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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
CITY DET
y


Ine amour
covered by the
February and tt
ful owners and
shown by the re
sci. chief of city
to police chief l. \
contained in the
laries reported an
thefts reported an
The arrests made
during February nun
lowing transfers to
were listed; For burgA
two: swindling, eight
person, four; theft owe
J tives from justice tur
! side officers, three.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
BAGGAGEmAsTER IS KILLED;
DETECTIVE WOUNDED BY TRAMP

Akron, O., March 31-Jesse Arm
strong, baggage master employed by
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, died
in a hospital Monday and Frank Moran,
4 detective OF the road, is suffering
from a serious wound as the result OF
q gun battle with an unidentified man
early in the day.
The man committed suicide.
The double killing occurred at the
Howard street station when the man,
who was roughly dressed, jumped Oft
d freight train. Detective Moran
sought to arrest him.
EverybOdyes Satisfied.
whose glasses are fitted by FL PasO OPP
icaI Co., Opticians to the southwest,
QS Texas St.-Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31

PROGRAM FOR BAND
CONCERT WEDNESDAY

For the band concert by the 18th cavalry
band Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock chief
musician Rocco Resta, the director, has pre-
pared the following program,
March-''The Iron King" .---..-... st. Clair
Overture Knight Templars" ...... KoDDitz
Waltz-'Amour ct Trintemps" ..-.- Waltuefel
Selection-''R Robert le Diable" 49,. Aeyerbeer
Air-.I4argO' -...-..- --..--..-..-.. Handel
March-"On Dress Parade 1900. Chambers
Chief Musician. Rocco Resta. Director.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
TRANSFERS GIVEN
0FFICERSlH0 MEN
Number Of Men on Border
Patrol Purchase Their
Discharge From Army

Leaves. Of absence have been granted
to several of the army Officers sta
toned in the III Psso border patrol
district and a number of transfers and
! discharges have occurred among the
enlisted men of the service, some Of
the men purchasing their discharge
from the army.
Capt Henry c. Coburn, jr, medical
corps, has been granted a leave of alb
sence for two months to take effect
on May 5.
Second Lieut. Charles P. Hall, Of
the goth infantry. has been granted a
three months and half leave OF an
sence, to take effect on April 5.
First Lieut. Arthur +. Amends, goth
infantry, has been granted a three
months and a half leave OF absence, 10
take effect on April To-
First Lieut. Clarence r. Bell, Of the
medical corps, who was temporarily
attached to the goth infantry camp
at Fort Bliss has returned to Fort
Sam Houston, Texas
Private Parker S. Shaw, company B,
goth infantry, has been transferred to
battery C,sixth field artillery
Private James Quinn, of company G.,
Goth infantry has been transferred TO
troop D, 18th cavalry.
w J. Frazier, saddler in the quar-
termaster's corps at Fort Bliss mas
been transferred to the quarIermaS-
ter's corps in Fort Apache, Ariz.
Private Frank H. Baldwin, company
F, goth infantry, is transferred TO bat
terry c, sixth field artillery.
Private Paul P. Bendzyn, troop i, 18th
cavalry, has been transferred to the
post hospital corps.
Private James w. McMillon, troop
A. 18th cavalry, has been transferred
to the quartermaster's corps.
Privates Milton WaggOner, troop r;
Samuel Straus troop G; Clifton S. Ker-
nan, troop H, 18th cavalry, have been
transferred to the hospital corps and
assigned to Columbus, n. NJ, for duty.
Many Buy Discharges.
The following have purchased their
discharge from the army Private
William T. Blush quartermaster's
corps; private Robert II. Smith, bat
terry c, sixth field artillery; private
Ernest ". AshDy, company c, 10th in
fantry: Sergt Arnold S. Temple. troop
NJ. 18th cavalry; private William 8Ier-
Ger, hospital corps; private joseph J.
Roberts, troop Is, 18th cavalry; Sergt.
Ben Kassel, of the 10th infantry band;
private Robert TrammeH, troop ID, 18th
cavalry; private Maurice W. Eppley, OF
the signal corps; private Edward Year
key. company I, 10th infantry; private
Walter f. Johnston, troop K, 18th cav
airy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-31
CATTLE ARE
EFUSED ADMISSION
.outions Are Being Taken by AuthOrl-
ties TO Prevent Ilcky GaItie rum
sonora Crossing Line.

sonora Crossing Line.
NogaIes Ariz. March 51-Several car
Dads Of Mexican cattle or which ticks were
found have recently been denied admission
10 the United States at this port q entry
irhe cattle were not unloaded from the cars
I1If were sent south at once Every precau-
ton is being taken to keep ticky cattle out
OF the United States.
A. Nenater, Of Nenoter. ore, lntenos 20
make his famiivss home here. While in So
nora recently he purchased 1000 head Of cat
tie from the Giroux Cattle company me
cattle will be fattened before Shipment 70
the United States.
z. o. Stocker, who has been farming on
the Taoui river near the town Of CaJema-
sonora has arrived here with two carloads
OF hogs which ne intends to market in Tue
SON.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Facts Versus Fancies.

Richard LIE Caffeine was sympa-
thizing with a young writer whose
book of poetry had been refused by
twelve publishers.
"Real lovers of poetry" said Mr.. lie
Gallienne, "are unfortunately becom-
ing rare. Too many people nowadays
are like the judge.
This judge was recommended by a
poetic friend to read Shelley. The
great man of the law said he supposed
he ought to read a little poetry, and.
having heard so much Of Shelley, he
would try him.
land what do you think Of itY said
his friend to the judge after he had
waded through a few pages Of 'Epipsy-
chidion.' Isn't it beautiful
"'Well, well-oh. yes. l daresay it
is said the judge. Blu what | want
to know is when are we going to get at
the factsY - Washington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Raw Sponues.

To persons who know sponges only
as they appear ready for sale and use
the animal as it comes from the sea
would be unrecognizable. 1t is a solid
looking, rather Shiny, ieshy body, va
rying in color from light grayish vel
low through a range of browns to
black and in form it is cup shaped,
spheroidal or cake shaped, according
to the species, it's age or the environ
ment in which it grew. In general, In
appearance and consistency and the
n in which it cuts with a knife.
a living sleeps wool sponge is not I'M
like a piece of beef liver perforated
with holes and canals. The sponge of
the markets is merely the skeleton. the
supporting framework which gives
strength and form to the soft. gelati-
nous tissue of the living animal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Amateur Headsman.

Most Of us are wont to think Of the
beheadment as a relic of the dark ages,
but the last aecapitation which took
place in the British isles was no later
than 1920. The victims were two I'M
fortunates who had taken a part in the
BOnnymuir rising and were convicted
of high treason. The sentence was car
ried out in Stirling, Scotland. The
headsman, who was masked and wore
a serge gown, was a small, nervous
man who did his work SO badly that it
was not until the third stroke that he
decapitated n of the un~fortunates.
The assembled crowd yelled Murder"
and the miserable headsman was heard
to remark, 81 wish to heaven / had not
it to do" For a long time his iden-
tity was a mystery, but it later devel-
oped that he was q young medical stu
dent of Glasgow. The ak and the
mask which he used OF the occasion
may still be seen.-New York Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
CURIOUS PIPEFISH.
The Males Have Pockets In Which
They Garry Their Young.

The Males Have Pockets In Which
They Carry Their Young.
The kangaroo has always seemed to
nave the monopoly of that convenient
way of carrying it's babies in a pouch.
but it has been discovered that a fish
has the same useful receptacle. which
it uses for the same purpose. The pipe
fish, as it is called from the length Of
its jaws, has a pocket on the under
side of it's body nearly half it's length.
1t is found in the male species only and
is the only part of its body which is
unprotected by large fiat plates. which
take the place of scales in it's protective
armOr.
Ii a pipefSh is taken from the water
and it's little ones shaken out of the
pouch back into the water they always
seem either unable or disinclined to
III away. But if the father is placed
In the water again all the small fish
Immediately swim back into the pouch.
These curious little creatures have pre-
hensile tails, which they use to hold on
to the seaweed to protect themselves
from being carried away by the tide.
The pipefsh is similar to the small eel,
being about a foot in length and an
inch in thickness. But, unlike the eel,
it has a very long jaw and the peculiar
defensive armOr already mentioned
New York Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
R0BBING THE COAL PILE.
Smoke That Goes Up the Chimney Is
FueI Thrown Away.


For the benefit OF any one who may
not see the analogy between a robbed
coal pile and a smoking chimney it
may be briefly and simply explained.
The visible part in smoke is nearly
all carbon. either as SCOT or cinder, and
carbon is the principal combustible
part of COAL. e.. the useful part, the
part capable of yielding heat. Carbon
completely burned forms an invisible
gas. carbon dioxide; therefore when
ever the gases from a stack show
black they contain carbon. which indi-
Gates that complete combustion has
taken place in the boiler furnace.
In other words. all Of the available
neat In the coal has not been realized.
1t Is the same as though the CORE
spending part of the coal fed into the
furnace had been thrown away, for.
although it has passed through the
furnace, it has been thrown away up
the stack beyond recovery. Is this,
then. so very different from robbing
the coal pile?
The owner who through ignorance
allows conditions to exist which are
not favorable to the most economical
operation of his boiler furnaces, al
though he is unwittingly robbing him.
self. is nevertheless stealing from his
own coal pile.-Power.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Mhat He Left.

Residing in a little village is a law-
yer who is famous for drawing wills.
In which branch Of business he has
long enjoyed a monopoly Of the coun
try for miles around.
A few months since a wealthy man
died. There was much speculation as
to the value of the property, and the
town gossip set about to find out the
facts. He hunted up the lawyer, and,
after a few preliminary remarks about
the deceased, he said rather bluntly:
81 suppose you made Browns willF'
eyes"
"Then you probably know how much
he left. Would you mind telling meW
"Not at ALL" the lawyer answered,
as he resumed his writing. HE left
everything he had"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
C0WED THE CHINESE.
The Foreign Devil" Used a College
Yell as a Battle Cry.


On board a launch on which / was
saiiing mp The Yangtze river were
about thirty Chinese soldiers IF such n
r;lgamufin appearance as to excite my
suspicious, but fortunately without
sIeir rifles. As evening OF the first day
tame on they crowded around the
small deck house and demanded of the
native agent TO know what the for
eigB devil" was doing here. Now. |
Dad been cleaning and oiling the vari
Il parts of my sample machine u
during the day.
Before nightfali l drew the blinds of
the deckhouse and, quickly assembling
the gun, slipped In a loaded belt. /
now told the agent. who was white
with fear. to tell these fellows that this
foreign devil' belong crazy" and also
hun lehi" very iercel and as a sort of
warning to keep off the grass l open
ed the door and let off a string of
about fifty shots into the air. at the
same time giving the Yale college yell.
which was the handieSt warcry | could
think of at the moment.
Whether it was the information i'm
parted by the agent, Chen. the shots or
the Yale cheer | cannot say. but all
hands crowded to the other end of the
launch and remained at a respectful
distance until Nanchang was reached.
to the great amusement of the Chinese
captain and engineer. who. however.
had deemed it good policy to allow
the passengers to settle their own
disputes without interference. This
incident is pleasant to remember, but
at the time | was badly scared From
drumming Revolutionary China.' by
Bartlett G. Yung. in Worlds Work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
The Supreme Court.

The supreme court of the United
States is supposed to be strictly non
political, free from all parties and
above all parties. 1t vas designed by
the fathers of the constitution to act
as the governor" or "~fywheel." Of
our system of government, maintain
ing justice and right in the midst Of
the wrangling factions and clashing in
terests. According to the theory, the
supreme court is to know nothing but
the constitution and the laws that are
made in pursuance thereof and in ev-
cry matter that is brought up before it
to hold the balance even. regardless OF
everything else.-New York American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
STICK INSECTS.
They Sleep In the Daytime by Going
Into a Rigid Trance.

~OAN9
Into a Rigid Trance.
One of the most curious inhabitants
of the insect world is what is known
as the stick insect. about which Pro
fessOr Schmidt of the Imperial uni
versity of st. Petersburg has been
making some strange discoveries.
This queer insect remains In a quiet
state during the hours of daylight.
Until now it has always been supposed
that this was slumber, but Professor
Schmidt says it is really a state of
catalepSy. or trance, which the insect
has developed as a means of protec-
ton against its enemies.
When in n of these frances the in
sects will remain for hours In most
abnormal misunderstanding on their
heads. fiat on their backs or with
their legs extended high in the air
and the body arched in the form of a
bow. Only some prolonged excitement
of the nervous system will rouse them
from this rigid cataleptic state, but
when the trance is over they show no
signs whatever of muscular fatigue.
The stick insect passes all its days
in a trance and feeds at night on the
foliage of plants where it lives.-Ex-
change.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
A Golf Outrage.

The Earl of Wemyss was on a Fife
golf course on one occasion accomp-
panied by an old caddie. His lordship
got his ball on one occasion so near the
hole that to play it was. as it appeared
to him. superfuous. So he simply tip
ped it in with the toe Of mis- boot.
The caddie revolted instanter. threw
down the clubs and looked Mortified.
When he found words to speak 1t
was to say, Hang it, me lord. gowf's
gOWfv'
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Did His Share.

The lecturer raised his voice with
emphatic confidence.
1T is my belief. and | venture to
assert it." he declared, that there isn't
a man in this audience who has ever
done anything to prevent the destruc-
ton of our vast forests"
A rather timid, h%enpecked looking
man quietly arose in the rear Of the
hall and said:
"I-er-I've shot woodpeckers!'-Ev-
erybOdy's.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
rs THACKERAY SAW us.
His Opinion of American Cities and
Civilization In 1852.

his opinion or American Cities and
Civilization In 1852.
Early in December Of 1852 Thackeray
wrote from New York city to a friend
in England: "I've been here and there
in the upper ten world, but not much.
It's the most curious varnish Of civili-
cation. The girls are dressed like the
most stunning French actresses, the
house furnished like splendid gambling
houses. It's all gold and yellow bro
cade, and little ladies are like French
shop boys. and the houses are all so
new that the walls are not even pa
pered, and on the walls in the midst
of the hangings of brocade and the
enormous gold frames and mirror you
see little twopenny pictures and color
ed prints"
Two months later he wrote from Bal
timore: Now l have seen three great
c~ities-Boston, New York, Philadel-
phia. l think l like them all mighty
well. They seem to be not so civilized
as our London, but more so than Man
chester and Liverpool. AT Boston is
very good literature company indeed.
1t is like Edinburgh for that-a vast
amount of toryism and ~donnishness
everywhere; that of New York the sim
plest and least pretentious, for it suf-
fees that a man should keep a fine
house. give parties and have a daugh-
ter to get all the world to him.'-Pitts-
burgh Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
ORIGIN OF BANK CHECKS.
Dense London Foes, 1t Is Said, Forced
Their Introduction.

Dense London Foss, 1t Is Said, Forced
Their Introduction.
1t is claimed that the business world
owes the idea of the bank check to
nothing else than London's fogs.
These fogs are sometimes of such a
density that the pedestrian can see but
a few feet ahead of him. Something
over d hundred years ago. it is said.
the attacks of thieves and highway
men in the British capital upon bank
messengers and tradesmen going
through the streets to settle their bills
became SO frequent in times of heavy
fog as seriously to interfere with the
conduct of LOndOn's business.
1t was easy for the thief to ambush
his victim. club him into inSenSibility,
rob him and then disappear into the
murky atmosphere, with little likeli-
hood of apprehension or Identification
or that passersby would witness the
commission of the crime or be of any
assistance in the chase.
In these circumstances bankers.
tradesmen and others set their wits to
working. with the result that the bank
check was devised for the payment of
debts. Soon the highwaymen found
that a few pieces Of paper were all the
booty they were likely to get from a
''hOldup'' of even a wealthy trades
man. Accordingly the activities of the
daylight robbers soon came to an end,
but the convenience of the bank check
proved so great that it survived not
only in London. but was adopted
throughout the civilized wOrld.-Wash-
ington Star.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Im~aainarx Why's of ceIibaey.

Curious how when a man remains a
bachelor people will speculate concern
ing his celibate state:
well, he has had an unfortunate af-
fair some time or other. No man as at
tractive as he has gone this long with
out a tender memory to accompany
him"
OF a oma
Funny she never married. Now,
you'd think she'd be attractive to the
men, wouldn't you?"-New York Sun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Suddenly Tired.

"tfood gracious. what a sight you
are. What have you been doingy"
1.-The barber had just lathered me
when some one came in and told him
that he had won the big prize in q
lottery and he retired at once."-Bie-
gende Batter.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Her Goodness.

Bridey-My wife is a very good cook.
Wise-Get out. Her mother told me
she was just taking her first lessons
when you married her. B~ridey-Ex-
actly. She was good enough not to
continue her lessons on me.-Philadel-
phia Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Good News For Papa.

Paw"
"Well?'
when | promise to marry him do
you want him to come and ask your
c%Onsent"
NO, not my consent. but | would
like to have him trot in and tell me the
good news. / sort of feel like | needed
cheering up."-Houston Post.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Fish Story.

In a school for colored children the
pupils were asked to construct a sen
fence containing the word "amphib-
ious." Quick as a flash one boy gave
the following:
"Most fish stories am fbious."-De
troit Free Press.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Not 70 Blame.

my dear, there's too much caloric In
this soup"
There. / told the o you Wouiu
.ather have it seasoned with parsley"
Baltimore American.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Hard Luck.

Hard luck is when a nan who does
not like oysters eats one for politeness.
discovers a 500 pearl and then keeps
on eating them indefinitely to find an
other.-Chicago News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14

Men had not a hammer to begin. not
n syiiabled articulation. They had 1t
all to make-and they made it.-Car-
lyle.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Smartness

When people who think they are
smart meet people whom they recog-
nize as smarter than themselves they
call them "disagreeable." Detroit
News.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
An Idvl.

"He is my ideal and Pm his IDOL"
said the girl.
"And your love AFFAIR."
as an idyl."
"And your fance?"
"He's idle. according to papa."-La.
dies Home Journal.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14
Pretty Rich.

Louise Are they rich enough to az
ford competent servants? Julia-My
dear! They're rich enough to afford
dishonest Ones.-Life.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-05-14

The thoughts of his heart. these are
the wealth Of q MANI Burmese say
Ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-08
The scorcher.

clMEoN FORD was talking about the
- French chauffeurs employed by
some of New York's multimillionaires.
"Taese chaps" he said. often get as
mueh as $3.50 month and found just
for looking pretty. For they won't
clean a car; they won't repair IT; they'i IL
only drive it.
:And they drive it fast. They're
storchers. Yes, they're scorchers both
literally and figuratively.
Il heard of an elderly Irish cook who
got engaged to dashing young
chauffeur from Marseille. She said TO
her mistress, after announcing this
betrothal:
My husband that is to be. mum. ~
such scorcler that it's bewilderin.
Saturday he picked me up AFTER
knockin' me down with his Limousine;
Sunday We got engaged. and TO-DAY L
find that he already owes me $500