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OFFICIAL TOURING.
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Department, which is one of the largest
of the Departments. These Assistant
Secretaries and Bureau Chiefs have
been travelling annually all over the
western country. incidentally in the re-
gions of high attitudes, of well-stocked
trout streams and Government lands
abounding with game. 1t looks now as
tho some of those jaunts would be cut
off. Congress is waging fierce war;
fare, in the name of economy, against
the big lump sum appropriations out OF
grinations are paid.
Then, numerous Assistants and Chiefs
are uncertain about their official ten
ure. An occasional head is falling.
There haH been a quiet but effective
change Of policy here and there, espe.
cially in tile more aggressive fields OF
Rooseveltian activity, and this Is bring
ing change in officials The men who
were Jealous in Rooseveltian lines see
that their places are desired for men of
different attitude. This is particularly
true in certain Bureaus of the big De-
partment of Commerce and Labor. With
a sword of Damocles overhead, all such
officials will remain on the job for the
sake of protecting their own interests,
and to stave off as long as they can the
inevitable request for designations.
In any event the Summer does not
promise as much official pleasure for
prolonged periods as it has in the days
of abundant revenues and lavish dis
bursement Of Government funds.
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ton of the nakedness Of the 'possum's
tail. This subject" he says, belongs
to speculative zoology, but the opossum
is unique among our mammalian fauna,
that / see no reason why bard and
minstrel should not contribute their
anatomists and naturalists their facts
and observations" 1t is in the form of
la poem. why de Ha'r is Missin'.
Ham, de only niger what was run
min on de packet (Noah's Ark), got
lonesome" and concluded to make
banjo to while away the dull hours. and
when he had got it all made, except
the strings, he was obliged to shave off
the long hairs of the 'possum's tail to
furnish the material, and ever since
this marsupial (not rodent) has carried
smooth caudal appendage. For where
you finds de niger, dars de banjo and
de possum."
Every Buckeye country kid GO or 70
years ago was well posted on the habits
and peculiarities of the 'possum. His
| playing dead was very interesting
trait of the animal; in fact, you could
never feel sure of his actual demise till
he was decapitated. There is one pecu-
! liar characteristic belonging to this
marsupial which I never understood,
and If you were ever boy in the coun-
try you have observed the phenomenon
doubtless. 1 refer to the cracking,
crunching sound emitted from the body
of the animal, when a dog is in the act
of trying to kill it. 1t sounds like the
! breaking of innumerable bones, buf
after the canine has tired himself out
at it and goes away, thinking he has
done sure thing of it. very likely the
"varmint' will get up and walk off as
| If unframed. Can you account for
this? Is the sound produced by a slip
| ping of the tendons and ligaments and
| a sliding of the bones over each other
| In such manner as to initiate a crush
| ing of the osseous framework, or is it
really what it appears to be, an actual
breaking of the bones? II you have
ever examined the skeleton of this ami
NAL, you will have observed that his
psychological framework is very complex
and complicated.-T. Irwin, NJ. D.,
South Perry, o.
What, our correspondent says Is ex.
lactly true, and shows a careful study OF
natural history. Our use of the word
lrodent was somewhat thoughtless, since
we never intended to put the opossum
in that class. He is not a -"gnawer,"
tho he has strong cutting teeth. He is
like rat, however, in his omnivorous-
ness as well as in his repulsive-looking
tail, and the worst indictment agains,
i him is that he Is most probably scourge
to the birds in devouring their eggs
and young. He may do good service In
killing snakes and insects, but strongly
to his discresit are the ravages of the
birds nests. He is far from being q
jlovely creature in any way, and no one
will regret his extermination.-Edito
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coln. One little paragraph read some
thing like this: IF there be in that
which appears to be arrogant and die
tatorial, l waive it all in Difference to
an old friend whose heart 1 have al
ways supposed to be in the right place"
In Greeley's American Conflict, Vol /,
in describing the Springfield Convention
that put Lincoln in nomination for the
United States Senate. he speaks of it as
"a sort of convention" of about 500
delegates, where the normal attendance
was 1.500. Nothing SO rebounds to
Lincoln's credit as this fact that he be-
gan the campaign with the lukewarm
support of the Republicans. Before
the campaign closed every Republican
in the State was in line. People from
western Indiana, where I lived, went 60
to 100 miles to the Charleston debate.
and camped on the road in wagons 1
went over 40 miles to hear their
speeches. There is a disposition now to
cover up the Republican lukewarmness
of that time: but the full and true his
tory will never be written with that
matter left out. I ask you to look with
patience on my seeming officiousness.-
John T. Campbell. Lafayette. Ind.
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stereoscope and Views.

Editor National Tribune: The stereo-
scope and views of Panama were re-
ceived a few days ago. and Mr.. Quinby
and myself are very much pleased with
them. He desired me to write and
thank you for the prompt delivery Of
them and say that they are appreciated.
His time is very much taken up or he
would write himself. He has taken The
National Tribune a number of years.
and enjoys reading 1t very much. as he
was a civil war veteran himself. having
served on the Kearsarge during the
war, and is a member and Past Presi-
dent of the kearsarge Survivors Assoc
ciation.-Austin P. Quinby, Salem.
Mass.
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LINCOLN AND DOUGLAS.
Some Illinois Republican Leaders
Thought They Were Going to Shelve
lincoln.

Some Illinois Republican Leaders
Thought They Were Going to Shelve
lincoln.
Editor National Tribune: AS you are
writing a very readable-to me--life
of Lincoln, / feel strongly inclined to
be a little officious, and try to induce
you to give some attention to a matter
that all other biographies which have
read pass over without notice. and as
I believe without knowledge. 1t is the
solemn, solid fact that the Republicans
of Illinois thought they were giving
Lincoln an empty race when they al
lowed him to run against Douglas for
United States Senator in 1853. After
reading Miss Ida Melinda Tarbelrs Life
of Lincoln to a finish, and seeing no ref.
erence to it, I wrote to her, calling her
attention to this feature, giving the
reasons / shall repeat substantially
| herein. She answered that IL she re-
vised her work she would give special
attention to that matter, but she may
not revise. Therefore, write you.
That was fact well understood at
| the time, but Lincoln so surprised the
party leaders that they fastened to
cover, and soon assumed to have always
been Lincoln men. I have never seen
Herndon's Life of Lincoln. 1t may give
what l am about to state.
| Douglas opposed the admission Of
Kansas with the Lecompton Constitu-
ton, and had a large Democratic fol-
lowing in the North. 1t became the
Republican policy 70 let Douglas return
to the Senate, as rebuke to the Buch-
anan Administration, but 1t was not
thought advisable 10 abandon the party
campaign entirely. but the leaders said
sub rosa: Here, let Abe have this race.
He has done much party work, and
feels that he has not been advanced
and preferred as he should be. This
will discharge our party obligations to
him, wear him out and lay him on the
shelf" They thought they were selling
him salted mine. but he developed 1t
| into a bonanza.
| The Douglas-anti-Lecomp Demo-
Gratis were largely supported as inde-
pendent Democrats by the Republicans.
Horace Greeley said in the New York
Tribune after the death of Lincoln that
the Tribune did not support Mr.. Lin
coin in the campaign against Douglas
| for the reason that 1t had been tacitIy
agreed among Republicans to return all
the anti-Lecompton Democrats, land we
could not see why Mr.. Douglas should
be made an exception" 1t was tacitly
understood that Douglas might drift to
the Republicans and fight their battles
in 1860. The New York Tribune at that
time had greater circulation in Illinois
than had all the Republican papers in
that State, and Republicans noticed
that 1t gave no word for Lincoln. It
published the joint debates and some
| times quoted Douglass speeches, and
gave glowing accounts of his great
meetings, but no such accounts of Lin
coins monster meetings.
i Lincoln made an fronfcal allusion to
that lack of support when he made his
i famous reply to Greeley's criticism of
his war policy In his open letter to Lin
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The 62d Pa.

Thomas Gatings, 62d Pa, Parker's
Landing, Pa, says that his regiment
was organized in July, 1861, and not in
was from Jefferson County, Cos. c and
e from Clarion County, Co. D from
Armstrong County, Co. i from WASH
ington and Allegheny Counties, and Cos.
A, B. K, F and G from Pittsburg. Be-
fore it reached the front 1t was joined
by Co. NJ from Hollidaysburg and Co.
l. from Pittsburg. Maj. A. G. Lowrey
was killed at Gettysburg, and not VIM.
G. Long,
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CRAZY SNAKE.
He Made a Pathetic Appeal 10 the Sen.
ate Committee.

ate Committee.
In 1906 Crazy Snake, who has been
the center of disturbance in Oklahoma.
made an eloquent appeal to the Senate
Committee which was Investigating
Oklahoma matters. He said that he
was man of misery, and that he and
his followers had been loyal to the
Government during the civil war, when
they had to leave their homes and
everything they had in the hands of the
rebels and seek safety near the Union
army. He never agreed to exchange Of
lands and never agreed to any allot-
ment. His people are uneducated and
have been made the victims of design
ing men. Commissioner Leupp says
that the whole trouble should be laid
at the door of the professional lobbyists
In Washington. They have stirred up
Crazy Snake to believe that he can have
the whole policy Of the Government
overthrown and a reversion to the old,
wild life of the tribesmen. In this the
lobbyists have been aided and abbetted
by the mistaken humanitarians OF the
Indian eociettes, who are really doing
their utmost to keep the Indian In say.
agerys
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with full, benevolent-looking face.
side whiskers, broad, full forehead, and
tall, well-rounded, vigorous frame to
match his head. ags
Edward Bates.
Edward Bates, of Missouri. was
prominent because of his representing
the great mass of Southerners opposed
to slavery, and it seemed as IL party
policy required his nomination. He
belonged to an old Virginia family,
which had been promi1ent in the his
tory of that Commonwealth, and he
was lifelong resident of Missouri. He
had continually made public affirma-
ton of his hostility to slavery and his
desire to see the institution brought to
an end. He had done his best to make
Missouri free State. He was a lawyer
of commanding ability, and only left
his profession upon urgent importuni-
ties that his candidacy for Congress or
some other Office would advance the
interests of the Whig Party and eman-
cipation. He was an ardent admirer
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THE EDINBURG STATUE OF LIN
coin.
The First Impulse Toward 1t Came
From Mrs. Bruce.

Inc flrSt Impulse IOWcfu II SdIne
From Mrs. Bruce.
A. A. Jones, Toledo, Iowa, writes in
relation to the statue of Lincoln at
Edinburg. He desires that the deserved
honor should go to whom 1t should be-
long. John w. McEwing, Sergeant of
his regiment, the 65th ILL.,, died at
Edinburg, and was buried in the COM
mon cemetery there. Some time after
his widow called on Wallace Bruce,
United States Consul at Edinburg, to
ask his aid in securing a pension. Mrs.
Br:ca was present, and became inter
ested in the matter. She went with
Mrs. McEwing to the cemetery, and
saw the condition of the grave. There
were soon other like interments. Mrs.
Bruce Immediately began an agitation
for special interment in a lot set aside
for the burial of American soldiers who
died in that city. She persisted, and
Wallace Bruce began an agitation for a
burial plot and suitable monument.
He wrote to several American friends
and talked with others who visited the
Consulate, and the results were contribu-
tions to purchase such plot and erect
a monument. Serg't McEwing's remains
were transferred to the plot, and it
stands to the credit of the 65th Ill, the
Scotch-American regiment Of Chicago.
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develop by adhering to the mammary
gland). The kangaroo of Australia be-
longs to this order. His scientific name
(opossum) is Didelphys virginiana
The rodent is different animal, be-
longing to the order Rodantia, which
has Two large incisor teeth in each
jaw, separated from the molar teeth by
an empty space. The rat, squirrel,
grounding (marmot) and beaver be-
long to this order, all respectable ami
mails except the first. I opine that the
characteristic smooth tail betrayed you
into the error, which resemble each
other in having hairless tails, but in all
other respects they are diverse. In the
'possum this appendange is prehen-
sile-can suspend himself by it from
the limb of a tree-but l never saw a
rat perform this feat.
Irwin Russell, in Christmas Night
in the Quarters" Scribner's Monthly,
January, 1878, gives the only explana-
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A Happy Father.

Col. John L. Glen, Assistant Quar-
termaster-General, is now stationed at
San Antonio, Tex, and sends pleasing
of himself and promising
young daughter. 1t makes very happy
group. Johnnie Glen, the drummer
boy of Chickamauga. is now the third
ranking officer in the Quartermaster-
Generals Department. The only two
above him are Gen. Aleshire, the Quar-
termaster-General, and Col. Charles A.
H. McCauley.
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CAPTURING A LOCOMOTIVE.
True History of the Most Thrilling and Romantic Secret Service
of the Late War. Illustrated.
BY REV. WILLIAM PITTENGER.

in Minister OF
Mtchels the Con1d
bridges
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MRS. CLARKE'S COOK BOOK.
CONTAINING OVER 1000 UP-TO- DATE RECIPE
Pages.

CONTAINING OVER 1000 OF THE BEST UPTo-DATE RECIPES
Everything cooking
The Of the book best understood
stocks etc Fish, oysters ETC. Poultry and Meats Vegetables
l. Salads Croquees
including
puddings
andp
Invalid
Price Is
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St:lI a Hero.

Col. Davis Isaacs does not let advanc-
ing years disqualify him for heroic
acts. He is Fire Commissioner of Mag
ara Falls, and while rushing to a big
fire in his automobile had to make a
sharp turn to avoid striking a woman.
to jump lumber pile, with sad conse-
quences to itself and good many Sc
we're bruises to Col. Isaacs. The Buffalo
papers speak in praise of his act. For
tunately his injuries are not severe
enough to keep him from duty long.
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Where We Met Each Other on Shore and Afloat

participated This compiled by Walter Suier
n
and authentic epome of conflict
o.
neve published in readn yacssi FORM.
for one fol
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DEFENDING THE OPoSSUM.
A Student of Natural History Gives His
Physiological History.

Editor National Tribune: Your effort
to scandaliZe the opossum, found in
issue of The National Tribune of March
II, 1909, by calling him filthy, foul
smelling rodent" is a departure from
the scientific facts in the case. In call
ing him rodent you misplace him
in the system of zoology. He is not a
rodent but marsupial, the only
specimen found in North America, an
order of Marsupialia, in which the i'm
mature young are carried by the female
in an abdominal pouch (where they
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A Foreign Government Honors Com
rade.

The senior member of the law firm
of Hopkins & Hopkins is Thos. S. Hop
kins, Past Department Commander of
the Department of the Potomac. G. A.
r. This firm has been counsel for
many foreign Governments in impor-
tant international cases. Last week
the Minister to the United States from
Salvador, Central America, Senor Don
Federico Mejia, in behalf of the Presi-
dent of the Republic, Fernando Figue-
roa, presented special gold medal to
Comrade Hopkins and also one to Capt.
Hopkins. the junior member of the firm.
In token of the appreciation by Presi-
dent Figueroa of the valuable legal
services rendered by them to the Re-
public.
Comrade Hopkins served in the 10th
Me-. and was severely wounded at Get
tysburg
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of Clay and Webster, and had repeat
edly declined offers of Cabinet and 9TH
er high positions from Wing Presidents
Simon Cameron.
That crafty political manager, Simon
Cameron, was the candidate presented
by Pennsylvania, and it was believed
as is too generally the case with Penn
sylvania candidates, that his appear
ance in the field was merely to solidify
the delegation around him, and thus be
in better position to make terms with
the successful candidate.
William Dayton and Jacob Collamer.
William DAYTON, of New Jersey, who
had been Vice Presidential nominee
in the campaign four years before, and
Jacob Coliamer, of Vermont, were can
didates from their States but this was
merely the setting up their lightning
rods that they might by remote con-
tingency be struck by the wandering
electricity.
ALI these men had long public service
to their credit, and very many years of
being somewhere near the center of
the National stage, where people could
get acquainted with them. In this re-
spect Lincoln appeared unfavorably.
since, outside of Illinois, his reputation
was confined to the popularity which
his debates with Douglas and his Coop
er Institute speech had given him.
(To be col .nued.)
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| the number of Pacific Coast Represen-
tativcs is comparatively small but it
viii be important in the Senate, where
the votes of Coast Senators will count
for more.
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Sept. II. 1862, he enlisted in the cpd
Ill. He was in the battle of Chicka-
mauga for seven days, and altho his
memory is failing him somewhat he re-
members that well enough. He was
discharged at Concord, n. C. Comrade
Pittman would like to hear from some
of the boys of the 92d and AID ILL.,, if
there are any alive.
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MORE THAN A cENrENAR1AN.
Zachariah Pittman, OF the 92d MI
Passes the Century Mark

Zachariah Pittman, wasta, S. D., was
porn In pennsylvania on Aug. IL, 1908.
ana lived there until he grew to man.
hood. After his father died, leaving his
mother with four small children, the
support of the family fell upon him.
Later they migrated to Illinois, and
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/ was in near touch to them thru cor
respondence. / served three years, and
the boys think that whatever daddy
says is right must be so. l inclose
photograph of the BUNCH" as we call
ourselves, when all come together,
which is usually at Christmas time.
cannot get along without The National
Tribune-P. ]. Clarke, Hath Ohio,
Danville, Ill.
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GOES ONE BETTER.

Comrade Clarke Exhibits Six Sons Who
Voted for Taft.
Editor National Tribune: You can
say to Comrade Carpenter, of Camden,
Mo-, that I think that 1 beat him in
one respect. 1 am the father of six
boys, all of whom are voters, and, like
myself, all voted for William H. Taft
for President. I was not fortunate
enough to have them all with me. but
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of Clay and Webster, and had repeat
edly declined offers of Cabinet and 9TH
er high positions from Whig Presidents.
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A Trial Will Convince Anyone.


mali. book of
to SEM for
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PrevaIency of Kidney Disease.

Most people do not realize the aiarr
and remarkable prevalency of kidney dI.
kidney disorders are the most common
prevail, they are almost the last recogniz
and physicians, iuho content Themselves
ing the effects, while the original diseas
the system
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WiIliam DAYTON and Jacob ColIamer.

(To be COZ. .nued.)
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1909-05-06
@,oSiofrel1 og $4,000 biernIsie
Stofler u0elt @fiiitenSmi0Ger ban
0rer onlfrilg pao mno og fao.
&incoIn Itemmer imoo
Saloonerne.
g}ebraifas 6obcDitnb lnffer 80
Salppncr.

2incoln, 4. N}oi. - Gn ot6r" So
oeoitaO set f0rite 9Gor bar Sen Com,
iom Set mlunicipoIe galg / @aor of=
gob. 6orIlaget ON Saloonernes 21f=
ming pe0togeS me0 ct 6IertaG of fife
nlin0re en0 500, nt1tligbis 700. s
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300 Stenlners Slertal. gfter ne=
ite Sirs0ng, 0a set nltnicipale 9lar
u0l66er, bill Ser irgen SaIooner be=
re 2incoln.
&elnltatet er ingen SperraifelIe
10en for Sen betpoelige Wtoioritet,
iom 9lfbolOsfolfene bar peret /
StanO til at ianlle. llofaloet mellte
man bar tpibliontt, maaife beloenoe
til 9lfbolosiioen, men alle bepteoe,
at Wtaioriteten biloe blipe file. Wfen
MfboloSpennerne bar oglaa ganet ag=
gresiipt til Serfs, meoens Soloon=
Dennerne bar ngieoes meo 0efeniio=
en-. - &epltblifonerne balgte Gitp
RaDor meO 800 Sten1nlers sSIertal.
De lioite 4 Slar bar @pen baft be=
mofratiif MoDor.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1909-05-06
Gn panpittts Oaao.

CHARLES @itD, Sa., ben 4. Maj.
Sarner Sreo &rOncb, iom bOr ner
oeb geaibua, Spo for CHARLES GitD,
anmDoeoe lin Suitru, ba ban fOm
bjem fra 8Den, Um at fnele 8Bn
meobam. Sum bar umtrent fommen
paa &ne, ba ban tug en Barber
fniu fra &ommooen og begpnbte
at BRUCE ben paa fin 6uitru. Sum
sreb &ninen D9 breffebe ben to
Stpffer. Manben fit fat bet enc
af Stptferne og tO9 Jig ielp af Da=
&c meb bette. W1rs. &rpn9 bar
iprun9en ben til Telefunen u9 bao=
be falbt paa 6lelp. Da 2e9en
fom, fanbt ban &run9 tnelenbe
/ fit Blob ral lenbe nanpittig. Oct
tug fire Wanb at b0lbe bam, til ban
ubaanbeoe. &rDn9 bar 45 9(ar pg
bapbe / ben ienere Tio biit Te9n
paa, at ban miitebe SOrltanben.
Sire Sgrn par 8ioner til 3ra9e=
sbien 8rUnf1 nar tseIitoase,ssoe &C
afbDlot af fine geabuer. Oct rmu=
ligt, at 0frs. &rDn9 life fan lene.
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Dag fOr, at 9(bOul !6amib plantagbe
SlUObabet 9(bana. San 1en0te
ct 9tntal af Balablet8 ISu1tleere til
aoana, Dg be be9pnbte Otproeriet.
09 bet bar planlagt, at Be ifuloe
beggn0e iamti0ig meo Ben politiife
0pitanb / SUnitautinopel.
StOrpi5er Eetpfif @aiba inble=
perebe Dag fin 93eii9natiOn I'll
Sultanen, Og 6ilmi 4alba, iont
SprBrne Oreo fra fin Sitting, gem
rnbIattes. 9felignationen oafte
ingen Operralfelle, Oa man albrig
bar pentet, at bans WtiniIteriunt
funbe beltaa ret len9e.