The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1904-07-21

pastimes- He camps out with Theodore,
Archie, Kermit, and Quentin, and their
young friends. They spend the sweet Sum
mer nights with the sky for q coverlid,
close to the dashing waves as the tide rolls
in and out: they go deep into the woods
and build their campfires, and breathe deep
the health giving ozone. The President
does the cooking; think Of that, will you
The President Of the United States frying
bacon and eggs for a lot of hungry young
sters in an iron skillet over a campfire.
Making coffee in a smoked tin pot, and all
drinking from not overnight tin cups!
Then think of the stories they hear. for
the President is a rarely good story teller,
and he has seen much of the world. while
many adventures have fallen TO his lot.
What splendid companion those small
boys do have. And how the President en-
joys it all! He goes back to his official
labors refreshed and vigor renewed for the
attacks of the small politicians who won
der where he gets his strength and endu-
rance. 1t is just barely possible that the
President felt good deal of sympathy for
those poor ignorant Igorrotes to whom a
palm leaf and a string of beads seem much
more comfortable than trousers and Mother
Hubbard wrappers. He knows how the
world brightens for him when he can get
into blue flannel shirt, riding breeches, a
Tapping sombrero, and boots, and plunge
into the heart of the wilderness, and he
knows that something akin to this stirs in
the hearts of the savage who for the first
time faces our ridiculous clothes and in
sincere customs and habits.
Miss Pauline Astor is engaged to a mere
man. That is, man without title He
is Capt. III. Spender Clay, who was form
erly in the Life Guards, but resigned be-
cause of the Windsor scandals. He is
enormously rich, so there is hope. With
his wealth and that of his prospective
bride. a title may be purchased, they are
for sale if the price is big enough, and Will
liam Waldorf Aston may get title in his
family yet. But who's a-caring? The
bigotted Anglomaniac expatriated himself
long ago, and it is only as a Renaissance
that his name is ever recalled. The an
nouncement of the engagement, however,
sounds like well-laid plans gone awry, for
Prince of the realm. Maybe the young
lady has in her veins a little good red
American blood after all:
DR.. J. NJ. Feeney. recently Surgeon in
the 18th Inf. has just returned from the
Philippines. Il was in nearly every part
of the archipelago" he says, "and I am
prepared to say that. size considered, it is
the richest country in the world. / be-
lieve that more gold will be taken out of
the province of Panic Bontos. in Northern
Luzon. than will ever be obtained from
Alaska. l went in there on a chase after
deer and wild caribou, and found that
scores Of natives had 'spats' of gold about
them which they had taken out of the
ground in the most primitive fashion. This
is the country OF the savage Igorrote
tribes. who are generally styled head
hunters. 1t also has copper in apparently
unlimited quantity. As soon as some
method Of conveying title to mining prop
erty is adopted there is going to be n grand
rush to these mountains. Already goOdly
number Of old miners from the Western
States are hugging claims that they ex
pect will make them rich"