIM. Shelton, of Co. f, SOth Ill.
Inf? r. f. Gragg, sos Ceres avenue, Los
Angeles, Cal.
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ADDRESSES WANTED.

WANTED.-Address of members Of Co. e.
9TH Mo. Inf, 1S64-65, who knew Iohs
Kirkey, Of same. Address, 5T7 Main street.
Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
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WoULD YOU MARRY IF SUITED? Matrimo-
w NAL paper containing advertisements marriage
able people. many rich. from all sections, nailed
sealed. free. q. F. Gunnels Toledo, Ohio.
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MRS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teeth
Nl Ing rests the child and comforts the mother sc
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-26
HEARD IN PASSING

The Atlantic battle ship fleet may end it's world voyage in New York harbor.-Middletown Press.
 Unless Mir Bryan is mistaken in the strength that he will exhibit at Denver there would appear to be nothing more to it.-Proyidence Tribune.
 Tom Lawson merely increased the number of those who believe him to be a four-fusher when he offered to give the democratic party s1,000,000, if the convention will make the ticket.-Middletown Sun.
 Over seven years elapsed between the deaths of the two latest ex- presidents. Benjamin Harrison, who once defeated Grover Cleveland and whom Grover Cleveland once defeated, died on March IS, 1901.--- Hartford Times,
 President Woodrow Wilson of Princeton is mentioned as the best man for the democrats to nominate for vice-president on a ticket headed by William Jennings Bryan. Tam many SHUulu Ue uhlL lOl NudL Tiger.-Meriden Journal.
 The recount case in New York will end to-day. So far 1,500 boxes have been ex- amined, and show a gain for Hearst of 703 votes. He wants about 1000 to win. There are 460 boxes remaining to be recounte6 and the claim of counting out has been already demonstrated false, and Hearst has lost his halo as a martyr Standard.
 Luke E. Wright, who succeeds William H. Taft as secretary of war, is something of a hustler. He en- listed in the confederate army when he was 15 years of age and at IT was in charge of battery. Since he has grown up he has shown a capacity for doing things that makes him a valuable mn for the place. He will have to keep moving if he maintains the gait set by his predecessor.-New London Day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-26

Our business situation is still un- satisfactory; the volume continuing between 20 to 80 per cent below last year as indicated by current railroad earnings and bank clearings, says Banker Clews. The losses in railroad traffic are now making themselves apparent in further reductions of dividends. Louisville & Nashville dividend was cut and the poor state ments of Baltimore & Ohio suggest a reduction in that quarter. Republic Steel passed it's dividend, and two of the Vanderbilt lines this week also joined the non-dividend payers. Rail- road traffic is still very light in vol ume, and little improvement is ex- pected until the crops begin to move, Our iron trade continues very dull, the late reduction in prices having failed to furnish the expected stimu- lus. Evidently further concessions will have to be made before buyers come in with any freedom. Construc- tion work of all kinds has been de- ferred as far as possible, and is not likely to be resumed until induce ments are made in the way of cheaper costs. The curtailment in various in- dustries put into force during the winter months has resulted in keep ing supplies as such. a low point that many factories and mills are obliged to partially resume; full time, how ever, is being only raerly resorted to; and it seems unlikely that activity on the old scale will be renewed during the current year. No doubt 1909 will be a better year than 1908, but time and patience are still necessary for overcoming the late crisis. Con fidence, however, is reviving, and there is every reason for regarding the future with a more hopeful spirit.