The National tribune., 1908-09-03

All the funny things are not arranged
for the moving-picture shows, for some
times funnier things move across the
horizon of ones life than imagination
can picture. Here, for instance. is man
who can supply Judge Taft with horse.
He writes to the Secretary of War as
follows:
Dear Sir: I see by the papers that
you are looking up big horse for cX-
Secretary Taft. We've got dandy down
on our farm at Tarboro. N. C. Blooded
stallion, 23 hands, 5000 pounds. His
plans and SPECIFICATIONS will measure up
alongside Mr. Taft. He is cream colored
and the rear view is grand
I'VE are trying him out with 400
pounds of sand on 10-mile runs, and
he takes it easy. He is kinder techy
and cuts up but Mr.. Taft can hold him
down all right. He is kinder batty i'll
one eye. but not so as you can notice
1t much.
1--WE got him from a circus, and he
can do all kinds of tricks. If the next
President gets this animal and has pho
tosrapfls taken with him on. he would
get lots of advertising Price, $3.50
cash. Address Silas Wegg, 1872 n. Malt
by avenue
round the Turkish Embassy. I remark
ed last week that the particular "Bey"
who had been representing Turkey in
Washington had mug that might
have been in the rogues' gallery, or
words to that effect, and now 1t devel-
ops that if it wasn't there previously it
is likely to get there now. or words to
that effect. This particular "Bey'-
Mehmed Bey, for particular distinc-
Oh t,r- hn rt t,ar
'Bey,'' who came on from New York to
take Mehmed's place, with cutting the
En- bassy, swiping the Legation funds
from the Legation safe 80 the tune of
SO, 900, and from afar the powers that
be in Turkey declare that this same
Mehmed aIse attached to his person a
check for $225,00D which he didn't
ought to have took. 1t is stated at the
Embassy that this particular "Bey"
went away owing the butcher, the 5ak-
er, the candlestick maker, and a big
bill for laundry, and that he had even
borrowed small sums from his poorly
paid servants, and up to $1,000 from
one of the itaries oh, but 1t is a
sweet-scented- -.dess! This is what Mund-
il Bey, the New York man, says of Meh-
med Bey:
''Mehmed Ali Bey got the rest of his
money thru the same means that has
caused him to be known as one OF the
stingiest men in Turkey. He got 5000 a
month for nine months as salary, and
received $4,000 a year for the rent of
the Legation quarters and incidental ex-
penses. In addition his father sent him
from 5000 to $500 a month. Out of all
this income he paid to II servants in
his household only s105 month, at the
same time borrowing as much as he
could from the secretaries of the Legal
ton.
The least that Mehmed. Ali could
have done would have been to send a
formal note to this Government that he
was leaving, but he was in too much OF
a hurry for that. He did not even tell
his body servant he was going, for he
feared that the Turks in this country
would modest him If he embarked from
Philadelphia, New York or Boston"
The Consul-General himself was qucs-
toned as to whether these statements
concerning Mehmed Ali were true, and
he said, 81 believe So"
President Roosevelt and his family
will return from Oyster Bay to Wash
ington, it is understood, about Sept. 90,
at least 10 days earlier than the usual
time. During the Summer the White
House has been gone over and put IN
readiness for the return of the Presi-
Dental family. -0
So far as official business is concerned
there is no known reason for an early
return. The Presidents desire to be in
a central political location. wher he can
talk over with party leaders matters
pertaining to the present Presidential
campaign without appearing to be too
deeply interested in the campaigning,
as would be the case II he were to call
the same leaders to Oyster Bay, is
thought to be the reason for the prob
able early return.
David e thompson, American EN-
bassador to Mexico, was run down by a
bicyciist in the center of the City of
Mexico last week, and suffered frac-
ture of one arm and contusions of the
face.
An X-ray examination was made to
ascertain il he had suffered any other
injuries His condition is not consid-
cred to be serious
Col William F. Stewart. of the Coast
Artillery Corps, who has been exiled TO
Fort Grant. the abandoned military post
in Arizona, because of what the Presi-
dent termed 'ftemperamental incapaci-
ty," has been ordered to do the riding.
or. failing that. the walking stunt that
all Army officers are required to do
once in so often.
Col Stewart win have the option all
officers of the Coast Artillery Corps IN
joy He is permitted TO take either the
90-mile horseback ride in three CON-
secutive days, or. IL he requests. he will
be allowed to walk so miles in the same
time, under similar conditions. Medical
examinations will be made before and
after the test. and if Col. Stewards ply
sicaI condition is such as to prevent his
participation in the physical test he will
be ordered before a retiring board. II
he undertakes and fails to complete the
test, he viii also be ordered before a
retiring board. Col. Stewart is not OBJ
liged to take the test unless he cares to
He is allowed to apply for voluntary re-
tirement under the service law. He has
already refused an offer of voluntary
retirement, and ii is not expected he
will yield this time. He says he can
ride the 80 miles easy" and will no,
be retired for physical disability.
Postmaster-General Won Myer, who
has been for the last five weeks in Can
ada, is back at his desk, the first of the
Cabinet members to return from the
Summer vacation.
Representative Richmond Pearson
Hobson said to religious audience re-
| the religious and peace element of ths
country despite his war talk" Repre-.
sentative Hobson sometimes seems tc
| talk like a man who does not much
care what he says SO it pleases his audi
ence.
Secretary Garfield has gone to hi.