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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

chlefly by the monster tidal waves. has
never been definitely estimated. but it
Is known that al least 100. 600 persisted.
The loss was probably far in excess of
that number.
Some idea of the force of the ex-
plosion may be had from the fact that
the waves that were started bv IT and
driven east and west from the narrow
straits. travelled across the oceans and
met on the other side of the globe.
Indeed, 1t was proven that these waves
crossed at the Antipodes and encfrcled
the earth no less than four times he
fore they got back to normal.
Strange as it may seem, the detona-
ton accompanying the explosion was
felt 5000 miles away, while from its
very immensely, 1t was almost inaudi-
bic to the jewellers in the Immediate
vicinity.
Wonderful, too, were the meteoroloe-
ical phenomena following the dread
calamity. The sun did not rise or set
In the old familiar way for more than
a year after the explosion. The clouds
appeared to be touched with strange
lurid tints and the blue of the heavens
did not look as ii had looked before
The superstitiOus in all lands felt that
the very laws Of nature were chang
ing, and some imagined that the world
was nearing its end
The explanation, later on given. wa
that the queer phenomena were due to
the fact that the awful explosion had
filled the whole upper atmosphere with
thousands of tons of fine dust. which
encircled the entire earth and changed
the aspect of the heavens.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
The EUGEMC BABY
A Practical Result OF Modern Science
(By Philip Gibbs)

~HE husband and wife had been
married with the blessings of the
Il Eugenics society, by vote carried
unanimously.
The fanny history of the young couple
had been examined as far back as the
great-grandfather and great grand
mothers on each side. The result Of
this genealogical Inquiry had been de-
clared eminently satisfactory by the
executive committee. There was no
trace of insanity or moral decadence
and, although the stock from which the
young woman was derived was more
physically robust than that of the
young man, his Immediate ancestors
were noted for vigorous intellectually.
His father was professor of eco
Monies. his paternal grandfather was
bishop with socialistic tendencies his
great grandfather had written many
learned treatises on the Greek gerends.
His mother had been educated al Cir
ton, his grandmother was the author
of the well known book, The Biologi-
cal Aspects of Love-" his great grand
mother had been the mistress Of a
School for the Sons of Gentlemen, at
WeSton-supre-Mare.
The chairman of the executive com
mittee, in a wen-phrased speech, had
declared that Seldom, ladies and gen
tlemen. have we seen the mating OF a
young couple more scientifically sound
in natural selection. This marriage is
Of the happiest auspices" The re-
porter adds that this speech was re-
ceived with loud and prolonged ap-
plause
When the baby was born it was ex-
amined by the executive committee,
which reported very favorably in its
minutes" According to scientific
laws. 1t had blue-gray eyes, mouse
cOlored hair. and q double chin. Its
Uranium was remarkably well devel-
oped.
The development of the Uranium was,
indeed. cause of some anxiety to the
young parents They could not dis
guise from themselves that Francis
Cation Darwin Jones seemed to have
been born with a permanently swelled
head. But, as the wife exclaimed. with
a beautiful confession Of faith in the
laws Of heredity: What can you eX-
darling's gradfather was a bishop and
his great-grandfather a professor of
Greek at Harvard university"
Little frankie was of grave and
thoughtful disposition. He looked upon
the world with wistful wondering
eyes, as though he could not quite
make out why he was born. Unlike
most babies. he seldom burst into
tears; but. on the other hand, was not
often betrayed into smile. His moral
character seemed almost perfect for so
young a babe, and his intelligence was
phenomenal
But he had one characteristic which
alarmed his fond parents. He had a
most extraordinary thirst.
After his weaving, his feeding bottle
was filled with a specially prepared in
fant's food guaranteed by the medical
advisers of the Eugenics society, but
no sooner had he absorbed the con-
tents Of one bottle than he stretched /
out his chubby little hands and, like
Oliver Twist. asked for more.
My dear" said the young mother /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

portion of the country. And then If
has hurt them because the men who
Worked in the mines and those who
worked on the ranches have gone into
the armies of the two factions Mean
While the merchant is hard hit for
there is no one 10 buy from him The
peOn, with his gun and his belief that
this is a chance to come into his own
to collect a species of back pay for ali
the years of compulsory service he
has rendered. has found II easier to
live by forasing than by working in
the same old way. So he is abroad in
the land and makes the ideal guerrilla.
ReapinG the WhirlwInd.
1t is a case of having sown to the
wind and then reaping the whirlwfnd
Madero and his followers told the peon
he had been misused for generations
and that every right he had was peing
denied him 1t was pointed out to him
that he never had got an ADEQUATE
wage. that he had been robbed of his
his government. that he had no chance
to right these wrongs except he take
up arms and join the revolution. He
Obeyed his teachers. Then they rode
into power on his shoulders, and wages
were no better. the right to vote was
no more his than before, and he saw
nothing coming his way that was an
improvement over what had been be-
fore
He did not have the patience to sit
down and wait until Madero had a fair
IrldL he knew nOInlng OF the TACT
that the things which Madero promised
to him could come only, If at all
through a process of evolution, and
that however good Madero's intentions
he could not hope to revamp things
and effect the desired changes in a
day, or even a year. So he concluded
that Madero was another Diaz, and
without giving him even the semblance
of q fair chance to begin reforms
Joined in the revolution to overthrow
the man they had helped into power.
The Present Condition.
This, then, Is the story of the Next
can revolutions. How II is possible to
put an end to them Is hard for the out
slider to see. With the country i'm
poverished. the mines closed, food
stuffs at unprecedented prices. no
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

crops in the revolutionary regions and
no coming crops-the peon VINO is now
the paths of peace. will temporarily
find his last condition worse than his
first. and without the intelligence to
understand the reasons therefor or
the patience to wait for the better
times that might follow, he Will prob
ably 90 on with his guerrilla opera
lions Indefinitely.
The Governments Task.
Meanwhile, the Mexican government
has a monumental task ahead of it
Driving down and overcoming small
revolutionary parties in mountain fast
neSses where the nOncOmb atants are
hostile and misguide the pursuers.
where everything consplres to put the
government at disadvantage. is a
costly process, and while it has been
given out that the government can
command all the finances it needs to
do it, there is reason to believe that
money is not so easy to get in Mexico
City; and certain 1t is that soldiers in
sufficient numbers are hard to get.
The government has passed a new re-
Cruiting law. One man out of each
100 must go into the army, says the
a system of drawing lots 1t is gener-
ally believed that the new method Of
conscriptiOn will prove but little more
effective than the old method of vol
untary enlistment
While all sof these internal troubles
are being experienced the situation
from without IS becoming one that does
not promise to be a bed of roses for
the diplOmatists of Mexico. It is in
evitable that vast claims for damages
sustained by foreign interests other
than American will have to be paid
and the notice served by the American
state department that strict accounta-
bility will be exacted for the viola
tions of international law committed
against American residents of Mexico
and their property means that what
ever else the United States will do in
its attitude toward Mexico It will not
fail in the end to seek proper repara-
ton for injuries inflicted that come
under the purview Of international law
and usage.
Tomorrow-The Attitude Of the Unit
ed States.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
The KeraId's Daily
Short Story

one day, after filling the bottle for the
eighth time, 4 really cannot under
stand il Frankie's thirst fills me with
uneasiness. 1t is unscientiflc can
find no cause for it in our family his
Her husband was pacing up and
down the bedroom. He was white to
the lips, and beads of perspiration
stood upon his cultured brow. There
was a look of such terrible anguish
upon his intellectual face that his wife
was startled and afraid.
John" she cried. you have some
thing on your mind. You are hiding
dreadful secret from me"
John put his hand to his forehead
and groaned bitterly. After many be-
seeching words from his wife, the truth
burst from him.
Gladys" he said. I'VE forgot my
eat-great- grandfather"
She gave a little shrek of terror.
What do you mean, John? Oh,
heavens! what is. your awful mean
ing?'
John spoke in a low and tragic voice
'T have lust discovered" he said
that my great-great- grandfathe was
a friend of the regent. He was known
as a 'three-bottle man His thirst was
remarkable, even for the Georgian
era"
Johns wife burst into passion of
tears and sobbed as though her heart
would break. Johns groans awakened
little frankie from his morning sleep.
and he Immediately demanded another
"bokkle,"
In spite of this one failing. the
eugenic baby waxed fat and strong. and
his parents endeavored to eliminate
the great eat-grandfather by break
Ing the feeding-bottle and bringing I'd
their child on a dry diet of nuts and
shredded wheat.
At 5 years of age frankie was able
to read the report of the latest eugenic
theories and was able to discern
the hereditary weaknesses among his
little comrades. But at 10 years of
age he became interpretive and self
analytical He confided to his nurse
that he was terribly afraid of a bache-
Tor uncle from whom he believed he
had derived distinct tendency towards
maiden aunt. who, by some scientific
freak, had passed over to him a spirit
of revolt against authority.
There was a tragic episode in the
family when. at 10 years Of age.
Frankie flung the "ABC of Economics
out Of the nursery window, split the
ink over a cOlored chart depicting the
Progress Of the Human Race Towards
Eugene Perfection" and defied his
nurse when she reminded him that the
his annual report.
Then, one day, in a moment of su-
preme passion, when his father and
mother had re5uked him for dfsobe-
dience. he threw his great-great-
grandfather, as it were. at his fathers
head. and said:
What can you expect when one of
my ancestors was a Georgian rake?
You should have thought Of this before
bornr'
The terrible and relentless logic Of
this remark struck dismay into the
hearts Of his poor parents. and they
never smiled again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
= A BACHELORS DIARY
Miss Leonards Masterful Manner Greatly Puzzles Him
By MAX

a masterpiece of your library And
when that Is done I want you to be so
pleased you will let me redecorate the
entire house. Your dining room is q
shock to good taste in its present
hideous colors."
. I rather resented this I had had il
done over only the summer before and
got the best there was.
"Oh, I know what you are thinking, -
she said, but you must remember that
you had a man do II for yOul Your
house needs a WOman's hand I pro-
pose to be the woman behind the
hand"
Now, what other woman in the world
would say a thing like that
She left as unceremoniOusly as she
had come. She refused to let me take
her home. and said goodby with the
threat" that she would be over soon
again
Every woman" she said. jabbing a
hatpin through her hat. should have a
mission in life. I have made UP my
mind that you are TO be my mission
Now, what and how much. did she
mean by that?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
ii Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF l.
This Date 1893 O0y

5. s Buck returned today after
visiting his old home, College Corner,
Ohio.
Judge Harper returned today from
Washington and Tisit to friends in
t"e east.
F. Buclose and wife will be passen-
gers for New York on tomorrow
mornings Santa Fe-
District attorney Dean Will leave
for Barstow today to attend court in
session at that place
After a visit to her mother IN this
city. Mrs Glenn left today Tor her
homo in Toyah. Texas
Mai ]. S. Crawford, of the business
office of the Austin Statesman, IS in
the city to write up FL PasO-
St JOseph's academy, boarding and
day school, conducted by the Sisters
Of Loretto, will open September 5
ball was given at Sandersons
Texas. on August 26 on account OF
the opening OF Mr. HancOck's new
store
A E Webster. who for the last
three months has been up in the noun
tsins Of New Mexico, returned today
and expects to be here this winter.
The FL Paso public schools open
next Monday and the booksellers have
already received a large supply OF
school books and other school supplies.
Col Mike Brannigan. the well known
hack driver OF FL Paso, Is out with
his new hack. The new harness was
presented TO him by Mrs Phoebe
Hearst
During the practice game of ball
this afternoon ". H Taylor broke
finger on his left hand. He IS a first
class center fielder and will De great
" missed by the Colts
on Saturday evening some 20 Of e
Paso's young men met and under the
name OF the Imperial Order of Stays,
gave a most enjoyable banquet The
banqu, was served at the new D. r.
Francis
spent several days in the city. will
probably be the Democratic nominee
in the territorial council from the
counties OF Lincoln, Chavez. Eddy,
Dona Ana and Grant Mr. Richard
son will leave tomorrow morning on
the northbound Santa Fe-
Juan Trevinio, proprietor OF the
circus now showing in Juarez, came 20
FL PasO TO make arrangements to
bring the show to this side next We'd
says that he fought for the freedom
of that country many years prior to
entering the show business
Perry Greer is getting Up a party
TO attend The festivities at Chihuahua,
Mexico, on September 16- Chihuahua
this year is making an effort to out
shine all former celebrations and no
doubt quite a number ron FL PasO
will attend. The Mexican Central
railroad is offering a one half fare for
this occasion.
This afternoon at 1870 o'clock as
Horace Stevens. a boy II years old.
was passing in front of the Herald
building. he was attacked by bull
dog owned by Chinamau. and his left
leg was badly bitten. He was as
sisted to the office by DR.. Race and
the injury was dresses The little
boy is not the son of Horace 3.
Stevens.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
THE KRAKATOA ERUPTION
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY

" HE eruption of Krakatoa, down
in the Sunda straits, which took
place 20 years ago today-Au-
gust rs, 1SS3-stilI ranks first among
the appalling commissions of nature
krakatoa was. volcanic mountain
midway between Sumatra and Java, but
1t had been inactive since 1880. In the
spring of 1888 it began to show signs
Of activity. On the 26th of August loud
explosions were heard, and on the 2Sth
came the eruption that fairly shook
the planet
The eruption was followed by an ap-
palling darkness, with a downpour Of
mud and sand Then came a ire
mendous tidal movement. the water re-
ceding and then returning and over
whelming the people on the shores
The tidal wave was so feet high.
When investigation became possible
1t was found that Krakatoa had burst
throwing one part eight miles to the
north and hurting the other part com
pletely over Lang Island, seven miles
to the northeast.
The great mountain was literally
torn up by the roots, as was shown by
the fact that over the spot where the
exploded volcano had stood the sound
ing line found a depth of $50 faith
oms, or $50 feet Other soundings
showed that the bottom of the ocean
for miles around had been changed
Islands that had never been seen be-
fore appeared and others entirely dis
appeared.
The damage to human life done
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
PROSECUTOR RESIGNS OFFICE
TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION.

the dissension in the district attorneys
office. John Horne Chiles. chief dep
uty resigned that he may conduct the
gard jury proceedings ordered by
district Judge Hubert L. Shattuck.
District attorney Willis Y. Elliott had
determined that no one from the dis
trict attorneys office should have
anything to do with the grand jury.
He declares that he will not recog-
nize any action taken by the grand
jury as legal.
Fifty women were subpenaed and
appeared before the jury. The drift OF
the investigation was as to whether
or not a restricted district was being
maintained II. Denver.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

A HERO is a brave men who is at
n home when Opportunity knocks.
n Thousands of brave men are not
heroes because they were somewhere else
when a hotel burned or beautiful young
woman fell into a damp river Oppor-
tunity has charge of the whole hero
business and it is a poor judge of heroes
at that. If this were not true more life
boats would have gone back to fill up
when the Titanic sank.
To be a hero a man must use his life
as recklessly as if he has a whole bag
full of lives left in the vegetable cellar
at home. A man who is more careful Of
his life than he is of the lives of others
has very little chance of becoming Il
hero Being a hero is one of the easiest
known ways of breaking into history
and also into the silent tomb 1t is a
more unhealthy business than going to
sea in a steamship which uses palm
gardens for life RATS.
For many years the hero business was
conducted without system and a good
many men got into the lodge without the
proper credentials. However, Andrew
Carnegie has recently taken over the
whole concern and has organized it on
modern lines. There is now full set of
referees, umpires and time keepers to sit
on the case of the would be hero and if
he is pronounced genuine he is endowed
subsidized, medalled, photographed and
catalogued like prize Jersey.
The Carnegie commission, however,
only recognizes the common or literary
brand of hero and would be much more
useful if it widened its activities We
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
CUBA PAYS CLAIM
OF AN AMERICAN

HavsnG Cuba, Aug. 2s.-The claim
OF Hugh Reilly, an American contrac-
representing the final settlement OF
the Cienfugos waterworks contract,
was paid after an animated confer
ence lasting four hours between
Hugh S. Gibson, charge d'affaires OF
the American legation, and members
of the CI,bnn Cahinst.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
Fame'S A Bubble
By Walt Mason

p longs for one bTieI hour to
M cuts to Where are theg
Iva borne on ever!
either honor
large and gded frames @
Oh "ra'
Captain Loose where's IToO Shoe: Today with PRIDE man e h
: Beecham whose pms
five bones box? Today the widely chap all ND LIE
takes an IA
upon will always
be thens OF th
let Us huO!
iing thing that seldom
willie dure
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

need medals for the unappreciated heroes
who tell the truth when it is going to
cost them money; who spend their lives
in public office and die poor: who go
without cigars and new clothes in order
to beautify their daughters; and who
allow themselves to be fired by the boss
with loud kissing noise because they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
POINTED PARAGRAPHs.

IOUlCdRO NeWS.l
Some men cut loose when they get
tight
It takes a lot to live-and it requires
a house on the lot.
It's a shame to spill milk. but it
isn't a crying shame.
It's usually the fool who rocks the
boat that lives to tell the tale.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

viii not weigh in their thumbs with
every pound of beefsteak or sugar.
The hero business is grand and snowy,
but more attention should Be paid to
the silent hero who makes the world
more pleasant to live in and gets kicked
with vigor for his pains
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
REFLECTIONS OF \ BACHELOR.
New York Press.)

The sincerest thing about most peo-
pie is a hearty appetite.
1t seems as if 1t would be shocking
for women even to go to bed in some
of the evening clothes they wear to be
dressed up.
As soon as a girl marries q man she
finds out he's very human; as soon as
she finds that out she gets a lofty
opinion of her mother.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
One-Sentence Philosophy
GLOBE SIGHTS.

(Atchison Globe.)
Because someone" says so doesn't
prove anything.
Telling your grievances isn't gen
orally a remedy for them.
Someone is always watching you
closely, depend upon that.
Our notion of a safe and sane aero
plane is one that won't fly
You have to keep your secret, or It
won't be kept; don't overlook that bet
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
No Time For Serious Matters

- NIIGHTENMENT congress
American Congressional
and rams paper speeches. print
and extensions upon
ranking privilege distress of
Americans refugees
with
to Aenable pressing public Of"
whether speeches" of
of
to remain in the permanent charged
v uDon some clerk in the agricultural department OF upon
the house representatives without
number their little
politics. of the closing hours Of the long session Htte
away The speeches" wereez punged
broke all
speaking unvarnshed truth about the Congressional Record and
o ridiculous practices of congress Said he;
It say n as G9ns as 5 a9 @ R BEAD
qn hRtF 6gp fb Th5i C91gSsteP@! Record
Typical Of the sort of speeches
Lee Democrat from Pennsylvania The sub
m of his speech given "The cbett tunnel of
the irrigation project" And this is the way runs
A f @ sd T T0f @ fhis 6 h
fp5thsF Sgs the P f &
T 9 g the b nS pS 0 & @ " PF0o0
and so on and
campaign document Both sides have INDUCED
equally this Pasime
Then on questions individual
present onues the following in the last
days Q session:
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But when senator Mark Smith of Arizona gets up to ask for small appro
praiOn
being
CHARTERED the senate cannot ind time to hear the senator The senator
stating conditions
cnOquy place:
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
JOURNAL ENTRIES.

Topeka JournaL)
Few of the jokes are what they're
cracked up to be.
More persons ought to be disguised
with themselves rather than with other
people
Most of the long stories could be
shortened materially and to their adj
vantage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28

THIRTYSECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
200 CorrePC cove ing Ar1o"S new ~ vest AeAA9 ''o WASH
perez
kboEJer yhoar a
Iundy H I
F Martin :
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-28
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author Of "At Good Old Siwash'

Copyright, 1912, by George Mathew Adamsl