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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
new JERSEY IN Line
SOLID FOR ROOSEVELT
Entire List of Ex.President's
Delegates to National Con-
vention elected on Tuesday

The most sweeping victory recorded
so far In this campaign is that of Roose-
welt at the preferential primaries held
in New Jersey on Tuesday. He carried
every congressional district as well as
the state at large. and all of the twen-
ty delegates from New Jersey to the
national convention to be held at Chi
cago on June IS, will be Roosevelt del
egates.
On the democratic side Of the contest
Woodrow Wilson carried the state, -
ont OF % delegates, including the dele-
gates at large being his.
Senator Lai'ollette made a showing in
every county, but his vote did not tai
ly two per cent OF the total.
The selection of delegates to the Chi.
cago convention-the Bellingham Her.
aid and American. and all other stand
pat, putocratic sheets to the contrary
notwithstandipg-now stands as follows.
and this is the honest, undecciving re-
port: Instructed for Roosevelt, 427; in
structed for Taft 17s: instructed for La
Toilette. SO; instructed for Cummins.
10. Total of uninstructed delegates, l13
OF these the Roosevelt managers claim
80, and Taft supporters claim S3. There
are 1874 delegates contested by Roose-
Welt, and SO by Taft. There has been
a total of 800 delegates elected to date.
And Theodore Roosevelt will be nom-
mated on the first ballot.
That cartoon by Rogers in the Bell
ingham American yesterday morning was
IL very appropriate one. Big Hill Taft
is sure enough getting the small end
of it,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
WASHINGTON GRANGE.

On June 4, 5. 6, and T. the grangers
of Washington will meet at Puyallup.
The report of the secretary of the
National Grange shows good healthy
state of Grange growth throughout
the country; there having been 179
new oranges organized and nine re-
organized during the first quarter of
1912, with Ohio leading with 22 and
Washington giving close chase with
20; while Iowa, South Dakota, New
York, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Michi.
gan, Montana and Oregon following
in good order. New oranges have
lately been organized at Menlo, Tuln
Tum, Chewelah, Eatonville, CONGO.
nully, OrOndo, Boyd's Ferry, Toutle.
The usual reduced fare ON all rail-
roads is assured for the meeting at
Puyallup in June. Tickets can be
purchased on the Thursday preceding
and will be good for return up to
the Tuesday following. The certifi-
cate must be called for when the tick.
ct is purchased. Any fourth degree
member may attend the sessions and
by permission, partake in the delibera-
tions and work upon the committees.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
FAIR PLAY FOR COL. BRYAN.

We would like to inquire of our
neighbor, the World, why should not
Col. w. j. Bryan be the democratic
candidate for president if two-thirds
of the Baltimore convention want
him? Mr.. Bryan is now fine ex.
ample of mature and experienced
manhood. He is fifty-two years old.
He ran for president three times when
the figures proved that the democracy
was unpopular. Now that the party
is undeniably popular, why should
not Colonel Bryan reap the reward
of keeping the fires brightly burning? :?
He Is certainly stronger in the east
than he ever was before. The money
power, which was once opposed to
him, is now less hostile Only the
other day Colonel Bryan was enter
tanned at the Metropolitan club, this
city, when about fifty we'll known
men of wealth were present and lis
tened to the witchery of his words.
Does he not possess the honesty
that is requisite to democratic can
didate? Although large landowner,
does he not live in the simplicity
that Is becoming great democrat?
He does not lie, he does not split
hairs, he possesses the old courage,
attacking democrats, great and small
He gave to our republican statesmen
most of the ideas on which they have
been making political capital, while
they have been making capital walk
the plank for twelve years.
1t really seems shame that such
a man should be prescribed by our
n po;ohhOw tho World Wo chOu1d 1ik.,
to see the whole matter of demo-
cratic candidate left to the conven-
ton, and not settled offhand in the
columns of the New York press. -
New York Herald.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
JOHN A. LOGAN WAS REAL
FOUNDER OF MEMORIAL DAY

General John A. Logan was the
real founder of Memorial day. On
May 5, 1868, he was commander in
chief of the Grand Army of the Re
public and as such gave the order
that Decoration day be generally Gel.
ebrated on May 30. One reason for
the date doubtless was that it was
on May 80 that the last Union vol
unteer of the war was discharged.
General Logan was born in 1926
served in congress from Illinois as a
Douglas Democrat, resigned to go in
to the war, fought at Forts Henry
and Donelson, being wounded at the
last named: commanded the center
before Vicksburg, became military
governor of the city after the sur
render, served for several years in the
United States senate and was can.
didate for vice-president with Blaine
in 1884. After his defeat he returned
to the senate
James G. Blaine said Of General
Logan:
while there have been more illus.
trious military leaders in the United
States and more illustriOus leaders
in legislative halls, there has. l think
been no man In this country who has
combined the two careers In so emil
nent a degree as General Logan"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
1.-THE BLUE AND THE GRAY"
When Poem Was First Published Is
Aroused Protests.

A little band of women in COlum'
bus, Miss, did not know that they
were pouring a few drops Of oil on
the troubled waters when in the
spring of 1867 they decorated the
graves of the boys who had worn the
blue and the boys who had worn the
gray lying in the cemetery near the
town. The New York Tribune the
next day contained this dispatch:
The women of Columbus, Miss, ami
mated by nObler sentiments than are
many of their sisters, have shown
themselves impartial in their offer
ings to the memory Of the dead
They strewed flowers alike on the
graves of the Confederate and the
Federal soldiers.
1t is not to be wondered at that this
beautiful incident suggested poem
to one in whom there was the spirit
of true poetry. Francis Miles Finch
whose home was in Ithaca, N. Y
read the dispatch and was impressed
by the fact that the incident indicated
that the south was holding out =
friendly hand and that there should
be some response to 1t. His beauti
full poem, THE Blue and the Gray,
was his own personal response td
this friendly overture.
Mr.. Finch, then a lawyer Of abou,
forty years of age, had no poetical
aspirations, but he felt that he would
like to have at least this one poem
published. Therefore he sent it to
the Atlantic Monthly in Boston. and
it appeared in that magazine in Sep
tember, 1867. The poem made little
impression at first, but finally the
newspapers began to copy it, and OBJ
jectiOns to it's sentiment began to be
heard by soldiers in the north, and
there were a number of pOetical re
plies" to it.
The poem became the subject ol
newspaper editorials, and there was
good deal of scathing criticism thai
might never have arisen had the cir
cumstance giving rise to the writing
of the poem been generally known
Indeed, the editor of the Atlantic
wrote to Mr.. Finch before publishing
the poem and asked him If he could
not incorporate the Tribune dispatch
into the poem and make it form the
first stanza. Mr.. Finch tried to dt
this. but the result was unsatisfactOr,
and the poem was published as oriG
inally written. Here is the frs
stanZa:
By the flow of the inland river
Whence the fleets of iron have fled
Where the blades of the grave grass
quiver,
Asleep are the ranks of the dead,
| tho daW
Waiting the judgment day;
Under the one the Blue,
| Under the other the Gray.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
OLD GLORY ON
MEMORIAL DAY

or all the many questions that are
constantly being asked the war de-
partment at Washington to answer,
the one mts frequently put before
it is as to the correct position of fly
ing Old Glory on Memorial day ut
army posts and stations.
To those who have no relation to
the military service 1t Ia almost the
universal belief that the flag should
be displayed at half staff all of May
30, but this Is not SO. for paragraph
444 of the army regulations prescrib-
es as follows:
"444. On Memorial day. May 80,
at all army posts and stations the ma.
tional flag will be displayed at half
staff from sunrise till midday, and
Immediately before noon the band, or
field music. will play some appropri-
ate air, and the national salute OF
twenty-one guns will be fired at II
m. at all posts and stations provided
with artillery. At the conclusion OF
this memorial tribute at noon the
flag will be hoisted to the top of the
staff and will remain there until sun
set. When hoisted to the top OF the
staff the flag will be saluted by play.
ing one or more appropriate patriotic
airs. In this way fitting testimonials
of respect for the heroic dead and
honor to their patriotic devotion will
be appropriately rendered"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
war STORIES ABOUT
THE BOYS OF 81"
anecdotes and Incidents Of The
Conflict Fifty Years Ago

On that part Of the line in front OF
Atlanta occupied by the Twentieth
corps the pickets often entered into an
agreement not to fire for anywhere
from half an hour to three hours. The
picket lines were 20 close together that
. Yankee whisper could be heard by
the Johnnies. The show Of a head OF
any part Of body meant a shot and
usually q wound or death. When the
pickets became 20 weary from sitting
IN the cramped picket pits that life
was an almost unbearable burden a
truce was called for. II the call came
from the Confederates It was in this
way or the way very similar to this:
"Yanks, how do you alls feel 2"
Like Satan or worse. These picket
pits give us the cramps"
THAT'S our tx too. Suppose we stop
the killing for an hour or 80 while we
stretch our limbs and get rested"
mighty glad to make such con-
tract"
"All right. We will let up three min
utes from now and give you three min
utes to get back into your pits before
the shooting begins"
ut is bargain"
Then these brave men climbed out of
the pits, Strengthened their legs. stretch
ed their arms and talked to each other
on as friendly terms as so many farm
srs who had met at line fence might
be expected to do.
BY and by the man who led in max.
ing the contract stepped out from bis
associates and said:
"I'm sorry, Yanks. but the time IL
up. Hunt your holes and watch out"
When the boys were safe In their
graves, as the picket pits were often
called and as they sometimes proved, a
Yank called back. I'VE are fixed, John
niles; let her silver"
And they "slivered." both sides.-
New York Telegram.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

The boiling of the Roosevelt delegation
was not the elimination OF a movement
but only the first step toward bringing
about new era. There was no slate
no set program: in fact, not even lead
or. for your true progressive Is not
believer in states nor in placing every
thing in the hands Of leaders. The Will
of majority of the republicans OF the
state was disreearded but out OF the ABB
erdeen revolt will be evolved plan
and an organization that sooner or Ia
ter will bring about the regeneration OF
tie republican party In Warrington
Walla Walla Bulletin.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
Battlefield Surusrv.

oattIeneId Surgery.
As the Maine troops were leaving the
battlefield Of the First Bull Run sol.
der stepped up to one Of the officers of
the Fifth regiment and requested the
loan Of knife. The officer took out a
common pocketknife and handed 1t to
the soldier, who sat down at the side of
the road, pulled up the leg Of his trou.
sers and deliberately dug a musket
ball out OF his leg. Then he jumped up
and resumed his march.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

A western Kansas editor got off the
following: ''ren cents will be charged
for all obituary notices OF business men
who do not advertise while living. De-
inquent subscribers will be charged Ii
cents a line for obituary notices. Adver
tisers and cash subscribers will receive
the best in the shop free when they
shuttle off. Better send In your adver-
tisements and pay up your back sub
scriptions now, as the hog cholera Is a
broad in the land
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

accomplishing an mnnIre- amount or
good. know the soldiers are directly
benefited by the essentials and good.
les prepared by the devoted mothers
and loving sisters Of the men. The
trouble is too many Of them want the
Identical cooky his mother made"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
Ssx x4EWREATH ON
Q)F%S{SiE;;S|s! -! !;

Copyright 1910, by American Press AssoeaIenl
7 Asst year saw Lincoln's triumph. Ger his tomb
The century plant Of fame burst into bloom.
And all the earth was filled with its perfume.
TT was most meet that in that selfsame year
The skies above his land should wholly clear
And the last clouds Of section disappear.
EaOR that was his own dream. He sought to write
But one word-.."Union." On the futures height
It now Is written in eternal light
VAYHATCVER stress Of madness Of crime
W Shall rack the world. that covenant sublime
Is secure through all the storms Of time.
n ND one who sits today in Lincoln's seat
Has made the bonds Of union more complete
Has made the name Of union yet more sweet.
THE new time over All the land is born;
Over the cotton's snow and sken corn
The north and south clasp hands and face the morn
OER blue and gray strew flowers with loves perfume
~ And for wreath to strew on Lincolns tomb
Weave tho word "Union" out Of fra&rant bloom.
- =
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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

To the man that is of the opinion
that Washington fruit land is not val
liable, the report of recent sale at
Wenatchee of six acres of fine land
for So, 500 will be apt to change such
erroneous opinion.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

The South Bellingham Sentinel,
with its usual enterprise. will issue a
special Marathon Edition, 2O-year
historical review of Northwest Wash
ington, of 36 pages. The Sebrings
are wide-awake, up-to-date newspaper
men and their special edition will
prove a great factor in bringing
crowds to Bellingham GOa-to-it stunts.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

bOO "0CU VOV 0OV0FaJ 0utIofs
After the battle Of Chickamauga an
enthusiastic Confederate went about
the streets Of New Orleans accostina
every man who wore the blue with
"Didnt Stonewall jackson give you
blazes at Chickamauga?" General But
ler called the exultant Confederate be-
fore him and told him he could either
take the oath Of allegiance or 20 tc
Ship island for two years. The Con
fsderate deliberated. but finally agreed
to take the oath. When he had sworn
to support the constitution he turned tc
General Butler and exclaimed. "Now
We are both loyal citizens. amt we
generalr
swell, I trust so," said General But
Ter.
'"Then." said the jubilant Confeder
ate. II want to ask you II StOnewal
Jackson didn't give US blazes at Chick
amauga ar'-Argonaut.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

Portlands sixth annual rose festival
win be held from June 10 to IL this year
and promises to be more successful than
ever.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

The picnic to be held by the What
com County Grocers' Association at
Everson on June 9th promises to
eclipse all previous events. And
those in charge of the affair are leav-
ing no stone unturned to see that all
who attend will have godd time.
The B. B. & b. c. Railroad will run
special trains on that day on all it's
branches, so that everyone may have
a chance to attend. The people Of
Everson are going to leave nothing
undOne to make the affair a big sue
cess.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

The standpatters say, Nominate
Bryan and we will vote for him,
while the Harmon supporters concede
the necessity of running the Nebras-
kan against Roosevelt if the party
would win. Bryan is the one man
who has been strengthened by defeats
and II given a chance will poll from
100000 to 100000 more votes than
any other presidential nominee. He Is
willing and anxious to accept the nom-
ination if it is offered him under the
right conditions" Is the assertion OF
some of the country's progressive
democrats. Bryan will land the nom
ination on about the third ballot TAX
en- at Baltimore.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

According to the Blaine Journal,
the Birch Bay Chautauqua may be
moved to Ferndale this summer, the
plan of the trustees to clear the Birch
Bay site from indebtedness having
failed. 1t is said that the people or
Ferndale have offered the use OF the
Old Settlers grounds and buildings
there for this purpose. The ques'
tion will be decided by the trustees
soon.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
sojdisrs Too Particular.

Soldiers Too Particular.
A soldier correspondent, wounded in
the south. wrote home to the north
during the civil war:
"The sanitary and Christian commits.
sions are the means in Gods hands of
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

cemetery at Arlington Va across the Potomac
the
pathos Of This memorial erected y the
following inscription which tells it,
pathetic story:
Rappahannok
their and deaths recorded
ths noble army Martyrs d.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30

THE automobiles do more damage
to roads and streets than all other
vehicles combined" said an expert
road builder, in an interview with the
South Bellingham Sentinel. q be-
lieve every automobile should be tax
ed at least $25 year, the money to
be placed in the hands of the county
treasurer and distributed throughout
the county to help maintain roads and
streets" he continued. "A person
that can afford to keep an auto can
certainly afford to pay $25 year,
and l believe the next legislature
should pass an act gfving each coun-
ty in the state the right to levy such
a tax on all automobiles
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1912-05-30
BIG MONEY IN BERRIES SAYS
HAMILTON HORTiCULTURlST

E. F. Echolz, in the Mount Yer.
non Herald, has the following inter-
esting communication on cherry cul-
ture:
1t is now time to be making some
calculations about that berry patcn
you have been thinking about. Do
you know that down at Puyallup and
Sumner the fruit growers association
are making from $500 to $500 per
acre out Of their berry business. In
stead Of OVERRIDING the business they
were 10000 crates short. Last year
was one of the banner years for yield.
This valley is the home of the Lo-
gan and Phenomenal berries and the
reason of not being able to furnish
the berries was that the large growers
in Oregon commenced year before last
to dry or evaporate the Logan and
Phenomenal berries. They received
25 to 30 cents per pound for them in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
other cities.
The demand is SO great that it can
not be supplied for years to come.
Where is the crop that will bring
you in $500 per acre and with not
more trouble to you than the berries?
Where is your dairy business in
comparison to the possibilities of ber-
ry growers? Think this matter over
carefully 1t will pay you to do so.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-21
HOUN' SONG
IS PAROD|ED
Becoming Official Slogan of
Clark Presidential Boom.
There Gets to be Too
Much of it.

Washington, Feb. 21-rhe tuneful
melody and dainty lyric of the MIs.
souri, houn' song warblet by Speaker
Champ Clark doomed through the
corridors of the capitol today.
The houn song has become the Of
fetal slogan Of the supporters of the
Clark presidential boom and today
Secretary Bassfond, the lord hish
Keeper of the boom, passed out en-
graved copies of the words ana mu
sic Of the Missouri anthem, altered to
tit the purpose of the Clark boom. 1t
read:
Every time Champ Clark comes to
town,
The boys start klckln Joe Folk
aroun'
Makes no difference if he Is a houn'
They gotta stop kiolain Folk aroun'."
The speaker s.rolled in While the
boom-keeper was making public the
Folk verse and suggested that the
song be sung this way:
Every time | hear the sound,
| want to Kick the writer roun'
Sounds like the bay of dying houn'
We ought-a keep Kicking the fool
aroun'."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-02-21
A HEAVY SNOW
!. STORM HITS CITY
Traffic on Carlines, Rail
roads and Streets
Retarded.
EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW FALLS
Danger Of Floods in Low
Lands in Case of Rapid
Melting.
Teachers Unable TO Get to schools In
COuntry-Mnny Late TO Work Be-
cause or Lack of Car Servlcc-Ilaln
Follows the SNOW storm.

one OF the worst snow blizzards OF
the year, followed two weeks of
summer weather, has changed the at
mosphere and practically demoraliz-
ed traffic in Marion today. The snow
fall began about midnight, and con-
tlnued until early this morning, when
the depth was ascertained at eight
inches on the level. A light rain fall
followed the snow storm.
With snow covering practically the
entire state. the movement of trains
and interurban cars has been severely
retarded. Almost all trains which
have gone through the Union station
TODAY were at least two hours late.
The c., ID. and NJ. cars were not
running regularly until late this af-
ternoon, when. with the use of q
number Of teams and snow ploNs. the
car tracks were clear sufficiently 10
allow them To run. The difficulty
with the cars did not lie on the
tracks through the country, but be-
gan when the cars reached the city
lines. where the constant passing oi
teams and wagons carried the snow
back on the tracks after It had been
cleared.
The city cars were stalled early in
the day and no attempt was made Ia
run them until afternoon. Many OF
the stores We're short of clerks, be-
cause of the lack of car service, nec-
essary TO those who live at distance
from the center of town
Several cf the country schools were
also affected bv the blockading of tho
interurban lines. MS many of tht
teachers use them daily
There Is danger e great river
flow at tn, time when the sncv'
melts. Eight inches Of snow Is enui-
valcnt to one inch Of rain. and, con-
ing on the heavy sheet of ice which
covers the ground, rapid melting viii
no doubt cause nood in the low
lands.