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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

- ARLYIE s.Eys: THE race OF life
a has become intense. The run
~ ners are treading on each others
heels; woe be to him who stops TO tie
his shoe strings" The greater the
difficulties IN the way Of succossful
achievement, the more do men require
this element Of conquest.
Pity the young man whose LoolLaLtS
do not chime with the battle CRY es-
celsiOr" Earnestuess viii compensate
the absence Of many other clements o.
success; II has saved many q humble
life from hopeless dependency anO
made Il brilliant with success,
Angeles Greatest Work.
One Of the grandesc achievements OF
Michael Angelo was wrought when he
was old and under the pressure OF 8
cruel necessity. The pope decreed that
he should paint the vast AID FauIted
ceiling Of the Si5tine chapel at Rome
in freEoo-the art of which he knew
nothing. The pope refused to release
him. BIS reputation was at stake.
From the best FlOrentine frescO paint
ers he learned the difficult art de then
shut himself up IN the chapel until the
vestnesS Of 1t was impressed upon his
ued with his work digging the colOrs
from the ground and mixing them with
his own hand and made the lmmensity
Of the chapel TEEN with his life. Art
lists have stood in mute contemplation
before these frescOes, let rail- their
their heads in desperation, saHd;
Never can we copy this" There was
the force OF the mighty genius in that
effort but more than all, II was this
Of an earnest soul.
Be sure you are right then THROW all
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
By Dr..
Madison
C..
Peters
Success Talks To Men and Boys
The Man In Earnest

the energy Of your soul into every
thing that Is worthy
Arouse TOurEels.
Arouse Yourself Get conscious
ness OF your forces. Begin to drive
Yourself until you viii arouse all your
sources of ability. Without earnest
ness in your work you have lost peIoIe
Won start Of course there are INN .
which no amount OF earnestness can
overcome no amount Of sunsJaring can
ever make an eagle out OF a crow. .
Don't finch, founder or ran Don {
.zo- v0r1 can't''-can't mas never done
anything; mans Il wilf' has wrought
miracles.
Don't AUcaw ber-like, wait for some
Yourself The lazy man says an
things come to him who waits, the
man in. earnest has all things come MS
way who hustles while he waits.
You have the power to success
within Yourself The earnest spirit
may be defeated, but It IS up ana az II
again. Whipping only made Ole BuIL s
childhood devotion TO his violin more
absorbing.
Fulton would meyer have pushed the
Clermont up the Hudson IL he had not
been in earnest. 1t was Edison IN
earnest that chained electricity to the
uses Of man. It was Rells earnestness
which made the world a whispering
gallery. Earnestuess will never take
the place Of genius, but IL may arouse
Il into action and reveal your master
full power.
set until occasion tells you what to do
Hold your ground and push hard If
YOU wait to have your task marked
out you Will die and leave your err
rand unfulfilled.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
Ada Patterson

ar KNOW that she spoke in anger
and that people are not account
able for what they say in anger.
I forgive her, but can never forget
what she said"
In this speech, overheard on one Of
the cars. there Is such a mixture OF
indiscriminate folly and wisdom as we
find meat and potatoes in our morning
plate OF pure, because homemade, hash.
There is wisdom in forgiveness. If
only for our own mental and physical
comfort, and for the clearness Of our
compilations. But there Is wisdom, the
wisdom Of foresight, In not forgetting
Character like history. is likely to re-
peat itself and the glazing manifesto
ttOn OF a fault is signpOst the pru-
dent VIII heed. Forgetting the false
hood that has been told, the gluttOny
or drunkenness displayed, the tattLing
discovered, the selflshness shown, IS to
invite a repetition Of the fault, an in
yitation that viii probably make our
selves the victims. Not forgetting does
not mean the contemplate resort Of
mean minds which they have meanly
named getting even" The person Of
noble character which Is only another
term for one In whom self-respect lives
and is active, knows that to wreak
revenge IS to sow a boomerang. Tt Is
a gun that kicks The person who has
got even" pays for the sorry luxury
in sickness Of soul and body. The man
or woman who says 7 have waited and
plotted for this and my revenge is
sweet" is lying to himself or herself.
Revenge Ggrees with the body as we'll
as does a slowly, surely destroying poi
son. Revenge is bitter Not forgetting
Is merely the response Of the mind to
a danger signal, prudent preparing for
what may happen.
The Folly of II.
The folly In the mingling Of wisdom
and unWisdOm lies in the statement.
People are not accountable for what
they say I'm anger The soup is ac-
countabIe for the bits Of bread the
meat and vegeta bles its violent boiling
brings to the surface The bread and
meat and vegetables are assuredly
parts of the soup as is the water in
which they are boiled
People are accountable for what they
say in anger. They utter in rage
what they have thought before and
what wrath gives them the courage TO
say. And they are responsible for be-
coming angry The druukard Is liable
to full censure and punishment for
what ne does while in his cups, because
he is responsible for getting drunk.
They strike off at white heat the
words they have been heaping up in
secret thought chambers unlOvely stOr-
age, for the time when they would not
be afraid to speak them. The differ
ence between the words spoken in mo-
ments OF amiabuity and those uttered
in anger IS a difference not in the
spirit OF the speaker, but I'm the de-
gree of fear of consequences with
which he is inspired.
Il a Man Accountubles
The law considers man accountable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
The Castle Of PIOerneuf
BY Anton sheplow.

@HE castle Of Ploerneuf was the
terror Of the surrounding coun-
try. When the peasants passed
It they made the sign or the cross
and murmured: That cursed castle!
Around the walls. on the side which
no one dared approach, weeds ana
bushes formed an almost imDenetraDLe
me servants went around ike shad-
ows and never spoke aloud. none o.
them had ever dared address the o "nef
of the castle, whom they all dreaded
Young count Robert was indeed the
only person to whom his uncle, the
old duke of Kerberzoff, had ever taken
q liking. 1900,
Just now count Robert was seated
on low stool at the feet or the Olu
man. whose face was pale as death
Next to him stood a small lamp OF
solid gold encrusted with olaInOnCs'
and every minute a big negro dropped
a drop Of oil into the lamp. Ine oIu
man's right hand held an ak with his
lie the negro would have paid for the
smallest neglect Of his duty.
The duke was today even more pale
than usual his long white hair COW
800 6Is forehead and big tears fell
from his eyes into his long sllVery
'Dou you suffer very much, uncle?'
Robert asked. tenderly
Ing his ears TO catch the sound OF
voices outside.
were singing in the fields around the
castle. Christmas! ChristmasI the
church bells were Ginning.
Suddenly the old duke Strengthened
listen to that. Robert" he said.
Listen to that"
Il was the first time ne naQ SPOKEN
70
Twenty years ago" he went on, -
had son. a brave handsome and
noble fellow. He fell in love with a
young girl of humble birth and wanted
TO marry her But I refused my con-
sent. I could not permit any such mis-
alliance Ny son begged and implOred
but I remained firm. Our family
escutcheon must remain spOtiess. ]
was wrong my boy. very wrong. You
must never become a slave to false
pride-it is a mortal sin.
1.-THE old dukes voice trembled with
emotion and he sobbed at the memory
Of what he had done. In q little Will
he mastered his feelings and went on:
The girl was beautiful and virtu-
Gus. ! offered her gold, but she re
fused. Then I had her kidnapped and
locked up in room in the castle
Many months passed. Ny son re-
NAMED true to his promise. but I was
as stubborn as ever and decided to
murder the girl. To do this sent a
secret messenger to her. edvlsing her
to try TO escape. He gave her a siIken
roDe ladder and showed her how to
fasten IT to the window She made her
preparations to fly and I set a trap
for her.
Listen Robert, listen! gave an
order to loosen the bricks underneath
her window IN such a manner that she
would fall down and be c-usHed to
death on the marble plate IN the yard
below. It was on Christmas eve that
this crime was committed and ever
since then I have been living I'm fear
Of the Lords punishment
That very night I dreamed that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
The Herald's
Daily Short StOry

was led into an immense gallery filled
with fog and clouds. I passed through
one vault after another and all these
vaults were filled with little burning
lamps, so many that 1t woulG have
taken years to count them all. Some
Of them were burning brightly, others
suddenly went out.
''At some Of these lamp angels were
watching, white and beautiful crsa-
lures. At others there stood black
evil looking imps. looking as II they
were just waiting for the flame 60 3x-
tlnguish.
What does all this meant" I asked
the one who was leading me.
"An these lamps are human souls.
be replied. Those that are burning
so brightly are the souls Of new born
children guarded by spOtless angels
Here are the souls Of those wnOenave
reached the age when good and evil
spirits struggle for the mastership, but
most Of them end by turning towards
the good spirit
Il asked to be shown my own lamp.
Follow me- my strange guide said,
and leading me through countless
vaults he made me walk a long dis
lance. At last he stopped me.
Here Is your soul. he said.
I was paralyzed with horror. There
was only one drop of oil left in my
lamp and near it stood an evu angel
with black wings, sometimes blowing
a the flame as If he wanted to blow
II out ahead Of time.
Il was seized with cowardly fear. %
the duke cried and his whole body
trembled in deadly anguish
Listen Robert" he continued. Next
TO my lamp was another burning with
a beautiful clear flame, a lamp OF solid
gold tended by an angel in dazzling
white robes. The evil spirit whispered
Into my ear"
The duke stonDe5 % IL I,e stt11 ta.-5
the whispering voice. His eyes grew
blOOdshOt. his features were distorted
with horror and hts teeth chartered
until his voice became q hOarse scream
went up to the lamp, where the
white angel stood looking at me sadly.
but the evil angel with the black
wings Kept on whispering to me.
Il saw NOTHING. wanted to see moth
ing. ! tore feather from the wing
OF the evil angel, dipped it into the
bright lamp and took the oil drop BY
drop and poured II into my own
The flame Of my lamp grew red as
blood, while the other diminished in
size while losing nothing Of its bright
ness,
When had taken all but the last
drop, the angel with the white wings
tried to stop me, but suddenly there
appeared another angel with bright
wings holding a golden sword.
Let this man do what he wants to, .
the angel said. God viii Judge him.
II took the last drop Of oil. hut rs 7
did so a terrible feeling came upon me.
Whose lamp is this?" I cried. point
ing TO the lamp I was about to extin-
guish.
And the voice answered:
That Is your beloved sons soul
Then the lamp went out, the white
angel disappeared and the black burst
into @ devilish laughter.
IT woke up paralyzed with horror.
TN a room in the castle lay two
crushed bodies manned beyond recog-
milton. Ny son had been I'm formed ~
his fiancee, and had wanted to help
her and my trap had killed them 10th.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
ii Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF l.
This Date 1897 uay

ID. L. Ayers has gone to Kansas City.
Mrs. McGinn and daughters arrived
this noon from Kansas City.
Assistant rector Andrews. OF St. Glen
ents, returned today from Maria
The EpwOrth league viii met Sunday
afternoon at the Trinity church.
Miss Harrison has been secured bv
the First Methodist church as the con
traltO Of its choir.
JAKE Trow5ridge, who drove the first
stage In ~ Paso, is in the city again
from a prospecting trip south.
The Texas & Pacific offices were
moved today from the Sheldon block to
the new quarters on FL Paso street
Mrs. ". II. Fox has returned from
Ann Arbor, Mich, where she has been
visiting her daughter for the past few
months.
Rev. J. G. Hall viii preach at the
4lyrtle avenue church next Sunday. this
being bis first sermon since being an
pointed here.
Capt John L CHM has returned from
lrlp 70 sonora he reports that a.
tremendous explosion occurred in the
Fllarlas mine during his stay. All men
though, ne reports were saved.
The Rio Grande Dam and Irritation
company received telegram from
Washington this morning stating thqt
the government had decided TO AXE an
appeal IN the Elephant Butte da case
from the supreme court Of New Mexico.
The road. mining from -EI -Paso- 10
W mite oaks is now an assured fact The
country thereabOuts is rich In mineral
deposits and the new road win do much
70 open up the country, as well as build
up FL PasO.
Architect E. Krause. OF the Sheldon
block, has completed plans for the new
naratorlurn- The structure viii be two
stories, the swimming pool occupying
the lower floor, while the second floor
VIII be used as dancing room In
winter the nata forum viii be boarded
up and also used as a ball room. The
cost has been placed at $4,000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
O0aaAHla4~u
The Daily Horoscope
By T. K. Hedrick

Mars in favorable position supplements the Capricorn
influence today and great rafting OF dry bones may
aticiuated The muck raker and the Investigator will be
abroad and the light will be turned many dark places
If Won are an enneuty respectable citizen see that your
halo is on straight before youcourt he fullest
C-tuuitv Is afforded today young and ambitious
reforers to make hit with the public Perhaps they can
best do this by seeking to reform the re1ones LOT HD
everything else is reformed Writers, orators ministers
and teachers are under favorable auspices today and e
world may expect to be roundy lectured Sensational De
velerz in the administration of public business may be
s1ticeted All that Is necessary is to turn the search
light and there will be plenty Of volunteers to do TINS
e for registering complaints How about your gas Dll'
SerVice.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
DOG PLAYS WITH
BODY OF INFANT
Corpse Is Found on Canal
Bank; Cause of Death
Is Unknown

The body Of a small male infant to
all appearances only seven months old,
was found on the banks OF the canal.
near FL PasO street. by a party Of
Mexicans. They saw dog playing with
what they thought was a piece of beef.
but they found It to be the body Of an
infant
The police were notified and the
body was conveyed to the police sta
ton. At the inquest held by coroner
II. F. Stacey Saturday, he pronounced
II seven months old infant whose death
resulted from unknown causes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
UN0IhzA VARS Denatured Poem

on marble halls tell her that
NJ to to
W I'LL gentle
of thrill
thousand virtues
o
if play the gOuchs II
YOU gTeetth coles a
andsnO fills, but
lcoect
all but the
b g that thew through fame
the nOa
ms die ND dazzling your little and bouyant
manner vlen bill collector calls
..,, ~, ,, ...... ,.,,.-. Adam. 6aeAz7le>c4.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
TRAINS COLLIDE IN LONDONs
NOBODY IS INJURED

London, England. Oct. 2S.-The Amer
lean Boat train. which left Euston sta
ton at noon today, filled with Amer
lean and other passengers for the
steamer -Lusitanta, sailing from Liver
pool for New York, ran into a local
train at COlWlCh, about six miles south
Of Stafford at 2.3O o'clock
None OF the passengers on the boat
train was injured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
On The Accountability
Of Anger.

Tor what he does in anger II does not
9a4 10 n-Inr on. killed this man while
you were angry. Therefore. YOU were
not responsible Instead fl places man
slaughter, Staying done during a QUAR-
rel OF fit Of rage high in the rank
OF accountable crimes. Most states
pace II next to murder deliberately
Planned, and the punishment is proDor-
tiOnate.
Anger, like war, is relic Of barbar-
lSIn- me spectacle Of large bodies OF
men shooting each other to death be-
cause their countries could not agree
aooul 6 national issue IS hideous The
man win eyes ablaZe with wrath the
woman with cheeks aflame and voice
-dtsn or trembling with anger. is hid
sous botn are horrible sights because
S--S! reveal the unreasOning beast let
That life is the most successful that
I-ss every case at the bar Of reason
1HaL IS the most valuable citizen who
ueCLQes what u IS best TO do and who
calmly and infexibly does IL.
americans are only beginning 10
learn economy. Poverty we have I-nourD
and hardships we have borne bU+ nov
20 economic little things to great ends
Is an art whose rudiments we are only
~ -HlLAs 10 grasp And one of the
zinc ,-t- 2 -t we nave TO learn is that
wasls OF money Is not so impOverishtns
as waste or emotion II the slow s+aid
serious folk of Holland pulled down All
yLe Clhes that protect their low lying
l 5- ana let the sea pour over and
~ o"n lI we would say the patient lit
LLe naJlon had gone mad But that IS
WtAL we do for ourselves every time
we alIoW anger TO possess. US.
The Wires Of Wrath.
Vanity, the least of all the reasons
should FORBID the raging OF the fires az
wan Every time you feel Yourself
5-oN-l$ angry, run 20 a mirror See
NV -oM Ola and ugly you look You would
Marcy know yourself, eh2 Neither
WGuIa tAose OF your family, or friends
VINO see your face distorted CuDid
suote creature and ingenious, scamp
ers away at the sight and sometimes
he does not return. Many q br0Iye1 en-
saeemenr was shattered by a fiji of
anger, and broken not By the angry
one but BY the one who witnessed the
anger i couldn't stand her temper"
Is the excuse of the fleeing husband
orcugnL INTO court TO say why he aban-
uoEed MS lie partner. FalsehOOds often
masquerade as proverbs One OF
tnese IS the ancient untruth that for
lhe words spoken and deeds done in
anger we are not accountable
Occasionally we hear complaint OF
someone that he Is 'unfeeHnE" But ft
is the 'unthinking" person who works
the most destruction. Because they do
not think they become angry; because
they do not think they leave a trail OF
Wreckage wrought by their wrath. and
because they do not think they reflect
behind little barred door. in a little
grave-Lke room, upon the actual ac-
cOuntablllty for anger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
BROWN SAYS IADERO Is
STRONG VIII lTETTra rs

St Louis. No. Oct 2S-That go per
cent Of the people Of Mexico are ardent
supporters OF president elect Madero
was the opinion expressed here BY E II
Brown, president Of the National rail-
ways Of Mexico.
MsderO. he declared, stands for the
betterment of Mexico
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

This happened on Christmas even 20
WI When the duke had finished. he gave
the negro a sign that he should case
nursing the flame r
II have confessed everything he
said land now I can die. But-WlIL
the Lord forgive me-
At this moment the bells OF the
chapel in the castle began Ginning.
and the singing was plainly heard
The doors of the hall opened and
opened a view Of the chapel flooded
With light and at the altar an image
Of Christ resting on a bed Of straw.
The old duke kneeled down
Nan" said the priest Christ was
born to suffer and die to save sinners
You have sinned. suffered and repent
ed. God forgives YOU. Your soul may
leave IN Deace."
The old man turned towards the
lamp. above which was lowering an
angel with white wings. He recog-
nized this angel IL was the one that
had tended the bright lamp.
The angel smiled tenderly, took the
dying flame under its wings and car
rio7 IL towards heaven.
The duke Of Kerberzoff WIS dead.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
Reducing Death Rate In Cities
Requires Solving Many Problems

Chicago Saves $1,000 Lives in Ten Years Through Sanitary
Work. Mlwaukee's Health Work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28
"The Gink Says

a goodo nefO !01 s1
Copyright, 1911, The Adams Newspaper SeFVieJ vent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

The Texas & Pacific offices were
moved today from the Sheldon block to
the new quarters on FL Paso street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

Rev. J. G. Hall viii preach at the
Myrtle avenue church next SUNDAY. this
being his first sermon since being an
pointed here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

Mrs. W. II. Fox has returned from
Ann Arbor, Mich, where she has been
visiting her daughter for the past few
months.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

JAKE IroWor1dge, who drove the first
stage In FL PasO, Is in the CITY aEafn
from a prospecting trip south.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

A THOUGH the death rate Is stin
- higher IN the cities OF the United
\ states than it is in the rural dis
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-28

The law considers a man accountable
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-27
Entertain With Card Pa, tr

Mrs F. J. Bliss and Mrs. r. ~
Cummings entertained most delight.
fully last evening about IS guests
with cards at the beautiful Bliss
home on Second street. The game
was Five Hundred and 10 tables
were used. Mrs. w. ]. VanLim-
burgh made the highest score and
wen the honors. The spacious
rooms and porch were very pretty
in their decorations of flags and a
profusion of flowers. At the con-
clusion OF the games and the serv-
ing of refreshments, a very pleas
ing musical program was render
ed, Mrs. Geo d. Knipe and Mrs
R. N. Cummings giving a piano
duet, Mrs. Maize and Mr.. c. L.
Carnage, vocal solos, and Mrs. S.
o. Zackman a piano solo. The
evening was greatly enjoyed by
everyone present.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-27

If you haven't the time to exer-
else regularly, DOan's Regulets will
prevent constipation. They induce
a mild, easy, healthful action of the
bowels without gripping. ASK your
druggist for them. % cents. B. B.
Davis.
One of the latest inventions is
an electrical affair to divert the at
tention OF a balky horse from his
meanness and get him busy trying
find out where he is at. 1t con-
sists of a battery attached to the
drivers belt and connected to the
harness by a very light wire made
into the harness. If the horse stops
for an unneeded rest the driver
touches a button and the battery
does the rest. 1t shoots a current
of electricity into the horse that
brings him out of the kinks before
he knows what has happened to him
A patent has been granted on the
little continuance and it will be
placed on the market.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-27

Lincoln, Neb., July 25.-Nebras-
ka Republicans convention here to-
day gave President Taft and his
administration a strong Endorsement
and effectively blocked all efforts
of a band of insurgent delegates
to arouse sentiment for Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollette as a presiden-
tial candidate. The insurgents lack
ed leader and were outgeneralled
by Victor Rosewater and his dele
cation from Omaha.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-27
Over Nfngarn i'm Barrel.

Niagara Falls, July 25.-Bobby
Leach, 40 years oId,of Niagara Falls,
Ont, this afternoon went over the
horseshoe falls in a barrel and
still lives. Though he was severe
ly battered and bruised in the drop
of 1873 feet over the brink of the
cataract, he sustained only super
ficial injuries, and tonight is able
to be about his house.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-07-27
WHAT'S the Matter?

Considerable complaint is being
made of the condition of the streets
in the city limits no for several
years have the roads been in such
a bad state of repair or so grown
up with weeds, and the present
condition is a disgrace. Its charg-
ed that while the road tax has
generally been collected, practical
Iy no street work has been done
this year. The city Officials should
get busy.