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The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
RISE OF TWO WATERS.
Heads of Ritx-CarltOn and Rector
Carried Trays Six Years Ago.

Heads Of Ritx-CarltOn and Rector's
Carried Trays Six Years Ago.
From New York Sun.
Two men who used to be underwait-
ers less than half dozen years ago in
Americans are now managers Of the
restaurants of the two newest hotels in
New York and both have '.arrived' in
an unusual fashion. They are Keller of
the Ritz-Carlton and Nagel Of the Rector
When Keller was carrying trays in the
Carlton grill room Nagel was doing the
same thing upstairs.
When the idea OF sea-going restau-
ant was conceived by the Hamburg
American Line in conjunction with the
Carlton Hotel Company Keller and Ma
gel were selected for the Amerika. the
first ship so equipped. Then. when the
Kaiserin Auguste Victoria was built
Keller was put in charge OF her restau-
rant, while Nagel was left in charge of
sci. Nagel quit the sea not long ago to
become maitre d'hotel at the Knicker-
booker, and buying house in a suburb
citizen. Keller stuck to the ocean un-
til the Ritz-Carlton people wanted him
ashore on this side. and when Mr.. Rec
tor wanted a manager for his new res
taurant Nagel applied for and got the
Job. Many of the first class restaurants
Of New York are filled with faces that
few years ago were familiar to Ameri-
can visitors at the most fashionable res
taurantS Of London and Paris,
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Greenwich Time.

From the Manchester Union.
Standard time has been so long in use
everywhere in the United States that
most people appear to have forgotten. IL
they ever knew. that it was based upon
the time at Greenwich. The hour dvi-
sions were so arranged that New York.
or Eastern time. is exactly five hours be-
hind London: Central time is six hours
behind London. and so on. The tend
ency is evidently almost universally to
accept the Greenwich meridian as the
starting point, and to base all calculations
of time on it. Although the United States
maintains its own observatory at WASH
ington. and prepares its own nautical
data. nevertheless, for all practical pur-
poses Greenwich time and calculations
based on Greenwich time. are universally
used in both the navy and the merchant
marine. While il might reasonably be
expected that there would be some SEN
timent and national prejudice against
the acceptance of Greenwich time as the
standard all over the world. the practical
benefits OF a universal standard are too
obvious to be ignored.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
ONLY F0RTY-sIX POSTAL BANKS
Little Thrift Will Be Encouraged
Unless More Are Opened.

II was probably natural that the postal
savings bank should make a small be
ginning. Great reforms and innovations.
wrung by popular demand from a re-
luetant political party, can hardly be
expected to start off as if the steel trust
something with life in it were the
motive power behind. This is not to
say that the Post-office Department has
brought forth a very small mouse after
its mountainous lahors. 1t has forty-six
postal banks now in operation. They are
all located in the small cities Probably
they do not measure up to the platform
promise to establish postal savings
bank system for the convenience of the
people and the encouragement Of thrift
Very few people will be convenienced and
very little thrift encouraged by forty
six banks in forty-siX small cities.
But the wedge has entered. Rural free
delivery grew up in few years from
nothing to point where it became the
greatest influence in rural social prog
ress. The postal savings bank will grow
similarly. 1t is not unlikely to exert
vast influence on banking and present
financial methods We must not belittlc
Mr.. .Hitchcock's forty-six little establish
ments They are destined to precede
thousands Of big establishments despite
him if not because of him.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
BERNESE ONION MARKET
UNIQUE BILINGUAL FAIR

But onion market is not only for the
busy hausfrau of Berne. The real dyed
in-the-wool Eernese father has his part
IN it, too. He gallantly invites his better
half to meet him at his favori:e inn after
her fatiguing bout with the willy Wister-
lacher folk and partake with him of the
special dishes that are appropriate to
the day. To whet their appetite they begin
with kidneys. either stewed OF grilled.
But the chief dish. the historic dish. the
dish that crowns the ray, is the onion
pie. Oh. source of joy, whose proSaic
name does but family hint at your succu
lence, Tic undercrust * Il creation of
lightest flakes. and the filling sort of
apotheosiS of an unsweetened custard
pie with slices of onion thickly scattered
through il
opens its noisy portals. Herr one can
partake of all the JOYS of a miniature
Mid way: here are merry-go-rornds. tir-
type galleries. shooting galleries. mon ing
pictures. trained animals. q. Here the
mud is knee C"ep. the r:OISe deafen:nE.
the glare binding. while the peasants
jostlc and crowd and the balloon and
whistle man plies his deadly trade. Her.
a child can catch measles. whooping
cough. and scarlet fever without the
slightest trouble and hirnsr the good
Eernese father takes mis- wife after their
supper.
On seeing them mount one of the mer-
ry-go-rourdS and sit in a sort of pagoda
that turns and rocks or an Independent
pivot as the whole thing UhiZZeS around.
one is tempted to ex2laim. I'll. YOU
onion pie But onion market comes
only once year and il is I joy to see
the smiles and eaEo-ncss i: brings to a
certain class of simple Ba-ncse folk.
whose faces the whole year round arc
somber with deep thoughts to how to
make both ends meet and PIT soT:ethng
in the hank heSides
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
BY FLANEUR.

The French system of loaning funds to
agriculturists upon favorable terms has
been such a pronounced success in that
country that it is of more than ordinary
interest TO read what the French depart
ment of agriculture has to say on the
subject.
The reason for establishing system
| of agricultural credit was to enable farm
ers who are members Of a local associa-
tion CCaisse Locale, to obtain, on most
favorable terms. advances of money TO
he used in the furtherance of their pur-
suits.
Created by the law Of 1883. which de-
voted to agriculture the funds provided
by the advance of 40. .O0O. 900 francs iagreed
to by the Bank of France and increased
since by the share of its profits which
that establishment annually pays over
for this purposeI. agricultural credit al
ready has developed in satisfactory
manner though in certain districts un-
juStifiable prejudice exists against the
use Of the credit
1t is a well-known fact that in business
the most important houses habitually
make use Of their credit but people do
not forget quickly the ruin of landowners
VINO, having got into difficulties through
bad management or imprudent Specula-
ton. sought. in credit obtained at a usu-
rious rate. a remedy for their precarious
position. Thus il many French villages
the farmer who has recourse to credit
is considered as being IN an unfavorable
financial position. Under these circum-
stances many who are desirous OF pre-
serving that good reputation. which as
sures them public consideration. avoid
having recourse to credit.
Boon for Small Holders.
These difficulties. however. disappear in
places in which mutual agricultural cred
it has been organized by men friendly to
progress. but watchful withal of their
own interests. Small holders. whose re-
sources are limited but whose honesty
and knowledge of their business is un-
doubted, are found ready to borrow
money. And often even it is found that
well-to-do landowners. having found il
advisable to ask for an advance have
preceded the small borrower at the local
institutions
Some farmers have insufficient capital
at their disposal. These are aided by
the use of credit in their purchase Of
stock artificial manure. or well selected
seed. that when the harvest comes and
receiving the return for their labors.
they are easily enabled to pay off the
advance
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
BY ETHEL THERESA HUGLI-CAMP

Written for The Washington Heraldl
If the folk of Berne were the least bit
uncertain whether winter had come or
not, they would have all their doubts set
at rest by tn" smell of onion that per
~ades the arcadrd streets. For the last
Monday in November is the historical
day, set apart from time immemorial
marking the end of autumn and the be-
ginning of winter . where the thrifty
housewives OF these parts buy their Win
ter supply of vegetable roots that are to
he kept in the cellar and feed the faTni-
Iy until spring. King OF roots. the onion
has given its name 10 this special mar
ket day. although beetS satisfy. celery
root turnipS and wall:uts also abound.
There are thousands of tresScS of them.
ranging from III" little fellows known as
"nearl onions, to the big ones that rival
Bermudas. They line the streets in re-
Gular breastworkS. presided over by their
growers. peasants from Wistelach. most
of whom never come to BerHe, but on
this one day. The WistciacherS are an
interesting hilingual folk a remnant of
the old Savoyards They live on the slopes
Of Mount Nuilly. about an hour from
Berne. a fertile hill that rises between the
Lakes of Ne"fChatel and OF Murten.
When they don't give their home its
French name. Nuilly. they speak of il a.
WiStcIach IT. means the same thing. 1t
is odd to know peopde who are bilingual.
They begin to tell you stories in German.
strike French word. and 90 on in that
lancuaC" without stopping to take breath.
Then they viii want a word. perhaps like
''coZy'' or ''homeiike'' which has no sat
isfyinG equivalent in FrenCh-Zip.--out it
comes in German and they Sal!op on in
Eutturals.
One WfsteIacher said TO me:
''Mais oui, madame ceS onions sont
.xcelIents urd sic. halte' Sich ;,uet Wenn
ma sic racht i-challeret''
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
THE CALCULATING LOVER.

Prose doth with Poetry warfare wage.
And Fact to%ancy shows its fist.
How sweet it is Of science to stage
The auditor amorist
But. lovers. to this legend list.
Lest yOu adopt THIS scheme malign
And have to c1lrse The scientist
Who bids you count to sixfy-nine!
Once Strephon thought to play the sage:
She felt his fingers artful twist
But she had read hat printed Iase
And clearly understood its gist
Fire filled those CRIBS Of amethyst
Ere he could say BE mine. Be mine"
She thundercd: Did keep this tryst
To hear you cuuht to s;xty-nine:
why my right hand you TINS engage
! know'-this word she almost hissed;
The way to tell q iady's age
You've Learnt: bsit one thing you have missed
Her years when found does that assist
Her rage precisely 10 define?
Go ask that silly journalist
II boiling point is sixty-ninc!
ENvOI
Good sir. YOU may release my wrist
Your cautious love ] must decline;
Farewell. but 4 you still exist
Call rUurd when ! an sixty-pincv'
-Wotminste9 Gasette.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
High Wages Come to Stay.

Prom the Srrlngfeid Republican,
That labor must undergo a liquidation
or wage reduction, following the stock
market liquidation of the year. is belief
which has found some acceptance in
financial circles. But it is to be noticed
that the latest great wage revision-that
of the Western locomotive engineers-is
in an upward and not downward direc-
ton. The railroad managers are evidently
not very confident respecting the sound
ness of the said belief. They seem to
think that the high wages. as well as the
high prices. have come to stay for at
least a while longer.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
The World. Largest Clock.

From London Chruricle
Liverpool will soon be able to boast
Of possessing tn" largest clock in the
world which is to be installed in the new
offices of ,he Royal Liver Society's Build
ings in that city. Here are few figures
regarding this clork. which will occupy
a position 30 IT. from the ground.
Each of its four dials measures - #.
in diameter. the minute-handS being II IT.
long and ; II. at their greatest width.
The total weight of the framework for
each dial is no less than 81: tons. and
cwt. of opal glass has been used for
each dial. The minute-spaceS are II in.
apart. and the hour-markS. which take
the place of the usual numerals. are .
II. in. in length. Perhaps better
idea of the size of each dial may be
gathered when it is mentioned that fifty
people recently sat down to luncheon
round the face
Owing to the clocks exposed position.
it has been necessary. in order safeguard
against the worst conceivable weather.
to construct each opal face to withstand
a wind pressure of over II tons. An in
teresting fact regarding this clock is that
it was designed and constructed in the
works of Messrs. Gent & Co, of Lei
ceSter.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
FRENCH LOAN BANKS PROVE
GREAT BOON TO THE FARMERS

However, no matter how prudent they
may have been in estimating their annual
outlay. it is impossible for them to be
certain that the balance between receipts
and expenditures may not be upset by
one of those events. the risk of which
always ought to be guarded against.
Thus a horse or COW. Unexpectedly lost
through illness or accident may have to
be replaced. 1t frequently happens also
that sharp frosts destroy autumn sowings
and render fresh sowIngs necessary in
the spring. Finally disadvantageous
state of the market directly after harvest
or the vintage may compel the farmer to
keep his crop for some time waiting for
better prices
A Cooperative Plan.
The cultivator who has had the good
sense to associate himself through the
payment OF a small sum Of money with
a local agricultural credit bank 'caisse
locale) has. when such an event happens.
the means of obtaining the advance which
he requires. He is no longer Obliged. as
formerly. to make economies which have
always an injurious influence on the feed
ing OF his stock. on the quantity Of ma
nure he uses or the quality OF his seed.
and. above all. he Is not compelled to go
StSIctly " tIe usuieI. III the SSSc VI tii''
great aSriculturists who carry in their
cultivation on a large scale. il is well
understood everywhere in France that
they have generally been lie first to
profit by agricultural credit. and that they
remain its most faithful clients. The
utility of its institution is better estab-
lished by this evidence than by the ablest
arguments
| desire to add that the moral standing
of person who has obtained a loan
from a local caisse is not weakened On
the contrary. this loan is a witness
to the confidence which his character and
standing inspire. I am quoting a few of
the thousand authentic examples of these
loans to explain practically how the sys-
TEN works:
How the System Works.
I'm the department of Loiret- Cher a far
mer had to pay a sum Of l,500 francs in
the month of November. 1902. To provide
this sum he had $40 bushels Of wheat to
sell. but wheat was then very low. Our
man desired much to borrow the sum he
needed in order to he able to wait for
better market in which to sell his wheat
A friend to whom he confided his troubles
said to him: Why do you not go to the
caisse of agricultural credit? The farmer
went to the society. who admitted him
as a member of the Department Syndi-
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
CENTENARIES OF 1911.
NOtnbI-s of Last Century Whose An
niversaries Will Occur.

Ftrsn St. Louis Globe D,mocrat:
Nobody has called 1871 a year of great
babies as 1909 was No LincOlns. Tenny-
sons DarwinS or other great world per-
sonages were born In lsll. A few persons
who had a hand in shaping history.
Among them were Charles Sumner, Ho-
race Greeley and Wendell Phillips. The
centenaries of these and Of other great
characters are to be celebrated this year.
Some of them will he observed not only
at the birthplace and the residence OF
those persons. but at many other places.
Earliest on the list of these celebrations
for 1911 was that of Sumner. which took
place on January s. Boston. New York.
Philadelphia. Chicago and other cities OBJ
served the birth anniversary of that anti
slavery leader. In the lapse of time Sum-
ners name has faded from the popular
recollection. TO a large degree. as also mas
that of Phillips. With the passing of the
issue which brought both of them to the
front their names have receded farther
and farther into the shauow. Sumner has
been dead nearly thirty-seven years. and
nearly twenty-nine years have elapsed
since the departure of Phillips. Both
were refOrmerS and idealiStS, who did a
great work in assisting to arouse the
public conscience against the vice and the
folly of slavery. But the thirteenth
amendment to the Constitution has
been on the books for forty-five years.
and with its enactment the Stars and
Stripes ceased to he the Haunting lie
which Phillips called il. Sumner hgured
with some prominence in the reconstruc-
ton of the eleven ex-Confederate states.
but that episode, too is so far back In
time that millions of men who went to
the polls two months ago were born since
then, and know of it only as they have
read of it or heard of il.
Greeley'S centenary. which comes on
February ). will attract more attention
than those of either Sumner or Phillips.
At his birthplace in New Hampshire. in
New York. the place of his activity, in
him. and in many other places the natal
anniversary of that eminent journalist
will be observed. Every big newspaper
in the United States. on February 3. will
have editorial mention of Greeley. AS
the founder of one of the leading Whg
and Republican newspapers. which is still
one of the most conspicuous of American
journals and as its editor for a third of
century. Greeley was large factor in
shaping public sentiment from 1910 to his
death in 1872. In an era of personal jour-
nalism. much of it of a high type in
ability, courage and usefulness TO the
country. Horace Greeley was a fine eN-
emplar of that order of editor in his best
estate.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
THE TOWER OF CHIMES ATSINGAPORE

Mr.. James T. Dubois United States
consul general at Singapore Straits Set
Elements. pleads guilty to the charge OF
writing poetry. Away off in that i'm
portant trading port. situated at the
southern extremity Of the Malay PENN
sula. the consul general was the speaker
OF the evening at the observance
of the American Thanksgiving Day.
which was held in the Methodist Episco-
pal Church of Singapore.
Among the many things for which the
residents of that city should be thankful.
Singapore. which hang in the stately bel
fry tower of Victoria Memorial Hall.
Once said the consul. Il was seated
on the deck of a man-of-war in the har-
Dor. 1t was beautiful moonlight night
and all was calm and still. Suddenly the
chimes of Singapore struck the hour Of
10. the notes floating over the bay and
sounding tn" sweetest melody. it seemed
10 me. that | had ever heard. Under
the spell of their music i jotted down a
few lines
MIR. Dubois then proceeded to read his
impressions of the chimes OF Singapore
and il is needless to say that his address
and poem were received with prolonged
applause.
The poem referred to was published in
a far Eastern paper and is as follows:
THE CHIMES OF SINGAPURA.
There stands stately English tower
Where wild Sumatras blow;
Where sway the graceful crcra palms
In splendent sunset glow:
Where east and west the waters meet
With nr>tless cbb and how
And myriad arrusies Of trade
Tnc.lIng CIrnc and 60.
Tkerp England her Rafies
Some ninety years ago.
Their the stiffness Of the night.
Like some forgotten lay.
Drift. slow winged from the belfry tower.
And float ac,Ss the hay
Waves of celestial measure
Crest with luilins melody.
OF all the bells ] love well
None sound - dear TO ne
As the chimes Of SinRapua
Waiting nj uSic DER the sra
Beneath the start Southern Cru0
Above the wrdant lea
The tElls Of SingapIra
Send the sweetest notes to me.
FIr merchant ,rinoe and ccpe man.
For rrics, and rreacher ton.
Ard man of white and man of black
And Of yellow hue
Y"u strike the RAISING moments
With measured tone and true:
You toll the knc of diving hours
Fnr creed and caste.
Ard voi~r their ceas-ess merging
With the rnrcturning past
Oh. Bells of SirgaJaIra
MAY voices never fan
To tell in rhythmic measure,
The wonder waking tale
OF the march Of fair Ma!aya.
Queen Of the Eastern seas.
The brightest gem in Bntons crown.
The golden Chersnnese-
OF all the bells love we'll
None dear to me
As the chimes Of Sirgapu1
Sounding DER the trofic lea
Reneath the fve-stared Southern Crpss
Above the moprit
The Bells of SinSaEura
Send the sweetest notes to me.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15

I cate of AgriculturiStS, and Of the local
Caisse of Agricultural Credit for the Can
ton. A week afterwards he received the
advance which he needed and signed a
note, repayable in three months. bearing
interest a, per cent. This was at the
end of October. wien the bushel Of wheat
was selling for 3 francs. In December
the price rose to SO francs. Our man
sold his 500 bushels and made an extra
profit of 10 francs. After deducting the
interest on l.I0 francs at 4 per cent for
thrte months, that is. 10 francs. it is seen
that. thanks to agricultural credit. this
farmer was able to make profit of l3o
francs.
Another example An agriculturist had
harvested great quantity OF straw and
fodder. which he could only sell at a low
price He had not the capital necessary
to buy stock to rear to fatten. The
caisse of agricultural credit at Chartres
furnished him with necessary capital.
At the end OF some months the increased
value of the stock gained him profit
much larger than what he could have OBJ
tained from the sale of his straw and
food stufTs. and there remained to him.
besides. all the manure which the animals
produced
At Baume-leS- Danes ,Douhs, at Lam
gres CHaute- MarneI and at Nancy. the
agricultural caisseS have enabled their
members to buy stock. This is much
more advantageous for them than taking
the animals on hire from those who let
them out.
Plan Fast Expanding.
Besides this. in many places the sorie-
ties of agricultural credit not only lend
to agriculturists but to syndicates for
the purchase Of manure. Of reproductive
animals of implements. &c. all of which
are sold to members of the syndicate at
very low figures.
In other ways these local societies also
have expanded. They may advance to
mutual societies which insure against the
death of stock tn" money which they
need to pay the claims made on them
without waiting till the end Of the year
Finally. in many places agriculturalists,
who have grouped themselves together
into cooperative societies. have obtained
advances at long terms to create OF carry
on butter factories. oil presses. distil-
leries. starch factories. and many other
enterprises. Other similar associations
are well on the road.
All of which shows that the question Of
agricultural credit ought not to be unim-
portant TO any farmer in this country.
and that it would be to the interest of
many among our agricuturists TO work
for the establishment Of similar loan
banks in our rural communities.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
Truth and Paradox.

When a man is taken in. he is put out.
single Honduras mahogany tree will
sometimes realize $11.Oo; worth Of boards.
Like a savage. the average man, on
having words with his wife. rushes
straightway for his club.
Egyptian mummies sometimes have
teeth quite cleverly filled with gold.
The reason rich men have so many
friends Is because they are capital fell
lows.
Banana juice makes a very fine indel-
ible ink.
Hermits. IS a rule, have dispositions
like vinegar, or. rather like ascctic acid.
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
A BOOmaePanG.

From the Catholic Standard and Timea
What's the matter with your head"
asked the first bunco man.
"A farmer 1 met to-day just banged
me there with his carpet-bag." replied
the other
1T must have been a pretty hard car
pet-bag."
Yes. it had a gold brick in 1t that
sold him yesterday" ~
The Washington herald., 1911-01-15
II DR.. Cook Had knOwn.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Ii is apparent. now that old DR.. Cook
submitted his proofs to the wrong
tribunal. Had he presented them to
Julius Caesar Burrows. rector" Of the
Senate Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions, he would have received a gold
medal instead of ounce. The Docs
observations" were miracles Of accuracy
ccmpared with the observations taken by
the political naviSafnra who explored the
Lorimer case.