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The National tribune., 1909-05-06
THE WHISKY FIGHT.

The whisky fight now centers around
the Solicitor-GeneraI, to whom tbs
President referred the lawyers who were
trying to get DIR. Wiley's decision re-
versed. The makers of imitation whjs-
ky have brought over DIR. Philip Schi-
drowitz, of London, whom they pro-
claim as the greatest whisky chemist
in the world. This pre-eminence, how
ever, depends wholly upon their say-so.
and few, even in scientific circles. had
heard of the man before the whisky men
sprung him upon them He took Is
minutes of the time of the audience to
recite the various titles he had acquired
and why he should be regarded as
something superlatively wise AS a
matter of fact his abilities and reputa-
ton as a chemist, whatever they may
be, have no real bearing upon the ques-
tion at issue. No one of any reputation
claims that there is any essential differ
ence in the effect upon the human body
of the whisky made in the d-fashioned
way and that produced by diluting and
coloring Peoria alcohol. The alcohol Is
the thing after all, and whatever may
accompany 1t is Of trifiing considera-
ton. The sole question before the legal
authorities of the United States is
whether the beverage made by the old
fashioned way in small stills over Q
naked fire is the only one entitled to
the name of whisky. If that is whisky,
then diluted and colored alcohol is only
an imitation. That is all there is to 1t.
We are inclined to distrust DIR. Schi-
drowitz's chemical knowledge when he
says. According to my observation the
essential flavor of whisky Is retained in
neutral spirits" The truth il that every
effort is made by the distillers 20 re-
move the least taint Of the whisky
flavor from alcohol. and only that quail
ity will pass in the trade in which there
cannot be the least trace of fusel oil
detected in the liquor. Thus DR.. Schi-
drowitz discredits himself at the outset
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
A VERY PREMATURE BOOM.

When 1t comes to prematureness Gov
Judson Harmon, of Ohio. must be ac-
corded the palm. Owing to dissensions
among the Ohio Republicans he was
elected Governor last Fall, and while
he is a man of high character and abili-
ties and doubtless has in him the quail
ties to make a good Presidential can
didate. yet he is likely to make serious
mistake in assuming that one solitary
swallow makes Summer. Governors
of Ohio have notably a hard row to hoe
in dispensing patronage, and he Is at
the beginning of term when he will
make no end of disgruntled Democrats
in his attempt to distribute his patron
age equably. Then. he will have to
come up for reelection next year, and
encounter not only all the hostile in
fluences in the Republican Party, but
those in his own. The probabilities of
blighting frost are, therefore, quite
numerous. All the same, he decided to
lanch himself as Presidential nomi-
nee. and at a meeting Of the Jefferson
Club at Urbana he formally did this
with all the accessories calculated to
rouse.enthusiasm. At the close Of his
speech the room was darkened, large
picture of the Governor was flashed out
by a stereopticon. with the figures
1912" surmounting IT. and the diners
shouted themselves hoarse. Among the
speakers were ex-Gov. James E. Camp
bell and Atlee Pomerane, who were
Gov. Harmon's competitors for the gub-
ernatorial nomination. Thus far har-
mony seems assured; but as we said
before. the Governor Of Ohio has q
great many nice places to give out, and
each one of these is g trouble breeder
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

Tariff Revision makes strange bed.
fellows. Representative Simmons, N
c., makes a strong argument against
a reduction of the duty on lumber, and
when confronted by the Democratic
plank demanding free lumber, explain
ed that owing to the great increase in
the importations of lumber the duty
took strong revenue character over
shadowing its protective feature. In
spite Of his Democracy and the Denver
Platform Mr.. Simmons does not lose
sight Of the protective feature for an
instant. He says that with the excep-
tion of iron and steel lumber is the
greatest manufacturing industry in the
country, being the principal business
in IL States. More than thousand
cities and towns are directly depend
ent upon this industry for their pros
perity. Between 100000 and 100000
men are employed, which feeds and
clothes between 100000 and 4,00O,-
ne5 people. Its output is about equal
TO that Of cotton. 1t furnishes the
largest tonnage Of transportation and Is
the largest consumer of farm products
Why single it out for slaughter? The
average advalorem upon all dutiable
products ia about 44.16 Per cent, while
that upon lumber ia only II per cent
The 81 rate of the present law has
proved twice as good-nay, more than
twice as good revenue producer,
than the 81 duty under the Mckinley
Ac1
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

II may help little to understand
the tariff situation by presenting the
fact that of the $329,o00.000 collected
by tariff duties each year s250.O0 900,
or just three-fourths, are collected on
IL articles or classes of articles. There
fore, all the multitude of articles out
side of these II classes are not worth
very serious consideration. OF these
receipts the greatest amount comes
from sugar. which pays annually about
$50 100000: cotton manufactures pay
about s3s,000,090; leaf tobacco, s22,-
100000: manufactures of fiber, SEA-
100000; manufactures of silk, $4,000
00o; manufactures of wool, $40, O00,-
300: raw wool, s16,500.00O; spirits.
+ hes and malt liquors, $4,000, 900;
anufactures of iron and steel, s12,-
100000; earthen and chinaware, S.
100000: chemicals. drugs. dyes, $780,
o60; fruits and nuts. $1,000. 900. There
fore, 1t is to one of these articles that
one must look for any great change in
the tariff schedule. either for a reduc-
ton or increase Of revenue, and for the
eject Of the same upon the producers
and consumers in the countrye
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
THE NEW YORK PENSION BILL

April 2S the lower House of the New
York Assembly passed the pension bill
by vote Of 123 to 3. The bill had pre-
Viousiy passed the Senate. The bill will
carry an expenditure of about $1,000
900. 1t is provided that the bill Will
have to be submitted to the people for
ratification. There is also a bill to SUBJ
NIT to the vote of the people the ques-
ton OF issuing bonds to the amount of
s7,ooo.eo0. for the improvement Of the
Cayuga and Seneca canals. The Canal
Bill carries an expenditure of $1,000
900, while the Pension Bill will call for
a bond issue of $4,000, 900. A consti-
tutional dilemma stands in the way.
This is that only one bond issue at a
and IL is charged that there was insin-
cerity in passing the bill, which will
force the Governor of New York to de-
eide which Of the bills he will have pre-
sented to the people. There is not a
little feeling between Gov Hughes and
the leaders of the Republican Party,
and it is claimed that this is deliber-
ately arranged scheme to force him
into an act that will injure his popu-
larity. The Pension Bill has been pe-
titioned for by $4,000 veterans residing
in the State and 1t is felt that if it can
be submitted to the people there will
be no doubt of its enforcement. The
people of New York State have never
Jailed to vote for anything that the vet
Grams have formally requested.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

A life of splendid work for the bene.
fits.of- others was ended by the death,
at Ashvilie. n. c., May 2, of DR.. Shell.
don Jackson. DIR. Jackson. whose
home YVES in Washington, had been at
Ashville for two months seeking relief
from his troubles. He was born in
New York in 1898, entered the minis
try. and became Superintendent of
Presbyterian Missions in Alaska in
1877. Previously he had highly com
mended himself for this work by his
successful labors in the Pacific coast
country. Among other things he was
the principal founder of womens mis-
sions of the Presbyterian Church. I'M
mediately upon his assignment to
Alaska he entered the work with an en-
ersy and devotion rarely known even in
missionary circles. He travelled all
over the country; became so familiar
with 1t as to receive the title of Path
finder and did not confine his ener-
gies to the spreading of the Gospel
He took deep interest in the physical
uplift of the natives; founded mail SER
wee; secured great herds of reindeer
and taught the people to make use of
them for food and transportation and
studied and taught upon the agricul-
tural resources of Alaska. He was the
representative Of Alaska at several ex-
positions and Moderator of the Presby
lerian General Assembly in 1897.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

The Government is exhibiting a new
phase of prohibition. It has been found
that the mescal button. which grows on
cactus, has come into great vogue
among the Texas Indians as an intoxi-
cant. A special agent of the Govern.
rnent investigated the little town OF
Los Ojuelo, near Laredo. Tex, which
seems to be the center of the mescal
bean trade, with two firms doing q
large business in supplying these to the
Indians. The agent condemned and
destroyed about 100000 worth of the
buttons. making a big bonfire of them,
and hereafter anyone caught selling
them will receive two years in the
penitentiary. The mescal button is said
to have the properties of opium and
hasheesh. and is the exciting cause OF
the ghost dances.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
Joins the FIor;da Colony

Editor National Tribune: 1 thought
1 would like to say few words to the
colony and also to the old soldiers OF
the civil war. Dear comrades. three
and four years we fought and saved
our country. There is a country called
Florida, where fruit and flowers grow.
There let US go and build ourselves
homes, where the cold, chilly winds of
december do not strike us, and let us
oHer up our praise to our Father in
heaven. 1 shall be with you this Fall
If am spared.-John Brown. Milling
ton, Mich.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
DEATH OF Ex-Gov. HoIBRook.

Ex-Gov. Frederick HoIbrook, of Ver-
mont. who had for years enjoyed the
distinction of being one of the two or
three Governors Of the war period yet
living, died at his home in Brattleboro,
April 2S. He was 96 years old Feb. Is,
when President Roosevelt sent him a
congratulatory dispatch. He was born
at Warehouse Point, Conn, but his
parents returned to their home in Brat
tleboro when he was a child He was
Captain of a militia company at the
age OF 1s and a member of the Ver-
mont Senate in 1S49-58. He was elect
ed Governor in 1861. and served until
1853. during which time he performed
great service for the Union in the ener-
gy with which he organized and sent to
the front the splendid Vermont bows
who answered President Lincoln's call.
He provided the first State Hospital for
and sick soldiers. After his
term expired he returned to his farm
ing, but continued to take great inter-
est in public affairs, and was a strong
pillar in the Union cause. AT the time
If his death he was President of the
Vermont Savings Bank and trustee of
several other institutions.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

With all respect to the President we
do not believe that the South will ever
be broken by Presidential speeches er
oratory of any nature. The Democratic
Party in the South is in the process of
disintegration from natural cat.,ex. AM!
these will continue to work until ts
end is accomplished. William j. Bryan
has done more to break up rae did
South than any other man. peliti-
cal yagaries have honeycombe 20 en-
tire structure of the party in the south
until Democrats are even ready to for
get the eternal niger" In order to get
away from the imitation Democracy
that Bryan has been palming or upon
them.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
The St. AIbans Raider.

Milo Lyman, Ruthland. VT, sends
us the action of Roberts Post, Ruth
land. VT, in protest against the invi-
tation of Gov. Prouty and Mayor Austin
to Col" Bennett Young, OF Louisville
KY, to be present at the Tercentenary
of the discovery of Lake Champlain
and give "reminiscences of his st. AL
bans raid in October. 1854. 1t is pro-
posed to organize a band to represent
that which he led and which will be
reviewed by him. Roberts Post de-
nounced the raid as vile offense of
an incendiary crew. Its objects were
robbery and assassination. One citi-
zen was killed, the bank robbed and set
on fire and other outrages committed.
1t was in no sense honorable warfare
and had no part or connection with the
military operations Of the Southern
Confederacy.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
CHANGING INAUGURAL DATE.

Two months ago there was q loud
and overwhelming cry for the change
Of Inauguration Day from March 4th
to later and more propitious season.
A canvass was made of the members
Of Congress and all seemed more than
willing to accede to the demands of the
people and the press for an immediate
pressing Of a Constitutional Amend
ment. The majority of the Governors
OF the States responded enthusiastically
in favor of the change and the papers
gave much space to the obituaries of
the inaugural visitors who died from
the effects of the exposure. The de-
sistence with disconcerting rapidity
until today hardly line can be found
in any paper in regard to it. It seems
buried in the limbo of forgotten things.
Possibly what has helped some to bring
about this forgetfulness is the fact
first Of May, which were generally
favored as an alternative for the 4th
Of March, have been marked by storms
of a violence approaching that Of In
augural Day. II the matter Is re-
vived, as it probably will be, the con-
sensus Of opinion will probably be to
make the date as late as that wisely
chosen by the Grand Army for Memoir
ial Day, May 80. This choice was made
by the Grand Army after a careful
study of the climatic conditions and
records. and that We have almost In
had pleasant weather on Me-
mortal Days confirms the wisdom of
the selection. We shall favor changing
the Day of Inauguration to the last of
May.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
MEN IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY

|
Gen. Gate.-P. .Thruston has written
an interesting artigie for the olympian'
published atTEashvslle, Tenn, in which
he gives somsaSe unaanaswerable az deductions
as to the setengaI. of the Confederate
army He sites The report of Lieut.
Col. Blake. rhade 10 the Bureau of Con-
scription. Cos. Al in January 1864.
Lieut.-Col. Blake had charge of the
conscription in rix States, Virginia.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Geor-
gia, Alabama and Mississippi. Up to
Jan. /, 1864, these six States had fur
nished to the Confederacy 566,456 SOL
diers. If the remaining five Confeder-
ate States did proportionately as well
they must have furnished 416,176 SOL
| diers, making total up to Jan. 1, 1864,
of 9S2,632 men. The war lasted Is
| months longer, and It il reasonable to
presume the number furnished to the
Confederate army was increased to
more than 100000. Gen. Tbruston
estimates that somewhere between 90,-
900 and 100000 men in addition were
furnished from the Border States. We
believe this number too low. but let 1t
go. Gen. Thruston points out that the
average effective strength of the Fed
eral army was SIS per cent of its enroll
ment. If this idea was in the minds of
the Southern writers. then 100000 ef-
fectives in the field would represent an
enrolment of 923,076. Gen. Thruston
points out that on the imposing and
beautiful Confederate monument erect
ed at Austin. Tex, II Is inscribed:
Losses from all causes. Confederate,
437 700; Federal, 4s5,216." It is some
what surprising to have $4,000 Con-
federates lost out of so small an enlist
ment as 100000. He also finds that in
1890, 25 years after the civil war, there
were still living 432,020 Confederate
soldiers. II he adds this number to
those stated on the Confederate monu-
ment and then, adds $4,000 for those
who have died in 25 years, the sum
total will be much over million. Gen.
Thruston also points out that according
to the census of 1860 there were in the
II seeding States more than 100000
white men eligible for military duty.
Taking into consideration the number
of those under Is and over As who en-
tered the Confederate armies. they
must have had more than 100000,
and then Gen. j, Thruston says there
were 2e0, 900 boys who became Of mill
tary age in The IL States during the
four years OF the war. Here again We
think Gen. iThrustOn's estimates are
much too low. tss
Owing tosSthe South's peculiar agri-
cultural system she was able to send
virtually every white man into the
army in some capacity. and he points
out to them that 1t is little credit to the
courage and patriotism Of the South
that they OILY sent 100000 or 100000
of their meR to the field fromsa mill
tary population Of much more than
double those numbers. He puts this
showing in contrast with his own State
of Ohio, which sent s13.oeo men to the
field. and of Indiana, which sent over
IA per cent of her men Of military age. |
He asks If the II seeding States can |
afford to admit that Ohio and Indiana |
were more patriotic and courageous |
than they?
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
A Good sauash Yield

The statement of Mr. G. B. Wood
all. whose land is in the Kissimmes
Valley not far from the new town of
st. Cloud. is interesting as showing
what may be done on new ground. Mr..
Woodall writes:
"On the 18th day of January I
planted 800 hills and from March goth
to April 21st I sold in the local mar
kets $3.50 worth OF squashes and
shipped 26 crates which netted me
$1.00- per crate. making the total
amount of sales S49.30. I think the
amount represents about one-half
what my patch win yield another year.
Considering the fact that the squash
patch was on ground new to cultiva-
ton I believe my 900 hills netted as
much as could have been made on sim.
liar ground anywhere"
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

There is a suggestion that the higher
rates On hosiery may revive that excel.
lent old art of knitting stockings, in
which our grandmothers were pro-
ficient. A hand knit stocking, If
the work is well done, is much
preferable to one made by machinery,
and besides it affords healthfu1 and
profitable occupation for a woman's
meditative and speculative hours. She
can rock and knit and think and read
lily believe herself to be well employed.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
The Battle of the Hatchie.

Gen. George c. Rogers. 18th Ill,
writes very interesting article for the
Waukegan (Ill.) News on the famous
battle Of the Hatchie. or as the boys
used to call it, Hell on the Hatchie."
Hurlbut's Division was being rushed
up to the assistance OF Gen. Rosecrans
at Corinth and marched 80 miles in
day and part of a night. 1t encounter
ed the enemy at the crossing of the
Hatchie and after a sharp fight drove
them off. capturing several hundred
prisoners and some guns and eais,ons
The 18th Ill. made a splendid charge
over the bridge exposed to murder
Gus fire of shell and canister.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
MEDALS FOR VETERANS

Mr. Austin. of Tennessee has intro
duced the following bill in the House,
and 1t has been referred to the Com
mittee on Military Affairs:
That a suitable bronze Medal of
Honor be issued to every SURVIVING hon
orably discharged soldier who served in
6ne War with Mexico, the civil and the
Spantsh-American War.."
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

The intestinal troubles in the Demo-
cratic Party of Kentucky grow more
severe The rebellion against the ma
chine has eliminated in the withdrawal
of number of candidates from the
ticket, with cards written by them an
nouncing that they will not remain in
a party controlled by the men who are
now in control and by the methods
which they employ.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
The Pennsylvania Pension BIN.

The Pennsylvania veterans are be.
ginning to be heard from thru their
local papers as to the burking of tina
pension bill. They think that IL the
State could spend $4,000. geo for =
Capitol and s3.000.000 in two year1
for good roads it could afford to giye
a reasonable pension for the few years
that they have to live to the veterans
who did so much Tor the CommcEs
wealth.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

Mrs. c. A. Fisk, Chairman of the
Committee on Literature of the New
York Federation of Women's Clubs.
asks women thruout the country to
induce the editors to segregate on a
separate page all the news of crime and
vice. We regret to say that this is as
impracticable and impolitic as too many
recommendations from women's clubs
seem likely to be. In the first place,
the news of crime and vice may be
some sensational murder OF defalcation
which is the main news of the day, and
which 1t would not be in the heart of
man for an editor to relegate to some
back page. The next is that if there
was a page of the paper which was
kept away from the children that would
be the page that they would seek above
all others. and in this way it would do
much more harm than good. Mrs Fisk
has another guess coming as to the
way to improve the papers Of the coun-
try.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
Old Soldier Colony Heartily Indorsed.
2sos Morgan street.
lamps. Fla, April "a. 1905

Editor Valley Klssmmee. F1oris.
q,
Seminole Land and Company been shown the outlook for
nome III th ana
,or.,,.. -.
thorough investigation advertised In the ast.
indorss tho us
OF this
lifetime
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The National tribune., 1909-05-06
Abdul Hamid did not nv anv ~

Abdul Hamid did not by any means
illustrate the much-talked-of courag-
eous fatalism of the Turk When the
deposing party forced their way into
his retreat he is said to have squeamed
in the floor in an agony Of fear, and
begged pitifully for his life.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06
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 we'll
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

The massacres in Asia-Minor are of
the same nature as those of the jews
I'm Russia. The Armenians are the
money-lenders and grain buyers of the
country, and are bitterly hated by the
Turkish people as their oppressors.
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

With seven inches of snow Ia western
New York and six in central PernsyI-
vania last week. home in F,oriaa be-
comes more inviting propcs ". than
Nver z
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

CHANGES IN THE PENSION ROLL.
The following statement shows the
changes In the pension roll during the
month of March, 1909:
panaia,aro Fab
The National tribune., 1909-05-06

Number civil war inva-
lids March 81, 1909. 601,69s
decrease ........-..... 2,506
v. WARNER, Commissioner.
Evening journal., 1909-04-21
TAG DAY FOR SARAH
ANN WHITE HGWE

Saturday, April "a, will be observed
as tag DAY for the benefit OF the Sarah
Ann White Home for Aged and Inhrm
Co'ored Persons. The managers say.
Henry c. Conrad, postmaster.
knowing much OF the home. has kindly
consented TO receive any contributions.
either checks or cash, that may he
sent to him for us. The public IS
cordially invited to visit the home
and judge Of its merits for them
selves"
"The oflcers are Samuel Glasgow,
president; William e. Grinnage, vice
president. Mary r. Robinson, secre-
tary: Edwina b. Kruse, treasurer
1.-The Sarah Ann White Home for
Aged and lnhrm Colored Persons was
Incorporated under the laws OF the
state of Delaware. May. 1896 Decem-
her 30. 1897. the home was opened for
the reception OF inmates in the little
frame house situated in the rear OF
No. 500 French street. This building
was occupied until the association
found II impossible to accommodate
those applying for admission.
"Since opening the home thirty-two
persons have been received as inmates.
six as boarders. sixteen inmates have
died. At present sixteen inmates are
recorded two boarders. two employees" 3"