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The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Celebrates Bastile's Fall.

In Thirteenth street, between L and F
streets, there is a little establishment but
recently moved from even more obscure
quarters. There is the castle Of that emf
nent, If somewhat parsmonious, noble
man, lie Comte Jean Perreard, who is
known throughout the city by his famous
celebrations of the fall of the Bastile.
The count does not care a hoot about
nobility He will tell you that he is
"one dam good republican, and that
President Hayes-or was it Arthur?-used
20 visit him, and slap him on the back
and call him by his first name.
LIE Comte prides himself above all
things else upon his ability to serve
Trenches as the should be served. Not
for hoi polloi. mind you. Despite his ar
dent republican tendencies, the count
can never hear visitor kissing through
his soup without shrieking ''sacre mile
cachons" and fleeing from the room.
But if you are a friend of the counts
and he honestly believes that you enjoy
eating as he does he will prepare you
dishes fit for the kings-any kings. He
will serve you with soup that was made
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Spaghetti in All Forms.

They always serve spaghetti there
sometimes with cheese. sometimes with
onions, sometimes with tomatoes, and
sometimes in a glorious combination oil
all three.
Usually there is soup that rivals the
magnificent creations of Count Perreard
Then follows a meat that is usually SUBJ
ordinated to garlic and the like. Then
the eternal spaghetti and the salad. Here,
of an evening, you will find the Bohe-
mians of the city gathered over their
red Chinati and enjoying a conversation
the width of which is known to no man.
Art, politics, the theater, and the like
come in for the universal roast. and as
the Chianti becomes more potent the
visitor may hear the boast of the young
man who confidently knows that some
day he will be famous.
Usually there are mandolins and guitars
in the place. Sometimes a tall gentle
man with a hooked nose will arise and
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

leads this story really belongs. Some
how at Christmas time the old colored
man, with his wreaths of holly; the
NANNY" who placidly sits beside her
stand of apples and chestnuts, and even
the man from Prince Gawge County,
Gawd Bless Yuh," who seeks to adver-
tise celery by means Of a Gagged and
very wild wildcat, serve as emblems OF
the time.
Christmas Marketing On.
Right now the Christmas marketing is
at its height. Hundreds upon hundreds
are crowded along the stalls that line
the sidewalk of the old Center Market, at
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh street.
Hundreds more are inside sampling, pur-
chasing, and arguing, as they mentally
try to picture the dinner in the rough
when it is prepared for the table.
On the right of one of the side en-
frances sits an old colored man. How
old. nobody can guess. Constant patrons
vouch for the statement that Uncle
Jim''-everybody calls him Uncle Jim
served their forefathers before the war.
Uncle Jimmy himself vouchsafes the
statement that he is ''bouten hundred
wrinkIed and grizzled he sits beside
little coal fire, his aged hands encased
in huge wooden gloves, and se1s 'possum !!
Live pOSSuIn, TOO III d SdBS dAC III ACe
of the little, piz-like, dun-colored beasts,
hunched in melancholy state. They are
fattened to the last degree, for 1t Is
Uncle Jim's'' boast that he has never
sold a customer "a ammul dat wus poly
fed"
Bucks Turkey Market.
Seems foolish for Uncle JIM to try to
buck the turkey market in this fashion,
but it is a matter Of record that he has
thus far invariably disposed OF his lin
tied supply at good prices.
"who wants all tuckey?" demands
''TTncle jim" Amt people gotta have
somefn dat amt all kidavered 20 pieces?
Yessuh. dey has to have deah 'possum,
nice and fat, wifi lots of sweet tatys on
de side. Yessuh."
Somehow the little 'possums seem un-
appreciat tive of the loving glances that
"IJncle Jim" casts in their direction.
And the man from Prince GaWge
Conntv Gswd bless you" Never met
him? Why. you'll find him with his in
variable supply of celery in the rear OF
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

sing. Something that contains frequent
repetitions of the word chilli
Chill. chill, something or other" he
bawls happily. And the diners, the regu-
lar diners. at least, seem to like it.
Next GO to Mades.
Not being Bohemian we will escape
this place and HE us to another happy
establishment, not so far away. 1t is
Ben Mades' old stand" famed to Wash
ington Congressman and correspondents
and sacred because the proprietor raises
his own ducks. frogs, and turtles.
The inquisitive stranger, should he de-
sire, is led into the back yard and there
beholds the victims of his supper jump
ing. swimming. or padding around in a
general pond. A man with a tender con-
science can hardly go through with II
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
You Can Find Pleasure
In Christmas Marketing
Various Odd Types Ply Their Vocation More In,
duStriouSly at the YuLetide Season.

/ the market. And he always has a wild
cat fastened in a strong wooden cage,
which attracts the youth Of the neighbor-
hood and gives an appearance Of brisk
business even on the dullest days.
Several years ago three bright young
men purchased a wildcat from him two
days before Christmas and carried II to
various eggnogeries before they finally
disposed of II in a manner known to no
man. It almost broke the Prince George
County mans heart to sell that wildcat.
for II was the most vicious feline he had
ever caught. But he found another and
has continued the show.
Fool Cats Easily Caught.
1T amt hard to. catch them cats
alive" he will confide to his purchasers.
"All you do is to set an open box with
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE
BLOND HAIR, BUT FEW
MEN GO TO SEE HAIR

Several years ago, when. the "Floro-
dora craze was at its height, some
bright young man collected barn
storming company and took the show
to Havana, Cuba. Beforehand he had
prepared for the famous song of a
double sextet of men and women, a half
dozen girls whose hair was the color of
ripened corn and whose eyes were the
blue Of the violet-at least when they
were on stage.
Now it so happened that the "Floro-
dora production, being an excessively
English production, went clear over the
heads of the Spanish audience. The
Jokes were fouled over the grand stand
time after time. The songs were knocked
to the center field fence and never
fielded back.
In fact, the whole show seemed gen.
orally bound for the bow-wovs when
the yellow-headed sextet came on. For
a moment the Cubans and Spaniards
gazed In reverential awe-at the unusual
chorus Then a storm Of applause that
went round after round-that shook cell
ing and waIls-rang through the audi
torium. and the show was saved.
When the manager returned TO this
country he wept as he recounted the
success OF the show, which ran hun
dred nights in Havana.
They'll never roast a blond chorus
girl to me again" he announced. And
to this day, no matter, what kind of a
show he Is staging, he invariably chooses
a majority of blonds.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Novelties in Culinary Line.

Leaving the habitual eating place-that
is. assuming that we are able to leave
it-let US consider what Washington has
to offer that is novel and unexpected in
the culinary line. Let us poke into the
side corners and by-ways of the National
Capital, seeking what startling foods are
pandered to the palates of jaded metro
politans.
Washingtonians may eat in about nine
different languages. They are Swedish,
Italian, Greek. German, French, Slavic,
Chinese, English. and Russian.
Washingtonians may hear Hungarian
bands, Chinese Orchestras, or the COM
mon or garden variety of tum-te-tum
cafe band-you know the type-"Merry
Widow Pink Lady" Mysterious
Rag" and Home, Sweet Home
These restaurants, located as they are
in the devious paths of the city, miss
the eye Of all but the trained gourmet,
who knows where to find great quantities
of food. He alone can tell you why this
place or that place or the other place
possesses claims of superiority that no
other establishment in the whole city
can equal.
Assuming for the moment that we
don't care what we eat, let US HE our
selves on a tour of these places. Let us
give ourselves to the pleasant pastime
of strange foods and queer entertain
meDt
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Drinks at Your Expense.

He will give you desserts-ah, sacre
dieu-desserts that are beyond the dream
Of any one but a Perreard. And If you
desire the count will sit down and drink
at your expense and tell you stories Of
his native country and the glorious
America.
He visited Paris several years ago and
he stIIl dwells on the fact. It was the
first time he had returned to his native
country since he fed twenty years ago.
He is entranced with Paris, is Count
Perreard.
America, ze wonnurful countrie. I
deeply admire zis countrie. But France
Ahh-h-h La Belle France-zere Iss but ze
one France"
Leaving the counts home and restau-
rant-or castle as he calls it-you turn
the corner and run squarely into a gem
tleman who seems 10 be principally built
between knees and chest He rolls slow
ly aside and a huge Great Dane, as big
as a calf, eyes you suspiclously while you
retreat. II is Col. Ernst Gerstenberg,
sole proprietor OF that establishment
known TO the initiated as the ''Univer-
sity Of Gerstenberg." where you SIT on
q screened platform and consume prodi-
dlous quantities sf German pancake,
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Odds and Ends in "Places to Eat
As Found in Bohemian WASHINGTON
Escape from the Humdrum of Conven.
tional Dining, and Try Dishes With
out Names and of Unique
Composition. ~


steak, German fried potatoes, and sound
German beer.
The next and most interesting place
in the Category of strange places to eat
is little establishment on Pennsylvania
avenue, which is generally recognized
as the italian restaurant" Nobody
Knows whose Italian restaurant 1t is.
But the Italians of Washington, firing
of the conventional food Of their native
haunts, seek out the place, when they
desire to return to their former state OF
astronomical happiness.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

From the Garden of the Gods, Colorado
Springs, to the great white dome of the
National Capitol is quite journey for
two babes to take. even II they are baby
burros. but this is the way the baby
burro team, which is owned by Master
Eugene Jacobsen, thirteen-year-old SON
OF Mr.. Charles Jacobsen. of the Arlington
Bottling Works. happened to leave the
wilderness for civilization.
Mr. Jacobsen, with his son Eugene. last
September started out to see the great
wild West. They took In Yellowstone
Park, Salt Lake City, and the Colorado
Rockies II was while wandering through
the Garden Of the Gods that Eugene spied
the baby burros Look there. dad" he
yelled Isn't that q jlm-dandy team7
Thsy would look iine on Pennsylvania
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Three Questions,

From the Nashville Tennessean.
Can It be possible that our administTa-
ton OF the criminal law has broken
down.
Can II be possible that the people OF
this great country connive at and sane
tlon crime?
Can Il be possible that the people haza
a contempt for the laW3
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

avenue. Let's take 'em along with us"
Mr. Jacobsen thought the baby burros
were little too small for freight car,
but a little too big for a suit case. but
he agreed to buy them II Eugene could
solve the problem of transportation. Eu-
gene admitted he was stumped for a
minute. but he took into business CONSUL
tation the owner Of the burros. and the
transportation problem was solved. First
the baby burros were placed in a bag
gage car and sent as far as New York.
Then they were ticketed and sent by ex-
press from New York to Washington.3
Eugene now has them in a stall in the
stables OF the Arlington Bottling COM
pany, Twenty-seventh and X streets
northwest The burros are now six
monthe old. and all the boys In the neigh
borhOod envy Eugene his team.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Greek Restaurant Next.

Drifting down the street from Mades
we find little hum-drum restaurant In
Four-and-a-half street, that looks as II
the sign had gone raving mad. The let
tiers stands at right angles and up and
below the normal line of demarcatlon.
Get a visitor to define the puzzle and he
will explain that 1t is a Greek restaurant.
Usually there is a fiddler who plays on
an instrument with two strings. resem-
bling a cigar box stuck on the end of a
broom stick.
Here you get lamp chop hearts skewer-
ed and broiled. Here you get remarkable
concoctions of honey and pastry and al
monds. Here you get garlic as you never
in the world would get 1t even in an
aboriginal Italian establishment.
TirIng OF Greek food the observer wan
ders to FItz Reuters rathskeller. This
is. perhaps. Washington's closest imita-
ton of a Broadway lobster palace.
Assuming that one gets tired OF this
he may continue on his way up to "Old
Man Hancock's," where he will find
awaiting him what is reputed to be the
best chicken dinner in the city of Wash
ington. This is the house that was once
referred to as the Third branch OF Con-
gress." 1t is also the place where the
prospective diner may be cheered by pic
lures of the hanging OF the Lincoln con-
spirators.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

DO you know anything about the
Biblel"
Sure; l wrote the book"
well, give me two verses
'.He went and hanged himself
That's good; now give me another .
"'Go thou and do likewise Joe
and Ernie Van at Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

What makes your face so red; SUM-
shine?"
No; moonshine Bud and Nellie
Helm at Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
Filling Rather Than Tasty.

There are several Slavic and Russian
restaurants in Southwest Washington.
Most of these, however, are principally
frequented by laborers and the culinary
efforts are mainly intended to fill large
abdominal cavities rather than please
the palate.
And now, leaving behind the fond me-
mories of the Occident we will enter.
ladies' and gentlemen, the Chinese din
ing rooms that are thick along Ninth
street northwest.
These are, without question, more uni
que than anything that has been devised
In the memory OF Washington for its
entertainment. Visit some of them and
Celestial walters in the garb of their
native country will take your order.
You eat from tables more or less inIaid
with pearl And the principal, in fact,
the only drink is tea served minus adorn-
ment. Some of the places have an oc-
casional Chinese orchestra.
Harvey's is too well known and too
conventional to deserve more than a
mention in this list.
OF course. there are the regular cafes
when one wishes to return to civilization
and the ever present society of his kind.
There is the Ebbitt, the Fredonia, the
Willard, and the Cafe Republique. Let
rs forget our strange food and seek
something we know.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

under the kind and guiding care of Alois,
countess and also republican. He Will
give you delicate bits of meat carved to
a keen fineness and covered over with
red and gluey sauce.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

after that But II he does he will get
pretty nearly the best turtle soup and
the best frog legs in the city of WASH
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
By JAMES FRANK LYMAN.
TIRED of nothing TO eat? Wis

y
like blazes that hippopotamus
- steak was the fashion?
Let us then escape from the hum
drum of flet mignon and the like
let US leave behind us the tons of to-
mato catsup garnishing and the weak
soup and the conventional hangings-
and 60 like Columbus on a hunt for
the unknown.
Lots of more or less worldly wise
Washingtonians barely realize what
they can get for their money if they
really start out to explore gastronon-
ical territory yet unknown.
But they are there Zone needs only
TO know the proprietor and realize
what he should order and he may
wade into dishes of kind he never
met before
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
NERVE SPECIALIST WHO
DEMONSTRATES THAT HE
SADLY NEEDS TREATMENT

To illustrate the impossibility of try
ing to judge by appearances in a hospiA
tai, Dr. William R. King tells q story
of his younger days. He was inferno in
a hospital One day a gray-haired gen.
tleman was brought in. Five minutes
after the gentleman's arrival he beloved
plaintively for a glass of water, and
then refused to drink 1t because the glass
was too thick. Fifteen minutes later a
porter came galloping through the pa
TENTS room, closely followed by a shoe.
At that moment young DR.. King
hunted up a fellow inferno and demanded
information.
Who on earth is that growing COM
planning, irritable old hypochondriac?" he
asked.
Don't you know him." said the other
in surprise. why. that's DR.. Blink, the
world-renowned nerve specialist
Il once played to an audience in
Rome-Georgia-that ii took forty min
utes to get out OF the theater after the
show was over"
Several thousand people in the audi
ence, I suppose"
No; only one; he was a cripple" -
Bud and Nellie Helm at Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

Clara Rackett-I want a man who
will go through fire and water for me
Gus. Fay-You want a fireman
Heard at the Gayety.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

Gus Fsy-One-half the world is
squirrels and the other half nuts
From the Gayety.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
NFLICTS AN OLD STORY
ON HIS AUDIENCE TWICE
To PLEASE PRESIDENT
But Unfortunately Taft Had Heard
the Same Yarn from
Champ Clark.

Not long ago Representative David j.
Foster, the eminent diplomatist and jok-
lst from Vermont, arose before 600 en-
thusiasts and proceeded to tell story
about farmer. his pig. and the results
OF the same on the affairs of our great
and glorious nation, during the years 1911
and 1872
The pig, It seems, was caught under a
fence when the farmer started for the
polls. The farmer loosed the pig and
arrived at the polls just one minute too
late TO vote. He was a member of the
party which opposed war with Great
Britain. The war party, therefore, elect
ed its candidate to the legislature by one
vote. The legislature sent a war Sem
ator to the Senate by majority of one
vote. The United States Senate voted to
begin war-by one vote. Andrew Jack
son was sent n command of the troops
| at New Orleans by one vote. He be-
came President and raised Cain gener-
| ally and all because OF the farmers pig.
Representative Foster had gotten to
Andrew Jackson and was preparing to
spring the funny part OF his joke when
President Taft entered the assembly hall.
OF course, there was the customary ris-
ing on the part OF the audience and the
handclapplng. Then the President took
his seat. ..-r.. g.. F..
hS L "ds sdyAu6S MI
began Mr.. Foster, and the 600 auditors
sat back expectantly and awaited the
continuance of his speech.
Instead of continuing the Representa-
tive backed water, rang three bells for
full speed ahead and began from the
beginning TO infiict that story on 600
helpless people. He told 1t from Alpha
to Omega. He didn't forget phrase.
He showed the valiant 500 that he had
that story down nat
When he finished several persons
smiled, among them the President.
The speaker, perspiring slightly, sat
down.
When the meeting was over somebody
went over to Mai. Archie Butt, the Pres
idents aid. and asked him II Mr.. Foster
hadn't shown fine, keen consideration in
| his repetition of the story.
Yes" said Maj. Butt sorrowfully, but
the President heard Champ Clark tell
| the same yarn two months ago."
"Say, Bud. what do you think of a
man who buries a wife and three chill
dren and goes to the theater the same
evening with a friend?"
why, the man is a heartless brute" ="
"Oh, go on; this man was an under
taker"-Bud and Nellie Helm at
Chase's
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

"Joe, what are you doing"
Pm flirting with some of the girls
in the audience
%I'm very sorry, because all the girls
in this theater are self-made women"
They look to me like put-up jobs
Joe and Ernie Van at Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

he thinks of man who rides fast on
the road and his reply Is:
He ought to be hung"
TEL with law" Benson Perrie Nc
Daniel is quoted as having said recently,
what I'm going to give Is justice"
And, as his justice Is meted out from
a Prince George County point of view, 1t
is easy TO understand why the autoists
are becoming bashful
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

what is your name?"
Joe"
Il mean your full name"
Its Joe whether Pm full Ior not
Joe and Ernie Van at Chase's.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-17
EVEN so, A POLE MAY
NOT BE A WOODEN MAN
BECAUSE HE IS A POLE

He was brand-new in Washington.
He walked down Fourteenth street.
with a happy smile on his face until he
reached a sporting goods store above
which hung this sign:
JONES & SMITH.
ATHLETIC IMPORTERS.
4 puzzled look came over his face and
he went inside.
Pardon me-" he said to thin, pastY
clerk. but would you mind doing fiip-
fiop?"
The clerk gasped audibly.
Then" continued the visitor anxiously,.
you'll punch a punching bag, won't
you?"
Are you trying to kid me?" demanded
the clerk coldly.
Certainly not" replied the little man
Indignantly. but 1 will say that this
is an awful cheating city. You amt an
athletic man, at all.
Gus Fay-How long are you in for?
William West-Ten years. Don't you
wish your time was up?
Gus Fay-No; Pam in for life-From
the Gayety
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-29
Sauandered Fortune and Dies

The body of Jack Conant, prospec-
tor, whose life tragedy is known in
nearly every mining camp and town in
the West. was found on Salt creek. near
Shasta, CAL, several days ago. Over
20 years ago Oonant located the Uncle
Sam gold mine in Shasta County and
sold it for $360.00O. He spent this
amount at the rate of $4,000 per year.
and ever since has wandered about,
poverty. stricken, but hopeful The
coroner said death occurred at least
three weeks ago.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-29
SEARCHING FOR LOST MINE
Mining Men Will Try to Discover Bar
clay's Hidden Treasure

Colonel W. s. Proskey, a wealthy
mining engineer of Nevada; John b.
Cassidy. of San Francisco. and Richard
yelling. of New York. have secured a
ten-years' lease on $500 acres of land in
Washoe County from the Sierra Nevada
Wood and Lumber Company. They
will begin search for mysterious cop
per and gold deposit said to have been
found years ago on this land by a man
named Barclay, who refused to make
the location known to the Hobarts, who
own the land. The lease may result in
wonderful discovery. Every inch of
the ground will be prospected, it is said.
The story Of the tabled mine is one of
the fireside tales Of Nevada and Cali.
fornia miners and generations have
yearned 20 find the spot where the
wealth of metal lies. 1t was in the COS
came frequently into Washoe and
Franktown and among the Indians,
bearing with him crosses and anchors
of beaten copper. They were made of
native copper and their size indicated
that they were taken from a place
where the metal lay in huge blocks.
Many of the old residents of Washoe
still retain some OF these crudely made
specimens.
In the 70s or sos q man related to
Barclay brought in large quantity of
pure native copper in sacks, but he.
too. refused to divulge the location of
the deposits.
About IL pears ago one Of the Bar
clays and man named Wilbur while
out hunting found native copper and
free gold. but the estate would not per-
nit them to prospect freely. The land
was prospector-proof. 1t was patented
away back in '73. and the title is traced
back to Sioux half breed scrip, which is
onsidered bedrock.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-29
Well Repaid for Courteous Act

Atlanta, Georgia. July 30 A courte-
Gus act on the part of William X.
O'Neil of inbridge, Georgia, has been
re rewarded by fortune. When Omen
exchanged lower for an upper sleeping
car berth with J. T. Young OF OAKLAND
California. four years ago when the TWO
men were en- route to Florida, where
Mr.. Young was going for his health
he thought little Of the incident. EV''
IDENTIFY Mr.. Young considered it great
favor, for in his will he left $50, 600 to the
Georgia young man. who Is 20 years
old. O'Neil was in Atlanta the other
day when informed of his good fortune
by a son Of Mr.. Young. who had come
to Georgia to look for him.