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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
Married Life the First Year
Mabel Herbert Urner w TH SEaTR ~

riedly through her top bureau drawer
1t was after eight when they finally
got of and after half past when they
reached the theater. Helen insisted on
stopping 10 leave their names and the
location of their seats with the man at
the ticket window
Late for the Show.
And il anyone should telephone
You will send the usher for US at
once? she demanded anxiously.
The man nodded indiferently and
turned to the party behind her. who
was asking for orchestra seats
Third row of the balcony nothing
down stairs
Helen turned away reluctantly. ''Oh.
do You suppose he will remember-he
seemed to pay so little attention.
Hadn't you better speak to him
AGAIN.
But Warren dragged her on impa-
tiently- Cant You see how late we
are?~
The theater was darkened and the
curtain went up as they entered The
usher finally took their tickets and led
them stumbling down the aisle
Their seats were in the center Of
the row and half a dozen people had
TO be disturbed before they could be
reached The men stood up. while the
women. with ilIconcealed impatience,
clutched at their hats on their laps and
drew back their skirts
This comes of your making us late
Warren whispered angrily Having
TO crawl all over those peoplet'
Businesses, dear. don't" laying
conciliatory hand on his arm.
Just then a very pretty girl rushed
on the stage. and Warren's attention
was for the moment diverted
HeIens' Many Fears.
After the first act, while Warren
was trying to figure out the characters
on the program. Helen asked anx-
iously:
Don't you think you'd better go out
and see if she has telephoned? T don't
think that man paid any attention to
what / said. Perhaps if you'd ask him
If there has been any message
Crawl over all those people again?
Not if I know it,
But, Warren. suppose she has tele-
phoned-suppose something should
have happened? Marie's a new nurse
girl, you know. ana 1 don't feel
Quite
We'll what en- earth could haze h..3-
pened-we haven't been gone As min
utes. Here. do you want a drink -
As the boy came by with the glasses
of water in a wire basket
Helen shook her head She told her
self that perhaps. she was foolish to
worry so about the baby-but somehow
she couldn't help 1t.
Not a bad show" Warren COM
mented easily. That mans a duffer.
but the girl is pretty good
Helen assented absently.
In the second act the serious Illness
of a child was referred to-tbe chi,d
whose death in the third act was to
reunite the parents
The applause had hardly died our
after the curtain when she turned 70
Warren nervously.
''Oh. you must go now. If there
isn't any MESA ge-call up Marie and
find out if everything is all right
"NOw Don't be Cross"
Il tell you. Helen. I'm not going 10
crawl over those people again.
Then I'll have to go myself. I can't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
A EMBERS of the association OF
American Portland Cemen;

p A EMBERS of the association of
ENs American Portland Cement
manufacturers. on their way
to New York to attend the annual
meeting to be held December u, II
and II, will find at every stage of
their journey increasing evidences of
the multifold uses to when their pro-
duct is being put They will cross via
ducts and bridges of reinforced con-
crete; they will see water tanks OF
cement; there will be an occasional
suburb in which there is a colony of
neat poured houses, almost as II
they had been hewn out of solid blocks
of cement; barns and cribs, with ce-
ment floors will be found all along
the route As they cross the ferry
from Jersey City they will see jut-
ting out along the waterfront, the
magnificent new docks of the city of
New York, built of concrete and steel.
They will ride through the concrete
subway, walk on cement sidewalks
and sleep in fireproof hotels built CT
reinforced concrete
Mother Invention has been active in
causing the civil engineers and the
architects of the twentieth century TO
develop the possibilities of this arti-
fetal compound as our supply of tim
Der rapidly decreases The initial
high cost of granite and sandstone, as
well as the difficulty of handling
large blocks of the heavy material.
has caused builders to use cement
wherever possible The relative super
iority of the higher grades of Port
land cement over all the cheaper
grades of brick has brought about an
ever increasing popularity of the ar
tificial compound, which was invent
ed by an EngliShman-Joseph ASP
din, in 1924 This manufacturer from
Leeds took out a patent on a cement
which he made by caIcining a mixture
OF limestone and clay. He gave the
resulting product the name of Port
land" because of fanciel resen
blance between the set cement and the
famous limestone at that time extern
sively quarried for building purposes
ar Portland. England The name has
adhered. because the product looked
like Portland stone, and not because it
originally came from Portland AS
matter of fact, there never nas been a
cement manufacturing plant al Fort
land, England, Portland, Oregon. oT
Portland, Maine.
Cement at the Canal
The most gigantic project for which
American Portland cement has ever
been used is, of course, the Panama
canal In this work ii is estimated
that 100000 cubic yards of concrete
will be used, chiefly in the construc-
ton of the six mammoth locks, in
duplicate 1000 feet long and 10 feet
wide, two of which will be II and a
half feet deep and the other four 80
feet. Concrete also will line the great
spillway of the artificial lake at Ga
tun The contract for furnishing this
enormous amount of cement was let
after open competition Most of it is
being made in Northampton, Penn
sylvania, an is being shippe Through
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
The Herald's
Daily Short Story

there might be something to be said
against him, that he should never
know what the director had planned to
I give him.
At noon he heard steps on the stairs,
! and steps were as words 70 him, so
acute had his sense of hearing become.
He plainly recognized the steps of the
warden and the director, but there was
another sound he did not understand,
a kind of light tripping which filled
his heart with strange forebodings.
Long before the steps reached his door
he was already standing at attention.
The blood was hammering at his tenn
pies and his heart beat violently
Would they pass his door? His excite
ment was almost more than he could
bear.
Nc. they stopped outside The door
slowly opened screechingly on its
hires and the director entered.
Have you behaved well during the
three months since l was here last?" he
asked.
Yes he answered in a voice that
trembled a little.
You remember 1 promised you a re-
ward?"
If he remembered? He who had
SAaSNSiAN VI CASC 1Oi three
months.
Now You are to have it."
The murderer trembled all over. The
director whistled and a small black
poodle came in, slowly. cautiously as
if it feared trap.
That is for YOU" the director said.
The murderer looked at the director
and there was a CLEAN of suspicion in
his eyes as he asked: How long am
L TO keep it?'
AS long as you treat-ft well and be-
have WELL
The director saw the light of great
joy in the cOnvicts eyes, but he said
nothing.
prisoner was alone within is new COM
rade
For a long time they stared at each
other. He was afraid to call the dog
because he had feeling it would not
abey him, but al last he tried. The
poodle came slowly and at last stood
quite close to him. He got courage to
pat its head. Tt placed it's front paws on
his knees. He nearly tumbled over
from the shock, but he recovered and
patted the dog with both hands The
dog jumped on his lap and licked his
forehead and eyes until the murderer
burst out crying.
From that day there were no more
complaints about convict number Z.
though he sat in the cell for six years
longer
When he died the dog was set free.
but 1T cared for nobody. It laid down
on the murderer's grave and refused TO
eat and drink. 1t died rather than live
without the only friend it had known
since it was a small puppy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
. EAREST MUMSIE-My eyes are
so swollen from crying that
- can hardly see to write.

- can hardly see to write.
Mumsie, 1 can't go home for Thanks
giving and it isn't fair, it isn't fair.
Mrs. Cation has not been we'll and she
has set her heart on having me go
there.
For three days Bobby and I have
talked 1t over and / haven't been a bit
nice about it, Mumsie. I just couldn' t
be. l had set my heart on seeing you
and Dad, and I just hate the whole Ca
ton family. except Bobby. of course
I'm afraid I even hated him the first
day or two.
It's the first disagreement we've had
and don't you think I am justified in
telling as 1 do? Isn't it my right to go
home for the first holiday?
Bobby sees his mother almost every
day and we could quite easily go there
for dinner any night.
1t is just too selfish for her to de-
mand our going there for Thanksgiv-
ing.
Bobby looks so unhappy when I cry.
He says nothing but his mothers state
of health would make him disappoint
me. But I'm going to keep on crying.
out struggle.
Vixenish Peggy.
Charlotte makes me so angry! hate
her-hate her-and hope she'll be an
old maid.
I've lost all interest in my dinner
party and in the Greys's house party.
Coming out on the train yesterday
we saw Mr. Sinclair. He looked at me
so strangely when he saw my woebe-
gone face. 1 suppose he thought Bob
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

w hat and 's came in with brisk
Il say, Helen, wouldn't you like 10
go to the theater? Bob Carter sent
me Asome passes today"
1.-The theater? Why, I couldn't take
the baby
We'll, 1 rather guess not"
And I Couldn't leave her.
why not
why. she's too little.
her tonight"
Helen looked doubtful
You haven't been anywhere for
months he assured her stoutly. 1t
will do you world OF good. Let's
have dinner early and GO
But
.-Oh. now don't begin to find ex-
cuses. It'n do you good. 1 tell YOU
It's time you were getting out some
Getting Ready to Leave.
1t ended by their hurrying through
dinner. Helen dressed while vacillatlng
between her room and the nursery. She
gave innumerable instructions to Marie
about the baby Minute details as TO
what to do or not to discovering
every possible emergency
stolid. YES. mann: yes. man. z
Now, don't forget to keep this door
closed: if it gets too warm you can
turn off the radiator"
Yes. man."
You know the right milk-the bot
tie on the lower shelf of the ice box
That other bottle IS yesterday's-be
sure and don't get that
Eyes, NAM"
And stir it up carefully before you
warm 1.-THE cream on top must be
well mixed
"Yes, man.
s'Now. if anything should happen
go wrong-you are to telephone at
once to the theater as / told YOU I've
written down the number on this card.
and I'll put it here right over the
telephone-here, do you see? Now we
will leave the location of our seats at
the ticket window. so all you have to
do is to ask for Mr. and Mrs Curtis.
Now do you think you understand
YES, MAN.
And when YOU
Hurry up therer" came from the
front room where Warren was wait
ing impatiently. It's ten minutes of
eight now
Eyes. know-Tm almost ready.
And then to Marie: When you take
her up be sure to support her back
with your hand as I've shown you.
You must be very careful about that
I've told you so many times and vet
the other lay 1 saw you
81 say. Helen, are you coming or
not? If you stay here giving endless
Instructions"
"Yes-yes-in just moment" Then
10 Marie. and be sure to keep her
feet warm. Here's an extra blanket
m leave it right here. And here
a"
But Warren had come to the door.
Were not going to Europe, YOU
know We're just going TO the thea
ter. Don't you think you've left enough
directions to cover about three hours"
yes, I know-but if it should take
cold while were away-Td never for
give myself"
well, it's asleep now. and it'll prob
ably sleep till we get back. Now are
you ready"
"All but my gloves" searching hur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
Growth of Dry Farming

farming becoming important factor in the United States
gaining largely
absolutely necessary
of
the "dry farmer"
absolutely
many doubling
their yields taking the practices of y working
on to good
government years ago dening the work of the
working
spread gospel and
Industry dealing subject transmitting
publication
give
government regions
wilt
given Of
every write and
Industry
facts about soil cultivation of which he in ignorance
you YOU Will soon
be to doing something
prying peoples Over
Roswell grand day.
interesting percentage
The must have fight fight
Sunday ought to insist on
fighting
neck good nudy and turn
nto an
they can get along and have
happy husbands
This perfectly good advice but when she further
ingy spendhift" shows
S not
The position mayor Kelly matter is obviously correct
people out for
through the
go mayor
possible for the change
and see that it is Changed time No reform day
and VIII take time but should not be allowed take
necessary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

sit through another act without know
ing my baby's all right"
ny did you come. then-if Won
want 10 be flying to the phone every
five minutes?'
why you insisted on my confnS"-
Wen. I'm damn sorry 1 did-if It's
going to be like this
Now dont-please don't be crossr
the nrst time 1 left her and you
know l can't help being anxious"
In the end he went, apoIoeizinr IN
the people over whose laps he stI,n,~
pied and who glared at him coldlv-
ne returned just as the bell buzzed
for the curtain.
Well?" she whispered eagerly
Couldn't get any answer to the
phone" CURLY.
citedly.
No. guess the nurse girl has gone
too" 0S-eep'
On, something has happened, Some
thlns dreadful has Representatives.
why you couldn't get an answer tn
the phone. Ny baby may be KIDNAPPED
Tor all you know" She was gatber-ns
up her wraps from the back of the
seat I'm going home now-do Won
think L can sit here when 1 don't know
where my baby isi'
The curtain went up here and he
caught her arm and held her firmly In
her seat.
You are going to stay right here
III You haven't a particle of common
sense-PH have to have if for Won
that's all Now you're going novbers
until the end of this play"
voice that Helen had learned If wa.
useless TO combat But to her the bo1t
hour Of that last act seemed an eter-
nifty.
She had on her hat before the cnr-
tain fell and was making her wav ON,
Delore the crowd was fairly on TIA
teet Warren followed frownino
grimIy But unheeding him. she pushed
her way through to the nearest side
exit Ordinarily her sense of econ
omy Kept her from taxica5s even when
Warren suggested them. and now shs
turned to him with a peremptory
Get a taxicab-it will be ouicksr,.
With grumbled comment about .alr
women being fools" he motioned to a
cab across the street
In few moments they were whfrl-
ing towards home. Helen sat in the
$500, AAS- AAoAAOS CldSpSQ Tl2nr-hSr
mind filled with narrowing pictures Of
kidnapped babies.
She hardly waited for the cab m
stop at their apartment before she
jumped to the pavement and ran In 20
the elevator.
The boy held the car. looking in
quiringly toward the door where War
was paying the taxicab driver.
ssZO no DONE uait TO- NJ o.,
You can come back for hinl-take me
up quick"
And Baby Wes Sleeping.
At the door of their apartment she
paused. her heart in her throat-then
she threw ii -open. 'Marie-Marfe"
she called shriny. .Marie-Marier
No answer.
She rushed into the nursery. Tbsrs
was Marie sound asleep. her hand res+-
ing on the arm of the chair, and with
the baby also asleep il, the crib beside
her
After a long breathless look He,sn
turned TO find Warren standing IL the
door behind her.
oh" she laughed tremulous Y. .'Oh
dear I guess guess 1 am little
fooI.''
HIN" he grunted. have you jus,
found that out2"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
A Disturbed Year Politically

r1HAT old something
year,
- disturbances have had
1910 although
political uheava United States which
all
In political
years; ambitious nation of yellow the
transp Of these
up by as follows:
Onittng in
Honduras Mexico
in Davia
dealings
Apparently by that Portugal
he
the
entirely writing
Brazilian
anyhow of general
Ell P Just keeps growing
Calihe building at cost Of 100000
The only prints
of
of the bull for a
He has praying constitution
Some people appear
depends courage he
got
speeding got
trolley
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29
ITNctWEA Vars Denatured Poem,

I'd
w had burn the wealthy speeding along the
n o
When longed and longed palace
or esea:I said:
like while neigh : blowing
his bundle u.s. a bee Andn wthw
IN corroded; it doent ZEN
to tter the to life is soft
I'm
be
when Icoulde a of and
Copyright 1910 by e.ore. Mathew. adams. LDaekTsa.~>.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

Do what set to do the best
be doing something better.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

Feldman his neck good nature
It into advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

Mexican trouble has brought good result 1t has
of the bull fights for a while anyhow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

chaplain the Arizona constitutional convention knows
He las commenced praying for the constitution.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

Some grand can't help prying peoples
Roswell the
interesting percentage result in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

Some people
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

Nowadays when haven't any geth-quick
old fashioned.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

tells
will
stngy you spendhnft shows
that she IS a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

all
who in
frightened speeding got
out and trolley
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-29

The have up very poor fight uarez
better fighting
The new era., 1910-10-06
Water Right at pueblo.

Pueblo.-Despite the fact that the
Texas and New Mexico delegation have
requested that the states rights be
kept out of the national irrigation con
gress 1t has evidently been overlooked
by the officers at the congress and
will come up Thursday afternoon upon
the conclusion of the address by H. H.
Eddy of the Colorado delegation on
"Intra-state Utilization of Water"
This will be followed by long dis
cussion in which the New Mexico and
Texas delegation and their allies will
wage war.
The discussion will be followed by
another address on international
usage of water, the speaker to be Sc
1ected.
The question which will allow the
greatest discussion will undoubtedly
be the right to use the waters of the
Rio Grande river. 1t will be the most
important session to Coloradoans of
any during the congress.
The new era., 1910-10-06
FOREIGN.

At Charlas, France, Aviator Poiliot
was killed Sunday while making a
flight with a passenger The latter
escaped with slight injuries. ~
China may abolish the official
heandsman. So said Wen Chewing
Low, who with Shih Ying Hsu
presiding justice of the high court OF
Mukden, arrived Monday from Europe
as delegates to the international pris-
on congress to be held in Washington.
Bobby Leach of Niagara Falls, Ont,
Saturday made trip through the
whirlpool rapids in barrel, starting
from the Old Maid OF the Mist, land
ing near the cantilever bridge. Except
for few scratches and bruises, Leach,
who claims to have made the trip sew
eral times before. was unhurt
Figures show that during the pres
ent cholera epidemic in Russia there
have been 191,O76 cases with ss,716
deaths throughout the country. In the
week ending September 18th there was
a total of 4,412 cases and 2,O71 deaths.
In the last six days there have been
301 new cases and 83 deaths in Rome.
The new era., 1910-10-06
WASHINGTON.

The operations Of the Payne-Aldrich
tariff law for one year show that the
average ad valorem rate of duty paid
ON imports of all classes was 1.66 per
cent lower than under the Dingley
law, which was In force for the pre-
vious year. ,
Another West Indian hurricane is
sweeping toward the north Atlantic
from the tropics. headed for the lanes
of travel Of the European steamship
service and the wireless telegraph has
been used to warn sea captains. The
storm, for the next week. may do con-
siderable damage to shipping. It is
expected to move in q north northeast
early direction. 1t may continue its
course northeastward toward the Irish
coast.
The new era., 1910-10-06
commerce in Boulder county on 4 ra-
tional and lucrative basis.
Reservoir. Being Enlarged.


Greeley-With the turning off of the
river and reservoir water from the ir
rlgation bitches by the several large
ditch companies this week the irriga
ton season closed in northern Colo
rado. this season having been the long
est In the history of the region.
This was because Of the drouth
which prevailed and the necessity OF
the farmers keeping crops growing as
long as possible to counteract the i'll
effects of the early August frost and
the very late spring. 5-r
Many of the reservoirs over the
county are enlarging so that they may
catch the flood waters and the early
SHOWS which melt in the fall. Hereto
fore spring ard early summer floods
were sufficient to fill the reservoirs as
the reservoir water was used only for
late irrigation. This year it was prov
en- that reservoirs filed early in the
fall in case of emergency may save
the crops.
The new era., 1910-10-06
tuberculosis In the West indies.

Tuborculo8l0 In the West indies.
Associations for the Prevention oe
tuberculosis have been formed in
Cuba. Porto Rico and Trinidad. In
Cuba there are over 10000 deaths from
tuberculosis every year, and the death
rate from this disease is nearly three
times as high in the United States.
In Porto Rico there are over 5000
deaths every year out Of 100000 in.
habitants. In Trinidad, the death rate
from tuberculosis in Port-au-Spain. the
only place where figures are available,
was 4.75 in 1909, nearly three times
the rate In New York city. Condi-
tions in the other islands of the West
Indies. where no active campaign
against tuberculosis has been under
taken is even worse. The chief rea-
son for this high mortality is found
In the unsanitary. dark, and poorly
ventilated houses Of the natives OF the
Islands. 4
The new era., 1910-10-06
WESTERN.

The American Mining Congress
opened Monday In Los Angeles. with
very large attendance.
The steamer Jefferson, from Skag-
way, arrived at Seattle Saturday night
with two tons of gold bullion, valued
at nearly a million dollars.
Acting Mayor Max Wardall. OF Sc
attic, Wash, who devoted Friday night
to a stunning expedition, made q
statement charging the police depart.
ment with grating.
e. H. -Grubb, special United
States commissioner Of agriculture.
Saturday returned from abroad on
the steamship Hayerford after having
spent several months in the study Of
potato raising. The first thing he de-
clared upon leaving the vessel was
that he saw nothing abroad to com
pare with the potatoes raised in Colo
RADIO.
The firing of blast at the 300-foot
level of the Homestake mines at Lead.
s. D., Sunday started q cave-in which
continued to the surface making, a
hole 16 feet wide and 40 feet long in
the heart Of the city, When the dust
had cleared away the Bertolero board
ing house was hanging on the edge
Of the crevasse. and the Campbell ho.
tells back steps led into 1t.
The great electric headlight of the
Rock Island locomotive on the fast St
Louis Denver Express failed to pierce
the darkness and mist Friday morning
in time to show that steel bridge had
been washed out two miles east OF
Clayton, Kansas. The brakes were ap-
piled but the ill-fated train rushed on !;
the engine and mail car plunged into
twenty feet Of water; a coach and
smoking car telescoped and at least
sixteen people were killed.