Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1901-07-15

preservation. Its only defect lies In the
insufficiency of stars representing the
states Of the Union. there being but
80, the number of states In the Union
at the time the flag was presented. 1t
was the desire of Speaker Henderson
that this flag should be replaced by
one containing stars representing the
full number of the sisterhood of states
at the commencement Of the new cen
tury. and SO the old flag came down.
and a new silken banner with 40 stars
was draped in Its place.
In accordance with the desires of the
house the architect of the capitol had
splendid walnut case eight feet high
and two feet wide. with glass doors,
constructed for the old flag. The case
containing the flag tastefully draped
upon Its staff, wds delivered to Secre-
tary Wilson, and 1t will have the place
OF honor In his office.
Mig Map For the White House.
The coast and geodetic survey has
for some time been preparing n map of
the world for the war room" at the
White House. 1t will cover one whole
side Of the room, which means dimen-
sions of perhaps 80 feet by Is. 1t con-
tains all the geographical information
of a general nature that president of
the United States and his corps of te-
legraphers would seemingly need to
know. 1t shows the location of all the
ocean cables In the world, of all the
IN of "a N W
ships may be repaired, and every foot
Of soil, including the smallest inlands,
is marked so as to indicate the sover-
eighty to which 1t is subject. This is
done by the adoption of color for
each OF the great cOlonlzing powers.
1t is surprising to note the number of
small Islands which already belong to
the United States through their acquisi-
ton for one purpose or another by
American citizens.
VIII Marry Man She Never Saw.
Miss Ferrouh, one of the most pop
ular girls in the diplomatic set-that is,
among the women folks-must 20 back
to Turkey to marry n man she never
saw. She Is the young sister of Ali
Ferrouh Bey, the retiring Turkish
minister, who sails for home from New
York on July ;. Miss Ferrouh has en-
deared herself to the girls and young
matrons of Washington. OF course she
has never been allowed to meet u man.
She Is 90, beautiful, winsome, clever,
witty. She loves even the little free
dom that she has had here. But now
she must go home the atlianced bride
of rich COnstantinople merchant
This is only Mohammedan custom.
The merchant paid court not to her,
but to her family In Turkey They ap-
proved and accepted him. A few days
ago Miss Ferrouh was astonished to
hear that she was betrothcd. The
beautiful young Turkish girl had been
rapidly imbibing western Ideas on lore
and matrlmony. Still she will obey,
Just as the Koran directs.
To Entertain Conventions.
The citizens of Washington who had
the management of the last pTesiden-
tial inauguration have decided tD estab-
llSh permanent convention fund, from
which to derive means for the enter
tainment of the numerous organiZa-
tions that hold here their national
meetings. 1t Is recognized that Wash
ington Is naturally a convention city
and that 1t Is especially pleasant for
many organizations to meet ut the capt.
tai of the country. The citizens are
glad to entertain such visitors and in
the course of the year do 50 In n man
ner highly creditable to them. The in
auguration committee having balance
left this year after paying all accounts,
was called on for the application of
$1,000 to the expenses of the national
convention of charities and reforms,
which was held here recently, and later
for $400 to pay off n lingering debt for
the entertainment of the Union Veter
ans union, held here last fall.
The string of horses and carriages
shich Attorney General Knox has
brought to Washington is the talk of
the city. The attorney generals stable
here contains IL thoroughbreds. Among
them is one team for which he paid
$500. CARL ScHoFIELp.