The National tribune., 1909-08-19

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| saIily for puhiication.l and wsile 1t and all
! proper names very distinctly. DO not ab-
| breviate your words. Give yogr pos;1tiice and
State. We get letters occasionally In which
| either the HIme or POstO!l!ce address has
tbcen overlooked. DO not mix business ques-
| tiOns and correspondence Use separate
sheets OF paper. 81 letters viii be giyeI
| prompt attention. ether by mail or in The
| National Tribune.
A NJ. c.. FL Pas
National Homes fol
| Soldiers. Widows aNU0lIU11s6
| any of the National Homes but some
of the State Homes take care of them-
Write to Mai ]. w. Wadsworth. Presi-
/ dent OF Board of Managers. National
| Homes. 346 Broadway, New York City.
| for full information in regard to ad-
! mission to one Of the National Homes
]. B. A, Burlington. Kan: The me-
teorolosical history of Florida shows
that it is not in the cyclone belt: that
| is, it is not subject to the twistcTs that
occasionally do SO much damage to the
interior sections of the continent Wher-
ever the ocean has influence there are
none of the extremes common to con-
tinental regions. Kansas has central
location. and is subject to extremes of
| heat and cold. There are no hot winds
nor sultry nights in Florida, nor hest
! prostrations. There are no dangerous
windstorms. at least there are no EVIL
dences in fallen trees in the forests.
There are occasional severe blows. hat
never destructive. There are thundcr
storms in the Summer, during the rainy
season. but never such electrical dis
plays are known as Kansas enjoys Kan
saS is the center of the greatest uRcer-
| tainty in climatic conditions known 10
the Weather Bureau. Florida has the
| longest seacoast line of any zof the
States, and, unlike Great Britain and
| the New England Coast, it does not
have as much fog. The extreme range
of the thermometer is less than in any
other State. Florida has been. greatly
undeTrated in considering it's material
resources 1t has been merely thought
of as pleasant resort in the Winter
for Northern people, but during the
last few years miracle has been
wrought. The State has made remark
able advances in agriculture, rherffeEI-
fture and Horticulture. largely thru the
efforts of Northern people, and tlie
change was brought about in face of
You. can't" uttered by the natives
whenever anything new was undertake.
en-. In support of this claim of Northern
enterprise We quote 7freatxthe--New
South. magazine published in the in
IteTest of Florida: 'It is just becoming
matter of public knowledge that here
| in this State lie enormous possibilities
for the farmer, truck and fruit grower.
! and, strange tho it may appear, North
ern people were among the first to fund
this OUT
J. L. NJ, Mercer, Pa: Pennsylvania
had 215 regiments of infantry. p regi-
ments of cavalry, six regiments of ar
tillery and nine Independent batteries
| in the civil war, leading all the States
in number of organizations. New York
was second and Ohio third.
C. J. F.. Providence. K. l.: The first
National pension law was that of Aug,
26, 1875. wherein half-pay for life or
during disability was promised all sol
diers who lost limb o. were SO disabled
while in service as to render him in
capable of earning livelihood In
| 1880 the half-pay provision was ex-
tended to widows and children of Off
GERS who died in service This was the
beginning of pensions for widows ard
orphans.
L. NJ. T., Nashville. Tenn: The list
Of battles or engagements during the
Philippine insurrection would fill sew
eral columns of space III The National
| Tribune. Between May I. 1898, and
June so. 1899. the death loss from all
| causes was 6.395 men and 227 officers.
| The Alphabetical List of Battles from
| 1854 to 1900, by Col. n. A. Strait, con-
tains information of interest to all sol
! diers and students. 1t is sent to any
address for 81 by The National Tribune.
c. F. l., Marshall, Mich: Medals of
Honor are given to soldiers and sailors
who perform some act of bravery not
in the regular line of duty >sNs