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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Cards

Mrs. R. T. Talpis entertained recent
" at her home, on Prospect avenue
with an auction bridge and bunco party
The house was decorated with Ampri
can beauty roses, white carnations and
ferns. Punch, bOnbons and sailed all
mOnds were served during the game
and later a tWO-cOurse luncheon UaS
served. Mrs. J. A. Shanberg won the
bridge, with Mrs. B. Swat second. Mrs
/. /. Goldsmith was the winner of tbe
first prize in bUncO and Mrs Nathan
GoIdOft the second.
Miss Mary Alice Jones entertained
the Beta Beta club Saturday after
noon at her home, 1914 North Camp
bell street, with a bridge luncheon
party. The decorations were daffo-
dills and ferns Following the Iunch-
con, bridge was played Miss Alicia
Swami won tNe guest prize and Mise
Gertrude Leighton the club prize. Miss
Hattie Mae LOretz viii be the hostess
Of the club next Wednesday, The
club members present were: Misses
Hattie Mae LOretz, Theo Patterson
Florence Reed, Sue Lattner and Mrs.
Harry Vaughan. The guests Of the
club We're: Mrs c. NJ. Lyman, Mrs.
J. X. Griffith Misses Anna Sorenson.
Hilda Sorenson, Julia COldweu Maude
Strickland, Alicia Swami, Lenoir Mar
Preston, the bride of Dick Preston.
who is visiting Miss TheO Patterson.
The meeting of the Saturday Card
club at the home of Miss MabeHe
Bryan was postponed until next Sat
uTday.
Mrs. A. J. Fullan entertained Sat
urday afternoon at her home 1918
North FL PasO street, in honor of Miss
Frances Fitzgerald, of Chicago. III.
The occasion was a luncheon bridge
party. Saint Patricks day was OBJ
served in the decorations, which were
of green and white, the luncheon fav-
ors being Irish harps and shamrOcks.N
Following the luncheon bridge was
played, Miss Karma Deane winning the
prize for the highest score. Miss
Fitzgerald was presented with an at
tractive souvenir of the occasion. The
latter part of the afternoon was de-
voted to dancing.
:
Mrs. ". T. Davidson was the host
eSs Saturday afternoon at a delight
fully informal bridge party for the
plimentary to Mrs. William Denton
and Mrs. John W. Sherwood, two re-
cent brides in the 18th cavalry The
guests of honor and the player at
each table making the highest score
received corsage bOQuet of violets
ana roses Those receiving the flow
ers were: Mrs. John L Dewitt Mrs
Leroy Eltinge, Mrs. W. W. Dudley
and Mrs. John II. Lewis. Among the
guests were: MeSdameS Frederick Per-
klns, Robert y. Read, NJ. NJ AIcNamee,
W. 5. Graves, George @. Sarnhardt,
John IL. Lewis, Ernest D. Scott, Harry
n \; Cootes,- John I. Dewitt, Leroy
Hurd, Z. P ROckhiI NJ B. Wesson.
w. W. Dudley, Charles Stevenson,
Bertram Johnson, A. F. Hill. Follow
ing the games, dainty refreshments
We're served
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23

Mrs. c. E. Kelly and children mOtOreo
TO Ysleta Sunday in their Cadillac car.
MT and Mrs. W. J. Harris, with Mrs.
!. ID. HurxthaI, motOre0 10 Ysleta Sun
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. BrOaddUs drove
down the valley to Ysleta Sunday with
their family in their Overland car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Woodwork. II,
their Buick car, motored TO Ysleta Sun
J.: H. Hurxthal and T. P PreIsIer
made the trip to Ysleta Sunday on
Ihelr Indian motorcycles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sharp. in their
Eord, motored to Las Cruces Sunday
Mr.: and Mrs Charles Hamel were their
Mrs Ernest Harness, in her Chalmers
car, motored down the valley with Mrs.
James Vance, sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stockard drove
out to Hueco tanks Sunday in their
Bulck car. Their guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Ederley.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J. Primm, in their Lo-
zler car. motored out the Hueco tanks
road Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. K Cleveland, Of Las
Cruces, motOred to Ell PasO Sunday in
their Cleveland car
P R. Smith. of Las Cruces drove to
El Paso Sunday in his Abbott Detroit
car. to be here for short time.
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Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Cox and A. :
Godell of Silver City. mOtored in a Mo-
line car to Ell PasO Sunday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Martin motored to
Ysleta Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Hagerty in Mr. Martins Chalmers car.
and had breakfast at the Valley Inn.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Booker mOtOred to
Asleta Sunday in their Chalmers six
and had luncheon az the Valley Inn.
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Alderman c. It. Leaveu is driving
new Chalmers six
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Parties

Mrs ~ NJ 0IcNamee viii entertain
on Friday in honor of Mrs. P W.
Hurd. of Omaha, who is the guest of
Capt and Mrs H. r. Hfckok.
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Miss Julia Morse entertained a num-
Der of her friends Saturday afternoon
with a buncO party at her home. 1906
.MundV avenue. Mrs George c. Morse
Helen MUrdOck and Jane Burgess were
the prize winners in the buncO games.
Following these, a dainty luncheon
was served at the card tables. All
the decorations were in green and
white for the Saint Patrick'S season,
and the tally cards were Saint Pat
rick postcards, tied with ribbons.
Among the guests were. Misses Helen
MurdOck, Helen Reading, Frances
Clayton, Margaret Schuster, AIarga-
ret Berry, Dorothy Wnliame, Dorothy
VOllertsen, jamie McCutcheOn. Marion
Howe, Jane Burgess. Annette Morse,
Birdie KrUpp, Mary CapIes. Nancy
Edwards, Anne Pitman and Josephine
March.
Capt. Morton 7. Smith and Capt.
and Mrs Wilson 3. Burtt were given
a farewell party Saturday afternoon
by the officers Of the regimental mess
of the goth infantry, at the infantry
camp at Fort Bliss. Capt. Smith left
sunday afternoon for West Point
where he VIII assume his new duties
as commandant of the cadets in the
United States Military academy Capt.
AMI Mrs Burt leave today for Cali
fOrnia, where the captain has been
detailed as nspector-instructo of the
California state militia. The farewell
party was given in the new amuse-
ment hall of the regiment, recently
completed by the chaplain Of the reg
iment Capt. John T. Axton. The
guests of honor formed the receiving
line During the afternoon a band
concert was played by the goth in
fantry band in front of the amuse-
ment hall. and later dancing was en-
joyed. Light refreshments were
served, Capt Robert W. Mearns and
Lieut.. Hugo D. Schultz, officers in
charge of the mess formed the enter
tainment committee. About $50 Of
ficers Of the various regiments sta
toned in this district called to extend
their good wishes to Capt. Smith and
Capt. and Mrs. Burtt
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The Coyotes Riding club" members
rode horseback Sunday afternoon. go
ing down the valley In the party were
Miss Edna Richardson, Miss Pet Rich
7rdson, Phil Holman, Charles Otis and
Charles Hubbard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Lodges and Clubs

The members Of Willow Grove cir
Gle, ". O. W, held a short business
meeting Saturday night.
We skin 'em all. Crescent Cleaning
Works, phone 4091, will caH.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
SOCIETY'S DOLNGS
SOCIAL CALENDAR.

SOCIAL, CALENDAR.
- Tuesday.
= Mrs. C. c. COvington enter
- +aiIs for Mrs. r. A. Miller, Of
. Chicago. --t.-.4.-i.,, =
= Missionary society meets at the
= Trinity Methodist church G
. Missionary society has liter
&.arv program at the church.
100000 90 ~%A~$
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Women's Organizations

Mrs. N. L. Golden has been appointed
by the W. c. T. L. to distribute tenn
perance literature about the library.
the chamber Of commerce and the y.
NJ. c. A. and Y. W, c. A. buildings.
Mrs. r. T. Wood entertained the
members OF the Busy Six club Sat
urday afternoon at her home on Wy
oming street. The afternoon was spent
in sewing aEd later, light refresh
ments were served by the hostess. The
clubs next meeting viii be April 4.
with Mrs. Sheldon in the Alexandria
apartments.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Automobili1g

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
REGIMES Of Our Pioneer Mothers

for the home treatment of disease
were wonderfully dependable. True.
they knew nothing of drugs, but owed
their success to the roots, herbs and
barks of the field. It is interesting to
note that Lydia. E. Pinkham's Vege-
tabl Compound, the most successful
remedy for female ills we have was
originally prepared for home use from
one Of these recipes. It's fame has now
spread from shore to shore, and thous-
ands Of American women now well
and strong claim they owe their health
and happiness TO Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Acknowledgement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
El Pasoans Away

Mrs. William Tankstaff has gone to
visit her mother, Mrs. J. B. McCabe, in
Bisbee, Ariz. Her husband viii Join
her there later.
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Mrs. Ewing Thomson and little son,
Billy, have gone TO Fl Worth and
Gainesville, for a prOtracted visit
with relatives.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23
Ell PasOons Returning

George G. Morse, who has been
away for the past two weeks. in east
Texas, has returned.
D. c. Booth has returned from a trip
to Arizona.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-23

did you ever see a man jump mining
claim asked TenderfOOt Tim. Yes" re-
piled Rattlesnake Pete; Jumping a claim
isn't anything much I've seen a man sWal-
low mining prospectus Washington Star
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GEORGE AIDES NEWEST FABLES IN SLANG
The New Fable of the Marathon in the Mud and the Laurel Wreath

Now he was playing Fox and pulling
for the Dream to work out.
The cold eyed Custodians up at the
main Citadel Of Credit began to take
notice of the Rustler.
lie was a Glutton for Punishment.
Discounter from away back and De-
mon for applying the Acid Test to every
account.
He was Sure Thingcr, air tight and
playing naught but Cinchcs. No wonder
they all took u slant at him and spotted
him as Conner.
The Business Associates of Alexander
liked to see Europe from the inside
every summer and investigate the Cock
tall Crop of Florida every winter, 50
they allowed him to be the Works.
He began building the Skids which
finally carried them to the Fresh Air
and left only one name on the Gold
Sign.
Up to- his Chin in Debt and with a
Panic fickering in the Horizon 1t be-
hooved Alexander 10 be on the job at
1880 a. NJ. and hang around to scan the
Pay Roll until $3.50 +. NJ.
Ofttimes while galloplng from his
Apartment to the Galleys or chasing
homeward TO grab of a few wasteful
hours Of Slumber he would see People
of the Lower Glasses going out to the
Parks with Picnic Baskets. or lined up
at the Vaudeville Palaces, or watching a
hard faced Soubre,se demonstrate some
thing in a Show window.
1t got him to think Folks could frivol
around and waste the golden Moments
when they might be hopping on a Ten
cent Piece.
His usual Gait was that Of man GO
ing fo~ the Doctor, and he talked Num-
Der. to himself as he sped along and
mumbled over the important Letters he
was about to dictate.
Those who were pushed out Of his
way would overhear "A scrap or two Of
the RaVing and think he was Balmy.
The answer is that every hard work.
ing Business Guy acts as IL he had
Screech Owls in the Tower.
Aleck had his whole STAFF so buff
faloed that the Hreings tried to keep
up with him. so that Life in the Bee.
hive was Just one thing after another
with no Intermission.
with a thousand important Details
claiming his attention. Alcck had no
time to monkey with side issues such
as the general state of his Health or
the muitifarlous plans for uplifting the
Flat Heads that he could see from his
Window.
Those who recommended Golf to him
seemed to forget that no one ever laid
by anything while on the Links.
AS for the Plain People. his only Con-
vction when he surveyed them in the
Mass was that every Man Jack was
holding back Money that rightfully be-
| longed to him (Alexander).
| Needless to say. the battling Finan-
rier was made welcome at the Directors
Table and handed "A piece Of Trust
Company and became an honored Guest
when any Melon was to he sliced.
All that he dreamt while sleeping in
the cold room over the Store had even
tuated for fair.
The more Irons in the Fire the more
hiphops he turned.
| He never paused. except to weep over
the fact that some Of the rival Pro-
curers were getting more than he could
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would II not be Rayzorius?" queried
the Sire of Alexander. would it not BE-
Ipskalene If Aleck kept on and on until
he had assembled Ave whole Dollars"
Thus spurred To Endeavor by a large
and roofing Gallery the trchin went
providing for Old Iron, which he trun-
died off to the Junkman.
Also for empty Bottles. which he la
boriously secured and delivered at the
Drug Store for a mere dribbe Of
Chicken Feed.
The sheet of Copper brought a tidy
sum. while old Mrs Arbuckle wondered
what had become of her Wash Boiler.
with V to his Credit Aleck put
Paddock on every Pocket in his store
suit and went Money Mad
He acquired Runt and swilled 1t
with solicitude until the Butcher made
him an offer.
It was proud Moment when he
cased in the $3.50 to II. w. Fishberry
who told him to keep on scrouging and
some day he would own share in the
Building & Loan.
our Hero fooled away his time in
School until he was all of eleven years
old. when he became associated with one
Blodgett in the Grocery Business. at a
weekly Insult Of Two Bones.
All the time Aleck was cleaning the
Coal Oil Lamps or watching the New
orleans Syrup trickle into the jug he
was figuring how much or the stipend
he could segregate and isolate and set
aside for the venerable Mr.. Fishberry.
the Taker-In up at the Bank. with the
Chinchl,a on the LarynX.
For ten long years the White Slave
tested Eggs and scooped the G Sugar.
When Aleck became of Age Mr.
Blodgett was compelling him to take $50
The first of every Month.
He lived on Snowballs in the Winter
and Dandelons in the summer. but he
had paid $500 on a two story Brick fac
ing Railroad Street.
His Name was Byword and Kissing
among the Pool-Players. Nevertheless.
| he stood Ace High with old Two-per-
| cent-a-Month up at the Abattoig known
as the Farmers & Merchants Bank.
The Boys who dropped in every thirty
Days came to know him as "A Wise Fish
and a Close Buyer. They boosted at
| Headquarters. so the first thing you
know AleCk was a Drummer. with two
Grips bigger than Dog Houses and a
| chance to swing on the Expense Ac-
/ count.
A lowly and unsung Wanamaker
would be sitting in his prunery. wear
| ing Yarn WHISTLES to keep warm and
medtating another Attack on the Bottle
| Of Stomach Bitters in the Safe. when
Aleck would breeze In and light on him
and sell him several Gross of something
| he didn't need.
| The Travelling Salesman dug up
many a Cross Roads overlooked by the
Map Makers.
He knew how to pin RUDE against
the Wall and make him say Yes"
He rode in Cabooses, fought the Roll
er Towels endured the Taunts OF Ess,
Bess and Tess. who shot the Sody Bis
cult, and reclined in the Chamber of
Horrors. entirely surrounded by Wall
Paper. but what cared he?
He was sailing the Sppn.
lie was closing in on the Needful.
For term of years he lived on Time
Tables and slept sitting up.
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1 STUB NOSED Primary Pupil.

A STUB NOsED Primary Pupil.
n richly endowed with old gold
1 \ Freckles. lived in a one cylinder
Town, far from the corroding
influences Of the Stock Exchange.
He arrived during the age of Board
Sidewalks, Congress Caters and Pie for
Breakfast
The Paper Collar. unmindful of the
approaching Celluloid, was still affected
by the more tony Dressers. Prison
made Bow Ties, with the handy elastic
Fastener, were then considered down
right Natty.
I.imousines, EugeniCs, Appendicitis
and the regulation of Combines were
beyond the rise Of the Hill. so the talk
was mostly about the Weather and
Married Women.
The baptismal Monnlker Of the mot
tied Offspring was Alexander Campbell
Purvis, nut on account of his sunny
Disposition he was known to the Coun-
tryside as AleCk
One morning the Lad did his crawl
from under the Quilt at an hour when
our Best People of the new Century are
sending away the empty Siphons.
He was acting on Hunch.
The far famed Yankee Robinson Show,
with the Trick Mule and the smiling
Tumbers. had exhibited the day before
on the vacant Lot between the Grist
Mill and the Parsonage.
Aleck was familiar with the juvenile
Tradition that Treasure could he dis
covered at or near the trampled Spot on
which the Ticket Wagon had been an
chored
1t was known that the agitated va
hoos from up in the Catfish County
were likely to tumble and spill their
saved up Currency. thereby avoiding the
trouble of handing 1t over to the
Grafters later on.
AleCk was the first Prospector to
show. He got busy and uncovered a
Silver Buck.
1t looked about the size of Ferris
Wheel
While beating it for the parental Roof
he began laying out in his Mind all the
Pleasures OF the Flesh that he could
command with the Mass of Lucre.
The miscue he made was to flash his
Fortune on the Family Circle
After breakfast he found himself be-
ing steered to the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank
He was pried away from the Cart
which showed that he was a Deposition
Now, Alexander c." said his Ma
IF you will shin up the ladder and pick
Cherries every day this week at two
cents per Quart. by nightfall OF Satur-
day you will have another Case Note to
put into Cold Storage"
But If continue dropping the pro-
ceeds of my Labor into the Reservoir
what Is there in IL for me?' asked the
inquisitive Chick.
His mother replied. "Why. you will
have the Qualification Of moving up To
the window at the Bank and earning a
Smile of Appreciation from old Mr.
Fishberry with the Throat Whskers.'
So the aspiring Manikin chung to the
perious Tree Tops day after day. drop
ping the ruby Cherries into the sus-
pended Bucket. while all the Relatives
stood on the ground and applauded.
one day there was "A Conference and
II was discovered that it'll" AlcCk was
solvent to the extent of $3.50.
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powng for Old on which he trunded
Junkman.

show. It was an unjust world. Brush
ing away the salty Tears he would leap
seven feet into the Air and spear a
passing Dollar.
BY the time he had the Million neces-
sary for the support Of a suitable and
well recommended Lady. he was too
busy to go chasing and too foxy to split
his Pile with a rank outsider.
His Motor Car squawked at the Spar
row Cops when they waved their Arms
The engineer who pulled the Private
Car always had his orders To hit 1t up.
Sometimes the Private Secretary
would drop out from exhaustion, but
the Human Dynamo never slowed up.
He reposed at night with Ticker
on his Bosom and a Receiver at his
Ear.
When he finally flew the Track and
blew out all his Cylinders. they had to
use Net to get him under control so
that he could be carted away to the
Hospital.
Then the Trained Nurse had to prac-
tise all the Trick Holds known to Frank
Gotch to keep him from arising to re-
sumo the grim Battle against his Enc
mics on the Board.
He huttered long before calming
down. but finally they got him all spread
wish to see.
When he was too weak to start any
thing Doc sat down and cheered him
along by telling what Precautions should
have been taken along about 1850.
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Alexander, I have some New for
YOU" said the Practitioner. holdin, Iu OIL.
Grief so well that no one could not,.
ii. you are going away from h.f,
owing to the total absence of man
organs commonly regarded as .,u'..
II will be impossible for you To geo hI,.
to the Desk and duplicate any pt y'u-
notable Stunts. No doubt W. shall 70
able to engage Six Men IF PrrsrntaH
Appearance to act as Pail B,nr.rS. l.
is our purpose to proceed TO the Gene.
terry by Automobile 50 as NOT To- Wp,i.
Traffic on any of the Surface Lines .n
which you are so heavily interested
congratulate you on getting SO far allu-
before being trlpped up and | am Won.
dering II you have a Final Request O.
make"
"Just one" replied the Great MN
"I'd like to have you or SOM body r.s,
tell me what it's all been about
The only remaining Fact to he chron.
icled is that the original Dollar. p.c,,,t
up on the Circus Lot was found amuus
the Effects.
A Nephew, whom Alexander Camph".
Purvis never had seen, took the Dollar
and with It purchased two Packs 1
Egyptian Cigaroots, Regal Size, win
Gold Tips.
Moral: 4 Pinch OF Change. cdrcfpt
put or. dl,cdys comes in hdndy.
(Copyright, 1914, on the Mcclure Nti.-
paper SVndicdtc)
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Cage, a sliding Desk and a whole Bat
terry of Rubber Stamps.
In order to learn every Kink Of the
Game, freeze ouj the other Holders Of
Stock md gradually possess himself Of
all the Money in the World Aleck now
found it necessary to organiz' himself
into both a Day and a Night Shift and
have his Lunches brought in.
The various Smoothenhemers who
were out on the Road had "A proud
chance to get by with the padded Ex-
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pense Account. Aleck could smell a
Phony b. fore he opened the Envelope,
because that Is how he got His.
With a three ton Burden on his aching
Shoulders he staggered up the fiinty
Incline.
Away back yvnder while sleeping
above the Store. a Vision had come to
him. He saw himself sitting as "A DI-
rector at Bank Mecting-an enlarged
and glorifed Fishberry.
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Concern happened to die. Before Rigor
Mortis could set in or the Undertaken
had time to pull Tape Measure Aleck
was up at the grief stricken Home to
cop out an Option on the Interest.
Now he could give the Cackle to all
the Knights Of the Road who had blown
their Substance along the gay White
Ways of Charlottesville. Bucyrus and
Sedalia.
He was the real Gazook with a Glass
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Day after day he dog trotted through
n feverish Routine of unpacking and
packing. and then climbing back to the
superheated Day Coach among the
cifdled Smells.
Every January 1 he did a Gaspard
Chuckle when he checked up the total
Swag, for now he owned two Brick
buildings and had tasted a little Blood
in the way of Chattel Mortgages.
One of the partners In the Jobbing