The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1912-02-02


H. ecn are aristocrats, or think
that they are. and this amounts to
the same thing, and a large part OF
them are titled, and those that haven't
anything in front of their names have
a string of rear titles to make up.
The diplomatic reception was at
tended by more people than have been
at the White House on any occasion
for years. except of course on the oc-
casion of the New Years day recep
ton when the latch string hangs out
to the world
Military Attaches a Fine Lot.
Most of the military attaches Of tho
European governments do not need
ramifcations of uniform and equip
ment to make them physically present
able. In fact. if some OF the English
men. Russians and Germans would
take off some twenty or thirty pounds
Of decorations, strip off eighteen or
twenty yards of fur lining and take
reef or two In their sashes-tkose OF
them who wear sashes-they would
appear to more militant advantage.
Fully the half of them are magnih
cent specimens of manhood. 1t must
be that some OF the countries pick
their men because OF their physical
fitness
There was throng of Japanese Of
flcials In the White House on the
night of the diplomatic reception.
They are small men. but they are OF
perfect carriage and. as an American
officer said recently. they always
have a ready look" There Is no les
son in geniality which the Japaense
have not learned. At any rate, this
statement is true of the Japanese Of
ficials They are favorites in Wash
ington life 1t is said of them that
It is impossible not to like them. even
though prejudice and determination
try to have their own way in the mat
ter.
Won't Shovel Away Snow.
The Capital has had more than
its share of snow in the last
week or two. The streets are In
a fearful condition and no one ct
tempts to clean az much as a path
along the sidewalk abutting on his
property The snow comes and lies
and there 1t stays until the sun melts
it. The government insists that
property holders keep their sidewalks
and their pavements free from dirt,
and the city ordinarily Is beautifully
clean but as for snow and Ice, with
their attendant slipping dangers, con-
Washington is governed by con.
gress. Congress is its mayor and Its
city council In some ways Wash
ington is we'll governed; in other ways
1t isn't. Every winter there Is long
drawn-out row in the senate, and some
times In the house, over the matter OF
a law to force the people to remove
the snow from the sidewalks In front
of their residences. The law has never
passed Once it was upon the dis.
trict statute books, but 1t was wiped
out never apparently to be restored.
The result IS that after snowstorm
in Washington sidewalks are In fear
full state Only the most publie-sp1rlt-
ed citizens clean their sidewalks. Inc
own snow and their neighbors. snow
and prefer the discomfort of 1t all 70
the two minutes exertlon which 1t
would take to shovel the snow from
their walks.
Visitors to the state. war and navy
department building miss the models
OF the big ships which once stood in
the Railways There are one or two
models still In existence. but they are
of the smaller gunboats and they lack
the interest which attaches to the big
turreted vessels with their guns
which. even in model form are frown'
ing and savage looking enough.
No inquiry personally has been
made as to why the models OF the
ships have been sent into the closet
1t may be that the authorities did not
care TO have them inspected at close
range by representatives of foreign
governments
Army Uniform Exhibit
In the hallway Of the army part o.