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The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: I was a
prisoner of war and am interested in
the pension bill and hope it will be
passed this Congress I would like to
see John McElroy Chief
of the G. A. R.-Louis H. Wesson,
Midland, Mich.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: / hearth
ly indorse Comrade John McElroy for
COmmanderfn Chief.-L. +. Clifford
Harmony, Me.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: I re-echo
the sentiment that has been expressed
with regard to who shall be the Com
mander-in-Chief of the c. A. r. in
1910. That he shall be that staunch
and ever true friend of the veterans,
the Editor of The National Tribune
John McElroy.-O. C. Limbocker, Cha
mute, Kan.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Howell Post. Department of Indiana.
heartily tndpEses the candidacy of Conn
fAds John NcElroy Tor the next Com
mandef Chief OF the @. A. r. s. p.
TtybeftSf, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

w. T. Sherman Post, Department of
Wiscons!msis in favor of The National
Tribune pension hill and John McEl-
roy for 0mmander-in-Chief. W. j.
Feurstm, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Henry D.tFon Post. Department of
Iowa. unanimously indorses the candi-
dacy of John McElroy for Command
er-!n-Chief. and has instructed its Dele
gates to the State Encanfpment to use
all honorable means to elect Delegates
to the National Encampmeft who will
work for Comrader M"l3!rays election.
David Starr, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

At reelar meeting of Post 108. De-
partment Qof Tennessee. The National
Tribune pension bill was unanimously
indorsed; falso the candidacy of John
McElroy, EDITOR of The National Trib-
une. for Chief. Dick
Taylor, Commander; Eppa Lacy, Adju-
tant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

The National Tribune pension bill is
Endorsed by B. r. Palmer
Post, of Minnesota, as is also the can
didacy of Comrade John McElroy for
Commander-ih-C Chief of the G. A R.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Morrill, Post, Department of YER
mont. unanimously indorses John Nc
Elroy for Commander-in-Chief and
says: I'VE as a Post appreciate his un--
failing efforts toward bettering the con-
dition of the veterans" j.. D. Waldo,
Commander: O. p. Bayles, Adiutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

r. O. c. Ord Post. Department of
California and Nevada has unanimous
ly passed resolution heartily indors-
ing Comrade John McElroy as Com
mander-inlChief. sand has instructed its
Delegatesyao use all honorable means
to promote his election. G. w. Merrill,
Commaffder; ]. G. Fitch. Adjutant
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

AT regular meeting of Eillsca Post,
Of Iowa. the Post unani-
mously resolved 70 support John NIGEL
roy for Commander-in-Ch of the G..
A. Z. II. S, Allen, Adjutlnt.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Dick Cheatham Post. Department of
Ohio, G.. a. r.. unanimously indorses
The National Tribune pension bill and
the candidacy of John McElroy for
COMMUNICATIVE Chief. and hopes that
he will be elected at the National En-
campment
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

At regular meeting of Stephen
Munger Post. Department of Michigan,
motion supporting Comrade McElroy.
editor of our grand old paper. The Ma
tional Tribune was unanimously in
dorsed for Commander-in-C Chief Of the
G. A. r.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Kyle Post. of Ohio. unanimously and
heartily indorses John McE!roy as the
next ComInander-in-Ch of the G.. A.
r., and gratefully recognizes that Com
rade McElroy's services in behalf of his
country and comrades did not end with
the close of the war; but that he has
been ever true 10 the motto, 'Fraterni-
ty, Charity and Loyalty The Post
also heartily indorses The National
Tribune pension bill
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

C. A. Sayre, Quartermaster, p. G..
TAFT Post Department of Illinois SAYS:
Il introduced a resolution at a regular
meeting of p. G. TAFT Post indorsinG
the candidacy of Comrade John AcEl-
roy for our next Commander-in-Ch Chief.
and it was unanimously indorsed. /
wish personally to thank Comrade Nc
Elroy for all that he has done for us
old soldiers, and among all your go"d
plans for us the ST Cloud Colony Is not
among the leaSt."
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

NJ w. Heller Post. Department of
Wisconsin, is solid for John McElroy
for Commander-inChief Nicholas
Veins, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Everett Cummings, @ Evelyn Place.
Maiden, Mass: John 1dcElroy's cleo
Ition as Commander-in-Chief of the G.
A. r. for 1910 seems sure. He will GER
tainly get my vote, and / believe will get
a unanimous election. and he certainly
will merit it. l judge the G. A. r.
Posts are very favorably impressed with
your pension bill, noting the responses
see in The National Tribune. If it is
made a law it will certainly be god
send for the old veterans. and may God
bless you in your noble work"
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Moses A. Cleveland. Willoughby. o.:
"As to Comrade McElroy for the next
Commander-in-Chief, / think it would
be a fitting reward for his long and
faithful service, and / hope it will be
seen in that way by all the comrades"
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

The comrades of w. S. Rosecraus
Post, Department of California and
Nevada, are a unit for John McElroy
for Conmander-in-Ch Chief. John a. Da-
Wis, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

G.. w Marsh. Hunter, Mo. who has
been engaged in general merchandise
in that little town, has gone to St
Cloud to take up his home in the st.
Cloud Colony of veterans. and writes
to have his Tribune changed from
Hunter, Mo-, to the town of perpetual
Summer. In closing his letter he says:
Here goes for the st. Cloud Colony
and John McElroy for COMMANDMENT
Chief" t.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Resolutions were unanimously adopt
I'd by john Corning Post, Department
Of New York, indorsing Comrade John
McElroy for COMMUNICATIVE Chief Of
the G.. A. r. Chas. Horton, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

o. o. Howard Post, Department of
Vermont has unanimously adopted
resolutions favoring the election of
Comrade John McElroy to the office of
Commander-ip-C Chief of the G. A. r.
w. d. Ball. Commander; A. d. Beck
with, Adjutant
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Frank n. Ireland, Secretary, nth Ill
Reunion Assn, says: I'VE are all for
John McElroy for Commander-in-
Chief"
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Capt VIM. Stewart Post, Department
of Pennsylvania, unanimously indorsss s
The National Tribune pension bill, and
is heartily in favor of John McElroy
for ,Commander-in-Ch and has in
structed its Delegates to the Depart
ment Encampment to vote for him.
G. d. Mcfarland, Commander; ". S.
Ramsey, Adjutant
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: Allow me
to congratulate you on the booming
you are getting il the West and Middle
States for Commanderin-Ch and
trust the Eastern States will take up
the same interest, as you deserve the
position.-Edward o. Pierson, Chaplain,
Post ST, and Aid on the National Staff,
Braintree, Mass.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

John lyons, Adjutant, John Dillon
Post, Department of Iowa sends in the
unanimous Endorsement by his Post of
Comrade John McEroy's candidacy for
Commander-in-C Chief, in which the
Post says: I'VE are heartily in favor
of the election of our well-ioved COM
rade, John McElroy. whose love fnr his
old comrades is unbounded and who
gave the best of his Young life that
this Nation should be preserved AMI
made glorious for all time The Post
also fully indorses The National Trib-
une pension bill.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

John McElroy is the unanimous
choice of Serg't Peiffer Post. Depart
ment of PENNSYLVANIA. for the office of
National Commander of the G. A R.
in 1911. -.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: Your bill is
a good one, and | hope it will change
the low tide that is running among the
most of the comrades along the line of
march. and think if the tide was high
er we would not run aground so soon,
and we would have shot in the locker
most Of the time. and your pension bill
will do it. / think the editor of The
National Tribune is the Commander"
all the time, and 1 don't know of any
other Commander. If we didn't have
him, what would we dol. Ewing, of
Frank Lloyd Post, 20, Spotswood, n. ].
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Vance Post. Department Of Ohio. G.
A. r.. unanimously adopted resolutions
favoring the candidacy of John NIGEL
roy. ana pledges him its full support at
tho NATIONAL Encampment, to be held
at Atlantic City in September.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

COM. Stowe Post of Vermont, is in
favor of John McElrey for the next
National Commander.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

J. w. Huntington. Quartermaster,
George II. Thomas Post. Department Of
Iowa. writes to The National Tribune
that John. McElroy IS the first choice
of the Post for Commander-in-Ch to
be elected next September at the Ma
tional Fncampment. and. further. that
The National Tribune pension bill suits
the Post to a t.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05
FOR COMMANDER R=IN=CHIEF.
The Endorsements of Grand Army
Posts, of Voters in National
Encampment and Other Per-
sonal Endorsements Continue
to Come in BattaIiOnS.

Parsons Post, Department of Kansas,
is for John McElroy for Commander
in-Chief in 1911. Jasper Roseberry,
Quartermaster.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Garfield Post, Department of Iowa,
The National Tribune pension
bill and also the candidacy of John
McElroy for Commander-iu-Chie for
1911 c. S. Woodin.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: I heartily
indorse you for our next Commander
in-Chief, first, because you have done
so much to keep green the memory of
our soldier life; second, you have so
nobly defended the soldiers pension
claims. l also indorse your pension
bill.-Corpl PA. Snyder, Co. b, 21st
Pa. Cav, Middletown, Pa
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Gordon Granger Post, Department of
New York, unanimously passed a reso-
luton indors,ng John McElroy for Com
mander-in-Chief, and hopes that the
Delegates to the National Encampment
will elect most worthy comrade to
that honorable position. C. A GiIlett,
Commander
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

r. ]. Stomlez Pest. of Ohio, writes to
The National Irtfune that it approves
of The National Tribune pension bill,
and reqirests Congress to pass it, as
every day, now Is forever, too late for
many ireedy c6ff!rade. The Post also
indorses as It's r5r6ice for Commander
in Chief Cornraties John McEIroy, be-
lieving that any. honors that may be
conferred on him are fully earned.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

+. V. Wolfe, 9th n. j., Dover, n. J.:
mo comrade better fitted for Com
mandcr-in-Chief or more entitled to it
than Comrade McEIroy, who for many
years has given his most efficient SER
vices for the promotion of the best in
terest of his comrades in the Grand
Army. This. ! believe. is the unanimous
sentiment of the Department of New
JcrseN"
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Believing him TO be in every way
qualified for the high honor of the Of
flee. Lieut.. John II. Fisher Post. De
partment of Pennsylvania, unanimous
ly indorsas the nomination of John Nc
IGlroy at the next National Encamp-
ment to be held at Atlantic CITY The
Post also indorses The National I'rib-
une pension bill.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Believing him to be pre- e-eminently
fitted Fill the e-position, and because of
his valtfsible Services to the Grand
Army, ffartford Post, Department of
California and Nevada, c. A. r.,
heartily 1fndorsks Comrade John Nc
Elroy's eandidacy for Commander-in-
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

At regular meeting of Kansas Post,
Department of Illinois, John McElrny
was cordially indorsed for Commander
in-Chief. W. e. Kuykendall, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Tindau Post. Department of Missouri,
G. A r., is unanimous in support OF
Comrade John McElroy for National
Commander. ]. Il. Tisdale, Adjutant
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Burnside Post, Department of Cali
fornia and Nevada, heartily indorses
the nomination of John McElroy, the
distinguished soldier and honored and
respected Past Senior Vice Command
er-1n-Chief for the high position of
Commander-in Chief of the q A. r..
and will use all honorable means to
this end.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Stanley Post, Department of Ohio, is
unanimously in favor of John McEirov
for National Commander. Rev. -. G.
Garrison.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Custer Post. Department of Mime
sofa. is in favor of The National Trib
une pension BILL and has passed reso-
Iutions indorsing Comrade John McEl-
roy for National Commander in 1910
1911. M L. Dibble, Quartermaster.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Editor National Tribune: I can an
swer as one that L am heart and SOU
for you for Commander-in-Ch Chief of the
G.. A. Il. or to any other office in the
gift of the American people. You have
rightly earned that honor by you
vigilance. zeal and true devotion te
your comrades and the American peo.
pie in general. If every comrade feels
as / do in this matter your election
would be unanimous, as it should be-
Ezekiel Johnson, Wellsville, N. Y.
Nov. so.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

\. p. Noyes Post of Vermont. unan-
imOusIy indorses The National Tribune
pension bill and fhe candidacy of John
McI1lroy for T-in-Chief. The
Post also passed resolutions condemn
ing the action of the comm ttee in plac-
ing the statue or Lee in the Capito!
clothed in a Confederate uniform.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

W. B. Goodrich Post. Missouri, hear
lily indorses The National Tribune pei
sion bill. The Post also heartily il
dorses Comrade John McElroy for Con
mander-in-Chief in 1910. C. W. Ra,
mond, Commander; Ed Morton, Adjl
tant. Z
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Rings Post. Department of Ohio. c..
A. r., has unanimously indorsed John
for Commandment Pc
Ter J.. Warren, Adjutant.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

In appreciation of his worth and his
work in the past in behalf of the old
soldiers Of the rebellion. Hatch Post
Department OF New York, heartily in
dorse,; John AIcElrGy as its choice for
tn" next COmmandUT-in-Chief of the
Grand Army Of the Republic
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Gen. Hazen Post, Minnesota, heartily
Endorses Comrade John McElroy for
Commander-in-Chie L. A. Brooks,
Commander.
The National tribune., 1910-05-05

Garfield Post. which is the largest in
the State of Kansas, having 400 mem
bers, heartily indorses the candidacy
of Comrade John McElroy, and says
that it is proud of the stand that he
has taken on behalf of the old soldiers
and pension legislation, and wishes him
great success. Nathan +. Harmon, Jr.,
Vice Commander, Department of Kan
SaS, G. A. r.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
Writing In Bible Times.

Prof. Flinders Petrie says that
there is nothing abnormal, nothing to
be questioned, in the general outlines
of the Bible story of the exodus. He
contends that the spread of writing
in those days has been enormously
underestimated.
1T is my firm conviction" he says.
that the Europe of a century ago was
far more illiterate than the eastern
world in the Bible times. We have,
for instance, a papyrus containing a
cooks accounts scrawfed In a very
clumsy hand, with the reckoning all
wrong, but it shows that even a COM
mon servant of those days knew how
to write. We have another containing
a petition from a peasant. These
things are extremely important, show
ing the probability of documentary
records of a historical nature existing
at the time."-Jewish Chronicle.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
SPENCER'S GREAT INTELLECT
Philosopher Laid Broad and Deep the
Foundations of the Theory OF
Evolution.

1t Is a matter of regret, a writer
says, that Spencer prefaced his scien-
tife philosophy of the Cosmos with
his famous theory of the unknowable.
In the recognition of an unknown
power inscrutable to the human intel
telleet Spencer fancied he had found
the basis of reconciliation between
science and religion. Science was to
take as it's province the known, and
religion the province of the unknow-
able. The proposed terms resembled
those of a husband with his wife as
this basis of domestic harmony, that
he should take the inside of the house
and she the outside. Had Spencer
been in closer touch with the religious
sentiment he would have recognized
that such a theory of reconciliation
would simply distract public attention
from his attempt to apply the key of
evolution to the secrets of the mate
rial universe. In this later days he
felt thai his system had been preju-
diced by his theory of the unknow-
able. and In conversation he used to
emphasize the view that his philoso-
ply of the Cosmos vas quite distinct
from his theological opinions, and
should be judged on its own merits.
Making due allowance for defects
rising out of the personal equation,
the fact remains that Herbert Spencer
was one of the great creative intel
lects of the nineteenth century. In
many particulars his congratulations
will be modified by advancing knowl-
edge, but this at least must be claimed
for him, that he laid broad and deep
the foundations of the theory of evolu-
ton. Among the sceptered immortals
Herbert Spencer holds high rank.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
The Heiuht of Xmas.

A remarkable feature about the
physiques of ~reigning European mon
archs is that they are nearly all short
er than their consorts. King George
V. is several inches shorter than
Queen Mary. The German empress
Is a trife taller than the kaiser, who
always insists on the empress sitting
down when they are photographed to-
gether. Gar Nicholas II. looks quite
small by the side of the czarina. Al
fonso of Spain Is a head shorter than
Queen Victoria Eugene, and the king
of Italy hardly reaches to the shapul--
der of Queen Helena. The quesD of'
Denmark, too, Is a good deal talle<
than her husband. Exceptions to the
rule are the king of Norway and the
new king of Belgians. The latter is
six feet two inches In height and the
tallest king of Europe.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
Late Novelty In JeweIry.

The latest jewelry novelty in Ger
many Is n special type of ring for di-
vorced and widowed persons. The
claims set forth for these curious in
novations in rings are that they save
the wearers, especially the feminine
sex, from embarrassing or painful ex-
plantations and ~delicately inform other
interested persons of their circum-
stances.
The designs are but slightly differ
ent from the ordinary ring and the
difference is not so marked but that
they can be displayed or concealed at
will. The divorcee's ring Is of gold
with a broad strip of platinum or sill
yer set in, so that the ring shows a
white stripe, indicating that the mar
riage> has been annulled and the ring
divided. Still another ring for the di-
vorcee has two opposing half moons
and looks very much like an ordinary
signet ring. The ring for widows has
n half covered full noon.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
NEW KIND OF WATER WITCH
One of Uncle Sans Biologists Does
Some Surprising Stunts In Lo-
eating Water Veins.

n. II. barton is a government ge-
ologist who does surprising stunts in
the way of finding water. The geo
logical survey has carried ON extern
sive Investigations of underground
waters, which make Mr.. Darton's
prophecies possible. One of his most
notable successes was a we'll at Edge
mont, S. d.. Mr.. barton predicted that
water should be expected in the Dead
wood sandstone about 1900 feet be-
low the surface.
Accordingly the boring was begun,
but meeting with many difficulties
which caused great delay and eX-
pense, there was a disposition to
abandon the work.
The engineers in charge, having
confidence in Mr.. Darton's prediction
and their faith was finally rewarded
by striking a great flow of water at a
depth of 2,695 feet.
The well yields 100000 gallons a
Day of tepid water satisfactory for To-
connective and other uses, and as there
is not good water within sixty miles
and much of the supply had to be
hauled In tank cars, the value of this
flow is inestimable.
In the same general section of South
Dakota, as well as In other western
states, many other wells from 1895 to
2,135 feet deep have closely verified
Mr.. Darton's predictions and are fur
nishing a supply of excellent water.
1t is difficult to estimate the money
value of a successful artesian well in
the need of long haulage $4,000 to
100000 is a moderate figure.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
Skill in Frying Potatoes.

A contest in frying potatoes in the
French manner was held a few days
ago at ~Billancourt, nea Paris. There
were II entrants, nearly all drawn
from the class of fried potato mer-
chants" whose hand carts laden with
kettles of savory grease are sights SO
common in the French capital, where
for three or four cents one may buy a
brown paper cornucopia full of hot
French friend potatoes, just as one
may buy popcorn and peanuts in
America. The height of art is said to
have been shown at the contest. High
est honors went to a ~white-aproned
expert called J~eauneau. His potatoes,
it was decreed, were cut just the right
size, were dipped from the grease at
exactly the moment when they had at
tanned c~rispness without losing their
moist ~succulency and were finished
off with exactly the proper quantity
of salt. Certainly" exclaimed the
victorious Jeauneau, sagely; "it takes
as much skill to fry potatoes in grease
as to paint pictures in oils"
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
A ZULU MISSIONARY WORKER
Native Convert Who led Many OF
His Tribe to Belief in
Christianity.

Mrs. Amy b. Cowles of the Ameri-
can board Zulu mission 4as written an
interesting story of a white-headed ma
tive who for 80 years truggled between
the heather rites of his early life ana
the religion of Christianity, and on his
deathbed was the m ans o. converting
many of his tribe.
Dweshula was loved by everybody
in his tribe because he loved every
body. In times of famine II was he
who used to send his COWS to the poor
to be MIXED for food for the babies;
Il was he who used 10 yoke up his IA
oxen and cart a load of corn up 10 the
furnishing without charge, and 1t was
he who would occasionally give up
his beer, wash off his paint, take off
his skin aprons and put on shirt,
trousers aud coat and mingle with
Christian people,
A year or two before his recent
death he embraced Christianity. gave
up his beer and five of his six wives
and provided houses and a comfortable
support for those from whom he sep
arated. When dying 1t called all the
members of his tribe, told them how
he had fought for years to become a
Christian and exhorted them all to be-
come so when he was gene. Now the
men are cutting off their HEARINGS,
adopting the clothing of civilization.
tearing down their mud huts and put.
ting up decent houses and coming to
love Dweshula's God" while the
school children have increased SO rap.
idly that n second teacher Is impera-
lively needed-all showing the eth.
cheney of a native Christian as a mis-
s%ionary.
The Falls City tribune., 1910-07-15
Magnet for Unloading Pig Iron.

Pig iron is pretty heavy stuff and 1t
takes a lot of tedious, back-aching la
Dor to unload a car Of it in the old
way, by hand. The modern method Is
by the use of the electromagnetic at
tached to a crane, which will pick up
a ton of the heavy pieces as easily as
a man could one.
1t is said that the ordinary cost of
handling a ton of pig iron by hand la
Dor is from five to eight cents, depend
ing upon the carry" The lifting
magnet will do the work for half a
cen per ton and isn't half as apt to
go on a strike.
When current is turned on the mag
net literally grabs a mouthful of the
iron chunks. The instant the cur
rent Is switched off the magnetism de-
parts and the magnet drops its load.