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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
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Dear Miss Libbey: Last night good looking young gentleman called who is tai ented cartoonist. On request he made a car toon of me which was not flattering. Now, do you really think if he cared for me he could see me in that role? Should I overlook this or say farewell forever? Tell me whether or not you think he lovss me, for I'm pining away. VILLAGE FRIEND''
 Don't pine. It doesn't pay. Surely, over look the matter. Cartoonists can't draw pretty pictures, you know.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
He Sent Her q Book.

Dear Miss Libbey: During the spring went out with a young man whom l havc known all my lifetime, and occasionally he took me to the theater. About seven weeks ago he went to another city and promised be- haven't heard from this young man since he left, but he sent me book containing about thirty-fve pictures of different scenery. Now, l want to know if it would be proper if l wrote to him and told him thought would
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When Sweethearts Approach the
 Dividing Line Between Love and Friendship, Let Them Not Feel That Life Must Be Bleak. Barren Stretch.

deed, is the one who never knows lovers quarrel to offset this blissful belief.
 There are many engaged couples whose natures are such that they would make ideal friends or chums but who lack the essential faculty of so growing their natures to fit har- moniously into the others as to insure an ideal home.
 They enter matrimony with eyes opened to the fact, but blindly hope that propinquity will do for them what they are unable to do for themselves. They are afraid of what peo- pie will say if they break their engagement. How much better it would be for themselves and for society if they had the moral courage to face the problem squarely and resolve that a friendship and not love and marriage was the true basis of their feelings?
 And how much happier the world would be! Even though they had to travel through life as a bachelor maid and man, the feeling that each possessed in the other a friend worth while, were better far than to destroy every tender feeling with an unhappy mar riage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Friendship the Speetener of Life.

The mismated couples we too often see are mismated because they never were in tended for each other, but by some trick of fate they were constantly thrown in each others pathway, and, believing that 'twece better to marry than to wait for an uncer- tainty, they wed.
 To go on as friends would mean more sweetness in their lives than loveless mar riage. For friendship is the sweetener ot life.
 Again, experience is the only teacher, it would seem, that will prove to man or woman, boy girl, that love ofttimes flies about on butterfly wings and remains but long enough in one spot to exude taste of the joys it radates, and then it flies away to other fields.
 And friendships-good, wholesome friend ships-follow in it's wake if the lovers who have caught this butterfly radiance so will it.
 This feeting joy could serve as a root on which to base a friendship if the couple will permit themselves to replace infatuation's tender accents with friendships honest ring.
 After all, friendships happy hours are the sunny spots that make life's path beautiful.
 Another phase of shortved love upon whose heels may be found friendship is the mushroom love that springs up in an hour or so
 Some people call it orchid love because it is beautiful while it lasts. though frail and short lived-and its fragrance leaves fond memories on which to build a happy friend ship.
 The vacation romance is another of the fleeting love illusions.
 But fieeting as the current of strong pas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

DO not agree with the poet who said
 that friendship often ends in love, but
 love in friendship never"
 The world of romance is replete with instances that bear testimony of the error of his statement that love never ends in friendship.
 There are and have been thousands of cases where lovers plighted troths have been transposed to friendships less ardent tones by some trick of fate or fancy.
 The question of former plighted lovers has many times evolved itself from When shall the wedding day be?" to To be friends or not to be friends" and in countless cases " to be friends " has been the decision.
 Fortunate indeed are they who can face the problem squarely and arrive at this happy conclusion. For happiness is much more surely in their possession than where a hatred or even dislike is allowed to re- place an infatuaton.
 To encourage an III feeling or hatred in the heart is to invite misery.
 The young girl and boy should be urged not to expect marriage and happy life for ever after to result from the first love af- fair.
 They should learn that out of these first nfatuations may grown extremely happy friendships. How foolish it would be for girl and boy after puppy love" affair had broken off to feel that when they met at party or dance forever after they must be strangers.
 If such course were universally pursued would not the world be deprived of some of it's happiest friendships. to be replaced with embittered hearts, which the spirit of youth never should know?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Crazv 10 Go on Stage.

Dear Miss Libbey: l am school teach CT nearly 20, and am, to be extravagant, crazy to go on the stage.
 . have finished at first class high school and have had one year college work. 1 am not able to attend college any longer and am contemplating a correspondence course in dra Dlatic art
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

No, it is not necessary to exclude love from your life and your heart to be a success on the stage. The lives of the great majority of sue cessful stage folks testify to this fact
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Woman Finds II Hard 10 Forgipe.


 To convert the sweetheart into friend in than it is for the man. Perhaps this is be. cause of the complicated mysteries which make a woman's heart.
 woman herself may will that her en- gagement be broken off, but if her one-time lover weds she finds it very hard to forgive him. What philosopher can give us the req son of this strange phase in woman?
 Perhaps it is because love is the dominating element in woman's life. She cannot forgive the man for thinking so lightly of her as to wed another so soon.
 Instead of extending the hand of friend ship to him and to his bride, she greets him with a painful nod, or, very often, fails even to see him. She hopes to make him feel un- happy, but she is the only one her attitude makes unhappy. The bride secretly rejoices, and the man laughs.
 It is the nature of lovers to trust implicitly in the one they love. They contide to each other their innermost secrets.
 For this reason is better for them when the day of realization comes that "'twas not to be that they should we'd" to look the situation bravely in the face and say:
 Since lovers through life we're not to be-
 On strong. firm friendship we will agree.
 So when the sweethearts find themselves approaching the dividing line between love and friendship, let them not feel that life must be a bleak, barren stretch ahead be- cause the hitherto mesmeric touch of the hand has ceased to thrill, and the exchange of glance has failed longer to enkindle the flame of love.
 It is within their individual power 70 transpose their lives from the major key of love to a tone perhaps not so exhilarating but of a harmony that is intensely gratify- ing-the harmony of friendship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

the agony. Upon the slightest excuse she will turn the conversation to matrimonial sub jects. Being the sole support of herself and being myself of tender heart l really see nothing ahead of me except voluntary as signment and my fleeing to the desert, for it begins to look as though she really had de- signs on me. BACHELOR" o. aren't you bit too conceited. Tell the girl that you fear she has not been putting her mind on her work as she should. If she continues to make matrimonial parlor of the office get rid of her.
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 Is Considered Cute.
 Dear Miss Libbey I really do not know how to begin I am gil of 22 and very small about 5 feet-not good looking, yet am con- sidered cute and of loving disposition. have never had a sweetheart-in fact. no man has ever asked me to go out with him or called on me- dress rather nice, up to date, so give me some advice. LONESOME" Why not invite some of your men friends to call at your home? Go about where there are young people. That's the way to do.
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 Recently Young Preacher Came My Dear Miss Laura: I am dreadfully in love with young man and at times he appears to love me and sometimes he does not Recently he has been going with anotser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01

have the courtesy of acknowledging the re- ceipt of the book. Or do you think he would get the impression that I am running after him? l do not want to be the one starting to correspond, but thought it would be more polite if l would acknowledge the receipt of the book. PEBPLExED"
 By all means acknowledge the receipt of the book in formal, dignifed way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Because He Lopes Them All.

Dear Miss Libbey: I am prepossessing bachelor of 55-at least many of my women friends seem to think so. I have never mar ried because-bless their dear little hearts-I love them all What, o what, should I do with my old maid stenographer? She still persists in making goo-goo eyes at me, and this although I close my own when giving her dictation.
 $ am consistently fifteen minutes late at my desk every morning because she is always ahead of time, and I regularly leave fifteen minutes before closing time because of her tarrying. She invites me to every church ba- zaar in her neighborhood, also to services at her church, where she sings in the choir, even to prayer meeting. l fear she is trifing with a man younger than she, clerk In depart. ment store. Not that I am so much better than other men and therefore would not rob him. really wish he would take her and end
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27

Three or four more Democrats viii
likely be placed on the committee when
the senate is reOrganized after March
Z, one to take the place OF senator Bal
ley, who retires with the coming ses-
sion, and the others to raise the Dem
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
TOY BALLOONS AS
REBEL TELEGRAPH

Toy balloons IN warfare IS the IN
usual form of wireless telegraphy used
by rebels in northern Mexico.
Every time a troop train departs
from Chihuahua city, a tiny balloon
floats from a central location of the
state capital A relay Of the simple
signals tells the rebels that the govern
ment troops are coming Police have
been unable to locate the source of
the rebel signals boldly sent up from
the capital city where thousands OF
troops are stationed.
Destruction Of the railways has
caused uncertainty of telegraph com
municatiOn, which does not affect the
balloon systems use either at day or
night.
Since the federaIs do not employ
wireless telegraph as do United States
troops. the rebel advices are more GER
tain than the government intelligence
bureau when the wires are cut
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
FEDERAL COMMANDS
FIGHT EACH OTHER
Then Report II n Rebel Defea Each
Command Thought the Other Was
Band of Rebels.

"a house divided against itself" re-
suited in federal fighting federal last
Sunday at COlOnia Juarez. in the CaSaS
Grandes district Persons arriving last
night from the American colony relate
how the federal column of Gen Jose
de la Luz BIancO attacked itself while
seeking the rebels.
Hearing that Salazar rebels were at
COlOnia Juarez. the travellers relate, the
federal commander equally divided his
force of 500 men and attacked the town
from opposite directions The inhabl-
tants Rugged the floors of their houses
until the firing stopped.
After lighting four hOurs-against
each other-and expending about 1000
rounds of ammunition, the federals
learned that they Were fighting one.
another and that the rebels never had
been in the town Several soldiers
were wounded, but none killed
This is believed to be the. battle
which the federal press agent IN ii
Paso exploited Thursday as a federal
victory over the rebels
While the federalS- were frhtinS each
other it is said SalaZar was evacuatlng
AScenciOn and moving toward CaSaS
Grandes, neatly avoiding Colonia
JuareZ.
Grandes remains in federal hands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
FAST REPAIRING THE
NORTH WESTERN

A few days are expected to see re-
opened traffic on the Mexico North
Western railway below JuareZ- The
work train sent from Casas Grandes a
week ago and the Juarez work crew
are within 40 kIOmeters Of each other
between Guzman and Juarez. Tele-
graph communication has not yet been
restored.
LUZ Ortiz, the railway section boss
at MedanOs, is held prisoner at Juarez-
He is charged with attempting to burn
a bridge ahead Of the seventh cavalry
troop train. Evidence is being taken
in the case
The seventh cavalry remains dilly-
dallying behind the northern work
entraining and marching against the
rebels. Nothing has been heard from
Gen. BlancO's command since it at
tackled itself at COlOnia Juarez-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
FEDERAL GARRISON
Is ANNIHILATED

Mexico city, Mex, Dec. 27.-Refu-
gees reaching Durango report that a
government garrison on 100 men sta
toned between Panuco and AyinO, 80
miles northeast of Durango. has been
annihilated by a strong force Of reb-
els commanded by Pedro Ortiz
After slaughtering the soldiers, the
rebels are said to have entered the
two towns, sacking and burning a
number of houses.
train was stopped Dec. p near
San Juan del Rio, in the state Of Du-
range, by rebels who robbed the pas
sengers. among whom were few
Americans The Whereabouts Of the
train is not known and a military
train has been sent to locate it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27

Dina, will be the ranking Democrat on
the committee after March next. and,
by the rule of precedent. hould be the
next chairman of the committee. He is
a conservative. Other Democrats on the
committee are senators Stone, Williams,
Kern and Johnson, of Maine. At least
one Of these is conservative on tariff
r.rTfc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27

would not support radical tariff revis-
ion measures, it is contended, the Re
publican "prOgressiYes" might vote
with the Democratic ''progressives" in
favor of radical revision. Again, they
may not. Their attitude is the basis
for speculation, in view of the effect
it will have on the tariff legislation
that is sure to follow the return OF the
Democrats to power in the white house
and N congress.
The makeup of the senate finance
committee, too, will have an important
bearing on the character of the tariff
legislation which the new senate viii
adopt Senator Simmon. Of North Car
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
GEN. HUERTA GOES
ON RETIRED LIST

Mexico City Mex, Dec. 27-Gen. Vic
toriano Huerta commander in the cam
paign against Gen. PascuaI OrozcO, the
rebel leader. was retired today by the
federal war department from the com
mand Of the northern division Of the
army.
Gen. Huerta has been in Mexico City
for several weeks and it is stated that
he has been undergoing treatment for
an affection Of the eyes. 1t is official
" declared that Gen. Huerta asked to
he relieved of his command. He has
been offered an advisory position in
the war department.
Gen. Antonio Rabago has been named
to command the northern division, In
succession to Gen. Huerta-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
NEW PATROLMAN STOPS
ALLEGED SMUGGLING PLOT

Patrolman T. A Whitley. new mem
Der of the force. broke up an alleged
plan to smuggle 1900 rounds of ammu-
milton across the border, when, Thurs
day afternoon. he arrested Simon Con
zaIes and Jesus San Martin At the
time of the arrest it was said that
Whitley recovered a letter from parties
on the Mexican side who agreed to re-
ceive the ammunition Thursday night.
The ammunition was found IN bar
bershop in the 500 block on South FL
PasO street. The prisoners were taken
to the city jail and later turned over
to state ranger c. II. Webster, who
transferred them to the county jail.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
PANCHO VILLA SAWS
OUT OF HIS CELL

Mexico City. Mex Dec. 27.-Gen-
Francisco Pancho) Villa. known as
THE fox" who was arrested on the
charge OF lOOting Parral while serving
as a colonel with Gen. Huerta. in his
campaign against Orozco. has made his
escape from the military prison here
Villa who was awaiting trial sawed
through the bars of his cell window.
He was charged with rObbing the
bank and lOOting stores at Parra1 prior
to its evacuation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
COUNT OF STATE VOTE Is
PRACTICALLY COMPLETED

Austin. Tex, Dec. 27.-The state cleo
ton canvassing board viii complete
its labors this evening, according to
secretary Of state Bowman. when an
nouncements will be officially made of
those officials elected at the last gen.
eral election. The board will COM
mence tomorrow mailing out certifi-
and district officials which will then
entitIe those officials to assume their
duties
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
CHICAGO MAN FINED FOR
GIVING COCAINE TO

Chicago H. Dec. 27.-Harry Pratt
43 years old, known to the police as q
walking drug store" who was charged
with having made a practice of dis
tributing free small packages of CO.
caine to youths in pool and billiard
halls in order to create victims of the
drug habit and then profit by their
patronage. was fined 5000 by municipal
Judge MahOney today.
When arrested Pratt had a dozen
large boxes Of the drug in his room
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
TROUBLE AMONG
FEDERAL TROOPS
Continued from page u

the volunteers is almost as strained as
it was between the Maderistas and the
federals following the advent of Ma
dero the Mexican official says.
An outbreak is expected between
these two government forces, as the
federals are drawing the only pay al
Iotted to the state and the volunteers,
who are doing the fighting, get moth
ing, not even sufficient food.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
hip from a minority to

ocratic membership from minority to
a majority.
Two of the Republican members Of
the committee viii be missing when the
committee meets after March 4-sena-
tor CullOm. whose term expires March
4, and senator Hepburn, recently de-
ceased. All of the seven remaining Re
publicans, except senator La Toilette.
are regulars and are sure to be against
Democratic proposals for tariff rev.
isiOn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-27
PROGRESSIVES MAY
HELP OUT DEMOCRATS
CONTINUED from page u

Gratis in the last two sessions when
the Democrats were in control of the
house and put several tariff revision
bills up to the senate It was with the
aid of the Republican ''progressives"
that tariff bills were pushed through
the senate and later put up to presi-
dent Taft
esPro<ressivesy May Garry Day.
T,r-A~ - the conservative Democrats
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-03
Presents Check at First National Bank and Received $500
and Deposits $200-AlSo Issues Check for Hotel Bill
THE Use OF
DYNAMITE" TO BE
SHOWN MONDAY

On Monday afternoon and evening
the management of the Butler the
ater will be able to show, through
the courtesy of Wesley Stewart, To-
cal agent of the Dupont Powder
company, two-reel subject contain
ing 1000 feet, showing fifty-six
scenes, entitled THE Use of Dyna-
mite" This subject is very inter
Iesting one and will show the follow
ing scenes: TRAP Shooting Con-
test Held at Columbus. Ohio" show
ing a squad of Americas best pro-
fesslonal and amateur trap shooters;
Dixon Winning the Championship
with Score of 80 Out of a Pos
sible 100 Andrew Hill Of Georgia
Second with a Score of 9S Out OF
1907" Lester German Winner OF the
Double Target Shoot" Fred Gill
bert, Record Breaker" &C. Collins,
Amateur Champion" and several
Lady Crack Shots" The interesting
part of this subject is the many
useful ways dynamite can be put to
good use, as follows Farming with
dynamite. stump blasting, planting
trees, ditching. telling trees and
showing the productive fields after
land has been cleared. This subject
will be shown in addition to the
regular show OF four reels Two
shows both afternoon and evening
and the regular price of admission
will prevail.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-03
GRAIN CROP TO
Be A LARGE one
NEXT SPRING
INDICATIONS ARE THAT THERE
WILL he O,OOO, 900 BUSHELS
~ ELEVATORS.

DULUTH. Mimi. Feb. 3.-Present
prospects are that there will be co.
GOO 600 bushels OF grain 10 the
Duluth and Superior and Port Ar
thur and Fort Williams elevators at
the opening OF navigation next
spring. counting the amount Ia yes
sci storage az the latter points
This a said 10 be unprecedented.
winnlpeg estimates that the vol
ume of Canadian grain Of the pres
cnt crop that viii be sent east VIA
the American head of the lakes
next apfinx wlll range from 10 ~
20 million bushels II wuuld scesn
wlunlpes SAYS. that the wheat -
aion of Western Canada q belus g.
vsloatd more rapidly than are tht
facilities toF storing apd shippias
Elevator eonslrWsiisn iu cansdl
psomlsss ,o g. afgs asEias th'
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-03
After Securing the Money the Youth, Accom-
panied by His More Youthful Wife, Hired
Auto and Started for Goldfield Hoping to
Catch Los Angeles Train--Were Met
Four Miles From Goldfield By Esmeralda
Sheriff--Brought Back to This City.

This morning about 1890 O'Clock
a young man, not over 20 years of
age. in appearance. entered the First
National bank OF this city and pre-
sented a certified check of the
amount of $500 for deposit, drawing
5000 in cash and placing the bal
ance Of $500 on deposit
The original certified check was
for FIVE" dollars and was certified
to by Cashier n. e. Hill OF the John
IS. Cook Banking company of Gold
field. The work of raising the
amount from five" to five hum
dred" was done in most excellent
manner. and could not be detected
By the naked eye, strong magni-
flying glass being required to see
the former erasures. Any cashier
would have cashed the check. seeing
the signature OF Mr. Hill's was cor
rect which it was
it Api HFiA was tue MOih VI -
D. Black, a young man hardly past
his teens. who arrived here three
days ago from Goldfeld. accom-
panied by a girl. who does not look
a day over 16 years. The youthful
couple registered at the Mizpah ho-
tel as ID b. Black and wife. Los
Angeles. . During their short visit
here they were to be seen together
walking about the city or lounging
IN the hotel lobby. They seldom
eonversed with any person Nobody
knew or seemed to care where the
pair hailed from. what they intend
ed to do or when they were going
During their short stay here the
young man paid for their meals
and any little nic-nacks they de.
sired
After securing the 5000 the youth.
ful check-raiser went to the hotel
wrote check of $3.50 on the
Tonopah First National bank, IL
payment of room rent, and ther
hired Chauffeur Gilbert to take him
self and wife to Goldfield, they in
tending TO catch the Las Vegas &
Tonopah train for Los Angeles Of
Salt Lake. and started for Goldfield
Shortly afterwards Mr.. r. T. Har
ris of the bank began a minute ex