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The National tribune., 1909-09-30

Midget Bill" of Fort Worth. Tex,
now knows exactly how ghosts must
feel He is a negro. only Sc inches high.
and 40 years old, and is quite a we'll
known character in Fort Worth and
Bonham. 1t was reported and generally
believed that he froze 10 death in the
exceedingly cold Winter of 1905 in
Bonham. The report was that he was
duly buried and followed to the grave
by g. long cortege. Apparently he was
not, but has kept out of sight for some
reason ever since, until the other night,
when he took it into his head to visit
a sociab1e of his race held at Fort Worth.
The soeiable stopped with appalling
@suddenness when Bill entered the room,
with the women fainting and the chill
dren scampering off shrieking at the
appearance of ''hant." Bill tried to
reassure them that he was flesh and
blood. but he should have known more
of his people than to attempt it. 1t
looks now as If it will be some time
before Bill can go to any gathering of
negres without at least casting a pail
over il.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
The Hist n. ",

Editor National Tribune: 1 would Ike
you to give a short history of the 14fst
n. Y.-Chas. A Houghton. 80 Maydoie
street, Norwich, y. Y
The 141st n. Y. was organized at Ell
mira. in September, 1862, and mustered
out June S. 1865. 1t was commanded
by Col Samuel G. Hathaway, who re-
signed Feb. IL. 1868, succeeded by Col
John W. Diyinny. who also resigned
June I of the same year Col Edward
L. Patrick then took command, was
killed in action at Peach Tree Creek
July 20. 1864. and Lieut.-Col. Andrew
j. McNett took command. retaining the
same till muster-out. The regiment be-
longed to Williams's Division, Twen-
tieth Corps. and lost rs killed and 174
from disease, etc.-Editor National
Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

We are doing even better work in the
Philippines than we did in Cuba. but
there is nothing like the blowing of
trumpets about it and few people are
aware of it. The Filipinos are profiting
greatly by American Government. and
this is far from being confined to insur-
ing them safety in their persons and
property and educating their children.
The health regulations are stamping out
epdemics and promoting the general
health of the islands. The latest work
of great public benefit is a water system
from Manila. The water is taken from
point 20 miles northeast of Manila,
and is sufficient to furnish 22,5O0.000
gallons day, or about 100 gallons for
each inhabitant. This. it is expected.
will vastly improve the sanitary condi-
tions of the city that was once as filthy
and disease e-breeding as Havana when
we took hold of it.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

we're. In the Mount Vernon tAIa.) Hos
pital for Colored Insane there were SO
cases and 81 deaths Elsewhere in the
South the mortality has run as high as
81 per cent. We are quite sure that
the disease can be readily counterac:cd
and cured by giving the patient plenty
of food in variety and of such kind as
will supply the system with the ingredi-
ents that the corn lacks. Any farmer
knows that it is unwise to feed his stock
on corn alone, and that if he does so he
will invite disease.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
TIE ST. CLOUD COLONY.

of the enterprise the Seminole Land
Company intended the price of veace
from so per the 18th of
September We find. that impraccabe together
the prom en members X. wished
the committee making the assignment before Oct and have
decided accept subscriptions for lots and veace
the old price of One Hundred Dollars $10O for both until
gnment made. The basis of present offering follows:
will lot and fve-acre
will lots and vacre
$500 lots and three ve-acre
For 500 will receive four lots and four veacre tracts
subscriber purchase and four FIVE
Copy Cloud Tribune and copy of ST Cloud Prospectus
will be mailed to anyone sending his address.
that those who wish to avail themselves of the present
offering Of both for $780, must act
promptly property will be sold that price after
me has been made
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE V5ashinuton, D, C.,
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
DEATH OF GOV. JOHNSON.

| The passing of Gov. John A. Johnson,
fof Minnesota, is an unusually heavy loss
to the country. Without reference to
his political principles he was one OF
the public characters that the. Nation
many too few of them.
| He was a man who had grown up to
prominence in the old-fashioned Amer
| lean way from the obscurest beginnings.
He made his way to the ffrent as Lin
| coin did. by first getting the esteem of
his immediate neighbers and extending
this circle of trust and admiration until
he had a phenomenal record of being
Ielected three times by great maierities
| in a State which was politically opposed
to him. He differed from Bryan in
many things. but most in being a prac-
tical politician. He made good in what
ever position he was placed. He had
very little of abstract theory and a
world of hard common sense which
dealt with things as they are. While a
fascinating public speaker, he made
| nothing of the reputation that Bryan
did, but he made what WAS Of infinitely
| more value, entire confidence in what
he said. In no sense a rainbow cbas-
err" he had high ideals and an extraor-
dinary talent for bringing his people
and State up toward those ideals. He
never proposed anything visionary, rad
icaI or subversive, but with a Legisla
ture opposed to him politically he sue
ceeded in bringing about more practical
reforms than possibly any other State
| Executive in the country. The peculiar
misfortune of the country is that he
leaves no successor upon whom the
Democracy can build its hopes.
Every student of politics recognizes
that a Government by party is abso-
lUtely the best form that the human
mind has yet conceived. In order. how
ever, to have this Government by party
at it's best it is necessary that there
shall be two opposing parties nearly
equal in strength and only differing in
methods of securing the same result.
This is where the Democratic Party has
failed of late years to do the good that
la great opposition party should have
done, and it has been misfortune to
the country as well as to the Demo-
cratic Party itself, that Mr.. Bryan has
diverted it from its true policy of OPP
position into chasing one ignus fatuus
after another. With such a man as
Gov. Johnson in the lead the party
would have been brought to its true
duty of considering the ends to be OBJ
tanned and Offering the alternative
method of obtaining this to that pro-
posed by the party III power. The Re-
publican Party needs such Democratic
Party in active opposition to it, as well
as the country does. and nothing has
hurt the Republican Party so much as
the failure for the past II years of the
Democratic Party to play the role that
it should III great free Government.
Gov. Johnson died just when it seemed
that the field OF his greatest usefulness
was opening up for him 1t was expected
that the Democracy would return to
safety and sanity with him as the lead
er, and, assuming its true function,
would have brought American politics
back to where they should be, with the
Republican Party held to a vigorous
accountability for everything that it did
or proposed to do.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

The Monitor of San Francisco and
other professional Irish and Roman
Catholic papers of little information
and small circulation are having out
bursts on The National Tribune's stric-
ture upon Gen. James Shields, which
they foolishly ascribe to prejudice
against Roman Catholics and Irishmen.
The fun of the thing is that they do not
know that, far from Gen. Shields hav-
ng been Roman Catholic, he was
strong Protestant and an active and
prominent Free Mason. Much of his
startling success in getting positions was
attributed to Masonic influence.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
Deserved censure is being given TO

Deserved censure is being given to a
Judge of a court in Charlestown, Mass,
who informed culprit accused of lar
ceny and drunkenness that action on
his case would be suspended if he would
enlist in the Navy by the end of the
week. The Navy is absolutely no place
for drunkards and thieves, and the
Judge showed a wofuI misconception Of
the high character of our service, as
well as a lack of patriotism. Both the
Army and the Navy seek only the best
material for their forces. and the stand
ard of the service is kept on the high
est plane. Disreputable characters are
not wanted in either the Army or the
Navy. They are worthless as soldiers
or sailors; they are an infictfon upon
their shipmates and comrades, and are
usually fired out sunmarily in some
way or another as soon as their charac-
ter becomes known.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
Brazirs troubles over getting rid

Brazil's troubles over getting rid of
her surplus coffee continue. Brazil has
been acting upon the Bryanitic idea of
buying, up the coffee from the planters
and holding it for an advance. This
was to help them out of the troubles of
oyer-production. This has resulted most
disastrously, and having lost about 500
100000. the Republic is trying to get
rid~ of it's accumulations. One device
was to limit the expectation for the
year ended June 80. 1909. to 5000, ,o09
bags, which has worked badly, and it
is now seriously proposed to have the
Government make a tax of 10 per cent
of the coffee. collect it, load 1t on barges
and sink it in the sea. That such a
proposition should be seriously enter
tanned shows that there is nothing too
preposterous for tinkerers with econom-
ical ideas. A better proposition has
been made to exact one-tenth of the
crop as tax, and sell this to create a
fund to maintain a propaganda thruout
Europe and America for Brazilian cof-
fee.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
RAISE THE RATES.

The National Triune'S bill to raise the
lrates under the McCumber law for tht
ladvanced ages is not only just anc
reasonable, but it has the support OF
the unbrolsen practice of the Govern.
Iment since its beginning Thruout its
history the Government has begun by
pensionins all survivors at fixed rate
and as these advanced in age and
diminished in numbers it has raised
the rates until at the last venerable
pensioners have been given as high as
| 500 month, solely on account OF
their advanced age and without refer
ence to other disabilities or their length
of service.
| The veterans of the war of the rebel
lion were called upon to render much
longer, much harder and much more
dangerous service than the soldiers in
any previous war. The war of the re-
bellion was the greatest. the longest
and characterized by the most terrific
strains and hardest fighting of any war
that the civilized world has ever seen.
tThe glorious results of all that service
are more manifest than of any in our
history. The Revolutionary War left
13 disjointed, struggling Colonies. and
the benefits of the war were in ques-
ton for long time after peace was
declared. The War of 1872 left the
country nprostrate, and it grew slowly
for many years afterward. The MeSi-
can War gave US a great addition of
nd iIar NJ aGH tf.
our riches. but all these results are
put into insignificance by the immense
progress which the country has made
since Apponattox- Where the wealth
of the country had previously gone up
slowly by the millions the wealth since
1865 has increased by billions. In
actual figures the country's wealth has
increased sevenfold since 1860.
None of this increase of wealth would
have been possible if the men who
fought the war thru had not been the
longest enduring and most self-sacri-
ficing and possessed Of the most forti-
tude of any soldiers in history.
They fought over a country larger
than all of Europe outside of Russia,
they met larger armies than were ever
encountered upon the field of battle,
and they overcame a greater number
of soldiers than were ever arrayed in
actual war.
Consequently the pension list cannot
be compared with that of any other
country or period. Every circumstance
connected with the war demands that
the men who fought it thru should re-
ceive exceptional care and considera-
ton from the generation which is reap
ing the rich fruits of all their valor
fortitude and sacrifice.
The amount required to raise the
pension Of every man who has passed
65 to the rates that we have indicated
VIII be but trifle in comparison with
the enormous amounts the Government
is spending otherwise, and this expend-
iture will only be for a short time 1t
will enable every present survivor of
comforts of life for the few years that
remain to him, and it will enable him
to keep his dear old wife with him until
the last, and spare him the gloomy
forebodings of having to seek refuge
away from her in a Soldiers Home.
Let US have 4 solid, united effort by
all of the veterans in support of The
National Tribune's bill.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
The 5tSt Mo.

Editor National Tribune: If not too
much trouble would you kindly give a
short sketch of the 5tst Mo. IN. W.
Charles. LampasaS. Tex.
The 51st Mo. was organized at St
Joseph's from March 1 to April IA.
1865, to serve one year. and mustered
out Aug. 81, 1855 The SD, 54th and
55th Mo. were transferred to it May L.
1865. 1t was commanded by Col David
Moore all thru it's service, and lost two
killed and At from disease. etc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
The 2Sth Iowa.

Editor National Tribune: viii you
please give a short sketch of the 2Sth
Iowa IS. Walton, Chelsea. Iowa
The 28th Iowa was organized in the
State-at-large in July and August, 1892,
and mustered out July 81, 1865 1t was
commanded by Col VIM E. Miller, who
resigned March 13, 1868, succeeded by
Col John ConneIL 1t took part II the
following battles: Port Gibson. Jackson,
Champion Hill, Grant Coteau. Sabine
Crossroads. Winchester. Fishers Hill.
Cedar Creek. belonged to Growers Diyi-
sion, N neteenth Corps, and lost 50
killed and 1S9 from disease, etc.-Ed-
itor National Tribune.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
WASHINGTON, D. C.. SEPT. so, 1909.
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

President Buckham. of the University
of Vermont, makes this contribution to
the much-mooted question: What is a
gentleman"
"a gentleman is he who invariably
subordinates his own rights to the pref
udices or preferences of others. and his
own prejudices or preferences to the
rights of others"
A shorter and therefore better defini-
tion is: "A gentleman is one who does
the right thing at the right time
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

The ST. Louis papers report that the
output of Missouri merschaums."
cornceb pipes. this year will bring the
makers about $780, 088, and that the
demand for them is rapidly extending.
Naturally they sing the praise of the
corneob pipe as something that puts
the best Havana cigar clear out of the
running.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

1t is not surprising that the vets won
in Bristol, Tenn. Bristol, it will be re-
membered. lies on the State line be-
tween Virginia and Tennessee, with a
this has made it a paradise for all
liquor dealers. crooks, moonshiners and
their kith and kin. Therefore. it is not
wonderful that they have been able to
win the election by small majority of
80 votes.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

Col. Roosevelt undoubtedly views all
this row over the North Pole with in
tense disapprobation. The sales of the
Peary-Cook books must hurt that of
the stories of the African jungle which
he intends to put upon the market
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
At CaDlp Ford.

J.B. Lock, 18th Iowa, Gravity. Iowa,
says that the writer of the history of
Camp Ford made some mistakes. It
was the 26th Ind. and the 18th Iowa
that were together. Col. Leak, of the
goth Iowa. was in command when the5
were captured. July %, 1864.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

Mining and Methods is the name Of
a new magazine started at Salt Lake
City. Utah. and devoted to the mining
interests of the Rocky Mountains. 1t is
neatly gotten up and well filled with
valuable information as to properties.
plants and prospects.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

The German papers are severe in
their denunciations of the tariff, as
might have been expected. The law
was framed in the interest of Americans
aad not Germans.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
Sacrificed to the Union Cause.

T. S. Parker contributes to the Scioto
Gazette. Chillicothe, o., an interesting
story of how he and five of the boys
of Co. d, S9th Ohio, dlsregarded the
strict orders against foraging and sac
rificed an old Virginia raZor-back to
the great cause of the Union. They sue
ceedeG in getting the meat back to
camp without the officers discovering
them. and their company had q feast of
fresh pork
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
PROVERBS.

When wisdom entereth into thine
heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto
thy soul;
Discretion shall preserve thee, un-
derstanding shall keep thee.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

Think of how time fiiesI The Grover
Clevelands are now beginning to apply
for marriage licenses.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

Mrs. Wyman, aged 20. of Pittsfeld,
Mass, lays claim to the championship
of the p pe-making fraternity. One fore
noon recently she made 20 pics of nine
different kinds, and had time to set a
spell on the porch afore dinner" 1t
will be remembered that Pittsfield is
about the center Of the pie belt of the
world, and no Yankee feels his day well
spent unless he has eaten pie at three
meals. A New Yorker stopping at a
hotel somewhere near Pittsfield asked
of the waitress, Have you any break
fast food?" and she answered. "Yes
apple, peach. custard and pumpkin"
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

The success in China of the students
who have studied in the missionary
schools and colleges in this country in
winning the highest honors has nat
urally aroused the deep enmity OF tho
old fogjes who have studied Contucius
according to the ancient traditions.
These have SO worked upon the Gov
ernment that a decree has been issued
forbidding any Chinaman to found an
independent church or collect funds
for such church. The entire influence
of the Government is being exertcf to
check the extension of Christianity, and
no Chinaman now dares make IN open
profession by going TO public worship,
nor can he obtain justice in the courts.
The old fogies are resolutely opposed to
every innovation of Western knowledge
or practice, and would, if they could,
Danish from the Empire every up-to-
date method or proposition They wish
TO avert the possibility of Western civ
flization supplanting Chinese civiliza-
tion and Christianity superseding Con-
fucianism. The graduates of the Foo
choo missionary colleges have been re-
fused the right to vote for the members
Of the instituted missionary assemblies.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30

1t develops that the Black Hun
dreds," which a few years ago did such
deadly work killing. burning and pill
laying in the Jewish quarters had the
warm approval Of the Russian Catholic
Church and even Of the Car himself,
who wore tho Black Hundred badge in
public. II is now seen that these or
ganizations have passed the zenith of
their power and are suffering from The
arousing of public sentiment against
them. They have been forbidden to
hold their congress. their President has
been forced to fee the country. and
their papers are being fined.
The National tribune., 1909-09-30
CHANGES IN THE PENSION ROLL.

The following statement shows the
changes in the pension roll for the
month ending Aug. 81. 1909:
Number of pensioners July 81.
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Ing has exterminated the rat as effec-
lively as the celebrated Pied Piper of
Hame1in put an end to the rodent tribe
or his day. Puffs, too may be laid
away in storage for the seven years
rest which every fashion is said to re-
qu1re before it returns to vogue. Bar
rettes. which have played such a
prominent part in the recent styles of
Embarrassing, will be preserved. as Gu
riosities for future generations to look
upon with awe, for they won't be need
ed in the new coiffure.. And the re-
movable Psyche knots: will be lost to
sight. awhile in some secret drawer,
for it's back to the simple hairdressing
styles this season. And Partisan
artists have evolved: the swirl" as
their latest expression; Of the simple
cult !" -
It: is not an old fashion revived. but
an entirely new one. decidedly different
from anything we. have seen in hair
dressing : tits rather frouzy. un-
kempt sort Of arrangement. that will
not appeal to thea girl who likes to
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The / ruly Married
A Sunny. Happy Disposition on Both Sides :
Necessity IL the Marriage Estate

cannot help respecting him. ana It 10
the same the other way around
Meanness and q perpetual crouch
viii send any married woman to the
divorce court with a song on her lips
Of pure delight at being free. Marrow
mindedness on the woman's side is
enough to make man curse the day
he ever saw her.
Should Be Chums.
To, be ''truly married" is to be
chums. to be united on every subject,
not to interfere with each other where
interference is not wished land to be
kind and loving all the time.
Otherwise the partnership IS the
worst kind of slavery.
Rare People. ,s s'zs o.
Speaking Of bright people, I have a
passion for them, for any one who
can think differently from his fellows.
be he blacksmith or king. The
blacksmith who can blacksmith differ
emily from the others Is mighty inter-
estfng., He Is far more SO than con-
ventional king. And all the people
who think differently from the masses.
blessed be thei- names! They are the
ones who make the earth an interest
ing place to live in. They act on you
the way cocktail is said to do. CYou
notice the way put that!) -
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METAL WORK FOR AMATEURS.

Amateur metal workers will be in.
terested in two new methods Of dec
Grating desk pieces. jardinieres photo
graph frames. blotter corners, book
ends. telephone registers. match safes.
lanterns and pipe racks with classic
designs or with sold patterns showing
vines, grape leaves. laburnums, con-
yolvuluses, poinsettias and wild lilies
or landscape and domestic scenes
BY one method q stamped sheet OF
brass. SO thin that q sharp awl win
readily penetrate Il. is laid on blotting
paper. and with the point Of the awl
the artist indentsg or punctures the
outlines Of the stamped patterns
In using the other method the design
must first be outlined on the brass
sheet and then chased with specially
designed tools After the chasing II
accomplis hed the brass sheet IL placed
face downward on q planned block and
the pattern hammered into high relief
or low relief or developed after the
repousse manner Because misstrokes
can be readily hammered out there is
small danger that q novice will spoil
q pattern. and as any articles which
must be squafed or bent have clearly
irdented lines they can Be easily
shaped ~ the amateur worker.