The National tribune., 1904-06-23
U. s. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

pieces and sing, and have a sociable pic
mic dinner. Above all else have plenty Of
Flags, and don't forget to tell the children
all about the Flag, when it came into ex-
istence, and why. Teach them to rever-
ence it. and then they will grow up to love
and reverence the institutions of the coun-
try.
If you live in town, or in the city, in
terest the people whom you know, and
induce them to hold patriotic exercises.
When patriotism dies out of the people,
loyalty to Governmental institutions Is at
a low ebb, and the danger line is fast
nearing. Don't let your ambition to make
and save dollar, induce you to let the
Fourth of July go by without notice. If
you can not have exercises in the day
time, arrange to have them In the evening,
between closing down work and dark. Or
if you can pot have them then, take the
night for it. Observe Fourth Of July. Do
it nationally, and you will be the better
an anniversary that we should be proud
to honor, and that pride should go on in
creasing year by year.
1t is said that Victor n. Metcalf, of
California, will be the successor Of Sec
retary Cortelyou in the Cabinet. Mr..
Metcaf is at present representing q Cali
fornia District in the House, and is an
influential legislator, though quiet and con-
servative. He never blows his own horn,
hence is not very we'll known to the pub
lie, but his work speaks for itself. He
was born in New York, and is a Yale man.
He is serving his third term in Congress-
Representative Mudd (Md.) Is up
against pretty tough proposition in his
campaign. He is a Republican and
favOrite, but the Democrats have concocted
scheme to defeat him, and if his cam
paign managers are not pretty sharp they
will be able to accomplish their fell pur-
pose. The scheme is a fine one, too. The
two other ''Mudds" Samuel A. Mudd
for an elector. and John Il. Mudd, of
Charles County, for Congress from the
Fifth District. Now the present Repre-
sentative, s. e. Mudd, is a native Of
Charles County. There are great many
negroes who wish to vote for the present
Representative, and as they can neither
read nor write, and the ballots have to
be marked with cross opposite the name,
1T can plainly be seen that unless Mr.
Mudds friends are very active, the new
Mudds can very easily get the votes. 1t
Is very cute Democratic scheme.
A baby. boy, bottle Of poison, and
then the coroner. A short and simple tale.
family. A baby of about year was cut
ting teeth and cried a great deal. Baby
was left with her little brother aged Ave
to take care of her. Baby cried Little
brother remembered about the baby's ach-
ing gums, for mother had told him that
that was why baby cried so much and
he must be patient He knew also about
the bottle Of medicine which his mother
had recourse to when her gums hurt and
teeth ached. To think was to act, and
sister took dose of cloves, creOs0te. and
opium. 1t was too late to save her life
when it was discovered what had hap
pened, 80 there is an unnecessary grave
out in Oak Hill Cemetery and an empty
cradle in Washington home because a
mother was criminally careless in leaving
poison around within reach of q little
child.
The st. Louis Exposition has paid the
first instalment of the loan Of $4.OOO,OOO,
which it received from the United States
Government. The sum was $1Oe,O57.O4.
Maj. Henry G.. Corbin has been
ordered to the Philippines to relieve Maj
Gen. J. +. Wade, who has served in the
Islands longer than any other General,
and who desires to come back home. Gen
Corbin is now in charge of the Atlantic
and the Department Of the East, with
headquarters at Governors Island, N. Y.
He will have about a year and half to
serve in the Philippines. BY that time
Lieut.-Gen Chaffee will reach the retir.
ing age. and it is expected that Gen. Cor
bin will succeed him as Lieutenant Gen.
eraI
The name Of the Columbian University
of Washington has been formally changed
to George Washington University. and will
be known by that title hereafter The
change was made necessary because people
and newspapers were always c0nfounding
Columbia University of New York and the
Columbian University of Washington,
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