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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15

anything Mexico has ever seen. Be-
yond all question Diaz has rendered
great service to his country in rescuing
1t from bankruptcy placing it on a
firm financial footing with a credit
a s good as the average European ma
ton, and in giving it a stable, and, on
the whole, beneficent government At
the same time he has ruled with
mailed hand innocent OF the velvet
glove. With IS percent Of the people
of Mexico illiterate, and 10 percent Of
the remainder thoroughly unacquainted
with the principles of republican gov
eminent as Americans understand
them. it is obviously impossible to ex-
pect elections based or manhood suf-
frage. and easy to understand why
sort of political absolutism is neces-
sary. Diaz has been firm at all
times, harsh frequently, and upon oc-
casions tyrannicaL The present spirit
of concession to the wishes OF the peo-
pie is seemingly greeted with sa tisfac-
ton by everybody.
A SOciaIfstic Effort.
The revolution in the territory south
of California is wholly an effort upoE
the part of avowed socialists to set up
a modern Utopia They would abolish
the government and establish modern
socialistic community. The revolution
III CHIHUAHUA WnlIe n6dOeO Dy iran
cisco Madero. an avowed socialist and
called by some a dreamer. has a diff
ferent ground upon which to bid for
support. The Terrazas family to
which former ambassador Enrique c.
Creel now minister of foreign affairs,
belongs, owns, nearly everything in
Chihuahua, as may be gathered from
the statement that over 5000. 900 acres
of land constitutes a portion of their
holdings There has been sort Of
rotation in the office of governor, in
which rotation only the Terrazas fam
ily has participated for many years
Taxes have been forced up to an in
ordinate height, and protest always
has served to send them still higher.
That accounts for the trouble in Chi
huahua.
Labor Troubles In Vera Cruz.
In the state of Vera Cruz. at ORR
zaba, there is the largest cotton fac
tory in the world, and the trouble there
seems to concern labor conditions more
than political conditions When GER
tain houses were searched it is said
that great quantities of socialist liter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15
Dorothy Dir Asks What h:t. Is TRUE

kind of a woman that satisfied him
% is a horror to him at As. He could
no more be interested IN her again
than he could go back to playing jack
straws, or eating lolipops.
1t has been said that only fools are
happy, and, to a certain degree, TINS
adage is peculiarly applicable to mat
rimony. For the more intelligent men
and women are the more they change
year by year, and the more risks they
take in matrimonial felicity; for their
happiness depends upon the individual
to whom they are married, changing as
they do and to meet their altered
needs.
The great and terrible difficulty in
matrimony is that it Is not, and cannot
be, eclectic, as friendship is. We have
dozen friends that we love for some
one particular quality, for the sake or
which we overlook their other attrio-
utes.
For instance we love one man be-
cause he is good and true and honest,
in spite of the fact that he is tiresome.
We love another because of his wit and
charm. although we know him TO be
unreliable and not to be trusted we
love another for his friendliness and
generosity, although his laundering
tactlessness gets on our nerves.
We all have one friend that we go to
in our troubles, another that we seek
out when we want to have good time;
one that we like to go to see an Ibsen
play with, another that we like to eat
peanuts with at a baseball game.
We Demand the Impossible.
1t is because we try to find all OF
these different friends combined in one
in a husband or wife that marriage IS
so often a DISAPPOINTMENT We are
demanding the impossible
The woman wants a husband who
will be a hero in romance, trouba-
dour always singing love songs to her.
a man who is gay and dashing, and
tender and sentimental and sympathet-
ic and intuitive, and. at the same time,
a cracker-jack money maker, and a
steady and reliable head of the family;
who is domestic and willing to walk
the floor with the baby when it has
the collie at night. Each Of the differ
ent kinds of woman she is, demands
this kind of a husband. and. when she
doesn't get it. she feels that she is
poor, misused creature.
And man wants as a wife woman
who is living creature, a good cook.
a swell dresser. one who is intelligent
and entertaining and fascinating. and
a good mother, and yet who is a great
economist. and is always willing to
stay at home and sit at his feet. and
fan him with hot air.
Each of the different kinds of man
that he is. wants that kind of wife.
and when he doesn't get her he beats
upon his breast and cries out that mar
rage is q failure.
What can we do about it? Nothing.
But this complexity of our natures ex-
plains why we never realize the great
love dream of the world. finding mates
who come up to our ideals and are
"all in all to u.s." Like the immortal
Mrs Harris, There amt no sich a
person"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15

z N replying to G. A. Howe's question;
what is love?" Harry NASH Of
- Boston, writes:
What is love? Universal, existing IN
all things, permeating all nature; never
was it not. 1t is, and will always De,
the breath of the infinite, the god
within us. Who asks what is love? l
would not tell him If 1 could. l could
not tell him if I would.
Existing as it does in all things, is
it any wonder that we are at times
confused by it's varied manifestations
Who but must realize that man is
very complex being? We can but &C
knowledge at least three men within
US. First, the physical, our body, the
wonderful organism In which we live;
second, the mind, the thinking, reason
ing principle. and above all, calm,
| strong, eternal, at times thrust aside
by the body with its desires;or by
the mind with it's heresies, yet ever
patiently waiting-the spiritual man,
the soul"
1t seems to me that the problem of
why love SO often dies and marriage
is a failure cannot be better answered
than Mr.. Nash has answered it
here. 1t is because men and womea
are so complex They are not just
individuals. Each has a hundred
selves, and each self has thousand
needs and desires.
1t Is We Who Change.
Net only is this true. but these
myriad selves of US are constantly
changing. SO that the thing that
thrilled US one day leaves US cold and
unmoved the next; the thing that was
our hearts desire at 20. fills us with
disgust at 80, and the thing that en-
tranced US at 80 bores US at 40.
When a couple marry believing
themselves much in love. and in few
years find themselves out of love and
either in the divorce court or dragging
out a miserable existence Of double
wretchedness, each one blames the
other. The wife accuses the husband
Of having changed. The husband is
disappointed, disillusioned in his wife.
In SO cases out of~1O0 it is the indi-
vidual who makes the complaint who
has changed. and not the party of the
other part. The commonplace young
man. with the regular profile and the
black mustache and the good opinion
of himself that the young girl idealized
into a fairy prince and married on that
platform and Whom she finds so tire
some now, is no whit altered. He is
still commonplace. and still has the
regular profile and the black mustache,
Out Sile mas changed ana needs ana Qe-
mands something more, in a man, than
straight nose and presentable whis
kers.
He Simply Tires of This Doll.
The man who marries a silly little
doll Of a woman. because she rolled her
eyes at him and asked such adorably
idiotic questions, finds that he is about
to perish of ennui, and he wonders how
she could have changed so. Bless you,
she's just the same degree of stupidity
that she was in the counting days; but
the man has changed. He has broad
ened and developed his life, and the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15

Barton a reassuring nod. though good
ness knows he needed none
Take good care of yourself. friend
Barton I said. I'll hurry along
As I helped myself to a heavy fur
coat in the hall stand, heard the dull
thud of feet on the snow-covered steps
OF the front porch.
That, was why 1 fastened now, for
the first time that evening. I snatched
my case from behind the umbrella
stand in the corner, settled my hat
we'll down on my head, and slowly
opened the door. 1 slipped out and
closed it after me before the new
conner had reached the top step. where
we confronted each other.
Pardon me-" he said. rs Mr. Bar
ton in?"
You are Mr.. Ford?" I queried.
He nodded
Yes. Mr. Barton is in. and quite
anxious to see you. I answered you
have the key to the front door. I be-
lieve. Just let yourself in You'll
find him in the library
Although my suit case was pretty
heavy, being laden with the Barton
silrerware. not to mention a consider
able quantity of Mrs. Barton's jewelry,
1 made good progress through the
snow.
I recollected Mr.. Barton's remark
that the police station was four streets
south. which explains why I turned
north.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15
The Parting Guest
by Kirkland Allen Wilson

= PULLED the heavy curtains over
the library windows, snapped
= on the lights. and touched a
match to the kindling under the logs
in the fireplace. Then I took a cigar
from the box on the table and
stretched myself out in the arm chair
before the hearth.
This. to my mind, was solid COM
fort.
1t proved so comfortable that I soon
found myself getting drowsy. I shook
off my languor as best I could, how
ever, for I wanted to finish my cigar.
AS 1 lay, midway between waking and
sleeping. a strange feeling stole over
me- You have experienced the same
sensation yourself, 1 doubt not.
without opening my eyes and with
out hearing sound, became con-
scious that there was some one else
in the room, I opened my eyes. 1 was
looking squarely into the muzzle of a
revolver.
At word, I thrust my hands up
obediently, sticking my cigar into my
mouth as passed them up
Keep 'em there, or I'll pump you
full O. lead" my captor admonished
me.
'I always regard a revolver with
reverence" I replied 81 have handled
one myself, at times, and 1 may even
say that have faced one before. Hence
my obedience"
He grinned and directed me to
stand up. When I was on my feet, he
reached forth a wary hand, and drew
my revolver from my pocket.
"Sit down." he commanded. you
can drop your hands now"
I was happy to obey, for it stiffens
ones arms to hold them over ones
head for a while. Try it, and see.
He pulled a chair opposite me, close
to the fire. He was a pleasant looking
chap-about 40, should say-with a
very businesslike manner:
It's beastly cold out. tonight" he
said, balancing his weapon in one
hand, while he held the other out to
the warmth of the flames. I'm glad
of a chance to get some life infused
into me-"
Would you consider it impertinent
if 1 asked you how you got in?" I
asked
Not at all; through a cellar win
dow. 1t was already OPEN" he replied
at once How did your
Through the front door, of course"
laughed, leaning back into the hos
pitable depth of the arm chair. '''What
cid you think-that I'd take your
method2"
He looked at me quizzically. Isn't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15

n a EXICO CITY, March 15.-In the
IW annals of Latin-American rev.
olutions there never has been
one Astounding in more features at
once peculiar and rema rkable than the
one now being waged in Mexico In
the first place, it is a revolution with
out program. Its leaders protest
against existing conditions, yet they
have not offered a definite plan for
remedying those conditions In the
second place, it is in nowise a united
revolution. There are a half dozen
centers Of activity, yet in each case
the grounds upon which it is based
are different and no leader has appear
ed upon the horizon who can unity
these various enemies of existing con-
ditions into one solid phalanx of op-
position to the government. In the
third place, it is n revolution pre-
doomed TO military failure, for neither
the men nor the munitions are coming
forward in sufficient quantities to
make 1t really formidable
May BE Political Success.
And yet in spite of ali these things
it is expected to prove a political sue
cess President Porfirio Diaz has de-
cided to remedy the abuses against
which it is a protest 1t is predicted
that he will reform his cabinet, remOv-
ing from it the men who have been the
stumbling blocks in the way of polit-
ical reforms. 1t is stated that vice
president Corral. erstwhile his heir ap-
parent, will be removed from office in
answer to the public demand. 1t is as
serted that the scientificos, a body
of men who have been more to Diaz
than the tennis cabinet was to Roose-
welt. will not be in. such complete po-
session of the presidential ear in the
future The governors of the various
states will hereafter be appointed
with more respect for the wishes OF
the people; and the jefe politicos or
rulers Of districts and cities. will be
made responsible to the people lower
down rather than to the officials high
er up. Above all. it is probable that
! means will be found to take the lands
of the republic out of the hands of the
few feuda1 baFons who now control
them, and distribute them more gener-
ally.
Dfsz Wears No Velvet Glove.
1t is q novel sight to see president
Diaz yielding to public demand. and it
affords a different picture of him from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15
1AYears Ago To-
From The Herald OF dav
This Date 1897

Albert Krakauer lefts on the noon
train for Denver.
Joe Dwyer is doing special work on
the customs force
The firemen will hold their annual
ball tomorrow night
L G. Gaa1 will go to the front for the
CorraIitos road tomorrow.
The main canal is now full of wa
ter which is making the farmers smile.
A bicycle was stolen from in front Of
the home OF W. B. Hull on Missouri
street last night
The Aid society of the First Presbv=
terrain church is planning a social tea to
be giEens next week
Conductor Charles CIabby. OF St.
Louis. is in town giving his friends tips
en- the prize fight
The McGinty Light Guards practieed
their ghost parade last night under the
direction OF Capt Peg
Mrs Mary ". Cooper has filed suit
In the district court for $4,000 to col
lect on her husbands policy
J. B. Ducher. a New York Central
railroad official was in FL Paso this
morning en- route 10 California.
Commissioners Sexton DISCHARGED a
Cnlnaman this morning as he proved
that he was born In this country.
Mrs c. Worden left for Pittsburg.
Pa. this morning after spending three
months in this city visiting her son.
Deputy sheriff Johns returned from
the Panhandle this morning. He had 70
ride 100 miles overland from Amarillo.
There were 252 cases tried in the no
ice court during February OF which
ABOUT 200 were for Tagrancv. The
trials this month have numbered s..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15
The Herald's
Daily Shcrt Story

Mr. Barton coming back tonight?" ne
asked.
why. no." I responded. ct do not
expect Mr.. Barton home tonight-es-
pecially a night like this 1 consid-
cred for a moment, then added: I'm
fact, 1 do not expect that Mr.. Barton
will return for two weeks. He and
Mrs. Barton went to their Scottish seat
for little winter shooting, taking the
servants with them. OF course it
makes little difference to mel enjoy
independence even of servants"
He shifted his chair to the other side
Of the fireplace, so that he could warm
the other hand and keep a free arm
for his weapon. 1 was surprised 1t
this move, especially in a man of his
ilk; for he had placed himself in a
position from which he could not COM
mand the doorway into the hall L had
closed the folding doors into the din
ing room.
Il had an idea Mr.. Barton was COM
ing home late tonight" he said, slowly
and softly, as if weighing my words.
"Of course, if he isn't -
IF he isn't. you may have an oppcr-
tunity to call here again before he re-
turns" 1 finished, smiling
That's very true. he replied eysing
me with a grin. He rubbed the mus
cles of the arm which held the revol-
yer. Well think I'd better ne get
tin to work now that I've got warIn.''
Almost imperceptibly.- the curtain at
the hall door behind me trembled
Its a bitter night 1 commented.
And the wind is so trong that it is
finding its way through the shutters,
and starting up all sorts of draughts
through the house. You must have
got quite wet, accommodating the house
before you found that convenient cell
lar window"
The curtain moved convulsively. and
a head was thrust cautiously forth
from behind 1t.
''Yes-my outside clothes got pretty
wet, my unlimited companion was say
ing. But they're waIerproof-espe peel
ally made for work like this-and so
everything's dry underneath"
The newcomer moved an arm free of
the curtain. 1t held a revolver The
muzzle moved slowly around until it
pointed at the head of my captor
The man in front of me was rubbing
his arm again. II must get to work
now, he said He cast a regretful
glance at the blazing logs. TITS hard
to leave en-" he added.
The other moved clear of the cur
tain L calculated that he had 10 feet
to go before the cold steel of his out
stretched weapon would touch the back
of my captor's head.
Don't be In too much of a hurry"
pleaded. My cigar will be finished in
about two minutes"-I held the more
than half smoked weed out to him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15
Married Life the Second Year
Mabel Herbert Urner a9s , R E:a Learns How

1T WAS Thursday, the day Helen had
4 asked Katherine Grant to dine with
- them. But, at noon, she called up
saying she was quite i'll and begged
Helen TO come to her. Even over the
phone there were tears in her voice.
Bring the baby if you can't leave
her. but come-just come" was the
pitiful appeal
Helen found her in darkened room.
her hair disheveled and eyes red with
weeping.
oh. Tn so sorry dear" as she kiss
ed her. L didn't know you'd been i'll"
.'Oh. if it was only that. One can
stand being i'll. but I can't bear this"
You mean its about. -
"oh. yes; it's about hints always
that
Something has happened-you have
heard ?"-
NO. I haven't heard for months.
only at times II all comes over me
worse than others. and last night 7
broke down. Look" motioning to a
desk Uttered with note paper. Il wrote
him about 20 letters last night, and OF
course sent more Of them. Hysterical.
pitiful. pleading letters. In each one
1 tried to express more, to put all that
wanted to say in few words-only
to tear them up. Under the circum-
stances 1 can't write him and Yet I'm
always wanting to-"
Helen rs n COmfOrater.
But why can't you? Mightn't it
help? Perhaps bring about a reconcile
atom"
"Oh. no. can't write him now-not
if 1 have any pride at all" she sobbed.
IF there is ever a reconciliation. it
must come from him
Il wish you could tell me about it,
dear. 1t might comfort you. You know,
you never really told me; you've only
touched on it now and then"
Not now-sometime 1 will tell you,
but not now. Oh, it's all so hopeless.
If 1 could only stop caring-but 1 can't,
and somehow 1 feel that I never can.
He haunts me always. Oh, if I could
only forget-could only forget" She
hurled her face and sobbed brokenly.
Il wish 1 knew how to comfort you,"
said Helen hopelessly.
Just your being here comforts me
some / felt I couldn't be alone a mo-
ment longer I was afraid 1 might tele-
phone him-and 1 must not do THAR
Telephone him, Is he in the city?
1 thought''-
No, 1 mean by long distance. All
last night 1 had to fight myself away
from the phone. To know that had
only to cross the room, to take down
that receiver. give long distance num-
Der and 1 would hear his voicet'
And perhaps if you had yielded to
that impulse it might have been the
cause OF bringing things right"
"Oh, no, You don't know how cold
and hard and austere he is I'm afraid
of him. I've always been afraid of him"
But Katherine, you can't go on like
this-your health will break down. II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15

you think reconciliation is honaJass
then you must try to put him out of
your life Though as she spoke Helen
IeIt the weakness and futility Of her
The Ordeal at the Phone.
But Katherine did not even notice
them. She had risen from the couch and
was walking feverishly up and down
the room Suddenly she stopped before
the phone
snail call him up movable you
are here? Her voice was tense, her
eyes brilliant with excitement. shall
Il! Her hand was on the receiver.
on. 1 don't know what to say. If
! knew him 1 might advise you, but as
it Isl can't"
will WILL excitedly. Things
can't be worse than they are" Her
hand trembled as she took down the
receiver
"HelIo.g
Helen was watching her. her heart
beating in her throat But Katherine
threw up the receiver and fell sobblng
in a chair
L can't can't I'm afraidis
Listen Katherine" Helen was de-
termined now. You are going to put
on you things and come home with me
and stay all night You are in no con-
ditiOn TO be left alone
And in spite of all protests. Helen
finally had her way. She helped Kathe-
rine dress and in half an hour a taxicab
had whirled them home
Helen got out a warm dressing gown
which she had Katherine put on. Then
she brought cup OF tea and made her
comfortable on a couch in the nursery.
If you could only sleep for a little
while before dinner. Won't you try?''
And Katherine. who was worn out
with her emotions and her sleepless
night. did fall asleep.
When Warren came home she was
Stlu sleeping Helen met him in the
hall with whispered explanations
Then don't wake her for dinner" he
said The rest will help her far more
than anything else"
So they closed the nursery door and
were careful not to disturb her.
As they were going in to dinner Helen
suddenly put her arms about Warren
and asked impulsively:
'Oh, dear, you DO love me. don'e
you? We are happy and secure in our
home, aren't WEI"
why what's the matter? Has Kathe-
rine upset you. too2"
"Oh. don't know, but If anything
should ever happeR-if we should ever
be separated-Pm afraid I'd suffer just
the way she does"
He laughed indulgently. what q
foolish little woman you are. I'm not
considering leaving you-at least not
yet"
~oh. don't joke about. dear-it's far
too serious"
"All right. Kitten. we won't" And
STOPPING over he kissed her with un-
usual tenderness.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-15

T%HE Publishers association wagng campaign
against the advertising needs be
corrected public usually believes that
published Of giving free publicity individual plans for
making building up reputation newspaper that wastes It's space
in is recreant in its trust to its readers
newspapers all sells
the subscribers for much less than the cost OF u
for less The advertising columns
Of advertising to certain amount OF ne"S-aOout IN e4uAi p
but the generally predominates
space this to the
When taken up with matters not neWsaccounts " the
such and such system of shorthand
medical practitioner who Fronting pecuniay Oy m doVe
s people just much Yet people have
entering office with something to fill up with
bO and leaves out much news matter as is printed
every day paper that it wanted something to
select the new~hat most interesting to the most %
e-and print Big SUCH according to their
general interest the other hand have be
smallest possible space 1t is not always because the eo WISHES
public it, he knows what the public wants
something that has happened or
viii happen that interests public something
concert week. which would interest few people at
considerable If he could get INTO the paper
but something big nj interesting
When matter majority
fully belongs advertising columns and the publisher has right ask
that it be paid Anything somebody financially
der heading social the sale Of bonds
thinks Of asking Clothes but ask
space clothes the publisher The automobile
publisher the maker to donate him 1911
That man H B. Jones up getting J. P Nor
gust takes new diversion of
for his profits
church grubstaked" him when he went
his fortune That church viii be playing policy next
Daz viii do some destroying winm
with hands the
burning bridges between Ell PO and Chihuahua
complaining because they have had
they object senuOu let them pass the
this and most Pasoan will be glad to pay the tax
california man wrote two postal cards one to his wife and one to another
The the wife got just sweet
divorce just the same Women are y creatures