The National tribune., 1909-06-10
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| National Tribune.
F.C. K, Newark, O.: The Penn Pub
fishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa, issue a
series of books containing poetical Sc
lect;ons, which include the words of
many of the old popular songs.
| B. II. T., Mexico, Mo-: Opinions DIFF
fer as to when Congress will finish its
work in connection with the tariff, some
placing it as late as Aug. 1. The work
is important, and every raember seems
anxious to have something to say about
| it.
]. B. A, Poland, o.: The last session
of the 6Oth Congress made the follow
| 995,036; Army, s101,195,SS3.34; diplo-
matte and consular, $3,613.S61.67; Dis
trict of Columbia, $10,699, ,531.49; forti-
| fication, $8,170,111; Indian, s11,S54,-
9S2.4S; legislative, executive and ju-
dicial, s32,007,049; Military Academy.
s2,531,52 Navy, s136,935, 5,199.05;
pension. 160,90S,000; post office, $234,-
692,370; river and harbor, s9,435,750;
sundry civil, S137, ,623.36; deficiency
appropriations, s20,310,339.92: miscel-
laneous appropriations, S1,259, ,515.96;
permanent appropriations, S160,096,-
0S2.52. Grand total, S1,Gi4, 401, ,S57.12.
The new offices and employments speci-
fically authorized are 1920 in number,
at an annual compensation of SILL
176, 6,S99.50, and those abolished or
omitted are 6,243 in number, at an an
nual compensation of $500, ,S90.50, a
net increase of 3,S77 in number and
$5,672, 0O9 in amount. A comparison
of the total appropriations of the first
session of the Goth Congress, for 1909,
s1.o0S. .397, ,543.56, with those of the sec
ond session of the 60th Congress, for
1919, s1,044,40I,85712, shows an in
crease of s36,004,3 ,313.56.
C. w. F., Youngstown, O.: There are
dealers in postage stamps in nearly all
the large cities. H. F. Colman, 723
11th street northwest, Washington, D.
c., has a large stock of American
stamps. Some of them are valuable.
The five-cent brick-red general postage
stamp of the issue of 1S56-60 is listed
at $50. If unused and in good condi-
ton; if used. about s5. The three-cent
of 1861 is listed at s35. There is a great
variety of American colony stamps.
Some foreign countries seem to make
frequent changes for the benefit of COL
iSSSoiSb anu liidhc UlOHty ny uOlnR SO.
T. c. F., LIE Mars, Iowa: The steam
boat Sultana, with some 1000 ex-pris-
oners of war, blew up April 81, 1865,
on the Mississippi, seven miles south of
Memphis, and about 1,50e of the num-
Der perished. 1t was one of the shock
ing events of that fateful April, which
also witnessed the tragic death of the
great War President and the surrender
of Lees army.
w. H. B., Cambridge, O.: Cen
Leonidas Polk was killed by a cannon
ball while watching one of a series of
fights near Marietta, Ga, in July, 1861
He was a native of North Carolina, and
a graduate of West Point but resigned
from the Army to enter the Protestant
Episcopal ministry: In 1888 he was
appointed Missionary Bishop of the
Southwest and three years later be-
came the first Protestant Episcopal
Bishop of Louisiana. He was active in
educational work. When the war broke
out he entered the Confederate army,
rose to the rank of Lieutenant General,
and took part in many engagements in
the Southwest.
: II. r. c., Albany, ILL.,. Places in the
Census Service are under Civil Service,
and persons who act as enumerators
will have to pass an examination. Par
ticulars can be had by addressing, the
Civil Service Commission, Washington,
d. c.. -
T. ]. s., Lamont, Iowa: Your coins
are not listed as having premium.
J. F., st. Paul, Mimi: A good living
can be made from five acres of land
properly titled: indeed. one acre will
do it under right conditions. An acre
under glass can be made to produce as
much as so in the open. A thousand
Or million men, each occupying and
a nf md bA
worth infinitely more to the country
than the same number herded together
in city tenements. Nothing so muci as
the ownership of land promotes the
steady qualities of independence and
patriotism, right living and high think
ing.
C. A. r., Pittsburg, Pa: Mothers
Day is of recent origin, and is cele-
brated on the second Sunday in May.
The purpose of Mothers Day, as con-
ceived by Miss Anna Jarvis, of Phila-
delphia, Pa, with whom the idea orig
mated, is day on which the mothers
are to be especially remembered and
universal motherhood exalted in the
esteem of every man, woman and child.
The graves of mothers are decorated
with flowers, and white flower is worn
by all interested in their mothers men,
ory. The Governor of Nebraska in
April last issued proclamation. ask
ing the people Of his State to observe
the day.
w. A. c., National Military Home,
Kansas: Some of the issues of u. S.
internal revenue stamps are listed at
high premiums for good samples, as
high as $500, this being quoted for the
81 black and green inverted medal
lion" issue. A three-cent playing-card
stamp, first issue. green color. is quoted
at SIS. Confederate States stamps, un-
used and in good condition, are at a
premium in some cases. The 10-cent
rose issue of 1862 is quoted at 81: the
10-cent blue of 1863 at SO.
B. s., Deetzville. KY: Jefferson Davis
was captured May 10, 1865. in Irwin
County, Ca, about IL miles from the
present town of Fitzgerald. His party
consisted of his family, Postmaster
General Reagan, various staff officers
and dozen private soldiers The Con-
federates, in camp in the woods, were
surprised early in the morning. In the
confusion the 1st Wis. and 4th Mich
Cav. fired upon each other, and killed
one officer and two men and wounded
three others of the 1st Wis. The firing
aroused Davis, and he, leaving his tent
with woman's waterproof and a shawl
thrown around his shoulders by one of
the servants, started with a bucket In
his hand, apparently for a neighboring
spring to get water, hoping to escape
in the melee of the roundup of his as
sociates. The articles he had on when
taken were sent to the War Depart