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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
BY A. w. MACY.

THE HATED HIRED HESSIANS.
Hired Hessians" were much
despised by the Americans dur
ing the Revolutionary war. The
employment of mercenaries, or
foreign soldiers, who fight for
pay, was formerly more common
than II is now. During the Amer
lean Revolution England had
much difficulty in recruiting her
armies, so she made arrange
ments with various petty German
rulers by which they undertook
to furnish troops to serve under
their own officers in America. For
each soldier killed England
agreed to pay ss5, and for each
one wounded s12. She was also
to pay all expenses, and in addi-
ton pay the landgrave OF Hesse
100000 per annum and the other
petty princes in proportion. This
practice was looked upon by the
Americans as degrading and in
famous, and they took particular
delight in Furnishing the hired
soldiers whenever opportunity
offered. The total number of
such troops brought over to
America during the Revolution
was 2s,ss7. of whom about 1900
were killed or mortally wounded.
1854 died from other causes.
about 5000 deserted. and 1888
returned to their European homes
at the end OF the war.
Ccopsrisht. isi1. byJoeD6 3. BowIesJ
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to ingraft upon this District many or
all of the experiences and experiments
of other States will be eagerly seized
upon by legislators, reformers, students
or sociology, and the vendors of ideas
for the uplifting of mankind in gen.
eral. We make the prediction without
fear of successful contradiction. The
desire to use Washington as an ex-
detrimental ground is unfortunately still
widespread.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Frost on Mars.

THE discovery by Prof. Lowell of the
first frost of early autumn on the planet
Mars" says the New York Times,
marks a long step in advance for Ameri-
can astronOmic science. One has to get
up rather early in the morning to dis
cover the first frost on any part Of our
own planet. but 1t has been long known
that Prof. Lowell, in his observations OF
Mars, finds food. drink, and sleep as we'll.
A slight coating OF boar frost on the
surface of a planet 4O.O0oG0O miles away
he detects readily, and ne can even esti-
mate the time that has elapsed between
sunrise on the planet and the dissipation
Of frost. Perhaps there are things on
Mars wise enough to know a frost when
It comes upon them. Probably when the
inhabitants there can build a system OF
irrigation canals covering the entire sur
face, they win know more about frosts
and all other natural phenomena than
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
sinEularIy Aftectionate.

Frurn the ProTidence Journal
The President remarked the other day
in Idaho. II love Judges and I love
COURTS" and on Wednesday he said to an
audience of young men in Minnesota, 81
love baseball, but I also love a fair deal .
Mr.. Taft is singulary affectionate per-
ann
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

The Judge in the Mcnamara case dis
continued it temporarily to try another
case; which reminds us of the trial Of
Warren Hastings, in which the judges
marched but the trial stood still"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

There is a rush for jobs at the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing-well, most
people are anxious for an opportunity
to make money.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Triumph for Common sense.
Act of n Woman Socialist.


According to the Kansas City Times, a
constructive service has been performed
by the Socialist, Mrs May Wood Simons,
wife of a Socialist editor, who called
Gov. Stubs attention to the disregard
of lives in the mining district of South
ern Kansas. Just Indignation" says
the Times, has been aroused in Kansas
some ignorant foreign workers in the
mines. About six unpublished killings
have been committed in Cherokee and
Crawford counties in the past two or
three years. That was very bad, and
so was the selling of liquor to infiame
the perpetrators of those acts of violence.
The governor has done right in wiping
in two months there were seventy-eight
homicides and bodily injuries committed
in Crawford County alone-commftted in
most instances not by ignorant foreign
workers, inflamed by drink, but by pre-
sumably educated mine owners, infiamed
by greed. A few of those deaths may
have been guiltless-that is, unavoidable
homicides. They were avoidable, but
were not avoided, because the owners
broke the law and broke the rules OF
common humanity by refusing TO make
their mines safe for men to work in.
In exposing this worst OF the IawIess-
ness of Crawford County Socialist
woman beat all the rest of Kansas to IL.
And all the rest Of Kansas should be
grateful"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
WILL RIDE TO WASHINGTON.
Long Horseback Journey from Hot
Springs Is Planned.

springs IN flanncu'
From the New York Herald.
Hot Springs, Va. Nov. 13-Long
horseback rides over the mountains,
which have been a feature Of the season
are to be followed by more ambitious
rides by some of the visitors here from
New York and Philadelphia Col ]. NJ.
Peters, of Philadelphia, gave a farewell
supper in the Daniel Boone log cabin
last night. and early tomorrow morn
ing will start with Mr.. B. T. Northern
and a guide on horseback for Washing
ton.
Unlike Mr.. John Philip Sousa. who
rides there with Mr.. ]. w. Hamilton
every spring, and completes the journey
of 300 miles in three or four days with
relays OF horses. Col Peters and his
party will take it leisurely and use but
one set of horses the entire trip. They
will be accompanied by a mountain buck
board containing luggage and servants.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

AS we understand the position Of the
Emperor of Germany. it is that the crown
prince may say what he pleases provided
what he says shall also please the En-
perOr
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

A chimney sweep trust has been formed
in Germany. 1t will soon go up the
fiume.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Senator La Toilette has been in an
automobile accident, but that will not
prevent his trying to take charge of the
band wagon.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

If a man should buy all the wheat in
the world, under the rule of reason his
cake would be dough.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

A Michigan woman who was trying to
starve herself to death could not resist
eating ham and eggs. Perhaps that was
what she was starving for
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

We will not feel thoroughly informed
in regard to the Chinese revolution until
DR.. WI contributes an article concerning
il to the Ladies' Home Journal.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Mr.. Carnegie has given another twenty
five millions to the diffusion of knowI-
edge. Some people consider our present.
day knowledge already too diffuse.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Anyway. Missouri can claim to be
richer than any other State in aspirants
for the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

President Taft may not know the street
number of his Washington residence, but
he thinks II is number one.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
VARIOUS AMBITIONS.

The city fellow tolls away.
And all the while
He keeps increasing day by day
His little pile.
He talks about the country's charm
And hopes some day to buy a farm.
The farmer tills the stubborn soil,
Subdues the sod,
And banks in autumn for his toll
Goodly wad.
And when his pile is sailed down,
He hopes to go and live in town.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Nat Goodwin sticks to his statement
that most Of his marriages were on &C
count of business. He has no business
getting married again.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

The Treasury officials have found out
that business men need a lot of paper
money. So do some who haven't any
business.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

any age is proper provided, OF course,
one is neither too young nor too old.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

TrentinPs rage against Caruso for call
ing her a cake of soap seems to be based
upon the idea that Caruso doesn't care
for IL.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
shakespeare Doesn't Care,

From the Chicago Tribune.
Fortunately for his peace OF, mind.
Shakespeare Is dead AID does not know
what the schooiboys Of Hammond. Ind.
! are saying about him.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

The value of the constitution of China
will depend largely upon the constitution
OF the Chinese courts.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

He may have no fears on the subject,
but just the same we doubt not that
Gov Wilson is quite as well pleased
that the recall is not now operative in
New Jersey.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Washington is the clearing house for
lot of political obligations assumed else
where.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Most people care less about the reform
of the currency than about an oppor-
tunity to observe its present form.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

A lot of dimes, nickels, ana pennies
are being minted for the holidays. The
Christmas collections at the churches
ought to be good.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

The collectors of garbage are on a
strike in New York City. That's sweet
mess.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

The government of city by commits
sion is designed to put the city bosses
out of it.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

We do not discover in the list of lee
lures announced by the National Geo
graphic Society the name of DR.. Cook.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

There is sure to be a lot of talk over
the telephone trusts connections
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

Prominent people IN London are dis
eussing the proper age for marriage. The
consensus Of opinion seems to be that
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Restricting Bills in Legislature.


Says the Ohio State Journal: An
amendment to their constitution was
| adopted by the people of California
last month which provides for the limi-
| tation OF the number Of bills that can
be introduced in the legislature, to-
gether with some definite instructions as
to how those bills may be passed Every
time a bill is offered in the legislature
it becomes an object in the log-rolling
scramble, and whatever its merits or de-
merits it stands as good chance for
adoption as a measure Of merit. A re-
striction on the number of bills offered
will necessitate a committee or tribunal
Of some kind to report what legislation
is most needed and have that attended
to without being switched of by some
mere scheme"
barometer of the Socialist Vote.
Since last Tuesday the Socialists now
have one member of Congress, assembly
men in New York, Rhode Island, and
Massachusetts,: mayors in eleven cities
in Ohio, one in Utah, one in Minnesota,
several in Pennsylvania, and municipal
officers in scores of cities and towns
The Philadelphia North American, COM
menting on 1t, has this to say:
only the hidebound. unintelligent par
tisan can afford to ignore the vote cast
for Socialist tickets throughout the coun-
try last Tuesday. Viewed specifically,
the victories won by the ardent believers
in universal brotherhood and the social
revolution fully justify the prediction of
Congressman Berger that the Socialists
will poll 100000 votes in the next Presi-
Dental election. We do not believe that
they will accomplish 30 per cent of that
feat But we venture our prediction
without scoffing at the Socialist pro-
gramme and with due respect for the
statistical strength of Mr.. Berger's pre-
diction. That there is jubilation among
the disciples of Marx and La Sale is
only natural 1t is an impressive record
Of electoral victories that comes from
Mississippi in the South, Utah in the
West, Minnesota IN the North, and New
England in the East, and intervening
territory"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Modern Conditions.

That speaker is laying down the law
in a very emphatic manner for a candi-
date
He amt candidate. He's the voter.
The candidates are in the audience, and
he's telling them what they've go to do. d"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15

The rebel leaders demand that Pekin
shall fall 1t is being soreIy tempted
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Uncle Pennywise Says.

Some people are always throwing a
scare into themselves about something
or other.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
The Last He Remembered.

From the Charleston News and Courier.
A Charleston cocktail is not exactly
the latest thing, but 1t is the last the
imblber remembers
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Where WINS the Other HaIfr

"All that fuss about finding a worm in
chestnut"
Il wouldn't have complained about
finding a worm. What 1 found was half
a worm"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
PARIS MANSION OF DUCDE
CHARITIES UNDER HAMMER

The townhouse Of the Due de Chartres,
| in Paris, formerly the Hotel Demidon.
was sold under the hammer the other
day at the Palais de Justice for $4,000
francs. The upset price was 10000
francs But two long candles, well pro-
tected from draft, burned to the very
socket before the hammer fell at the
above low figure. Paris realty values
seem to suffer from the uncertainty in
cident to the late Morocco difficulty and
the present precarious near-Eastern stu
| alton. ..-. -
The sale was connected with the divi-
sion of the Due de Chartres' estate be-
tween the FIVE children OF the late
Princess waldemar of Denmark, OF the
Duchesse de Guise, and the Duchesse de
Magenta. The youth of the two younger
Danish grandchildren OF the late due rem
dered the public sale obligatory under
the French law. Only few years ago
an offer of $4,000 francs for the mag
nificent property would have been looked
upon as an absurd joke, but Just now 1t
appears that the owners Of properties
de luxe" are anxious to realize. The
administration threatens a heavy tax on
unearned increments and to assess more
heavily persons who in their style OF
living afford evidence of wealth.
Nine. Sidi-Carnot, a lady of consider
able fortune, and now, Jointly. with her
husband, the owner of the grand castle
of Rochepoft-by far the grandest in Bur-
gundy-has, as the law allows within
given time, bid 10000 francs more than
the sum at which the Hotel Demidof
was knocked down; but as a flaw has
been discovered in her form of applica-
ton, she may not be able to secure this
property. The Duchess de Chartres, I'M
der the Due d'Aumale's will, is tenant
for life of the chateau at st. Firmin, but
will not continue to keep the preserves
Of Aspremont. which are counted the
best managed in France. They were
leased to the late Due de Charities at a
nominal rent by the Due dAumale, with
reVersiOn 70 the Institute of France.
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4 EaII EaYnrIfe.

We love the gay chrysanthemum;
1t makes a hit,
Although it smells a trife bum,
We must admit.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
COMMENT ON TIMELY TOPICS

We do. Prof. Lowelrs ability to see a
boar frost on the distant planet proves
Conclusively his ability to see the canals,
too. Thus, his new discovery is some
thing of a frost for his rivals, who have
been denying the existence of these
canals. We are glad to feel that we have
pinned our faith to Prof. Lowell from
the first. have done our best to silencs
his envious detractors, and believed in
those canals though lacking the visual
powers to distinguish them, even in the
Photographs
Triumph for Common Sense.
Rhode Island" says the Providence
Journal is to be congratulated upon the
passage Of the biennial elections amend
ment. The arguments offered against It
were particularly futile. 1t is difficult to
believe that any one could seriously con-
tend that republican institutions would bs
endangered il State officers were not chos-
en- every year, or that salutary reforms
would be materially checked by the fact
that there could be no annual agitation
Of them. Every consideration of economy
dictated the change from the custom that
was out of harmony with modern condi-
tons. There is too much politics all over
the country. Even a two-year term
gives the representative of the people no
more than a fair chance to justify the
confidence repOsed in him."
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Quite So.

Il see an Illinois Judge has fined him.
self for speeding"
We'll, that's no more than just"
And suspended sentence"
"We-ell, that's no more than human" -
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
Uses of Time.

Il saved ten minutes a day at lunch
for twenty years"
What of it?'
''Oh, it was weIlS that I saved all this
time, for now I spend two hours daily
in the ante-room of DYSPEPSIA specialist"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-11-15
One Theory

Il wonder why the doctor always wants
you to stick out your tongue?"
Possibly to cut short lot of CAB, my
dear"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-29

had had a state law enacted gov
erning the reserves of state banks
and trust companies.
That law called on the banks
to hold huge amounts of actual
money as reserve funds. L.
Shortly after the conference: at
Morgan's home, the men who
had attended that conference de-
manded the enforcement of this
law.
$75O,oOO,0Oo was withdrawn
from circulation Immediately.
With the arbitrary withdrawal Of
the money, the panic began.
Chicago money, Philadelphia
money, Boston money, money
from all over the country, was
tied up by the enforcement of the
= New York state law.
+. Not one of these cities could
get dollar of their money from
New York.
Barker went to President
Roosevelt. He told him of the
conference at Morgan's home.
He asked him to use the $780,
100000 of money in the United
States treasures of various cities
to stop the panic.
Roosevelt agreed to the plan
tentatively. Then he called in.
Knox, Root and Cortelyou and
changed his mind
Instead of allowing the reserve
funds of u. S. treasures to be
used in cities outside New York,
~ u
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-29

try and stopped the panie-all
as planned at that conference at
Morgan's home six months be-
fore the panic began.
After telling all these things,
Barker left the history OF the
past, and turned his attention to
the future.
He declared fatty that the Aid
rich bank plan, which is. to come
before congress this session, was
worked out in the offices of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., New York.
That it was the most cunning
ly devised plan to hand the coun-
try, over to the Money Trust ever
invented.
That the men responsible for'it
had gathered together a fund of
100000 to secure its passage.
And that these men would
plunge the country into another
panic more disastrous and terri
BILE in its effects, than that of 1907
if congress did not pass the Aid
rich bill. !;
In reference to Roosevelt, he
declared that four weeks before
the election of 1904, he, had met
E. H. Hartman on the street in
New York and that Hartman
had told him that the railroads
were going to elect Roosevelt
because Roosevelthad entered in
to a bargain with them to enforce
the passage of certain laws de-
sired by the railroads.
- -O-O--
Modern critics seem to have
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-11-29

Modern critics seem to have
reached common ground, and
now assert that if a book is only
dull enough it is great book. I
But some of us think a book
must be. something besides dull to
be great. usl 1920
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-28
FLOWED DEC. 81. 1888.
Postal Clerk Roberts Recalls Warm
Weather 23 Years AGO

They were talking about the mild
weather of the past few weeks. DO
you remember" asked someone. that
you ever saw December as warm as
this one?" YES" replied J. r. Rob-
erts Of the railway mail service "in
1888 plowed some land on the 31st
Of December, just to be able 10 say
that had done so TIL" weather WINS
so warm then that the pround was
not frozen
the weather bureau station in this
city has looked up the weather record
for December, 1883. He finds that n
period Of warm weather similar to tho
present one extended through the lat
ter part Of the month In that wear.
For several days. after tho 2lst Of tho
month, the temperature was above the
freezing point most Of the timc. on
the soth It rose as high as - degrees.
and there was Il fan Of rain that later
turned tn snow. on tho 3lSt the Their
mometer fell from 80 to %, and Mr..
Hooper believes that this slight fail
was the beginning Of colder weather,
although he has not looked up the
records for January. 1SS9 At any
rate. It is probable that I'm many places
in this vicinity the ground was soft
enough for blowing, as well as where
Mr.. Roberts found this to be the case.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-28
ORDINATION AT ST. PAUL
Rev. George II. Severance Advanced ~
Priesthood by bishop Hall.

The Rev. George Henry Severance OF
Springfield was ordained into the priest
hood Thursday morning ar ten o'clock
al St PauTs chapel by the Rt. Rev.
Arthur c. a. Hall, bishop OF Vermont
Tho Rev. Mr. Severance was presented
by the Rev. David /. Sanford of Hard
wick, the diocesan missionary.
Tho Rev. w. T. Forsythe OF Rchford
n former rector of Mddlebury parish.
from which tho young priest comes,
preached sermon appropriate to the
occasion Tho day being st, Thomas's
day, he spoke of the faith as concerning
the divinity of our Lord and the neces-
sity OF fidelity to this faith especially
In these days when there appears to
be- u loose hold on our Lords divinity.
He said that the sacramental system
prote cted the truth OF His divinity, and
he spoke personally to the candidate, ex-
horting him to be faithful. All of the
clergy present united In the laying on OF
hands.
The clergy present, beside those already
men toned. were tho Rev, George Il
johnson. tho bishops chaplain. the Rev,
Arthur c, Clarke. tho Rev. w, i. Weeks
OF shcihurne. president OF the standing
committee, and tho Rev Charles c, VII
son, In tho congregation were several
from Mlddlehury, the home OF the Rev
Mr.. Severance.