Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-02-24

spent tnree years importing from Eng.
land the woodwork that ornaments
the interior, and some years ago
northern architect offered $4,000 for
the woodwork Of the drawing room
alone"
Jefferson stopped at the old man.
sioh' ana Lafayette also was q guest
mere When the Revolution began
the British feet came up the Potomac,
out left Gunston hall untouched, al
though 1t was intended at first to de-
stroy 1t, for warfare of that day gave
little heed to the sacradness of private
property.
Army and Navy Reception.
The great army and navy reception
given by the president of the United
States will be held shortly at the
White House. 1t Is an evening affair
and is probably the most picturesque
event OF the social season in Wash
1ngton, and In writing this, forgetful-
ness has not come to the great diplo-
matte reception in which there are in
evidence many brilliant and strange
court costumes.
The army and navy reception has
hundreds of guests, every man among
them being arrayed in uniform. Adj
miral Dewey leads the line Of naval Of
! ficers, and Lieutenant General Nelson
A. Miles, that of the army officers. One
striking and altogether pleasant fea
ture Of the presidents army and navy
reception is that there never is any
trouble over precedence.
When the diplomatic reception is
held the persons In charge are on
thorns for fear that some diplomat will
get into line In front of the man who
ranks him and who therefore will be
sure to raise a row within a day or
I two and threaten all kinds Of things
because his government through him
has been sighted. At the army and
navy reception there is no such trou-
Bile. The rank Of every officer is
known. He knows 1t himself, and he
takes care that he gets into his right
place in the line, which is led by
lieutenant general and WHICH is ended
by the youngest lieutenant in the arm
les OF the United States.
In recent dispatches from Wash
tngton 1t was told how the ad-
ministration and the state depart
| ment were anxious to apply the civil
service rules to the consular service
in order that it might he lifted entire
ly from the field of politics and that
incompetents who might have congress
c;o ir
be appointed to consular office. 1t was
also told how it was the hope eventual
ly that men entering tho foreign serv.
ice might make it life work and rise
through the various graues until even
| tually they could take ambassadorial
posts, posts now closed to all men ex
cept those of immense wealth because
Of the comparative smAl!ness OF the
salary and the great expense to which
| ministers and ambassadors are put to
keep up appearances.
After ten years fight, tae house OF
representatives. finally has passed a
bill appropriating money to erect resi-
| dences with office quarters attached
for our embassies, legations and con
sular officers abroad. This means that
in the future ambassadors, ministers
and others will not have to pay huge
rental sums out of their own pockets
and it may be possible that the nigh
American representative Of the future
will be able to keep up appearances
and live within his salary, condition
which will bring with it an opportu
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States to give men of ability, but who
| happen TO be poor an opportunity to
| take places in the highest diplomatic
service of the government,
Longworth's Work Unselfish.
Some years ago in congress wheI
Represe ntative Longworth of Ohio
rich man and the son-in-laW Of former
| President Theodore Roosevelt, entered
the field on behalf of an appropriation
bill to build ambassadorial residences,
it was said at once that Mr.. Long
worth himself had ambitions to serve
his country abroad and that he was
taking a popular means Of securing
what he wanted. AS soon as the ONO
representative heard this he denied
all ambition to go abroad and it is be-
lieved that he declined one fine offer
OF foreign post.
He kept at his work and was aided
by two other rich men in the house,
each Of whom, with Mr.. LongWorth,
said that the real reason for their
championship of the bill was that they
did not think that wealth alone should
govern in the appointment OF ambas-
sailors and that if the foreign repre-
sentatives were given houses to live
in and were saved rental expenses,
capable men of limited means would
be glad to represent the United States
in some places where this country fire.
ouently is represented by wealth rath-
er than by ability.
Colonel George w. Goethals, build
or Of the Panama canal, has been in
Washington for few days. When
several civilian engineers, one after
tho other had left the Panama canal