The National tribune., 1908-03-12

:, doctors. who should know better. so ad
= wise the mothers. The records sho'
t that the deaths of bottle-fed babies ar
= from two to five times as great as thos
r of babies fed by their mothers. Feed
e ing from the bottle causes a great dea
t of stomach trouble"
e It was not easy to catch up wit
r Olney when he was Cleveland's Secre
: tary of State, but one man did MI
: pointees in the Consular Service shoul'
5 be able to speak the language of tn
: country to which they were sent.
| When a certain breezy and enterpris
ing Western politician, who was desir
Gus of serving the Cleveland Admins
tration in the capacity of Consul at on
of the Chinese ports, presented his pa
pers to Mr.. Olney, the Secretary re
!, marked: Are you aware, Mr.. Blank
that / never recommend to the Presi
dent the appointment of a Consul un
Il less he SpeaAs the language of th'
country to which he desires to go
Now. 1 suppose you do not speak Chi
nese?"
! Whereupon the Westerner grinnet
broadly. IF. Mr.. Secretary" said he
| you will ask me a question in Chinese
|
He got the appointment.
| Lieut-Gen. Samuel Baldwin Mark:
| Young, who, after distinguished services
| in the civil and Indian wars, took sucf
prominent part in the War with Spair
and saw service in the Philippines, ano
| who became Chief of Staff in August
| 1903, retiring on Jan. 8. 1904, was mar
ried last week in Chicago to Mrs Hunt
| ley, of Chicago.
Representative Sherwood, of Ohio
has introduced a resolution asking Con-
gress to create a commission of five
members, which shall inquire into the
question of the acquisition of Monticello
the, Thomas Jefferson home.
The Jefferson home is now owned by
Jefferson Levy, a former member of the
House. and it is the intent of Mr.. Sher-
woods resolution that the historic place
shall be owned by the Government and
kept as one of the great show places OF
! the country.
Word has been received here of the
death of Hillary B. Hancock, S4 years
old, twin brother of the late Gen. Win
| field Scott Hancock, and brother OF
in Minneapolis.
Mr.. Hancock went to Minneapolis in
1856, taking up the practice of law with
Uriah Thomas. under the firm name OF
Hancock & Thomas. He soon acquired
a large practice, and gained reputa-
ton for thoroness in all his undertake
ings. .~ft os- 80 -o1-
An ancient volume, entitled Life OF
Martin Van Buren, was presented to
the President the other day by Repre-
sentative Gardner, of Massachusetts
The book was written by David Crock
ett during the bitter political campaign
OF 1886, and it is devoted, to some ex-
tent to Scathing denunciation of Van
Buren and Jackson. President Jackson
was particularly criticized by the author
for attempting to dictate the succession
by securing the nomination and selec-
ton of Van Buren, -a-s
In presenting the volume, Mr.. Card
ner remarked that the criticisms of
President Roosevelt for lending his in
fluence on behalf of the Taft candidacy
would prove as futile as "the screed
directed against President Jackson by
Crockett, the hunter, Congressman and
writer
Representative Livingstone. Of Geor-
gia, tells this story of his son George:
"One day 1 said to him, Mamma says
you've been very naughty to-day, sir;
what's the matter?' Pop he replied
seriously, I think mas prejudiced
against me- Yesterday she told Aunt
Sarah was just the image of you"
Statistics show that the largest
monthly pay roll in the history of the
city of Pittsburg was s1,99S,952. This
high mark was reached during the
month of December, 1906. The United
States Government pays out more than
s2,500,000 each month of the year to
it's army of approximately $4,000 en-
ployes in Washington.
This steady stream of wealth which
monthly goes to Uncle Sans employees
passes into all channels of trade and
business. While cities large and small
thruout the country were complaining
of scarcity of currency, when scrip
and checks and other mediums of eX-
change were gladly accepted and cash
commanded a premium, the city OF
Washington was normal. No pressure
on currency existed at the Capital, ana
every bank depositor recognized the
fact that his money was in safe keeping
and subject to his demand. There was
no fear that the pay roll would not be
met when due each month.
And the women have won some more.
A year or two ago the Woman's Purity
League began a fight for the elimina-
ton of very young boys from special de-
livery and messenger service, alleging
that the work took them into disrepu-
table sections of the city, where they
learned vice in its most horrible forms.
These women said that it was demor-
alizing to have the youth of the city
corrupted in this manner, and their
protest was so vigorous that legislators
began to look into the subject. Certain
causes bring certain results.
Postmaster General Meyer is of the
opinion that it is prejudicial to the well
fare of young America" to employ him
as a special delivery messenger in the
Postal Service, and has issued an order
to the effect that whenever a vacancy
occurs in the force of special delivery
messengers the position shall not be
filled and that substitute letter carriers
and clerks shall be employed to make
special deliveries. He states that these
messenger boys are called upon fire.
quently to visit low resorts. and are
often compelled to travel long distances
late at night in lonely outlying sections
of the great cities. failing to make de-
liveries at times thru fear or WEAKNESS.
The object of the order is to bring about
the gradual discontinuance of the SER
vices of these Juvenile messengers.
Special delivery messengers have been
employed since 1885, and at present
there are 2,505, engaged at S19 post
offices. with ages as follows: 81, 13
years; 167. II years; 31S, 10 years; 654,
Is years; 499, II years, and $50, IS
years or over. At 344 offices substitute
clerks and carriers do the work.
In New York substitute carriers have