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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01
Lodge Notices

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Ell, PASO LODGE NO. $50. A. F. 4 A. d.
q Regular meetings LIST and 5rd
a Wednesdays OF each month.
AEE W. ". Evans, -. n
FeSA l. E. Gillett. Secretary
Masonic Relief Board. lO6 Mesa Ave.
hours 10 a. m. to u m.
Z. E. RYAN'S DANCING AUADEMY at
the T. p. hall Social dance every
Wednesday, and Saturday evenings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

Galveston, n 7. Nov. Cotton
Higher, IFS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

Lots Nos 30. 81. 81, i'm block o.,
corner on Cloudcroft St: . blocks from
where street paving viii end Price
500 each. easy terms
Austin & Mari,
Phone 1850. 5Q4 san Antonio s.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

FOREIGN BUSINESS OFFICES.
The John Budd Co, Brunswick
Building. New York; Tribune Building,
Chicago, I'LL. and Chemical Building.
S. Louis. No.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01
The Home Builders.

We invite you TO inspect our build
Iugs during course of construction
They are put up right from bottom t.
top.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

= NE,EII1 = ' = III
Four room flats, each with sleep
ing porch bath. toilet; fully furnished.
Rents for $50 per month. $4,000 $500
down, $50 month. over 16 percent
on Investment.
TObin Real Estate Trust Co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01
Answers to Herald Ads

MYRTLE Trading Place-Phone 51e2.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01
Grain and Provisions

Chicago Provisions. Close
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-01

LOTS II AND -.
Block So, and H. IS and 16. block s.
Highland Park at $3.50 per lot. S25
per lot cash, balance $40 per month
PEI lot.
Z. :. PennebaIzer,
S06-7 Mills Building Phone 227.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
Elasticity Of Human Skull.

Fortunately the human skull, al
though composed of bones, is elastic
much more so than one would think
The average male adult skull, in fact,
is so elastic that II may be com
pressed literally in diameter by a
blow OF pressure applied at the center
OF area at right angles to the surface
at that point by Ia centimeters, or
about siX.tenths of an inch; recover.
ing its original diameter and form
without breakage. The material Of
when our bones are made Is so highly
resistant that cylindrical piece
thereof only one square millimeter or
0O0155 square inch in area. e.; only
1.12S millimeter or 0.044 inch in dia.
meter has a tensile strength OF 10
Kilograms or S3 pounds avoirdupois
figuring out at about 21,300 pounds
per square inch. A similar sample OF
hardwood tested in the same manner
held only ten kilograms-thati is, bone
has so per cent. more tensile strength
than wood A single bone fiber is
shown in the hygiene exhibition, Ores
den. supporting weight of five kilo
grams or IL pounds ayoirdupois.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
Clerical liumor.

local preacher, who occasionally
got his metaphors mixed was preach.
ing on self righteousness and ended
his discourse by saying: Let us re-
member that after all our righteous
ness is but filthy rags hanging on the
branches OF barren trees" On anoth-
er occasion he was preaching on beset.
ting sins, and when comparing these to
obstacles in our path exclaimed: Let
us beware of these stones by the way
side, lest they turn again and rend
u.s."
The at one time well known preach.
er among the Wesleyans, Peter Mac
kenzie, in reading the third chapter of
Daniel invariably abbreviated the
fifth verse, wherein are enumerated
the instruments of the Babylonian
band most OF them with hard names,
to the "cornet," etc, and when the
names were repeated in verses 10 and
10, said THE band as before" He
was a lay preacher of the old order
who was admitted on TO full plan with.
out having read the prescribed Wesley
Sermons etc. He boosted Of his lack
OF book learning" and scornfully told
student Of the new school who was
learning Latin that English was
good enough for Paul; amt 1t good
enough for you?"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
WOOing A
Star

by Louise MerriiieId

Copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary Press)
Hamilton swung up on the steps OF
the sleeper. The rescue portion OF
the train crew had started Its twelve
nile push through the snowdrifts
down the track to Moosehead. the
nearest telegraph station. There was
one chance in fifty that they might
meet a relief gang working toward
them. And It was Christmas eve.
we won't get through, sah," said
the porter cheerfully. "Suttinly looks
most unpromising for Santa Claus to-
night"
Never can tell. Sam You'd better
hang up your SOCK" Hamilton re-
turned. "1'm sorry for the por dew
lis In the day coaches and tourist
cars. How about that private lay
out we tackled on at Boise City7"
Private car. sah--Mme. Helene Ce-
sare."
been Hamilton's dominant strain for
ten years. lie knew Helene Cesare.
Back In the lean years, when she had
been a slender, eager-eyed girl with
a golden voice. who frankly hailed
from Omaha, he had met her at one
of his sisters musicales In the east.
Kit Murray, they called her then.
She was about seventeen, with a
mass Of reddish hair, framing a tense,
determined face. with big, dreamy,
almost resentful eyes. She had been
resentful. too, of his proffers OF
friendship and assistance 30 far as
her career was concerned. She would
win, she had told him, win by sheer
work and effort. 1t had not been
with her consent that his sister had
bent all her influence toward her
success. Yet she had been grateful
too. and had never known how much
of II she owed to Hamilton's love for
her
On his way to the private car he
met the conductor.
About six hours anyway, sir, pos
sibly more" he answered Hamilton.
Tough on the people in the cars
ahead. There's nothing to feed them
with. and lot of kids. too
Hamilton went on to the last car.
He met madame's secretary at the
vestibule and gave Mis- card When
he entered the drawing room section.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

They were crowded with eager hoii-
day crowds. There was snow under
foot, and an occasional flake was
floating down. He had never seen
so many smiling faces in the city
before. He found himself smiling,
too, and feeling vaguely excited,
though he expected neither to buy
nor to receive any presents.
Every one was in high spirits at
dinner The actorfolk had been
through matinee and were soon to
hurry back for the evening perform.
ance. but they babbled constantly Of
the Christmas tree which was to be
set up in the dlningroom after the
show" Even Miss Marcy had a
light in her Indifferent eyes, and a
delicate color in her cheeks Burden
realized with start that when she
looked like that she was pretty,
He did not feel in the mood to go
out, so he retired to his room with
book. But In half an hour the
landlady came knocking. She de.
manded his help to set up the tree,
decorate 1t, and arrange the various
presents. Wen surprise them poor
things" she said, with more kindll,
ness than grammar; they'll be all
tired out when they come in, and it's
quite a task to dress a tree"
So they set up the tree, decorated
It with candles and geegaws and
started to arrange the packages The
sight of familiar one attracted his
attention II was light, heart.
shaped box, decorated with sprigs OF
holly. The card on it-a card with
one corner Topped otf--bore these
words: ITO Miss Geraldine Marcy
with best wishes for a merry Christ
mas"
Burden excused himself abruptly
Downing hat and coat he went out
into the street, So she had " buy
her own Christmas presents Nc
friends to send her rrlnkets; no Joy
Gus looking forward to the holiday
season! In the glow of pity for hel
loneliness he quite forgot that NJ
was similarly situated, and that Their,
would be no present on the tree fol
him.
He came to a resolution, swiftly. /
was to buy the little Marcy" every
thing which young man can Will
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
The Little
Marcy
scop,risb,. I0Ir. By Associated Literary Press
By N. J. PHILIPPE

| (Copyright. 1914. BY Associated Literary ffeesl
THE little Marcy"
John Burden smiled as he said II
to himself. Geraldine Marcy sue
cumbing to the craze and buying
Christmas presents! He had sup
posed her almost as immune TO such
frailties as himself; but there was no
question that she had succumbed.
Abrahams' great store had en-,
quilted Burden, drawn him In and
tossed him about among the Devil
dering aisles with thousands OF
others like a chip in a whirlpool He
had come In search of his particular
brand of drawing pencil. Presently
he found himself drifting past the
handkerchief counter, where the cur
| rent OF eager women shoppers fairly
| boiled.
There he had seen the familiar
little tailormade figure, and his heart
gave a throb OF recognition. He had
passed close to her-had almost
brushed her shoulder as he struggled
to free himself from the entangle'
ment of women. She had just com
pleted her purchase. 1t was a heart
shaped box of handkerchiefs, the
cover decorated with sprigs OF holly
The clerk was handing her card
for the address-a Christmas card
which would inevitably be recognized
as coming from the store OF the
canny Abrahams. since one corner
had been cut off.
Burden worked his way TO the exit
and out into the crisp winter air
Just fading into dusk. The Littlt
Marcy" he repeated again. He coulC
not reconcile the Chris.mG3 frivolinl
with her daily air at dinner amons
the babbling. CHEEKY actor-folk tina
made up, with the exception of Miss
Marcy and himself, their boarding
house circle.
She would sit there like a wear!
princess, engrossed in her owl
thoughts, the piquant little fac,
masked by indifference. Occasional
ly the childish chickering's or equall
childish display Of vanity of tn
actor-folk brought flicker o
mischievous mirth to her eyes. Whe
Burden surprised that look he wor
dered whether he really understoo
the girl after all.
Burden loitered in the streets for
time before going home to dinne
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

she had risen to greet him. her tur
trimmed lounging cloak slipping back
from her shoulders, her eyes full Of
the same luminous eagerness he re-
membered well.
"Ah, but this is kind OF YOU" she
said, And | am so lonesome, and
bored How much you look like your
self" The absurdity of her own re-
mark dawned on her, and she laughed
richly, happily. 81 mean as ! remem-
Der you, Hugh, Tell me of yourself.
Sit there We will dine presently"
But we must not, not yet, please"
he interposed, Il have come to you
for two reasons; first to see you.
You know how have wanted to-"
But we were on the same little
earth, my friend"
Half world away, and more. You
were planet, child, and | star wor-
shipper So-well, | have worshiped
as IA star should be worshiped'
She looked at him questioningly, al.
most anXiously.
His eyes regarded her hungrily.
This was not the girl OF seventeen
whom he had loved tenderly, pro
tectingly, this woman with the curved
lips and well-poised head, the sure,
clear gaze and voice that stirred old
memories into life.
Yet, gazing at the white perfection
of her throat and shoulders, her Jew
eled head, the exquisite lines OF her
velvet dinner gown, he thought OF
the mass of warped humanity on the
rest Of the stalled train, hungry, bit
ter, stunned by the prospect OF :
snowbound Christmas.
It made no difference to Cesare
her car would be as warm, as bril-
liantly lighted, her dinner as per
fectly served as II she were In he'
own Partisan apartment. And sud
denly he resolved to throw all hi
chances on one single number l
would prove 10 him whether any ten
derness, any womanliness still la
dormant under that breast.
I'm awfully sorry, but simpl
cannot stay with you, not with thos
poor devils ahead stranded. Their
are children, too, they say. You kno'
what that means, Kit"
The old name slipped out unthtnl
ingly, and she smiled
1T 10 kind OF you to give me IN
chance to share with them" she sale
I'VE win send in all that l have, el
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
To Be Given Away

The best suit made to wear, sure
given away free by scheby, the tailor
IS West First North.
80. YOUNG MEN GO WEST 80.
get your suit made to measure and
save from $500 to $500 on all suits
made after latest style. You have
tried the Rest, now Try the Best.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

Ladies and Gentlemens' tailors. Also
do cleaning, pressing, altering ana
repairing. Good work or no pay
always. with each soc worth Of work
will be entitled to q chance on the
best suit made after latest style.
Bring this coupon and get your mum
Der. Keep 1t until July Is, they will
be drawn out by disinterested party.
The lucky person will be given the
best ladies' or gentb suit.
Suits sponged pressed -. 49,. SOC
Pants pressed 80. 80. go. zoe
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
ESTRAY NOTICE.

State of Utah, County of Cache.
In the Town of Newton of said
county.
] have in my possession the follow
ing described estray animal, If not
claimed, and taken away, will be
sold at public auction to the highest
cash bidder, at my yard in Newton
on the wenty-second 1927 day of
April, 1912, at one o'clock:
One sorrel horse, about eight
years old Collar marks on shout
ders, bridal marks back of ears.
White mind feet. White strip in
face. No brands visible.
Said estray was taken up in said
town on the 10th day of April, 1912.
EUGENE NELSON,
Poundkeeper of Newton.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
Good Little Sermon.

Edgar A, Guest Of the Detroit Free
Press has published a book Of verses
entitled Just Glad Things" in which
he makes this excellent observation:
IT'S all right to leave your crouch
at home, but it's much better never
to take Il there"
Why have long sermons when SO
much can be put into short one?-
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
Amonn the ProbabIIItIes.

81 zee that Willis Moore, the chief
weather man, says people will be fly.
ing from New York to London IN ten
hours before long Believe it?"
We'll, l shouldn't wonder. He's
been making some mighty good
guesses lately"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
Mutual Discomfort,

First Clubwoman-No; I'm not go.
ing to the annual dinner, The com
mittee always puts me beside the
most uninteresting people.
Second Clubwoman-Thats just my
experience. We We're sitting together
last year, weren't we?"-London Opin-
ion
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

moved into that cottage beyond the
bridge--a young man all alone and
having q suspicious looking mustache
"a young man who has no business to
move into cottage that they say
Is haunted by the ghost Of an old
woman that choked herself to death
with the quinsy, / says to myself.
says L:
Martin, my boy, keep your eye
on that young Teller! It's counterfeit
ing, bigamy, conspiracy. arson or
breach-of-promise he's up to-.
That's what l says, Miss Lawton.
and there's more to come. Half an
hour ago, Mr.. Kane drove past here,
and he sees me at the door and says:
Hello, Martini
Hello, yourself!'
why amt you arresting the muir
derer?'
What's the row, Kane?
Feathers In the road back there
hens feathers-tail feathers body
feathers! They mean murder in the
cottage, Martin, and It's for you to be
out and doing
That's what he says, Miss Lawton,
and II you'd been a minute later you
wouldn't have found me here. I'd have
been looking at the blood and slaugh-
ter down there"
Why, Mr.. Martin, it's as easy as
pie replied Peggy. There's no muir
der about 1t! That young man you
spoke Of stole my four hens"
He did that. It's what is called a
primer facus case"
Those are feathers from my stolen
hens"
More Primer facus."
And there has been no murder. Just
case of chicken stealing"
And the murder of the stolen
chickens"
And well got warrant and arrest
him"
Well go right down without war.
rant and give him no time to fee the
country or hide the evidences of his
crime. Get into my sleigh at the door
shall want you to identify the bodies
Of the killed and slain"
They drove up to the haunted cot
tage to find the young man cutting
wood at the door. He put down his az
and lifted his cap. He also smiled
and saluted. There were. no blood
stains on his clothing. He did not trem
BILE when told that he was In the mer
CHESS grip of the law. On the con
trary, he laughed. The constable re
lated the proofs against him, and h,
laughed some more and replied:
SO, Miss-Miss-you have los
some white Leghorn hens?"
Yes, sir" was Peggy's answer
Please come to the back door
There is my dog. He is worrying ava,
at black hen, found dead In tn,
road two days ago. You didn't motto,
whether the feathers out there wer,
black or white. did your"
But you are here alone" lamel.
protested the constable.
Because / want to make some es
periments in chemistry, and prefer L
be alone. | feel like being out door
this bright morning, and suppose tn
three OF us run down the chicke
thief. That is, unless you still sus
pect-"
But Constable Martin hung his hea
and Peggy Lawton blushed and soft
ly called herself names. The ira
was taken up at the coop and follow
cd across the fields and through tn
woods for mile, but the pursuer
were too late. The tramps who ha
? stolen and eaten the chickens wer
gone.
The Hon. John Lawton was a ma
of perspicuity. He listened to Peggy
5 story, thought over 1t for a minute an
! then said:
3 Peg, it's your NEXT"
; What do you mean, daddy"
why, a young man who wouldn
think Of stealing a poor girls chicken
/. VIII turn around and steal a father
;. only daughter"
q And the Hon. John was lookin
n ahead just year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16

Mayor James c. Dahlman, Omaha,
Nebr., often called the Cow Boy
Mayor" writes Of the benefit he de-
rived from Foley Kidney Pills and
says, II have taken Foley Kidney
Pills and they have given me a great
deal of relief, so l cheerfully recon-
mend them" For sale by Co.Opera.
tive Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
In These DAYS Of HIah Prtoes.

SQuirrel-You seem OF have very
small family this year, Mother Cluoks.
Mother Clucks-At the present
prices Of eggs it's too expensive 10
'ase isrge families. Judge.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-04-16
The HIGH Key.

Little Willie-Pa, what's a finan.
cier7
PA inancier, son, is a man who
Is capable OF inducing other wen to
pile up fortune for him.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-27
REPRIMANDS PASTOR
FOR CHURCH FIGHT

MARSHALL, Mich, May 27.--The
decision of Bishop Mccormick in the
controversy between the Rev. DR..
John Hartley. rector of Trinity
church, and DIR. Louis s. Joy, mem
ber of the church vestry, was read
to an audience that crowded the Ell
fee, Sunday morning. DIR. Joy at
tackled the rector during business
meeting several weeks ago, and DR..
Joy was later publicly ex-communi-
Gated by the pastor.
The bishop held that DIR. Hartley
was justified in communicating DIR.
JOY, but said that he first should have
Administered him privately, and then
ii DR.. Joy did not express regret for
his action, he should have withheld
communion, but that announcement
OF the same should have been made
privately, and not publicly.
The bishop also held that DR.. Hart
ley had no grounds for doubling the
word OF DIR. JOY. At the hearing pe-
fore the bishop, DR.. Joy apologizcd
for his act, and was reinstated as a
full communicate OF the church.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-27
KILLS SELF AFTER
LEAVING DIVORCE COURT

The wido wof Charles Metzner. who
killed himself by swallowing carbolic
acid in the home of his parents, No.
269 Pulford-ave., Saturday afternoon.
after returning home from the circuit
court, where his wife was suing for
divorce. intimated, Sunday, when seen
in the home of her mother, Mrs. Free
man Brown, Crane-ave. that she had
no reason to regret his act. She said
that he had shown little love for her
and their little daughter, Bernice, and
that he had even abused them and
had been hard drinker. They sep
arated, a month ago. when they we're
living at No. 229 Beals-ave. A week
later, he called at Mrs. Browns home,
where his wife an dthe baby were
staying, and asked to see them. He
carried a revolver. This was taken
away from him and he was then per-
mitted to see his wife and baby.
Before ending his life, Metzner
wrote a note, requesting that his In.
surance go TO the baby, Bernice.
Funeral services for eMtzner are
to be held in his parents home, Tues
day, by the Rev. Otto c. Haas, Of st.
Matthews German Evangelical church.
The burial will take place in Gethse-
name cemetery.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-27
Gilman EXPLAINS WHY
MANY ALDERMEN WILL QUIT
Have Thwarted Peoples Will
and See Handwriting on
Wall, He Says.

Isn't it funny how many aldermen
have announced that they won't seek
reelection this fall" remarked Aid.
Gilman, of the Eighteenth ward Il
notice some of them have been rather
conspicuous in thwarting the will OF
the people by blocking an immediate
revision OF the charter. They also
worked to give the ID. u. r. fran
chise. Now, after many years service
in the council, they are dropping out,
because, they say they don't like to be
criticized constantly. / believe some
of them are dropping out because
they realize that they are doomed 10
defeat If they should run again. The
people have their numbers, and some
OF the aldermen are JUST wise enough
to realize what Is in store for them
If they seek reelection
Gilman did not name any aldermen,
but II was coincidence that the two
Johns" of the Eighth ward, Aid, Harp
fer f,g1 arlnassS H.d met alseounccd
they WOULDN'T run again, because oi
Harsh and unjust criticism"
In the Eighteenth ward, Estimator
F. w. Wenzel has announced that he
will run for alderman. hoping to de-
feat Aid Zoeller. Zoeller refused to
vote for charter revision when 1t
came to showdown, although he led
his colleague, Aid. Gilman, to believe
once that he was In favor of revision.
The Detroit times., 1912-05-27
H. KERN, WELL-KNOWN
CITIZEN, PASSES AWAY

Herman Kern, a well-known Ger.
man citizen died, Saturday evening
in the family home, No. 8065 East
Grand blvd,, from apopleky Mr.
Kern was fifst stricken about two
years ago and had not been in good
health since.
Mr.. Kern was born in Germany 60
years ago, and had lived in Detroit
since he was three years old. He was
well known in the clothing business,
for many years being a partner and
Michigan representative Of the Hick-
ey-Sieman clothing company, Of
Rochester, N. Y. For the last four
years he had been president of the
clothing House OF Herbst in this city.
Mrs. Kern and two daughters, Mrs.
Allen Wallace and Miss Blanche
Kern, survive.
Funeral services will be held in
the home Tuesday afternoon, under
the auspices of Ashlar lodge, No. 81,
f. & A. M.