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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
TO-DAY IN HISTORY
Why New Years? January [.

To-day is the 15Sth celebration OF jan
uary 1 as New Years Day. Although
there was a general popular observance
OF the LIST Of January as the beginning
Of the year. the ancient Jewish year,
which opened with the 18th Of March,
continued long to have a legal position
IN Christian countries. In England II
was not till 1882 however. that the list
OF January became the initial day OF the
legal, as il had been for a long time Of
the popular. year. In Scotland this de-
sirabIe change was made by q decree
Of James VI in privy council in the year
1900. It was effected IN France In 1915;
I'm Holland. Protestant Germany, and
Prussia in 100. and in Sweden IN 1883
The old Dionysian calendar is stnl re-
tanned in the Balkan States and in Greece.
while in Russia the new style was adopt
ed in 1902.
The ancient Egyptians had a year de-
termined by the changes Of the seasons,
which contained 365 days. divided into
twelve months of thirty days each. with
five supplementary days at the end Of
the year. The Greeks, in the most an
cient period. reckoned according to the
lunar months. twelve making a year. The
Romans are said 10 have originally had
a year Of ten months, but in the time of
their kings they adopted twelve months,
with an occasional intercalary month.
Caesar gave the months the number of
days they stfll have.
The month of January was named after
Janus, the deity supposed to preside
over doors, who might very naturally
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
stimuIants in the Arctic.

Commander Peary says in a recent ar
ticle that the essentials. and the only
essentials, needed IN a serious arctic
sledge Journey, no matter what the sea-
son. the temperature. OF the duration OF
the journey-whether one month or six
are four; Pemmican, tea, ships biscuit,
condensed milk" Thus one OF the four
essential articles is a stimulant regarded
as Indispensable to man under most diff
cult conditions. He further specifies:
Here are few OF the items and figures
on our list Of supplies for the last expe-
dition: Flour, 1900 pounds; coffee. 1000
pounds: tea, 800 pounds; sugar, lo,0oo
pounds; kerosene, $500 gallons; bacon,
1000 pounds; biscuit. 1890 pounds; con-
densed milk. 100 cases; pemmican. 10000
pounds; dried fish. 5000 pounds; smoking
/ tobacco, 1000 pounds" II viii be OBJ
| served that coffee. tea, and tobacco to-
gether are almost one-hfth OF the weight
OF -four.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
An Empress safeguarded.

The duty OF looking after the safety Of
foreign rulers visiting France Is assigned
to Xavier Paoli, Of the Paris police. He
narrates that while on the Riviera the
Empress Elizabeth persisted IN disregard
ing NJ Paolrs warning against long
walks on the public roads. One day.
near Mentone. she came upon a number
Of road members. She accosted the oldest
in the group.
That Is a hard trade OF yours, my
good fellow"
Not daring TO raise HIS head. he STAN
uered a few words IN italian.
You do not speak French?"
mo. signora."
You have children?~
Yes, signora.''
Then here is something for them and
she slipped a gold piece into his hand
Tell them It f. from a lady who loves
children very much"
And the Empress walked on. That
evening at the hotel she came 70 me with
laughing eyes.
We'll. n. Psoli, scoId ne, have dis
obeyed you! ] have been on the Nentons
road. I have talked with a road mender
and am still alive, you see"'
/ NJ. Panh says he never dared tell The
Empress that the road member was one
OF HIS Corsican police agents thoroughly
armed beneath his clothes"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

more frequently than not the argument
is ended right there. TO untangle the
warp and wool of the theory incident TO
this condition is, probably. a trif1e more
than human ingenuity is equal TO. But
experience fcems 10 aequit the conclusion
OF error more and more thoroughly year
after year as the world wags on.
Managers of business enterprises want
elear-headed, quick, aggressive help,
They are willing to give the market price
for It, but It must be of an unimpeach-
able quality. The man who drinks is
being more generally ruled out every day,
And in this dwells form of prohibition
that is rational, and il will prohibit IL
is. perhaps. in its essential details the
only sort that will.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Prohibition that VIII Prohibit.

In this day and time. when we are
gradually passing from a national atti-
tude Of ultra-radicalism to a more con-
servative status. there is one phase OF the
prohibition question that has. apparently.
justified ITSELF and may be said TO have
come to stay. And that is the growing
and unrelenting hostility of the employer
To the employee who drinks
Here is a tangible, practical, direct, and
positive method Of appeal. It pleads
straight to a mans neral. mental. and
physical being II does not threaten him
with prison or political misfortune: It
concerns itself not with the lessening of
his taxes or the curtailment of his per-
sonal liberty through legal restraint: #
erouses within him mono Of that resent
ment seemingly so natural In the Anglo
Saxon when told that he must not do such
and such a thing because somebody else
arbitrarily says so. 1t simply declares
that the business world wants efficient
service and IS willing to pay for It, but
that it does not consider drinking COM
patlble with efficiency. and, therefore, It
will not deal with drinking men.
There are a number OF things-good
things-in this world that cannot be Iegis-
lated into man, albeit mayhap it would
seem to many honest people that the
status as 10 that ought rlghteously to be
otherwise. And temperance q 70 drink
lng-and to eating, too. for that matter
Is one OF them. Man seems TO be so con-
structed that he rebels at orders now and
then. and that too. the while he might
easily enough be led by diplomacy and
tact. Once force him 10 see that such and
such thing is not good business" and
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be presumed also to have something TO
do with the opening of the year. His
name was selected to represent the month
by Numa Pompilius, the Roman Emper-
or, who decreed that the year should
commence at this time. and added two
new months TO the ten into which the
year had previously been divided The
diety Janus was represented by the
Romans as a man with two faces, one
looking backward and the other forward.
implying that he stood between the old
and the new year, with regard to both.
Almanacs. which are now so generally
issued throughout the world with the
beginning Of the New Year. have been
in existence for several centuries The
first important book OF the character TO
be printed was written In Latin and is
sued in 1475. Almanacs In one form or
another have played an important part
in literature and history. In the United
States the first almanac Is said to have
been published in Philadelphia in 1887.
In 1872 Benjamin Franklin published the
first issue of Poor Richards Almanac, +"
which was continued for twenty-five
years.
The Nautical Almanac, the most val
liable of its character, was first published
IN 1861. In modern times the widely
known "Almanach de Gotha." printed
both in German and French, contains
much valuable statistical information
Whittaker's Almanac. the Stateman's
Year Book. Hazells Annual. and book,
Of that character ara invaluable to-day
by reason of the important information
they contain.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Goethe's Prophecy.

The anniversary Of the completion Of
the Suez Canal has called forth in Vienna
a Renaissance OF a prophecy by Goethe.
On July q, 1877, Goethe said: $50 much
Is certain: II a channel could be cut
/ through the lsthmUs Of Panama broad
enough and deep enough TO allow the
passage Of ships from the Mexican wa
tiers to the Pacific. the whole world would
be greatly benefited. should like 10 see
this. but fear shall not live long enough.
l should Ike 70 see the English build a
canal at Suez but would probably have
10 live another fifty years" The canal
became a fact forty-two years after
Goethe proDhesied IT,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
PEOPLE ANDTHINGS
Airshipn end Piekpoekets.


When gazing at an airship in the air
keep your hands In your pockets. a Bos-
ton policeman discovered that crooks took
advantage Of the interest in the mysteri-
GUS airship that recently appeared IN thtt
vicinity. A mans valuables are especially
unprotected. as, with other fellOw-citizens.
he stands on the street corner and gazes
with absorbing intentness upon the aerial
will-o'-the-wisp which cruises about in
the heavens. Deft fingers may then easily
remove watches and pocketbooks without
danger Of detection, the victims mind
being engaged In less mundane affairs, In
Boston some one. thought he saw two
lights on an airship going out over the
harbor, and soon some fifty men in a
group were looking upward. The police
man saw two crooks trying 10 go through
the pockets of several men in the crowd.
They were arrested and sentenced.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
FATHER SPEAKS.

Merry Christmas, one and ALI
What a sunny holiday
Who left bundles in the halli
Can't you see they're in the wayi
Move that tree little bit,
keep falling over il.
Children, show me all your toys.
There is room to spread them here.
What is that internal noise?
Hold II further from my earl
Don't restrain EN-; let EN- play,
Christmas is the children's day.
Just the things you want have comef
Queer how Sanity seems 10 knowl
Go ahead and pound your drum,
You may smash it sooner. 50,
WHAT More slippers for your dadi
That makes seven pairs I've had.
Mary. give that child a lift
Those are my cigars he's on
Postman calling for a gift?
'FTaid that every cent has COMA
Don't you think Il would be wise
Next month 10 ec0nomizsl
Turn that baby upside down.
See-be's swallowing a wirel
Hello. unclel You in town.
Help, the Christmas trees on hreI
Bring some water night awayI
Whoop hurrRhl It's Christmas dgyi
a-Leslis's Week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
A GALLERY OF PESTS.
Some OF the Daily Visitors You
Would Rather Not see,

From the Kansas City Star.
Speaking of pests, there's the visitor
who calls on you at the Office, stands
around your desk. making conversation
on unimportant topics. while you wait,
with your hand on the telephone, for him
to go, and asks: Are you busy?''
The proper answer is:
"oh, no. I am not busy. They Just
have me here because l am ornamental
and have such an engaging personality
I draw a salary for entertaining acquaint-
aHces at the Office"
Also the friendly soul who approaches
you when you are reading and engages
you IN conversation. Maybe / am in
terrupting your he suggests, noticing
that you are using one finger for a book
mark. while you keep up an Indifferent
pretense Of interest And II you are as
polite as you should be you respond:
Certainly not. I am just holding the
place for a friend who has been called
out of town for few days"
One might also note the Iong-necked
person who sits behind you on the car
craning his neck To see your paper
When he finally obstructs your view OF
the news, you look a little peevish. and he
says:
do you read the Bazoo?"
ooh, no. you answer. with much gen.
teness. 7 use it 10 screen my eyes
from the vulgar gaze Of the strap-hang
ers"
You may also recall the 'T-used-to
know-you-when" friend.
Taking your delicate hand in his wres
tier grip. he tries 10 wrench your arm
off at the root, meanwhile murmuring fer
4 vently: why. are You here now7"
/ It hurts. but be polite. Say:
"Oh. no. This is my uncle here now
I am at present in Singapore"
/ But sweeter far than each. than most
than ali OF these is the past midnigh
! derelict. He storms upon the porch an
rings you out OF bed al 2:15 a. m. Yo
break your knees shivering. stub you
joint toes on eleven chairs. and inaIl.
reach the door. where you note with som
satisfaction that the Illuminated doc
number is working Wondering whethe
It's the police or a telegram. you open.
rs this 1897" he says, innocently, Will
the ten below wind breaks off your teeth
Be civil. Say:
Dear. no. but can't blame you 70
I the mistake. seeing that my number :
BIS Won't you come in and get cold
Good morning"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
PLAYING SAFE.

The year is clean. devoid Of blame;
The year Is. pure
/ hastily advance this claim
AS being sure.
The year is pure: the year IS young
And clean, / wis.
No poet with a serpent's tongue
Can challenge this.
Why do I all these things avow7
Because l know
The same a fieeting week from now
May not be so.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
LET THE PERSTMM0N BE.
Science 0verreaches Itself in Elm
mating Characteristic Fucker.
T----, .Ls ~ W VIA

Science Overreaches Itself in Elm
mating Characteristic Fucker.
Prom the New YORK World.
Il could not fail to arouse dire fore
bodings among the sturdy American pio-
neers. II they knew OF Il, TO learn Of the
proposed elimination Of the pucker from
the persimmon by the United States De
partment OF Agriculture. They would
view with alarm the eneVated taste Of
the age and ask IL q deplorable softening
OF the national character had not taken
place.
Those OF Us who have known the per-
simmOn in its native lair ara compelled
10 grieve at its threatened dOmestication.
Take away the pucker and you have
taken away the tang Of the brush. the
Odor OF the wildwood. It's individuality
has been destroyed, for untampered with
b. man. no two persImmons are alike
Il is the most temperamental Of fruits
Growing on the same tree. ripened by the
same amount OF sunlight. brought TO
epicurean perfection by the same frost,
one persimmon viii draw the mouth
1i4tit AlLH AA4l-tAN uENDtAlc4 AtHkS ike al
imitation Of a pike; the twin brother.
surgary and luscious, VIII melt away
softly Ike a dream But puckerIess.
V hat was formerly a gastronomIc adven-
ture becomes as tame a performance as
eating q tomato.
Science sometimes oveTeaches Itself. II
/ has no reverence. II has no respect FOR
| tradition. Those OF Us who knew and
/ loved the puckery persimmon IN the days
1 when autumn meant something besides
/ q change in underwear should rally tc
| the defense Of the threatened fruit We
must take our stand and say 10 the en-
/ SroachinE experimental. Make surgery
/ painless, the rose thornless. do your worst
on the human species. but come no fur
ther-the persimmon must not be de-
natured"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
That Baby.

From the Sketch.
Proud Autumn" father-Bless me, it's
really marvellous about that baby OF
mine. You'll hardly credit it, but every
time it looks up into my face it smiles
positively smiles.
The ''Fed-up" friend-WeI, I suppose
even q baby has some glimmering sense
OF humor
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
A VERY Careless Man.

From Illustrated Bits
Father-Why have you quarreled with
Harry?
Daughter-Because he proposed 20 me
last night.
Father-WeI,' there was no harm IN
that, was there?
Daughter-But I had accepted him the
night before.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
We're from Missouri. Too.

From the New YORK Sun
DioEenes was hunting for an honest
man.
Il shall test those who announce they
take q cold plunge every morning in win
ter" he cried.
Herewith he took along a tub.
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Incredible.

From the Cleveland Leader
What's the matter, old man.
ooh, I've got an awful cold"
Tough luck. wish I knew how you
could cure it.
Have you no recipe for me?"
mo. I don't know a thing thatll help"
Shakespeare a wonder. Have a
drink"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

Hon. 'Aif Taylor has become a stock
holder in a perpetual motion machine"
says the Nashville American. This seems
TO indicate that his brother. Senator
Bob may not have absorbed all OF the
humor in the Taylor family.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

According to the latest news from
Nicaragua, a revolution has developed in
side a revolution" says the Richmond
News Leader. Mr.. Champ" Clark will
appreciate the difficulties OF such a sit
uatinn
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Mr.. Gordon,s Reminiscence.

From the Springfield Republican.
It now does no harm TO Col Gordon the new Sen
st0v from Mississippi 20 tell the story Of how he
vas suspected Of being an accomplice OF the
sin Of Abraham Lincoln. There was even q reward
Of $4,000 for his capture, dead or alive.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
The Presidents Challenge.

From tho Boston Herald.
II the forecast Of the Presidents message on Fed
eral corporation law, TO be submitted TO Congress
next week Is accurate it is correctly described as
the most momentouS mOgemsnt of the administra,
ton. and. for that matter. Of many administrations
It viii be a challenge of the sovereignty of state
hood
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
All Ahonrd.

The demon rum appears 70 some
To be a dragon.
So gladly now they take a vow
To flag the flagon.
The new years dawn sees many on
The water wagon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
The Name "AmerIea.'

It was the German poet Matthias Ring
mann who, in the spring Of 1907. coined
the word America" then first suggested
il as name for the New World IN his
treatise entitled "CosmogTaphiae Intro
ductio." published on April .. 1897, in the
city of st. Die, VOsges. and after much
persuasion finally induced his friend and
collaboration. Martin WaldseemueleT. TO
place this name on his famous mapp0-
mundi and globe. He died IN 1911. II IS
suggested that there should be some ceIe-
bratiOn OF the fourth centenary OF the
death OF the man who created the name
OF the western continent
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Always Something.

Amt you humorists hard pressed for
a subject sometimes?"
"Oh. no. one thing leads TO another
All the men who figured IN the Christmas
cigar Jokes are now sweating on
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

In the matter of what is whisky, Ken
lucky convinced against its win would
remain Of the same opinion STILL pre-
sumabiy-not TO mention a few other
less familiar chopping blocks in this re-
gard.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie gave away only
paltry 100000 last year. still, that
is pretty good business, even II the pace
viii not enable Uncle Andy TO die poor
eventually
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Mr.. schwah,r Perception.

From the Cleveland Leader.
Mr.. Schwab Is like other men Of great wealth who
know the iron and steel business. They realize that
long before there be any real scarcity Of coal in
this country the iron deposits in sight will have
ben exhausted.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

When It comes to kissing in the dark,
a homely girl is Just as good as a pretty
one says the Chicago News. Perhaps
a little more precipitate and anxious not
to lose valuable time. however.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Mr.. Meyers Reorganization.

From the New Orleans Pieayune.
Although the reorganization scheme recently
evolved by Secretary Of the Navy Meyer. and put in
foCce By executive order IS under trial. It cannot
Jet be considered in any sense as permanent.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
The Mean S{au.

From thu Chicago Record Herald.
81 suppose you were awfully glad 70
welcome your husband hack from Eu-
roper
no. He didn't Smuggls thing
through for me-"
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Earliest Shopping.

Poor mother is always scheming and
planning"
"How now?'
'iShe figures that half her Christmas
presents may be put away and passed
along next December"
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MIR. Dicks Militia Law

From the Kansas City Journal.
II Is due largely 10 the interest taken IN the
national guard By Mr.. Roosevelt that the Dick law
was framed and which, # IS believed VII bring the
State troops to a high standard Of efficiency
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

If Gov Vardaman comes TO the Senate
from Mississippi and Mr.. Bryan comes
from Nebraska, It is difficult to imagine
Mr.. Roosevelt declining to have & try for
Mr.. Depew's seat
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

From the Catholic STANDARD
Move inside, gents" cried the con-
ductor on the crowded trolley. 'Ye're
breakin' the rules standin' on the plat
form here"
Some o. them amt" plped up a little
man. They're standin' on my feet"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

A Northwestern University professor
says Americans are musical bar
barians." That opinion probably comes
OF the professors having lived next door
to a man with a graphOphone.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

Francis ]. Heney has fled a big damage
suit against somebody. As this is post
election damage suit, moreover. It may
mean business.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

Cartoonist Minor, in tho ST. Louis Post
Dispatch, pictures DIT. Cook smoking q
big black cigar labeled North Pole" The
general impression is that It was pipe
the good doctor smoked, however.
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nIr. Gnrr,s Animation.

From the Norfolk FirEinian-PIot
II the steel corporation can manufacture iron and
steel as cheaply IN Alabama as at any place in the
world. and the executive head Of the corporation
says it can where is the necessity for or rghtful-
ness Of tariff dutieS
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

The reason you cannot fool all OF the
people all OF the time is because there Is
always a lot of Copenhagen fellows
scattered around and about to give you
away.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

"Ohio millionaire challenges Dicks fit
ness to be reelected Senator" reads a
headline This would appear TO be Ex-
hibit A in defense OF the Senator.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

life rhymes viking with Kicking. "
objects the Boston Transcript. That IS
all right Viking may be made TO
rhyme with "squeaking." and not violate
the proprieties utterly.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
A Mild One.

There; I've gone and started the new
year with a mistake"
LAS TO how?"
Wrote 1903 on all my letters"
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In saying he knew all along that Cook
was "faker," Prof. Parker seems to
have picked peck Of picked peppers
that the public is not likely soon to for
get
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Nothing to Record.

Ever try to keep a diary?"
NO: I'm too busy during the holidays,
and after they're over life is a blank"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01

Mr.. Pinehot's whistiing as he proceeds
through the woods is believed to be for
a purpose other than TO keep up his
courage, nevertheless.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-01-01
Mr.. WiIson,s Task.

From the Chicago EYening Post.
Secretary Wilson. Of the Department Of Agricul-
ture has interesting. but difficult task before
him IN trying 10 ascertain the causes OF the high
prices in food supplieS