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The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

Joan's two great ends were the raising
OF the siege of Orleans and the corona
ton OF the young King at Rheims She
achieved both. and had she been allowed
then TO depart without reward as she
besought for her native village, she
might have escaped the stake. Charles
gave her for the relief of Orleans an
army Of 1900 men, under experienced
generals. to whose skill the technical
side OF her military success Is probably
due.
Joan, riding at the head in her suit of
mans mail. in one hand an ancient sword
which she had OWNED to be hidden near
the altar of ST. Fierbois. and in the other
a white standard embroidered with her
own designs of lilies and sacred symbols
Inspired the army with such wild enthu-
siasm that the English believed her TO
be a witch.
She finally passed into their hands, be-
ing sold to them for 1900 francs by some
Burgundians. who had captured her in
an unsuccessful attack on Compiegne.
and she was tried at Rouen, without an
advocate and without protest from the
unworthy King to whom she had devoted
her young life
Inc trial consumed a number of days.
ana she was sentenced 10 death as a
witch and hereto and was burned at the
public stake in Rouen May 30, 1881. A
curious incident was the appearance in
1875 Of false Jean. who claimed 10 be
the Maid OF Orleans. escaped from the
flames, but whose imposture was speedily
unmasked.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
Progress Of Womankind.

Progress is without gender This salt
ent fact is almost lost sight Of in an
article by Mrs. Deland, on The Change
IN the Feminine Ideal, s. in the March At
lantic. The omissions in her criticism Of
mans conduct are Of great weight, as
are the facts she presents. But she fails
to recognize that development is carrying
the entire race forward. She lays too
much stress on the progress Of the fem
inine portion.
Five hundred years ago the world was
composed Of large numbers Of workers,
with few leaders in thought and action.
The awakening Of the masculine portion
OF humanity took place then, and was
followed by unrest among the sisters.
The many changes that have taken place
since then have been neither feminine
progress" nor masculine progress" but
have been human progress" They have
affected the habits of men and women
alike. Women have ceased to be a thing
apart like -ove in the couplet, but have
become an intricate part of the ma
chinery of human life
Mankind, as a whole, is making prog
ress. Inventions and discoveries do not
belong solely TO men. as is evidenced by
the work done by Nine. Curie, of France.
and that of Miss Mitchell, the astron-
Omer; Jane adams. and others. Nor do
the social graoes belong to the fair sex
alone. Men of affairs find time to &C
quire culture. and the masculine ideal is
higher. Why should not the feminine
ideal likewise be raised?
That man no longer. pays the Difference
TO the weaker sex" he once did is due
10 the progress OF that sex. We need not
assume affectation TO prove sincerity. for
the terms are a paradox. we can be sin
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
CONSEQUENCES.

From the ohio State Journal.
There is a JOY in doing the right thing
always. There is sorrow always in doing
the wrong thing The Joy OF the sorrow
may not follow Immediately, but they
follow surely. There is not a thing that
brings affection TO ones mind OF body
but can be found If we so far enough
back All consequences have causes that
partalse Of their nature.
All this may be short OF Emersonisn.
So much the better. II is as close TO life
as the kernel IS to the shell. It goes with
US whenever We talk. trade. visit, work.
when we write. ride. see shows or run
politics. There is not a thing done but
that Is ticketed with the appropriate con-
sequence. The ticket is never lost It may
seem sometime to be blurred or hidden.
but at last It appears. Since the world
was started IL never failed to.
The man who lies. cheats. steals, VIII
sometimes ind the consequences appear
in a form that seems unrelated TO the
offense. 1t might not appear in the loss
Of money or his house burning down,
but II may be a steel thrust into the
heart of his dearest hope. No fortune,
no friendship viii stand in the way. I'VE
get back our mete as we measure" sang
Richard Realf, and it is as true as twelve
inches make a foot.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
WOMEN GROWING TALLER.

Marcel Provost in the New York American
Strange news comes TO US from Eng
land. Women are growing.
This does not mean that the sex is
widening its sphere Of influence or that
women are strengthening their hold
upon society. nor that they are develop
ing Intellectually. but that they are ever
growing taller than they used to be.
Not this or that particular woman. but
the whole sex in general. or at least
women in civilized countries. The aver
age woman IS steadily growing taller.
Young girls Of from fifteen to eighteen
are even now three inches taller than
their mothers. In 1895 the average height
OF q young girl was only five feet three
Inches. Now she is al least FIVE feet FIVE,
and the growth continues.
so much the better" you may say.
This is making a more robust, more
majestic race. and toward the middle Of
the twentieth century we shall see man
nifcent couples. such as those which as
tonished the Roman conquerOrs in the
barbarian provinces at the time of Cae-
sar"
But you are mistaken.
II is not the race which is growing
taller Il is woman-woman alone. Her
companion remains stationary. or is even
inclined 10 grow smaller. Thus the diff
ference in height, which was the pride Of
the masculine sex, is little by little dis
appearing. When the average woman
shall be Eve feet eight or even five feet
ten, the masculine sex shall have lost
this advantage for good and ever. and the
young man will have 10 look up to meet
his sweethearts eye.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Trial of the Maid of Orleans-March 26

One of tho most famous trials In all
history began at Rouen, France, on March
Is, 1881, when Joan Of Arc called The
Maid Of Orleans" who had been captured
nearly a year before. was called before
an English tribunal to answer the charge
of being a witch and hereto.
The head Of this hateful tribunal, COM
posed of members OF the Inquisition and
convened at the instigation of the Uni
versity OF Paris. was the cruel and big
oted Bishop of Beauvais. The girl, who
stood before him in male attire. which
was one of the chief offenses charged
against her. was of medium height. splen-
didly built, but not beautiful. Grand.
melancholy eyes" and what Victor HUI
go calls "a certain fragrance Of purity"
were probably the utmost of her personal
charms, but she had the magnetism Of
the born leader and the contagious SIN
cerity Of the religious zealot.
Joan was born in 1872 at Domremy,
France. and named Jehanne, which IN
English is Joan and in modern French
Jeanne. The Maid" became known for
her flial devotion, her overabounding
physical energy. and her skill with the
needle. In which It was reported that the
court ladies themselves could not excel
her But her maiden heart was not in
these things.
There was a French legend that a fe-
male deliverer should come out Of the
Domremy region, and France was great
ly in need OF a deliverer, Joan believed
she heard angelic voices telling her she
was the heaven-appointed instrument.
She went 10 the stake affirming her un-
faltering faith that she had heard and
seen. and not imagined. these heavenly
manifestations. What is more. she was
able to make others believe in thein-her
parents and at first rough and iHcredu-
lous Bandieourt, governor Of Vancoul-
eurs. who ended by introducing her TO
Charles. the Dauphin. and finally Charles
himself whom she Is said TO have been
able 10. by her marvellous intuition. pick
out. though in disguise. from a crowd Of
courtiers.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
King Edwards Cook.

II is an exaggeration TO say that good
cooks cannot be got and kept for love nor
money Evidence of this is found in the
fact that King Edward has a very salts
factory one, which he pays at the rate
or $4,000 year. This cook. Mr.. Menager.
does not live IN buckingham Palace. but
in a private residence hard by. On ar
irving at the palace at about IL a. m his
first duty is to inspect the lunch menu
for the day. which is prepared BY his
hrst assistant, and also the menu for
breakfast the following morning. He then
prepares the dinner menu for the next
day, which Is no small task, for. be il
understood. no two dinners at the rovaI
table are alike. One of the side kitchens
is reserved solely for Mr.. Managers
use, and here he carries on experimental
culinary operations, works out new ideas.
and Celebrates on the old ones. Some
dishes have taken him months OF prepa-
ration before he felt free 70 place them
on the menu. One sauce in particular.
which SIR. Menager invented some years
ago after intervals OF worry and loss of
sleep during three years. appeals espe-
cially TO the royal palate
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
Responsibility and Harmony.

A burden of responsibility rests upon
the Republican insurgents Of the House
OF Representatives.
Clamorous for reform. insistent upon
progressive legislation, ostentatiously de-
voted to the Roosevelt policies, and ex-
allied by the trend OF recent events, they
are to-day the accepted opponents at
Washington OF the true patriotism OF the
country.
Heretofore the seeming helplessness of
these insurging solons has ,-cited pity.
Everybody knows how they ehafed under
the restraint of a tyrannieal system that
baked their Hottest efforts and how des-
perately they struggled 10 throw of the
yoke of Cannonism. Nobody knows all
this quite so we'll as the constituents OF
this resolute band.
But helplessness exists no longer. The
insurgents are recognized masters of the
situation. The whip hand is theirs. Their
potency for control is a demonstrated
fact. II the regulars do not now behave.
do not push reformatory legislation and
cease giving evidence Of reactionarism.
then these insurgent Republicans. having
taken the Speakers power away from
him, can. whenever they choose, with the
aid OF the Democrats. proceed 10 DO
business.
The Republican majority obviously
holds sway only at the pleasure Of the
insurgents.
The responsibility devolves upon the
minority Of the majority in the hour Of
triumph and harmony.
Of course, this presupposes that the
Democrats stand ready TO do their part.
as they have done It so nobly and self
sacrihcingly heretofore, Otherwise the
responsibility may shift back 10 the
shoulders where It more naturally belongs.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
The Predatory Crow

POe's raven had passion for sitting
still and croaking ''NeveTmorer' Dickens
evolved one with a more extensive vo-
cabulary and a penchant for tea. History
and fiction have handed down to us other
crows and ravens of equally strange hab-
its, but judging by a dispatch from Te-
kamah, Nebr., that region is infested by
q flock Of crows that have the ready
wit and elusiveness of the professional
pickpocket Out in the neighborhood of
Tekamah the crows have a well-deveI-
oped appetite for eggs, which the farm
ers contend are too costly for crow
food. But in spite OF the united protest
Of the farmers the crows seem to be
getting theirs. According to the statement
of William Latta, they fly over the barn
yards in flOcks. and as soon as they 10
cate nesting hen they proceed to the
nearby river, carefully select suitable
pebbles from its bank. and, sailing back
to the scene of action. gently drop these
pebbles upon the unsuspecting layers who
Invariably fly in confusion. leaving their
eggs to be swooped down upon and de-
voured
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
SONG OF THE GOAT.

I'm innocent, I do declare,
The tale I'll tell Is true. I swear;
With Or. Cook though | did sail,
Twas as a guard bold thieves to
nail
And Porter, Graham, and Ralph
Lee
Stole the Docs records while at
sea.
l saw the wicked plotterS creep
Toward Docs room-he was asleep;
They snsked the records; I got sore
And butted them right through the
door,
Yes. Porter. Graham. and Ralph
Les
Stole the Docs records while at
sea.
Then. with a well-aimed butt,
scored,
The plotters three went overheard (:
And after them / plunged to save
Docs records from a watery grave.
For Graham. Porter. and Ralph
Les
Stole the Does records while at
sea.
This Is the truth-the records we're
Floating about most everywhere.
And as my mouth was open wide
II is not strange some went inside.
But Graham, Porter, and Ralph
Lee
These were the wicked, wicked
three,
Who stole Docs records while at
sea
And hstehed the plot to ruin me.
THE GOAT.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
PEOPLE THINGS.
Where Checker. Are Made

"here Checkers Are Made
There was a day when the popularity
OF the good old-fashioned game of check
ers was in the ascendant, and although
1t has comparatively few devotees at
present on account of its lack OF strenu
Gus appeal yet the industry of making
checkers is large enough to cause the
employment Of two men the year round
IN mill at Bethel. Ne. The average
output Of checkers from this mill is 500
barrels per year. This amount auctuates.
however. and has gone as high as LOCO
barrels and as low as 800 barrels. Eight
hundred barrels does not sound Ike very
much, but figuring down a little closer IT
is found that every barrel OF these $50
contains $4,000 checFtrs OF ordinary size.
and that the total annual output is some
thing like 10000 sets of twenty-four
checkers each, In other words. this Maine
mill manufactures enough checkers 10
enable 100000 persons to play at the
same time
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
Keeping a Cow.

few weeks ago the story was going
the rounds that Gov Hadley, Of Missouri.
had advised all good Missourians to keep
a COW and thus reduce the cost Of living.
Since then the price Of pork has made a
pirouetting ascension, and the chief ex-
ecutive has discovered his error The
other evening he told the American Sons
of Erin that 1t was all mistake about
his suggesting the keeping of a COW. It
was a pig he meant
The versatile governor knows how to
touch an Irishman's heart. Whoever
heard Of a true descendant of the "Ould
Sod caring for a COW? But pig! That's
different When Hadley wants to be
President he will simply have to bring to
mind that he advocated the keeping Of
pigs along Olive street, or any othec
street Of the big village on the west bank
Of the Mississippi. and Hadley will be
elected.
His fat on the question Of economics is
without subterfuge, and the statement
as it appeared in all st. Louis papers is
as follows:
IF every family in the city would keep
a pig, the problem OF the cost OF living
would be solved"
The COW issue was put up to the gov
ernor by Robertus Love, who had some
verses printed on the menu which con-
tainad a whimsical inquiry as TO how
city jewellers "could pasture in a fiat
such an animal as that"
The question OF the COW VS. the pig
may be made a political issue by the
Democrats. And in the meanwhile the
beef trust is taking no part in the con-
troversy.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
WE HEAR

That James TrimbIe says he did
not invent the red liquor so called.
That Director DR.. Gibson Is
working on some hot stunts for
the evening Of the Slst.
That Fred Vogel is wnling to
give or take. according to the value
Of the document presented.
That Curtis Gilbert and William
Gilbert are the most expert dis
tributers in the P. o. d.
That it is worth double the price
to become a prophet and 10 see.
hear. and feel Monarch Collins.
That 'Kallipolis" Grotto has
purchased a piano in order to give
candidates plenty Of real warm
music.
That Or. Rufus King now holds
the record Of the Columbia Golf
Club, formerly held by DR.. Leslie
Macdonald.
That DIR. Grsndaeld, the new post
master. is determined to cure or
denote clerks afflicted with a de-
fectise memory
That DR.. Wyman. the Surgeon
General, is patiently waiting for a
copy Of "A Good Cigar" promised
him by Bedloe Bey.
That Thomas Jefferson Enright.
Of the blooming peach complexion.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

From the St Louis TINES
II must be conceded that the better type
OF 'fnsurgent' is always a force for prog
ress. Moses and Christ were insurgents"
SO was Patrick Henry. and so was George
Washington. Christopher Columbus was
an insurgent, as was Calico. Insurgents
have established governments. and found
ed philosophers. and nourished science IN
til it gained strength enough TO beat down
superstition.
It is ore Of the big facts in American
government that every man may be an
insurgent II he chooses 10 be. The insur-
gents make many mistakes; but II is
tETa-sI them that truth comes to light
ga tLe end.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

viii contributs a peach Of poem
to The Big Stick next week.
That "Rhadamanthus" Raymond
3. Dickey is so well pleased with
himself as an actor that he win 20
On the Chase circuit next fall.
That r. Claughton and G. Bright
are the champion lightning calcu-
lators. and able 20 add triple col
umns Of figures without rchearsalS.
That King Davis surprised the
Supreme Court justices playing golf
last Tuesday by the marvellous drive
that struck one Of the high digni-
taries.
That Col. Duckwall. on the Sen
ate side, who enjoys the initials
IT. W. B. D." is vocalist of
high quality and be halls from
''Old Virginia
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
NEBRASKA HARMoNIzERs.

Edgar Cholmondely Snyder. the
Washington singer Of the Omaha
Bee. says he will stack the Ne
braskans for team work against any
delegation in the House. after the
way they lined up on william Jen-
nings Byan's birthday Ia opposi-
ton 10 Uncle Joe" and the reg
ulars. Three Republicans and
three Democrats in that delega-
ton" Edgar noted, land yet they
managed to harmonic Just as il
all belonged 10 the same political
marty"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
THE ONLY ONE.

The fat man wishes to be thin.
The lean man wishes To be fat;
Perhaps the dog IS often sad
Because he was not born a cat.
The boy would like to be a man.
The man would gladly be a boy
The things We have but seldom serve
To bring Us pride on give us Joy
The snail may long 70 be a bird.
The lark may wish to be g wren;
How often women may be heard
Regrettipg that they are not men.
II every man might have his way
What changes would be brought to PASS
3he stupid ass alone appears
To be contsnt 70 be aa ass.
-Cnicaeo Recrt. Herald.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

cere in our dealings with the opposite sex
and treat each other as worthy of equal
consideration. Let the women be the first
to admit this. and their fight for position
viii get the support of the men. There
is no strife if there is understanding.
Each has a mission that does not con-
fict
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

1t was on March IS that the first en-
barge act was passed in 1874 II Is the
birthday Of Mather Byles. the Tory cier-
syman d706); Benjamin Cleveland. the
Hero Of Kings Mountain Q730; Count
Rumford. the scientist G75s); Moses Stu
alI the noted philologist and theoIogian
I'SO; John r. Thomas. the composer
and singer $3.50. and the day on which
Ludwig Won Beethoven died in 1897.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
VOL III. NO. as.
EVERY SATURDAY.
Cur Motto; hyou sec it in Tbs Big
Stiei. il ism Z necessarily so.
O'SWAT REASSURED
Schenectady Leader answering
in His Loyalty to Uncle soc.
50 % The Big So.

Special to The Big Stick
Schenectady. y. Y. March q
a reporter for The Big Stick To-
night sought an interview with
Hon. o'Digman Swat on the Do
Htical outlook. but the distinguished
leader and spellbinder cautiously
declined to talk. He said that be
was keeping in close touch with the
situation at Washington and his
sdvices were resssuring.
Harmony is the watchwoud.
There is nothing but harmony. All
factions are coming together-unit-
ing for q common purpose. ard
Uncle Joe Cannon still leads the
clan. He is the countTy's idol. Let
the magazines ana newspapers rail
at him, let the CALLED jades from
Kansas and Wisconsin Wince-your
Uncle Joe Is still in the ring and
is going 10 stay there. He looms
up stronger than ever before. He
towers above all. The masses will
Yiudicate him in November. But"
Mr.. O'Swat would say no more.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
A Swell subjecti

From Puck.
Here" solemnly said the Bostonlan.
Gen. Warren fell"
"So?" replied the gentleman from Chi
cago, running a speculative eye up and
down the perpendicular of Bunker Hill
monument. Must have been a swell
subject for a moving picture act
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
Good Enough for Him.

From the Presbyterian Standard.
Ascum-I see there's some talk upon
the question of abolIshing capital punish
ment Would you vote TO abolish it?
Logie-No, sir; capital punishment was
good enough for my ancestors, and it's
good enough for me.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
Delicate ScaIes.

From the Omaha Bee
The scales for weighing diamonds are
so delicate that an eyelash will turn the
balances, but that is nothing to the scales
of American prices, which are so delicate
that the yell of a crop killer who has dis
covered a chiutz bug down in Texas will
swing the balances in Chicago.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

From the Louisville Courier-JOumal.
Numerous and phosphate Exit Cannouisn"
editorials in Republican newspapers indicate dis
Ingenious and unholy desire TO shift 20 one pair
Of shoulders blame for the murder Of representative
go7enment. while blood IS upon many hands and
heads
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
The Next Congress.

Prom the Philadelphia North American
The complexion Of the next Congress depends
wholly upon President Taft and those Congress
men who, for once, have the opportunity to act
both for their country's good and their own safety
in opposition TO Aldrchism and Cannonism.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

Frnm the Soneryille Journal
Lawson-He has eleven children.
Dawson-Poor man.
Lawson-Poor man nothing! They are
all grown up and they support him.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
MAKING GARDEN.

hAhANE OARDhNs
It's time to go
With spade and hoe
Into the yard 70 toll.
The shattered sash
And other trash
Helps fertilize the soil.
The broken glass.
Which we amass,
Ere springtime makes its bow.
VIII come in fine,
AS I opine,
For good top dressing now.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
For sweet CharIty,a sake.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
Speaker Cannon is reported 70 have said ths,
he will give S5o0 to charity if he is deposed from
the SpeakeTzhip Il would be chzntAbls 10 let tha
old man 90.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
One of our Own.

How does the dear duchess like Amer
lea o.
Says It isn't half bad"
Unusual condescension for a duchess"
well. she was born IN Oshkosh"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
REPARTEE.

What would you do if the wealth
er got real hOtlr said Mr.. Chaplin
Sacks.
I'D scream" replied Mr.. Sacks
Chaplin.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
Too Romantic.

"she is always signing for tho old
DAYS"
What old days?'
when It was fashionable TO live hap
PLY with ones husband"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
DID His share.

From TIE Philadelphia Record
wigwag-Closefst Isn't exactly gener-
GUS isn't he?
corkscreW-
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
THE REAL THING.

Miss Mufington-Don't you think
the Easter styles this season are
perfectly loFelyl
Miss Blufington-Indeed ! do, es-
pecislly Harry c. G. C. G. StiIss.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

The Democratic caucus ought also TO
have Endorsed Champ Clark for parlia-
mentarian Of the next House. Uncle Joe
is the last of the Speakership tribe.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
Strong Comnetition.

From the Kansas City Times.
Pittsburg is In a fair way to crowd Philadelphia
for tho distinction Of being the worst governed
city In America.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
II Dr. Cook is without funds, he might recoup
by issuing a very readable volume Of Confessions
beginning. say. with the near ascent q Mount
Mckinley
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26
AMONG THE STARS.

I'd like to own a big mschine
And soar up TO the sky;
I'd III it full Of gasoline
And fly and az and hy.
e. S. MARROW.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-26

The llmelight continues TO play in the
vicinity of the Hon. Charles Warren Fair
banks. who is a prophet not without hon
or. even in Indiana.