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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

CAPTAINS of Industry or grocery boys,
and thus abandon the cause Of education
to their sisters. The answer, however
is simple. The boys are not abandoning
education. but the commencement ora
ton. If the sterling young athletes n
our high schools were to be allowed to
speak at commencement per PhonograPh,
while they themselves sat tehind bank
of palms and Perspired unseen by the
populace, they would not quit school
with such firmness and determination in
their junior year
Commencements are held in June at
an average temperature of l0l degrees
and are a great source Of joys TO parents,
florists. and dressmakers. Many entirely
new discoveries in history, science. and
politics are made by the essayists at
exercises, but thus far
the wicked trust which runs the encv-
clopedias has scornfully dee led to en-.
balm this rare wisdom III print.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

- COMMENCEMENT is an annual
X ceremony in which the pupils who
have absorbed an entire course of
study submit samples of the wisdom
they have acquired TO their friends and
relatives.
There are many kinds of commence
ments, including those in high schools,
universities, training schools for nurses,
business colleges, Conservatives of music,
barber colleges. veterinary schools. theO-
logical seminaries, boxing academies and
correspondence schools. But of all these,
by far the most important is the high
school commencement. where the pale
young graduate, in his first black suit,
plants one foot on the threshold of life
and the other in the floral decorations
on the village stage, and discovers that
beyond the Alps lies Italy, and that be-
yond the fOotlights are 10000 people,
each one of whom Is rlarinr AT him with
two eyes like automobile searchliChts.
Commencement lies midway in terror
between the first visit to the dentist and
the wedding march down the church
aisle. After a bOv has cot over these
three crises he Is tOlerab lv safe for the
rest of his life If he is firm in his re-
fusal to respond to toasts. Commence
ment, like a wedding, consists mostly of
clothes for the girl and embarrassment
for the young man. Clothes take away
the horror of both occasions for girls.
and keep them happy through the or
deal, but there is no opiate for the young
man who has to lug his so pound feet
and ham sized hands to the front of the
stage at commencement and try to illum-
mate the world with an GRAFTON of
which all he can remember at that
moment Is the fourth line from the last
Educators often wonder why so many
young men leave high school to become
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
LITTLE boobies PA
Beats Up Tom Sharkey So the Boy Callers Think.
By WILLIAM T. KIRK

A had a lot of fun last mite with
~ two college boys that cain up
\ to the house to call on Ma S
niece, that is here from Omaha. She
is one Of the prittiest gurls, excep Ma,
that I have ever seen. The two col
lege boys thought so, too.
Pa called me out into the library
after the college boys had been thare
few minnits, & he sed Lissen, son,
an about to indulge in ittel merri-
ment & / want you to work with me.
Look al this hand, sed Pa, & Pa showed
me his hand ware the nuckels was
bruised from Citing pinched putting a
cake of ice in the ice box This is the
idee, sed Pa. You Just heard them two
boys talking about beeing amateur
champions at the boxing game Now
YOU 20 out thare & start off by asking
me why I hit poor Tom Sharkey in the
eye last evening I will anser accord
ingly, sed Pa. & the rest of il 1 will
leeve to yure wunderful httel brane,
sed Pa.
So we went back in the other room
& after the college boys had talked
sum mOar about boxing, sed TO them
o, you shud see my father bxv. Pa, L
sed. what was the trUbbel with you
& Mister Sharkey last mite.
Nothing worth speaking about, sed
Pa. doant talk about it.
But you hit him on the eye &
knocked him out into the middel OF
14th St, / sed. I doant think you
ought TO have done it. he is shorter
than you
Keep still Bobbie. sed Pa. Pa pre-
tended for to be embarrassed & Ma
looked awful mad.
So it has come TO this. sed Ma, that
you have to fight a eX-pugllist Why
dident you tell me about it?
Pa asked me not to tell. I sed to
Ma. He toald me after he hit Mister
Sharkey that he was heartily ashamed
of striking a smaller man, & 1 am
sorry 1 sed it He had TO lick the
manager Of the place after he licked
Mister Sharkey, I sed.
Then the two college boys looked at
Pa as if he was George Washington
& General Grant rolled together. &
after that one of them sed Let US stop
talking about fiteing & play the man
dOlin. I know a dandy tune, he sed, II
is called over the Waves.
Oh. let's not hear it yet sed Mas
niece. I want TO hear uncle talk lit
tel moar about how he beat a regular
prize filter, it must be grand to have
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

such strength & skill, she sed to Pa
How did you get it?
1t just came material, guess, sed
Pa Ny father was vary strong man
before me. Pa sed. He lifted horse
Onst out West
l. heard about that, sed Ma, & the
cowboys Wud have lifted him only for
the sheriffs bravery. Now I want you
to tell me the truth OF this battle be-
tween YOU & this Sharkey. Come,
speak up.
I will, sed Pa, after the boys have
played over the Waves. That was
one of Sharkeys favorite tunes, by
the way. sed Pa, wen he was a sailor.
Then the boys played over the
Waves on the mandolin & they sans
sum college songs but all the time
thay was looking at Pa kind of scared.
] guess thay wont talk any moar
about how good thay can box.
But I guess Pa will be kind OF sorry
if he goes on 18th st. after Mister
Sharkey reads this.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
Prospect Avenue arking

RESPECT avenue property signing petition
paving believed already committed
to parking plan adopted Magfn
Prospect residence
and viii always BE- Its grade IS fortunately too steep to encourage
speed enough for the
ordinary passing feet vide ample for the
The street between property lines is 70 feet Paving
leave
a side Of the street by parking with grass trees
shrubs, and flowers
plan adopted Magoh that
the the first estimated at @ per front loot The nam
guaranteed ss5
per per through
park department keep parking than
per frontage oneuh would
-. + ~ 55s,t ~ rsssivs Tc1tv owner from runnq
appearance the
Property
than half what it would cost to pave an equal words assuming
will
parking instead of paving the strip along the curb
includes building grading spreading soil and
fertilizer installing entirely
shrubs incidental
The maintenance Of $3.50 per lot per year. automatically collected from every
replacing
failures of maintenance It is wholly practical plan that
and
anybody plan,
take look those streets The curb parking only succeed under the
complete supervision insung uniformity
construction and and maintenance The parking abs
nuisance avoiding
great radiatng
private premises
parking
highly parking
Jack Bnns verdict s25oo against the vitagraph company
films
operator Republic
says
F2eotatOrs while flashing wireless signals Of distress
supreme Of
milk, the knan
deaney duplicate gift by gift
from the byaId pump" Law after all is only Peihd
a having
Inhabitants
Cuba Is ven another chance 70 consider the lilies how thew qrov
Europeans be ezident
presiding peace
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
QUAKER MEDITATIONs.
lPhiladelphla Record.)



It is never too late to unlearn.
He who minds his own business is
kept too busy to do much else.
No man is so 1owly that there isn't
somebody he can look down upon
A man seldom realizes how fast he
can go till he gets on the down grade.
The poorer a man is, the more he
talks about what he would do II he
were rich.
The man who thinks only Of his
stomach does most of his thinking
after il IS too late
The pen may be mightier than the
sword, but both are dangerous in in
experienced hands
II We could all know exactly what
people think OF US. what an unhappy
world this would be-
The truth viii stand forever"
quoted the Wise Guy. That's right"
agreed the Simple Mug, but a lie
generally gets a seat"
Many mans fortune in round num-
Ders, Is 100000 900, etc
MS Mugglns - Your little how
seems rather small for his age" Mrs.
bugglns-"Y Yes. we have always lived
ID West Philadelphia fiat"
A man never realizes how much fur
nlture ne owns till he comes home late
at night and tries TO get 10 bed with
out turning on the light.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
W. D. writes:
Sometime ago two sisters.
whom I win can A. and b.

= whom I wiz call A. and B..
became acquainted with a very nice
young man He takes both Of them
out, individually and together. and as
A. and B. have confided in each other,
they have found that when he is with
A he viii tell her how much more
beautiful she is than B. and make other
flatterinE remarks. and when he is
with B. he tells her how much more
beautiful she is than A. and uses the
exact phrases of flattery.
What would you do. as he is con-
sidered a very dear friend Of the fam
Hy2"
I would remember that there are
other letters in the alphabet. and that
they spell Pickle and there are
also more letters. and they spell
T-r-o-u-b-l-e.
Then I would refuse to let a compli-
ment the young man pays sink in.
would regard his compliments as I
would the word OF man OF whom it
is said: And the truth is not in
him."
I would pay no more heed to his
praise than 10 the wind that blew
yesterday, And il 7 found that 7 could
not avoid remembering what he says,
and retaining II, for flattery has the
clinging qualities OF a Canadian thistle.
would give him no more Of my com
pany than I could possibly help.
He is an idler- he is foolish. he is
silly. and II he persists in his methods
of deception. he will in time be classed
among the interruptions, If not there
now.
Flattery distOrts ones sense Of pro-
portion. and blurs ones vision. It is
impossible to get a clear conception Of
the true and false within ones con-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
8 DAILY THOUeHr.

Let not young souls be smothered out
before
They do quaint deeds and fully
flaunt their pride.
It is the worlds one crime its babes
grow dull,
It's poor are Oxlike, limp and leaden
eyed
Not that they starve, but stare 50
dreamlessly,
Not that they SOW, but that they sell
dom reap
Not that they serve, but have no gods
to serve
Not that they die. but that they die
like sheep
Nicholas VacheI Lindsay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
Beautiful Things
By Walt Mason
By Walt Mason

HE beautiful things are the things We do they not the things we wear
We're Illustrating the latest styles with nent that beats the band; but
the beautiful helping
beautiful things righteous
n
Of
in to
to the seat
thing things today
not or sold.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

and approved. Judge Harper then pre-
scented the court with bills of collec-
tions amounting TO S9S9-35. The court
accepted and approved the amount
Why doesn't FL Paso cut loose on
July T. and have a grand blow out2"
said a G. H switchman yesterday. Il
think it's an outrage the way the BUSH
ness men Of FL PasO are acting in re-
gard to the proposed celebration The
railroad men would contribute largely
to grand celebration on that day."
The Herald man was stopped on the
streets this morning by one of the
knights of Labor and asked il il was
generally understood that the tickets
for the third Of July from FL Paso to
La Luz were good for return on July 3
and 8. and not knowing definitely the
Herald's man went to the White Oaks
people to find out The information
secured was TO the effect that the
tickets were only good for the day on
which they were sold, as the rate was
50 cheap.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
POTNTED PaRAGRAPHs.
CHICAGO News.)

Even the oldest inhabitant has to
bow TO the viii of the youngest.
A small boys idea Of greatness is to
play baseball in q real uniform
One Of the saddest things we ever
saw was a fat man trying to look cute.
The man who begins at the bottom OF
the ladder won't have so far 20 fall
When YOU nail your flag to the Top
Of the pole don't forget to clinch the
nails
II man is unable TO beat a woman
IN an argument he can usually win his
point by Dattering her.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
REV. R. T. HANKS breaches
SERMON AT BAPTIST MEE

Rev. r. T. Hanks preached at the pro-
tracted meeting of the last Fl Paso
Baptist church Tuesday night. His ser
mon was from the gospel Of St. John,
chapter Is. The meetings viii continue
through the week at 3 o'clock each after
noon and Sis o'clock each night
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
Where We Are Going

IF say
people
probability, 100000 If the continues the Of the
100000 That
Nashville,
considerably
So that Fl PasO business
have forward
promising profitable upon
capital effort,
The sober thought Of the
of the presidential established
presidents
of
depends
caying democracy be needed.
president secretary
changul
a similar influence
administration
strongly
Taft be nominated the protests Of minority.
roaming
S still the village n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
One-Sentence Philosophy
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

PA. what's a playwright "A man
who writes stuff to 90 with the
scenery, my sOn-"-Judge
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

AN INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER
PEOPLE,
A CHAMPION
Ce
A Martins News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

Highland prevent roaming
large. s still n village n things
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

rs he a man Of pronounced views"
Yes: but they are pronounced by his
wife. Buckingham Age-Herald-
Did you hear Inc new opera in New
York;" Yes" 1T was sung in Eng
Iish. wasn't it," 7 was told So
Cleveland Plain Dealer
How dreadfully stout the general is
gettingi" Yes. isn't it fortunate2
Otherwise he wouldn't be able to wear
all his medalsi'-Punch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12
COMMENCE
MENT
BY GEORGE FITCH
Author Of "At Good Old Siwash' .

Copyright. 1912, by George Mathew Adamsl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

RESPECT property signing petition bituhh
paving majority Of
parng agof
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-12

New Mexico to have county high schools al counties hav
Inhabitants thoroughly progressive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-06
FOCEL COMPELLED TO
MAKE DOOM MANAGER
Letter Received by Hermann,
Exposing Syndicate Ball,
Forces This Action.

PHILADELPHIA. January 6.-It was
announced at the offices Of the Philadel-
phia National League base ball club last
night that the differences between Presi-
dent Fogel and Manager Charles Doom
had been adjusted, and that the latter
would again manage tho team during
1912. Doom, who is at present filing q
theatrical engagement, will cancel a num-
Der Of his dates and return to this city
within q few days.
It is believed here that the peace agree
ment was made necessary by the ex-
posture of Fogefs letter. which went to
Garry Hermann through an error OF
transmission instead Of Charlie Murphy,
to whom it was written. This letter Is
said to have exposed the ownership of
the Phillies being identical with that
Of the Chicago Cubs. In it Fogel is al
legged to have planned to raid the Phillies
of their best players in order to aid Chi
cago to win the 1913 pennant Manager
Doom. rated as one Of the star catchers
of the game. was included in the big
swap proposed.
In order to have an excuse for letting
the popular Doom go, Fogel Is believed
to have started row that would have
made the catcher's stay in Philadelphia
a practical impossibility.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-06
nERTNENT CONTENT
Eshappeniq&$s1 SPortdom

these days. Incidentally he should not
hesitate to take a chance with the
team which Chase turned over to him.
Under Chase the team was not a sue
cess. This principally was because
Chase did not prove a competent man.
ager. If Wolverton has ability he
should be able to get better results
than did his predecessor. and the best
way for him to show his ability is to
take the same team which Chase had
and bring it higher in the race. Any
trade that Wolverton is able to make is
almost sure not to better conditions,
and it will be wise for him to leave
well enough alone.
If Jack Johnson figured that he would
be able to pick up some easy money by
engaging in those ten-round no-decision
bouts in New York he Is doomed to dis
appointment The fight game in New
York is in bad way just now. and TO
have the champion appear before any q
the clubs there would only further pref
udice those who are against the sport
and bring about repeal Of the law
which permits these exhibitions. No h
ing hurts the game more than to have
champion boxers appear in the ring.
While such contests are no more brutal,
amateurs. yet they bring about a detri-
mental feeling against the sport.
There is no chance for johnson to fight
in this country unless 1t is out on the
coast, anu IneTe OOeS not appear 10 De an
opponent strong enough to arouse much
interest and make the staging of the
bout profitable.
If Johnson fights Flynn no one will give
the white man chance. Flynn is but a
second-rater at his best, and Johnson
put him away long before he figured TO
have a chance for the title.
Griffith will be the only manager to go
into the next campaign minus a capable
left-handed pitcher. The only southpaw
on the Nationals list is Buck Becker. the
local youngster. and there is no denying
the fact that he needs lot Of developing
before he can be counted on to hold his
own. There Is. of course, a chance for
him to show improved form, but the team
would be better fortified If il could boast
of q seasoned southpaw. There are al
ways some teams which fall victims TO
the left side slants of these pitchers. and
a team which has such twirler has an
advantage over those which are without
left-hander.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-06

ing this investigation thorough and the
employment of a detective agency to fol
low clues and to present proof, the com
mission has been unable to secure sufti-
cient satisfactory evidence on which to
adiudge a club ea1ploye guilty of fur
nishing scalpers with tickets and debar-
ring him from further connection with
that or any other club operating under
the national agreement
The New York club is to be commenced
for the precautions taken by them prior,
during and after the sale of tickets. IN
employing detectives to watch their EN-
ployes and also in depositing their letters
containing mail orders i'm out Of the way
stations in envelopes that could not be
recognized as coming from the New York
club.
The commission then chdes the New
York club in the following paragraph:
ION the other hand, it is the opinion
of the commission that when the mail
order requests for the series tickets had
been exhausted and taken care of by the
New York club, that club should have
then provided for the mail orders re-
ceived by them for single tickets. instead
of holding these orders up for some time
without returning the money. thus caus-
ing many justifiable complaints
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-06
WESTERN GIRLS TO
HAVE GOOD TEAM
Misses GoodIoW, Miller and
Heron Will Be Nucleus for
Basket Ball Team.

The Western High School girls basket
hall team is being organized and will start
play about the last part OF this month.
While no definite schedule has as yet beet,
arranged, 1t is generally understood as to
what teams will be listed.
Miss Thomas, the girls physical direct
Or. has had the candidates for the team
practicing during the regular gymnasium
periods. and many of the new ones are
showing proficiency i'm the game. With
the new material that is being developed,
the squad will probably be a better one
than that which represented the school
last year.
There are three girls who are practical
ly sure OF places on the team. They are
Misses Goodlow, Miller and Heron. Miss
Miller Is the captain. while Miss GoodlOw
il manager. Both young ladies think that
the prospects for good team are very
bright, and that they will have better
ono than they dod last season. Miss Good
low Is an exceptionally good player, and
Is rated as one of the best ever developed
for girls team at the school,
While no schedule has as yet been def
inifely arranged. ii is practically under
stood what teams will be on IL when It is
agreed upon. Central. Gallaudet. Ingram
church and two or three of the private
schools in the District will be- met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-06
NEW GROUNDKEEPER FOR
LOCAL BALL PARK IS SIGNED
Frederick Fitzgerald to Make Local Field
Oneof Bestin Coumtry-Base
Ball Gossip.

Gus big league teams, the drafted and
purchased youngsters will have the
chance of a lifetime to make good IN
1912. No trades or deals Of any special
be in sight. None OF the veteran material
seems likely to put on enough extra
steam next season to upset the present
top-notch clubs. and the wind-up in each
league. if left only to the present organi-
cations would come pretty near being
identical with the finish of the past Oc-
tober. If the leaders are TO be dethroned.
IL any Of the second-rate clubs are to
come up among the heroes. it will have
to be done through the agency of the new
nosing to the front in either league the
juvenile additions will have "A leading
part in the performance.
Where are the yean Greggs. the Joe
.Iacksons and the Grover AleXanders OF
1912? Waiting for thir chance to show.
or doomed to remain invisible till the
drafts of another season yank them
blushing from their bat-caveS? Will
to the front. or will the fine crop devel-
oped in 1911 have to be sufficient for two
years instead of one?>
1T isn't often that so many live ones
are produced during the past season.
and for this very reason the 1912 cam
among the juniors. Just look at the
gang Of healthy young bandits that were
Matched in 1911: Alexander. Chalmers,
Gregg, Jackson, Esmond. Kirke. Benton,
HUMPHREYS, Marsans. .Almeida. Safer,
Doyle. Cashion, Gainor. Drake. Bodie,
OBrien. Danforth. Mccarthy, SEVERED
oh. a regiment of the juvenile cusses. Is
there much chance that the new crop
will average as well as these performers?
IL SO. the old adage about youth must be
served" will be verified with vengeance.
and two or three more seasons will find
the kids dominating the whole world OF
base ball.