The National tribune., 1909-07-22

New York. was cotthncdi'to his apart-
ments il, the Dewey fct5 several days
last week, nursing ds breslcn collarbone
and a dislocated shoulder blade. suf-
fered when he was pracucing for the
Republican Democratic sinflousc ball
game in the Ell!psRa abaeaIspfz the White
House. lo-
MIR. VreeIand's injuries gre not seri-
Gus at all. but they are exceedingly un-
comfortable. NowawhatIde YOU think
of that? ba al
Juggling two imposing mountain
peaks off the mapJ Transforming bay
ence two brand-new islands are the
astonishing feats of nature discovered
in Bering Sea by Government party
and reported TO the Treasury Depart
ment a few days ago. Up in that
stretch of water with its swiftly NOV
ing current. is the island of Bososlof,
whose constantly changing conforma-
ton has more than once attracted wide
spread attention. A report just re.
ceived by Capt Ross. of the Revenue
Cutter Service, says that a party from
the revenue cutter Perry landed on
Bogoslof June 10, made a cursOry ex-
animation of the island and found that
a number OF important changes had
taken place since last year. Perry Peak
tofore doomed high in the air, have dis
appeared, and the opening of the bay
or lagoon, a pretty spot shown in pic
lures on file in the Treasury Depart
ment. has closed up, forming lake of
warm salt water of q temperature of
about II degrees. The lake is slightly
below the sea level. and in its center
two small islands have come up. One
of these islands is throwing off vol
ume of steam.
Just IS babies died in Washington
last week, the cause of death being di-
rectly attributable to heat, the COM
plaint being bowel trouble. This is GER
tainly q pitiablc state of affairs. Wash
ington is in many ways almost an ideal
city, with numerous parks, nearby
suburbs, where green grass and trees
grow for the multitude, and there are
no very serious alley slums, and yet In
one week Is little babies died of heat
diseases. In the large cities with slum
districts the conditions must be some
thing awful. Sometimes one is inclined
to think that charity does really begin
at home-or. rather, that it should Not
that the giving hand is to be withheld
when our sister countries are over
whelmed with disaster, but couldn't We
be little kinder to those who live in
the shadow of cur homes and suffer,
especially the little children? Grown
people can get UP and get out if they
want to, and if they prefer to stay and
wallow in their sinking squalor, why,
let them, for the economic functions of
nature will kill them off just as it does
other vermin. But the babies can't
help themselves. They come into the
world of no yolition OF their own, and
being here 1t is our Christian duty to
care for them. If we would but look
out for the children the conditions of
grown people would gro,y better. The
old will die off, and fSsayounger ones
coming on will grow up stronger and
better il we care for them properly.
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Some eminent divine once said that
there was no minister Of the Gospel
whom he had met In his long career,
covering a half century, who had been
able to quote correctly. Offhand, any
verse of Scripture. which is pretty
strong, but almost true.9 Even Sena-
tor Lodge gets mixed up sometimes.
He was trying to quote a line OF poetry
the other day, and IL Byron had heard
him it would have made him weep.
"'Tis sweet to hear the watchdog's
bark" quoted the eruditei Senator from
Nahant. but the way Byron wrote it
was like this: "'Tis sweet to hear the
watchdog's honest bark and that
makes all the diffesenceidn the world
Now. if they hear: abost this down
Senator Lodges standing among his
neighbors. - 7-0 s
A funny thing happened in the Sem
ate Chamber the other day. Vice Presi-
dent Sherman, who is not at all jealous
of his position and is very leisurely
about returning when he can get away
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gavel over to Senator Depew. He came
back and Depew resumed his seat. Sem
ators McCumber and Root both jumped
to their feet at once to talk about the
corporation tax, while the debate on
that subject was on.
THE Senator from North Dakota"
said Senator Depew. forgetting he was
in his own seat, no longer acting the
part Of Sunny jim"
McCumber thought the chair had
recognized him and started to talk be-
fore he realized what had happened.
Then the Senate started to smile BROAD
ly, Senator Depew looked surprised, and
blushed, and the Vice President seemed
to appreciate the joke.
White House Changes.
Each succeeding Administration or
ders a renovation of the Executive resi-
ical and elaborate. The Tafts, how
ever, have decided to have it done on
a less extensive scale. The cost of the
present improvements will be but a lit
tie more than one-tenth of that of the
changes made by the Roosevelts during
their first year in the White House.
Seven years ago about half million
dollars was spent in remodeling the in
terror of the White House proper and
in erecting the east and west wings, in
Guiding the present Executive Office
Building. President Taft will expend
not more than $4,000 for extraordi-
nary improvements in the main build
ing and $4,000 in increasing the size
of the Office. 1t was this enlargement
that doomed the tennis court.
The remodeling done during the
Roosevelt term will be accepted by the
new Administration, unaItered. Opera
tions will be limited largely to the re-
covering of walls, the reupholstering of
furniture, painting, decorating and the
purchase of draperies. Repainting of
the exterior in the characteristic white
will be confined to patches.
Both in the White House proper and
in the new offices no attempt at gran
deur will be essaycd. Provision will be
made, however, for better accommoda-
tions for the scores that flock to the
White House daily to see the President
A special waiting room will be provided
for Representatives and Senators, but
it will De in marked contrast with the
gold-adorned chamber sthat Congress
provides for the Presidsat's use when
ne goes to the Capitol at the end of
each session. ~ hSh
The Presidents Efforts at publie