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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19
old cIorv,s Meaning.

And wherever our flag comes and
men behold it they see In its sacred
emblazonry no ramping lion, no fierce
eagle, no embattled castles or insignia
of imperial authority. They see the
symbols OF light. It is the banner Of
the dawn It means liberty, and the
galley slave, the poor oppressed con-
script the trodden down creature OF
foreign despotism. sees in the Ameri-
can nag that very promise and predic-
ton Of God. .sThe people which sat In
darkness saw a great light and to
them which sat in the region and the
shadow OF death light is sprung up
Henry Ward Beecher.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

tables into the market town and de-
liver at a point agreed upon with the
conspirators.
Fortunate was it for Jack that the
men rose as they saw Uncle Petronch-
ka approaching. walked forward to
meet him and then moved off with him
In the direction from (which be had
come. 1t gave jack a chance to es-
cape and allowed Uncle Petronchka to
drive back TO his farmhouse with only
the supposed Swiss clocks hidden in
his cart instead of taking with him a
conscience burdened with the murder
of the American boy. whom he liked.
Late that night a score-'f police sur
rounded the farmhouse .. the old farm
err, dragged him out of bed and cap
tured the packs of dynamite. Drag
ged by torchlight to the steps Of q car
riage near by, Petronchka was horri-
fed to perceive therein the grand Duke
Alexis Alexandr0vitch. seated beside
his little acquaintance, Jack Langdon.
When he learned that what he thought
were packages of struggled clocks
really contained deadly explosives Pc
tronchka broke down utterly and told
the whole story, giving descriptions Of
the three c~onspirators, which after
ward led to their capture, and COM
pletely verifying the account conveyed
to the grand duke by little Jack Lang
don.
Jack had saddled his own pony and
ridden at full gallop into o., where
he found the governor at a brilliant
banquet. The news Of nihilistic con-
spiracy, however, secured him an au-
dience, with the result that Petronch-
ka's house was surrounded, the dyna-
mite captured and the state records
saved.
"And now. my little hero" said the
governor when all was over, "what re-
ward a | confer upon you for the
great service you have done to Rus
STA n"
Jack thought a moment and hen an
swered: First | should like poor old
Uncle Petronchka to get off, and, Sec
ondly, l want leave to explore fire
crackers on the Fourth of July"
With an amused smile the grand
duke wrote the following order and
handed it to the petitioner:
For the reason that Ivan I~vanovitch
Langdon has placed the empire under an
obligation 1t Is hereby ordained
First.-That the prisoner Petronchka be
remanded indefinitely In the custody Of
the said Ivan ~Ivanovitch.
Second.-That the said Iva ~Ivanovitch
be permitted on the 4th day of July next
ensuing to explode firecrackers and squibs
in such quantities as he thinks fit In hon.
or of his native country.
Third.-That the municipality of o. be
ordered to supply the said v Ivano-
witch with one ton of the very best fire.
crackers which its merchants a import
across the frontier at the expense of the
government
Given under my han and seal.
ALEXIS ALExANDROVITCH,
Governor For the Car.
And so Jack Langdon spent a happy
Fourth of July In Russia after ALL
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

H8a8A0 vi
This anniversary gladdens and unites
all American hearts. On other days
of the year we may be party men, In
dulge In controversies more or less I'M
portant to the public good We may
have likes and dislikes, and we may
maintain our political differences, often
with warm and sometimes with angry
feelings. But today we are Americans
all, and all nothing but Americans.
Every mans heart swells within him;
every mans port and bearing become
somewhat nor proud and lofty as he
remembers that the great Inheritance
of liberty is still his-his, undiminished
and unimpaired; his in all its original
glory; his to enjoy, his to protect and
his to transmit to future generations.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

boring village. so that it was possible
for Jack by cutting sharply across
country to come out ahead Of Pc
tronchka's numbering farm wagon two
versts farther on. Across country
went Jack, skimming the borders Of
the forest and e~ncountering no living
being until he once more leaped into
the hard, white roadway on the oppo-
site side Of the loop.
sThis Is a great joke on Uncle Pc
tronchka!" he cried. How the old fel-
low will cross himself and wonder to
see me here before him."
Then it occurred to Jack to give the
telecQue driver a surprise. and, step
ping into a little wood Of pine and
birch, he crouched down in the grass
to await Petronchka's coming.
But the first wayfarers topass along
the quiet road came from the opposite
direction-that In which Moscow lay.
Peering out Of his hiding place. Jack
Langdon saw that these travellers were
three in number. that they journeyed
afoot and that each carried upon his
back a heavy pack like that borne by
peddlers. He also noticed that. al
though the three were dressed in caps
and sheepskin coats like ordinary
peasants, their swarthy faces present
ed a keen. crafty aspect. They rested
near Jack.
Lying concealed among the bushes,
Jack soon found that the men were
nihilists and that they had concerted
a plan for the murder of a high Rus
sian official. to which Uncle Petronch-
ka was to contribute without knowing
what he was doing. They had with
them some packages. which Jack
learned from their conversation con-
tanned dynamite instead Of the rare
Swiss clocks which Uncle Petronchka
had agreed to smuggle with his vege-
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19
July 4 is Torty-four Hours Long.

July q Is forty-four Hours Long.
Independence day is really ~forty-four
hours long nowadays. Uncle Sam has
almosttspicc ire length OF tiBae shoT has
had III previous years.
The day dawns first on the island Of
Guam. There the new Americans
have learned true American ways, and
the cannons begin booming at 0
o'clock In the morning on July 3 (cen-
trail United States time), which Is mid
night in Guam. An hour and a half
later Manila bay resounds with can
non announcing liberty and freedom.
The Filipinos reach the high tide In
their celebrations before Americans are
awakened by the first cannons at mid
night Midnight In Chicago is 8 o'clock
in the afternoon at Manila. When
Chicago sets off the last special piece
OF fireworks the small lads at Manila
have been asleep for fourteen hours.
Sweeping on cross the country to
our western possessions. the celebra-
ton continues several hours after
Americans have ceased burning pow
der. At Honolulu the fireworks do not
begin until after midnight in Chicago,
and the time for shooting ~frecrackers
does not expire until after daybreak
in the United States. When at last the
day has been concluded at midnight in
Hawaii, Uncle Sam has spent forty
four long hours celebrating.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

peals to her, for her conception OF the
~one man" has changed.
She likes the man who has begun a
career; a young man who talks OF
most anything else besides football
and college days; who is just at that
age when he is a triie Indifferent as
to whether he makes an impression
or not The woman who has reached
thirty appreciates the bachelor; not
the flippant kind, nor yet the mar
about town, who is a conspicuous fig
ure at all prominent affairs, and who
is much sought after by mammas with
manageable daughters.
When she nears forty, it is the wild
over who appeals to her, especially
If he has a little family which needs q
woman's influence and care-if he has
not passed the five and forty mile
stone on life's pathway. He Is neither
too young nor yet too old, not over
rich, yet well-to-do.
Tango or hesitation waltz may have
no charm for him, yet he enjoys con-
certs, theaters and coy little dinner
parties. He appreciates sensibihty in
q woman. yet likes her to enjoy life
and brightness. He appreciates the
woman who Is fond of our-of-door life,
and can put on her hat and accom-
pany him anywhere on five minutes
notice, and whom his friends wives
like to visit. This type of man suits
q woman of forty In every way. When
she has reached another decade OF
years. she likes the man ten years her
soaior, be he ~1dower o. bachelor.
But, If an additional ten years were
added to his age he would be all the
more pleasing in her eyes. He would
be sympathetic, companionable, con-
tent to sit by the fireside with her.
and in dressing gown and slippers.
recount to her the experiences of the
days when Time was young with him.
She likes him because he is content
with her only, her ways. her dress.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19
MAKE YOUNG GIRLS LIVES
HAPPY.

"soft is the breath Of a maiden's Yes;
Not the light gossamer stirs with less;
But never a cable that holds so fast
Through all the battles OF wave and
blast"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

night a cup of steaming coffee awaits
them. It makes the good lady's heart
glow in her bosom to listen to the
thanks they pour forth. and the bless
ings they heap upon her for giving
them the most glorious time that they
ever had in their lonely young lives.
What a world of happiness weIl-to-
do women upon whose hands time
hangs heavily could scatter through
the paths of young girls who are
bread-winners and have few Of life's
pleasuresl In winter time young girls
who have no one interested in them
to escort them about usually have
dreary evenings.
Why don't the fortunate young ma
irons get together and plan a series
of amusements for working girls, al
ways extending invitations as well to
nice young men to meet them-young
men who are thrifty and would make
good husbands; those who admit they
wouldn't object to marrying IL they
could find the right kind Of a girl?
It takes a popular matron to start
such a ball rolling. She must get her
women friends interested and they. In
turn, will do their share. What a
boon to employed lads and lassiesl
Winter evenings would have no ter
rors for them. There would always be
some joyous prospect to look forward
to. Girls have but one youth-time.
II you know any girl whose life IL
lonely, try to make 1t happy for her.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

low who wears a
natty suit, tan
shoes, and a red
n ecktie looks
good in her eyes.
It does not mat
ter whether he is
a bashful youth,
or has a gift Of
CAB, she thinks
him manly perfec.
ton. When she
has merged from
her teens. and ia
swinging along
airily In her ear
~ twenties, the
youth of other
days who has
kept pace with
her no longer an.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

soft Is the breath of a maiden's Yes:
Not the light gossnmer stirs with less:
But never a cable that holds so fast
Through all the battles of wave and
blast"
There's many a woman who looks
out discontentedly upon q heavy now
fall. wondering how she shall amuse
herself on SO dismal a day. Let me
suggest a merry idea If she is living
In a country town, and is well-to-do,
why not plan to give the young girls
OF the place the time of their lives?
By night the snow will be packed
down hard. She has a couple Of old
wagons In the barn which could be
put on runners, and there's plenty of
horses In the stable. neighing and
whinnying their eagerness for a dash
down the road. Why not send her
chore boy around to the shops and
mills and invite the tired girls return
ing home from work to a straw ride
an hour or so laterf
They are informed they need not
bother about eating much dinner at
home; their hostess win attend to
that. What poor little girls to whom
a sleighride is q luxury she has often
dreamed of. but never experienced,
would not clap her hands and fairly
scream with Joy at such an invitation
OF course. there would have to be
plenty OF young men invited to make
it jolly for the girls. What young fell
low with bounding red blood in his
veins would refuse a straw ride. tho
first sleighride Of the season, espe-
cially II his best girl was to go alongf
There's magic In the crisp air;
there's q charm in the dainty white
carpet that covers hill and dell. Even
the man in the moon-who might be
called a full brother to Eve when It
concerns curiosity. peeps out from be-
hind q cloud to see what it's ali about
the laughter Of maidens, the shouts
of exuberant young fellows and the
joyous jingle of the bells. OF course
somebody strikes up q tune The
girls all know tho song, and tbs vel
kin rings with their glad young voices
trolling out the songs which always
appeal to young hearts.
Those who only know the tune make
mp words to suit the occasion. pro
voking continuous bursts Of laughter
from the merry crowd. And OIL what
sppetites they have when the sand
wiches. doughnuts. gingerbread and
apples r passed around. When they
stop ct their hostess door to say good
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

DON'T care If he is a grand duke!
He has spoiled my Fourth Of
Julvl,s
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19

Photo by American Press Association
NATHAN HALE STATUE IN NEW YORK..
To drumbeat and heartbeat
A soldier marches by;
There is color in his cheek,
There is courage in his BYE,
Yet to drumbeat and heartbeat
In q moment he must die.
BY starlight and moonlight
He seeks the Briton's camp,
And he hears the rustling flag
And the armed sentry's tramp,
And the starlight and moonlight
His silent wanderings lamp.
With slow tread and still tread
He the tented line,
And he counts the battery guns
BY the gaunt and shadowy pine
And his slow tread and still tread
Gives no warning sign.
The dark wave, the piumed wave
II meets his eager glance,
And it sparkles meath the stars
Like the qlimmer of a lance;
The dark wave, the plumed Waves
On an emerald expanse.
A sharp cIane, a steel clang,
And terror in the sound,
For the sentry, falcon eyed,
In the camp a spy hath found;
With e SHARP cIang, Z steel olanas
1The PAN Bound
With calm brow, with steady brovvs
He robes him for the tomb;
In his look there 10 no fear
Nor q shadow trace of gloom,
But with calm brow, with steady
brow,
He robes him for the tomb.
Through the long night, the stiIp
night,
He kneels upon the sod,
And the brutal guards withhold
Zen the solemn words of Godj
Through the long night, the still
night,
He walks where Christ hath trod.
In the blue morn, the sunny morn,
He dice upon the tree,
And he mourns that he . lose
But one life for liberty
In the blue NORM, the sunny NORM
His spirit wings are free.
But his last words, his message
words,
They burn, lest friendly eye
Should read how proud and calm
A patriot could die;
With HE last words, his message
words,
A soldiers b~attlecry.
From fame leaf and angel leaf
From monument and urn,
The sad Of earth, the glad OF heaven
His tragic fate shall learn.
And on fame leaf and angel leaf
The name of Hale shall burn.
--Franois Miles Finch
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19
LauTaJean Libbeu's
Talks on
Heart Topics
Icapv1ish,. 1914. By he Mex uzs Nsw.Dapa Synd1aisl
THE MEN WOMEN LIKE.

why did she love him7
Curious fool, be still
Il human love the growth OF human
wil?"
The young maid in her teens is
easily suited. Almost any young fell
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-06-19
Waiting For
The Fourth

The third Of July was a very hot day;
The Crackers grew warm in the shop
where they lay
Till what should one do but become 90
excited
Himself and the others he swiftly ig-
nited.
Oh, then came q whixI And, oh, then
came a bangi
The A~crackers" all left the old shop
with q pangI
The people collected, the fire bells rang.
Tho engines were there with q roar and
q clangI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
CARS TAKEN FOR
USE IN BATTLE
People in Paris Forced to
Walk; Military Seizes
All Transportation.

The march of the Germans toward
Paris is of especial interest to Clar-
ence English, a Los Angeles automo-
bile dealer, whose brother. Harold, is
now in Paris, and in a letter gives in
teresting details Of the seiZing Of au-
tomObiles over there.
The letter contains much Of interest
regarding motor conditions there. It
was written at the time troops were
being sent to the front, and tells Of
the cOnfiscating Of private owned cars
for military use.
Part Of the letter is as follows.
"All cafes must. owing to martial
law, now be closed at o'clock every
evening All the theaters are closed
All the auto buses have been taken
over for military use and the trains
because of lack of men TO run them
For this reason they are always ter
ribly oyercrOwded. and the common
method of transportation about Paris
is the primitive one that wears out
shoes quickest There are still a few
taxicabs, but they are hard TO get
The rich are in the same fix as
the military authorities are taking
over all private automobiles touring
cars. roadsters. limousines, trucks and
everything else that isn't too anti
Quated 10 be Of use
Numerous public buildings are be-
ing turned into hospitals, and many
stores. hotels and private houses have
been voluntarily turned over for the
same purpose Paris is certainly
strange place now.
Troops are constantly passing
through the streets. with numerous
military vehicles, but as yet we have
seen few cannon. on all sides in the
streets. cafes, restaurants and shops.
one sees men in the uniform Of the
reserves
Everyone seems determined to do
his duty. but TO do il calmly and
cCurageously. It has nothing in COM
mon with our war with Spain. when
just those volunteers who wanted 70
fight went marching off to the ad-
venture in tropical Islands amid uni
versal celebration and feverish en-
thusiasm- 1t Is an entire nation go
ing to fight for its very existence as
a great nation"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
CONP[ETE[INKS
IN NEW HIGHWAY
North Loop Road, Pictur-
esque Boulevard. to Be
Opened September II.

Next Friday afternoon the connecting
links between Clint and Ysleta and Fa-
bens and Clint will be finished, which
viii complete the North Loop road,
forming one OF the most picturesque
boulevards in the the west Large
shade trees are being planted on each
side OF the road which forms an ideal
driveway that rivals those Of Cali
fornia-
Work on this highway was started
September u, 1913. It extends from
the Five Nile bridge to Fabens, a dis
lance Of % miles. The road is asphalt
and is so feet wide. It is the mecca
for the motorists and each evening
scores Of cars are driven over it to
points down the valley.
The completion of this highway has
also proved Of great benefit to the
farmers and gardeners Of the lower
their products TO FL Paso in much
shorter time and at less expense
Proposed Mesa boulevard
The lower valley road was construct
ed at cost of $3.50. 900 to the county
Of FL Paso.
Now that the North Loop road IS be-
ing completed the attention of the good
road advocates and those interested in
identifying FL PasO will be turned TO
the proposed scenic highway which viii
be built on the rim of the mesa. This
proposed road will also be a beautiful
boulevard and VIII be one OF the finest
drives in the west, having a beautiful
park overlooking the city. the river and
Mexico.
Bond Issue to Buy Land.
The city council is now ascertaining
how much il will cost TO acquire certain
blocks and parcels Of blocks in the
Alexander addition. necessary to COM
plete this driveway. The matter viii
come up for discussion again at the
next rr1antinr~ OF This hoTv u al urnn-
ability the council will authorize the
voting of bonds with which TO pur-
chase the necessary land to finish the
drive.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
EPITAPHS NOW
BY AUTOMOBILE
Stone Cutter Scores on the Family
MOnument-UtiIity Of Motor Car
shown in Graveyard.

Stone Cutter Scores on the Family
Monument-Ufuity Of Motor Car
shown in Graveyard.
s. B. Allison of Los Angeles, believes
ton Of being the only granite worker
who makes use of a motor car to in
scribe letters on tOmbstones-
Until this week Allison did not know
Just how valuable TO his business could
be made the hydraulic air pump on his
he has announced that he intends TO
make use Of il often hereafter
In line with his business. Allison re-
ceived a call from MOnrovia TO letter a
monument that had been installed in
the burial grounds there 20 years ago.
the family and II was desired that the
proper inscription be made on the stone.
The stone weighed about 1900 pounds
and to remove II from the cemetery
and bring II to the city would be slow
and very expensive work. To chfsel in
the 50 letters Of the inscription by
hand would take more time than ALI
son believed he could allow for the
work At his shop in the city all en-
craving is done by the use Of hydraulic
air drill
It was while debating the proposi-
ton in his mind that Allison Thought
OF his Chalmers car and the air pump
connected TO its motor. He took his car
TO his establishment and the test
proved satisfactory.
Loading about 25 feet Of hose and
the necessary drills into his car. he
hurried TO MonrOvia- He drove the car
close to the stone and went To work
He saws that in six hours he bs5 the
stone properly lettered and was hack
at his shop. The work had been done
fully as well as would have been possf-
BILE in the stOneyard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
LARGEST MOTOR SOLD IN E PAS0
WILL CARRY MILK To THIRSTY
fStiles Co. Sells Five on Truck to FL Paso Dairy
Company; Santa Fe Fuel Company Buys Two Ton
REQ Truck; Inability to Get Cars Lessons
Auto Sales; Car of Idsmobiles Arrives

porary lull in the FL Paso market. &C
cording to the local agency One tour
ing car was sold to the Sheers Hard
ware company Several carloads OF
Ford cars are now en- route to Ell Paso
from the factory.
The Hupmobile agency is occupying
temporary quarters on Mesa avenue,
fices at as Myrtle avenue J. S. Nor
rissOn, local sales agent Of the Hup-
mobile machine, is in New Mexico, as
representative Of the e. Paso agency.
The Oakland agency, which entered
the automobile field in Ell PasO during
the past two weeks, is now permanent
" established on Myrtle avenue. NJ B.
Wheeler has succeeded O. H. ElmOre as
local sales agent Of the company.
The new 1915 model Metz car will
arrive within the next few days.
A carload Of Oldsmobiles, billed to
the Billy AdOlph company. arrived
Thursday evening from the factory The
shipment included several trucks, in
addition to a number Of touring cars.
Quite a number Of Overland 1915
models were sold this week by the
LOngweu Sales company Among the
sales were sam stark. a five passenger
touring car; A P. Coles and Bros. a
five passenger Overland; G. ]. Ely. five
passenger touring car; Luis Herman
DEE, Overland five passenger
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-05
Nav Be so Cars In Race;
Many Outside Cars ReadJ
Few Ell Pasoans Have Yet Begun Preparations For Par
ticpation in the FL Paso to Phoenix Grind This
Fall, but Over in Arizona the Racing En-
thusiasts Are Busy Every Day.

it, but he viii beat her over the roads
and tune her up a bit
The Noon car, which looks so goOd
TO DeIno. was received from the fac
tory about a month ago Since then II
has had an adventure in an arroyo
when filled the carburetor with sand
Delno says that his car is guaranteed
to make 60 miles an hour.
sixty Niles
Sixty miles is the ambition OF the
drivers They say they don't want any
more speed in this race because, even
if they had il, they couldn't use It
There are few stretches, even, where
50 miles IS safe
o. And You don't want a car Welg ming
over 1000 pounds says Moore
1T looks as if there would be great
many cars entered. perhaps as many
as so. John F. Myers, president Of the
Borderland Route association. says that
there is no doubt that better time will
be made this year than last. partly be-
cause the driver viii be more familiar
with the roads and partly because the
roads on the whole. are better
-'P c. smith is driving for Geffs in
trying out his SpeedWelL He has got
IS miles on second speed and ex-
poets 10 wring out SO or 80 on third
It is 65 horsepower engine Miller
is said to have made IS miles an hour
in his Mitchell