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The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Mai. Jas. "A. Connolly, Department
Commander OF Illinois, G. A. f., has
issued a feeling, order on the death Of
Comraae Chas A. Partridge, in which
he says u
IT Isl WithG sincere sorrow that the
Commander announces the death OF
Comradeo Charles A. Partridge, Assist
ant AdjlltantGeneral and Assistant
QuarteEmasteT-Ge General of the Depart
ment. 1 lComgade Partridge died at his
home in Chicago, at II p. m, Dec. 13
1909 III pnepmenia, after a few days
Comrade Partridge served as Assist.
ant Adjutant-General of the Depart
mont for IA years. and during all thai
time served with such ability, assiduity
kindness and cheerfulness that he be-
came necessity to the organization
and every Post In the State will miss
him.
Farewell, good soldier, cheerful COM
rade, honest heart. No words can fitly
voice the loss we-feel so keenly The
sincere sympathy of the Department is
extended to his bereayed widow and
children.
Comrade, ]. L. Bennett, of Post 2S
Chicago, is hereby appointed Assistant
Adjutant-General and Assistant Quar-
termaster- General of the Department
vice Charles A. Partridge, deceased.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Dippy Rice, the New York pick
pocket, was one of those who wanted a
change and complained that the tariff
or something else, made business so bad
that he could not support himself, SC
he shot himself in the head. The
wound is not fatal, and as this is the
third time that Dippy has felt that the
country was in such condition that he
did not want to stay in it any longer
and tried to shuttle off his coil, it will
be seen that however much of a sue.
cess he may have been with his light
fingers he is not an adept as a marks.
man
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

The Senatorial battle in Iowa is hot
enough TO make one forget the unusu-
ally severe Winter. Both Senators
Cummins and Young rushed home as
soon as the Senate adjourned TO put
in the joyous Christmas season in hard
work on their fences. Lafe Young's
friends are confident that they have al
but five of the votes necessary TO a
choice. These viii be made up of all
the stand-pat and some of the progress
sive strength in the Legislature. Cum
minis. on the other hand, figures that
he has Young beaten and can show
this. Attorney General Byers is the
candidate of Senator Cummins and the
Insurgents.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Another illustration of the care with
which they watch the revenues in
France: The Government made a mo-
nopoly of matches for revenue purposes,
but the matches it makes are SO
wretched as to be next to intoIera BILE
Inventors offered cigar smokers a re-
lief in. the shape of portable cigar
lighter, and now this has become a
Cabinet question, with the Minister OF
Finance proposing to either prohibit
the cigar lighters or impose tax OF
two francs Gao cents) on each.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29
TAFT A CANDIDATE FOR RENOAII.
NATION.

The word has gone out from the
Presidents most intimate friends that
he will seek a denomination and cleo
tion in 1912. 1t is felt sure that the
enthusiasm, and there are the strongest
hopes for his reelection. The report
of differences between the President
and Col, Roosevelt are strongly denied,
and also those of trouble between Col.
Roosevelt and Collector Loeb
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Nathan E. Harmon, Commander, De-
partment of Kansas G. A. R.. issues a
very excellent order, dated Dec. s, in
which he gives encouraging reports of
the efforts to recruit the Posts and the
general development of a feeling Of in
uerest in the Order. Good results have
followed wherever work has been done.
He sends sincere greetings to all his
comrades, and wishes that he could
take every one of them by the hand
The National tribune., 1910-12-29
NOTICE.

When you send IN your subscription
always state whether renewal OF new
subscriber.
When you renew from 2no.heT post
office give former address os well.
When change of address is desired La
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

There seems to be a Big Stick in
Canada, too. The Canadian Railway
Commission has ordered the express
companies to file reduced tariff tolls
within three months. With this sched-
uIe of tolls they are required to file q
list of delivery points and maps. They
will discard the present contract forms
as absurdly unreasonable and they will
reduce their capitalization, which is
entirely too high.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29
WHAT IT COST THEM.

So much is being said by certain pa
| pers of the cost of pensions to the
country that il is well to recall once
more what it cost the pensioners to
serve the country and how meager,
after all. is the repayment by any pen
sioner for what they sacrificed. The
more than 100000 young men who
responded to President Lincoln's urgent
call for men to save the country were
the very best men in it. They We're the
youths who had infinite possibilities for
themselves in their youth, their
| strength, their intelligence and their
high capability as wage-earners. They
were young men to whom the
highest success in life as measured by
money was possible. They gave up
upon which they had entered and sac
rificed their prospects III order to de-
vote themselves to the rescue of the Ma
ton from its deadly peril. Everyone
of them left a comfortable home and
| the vocation which he preferred and
work to accept from the Government
the hard lot, scanty clothing, coarse
rations and meager pay of a soldier in
the field This is without consider
ing the dangers. the hardships and the
inevitable physical injuries which
came from such a war as that in which
we were embarked. AS the war pro-
gressed and men became more scarce
in the harvest fields and factories
wages sharply advanced and those who
enlisted had to make still greater mon
etary sacrifices. Everyone who served
the country, whether as an officer or
private, had to make a distinct loss in
the wages that he received from the
Government compared with those he
would have gotten had he remained at
home. This applies to all classes, with
the farm hands and day laborers sac
rifcing proportionately as much as the
skilled mechanic and professional man.
A very large proportion of the volun-
teers were young farmers just begin
ming life. When the price of corn went
up to s1.97 bushel in 1864 it will be
at once seen how much these men lost
by going into the army instead of stay
ing at home and cultivating their fields.
Other farm products went up in the
same proportion, with wheat touching
$2.75 bushel. pork $43 barrel and
oats s1.O2 a bushel. The wages of
labor, skilled and unskilled, went up
similarly, with skilled mechanics receiv-
ing as high as S. and Sc day and up
ward. All this time the men in the
ranks We're receiving s13 a month, until
May, 1864, when the pay was raised to-
SIS month. This raise, however, did
not begin to compensate for the steady
decrease in the purchasing power Of
the dollar. the value of which fell dur
ing the Summer of 1864 to SO cents.
The Government promised to pay
each man who enlisted for three years
s13 month In addition to this it
gave him his rations and s42.50 year
for clothing. What a man received for
his thee years service can therefore
be summed up thus:
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

The American Federation of Labor
has declared distinctly for oleomarga-
rine as a wholesome food product, and
petitioned Congress to amend the law,
so as to not put a tax exceeding two
cents a pound upon the article, wheth-
er colored or uncolored This was
made an issue at San Francisco, and
]. e. White, Republican candidate for
Representative, was defeated in a Re-
publican district by the retail grocers.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Market reports show Florida cucum-
bers quite scarce, at from 81 to Sc a
crate. The arrival of Florida tomatoes
is awaited to reduce the price on the
hot-house product, which is now from
25 to 80 cents a pound.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

When two Mexican armies can fight
a sanguinary battle at Nal Paso lasting
from 10 a. m. until 1 p. m. and lose
only one man killed on a side, there
seems no reason why we should not
reduce our football casualties still more
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

As soon as the syndicate has squeezed
all the amalgam out of DR. Cooks con-
fession that he lied about reaching the
North Pole they will begin to set up a
job to get more money out Of the pub
lie by a confession that DR.. Cook lied
when he made his confession.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Louis Conterno, so well known in
New York as the leader Of an excel
lent band, died Dec. % at Brooklyn. He
was for 25 years the leader of the band
of the 14th n. Y. n. G.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Judge Newman, of the United SSt3tes
Court at Atlanta, has faith in the noun
taineers. Moved by the entreaties of
their wives ard children he furloughed
eight moonshiners from prison for the
holidays, upon their pledge to return
and complete their sentence.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

The Department Of Agriculture is
after the makers and sellers of imita-
ton cider vinegar with sharp stick.
and several seizures and condemna-
tions of large lots have recently been
made
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

The trade papers report great
scarcity of New Orleans molasses, and
the price has advanced four cents a
gallon. This is an inducement for the
comrades in Florida to go into raising
cane
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Terrorism is again casting its blight
over Russia, and the police are trying
to keep the Car away from st. Peters
burg for fear that the nihilists will
dynamite him
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Has the quality of Republican law
yers so run down that no fit timber for
Chief Justice could be found among
them? q
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

Entered at Washington D. C., Post once
Is second-class matter
The National tribune., 1910-12-29
WASHINGTON, D. c., DEC. %, 1910.

Office! 18th and e Streets Northwest.
The National tribune., 1910-12-29

JOHN McELROY. Editor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
Some Letters From Former Students
 Al The Boys Industridl School
Showing What the Institution Has Done for Them-Hold Their Alma Mater in Loving Remembrance Many of
 Them Now Filling Positions of Trust Creditably
BY DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

writing you a few lines. I hope that this | letter will find you and Mrs. Weakley well and enjoying the best of health. I am working for H. S. Kress & Co. as stock man and like the work fine I received a letter from Jimmie today and was glad to know he is with you again. 1 have heard very little news from the school since I left. but hope you all are well and had a nice Christmas. l had a very nice one indeed.
 Well as | have told you about all the news, I will close. Yours truly.
 ALVIN.
 Birmingham, Ala, Sept. ?. 190S Mir. D. NJ Weakley. East Lake. Ala.
 Dear Sir: I promised to write you a letter every month, but I was about to forget it. I went to Attalla and tried to find work there, but could not, so l came to Birmingham l have job prom ised at the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power eompanys plant on Powell avenue. It seems like that is what I want to follow. The man who l am under says it is a dangerous job, but if I go on and attend to my business he said it would be all right to start in. He is go- ing to pay me 1.75 per day and he said he would give me raise in three or four months, and then maybe I can pay you what I owe. It seems like a dream to me that I have been out to the B. I. s. How is the military companies getting along? I suppose they drill good by this time
 It seems to me when I was out there it was a great bearing on me to be called "B. I. s. boy. But now ] am really glad I went out there. I think now can go on and do right without any trouble.
 l saw Jimme this A. M. and he says he is going to Auburn. I wish I had studied harder when l was out there. It seems like don't know anything to what other boys know but maybe I can get along all right. When I work a while l am going to spend 1 year in college if l can and get as good education as I can. Well, l will have to close for this time, hoping you are we'll l am your Ex-Stu- dent JESSE B.
 Montgomery, Ala, January 4, 1910.
 Dear MT. Weakley: l will write you a few lines to let you know that I am well and hope these few lines will find you the same.
 l hope you all had a merry Christmas and a happy New Year I had fine time. am working for the Brown Print ing company now, and l think l will learn the trade. When the band boys were down here, old soldiers reunion day,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
NOTES AND PERSONALS

Miss la Nunnally left yesterday after spend few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. J. H. Buxbaum of Cor nth, Miss, will arrive in few days to be guests of Miss May Bernheim.
 Miss Blanch Mohr and Miss Dorothy Fnsel are expected from Montgomery March 10 to visit Miss May Bernheim. | MT and Mrs. Jules Altman of Helena, Ark will be out-of-town guests at the marriage of Miss Bernheim and Mir Bux- baum March 15. , MT. and Mrs E. J. Snow left yesterday for Baltimore to be absent a short time. Mrs Howard Kolb, who has been the guest of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. E.. J. Snow, left yesterday for her home in St. Louis.
 Miss Daisy Adams left yesterday for Atlanta after a visit to Mrs. Lindley Me Clure.
 Mrs John Miles has returned to Co., lumbana after visit to Mrs. Richard Johnston
 Miss Annie Williams is in Dallas. Tex.
 
 MT and Mrs. c. B. Kline have gone to Dallas. Tex, where they will in the fu- | ture reside.
 Miss Nina Nicholson returned Saturday from Knoxville, where she spent the past | month with friends She was the honoree at number of social affairs during her visit.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles o. Locke have as their guests MT. H. K. Milner and the Misses Miner of Athens, Ga. s
 Miss Josephine Robinson and Miss An nie Pope Robinson of Lafayette. Ala, are guests of Miss Carrie Lou Darden.
 Miss Belle Wilkins returned to Selma yesterday morning after weeks stay with Miss Sadie Gillespie
 Mrs. Daisy Hargrove Wendell of Flor ence is the guest of her relatives in Bir- mingham. Little Annie Rutledge Fowlkes, the daughter of MT and Mrs Henry Fowkes, is III with typhoid fever.
 Dr. and Mrs. George NJ. Morrow re- turned last night from Boston. where they attended the marriage of their son. Lieutenant George Morrow. and Miss Christine Finn. Mrs John E. Weakley has returned from Tuscumbia.
 Mrs J. L. Sims has returned to the city after a plea sant visit to her son. MT. John L. Sims. in New orleans, during the past month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01

On Sunday, February 20, fund for the Boys Industrial school at East Lake was started by a number of prominent citi- gems of this city, and it has met with popular approval not only here, but all over the state. The object of this fund, as stated in these columns a few days ago, is to
 1. To equip the school for manual train ing.
 2. To start hospital.
 3. To equid a modern dairy.
 4 To. start blacksmith shop and forge.
 In order to carry out these plans it is necessary for the school to have several thousand dollars immediately, and surely the generous-hearted citizens of the state will not allow such an opportunity to pass by unheeded when ever so small q contribution will help some poor little toy to earn a livelihood. when otherwise he might go through life beggar or q tramp.
 Birmingham has given so lavishly to the Young Mems Christian association and the Young Women's Christian association recently, both of which excellent institu- tions are an honor and ornament to the community, why not as we'll help those who are unfortunate in life's handi- tcap-those who will never be able without the aid of an education and a trade to Tpay the dues sto the Young Mems Chris- tian association even though it exists with all of it's wonderful advantages
 A dollar to the Boys Industrial school means $l towards the maintenance of the Young Mems Christian association in future years, when these little fellows will be able to earn a living and join it.
 It means the development of splendid type of young manhood.
 It means another worthy lad to help his widowed mother in earning livelihood
 Read some of the letters appended be- low (they are only a few of hundreds that MT. D. M. Weakley, the beloved su- perintendent, receives from the boys an- nually, who have been students at the echooD, and see for yourself what such an institution means to the unfortunate boys or our state.
 Montgomery, Ala, December 31, 1909
 Dear MT. Weakley: I take pleasure in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
ECHO OF CASSIE
 CHADWICK CASE

Washington, February 8.-An echo of the financial operations of Cassie l.. Chadwick was heard today when the President commuted to expire immediately theseven years sentence imposed on Ar thur B. Spear. the cashier of the Citizen, National bank of Oberln, O., for makirt false entries. The prisoner has servr all but four months of his sentence.
 Spear certified that Cassie Chadw z. had certain deposits in the bank wien the facts were she did not have the money. It was admitted during speaf's trial that the certification was made by direction of President Beckwith, from which the cashier received no benefit. Beckwith died before the trial of Spear
 A note bearing the forged signature of Andrew Carnegie in the possession Of Mrs.. Chadwick figured in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
AN AFTERNOON WITH MOZART

The afternoon with Mozart proved one of the most delightful entertainments ever given by the Fletcher School of Music. The parlors were darkened that the moving pictures representing the life of Mozart might be thoroughly enjoyed.
 The talk on Mozart's life and works was given by Mrs. J. s. Bridges and was delightful in simplicity and beauty Of dicton. Illustrated as it was by the earliest to last days of this beloved mas ter, and punctuated by the beautiful works his art. played by the pupils, it proved an ideal afternoon of profit
 The following Is the programme rem dered.
 Minnette, first composition. Emily Thompson and Theresa Cory.
 Trio, Victor Schaffer
 Allegr from Quartet in F, Leta Stew art.
 Minnette from Don Juan. Nola Bur gin.
 Trio in E Flat, Stuart Mims
 oxen Waltz, Stella May Orr.
 Fantasia, Stella May White
 Dtet. serinade from Don Givvanie, Lucille Halliburton and Willi May Brud- ing.
 After the programme Miss Tar War ren Yancey gave charming little talk fo the children and reorganixed the Fletcher Music club. 1t was decided that one month a similar affair would be held each time illustrated by the pie lures and music. The young pupils ac- quilted themselves in their piano work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
Bad News for Ship Captain

Wilmington, N. C.. February a-Capt. Charles N. Hale. master of the Clyde liner Sabine, arrived here on board his ship eight hours late and just in time to catch the first train north tonight for his home in Brooklyn in response to a tele- gram conveying to him the first news of the reported suicide of his only datgh- ter Miss Florence E. Hale, last Friday evening. only few hours after he sailed for Wilmington. Miss Hale was found in a room at her home overcome with gas escaping from four jets, Captain Hale believes his daughters death was due to an accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
NEWS OF THE sJAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD An Afternoon of Mozart in
 Studio Recital NOTES HERE AND THERE Miss seIene Armstrong Goes to Wash ington--Informal Affairs ef Yes terday-Announceme
 sonal Mention and Briefs
NOTES HERE AND THERE
By MYRTLE MILES

Mrs A. B. Battle of East Lake has one of the most exquisite collections of art embroidery in Birmingham-and all her own work. Lovers of dainty lingeries would reve in the beauty of the flower designs which she weaves so perfectly. There is eenterpiece and instead of the flowers which adorn most of her table pieces she has embroidered strawberry design. The berries are lifellke in tint and shading, while not only is their size true to the real berry, but so spendidly is the embroidery effected that the ber- ries stand out from the cloth to suggest that real fruit is scattered there. This piece is quite historic. having won 17 first premiums at exhibitions. It is 10 wearing of the years that 1t appears all most new. There Is another embroidered In pansies, whose yellow and gold and purple are shaded as exquisitely as the berries and are as lifelike A crab apple design has the beauty of spring
 Mrs. Battle has done great deal of this work, as we'll as other varieties of
 
 danger and lace work. She has been a teacher. of fancy needlework for nearly 20 years. Her description of straw berry dinner set, made for an eastern millionaire. was very interesting-the luncheon cloth which she still retains be- ing similar to the large cloth and the several dozen small doilies. For this set sha received s7OO
 The colored embroideries on white linen cloth have been passe for some time, but they promise to regain the popularity they have lost. for after all nothing else permits of so great va- riety nor is as decorative. A luncheon set, indeed, or a dinner set embroidered as some of these rich pieces, in poppies. violets, pansies or American Beauties would never cease to be effective even if for the moment the all-white embroidery or brown linen background for the colors chance to be in favor, for this handsome collection of Mrs. Battles prove their effectiveness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
ATLANTA SOCIETY EDITOR
 GOES TO WASHINGTON

Miss Selene Armstrong, formerly soc ciety editor of the Atlanta Georgian, mas a large number of friends who Will pc interested to learn that she is to make her home in Washington, D. C., where, on the Washington Times, she Is already do- ing brilliant work. An article concerning President Taft in a recent issue Of the Times has been widely read. It was the work of this clever southern woman and showed the same mental alertness and acumen that is found in each of her spe- cial stories Miss Armstrong IS well known in the south. She has many per- sonal friends here as well as those who have merely read her page in the GeoE- eian. Her connection with the Washing ton paper nas been commented upon in number of journals. One, Knoxville paper says:
 ssrhe recent transfer of Miss Selene Aver Armstrong from the field of journal ism in Atlanta to the same field in Wash- ington, D. C., is the cumination or a story that has strong features of interest.
 For one thing, it shows that the Wash- ington Times, Frank Munsey's paper,
 which captured Miss Armstrong, knows d good thing when 1t sees it, and may be counted on to give genuine southern stun | to it's southern clientele. For another II | knows how womens journalistic sphere l Is widening and that society editorship, | her usual limit of opportunity in the
 south. cannot always fill the measure of feminine capacity and aspiration and that | Yankee land, which gives wider field, | is taking our brainiest women writers | from us"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01

lovers of missions to be present and the societies of the Baptist churches in this district are urged to send delegates to the meeting. The ladies are requested to meet promptly at 10 a. m. that they may have the pleasure of welcoming Mrs. Stokely before the services begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
Reception for Roosevelt

Paris, February 2s.-The council of the
 University Of Paris has considered the, reception for Theodore Roosevelt in AprilJ but no dates for the program fee,tureS are given out further than the annGldce17 ment that the former Presidents lectur&s- which will be in English. will not bs
 open to the public, but will be for theS' students and professors only. n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
welded in Paris

Paris, February 28-The marriage was celebrated here today of Miss Mary Buckingham. a daughter of Charles Buckingham of New York, and Count Alexander Koutsoff Tolstoi. nephew of Count Leo Tolstoi, the Russian author.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-01
Bandit Repmdistes Con fessicn

Pittsburg. February 2s-Stephen Aus-l tin, the self-confessed drug store bandit startled the police today when he was afs ragned before a magistrate when he prAc'' tically repudisted his confession by pleafl ing not guilty. Austin was representa- by counsel and was bound over to th- criminal court tf