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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08
Dorothy Dir ASKS IS LOVE
BLIND
JUDGING Matches Would csrta;atz g.
pm Many Unsuitable Matches 1t Would Certainly Seem So

A CORRESPONDENT asks this
question:
Does love blind one TO the
faults of another, or does it give one
deeper insight into the real charm
and goodness of another that is I'M
seen by the many?
That depends upon the kind of love.
and also upon the individual
Certainly, judging from the many
unsuitable matches we see. one is in
cHned to say that love is not only
blind, but deaf and dumb and afflicted
with paresis
We observe men who have always
been ayOwed worshippers of female
beauty. marrying women who are as
homely as the proverbial mud fence
We see women who are dainty and
cultured and refined marrying men
who are coarse and ignorant We can't
pick up a paper without reading of
an heiress who has eloped with her
chauffeur or the stable man. or a boy
who has married a woman old enough
to be his grandmama-
And the only way that we can ac-
count for these vagaries of sentiment
is on the ground that Cupid has got
ophthalmia-or else that he has a
long distance telescope glued to his
eye that enables him to see charms
and projections in individuals that
are invisible to the balance of us.
The almost universal comment at a
wedding is, IT can't imagine what he
saw in her to make him want to mar
ry her." and for heavens sake. what
do you suppose she saw IN him that
made her pick him out for a hus-
band?" and we so home bordering this
mystery Of love darkly.
The truth of the matter so far as
love between man and woman is con-
cerned, is that it is entirely a matter
of sex attraction, and that neither
eyesight nor Judgment plays any part
IN 1t whatever. We love or we hate by
instinct, and not by reason. 1t is a
matter Of the heart, not of the head
A woman may see in a man every
admirable quality, and yet her vision
OF his projections does not make her
love him. man may perceive wo-
man to be the incarnation of all the
desirable feminine virtues, yet his alb
stract knowledge does not quicken his
pulse, or send one thrill through his
veins.
On the contrary woman may OBJ
serve with perfect clearness every de-
feet that man has, and love him
none the less for them. It is part of the
blessedness of love that it does not
require perfection of its object
Not every adoring husband thinks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08
National League of Idiocy

National be
faahenabe
this
officials In ali the cities medical
children proportion dis.
the
prevent them from o
hshed
thorough proved that
of San Francisco
conditions
renedied Nobody
ordinary the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08

his plain Maria a living picture. Ha
isn't blind to the fact that she has
Snuo nose and carrOty hair. and q ff1
ure ike feather bed Nor does bts
arrect1on enable him to look into ba-
mind and see a wit and fntelliraooa
mat the general public does not see and
tnat, IN reality. are not there He sees
ner Just ordinary and commonplace as
she is, but he loves her Just the sar,e
If most Of us would canvass +ba
Ilst OF those We love best we would
IND that we convicted them OF q
thousand defects and weaknesses. In
deed we do not love people for Their
projections, but for their faults. Everv
drunken scapegrace, every high tenn
pered woman has a hundred friends
where your model Sunday school
scholar and perfect little ladv has
none.
The one place. however. where love
Is not only blind, but has pads over
It's eyes. is parental love Men and
women love each other in spite Of
their faults. but parents actually ner-
ceive no faults. There Is probably nor
a mother alive who doesn't think that
her children are paragons of beauty
and intelligence such as the world
has never been privileged to behold
before. and to make her perceive that
her offspring are even ordinary hu-
man beings Is an impossibility
One OF the pious lies that the re-
cordfng angel must surely accredit 10
US for virtue is that one that we tell
when a mother presents to Us a red
raced, squirming little creature. with
no more individuality than a cream
cheese. and asks us II 1t isn't the nret-
test we ever saw. and If we ever be-
held such intelligence displayed on a
human face
Who has not suffered from listen
ing to the long winded story OF some
doting papa about the wonderful
things that his little Johnnie did and
his little Susie said? Who has not
been bored TO the verge OF extinction
by having had to listen while little
Bobby recited and little Tommy
drummed on the piano. while their par
ents made no bone of asserting that
they were exhibiting an infantile Booth
or Paderewski.
You could see that they were very
ordinary little children but their par
ents' eyes were holden and they ac-
tually beheld the qualities in their
offspring that love endowed them with
and that never developed.
Blessed be such love, and all love
for 1t enables us to be blind or far
sighted at will. We see what we lows,
or love what We see.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08
TN the original Irish, Bridget is the

TN the original Irish, Bridget is the
Irish name par excellence. 1t came
to us from the ancient heather
Kelts and it's initial form was Brighid,
the first syllable of which means
Strength"
Legend has it that the first Irish
girl so called was a daughter of the
dom.
Bridget on the tongues of the ma
tions: In the old country the Irish
stick to Brighid, but with US when an
freshman has a powerful looking girl
baby he usually calls her Bridget
though the latter be unequivocally
English.
Bride" is Scotch for Bridget and
this peculiar form is sometimes heard
in England. The Irish pet name is
|Biddy."
The French and Sweden spell the
name Brigita, the Germans substi-'
tute an "e" for the final "a and are
pleased to assume that it is identical
with Bertha. They are alone in that
assumption.
Italian versions: Brigida and Brigita;
Portuguese Brites.
The Swedes have severaI oimfnutfves
that might appeal to our girls who
don't want to be called Bridget, name
", Brita, Begga. Bergliot and Bergiot.
The Slav nations play sad havoc with
the Irish name to-wit: Brischia, Brittle,
Berte and worse still, Pirrit, Pirre, Pix
ka and Pirket
Brighid in religion: After St Patrick
had succeeded in driving the snakes
from Ireland he looked around for
someone to take the place of the hea-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08

UNcIWzA 1rs Denafured Poem

admirers that he Everything all the
throw away hWn he exceeding riky ldd home of whisky
evidently, love him, they him gently when his
and he into arms
BEFORE AND AFTER
he
and is
the All the friends
blowing flowing worth
of
fodder hat
Copyright, 1871. ,, e.or,. Matthew. Aa.ms (NaN77a<e.4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08
The Herald.
Daily Short Story

thoughts, they talked as usual. till
they turned the corner of the road
where Joan lived.
What are you doing tomorrow aft
| ernoon?" she asked
Going motoring with Rollitson'
"Don't!' she said suddenly. He's so
reckless. Last time you all but had
SPILL Oh, don't,''
''Nonsenser' replied Rupert. I'm
not going to take any notice Of what
happened I'm not such an ass"
L wish you wouldn't co.
They had reached her gate now
Coming in?" she asked.
Not tonight, thanks
He paused, expecting her to say
good night"
She tried another method
Il wanted you to come out with me
tomorrow" she said IT believe YOU
care more for him than for me-
He made a little sound of despair at
the feminine nature. And she had
taken honors in logic
But, Joan,'-h spoke in tones of
labored patience as to a child-"you
said you couldn't come out tomorrow
relations or something
They're not coming, so write and
tell Rollitson that you cant go with
him, You'll have plenty of other
chances"
Not so many. He's going abroad
soon. Besides, 1 promised"
Going toward him, she took hold of
the lapels of his coat and looked UP
at him.
Rupert, I'm going to be very silly
and ask you to give up tomorrow's
outing just to please me. VIII your"
Even then he was firm
81 can't dear" he said.
She kissed him.
Good night" she said sadly, and
turned away
Yet as he rode away his resolution
wavered, and the moment he reached
his rooms he wrote two postcards. one
to Rollitson, putting off his engage
ment and the other to Joan saying he
would call for her at g.
He noted with satisfaction that the
cards caught the last post.
Lets go to Ellis farm" said Joan
have tea there"
Rupert agreed, and they started. 1t
was perfect day in late autumn, with
the sun shining from a sky of clear
est blue. The newly-bared trees made
the ground glow with their leaves. Joan
had never felt so much a part of the
earth that bore her, or been so con-
SclOuS or her love for the man by her
side All the joy of life was gathered
into the hour. A thrush sat and sang
on a branch arching above the hedge
row.
He says all 1 want to say and |
can't" she said.
1t was long before a birds song |
gave her joy again.
They reached the farm, an Elizabeth !
an one in a wilderness of garden and |
orchard. The farmer and his wife were |
old friends of Joan. and were delight |
ed to see her They were soon at |
home with Rupert. The two ramb1ed |
about the house and yard, making the |
usual ridiculous remarks of townspeo- |
pie in the country. They had tea in |
the handsome kitchen, and prepared to
go back.
AS they crossed the yard a faint |
sound came from the corner
That's the WE'LL said Joan. Come
and see"
The chain was worked by turning a
handle fixed at the right angles to
L great iron wheel at the side Of the
wellhead.
Wind me a glass of water" de-
handed Joan; somebody's left a glass
here"
Ruptrt entered the well house Old |
Jacob, farm hand, was passing at the
moment.
You'd better let it be-" he said; cit
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08

takes a manas.n'. I'll get the young
lady a drink"
Nettled by the old mans officious
tone, Rupert stepped forward. He
seized the handle and turned 1t sharp
ly. but 1t did not bargain for the force
of the wheel. The weight OF 1t tore
1t from his hand and sent it spinning
round. Rupert stepped back to avoid
the handle-too latei
The iron struck him on the fore
head and he fell.
Don't come near mel" cried Joan,
as Rama would have offered sympathy.
IT hate you! If it hadn't been for the
way you talked 1 should never have
asked him to come. and he wouldn't
have been killed. 1 feel as if you were
to blame for it."
Rama Khambatu looked steadily in
front
ut was Fate" he said in an even
tone.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08
sUARANTEED
CIRCULATION.

The Herald bases
all advertising
contracts on q
n u q T g. n [ e Q of
more than twice
the circulation Of
any other E.
p a b o, Arizona,
New Mexico or
West Texas pa
Per. Daily average
exceeding 10,00e.
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HERALD TRAv.
ELING AGENTS.
Persons solicited
TO subscribe for
The Herald should
beware of inpos-
tiers and should
not pay money to
anyone unless he
can show that he
Is legally author
ICED by the Ell
Paso Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-08-08

northwest Africa, the Canary and Bal
earle islands, and the islands Of Fern
ando Pc and Ternabon, off the west
cost Of Africa
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
THE SOUTH

Thanksgiving is almost here and
that portion of our imperial domain
south of the Potomac river has every
reason to rejoice and give thanks.
The south is blessed with bounti-
full harvests and her corn and cotton
crops. owing to more scientific meth
DDS and better cultivation, are douol-
ing their yield of former years and
on the whole her products are bring
ing remuneratiye prices.
The profitable manufacture of her
raw products are being rapidly de-
veloped and the earth is yielding up
her long concealed treasures.
Rosin is now bringing more than
the spirits of turpentine brought in
former years and the same may be
likewise said of the bi-proucts of the
cotton seed, formerly allowed to go
to waste.
We are studying economics to the
very best advantage on the farms
and in the mines.
People are focking to the south in
large numbers and there is vast
increase in our property values.
Like the birds gleefully hailing the
approach of spring, singing their
matin song of praise, so our peo-
p1o NTH hoo ,,oinos fao+uroc aro cipo
ing a new song, song telling of tran
guilty and contentment, song of
peace and plenty; and the well Gull
tivated farms, the comfortable fur
nished homes, the neat fences md
grounds, the flower gardens and graz
ing cattle, tell the story palmer than
written language, a story that is as
inspiring as a poem, that the good
times coming" so long prophesied,
are here.
Politics no longer fill us with fear
because we have our state govern
ments, our county governments and
our city governments just as we want
them and without fear of molestation
from any quarter
The south salutes the nation and
hopes that taking heart from the ex-
ample of the thrift and success of her
people that prosperity will flood I'll
sections and that the spirit of good
will will abound everywhere.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

The fact that Booker I. Washing
ton. the noted negro educator, could
not disprove the "peeping Tom" tes-
tfmony connected with the trial of
UIrich, the New York carpenter wno
assaulted Washington. is unfortunate,
as Washington has been held in high
esteem in all sections, despite the
fact that he sat at President Roose-
velt's table at the White House. His
seeming 'fall from grace" will calse
a loss of confidence and esteem n
the part of many good people, north
and south. Let US hope that the white
woman who testified that Washington
addressed her in the words. Hello,
sweetheart" was Observation-Disclosures
vile Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

Plant City is all stirred up over en
unusual tragedy that occurred there
last Friday afternoon. A ROBBERY
was reported and the marshal went
Immediately to the Seaboard depot
and arrested a negro by the name
of Armistead as a suspicious charac.
tie. The negro stated that the key
to his trunk was in his suit case, and
when the officer opened the suit case
to obtain the key Armistead grabbed
a revolver and took to his heels. The
officer fired ct his retreating figure
but the bullets went wide of their
mark. The officer then summoned
assistance, and, with dogs, went in
pursuit. The negro shot the dogs
and as the officers approached he shot
two of them down, but has since been
captured.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

J. Ed O'Brien of Pensacola, who is
the president of the American Pilots
Association, tells the Pensacola News
that he will be candidate for con
gresham at large, and he is now out
on a preliminary campaign tour OF
the state. Mr. O'Brien at first con.
templated making the race for rep.
resentative from the third, but chang
ed his mind, owing to his reluctance
to opposing lifelong friends like MAYS
and Parkhill, who are announced can.
didates for that office Mr.. O'Brien
has been very successful at Wash
ingtOn as a lobbyist in the interest
Of the pilots of the country. He is
not we'll known in this section of the
state, but will doubtless increase his
personal acquaintance in the cam.
paign. The candidates for congress.
man at large are now T. J. l.. Brown
Claude L'Engle, W. H. Ellis, G. G.
Martin and J. Ed O'Brien.-Tampa
Tribune.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
THE CALIFORNIA VS.. THE FLOR
IDA ORANGE

/ Few of US like to believe in total
depravity. The admission as TO the
! depth to which human nature may
sink is too disagreeable to be made
without real regret. But when the
way of the impure vender of impure
food with the consumer is considered
it is plain that if there isn't total de-
pravity there's something that near
ly approaches it.
We quote the Pasadena News,
which being upon the ground should
know whereof it speaks:
THE ruling of DR.. Wiley that green
oranges no longer may be colored and
sold as ripe fruit proves that the ma
ligned pure food expert still is on the
job regardless of the attempts of his
enemies to dislodge him. Further
more, it will put stop to habit that
for years has been frowned upon by
the honest orange growers and pack
ers of southern California.
Or Wiley's ruling will make it i'm
possible for growers to send green
oranges to the east in advance of the
market in order to command the top
price of early season"
Californians are exceptionally pro-
gressive. Why are they blind to the
fact that such practices as this are
more hurtful to California than they
can be to the unfortunate purchaser
of green oranges? California fruit is
magnificent to look at, but a good
deal of it bears the same relation to
temperate zone fruit grown in rhe
east or tropical fruit from Florida
that a Ben Davis apple has to an
Albermarle pippin. 1t is fair, but
flavorless. 1t is unbelievable that the
same sun and rain that sweeten ma
turing fruit elsewhere should be m
kind to it in California And Califor-
mans are quick to deny that it is.
Possible the difference beteen a
Florida orange and California
orange is not due to soil or climatic or
to the distance between Los Angles
and this section of the United States.
Perhaps it is due to the criminal GU
pidity of California fruit growers who
deliberately impose an inferior article
upon us to get larger profits. At any
rate so long as a few growers resort
to such tricks the public has right
to assume that this is the explanation
of a difference in fruit which the pa
triotic Californian vainly declares
non-existent
Florida groves are close to the
greater markets and it is not neces-
sary to pull the fruit green. 1t is
also probable that such up-to-date
methods of swindling as the Pasadena
News refers to are not attempted in
fruit-growing sections less progressive
than California Courier
Journal.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
RESlGN-THERE ARE NO ExCEP
TONS
Resign before running"

Resign before running"
This slogan, inaugurated by the Me-
tropolis, is sweeping throughout the
entire state, and unless office-holders
who aspire ID higher offices tender
their designations, the next legisla-
ture will be forced to enact a law ce-
handing resignation in cases where
holders of offices aspire to other and
higher places.
The Pensacola News, which is
among the many newspapers endors-
ing the demands of the Metropolis,
says:
What We say of the governorship
applies to al the other offices. The
holder of one office who aspires to
another should resign. He has no
right, moral or political, to hold one
office while struggling for another 1t
is unjust to the people and unfair to
the other candidates"
Every office has its share Of influ-
ence-can be used TO advantage in Sc
curing votes and support, financial
and otherwise, during campaigns.
This applies to all offices, from con-
stable TO the presidency; and the
president should resign before run
ming in case a higher office is ever
made on earth. There should be no
exceptions.
Supreme Court Justice Charles
Parkhiil, who will oppose Congress
man D. H. Mays in the third district,
has set the exemple by voluntarily
announcing that he will resign Janu-
airy l. Other office holders who are
aspiring to go higher are Attorney
General Park Trammell, who aspires
to be governor; r. Hudson Burr
chairman of the railroad commission,
who aspires to Frank Clark's place;
State Senator Samuel J. Hilburn, who
also wishes to go to congress from
this district, and States Attorney
Herbert S. Phillips of Tampa, who is
trying for Congressman Sparkman's
seat
Will these gentlemen follow JUS
tice Parkhill's xample?-Jacksonv
Metropolis.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

Never was there a time when the
people of this and other nations were
thinking so seriously on the costli-
ness, the folly and the wrongs of war
as they have within the past twelve
months. International peace is one
of the really vital ideas of the time,
and though outward events would
seem to show a very slim chance of
its realization, no one can doubt that
this idea is gaining Roadway in the
thought and the conscience of the
world Our own government mas
done much to promote the cause of ar
bitration and to substitute law FOR
force in disputes among nations.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

In 1901 Gouverneur Morris, writing
of the national capital at Washington
said most sarcastically: eve want
nothing here but houses, cellars
kitchens, well informed men, amiable
women and other little trifles of this
kind to make our city perfect" He
did not dream that Washington was
destine dto be the prettiest cit yin the
world, and what makes it prettier
than the things he names are its
parks, lawns, circles and trees.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

One of the mightiest strokes of dip
lomacy and craftsmanship was per-
formed by President Jefferson when
he acquired from France all the terri
tory west of the Mississippi, and ~
ing between the Great Lakes and the
Gulf for the paltry sum of SIS, 1000, 900.
Yet he was soundly berated for doing
it, and was charged with exceeding
his constitutional limitations. but he
was never accused of graft.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
WINES, LIQUORS AND BEER

A late Washington special says
that the United States leads all ma
tions in the total consumption of malt
liquors, wines and distilled spirits
with the enormous total of 2,045, 300,
900. The per capita consumption OF
beer in the United States was only
2O.09 gallons in 1910, while in Bel
GUM it is 55.2 gallons, in the United
Kingdom 31.44 gallons, and in Ger
many, 26.47 gallons. Germany was
second in the total consumption OF
beer and the United Kingdom third
In the consumption of wines France
leads with 1896 gallons per capita
followed by Italy, with 31.17 gallons
and Portugal with 2739 gallons The
per capita consumption in the United
States is only about two-thirds of a
e. lion.
In distilled spirits Denmark leads
with the consumption of 2.97 gallons
per capita. Hungary is second with
2.11 gallons and the Netherlands is
third with 1.S4 gallons. The United
States per capita consumption is las
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17

Mr.. w. ]. Bryan has been bitterly
hostile to the presidential aspirations
of Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio
and particularly friendly to the aspir.
atoms of Governor Woodrow Wilson
of New Jersey. Mr.. Bryan's antipa-
thy for Harmon is based on the fact
that he refused to vote for him Tor
president in 1896 Governor Wilson
has recently admitted, so newspaper
reports go, that he also refused to
vote for Mr.. Bryan at that critical pc
Rod in the party's history. Mr. Bry,
ans attitude toward Governor VII
son is now being watched with con-
siderable interest
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-11-17
Clark Gives Y. w. c. A. 100000

Ex-United States Senator William
A Clark, who since his residence in
Fifth Avenue has become identified
with st. Thomas's church, has given
100000 to the Young Women's Chris
tan Association of Los Angeles to
erect an association building there in
memory of Mary Andrews Clark, his
mother, who, at her death, was the
Oldest life member of the Los Ange-
les association.