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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18
Killed, HE WON BET.
But Bare Legs and Snowstorn Are
Not a Good Combination.

IF you live long enough in New
York. you can see anything" remarked
"A man when Robert l.. fully came
down the gang plank of the Anchor
Line steamer Columbia wearing the
uniform of piper of the Gordon
Highlanders. The snow YVES coming
down and Mr. Tully's legs showed red
aud purple where the wind caught
them.
Tully lives in Yonkers ard is the
leader of the Caledonian Pipe Band.
He went to Scotland a short time ago
for a visit and before leaving he
wagered 500 that on his return he
would walk up from where the ship
landed to Getty square. Yonkers
Therefore when the Columbia locked
Yesterday Mr.. FULLY came ashore in his
kits. He was one of the few passen-
gers that the customs inspectors
passed without examination.
He hasn't clothing enough on him
to conceal anything dutiable," said one
of them.
Mr. Tully had gone only few feet
from the pier when horse SHE'D and
carried a truck up on the sidewalk
Give the poor man a blanket or
something. 'Tis shame to see him
out in this weather" shouted man
whose accent suggested shamrocks
rather than thistles. Remarks like
this and the crowd of small boys that
followed him persuaded FULLY that the
subway to Van Cortland park was
better than walk up Broadway. AS
he made for the hole in the ground
there came a shout:
"Hey. where you goin,' mon? Up to
Andy Carnegie's to get library"
Several members of the Caledonian
pipers accompanied him as he strobe
across town.
Are you cold. Robert asked one.
II am not" was the sturdy reply.
You should put wee bit of sheer
tailow on your legs. It's q fine thing
in a storm. 1t breaks the cold and
keeps the calves from chapping," said
another.
OF course. in The subway Mr.. FULLY
was perfectly safe. The only trouble
Some feature was that two or three o.
the boys who had followed him insist
ed upon riding all the way to Var
Cortlandt park.
Hes working for moving picture
company, I guess. dear young
woman was overheard to remark to {
younger sister, when the curiosity Of
the latter was excited.
' but why doesn't he wear trousers 2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18
HOW NOVELIST WRITES.
Plots Suggested by Trivial Things,
Points Connected Easily.

Il USUALLY begin a story as 4 dram
atist begins play. With the end"
writes Harold MacGrath in Human
Life. The characters work out the
plot themselves. / have little to do
with it after they have started. The
structure of plot must naturally be
foremost. for after all is said and
done the story's the thing. never
outline plot: l carry the main
thread in my head till l am ready
to put it on paper. and after il as
sumes body on paper it has many
devious twists and turns of which [
had no prior idea. The definite idea
l have in mind in writing stories is
to afford an agreeable pleasant hour
or two to my readers
II wish to anuSe them, to make
them wish that they too might have
lived as this or that hero. in this or
that land, probable or improbable.
prefer sunshine, mirth. buoyancy, and
| believe most readers prefer the same.
Grown up people are never wholly de-
prived OF their love of fairy tales. and
grown up fairy tales have been the
scheme of most of my novels. l write
whenever | feel like it, for when / am
in the rnocd | do better work. There
are days when it is impossible to write
a hundred words; again have written
as many as seven thousand words Il
day.
THE anatomy of u motif for a
;st"ry is Il complex thing. out of u
practical joke Tie Man on the Box
Was evolved. A young man disguised
as a coachman drove his sister and
her friend to ball one night. This
happened in my native town. SYRIA
cuse, and it amused me when critics
said the exploit was highly improb-
able. Gut of the Italian state and
church marriage came the plot of The
Lure of the Mask
The most trivial thing sometimes
will suggest q plot. | found the ten
of hearts one night on the sidewalk.
1t became the motif of Hearts and
Masks Once in indianapolis
CHANGED to See an old Italian selling
plaster images. 1t gave me starting
point for "A Splendid Hazard, my
latest book. Sometimes when it seems
hard to connect one chapter with an
other | find this obstacle easily sur
mounted by rewriting the chapter just
finished. This seems to give me swing
TO begin the next. I always begin a
story with a paragraph or d sentence
vital to the plot, something to grip the
readers attention from the very start
but to accomplish this the first page
is always to me the hardest bit of
writing in the whole book Human
Life.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18

the smaller girl qaered as she was led
away. still straining her neck at the
Highlander.
The Clan MacGregor was waiting for
Tully at Getty square. They were not
waiting in the cold. but they came out
of the Exchange Hotel to cheer when
FULLY. after 3-milc walk, arrived in
sight at the head Of a crowd
Tie walk had put the color in Tul-
ly's checks and had taken it out Of his
legs. But he was happy and the Clan
MacGrcSor says he won his bet.-New
York American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18
WOLGAST AND Ia GRAVE
Matched for Twenty Rounds on March
81 at San Francisco.

San Francisco. March 17.-Promoter
Milton T. Clark of the metropolitan
Athletic Club, has signed Ad WolSast
and Anton La Grave of San Francisco
To box ~ rounds before his club here
on March 81. Wolgast is to receive
$500. win, loss or draw. and La Grave
$1,000 irrespective of the outcome.
The lighters have agreed to make
1S3 pounds ringside. and La Grave has
deposited $1,000 to meet the light
weight requirements.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18
How,s This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo. O..
We, the undersigned. have known T.. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm
Walding, Kinnan e. Marvin.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cons surfaces Of the system. TesNmon-
Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
s.'l i;s sss III
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18
WOLGAST WINS.
Continued from Page Fouh.)

head and the champion. showing Mcmsc
back, raincd rights and lefts to the face
Memsic covered. Memsic's face was bad
ly swollen.
Round 9-Wolgast Immediately rushed.
evidently intending to try for knock
out He shot hard rights and ldfts to the
face and body. Memsic was very weak
and il was too evident that he was done
for that Referee Eyton stopped the fight,
giving Wolgast the decision.
Los Angeles. Cal. March l"-Iht'
principals in the WolGast- Memsc fight
were arrested tonight on a charge of
participating in a prize fight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-03-18
WINTHROP.

Mrs. l.. =. Libby is visiting her
daughter in Waterville.
Mrs. :. b. Edwards is visiting IN Wa
terville.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
ONE BALLOON Is
STILL UNREPORTED
Race for Bennett Trophy
Lies Between Germany
and America.

Kansas CITY, No, Oct. with but
one balloon. the Berlin III, still IN the
air. the race for the James GOrden Ben
nett trophy. which started from here
THURSDAY. Is now between the United
States and Germany. OF the i've bal
looms in the International race that nave
landed the BuC5eve, American, has made
The greatest distance, 365 miles. The
Berlin i'll must beat this mark 70 Int
the cup.
Where the Berlin II has drifted is
predetermined No word has been received
IRON 1t since the race started Inasmuch
as all the balloons that have come to
earth were caught IN q storm IN the
Minnesota region, and the German bal
loon started in the same direction as the
others. it is thought probably that the
Berlin III has encountered the same dis
turbance.
The last balloon reported down was
the Condor, representing France, which
fell last night near AlingO, Iowa.
The bags in the international race
have landed as follows;
Condor, AIingo, Iowa, 240 miles.
America III, Emmettsburg, Iowa. 290
miles.
: million Population Club, Mason City,
Iowa. 300 miles.
Berlin I. Austin, MIMI, 345 miles.
Buckeye, Sparta, Wis, 365 miles.
The Lahm cup record was not ap-
prOached. The distance Travelled by the
tw0 balloons which entered solely IN an
effort to Int the Lahm cup, follow:
Topeka II, DUnnell, Mimi, 325 miles.
Kansas City III, KEENAN,, Wis, 46O
miles
The little pilot balloon Pennsylvania
failed to establish an altitude record, as
It attempted to do. 1t landed near
Buffalo Center, Iowa, a distance of 800
miles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
How Society Woman
Wards OFF Wrinkles

wrinkles are not strangers to me.
but when I acquire such disfigure-
ments / know how to lose them in
hurry" A weu-knOWn society matron
cOnfided this TO me. I had wondered
how she With her strenuous social
duties and late hours, could so com
pletely ward off the usual marks OF
care and dissipation
fI don't wear wrinkles in public
nor those hOrrid rings beneath the
eyes" she continued, since I've learned
what plain ordinary ssEolite will do
When any Of those hateful marks aD-
pear. I send to the drug store for an
ounce Of powdered saZolite and a half
pint Of witch hazel I mix the two.
battle my face In the solution and
that's the whole secret I've never tried
anything that works so miraculousIy.
NY chin is inclined to double; this trou-
bic. too, keep in check in the same
vay."-Emily Dean in Town Talk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
asFgE THAT YOUR MILK IS STAND
ARD.D

the Department of Health for July:
asFE THAT YOUR MILK Is STAND
ARD.D
Commencing with this issue Of the
Health Department Report we VIII
publish a list OF analyses Of milk MADE
during the month, with the names OF
diaries from which samples are
taken 1t is our purpose to see that
the people Of FL PasO get GOOD milk
and we believe that this method VIII
assist US in our enleaVOr- IL VIII let
the public know what kind OF milk IL
is GETTING and also give the worthy
dafryman due credit for his e11OrLs-
Our city standard calls for ~ per cent
solids, 4 per cent butter rat ana a Dac-
terial count Of 100000 per cubic cent?
meter so if your dairyman is furnish
ing YOU milk below this standard, you
are not getting value received In a
COMPARISON Of our analysis and that
from other places we believe that the
people Of Ell PasO are faring little
better in milk than most places and
we shall see that they continue to do
so The bacterial count gives you a
very good idea Of cleanliness IN
100, 600 shows carelessness somewhere
in this respect"
The analysis Of our milk for July
was total solids. 1274; butter fat, 81;
bacterial count, $4,000
From the Report Of Department OF
Health for August 1917
'sThe report Of the city chemist and
bacteriOIogist on the milk eXamina--
lions for this month show that num-
Der Of dairymen are furnishing very
poor grade Of milk to the public In
each case they have been DOuue1 OF
the conditions and warned that prose-
cutiOns viii follow unless their milk
comes up to standard. In this
work we can be given very valuable
assistance by the cooperation Of the
medical fraternity by notifying their
patients whether their dairyman is
selling good milk or not We expect
to hear complaints from some Of the
dairymen because of our strict regu-
lating Of the diaries but the man who
is selling good milk viii not complain
The other fellows complaint viii do
no FOOD and II he is watering or sepa-
rating his milk or handling 1t in an
unclean manner the sooner the public
knows il and he is put out Of business
the better"
The analysis OF our milk for August
was: Total solids. 121S; butter fat
"a; bacterial count IS, 600.
This shows where you should buy
your milk
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

The Deming office or the e Paso
Herald is in the Chamber OF Com
merce. Roy Bedichek is agent ana
correspondent
The Herald's distributor IN Dem
ing is c. c. Rogers, room i Deck
ert building, telephone 21S. Ine
Herald viii be delivered to al
parts Of the city same night Of pub
Iicatiou, at 60 cents per month
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
NO NEW JUDGE FOR
MCNAMARA BROTHERS
DarrOW Announces He Will
File Affidavit Charging
ROrdwpll Is BIASED.

Los Angeles, Calf, Oct. An in
formal motion for change Of trial
Judge. presented today by The attorneys
for McNamara brothers, was denied by
Judge BordwelL Clarence s. DaITow and
his associates then announced that they
would file affidavits, alleging that Judge
BOrdwell Is biased.
The formal application for a change
OF Iurists was filed in Judge BOrdwel' s
court tOdav after notice had been served
uUUn the district attorney.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
DIES MONIES CARMEN
SAY THEY WILL QUIT

Des 1I0ines, Iowa, Oct. 7.-Des MONIES
street car men viii 90 on strike not later
than / o'clock tomorrow morning, unless
an elereuth-houT effort to settle the
differences between the company and the
union Is successful.
The union demands the reinstatement
of three recently discharged carmen.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
NO BALL GAME AT
THE PARK SUNDAY

There win be no baseball game at
the park Sunday. Four members Of
the Globe Mills team are out Of the
city and the post season game has
been postponed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
MEXICAN BADLY HURT
BY STRING OF CARS

Struck by a string Of switching
freight cars and his clothing becoming
caught on a brake beam. Felice Fierro,
so year old Mexican. was dragged
nearly 800 feet. sustaining injuries
which are likely to cause his death.
The accident occurred at $50 o'clock
Saturday morning on the FL PasO and
SOuthW estern switch track near the
old dump grounds. Engine No zoe, in
charge OF engineer Brice and fireman
John Love was drawing the string Of
cars
The injured mans skull was laid
bare on one side by being scraDed
against the ties and is believed to be
fractured. Patrolman Ira Ware was
sent from police headquarters and had
EferrO removed 20 Hotel Dieu.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

Burglars supplied themselves with
winter clothing by breaking into As
kin & Marines store Friday night tax
ing nearly everything which they could
carry away. Twenty pairs Of shoes. as
many pairs of trousers and a number
OF vests were taken; also a gold watch
Entrance to the store was secured By
the burglars by forcing the outside
door in the rear and another door lead
ing from the back room to the store
loom
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
DEWTTC AND MTTBRES VALLEY
Awards 0F PRIZES AND PREMIUMS IN THE MIMBREs
VALLEY FAIR At DEMING ARE MADE BY ASSOCIATION

up the matter Of the cooperative mar
keting of produce. A A. Douglas was
elected chairman Of the meeting, L. II.
McNett secretary, and Sam Schwing
treasurer
The following were appointed aeon
mittee on membership: Geo. - ters, D.
i. Pond, Sam SchWing. The committee
on program and bylaws is composed OF
the following named individuals DR..
p. x. ConnaWay. J. II. Shepard and
Frank Barrett. Regular meetings win
be held the third Saturday Of each
month at i o'clock o. N.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
FOURTH CAVALRY EXPECTED
TO RETURN TO CAMP SIM

The fourth cavalry IS expected back
IN camp Steever on the mesa SUNDAY
from CloudcrOft, where the troopers
have been encamped during the last
part of the summer The camp will be
reestablished near the waterworzs un-
til the cavalry regiment is ordered to
Fort Huachuca, near Tombstone. Ariz
The return trip IS being made overland
and is in command Of Col E. 2. Steever.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

had is the Sheldon Cafe. Complimented.
appreciated and talked about from
coast to coast by the travelling public.
Try It yourself and you viii become
g booster.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
II - D. M Is 80.
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS GIVE
ENnoR sElIENT no

Trenton. n. J.. Oct. THE state con-
ventiOn Of the Federation of Democratic
clubs Of New Jersey this afternoon
nor Woodrow Wilson for the Demo
cratic nomination for president Of the
United States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
GERMANS THREATEN TO
BOLT TAFT FOR PRFsTDFyWT

Washington, D. c., Oct THAT the
German-American votes of the United
states viii be turned against pres g.
dent Taft unless he makes changes at
the port OF New York and removes i'm
migration commissioner Williams, was
the declaration made before the Nation
al German alliance today by Henry
Weissman, president Of the German So
Cieties Of Brooklyn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

Music, Music, Music.
Every evening with your dinners, at
the Hotel Sheldon Cafe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
Ell PasO
Dairy Co.
Ofdce 423 North OreEon.
Phones; Bell $40; Auto 1856
j. A. SMITH, Manager
LITTLE HOUSE N Plaza ].

LITTLE HOUSE IN PLAZA is
CAUSE OF MUCH CONJECTURE
A chicken coop OF q house has been
erected in Cleveland square just back
of the band stand. This little house
has caused much guessing as 20 its uur-
pose 1t was erected by the engineers
of the coast and geOdetic survey for
the purpose Of locating a monument in
Cleveland square which can be used as
a bench mark for making surveys in
this section.
The house was erected to protect the
instruments of the engineers and has
a slot through which observation Of
the stars is made. Tt viii be removed
as soon as the monument is located
Special Sunday Concert.
At Hotel Sheldon Cafe by the sheldon
orchestra. Bring your family and your
friends
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
The
Right


Our contention for years has been
that we produced and sold better milk
than the other diaries, and we nave
urged that tests be made regularly
This is from the Bulletin issued Dy
the DaDarLment Of LealLl Lor July.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
Rich. pure milk. FL Paso Dairy.

Here is the proof-page z.
Paul Ginther of New York, who is
interested in the mining development
Of Chihuahua, is here on his way to
Mexico.
Rich. pure milk. FL Paso Dairy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

Here is the proof-page Z.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

Cottage cheese. FL Paso Dairy,
The right tEinE-page 2.
FL PnsO Dairy milk is safe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

The right thing-page 2.
Cottage cheese. Ell PasO Dairy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

- is the proof-page Z.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

At a meeting Of q number Of prOmI-
nent farmers of the MimbTes valley
the Luna county farmers Institute was
organized. The purpose Of this organ
izatiOn is to advance the agricultural
interests of the county At the month
ly meetings of this body, topics touch
ing farming viii be discussed, and it
is the intention of the organization
later TO enlarge its functions and take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07

turned to Deming. c. I Moore and G.
+. Hines. who were also serving on the
jury at Cruces, stopped on their return
to visit relatives in FL Paso
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
BAD BOY IN THE GROCERY
He Raised Cain With the Cat. the
Beans and Other Things, but
Suffered Later.

a bad boy entered grocery store
In Bridge street
"What1l It be. son?" asked the
grocer.
Give me "A smoked herring, and
wrap Il up" said the boy. Then he
looked around for diversion.
The store cat was asleep In the saw
dust. The boy put his foot on the
cats paw. The cat kowled with pain
and fled for the shelter of the cracker
barrel.
A bag of beans was standing In
reach. The boy kicked hole in the
bag. so that the beans ran out on the
floor.
You're a fresh one, ain't your said
the grocer.
"G'wan Hurry up with that her.
ring" replied the boy. Cant you see
that my time is valuable?"
A decayed orange lay on the floor
beside the orange crate, waiting TO be
swept up. The boy carefully returned
1t to the crate.
Then he toyed with the dried beef
cutter and put 1t out of gear, after
which he knocked a stack of condens-
ed cream cans into the dill pickle bar.
rel
Here you are. Now get out" said
the grocer. handing the boy pack
age. Il ought to spank you. only I'm
busy, so III leave 1t for your mother
to do"
In five minutes the boy entered the
store again. He had the package In
his hand and he had been crying.
What did you go and give me a
lamp chimney for. you lobster?" he
said. II told you I wanted a smoked
herring"
Didn't | give you a herring?" ask.
ed the grocer sympathetically. That's
too bad. What did your mother say?"
What do you s'pose?" retorted the
boy. "She licked me besides, and It's
all your fault. News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
Brown Eyes and Color Blindness.

Brown Eyes and Color elindnsss.
Color, blindness Is one Of the great
drawbacks to large percentage OF
men who would enlist In the United
States marine corps. according to the
recruiting officers.
1--WE have a box filled with different
colored yarn" Sergeant X A. Dray.
ton, OF that branch of the service.
said. I'VE ask the prospective re-
cruit to pick out green. for instance.
A he is color blind he will invariably
pick all the red yarn. We place 1t all
back In the box again and ask him to
pick out the red. In nine cases out
OF ten out will come the green.
Another strange thing | have no
ticed ia that most persons who are
color blind have brown eyes. Once
In a while a person with eyes OF a
different color Is affected that way.
but as q general rule they are persons
with brown eyes,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
A New Zealand Skate.

A letter just received at Portland
recounts how a marine on his majes.
tvs ship New Zealand while fishing
over the side of the vessel In WILDLY
bay. near Bantry, hooked an enormous
skate. 1t was SO heavy that six sail
ors we're required to haul 1t onto the
ship's deck. When at length aboard
the vessel It was found to scale l37
mounds and to measure six feet from
the nose to the tail and four feet six
inches across the back. Its mouth was
sufncisntly capacious to take large
sized football.
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN TRUE
How Calhoun Webster with His IN.
failing Optimism Had the Better
Of the Deacon.

Scott Bond, a rich Arkansas planter,
said at the recent convention OF the
National Negro Business League in
New York: THE open places are tho
places for you. the farm lands. You
won't be sick out there, and the
ground will love you like brother.
II a man optimist for my farm
brother. know he must succeed.
And any argument you bring against
his success can answer optimistical-
ly. In fact, I'm like Calhoun Washing.
ton. who said bravely. no matter what
misfortune happened. Well. It might
have been worse
But the deacon thought he'd got
the best Of the optimist. Calhoun. and
so he said to him one day:
"I had dreadful dream last night.
I thought saw the bad place. There
was a great lake of boiling. blazing
pitch, and we all were swimming In Il
you and I. and all our friends. And
when we'd get near the shore and try
to climb out, imps with horns and
tails would jab red-hot pitchforks into
our faces
"'Well. WE'LL said Calhoun. He
thought q moment. then he added:
But 1t might have been worse, ehT
"'How might 1t have been w0rses
you fool?' shouted the deacon. an
grily.
why said Calhoun. 1t might have
been true"
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-09-07
olrdled World In AsstN

Mrs. Harriet Fisher OF Trenton. N.
l. n known as the "anvil queen" be-
ing one of the largest manufacturers
OF suvils In the world. Last year she
started out on q globe-girdling tour.
taking with her Q maid and man
servant. In thirteen months she COM
oleted her trip around the world. 49,
600 miles of which she made IN her
car. During the whole journey she
had NO serious accidents. and al
though she penetrated far into the
uncivilized regions of Asia. she expe.
rienced little more dificulty than II
she had been touring In America.