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The National tribune., 1909-01-07
rAUYs POVERTY.

ProbabH theFworst feature about the
Italian catamityss, is the difficulty. if not
impossibiIty. ofThe country ever recov-
ering from it. Italy was once the rich-
est country in The world. but that was
long ago. and she has suffered incredi-
bly, from the competition of other ana
more vigorous. peoples. venice was
ruined by, the discovery of the Cape oil
Good Hone and, of America Prior TO
that timesJVeuiee was the great dis
tributing point flor the goods of the
East to Europe Italy once led the world
in manufacturing. Venice made the
best glass, Milan the best steel and
cloth, Florence the finest and richest
woten stuffs. Milan armor was worn
by the knights of Europe in the days
of chivalry. From Milan comes our
word millinery, which harks back to the
days when she led the world in beau
tiful and tasteful creations for women's
headgear. In the same way our moth
ers went to a "Mantua maker" to get
their gowns. and this name reached
back to Mantua in Italy, which excelled
in women's clothes, and particularly in
a rich, heavy silk All this has gone.
Dutch, French, Spanish, English and
American manufacturers are making
better goods at less price than can be
produced in the old seats Of the indus
tries.
For a long time Italy, and especially
the southern part. believed it had mo-
nopolies Of which it could not be de-
prived, those of sulphur. oranges. olives.
lemons and wines. The sulphur monop-
oily was seriously impaired by the use
of pyrites in various countries, and then
it received its death blow by the devel-
opment of the wonderful sulphur mines
in Louisiana. Italian olives. grapes.
lemons and oranges have come into
sharp competition with those of Florida
and California, and the value of the
Italian orchards has been steadily de-
American orchards have risen. Italy
has no coal and no mines Of any conse-
quence, and altho she has an abund-
ance of cheap labor there is no way in
which it seems hopeful it can be prop
erly utilized Consequently the more
enterprising of the people are leaving
the country every year by the hundred
| thousand for lands which offer them
| better opportunities. The italian Gov
ernment has been making heroic efforts
to carry the country along and develop
it. 1t has done much more than could
have been expected with the means al
its command, but it Is hard to see how
| it can recover from this crushing blow
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

Apparently the more noise the Social
lists make the less votes they gain. Never
were they so yociferous as in the last
campaign, and it seemed as If the noise
center was in Chicago, but Debbs lost
$4,000 votes in Illinois. The only gains
were where the socialistic propaganda
had just begun. and the people had not
become acquainted with Socialists as a
class. 1t reminds one Of Heine's re-
mark that he was cured of Atheism by
attending a meeting in Paris Of Athe-
lists.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The New York importers Of citrus
fruits aee in active opposition to the
protection of one cent pound. or rs
cents box, given to lemons by the
Dingiey tariff. The importers claim
that the California lemon growers need
no protection other than their natural
advantages. and that the protection
gives an opportunity for a syndicate to
control the market and prevent compe-
tition. The profits reaped by California
lemon growers are out of all proportion
to those which other agriculturists can
make. At present California only sup
plies two-fifths of the lemons consumed
in the United States, and it will proba-
bly, be many years before the home pro-
duction Of lemons equals the demand.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The wireless telegraph has vindicated
its usefulness by the prompt inteIli-
gence 1t furnished Of the Italian disas-
ter, and which touched the heart of the
world and set the springs of benevo-
lence and help everywhere pouring to-
ward the stricken land. The old I.atins
said with their customary terse
strength, ''Bis dat qui cito dat" that is.
Tile gives twice who gives quickly" The
terrible need Of the Italians required
given. and help that came one day was
worth 100 times as much as it would
have been a week later. The wireless
telegraphy secured this.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The Secretary of the Treasury is the
only man in the country who enters the
New Year without cheer. The six
months of the fiscal year just ended
show deficit Of se4.2ss.463, with a
falling OF of the customs revenues Of
$27.6s0.000 and a decrease in internal
revenue receipts Of about $4,000,000.
The expenditures increased during the
six months about sSS. 100000. the heav-
lest being in the War Department,
which went up about s12,500,oo0, with
s11,000.000 increase in miscellaneous
expenditures.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

Miss Carrie Hillhouse, of Kendall
County. ILL.,, will be 105 years old May
1, 1909, and it is claimed that she is
the oldest old maid in the United States.
When she was in the bloom OF her
youth young man fancied that he
had gained her affections, and was
about to. lead her TO the altar, when
she thought he had another guess COM
ing and broke off the match She could
make volume of "reminiscences highly
interesting to young women with her
catalog of the might-have-beens if she
had married the man of her choice or
the others that from time to time be-
came matrimonial possibilities. Why
don't some enterprising man put her
on the lecture stage, with a discourse
for women only on this most important
thingf
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

ify all that has been said as to cheaper
living.
But we have said sufficient to show
that, like everything else, this question
of the enhanced price of living" will
bear much more critical examination
than is given it by the stridept orators
upon the stump.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The sensible Germans are giving
Lord Roberts's scare about invading
England and the vaporings of some OF
their own officers loud ha. ha; Mr..
Ernst Bassermann. who seems to voice
public opinion very thoroiy, speaks Of
the invasion as "a delirious dream"
Right-thiniing people that the Germans
eminently are, they are not meditating
any such world calamity as a war
with England, and say that their arma-
ment, land and naval. is solely for their
own protection and the preservation of
peace. They are not going to compete
with England in the way of big navy
for which they would have no use, but
will develop it to the point where it Will
be surety that their own coasts will
not be attacked.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

Judge Hart, of the Criminal Court at
Nashville, commends himself to all low
ers of justice by refusing to admit the
Coopers to bail, and they were remand
ed to Jail to be tried Jan. 20 for the
murder of Ex-senator Carmack. Ten
nessce is taking her place among the
States where law and Justice are SUI
preme. Now let the New York Courts
keep pace by inhicting summary pun
ishment upon the murderers of Annis.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The churches everywhere are COM
planning of the difficulty of getting
young men TO enter the ministry. and
we may be less surprised at this In see
ing the action taken by the st. Louis
Methodists in suspending the Rev. ]. H.
Flower because he kissed the women Of
his flock. This indicates that the privi-
leges OF the clergy and the attractive
ness of the cloth are being constantly
circumscribed. 1t has not been many
years since 1t was expected of every
minister to kiss the female members of
his flock when he made his pastoral
rounds; but, like the -sst Of us, the
clergy finds that life is not as full of
Joys as 1t once was.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

At a meeting of the Pennsylvania
State Grange a resolution was passed
urging the Legislature to pass an act
requiring the labelling of cold-storage
poultry, game and eggs 1t is supposed
that this would also prohibit the storage
of undrawn poultry, but on examination
of the bill this is not found to be so.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The Dutch have developed a new
idea in ice goblets to be used in hot
weather. The goblets are nodded from
artificial ice and then inclosed in parch-
ment paper and placed in cold storage.
Paraffin paper surrounds them to pre-
vent the hand touching the ice when
they are used, which is but once. when
they are broken and thrown away.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07
PRIMARIES BENEFIT GOVERNORS.

Its queer how some pork biles."
Ardent advocates of political reforms
can never have any definite conception
how their schemes are going to work
out It seems to be so with the primary
system, which has been fad that many
reformers have clamored for as going
to bring about a sweeping change for
the better in our political system. No
where has the primary system worked
out just as it was expected, and this
practical operation has brought about
results of startling unexpectedness TO
those who were most ardent for it.
In the first place, the primary system
was urged on the ground that it would
give the poor men and those outside OF
the ring much better chance of elec-
ton. AS a practical result primaries
have proved vastly more expensive than
the other system. The cost of circulars.
canvassing, etc, has been far and away
beyond the expenditures required of
for any important office have put it far
above any poor mans possibilities. 1t
is said that the primary system would
break up the practice Of electing rich
men to the Senate, and destroy that
body's reputation of being "rich mans
club" On the contrary, every Senator
elected within recent years by the pri-
mary system has paid out far more
than his salary for the whole term. The
cost of covering State with literature,
canvassers, organizers, etc, has been,
as a rule, in the neighborhood of $780,
900, and sometimes much more than
this. The result, however, which Is
largest and most apparent is the big
leverage it gives upon Governors for
election to the Senate. Heretofore Gov
|ernors have not had great consideration
nationally. Senators, as, rule, have
been promoted from the House Of Rep
resentatives. A man who showed ca
pacity for dealing with public affairs in
the Lower House, acquired a reputation
in his State which brought him in line
for promotion to the Senate. This has
seemed to be altered by the primary
system. The Governors of States neces-
sarily gain a much wider acquaintance
with the people Of the State during
their term of Office, and are in better
position to organize their forces for
Senatorial fight than the man whose
activities have, as rule. been confined
to one Congressional district in the
State. Phe situation in Oregon is a
strong demonstration of this. Gov
Chamberlain, while in Office. made his
calling and election sure by careful or
ganization in every precinct in the
State, and he consequently had the
primaries with him, aitho Democrat
and altho the State went heavily fol
Taft. This makes the indications point
strongly to Marshall, of Indiana
Hughes, of New York: Stubbs. of Kan
sas: Hadley, of Missouri; Deneen, of IL
linois, and Johnson, of Minnesota. a.
Senators within the next few years
Therefore, we may expect that all mel
| who have ambitions to be Governor
count the Senatorship among the pos
sibilities of their success. and are anx
ious for primary law. Gov.-elec
Stubbs, of Kansas, is in favor of such 6
law in his State, and says that he viii
recommend it to the next session of thu
Legislature. Gov Hughes, of New York
will probably do the same.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The Isthmian Canal Commission has
made rule that only citizens of the
United States are entitled to receive
either longevity pay or the canal medal.
Those employees who want to become
citizens of the United States can do SO
under the same rules and regulations as
obtain in the United States.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

Abraham Lincoin-Hls Life and Work.
The National Tribune, thru a par
ticularly advantageous purchase, is en-
abled to offer its readers a great bar
gain in the Centennial Edition Of
Abraham Lincoln; His Life and
Work." by Noah Brooks. This is really
a So book. and was brought out to sell
at that price. but for limited time we
shall offer it for 81, or with The Ma.
tional Tribune one year, both postpaid,
for $3.50. See page for full descrip-
ton CT this book. All orders receiye&
now win be flied at once.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07
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., 1909-01-07

Commander-in-Chief Henry M. Ne
vius met the Lincoln Memorial Com
mittee Of New York City on the even
ing OF Dec. 2s, and will install the Off
GERS of Lafayette and visiting Posts on
the evening Of Jan, 1
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The olive oil crop of Italy is almost
total failure; but, all the same. we will
continue to be furnished with the usual
quantity of our own cotton-seed oil. with
fancy Italion labels describing 1t as
pure olive oil
The National tribune., 1909-01-07

The flour millers are raising $4,000
to test the Federal ruling against
bieached flour.
The National tribune., 1909-01-07


regard to the rotienness in Pittsburg's
municipal administration, we believe
that these will lead to thoro house
cleaning, even more complete and satis-
factory than that which San Francisco
has undergone. Pittsburg has been suf-
fering from good deal of iIl-odored
advertisement. but this is only the scum
which rises to the top of affairs. social.
political and municipal. The great mass
of Pittsbargers are honest. clean-liying.
practical men and sound to the hearts
core. They will readily slough off these
excrescelees and develop thoroly hon
est. business-like management of their
affairs. The work of depuration is in
the hands OF body called the Voters
League, and it has already shown the
ability and thoroness that we might ex-
pect from such a community. Two
bankers and seven councilmen have
been arrested on charges Of bribery. and
we are told that this is only the Begin
ming. A picturesque feature of the pro-
ceedings was the trapping of a boodier
10y a fiashlisht photograph. When
things get as bad as tney have become
in Pittsnurg. we can count upon reno
ration which will go to the bottom and
into every nook and Granny.
The Club Member. journal PUBLISH
cd at Topeka, Kan. attacks the mixed
school system as blaniable for some
marriages which have occurred between
negroes and whites. ard it advocates
separate schools. The matter of inixeI
schools is one TO be decided by the re-
suits of experience and net from thecry.
we believe that the experience OF edu-
caters is against mixed schools for the
reason that negro boys and girls are
constantly hurt in such association by
the color line being drawn sharply AMI
often brutaily as children will The
better development of the negro chill
dren is more likely in separate schools
where they will not be exposed every
hour to taunts and discriRinations by
the white children. We must remember
that such things in childhood plant
stings which are remembered thru life.
William H. Rochelle. I'd N. j.. 27th
N. J.. and I'd N. ]. Cav, Sparta. n. J.,
has written a strong appeal for the
Herald, Newton, n. j., to the veterans
and their relatives to build up the
Grand Army. He believes that the
women are just as patriotic today as
they ever were. and that they should
take a warm interest in building up ana
supporting the Posts. precisely as they
once took in keeping the ranks of the
companies full. AS for the men he
points out instances where good WORK
has brought about strengthening of
the Posts in the past and that if each
comrade will devote some time to
numbers of the Order will soon be
gratifyingly swelled.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
TACOMANs LEAVE
FOR PLEASURE
TOUR

On a pleasure tour of two
months duration Judge and Mrs.
William H. Smell, and Mr.. and
Mrs. III. A. Rhodes will leave Ia
coma tonight for New York and
Washington, d. c., where they ex-
pect to remain until the Inaugural
ton of President-elect Taft. The
party will then go to Richmond,
Va, and on south to all points
OF interest into Florida.
From Atlanta they will sail for
Cuba for a leisurly visit, return
ing In time to reach New Orleans
for the Mardi Gras celebration II
possible.
Following a stop here the Taco
mans viii make a trip into Mexico
then return via New Mexico. visit
the Grand Canon and return by
way of the Southern California
route
The trip has been contemplated
BY Judge Smell for several years
bud until he quit the bench. where
be has served for eight continuous
years, It was necessarily post
poned.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
NO CAUSE FOR INCREASED RATES

That there why railroads country
mould
Just public of the interstate
clearly
the railroads.
the
Sood year. =
The 1907 banner in railroad earnings The
1906 1906 regarded
will surprise that the fiscal
AUST ended than the
of
ct the earnings for 1906 They
earnings for 1907 They
those for 1905 Even the earnings
a of those
In 1906 nobody heard complain
1Alan Their business
ally good! II business good during
other business sufferedhe
complain Certainly with increasing
eeed unreasonable for the railroads talk adding
cent to freight
To talk OF the necessity for reducing the
and keeping down the force is mendacity.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
HIP! HOORAY FOR OLD VERMIFORM
APPENDIX! HE'S ALL RIGHT!

LONDON. ian. 27.--Dr. c. B.
Keetley, F. r. c. s., senior sur
geon in the West London hospi-
tai, says that he has discovered a
use Tor the much abused appen-
dix. He has written a paper about
n in Lancet entitled why and
How the Surgeon Should Attempt
70 Preserve the Appendix Verb
formis."
To make the appendix useful,
Or. Keetley says. 1t must be
fransplanted, and it is this opera
tion. combined with the operation
- appendicostomy, or opening the
eppendix 90 rs to form a tube, that
eonstitutes the discovery which
Pr. Keetley gives to the scientific
world.
In its normal state the appendix
= Attached by one end to the cae-
oum which Is part Of the large
Intestine, and hangs freely from
tie caecum In the abdominal cav
lty. DR.. Keetley's operation is to
bring It to the surface of the
body through an incision, and
when the incfsion has healed suf-
41c1ontly and the appendix has be-
oomo settled in fits new position
- slice off the end, converting II
Into . tube leading from the sur
lace OF the body to the intestine.
This tube can then be used, and
hrs been used in a number Of
eoDes BY DR.. Keetley and other
Surgeons. for introducing medical
1nente directly into the intestine,
md even for feeding in certain
condifions- This method has
been found extremely useful In
certain Intestinal diseases.
But more important than these
a DR.. Keetley's theory that the APP
pendix. thus placed on the surface
Of the body, can be made an in
efrument to prolong age. Author
1tlee believe that the degenera-
fi0nB Of old age are due to the
bapter1a which swarm in the large
Intestine. This hypothesis is
6crne out By the great ares at
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
A RUDE QUESTION

4 engaged systematically protect
ing crime?
II the ecret service other
than TO call attention question,
wAged vain.
livery day small thing light which to
indicate affirmative this question.
the the solicitor
oziculture He telling what office
1ew requiring railroads starving
more than 20 hours.
that during the the department
nuted 685 401 which convictions
olties imposed The penalties amounted to $68,73171.
But the solicitor he the
disclosed the need for looking better
hon OF evidence sustain reported nvesga
lions into the conditions of cattle
M unloading cattle into them order
secretary Feb OF the submitted the
tay OF the treasury estimate appropriations the
416000 to the the The item
inserted In the agricultural WAS EIMIN
HTMD ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE BY AN AMENDMENT
1MEMINGLY DESIGNED TO ACCOMPLISH THIS PURPOSE"
Congress Is too ready, would eliminate
Hons which would help make effective.
Incidentally would did this
eliminating stunt 1t is for something like
PEOPLES LOBBY much
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27

codhopper who will arrive to purchase them
BE dgen dense and discreet and do not mo
Then he went his the hds
open countenanee was worth its weight in gold. &c
sure enough rural gentleman
the
golden rule and he Il
oh. SIR he said, sit behooves you twere bar
far savings
or these shares in the Skinnemgood placer mine These
1 grieve to state, worth, Eit
DO believe with rather
amaemen Or has the long heraded millennium arrived
in the person of YOUTH" FL
Indeed bright with
OF truth m Skinnemgood shtes
you are going to be bumped, help mel" VI
Honest ad quoth the countryman, tear
eye But alas! it must be- visit being
would deprive of all pleasure
and consider at
parcel. - - ~ GN
Then did Godfrey that the
would be to
the price place the nide
securities IN his portmaneau rejoicing
Returning to his establishment Mr. F1eecem
found glee Godfrey
with. = - ~ f'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
TINES HUMOR DEPARTMENT

it, for I've still got water on the
brain.
I'll tell you how 1t affects me. I
think it's raining all the time.
don't get my hair shingled be-
cause / can't bear the patter of the
rain on the shingles.
And when l come in I spread
myself out to dry like an UNI
brella.
Then they have to keep me
chained to prevent people from
stealing me.
Being a family man, they take
me for a family umbrella.
We have some little umbrellas
at home we are trying to raise.
And when they don't behave /
take the ferule to them.
will now sing popular song
without words or music. That's
why 1t is popular.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27
BY Stuart b. Stone.

There is heroism in the
world" said Nine. Satanelli of the
glittering Theater Imperial, "as
much as ever there was when
Peter the Hermit went preaching
and plumed knights titled" And
she regarded Mr.. Andrews with
her great, expressive eyes.
"Bah!" answered Paul An
ldrews. ''It passed out of the
world when men traded blue robes
for pantaloons. Show me an in
stance"
II WILL" promised madame
|"Order my carriage, please" Her
red lips closed firmly.
In the rather dark and gloomy
side street off the avenue of gran
deur. Sandy, the push-cart boy, en-
|tertained his scowling friend, Billy
the Bantam. The Bantam, be
tween his illuminating remarks,
helped himself to Sandy's fra
grant fruits.
when I was out west"-ram-
bled Billy, the Bantam, and par
took of a California pear.
After Billy the Bantam had
visited the diverse quarters of the
earth and somewhat appeased his
desire for the fruits of the hot
countries, he wiped his great
mouth on bandana borrowed
from his host and complained of
the harsh, bitter world.
Pretty tough at times, Billy;
but 1t could always be worse, you
know" said Sandy.
"Huhl" scoffed the Bantam,
who disliIxed optimists. "Pd like
to know how In Sam Hill 1t could
be- worse"
"Oh, easy and easy" declared
Sandy. Earthquakes and train
wrecks and typhoid fever and no.
body In tho world to love You 1
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-01-27

I've just come from the next
town.
That's why I went away from
that town-it was next"
/ always remember the good
things of the people I meet. In fact
all / remember Of the people /
meet are the good things"
\ BY the way, I've just seen your
city workhouse. It's the limit.
And I've just seen your city jail.
It's the limit, too.
And, believe me, do not speak
as stranger in your city limits.
Laughter! Ha, hal
The last time was here was the
first time.
AS I walked along the street a
crowd followed my carriage.
You can't blame them. for mine
IL such an erect carriage.
So enthusiastic were the people
that the newspaper artists drew
my carriage.
However, some of them put me
In false attitude. They picture
me as refusing a drink.
One put me in an article about
a bigamist who had two wives.
This was glaring error.
Because with the one I've got
1t would have made three wives.
Instead of bigamy, would have
been guilty of trigonometry.
This article arrested everybody's
attention.
Then they arrested me.
] told the officers to send for =