The National tribune., 1910-01-06

was performed on the body, and the
doctor, local physician. who had at
ttended her uncle ordered the remains
tplaced in n caSket which cost $1,000.
The uncle by law left all his money to
Miss Taylor. When she arrived to take
possession of it and found this debt of
1000 for the casket in which her
tuncle was buried she declared that she
would. not pay it. and said that the
undertaken could disinter the body and
put it in d cheaper casilet and have his
81, 900 casket for all of her, and the
creature actually had the audacity to
Iappear in court as her own lawyer. and
stated that she would pay 800 for
casket and she would not pay any more.
Washington is very glad that Miss Bee
Taylor is now Californian and not
Washingtonian.
President Taft was among the Christ
mas shoppers. He spent nearly three
hours the day before Christmas in
walking about the big stores on +
street. He came down to 18th and + in
his big automobile, and there he got
out and took the rest of it on foot. He
bought quite number of small pres
cnts for members of the family. and
was accompanied by Capt. Archibald
Butt. Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft
came down town in the morning and
bought quite a number of small pres
ents. but their larger presents We're
nearly all purchased in New York some
time ago.
Mr. John Hoover, of Fairbanks, Alas
ka, who has been in the city for few
days. tells some high-priCed stories
about the cost of living in that far
that when -lle first went to that coun-
try he was surprised to see a bartender
lock at a dime which q tenderfoOt had
put on the board for a drink and then
sweep it off on the floor. He wondered
at this disregard for real money, and
asked some questions, discovering that
no one used nickels and dimes in Alas
ia, as it is customary cor no one to ask
for anything and expect to pay for it
under 25 cents. He says that the ordi-
nary sack of tobacco wNich you can get
in Washington for mic kel is seldom to
be had for a quarter UP there. News
papers in that country, which make
about one page or two pages at most of
a one-cent paper in Washington, bring
25 cents up there. He says that the
people up there do not want nickels
and dimes introduced, for the introduce
ton of small change would, they be-
lieVe, result in lower wages and lower
prices. Mr.. Hoover says that there are
very few robbers in Alaska He says
that it does not take more than four
years to try criminals and give them
proper punishment up there. Gold dust |
Is as easily identified up there as diff |
ferent kinds of clothing and cattle, Mr.. |
Hoover says, and a hold-up man who |
acquires gold dust would have to ac-
count for it when he went out, and it |
could be easily traced. He says that |
there is sometimes 10 per cent differ |
ence in the value of the gold in streams |
the mountain.
The mince pie that did not reach the |
President on Thanksgiving or else its |
twin brother reached him for Christ !
mas. 1t was guarded all the way from |
Newark, n. j., by two men. It took |
six men to load the pie on tte express
wagon which carried it to the White |
House. 1t was delivered to Mrs. n |
Peterson, in charge of the kitchen. The
President was called out. and when it |
vas opened he smiled and said, Merry
Christmas" when he saw the great disk.
rhe pie weighed several hundred |
pounds, and was sc inches across, and
lad enough indigestion in it to make a
'egiment sick. The donor Of the pie is
lot known to the President The same
Express company brought to Mrs. Taft /
| huge fruit cake and another box con-
aiming about a bushel of the finest
santa Claus candy. Among the thou
ands of presents which the President
md his family received was a portrait
# the President and his family made |
rom a photograph by a young Italian
If New York.
The War Department has issued a
circular describing the occasions when
Dfficers and enlisted men are required
o stand at attention when the Star
Spangled Banner" is played. The cir
:ular was issued at the instance of
capt. Charles King. u. S. Army. retired
There are two occasions" the circu-
ar said, "on which officers and enl sted
men are required to stand at attention
when the Star Spangled Banner is
played, namely:
Il. When the air is played by band
IN formal occasion other than re-
reat.
"2. When the flag is lowered at re-
reat and aboard transport when the
lag Is buiStnd al tlarI