The National tribune., 1907-01-03

THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
times this Winter. and his health may
be failing. Usually seen on the streets
often. this year he has hardly been out
at ALL A few years ago he was in
critical condition from similar cause.
They are telling some game stories
about Charles 5. Wharton, the youngest
Member of the House. He comes from
Chicago. and represents the Stock
Yards district 1t is normally 5000
Democratic. but Wharton. Republic
can, carried it by nearly 5000 in 1904.
He tried to get in again at the last cleo
ton. but fell down. AS he is only 81
years old he is not discouraged and may
try it again.
Wharton conducted a house-to-house
and man-to-man campaign. At even
tide he would waylay the laborer, the
mlkman and the butcher One night
Wharton jumped on milk wagon, sat
beside the driver and talked politics.
That night, at a meeting, Wharton was
introduced to the driver. who eXclaim-
ed: when You jumped on the wagon
thought you were holdup man and
had six silver dollars in my hand
ready to give YOU
Wharton tried to visit all the big
packing-houses, and was forcibly eject
ed from one Armour plant five times in
Is minutes. All in all he had siren
uous campaign, and deserved to win
if pluck and pertinacity deserve re-
ward.
Exhaustion of the great forests of the
country in two decades, unless the pres
ent rate of cutting, destruction by fire,
export and domestic consumption, IS
reduced, is predicted by John P. Brown,
an expert arboriculturist and civil en-
gineer of Connersville, Ind, who is now
in Washington.
Congressional action alone will pre-
vent rapid forest disappearance, ac-
cording to Mr.. Brown. He advocates
restricting the annual output of the
forests, protection against fires, cuttina
of mature trees only, planting of trees
in the place of mature trees and
greatly enlarged forest service. The
methods of Germany in forest matters
are commended for American consid-
Grafton.
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs Nicholas Long
worth and the Roosevelt children were
Christmas guests of the Baroness Won
Sternburg at the German Embassy,
where Christmas tree was given for
the Roosevelt children. This is one of
the very few homes that Mrs. Roosevelt
ever enters informally. She is very
fond of the wife of Baron Won Stern
berg.
A buffalo bull fight relieved the Win
ter monotony at the National ZOologi-
cal Park Christmas Day. and the in
teresting contest was witnessed by sew
eraI visitors who had braved the cold
to pay a Yuletide call at the Zoo and
give the monkeys a holiday treat of
nuts and candy. 1t appears that a big
buffalo bull had long held undisputed
sway as boss of the herd, and the other
male buffaloes always trotted away at
the approach of the mighty fellow. This
state of affairs continued until Christ
mas Day, when he approached the 9th
er animals in his usual naughty and
bullying" manner. One of the other
bulls who had previously manifested
the boss bull stood his ground as the
big fellow came near.
The boss gave grunt of disdain and
made charge at the daring fellow as
he stood confronting him. The charge
was received bravely, and in turn the
other fellow backed away and charged
the boss bull. Then they had it nip
and tuck for fully 10 minutes until the
of his title of boss of the herd. turned
tail and retreated, acknowledging that
he had been defeated by the other.
Then the conqueror insisted on still
further furnishing the naughty former
boss bull, and the attendants at the buff
falo exhibit had to take the big fellow
away and place him in another inclos-
ure to prevent him from being badly
injured by the new boss Of the herd.
The other buffaloes evidently were
aware that their former liege lord had
been put out of the boss business for
they gathered about the winner of the
battle and showed by their actions that
they were glad Of the change The at
stated that the new master
wears his honors proudly, and now and
then sends a snort of defiance toward
the vanquished bull, who is isolated in
a nearby inclosure.
The London newspapers say that
the late Bellamy Stor-
er affair, the fact Is generally recog-
nized in all the great courts of Europe
that American wives are distinctly help
full to their husbands in the world of
No woman has shown a
more even balance than Mrs Whitelaw
Reid, they say. She Is more popular
than the wife of any ambassador to the
Court Of st. James. A newspaper large
1y recognized as the society organ of
King Edward, says she is particular rly
gracious to her own country people, and
is sensible enough to make fewer dis
tinctions than some other wives in her
position have done.
Even at Dorchester House, where her
are almost royal, she is
able to retain that graciousness Of man.
ner that is so delightful in American
women. All the widely different Amer
lean sets living in London appreciate
this. Mrs Reid seems to be able to
all classes.
The President has for long time
been receiving complaints that the .3s-
caliber revolvers in use by the Army
were not large enough and that the
caliber should be increased to As. These
have been especially strong
from the Philippines, where the am
bushing of soldiers necessitates the
quick use of the Army pistol. Among
the officers and soldiers in the Army
the majority incline to the view that in
protection from bushwhacking a AS
caliber pistol should be used, declaring
that the .3S-caliber does not puS as
quick and effective a stop to attackers
as the larger caliber.
With Col. Russell, of the Ordnance
Departm ment, as an expert, having in his
possession the letters on file relative
to the proposed increase of caliber, the
President went into the question pretty
fully last week. While 1t Is not known
whether a decision was reached, It is
believed that the President will shortly
order the caliber of Army pistols en-