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New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
THE SPRING TONIC.

#ftho11t attempting to encroach $ thel sacred domain of the family &ician we hereby give and donate @s to all who would take, natures spring tonic. It is a very simple koction made up in the great 8hecarv shop of Gods own out of ], $ with herbs that are free for the sng, with sunshine and roses and \ Aers, and with copious quantity Fresh air. The prescription cost hing more than the effort to walk. Ainday and yesterday were perfect s, conducive to the taking of the Ing tonic. No joy greater than balmy sunshine of this period in wear can fill the human breast. content more peaceful. It Is the glimpse we get of paradise on
 ter with it's biting blasts and
 ppy snows, with it's disagreeable nature now comes h a peace offering. In the far -s ahead all of her past offenses inst good sense will be forgiven. still she is treacherous and must
 he trusted too much. For every
 of sunshine now offered there is a ion of pneumonia For every de of grass budding on the lawn
 re is a cold. for every flower a tinge
 fever. After the pent-up season t gone into the discard, the genus ne is susceptible to many ills. Be-
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
E KIND TO ANIMALS.

2dence, Rhode Island, is now 8E preparations for the observ- Mf "Be Kind to Animals week, %Fays set apart in which to incul- ' ther minds of the younger folk $ea that dumb animals were H on this mundane sphere for a Ase and not alone to be kicked SIffed about by every man who as to vent his spleen. The key 5fAthis novel occasion will be the of dumb animals. SeT the theory that by far the zr part of punishment and pain hd upon our dumb animals from thoughtlessness, that who maltreat horses and dogs Ether domestic animals do so |1t thinking of the baseness of it |e promoters. of Be Kind to An F week hope to awaken lively |st in this campaign. Without bwer of speech the poor animals lend so much comfort to man mo manner in which they can CT their dissatisfaction at their Hess it be by barking and. biting, he moment they have recourse to the. shotgun is brought IF on the situation and there are
 dumb animals less on earth.
 ,ognizing that while there are
 people of tender nature who | not wi1fully cause suffering 2 the dumb animals, there are ss who deliberately take delight using the poor brutes pain, the ms of Providence who believe in ne treatment for dumb animals nxious that the boys and girls be ssted in this work. Much can )ne by interesting the children in fife and habits of the various !. animals. Study of this kind is lcial and conducive to a better of the workings of the rse. It might be well to have Kind to Animals week in every lunity in the nation.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
POLITICAL WAR NEWS.
By wireless from Says-So. (Fassed by the censorD

 By wireless from Says-So. (Passed by the censor)
 Promisetown, Booths Fort, March 2S, 1916. Crown Prince Quibblehoff reports owing to severe artillery fire brou"ht up by the enemy, was forced to aban- don attack on Alms-H House. Left wing of command badly shattered. Forced to fall back, owing to com munications with headquarters being cut by cave-in on Elmst subway.
 Believe we have spies in our ranks and will commission Captain Steelo- witz to make investigation.
 Owing to failure of getting new re- cruits, have abandoned trenches and moving troops south. where report comes that rebellion has broken out amongst the Swedes and destroying all promises made two years ago.
 Was forced to abandon all booty taken, also most of our heavy artil- lery, owing to failure in new method of road construction.
 Main Army, South Front, 10 A. M.- Have established temporary quarters at Fort Maple and put all the spiel makers on picket duty. Pushing right wing to extreme south. where We hope to capture the notorious bandit. Black Front, who we under md f1Hc Ia fnl1 and is considered a dangerous outlaw. Have promised large reward if he is taken on or before April 4th.
 Have now Joined forces with Cap commander, giving him the wood cross for bravery in defending our lines in last drive by enemy. He ad- vises me not to accept challenge, but to make an attack on staunches lOcat- ed on what is known as sewer bed flats, which is considered the most eX pensvely held strong hole.
 Scouts report strong hole mined by the enemy with bacteria and 800 cases of measles connected with time fuses, which up to the time of forwarding this despatch has not been reported by the health officer.
 Shall withdraw all boy scouts and have promised the capture to veterans only, where new commissions will have to be established
 Your obcdient commander.
 PROMISEHOFF
 Y, S.-Must have moro troops Have located Black Front.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
On An American Soldier. q,

(Slain on Mexican Battlefeld) (Clinton Scollard in the New York
 TriDune) Somewhere he sleeps his last un- dreamful sleep, Alike unmindful of the sun and rain,
 Somewhere, while we walk blithe- ly and are fain Of the bright evening star, the winds that sweep The vernai azure of the upper dcep. But hark! across the breadth cf Texan plain Does he not cry to us, this soldier slain, Stark on some swale of sand, some barren steep? Should we foreeo the olive and the dove One little moment, were it wrong, To clutch Thy vengeance from thc skies above And smite with the white wrath that is Thy sword? Yea, with the swift and righteous might thereof. And glut the vuture with the rout abhored.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

, Cause of indeScretions committed; of ! oyer-eating and little or no exercise, i the human body is now in a state where it needs a spring tonic, some thing to rebuild it, to make it ready
 to stand the wonderful changes that . earth. That is why we recom-
 mend the spring tonic
 Because the prices on medicines are
 materially increasing, because doctors
 and physicians have their hands full in taking care of the sick and dying,
 because mostly all the available
 nurses are abroad on the European
 battlefeldS, we would alleviate the
 and so recommend long walks in the
 countryside When the tolls of the
 day are completed, when the feeling
 of letharcN Creeps over humanity, with that destroyer of energy and dash and vim, spring fever, go forth into the twilight of the evening hour and bask in the warm dying rays of the sun. When the long blue shadows are creeping over the far distant hills. when the lights are trying to peep forth from the windows of farm houses on the way, nature is at her best One half hours walk along the country road at that time of day is worth all the medicines busy pharma- cists can combine or doctors pre- scribe. That is why we fear not the wrath of these friends of humanity in recommending the one greatest spring tonic of them all walking. Take it to heart. It will rebuild the system and save bills.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Made in Germany Goods.
{ Boston Globc )

The British have made certain dis coVeries which show why the label Made in Germany was so common in England before the war. They have found that the German way was to be content without profits in England in order to make sales there. In the case of certain electrical ap- paratus which undersold British ap- paratus of a similar nature large pro- fits, sometimes 30 per cent, in cer- tain other countries. made possible sales at cost in England.
 Information has leaked out of Ger many which gives basis for the belief that great stores of goods for export are being laid up against the con clusiOn of the war. It is reasonable to believe that a nation which broke all records in being ready for war will also be prepared for peace when the time for peace comes For the next German industrial invasion the English arc now preparing.
 The world markets which German commercial diplomacy has cultivated so carefully are now open to the Allies. If the Germans are to re- gain these outlets they must do so with commercial means. Such means
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Stick to Your Own Game.
Philadelphia LedgerD

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 An offer of $10,000.O00 was once made 10 Augustus Hcinze for his copper mines His estate has now been inventoricd at less than $1, -x 50O,00O. Heinzc knew copper in Montana, but he didn't understand copper stocks in Wall street. He re- fused to stick to the game and learn cd in the far West, and Vcnturcd upon the tcmpestuous struggle in the East with results that parallelcd disastrously the experiences of othes. magnatcs. So Jim" keenc had piled up q fortune in California ot several millions made in mining stocks during the Comstock boom and lost it in less than a year when he tried to play the bigger game with Jay Gould.
 The world is fairly crowded with men who refuse to cling to the games they know and launch upon enter priscs that look easy, but which they pay dear to learn. A. Collins Cobb or a Baker, who are stars of the baseball diamond, would scarce ly shine in a boat, while a NickalE himself at the oars would probably be a poor substitute in a bush league baseball team. One game well play ed is worth more to Q man than half q dozen done indiffercntly.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Mecca, he Holy City, Vof
 Wholly Devoid 0f Badness

to have been given to Abraham b. the angel Gabriel. In performing the taw af, which is the custom of seven times circuiting the Kaba, this great stone is kissed by the pilgrim each time 1t is passed.
 Within the walls Of the mosque Is found what is supposed to Dc the tomn of Abraham and stone slabs marked what Moslems believe to be the graves of TIagar and Ishmacl. All these arc holy spots and must be visited in mak- ing the tawaf.
 Among the other holy relics inside the city is the famous Zamzam we'll said to have been used by Hagar in securing water for her son lshmacl The waters of this well are supposed to have wonderful curative values and a brisk traffic is driven with the pill gl.imS in the sale of jars and bottles for taking away the water. The we'll is believed to have been lost after the days of Hagar and found later by the grandfather of the prophet Manomct."
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Out of tbC Silence.

(John D. Wells, ill the Buffalo Ncws.) And what can. you say when the day
 is done g And you've gone to your oed of rest? - WIp n thc shadows come and the light has gone
 Der the rim of the golden west, And a silvery beam of the moah As ii in an aimless quest? What do you say M When kindly voice that you seen Co Cut of the shadows speaks soft and
 low,
 Well, what did you do today ?' Oh, what can you say when you're all W.T." ht Master of all tho tusksgs' ,t"~ nlch of a sin do you have 4o When the voice of the Msstsr
 asks How many things have you left uIs-
 done
 Your studied answer makes? What do you say When out of the shades of the silent
 night The Master speaks with tho Masters
 right;
 Wei, what did you do today" ""
 A Thrice blest S he of the humble way Who sinks to his bed of rest The rest he earned with a toillng day With love of his labor blest- Who hears the voice of his Master
 ask and truthfully say My
 best"
 The man who can say I've trod the way of my best Intend, I've helped a friend and I've Irada q
 friend
 To What did you do today?".
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Postal Card Letters. (Meriden Journal ,

Ii used 10 be quite custom for many thrifty folks to write long mes sa ecs on post cards.
 II was for many years d stock Jokc il, the rural districts. that the deNF- cry Of mail was delayed by the 1lhc it took the postmistrcss to read these cards This may have been a libel. but very intimate matters used 10 he discussed in the publicity Of these old post cards. in way that must have excited the curiosity Of prying persons.
 No doubt these old postal card let terS have been mostly supplanted by the use of the picture cards or cards with n, ottOes. Jokes. or greetings. Ire use of these is larger than ever be- fore post office official Sald the other dav that it takes 25.ooo one cent stamps to mail the ChrlStnaS post cards of a town Of 10,ooo people.
 Most of us can remember the malC- cn aunts and others who were noted for their ability to write lohS ellu- Sions on postal cards. Some or them prided thems selves on the mum per or words that could be leSlbly written on a post card. If memory serves arisht. this would often run into the two or three hundreds. Fine pointed pens were pushed with conclse motion that is a lost art now.
 The cent that the postal cara say cd was q part of a well planned con- scrvation Of resources, by which bank books were acquired in days of small economic things. two cent letter was needless waste, in which not merely the stamp but th" cost of paper and envelope was a cOnsidcratiOn.
 The publicity does not afect the sale of the modern post card The messaee arc so fiat ana routine that if is doubtful if the ruHal pOStmlS- trcss ever stops to read them. 1t must he a tiresOme task to wade through a score of cards. only to find such heart throbS a S "Herc I am at WaSh~ ington, How are you? Fine weather, d-bN.'
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
",IIM" MANN CHANGES HIS MIND

Representative Jim" Mann, that
 sturdy leader of the Republicans in
 the national House of Represents lives, has changed his mind on the problem of immigration or at least on that phase of it which has to do with the literacy test. Where once MT. Mann irreconcilably op-
 posed to the Burnett bill, which has
 as it's salient feature the exclusion of
 immigrants for illiteracy, be now
 comes forward as a champion of this
 measure and announces that he will
 vote for it. No one will blame Mr.
 Mann for changing his mind Such
 action sometimes denotes the act of g
 wise man, especially in times such as these when the war abroad is making puppets of most humans; but.if every body switches on the 1teracy test what will be the status quo of immigra- ton? There is not much headway being made on this all vital subject
 Either the exclusion of immigrants for ilHteracy is right, or it is wrong There is no middle ground. old Uncle Joe Cannon in his first speech of note since his "come back,' de- nounced the test. Another Congress- man who confessed his mother came to this country in the steerage and
 that she could neither read nor write.
 would keep all immigrants from step
 ping foot on these shores until they
 had mastered at least thirty words of
 the English language. If admission
 to this country is not worth that
 much trouble it is worth nothing at
 all, according to this view. Well and
 good. In it's first and primal state
 the literacy test was intended to ey-
 clude from the United States all those k foreigners of vicious practice who take delight in hurling bombs and
 blowing up the recognized institutions of society. Looking back over the
 events of the past year. recalling the assaults made on the United States ca pitol building at Washington, the blowing up of bridges, the poisoning of soup, the fraudulent procuring of passports, and the burning of ships, it would seem as if the immigrant who might have been excluded be- cause of illiteracy is not such a bad fellow after all. In nearly all of the aforementioned cases foreigners were involved who could read and write
 with what might be termed "eclat'. This, in itself would seem to be good argument against the literacN test. But then Congress should not 1 take the Burnett bill too seriously be-
 cause a presidential veto is awaiting 1 it in the event it is passed
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

they are making ready to use. The German plan is to sell articles bear ing the German trademark every where. In their scheme markets - come first and profits surely follow. The principle is that cut prices pro- ducc purchases and kill rival pro- ducers.
 A commercial invasion from Ger many will surely threaten this coun- try at the end of the war The only safeguard against such q disaster is efficient anti-dumping legislation for the United States. Lack of such leg . islation might produce a terrible i'm dustrial depression soon after a treaty of peace is signed.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
What Is Dent?
(TriSh WOrld.)

The word itself is derived from T saxon word which means Spring Nmo}ogically, the Jentcn season means the spring season. and has no spiritual significance. We, however, give it a spiritual character by the use we make of it.
 It is a spiritual springtimc, when q deep, full blowing into the con- science Of the peope-When a gen erous sowing of the Word of God will later on bring forth a rich har- vest Of souls, sanctfied and made like unto the Son of God. and of deeds holy and good. like His.
 It is time when a man puts ms soul on trial: examines vigorously it's motives and doings: judges it by what God requires. and secs where il stands In it's progress hcavenward.
 It is time when we enter. as Il were. a cloud which hides the world and it's vanities from view, that in communion with God we may learn how best to resist the everyday temp tations which waylay from birth to death.
 It is a. time when the repentant scul like the prodigal son. arises and goes home to his father and says. "I have sinned." and feels the joy Of forgiveneSS in His loving embrace and kiss.
 It is a time of spiritual rcrrceh~ mcnt for honest souls seeking God
 II is comm cmOratiNC of the forty days of fasting and prayers which our Savior spent in the wilderness and during this season we learn the wilderness lessons of life.
 It is the preparation for the great feast of ITastcr-thc festival of vic tory over sin and death. And every one who keeps Lent well can rejoice in the victories that have secured to him H "riSen life
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Il BITTER SERVICE.

re to believe the assertions
 attorneys for the New Ha-
 before the public utilities
 hsn in Hartford yesterday. 8 be better suburban service
 he Capitol. City,. Bristol and
 ain, on and after August 1.
 then, is but four zDm, according to this prognos- N Four long months, and then sDn the New Haven between gee cities will begin to resem- Syailroading. It is a long time but the reward is proportion- seat. By that time turn Ell be installed in Bristol and 0g will come this way in the { regular trains, with the en- 4 the tender, in the lead. Poor, g humanity! It has put up verse. conditions long enough. n it will get it's crown of glory. ere will be Some joy In making and from our neighboring Here's hoping the first of service will be the last Of July rscv.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Just when the Colonel gets all en- unused about his discovery in the cav erns of Trinidad of the guacharo, or turns to his books and finds out that more than one hundred years ago two scientists iourneyed to the same place to observe the actions of "Stea tOrnis Caripensis'' which is the vernacular for guacharo. Being an oil bird, 1t must be bald-headed like John D.. or are we mistaken? One never knows.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

With Mir. Roosevelt as the republi- can candidate and MT. Wilson as the democratic candidate, we should have a decisive conflict of contending prin- ciples. We should have a referendum on the question of whether the Amer ican people would hold fast to their ancient traditions whether they would rebuild their society on foun- dation of German centralization and German efficiency. The two great principles that are now struggling for supremacy on the battletields of Eu- rope would grapplc in the presiden- tial campaign. The campaign would mean som ething and the result would mean something. The destiny of the republic would again be decided for the next fifty years.-NeW York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Another attack is being made op the name of the BoWery apparently on the mistaken idea that with some other name it would smell sweeter As a matter of fact it is a name to live up to rather than get away from. be- ing associated With the best of Dutch and English colonial history. The street was originally cut to and through Gov. Peter Stuyvesants farm the 'bOuwery'' (from the Dutch "bOuwen;" to 'till," to "cultivate')- and hence known later as the Bowerv lane. The historic and picturesque name should not be allowed to disap- pear.-New York Globe.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Fhc killing of this woman would send shiver through North Caro- ma. Humanity docs not apply to wo- mon the incNOrable law that if does to men. Thus Governor Craig of North Carollna, in committing the death sen tence Of a woman murderer to life i'm pr1Sohfnent. But if humanity spoke only Tor the life of the woman, why did the governor feel compelled also to commute the death sentence of her male accomplice? Why should exact and equal justice hc called back into the case after once being ruled out = New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Pointed Paragraphs.

(Ncw York Globc.)
 Uneasy rests the aching tooth that wears d crown.
 The wage of sin is not regulated ;,y an earthly trust
 Too many things that arc done well arc not worth doing at all.
 No man is truly great if he is un- able to retain his self-respect
 Nothing so effectually cures a mau of the hattery habit as marriage.
 It may he what people don't know about a popular man that makes him popular.
 White lies require whitewashing to keep them from turning black.
 No matter what man has done, the world soon forgets him unless he keeps right on doing. When a young man proposes to a girl she may refer him to her father merely as a matter of form.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Germans in Germany are giving up pastry and enduring many other sac rlflces to make possible the Drolonga- ton or the war. When the pastry kitchen gets hit, it is about time to dis cuSS the kind of parCh hmcnt on which the terms of peace ought to he writ Berkshire Eagle.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Oh! Mrs. Murphy.
(From the Sircn.) ]

Mrs. Flannigan-Sure, just got a letter from Barney sayin' he would he home tomorrow; he got q month off for good behavior
 Mrs. Murphy-A month off for good behavior, is it? Faith, and that's lad to be proud of.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

After firing Von Tirpitz the kaiser has congratulated and decorated him. By such means the bump is taken ont of the fall It is like passing a roso- luton of regret upon the retiremcnt of a minister after he nas been com, pelied to n.-Wilkesbawc Rec ord.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

IrObabIy the most strenuous oppo- slton in the world and the ono that ac- complishes the least is the opposition to increased taxes. .-Benning gton Ban- ner.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Profitable advertising medium in
 * Circulation books and press dways open to advertisers.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
Query.
Editor of Herald:

Editor of Hera i'd: Please answer in the next issue of your newspaper, the following question: Was there snow bn the ground on Easter Sunday last year?
 l.. R. R. Yes.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

The bird giving concern to Mayor Ouigley at this moment is not a be- whiskered one like Colonel Roose- Veits guacharo.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Carrier to any part of the city
 Nnts a Week, 6J Cents a Month. s for paper to be sent by mail, Fin advance. 50 Cents a Month,
 Year.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

fhe Post Office at New Britain 'd Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
|RITAIN HERALD
PUBLISHING COMPANY,
 Proprietors~

5 sunday eNcsptedl at 4:15 P. m. aN Building, e Church St.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

one thing may be said about the SuIfagc controversy: II gives the S1rls plenty of hcalthful exercise and many opportunities to "dress uu Rochester Times
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

Ra will be found on sale at Hota- SNew Stand, 42nd St and Broad Mew York City; Board Walk. At
 Elty, and Hartford Depot.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

And, in the interest of the city, may the best man win.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28
FACTS AND RANCHES.

seeing that they're making such huSc profits on other lines the steel men might give the government the armor 1t needs as their contribution to the cause of preparedness. e.-Pittsburg Dispatch
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

CALLS.
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New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

White lies require whitewashing to keep them from turning black.
New Britain herald., 1916-03-28

It may he what people don't know about a popular man that makes him popular.