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The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
School of Matrimony.

Boston girls are invited to take a mat
rimoniaI course of instruction which will
make them ideal wives. mothers. and
housekeepers. in the prospectus of the
latest educational institution in the Rack
Bay district. The prime essentials of
welded happiness are set forth in glow
ing colors and the daughters Of the best
families have already subscribed to the
requirements and are enrolled as pupils
Before diploma emitting the gradu-
ate to answer yes" is given. the fair
maid must be proficient in the following
courses: Household arts. child study.
house building. home economics. hygiene
home nursing, sewing. biology, and ethics.
The training win take FIVE days week
until such time as the student is sent out
into the world Of men. where she will be
entitled to receive suitors.
Thus far no provision is made for those
who fail 10 finish the course. What the
penalty is If the student should marry be-
fore the completion Of the prescribed Sc
ries Of lectures has not been announced.
But, Of course, no Boston girl viii do
that Such things might happen IN New
York or Chicago. or even in Washington.
hut stately and dignifcd and decorous
Boston viii not tolerate it. Boston sets
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Some Good Advice.

The Surgeon General Of the navy. in his
address 70 the graduates Of the Naval
Medical School in this city on Thurs
DAY. made a profitable suggestion To the
new members of the naval medical corps.
which the young men would do well to
adopt as a rule in their official career. Dr.
Stokes said: IF you will give the best
there is in you To the care of the enlisted
men in the !ewer ratings. there win never
be any doubt as to now the higher grades
VIII be treated"
The relations OF the medical officer in
both army and navy to the personnel,
both Of the commissioned grades and en-
listed force. are of an intimate character.
such as that which exists between no
other class of officers toward the enlisted
men-not even on the part Of the chap
lains. Surgeon General Stokes is an Off
Ger of experience, and he has gained his
prominent position in his profession and
his responsible place in the naval service
by his attention to his duties as a sur
geon ashore and atloat. His impartial
discharge Of the tasks devolving upon
him had gained him a reputation before
he was thought Of as the head of the
naval medical corps and chief Of the
Bureau Of Medicine and Surgery. Tt is re-
called that some twenty years ago. when
ne was on duty with the ships in the
South Sea Islands, he was recalled from
that duty on account Of illness requiring
him to get away from the tropical eli
mate As he was leaving his ship, the
crew presented him with a testimonial
signed by every enlisted man on board,
bearing the legend: He met all corners
alike. This may have sounded something
ike a tribute to an eminent and popular
Dugilist, but the cordiaIty and sincerity
Of the motive back of the phrase spoke
volumes. 1t was. indeed. a motto which
Surgeon General Stokes. having a pride
in his corps, and possessing a desire for
the efficiency Of its new members. might
we'll transmit to the junior medical
officers.
The addresses to graduates are neces-
sarily limited 10 conventional remarks
which those specially addressed are in
clined, in their hour Of celebration, TO ac-
cept as matter Of course. In the advice
given by Surgeon General Stokes to the
medical school graduates he gave them.
in few words, a suggestion which ought
to make it the easier for them to be cred
table successors Of a worthy line OF
naval surgeons.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
EASTER SUNDAY-MARCH 81.

! Easter, the anniversary Of our Lord s
resurrection. is one of the three great
festivals of the Christian church-the
other two being Christmas and. Whitsun-
tide It has been celebrated as the Queen
of Festivals by Christian people from
the earliest period of Christianity down
to the present time.
In the primitive times it was usual for
Christians to salute each other IN the
morning of this day by exclaiming
Christ is risen." to which the person
saluted replied: Christ is risen, indeed %
or else, land hath appeared unto Simon
"a custom win be retained in the Greek
church.
Our own name Easter is supposed 10
have been derived from "Eostre the
name OF Saxon deity. whose feast was
celebrated every year in the spring,
about the same time as the Christian fes-
tival-the name being retained when the
character Of the feast was changed, or.
as others suppose, from Oster which
signifies rising
The rule given at the beginning of the
prayer book to find Easter is this:
Easter Day is always the first Sunday
after the full moon, which happens upon
or next after the 21st day Of March: ard
IL the full moon happens upon Sunday,
Easter Day is the Sunday after"
It was the Emperor Constantine who
established this ruling for the day
through an appeal to the Council OF Nice
in S25.
The most characteristic Easter rite.
and the most widely diffused. is the use
of Pasch eggs. They are usually stained
of various colors with dyewoods or herbs.
There can be little doubt that the use Of
eggs at this season was originally sym
bolle of the revivihcation OF nature-the
springing forth Of life in spring. The
practice is not confined TO Christians: the
Jews used eggs in the feast Of the pass
over; and we are told that the Persiaus.
when they kept the festival OF the solar
new year in March, mutually presented
each other with colored eggs From the
Christian point OF view. this feast OF
eggs" is usually considered as emble-
matte Of the resurrection and Of a future
life.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Tribute to Thomas F. walsh.

Frum the Denver Times
May the good grit that was the charae-
ter Of Tom Walsh stay with him now;
and may the good fortune OF Hon.
Thomas F. Walsh help him 10 fool the
doctors
Colorado counts this generous, gentle.
cultured man as one Of her favorites; and
she wants him to live TO r full measure
OF years and fine accomplishment.
IN this day. when vastness Of wealth
is a broad separation from the sympathy
OF mankind in the mass. it is a beautiful
consolation % find Tom Walsh whose
accommodations have been made without
wrong to his fellow creatures, and whose
benefaCtions have been given without
vainglory And for such the community
which claims him eatertains a respect az
ununged with envy as If ne were poor.
Mr. Walsh Is young in years, with pcs
sibliiies Of high deeds vet 20 be done.
With all his p0liteness and sweet dispo-
sition. he is good fighter: and here IS
the best chance of his career.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
0bliterating Sectional Lines.

Gen. Gordon's farewell speech in the
United States Senate. which was printed
in fun in The Washington Herald re-
Gently, has awakened a responsive chord
al over the Union. From North, South.
East, and West come favorable com
ments, and the sentiment expressed by
the aged Mississippiau has found lodg-
ment in the hearts Of millions who had
not given the subject serious thought
until it was so periodically presented in
the halls of Congress.
The League OF Republican Clubs of
New York at a recent meeting adopted
resolutions for the memorlalizing of the
sentiment expressed by Gen. Gordon, and
a committee was appointed TO devise
ways and means for putting into per-
manent form the noble thoughts of the
aged Senator The league proposes 10
commemorate his patriotic appeal and
fulfill his hearts desire by undertaking
10 organize a memorial committee. with
the intent to provide for the erection OF
monumental tablet at the most suitable
location on Mason and Dixons line. not
as a partisan or sectional offering. but as
a contribution from every sympathetic
American.
The cooperation of the governors of all
the States will be asked for the purpose OF
eniisting aid and inviting contributions
To a fInd 10 be used in the erection of a
suitable memorial in conformity with the
sentiment expressed by Gen. Gordon.
At the time OF the Spanish-American
war tho line OF demarcation between the
North and South was almost fmpercept-
bic. but children are stm taught the
meaning of Mason ana Dixon's line.
There is no longer occasion for this.
Gen. Gordon stated in more explicit Ian
guage and in a more rugged way than
any other speaker had ever done the
proposition of "a united nation. States
men would do well 10 note the effect Of
this speech and realize present conditions
as contrasted to those Of even d decade
ago.
The problem OF the South must be
worked out in the South. but the North.
no longer In cool aloofness, is ready to
offer aid and extend encouragement. The
same holds true of the Southerner in his
relation 20 Northern affairs. Parties are
not now divided on sectional lines. Com
meroialism. philanthropy, and the ma
tional welfare find no sectional lines
Ours is one nation, and this fact is fully
realized. Nevertheless, the project of the
League of Republican Clubs is prompted
by a fine spirit and will no doubt receive
the support It deserves.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Easter.

ii does not require spring poet OF any
other kind of a poet to rhapsodize over
The flowers Of Easter-tide. The streets of
the city for the past week have been
virtually banked with bright blooms of
every hue and description. 1t is the last
valiant stand of the hot-house flowers
and plants before the blossoms Of the
woods and meadows come along to lure
the city folk away from bricks and NOR
tar and asphalt and stone.
The Ascension lilies. known commonly
as Easter lilies. have come to be typical
of the celebration Of the day on which
Christ rose from the tomb. All the chan
cells on Easter morn will be declged with
these pure and graceful flowers. and their
sweet and delicate perfume viii mingle
with the incense and the peals OF praise
as the organ proclaims that Christ IS
risen
Flowers viii find their way. too. into
homes where there are invaHds or work
ers who cannot get out TO see the brave
array in the churches and in the florists
shops; the hospitals viii set their share
and the poor viii be remembered by their
more fortunate brothers. Even the tails
and the warehouses viii have bit Of
bloom, a reminder that beyond stone walls.
and after expiation. there is hope for
every human being-that Easter-tide sig
niies new ambitions, new desires. new
thankfulness. and a gratitude to the
Father OF all, who so loved the world
that He gave His Son to save it from sin.
The flowers are praising their Maker,
and they are putting forth to make the
world bright and beautiful Shall not
men, too, nil their hearts with praise and
thanksgiving? Let US remember the true
significance of Easter-tide and rejoice in
health and happiness. In life and hope.
Amid the lilies and the roses. the music
and the incense, let US remember to pray
to be washed clean. that we may face
the flowers and the sunshine and the sInil-
ing face OF spring with pure hearts and
minds
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
some Ones q Hxpocrite!

From the ST. Louis ReiEibc.
Speaker Cannon met Rev Henry Y.
Couden. Chaplain OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives, In a corridor recently.
You are an old hypocrite" he said.
roughly.
why, why. Mr.. Speaker" protested
DR.. Couden, in great surprise.
Well, if you are not, I am. said the
Speaker; land I have just been hearing
about il"
Then. while he linked his arm in that
of the chaplain, he told this story:
THE other day in the House gallery a
lady approached a doorkeeper. who vas
protecting the morning prayer from in
terruption. She attempted 10 push past.
but VAS restrained
But I must go in she said. I want
10 see that man Cannon
Just wait moment. said the door
keeper.
But | must see him. I have heard so
much about him. persisted the woman
To save trouble, the man let her IN.
On the threshold she stopped a moment
and marked Chaplain Couden, with his
head bowed IN prayer.
Oh. the old hypocrite" she ejacu-
lated. and him praying. too,
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

From the Philadelphia Public Ledeer.
This country its government and its people can
Afford 10 face the truth about this matter whatever
It may be- II the Maine vas blown ND by the ex-
ploslon ct one Of its own magazines the American
people VIII welcome the truth. But for that tern
Die incident in the harbor q Havana the var
with Spain might never have taken place; but
even 50. the United States can have no desire but
20 do justice. u has nothing 10 regret either in
its treatment Of spain az the close Of the war or
in its admin istrstion Of the Cuban trust which
came into its hands; the uncertainty about the
Maine alone remains 10 darksn the record There
fore the question has long been lifted above mere
considerations Of expense or expediency to the
higher level II national honor
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
THE RETURN OF TARTARrS.

Out of the East on wings Of fire
The simon with relentless ire,
Howled through the waste, and where il PASSED
All things bowed down beneath its blast
That shook destruction from its crest
And then-came one in khaki dTest
Bearing a Stick and at his frOWn
It quoted down.
Tie tawny monarch left his lair
With blazing eyeballs smiled the air.
Shock his vast mane. and at the world
Ia thunder tones defiance hurled;
When through the growing shades Of night
lie saw Stick leap into sight.
And PRESIDENT q the awful whacz
Tic shuddered ard went back.
The MYERS rush from gorge and dell
The Niles majestic food 10 swell
That ceaseless through old Eglpt's length
Rolls onvard with resistless strength;
At least It rolled until one day
The Cloud COMPILER came that way
SHAKING Stick. and az his look
II slriveled 10 a brook
The wide earth bends beneath his tread.
Nor man nor beast dare lift his head
Inc dictionary pales and Quakes.
The alphabet IN terror shakes
Tie sinful nature faker sQuirns
Beneath ms heel-s3 now yoal worms
Back 10 l0Ir holes no more 10 roam
Hes eoming home.
-Nss York Sun
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
PEOPLE THINGS
Death valley.

Death valley.
The most barren part of the Great
American Desert. Death Valley. lies a
great sink in the sandy plain. about go
miles north and east Of Los Angeles. and
within the boundaries Of California.
Early in the SOS party Of emigraEts,
l20 in number. travelling overland By
wagon from Salt Lake City 20 Los An
geles, perished in it's awful solitudes,
hardly man Of the whole outfit escap-
ing. Hence its sinister name. 1t is said
that more human lives have been lost
in the arid wastes of Death Valley than
in any other portion Of the earth Of the
same area-of course excepting the great
battlefields. The Wide World prints q
story of enthralling interest concerning
the hardships endured by H. ". Manton.
who relates the facts in his own words.
IN conquering Death Valley alone and
unaided Manton was lost for week
in tie very heart of the desert IN three
days he trsmped eighty miles over sands
that scorched his feet 10 blsters. with
out food and with but one lone drink OF
water. lie finally staggered into Cub
Lees Furnace Creek Ranch more dead
than alive. his tongue swollen to such a
size that his mouth could not contain a..
His lips and eyelids were cracked omen.
and his clothing was ia tatters. At FIRST
he could not drink. but al length water
was forced into his mouth with the aid
of a straw, and he was revived 10 tell
his strange story.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
Beasts We'd Like to Meet.

BE it enacted BY the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
OF America In Congress assembled, That
the Secretary OF Agriculture be, and he
/ Is hereby. directed to investigate and
import into the United States wild and
/ domestic animals whose habitat Is siihiar
to government reservations and lands at
/ present unoecupied and unused Pro-
vided, that, in his judgment, said ami
mails viii thrive and propagate and prove
useful either as food or as beasts of bur-
| den: and that S250000, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, is hereby appro
priated, out OF any moneys in the Treas
1 ury not otherwise appropriated for this
purpose.
This bill, offered by Representative
Broussard. appeals TO US at once South
Africa has had a monopoly of the animal
business long enough-too long. in fact
Since We killed of the bunfaloes and
drove the elk and antelope, not to men
ton the bear, into the Businesses OF mac
cessible mountains. the Irresistible lure
Of the wild which so often comes upon
US leads US TOO far away from base.
Why compel a liberty-loying American,
when on slaughter bent. to beat it TO
other shores2 It Impresses US as decid-
eddy antagonistic TO the very spirit Of
the republic How are we 10 emulate
the illustrious example when it costs so
much?
Then. besides catering TO the nature Of
mankind in thus enhancing the opportu-
nifty for slaughter and bringing its iu-
diligence within the reach of all. this
proposition put forward by Mr., Brous-
sard has its practical aspect as well
It appeals to the pocketboolS in Offering
a partial. or possibly partial, solution
.of the high cost Of living problem. which
vitality affects the masses. For example.
we are told:
In spite of his enormous bulk and
formidable appearance. the hippopotamus
is shy and harmless and his range is
confined 10 the water courses, The value
of the hide as Wen as the flesh Of this
and other adaptable animals can be
learned by any serious inquiry"
There is nothing chimerical in this.
Nothing whatever. IL the hippopota-
mus is good 10 eat. We cannot demon
strate the fact too soon. As for the
hide-well, we know that the free hides
from the Argentine which we clamored
for have not served to lower the price
Of the shoes we wear. BY all means en-
ter the hippopotamus In competition.
Any Congressman who gives even a
cursory consideration to this measure is
bound TO champion #. There has been
too much slaughtering of wild aud tame
animals away from home-cntrely too
much. let it be checked Promote home
industry.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

The Needles Eye.

From Golfers Weekly.
How many rich men in their relation
TO public affairs. are entirely untram-
meled by their wealth? Clifford Pinchot,
Rudolph spreckels. James d. Phelan.
James J. Storrow. Edward A Filene.
William Kent, Charles r. Crane. ". r.
NelsOn-these men are supposed 10 be
rich, and there are doubtless others as
progressive and as wealthy: but out OF
1000 milionaires how large a fraction will
be found deciding social political, and
economic questions with fairness, unset
fishness and courage?
We are not now speaking Of aids to
philanthropy and science. Some OF our
richest men. in those respects, have
shown the greatest intelligence and
progressiveness. and no doubt Mr. Rookie
fellers last gift may perhaps have con-
sequences as admirable as those which
followed the founding OF the Rockefeller
Institute. What we suggest in this para
graph is something very different, name
", political liberalism; and it seems TO
be the truth that the possession of money
usually induces not only what is called
conservatism, but also what might fairly
be called eowardice, or seIfshness. or a
restricted moral horizon, in matters OF
political principle. Privilege" said the
Bishop of Durham, ii rightly interpre-
ted is a call to special devotion" and the
dominant privilege in our day is the
privilege of wealth.
The Washington herald., 1910-03-27
casters MovABIL1rY FIXED.
sunday After First Full Moon After
the spring Equinox.
from The New YoA Mail.

tAc SpFHfs E1HlHOAs
From the Nea York Mail.
Last year Easter Sunday fell on April
il. This year it falls on March q. In
lsoS Il came on April 10. In 1911 il will
90 forward TO April 16 again In 1905 it
came or April %. and in 1913 il will come
on March q. How many people under
stand the reason for this extreme irregu-
larity IN the date Of the principal feast of
the Christian year?
The actual arrangement is easy enough
to explsin, but the reason for the ar
rangement is a little harder TO get at.
According TO the ecclesiastical pro-
gramme, Faster Is celebrated on the first
Sunday after the first full moon after the
spring equinox. Everybody knows that
the months and their days are arranged
IN the calendar according to the solar
year. and that the full moon never comes
on the same day OF the month In two
successive years. In 1909. for instance.
the full moon following the spring eoui-
rox March 21) came Oh April ). and the
first Sunday after that was April 11-and
consequently that date was Easter This
year the first full moon after March q
comes on March .. and the second day
after that is Sunday. Therefore, we have
Easter on March p. The earliest date on
which Easter can fall IS March %, and
the latest April q
But why is this arrangement this cycle.
followed? We have TO go back TO Jeru-
salem for the answer to that Easter is
the perpetuatlon of the Jewish Passover.
Christ. the Paschal Lamb. was slain on
the day when the Jews sacrificed a real
lamb The Roman Christians began by
celebrating the feast Of the resurrection
on the 18th Of Nissan Of the Jewish calen'
Oar. But the Jewish calendar did not fit
the Julian calendar, which was in use in
Rome; an attempt to make il At resulted
IN a constant shift from date to date in
the Julian calendar. and the eventual
simplihed plan Of the date after the spring
equinox was the result of an attempt to
escape the confusion.
This is at least the ecclesiastical ex-
PLANTATION But in this explanation no dis
tinct reason is found to account for the
fact that the moon is brought in at all.
Why was not the FIRST Sunday after the
equinox, or a fixed date. say. March ..
Ike that OF Christmas. chosen2
To answer this question the influence
Of the moon cult upon the early Christians
must be invoked. To the ancient Ro-
mans. 10 the Greeks. and to the Jews
themselves the Christians owed their
notion that the moon exercised distinct
Influence in human affairs. and as the
Jews had regarded the moon OF Nissan
as peculiarly sacred. so did also the early
Christians. And they assumed the moon
Of Nissan 10 be the first one TO arrive
after the vernal equinox.
AT his day We know and care nothing
whatever about the moon of Nissan. but
Il continues TO influence our social, re-
Hglous. and business affairs in a marked
manner.