The National tribune., 1906-03-15

mittsd to enter. no matter how much
money they have. This is a disease OF
the eyes that Is almost incurable and
most Interestingly contagious. a Sy-
rian landed An New York the other
day. and within nine days was in the
hospital for treatment for this loath-
some eye disease. 1t was then dis
covered that he had suffered from the
disease for eight years, and that IL was
United States, when the ships surgeon
| took him in hand and squeezed the
| juice of an onion i'm his eyes, which
destroyed all sign of the trachoma for
| the time. and he was admitted 10 the
| country. The disease came back III
1t is said that this is a common way
| of getting sore-eyed Syrans into this
country.
And some more tricks that look
vain. The Civil Service Commission
no longer posts the lists of applications
for Civil Service positions. The Civil
| Service Commissioners say that they
got many protests against this custom.
very many coming from the South,
where white applicants protested
against their names being posted with
those of negroes. 1t was also said
| that just as soon as it was noted that
certain names were posted 1t weak
ened those people with the people by
| whom they were employed. and the
fact that they were seeking other SER
vice was liable to hurt the standing
with the present employers.
Figures in the advance sheets of the
| monthly summary of commerce and
finance, issued by the Department OF
| Commerce and Labor, show that de-
| spite the fact that the boycott on
| Atyan s~s<
| into effect July 20, and prevailed
throughout the seven months. begin
| ming July 1. covered by the summary,
with the exception OF the first few
| weeks. there was an actual increase
| OF 100000 in goods sold In China
| over the corresponding period OF last
year.
The State Department has received
from American Consul William F.
Doty at Tahiti, q mail report upon
the cyclone which passed over the So
ciety Islands Feb. 8. He says that the
heavy dOwnpour Of water found it's way
| under the foundations of the Consulate.
which collapsed. and with great effort
| the records were saved.
Several Mormon missionaries effect
ed this, at great risk of their lives.
the extent Of $1,000. He has found
| temporary quarters for the Consulate.
Mr.. Doty wants new Consulate
constructed, and forwarded plans for
| an appropriate building, which would
cost $1,000. The State Department, on
account of lack Of funds, is unable
to do anything for Mr.. Doty, and it is
likely that he will be forced to con-
tinue living in rented quarters.
A rich and rare treat is about to be
afforded all who can crowd into the
Committee Room Of the House Com
mittee on Patents. Mark Twain is to
appear before that committee. where
he will be heard on bill favoring the
proposition to amend the copyright
law. This bill has been framed by a
conference of librarians, and is to be
il troduced shortly. Its main feature
extends the copyright period as an
original book from AZ years to the
lifetime of the author, and so years
subsequent thereto for the benefit of
heirs.
The copyright on number Of books
written by Mark Twain are now ex-
piring. and Rev. Edward Everett Hale,
Chaplain Of the Senate, and author of
1.-The Man Without Country" now
receives no revenue from his publica-
ton, the copyright having expired.
Mark Twain appeared before a COM
mittee in the House of Commons on
the same subject, and proved to be SO
of questions all one day when an hour
might have sufficed.
The Flag of the United States may
not be used for advertising purposes.
neither may the coat-of-arms of the
of the Court of Appeals of the District
Of Columbia, on an appeal taken by
Calm, Belt & Co., of Baltimore. from
the decision of the Commissioner of
Patents. refusing to register a trade
mark containing the coat-of-arms of
was written by Mr.. Justice McComas.
The Countess of Suffolk. who was
Miss Daisy Letter, Of this city, daugh-
ter of the late dry goods Prince Of
Chicago. is the mother Of fine boy,
born last week in London.
Another rough rider, Joseph H.
Proctor, recently street-car conduc-
tor in Omaha, has been appointed
Deputy United States Marshal on the
recommendation of President Roose-
for some time Col. Roosevelt's orderly
during the Spanish-American war.
The United States Army has been
invited to participate in the Societe
Hippique, at Brussels, in May. The
purpose OI the dl TIC Del
gian Capital is to encourage the train
ing of the cavalry horse. Armies of
many countries are expected to take
part. Owing to lack of time 1t Is not
probable that horses will be sent from
the United States. The invitation was
received at the War Department from
the Belgian Minister. 1t Is q thousand
pities that our cavalry horses cannot
be sent. for it Is altogether probab bile
that we have the best-trafned cav
alrymen and horses in the world.
When the effort was made in the
House by Mr.. Smith, of Texas. to Sc
cure unanimous consent to consider
his bill extending the provisions OF the
irrigation law to his State, it was de-
feated through an objection by Mr.
Lacey, OF Iowa. who gave the House
much information in one or two short