The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-07-30

Senator Bailey, of Texas, who ha
been in a hospital in New York Cit!
for two months with a serious throa
trouble, is now able to take up his worl
again, and has returned to his home il
Texas. 1t is thought that Senator Bale,
will be able to enter the campaign, thu
early in the Summer he declared tina
he would not be able to do so. Senator
Bailey said when he started home tina
he had not even had chance to rea(
his letters while housed up, and tina
he would have big work to do il
going thru them. He Endorsed the Den
yer ticket.
President Roosevelt. as it was
thought, has too much regard for the
dignity of his Office to make stumI
speeches in the campaign in Indiana
Or any other State. This comes with
authority from Secretary Loeb.
To use the vernacular, 'the churches
seem to be getting it in the neck all
around First the Salvation Army
was ruled off the street because of its
drums and horns. The Chief of Police
ordered the arrest of the players be-
cause they made too much noise" Most
people would not have objected to the
quantity but to the quality of the loot
ing and dubdubing. There is always
real inspiration in the fife and drum,
and the clacking of pair of castenets
can't jar the music out of the other, If
there is anybody to put any music in
st. But it must be admitted that the
usual Salvation Army drumming and
footing is fit to drive one to treason,
strategems and spoils, this hot weather
when ones equilibrium is rather over
balanced anyway The Salvation Army
put up a good fight, however, and the
police let them go on with their music
numbering. Last Sunday, however, the
Hamline Methodist Church, in a mis-
Z sionary spirit, arranged for meetings in
six of the parks, and got permits from
the police for the same. Five of the
meets were pulled off in good shape,
with fine singing, excellent preaching
and large audiences, which deported
themselves over the green sward, and
it was all really ideal. This was in the
city parks The sixth permit was for
Iowa Circle, so the preacher said, and
for at the circle, the Police Commits
sioner says. The preacher took il to mean
within the circle under the trees, and
the Police Department says that it
gave the permit for the side of the
circle, as it has no power over the cir
Giles, which are Government property.
The people gathered in Iowa Circle.
with their choir and their preacher, and
Were fixed for really inspiring morn
ing, despite the humidity of the wealth
er, when the whole thing was broken
TIP by real rude Waterman, who de-
g clared that the church people must
"move on" just like any other tramp.
In other words, he, as custodian of
Government property, was not permit
ted to let a crowd meet on single
scrap of Government domain without
a special permit. The permit was
shown, but the Waterman declared it to
be no good, not having been issued by
no ,-.r ~, nc.
within his rights, but 1t is thought he
was rather more ungentle than he had
occasion to be. The idea of outdoor
churches is all right. There isn't a |
doubt that the open-air service attracts
a lot of people who would never think
of going inside a house to hear music,
sermon or anything else. Things seem
heap more tolerable under a tree out
in the fresh air than they do in a stuffy
church. breathing everybody's breath, |
with the mercury boiling in the tube.
President Roosevelt seems to have
overcome his aversion to a bubble |
5;wagon-rbuzz- cart-for he is riding in
one frequently now. He went to church |
in one last Sunday. Possibly he thinks |
a merciful man is merciful to his beast, |
and lets his horses rest one day in seven. |
! Contracts are soon to be awarded by
furnishing bronze tablets. authorized
by Congress, one at Fort McHenry Md, |
and the other at the National Cemetery
at Marietta, Ga.
At the former place the tablet will be
fastened to the Flagstaff to mark the
spot where was located the flag which /
inspired the composition of tine Star
Spangled Panner"
The tablet at the Marietta cemetery
will be to the memory of the late
Henry G. Cole, who presented to the
Government the ground used as a Ma
fional cemetery.
~ To be i'll is bad enough, but to be
famous and i'll at one and the same
time Is indeed an affiiction. Represent
tative and Vice Presidential Nominee
Sherman knows what both mean, and he
knows That either is bad enough. He de-
ciares that ne has received from people
who mean to be kind to him hundreds
of recipes for "gallstones," which are
supposed TO have caused him his recent
Bevere illness. He is thinking seriously
OF having those recipes bound in
book. Many of them, he said are
doubtless of some value, and have bene-
fitted some one troubled as he has been.
but there are also many that are Iudi-
rrous.
Several received advised him to go
put into the woods and pluck certain
plants and herbs. which would surely
give him relief. Eat blueberries," said
bne writer, las long as they are in the
market, and after that drink the juice
which you can have canned up for that
purpose" Another advised him to eat
dandelion root.
One letter received was from a
clergyman, who said that his wife was
Troubled with gallstones, and asked
what ought to be done. Mr.. Sherman
replied at length, stating his own ex-
perience.N
j. United States Senator William A
Clark, of Wyoming. suffered a nervous
breakdown while in Chicago last week,
Rnd for brief space his life was de-
epaired of. He finally recovered suffi-
eiently to go to health resort to re-
ruperate.
Acting Postmaster General Grandfisld
has officially promulgated the new rule
relating to Cancelled money orders that
was authorized by the last Congress
Hereafter Cancelled money orders will
be held only three years instead of
seven. as heretofore Destruction of
ouch audited orders will mean a great
laying of storage room.
Encouraged by the general Interest,"
manifested in the coming Fort Myer
balloon tests and prompted by the ad-
yancement of other Nations in aero