The National tribune., 1908-11-19

three people who have already drawn
from the charitable people of the Dis
trict something like $1,500. Mrs. Early
made an accounting of the money she
had spent for clothes for six weeks and
she had blown about $500, which is
going some for woman who isn't even
expected to go shopping. The District
is now remodeling a building in which
it will house Early, but hereafter he
and his wife and baby will have to live
on his pension.
! Dr. H. w. Wiley thinks he plays in
hard luck He is also quite sure that
it isn't always comfortable to know so
I much about chemicals and things, be-
cause it sort of makes you not care to
live when you detect the various p01S-
ons in your food. He spoke before an
audience of experts in something or
another the other night, and told how
just the evening before he had been at
dinner at one of the swell hotels of the
city, and his dinner had been ruined
for him by detecting adulterants in the
food. Principally. however. he found
that his salad had been dressed with
| acetic acid, the cook fondly believing
that he was using pure" vinegar.
Presidential Candidate Bryan de-
clares that he is not in the race for
Chancellor of the Nebraska State Uni
vers;ty.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Cortelvou are being congratulated
| over the birth of their third son and
fifth child. This is the largest family
in the Presidents Cabinet
Their other children are Geo. Bruce
Cortelyou, Jr., who is 10 and student
in Phillips-Andoyer Academy; William
Winthrop Cortelyou, II. in school at
Aurora, n. Y; Grace. who is II. and
Helen, eight, who are at home.
Prof. Mark w. Harrington, once a
very brilliant man, and Chief of the
| Weather Bureau here in Washington,
search. He is in the New Jersey Hos
pital for the Insane in Morris Plains,
N. J. He is known there as John Doe
| No. g." and was picked up in a park in
| Morris Plain about two years ago. He
knows nothing of his past. and his
mind is SO clouded that when his wife
and son came to see him on a guess
that he might be the husband of one
| and the father of the other, he did not
recognize them, but they knew him at
| once, despite the ravages of the years.
| Prof. Harrington was considered one of
| the brainiest men in the United States
when he disappeared 10 years ago. He
was much broken in spirit when Cleve-
land discharged him from the Weather
Bureau to give his place to another.
| Postmaster-General Meyer has issued
the following order in regard to the
rules or parcel values:
Commencing Nov. IS, no parcel the
value of which shall exceed $50, shall
be admitted to the parceLpost mail cx-
change between the United States and
Great Britain, France, Italy and Ger
many"
This order was issued in view of the
recent decision of the Comptroller of
the Treasury in the matter of the liza
bility of the United States for loss of
registered articles sent from this coun-
try to foreign countries in the Universal
4 Postal Union"
The appointment of Col George II.
Torney as Surgeon-General of the Army
to succeed Surg.-Gen. r. NJ. O'Reilly
has been announced by the Secretary
of the General Hospital at San Fran
cisco. The vacancy I'm the Surgeon
Generalship will occur Jan. IA.
The Secretary of War stated that Col.
Torney's appointment was based on his
splendid record as an administrative
|, anu d SOl hdS
not a candidate for the position, and il
is stated that his appointment came as
great surprise to everybody, as he
was outranked by number of others.
|
The case of Magness. the boy who
married Miss Ada German, the maiden
lady, and deserted from the Navy to dc
so, is TO take its usual course, without
regard to the high social standing OF
the deserter's wife, The report has not
. yet been received at the Navy Depart
, ment, and owing to the unusual fea-
! lures in the case it is probable thai
. the wishes OF the President will be
. consulted before final action is taken
The general impression among officers
at the Department is that Magness was
= found guilty and received the usua
, sentence for observation-disclosures
: discharge and a term Of Imprisonment
Two years is the maximum period oi
imprisonment allowed by the regula
tions for such offenses Conviction OF
desertion carries with it also the los
of all rights of citizenship. 1t is within
the prerogative of the President, how
ever, to mitigate the sentence or Il
, practically set it aside by executive
! pardon.
There are drawbacks to being tht
. | son of O President, and Theodore, Jr.
4 |
, trade and make living by it. Ii
! Springfield Mass, there is a plumbing
: establishment, and In the window of 1
for the last week has appeared the fol.
, lowing:
: These bath fixtures are for Theo
= dore Roosevelt. Jr., and will be installed
,, by us in his apartments in Thompson
= Vile"
= II attracted an all-day crowd tha
gave rise to the impression that bar
= gain sale was in progress in the normal
:, ~ quiet thorofare.
From unquestionable sources ii wa!
learned that the Presidents son ha
= found taking his matutinal bath in
y large tin basin a serious discomfort il
, learning the carpet business from tn,
y top to bottom. The limit came tn,
other morning when Theodore, Jr., fel
a over the basin. thereby precipitating
q deluge which played havoc with tn,
+ only really ffrst-class rug In Thompson
U. vile.
!. The news of the Harrison avenue dis
play was telephoned to Thompsonville
and delegation of enthusiastic towns
people came to Springfield on the frs
trolley car to view the immaculat,
enamel equipment, which is fitted will
the latest pISh-buttOn apDlfa ures