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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

1t Is the business OF every officer and
employe in this bank to be courteous
to you and TO accommodate you in any
way possible. Do not hesitate to call
and see US in relation TO any financial
matter. We viii always give you an
audience We are never too busy to
extend hospitality and courtesy to all
who enter.
FL Pase Bank & Trust Company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01


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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
TWO POLICFMFN pESTcN

G. H Haynes and G. R. Tillman have
resigned from the police force, Mr.. TIL
man having been appointed to a customs
service position Mr.. Haynes viii buy
cattle for an FL Paso firm.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
DUNN BONE pOpprn

Robbery Of the home of P. j. Quinn.
living on the mesa north OF the city,
mas oeen reported 70 the police depart
ment. A revolver, several pieces Of
jewelrys and some clothes were taken.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
MORROW GOES no sHFTnor

Ernest Morrow, manager OF the Har-
yey house, who resigned from the serv-
Ice, has taken charge of the Sheldon
hotel cafe and dining service as MANAGE.
de took charge of the Sheldon Wedues-
day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

Fine business location for rent. SIS,
whole second floor, 2z6 Mesa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

Fine brsfness location for rent, SIS.
whole second floor. 226 Mesa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
1aI1 CRAYANET HAYS.

We have received those fancy 1911
Cravanet hats. only $3.50 each.
Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
EXAMINATION HELD FOR
PHYSICIAN AT THE DAM

An examination for the position of
physician at the Elephant Butte dam
was held this morning in the federal
building. there being only two applicants.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
1911 CRAVANET HATS.

We have received those fancy 1911
Cravanet hats. only $3.50 each.
Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
ARRESTED TUESDAY NIGHT.

Arrests made Tuesday night as a re
suit of grand Jury indictments returned
Tuesday noon, include Pedro Miranda
and Bernale H0lg1lin on separate charges
OF burglary, and Willie Bryan, a negro,
charged with theft over $50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

1911 CrzVANET HATS.
We have received those fancy 1911
Cravanet hats, only $3.50 each
Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

BRYAN BROS. SPECIAL HAT.
For a good, serviceab1e, stylish hat
you, will find none more to your liking
than our special for $500.
Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01
talk ON DEVASTATION.

Judge J. .. Sweeney viii talk on
state legislation before the business
men Thursday at the weekly chamber
of commerce luncheon TO be held in the
grill room of the Sheldon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-01

Fine business location for rent, SIS.
whole second floor, 22s Mesa.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
GARBLED QUOTATIONS.
Popular Passages That Are Frequent
ly Rendered Incorrectly.

Almost everybody who quotes at all
misquotes. Nothing is more common
than to hear:
A man convinced against his will
Is Of the same opinion still.
This Is an impossible condition of
mind, for no one can he convinced OF
one opinion and at the same time hold
to an opposite one. What Butler wrote
was eminently sensible:
He that complies against his will
Is of his own opinion still.
A famous passage of Scripture is Of
ten misquoted thus: He that is with
out sin among you let him cast the
first stone" 1t should he, Let him
first cast a stone"
Sometimes we are told, Behold, how
great a fire a little matter kindleth,
whereas st. James said, Behold, how
great a matter a little fire kindleth,
which is quite a different thing.
We also hear that "a miss is as good
as a mile" which is not as sensible
or forcihle as the true proverb, "A
miss of an inch is as good as a mile
Look before you leap" should be
And look before you ere you leap"
Pope is generally credited with hay
ing written:
Immodest words admit of no defense,
For want of decency is want of sense,
though it would puzzle any one to find
the verses in his writings. They were
written by the Earl of Roscomm0n,
who died before Pope was born.
Franklin said, Honesty is the best
policy" but the maxim is of Spanish
origin and may be found in Don
QuiXote. Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
RIDE ON A CROCODILE.
British Indian Has Thrilling Night
Experience

While ! was staying at place call
ell Sangli Il short time ago a neigh
boring chief came to call. He re-
lated to me an occurrence which took
place in his state. and which, by
reason of its amazing circumstances,
thought might be worthy of few
pages.
may state that the chief vouched
absolutely for the truth of the mans
depoSition. and | think ii will be
agreed that this unfortunate individ-
.ual was the victim of as remarkable
an adventure as can well be imagined.
1t appears that the man in question.
a certain Pira bin Satu kagale, liV-
ing at il place called Kawategoolun.
on the bank of the River Krishna. in
state of Miraj Senior Ga native state
in the southern Maratha country, in
British IndiD. went down to fetch
water from the river at sunset on
September 26 last. For the four days
previously he had seen crocodile
near the place where the water Is
drawn-called in the Marathi Ian
guage "PanOta" with the char
acteristic unconcern of his kind, he
took no particular notice. On this
occasion. however, the crocodile's
presence was made known to him in
a somewhat sudden and uncomfOrta-
BILE manner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
(To be Continued.)
KNITTING AN ERMINE.
Cold Trick That Traps the Shy Little
Fur Prize.


You are doubtless aware Il 1t the
ermine of which your muff is made
has been the emblem of royalty almost
since royalty began, in Russia, until
very recent years, it's use being for
hidden to those not of noble birth. But
wonder If you are likewise aware
that it is brother or at least first
cousin, to the weasel. Ermine, as a
matter of fact, is nothing more than
the weasel or common stoat in its
northern coat, for, like other arctic
and subarctic animals, the weasel
turns white in winter in order that 1t
may be as inconspicuous as possible
in its environment Of ice and snow.
Yet so abnormally keen of sight are
the Siberian trappers that they can
distinguish at almost incredible dis
tances the little black tip of the err
mines tail as it whisks across the
dazzling plains.
1t is very shy, is the ermine, and
special snares must be devised by the
trapper to avoid injuring the delicate
skin. Even the smallest Of the steel
traps are too heavy for sue tiny ami
mails as these, and here it is that the
trapper's fertility of resource is most
strikingly displayed. Smearng a lit
tie grease on his hunting knife, he lays
it across the succession of dots and
dashes which show that an ermine has
passed that way. Along comes the
tiny white form on it's erratic course
again. The grease appeals to it, and
il begins to lick the knife blade,
which in those far northern lands,
where the mercury drops to 20, 80, 40
degrees below zero, Is inconceivably
cold. Did you never as a child on a
winters morning put your tongue to
some piece of metal only to find that
il did not easily come away? So it is
then with the ermine, whose tiny red
tongue is instantly frozen to the steel
as though with glue. The knife being
too heavy for the little animal to
carry off, it can only wait until the
trapper comes upon his rounds, and
YOU. my lady, have a muff OF snowy,
unmarried skins.-E. A. Powell. f. X.
G. =, in Everybody's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
CONFESSION OF A cAMoRRIsT.
Former Member of Band Tells the
Court of Its Terrible Plots.

Former Member of Band Tells the
Court of Its Terrible Plots.
us Abbatemaggio an informer or
false accuser?" Is the question In ev-
eryone's mouth. pending the compile
ton of his story, which will occupy
fully three days more after court re-
sun,es Tuesday. Meanwhile 1t Is uni
versally admitted that he Is one OF the
most unique figures in criminal his
tory. He is gifted with an abnormal
memory or a vivid imagination. He
holds his life in his hands as he faces
the barred cage and meets unliinching
and flashing eyes and the terrible
muttered threats Of the desperadoes
whom he was instrumental In entang-
ling in the meshes Of the law. HIS
story, listened to with breathless in
terest, was as follows:
Gentlemen Of the jury. l am accused
Of being a member Of a criminal asso-
citation. 1t is true that for many years
l have followed a life Of crime. re-
fused the good counsel of my parents
to follow the lead Of evil companions.
/ say boldly that l adopted the career
Of CamOrrist. 1t is career In deep
earnest, not a pastime for boys
A Camorrist commits every crime.
/ studied theft and burglary. which re-
uuire special aptitude. There are two
celebrated organizers in this branch,
Louis Arena and Ferdinand di Mat
teo.
The white slave traffic has always
been repugnant to me. Hundreds OF
girls from children upwards were bar
IN hxy "a M
to public houses. l know mothers
who train their children and sell them
at tender years at regular fixed prices,
according to age, qualification and ma
tionality. Except burglary on large
score nothing pays so well. Then
there are gaming, clandestine lotteries
and manipulating the ballot in the po-
litical elections i'm Naples.
In Naples are fourteen branches OF
the Camorrists.
| entered the Camorra i'm 1903 and
left il in 1906. / felt very proud of
nv nomination. When first promoted
I had already committed other crimes
than those mentioned by the prosecu-
ton. Now ! come to the facts of this
trial. Four years ago / was first eX-
amined in reference to the murder or
|CuocculoS. | knew the facts which
led up to it. In 1902 | was cOachman
to Baron Amato. He had full conf
dence in me.
"One evening, in the company of
friends. we met another, who propos-
ed to rob the baron. The party was
strengthened by two others. including
Rapi and Arena. | gave all the de-
tails of my masters movements and
the position of the rooms where the
valuables were kept. We lay in walt
several days and made two or three
attempts. but the baron returned in
the nick OF time. Finally we succeed
cd i'm getting a bronze clock and other
objects The family at first trusting.
now became suspicious. and | was dis
missed Being now free, | assisted
other and larger bands and became a
receiver of stolen property."-New
York World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
This Dou a Fish Hound.

James B. Holland of Limestone
county. has dog which possesses al
most human instinct, according to
story related by r. H. Walker, late
state immigration commissioner ana
editor of the Limestone Democrat
Mr.. Walker says that when Mr.. Hol-
land goes on fishing trip he car
rieS neither bait nor fishing rod ana
line. He selects Il deep hole or eddy
and climbs a tree directly over the
water. Then he commences to cast
gravel slowly over the water, one
stone at a time, and the fish, attracted
by the falling of the gravel in the
water, begin coming to the surface.
In the meantime his dog is sitting
on the bank, watching every move
ment of his master and of the fish.
As fish comes to the top OF the wa
ter the dog makes quick spring IN
TO the water and seiZes the fish in his
mouth. and. swimming to the shore,
depOsits his catch safely on the
ground far enough away from the
waters edge that the fish cannot get
hack into the water. The operation
is repeated until Mr.. Holland has as
many fish as he desires. Climbing
down from the tree he gathers up the
fish and puts them in basket ana
goes home. the dog carrying the baS-
ket with him. g,
Mr. Walker says that Mr.. Holland
is man of "untarnished Veracity,
and will give any one a sworn state
ment to the facts If necessary. or Will
take them to his home and snow
them that his dog will do what he says
he will.-Decatur (Ala) Cor. Mem
phis News Scimiter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
Mistellaaeons Grading.
CASE OF w. 7. JONES.
Union County Wife Murderer Asking
For Executive Clemency.

For Executive Clemency.
Columbia, March 31.-A petition for
the pardon of w. T. Jones, the Union
county man convicted of wife murder,
has been presented to Gov. Blease by
former Senator Ben Townsend Of I'm
ion, who was in the case. All the pa
pers have not yet been filed. There is
also a petition filed for the pardon Of
w. H. Mills, the Cherokee man who Is
serving a life sentence for the killing
of Frank Deal. The papers in this
case are in the same shape that is to
say, the full petition is not yet before
the governor.
w. r. Jones's case is yet before the
state supreme court. The supreme
court has not yet handed down de-
cision and the appeal from a circuit
judges refusal TO grant a new trial
on after discovered evidence.
w. r. Jones was tried and convict
ed in February term of court in Union
in 1909, Judge Memminger presided
at the trial and in the case he cited the
famous Hoyt Hayes murder trial.
Hoyt Hayes was charged with causing
his own wife to commit suicide and
the case was somewhat similar to the
Jones case. Governor Hayward par
doned HOyt Hayes on a handwriting
experts testimony that a letter was
in Mrs. Hayes's handwriting, saying
that she was going to commit suicide.
Because he cited this case, Judge
Memminger was severely taken to task
by the counsel in arguing the case be-
fore the supreme court. In the decis-
ion of the court, handed down March
8, 1910, the circuit judge was upheld
by the supreme court.
The petition for rehearing was
dismissed, then a motion for new
trial was sought and upon an appeal
from such motion being refused the
case now is before the supreme court.
A final decision has been expected for
some time.
Jones has been i'm the Union county
jail since his case was in the courts.
The charge against him was that he
abused his wife so that she took pois-
on and that he was responsible for her
death. He was convicted of murder
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
No case in recent years has attracted
the attention that the w. T. Jones
case has.
Mills, of Cherokee county, killed
young Deal who, it was claimed by
Mills, had been intimate with his wife.
The two men met at factory and ac-
cordng to Mills he was just overcome
when he saw the man whom ne
claimed had ruined his home. This
case, too, attracted much attention
few years ago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
DICTIONARY INTERESTING BOOK
Some Remarkable Facts About the
Derivation of Common Words.


An old professor was once asked
what book he would choose II he were
to be allowed only one volume for the
rest of his life He instantly answer
ed: IAN English dictionary"
This certainly seems at first blush a
grOtesque choice. For whatever mer-
it's a dictionary may have. most Of us
would say Of it what a Boston girl
said Of the Bible: Its style is rather
abrupt, and it has no perceptible
plot"
But when we look a little deeper
and reflect on what a miracle Ian
guage is. and how much Of the races
traditions are enshrned in 1t, we may
come to regard the professors option
not so freakish after all. For we shall
find that the words we use every day
without thought Of their origin
cover up beneath their familiar sylla-
bles a vast amount Of the wars and
struggles. the comedies and tragedies,
the religions and institutions of all the
ages. Indeed, if at this moment every
written history were to be destroyed
we could dig up a very copious
knowledge of the past out OF the
words that we exchange with one an
other every day Of our lives. Far
more than our institutions or beliefs,
our words bind us to the past, and by
means of words the days Of old are
woven into the web Of our inmost
thoughts.
We fancy for example. that we
have totally left behind even the yes
tiges of pagan mythology and astrolo-
CIV. Yet when we call our friend
"jovial," what are we doing but nam
ing great Jove. the father of all the
gods? If another man has mar
tial" spirit, that simply means that he
IL like Mars. the god of war. Or
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
DANDYlSM IN 1772.
Extravasant Fashions Of the maea-
ronies In Georgian Days.


Dandyism developed a new phase
of quiet richness during early Geor-
gian times and the court requisites
were stately figures in finely laced
shirts. long -skirted coats and gold
clocked stockings. The hats worn by
the beaux were modified reproductions
of those in fashion at Versailles and
the art Of wearing them was shown In
the tilt; in fact, different angles in
the tilt identified the wearer's status
and locality.
In 1772 dandyism became again par
amount A band of young bloods re-
turned from an extended tour abroad,
and while in Italy they had contrived
to get several new ideas about dress
into their somewhat empty heads.
Fired with an ever growing sense Of
their own Importance as arbiters Of
fashion, they formed themselves into
a group known as the Macaroni club,
in contra distinction to the good old
fashioned Beefsteak club Of London.
The Macaronies dressed their hair In
enormous side curls, with a hideous
knocker-like twist at the back. With
this exaggerated coiffure a tiny hat
was worn, which it was correct for the
wearer to raise with his tasseled cane.
A soft white handkerchief was tied
in a huge bow under the Macaronfs
chin; his coat was short and his
tight knee breeches were MADE OF
striped or howered silk Thus garbed'
with innumerable dangling seals, two
watches at least, silk stockings and
diamond buckled shoes, the dandy
walked abroad, eminently satisfied
with himself and quite convinced that
his appearance was greatly envied.-
Beau Brummel and His Times"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04
in the shadow, could hardly be seen;
hio hool Snddap1y

in the shadow, could hardly be seen;
he raised his head suddenly.
Let US hope you are right" He
smiled. IF were to give you any ad-
vice it would be: Guard carefully
that paper!"
The reply that sprang to her lips was
nterrupted; with a sudden eXclama-
ton, half-apprehensively she caught
his arm. A ZigZag fork of lightning
was launched Unexpectedly from the
sky. 1t left the eyes dazzled, almost
blinded. At the same time the summer
squall that had been gradually draw
ing nearer, suddenly broke. The wind
dissipated the dancers, played havoc
with the festoons of flowers, the cleo
trio bulbs and the many Chinese lnn-
terms. It tore some of the last, lighted
with candles, from the trees and sent
them scurrying hither and thither. A
few caught fire, scared across the lawn
like great blazing beetles, and, vanish
ing over the hilltop, were lost in the
night.
Under the shelter of a tree, Bruce,
with Miss Flossie clinging closer,
stood a moment watching those who
hurried from the platform.
1T Is such a moment as this" the
young man laughed, that he to whom
you referred just now would avail him
self of for his nefarious purpose"
AS he spoke, his eyes rested on Miss
Goldberg, running, with Senor Gag
lioni, toward the house. But Bruce's
glance fingered only an instant on her,
then passed to one behind, gay as a
nymph laughing at the terrors of the
storm god. For Miss Wood, the squall
was a diverting incident; fitting, it
may he, her mood, now mercural,
restless, welcoming any change.
A second, Bruce so saw her, a fleet,
blithe vision coming after her, Sir
Archibald, somewhat too far behind
for the buoyant cavalier the moment
seemed to call for. A second, or the
part of a second, the flash of Bruce's
gaze thus perceived her; and then
something, startling, unlookedf for, al
tered the picture.
One of the lanterns, a flaming mass
of paper, swept directly toward her.
The burning tissue, caught in the
gusts, seemed to spring almost vi
ciously at her. The wind held it to her
gown. She tried to brush it away, but
in vain: her dress, Of the fimsiest
material, in turn, became ignited.
Miss Flossie Burke heard Chatfield
Bruce say something. felt his arm
fiercely whipped from her fingers
which had involuntarilly closed upon
it. What followed afterward she hard
ly knew. She only saw in her bewil-
derment, turmoil Of people, one more
conspicuous than the others, who threw
off his coat, wrapped it around the
flames. beating them with his hands.
His movements had been lightning
like; she had scarcely followed them.
He was kneeling on the grass now.
striking in that same fierce manner,
with the incredible swiftness she was
vaguely cognizant of when he had
torn himself away from her. Sir Arch
ibald, too, lent his assistance-rather
late, Miss Burke afterward remem-
bered thinking.
ITO be Continued)
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-04

The common man, or, as we say, the
man in the street, or the ultimate con-
sumer. had a hard lot under the old
aristocracies, as words unmistakably
show The Greek for an ordinary
private, undistinguished person was
'idiotes." Now, as having no high
station or public office, this everyday
individual was not supposed to know
much, idiot came to mean first
"uncultivated." and then by speedy
degeneration an imbecile. "Clown"
springs from an equally blameless
source, since it is most likely our form
Of the Latin "colonus'-that Is, col
onist. a dweller in remote places. In
like manner the humble workman in
the villa" of the great lord gives us
VILLAIN"
The word mob" shows the same
disdain of the upper classes for the
lower. The Roman nobleman con-
temptuously styled the common herd
mobile vulgus''-that is, "the tickle
crowd" We have taken the first sylla-
BILE of the adjective mobile" and thus
have our present very curious term
"Blackguard" Is a word of extreme
ly interesting history. When feudal
prince went on a journey he had a
numerous retinue or guard, ranging
from the knights who rode at his side
to the sculliOns and menials that
brought up the rear. These latter
rough and doubtless dirty fellows
were jocosely called the princes
black guard" and 1t was not long
before any unsavory character was
designated by the same term.
Other proper names that enjoy a
sinister Immortality are bedlam, guy
tawdy boycott and maudlin. Bedlam
ic nothing hut Rethlehem strange to
say. A Bethlehem hospice for the
insane in London has given us the
word. Guy" in the sense Of gro
tesque fellow, Is simply the first name
of Guy Fawkes. At the rejoicing over
the defeat of the gunpowder plot Of
November 5. a ridiculous effigy Of Guy
Fawkes used to be carried about the
streets, and 1t was not long before any
odd-looking individual came to be
dubbed first Guy" then a guy
New York Telegraph.