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The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
What WORRY Does.

Prom the New York World.
DR.. Snow, of London, the distinguished
opponent of vivisection, now in New
York. says that worry is the most fire.
quent cause of cancer. In time past this
affiiction. which is becoming increasingly
prevalent, has been attributed TO the ex-
cessive consumption Of meat, to fish, and
even to eggs. If worry predisposes hu-
manity to such scourge as this, in ad-
dition to all the other ills for which it is
held responsible, it is plain that the earth
has few evils so great or so general
Where contagion and heredity slay their
thousands, worry kills its hundreds of
thousands. Worry leads straight to in
sanity. 1t prepares the way for con-
sumption and kidney trouble. 1t skaters
the nervous system and thus is the fore
runner of a hundred complaints which
lower vitality. produce suffering, and re-
suit in untimely death. II mankind
could have had the full benefit of the
wonderful discoveries of the past century
or more, with none of the drawbacks of
increasing worry. the average of life
would be much greater than 1t is
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
DIRECT PRIMARY ANECDOTE.
Cbfcngoan Tells of Tactics Used by
Wife and Daughters.

rrusn the chicago Evening Post
Here is u short political story with a
certain real virtue and a moral:
Mr.. Charles f. Merriam has been re-
ceiving lately a very noticeable support
from the Republican organization of the
Nineteenth ward. AS this territory is
credited to the Hon. Chris Manner on the
county central committee Mr.. Merriam
and his counselors could not quite see
why its regulars" should be working
their heads off for good government
They knew that the Hon. Chris was
good party man, and they expected him
to prove true to the ticket. But they
knew. too. that he was human and they
hardly expected him to turn out an ag-
gressive champion for Merriam. The
nominee was thoroughly puzzled. Finally
he remarked that Miss Manner. Chris
daughter. was a student in one of his
classes out at the University Of Chicago
And a good one she was, too" He
wondered if she could have anything to
do with the little mystery.
Yesterday Chris appeared in person at
the Grand Pacific Hotel-as, by the way
most of the big Republicans in Chicago
are doing-and proclaimed his allegiance
to Merriam with unmistakable hearth
ness. His face, however. bore a rather
whimsical smile. You see," he ex-
planned, they got my goat. First my
daughter came out for Merriam, and
then my wife. And when mans wife
and daughter are out getting votes for
candidate, he'd better get into line HIM
self if he expects any peace at home at
all"
The virtue of this little tale is that it
is perfectly true.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

pal matters "he knew no politics" This
has been posted all over the Monumental
City as his offense, and it is followed
with this naive query: Democrats, do
you want i mayor who does not know
a Democrat from Republican when he
sees ofe?"
Let it not be forgotten that in New
York Mayor Gaynor's declared unoom-
promising principle was exactly the same
in regard to municipal affairs as that now
by Mr.. Mahool, and yet the
unexpected happened. Instead of being
Stunned by partisan voters, Mr. Gaynor
was accorded his large plurality be-
cause of his declaration. 1t may be that
Mr.. Mahool will share the same experi-
ence.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
The Value of Long Service.

Ex-Speaker Cannon, who in the extra
session of Congress will take his seat
with the opposition, has thirty-six
years service in the House to his credit.
He has served eighteen terms in that
body, but not continuously, having failed
of election to the Fifty-second Congress.
He went down to defeat in the Demo
cratic landslide that followed the passage
of the Mckinley tariff bill. He re-
turned to the House in the Fifty-third
Congress and since then has been in
continuous service On April 4 he will
begin his nineteenth term, and as he is
a wiry, indefatigabIe man, who can get
through much more work and worry in
a day than many of his Juniors, he may.
despite his seventy-hve years, still fur
ther emphasize his record. Bingham, of
Pennsylvania, with sixteen terms as his
record. and. like Mr., Cannon. reelected
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
ALASKAN TREASURES.
Seven Men Indicted for Trying (
Defraud Government.

Seven Men Indicted for Trying to
~ Defraud Government. 80
From the Philadelphia Press
Seven men, indicted by q Federal grand
jury in Detroit. are charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the United States gov
ernment out Of Alaskan coal lands. In
the indictments the value Of these lands
is placed at $4,000, 900. This estimate Is
conservative, in view of the fact that an
attorney concerned in filing claims to- the
properties declares them to be worth at
least $500. 100000. Here Is another eye
opener to the people Of the United States.
who are hardly yet aware of the imperial
greatness Of that vast frozen territory
in the far North.
In 1867. when Secretary Seward paid
the Russian government G,200,000 for
Alaska, he was ridiculed and criticised.
The most apologetic explanation of the
purchase was that in this manner the
United States desired to recognize the
helpful friendship of Russia during the
civil war. Whether Seward really knew
more about Alaska than the rest of the
world, or whether the Czar had private
reasons for disposing OF the territory to
this country to prevent its possible seiz-
ure and occupation by England. are ques-
uons that remain undetermined.
1t is fact now well established that
excepting only the Louisiana purchase
the Alaskan purchase was the best bar
gain for territory ever made by one ma
ton with another in modern historical
times. That there are coal lands amount
ing to 1900 acres and valued at any
where from $50 o0o, 900 to $500 900, 900 await
ing development in a single tract is
merely cumulative evidence of the riches
in that wonderful territory. From 1865
Until to-day, the salmon and cod
fisheries OF Alaska have yielded a prod
uct valued at s1oOOOo,o ,oo0 The furs, other
than fur-seal. reach a grand total of
$3.50, ,0oo0O0 Gold production since 1880
exceeds $50, 100000. Fur-seal skins OBJ
tained from all waters Of Alaska, from
1868 to 1908. were valued at $50, 327, ,SS7.
Little coal has been mined. but the de-
positS are well known, extending over an
area OF 1850 square miles. Other min
erals are likewise in an undeveloped
state. All this mineral wealth will even
tually be tapped. while the coal is to be
regarded as among the greatest of the
nations natural resources and to be con-
served in accordance with the policy OF
President Roosevelt, who. in 1897. with
drew Alaskan coal lands from location
and regulated entries in Limited Quanti-
ties
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Are Physicians More Than Human :

Bernard Shaw attacks the physicians
as a class when he presents a doctors
dilemma in his comedy and winds up
with the sweeping statement that they
are all reactionary and radical 1t is the
old story of generalizing about a class
to the injury of the individuals who
comprise it. Mr.. Shaw says:
Il. Doctors have always been among
the last to recognize new discoveries in
the science OF health; they have been
kicked forward along the road OF prog
ress by the boot of lay opinion.
-. Doctors lately have taken to killing
us with lymphS and inoculations and all
the newfangled meteorological machin-
cry for which there is no justification in
actual experience; they experiment in
human lives with as little conscience as
the chemist experiments in dead matter"
Mr.. Shaw suffers the penalty of all
who indulge in generalizations He
makes a charge which is easy to deny
There may be physicians who have
grown hardened to the meaning of suf-
fering and death, but it is just as true
that there are physicians for whom these
awesome facts have never lost their
sting. There may be surgeons who will
amputate d limb with small display of
sympathy. but there are surgeons who
leave at the operating table part of their
own nervous and mental energy. 1t
is not unusual, however, to condemn
profession as class. The priesthood
has been made responsible for wicked
priests, just as medicine has had to
bear the odium of unskilled or unscrupu-
lous physicians, while philosophy has been
saddled with the follies of crack-brained
teachers, and the law has suffered at
the hands of the unjust judge
The fact is that there is no guarantee
against human fallibility In a sur
gical operation, or in the trial of case,
it is to be hoped that the surgeons hand
will be steady and skillful and that the
lawyer will be competent and resource
full When relief is sought at the hands
of a human being. however, it is un-
reasonable to expect superhurnan re-
suits Courts and legislatures may COM
pei the physician to master his profession
before he begins to practice, but no court
or legislature can force any one to rise
above human limitations.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
New Phase of immigration Problem.

4 new and serious phase of the i'm
migration problem is the fact that this
country is losing steadily by emigra-
ton, condition previously unconsidered.
In the current year at least 10000
Americans. representing the very high
est development OF our enterprising West
ern population, will go to Canada This
Will be one-third as large as the num-
Der who enter this country from abroad.
It IS manifest that when the entrance OF
immigrants IS accompanied by the de-
parture OF American emigrants, the
whole question of immigration must be
looked upon from a different standpoint
and considered no longer as merely add
ing to the population, but as replacing
American stock by one less educated and
unfamiliar with American institutions.
In addition TO this, one-third of those
who come to this country as immigrants
return. OF the present food who enter,
not over half permanently remain in this
country On the Adriatic there are vii
lages in which practically all the men
come to this country to work in the labor
season and return for the winter In
Syria, in Roumania, in Austria-Hun-
gary, but most of all in Italy, the re-
turned immigrant, who has purchased a
little land and is living on his savings ac-
cumulated in this country, is an impor
tant factor in the population.
From the days of the Irish irnmigra-
ton, sixty years ago, until the present
time there has been continuous flow
Of remittances from this country by i'm
migrants here to their kin ar home Many
of these rernittances bring to this coun-
try the remainder of the family. Others
pay for the cost of the immigrants ex-
penses in coming to this country. Some
are directly expended in the country to
which they are sent As the reports of
the Irish land commissions show. from
the time wheat began to fall in price, be-
tween 1870 and 1880, until land pur-
chase began on great scale ten to fif-
teen years ago, it would have been i'm
possible to cultivate many of the small
holdings in Ireland and live upon them
but for the aid extended by those in
America related to the tenants.
If the sum which it IS announced has
been sent through the Hungarian post
office during 1910 by Austro-H Hungarians
living in this country-S37.ooo,ooo-is
large, it is but a small share, not more
than 20 per cent, of the total amount of
these renittances, which have been held
by many to reach Seoooooooo a year. A
more frequent estimate is SIoo.ooo,ooo.
but this is too small Whatever NAV be
the amount, it indicates greatly increased
employment of labor. higher and more
continuous wages, and a greater pros
perity in this country.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Mr.. Mahool's 0fense.

In the primary campaign now being
waged IN the neighboring city of Balti-
more for the Democratic nrayoralty NOM
ination, the fight against the incumbent,
Mayor Mahool, on behalf of the candi-
date Of the regular organization is based
upon the accusation that Mahool has
kept Republicans in Office when their
good services seemed to him to warrant
their retention. The charge is that last
Monday Mayor Mahool declared himself
10 be thorough Democrat, while in a
speech last October he had "brazenly'
stated that he was q Democrat in State
and national affairs, but that m munich
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
A Story of KiplinS.

Frurn the Bookman.
Most OF the stories told about John
lockwood Kipling were thought worth
while simply because they brought in
some allusion to his son. We recall one
which concerns a sea voyage made by
the elder Kipling and Rudyard when the
latter was an active and somewhat mis-
chievous youngster. One calm day when
the vessel was in midocean one of the
ships officers rushed into the mems
smoking room with an agitated counte-
nance. Mr.. Kipling,".he said, your son
is hanging head downward from the end
of the bowsphit-" Indeed was the
calm reply. But" continued the off,
Ger. 'if he lets go he will be drowned -
Don't alarm yourself" said Mr.. kipling,
he won't let CO.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Not War, Says Carnegie.

From the New York American
Andrew Carnegie arrived from his win
ter palace, Dungeness Fernandina, Fla,
recently, his eyes shining with vitality,
cheerful and aleft as ever. but so feeble
in his walk that he had to be assisted.
Mobilization of troops on the Mexican
border?" he declared brightly. The
Americans ought to be glad about that,
for. of course, it's not war-its peace.
I'VE all know President Taft. You
and and everybody know what his dis
position is. and also that when he says
a thing is SO that is what that thing
is
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
MisappIicd Diminufiye.

From Youths Companion.
The late Bishop William N. McVickar,
of Rhode Island, harbored a large soul
in a body to match. He was a bachelor
whose sister kept house for him.
On one occasion he telephoned to his
tailor that he wished to have a pair of
trousers pressed. and the tailor sent a
boy to his residence to get them
The bishop sister admitted the mes
senger and called upstairs, Willie, the
boy has come for your trousersT'
When the brother appeared the youths s
astonished gaze traversed the prelate S
impressive "corporosity;" then he mur-
INJURED:
Gee, Is that Willier'
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Carrie Nations Stage Suit.

From the New York Times
Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon
wrecker. has brought suit in the city
court against the Fox Theatrical Com
pany for its failure to carry out a con-
tract to procure for her a number of
theatrical engagements Mrs. Nations
suit was revealed by the granting of an
order by Judge Finelite permitting Mrs.
Nation to be examined before a commits
sioner at her home in Eureka Springs,
Kans.. where she is i'll. ]. P. Prender-
CAST, a lawyer of that town, was named
as commissioner.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
MODIFIED AMBITION.

The fountain of eternal youth
May in existence be,
But seems a fearful quest, forsooth,
To me.
Ambitious is this quest, indeed,
Enthuses me, but then
I'll leave il to a bolder breed
OF men.
To stay at home would suit me more
And make it my affair
To find compound to restore
Ny hair.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
His idea of Economy.

From Ippincotts-
A New England mother had come upon
her eight-year-oid son enjoying feast
whereof the components were jam, butter
and bread. SON." said the. mother
don't you think 1t bit extravagant to
eat butter with that, fine jam?' mo,
ma'am," was the response. TITS econ
omical; the same piece Of bread does for
both -
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

AS an example of scientific farming
farmer out in Colorado harvested oC0
bushels of grasshoppers last summer,
dried them. and kept big lot of chickens
on them through the winter.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Wealth of Florida

The Pinellas peninsula, or peninsula Of
pines. according to D. B. Mckay,
director of the Tampa Board of Trade,
who was seen at the New Ebbitt, is at
tracing a great many settlers from the
North at present
The place is thirty-fve miles hong
and contains a number of towns said
Mr.. Mckay. Pine forests cover much Of
the ground. There is some higher ground
which lies twenty or more feet above
the Gulf of Mexico, and citrus fruits do
especially we'll on this strip. Conditions
are believed to be especially favorable
for grapefruit, and the fruits In the
orchards already established support the
claim. Grapefruit has been grown In
this locality for many years, but not in
a commercial way. The trees were
largely curiosities, except in one or two
places, where efforts were made to send
the fruit North to market
The soil in this region is sandy, as it
Is everywhere on the west coast The
only exception is in the swampy spots,
or in places that were once swampy,
where black muck is to be found. Such
places are appropriated by the celery
growers and the truckers. It Is an al
most invariable rule that fertilizer must
be used in large quantities, and the
cost of this is considerable The returns,
however. are large in proportion to the
outlay for fertilizer Opinions differ
among the growers now on the ground.
One of the most successful fruit1nen. who
has had an orchard in bearing for many
years, says he never prunes a tree and
never sprays. He cultivates carefully,
however. and makes generous use OF
fertilizers"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Monopoly In phones.

At the beginning of 1910 the United
States, where there is no State tele-
phone monopoly. had 100000 tele-
phones for population Of 10000. 600.
or 81 telephones for 1000 inhabitants,
while the whole of Europe. In which
state monopolies are the rule. only had
s,5S4,00o telephones for a population
Of 4oo,0oo,oo0, or ga telephones for
1000 Inhabitants.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
London's Traffic Problem.

From the London World
The real remedy for the congestion
of the traffic in London is to get rid
of the empty or half empty vehicles
that loiter round our streets and by
their obstruction reduce faster We
hicles to their own level of efficiency.
The remedy of the board of trade is
to give these useless carts and vans
more room to dawdle in.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Deer In Iowa

State officials in Iowa, spurred by re-
be afforded them from the constant dep
relations of deer, which are protected
by State game laws, will undertake to
remedy situation that has never before
been known to exist in a, purely agricul
tural State" said William A Groneweg.
of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who was recently
seen at the Riggs.
These deer, which now constitute a
real menace to the farmers" said Mr..
Groneweg, number between $50 and 500,
and cover a run of about fifteen miles
They go in herds of from 10 to $50, and
no deer in any park in the land thrives
as we'll. During this winter, the bucks.
while mating, have become very fero-
cious, and in number Of cases have
attacked school children, and IN many
localities younger children have had to
be escorted to and from school by older
members of the families. The deer have
become so numerous that a number have
been run over and killed by railroad
trains. The law states that no deer can
be killed except by the owners, and no
one would think OF claiming sovereignty
over this herd or any part of 1t, for the
reason that a string of damage suits
would follow such an admission of own
ership. The deer should be driven. or
coaxed with salt into a corral and the
larger ones killed and the smaller dis
tributed among the various parks of
the State"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

The actor who confesses he had the
worst attack of stage fright when ad-
dressing a womans club evidently has
never played matinees.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
That Skirts Real Menace.

From the Paris Figaro.
The agitation for the trouser skirt
is nothing less than the assault of the
advanced guard on the stronghold of
masculine authority. Such an under
taking in our country Is more menac-
ing and perhaps more effective than
the agitation of the suffragettes in
the United Kingdom.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

The Chicago cartoonist who asks a
divorce on the charge Of -ruelty finds
no sympathy with the many victims of
his pencil
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

The man who was sent to Jail for
throwing milk at his wife ought to have
known better. Why did he not use
cream?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Hooked Either way.
n
Firm Iudn

From Judge.
as many suckers UP on the bank with
fish poles as ever were caught in the
water" 81
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

When the New York Democrats hold
their next caucus the accent no doubt
will be on the last syllable.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

The ukase against importation of green
tea will go into effect in May. How
about the green apple?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Changing Doctors.

What you need. madam. is oxygen
in systematic inhalations. They will cost
you s. each
Il knew that other doctor didn't under
stand my case declared the fashionable
patient. He told me all 1 needed was
plain fresh air.'J
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Man We Admire.

From the Topeka CAPITAL
Another man we admire Is the one
who can button new collar and at the
same time keep his temper.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Assure. Peace with Rishteou.ne...

From the New York Evening Post.
That We shall have peace on the Texan
frontier is assured by the imminent pres
ence Of 2ae0o troops; that we shall have
peace with Righteousness is assured by
the imminent presence of Mr.. Roosevelt
Woman's Judgment.
Frum Life.
Women see only the defects of tai
ented men and only the good qualities
OF bIockheads.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
A Mean Man-

kindly return my lock of hair"
THE dark lock or the one you gave me
when you were a blond?"
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26

What is the difference between an i'm
N unity bath and a coat of whitewash?
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
A Hardened Specimen,

mo Black Hand letter could frighten
me-"
'oh. well, you're used to being
dunned."
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
A Modern Tendency.

The gentle readers getting rough,
Has warlike views;
And pays more heed to scrappy stun
Than peaceful news.
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
Not in Love.

Il fear you are losing interest in the
cause. I see you constantly with a young
man"
mo danger. said the militant suf-
fragette-
Then he is not your beau?-
mo; he is a professional bondsman."
The Washington herald., 1911-03-26
souI1es. Contributors.

The congregation numbered thirty-two
souls this morning." remarked the par
son.
Thirty souls" corrected the deacon.
I'VE got two plugged nickels In the coll
lection box"