Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1911 — Has Valuable Mementos. [ARTICLE]

Has Valuable Mementos.

A member of the Institute of Franc* possesses a unique and historic coh lection which had a very small begin* ning. At the proclamation of the em» plre in January, 1853, this gentleman, knowing one or two of the then min* lsters, sent them his carte-de-vlsite. They returned the compliment, and then the idea struck him to pay a similar attention to the other minis* ters. This he did, and received a similar acknowledgment. Having hi* first ministry complete, he has kept up the custom ever since, and haa now what Cow per terms “a faithful remembrancer" of every minister who has served his country during &T years. The apple was responsible for Adam’s downfall, but many a modern man traces his to a peach. -r ' .