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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22

or the solar system, but of the estab-
Hshment Of the embryonic order out of
which earth, sun and stars were slow
y to emerge
But what is this atom. this pioneer
stuff. out Of the magic potentiality OF
which all forms are realized2
The question cannot be answered
We only know that il is not very pOa-
derous in bulk. Those who claim to
speak with authority on the subject
tell US that the smallest organized
particle visible under the microscope
contains more than two millions Of
these atoms, or molecules. They tell
US, furthermore, that two hundred mil
lion million million Of them would
weigh a milligrammel
OF course, we can make nothing out
OF this. the infinitely little being as
overpOWeFing in its effect upon our
minds as the infinitely great
But to get upon the solid ground OF
history again, we find Dalton catching
up the thread that had been dropped
by old Democritus p centuries before,
and using it as an explanation OF the
morsels which, up 10 his time. had baf-
fled the wisest chemists of the world.
To be sure, to know that the atoms
exist, and that by their various COM
binations they bring about the innu-
merable forms that constitute the pan
Drama Of man and the world, is to fall
for short Of the knowledge we desire,
but after all it was a wonderful gener-
alization-
As to the greatest question: What
is back Of the ancient atomsZ" Science
does not answer. But it may answer
by and by.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
BIG SPRING TO
HOLD COUNTRY FAIR
Carnival Company to BE
Present; Y. NJ. G. A.
Is Prospecting.

Big Springs. Texas, July 22.-The
County Fair committee held a meeting
to make arrangements for holding the
regular annual fair this fall A con-
tract has already been entered into
with q carnival company.
The membership contest of the Y. NJ.
c \. resulted in securing 50 new men,
offered for securing the largest num-
Der.
J. E. Friley has purchased three lots
in the Mcdowell Heights on which he
will erect modern home.
Rev. ". T Sherrod has gone to De-
Leon to assist in holding q big Baptist
meeting.
The horse races here attracted a
large crowd, people coming for miles
around
The Socialists of Howard county will
hold a big picnic in this city at the
Jones Park on July %.
The bankrupt stock Of groceries Of
McGowen & Cordill was sold at public
auction today.
Ten years ago. the IS of this month,
Big Springs experienced the greatest
flood in her history. Boats were run
on the main business streets at that
time.
The Baptist revival meeting. which
has been in session for the past 10 days,
has closed. During the meeting there
were u additions to the church and
about 80 professions of faith.
W. T fowler and wife, of Hubbard
City, are here visiting his brother, E.
L FOWLER. and wife. Mr.. fowler has
made quite an extended drive in the
country viewing the growing crops, and
the Big Springs country is a happy sur
prise TO him as a farming section.
Crops out here, he saws, are not sur
passed by those in his part Of the state.
where land sells from 500 I'd $3.50 per
acre.
Under the direction of the state de-
partment of agriculture, a farmers in
July %.
The county commissioners have en-
ployed ". A Riney. a civil engineer. to
lay out the roads that will be construct
ed with the road bond issue
Ernest Gulley is holding down the
keys of the uptown telegraph office
during the absence of Miss Key. the
regular operator, who has gone to Cal
weston on a vacation.
j. K Davis is the new manager Of the
1: & r eating house. having taken the
place of Bob Odom. who has resigned.
r: K Gamble, a capitalist Of Clovis,
n NJ. Is here looking for investments
J. {. Sparkman is here with $50 head
OF cattle TO deliver to local buyers.
During a thunder storm a bolt Of
lightning struck an electric light wire
near the court house and many fuses
IN adjacent buildings were burned out
n NUMBER standing IN the streets at
the time were quite severely shocked
A. G. Wilmington, superintendent of
the I. & p, is in New Odleans
While at work at the y~rd Of the
Big Spring Fuel company. Everett
Smith had his hand badly injured
Mr.. and Mrs Greer Caps are new
arrivals from Marshall, Texas, Mr..
Caps having accepted a position in
the T. & P shops.
l. S. Mcdowell h. $ received 81 head
OF registered Durham bulls from Mis-.
souri, and placed them on his ranch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
The THIRD YEAR
By MABEL
HERBERT URNER

clam broth-thats what the doctor
ordered
Helen smiled family. What do
you think he told me? He said l
mustn't have anything but Stops
Stops" laughed Warren, that 5
English for you. That's a nice appe-
tlzing suggestion for a sick person!
But you're not going to be sick long.
Wen have you well and out of here"
Helen, who had moved over nearer
the edge of the bed so she might rest
her cheek against Warren's arm as he
sat beside her, now tried to draw his
face down to hers But he suddenly
jerked away
Don't kiss me-" sharply. That tom
sillitis may be catching. I can't at
ford to be laid up"
Now Helen knew it was unreason-
able for her to be hurt at this, for il
was right that he should be careful
But she was i'll and unstrung, and this
sudden change to his old curtness sent
the quick tears to her eyes
BY GeOrgeT irritably. Nothing
ever satisfies you Here I've tried to
be as cOnsiderate as L could-and now
just because I don't want to run any
risks-yoU're nightly offended Do
u know what it would mean if
shOUlC be laid up over here?'
"Oh, yes, dear, I know know
you've SGT your work and everything
and 1 WAS unreasonable. I'm just
weak and nervOus-that's ALL"
Wen, don't push me too hardl
There's a limit to my patience even
If you are sick"
Helen felt a chill sinking at her
heart. Had his consideration and
tenderness then been forced? That
was what his tone seemed to imply.
not iron. love or sympathy, but mere
" 10 avoid the inconvenience of
longer sickness?
Desperately she tried to crush out
], ri eli
believe that she was morbid, incon-
sisJent and unreasonable.
--SCe here, it's time to take your
medicine" His voice was non-com-
tenderness nor the curtness Of the last
few moments.
Praise from Warren.
It was a particularly bitter mixture,
but when he handed her the glass
Helen drank it quickly without com
ment.
Kittens pretty good at taking
medicine" and now there was a more
tender note in his voice. That's a
nasty dose. Want some water?'
As she slipped the water. her eyes
met his over the top of the glass.
Her gaze was tremulOus, questioning,
wistf,ll, and he answered it by
stcOping over and kissing her lightly
on the hair.
There with an indulgent smile,
4 guess that's safe"
oh, Warren as she once more
rubbed her head against his arm, I'm
such q foolish-such a very foolish
Helen"
of course you are humorously.
rescuing the glass which she was
holding at a dangerous angle, and
crushing back her hair with an awk-
ward touch that was almost a caress-
Don't think anybody's going 20
DEFY that-do yOu2 Now lie down
there and be good"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22

and wife to c. B. Buchanan, sections
1, and II. block s. public school land !;
consideration $3.50; April p. 1912
Nevada, between Circle avenue and
Brown street-Charles E Zahn and
wife 70 c. R Morrill, lot Il and vest
lin Heights; consideration S3,700; June
p, 1912.
San Elizario, Tex-Francisca A. de
Barrego and husband. two acre tract
IN San Elizario grant consideration
81: April p. 1912
Clint. Tex.-Jesus Cabos to Ramon
Arias. lots 1 and ?, block F. Cabos
July 81. 1907
Cumberland. between Jefferson. and
Bowie streets F. Primm to John
L Dyer. undivided one-half interest in
lots TO s. block 81; corner of Cum
berland and Bowie streets-lots TO 4
block 81; Trowbridge. between Mari
and jefferson streets-Iots to 10
ton $1,000; Aug. s, 1910.
Corner OF Tobin boulevard and coun-
" road-Arthur G. Nelson to Frank R
Tobin, one-half interest in lots I to
$, block 2, Tobin's Washington park
ADDITION; consideration 500; Feb. 19,
Corner of Tobin boulevard and coun-
~ road-Peter n and Elizabeth Ben
son 20 Arthur G. Nelson, lots / 70 s.
block ?, Tobin's Washington park ad-
dition; consideration s1.40O; Feb. Il,
Automobiles Licensed.
five passenger Kissei
Births-GirIs.
To Mrs E NJ Clark. sf6 Magoffin
avenue; twins; July Is.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
INSTALLING STONE
CRUSHERS At DAM
Elephant Butte Pay Roll
Has 40 Names on 1t;
Work Progressing.

Elephant Butte, n. NJ, July 2z.-One
| of the stone crushers on the east bank
of the river is completed and in op-
| Grafton. There are two others in pro-
cess of construction just above the
large concrete mixer. The finished
c1usher has a capacity of % tons per
hour and the size of the crushed stone
is from one inch down.
Cable IA is in operation with a
clam digger attached. sand will be
drawn up from the river bed and car
ried by cable power to the hopper
just built near the flume and conVen-
lent to the concrete mixer there.
The channeller has completed the
trench at the upper portion OF the ex
cavation.
Both of the small concrete MIXERS
are in operation at the flume and The
flume section of the dam foundation is
making progress. At the lower end
OF the excavation, concrete has bee1
filled in to the depth of about 80 feet
Four inch pipes are being strung be-
tween the powerhOuse and the stone
quarry in preparation to carry COM
pressed air to run the air drills at
the quarry.
Concrete pedestals are being nut IN
at the flume on the standing rocks in
the excavation, on which to place one
OF the large new derricks.
There are about 440 men on the nav
roll at the present time.
R R Hoge is taking his annual va
cation and at present is at FL Paso.
reached camp the first of the week.
Mrs. C. ". Wuerschmidt, mother NJ
Mrs. L S. Kennicott, is expected Mon
day from FL Paso for a two months
visit.
Embert L Fitzsimmons has resigned
as government stenographer and will
move to the Philippines to take a posi-
ton in a law office.
The Card club was entertained nv
Mrs Genes D. Clark. and Mrs. /. s
kennieott will be the hostess next
Mrs; J. K; Gawler. is temporary stem
ographer at the office.
The Catholic priest visited the camp
holding services for the first time in
the new church.
Mrs Ruth Clark and her mother
have gone to Palomas hot springs for
two weeks. Mrs. +. H. Wright is also
at the springs.
E R. Bowman and family have
moved into their new house
MI and Mrs Hewitt, of Washing
ton, are expected next week and viii
make their home at the townsite. Mr..
and Mrs. Hewitt are the parents OF
Mrs E W. Black
4 bunch Of United States mules that
nave been on pasture near Rincon have
oeen returned to camp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
FIRST FATALITY
AT NEW SMELTER
Clifton Man Is Crushed by
Falling of a Heavy
Steel Girder.

Clifton. Ariz.. July 22.-T;.e first IA
tality TO occur at the new y c. Co. s
smelter site took place when Leo Lem,
employed on the structural steel work,
was crushed, dying few minutes at
ter the accident. he was employed in
placing the large steel girders when
IN some manner the mechanism, which
operates the boom, went wrong and the
steel fell, crushing Mr. Lem beneath
1t and carrying his body to the ground
\. H Knight another workman, was
directly underneath the falling piece
and narrowly escaped serious injury.
but no serious consequences resulted
Lem was about 35 years OF age The
funeral was largely attended.
c T. Sokup and V Dunn, of Net
calf, were Clifton visitors, departing
from Clifton for an extended vacation
in the east Mr. Sokup viii spend the
most Of his time in Michigan and SIR.
Dunn with Stop IN Chicago, where he
viii visit friends
Dr. Tibbetts, of Metcalf was Cliff
ton business visitor.
Dan Grant was down from Metcalf
for a couple OF days.
W. J. Arthur was Clifton visitor
from Morenci.
J. o. Billingsley, who was taken with
a slight attack of ptOmaine poisoning,
is again in his usual good health
Mrs. d. z. Address and children are
spending some time at the Keppler
ranch on the Frisco river, few miles
above Clifton.
f. Barkhurst, until recently proprie-
tor of the Clifton auto line, has gone
to the mountains for a couple of weeks
outing.
left for his old home in Tennessee,
where he will spend some time visit
ing relatives and friends.
DR.. Douglas, of the Phelps-Dodge
days in the Clifton-Morenci district
and departed for the east the latter
part of the week in his car 'Nacozari."
r. X. MinSOn, y. < y. NJ traffic man
ager. accompanied him as far as FL
PasO. where he goes on business for
the railroad company.
Nh. Donart, travelling frleght agent
of the Santa Fe, is in Clifton on a
business trip.
A \. Terry. of Morenci. was in Cliff
ton visiting his brother, a. l. Terry,
clerk OF the board of supervisors.
Judge Lewis, of Globe, has been in
Clifton on legal business.
J. I. Burke, of Morenci, was a Cliff
ton visitor.
Norris Manheimer was down from
Metcalf on business.
The A. & n. N. bridge gang. which
has been at Lordsburg for some time,
IS in Clifton this week doing work for
the railroad at this place.
Ted Goode, who left for England last
month, writes friends here that he ar
rived about week before the. death
Of his mother, she having passed away
on June 80. Ted expects to leave Eng
land for the United States about the
fourth Of September.
Frank Webster, the well known val
ley rancher, is in Clifton.
Judge T. B. Lame has left for Cal
ifornia, where he will recuperate at
the beach resorts in the effort to re-
gain his health.
Attorney L. Kearny has left for Cal
ifornia for an extended vacation. Be-
fore returning home he will spend
some time in the northwest.
creased by two. a baby girl came to
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. T
Kelly and a boy arrived at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. z. VI. Williams. Mr.
Kelly is yardmaster for the a. & n. VI.
and MI Williams is manager of the
a. c. Co. store.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
BIG LAND DEAL rs
MADE AT PORTALES

Portales, n. NJ. July 22-The W. B
Reid Land company has closed a deal
ton. about two miles from town, for
SIS, 600 cash
Capt MOlinari and Lieut. Priddy,
company NJ, National guard of New
Mexico. have been ordered to Las We
gas TO attend the school for commits
have reported for duty
Preparations are being made for a
picnic for the county to be held at
Rogers. An annual affair of this kind
IS given there on August 3. Much in
terest is shown in this, since all for
mer celebrations have been successes
A. S. Bramlett has made arrange
ments for the installation Of pumping
Plant on his farm near town, the plant
to be put in very soon. He has already
developed a good we'll
J. B. Priddy, one of the leading mer-
chants of Portales and one of the most
enthusiastic irrigation farmers of the
valley, has been appointed delegate
TO the National Irrigation congress- by
governor W. c. Mcdonald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
PHYSICIANS PREJUDICED

large percentare of DEBTORS nrsscrin.
tons call for proprietary medicines,
because they can find nothing better,
they are naturally prejudiced against
the direct sale of these family REM
comes.
However this may be the general
public is benefited by the use Of such
standard medicines as Lydia E Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, as is prov
en- by the thousands of grateful let
ters on file at the Pinkham Laborator-
les. at Lynn, Mass, from women all
over the United States who have been
helped by it, and it is prescribed by
those honest physicians who are broad
enough to overlook prejudice and rec
oSniZe true merit,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
MUSIC AT MEALS
By EBERT HUBBARD.

luggage! To our 1uggage." And four
more strides took him to the door,
and the actor and the valet d1sap-
peared, engulfed by the an-enfolding
Everything is beautiful in its time
and place. Sociability at meals IS all
right and natural We talk as we
eat, and exchange commences
Friendship is hygienic-
SOciability and eating go together
But music is. or should be, couao-
Grafton between the listener and the
performer Music demands an atmos-
phere. But il is impossible to get
an atmosphere in a public dining room
to jingle Of dishes and buzz o.
conversation
In the music halls people eat,
drink, laugh and talk while the sing
ing is going on, OF a man is making
burned, but surely We do not want
to fletcherize to fireworks, or to be
fiddled at while we feed
Just note the musicians, and see
how they bang it off in true union
labor style, and hand US back the
Indifference that we have given them
They play not for the love Of it, but
for so cents an hour and to get even
with capitalism-darn it,
Music at meals is all right for con-
victs, where the silent system prevails
But in hotel dining rooms there should
not be too much display Of art, either
mural or musical Neither should
there be either gaudy or noisy things
in sleeping rooms devoted to rest,
sweet peace and dreams.
There are bookworms who prop
book up in front Of them as they
nibble; and we are all familiar with
the sociable party who eats break
fast and reads the morning paper at
the same time. These are merely in
dividual preferences, but If art in the
mass is to be fired at people as they
dine, then by all means let some one
read from the Essay on Silence
Copyright, 1912, International News
Service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
REQUISITIoN ISSUED;
MAN WANTED HERE

Austin. Tex, July 1.-THE governor
has issued requisition on the governor
OF Kansas for the extradition of Jose
Guerra, Mexican convict, who was
convicted in the district court OF FL
PasO county and sentenced in two
cases OF burglary and theft. to seven
years in the penitentiary. Guerra
escaped from the Texas penitentiary
and the state prison commission
learned that he was serving a term IN
the federal prison at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan, and that his sentence
there will expire on August l, 1912. Il
was on the application OF chairman
Ben E CabeI. OF the prison commits
sion, that the requisitiOn was issued.
he will be brought back to Texas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
CHA VALLEY GETS GOOD
RAIN LASTING SEVERAL. HI


Solomonville, Ariz., July pa fine
rain has fallen in the ella valley. It
began raining soon after dark and
rained steady until midnight.
Miss Goddard, of Ell Paso, who is
making q horseback trip through Ari-
iona, stopped for a two days rest at
SolOmOnville- She continued her jour
ney' going north through the ella val
lie.
Pedro Michelena and daughter have
returned from trip to the coast. MI
MichelenG was as far north as San
Francisco while away.
L. n. Stratton, wife and son, were
the guests of Mr.. STATIONS sister
Mrs. Nora S. Clarke.
The birthday anniversary Of Sam
Cloridge the elder son of D. H. Clo-
ridge, Of Solomonville, was remem-
bered by his many young friends who
gathered at the Cioridge home on the
Clifton road to make merry in honor
of the event. All attending had a de-
hghtful time. lunch was served the
guests.
A mass meeting of school district
No. was held at the courthouse to
discuss the question of an additional
tax levy on the school district to pro-
vide more school room for the district.
The present schoolhouse is too small.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
PERSONAL NOTES
FROM FORT DAVIS

Fort Davis. Texas, July 22.-Mr. and
Mrs J. h Tompson, of Houston, and
their family, accompanied by Mrs. ta1-
ris, OF Flatonia, mother of Mrs. Tomp-
Jeff ranch to visit Mrs. J. ". Nc
Cutcheon and family. Mrs Fairs is a
sister of Mrs. AzcCutcheon.
Judge Burns and three sons, are here
from Houston to visit on the Jeff ranch.
Judge Burns Is a brother-in-aw of Mrs.
J. W. McCUtcheon.
Miss Jettie Pruett has arrived home
from an extended trip to Washington,
New York City and many other places
Of interest
Mr.. O'NeilI left today for Dallas after
spending three weeks with his family
who are living here.
Mr. McLendon has gone to Austin,
Texas, on business trip.
Cakes and pies were sold at the court
house to raise funds to help defray the
baseball boys expenses. Something
like SIS was taken in.
Another fine rain fell here. making
three fine rains in the past two weeks.
7. ". Wards daughter, Mrs. Charles
James and little Dorothy. are here
from FL PasO, the guests of Mrs. S. N.
James and Mrs Sarah Lock
Espy Miller was in from the ranch
for lumber and supplies Saturday.
". Kelsey expects to leave in a short
time for two-months' stay in West
Virginia and Ohio
MI anu A4Is 5 CdFnndch little girl was
qnlte sick for a few days this week
but is able to be up again.
Miss Agnes Mulhurn is spending
some time at Maria with her aunt. Mrs.
Brown.
Frank Brown and Mr.. Ford. who
spent last year here, have returned and
viii be here for some time during the
hot months.
The weather is ideal here now-cool
and pleasant during the day and cool
enough for cover at night.
J: B. Davis is having a hot water
tank, oath tub and layatory put into
his residence
Mrs. O'Nein and son, Albert, have
taken the Adrance cottage for the sum
mer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22

TT was once considered a wonderful
thing to agitate the catgut, pound
\ the piano and loot the B-flat
horn while folks were feeding.
The introduction of London Music
F4aII features in hotel dining rooms is
only about Is years old.
The innovation came in with the
bizarre. the loud, the blatant It
matched the plaster paris gold leaf
figures on the wall
All of the modern hotels about that
time had a balcony built for the mu-
sicians. We gulped our soup to waltz
time. did the entree to a two-step and
disposed of pie to Chopin's funeral
march. You baWled across a three
foot void to your yis-a-vis, and il
the music suddenly stopped you found
Yourself addressing the audience.
1t was a Isonderful thing. We got
the concert free. and we had to have
A dinner. anyway The concert was
given as a sort Of premium And at
that time the air was full Of octaves
and the idea of getting something
for nothing
The hotels and restaurants adver-
Using music at meals caught the greaO
unwashed, who hypnotlzed themselves
into the belief that they had broken
into good society with a social jimmy.
The first protest that I know OF
came from Richard Mansfield, who
walked into the Grand Central hotel
at Oshkosh, followed by his faithful
valet carrying two big grips.
The tragedian took four strides
from the door TO the desk, and, lean
ing over. in one of those half-conti-
Dental stage voice asides that reach
to the topmost gallery, said All,
have you music at meals?"
And the clerk adjusted the glitter
ing glass on his bosom. smiled serene
y, and said: -Oh, yes. surely so;
yes. we have music at all meals
And Mansfield turned to his valet,
who was resting his hands from car
rying the heavy yalises, and said:
"Oho. Ohio, James! Look you to our
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
w. P. STUART MOVES
FROM RAY TO COAST

Ray, Ariz.. July 22.-W. P. Stuart.
for over a year employed in the plant
office Of the Ray Consolidated Copper
company, at Ray, has resigned his po-
sition and gone to Los Angeles After
a brief rest he Will go on the staff OF
the Los Angeles Tribune.
William L. Mullen. proprietor of the
Adobe saloon. is the first to start OPP
erations on the Ray tOwnsite. He has
a force of men grading for a cellar.
Many others will start building in the
near future.
c. c. Cornwen is back from the
coast He left Mrs Cornwen and
daughter at Long Beach for the rest
of the summer.
A B. Swenck, employed in the COM
pany's warehouse here, has resigned
and gone to Christmas.
The Rough AshlaO club has elected
Mr.. Perks treasurer to succeed Mr..
Stuart, resigned.