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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
by aosERTus LOVE.

10TH the innocent and In
genuoas Marie Antoinette,
"wsii. why don't they eat
cake?" when the French
queen was told that the people could
NOT ret bread. SO today. when the
people are boycotting meat because Of
the high prices. we arise to inquire.
~weil. why don't they eat ffshY"
The difference between the applica-
tion of our query and that OF Marie
Antoinette II obvious Cake costs
more than bread. but f.sh costs less
than meat However. there In not at
all times a snfYicient supply OF fish 10
feed the multitude. so the present
writer n not eainE to preach a Lenten
sermon. but proposes merely TO set
down some facts about fish. fishing
ana hsh eating which. for the double
reason that Lent Is on and that the
meat boycott In on. appear most timely.
Fish. some alienists tell us. II a brain
food. Can II be that the meat hoycot,
win result In brainier race here in
America. That possibility. at anr rate.
y one optimistic feature OF p-sstrnis-
tic situation From ancient times Ash
has been accepted as a wholesome
fnod Christ multiplied the Ioaves and
fishes. partaking thereof himself To-
DAY. as In the past. those who observe
The religious attitude as to Diet eat
little flesh food other than fish during
Lent Fish Is regarded as a purifying
food. but II must be pure Gsh. fresh.
not stale, 10 perform this heahhful
physical function
The Creator has planted the sexs and
the lakes and the streams with almost
an Infinite variety OF fish. and Amert-
cau waters. both alongshore and In
land, are said to surpass those of any
other nation I'm the variety and quality
Of pIscatoriaI foodstuff
Happily our s4.1afA tfwei.ers are mt
compelled 10 depend upon sea fish
Ffnny deni.ens ~ the deep shipp-4
thousand miles not iufrequentiy ar
rive at their destination In a condition
more At for burial in Mother Earth
than in the human stomach
Plenty Of inland Fish.
Or course under present day refrtg-
Grating achievements II Is quite posi-
bic to ship fish across the continent In
. palatabie condition unless the cars
are sfdetracked to permit the passage
III beef trust trains Nowadays sen
food IL available In all the larger cities
OF che country at such seasons as the
san water tribes are catehabla But 1T
In too far a cry from the Gloucester
coast to the canyon towns Of Colorado
or the Ozark hamiets OF Missouri
Yet these tar inland places and all
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

been vague hints and SLY fnsinuations
to the effect that the Guggenheims
were the interests" behind the Alaskan
coal and mining land claims which the.
Clifford Pinchos side of the controversy
alleges Secretary Ballinger was too
free to grant
Possibly the inquiry will determine
the point The present interest Is In
the personality and the performances
of the Guggenheims, who constitute
perhaps the most aggressive Pie.ades
OF promoters and developers that ever
flashed across our commercial and In
dustriai armament
One OF hem. the next to the young
est. IL q member OF the United States
senate from Colorado, but he appears
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

city railway on special pass issued -
him. which all the conductors are 60
dered to honor on sight MIKE 10 spot.
ted like leopard and is high bred
Dalmatian dog two years old. the sDn
Of the celebrated Oakley. mascot 0f en-
CINE 80, at fire headquarters In East
Sixty seventh street He was kivNa
to the firemen by william X. vandsr-
bilt. Jr.. who raised Oakley In his keit-
nels on Long Island The pass n -.
graved on silver plate attached q
Mikes collar from which also - suss
pended q miniature hreman's hcimes.
This Is the inscription
To Conductors:
Permission In herahy granted to carry -
fire dog on the cars OF this company.
NEW YORK CITY RAILWAY COM.
PANY.
p w. wHITRIDGE, Receiver.
The original of the pass hangs In :
frame on the walls OF the engine
house 1t was first given to Mikes
mother. Bess. but she had 1t only !
short time when injuries received Ia
running to fires made ii necessary Tor
the firemen TO send her TO qufeteF
engine house on Staten Island. Fire.
man David Links then escorted Miho
to Mr. whitridge's Office to see II tn
pass could be transferred to her son
"It's the only pass" said Mr.. Whit
ridge, "of the kind ever fssued BY thu
road. and If Mike is willing to take I'll
the risks and not sue the company n
case of accident guess we'll transfer
the pass to him."
Mike who never notices policeman
or any one not In the uniform of !
fireman. jumped on Mr., Whitridge'o
knee aud smiled at him Just like =
politician asking for favor. said
Links So Mike aot his pass He
doesn't use the pass to go to fires. bus
to go for his meals to the homes Of tn
various fireYnen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

80 for the glorious achievements
Of the fathers. never lets a
Washington birthday go by
without doing something or attempting
to do something stiil further to giorify
the memory OF the man who was first
in war. first in peace and first In the
seat of the mighty now occupied by
william Howard Taft 1t is interest
ing to note that President Taft may
attend the George Washington Masonic
lodge dinner at Alexandria. Va. on
washington's birthday Mr.. Taft will
not have far to GO. Alexandria being
but six miles from Washington. across
the Potomac,
George Washington was one of the
first master Masons of Alexandria In
that quaint little colonial town. now
grown to a thriving manufacturing and
residential city. opuient as to historic
shrtnes, the future father of the re-
public wore the Masonic apron and
other emblems at many a lodge meet
ing He attended also from time to
time the meetings of the first Masonic
lodge In Virginia, at Williamsburg. the
colonial capital. in an old style house
which still stands.
lDere Is an increasing tsH1euCy to-
ward the marking and preservation of
Washingtonian history spots Alexan-
dria still has several houses which
were associated with Washington. not
ably the old Carlyle mansion. WHARF
merry Sally Fairfax danced with the
great general.
But the most notable Of this years
efforts toward preserving 10 posterity
locality Intimately associated with
Washington and with the making OF
history IL that which has for Its object
the creation OF national park AZ
Washington Crossing. NJ j., the place
where Washington and his army CROSS
ed the Delaware river on Christmas
night of ITS. when, as gerry school,
boy ought to know. "the river was full
OF floating Ice"
United States Senator Frank o.
Briggs of New Jersey L. chairman OF
a board called the Washington Cross
ing commission. unofiicially created
and but recently approved by action
Of the New Jersey legislature. which
proposes to ask the national govern
msnt to acquire lands In the Vicinity
OF the Crossing. build suitable bridge
across the river there and forever pre-
serve the environment az = national
park
4 Washington CrusAih1 III hut ninx
iniIas abc7e Trenton II was known
a. McConkcy's Ferry until the patriot
army crossed the river there. This
army had been driven from Long L.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
Seven Guggenheim Brothers and Their Genesis
Mentioned Connection With Bange Inquiry
Grew From Swiss Peddler's Pack In Philadelphia.

Meyer Guggenheim. a sturdy Swiss,
stepped from the steerage OF vessel
In Philadelphia with Meyer stepped
ashore Barbara Myers, / peasant girl
whom the Swiss peasant had met in
the steerage There Is lovemaking
aboard ship. even In the Businesses OF
the third class accommodation. Meyer
and Barbara made II up between
them that they would wed just as soon
as prospects permitted. A few months
later prospects readily granted the
permission
The young couple settled down In
Philadelphia, where they lived happily
ever afterward until they removed
many years later to a home on River
side drive New York. There they lived
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

is true nevertheless, Some years ago
observed a big fishing smack In the
Thames river opposite New London.
Conn The boat was netting men
haden, not food fish. but the raw ma
terial for fertilizer After-lhe haul
was made I asked one OF the men how
many fish they took.
1.-TWO million" he replied.
Ibid you count them 81 asked ---------
~"Ry barrels" said the fisherman
$50 many to a barrel, SO many barrels
that's how we estimate"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
would RETURN 70 taomesp lr,.

Edward p Lyon. president of the
Brooklyn Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. In a recent address painted a
sad picture of tho decadence OF the old
kind of farming. the district school. the
large size of the families and the
church going spirit In Chenango and
other counties of New York state. No
longer were people proud TO wear
homespn. he said No longer did the
milk train permit them to go 10 church
OF Sunday Ne longer did the dis
trict school thrive. for II was cheaper
TO haul the children to the town school
And now. he said. few families have
more than two children unless nys-
terious providence sands twins. And
he was sorry for all this.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
Washington Crossing May Become National Park
Bridge Land Where Patriot
Army Crossed Christmas Night 1916.

Il jolly Christmas night He sought
TO rally his men as the oHtposts were
driven in. and the main body OF hie
garrison was in stampede. COtonea
Rail received mortal wound. after
which he formally surrendered The
post to Washington. who maEnant-
mously sought to succor his defeated
and dying enemy.
The complete victory put new ti1e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

land. New York and New Jersey. flee
ing before the aggressive Corvallis,
who was moving upon Philadelphia,
the rebel capital So imminent seem
ed the capture OF Philadelphia that the
Americans removed their capital. bag
and baggage. to Baltimore.
The commander In chief planned to
attack the 1890 Hessians at Trenton
about daybreak on Dec. 2s. surmistng
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

that many Of the jolly German officers
would be fairly saturated with Christ
mas grog Ne moved his forces down
to McConksy's Ferry and began cross-
Ing the stream about dusk Of Christ
ms ass MI TN ,s sass ~ and ssf w.
Colonel ran. thS Hesslan cotssinand-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

In increasing happiness. with seven
millionaires. all their sons. growing up
In 1904
Solomon, BENJAMIN. Simon and Will
liam The father was flrst peddisr n
Philadelphia. saving up money 70 be-,
gin Importing laces. He built up the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

The Guggenheims have become almost
ubiquitous in the past few years
They have overrun the United States.
Mexico, Canada and Alaska and hat
taFIy have delvsd into the depths of
South Africa Tho seven Sutherland
sisters gained much notoriety because
OF their hair and how they got H. The
seven Gusgenheim brothers are noted
because OF their gold ana how they got
Il. The Sutherland sisters are not sis
tiers, however. while the Guggenheim
brothers are really brothers.
Just nuw the GuEgenheims are a lit-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16
nan Gas Street Car Pass.

Mike. a fire dog" mascot of en-
CINE company s. In East Fifty first
street, New York, rides back and forth
daily on the lines of the New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

ATRIoTlC America. grateful
~ for the glorious achievsments
Of the fathers. never let's
Washington birthday go by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-16

uGGENHEIMf Where have
we heard that name before?
On. yes--pretty nearly every
where since We think of II.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
To Ssbscr,bers Of the Patriot

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Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
Game Of Warnina.

One of the players. having been cho-
sen warner" takes his stand at the
place marked off as "home." the rest
remaining at a little distance from 1t.
The warner then calls Warning"
three times and sallies forth with his
hands elasped In front OF him. In this
position he must try to touch one OF
the other players. who strive TO make
him unclasp them by pulling his arms.
drawing tenptingly near, etc. II they
succeed In making him loose his clasp
or If he does SO by inadvertenee he
must run home as fast as possible.
If be is caught before reaching bis
place as warner he must 20 out In the
field and the one who touched him be-
comes warner IL be succeeds in touch
ing any one without unclasping his
hands the captive becomes his ally.
aud they both run home as fast as they
can. Once home they are safe, aud
they then start out hand ia hand after
calm. the three warnings. ami Try 10
capture another without looslns the9
hold. Every captured player + added
to their ranks but every enc must be
taken home first before he is admitted
TO share in the fight
The line of warmers thus increasing,
the difficulty of evading capture grows
greater at every accession to thelr
ranks, but II Is also a source Of weak
ness. being unwieldy. and If the hands
do not held to each other tightly
player at large may break through at
any weak point in the line and escape
capture
The field of play must be within ratn-
er narrow limits. for the only chance
of the pursuing party to make captures
Is to pen or corner the fugitives. Ihe
last PLAYER 10 escape being taken be-
comes the next warner.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30

All the silver and the paintings that
had been left in the house were saved
and great deal of the furniture. The
books, too, were taken out and were
probably not much damaged,
The original house, Was constructed
OF ~ecd in 1877, at a cost OF $1,000.
About twenty years ago Mrs. Clarke
added stone tower at a cost of Sao, 200,
and last year she built ON very beau
tifai reception room and rooms above
IL, al a cost of 81, 400 more.
The Cisrkes are we'll known family
In Boston, New York and phiiadel-
phia. The father Of Randolph Clarke
who lived in Boston, Was one Of the
original boomers of The Boston 4 Mon
tana mine, and the whole family made
fortunes out Of copper. The New York
branch Of the family was represented
bv George Clarke 4 Co., and the Phil
adelphls Clsrkes are Walker, yachts
man, and Clarence Clarke.
Mrs. Clarke 10 the daughter Of Rev.
DIR. Vinton, formerly Rector offs Paals
Church, Boston. A sister. Miss Eli
nor vinlon. now deed. formerly con-
ductesi the Aamses Lodge school In
Pcmfrvt. Mrs. Clarke hiss two daagh-
tiers. the younger is the wife II Ezra
Thaver, . lawyer, Of Boston, ana the
olher The vie Of DR.. Morris Mu rrsy,
Professor In = medical college, Wssh-
iustcn. Mn. Clarke h u present with
Ms. Murray In Paris.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
A T.,3iFTY
ramasno waised. su, rs carriaee
Eli t4sa 70 "a g..

ramasno @siSed. but ms carriaes
Sill rad 20 "a Fa.s
Severai years AZ a ts..zoe u.eeed
rama-no was epaa4rI Il. cone TO
AaAerica AMI sin- Al Tue Meseassalitan
Opera nunse. New i9S lie waS is.id
Sl4sa a nish; THIS i >asss uhk II
would MAXI many ls~all- williae IA
,.at ul, with small eStfa exIss a.ts~. hai
not SO Tamasna R..fsrs. legsiue Eu
toiae he suade stipulation thai h. lie
furnished With carriage Ia aud frns,
the opera hou~e every night This aas
INSERTED In the contract,
Whsn he arrived be found u earriare
waiting AT the pier lie rude uptown
always az the expense of the OPERA
cumrany-and took iook around
Then he. decided Ia put M AZ The Mari
borough hotel which happ~a@d to l~
only thre~ short blecks freu the Metre
peiilan ots.rs House Every fins~ he
sang be walked UP to the OPEN hpuse.
refusing 10 take a carriage He said
b. had just N soon eask, When II
came time for him 10 rrsurn 10 Europe
he presented q bill for ever <.so fur
carriages 10 and from the oprrs
-Rnt roo didn't take . earrsaxe."
said the manager Of the oprrs CON
psny
Tamagno bsw~d low and Invited the
manager 10 look NJ tt sc0srArt He
repeated sh< name so9leafiee When
ever anyfhing wns sid abous H. TIE
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
Notable Pomfret Residence Burned.

Glen Gilmore, the tine summer home
OF Mrs. Mary V. Clarke, Of Boston, 10.
Gated in Pemfret, WAS destroyed by Dire
Tuesday afternoon, entailing loss ss-
tlmated nj 500 900. The lire, IL Is sup.
posed, originated in a detective CHM
ney.
The owner Is sojourninv abroad and
the place had been closed Tor the win
ter and left IN charge OF the manager,
Robert Msekie, who has kept The house
properly heated, white he and his ia
mily live In the lodge near by. The
loss would have been much greater but
fortunately several valuable works Of
ART were In Boston.
The fire Was discovered about two
O'Clock. upon The root near one OF the
chimneys. As there Is no fire depart
ment In Pomfret and there being but
,ety little water IN the vicinity Of the
fire, these who hurried 10 give assist
amer could do but little else than try
10 save what furniture and other pro
perry that was contained I'm the build
ing. Nearly oil In the lower part Of
the house Was thus saved. Hard work
ON the part Of those present confined
the fire to the dwelling house. thus sa-
wing the garage and greenhouses which,
with the ltaitan gar,irns, probably the
most beautiful In New England. cost.
ing approximately half million dot
iarx.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
500 Reward. slM

fne readers OF this paper Will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been able
TO cure In all its stages, and that is
Satarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure IL the only
positive cure nos known to the medical
fraternity. Catsrrh being constitution
81 disease, requires . constis utionai treat
ment. Halls catarrh Cure 10 taken In
ternslly, acting directly opoL the blood
ana muccus surfaces OF the sy,tsm
tnereoy destroying be undasion OF The
disesse, and giving the patient strength
oy building no the conssi, ution and q.
ststtng nature in doing lie work. The
proprtetors have % much faith In M
eusettve powers thst hss a0ev One Hun.
dfed Dosiara Tor snv es.s { I'll f.ile Ia
cure. Send fnf list ~ N ,sisls.
fddress 2. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. ro,e-
do, o.
Snld by al D-aeeis rs.
Take Halls Fasssss y f.r conseine
tions
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
II Got Away.

II was a big fish. but II got away
Perhaps il would be better TO say mat
the fishermen got away The fish was
a shark. thirty feet long. and II almost
pulled the tiShin. ~e.hmner Atti"F' VI
lard on a dangerous Shoal. 4 ft bf'et
WIS near Georges tank. n1 Ie w
England shore. when The ShafS -
alongside Captain Frank is,' "a
.stlnred his men 10 throw hafis''ita@
!nto the sharks haek md ;h'.T q -
They threw five hnrpoiits aka 3 -
pick. and all he'd fa~i r. ~i5i'F~
started oiT al Il great rate. =
flle heavy :. heant.r 1T the enc. y
harpooa tines ~ If il were ~ isftI
After Il two hours fight With zAs- "a
lawyer The schooner w.s~ 10 aaNA.'
of being drawn on u sh,hii aas' - n
lines We're cut aud the shark azA'asA 81
TO go
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
Christmas Eve

Little snowflake children
Sfeeptr- or ~ trees.
Her. Mother wind cfonrs sorry
And ROCKS Them in tire ereeze
The baby stars grow ,iroNsN
Their eyes en- hiink-a blink
Ills time two little peppers
Were drowsy. too. think
Better lei the sandman
Sprinkle them with sand
Better Jump into hts boat
And sail 10 siumber land
For kriss hirsseif T. waiting
Till little peppers close.
And IT'S mighty cold up on the roo'
FIR roor ~lA Krt>s' toes
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
Children Cry
FOR TlETeueR'S
GAS Q RIA
4 Positive
oU0g
ElJ's elelnBaln


: ~ishis s1ssstsk
eives oe1fn1 Z 49,
II clsan,n. soothse|
heals and protects|
the diseascd Uem-|
brane- II cu1es ca
tazrh and dNvsd
away . Cola n e|
He'd quickly. h
ekoRuu IL 6ensso o.
InsEa I'D 6u.eA n
go q By nil; IN
nv Deoth oasI s. Nj
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30
Rice Ii Asia.

Rice is orer%ee..4ine.y ahead of any
ptaer ioca I. asss In Europe it is
scarcely "a
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30

Ambassador Rrsces Good Cheer Message.
The following Is Mr.. Bryce's mes
sage of good cheer 10 the American
people In the new edition of 1.-The
American Commonwealth
alt was with some anxiety that | en-
tered ON this revision, fearing lest the
hopeful spirit with which my ooserva-
ton of American institutions, from
1870 TO 1894, had ,nspired me might be
damped by close examination Of their
mere recent phases. But ali | have
seen and heard during the last few
years, makes me more hopeful for the
future of popular government. The
forces working for good seem stronger
Today than they have been for the last
three generations.a
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30

Do the right thing Il you have Nasal
Gatarrh. Get Ely's Cream Balm at
once. Don't touch the catArrh powders
and snutis, for they contain cocaine.
Eiy's cream Balm releases the secre-
tions that infamc the nasal passages
and the throat. whereas medicines
made with mercury merely dry up the
sscretions and leave you no better than
you were. In = word, Eiy's. Ceam
hahn II real vmedy, nos : deinston.
All druggists, 50 ccnss, or saailcd by
Ely Brothers, 50 Warren Street, New
YORK.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30

Accidents will happen. but the hest-
regulated families keep DR., rhonas'
Eclectric Oil for such emergencies IL
subdues the pain and heals the hurts.
ssSuiiesed day snd night ME torment
d itching piles. Nothing heiped M
until usrd Deans OsntsEeat. ls
euscd Ne permanently. n--f3Oa. John
h. Garrsss, Mayer, Gifafd, Ala
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-30

How would some of our young
friends like to ride on the back Of an
ostrich or perhaps wild boar? Most
boys and girls would prefer the ostrich
no doubt because of its fieetness. but 1t
is unlikely that they'll have chance
on either. In England. however there
is trainer of wild animals who has
taught ostriches. zebras eassowaries.
wild boars and other creatures 10 car
ry riders ON their backs. His name is
Wingfield. and be lives in the town of
AmpthiI1 He is "a professional and
trains wild animals for cirenses and
menageries. and so well does he have
them under control that he frequently
appears in the streets of the town
mounted on one of his queer steeds.
The beasts are thoroughly trained TO
the saddle of course. before Mr. Wing
field or his assistants venture 10 ap-
pear on the public streets.