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The National tribune., 1910-03-10
Lincoln Night.

At the Lincoln night meeting at Wat
SEGA. ILL.,, of Williams Post, Comrade
John S. Darrough gave with fervor and
eloquence his memories Of President
Lincoln, and suggested that each COM
rade pay a tribute to the great Presi-
dent. Herbert Weston, 23th Pa, was
in the hospital at Washington at the
time that Lee started to invade Penn
sylvania, and with two other boys start
ed to march out to join their regiments
They happened to meet President Lin
coin, Secretary Seward AMI Secretary
Stanton in a carriage. Lincoln noticed
the three boys, stopped the carriage ard
alighted. He asked the boys where
they were going and if they needed any
money, to which they replied that they
had all they needed. - Lincoln then
shook each by the hand and gave them
his blessing. Comrade S. o. Jones be-
longed to the I'd N Y. Cav which was
stationed near Washington. and saw
Lincoln when he was present at the
time when a new flag was presented to
the regiment. Other comrades gave
"reminiscences which made the meeting
highly interesting.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10
What Is beraided a, the frs, s,en :,

What Is heralded as the first step in
the long-desired consolidation of the
Regulars with the volunteers has been
taken by Secretary of War Dickinson
in an order which creates the first OF
nine territorial divisions Of the army
of defense This division will take I'm
New England and New York. The Vol
unteer Coast Defense Corps will le
brought into intimate relations with the
Coast Artillery. Annual Encampmenls
Will be held, in which both bodies will
participate, and other steps VIII be TAX
en- to consolidate the militia and the
Regulars into one body, animated with
a generous corps d'esprit- The value
of this remains to be tested. In Great
Britain the regular army is localized.
That is. each regiment is called after a
County. such as the Cheshire Regiment.
Devonshire Regiment, etc The reg
ments consist of three battalions. two
Of which are in the field and the other
remains at home to gather recruits and
form the basis of the territorial militia.
Some plan of this kind would seem 70
be applicable to the Army in this coun-
try. The regiments might be named
after the States and Territories. draw
their recruits from the States for which
they are named. and have generous
rivalry between the regiments from DIFF
ferent States for the honor of the States
which they represent.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10
SENATOR WILLIAM WARNER.

The great State of Missouri, an en-
pire in herself in resources and people,
has never been so well represented in
the Senate since the passing away of
the great Thomas Hart Benton as she
has since the entrance into that body
of Mai. William Warner. Past Com
rnander-in-Chief of the G.. A. r. SEN
ator Warner has all that a fitting SEN
ator should have. He has presence,
oratorical ability, highly-trained legal
mind, strong devotions to the interests
of the country and of Missouri and a
character beyond question. His pre-
vious training in the House of Repre-
sentatives and his accurate knowledge
of public affairs added to these quail
ties, gave him prominent place at
once among the Senators, and his years
of service since then have much en-
hanced his standing among the public
lnen of the country. He has taken a
leading part in the study and discus
sion of every public measure, and his
voice has always been heard on the
right side. Not for a quarter of a CEN
tury at least has Missouri commanded
so much attention in the Senate as since
Maj. Warmers entrance into that cham
ber Missourrs interests have been
carefully looked out for at all times,
and no man in the Senate is more IA
miliar with every detail of his States
complicated and manifold relations and
interests than Senator Warner is of
Missouri's. 1t is to be hoped that there
is no question about his being re-elect-
ed, since it is to the advantage of the
whole country that he should be con-
tinued and of much more importance
to Missouri than to any other State.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

President Brown, of the New York
Central Railroad, made speech at a
dinner of the Iowa Society of New York
at The Hctel Astor. which has aroused
strong question. He said he spoke for
theirs, 900 Iowans who answered Lin
colri's call during the war, in welcom-
ing the statue of Gen. r. L. Lee to
Statuary Hall in the Capitol. Mr.. Brown
said: In the name of all these vet
Grams I wish to say that not one of
them would ever raise his voice to pre-
vent the placing of the Lee statue in
Statuary Hail." The burning question
is where Mr.. Brown gained the right to
speak for the splendid Iowa soldiers
who made such a magnificent record
not say that he was one of them nor
give his company and regiment. He
did not say that any considerable body
of them had authorized him to speak
in their name, and his utterance was
entirely gratuitous and uncalled for.
No one has any right to speak for the
veterans of Iowa except the Command
er of the Department of Iowa, G.. A. r.,
whose official position makes him their
spokesman and representative. Mr..
Brown has taken a great deal upon
himself, and the natural inquiry is as to
what brand of nerve food he uses.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10
BOOK No. I.

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instament meetings
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ASSISTING THE AGED.

No matter what statistics may show,
no matter what the size of the pension
roll, no matter what the desire for big
ships, irrigation projects and waterway
improvements, it is not for an instant
tolerable that the United States Gov
ernment should allow any man who
served it faithfully in it's hour of dire
need to be now suffering for the neces-
sariss of life. Nor should his widow be
tude speak for these far louder than
any arguments that can be made as to
public needs. The first need of the
tpublic. the strongest and most impera-
tive, is to take care of the men who
threw everything else to one side to
hurry to the defense of the imperiled
country. The individual sacrifice of
these men make sum total far great
er than any public necessity of to-day,
and the first thought of the country
should be that of taking care of them.
This is an instant and pressing National
duty, the performance of which cannot
be postponed Improvement of our riv-
SIsr IeCltIittllOH VI dEll SOliS ana
works which are being pressed upon
Congress can wait. They have been
endured for years, and year or two
more will make little difference. On
the other hand, the men and women
who are now travelling painfully along
the downward slope which leads to
death must be taken care of now and
rot years hence. If anything is to be
done for them, it must be done at once.
Every day brings to them the sharp
pangs resulting from their unstinted
sacrifice of themselves in the swamps
of the Mississippi, on the bleak nights
of the Cumberland, in the mOraSSes of
Virginia and South Carolina. 1t will be
disgraceful to the Government If these
are not assuaged so far as it can be
done by such allowances as will give
them whatever comforts are possible.
There is only one time to do this, and
that is as soon as Congress can act, and
every consideration of justice, gratitude
and mercy demands the quickest Con-
gressional action that can be taken.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Attorney-General Wickersham says:
There is being carried on by the Law
Department of the Government vast
and important work at a smaller cost
than any business in the country is con-
Quoted by any large corporation or Or
ganization." The statement was made
before the House Appropriations Com
mittee, where the Attorney-Generalw was
earnestly pleading for decent appro-
priation for the Department of Justice.
He further stated that the honor and
dignity attached to the Office of Attor-
ney of the United States demanded ade-
quate salaries for correspondingly ade-
quate brains. The question of salaries
is always a vexing one, but the Attor-
ney- General bases his demand for az
increase for expenditures in the De-
partment of Justice upon an impreg-
nable foundation. The Law Depart
ment of the United States should gather
into it the very best legal talent in the
country, and this cannot be accom-
plished without adequate salaries.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Every true American will regret that
the United States has decided to take
no part in the coming Brussels Univer-
sal and International Exposition, which
will be opened on May % and continue
until the middle of November. Prac-
tically every other great Government
will be officially represented at Brus-
sells, but the policy of retrenchment IN
Congress has operated 10 prevent our
participation, altho the commercial re-
iations between the United States and
Belgium are important and should be
fostered. Belgian statistics show that
last year the United States sold goods
to her valued at $65,9O2. 900.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

One Of the delightfully."- pleasing
things about President Taft is the hu-
man interest he takes in everything
that makes for pleasure or prosperity.
He is fond OF the theater. and even
accompanies Mrs. Taft to the opera.
lie is devoted TO golf, horseback riding
and motoring. In fact he likes all
kinds of outdoor sports. He even dances
when the occasion is for charitable pur-
poses. Last Friday President Taft, ac-
companied by Mrs Taft and Miss Ma
bel Boardman, attended the exhibition
drill held at Fort Myer, six splendid
numbers being executed by the 18th
Cav. and Sd Field Art. President Taft
seemed to enjoy every number hugely
erf applauded literally.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

men alive in 1906. when he first pre-
Isented his bill Since then probably
10, 600 of these have died, leaving only
about $4,000 living to-day who would
be eligible under this act. He also
cited letter from d. S. Wilder, Column
bus. O., President of the Ohio Associa-
ton of Ey-Prsoners of War. who said
that there were about 500 in Ohio who
would be benefited by the bill. Com
rade Wilder estimated the total num-
Der at about 10000. Representative
Taylor found that the average time of
Imprisonment did not exceed six
months, and if therefore there were
10000 ex-prisoners alive it would re-
quire about sS,600,00O to meet the re-
quirements of the bill. This Is not an
excessive sum at a time when we are
paying much more for a single battle
ship.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

You're a -" says the Senator
from Arkansas, as JEFF Davis, cousin to
the President of the ex-Confederacy,
and You're another" says the Senator
from Oklahoma, Mr.. owen. And thus
IS the amenity in the United States Sem
ate observed. Once upon time a
United States Senator said that If it
were not unparliamentary TO do so he
would stigmatize his opponent as an
unqualified liar, but as it was unparlia-
mentary he would content himself with
saying that his opponent would not
know the truth if he were to meet it in
the street" You can do a whole lot of
hnparliamentary things in a perfectly
parliamentary manner if you know how
10 go about it.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Mr. Asquith's victorious party seems
20 be as badly rent by factions as the
insurgents. While he succeeded in
electing a majority of 125 over the
Unionists, led by Mr.. Balfour, he finds
that his majority is made up Of 80 Irish
Nationalists, who will do nothing until
home rule is passed, while the 40 La
borites will do nothing until the House
of Lords is reformed. The most OF the
others are equally insistent that the
first duty is to pass the budget. Mr..
Balfour, the leader of the opposition,
helps his opponent out by saying that
the budget will be passed without op-
position, but this leaves all of Mr.. As
quiths other troubles augmented.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10
PENSION BILLS.

Representative H NJ Coudrey, of
Missouri, has introduced "a number of
important pension bills. One which
has been referred to the Committee on
Invalid Pensions reads:
THAT in the event of the death of a
pensioner prior to the date on which
the quarterly pension shall be payable,
the accrued pension shall be made pay
able to his estate upon the making of
such proof of the death as the Secre-
tary of the Interior may prescribe"
Another extends the benefits of the
pension laws to all officers and privates
of Missouri organizations who We're in
the actual military service Of the United
States during the civil war and were
honorably discharged and the widows
and minor orphan children of such
persons
Another reads:
THAT from and after the passage of
this act all United States soldiers who
served in the Spanish-Amercan War
and who We're honorably discharged
therefrom shall be entitled to benefits
Of the general pension laws, regardless
of whether they contracted diseases or
permanent disabilities in the service"
Another provides that all men who
served faithfully as teamsters for a
period of 90 days shall be entitled to
the benefits of the disability act and
also their widows.
Another bill is The National Tribune
pension bill.
Another bill is to give a pension of
S25 a month to all who served 80 days
during the civil war and who are now
suffering from blindness, paralysis,
rheumatism or accident resulting in the
loss of the use of limb.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

The latest scare is that the japanese
and Hindoos are uniting to break down
white rule in the Orient. This is as
absurd as the other war scares, since
the hostility between the different races
in the Orient has always been more bit
ter than the hostility of any one of
them to the white man.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

The old joke that the first apple was
eaten by the first pair, and that Eve
was a peach, is threatened by scien-
tist, who says that the first apple was
really a banana.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

+ London offers an audience that Theo-
dore Roosevelt may think near his size
in Albert Hall, which has a seating ca
pacity of 5000. That won't be any
thing to the open-air audiences which
he will have in this country.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10
ILLUSTRATED

NEW BOOKS in the lii.
erary history of THU
= country had such in
stantaneous success and wide
popularity as the Isl Klegg'
series. From the very first
the story attracted a host OF
readers, and these increased
in geometrical ratio. as the
publication progressed.
1t is the story plainly, SIM
ply and truthfully told of the
development of two green
country boys into veteran
soldiers of the highest type.
The story is told with affec-
tionate fidelity by one who
marched. camped and fought
with them, and there is a
universal agreement that it is
far the best story of the ex-
perience of the enlisted men
in the Union Army that has
ever been written. Every
detail and incident IS so
truthful, so like his own ex-
perience that the veteran in
stantly recognizes it with
a burst of laughter or the
tears yelling into his eyes.
The abounding humor of the
book is one of its most fas-
einating features. Wherever
it is possible to extract fun
out of any situation or hap
pening it is done in the real
old army way. The heros of
the story see the fun them
selves at once and the
author yiyidIy deDicts it
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Mr.. Bryan's decision to run Pro
hibition paper cannot help doing much
to take him out of the Democratic fold.
The Democratic Party is as yet very far
from being a Prohibition Party, altho
the South is pretty near as solid for
Prohibitiop as it is for Democracy
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Announcement comes from ST Cloud
of the birth of the first natural citizen
of the colony. His name is Lynn Nc
Elroy Reeves. He weighed seven
pounds at birth, was born March 4, and
in every way is deemed a creditable ad-
dition TO the colony. His father, Mr..
Reeves, is not a veteran, but a perma-
nent citizen of St Cloud, and an active
worker in the upbuilding of the town.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

There is one item included in the
cost of high living that will have the
hearty approval of all housekeepers
The Charleston News and Courier says
that it costs twice as much to get drunk
now as it did 20 years ago. The higher
the price of booze, the happier the fam
iIy where it cannot be procured.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

If someone would only inform us II
those Generals down there in Nicaragua
who are fighting battles, retreating, be-
ing surrounded and captured, etc, were
Democrats and Republicans. we might
be able to get up an interest in their
success or defeat.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

When YOU send in your subscription
aiways state whether renewal or he"
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., 1910-03-10

The French authorities are disturbed
by the increase of insanity in the
French army, but our Surgeon-General
shows that this form of disorder has
exceedingly low proportions. There are
more cases in the Philippines than at
home, but in 1908 there were only 1S
cases, or little over one in every thou
sand of the troops stationed there.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Very sensibly the House Committee
on Naval Affairs, which will report the
bill for Peary honors, If one is report
ed, may insert a provision requesting
Mr.. Peary to submit his proof of his
discovery of the North Pole to the
scientific bodies of the world before
Congress shall grant him the desired
T,a,
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

There was one thing which his bitter
est enemies never accused Senator Plat
of, and that was of breaking his word
or going back on a political friend.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Everybody seems to be satisfied with
James X. Vardaman's defeat except the
Issue. the paper which he publishes
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

The most natural thing in the world
is for Germany to desire to absorb Hol-
land and Belgium and have seacoast.
The Belgians are now alarmed over the
double-tracking of a German railroad
along the Belgian frontier, which they
feel sure has a sinister object in allow
ing Germany 10 gather a heavy force
for a descent upon their little kingdom.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Somehow, brotherly love seems to
have been put temporarily into cold
storage at Philadelphia.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10
NOTICE.

WASHINGTON, D. C. MAR. 10, 1910.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Entered at Washington D. c. Post once
as second-class matter.
The National tribune., 1910-03-10

Office 18th and Streets Northwest.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
A SNAKE STORY.
Tho Reptiles Were Frozen Stiff, bu.
That Didn't Harm Them.

A naturalist once told how in
thicket on a mountain side he saw
man kill rattlesnake. He beat tho
life out of it with club and contin-
ncd the pounding till it was mangled
beyond recognition When the nat
uralist demonstrated the man said
"Boss, you can't kill rattlesnake too
dead"
On one occasion boat bound for
the United States from Rio de .Janeiro
touched at Pernambuco. where the
mate drove a bargain with snake
dealer for half dozen reptiles Of vari-
Gus sizes.
The mate had them in cage on
deck and charged sailor with the
duty of washing 1t out with sea wa
ter every evening. All went we'll as
long as the weather was mild. but on
the night before the gulf stream was
crossed the sailor left quantity of
water in the cage. and about thirty
hours from port u biting gale struck
the ship.
All hands were busy with the storm.
and the snakes We're forgotten. When
the mate thought of them and went to
look after their condition he found
them frozen stiff and apparently as
dead as the proverbiai doornail.
The dealer for whom the mate had
brought them came OH board the fol
lowing day. lie profcssed great dis
appointment over the loss of his in
tended purchase, but offered to take
the snakes away as a kindness to the
mate. He gathered them In his arms
like so much firewood and carried
them home. But rival dealer after
ward told the officer that plenty of
warm water had resuscitatcd the.
snakes and that they had been sold
TO various museums not a bit the worse
for their death" by freczing.-I
per's Weekly.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
A LESSON FOR HIS WIFE.
Tho Husband Found That He. Too, Had
Something to Learn.

Something to Learn.
AN Paris is laughing at an adventure
on the French frontier line which oc.
Cured the other day to young dra-
matte author we'll known in Paris.
He is newly married. and part of the
honeymoon was spent in Belgium.
While there the bride was very anx-
ious to buy lace. which is much cheap
lin Belgium than it is In France. But
the bridegroom objected to smuggling
the lace through and told his wife at
Feignies the customs examination was
Very severe. She laughed at him, and
In the train she said. II am quite sure
that could easily have Struggled any
amount of lace under my dress"
To prove himself right and teach
his wife caution for the future the
bridegroom whispered to one of the
custom house officers Mt Feignies and,
pointing to his wife, who was not
looking, said, II think that lady has
come lace"
The officer made a sign, and ma
dame, protesting angrily, was taken off
and searched, while the author smok-
ed cigarette and chuckled at the
thought that the search-although he
thought she had no lace-would cure
her of the wish to smuggle In the flu
ture He ceased chuckling, though,
when the custom house officer came up
to him and said:
eve are very much obliged to you.
The lady had 5000 worth of lace
around her waist. But she says you
will pay the fine.'-Cor. Wichita Eagle
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-12-29
MILITARY ACCURACY.
Exaetness 4, Keeping Tab on tho
&C C.il:~..

Exaetness I, Keeping Tab on tho
Movements Of Soldiers.
We hear much of the perfection Of
military organization abroad but it is
doubtful whether any foreign war Of
flee follows With an accuracy greater
than that displayed by our own war
department the movements of its Of
ficers. The following is an interesting
Ease in point:
\ young army officer who has seen
service in this country and in the east
was once with Il scouting party in Ari-
IONA. After two weeks in the desert
his squad came to the railway near
s.nal station. Within ten minutes
telegram from Washington was
broa.rht to him by the station agent.
Ii i,led If the officer wished to be
IL ferred to one of the new artillery
re ents then forming.
y answered by telegraph that he
VOID be glad to enter either of them.
Then with his squad he set of again
across the desert.
1t was six days later when they
again struck the railway, this time
eighty miles from the point ut which
they had previously crossed it, but the
officers reply from the war depart
ucri was awaiting him. 1t had been
telesfaphed to every station within
700 miles.
a more striking instance of accuracy
occurred after the same officers trans
fer to the east. He was travelling
home on leave and as the regulations
require. he had notified the department
of the day. honr and probable route
of his journey After he had been on
the train foi eight hours at small
station the ;er entered with a tele-
gram, ask il any one of his name
was prcsnM On opening the tele-
gram the .. irer found that 1T ordered
him to d, ;tched duty.
!, ENactncss of detail could not be car
ried much further. The war depart
ment knew the whereabouts of an in
/ significant second lieutenant even
when he was travelling ON leave of all
sence.-New York Herald.