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The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-15
FRENCH AMBASSADORS WIFE
Nine. Jusserand, Who Was an Amer
lean Girl and Does Credit to
Our Country.

One of the most courteous and sue
cessful hostesses in the diplomatic
corps in Washington is Nine. Jusser-
and, wife of the French ambassador.
She was an American girl, the daugh-
ter of G. T. Richards, Boston banker.
her maiden name being Elsie Rich
ards. Apparently American women
are peculiarly adapted to fulfill the
duties of an ambassadress, for there
have been many matrimonial alliances
between young women of this country
and foreign diplomats.
Before her husband was promoted
to Washington, and while he was min
lister to Denmark, Nine. Jusserand
presided over his legation in Copen-
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-15
Our National Anthem.

The president of the, Chicago board
of education is much worked up over
his belief that few people, young or
old, know what the national anthem
is. AS a matter of fact no one, not
even the complainant, knows what the
national anthem is, because there is
none authoritatively selected. He
thinks THE StarSpangled Banner" is.
Others with just as muck authority
say it is America" a third class de-
clares It is Hail Columbia" a few
hold out for Mrs. Howe's Battle
Hymn" and the southerners make it
Dixie" But in sober fact, while We
have a variety of claimants. We have
no established national anthem. 1t Is
too bad that we are thus handicapped
among nations, and none the less de-
plorable that the United States is SO
lacking in musical talent. Evidently
Fame is in ambush for some one. but
.he old girl is as tickle as ever. or
aIaa going tn saeh-
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-15
I AGED TREASURY EMPLoYE
Man Dead Whose Deft Fingers Once
Counted Two Million Dollars In
Ninety Seconds.

George w. Marlor, cashier and as
sistant treasurer OF the United States
subtreasury. a veteran OF the Seventh
regiments Civil war roll and for 46
years attached to the Wall street
stronghold OF government funds. died
a few days ago at his home at Roselle.
N. J.
Mr.. Marlor had handled billions of
dollars OF American money-proba-
bly, more money than any man who
ever lived in the United States-and
his deft fingers held many records for
speed In counting bills. Once he
counted s2.000.000 in notes in 90 sec
onds. The $10.000,0O0 purchases of
gold from the Bank of England, or the
Bank OF France, that sometimes come
under his Jurisdiction when the gold
was brought to the assay Office. were
small routine matters to him and he
handled them with as much ease and
freedom as though they involved moth
ing more important than the purchase
OF pound OF tea. Let a counterfeit
one dollar bill find its way into the
realm of the financially elect and his
"a manu- anu cyC IL OhN
from its legitimate fellows with un-
erring accuracy. His sense Of touch
was 80 acute that he could tell the
good from the bad instantly without
looking at the face of the bills.
Mr.. Marlor came from the Metro
politan bank to the government serv-
ice. He had been a clerk in the bank
up to 1865. when. on May 16. of that
year. John A. Stewart, who was United
States treasurer under the Lincoln ad-
ministration, gave him a place at the
subtreasury.
He began as a counter of money.
and 1t was his work in this capacity
that brought him before his superiors
and the public as a remarkably accu-
rate, fast and intelligent worker. An
idea of the amount that had to be
bounted and handled may be gained
from the statement that 1t was neces-
sary to count s2S2 100000 when Mr..
Terry was given the place of Mr..
Fish.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-15

hagen with great success. An ambas-
sadress necessarily has much. infiu-
ence with her husband and often
shares with him official secrets of
great Importance. Naturally, to be
successful in such position wom-
an must possess cleverness, tact and a
fine sense of humor. With these quail
tiles and all others that are to be
desired in a charming woman, Nine.
Jusserand is abundantly blessed.
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-15
nNlekr LIS Some Joker.

An Ohio farmer who wrote that he
owned nine cows and asked Repre-
sentative Longworth to send him
government exterminator for flies. re-
ceived the following reply;
Sorry, but l. too. am in quest or
the same thing. have no COWS, but
I have a bald head. Sometimes l wish
were a COW instead Of a congress
man"
The Colorado statesman., 1911-07-15

In a trade with
probably the very
smallest competi-
ton in the world.
He ia the official
bone man" OF
the government
or In other words
the expert In
charge If the
work of cleaning
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
KIND CAPTAIN KIDD.
His WlcEcdness and Buried Treasure
Both Said to Be Myths.


doomed Ia an infamy undeserved.
his name Redeemed with crimes he
never committed and made wildly rO-
mantle by tales OF treasure which he
did not bury. Captain William Kidd is
fairly entitled to the sympathy of POS
tcrity AMI The apologies; OF all the bal
lad makers :.::,. alleged historians who
have obScurcd the facts in Il cloud of
fable.
Fate has played the strangeSt tricks
with the memory of this seventeenth
century seafarcr. who never cut 4
throat nor made victim walk the
plank who was no more than an ANA
teur pirate in an era when this inter
cS:iI;~ profession was in its heyday
and who WAS hanged at Execution dol
for ii." excessively unromantic crime
of cracking the skull of his gunner
with Il wooden bucket because. for
Soo,h. his majeSty'S officers were IN
able Ia prove their charges of piracy.
~ for The riches of Captain Kidd.
the ORIGINAL G"cnT"nf" - his case. pre-.
sc:vc,! amun- IT." Sia!" Papers of the
I:.lii,- record office in London. relate
viii Hsuch detail what booty n" had
and Ylat he did with il. Alas. they
reveal the fuiuritv of the searches aft
er tie :,iuUt sea chest buried above
high water mrr!; The only authen-
tic Kidd Treasure WAS dug UP and in,
ycntorird '::".r. Than c0b years ago. nor
has the slightest clcw 10 any other
been found since thcn.-''l;Omanccs of
Buried Treasure" in Metropolitan Mag,
avinp
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
OUTWlTTED THE ORlENTkLs.
An Experience With ne Customs
Official, at kcrn.s shah

In eastern lands the collecting OF
customs dues iS attend Ell with per
haps more than ordinary fraud. In
his BOOB. ''E'rDnl Batum 10 i;:IGht!ad.
Mr.. w. T. Hart il has told his cXpc..
ence with the c&StoInS officers of k"r
manshah. The incident had lis cn:i
ical feature rs we'll as its serious ;cS
son:
Two hours later than | has! intended
we made Il start ana. proceeding" through
the long tunnel-like baZaarS. emerged
from the town. Here fate had annoy
ance i'm store for me. Vt the local Gus.
tom house the guards wanted TO search
us and make us pay duty on our scanty
baggage.
/ had hired a mule 10 carry our sad
dlebags as far rs Baghdad. using the
owner of the mule. Il willy old Arab
who accompanied us. rs guide. These
two, mule and man. the guards abSo-
lutely refused TO let pass without my
bestowing a perfectly illegal and illog-
ical bakSheeSh. This StoutIy refused
to do. and. knowing that i'm tie east a
show of temper is of no avail. l swal-
lowed my wrath and argued coolly and
collectedly with the soldiers
Soon they confessed that they had
no right to touch either me or any
animal of mine. but they maintained
that the mule and the rider were both
Arabs and that therefore | could not
interfere.
This WAS just what I wanted. and
solved the matter in a minute. put
the Arab on my horse and rode his
mule. There was no question about il
then. The guards on their own con,
fession could stop neither me nor my
horse. and we rode 9Gietly on amid
the laughter of the Den 10 change
our mounts again fifty yards past the
custom house.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
BLITZ WAS MODEST.
Vet Webster Wouldn't Give the N

Vet Webster Wouldn't Give tho Ma.
gieian a Treasury Job.
During the presidency Of Mr.. Tyler
I had occasion to call on Daniel Web
ster, then secretary Of state.
CHANGING ut my card. he turned and
readily extended his hand with, "Wel-
come, signor! No hocus pocus among
my papers," covering them with his
arms.
I After explaining to him MY object
received the required information. VIC
laughed and chattcd 4 few minutes.
and / was about to retire when I NEIL
toned that l was an applicant for
Office and hoped could rely upon his
influence in the matter.
"You, n magician. an Office seeker.
sisnor:"
There is only one. sir, 1 aspire to;
all others l should refuse without re-
gard to their emoluments."
swell. what one is that?" questioned
the great statesman i'm his deep and
powerful voice.
Counting the treasury notes. Mr..
Webster"
"The treasury notes. signor:"
"Yes, sir You might give me 1OO,-
300 to count and watch me closely, but
you would find only 5000 when I re-
turned them"
''Signor." he exclaimed. with lively
animation. there is no chance for
you; there are better magicianS here
than you. For there would not be
JO,OOO left after their counting:-
From Life and Adventures Of Signor
Blitz."
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
Real Accommodations.

Olga, Swedish maid of all work. had
curiously defined ideas regarding prop.
erty rights. although she had no ir.
tention Of being at all dishonest On
one occasion when it was Olga's after
noon out her mistress said to her
when she was about to depart from
the house:
"Olga, / can't find those handsome
silk stockings of mine. Have you seen
them:"
Eyes, ma'am, l have them on. |
know you stay home today and do not
need them. You can have a pair of
mine to wear yoost around home if
you hat none."-Minneapolis Journal
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
The Snail and the Screw.

1t is no doubt true that nearly all hu,
man Inventions have been suggested
10y natural objects. NJ. Charles Ere
mont Of the French SclIoo! of Mines
points ont an interesting example
in the case of the screw. the fun
damcntli idea of which. he believes.
wa; Suggested 10 primitive man bv the
SpiIa. she'll uf the edible snail. 1t was
not III" SLAP" of the shell that suggest
cd the screw. but The spiral motion
which it * necessary Ia give TO the
body "f the snail in order to with
draw il from the shell. This ut once
showed that an object of a screw
shape embedded i'm Il solid powerfully
resisted attempts TO Withdraw it by i
straight pull The hint WAS enough.
and the screw became one of the ear
Hest of mans NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Companion
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
WHISTLER IN A RAGE.
Lady Meux Made Him Fairly Spluttss
With Anger. !

Whistler painted three portraits of
Lady Mcux. one of which. the Sable
Picture Of Lady Meux.' is missing.
That one was the third for which
Lady MeuX SIT TO the eccentric artist.
The other two are described in the
Pennclrs life of the artist as among
his most distinguished portraits. Lady
Meux twas handsome. Of more luxu-
RANT type than the women who usual
ly sat to him." and he found for her
harmonies appropriate to hcr beauty
The first was IN Arrangement In
White and Black which few people
have seen. There is sumptuOusnesS
in the black of the slladOwy back
ground and the velvet gown. i'm the
white Of the fur of the long cloak.
that Whistler never surpassed. Wits
tier was pleased with it and spoke of
it as his beautiful Black Lady Lady
MeuX was SO we'll satisfied that she nj
once sat for 4 second portrait. This
time the harmony was in Flesh Col
or and Pink afterward changed to
Pink and Gray"
The missing portrait was smaller.
So far as the artists biOsraphers
could find out. it was never finished.
The explanation is probably to be
found in this story. quoted in the
Life" from Mr.. Harper Pennington:
The only time saw Jimmy stump
ed for reply was ut 4 sitting Of
Lady Meux Gor the portrait i'm sablcs).
For some reason Jimmy became nerv-
Gus - cXasperatCd and impertincnt.
Touched by something he had said, her
ladyship turned softly toward him and
remarked quite softly. See here. Jimmy
Whistler. YOU keep a civil tongue IN
that head of yours or l will have in
some one TO finish those portraits you
have made Of me- with the faintest
emphasis on finish Jimmy fairly
danced with rage. He came up to
Lady MeuX. his long brush tightly
grasped and actually quivering in his
hand, held tight against his side. He
stammered, spluitered and finally
Sasped out: How dare you? How
dare you:' But that. after all. was
not an answer. was it? Lady Meux
did not sit again. Jimmy never spoke
of the incident aftcrward. and was
sorry to have witnessed it."
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
A Chanoed Man.

Admiral Caps. addressing a temper.
nnce society. told story of one Of
The best men he had ever known. who
quickly went from bad to worse be-
:ause of excessive drinking until he
became total wreck.
'One evening" said the admiral.
this prcmaturcly old. thin. worn out
nan with red trimmed eyes. said. 'YoC
are good. true. noble woman Jenny.
ind should have married better man
than I'm
Looking ut him and thinking of
what he once had been she quickly
answered, I did. lanes. New York
Tribune
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
HaIlueinations of Henbane.

Henbanc bears IL remarkable rcputa-
ton for creating the most cxtraOrdi-
nary Authorizations. DR.. IIOultOn re.
latcs that some monks who ate the
roots 10y mistake for parsnipS trans
formed their monastery into lunatic
asylum. Ono monk rang the bell for
mathis ut midnight. and of those %:
the community who attended some
could not read. others "fancicd the
letters We're running about like ants.
and some read what was not in their
books. Even the cyhalatiOnS from
these pretty hut very poisonous flow
ers produce these weird cffccts.-Wcst-
minister Gazette
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
BOILED BANKN0TEs.
Caustie Soda Usnd to Destroy Wes0
Out French Currency.

Sut 6TSUSU SoVb0UCys
Everybody knows that WORKOUT
banknotes in this country are destroy
ed by maceratiOn at the treasury de-
partment, but the manner in which the
notes of the Bank of France are de-
stroyed is probably not SO well known.
at the head Office of the Bank of
France there is a permanent tribunal
before which all doubtful paper IS
brought. The tribunal writes '.anule"
on the faces of the banknOtes. The
judgment is cOuntersigned by the
treasurer, and they are taken to the
cellars in which the printing Office is
situated. In the presence Of the banks
official they are brought out for an
initiation. Distributed one By one into
baskets. the condemned notes are emp
tied into n great cylinder half filed
with water and caustic soda.
The Orifice Of the cylinder is then
locked and set in motion. II turns for
two days. at the end Of which time
the officials who presided at the be-
ginning IF the operation return to wit
ness the end Of the notes.
Furnished with long spoon, q work
nan thrusts into the depths of tho
cylinder and withdraws a thick, steam
ing liquid. which he pours into thin
basin. Another workman approaches
with a similar spoon, with which be
stirs the stuff around to make sure
not a remnant has been left of the
notes. When the banknote soup has
been reduced to paste IL Is sold for 81
a hundred kilos. about 700 pounds. al
though the paper at one time cost $
for two pOunds.-WashingtO Herald.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
He Wanted the Job.

To the colorcd IlaI who made alp
plication for work he listened and
awaited the finish of the tale of the
applicants qualifications for the job
then stalled in this manner: We'll.
I'd like to give yon the place. but In,
afraid I can't fer you tell me you are
married have special REASONS for
wanting 10 give this position Ia Il sin
gle nian-" Why. boss" exclaimed the
willing wrrE;,r. If da;'S dc "n'y trau
BILE. .ih kin Kit = dlivolirr between now
an wlirn yea ais ready fob me Ia
start in g .iT-.s.i;iui
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
LIGHTNING VERSUS STEAM.
Testing the Telegraph In the Early
Days Of It's Invention.

OdyS OF US IUVSUtuOUs
Years ago. when the electric tele.
graph was new idea and mystery
to the masses. there came trouble one
saturday night I'm the Bank of Eng
land. The business Of the day had
closed and the balance was not right.
There was deficit Of just 600. 1t was
not the money. but the error. that
must he found. For the officers and
the clerks there could he 10 sleep until
the mystery had been cleared up. All
that night and all Sunday a force Of
men were busy: money was surely
gone from the vaults, but no one could
discover whence.
On the following morning clerk
suggested that the mistake might have
occurred i'm packing for the West In
dies some boxes of specie that had
been sent to Southampton for ship
ment His chief acted on the suggeS-
ton. Here was an opportunity to test
the powers If the MISUNDERSTANDING
against steam. and steam with forty
eight hours the start. Very soon the
telegraph asked q man i'm Southamp.
ton. "Has the ship Mercator sailed!"
The answer came back. 'JuSt weigh.
ing anchor"
stop her i'm the queens name"
flashed back the telegraph "She is
stopped" was returned.
Have on deck certain boxes (marks
given. weigh them carefully and let
me know The result" tclcCraphed the
chief
This order was obcycd. and one box
was found to he somewhere about one
pound and ten ounces heavier than its
mates--Just the weight of the missing
sovereigns. "All right. Let the ship
go-' was the next order.
The West India house was debited
with the 600 and the Bank Of Eng
land was at peace asain.-IIarper's
Weekly.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
THE HENPECKED CLUB.
Queer Methods Of a Queer Society In
Lancashire, England.

OF all the queer clubs that exist iE
Queerest i'm Lancashire, England. One
Of these is called the Hcnpcckcd club.
AS the title indicates, its members are
all males. and you can come across n
club in almost every Lancashire town
of any size.
The meetings are held, as Il rule. in
some bar pariOr. and the discussions
are about members and often nom
members who have the reputation Of
being henpccked. When evidence has
been brought to show that Il particular
man has allowed himself to come un-
der his wife's thumb they tax him with
it in the place OF meeting. The presi.
dent delivers lecture on the danger
Of n husband permitting. his wife to
uSurp his position as master. and when
the others have iniorSed his remarks
the person to whom the speeches are
addressed is warned that il he con.
tiuues (" stand the henpccking he will
he made the subject of q dcmOnstra-
ton.
The announcement that "kenpcck-
cd" club demonstration is to take place
is received in the district with mixed
feelings. The men applaud it. and the
local police. recalling similar displays
that led (" trouble. become Il little
anxious. On the evening appointed
the members of the club meet at
public house. where they arm them
selves with all kinds Of household
utensils: then. lei by conccrtina play
ers or a tin whistle hand. they start
streets Of the district.
One man carries broom. another 4
Swab. Il third shovel or Il coal
scuttle or a fender or Il poker. Fire
tOngS. blacklcad brushes. washtubS,
buckets everything used i'm the home.
in facts carried shoulder high. AS
they march along to the music i'm front
and the diScordant changing of their
baggage they sing SnatcheS of songs
In which the name Of the victim &C.
ours often.
The mission Of the verses, which
have been specially composed for The
occasion by Il local poet. is TO hold up
the hcnpcckcd one to ridicule. the rca-
son for the demonstrators bearing the
household goods being. Of course, to
remind him that. having fallen under
petticnat government. lie will quickly
become the slavey.
When they reach the cottage where
their victim resides they form a circle
In front Of the door and sing and
clang their tenders aud coal scuttles
more loudly than ever.
The man inside Is invoked by the
president during Il halt i'm the pro
gram {" he Il man. and join his
brethren. Sometimes if he looks upon
the affair rs more Of joke than any
thing else he does their bidding. and
they reform and march to hcadluar-
tiers with him ut their head. Usually,
however. his wife appears instead
with a bucket Of Soapy water. which
she promptly throws over the demon
stratorS. ar she quickly causes Il clear
nnCc with Il hose pipe.
+" the "nlo"ker IT is just an exhibi-
ton for laughter and nothing more.
but behind the scenes there Is general
ly 81 lot of trouble and heartaching.
A good number nf these .henpecked"
demonstrations have ScIueis i'm police
courts. Sometimes II is an enraged
victim being charged with asSaulting
4 demonstration. hut more often than
not the sequel shows wife appealing
to the magistrate for a separation or
der-LOndon Tit Bits.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
smoking Before Meals.

People will persist in smoking, even
after they have read the following
from that eminent authority. the Lon
don Lancet:
Smoking just before meals is to be
deprecated. because the pungency Of
the pyroligneus products contained IN
tobacco smoke renders the buccal mu-
cOsa insensitive to alimentary stimula-
ton In fact. the effect Is to dull or
abolish the olfactO-gustatory reflex.
thus dcprivinS us of what Pawlow'
rails appetite juice"
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
s. Ror,ro-' G,iiery

"You know Mrs Van elders fam
ly portrait gallery that she started
asst year."
Yes
hice VIII" c'IHr,'cd the wedding pres
pnts when i'rcS;ir Van Glider married
the Oldest l." Graft f'"y til mr that
he recognized seven of The portraits
end they had al done time. whatever
that means lcvcla nd Plain Dealer.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
Self ConfdAnce.

do you believe I'm Ill the views you
hvOcate?''
YES" replied Senator Sorghum.
after som" hesitation. Il do. but
doubt whether "a less Skillful reasoner
than myself would he able tO convince
mc Of the correctness of some OF
th"m "-Washincton Star.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01
A Well Uone Jop.

is she well married!"
Il should cay 80. She's been trying
:or years to get divorce and can't"
Exchange.
The Columbus journal., 1911-03-01

Persistent people begin their success
where others end in faflure.-Edwaro
;gglestOn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
BROUGHT Us A FLAG.

Commander J. R. Ford, Marina.
duke Camp 6l5, u. c. ", presented
The Times with a handsome Confed-
crate Flag upon his return from Little
Rock, Arkansas, where he attended
the Reunion Of the United Confederate
Veterans last week.
= We have had the flag mounted in a
silver gray frame and henceforth il
shall hang in The Times office in
memoriam to the gallant boys in gray
and butternut who so valiantly fought
the battles Of the Lost Cause" under
the ''Stars and Bars"
The ranks of the veterans who wore
the gray are thinning rapidly, but in
the survivors one may still find evil
dence that the same red blood which
coursed SO rapidly through youthful
veins in 81, does not now run slug
gish, and their eyes though dim may
still 1t times flash fire. The writer,
although comparatively youthful, is
proud to number among his warmest
personal friends, many Of the boys
(who win never grow old) who went
through their baptism Of fire on be-
hall Of the Lost Cause. |"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-05-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special Washington Correspond.
ent of The Times.

BY Clyde u. Tavenner. 49,.
Washington, D. C.-Although stand
pat Republicans proclaim that practi-
cally every farmer in the land is
against reciprocity, the fact is that the
recent wonderful growth of the public
sentiment in favor of reciprocity
started with farmers organizations
and the agricultural press of the
nation.
Congressman Ralph w. Moss of
Indiana, a farmer himself, and one
of the best friends Of the agricul-
turists occupying seat in the halls of
Congress, established this fact beyond
successful contradiction in strong
speech delivered on the floor of the
House. Mr.. Moss cinched his point
by presenting the actual resolutions
in which the great organizations of
farmers pledged themselves to work
for reciprocity.
'The great national movement
among the farmers of the United
States to advance reciprocal leQisla-
ton began" said Mr.. Mess, with a
meeting held in the Grand Pacific
hotelin Chicago in 1905. There were
present at the meeting delegates rep
resenting the National Live Stock as
ISOLATION, American Short Horn as
ISOLATION, National Live Stock Ex-
change, Millers' National Federation,
and other great producing and ex-