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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

IL PASO'Ss suburbs were never deco
rated in prettier colors than at
the present time. The frequent
rains OF the summer have brought up
the wild flowers in profusion and hills,
valleys and mesas are covered with the
yellows, greens, pinks, puppies, blues,
reds and browns of the poisoning desert
plants. Even the desert weeds are
greener than usual and everywhere there
IS color, in some spots of the most riot
GUS sort. California peoples, not seen
here for a number of years, are found
among the wild flowers this year, and
many others Just as beautiful are also
to be seen. The mesa land beyond Fort
Bliss Is one vast, sweet smelling flower
garden, but it is not necessary to 90 that
far to view the beauties of the wild
flowers
Flowers in Suburbs.
Take a Government Hill or a Fort
Bliss car and go to the sandy stretches
northeast of town, see the garden OF
beauty covering acres and acres of FL
Paso, revel for a while in the wealth of
color-purple, pink and gold-and do
not saw again that Ell Paso has no wild
flowers. The rains of August have
brought up myriads of blooming things
and the land is aglow with color.
am sure the people of progressive
FL Paso want to be on speaking terms
with their own wild flowers, so let me
introduce you to few of them. If the
botanical names seem unnecessarily long
and unpronouneeable, please remember
that they are given merely as means OF
to enable the reader to
place the common names where they be-
long.
A Wild Bachelors Button
One of the most beautiful of the ma
tive flowers growing near town is a rose
colored one that looks like a pink bache-
lor's button. 1t has broad tbreelobed
ray florets and pink disc florets COM
bined to make blossom from one to
two inches in diameter. Its scientific
name is polypteris Hookeriana, Gray,
but when it has such a pretty common
name as Pride of the West, one does
not need even to pronounce its botanical
name.
"a Wild Verbena"
Not far away are quantities of heavy
scented blossoms whose color varies from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
TEXAS COTTON CROP IS
BIGGER THANLAST YEAR

Austin, Tex, Sept. lit is now pos
sible to make what may be considered a
conservative and reliable estimate of the
probable total cotton production of
Texas for the present season. According
to the views of men who have made a
careful personal investigation of the
condition OF the crop in every part of
the state and who have had many years
experience in forming conclusions as to
the yield, the total production this year
will be in excess of last years record by
not less than 100000 bales, and if the
splendid prospects that now obtain in
north Texas continue until the close Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

the fruiting period, the excess of the
states yield this year over last may
reach 100000 bales, OF a total produe-
ton of approximately 100000 bales.
One of the significant features of the
situation, according to reports received
from ginners throughout central and
south Texas. is that cotton is turning
out much better than was expected even.
week ago.
The harvesting of the crop in the
southern portion of the state has pro-
crossed to the point where it is now
definitely known that the yield viii be
larger by perhaps 10 percent than last
season except IN a very few localities
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07
new YORK IS
SHY SCHOOL
FACILITIES
100000 Pupils May Not Get
Education This Year on
This Account.
MANY POLICEMEN
LIVE IN A BLOCK

New York, n. Y, Sept. THE open
ing of the public schools in this city
this week has brought Father Knicker-
booker face to face with ihe fact that
the lack of educational facilities here has
reached point where more than IS, 900
children will have to get along with
part-tlme education and it is possible
tnat tins number may exceed the 100000
marx, thus making the number which
cannot be properly cared for about equal
TO the entire population of Albany.
Inc school population of this city is
now the largest in the world and is rap
idly approaching the 100000 mark.
Every tall shows an increasing difficulty
IN providing adequate educational facil-
tiles IN spite OF the most strenuous eff
forts. but the situation as it exists this
year has brought home in a particularly
startling manner a realization of the
need OF more schools and teachers. With
nearl5- 100000 youngsters who cannot be
properly accommodated. the city is con-
tronted by a most difficult problem.
That situation under which potential
pupils equal to the population of the
state capital cannot be properly accom-
mOdated can continue seems incredible,
but the fact remains that the number
has been increasing for years. About the
only persons who derive any satisfaction
from this state of affairs are the Young
sters who find their hours of study cut
down to the envy of hundreds of thou
sands of pupils who have to put in regu-
lar time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

That milk tipping is one of the most
risky lndulgences incident to New York
life seems to be borne out by a report
Just submitted to the health department
by the city milk committee in which
It IS stated that over 100000 persons
dav are served with milk fit only for
cooking or manufacturing purposes. The
investigation upon which this statement
was based included nine first class no.
tells. n restaurants. 125 lunch rooms and
10 soda water fountains, having a total
daily estimated patronage of 100000 per
sons The disturbing feature of the stu
alton is found in the fact that the exami-
nation included many places in the bust
ness and shopping districts of Manhattan
and Brooklyn with the resulting diScoY-
cry that well-groOmed restaurants are
by no means certain dispensaries of good
milk. In fact, OF six high class hotels
but four passed satisfactory tests and
meteorological examination showed that
in the dining room of one was being
served a grade of milk commonly dis
pensed at the corner grocery of the tene-
ment districts In some of the cheaper
lunch rooms the noontime tactical bev-
erage consists of a few gallons of fresh
milk mixed with a solution made from
canned milk, the resultant connection be-
ing served at a temperature so low as
TO disguise its taste. Just how serious
is the imposition upon the milk drinker
NAV be Judged from the fact that a bac-
THEOLOGICAL examination of 905 samples
established for the whole an average
rating Of but $50 percent. The lowest
standard considered fit for drinking puF-
poses Is rs percent. or milk containing
not more than 100 600 bacteria to the
cubic centImeter-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

Sometimes an ILLUSTRATOR is fortu-
nate enough to be sent to some new
field such as the South Sea islands, the
Klondyke or some unfrequented part
of Europe. This puts him in possess
sion of a new line of material and soon
his pictures are seen in many publ
cations, for the editors of magazines
are quite anxious to have new matter
in their Illustrations as their litera-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-07

The astonishing discovery has been
made that there exists in New York a
block of houses, residences all and well
filled with luxurious equipment, which
is wholly safe from molestation by men,
bers of the underworld, be their aliases
OF influence what they may. This oasis
of safety in the Bronx at 1SOth street
owes its immunity to the fact that it
shelters five police sergeants and three
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
A6A&
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ONE OF the handsomest ard most
" original of the new fur-cloth suits
is very plainly pictured in the photo
graph that is reproduced here. This
use Of fur.like pushes in entire cos
tunes has produced the most notable
OF the seasons novelties, and every
woman who is interested will find
lovely toilette depicted here In a fault
less manner. One could not make
mistake in copying 1t in every detail
The suit is made with a straight
hanging underskirt and Ions full
skirted coat, Of a moire plush in black.
The design is especially we'll suited
TO the material, which seems most
rich and attractive in black. 1t Is
black without a hint of somberness,
having a glossy surface with the light
broken up by the pattern as effectively
as in cut jet. Dark brown and taupe
are admirable, too, and gray has many
admirers, in fur-cloths.
A waist OF chiffor with sleeveless
overbodice of satin Is worn with the
plush skirt. in the same color. The
bodice extends to the hips In straight
lines from the shoulder, ignoring the
waist line entirely.
The coat affords some definition OF
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10

Z OVELY and elegant small dress ac-
l. cessories, that catch the eye and To-
Gus the attention, do more to earn
reputation for good dressing than
most women appreciate. 1t is because
she estimates the value of care Of
details correctly that the woman Of
average income Is often able to out
shine her wealthier sister in the
achievement of distinction in dress.
Very little jewelry, and none of that
very cheap, but an indulgence in the
pretty passing fads Of the hour in
neckwear or girdles or corsage bou-
uuets or wells, is the wise rule to fol
low. They may be short-lived but
they add zest to the matter of dressing
and charm to what would become 9TH
erwise tiresome.
Just now ribbon flowers and new
neck ruffs are keeping their makers
fingers always busy. With coats fast
ened UP tighter about the neck and
often finished with fur, there is pro-
vided just the setting for the little
epaulette bouquet of bright satin roses
or the small nosegay of several flow
ers made of ribbon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
Coming Into Line.

Two smartly dressed young men
tere discussing the present economic
situation when a third whose holiday
suit struggling hair and grimy hands
betOkened holiday at some distance
from hairdresser's and a hasty jour
ley home.
Well observed number one, "the
later says it's not only sensible but
IFS patriotic to economize just now,
he and have given up the two BIS
and the mater the two 'T's.'
His bearers looked puzzled till he
explained that the initial letters indi.
Gated respectively beer and baccy"
and tea and toast"
Since you put in that way" said
number two, I've dropped the two
Cs-coffee and cigarettes"
The third man, evidently feeling out
dit' began to explain that he had only
Just got back from the North of Scot.
and and hadn't really had time, you
NOW to think it out, but of course
ed have to come into line, etc.
Don't worry, old chap" interposed
number one. "You go on just as you
are and everybody'll know that you're
sconomizing on the two 'Ss'-scissors
and soap"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
MIXTURE OF MANY TONGUES
Troops Of Allied Armies Find Some
Difficulty In Arriving at Perfect
Understanding.

The British Tommy Atkins is hard
put to II these days to know which are
friends and which are foes. Time was
when he classed them all as dirty
foreigners" but times have changed
and a certain allied courtesy is de-
manded. II is told OF one brave cor
poral who met new kind of foreigner
on French soil and demanded his
nationality.
Hungarian" came the answer.
'Ungarian, are yer? Well, I'm
blowed II know whether ter 'ug yer
to me bosom or knock yer bally block
off, remarked the perplexed defender
of the Union Jack.
Many are the stories Of the embar-
RAISING confusion OF tongues among
the alies-French, Flemish, Russian,
Seryian, Indian (three brands), and
several species of English. For II
is rare that a Londoner can under
stand the Scotch dialect in its un-
alloyed purity, or the Cornish brogue.
Canadian slang, too, and the queer
mixture Of Maori that !ntrudes itself
that sickles DER the Africander's dia.
lect make of so.called English dozen
different languages.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
State College Course.

More than 200 farmers and their
wives who can't find time to spend
four years in college are at State Col
lege to remain for twelve weeks as
students in the winter courses in agri.
culture. They are known as short
course students, and will receive in
struction in practical agriculture and
creamery work Many of the farmers
enrolled this year are returning for the
third time, One Of the new features
is the course in home economics, con
Quoted by Miss Pearl Macdonald. Sub
jects of special interest to the farmers
wives will be discussed. Much inter
est has been shown in the course in
home nursing and emergencies. Miss
Macdonald will help her classes, some
containing students more than fifty
years old, to solve the increasingly diff
ficult problems of household admins
tratlon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
Curious Suit.

A curious exposition Of callousness
and greed was recently made in a civil
suit brought against Colorado sur
geon. lie became Interested in tho
case of a cripple whom he found beg
ging in the street. and by an operation
requiring great skill removed his dis
ability The relatives OF the cripple
promptly brought suit against the
physician for removing their means of
support, claiming that, as cripple,
the youth had brought them In an av-
erage OF about five dollars daily. while
now they were compelled to support
him until he could gain the means OF
earning his living. The Judge prompt
ly dismissed the suit on hearing the
case for the prosecution.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10

the waist line at the back anf has a
straight front with a set.in girdle OF
heavy, striped silk. The body OF the
coat is novel in cut. with the sides. at
the underarm, sloped to a point and
the skirt set on to fall In graceiui
folds. The sleeves are set in and fin
ished with wide bands of light fur
The neck Is finished with a turnover
collar of fur and opens with revers at
the front. There is a yestee and turn
over collar of soft silk.
In the coolest weather the coat may
be fastened up close about the neck,
the revers forming double-breasted
fastening as warm as fur. An orna'
ment. appropriately rich, finished with
hanging tassel completes a brilliant
and elegant garment.
The patent leather walking shoes
have gray cloth tops, the short, white
kid gloves are stitched with black. and
the large hat Of black velvet is
trimmed with short, full ostrich
plumes oddly mounted. For the
amount of outlay required, which Is
small as compared with that for any
other costume that looks as rich. this
is unexcelled In elegance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
DISEASE AND POVERTY.


Doctor Salesby Of London In an arti-
Gle contributed to the Pail Mall Ga
zette tone Of series entitled THE
House OF Life") says:
IF we are to successfully attack
that most unpopular fungus, the tu-
berculosis bacillus, we shall have to
impugn the popularity Of its trusty
cousin, the yeast mold Alcohol makes
the bed for tuberculosis, and II is just
this making OF the bed we should seek
TO stop"
The following paragraph on the eco
nomic side OF the liquor question from
the same article applies equally well
to America. In reading II, substitute
America" for England" and Brit
ain"
"Over vast areas OF our land, where
now we might be growing wheat, later
to turn into brains and eyes and
hands for England, we are growing
nothing but whisky. Now, spirits are
admirable for the preservation of por-
tons of corpses, but for the preserya-
tion OF limbs and members Of living
England, wheat is TO be preferred.
When our children learn in what the
wealth of the nation consists, they
will grow no whisky within these
shores, but in its place bread, for
bone and brains and beauty and
bravery and Britain
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
RELIGION NOT POLITICS.

Ohio liquor men are protesting
against antiliQuor petitions being
signed in the churches, claiming that
il is political action. The pastor Of a
Toledo Congregational church-Rev,
Ernest Allen-thus replies to this
claim:
ANY petition against an institution
which induces poverty, crime and sor.
row is in place in a Christian church.
The church would not deserve its
name, nor be true to its leader, nor
hold the respect Of men, il 1t did not
fight the saloon because of the woe it
creates. There are no party lines in
the church when it comes to an esti-
mate of the damage done to life and
society by the saloon
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10

Then there are roses, mostly In
American beauty colorings, but made
in pink or yellow, also, that are pinned
in the high.necked collar or on the
lapel of the open-throated coat. Bands
of velvet ribbon with frills Of maline
at the back fasten under single satin
half.blown rose. They are adorable
little beauty spots in the street cos
tune.
For the evening corsage splendid
roses of velvet, set in rose foliage, are
made and, for the youthful wearer,
satin morning glories. with the ribs
of the flower outlined with the tiniest
of rhinestones They are mounted
with millinery foliage or with a leaf
made o, satin, like that shown in the
picture,
For the negligee and for lingerie,
ribbon daisies and small rosettes OF
narrow satin ribbons convert the most
matter-of.fact garments into things en-
ticingly frivolous. We must all de-
pend upon such things, more or less.
to help out in the work-a-day world in
which flowers fulfill sublime mission.
JULIA BoTroMLEY.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
SCIENCE SPEAKS.

Science says that we are surround
ed with myriads and myriads Of invis.
ible foes ever on the alert to discoy-
er the point of successful attrck, and
we are furnished with a garrison OF
unseen friends who ordinarily dis
charge the function Of police and OF
the department OF health, but who in
the event of an invasion mobilize with
extraordinary celebrity and precision.
A struggle ensues and the victory
goes to the stronger. Within the ken
of science there is nothing which de-
stroys the physical defenses as alco-
hol destroys them, just as there Is
nothing which brings to the ground
the defenses of the spirit as drinking
does and as there is nothing to equal
alcohol as a producer OF crime.-Rey.
DR.. Mcmillan, speaking before the
assembly of the Presbyterian church
OF Ireland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10

Hum ho!" sighed the New Hamp-
shire farmer, as he came in from down
town. Deacon Jones wants me to be
pallbearer again to his wife's funeral"
oval, you're goin' to be- amt yer
asked the farmers better half
81 dunno. Y know, when Deacon
Jones fust wife died. he asked me to
be pallbearer, an did; and then
his second wife died. an was the
same again. An then he married thet
Perkins gal, and she died, and was
pallbearer to that funeral An now
wal, | don't like to be all the time ac-
ceptin fayors without bein able to re.
turn EN-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
s457,740 DAMAGE
IN FOREST FIRES
Nearly Quarter Million Acres
Burned to November 26.
l0,496 ACRES STATE LANDS
State Conscience Fund Enriched BY
S2e9 In 1914-Postmistress Bed.
room Proof Against Robbers.
Plague Quarantine.

Harrisburg.-Almost a quarter mil.
lion of acres of woodland in Pennsyl-
Vania were swept b. forest fires be-
tween January and November 26, ac.
cording to compilation by the State
Department of Forestry The esti-
mated damage was S451740.S0 and it
cost in round numbers something like
$4,000 to eXtinguish the fires. Addi-
uonal reports are expected to swell
the acreage and the loss.
or the acreage burned over, 10496
were State land, the greatest damage
being in Pike county, where the great
est damage was also done to privately
owned land. Carbon county was next.
Between January /, and July the
acreage burned was 72,327, of which
4567 was on State land and the loss
was $l3l ,949, while in the second half
of the year there were 169159 acres
burned, of which 5,929 acres were on
State land and the loss was 1925, 1880,
the cost to extinguish being $1A,65S.75.
The damage in the second half was far
greater.
The acreage and loss by counties is
as follows:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
oF The pRINKER.

What's to become OF the drlnker?
The railroads don't want him. From
the humblest job to the highest there
is no place for him. lie is not wanted
for any important position either civil
or military; he cannot be elected to
any high Office within the gift of the
people; the banks do not want him;
the wholesaler does not want him; the
farmer has no use for him. Who
wants the drinker?
The penitentiary, the insane asylum,
the inebriate asylum, the almshouse
may receive him in due course of time,
but who would aim TO 1T himself for
such future as these institutions rep
resent? What's to become of the
drinker? II is a question to which the
youth OF today may well give some
serious thought.-Union Signal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
"SAFETY FIRST"

The National Congress on Industrial
Safety meeting in Chicago last Octo-
Der adopted the following resolution:
Whereas, II is recognized that
drinking OF alcoholic stimulants is
productive of a heavy per cent of the
accidents and diseases, affecting the
safety and efficiency of workingmen;
be ii
Resolved, That 1t is the sense Of
this organization to go on record in
favor of eliminating the use of intoxi-
cants In the Industries of the nation" 4"
Il was reported that not single
man of the ZOO present at that con.
gress came to the defense Of alcohol.
The members of the National Safety
council employ more than a million
men.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
BEFORE AND AFTER.

Before the days OF prohibition,
Maine began to cut of her forests and
sell them for rum and there was but
little money in the savings banks.
Now she has more money In her saw
ings banks than the great state Of
Ohio, with FIVE times her population.
She sends her children TO school in
larger numbers than states which sell
liquor. Her debt is about $22 per
capita, while that of Massachusetts is
about $72 per capita.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
State Conscience Fund.

Pennsylvania conscience hurt
1921. 90 less during the fiscal year of
1914 than during the year before. The
receipts of the Auditor Generals de'
partment for the year show that
amount came in through the consci-
ence fund, which is the fund into
which undesignated and anonymous
items are consigned. Last year S5S1.1O
was paid in through the conscience
fund
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
To Get Rid OF PlmpIes,

Smear the affected surface with
Cuticura Ointment. Let 1t remain
FIVE minutes, then wash off with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing few minutes. These fra
grant, supercreamy emollents quickly
clear the skin of pimples, blackheads,
redness and roughness. the scalp OF
dandrufr and itching and the hands
of chaps and irritations. For free
sample each with 32-p. Skin Book ad-
dress post card; Cutlcura. Dept. X,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-10
Fooled the Spider.

Donald, who was great fisherman,
started to dress his own 1yhooks. lie
was met by crony one day. who said:
81 hear you've begun TO dress yer ain
hooks, no, Donar. Is that true?"
It's a that answered Donald.
AN can you put them up on ony
thing naterel like?" inquired the crony
Il dinna ken for that" replied Don
aid, but there wis a spider ran ava
wi twa o. them yesterday"