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The National tribune., 1909-09-09

to which was invited the Maryland dele
cation and their ladies to the number
of Il persons. The dinner was an elab-
crate and well-appointed function. and
when the coffee and cigar stage was
reached Past Chief John
r. King. of Baltimore, rose and said:
Senator KearnS, am desired by the
ladies and gentlemen here present to
express their thanks for your cordial
hospitality and for the great pleasure
you have given us of meeting around
your board our distinguished fellow
Marylander. His Eminence, Cardinal
Gibbons, of whom we are all proud,
proud not merely because he is a prince
of the Church of Rome, not merely be-
cause he is a great preacher of right
eousness. but because. and primarily. he
is a great loyal American citizen. Sem
ator. you may think that the lofty
mountain peaks that overshadow this
beautiful valley in which your lovely
city neStles has attractions enough to
prolong indefinitely the stay of His Emil
nence in your midst. If you for one
moment entertain such a thought dis
miss it at once, for down deep in his
good warm heart this very 1T
there is a pulsating desire to hurry back
to his own fair City of Monuments. And
Your Eminence. when you do turn your
face to the East. may He who noteth
the fall of sparrow have you in the
hollow of his hand. and grant you a safe
and speedy return to your own native
Baltimore"
The Cardinal made very happy re-
sponse. He said he was deeply touched
by the remarks of Gen. King, and ex-
pressed his great pleasure at meeting
SO many of his own Maryland people in
this far-away city. and he thanked Sem
ator Kearns for his kindness in giving
him the opportunity of meeting his
friends. ''It is true. as Gen. King has
said. this is very beautiful and inter-
esting country. but must confess that
my heart is in Baltimore"
Among those present were Depart
ment Commander and Mrs. B. F. Tay-
lor, Past Department Commander and
Mrs. Robert C.. Sunstrom. Past Depart
ment Commander George Prechtel.
Comrades Albert d. Smith. Reuben N.
Conway. Charles F. Leitz. Winfield S.
Drach, ]. W. FriZZel. Mrs. A. NJ. Bris-
coe and Miss Briscoe. Miss Alberta
Smith, Mrs. Ida Williams, Mrs. George
Roberts, Mrs. William c. Poe. Mrs. r.
B. Bond. Capt. and Mrs. George Mather,
Bishop O'Connell and Bishop Foley.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE'S SPELL
INC

We have received the following fra
ternal letter from that prince of COM
rades, Past Junior Vice Commander-in-
Chief James O'Donnell:
Editor National Tribune: When 1 had
the pleasure of meeting you and paying
for my subscription to The National
Tribune, told you I would write you
a letter Now that TEDDY the Strenu-
Gus" has gone out to shoot lions III
Africa and is not afraid to emit
"ukases," supposing that you turn back
and write and print your splendid paper
in, English You will remember that
Teddy could not work the Congress.
who passed a resolution that all public
documents should be printed in Eng
lish and spelled as LindIey Murray and
Worcester and Noah Webster spelled.
All the comrades who take your pa
per are probably 65 or 66 years of age.
and learned to spell out of Sanders s
Readers or McGuffy's, as the case may
be, which were all based on Webster's
system of spelling. and it jars on the
nerves of some OF us to see the word
which we spelled through" to be
spelled thru" and lot of other fool
ishness.
Now, kindly take the advice OF a
friend. and get down to brass tacks and
go back to printing your fine paper in
English.-Jas. O'Donnell, Chicago, Ill.
While we are willing to do almost
anything that Comrade "Jim" wants. it
seems to us that he should keep in the
van of progress in the work of spelling
reform. and the few changes that we
have mads are ones that viii. in the
course of time be adopted by every
body. After all. there are not a half
dozen words in The National Tribune
which are not spelled exactly according
to Webster. These are thru. tho. altho
and manuver. 1t seems to US a most
absurd waste of labor to go on spelling
these words in the cumbrous old FASH
ion. There is not the slightest reason
why it should be done, and keeping up
the practice will soon look as absurd as
our fathers clumsy way of spelling
wagon" with two ''gs" and public"
arithmetic" and SO on with the use
less "k."
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
HONOR TO ONE WORTHY OF 1T.

The good people of Paris, Me. have
done an act which was richly due TO
their town and it's most distinguished
citizen in unvailing at the Hannibal
Hamlin homestead huge boulder with
a bronze tablet. suita bly, inscribed with
the name and some of the notable facts
in the life of one of the greatest men
that Maine produced. The unvailing
took place Aug. 81, on the centennial of
the birth of Hannibal Hamlin. Vice
President of the United States. 1876,
State. At the unvailing Gov. Fernald,
ex-Secretary John d. Long and Senator
Hale delivered. addresses. The Grand
Army of the Republic and the Loyal
Legion were present, and took part in
the services
Hannibal Hamlin's great services to
the country are only imperfectly re-
membered. He was man of the nigh
est ability. had the courage of his ey-
alted convictions and indefatigable in
his labors 20 make the right prevail.
He was born at Paris, Me-, Aug. 27,
1909, educated as lawyer. entered
politics az an ardent Democrat, and
was in the United States Senate when
the Shareholders took their last fatal
step in repeating the Missouri Compro-
mise and trying to make slavery Ma
tional He warned them then that he
would leave the party if it took that
course, and in 1856 he formally with
drew, and was elected by the new Re-
publican Party Governor of the State.
He resigned the Governership, however,
on being reelected to the Senate. be-
cause he thought that he could be of
more use to the anti-slavery cause in
the Senate as Governor. He was
elected Vice .esident in 1860 on the
ticket with Abraham Lincoln, and vas
a valued adviser TO the President dur
ing the four years of the war. His
heart was intensely in the war, .ind he
enlisted in a Maine regiment and car
ried his musket in the ranks. Presi-
dent Lincoln desired his denomination,
but the convention decided that it would
be better policy to nominate Andrew
Johnson, who represented the Union
men of the South. Mr.. Hamlin was re-
elected to the Senate, and served until
1881, when he became Minister to
Spain, and died in 1891. He was n
member Of the Grand Army of the Re
public and of the Loyal Legion, and fire.
quently attended National Encamp-
mentS
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
IIEUr.,pEaRY ALSO.

The rejoicing over the discovery of
the North Pole will be greatly hight
ened by the fact that Lieut.. Peary also
| reached the pole. but near;y Year
after Cook did, yet Peary got back with
in speaking distance OF the world hVe
days after his competitor. Peary start
ed July s, 1905, reached the pole April
6, 1909. and notified the world Sept 3,
1909. Cook started July 8, 1907. reached
the pole April 2t, 1908. and notified the
world Sept /, 1909. Thus it will seem
that the two gallant men ran race for
the pole, with Lieut.. Peary making
much better time northward. but hold
ing a slower pace on his return.
The sympathy of the world goes out
strongly to Peary. because of his con-
tinued and persistent efforts to achieve
the goal. his intrepidity in pushing for
ward and his failure to be discouraged
by his ill-success. Peary made his first
attempt in 1886. repeated it in 1891,
and again in 1893, 1896, 1897, 1898,
1906 and 1908. He said before starting
upon his successful effort that this was
was growing too old. The farthest north
that Peary had before reached was
81 degrees and six seconds in
1896, or within two degrees and
54 minutes of the pole. or less
than 200 miles of the pole. Peary has
one decided advantage over DIR. Cook.
He had with him another white man.
Prof. Daniel e. Mcmillan. scientist
and an instructor in mathematics, whose
testimony will be valuable in confirm
ing Lieut.. Pcarys account. DR.. Cook
on the other hand, was accompanied
only by two Eskimos. and his story will
have to rest entirely upon the confirma-
tion that scientists may be able to ex-
tract from d study of his recorded OBJ
servations. Undoubtedly DR.. Cook got
the information by which he was able
to make his successful trip from his
ages, and his studies of the conditions
then discovered. The world is sincerely
glad that Peary's lifelong efforts were
rewarded with complete success. The
detailed stories of both men will be read
with interest all over the world, and to
both Will be given the full mead of
praise. Americans can take the utmost
pride in the fact that both belonged to
this country, and their success was the
result of American enterprise and grit.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
BENZOATE OE SODA.

What Is described as the hottest de-
bate ever known in similar associa-
tion took; place during the convention
of the National Association of Dairy
and Food Commissioners at Denver,
Colo. The convention divided itself into
two camps, one led by the Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson. backed by his
famous Referee Board. and some of the
State Commissioners. supporting the
use of benzOate of soda as preserva-
tive of food products. The other was
led by Commissioners j. Q. Emery and
Ladd and DIR. Wiley. At first there
was majority of the convention
the dispute ended with the benzoate
advocates winning at every point Com
missioner, Emery. sharply attacked the
conclusions of the Referee Board that
benzoate mixed with food was not de-
leterious, poisonous or injurious to
health. Secretary of Agriculture Will
son defended the Referee Board and
eulogized the work of his Department,
but with reference to benZoate of soda
said that there were strong differences
of opinion among experts. and that the
effects of .hia drug would be further
investigated He had the best men at
his command that money could secure,
and he wished that he had more.
DR.. Charles A Reid, of Cincinnati,
read a paper defending the Remsen
Board, and all the members of the
Board We're all present and spoke in
their own defense. They did this so
well that the report was indorsed by a
vote of 81 to AZ.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
WASHINGTON TO ST. CLOUD BY THROUGH SPECIAL TRAM

We have arranged with the Atlantic Coast Line Through
Special Train from Washington Co. to ST Cloud Florida leaving
Washington Tuesday, afternoon Sept 81
Inc fare from Washington, Co. to St Cloud will be sl5 the
round trip ticket good return to Washington within DAYS
must be validated at St. Cloud
Ihs fare considerably lower than the regular the
way ticket ana enables the intending settler make material
saving gives the advantage of through train without change
We will have National Tribune
of the Atlantic Coast Line i19 New York N w. Washington
d. c. who will be glad to all inquiries regarding the
St Cloud call at the Office of The National Tribune southwest
of fh Streets n W. If there any information YOU
wish, do not hesitate to write
If wish take advantage of the very low fare offered
Special Excursion will have tine kindness to notify
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
jefferson Davis Was Indicted.

Editor National Tribune: Many news
papers have recently published an arti-
Gle to the effect that Jefferson Davis
was indicted for treason at Richmond,
Va. shortly after his capture Please
state If within your knowledge that is
correct. and you will obliee your pa
irons at this Home.-John Clark, P. o.
Box 25, National Home, Wis.
An Indictment for treason was found
against jefferson Davis in May. 1867,
and he was brought before the United
States Circuit Court at Richmond. but
was released on bail. Horace Greeley,
Gerrit Smith and several other promi-
nent Aboiitionists going on his bond
This ended the proceedings.-Editor
National Tribune
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

Vice President Sherman is true
American. He has not the slightest
doubt that DR.. Cook discovered the
North Pole, nor that this makes it
American territory. At the same time
he does not know what we would do
with il unless the Government goes
into the ice business. Do not be too
positive about this. Uncle Sam has o
most marvellous way of developing any
real estate that he gets hold of. Re-
member Florida. Texas, California asd
Alaska. and he prepared to hear any
day OF great mine Of radium. vana-
dium or tin being discovered near where
Dr- Cook planted his little flag. Maybe
some American syndicate viii establish
a plant there to carry out the long
mooted plan of piping cold air to the
United States to take the place of ice
and to cool off the cities in Midsummer.
Never can tell what Americans Will do
TO piece of neglected real estate.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

The State management of the rail-
roads in Germany is far from being
that perfection OF management that we
have been led to expect. In the first
place, the railroads are constructed for
strategic rather than commercial rca-
sons. and frequently these two ideas
vary widely The lines are not nearly
SO well kept up as in England and
America, and outside of those connect
ing the great cities the service is slow,
irregular and inefficient. with quite high
rates. Between the great cities the rates
are lower than in this country. The
express trains make a fair rate of speed.
: but nothing extraordinary. while the
other trains are not at all rapid.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

.of course. the discovery Of the pole
could not fail to have a ludicrous side,
and this comes in a report from Ottawa
that the Canadian officials are wrought
up to claim the pole as Canadian terri
tory. They say that everything belongs
to them lying between the shores of
Canada proper and the North Pole.
This is absurd in a high degree. since
the most Of the land lying north of
Canada has been discovered by Ameri-
can explorers and usually given Ameri-
can names, such as GrinneI Land,
Grant Land. etc. Any claim, however.
will be of only academic Importance,
since it is hard to conceive that that
country will have any commercial or
strategic value. 1t may be that our
wide-reaching Weather Bureau may
want 10 establish an observation station
at the pole. in which case the Canadians
had better keep their hands off.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

We are promised very bitter war
by the millers who make bleached -four
against the ruling of the Department
of Agriculture that that practice must
cease. The fight is led by F. E. Kauf-
man. President of the Bernet, Croft &
Kaufman Milling Co., of St Louis. He
claims that the scientific blending of
wheats to make a scientific flour is as
necessary as the blending of different
classes of woolen and other fabrics. and
that bleaching is necessary to give the
-four q uniform color.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
/ BROTHERHOOD AMONG SOL.
DIERS

fishes an admirable address delivered
before the Brotherhood of the Madison
vile, o., Methodist Church by Col.
Cornelius Cadle, well known as one of
Gen. Sherman's staff officers. The ad-
dress concludes with these eloquent
words:
Love and affection, growing out of
bullets and blood. death and disaster.
valor and victory, bind us together with
ties closer than those of common par
entage. We are brothers of blood-the
blood that enriched the soil of so many
Southern fields, and caused the plant of
Liberty and Union to grow SO luxu-
riantly. And in all our Reunions is
this love. this brotherhood. exemplified.
We come from all parts Of the country
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
Origin of the 'sTiger."

r. F. Vaughn, M. D., Pasadena. Cal,
has noticed that at Republican rallies,
when some one proposes three cheers.
there is q hip. hip. hip and three rous-
ing Yankee hurrahs. such as we gave
during wartimes, but at Democratic
rally some one proposes three cheers
and tiger" Now, what is meant by
''and a tiger?"
The tiger" seems to have dated from
some time previous to the war. and
our remembrance is that it was started
by the Zouave companies, who ended
their cheers with as good an initiation
of a tigers growl as they could give
Editor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

ommendation of the Relief Committee
of such Post: or IL there be no Post in
town or city in which it is necessary
that such relief should be granted,
upon the like request of the Command
er and Quartermaster and recommend
alton of Relief Committee of Grand
Army Post located in the nearest town
or city. to the town or city requested to
so furnish relief, and such written re-
quest and recommendation shall be a
sufficient authority for the expendi-
lures SO made
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

OF course, Uncle Sam uses jack
knife. and many of his pictures show
him in the congenial occupation of
wbdtling. It seems that he is in the
market for 40.0e9 knives. and of
the good. old-fashioned kind The Bu-
reau OF Supplies and Accounts has put
out proposals for 10000 jacz-isnives
with two blades. large and a small
one. This is the type that finds the
most favor with the enlisted raen, and
it is not deemed best to try any new
Kind.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
MARYLaNDERS AT SALT LAKE.
A Distinguished Gathering at the Resi-
ience of Ex-senator kcarnS.

There was a distinguished visitor in
Salt Lake City during the National En-
campment, in the person of His Emil
nence, James Cardinal Gibbons, of Bal
timore. Cardinal Gibbons received
great deal of attention while there, and
had a front seat on the reviewing stand
during the parade. He seemed greatly
impressed with the sight of the long,
thin line of civil war veterans. The
Cardinal was volunteer Chaplain at
Fort Henry. Baltimore, during the civil
war.
A very pleasant incident of his visit
was dinner given in his honor by his
host, ex-U. S. Senator Thomas Kearns,
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
PROVERBS.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning
OF knowledge: but fools despise wisdom
and Instruction
My son. hear the instruction of thy
father. and forsake not the law OF thy
mother:
For they shall be an ornament of
grace unto thy head, and chains about
ahy neck.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

The yellow papers are making a great
sensation out of the annoyance of our
naval officers over the presence of the
Italian cruiser Aetna, now a school
ship, in the presence of the Atlantic
fleet while the latter was engaged at
target practice. This has been pictured
as flagfant Breach of naval etiquet.
and, in fact an insult The Italian off,
GERS have explained that they simply
remained fwhere they were, waiting for
the return of their salute. Our naval
officers regset the sensation which has
been caused andifor which there is no
basis. Ithis claimed that the Italians
were scrYtinizing entirely too closely
the preparation of our ships for going
into action and beginning firing. Sup
pose they did? What would have been
the hurt? II is something like the SEN
sation somebody gets up every little
while over japanese or German being
caught with plans of our forts. 1t would
not matter much If our Government
supplied the plans of every fort to for
eign Governments. 1t is not the forts,
but the men VINO will fill them, which
will make trouble for any foreign foe,
and it is not the routine of going into
action and beginning fire which counts,
but it is the men who go into action and
who are behind the guns. We can feel
pretty secure that neither the Italians
nor any other power can duplicate these
men and the way they fight
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

Nobody but Cleveland ever pulled
down the American Flag where it was
once planted, and it was put up again
to stay as soon as the people could get
at it.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

After seeing what he considers the
depiorabie results of primaries and di-
rect nominations out West, Assembly
man Robert ]. Conkling4 4begs the Legis-
Iature: For Gods sake, do not innict
this iniquity upon the State of New
York. Mr.. ConkIing was member
of the committee to investigate the
workings of the primaries and direct
nominations.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
GALyESTON,S GKOWTH.

The Galveston News very appro-
priately signalizes the victory over the
great storm by the new sea wall with a
big paper telling of Galveston's marvel
Gus growth and prospects. The rapid
development of Galveston into a metro
polls for the Southwest has not received
the attention that it deserves. Calves
ton is now formidable rival of New
Orleans for being the leading port on
the Gulf Coast, with claims that Calves
ton is shipping more than her rival
She claims TO have been doing this for
five years now, and last year to have
led New Orleans by more than 1,500, 900
bales Of cotton. One day last year CAL
weston received 7O,124 bales of cotton,
the largest daily receipt of any cotton
port in the world. Not only has the
great sea wall proved its ability to re-
sist storm. but the Governments i'm
CT Galveston Harbor are re-
sulting very satisfactorily, and last year
a depth of 80 feet was attained on the
bar. Galveston is served by 35 steam
ship lines, with trade with all ports of
the world, and expects that the number
of vessels entering her port will show a
constant and rapid increase.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

The Germans fight the Beef Trust by
hunting meat elsewhere Last year
they ate 29.7s5 horses and 1,o51 dogs.
There. is no reason except prejudice
why horse meat should not be filling
and muscle building. But dogs-that
hardly seems discussible.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

thdt We Helped TO save from diSSOIutlOn
to meet and greet our brothers,
Within the next few years the North
Pole will be the most visited among the
uttermost parts OF the earth. There
will be speed and endurance trips by
builders of airships, society folks will
make sensational excursions. and ad-
venturous men will try the compara-
lively easy path which DIR. Cook has
found. Fake companies viii put on
the market alluring prospectuses as to
the profits of digging cut radium and
frozen electricity by the ton, and gen.
orally the North Pole will become quite
Lively American territory.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

A library without ''The Struggle for
Missouri" lacks one of the most val
liable contributions ever made TO Amer
ican history.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09
WASHINGTON, d. c.. SEPT. ., 1909,
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 be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

The immensity of the toy business is
indicated by the fact that s50,000,000
werth were imported into this country
in the last decade, and $4,000, 600 worth
exported. Much the larger portion of
the imports came from Germany, which
is making toys for the world, and last
year we imported frcrn that country
S6, 100000 out of total of $7,25o, 900.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

'.The Struggle for Missouri contains
many highly important historical facts
not hitherto published.
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

All the meridians of longitude meet
as the pole, but Peary and Cook did not
The National tribune., 1909-09-09

that we helped to save from dissolution
to meet and greet our brothers,"