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The National tribune., 1909-05-27
The Biyouac Of the Dead.

The muffled drums sad roll has bea'
the soldiers last tattoo;
No more on life's parade she'll meet
the brave and fallen few.
On fame's eternal camping ground
their silent tents are spread.
| And Glory guards, with solemn round
the bivouac of the dead.
| The neighing troop, the flashing blade
the bugle's stirring blast;
The charge. the dreadful cannonade.
the din and shout are past;
Nor wars wild note, nor glory's peal.
shall thrill with fierce delight
Those breasts that never more may feel
the rapture of the fight.
Rest on, emba1med and sainted dead,
dear as the blood We gave!
No impious footstep here shall tread the
herbage of your grave;
Nor shall your glory be forgot while
~ Fame her record keeps,
Or Honor points the hallowed spot
Where Valor proudly sleeps.
Yon marble minstrers voiceless stone
in deathless song shall tell.
When many a vanished year hath flown,
the story how We fell;
Nor wreck. nor change, nor Winters
blight, nor times remorseless
doom,
Can dim one ray Of holy light that gilds
your glorious tomb.
by Thomas O'Hara.
To graves like theirs should pilgrims
With solemn tread and music low
And scatter lightly overhead
Their offerings to the valiant dead.
William Woodman.
And never may they rest unsung
While Liberty can find tongue,
Twine, Gratitude, a wreath for them,
More deathless than the diadem,
Who to life's noblest end
Gave up life's noblest powers,
And bade the legacy descend
Down, down to US and ours.
-Sprague.
Though these soldiers rest in siumber,
Still their spirits are not dead;
Far beyond the inland rivers
Now their children's children tread.
Now a nation calls them blessed,
For the freedom which they bought,
And the world has been made better
For their lesson, nobly taught.
"A soldier of the Union mustered out"
Is the inscription on an unknown grave
At Newport News, beside the salt-sea
wave.
Nameless and dateless; sentinel or
scout
Shot down in si,irmish, or disastrous
rout
OF battle, when the loud artillery draye
Its iron wedges through the ranks Of
brave
And doomed battalions, storming the
redoubt.
Thou unknown hero sleeping by the
In thy forgotten grave! with secret
shame
] feel my pulses beat, my forehead burn,
When ] remember thou hast given for
All that thou had'st, thy life, thy very
name,
And I can give thee nothing in return.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE THURSDAY MAY a 1909
After All.

Il FsH
The apples are ripe in the orchard.
The work of the reaper is done,
And the golden woodlands redden
In the blood of the dying sun.
/ At the cottage door the grandsire
Sits pale in his easy chair. h
| While the gentle wind Of twilight
Plays with his silver hair. -;
A woman is kneeling beside him;
A fair young head is Rresseds
In the first wild passion of sorrow,
Against his aged breast.li to9
And far from over the distance
The faltering echoes come
OF the flying blast of bugle
And the rafting roll Of drum.
And the grandsire speaks in a whisper:
"The end no man can see;
But we give him to his country,
And we give our prayers to Thee"
The violets star the meadows,
The rosebuds fringe the door,
And over the grassy orchard
The pink-white blossoms pour.
And the grandsire's chair is empty,
The cottage is dark and still;
There's a nameless grave In che battle
field,
And new one under the hill.
And a pallid, fearless woman
BY the cold hearth sits alone;
And the old clock in the corner
Ticks on with steady drone.
William Winter.
Sleep, soldiers! still in honored rest
Your truth and valor wearing;
The bravest are the tenderest--
The loving are the daring. ~
-Bayard Taylor.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
Memorial Day.
(Original.)
px, Y A1frad Coil

Memorial Day.
(OriginaL)
BY E. Alfred Coil.
Again, with muff1ed drums and mourn
full tread,
The living brave, who wore the hon.
ored blue,
Will go thruout the cities of the dead
And strew with flowers the graves
of comrades true.
Altho they'll march with halting step
and slow,
Mayhap be victims of some critics
Scorn,
The Nation should uncover as they go
The graves of honored comrades to
adorn.
For tho they're few in numbers now
and old,
When Sumter's guns resounded wars
alarm,
They helped to form that army, grand
and bold.
That stayed, then crushed rebellion's
powerful arm.
With dire distress their faithful hearts
to try,
They needed not be told that "War is
hell;"
But, willing for our country's sake to
die,
Their Union cheers defied the rebel
yell.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Now a nation calls them blessed,
For the freedom which they bought
And the world has been made better
For their lesson, nobly taught.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Though these soldiers rest in siumber,
Still their spirits are not dead;
Far beyond the inland rivers
Now their children's children tread.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27
To graves like theirs should pilgrims

And never may they rest unsung
While Liberty can find a tongue,
Twine, Gratitude, wreath for them,
More deathless than the diadem,
Who to life's noblest end
Gave up life's noblest powers,
And bade the legacy descend
Down, down to US and ours.
-Sprague.
The National tribune., 1909-05-27

Strew loving offerings Ger the brave,
Their country's joy. their country's
For us their precious lives they gave,
For Freedoms sacred cause they
died
Long, where on glory,s fields they fell.
May Freedoms spotless banner wave,
And fragrant tributes grateful tell
Where live the free, where sleep the
brave.
-samrel E. Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
Iowa

third infantry, September 6, 1909.
George l.. Castle, elected major Fifty
fifth Infantry, September 2S, 1909,
Winfred II. Bailey, elected major Fifty
sixth infantry, October 16, 1909.
John II. Hildebrand, elected captain Com
pany b, Fifty-third infantry, September
2S, 1909.
Merton e. Sargent, elected captain Com
pany X, Fifty-third infantry, October T.
1909.
William G.. Miller, elected first lieutenant
Company NJ, Flfty-third infantry. April IA,
1909.
Verne e. Hale. elected first lieutenant
Company G, ~Fffty-sixth infantry, Septem-
Der "a, 1909.
Chase b.. Cotton. elected second lieuten-
ant Company X, Fifty-third infantry, oc-
tober 4, 1909.
Albert j. wertman. elected second lieu
tenant Company d, Fifty-fifth infantry,
July 10. 1909.
Captain Frank 8. williams, Company B,
Fifty-fifth infantry, to be re-eXamined In
all subjects except guard duty.
Captain Guy NJ. Gillette, Company M,
Fifty~sixth infantry, to be re-eXamined In
firing regulations and army regulations.
First Lieutenant L. A. WescotA Company
M, F1fty-sixth infantry, to be rp'yXamined
in army regulations, guard duty and drill
regulations.
SECOND Lieutenant o. K. Fisher, Com
pany I, Fifty-fifth infantry, to be re-
examined in army regulations and security
and information.
Second Lieutenant L. F. Parker, Com
pany NJ. Fifty-sixth infantry, to be re-
examined,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
Iowa

OF this place, received injuries which may
prove fatal, at one Of his farms a few miles
north Of Nevada.
PLYMOUTH-MiSs Laura Molsberry OF
this place, who teaches rural school north
OF here, was seriously and It mey prove
fatally injured, when she was sun down
Saturday by an automobile, driven by Otto
Christian OF Grafton,
SIDNEY-Winiam Langston of this place
died Sunday from injuries received yester-
day, when he was unloading bridge plllng
from a car. Four Of the forty-foot timbera
rolled off the car and crushed Elm under
them. He leaves a wife and three chill
dren.
GRINNELI-A suit was filed yesterday
by Jacob Wisecarver against the city Of
Grinnell, claiming damages in the sum OF
$1,000, because of alleged injury to his
farm lands lying adjacent to the creek into
which pours outflow OF the septic tank
that receives the sewage Of the city.
MARSHALLTOWN-The cornerstone Of
the new $4,000 Central Church OF Christ
was laid with simple but appropriate
service this afternoon. The principal ad-
dress of the afternoon Will be delivered
by Rev. G.. II. Morris, pastor OF the church.
II is expected that the church will be ready
for use by about March l.
GRINNELL-Grinnell is about to change
its system Of lighting the streets from q
comparatively few arc lights to a large
number of incandescents. The material is
fected at once. There viii also probably
be a number Of lights In the business dis
trict from the newly completed gas plant.
ROLFE-By the merest nance an ex-
plosion of dynamite, that would have cost
several lives and perhaps all OF the sixteen
men who were operating the threshing
machine, was prevented yesterday on the
f, N. Bendisep farm, three miles south OF
here. Some miscreant placed three sticks
of dynamite in that many of the bundles
Of the grain. A slight delay. in the OPP
eraSion OF the separator, made necessary
by changing the sleeves, lead TO the discovery
Of the first stick.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
onnwn Dedicnten Library.

ONAwA, Ia, oct. 23.-(Special.)-The
completion of the new library building and
the formal opening of the same was cele-
brated yesterday afternoon and evening
by a public reception and inspection. Dur
ing the afternoon the pupils of the pub
lie schools, accompanied by their teach
ers, visited the building, and in the evening
citizens of Onawa and a number OF in
vited guests from out Of town were in at
tendance. TIL program or the evening
was somewhat spoiled by the rain, many
being prevented from attending. A feature
of the evening was the presentation of a
life-sized portrait Of Judge Addison oliver
by his daughter, Mrs. F. M. Pelletier Of
Sioux City. The cost OF the picture was
s6o0, a part Of which was contributed by
citizens and school children and the rest
was the gift Of Mrs. Pelletier.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
Council Bluffs
PLENTY OF WORK FOR COURTS
Saturday Last Day for Filing Actions
for the November Term.
MANY FROM PREVIOUS TERMS
Administrator sues Heirs for Money
which f. Alleged TO Have Been
wrOnguIIy Paid TO
Them.

Yesterday was the last day for filing
suits for the term OF district court which
will open Tuesday Of next week with Judge
W. r. Green presiding. The docket for
the November term shows 1877 old end
thirty-eight new law cases, 100 old and
forty-five new equity cases, while the
criminal calendar contains 125 cases.
II. II. Getman, administrator of the estate
of the late Thomas Thomas, has brought
suit against William Thomas and six other
heirs of the estate to recover S1,526 which
he claims to have overpaid them. The adj
ministrator says that in 1903. s2,s79.52 came
into his hands which he distributed among
the seven defendants on the understanding
that they were the sole heirs of the estate.
Since then, Mr.. Getmab. says, he tas
learned there are several other heirs en-
titled to a share In the estate.
Mrs. Ellen B. Archibald has brought suit
for divorce from Eugene c. Archibald, to
whom she was married in Kansas City,
Mo, on May 2S, 1900. She alleges cruel and
inhuman treatment and asks to be awarded
the custody Of their two minor children.
Mrs. Emma Strutz seeks a divorce from
oliver J. Strutz to whom she was married
In October, 1902 in Atlantic, Ia, on the
grounds Of cruel and inhuman treatment.
She asks for the custody Of their two minor
children. Mrs. Strutz separated from her
husband last August.
Ben Sloan, convicted Of manslaughter,
has filed a motion for a new trial. Sloan
was charged with the death Of James Wal
lace, a young Scotchman who was said
to have been beaten and thrown from a
passenger train on the Northwestern road
near Crescent last May.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
Iowa

servation commission, will accompany the
delegation to New Orleans, and has also
been named by Governor Carroll as the
Iowa representative at the National Rivers
and Harbors convention, to be held in
Washington, D.. c., November 9 and 10.
suffraEists Next Week.
The largest gathering Of equal suffra-
gists ever held in Iowa is expected to meet
in this city Wednesday, Thursday ami Fri
day Of next week. DR.. Anna Howard Shaw,
president Of the national association. will
be the chief speaker and the most promi-
nent person present. Prominent women
from practically every city of Iowa will
also be present.
Municipal League Committees
Mayor S. j. Bennett Of Fort Dodge, who
is president of the Iowa League of Munich
palities, has appointed the following stand
ing committees of the league for the cnsu-
ing year:
State Legislature-C. F. Kimbsll, city ct
torney, Council Bluffs; b, +. Swisher,
Waterloo; NJ. j. Mitchell, Fort Dodge; c.
Davenport: Mayor A. j. Mathis, Des
Moines; Mayor l.. d. Kemmerer, Grinnell
Mayor M. E. Penquite, Colfax.
Judicial Oponion-F. H. Blair, Manchester;
b. f. Thomas, Traer; E. L.. Hirsch, Bur
lington.
Street Paving-A. e. Johns, Fort Mad
ison; F. d. Kelsey, Maquoketa; o. c. Mere
dith, Newton.
E.. r. Daily, Clarinda; F. f. Landers, Web
ster City.
Sewerage and sanitation-R w. Daubeny,
DEBORAH; c. E. Ward, Fairfield; II. T.
Barnhall, Eldora.
Water Works and Supply-M. Hammond
Cedar Falls; F.. w. Limbaugh, Ames; II
c.. Phillips, Eldora.
Municipal Franchises Y. HazelettY Wa.
verify; ]. c. Legal, Charles City; w. r
Municipal Accounting-R. c. Thompson
Waterloo; X. e. Beal. Fort Dodge; Adrian
Cross, Perry.
Keokuk; J. P. Mass, Davenport; ]. f. Mo
Namara, Belmond; w. T. Gilmore, Upton
c. D.. Shippy, Oelwein; Charles Deed, OF
tumwa; N. ]. Gesman, Pella; a, J, Weller
.Centerville; T. M. Gilmore, MISSOURI Val
ley; w. A. Hunting, Lake City, c. J
Reeves, Hawarden. 40 go r.
Sewage Dlsposal-Charles P. Chase, CIln.
ton; H. M. Nanssen, Carroll p. Iflxon
Municipal Exhibits-T. H. Mcbride, lows
city; X. c. Curtis, Iowa Falls; ]. w Clay
Usage.
Nineteen Take Examination.
Nineteen members Of the Iowa National
guard, appointed or elected to positions
as commissioned officers, must take the
examination before the state examining
board next Thursday. The examining
board will consist of Brigadier Genera
James Rush Lincoln, Lieutenant Colone
T. ]. Mahoney, Major George w, Ball
Captain ivan EIlwood and Major w. S
Conkling.
Those who are ordered to take the ex.
animation are:
Herman Knapp. appointed adjutant gen.
eral first brigade, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909.
Paul I. Van Order, appointed commissary
first brigade, September 3, 1909.
Fred G. Slough, appointed engineer Of
ficer first brigade, September 3, 1909.
Frederick S. Hird, appointed signal Of
ficer first brigade, September 3, 1903.
Charles w. Cotton, elected major Fifty
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
CHANGE IN CHURCH POLITY
Committed of COngreEatIOnRlists
Working Ont Plans.

working Out Plans.
DR.. o. o. Smith will leave this morning
for Des Moines to attend a notable and
what may prove to be an historic gathering
of Congregationalists. He goes to attend
a meeting Of the committee on polity of
the State association of Congregational
churches.
A report was made last May by a com
mittee Of three which had been appointed
the spring before. An overture was pre-
pared upon this report by a committee of
the Council Bluffs association of which
DR.. Smith was chairman. The overture,
when presented to the State association
met with greater favor than the report
and the whole matter was referred back
to a committee composed Of ten members
as follows: Rev. j. o.. Stevenson, ID. D.,
Supreme Judge w. d. Evens, Attorney
George w. Durham, l.. M. Kratze, Rev. j.
E. Brereton, Rev. f M. Sheldon, Rev. ].
o. Thrush, Rev. II. N. Dascomb, Mr.. j.
G.. Olmstead and DR.. o. o. Smith.
1t is the hope of this committee that II
will be able to draft a report, which will
be adopted by the state association at its
next annual meeting and IL this is done
the entire polity OF the congregational
churches of the state OF Iowa will be
radically changed This report will be
printed and sent out to the churches and
ministers for their consideration and will
be discussed and acted upon in the spring
meetings of the local associations OF which
there are twelve in the state, and then will
be presented for adoption at the spring
meeting of the state association.
The plan in general is to bring the
churches into closer touch with each other
and to have them vest certain authority
in men doing general work through the
state by which the weaker churches may be
benefited and to establish a better system
OF exchange Of pastors. The committee will
likely be in session for two or three days
as it realizes the importance OF its work.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
IOWA SWAMI LANDS RECLAIMED
Calhoun County VIII Raise Record
Corn Crop This Year.

LAKE CITY, Ia, Oct. A.-(Special)-The
corn crop of Calhoun county will this
year prove to be more than the mortgage
litter. There was an unusual acreage Of
corn in this section this year. The crop
was heavy and the quality has been de-
clared by grain men to be near 80 per cent,
which is a very high average, compared TO
former years. The quality, and the size
of the corn is a source of pleasure and
satisfaction to farmers in general. There
is a very good price offered for the new
corn, that beats anything for years. The
average yield per acre will not be over
thirty-five bushels, but to rave an income
of from $15 to $40 per acre from corn is
not only the most unusual thing in this
state butt q thing unheard OF in any other
state in the union. There has been more
than ordinary interest paid in the growing
OF corn in Calhoun county the last fiv
years. The Immense swamns, sloughs and
low prairie lands. have been drained off
and the land reclaimed for farming pur-
poses. Along the rivers and creeks the
brushy land has been cleared off and the
land plowed up. Land which five years
ago was worthless, this year produced
fine corn. This county prides itself in
being able to place on record a crop OF
corn that will be nearly 3,OO0,0 900 bushels,
and this is a very conservative estimate.
1t will be a month and a half before the
big crop will be picked from the fields.
Hundreds of head of cattle will be fed in
this county this year of the homegrown
corn and the farmer will reap a double
income from his efforts.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
FLYING MACHINE ron THE EXPO
Directors Now Negotiating to Secure
One.

Directors Now Negotiating to Secure
One.
Flying machines and special excursion
rates for the second annual exposition of
the National Horticultural congress-, are
the developments within the las. TWEEN
ty-four hours. Reduced railroad rates
are an assured fact and will be put in
force on all of the railroads leading into
Council Bluffs during the week of the
exposition. The flying machine PROPOSE
ton has not yet assumed definite shape
and may possibly not mature.
The executive committee of the con-
gress was officially notified at the meet
ing Friday evening by r., A. Barker of
the Burlington, who was authorized to
speak for all of the railroads, tina a
rate of a fare and one-half with a mini
mum Of 81 had been established. This
covers all of the railway systems west
ward from Chicago to the Missouri river.
south as far as st, Louis ana as far
n~orthward as 81 Paul and Minneapolis.
official notification has not yet been
received from the western association
governing the Union Pacific and other
Transmissour river roads. The proba-
bility Is that tho same rates will be Of
fered for the west as for the east.
The proposition to bring a flying ma
chine TO Council Bluffs for the week
OF the exposition was presented by Raice
OF France, who refers to the Scientific
American and asks reply to be sent to
him there. He offers to bring a Curtiss
or a Bleriot machine and make flights
during the exposition, superintendent
Reed was authorized to communicate
with him and ascertain the probable
cost Of this interesting feature If It is
not too expensive 1t may be added as
one OF the attractions Of the exposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25

or died, when I read about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so /
began to take ii, and am well 9gain and
relieved of all my suffering. = Mrs.
GEORGE JoRDY, Box 40, Marlton, Nj.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, contains no narcotics or harm
full drugs, and to-day holds the record
for the largest number of actual cures
of female diseases we know of, and
t~housandsOf Observation-Disclosures
on file in the Pinkham laboratory at
Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form OF
female complaints, Inflammation, Ill
ceration, displacement, fbroidtumors,
Irregularities, periodicpains, ~baekaehe,
Indigestion and nervous prostratiOn
Every suffering woman owes it to her
self to give Lydia f. Pinkham's Yege-
table Compound a trial.
II you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
daI letter 20 Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice r. free
and always helpful
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25

The Council Bluffs chapter. Daughters Of
the American Revolution. viii hold me-
mortal services this afternoon at 4 o'clock
at St Paurs Episcopal church. Rev. J..
w. Jenes. the rector, viii deliver an ad-
dress on THE Value OF Memorials Of Ma
uonal Life" The service will include the
singing OF the favorlte hymns OF the three
members whose deaths the chapter
mourned during the last year, The de-
ceased member are Mrs, o NJ. Brown.
Mrs Ellen X. Denny and Mrs. b, L. Ban
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
RcnI Estat. Trnnsfers.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
October % by the Tottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
L. a. Howard and wife to George
w. Lipe, lot G, block 10. Bryant &
ClarSs addition TO Council Bluffs..S Z
John h. Anderson,s unmarried, to Ste
phep H., Sanders, lot s, block,
Grimes addition to Council Bluffs. $50
Robert b. Wilson and wife to James
Lawrey, lots !, 16, IT and Is, block
10, Carson ...su,.-v":.r..,;.
william A. Campbell, ct al, to Lark
o. CLAIR. und. y Of lot 3, block 6,
willie ms first addition to Council
Bluffs Observation-Disclosures. 2,50O
Idh ID. Forbes and husband, ct al, to
Charles Schroeder, $. y lot z, Aud.
Subdivision. NV. a sc. u, 1S-75-45.... 1
Total five transfers 81, 1853
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
she Wns PIeusantIy surprised,

Miss l.. E. Bell. Wausau. wis. writes:
Before 1 commenced to take Foley's
Kidney Pills l had severe pains in my
back, could not sleeep. and was greatly
troubled with headache. The first few
doses of Foley's Kidney Pills gave me re-
lief, and two bottles cured me. The quick
results surprised me. and 1 can honestly
recommend them" Sold by ali druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25

given me new lie.
l suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, in
h~ammation, ulcer.
alton, indigestion,
nervousness, and
not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
t b s were
chronic. / was In
despair, and did not
care Tlivad
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
Council Bluffs

ford. The church will be decorated for
the occasion. The members Of the chapter
are requested to assemble at 3:i5 o'clock in
the vestry, as arrangements will be made
for seating them in a body. The memorial
service will be hereafter held annually by
the Council Bluffs chapter.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
MnrrInre
nses to wed were issued yesterday to

the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Victor Ecklund, Council Bluffs ............ %
Blanche Hyatt, Council Bluffs ,,.....,... p
WIN Headrich, Havelook, Neb. ........... p
Myrtle Scott, Topeka, Kan..........,...! "a
Lee W. Davis, Shenandoah, Ia..........., %
Mable Van Horn, Shenandoah, Ia......... 25
NJ, E. Shriver, Council Bluffs. ............. 50
Blanche Fox, Council Bluffs. ............ q
VIM Kelley, Kansas City. Mo............. 40
Lucy f. Dusenbery, Kansas City, Mo-. 81
+. r. Quick. Council Bluffs. "a
Velia Henely, Council Bluffs. ........... p
w. r.. Stewart, Vinisca, Ia...........,.... rs
Ethel l.. Provost. Council Bluffs. ......... %
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
Inwn News Notes.

ROLAND-Jumping from a ~second-story
to the ground, while in his sleeD.
]. T. Anderson. a well known farm owner
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25

SUFFERING
TEN YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

MARLTON, N.J.-I feel that LydiaE.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25

The longer a cold hangs on, the more II
weakens the system. Cure II promptly by
using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25

Total five transfers ............... 50.