The National tribune., 1907-12-12

&S- NOTE--Tho Above Is the
beautiful manner. for she is gracious.
ness itself, and is woman of rare tao
and the utmost amiability.
There are some trees that YOU car
cut down and some you should not. The
United States Forestry Bureau is being
deluSed with protests against the cut
ting of Christmas trees "butchered tC
make Christmas holiday" 50 to speak
Statistics show that in the cities OF
New York and Boston alone 1900, coo
Christmas trees gladden. the hearts OF
the children, and then go to the ash
heap, their brief day done
Officials of the Forest Service hold
that cutting Christmas trees is not det-
rimental to productive forests. The
kind of trees cut are those which are
practically useless for timber, which re-
quires tall. straight trunks, free from
branches up to Il considerable hight. In
fact, it is stated that certain amount
or Christmas tree cutting assists in
clearing the forests, and making room
for the growth of timber-producing
trees.
memorial was presented in the Sen
ate the other day from the Hawaiian
Assembly urging Congress to vote a
sum of money to former Liliuokalani in
recognition of her supposed claims on
the United States, which she has been
asking for each session of Congress
since she was deposed. The dusky
Queen has not put in an appearance
this year yet. She usually comes on
with the opening of each new Congress,
and finds somebody to take up her de-
mands for money from the United
States Government. She establishes
herself in state at some good hotel and
holds kind of court. surrounded by
such snobs as worship at the feet of
royalty. even if it is fallen. 1t is true
that the deposed Hawaiian Queen is
well educated and she is also a fine
musician. but she is unmistakably of
negro descent, whatever her other
blood, and it's downright funny to see
the way some of these fire-eating South
ern women take to her, when they
would not sit in a street car beside one
of her color who is honest and calls
herself negro. Indeed, some of them
get off the car if a colored person gets
on, no matter how thoroly respectable
ity may be stamped upon their appear
ance.
The First Representative District of
New York Is a very peculiar one in
many respects. In it reside three mem
Ders of Congress, each representing a
district. Representative William Yil-
liets Cocks. of Old Westbury, Long
Island, is the man who owns the dis
trlct and represents 1t in Congress, ac-
cording to the Congressional Directory.
In his district resides Bourke Cochran,
who represents the New York City dis
trict, and whose home is on Long
Island, and William Willett, Jr., who
represents the Far Rockaway district.
who also makes his home on Long
Island. 1t is not at all probable that
such a condition exists any place else
in the United States.
The elevator men do not have a real
happy time of 1t with United States
Senators up at the Capitol because a
United states Senator thinks he owns
the earth, sorter like, when he is in the
capitol, and when he wants a thing
ne wants it real quick. Three rings is
the Senatorial signal for the elevator
on the Senate side. A member of the
press, without malice aforethought,
pushed the button three times, and was
surprised to find the elevator at the
landing almost instantly. When the
conductor saw who was there he gasp
ed, Il thought it was a Senator"
Three rings to the elevator man means
that no matter where the car is or how
many on board, he must get busy at
once and pick up the Senator.
senator Burroughs once, in a great
hurry, forgot the signal. and. pressing
the button, held his finger there, giving
a continuous ring. When the elevator
reached his floor he burst forth with.
Why didn't you come sooner?"
tor" 'e-''l
L gave a dozen," he retorted.
Maybe If the confusion in the National
House of Representatives grows much
worse it will be necessary to work some
sort OF purchase to make the members
hear the Speaker and the clerks. II
certainly would be funny if they had to
brlng in megaphOne for the use of
the Speaker and the readers. but the
need of it is illustrated often. Butler
Ames OF the Fifth Massachusetts Dis
,rict, mas introduced the megaphone FOR
nearing. He has one on his desk, and
when a distant speaker is on his feet
turns the thing in that direction, and
no trouble in making him
SELF heard to Mr.. Ames Mr.. Ames is
the grandson of old Ben Butler. He
made fine record in the Spanish
American War, and came out Lieuten
ant-colonel of the 9Th Mass, of which
he was Adjutant at the breaking ont of
the war. He was later Civil Adminis
traitor of the Province of Arecibo, Porto
Rico. He is Republican
Representative Thomas Frank Mar
shall, of North Dakota, declares that
his state is for Roosevelt, first, last
ana all the time,' and you could hardly
make 1t any stronger than that.
Gen. GrosvenoT is diplomatic as ever.
When asked If he was out for Senator
foraker's seat in the United States SEN
ate he replied genfarly: IF the com