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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
Your Neighbor's Goods
The Herald's
Daily Short Story

however. Another thrashed CASTOR
mercilessly while his wife tore Lin
cites hat off, but Linette only worried
over the loss of her lilacs, which were
scattered all over the ground.
Some time we shall get into serious
trouble" said CASTOR. Il will buy
the most beautiful flowers for you,
just as many as you want
That is not the same thing at all,
Linette answered. Flowers for a
shop. That is just the same as if you
could tell hunter to buy him game
from a dealer
For month she resisted the temp
tatiOn, but one Sunday afternoon when
she was walking with CASTOR, she saw
a beautiful pink hortensia hanging
over a low garden wall.
Pale with excitement She exclaimed:
"Oh, is not that beautiful"
CASTOR pretended not TO understand
what she meant, and said: Yes, it is
beautiful, but come along this way
now; l know a farm where we can
get delicious fresh milk
"Oh, CASTOR, dear, l must have that
flower. Do let me take it. 1 promise
you 1 shall never steal another flower.
Nobody can see us. All the shutters
are closed: Oh. do let me take It'll"
He could not refuse and in a mo-
ment she held the flower in her hand,
but at the same moment the gate
opened and an elderly gentleman ap-
peared. He did not look the least bit
angry. however. but even smiled.
The flower was way outside the
WALL stammered Linette blushing
with confusion and then it belongs
to anybody who cares to pick it."
Well, I would not say that" the old
gentleman replied still smiling, but
it does not matter and since you are
SO fond of flowers. madam would you
not like to come inside and pick all
You want?''
Yes. thank you, but my husband is
stsaading over there" Linette STAN
mered.
He is welcome too. if he cares to
look at my garden
Il am dreadfuily ashamed, sir said
CASTOR, and 1 beg your pardon for
what we have done"
"Oh. don't mention it. Pick all the
flowers you want 1 am leaving in a
few weeks and want to sell the cot
tage- If you care to- come next Sum
day. shall be very glad to see YOU"
They went there again next Sunday
and the strange thing happened that
Linette said TO the old gentleman: do
you know that it almost hurts me to
pick flowers here; it is as if were
numbering them. / almost feel as if
this were my own home I will Just
take this one rose"
All the following week she was un-
usually quiet CASTOR guessed her I'M
spoken wish. and as he had a little
money saved up and the price was
rea sonable he bought the cottage and
one beautiful Sunday in the fall they
entered their new house
To Linette the whole thing seemed
a fairy tale. Shs said to the oak tree:
You are my oak tree" and the same
thing she said to all the flowers, many
OF whose names she did not even
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
By Henri Duvernois.

tn LINETTE the word bouquets
was the symbol of all rustic joy
and during the first years of
their married life CASTOR adored this
childishness in her. Though he placed
the flowers together in the most abom-
Unable manner he was delighted to
help her arrange the immnese bou-
quetS which were so troublesome when
they were to return to Paris in the
evening. In the poorly illuminated
compartment, where Linette sat lean
ing against her husband she pointed to
the result of the efforts of the day and
said sadly:
"Oh, just look at my pretty flowers
dear. They look like a bunch of with
cred grass now"
Why don't you throw them away?'
he asked.
She moved away from him quickly
as if he had struck her, and said in a
tone Of reDroach:
You don't care for me any more, If
you can say such a thing
Linette was always looking forward
with great impatience to the coming
of Sunday, for then they always went
to khe country. When Hhere were
no more flowers she picked autumn
leaves and branches and arranged
them tastefully in the vases in their
rooms.
Most people have some fixed idea and
Linette's was this: OF all flowers the
preferred those overhanging the road
from the gardens and with the stealth
mess of a burglar she would snea K
along the garden fences to get them.
CASTOR had to go into the middle of
the road TO watch that nobody saw
from the houses and in case of dan
ger he was to call out 'Twenty-three."
He often did it without any reason.
for he was a great respecter of the
sanctity of your neighbor's goods and
Linette's passion often spoiled his Sun
day pleasure. making him feel like a
thief but Linette soon found him out
and he had to promise her that he
would never again give false alarm.
She was so slight and alert, she
could sneak up so noiselessly and
sometimes climb like a cat to get hold
of lilac or a jessamine fer her bou-
quet.
Occasionally she was caught, but
Linette had an opinion of her own
and when the owner would scold She
would reply.
Anything that overhangs the road
is anybody's property. Why don't you
pick your lilacs yourself? 1t is rather
I who might make a complaint of you
because you block the road
well, 1 never heard anything like
your cheek
"Oh, 1 am surprised. To make such
a lot of fuss about a flower.
"a person always begins by stealing
little things"
Castor was listening in silence, very
much annoyed.
why don't you help me-" she said.
"One might almost think you were
afraid"
The bouquets" he said.
An ugly looking peasant hiding be-
hind some bushes, once fired a shot
at them without hitting any of them,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
On Life Not Ours to
Give or Take

upon his bad habits and to have re-
solved to live for his wffe's happiness
would have shown far nobler cour-
age. than to die by his own hand.
The very old. the hopeIessly i'll.
sometimes commit suicide with a de-
sire TO save others trouble and them
selves continued pain There is an IN
utterable pathos in such cases.
But, with all the pity one NAV feel
for the. despairing young who under
take self-destruction, there is. too. a
sense of impotence with them for
their lack of courage and persever-
ance
They seem like the angry children
who fling themselves upon the ground
and kick and scream and refuse TO
walk along with their nurse, to where
food and rest await them
Walt for the Sunshine.
There is always hope for the Young.
|, However dark the day may be at 10
o'clock, bright sunshine may illumine
the skies at II o'clock II not at IL.
at II. and there is a long afternoon in
which to enjoy the sunlight. Hundreds
thousands of happy. successful men
and women today can look back on
desperate hours of youth when there
was no star in the sky and no hope
or dawn visible on the horizon
planned to commit suicide because of
repeated failures and sorrows. His ar
tempt was frustrated by a seeming ac-
cident and the very next day unexpect-
ed fortune came to him
The morbid girl who tried to end her
life so recently complained of lack of
appreciation she found in the liter
airy circles Of the east That was
one of the causes which led her 10
this rash act
Always Heavier Load
Were she to know the history Of
most successful literary people in the
world. she would find that they had
passed in their journey all those mile
stones OF defeat and discoura cement
which seemed so disheartening to her
There is oae thing which every
troubled human being ought to realize.
however unhappy his environment
may be, however heavy the load he is
obliged to carry-somewhere there is
another human being with heavier
load who goes whistling along hfe's
highway hopeful and courageous.
One ship sails east,
And another sails west,
In the very same winds that blow;
'Tis the set Of the sail
And not the gale
Which tells them the way To go.
Life After Death.
No soul can find surcease from sor-
row by an attempt at seIf-destruction.
Life goes on after death very much as
it goes on here. and unless we have
learned hope. courage. faith. resigna-
ton and a desire for self-development
through all experiences, we shall be
obliged to learn it there
We did not give ourselves life: We
cannot give ourselves death. Better
brace up and go on where we are now
and change our environment by force
OF will and concentration and aspira-
ton. than to attempt to change it on
another plane to which we have not
been called.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
4 4 Years Ago To-
From The Herald .: xor
This Date 1925. O0y

Will Browns mother is visiting him
from Wisconsin.
Mrs. D. w. Reckhart has returned
from her San Marcial trip.
County attorney S. w. Storms has
returned from a two months visit with
old friends in Michigan.
Dan Stuart has gone west. The
governor of Arizona will please take
notice and order out the militia.
Secretary Johns, engineer Campbell
and alderman Roberts went up to the
Selden dam to meet president Engle-
due.
The offices of the city clerk and the
city assessor have been made gorgeous
with spick and span new stoves.
There was a big dance given last
night in Juarez in honor of Gen. Her
nandez.
gentleman just over from England,
who met Charles B. Eddy in London,
says that there is little doubt but that
the money to build the White Oaks
railway will be ready soon after the
election if Mckinley wins.
The paid firemen have had gong
placed in their reading room at the
city hall so that they may sleep there
in cold weather
Collector DaVis's cattle. which he has
been transferring from Preside coun-
ty to his Midland ranch, have had two
stampedes and several hundred head
have been lost.
The Bank saloon is among the things
that were. It's license ran out and was
not renewed.
Married-In this city, the 18th in
slant, Charles Beisswenger and Miss
Elise Lohn, by Rev. Mr.. Simon of the
Lutheran church.
Henry Ware Allen, of this city, has
an article in Public Opinion, New York,
on Henry Georgeism in New Zealand"
Mr.. Sloan, who is to once more Off
ciate as the Y. NJ. c. A. secretary,
writes that he hopes to be in Ell Paso
by tho 25th.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18

know Every moment she discovered
new wonders. new sources of joy
One evening as they were sitting
on the piazza in the dust. Linette
said: do you remember the first time
We came this way You wanted me
to turn right, but luckily I stole the
1 ever did But, what is/that? Some
body is stealing my ivy?'
She rushed down to the gate. A
young lady had broken a small bunch
of the ivy and a gentleman was wait
ing for her a little way off-just like
CASTOR"
We'll, I must say I like the cheek
of these people," cried Linette.
Il only took three miserable little
leaves said the lady.
I'VE are willing TO pay for them"
said the gentleman. Come now, Ca
briene. 1 told you. we should get into
trouble. You have no right to steal
other peoples flowers"
The couple disappeared.
CASTOR laughed heartily at this little
scene. but Linette was quite pale with
anger
When he came down into the garden
early next morning, she stood there
with blower in her hand sprinkling
the flowers on the wall
What are you doing?" he ex-
claimed.
What am I doing?" 1 am sprink-
ling my flowers with sulphur. Then
if people try to steal them, they viii
get poisoned"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Copyright 1910 BY the Evening journal Publishing

HE attempted suicide of a beau
tiful and gifted young girl which
has recently stirred New York,
where suicides are almost daily events,
makes q rediscussion of that painful
old topic timely.
There are few people of mature
years possessed of emotional tempera-
ments who cannot recall some hour or
day when the thought of self-destruc-
ton entered their minds
1t may have come and gone like a
bat flying into and out of a room
with one motion of it's wings. or if
may have come to perch like bird of
evil omen on the tense strung heart
strings for hours or days.
But the memory of such grim and
unwelcome visitors who invaded the
kingdom of mind should make every
human being feel a sense of pity for
the weak souls who have allowed them
to remain and dominate the kingdom
instead of saying to them: Get thee
behind me, Satan"
Suicides Not Heroes.
Yet while we feel pity, it is well to
strip the suicidal mania of the ro--
mantle decorations which give ii a
morbid fascination to many observers.
1t IS. not wise TO idealize the subject
or to make heroes of suicides.
There is oftentimes in the mind of
the suicide great passion to be Spec
tacular, to stand in the limelight, TO
attract the gaze OF the multitude: and
II this passion does not wind gratifi-
cation in life, it is sought in death
Half-grown children have been
known to attempt suicide, in order to
make their parents sorry for having
punished them, or to show the world
how they had been wronged
The mental picture drawn by many
suicides of the excitement and sorrow
which their act will produce on those
who are left behind, would make inter-
esting reading. could 1t be written out
exactly as they thought it out
Sometimes the letters left to sur
vivors give glimpses of this morbid
reasoning and not infrequently a
frank avowal of desire to revenge
their wrongs is betrayed by their let
tiers.
Suicide Disease.
Suicidal mania is a disease and it
should be regarded as such by the VIC
tim of it, the moment the idea comes
into his mind. 1t does not require
great sorrow, or great disappointment
or great tragedy to produce this dis
ease, for it is oftentimes found among
the prosperous and successful and
those who have all the blessings of life.
The mind that harbors thoughts of
suicide is almost always a self-cen-
tered mind, for if the thoughts turn
out TO others. and there is a deep
seated wish to save others sorrow and
give others happiness. suicide will not
be entertained in the same mind.
A man killed himself recently. leav-
ing a letter in which he stated that he
committed the act in order TO give his
wife the chance to marry some richer
man and to find happiness. He said
he had failed in his effort to please
her. But this man had refused his
wife's plea to give up drink and the
gambling table. where he wasted his
means of livelihood
To have turned his back resoluteIy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18
- Your Daughters

Don't be misled by all his promises
he viii tell you of the Iuxuries anf
peautlful things he will give you: but
don't for moment, think that these
Things will be given for nothing. Yor
must pay for them, and the price viii
be your honor.
There are many parents who. while
they would die for their children. are
yet instrumental in driving them from
home.
They are unnecessarily severe. and
thelr children are afraid of them.
Win Her Confidence.
80 mother makes her daughter
afraid of her, she will never win hel
confidence.
The girl will do things on the sly
Will make friends her parents know
nothing about, and deceive them in
every way.
Find out what kind of girl compan.
ions your daughter seeks.
one girl of lax moral sense can moi.
son the mind of every girl she meets
remember that youth must have re-
taxation and don't make a drudge OF
your daughter
If she goes to school and helps q
little with the homework, that is all
that can be expected of her.
That child should be struck, OF
DTo1ol, 10 dreadful, and yet many par
ents think nothing of beating their
children, both young and grown IN.
Keep ceaseless watch on vour
young daughter. She thinks she can
take care of herself. but she can't.
Don't make her afraid of you: If YOU
show a sympathetic forgiveness for
her small transgressions, she will not
deceive YOU in greater things
Nothing More Beautiful.
There is nothing more beautiful than
friendship between mother and
daughter
know it is hard for the overworked
mother of half dozen children to keen
her eye on her growing daughter. but
remember that she needs your care
now. even more than when she was a
babv
She is at the age when foundations
come thickest. There are so MANY TO
help girl stray from the right path.
and so few to helm her find il again.
Poor little girls Through youth.
Ignorance, longing for the pretty
things that every woman loves and the
eRuty that has been their curse they
sound 1.-THE depths Of woe and degrada-
tion
Helm YOUR dauehters to escape such
p fate by winning their confidence
The girl who confides in her mother
rarely goes astray.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18

America is against him, and who was
caught with the court seals and other
equipment in his possession through
which he fabricated judgments for
damages amounting to 10000, 900; and
the demented citizen who imagines he
is Uncle joe Cannon.
There are a number of other indie
pendent organiza tions in the executive
service of the government whose activ-
tiles are full Of interest and fraught
with many possibilities The Isthmian
canal commission is directing the great
task Of dividing the Americas ard
uniting the commercial world 1t main
tains a staff in Washington, through
which the home end of the operation
of the greatest commissary and supply
department in the world, an important
railroad system, and complete steam
ship line is directed. The Philippine
commission is to the legislative assem-
bly, OF the Philippines what the senate
is to the congress of the United
States. and upon it devolves the admin
istrative end of giving to those islands
a stable government suited to the needs
of their inhabitants.
Congregational Library
The Library Of congress is not accu-
rately speaking, part of the executive
branch Of the government but its du-
ties are cIOSely related 10 the executive
service. 1t is the custodian of several
million books and pamphlets, the SUI
pervisory agent Of the copyright or
ganizaticn and the practical head OF
the American library system It's card
index Of literature is the most COM
plete in the new world. Just now it is
engaged in the work of establishing a
card index of all literature in the Ii
braries of America, thus amaIgamating
their treasures into one vast collection
Nc library in the country has a COM
plete collection of literature At ev-
cry one OF them works are frequently
called for that cannot be supplied. It
is the aim Of this new system 10 ere
ate sort Of literary flying squadron,
made up of the rarer publications.
ready to move to the demands of the
serious student wherever he may be-
fCnnTfr7rrnl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18

= HAVE just been reading book a
dreadful, heartbreaking book, that
\ kept me awake at night brooding
| over its horrors; for am afraid
that. though written under the heading
fiction it is only too true.
The heroine is a 16yearold girl, who
tired of drudgery and poverty. rebel
lfous at the abuse and beatings she
received at home, falls a prey to the
first sympathetic villain she meets.
He tells her of the wonders of the
city, the luxurious life she will lead,
the beautiful clothes she will wear.
Every dream of her short life, and
much more will be realized
She has allowed him, utter
stranger, to speak to her and take her
t. moving picture show; she is afraid
to go home, after that, to the beating
she is sure to receive.
The Wolf and the Lamb.
OF course he tells her that they will
be married that night. just as soon as
they reach New York. And so the
poor, little, ignorant, unsuspecting
lamb follows the wolf gratefully and
eagerly
She has never tasted spirits in her
life He gives her champagne and she
takes it, hardly knowing what it is.
1t has the same magic sound, in her
ears, as automobiles, diamonds, sables,
satins: it means money and luxuries.
Next morning the poor child awak-
ems only to close her eyes with a sick,
shudderfng misery, ana wishes she
were dead.
She dare not go home, and all the
world is against her.
1t is a pitiful, horrible story, and. I
am afraid it is true, and many more
like it.
Very often, my girls are indignant
when I tell them that they must not
allow men to speak to them without
being r-operly introduced.
The Danger of Strangers.
Don't you see, girls how important it
is that you should know something
about the men whom you admit to the
circle of your fr endship?
All men are not good; that is a hard
lesson for a young girl to learn. but
she must learn it and remember it.
There are many men who would sac
rifice your youth and innocence, with
out qua1m, and then pass on to their
next victim.
At the first suggestion from q man
that does not ring true, send him
about his business, and tell him that
you will tell your parents.
That will settle him. for all men of
that class are towards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18

TN addition to the departments and
bureaus described in previous arti-
- cleS, there are a number of indie
pendent organizations in the govern
ment service. Foremost among these
if the bureau of American republics.
whose principal aim is the ceTncn-ing
of international ties of friendship be-
tween the various republics of the
new world. Prior to 1889 there was
only a half-hearted understanding be-
tween the United States and It's sister
atoms in Central and South America,
and much was to be desired in the way
of international comfy. In that year
the foremost statesmen of the Ameri-
cas- became impressed with the belief
that the best interests of all the re-
publicS would be conserved by holding
an international American conference,
in which all the governments, from
Canada 10 the Straits of Magellan,
would take part. Such a conference
was held at Washington.
Bureau of American Republics
The most important outcome of this
conference was a resolution favOring
the establishment of a bureau to be
supported by the combined efforts of
the American republics The mission
of this bureau was 10 bring about such
a state of international neighborliness
that the Americas should be united in
one great governmental union for pur-
poses of commercial intercourse. How
well the bureau of American republics
has fulfilled this purpose is illustrated
by the present feeling of friendship
between the people of the United
States and those of the republic south
CT the Rio rande. Under the director
ship of John G. Barrett this bureau has
encouraged the upbuilding Of profitable
trade relations between the United
States and her southern neighbors, and
has improved every opportunity TO
bring about international cooperation
for the best interests of all the repub-
lies. The bureau issues a publication
known as the Bulletin of the Bureau of
American Republics. This bulletin
gives a monthly synopsis of all mat
tiers of Pan-American interest and
publishes such literature as enables the
United States on one hand, and the
Latin-American republics on the other.
to get one another'S viewpoint OF
questions of international concern 1t
also publishes a list of all important
opportunities for extending trade re-
lations between the various republics.
The Columbus Memorial library, main
tanned under the auspices of the bu-
iCaO, SCiAtoA-AS TIC AA4ACol SOAACONAOA ~
Pan-American literature in the world
The Geographic Board.
The United States geographic board
renders final decisions as to the name
and proper spelling of the hundreds OF
thousands of places in the United
States and its possessions IN the pub
LEGATION of its literature the govern
ment must have uniformity of name
and spelling, SO it has decided that the
geographic beard shall canvass each
case Of disputed name or spelling and
make a decision. In doing this it may
write dozens of letters and in other
ways make inquiries as TO what name
or spelling has the best sanction OF
usage. It's decisions are final, and are
published annually. The postal guide
and all other governmental publica-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-10-18

II wv Waits Denafured Poem

1HEYRE giving all infesng
il
Of quesing,
men! They a second, all
working for gn at night when their
ckoned They're
WORKERS skirmish soie ambush
a and die of old
while The thought funny; suggest
money, and money
surely the stuff And all through the country you'll find they
em with
club All this good the who lives by
of Rest
Copyright 1910 by George Matthew. Adams Nanna-a>.