The National tribune., 1909-10-21

| NOTE.-The Above ia the Largest Mail Order Spec
tacls House in the World, and Perfectly Reliable
should be so is not entirely clear. The
Germans have the reputation of being
frugal and good managers. and they
are certainly devoted to their children.
But they are inclined to have large
families, and it may be that here is the
rub. At all events the Empress is do
ing her best to save these babies, and
has provided homes and hospitals for
lyoung mothers. where infants may re-
ceive scientific attention from birth.
THESE hospitals and homes are provided
with incubators, that even the most
feeble spark of life may be kept alive.
She has also offered prizes to the moth
ers who take the best care of their Off
spring, and has succeeded in interesting
a number of distinguished specialists in
this noble work In this country the
American Humane Society has Giscov-
Tered a condition among the school chill
dren of foreign parents which has filled
them with horror. These mothers have
been in the habit of sewing their small
sons and daughters into their clothes
lwhen the cold weather came, ard let
ting them remain all Winter. Of course.
| in these days, when even the children
| babbIe about things sanitary" ard in
sanitary" this sort of thing cannot he
Iallowed, and yet it will probably be
quite difficult to break up this o!l GUS
tom, so well looked upon by this class
of mothers as saving of labor and ex-
pense.
While all right-thinking people can
j have but one opinion of the crime of
the banker, Charles w. Morse, or OF the
proper way of dealing with It. no one
can help admiriug he wonderful cour-
~. 4. sfaC
during the last four months, while out
of prison on $I25,6y0 bI.l furnished
| by 20 of his friends. has pail off nearly
all of his S7,000,000 Indebtedness, and
lregained control of some of his former
Ilarge interests. AS soon as the banker
found himself free of the combining pr s.
on walls he Immediately went to work,
and, aItho hanging OYER hi, head was
sentence of Is years impris sonment,
which one would naturally suppose
would be somewhat cripplinS to the en-
lergies, in four short months brought
about this amazing resirt. There IS no
doubt but he W II pay of every cent he
owes, and thus nave that sin OF his con-
science at least. Within the Ia-:e week
! two big transport ltiOn lines haze cf-
fered Morse the Presidency. Morse goes
back to his prison cell in 10 days unless
/ the Supreme Corr asks for review Of
1.-THE proceedings IN The case or the PIes'
dent interferes. The Circuit Court of
| Appeals affirmed the dacisi, i. % the
| United States Circuit Court, which tried
the case of the banker at first and pro-
inouRced the 3 years sentence. but only
sustained 10 of the So original. ,unts.
Thus a means of approach to the Su-
preme Court is left open. Thru all his
| trouble Mrs Morse has stood ny her
husband like a brick. There must lee
much splendid material in this man, CT
| this n 1pnr1iH IngTa him q 6alr-
| ly. Charles Morse undoubtedly deserves
punishment; but for the sake of his no.
bic wife and his two innocent ions 1T is
| hoped by many that the length of his
sentence may be shortened.
| Poor Cook is having a hard time of it
with his Mckinley climb questioned, as
well as his North Pole experience. But
| he is sailing down the dollars all the
same, and, no matter what happens he
will be entirely Independent OF ali these
doubling Thomases as far rs money
goes, anyway. Apropos Of Cook and
money, It is said that his la .ker, John
r. Bradley. made his by gambling, at
the faro tables and roulette layouts Of
the Casino at Palm Beach. There is no
more finished little gambling resort than
this same Cas- no at Palm Beach in the
country. Bradley at Palm Beach is what
the Prince of Monaco is at Monte Carlo.
He is the biggest gambling-house Eeep-
er in the country, and beats what Can
field at Saratoga used to be all hollow.
Protected by one of the richest men in
the country and with a United States
Senator for a partner ESQ ii is Said),
Bradley has amaSSed a fortune. He was
born in Missouri, and learned the trade
OF matchmaking. but his talents lay in
quite another direction, and soon drew
him into the exciting life of the gam
bier.
Emperor Francis Joseph. of Austro-
Hungary, has been making several peo-
pie happy lately. He gave our country
woman. Miss Anita Stewart, who mar
ried Prince Miguel de Braganza the
other day. great joy by raising her to
the rank of her husband. and now, after
all these years, he has made the NOR
ganatic wife of Archduke Francis Fer
ldinand a Duchess. with the title of high
ness, which is the first time His Majesty
has conferred the ducal title on anyone
Nine years ago the Archduke Ferd nand
fell in love with and married secretly
the Countess Chotek, whose father,
Count Chotec. was in the diplomatic.
service of Austria. The Archduke at
this time renounced all claim to the
thrones of Austria and Hungary. but
since the present aged Emperor has no
direct heirs Ferdinand is more directly
III Ike iltit VI l1dn anyone else.
A year or two ago he was declared by
the Emperor to be his successor. and
this put the Countess Chotek in a worse
position than ever She has always
been a favorite with the people, and
has been more and more taken into the
inner circles of the imperial family, and
the recent act of the Emperor is there
fore received with general favor and
rejoicing.
There is no more wide-awake city In
the country than Chicago. and valuable
suggestions are constantly coming from
II. The women of the wealthy class
there are specially enterprising in the
way of self-culture and philanthropy,
and most resourceful in straying from
the beaten path into untried fields when
the old methods seem to have lost their
usefulness. The latest movement start {,
ed by the wealthy and fashionable class
IS one that will appeal to every sensible
man and woman In the country 1t Is |
to have their daughters thoroly taught |