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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07

paper appear so perfect that it would
pass the eye of even the best trained
bank clerks.
Raising a Bank Draft
Professional swindlers sometimes
work alone, but more otter ply their
trade in groups or gangs. One Of the
favorite schemes IS to buy bank draft,
raise 1t, and then pass it wherever OPP
portunity offers. The check raiser may
be a trained chemist. and know thor
oughly all the operations with ehemi-
Gals, pastel chalks, snaline, water col
ors. magnifying glasses. pens. erasers,
stamping and perforating machines,
and the finest of cameFs hair brushes
The first process is TO erase the fig
ures and the written amount or the
draft After this the paper is skill
fully treated 60 eliminate every evil
dence of erasure, and then the desired
amount IS written in to harmonic with
the writing and character of the or
iginal Most profess ional check raisers
are caught within few months of their
crime They have far more trouble in
lodging the penalty Of the law than
they have in deceivving the banks
When the artist of a gang Of swind-
lers completes his work it is submitted
to every other member of the gang for
suggestion and criticism. Usually there
are two or three inspections before the
work is pronounced perfect After the
PAPER passes muster with the gang one
Of them must take the paper TO some
bank and open an account. The others
go with him and act as pickets- On
reaching the selected town they separ-
ate. register at different hotels, and do
not meet again until the game has been
won or lost.
The man chosen to lay down the
paper first makes the acquaintance Of
some real estate dealer or other promi-
nent citizen He assumes to be figur-
ing in some important deal in which
said real estate man or prominent citi-
zen hopes to make commission The
swindler displays his draft when he
thinks it safe to do so. and gets an
Identification which enables him To
place it on deposit in one OF the banks
He and the fellow members Of his gang
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
Ada atterson

He cleverest woman novelist IN
one Of the foremost actresses.
America is writing a play for
and says that she proposes with that
actresses help to show US the woman
OF the future. Everyone interested in
woman is trying to guess the riddle Of
that play.
A woman lawyer of New York said,
with the calm of conviction, that all
the future. Soon. she expects. there
preme court She says that women
will become great inanciers. She be-
lieves that the United States at some
not remote time will have woman
president. And she adds that in that
time of the supremacy of woman, wo-
men may make the proposals of mar
rage.
Yesterday at a reception I met a
woman with soft brown eyes dainty
figure, beautifully frocked. who was
presented as a woman publisher, 'the
only woman publisher in America"
We had confab over chocolate and
cakes about what women are doing
and what they will do, and she. frown-
ing with earnestness at a chocolate
eclair suspended upon a tiny fork, said:
Women have not only as good minds
as men. They have better ones"
Whatever-our personal angle on the
truth of some of these statements they
are bits of mental hotsam and jetsam
that show the direction of the current
of thought.
What is woman fast becoming? What
will she become. Present indications
are the only light we have upon the
future. Present indications are that
women of the future viii be intellec-
tual Independents. Their opinions will
not be like the young pigeons predi-
gested food Every case or set Of cir
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
The HeraId's
Daily Short Story

quet the general celebration from
which she alo6e was excluded.
The next morning curiosity got the
best of her. She must see her late
husbands features. Yes. the likeness
was good. There he was with hls
Satyr face and his malicious ironical
smile. The next Sunday the local pa
pers reported all the speeches, all the
praise of the great patriot, the re-
nowned scientist, the famous poet, the
modest and retiring philosopher the
gentle, noble mind.
Her husband surprised her reading
the paper and tried to mention his pre-
deeessor in the same fronical manner.
she always used herself when speaking
of Chicard. but for the first time she
objected and said in tone of re-
preach:
I'VE must not forget dear, that after
all Isidore Chicard in his way was
something of genius"
From that day he was insanely jeat-
Gus of his wifes first husband. He
could never get away from the idea
that she was always thinking of the
superiority of his predecessor And
it was really so. She went Tar out of
her way to pass the monument and in
its shadow get a little share of fame
to which she considered herself justly
tLtAlAOO- OHC 1OISOl. u0T l6nueT, low
ing and attentive husband. she now
had, and saw in him only a man with
out talent. without merit, without in
dividuality. The husband let no occa-
sion so by to criticize the late Chi
card and try to make chin ridiculous.
The harmony of their home was gone
and quarrels were The order of the
day. The poor man lost his head en-
tirely. One night he sneaked out and
emptied pot Of paint over the monu-
ment, whose pedestal he covered with
insults to the dead man
There was a terrible scandal. Furious
Nine. Haguet went to the police and
accused her own husband. The local
papers praised her loyalty to her late
husbands memory and Monsieur Fla
guet was heavily fined.
That was the end
The couple were divorced. Nine.
Faguet adopted her former husbands
name She is once more the widow of
Isidore ChicaEd. vicq-la-P allas famous
son. She is pointed out to every visitor
and shown the greatest respect. The
town council has even placed a memoir
ia1 tablet on her house
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07

IN good old song the ScotchWoman
sings in anticipation of her hus-
= bands return home after a long
absence, runs the line: There's nae
luck about the house while the guild
mans away am going to apply
these words in different ways. Many
men, too, have to say, There's nae
luck about the house" By luck we
understand prosperity and plenty.
Many dream of luck as though such
a mysterious spirit existed and hui
mored the whins OF towards and
drones. The idea has coined such
proverbs as these: TT is more by hi1
than good w.t." Fortune is a tickle
jade 1T is as well to be born lucky
as rich"
There is a prodigious force of exter-
nal circumstances, which sometimes
renders good luck impossible, yet, how
ever powerful the circumstances, few
are SO desperately unfavorable as to
render all good luck impossible. Your
character. after all, determines your
luck, and if there is no luck about the
house, you had better inquire Why?
Luck Is Not Money.
Luck does not mean money! mans
life consistent not in the. abundance
Of the things that he possesseth.''
Better a dinner of herbs where love
5inner) and hatred herewith
There are some houses in which it
would be foolish to look for luck; at
all events. the element OF luck fights
shy of many q house.
Why viii people persist in living
amid offensive doors and badly con-
trived. badly drained and badly wen
tilated houses. just to be near the store
or the factory Men, who receive high
wages often occupy miserable, damp.
dark and unhealthy abodes marked
with bad luck in the shape of bad
health and bad morals-no luck about
such house. Try. whether you can
not by a wise economy, move into such
a house as luck may find it possible
to live in.
No Real Wife, No Real Luck
It is not likely that there will be
any luck about the house if there is no
real wife there-wife means weaver,
and wives either weave mems for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
Success Talks To Men and Boys NJ 4
THERE'S NO LUCK ABOUT THE HOUSE P
LAaeAM-a2.~-
By DR..
Madison
c.
Peters

tunes or, like moths, feed upon them.
Husband means the band of the house,
but in many cases the wife is the nus
band" who by prudence and thri1e
keeps the house together.
There is not likely to be any luck
about the house if the wife is CAD
ding gossip. In the word wife Is
wrapped the hint Of earnestness in
home occupations There is many a
house in which there is no luck be-
cause 40 home duties are not dis
chargeJ.=the food is not properly pre-
pared and well cooked, the hearth Is
not kept clean, the clothes are not care
fully mended the marketing is not per-
sonally attended 70 and the little items
of household comfort which forms so
large an element in every mans happi-
ness, are neglected and in consequence
there is no luck about the house.
Why There Is No Luck.
There's no luck about the house,
because you spend this week not only
what you earned last week, but an
ticipating your salary, are mortgagtng
next weeks salary. But perhaps my
remarks don't apply to you; your wife
is thrifty and economical and you are
sober and Industrious. and still there
is no luck or comfort about the house.
There will be no luck there If you
springs Of your domestic life.
They had no words
One doth not know
How many an fll-word may empoison
liking.
The woman who has tongue OF
her own" should be arrested for carry
ing concealed weapons. A separation
took place because a husband made
gracious announcement in ungracious
terms. My dear. here is a little pres
ert bought to make you good tenn
pered." She was Off How dare you
say that it is necessary to bride me
into being good tempered? Why. I am
always good tempered; it is your Fio-
lent temper And the quarrel went
on. There was no luck about that
house.
roam.
Be mine the happier lot to please at
home"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
THE WIDOW
By Guy De Teramcnd.

6kT EANNE." he murmured- His face
was flushed. His excitement was
intense. Jeanne viii you mar
ry me now that you are free Won
am"
She looked at him tenderly and whis-
pered:
And thus it happened thai the widow
Chicard married Rene Haguet and the
loving couple settled down in the little
house on the corner of the square in
Vico-la-PaIlas which the first hus-
band of the bride had left ner.
Though Isidor Chicard, while alive
had never been in any way famous, his
fellow citizens after his death remem-
bered that he had been secretary Of
half a dozen learned societies, district
musician and author of the Roman
festivals in honor Of Flora and mem
Der of the local town council.
yivq-Ia-Pallas was lacking in local
celebrities. Now the opportunity had
come. 1t was unanimously decided by
the town council, that the square in
which. he had lived, should be named
for him and that a statue erected in
front Of the railroad station.
One morning when she woke up
Nine. Haguet noticed on a wall OF the
house opposite brand new sign
which mad just been put up there:
ISIDOR CHICARD SQUARE,
1841-190S.
In the heaven of bliss in which she
had lived since her second marriage,
she had already forgotten the man.
whose. wife she had once been and
whose coarse and brutal manners had
made her terribly unhappy during their
20 years of married life.
ssWEy-iust opposite our house!
Well 1 must say 1 consider that rather
tactless!"
what do you care, darling" said
her husband calmly.
She could not help smiling and kiss
ing her husband heartily as she said:
That is right, dear. Let them make
all the fuss they care to over Chicard,
we are happy"
But she made point of always call
ing the square by it's old name, and
the grocer and butcher were SO used
to it that they never noticed it.
Months passed.
A high board fence had been erected
in front of the railroad station The
sculptor prodded on by the impatient
town councillors, worked feverishly
He had made bronze bust of the
late Chicard on "a granite pedestal Or
namented with two semi globes and
Tyre symbolic of the rather uncertain
fame of the deceased
At last the great day came. The
whole town was decorated with bunt-
ing and garlands and trico1ors every
where. Nothing was lacking. The
sub-prefect, music. flowers and BAN
quet, everything was there Only one
thing had been forgotten. the famous
mans widow had not been invited. A
little disappointed she revenged her.
self, by Saying at home all day.
Nevertheless / ought to be there
she thought in spite Of herself, land
1 ought to have had the seat of honor
next to the sub-prefect. Perhaps he
would have turned to me when praising
the virtues of Chicard, and said some
fire words about the noble way in
which had stood by his side and man
aged his household
All night long she could not sleep.
She thought of the illumination. the
fireworks, the brass bands, the ban
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
~ HE Banks are a particularly at
i tractiye field for the professional

HE banks are a particularly at
i tractiye field for the professional
crook. Operations are possible
which do not violate the letter of the
law, but do infringe seriously upon the
spirit of the law. 1t is said. for in
stance, that in the city of Washington
there is man who makes a speciality
of check kiting" and succeeds in doing
a large business on a very limited ac-
count. He accomplishes this by having
small deposits in a number OF banks,
and havinb confederates in several
cities. 1t is said that his legitimate ac-
counts in the banks aggregate less than
$500, and yet by keeping checks lin the
air" he is able to maintain a coRtinu-
Gus working capital of at least $4,000
This scheme works perfectly as long as
he and his confederates attend strictly
TO business If he should be sick
single day his whole house of cards
would tumble to the ground The
banks are acquainted with his methods.
and yet are practically helpless. a
man who passes a bad check without
any funds in a bank may be punished
severely; but a few dollars on deposit
safeguards him from the punishment be
deserves
The Dread of Bankers.
The dread of the banking profession
is the forger and eheckraiser. 1t Is
said the aggregate receipts of their
operations amount to millions of dollars
year The bankers Of the country
have resorted to every expedient to pro-
tect themselves against these criminals
but each plan they work out proves
TO have flaw, and the crook is quick
to find the weak spot. The banker has
tried every sort Of safety paper. but the
paper manufacturer has been unable to
produce anything which will defy the
expert check raiser and forger. When
the bankers brought out the punching
machines with the words mot over so
many dollars, they. were Immediately
countered by the check raiser with a
paper mastic-a mixture which enabled
him to plug up the holes and make the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07

A WAC once declared that all
~ good Americans went to Parls
= when they died
In like manner, it may be said that
all good old maids go TO New YORK
when they die II they are really clev-
er and good for much, they don't Wait
to die before they go. They go whlle
they are still alive, and able to ENJOY
the terrestrial paradise Of the spinster.
No other city in the world shelters
so many unattached women, and the
number grows every year by leaps ior
word has been passed along the line
of spins that New York is the really
and truly only Mecca for the unmarried
woman; the only place where woman
without a husband is frankly regarded
more as an object of envy than sub
ject for pity.
Not by accident does that eternal old
maid, the Goddess of Liberty, stand
guard at the gateway of New York
She is a symbol of the freedom that
the greatest city in America offers to
the spinster-
To begin with, there is an army Of
professional women writers, artists.
actresses, designers, stenographerS,
buyers. and so on, who naturally find
New York the best market for their
talents Besides theseI however. there
is a legion of women who do not have
to work, women who are rich. or well
TODD, who have simply come to New
York to live because this city IS the
one place in which a lone, lorn woman
suffers no inconvenience from .-ot hav-
ing a man tied to her apron string, or
Miss on her visiting card
New YOrk's Speciality.
The reason for this is easy to find.
IN New York the unmarried woman oc-
cupies an entirely different status from
that which she holds in any other
place Elsewhere. and especially in the
provinces, there is tacit belief that
when a woman is a spinster she is one
by force of circumstances-in a word,
that she didn't marry because she
couldn't New 4ork assumes that the
old maid is an old maid by choice. and
that she didn't marry because she
didn't want to.
Escape FROM Frfngehood.
New York also offers TO the unmar-
ried women a degree of freedom in liv-
ing that she can have nowhere else. In
other places. and particularly in small
cities and rural communities. a woman
without a husband never outgrows the
taking care of the children, and spend
ing her income OF giving presents to
her nieces and nephews. This is the
rule in Oshkosh, FL Paso. Kalamazoo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
ON 1.-THE ULTIMATE
WOMAN. {"

cumstances in their lives will be tried
at the bar of their own judgment
They may ask advice. as we lift a
candle above our heads to illumine a
dark place. but they will set down
the candle and make their way through
the dark places alone That, perhaps,
will be the strongest characteristic OF
the woman of the future, her intellec-
tual independence. Mentally, at least.
she viii be free
Another indication is that every wo-
man will have a special interest IN
something beyond the walls of home.
The mental hunger of home. The men
tai hunger OF the woman whose du
ties keep her hands and time en-
ployed while her mind roams afield, is
a sign of this. What we want today
we somehow get tomorrow
Intelligent women are learning tina.
: their home duties. great duties and
happy ones as they are, should not
absorb them and they are learning to
so systematic their work that there
is time for the club and reading; to so
economize, it that there is little money
for bit of travel. The woman OF the
future, we read by the torch of the
present viii love her home Her fam
lily ties will still be the strongest and
sweetest thing in life, but the eyes OF
her mind will survey clear sightedly
the world. and because Of the clearness
of vision she Will help more than ever
before in solving its problem
She viii be a bigger woman than
she is today. a creature Of broader
shoulders. and broader mind And
there need be no fear that her heart
viii atrophy. It will beat on to the
music of the finer things in life, but
it will be so guided by a keen. trained
intelligence, that she viii not pluck
it from her bosom and cast it under
the feet Of the unworthy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
Dorothy Die Calls n s;s T s.... !: 04

or Birds Center, where people are still
chaperone age Although she may, in
reality, be long past the time when.
like Ledy Kew's daughter. she is 20
years old and has heard all there is to
tell, public opinion still holds that she
must live in somebody else's household.
and be the fringe on somebody elSe's
family Here nobody criticises her. No
body thinks 1t strange-with an en-
phasis on the strange" Nobody sug-
gests that because she has established
her own teapot. instead OF having to
drink the dregs sout Of her sisters or
her sisterinlaws that she must be
leading the double life.
The Delights of Freedom.
Furthermore, in New York the old
maid and the old bachelor come nearer
to standing on a common platform
than they do anywhere else in the
world, and there is scarcely an advan-
tage. or even a pleasure of the city,
that is not as free to the one as to the
other.
To a woman Of middle age and re-
spectacle appearance, who conducts
herself IN dignified and quiet man
ner, masculine escort at night in New
York is merely an ornament, not
necessity Everywhere, at church. at
the opera, at lectures, at the theater
Nor is it at all uncommon 10 see a
woman come in by herself at such a
place, for such is the honor and re-
spect in which New York holds the old
maid that she is safe from moIesta-
ton in it. day or night.
In the past, the woman who did not
marry and have a home and husband
and children of her own. was felt to
have somehow forfeited her rights to
any Of the cakes and ale of life.
New Privileges.
She was supposed to find all the
pleasure and freedom she craved in
living on sufference in a brothers or
sisters house, darning the stockings,
saying what a pity it is that poor Jea-
ny never got married. and where sister
Caroline thinks that she should desire
no livelier amusement than watching
the baby while sister c goes to the
bridge club. and that she should pre-
fer to spend her money on giving Tom
my pony rather than buying herself
a new hobble skirt.
i. But New York offers the old maid
interests, amusements, home of her
own. and an intricate world of wo-
mans clubdom, all that she has got
the talent to take and the money to
pay for It's the old maids paradise
where relatives cease from troubling
and the neighbors' tongues are at rest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
UNcIWEA 1rs Denatured Poem

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andsw
the blink there's plenty follow He took the Dip
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Copyright 1910 by e.e.~. ..t~.. ADAMS. LDa-Azsa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
WOOL MEN BUsY.

Portland. Ore, Jan The National
Wool Growers association will con-
clude its annual convention today, but
before adjournment the biggest days
work of the four will have to be ac-
complished- DR.. K. NJ. Wilson, of Wy
oming, probably will be elected presl-
dent and Omaha seems TO have the 1912
convention corraled
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-07
BoosTING THE aoosrERs.

From Douglas (Ariz.) International.
FL Paso business men are hustling
tC. raise 100000 as a bonus for new
hotel to cost 100000. FL Paso has a
live bunch Of boosters and we predict
that the required bonus will be forth
coming