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The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
Telling Argument for Uniform Laws.

The St Paul Pioneer Press has ar
interesting comparison on the impor.
tancc of uniform laws, such as are be.
ing advocated by the American Bar
Association. together with the penalties
imposed in the different States for
various crimes.
To begin with. it records that the
crime OF burglary in the first degree
is punished in almost as many differ
ent ways as there are States A Grim
iral convicted of this crime in the first
degree may escape with a minimum
sentence OF one year in more than a
dozen States. He could not get less
than ten years in Minnesota. He could
not get more than seven wears in Cali
fornia. The former States minimum
is the maximum in Maryland. A bur
glar may be sentenced to life in Flor
ida, Iowa. Maine. Massachusetts,. Ohio.
Rhode Island and South Carolina. He
may be sentenced to death in Della
ware. Louisiana. North Carolina or
Virginia
\ man may 60 to California and
commit burglary in the first degree
and the worst punishment that could
be imposed upon him would be the
least that he could get if he had
forged a check for 81 in Oklahoma.
Similar variations IN the laws and
punishmcnts exist in regard to other
crimes, all OF which arc as confusing
as they are illogical Forgery should
be forgery and the punishment the
same in any State in the Union. The
same should be true in respect to the
laws relating to other subjects. The
variation in regard to crimes is not
SO important as TO that relating to
laws OF marriage and divorce, some
phrases OF commercial transactions
and other subjects in which there is
direct conflict and resulting confusion.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

labor in this country and in Europe have
done the same thing. It is also claimed
that quite number of our national
legislators are inclining toward the re-
tirement view, as they realize that such
law is necessary TO perfect the merit
system.
Within the past ten years twenty
two railroad companies of this coun-
try and more than one hundred of our
industrial corporations and commercial
institutions have established pension
systems for their aged employees, as a re-
ward for long and faithful service. The
innovation has proven a splendid in
vestment, because it has resulted in
more profitable return in the shape of
greater efficiency True, there are GER
tain governments that did not have to
find a way out of the difficulty Of what
to do with such of their servants who
gave the best part of their lives to the
service of their country.
We speak OF nations having eompul-
sorry military service which, of itself,
provides life positions for soldiers who
have been in active service for GER
tain number of years and have been
discharged honorably. Continental
Europe is full OF such people. who,
after being with the colors say nine
years, are thus al comparatively
early age provided for for the rest
of their lives, marry and raise families
in the security of the knowledge that.
so long as they behave and give no
cause for removal. there is nothing
under the sun that can oust them from
their berth. and who enjoy the reward
granted by a grateful government at
first, yet. it seems, has its good sides
as well.
We do not propose TO enter into a
discussion as 10 whether govern
mental civil service position is a sine
cure or not, an opinion which is ad
'aiSNu OS Spou many ~ Us II
is simply a question OF allowing men
and women TO spend the best years of
their lives in departmental offices and
then 10 send them adrift in their de-
clining days without adequate provi-
sion. Looked at from this point of
view. something ought to be done, and
VIC arc glad to note that the coming
convention is to take up the matter
and sift it thoroughly.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
The Divorce "Proctor." -"

The. State of Kansas. at the very
front of all sorts OF progressivism
among other novelties boasts of an of
fetal with the unique title of divorce
Proctor whose business it is to seek
out and confer with those couples who
apply for separation and, if pos
sible, to use his best efforts to dis
suadc them from such a course.
Kansas grants divorce for a years
desertion, cruelty, fraud, felony. ply
sical incapacity, iiabituaI drunkenness
and gross neglect of duty. Unions be-
tween first cousins also are prohibited.
But the proctor's official report names
as the underlying. the basic causes
which contribute to marital infelicity,
such things as poor cooking, motor
cars, hotel life, militant advocacy of
woman suffrage and nagging, all Of
which cause intolerable friction.
Yet the reasons why husband and
wife want to retract their marital OBJ
legations cannot always be exactly ex-
pressed, as it is quite difficult some
times TO find the precise verbal defni-
ton for an aversion. The woman
who stated that she had just lost her
taste for her husband" has come
nearer universal trnth than she knew.
and this tells the tale in any number
of instances. 1t is not always cruelty
or selishness, or worse, that leads
married persons to throw off their
it is only too often the, dis
covery of uncongenial temperamcnts
and a progressive estrangement rather
than a distinct line Of complaint.
The lesson is as old as the hills.
Marriage contracted in haste, will be
at leisure"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
winElcss Chickens Next.

From the New York Herald
Relief for neighbors who do not keep
chickens is promised in a new breed
of wingless fowl on the way at John
son Coursen's poultry farm at New
ton. \. ]. Without even the intima ton
OF wing. these chickens will be un-
able to escape from their owner by
flying over fences into neighbors'
lawns and gardens. thus removing all
most the last obstacle to a suburban n
millennium.
Coursen has a barred Plymouth Rock
hen nine months old. which is COM
mencing to lay eggs. She has not the
least sign Of A wing on either side of
her otherwise normal body She can
walk in diEnified manner. but when
she tries 10 run she loses hcr balance
and Syrates like rudderless vessel
Coursen is saving the hens eggs.
and will try to hatch them as the be-
ginning Of breed Of wingless chick
ems. The experiment Is being watched
closely by poultrymen Of Northern
New Jersey
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
HOW TO ADDRESS THE TITLED,
The London Mail Year Book HELPS
Solve Social DfmcuIttes.

| From the London Mail Year Book
Social difficulties often arise concern.
! ing the way in which one should speak
| and write to titled persons. The fol.
! lowing are few of correct usage ex-
| amples:
The King: Your Majesty and "sir."
His Most Gracious Majesty the King. -
The Queen: Your Majesty and
"Ma'am." Her Most Gracious Majesty
the Queen
Prince Of Wales: Your ROYAL High
ness and sir H. r. Fl. the Prince
Of Wales
Royal Princess: Your Royal High
ness and 'Ma'am." II. r. II. Princess
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland: "Your
Excellency. His Excellency the Lord
Lieutenant
Archbishop: MY Lord Archbishop
and Your Grace" His Grace the
Archbishop of -
Bishop: MY Lord and Your Lord
ship" THE Right Reverend the Lord
Bishop Of -
Duke: MY Lord Duke and your
Grace" His Grace the Duke CT -"
Duchess: Madam and Your Grace"
Her Grace the Duchess Of -"
It Is not usual to reiterate the more
formal title after the first use Of II. So
the second mode Of reference is added.
For instance, while a speech delivered
to the sovereign would begin: "Your
Majesty" or May 1t please your
Majesty" in subsequent references Sir
would be employed. Below each title is
added the form OF address for directing
correspondence.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
To the Ant for Wisdom.

Prom the 81. Paul Pionor Prs
cook. being annoyed by tho depre-
dations OF ants. put pie in the pantry
shelf. surrounded II with a thick circle
of molasses and awaited developments S
They came in the shape OF fully 500
red ants, led by an ant larger than any
other.
When he came to the molasses he
halted and held n consultation with a
small detachment from the main army.
: Each one selected place where the
stream OF molasses was narrowest, the
leader making tour of inspection and
then all the ants made their way to a
hole in the wall where the plastering
was loose.
Each ant took n tiny piece of plaster.
and TO and fro they went from nail
hole 10 the molasses for two hours un-
til they had thrown a bridge across
Then they formed in lire. marched
over. and soon every member Of the
army was contcntedly eating pie
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
Many Kinds Of SUGAR.

PROM Leslies Weekly.
There's lots of ignorance floating
around about the things We eat, especial
ly the sweet thing called sugar, for there
Is not one, but many sugars varying one
from the other in certain qualities
There is sugar from the cane. from,
the beet. and the maple. There is a
sugar called glucose and another called
fructose. which when combined are in
vert sugar. One or both of these sugars
are universally distributed. They are to
be found in all fruits. When cane sugar
has been boiled with an acid or cream OF
tartar in the making of candy it is
changed into glucose. In the human sys-
TEN all starch is digested into this glu-
cose. Also this is the starch which gives
the sweetness to commercial glucose.
which, when made from the starch of the
corn, is known as corn sirup. and when
made from starch of the potato has been
called potato sirup. Then there is the
sugar of milk.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
THE OPEN FORUM
Where Latin Comes In.

To the Editor: In an otherwise very
excellent reference to my lecture on
Vocational Education delivered on
Friday night last at the Y. NJ. c. A,
your Saturday issue made me say Latin
is delusion. 1t Is useless" It would
be impossible for me to take such a
stand. In an hours talk on the child
and its rights TO useful life. cndeav-
ored to show certain phases OF mental
training that did not prepare for a life
OF manual work, the lot OF the majority.
In that connection I showed how Latin
came into the curriculum of the polite,
but was not regarded as a preparation
for life.
The summing up of the lecture was op-
timistic as to the great changes going
on in the educational field.
g GROSyESOR DAVE
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

!
Copyright 1915 BY Mcclure Nc~-Tsp'r syndicatel
NO. 43.
On Christmas Eve. I7s3. Washington
was once more at Mount Vernon, to re-
sumo the life he loved more than victory
and power.
! He had a zest for the means and the
labor Of succeeding. but not for the mere
content of success. He put the Revolu-
ton behind him as he would have laid
aside q book that was read: turned from
| IL as quietly az he had turned from re-
ceiying the surrender Of Cornwallis at
| Northumberland in victory not as a
pageant and field of glory. but only as a
means to an end.
He looked to find very sweet satisfac-
ton In the peace which war had earned
as sufficient a scope for his powers at
home as in the field.
Once More a VirEinian.
Once more nc would be a Nirginian.
and Join his strength to his neighbors'
in all the tasks OF good citizenship.
He had seen nothing of the old familiar
places since that far-away spring Of the
year I775. when he had left his farming
and his fox hunting. amid rumors Of
war, to attend the congress which was
to send him TO Cambridge. He had halted
at Fredericksburg. indeed. with the Count
de Rochsmbeau. two years ago, ere he
followed his army from York to its posts
upon the Hudson.
Mrs. Lewis. his sister. had returned one
day from visiting a neighbor in the quiet
town to look in astonishment upon an
officers horses and attendants at her
door. and had entered TO find her be-
loved brother stretched upon her own
bed within, sound asleep in his clothes.
like a boy returned from hunting.
Takes His Mother to q Ball.
There had been formal ball given.
too, in celebration OF the victory. before
the French officers and the commander
in-chief left Fredericksburg to 20 north
ward again, and Washington had had
the JOY OF entering the room in the face
of the gay company with his aged mother
on his arm. not a whit bent for all her
seventy-four years, and as quiet as a
queen at receiving the homage of her
sons comrades-in-arms.
He had got his impcrious spirit of COM
mand from her A servant had told her
that Mars George" had put up at the
tavern.
Go and tell George to come here in
stantly." she had commanded: and he
had come. mastcrful man though he was.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
THAT LITTLE WORD .IF,, IN THE
WAY.
Aftcr DR.. Fisbic

Naitcr ut. fr1Shicl
If lawyers were all honest.
IF We know what they do
That little word IF in the way)
IF they knew law rmanu."
IF they were NOR tr,s
THAT little word IF In the way.)
IF their advice they are giving
Would comfort our living
That little word IF out Of the vay
That little word IF. that troublesome If.
That word very mnch in the way;
That vicious wurd IF. that stubborn word If.
Please take little IF out the way.
~ their demands were less pressing.
Their work les distressing
Chat little word If in the way.)
If they were not for the wealthy.
Corporatious unhealthy,
THAT little word IF in the way.)
IF some had no pull
OF a political tool.
That little word If out Of the way.
That little worl IF. that troublesome IF.
That word very much in our way;
That vicious word If. that stubborn word IF,
Please take little IF out the way
IF they would a little hurry
To lessen cur worry.
THAT little word IF in the w,y.l
IF the bad were all good.
If they did az they should,
That little word IF I'm the vay,)
We'd live in clover
On a milliou and orer,
That little word IF out Of the WAY.
That little word IF. that Troublesome If.
That word very much in our way;
That vicious word If that stubborn word If
Really j fear 1t to say.
Like the bad lswyer. it's with us to stay,
February 2, 1917, A, BRAND
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

lie hld fclt every Old aneCti0n and
every old allegiance renew itself as he
saw former neighbors crowd around him.
and that little glimpse of Virginia had
refreshed him like a tonic-deeply. and as
IL IL renewed his very nature, as only a
silent man can be refreshed. But few
DAYS in Fredericksburg and at Mount
Vernon then had been only an incident
Of campaigning. only a grateful pause
on a march.
Back to Private Life.
Now at last he had come back to keep
his home and be neighbOr again, as he
had not been these nine years.
II was not the same Virginia, nor even
the same home and neighborhood he had
gone from, that Washington came back
TO when the war was done.
He had left Mount Vernon in the care
OF Lund Washington. his nephew. while
the war lasted. and had not forgotten
amid all his letter writing to send sea-
sonabIe directions and maintain a con-
stant oversight upon the management OF
his estate.
Rebukes His Nephew.
II was part of his genius to find time
for everything. and Mount Vernon had
suffered something less than the ordi-
nary hazards and neglects OF war. 1t
nad su1ered less upon one occasion, IN
deed. than It's proud owner could have
found II in his heart to wish.
In the spring of 17sl several British ves-
sells had come pillaging within the Poto-
mac. and the anxious Lund had regaled
their officers with refreshments from
Mount Vernon to buy them off from mis-
chief. 1T would have been less pain
full circumstance to me-" his uncompro-
missing uncle had written him. to have
heard that. in consequence of your non
compliance with their request. they had
burned my house and laid the plantation
in ruin. You ought to have considered
yourself as my representative
Kept though IL was from harm, how
ever. the place had suffered many things
for lack of his personal care. There
was some part of the task TO be over
again that had confronted him when he
came to take possession OF the old planta-
ton with his bride after the neglects of
the French war.
But Virginia was more changed than
Mount Vernon. He had left II a colony.
at odds with n royal Governor: he re-
turned to find II a State. with Benjamin
that stout gentleman and good
planter. for Governor, by the free suf-
frages of his fellow-Virginians.
There had been no radical break with |
the aristocratic traditions of the past. |
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
Mexico's Disgrace.

Another climax in conditions il
Mexico was reached yesterday in the
killing of Madero and Suarez, the de,
posed President and Vice President OF
the republic, and when the meager re-
ports gathered by the government and
the press were summed up last night
the aggregate OF information was far
from discouraging.
However sinister and revolving
were the circumstances of the death
OF the two men for whose security
Provisional President Huerta was re-
ported to have pledged his word, their
taking off may be listed among the
fortunes OF war. and its result may
be a crisis in which there will be a
speedy issue for the Mexican govern
ment no matter in whose hands it is,
from its present disastrous conflict If
they were assassinated through the
connivance or weakness OF Huerta,
that momentary victor may he at once
shown 10 he incompetent 10 rule the
already turbulent people. II Madero
and Suarez were put 10 death with a
definite purpose of using an unrclcnt-
ing force in gaining a permanent
peace. Huerta and those allied with
him may be expected to have at last
shown the mcrcilessly uncompromis-
ing power which has been the ap-
parent need OF Mexico.
The climax. whether it was induced
by accident or design. must strengthen
the trust OF the people OF the United
States in the President to guard the
nation from the overt hostility which
instantly would follow our taking the
last step toward intervention. Mr.
Taft'S wisdom and courage i'll this last
great problem OF his administration
command praise which only later
generation can give him in full meas
ure. Many citizens whose persons or
properties have suffered by the gross
disorders in Mexico have appealed to
President Taft for protection" OF a
sort which could have been given only
at tho cost OF national war. with the
sacrifice OF more lives and wealth than
the internal dIssenSions of the neigh
boring republic have cost or will cost.
Even more forccful. though not more
convincing. have been those -unpub-
Ii>hed opportunities OF other nations
who. having recognized the spirit if
not the letter of the Monroe doctrine,
look confidently TO the United States
for the protection OF their interests.
as well as our own interests. in the
New World republics to whom VIC
play the part of big brother
The President in this affair has
proven his greatness He has shown
Il nobler courage than some OF the |
militant heroes whose war cry re-
sounds more gloriously than the dis
crecter counscls OF peace Ii inter
\ Nention comes, ii will be nothing less |
than hostile invasion from which |
the armies of the United States may
withdraw only when Mexico is fully
restored TO peace and order and has
discharged her full obligations both to
the United States and TO the other
nations whose interests we must pro-
icct.
Until that dire necessity comes, the
people of the United States should
not only praise but support their
President in preserving peacc.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
The Tfbetan Bible.

From Nd Bits.
The Kah-gyur. or Tibetan Bible rom
sists OF los volumes of 900 pares
each. containing 1883 separate books.
Each OF the volumes weigh 10 pound .
and forms a package 2s inches long. 3
inches broad, and inches deep. This
Bibie requires dozen yaks for its
transport. and the carved wooden
blocks from which 1t Is printed need
rows OF houses. like q city. for their
storage. A tribe OF Monsols paid 1000
oxen for a copy of this Bible. In addi-
ton to the Bible. there are 225 vol
tunes of commentaries which are neces-
sary for its understanding. There is
also large collection of revelations
which supplement the Bible.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

Ffum the New York American
Sir George Lionel Prescott. Bart, who
came over last week and is stopping al
the Ritz-Cariton Hotel. is popular
young man about town In London. He
has an inexhaustible store Of after-dinner
stories. and there is hardly anything that
does not remind him. of a curious ex-
perience.
Yesterday Lord Prescott went ont to
buy a toothbrush.
THAT reminds me-" he said, ''of a
house party ] was giving in Scotland.
One Of my guests kept US waiting for
dinner. 30 1 sent Donald. a new and In
experienced boy upstairs to tell him
back with the message that the gentle-
man was Just sharpsning his tssth"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

mist with strong wrist can conceal
the rest Of the band from the public
ear entirely-which accounts for the COM
parative safety Of so many minstrel
bands.
The bass drum Is seldom called upon
to produce solos, yet those who have
never seen Highland drummer playing
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
A Sign of SPRING.

From Jpdgr.
"oh. mother, spring In here
How do you know, Willie? Did YOU
see a robin,'
NO; ] saw bunch Of ball players on
their way. to catch train for the
South"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
February - in History,

February a. 1537-Henry VIII has the
hiccoughs all DAY.
February -. uI2-Richard the Lion
Hearted gives chatting dish party to
a few friends.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
Modern Childhood.

Little boy. do YOU know the story OF
Cinderella
L saw her once in a musical comedy.
but the production had no plot or story
TO speak of"
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
A Fatal Habit.

Are any absconders caught and
brought hack
Most of 'em. It's only n question OF
time when they begin to mail home
souvenir post cards.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
a shine.

You say MotleiEh shines WITH -a-re..
ffected iieht?"
Yes: he b piasiarist.
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No Longer RagEed.
Signs of Life.

In all the timber on the map
We see the signs of running sap.
And indications tell us that
'Tis stirring in the baseball bat.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
NO. 43.

tCoIr right Ise by Harr-r & Bros All rights -
served.l
Copyright, 1918 hy Mcclure Nr~,rsprr Svndicatel
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
ALITTLE NONSENSE.
THESREsULT.


Some girls last week in council met
And said in accents clear
They'd wed no man who didn't get
1000 plunks a year.
II you earn that much. you will pass
Be lined up. as it were.
But that lets out us chaps. alas,
Who live on thirty per.
Well should those damsels steadfast be
And withstand Cupid's raids,
I guess that We will shortly see
A surplus of old maids.
A Great Help.
This parcel post facilitates shipping
country sausage to the country.
The HelpfuI Things.
Join our girl scouts. for grown up
girls"
What is the object
''To teach girls the basic things of
life: all the leads in auction bridge. for
instance"
Used to Being Dunned.
We've had a fine winter. SO far"
Yes, but we'll pay for IL later"
We'll, IL the weather authorities can
collect anything from me. all right"
No Longer Ragged.
II see Mrs. Longstreet offers to raise
$1,000 for Gen. Sickles from among the
ragged followers of Lee
so I see. But some of Lees ragged
followers have managed to acquire a few
clothes since the war
Sign. of Life.
In all the timber on the map
We see the signs of running sap.
And indications tell us that
'Tis stirring in the baseball bat
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

Back Mount Vernon Christmas Eve, 7s3-Snee ITS Washington
Had Seen Little the Old Familiar Paees-Reukes His Nephew Lund
Washington for Buying of the British Mauders at Mount Vernon
Wangon Finds virginia State Benjamin Harrison Its
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24

Synopsis of next chapter:-The mar
who was going to kill the young editor
leaves town and does not return for
long time. When he comes back. he Is
as friendly with Bailey as a stray dog
But neither refers to the day when one
more step meant somebody getting killed
The Washington herald., 1913-02-24
The Helpful Things.
Used to Being Dunned.

We've had a fine winter. SO far
Yes, but well pay for IL later"
We'll, IL the weather authorities can
collect anything from me, all right
Norwich bulletin., 1913-08-21

pr. Frank R. White, director of edu- cation and one of the first American teachers sent to the Philippine Islands in 1901, is dead at Manila