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IS A MOPKL. Why the Const it ut ion of tlie United; States i> lifNt Type. I The constitution of the United! States remains the best type of a ! written constitution. It is brief but it is also comprehensive, and not a line of legislation j can be found in it. says'the New York j World. The executive- power is ail : centered in the executive. The legis-j lative power is all centered in the congress. The judicial power is all j centered in the judiciary. There is no division of responsibility except j insofar as the senate has a check upon the president's appointments and j shares the treaty-making power, and the president through the veto, has a check upon the legislation enacted j by congress. The powers relegated to the federal authority are specifically enumerated. The inhibitions upon the power of congress and of the States are clearly defined. In spite of all the conflicts between loose constructionists and 4 strict constructionists, the constitution has never required amendment in any of its essential provisions. Except for an alteration in the method of electing the president and another alteration in the method of electing United States senators, the original constitution remains untouched. The other amendments have added powers, but they have * J ? - U _ pfril n maae no cnauge 111 iue ui?&mat ??. ture. State constitutions are forever un- . dergoing revisions because they lack the simplicity of the federal structure. They do not centre the executive power in the governor. They do not centre the legislative power in the legislature; for these State constitutions are themselves stuffed with legislation. The judiciary has no clear charter. In the legislation manual of New York the constitution of the United r States, with its annotations, occupied 34 pages, and the constitution of the State of New York with its annotations, occupies 114 pages. It is no exaggeration to say that half of the New York constitution is devoted to matters which ought to be left to the legislature under well-defined restrictions upon legislative powers. Most State constitutions are framed in distrust of the governor, of the legislature ana 01 tne peopie memselves. In other words, they are framed In distrust of republican selfgovernment. In that respect they are the very antithesis of the federal constitution. . The Northern Gibraltar. It is only a quarter of a century, writes a contributor to Fields, since s. Helgoland was an English possession. A British force seized the barren rock in 1807, during hostilities with Denmark, which used to own it; and such was its stragetical importance that England insisted on keeping it at the end of the war. Helgoland is opposite the mouth of the Elbe and Weser rivers, and is twenty-eight miles from the nearest point on the mainland. There are really two islands, and they are important because they command the approaches to Hamburg and Bremen, and the entrance to the Kiel canal. TV,?. main iolgnd ic ? tll]?P TOCk about a mile in length by some five hundred yards wide, with steep red cliffs that rise two hundred feet above sea level. A channel a quarter of a mile wide separates the main 'rock from a little islet called Sand Island, or Duen-Insel. The landing place is at the southeast corner of the island, where a sandy spot called the UuterMand is connected with the top of the cliffs, or oberland, by a long flight of steps and an elevator. There is a resident population of nearly four thousand, and during the summer months forty thousand holiday makers visit Helgoland for the bathing from the "dune." The German occupation dates from 1890. In that year the British and German governments made an agree ment by which Germany engaged to to recognize a protectorate of Great Britain over the island of Zanzibar and Pemba, and the dominations of the Sultan of Witu and the adjacent territory up to Kismayu: and Great Britain engaged to cede Helgoland to Germany. The islands were fortified in the days of the British occupation, but the Germans have greatly strengthened the works since they got possession of them. They have replaced the British batteries by armed turrets mounting guns of heavy calibre, and they have spent large sums on the harbor works. Hel goland is one of the strongest strategic defenses of the short but marvelouslv protected German coast on the North sea. The sea, however, steadily wearing Helgoland away. In 800 A. D,. : it was 120 miles in circumference. By 1300 it had decreased to a circumference of forty-five miles, and by 1649, it covered only four square 1 miles. At present it is hardly onethird of one square mile in area.? Youth's Companion. "Th This is the c given the "r a An automobile on to be a designer's theoi i Multiply one model by 38,C give each one of these 38,00 mobiles day in and day out and tumble road wear, and car stands up and delivers, it come one of the rare grea mobile successes. And that is the Maxwell Read This List PURE STREAMLINE BODY A large, roomy, beautiful body, fitted with deep, comfortable upholstering, ample leg room, adjustable front, seat and the best fourteencoat, hand-painted and striped finish. All Maxwell bodies are constructed of pressed steel, mounted on a steel-channel sectioned frame, offering the greatest possible strength with minimum weight. SPRING SUSPENSION "Without a doubt you will find the Maxwell the easiest riding, light car made. With its amply sufficient wheel base, and semi-elliptic front springs and three-quarter elliptic rear I - The Maxwe No other automobile is backed -?in every part of this country?art This splendid Maxwell dealer Service Branches. Sixteen great A lor an owner within a few hours if Order a Mar gi1 $b?a s ' O.i. Eiicraic BET10IT STA1TEI ?p3J UT" JUD WUK attracts attention, at i 1 Woi % WUMII, '^11'!':! 1111. M11 ar that 38,< ough and I ntnmnhile the road for 18 mont ry. * It becomes?either a j Or it becomes?a gre 100 and today?that is 0 auto- Test" that the 1 rough through, and thai if this is the most talk* has be- that is built toda t auto- The Maxwell one of the very f success successes the wo of Expensive Features. The 19 springs, built of the very best of spring stee the Maxwell cushions Its passengers from i the jars and bumps of rough roads. It is comfortable and easy riding that you w remark the difference on your first ride. THE POWERFUL MAXWELL MOTOR The most powerful, durable motor of i size made. Ample power to negotiate a road, mud, sand or hill?always at your coi mand. Almost troubleproof, every part accesi ble, and what is more, it is a motor genuine economy. More miles per gallon, d; in and day out, than you would believe poc: \ >11 fftmnanv'u fltiarar by a more reliable service than tt i always ready to give expert advi service organization is perfecte< faxwell Service Stations are so lo< : not in his stock. Maxwell Servi well from us now, an re you your car?not "EVERY ROAD IS easy r n 1SSEE U. f. iv Kthe kind th; J we do. If y easonable prices, rider < 000 happy :umblew aci owners' we #. v lis in constant, every-d ? - - ? i. great aulumuuiic outcv at automobile failure. exactly the "Add Ai Maxwell has passed see. t is why the Maxwell to y< 3d about automobile you y. We automobile is today and ew great automobile shov >rld has ever known. one 15 Maxwell Has These Features Is, ble if one were to tell you. The Maxv ill motor itands to-day one of the very best so dependable efficiency. 111 DOUBLE SHELL RADIATOR A beautiful, troubleproof, highly efflci radiator. Every part but the shell construe of high-grade copper; It will not corrode i Its leak. Protected against breakage by a he< ny pressed steel shell and special shock-absorb n- devices on each side of the frame that prott 3j. it against the many strains and twists of car. of THE STEERING GEAR ay Irreversible worm and gear, the only s si* steering device. Maxwell uses a gear inst iiee of Service to Mi iat guaranteed every Maxwell owi ce, to make adjustments, and to su i and completed by the chain of cated throughout the country that ce is one of the great advantages t d when you want it d an excuse on delivery A MAXWELL ROAD" if AN, Agt., at "particular peo ou like "tasty" sta -- 1 j. Tur c Sena it to i nti l. ' Xt^^^^^KI^^^MBiS&s^lVBEKBrIII7/ivWlnF Bufittfll/Jl?/ ^S^rfSSSSS^fifiSSSSSsSBEsSS^ * ' - '. . .', V owners nave d test of real ' io-fsl f _ jar ^ lay use by an owner ceases J v;kl' < fr.m **> . /oi'3 . - . . ad this is the ear we urge you to This is the car that you owe it Mirself to see. We want to tell j about its hill climbing triumphs, want to tell you about its speed endurance records. We want to { f you and add up for you every of r?#*w fpahirPA ^ ' I i And Many Others. reH of a sector. This makes adjustment very in simple, as you have merely to turn the gear one-quarter way and you have a new surface, just as good as a complete new steering unit. * "rv* ~ . ent ted BRAKES THAT HOLD AND LAST ind One square Inch of braking surface to every .s ivy twelve pounds of weight That's more than ing most any other car gives to-day. Maxwell !Cts brakes are thoroughly dependable, enclosed and the protected from dust and dirt and have special anti-rattling devices. Maxwell brakes are afe very easy to handle. The slightest pressure ead of the foot and your car comes to a dead stop. f 1 4 i ixwell Owners ier. More than 2,000 Maxwell dealers pply new parts at reasonable prices. 1 Maxwell owned and Maxwell operated a Maxwell dealer can supply any part njoyed by Maxwell owners. elivered, we will day ?t 3)Oi/5 raa t > EUCTMC dy-e < DEHOU STAtTI* yvlu pie" want, is the kind , A! iL? J tkof , iiiuucry, uic tuiiu umi tAMBERG HERALD . ,? . /