The National tribune., 1907-12-05

her husband, says the November De-
lineator. AS Miss Belle Case she
vanquished Bob" La Toilette in
joint oratorical contest at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. She then per-
mitted herself to be won by the doughty
young student, and in turn pointed the
way to the Governorship of his native
State, and later to the United States
Senate. Before her marriage this Pad
ger State girl had been admitted to the
practice of law, and the marital part
nership was followed by a business one,
for a shingle reading La Toilette 6; La
Toilette" announced to the good people
of Madison that the newiy-married cou-
pie had opened an attractive office and
were ready for any legal clients who
might call.
After a career which has been mark
ed by many and serious accidents the
battleship Texas has at last been re-
tired from the United States Navy. The
work of putting her out of active SER
vice was begun at the Norfolk Navy
Yard recently, and within a month at
the utmost the Texas as a first-class
Ifne-o' -battleship will be no more.
The Texas was the first of this coun-
try's steel-clad warshipS. Ever since
her launching she has been considered
a "hoodoo," despite the good work in
the Spanish-American War. For nearly
year the Texas has been held in re-
serve. and at the beginning of the
jamestown Exposition she was detailed
at Hampton Roads, and has since then
been at anchor there.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth,
who arrived in Washington to attend
the Grant-Root wedding, are guests at
the White House until their own home
on 18th street is put in readiness for
them. John C. Greenway is also
guest there.
Harvey and Ollie Metcalf. brothers,
who were guides for President RooSe-
welt on his recent bear hunt in Louisi-
ana, and whose ski. was responsible for
the President killing his only bear, re-
ceived a handsome rifle each from the
White House.
The guns are of the same pattern
used by Mr.. Roosevelt in killing the
bear in the Louisiana canebrakes, and
each has a silver plate on the lock with
the name of the recipient engraved.
Accompanying the guns is note in
viting the brothers, with their wives, to
go to Washington and put up at the
White House for an indefinite stay.
When Uncle Joe Cannon arrived at
the Capitol one day last week, Con-
gresham John DaIzell, of Pennsylva-
mia, commented on the rednesS of his
mouth.
Il hope you are not still suffering
| from that wreck" he said, ailuding to
the railroad collision the Speaker was
| in the other day.
NO" answered Uncle Joe 'I have
| been to see the dentist, and feel like 1
have been paying my respects to cy-
clone / don't regret that wreck a bit.
No, iTlitr cd and i a c.
paper man is to get So when times are
easier for writing a story about it,
Upon William J.. Bryan's return to
Cotter Brides home from the White
House last week he found a note and
| a box which had been sent to him by
an old lady whom he knew while a
member of Congress years ago.
He slipped the box into his pocket,
and Joined his daughter and several
friends at luncheon al one of the down.
town hotels. When dessert time ar
rived he ordered the waiter to search
his pocket and bring forth the pack
age. i'I
| "These," he said, iiare doughnuts
| sent to me by an old friend, and we
are to eat every one of them
| All consented. and Mr.. Bryan con-
sumed five, while the walters looked
| on in horror. n; ~ ...
4
Jeff Davis is here! Don't jump, even
if that name does arouse memories. II
is not the old jeff Davis, you know, but
a new one, who uses his mouth, so to
speak, even more freely than did the
old one, and probably with even less
rhyme or reason. This Jeff Davis is
the new U. S. Senator from Arkansas
the one who had the bad taste to in
troduce the President of the United
States to an Arkansas audience and in
the same breath make a speech defend
ing lynching in the South. Oh, he's a
rum 'un all right, and SO far as mouth
goes he will probably bring reproach
on himself the first month of his in
cumbency of the office by making him.
self fresh in the Senate Chamber, anG
then just watch out how he will gel
the wind taken out of his sails by the
old Senators. 1t is really pretty you
know, the way that Senator Hale, oi
Maine, or Allison, of Iowa. will get VI
and cut the ground from under the
feet of the "freshies." Senator Davis
called upon the President almost a,
soon as he arrived. The last time he
met the President-and it was also the
first time-was on the occasion men
toned. and the President, waving al
precedents, exactly as Davis had done
rolled up his sleeves and waded into
the then Gov. Davis, of Arkansas There
: were blue blazes and birthstone arount
tnat PLATFORM fOr the space or an hOu
or so, and there was a great deal o
curiosity to know just how the Presi
dent would greet the Senator from Ar
kansas. Nobody knows. because tn,
only witnesses to the meeting in thu
: Cabinet room were the President anC
the Senator. There was no smell O
2 fire and no hurry-up CALL so presum
4 ably everything is 'kam' for the pres
= ent.
President Amador, Of Panama ant
D several American officers accompanied
: by the members of the party which ac
r companies the President of Panama
r went down to Mount Vernon on tn
Presidents private yacht Mayflower ol
y Saturday. The President of Panam;
4 spent the greater part of the day dow,
e there among the Virginia hills, and ex
pressed himself as delighted with tn
trip. At the tomb of Washington h
g stood with uncovered head, and rever
e emily placed a great bouquet of rose
& and lilies upon the sarcophagus.
: President Roosevelt never fails t.
n honor writers when he can, writer's o
;, books, of songs or just plain newspape
e folk. He admires them all. His lates
: literary guest was Will N. Harbeu
d whose novels on Southern life hav
d pleased so many. 1t IS stated that tn
picturesque village of Roswell, Ga. tn
e birthplace Of the Presidents mother,
s the geographical center of the last nov