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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-24

Harry SaIIee is considered a better
pitcher than Walter Johnson, by St
Louis baseball fans. Sallee humbled
old IronsLdes" MathewsOn, recently,
after 10 hard fought innings. by the
score Of 10 With his deceptive cross
fire SaiIee was almost unhittable, while
NatheWson was nicked for 10 safe
slaE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-24

Going east shortly afterward, Ite
boxed O'Brien twice more, Kubiak,
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
Tabloid Tales :, :,

self, Little One, signifies a poetic
temperament, and which in others de-
notes biliousness.
What is meant by the Blue Pencil?
1t is that. My Child. which every
one needs but that only those unfer-
tunate beings who work on news
paper receives.
What. Mother. would you regard as
the most important qualification in the
wife OF "a politician? A knowledge of
craftsmanship?
I regard as more important quail
flcation, Child, the ability to cook Well
enough TO be prepared to keep board
ers for a living.
Why, Mother, does the woman spend
so much time looking for things at
the grocers which are the quickest to
cook?
She wishes TO save time. Little One.
In order that later in the day she may
have more OF it 10 waste.
Why is II. Mother. that all worth
less men marry?
Because. Child. worthless men al
ways have time to make love.
What. Mother, is masterful MANI
1t is a term used in fiction which in
real life is expressed by the word
'fbossy."
Is there anything, Mother, a woman
may do, which a man can't do?
There are two- My Child: No one
hut a woman can look at a woman
without seeing her, and no one but
a woman can see woman without
looking at her.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

were hardly needed where the thing
was so dead easy, SO open and shut
Oh. there was blarney in that voice
blarney-and hope for covering girl
Nothing to ii, chief-Iooks to me
like suicide"
Chief Dempster smiled quizzicaliy-
and shook his head
Think not?" asked the Irishman-
Look how he held ito stab him
self. he'd grip It firmly at the base"'
Obi" Larry did not hesitate q sec
ond- In a duel of wits you watch the
other mans eye and keep a firm grip
on your rapier. He probably changed
his mind when he pulled ii out, Like
the chap who decided to end it by
drowning-and then remembered he
could swim"
He pulled it out said the Chief
in his most fiintlike tone, but some
bodv else drove it ini''
He might have fallen on it" ven
tured Larry.
Why, there was a violent strug-
gle-see the foor!''
"Papers-only wind from the win
dows could do that
Wind through the window would
blow them the other way beyond the
table. They lie thickest at the table
and trail over toward the window,
said the Chief. stubbornly He could
not quite fathom Holbrook's little
game-not vet, at any rate. But
would the Chief of the United States
Secret Service be duped by lad who
had once worn the livery of the
nation. And had given up soldering
to carry a message to Gareia?'
Holbrook never recognized a lost
cause. Hope could not be forlorn to
him. To fight to smile, to turn and
fight again, to wrest victory from de-
feat--and still to smile, that was his
theory of life. But was he lighting
to protect womanhood from the leg
aey of shame of this dead backmaiIer.
this venomous spider or was Aline
Graham. SLAYER, still the woman
he loved?
No." said the Chief in a tone OF
certainty-"the wind from the win
dow would blow the papers away
from IT."
And the draft. hitting the wall,
might whir-rl them back" said Hol-
brook, brightly illustrating his point
with sweeping arms.
The Chief laughed-but his ewes
were still questioning and his lips
were cold. He stopped and picked up
the rose Holbrook had held and found
no time to conceal
See this rose, captain-it was
stepped on a dozen times in the
struggle"
"one turn of the heel would grind
it that much" returned our captain,
airily.
"A whirling dervish couldn't have
done it by himself" retorted the
chief with that pleasant assurance of
a man who knows he knows.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
The Girl, the World and the Devil
By ADA PATTERSON
NO. 2-HOW TO GET WORK


Call your spirit to your aid Think
brave, strong thoughts before you go
in at the door which may be the gate
of opportunity. Think this may be
the chance OF my life"
Sumomning your spirit is like turn
ing. the wick of a lamp higher to give
a better light. The employer always
reads the signs of brave. strong
spirit and welcomes them. He knows
how tremendous an asset is the ina
bility 10 be beaten.
Third-While you talk to the per-
son who may employ you don't talk
too much. nor yet too little. Give
him or her the chance to question
you. Don't silence and disgust him
with a torrent of talk. But answer
satisfactorily the questions about
your fitness. You will be sure to be
asked your age. your experience,
what you can do and how well you
can do IL. Don't answer wholly in
monosy1lab1es. Tell the questioners
what they wish 10 know in as clear
and few words as possible. but don't
tell them more than they want to
know They don't want TO know
your family history. nor the nature
of your invalid aunt's ailment
DON'T BE PERT
FOurTA-DOnL pc pert IL YOU ldHcy
yourself witty your employer isn't
the person to whom to show this
trait He hasn't time TO laugh at
your saIlies Probably the smile you
expect will fade into grim express
sion that forebodes the words: L
don't think you are qualified for the
position"
Employers of the right sort dislike
familiarity and what you may regard
as brilliance they will more than
probably class as impertinence.
Fifth-Don't while you are talking
with a male employer think fatuous-
ly: This man may be my future hus-
band"
Doubtless he is already married
and will entertain his wife at dinner
this evening with a description of an
s'addie pated brat" who rolled her
eyes at him this morning and whom
he fired" for her pains. And his wife
will laugh as she hands him another
cup of coffee. The thought bred Of
novel reading: Il am a girl. That
is a man Possible result, matri-
mony," is a poor preparation for busi-
ness. Sex consciousness has not place
in a business office.
Sixth-In your interview with your
future employer, keep your eyes on
him and your thoughts on what he is
saying If you don't he will think
you "ffghty" and send you about your
business He wants in his services a
trained mind and capable of intense
concentration on her task. He VIII
Judge you by the attention you pay
70 what he saws Attention is nine
tenths of success in business.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
Now Read On

curtains parted and Chief Dempster
came back from his fruitless search.
He still held his little pocket flash
light in his hand. Larry blessed the
inventor thereof.
Great little instrument chief"
said he. Did it--lead you any
where?"
The chief declined to commit him
self. Had he seen that long. black
box sliding into the sleeve of a top
coat?
We'll, what do you make of it?.
asked the chief, smiling with firm set
lips. A man who smiles with keen
eyes and fixed jaw is strong enough
to be a dangerous foe.
Holbrook's brows lifted like birds
ready for flight. He was easy and
quizzical in manner. like a child set
TO explain to his master a problem
they both understood.
Looks rather simple to me-" said
he.
Lets see~-queried the chief.
Money on table-no robbery
Right"
His own paper file,' said Holbrook
sweeping his eye over the spider
creature who still clutched the blood
stained weapon he had drawn from
MS uItdSl.
FALSE CLEwS
How do we know that?" from
Dempster.
"Receipted bills on it-below the
BLOOD stain. They were there when
the deed was done, and no assassin
goes about armed with his bill file"
The brogue deepened a bit. and Larry
winked with shameless friendliness at
Donnell.
The chief nodded right"
Larry approached his climax with
easy grandiloquence. stabbed In
front and not from behind, as an as
sassin, cowardly creature, would be
sure to do. Chief. there's nothing to
it," he continued in a voice that
seemed to be saying that he knew the
chief was fully as clever as he, and
would see this. too. so that his words
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
(NOyELYZED BY)
N2aEAW7
(NoyELIzED BY,
Continued from Yesterday

The lips were fixed in determina-
fight. The brows were set in straig ght
lines OF strength and beneath their
battlements his eyes were half closed.
They wore the expression they had
learned to take when he searched for
places for an enemy hid behind the
cactus or the mesa or the shifting
dunes OF treacherous sand
Back of those eyes plan and deter
mination We're forming. But was it
love or chivalry that spurred him
now?
The tin box Flagg had not found
time to lock in his safe caught Hol
brooks eye. He crossed to ii quickly,
picked 1t up and tried in deft silence
to open it--and then Donnelfs voice
startled him:
How many times have l got to tell
you TO stand back there?"
The voice rang out in the grim
stillness--some venturing soul for
whom the room of violent death held
morbid charm skulked off in the
night.
At the sound of the voice Hol-
brook had set the stage of his own
actions with quick deftness. He idly
shifted the box back of him, smacked
his lips speculatively to cover any
noise he had made and gazed in a
general clew searching way about
the room. But Donnell was still in
tent on dangers from outside.
Holbrook moved with rapid fire ac-
tion now. He went hastily over to
his top coat and put the japanned
dispatch box in his sleeve. On his
face was an expression of frantic baf-
fiement that was slowly turning to
anguish. But with lightning play a
smile illuminated his features and he
was idly examining the desk as the
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
You Can Begin This Great Story Today
:; :; by Reading This First :; :;

Aline Graham. the beautiful daugh-
Ter OF u. S District Attorney Cor
oon Graham, is beloved by Captain
Lawrence Ho1brook. soldier of for
tune, free lance and all around good
fellow. Aline loves him, but, because
or some secret in her past, she refuses
10 marry him. While Holbrook is at
her house she receives a telephone
message from Judson Flagg, a lawyer
and notorious blackmaiIer of society.
Holbrook begs Aline to tell him her
secret She refuses and makes him
leave her. The message from Flagg
has made her frantic. and she is at a
loss to know what to do. Aline goes
to Ffagg's place, and he offers to sell
her letters. written by her and to her,
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
au FRANCES L. GARsIDE

By FRAMES L. GARo1OE
Mother Dear is divorce2
wv 1t is that form OF marital sep
~ aration. Precious One, that a
.Esneration ago was a disgrace and
low Is q habit
Why. Mother, do you always scold
te child for carrying its pie from
Pre- able?
You have so much to learn. My
1sre-hfer. The child that carries its
5e rom the table so as not to miss
slvthing going on in the games out
side viii some day be man and eat
le the run in order not to miss his
share Of business life. And. believe
ne. my dear. what he might miss
When he is older is not much more
.mpertant than what he might miss
s child.
u. fbere anything in the world.
Mother. that could take the. concert
slt n a MANI
Ma~riage is one remedy, Child. An
ether enectual way would be TO let
N look back into a room two MIN
ltes after he has made caIl-eNery
woman in il yawning-
WHAT is charity. Mother?
J. fs that noble trait, ChHd, that
sttributes the failure OF eacheiol .l -
the Iactx of a wife TO act as an incsh-
live ia success, and the failure OF q
nar-ied man to the domestic burden
as carries.
WI Mother. is meant by Soulful
lesrnings2 =.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

TT0U have not only made up your
y mind to go to work. but you are
. about TO set forth to look for it.
Ihis is the morning you begin. Good
fortune attend you. little girl. hope
thi, IS you make your way from place
90 Place. puckering your brows over
The strange addresses in that brand
new notebook OF yours, that you Will
tl1k on these Things:
INST, that you viii only call at ac-
c1sl-ed business places. or, If the ad-
dresses are those of houses or flats.
that YOU viii enter none that has not
ben vouched for by some one you
know Alice .. Smith. the angel of
H. night court for women. said to
pa. There. is no one in the city, be it
eFsr 9/hum BILE. but can have contact
WI sNue good woman whose pleas
a. ard duty it Is 20 point out to girls
= places TO work. or dangerous To-
es.ities or persons from whom TO avoid
emplo yment.
IF The girl seeking work does not
ln1w ~ her parents do not know,
lch 2 woman. they can apply TO the
pastor Of a church. and he will send
b. of tRen- Also there are the chart
as organization and the Association
improving the Conditions of the
Poo
Women OF these organizations can
I'D 10. oy their knowledge OF the
I ty prevent tragic fates of lambs
1o yvandeS into dens of wolves.
DON'T BE DIsDAINFUL
Don't shrug your shoulders and
Y, your Iips. my proud little friend
! Is taking the first step toward
straight and narrow but shining.
a6 of seIf-support, because the
4 1r5s charity and poor have been
4 nuoned
L is the duty Of the women Of
3 ese organizations to help those who
/ 70 Unable 10 help themselves, but
II IS their pleasure, or should be. to
d 70 girls like you by revising that
is Of yours If it happens to contain
sry address which experience has
.a-ght them should have a. danger
5icra faring before Il. In their work
among the poor they have CLEANED
many facts not directly bearing on
their immediate work. as you VIII
soon earn every earnest worker does.
rtey should be glad to pass this in
-gus ton on 10 you. Consult them.
DON'T LOOK TIRED
Ssc7nd-Even though as you go
From place to place you grow tired.
rr to not look tired. If affronts or
have depressed you, don't
ook as though you are depressed. No
,re wants to employ any one because
le OF she is sorry for her. Nor do
Yo want employment on such
I'D Look strong and alert
v ber or not you feel strong and
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

which establish the fact that she was
the victim of a mock marriage sew
eral years before Flagg demands
$1,000 as the price of the letters. The
struggles with her and Aline kills
him with a bill file. AS he dies he
clutches her emerald brooch and. with
Satanic malice. takes fashlight
photograph of her. When the muir
der of Flagg is reported to the po
lice Captain Holbrook accompanies
his friend, Chief Dempster, to the
to the house of death. Holbrook dis
covers that Aline had committed the
crime when he RECEIVERS the emerald
brooch, unknown to the detectives,
from F1agg's dead hand.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

or cloth of light weight
The wonderful French model on the right is
developed in velvet. fur and tulle-the
favorite implements of the smart dress maker
of the winter.
The LETT side of the bodice is made of draped
tulle, veiled by deep collar of strass The right
side is of velvet, with broad kimono sleeve
edged in skunk.
band of this same fur forms the belt in front
and falls on either side in the rounded lines of
basque. A knot of the tulle is caught at the left
hip by strass beads.
The skirt drapes into some funess and ends
in pointed train At the line of the hips it is
doubled under itself and falls in tunic line from
this draping -OLIVETTE
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

What, Mother, is meant by being
"temperamental"
Any woman, My Child. is tempera
mental whose mind is so lightly bal
anced that 1t is never the same after
she has slept under a crazy quilt.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

Do you know, Mother. of any re-
liable confidant in time of trouble?
Just one, My Child-your pillow
And always take care to look under
the bed before you confide in that.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
ne Never Takes a Dare

| Did you ever do
up and
vel your little
best out and
|nle sort of off
nd and dare
(anny to take a
|ot at you? He
ever does, you
low, take a dare
on sit back on
our heels and
au think its a
| mejust fun
he little chaps
+ SUCH d play
+ smile and he
|oals around and
|7ols around and
-ds his arrow
1vefag into the
but you
re dead certain
he'd never
Sc II INTO your
n pulsed heart
1 So IN the
Isl of this mild
M and gentle
-raderie, you
fr- your two lists
1l yOur hips and
lzrc young Dan
ID wing you'll And
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27
BY NELL BRINKLEY

he bra ces his
small legs and
rounds out his
tummy and draws
I h { sin gin &
strings to his pink
ear (and still it
looks like play,
for his mouth be-
yond the bow is
smiling Just the
same), and he
shuts one bright
eye; a n d you
smile on also
and one tiny,
vicious twang
time enough to-
see behind Loves
smile an icy cru
city and over
you topple-clean
gone-in love
the deadly bitter
sweet stuck deep
in your heartI Did
you ever dare
Love to wing you
and find he never
taxes a q a + c .
Don't do it, even
if you're the last
INCEST old bache-
lor ever wasl
Nell Brinkley.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

In what respect, Mother Mine. do
you think the bible shows most that
II was written in ancient times?
In no place. Studious One. does 1t
say in relating the downfall of Adam.
that Eve was a blonde.
The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-27

A FTERNOON gown of azure taffeta is
~ shown the left The surplice blouse is
= a. edged with turquoise velvet and has
small Medici collar of the velvet The arm
holes low, and the tiny sleeve is edged with
chinchilla as is the tunc of plated taffeta
Four circular lounces trimmed in taffeta buttons
fall below the tunc. The line of founces and of
tunic is cutaway. The bottom of the skirt opens
over petticoat hounce of turquoise chiffon.
The home dress maker will find it possible to
copy this dress at small cost by the substitution
of cheaper materials for the taffeta and chin
chilla An inexpensive fur may be used--or
black velvet ribbon in a two inch width will be
found very effective, and for the taffeta may be
substituted an inexpensive slk--or even albatross
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-08

Kindly catch that mouse for me- she directed briskly, indicating the bold little creature with wave of her hand.
 "Oh!" He came back to earth with a start. Then he moved slowly and carefully toward the mouse, which lost its head and retreated to the oth- CT bookcase, which had no exit under it. Down on his hands and knees dropped the youth, lost in the chase. For a few moments confusion reigned underneath the bookcase. Then the awkward young man rose, holding the wriggling mouse in one hand.
 What are you going to do with it?" inquired Nora in tone which implied that he was stealing her little pet.
 "Inoculate it with tuberculosis" he said. dreamily.
 You shant!" Nora's tone was firm.
 He raised his eyebrows and looked at her for the first time. You wish me to put 1t back there?" he asked. politely, pointing to the bookcase.
 Indeed not!" said Nora disgusted by such stupidity. Take It out and lose 1t. please"
 The youth bowed. ''Very we'll" he said, and backed out. gently rubbing the mouse with a crooked forefinger.
 It was the next day that Felicity shook her friend Nora by the shoul- ders. Whats the matter. Nora? Have you lost your job?"
 If only I had!" Nora sank into a chair and famed herself vigorously Felicity, know absolutely nothing about scientific deduction. l wish I'd never played with 1t. I can't tell a circus rider from a well, circuit rider
 Well" Felicity began. consolingly, you couldn't be half as bad as the object that took luncheon with us yesterday He had mouse in his pocket and 1t made a gay getaway while father was describing his pet bacillus. It was the liveliest lunch con we ever had"
 Nora looked up and asked lrrele- vanity, Was his face all marked?
 "Yes. Student duels in Germany"
 And manners?"
 "So. many he trips over them@
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-08
AS TO THE RACE
 FOR U. 5. SENATOR

Little Rock, Sept. 8.-The for nal entry of Judge W. F. Kirby in the race for the United States Senate, and the withdrawal of ex-Gov. Geo. w. Donaghey are bringing about a definite line up for that important office. Sena- tor James P. Clark, while he has not definitely announced his candidacy for another term, will be in the race, and with two hard campaigners such as Kirby and Clarke in the field, it will not lack for interest.
 While others have been men. toned as receptive, it is general ly believed that the final issue will be drawn between these two.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-08
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SCIENTIFIC DEDUCTION
By HOMER HARPER.

Even dad says I'm the cleverest little observer he ever saw" Nora re- marked modestly. I've been study ing out the characteristics and occu- pations of people on street cars and everywhere-just from their expres- sions and wrinkles and clothes, you know. Scientific deduction!
 The other night I went to a party with Roger, where I knew hardly a single soul. Coming home I told him loads about everybody there and he said 1t was perfectly wonderful. Of course, Roger does sometimes exag- gerate about mel"
 She wrote another sentence and ended 1t with flourish. Felicity set tied her small bonnet a trife closer.
 You certainly are a wonder" she sighed, enviously. q never could write letter and carry on a conver- sation at the same time, much less guess anybody's family tree at the first glance. I've got to go home and eoothe Katy. This being wash day father just naturally telephoned that he was bringing new German bac. teriologist home to lunch. Don't for. get that you're coming tomorrow.
 "One-thirty sharp" acquiesced Nora.
 The door had just closed behind Felicity and Nora was preparing to tear up the sheet of paper on which she had been writing so nonchalantly when her attention was distracted by a small mouse, which ran out from under the bookcase.
 Morals businesslike manner dissolv ed in sudden fright. Bouncing out of her chair, she perched upon the desk drawing her feet in carefully A mo. ment later the door opened and a pale youth looked in absentmindedly as if he had been sent to the office on an errand, which he had unfortunately forgotten at the threshold. It was ob- vious that he did not take in the sit. uation at all.
 Very likely a freshman or a sopho- more, Nora deduced rapidly One of the utterly absorbed variety that dreams of autopsies.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-08
PCENTA TO HAVE | NEW HOSPITAL

rhe Board of Managers of the |ssouri Pacitic-Iron Mountain |ployes hospital associati on \ authorized the erection of an Iergency hospital at Argenta, |k.. across the river from Little |ck. It will be used for the latment of emergency cases of k and injured employees of B shops and employees in yard D road service.
 fhe building will be of brick bstruction and will have every |dern convenience in hospital bipment. The plans will in |de an operating room, dress rooms, dispensary, waiting )ms and offices. These plans
 now being made and when hpleted and approved by the |rd of managers construction ! the building will begin at ke.
 The entire hospital service of
 Missouri Pacific Iron Noun i is conducted by the employ Pf the road through a board of
 pagerS elected annually.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-08
ONE CEREMONY, 13 BRIDES
riage of Foreigners Upon Ar rival in the Country.

Philadelphia, Sept. S.-The immigra ton officials here, in order to pre- vent incoming foreigners from be- coming charges on the community, herded 13 couples into a bus and drove them to the city hall, where marriage licenses were obtained Then, under guard, the entire party was taken to the church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, where the Rev. Fa- ther Scarabello, with one ceremony, made the 26 men and women hus- bands and wives.
 The 13 brides arrived on the steam ship Ancona and were met at the pier by the 13 bridegrooms. It was then that the immigration officials got busy and saw that the marriages were performed.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-08

will handle the Logan Trans fer business and also the Watern Pierce Oil Go. and the Buckeye Cotton Oil accounts. For the present 1 will be located at the same place, and as we have four wagons and teams we will be able to take care of all business given us promptly. Phone S6- Emond Logan, Advt.