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The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
Why Stop With Mexicn7

According, to William Randolph Hearst, whose
family is said to own over 100000 acres of land
in Mexico, our flag should wave over Mexico
happy country and its redemption to humanity and
civilization. Our right in Mexico is the right of
humanity. # we have no right in Mexico we
we redeemed from Mexico" If this polcv is
adopted why stop with Mexico? Central America
and South America must next be redeemed &C
cordng to those who may have property interests
there 1t IS reassuring to know that no such
crack-braIned ideas find any acceptance at Wash
ngton-Philadelphia Record
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

The United States Circuit Court of Appeals
in New York has liberated a man who was
sentenced to prison for using the mails to de-
fraud, upon the ground that raid upon his
office in which his books and papers were seized
without a warrant, in violation of the Fourth
and Fifth amendments Of the Constitution OF
the United States These amendments, the
court pointed out, were intended to safeguard the
tights OF the people against the encroachments
Of unlawful and arbitrary power, and applied to
the most humble as we'll as to the most power
ful. The decision is both interesting and i'm
portant, and law officers everywhere should take
notice that the rights of the people under the
Constitution have not yet been abrogated by
custom, and still upheld in the higher
courts.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Fay, one Of the German conspirators just
sentenced to the penitentiary, is expected to
confess the names OF the principals, who are
vet at large. Said one high Federal official;
Fay has not told yet who his superiors were
There is a man who sits in a swivel chair in
Wilhelmstrasse who issues orders to men like
Fay, who click their heels salute, and then
start out to neutral countries on their missions
Of assassination and terrorism. Fay knows who
the man is, and perhaps he will furnish us
with documentary proof" If this is true it is
important that Fay should confess, and if he
does not volunteer possibly some means may
be devised of compelling him to reveal what
it is imperative the United States authorities
should know.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
The Japanese Bopey.

In circulating of a secret Mexican al
lance with Japan, the fact is made clear that
Carranza is following the example of the late
and unlamented Nctoriano Huerta 1t is true
that the American people have shown an as
tonlshIng readiness tos swallow stories of lap
anese schemes of colonization and conquest on
TINS continent As matter of fact Washington
knows quite we'll that the Japanese governnent
is in the. hands of wise statesmen, who are
earnestly desrous of keeping our friendship, not
arousing our hostility.-New Orleans States.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
Reorganized Society.

The war will give an enormous push to the
social forces now developing a order Of
human existence The appetite of the god of
battles is as Gargantuan as respects money as
it is for life. The titanic loans of the begerents
and the interest on these debts devour private
capital like Thor draining the ocean, and might
conceivably exhaust the capitalist system. In
that case reorganization of society may come
about through acceleration Of social evolution
Spokane Spokesman Review.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
Bread Makers Compete Tomorrow

The final contest in bread making
among the CroUp-winners Of the girls OF
the public schools will be held this srte--
noon at o'clock at the Franklin School
Eight girls will compete for the savings
bank account Of s. offered by the
HoUsekeepers' Alliance All the Ioavcs
entered in the contest will be exhibited
IN z street TOMORROW
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
Mental Cleanliness.
By JOHN ID. HARRY.

OF recent years there has been a marked de-
velopment of interest in what is called cieanll-
ness. 1t manifests itself in many ways some
Of them not altogether wholesome. For exam
pie, so great is the dread of germs among some
people and determined is their effort to
exterminate them that the resulting cleanliness
is in itself kind of uncleanliness. Taking germs
into the mind may be far worse than taking
them into the body.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Then there is the exterior cleanliness so
much talked about. know people who would
be miserable if, for once, they. were kept from
taking their daily bath. And yet their for
bears used to get along fairly well with one
bath week at most. With many bathing has
become almost mania One man of my &C
quaintance used to take bath every morn
ing and evening and occasionally bath at the
end of his days work when in doubt he
takes BATH" one of his friends liked to say.
He developed a skin disease and, on consult
ing a physician he told that he had weak
ened the natural. oil in his skin and he was
put, so to speak, a bathing diet of one bath
a day.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

An American who has just returned from
Mexico says the Mexcans are quite confident
that were it not for Texas they could easily
whip the United States. He says the impress
sion prevails in Mexico that the people of the
United States who live north of Texas are a
weak and effeminate race who are afraid to
fight Go it, Texas, and try to scareem to
Ieath; we'll back you up.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

The election in West Virginia Of regular
Republican to Congress, to fill the place of a
Democrat and the success in Maryland of the
regular Republican candidates for convention del
egates may at least be regarded more reliable
indications of the way the wind blows than the
straw ballots which soon will be in full season.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Some little Long Island girls are accused
Of stealing all the grape juice that was left over
from a W. c. T. L. fair. Which reminds US
that the process Of squeezing out the grape
Juice that was left over in Washington is very
nearly complete, though it never was in danger
of being stolen
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

It is doubtless quite true, Admiral Peary
says, that if this country were at Washing
ton could easily and quickly be destroyed by
enemy aeroplanes; but it is difficult to arouse
any great enthusiasm over a project to provide
one military hydroaeroplane for our defense.
Why not make it two, at least?
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Next to the suppression of the New York
gunmen and the drug traffic should like to
see the poison-pen writers put out OF busl-
ness. They are worse than the woman Of the
serpent's tongue" because they are harder to
locate
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

when you Democrats have passed this
bill drivers and harbors), you will have broken
the last plank in your platform" declared Sena-
tor Kenyon. Well, they will have to build
a new one in a month, anyway.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
Ready to Confer.

Colonel Theodore Roosevelt would be glad,
lat their convenience, to confer with all maefac-
tors of great wealth about the need Of heroic
man as President of the United States. No
muckrakers will be admfted.-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
The HeraId's Army and Navy Department
Latest and Most Complete News Service and Personnel Published
in Washington.

of the channel, where would an Amer
lean fleet fall back if attacked by a
superior force on the Pacific? There
is today no other base"
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Those persons who consider this the oP-
perfume moment for the United States to
lead a movement in the direction of peace would
probably regard William Jennings Bryan as a
competent referee Of a prize fight
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
KEEP SINGING.

kEkP SlNGlNG.
Keep singing! You may be no bard,
But it will ease the places hard
If under bright or clouded skies
Some little snatch of song shall rise
To prove cen in the midst Of rue
There's sunshine deep inside Of you.
Copyright lgl6I
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Some of those who are most particular about
bathing and who would feel insulted and re-
sentful if they were told they were unclean are
nevertheless clean only skin deep. And even
if their bodies are healthy within their minds
may reek with an uncleanliness far worse than
any physical uncleanliness can be. And they
need not be bad people" either Their un-
cleanliness may be moral, without having a
taint of immortality. They are the sick think
ers, uncontrolled in their thought, eagerly ad-
mitting into their minds the germs far moro
infectious than any bacteria yet discovered by
the most searching microscope.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

A man who, as ! know, had been going
through business misfortunes almost over
wheming, once said to me: "As | sit in my
tempted to let myself feel depressed, Ny mind
starts to brood. Then I know just what to
do. think of my children at home and right
them the better feel" He was philosopher.
And unlike many philosophers, he could pre-
scribe wisdom for himself. But perhaps the
ner sanctuary where he could fee for refuge,
a place kept healthy and invigorating with
love
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
A Line O Cheer Each Day o the Year.
By JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.

First printing Of an original poem. written daily
for Ihs Warrington Herald.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11
IOUQ COUNTRY-:saa,
:WOUR PRESIDENT
!AMs10zIM Mez3ezzeMzSMlS
||Sk00DRyNIklLSllN
A REVOLUTION IN VIEWPOINT.
Published BY special the President through
The Mcclure Neaypober Syndicate.

Copyright iS1s. BY Newspsper syndas)
for
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

Many there are that leave the doors of the
mind open to any passing intruder, no matter
how discreditablc If they could visualize their
guests, in physical form they would be terrified.
Very quickly they would have the whole house
cleared and they would keep it carefully
guarded. And yet, perfectly well they know
the nature of those guests. AS result of their
entertaining they have suffered enough. Often
indeed they have cried out in anguish. Among
them common expression is, "Oh. if could
only get away from my thoughts" The
be tempted to laugh But they know better
than to retort: well, who let me in here"
They want to stay and they want to stay as
honored and pampered guests
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

| Unfortunately there are those who lack this
kind OF sanctuary. Perhaps they had it once and
desecrated it with bitter thinking. Though they
may deceive themselves into asserting it has
been desecrated by others, in their hearts they
realize they are themselves to blame For the
inner sanctuary belongs to every one OF us 1t
| is our business to keep it clean. And there is
only one way, by the kind Of thinking that is
/ tree from resentment or suspicion or jealousy or
hate or any of the other passions that are always
on the watch for a chance to get in.
Carlyle used to urge his readers to take a
few minutes each day for quiet reflection This
interval he might have used to greater profit
himself His advice has been echoed by nearly
all the teachers. Many people try to follow it.
They successful according to the degree Of
their sincerity with themselves and of their love
for mental cleanliness. l know who
makes that interval time Of genuine house
cleaning. At the end of the evening she looks
carefully under the tables and the chairs of her
mind, and in the most obscure corners, seeking
for the enemies that may be lurking there. AS
that she has some hard fights, and she is not
sure that she always wins. Sometimes when
She thinks she has won and goes to sleep she
finds the enemy sitting up in her mind and scat
tering infection Then there is another effort on
her part this time more quietly determined.
She knows from experience, as we all know, the
danger OF gong about with so detestabie crea-
ture working in the mind and poisoning the
springs of action.
1t is ptifuI to think Of the harm and the
suffering that may result from one infectious
thoughts securing place in the mind. 1t may
hide there for years and suddenly throw out its
infection. Or, as soon it enters, it may infect
and keep injecting for lifetime. Il never think
of that man without wanting to kill him." I
once heard a, woman say, The words sounded
like a cry OF despair. They did not indicate
that the woman would ever murder the man.
But they did indicate that she was numbering
herself. He had done her injury; but the
injury was slight in comparison with her self
inflicted wounds.
bath of the body each day may or may not
be important. The decision may be left to in
dvidual choice. But there is no doubt that, of
all exercises, daily bath of the mind is of the
utmost importance, both for physical and
mental and moral wel-being. They may be
sick who seemingly bloom with health. In
their mind ulcers may be fostering, the ex-
preston of long continued habits, perhaps
mere dlslking, of the easiest of all habits
and of the most dangerous, or the taking
into the consciousness the thought of the evil
of others, real or imagined, and keep it alive
there. So it is we'll for every one of us to be
careful With impunity and with immunity
we may frateTnize with the germs that prey on
the body. But inevitable woe is the portion
of those who yield to the advances of the germs
that prev on the mind
The Washington herald., 1916-05-11

CONTINUED on PAGE SEVEN.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
More exciting THAN Tine PLAY.

A countryman on one OF his rare Wis
its to London. after completing his
business. visited the local theater and
patronized that part Of the house
known rs THE gods" Obtaining seat
in the front row. He had provided
himself with refreshments before en-
tering in the form of bag of cakes
and bottle of mineral water.
AS the performance progressed he
consumed these and. becoming alb.
sorbed in thrilling passage. was alb
sently toying with tho empty bottle on
the ledge in front Of him when be ac-
cidentally allowed II to fall over.
Horror stricken, he instantly looked
down and was just in time to see the
bottle drop heavily on to the bald head
Of man below, who. not noticing
whence the attack came. jumped to the
conclusion that his neighbor was the
aggressor. He seized the bottle and
belted the other man smartly across
the head with 1t.
Our friend above had now seen
enough and hastily but quickly quilted
the place and reached the exit just as
two angry. struggling men were being
elected Tit.Bits.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13

people here. / think ! may say that
the thing that puzzles me most in the
world is the Browning society. and
America seems fun Of Browning So
cieties."
',rhat shows how much you mean to
America" ventured.
HIN. yes" he answered dryly. 1T
isn't very nattering to think you can't
be understood without the aid Of or.
ganized effort" He was very sweet
and laughed ut himself.
mentioned Tennyson. Old Mrs.
Proctor said Look sharp. He does
+, not love Americans. l simply adore
Lowsll. and Tennyson is one OF my
dearest. I've tried in a hundred ways
to have him meet Lowell, but he an
swers like q brute. III not give up,
though. Lowell wrote me 4 poem on
my birthday. l thought thst would
fetch Alfred, 80 I took 1t down 70
Haxleinere. firted II Before hfs face.
% "'You shan't read IT. l said. RE
grunted folded II up and stutred 1t
into my pocket and said. I'm bact 70
town. ~ He pouted iise raughtsl
child, seized my hand and growled:
You may read it,
"'Oh, no, never I SAID He finally
insisted. q Well. sinceyou beg me to. IL
begins Ike this: II know a GIRL. they
say she Is eighty. paused -
fainiliarr snorted Alfred. never crack.
Ing smile" The old lady chuckled,
'But he's an angel all the same. they're
both angels"
In the midst of our talk somebody
began to play q long classical piece on
tho piano. Everybody said. "'Shy-
Brewning. who was in great veiI
whispered. Il aboninate piano players
--murderers Of conversation" 1t was
cruel: the piano ran the whole gsmut
OF its possibilities for half IN hour
Mrs. Proctor and Browning rolled their
eyes at each other and at me as if in
agony. AT last II stopped. Browning
applaudsd frantically. holding out his
bands and looking back over his shout.
der at us. while he began to say.
Thank God. it's over! must tell
you about tho strangsst experience
ever had. 1t was in France Just
then the pianist beTan an encore
Browning almost grosned: whats
she doing? You don't think she is go
ing to-
Yes" said. you applauded so
hard she had to begin again"
God forgive me- he walled. Never
again will 4 commit that error"
The old lady choked with laughter
and Browning bolted for the door.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
llowinu EloMars.

When amateurs speak of flowers
blowing" they are not using mere
vulgarism. They are speaking real
old English. In the early tongue the
verb "blowan" was used to indicate
the opening Of flowers. Instead Of
blow" being corruption Of bloom"
it is the other way about. Blossom"
comes from the same root.
We do not grow the costard apple
nowadays. but our forefathers set
great store by the sort and bought it
eagerly in the streets from the mon
gers"
From costard monger to costermong.
err is short step. Hawthorn, too, has
Ito interest. The old form of haw was
haga, which means hedge. Hawthorn
is therefore simply hedge thorn.-Lon-
don Graphic.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
Tho Ace OF Cuickncss.

The modern wife placed two plates
with knives, forks, spoons and tum-
blers on the dining room table and
took two paper napkins from a drawer.
laying one beside each plate.
Then she lighted the gas stove, open.
cd can OF soup and placed it in n
skillet to heat. Next she opened two
cans Of vegetables and can Of salmon
and heated these She cut six slices
Of bakers bread and qunrtered a
bakers pie. placing everything on the
table, together with tutter, salt, pep.
per apd,a Litchcr Of cold. water.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
PUZZLED THE POET
The Societies Formed to Study
BroWning'S Works.
He DIDN'T FEEL FLATTERED.
Thought II Peculiar That It Required
Organized Effort to Understand His
Genius - An Afternoon Tea and
Story About Tennyson. -

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Organized. Effort to. Understand His
Genius - An Afternoon Tea and a
Story About Tennyson
> la her book Pleasures and Palaces"
/ Princess Lazaroyich Hrebelianoyich,
formerly Eleanor Calhoun OF Califor-
MA, who as u young woman won fame
as an actress abtoad.. gives this story OF
her meeting With the poet Browning:
The revealing charm Of London lay
not alone in making acquaintance with
those who dwell in marble balls. Qn
England, be it said, they are not mar
Die, but scHlBtured wood or sculpturel
stone and ancient tapestry. but IN that
vast universe OF houSes, big and small,
whose lights glimmer softly through
haZy atmosphere CT. blink moroSsly in
the fog, where the aristocrats OF genius
also rove. On certain days, from gray
aud dull. the place suddenly frightened
into new enchantment, n into my
picture there came along some poet or
painter, some writer OF novels or other
great one whose name since childhood
had made ny hesrt 1utter like the vel
low peoples on the California hills.
In response to the invitation, Wont
you como in for cup Of tea with us
on Wednesday afternoon" had gone
to the house Of new acquaintance.
finding in realitya crush Of fsshionsblcs
in her drawing room. She put NE into
seat and introduced mo to an old
lady on my right and az old gentle.
man on my left, both Of whom looked
very bright and alive.
Mrs. Bryan Waller Proctor Barry
CORNWALL. mother OF Adelaide Proctor:
Mr.. Browning poet. you know"
At the names my heart thumped. /
was wedsed in between them.
81 surely have lucky star" said,
ito think of my good fortune in being
placed just here."
Yes" piped the old lady merrilv;
its nice to like ones fellow sardines."
Browning said;
~ am always glad to meet Ameri-
cans: they are so sppreciative. only in
one way they're worse even than our
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
FOOD FOR THE SEINE.
Odd Incident of Whistler's Student
Days In Paris.


The early scenes in "Trilby" have
shown us the hilarious squalor of the
student life in Paris when Whistler
joined the studio that Gleyre carried
on in succession to Delaroche. 1t was
The Bohemia. barely modernized, of
Murger's novel. and the shifts to which
these raw recruits in art descended
furnished Whistler for life with some
of his raciest stories. Once when an
American friend unearthed him Wits.
tier was living on the proceeds OF a
wardrobe. One hot day he pawned
his coat for an iced drink. Invited
once to the American embassy, be
had to borrow Poynter's dress suit
But the best story Of these froiicsome
days arises from the eternal copying
In the Louvre, either on commission or
on spec" which kept them alive be-
tween remittances.
Whistler's chum. Ernest Delannoy,
had done gorgeous replica OF Vero-
nese's Marriage Feast at Cana" that
took when framed the pair of them to
carry. They started out to sell 1t and
tried It on every dealer up and down
both sides of the Seine until the 6rst
price of 500 francs had dropped with
several thuds to 100, then 20. then 10.
then s. Suddenly the dignity of art
asserted itself.
On the Pont des Arts they lifted the
huge canvas. "Un." they said. with
great swing. "deux. trois-v'lan"
and over it went into the water with q
splash. Then arose mighty commo-
ton as n great crowd gathered. Ser
gents de vile came running. omnibuses
stopped and boats pushed out on the
river. Altogether the excitement was
an immense success, and the pair OF
joyous artists went home enchanted
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13

his wife. who nlled two thirds of the
seat. and only spoke to command.
Finally the station was reached.
The woman bustled In, settled her nu-
merous bundles and sat down. Look.
Ing over her goods and chattels, she
suddenly missed something and. look
ing about, discovered that her husband
had remained outside On the platform
She raped sharply on the window.
Hem she called. pointing to this
bench beside her. Come set!"-Ev.
erybody's. ~
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
Girls In Guatemala.

None Of the maidehs in Guatemala
are allowed to 20 abroad from their
homes without the company of / chap.
eron, and a lover IS only allowed to
come and court his sweetheart through
the heavily barred windows OF her
fathers home. After they are married
they pass along the streets in Indian
die. the woman marching ahead, so
that the husband can be in a position
to prevent any fiirts tons.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
An Admission.

A north OF ireland orator in Scot
tish county constituency sought to In
gratiate himself at the outset thus:
Gentlemen. | am an freshman.
am proud to be an lrishman. but am
not ashamed to admit that have q
little Scotch In me-"
And for a full minute be could not
understand what the uproar was about
--I.ippincotts. $40 s
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
A FizzIe.

my speech fell nat"
IYou told me you had rehearsed II
until you could say it either backward
or forward"
IL had But 1 started ii backward
and couldn't witch."-Louisville Con
rier-Journat
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
Ward on chsucer.

Artemus Ward once said: Some
kind person has sent me Chawcer's
poems. Mr.. G. had talent, but he
couldn't spell No man has a right to
be litrary man onless he knows how
to spell. 1t is pity that Cnawcer who
had geneyus. was so unedicated. He's
the wuss speller l know off,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-03-13
Flow He Got Even.

Getting even is a hazardous under
taking. A Philadelphia lawsuit. orig
inally invol ing less than SEQ, ended a
long course through the courts with
costs aggregating over $4,000. The
plaintiff got the SEQ sued for but his
lawyers bill was $l,700, He is S1,G40
to the bad, but he has got even" for
the other fellow had lot more to pay.
Christian Herald.