The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1903-05-14
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There are about 500 parks. large and
small, in Washington, and a small army
of men are now at work putting out about
100000 plants in these. All these plants
are raised in the propagating houses of
the Government. The parks are sup
piled with blooming plants the Summer
through, beginning with those that flower
in April, and giving place in turn to 9th
ers that flower in each month till frost
comes.
The Methodist Episcopal Church has
suffered a distinct loss in the death in
this city on May 8, OF Rev. John Fletcher
Hurst, one of the most prominent Bishops
of the Church, and Chancellor of the
American University.
The Bureau of Animal Industries of
the Agricultural Department has been in
formed that the dreaded anthrax" has
broken out among the stock. both horses
and cattle, in Mississippi. Not long ago
specialists in the Bureau were sent to
Mississippi to study and identify the dis
ease. They discovered the animals were
infected by a germ which came from the
ground overfowed annually by the rivers.
Lately. they found it belonged to the
bacilIi family.
1t is announced that there is little dan
ger of the disease spreading, as the germ
is confined to one locality, provided the
infected animals are not allowed to ming.e
with the healthy herds. The disease is
dangerously conta gious, number of men
who had become infected while treating
diseased animals dying in from three to
eix days.
1t is said that Sousa's music strikes
the Parisans as eccentric" Not only
his music, but himself used to strike the
Marine Band members as eccentric"
Sousa was not popular with the members
of the great relocated .organiZat ton, and
it used often to object to SO much 'Sousa'
in the programs. One time there was
mutiny, many people of Washington COM
planning that the Marine Band failed to
give enough classical music. Where
upon Sousa proceeded to write num-
Der of classical compositions for his
Band to play.
A little girl has just died from Jump |
ing rope 200 times. There is probably |
TO exercise known to childhood which is
as injurious from first jump to last, for
girls. as jumping rope" The mother |
is wise who forbids the skipping rope to
be used by her daughter. 1t is respOn- |
sible for many of the ills incidental to |
women.
A man has offered prize of 81 .000, 600 |
FOR an ideal" servant. Nobody has come |
forward with a prize offer for the ideal |
mistress. There is sometimes corela- |
ton between bad servants and mistresses |
The weman who can only say that her |
servant is bad" meaning that the "help" |
does not understand the work which she |
has TO perform, cannot cook, for instance, |
cannot wash and iron, or does not know |
how to clean room properly, has no kick |
coming, if she cannot show that servant |
how to do these things properly. Nine |
mistresses out of 10 are more ignorant |
than their servants. The servant ques-
ton would probably get jolt of enlight-
epment if the mistress problem were not |
SO dense. The grandmothers had not so
much trouble with help" But, then, the |
Erandmethers could sweep and spin, wash
and iron, cook and sew with the best |
though they probably did not exercise |
those talents personally. But when the |
bad servant failed to COOK a steak prop |
erly, grandmother went into the kitchen |
and showed her how it should be DONE |
1t the maid was awkward with the |
broom, grandmother eXemp,iied its use
in a never-to-be-forgotten way. If the |
mistresses of to-day could do the same |
thing-but, then. they can't. don't you
know, SO we have the Servant problem"
Col. Mills, who was appointed to inves- |
figate the reported utterances of Gen. |
Baldwin on the negro and Filipino as sol |
diers, reports to the War Department that |
Gen. Baldwin never gave utterance to |
the sentiments imputed to him by Den |
yer newspaper reporter. ard that the |
newspaper has fired the reporter who mis-.
led it into printing the rot. 1t was, Of |
course. inconceivable that an officer and |
gentleman could have given utterance to |
such disgracefui sentiments.
Trentanove, the sculptor. who was
Some months ago entrusted by Mrs. Cush- |
man X Davis with the commission of
making n life-sized bronze bust of her
husband. the late Senator Davis, of
Minnesota. has completed his work, and
the bust is now in Washington. 1t is of
bronze, and will rest upon a pedestal or
base of brown Italian marble. 1t will be
put in place above the grave of the SOL f,
dier-statesman in Arlington, before Me-
mortal Day.
The San Francisco Mint on May 1
shipped to the Philippines 100000 ''pe- |
sos" or dollars" all bright new silver. |
The Thomas carried the coin, which was
shipped in heavy pine boxes bound with
thick iron straps. The coins were first
put in thick sacks. each containing 1000,
and two OF these sacks were placed in
each box. Each sack WAS sealed and
each box doubly sealed first with the seal
of the Treasury Department and then
with that of the War Department.
The body of the late Gov Alexander
R. SheDerd WAS laid TO rest in beautiful
Rock Creek Cemetery last week with all
the honors that the living could pay the
dad. The long trip from Batopilas.
Mexico, was made in good time. and with
out accident, though the perilous noun
tain trails made the transporting Of the
body serious problem, as there are
places where single file is necessary. Over
these places the body in its leaden casket
was carried on the shoulders of men. In
deed. most IF the mountain trip was made
in that way.
The Georgetown end of Washington is
advocating 'Curfew" law. There is
no doubt that something of the kind is
needed in every town and city. but it is
at the same time unfortunate that par
ents have so little control of their chill
dren. that the city authorities have to look
after them and declare when they shall
be taken in off the streets.
At a recent meeting in Washington of
young people who are working in the
Mission field, it was stated by the Ma
tional Secretary of the Order that G,000