The National tribune., 1906-03-15


For a State like Texas" said Mr..
Lacey. big as five other States which
took to its own use all the public lands
within its limits. not permitting them
to be used for any public purposes
since her admission to the Union, 10
seek 10 appropriate the proceeds of the
sales of public lands in Nebraska.
Wyoming and other States TO the con-
struction of irrigation projects within
her borders is proposition containing
considerable ingenuity and not little
assurance. l believe 1 will object, Mr.
Speaker"
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth Is as COM
Iortably established in her new home
rs though she had occupied ii from
childhood. The mansion under the
former regime, though comfortable
was rather plainly furnished, but with
the advent of the young bride Won
derful change has taken place. and
many of the old rooms look as IL they
had been touched by some fairys wand.
The graceful and artistic arrangement
OF the numerous souvenirs of Mrs.
Longworth'S Oriental trip, added to
the magnificent wedding presents. have
transformed the interior of the house
of which the Presidents daughter is
now the mistress.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt t-LOngworth--as
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth desires to be
hHoNu II nON-SdNe nef nrSt uiuner par
ty the other day. 1t was given in honor
of her mother. Mrs. Roosevelt. and her
aunt. Mrs. Cowles. Nearly a carload
of presents was waiting the return of
Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth. being pres
ents which failed of delivery before
they went away.
Among the handsome presents was
pair of magnificent Kentucky-bred
horses. \ little Southern girl heard OF
the horses, and declared that was 'just
splendid But" she added. ques-
tioningly. did anybody give them
fix? Horses are no good without
fix" Now, ''fix" IS a Southern pro-
vincialism for ''carryall' of most any
kind.
President Roosevelt has been asked
to go TO Philadelphia June Ii to take
part in great celebration of Flag
Day. He Is uncertain whether he can
go, but he may decide to go later on,
as the occasion promises to be of his
toric interest and wholly d patriotic
affair. The invitation was extended
by John Quincy Adams and George
Clinton Batchelier. Secretary and
Treasurer. respectively. of the Amer
lean Flag House and Betsy Ross Me-
mortal Association. They were accom-
vanied by Representatives Adams. Nc
Creary and Mahou.
The Association, of which Messrs
Adams and Batcheller are officers. has
at last succeeded in raising sufficient
money to pay Off the mortgage on the
home of Betsy Ross, the designer and
maker of the first American flag. This
house was purchased eight years ago
for S25,000 by the Association. which
Immediately began to raise money
throughout the country by popular
subscription of 10 cents from each per-
son, certificate of membership i'm the
Association being conferred upon each
contributor. There were other contri-
buttons of larger sums. but in the
main the total necessary was raised
wholly by the certificate plan. The to-
tai number of contributors was 1885,
270. the largest number being from
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and Delaware.
Wardrobe item about the Speaker:
The Southern friends of Speaker
Cannon have fitted him out from head
to toe in South Carolina goods. His
outfit sent by admirers from that State
already consists of suit of home-spun
jeans. a wool hat, galluses and wooden
socks. Recently Representative Wyatt
Aiken, on behalf of W. P. Widemann,
Of Troy, 5. c., one of his constituents.
presented to the Speaker a pair Of
haDd-spun. home-knit, wooden gloves.
These gloves are heavy dark gray
and made expressly for the Speaker
by Miss Jennie I. CresswelI, of Long
Cane. S. c. Mr. Widemann. in his let
ter to Mr.. Aiken. writes: "We have
decided that the Speakers suit is not
complete without pair of gloves"
They are an excellent fit, and re-
mind me of the kind 1 used to wear
when 1 was a boy. except 1 never had
a pair so good as these" said the
Speaker. as he tried them on, "and I
greatly appreciate them and the spirit
in which they were given.''
The Speaker has worn his jean suit
nearly every day since II was made.