The National tribune., 1909-04-08

Mrs. Taft has plenty of go-carts. She
has one of the handsomest assrzz wag.
ons" in the country. 1t is a great bis
limousine, big enough TO keep house in
The blue is very dark, and on each
door is an exact representation of the
great seal of the United States. This
is particularly fine for use in going to
fuli-dress receptions and to the theater
for IL is not necessary to crowd her
- gown. Then, Mrs. Taft has broughanI
and a high road-cart. The latest addi-
ton to the White House ''get-around'
is light electric runabout. Mrs. Taft
is learning to run this herself.
Now. what do you think of this: SiI
Andrew Fraser, X. C. S. l.. former Gov
vernon of Bengal, India, who has spent
there some 81 years, lectured on his
life in India while here, and declared
that in those 81 years he had never seen
a tiger. Now, what has become of all
those royal bengals that crouch round
on cigaret boxes and form props for
beautiful Cd young women? Have we
got to have all our ideas of this royal
cat overturned just as we have had the
cherry tree and all the other nursery
yarns discounted? 1t is just too bad,
so it is.
in this secticn of the country is good
roads 1t is the belief OF the people in
and about Washington that they shall
do nothing that the Government can
be wheedIed into doing for them and
making good roads is one of these
Virginia roads are proverbially bad, and
part of the road between Washington
and Arlington is something awful at
certain seasons of the year. There
have been times IL days gone by when
bodies have been kept III cold storage
in Washington for days and weeks
waiting for the roads to be fit to carry
them to Arlington for interment. Gen.
Aleshire. Quartermaster-Gener rec
commended that the Government appro-
pirate $4,000 for roads. wharves and
drainage between Washington and Ar
lington. and the appropriation having
been made, the work will soon be COM
menced
Pres dent Roosevelt is to be asked to
write . Jungle Play The actor, Rob-
ert Edeson, says that he will pay big
sum for such play as the President
will be able TO wlste after his jungle
trip. Mr.. Edeson has asked ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt TO do this, and to make
himself the central figure. tho stage
name viii be used. OF course. Mr..
Roosevelt will do nothing of the kind.
The famous tennis court is no more.
The White House landscape gardener
has torn up the hard ground, smoothed
1t down and sown it to grass seed, which
is already making an appearance. The
lawn south of the Presidents Office viii
resume its lawn-like appearance just
as soon as the sun gets in its real Spring
work.
President Taft is playing golf little
nearly every day. He finds it restfui
after day of severe mental labor. and,
too, he gets excellent ''leg" exercise
which he could get in no other way.
He loves the game, and while getting
his exercise is pleasing himself, which
is worth a whole lot. President Taft
is more or less troubled with corns
A prominent chiropodist says that il
the President wanted to further aid his
physical well-being. if he would play
golf in his bare feet or at most wear
thin, soft stockinet slips or buckskin
moccasins on his feet when he plays,
his corss would soon disappear. The
President probably will not adopt the
advice. but il would undoubtedly ac-
complish all the chiropodist says it will,
for some society men have tried it.
When up in the Maine woods camping
they went barefoot, and came back
able to lead germans and dance the
rowdy barn dance without trouble or
suffering.
Medical Inspector Henry T. Peter, u.
S. n, died at the Naval Hospital last
week of uremic poisoning. He was
buried in Arlington with full military
honors.
What President Taft did not know
about whisky before he became the
head of this great Nation he certainly
knows now He was the storm center
day, several prominent distillers carry
ing on the discussion. DIR. Harvey
Wiley and Secretary of Agriculture Will
son were also present. Thru DR.. Wiley's
research into distillers' methods much
of the product of the distillers is lab
eled imitation whisky, and they aye
desirous of securing new ruling. They
are opposed in this by the so-called
straight whisky" interests. AS Presi-
dent Taft does not indulge in whisky
either straight or imitation. he is ac-
quiring a good deal of information.
Admiral Schley called upon President
Taft recently, and when asked by the
reporters what his particular errand
nigh. have been. replied that he was
making social call. Il have not visited
he concluded, with a twinkle in his
eyes.
Gen. Miles, who has had to do good
deal of killing in his time, most Of his
game being the kind that smiles and
smiles and is still a villain and a
large majority of the same being cop
per-colored, is convinced that it is bar
barous to want TO kill animals that are
Of use to man
sI never could quite see why a man
wants 10 shoot elephants, zebras, ante
Iopes and other animals wilfuily. j
believe that man who shoots an ele-
phant must have depraved mind. Ele-
plants are so useful to us, you know,
for they are put TO work at SO many
things. Why, shooting az an elephant
is just like pouring shot into the side Of
a farm barn. 1t is really too bad to
kill them"
Ex-Secretary and Mrs. Newberry and
their daughter. Miss Carol. sailed for
Europe last Friday. and that leaves
Washington without its most beautiful
woman. Mrs. Newberrys going also
takes away one of the handsomest
gowned women who usually attend the
Congress of the Daughters of the Amer
ian Revolution. Also. there went a
mighty sensible man, who is all Ameri-
can and about two yards and hall