The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-23

2 fore one of the Departments. 'In tn
r first place, 1 found that the Senate
S occupied seat % in the Senate. If tina
: was not enough to defeat him, it shout
be remembered that the Legislature ad
! journed, and he failed of reelection o.
the 23d of the month. The Senator
popular in Rhode Island, and it is re
: GREETED that he should be compelled t
= skidoo."
, Representative Sherman, of New
York, who is a member of the Nationa
: Republican Committee and who ha
, been around over the country a GOO
deal lately, says that he finds stron,
sentiment for Roosevelt which he de
u clares has not been exhibited towart
an American in our generation.
THE people seem to be almost uni
in defending him personally and up
holding his policies" he declares ''H,
would be elected by the most over
whelming vote ever given Presiden
tial candidate. l do not mean to sa,
that no other Republican could win, hu
| refuse to consider any other as likel!
TO run but the man now in the White
4 House. This will happen. not OF hi
own volition. but because tho pressure
of public opinion will be irresistible. j
the American people make up theil
mind to put man in the Executive
office, they are very apt to carry the
/ point, for the united will of Nation
must be stronger than the wish of a
single individual"
Arrangements have been made by
Brig.-Gen. T. H. Barry, commanding
the American forces in Cuba, to have
the men stationed at Camp Columbia
near Havana, taught to swim. A bath
| house at La Playa has been rented for
the use of troops at Camp Columbia
with view to the instruction of each
command in swimming, as well as for
the purpose of pleasure and recreation
The bath house has been assigned to
the marines on Mondays, the engineers
on Tuesdays, the infantry on Wednes-
days, the artillery on Fridays and the
post non-commissioned staff. Hospital
Corps. Signal Corps and civilian en-
ployes on Saturdays. each organization
to have the occupancy of the house
| from a. m. to 4 p. m. All organiza-
tons will be instructed in swimming
until each man can swim for 10 minutes
without stopping. On Sundays and
after o'clock on other days the bath
house will be available for use of Off
GERS and their families.
Recent visitors to the White House
are satisfied they have discovered the
real reason for the exclusion of repor-
tiers from the White House grounds in
the presence of a Iuxuriant mint bed
bordering the floral semicircles just be-
low the terrace. Other Presidents have
made no secret of their liking for the
fragrant herb or of the use to which
they thought 1t lent itself most pleas
antly, but Cleveland and Arthur, both
of whom liked their julep, thought too
hi Ut <aff taay
It's rearing to the official gardener, so
they got their supplies direct from John
Chamberlin.
Mint in the White House grounds is
said TO be a distinct innovation and it
is a fact that there was none during Nc
Kfnley's tenancy there, since both to
him and to Mrs. Mckinley the scent was
unpleasant. In these nerve-rackiug days
those who have the moral uplifting of
the Nation at heart fear the presence of
the plant may be a cause of temptation
to visitors 10 the President. 1t is in
vain They are Informed that mint beds
are feature of all Dutch gardens, such
as Mrs. Roosevelt has laid out. Mrs.
Roosevelt. 1t should be added has a
taste for japanese tea, and a sprig of
mint Is an Indispensable part of a per-
Iect brew, but there are fears that the
White House men may put the mint to
other and less mild uses than that of
favoring tea.
Well, now, Mr.. John +. Wallace-he
is the gentleman who had charge of the
Panama Canal as Engineer-in-Ch Chief, or
words to that effect, early in the life of
occupation Of that bothersome bit of
ground-well, this Mr.. Wallace is talk
ing now. Just set his mouth going and
went off and left it pears like.
president Roosevelt should not be
given charge of the construction of the
Panama Canal after his term of office
as President expires" That is the
sense" of his statement.
The man who has active charge of
the work should be able to conceive,
design, execute and administer. You
cannot take man out of politics, man
who has spent his life in politics, who
has always held salaried Governmental
and expect him to take charge
OF such project as the Panama Canal
Such an undertaking as the canal
requires man of ripe experience; a
man who has all the qualities of pro-
iesslohat engineer. l wish IL UNDER
stood that l make no criticism of any,
one, concluded Mr.. Wallace Well.
yes; you know-but, after all, it sounds
like criticism, doesn't ii?
Many queer things develop during the
years in Departments of the Govern
ment service. but there is nothing much
qneerer than this:
The oldest mail carrier, James De-
laney, Is in the service of the New York
Post Office, and the youngest, John
Duvrey, is at Tonopah. New. Delaney
has had 50 years service, and is |
now So He plans to take two months
vacation this Summer. and then resign |
Duvrcy can neither read nor write, but
the Postmaster at Tonopah was COM |
PEELED 10 accept his applica ion because |
the salary paid is too small To tempt |
other men in that region to eifier the |
POSTAL Service. He compares the fig |
ures on the letters intrusted to him |
WIN the numbering on the houses on |
has route, and. BY this means manages
To render acceptable service. He is less |
than 20 Years old. and il now going 10 |
night school in order to fit himself bet-
Ter for the discharge of his duties. More
over, Duvrey is Frenchman who has
not yet been naturaiized The aged
New York mail carrier, whose record 10
excellent. and I'm point of longevity. ex-
Cecds that of anybody ever connected
with the free-deiivery service, will get
no pension when he retires.
More than 1900 men have held
seats in Congress since the birth IT the |
Republic. OF these the late Gen. John
RI ketch"m. of New York, who served |
tho not continuously, 33
years, being a member of the House |
when he died last Fall. The late Justin |
Morrill,. Of Vermont. served longer than