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New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

been calling for during the past year
 or so. It will be under the watchful eyes of the regular army officers, who will see if it lives up to expectations. Its maximum force has been fixed at about 17,0OO officers and 44O,00O en- listed men. Leaving aside for the moment the possibilities of the Na- tional Guard, the regular army is the thing, as it must always be the na- tion's first line of land defense. Upon it's shoulders must rest the safeguarding of the country. In the past it has been neglected, sometimes utterably. Yet, when called upon it has always
 rendered service, and service that is written high on the pages of history. Because this is a compromise bill, as all such bills must be, the regular
 army has not come into what many believe it is entitled to; but it has re- ceived an impetus such as it has never
 known in years gone by. It has been
 so increased that it will eventually
 have thirty regiments of infantry; ten
 regiments of cavalry; fifteen regi-
 ments of field artillery; five regiments
 of engineers; two battalions of mount
 ed engineers; ninety-three companies
 of coast artillery, and eight aero squadrons. The necessary number of signal corps and battalions to serve
 the higher units are also provided for,
 so that the regular army of the United
 States will eventually reach a war total of 261,50O. In time of peace the maximum strength of the army will be about 1000 officers and 175,- 900 men. This, not counting some 25,00O men enlisted in the signal corps, quartermaster corps, medical depart ment, Philippine scouts and unas- signed recruits. So it can be easily seen that while these troops will not be ready to go out and look for trouble in foreign countries, which we do not want them to do, they will, nevertheless, put the fear of God in the heart of any foreign prince or power who essays to raid these shores. It is good start on an army for de- fense only.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
THE LATEST THING IN POETRY
Being An Example of ''ParoIed" As Barred Against ''Free," or 'EEs-
 caned'' Verse

aoCIllS All CAdIupIe O1 IdEoiSu 1hS
 Barred Against 'EFree,'' or 'EEs-
 caped' Verse. (From Don Marquis column in the
 New York Evening Sum-
 Inspired by the vast amount of Free Verse in the world today. w. D. has invented a new form which he calls Paroled Verse.
 "Paroled Verse; he explains, 'is verse that has 8 string to 1t. Free Verse comes and goes as it pleases' it may be criminal, or it may be in' rocent; there is a doubt about it; the only thing known certainly about it is that it is Free.
 "But Paroled Verse is verse that has been tried and found guilty, it has served part of its time and is now on good behavior. Here is an example of Paroled Verse: Sweet Penelope
 Died of syncOpe
 When her avuncular relative
 Who lives in the antipodes Sent her an antelope"
 A great deal of Free Verse, in our opinion, has been pardoned because of political influence. And some of it should come under the general title of Escaped Verse.
 Here is an example of verse that is neither free verse, nor yet paroled verse. It cannes rather under the classification of verse that has been acquitted because the jury wanted to get away-Not Guilty, But Never Do It again Verse:
 Once Bill and I were sitting over
 our cups;
 We had been sitting so for a long time. Suddenly Bill saw an elephant. It came in through the keyhole and
 began to expand and got larger
 and larger and larger. 1t filled the room to such an extent That it was crushing Bill into the
 corner and smothering him. I wept with pity for poor Bill, but
 how was I to save him? It was Bills elephant and l had no
 control over it.
 Suddenly just before Bill was quite smothered, I had an inspiration l saw a mouse! And my mouse chased Bills elephant out of the room and saved his life.
 1 l always rise to emergencies that way when I am in my cups.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

No Economic Joy Ride When Things Shift From War to
 Peace Footing.


 Not many of our men of affairs, I our captains of industry and our Financial leaders, are willing to in dulge at this time in circu1nStantial
 prediction about the business changes
 which will be involved in the return of peace abroad and it's sequel in the
 conversion of European energies from
 destructive to productive effort. For
 the most part they seem 70 be re-
 gardng the future with confidence equally remote from apprehension or enthusiasm, but when they express
 their opinion they direct persistent attention to the formidable problems
 of readjustment which are inevitably
 contingent on the termination of the
 strpendous conflict that has shifted
 all the currents of commerce and fin
 anca and deranged economic activi-
 ties throughout the world.
 This is as it should be. It is far
 better that a degree of industrial de-
 pression should be expected, even in
 the United States, as an accompani-
 ment of the universal business and
 banking shift back to peace basis than that there should be no antici-
 pations of reduced volumes, con- tracted values diminished employ ment or curtailed profits at the end of the war. The preparedness about which everybody is talking today must include preparedness Tor new conditions of enterprlsing endeaVor. To the extent that the difficulties or the future are recognized they will be the more readily overcome as they are approached and the eXtraordin- arv resources of wealth which this country has been gathering will be conserved for advantageous employ ment under the altered conditions which will follow the war, instead of being dissipated in extravagant re- liance on their continued accumula- tiOn.
 Some allowance may be made for political exuberance induced by the requirements of the pending appeal to the voters, but our Washington bu- reaucrate are a little too ready to prophecy an unchecked persistence of prosperity during the war and after 1t. When it Is remembered how much l the forecast of experts were con- by the developments succeed | ing the outbreak of the war the ut terances of our political soothsayers seem something more than daring. They are in keeping with the contem- porary political stubbornness which 1 refuses to admit that there will be much need of military preparedness after the European struggle has sub sided. Tn most cases they will not | bear close examination.
 It is pleasant, for example, to hear 1 from Secretary Redfeld of the 1 of Commerce that there should be no business letdown when
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
Strawberry ShortcaIkc.
(New York Evening Sun.

 All the way from Providence on the Atlantic coast to Seattle on tho Pacific rises the vail over the pass ing of the strawberry shortcake. With good reason, too, does the wall arise Real strawberry shortcake has be- come as strange and rare a delioacy as the nectar and ambrosia where on the gods feasted on Mount OIyn- pus-and well might Zeus and his companions have abandoned their ce- Iestial diet could they only have par taken once of a feast of real short cake transported from some Southern dinner table.
 The Seattle Post -IntelIigencer is too overcome by emotion to do more than bid a sad and hopeless farewell to the shortcake of our boyhood. but the Providence Journal is bitter in it's sorrow and rails out at the evil communications of foreign chefs. which, it claims, have corrupted our good American cooking. We fear though, that the trouble lies deeper than that. The willingness to accent a sham shortcake, which is to the true as paper lace on a valentine is to real Valenciennes, is symptomatfc of the decline in our national moral fibre.
 For the construction of a shortcake of the sort that mother used to make demanded hot and painstaking ap- plication. There was no cake about it; the layers, between and on ton of which the strawberries were pack ed as close as they could lie, were rolled out of pastry dough, short ened' to a nicety and baked to a turn. This marvel of cookery was dressed with sugar and butter to taste and served hot as soon as the berries were put into it. And plain thick cream-no whipped or innita- tion whipped stuff-was the thing to eat on it. Tn this day of tawdry make-believe who would take the trouble to create such a masterpiece
 We have often wondered how zig a fortune a New York Boniface could pile up merely by establishing a repu- tation for serving real old-fashioned shortcake. And how many suitors would beset the twentieth century maiden who could match such a dishi
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
MAYORS MESSAGE.

r Quigley's annual message, Rd before the common council nights meeting, is by far the comprehensive and important mt he has ever penned since hg the mayoralty. Devoid of CTS, figurativeness, or attempts pric, this epistle, printed in full Herald today, is simple, }, statement of facts as they a close student of municipal lees them, with the accompany commendations that should y come from the mayor of the r the common council takes up d every item laid before it in ssage, scrutinizes and allots the place for every recommenda- hd if these recommendation
 are accorded the hearty re- they deserve, New Britain will fair way soon to remedy most prevalent unsatisfactory con- gfn with, the mayor points out essity of a new system of as- t. It has long been con- that some of the property in
 Is not taxed it's full quota, Ter property is overburdened. mould be no taxation without
 Ia eloh' no representation with
 eIlon. The appointment of a
 ee= of six representative citi-
 recommended by the mavor
 en to. work in conjunction with
 ssors in studying and plannir. lew system, should go a lopa
 clearing up this problem.
 hg over the paving of streets
 proposed new White Way as which must eventually take themselves, as wants so flag ey speak for themselves, it is bted that the mayor has made Suggestion anent the disposa. ge from New Britain. This ause. of it's peculiar situation. the immediate vicinity of any
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Counter-currents by Agnes Repplier. Fundamentals of military service, by
 l.. C. Andrews. Highways and byways in Lincoln
 shire, by w. F. Rawnsley.
 History literary comment, de- cription specially of architectural subjects, of the many splendid churches which abound in this conn try, are pleasantly mingled in this volume, which has been written with the motorist in mind.'-A L. A BoOkliSt.
 Hunters camp-f1res, by House. Passed by the censor, the experience
 of an American newspaper man
 in France, by Wythe Williams.
  To Ruhleben and back, a great ad-
 venture in three phases, by G.
 M. Pyke.
 MT. Godfrey Pyke's experiences and escape from Ruhleben read bet ter than half the adventures of fic- ton. His account of his confinement at the Alexanderplatz and the Stadt Vogtei prisons Is admirably vivid. .'.- Athanaeum.
 Verdun to the Vosges, impressions of
 the war on the frontier, by Ger
 aid Campbell.
 For Teachers. American college.
 Valuable and inspiring. Among the contributors are Presidents Faunce, Thwing. Knees and ProfeS sor Shorey. "A. L. A. Booklist Backward children, by A. Holmes. 'The aim of the author is to give to the teacher or parent a true con- ception of the differences between permanent and temporary backward ness in children. Full of interest," suggestion, and cannot fail to be helpful to the trainer of children" A. L. A. Booklist. Dawn of religion in the mind of the
 child, by E. E. R. Mumford. Dramatic instinct in education, by E.
 w. Curtis.
 Education for industrial workers, by
 H. Schneider
 "A suggestive, constructive report on industrial education, made with special reference to New York City A. L. A. BOokliSt. Exercise in education and medicine,
 by R. T. Mckenzie.
  How to know your child, by M. F.
 Scott.
 Mrs. Scott does not delve into psychology, nor has she any learned theories of the emotions or volition or character. Yet after reading her, you decide that there is more assim- Hated science in her book than in many psychological manuals. Here
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
YOU SEE, NOW YOU DON'T.

pm on top of the heavy winds Iblow this way from Chicago can \ Een the latest political prognosti- 3ns of the experts who are trying heart and soul to let the people Ee nation know just what is going &ppen at the republican national &ntion three weeks hence. This mean job, with a list of candi- a for the nomination as long and ,rnidabIe- as a page out of "Who's
 All except sixty-two of the delegates have been elected. Some l hundred of them bear instruc- According to the latest infor- n from the Center of the Storm #ry, Justice Hughes is running far I of all other persons mentioned, Theodore Roosevelt, while he is stronger with the rank and file ] he is generally given credit for East, will be lucky if he even onething to say about putting plank for someone else to stand &nen the new platform is built. |wo to one victory which Justice / es scored over the Colonel in the bnt primaries has been duly dis ed, for there were no names of ential candidates on the official
 ican ballot and those who wrote se two names did so for effect,
 feet being In the end, a petty
 of Hughes over Roosevelt. It
 nothing in the state because the
 tes will go to the Chicago con-
 h firmly tied to the apron strings
 Old Guard. The same thing
 Pn from the outcome of the
 Flvania primaries, where Roose-
 so suffered defeat, this time at
 nds of Penrose. But all these
 es and defeats are not labeled
 he personal element. In the
 they are taken as accomplish
 of the Old Guard. And the
 of the West are viewing them
 b. And the Old Guard has it's
 bold in the East. Therefore it
 a battle of sections at the Chi bnvention, for the Western men ermnied not to let the Eastern D all the dictating, or all the 1 They feel that enough of | rt of thing took place four
 .go and they are not going to l $ time without knowing some
 bout the spot to hit. These l
 prognostications, to be taken l ht they are worth. The politi- ervers are in the tower, they | Eching; and although the great l S but three weeks away the
 seems rather cloudy to the
 the trenches, and the tower not so keen on eyesight.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

their inheritance makes readable and unusual story."-A. L. A. Book list.
 Return of Dr. Flu Man-Chu, by Sax
 Rohmer.
 Roberta of Roseberry Gardens. by
 Frances Duncan.
 Under the country sky by G. $. Rich
 mond.
 "A love story suffused in a pleasant home atmosphere. It appeared ser tally in the Ladies' Home Journal Under the title, "The Star in the Country Sky.'-Publisher's note. Years of plenty, by Ivor Brown.
 "A story of unusual merit, by q new novelist of promise.* Part cf our interest is in the unusual power of MT. Brown in analysing the mind of the student, and part is in the quality of his style. The two com- bine to make a novel of unusual strength. His chara acterizations of Oxford life are memorable and pro- phesy much for the future.'-D. L. M.-Boston Transcript.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
GOOD ARRAY OF NEW BOOKS NAMED
 IN INSTITUTES LIST THIS WEEK

is science that conceals science. .''- New Republic.
 Methods of teaching, their basis and
 statement developed from a func-
 tional standpoint. by w. w.
 Charters.
 Methods of teaching in high schools,
 by s. c. Parker.
 well arranged and full of illus trative material based on the author s experience in teaching educational methods at the University of Chica- go''-A. L. A. Booklist.
 Laughter and life, a book dealing with
 the problem of amusemcnts,
 by Robert Whitaker
 "The argument is original, the style crisp and epigrammatic. It is book to make one think and. as a result of thinking, do his part to- ward rescuing fun from the grip of the devil and making 1t an agency ill developing a wholesome joyous life" Publishers note
 New manual of method. by A. H. New physics and it's evolution, by
 Lucien Poincare.
 Simple art applied to handwork, by IT.
 A. Rankin and F. H. Brown.
 "Good manual in which brushworlz designs, and stencilling and needle work. The text is for the teachers of young pupils.'-A. l.. A. Booklist Teaching of elementary mathematics,
 by David Smith.
 Teaching of physics for purposes Of
 general education, by c. R. Mann. Daughter of the storage, by w. D.
 HoweIls.
 Geranium lady. by s. c. Bates.
 "A dainty, very light little story of the kind usually and tersely de- scribed as Hummer felton, The tale is gracefully written, and con- tains moments of true sentiment''- N. Y. Times. MT. and Mrs. Pierce, by Cameron |
 Mackenzie. Life amidst the financial and so- cial struggle of a great city, dealing | with the effect of business upon a womans life and with the tragedy of | youths encounter with the world A | modern story of modern living con- ditions s'-Publisher' note.
  Pioneers, by K. S. Prickard. "The pioneers live in Australia. Strength of character grows with 1 their life, and the tale of how they 1 fought their hardships and of how their children reaped the benefit Of | their work and paid the penalty of l
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
John O'NeilI.

One year ago today,
 John O'Neill,
 You went away
 Into that Land from whence No TraV'ler e'er returns. And going, left behind, John O'Neill, A Mem'ry kind And thoughts that ever hence Shall sOOthe Life's burns. Nor think that we Forget, John O'Neill. You're with us yet In Spirit! Love intense Ne'er loses all it yearns.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

All the streets around the Coliseum in Chicago will be paved with mats during the republican national con- yentiOn. PUSSYFOOTING Ell |? And sessions will be held at night if necessary. Time for the dark work, maybe.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18
FACTS AND RANCHES.
maybe.

Gospel for gardeners: Watch and spray.-New Haven Register.
 Carranza doesn't even admit his mistakes. ."-New York Sun.
 Just at present the cry in this coun- try is, See Mexico first-Troy Record
 The only fly in the old guards oint- ment is T. R.'s bee.-Columbia s. C., State.
 Columbia Seniors have voted cock tails the favorite class beverage- Meriden Journal.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned politician who used to rock the boat ?-Atlanta Constitution.
 The bonds of the father are visited upon the children; aye, even unto the third and fourth generation.-Life
 Harper's Weekly has been discon- tinued, but no doubt you dropped it off your mailing list years ago.-De- troit Free Press.
 British slackers will be pulled from their last ditch and sent to a less com fOrtable one somewhere in France Brockton Times.
 For Japan to make four hundred million Chinamen lie down and roll over would be another world spectacle. Toledo Blade.
 Where congress would really like to have the censorship law start is in the press gallery, and it may get around to that yet-Boston Evening Tran script.
 Looks as if the persons who main tain that the militia is sufficient for our needs might soon have a chance to demonstrate it. - Philadelphia North American.
 If the kaiser did indeed write the note with his own hand, he is more facile with sword than pen.-Syracuse Post-Standard.
 Cigarettes undoubtedly go up in smoke, but they are beating the rec ord as revenue bringers in the to- bacco stakes.-Buffalo Commercial.
 And to think that, after her exploits in England, anybody should dare to plant alarm clocks in a meeting ad- dressed by Mrs. Pankhurst.-CleVe- land Leader.
 A woman sometimes wants equal rights in the matter of ballOting, but she expects a shade of the best of it in other matters.-Atchison Globe.
 Chancellor Day of Syracuse is against preparedness, but there is no record of his having turned down any endowme ents.-St. Paul Pioneer Press
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

What has become of the old-fash- toned politician who used to rock the boat ?-Atlanta Constitution.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

red at the Post Office at New Britain 4s Second Class Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

d daily Sunday excepted) at 4:15 p. m., tt Herald Building, 67 Ck1rch St.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

A woman sometimes wants equal rights in the matter of balloting, but she expects shade of the best of it in other matters.-Atchison Globe.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Chancellor Day of Syracuse is against preparedness, but there is no record of his having turned down any endowments.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Just at present the cry in this coun try is, See Mexico first.-Troy Record
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Columbia Seniors have voted cock tails the favorite class beverage Meriden Journal.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

For Japan to make four hundred million Chinanen lie down and roll over would be another world spectacle. Toledo Blade.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

The bonds of the father are visited upon the children; aye, even unto the third and fourth generation-Life
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

British slackers will be pulled from their last ditch and sent to a less con- fortable one somewhere in France BrOcktOn Times.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

The only fly in the old guards oint ment is T. R.'s bee.-Columbia, S. c. State.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

And to think that after her exploits in England, anybody should dare to plant alarm clocks in a meeting ad- dressed by Mrs. Pankhurst.-Cleve- land Leader.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Gospel for gardeners: Watch and spray.-New Haven Register.
 Carranza doesn't even admit his ''nnistakes.'- .'-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Harper's Weekly has been discon- tinued, but no doubt you dropped it off your mailing list years ago.-De- trOit Free Press.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Where congress would really like to have the censorship law start is in the press gallery, and it may get around to that yet.-Boston Evening Tran script.
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY,
 Proprietors
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Cigarettes undoubtedly go up in smoke, but they are beating the rec ord as revenue bringers in the to- bacco stakes.-Buffalo Commercial
New Britain herald., 1916-05-18

Looks as if the persons who main tain that the militia is sufficient for our needs might soon have chance to demonstrate it. - Philadelphia North American.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-07-19

The Bonanza stands on record as
in favor of the suggestion of holding
a Jim Butler day celebration on the
twenty eighth day of August, the an
niversary of the first mineral location
filed in the Tonopah district, of which
Jim Butler Is the proud progenitor
and at that time about the sole oc-
cupant of the territory now included
in the Tonopah mining district. To
enlighten the readers Of the Bonanza
about the events that led up to the
discovery of this camp. the following
story, taken from Vol. l, No. /, OF the
Tonopah Bonanza. printed June Is,
1901. is offered with the explanation
that the reference TO Tonopah noun
tain means what is known today as
Mount Oddie The mountain also Is
described as "the porphyry noun
tain" Here is the story as 1t was
written and printed over fifteen years
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1916-07-19

NOW

= Voters should remember the =
= last day they can register to .
. cast vote at the primaries is .
. July 29th and they are urged to .
= have their names on the great .
. register before that time. The =
. result of the primaries will be =
= far reaching and the future of =
. Nye county depends on the men =
. whose names will go to the re- =
. spective conventions to select =
= candidates for office. If you do =
= not attend and vote at the pri- =
. maries you may as well remain =
= at home on election day.
. Tomorrow evening the Repub- =
= lican county central committee =
. will meet in Grant Crumley's =
. office at $3.50 o'clock. Every =
. member is requested to be pres. 4
. ent.
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