The Washington herald., 1908-05-03
CAPITAL SIDELICHTS
INCIDENTS PLUCKED FROM BUSY CAREERS
OF WELLKNOWN MEN

and after his body was laid out and nre-
pared for burial. Isaac. the negro porser
was sent to watch with it until morning
! The old darky went reluctantly TO hts
/ post, and mistaking the room stationed
4 himself in the chamber of Mr.. x. who
was peacefully dreaming. instead Of that
OF the corpse, with what result has al
ready been told
The Hales and the Eyeretts are two of
the most talented families in New Eng
land, and Ellen Hale, the daughter Of
the distinguished and venerable chaplain
! OF the Senate. is a worthy daughter OF
her race, for she is not only rarely gifted
Intellectually, but has a talent for paint
ing which she has spared no pains 10
/ cultivate, ana if it were not again case
or the golden spoon she would take
high rank among the artists Of the day.
As 1t is Miss Hsles work is much an
plauded and admired by those who know
| II, but the social demands upon her here
and IN Boston leave her little time to
spend in her studio. The Hales home is
/ N street, IN a house OF modest pre-
| tentions as BELTS the founder Of the
! I@end-a-Hand Clubs. and they are sur
rounded by admiring neighbors, among
them a small boy. whose first sense of
patriotism was awakened by The Man
| without Country" To this lad the
author Of that famous story is the great
est man on earth, and there is no gama
OF marbles so absorbing that ne viii not
run TO have a peep Of mis- hero. and some
day ne hopes to have the courage. SO
ne mas confded to his playmates, to speak
10 him and ask him If he viii not write
another story Just like it,"
FIRST they said they couldn't, then they
said they wouldn't, then they said per-
maps they'd try, seems to be the sew
eral stages that Ambassador CreaI and
Mr.. Buchanan have passed through re-
garding their projected visits Of courtesy
10 the capitals Of the Central American
countries. Now there appears to be a
question as to whether they viii even try.
and the triumphaI tour so carefully
planned may be declared off entirely but
one thing is quite certain. the Mexican
Ambassador and the special envoy Of the
United States viii go on the United
States cruiser Albany as far as Punfa
Arenas, thence to Cartago. Where navr
I = d.
ed 1t IS said that little Guatemala has
her back up al her big neighbor. ana doas
not take kindly to the idea Of q visit
Irom the Mexican Ambassador. but dfDlo-
macy Is strange science and long be-
lore they are due AT Guatemala she NAV
De 50 appeased as 10 give them q ROYAL
welcome 10 her capital. which is far and
away the largest. most interesting. and
thriving city in Central America.
Mr. Buchanan, who is Ambassado-
CreeIs companion on this trip. has Dlavad
conspicuous part In South American
affairs, having served as American Min
lister 10 Argentina for six years and later
on as American Minister 20 Panama and
as delegate 20 the Pan-Americsn con-
ference which was held I'm Mexico in 1902
but he is best known in America for lis
splendid management Of the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition. Mr.. Buchanan is liter
ally made out Of coin. and his fortune
began with the famous corn palaces og
Sioux City, the first four Of which he or
ganized and managed. and which brought
him both fame and wealth, and since that
time luck has pursued him so persistent
~ that some Of his friends call him
Lucky Buck"
Apropos Of the proposed visits Of Am
bassador Creel and Mr.. Buchanan 10 our
Southern neighbor, the following story
was told the other day by man who
has Travelled extensively N Central Amer
lea 10 emphasize a statement that thers
was abundant need for missionaries
there. In the Department OF Castanas.
Salvador, several years ago there had
BEN no rain for months People were
rr-. .rnrr Fr-.r
ana all agricultural industries crippled
Finally in desperation the alcald4 issued
g proclamation which read
Considering that the Supreme Creator
has not behaved well IN this province. as
in the whole Of last year only one shower
Of rain fell; that in this summer, despite
all the professions, prayers. and praises.
II has not rained. and consequently ths
crops OF Castanas, on which depend the
prosperity Of the whole department. are
entirely ruined. it is decTeed:
Article /. If within a period OF eight
days from the date Of this decree rain
does not fall abundautly no ole viii %
to mass or offeT up prayers.
Article II II the drought continues
eight days longer than that time. the
ehapeis and churches shall be burned and
missals, rosaTies. ana other objects OF de-
votion destroyed.
Article III. If. finally. in a third peri
cd Of eight days it shall not rain, ali the
priests. friars. nuns. saints, male and fe-
male, will be beheaded. and for the pres
ent permission IS given for tha commits
sion of all sorts Of sin, in order that the
Supreme Creator may understand with
whom He has 10 deeI"
The most astonishing part of the story
Is that just four days after this amazing
proclamation was issued the heaviest
rain that had fallen In years visited the
stricken country and brought relief.