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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
By F. st. Mars.

~ grown common in the 'a afternoon
sunlight You would not have
I thought that anything very terrible
could have been abroad there. In
fact, anyone would have said that a
/ baby might have played there safely
Z enough Except for the old horse feed
ing his way slowly along. and a cuckoo
IN the one oak tree crying Cuckoo!
Cuckoo" at frequent intervals, and
the old man who trimmed hedges sit
ting blinking in the sun, the common
seemed deserted.
And yet if one had known anything
of wOOdcraft and the ways of the wild
one would have known instantly that
danger, and even death, must surely be
abroad somewhere.
1t was, in fact a female adder or
viper asleep in the sun, and she was
not alone No, not by any means, for
with her was her brood. and a very
amazing and numerous brood ii was.
Just imagine them, p living, Wrig-
Cling viperlings, lively IS crickets and
OrlShI as new pins IN their brandneW
shining skins-au following their
mother, whose length, by the way, can
not have been greater than Is or 19
inches As for them, these reptilian
Dabless they reSembled tiny rubber
paper bands that had beeen broken.
Nevertheless, they were a deadly
crew, for Just as their dreaded mother
carried, neatly folded back into the
grooves along her palate till required
TO be dropped down straight for use
the two terrible. hollow. poisonous
fangs through which the poison could
be elected, syringe fashion, from mus
cular sacs lying along the upper Jaw.
so each Of the p carried a pair Of per-
feet and ever ready poison fangs in
miniature
The poor birds gave one Mortified
chorus Of squeaks, and hid themselves
/ suppose they were hOpelessly wonder
Ing what chance their eggs and young
would have of surviving with all that
family of death about
The mother viper cooled herself up
in the sun and went TO sleep-you could
not tell that she was asleep, of course,
because she had no eyelids to close
and her family hunted insects. or any
thing else their small size could mas
ter.
Then came the long. 1.-THE. fierce little
blOOdthirsty weasel I don't know II
he really saw the snakes from the first.
CT whether he was stalking something
else. Anyway, he came, creeping, creep
ing through the ferns and the young
gorse shoots, almost as stealtnily as a
cat. And he was bang upon the ser
pent family with a bounce and an an
cry chatter before they suspected the
presence of so fierce an enemy.
What followed was remark able-re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
Ella g4ssIs. Wilcox: 30, VII. Won Prize.
How Others Can Win.

- OMETHlNG like II years ago a
New York paper offered a prize
~ Of 800 for the most perfectly
developed youth of a certain age and
stature.
This prize was Won by Harry Vein
berg, poor boy, ana. - 70 the time
he first heard of the offer Of the prize,
a Semi-invalid, cursed by smoking too
many ciSarets and eating too much
unwhOlesome food and using no meth
Cd of exercise.
The manner in which the youth took
himself in hand and by daily exercises
developed his perfect physique was
marvellous.
Since that time Weinberg has never
relaxed his efforts to be a robust man,
and to help humanity to similar re-
suits
He is now house physician in a large
hospital; and here is a most interesting
letter from him.
1t viii show every reader Of this col
umn what possibilities lie in all Of us,
to do and be, if we use them as the
writer of the letter below used mis-.
Went to Medical school After Getting
500 Prize.
After receiving his prize of 500,
Weinberg went TO a medical school in
Michigan, and remained for several
years. He studied and experimental
continually, and learned much about
water treatment, diet, electricity. He
says:
L gained much knowledge there, as
they nave fine facilities for expert
menting, and I took advantage Of ev-
erything- l experimental with all
kinds Of food, uncOOked foods, fruits
and nuts. mixed diet of cooked and
fresh foods, etc. 1 tried a strict Tege-
tartan diet emitting all animal foods
then vegetarian diet (SOcalled) using
butter, milk, eggs, etc. l even went
so FAR as to weigh all food 1 took for
over six months; also tried the low
prOteid diet
4 had my strength tested before and
after each kind Of diet tried. / had a
number experimenting with me
nurses, athletes, business men, profess
slonal men, in fact all classes of men
and women. 1 had much to contend
with IN the subjects of my expert
ments- 1 found that while different
diets made change in weight,
strength, general feeling. etc. the opin-
ION formed by the subject before the
experiment regarding the same had
great influence upon the result IRE
gardless of the food value taken). 1
found also that the state of mind had
much to do with the result obtained
by physical exercises.
This effect of the mind upon the
general outcome Of the experiment
showed to high degree that the men
tai attitude had a market controlling
influence over the functions of the
human body from physiological
standpoint Ny experience in this
brach of work was very interesting.
After leaving Michigan I entered the
medical department of the University
Of Illinois, and graduated there.
Kept Jp Reading and Studying While
Working.
Il then took some work in a hospi-
tai, and also in a dispensary in Chi
cago. and taught for about year in a
training school
4 kept up my reading and studying
during this time. as 1 felt sure that
would have less opportunity and in
clination for it after 4 had left such
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07

surroundings and had entered the busi-
ness world.
You know 1 am great believer in
physical work. OF course 1 don't con-
tend that the afflicted can be cured by
exercise alone; but 1 DO firmly believe
that little physical exercise daily will
regulate the bodily functions to such
degree that most medicines will have
no place In our practice. ! don't want
TO give YOU the impression that l do
not believe in drugs at all have little
faith in most OF them-but neverthe-
less we have some specifics without
which some very dangerous diseases
could not be controlled But the day
is rapidly approaching when we will
use but few drugs Education is what
Is needed If we Will educate the peo-
PIE along the lines Of hygiene, diet
physical exercise, and teach them to
live out Of door life as much as pos
sible, and to do away with tobacco and
alcohol, we Will have done more to-
ward removing the cause of disease
than all of the drugs prescribed"
Mr.. Weinberg says i hope some
day to be able to convey to the world
my convictions Of the happiness and
health to be derived from living a per-
1ectly natural life" And he cOlses
with appreciative words for those who
first offered the prize which led him
into his present sphere Of large use
fitness
Other Boys Can Be Just As Successful
As This One.
Many boys will read this column
perhaps who smoke as necessarily as
Mr.. Weinberg smoked in his early
youth; and they will wish they could
make such a success of life as ne has
made of his
But how many will use the same
will power?
How many will give up cigarets, al
cohOl, coffee and tea, and live on two
simple meals a day, and practice &c
minutes a day deep breathing exer-
cises and calisthenics, and gradually
increase these exercises to one hour?
(Half an hour twice a dayl
Just as many as do this will find
health, power. opportunity in a bust
ness way and happiness coming to
greet them--Copyright 1912, Ameri-
CAM Ournal- Examiner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
HAROUN AL RASCHID
By REV. THOMAS B. GREGORY.
June z, BOG.

~ THE death OF HaroUn Al Raschid,
11O3 years ago today-June :, SOg-
= the world lost one OF the finest intel
lectuaI ornaments and one Of the stur-
diest moral forces il had ever pos
seSsed- If intelligence, fraternity and
justice are the foundation PRINCIPLES
OF the true civilization, then HarOun
Al baschid deserves to stand for all
time among the greatest OF ciViliZerS.
His court at Bagdad was the center
from which radiated knowledge. chart
" and fair play; and the Christian
world Of today little realizes how much
IL owes to the noble old heather
who dweIt in such magnificence on
the banks of the Tigris
wonderful in a far more useful way
Inan ne IS depicted in the Ara bian
Knights was HarOun Al Raschid. In
time of intense bigOtry and cruelty
ne was tolerant and merciEul. In an
age or deepest ignorance and the most
stupid indifference to every form OF
intellectual enlightenment he was
deeply interested in learning. and used
every energy at his command for the
elimination of the superstition that
desrades and finally destroys the pow
ers of the mind
While Christian Europe lay in the
shadow of its seemingly Immediate
lmmedlcable ignorance. BaEdad and
the other centers of MOhammedanism
were culuvGtinE the science out OF
which were TO come -ns worlds mental
resurrection
While the Christian teachers were
asserting the flatneSs of the ear-h,
the MOhammedan pcdagOE of Bag
dad and Cordova. Seville and AleNan-
urla- We're teaching geography In the
common schools from globes.
And while in London and Paris they
were practising the old theological
medicine and processing to cure mems
Ills through the agency Of charms and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
TWO MEN SHOT;
SALOON MAN HELD
Declares the Men Tried to
Take His Place; StOrmed
With Rocks.

Following the shooting Of Manuel
Machado and Salvador SANS. in a sa-
Icon at 423 East Second street. at s
o'clock Thursday night. J. NJ. Norven,
better known as Coffee jim" pro-
prietor Of that saloon, was arrested by
the police, and taken to the city jail,
where he was later transferred to the
county jail. MechadO was shot through
the right arm. and Sanis received a bull
let in the left leg.
1t was asserted that IN two wound
ed men. who are in the city Jail having
been charged with beng suspicious
characters. started in to take posses
sion OF the saloon. making their en-
trance after fusillade OF rocks, and
with knives drawn.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
One-Sentence Philosophy
HTMoR OF Id DAY.

A statesman leaves footprints On the
sands OF time, politician nothing bat
the frequent impression &C an ear 30
the grOuEd.-Puck-
Il just love moving picture. An
right Come up TO the house and help
move ours. I never could do 1t to suit
my wife, anyhow Free
Press.
who was that man here, Aunt Dinah'
who was asking all about the people in
the hOuse2" He said he was de man
V Lat comes to take our senses, miss
Baltimore American.
TOwnley-Jones says that he's max
ing $4,000 a year out of the chicken
business. SubbUbs-Fu bet il is out OF
It. He's not making that in the chicken
business-Boston Transcript.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
ii Years Ago To-
From The Herald OF l.
Tais Date 1898 uay

Atrain load Of stock went north over
the Santa Fe today.
Ten cars Of ties are in the G. H. Yards
to be used in repairing this and the
Del Rio division.
At 3:15 o'clock today an alarm OF fire
brought the apparatus and large
crowd to the 5. p. station. There was
no fire.
A civil service examination will be
held at the customs house on July g
for applicants for the position OF night
inspector.
The santa Fe now has two big en-
gines running between san Marcial and
DemInS- These engines save double
heading the Engle hill
The big flag at the G. H. shops has
not been flying from the pole for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.


Divorce is the correction of mis-
take.
Only a man with small head boasts
Of his small feet
The man who never failed is unable
to appreciate success.
The best some people can do is to ex-
press somebody else's opinions.
woman's d-essmaker may be re-
sponsible for the figure she cuts in
society.
If a man gives you a square deal in
a horse trade you can trust him any
where
One half the world doesn't know how
the other half Iives-and what's more,
1t doesn't care.
But a man never keeps on being
crazy over a woman very long after
she begins to act crazy over him.
II some people were to accept your
offer Of a penny for their thoughts, you
would probably get the short end OF
the deal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
UNCLE Waits DENATURED POEM
TimbertOes
By Walt Mason.

Old Conner of to
although from to
wooden leg And every pesh
tudes enmesh, proceeds Strong
the long hours through sounds his joyous wloopsy makes his life
to
air with ghs there's dependency him! He bgs about that Eastwood
limb though il o
the world brings relief until ded and vail that things
old
who howl
bred
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07

past two days. 1t became tangled and
the heavy wind tore it.
There was but one engine in the G.
H. repair shop yesterday and that was
654. which has been in there since the
wreck in the G. H yards, some time
ago.
A number Of leading citizens OF
,Juarez say that the contest over the
river Monday night was in no sense a
prize fight, but was merely an exhibit
ton glove contest
One Of the best rains that FL PasO
has had for many months began to fall
last night about $3.50 o'clock. and for
two hours il did not let up. but came
dawn IN the way that was most de-
sired, a good. steady ground sOaker.
not a gully washer" This is the kind
Of rain that our people have been pray
ing for for so long, and now there is
reJOising in FL PasO.
There viii arrive tonight over. the
G. H three train loads of regulars
that are being taken from Atlanta,
Ga, to san Francisco. Their destina-
ton is the Philippines. Each train
consists OF one baggage car, 10 tour
list sleepers. and one Pullman for the
officers with the section Those boys
have had a hard ride Of it. 1t is ex-
pected that they viii be given little
time here, so that they can get out OF
the cars and rest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
QTAkER 1IEDTTATIONs.
(PhIladelDhia BecOrd-)

IEllIaoeLplIa NecOrd-l
Most of the loafers in the upper crust
are only half baked.
Revenge is sweet, until it begins to
ferment
The people who buy their popularity
cant afford to wait for bargain days
One difference between a statesman
~nd politician is that the statesman
=. It doesn't pay to be stuck up, as the
IIy discovered when he landed on the
1ly paper.
Unfortunately the people who marry
IN haste are not the only ones who re-
pent at leisure.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
REFLECTIONS OF 4 BACHELOR.
~ N-n-l- Draee

A man can be a fairly good citizen
as long as he's sick abed-
The enthusiastic voter wouldn't be
If he knew what it was about
The best thing about an artistic tenn
Ferament is not TO have il in the fam
lily
the way people may suspect how she
got it.
A fool always has the advantage Of
having nothing expected of him that he
cant make good on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
PREDICT 500 AUTOS FOR
RORDERLAND ROLTE BY JAY. ]

BorderIand boosters in Tucson pre-
dict that 500 autos will pass over the
bCrderland route between now and
the first OF January The cars are
passing Tucson at the rate OF five each
week. the Tucson papers say. and more
are expected during the fall and winter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07

noun ana UdII-
Fashions originate in Paris and travel
slowly westward, reaching New York
the following spring and Chicago about a
year later. BY the time they have
reached WahOO, Neb., they are com
paratively harmless and automobiles
win pass Wahoo girl dressed in the
height of WahOO fashion without shvinC
Fashions were made by kings. but
dressmakers now set them. and the world
Is full OF worried women who are wait
ing Tor the spring announcement before
deciding whether to stay plump or thin
OF straight or curved for the ensuing
summer; and also whether to buy ear
rings, toe rings or nose rings.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07
The Big Dam Safe

IT SAFE say that seen the last Of destructive floods in
averages
general
development
Now that danger past returning normal timely
to call attention magnificent of service
prevented considerable damage delay during
exceeded all
expectations and which came early and stayed late
preparations
and OF the enormous scale on which work has proceeded IN the preliminary stages
double the flood and the
normal 10" OF the IVer during construction and 10 IOr @ main outlet OF the
ground
the power plant and 'OnvsyOs had to be erected and the temporary city laid out
Nearly of high
the beginning Of the present flood But much the work had to be done under
extremely embarrassing
cratic city whose population numbered thousands has the
engineers prosecuted quiet energy
difficulties advance valley
Now the welcome comes big successfully taken
materially The fac
f snyi1e and Homer Csut construction enp who together with an
having designing,
entitled recognition for the successful issue Of their
fight he big
Looking engineers leaving
prophecies
the directing heads They
thing prophecy
Of the engineers Nevertheless The Herald feels justified IN saying that barring
Elephant Butte dam will be sufficiently far
Of high material haT
and furthermore that by the summer OF 1914 the dam 1e vi" stand g
enough
failure for the
of fulflmen
dreams Of quarter century The dam itself vii take several years more to
be declared finished for
six years; two years of all troubles
vinbe
The reclamation
be prepared
aThey opportunity
sitting people Some
failing gain they should they progress
h profits Do you know the who cannot see his
opportunities
community, In we
First insure highest perfectly quality;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07

One thing is certain wireless Oper>
atOr won't git tn wine habit on twenty
dollars a month. Some feIlers ought +
use tenders when they eat soup.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-07

past two days. 1t became tangled and
the heavy wind tore it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

Jeanette and Martha Riddell of
Rock Island visited Thursday at the
home of their aunt, Mrs. ]. r. Wiley.
ID. B. Hoffman is visiting his par
ents at Lafayette, Ind.
George Hull of Connecticut is spend-
ing a months vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. Wilson.
Mrs. Dave Sewers arrived from Chi.
caso Saturday to visit her husband,
who is working here.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. S. Martin and chill.
dren returned Sunday evening from a
weeks visit with Mrs. Martins par
ents at Adrian, Mich.
Mrs. F. H. Anderson and son How.
ard are visiting the formers parents
at Omaha, Neb.
Mrs. n. A. Osborne went to Gales.
burg Thursday to visit her daughter
Miss Grace Fritchle of Moline is
visiting with Elsie Schilling.
Miss Ruth Clendenin of Oberlin,
Ohio, is spending her holiday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. ]. Glen.
denim.
Miss lila Murray is visiting heI
grandparents at Port Byron.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wise have return.
ed from few days vacation in Des
Moines.
Miss Bertha Sieb of Oregon spent
the holidays with her parents.
Miss Mabel Thompson, who has
been engaged to teach in the East
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

Moline public schools, arrived Mon
day from Roodhouse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Masked have re-
turned to their home at Beardstown
after a weeks visit with relatives.
Henry Siebke spent New Years at
Chicago with friends.
Herman Koppelman was in Daven-
port Sunday visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. E. Suderstrom re-
turned Thursday evening from a
visit with relatives at Des Moines.
Miss Helen Larson is visiting
friends at Woodruff, Ill.
Mrs. Bird Johnson of Wisconsin is
visiting relatives here.
Miss Bessie Olson Of Rock Island
spent Thursday evening at the home
Of Dan Maskell.
Jake Jordan has returned from a
visit at Galva, Ill.
Miss Cornell has returned to her
home at Omaha, heb, after a visit
with her father, A. Cornell.
Fred Crawford OF Rockford is visit
ing his sister, Mrs. A. C. Biederstadt
Miss Hazel Aldrich has returned
from a few days visit with her aunt
at Peoria.
Miss Alice Dormady is visiting he1
parents at Sherrard.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ingles are visiting
relatives in Sherrard.
George Stodd Of Abingdon is visit
ing Miss Mae Nelson.
Mrs. Fred Wilson of Adrian, Mich.
is visiting at the home of NJ. 8. Mar
tin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scheulter o.
Hampton are visiting their daughter
Mrs. Henry Rhadden.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

stead of West Liberty, Iowa. They
were accompanied home by Sylvan
Candor.
Will Allen and family of Amarillo,
Texas, departed for their home Satur-
day after visiting at the home Of John
Swartout.
Mrs. Fred Hartman and two chill
dren returned to Aledo Monday after
short visit at the home of Mrs. Bar
bara Hartman.
G. B. Halstead was a Rock Island
visitor Friday.
Miss Bessie Cooper left for Macomb
Monday attire spending the Christmas
vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mac Cabeen and
daughter Lucille of Seaton, who have
been guests at the home Of Elisha Lee,
returned home Thursday.
Charles Lee left Thursday for Lin
coin, Neb. He had spent short vaca-
ton in Hamlet with his parents.
The Hamlet store, owned by Hart
man Bros, was discovered to be on
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
Milan

Benjamin Whittsitt of Presumption
visited his sister, Miss whittsitt,
Wednesday.
Mrs. Flick of Annawan is visiting
her son, R II. F1cken.
Mrs. Sanderson of Moline is visit
ing with Mrs. Brasher.
Mrs. H. wicker of Presumption is
visiting relatives.
Miss Eva Wiggens left MondaJ
for Lake Forest to resume her stud
les.
Miss Puma Boulton who has
spent q couple of months in Los An
geles, Cal, has returned home.
Charles Roberts of Chicago has
been visiting James Johnston.
Miss Nellie Lafferty OF Moline ris.
tied friends here.
Cyrus Mclaughlin and sister MARY
visited in Geneseo at the home OF
their brother.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05
Zuma

There was no church service at the
Yuma NJ. E. church Sunday owing to
the inclemency of the weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Daley spent
Thursday at Hillsdale with their son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Karr, who WIS.,
tied relatives and friends here for a
few days, returned to their home in
Rock Falls Saturday.
Miss Bernice Nicholson Of Moline
is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. S. Beal.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dew are Wis
iung their son Frank and wife in
Omaha.
Mrs. Purdy Schafer is visiting her
mother and sister at Pittsburgh, Pa.
Misses Irene and Mildred Karr re-
turned TO their home at Rock Falls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-01-05

The corn social Friday night of this
week will be at the home Of Elisha
Lee, because Hamlet hall was dam
aged by fire. A 25-cent supper will be
served from 6 until s o'clock. Mr.
Ramsey and the young men Of his
Sunday school class have prepared an
interesting program, which will be CIV
en- after supper has been served.
Miss Lena Lee returned to her stud
les at the state university Tuesday af-
ter spending the holidays at home.
Miss Ona Miller of Aledo visited
from Saturday until Monday at the
home of Hiram Cooper.
George DeBordes returned home
Monday after spending several days
with George Taylor and family near
Aledo.
Misses Winifred Boyles and Irma
Halstead arrived home Thursday from
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hal