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that very moment a very pathetic wall
was heard, and the door opened and 10
walked Pinnie, tears streaming from her
eyes, and sobs shaking her form. Behind
her came Mrs. jackson. The two moth
ers looked knowingly at one another.
'Pinnie would not stay with me after
ALL" explained Mrs. Jackson. $50 you
have two little girls now and Baby to
boot. And n have none. And poor Mr..
Jackson will be so lonely whsn he comes
to find our little chicken flown"
But she did not finish the sentence.
I'm going home burst out Lettie.
Then she. too, began weeping as though
her heart would break. 81 want just
my own mamma and papa ! don't want
Pinnie's mamma and papa. And don't
care for Pinnie's baby brother. Hes
cross and bother. just want my-
home-my-own-hom
Mrs. jackson caught her little girl IN
her arms and kissed away her tears.
And Mamma is going to take you home,
dearie." she said. "We-Pinnie's mamma
and Just wanted to see II our little
girls really loved Us. and We have found
out that they do"
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method had to be resorted to. But -
there're the policemen coming In at the
gate
And so they were. and pretty soon the
noaSeofeaAer was III Tue CUSTODY OF tne
VI the INV Anu the po"cemeh
VINO took MIN. turned to Arnold 20 con-
graduate him on his having caught one
Of the most dangerous crooks in the coun-
try.
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~LIHU vEDDER was born in the
city of New York, February %,
1895. Very little is written Of bis
~ early boyhood. which seems TO have
been passed in an uneventful man.
ner. He early displayed a talent for
drawing. much to his fathers disgust,
for he. like many other practical-minded
men of his day. looked upon artists and
musicians as vagabonds in the truest
sense. NO artist In my family" he Is
reported to have said. And he discount
tenanced the boys efforts at drawing. de-
string him to follow a business career"
The elder vedder was a dentist. and
rnther than see his son an artist he
threatened to cut him OF without
penny should be persist In pursuing the
profession he so much disapproved Of.
While Elihu was young his father, who
was rescended Of an old Holland fam
ily, sent him to the Brinkerho6 School
In Brooklyn. There the Dutch language
was taught and the traditions Of Hoi-
land preserved In the youthful mind. But
we are not told that the boy Elihu dis
tinguished himself IN the school by bis
aptness In learning. Indeed, 1t Is said
that he spent too much Of his time draw
Ing crude pictures on his slate, on the
walls of buildings and on fences. He
would chew the ends Of sticks till they
formed brushes. and with them he would
Law on crude colors bought at cheap
shops. At IL years Of age he painted
some very realistic fruit pieces. After
the still life he attempted animal life
the cat, the dog and the borse belonging
to his own family. These being praised
by several of his friends. the little artist
went still further and drew the figures
Of people.
But his progress was sorely hampered
by the continued dlsapprovai Of his IA
Their, who refused him any sort of en-
couragement, even denying him the little
pocket money necessary for the purchase
Of simple art materials.
But Elihu persisted. and after some
time bis father relented. consented to
pay for his sons quarters lessons" in
drawing. The eager learner pronted
greatly by this term of study, though 1t
was short. He continued his study In
sherburne. Chenango county, N. Y, where
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to Mrs. Kings, dearie, for I am going to
keep Pinnie and you are to live Hith
Pinnie's mamma. You were expressing
your discomfort a while ago, and as
mamma wants to see you happy, she has
decided to exchange you for Pinnie. thus
giving you a new home and new mother"
Lettie stood irresolute, but not wishing
to show that she was not pleased with
this new plan, evolved by the two
mothers, she went slowly next door.
Mrs. King was ready to receive her and
said: Now, dear, I hope you'll be very
happy in our house. First of all, you
will have baby to tend. He's awake now,
and would like to be amused. Will you
get bis rattle from the table and ring 1t
for him awhilef
Lettie, always having wanted a baby
brother like Pinnie's, ran to play with
the Growing little fellow. But after
swinging his rattle vigorously before him
for i've minutes, she decided baby that
had to be entertained was a nuisance.
She got up and tossed the plaything on
the floor. Baby set up loud yell. bring
ing his mother from another room.
what. tired of Baby already" she
asked, seeing Lettie's unhappy face.
"Well, you may go sit in the library with
q doll. All Lettie's playthings now be-
long to you, as yours belong to her.
You'll find anything you want In the
nursery, my dear"
May l 60 homer asked Lettie, her
lips trembling She was already home
sick, and had not been away half an
hour.
"Oh, this Is TO be your home. dear. I
shall take the place Of your mamma,
whom you diAl not love as you should
have done. So, maybe you will be more
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ents gone and he In full charge of things
cook. canary and house.. especially the
furnace and the window locks Never be-
fore had he been left in this way. FOR
never until his fifteenth birthday had his
parents realized that he was quite able
TO take charge of things. Either they
had taken him along when going away
from home or had left him with friends
living in the city. But now 1t was diff
ferent-he was almost a man. and within
two inches Of his fathers height!
That night. before going to bed. Ar
mold took care to look after the locks on
the windows and to see to the furnace.
He gave the housemaid and the cook per-
mission to so to their respective homes to
remain over night. but be on hand early
in the morning." he warned them. For
you must keep the house in order while
mother is away. You may give the place
a good cleaning during the next week
After coming his lessons till 10 O'Clock
he retired to his own room on the second
floor. the windows of which overlooked a
broad front porch. Cant have my win
dows closed he said. remembering his
mothers warning about the window locks
But I'll keep dads old hunting gun be-
side my bed TO frighten away the spooks
that might come peeping In"
Then Arnold fell asleep. dreaming pleas
ant Dreams 1t must have been o'clock
in the morning. when he suddenly awoke
with the feeling that someone was NOV
ing about in the spareroom. which Joined
his own room. and whose windows over
looked the same big front porch. He sat
up cautiously, not making the slightest
noise when moving about. Then he lis
tened intently. Yes, there was no mis-
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houses were awakened by Arnold's loud
cry for help and came hurrying to the
scene. After they had taken the burglar
In charge. one man hurrying to the teie-
phone to call for the police, Mr.. Barnes.
nearest neighbor TO the Beattys, smilingly
asked: Say. Arnold. how on top the
Garth did you get into a policeman's uni
form? And. again. how on top the earth
did you get your MANI"
Arnold laughed. Guess you'd all like
to know when I was made a copper,
wouldn't you? Well. 1t happened last
winter when we were giving our school
plays that ] was cast for the part Of q
policeman in one OF them ! had the suit
made to order. star and all. Butt reckon
the burglar would have known my star
was only a piece OF tin, without a num-
Der of any sort on it-had he got a good
look at II. But I got him from behind.
A towards way of catching a fellow.
reckon But in this instance any safe
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GRE4Z4RZZ3ZS
=%. 4HERNC4
ELIHU VEDDER.
~

his father soon moved. under the direc-
tion Of Tompkins Matteson, g. very we'll
known painter of that time.
When Elihu was 16 his mother died.
and. according TO one biographer, his
father was seized with a desire for travel.
and removed to Cuba But Elihu re-
fused to accompany his parent to the
far-away island. and remained In New
York, where be earned a precarious lv-
ing. In 1856 he managed somehow to get
to Paris. and spent the winter studying
under Picot-
We are not told how he managed to
live, whether working his way, or having
a competence from his father. But he
went to Italy after the one winter In
Paris For four years he remained In
that beloved country, dividing his time
between Rome, Naples and Florence. he
doubtless would have remained even
longer had not the Civil War broken out
In his own country. He returned to
America with the fixed intention of en-
listing In the army. but was found to be
disqualified on account of an old wound
In his arm This had happened i've years
earlier. a gun having been accidentally
discharged and the bullet lodging In his
left arm. The wound had healed, but
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the weapon shook a bit
III creep out through my own win
dow" he said mentally, land from the
porch III get my man as he comes out"
And he did not act a momeat too soon.
for hardly had he reached the porch.
hiding himself by standing close against
the wall where dormer window above
cast a deep shadow, then a heavy, dark
form crept down the hall from the guests
chamber and stood silently beside Ar
nold's room door. Then. so softly that It
made not the slightest noise, the dark
form. which was that of a man. opened
Arnold's door and peeped in. Arnold had
been wise enough to spread the covers
OF his bed smoothly, and TO place the
pillows up in manner TO suggest that
no one was occupying the room. In the
bright daylight the bed would have
shown the signs Of having been quickly
spread, but in the almost impenetrable
darkness Of the room it looked as though
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remaining the remainder Of the night
or early morning-at his house. And as
Arnold sat relating the incidents Of his
unusual experience to Mrs Barnes and
her daughter, Oracle (Arnold's little
school sweetheart. who looked upon Arm
old as the greatest hero in the world.
Mrs. Barnes cook was busy In the
kitchen preparing a very late supper Tor
a very early breakfast) in honor Of the
visitor. Lord of love!' said Bridget to
herself. as she fixed the refreshment.
how that young Mr.. Arnold can yell for
help. He walked me from a sound sleep.
and put me into all sorts Of shivers.
And I Jumped into my clothes in time
to see the policemen take a burglar from
the Beatty's front yard. Lord Of love.
it's exciting things what happen to boys
when their mas and pas are away"
And Arnold was saying: mot a word
Of this must reach Dad and Momsey, for
they'd hurry home on the next train and
spoil their visit. And now all the danger
is over and not a thing missing from
the house."
Except a boy" declared Mr.. Barnes.
"a boy was there. but In his place is q
mana man In courage and resources"
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"a ETTIE JACKSON and Pinnie King
were little girls. Lettie was seven
u and Pinnie was six. Their parents
~ had adjoining homes in a perfectly
lovely suburb Of a city. And Pinnie
and Lettie played together a great deal.
One day Lettie was at Pinnie's home, ana
pinnie's mother was baking cookies. Ana
the cookies had sugar all over them
And Mrs. King gave Pinnie and Lettle
plate of the cookies, and they had play
dinner in the big nursery.
That afternoon when Lettie went home.
she told her mother all about the lovely
time she had at Pinnie's house, and of
their play dinner. eating the plate OF
sucar-covered cookies Then, the memory
of the cooking making Lettie hungry. she
said:
Say, Mamma, please may l have a
piece of cake. l saw some hot cocoanut
cake in the pantry where Kate had set
it to cool. May l have a slice?"
"Oh. dearie Kate would never consent
tn cut her cake while II is still warm.
Besides, II would not be good for you to
eat till 1t is really cold. And you have
lust been eating sugar cookies at Pinnie's
so you must not have any more sweet
food this afternoon"
Lettie, pouting, went out on the big
porch, and seeing Pinnie IN her own yard,
she called to her to come over. Pinnie
called back: I'll run and ask Mamma"
Then she disappeared into the house for a
minute, after which she came out with
a sour face Mamma says ] can't come, ="
she called out And / think 1t very,
very mean that must stay to home. SO
I do"
And so the two little girls, each in a
naughty mood, stood looking across the
dividing fence that separated their
lawns. After a while, Lettie asked:
why won't your mamma let you come
over hereF'
''0h, because you were here SO long
this afternoon She says we've played
together quite enough for today"
Now. the truth of the matter is, when
Pinnie King asked her mothers consent
% go over to the Jacksons she had said:
May ] 20 play with Lettie till supper
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Eyes. mamma" said Lettie. her tears
ceasing, to flow, since she had been as
sured that she was to go to her own
home once more, II do love my mamma
and papa. And ] do love my home.
And I'll never be naughty any more"
Then they all turned to see what Pinnie
was doing, and they saw her on the floor.
kissing and hugging that big baby
brother, who was Growing with delight
over her return. "Boo-oor' she was 60
ing at him, pushing her nose into his
little round stomach. "Boo-oo!" And
Baby was laughing till he could scarcely
catch his breath
DO you want to stay with Baby and
me?' asked Mrs. King. STOPPING over
Pinnie.
For answer. Pinnie threw her arms
about her mothers neck. There comes
papa" she cried, hearing the gate click.
And, like a fash, she was out Of the
house to meet her dear daddy.
Lets hurry home. mamma" said Let
tie, for papa always comes home soon
after Mr.. King does. ! don't want papa
to find me gone. He might think Ia run
runaway"
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1t had been carefully made up, and bad
not since been disturbed.
The housebreaker went softly about the
room. turning the light of his dark
lantern on q chest of drawers In the
corner. He went through the drawers.
finding a very handsome scarf pin and
cuff buttons. Arnold's pride in jewelry.
These he put into a heavy bag suspended
over his shoulder. Then he visited the
other rooms on the second floor, and
went down stairs. taking possession of
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take. there certainly was someone NOV
ing about in the guests room!
Arnold slipped>out Of bed and crept to
the closet in his own room. There he
dressed himself more quickly than he had
ever done before And when he issued
forth be would have deceived lis own
parents as to his identity, for he was in
a policemans uniform. even to the bright
star on his breast. And he had q small,
toy revolver In his hand. though it was
quite evident that the hand which held
The Washington herald., 1911-04-23
Our Puzzle Corner
BEHEADINGs.

n6nnADAR0Ss
I. Triply behead to gather In crops
and get q garment worn BY men.
2 Doubly .behead something used In
making linen cloth and leave an edged
farm implement
8. Singiy behead to train In military
art and leave q small brook
WORD SQUARE.
There are four words In this square.
each word appearing twice. reading from
left to right and from top to bottom
I. To be apart from others 2. A place
where bread IL baked. 8. Urgent want
Z. Parts Of q walking stick
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUZZLES.
OURTAILIHGS: 1. ceNtsrv-Cess. 2.
Propose-Prop. 8. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Z.
Eoster-Eost.
CHARADB: Esscspep~. 1 Hssa :,
Roper. L
REBUs: sprs~o. !, smsksss; 2. "a
lososs ., ruks; Z. tai; 8. setsss; z. svsoee-
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USE MUCH WATER.

n YER 800 gallons of water are used on
one of the large United States war
" ships in very short while. About
two-thirds Of this is taken up by the boil
ers and the remainder is used for drink
ing, washing. cooking. etc. When the
store of water first taken on board has
been used up. a vessel has to depend upon
her condensers for further supplies
Every modern warship is fitted with evap-
Grating machinery to distill the salt
water.
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lie worked away with energy.
Hoed everywhere around,
And when he'd done there didn't
loom
A green thing from the ground.
When mamma came back home
again
And saw what he had done
She threw her hands up in the air
And cried, "Why, bless you,
son,
"You'Ye cut off growing vege-
tables,
Those spears so green and
bright,
Were onions just acoming up
And not weed in sight"
And l have worked so hard to-
day."
Said disappointed Ned;
Il wish things looked like what
they are
And not like weeds instead
The Washington herald., 1911-04-23
An Inexperienced Gardener

M ANNA was away from
1Vl home,
SO little helpful Ned
Took the hoe and went to work
To weed the onion bed. \
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Exchanging Mammas and Papas.


a ETTIE JACKSON and Pinnie King
! we're little girls. Lettie was seven
and Pinnie was six. Their parents
"a had adjoining homes in a perfectly
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- - - Ill Il
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-07
TIL WILL VT.1 On The Meaning Of
L11Q - w A1NOA Real Marriage.


should we not discuss the subject of
sex? Is it not as far as we can ascer-
tain, a universal energy? Is 1t not
the fountain of human existence? Is 1t
not the protective function Of the hu-
man family-the function which lends
perpetuity to the race? Does it not lie
back Of all existence, for that mat
ter?
And is there aught vile or unclean
in its basic principles? If there's is,
then who is to blame? If sex in itself
is vile, base and unclean, what does
it mean?
'And what shall be done to offset all
this? What can be done? First of all,
we must remove the embargo from
the discussion of sex and it's functions.
Second, let there be added to the cur
riculum of every school in the land
course of instruction which will pro-
vide the pupil with an adequate. safe
guarding knowledge in matters per-
tanning to sex
NO one can gainsay the right OF
every child to be correctly informed as
TO the uses and purposes of every func-
ton of the body that child inhabits.
1t has an inalienable right to all such
knowledge as will assist in avoiding
the dangers which beset the way, and
when they are refused that right they
have been denied the greatest boon
the grea test safeguard that could be
bestowed upon them
who would think Of sending the
master of an ocean liner TO sea with
out an adequate chart to guide him?
Who would think of placing a pilot
at the helm who was unfamiliar with
the sea in which he was to sail? The
veriest tyro in nautical knowledge
would know what the only logical out
come would be-that naught but wreck
could be the result"
But see where we send our boys and
girlsHupon the great ocean OF life
unprepared and unprotected!
Dear madam, and dear sir. II you are
: parents, what are you doing to prevent
your children from becoming corrupt
ed in mind and diseased in body while
I yet in their beautiful time of limo
! cence?
1t is useless to say that you have
brought your children up in manner
which viii protect them from having
any curiosity on such subjects.
That is egotistical folly. and there is
no foundation to the assertion.
Unless you have talked with them
on these subjects you do not know
I how much curiosity has been aroused
/ by erotic nature. or the gossip Of COM
/ rades, or the incautious words of eld-
/ eTs.
/ Take your children to the garden;
| show them the wonders OF plant life;
tell them we are a part of the same
marvellous creation, and by simila and
| allegory give them base OF facts suf-
I ficient for their young minds Then
| impress upon them the sacredness Of
/ this confidence and win their promise
/ to come to you always wheE They are
4 curious, or troubled in mind-never to
1 another Make them feel that it is
| subject sacred as God. and not one to
/ be lightly discussed
And when the proposition comes. as
| it will eventually, from enlightened
source, to have these things taught in
| schools, second If and favor it with all
! your power.
/ For in that way lies salvation for the
/ race.-Copyright 1911. by American
Journal Examiner. Great Britain rights
reserved.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-07
FINDS LITTLE HOPE
FOR CONSTITUTION
VanDvke Thinks 1t Unfor-
tunate That Fasteners
Should Pass Upon
the Measure.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 7.-Hoval A.
Smith. of Globe, we'll known in Arizona
mining circles, and Cleve W. Van Dyke,
who is largely interested in the Miami
to,wnsite company, six miles north OF
Globe, are in the city.
Mr.. Van Dyke. VINO is heartily IN favor
of the Arizona constitution, said:
1T is unfortunate that our constitu-
ton must be passed on by eastern PEG
pie In Arizona, the people feel that
they are entitled to make the laws that
govern them, and l fail to see why the
people of the east should insist upon
their ideas in constitutions. They do
not have to live under our constitution,
and if We vote that il is good enough
for us, we ought to have it as the basis
for our state government. However 1t
IS very difficult for the people of the
east to understand our conditions, and
1t is disappointing TO me as a citizen OF
the territory, to find so little hope OF
the constitution being approved, here IN
Washington"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-07
WEDNESDAYS ENTRIES
JUAREZ JOCKEY CLUB.
18Th Day, February 8.
+++++++++++++ !

birst raee-Selling. three and one
half furlongs. maiden colts 2yearolds.
Menelik x103, Masalo los, Booger Bat
tie 1OS, Big Brave los, Bonnie Prince
NIe1borne los, Noah los, Tod Harring-
ton los. Jack wainwright III, Zapotec
III Yanker III, Albert Jones 115, Soon
err %. e. Serpent-Oniah Wood 112.
dith Page 1Os, Projectile 103. Marcus
los Manila S. los, Dene 10S, Wolferton
10, Alma Boy 10, Mike Jordan 11o
Solus 10, st. Kilda 10, Gunston ITO,
Lucky Nose 113.
Second race-Selling, one mile. Ju-
Third race-Selling, six furlongs-
Loween 90, Balella 103. Virgte Case
no shamrock ITO, Kiamesha II lis.
waldorf Belle 113, Preen lis, Thurbet
115. Joe woods lis, Smiley Metzner
115 Joe Enrich 11S, AIilpita1s 118.
Fourth race-Purse, seven furlongs.
West Point 81, Intrinsic SO, Vreeland
1O2. Cen Marchmont 103, Enfield los,
I,omond LOG, Stanley Fay LOG.
Fifth race-Selling, five and one
half furlongs. Tee May los, Maxine
Dale los, Iwalani 105. Agility los, Beach
sand KOS, Lady Stalwart 105. Marsand
los, Petite Oiseaus los. Double F. 1O7,
Jim Nc 1O7, Soon 1O7. Brave Withers
10.
sixth race-Se1ling, one mile. Ben
Prior SO, Gramercy x100, Lady Eliza
beth 1O3, Miss Caithness 10S, Salian los,
Acumen los. Hoyle 10, Sir Edward
113.
xFfve pounds apprentice allowance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-07
WHAT is NEurRALIrY,

From Eagle Pass (Texas) News-Guide.
What is neutrality? Here the United
States government is spending thou
sands Of thousands of dollars, patroling
the Mexican border, keeping men from
passing arms and ammunition into
Mexico who claim to be fighting for the
very thing that the United States had
to fight for-freedom Of speech. free
dom of the press. personal liberty,
right of property and a say in the af-
fairs Of government right TO vote.
The United States is doing all in its
power to keep these men-rebels
against the Mexican Recommendation
making war on Mexico, and what is the
Mexican government 1oinS along that
line? Is the Mexican goyernme It de-
pending upon Uncle Sam 20 fight its
battles? Can not the Mexican govern
ment defend its own borders" Does the
Mexican government by this act &C
knowledge that the crJnt~v is in a.
state Of revolution? Has it been lying
all the time by belittling the word rev.
oIution, and reporting that the rowing
bands Of bandits are being hunted
down and driven out of the country
that the disturbances were always ex-
aggerated, and that they were only
attacks by small gangs bent nrob-
berry? Where does neutrality begin
and where does it end? If Mexico is
in a state of revolution. why does she
not admit it-and admitting it, why
does she not do some fighting on her
own account? 1t appears to me that
Uncle Sam is getting rather imperti-
nent, else Mexico is acknowledging a
weakness she could not acknowledge
What's the answer?