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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
How One Woman Solved with an ORIGINAL
Idea the Problem of Self-Support

$500 to invest She had had more had given it to
a clergyman who had gone to the Orient with ms
family, taking her money with him gave her tne
address of who wanted to dispose OF a fur-
nished room house, for almost any can do that
Another girl, appreciative Of my efforts than
the bride and said she had trouble writing
but when it came to getting her personality into
the paper and ink for the sake of her friends, she
couldn't do it I told her tO write Just she would
talk, aud she is getting on very well For a time
she wrote to every night, telling what had hap
pened during the day. and criticised each letter and
sent it back At last she caught the knack Of infor
maty, and her letters now friendly and justified
am not sure that the very queerest customer
have is an old lady, all alone in the world who
comes in and talks TO me by the hour She says she
used read M page in the paper, and decided that
was a woman o. So she drops in once in
while and talks friend to another. She is all
l dislike to take her mOney-but I a business
woman, anG my time is my capital I try to make il
up to her by dropping in to her when in ner
neighborhood and have spare moment. I amuse her
assure you l charge her nothing For she is as en-
tertaining she is eccentric.
But I really feel that l have helped one woman IN
earn her living in unusual way She wrote me fror,
Florida that knew how to make delicious candies
and preserves out of sun-ripened fruits She sent me
some samples, and they excellent But she
didn't know how to market them 1 went to a box
maker and got beautiful boxes satin and oire
that would be suitable for gifts
We got hold of some rather unusual Jars for the
fruits, and put them sale in the big grocery stores
The candies got into Of the big hotels where
she gets much better prices for them than in the
Woman's Exchanges. She has more orders now than
she fill
You see, there many people trying to do
something or to get something. who don't know where
to look They need little help and try to give it to
them And II l get little amusement by the vav
why there is no harm done.
In the meantime find myself selfsupporttng.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Convincing
Evidence
Collected
By a
] Distinguished
- Professor,
and
Interesting
l SyGuVAVSAOdA
Experiments
Prove That Mans
Faithful Four
Footed Friend
Can Reason
Like His Master

masters dinner to him in a basket
tied to his neck. One day when he
brought the dinner he found the
farmer stretched motionless on the
ground. The dog, after looking at
his masters face and uttering many
pIantiVe bowls, found that he could
not wake him up. He then ran to
the nearest house, barked, howled,
Ieaped about and behaved in such a
strange manner that people fol-
lowed him. They found the farmer
stricken with an attack Of apoplexy.
The dog had called their attention
In time to save him from certain
death"
Felix Robert, of Montzeron, wrote:
zone evening / came home from
hunting soaked to the skin and COW
cred with mud. took on ny hunt
ing boots and asked my mother to
pass me my slippers, which she did
at once My dog Dick watched all
this with close interest. The next
day l came home from work soaked
and spatteTed as on the day before
To my great establishment, Dick
brought me my two slippers, one az
ter the other, and put them at my
feet. After that whenever ] came
home wet he brought me my slip
pers."
NJ. Ourgaud. of Labrit, related that
he had seen his dog Medor commit
suicide:
"Medor had been cruelty wounded
in the stomach by a shot from some
brutal countryman. He dragged
himself as far as our house and
stretched himself on the lawn Gan
creme was affecting the wound and
we thought we ought to kill him to
put him out of his suffering, but no
one had the courage to do it
Toward evening he made a great
effort and dragged himself to me on
his paws and laid his blood-stained
mouth on NY foot and licked It gen
tly. Then he raised himself up and
continually groaning dragged him
self TO the river, which ran past the
edge Of the garden. When he had
reached the bank, which is very
steep at this point, he turned to me
for the second time and gave me
an almost human look Then with
another effort he threw himself from
the bank into the river, and soon
sank beneath the hurTying waters"
NJ Hachet-SOuplet, director Of teh
Institute Of Animal Psychology ex-
pressed himself thus about the dog:
There is an enormous difference
in the intelligence of individual
dogs. Ny dog Prince was able to
learn in forty days what other dogs
required four or five months to
learn. He displayed an intelligence
worthy of a chimpanzee while show
ing good viii which no ape would
ever possess. He walks backwards
on his hind legs, walks upright, uses
parallel bars. dances on a tight-rope
and does other clever tricks
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

then ran away He knew no better
way of showing his gratitude to the
Doctor than by offering what he
considered the finest present"
Many correspondents testified that
dogs were in the habit of making
presents to one another as well as
to people. Doctor Boucher, a French
surgeon on service In Africa, said:
Il had dog of the Moorish breed
known as the 'sloughi,' and a fine
Arab mare. These two animals de-
veloped a remarkable affection for
one another. The horse, with her
large bulk, furnished the dog with
a warm place and shelter against
the wind and weather. In return
he used to bring the horse pieces Of
sugar, vegetables and other delica-
cies which he purloined about the
camp"
Madame Regina Badet, the well,
known dancer, furnished a remark
able anecdote which indicated that
dog would fail to recognize his
owner when it was dangerous for
the latter to be identified. Here is
the conclusion of her story:
This handsome poodle belongs
to you, does it not, sir?' asked the
man who was seeking to embarrass
the owner Of the dog.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Bv ELIZABETHLEE.

He Friend in Need Bureau is my own invention
As e proverbial with inventions, necessity was
its mother. After several years of newspaper
work the department I conducted was discontinued.
l was out Of q job, and it necessary for me to
earn my living somewhere else, probably in other
Sbould struggle along in the old harassing grind
or was It in me to create for myself sphere
Of usefulness that would guarantee my daily bread
and q roof over ny head? The more I thought about
It the more the latter part of the proposition appealed
to ure-and suddenly the answer flashed upon me.
WHY not make myself the professional friend of the
multitude persons who continually writing to
the newspapers for advice and assistance of every
IMAGINABLE kind? Instead of the cold impersonality of
the editor IF TIE Questions and Answers Department
would be tangible flesh and blood allaround expert
with whom they could deal faceoface, in personal
confidential correspondence
So l furnished q little office, up four flights in
New York Office building, engaged stenographer, put
sign On the door reading: Shopping, Expert Advice
Designing Home Helps" INDUCED in modest amount
of advertising, and behold! The Friend in Need
Bureau going concern
thought I had nothing to learn about the variety
and compeXity of human needs, but the new demands
that are made on funnier than ever If I didn't
know the city ike book 1 should never be able to
supply them. For instance there is letter from a
young on a farm Of her own IN Colorado who
wants to buy horse and COW, and is anxious to
sell a beautiful buffalo skin How did handle that?
Why, went to fuTTier and interviewed his raw skin
buyer. He gave the approximate value of a skin
Tor shipment. The skin has arrived and 1 am adyer-
Using it for sale
Two women called the other day and wanted
know how they could be of getting good value
them my card and several addresses. I have thrown
great deal OF trade tc the proprietOrs and they viii
not oTercharge the people send to them.
But It isn't al clothes it were I might as well
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

This Dog Was HypnOtized by the
Professor Just as a Man Might Be,
and Then Remained Fixed in This
Abnormal Position
him in a journey through Algeria:
Some months later we were at
Khenchala in the mountains of
Aures, when a heavy snow storm
occurred. Drift, who was delighted
with this novelty, ran about in the
snow as if he were mad. Unfor-
tunately his long ears dragging
through the snow became frost-bit-
ten and one Of them developed an
abscess. To enable him to recover
he was kept in the house before the
fire. In front of the fire his dish
of milk was warming. Then we saw
a remarkable thing. Drift allowed
his bad ear to fall IN the hot milk
and with his head held on one side
enjoyed the relief from the infam-
nation. From time to time with his
paw he pushed the dish around so
that the side which had been most
heated by the fire would come near
the bad ear.
Drift had the habit of going out
and getting into fights with common
dogs and coming home in a miser-
able condition. One day 1 was GO
ing to whip him for this offence
when I found that he had hurt his
paw. 1 put away the whip and
treated his injury instead Of punish
ing him.
"Once more he went away on one
of these disreputable excursions.
When he returned 1 spoke to him
angrily and he cTawled up to me,
holding one foot of the ground and
limping badly. Once more I exam
ined him and found, to my surprise.
that his paw was quite uninjured.
He had pretended to be injured in
order to escape punishment. The
laughter which his behavior aroused
saved him from punishment. After
that whenever he had been engaged
in some improper behavior he came
home hmping."
Louis Faveron, of Cadillac-sur-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

Garonne, sent the record Of a re-
markable dog named Yappit:
'Yappit is a farRer's dog. This
man was coming home from the
market one day where he had sold
q number Of cattle. Consequently
he was carrying with him a large
sum of money. At a certain spot
just as night was falling the dog
stopped, began to howl and refused
to go on. The owner, who had
passed on, called him and whistled
repeatedly, but the dog refused to
move. The farmer went on his way.
When he had entered the house he
put his hand in his pocket and
found that he had lost his purse
along the road. Cruelty worried, he
took a lantern and started to go
over the road he had come, step by
step. When he had gone a long
way, he heard the barking of his
dog in the biaclmess OF the night
He went to the spot and there ne
found Yappit with the lost purse
under his paws, still sitting at the
place where the farmer had left
him. The dog had understood the
great Importance of the object
dropped.
''The same dog used to take his
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Hachet.souDIet. d.

PROFESSOR Hachet1Souplet, b.
rector Of the Institute of Ami
NAL Psychology of France, the
most noted student of living animals
in the world, has been collecting ev-
idence to prove whether or not dogs
can reason
Professor Hachet- Souplet IS con
Fincd from his studies that animals
have the same kind Of intelligence
as human beings, and that they can
reason.
oHe has devised instruments SINH
Tar to those used on men in the
psychological laboratories which
measure the intelligence of dogs
the reaction time of their various
faculties, their ability to count, and
so forth.
While the Professor does not con-
slider dogs the most intelligent of
all animals, he finds them the most
teachabie He has invited men and
women all over the world to send TO
him careful statements Of acts by
dogs that might show reasoning
power. A comparison of these state
ments has confirmed his opinion
that they have genuine reasoning
power.
Mr.. VirgiIe Plechoyano, an engi-
neer living at Bucharest, the capi-
tai OF Roumanta, sent the following
statement:
Near me lived an Irish setter be
longing to a druggist in Academy
street. He spent his day in the
store, where he was petted by all
the customers. At certain hours
In the day he went out for a walk.
Four o'clock was the time for his
afternoon excursion. At this hour
his admirers had formed the habit
Of buying him one Of those meat
cakes which we cali a placinta, and
were sold at the the corner Of the
street.
VERY soon the dog learned to
carry the coin IN his mouth, give
It to the store-keeper himself, and
receive his cake in exchange. At
ter that the druggists customers
enjoyed giving him the coin and
waiting while he went TO fetch his
cake One day the cake seller
thought II would be e good idea to
pocket the coin and drive the poor
dog away without giving him his
cake The dog howled and protest
ed, but was finally driven away with
out getting what he had r~-7 for.
The next day he stopped in Of
the store within sight Of g. ray
on which the cakes were kept, and
placed his coin on the sidewalk in
sight of the storekeeper. Then, IN
dicatfng with his nose what he
wanted, he kept his paw on the
coin until the cake had been delfT-
cred to him His friends at the drug
store were IN sight Of the transac-
ton and would not have allowed
him 70 be cheated. He continued
this performance up to the day Of
his iamented death"
A great many anecdotes indicate
that the dog has an accurate sense
Of time. Mr.. Morlet, Director of the
French Society for the Protection of
Animals, said: 81 was accustomed
20 leave my office at II o'clock every
morning to 80 to lunch Ten min
utes before the hour my dog Bob
always became excited and tried to
jump on table from which he could
see the door of my Office on the
other side Of the courtyard. AS he
was very small, he had difficulty in
getting on this table, and finally he
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

my friend denied the fact, but
appeared to be somewhat uncertain.
VIII you please call him. said
the other, and then I shall be salts
fed
my friend, who was very much
embarrassed, felt that he must &C
cede to the mans request and called
his dog. To his Joy and surprise
the dog did not move and entirely
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

ignored the familiar call. The in
telligent animal had understood the
situation and Intentionally failed to
recognize his master. The result
was a cordial reconciliation be-
tween two men who might have had
a very serious quarrel"
Mr.. Pierre Vitry, of Nancy, sent
the following record concerning a
dog named Driff, who accompanied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

America, and lying on his back held
up an inf1amed paw. Reed exam
med it and extracted a large SPLEEN
ter.
The vet forgot all about the in
cident until three days later when
the same collie appeared at his door
with large bone in his mouth. The
dog dropped the bone in Reeds
hand with thankful expression and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

formed the habit of pulling a little
stool near the table, which helped
him to get up. Can this act be ex-
planned by instinct? A large clock
was in sight Of Bob, and It seems
to me that he had learned to tell
the time from this.
Bob had a remarkably strong af-
lection for myself and wife, and a
more moderate one for our maid ser
want. This affection for the servant
however always became more mark
ed on Saturday evenings. The reas-
on was because Saturday is the day
before Sunday, and on Sunday the
servant was instructed to take the
little spaniel for his walk because it
WIS not convenient to take him with
Us. How did he know that Satur-
day had come and that 1t was neees-
sary to show attention to the girl in
order that she might be amiable to
him the following day?"
DR.. E. G. See, President of the
Collie Club, furnished many in
stances of the intelligence Of the
collie, which he guaranteed to be
absolutely true. Here are a few of
them:
During the Summer in Scotland
the sheep spend three months in the
mountains without being taken down
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

to the farm houses. An oio
shepherd who was thus
isolated in the mountains
with his two collie dogs
fell very Ill one day and
was unable to get up. Far
from any dwelling, he
might have died without
help. He tied a piece Of
paper to the collar of the
older OF the two dogs, in
which he told about his
trouble and asked help.
The dog understood the
situation, and ran swiftly
for fifteen miles, which
separated them from In
verkirkay, the nearest vii
lage. There the doctor re-
sponded to the summons
and thus the dog saved
his masters life.
"a Birmingham GER
chant possessed a very
fine collie named Rothe-
say, who lost himself In a
crowd one day while out
walking. After several fu-
tile efforts to find his wav.
the dog jumped into a cab.
The driver tried to make
him get out, but Rothesay
absolutely refused to 20.
He knew that his master
was In the habit Of tax
ing a cab in the street
and he felt that this was
the way. to find him.
Finally the cab driver IN
derstood tn e situation,
read the address on the
dogs collar and drove him
home in his cab.
"a black and white col
lie came one day Ifmping
to the veterinary, J. Reed,
Chester Pike, Prospect
Park, United States of
A morioo I'D -. l.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

TO the Left-A Dog Is Easily
Hypnotized by Placing a Re-
FOlving Spiral Under His Eyes.
The Dog Possesses a Sensi-
tiveness Like a WOman's.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26

This Trick by a Dog,
So Difficult on Ac-
count of the Form of
His Paws, Shows a
High Degree of Intel
Iigence.
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on the lith inst, Il daughter.
Miss Myrtle Robinson spent Sunday
with Miss Joy Oldaker
Mr.. Jackson Bechtol of Ankenytowh
was in this vicinity Friday.
Arthur Daniels moved to the Olc
Ruben Loney farm Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maxwell of Mt
Vernon who have been spending the
week at their country home, returned
to the city Sunday
Jay Montgomery was in Butler Mon,
day on business.
Mrs. Clarence Beal who Is serious
ly i'll with intlammatory rheumatism
at the home of her father, Mr., James
McMauis, Is improving slowly at this
writing
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I. MT. LIBERTY +

Harry and Cecil Bricker have re.
turned from Indiana,
orwell Conkling has purchased Fred
fuckers property which he expects to
rent as he has moved on the Marion
Bird Farm.
Mrs. Matilda Kile died last Friday
morning and the funeral was held at
the home Sunday at II o'clock. Rev
Mott officiating, lnterment at Bloom
field.
Dr. Mclaughlin was in Columbus
last Monday.
Clyde Thatcher has been very sick
with the measles.
Pitkin and Tucker have bought the
Teagarden grocery and will take pos.
session soon.
Orwell Conklin's daughter, Madge,
has been very sick with symptoms
of appendicitis and their younger child
has an ebscess on the neck.
The citizens OF this community are
pleased over the two mile Of pike con.
templated southwest OF town this sum.
mer.
The portiere fever IL high In our
village, great demand for scrap
wall paper.
Cinda Poland is able TO be out OF
doors.
Jonathan Tucker has returned home
| from Toledo
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-21

Panama, March 18-The menace Of
the Panama canal slides Is growing.
The situation 10 admitted to be ser.
ious. Colonel Goethals, In charge OF
the work, has been quoted a. saying
that the debris dumped into the big
ditch at cuebra cut can be quickly re.
moved, but despite this II 10 known
that the slides are at present a SER
ious problem to the canal di0gers and
may prove vital whom the water 10
turned into the cut next fall. The
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-21

MIR. Eugene w. Mendenhall of Col
and Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Coleman. who resides
on the Wooster road just north OF
the city, entered the Medical and Sur
gical Sanitarium Tuesday afternoon
tor an operation.
Mr. Kenneth r. Adams, an engineer
In the employ OF the U. s. govern
ment, who has been assisting In the
work OF the coast and ge0detic survey
of the South Atlantic coast, Is visiting
at his home in Gambler, having oh
tanned a weeks furlOugh. MIR. Adams
will 20 direct from Gambler to Alaska
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Mrs. AIDA Hampshire moved to Mt
Vernon last week. She will make her
home there.
r. =. Roberts was in Mt. Vernon
last week. being ON the petit jury
rhe meeting at Owl Creek have
closed with eight converts
Harry Beckholt Is making maple
syrup at the Ewart camp this year.
l.. y. Harmon has moved from W.
H. Bells farm to W. ID, Cutters farm
formerly occupied by Mrs. Hampshire.
The road superintendent, w. J. Ar.
rington has commenced to drag the
roads In this township.
Miss Vera Van Wrinkle spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs, Roy Farmer,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-03-21

DR.. B. G. Deeley attended the con-
clave of the Ohio Medical Society at
Cleveland Monday and Tuesday.
Messrs. p. 8. Kelser and E. Il. Shire
man went to Columbus Tuesday morn
ing on business.
Mr.. Edgar Tarr has accepted posi-
ton with the Old Dutch Cleanser Co.
and will travel out of Columbus.
MFR. p. J. Parker went to Howard
Tuesday morning to make a shor,
business visit.
Mrs. Clifford Bell of this city went
to Howard Tuesday morning to visl,
with relatives.
The county commissioners on Tues.
day morning viewed the Lorenzo Mar.
shall and the Lafe Moore farms in
Monroe township as possibilities for
the children's home.
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Clears Skin Of
Worst Eruptions
Remarkable Action of q Rem.
edy That Drives Every
Speck of Poison From
Body.
|NlQEns9 |NlQa
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There Is n strange. mysterious power
In remarkable blood medicine that finds
Its way through the circulation by what
is known as Divine selection. The rem.
edy is Swifts Sure Specific. or s. s. 8.
Science cannot explain Just why car.
tain elements In the blood feed tho bones.
others nourish the hair roots. and SO on.
And II Ii this same mysterious action Of
8. 8. 8. that attacks all diseased spots.
drives away all germs. heals all sores
and supplants the activity OF disease
gesms with the powerful healing action
of leucocytes. Remarkable testimonials
have beun written that prove beyond
what cum be cured by 8. 8. 8. And In
AL those cases that were treated with
mercury, iodides, arsenic. copper and
other minerals with no permanent effect.
the most astonishing rscoveries have
been made by S. s. 8.
There Ia not blood taint Of any ma.
ture that can remain In q system forti.
fed by this most wonderful remedy. for
II is absolutely pure and contains only
those elements that the blood naturally
assmilates, and which the tissues crate
fully accept II agrees with the most
delicate stomach. even In those cases
where the use OF strong drugs has so
weakened the digestive system that med
icine cannot be given. Get 800 hottie
OF s, s s. Mt any drug store and thus be
assured Of n complete cure OF any erup
tive blood disease. II your case IL pc
culiar and you desire special advice write
70 The Swift Specifc Co. Medical Dept.
is' swift b)dg, Atlanta. q
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Sunday school has been divided into
two sections, A and b. The A divi-
sion includes the men, and they have
organized with Loren MARBLE presi.
dent, B. r. Parmenter secretary and
treasurer. Earl Lucas and Guy Bar,'
lett captains. w. $. Nicholson teacher.
They extend "a cordial invitation to
the men not identified with any Sun.
day school to join their class. Divi'
sion B, includes the woman's Organi-
zation. Mrs. Guy Bartlett president,
Mrs. Earl Lucas, secretary and treas
Both divisions are having good attend
ance.