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The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
AT Mr.. JUNCKS SALE.
Spirited Bidding for Letters by
Luther. Madison, and Columbus.

Spirited Bidding for Letters by
Luther. Madison, aud Columbus.
From the NeEaIk News
At Junck's Old curio shop recently was
held an auction sale OF old letters. The
bidding was spirited. and one mildcwed
sheet OF paper. a note from Christopher
Columbus WAS ran up to Sl.soo.
Much interest among the antiquarians
was shown toward letter i'm German. a
translation OF which follows
Cologne. Mas T. 1910.
Miss Gretchen spiegei = Denkle stFasss. CARLSBAD
Ay Dear Miss 7DeEel; Ia UUiy 60 ygUs Il the
9Th ult.. Wc-Id say tlae ms fsFosiie howeT = tde
violet, my sareaie eo'or IS blue ms favosfte PES
time j. answering letters my fayouts bresklast
faod is cracked wheat. and ms favoTite name Tor a
girl i Gretchen.
I an your obeiieHt servant
MARTIN LUTHER
The Luther letter was bought for 500
by a representative Of !. p. Moretrusts.
who also secured the following epistle FOR
$3.50:
rircetou. y. T.. Feb .. I-2
Dear Uncle John. Maybe son think No dHlu't
slam It into the freshmen tolag. We Won an three
wrestling matches and after the dougs in the
Gym. chased their whole class ont ui town As
far As Stony Bracs- Everybody SAYS there was never
fnc class our.
! au coming along fra IN my studies ory am
hampCTcd because I ueed S1 eight uc1 ho1gs
which I haven't the money 10 bus. and I dislike
70 ask the felix's at home. because they need an
they have They ara VERY expensive looks One IS
eauis Compendium ~ Differentiation Into che
Integral Rinumials ~ D0Tssthenie~ II clst so
new. but can gct a secondhand ore Tor So that
IS plenty scod enough, are democratic down here.
yo'l know The other books viii cost sbout SO.
making So in all.
I suppress / can squeeze through without the
books somehow. but the examination In this cFI7se
are pretty stiff and sou are always in danger q
funkiuc Il sou dou't have The books you need.
HoweveT J viii do Uy best % make by friends
and family proud q me in spite q ali. With love
10 Aunt Matte. Your anectionste nefllew,
JAMES MADISON.
The Columbus letter, which was con-
sidered the prize OF the day. was pu-
chased anonymously for a prominent New
Yorker. IT is in Spanish and. turned into
English, reads thus.
Sangossa. Dec - l50
Dear Sir: Yours ~ recent date az hand ard con
tents duly noted. YOl pretend 10 h desirUus OF
learning whether the red men whom found on
the Island q san Salvador had red vhiskers
am on % you. ar end I that what you really
want IS Wy autograph 20 sell 10 soue collector or
other when I am dead and gone Wherefore I as
sure sou that the red men San Salvador most
certainly did mo- have nd Rhiskers and post this
letter 10 yui without signature. in order that YOU
may know what I think of a man who would try
70 con another man into giving Up specimen Of
his handwrite.
Dictated.
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the standard. and the rest of the country
can watch with interest the progress and
unfolding Of the plan 10 have perfect
wives
When this school has proved its value,
one for the prospective husbands should
be established. Keeping reasonable hours,
turning over TO the wife a portion OF the
pay envelope, helping dress the babies.
and other subjects might be taken up
The evils of poker. Of music comedies. Of
lodge sessions, and other home destroy
ers could be pictured in their darkest
colors BY all means have schools for
the bride-to-be and FOR the bridegroom
to-be as well.
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Easy Money.

From the Cleveland Leader.
How much does that stylish doctor Of
yours charger
Ten dollars a visit"
Gee. How often has he called at your
house this month";"
Twenty times"
Gosh! You owe him $500. them"
Nope, only SO. He's made the other
nineteen calls trying to collect it
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As nation We are not In the front
rank when IL comes 70 frog eating.
though In some sections of this country
frog legs are considered a delicacy by
the more wealthy Ia France. however.
things are different The frog industry
there Is a business Of considerable magni-
tude. as may be seen from the fact that
the annual production OF frogs In that
country is close TO 50e00000. nearly all Of
which ara consumed at home or all the
districts given over 20 the industry. saws
Popular Mechanics, that OF Fresnes a
village in the environs OF Paris. is the
most famed. Great ponds are alive with
the jumping animals. and the catch. which
IS made in the night. Is a picturesque
sight. Long lines of flaming faggots.
soaked I'm tar and carried by small boys
catch the attention OF the frogs En- the
midst Of their nightly musical entertain
ments. and they jump toward the fatal
fare Men with nets follow the fagEot
bearers and catch as many as twenty
five or thirty fascinated frogs IN one
swing Of the net.
The legs. or saddles. are served in ONE
lets. frieasseed In butter. fried I'm bread
crumbs. with white sauce. grilled. pre-
pared with beaten eggs. and IN many
other inviting ways Magnihcently fat
tened" legs sell for about $50 per dozen.
4 meat pie OF frogs legs and trufHes
ordered 10 celebrate an exceptional run
OF luck at Monte Carlo cost the plunRer
a little matter OF $40.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

on Easter Day depend all the movable
feasts and fasts throughout the year. The
nine Sundays before and the eight fol-
lowing after are all dependent upon il
and form. as it were. a bodyguard 10 this.
Queen Of Festivals. The nine preceding
are the six Sundays in Lent, Quinauages-
ina. Sexagesima, and Septuagesima: the
eight following are the 1--WE Sundays after
Easter the Sunday after Ascension Day.
Whitsunday and Trinity Sunday.
For the same reason that eggs are used
on Easter Sunday as emblematic or the
new life, SO are flowers used profiselv
20 decorate the church and the home
The Easter lily, on account OF its purity
and great plenty AT this period is the
dominating flower
Al Rome as on the occasion of all
church festivals, the day is celebrated
with elaborate eeremonials. The Pope
ofiiciates, and ne does SO with every i'm
posing accessory that can be devised Tho
day is Ushered in with the firing or can
mons from the castle of ST. Angelo. and
early in the morning carriages with ladies
and gentlemen begin to pour toward ST
Peter s. This magnificent basiiica is rich
" decorated. The Pope Is borne into the
church from the Vatican under circum.
stances of the utmost splendor. He
wears his tiara and beside him are borne
the 'hatbelli,' or large fans, composed Of
ostrich feathers. Over him is carried a.
silk canopy richly fringed.
After officiating at mass he is carried
10 the central balcony. where. rising from
his chair OF state, he pronoances bene-
dletion- On the evening Of Easter sun
day the dome and other extreme uarts NJ
81. Peters are beautifully Illuminated
with lamps
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

FTum nc H0ust0n Fosf.
More and more it becomes necessary now for
Democratic leadership 20 manifest caution and wis
dom in Gii It's deliberations It ought 10 ia unds--
stood that The people are not going 20 expect the
party to embrace cyery ism that strikes tie fancy
OF the aspiring statesman. They merely want com
omy in their government They want privileges Oh
liberated ana they want taxation reduced 10 a rev
enue basis.
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Local Color.

f0om the hansas Caty Star.
Judge-You are charged with stealing
chickens and the evidence shows YOU
We're seen shopping around the coop.
Uncle Eben-Judge, it's all a mistake.
was there. l admit, but I was only
gatherin' material for BARNARD drama
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
PnnnInr Rcadinr

From the Kansas Chs Star
For once IN its life The Congressional Record was
almost as interesting as Golfers or the SATURDAY
Evening Post.
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Awful Fate D Prospect.

From the Boston Transcript.
Hobbs-Alasi / fear that boy OF mine is
going TO be a newspaper humorist.
Dobbs-Why do you think so?
Hobbs-A school essay he wrote began:
''The natives Of Iceland are a cold and
distant people"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Compliments,

Fluan the Cleveland Leader.
The Guest-What beautiful woman
your wife Isl Don't you ever get Jealous
of her?
The Host-Neyer. I never have any
body here who could possibly attract
her
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

y suppose It cheapens. the freaks to
permit them 20 appear on the street,
1T does usually" replied the impress
ario Of the dime museum, "but We are
going TO let Tie two-headed girl out this
week -
why il that
we calculate she'll make a hit with
her two spring hats
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
In Chicago.

From the ClereIand Leader.
Did YOU marry for money or for
love-
'Well, sometimes for one and some
times for the other"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
VIII Get what's Coming 10 Them.

From the New York American.
After all, the Senate viii net have government
massear ana the Senators viii have TO rely uIon
public opinion for their Rubbing down.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Harmon and Chancellor Day. Merely a
suggestion respectfully submitted 10 the
shapers or the Nations destintes at Hot
Springs-Charley Murphy and Norman
Mack
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
The Feminine Instinct.

From tie Baltimore American
What on earth made your mother
bring home that bundle of feathers?'
I'm sure I don't know, dad, unless It
was because she saw il marked down. ."
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Ladie. md the Language.

From the Boston Transcript
Kate-So your new Easter hat struck
Maud speeches. with admiration.
Ethel-Absolutely Why. l thought
she'd never get through raving over it.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Not Mere TaIk.

Il connot live but a week longer wiz
out you.
Foolish talk, duke How can you fix
on a specific length Of tIme?"
re landlord fix on il, miss. not T."
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
ALITTLE NONSENSE.


It is the Easter hat parade
We see to-day;
And here are hats of every shade
In proud array;
Hats fearfuliy and strangely made,
Upon display.
We see as many kinds Ct mats
As we could wish;
Head coverings as wide as mats,
Before Us swish.
Adorned with bulbs or birds or bats
OR even fish.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Something i. Gained

From the New York World.
Because Mr. Cannon retains the sneakcrsiip the
opinion prevails in some quarters that nothing OF
Importance has happened TO him This IS e super
fetal view
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Nothing Is Gained.

Prom the Atlanta Constitution.
Despite valorons protcstatious. the Canny Old
Man Of DanTlle has hy no means loossDed his hold
on the House Tor the Republican majority II the
new Committee on Rules Is simp3y-Cannon himself
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Frum The Boz Nivsnt.
You must go TO school, child, and
learn 10 be intelligent and Industrious"
Don't want TO be intelligent and indus
trious. want to be like daddy"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Governmental extravaganza goes hand
IN hand with a revenue-producing tariff
according TO Myron Herrick In other
words, when Uncle Sam has money he is
bound 10 spend il.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

From The Kansas CITY Star.
II the Taft admiuistratie, has been as loyal to
the RooeTelt Policies It's defenders pretend they
have nothing TO fear from Mr. Rooseyclts meeting
with Mr.. Pinchot.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
4 Rnus Eve

From the Ohio State Journal.
It's a mighty enterprising newspaper
that gets the news contemporaneously
with the Ladies' Aid Society,"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
WouId Helm.

'Auntie, / wisht l had wings
you may have them some day II you
are a good boy
Il want EN- now. I could cover a heap
more ground at second base.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Flies and mosquitoes are permanently
banished from Havana. thanks to the
American military regime. washington
now concentrates its gaze upon you. Gen.
John A. Johnston.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

II capable Of serving the largest material
interests. why does he become incapable
Of serving the State or nation?
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Christ of the Andes.

At Cumbre Pas. on the mountain
frontier between the Argentine Republic
and Chile, nearly 1905 feet above the
level Of the sea. is piece Of statuary
absolutely unique ia history. THE Christ
Of the Andes Cast in the bronze from
the cannon OF the opposing Chlleans and
Argentines, Il was placed on the boundary
line of the two nations I'm March. 1894.
as a symbol Of the perpetual peace which
should henceforth obtain between them.
u stands colossal figure. twenty-slx
feet in height placed on a gigantic
column surmounted by a globe on which
the condguration OF the earth is out
lined. One hand holds a cross and the
other is extended in blessing. At the
base are two tablets. one inscribed with
the history Of the monument and the
other bearing. in Spanish. the following
legend.
Sooner shall these mountains crumble
into dust Than the people Of Argentina
and Chile break the peace TO which they
have pledged themselves at the feet OF
Christ. the Redeemer -
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Revnmned $500 Yenr.

~Some Of my wittcisms are pretty old,
IN admit
"Wen2"
But I do try TO confne my automobile
jokes 10 1910 models.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

From the BOSTON Transcript.
We hops Mr. Roosevelt viii not hold hack ans
dutabie articles in mis- possession when Collector
Loeb meets him al the pier and demands a declsra-
ton.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
shamr ON Won. Boo,

FTrm 'he Westminster Democratic Advocate.
\ few OF our young men had the mis-
fortune 10 upset while returning home
on Sunday night last
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Buds and Dads.

We want no storms on Easter day,
No vernal floods
For such would blight in woful way,
The girlish buds
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Editor Hemphill. Of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch. insurges sometimes him
self He calls John c. Calhoun a back
number.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Among the insurgents on the Demo-
cratic side. Representative Fitzgerald IS
still classed as Exhibit A
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Mr. Burleson is the one member of the
.self-sacrifeing minority ready TO play the
game TO the limit
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Judson Harmon now bumps up. against
the charge that he has been guilty Of &C
eepting legal retainers from the trusts.
lie earned the retainers, no doubt. And
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

When Sunny Jim's smile ceased to radi-
ate over Che House we might have known
that insurgency could not indefinitely be
kept down.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Really. Champ Clark is the man to move
70 take the appointing of the standing
committees out % the hands of the
Speaker.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
AT THE HOTELS.


Discussing the Philadelphia strike and
other railroad tTobules, Martin j. Hall.
Of Philadelphia, who is at the Raleigh.
said last night that certain parts of the
City of Brotherly Love were totally I'M
affected by the strike, while other sec
tons Of the city. particularly the manu-
featuring districts. were entirely under
the control Of the strikers.
IN 1877. when the American railway
men went on strike said Mr. Han. no
one anticipated any very serious trouble.
Nor was there am just at first. Then
the strikers realized that they were being
beaten and at once pandemonIum reigned
Bridges were dynamited. trains were de-
rallied and set on FIRE. railway stations
by The score went Up IN flames At Co
lunbus Cleveland. Buffalo. and else
where the fighting was OF the most des-
perate character. But tho worst scenes
we're all enacted at Pittsburg. Here the
station. which was crowded with non
unionid fugitives. was sheIled by the
strikers ard afterward set on fire with
the result that nearly all within persisted.
AfterBard the mob planted cannons-
looted from the city srmory-at the ap-
proaches TO the yards and sidings and
dared the troops 10 come on. The chal-
lenge was promptly accepted by the vet
eTan Gen. Sherman. who commanded
and hundreds OF the maddened strikers
fell to the bayonets and bullets of the
regulars 50 order was restored. But the
damage to property IN that one city alone
vas estimated al between sl0o00. 90 and
81. 600, 0O0
Most other nations, too, have suffered
IN like fashion at one time or another
in connection with similar disputes"
added Mr.. Hall Germany has twice
seen her entire system at a standstiu
and it now looks as if there would be a
gigantic strike or Msy-day celebration.
as a protest against the governments
attitude with regard 20 the demands OF
suffrage made by organized labor. In
ftaly. during one black week in MAY
1855 scarcely a train vas running, and
bread became so scarce in consequence
that the frenzled populace rose in re-
volt
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

A permanent exposition at Washington
is the logic of the situation.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

What if Bwana Tumbo should rein
state Clifford Pinchot?
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

on March p. 1872 Florida was discoy-
cred by Ponce de Leon; the treaty OF
Amiens was concluded in 1862: the Crimean
wa began in 1854; and it is the day on
which Congress authorized the cousiruc-
ton Of the first naval vessels d775l. To-
day Is the birthday of A. W Greedy. the
Arctic explorer $50; of Sir stephen Fox.
the English politician $3.50; and the day
on which James ]. King Of England. died
Qs25).
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Pardon me, madam"
For what?"
Il inadvertently jabbed my eye into
your jeweled hat pin
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

From the Westminster Democratic AdFocate
Joseph Belt Of Panama is spending his
vacation with his wife.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
ComnIeIIng lac sImiIe.

She has a fiower-lilSe face.
quite so. And a stem-like figure IL
that tube gown"
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

stanton e. HIS, Of Chicago, a banker
and broker. is at the New Willard. ard
speaking OF waterways communication
said last night. Prophets Of hope see the
day when ships will load at Chicago and
carry their cargoes directly into the IN
nermost ports OF Central Asia, and into
the very heart of Europe They see the
time when American war vessels Will
ascend the Mississippi and maneuyer
around Chicago IS freely as they now
go 10 New York. They are looking for
ward to the day when ships MAJ get
their cargOes at Chicago. call al New
York after passing through the Erie Canal
and the Hudson. and unload at Liver
pool They see Toledo connected with
Cincinnati by a deep waterway, and re-
gard the project Of cutting the canal
from Pittsburg TO Lake Erie as all but
ready for fulfilment And 10 them there
is a possibility Il not a probability that
some day there viii be an all-Americsn
canal from New York TO Puget Sound.
Most Of this seems like dreaming. but
except for the latter undertaking they
have all had the approval Of Congress. in
that it has voted appropriations for max
ing surveys 20 establish the feasibility
of the projects And e is probable that
long before the last Of the living genera
ton passes away all Of these hopes viii
be realized.
''Far-seeing statesmen OF the past were
prompt 10 realize the Importance or IN
ternaI water communication. washington
himself was the father OF the idea OF
the canal from the Potomac 80 the Ohio.
He also secured the charter for. and was
the first president Of. what afterward be-
came the Erie canal Therefore, and for
numerous other reasons. Congress should
10 everything in its power 20 extend this
system of waterway communication.
Col. }. B. Hart Of Sioux City, 5. OAK,
who was seen 81 the National said last
night that the only twins IN Columbias
great family Of States are North and
South Dakota.
They are twenty years old and are
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

I Col. J. B. Hart. of Sioux City, s. Oak,
who was seen al the National said last
| night that the only twins IN Columbias
great family Of States are North and
/ South Dakota.
They are twenty years old, and are
already young empires in point Of size
and agricultural wealth. Their combined
1 area is greater than that Of Japan or
/ Norway and almost as great as Spain.
\ division of land among their people
would allow one and one-half square
miles TO each inhabitant When New
England was 10 years old, continued
! Col Hart. and Ter people were already
growing FESTIVE under British dominion;
when New York was already beginning
/, 10 achieve greatness as a center Of trade.
and when the Southern colonies were en-
joying plantation life vastly like that or
old feudal days, one lone white man was
wandering through the lands now known
I as the Dakotas burying leaden plates
at certain places. and taking the terri
tory for his King in faraway France
This was Verendrye, the explorer. Ira
dition says that when Charles Pierre de
Sueur shipped his furs by way cf New
Orleans 20 avoid Canada taxes. ne often
led his hunters through this territory. and
| later furnished description of it TO
De L'Isle, of France, who made the Da-
kotas' first map. Where Verendrye
walked alone 16s years ago, there are now
100000 earnest citizens building up
great agricultural empire on lasting prin-
ciples. Where twenty years ago there
was young territory fighting TO keep
its school lands away from speculatoTs-
and this fight precipitated the Statehood
movement-there are now two States.
with schools Of high standard that ht
children for the agricultural colleges,
State universities. schools Of mines nor
NAL schools. or for simple everyday Iiv-
ing
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-06

He is also staunch in his support of
Speaker Cannon. The two were
friends for years and the Nice-Presi-
dent believes in the Speaker, as the
Speaker believes in the Vice. residnt.
Accordingly he Will undoubtedly be a
champion of the Speaker : admjnistra-
ton of house affairs to some extent dur
ing the campa On, if the Speakers adj
ministration Of house affairs is made
an issue. The Speakers friends, on
the other hand. believe that the issue
Of Cannonism is being pushed into the
background and that the country is
showing more interest in President
Taft and the tariff.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-06-06
KNOCKING HAWAII IN THE FAR EAST.

paper publishes following apparently a
paper:
fromH 0 a this capital
al which occurred be
hboor who working in ilo
0
Filipino divided groups
OF groups. : no had
being killed and
of the Filipino
length the right side
part o
FIipinos killed.
profound the Filipino
Islands, the
to expressed
0 the Philippines
gentleman who passed way
o there dangerous and is
thieves highwaymen Three musicians
stablry Band walk in Hawaii with Japanese
and desroied 0 all they had
furthermore everything is dear the
which
taking
unit il laval is the
nrred There practically nothing this article
nothing like Of actual
The IIo impossible believe that
with which the
possible influences Philip
Hawai immigration similar influences which
Manchuia which.
troubles with Russians being least killed
immig enterprise
any entirely
which might deliberate
for purpose