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bears) is called Loeb, and this one dndicat-
ing the other) is called Lodge"
what can they do?''
"They can do almost anything human:
They have valuable information touching
political questions, which they impart with
the readiness of a senator discussing execu-
tive session secrets.''
How do they happen to be here?"
They escaped from me and went in
search of their father, the originator of the
Teddy" bear, who. they were given to
understand. is to be taken into the Gridiron
Club tonight. Is Mr.. Bergman here?"
Mr.. Bergman (rising at his place at the
table)-"Here 1 am" Comes around to
the well and is greeted affectionately by
the bears0
IF this is Mr.. Bergman, let him and his
bears show how a cartoon is nader
"All right, sir. They will be glad to do
So" Leads the way to platform on
which is chair and an easel. Bergman
mounts to the platform, seats himself on
the chair, while the bears place themselves
one on each side of the platform, facing
the President, and ask Bergman to draw
pictures for them.
'Mr. Bergman" asked one, please draw
picture of the man whom the Senate loves
most" Bergman draws President Roose-
welt please draw picture of the sena-
tor whom the President loves most" asked
the other. Bergman draws a picture of
Senator Foraker. please draw a picture
of the next Vice President of the United
States" Bergman draws picture of
David B. Hill. which he changes with a
stroke into Fairbanks.
Please draw a picture of the youngest
man in public life" Bergman draws
picture of Uncle joe
A Song to Justice Harlan.
The bears declared that Mr.. Bergman had
made good and ambled off.
One of the songs of the evening was
dedicated to Mr.. Justice Harlan of the Su-
preme Court 1t was set to the tune of
"Arrah Wanna and ran as follows:
From the state of old Kentucky came
lawyer true
Name is Harlan he's darlin', we know
him-don't you?
Wears gown up in the court room, look
ing, o, grand,
There's no Drawer, finer justice in our happy
land.
Chorus:
Justice Harlan, you're darlin',
Well take care of YOU;
We know what to do;
We can sing a song to you.
And tell these people here tonight that you
For you're Justice Harlan. and darin',
from the blue grass state.
when he talks the lawyers listen. he
knows so much law,
Makes decision with precision and without
a flaw;
Often teaches, sometimes breaches, tells a
Fine old fellow is this Harlan, best you
ever knew.
''When he goes out on the golf links he can
swat a ball;
Hits it queerly, drives it squarely to the
high grass tall;
Never says single swear word, he IS SO
polite
What he thinks would fill volume,
'twould not do to write"
Two Statues and Critic.
During the dinner two busts were brought
in, on pedestals big enough to conceal two
members of the club. The busts have no
heads and are carefully concealed until the
members with faces whitened with chalk
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great work as Secretary Of War;"
yes"
Has he q longing to return to private
life?"
Yes"
How do you know all these things?"
II read the statement he put out few
days ago. I understand w. J. Oliver Is
going to dig the Panama canal with
negroes"
.sWen, most of the 18th Infantry are at
liberty. I see George AIDE is rewriting old
stories now
NOW? DIR. Henry Van Dyke is Won
derful man. Read his stories of the woods
and you want to go to the woods. Read
his stories of the cities and you want to
go to the cities"
"Perplexing, isn't It? I suppose the only
relief is to read his poetry and go to sleep.
Have you noticed James w. Wadsworth Of
New York lately?"
Yes; he seems sort of cow-ed."
Cries the critic (rising In his seat in great
indignation): "Mr. President, protest.
protest.
The two statues look at the critic haught-
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ANNUAL DINNER OF
THE GR|D|RON CLUB
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receive him. Wasn't the French ambassa-
dor to be here at this une?
Yes sire; he is in the garden putting the
underground shot"
Inform him that I will not sign that
treaty of alliance unless he does better than
he did yesterday. Can any among my faith
full subjects inform me who was the last
President of the United States?
Observation-Disclosures Roosevelt, l think
his name was, SIRE
"Wry didn't he become king?
''He said at a Gridiron Club dinner, your
majesty, that he would not accept third
term. and the Supreme Court held that his
word was constitutional
WAS that a five to four decision?
NO, your majesty; four to four. Moody
could not sit in the case"
Where is Ex-President Roosevelt now?'
Hes still waiting for Patt or Depew to
resign so he can go to the Senate"
Il thought prorogued the Senate"
You did, but Morgan and Pettus would
not move out of their chairs. They are sit
ting there yet"
"A man named Clifford Pinchot, who was
once held in some esteem, complains that
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Grand Opera Selections.

Through the kindness of S. Kann, Sons
& Co., in supplying a Victor Auxetophonc.
those who attend the Mayer Sunday even
ing concerts at the Majestic Theater viii
have the pleasure of listening to grand
opera selections rendered by such cele-
brated artists as Caruso, Scott, Melba and
others.
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the White House does not match the trees"
White House? You mean that relic Of
forgotten days? Paint it green then and call
1t the Green House, or paint the trees
white. 1t matters not. What else is there to
report?
Your imperial majesty, / have here sew
eral reports to submit for your majesty's
consideration. The New York city govern
ment exceeded its expenditures, and Tam
many has melted the stature of George
Washington into musket balls with the pur-
pose of defying the imperial pleasure. The
governor of Virginia has insisted that the
imperial railroad shall pay state taxes, and
has seized one of the imperial freight
barges. One George Harvey has printed a
most seditiouS article in favor of establish
ing a home for impoverished milionaires
to be supported out of the imperial ex-
chequer. One George AIDE has published an
article arguing against the ukase establish
ing the imperial curfew."
These are but pa'try affairs. The people
do not realize their blessings"
They demand their Congress-
II have prorogued Congress. Wen have
no more of it. l make the laws and execute
them. l am supreme"
Long live the king! The king, the king!
Long live the king!" shout the courtiers.
At that the Jester comes forward and
pushes the king from the throne and re-
cites:
Like other dreams we've reveled through the
Like them wakes, we take our flight.
II seemed threatening shape that first drew near;
Next but jest that none need fear,
And now, as mightier courts have gone of yore,
We vanish quite contentment rules once more,
Right glad to see within one little hour
The rise and fall Of such fantastic power.
Back to old 1907 we return;
Back the lessons we have vet to learn
With love for these. and faith in their intent
Our courts, our Congress, and President"
To Speaker Cannon.
The Gridiron quartet and chorus always
add to the program of entertainment, and
last night one of their songs were dedicated
to Speaker Cannon. 1t ran:
There's cry all DER the land, great popular
demand
For change from tariff schedules that are high ::
And the men who want reform at the doors Of
Congress storm,
But the Speaker turns a deaf ear to their cry
Mum. '>' VI '-AA'uH tue" He Whispers mini
With some other wise suggestions, old and new:
But we IL all be old and gray sinking into sad de-
When the Speaker lets the tariff bill 90 through.
Chorus:
'Oh. the north pole will be melted and the Nile
with ice be belted.
And the green grass Of the praries changed to
blue;
And the stars will shine by day and the fish on
land will play
When the Speaker let's tariff bill go through.
Notwithstanding all the clamor see the Speaker
with his hammer
Swat the movement for reform a deadly blow:
He Is standing pat forever, and will never, never,
Give tariff bill the slightest bit of show.
Talk OF coal and hides and lumber, and the sched-
ues without number,
Still make q bit of phophecy to yoil.
We will all be old and gray, sinking into sad de-
cay,
When the Speaker lets tariff bill go through. "
At intervals during the evening be-but-
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TRIBUTE TO ALGER.
Remarkable Popularity Of the For
,s-: mer Secretary of War. ="


DETROIT, January 26-Of Senator AL
gers remarkable popularity in Michigan,
Willis j. Abbott has this to say:
Russell A. Alger, senator of the United
States, Secretary of War during our war
with Spain, had death come to him as I'M
expectedly and as cruelty as was much of
the criticism which, in life, had been heaped
upon him.
Mr.. Alger was rich man. He made his
money out of the lumber business, and was
assisted in making it by the tariff upon lum-
Der, which enabled him to check any COM
petition on the part of Canadian OF Brit
ish Columbian rivals. AS public man he
undoubtedly helped to continue the tariff
from which he derived such great profit.
But let us not judge him now for that. If
We should, we would be obliged to judge
with equal harshness most of the men of
his party who either sit in the United
States Senate or send men there who sit
for them.
AS Secretary of War Mr. Alger was
harshly and cruelty criticised He was
confronted with a military emergency for
which not he alone. but the whole United
States government, was unprepared. 1t is
true that the movement of troops, the
camps established in this country, the man.
aSement of the transports, the methods of
sanitation, and the purchase of supplies
all showed most deplorable lack of knowI-
edge and of system. Of course the Secretary
of War was nominally responsible. But
Russell A. Alger was appointed Secretary
of War in 1887. Hardly had he entered
upon the duties of the office when he was
called upon to organize a campaign tor
which no adequate preparations had been
made.
His effort was failure, of course. There
was probably never a war for which mill
tary preparations were so insufficient but
the man who was crucified was only par
TALLY responsible.
The Embalmed Beef Scandal.
You remember the cutlery against "em-
balmed beef" The press of the whole coun-
try charged Alger with having purchased
supplies for the soldiers that should not
be fed to any human being. The charge
was well founded. But we also all remem-
Der that within two years 1t has been
proved that the people who furnished this
"embalmed beef to the army on contracts
have long been furnishing vastly worse
meats to the individual consumer They
may have humbugged the Secretary of War,
but 1t became so clear that they were do
ing the same thing to all the people in
the United States that pure food bill was
passed by the United States Congress for
their discipline.
That was a vindication for Alger
Ayers Personal Kindness.
Alger was, aside from his public qualities
personally lovable and large-hearted man.
1t was not any>idea of his great qualities of
craftsmanship which led some thousand of
Michganders to go to the national conven-
ton at Chicago, in 1888, and make the then
uncompleted hall, which is now the audi
torium, ring with cries of What's the mat
ter with Alger; he's all right" 1t was be-
cause, aside from the mere matter of busI-
ness, of protecting his lumber industry, and
of nicking IN as fast as he could and soma
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collecting scalps. They tell me n. H.
Rogers is really very kind hearted and
charitable, ana helps along many strug-
Cling man."
II wonder what he's doing for Tom Law
sons Trinity copper boom? Is Secretary
Taft a candidate for the presidency2"
Yes
Does he want to be chief justice of the
Supreme Court?'
Yes"
Does he want to remain ct his present
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ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY

ORIENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND COMPARATIVE
religion. I443 q st.-Lecture Sunday evening S:l5
Tile Astral Plane" Wednesday S:15. ''Invou-
tIon ana Evolution" Library philosophical works.
Strangers welcome. ja26-2t'
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Elfhu Root, Secretary OF State.
Grant B. Schley, New York. s~'7
Louis Seibold. New York World.
w. II. Self -Pittsburg. Pa.
Alex. u. Shaw. New York.
John w. Shaw, New York.
Joseph Sears. Appleton's Magazine, New
York.
swager sherley. representative from Ken
lucky.
Joseph C. sibiey, representative from
Pennsylvania.
F. B. Shipley, New York.
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them,
That the delegates are waiting you to cheer.
Are you going back to Indiana Fairbanks?
Don't you want to stay right hereF'
Altering the White House.
A wooden structure to represent the
White House was brought in and set up on
the stage, whereupon a man attired as a
carpenter stroled in.
will the secretary of the club see what
this peculiar looking individual has on his
mind?' said the president.
This man says he lives in Indianapolis,
but is carried on the pay rolls of the Senate
as carpenter. He has been instructed to
get the exact height of Vice President
Fairbanks"
TT won't be at all necessary for him to
disturb the Vice President. 1 know his
height. He is Six feet FOUR inches
tall"
(The carpenter draws a tape measure
from his pocket and slowly marks off until
he has six feet four inches trailing on the
floor. He then proceeds to the White
House and measures the door. He finds 1t
is only five feet high, and with savage
blow of the hammer knocks eighteen inches
off the top In a few second another car
penter comes in)
II thought we had finished with the car
penters, but here comes another
This one says he is the regular White
House carpenter, and the President has
given him small Job to do. He would like
Il will appreciate it If the Secretary will
rise at his seat and help us get rid of this
intruder.
Taft rises. and carpenter approaches. and
without saying word measures him across
the shoulders and stomach. With his tape
measure held out conspicuously before him
he approaches the White House, measures
the door, finds that it is not wide enough.
and knocks off eighteen inches on one side.
He measures again and then knocks the
entire front out Of the thing and goes away.
One of the features of the dinner was the
presentation to each person of tastefully
bound illustrated volume entitled Who's
Who In Gridiron Prose and Rhyme" 1t
carried pictures of a score or more public
men, with rhyming descriptions of them,
some examples Of which shown in this
story.
Speeches were made during the evening
by Representatives Bede and Cushman and
Gen. Horace Porter, all adding in charming
degree to the entertainment.
President Roosevelt was also called upon
and spoke at some length. He said the
Gridiron dinners furnished the only occa-
sion for him to unburden himself freely.
And he did. He talked freely about control
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

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toned page came clamoring through the
hall with cards for guests present. Loudly
calling the name of the guest, the page
would then announce the visitor. Senator
Foraker was called upon by Capt Bill Nc
Donald of the Texas Rangers" Mr. Fl. III.
Rogers, the Standard Oil manager, was WIS.,
tied by the attorney general of Missouri"
Vice President Fairbanks got a telegram
from Harry ). New. pledging his support in
case he was not needed. Secretary Taft
received note from Justice Brewer ad-
vising him not to act on that presidential
matter yet; he had talked with Chief Jus-
tice Fuller. Senator Beverfdge's card
proved to be a membership card in Child
Labor Union. No. %.
Berryman's Initiation.
The initiation of Mr. C. X. Berryman
the cartoonist, as a member of the club
was made the occasion of very interest,"
ing play. In the course of the dinner a
couple of big, brown bears came ambling
down the banquet hall, pursued by their
trainer. who explained that they were his
bears and had been in his charge ever since
their creation by Mr. Bergman.
Il understand their language, and have
taught them the language of man." said
the trainer. They think as quickly, speak
as rapidly and spell as badly as the Presi-
dent of the United States"
Have they any friends In the United
States Senator"
mo. Their lives have been simple: their
habits correct; they own no Standard OIL
stock. nor have they fenced In the public
domain"
That's all right. Mr.. Trainer: your
bears evidently are above reproach. Have
you given names to these prodigies?"
Yes; this one Qndicating one Of the
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lily and walk off with great dignity, arm In
arm.
A song was dedicated to Vice President
Fairbanks, the chorus of which ran as
follows:
Are you going back to Indiana. Fairbanks?
Don't you want to stay in Washington some more?
The folks all say your will go back,
You will go back,
You Will go back,
But something seems to whisper that you'll fool
Them
That the delegates are waiting you to cheer.
Are you going back to Indiana, Fairbanks?
Don't you want to stay right hereF'
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ALL SOULS CHURCH, COR 14rH AND l. SITS,
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day school aud class for the comparative study
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morning service by the minister: pm.
Young Peoples Religious Union; 8 pm. evening
service irst in Of four sermons The
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Two Statues and a Critic.

Two STATUES ana CrItIc.
During the dinner two busts were brought
in on pedestals big enough to conceal two
members of the club. The busts have no
heads and are carefully concealed until the
members with faces whitened with chalk
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the White House does not match the trees"
White House? You mean that relic of
1t the Green House, paint the trees
white 1t matters not. What else is there to
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
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OF Negros. Cebu ana Panay. BY May
next forty miles or more Of one OF
these lines will be in operation. Four
enormous mogul freight engines have
already been dispatched from the Bald
win Locomotive Works to Iloilo for use
during the roadbuilding. These lines are
being financed by Well-knoWn con-
struction company OF New York and
Detroit and a New York aand Manila
banking corporation. Three surveying
parties are now completing the survey
ing of 700 miles Of road on LuZon
Island. The work OF construction Is
under the supervision OF English. Aus
tralian and American engineers. The
work will offer an excellent test OF ths
relative ability OF the engineers from
the three countries. and the competi-
tfon is expected to produce good re-
suits In rapid and slxillful construction
Filipino labor will be employed.
The LuZon lines will be financed BY
a leading financial syndicate OF New
York and London, almost all OF the
$4,000, 900 for these lines having been
raised in London. This railroad sys-
tenn will be divided into two districts.
The northern district. with Manila as a
central point the lines running IN DIFF
ferent directions from that city, will
make line OF more than 500 miles IN
length. The main road viii run to
San Fernando. on the west coast OF
the island Of Luzon, where Ii win con-
meet with steamship lines running from
all points on the west and northern
coast. including the famous Cegayan
Valley. where the high-grade tohaccos
are raised, and which is perhaps the
richest region in the Philippines. to
Pagbilao, a distance OF 225 miles. The
great Cagayan River IS navigahie and
all it's products can be carried by boat
to he-railroad terminus. There will
be eleven branch lines OF various
lengths diverging from the main line
to important towns and fertile agricui-
tural districts, all conncctlnS direct
with the city OF Manila. The south
ern district runs from Pazaeae 60
Legaspi. Tobacco and Lagonoy. a dis
tance of about 120 miles. and passes
through the important city OF Neuva
Caceras. This portion OF the road will
tap large hemp districts. producing the
hemp from which the celebrated manila
connected by well-eQuipped steamship
lines between Pagbilao and Pasacao.
At Manila there viii be extensive IA
cilities for freight tranic and double
track belt railroad viii be built con-
Meeting the several lines. Port and
city freight terminals. including docks.
located at convenient points in the city.
Part Of the system. the old Manila
and Dagupan Railroad Company. COM
and is equipped with signals and has
rules and regulations which are quite
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