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Egg Biscuit.

Egg Biscuit.
Mrs. K. None Quart hcU~. three
teaspOonfUls Of baking powder, pinch
of salt, one-third cupfui sugar, piece Of
butter size Of an egg. Mix with one
cupful Of milk 10 soft dough. and two
Well-beaten eggs. mix and roll out and
cut in small biscuits. Bake in a quick
oven.
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Regina Lemon Cling Peaches, II 1-2c;
Paragon Piums Zoe; Pears In sirup. &c.
Pineapple, nc; Strawberries. 71zc. J.
+. i. Pyles' Is stores.
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lightning Rods, ]. H. Kuehling. 500 18th.
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Make Yourself Strong
by eating Bereus' Bakery Rye Bread
it is healthful and nutritious
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What has happened to the little girls?
Young ladies and old ledies. middle
aged ladies. ladies with a To- to do. and
ladies with nothing to do but have
good time, have come in on the jumbled
birds puzzle. and seem 10 be having the
time Of their lives setting straight the
mixed-up birds in this weeks contest,
but the girls of the knee skirt age
have deserted almost 10 a unit Don't
tell me it is a case of faint heart OF
course. the birds do IooI queer all
shaken up so their own mothers would
not recognize them, but chen that is
Just what makes the pI zzle worth
while What is not worth working at
is not OF much account, so perk up,
girls, and take a chance on the third
prize, which you know IS reserved for
the littlest members of The Times
Woman Page readers. One. of the best
answers received so far has been sent
ia by Miss Elizabeth Smith, a clever
little parsonage just in her teens.
You have an n too many in the
printed list" briefly announced Miss
Elizabeth, who writes a beautiful clear
readable hand. WhereupOn Miss Eliza
beth proceeds TO 60 on with her sOlu-
ton. and no fuss about It.
Bird Puzzle
Is Proving Popular.
One thing is certain. the birds have
struck a popular chord. Scores of so
lutions are piled up on my desk, and
anxious entrants fearful of losing
precious time are sending answers in by
special delivery.
OF course, IL was provoking TO have
a few letters added to your troubles
in No. I and No. 4 to mix you up a
bit more than necessary, but, after all,
the slip up served simply as a test of
your metule. and demonstrated what
snappy, crisp, clear wits some OF the
puzzle solvers possess. In several in
stances the contestants used all the let
tiers necessary and then disposed Of the
left overs by foot note. For instance:
In No. J. I found an old friend Of
my childhood days" writes an en-
thuEiasJic worker.
when I was a little girl I used 20
spend my summers at a great, big
400-acre farm IN the mountains Of
Pennsylvania and well do I remember
how No. / flashed saucily in and out
among the branches Of the old oak and
chestnut trees. He is just the same old
fellow. / am sure. for all the extra
flourish to his feathers the extra d
makes possible
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Spring Stock.

Spring Stock
Cottage Lamps 90 Gas Ranges - Water
Heaters SIG 18th ST. c. A. Muddiman
L Co. I204 G St.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
THE NATIONAL ENCAMPsIENT.

Commander-in-Chief Nevius, in his
next General Order, will announce that
the AID National Encampment will con-
vene in Salt Lake Cityson Monday. Aug.
g. All of the lines of the Western
Passenger Association have agreed TO
a rate of a little Overcome cent a mile.
and have notified the Commander-in-
Chief of that action. The Western Pas
senger Association has also notified all
the associations east of Chicago to that
effect. The Commander-in-C Chief has
been in communication with all of the
roads, and they have promised to take
the matter up and decide it speedily
The rate from New York, Philadel-
phia, Baltimore and Washington will in
all probability be s37.40 for the round
trip. and, with corresponding low
rate from Chicago to Salt Lake, it will
be the lowest round-trip passage that
has ever been secured for a National
Encampment.
The Commander-in-Chief has worked
hard in bringing the roads to agree
ment upon this point, and he deserves
the highest credit for it.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
TIE LINCOLN MEMORIAL.

The Council of Fine Arts has writ
ten a letter TO President Roosevelt
with regard TO the proposed memorial
to Abraham Lincoln. 1t has dismissed
the Lincoln highway from Washington
to Gettysburg as not being in the class
of a memorial at the National Capital.
1t also disTsisses the plan for memoir
ial to be erected on the plaza between
the Capitol and the Union Station, on
the ground that such an erection would
be architecturaily out of harmony with
the surroundings. The Commission
recommends that memorial be placed
in the Mall on line drawn from the
Capitol thru the monument to a point
on the Potomac River. 1t claims that
that location would be where the pro-
posed memorial would be most seen
by people, that If would be in harmony
with the plan for improving the city
and would give the best results to the
great design for cmbellishing the Capt.
tai. with the central axis of the design
running from the Capitol to the Monu-
ment.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
PENSION LEGISLATION.

The report has been industriously
circulated that the Toledo National En-
campment promised in, return for. the
passage of the McCumber and the Wild
| ows' pension bills that no more general
pension legislation would be asked for
for three years. Those who have little
| love for the Grand Army have been
| most industrious in circulating this
story and attacking the National En-
campment upon it. There is no basis
for this allegation. The National En-
campment at Toledo confined itself to
the adoption of the very able report of
the G. \. r. Pension Committee, Com
rade II. 3. Brown, Chairman. This re-
port, after reciting the history of PEN
sion legislation and the successful of-
forts which had been made to secure
liberal laws, went on to say:
"The Grand Army of the Republic
has always stood for general pension
legislation and never for an especial
class. In view of what has been ac-
complished in the rounding out of
code OF laws which generously bestows
a sum of money, impossible in any other
country, annually upon the defenders
of the Republic and their dependent
ones, may we not now consider the
work of general pension legislation fer
at least 4 few years closed? Our great
Government has sought to be fair in
the main. The representatives of The
people in Nation and State have i,c"n
generous. The members of the Grand
Army of the Republic occupy an en-
viable place in the hearts of their coun-
trymcn. BY conservatism and continued
good citizenship we shall continue 90
command the respect of the American
people. 1t ought to be the care of us
all that by no act or word of ours shall
we forfeit our claim upon the gratitude
and affection of this people.
The National Pension Committee
acknowledges with sincere appreciation
the always courteous consideration Of
Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. President of
the United States; Hon. Joseph G.. Can
non, Speaker of the House of Repre-
sentatives; Hon. p. ]. McCumber.
Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Pensions, and Hon. c. S. SulIoway.
Chairman OF the Committee on Invalid
Pensions of the House of Representa-
tiyes. To Hon. Vespasian Warner. Com
missioner OF Pensions; Hon. J. /. Day-
enport. First Deputy, and Hon. l.. NJ.
Kelly, Second Deputy Commissioner of
Pensions, we extend our thanks for
most valuable aid. Like the true com
rades they are, they have increasingly
conserved the interests of you ALL The
affair." of the Pension Bureau are in
the hands of loyal, devoted public Off
cials. mindful of sacred obligations not
lightly assumed nor lightly regarded
telegram from Past Commander
in-chief Brown says:
GAINESVILLE, o., Feb. 13, 1909.
Editor National Tribune: National
Encampment adopted report Pension
Committee without discussion or dis
senting voice. No promise, expressed
nor implied. was made. No other ac-
ton taken. See National Tribune, Sept.
10, for full pension report
"R. b. Brown"
This effectually dispcses OF the mat
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

pensions under this act shall be made
as soon after Oct. 4, 1909, as the vouch-
ers can be prepared, distributed and
executed.
Sec. 13. No pension shall be paid to
any person other than the pensioner
entitled thereto nor otherwise than ac-
cording to the provisions Of this act,
and no warrant, power of attorney or
other paper. executed or purporting 20
be executed by any pensioner, to any
attorney, claim agent, broker or other
persons shall be recognized by the COM
missioner of Pensions for the payment
of pensions, nor shall any person lie
paid thereon: but payment to perduns
laboring under legal disabilities may pc
made to the committee or guardians OF
such persons, in manner TO be pre-
scribed by the Comptroller. All trans
fers or assignments of pensions or the
certificates thereof. or the money que
or to become due thereon, issued under
and pursuant to this act. whether the
same be for pledge or otherwise. shall
be void and any person who withholds
or keeps such certificate of pension and
refuses to surrender and deliver the
same to the owner thereof, upon de-
mand, shall be guilty of misdemean-
or.
Sec. IA. In place of original checks
issued for pensions. when lost, stolen
or destroyed. the Commissioner is au-
thorized. after the expiration of six
months from the date of such checks,
to issue duplicate checks. and the
Treasurer of the State of New York Is
directed to pay such checks drawn in
pursuance of law by the Con- n-Inissioner
of Pensions, upon notice and proof of
the loss of the original checks, under
such regulations in regard to their issue
and payment and upon the execution
Of such bonds with sureties to indem-
Nifty the State of New York as the State
Treasurer may prescribe.
Sec. Is. For the purpose of paying
pensions provided by this act and OF
maintaining the Pension Bureau here
by created, and the carrying out of the
provisions of this act. there shall be
paid in each year. out of the moneys in
the State Treasury not otherwise ap-
pr0priated. such sum or amount as
shall be sufficient therefok
Sec. 16. All acts or parts of acts. in
so far as the same are inconsistent
with or repugnant to the provisions of
this act, are hereby repealed
Sec. II. This act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
THE MOROCCAN AGREEMENT.

Europe breathes freer over an agree
ment entered into between France and
Germany by which the Morocco ques-
ton is settled and the possibilities of
war between those two great countries
have been eliminated. There has been
the strongest friction between the two
countries over Morocco for more than
decade. Morocco for centuries has
been an aching point for all Europe.
Four hundred years ago the Moroccans
were tormenting the Christian Nations
by capturing their people and making
slaves of them. Attempts to chastise
the Moors usually resulted in disaster,
and some great French, Spanish and
English Generals and Admirals lost
their laurels in Morocco. The United
States even came near having dis
agreeable mix-up with Morocco over
the capture of one of its citizens Even
the incessant civil wars there were an
affiiction to Europe, since Morocco is
only a few miles across the Straits of
Gibraltar, and 1t was inevitable that
these turnoils should have an injuri-
Gus effect upon other countries. 1t was
like the troubles in Cuba and their ef-
feet upon the people of the United
States. The other Nations of Europe
felt that it was Spains particular duty
to regulate Morocco. but Spain had lit
tie desire to be policeman for the rest
of Europe and. beside that, her expedi-
tions to Morocco had been signally dis
astrous. The French were the next
most Immediately concerned, since
their Province of Algeria borders for a
long distance upon Morocco. Beside
this. France is hungry for colonies to
make a market for her manufactures.
Germany is also hungry for colonies
for the same reason, and when France
began to take controlling hand in
Moroccan affairs the German Emperor
made wild. sensational dash which
intensely irritated the French, and was
one of the things that has helped to
discredit the Kaiser. Both Nations got
their raw edges together, however, and
this was continued. until now it is
hoped that the Inflammation will sub
side. Germany agrees to recognize
Frances political and police control of
Morocco, while France, on the other
hand, agrees to let the Germans have
free access for trade purposes and to
safeguard their commercial and indus
trial interests. In other words, France
will rule the country, reduce the turbu-
lent aggregation of Jews, Arabs, negros
and wild tribes to some sort of order, |
which will be of the greatest benefit to
the Germans. who want to force their
trade in the country. 1t will give |
France an expansive field for her civil |
and army to operate in,
which will afford an outlet and train
ing for the activities of young French |
men and pay for itself by the increased |
market it will give French manufac-
lures.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

The Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives in convention assembled to
count the votes. had their breath taken
away by the discovery that the vote of
Wisconsin had been cast for William
H. Taft, of New York, and James S.
Sherman. of New York. This at once
started the old ghost of the question as
to the exact prerogatives of the con-
vention in regard to the votes. The
Constitution says that the Convention
shall count the votes, but goes no
farther with any directions as to what
shall be done with reference to votes
over which there may be dispute, and
the thought of something of this kind
coming up gave s. chill to every mem
Der. In the present instant Senator
Bailey noticed the error, and stating
that it was evidently purely a clerical
mistake he asked the Vice-President
to submit the question of changing the
certificate to ''William H. Taft, of
Ohio" This was done by unanimous
but it is rather trembly to
think what might have been the result
if the vote of Wisconsin had been nee
essary to decision.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
BENzOATE OF SODA.

Professor Wiley has gotten into nc
end of trouble by his inhibition OF
benzoate of soda, to preserve pie fill
ings, fruit, tomatoes, catsup, etc. All
the manufacturers of these rise in arms
against him, and they have succeeded
in bringing pressure enough to bear on
the President to secure the appoint
ment of a referee board of eminent che
mists, which has decided that sodium
benzoate in small doses is without "de-
not Injurious to the health" It is
hoped by the manufacturers that this
formal pronouncement will induce the
Government to not require them to rut
on their labels that they have used the
drug in their preparations.
We shall have to take direct issue
with these eminent chemists. Undoubt-
edly benzoic acid is found in nature,
and most plentifully in the cranberry,
and it is possible that it may not be
directly poisonous in the common use
of the term. All the same, anything
which tends to preserve any unstable
fruit product must tend to injure its
digestibiiity. Digestion is decomposi-
ton, and whatever tends to prevent
decomposition lessons digestibility.
This is the plain two and two makes
four of the matter. Salt is preserva-
tive, but salted article is not nearly
so digestible as an unsalted one. Ev-
erybodyl knows this. Furthermore. put-
ting benzoate of soda into an article
is putting somthing there that does not
belong to it, and the people who take
the benzoated products should know
that they are so treated
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

There has been some discussion in
the South about urging Congress to
make LincoIn's Birthday legal holi-
day, Again we have surprising lack
of information on the part of those who
should know better. Congress cannot
make holiday for the States, but only
for the District of Columbia, the Terri
tories and the Military Reservations.
There is no such thing as a National
holiday, and cannot be any. If these
well-meaning gentlemen will think a
moment they will see that the State
Legislatures are the places where they
mus. get in their work. The States can
make as many holidays as they please,
and we have no doubt that with a little
effort several of the Southern States
could be brought to making a holiday
of Lincoln's Birthday. The principal
argument that can be urged against it
% that, with Washington's Birthday. it
would make two holidays in short
month.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
THE EYES OF LINCOLN.

Sad eyes, that patient tender sad eyes that
seadast and true and the ncanging spendor Of
courage ills could ubdue Eyes dark with the dread of the
morrow and for the day that gone the sleepes COM
panons of sorrow the watchers that witnessed dawn Eyes
tired from the caor and goang and dim from the of
the years. and aowed by pain and ebodng and strained by
repression of tears Sad eyes that weared and bgted,
by visions of seges and watch DER country united
from the luminous slopes of the stars. WALT MASON
by George thew dausJ
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

After the hottest debate of the ses-
sion. the Indiana House of Representa-
tives has passed the Proctor Tomlin-
son County Local Option Repeal Bill by
a vote ofN52 to a. This was agreed
upon as a compromise measure by the
Democratic majority in the House, but
10 Democrats voted against it. The
Kleckner Bill. which substitutes Town
ship and Ward local option for County
local option, and which is understood
to be the Democratic platform measure,
received majority, but not the requi-
site two-thirds. 1t is expected that it
will be brought up again and passed.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

DR.. L. S. Rowe, Chairman of the
United States delegation to the Pan
American Scientific Congress, reports
that within two years he has found O.
marked change of sentiment all thru
South America. The old feeling of
distrust is disappearing and being re-
placed by desire to cooperate with
the United States in policy of conti-
mental solidarity. The evacuation of
Cuba was a great factor in promoting
this feeling, since it showed the disn-
terestedness of the United States in a
most conclusive way.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

Col. Goetlials was last Monday before
the House Committee on Appropria-
tions, where his testimony was listened
10 with intense interest. He told the
Committee that the lock canal would
be less expensive than the sea level. 1t
would cost s375,o00.090. whereas the
sea level would cost more than $780,
100000. In both these estimates were
included the s4O,0o0.000 paid France.
The lock type could be completed by
January !. 1915, while the sea level
waterway would require at least till
1921
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

Comrade George C. Round. Manas-
sas. Va desires us to state that he is
not candidate for Commander of the
Department of Virginia and North
Carolina. G.. A. r., but will support
Comrade Frank NJ. Work, of John A
Logan Post. rs. All the same, the
comrades of Virginia will not allow
Comrade Round to remain in retire
ment very long. He is too valuable a
man. and can be too useful to the De-
Dartment not TO have the benefit of his
service as Commander.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
THE CO3sMANDER-IN N-CHIEF'S TIN.
ERARY.

Comrade II. NJ. Nevius, Commander
in-Chief, G. A. r.. will attend the re-
ception rendered by Bostworth Post,
Portland, Ne, Feb. Is, then be present
at the Encampment of the Department
of Massachusetts at Boston, Feb. 16
and Il, and attend the Encampment
of Rhode Island. at Bristol, Feb. IS,
and that of the Department of the Po-
toInac at Washington, Feb. 19 and 90
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

Last Monday, under a suspension of
the rules, the House passed, with prac-
tical unaninity, the bill granting State
hood TO New Mexico and Arizona. The
bill goes to the Senate. where there has
been hard work done TO insure it's pass
age, but the prospects do not seem as
bright as week or two ago. There
has since been some strong work done
against the bill. and it is now feared
that it will get lost in the crush of the
close of the session.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

An association has been formed to
fight the proposed tax on tea and cof-
fee 1t proposes to begin campaign
to stir up the consumers to memorialiZe
Congress against any duty being placed
on tea and coffee.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

The Senate Committee on Pensions
has decided against reduction of the
Pension Agencies and at its meeting
last Monday voted to recommend dis
agreement with the provision in the
House Bill consolidating the Agencies
The comrades are TO be congratulated
upon this action of the Senate Commit
tee. which will be effective in estopping
the consolidation of the Agencies,
which would be OF immense inconveni-
ence and detriment to the veterans
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

The alarming discovery has been
made that the crack in the Liberty
Bell has extended IL inches beyond its
original length. There is a second
crack, hardly perceptibIe. which ex-
tends almost to the top, and any sud
den jolt may cause the bell to split
in half Therefore, there is an in
creased opposition against its being
sent to the Alaska-Yukon Exhibition,
but it is expected that the Philadelphia
Council will permit the journey to be
made.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

What has helped to bring about the
remarkable quiescence of the German
Emperor is that Germany is in a sad
financial condition, with the Govern
ment in monetary straits and business
depressed. An unusual number of
banks have failed, and the number of
unemployed in the Empire is increas-
ing daily with alarming repidity. The
Germans seem to be, after all, just as
oyersanguine in business as Americans
are, and they have had a period of in
toxication over corporations, particu-
lariy those engaged in the kali steel
making, textile, pottery. cotton and
chemistry industries. All these have
been fearfuliy over-capitalized, and a
gloomy reaction has set in. The Chan
cellor OF the Imperial Exchequer is
said to be deeply distressed over the
growing deficit in the budget, and there
has to be retrenchment all around.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

Somehow, in the wide range of Cabi-
net officials nobody seems to have men
toned Mr.. Newberry for continuance
as Secretary of the Navy. There ap-
pears a general contentment to have
him, nr,it
The National tribune., 1909-02-18
WASHINGTON, D. C, FEB, IS, 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 we'll.
When change of address is desired be
sure 10 give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

Congress has passed law which will
go into effect jan 1, 1910. requiring all
locomotives to be equipped with some
form of a self-cleaning or self-dumping
ash pan. The object of this is to pro-
tect firennen and engineers by avoiding
the requirement of going under the en-
rrinnc
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

The statistics in France are strongly
against the opponents of capital pun
ishment. Since the abolition OF the
guiiiotine crime has increased most
startlingly, showing for the last year
an increase of $4,000 criminal cases.
The criminal business has increased so
much that it has been necessary to
double the number of judges in the
assize courts and appoint four addi-
tionai investigating magistrates. The
number of murders per annum has
leaped from 163 to 204. Therefore.
the Government has been compelled to
restore the guillotine.
The National tribune., 1909-02-18

Rear-AdmiraI Mason, Chief of the
Bureau of Ordnance, wants TO begin the
building of 14-inch guns which will fire
1.4o0-pound projectfIes- The biggest
gun so far used in any navy has a cali
ber of IL inches. and there are eight of
these already mounted on our warships.
Our 12-inch guns are believed to be
superior to those of any other navy in
the world