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The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Information wanted.

My friend. Col. VIM. H. s. Burevyr,.
ex-Confederate and President Of tho
First National Bank of Weldon, N. C..
desires information about a lost pic
ture. and If any of my comrades of the
Union army can assist him in obtainine
possession of the same they viii place
me under lasting obligations
Gen. Logan established HEADQUARTERS
while in Raleigh. N. c., in April, 1865.
In the grove attached to the house
where the father and family of Col.
Burgwyn We're "refugeeing" The fam
lily pictures had been packed up and
stored in an clubhouse near the DWELL
ing. Among the pictures was an oil
portrait of Col. BurgwyH, about two
thirds life size, head and shoulders, In
Confederate uniform and recentlv
painted. This box was opened, and
some damage done by bayonet thrusts
thru some of the paintings, and the
portrait in question was taken away.
1t had no merit, except that it was a
picture of young Confederate soldier,
tho sometimes such things were taken
away by Union soldiers as mementoes.
Possibly some member of Gen. IIoean's
staff at the time. il alive. may be able
to give the information desired. or
some member of the command NAV
know of the existence of this picture
III so, its return will be amply compen.
sated for by Col. Burgwyn or Charles
III. Mcconnell, oath Mich, 81 State St
Chicago, Ill.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Keep the Balance Up.

1t has been truthfully said that any
disturbance of the even balance of
health causes serious trouble. Nobody
can be too careful to keep this balance
up. When people begin to lose appe-
tite. or TO get tired easily. the least inn
prudence brings on sickness, Weakness
or debility. The system needs a tonic.
Graves it, and should not be denied it5
and the best tonic of which we have
any knowledge is Hoods Sarsaparilla.
What this medicine has done in keeps
ing healthy people healthy. in keepine
up the even balance of health, gives ID
the same distinction as a preventive
that It enjoys as cure. Its early use
has illustrated the wisdom Of the old
saving that stitch in time saves nine.
Take Hoods for appetite. strength, and
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
druggists. hotelkeepers and saloonkeep-

druggists, hotelkeepers and saloonkeep-
ers paying fine every year for selling
liquor. In 1905 the Sturgis law was
passed. which empowered the Governor
to send officers into any County where
he believed that the law was being null
lifted, and the Judges began to impose
Jail sentences. The result of this was
remarkable increase in the Demo-
cratic vote and a diminution of the Re
publican vote, and the Democrats hope
to carry the State at the next election.
A reaction seems to have set in in
Vermont, where % towns out of 246
voted for license, and it is claimed that
the law is better observed under the
new license system than it was under
the old prohibitory law. Still it is
pointed out that the number of towns
adopting local option has steadily
diminished since 1903, when 80 voted
for license, while in 1903 only 2S did so.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13

anese children are, in, the gay kimono
and broad, bright obi, the Chinese baby
boy, with the cute little pigtail hanging
down from the embroidered cap. is
more SO. In high Chinese circles the
pigtail is a matter of unremitting and
careful attention from birth. and now
we are told that the care Of the baby
Emperor's hair has been put under the
charge of terribly high-up Mandarin,
In order that there may be no doubt
whatever of the royal queue being a
credit to the Nation.
Apropos of the baby Emperor of
China 1t is said that these above-men-
toned foreign ENJOYS brought presents
from their Government to the child,
and. that Russia sent a toy train of cars
and mimic railroad which cost $65,0O0.
Think of 1t! How could that amount
of money be put possibly In such a toy?
And one that cost 50 or SO would have
just exactly as well! The Marquise de
Fontenoy tells US that this giving of
children's presents has always played
quite an important part in diplomacy.
A little while ago President Falliers
presented some royal baby with doll
which. cost thousands of dollars, and
quite lately King Edward gave his lit
tie grandchild, the son of his daughter,
Maud, Queen or Norway, a train of cars
which cost what would be to some peo-
pie small fortune. OF course in the
case of King Edward there was prob
ably only the natural feeling of fond
grandfather which prompted his gift,
and not the Interior motive of IAN ak
to grind" 1t is certainly no ones busi-
ness how the potentates of Europe
spend their money or their country's
money, but on general principles this
giving of costly presents to children is
all wrong and greatly overdone every
where. In America far too much money
is spent on them in families of moderate
means, as well as those of wealth, and
all those people who indulge in it help
along foolish and unwise custom.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Had Read The National Tribune Thirty
Years

Editor National Tribune: You have
lost true lover of The National Tribune
when COmrade John Hutchings, 4OI Glen
avenue, Council Bluffs, Iowa, died, Jan.
3, 1903, from Bright;s disease. Over 25
years, perhaps 30 years, ago he subscrib-
ed for The National Tribune, and every
week was so glad to see it come. He
served in Co. f, 2Sth Ill.,, Seventeenth
Corps. receiving gunshot wound at the
battle of Shiloh, and remaining in the hos
pital six months. He was discharged at
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 10, 1864, after serv-
ing three years. When you sent him his
army chart for the subscription to The
National Tribune Il was so badly torn we
could not frame It. He intended to return
it and get another one. am very anxious
for one now. so Twill return this one. and
may l have another one copied from it p
Mrs. John Hutchings, 401 Glen avenue.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
"Climbs a Tree and Hol1ers., /,

Gen. T. 8. Peck. who carries on a
very thriving insurance business at
Burlington, VT, has this rhyme at the
head of his advertisement:
The man who whispers down a well
About the goods he has to sell
Won't reap the golden. cleaning dol
lars
Like he who climbs a tree and hollers'' %
And he follows it up by saying that
that Is his reason for climbing to the
top OF the tree and hollering as to the
quality of what he has to offer the pub
lie.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
The Battlefield of Gettysburp.

Capt c. B. Vinton, of Iowa, has a
large photograph on exhibition in his
office which attracts much attention. II
is from negative taken two days after
the battle, and shows only a. little cor
ner of the battlefield. but that is COW
cred with the swollen bodies of dead
soldiers. Around is the straw trampled
by the marching men and the ground
torn by shell and canister.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Pilot Knob.

E. Hasty, White Water, Mo, says
that he was in the field at Pilot Knob,
Sept. 26-7, 1864. in Co. K, Sd Mo. s. M;
later the 14th Mo. Cav. He wants to
know how many were killed in that en-
gagement.
The returns of the fighting at the
time of Prices invasion include num-
ber of small engagements, and sums up
on the Union side 10 killed and rs
wounded. The Confederates' loss is
not known, but believed to be much in
excess of that of the Union side.-Ed-
itor National Tribune
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Health in Florida.

One of the noteworthy things in re-
gard to the health in Florida is the re-
markable freedom from disease, ma
laria and otherwise, enjoyed by the
men who worked on the dredges en-
ployed by private parties and the Gov
ernment in draining the Kissimmee re-
gion. 1t was supposed that this would
be particularly unhealthy employment,
but the reverse proved to be the case,
and the freedom of all classes of en-
ployes from disease, especially malarial,
was quite noticeable.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Reunion of the nth Pa. Cav.

The 18th Annual Reunion of the 11th
IA. = cav VIII be held in Post 9, G. A
r. Hall, in Gettysburg. Pa. June 80
This is also the date of the State En-
campment of the G. A. r., and excur-
sion rates have been obtained on all
the railroads. All the old boys are
urged TO come and bring their wives.
sons and daughters. d. S. Orcutt Sec
retary. Pittsburg, Pa.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Pension Legislation.

Richard Lanning Post, Coshocton, O.,
unanimously voted resolution asking
the Department of Ohio to ask the Ma
tional Encampment at Salt Lake CITY
to rescind the resolution passed at To-
ledo, o., that no pension bills be intro
duced In Congress for three yesrs.
The National Encampment at Toledo
passed no such resoIution.-Editor Ma
tional Tribune
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Death of Admiral j. N. Miller.

Rear-Admiral Joseph Nelson Miller,
U. S. N, retired, died at East Orange,
y. j., April 26. He was born in Spring.
field, O., in 1886, graduated from An
napolis in 1856, and served creditably
during the war, participating in both
attacks upon Fort Fisher.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Medals for Veterans

Senator Charles Dick. of Ohio, intro
duced bill, April 5. providing that a
bronze Medal of Honor be issued to
every surviving soldier who enlisted
under the first call of President Lincoln
for $4,000 men," A note from Senator
Dick says that 1t is his intention to urge
favorable consideration of this measure
at the earliest practical opportunity.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
A New Flame,

Unusual claims are made from Cleve-
land for a torch fed by oxygen and
acetelyn, and which it is said will pro-
duce heat of $500 degrees, or the hot
test, by far. yet known. 1t is believed
that it will weld aluminium, and in ex-
periments made it cut thru two inches
of solid steel in less than a minute
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
A List OF Prisoners.

Col. E. T. Lee. 3153 Bloomington
avenue, Minneapolis, Mimi, says that
he has list of 375 prisoners captured
from the 18th, 14th, 18th and 18th
Iowa, SD III. and 18th Wis. on Sunday
at Shiloh from Gen. Premises COM
mand. He got this list from Mrs. Ad-
die r. Edwards, Mobile, Ala, whose
husband commanded the BrinyiIIe
Rangers and guarded the prisoners.
Anyone can have a copy of the list by
addressing him.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
McGilvery's Battery.

III. A. Vail. Towanda, Pa, wants to
know on what part of the battlefield of
the last Bull Run Capt McGiIvery's
Battery, the 9th Me-, fought. He was
with 1t for three weeks before and
after that battle and in the fight. On
the retreat they stopped at the stone
House, and after dark fred the last
shot In the battle.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Six Sons of a southern widow.

Editor National Tribune: Mrs. Har.
denia b. Swift. widow, living in john
son County, Ark, furnished to the Union
army six sons from the "Solid South. ~
Ore died and one was killed in battle.
The other four are still living. The
youngest was 60 years old Christmas day.
and is drawing pension Of $12 MONTH
&C. A. Swift, Edna, Ark
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Ex.Prisoners OF War

The Union Ex-Prisoners of War of
New York held meeting at the Ar
mory of the 9th N. Y. N. G. on Tuesday
evening. April 81. This was the anni-
versary of the last recorded death at
Andersonviile. Comrade r, B. McCully
was an active spirit In the matter,
The National tribune., 1909-05-13
Commitments.

I received the No. Repository, and
think it grand. want No. 6 when it is
issued.-J. A. Atkins, Cantonment,
Okla.
The National tribune., 1909-05-13

Don't like your gray mus.
tache ? Thsn mako it a
sacn Drown or black. Use
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
SAVANNAH TO HOLD
BIG PANAMA FAIR?
Plans Are Being Considered for
Holding international EXPOSE
ton When Canal Is Opened.
Program for Taft.

SAVANNAH, Ca, Sept. lat a meet
ing of the business men of Savannah
yesterday afternoon it was decided to
make the week during which President
Taft will visit Savannah a gala week.
There will probably be contest be-
tween several dirigible balloons, as most
encouraging letters have been received
from those who can supply this form Of
entertainment. 1t is not believed that an
air ship can be secured for the occasion,
but the dirigible balloon race seems a
certainty.
The president will be in Savannah u
part of November ana 8. He will arrive
here on the anniversary of his election az
president of the United States. He is to
be shown a great deal of attention by the
city authorities, Postmaster Blum, w. K.
I.eaken, collector of the port and some
OF his old classmates at Yale college.
This afternoon there will be Il meeting
of the chamber of commerce for the
purpose of discussing the advisability OF
holding a big exposition here in 1915 to
commemorate lie opening of the Panama
canal. It is very doubtful II this ex-
position will be held although many peo-
pie want Savannah to tackle it.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
COTTON PROSPECTS
LOOKING HOPEFUL

A very hopeful tone is apparent IT. the
monthly review by II. & G. Beers, of
New Orleans. to be printed in Cotton
on September L. In part. the review
says:
This more encouraging outlook is
spreading to England where trade has
been dull for the past II months. Advices
from Manchester are to the effect that
there is a better feeling, that there IL
more desire to buy and thar there is more
demand for goods. Up to the present
date, the world has taken this year. IS.
100000 bales of American cotton and by
September l will have taken 49, 900.
with the opening of the new season,
September l. the worlds visible supply of
American cotton will figure about l.
100000 bales as against $4,000 of a year
ago or $4,000 more than last year In
the event of trade improving this in
crease could only meet the demands of
the increased requirements.
THE market hesitates 10 advance owing
to the fear that receipts in September
will be heavy. owing to the premature
opening of the crop in the gulf states
and that the demand will not alb
sorb the offerings As farmers arelikely
to be free sellers around 12c, a temporary
decline is not at all unlikely. Neverthe-
less we feel fully convinced that there
will be no great pressure on the market
around current levels and If the market
should decline temporarily, II will offer
an opportunity to provide for future re-
quirements on a comparatively cheap
basis"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
TOTAL COTTON CROP
1908-9, 1895, 457 BALES

NEW ORLEANS. Sept. 1.-Statistics
showing that more cotton was handled
during the commercial year ending al
midnight last night than ever before, and
that all records had been broken in the
matter of the amount OF cotton consumed
by the southern mills. we're the features
Of the annual crop statement of Secretary
Hester, of the New Orleans Cotton ex-
change. The document. published on the
floor of the exchange today. forms the
preliminary report of Secretary Hester s
annual review OF the commercial year. II
proved one Of the most remarkable re-
ports the local cotton trade has ever re-
ceived.
The count of the commercial crop
showed it to be the largest on record
13S25,457 bales. The previous largest
commercial crop was 1866. SS5. marketed
in 19O4-O5. The only other crop that stands
with these two crops in size was that
of 1906-07. when II counted UP to 1S.510,9S2
bales. Last seasons total was only II.
81. $50. The very large total for this
years crop was a surprise to the trade.
including both the bulls and the bears
and If the figures had been issued while
trading was going on It is probable thar
they would have had a depressing effect
on prices. 1t was announced early in
the afternoon that the crop total would
be made known before the day was over,
and much guessing was done over whai
the figures would be. The highest guesses
we're around 13.700.000 while not a few
were below 1860, 000 and some traders
were of the opinion that no record would
be broken in the point of the size of the
corn marketed.
The most important feature in the re-
port, next to the size OF the crop itself.
was the statement on the amount Of
cotton consumed by southern mills dur
ing the season which closed today Here
all the records were again broken. the
total being 2.559.S73 bales. This point was
regarded by the bulls as being even of
more Importance than the size Of the crop
itself. It was taken as official confirma.
ton OF the many stories floating about
the market of late, i'm connection with
the great expansion of cotton manufac
turing in the south. The figures on con-
sumption compared with 2193.O00 last sea-
son, 2.4S9,000 two seasons ago. and g.
374.000 tire seasons ago.
While the report was far from being
complete, enough data was furnished
traders to allow interesting opinions to
be drawn regarding total consumption OF
American cotton this season. favorite
estimate among the bulls was 1330O.000
bales. which, IL confirmed by the complete
report. will also break all records. the pre-
vious largest consumption of American
cotton being u. 100000 bales.
In the point of port receipts another
record was broken. Net receipts at all
ports of the season were put at 10,062. S45
bales. against only S57s,S42 last year. AMI
9.9l9.555 two years ago.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03

may be sown in the fall. develops much
faster than the hairy vetch and furnishes
grazing in the fall and early winter, but
IL Is not nearly so hardy as the hairy
vetch and will frequently be killed by
freezes while the other is not injured.
The vetch, like crimson clover is a grass
feeder so far as the mineral elements are
concerned. Therefore, IL should be fer
tilized literally and much the same as
for crimson clover.
A good mixture to use on vetch would
be 100 pounds of raw bone meal contain
ing per cent of nitrogen and % per cent
OF phOsphOric acid; 500 pounds Of acid
phosphate containing is per cent of avail
able phosphoric acid. and 400 pounds OF
muriate OF potash. to which should be
added 100 pounds Of dry earth or rich
compost to bring the total up to 1900
pounds. This mixture would contain
about per cent OF nitrogen. per cent of
phOsphoric acid and 10 per cent of potash.
When used at the rate of 800 to 500 pounds
per acre. depending on the natural fertil-
ity OF the soil, IL should be admirably
adapted to the needs of this crop.
There is an opportunity through the
growth of these winter cover crops to
prevent erosion, and soil wastage on thou
at the same time enrich them materially
with nitrogen gathered from the air, pro-
vide fine pasture during a part of the win
ter and early spring. and furnish an
abundance Of the choicest hay for feed
ing, while leaving the land in much better
condition for succeeding crops.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
A Chance to Make Money

BY request we reprint the following: ! read
recent article where party invested $3.50, in
improving a Mexican homestead and is get
ting a regular income of over 81, 200 year
from the sale OF bananas. am glad to say that
know this can be done. You can get home,
stead in Mexico free and do not have to live
on 1t. All that is required is to have 1000
banana trees planted within five years and the
improvement department will prepare the land.
supply and plant the trees, and care for them
until they come into bearing, for about $500.
You can pay this in installments of $500 a
month. and in three years after your trees are
planted they will bring you a profit Of more
than 81, 800 each year If you superintend the
work but II you wish, the improvement depart
ment viii care for the trees and market your
bananas continuously, so you will not have to be
IN Mexico at ALL they get ne-third Of the
crop for attending 10 and marketing the bana-
mas. This VIII give you a profit Of more than
81, 90 a year, from investment Of about 5000.
IL you act your own superintendent, you
can make $500 a year more. know this from
my own experience. 1t IL a delightful country,
never hot. never cold, and the health conditions
are perfect. For full information address the
JANTHA PLANTATION CO.. Block $685. Pitts
burg Pa. as all English literature pertaining to
these free Mexican homstesds is distributed from
Pitsburg.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03

nitrate OF soda on alfalfa will depend en-
tirely on the character of the stand and
the vigor of the plants. If the plants are
sickly and yellow in color, clipping and
allowing the refuse to lie on the ground
and not cutting and curing as hay should
be the method followed. Nitrate of So
da may then be used advantageously as
a top dressing at the rate of 200 pounds
per acre, as the sickly appearance indi-
Gates the need of nitrogen in the land
or that the soil is not properly inocu-
lated. and hence the plants are not as
simiiating the nitrogen from the air.
We would use a complete fertilizer on
alfalfa once a year at the rate of /;
to LOCO pounds per acre. This fertilizer
need contain but little If any nitrogen. A
1-1O-4 or should answer very well where
there is need of a little nitrogen, but we
think ordinarily that a 1914 should an
swer every purpose. We would put the
fertilizer on probably twice-in the spring
and in the fall. The best time to seed al
falfa as a rule is in the fall on land that
has. been so handled as TO destroy weed
growth. Use about so pounds of clean,
American grown seed, testing 1t before
planting for termination to be sure that
1t is of a good quality.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
POULTRY SHOW DATE
FIXED FOR JANUARY

At meeting of the Georgia Poultry
association Monday afternoon in the KIM
ball house, 1t was decided to have the
greatest poultry and bench show ever
held in the south in the auditorium
armory on January 1922 next.
Under the efficient management OF the
Executive committee, consisting of w. V.
thinner, chairman; r. r. Allard, DR.. j.
w. Johnson. NJ. F. Morris and Loring
Brown, II was decided unanimously to
make the coming exhibition a metropolI-
tan one: and with this end in view
committee was appointed to take the mat
ter Up of coping the show with one of
the Hrge manufacturing companies in the
east which had had experience in the past
With the shows at Madison square gar
den.
The only judge decided on so far is
George Ewald, of Cincinnati, who is to
judge pigeons and pet stock. Two other
Judges are to be decided on later, the
committee waiting to hear from men Of
national reputation in the east, the policy
being to pick the judges only from men
who have heretofore had wide expert
ence
Space has already been applied for by
some of the largest fanciers in the coun-
try, and firms with international reputa-
tions will be represented. Lovers of fine
poultry will without doubt have an OPP
portunity of seeing the best breeds to be
seen in this country.
With the large space available in the
auditorium it is expected that the bench
show will equal that of the fanciers in
quality and number of entries. The hest
kennels have all been asked to exhibit,
and with the handsome prizes to be
awarded II is safe to say that all space
will be taken long before the LIST of Jam
uary.
w. V. thinner, one of the most enthusi-
astic fanciers in the city, besides making
several poultry entries from his Kimball-
VILE farm. will exhibit a Persian kitten
which has been sent him from Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa This feline has a pedigree
which would make anY duke enYious
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-09-03
CROPS WASHED AWAY
BY FURIOUS FLOOD

BRASwELL, Ca. Aug. 31.-The most
terrific storm of wind. rain and hal!
ever known in this section. accompanied
by fearful peals of thunder and vivid
lightning, passed over the town of Bras
well between. 5:15 and $3.50 .. m. yester-
day The storm cloud came rushing d.
rectly from the west, bur hardly had
the rain begun to fall wnen the wind
suddenly veered and rushing back from:
the south. such a downpour of rain i'm
me6iately followed as has never before
been witnessed here.
In an inconceivably short time usually
little mountain streams were raging tor
rents. From bridges that had stood for
years, were washed out in an instant,
trees along the banks uprooted and bot
tom land crops washed away. Wires are
down and it is impossible TO hear from
nearby localities. 1t is feared here thar
great damage has been done to crops
as we'll as railroads.