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VERSES BY DIR. ELIOT.

The old definition OF critic Is man
who has failed in his vocation, and this
would seem to be illustrated by DR..
Eliot's compositions to ornament the
panels over the grand entrances to the
new station at Washington. For gen.
Grafton Dr.. Eliot. President emeritus of
Harvard University, has passed as the
foremost critic of the country, and has
had his sneer and depreciation for every
effort Of other men. from the fighting of
the battles of the Union,to managing the
party organizations,s writing books,
painting pictures and behavior in the
parlor., President Eliot was asked to
write FIVE inscriptions symbolizing eiec-
tricity.l Invention, farming. transporta-
tion and character. He has completed
his work and submitted his productions.
The first reading Of them shows how
man may miss great opportunities. He
had his chance to say some things, as
Lincoln, Ingersoll, ingalls, and other
masters Of the English language. words
that would fasten themselves in mems
minds, formulate their thoughts and
live thru the ages, but a more common
place lot Of stuff, however. never ap-
peared in the Baldwinsville Bugle Horn
of Liberty over a new turnpike or the
completed bridge. or even an ''ege
which had been laid on the editors ta-
ble." The following in order are the
Inscriptions: .sFr 9yJt s..s1E
Fire, the greatest Of discoveries,
Enabling man to live in many climates,
Use many foods. and compel the forces
OF nature to do his work.
Electricity, a carrier of light and power,
Devourer of time and space, bearer
OF human speech over land and sea,
Greatest servant of man,
Itself unknown.
Sweetener of hut and hall.
Bringer Of life out of naught,
Freedom. o fairest of all
The daughters of time and thought.
Mans Imagination has conceived all
Numbers and letters, all TOOLS vessels,
And shelters. every art and trade. all
Philosophy and poetry, and all politics.
The truth shall make you free.
The farm, best home Of the family, main
Source Of National wealth, foundation
of
Civilized society. the natural providence.
The old mechanic arts, controlling new
forces,
Build new highways for goods and men,
Override the ocean and make the very
Ether carry human thought.
Any high school boy or girl ought to
do as well as this for Friday compost
ton.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER
sc (. WARNER.

A disturbing runor appeared in the
Associated Press dispatches that Col.
lvespasian Warner, Commissioner of
Pensions felt the pressure of his pri-
vate business so heavily upon him tha'
he was inclined to resign. Every vet
eran and friend of a veteran in, the
country will hope that this Is not true'
and that Col. warner can be persuaded
to remain in the Office in which he has
given such great satisfaction. Col war
ner has made an ideal Commissioner of
Pensions, combining sincere desire
for justice to the veterans with quite
unusual executive ability in managing
his great office and executing the PEN
sion laws according to their exact in
tent and purport, No one has wanted
the Pension Bureau to give the veter-
ans and their widows any more than
the exact provisions of the law. but
they have wanted this law to be prop
erIy interpreted and the veterans ana
their widows given the full benefits OF
Il. This Col Warner has done in
most satisfactory manner. He has gone
still farther in such reorganization or
his Office as to get the most work out
of it with the least friction. For the
first time in its history the business OF
the Office has been made current, and
every application before 1t promptly
acted upon. This has been done with
the working force of the office as Col.
Warner found it. The veterans and
their widows employed in the office
have been given the greatest considera-
lion and retained in employment wher-
over possible. Under the system in
by the Comm 'ssioner all the
clerks have done good work and rem
dered the Government full service.
There is not a Bureau in the Govern
ment in which there is less friction and
vet which does as much effective work
per capita as the Pension Bureau. 1t
IS an object-lesson to other Bureau
Chiefs who have made so much pre-
tense and accompanied with tyranny
and bitter feeling, without accomplish
ing anything like the results in the
Pension Bureau.
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no one has contributed more to the
vast fund of misinformation with which
this country has been deluged than the
walters over the disappearing red man.
We have had poems and near poems
essays and almost essays, eloquence and
poor limitations Of eloquence beyond en-
durance over the woes of 10, the poor
Indian" Somehow, the statistics con-
fute all this weeping and wailing, as
statistics have an unpleasant habit OF
treating those who think it is their main
business in life to cry aloud and spare
none. Instead of driving the red man
off the face of the earth, he seems to be
increasing in numbers, and the Indian
Bureau finds that 1t has on its hands
fully 10000 more Indians than 1t had
20 years ago, and everything points to
still greater increase in the years to
come.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The marble statue of the late United
States Senator Matthew Quay was quiet.
ly put into place in the State House at
Harrisburg, Oct 16, without any cere-
mony. The unvailing consisted of the
removal OF the wrapping paper and
cloth which had been placed around
the statue to prevent its injury during
transportation. The statue occupies a
commanding position on the left of the
first landing of the great marble stair
way. and can be seen from almost any
point in the rotunda. 1t is high above
the reach of any vandal hands.
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one can never tell anything about a

One can never tell anything about a
man from the clothes he wears. One
of the most ministerial-looking men
that Washington street-car conductor
ever saw, dignifed, sanctimonious-
looking mulatto. with straight coat,
white spats and a silk hat. backed the
conductor up into a corner at a con-
veniently dark place and wrenched from
him his collections of fares and his
store Of tickets. making good his es-
cape.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The best support of Cooks and
Peary's unsupported statements that
they reached the North Pole comes
from the fact that they were absent
from all civilization for from Is to Is
months. and that it was just as easy to
go toward the North Pole as to go any,
where else. The climate and the condi.
tions at the pole were no different from
those where they were, and they might
as well have been travelling toward the
North Pole as lying idle in their igloos.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

1t is to be hoped that the Kaiser will
accept Mr. Carnegie's invitation to visit
the United States. He would receive a
welcome here such as would not greet
him in any other land. First, for the
great people he represents; next. for
himself. There are hundred times as
many people in this country who ad-
mire Germany and the Germans than in
any other.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The Commercial Agency reports a
gratifying decrease of failures in gro-
ceries and general stores for Septem-
= Der, 1909, as compared with the same
month of the previous year. The re-
ports indicate that not only has there
been great decrease for the month,
but the quarter also shows a decrease,
with the last months making a better
showing than the two preceding ones
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The Missouri temperance men have
begun with vim a campaign for State
wide prohibition, with VIM. l.. Wallace.
of Kansas City, to fire the opening gun
at Mexico. The program is to get up a
monster petition to invoke the initiative
and referendum act to hold an election
to determine whether Missouri shall
abolish the saloon.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Now the electric fan Is a menace to
health. The Hospital of London claims
that it is an energetic instrument in the
distribution of bacteria, greatly increas-
ing their numbers and spreading their
baleful influence. This is all right for
Winter talk, but next Summer we will
1lave the fans all the same.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
WHO &c Is II?

Charles E. Murnan, SO Leon street,
Boston, Mass, while stroiling over the
S. brass belt buckle. on the back of
which was stamped the name .W. H.
smith. BROOKLYN" If the owner is liv-
ing or any of his heirs, Comrade Mur-.-
nan will be glad to restore the relic to
Them
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The New York World had to beg the
visitors to the Hudson-Fulton celebra-
ton not to consider the horse cars that
still remain on some of the lines as rel
les of the Henry Hudson period and
carry them off for souvenirs.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The execution of Prof. Ferrer was
distinct challenge to the Socialists and
Anarchists to do their worst, and has a
high element of courage in it, if moth
ing else
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Until the Socialists are less ready to
brand those who are working with
them as TRAITORS TO the cause" there
need not be very much fear of any for
nidable campaign against thrift and
TEMPERANCE
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

We always admired the sanguine
cheerfulness of Col. Henry Watterson,
but never so much as now, when he is
about to start TO Kansas City TO bring
about harmony and fraternaI love
among the Missouri Democrats.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Gov. Harmon is taking long chances,
All the electric juice in his Presidential
boom depends upon his reelection as
Governor of Ohio.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Commander Peary seems to be suf-
fering from having too few friends
among those who know him.
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PROVERBS.

Say not unto thy neighbor, GO ana
come again, and tomorrow VIII give
when thou hast it by thee.
Devise not evil against thy neighbor,
seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

President Tafts tour is teaching peo-
ple a great deal of valuable knowledge
about the geography. population and
resources of our great country.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Great Britain has named her three
latest dreadnougf1ts the Indomitable, In
defatigable and Infiexible. 1t is now up
to Germany to build something more
searches, more tireless and more bend
less
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

The Indianapolis News has the fair
ness to admit that the tariff cannot be
reasonably blamed for the kind of hats
that women choose to wear.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Terrific storms at Key West and in
Tennessee, but the blue skies bending
over ST. Cloud are unshadowed.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
WASHINGTON. D. c.. OCT. 21, 1909,
NOTICE.

When you send in your subscription
always state whether renewal or new
subscriber.
When you renew from another post
office give former address as well.
When change of address is desired be
sure to give former address.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
The National Convention.

The National Convention of the Re-
publican Party WAS held at Baltimore
June 3, 1864, and the interest of the
country was naturally intense as to the
nominee. Few of the leading politi-
clans and newspapers desired Lincoln's
denomination, and many of them We're
outSpokenly against it. The New York
Herald had tried to maintain an inde-
pendent position, was for awhile dis
tinctly opposed to the denomination,
and loud in its calls for new man.
Horace Greeley and the New York
Tribune changed mind from day to
day. sometimes being for Lincoln, but
more often for some new man VINO
would be more radical and aggressive
and more distinctly hostile to slavery
Kansas, Missouri and Kentucky We're
loud in their opposition to Lincoln, with
the erratic Jas. II. Lane Illuminating at
every opportunity against the renomi-
nation. The very most was made of
the mistakes of the war and what We're
assumed to be mistakes. But after the
convention had heard the Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Kentucky orators to the limit
there swept over it, somehow, wave
of feeling that left no question about
Lincoln's denomination, and suddenly,
to the surprise of many, everyone
seemed eager to be the first to make
the nomination. Lane came over and
defended the Administration in a mas
terly speech, and the Missouri delega-
ton, which had first cast its vote for
Gen. Grant asked leave to change it in
order to make the nomination unani-
nous.
The next question was the nomina-
ton of running mate, and while there
was strong feeling for the renomina-
ton of Hannibal Hamlin, of Maine, for
Vice President, it was decided that it
was better policy to nominate Andrew
Johnson. of Tennessee, who was DEM
1crat, a Shareholder and representative
f the loyalists of his State. and who
lad bravely faced the Secessionist con-
spirators both in the halls of the Sem
ite and at home, under the shadow of
the great Smoky Mountains. Johnson
-eceived the nomination. and his letter
acceptance was the keynote OF the
day of the Southern loyalists:
The National tribune., 1909-10-21
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE BILL.

The following the bill THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE will urge Congress
to the session.
The National tribune., 1909-10-21

Amend the Act of $780, the Act of February 1907
Other Acts
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

ing Worcester he found that close con
nections were out Of the question. He
wanted 20 get home to mother. and this
did not suit him. so he boarded a troll
ley car that ran AInlburyward. From
the end OF this line he walked in on his
mother and relatives about $50 in the
evening, several hours before he vas ex-
pected. Trust Bm Taft to get home
was the comment OF friend who had
known Taft as a boy.
The folloving day an euterprisinr
newspaper reporter heard the folIowinr
bit OF conversation between Mr. Taft AMI
Aunt Della:
came mighty near being born IN
MiIIbury, didn't J. Aunt Delise-
Indeed. you did" laughed Aunt Del;s
You did the nearest thing to il. 70
menber-had the measles here the first
time you came on visit"
This IS the kind OF material mt ~
which goes 10 make first-class family
man. II explains why IN all the TAR
travels Mrs. Taft has been able 10 make
world trips without the hampering per-
sonality OF a Hlaid-whIch. anyhow. her
common sense t0lc her Mr.. Taft coulda.a
well afford.
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the way TO his Office he got into a street
car discussion concerning the canal
Just what the question was concerning
it Mr. Taft cannot exactly remember;
anyhow. he has a clear recollection OF
saying:
I'll prove it. I'll start this very day"
There was a hand-shake. ard Mr.. Taft
took the return car home, packed up his
things. and started that night for the
Isthmus Of Panama.
Word was telegraphed TO the isthn1us
that he was on his way. and great were
the preparations made for his reception
When he arrived he was greeted with all
the pomp and ceremony that would have
been extended to the President himself.
Flags we're flying. and children were
singing. The air was sweet with the
breath Of flowers. and signs Of jubnation
were visible on every hand When the
Secretary Of War landed a medley Of
bands started To play School children.
robed in white. rushed forward to scatter
flowers in his path. Crowds shouted.
AM there was 4 wealth OF sound and
color everywhere. After his recention
had been properly recognized, Mr.. Taft
lost TO time in entering into the work Of
investigation. He started in with vim
which had a great deal TO do with slim
ulating the interest of all those concern
ed. and went through the thing with
thorough enjoyment and the push that
marks al or his movements.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

When Mr. Taft. on his tour OF the
world. found time 10 visit the Car Of
Russia. though he had to disappoint the
Kaiser. the one European monarch who
was most eager 10 meet him. Old World
forrisIity and diplomacy could have
found all sorts OF ground for offense at
the apparent neglect, but Il didn't Ger
many's Emperor and Germanys people
remain quite as friendly row as though
the famous adjuster Of Americas trou-
bles and carried his genial personality 10
Berlin.
Perhaps the most notable achievement
oc this Undiplonatic diplomat WIS the enc
he carried through so brilliantly In the
visit Of inspection OF the Philippines by
party Of seventy Congressman and the.r
wives under his personal ciceroaage.
Nope" they quote Speaker Cannon as
declaring with familiar emphasis Nope.
Not for ycur Uncle Joseph. And let me
tell you fellows that II Bill Taft gets YOU
out on the Pacific with him you're goners,
sure
lie did get them out with him, however,
and he kept that amazing omniUm gath
crum al. perfect peace and in a state Of
positively grateful happzress until II re-
turned. filed with information which. Ike
his own on the subject OF the Islands, had
been gained through its own eyes.
Capt Seth Bullock. plaiHsman and
friend Of President Roosevelt. paid in
homely phrase one Of the highest tributes
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

nifty Of the Spanish officials. But IaIt,
with his loud hearty laughter. his cor
dial handshake. his beaming face. trav-
eled about the islands creating good viii
wherever be went
When Taft went into the province of
Bulacan TO introduce civil government,
he naturally inquired for the most prom
Inent citizen Of the place. who proved 20
be Il former captain -of- volunteers and a
former presideate, Senator Jose Ser3pio.
The senator was ooz,ng dignity. Re was
uniformed like q banjmaster. and he had
medals pinned all over his chest He ex-
pected to see the great American COVER
nor coming with resplendeut ceremonies
ani in gorgeous array. But Taft came
along in a suit Of light linen. and when
he was introduced 10 the grandee lie
grabbed him by the hand and said
'Hcwdy" in the most approved American
manner.
Taft appointed the senator governor OF
that province. and when ne appeared 20
take charge OF his Office the natives were
surprised 20 sec him in plain white
clothes. He had laid aside his dignity
with his Uniform, ard went around shak-
ing hands and saving -Howdy, Glad to
see you
When Mr.. Roosevelt started on his me-
fsorahle outing trip in 1905 no left SeCre-
tary Tlft sitting on the iid" IN Wash
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

CT goIf the other day. Mr.. Taft" and.
presto the change Of expression comes
quick as a fash Of lightning.
"You did," says Taft Where And
then the fun begins. When the other
man gets through with his story. then
Mr.. Taft is al ready 70 start cut on a
little golf story Of his own. and there is
no one who can tell better story-fish
or goif-than Mr. Taft
Its the greatest game man ever IN
vented" Mr. Taft declares. enthuslas-
tically. There are games and games
stufy indoor games and a few outdoor
games-but there never was one which
could come up with this favoTite Of mine.
II rests me more than sleep. and when
am PLAYING I forget that am hungry,
and that'-he winks-'is a great thing
when a man IS as fat as I am" Then he
laughs one Of those hearty, contagious
laughs Of his. SOLDERING almost instantly
afterWard, as is his habit
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

dalntiy G.cECl-plafed scales 20 test his
weight. TIVE leo-pound weights and a
fifty were placed on tho scales. but OF
course the beam renamed hard aIoft.
and the attendant was obliged TO explain
that the scales would not weigh more
than g75 pounds.
why don't you have scales built to
weigh men?" exclaimed Mr.. Taft. These
scales are only boys size
The stilts have always come of when
Mr.. Taft arrived-that is. always with
one exception. That happened in Russia.
The Car, with all his gorgeous staff and
functionaries around him, was awaiting
The arrival Of the distinguished Ame-i-
can secretary He went on wcitfng-went
on for half an hour. The only occasion
that paralIeled II ii cosnic interruption
was when Joshua did the same thing 10
the sun. Il did not augur well for har-
nonious relations when the visitor. who
would keep the Car waiting should ap-
pear.
Meanwhile. Mr.. Taft. descending from
his railway car, had split ut the knee the
only pair Of dress trousers his baggage
supplied Mrs Taft, skilled housewife
that she is. turned to with needle and
thread and repaired damages. Mr.. Taft
donned those essential articles Of attire
ard descended once more. That time
both knees. emerged from rents that were
like. one Of his proud brothers has
since explained "a pair Of Montana snow
drifts"
Halle Erminie Rives. who was with
the party. joined Mrs. Taft IN second aid
10 the injured, while AIr Taft sat soli-
tary in private compartment It was
hurried tailoring. for the Gar could not
be expected to have quite the patience
Of Job.
At length. garbed in a long winter coat
the visitor appeared before the assem-
bled dignitaries. walking with rigidity
that could have done credit to the dignity
OF a dozen European courts.
II know just what Bill did, asserts
his brother. lie smiled that smile Of his,
made his frank. heart-seizing apology,
and then told Nicholas about those
darned old pants. Maybe Nicholas flick
cred. just fiickered. suspicion OF doubt.
Then Bill carefully hitched into the lime
/ light a kEee or two and It was all right.
They could start in talking about the fu-
ture Of China"
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During Mr.. Tasrs last visit 10 the
isthmUs. Mrs. Squires. wife Of tire Arneri-
can Minister az Panama. beng deslrous
Of giving a dinner which should rival ali
the 'posSom and other feasts that have
tempted the palate OF the President-elect.
ordered from New York a magnificent
feast. which. under the guardianship Of
a high-priced chef. was brought down
on the steamer Colon.
All the diplomats in Panama had been
asked 10 the affair. but when the dav
arrived a terrific ''norther' was blowing
and the twelve ships that reached the
isthmBs anchored outside the harbor
There. in full sight. was the Colon. the
succulent spread slowed away in her hold.
witE the gale whipping the sea into a
mountainous Iather between.
Mrs. SQuires was in deep despair. she
called up Hiram Slifer. general manager
Of the Panama Railroad. and said ex-
citedly.
Heaven knows Mr- siifer, I have 70
get that dinner for tonight
Heaven. madam replied AIr. SrfAr
IS the only place whence help can come.
/ cannot send out a tug even for pas
sengers and mail, and the dinner must
xait-"
The dinner did wait two days. Mean
while Mr. and Mrs. Taft ate native home
fare and enjoyed the joke.
In his practical work Of establishing
civil government in the Philippines. Mr.
Taft wss especially interested in the con
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

heard some idle talk
about Taft came 10
tell the judge Of it.
People we're saying.
he asserted that
Taft would not do
full justice 70 one
side IN a pending
case. You get out
Of here or I'll throw
you out" he shout
ed. AS a matter OF
fact, the case was
not before Taft $
court. He hated a
meddler. He would
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

or them IN the
woods or along the
stream they decided
they would get some
thing up on him.
They bribed the
Frenc III Canadian
guide 70 take Mr..
Taft into the woods
and lose him. The
guide was as tough
as a pine knot he
lived IN the woods
and was as tireless
as sn Indian He
entered into the
The Washington herald., 1909-03-05

was 4 source OF great pride TO him. One
day. while hearing a case in the Federal
courtroom. he saw five law students
whom he knew. sitting in rear seats
Bring Eve chairs up here. ne said TO
an attendant. and then told his secretary
10 invite the five students to sit beside
him. mark Of distinction and honor.
The youngsters thought the secretary was
iokiEg but he pointed TO the chairs and
convinced them. So TIE five, embarrassed
but eiated, took seats beside the judge.
= thought you'd be able TO hear better
I'D here, was Taft-s explanation.