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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
Society Sound at the Core.

Every society has a fringe Of de-
generacy. We speak of our decadent
fashions, our decadent literature, our
decadent youth, when in reality we
are talking only Of the fringes. We
see the fringes displayed in cities,
and because, in comparison with the
deeper and more fundamental quail
ties, they have the power of self-ad-
vertising, we are likely to be misled.
The truth is that there never be-
fore was such an earnest purpose on
the part of our young people, and
never has there been SO much real
feeling displayed py our men and
women generally over the really i'm
portant things of life Consider the
number of our college men in the am
bulance service of Europe and the
extraordinary response to the call Of
the training camps
Every age is unable to see itself as
other ages see it. 1t is too close to
its own line of vision. 1t is true that
with us there are pro1igacy, reckless
ness, decadence
But there are more really civilized
people than ever before gathered to-
Sether under one governmental roof,
and our mechanical contrivances have
attained such variety of perfections
as to blind us to the hearts beating
underneath. But the truth is that
never before have hearts beat so
sturdily. Rioting and dissipation
among our young people are not near
~ so marked as they were a genera
ton ago. The alcoholic wave is sub
siding. The general effect of our high
educational standards, the outdoor
life, induced by golf, tennis and the
general use Of the motor car the
coming together of different kinds Of
people-all these things have had
their effect.
In spite of so many Of our obvious
surface failings, let us not deprecate
ourselves too much. We are a great
people.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
The Colonel.

New Haven JOurnal-COurier.)
Roosevelt gave this statement to the
assem- bled reporters: q am dOubly
ton Of Mr.. Hughes. 1t is a vindica-
ton of our national honor Because
of some charges that have been made,
I wish to state now that I will not
under any circumstances make any
recommendation to Mr.. Hughes with
reference to appointments or to his
legislative policy
1t will no longer be necessary for
Colonel Roosevelt to remember that
ledge. The country has already re-
lieved him of all responsibility for it.
future of that gentleman, if he may
be said to have any. We retract none
Of the many genuinely com plimentary
things we have said of him in the past
He could if he saw fit, take over 4
large share of the credit for the
political condition which now exists
m this country. In part, his refusal
to support MI Taft when president
made Mr. Wilson'S election posshle:
II part his own work of educating the
reople Of the country in the cause Of
social Justice has counted nightly.
The greatest mistake he ever made
was in for once miscaEu1ating the
ropular thought of the country, His
chance came at Chicago when he re-
fused the nomination of the progress
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
Meddling With Songs.
Rochester Herald

The other day we quoted a minis.
ter as saying of the modern songs
in the Sunday school that they "are
two-steps set to music This man.
evidently would resent the employ
ment of Prof. Simon N. Patten,
teacher Of political economy, to say
what sort of language Sunday school
songs should embrace. But Prof
Patten has undertaken the work, un-
solicited, and, while accepting the
melodies, has made radical changes in
the words. For instance. there is John
Wesley's Jesus. lover of my. souI"
AS Wesley wrote it. and as millions
of Am ericans-not all Methodists
either-have memorized it. it runs
Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Let me to Thy bosom fly,
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still is high;
Hide me. o my Savior. hide.
Till the storm of life be past;
Safe into the haven guide,
Oh, receive my soul at last,
Just What objection can be found
in reason to this appeal. we do not
know. But it didn't suit Patten. ANA,
in his book Of revised songs he has
trimmed it to this condition.
Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Brother, friend and comrade dear
Brother, friend and coTnrade dear,
No temptation can control.
While Thy spirit hovers near,
All I treasure upon Thee came5 p
They kind deeds all people blesfs
AS a writer of hymns, we are ina
clined to think that Wesley will OUT
live Patten by several generations,
and we are not surprised that there
are preachers who show a disposition
to ridicule the efforts of the moder-
nists. The old songs are good enough
for the ordinary Christian. and the
other kind nay be looked upon with
q feeling akin to suspicion.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
Senator Marines Defeat.
Newark NewS)

On March 4 next, Joseph S. Ere
linghuysen will succeed James F..
MARITIME in the United States senate.
Mr.. Frelinghuysen's election was a
foregone conclusion from the day
when he and Senator MARITIME were
the successful candidates in their re-
spective party primaries. The election
of MARITIME five years ago was the re-
suit of insstence brought to bear up
on the legislature to support the
shirt of the senatorial primary law,
which left it morally obligatory with
the state lawmaking body to select
the candidate receiving the highest
popular vote in the primaries. Inc
Issue transcribed the question OF
Marines fitness
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
GROWING IN NEW ENGLAND.
Surprising Outcome of Elections III
This Section Breathe Hope
for Democracy.
(Springheld Republican,

The extent to which the New Eng.
land states cut down expected repub'
lican pluralities constitutes a striking
feature of Tuesdays voting Thii
section contributed to the Hughei
electoral vote, but did so not un.
grudgingly, and the results shocking
ly upset the calculations of the re-
publican managers. When Connecti'
cut goes republican by only about g.,
500, Rhode Island by 400, Maine b1
less than 5000 and New Hampshigt
hung in the balance the day after
things are not going as they ought II
have gone to be in harmony with thu
expectation that republicanism wal
again to be enthroned in a way tt
defy challenge.
It is evident that had the democrats
| been as we'll organized and led al
| were their opponents, there woul%
have been q lively possibility of carr
| rying New England into the Wilson
| column. Even Maine showed up al
| debatable ground, with her drop from
the 12.148 lead for governor at the
| September election to less than hall
| that plurality for the republican pres
idental candidate. And then Yer
mont, which chung to Taft four years
ago and gavo a plurality for Gov
Gates in 1914 of 20,781, yielded only
a lead of 5000 for Hughes.
What the democracy in all the New
England states needs is better organ
ization and leadership That which
| Woodrow Wilson had done for hi:
party in Washington, which constitute
ed the democratic hope in this con.
| test, must be carried into the states II
the democracy Is to command enough
must be carried into the states If tht
! democracy is to command enough
| support to win victories. What II
true in Massachusetts is quite as much
the case in the other New England
states Devotion to progressive prin.
ciples md a willingness to spend and
be spent in their behalf is the need
in Connecticut Rhode Island, New
Hampshire and Maine. Mr. Wilson's
appeal to young men, by no means
all of them of democratic antecedent$
and their help in increasing numbers
is necessary. Too much has the de.
mocracy been ruled and organized by
place hunters, who constitute the
poorest material with which to bid
; for success. big injection of work.
ing idealism must be secured If the
democracy is to be kept on the up.
ward trend.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
East of Suez.
(Christian Heraldl

Hotel life is bad enough anywhere,
but it is worst in the Orient. You
hear the mother of a twelve-year-old
girl tell her to run away While
mother smokes" or tell her husband
that she will have a whiskey and
soda, and the little girl can have
small one, as the weather is hot"
Such things happen in America but
they are not the normal thing as they
are in these polyglot trade ports. The
commercial class accuse the mission
aries of being too exclusive and the
missionaries assert that they are not
going to run a fancy bar to attract
their mpatriots-so there you arel
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
SORROW TO-DAY ON MARS.

It's a long way from Flagstaff,
Arizona, to Mars the planet of pro-
nounced red color. To be exact, it is
35,000,00O miles from Flagstaff to
habit that mysterious land may not
even know that their discoverer, DR..
Percival Lowell, is dead today in
Flagstaff. After twenty-five years
work at his astronomical observatory
during which he made some remark
able and radical discoveries, the
famous astronomer has earned his
rest. The world owes him a debt it
can never repay, and this whether
his theories were right or wrong For
DR.. Lowell reformed the science of
astronomy to the end that he made
it more popular.
There was a time when the old men
who haunted street corners with
hugh and imperfect telescopes,
through which the populace could see
the moon at five cents a look, were
conceded to be astronomers. Then
the notion changed. Real astronomers
were thought to be mathematical
freaks who seldom busted themselves
with telescopes but who arrayed fig
ures this way and that measuring al
ways with the sun as the center of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
Bugaboos OF Married life.

(Salt Lake Herald epublican.)
Many a woman hugs to her heart
the delusion that she married the
wrong man. In the inner circle Of her
bosom friends she may admit as much
in the strictest confidence, of
course-and her tale of woe in cor
roboration is spun into sympathetic
ears. 'va
In every such rehearsal of domes-
tic infellcity the most diScoHsolate
part is the might have beens," which
have been denominated the saddest
of all sad words. Lost opportunities
usually take on exaggerated appear
ance in retrospect Both Maud and
the judge might have been disillu-
stoned had she devoted the latter part
of her life to raking him instead of
ralling hay
To make a jeremiad of this kind
impressive it is only necessary to
mention two or three men of promin-
ence who were driven to despair by
a positive refusal and who perverse-
ly went ahead on the highway of sue
cess, each with a life companion re-
ferred to with scornful reproach as
"spiteful hussy'' not half good enough
for him. AS matter of fact, success
in such cases may be due to compat-
ible association of a real helpmeet
that never could have been attained
with a disconnected, scolding and
fault-fnding companion.
This is a reversible hypothesis, for
many a man harbors the hallucination
that he made a mistake in his choice;
and some of them are mean enough
to add to the burden of an aching
heart by saying SO to disappointed and
neglected housewives who share more
of sorrow than Of happiness.
Women who lament that other
wives have the best husbands and
men who deceive themselves with the
belief that other men have the most
attractive wives cannot judge with
precision.
What an amazing awakening there
would be If the discontinued could ex-
change places for time-an awaken
ing that would cause Jack to prefer
his Jill and Jill to yearn for Jack
again, and settle forever the doubts
That disturb connubial contentment.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
The World Meat Situation.
indianapolis News.)

indianapolis News
French economists recently made
public the results of an investigation
of the world meat situation. The out
look is not encouraging. The war in
some regions has augmented produc-
ton; in others it has exhausted exist
ing local supplies and drawn heavily
upon the stocks of foreign countries.
French investigators should set aside
the claims of the United States as a
meat exporter. The opinion is that
this country, in normal times, pro-
duces not enough for itself, though
. the packing ordinations continue to
ship abroad The result is an in
crease in domestic prices. AS the
world situation appears, the Argentine
Republic, New Zealand, Australia,
Uruguay and the United States, in the
order named, are the principal ex-
porting countries.
The visible supply is not increasing
rapidly. Consumption in some places
is exceeding production. A shortage
was certain when the war began, for
military operations caused a cessa-
ton in the development of grazing
and stock breeding, as planned in
many regions as yet little known for
their meat production. On the basis
of the figures obtained, it appears to
the Europeon economists that Brazil,
Uruguay, the Argentine Republic,
Australia, German East Africa, Mad
agascar, Mexico, Asiatic Russia and
even China contain possibilities. The
Germans prior to the war were re-
markedly successful in stimulating
native cattle breeding in their East
African possessions.
The consumer, however, will find
little comfort in these assurances
which are predicated upon the invest
through many years. What we need
today is a more liberal supply of meat.
All cuts remain at the top Of the food
price scale, and an excuse commonly
offered by dealers in other edibles
is that their prices, after ALL are not
so high as the butchers Signs are
not lacking that the American family
Of average income may be compelled
to regard meat as a luxury to be
served only once week. There are
a few encouraging hints At the re-
cent land bank hearing in this city an
Indiana farmer said that the most
profitable debt he could incur was one
which enabled him to stick his place
with cattle. One subject of the rural
credits law is to stimulate the pro-
duction and fattening of beef cattle
Bankers who, through the new cur
rency law, have found a new field for
general investm ent in the making of
cattle loans are realizing the need Of
increased national attention.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
THE FEDERAL FARM LOAN LAW.
An Agricultural Paper Does Not Like
to See Republicans Discredit 1t.
(F'rom Farm and Home.)

VI rum L arm ana fiOmG.)
How foolish, for political purposes,
to try to discredit the federal farm
loan law! Both parties We'd with
each other in framing that great
statute, which became a law by the
almost unanimous vote Of both repuh-
licans and democrats in congress.
The wisest politics would be for re-
publicans now to vie with democrats
in claiming the credit for enacting this
law, instead of republican politicians
repudiating that which their own
members of congress rightly voted for
almost to a man.
Nobody claims the new law is per-
feet, but it's imperfections may be
remedied easily by congress, when eX-
pcrience has revealed what they are.
Worse yet is it to pick flaws, mere
iy as a subterfuge for perpetuating the
old system under which farmers have
paid SO high for money. The climax
of such misguided partisanship is it's
recommendation Of a method of short
term loans, the real purpose of which
is 10 to Is per cent. interest to the
insiders!
The money power was thoroughly
licked when farmers finally got this
law passed. but now the money power
seeks to come back through polit.
ical chicanery All forms Of open
covert Or secret opposition to the es.
! tablishment of the federal farm loar
system were expected from the 'in
terests, but farmers did not expec
that the money power would be able
TO prostitute to it's use a great 20
litical party.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
THE LESSON LEARNED.

IF the present status of the presi-
initial elections held one week ago
play is yet undetermined in the
fnds of some men, of whom the Re-
Eblican candidate is one. there is
Is consoling thought: The people
ho took part in those elections have
Rrned more about their country,
graphically and politically, than
by would usually learn in a full
lrsity. Those who took away medals
their earlier academic years be-
Iuse they possessed certain definite
lowledge, demonstrated upon exam
Rtion, six months ago might have
Hen miserably before the simple
gestion: How many votes are there
/ the electoral college? Or, what
i state the difference between the
&ectoral College and the Electorate?
= state in which you live possess?
w does the apportionment of Rep
3entatives made by Congress effect
electoral votes of the various
ties? And so on. etc.
Now every one in the nation pos
! sing the knowledge of the language
the maturity of reason can an
er any or all of these questions. Re-
ling the Presidential elections Of
%6, any man who studied the after
eth Of the Hughes struggle
show how forty years ago Samuel
Tilden, although he received 252,-
more votes than Rutherford B.
yes failed to be elected President
the United States because Hayes
He'd one more electoral vote. Con-
&hplating that election and knowing
Il Wilson's popular vote was near
y half million mark with a posi-
Il y of his losing the electoral col
"a, the man of 1916 is ready to see
hange in the system of choosing
Chief Executive of the nation. In
ng a sample of the inequity Of our
sent system of electing the Presi-
t, the New York Sun Of today re-
S the presidential elections Of 1884.
I'm. Grover Cleveland carried New
* by 1,149 votes. He had PIC
ftoral votes, 81 more than were
en to James G.. Blaine. OF the 81
but one were cast by New York.
1t Is to say, Lao votes polled SO
etoral votes. At that same election
Inc went for Blaine by 10000; and
lnsylvonia by 81,019. Maine cast
electoral votes and Pennsylvania
rty Maine. and Pennsylvania to-
her gave Blaine "a plurality Of 1o1,-
votes, carrying Sc electoral votes,
number cast for Cleveland by New
rk. In other words, 1,149 votes in
l. " York counted for just as much
1o1, oss votes that were cast In
inc and Pennsylvania"
There is inherently something
bng with such a system that admits
so many possibilities of unfairness.
&th the agitation that has been
rted, it would not be at all surpris-
TO see the next Congress amend
Constitution SO as to insure the
etioh Of the nations head by direct
e Of the people.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
A COLOSSAL INIQUITY.

h France and in England the pres
war is looked upon as a colossal
huity. The socialists of Germany
L bome Of the leading journalists,
Eably Macmillan Harden, express
same sentiment. Because it
Ehe greatest war in the history Of
world, because it is conducted on
Pc previously unknown, because Of
zn1any cruel aspects, crueller by far
n those of other wars, the thinking
pa OF the beIligerent nations say
{ such q thing must never happen
Pin. Civilization has received u
5ck from which it will take GEN.
Ties to recover. The nations at war
re already lost enough men and
zter1al treasure to render them pau
rs as compared with their former
re. With these thoughts In mind
men Of Europe turn to America
Esee the greatest neutral nation on
race OF the earth enjoying UNI
Ilhdcd prosperity. Emotions Of
Nv and Jealousy must arise Ia those
fntrles that want Uncle Sam In
tight on one side or the other;
the sincerest thought IL that
Eerica, if she keeps out OF the wer,
Il be the guiding hand in bringing
eken Europe to itself. The pro-
ped plan of the League to Enforce
bee which was recently formulated
Washington by William Howard
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
California Social Diversions.

Friday night there was a desert
party, with wieners as the allumlng
feature. The panty was ostenslbly d
WIENER rcast, but after the fire was
started a n&gc cake crnbei1shed with
sixteen candles was produced ana M ls3
Ea!Icr aWokc to the fact mat her
friends were giving her q birthday
surprise. She rose to the occasion
and blew .ut the candles and cut the
cake. .,.,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
Different Now.

(Richmond Times-D ispatch).
Us this cellar perfectly dry?" In
quired the prospective purchaser.
well" responded the talented
agent, with a knowing wink, lit al
ways had been until the Prohibition
Law went into effect
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
How She Knew.


Detroit Free PreSS).
I'm sure that grocer of our gives
us short weight" said he.
mo, he doesn't said Ma. His
scales are correct. ] weighed myself
on them this morning and they
showed that I am twenty pounds
lighter than I thought 1 wam"
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
Did Bryan Do 1t?
New York World }.

In the interest of accuracy, the
fact should be noted that aside from
the South, the Wilson majorities are
coming mainly from the territory in
which Mr. Bryan did his campaigning
this year.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Nearly every girl worth having is
the one who has been in love before.
Memphis Commercial
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

And many a man with Webster
brow has a lobster brain. You never
can tell.-MilWaukee News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

AS further evidence of world pro-
gress much love making Is now done
by ephone.-ToledO Blade.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Some one says that the office boy
will soon be as extinct as the dodo.
Nonsense. How could a business sur
vive without him Philadelphia In
quirer.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Perhaps if skirts were lower shoes
wouldn't be quite SO high.-Colum bia
IS. c. State.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

The best boy in the world-the one
who is trying to persuade mother not
to tell father.-Macon News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Did you ever look into a strange,
full-length mirror and mistake your
self for somebody else whose ap-
pearance didn't strike you as pleas
ing? It's disconcerting experience.
Toledo Blade
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Pumpkin pie is at bat. mince pie
is on deck and apple fpie has just
stolen second.-Milwaukee News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Those new dimes are lovely, but it
is a pity they did not come along in
the good old days when a dime would
buy ten cents worth of anything
Chicago News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

sued daily Sunday excepted) at AIS .. M,
at Herald Building, CT Church St.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

ltered at the Post Once at New Britain
as Second Glass Mail Matter
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

The man who. when he was boy.
burned the midnight oil, now has a
son who is also burning it, but in a
different way. He uses an automo-
bile.-Columbia (Ga), Enquirer-Sun.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

When there are three women to
get off the car each must push the
button. Otherwise, in case the car
failed to stop only one could threaten
to take the company's franchise away
from it.-Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

Evil thoughts, like green apples.
upset the whole system.-Deseret
News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14

An onion can go anywhere without
losing its identity.-Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-11-14
wv Britain Herald.

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