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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05

I school officer or employe shall have
or receive any royalty or profit for
his own use by any fund or perquisites
arising out of the adoption of any book
or publication for the use of any school
in the city of New York or throughout
the state 1t is said that one superin-
tendent of schools secured the sale of
1882 copies of his own book at an
expenditure of 100000 Two subor-
dinate officers during the same year Sc
cured the expenditure of $4,000 for
books they edited That school officials
are in position always to push the
sale of their own books is indisputable.
And the two. examples quoted indicate
the need of some restriction, although
such bill viii undoubtedly tend to
work against educators in practical
work, who after all should be best
fitted TO prepare text books for the
schools which they direct
1t is sometimes stated that greater
abuses regarding the adoption Of GER
tain text books exist in colleges than
in the public schools, as each instruct
or is generally privileged to select his
own book. This liberty has its advan-
tages In the higher educational instf-
tutions, as it permits the introduction
OF large variety of books and, in the
long run, merit wins
The Publishers Profit.
1t is fairly demonstrated that the
publishers profit on text book sell
dom exceeds 10 or Is percent. The
authors royalty ranges from TO II
percent, excepting in special contracts.
and the expenses of illustrating are
very heavy. 1t costs great deal more
to place text book upon the market
than it does a popular novel. notwfth-
standing the fact that the text book
IS never advertised in a newspaper
But the free distribution for introduce
ton purposes is at least 10 times as
great as that of novels for reviewing,
and the advertising done In the educa-
tional journals is often quite as ex-
pensive as that in the newspaper. The
production Of text book is also more
expensive because its binding must be
made substantial enough to stand hard
usage. When the retail selling price
of book is so cents, 1T is generally
furnished to the retailer at 35 Out
OF this small sum must come the cost
of composition, the paper and other
materials used IN the binding, the IL
Illustrations, the authors royalty and
the publishers profit 1t is only by the
sale of enormous quantities that profit
is possible, and this is the chief reason
why there would be little saving II
each state published its own books
There IS said to be a distinct falling
off in the number Of text books used.
in proportion TO the growth of the
schools. The reason for this is that
individual teachers supply so much
OF their own work. For instance, few
teachers in arithmetic now furnish the
children with a book containing prob
m h. h.
different divisions Of arithmetic are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
The HeraId's
Daily Short Stsry

Moreover, he was not fitted up with
patent contrivances by nature, such as
webbed feet, close coat, flattened ears,
and lungs guaranteed to hold air for
an amazing time.
Mr.. Rat struck out for the surface
with great promptness. Diving was
not in his program, and, besides, there
was no sign of friend Brownie at all
A flash as of a greenish bar of sill
yer, a swirl like the swirl of water
monster, squeal, a nap of long,
horny jaws, and-Well, ask the pike
how old rat tasted.
He had missed the nimble Brownie.
But it wouldn't be his fault if this
slow, long -legged, big-eared, NANCY
looking. and quite new kind of Brownie
got away. And it wasn't He didn't
get away. He went down another tun-
nel-and the last. Head whole, and
spine, and the tunnel was the pixies
throat.
Fifteen minutes later a fisherman
fishing along the banks of that river
had the wonderful luck. to catch a gi-
g9ntic pike. The fish weighed 81
pounds four ounces, but the most re-
markable thing of all was the fact
that inside the pike he found the body
Of a large brown rat.
NOW, any evening you may, If you
wait just below the old mill, see ex-
actly at the half-hour after the setting
Of the sun. line of. little, fat, square,
blunt-nosed heads pegging along up
from the roots beneath the old willow
to the reed-patch 200 yards up. They
keep in indian file beautifully, and you
can, II it is very quiet, hear the water
ripple as they cut it into wedge
shaped little wave before them. They
move at great speed, too. and look like
a fleet of little warships, the first one
the largest, the next a little smaller,
and so on down to the little hurry
Jimmy at the tail end.
That is Brownie and his family go
ing for their evening feed on the stems
of the reeds They go openly and with
out fear, because the dread of their
lives, the big pike, has mysteriously
vanished. They do not know how, and
they Will never know how, the big
sewer-rat saved Brownies life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
Copyright, 1910, By Henry w. Fischer.)

Phoebe. "our sister" She seems to have
been a deaconess.
Bell Phoebe" of Spencer's Faerie
Queene fame, Is of course a name con-
traction of Belle Phebe, l. e. fair Phebe
The character was meant for queen,
who had made the author grant OF
1000 acres of land in Ireland. 1t is OF
the Diana type, cold and passion1ess-
A Noble American Phebe.
The most famous Phebe of our times
is Mrs. Phebe Hearst, widow of the late
United States senator George F. Hearst,
nee Apperson. She was q teacher be-
fore she became noted as a phi1an-
thropfst Her numberless charities
embrace kindergartens, girls schools,
girls clubs. Libraries, the maintaining
of manual training schools and endow-
ments for university purposes. in Cali
fornia and Washington. She lives on
beautiful ranch at Pleasanton, Califor-
MIA, and is one of the most highly hon
ored women of America.
Next: Appollonia, Cynthia
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
No Time to Lose

business
the first of October in order make the contemplated
An excursion of the kind proposed which be participated
planning
valley
Roswell
must be in Roswell during this particular
intention of taking
have the thing started off right
through the gathering
bounding optimism the
individually participant community
whole We all need the stmuant
for lack of energetic organization
finds popular unconstitutional,
That Arizona square
strictly business
standpoint matter of self
government to
attempt to follow course
Well Gotch back
fraternity
Johnson's relatives
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
Married Life the Second Year
By Mabel Herbert Urner s'. T1s. ' 10

glanced across the dining room to
where Mr.. and Mrs Prentice were sit
TINS He was rather a good looking
man, yet there was something in his
face she did not quite like. Mrs
Prentice looked very sweet and deli
cately fraiI in pale lavender gown.
The Other Woman.
And then Helen's gaze wandered
around the dining room TO Mrs. Kline.
She was strikingly dressed in black
and white. Unquestionably hand
some woman, but of a most obvious
type, with none OF the subtle charm
and femininity Of Mrs. Prentice.
Warren" Helen asked abruptly.
do you know anything about the
Prentices2"
The Prentices? why. no. nothing
more than that they're here at the
hotel. Why2"
Don't you know Mr. Prentice at
ooh. I've had a game or two Of
billiards with him.
What sort OF man Is hep
Decent enough chap. so far as I
know"
Haven't you heard ANYTHING about
Helen hesitated-"about Mrs. Kline,
and his neglect OF his wifeg"
@'For heavens sake, Helen! are you
taking up some old woman's gossip
You know I'm notl But couldn't
help but hear something today that
made me wonder.
We'll, suppose we let the Prentices
take care of their own affairs. I dare
say they can, without our assistance"
Helen flushed and said no more. But
In spite OF Warren's curtness. she was
conscious of the sense OF pride which
she always felt at his swift rejection OF
gossip In any form That was one Of
the fine things of his nature. He never
gossiped about anyone. Tt was part OF
his creed to attend strictly to his own
affairs
Later in the evening. while Warren
was playing billiards, Helen strol1ed
out around the veranda and through
the gravel paths. She sat down on
bench in the moonlight, when from an
other bench. behind a clunp OF bushes
just back of her. came the sound OF
voices-Mr. Prentice and Mrs. Kline.
Helen listened breathlessly for sever
al moments before she realized that she
was listening, and then. with quick
feeling OF revulsion she hurried back OF
the veranda.
She had not heard much, but enough
to fill her with fierce indignation
that man with 50 charming a wife
should be so disloyal-that he should
pay such sentimental inane compli-
ments to another woman
As she came up on the veranda. War
rem was just coming out Of the billiard
room Impulsively she took his arm
and pressed against it
"Oh Warren. in some ways you are
good to me-very, very good to me-"
He'll What's come over you?'
"Oh, nothing Only sometimes think
I don't always appreciate the ways in
which you are-are-very good
Humph. Well. I'm glad my virtues
are gradually dawning on YOU"
Now don't tease me, dear pressing
his arm closer. Pm very much in ear
nest. You are good and true in many
ways" And then. as Warren turned to
enter, ''Oh. let's not go up just yet"
Now if you want to stay down here
and ponder on my seraphic traits-you
can But I'm sleepy. I'm going to
bed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
IA Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF 1~-
This Date 1897 OOy

The evangelist who has been holding
meetings here has decided to stay one
day longer
An attempt was made to drown a
woman at Harris mill last night, but
she was rescued.
Ell Paso lodge 2S4. Independent order
of Odd Fellows, will work the degree
of ''brotherly love- to night.
Thomas Hendricks Is rounding up 800
head of cattle near Las Cruces and will
drive them overland to Odessa, Texas.
The Mexican Central brought up nine
passengers for the Santa Fe today and
the latter train waited until noon for
them.
Complaints are made that Mexicans
ahve been sneakfng through the al
leys at night carrying away everything
they can.
Park Pitman, Maury Edwards. Chas.
Jones, J. j. Sullivan, Ruby Reiser and
Long Scott have returned from Canu-
tillo, where they went hunting.
A petition is being circulated re-
questing the city council to pass an
ordinance prohibiting women from
wearing big hats at places of public
amusement.
Felix Martinez, clerk of the district
court at Las Vegas, has traded his Las
Vegas property for property in Ell Paso
and will move to this city to make his
home next week.
Sydney Smith, secretary of the state
fair at Dallas, has written Dr. Yam
dell requesting the presence of the
McGinty band and an Ell Paso delega-
ton at the fair this year.
The old road bed east of the city has
dried up so that contractors Harris
and Ross May begin work next week
raising the track so that in future it
will not be in danger of washouts.
Nine petty officers of the United
States navy passed through Ell Paso
yesterday en- route to the receiving
ship Independence at San Francisco.
They came from the Brooklyn navy
yard.
S. NJ Martin, of Oakland. Cal. is
scheduled to begin a revival meeting
for the First Christion church on Sept
Is. The old stand at the corner of ST.
Louis and Stanton streets has been Sc
cured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
ELEVEN LOSE LIVES
IN AN ALASKAN FIRE

Juneau, Alaska. Sept eleven per-
sons lost their lives in a fire which de-
stroyed the Juneau hotel and the Nc
Grath building. Six bodies have been
recovered from the ruins and five more
are believed to be buried IN the debris.
The known dead:
William Morrison day clerk, former
" or Portland, Ore
Walter Davenport, a painter.-of Ia
coma
Salina Bowling, native girl
The bodies Of Morrison. Davenport,
two unidentified men and two uniden-
titled women have been recovered
Salina Bowling was reputed to be
the most beautiful half-breed woman
in Alaska. She was recently acquitted
OF charge OF having murdered her
mother.
The monetary loss is estimated at
$50. 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
y A RS. PRENTICE, with maya
EN zine, a tiny workbag and a
- paraSnl nausea r1ncerfainlr- IL,

RS PRENTICE. with a maya
kN zine, tiny workbag and a
parasol paused uncertainty IN
the doorway
Wont you join us?s asked Helen,
cordially. from the depths of a big
wicker chair at the end Of the veranda.
Mrs. Prentice smiled. Not just now.
I've such headache. I won't inflict
myself on any one at present"
And she passed on to a shady COR
ner and settled herself in a hammock.
She made no effort TO sew or read.
but gazed out at the sea through visit
full. halfclosed eyes
I'm afraid it's a heartache, not a
headache. that's troubling her." muir
INJURED Mrs. Stevens
"A heartache?" Helen repeated. won
deringly. why, 1 thought she was
very happy"
Then you're not very close OBJ
server, my dear. Haven't you been
here long enough to know the gossip t?
Haven't you seen her husband with
that Mrs. Kline?"
Helen shook her head.
well, you will, if you'll take the
trouble to notice. They're together
constantly"
But she's SO much prettier than
Mrs. Kline-so much more dainty and
refined
The Usual Way.
Mrs. Stevens shrugged her shout
ders- 'UnQuestionably. The wife is al
most always more charming and re-
fined than the other woman"
Helen, who was crocheting a silk tie
for Warren, worked on in silence. She
wanted to know more about Mrs Prem
tice-to know why her husband was in
terested in this other woman, who was
so much less attractive than herself
But she had always shrank from COS
sip. And now she hesitated to put her
questions into words However. Mrs
Stevens went on without prompting.
Don't you remember the other night
at the dance how he spent the whole
evening with Mrs. Kline-end left his
wife TO take care of herself? We tried
to keep her in our party so she
wouldn't seem so alone, but she soon
excused herself and went upstairs"
Helen glanced over at the slim.
whitegowned figure in the hammock.
The magazine and work bag lay un-
touched beside her as she still gazed
out at the sea- Was she thinking of
that same night. or OF some other in
stance of humiliating neglect?
The next day she stayed in her
room all morning, and when she did
come down her eyes were red and
swollen. She said it was only one of
her bad headaches-but of course we
knew better. She's such a proud lit
lite thing. that's why she keeps so much
to herself. She's so afraid Wen sym
pathize with her"
All the time Mrs. Stevens had been
talking of Mr.. Prentice, Helen had been
comparing his attitude with that of
Warren's
However neglectful Warren had been
of her, at least it was not because OF
any other woman That was the con-
ISOLATION she always had, and somehow
now 1t seemed to mean more than ever
before. She felt that could the little
woman in the hammock change places
with her in this respect-that she
would gladly do so. Any wife would
prefer the neglect which arose from
selfishness or indifference to that
caused by admiration for other wo-
men.
That evening at dinner. Helen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
-HE name Phebe retains It's popu-

~ HE name Phebe retains Its popu-
larity among people of refine
ment and a mother having an
intellectual child will be tempted to
bestow 1t upon her when she learns
the meaning. Shining light"
The Phebe of the Greeks, spelled
Phoebe, was the original goddess of the
moon, and the grandmother of Apollo
and Artemis.
The italian form Of the name, Feve,
is now rarely used.
The plane tree is Phebe's emblem and
genius her sentiment.
In olden times 'Phoebus (male) and
Phoebe" (feminine) were bestowed as
title of honor on persons renowned
for bodily charms but gradually both
names were used in baptism
The Name I'm Religion and Literature.
st. Paul writes to the Romans Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
TJNc1WzA 1rs Denafured Poem

question: What is
and hand verdict lie
how
ceIi
stuff alone; while bottled
ink caused sigh But
bottle clamors
right and
W e soon n in
pl appetite
because hit the
drink till
Copyright 1871. by e..rx. Matthew. As.m. OasA7na.e>4
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
100 Years Behind the Age

thing plan could devised induce
Illuminating and ceful
putting plain southwestern country
He keen and correct thinker and magnetic speaker and what ne says goes
the every tme.
good
think He points out that it
mile in this the
products of American farms last
miles ship
ring point per
brought the standard OF
European eencythere the Amer
al
extensive railroad building
public highways have their
efficient part to py thew
miles has his stuff
over poor road Tbe man with good road even the
his
and bridges the
decay
miles public roads the United States only $4,000 miles,
miles out of each o improved high standards 75ooo miles,
all
sa5ooo miles of public roads which
condition laid earliest settlers
pioneers"
important approach
railroad so miles"
100000 miles
townships counties
federal cooperating with with
financial assistance of the national
public government
government
policy argument
that the supplying
Of the high cost of transportation between them and railroad stations
improved
ready big October and
time, don't forget the Roswell
schools pupils are entered the
first day There seldom for dragging along late Such
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
HERALD TRAv-
ELING AGENTS.

Persons solicited TO
subscribe for The
Herald should be-
ware Of imposters
and should not pay
money TO anyone
unless he can show
that he is legally
authorized by the
Ell Paso Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05

illustrated by examples within the
comprehension OF the child A num-
Der OF teachers in different parts Of the
country during the past year have been
basing arithmetical problems on the
process of construction of the Panama
canal The number OF tons excavated
day, the number OF cubic feet of CO.
ment laid, the time consumed. all form
subjects for examples in arithmetic
vastly more interesting to the chill
dren than those contained in the aver
age text book.
Tomorrow-Telegrap and Teleg-
raphy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
GUARANTEED
CIRCULATION.


The Herald bases
ell advertising con-
tracts on q guar
antee OF more than
twice the circuia-
ton Of any other
FL Paso. Arizona,
New Mexico or
West Texas paper.
Daily average ex-
ceedins 1900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05
Text Books In the American Schools
Cost More Than $40, 900, 900 Annually

Development IN Publication of School Books Is in Keeping
With Educational Progress of Country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05

pupils
first seldom
neglect detrimental to the late himself
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-05

Cheer ready the big statehood celebration
time, don't forget the Roswell excursion.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-15
DECLARED A TRINITY
UNIVERSALLY WORsHiPPED.
WiIImantic's Socialist Candidate for
Mayor Says This of Interest, Rent
and Profit.

Interest, rent and profit, classed as
q trinity universally worshipped, made
the topic for an address Thursday
night in the Stead building by l.. II.
Bristol. recently the socialist candidate
for mayor in Willimantic, before good
sized audience at the regular meeting
Of the Norwich local of the socialist
Iarty.
William Kelas was chairman, intro
ducing Mr.. Bristol, who aroused the
enthusiasm of his audience with Wig
orous denunciation of the system which
allows interest, rent and profit MI
Bristol quoted President Eliot of Har-
ward when that gentleman said that
interest is the reward of abstinence,
hut he ridiculed this and said that in
terest, save for a short time, is
mathematical impossibility, and he
charged that in the last analysis these
three words mean to get something Tor
nothing The socialists deem in a fun
damentaI principal that as labor pro-
duces all wealth, labor is entitled to all
it produces. Rent is practically the
same as interest, he said, having the
same effect upon the toiler in that it
rcbs the producer of his surplus earn
irgs. Profit is an effort to reap the
harvest Of your neighbours toll. and the
merchant finds that by industry, pru-
dence and foresight, that is to say, by
cunning, fraud, lying and cheating and
fooling the public he can double his
profits. Socialists say this is wrong,
that no man should make profit from
to take IL from the interest, rent and
profit srafters the powers they have
usurped and place 1t where it belongs,
in the hands of the workers, the pro-
ducers, making this nation with an
aristocracy of the coT~-~on people and
an American citizen the highest title of
nobility. With Horace Mann, the So
cialists agree that vast fortunes are
misfortune to the state. and that the
millionaires are as dangerous 10 the
welfare of our country today as was
the baronial lord of the middle ages
in his time. Those who worship at the
shrine of interest, rent and profit force
the workers to live in filthy tenements.
where children are born. live and die
sometimes in the confines Of single
room, cause hundreds of thousands of
men to be torn from their families to
work in great gangs in mines, rail-
roads, harvest fields and lumber camps.
And the day is coming when the clum-
sy scales of o-called human justice
will discern that there is no equity In
a system which gives to one han
dollar q day with working while an
other has an income of a dollar min
ute without working
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-15
INSPECTION is EXPECTED
SOMETIME IN JANUARY.
No Orders Have as Yet Been issued
Nor the COST Artillery Companies.
Howevsr-officers Here Tonight.

Following the regular drill of the
Third company at the armory on
Thursday evening there a basket
ball game between the Third company
team and Baltic team, which was
well played. Ii resulted in a victory
for the visitors by the score of IL to
10.
The officers of the Coast Artillery
companies in the part Of the state viii
meet AT the arfnory here tonight foi
their school of instruction. There VIII
also be meeting of committees from
the Coast Artillery companies Of New
London, this city and Westerly. for the
purpose of reaching some conclusion
regarding "a basketball league among
the five companies. There is much in
terest in the idea here. and it is UNDER
stood that the New London companies
are enthusiastic yer the plan.
Although no orders have been issued
as yet, IL is expected that the inspec~
ton of the Coast Artilley companies
here Will take place about the middle
of January. The inspecting officer WI
be Captain Taylor, the INSTRUCTOR in =
spector of the corps. who win have to
arrange the inspection nights so as not
to interfere too much with the drill
drill nights and the nights when the
officers meet for instruction.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-12-15

Superintendent Pollock Has Out Notices 100 Rea-
tives and Friends Of Patients-Drvins Third Artesan
Wel-Plans For Buildings Completed.

having been driven to the depth of
$50 feet. and from which so gallons a
minute is obtafnable. This is not be-
ing used at the present time. as the
reservoir has SUFFICIENT supply TO
take care of all the needs. It will.
however, be used as occasion demands.
With the apparatus there and every
thing ready, the board of trustees de-
cided to sink third well and that is
now well down, having reached depth
of 80 feet. 1t is located about 100
feet from the other two and will be
driven to depth of from 800 to 400
feet.
Plans for Some Of the Buildings.
The architects have about finished
the plans and specifications. states DIR.
Pollock, for the central dining room
and amusement hall. the clubhouse for
employees and inmates and the addition
to the COW barn. They nave not start
ed on the two wards buildings yet, but
that will be taken up soon. No time
has been set when the plans and spe-
cffications will go out for bids, but 1t
is probable that no work will be start
ed until early spring, though it may
be possible to get some of it before
that time.