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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

FOR SALE lots and II room house
at 800 Hin St Price $500. Inquire
at address.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19
Special Notices

DELICIOUS BarbecUed Meats. Wall st
Barbecue. H. D. Ballard. 414 Mesa.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19
Help Wanted Female

WANTED - Girl for general house
work family of 8. 11O4 Nevada St
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

For ArizOna and Sonora-Lv. $40
a. m, sos p. m.
From Arizona and Sonora-Ar. 700
a. m, $3.50 p m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

FOR SALE one Of the prettiest
homes in FL PasO; 8 room red pressed
brick house, sleeping porch, furnace
heat; all modern improvements; min
utes walk from pOstOffice. cash Or
easy terms. Address zoe. Herald Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

FOR SAILS room brick with bath
on lots; modern. $1,000; q bargain.
Phone 3194
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

WANTED-House maid. 7. W c. A.
81 ". Missouri.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

COOK-American, white. Apply Fore
man FL Paso Dairy Co, east end Sec
ond St
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

AFTER DSaT1 tfUr+T AEoUr,O
TOWN FOR SVrFoRH SPEIAL.l.
TAEe ~ A BoAEO-0ER6sE
MEETING Arso , cAURCA
FAfcS Rta| DR0PfHA FEW
FIGHT c-USJ GE RE
RE5VEB Waite A CoLVAN>
THEH AFTEH FLYING A E2U
broken TY4EWRITU"
IN OFE2 (
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

Ell PASO & SOUTHWESTERN.
western nfvfsfouA

From Albuquerque. Denver, Chicago.
Los AngeIes-Ar. $40 a. m and $40
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19


BICYCLE WANTED at 421 Mesa
WANTED - A double drum. double
cylinder hosting engine. with swing
ing drums attached. Please state what
type Of machine you have, size. etc,
where same can be seen. also price.
Address NJ P. s. care Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

FOR SALE BY OWNER room
cottage, East FL Paso, $500 Write
NJ D., care Of Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

WANTED - Position as accountant
cashier, paymaster or warehouseman;
Al IN any Of the positions; desire 10
locate in or around Fl PasO, not g.
health seeker: am healthy and not
afraid Of soiling my hands; speak
Spanish fluently; am willing and must
work. What have you to offer? 800,
Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

Lost and Found
FOUND - Bunch of keys No 24,So O..
Owner can have same by paying Tor
this ad and calling on DIS Strang q
Phelps. Phone III 7O9 y. oregon st
T,OsT-Sundav morning on Brown St.,
near Arizona. lady's black sAk UNI
brella, gold and pearl handle Reward
Phone 1926.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

CYANIDE METALLURGIsT and mill
man desires position: u years prac-
teal experience combined with tech
meal training. For further particu-
lars address Cyanide, Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-19

POSITION in real estate office; speak
Spanish and understand business; ref
erences- Write L W, Herald
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
The Fiddle Drill.

The fiddle drill'' is one of the oldest
stonecutting tools In existence, 1t is
said to antedate Greek sculpture and
is In use today in about the same form
as 1t was 1000 years ago As its name
implies, Its action resembles fiddle
The drill Is of two pieces In one hand
q carver holds the drill stock, which is
like carpenters brace, except that 1t
Is straight instead Of having crank.
In the other hand he holds the bow"
which is strung with brass wire and
which is given turn around the drill
stock To use the drill the carver
places the drill stock against his breast,
holding 1t with his left hand. and with
his right he draws the bow back and
forth. fiddle fashion This imparts a
rotary motion to the drill stock. and
the drill is ground to cut in either way
1t turns. The fiddle drill is used In the
finest work. in crevices where the
sculptor could not reach with his chisel
and hammer without endangering the
carving
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
Tho Puma and II, Nams..

The large American cat Known as the
puma Is very rich In names. which
fact leads to no little confusion in the
minds of young students Of natural
history. The early Puritan settlers In
New England named the animal the
painter. meaning. of course, panther.
because in shape and size II strongly
resembles this fierce carnivore OF the
old world II also received the name
catamount. which was shortened down
from cat Of the mountain, The red
dish color Of the fur of some Of the
specimens suggested the name red Il
ger. while In certain places 1t was civ
en- the more majestic name OF noun
tain lion. In South America one Of the
native names was cuguacuara, hut we
have very sensibly Knocked off four
of the six syllables and shortened It to
cougar. The puma has such wide
range being found from Canada to
Patagonia. that naturally enough 1t re
ceives different name In the various
countries and localities which II In
habits Six names for one animal. No
wonder readers OF books OF travel get
confused.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
The sneed Mania

Mr.. Newcar (about to start on his
6rst trip In his recently purchased mo
torcar. to bis chauffeur)-Now, VIII
liam. l want it thoroughly understood
! will not have fast driving. Always
keep wen under the legal limit, not as
close to 1t as you can, Ten miles an
hour is fast enough for me. What
want Is comfort, not excitement Do
you understand?
Three days later, william,
l must be back to the house by Z
o'clock. This road seems very straight
and wide. think you might go just n
little faster without danger?"
Two days later. william. this dust
Is very unpleasant. II you could pass
that car ahead-it seems to be going
rather slowly"
Next day. Put on a little more
speed, william. There's no use In be-
Ing crank. This road is too good to
lose the chance"
A week later. "Open her up Will
liam. There are no police within Eve
miles, I'll bet. and IL there are who
cares3 I'm out for fun Let her rip.
Let her rip. This IS no steam roller.
Let's have some speed. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
Some Butcher. Names.

A butcher who had some spare time
made study OF the New York tele-
phone directory for butchers whose
names are, out OF the ordinary or fit
the business, Sam Frankerfurter has
a shop at 2l9 East Seventh street and
A. Weiner is at l443 avenue A. John
Now Is on Third avenue and Frank
Then on Amsterdam avenue. II they
formed a partnership Now & Then
would sound familiar Wing Sang is
In the poultry business and A. Fox Is
a game dealer, Louis Rich Is on
Third avenue and John. Richer is In
the Bronx Emil Half is on Amster.
dam avenue George ldler hustles in
market on Webster avenue John
Grab is taking things easy In his shop
on Second avenue, Max Warm is on
East Houston street Max Lent Of
Norfolk street never keeps 1t. Joseph
Hug OF West Fifteenth street should
be a favorite with the women. For
the finish how about Julius Goodby Of
avenue A?-Butchers' Advocate
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
Too Much For Webster.

IN the somewhat famous case OF
Mrs. Bodgens win, which was tried In
the supreme court many years ago,
Daniel Webster appeared as counselor
for the appellant Mrs. Greenough.
wife of the Rev. william Greenough.
was very self possessed witness.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Webster's repeat
ed efforts to dlsconcert her, she pur.
sued the even tenor of her way until
Webster, becoming quite fearful OF the
result, arose. apparently in great agi-
tAtion, and, drawing out bis large
snuffbox, thrust his thumb and finger
to the very bottom and, carrying a
deep pinch to both nostrils drew 4 mp
with gusto. and then, extracting from
his pocket very large handkerchief.
he blew his nose with report that
rang distinct and loud through the
crowded hall.
He, then, asked, Mrs. Greenough.
was Mrs. Bodgen a neat woman
VI cannot give you full Information
as to that, SIR She had one very dirty
trick" replied the witness.
"What was that. ma'amw
"She took snuff"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
Queer. but Correct.

Professor Bradner Matthews, In his
quality of philologist, said one day In
New York;
'The past participle, gotten. has
gone out In England. though 1t still
fingers on with u.s. In England. how
ever. gotten Is almost as obsolete as
'putten.'
'Tn some parts Of Cumberland the
villagers still use gotten and 'putten.
and a pupil teacher once told me of a
lesson on these past participles where
In she gave her pupils an exercise to
write on the blackboard.
I'm the midst Of the exercise an
urchin began to laugh. She asked him
why he was laughing and he
answered: ss sit.s. il sao.
"'Joe's put putten where he should
have putten put"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
Saved by Knowledss.

IN the cotton picking season In Texas
a negro who had gone into the country
to work returned very much Disguised.
"Didn yo' git no offahs ter pick no
cotton?' asked friend.
"Sech ez dev was White man done
offered me ,one-third o wat All could
pick, All done tux a look at de field
an saw dat when it wah all picked 1t
wouldn't amount ter one-third. So Alb
done lit out fer home"
'"YoaIl was in luck not ter git fooled
none"
"Yassuh All done went ter school
an studied rifentick when All was
young Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
TIE SCORPION o. cey,on.

A more disagrpeable object than a
scorpion Of Ceylon Il would he difficult
to imagine Although, MS u rule. 1t
does mot measure more than, seven
inches In length. there Is a species
found In the woods that are longer
than n foot. They crawl out Of some
dried wood and taking up their posi-
ton on a convenient rock or stone.
look. as they hold their great j0inted
sting curved over their hacks and their
claws held aloft. the very picture of
aggressive warfare. Here they stretch
themselves IN the broiling sun and
await their prey These are the small.
beautiful honeybirds that dart from
flower to flower and take the place OF
the humming birds Of the east. AS
one approaches the scorpion seems to
shrink into the stone until 1t becomes
almost imperceptible. Suddenly the
great insect will raise It's claws and
dart at Its beautiful victim, which In
is destroyed.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01
GENEROUS RESPONSE
10Y / NOBLE PEOPLE
Citizens Subscribe Literally to Fund
for Rebuilding the Burned San
Antonio orphanage.

1t is said that zone touch of nature
makes all the world kim The burn
ing of st. Johns orphanage at San
Antonio, In which six nuns and three
children were burned to death,
touched responsive chord in eve,y
heart, and filed the whole land with
cloud of sorrow.
The big-hearted people Of Texas,
whose hands are always outstretched
to the needy. have nobly responded to
the call for funds for the rebuilding
Of the orphanage, Mr.. John D. DAILY,
Jr., has circulated a list in this city
and the people have responded liber-
ally. about $3.50 having been sub
scribed up to noon today. The sub
scribers, with the amounts given, are
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01

When defendant IN Edgware police
court said that he wished TO call his
mother as a witness the conrt officer
observed that she had been in court
all the time and had heard the evil
dence
The Mother from the rear of the
court, Yes, Int I'm stone deaf and
can't hpar a word The clerk Din A
whisper, Qnite deaf: The Mother
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01

Feudist--Yep, reckon ! got old man
Peevey this morning for fair. Bis
son-Did ye shoot him, pop? Feudtst
Course not Better'n that 1 cot
him on my note.-Puck.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-11-01

! Be sure. no man was ever dlscontent
ID with the world who did his duty IN
k-Southey.
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10
An IGNORANT PLEA FOR REVIs-
ION
Apparently Based Upon Ida Tar
bells Assertions Rather Than
on tho Real Facts

Revise the wool schedule at
once" demands the Boston Trans
cript. Well. that depends. There
are revisions and revisions. II the
work were to take the form of
he Underwood-La Toilette hybrid
of the late session. of which its
distinguished Western co-author
Dragged that II gave the western
farmer pretty nearly the equiva-
lent of the total duty he has to-
day." and made its cut at the sole
expense of eastern manufacturers.
the Transcript can be sure of Wig
orous resisetnee from New England.
where two-thirds of the manufac-
turing is established. and from
other great Industrial states. n.
On the other hand. a careful amend
ment is recommended as result
of the inquiries of the tariff board,
with which American manufacturers
have been loyalty cooperating, the
Transcript will have to address
its invocation to the democratic
progressive coalition in congress.
whose synonyms for revision are
mangle and destroy.
The transcripts editorial knowl-
edge of the American wooden in
dustry has apparently been deriv-
ed from a study OF the researches
of the dispassionate Tarben school
OF economics. instead of its own
market reports and the statistical
records of the Massachusetts state
and the federal government In
its own commercial columns this
Boston newspaper can readily dis
cover that. because of the Under
wood-La Toilette propaanda gand its
results, the prices
of raw wool in the Boston market
have long been close to a free-trade
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10

possibility of the industry can be
understood when it is known that
the agricultural department esti-
mates that there are in this ooun-
try 247.OOO,000 acres suitable for
the raising of this crop.
The indirect advantage to our
agriculture through the develop
ment of the beet sugar industry are
quite as important as the direct
AS a soil conservator and as a
guide to scientific tillage it has
no equal.
From every pound of sugar pro-
duced in this country from the beet
the farmer receives 2 1-3 cents,
and the economic value of this in
dustry can best be understood when
it is known that the amount ex-
PENDED in the United States for
the labor and material used in max
ing a pound of domestic beet sug-
ar is eight times that expended for
the same items in nefining a pound
of sugar from imported raws.
Germany has built up the great
est beet sugar industry in the
world. and every person who has
taken the trouble to become famil-
lar with the industry does not
need to be told that had the gov
ernmeDt of the United States pur-
sued the same policy towards its
domestic sugar industry as has
Germany the United States would
.iot only be producing all the sus
ar its people consume, but would
have sugar to export. And the
hundreds Of millions of good Amer
lean dollars that have gone abroad
to build up foreign Industries
would have remained at home and
developed our own industry and
furnished wages for labor.
Which is the best policy for
Congress-! To legislate in the in
terests OF a monopoly engaged in
foreign trade and make more
flourishing foreign industries at
the expense of our own. or pursue
the policy laid down by the late
William Mckinley?
Any congressman Of average intel.
lect should be able to answer
National Farmer.
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10
La RoIlcue Gets II Again

Governor Osborne of Michigan.
evidently. is a man who will not
be denied. People who ask him to
make a speech may as well under
stand that an acceptance means a
speech, either delivered or publish
ed. Senator La Toilette has learn
ed this and has also learned that
speeches by Osborne cannot be
lodged by taking the wrong train.
When Senator La Follete. who
would be president II he could get
the necessary votes. got on the
wrong train and so was unable to
be in Lansing. Mich. for the ban
quet in his honor. he spoiled what
would have been tue political sen-
sation of the year. The presidential
candidate was due for the surprise
of his life in the speech of the
governor. When the governor
heard that the meeting was off
he wasn't going to let that speech
go to waste. SO he gave It to the
press. And the press gobbled It
up eagerly. too.
Governor Osborne was to have in
troduced Senator La Toilette at
the banquet and 1t IL probable
that never was such an original
speech of Introduction prepared for
any other man. II there was any
thing complimentary in it. the SEN
ator is welcome to find 1t and take
comfort in 1t. Governor Osborne af-
fords La Toilette but one crumb
of satisfaction and that is by say
ing that Tart and La Toilette both
should withdraw. but he takes that
away in the next breath by say
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10
QUAIL NEARLY EXTERRINATED
Grain, Scattered In Field. WIZ
Save . Remnant OF Game

Rudolph Borcherdt of Denver.
deputy state game and fish com
missioner. has returned from a
trip down the valley. where he
went to inspect the condition OF
antelope and quail reported to be
freezing and starving to death in
the vicinity of Lamar. Towner. La
Junta and Fowler. and he reports
the situation much worse than he
expected.
The condition of quail is most
pitiable." said Mr.. Borcherdt 81
found them by hundreds along
the Arkansas river and the small
creeks where they had starved =
death. I cut open the craws of
many of them and not a particle
of food could be found. made
arrangements at all the places
visited for men to distribute grain
along the streams in the hope
OF saving those still alive. but I'm
afraid It Will be too late and the
quail of the Arkansas valley will
be practically exterminated. While
the condition of the antelope are
bad 1t 10 not quite SO serious as
with the quail"
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10
Capital Notes

Thursday the supreme court is
sued supersedeas staying the
execution of the order of Judge
Teller of the district court in con-
nection with the special election
to establish a commission govern
ment in Denver. This probably
means that the special election
will not be held before the reg
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10


ing As oeo"eeh iai' anu In
roiie''e' an ior i"i''
Governor osoorhe se'ereiS ar
raishs LII roiie''o ioi 'o"uue'ins
dangerous sor' Vi '"mpais"
anu ior taAihs up '"o'e
which are leinheu p'puiai 'u'
that oon'iho
himself Inc so'einoi Sno"o u"
intimate KhoMieuee vi l." '.e.''
ana MS poii.'o~' "u
hahaies MS suo'eel "'o"ou' e'''
II Is peo"iiar Sort Vi epee'"
LOT niah i"'r''uu'' ms
man. pu' II is gully ''s anu i"''
esuhe 10 'he great puoNe '''
La Foiie'oe repiesen'a''eo '"'
there Is no heed ior d" an'"e'
10 IT, rerh'lps ho'' ou' we nAi
expect Inc seha'o' ~ 0uo'o
from this speech III MS eahpaish
or 10 use II MS campaign u"ou-
ment.
After oeins required 30 Visor-
ousiy IN ohio' this ireSn snap III
niohisah shou'n give 'he
SIN poiitician reason I" pause anu
,hihK' osoorhe says La ro'ieote
cannot De hoinina'eu ana couiu
not oe ei'S''eo is iDoni''"''eu ms
'usseS'' hose'ei' vi Defo'iuse "S
'ho iu@ai nhan LOT 'ne nun 'i'''on'
ne'oiiuse - no" ohe III .ne pren7
'ueh'i"i 'iiieien n'' ou' tha' oii'
s"s 10 prove tna' 'heie are prem
VI "p'A'"H !" .no 'o''ieu p'o-
sre'si'e army ny 'ne way ohc
VI tue i."s iea'u'e' Vi 'h"'
pfos o''"'h' Is '"a'
II aoe' not seeh 'o oe pr"sresS-
ing very rspioi''
In "o'ernor o'oo'"eS Speeen'
"nicn ne oio not oe''er' Two par
saph' sle AiisiS ioroeiui anu
Indicate the senerai 'ehor Oh tne
"ho'e
Ane oenauor Ia ronette style
'" ea'niAisn 'enos 10 arouse tne
p"''ns oi ene pe"pie ana make
'or e"nui'ion oi pubic ih'oier-
ahoe' "hieh is Always worse th'1h
The Lamar register., 1912-01-10

drses goods. etc. are being sold
at lower figures than for years.
When the Transcript proclaims
that the benefits to be derived
from any tariff reduction Sin the
cutting down i'm the price of cloth
ing and blankets are so pronounc-
ed and absolutely clear" the aver
age Boston business man who reads
these words is liable to imagine
that he has accidently picked up
i copy of the Little Rock Toma-
iawk. or the Madison owls
Screamer.
For business men of Boston know
very well what politicians of the
Missouri and Mississippi valleys
may not know. that the prices OF
most standard wool cloths and of
all blankets are fixed not by what
the tariff rates upon them happen
to be but by the intensity of the
competition OF the American mills,
of which there are 4s2 in New
England and 2O2 in Massachus-
etts. not organized into a trust.
but working with a whole-souled
individualism 10 secure a living
share of not er-sufficient bus
mess.
Three and a half yards of cloth
or little less are required To
make a suit of clothes. For the
cloth in a ready-made suit selling
for from SIS to $3.50 the Amer
lean mills receive altogether from
$3.50 to IS. ON which the total
net profit would average not more
than 35 cents. The newspaper In
Boston or eisewhere which leads
its readers to expect as a result
of any tariff revision a marked re-
duuction in 1.-THE price of clothing
and of blankets'" is holding out a
promise which cannot be Justified
unless. indeed. the Cat In the
protective duties is so excessive M
to close American mills and admit
an avalanche of cheap" and pooi
imported goods. which was ths
actual experience under German
wisconsin.
Even with free wool the Ameri
can manufacturers In 1s94-1s97
could not meet that kind of com
petition. There will be no fret
wool again. La Toilette and hii
''progressives" will look after that
On all agricultural products of thei
own section. as their frantic op
position to Canadian reciprocit,
proved. they are the most extreme
and irreconcilable of protectionists
II there are any further marked
reductions in the cost of cloth and
blankets they will have to come
out of the dividends OF American
mills. averaging now for New Eng.
land from to per cent. and ou,
of the wages of the operatives.
This would mean a severe loss
in purchasing power and prosperity
to the New England community In
which and by which the Boston
Transcript exists. 1t would mean
in other words. a return to the
black years OF the latest demo
cratic anti-protection experiment
the years Of 1S94-1s97. Only by
radical, savage legislation like that
can the cost OF cloths and blankets
already reduced to the limit of de
cent dividends and wages. be fur
ther materially cut. Does the Bos-
ton Transcript imagine that such
return to Gorman-wilson con-
ditions will be a good thing for
Boston merchants and Massachus-
etts work people?-Textile Manufac
turers' Journal.
And when that condition comes
OF what avail will a tariff on raw
wool do the grower. With the
American factories closed he must
hunt a foreign market or go out of
business. and many are already get
ting out as the best alternative.