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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
II n BY GEORGE FITCH
John Drown Author Of HAt Good Old Siwas66''
Copyright 1872 by George AlathsuAdarns)

THIS is the BIRTHDAY OF John Brown
Il plain man with plentiful whis-
\ kers who was born i'm COnnectlcut
in 1900. acquired twenty children, and
some debts. became a crank on abolition.
and was finally hanged for attempting
to lick the government.
A great many men have got them
selves hanged on one pTeteUt or another
without any profit to themselves or 70
posterity. but Nathan Hale and John
Brown are about the only two Americans
who have won immortal fame in this
Dainful manner. Brown was an abOh-
ZIONIST long before abolition became
stylish He spent most OF his time
preaching and fighting against slavery.
picking up a living Tor his family IN his
odd moments. He became a nuisance on
the subject He was unreasonable. Al
most everyone told him that slavery was
wrong and that If he would wait a few
hundred wears the country would become
civilized without causing any trouble or
ill-feeling But Brown didn't want to
wait He was too impatient to wait
few hundred years. All cranSs are I'M
patient crank IS a man who stands
alone and tries TO haul the rest OF the
world up to him instead OF walking com
fOrtably back and joining the mob.
John Brown trained his children to
get along ON two meals day and to
fight for abolition and moved out to
Ossawatamie Kansas where he had a
chance to get into tive battles before
breakfast and one before supper regu-
larly in Kansas, the Federal troops
preserved order among the anti-slaverv
men. while the prO-slavery men murdered
them and burned their homes. This irri-
tated Brown 10 such an extent that he
decided 10 bust the government. Gath
ering p men and some women, he went
to Harper's Ferry. Va, and attacked
the United States of America on the left
flank. He fought well and if he had had
$4,000 more men, might have accom-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
WANT A COUNTY ROAD.

Finlay, Texas.
Editor e Paso Herald:
I am enclosing herewith and beg to
call your attention 10 the article en-
titled Road Building With Convict
Labor"
an sending 1t because. although we
are desperately in need Of a road in va
rious parts Of the county where we
have no road at all, our county con-
Victs are allowed TO lie idle in jail at
an expense to the county, whereas
lney could be used TO splendid advan-
tage In making good roads where
none now exist, and in lettering roads
Wnere they exist IS is being done now
IN numerous Texas counties where
miles Of good road are being built at
extremely small cost to the county
and 10 the advantage Of the county
convict
1 wish especially TO call your atten-
ton to the last paragraph. in which
the statement is made that The top
son road OF clay and sand costs from
94VO TO $500 mile and experts con-
slder It, when given proper attention
ana wei drained, an excellent substi-
tute for the more expensive macadam."
This, II true, and if put into practice
oy our county commissioners, viii be
Ine for certain parts of this county
where the roads are almost impassa-
bic on account of the sand, but where
therec are great deposits of clay right
al hand and II we are only allowed the
road money collected in our district,
which, according TO law should be used
where collected, we would soon have
comparatively good roads
Let me say right here, that not only
IS the law requiring a road TO be built
across the county not being complied
with, but there is another law that re-
Quires the money collected for road
taxes. which amounts TO about $4,000
annually in the eastern district, TO be
used IN the district in which il is col
lected- This has not been done hereto
fore by our officers. but the money to
which we In the eastern part Of this
county are entitled 10 for our roads
has been deliberately taken away
from us and applied elsewhere. contra
ry 70 law and in injustice to US.
We are being grlevously wrOnged in
that we pay road taxes and get no
roads AS we see IL, IL would be as just
10 hold US up with a siXshooter and
take our money and use it in other
parts OF the county as to take our
money by way of a road tax, which the
law requires TO be applied here, and
then use that money elsewhere
Respectfully,
n. ". Lowry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09

plished something. As it was he was
wounded, captured and hanged as an ~
desirable.
Most of US are worth more dead TRAN
alive So it was with John Brown. He
was laughed at when alive and peopls
declared that it was a shame that he
should waste time iawing about the
slaves while his family was short a flU
dozen pairs of shoes. But when he died
his soul climbed out Of his ragged
clothes and started marching on: and
In less than six years, Brown. had he
lived. would scarcely have been con-
sidered g progressive.
John Brown mOnkeyed with a GREAT
idea until it killed him, but he was Sraat
enough himself not to mind this s1i0bt
mishap and he died with such dig1;tr
that 1t made a lot of living cowards en-
vious. Incidentally. he demoDst~sfs5
that hanging is a better recent for i'm
mortality than shooting; for two of he
sons were shot by his side al HarDer.s
Ferry aud history has not even preserved
their first names.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
JOuRNAL ENTRIES.
lIOpeka J Journal

A real hero carries his honors with
much mOdesry-
Not so many persons stop to figure
up the cost Of the things they want
Most folks know when they are in
the wrong, even 4 they are not will
ing 10 admit IT,
II the average man would look him
self over carefully he wouldn't be so
free 70 criticize others.
Some people who can afford auto
mobiles seem to think IL useless to
own them as long as their friends
are well supplied.
Nobody ever kicks on deal II he
holds winning cards.
A woman without q looking glass
would be Ike a ship without a rudder.
People who are always telling what
they are going TO seldom. do much
The chances are that much more
time Is wasted than is used prOftably.
No matter how smart a man is there
are plenty others WHO can give him
valuable pointers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
VALENTINE WOMAN
HAs NAREnM EsCABE

Valentine Texas, May 9--Mrs. r. d.
McAnelly, while cleaning clothes with
gasoline. escaped what might have
been a serious accident The gasoline
igniIed from friction ana she was
burned on the arm and hand
Dr. Peters. OF Maria is here looking
after the patients Of DIT. Graves. who is
attending a medical convention in
Waco this week
Henry Gray has gone to TT Worth,
where he viii enter business college.
Mrs J. r. GRAY. who has been i'll this
week is much improved
c. J. Hawker is drilling a well near
LObo for ". r. Phillips.
W. l. Cass has finished well at the
town residence of c. o. Finley. An
abundant water supply is afforded
Swanson Bros. are loading hay this
week for c. T. Hawlzer and J. Knox
Williams. which viii be shipped to va
rious eastern points
Cook Moore has returned from Wiz
siams Ariz-. where he visited his son.
Tom Mr.. Moore thinks Arizona offers
good Inducements for young men OF
industry and integrity
Mrs. John B. Gardner and sister. Mrs
Hairless. are in FL Paso on pleasure
and business.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
KEEP COOLI

KEEP COOLg
II the politicians roar,
Keep COOL
When they hOIIer more and more
Keep COOL
Don't get worked into a fret.
Don't mill round until you sweat
Country's pretty solid yet
Keep cool-
Don't get mad in politics
Keep COOL
Good sense with your thinking mix.
Keep COOl-
And no matter where or when
Study principles and men,
Hold your thinker straight, and then
Keep cool
II the other fellows win.
Keep COOL
Then dig in and try again
Keep coOl-
Don't get hot around the neck:
Keep your temper Vel in check
Country isn't going to wreck
Keep cOOll
Other men are honest too
Keep cOOl+
others think as well as you
Keep COOL
show I'd strong beneath dsfeaL
That makes victory taste more sweet,
And amidst the campaigns heat
Keep COOL
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
Inconsistency Of Voters

Republicans
they
off the election for another
admitting entitled the offices
discreet hold offices that they
anouy awaiting jobs Republicans alike
appear public offices them,
Legislative gerrynaudered opposition
rather than
merits Of those
rather public office
wonder the people stand
that they do they have
onuchco corruption and unment part Of their officials
people that they should
voting
privately for office and then they
Of especially
build
they politics
s1eele o after
split condition eliminated
In carrying Of "ty beautiful recently
bungalow,
with type 0 architecture surrounding.
Some Of the delight racing
open muflers making
to New every
continue in the role of the merely
get to testimony attorney
to doesno o On juies,
Many an American contempt royalty exaggerated
ing fellow had when he held kings
Pp Morgan evidently falling peculiar company
papers praiEng
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
By FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

to be given 10 fathers Of families. the
government 10 assist in their cuLl-ea q
lion Thev have declared their purpose
to stay in session until the government
gives them what they ask Tor
Another plank in the platform OF ~
veterans is that the people VINO We
friendly to Spain during Jhe W.
independence shall not be enllLIeu 70
hold any office under the Cuo9 a.
ernment They assert that so lonS as
there are-according to their rlgutes
10000 veterans Of the army on lilCS
pendence in Cuba, there IS d L4i'- -
material to choose from without 50
ing to those who sympathlze Win
Nunez May Bolt.
Gen. Nunez. the leader of the Vete-
rams. declares he has no sympatny WIN
the radical wing Of the association. ana
will resign before he will stand FOR al
they advocate. He says tnaJ az Sil0
present juncture, when so mucn u1
pends on a sane. conservative poI--s u
the part of the government anu " , ~
DeoDIe. the veterans ought TO stand IKE
an army against radicaltsm, ana cohst--
tute the nucleus around which al pa =
triOtic Cubans who place the success ~
their country above their own $3.50 - y =
desires can rally, and thus Gss52- ~
averting the danger OF InlIo III -1I
There are those who predict that in
terVentiOn viii have TO come geLoIo .l-7
fall elections. and among muse -
cluded perhaps the best auInoflLy ~
Cuban affairs in the island others say
that no matter how the election goes
Intervention will follow Ihey say
that if the Liberals win and presenl
policies continue bankruptcy VIII LoIcs
f while II the CONSERVATIVES win, there
viii be a housekeeping that viii sweep
thousands Of unnecessary o1ficehOloe[s
out OF jobs. which. in turn. VIII result
iu uprisings that will force lnteTNe en-
ton
Tomorrow Collecting the Customs
in SanrO DominE0.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
Better Roads In County

Fl Paso county
The people parts Of pull
ordinary has Jared well at the
Of the roads in the state The rest
the and needs badly
Nothing Good roads
FL would do much to
Of would be justice for
people who pay and
the small part
Of the whole people
and let them
all they get fairly central highway.
Eyar all the roads IS
cTedibe tOobut has
med mind the necessity Of
people this end of the
has N Finlayin this
county suggesting with This might be
appears be put
the roads to do be of permanent
talked Of before but 1t has
who and
the extra necessary guard much
however have proved
differently Of Texas has been
done in way might worth trying
With auring the smell of
seashore
going get Of people
that can't
those agents
wash stand feet all day
independent"
a wills 0 independent" Il he
economy
these
Every dog may day ordinary
gets VIII work for it
notice keep
usually complaining o himself?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
GLOBE SIGHTS.
CAtchison Globe.)

A good deal Of the kicking against
Big Business IS done by those who
would like TO get in il. but can't
There are plenty OF doctors and
boards Of health 10 prolOng life If the
people viii help them little.
II Old Mother Hubbard had looked in
the refriEeratOr. the result probably
would have been about the same
foreigner can't become president
Of the United States, and the same rule
applies TO most Of the native sons.
The most glowing tribute you can
pay 10 a man who has just died is to
say he was a mighty good sort Of a
fa11o~u
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
One-Sentence Philosophy
PoINTED PARAGRAPHs.

Marriage makes noorwalkers Of
some men.
No laundry should charge stiff
prices for unstarched work
Perhaps many a wife thinks she is
chained 10 the missing link.
Few men are capable of putting up
a good bluff just before pay day.
II a man means well. that may be
the only creditabIe thing about him
The average pup is as friendly as a
candidate the day before an election
A woman never has so many aprons
that she doesn't need at least one
more.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
DAMAGE BY DITCH.

San Jose, Tex, Nay 3, 1912.
Editor Fl Paso Herald:
Through the carelessness Of the ca
nal company. the canal broke Saturday
night about 80 or 40 feet wide and
flooded our alfalfa and wheat farm OF
seven acres. Our house is in three feet
Of water, and we are not able to get
teams in there TO haul our furniture
out, which is now ruined by water and
falling walls.
The house is a total wreck; we lost
everything. having just time TO get out
OF the house a night
The Carpenter brothers alfalfa farm
next 70 US is also flooded. the house Is
also falling down.
J. O. Buquor.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
QUAKER 1IEDITATIONs,

The bigger a man IS the least eX-
cuse he has for being stilted
Don't borrow trouble unless you see
your way clear to paying II back
It is quite possible for a man TO be g
high liver and still have low tastes
Does the poet wear his hair long be-
cause he realizes there is no short cut
TO fame2
tip to bah players-Hitting Up the
high bah is apt TO result in balling W
the high HIT
The pessimist is always prepared for
the worst. and IS dreadfully disappOint
ed IL IL doesn't happen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
REFLECTION o IA BACHELOR.
New York Press

Many men viii work hard to get
money. but only the few TO keep it.
The devil counts on drawing an extra
dividend every time a promise IS made.
A critic is q fellow who can't do a
thing himself, so he tells how some
body else doesn-t do 81 rlght
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
By Walt Mason.

The gentle viii vanish KEN then
with painting The heat
will unite tell flies cheerful but
its place multiply beneath the burning skies when
but cheerful hearts last slew scientist who left pamphlet
o
un the swattng exteminate the flies bard take his Tyre
the
bling brooks poets their that
telling
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09
TO
THE HERALD

Gan communications nu=s bear the
signature OF the writer but the mans
VIII not be published where such re-
quest is made.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09

The California merely
TO get The general has ruled that their
to vote nOteut trial jures.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09

Many an contempt for royalty exaggerated
ing that the other fellow had lie held kings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09


open uers making action ought
to
city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09

Many girl wash all
wills Of inaependent"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-09

carrying its idea Of Getty beautiful" Denver recent
one of its suburban plan bungalow
with the type Of architecture surrounding
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

See Clusters Last Fight, in three
reels, at the Majestic tonight.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

got nothing and turned away, ragged
palid and weak.
"All the houses were closed. Prac.
tically all the population had lied anaI
those who remained barricaded them
selves within, trembling with fear. The
soldiers Knocked vainly at the barred
doors Groups shivering in the cold
tried the doors Of stables to seek
refuge; even the stables remained in
hospitablc. Refugees smashed their
way into shops and devoured all they
found, including vegetables and cam
dies, and sucked at pieces Of greasy
wood.
II never saw such an image Of i'm
ferno One Of the most miserable Of
the wanderers succeeded in getting
into house, where we were staying.
drenched to the skin and teeth chat.
tering. Take all my money, take my
clothing il you Will but I beg Of you
to give me some bread, he cried.
Il questioned him. He said he came
from Asia Minor and had not eaten
for eight days. | gave him a slice Of
bread and a chocolate tablet and he
went away to join the remnants Of the
retreating army Of which this was the
end.
Thus did the Turkish soldier ap-
pear to me. He seemed to have no
understanding Of the great drama in
which he was participating, But his
infinite misery and his horrible ami
NAL distress we're enough to break
ones heart.
II do not know whether the accu-
sations Of massacre are exact. but
50 far as ! have observed, | can af-
firm that not only have the Turks
committed no excesses, but | believe
that no army in the world under such
frlghtful circumstances would have
been more moderate and more docile. =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

Paris. Nov l4-A staff corresponds
ent Of the TEMPS, Jean Rodes, who
has reached Constantnople from the
war zone, sends vivid pictures Of the
misery Of the Turkish soldiers and
the disorganization Of the Turkish
army He says:
1--WE have witnessed the failure Of
the Turk as a soldier We have seen
him dying Of hunger, worn out BY ia,
tigue, wrecked by suffering and run
ming away after having abandoned his
place IN the combat.
81 have never seen a more poignant
picture Of human distress than that
presented BY these unhappy men,
thrown into one Of the most terrible
wars in history, without food, without
medical attention, almost without
chiefs, almost without arms. And at
Seidler, saw a soldier whose right
hand had been severed holding out to
us, begging for help, the bleeding
stump around which he had tied a
piece Of twine
q saw long lines Of famished men
who came to our tent begging for a
crumb Of bread and staggering away
without murmur Of complaint when
told that we had none to give saw
a thousand wounded leaving a trail Of
blood as they dragged themselves TO-
ward Chorlu saw hundreds Of
others fall by the wayside dying from
wounds and fatigue.
TAT Chorlu a columr Of soldiers
terrible in appearance, staggered
through the streets in a driving rain
and windstoFm. No one had paid any
attention to them. They had no shel
ter, nothing to eat From a nearby
bakery an officer threw out handful!
OF bread and the soldiers fought fol
the loayes More than half Of then
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
INSURGENTS In
BOARD WIN OUT

Oklahoma City, Nov. With the
plain intention Of preventing trouble
between Otto G. Brylee, brother Of
Miss Brylee Of the Warner school,
and the Brewer and Elliott faction OF
the state board Of agriculture, the
board held the fifth and concluding
session Of a strenuous three-day meet
ing behind closed doors Wednesday
morning, and disposed finally of the
affairs that have kept the members
on the qui yiye ever since the anti
Brewer and Elliott meeting here the
middle q October
The six-member brigade carried the
day in the executive session, decapi-
tated six or seven important depart
mental employees accepted the resig-
nation of j. W. L, Corley, member
from lie Flore county. and forced the
approval OF Miss Dora Brylee's salary
warrants up to the present time at
least. The Brylee matter did not end,
however. Matters derogatory to Miss
Brylee and in defense Of O. A. Brewer
were presented to the president Of
the board, G T. Bryan, and by him
turned over unread to the five mem
bers Of the college committee, and the
latter ordered to investigate and re-
port back at the earliest possible date.
The instructions to the college COM
mittee cover not only an investiga.
tion OF Miss Brylee's charges against
Brewer but Of Brewers charges
against Miss Brylee also. In The mean.
time Miss Brylee is TO hold her place
in the Warner school.
The departmental heads that were
dismissed are as follows: A. r. Howe
state dairy commissioner; R. d. Nc
Manus, state dairy commissioner; 0
G. Harper and d. S. Woodson, inspec
tors in the farm demonstration diyis
ion, and c. v. Faulkner superintend
ent OF the Warner school
J. S. Esslinger was made head oI
the farm demonstration department
vice Marie woodson, promoted to thl
superintendency Of the Helena school
If. L. Jackson was given Faulkneri
place as the head OF the Warner
school Dr. Emery OF the state boari
Of health took Howes place as stat
dairy commissioner.
The college committee, which con
sists of members Haynes, Hinds
Griffin. Vincent and Wilson, left Wet
nesday afternoon for Saltwater to bt
sin their work, which is to inyestigat
the books and records OF the depar
ment and the A and ~. college and t
sift the Brylee matter to the bottom
When they have made a finding. the
viii report to President Bryan, an
he viii at once call another session (
the board
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
BALKAN WAR LOSSES.

! Total killed and injured in :
= 33 days of fighting in Balkan
4. war, 10000
+ Oct 14-Montenegrins take
! Tushi, Loss, Montenegrins l.
; 800, Turks COCO.
= Oct ls-Bulgarians capture
: Mustapha Pass. Loss, Bulgar-
: ians 1000, Turks 5000.
: Otc. 20--Bulgarians begin at
: tack on Adrianople. Losses II
) the battle about Adrianople are
: estimated Bulgarians $4,000
= Turks 10000
= Oct 24--Greeks take city Of
: Seryia. Loss, Greeks 1000,
+ Turks 1900.
= Oct IS -seryians capture
= uslsup. Loss. servians 1900.
> Turks 5000.
+ Nov. 1--Greeks sink Turkish
= cruiser. Loss, Turks 26O.
: Nov. S-Fall OF saloni4i.
, Greek loss 25OO, Turks 1000.
+ Nov. f1-Fighting about Te-
+ halaia forts Loss, Bulgarians
= 5000. Turks 10000.
= Losses in other battles and
; skirmishes 90 to make imp the
: gigantic sacrifice of 10000
! lives.
=
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
RAGS WANTED.

Cash paid for clean cotton rags
Express office.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

Put porous plaster on the chest
and take good cough syrup internally
if you would treat "a severe case of
sore lungs properly Get the dollar
size Ballards Horehound Syrup. With
each bottle there is free Herritk S
Red Pepper Porous Plaster for she
chest Sold by Owl Drug Store ana
Public Drug Store. Adv d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14

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= REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. =
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-11-14
compiled by the Grady County
Abstract Company, it7H
North Third Street.


Oscar y. Coon and wife to J. L.
Black, io-i4-l2, si5e; lots Z, 2, 3. 4, .,
6, block q, rhaoker's add. to Bradley.
4 c. Parish and vile to G II Par.
ISL. -i2-l-iO, $3.50 lots 5, 9, 10, n,
block 50, Rush springs
w. S. Graham and wife TO J. D.
Alien, same land. $500.
Milton S cralle and wife to Louis
N Browder, ii-l2-i2; Z p NE Ne 81
6.5.
A. a. Holmes and wife to John Mon
Grief iif2l2. 81, tract out Of lot 10
block AZ, chickasha.