The National tribune., 1906-12-13

Were there ever any styles like the
peeka-boo waists. the low-cut gown. the
short sleeves? Wouldn't man look gor-
geous in that kind of Il rig? Why not ?
OF course. / believe i'll it. For men =?
Certainly. | like to look over the the
aters, the opera houses: but do you
think [ care about the men? Not by q
considerable sight They speck the
landscape like a lot of crows. But with
the women it's different. There Is
something gay, and festive, and full of
life and color, and warm and pleasing
and artistic about a woman. They don't
get themselves up like delegates to an
undertakers' convention. with no more
atmospheric fitness about them than q
ham. No. sir; a woman knows how to
blend herself with the scene.
The President denies emphaticallp
and in toto the statement that went
out that he was contemplating a new
Japanese treaty. He says the present
one is good enough for all practical
purposes.
Here's story about Tom Reed:
Among the prominent men of New
England there was none, perhaps. who
wore a larger collar than Tom Reed.
Reed was in Portsmouth. and. having
to walt over for train. he decided %
make an impromptu toilet. changing
his collar. etc So he hied himself to
the nearest haberdasher's and began a
general survey of the collar display In
the store.
Waited on, sir?" queried one of the
clerks.
mot yet" responded Reed, and then
a1 colIar'p
What size?" piped the clerk.
"Size 29.' answered Reed.
'sWe don't keep collars SO large, but
I think you may be accommodated
three stores above"
Reed went and found the third store
above. 1t was a harness shop.
It's just an old story revamped. you
know. 1t was told on Grover Cleveland
while he was President, and had been
told on every big man for a century or
two before that. f.-. ..
John S. McCalmont, said to be the
last surviving member of the Board of
Electors for Franklin J. Pierce, for
mer Commissioner of Customs in this
city. and an officer in the civil war,
died here last week The body was
taken to Franklin, Pa, for burial.
Judge McCalmont is survived by five
children.
He was born in Venango County, Pa,
April 90. 1922. He attended Allegheny
College, at Meadvilie, and in 1888 en-
tered the United States Military Acad-
emy at West Point, where he graduated
in 1912. Becoming tired Of the inactiv-
ity of Army life, he resigned his CON-
mission as Lieutenant, returned to
Franklin, and continued the study Of
law that was begun during his West
Point days. In 1852 he was one of the
Pierce Presidential Electors. The next
year he was appointed Judge of the
18th judicial District.
At the outbreak Of the civil war he
was appointed Colonel of the 10th Re-
serves. but was later commissioned in
the Third Brigade. He was obliged to
resign in May, 1862, on account of fail
ing health. President Cleveland ap,
pointed him Commissioner of Customs
for Washington in 1885. After some
years he resigned, and resumed the
practice OF law.
Judge McCalmont was a member of
the Loyal Legion and the Grand Army
Of the Republic, and many of his old
comrades accompanied the body to
Franklin.
Robert G.. Cousins, of Iowa, Is now
Chairman OF the Committee on Foreign
Affairs in the House. It is an important
position. perhaps the most important
Craftsmanship in the whole House aside
from the Ways and Means and Appro-
priations Committee. Mr.. Cousins has
been noted as one of the finest orators
in the House, and may be said to be a
pet of the Speakers. He takes the
place so long filed by Mr.. Hit. of Illi-
nois. who died last Summer. and waS
one of Mr.. Hits lieutenants at all
times, SO he comes practically to his
own in taking the head of the commit
tee.
This from Representative Slayden, Of
Texas. is. in the language of Western
lawyer whose command of language
was scarcely limited by the Dictionary.
zone Of the wild haIlucinations of al
brain" 1t certainly stamps
him as a man whose vision Is so mar
row contracted that he ought to wait
till his horizon grows little wider be-
fore he aspires to Congress:
Negroes are forever excluded from
service in the Army of the United
In the House by Representative Slayden. |
The bill provides that on or before the
30th day of June. 1907. all enlisted men
Of the Army who are negroes or of
negro descent shall be discharged from
the service OF the United States. and. |
no negro or person of negro |
descent shall be enlisted or appointed
in the Army of the United States.
In explaining his bill. Mr.. Slayden
said:
1.-The bill speaks for itself 1t was not
for buncombe. My purpose
Is to give the Congress of the United
States an opportunity to purge the
Army of an admittedly dangerous elc-
ment. To say that the negroes are
brave is not an argument against this
measure. Many men have been brave:
in fact. most men are in the matter of
lighting.
"The Comanches and Sioux Indians
we're as brave as men can be. But no
one would seriously suggest that we ul-
imately recruit regiments from them.
put guns in their hands. and station
hem near companies of white troops.
oward whom they entertain inherent
race hostility. The 25th Inf. is mani
,estly imbued with the same race hos
ility, and events have shown it to be
luite as dangerous as the Sioux or CO.
would be-"
Elmer Dover, Secretary of the Re.
publican National Committee called TT
he White House one day last weeis.
,ut did not see the President, for the
easDn that he was engaged.
"The situation reminded rue of a ladyi