The National tribune., 1906-08-02

including their chiefs. knows It, The
reason for this is that the Government
| processes to object to man and wife
being employed. Now, however, thu
Government is Offering special induce.
ments to its young married people to &c
| to the Philippines, each as an emplOye
Uncle Sans big employment bureau
known as the Civil Service Commission
has just announced that the wives OIL
sweethearts of applicants for such posi-
tions may also be examined for posi-.
lions as teachers.
! The Government has found 1t exceed
ingly difficult to fill the available posi-.
tons in the clerical force at Manila and
other Philippine towns. Hence the Off.
| ciai invitation, issued recently, accord
ing to the terms Of which women whose
| husbands or frances are taking examina.
ton for the service. will be preferred
over all others in filling vacancies In the
staff of teachers If they pass the re.
quired tests.
| Salaries of Philippine clerks are
$1,000 year at the start. but. says the
| Commission, "in case unusual or excep-
| tional qualifications are shown the en-.
| trance salary may be more"
Teachers are paid from $500 up.
The President has pardoned William
Rritton. who was serving a two-year
sentence in the barracks guard-house
for some military misdemeanor. at Co.
lumbus. o. He had been but three
weeks working out his sentence when
the pardon came. 1t Is thought the
President was principally moved to ex.
tend the pardon because Britton was
exceptionally brave. and was one Of the
| men who helped to carry Gen. Lawton
from the field when he was killed.
| 1.-THE American people collectively
| have as high ideals and as acute q sense
| OF honor as anybody in the world" de-
| ciared President A. B. Stickney, Of the
Chicago Great Western Railroad. when
| In Washington the other day. "but the
| individual in business. II must be con-
fessed. has not been trained to the loft
lest conception Of his duty to the COM
munity."
And Mr.. Stickney makes a noise when
he talks what sounds like the truth.
Secretary Of War Taft is slated fol
the Supreme Court OF the United States
Senate and for most anything else In
| sight. but just now 1t looks as though
he was working to shoo-fy himself into
| oblivion. He has q little scheme which
| he will spring on the next Congress az
| Is a scheme. He wants Congress to
abolish all but eight OF the Army posts
and make each Of those eight q brigade
post: Now. do you see his finish7 ]
don't know exactly how many posts
| there are throughout the United States:
but suppose there are so. Does any
body suppose for q single minute that
| member Of Congress Is going to give
up one OF those posts without a tremen-
dous fight? Not on your life. Why. 1,
Is to be In swell society-mighty near
Administration society. in fact-to have
an Army post in your vicinity. where
| make eyes at the enlisted men. Oh. no!
Secretary Taft Is no sylph. but he will
be shadow. mere Renaissance. be-
fore he gets the Army posts OF the Unit
ed States consolidated into eight.
Mrs John Hay. widow Of the former
Secretary OF State. has been seriously
i'll at her home In Sunapee Lake, N. H..
but Is now recovering her wonted
health.
Secretary Taft Is now called the
Matrimonial Conductor OF the Admin
istration. No less than four weddings
have grown out Of that trip to the Phil
ippines. in which he so judiciously mix
ed manageable people. First were the
Longworths, then the Shirleys, Senator
l SAoASs anu SStCIdl OtHSIS
The National Republican Committee
Is now seriously at work. The President
had as his invited guests at his home In
Oyster Bay the other day Speaker Can
non. Representative Sherman. Chair.
man Of the Committee, and Representa-
tive Loudenslager. OF New Jersey. who
IL Secretary OF the Committee. There
| were others In the stag" party. and
Il
end. The President Is not alarmed over
the situation. as he does not take any
/ interest In the suggestion that the Re-
publicans will lose the House, because
he does not believe It to be possible He
believes that a few Republicans who
came in on the Roosevelt tidal wave
from doubtful districts will probably
lose out, but not enough to affect the
general result.
Headquarters have been established
| In New York City In the st. Jane.
Building, where they have been estab.
iished for several years, but the apart.
ments are described as much more mod
est In size and style.
/ The campaign is to be a little differ.
ent from two years ago. There will BIZ
less distribution Of speeches and litera.
ture. and more direct appeals<to the
people by spellbinders. Speaker Can
non will make the grand tour In a spe
cial car. as he did two years ago, ant
other prominent orators in the Hous,
will be In the field.
Collections must be pretty poor; tn,
hatpasser Is not having much success
downtown. The interests which here
tofo-e responded to appeals say thu
year they don't care whether there is
Democratic House or not There il NJ
danger OF assault on the tariff as lon,
as the Senate stands pat. and they sa,
that the old bugaboo about q wild-ey
Socialistic Democratic House ceases {,
brighten them. They add that it woule
have to be pretty radical outfit to bea
the present Congress.
The intricate task OF determinin,
which OF the thousands OF models in th
possession Of the Patent ONCE will hay
TO be saved from destruction as par
OF the records Of inventions, and ais
which models ought to be sent to tn
: National Museum as historic relics,
being accomplished by the Special Com
mittee appointed by Acting Commits
. sfoner Moore. The Committee has bee,
going over the big collection in tn
model room In the Union Building.
r. c. Gill. who has been the keeper O
the models for nearly 40 years. IL as
!. sisting the committee In its work.
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