The National tribune., 1910-12-15

of Alaska, studying native customs and
gathering specimens for the National
Museum of History. These two emi-
nent scientists have penetrated Into q
hitherto unknown section away beyond
Cape Parry and Franklin Bay, and 1t is
said have invaded country where no
white man has ever before set his foot.
One of their most important and per-
haps the most important discovery they
have made is that of an old tribe of
Indians which was believed to have
passed out of existence nearly century
ago. These Indians do not know of the
existence of firearms, and they make
their own cooking utensils and various
novelties out of pure copper. They are
almost as near primeval as Adam. They
were extremely kind to the scientists
and sheltered them the whole Winter
thru. and told them of many of their
customs and ways and taught them
some of the language, so that the scien-
lists have brought back with them much
that is of value about these strange old
people.
Here is a story about Senator Carter
which may or may not be true, accord
ing to the political bias of the one who
reads it. This tale is a campaign yarn
on Senator Carter at Phllilpsbutg,
Mont, where Senator Carter spoke dur
ing the campaign:
In his regular set speech Mr.. Carter
paid quite tribute to Congressman
Pray. who is tarred with the same
brush as the Senator. altho one is Al
drichism and the other Cannonism.
The Senator had himself worked up
to a finely simulated pitch of earnest
ness which is necessary to the play,
when Speaker Cannon's Montana sup
porter is introduced. and Mr.. Carter
started this subject off by saying:
Now there is Mr.. Pray. Who is
Charles n. Pray" Then, with final
flourish of his right hand, the Senator
declared: Il repeat, who is Charlie
Pray?"
He seemed to pause for a reply, and
a tall, gaunt-looking man arose in the
audience and said: IF no one else
will bite. [ will. Who is he, anyway"
Mr.. Carter is said to have appeared
terribly embarrassed, while the audi
ence was convulsed with laughter.
1t sounds like barking back to the
Dark Ages; but Just the same, there
are a whole lot of people who believe
with Maj Sylvester. Chief Of Police Of
Washington, that the whipping post
would be a mighty good institution to
assist in pounding some of the cussed-
ness out of wife beaters aud pickpoCk-
cts. This class of criminals care moth
ing for jail or worilhouse sentence,
and the only way you can get at them
would be by physical fear, and Maj.
Sylvester favorS the establishment in
the District of the whipping post OF
course, public sentiment will never let
it be established. but public sentiment
will never object at all If when wife
beater is proved guilty the Major took
him out and cowhided him right good,
and possibly that would be the best So
luton of the problem.
America has taught the people of the
Chinese Empire to smoke clgarets. In
a report to this Government on foreign
trade by Consul-Generai Cbas. DENLY,
of Vienna, in which IS described the
created by American enterprises and
then supplied, the Consul-General says:
"One of the most conspicuous exam
pies OF such a market is the demand for
the cigaret in China. Ten years ago the
cigaret was an article used in China by
a small number of people. chiefly for
eigners The field attracted the atten-
ton OF a group of American manufac-
turers, who examined into it and de-
cided to introduce the cigaret to the
Chinese people by American methods.
The result is that now the cigaret is
popular thruout the Empire
Now, what do you know about this :?
Judge VIM. H. De Lacey declares that
the present conditions at the House Of
Detention are "a crime against child
hood" and that the conditions In the
building which houses the Juvenile
Court are so inadequate that the vicious
atmosphere is enough to influence even
the Judge. Jury. witnesses and everyone
Tai
statement of the District Veterinary Sur
geon that the stables used for District
horses are absolutely vie and insani-
tary. is just little startling to say the
least, but unfortunately the conditions
are practically as stated by Judge De
Lacy.
Col. John s. Mosby. the notorious
Confederate guerrilla, who was dis
missed from office because he had
grown too old TO perform the duties Is
going to New England to lecture on
his experiences in the war Of the rebel
lion. Col Mosby has never appeared
on the lecture platform, and as he is a
pretty lottery sort of All old gentleman
be very effective. 1t is probably part
of the plan to harmonic blue and gray
1t is stated that when Col. Mosby goes
to Boston he is to be entertained there
by the Posts OF the G.. A. r. He has
been posing for moving picture con-
Germs here in Washington in Confeder-
ate uniform.
Mrs Mary Mckinney. wife of Repre-
sentative James Mckinney. of the 18th
Illinois District, died in Washington last
week from stroke of apoplexy. She
was stricken on the street a few days
before, and friendly hands bore her to
the Emergency Hospital. She fingered
three days, but never recovered con-
sciOusness. The body was taken back
to Aledo, ILL.,, for burial. Mrs. McKin-
ney was much loved woman in both
church and society circles. She was a
great worker in the church also.
German ambassador to the United
States Count Won Bernst orff declares
that Getman immigration to the United
States is gradually falling off. If this Is
dustrious. saving German has always
been welcomed to the United States.
The Navy Department has been max
ing extensive experiments with electric
cookers and cooking. and is eminently
pleased with results obtained. The Navy
will probably install electric cooking
devices in the submarines and on some
OF the larger vessels. Indeed, IL is sug-
gested that 1t will be economy of space
and expenditure to use electricity on
all the vessels of the Navy in the cook
ing department.