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The National tribune., 1909-06-17
TO INCORPORATE THE G. A. II.

1t will be remembered that the Sara
toga National Encampment of the G.
A. r. established permanent fund to
provide for the expenses Of the Order
as its membership dwindled. At the
Toledo National Encampment the Com
Chief was instructed to ap-
point a committee Of three comrades
learned in the law to consider legisla-
ton for the incorporation of the Trus-
mander-in-Chief appointed as this COM
mittee Comrades Leo Rassieur, Samuel
w. Pennypacker and Alfred B. Beers.
This committee has now made its re-
port, and 1t is published in General Or
ders, No. z, by the Commander-in-Chief
The report says that 1t would not be
wise to incorporate the Trustees, and
that there should be nothing less than
an incorporation of the G. A. r. If an
incorporation is decided upon. The in
corporation Of the Trustees would raise
several difficult questions. one of them
being the regulation Of a corporation
by the G. A. R.. an unincorporated body.
oH the Otnor manu-, al incorporation OF
the G. A. r. would give 1t complete
control of the funds and bring it under
the protection of the courts. which
would see that its rules and regulations
were rigidly compiled with In regard to
the funds. The report says:
1.-THE principal of the funds thus CIV
en- would be beyond the reach of those
Of our comrades who carelessly or
th0ughtlessly may consume them, and
the earnings and interest would flow
into our treasury periodically to meet
such proper outlays as legitimate means
make necessary. The obligations of our
organization could be guarded and pro-
tected until the last comrade is laid to
rest, and the courts would say in the
final accounting and distribution of
these principals that our Order had in
its financial management manifested
that same high sense of duty which
each member had exercised when he
rendered his services (and IL necessary
his liee) to preserve his country"
The report comedies with a recom-
mendation that the G. A. r. be incor-
porated. and that application be made
to Congress for this purpose at the
earliest practicable opportunity. and
that such corporation be named 1.-THE
Grand Army Of the Republic"
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
FLORIDA monthly Crop Calendar.

Something can be planted, grown and
gathered in Florida every month IN tne
wear. The National Tribune Is in receipt
of the following ordinary crop calendar
for the year for South-Central Florida.
In which the st. Cloud Colony Is located,
prepared for us by Prof. F. H. Roifs'
director of the Florida State Agricul-
tural Experiment Station:
JANUARY. - Irish potatoes. onion
sets. lettuce plants, spinach, celery sets'
cabbage plants, cauliflower plants, TO-
mato plants. eggplant plants. pepper
plants, okra seed, cucumpers, caase
iouDes. Summer squash, watermelonS,
snapbeans, radishes, beets, carrots
corn. mustard. orange trees, lime trees,
lemon trees, peach trees, fig trees, grape
vines palm trees.
FEBRUARY. - Onion sets, spinach.
tomato plants. eggplant plants, pepper
plants, olira seed. snapbeans, radish'
corn, sorghum. watermelon, cahte-
loupes.
MARCH. Eggplant plants, pepper
plants. okra, radish, sweet potato
plants, roselle, cowpeas. velvet beans
collard seed. beggarweed, peanuts, corn,
sorghum, rice.
APRIL Sweet potatoes. veive'
beans, cowpeas, okra. roselle. DegSar-
weed, peanuts, corn. sorghum. rice, col
lard seed.
M
cowpeas, okra, beggarweed (cleaned
seed). sorghum, millet. collard plants.
JUNE.-Cowpeas, sorghum, eggplant
seed. peppe- seed. sweet potato. collard
plants. sorghum. millet.
JULY.--Sweet potatoes. cowpeas, egg
plant seed, pepper seed. tomato seed.
AUGUST. - Eggplant plants, pepper
plants, okra, sorghum.
SEPTEMBER. - Pepper plants, egg
plant plants, strawberries, celery seed,
Irish potatoes.
OCTOBER. = Strawberries, radishes,
onion seed, beets. cabbage seed, cauli-
flower, lettuce seed, Irish potatoes. spin
ach, mustard, turnips, snapbeans, car
rots, beets Dwarf Essex Rape.
NOVEMBER.-Onio lettuce. spin
ach. celery, tomato seed Gin beds). pep
per seed Tin beds). eggplant seed
Gn beds), cabbage plants. lettuce
plants, mustard, tIrnips. carrots. beets.
radish, Dwarf Essex Rape.
DECEMBER. - Orange trees. grape
fruit trees, kumquat trees. lime trees,
lemon trees, palm trees, grape vines.
onions, spinach. celery plants. lettuce,
cabbagas, cau!itfower. turnips, beets,
carrots, English peas.
He adds that any family can have
six or more fresh vegetables direct from
the garden every day in the year and
fresh fruit every day from the orchard.
This information, which he says is far
from being complete, covering as II
does only common market crops, comes
from high authority. and justifies every
statement we have made as to the pos
siblities of agricultural life and all the
comforts attending 1t.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
THE -WII.A MONUMENT.

Comrade Thomas NJ. storke. the pro-
prietor of the Santa Barbara (CaL) In
dependent. and lit one time Mayor of
the city. was during his service in the
army prisoneP9at AndersonvilIe. In
his fine Memorial Day editorial he said:
'It is unfortunate. however, at this
hour that State pride and local preju-
dice should have led the Daughters of
the Confederacy to erect a monument
to the notorious Henri Wirz. He was
tried and found guilty Of crimes which
deserved the death to which he was
sentenced. History has recorded its
conviction that the sentence was just.
"But what Wirz was hung for was
not that men were not exchanged, but
that he made the condition of prisoners
many times worse than it need be. Dur
ing the days when there were $4,000
men in the stockade. and when men
were dying at the rate of 80 a day. the
only water furnished them was that
from the polluted stream that ran thru
the stockade. and was alive with mag
gots and filth Q all kinds. If Wirz had
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
A GRAND CoMRADE GONE.

A dispatch from Chief
Nevius states that Past Commander-in-
Chief John s. Kountz died at Toledo,
June Il. This news comes most unex-
pectedly, and will carry mourning to the
veterans all over the country. Comrade
Kountz was the second private soidier
to be elected Commander-in-Chief OF
the G. A. R., and his election brought
a new era into the administration OF the
Order He was a little German boy at
the outbreak of the war, without any
advantages of family or education. but
he felt the STRINGS of patriotism as
strongly as any, and enlisted at once In
the 37th Ohio as a drummer boy. The
37th Ohio, or the Sd German regiment,
was made up almost wholly OF Ger
mans and commanded by German OIL
GERS. Its first Colonel was Edward
silver. but during the most Of its service
It was commanded by Col. L. Won Bles-
singh, and it made splendid record In
the Army of the Tennessee. Comrade
Kountz took part in all its service until
Sherman's assault on Mission Ridge,
when he threw away his drum. took up
gun and entered the ranks. He lost
a leg in the engagement. and upon his
return home secured an education, en-
tered the office Of the Treasurer of Lu-
| cas- County, Ohio, and was several times
elected Treasurer by flattering majori-
ties. After his retirement from the
Treasury he entered insurance, and
built up a very fine business thru ex-
cellent methods and the great conf
dence the people of Toledo had in him.
He was appointed one Of commission
to establish the National Military Park
at Vicksburg. and served on that to the
completion of the work. He was active
from the first In the Grand Army, had
a warm feeling for his old comrades.
and was for years the Commander of
| Forsyth Post. He was Commander OF
the Department of Ohio in 1881, and
elected Chief at the Ma
tional Encampment at Minneapolis in
1854.
Comrade Kountz was gentle. lovable
man. true to every relation in life,
earnestly sympathetic with his COM
rades. always helpful to them to the
extent Of his ability, and will be sim
cerely mourned not only by them, but
still more by the people of Toledo and
Lucas County. with whom his life was
lpassed, and who knew him and his ad-
tnlirable qualities SO well.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

The Louisiana courts have been ai-
yiding the moral question between the
North and the Northwest side. as Hudi-
bras would say. A New Orleans mulat-
to. Virginia r. Davis, left her estate,
worth $4,000. to a white man with
whom she had been living. The court
has taken the property away from him.
however. and given it to an ilIegitimate
son OF the woman. saying that the white
mans living with the woman was
against public policy and In violation of
the laws Of the State.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
Lieut.. Lahm points out a really il

Lieut. Lafm points out a really I'M
portant use of the aeroplane which
has hitherto escaped attention. He be-
lieves. with much reason, that 1t can be
made of great service in rescuing from
stranded ships, and that every life
saving station should be provided with
one. Undoubtedly as soon as the aero
plane is worked down to a practical
every day machine it can be put to this
use with the best possible results. Even
if 1t could not bring ashore the pas
sengers. it would be much more GER
tain and effective method of carrying
life lines than the present method OF
firing a bomb over the ship.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

desired. trough could have been taken
from the stream a few hundred yards
above where it entered the stockade.
and good, pure water furnished.
Again, if Northern commander of
any prison had supplied himself with
bloodhounds to run down the escaping
prisoner, humanity would have cried
out against him. This was one of the
charges against wirz of which he was
convicted, and no one has ever ,:enieo
that the conviction was on insufficient
evidence"
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
FAIR WARNING.
COMRADE:

COMRADE zEf Ess-s--~-,H< =
When Tribune first offered 1000 town lots and
1000 plots ground outside the city limits subscriptions
rapidly At time warned subscribers
if interested to take advantage offer Coupled with
was that further number OF lots would
be offered those terms.
After subscription books had been closed received several
thousand dollars which we being unable to
accept further subscriptions under that offer.
lots together with hveacre tracts
of land for the of Subscrip-
tons to this coming rapidly the first We now
warn our will only few days before this offer
subscribed.
When these and vacre tracts sold no more
will be offered until after the allotment OF lands to those
who have already subscribed Allotment will be made the latter part
of June.
$1oo
Yours in F, c. and L.,
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
THE TERCENTENARY OF LAKE
CHAMPLAIN.

Gov. George H. Prouty. of Vermont,
invites all veterans of the War OF the
Union. of the Spanish-American War
and also the Sons of Veterans to par
ticipate in the parade of the celebration
of the tercentenary OF the discovery OF
Lake Champlain. The parade will be
on Vermont Day." July 8. The veter-
ans and sens of Veterans residing in
Vermont are requested to rendezvous at
the First Congregational Church on
South Winooski Avenue at 9 a. m.
sharp. There will be banners display
ed there for each organization. All
veterans who served in other than YER
mont regiments will march together.
Everyone is requested to wear his G..
A. R., Army Corps and Regimental
badges and to bring such National,
State and old battle flags as he may
have. The Vermont Society of Colonial
Wars and the Vermont Society of Sons
of the American Revolution will be
present and form an escort. There viii
be a grand military review under the
command of Brig Gen. Stephen Perry
JoceIyn, u S. A., Chief Marshal. Cots
will be furnished the visiting veterans
at 81 per night. with meals at reason
able prices The veterans who expect
| to be present are requested to notify
| by July ]. Charles E. Beach, Chairman
of the Military Committee, 184 College
Street or Capt. o. Fl. Parker, Secretary.
16S Bank Street, Burlington, VT All
veterans should call at the bureau of in
formation in the Standard Memorial
Hall AS this is probably the last time
that the old soldiers of the Green
Mountain State will form in regimental
organization, it is earnestly desired that
there be the fullest possible attend
ance The Commander of the Depart
ment of Vermont, G. A. r., and OF
other military organizations are doing
all they can to insure large attend
ance. 1t is particularly desired tnat
every member of the Old Vermont Brig
ade, the Second Brigade and the Isl
VT. Cav should be present.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

German propositions to raise fund
for navy are very interesting. A bill
is before the Reichstag to tax all furni-
ture one. two and three marks per 1000
marks value. according to the quality
of the furniture; that is. the cheapest
furniture in every house will be charged
% cents upon every $3.50 valuation. the
next grade 46 cents. and the best 7s
cents
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

The story of the battle in Albania
between IL battalions of Turkish troops
and 10000 Albanians is Of much inter-
est. The Albanians. who live on the
chores of the Ionian Sea, have for the
last century been the strongest bulwark
CT the Turkish Empire. They are de-
scendants of the ancient Illyrians, and
are probably nearer the original Greeks
than the present Greeks. who are large
ly Of Slavic blood. They are Mahome-
tans. whereas the Slavs, including those
of Greece. are generally Greek Catho-
lies. After centuries Of successful re-
sistance to the Turkish power the Al
banians at last were incorporated into
tho Ottoman Empire. and since then
have been the strongest supporters of
the Sultan. Evidently they are in hos
fility to the young Turkish party.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

Not only was the voyage OF the bat
tleships around the world one of the
very greatest advertisements this coun-
try ever received. and one which will
make immensely for an increase of our
foreign trade. but 1t seems to have been
comparatively Inexpensive. According
to the report of the Secretary of the
Navy. the great voyage only cost about
$1.500.O00 more than would have been
spent had the feet remained in home
waters.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

Southern papers say that people
would be astonished to know how popu-
lar Senator Aldrich has become in the
South. The real men of the South are
getting as far away as possible from
the dreary old graveyard of the Lost
Cause. and heading for the warm, grow
ing sunshine of to-day.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

There is rather large discrepancy in
the statistics gathered by the Forestry
Bureau and those furnished by the For.
est Warden Of Michigan. The Forestry
Bureau estimated that Michigan lost
from forest fires in 1903 over s28,000.-
600, with still further loss from de-
struct!oa of on-merchantable young
growth OF $16.000.o00. making a
total of s44.00o.o0o. The State Warden
OF Michigan claims that his researches
have been even more careful and exact
than those of the Forestry Bureau. and
places the total loss at only s2.57o.6e0.
There is some room in which to specu-
late on these widely different estimates.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

Snakes have always had credit a:
the best ratters, but two big gray ratt
put into the cage at Dalton, Ca. Of 6
seven-foot rattlesnake for his break
fast attacked ane killed him. A shot.
gun is the only certain thing in deal
ing with big gray rats.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

The new fishing law of Pennsylvania
prohibits fishing on Sunday, and the
Fish Commissioner gives warning that
anyone he catches viii be arrested and
fined $40. Probably he will not at
tempt to catch many. This is one OF
the freak laws that have tendency to
injure law observance generally.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

1t is a comfort to learn that the
tremendous Socialist meetings held In
New York City are made up almost
wholly of aliens. AS soon as an immi-
grant gets enough interest in the coun-
try to become citizen he ceases to be
q Socialist.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

Another illustration of the beauties
OF the primary system Each of the
candidates for Governor of Virginia
have had to ante up $500 as first pay
ment on expenses of primaries Fine
chance for a poor man to run.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

West Virginians, and especially West
Virginia politicians, are said to take a
peculiar interest in the development OF
airships. That is about the only way
they can reach many parts Of the State.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

Great Britain and Russia have as
sumed a protectorate over Persia. II
was high time that somebody did. to
stop the robbery and murder of the
common people.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17

Recent elections in New York disturb
the politicians with signs that the peo-
pIe are decidedly with Gov. Hughes
and against them.
The National tribune., 1909-06-17
WASHINGTON, D. C.. JUNE IT. 1908
NOTICE.

Something new to jaw over The
chewing gum manufactures h"'e
formed trust.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30

Elsewhere IN tOdzy's Democrat VIII
Be found TIE Ssles6veTdssneut for the
GlObe Store. This great sale starts On
The md day Of August and win last ten
dsys Oaly.
Priee cutting, extra values, and fine
bargains are some Of the inducements
offered 10 the buyers during this sale.
The goods offered are al Of the very
best Of their kind, and this sale is put
on now IN order to reduce the stock be-
fore the buyer starts for the market to
buy the fan and winter stock.
This sale offers you q fine opportunity
to buy goods at or below cost.
Be On hand when the sale opens and
secure some Of the attractive bargains
Remember the date-August 2nd for
10 days.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30
NkEDFUL KNOWLEDGE
Live Oak People Should Learn to De
teCt the Approach Of Kidney
disease.

The symptoms Of kidney trouble are
so unmistakable that they leave no
ground for doubt. Sick kidneys ex-
crete a thick, cloudy, offensive urine,
full of sediment, irregular of passage
or attended bya sensation of scalding.
The back aches constantly, headaches
and dizzy spells may occur and the VIC
tim is often weighed down by feeling
Of languOr and fatigue. Neglect these
warnings and there is danger of dropsy,
Bright's disease, or diabetes. Any one
Of these symptoms is warning enough
to begin treating the kidneys at once.
Delay often proves fatal.
You can use no better remedy than
DOan's Kidney Pills. Here's Live Oak
proof:
W. F. WaSdin, formerly of Ohio ave, ,
Live Oak, Fla, says: Il consider
DOan's Kidney Pills to be the most
effective kidney remedy in existence.
They have been used in my family with
the very best of results, and / have a
number of friends who have also taken
them with ike benefit. l advise every
one suffering from backache or any
other symptoms Of kidney complaint to
procure Deans Kidney Pills from the
SuwAnnee Drug Co, and give them a
trial
For sale BY an dealers. Price 50
cents FOster-Milbarn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name Doan's sand
take ~ other Sc
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30
LEGAL NOTICES


NOtioe for Bids for Supplying BeeE
Until Tuesday, August 1Oth, 1903. At
10 O'Clock, q N, the Board Of COmmis-
aOners Of State Institutions Of the
State Of Florida VII receive bids at
tallahassee, Florida, for furnishing
fresh beef for the Florida Hospital fOg
the Insane at ChsttahOOehee, Florida,
for the period Of two years, beginning
September /, 1903.
All bids must be sealed and addressed
to The Board of Commissioners Of State
Institutions Tallahassee, Fla, and
marked Bids for Supplying Fresh
Beef.
The three following propositions VIII
be considered:
o. BIDS 70 furnish, as near as nay
be, the following weights Of beef on
each Of the DAYS Of the week, as below
mentioned: Monday, 100 pounds; We'd
neSday, lao pounds; Friday, LOCO
pounds. Said beef to be butchered near
the Hospital and delivered fresh.
o. Bids to furnish IN car load lots
at River Junction, Florida. freight pre-
paid, fat beef cattle sufficient to pro-
duce the allowed stated amounts Of beef,
there TO be received by the Hospital
and butchered by its employees.
g. Bids to furnish the amount Of
fresh beef specified under proposition
o., but delivered at River Junction,
Fla, freight prepaid, in minimum car
load lots, in properly iced refrigerator
cars. Bidders to specify whether West
en beef, or Southern cattle butchered
in OF near the State Of Florida.
In making contract, the Board will
reserve the right to vary the above
stated quantities Is per cent either
way. A bond Of $4,000 viii be re-
quired of the successful bidder. cOnG-
toned for the faithful performance Of
his contract. Each bid must be accom-
panied by a certified check for $4,000
as an evidence Of good faith.
c. 7. WHITFIELD,
Secretary Of the Board.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30

Mss LIKE Dslsgsl give al ineeresn
supper On Friday night Inst She gave
rs some sweet music and then We al
marched into the dining nom where
cake and cream were served We al
enjoyed ourselves 50 wen and hope she
VIII give another soon
Wonder what young man came out
from White Springs and took one Of
our Pine Grove girls out driving Sun
day afternoon!
Mss Stella Cobb gave a pilau last
Friday night. There was quite a nice
crowd there. She entertained them BY
giving them some Of the best music
that could be made, and then they
played several parlOr games. Best Of
all came next and We organized a Sun
day school at this place. Sunday af-
tenOOn We had quite a large attend
snee. think we VIII have a nice pro
greSSive school
Wonder what young man went from
Pine Grove Sunday afternoon and took
anyther fellows girl to Pleasant Hill
Sunday school and League.
Miss Make O'Cane, of Huntsville,
has been visiting Miss Alma BeYan for
the past week.
Miss Maggie Holmes, Of Live Oak,
spent last Thursday and Friday with
Miss Alma Beyan.
Mr.. Tom Cobb, from South Florida,
has been visiting his aunt, Mrs. James.
Mr.. Cobb left last Saturday for his
home.
G. B. Umstead We learn is at Hot
Springs.
There were some folks who went on
a straw ride to Houston Thursday
night, and just as they were driving
through Little Hell one of the wagon
wheels rolled of. ThemOsquitOes were
so bad til they were forced to build a
fire in that hot place.
There is a certain young man putting
up wire fence and driving pumps,
think someone is going to lose his last
girl.
We are pleased to say that Mr.. Dukes
and Miss Blanch Wolfe are making a
fine success in teaching our school
Miss Sue Hemming has a nice school
and she is doing some good work.
Miss Sue Hemming and Miss Blaneh
Wolfe left Friday afternoon for Suwan-
nee Springs to attend a house party.
JOHNNIE.
Suwannee Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 1897-current, 1909-07-30
Near Home Evidence

Looking over the city records the
past few days, Mayor Hendry has dis
covered that the decrease in DRINKS
that have been brought before him is
something over 800 per cent. during
the period from June l, 1908, to June
80, 1903. In other words he gives the
figures thus: From July l, 1907, to
July !, 1908, there came before him as
mayor lS6 men on charges of being
drunk. From June l. 1908, TO June
80, 1903, the number was So
These figures he states, viii be
horne out BY the records Of the mayors
court and are certainly a good showing
Cor the dry" side Of the question
Again. he says the money derived
from the s. street tax amounted to
SO, which Is nearly 500 more than
woah have been derived from the
saoonA You can draw your own con-
elesions Is 10 whether or not the max
ng The city dry" has done damage
financially or morally, - f. Myers
Press
Lee county, in which It. Myers is
situated, voted dry last year, and the
above report Of the mayor Of the city
establishes beyond question the good
effects that follow the closing Of the
saloon Manatee River Journal