The National tribune., 1907-08-22

4 When they had restored order an
/, were leaving, the Sinaia firemen sen
5 word to know if there had been a fire
Y 1t was declared that but for the quicl
: work of the two Americans the hom
. would have been destroyed.
: Mrs. Bennett has been decorated b.
the Sultan of Turkey with the badge o
r the Order of Kindness. distinction
: falling to few women. The insignia is {
: beautiful affair of gold and diamond:
: and other precious stones.
: J. D. Landsdown, Of Denver, Colo.
| was in the city last week, ana spoke OF
the influx of semi-invalids into Colo.
rado in hope of regaining health ana
getting work at the same time.
"Consumptives Who go from the
East," he said. ''even If they have friends
in Denver. find it extremely difficult t.
obtain employment. They are told that
they must seek outdoor employment
and sometimes they seek employment
among the ranchers for their board
alone. This Is what they need, how
ever. Usually they know nothing about
caring for stock, and they have to sleep
in 4 shack and have food which is alb
/ solutely unsuited for their condition
They soon return to the nearest city
dispirited. and find all means of en-
ployment closed to them.
THE community does not want con-
sumptiveS among them, and they soon
learn that they had better return home.
Sometimes charitable people provide
them with ticket, and they are glad
to leave for the East, even if they have
no hope of recovering here.
Favorable results there cannot be
locked for unless at least SO week is
Gov, otoI Id,
Indeed, the average cons imptive is
far better off here in Washi: gton
among friends and relatives, whaia he
has hospitals and dispensary f39'iities
than he has far from home. Out shcTe
he is far from home, and the number
of consumptives willing to work for the
lowest wages makes tho finding of suit
able employment difficult indeed"
Gov. Frank Frantz, of Oklahoma,
whose name Is signed to many docu-
ments that find their way into the pub
lie prints these days, and who was nom-
mated Governor of the Territory by ac-
clamation by the Republican Party, was
one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders during
the Spanish-American War. When Capt.
Capron fell. the first victim of the war
in Cuba, it was Frantz who assumed
command of the troops and led them
in the spectacular victory of San Juan
HILL After the war he was appointed
Postmaster of Oklahoma City thru the
influence of President Roosevelt; he
then acted as agent of the Usage IN
dians. and now he is Governor of the
Territory. He is still young man.
The great sculptor, st. Gaudens, Just
recently dead. left one of his finest
pieces of work here in Washington. The
real name of the St Gaudens Statue
ID ,.1r IL ,1tn L.
the memory of Mrs. Henry Adams, is
The Peace which Passeth Understand
ing" This name was given the statue
by the sculptor himself When it. was
first erected a Washingtonian-a friend
in youth of Mrs. Adams, who was Clara
Hooper. of Boston-wrote to st. Gau-
denS and inquired as to the name Hei
answered that Mr.. Adams had asked |
him for statue of Nirvana, but that
as he did not know what that meant
he had tried to express it by THE Peace
which Passeth Understanding" There
has long been wide misunderstanding as
to the real name of this beautiful piece
versally regarded as st. Gaudens's mas
terpiece.
The American yachtsmen who are at
present in Kiel last week were given a I
dinner by the Imperial Yacht Club.
Prince Henry of Prussia, who had
steamed into the harbor during the af-
ternoon. presided at the gathering, and
was in an especially jolly humor Rear
Sarlnow. the active President
Of the club, and other distinguished ma
val officers We're present.
Prince Henry, in proposing the health
of the American guests. alluded IL the
hospitality he had en'oye. during his
journey in the United Statej
Mr. Howard r,.Snnn1e6 - na
Americans. Prince Henry remained ct
the club for a couple of hours After
the dinner he talked with the Ameri-
cans and Joined in the singing of Ger
man songs.
The latest move at the Government
Printing Office in the work of reorgan-
zation has been the readjustment of the
'oundry to meet the demands for space
IF the machine typesetting product on ,
he seventh floor. The molding room is
o remain in its present location in the
west end of the seventh floor, but the :
lnlshing room is being removed to the
quarters formerly occupied by the "Y'
or foundry lookup on the sixth floor
The moving of the Government Print
ng Office foundry is said to be of more ,
han passing interest in that there are ,
so many different machines to be prop
,rly placed. Many delicate operations
Htiuthldi lu pTOuuClfS Il metallic UuDIi- (
ate of type pages are performed auto
from the time the wax mold is
AIKEN until the thin shell is mounted on {
/ block for fiat work or backed up"
With body of baser metal to give sta
,iiity when fastened to the rapidly mov-
ng cylinders of the web presses A |,
arge number of the machines and me-
hanical processes ssed in the office are I
he result of the ingenuity of ambitious {
employees. {
James Bryce. ambassador of Great
Britain to the United States will be the {
speaker at the 30th annual (
meeting of the American Bar Associa- !
ION. To be held in Portland, Me. be- &
snnlng Monday. Aug. 26 His subject |
VIII be The Influence of National Char
lcter and Historical Environment in the :
development OF the Common Law"
Last Fourth of July was a strenuous I
lay in Manila. according to mail advices a
which have just reached Washington. Q
The day was observed by the American T
ontingent with appropriate ceremonies I
Turing the daylight hours and at nigh; i
here was an extensive display of fire. il
works. provided by the soldiers. which
developed several narrow escapes from
oss of life. One big bomb, rising only [
10 feet into the air, fell few feet from I
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