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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16
Blessed Are the Meek

so OFTEN the movies tiny maid little Cette
a Misebes," showing a Jean
Vatican wonderfully staged The
acting tOO real for quiet comfort seeks to be
this play anything but amusing
The parts all very
perfect sOddenness squaO
motives and of the immoral ones are
bitterly duty JaveTt oddly of
o omet
Of Jean himself IS the eternal puzzle the hero N spite OF his BE-
Jean his and lives his
consistently
the Pu is at last SO overcome BY Jeans goodness that ne quits ms necessary
ezpiiOn essential
injustice while Jean, still pursued by Thenaier finds safety at last and
passes falling sleep
somewhat that
Of given a
Hugo always calls him the uPnht one quite without sinister meaning
Javert wOrshiped Duty
Javert questioning
aab cOnfOr night and justice that a felt the world slipping under
oblivion his possessed
nobility "he that had lied" In the book Javt
absolute indifference to physical danger makes him at times heroic guTe IN
direction
Of purring sny
bateng pieces the lightning shteng the oak We not
vOrshping God S Duty.
possible to do
hours continuous filming One thing the film does is to drive home with con-
completeness OF
years
through
pages day. aside
it. up again. pass person through tragedy,
~ its gsfs fate protests acceptanee
HgiOn gods religion, imperfectne
cruelty ignorance,
pity tenderness
Of lOwne possibilities regeneration
deep sympathy
SURGICAL prendes
Vatican at kill
again. power,
Jean back
mpulSve deed Of kindness; and Jean VIII not give
many play given is
interesting relief that little
Little Cosette with coveted doll
aica necessary people breathe give
for the moisture to from the plying
according
seems
distraction
movies wese something universaty
Great penetrates duest
acting leave the ingulay fleeing
and to those imperative forgotten
So it is that lives
childhood bitterness
life and through those
things that they need existing that God they
know except in the movies and in
title
tenth through it. reading page
performed who does not know
"Les Miseabes' humankind
you called Thirst BY Ferdinand
faithfully Picung the mess burning
hed
straight skull buards
On spread wide apart, he
things partly screened with mastery touch
his fingers dig deeply into the sand
dssouonh
palms given thinks and
And something VIII not let
MsebeS" film, with all its
tnperfectOn leaves indeHble impress the mind.
DEATH Yet
cannot harm children
realities all the Wild that
the neglected grave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

Francisco, where they have been so
journing for several months.
The mfdwinter carnival proposition
was abandoned on the grounds that
Juarez refused refused to give any aid
to the project Messrs- Merkey, Wall.
Courchesne and MARTINEZ OF the carnt-
val committee. took the action.
The anniversary Of Mexican indie
pendence was celebrated deliberately in
Juarez yesterday. After the parade in
the morning there was speaking and
music in the plaza. Fireworks were
the center Of interest at night The
Mexican colony Of FL Paso also cele-
brated in a style never approached be-
fore.
Capt and Mrs. T. J. Beau enter
tanned a few friends Friday evening
Those composing the party were Capt
and Mrs. Beall. Maj. and Mrs. r H R.
Loughborough, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Eddy.
Miss Florence Beall, Miss Loughbor-
ough, Lieut.. J. L Dodge. DR.. H H.
stark, Frank O'Brien and Thomas
Beau
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

Louis This demonstration was on
catarrhal diseases and he gave almost
instant relief In every case. As the
outcome Of this demonstration. a res
olution was passed by the association
stanllshinE free clinics in all large
cities for the treatment Of this and
kindred diseases. Plans were made at
this meeting TO start a widespread
movement for the saving Of human life
especially child life, and for the relief
Of their suffering All physicians who
use drugs in the treatment Of diseases
were barred from the association.
There were more than 1000 osteopathic
physicians present at the association
meeting Canada and number OF for
eign countries were represented"
x
The people OF FL Paso are the most
receptive for any method Of bringing
good to the city OF any community in
which 7 have worked said r. F. Bas-
ship Of a community that its people are
open 70 receive and be interested and
enthusiastic and cooperative in every
movement that would result In advan-
tage for the city
This military tournament that VIII
be held by the border patrol troops in
FL PasO in October viii give FL PasO-
results Of military training" said Hen
rv BarkalOw. People who have not
been associated with the United States
army are sometimes prone to think
that because both the officers and
men have a little more time on their
hands than the average business men.
that the army spends its time in loaf
ing. This is decidedly not the case. as
Fl Pasoans who have followed the
movements OF the border patrol know.
every day is devoted to routine duty
drill, maueuvers. target practice and
war games, to constantly increase the
efficiency OF the men Of the service"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16
The Book Reviewer

printed cloth leather that
he must read to earn the PUNK that keeps his frame and soul together
and hue
THE idOts who wade in i ezms the hk book reviewer The same
brothers!
meOdTama
aching headg'
sounding depths that
and in goes
oc,nv7vbt bv eeo-g. assBuO MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16
Canada
BY GEORGE FITCH,
Author Of AT Good Old siwash."

CANADA is a vast land about as bia
as the United States which occu-
- pies the top floor Of the American
continent, with a roof garden around
the North Pole. It is the properly Of
Great Britain.
From reading the literature sent out
by Canadian promotion societies we
learn that Canada has resources Of in
coucefva BILE extent It's land is more
fertile. its ores richer, its fish larger
its mountains grander its timber more
extensive and its crops more profitable
and its people more enterprising than
those of the United States. Both coun-
tries were settled at the same time
but with all its superiority Csnada's
population is not as large as that OF
Pennsylvania
From this we are compelled 10 be-
lieve that Canada's baczwardness can
only have come about through its fail
ure to observe Independence day.
Canada consists Of two great regions.
the wonderful west and the enteruris-
ing east These are held together by
three rranscontinental railroads When
we consider that Canada's 100000 peo-
pie have to support half as many trans
continental systems as the 100 00O. 600
people Of this country. we are filled
with admiration for their pluck. It
takes about all the people Of California
cific
Canada is a republic with a nurse in
the shape Of a lord lieutenant. and its
people acquire titles direct instead of
buying them encountered with hus-
bands II is profoundly British at To-
ronto and Vancouver, stubbornlv
French at Quebec and uproariouslv
American in the wheat country.
Canada is separated from the United
states by a boundary line a tariff and
4 o'clock tea II has a half interest in
Niagara Falls the Great lakes. the
Rocky mountains. the northern gold
fields and the International baseball
league. Formerly emigration from
the United States TO Canada was com
posed almost entirely Of bank cashiers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16
BY FLoRENCE f. YoDER.

4 FTER Teddy had come to Tabby
n land. Tom Tabby was perfectly
- satisfied. Before that. time he
had always liked 20 stay about the
older boys. puppy boys larger than he,
but after Ted's arrival he was never
heard to say that he wanted 70 play
with them again.
Before Ted came. the one thing that
Tom Tabby liked TO do most OF all was
go fishing. But the larger boys never
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

deplete the United States II an equal
number Of Canadians did not come
over each year 10 get a Job in this
country.
canada produces as much wheat as
Kansas and as much oats as Illinois.
II is a hustling. orderly and enthusiast
tic young country and is already as
big as the United States conservation
Copyrighted by George Matthew
Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16
II Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1900.

Contractor Peharwood, OF Indianapo-
lis, arrived today and VIII begin the
erection OF the new Masonic temple al
once
Miss Della Fewel left for St Louis to-
day 10 attend school Mrs. .Fewel &C
companied her and viii visit friends in
St Louis
In response to an appeal sent out by
the Galveston typographical union
local members OF the union today col
lected So.
S. Ostrander and wife returned yes
terday afternoon from California,
where they have been for the PAST two
weeks on pleasure.
Mrs J W. Jenkins and daughter
Nay, returned yesterday from San
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

And wouldn't let his light be hid
OTRIEE one-" called the umpire.
Ii was a close game. so close
that it almost touched
call the second strike on him you
thief. robber, murderer, assassin. and
you'll rue this day
The speaker was powerful look
ing westerner whose brotherinlaW- was
shortstOp on the home team Fomi
his hip pocket prOtruded a SIS caiber
revolver, Elinting in the sun
The pitcher shot another ball,
straight and true. over the plate
Strike two" called the umpire
Up above the hubbub rose the voice
OF the westerner.
call the third strike. you kidnaper,
poisoner. wife beaten and III empty
every barrel OF this Sc in your direc-
tom
He rested the muzzle OF the pistol on
his left forearm. and prepared 70 shoot
Again the pitcher shot a lightning
like curve that sliced the home plate
clean above the middle.
There was an Ominous pause.
strike four-" called the umpire -
IL was the end Of one Of the closest
games iu history. The umpire was
buried without flowers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16
THIRTYFOURTH YEAR OF PUBLICATION.


By HerdN D. O.
(ownero
Fayne r G. A Martin A L Sharpe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

Now. however, countless thousands OF
A--a-fran farmers swarm to the wheat
fields each year This would in time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

An Jest Z think, Their haint nothin'
involved in tn awful European war that
Squire Marsh Swallow couldn't have set
tied. Lots o. US make ourselves miser-
able in extreme weather by worryin'
about tn folks who could escape it if
they wuzn' so stingy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

One woman leaves the town full Of
praise for its scenery. its people and
its social life; the other leaves with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-09-16

VJAtHNG FOR 4
JAHE ~ A RAILROAD
.STARoH.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
THE POOL

Here was a densely populated city, containing both friends and their foes, without a police force. Apartment houses for people who travelled by aeroplane in the day and people who only went out at night, silently and secretly, for the purpose of robbinS heir neighbors. Yet that city had marshal.
 Captain Jay was marshal ex- ofhcio; that is, he became the assistant of the executive officer by day because he was member of the Jay family. Gle was no relative to a noted American lawyer of that name. Oh, no. he didn't even know what a lawyer isl.
 Now. Captain Jay. with all his sput- ter and fuss, had great respect and silent support during the long hours of darkness from a celebrated family that carried on a night work of gathering stock.
 The Owls were not numerous at the time of casting votes for new officers, but still had powerful influence on the young folks. Did Master or Miss Deer Mouse think of attending an evening party. at any distance up the street, they first attempted to see if any of the Owls objected.
 The Owls were no more alike than a
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
!rrax.ilnu in a Thunder.terrr.

One summer morning my sister, cousin and asked my mother if we could 20 to West Wilmington on a load of lumber. with my brother. First she said we had better not go, be cause 1t lookedgas if it were going to rain.
 Of course, we kept on teasing and said it wouldn't rain, until finally she said we might go. We ate our break fast in a hurry and were soon on our way to the lumber lot
 While he was loading the lumber we were playing on the sawdust heaps. After we were on our way and had gone about three miles, it began to thunder and Tighten, soon followed by rain. It thnndered and frightened so hard we were rather frightened and wished we had stayed at home, as mother had told us.
 We had two horse blankets which were brown and red, these we put over us, and the red ran out and our hands and dresses become all red After the blankets were wet through we took our dinner pails and got un- derneath the wagon and sat on them
 After it stopped raining so hard we went about half mile and threw the lumber off and returned home.
 We have never been to West Will ington: and think we will pick out a better day next time.
 ALICE F. BURRILL.
 Stafford Springs.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
A LitsIe Indian Girl.


 This little Indian girl lived four hundred and twenty two years ago on one of the Bahamas. Her color re- sembled that of old copper. She had small dark eyes and long, black and straight hair.
 Her father had his hair all cut close Co his head except a lock in the mid die. That was left as a point of hon. or and was called the tscalp-locls'' Her mother made her clothes of deer skin.
 Her home was made of skins stretched over poles.
 If she had asked her father for a penny he would have given her piece of wampum. which is V hat the In- dians used as money.
 One day when she was seven years old she saw the first white man that she ever had seen A big ship sailed up to the island and a white man landed with some other men. She saw them kneel and kiss the soil. but she did not understand this ceremony and the ones that followed The man planted a fiame-colored banner. the flag of Spain. in the soil.
 The little Indian girl may have thought that these men were messen- gers of the Great Spirit. but I sup pose you have guessed who the great est of them was.
 ALICE M. GoRMAN, Age il. =VersailleR
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
Christmas Exercises.

Dear Uncle Jed: Wednesday Sfc.n~i noon at o'clock at the schoolhousep we had Christmas exercises snA "a Christmas tree. The tree was trim med with many trimmings which fifs children brought.
 From their teacher each cnfld Eutl a box of candy and an orange.
 Some of the children received urau- ents from the other children end aigo from their parents
 We had the schoolroom trimmed with evergreen and hemIock. Therw were evergreen wreaths in each W4r~ dow with a red Christmas bell in tl,su center.
 There were mary visitors sA dbo exercises. 60
 One lady who came brought Vso- trola phonograph.
 Thursday my brother and rn5Eefe prepared a Christmas tree at home. We had many presents and Q very nice time.
 My grandfather. who had just ra- turned from Florida ate Chr1stnnRN dinner with us.
 We all had very nice Chr4stnsaa.
 HELEN IT. REYNOLDS, Age n
 EaRIRviiles
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
UNCLE JEp's TALK TO WIDE
 AWAKEs.

Uncle Jed wishes you all a happy New Year.
 What is wishing a person a, happy New Year? It is simply an evidence of good will.
 It is not likely every one wished Happy New Year will enjoy a whole year of happiness. Uncle Jed ques- tions whether full year of happiness is desirable. It is the opposite experi- ences which teach us to properly value pleasure.
 The happiness of all of us depends not only upon, the ways of life but upon our own way of thinking. The niseries of life are not worth count ing but the blessings of life are worth counting and dwelling upon. Even where misfortune seems greater than we can bear, it usually could be very much worse
 Wishing happiness does not create happiness, but healthy action and heal thy thought do.
 What has thought to do with it? Well. if you think you are not used right, or that you are not lucky, or that life is full of hard work, you will not be hanpy. If you try to be obedi- ent and prompt and kind and attentive you will be doing small things better and better. and that will make the world seem good to you. Some one has told us we cannot take out of life any more than we put into it, and this in a large measure is true If we put work and contentment into life. we get very much more out of it than if we shirk little duties and dis like to do our part and get angry and become generally so disagreable that we get a bad name and no one desires to have us heln them or to help US.
 Happy life consists largely in our helping one another. and if we form anything but the help -one-another habit we are putting into life dissatis- faction which leads straight to worry and want.
 The world would be better if we all thought of self right-of the true reIa- ton of self to our neighbor and to God. Most of the misfortunes of life are caused by those who do not care anything about their neighbor or God. Me and mine is what they think, and what they act, and what they pray, and such people become the prey of their own crooked mind-they are never happy. although they may seem to be.
 When Uncle Jed or anyone wishes
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
LETrERs oF AcKNoWLEoeMENT.

Mildred Weaver of Mansfield Depot: I received the pretty prize book you sent me. It is just what I wanted. l think it very interesting. I thank you very much for it.
 Miriam M. Grover of Norwich: Thank you for the nice book received. I have read it and found it very inter esting.
 Maraaret McGrath of Bozrahville: I thank you very much for your book found it very interesting.
 Alice M. German of Versailles: l received the nice prize book, A Regu- lar Tomboy, which you sent me. I thank you very much for it. wish you and the Wide-Awakes a very Happy New Year.
 Lena Lacasse of .UncasvilIe: I re- celved the prize book l was very glad am very much interested in it. I thank you for it.
 Frances Martin of wiIlimantic: re- eeived the prize book you sent me, and it is very interesting. I thank you very much for it.
 Howard WeIden of WilIimantic: I received the prize book and thank you very much for it. I think it fine book. A Hanpy New Year to you and all the Wide-Awakes.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31

Sparrow is like a Wren. Related? Yes. Night workers? Yes, all of them.
 Put still the marshal could tell you there was a great difference. But the Owl family will come to see us later and show their good points.
 What has called Robby and Nellie Gray out so late in the season? Watch how they spring from one tree to an- other, just as you have seen fremen or wiremen spring from the roof of one apartment house to anotfer-and were not these trees apartment houses? How the Grays run nimbly up and down the fire escapes.
 Fire escapes? Yes. what else could you call the great limbs that afforded safety to the birds. the squirrels and other forms of energy? While you have made me explain, the Grays have gone from one place to another, in through this window, round that chim- ney. down another fire escape, then up. up, up to the highest point of the most lofty building, called The Oak; then by leaps and scamper come to the street, Bobby first and Nellie after him, as if bent on pulling his hair. How she did cuff him and scold as he stopped to notice the presence of Mar shaI Jay. 'tDo it again. will you?"
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
The ResuIt of pi.obediene..

There was once boy named Frank. Not far from Franks house was a large pond of very deep water. where the boys used to skate and slide when it was frozen over.
 One night the surface of the pond was changed into beautiful crystals of ice.
 As Franks father looked out of the window he heard the. merry laughter of the boys who were anticipating the fun of skating sfter school He knew single cold day was not enough to freeze the water of such large pond and so he warned his son again and again before he left not to venture on it's surface.
 When Frank saw all the other boys running on the pond, he followed them and, quite forgetting his fathers warning, away he flew over the icy
 For long time an went well. and it was great sport. but suddenly the ice cracked and loud cries of help came from Frank. who had fallen through the ice and was now struggling in the cold water.
 What a wretcned looking mortal he was when he was brought home to his parents. am sure he felt as sorry as he looked, for he realized that he had received a punishment for not needing the repeated warnings of his father.
 ESTHER cRAMER, Age 10.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
STORIES WRITTEN BY WIDE.
 AWAkEs.


 The horrors of the European war have no doubt already come to your attention. All the nations involved have suffered very much so far; but little Belgium especially has borne the greatest of the strife.
 Christmas, which all of us so cheer fully enjoyed. must have been a most dreary one for the inhabitants of that desolated country.
 In fact, we have much to regret that the efforts of Pope Benedict to effect Christmas truce were not realized. With fatherly devotion. he saw the plight of the people in the warning countries. and he worked most zealouSiy to contribute to the greatest of all feaSts, Christmas
 Unfortunately, one of the warning nations did not feel able to conform to his holiness' wishs and the much de- sired Hull was not effected.
 Despite all the fruitless attempts made blythe holy father so far for the cessation of hostilities, we all hope that Prince of Peace, and whose birthday we have just celebrated, will succeed in soon persuading the warning people to come to terms.
 In accordance with the desire of our president. we must remain neutral with regard to the war. The best and Y1o- blest thing that we can do is to spread the spirit of peace which first came from the lowly stable at Bethlehem, and hope that the present conflict, dis ast-eus though it may be-, will turn the war lords to adopt the true spirit of Christianity. which must always be a spirit of peace and brotherly love
 E;,ryyich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
The Two Lions.

One day two lions walking through wood came upon a fox peacefully summing itself and dozing, not aware of the presence of the two lions.
 Now the lions were very hungry, having been on the hunt all day. So they hastily consulted each other and planned to separate and surround the fox.
 Soon one of the lions had crept close enough to seize the fox with one sweep with his paws. The lion gathered up the fox and carried the fox. to where the other lion was
 The lion that got the fox claimed the most. The other said: Let us divide it equally The quarrel soon turned to fight
 While they were fighting the fox sprang ur and scampered away. Two dejected lions went home that night, for they had learned a lesson never to be forgotten.
 ESTHER LYMAN. Age Ii
 Norwich
Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-31
A sIeieh Ride.

N StGtSiN fNtSSs
 The Sixth grade at the Broad Street school planned for a. sleighride Fri- day night after school at quarter of four. They waited a little while and the sleigh did not come so they all went home.
 and my older sister that was going. She came later. How surprised I was to see her at church.
 On our way coming home we met a boy and asked him when the ride was going to be.
 He said. Saturday afternoon at two o'clock"
 I didn't expect to go thsn. because never thought to ask him; but I wanted to go bad enough.
 Saturday morning came. said I was going to ask him, 'sn I paid a quarter could go.'
 He said. Why, yes, we would be glad to have you"
 You don't know how pleased I was then. just jumped with 3oy.
 He said sister could gc too, if she wanted to, so we two made thirty two in all.
 We all met at quarter of two The sleigh was there a little before two o'clock. All the girls had seats and the boys sat on some straw In the middle of the sleigh.
 Some boys and girls had hof<fs and OIl6 oOY u1Q COW-OSlL- WnaI nun we had. At every store but one or two the boys stopped and xot some candy or other sweet things that the girls and boys liked.
 We went as far as FitcfviIle. We were gone about three and a half hours. Our chaperone was Miss O'Connel1. the most populsI teacher fin Broad Street school. The Sixth grade teacher could not go.
 VIOLA HOWARD, Age F.
 Norwich.