The National tribune., 1907-12-26

old Gov. Denver, who first helped to
make Kansas famous. and then went
on to Colorado. where he gave his name
to the wonderful sun city of the hills.
Senator Bourne has inaugurated a
practice in connection with the intro
duction of bills that probably will be
checked in its incipiency by the author
tiles of the Senate. When Mr.. Bourne
laid before the Senate bill for the re-
lief of one of his constituents, who had
been a member of Co. e, 49th n. Y,
the Oregon Senator included two photo
graphs showing the front and back OF
the hand injured in the civil war, which
forms the basis of the claim for a PEN
sion.
At rare intervals pictures have ap-
peared within the musty covers of Sen
ate and House reports but never before
have photographs been submitted as a
portion of a bill.
The exhibit may be of Importance 10
the individual for whose benefit the bill
has been introduced but if the practice
We're TO be cultivated it would require
another Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to supply the Congressional
Record with the cuts for daily inser-
ton.
Here is a story that Representative
Cushman tells on himself:
When he left the prairies of Iowa he
had as a companion a young man who
also wanted to see the West. They got
as far as Omaha. when their funds gave
out, and they found it necessary to work
for a supply of cash. The only opening
they found was in a downtown restau-
rant where walters were in demand.
When CuShman accumulated enough
money to move farther westward he
l1-a 1faf r.d
crawled into freight car bound into
the vast unknown. His companion de-
cided he had gone as far West as he
wished Several years later Cushman
was coming East. He had just been
elected to Congress and was pretty well
set up, having an all-round good opln-
ion of himself. He thought he would
stop in Omaha and see how the town
looked and. just to see if it was there,
he strolled around to the restaurant
where he had earned few needed dol
lars Much to his surprise, he found
his old companion still at work as a
waiter Hello. George; you're still
here. l see," said Cushman, cheerily.
Yes" was the reply. They've ad-
vanced my wages twice since you left.
What are YOU doing now?' Cushman
pushed out his chest and answered. Il
am a Congressman from Washington
State. and am now on my way to Wash
ington City to attend the opening ses-
sion" The waiter looked at the Con-
gresham with just a shade of con-
tempt "Humph!" he said. Frank,
good, bright active fellow like you
might have been head waiter here if
you had stayed
bill to prevent the retirement of
Engineer Corps officers as a result of the
test horseback rides ordered by the
President has been introduced in the
House by Representative Richardson, of
Alabama.
Mr. Richardson claims that the en-
gineer officers are too valuable to the
waterway improvement projects of the
country 20 be dismissed as a result of
riding tests, when they do not even
have to be good horsemen in time of
war.
It is said at the War Department
there never have been so many vacan-
cies in the grade of Second Lieutenant
in the Army as now exist largely on
account of the increase of the artillery
branch.
Recently a letter was sent to the
military colleges Jhruout the country
asking for recommendation of senior
students who are regarded as compe-
tent to take examinations for commits
sions.
Col. c. F. Teter. one of the largest
mining and land operators in West Vir-
ginia, declares that his Sta,a has jump
ed during the last year from third to
second place in the production of coal,
supplanting Illinois and moving up next
to Pennsylvania.
"West Virginia has 123 feet of aggre
gate layers of coal" said the Colonel.
Do oft . ic mix airylst N
depth. as the Pittsburg vein. in the
northern part Of the State. and some of
it runs to a depth of 80 feet, but the
total is sufficient to supply the entire
United States for several generations
When the glaciers receded and disap-
peared in the far North, they left
legacy Of wealth to the future West
Virginia, which is now responsible for
large proportion of the present boun-
tiful prosperity n the State"
Altho formal acceptance of Japan's
invitation to participate in the National
Exposition at Tokyo in 1912 cannot be
made until Congress has taken the nee
essary action, the State Department is
in hearty sympathy with the PROPOSE
ton that the Unite. States shall take Il
prominent part in the big Fair.
1t is pointed out that the United
States has repeatedly asked foreign
countries to send exhibits and to par
ticipate in the big EXpositions which
! have been held in this country, and
Japan has been one of the countries
which has always responded literally.
Aside from the advantages to be de-
rived commercially and in the way Of
cementing the friendship between the
| two countries the Department believes
| that as an act of courtesy the United
States should be well represented at the
| Tokyo Fair, which Japan promises to
make the most extensive of any ever
attempted in the far East
1t is probable that at the proper time
| the President will make recommended
| ton to Congress that the invitation be
accepted, and that an appr priation be
made to enable the United States Gov
ernment to take part in the Exposition.
Down in the land of the MOnteZumas
they know how to get up odd souvenirs.
The committee appointed by President
| Diaz to look after the comfort of the
delegates to the recent convention sent
to every woman in the party since her
return an exquisitely-wrought gold
Iocket about the size of a silver dollar,
embossed with the design of the Aztec
/ calendar stone. On the reverse side
were rows of rubies, diamonds and
emeralds, which gems make up the Ma
tional colors of the Mexican Republic
4 Mrs. Root and her daughter Edith re-
cai in their 1prlSaJc