The National tribune., 1907-11-14

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Miss Irene McLaurin. daughter OF
United States Senator A. J. McLaurin.
and William T. Pate, of Jackson, Miss.
Southern representative of the Aneri-
can Book Company. were married in
Meridian last week.
The President finds 1t hard to get
anybody for a companion who is strong
enough to endure his strenuous habits.
He is particularly fond of long walks,
and goes, rain or shine. He has in
vited many of his friends to accompany
him, but once suffices for them, and
til alvSVs have pressing engagements
when a second invitation is proffered.
Jusl now IL is the Secret Service men
who are-well. you could scarcely call
1t kicking, for that would be very bad
taste to say the least, but there is no
gainsaying the fact that they get mighty
tired hurrying to keep UP with the Chief
Executive in his hikes thru the suburbs
of Washington. The President goes at
race-horse speed, and walks just be-
cause he loves to do SO, and then he
has a horror of the dead alive condl-
ton of two-thirds of the men in official
life in Washington. Most of these men
sit at their desks from 9 to 4:30, and
then instead of going out and walking
home TO get their lungs full of fresh
air, they take the street car home, eat
a big dinner and then dress to go to
the club or to some entertainment, eat
b midnight supper, and repeat the dose
year in and year out, with no change.
1t is natural that such people get fat,
grouchy, unhealthy and age while they
should yet be young. If they would
only cut out the street cars, eat less and
exercise more they would live longer
and contribute less or their means to
The President does not conceal his con-
tempt for the lazy man.
So tight is money In ali parts of the
West that even a member of Congress
can't have his monthly salary check
cashed.
This is all the more remarkable when
it is remembered that these checks are
drawn on no less a bank than the
Treasury of the United States. But the
fact is that, since the present money
string sency became a fact, the Sergeant
alarms of the House, who pays the
salaries of the Representatives, has re-
ceived numerous requests from West
ern Representatives that their salary
be expressed to them in coin of the
realm instead of having il sent by CHI *.
as has been the custom for many years.
The reason given for the requests by
the Representatives is that the West
ern banks will not cash Eastern checks
a.d that they need the money, and,
consequently, do not relish taking the
risk of having their Government checks
turned down by the banks in their own
towns and States.
The requests for the currency have
not come from just a few Representa-
tives. They have come from practic1i.y
every State in the Middle West and Far
West
Currency, therefore, is sent to the
Representatives by express, and the
costs. of the express are paid by the
Representatives to whom the bundle Of
bank notes is addressed.
"In God We Trust is omitted on the
latest $40 gold piece just received by
the Treasury Department from the Phil
adelphia Mint, and 1t is more than
probable that the religious organizations
of the country will set on foot an in
Quiry to find out the reason for the
i, change.
Every coin heretofore put out by
Uncle Sam, from the 25-cent piece up.
has always borne the time-honored mot
to, and the omission of the legend at
this late day without Congressional au-
thority Is regarded as serious matter
by many authorities.
The new $40 gold piece is from a de-
sign made by the late Augustus st.
Gaudens, the distinguished sculptor.
and was approved by the President. On
one side II bears the American eagle
with the war arrows in its talons, and
on the other has the profile of an In
dian with feathered head dress.
hrrl rlnd f,-rr,
the adoption of the Constitution with
no recognition of God in it, and 1t has
often been stated that the motto on
the coin was placed there to placate the
church people of the country.
The Superintendent of the Military
Academy reports that the corps is short
73 cadets. and ascribed the small pay
Of Army officers as the probable ex-
PLANTATION.
The report of the Division of Dead
Letters for the month of October shows
that 1,234,2s1 pieces of mail matter
We're received during the month, an in
crease Of 2Es,000 over the month OF
September. There were 437.021 pieces
returned to senders, which is the largest
number In any one month in the his
tory of the Division. Under the
new system put into effect some months
ago, every piece of returnable mail mat
ter is delivered with the exception of
printed circulars. OF the letters re-
ceived 6,l72 contained money, amount
ing 10 s6,91S.25, of which s5,75725 was
restored to the senders.
Capt Granville r. Fortescue. United
States Army, retired. has accepted from
Gov. Magoon, of Cuba, a commission
that carries with 1t the duties of Special
Instructor to the Cuban forces. Capt
Fortescue is relative Of the President
and served with him in the Spanish
War in the Rough Riders. Later he
was for three years Military Aid at the
White House. He will leave for Cuba
within another week. He will ranl
second to Maj. Herbert Slocum, of the
Sth Cav, who is detailed as Inspector.
General of the provisional forces and
Chief Military Adviser to Gen. Rodri-
Capt Fortescue was one of the Aids al
the White House for a time. but was
suddenly assigned elsewhere-for cause
1t was said at the time.
proposal to appropriate the unpaid
deposits of the defuDct Freedmans Saw
ings and Trust Company for the benef
of colored Industrial schools thruou
the country, was recommended to thu
President few days ago by Rev. Jas
L. White. ,Enis fund, it is said. amount,
to about $1.200,000. and many of tn,
claimants have long since died.
In 1885 President Cleveland urgef
upon Congress that all claimants should
be paid the losses sustained by them
ana he called particular attention L