The National tribune., 1908-10-29

One specimen was label OF Maryland
cider maker The label was made beau
tiful with red apples. In large letters
appeared pure cider" and in micro
scopic letters under the picture of
farmhouse was artificial" A Southern
concern put out a cottonseed oil with
a label "olive OIL "As good as was
hidden in an elaborate scroll.
The President and Cabinet lost a
spendid chance the other day to ap-
peal to higher power for help in the
political campaign which is wrenching
all hearts. A poor old chap from down
in North Carolina, who is blind and
just bit light in the upper story,
brought up in the White House with a
petition to be permitted to pray in
Cabinet meeting. He said that he was
permitted to invoke Divine grace in
the State Legislature of North Carolina,
and was told that If he came to WASH
ington he would be permitted to pray
for a meeting for the Cabinet and Pres
ident and also for Congress. The wan
derer was turned down by Secretary
Loeb. and. sadly walking out of the
White House Offices, made his prayer
on the sidewalk outside the grounds.
The famous evangelist, Gipsy Smith,
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week. and is drawing crowds by the
thousands. He is wonderful orator,
and his methods are somewhat unique,
but they do not SAVIOR of the Sam Jones
style in any respect, tho he knows not
single soft word for "sin" except Just
SIN. All the ministers Of the city have
Joined hands with him in the wonder
full revival. 1t seems a pity that these
same ministers, deeply religious, sim
cere. educated, interested and earnest,
cannot take few lessons from Gipsy
Smith. He wins by his belief in him.
self. He has no creed. no hide-bound
dogmas, no doctrinal differences to dis
cuss. Christ and Him crucified for
the sins of the world" is the burden of
his plea. The day of the written SER
mon is gone. The minister who is not
master of the text and his views s.of it
to the extent that he can say in plain
English what he thinks, isn't going to
have the following that he ought to
have, and he will not bring many sin
ners to repentance. Gipsy Smith has
the courage of his convictions. and
speaks straight from the shoulder. Any
other preacher can do the same thing,
and he can speak in that English which
commends itself to the people, rather
than hunting wildly thru the classics
for deeply involved sentences to express
the plain. simple truths Of the Gospel.
The President gave a sitting to Jos.
De Camp, the Botson artist, who has
been commissioned by the Harvard
class Of 1880 to paint for the class a
portrait of their classmate. the Presi-
dent. While Mr.. De Camp busted him
self getting various views of the Presi-
dent from varying angles the Chief
Executive was going thru a mass of
correspondence with Secretary Loeb
and debating letter after letter. Mr..
De Camp was amazed at the rapidity
Of the President in dictation and in
passing upon different matters, but he
was enabled to get some good natural
sketches without requiring the Presi-
dent to pose.
p The Lighthouse Service authorities
are sending to the Pacific. under their
own steam, six small vessels, built at
ship yards on the Atlantic Coast, and
designed for lightship service and for
tenders to the lighthouses on the west
.eru coast.
The vessels sailed from Tompkins-
vile, N. Y, last week, and will make
the trip by way of the Straits of Magel-
Ian. following practically the same route
as the battleship fleet on its great voy-
age year ago. They are expected to
reach their destinations about the mid
die of January.
The trip is made at this time of the
year in order to get Summer weather
in rounding South America, in going
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
fleet is made up of the tender Man
zanita. which will do duty at San Fran
cisco: the kukui, for duty in the Ha-
waiian Islands; the Sequoin. for the
Engineering Department of the Light
house Service, and the lightships Nos.
,8S, 90 and SO. No. SS will be stationed
in the Strait of San Juan de Fuca. and
No. 80 in the mouth of the Columbia
River. No. SO will be the relief ship on
the Pacific.
Col William f. Tucker. of the Paw
Department, may be transferred to the
retired list within the next few months
He has been under treatment at a pri-
vate hospital in Michigan for several
months while on leave. and his leave
was recently extended two months, to
expire on Dec. 8. According to reports
which have been received at the War
Department, it is likely that Col. Tuck
er will not again be able to assume
active duty.
An unusual number of changes in
the Diplomatic Corps stationed at this
Capital. are scheduled to occur this
ton, transfer and, in at least one case,
removal.
Germany has not yet selected her
new ambassador to the United States
to succeed the late Baron Won Stern
burg, and up to the present moment
has not even suggested name for the
approval of this Government. 1t is be-
iieved that the Kaiser is waiting for
more definite advices regarding the re-
suit of the pending elections in this
country before making the appoint
ment
Mexico has just announced that her
EmbaSSador, Senior Creel. is to retire in
the near future. and there Will be a
new representative from that country
Tgrkey has already appointed as her
new Embassador-the first of that rank
TO come from there to this country
Dialzizim Boy, who, for the last 1s
wears. has been her representative at
Bucharest He has not yet reached
this country.
Senior Arrange. the present Minister
from Panama, is to be made a member
f President ObaIdi's Cabinet. and will
be succeeded. possibly, by new man
altho there is some talk that C. C.
Aroscmona. the present First Secretary
of the Legation, may be promoted to
the position.
De Alte, the Portuguese Minister, who
'S now absent. is to be replaced by q
new man. but there is nothing official
about 1t as yet. Similar rumors have
heen circulated about Baron Rosen, the
Russian ambassador. and DIR. WI, the
Chinese Minister. but they also lack
confirmation