The National tribune., 1909-06-10
THE NATIONAL THURSDAY JUNE TO-

married, but who want good husbands
A young man writes from the Philip
pines to friends in Washington that tn
crying need for his part of this mum
dane sphere is nice, marriagable Amer
ican women.
There are lots of young men owe
here" he says, who are in good cir
cumstances, and are simply pining ava
for the love of good woman from tn
dear old United States of America.
can account for at least 20 young men
besides myself, who would be yer
grateful to you if you could aid us
American women are at a premium
over here.
"I am located on a plantation nea
Ma1abaug, on the island or Mlndanac
and have 1000 acres of hemp and &C
coanuts and rubber under cultivation
and have good income
And he signs himself George F
Gray. MaIabaug. Mindanao. P. T." S
you can write to him yourself if yoI
like. The Board of Education sent
number of young women over to teacl
in the schools there, but they all go
married in a few months. Now whel
an unmarried woman teacher is sen
over she has to bind herself to remain
for at least two years unmarried, o
else the teacher must already have
husband.
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
has conferred the degree of Doctor o
Laws on Secretary Wilson and "Chie
Forester" Clifford Pinchot.
Jonathan Bourne, Jr.. United State
Senator from Oregon, belongs to tn
golf cabinet" He plays golf wit
President Taft about three times
week, which is about as often as tn
President can get off to play the gam
he delights in. Some there are VIII,
look on Senator Bourne as the Lodge
of the Administration; that is, Senate
Bourne will be in the Senate for Taf
what Lodge was for Roosevelt. Their
won't be any Ananias Club, however.
President Taft made the address a
the commencement exercises of Howart
University last week. and, of course
captured the students. He urged tn,
Importance of education of the negro
with certain reservations, saying he be
lieved the future to be in the hands o
the race
Sanitation and hygiene were urged al
necessary in the South for the develop
ment of the great mass of negros. The
President declared that the providin;
of institutions where negros could bt
taught and educated would be a partia
ment and people of the United State
owe to the black men.
President Taft then personally pre-.
sented the diplomas to the graduating
students, which was an unexpected
honor. After that was over he marched
thru the rain with the others acros!
the campus, and. standing with uncov
cred head, laid the cornerstone of the
new library building which has beer
donated by Andrew Carnegie. He used
the trowel as tho he knew how, and
slapped the mortar on in a masteri,
manner.
Gen. Thomas T. Crittenden. former
Governor of Missouri, and a Represen.
tative of Missouri in Congress for sew
erai terms, was stricken with paralysis
last week, and may not recover. Gov
Crittenden was Governor Of Missouri al
the time that Jesse James was terror
izing the State, and offered a reward
for him dead or alive. He got him
dead
Safe and Sane.
Washington is to have a safe and
sane Fourth of July. Yes, indcedy!
Just as safe and sane as grown-up PEG.
pie can make it. People never become
safe and sane till they are grown up
and some do not then. The men VIII.
are managing 1t never were boys, OF
course. They never played mumb1y-
peg, marbles or football. did not care
for baseball, hated noise, n gun gave
them heart failure, and choo-choo
drove them to the woods for
They liked to sit down
with their knitting, and while grand
mamma told stories of the Indian mas
sacres and the unlocking of The wider
ness, these dear little men stuffed cot
ton in their ears lest they be contanIi-
naeed with such blood-and-thunder
stuff. These little boys helped mamma
wash the dishes and sweep the floors
and when the daily household tasks
were done sat down and read Josephus
Or some other such light reading. Yesm
that's the way the men of to-day who
are shouting safe and sane" Fourth OF
July did They didn't know anything
of the joys of powder in tin can and
set off in a barrel, or firecrackers under
a tub. Noap! And they never set off
a packet of firecrackers under grand
papa's chair. Noap! They didn't make
toy cannon of gas pipe and wooden
spools, and they never whooped and
of living till the morning of the Fourth
Of July. Noap! These men when boys
were grown-up boys, born with teeth
and hair, with a love for cigars and &
glass of wine. They are now like the
sick man whose friends had brought in
for him to eat a big steak, mince pie
hunk of cheese, sliced ham, fruit and
pound cake, with some oranges, nuts
and few other accessories His chill
dvar oil b,,t ct.
hungrily for some of che feast. 'fWhy
my dear children. would you rob your
poor sick father of his supper?"
The poor kid Of the country cannct
fire a cracker. shoot a torpedo or just
yell once, but his father is industriousIy
hauling in contributions for big "pyro
technic" display in some prominent
place where there will be very bad pic
lures in fire of the Presidenr, another
of an impossible White House, some
bouquets" and new-fangled fuses o.
one kind and another Father, smoking
a pipe or cigar. will fire them off along
with the rest of the committee and Tho
kid will stand at a safe half mile dis.
lance and be permitted 10 peek ou
from behind nurses apron and eay
"Oh, myo That is, he will see the sight
If fathers pipe isn't responsible for pre-.
mature explosions.
Every year and every year the news
papers give columns to the "nlapgled'
stories of Fourth of July. But do the
newspapers give columns each day Il
the "mangIed" automobile stories or sht
street car accidents? Noapi They ar,
SO common as not to call for more thar
casual mention unless ii is the Presi.
dent or a member OF the Cabinet who
is the victim. OF COURSE nobody want
reckless use of Fourth of July priyi
leges. but this safe and sane busines: