The National tribune., 1909-10-14


for appendicitis. Secretary Wilson has
been suffering for a year or more with
recurrent appendicitis, and hoped to
be able to avoid an operation, but the
physicians informed him that his health
would not improve until the opera
ton was performed. He stood the
shock very well, and seems to be on
the road to recovery
There are always funny things in
life if you just happen along at the
right time to catch them. One of the
women who did not enjoy DIR. Cook s
lecture here was Mrs. Ella A. Boole.
New York Secretary of the General
Missionary Society of the Presbyterian
Church. Mrs. Bople is one of these
pernickity women who would probably
'let the OK die in the pitt rather than
dig him out if the thing happened on a
Sunday. She told a story in her lee
ture in this neck of the woods concern
ing DIR. f. A. Cook, the North Pole
discoverer, which shows just how small
some people can be, for because Of this
story she does not believe that Cook
found the North Pole. She says that
She used to live in New York, and that
DIR. Cook, then very young man, was
employed in delivering milk for some
dairy. He was an attendant at the
Methodist Church in Brooklyn, of which
AIRS. Bodies late husband was pastor.
She noticed that DIR. Cook did not at
he attended all the other services at
the church, and asked him why. He
replied that his work as plilkman did
not permit ii, as he was required to
deliver milk on Sunday. Mrs. Boole
Immediately stopped taking milk from
Cook. That was a real nice, good way,
Of course, to help a struggling young
Ia af3 n tn
show also that Mrs. Boole evidently
had no hand in assisting DR.. Cook to
be the great man in the public eye
that ne is.
Mr. and Mrs William Jennings Bryan
: observed their silver wedding anniyer-
sary at their home at Fairview, Neb.,
Oct 1. Their children made a great
day of il, decorating the house with
flags and flowers, and kept an open
house all day for all the friends and
neighbors who desired to come and
congratulate them. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan received a bushel of messages
from all over the world. and number
less handsome presents. .1r. Eryan,
for the one day at least, put aside all
business. and devoted himself to his
family and visitors
Charles F. McKim. the architect Of
the newer portions of the White HnpSe.
who recently died, left a good portion
OF his very large fortune to the Amer
ican Academy OF Arts in Poine. He
said in his will: II have been connect
ed with the foundation of the American
Academy in Rome. and have taken
part in the effort to secure substrip
uens TO the fund OF s1.GO6.t0o 10 the
present endowment of this Academy"
and as the fund had not been made up
at the time of making his Will he gave
very largely of his fortune TO help out
this fasorite idea OF his.
Government positions seem to go
kesking so far as the Western States are
concerned. Unless more residents of
States in the Far West make appiica-
tion TO the q. S. Civil Service Commits
sion to take the examination to he held
Oct 23 for positions in the Census Bu-
reau these States viii probably fail to
! receive their full share OF the appoint-
naents. II is expected that about 1000
appointments VIII be made from the
examinations made in all the States
and Territories. They win be from six
months to two years IN length and will
average about one year. It is begin
ming to dawn on the Civil Service Com
mission that not very many people in
the prosperous West care to give up
ting mixed up with the Census Office.
Secretary of War Dickinson was srd-
denly called to the bedside of his SON
at Peile Meade Farm, near Nashville,
last week. The son had second at
tack OF heart failure, and II was thought
for a time that IL would end his life.
Mrs. Dickinson, who has been at Seat
tie. was summoned from there. but
when she reached Nashville she found
her son very much improved. There
is now a rumor that Secretary Dlckin-
son is going to resign from the Cabinet
as Secretary of War because of the
serious physical condition of his son,
to whom he end Mrs. Dickinson desire
10 devote their whole time and atten-
ton Jest at this time Secretary Dick
hlson declares that this is not true.
Mrs. Taft, wife OF President Taft, is
expected TO return TO the White House
coon, and the President viii join her
taerc a few weeks later. 1t is predict
ed that there will be brilliant social
teason at the White House, with many
Innovations as regards official dinners
and receptions. Mrs. Taft has taken a
complete rest during the Summer,
eschewing all social duties and receiv-
Ing calls only from her nearest person.
al friends. and IT is hoped that she W III
retain thru the season the full VigoT
Of health to which she seems TO be
completely restored. Miss Helen Taft
ls pursuing her duties at Bryn Mawr.
While IL is supposed that she will make
ber debut this Winter. it seems hardly
credible. While Miss Taft Is a thoroIy
human girl. loves life, outdoor sports
and fully enjoys the society of both
women and men, she is in no sense a
ioeiety girl In fact, she absolutely
disdains most purely society Gccom.
plishments. She does love her books
and as she obtained the scholarship al
Bryn Mawr by arduous labor, 1t Is prob
able that she viii prefer to complete
her scholarship term before entering
Into the joys as well as annoyances oi
the debutaBte White House belle Mis-:
TAFT Il very original in he- ideas, and
has most decided chin. which mean,
that she Is going to do just exactly as
fhe pleases She will have year a
the White House after completing hel
scholarship at Bryn Mawr, and, beinf
q very sensible young lady, she prob
ably will choose TO reserve her strength
and put It all into that one year of Joy
Gus belieship after she has graduates
and received her diploma at Bry,
Mawr.
Do you want to know just how man,
pennies there are in a bushel? Their
are exactly $1,000. You needn't try (,
carry them of, because you can't do II