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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

cur The battle ragged for some time,
"a Ia Santiago" but the dog catcher
got away with the pup. The animal
was led to the pound With flying
cOIOrs.
Two or three council meetings ago
street commissioner Wales was ordered
tO-fix all street sprinklers with an at
tachment whereby the wagons could
be filled from the fire plugs. The
commissioner said that ne had not done
this before because he had not been
notified of the order.
Last afternoon Walter Taylor was
driving his milk wagon on san Fran
cisco street. when the front wheel
came in contact with the street car
track, the king pin on the wagon
broke, which let the wagon down IN
rather an abrupt manner Young Tay-
Tor was not hurt, only badly shaken up
Today at noon the county commits
sioners' court, which has been in ses-
sion for the greater part of the week,
adjourned. In speaking of the work.
Mr.. COurchesne said The county
valuation is about the same as it was
last year There have been new build
Ing erected in some parts. which will
increase the valuation OF the property
in the city, but there are other parts
of FL PasO where these buildings have
not been erected Altogether, the val
uation will remain about the same as
it was in 1891 On motion Of commits
sioner Smith it was ordered that all
salaries for the month of July be paid
On motion Of commissioner COurchesne
the county judge was given a month 5
leave of absence.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
ii Years Age To-
From The Herald OF L.
TAis Date 1898 NoI

Judge Harper leaves today for Ken
lucky and points east
Miss Lizzie Moore left over the
Santa Fe this morning for Pueblo.
T. H. Springer and son went over
the Santa Fe this morning to Chicago.
Mrs. H HalIett and son went over
the Sant4 Fe this morning, bound for
Salt Lake City.
Charles Stevens and S. Scanlon. who
are working on the end Of the White
Oaks. were circulating among friends
in the city yesterday.
Miss Constance Windsor left this
morning for Las Cruces, where she
will join friends with whom she will
spend month in the mountains
For the past six weeks Jake Catlin
and superintendent of public schools
census of all school children from the
ages of eight to II.
Charles +. Comstock. a well known
business man Of Ell PasO, is in the city
Mr.. Comstock now resides in Arizona.
He was formerly in business here
with H. B. Stevens.
George S. Good & Co. advertise In
todays Herald that they have very
cheap grama hay for sale. The COM
pany is located at the corner Of Stan
ton and St Louis streets
The W. G. Wall company has made
a slashing cut in the line Of bicycles
so much so that anyone can set one
of these business propositions" at the
nominal outlay of is cents a day.
A full and final meeting OF all com
mittees who had charge of the hide
pendence day celebration is called for
Monday, July is. at p. m, in Capt.
Dilion's office at the custom house
Mrs. s. Blumenthal and child and
Mrs William Fatman and two chill
dren, of this city. boarded the T. & P.
train for Philadelphia, where they will
spend some weeks with relatives and
friends.
The Messrs. Silberberg have COM
pleted final arrangements and will
leave this city about Aug. 1 for the
City Of Mexico, where they will estab-
lish a brokerage business for the hand
ling of precious stones
A fracas occurred this morning in
the Chihuahua district between the
city dog catcher and the owner of q
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
Philadelphia s s5 &c., q a. CO. o. z4 5..
Copyright 1912. by George lIathewAdams)
n HILADELPHIA is the largest vii
- lage in the world 1t Is situated

n HILADELPHIA Is the largest vii
~ lage in the world. 1t Is situated
in Pennsylvania on the Delaware
river and consists OF 100000 red brick
dwelling houses with marble steps
which are scrubbed every day by Phil
adelphia women and sat upon every
summer evening by Philadelphia men.
When a family gets so large that the
steps cannot accommodate them, the
eldest son marTies and starts to fill n
set of steps of his own.
Philadelphia IS noted as a city OF
homes and regards New York with
scorn as a city of cliff-dwelleTs.
Philadelphia IS two stories high eX-
cept in the center where it bulges ter
rificaIlv for a few blocks. 1t contains
the tallest city hall in the world. the
greatest locomotive works IN the world,
the greatest magazine publishing house.
the largest park and the best baseball
team. Philadelphia is supposed to be a
sleepy town. but if it should ever wake
up heaven help the rest OF the world
It Is one OF the most versatile and en-
ergetic sOmnambulists in existence.
Philadelphia was founded in 1851 by
William Penn, and many of the Origi-
nal buildings are still actively in bust
ness down in the wholesale section.
in 1875. Philadelphia entertained the
Continental Congress and the city
still contains Liberty Hall and the
Liberty Bell. having successfully de-
Tended it against many city admins
trations during the last century In
1876. Philadelphia pulled off Centen-
NAL exposition. with great success and
last year it kicked out its grafters.
Aside from these events it has rested
quietly
Philadelphia means "Citv of Broth
erly Love" and IS we'll named. Every
one loves his brother and his grand
father and all his cousins and miscel
laneOus relations but heaven help the
stranger who comes to philadelphia.
Seventy Years ago some New York
people moved ton Philadelphia and the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
ALL'S WELL.

The sun is busy bringing the harvest
time along;
The rattle of the mower" is blended
Where swallows dip and circle above
the newmOwn hay
The incense Of the meadows is blown
along the way
The clouds are high and fleecy, there's
promise everywhere,
And who would not be hopeful, with
all the world so fair?
The fretfuI politicians are going to
ArOusing foolish passions. predicting
future woe;
With selfish hopes they hurry from
place TO place to plead
Or utter foolish warnings the foolish
Their mouths are full Of hatred, their
hearts are full Of spite,
But who would not be hopeful with
all the world so bright?
The willows bend serenely above the
placid stream,
Within the peaceful shadows the herds
lie down to dream;
The mower blithely rattles, and
many a fairy fleet
Is tossed upon the pillows that cross
the fields of wheat;
The bees. Iured by the clover, seek
hidden sweetness there,
And who would not be hopeful, with
all the world so bright
Urged by their own ambitions the
politicians roar
Concerning ills that threaten and woes
that are in store;
For selfish ends they vainly attempt
TO terrOriZe:
With cheap cOnceit they tell US they
only are the wise;
But summers joys await US. the
clouds are high and WHITE
And who would not be hopeful. with
all the world so bright2
5. E Kiser.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
One-Sentence Philosophy
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

Does your husband know anything
about baseball2"- Really, ! don't
know. He talks a great deal about
it. but his remarks seem incoherent to
me."-Chicago Record Herald.
Near Enough Chicago banker
was debating a letter to his stenog-
rapheT. Tell Mr.. Soandso," he or
deTed. that I will meet him in Schen-
ectady." How do you spell Schenec-
tady?" asked the stenographer sc,
S-c-er-er-er. Tell him I'll meet
him in Albany.
Teacher-Heat ascends and cold de-
sends. Can you tell me why? Pupil
= don't believe it's 50. Teacher-Yo on
don't believe it's so? Pupil-No. I
don't l got a cold in my head dis
mornin'. an the doctor says it's cause
I got my feet wet yesterday. -Phila-
delphia Press.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

natives are lust beginning to ask their
grandchildren how they like their new
home
Philadelphia has about 100000 peO-
pie and is growing quietly at the rate
of one square mile of houses a year
1t Is noted for its society which Is
quite simple, and still prefers to hive
in small houses around RittenhOuse
square and 20 90 down town after
breakfast after the mail 1t Is as i'm
possible for the outsider to get into
Philadelphia society as it seems to be
for a modern Philadelphia statesman
to get into history.
Philadelphia Is surrounded bv beau
tiful suburbs which can be viewed at
the rate of cents a mile on all rail-
roads. 1t Is less than 100 miles from
New York which laughs at it, and IS
always alluding in some new manner
to its sleepiness- However. the Phil
adelphian now TetOrts that It Is never
asleep around second base and this re-
mark can be guaranteed to produce
apOpleXv in a New York man IN live
seconds or money refunded
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

that date $4,000 various debtors
very The peoples
in the fOrmO of deposits
The auditors report sinking funds
being under
the proper proportion On
sinking funds lack S64oo bring requirements and the
auditors sinking
funds instea o the general revenue.
years. and special
chiefly in addition general have tOta
$ao7ooo directly property public mprOvements
to general taxes
What the audit necessarily
almost entirely to matters accounting and clerical correctness and
does not degree wisdom prOpety
paving that
1902 there was spent exclusively of paving $4,000;
1911 $4,000; of grading
spent except 1t seem as detailed report of
spent exclusively paving
the department
of the civ that demands vev careful attention to prevent waste
promote efficiency.
delinquent 81 this
that the city ought to have the and is really paying
percent
noting that he received $oOO in 1910
$780, compensation years
overs 100000, al his in shape
Of total assessed valuations of specially
The closely
1911 $6O4oOO 1912 $4,000
expenses police; department;
Department.
$4,000 for the engineering
pavemns
s26OOO paid for by railways total of 100000 asphalt
fund The bond brought contributed
$12e66
U G6n city PIoPe and vadue has been spent and
OF the
of the
The
bills
long ways o Soo IS oennquen6 ana overdue rom residence consumers IN
delinquent
than $1,000 to the
payable purchase
auditor of the should company
delinquent
Enforced in all
proportion of the delinquent
certainly not fair to the allow wetodO
payment
$4,000 1870 and $500 1911
accounting for
police department the
preceding The fire
$4,000 S65ooo health
$780, $84oo
$4,000 and $4,000
pnking
the three Park maintenance have
and operating have averaged &c. with
including depreciation
PPnd not all the water pumped
leakage shrnkage before
meters into the bills Allowing nothing
has Melted ST. 900 to the city the after
limitations
with the policies but
and especially by planning entirely
1t particularly gratifying that particulars city
to be excellent condition. with
general conformity to the principles of worthy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
JOURNAL ENTRIES.

Topeka Journal.)
Too many people hit others only be-
hind their backs.
It costs considerably less to be de-
cent than otherwise.
Neither are wild oats sowed in =
straight and narrow row.
II you try hard to do the right thing
you are likely to succeed at it.
Regulations are fragile things They
can be broken aWfully easy.
What has become of the old fashioned
man who was devoted to perfumed hair
oil?
II everybody were as deeply inter
ested in politics as the few who are,
the world would soon come to a stand
still.
Nor is the shady side of Easy street
oVercrowded. Only a few people can
find the way to it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
By FREDERIC ]. aASKIF.

eight to II days after it entered the
skin Here it attaches itself to the
walls of the intestine, sheds its skin
twice, and mates and lays eggs. These
cannot hatch out until they reach the
earth again, so that every hookWorm
in the body has gotten there from the
Crusade Against Conditions
To impress upon the people that the
hookworm can flourish only where
there is soil pollution, and that night
soil disposal may be made cheaply and
efficaciously, serves to establish san
itary conditions that rebound to the
general health Of the community Just
as a crusade against typhoid fever is
- crusade against all infectious die
eases, since the conditions necessary
to wipe out typhoid tend to wipe out
other diseases, so a crusade against
the hookworm largely promotes the
general health of the community.
The commission at first had to seek
out the victims and bear the whole
burden of the campaign. But things
are different now. The people are
coming in to be treated, and the
states and counties are bearing their
share of the expense by making local
there are 100 counties; 43 now support
dispensaries- In single diSpensary
455 cases were treated in one day,
some of the victims coming for 20
miles and more.
The commission also is engaged in
making a hOOkWOrm and sanitary sur
vey of all the counties of the south
hOokworm must take at least 200 peO-
pie chosen at random from the rural
districts. These are examined. and
upon this showing the percentage Of
infection of a county is made up Like
wise, the precautions against soil pol
luton found at several hundred homes
in each county are examined and rated
The similarity Of the showing in the
various states, none of which know
what the others are doing, proves the
accuracy of the surveys. Likewise, it
is found that the counties that score
the lowest on protection against soil
pollution have the highest percentages
of hOokwOrm infection Virginia has
enacted a law providing that no school
shall be opened next winter that does
not have proper safeguards against
soil pollution
On tomorrow letter Frederic J.
Haskin will tell OF the varied and in
terestinE lines Of work pursued by the
Russell Sage fOundatiOn-the article
being the ninth in the series of Il let
tiers on Americas Great EndOw-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

neighborhoods and all that culture means so much
the woods and fill yourself with greens The sadeyed her
NIT deity threw his whkes DER his arm and heaved sign
and took chew, and viewed with follow well
considered plans by living this wood here there are no
also rams no statesmen great and good list all sing
ING BIRDS and hear the bobcats yOwl; here fills the
ar with words wild spebnders howl There no Issues
to confuse Pledges to redeem just around and
cheWs, and LIES pleasant dream. There tresome
WINDY dub to talk of peepus rights there no Ananias
clubs crazed convention fights No selfish statesmen
the an Tor principles they yawPOr principles they
care IS lt to reach the top Your politics fake so
hTeadbare stale and punk! I'll remain fen and brake
with Possum, owl and skunk Thus spake the hermit and
ne lit stogie moldy You're wise said ii You'll
here with YOU
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

'd blue. You're wse said III rouu permit I'll just stay
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
The City Audit Completed


report of city excellent condition
money taxpayers
being expended benefit
correctness Inc auditors se the careless records of the corporation
plumbing bureaus
practices the city clerks office
department in for criticism tn
The auditors nothing good
department Reading
tween the lines the very cautious and conservative statement OF the auditors
nothing appOva;
with TINS department demanding much thorough airing than has been gwen
they
possess ana WHICH ii @ very nature OF things IS not accessible to the public viii
take steps promptly y matters the and
safegua1ded
considering purpose
In
completed there is question discussion Of the wisdom prOpHy Of
expenditure
the than perfect
the clerical the books though also takes the
absence OF glazing inconsistencies ezOrbtant
for labor
legally within the absolute discretion of the author
nothing
audit
giving
city report
would profitable the direction
efficiency
report
the cOmmendatOn criticism
made are v with reference to bringing the accounting system M to date and
increasing efficiency public
of
has been MANY wears rebn5 m ours the tv enonous annual bust
make and that would have been useful to enable taxpayers to estimate the
united,
i regularity All funds have been found intact ali vouchers and cash
records they and there are irregularities large
consequence with
an ooncatn
accorded eve possible facility necessary to make thorough and complete
they placing disposal for their ready
scuuesoen ali suggestions
various departments
the the audit" All Of which
ctabe the ad
nOn which after its furious opposition to an audit suggested
by Herald,
present officials in increasing the efficiency of their administration and the best
possible to taxpayers everything regular
appear city
that spent for this purpose has been well spent and will actually return
methods
of ST. than equal to the whole of the
This city
report
ved s3o6S46a and sOursed total business m and Ou averaging
100000 ya,
books accounts system
city administration than Of taxpayers.
system
the It planned after the model of the United States and the
the
progressive accounting
and vehicle Of public information depends entirely the character Of the
placed charge the general bookkeeping department Under the
responsibility it to be
hoped that the mayor and council VII not try to be falsely economical in this
thoroughly
I S 10 pay,
The printed
good I has
persons
be something to refer necessary
puOh comparison year by year
month By month
The report full
than few references this
commentary portion Turning the pages of the
specially interesting details
Of All of March
Total including $aooo cash. $4,000 in
in
value and value
The s2oOoOo including the s5z debt
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
The Hermit
By Walt Mason.

90 GENTLE hermit of the glen asked
\ al alone? Hastso human
nigLborhood. AN that uLt uur..t
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

On tomorrows letter Frederic J.
Haskin will tell OF the varied and in
teresting lines of work pursued by the
Russell Sage fOundatiOn-the article
being the ninth in the series of Il let
tiers on Americas Great EndOw-
ments")
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

TIIRTY-SECOND YEAR OF PUBLICATION
zoo Special Corrspo1aenty GgyeHng Arizona Ne" "Ai0"
by aeradN
J.
Afundy H rue L
A L Sharpe John Ramsey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-17

AN INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER
TO SERVICE
TAcK CHAMPION NOT UNoPPOSED.
G a Martin s NewsE dtor
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-24
new STEEL BRIDGE
ACROSS PEARL RIVER

Jackson, July 24-Plans and specifi-
cations will be invited at the August
meeting of the Kinds and Rankin
boards of supervisors for the new steel
drawbridge to be built across Pearl
river just north of Jackson, near the
pumping station of the waterworks
plant.
While it will be impossible for the
boards to get a def1nate estimate OF
the cost until plans are adopted,
from $4,000 to 100000 will be spent
on the structure, and its construction
will be of much Importance to the
business interests of Jackson, forming
a new method of ingress and egress
for the wagon trade with the northern
portion of Rankin county.
At present many North Rankin
farmers are compelled to travel a
roundabout course of from five to fif'
teen miles in order to reach Jackson
with their agricultural products, and
this extra distance will be cut of
when the new bridge is built.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-24
PROPOSE ANNEX FOR
BAPTIST HOSPITAL

Jackson, July PA general meet
ing of the Board of Trade has been
called for next Tuesday night at eight
o'clock in the county court house, to
consider plans for the $4,000 annex
to the Baptist State Hospital, on North
State street.
At the last meeting of the Baptist
state convention a resolution was
adopted authorizing the board of trds-
tees of the hospital to raise funds for
the erection OF the annex, and field
agents have beer at work for the past
six months soliciting contributions.
1t is not the purpose Of the hospital
trustees to ask contribution from the
Board of Trade, or a donation from
the city of jackson proper. rhe or
ganization will only be asked to give
it's moral support to the movement,
and individual Baptists, and others
who feel personal interest in the mat
ter, will be solicited for contributions.
Plans and specifications for the an
mex have been adopted, and the actual
construction work will be almost com.
pleted before the end Of the year.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-24
WANT FISH TRADE
IN CHINA EXTENDED

Seattle Wash, July 24-Shipping in
terests on the Pacific Coast of the
United States are behind a movement
urging the Government to again build
up the trade of American interests in
China in sailed herring shipments.
Two or three years ago this business
assumed large proportions, but year
ago there was failure to a consid-
cradle extent of herring catch in the
Puget sound country and the trade to
China languished. The difficulty Of
building up the export to China and
the Far East generally is largely one
of conditions peculiar to the trade. 1t
Is difficult to get such goods into this
market without selling forward and 1t
IL difficult, IL not impossible to sell
forward on a fish catch. Contracts
have generally been made for deliv-
cry subject to catch, but 1t Is readily
understood that If there is a large
catch dealers will not be disposed to
accept goods ordered at prices repre-
senting an average catch, while II
there Is failure Of the catch shippers
in the United States or Canada will
not be disposed to fill orders on a basis
of average to any greater extent
than they are compelled to do. Ship
ments from the American and Cana.
dian ports to Hongkong. Shanghai and
Jananese ports already this season
have been very large, so that it is ex.
pected that the trade for the present
season will be fully up to the average
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-24
N. Y. HAS NOTHING
ON HAT7IESBURG
Achievement of Prize Winning Hen
Not a Patchin' to Local
"Freak."

Referring to a news item from
Mount Vernon, N. Y, which appeared
in Saturdays News, stating that a
prize winning Plymouth Rock hen had
laid an egg 10 inches in circumference
a reader is reminded of several "poul-
try freaks" that have come under his
observation. One of these, the writ
er say, was right here in Hattiesburg
and as this place has the way Of GUST
ing other places or going them at
least one better there is no reason to
believe that If one story is true the
other is not.
The observer relates that several
years ago a lady neighbor who lived
near Newman's mill kept some chick
ems and the ground around her l'ttle
cottage was covered with sawdust, in
which the chickens were naturally
want to scratch. And naturally also,
in the course of time one of the hens
was set, 10 eggs being used for the
purpose, numerically hoodoo boding
evil consequences. Eleven chicks
Matched in due course of time, per
fectly natural in every respect, 1t is
reported, except that 10 of the biddies
had wooden legs and the 18th one was
full-blooded woodpecker. Perfectly
plausible.
It is very likely that had an inves
tigation been made the two eggs that
failed to hatch would have been found
to have turned to resin, turpentine oil
even knot-holes.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-24
GOTTA GO SSME TO
BEAT this ACTOR

Louis Mann spends his vacation
near the quaint hamlet of Shandaken,
N. Y, with its COW pastures, town
pump and droll villagers. The actors
nearest neighbor is Shag Rossman,
who took great interest in the player
as soon as he arrived.
80 yer an actor, eh?" he asked.
Indeed, it's true" replied Mr..
Mann.
Good one?"
I'm the greatest living exponent of
thespian art"
Well, you gotta go some to beat a
actor l seen in show one time" said
Shag.
80? Who was he, pray?"
Il disremember his name" said
Shag, switching his chew to the other
cheek, but l seen him with my OWL
eyes turn a back somePsault on top Of
horse that was runnin'."