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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08
Dorothy Dix A; 1;,. w,., ca l, Lii.

TN Germany, where everything that
4 you have a human impulse to do is
''Terboten," the burgomaSter OF a
small town has undertaken to stop
women from talking too much. Gossip
IS given the double cross as IL were
and dire penalties are to be inflicted
on those women who are given TO dis
cussing their neighbors' affairs.
The worthy burgomaster believes
that the strict enforcement of this law
viii bring about a reign of peace and
sweetness and light in which the news
gatherer shall cease from troubling.
and women's tongues will be at rest. It
is to inaugurate a sort of earthly mil
lenium in which your dearest friend
will not publish to the world the Sc.
cret you have told her in strictest con-
fidence. and in which you may be the
first one to leave an afternoon tea
party without the dread certainty that
you are leaving your character behind
you.
If the law against gossip could be
enforced-which, thank heaven. If new
er can-what a good little place that
German village would be, and how in
tolerably dull. How safe 1t would be
to live there except for the danger OF
yawning ones self to DEATH How ele-
waiting the conversation where one
might discuss nothing but Shakspere
and the musical glasses. and how te-
diousi
The Very Life of Intercourse.
For gossip is the very ozone in the
atmosphere Of social intercourse. Take
that away and all talk expires of in
anition If Mrs A and Mrs. B. cannot
discuss Mrs. C's little peculiarftfes
when they meet what interest have
they in meeting2 It's the exchange of
personalities that makes the world go
round. Otherwise, we could each live,
shut up in our separate sphere. as
calm, self contained, emotionless and
as unfeeling as an oyster in a she'll
The truth is that instead of being
abolished, gossip is a thing to be en-
cOuraged and promoted. Not scandal
mongering, of course. though there is
no more effective police force in the
world than they say The fear OF
our neighbOrs' tongues is the begin
ming of virtue with the majority or
US, and many man who walks the
straight and narrow path. and many
a woman who is a model wife and
mother would do a deal of side-step-
ping if they could be perfectly assured
that they wouldn't be talked about
Not all gossip. however is malicious Z
Most OF 1t is just kindly human in
terest in ones neighbors' little sor-
rows and joys. and it is the touch Of +
nature that makes the whole world /
kin. 1t is the outward expression OF a |
kind heart. a generous hand and u /
catholic sympathy.
In Touch With Humanity.
Show me the woman who collects |
news as irresistibly as magnet picks J
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08

up IRON filings; who knows what the
people next door have for breakfast:
and how often the beau OF the girl
across the street comes to see her:
and when the washwoman's husband
beats her; and what Mrs Brown said
10 Mr. Brown when Mr. B. stayed out
until o'clock at the lodge. and I will
snow you good. kind woman who is
always ready to sit up with the sick.
10 give TO the poor. and to mingIe her
tears with those who are in affIictfon.
She belongs to the great sisterhood
and brotherhood of life. and she is In
terested in other peoples affairs JUST
because her heart is beating in tune
with theirs.
Show me a woman who never Cos
sips, who never knows the people next
door 10 her even by name who never
inquiries who is dead when she sees
the white crepe f1uttertng from the
house across the street: who never
knows why her servants go about with
smiling faces or tear swollen eyes, and
L VIII show you a woman whose self
ishness and egotism are steel lined
and copper riveted.
She is a woman without sympathy.
without heart without generosity,
without emotions woman who does
not care picayune what happens to the
balance Of the world so long as things
go well with herself
Robert Louis Stevenson put being a
good gossip at the head OF the desir-
able qualities that a man should look
for in picking out a wife; and he
wasn't amisS in doing so.
There are no women such agreeable
companions as those sprightly women
who. during the day. accumulate an
interesting budget OF harmless news
that they vivaeiously retail over the
dinner table.
Fancy Her Suppressed.
Fancy these delightful gossips being
suppressed. and having TO sit I'D and
gorge ones food in silence, or else
listen while Madam diScOursed upon
the philosophy of Ibsen. or the sym
bolism Of Maeterlinck instead of be-
ing RECALLED upon the details of the fir
tatiOn of the widow with the peroxi-
died hair. and the inner details Of the
spat between Mr.. and Mrs. Smithkinsl
OF course. men, who make a pretense
of despising wOmens tattle viii give
loud approval TO the law suppresSing
it; but every wife will bear testimony
that the masculine adherence of gos-
sip IS only pose. and that her hus-
band never reprOves her for talking
about her neighbors until after she
has told him the last word of her story.
1t would. indeed. be a sad and dreary
day should the burgOmaster's law sup
pressing gossip be generally enforced
We should all bore each other TO ex-
tinctiOn; for the only subject Of per-
petual interest that never flags is lust
our neighbors.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08
UNcIwEA Wars Denatured Poem,

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tumble
and I O
a wish the
n a hen reached
of
and
Hiram did
Old Hirams and He's
tired and h
he benefits NEW
in Of of
ashes and
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do
earthly you'll
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08

frightfully over it, and that Is why
I have come home so unexpect-
edly. He proposed TO. NEE by
letter and he wrote to auntfe
al the same time. Them suppose he
must have been nervous-he put the
letters in the wrong envelopes. Wasn't
it funny? He's waiting outside now TO
be forgiven. May 1 fetch him in and
put him out Of his misery? Please say
yes, auntie'
We'll, I suppose he can't stop out
side forever" Mrs. Ferrers returned
pettishly Il never heard Of such
thing"
"Oh, I have, auntie. Don't you re-
member Il happened in Standard
Vests book, "A Question Of Diplo-
macy?"
And with this audacious remark the
young lady went to fetch her lover.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08
Proof OF Mexico's Stability

MT 1o asked There has been no change during many except
strengthening sufficient proof the confidence felt by
~ wavs highly senve) ability present govern
of political disturbance The
When the present nearly
situation expressed the view that the
Of the nsurTecOnay uprising was very unlikely Inc country o
greater conditions
through
the success OF the ades put rather might expect continued win
general utting
ae its adjust itself
growing demands for greater degree of
popular reaching
political be
federal is
pressed of high
misnOnahOn and deliberate falshOOds by
subOrdnate seeking to establish themselves in favor The government moved
gradually
gradually
reesbhshe Popular support counted on by the insuos failed
Inateah; occurred
districts where the insurgents temporarily dominant
Juarez
opportunities
;L + to Iu.T m from below and his c1e entry ~ +bs reTef
behalf that Mexics military
seriously known
up anywhere permanent government established anywhere
position territory flying
sss p0 ''A' '''' but " not ' the forces or the
today as two ago. may seem
for disturbed conditions
the confederate the union
it; furthermore of urectn
during miners
oOpe with the the uprfups 1p''0- 'ne F''''-@ =
The present instruction in Mexico is political movement: these men are
fighting they right
national power or Justify anv recognition bqerent rights since # is an
friendly
the duty Of this country perfectly
abiding established govern
men and E PasO naturally
her greatly
motives to the responsible citizens
To position of neutrality
absolute fairness and npaTtiy its position of ppredat understanding
the Mexican character position
few editorials appeared during the latter
part of November and early December today
opinions today they Herald
sdtOnaly in the early present uprising:
1apa far % na sse oRs 9qs @ S s9y
TO % sage e seDe aa
sH'h % 9 sDsssn 1o s.bs s5E95 Fa s
@ a9 en- @ Because they S saS s Glasses
s.sa ne ss aFs pfsssnf S a Rs so
Mexico ~1s ela e oeG GFf stag S wi the
@ ion How7e fhere S NO
ovame1ts regime are a6 b
IN 4s sas 7a
% % 1eS Of ana ds sea degree sn1 f @ deg
t1
h adapt It the & 9 sS br5aasnnE nsd the
OF terms a dssfss Pssei asE Dos
going s ss asea s'Gs both ss s . Sssss
fannar %fh 1s s 5oF an a
welfare Nezioque eon}rars ~ " government or of material
cir de- SsRSs aRs
be dea of stability
andf
Is
Men j this @ are aHsd D gn @ %
ao o Working 6 he are ns
will
put M ' 4 s9 sss bet 8a ss 5s. s @
There no partisan division in congress over the Arizona
its radical features
government parties
condition to
Fe In
find a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08
American-Made Pianos Now Rank
First Among Worlds Best Makes

Almost Every State Factories and in Some Cities
Half Dozen Plants.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-02-08

Show me the woman who collects
news as irresistibly as a magnet picks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
ITALY BECOMING
MYSTERIOUS COUNTRY
Next to Impossible to Get Reliable
News Out of the Place These
Days.

LONDON, June 23-Italy is rapidly
becoming as mysterious q country as
Thibet Governmental suppression of
news has been growing steadily more
and more thorough for the past two
or three years until point has been
reached where practically nothing at
all gets out except from official an
nouncements of purely routine events.
The censorship Is so severe" says
Chronicles Rome correspondent did
manage to slip through, that it is
next to impossible to send any news
Communications intended for the for
eign newspapers, whether dispatched
by telegraph, telephone or letter post
all meet the same fate They are
held up and refused transmission on
one pretext or another. The foreign
correspondents resident in Rome have
| no redress. Deputation after deputa-
! tion has waited upon Premier Giolitti
but nothing has come of it. Further
the country, SO the correspondents bow
in submission before the will of the
dictator of Italy"
The United Press Associations own
Rome correspondent himself narrowly
escaped expulsion from Italian terri
tory recently as result of a dispatch
| pointing to the danger of a serious
cholera epidemic in the country be
fore the end of the summer. Only a
showing that the message was not
filed from Rome but from the French
side of the frontier and that the cor
respondent .was in Rome at the time
saved him.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
Illinois House Kills Deep Waterways
Bill by Vote Of rs to So at
Today's ses-
sion.
sTABs ALSO
SENATE S
Both Banches Vote Against 1t and
Special Session is Practically
At An End
Now.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June % At
one o'clock this morning, although the
clock pointed to 1890 Thursday
night, the Illinois senate gave body
blow to the Deneen waterways bill
when the senate by vote of II to
SO passed the amendment offered by
Shurtleff providing for a referendum
vote in 1912 was passed. The tack
ing on of the referendum clause is
hailed as victory for the opponents
of the bill 1t is doubtful now whether
Deneen will get his bill through or
not
BY vote of rs to 90. two less than
the constitutional majority Governor
Deneens deep waterway bill was
killed in the house on the third read.
ing today. The house was then ad.
journed and this practically ends the
special session.
Because the Deneen faction could
not muster two more votes, the lakes
to the gulf deep waterways bill is
probably defeated as far as the spec
ial session is concerned. No one
spoke on the bill. The roll call wa:
quiet but after the result was an
nounced, pandemonium broke out
With the Deneen men wildly clam
oring for recognition Speaker Adkins
adjourned the house A conference
was held in the governors office bu
no plans of action were given ogt.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
FIND COFF|NS
IN The STREET.
Ditch DIggers unearth Pair Of cask
cts While Had Been UndIsturbed
For Probably Fifty
Years
WERE BUILT TO FIT
Body Of Woman Was In Cast Iron
Box With Space for Arms and
Feet and Glass
Covering.

ST. LOUIS, June 23.-While dig
ging a ditch at California avenue and
Rutgar streets, Joseph and August
Brackage and James Harris yesterday
dug up two cast iron coffins, evidently
buried there more than fifty years ago,
when st. Vincent's cemetery was at
that place. One coffin contained the
body of a man and the other that of
a woman. The coffins were about 21a
feet below the surface. The finding of
coffins in the neighborhood is not un-
usual when excavations are made, but
the peculiar form of these two cas-
kets occasioned considerable COM
ment among those who viewed them
yesterday. The caskets were built to
fit the bodies, and the one containing
the body of the woman resembles in
appearance the wrappings about the
Egyptian mummy.
The woman's casket is about feet
a inches long, and has spaces for the
arms and feet, and evidently fitted the
body closely when she was buried.
| That of the man is more like the pres
ent day caskets, and smooth from
head to foot, but rounded to fit the
| body. The bodies were embalmed and
are in a good state of preservation.
The woman apparently was young
when she died. Her hair is coal black
and profuse Her features indicate
/ she probably was of French origin
1 The nose is slightly disfigured. while
the eyes, which were blue, are sunk
en-. The trimmings of the casket hat
decayed and fallen about the face, bu
4 piece of white yelling wrapped abou
the hair is perfectly preserved
J. The man, who apparently was
relative of the woman, was about A
years old. His features are we'll pre-
served, and his hair, which was irol
gray, is perfectly preserved. He has
blue eyes.
The casket of the man has no marks
| and the plate that evidently was o.
the casket near the head has dlsaE
| peared. The other coffin has tre
: engraved over the portion for the fee'
I and the letters, &C. |, are cast int
the metal near the head. The face
i can be seen through small opening
/ covered with glass. A cast iron COY
> er, hinged over the opening, protect
. the glass from breakage.
: ST. Vincent's cemetery was col
( demned by the city more than fort
f years ago Most of the bodies wer
k then removed. In the excavation fc
the foundation of ST. Henry's churcl
8 a year ago, several caskets wer
e found. They were not disturbed.
G The bodies and caskets were turne
over to the city authorities, and al
e being held at the morgue for the co
d oner. They probably will be reourle
y at the expense of the city unless son
5. one Identifies and claims them.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
BULLY BROWNE
HIT REPORTER
Illinois Legislator Whose Name Is
Already Besmirehed Made
Brutal Assault on News
paper Man.
CURSED LIKE TROOPER
Took Doctors Half an Hour to Bring
Victim Back to Consciousness
After Being Knocked
Down,

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 2S.-One
of the most unprovoked assaults which /
has ever disgraced the halls of the
Illinois legislature formed the climax
last night of a strenuous day, during
which the administration deep water
way bill was under consideration
most of the time. Edward Phillips,
political writer for the Chicago Trib-
une, was the victim, and Lee O'Neil
Brown OF Ottawa, member of the
lower house and a central figure in
the legislative bribery scandal, Is the
man who made the assault.
The incident occurred in the private
office of Speaker Adkins while Ed
ward Cahill of Chicago was addressing
the committee of the whole house on
the deep waterway proposition. Phil
lips was standing near the south win
dow of the speakers room when
Browne entered and walking
directly up to Phillips, Browne
asked his reason for publish
ing a certain story which Browne
thought reflected on his reputation.
Calling him almost every blasphemous
name in the vocabulary and while
| Phillips was attempting to offer an
explanation, Browne swung on him
4 with full force.
4 Staggered by the blow, Phillips
! reeled towards couch In the corner
of the room. 1t was while In this po
sition that Browne hit him vicious
blow the second time. The second
punch sent Phillips to the floor in an
unconscious condition. AS soon as
the bystanders realized what had ta'
ken place hurry calls were sent for
the house members who are physic.
ians, and for half hour Doctors
Whitaker and Martin worked with
the victim.
: Friends of Phillips are determintd
to secure warrants for Brownies ar
rest on charges of assault and battery
although up to late hour no com
plant had been lodged against him.
: Even the friends of Browne were
3 surprised that he should have attack
ed Phillips Browne Is husky indi
vidual and has frequently engaged il
fistic encounters with those wh'
chance to differ with him, while Phil
lips is slight of stature and PHYSICAL.
no match for the former minorit
leader.
l. At 1880 O'Clock the house took u
t the waterways bill on the order o
second reading, and number o
t amendments were offered, includin
& the conservation amendments, whic
/ were killed last week by the senate
The latter were tabled.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
TRACTION WAR
rs ON IN LONDON
Two Companies Are Battling For the
TWO Million Fares Per
nav There

Ody InCICs
LONDON, June ga tremendous
traction war is on in London. On one
side is the Premier Motor Omnibus
Company, new organization On
the other is a s4O0,oOO,0oo combine
consisting of the London General
Omnibus and London United Tram
ways companies, the firm of Messrs.
Thomas Telling, the Metropolitan, the
district. the Central London and the
CITY and South London railways and
the Bakerloo, Piccadilly and Hamp-
stead tubes. The combine owns 2o,-
600 motor omnibuses. all OF the un-
derground railroads and many OF the
surface lines In the city.
The Premier began hostillties tnls
week bv putting 500 new omnibuses
of the latest type into the streets 10
compete with the combine Its rep
resentatives say they will add to their
equipment at the rate of 500 omnibus
es weekly until they have two vehlc'
les to the combines one The combine
retorted by putting 1000 new omni'
buses into service at once, by opening
nm ten new routes and by general
reduction In fares. The omniDuses
and underground and surface lines
have also established system OF
transfers-an advantage never en-
loved by Londoners before.
II Is estimated that one-fourth OF
London's 100000 inhabitants patron
Inc either an omnibus, a street car OF
an underground railroad daily.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
Geat Awe inspiring Military Parade
Through London Today Falls
To Arouse the People To-
ward Monarch.
CROWDS WERE SMALL
Slump Was SO Marked That Grand
stand Seats Sold For What
ever Was Offered For
Them.

LONDON June 23.-What experts
declare to be the finest military pro-
cesion in modern history was today's
royal progress through the central and
southern sections of the city The
purpose was to give these sections an
opportunity to see their new king and
queen who again rode in the royal
coach.
While from military standpoint the
progress was awe-inspiring, its central
purpose of arousing enthusiasm for
their royalties, fell as far short as
yesterdays pageant. 1t was hoped
todays affair would find the people
more responsive, but the crowds were
small, half as large as expected, the
slump being SO marked that stand
owners sold seats for whatever they
could get for them.
The procession of carriages was
divided into three sections. In the
first were seven carriages of colonial
premiers.
The greatest military spectacle OF
the parade was the royal section led
/ by Colonel Kerr and followed by all
the highest army aInd naval officers in
! the service, also attachments from the
i Austrian, German and Spanish troops
1t was glittering display of arms
and fighting men and even the most
1 phlegmatic spectators broke into
i cheers as the column went by. Kins
George wore the full uniform of s
field marshal Queen Mary was dress
ed in white and wore large blue hat
Lord Kitchener rode to the left of the
carriage and the Duke of Connaugh
on the right
Winston Churchill, the home secre
tary, was the only member of the
cabinet in the procession He wa!
loudly Missed at some points. Th'
route was gaily decorated. The pro
cession was finished at 1:30 this after
noon.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
AS GUARDIANS
OF THE BOYS
Rather Novel Idea Suggested TO
Members Of Masonic Order
With Mighty Good Object
In View.
CHARACTER BUILDING
Each Member Of Masons In Washing
ton Urged to Take BrotherIy
Interest in Some Young
Boy.

SPOKANE, Wash, June 23.-Mem-
bers of the Masonic order throughout
the northwest today are discussing
the suggestion by jeremiah Neterer
of Bellingham, in his annual address as
grand master at the 54th session of
the grand lodge of Washington in
Spokane, that each attract the conf.
dence of boy and direct him into
ways of right. 1t is expected that
most of the 175 lodges in the state,
with 16,5D0 members enrolled, will
adopt the plan before the year is end
ed.
Il believe that if such movement
were launched by the Masons in this
jurisdiction, Judge Neterer said, in
tense would be the interest and great
would be the result and pleasure in
much constructive work in real char
acter building.
There exists a necessity for whole
some influence and fraternal coop
Grafton in behalf of boys. The course
of conduct and treatment of many
rect and conserve the energy and am
hition of the boy.
"The highest authorities are agreed
that nothing in the world so shapes
a boys soul and character as quie
talks with grown men about thing
they live for and amidst In this wa.
-fthe boy is aroused to think and dt
the very best there is in him.
Make companion of some boy
be big brother to him and have hin
! visit you; go to his home after tn,
labor of the day has closed and shov
him he is part of the world AM
! that some one is interested in his wei
fare; direct his mind in a wholesom
/ course, place designs for his improve
ment upon the trestle-board of life
and thus bring his acts within tn
fextended points of the compass an
4 yourself nearer the throne of the ete1
nal Cod
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-23
TURIN EXPOSITION
DOES NOT SATISFY
Attendants Are Either Amused
or Infurlated.

TURIN, June 23-Visitors to the
Turin exhibition don't know whether
to be amused or infuriated. Those
who did not come too far to see 1t are
generally the former. Those who
made long trips in anticipation of
seeing something wonderful are the
latter. 1t would have been more ap-
propriate if King Victor had laid the
exhibitions foundation stone instead
Of opening 1t, April 30
Neither the buildings nor the outer
walls are much more than begun and
the grounds are a wilderness of scat
foldings, packing cases, mouldlngs,
planks and miscellaneous litter. The
main difficulty seems to have been
that the Italian commissioners utter
ly failed to realize the magnitude OF
their task. They did not engage
enough workmen and they practiced
petty economies which soon got ev
erything hopelessly behind hand. Much
of the work which they professed tc
have completed is now being taken te
pieces to be done all over again
Continual strikes have also delayed
progress.
If the exhibition is ever finished
however, it promises to be very at
tractive, for the plans were well drawn
and there Is plenty of material to b
exhibited as soon as there is SOM
place to exhibit 1t In. Hotel prices, Il
the meantime, are about Eve times tn
normal