The National tribune., 1909-07-01

We have safe and sane Fourths OF
July, but street cars, automobiles and
bicycles continue their work of desJruc-
ton The latest victim of note, in
Washington, is Count Tarok, Attache of
the AuStro-Hungarian EN- nbaSSy. The
Count attempted to beard a car for
one of the suburban resorts of Wash
inston, and was struck by trolley and
knocked to the ground Senseless, and
may die. 1t was largely his own fault,
1t is true. He was foolish enough to
try to jump on the car on the wrong
side, and was trying to climb over the
guard rail when struck by the iron
trolley pole between the tracks As a
matter of fact it is mystery he was
not killed.
A family of four, husband. wife and
two children, were poisoned by eating
mushrooms purchased at a market in
Washington last week. The supposed
mushrooms were simply big toadstools.
The children may die, but both parents
have about recovered.
Young William Jennings Bryan. son
of his father. altho only little past 90,
was married last week to Miss Berger
at her home in Grand Lake, Colo. There
is a note of the pathetic in this union
of two very young lives. Mr. Bryan is
yet IN college, and it was expected that
he would complete his education before
taking wife, but at the earnest solicit
tation of his fiance the wedding was
hurried Miss Berger is in wretched
health, probably tuberculosis, as her
motlic: is i'll of that trouble, and Miss
Berger wants 10 go to Arizona hoping
that the dry, pure aiT may bring Yealth
back to her. Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan will
make their future home in Tucson.
Young Mr.. Bryan seems to be a per-
sonabie sort of young man, and keeps
his mouth under excellent control.
Representative Joseph E. RansdelI of
Louisiana, President of the National
Rivers and Harbors Congress. an
nounced recently that the sixth annual
convention of that organization will be
held in Washington on Dec. S, and TO-
President Taft will open the conven-
ton with an address on the Nations
waterways, and it IS expected that
among the speakers will be Embassa-
dors and other distinguished men.
A p tiful case of drowning happened
In Washington last week Two little
1eiiows, seven years of age, went to
SWIM IN the Potomac. The one who
could swim like a fish. lust Iirtla
hair. had come out of the water and
had his clothes on, buttoning them up
when the other lad screamed. He
couldn't swim so very we'll and he had
gone far beyond his depth and lost his
head. Charlie Falvey. tha lttie freckled-
laced iad. with yell of encouragement,
Droke Tor the water. and with a fIying
leap landed beside Willie Hook, the lit
lie comrade. He caught him safely
and struck out for the shore, but. like
All drowning people, Willie fought his
Wouid-be preserver, and caught him
around the neck They both went down,
the little freckled-faced lad and his boy
friend, and two homes were left in
mourning Charley was sturdy lover
OF justice. Tiny as he was he would
never let his boy friends be put upon
and he could lick twice his weight in
Doy and not half try He always gave
away more than half his apple, divided
his candy with the most poverty-strick
en- kid He would loan his 'taw'' to
any of the neighborhood boys. he al
ways fought the battles of the weakest
and was the very worst tease in the
section. But everybody loved him. The
TWO little caskets were covered with
movers from the children he had played
with, and they gladly gave their pen
nies, "'cause Charley was awful brave"
II is certainly about time for Con-
sress TO quit. The official stenoeraph-
ers are breaking down, and il the mem
bers of the House and Senate cannot he
properly reported il is not worth while
10 fafk. The talkfest is all for horne
consumption Milton w. Blumenbere.
one OF the number, has succunlbei to
overwork and put substitute on in his
place MIR. Blumenberg. On the advice
OF ms physician, has gone to the coua-
uy Ior complete rest. and is threatened
with nervous breakdown
Since the second session opened AnrfI
II the six official reporters of the SEN
Hte nave been driven hard. The tariff
Dill has beer discussed by Senators at
the average rate of 100000 words a
DAY. From this 1t is estimated that
ooV,e0O,oO0 words have been uttered
since the debate started. The stenoe-
raphers have taken most of this dowr,
ana have lot more ahead of them!
Ihe strain Of constant attendance OF,
Inc long session2 dry and night has
Told upon them se.-eI'ely.
Again the Resignation" bee is fiving
hround Secretary of Agriculture VIII
sons head. Some of the reports give
him until next December TO STAY in the
Presidents Cabinet. It was Secretary
WILSON'S ambition to serve longer in the
Cabinet than any man before HIN had
ever served, ard he has now had that
Clstinctlon, and some say, is about
ready TO get out of public life and take
bome rest. No sooner was the sIiga,es-
tion on the street than il was followed
Dy an absolute denial by Secretary VIII
son. He says he will NOT resign until
the President asks him to, and tina; he
mas not preferred such request and
Ihat ought to end il. 1t was said that
Hon Charles Scott, of Kansas. was TO
take the place which Secretary Wilson
would leave, and If such choice were
made II would probably be satisfactory
TO everybody. Mr.. Scott is newspaper
man, and 1t isn't positively known that
ne could differentiate between the COW
that gives sweer and the cow that gives
buttermilk; but being a newspaper man
OF the practical type. he can adapt him
self TO all circumstances.
Button Day.
For some reason or another, nobody
knows just why, Congress seems to have
a crouch against the children of the
District of Columbia. II has never done
any too well by the schools of the Dis
trict. and tho every other large city in
the country is able to provide play
grounds fer its children, Washington is
denied that privilege because Congress
falls to appropriate for IL. If Congress
were appropriatinR the money of the
other States for this purpose, IL would
still be all right, for half the school
population OF the District is made up of
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