Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-20
WITH THE EDITORS

The German army authorities have
taken a really efficient measure 10 pre-
vent some Of the most revolving and
cruel features Of dueling among officers.
A court martial has condemned 10 i'm
~prisonmcnt and dismissal IN officer who
wrongcd a fellow officer. thus '.provok-
ing" q duel and killed him. AS our Metz
dispatch points out. il courts Of honor
are guided by this precedent they will
forbid a duel with m offender. ON the
broad ground that he is unfit To meet
an honorable officer on the field. Such
n decision by such Il court would 60 far
toward establishing not only "a more hui
name and decent code for dueling but
"a better line of personal and social con
dnct.-New York Times.
In revolt against the excuses that the
last few years have seen dragged into
the realms of social relations. s~artorical
styles. and the like, there is reported to
he 4 disposition in England TO return To
early Victorian models. They are going
10 dance the minuct again. to powder
their hair. wear bustlcs. and sit on
straightbackcd. horschair furniture cary
cd IN the ugliest fashions imaginable
Have We been - very wicked these
last few wears Of carcle>sncss, as To de-
serve this? II seems hardly possible. The
world has got a long time past the Vie
torian age. For better or worse, TWEEN
tieth century blood may be too red; but
il can hardly he bleacchd by the fiat Of
fashion. Baltimore News.
The sugar tariff, or rather. the abolish
ment Of the sugar tariff. performs
strange and wonderful miracles. Louisi-
ana now figures that. without the tariff.
her cane growers will 20 bankrupt. nj.
though cultiyating some Of the richest
soil in the world. Out in Arizona.
where the soil won't raise anything cx-
ccpt grcascwood. tarantulas and cactus.
theyr r. going 10 tackle the sugar grow
ing game. and have sent To Louisiana for
over one hundred cars Of seed cane. with
which experiments will he made on re-
claimed desert land. Perhaps the .Ari-
iona people are foolish: hut il il more
probable that the Louisiana zane grow
crs are too easily frightencd.-Port
Arthur News.
If government by Injunction saves
Philadelphia from $a0O00eO0 more debt
incurred by popular vote. the spen,iers
may be hampered. but coming genera.
tions may rise up and call government
by injunction blcsscd.-Brooklyn Eagle
Mississippi is the latest State to out
law the disease CARRYING buzzard. Here
toforc this state has lokcd upon the
buzzard rs a beneficial scavcnger. 10 be
protected nv law: hut an enlightened
public opinion has finally put the bur
zard where il belongs. aud as Il result
the legislature has just repealed the law
that has protected n disease carrier that
has borne the same relation to the
transmission of hog cholera ~ has the
house fly Ia the transmission of typhoid
To human beings. Other States please
take notice.-Progressiye Farmer.
Chief Justice T.. j. Brown of the Texas
supreme court. a lifelong anti.prohibi-
'ft'fNi* 81 HhiVtH'tN tndt III - HUM
for prohibition and will support Colonel
Ball for Governor. He SAYS, with recent
legislation. State and National prohibi
tion can and will he enforced: that his
attitude heretofore was the result Of
doubt about the enforcement Of state
prohibition. Judge Brown. with his
great influence. is a notable accession To
prohibition ranks.-Home and State
oh YOU smiling April. mother Of the
seductive hookworm. first cousin If the
lotus. civilization seems a mock.
cry. work an outrage. when you come
reckoning gayly To us. Eden was prob
ably another name for April when men
were workfree and carefree and had
TO do but 20 fishing or play
baseball. baltimore Sun.