The National tribune., 1908-02-27

Klondike rush started, Mr.. Gale voy
| aged to the North to seek his fortune
1 He sought long and-after a time, well
| But he kept wandering about in tina
vast unknown region for II years, an,
| then returned to the States.
| When he did reach this country
after about II years-his wife did no
know him. nor did a small child, who
in all those years, had grown most no
| ticeably.
| He was real Rip Van Wrinkle, attic
| he was more fortunate than the one o.
whom Washington Irving told, because
this later Rips wife finally recognized
him.
Now. would you think it? That the
term blackboard" as applied to the
low setting, sideless thing that swings
out over the tracliless sands of the
plains and deserts, and bumps round
on the rocky roads of the mountains,
got its name from a Washington scien-
fist? It seems incredible, but this is
the story they tell and it will stand
till a better one is offered:
1t was back in the EOS, when the
transportation of goods, wares and mer-
chandise was almost entirely by wagon.
A DR.. Buck, who, for many years after
ward was the military Storekeeper at
Washington, was then in charge of mill
tary stores en- route to Army posts in
the Southwest.
In East Tennessee much difficulty was
experienced by reason of the rough
roads, and there We're frequent mishapS,
mostly from the wagons overturninS.
DR.. Buck Overhauled the outfit, and,
abandoning the wagon bodies, long
boards were set directly on the axles or
hung below, and the stores were loaded
in such manner that there were no
further delays from breakdowns, and
the stores safely reached their destina
tions. in special emergency, too, the
load could be shifted or taken off in a
hurry.
The idea was probably not new, but
DR.. Bucks example was followed, espe-
cially when roads were rough, and soon
much hauling was done by the use of
wheels, axles and boards only. Now
we have the blackboard, both in car
rage and automobile forms, conforming
closely to the original idea, tho few sus-
pect the source of it.
Senator Clay, of Georgia, who has
been ill with the grip, is recovering. He
is able TO leave his bed, and it is ex-
pected that he will be able to return
to his seat in the Senate next week.
Here is Senator Burkett's opinion of
Government ownership" of property:
Government ownership of railroads
means plunge into Indebtedness from
which we can never return.
There are abuses under Government
ownership and under private owner
ship.
Government ownership will be ruin
Dus in our day and disastrous to-mor-
row |
No man contends that the Govern
nent can run anything as cheaply as an
can run it.
Russia and Belgium, held up as ex-
lmples, do not present conditions such |
rs ours. Russia has no railroads, COM
Daratively speaking; Belgium has no
erritory.
Government ownership means pa
ernalism in politics, and socialism in
commerce.
The President celebrated Washing |
.on's Birthday by working harder than
usual. Before $3.50 o'clock the visitors
began pouring into the office building, |
and by IL o'clock his anteroom was
If the clerk of either the
Senate or House had called the roll
about that time enough Here's could
nave been secured to do business.
A naval torpedo factory authorized
,y an act of Congress March 2, 1907. is
low nearly complete at the Naval Tor
,edo Station at Newport, r. l., and by
contract requirement has been turned
,ver to the Government. The factory
s the first of the kind to be owned by
he United States.
Machinery has been installed with a
,apacity of turning out so 1S-inch tor
lp6npC a NIL hac
eft for additional machinery by which
he capacity may be increased to $50 or
100 torpedoes annually. The factory
will be ready for operation on April l.
The building is a two-story brick af-
air, more than 200 feet long and Is feet
vide, connected with the administration
building at the torpedo station on Goat
sland. 1t was built at a cost of less
han 100000.
We are always glad when our Amer
can women make a good impression
broad, and certainly our Mrs. Tower
wife of ambassador Tower, has made a
most excellent impression at the court
# the Kaiser"
THE Won Moltke Of Society" is the
unique title the Kaiser has conferred on
Irs. Tower. whom he also described,
When lately regretting her impending
/ d,
eader of my reign
Mr.. and Mrs. Tower had big flower
all on Feb. 81 which eclipsed anything
n Berlin's social history. The Crown
Prince, Crown Princess and other exalt-
d personages attended. The women
we're dressed to represent flowers.
Well, for the land sakes! Senator
)epew is a candidate for the kid class,
e is. He limped into the White House ,
he other day, one of his feet encased ,
n an athletic shoe.
"Gout, Senator?" some one in the
nteroom queried.
Not bit of it, replied the Senator. ,
Just plain accident. 1t would be a
God joke were it not so painful You
ee, I've been railroad man all my
fe. In my younger days l could hopI
n and off of moving trains, no matter
low fast they We're going. l could al
hizZed by station or crossing, and
.hen 1t came to leaping off. why i
idn't mind a 25-mile clip at all-never
'as known to hurt myself. Il
We'll, / was over in New York the ,
Their day riding on street car The
ar was going quite slowly at the point
here L wished to alight, and, thinking '
was scarcely worth while to stop the Ii
zach, / swung off, and twisted or Z
trained or broke a number of liga- I
lents in my ankle. The doctor says il |
ill be three weeks before that foot is {
'orliing well again" /
And he is "A years young. Phew, ,
This is the way that Speaker Cannon f
Ills the. story. Speaker Cannon told t
hs lt n III,