The National tribune., 1904-03-10
U. S. TREASURY RECEIPTS.

pile is brick pile sure enough. and liable
to slide down, collapse, or tumble over at
any time, and the Senate has now au-
thorized q committee to 60 over the
Maltby and examine it carefully. 1t may
be that the building will be condemned.
The man who built it got his price, how
ever.
Representa- tive Burkett, who halls from
the great State Of Nebraska, has little
daughter who is growing up in the fear
and admonition Of the Lord, which, of
course, includes the Republican party.
itol with her father the other day. She
fitted around from one seat and one mem
Der to another, for she is favorite, lis
tening to the speeches sometimes, and
watching things quite intently, but at last
she got little tired. A Democratic mem
Der was making a long-winded speech in
which figures were prominent, and she
Papa" she whispered, lis he talking
for our side2"
Mr. Burkett asked quizzically, What
do you mean by our side?'"
why, do we believe what he is say
ing?" she replied quickly.
mo, indeed" was Mr.. Burkett's reply.
HE is Democrat, and we do not believe
word he is saying"
well, them" said young Miss Burkett
with yawn, lets 60 home. l don't see
any use in staying here. He can't convert
us. can heT'
Mr.. Speaker Cannon has on his desk
great, big silver inkwell Of exquisite de-
sign which cost the Government 500.
Mr.. Cannon does not like this ink-well a
little bit. 1t is too fine. So the Speakers
time correspondent, who knows what's
what, set about getting Mr.. Cannon an
ink-well that would fill the bill. 1t is
one Of those round wooden affairs with
holes all about it to insert the handles of
quill pens. Lincoln used one like it and
it has taken his name. Mr.. Busbey Sc
cured one of these small affairs from the
had one made on the most
approved plan out of fine. hard wood. 1t
is beauty, and Speaker Cannon prizes
it far above the silver bauble.
Another retirement! II this thing goes
on there will have to be a new deal all
around pretty soon. This time it is Rep
w. III. Douglas, a prominent
business man Of New York. who says that
be is going to quit after the present term
in Congress is ended. He can make more
AAAonSJ OutSioC ~ OOh6iCoS Iuuh AC SdA Ai'
Speaker Cannon pronounces it "Cana-
day." but it is spelled Canada" Which
is a reminder that Speaker Reed always
said "Ioway," and "Ohier."
The Potomac River has been frozen to
the Chesapeake Bay a good deal Of the
Winter. a thing that has not happened be-
fore in 20 years, SO river men say. There
have been nearly so boats tied up at the
wharfs, making it look like
enough seaport" There is a good deal
Of danger in this condition Of affairs, and
already trouble is brewing with an ice
gorge above the Chain-Bridge.
The Washington Board Of Educatio
has received a letter from the Board Of
Education Of London, asking that the
Washington school children be permitted
to correspond with the children of the
London schools. The idea Is to get up n
between children Of like
grades in the widely-separate schools,
and let them tell each Of his own city,
its schools, public buildings, homes, Gus
toms and habits. 1t is thought that this
Of ideas at first hand may be
an educational feature Of itself. The per-
mission has been given.
This letter-writing gives the children
good ideas OF history, geography, distance,
and Of writing. 1t can but improve every
faculty il properly carried on. The let
tiers will be read in the grades to which
the writers belong.
A few years ago there was q funeral in
the United States Senate which was
taken charge Of by the Catholic clergy.
There was good deal of business" with
which the average correspondent was very
little familiar, and some Of them got fear
fully tangled up on descriptions. One Of
the correspondents Of a metropolitan jour
nal which runs largely to gigantic head
Of the story, spOuted after this fashion:
And all the while the zOophyte swung
the lamp in which the sacred punk was
burning"
The District Of Columbia has some
queer laws, aud its building laws are not
among the least queer. F'rinstance. the
Navy Department has overflOwed into
big barn Of building across the street,
known as the Mills" Building. 1t is, Of
course, absolutely fireproof." The build
ing laws of the District do not make it
obligatory for the owner Of an absolutely
firepr0of' building to put mp fire-escapes.
The Navy Department has demand--l
these 6re-escapes, the Millses have refused
them, and the only recourse is TO get the
laws changed. Great is the District OF
Columbia!
Senator Teller's conscience is not as
tender now as it was eight years ago.
Eight years ago he saw only the silver
side Of the shield while the party 10 which
he belonged saw the gold with a silver
lining. Declaring his party to be made up
Of cheats and frauds, declaring it welded
to false idols, and that it traded upon
the gullibility of the people in it's bidding
for votes, he walked out Of 1t to slow mu-
sic. Mr.. Shafroth, Of Colorado, shows
that the fraudulent votes which elected
him to Congress also elected 16 members
OF the Legislature and these 16 members
OF the Legislature made Mr. Teller q
United States Senator for six years longer.
MIR. Teller Is not at all touchy about ii,
however, and accepts an election at the
hands of the fraudulent voters according
to the records before Congress, just as
easy.
There was once a woman, 80 q story
runs, who was extremely sociable in her
nature, with plenty Of money to crafty
her every whim, but who was never able
to have a party" Of any kind, because