The National tribune., 1909-04-22

| The detachment mess car was made
BY utilizing a dissection tourist car, in
which buffet kitchen was installed at
lone end. The outfit furnished food for
| 40 men. who would travel on the car,
and it will be used on the occasions OF
transporting detachnents as distin-
guished from the larger commands re-
quirinS several cars or a whole train.
| The Pullman Company has fitted out
| Is of the kitchen cars and five of the
detachment mess cars, and will have
them ready for use whenever there is
need for them by the Army, using them
on other occasions for other passenger
traffic.
| Now, what do you think of this for
1.-THE simple life? Down in the back yard
of the White House grounds Is little
Jersey heifer. and that big-eyed, fawn-
colored sample Of the meek-lookins but
high-kicking Jersey bovines is destined
to furnish milk for the White House
| tables. It is a very small specimen, but
is said to give more milk than the larg-
er kind. The COW feeds all day long
| on the broom-swept, tender grass in
| the yard, under century-old trees. and
| the milk she gives ought to be the
sweetest in the world It. is said that
Mrs. Taft secured the Jersey from Gen.
Corbin's famous herd of Jerseys. 1t Is
also said that the fad is growing. May
| be before long we Will have American
| "Watteau" pictures cf ladies in looped-
| up. fiowered chintzea low-pecked, with
, elbow sleeves and high-heeled slippers
| and hair deliberately dressed, toting
milk stools around with them just to
have them handy when milking time
Games. o. 20
| 1t, Is expected by the War Depart
! ment that within the next year the I'm
mense project of en1arging Governors
Island. in New York Harbor. will be
con. pleted by the Army Engineers. The
original project contemplated the addi-
| ton of 82 acres of land by filling in a
shoal southwest of the island. Since
then the plans have been changed so as
to provide for the addition OF 20 acres
more. All the work has been finished
with the exception of filling in about Is
acres and the constructions of a sea wall
about $50 feet long. The cost of the
work. including the building OF q
wharf, construction of several buildings
and dredging, will be considerably over
s1.600.000.
| The post of Fort Jay and the head
quarters of the Military Department OF
the East are located on Governors
| Island.
Over in Naples they are growing no,
a little because President Roosevelt
didn't stop for few hours to view the
art beauties of the city. "He thought
only of killing" declared Naples let
ter writer. He did not once ask about
one of our great paintings, but Is there
much game to be had in this country
|
The United States Senate Is now pro-
vided with a magnificent Office build
ing, the finest thing of the kind in the
world. 1t has kitchen that Queer
might envy, dining room that a King
could entertain his court in and almost
| lose it. But, alack! The grave and
reverend Senators can find no one who
has the temerity to tackle that wonder
full marble kitchen with all Its modern
improvements, and cater to the jade6
appetites of the House of Lords" Nc
money in 1t, all the caterers say. Ye
the man who takes those kitchens and
dining rooms does not have to pay q
lcent for them, nor for electricity. gas
water or heat. He gets everything scot
free, and all he has to do is to provide
the "provender'' and cook and serve it
Looks like it might be sinecure. But
you never can tell, when the United
States Senate is concerned.
They are going at 1t again-the White
House. When the Roosevelts attacked
it and run two long wings out on eitheI
side, took away the quaint old con
lservatory which for half century hat
! been a regular lovers walk out of ths
state dining room. and did lot of 9th
er transmogrifying things to the Whit'
House, We stood 1t with what grace W.
could. because the architects declares
that they had the original plans, ant
l tr tie rSrto tofy
sign. We knew they, were not, for th'
White House had stood four square t.
the world for 100 years, and never hat
anything but the bulge in, the walls OIL
the south side. where the Blue Par
Tor and the great piIlared portico OF
the north side. But we stood it. witt
l find the White House offices too small
and they have to be, added to. Their
will be an addition on the south side
: which will cover the famous tennis
ground. When the workris complete,
, the Executive Offices will have doubl
the space available at present Tn
, private ofnces OF President Taft AM
Secretary Carpenter VIII each be dou
bled in size. The present reception
!. room, the Cabinet room and the cleri
|, cal offices also will be- enlarged Th
avenue front OF the building will no
be altered, the proposed addition q
tending south from the west wing.
) The work will begin as soon as tn
' President and family leave here for tn
D Summer.
For q Federal officeholder to be
3 delegate to any convention called +
3 nominate candidate for President o
$ other elective United States officer
t made a misdemeanor, punishable b
, fine and imprisonment, according to tn
: terms OF a Dill recently introduced b.
bama-
Werner Koch Honorcd.
The people of Washington signall
honored the 18th birthday anniversar
, of veteran tho other day. He is
; veteran In several ways. The conrad
honored was Werner Koch. The Ger
, man Embassy was represented st tn,