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The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

the South. to give obvious proof OF
the union and cooperation OF the col
| onies
They had chosen better than they
| knew.
| 1t was no small matter TO have 50
noticeable a man of honor and breed
Ing at the head of an army whose
enemies deemed It a mere peasant
mob and rowdy assemblage of rebels
Washington himself. with his no.
lions Of authority. his pride of breed
| ing. his schooling in conduct and
privilege. was far from pleased TIL
, he began to see below the surface.
with the disorderly array he found of
! uncouth. intractable plough boys and
4 farmers. one esteeming himself as good
as another. with free-and-easy man.
Rers and a singular. Acknowledgement
insolence against authority or dis
cipline.
There are some fine fellows come
from Virginia" Joseph Reed. of Penn
| sylvania. had written Of the Virginian
delegates to the Congress at PhiladeI-
understand they are the capital men
of the colony"
1t was good that one of the MASTER
full group should ride all the public
way from Philadelphia to Boston to
take command of the army. the most
conspicuous figure in the colonies
| showing every one of the thousands
who crowded to greet or see him as
he passed how splendid a type of self
respecting gentlemen was now to be
seen at the front of affairs. putting
himself forward soberly and upon
principle.
The leaders of the revolt in Massa-
chusetts were by no means all new
men like John Adams or habitual agi-
tators like Samuel Adams: many q
man of substance and of old lineage
had also Identified himself with the
popular cause.
But new, unseasoned men were very
numerous and very prominent there
among those who had turned affairs
upside down: very great number of
the best and oldest families of the
colony had promptly ranged them
selves on the side of the government:
the revolution now at last on foot in
that quarter could too easily be made
to look like an affair Of popular
clamor. a mere rising of the country.
1t was of signal advantage to have
high personal reputation and a strong
flavor. as 1t were, of aristocratic dis
tinction given 1t by this fortunate
choice the Congress had made or q
commander.
1t was no light matter to despise
a cause which such men openly es.
poused and stood ready to fight for.
Tomorrow. Early Colonial Successes.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22
NAVAL ORDERS.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.

Prumethsus arived at Dutch Harbor. July II;
Kentucky arrived ct North River. New York City.
July 10: Hannibal arrived ct Guantanamo. July %;
Louisiana arrived at Cape Cod Ray. July %; New
Hampshire arrived at Cape Cod Bay. July %:
Uncas sailed for Key west. July %; wAban sailed
foe Ksy West. July -: Annapolis sailed for Bal
boa. july %; Hawke sailed for Buffalo. Jniy 20;
EAs1s arrived ct Caps Haitien. July %: Montgomery
sailsd for eruss. July -: Maryland arrived 1t San
Fnndsco, July %; Glacier arrived 1t Gusymas.
July .; Cleveland saiied for Masatian. july .:
porSda arrived ct Provineetnwn. July %. Michi-
an aerivsd at Pro~incstown. July -, South Caro-
ma sn1ved at Provincesown. July .. Utah arrived
Ct Psosinestcvn. JUG -; rssasose srrtved at
1asA. JsH .; AfAaas.s aszissd = HOpsrs. LAZY
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22
New York Hotel Arrivals.

New York, July 31.-The following
Washingtonians have registered at
New York hotels:
Grand f. Applin, jr.
b. A. Lamb E. s. Martin
r. Mckinney A. L. Peregrine
Trade representatives-Bau Furni-
ture House. O~Baum; House & Herr
man. B. Kieffner. A. Blumenthal,
clothing. etc, Grand.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

EVERY pound OF cotton imported into Ger
many means death to British soldiers" says the
London Morning Post. Therefore it must be
stopped. If when the next crop is ready for sale
tho government desires to continue its former
Tolicy the country will permit its continuance.
We always recognized that the government was
acting in Difference to the American wishes but
We now recognize that the concession goes be-
yond what we can afford" This government is,
of course fully aware that England will continue
by every means in her power efforts to prevent
cotton from reaching her enemies; and as the
Souths interests will be seriously injured if the
product is made absolute contraband the situa-
ton would seem to call for more OF the mature
deliberation' which the President and Secretary
Lansing have been devoting to our foreign re-
lations
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

tablished law is lost When laws are not
properly executed there is no government, and
without government there is state of anarchy
The Thaw case was step toward twill
Becker's case be the second?
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

woman who left a sold tooth a plate
in a I"rch room has asked the police to recover
it ior rcr. Possibly the proprietor thought she
had decided to become a permanent customer
and intended to store her tooth on the premises,
or the waiter may have taken it for tip.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

The state Department has refused to approve
the charge for tea servcd to Ambassador Walter
II. "sCc and staff at our embassy in London.
The iact that the tea drinking involved OK.
rcn-r al 500 for three months would indicate
the representatives OF Democratic diplomacy
have adopted the British custom with a VEN
EcarCc.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22
PEACE.

The world may be at war. but | am not.
However guns may with she'll and shot
Peace is my lot.
Amid the misery
OF carnage grim
Some ono somewhere may be
An enemy to
But I'll not be an enemy to him,
,Ccpyrlsht. ;eI5J
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

4 -rar who drew a revolver when he was pre-
vented by guards from taking photograph OF
an Indiana curcott0n plant was fined $40.
Imagine what would have happened to him if he
had done the same thing in Germany.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

New litigation has been started the Still
son -Hufchns estate, suggesting that in the next
generation the heirs OF the lawyers connected
with the case may be fighting it in the courts.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

The Zcrpelins cannot navigate in wet weather,
so Washington need not worry just yet
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22
Neurasthenia.
By JOHN ID. BARRY.

"All this newspaper talk about neurasthenia
makes me tired" said Murphy, throwing his news.
paper the table
Emerson looked up with mild interest.
why does it make you tired, Murphy" he
asked, with amusing pretense of sympathy.
Because it is all nonsense" Murphy replied.
Emerson elevated his eyebrows. What makes
you think so?"
Murphy replied often do, simply by con-
tinuing his own line of thought. "Its nothing
but imagination If neurasthenics had something
to think about besides themselves they'd get we'll
The only trouble with them is that they're suffer-
ing from too much egotsm."
Here Emerson made an unkind remark "You
never hear of like Roosevelt becoming
neurasthenc, do you?"
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

\ rcw RcHrc>cnrati>c in Congress from Okla
Nona has written to the Public Utilities Commits
sion n Washington stating that OF his
fricrJs have complained to him because they were
"cuu.pcllcd TO stand between the seats in open
car OF the street railways OF the District" Per-
rar,> tins rev statesman does not know it, but
people who live n Washington complaining
OF tho discomfort caused them by the very prac-
ricc adopted by his friends. The surprising thing
i that some OF the women passengers subjected
10 ;his annoyance have not resorted to the hat
pin a a remedy The Oklahoman's complaint
h"w-Ncr, should serve as a warning to the Dis
tric; authorities of trouble in store for them
wien once he has taken his scat in the House.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Some Persons in Milwaukee profess 10 believe
tn" attack the orduna not genuine at
tempt to sink the vessel. but dummy" attack
to scare the ships officers in retaliation for their
having mo"ntcd lake guns and frightened German
Crews earlier in the war. Needless to say these
huuo-i-i, were in Milwaukee and not the Or
duna ~hcr tho torpedo and shells cxplod-
IT,. = II her
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22
A Line O. Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By John KENDRICK BANGS.

fire. printing original poem. SYfusn f60
for The Washington GERALD
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Murphy quick enough to turn the point
in his favor. Roosevelt couldn't become a
neurasthenc simply because he has good fighting
blood. His egotism he expresses in the form of
wholesome energy. Most neurasthenics prey on
their own consciousness"
Emerson smiled in appreciation of Murphy's
epigrammatic phrase. "And yet" he said "some
Of the most active workers in the world are in
Guided among the neurasthenics. Physicians
agree with your opinion, Murphy, that neuras-
thenia often results from the morbid introspection
that accompanies certain kinds of egotism These
cases, | imagine arc among the hardest to deal
with. They occur very largely among the idle
rich, more often among women than men. They
have created a great deal of prejudice against
neurasthenia and they've kept many people from
sympahzing with neurasthenics. But, after ALL
disease is disease whatever may be the cause"
well. the best cure for any kind Of neuras-
thenia is work. Murphy exclaimed, in the high
moral tone that many of us take when we
prescribe work for others.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

there's something in what you say Murphy -
Emerson agreed. But on the other hand nell
rasthenics must suffer keenly from their isolation
! from human sympathy. l have talked with MANY
OF them and they have given a fairly clear idea
OF what they have to endure Often they describe
their suferngs as He'll Their lack of nerve
vitality gives them periods OF profound depres-
sion. During these periods they become the prev
OF all kinds OF morbid fancies and fears. Ere
quently, toe, they suffer from unaccountable in
hbitions These inhibitions show that the nerves
are unable to follow the force of the will For
example, one may wish to get up in the morning
and find himself poweress to move"
"Well, when people get into that kind OF con-
dition the place for them is the sanitarium They
really sick.
From the faint smile which l could trace on
Emerson,s lips | suspected that Murphy had fallen
into new trap.
When Inconsistencies develop symptoms that
make their physical weakness plain we are all
ready with sympathy. Then we actually see.
We forget that some of the most distressing cases
may not be visible to the physical eye. They may
be capable OF detection only by the finer Under
standing that comes with great human sympathy.
AS matter OF fact. there people all about us
who are suffering from neurasthenia without max
ling complaint. To go through their work they
have to call all the reserves of their nature,
on all the will that they can possibly control If
we knew what some of them had to endure in
the course of the day should bow our heads
before them with reverence. incidentally, we
should feel shame for failure to under
stand and to sympathize. | tell you, Murphy"
Emerson went on, his face glowing with enthu-
siasm, Eve have conception of the common
plsce herosm in some Of the lives about U.S. If
we did, we'd be little less quick to criticse and
to condemn and little less apprecative of our
own superiority -
Murphy seemed little embarrassed by Emer-
,ft
on to such an extent why can't we do something
to stop to-
! Emersons face relaxed in a smile Medical
science is constantly working to find some abb
solute cure for neurasthenia Perhaps a. cure will
be found. But l wonder if it will be found
through medical science. l wonder if it won't
be- found in fundamental readjustment of our
social relations. which will make il possible for
US ALTO live saney and wholesomely, and to de-
yefop those physical and moral qualities which
make people well balanced and happy
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Emerson shrugged his shoulders 81 often
think that those women sick from the opportu-
mites provided by wealth for sef-indugence, ate
among the most pitiabc in the world. It's so
hard for them to find a way out. The only sure
way out is through force of character, and al
ready force OF character has been weakened if
not completely destroyed, by their disease. But
there are many other kinds of neurasthcnia" he
went on. There are the ncurasthenics made at
birth through some mysterious inheritance. There
arc the neurasthcnics made through failure to es-
tabish wholesome relations with the life about
them. There are the neurasthencs made by over
work, by the fearful competitive struggle, by our
false standards, social and economic" Emerson
shook his head very gravely. well have to do
something to check this evil. If we don't it may
undermine us. The way it's spreading in this
country is bad symptom
well, there isn't anything new about it." said
Murphy, with his love for disagreeing at must
always have existed"
Emerson's face expressed assent. 81 suspect
that it has occurred wherever civilization has been
highly developed. 1t may even have been known
among the savagcs. After all, it is very largely
physical in its nature, due to the weakening of the
nerve system If VIC could trace it we should
probably find that it used to be known by many
l,"'''@'' ~ "''cH WITCH VIC discover what we be-
heve to be new disease we merely invent new
name. And yet, for all our advance in medical
science, we know very little about this devastating
malady. Most of us, in fact" Emerson concluded,
with sly glance at Murphy, don't even know
enough to be sympathetic"
AT this point Murphy made a rather shrewd
remark Perhaps if were sympathetic in
stead OF doing the Inconsistencies good we might
do them harm. We might take away what little
nerve they have lett"
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Mai. and Mrs. s. T. Ansell left Wash
ington yesterday for Tobyhanna. Pa.
where they will remain for the rest of
the summer 4
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Mrs Gibson Fahnestock was among
the guests at a dinner given by Mrs.
Frederick p. Sands at Newport
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Nine. Dumba. wife Of the Austrian
Ambassador. was hostess at luncheon
yesterday at the Poplars. at Lenox,
Mass.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson was hostess
at dinner last evening at her summer
home at Southampton. Long Island.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

MISS Gladys Ingalls,. who is presf-
dent or the Hot Springs Valley Nur-
sing Association. a branch of the Red
Cross, has started another children.
sewing class at Healing Springs, Va.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

The Swedish Minister. Mr.. Ekengren;
Count Claes Bond. of the Swedish Lega-
ton: the Danish Minister. Mr.. Constan-
tin Brun. and DR.. Charles Paul Hub
scher. of the Swiss Legation. Were at
the Swimming Club at Bar Harbor for
the motion picture performance last
evening.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

MIR. and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry
nave arrived at their country place at
Warwick Neck, r. l., for the summer
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Mrs. Albert l. Mills. wife of Brig.
Gen. Mills, is at Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Tomorrow, Early Colonial Successes.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22
WASHINGTON In COMMAND.

Published by special rh the President through
The Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson will ar
rive in Newport early next month to
be the guests of Mrs. William G. Weld,
Of Boston, at her summer cottage
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Mrs Goodwin D. Ellsworth. who has
spent several weeks at Black Noun
tain. n. C.. with her daughter. Mrs.
d. L. Carlton. returned to Washington
yesterday. Her son. Worth BagIey
Ellsworth. remained in North Carolina
and will spend the summer at Camn
Wonderland with the Col Horner Mill
tary School
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Dr. and Mrs. Monroe Hopkins and their
daughters. who are spending the sum-
mer cruising along the Atlantic Coast on
board their yacht, the Seagull have ar
rived at jamestown. r. l.. for week s
The Washington herald., 1915-07-22

Miss Marta Calvo. whose engaserent
TO Mr.. Thomas Dempsey Harrington
was recently announced, is the guest
Mass ''''
The midland journal., 1915-08-06
Constipation Cured Overnight.

A small dose of Po. Do Lax to
night and you enjoy a full, free,
easy bowel movement in the morn
ing. No gripping, for Po. Do. Lax
in POdophyllin (May Appple) with
out the gripe. Po-Do- Lax cOrrects
the canse of Constipation by arous
ing the Liver, increasing the flow
of bile. Bile is Natures antiseptic
in the bowels. With proper
amount of bile, digestion in bowels
is perfect. No gas, no fermenta-
ton, no Constipation. Don't be
sick, nervous, irritable. Get a
bottle of PoDo Lax from your
Druggist now and cure your Con-
stipation overnight.
The midland journal., 1915-08-06
Maryland Roads.

Exulting over the success of the good
roads in Maryland, one Of the Baltimore
newspapers attributes the satisfactory re-
suits to the fact that partisanship has NOT
entered into the building OF the highways
and that the roads have not been made
by Observation-Disclosures here and there.
Maryland, if the reports are correct, is
indeed entitled to congratulation. There
is little complaint OF the roads there,
whereas in New Jersey, another state that
has spent millions for road improvement
purposes, complaints are continual. The
first serious step that Maryland took in
solving the highway problem was the
creation of the State Highway Commia-
sion. Experience has proved that the
state commission is better than the maiu.
tenance of roads by counties. The state
commission plan of course is not infallible,
but it is the best that has been devised.
The Baltimore newspaper speaks of Mary
land as the garden of states" and the
good roads will be the beautiful paths.-
Wilmington News.
The midland journal., 1915-08-06
Our First silk Factory.

Ohio was the first state In the Union
to engage in the manufacture of silk,
according to DR.. William @. Mills OF
Ohio State university.
'The first silk factory was erected
at Point Pleasant in 1841 by John w.
Gill and Thomas White" said DR..
Mills. "These men planted twenty
i've acres in mulberry trees and began
the raising of silkworms the following
year. Dress silks, ribbons, silk velvets
and figured silks were manufactured.
The buckeye burr in light buff was the
first pattern woven. A vast pattern
from this piece was presented to Hen
~ Clay, who also wore a suit of broad.
cloth made in a Steubenville factory.
Since 1877 not yard of cloth of any
kind has been made in Steubenville,
although at one time there were twelve
woolen, cotton and silk mills located
ere"-Baltimore American.
The midland journal., 1915-08-06
FLAGS of France.

France had numerous national flags
before it adopted the tricolor. Although
its present banner is not particularly
artistic, its predecessors ranked among
the most beautiful flags in the world
The first French flag was extremely
quaint. 1t consisted of blue hood
hung on a cross bar and represented
the cloak Of st. Martin, saint great
" Eeverenced by the French, and years
0go his helmet was carried in their
Mafs TO inspire the soldiers The sec
0nd French flag was beautiful banner
Of red, with its loose end cut into three
tongues resembling flames, between
each 6 which was green tassel
Some picturesque banners were at one
time carried by the French warriors
before the tricolor waved over the
French battlefields. There was the sky
blue cavalry standard with the golden
sun Of Louis XIV, the white and gold
banner Of Joan Of Arc, magnificently
embroidered with the Madonna. angels
and lilies. and the famous old banner
OF the city of Paris, with its white
ship on blood red field
The midland journal., 1915-08-06

The card of Chas. T. F. Mearns, oi
North East. appears in our advertising
columns this week. Mr.. Mearns repre-.
sented Cecil county in the last LegisIa-
ture, and again seeks the nomination on
the Democratic ticket.
He declares himself as in favor of the
Statewide prohibition amendment, which
will probably be before the Legislature
this winter. He also favors the repeal of
the four-year voting clause in the Cecil
county local option law, as the people of
the county have shown very conclusively
that prohibition is what they want here.
and should not be compelled to thresh 1t
over every four years, when the whiskey
advocates are so hoplessly in the minority
Repeal of the law permitting the Havre
de Grace, and other race,t tracks, in the
State, is also favored by Mr. Mearns. and
the passage of a strict marriage license
law for Cecil county, whereby marriage
in minute" I" as at present. may be pre-
vented in this county.
The midland journal., 1915-08-06
loDIDE OF NITROGEN.
A. Explosive So Deadly That to Make
l< is Suicide.

A. Explosive So Deadly That to Make
Il is Suicide.
Explosives are solids which under
certain conditions suddenly change
into heated gas occupying many times
the original space of the solids.
Ordinary gunpowder when fred turns
into gas, Of which the volume is AOOO
times a. great as that Of the powder.
No wonder the bullet IN front Of It
leaves the nozzle, Of the rifle In
hurry.
Today there are scores even hun
dfeds. Of different sorts Of explosives
known 10 science. Some, such as lyd-
diEa require very considerable shock
to explode them. Others, such as nj
troglycerin, are fearfully dangerous to
handle, for a few extra degrees Of
warmth or very slight Jar Is suf1a-
cient 30 turn them instantly into gas.
OF the latter type there Is nothing
quite SO unstable as iodide Of nitrogen.
It has to be made In alcohol When
allowed to dry 1t appears as a brown
powder, and SO unstable Is this pow
der that a touch with feather will
seE It OF. The experiment has been
tT1ed Of leaving few grains upon a
table mixed with a few grains OF
sugar. The first bluebottle that few
on the table and began to crawl among
the grains caused an explosion.
The mere jarring Of the air by loud
shout or heavy footstep is sufficient
to detonate iodide of nitrogen, and 1t
need hardly be added that no one In
his senses would attempt to make
this terrible stuff. To do so In any
quantity would be equivalent to COM
mitting suicide. Pearson's Weekly.