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Chicago.-The triennial conclave OF
the grand encampment of Knights
Templar of the United States. which
opened here Sunday. has brought to
the city mighty throng Of high Ma
sons, not only from all parts OF Amer
ica. but from Great Britain as well.
The eliminating feature OF the con-
clave was the parade on Tuesday.
when some so, 900 sir knights marched
In glittering array through handsome
ly decorated street. past immense
reviewing stands and between sono
walls OF spectators who stood lor
hours to see the magnificent and I'M
posing procession and to listen to It's
two-score bands.
The first event on the program Of
the conclave was. as always. divine
service on Sunday. The sir knights
selected Orchestra hall for this pur-
pose and entirely flled the body OF
that hall to listen to a sermon on
"Templarism." delivered by Rev. DR..
George H. MacAdam of Madison, Wis.
in the absence Of SIR Knight George
G. Rafter of Cheyenne, Wyo. very
eminent grand prelate of the grand
encampment. The music was In
charge of the grand organist Of the
grand commandery Of Illinois. the
choir consisting OF several male quar-
tets belonging to the order in this
state. Monday was devoted mainly to
the receiving of the grand and subor-
dinate Communicates and escorting
them to their hotels. 1t Is estimated
that fully 100000 visitors came with
the knights and that about 100000 9th.
er excurstorists have docked to the
city this week in consequence Of the
coeclave. OF course every hotel was
thronged and thousands of the visi-
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People can live in temperature
which feels from ten to twenty degrees
cooler than their neighbors enjoy. by
regulating the diet.
The plan Is to avoid meat entirely for
breakfast; use a goodly allowance of
fruit, either fresh or cooked. Then fol-
low with a saucer containing about four
heaping teaspoonfuls Of Grape-Nuts.
treated with little rich cream. Add to
this about :wo slices Of crisp toast with
a meager amount Of butter. and one
cup of well-made Postum.
BY this selection of food the bodily
energy Is preserved, while the hot. car
bonaceous foods have been left out.
The result is very marked difference
in the temperature of the body. and
to this comfortable condition is added
the certainty Of ease and perfect diges-
ton, for the food being partially pre-
digested Is quickly assimilated by the
digestive machinery.
Experience and experiment in food.
and its application to the human body
has brought out these facts. They
can be made use OF and add materially
to the comfort of the user.
Read the little book. THE Road to
Wellville." In pkgs. There's Reason
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tors found quarters in private resi-
dences.
On Monday evening all the local
and visiting Communicates kept open
house at their respective headquar-
tiers. and many Of the visitors found
their way to the various amusement
parks and the theaters.
Parade Of The Knights.
The grand parade" OF Tuesday was
the largest parade Of Knights Templar
ever held. The preparations were
elaborate and Michigan boulevard was
most elaborately decorated. The sir
knights formed in line of march on
the boulevard south of Thirty-first
street, and signal to move was given
by the guns of Battery B, I. N. G.. the
detachment. for the purpose being
composed Of Knights Templar all OF
whom are members of the battery.
The same detachment nred the salute
to the grand master.
Marching northward in Michigan
boulevard, the parade passed. near
Hubbard court, beneath an entrance
arch built in the form Of an ancient
battlement with its towers and tur-
rets. This was intended to represent
the entrance to the city. and as the
column passed under 1t. buglers sta
toned on its heights heralded the ap-
proach Of each grand division.
Ne4k the knights came abreast OF
the ffst grand stand. one-half mile IN
length, and this needed no decora-
tfona for II WAS Allied to its capacity
mainly with ladies whose beautifui
summer costumes made 1t like vast
garden. About $4,000 persons were IN
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GRAND ENCAMPMENT
OF KNIGHTS TElNPLA AR
7riennial Conclave in Chicago At
tended by Great Host of High
Masons---Magnifcent Parade and
Competitive DriN--- City Beautifully
Decorated.

this immense stand. a. at its center
was a gorgeous throne on which sat
the acting grand master. William
Rromwell Melish of Cincinnati. who
became head of tho order on the re.
Rugg Of Providence, r. l. Mr.. Melish
will be regularly elected grand master
before the close of the conclave.
Just north of the Art Institute the
parade passed before another review.
ing stand In which were Mayor Busse.
the city council and the park commits
sioners.
Beautiful "Tempiar Way"
At Washington street the marchers
turned west to State, where they en-.
tered on the 'Templar Way" This
stretch extended from Randolph to
Van Buren, street and was made beau
tiful by a handsome arch and massive
Corinthian columns of pure white
erected thirty-three feet apart on both
sides of the street. Festoons of natur.
al laurel connected the columns. and
the bright red cross and the shield
and coat OF arms of the order were
prominent in the scheme of decora.
ton
Moving south to Jackson boulevard.
the knights again turned west. and
near the federal building passed be.
fore yet another reviewing stand
which accommodated Governor Deneen
and his staff. Marching north on La.
Sale street. the parade passed be.
meath the grand commandery arch OF
pure white which spanned the street
at the La Sale hotel. the headquarters
of the grand commandery Of Illinois.
Enhancing Scenes at Night.
The scene In the streets at night
was especially beautiful. for all the
arches. festoons and columns OF the
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decorative scheme were brilliantly u
Illuminated. ana on State street. in ad.
dition to the "Templar Way" the mer.
chants had put up decorations that
transformed the great shopping dis
trict into a veritable fairy land.
Undoubtedly the most spectacular
feature of the night display was the
wonderful electric set piece erected
in Grant park on the lake front. re.
producing in colossal size the official
emblem or badge of the conclave. It
was $50 feet high and its 5000 power.
full electric lights of varied colors
brilliantly illuminated all that part Of
the city.
Much Of the success OF the conclave
must be attributed to the efforts Of
John D. Cleveland. grand commander
of Illinois and president OF the tri-
ennial executive committee. Arthur
Macarthur of Troy, N. Y, is the very
eminent grand generalissimo Of the
grand encampment and w. Frank
Pierce of San Francisco the grand
captain general.
Among the most noted of the visit.
ing masons from other lands are: The
Right Hon. the Earl Of Euston. pro
grand master of the great priory Of
England and Wales; the Lord Athlum-
ney. past great constable; Thomas
Fraser. great marshal: r. Newton
Crane, past great herald; F. c. Van
Duzer, past great standard bearer:
H. ]. Homer. acting grand master ban.
ner bearer; John Ferguson. past pre-.
ceptor of England and Wales, and the
Right Hon. Luther B. Archibald. most
eminent grand master of the great
priory Of Canada. and ofacial stan.
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ana 0lZzy opoll9.
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we'll. Doan's Kidney
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. physician says:
DR.. H. Green. 215 N.
eth St.. No. Yakima.
Wash, says: Il have
used Doan's Kidney
Pills In my practice
for years and they
have given satisfac-
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ton. have taken Doan's Kidney
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the best remedy have prescribed in
my long career ~ physician and sur
geon"
Remember the name-Doan's. For
sale by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY
KIDNEYS.

Weak kidneys fail to remove poi.
sons from the blood and are the cause
Of backache, headache. urinary troubles
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
Death of Gen. CbambIiss.

Editor National Tribune: / see that
YOU say that Gen. Chambliss was killed
by cavalry Aug. i8, 1864. My regiment
the 2d n. Y. II. A, was in line of bat
tie, leading the First Brigade, under
Gen. Miles. across the Charles City
road. We started early in the morning
10 reconnolter, and met the Confeder-
ate cavalry and were driving them
back. Gen. Chambliss came out of
little house by the road, and was curs-
ing his men for running l was acting
as field officer that day, and as we came
up to fence l stood by post, looking
to my right to where there was heavy
firing. l heard the General swearing,
and my men fired. / threw down the
bars, stepped thru and ran to the Cen
eral, but he was dead. The bullet that
killed him smashed button that 1 cut
off for a trophy. AS my men came up
each asked for a button, SO 1 cut off
tho buttons on the front of his coat. I
then ordered the men to pick him up
and take him to the corner of the
woods. where they laid him down. I
then said to the men: Come on; he
can't hurt us any MORE We went on
a half mile and halted. when I noticed
that one of my men had taken off the
Generals boots and was passing down
the line to his company. 1 told him
that he had no right to do 1t; that It
was bad enough for me to cut the but
tons off. Soon Gen. Miles sent his Or
derly for the man to bring the Gem
man, and told him to take off the Gem
erals boots and give them to the Or
derry, and say that he was engaged
but If he was wanted he was in Co. M.
I'd n. Y. II. A.-E. d. Corwin. Soldiers
and Sailors Home, Bath, N Y
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
Astonished at the Improvements.

Editor National Tribune: arrived at
this city on the Sd of this month, and
was certainly surprised to see the i'm
provements that had been made in so
short a time. The first few days after
my arrival it was a little cool, and two
nights we had some little frost, but not
enough to injure the orange trees or
fruit. / am really well pleased with
this climate, and / think L never saw
more delightful days than we are now
enjoying. Everybody seems to be well
pleased and delighted with the climate
and the town. i have taken a few
walks out in the country and found
some nice orange groves hanging full
Of fine oranges. The people are now
gathering their oranges, packing them
in boxes and shipping them to the
Northern cities. / also saw one of the
famous turpentfne stills, where they
make turpentine and rosin. The way
of abstracting the rosin from the trees
is by cutting on one side of the pine
tree and letting the turpentine run out
and harden on the tree. They then
send men around with a scraping knife,
and scrape all of the rosin off into
boxes and haul it off to the stills,
where they make some of it into tur-
pentine and the rest of the rosin is
melted and put up into barrels, weigh
ing some five or six hundred pounds. I
also saw some very nice sweet pota-
toes, turnips and radishes. These
orange groves also contained some very
fine grapefruit. The more 1 see of the
country the better 1 like 1t, and 1 be-
lieve some day this whole County will
be planted in oranges, grapefruit.
strawberry, truck patches. etc. 1 can
not help believing that st. Cloud will
be a prosperous city in the near future.
Almost every train that comes in is
filed with home hunters and people
finding a congenial place to spend the
Winter. l have been reading The Ma
tional Tribune now for 23 years, and I
Just cannot do without 1t. / have not
been out to see my lots yet, but will in
few days. Almost everyone 1 see
seems to be satisfied with their hold
inss here.-J. n. Patterson, st. Cloud
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NAVAL
VETERANS.
General Orders From the Commodore
Commanding.

General Orders No. 1, from the Com
modore commanding the National As
sociation of Naval Veterans, VIM. G..
McBwan. Philadelphia, Pa. assumes
the command to which he was elected
at Atlantic City, and gives the following
list OF officers elected:
s. O. Van Tassel, Fleet Commander
and Chief OF Staff. Yonkers, n. Y.
Isaac d. Baker, Fleet Commander
and Chief OF STAFF, Salem, Mass.
John II. Norman, Fleet Lieutenant
Commander West Haven. Conn.
Martin G. Ford, Fleet Lieutenant Sol
diers' Home, Togus, Me.
Alex. s. ,McWilliams, Fleet Chaplain,
So Marston avenue, Detroit, Mich.
Henry j. Brewer, NJ. D., Fleet Sur
geon, AT 14th street, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Henry +. McCollum, Fleet Secretary
and Paymaster, New Haven, Conn.
VIM. Jones. Fleet Boatswain, New
Haven, Conn.
The following appointments are here
Fleet Judge Advocate, Brooklyn, n. Y;
Cyrus Sears. Fleet Historian, Baltimore,
Md.
He suggests that there should be a
banquet in Rochester in connection
with the Dog Watch" and that each
Shipmate who desires to attend shall
send the Fleet Paymaster five cents a
week or more until the sum amounts
to $3.50 to defray the expenses. The
registration at Atlantic City was one OF
the largest since the organization of
the Association.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
John A. Logan's Horse.

Editor National Tribune: ComraGe
Jacob Mohler, of Paris, ILL.,. who claims
10 have picked up an old gray mare
while out scouting for porkers and
yams and presenting 1t to Gen. John
A. Logan while on the campaign to the
sea, will have to produce some better
evidence that such is fact than he
sets forth in his allegations In The Ma
tional Tribune of Nov. 10, 1910. We all
know that Gen. John A. Logan did not
ride a gray horse or any horse on the
campaign to the sea or on any part Of
said campaign, for he rode a steamer
down the coast and around to Savan-
nah, arriving early in January. Our
first knowledge of his return to US was
while on general review of the Fifteenth
Corps down on South Broad street.
where he had taken his stand to review
us as we passed by. Such q roar Of
yells as went up from our throats as we
spied him is seldom heard.-W. NJ
Sampson. Co. K. 26th ILL.,, First Divi-
sion, Fifteenth Corps, Waynesville, Ill
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
Reunion of the 10th Ohio.

The 25t;l Annual Reunion of the 10th
Ohio was held at Manchester, Ohio. Oct.
20 and 21. At l p. m. on the Goth
d, A Shriver Post, 100 strong, headed
by the Fairview Band, escorted the vet
erans from the Manchester Hotel to
the Opera House. where a large audi
ence of citizens greeted them. The ad-
dress of welcome by Rev. Tolle was re-
sponded to by Comrade C.. G. Degman.
At 1880 o'clock the large auditorium
was packed to its utmost, and one of
the grandest of campfires was held.
Among the speakers of the evening
were Rev. DR.. W. e. Grose, DR.. Kline
and DR.. Bowman. The following officers
were elected: President, w. ]. Shelton;
First Vice President, L. L. Edgington;
Second Vice President, c. NJ. Hopper;
Third Vice President. Will Pitinger;
Fourth Vice President U. ]. NJ. Sultan;
Treasurer, George Rifle; Secretary. C.
G. Degman. Comrades of the regiment
who did not attend the Reunion please
send word to w. ]. Shelton, Box 176,
Manchester, Ohio.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
New Mexican Comrade.

John Quirk,. 26th Mo-, Tucumcari, ".
NJ, says that he learns something from
every issue of The National Tribune.
The latest is that Gen. Grant brought
hostiiities to a close, but Gen. Sheridan
did the big fighting. Comrade Quirk
regrets that he has heard nothing from
any of the dear old comrades of his
regiment. He is Adjutant of McPher-
son Post which has Ia members, no
rwo Of whom belonged to the same reg
jment. He volunteered Oct. 10. 1851,
at California, Mo-, and his regiment was
under Mcpherson at Vicksburg and
then under A. j. Smith, Logan, Sher-
man and Grant until the close of the
war.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
Reunion of fbe 11ltb Ohio.

The 25th Annual Reunion of the
114th Ohio, held at Macarthur, Ohio, re-
Gently, was a great success, tho the at
tendance was small. The C. A. H.
Drum Corps regaled the boys with The
Girl : Left Behind Me- and many more
wartime airs The following comrades
were mustered out in the past year ::
Abraham Randall, Eli ]. Todd, David
Davis, J. F. Jones, Alfred Dyer, Capt.
j. B. Brant, Aaron Turner and b. j.
Clark. ]. NJ. Eberts. of McCluney, was
elected President; Washington Wylnan
Of Lancaster, Vice President; David 3.
Saint, of Mount Stirling, Secretary
At the Opera House in the evening a
splendid program was rendered by
home talent, which consisted OF recita-
tions by the school children and several
selections by the Brick Plant Quartet
The address of welcome by Rev. F. R.
Crooks was responded to by Capt E
L. Hawk. Hon. John G.. Reeves, of
Lancaster. also made an address. The
final session of the Reunion was held
the following morning. The semi
centennial Reunion of the Association
will be held in Circleville in 1919, and
will be a grand affair. An effort will
be made to secure every survivor who
is able to attend.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
The Southern Oregon Soldiers and
Sailors

The 18th Annual Reunion of the
Southern Oregon Soldiers and Sailors
Association was held in Gold Hill, Ore,
Sept. 12-17. The first day of the En-
campment was spent in pitching the 40
tents and in preparation for the days
to follow. In the evening the address
of welcome was given by the Hon. ].
l.. Hammersly, and was responded to by
Col. ]. w. Hicks Among the speakers
of the Encampment were Judge Col
rig, Rev. McHenry and Rev. Eibert H.
Hicks. The special features of the En-
campment were a fiag-raislng at the
school and a mimic battle between the
Merrimac and the Monitor. In attend
ance were 119 civil war veterans, 8
Spanish war veterans. Indian war vet
Grams, Mexican war veterans, 29 wives
and daughters of veterans, and 81
Woman's Relief Corps members. The
following officers<wer elected: Colonel.
Isaac Wolfe, Medford; Lieutenant-Col-
onel, W. Frank Shaffer, Gold Hill; Ma
jor. Byron Beach, Ashland; Quarter
master, ]. w. Hazelwood, WoOdville;
Chaplain, Rev. Robert Mclean, Grants
Pass. The Encampment next year will
be held III Woodville, Ore. Comrade
White, who is the poet of the Associa-
ton. at the close of each Reunion reads
an original poem composed for the oc-
casfon.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
A Very singular Meeting.

Editor National Tribune: Capt. w.
Geary. Co. A, 109th Pa, who has been
living in the West since the close of the
war until year ago, attended the ded-
ication at Gettysburg on Sept 27, and
pretty well crowded, he was obliged TO
sleep double. and what was his surprise
in the morning when waking up to find
himself in bed with his First Sergeant.
who served with him during the war.
You can just imagine what a joyful
greeting it was. We were stopping at
Maj. C. Robinson's, Sd n. j., 249 North
Washington street, Gettysburg. 1 wsh
to say to all soldiers who go to Gettys-
burg, call on the Major, and you will be
treated royally.-Wm. NJ. Lowe, First
Sergeant, Co. A. 109th Pa, 2206 E.
Cumberland street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
The 26th Ind.

V. G. Way, Proctor, ILL.,, says that it
is mistake to say that the 26th Ind.
belonged to Andrews's Division, Six
teenth Corps. 1t belonged to the First
Brigade, commanded by Gen. McMil-
len; First Division, commanded by Gen.
Macarthur; Sixteenth Corps. command
ed by Gen. A. j. Smith. ,Comrade Way
belonged to the 33d ILL.,, of the same
brigade, division and corps, and served
with the 26th Ind. on different details
during the Mobile campaign. Prior to
the Mobile campaign the 26th Ind was
on detached duty at Morganza Bend,
La. The 33d III. was on similar duty
on the railroad from New Orleans west
to Berwick Bay. The two regiments
were assigned at the same time, and
remained together until they reached
Vicksburg, Aug. Is, 1858.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
a Lost Pin.

In The National Tribune of Oct. s
COmrade Reuben Stapleton, Daphne,
Ala, states he found pin in the outer
works of old Spanish Fort bearing the
name of Philip ]. Ruch, Co. d, 18th
ILL.,, and wants to hear from the owner.
Comrade Philip ]. Ruch, who lost the
pin at Spanish Fort. and who lives at
Bradshaw, Neb., wrote twice to Com
rade Stapleton at the address given,
inclosing a stamp each time, but has
received no answer. Comrades must
be very careful about giving their per-
manent and correct address.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
CABINET AND CONGRESS.
The Secretaries Having a Hard
Time Getting Their Appropri-
ationS.

Half a dozen of President Taft's Cab
met will offer up feryent thanks when
The last word has been said in making
up appropriation bills this session. It
is becoming more and more difficult
TO persuade Congress TO vote the funds
No one Of the Cabinet realizes this more
than Secretary of the Navy Meyer. It
Is not altogether his fault that the eX-
penses for the maintenance OF the Navy
have increased by leap" and bounds
and that Congress has Jeen growing
constantly more critical and obdurate.
The ordeal for him and his bureau
chiefs has now been in progress quite
two weeks in the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. 1t will continue several
weeks into the New Year. There is a
full-sized row between that commit
tee and the Secretary, and it appears
TO be growing-not diminishing-in in
tensity. The Republicans in authority
IN the committee do not like the Sec
retarys reorganization plans They do
not take stock in his talk about having
reduced expenditures.
II looks now as tho the real prob
lens with which the Secretary is Crap
ping will not be settled this Winter as
far as the action of Congress is required
10 bring that about. With sort of
grim humor, the House Republicans are
suggesting that these matters be pass
ed along to the Democrats. They dc
not seem quite ready to put an en-
phatic veto upon the things the Secre-
tary is doing and may decide TO give
him another year in which to try out
his reorganization for the bureaus and
the navy yards. This will not be very
comfortable for the Secretary, who
next year will have to address his ap-
peals to a Democratic House and TO a
Senate that will be almost Democratic
The Secretary of War, Mr. Dickinson
is having his troubles with the House
Committee on Military Affairs. These
pertain largely to the grant of appro-
priations. Secretary Of Agriculture vii.
son has an annual tug-of-war with the
House Committee on Agriculture whose
members are inclined to the belief that
the increasing appropriations for the
farmers Department should be curbed
Postmaster-General Hitchcock like.
wise has an annual unpleasantness with
the House Committee on Postoffices and
Postroads, and this year is no excep.
tion. He and Chairman Weeks do not
dispose of their business with any up.
roarous cordiality. The committee does
not credit altogether Mr.. Hitchcock
claims to having effected economies.
So ii runs thru nearly the entire list
of appropriation bills. Nevertheless
the House committees are making I'M
usual progress with their tasks which
will probably be completed this year
In very good time.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
One of Lincoln,s PalIbearers

John P. Smith, probably the last of
Lincoln's pallbearers, died at his homo
in Kahoka, Mo-, Nov. IS. aged 72 years.
Comrade Smith enlisted at Lima at the
outbreak of the civil war. He was
captured and placed in Andersonville
Prison, and with four others escaped
After being in the hospital he was
placed in the Invalid Corps at WASH
ington, and participated In the repuise
OF Gen. Early before Fort Stevens. At
the death of Abraham Lincoln he was
one of the First Sergeants who were
chosen as active pallbearers to the mar
tyred President. Congress presented
the pallbearers with medals, and Mr..
Smith preserved his with justifiable
pride. He is survived by hin widow and
one son.
The National tribune., 1910-12-22
War Memoranda.

Mrs. Nellie Urner Wellington, 1877
". 145th street, New York, n. Y, says
that it is doubtful that any of the 9TH
er subscribers of The National Tribune
enjoy its contents more than she, the
widow of a civil war veteran. For the
past few years she has devoted herself
to the compilation of a history of the
country from the writings of American
poets. She has gathered chronological
ly owed 1000 of such, and this Fall the
first two volumes of her American
History by American Poets" will be
published. She has also compiled a
calendar of civil war events, some event
for each and every day in each year.