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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
The Hippopotamus
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author of cat Good Old siwash."

~ HE hippopOtamUs is large porta-
ble obstruction to navigation
4 which flourishes in African riv-
ere and make them more exciting than
A-71erica71 Streams even when the5laIter
are complicated with racing motor
boats. ,,,s- -.
The hippopotamus is big, cousin or
the hog. He weighs q coupe " I.' Sols
and dispIaces about six teet OIL wafer
He lives in the muddy african rivers,
only coming out to wander DIISSLuI1y
through the rice fields ana sWaInps,
feeding as he goes OLls le1OI' CLop
hardly makes a full meal for hippo
potamus-which is one reason why ne
is not mentioned with affection IN Al
rican circles.
The hippOpOtamus was designed by
nature in a frivolous and playful mood
and certainly has much to complain
about. He is less ornamental than
gargOyle, and is very lneonYehlehL 10
himself in many ways he IS TAT ana
round with large, short legs, Smal
tail, q Harveyized hide and an immense
humorous face composed mostly or
mouth. When the hippopotamus opens
his huge mouth to its fullest extent ne
looks like a red plush train shed Ma
tives who have carelessly padded their
canoes into the open mouth OF hippo
potamus have found great uiIIlcuIly IN
wriggling out from between his large
and stra gEling teeth.
The bfDDo has small red eyes and a
big, wrinltled neck. He is not good for
much except to capture and bring to
America to be exhibited in the greatest
shows on earth. Nothing is more
pathetic than to watch q hippOpotamus
who has been brought up in a mile
wide river. trying to squeeze himself
into an 8 by 10 foot tank which is filled
with water in the morning from hose
by a tired circus hand.
The hippOpOtamus is another example
Of q badly located blessing. In Africa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago NeWs.)


Faint praise ne'er won fair damsel.
A woman is interesting because she
isn't a man.
The heart may be willing but the
pOcketbOOk weak.
But the man who lives a double life
often has to do two mems work.
Many a chaps toes turn up while
waiting for dead mans shoes
The weaker a man is the easier it is
for him to break a promise.
A lot of girls who pose as candy
kids develop into lemon drops later.
When man sticks to a job he dOesn't
like it's because he needs the money
The more rings a woman has on her
fingers the Oftener her back hair needs
adjusting.
And many a man who thought he
could set the world on fire turned out
to be a wet blanket.
Women dress to please the man, but
some men are so all fired contrary they
refuse to be pleased.
As soon as a man begins to think he
knows a woman thoroughly something
crops out in her personality that en-
tirely upsets his calculations.
"One-half the world doesn't know
how the other half lives" quoted the
Wise Guy. Yes" agreed the Simple
Mug, some people spend half their
time wondering how they are going to
spend the other haE"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
The Daily Novelette,
ON THE NIGHT AIR.

The sounds OF night were sounding
On her unsOphistfcated ears;
she screamed aloud In sereamte8t
screams
To queH her unmitiguted fears
n UDDENLY she screamed.
The cry struck the inOffensive
- night air cruelty. A man on this
corner started in fear and jumped Oft
the corner Immediately
Again her screams rang out.
Most Of the little night birds flew
fearfulIy away, and the man VINO had
jumped off the corner now took madly
to his heels. 1t was dreadful scream
For the third time the silent night
was rent by her screams.
The rest Of the little night birds
flew away, and people for a block in
either direction gazed apprehensively
at one another and called the children
in.
Still again, and again, and again hef
anguished cries split the night
A policeman rounding the corner
clapped his hands on his ears, abrupt
" turned on his heel and hurried the
other way. For the sound was really
terrifying
For fun half hour she screamed
Then once more the night was Sc
rene.
For her singing lesson only lasted
half an hour
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
LITTLE
INTERVIEWS

66T I PASO people travel more and
n more each year." said W. c. Nc
- Cormick, of the G. II. "Only a
few years ago the railroads did not put
on summer rates until well into the
summer. This year it is May Is. There
is always a big jump in traffic as soon
as the rates go on and this year should
see more traffic in and out of FL Paso
than ever before. Yes, the refugees
make up a considerable part of the
traffic at times. but this does not equaI
the travel lost by the interruption of
traffic in Mexico
'WilI some one answer this question
for me?' said Dad WarnoCk. Sup
pose, after the United States seizes the
Mexican ports, Huerta Just remains
passive, does absolutely nothing. Then
what? What viii the United States do
You cannot fight man who viii not
fight back. Under those conditions
what viii be done. What will they do
with the ports if Huerta does not fight
back. Suppose he allows the United
States to take the ports without any
resistance, what will the government
THE flag is flying at the mast of the
- county courthouse said W. h Fryer
me nag was lOlSLeQ at the ORDERS OF
judge Jackson. Why it is there I do
not know Judge Jackson is member
Of the special posse and if they are
called out ne viii be in command from
Overland to Stanton streets. This spe-
cial term of the district court is going
to be hard on the jurors. Every time
an extra is announced those jurors
serving on 4 case will get nervous and
anxious to get out and see what is do
ing. Where there are no comments on
a case on trial it can be arranged SO
that the jurors engaged in the trial Of
a case will be able to get the extras.
Everyone is anxious to know every
move that the government at Wash
ingtOn is making in the Mexico sttua-
ton"
"Tucumcari is surely going to come
to the front" said Johnnie Moltane,
who recently returned from Tucum-
carl. There is q big irrigation project
under way there that will, when com
pleted, irrigate thousands Of acres IN
the neighborhOOd of TucUmcari. There
is also much talk of a new railroad,
and this win bring great benefit TO the
New Mexico town"
There is certainly a difference in
the west from everything in the east,"
said J. G. RosebOrOugh. Somehow
there is a spirit here in the west that
is not to be found in the east. It ap-
plies to every branch of industry, too.
Take newspapers. I have seen little
newspapers run by energetic fellows II
small towns in our southwest here that
are far superior in every way to news
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
One-Sentence Philosophy
QUAKER EIEDTTATIONs.

II LA4dlEL Jll41L LNtEbLu.y
The skater is steel-shOd, especially
sc he happens to have stolen his
skates.
Some people can never find any
thing when they want it except fault
When a fellow has a dark brown
taste he may look pale, but he feels
blue.
The man on the water wagon is no
more apt TO fall off than the one who
climbs on the stool of repentance.
"TO the victor belongs the spoils,''
quoted the Wise Guy. Yes; but that
is no reason why a. fellow should be
always spelling for q fight" added
the Simple Mug.
While waiting for the waiter to
bring their order, BlObbs and SlObbs
were having an argument I'll bet
you the price of a dinner 1 am right"
exclaimed BlObbs. Just then the
waiter spilled the soup down Slobbs
back. II guess the dinner is on me-"
he said sadly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
Paint Up


not too faint and paint; beIish barn.
What hue! We must
painting start; wise gent
follow pathway
joyous should paint chicken red or yW
rush. there
buy paint you that putting green
dOthesIn
everything span fields skies of blue everywhere
Andh
makes her faint paint gallon night
nov Paint sidewalk the she'd paint
things yellow, paint them red
Copyright by George NJ wall NlA0VH'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
FOGG GOING TO SAN
EE ANCTECO ny

Howard FOgg and wife have started
on a cross country tour from Topeka,
Kansas, to San Francisco, by auto
mobile Friends Of the former FL
PasO theatrical manager have re-
ceived postal card pictures of the car
with Mr.. and Mrs. FOgg standing
nearby, ready for the start. Topeka
to San Francisco" says a banner on
the side Of the machine. At San Fran
cisco Mr.. Fogg will superintend the
erection for the Don Carlo dog and
pony show, whuCh is to be shown at
the San Francisco exposition. M.
FOgg is a half owner of the show.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
Advice To the LOveIOrn
NOT RIGHT.
By Beatrice Fairfaz.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I am q young girl of is years and
have been keeping company with a
young man four years my senior. We
have been engaged two years. While
visiting me he was invited to several
card parties to which 1 received no in
vitation, for reasons that L was not on
speaking terms with these people.
Since then we have Quarreled about
him attending these parties. Do you
think it was right for him to go2
Brown Eyes.
No, it certainly was not right for him
to go where you were not invited, espe-
ciaIly since you were engaged and he
was visiting you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
Journal ENTRIES.

ILUptha JOuIlaI.J
The hills on the road relieve the
monotouy Of the journey.
Sllnglness is a horse Of an alto
BeIner different color from economy.
ADEQUATE preparation for emergen-
cles help nightly in meeting them.
1lme is not always money else the
IoaIers would be better fixed finan-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

he is useless. but how useful he would
be in tbe Mississippi river! If every
Mississippi river steamboat could carry
naI,ierafion would be solved. Whenever
the Steamer encountered a sandbar the
hinnoe could be driven into bath. This
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
100 Years Ago Today

- Ne hundred years ago today the
United States sloop Of war
- ''FroIic' was captured by the
British frigate "Orpheus" and the
schooner "Shelbourne." The "FrOlic''
belonged to a new class Of small
sIOops of war specially designed by
strict. blockade maintained by the
British along the whole extent Of the
Atlantic coast. She had been TO sea
onlv-a few weeks when she fell in
with the "Orpheus1 and the "Shel-
bourne" A chase ensued. in which the
American vessel wet down her sails
and threw overheard her guns and
anchors. but to no avail. for she was
oyerhauled, and forced to surrender.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

Sir am told that a bug discovered
in Venezuela infects human beings with
jags when he bites them Cannot
these be dOmesticated and employed as
pets on battleships? Admiral
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
BOYS DENY TAKING AUTO.


Editor FL PasO Herald:
knowing that you do not wish 10 injurs
one by publishing incorrect news. we desire
to have you correct the .heading" Of the
enclosed clipping from your issue OF April
20.
None Of the boys whose names you pub
lished had anything to do with the taking
Of the auto and did not learn OF the occur
renee until some days later. The one who
took it. who lives on N Florence.
viii verify the statement that he did SO un-
aided and without the knowledge Of anyOns
else. In Difference TO his parents and con
sldering the punishment he has undergone.
we refrain from giving his name. Our cOnnec-
ton with the matter was being guilty of rid
Ing in the auto with the one who took 20.
knowing that it did not belong 10 him
While we now realize our error which
greatly regret, we earnestly protest against
being charged with the theft
With this explanation we may ask that
you give equal publicity tO-the correction
George NJ. Newell,
c. F. Hardy
Avis S. Cochran, r.,
Z. Chess
Harry shannon is the name OF the
other boy who was docketed by the
police Monday with the above boys.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

The man who was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for Is years for marrying 16
women probably got an exemption for
the first by some judge who had been
trying income tax cases.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
BILLY ADOLPH GOES

N BL SIN Ese FUh SELF
Billy AdOlph has taken over the Pat
terson automobile agency in 81 Paso
and viii start in business for himself
under the name of the Billy AdOIph
Automobile company. He has rented
one of the rooms in the new building
on the corner of Santa Fe and West
san Antonio streets for a salesroOm-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

Perhaps the Billiard cOmpany's excuse
for cleaning up S2,70OOOO of New Haven
money was that New Haven money
needed cleaning up.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
More Truth Than Poetry
She Never Had a Chance.
By JAMES J. 1IONTAGUE.

It is not surprising that Mrs. Bernard
Shaw doesn't talk much. How could
she ever get any practice?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

Arrested for carrying chickens up
side-d own.-Headline.
The arrest undoubtedly was insti-
gated by Anthony COmstock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
Keeping n Memory Green.

the days when ne was a train rObber
but since he is rehearsing for q movie
picture Of his past exploits. it is clear
that he doesn't intend to let anybody
else forget it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
Snnefbinr BIZ Arnin.

Watchful waiting becomes a differ
ent matter when it is conducted from
behind a 13-inch gun.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
4 Higher Law.

The aviator who was arrested for
alighting in Central Park felt bound to
obey the law of grsvitation, even if he
had to violate the law Of the munich
pality.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

Remembering what Dewey did after
he cut the cable. we can almost regret
the invention of ocean wireless.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
The sac of ID 10 Trnst.

The state paid It's electTiCian $50
each for killing the four gunner,
which is Just what the system paid the
gunner for killing Rosenthal Any
body can draw any moral he wants to
from this.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
WriEgLnE out

would raise the water enough to float
the steamer over the bar, after which
the noble beasts could be herded bacE
on board A few hippOs along the Mis-
sissippi would save hundreds Of mil
lions in rivers and harbOr apprOpria
tons cmfWyC 6lZ =, uh k
tions.-GOpyrighte by George Mat
thews Adams.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

It is vain making up a ticket with
Roosevelt for governor and Sulzer as
lieutenant governor. Both Of EN-
M0uld object.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

We are still wondering why fire com
missioner AdamsOn ordered the arrest
of the Greenwood cemetery people for
neglecting to install automatic sprink-
lers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
The Now NAVY.

FOrty-siX n1en-O'-War on the way to
Tampico and. thanks to the new order,
not a tank ship among 'em.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
All Quiet Along the Rio Grande

REMARKABLE international complications into which we
az find ourselves suddenly plunged where the
people Of the the
there so far feeling accidents It
seems to be generally recognized governments not
peoples
There every this attitude of mpesOnh interest should be
maintained neutrality either the nbo
might fear
uObod with going to starr
of the nations about equally DIVIDED
of life and might
something little
Nothing could be further from the truth
u could Fl Paso Ju
with the good feeling that
disturb the these border cities
III
that this
American prestige the southern republics
people be thinking especially those IN FL Paso
lecture; if they could afford maintain
neutrality their home than to adopt
policy
depended
Wilson's
shedding
nothing nothing
pOvOaon pasans side Of this
anything interfere with ordinary domestic affairs
jeopardy rights neutrals and noncombatants
practical
reports number position
information varymen least
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21
Letters to The Herald.

IAN communications must bear tho
signature Of the writer, but the name
VIII be withheld if requested
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

THrRTYFOJRTH YEAR OF PUBaif f9 P Leased wire md
Mexico
D
J. of L
r waite P Ramsey
g L
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

AN INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER
DEDICATED TO THE SERVICE GOOD CAUSE SHALL
LACK CHAMPION AND THRIVE UNoPPOSED
Slater Edtori Chief and controlling Herald for 10 Years.
G. A. Martin IS News
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-21

papers aof eastern towns twice and three
times the western towns size
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-06

Great Britain has declared war
against Germany. Sir William Cos
chen, English Ambassador to Ger
many has given his passports. War
was declared by England Tuesday
evening after a stormy session, even
before the time limit of the ultima
tum sent to Germany had expired.
The British war Office has issued the
following statement:
lowing to the summary rejection
by the German government of the re-
quest made by His Britannis Majes-
ty's government that the neutrality
of Belgium should be respected, his
majesty's government has declared
to the German government that a
state of war exists between Great
Britain and Germany from II o'clock
P. M, August a."
All Europe is now in arms. On
the one hand Austria-Hungary and
Germany are opposed by Russia,
France and Great Britain, Servia and
Montenegro.
Italy has declared her neutrality,
but is mobilizing. Belgium, Holland
and Switzerland have mobilized.
The German demand that the Bel
GUM government shall permit free
passage of troops through Belgium
was answered by hasty preparation
to resist such advance across Bel
gium territory.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-06
Should be Changed.

There is finger board just south
of town, near the Bisbee place, that
should be changed. This board
points the way to Lone Rock, and
was evidently placed there by some
one who did not know the right di-
rection, and 1t leads strangers on to
the wrong road. Of late a number of
people who depended on this sign
board, have been led to travel many
miles out of their way and pull
heavy loads over some of the worst
hills we have getting out of Heppner
and across Rhea creek, when in fact
they should have been directed over
the proper route. People acquainted
with the roads, and who travel In
and out of Heppner have no need to
depend on these finger boards but
the stranger going through the coun-
try has right to be directed over
the best route to the point which he
desires to reach, and those having
this matter in charge should see that
this one is changed to mark the prop
er road from Heppner to Lone Rock.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-06
FARMERS URGED TO TRY !.
TH|SFORMULA ON WHEAT
Vitrol and Lime Solution For
The Prevention of Smut is
Strongly Recommended BY
Successful User.

The following method of treating
Wheat, is government receipt that
has been successfully used by some
of our farmers in this county to pre-
Yent smut, and it is recommended
b. them as being the best method
yet found for this troublesome NAL
ady.
Your seed wheat should be thor
oughly cleaned first; then use l ID.
of vitrol to four bushels of wheat,
soaking the wheat in the solution
from five to ten minutes; mix the
lime solution by stacking / pound
of best quick lime for each ten gal
Ions of water, being careful not to
burn or drown the lime in the slack
ing; as soon as the grain quits run
ming from the vitrol solution 1t can
then be put right through the lime
solution, remaining in this only long
enough to be thoroughly wet, then
taken out and dried.
Vitrol and lime mixed forms what
is known as the Bordeaux mixture.
This forms a yellowish coating over
the kernals preventing them from
becoming innocllated with the smut
spores, should they come in contact
with it.
In using this receipt, be careful to
follow directions closely with refer
ence to the amount OF lime used; too
strong lime solution will kill the
wheat. On the other hand, you can
use your vitrol solution stronger an
the lime counteracts the eating effect
Of the vitrol on the wheat. 1t Is i'm
portant, always, to get the best re-
suits. to have the lime uaed in the
proportions as given here. Any
method used to successfully yitrol
the wheat can be used with this re-
ceipt.
If followed closely the above treat
ment is said to be the best that has
been discovered to prevent smut. Il
| has been used for the past six years
by cne of our best Eight Mile farmers
and he states that he has not had 8
bit of smut on his place since he has
been using this method of treating
his wheat.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-06
FORMER HEPPNER PLY.
S|C|AN NOW IN EUROPE
DR.. +. f. BOyden, Now of PendletOn,
Unable to Return Home.

We clip the following from the
Pendleton East Oregonian relating
to Dr.. Frank E. Boyden, former
Heppner physician who is now in Eu-
rope:
While there is beneral regret felt
locally that Europe has become in
volved in war, there is one local res
ident who has personal reason for
lamenting. She is Mrs. Frank E.
Boyden, wife of DR.. Boyden, Sr., and
the reason for her feelings is the
presence of her husband in Europe.
There is strong probability that
his Homecoming will be delayed be-
cause of the decentralization of the
passenger lines by the war. DR.. Boy
den has been in Europe several
months attending clinics and taking
postgraduate work. Only two days
before Germany declared war against
Russia he was in Freiburg to observe
the method used at the twilight
sleep" hospital but got safely out o.
Germany before the wardogs were
| turned loose.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-08-06
Deputy McDuffeee Is Remembered.

Deputy McDuffeee is Remembered.
Deputy Sheriff George McDuffee
was this week remembered by a cash
remittance from Lewiston, Idaho, to
the amount of sos. This was a por-
tion of the SIPS purse that was TAX
en- up by Idaho people on the train
at the time of the hold-up near Pen
dleton, in which George was the he
ro. The balance of the purse is be-
ing used in the purchase of a beauti-
full gold watch charm, which will be
engraved on the back side with the
name George w. McDuffee' while
on the face appears the following in
scription: Presented by passen-
gers on O.-W. R. & N. train saved
from train robbers near Pendleton,
Oregon, July 2, 1914" This medal
will be forwarded to Mr.. McDuffee
within few days.