The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1905-10-19

THE NATIONAL TRIBU
again. She can wear It very we'll. with
her dark eyes and hair. She had a
yellow silk dress last Winter which was
very becoming. The yellow Is a deep
orange. and she wears it in ribbon on
hat of white lace straw and chiffon. !.
Well for the lands sake! Just read
this from a Spanish Journal. and then
go tell Diogenes to put out his lantern
and turn his tub up to dry. At least
one Spanish editor can tell the truth.
THE Intervention which he has TAX
en- In the negotiations for peace between
Russia and Japan brings into prominent
notice The personality of the President
of the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt, who so short q
time ago was so terribly abused by the
Spaniards. is. Notwithstanding. type
Of ancient and quiXotic Spain.
Theodore Roosevelt is strong,
healthy man of high ideals, absolutely
distinct from the conventional type of
the full-blooded Yankee of which we
are accustomed to think.
I'm books and in discourse, with
tongue, pen and with the rifle, fulfilling
all forms OF human expression. Roose-
welt has proclaimed the empire Of the
strong. bur not in the insulting and irri-
tatiEg manner of Lord Salisbury in
speaking of moribund Nations
1T is enough to read the books of
Roosevelt to become convinced that the
strength for which he strives is almost
holy; it is an ideal of justice, of honor
worthy Of being approved by Plato.
This is man who sees things clear
ly. and who asks for and requires clear
ness in others. An interchangeable hunt
er. he has learned to pursue the wild
beasts and to tame wild horses, like a
cowboy, and with equal boldnesS and
Calmness he hunts and prosecutes in
famous men who. speculate with the
health and with the security of the citi-
zens OF New York City
There is lot more, but that is enough
to show what one Spanish editor thinks
of him. Shades of de LONE! Where is
that arch traitor anyhow" He has not
been heard of for some time.
1t is we'll known that Baroness Won
Sternberg, who was Kentucky wo-
man, was thrown from horse when
quite slip of girl and her ankle was
broken. 1t was not properly set. and
she has always been little lame. She
is thought to be very beautiful, with
dark hair and a colorless face, and of
course her affliction always caused COM
mentS in circles where 1t was not known
what had occasioned it. This Summer
Baron Won Sternberg took his wife to
an eminent specialist In Berlin and had
the lame ankle operated upon. The
operation was entirely successful, and
the Baroness, after lying in bed for
about six weeks, will be able to walk
as we'll as ever.
Mr.. Presidential-C Observation-Disclosures
Time Bryan is said to be making a card
f..1x of r.,s1 T.
That won't cut any ice for him. Plenty
of men who like Bryan the man would
not vote for him for President.
Surg. Zen. r. NJ O'Reiny, L. S. A.,
has submitted a report on the health
conditions of the Army to Secretary
Taft The report says the enlisted
strength of the Army. shown upon the
monthly sick reports. was 5S,740 and
on the returns of the Military Secre-
tary. 60,139. and calculations are made
upon the latter figures. There were
1855 admissions to the sick report
during the year, 406 deaths from all
causes, and 1877 discharges for disabil-
ity The figures. he says show a steady
and progressive Improvement in the
health of the Army. The report says
that by far the most important diseases
affecting the efficiency of the Army dur
Ing the year have been those resulting
from immoral habits, which caused 16
per cent of all admissions. This class
of diseases advanced from third to first
place in number of admissions to the
sick report. There were constantly on
the sick report for this class OF diseases
lis men, equal to the loss for the entire
year of the services of II full compa-
MES of infantry.
The Attorney-GeneraI has given an
rnininn IN IA IF he
that all questions of seniority between
officers of the Navy and the Marine
Corps are to be determined by the date
of the commissions in each case.
Dear me! Gen. Corbin is out with a
severe censure Of Minister RockhiIl,
who represents us at the court of Tsi
An. China. He says that the arrange
ments Tor the reception of Miss Roose-
welt and the rest of the American party
on their visit at Picking were sadly in
adequate, and that everything was mis-
managed. The following paragraph,
which appeared in the Yokohama Ad-
vertiSer, is said to have been inspired
by Gen. Corbin:
"Execrable mismanagement of the
reception and direct discourtesy on the
part Of the Minister are charges freely
made. The returning party say the
marked scantiness of attention paid
tHtHI HdS SuHicIeHt 10 ellclt surprise
from the various Legation stats of the
other Picking Embassies"
Of course, Gen. Corbin has the adj
vantage of Minister Rockhill, as he has
bossed things around the White House,
and knows to a figure In the carpet
where the chairs should stand, how the
President should toe out, how Mrs.
President should kOw-tow if she does
not shake" and to a gold thread on
the service stripes exactly how each
uniformed officer shall approach the
President. and all that. Wasn't Ii
Blaine who once called this Office
'Chambermaid to the President" And
that brilliant juggler with words, Don
Fiatt, dubbed it Lord High Custodian
Of the Card Basket"
They certainly do have queer express
slons In the backwoods of the South,
and through the colored servants some
OF them become current in the homes
OF Washington. A Sunday or two ago
Washington lady, worn out with the
cares OF the week, concluded to take
Sunday off and spend 1T I'm undress
attire in her room. She had just got
comfortably settled with her book i'm
hand, when her servant came up and
announced that particular friend had
called. Being in dishabille, the lady
considered for IL moment the question
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