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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14
Married Life the Second Year
In Is nd
By Mabel Herbert Urner 5 f. Rs'f' discover Her

hasn't been well since she came. She
looks thinner and more listless than
have ever seen her; but 1 thought
it was the baby. I know now it isn't
And is that why she won't let US send
for him?''
Mrs. Allen shook her head IT don't
know. but I'm afraid so.r
You mean she's afraid he wouldn't
Gomez"
Mrs. Allen did not answer
Then that is all the more reason
why I am determined to send for him
If 1 thought my daughter had a hus-
band who wouldn't come to her when
she was ill-Td want to know it"
Wait until tomorrow" urged his
wife. sShe may be better At least
wait until DR.. Davis comes Just be-
cause it is Helen you may think she
is worse than she really is
Well" reluctantly. I'll wait until
I consult with DR.. Davis" He started
to leave the room and then turned back
suddenly. Mother, are you sure you
haven't exaggerated things? There's
no real estrangement-is there? You
know he's been writing her every few
DAYS since she came-and he sent flow
ers for her birthday"
Mrs. Allen dropped her eyes and ner-
vously arranged tidy on the back
Of chair, as she murmured:
Yes, I know
What's the natter" demanded her
husband, quick to notice any change
Of her voice and face.
WHY, nothing
Yes. there is. 1 can tell by your
voice Do you mean you have seen
the letters and that he has not writ
ten her kindly?"
mo, I haven't seen them.''
Then what is it?"
The Mother Reveals a Secret.
Mrs. Allen silently pulled at the tidy,
and then turned suddenly to her hus-
band with a gesture of distress. Mar
tin, I'm not sure that he has written
her every few days. I'm afraid he
has not"
why. what do you mean? She has
said so. hasn't she?''
Yes. 1 know, but think she is too
proud to want US to know just how
things are
Then you think
Have you noticed whenever she has
said she received a letter it has been
when she has gone to the postoffice
herself? Whenever you or Tom goes
for the mail there is never anything
from Warren. And you know how
often she has insisted on going?''
Yes, I do recall that now, but still
can't think that Helen would deceive
US in this way
"she doesn't think of it as deception.
She just does not want us to know"
But the flowers?" Dr.. Allen asked
abrutly.
His wife was silent.
Surely he sent her the flowers?,"
Mrs. Allen drew from her pocket a
crumpled paper .1 found this behind
the bureau In Helen's room when I was
looking for the locket Winifred lost"
DR.. Allen smoothed out the paper. It
was a copy of the letter HeleR had
written to the florist The paper was
blotted, which was probably the reason
she had rewritten Il
s'Csrterstown. Mo-, May Is, 1911.
'sThe -- Floral Company,
No. SIS --- Street,
fSt- Louis, No,
Enclosed find ten dol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

a SCHOOLMA'M who knows more
~ about the differential calculus
4 - than she does about men became
engaged to marry youth who was
strong on. virtues but short on Gull
ture.
No sooner. however. did the lady
have the ring on her finger than she
assumed the role of teacher and be-
gan to tutor the poor man for ali he
was worth. She corrected his gram
mar. She revised his table manners
She edited his opinions. She showed
him the way he should walk and talk
and rise up and sit down.
In short, she became one .perpetuas
inrodinate don't to him, and, after
standing it as long as he could. the
man broke off the engagement and
refused to commit himself to a life
time Of petty nagging by marrying
her
The schoolma' am called the man all
kinds of horrid names and Is suing
him for breach Of promise claiming
she was strictly within her rights In
all she did, as she was just trying to
educate her prospective husband up
to her level so that he would be a
suitable companion for her..
It's easy guessing what a fury will
do with a case like that; but, in any
event. the man has shown his wisdom
in sidestepping a marriage that would
be nothing but a course in correction.
No Torture Like Being "Elevated'' TO
Some One EIxe's Level.
Better were it for him to be stripped
of the last cent he has in the world
to pay for damages TO the lady's feel
ings than to be robbed of all indepen-
dence and freedom Of action by having
her pedagogic eye always upon him.
For there is no other torture, short
Of being skinned alive. that is so pain
full as being. elevated to somebody
else's level 1t is a dark and bloody
process that takes no account of the
victims predictions, of his crushed
vanity, his mutilated ,self-esteem, his
amputated tastes and habits
Nor does the ruthless hand of the
elevator stop at the protests, at the
cries and groans and struggles of the
grounding who is being made over to
fit the higher life. He, or she. for the
torturer is generally a woman, goes
serenely on her way, sublimely con-
WINGED that the more an individual OBJ
jects to being changed the more that
benightef soul needs it.
8 What men have suffered from SUI
perior wives would make a second
book of martyrs, and certainly any
one who gets an inkling before mar
riage that he is likely to be the SUBJ
ject of his spouse's reforms shows only
common presence Of mind by turning
tail and fleeing from the altar. IT is
better to. be called a coward than 10
be called down for everything you do
and don't do.
1t is a part of the feminine psychol
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

T ogy that no one has ever been able ex-
plain, and women themselves do not
understand, that women deliberately
marry men with the set purpose of cut
ting these men over according to their
own little perforated paper patterns.
They have the same joy in ''elevating'
a husband that the red indians took in
scalping their enemies. And they have
just as little regard for. his feelings in
doing it.
Men Are Less Likely to Critiefse Their
Wives In Public.
Men are much more considerate
about criticising their wives than wo-
men are about correcting their hus-
bands miSFakes-at least in public. If
a man marries an ignorant woman
who murders the kings English he
generally lets her go her Devastating
way without comment. Apparently he
doesn't notice her mistakes. but wo-
man. under such circumstances, will
call eyerybody's attention 10 her hus-
bands errors. and humiliate him by
going behind him and picking up dis
membered parts of speech in a basket
II woman has been brought up to
eat pie with knife. her husband lets
her do so in peace; but II a man doesn't
know which is which in the forks at
dinner his wife imparts the informa-
ton to him in stage whispers, or by
cryptic signs that make him look like
a boor.
One can synpathize with the feel
ings OF a wife who puts great stress
on elegance Of manner if her husband
is a rough diamond. or with the wo-
man who is cultured If her husband is
illiterate; but the trouble is these wo-
men should have married in their own
class and the type OF men who were
congenial to begin with. Having mar
ried the other sort OF man they have
no right to harass him, trying to make
him over according to their tastes.
He has a perfect right TO go his own
untrammelled way as to grammar and
pronunciation and table etiquette If
they marrieh on that platform After
all. there are more important things
and the man who splits his purse with
his wife should be permitted to split
his infinitives undisturbed
The Women That Men Love Are Those
Whe F7atter Them.
The main thing for wives to remem-
Der in this connection is that no affec-
ton ever survives constant criticism.
The women that men love are the wo-
men who admire them, who f1atter
them, who look up to them. Therefore.
the wife who points out to her husband
MS mistakes and proves to him how
much better informed and better edu-
Gated and generally wiser she is than
he is had as well kiss Cupid goodbye
Fer he and hubby have their dress
suit cases packed and are on thefr\way
to some woman who has less book
knowledge and more information about
MAN.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

ga To-NO,y Helen turned her
face to the wall Don't
telegraph Warren don
want youe 10 send for himl I'll be all
right in. few days-there's no need
OF it"
but, dear" her mother bent anx-
iously over the bed, your father
thinks we ought to let him know. He
would want to come if he know how
I'll you are"
.Tm not very ilI-.n a day or SO. I'll
be better. There's no need Of him max
ing the long trip out here"
Mrs. Allen said nothing more. It
seemed only TO excite Helen and make
her more feverish whenever they talked
OF telegraphing for Warren. SO now
her mother smoothed the covers. adj
Justed the pillows and went into the
next room, where Dr. Allen was wait
ing.
.she persists in saying you must
not send for him. I don't know what
10 do"
Il think he ought TO be sent for" her
husband answered firmly. There are
several symptoms 1 don't like. I'm go
ing 10 telephone TO Spring Valley for.
DR.. Davis. If it were anyone but my.
own daughter I would not call him
In yet-but with her feel that 1 want
other advice"
but. Martin. won't that make her
think she's worse-to have another
DOCTOR"
We Must Telegraph Him.
NO she knows I've never wanted to
treat any Of my own family" There
was p moments silence in which he
walked restiessly up and down the
room I'VE must telegraph Warren
on that I'm decided"
Mrs Allen looked up anxiously.
you mean without her consent?
Yes, and without her knowledge
Shouldn't we wait until tomorrow?
She may be better-and. of course, as
she says 1t would be long and ex-
pensive trip"
THAT should not be considered now.
he should be here A mans place is
beside his wife when she is seriously
III. Do you think I would stay away
from you ~under these circumstances?
But Martin" Mrs. Allen laid her
hand on her husbands arm. I'm
afraid it is not with Warren and Helen
as it is with you and me. / haven't
said anything to you about it, because
! thought it wouldn't help. But while
I visited them I found out many
things I fear fhat-that Helen has
not been as happy in her marriage as
we thought"
Howl what way?'' he demanded.
Well. he is cold-very cold and un-
responsive. And you know Helen has
always craved affection. She takes
that from me- And while she was
at home we gave it TO her-that is
what makes 1t so hard for her now
You mean-that he does not love
her?"
He may love her, but if he does.
he does not show it. He's not actually
brutal, of course. He is just cold and
indifferent
''Why didn't you tell me this be-
fore?" =
-.3elause it would only worry you,
and I didn't see how you could help"
Her Father Begins to See.
IF my child is unhappy. should
know it. And I can't see now why I
didn't suspect If" musingly. "She
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14
P1ckUps AROUND Town.
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To excavate the dirt for the new
Plaza block the contractors cut ditch
through the center into which they
drive their wagons. then they pull the
dirt in scrapers over bridge across
this ditch and dump them through a
hole into the wagons below. The
method saves lot offshovei work.
The cannas in the parks have COM
menced to bloom. They have not at
tanned as riotous a growth as last year
in the same length of time.
Epson avenue, from the top of the
hill to Missouri. street, is in very rough
co1fdition-lots OF big boulders on the
surface and many holes in it. Citi-
zens living on the street think Capt
Brady's men could put in a few hours
there that would give them needed re-
lief
Some of the bootblacks about town
have cut the. price of a shine to five
cents. but ice cream sodas have not yet
come down to nickel
Persons attending the concerts at
Cleveland Square refuse to take the
walks, but climb over the hedges and
break them.
The rain Monday and Tuesday has
caused large pools of water to gather
in the streets of Chihuahuita and at
the corner of Seventh and Stanton
streets there is pool so deep that it
reaches to the hubs of wagons. Little
Mexican boys and girls are disportfng
themselves there.
Underneath the Mexican National
railway bridge over the Rio Grande.
many boys daily enjoy themselves
bathing. In order to avoid arrest they
wear some clothing, but just enough
to exempt them from the law.
The Baptist Standard says that Rev.
Robert Bruce Smith, former pastor of
the First Baptist church in Ell Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14
DISTRIBUTIONS OF
LIFE INSURANC E
Claims and Benefits APP
proximating 1868, 100000
Paid bv COMPANIES.

New York, June 14-Life insurance
organizations of the United States and
Canada distributed $3.50. 100000 in
| 1910. according to computations by the
Insurance Press The payments in the
| two countries to beneficiaries for
death claims, matured endowments and
| other benefits under the policies or
| level emium companies and the GER
| tificates of various life insurance or
ganizations-assessm and the ike
mated total of the amounts paid by
regular companies in dividends to pol
icyholders for surrender values, to an
nuitants, and on claims in foreign
countries was 1882, 100000.
Along all lines of benefits under pol
icies-death claims, endOwments and
divtdends-the transactions of the reg
! ular life insurance companies contln-
ued to increase last year, under the
normal conditions that prevailed. New
insurance for more than S2,600,OOO,OO0
Of protection was written, and, after
the policy account deductions. the in
suranee IN force showed an increase of
nearly s1,000,000,0 600.
During the year claims totaling
$780, 900 were paid in Arizona; $3.50, 900
in New Mexico and s6,S50,000 in Texas
The largest single claim paid in the
United States went to Chicago; 1T was
for S475,250. Only one Texas claim
totaled over $1,000 heirs of a Hous-
ton man drew s125,000.
Five policies of over $4,000 each
were paid in Ell Paso during the year
-s530 2s on the life of Aaron Good
man; $4,000 on another policy, name
not given; s21.707 on the life of w.
F. Robinson, former mayor; $4,000 on
the life of E., Kohlberg, and $1O,S00
on the life of D. N Washburn.
A total of s273,250 was distributed
in FL Paso during the year.
The largest amount of life insurance
was paid. of course, in New York. Phil
adelphia was second Chicago third
Boston fourth and st. Louis fifth as
beneficiaries.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

lars for which please send a box Of
long -stemmed American Beauty roses,
express prepaid, to Mrs. Warren Curtis,
Carterstown, Mo; And enclose with
the roses the card I am sending with
this
ss'PIease send at once and greatly
oblige. H l. Curtis"
Dr. Allen looked up from the letter,
his eyes full of wonder and distress
"And she did this to keep us from
knowing-to make us believe-he hadn't
forgotten her birthday"
Mrs. Allen nodded.
j. Again he re-read the letter and then
handed it back to his wife.
Poor Helen" he murInured; poor
little girl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14
bryan Bros. for swen soft shirts.
SURVEYORS GO OVER THE
CLOUDCROFsT GOLF COURs]

The Surveyors of the Ell Paso &
Southwestern railroad have gone over
the golf course at Cloudcroft and have
measured the entire course. The course
is 1858 yards in length and there are
nine holes. The first hole is 21s yards
long,-with q bogie of 4; second hole
1877 yards, boyle &: third hole 271
yards, boyle 4; fourth hole, III yards,
boyle 4 fifth hole, AIS yards, bogie s;
sixth hole, 126 yards, boyle 8; seventh
hole, 420 yards, boyle, 8; eighth hole.
593 yards, boyle 6, and ninth hole
220 yards. bogie 4.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

bilious, ha1f-sick feeling. loss OF
energy. and constipated bowels can be
relieved with surprising promptness
by using HERBINE. The first dose
brings improvement. a few doses puts
the system in fine. vigorous condition
Price soc. Sold by Scott White & Co..
204 Mills. and Depot Pharmacy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14
Ell PAsOAN READS
THESIS on RAILROAD WORK

At the commencement exercises OF
the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute
at Troy, n. Y, Guy Theodore Kuntz,
OF FL Paso. read thesis. His sub
ject was:
An economic study of constructing
second track on division of Chicago &
Rock Island from Mcfarland, Kan,
to Herington. Kan, or building low
grade line between the two places"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

of the Baptist church dn Anderson. On
Thursday night he speaks for the Sun
day school convention in New Martins
Vile On the next Sunday he breaches
the baccalaureate sermon for the nor
NAL college in Chenille. w. Va.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

lis kept very busy. He breaches the
baccalaureate sermon next Sunday
morning for the Baptist academy in
Alderson. w. Va. and at night preach
es for the pastor. Rev. r. B. Mcdaniel.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14

Smiths Pure Ice Cream is the one
smooth, creamy ice cream that is to b
had in FL Paso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-06-14
Bryan Bros. for swell soft shirts.

Smiths Pure Ice Cream is the oue
smooth, creamy ice cream that Is TO be
had in FL Paso.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-21

ing for political effect. Take the tar if out of politics. Create a board after the manner of the supreme court with places upon it for representa- tives of the various industries of the country, board which because of it's membership would command the re- spect of all, and whose members would not fear that they would lose their jobs however independent they might be of political considerations.
 ''The whole tariff question must be faced at one time, not merely one in- tereSt and then another, for all are related Such a board of experts, re- moved from the atmosphere of ex- pediency which pervades Congress, would be a benefit to both capital and labor.
 The organization or party which will take up these great business prob lens, and which will make law for licensing great corporations will put itself into such a position of pres tige that it will find itself clothed with power for many years to come. It will start business in this country upon such an era of prosperity as 1t has never known. Then the financial measure will prevent panics. Our banking and currency laws have been the cause of all our panics. Such a measure as this to which I have re- ferred will stop these financial flurries and all the disastrous consequences which follow in their train.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-21
Hoodoo Towering
 Over Prospective
 MCNamara Jurors
Special from United Press.

(SpcCldI 1TOHi OIlISO
 Los Angeles, Nov. 21- Still feeling that some "hoodoo'' hovers over the McNamara :. trial, many prospective jurors are doing their best toi dis qualify themselves and court officials admit it looks peculiar when five of ten men who have proved acceptable to both sides had to be excused be- cause illness developed either to themselves or to members of their family.
 Even James B. McNamara admits that some strange fatality is inter fering in the fight to gain his free dom. Despite the fact that he was never sick in his life, ever since the trial begun he has been suffering with severe cold which refuses to yield to treatment He is being care fully treated by the jail physician, fearing complications.
 When court reconvened, today, the state began an earnest attempt to ln- criminate M. J. Mooney, passed for cause by the defense, early yesterday. The real issue is one that has crop ped out number of times during the present trial-his nationality and religion. Mooney is prominent Catholic and Irishman and the state wants to get rid of him on that ac- count. All afternoon, he had resisted the fiercest sort of Interrogation, in- sisting he had no opinion whether the Times Building was blown up or was destroyed by fire. He told the state that he did not care or know anything about the case. Today, the state began interrogating along the line of circumstantial evidence, hop ing to dislodge him on that ground.
 The proceedings are very dull. There are still five seats to fill before per- emptOries can be again exercised.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-21
TO HIVE
 ~B,G BO'.FIRE THURSDAY
Capt. Hart, Coach Roper and Others Will Make Speeches
 at Football Celebration

Princeton. N. J.. Nov. 1.-The round of celebrating and gayety that char acterized this quiet town On Saturday night, following the triumph Of Princeton over Yale on the ,zrsdfron will be continued again on Thursday, when a bonfire will be built oyer the historic Princeton cannon
 The plans for the celebration were announced by the Athletic Assocfa- tion, and call for the greatest party" that has been held in JungletoTn for many years. The bonfire, accordfnz to the football management. will bs a miniature tower. It will be built by the undergraduates and will bs square instead of the usual circular fire, and each corner will be topped by a fifteen foot peak.
 Prior to the fire these men will de- liver speeches at the mass meeting in Alexander Hall: Eddie Hart. Captain of the championship football team: Big Bil1' Edwards, who coached actively during the season. Keene Fitzpatrick. trainer Of ffe championship baseball and football teams and coach of the track team that trimmed Yale last Epring, "BfTs Roper. advisory coach of the football team and athletic director and J. Duncan Spakth coach. of Princeton's victorious crew over Yale last Spring Hundreds of alumni have sfgnffief their intention of returning to their Alma Mater for the big nigb.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-21
MIR. NETTLETON
 INTERROGATES
 MIR. l.. C. MORRIS

The following letter from J. H. Net teton, of New Milford, to Levi c. Morris. of Newtown, is printed in the Newtown Bee:
 Dear Levi-Having seen the new self-starting apparatus for the 1912 automobiles I would like to learn something about your self-stopping device, as demonstrated by you the other day. How did you come to think of it? Possibly you have been taking lessons in driving at a corre- stump -pullers, the Recall of Judges, etc, but it would appear by reports that your fence-era dicator has them all beaten quite some distance.
 What is the idea? Is it to carry a section of fence on your car and when set 1t up in the road and run into it, or do you carry it on the trunk rack behind and turn the car around when you feel like stopping?
 Think of the useless expense all these years in equipping autos with several brakes. when, as you have so cleverly shown, the breaks may just as well be in fence.
 Without wishing to "butt-in'' as re- gards your private affairs or appear inquisitive, I would like to inquire if there is any special kind of fence you wreck-o-mend, or if the common, or garden variety, will serve all purposes :? Even if one knows just what kind of fence is best suppose it is not always possible to pick-it out.
 Is there any particular formula you use in the line of language on these occasions? I'm not too old to learn. You can write me on asbestos paper if necessary. It seems to me that the man who makes two blades of grass orr uyha hof r oA nothing on you who can make two Cor more) pieces of fence where there was only one before.
 When we consider the fame that came to Abraham Lincoln because of his achievements in the fence rail bus mess with only an axe, we cannot help but think what he might have accomplished in the fence splitting line with an automobile, especially if he had been endowed with your ability Who knows but Newtown may yet erect a monument in your honor It might take the form of an automobile standing on it's hind wheels, with a life-sized effigy of yourself astride the radiator. The inscription might be copy of your remarks on the historic occasion, some paraphrase of Dixs Millions for De-Fence," etc., or some thing like this:
 Break, Break, Break, You miserable fence, O Geei
 And I would that my tongue could
 utter
 The thoughts that arise in me-
 Maybe. blank verse would suit you better. Congra tulating you on the fact that no Towering Pence Ajar'' creations were in order for you as a result of your adventure and trust ing you will not think I have treated this matter. with undue Levi-ty, or been lacking in Morris Charity, am, very sincerely yours,
 J. H. NETTLETON.
 New Milford Hill