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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
The Herald's
Daily Short Story

about TO flirt with the pretty girl, and
in the meantime the boy, who had
been given to an old woman, was left
to take care of himself. The old wo-
man had a son, a cobbler by trade.
and the cobbler had a tame blackbird
that, like himself. whistled Every
body liked the boy. who was bright
and happy as a chipmunk, and the
cobber divided his love between the
blackbird and the little man. Jolly
Seppel,' as he was known, was a prac-
teal fellow and not the least senti-
mental, and although he soon made up
his mind that the pretty face of the
boys mother had taken him in too. he
did not mind that she seemed to care
now for one and now for another
Women are and always have been a
riddle, he would say. When they love
you, you must. love them again but
you must not expect miracles.
When he was told that the girl had
fallen in love with the son of a
wealthy mountain farmer. Seppel said:
Why shouldn't she? If she can catch
that bird. it will be the most sensible
thing she has ever done, but I believe
he is too foxy for her"
Then one afternoon she called for
the boy. She wanted to take him
along to a church festival in one of
the mountain villages.
Hadn't you better leave the boy
here?" said Seppel. and looked at the
blackbird sitting on top of its cage.
He Will only be a bother to you,
wherever you stay over night, and he
is too small to find his way home
alone if you lost him"
But she wanted her boy and took
him along. His little brown hands
waved "Gruess Gott" to Seppel and the
bright little eyes were happy at the
thought of the long walk with his
mother. All the same Seppel was rath-
er cross with himself for letting the
boy go.
During the night the thunderstorm
broke out that had threatened all day.
Seppel went outside the house time and
again TO look after the boy. The air
was trembling with the roar of thun-
der, the lightning flashed and then left
one in darkness so black that even
the brave Seppel thought he saw all
kinds of things in it. All the cruel
fixes along the mountain road with
ing in pain and the wild huntSma n
rushing down from the peaks with his
head under his arm, whom he often
had told the boy about when they were
sitting at the fireside in the evening.
When the storm was over it was
followed by wind and icy sleet- Step
pei did not sleep a wink until nearly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
Der Trottel
By HOIger Drachmann.

When the SchlitZa river, after a hot
day breathed GOODNESS over the sloping
banks, when the sun sent its last
greeting through the valley, while IN
the east dark clouds gathered threat
ening around the mountain peaks, he
usually came out like the cuckoo from
a clock and sat down on the bench out
side a low strawthatched house
Here he would enjoy the cool breezes
and the red glow of the setting sun,
rubbing his fat legs with his hands
and smiling through hiS/ clam-like,
like, frog eyes, as if the whole world
belonged to him. And then. if the
children called him to give him a big
copper coin the smile grew happier
still. He stood up and trotted down
the slope. his big shapely head nod
ding his thanks, while the clumsy
limbs did their best to obey the COM
mand of the will.
Below him the river was running
and behind him the evening clouds
were piling up against the mountain
sides. Slhouetted against the stern
landscape he stood there in the lazy
rays of the sun, grotesque in his de-
light, freed from the ties of earthly
woes Dy MS ignorance anu careless
ness, happy as an animal that is be-
ing stroked by a friendly hand
happy as only an idiot can be.
In moments like these he almost
appeared handsome to us-because joy
beauties all living beings, and our
friend. the doctor. said: I feel as if
1 might envy him"
But when the young people of the
village teased him or threw stones at
him, and when he souht shelter be-
hind our house without a thought of
defending himself. like a hunted beast
that does not know its own strength.
when he looked about with this panied
helpless expression in his eyes as II
the world was closed to him and there
was nothing left but to jump into the
river our hearts would bleed with
pity.
It seems as if every village in
Kaernthen must have their idiot. their
"Trottel." Jarvis had him and here
is his story.
About ten years ago Jarvis had no
'trottel," but a young healthy widow
had come to the village with her boy
a splendid. sturdy little fellow of five
or six. with bright. mischievous eyes.
But the mother did not amount to
much. She had one job after the other
on the farms, she went to dance in the
village and there were soldiers enough
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
z YEARS AGO TO-
(From The Herald Of this date, 1880 ia

behaved audiences ready TO listen \
platform has been set up near the red
light and an organ has been provided
also lanterns, and the dizzy denizens
of that unrighteous locality have been
given TO understand that there are
hopes for them.
Custom house officers raided the Chi
nese quarters at 3 p m today A fruit
less search was made for contraband
Cinnamon and opium
The Browns returned last evening af-
ter having taken two games from Sill
YER City.
Thieves robbed the Bonanza saloon
last night No arrests have been made.
Professor Murphy has received word
of the death Of his brotherinlav, Rev.
J. B. r. Smith. pastor Of the A NJ E.
church in New York.
Work has begun today on the bicycle
path from the foot of Government Hill
TO the county road.
The first OF the series OF band con-
certs over the river will be given next
Thursday night
The school regulations this year VIII
prevent teachers from going TO parties.
theatrical performances and other en-
tertainments except on Friday and Sat
urday nights
Metal market: Silver, Sc s-Sc; lead.
$3.50: copper, 10 Sic; Mexican pesos
Fl Paso, 53c; Juarez, 53c-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
Dy Kenneth
ID Harris
Sass For the Goose Is
Seasonin' For the Gander"

was married, you know well enough you
wouldn't, so don't you dare tell me no
diffrunt. You amt actin the same
way you done did
Well, Ben he thinks he'll turn it off
with a joke, so he says, 'Co'se / amt
actin jest the same. honey. Co'se if L
chase hen around the barnyard an
run her down 1 don't keep on runnin'
after I've got her. I wouldn't never be
dom nothin' else but run If l did
'Co'se that's So says Lefty. An
what's sass for the goose is seasonin'
for the gander,' says she.
she'd Caught Her Chicken, Too.
$50 the next day when Ben got done
mis- chores an come into breakfast,
Lefty had the dishes slammed on the
table every-which way 7hout any table
cloth an nothin but cold bread an
soggy bacon an warmed over coffee.
She hadn't got her hair combed either
an her dress wasn't pinned neat as
usual. Ben didn't say nothin, but when
he come into dinner an found the
breakfast dishes layin' around dirty.
an Lefty with her hair still in wisps,
an the dinner about hat cooked. he
suspicioned suthin' was wrong. Finally
he asst her.
There hein't nothing the matter
says Lefty. On'y.' says she. I've caught
my chicken, too, an quit runnin'.' says
she. "S@ss for the goose is seasonin'
for the gan Ser"
lar t'other way about says Ben.
An with that he up-ends the table an
spills the dishes on the floor an walks
out.
I've got as good right to be mean
as you have says Lefty to herself as
she looked at the broken dishes. an 90
about a week she done tried it an Ben
1,o ;, hn1 n ic
Sass for the gander's right good sea-
sonin' for the goose says he.
"Finerly their near neighbor, Aunt
Drusilla Peetriver, come in an caught
em at 1t one mornin'. Ben he sneaked
out an Aunt DruSilla opened out on
Lefty.
BE ashamed of yourself she says.
Why, Letitia Atwater, here you are
talking 10 your husband like an old
than a month
You ought to have heard what he
said to me- says Lefty Sass for the
goose is seasonin' for the gander.' she
says
That's true, honey says Aunt Dru-
silla but there amt no need of il bein
pepper sass Try suthin' mild with the
savory an thyme of kline words an
lovin' actions says she. Fill it with
the DredQ crumbs o tenderness an the
milk o. meekness.' saws she. That's
the right season for gander an goose
both. Try il on Ben
I've done forgot whether she tried
il. or whether she toll Aunt Drusilla
to mind her own business, concluded
Hancock. but I've noticed that when a
man an a woman sets out to see who
kin be the meanest. it's generally about
a tie as near as you kin make it, an 1
don't know but what that may have
some bearin's o. some kline on these yer
woman's rights
Iastin' cussed. pizen mean when she
wants to- commented old man Somarin-
dyk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

daylight. In the afternoon the girl
came back-alone-
She was cross and ugly. drenched TO
the skin. the rain had spoiled the
whole festival.
The boy. The boy. cried Seppel-
You don't mean to say you have lost
hfm?"
what do 1 know she growled- Il
was sleepy last night He wanted to
play about the room. so / boxed his ears
and he ran into the woods / thought,
of course, he had run home.
"Of course said Seppel. raising his
hand, "of course. you ought to have
had your ears boxed. Get some dry
things on and let US go and look for
him."
Il am tired and sleepy. I do not
want to go. You can look for him
yourself il you want to-"
She left. Seppel looked after her.
smothered an oath. picked up his cane
and cap and walked up the mountain
road With a couple OF woodchoppers
he searched the dark woods for hours.
At last they found the boy. He had
dug himself into the moss. His limbs
were trembling with cold and with the
horrors of the past night spent alone
in the terrible woods-and he only a
boy of six His eyes were CLASSY and
staring He had lost the power OF
speech and never recovered 1t.
Seppel grieved himself to death in
a few months. The mother had disap-
peared Jarvis had got its "trottel-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
II WV WAITS Denafured Poem

stepped INTO
watch the
to the children most alr
is bere
ohe impOu many he
thousand in a will of
soldiers would
bull five mile o when apples sold at
cents" children, bright
and
Owe and nunlbed
shadow the cheerful
his then
the that
worlds battle
weary bonehea who
Copyright, 1910 BY o..-s. u..e.w. Ao.m. Oax1sa-e..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
wv 7OMEN'S rights is all poppy
w cock" declared old man
" " Soma rindvl- to the store

!"
w cock, declared old man
w Somarindyk to the store
circle. They've got all the rights that s
good for 'em as it is. They've got the
right to get all they kin an then holler
for more, an that's all we got
That's So approved the storekeeper.
They've got a right to tell a man right
out in meetin' jest how little they
think of him in jest many words as
they take a notion, it seems to me, an
if 1 done that I'd get my face slapped
to start with
You sure would. if it's me you're
a-thinkin' Of. agreed Washington Han
cock Il blieve myself that sass fer the
goose is right good seasonin' for the
.gander. he continued.
That's my idea.' said Baker.
An I'other way about" grinned Han
cock That's what Letitia Brown toll
Ben Atwater. 1 reckon you-a1l never
heard about that? 1t was this-a-way:
Lefty an Ben got married, an it wasn't
but a week or two afore she noticed
that he was right sorry he hadn't took
somehuddy else std of her, an that
his feet, an a few more things like
that. which women has habit o.
noticin' when they amt there"
Like whisky on a mans breath,
suggested Sol Baker
IF your wife makes that guess she'll
be right about nine times out O. nine -
said Hancock. But Ben hadn't the
least idee but what he'd been breakin'
his neck to please her. he resumed.
Why, what-alrs ailin' you, honey p
says Ben. Wasn't there enough of
them shelves put up? If there wasn't
kin put up a few more jest as well
as not"
"'Oh, there's enough shelves, says
Lefty
"'Ain't they the right height? says
Ben. mighty anxious If they amt l
kin take 'em down an put 'em up to
suit you an it won't be no trouble at
all for me. It'll be a pleasure, sugar
lump
g The shelves Is all right says Lefty.
1t amt nothin' to do with Shelves
What makes you think / don't love
You no more then, sweetness says Ben.
Is it-dad burn my keerless hide. Did
l forget to fill that wood box?
Come back here says Lefty, as he
was startin' for the kitchen. The wood
box is plumb full, an faint nothin' o.
that kline anyway. Its-its-you haint
took me buggy ridin' for three nights,
an when l said you ought 10 take a
lunch out to the woods with YOU Std
o walkin' all the way home at noon,
You done took the lunch an you never
come home till mighty near shutdown.
Now. you hain't willin' to take me to
town this evenin'.
Sure I'm willin', says Ben. Only
L thought il 1t would do jest as well
tomorrer I'd little ruther go tomorrer
than today. ercount of the hay LAWN
out an liable to get wet If there come
up rain. Then about the lunch, l
hated TO stay away from you all the
time, but see jest could get out them
rails an that was about ALL
You needn't to try to explain says
Lefty You wouldn't have cared any
thing about hay or fence rails afore we
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

it sin VIA.
out n hat but she ddnt
: md
o ing in he he but it's
how
m his and a of land
"A and
4
fter aim said Ippedn
n dime for that
judg to THAT
i he So ne mar
ceui
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

ID ERLIN. Germany. Aug. 25.-Ger-
ID man newspapers more frankly and
directly attempt to influence pub
lie opinion than do the newspapers Of
America or Great Britain. But as the
German press Is not free, and as it is
used for the dissemination of inspired
political intelligence both by the gov
eminent and by other interests. the re-
suit is that the German newspapers
fan to WELD any considerable power I'm
public affairs. In the fact that il is
the purpose of the average German
editor to mould opinion rather than TO
reflect it, one finds the explanation 2f
another fact-that there is neither
press nor a public opinion in Germany
in the sense that those words are used
by Americans. The newspapers do not
give the people facts upon which TO base
their own opinions, and they ale not
able to impI ess upon the public the
views which they disc -H:ELtr. ire
strongest bulwark Of the German dis
tocrac y is the lack in Gerlnai'y nf 4 free.
intelligent and enterprising press The
greatest hope of the democracy lies in
the efforts now being mule t" lc.eICp
newspapers modelled on -.Is.' Sa.,"n
lires but yet adapted > ';@.'rnln tastes.
Too Much Blue Pencil.
With two or three notable and bril-
liant exceptions the German newspapers
are not what Americans would consider
newspapers at all. They would fall
rather in the classification of publicity
campaign circulars. The average Ger
man daily even IN the larger cities
makes its chief feature long diScursive
editorials. 1t prints such news may
be contained in official bulletins ema-
mating from local government officers,
such kilograms as there may be room
for when all the editorials are in. but
never by any chance does II endeavor to
reflect the opinion of the community,
nor to explain by writing up" any
news item it may publish.
German newspapers may be divided
roughly into three classes-the semi of
ficial, directly inspired by the govern
ment; the quassi-independent papers
which pretend to be uninspired but
which are guided altogether by hints
from government officials; and the in
dependent press. each paper Of which
usually is the particular organ of some
special poatical faction or business In
terest. In no other country in the
world, with the possible exception OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

from the government, and If the public
does not like it, it will the next day
print a denial saying that the article
in question was in error, that II orig
mated in the newspaper office Itself
and was not semi-Official in character
Official Town Papers.
There is In every small city and town
a newspaper called the ''Kriesblatt,
which is local paper conducted in the
interests of the prominent bureaucratic
officials of the neighborhOod. II is pre-
sumed to be Independent. and there
fore is of such high character that the
government officials may use il safely
rs q medium for their advertisements
and special notices AS a matter Of fact.
it Is controlled absolutely by the Off
Gals One EDITOR Of one of these papers
described his troubles in an article
printed in one of the really independents
large city dailies- He said that the To-
cal inspector came to him and told him
that he must attack the socialists more
(Continued on Page Severn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
The Best Kind Of Memorial

in anforma-
September States municipalities and
cleaning quang up
ning houses planting gardens and sidewalks IN
uniforms " anu
corporation employees building fountains thousand ways
hospitals are oeng
independence
United States lesson IIO
Mexico Looking during great national ceaOn
all
york value; the public money an0 m
large individuals being spent most cases IN
movements and matters
spending large IN useless monuments ohss
monument great itself and honestly to be regarded
advancing public taste better
all
results OF @
expenditure truly conditions of living for the people
brave man. great lea0eh
valued counselor establish in his name so
appropriate
Mace concentrating memorial Mexico IS doing US g
service carrying this modern idea worthy memorial
Taft "bent on restoring harmony" In Harmon
The company that development and
colonization make huge profits Ii our own people
have not the undertake the task then efforts
interest
The fire loss s2oooooooo this and
spite of the makes the loss good the fact
that insurance of absolute
tihcatesw were
The Missouri Kansas
filed certificate stock from sfco to
100000 the will all be needed to
St working the short
lime comes the whole under
taking
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
HERALD TRAV-
ELING AGENTS.

Persons solicited
to subscribe for
The Herald should
beware of inlpos-
tiers ard should
not pay money to
anyone unless he
can show that he
is legally author
ICED by the FL
Paso Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

n o IN have
o usual CIR Lnnustri ngt
rs a he tv and climbs dupth be
a the She kept
not mice
n was thus
T he poo hen the iIent
cIapp the beI,v ouIdcry "Ding!,
mintoIe
probab for Sufnci catr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
FROM Dallas (TexD News.
PREPARING THE MUSIC FOR
BIG BAPTIST REVIVAL

Robert Jolly, who is TO have charge
of the music in the Baptist revival
which begins next Sunday. arrived in
the city yesterday and will hold choir
rehearsal tonight at the Houston Square
Baptist church. The choiTs from both
the churches uniting in the meeting
will be present and will prepare music
for the meeting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

electricity
he will
lighting
lights
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
GUARANTEED
CIRCULATION.

The Herald baScs
ali adverti s | IA g
contracts on q
& u g. r 6 Il : e g OF
more than twice
the circulation of
any ether Il
p q s c, Arizona.
New Mexico or
west Texas pa
per. Daily average
exceeding 5000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
SOME HAVE.

From Tucumcari On. NJ News and
Times.
1t seems as if the people Of Kansas
have determined TO spike the can
non
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
Two Famous Poems w., By lone,

a in
t
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
WITH
The Exchanges
TWICE WINNER.

From Tucumcari N. NJ News and
Times.
Murdoch. of Kansas, is Victor as
well as an Insurgent-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
MAYOR DIES 4 HERO.

From Las Cruces (N. NJ Citizen.
The community was shocked upon
learning of the untimely and terrible
death Of mayor Robinson and fireman
Ware at FL Paso by the sudden tum-
bling of a wall of the building occu-
pied by Calishers dry goods store II
is such acts as these that constantly
keep before the eyes Of the world the
great heroism and Willingness of Amer
cans to sacrifice their very lives in the
discharge of their duties.
From Tucumcari On. Nd News and
Times.
The city of FL Paso mourns the I'M
timely death of her mayor. Mayor Rob
inson was stricken down in the prime
of life without a mOuentS warning.
while at the post of duty. The citi-
zens of FL Paso have paid him honor.
The city has lost a good man and
good official His loss will be deeply
felt in the community in which he lived
His tragic death has caused thousands
OF people in the southwest TO mourn
W it'll Ell Paso in her loss.
From Dallas (Tex.) News.
While death is hateful and an enemy
to man. never coming in friendly guise,
il stamps an ineffable dignity upon
him who meets it in performance of his
duty and without fear. Mayor Robin
son. of FL Paso, died a hero's death,
and while his self sacrifice is no more
commendable than would have been
similar service by an obscure man. the
added fact that he was no less loyal TO
his fellow citizens in his daily walk
and work than in his fatal mission in
behalf of the endangered firemen in
creases the respect in which his MEM
DRY will be held. 1t is sometimes harder
TO live fearlessly and like a Christian
should than TO die So
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25
Menacing This City's Welfare

II Muskooee Okla
~ of
4 gambling
town closed
Such of this
the until the citizens
1 and forced Today impossible find half
to the old when the town was
ekenoga andrae gambling the river
that they take
that 80
under
infected with the
dead of gambling
battling before the operations
gambling
from throwing their there
blindness
eYiltha
The Ell open
will be larger any
all
COudroft There
1t mainly
zng and the
Southwest
Nson Nudge the railroad woodland
today
They tell of Hurley
to
preparing
He win
all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

then
exhibits
larger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

The fire loss s2oooooooo this
makes the loss good the fac
that Fire loss absolut
o the furnace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

CONTINUED on Page SeTen.J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

valley development an
colonization make huge profits ON own Poop
have not the undertake the task then effort
.tor1d the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

should ho Gnss
ton
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-08-25

Taft is bnt on restoring harmony" In this way he may tP
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-04-02
CAPT. BAKER ; ! TALKS 4
At Pierre Meeting

Pierre S. D., April Capt.
Isaac P. Baker of Bismarck at the
river meeting here made strong
talk in which he expressed pleasure
in the fact that senate committee
had divided the appropriation for
the upper river Improvement. He
took the position that by their max
ing a Missouri river rate the rail.
roads themselves acknowledge the
river as a race reguraeor, even il the
navigation was not extensive, and
that with comparatively small
amount expended on proper i'm
provement, the rate reduction
which must be made to meet the
river rates would rum into an i'm
mense saving to all the residents of
the northwest.
Captain Baker characterizes the
Federal government as the worst
enemy the Missouri river has at
present, by its method Of misman-
agement of the stream. 1t requires
a federal license for every man who
attempts to operate boat on the
river, but allows railroad to oper-
ate it's trains without any such at
tempt at interference with it's en-
gineers. He asked for revetment of
tn banks of the stream to prevent
the filling of the channel with silt
and the pulling of few snags which
obstruct the channel,