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The National tribune., 1909-08-26
The Future Grand Army.

Col David Bellew, a comrade living
at Denver, thinks the veterans of the
War with Spain should be taken into
the membership of the Grand Army
of the Republic. He says:
THE veterans of the civil war are dy-
ing out at rapid rate, and within a
few years the last one will have an.
swered the final roll call. l think it is
fine idea If the glorious history and
traditions of the Grand Army of the
Republic could be perpetuated. Let the
veterans of the Spanish War be taken
into full membership, and they will
carry forward the great organization for
the next so years. Before they leave
this vale of tears there will be another
war or two, and veterans of another
generation to step into their thinning
ranks.
by this plan the glorious old organ
ization can be performed and become
a permanent institution. to last as long
as the Republic endures. 1t would thus
become something Ike the French Le-
gion of Honor which never dies, and
which will be in existence 1000 years
from now"
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
SALT LAKE CITY,
The Gem of the "Great American
I Desert,


Salt Lake City was organized as a
city in 1861. and in 1860. had a popula-
ton of S,236. The wealth of the coun-
try in mines and grazing began to at
tract other settlers, and they came in
even more rapidly than the Mormon
converts, SO that there speedily arose
the old contention between the Latter
Day Saints and their Gentle neighbors.
There developed at once four social
lassifications-the Mormons, or the
strict adherents of the Church; the Gen.
tiles; the Jack MormOns," or Gentiles
who inclined to the Mormons, and the
renegades, or Mormons who had Sc
ceded from the Church and were in
opposition to the Church as conducted
by its leaders.
The severe struggle over the question
of polygamy is too recent in the men,
ory of all to need more than mention.
Without any other reason polygamy is
doomed, as slavery was doomed, be-
cause of its gross violation of economic
laws. In this country no man can sup
port more than one wife, ana is destined
to certain trouble if he attempts it. The
feeling of the younger generation in
Utah is strongly against any plurality
of wives, and this feeling is becoming
more dominant in Church and State.
Independent of the severe law against
polygamy a girl will not marry young
man unless there is the strongest aSSur-
ance of his not taking another wife.
The inflow of immigrants from Europe
has nearly ceased, and the community
is therefore dominated by strictly Amer
ican ideas.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Released From the penitentiary.

Kenneth A. Blake has been released
from the Ohio Penitentiary, where he
was sentenced for life for murder He
is now 65 years old, and had served Is
years, two months and Is days. He
was blacksmith by occupation, and
the man he killed was very bad citi-
zen. who at the time was advancing on
him with a buggy whip. The man had
three indictments against him, any one
of which would have sent him to the
penitentiary. Blake. who served thru
the war in the 33d Ohio, was taken
prisoner and kept three months in
Libbey, which, he says. was worse than
his Is years in the Ohio Penitentiary
There was some feeling against Blake
in the County, but the most of his
neighbors asked for clemency, and the
Board of Managers recommended his
pardon because of his good record In
prison. He was a model prisoner, and
kept constantly employed. He made
about $500 by overtime work, making
canes. ETC., and this was handed to him
in $40 bills when he left the prison. He
made violin while in confinement and
played on it quite skilfully. After be-
ing released he went back to his two
sons. who live near Portsmouth, O., and
will live there the rest of his life.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Calling for Helm

Comrade r. P. Stowe, Springfield, ILL.,,
sends US the following letter from his
cousin at Oklahoma: An old woman
came to me to write to somebody in
Springfield, I'LL, to find IL there are any
of these soldiers or their families liv-
ing there, by name Maston. Capt Hines,
Tom Hopkins, John Priest. Ed. Dace,
Andrew Joby. They were soldiers of
Co +, 118th Ill. She took care of them
when the rebels took them; got them
away from the rebels and nursed them
until they got well; then they. got
home. This took place in Dalton, Ga. 1t
was Hoods last raid, and these men
told this girl. for she was only II years
old then, that If ever she needed friends
to let them know, and she should never
want. Well, she has come to want
now, and she wants to know if there is
anybody there that knows anything
about them. She did draw pension,
but she got married again, and that cut
her off, you know. Her name was Mary
Thraiiih when she took care of them.
They were wounded and almost dead,
and one of them did die, but she has
forgotten his name. She is an old wo-
man now, and sick, and needs help>and
deserves 1t, think."-Alice Love.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
CONTINUED from page one.)

ington to show that Pope's position was
daily becoming more critical. and ur.
gent orders were sent to Mcclellan to
push his movement and hurry to tha
assistance of Pope. He obeyed with
the utmost reluctance. 1t was again
the famous answer of the Spanish Gem
eral: Your Majesty's orders shall be
obeyed. but not fulfilled" Mcclellan
did not begin to send his electives un-
til Aug. II, and il was 26 precious days
before the last of his infantry reached
Aqua Creek.
In the meantime Halleck was urging
Pope to hold fast to the line of tho
Rapidan, and help would be rushed up
to him. In place OF being rushed, It
was only dribbled unwiilingly. The
Confederates, knowing the immense inn
portance of celebrity, hurled their whole
S:rere.n on Pope's front and around his
fianks, and in spite of the desperate
fighting of his men. assisted by por-
tions of the Army of the Potomac ul-
der such gallant leaders as Kearny.
Hooker. Ricketts,, Stevens and Reno,
his army was beaten back in a shat
tered condition to the defenses around
Washington.
The conduct of the Mcclellan coterie
at this time was most reprehensible.
FitZ John Porter did not obey Pope's
orders at a most critical time, Franklin
held his corps out of the fight on the
plea that he was short of horses for his
artillery, and Mcclellan. who had ar
rived at Alexandria. deliberately sent
Summers Corps toward Arlington, in
stead of toward the fighting.
So the magnificent campaign. begun
with such hopeful show in March. end
ed in September in defeat and humilia-
ton, with the victorious enemy again in
sight of the National Capital
(To be continued
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Variance of Dates.

Editor National Tribune: ] find in
The National Tribune a Picket Shot
from Comrade N. Barnes, 140th Ohio,
giving the circumstances under which
the song Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground" was written, and Comrade
Barnes may be good shot ordinarily,
but he missed the mark entirely when
he says the song was written the eve
ming of the battle of Cedar Creek
which was fought Oct. 10, 1864. About
the middle of June, or between the
18th and the goth, / was taken from
the front in an ambulance with Com
rade A II. Skinner, to the base hospi-
tai at City Point, and left there Aug.
"a for the Valley, where my regiment
was engaged under Sheridan Within
a day or two, having occasion to go to
the tent of the Christian Commission,
as l approached the tent 1 heard
the inmates singing "Tenting on the
Old Camp Ground This was the
first time heard the song, and l know
what I am writing about. The song
must have been written before June,
1864, to have reached City Point by the
middle of that month. 1t is matter
of little Importance, only it shows how
easy 1t is for mans memory to be-
come treacherous as he becomes older.
-Chas Porter. Co. e. 11th VT. Grin
nell, Iowa.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
One Left of Six.

Editor National Tribune: It is my
great pleasure to read The National
Tribune every week. l do not see much
from or about the 1S5th Pa. OF
which l was a member. but still re-
member much of my experience. Have
just read Surviving Terminates" and
recall my past in this respect. 1 en-
listed in September of 1861, was as
signed to a mess with five young men
whom / had known from young boy
hood. Collin w. Barr was killed at
Fair Oaks, Patterson Jobes was killed
at Bermuda Hundred, and Taylor Rey-
nolds killed at Petersburg. Three killed,
three came home. and two have died
since. This leaves but one out of six.
and l am thoroly alive to the interests
of all the veterans of the civil war.
| don't understand why so many stead
fastly refuse to recognize the claims
of The National Tribune, paper that
gives so much attention to the interests
of the old soldier and concise state
ment of the governmental affairs, po-
litical, social and literary.-T. II. Saw
hill, Claysville, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Near That Terrible Wall

Editor National Tribune. In The
National Tribune of April 2 note the
statement of Henry E. Spring, Co. X
Sth Ohio. that its dead lay as close to
the stone wall at Marye's flights as
those of any command. He says he
was 200 yards from the wall. 1 assert
that for every man killed from 200
yards from the wall to the river there
were three or probably five killed in
front of the 200-yard mark. How far
from the stone wall was the brick
house? and farther to the right some
wooden buildings? Did you see them,
Comrade Spring? I did, and had the
fun" of looking at them all the next
day. I was on the skirmish line and
within 20 feet of that stone wall; and
/ was not alone. No lover ever was
more anxious for dark to come than 1
was then.-P. P. Demorest, Co. C, 10th
U. S. /. (Sykes's Regulars), Benicia, Cal.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Tea and Coffee,

Editor National Tribune: Your edfs
torial in a late number of The Ma
tional Tribune was not written with
your usual care, and is. to put it very
mildly, calculated to make a wrong
impression. / know of no coffee from
Brazil that sells from 80 to As cents"
and know great deal of it sells for
1874 cents, and some for 10 cents.
Chase & Sanborn's Prime Rio" sells
for Is cents, and their Combination
and Mocha" very high grade of cof-
fee, sells at 80 cents. AS to tea-cheice
Ioung Hyson and Gunpowder sells at
90 cents. and Upton A Grande Eng
lish Breakfast sells at 65 cents. and his
b and grades at so and 55 cents.
respectively. / know these to be facts.
Washington city must be high priced
place.-Geo. Jepson. st. Clairville, o.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Sumac for Tanning.

1t has always been wonder to us
that our tanners do not make more use
of the abundant supply of sumac in
this country. In many sections, as
everyone knows, the sumac grows rank
ly like a weed, and the supply is abund-
ant beyond any possibility of use. We
buy every year about s250,000 worth
of sumac, mostly from Italy. Now II
seems that the Turks are entering our
market and cultivating sumac for ex-
portation. The principal centers of this
cultivation are Albania and the Prov
ince of Aleppo. The leaves are gath
cred in June from shoots not more than
a year old, and are dried and ground
and put into sacks for shipment. Sumac
is used for tanning light skins, in which
it is necessary to have fine white col
or. as in the case Of bright morocco
leather. 1t is also used in slyeing. and
Is the basis of some OF tie colors which
are admired in Turkish calico.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
FACTS ABOUT SALT LAKE CITY
AND UTAH.
This Is What the Salt Lake People
Proudly Claim for Their City and
State,
| population of 0.000.

Proudly Claim for Their City and
State.
A population of 10000.
An unexcelled free-schoel system.
A splendid unshaken business record.
| An assessed valuation, 1908, of S48,-
CSC, 900.
A city tax rate. 1908, of 81 mills
City Water Works valued at s5,640,-
900.
City buildings and sites, s1,435.000.
Thirty-one miles of paved streets
CONSTRUCTED and under construction).
One hundred and Seventy-fiye miles
lof paved sidewalks CONSTRUCTED and un-
der construction).
One hundred and fifteen miles of
sewers CONSTRUCTED and under con-
struction).
A bank clearing record, 1908. $751;
l033,974.32.
Twelve banks with deposits of more
than $32,000,000.
The best railroad facilities with new
roads building hither.
Good local and export markets for
the products of her people.
Broader streets than any other city
on the American continent.
The fastest and best bicycle racing
track that was ever built.
Famous hot springs, salt water and
mineral baths and big sanitarium.
Lowest death rate of the large cities,
only nine per 1000.
Numerous imposing church edifices
of all the leading Christian sects.
Two evening and three morning
newspapers and other enterprising pub
llications.
A world-renowned Tabernacle and
the grandest pipe organ that was ever
built.
A regular unpaid church choir (Mor-
mon) of more than 500 mixed voices
An up-to-date public library. literary
and social clubs and art societies.
The great Mormon Temple. which
was 40 years in building and which
cost s3,467,118.
A Municipal and County building that
has no counterpart west of the Missis-
sippi, cost s1,000,000.
| Magnificent mountain chains, pure
water, matchless climate and bathing
resorts that are without equals.
A school population of $4,000 chill
dren between the ages of six and IS
years, and s2,000,000 worth of school
property.
A Water Works system that can sup
ply population twice as large as II
now has, and which belongs to the citi-
zens and is controlled By them.
A thoroly modern street railway sys-
tenn with more than 100 miles of track
age and one of the best electric lighting
systems.
Two great telephone companies with
residence and business phones exceed
ing more than $1,000 bona-fide sub
scribers, the highest American per cap
ita average.
Great gold, silver, copper, lead, iron
and coal mines at her very doors, with
marble, onyx and the highest quality
building stone quarries close at hand.
A mean temperature of 51.2 degrees;
extreme high temperature of SO de-
grees and an even zero record for the
loves: temperature and an average of
II per cent of possible sunshine
population in the State of $4,000
and which is being rapidly augmented
by homeseekers and investors VINO find
in Utah property more inducements to
remain than can be offered by any
other Commonwealth.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Tin.

As the United States is now the great
est producer of tin plate in the world.
everything relating to tin is of interest.
The Geological Survey says that our
output of tin was at a standstili last
year. A few tons of stream tin sluiced
from gravels in Alaska, with several
small deposits worked in South Dakota
and Texas. constitute our entire prod
uct. No work is reported from Wash
ington and the Carolinas, where there
was much promise of tin. The worlds
supply of tin increased considerably
during the year, of which more than
half came from the Straits Settlements.
Bolivia is increasing her contribution
of the metal to the worlds supply.
Prices were about one-fourth lower
than those for the previous year, but
the quantity imported was much great
er
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
The Mountaineer battalion.

Editor National Tribune: Referring
to an article appearing in.your columns
, about June 21 relative to extending the
provisions of the general pension laws
to the officers and enlisted men of the
1st Battalion McuntaineerS, California
Volunteers, we respectfully askoyou to
publish this communication IN
It IS noted you write evidently under
the impression that the above ofganiza-
ton was not regularly mustered into
the United States servicei but was an
Independent organization:
Permit us to state that as members
of this organization from IT'S enrolment
to its Observation-Disclosures is to say. from
June %, 1863, to May IS, 1S65-and
therefore knowing whereof We speak,
that our enlistment was for three years,
or during the war. After our enroll
ment we were regularly mustered into
the service of the United States, receiv-
ing from the General Government the
regular bounties and all other emolu-
ments granted to other United States
volunteers. We also received the same
pensions as all other volunteers up to
March, 1909.
At no time from our enrolment to
our discharge were we notified that we
were enlisted on special duty" Our
muster rolls and discharge certificates
show no such state of facts, the War
Depdf tIHeIt 10 Ine coitdiy hotWith-
standing.
We certainly performed all the mill
tary duties demanded of us during our
term of service and subject to removal
to any part of the United States, and
now, in our rather helpless old age, 1t
seems a bitter injustice to deprive us of
our small pensions.
At present there are only about 80
survivors of this battalion, all men far
advanced in years, in most instances
so far advanced as to be unable to COM
pete for a livelihood with their younger
countrymen. So as a simple matter of
right and justice we have asked Senator
Perkins to advocate this bill for our re-
lief
Thanking you in advance for this
space, we remain-A w. Hanna, First
Lieutenant and Adjutant, 1st battalion,
NJ. c. "; Thos. r. Riding, Corporal, Co.
f, 1st battalion, NJ. V c.: Richard A.
Graham, Private, Co. E, 1st battalion,
NJ. c. "; Joseph Jones, Corporal, Co. B,
1st battalion NJ. C. ", Veterans Home,
California -. -
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Work for Women.

An important employment has been
found in Germany for women in the
making of blasting caps. In this 60 per
cent of the employees are women. They
do most of the work of drawing the
caps, charging them and packing them.
They are also employed in making cleo
trio fuses and fuses for war purposes
They receive IL marks -(S2.S6) per
week. while the men are paid "a marks,
or SELL
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Manufacture of joss Paper.

An important part Of every Chinese
family's expenditures is for joss paper.
the burning of which is necessary in all
their religious services and family cele-
brations. Joss paper is made from
bamboo, with rough texture and COW
cred on one side with tin. European
paper manufacturers are endeavoring
to initiate the joss paper and enter that
profitable market, but SO far have not
had much success. The volume of the
trade can be estimated, from the fact
that in some p ovinces alone as much
as s4,00O,000 worth of joss paper is sold
every wear
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
ARMY Nurses Rir,.aax

July 20 was the birthday of Mrs. John
Cross. the well-kno9n army nurse, who
now lives with her husband at Kent, o.
Lhe W; Il. 2. surprised her by presenting
her with beautiful plate, and the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Kaw. provided a fine lunch.
Mrs. Charlotte Weaver read a poem.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Weight of the Carat.

The French Government has estab-
lished the weight of the carat at 200
Kilograms, or 3.086 grains Troy, and
prohib, ,ts the use of the word carat"
to designate any other weight. There
has been much confusion about this
weight in the minds of dealers in gems,
but this will now be accepted all over
the world as the correct weight.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
State Pension Laws

Moses A. Cleveland, North Bedford.
Mass, states that State pension law
should not discriminate in favor of
those residing in the State; but, on the
other hand, 1t might be quite an ex-
pehse Where soidiers are scattered all
over the country to allow them mem
sions. I'VE fought for the whole coun-
try. and if We helped furnish a state
quota, we who reside outside of the
State should not be barred" -
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
Attention. Co. c. 14th Ill.

Members of this company who re-
member Isaac Welsh are asked to write
to Mrs. Isaac Welsh, Meeker Colo, con-
cerning the services of her late hus-
band. Mrs. Welsh was at the front
herself, and served for a time as a hos
pital nurse. She is seeking a pension,
and desires data to complete her appli.
cation.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
HISTORIC POSTAL CARDS.
A Fine and Artistic John Brown Series


lHE NATIONAL tribune has published highly nteres,c
series OF postal cards relating the John There are ~
Photograph of John BroOn as abproed bv all his n
4 SleaV OF the Court House in he soas tried ~ i''
HarPers Ferry.
John BroUns Tannery in Pennsviania
The Jail tn aUhich he confined
John BrOsUn's Home at North Elba ~ Y
The Kennedy House Broau collected b fx
and from 1vhieh he upon lis raid " ' '0''''
oleu OF the lonely bnying ground Browns obou;on
inferred. 'o"Pa"'0"'
The Fort at Hdrpers Ferry ahe his last soud
The Craze North Elba BODY oc ntsrrJ a
the of B"ouHs trial al CharestoaVn - ~ D"o
coors, making beautiful execution as thv are
history On the back of each card giving brief
the essential facts They make additions to anv collection of
war pictures and are acceptable presents to friends
Price rs cents or with The National Tribune year. s1oo
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. WASHINGTON, D. c.
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A Lost Discharge

The National Tribune has received
from Perry Ware, McAlester, Okla, tho
discharge of James P. Millican; former
ly Of Co. G, 18th Iowa. which we will,
return to his heirs or relatives upon.
application and proof of their identity.
The National tribune., 1909-08-26
5th Me.

Comrade Rufus Duran, 2e Lincoln
street, Hudson, Mass, wishes to know
when and where the next Reunion of
the 5th Me. will be held.
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THE LAND OF
FULFILLED PROMISE.

Continued from page one.)

jected largely thru the interference of
the Illinoes Democrats.
Young fortified his power over his
people by the most ingenious and arbi-
trary measures. He issued paper money,
which was the only currency of the
community, and he made the tithing
system radically applied. He copied
the confessional system from the Ro-
man Catholic Church, and sent his con-
fessors periodically to every man, wo-
man and child in the community. Any
sign of discomfort or dissent with Brig
hams rule was treated promptly and
radically. If the dissenter could he
brought to submission, all right; If not,
he was subjected to the severest punish
ment. Apostasy was declared to be the
gravest of crimes and which could only
be expiated by the spilling of the blood
of the apostate. A band of 400 wolf
Hunters was organized to prevent es-
capes from the colony and to keep out
the GentileS.