The National tribune., 1909-07-08
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State. We get Letters occasionally in which
either the name orr postoffice address has
been overlooked Do not mix business ques-
tions and correspondence. Use separate
sheets of paper. All letters Will be given
prompt attention, ether by mail or in The
National Tribune.
4. B. G., Hammond, Ind: The tariff;
as Gen. Hancock once said, is local
issue" The Southern Democrats in Con
gress seek protection for their trade IN
fants." Tillman made q hard fight to get
duty OF 10 cents n pound on Tea IN the
interest of the young tea industry OF South
Carolina, but his proposition failed IN the
Senate by vote of 60 to III.
l.. G. P, st. Louis, No.: The water
produces food as abundantly as the land
Florida is particularly favored in having
more fresh water surface and more salt
water boundaries than any of the other
States. Nearly rs much attention is paid
by the Government to the farming of the
oceans rs to the dry lands of the prairies.
and the ''crops" which are harvested and
the seed which are annually planted
approximate in their largenesS of numbers
those of the land foods.
Last year. for instance, the fish crop.
dealing in the biggest ~''ha rvest fields" and
der the head of fish, approximated
1,0S3,OoO tons:
Uncle Sam is paternal to an astoniSh-
ing degree in his protection of the indus
tries of the farmers who fish the waters.
He extends his protection not merely over
the scaly and the scaleleSs fish proper, but
he makes the lobster, the oyster, the mol
lusk, the crab the turtle, the clam, the
sponge and the frog his proteses. He
tells how best to encourage each OF these
species in the continued perpetuation OF
the race. He does more. He breeds hun
dreds of millions of infantile specimens of
these and sows them generously under the
waves so the yield shall always be plen-
tiful. U. S. Fish Commissioner George
NJ Bowers has caused to be placed in the
oceans, lakes and rivers 2.511. .597.377 fish
and fish eggs, that being 6OO.0O0,000 more
| than had ever been before planted in a
single year. The greatest numbers of these
artifcially propagated fish We're among the
pike perch, the yellow perch. white perch.
blue-back salmon, lake ciscoes, graylings.
shad, striped bass, cod and lobster. 1t may
that thousands of pounds of fish are an
nually shipped from the lakes in the Kis-
simmee Valley, Florida, 10 Northern cities.
z. G. f.. Salem, O.. The song ''Wake
Nicodemus," was written by Henry G.
Work. He wrote both words and music,
and was author of : number of other
popular negro and Southern songs. You
ards Sons, Cleveland, Ohio. Rally
Round the Flag" was written by James
T. Field and the air by which it is com
monty sung was composed by VIM. Il.
Bradbury.
J. A. K, Alton, Iowa: A man can dis
inherit one or all of his children by will
in this country, but he is very mean
father to do 1t unless there are extreme
reasons. In France the law will not per-
nit parents to deny children their share
in property. Changes will ultimately be
made in the. United States prohibiting
men from making unreasonable disposi-
ton of their property. For example, Hen
ry II. Rogers. the Standard Oil magnate,
who died recently, left $50,000,000 which
is not to be disturbed for 80 years. Mar
shall Field, the Chicago merchant, left
| 1000. 900 to his grandson, but he is not
| to come in possession of it until he is 30
years old. Dead hands should not be al
| lowed to stretch down the years over such
vast fortunes.
B. L. A., Sioux City, Iowa: The new
law, which appropriates S10,000000 10
| take the thirteenth United States census.
provides for competitive examinations of
all persons employed. under the direction
Of the Civil Service Commission. Only
one person in each family will be admitted
| to employment. This provision is made to
apply to all branches of the service as a
preventive of the customary nepotism. A
geographical apportiOnment is also pro-
vided for Per..ans the most important
provision in the bill is that requiring that
all examinations of applicants for offices
shall be conducted in the States in which
the applicants live. and that a person TAX
| ing the examination must have lived in
| the State at least year. This is in
| tended TO give each State its fair quota
| of emDloves and TO prevent the overload
| ing of the Government Departments by
persons from the District of Columbia
and States close to Washington City.
c. G. NJ, Salem, Mass: The Southern
people understand the negro much better
| than the people of the North, who view
him largely from a distant standpoint. In
this connection your attention is called to
recent decision of the New York Su-
preme Court, which sustained an order Of
Judge Dugro. of New York City, who re-
duced damages awarded George Griffin, a
negro porter on Pullman car. from
50 800 to $500. The negro was arrested
| in Montreal charged with stealing y
stantiated. He brought suit against Dan
iel H. Brady. New York manufacturer.
who caused his arrest. In his order JUS
tice Dugro said: "Whle the negro. un-
der the law. is just as good mar as tha
President of the United States. it would
| be Dau arSuHsHt 10 say IiEiI ne Is JuSl
as good in some respects. The damages
in g case of this kind depends on a mans
standing and circumstances. II he is col
ored. that fact should be considered" Ac-
cording to this opinion a negro and white
man do not suffer equal humiliation in the
eyes of the law for false arrest.
p. D., Pittsburg, Pa, and others: All
kinds of reports are in circulation in re
gard to the opening of the Flathead, Coeur
dAlene and Spokane Reservations. In the
| Flatheai are 40,229 acres of first class ag-
ricultural lands, 1903 second-class agri-
cultural lands, and 336, 1S9 acres of graz
ing lands. In the Coeur d'Alene about
100000 acres. including prairie and tim
ber. In the Spokane about 10000 acres.
These lands are appraised at from $1.25 II
500 an acre, and will be distributed in
a drawing to be held at Occur dAlene.
Idaho, Aug. 10. Registration for the Flat
head lands can be made at Kalispell OF
Missoula, Iont.; for the Coeur d'Alenc
lands at Occur d'Aiene, Idaho. and fo-
Spokane lands at Spokane. Wash. at an
time between July 10 and Aug. .. Sol
diers, sailors or their widows and orphan
children can register thru an agent at an
or all of these points Tor chance in any
one or all these reservations. Blanks for
soldiers, sailors and widows to make reg
| istration can be had from the Commission
fer of the General Land Office, Washington.
d. c.. who will also send all needed in
| formation. g Cl
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Kaufman's Medal.
| Comrade M. III Ero;,ll;na of Conay