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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-14

Mrs. BrownIns's Youngest Brother.
The long gap Of all bat nifty years
between Mrs. Brownings death, IA
June. 1851, and that of her brother,
OetaVius Moulton Barrett, in Novem.
Der. 1910, iS partly accounted for By
his being the youngest Of the poets
ten brothers and sisters, while she
(born in 1909 was the eldest Of the
family.
He first comes into the Canvas Of
Mrs. BrowninGs charming letters
when she iS a woman Of twsAty-six
and he IL a boy OF eight. They are
living in Sidmouth, and Mrs. Brown
ing 10 enjoying the sea stretches and
the narrow green laneE-the birds-syO
view and the molss-0ys view, as she
calls them. Hope End, with its wide
green landscapes, had just been sold,
but the great sorrow of Mrs. Brown.
ing's life, the drowning Of her brother
Edward at Torquay in 1910, was stll
In the future.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-04-14
W0MAN'S BUSINESS INs1INe
Husband Tells Of Stunt That ca
Forth a Tribute Of
Praise.

WHEY does not always get the On
it for possessing correct business
stinets to which she is entitled
Q ease in point, the New YorE
relates the following in Its Live !
les About Town: Again my w
business instinct calls forth . tn'
Of praise" said the man. IN
face Of 1t her latest tranSasD
looked foolhardy. She had ala
prepaid express charges Of Nn
her trunk, yet when the driver =
cred It at our town address Dc pay
It down with a demand for W "
had the old receipt in my pOcA@
was about to produce 1t with an
protest, but my wife paraiyMa
with q look and sweetly conM
cents out Of her handbag W0@
driver had gone she said NV.
me have that receipt and DsiCN
wagon had turned the corner y.
headed for the express once y. ~
vited me to 90 along. but J lss
could adjust q delicate MAUI
that without me. And she aa
came back with $1,16. OF cOurE
said, I could have refused 70 !.
this end of the line, and u ~
charged more than that ct =.
end should have refused ".
the discrepancy was In ny y
just paid at both places ~.
down and demanded the lAls"
With both receipts to prov
somebody in the company w. y.
to cheat they just had % ~
money back"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
On American
Politics

clever and wants to make money he can
make it.
counted for by the fact that this is
money seeking ale. Money is in all
the thoughts of men except in their
prayers.
While Moses was in the heights COM
muning with God the Hebrews were
down at the foot of the mountain con-
structing and WOrshiping calf Of gold
Our idol is composed Of similar mate
rial, only differently moulded Inc
popular attractiveness of politics hes
in the appeal it makes to Just this mer-
cenary spirit and pecuniary ambition
Comparatively few of those who are
now ambitious for political position
would care anything about it were II
not for its promise OF financial az
grandizement.
And 1 am confirmed in this cOnvic-
ton by the fact that 1t is diftlcnt 70
induce men to occupy positions OF pun
lie trust that promise less or no larger
compensation than what they are al
ready receiving In other words, poll
tics is business. popular because II Is
lucrative, and is conducted as Other
business is conducted, as something cut
of which money is to be made, and as
much money as possible
The Sense of Self.
With the average politician the sense
Of self, the stimulating consciousness
of what is for his own personal and i'm
mediate advantage, Will override other
considerations
He may not always be vicious In his
action but if he is yirtuOus IN II, II
will be because virtue in the particular
instance will in the long run pay better
than anything else.
That our public life is pOlitcs-ridden
is not, then, after all, situation about
which we need wonder, and we can de-
pend upon it that the situation will
continue so long as men of large cali
Der can make more money in politics
than they can in filling the small posi-
ton for which God and nature intended
them.
Copyright 1911. National News Asso-
ciatiOn-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Boobies PA
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

ever left behind. 1 know a man
Manned Rockefeller. sed Pa, witch left
few broken harts behind him when he
left Minnesota & the ore districk- The
kind of broaken harris witch Bobbie
Burn left behind him. Pa sed. is the
kind OF harts. that was made to be
broken & that brOak themselves.
Well. sed Ma dOan't git so excited
about III that you are label to bust a.
blood vessel Burns is ded & gone, &
l doant want YOU to 60 the same way.
Wife. sed Pa, & he was vary sober
wen he sed it, he was the sOberest
have saw him for sumtime. wife. I wish
j cud 60 the same way BObbie Barns
Went ] wish 1 cud die as he died after
having lived as he lived & I wish I cud
have left to the wurld a lot of lines
like
y Nad sum power the CITIES Gle Us
To see oursels as Others See Us
Why, sed Pa, Bobbie Burns left sum
thing behind him that all the Carne-
gay libraries i'm the wurld contain.
'Bobble Burns waSent a Tary good man
himself, according to the way our crate
men nalm good men & Decline good
men Bobbte Wasent good to himself
ne dldent live to good old age playing
golf & going to church, but the Hevven
that these careful good men will new
yer reech will be full of the sunshine
that Bobbie Burns made. & Bobbfe will
pc thare, & he wont be obscure in that
Heaven, sed Pa Bless Bobbie Burns
sed Pa What we want is less World
Makers & Wurld Brakers. & more men
like Bobbie Burns.
Ny Pa is Scotch, all right
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

= GOT a fierce letter the other day
from a knocker, sed Pa, he had red
\ one of my artikels in which I sed
that 1 had picked sum of the gratest
nroets that ever lived & sum q the
other gratest men 1 lad Burns in the
lief sed Pa. & this knOcker sent me
nrinted slip witch was cut from a aru-
keI rote by a CRATE ritter who sed this;
Burns was a obscure Scotch poet wich
left nothing behind him but debts &
broken harris
7 think it is a shaim for anybody to
say that about Burns sed Ma L wish
nv old Scotch dad cud have seen the
man that rote them words. Deefoar he
rote them. I am sure he wud newer
have rOte them.
Wen. sed Pa, ] wish Ny old Scotch
dad cud have seen him after he rOte
the lines He wud newer have lived
to rite any other lines. If Burns was
obscure sed Pa, so was Shakespeer-
Pa, / asked him, what does obscure
meen?
1t meens, sed Pa. sumthing dull &
unherd of, like a Upstate Tammany
pOlitishun-
Maybe Burns left nothing behind
him but debts & broken harts sed Pa,
but I doan't believe it. He mite have
owed a few grocers, etc, sed Pa, but
thare is a lot of peepul in the world
witch have done that, the same as a
lot of grocers has died & left a lot OF
over charges. & as far as the broaken
harts he left behind. sed Pa, there is
a lot of CRATE & good men today Wich
has left more broken harts behind
then ossTy fiscal year than Burns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Books for the American Boy
He Can Lean Of Any Subject If He Viii Only Read.
By THOMAS TAPER.

AVE 70 uever stopped to think
about the Unknown Kingdom2
- I mean those that are unknown
to most Of US.
There is. probably, not one healthy
minded American boy who could not
find endless pleasure IN learning even
a little about minerals For a re"
cents each. he can buy small ana Deau-
tifuI specimens and gradually MAKE q
collection that would cost put a tIlLle
over all and open his eyes 10 d new
world. There are many Other eQua-ly
beautiful kingdoms Why we 90 not
take the little trouble necessary 10 Flsll
Why is there a stronger desire in
some American boys 10 tie tomato an
TO a dogs tail than there IS TO borrow
an Opera glass and look at the moons
of Jupiter or give the telescope man
a dime for a view Of the rings OF sat
The answer is very simple. Every
healtly-minded American boy would
rather see the moons OF Jupiter or Jhe
: rings Of Saturn than tie can 70
dogs tail But the dog and the can
are generally easier to find than the
telescope $50 he does not think OF IL
But Of all the great Kingdoms that
remain closed to many OF US, the king
dom Of books is the great and Won
derful one Are books necessary 70 the
American boy who has secured little
/ a lob early in life and earn his own
living2
OF work to which a boy turns his hand
that he cannot read about IL he wants
to learn.
If he is a farmers boy and works
on the farm there Is an enormous
number OF books that explain the best
way to do everything connected with
farm work.
A messenger boy can. If he wants to-
read up telegraphy. A boy who runs
errands for a silk importing house
would be literally surprised to know
how interesting are the books on silk
culture and manufacture
And so on. The point is that the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
FIREMEN OF ALPINE
PROVE EFFICIENCY
Big Bonfire Is Built to Test
the New Fire Fighting
ElnlliDmpnt
EOlIIDD1pOt

Alpine, Tex Dec. 1.-THE new fire
department has made a demonstration
and a test run, an alarm having been
turned in for the purpose. A huge bon
fire was built and the chemical en-
CINE eXtinguished the flames quickly
and without trouble There viii be a
meeting Of business men and others in
terested at the rooms Of the CONNER
cial club tomorrow at . o'clock for the
purpose Of further considering details
of the fire departments needs.
Rufus Thomas. Of Del Rio. has pur-
chased an interest in the Alpine Lumber
company, and will assume the position
Of manager on the first of the new
year
a number of Alpine citizens are in
FL PasO this week attending the trial
Of RupertO Figaro, whose case was
transferred from Brewster to FL PasO
county. Figaro is accused Of the muir
der OF the late commissioner Ernst
Of this county.
Miss Flora Daugherty, formerly coun-
ty clerk. is visiting her sister, Miss
Mamie, at Mesilla Park, \. N.
H c. Phillips who has been prom
inent business man Of Alpine for the
past five years. has closed out his in
terests here and will move to the Pa
cific slope
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
CaSCaretS Surely
Staight6n You Out
40 Headache, BHiousness, Upset stOm-
aeh, Lazy Liver OF COnGfipated
Bowels by Morning.

are you keeping your bowels Liver
and stomach clean, pure and 1resh with
Cascarets, OF merely forcing passage
vvav through these alimentary or drain
age organs every few days with salts
Cathartic pills CASTOR Oh or Fursa-
tive Waters.
Stop having a bowel Wash-day- Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and regu-
late the stomach, remove TIE undi-
Qested. sour and fermenting food and
FOUL gases. take the excess bile from
the liver and carry out OF the system
an the decomposed waste matter and
uoisons In the intestines and bowels
A Cascaret tonight VIII make you
feel great by morning They work while
YOU sleep-never grippe, sicken OF cause
anv inconvenience, and cost only 10
cents a box from your druggist NIL
lions OF men and women take Cascarst
now and then and never have Head
ache. BiuOusness, coated tongue, 1ndi-
restion. Sour Stomach or COnstipated
Bowels Cascarets belong IN every
household Children just love to taka
them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Irrigation Lands Held too High;
Conservation of Water Important
United States Expert Says Something With Irrigation Development Present
d. SamudFo Irrigation
pedmatS aHns U S Department

without formal organization which are
really merely larger groups of farmers
acting together to build the necessary
structures. This class covers another
33.S percent. (Over 1890, 900 acres)-
Then come the commercial enterprises
of one sort or another which have
launched into the business Of furnish
ing a water supply and selling it to the
irrigatOr. This class covers 101z per-
cent (roughly 500, 900 acres).
Irrigation districts, sort of quasi
municipal corporation. come next with
SO percent. approximately 100000
acres).
The reclamation service is next in
line with % percent Qess than 400
600 acres).
Companies operating under the Carey
act come next with 81 percent. (some-
thing under 800. 600 acres). Under this
act the national government grants to
each of the arid states not eXceedinG
1000, 600 acres Of desert land. with the
proviso that the state shall obligate
itself to reclaim the same and cause
it to be occupied by actual settlers in
small tracts. Lastly comes the United
sta reS indian service with II percent.
The figures given IN detail are as fol-
lows:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
The Beauty of the Eye; Don't
Use Ouack Remedies in the Eye
Lemon Tuice Peroxide Are Good Beaches for the Neck
By MARGARET HUBBARD AVER

~HE beauty of the eye depends very
largely on the health. the vision
L of the eve itself and defective
svesight causes a great many more
troubles than mere inflammation OF the
lid.
Eve strain is caused by variety OF
things besides some defect in the vision
which has not been. corrected Oy
glasses.
Rfauv vvomen's eyes suffer ana De
come red from the strain Of doing fancy
work or>reading by a bad light espe-
cfa1v reading in bed. reading or writ
ING with the light shining straight N
the eyes. etc. .-isir1z
in fnfIamed eyelids, frOwns ana wrinkles
around the eyes, heaoache' ia ca
nerves and irritability-
When any of these symptoms crop
I'D. with accompanying red eyellos OF
inflamed eyes, go at once 10 lnS -,
Gsr and see if the trouble ism one
which concerns the eyes ralHeI IMAM
the skin or the disposition .,.s
ChiIdren's eyes should De WaIG Sl5Cl
..oraf7,Iv Many yOung Ster has Deeu
stood in the corner for hours as a pun
ishment for his bad temper when IN re-
atty his nervous system Wa en IL -, -
11nsfrung because his eyes We're poor
and he was straining them TO see
Oculists are advising exercises LOT
the eve muscles which, however must
he taken under the direction OF the
,9o,+o-e themselves. But no matter how
nucb your vanity suffers, both for the
sake of your health, appearance ana
your future. don't neglect your eyes
People sometimes write me asHiii5
for an eyebrightener- Good nea1Sp i
the only one I can recommend. EXer-
else in the open air, simple food, plenty
of sleep: there are the things which VIII
brighten the eyes. Any artificial ala
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Dr.Parkhurst
avs Public Life in United States UnscFuPuOus Politicians

DUBLIc SERVICE whether rendered
~ in behalf of the city. state or ma
ton. contains in it so much mat
appeals to all that is largest and best
in a man that the wonder might seem
10 be that positions of public trust are
to so large an extent occupied by people
too narrow and sordid- to be affected
by high consideration
The men who stir uD the pfeslu ~ ~
tial tempest are the men who expect 10
make something out of it Tor them
selves and their friends in the form Oh
one kind or another Of official or lu-
crative preferment. and oftlclal pIeeeL
ment is expected to be lucrative pleIei
Political effort is a financial invest
ment ike money that IS put INTO sIOorl9
and bonds. We know what IS suSSesSS-
ed to our mind by the statement mace
in regard to anv man that he is in
Country PoIitIes-Ridden:
We know that ii means that ne i III
business for himself Aud II IS that
class of peCple that are determining our
national life giving it color anu ulIeo
ton ana SHAPING its Dclicies-
While il cannot Of course be salu
that there are in public life no men
ttst are animated bv motives that are
as high as the highest ana uo!ns
their utmost to secure The reailzatloh
of the most exalted Ideals, yer tiIe
country is politics-ridden- using the
term in its most sordid sense, and pol
ftfcian. understood in that sense, Is as
far removed from a saint as emma is re-
moved from North America
The situation is not altogether sur
prfsing. There is a great deal Of money
in politics Politicians frequently oeSin
poor, but they do not as often cle poor.
and when one has pursued InaL pr0Ies-
sion for a long term Of years and re-
tires therefrom in a straitened financial
condition he is a marked man.
1t is taken as Drtma facie evidence
that he has discharged his duty with
the fear of God before his eyes; be
cause if he is in that business and is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
ALAMOGoRDO RETAIL
MERCHANTS ORGANIZE

AlamOgOrdO, n NJ, Dec 13.-W f
Hammond, Of TUcumcari. organizer for
the National Retailers association, is
in the city for the purpose Of perfect
ing a local organization . be affiliated
with the National association
The third number Of the Lyceum
course, The Little Minister" was pre-
scented at the Christian church. On
account Of Indictment weather many
who hold season tickets were unable
TO be out.
W. G. Roe. who for several years has
been assistant superintendent OF the A.
& s. NJ railroad. with his family has
left for FL Paso, where they viii make
their future home.
] NJ FAN of Three Rivers is down
on business.
Mr. and Mrs Frank W. Beach viii
leave in a few DAYS for Kansas City
and st. Joseph, NO, where they viii
spend the holidays.
a light snow fell here yesterday.
Snow is a foot deep at ClOudcrOft, it
is reported.
Fresh buttermilk. FL Paso Dairy.
Full measure at Southwestern Fuel Co.
silk muff1ers. 81 to So. Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13


Dandruff chokes
the hair; prevents II
from obtaining prop
er nourishment. rots
IL, il you want the
plain word; causes u
10 fade, 70 die and
fall Out-then bald
ness.
PARTISAN SAGE
kills the germs :
cleans the scalp OF
all scurf; stops itch
ing and puts life and
radiance into the
hair. or money back.
If YOU want to
save your hair get q
bottle OF PARTISAN
SAGE today. The
price is so cents 4
large bottle at Kelly
druggists everywhere
the Auburn hair on
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

best advice the world has to offer on
books. A boy DESTROYS of getting into
the game" seriously VIII read them
They viii take off any handicap he
may have. They viii put him far ahead
OF that group Of boys mat never VIII
read or ask questions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

is pernicious and harmful and, may
even destroy the eye itself.
A correspondent writes that her neck
is darker than her face, and asks what
to do. Let her try plain lemon juice OF
alcohol Lemon juice is a fine bleach
and can be used Indefinitely without
harm.
Peroxide of hydrogen is stronger and
harmless. too, IL used as a bleach for
the skin. It has a tendency to dry the
skin. however, If applied too often, and
a cream should be rubbed in after.
Mexican Opals, ruDles. saphires. tour
malines, peridots and other precious
stones, at kline's CuriO Store.
Ash trays soc to $3.50. Bryan Bros.
See those uneaIIed-fOr suits, at half
price. r. v. Pearson, 10 Texas.
Full measure at Southwestern Fuel Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Kill the Germs
Then Dandruff VIII Go and
Hair Stop Falling.

There are thousands Of baldheaded
women in America-almost as many
as men.
Dandruff germs cause baIdness-thae
burning sensation and the hair 10 fail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
CLINT is TO GET
WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
Child Dies In Fathers Arms
on Way to 81 PasO
Hospital

Clint Tex, Dec 13.=Clint people are
working for newspaper. not a daily.
of course, as most everyone at this place
are subscribers to the FL Paso Herald.
but petition is being circulated for
subscribers, and If 100 names can be
obtained TO start, weekly paper known
as the Valley News will be pub
lished regularly. J. J. Schairer is pro-
noting the proposition. The names Of
the editor and business manager have
not been publicly made known.
Sam Evans who was hurt in the
Texas & Pacific wreck at Judd some
time ago, and who has since been con-
fined in an FL Paso hospital was
brought home Saturday. and is doing
very nicely under the care Of DR.. Hen
Death has visited this community
again, claiming for its victim, Maurie,
the year old son of Mr. and Mrs A
T. Celum, who reside One-half mile
east Of here. The little fellow was only
sick few DAYS, and died in the faith
er's arms while being taken to an FL
PasO hospital to be treated for what
was thought at the time TO be spinal
meningitis but which later proved to
be blood poison
Homer Wells. who recently purchased
the Wyatt & Elliott ranch near this
place has commenced remodellng the
buildings and will soon move the fam
lily to that place
Full measure at Southwestern Fuel Co.
few loose diamonds; diamond. opal
and other rings. at very low prices. at
KIine's CuriO Store.
Smoking sets, 81 to 1915. Bryan Bros.
Full measure at Southwestern Fuel Co.
Fancy suspenders. 75c to $3.50. Bryan
Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
12139679 100. o
CaIifornia,s Prnrress.

Oalifornia'S Progress
1t is surprising that more than one
fourth of all of the irrigated farms that
have been established in the II western
states and territories between 1899 and
1903 has been in California. Rapid
progress has also been made by Texas,
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colo
RADIO, New Mexico and Oregon in the
order named While the states of Ok
lahOma, Kansas. Nebraska and the Da-
kOtas have greatly increased their
under irrigation, the number Of their
irrigated farms has not increased in
the past decade.
Improvements in Irrigation.
The past decade has witnessed a
marked Improvement in irrigation
practice. Lumber. which was once so
generally used, is rapidly being re-
placed by concrete and steel, resulting
'e rt".. safer and more permanent
structures. Greater efforts are put
roth q" 'reVenr unnecessary waste in
transmission Of water. by lining the
canals. The surfaces of fields are be-
ing better prepared TO receive water
and more care and skill are being exer-
cised in laying out farm systems.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Dinklespiel's DicatoriaIs
By GEORGE V. HOBART.

y r oNEY talks lot of foolish listen
Inexperienced der school z play y tE&
truanf nj X.
Der road dr. Of $ erippIes %&@A
dOgO +
s% e. RI d. an . -, o.. ..,..
an. 8 :. :. :. :: e y
derv
make a
ana heafen init It,
stimuli
aneous must haf a sveet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

few loose diamonds; diamond, opal
and other rings. at very low prices, at
KIine's CuriO store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

Full measure at southwestern Fuel Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

TT AVE 70 never stopped to think
about the Unknown Kingdom!
- I mean those that are unknown
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

SILK mufners. 81 to So. Bryan Bros.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13
Full measure at Southwestern Fuel &c

Fresh buttermilk- FL PasO Dairy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

~HE beauty of the eye depends very |
largely on the health, the vision
4 II AZ eve Itself and de1ecLlNe !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-13

smoking sets. 81 to 1915. Bryan Bros,