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The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Parcel Post May Help to Reduce the
 Cost of Living.
agreeable

In the current issue of theFarm and Preside PoStmaSter--G Burles- on writes an exceedingly interesting article about the parcel post. He pre- sents many practical suggestions about it and tells number of inter- esting stories Illustrating his points. In the following extract he suggests that the parcel post may reduce the cost of living:
 "The era of war prices inaugurated because of the conflict in Europe has greatly increased interest in every de- vice that gives promise of counteract- ing the tendency to increased cost of living; and among these agencies we are very sure that none will do so much for the people-for producer and consumer alike-as the facilities now offered by the parcel post. It is only necessary to understand them, to use them intelligently, and to divide the advantage between producer and con- sumer."
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
LIGHTENS FARMERS, TAXES

(By PROT. JOHN A. NICHOLS.)
 The suppression of the liquor traffic would be of great benefit to the farm CTS, who are now taxed heavily to pay their part of the enormous expense of taking care of the great army of orphans and paupers, drunkards, and criminals produced by this destructive and degrading traffic. The liquor traf- ic now destroys the buying capacity of the men who put their money into whisky and beer. For every $100 spent fc- liquor. the farmer now re- ceives $5.5O. If the money was spent for other commodities the farmers share would be very largely increased.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Children for This Movie Plentiful

Director Richard Stanton of the Ince companies was surprised to learn during the production of "A Po- litical Feud," forthcoming Ince re- lease, what a large amount of natu- ral talent abounds in youngsters in and about Santa Monica, Cal, where the Inceville studios are located. In the early part of the action of the story children play the important roles, and Mr. Stanton was obliged to recruit to the ranks of the players a number of boys and girls ranging in age from eight to fourteen years. He had no trouble in finding the juve- niles. A multitude responded to the call. Stanton feared he would have trouble in getting the chosen ones to do as he commanded before the cam era. He was mistaken. The youth ful novices took to the task like ducks to water and succeeded in putting over the scenes with great success.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09

Have you copy of the December Ladies Home Journal yet? This is one of the best issues of the year and there are a number of pages about holidays that will interest you.-the price for this number is the same as the others-15 cents. Call 242 and let Jack Johnson, Jr., bring you the number. Advt,
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Ihis-and Five Cents,
DON'T MISS Tu1o

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut ,,,.
 Co., Chicago, H., writing " yopo Foley 6 and address clearly. Yo1 y;'i yEIr nalae m return free trial pacta ., receive taining Foley's Honey and d'Aage Tg con- pound, for coughs, colds .nd nar Com- foley Kidney Pills, and Folewu u c croup, tic Tablets. For sale in ''vy vy, Oathar. by Hesterly Drug Store " your town
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Go to the Gem Tonight.

The Country Gentleman this ,,.. :,
 contains the third installment of Tusk ",a liam R. Lighton's story "Haunv w., Ha' low Farm.' It is good one and m -.vl' .' will enjoy reading it. Phone o o,1 s0u Jack Johnson, Jr. As .s1--
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Not Complaining.

Conductor, said the man with 6 grouch, what time does this train get to Pittsburgh"
 Were three hours late. Are you in a hurry"
 ITO get to Pittsburgh No. wish we were four hours late e"-Exchange.
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
1t&EzAlnZ[9l1grl5 AE;n;eYE AkE;ns;eYE3Q1r11S
 GEA B. Conducted by the National Woman's s
 Christian Temperance Union)
HAVE NEW LIGHT.

DOCTORS HAVE NEW LIGHT.
 A common argument of the liquor interests may be put in the form of @ syllogism thus:
 Major premise: The demand for an occasional stimulant is instinctive in human nature. Minor premise: Alco- hol is a stimulant. Conclusion: Alec holic drinks supply natural demand
 Granting the first premise to be sound-which we do not grant-the second premise Is glaringly untrue. Latest findings of medical science have proved that alcohol is not stim- ulant as once believed. but a depres- sant. There is expert testimony in abundance to this effect We quote here from W. A. Chapple, M. D., M. R. c. S., Ph. D.. and member of parlia- ment:
 we know that alcohol stimulates nothing except disease and the suscep- tibility to it. We know one of the first nerve centers to fall under its paralyZing influence Is the vaso-motor center in the brain. What happens is all you see and lot you don't see. The face flushes because the vessels dilate and engorge. But you only see it in the face because these vessels are so delicate everywhere-in the brain, the liver, the kidneys, all the vital organs, which suffer in conse- quence. And the heart beats faster It beats faster because it's controlling mechanism has been paralyzed It has not been stimulated any more than the horse has been stimulated by cutting its reins. We see, therefore, how, till quite recently, doctors have been deceived. Wine Is mocker! But it need mock no longer. Apply the teaching of experience, of science and of the Bible-all attest that in the end it 'biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder.'"
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Unchanged
Boston Transcript.

Boston transcript
 The Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving has changed to the So- ciety for the Promotion of Useful Civ ing, but Spug by any other name is still tightw ].
The Prescott daily news., 1914-12-09
Classified Art.

"This picture" said the artist, "is my masterpiece"
 You told me last month it was a potboiler."
 q thought so. But potboiler is something you paint merely to sell l cant sell It."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
Where Education Really Begins


~ today officer
- holding catching playing hockey.
The officer today generally college graduate
speciality
make the ground up
interesting digging
to the boy hockey
applied promptly theoretically perhaps
him afraid school, probably
Institutions him into potential
today
for decent living
married.
grandparents straghn youngsters
they
chance gives
pOrdge every
comfortable well children
sleep mornings
mothers thing,
Clothes
wrong against
en against
may be 500
undoubtedly thousands reducing misery
hOpsness of child life the
school community stealing
insane asylum public hospital
little
for nghbOr citizen for the state and for humanity
of willie pay
keep Chicago starting
paign keep avoiding
S a germ S bad o a rattesnake
poinseta
sEingy friends the city and the
exposition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
Learning Hard Lessons

ERMANY, knowing will learning
Imperial orders have forth that
grain fed stock Potato
also being recommended the Germans part economical
the people to all their milk
milk products avoid starved
price, world lessons learned from
food values lessons in medicine and
in industry. and establish
warning back
the worlds peoples ymPzed
deeply suffering their thought clearly questions of
duty patriotism civilization
o. love brotherlness
putting the street lights and going to bed early for
apanes and somehow did
ownership partnership
chan themselves
birth its luster added to by
difficult
In years pairs
pannny country
According
Texasp and ehave firm foundati
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

shrugged his shoulders. and Tessie gig
gled.
ats pity" he said, that no one
can put on clean clothes in this town
without having something said about
it." Binkie laughed and snatched at
his cap. If you put on clean clothes
oftener, we would not notice it." he
Knocked and fled down the path with
the cap in his teeth
Il am always clean" Poly cried run
ming after him. IF you don't give that
back Tl-'Aand he was off in a second.
while the little box fell forgotten right
at Toms feet
Now Tom was so quick. and Tessie
stood in the way so that I don't know
what did happen, but when Poly came
back, his box was on the ground where
he left it. He snatched it up, stuck his
cap on his head and marched out Of the
yard, as angry as could be.
Tom and Tessie watched him so, and
held their sides and laughed, while
Binkie opened the gate for him with a
low DOW that almost drove him wild.
He was still cross when he opened the
gate and went into the yard of Fannie
Hicks, but after Fannie had come out,
smiled sadly at him and had started
of down the road with him under a big
umbrella, he felt better. They sat
down under some trees near the brook
after quite walk, the umbrella over
them Poly looked straight in front,
but Fannie Hicks would peep at him
now and then.
Here's a little box for YOU he final
~ said, after long silence, then handed
IL 10 Fannie and looked in front of him
again. Fannie actually laughed with
JOY, undid the top, and the box flew
open.
Then she stopped laughing. Poly felt
cold pricSles come all over him. What
had hoppened2 He was afraid TO turn
his head-Fannie Hicks was acting
strangely-he started to turn, but lust
then had the scare of his life, for with
a cry of rage. Fannie threw the box
in his face, covered his head with some
thing large, and jumped up. How
dare you give me anything like that"
she cried as the tears streamed down
her sOrrowful face. You did it Just
to make fun of me-" and with that she
was off down the road as fast as she
could travel
Poly sat perfectly still. but when the
noise was over, he uncovered his head
and peeked cautiously out She was
gone, but what was this?
He pulled the cloth from his head,
and there in front Of him, were two OF
the biggest and ugliest bandanna hand
kerchiefs he had ever scent
He could hardly believe his eyes. but
there they were, red, yellow, and as
big as tableclOths. He set his teeth
together and wiggled his nose. Ct did
not buy these" he winked his eyes to-
gether to keep the angry tears back.
but know who did Tom Tabby. And
he changed them he slapped his
paws together, when I ran after Bin
kier'
He picked up the umbrella with the
tassels on il, and trailed it thoughtfully
behind him as he went homeWard He
was thinking hard, OF some way to pay
Tom Tabby back.-COpyrigh 1914, by
F. E. Yoder.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
DFREEo9
BY FLoRENcE E. YepEK.

gsTCl ABBY went straight home
after he had bought the two big
red and yellow handkerchiefs. He
Sid not tarry for a minute about what
he was going to do. You see all of the
Tabbyland animals were so much like
people that Poly. the puppy boy, did
just what any little boy would have
done when he started out that evening
to call on Fannie Hicks.
He stopped at the Tabby's home just
as Tom knew that he would do. He
had on a clean waist and his best trous-
ers. and the box of new little handker-
chiefs were held tightly under his arm
Tom was waiting for him on the front
porch. and his handkerchiefs were IN
der his arm
Poly sidIed up to the porch. and
leaned against a post. He had not
wanted TO stop on his way, but he
thought that if he did not. Tom would
call to him and ask him where he was
Eoing. Above all people he did not
want to be leased by Tommy Tabby.
'Hi Poly said Tom pleasantly,
come I'm 70 stay2" Poly moved away
from the post hitched up his trousers
and pushed back his cap, then he sat
down on the edge of the porch.
ooh I don't know" he said, "just
thought that I would drop in for a
moment. was going up the road
piece" Tom grinned and began to
wonder how he would get the little
p1cl18 Sc under POly's arm, but said
nothing Just then his sister Tessie
and his brother Bin5ie rushed out. "Oh.
look" mo ed Binkie, Poly is all
dressed up 70 call on his girl" Poly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
The Year 1914
BY GEORGE FITCH.
Author OF @At Good Old siwash.'

rETHE year 1914 which has just been
boosted upon the garbage box
- time with a sigh of relief will
he known in history as the year IN
which civilization blew apart with a
loud reuort and the world Topped back
iuuo the middle ages with blood
thirsty giggle of cOntentmenG
no wear began its career with
brighter prospects than 1914. The
wheat crop was in good health, bust
ness was taking nerve tonic, the Next
lean ravoTutfonists were DISCRIMINATING
each other with marked success and the
price Ol automobiles had come down at
least $4,000.
Nevertheless, no year has fallen down
So completely on It's assignments IN
The very first month the basebaIl war
burst with unprecedented fury upon
ne u1susDecting country, causing an
enormous extra expense of time which
the country could i'll afford to devote
10 the sporting page Later on the
English solo players and golfers and
he australian tennis team removed
three championships from this country
without using anaestheucs. In July the
allfticfane borrowed the panic for cam
Fligu purposes, and in August Europe
vas seized with insanity coupled with
toInicidal mania.
he death rate in Europe and Of the in
crest rate in this country Belgium
z5s been removed from the map and
he Philadelphia Americans have been
5rced 10 second class power. An un-
sally large number of presidents
ave hap1eued to Mexico and the In
t,rstate commerce Commission has
sven the lailroads permission to soak
Tie passengers a deadly blow in the
nsclzetbock. The Empress Of Britain
vas lost early in the year and the
Progressive party was temporarily mis-
la d iu November. Among the unex-
pu-ued phenomena of the year were
th3 playing Of a football game with a
western team by Harvard, the winning
Of the western football championship |
by Illinois. the production of a half
million automobiles in this country, |
the harvesting Of 100000 900 bushels Of /
vhsat in the bosom of the hard times
anC the silence of Rudyard Kipling.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
IA Years Ago Today

+. Gaul has returned from Valentine
He is now i'll at his home.
Fred Hobein, who was injured when
he fell from his engine, is about again.
A fine baby boy has arrived at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. McGinnis.
Mrs. T. c. Ward has returned from a
visit with friends in the east
Sheriff Pat Garrett Of Las Cruces,
is visiting in the city.
Mrs. c. W. Kindrick, wife of the
American consul in JUarez, mas been
quite i'll for several days.
The report reached Ell Paso last night
that A. G. Hines was badly hurt in a
railroad wreck near Pecos.
The FL PasO baseball team defeated
the Mexico City team again Sunday,
thus making it four straight.
Mrs. William Arnold, wife Of county
clerk Pitman's chief clerk, is i'll at
her home
Levi Harrison had his hand badly
hurr this morning when some rails he
was moving sill. ped and struck him.
Eugene Brice, the well known S. P.
agent at Tucson has been transferred
s L and D. W. Pierce. prominent
mining men OF Chihuahua, are here
for a visit
S. J Prudential, president Of the
cnamDer OF commerce, has issued a
circular urging everyone to partici-
pate in the coming chamber elections.
T. Renault and Eugene Loman, Of
Las Cruces, are here on their way to
boswell where they will attend the
New Mexico military institute.
The carnival association has ar
ranged for permission for all New
Mexico militia companies to enter the
city under arms for the carnival
A stan correspondent of The Herald
was sent to Captain yesterday to see
about the reported discovery OF dia-
monds there. He saw the man who was
supposed to have found the diamonds
put the latter says that it is all news
TO him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

patrick This was shown when holes
wera cut ir the grating Of the cells
at the county jaiR Before the torch
was used an attempt had been made to
cut the steel with a cnisei After
hours OF work hardly a dent had been
MAD on the chilled steel. The torch
cut me plates out in little less than
four minutes to each plate. There is
no Ils tai made that can stand the ter
rifle heat Of the oxygen-acetylene
torch
"rhC best thing that could ever hap
pe' fC- III PasO would be to secure the
proposed Johnson Willard chamnion-
ship uatcn." said Jack Keevil. ''And
ir WoC be so particularly were Will
lard win For years afterward FL
Pasc would he mentioned on sport
-lEes throughout the country as the
place -here the white race regained
the cl mpicnship. Many people will
come lore from other cities to witness
the fig and it is certain that some Of
th an WI become impressed with the
great satellites in FL Paso and will
settle here permanently"
= x
a~7 tuck me IT. a very favor
able manner, said Edward Bates of
Selma Ala. ''One feature which struck
me as remarkable was the large
amount az paving in the city. I noticed
that The CONDITION Of the streets goes
from one extreme to the other. In the
business lection and on the north side
OF the r. Iroad tracks, the streets are
spleUdili paved, while toward the
river the are in places far worse than
the country roads in Alabama The
trouble a pears to be in the drainage
system. does not appear to me as
though j Paso is at all prepared for
any heavy rains The few days rain
which you had last week would not
be 11nside~ed heavy in Alabama, yet
streets air 0st In the heart Of your city
had scarce y begun to dry three days
afte7 WARD, In many places I saw large
nQCls OF y ter which could not drain
or owing TO the condition of the
streets.
'Christrnas giving this year was more
sensible than for many a past season,
Relieve said Rev. Henry Easter
Men and women everywhere asked,
What may We buy for gifts that will
be usefulF The answer to this has
shown how TAR We, as a people. have
neen from q assuring the usual Christ
mas git b. the standard of useful
ness The usual American Christmas in
the past va marked by an extrava-
Eauce. Made more serious by the
European war and the sorrow abroad,
there seems 10 have been more Of the
real Chr stU- spirit this year in the
giving or Ei is TO celebrate the birth
day OF OR Lord. I believe there was
IS much giving as usual, but of a diff
ferent kind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
The Daily Novelette,
THE PENALTY.

horrible thought,
A horrible thought,
He thunk!
Oh, many n blink,
Yes, many n blink,
He bunk!
-AP! TAP! TAP!
A. Buntcher Beets shuddered
Il and crouched in his narrow cell,
in which the only light was daylight.
Well he knew the meaning of those
ominous taps.
They were working on the gallows
to hang himl To hang him-him, A.
Buntcner Beets-by the neck until he
was deadI
The judges grim wordsl TIL he was
deadI
Tap! Tapl Tapl
Oh, why did he murder the old
woman? He knew it was wrong while
he was doing it. But oh, how he
wanted those four cents.
Tap! Tap Tapi
I wonder what it will feel like?'
shuddered the unhappy wretch
ShaIl 1 hear my neck breaking?"
Two jailers, one seven feet tall,
came to lead him forth.
why do you lead me forth?p he
Whimpered.
Because the last man was third"
cackled at the lest.
Hah! The rope was about his neck!
He was blindfolded. Hello
He woke up, blinking his ewes and
with perspiratiOn streaming from every
pore but two or three.
Never again." he swore 'sNever
again viii I eat limburger sandwiches
and charlotte rUsses together before
going to bedr'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

The importation of foreign husbands
dropped almost to zero during the eeer.
as did also the pork barrel approDri--
tons. The number of poets doubled
and as many new and devasfatfrg
verse forms were invented. TIE
American troops were removed from
Vera Cruz and a bill introduced 10
make the American army visible 10
the naked eye in time of trouble.
In November the country went Den
ocratic in a hesitating and embarrasse3
manner, but Roger Sullivan was rot
elected to anything in Illinois Becau q
Of this fact secretary Bryan overa-s
himself on Thanksgiving
In spite of a few bright spots he's
and there the year 1914 has been unan-
imOusly voted a dismal failure. How
ever, it need not worry. As lorg Sc
we have histories it will stalk throug7
their pages in a prominent and SAN
culinary manner. That is what wa
always does for its years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
The Mothernlaw

w TEN ve mother along visit half existence
w disappear hules
round from sun compromising dOunut pies and e she
sews new buttons on my garb and have pains aches she always
which suffered
stay;
when wfe mother
their mothers
bossed
Copyright by George NJ Adams7 MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
POSTOFFICE TO CLOSE NEW
YEARS; STORES ARE INVOICING

The pOstoffice will be open Friday
from to II a. m. Aside from this all
offices in the federal building viii be
closed for New Years. Two deliveries
VIII be made in the business district
and one in the residential district
About $4,000 will be paid out by the
postof1tce here Saturday. Most Of this
is in salaries for local clerks and clerks
operating out of FL Paso on the rail-
way mail service
Many stores will close New Years
day for taking stock and preparing the
annual invoices.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
fcHAReE MEALS TO MAYoR.e

- hAaf IT A-al1fD asfoU GAAus
st. Louis, Mo, Dec. 31.-Seven mem
bers of the Industrial Workers of the
World were fined $500 each in police
court hero Wednesday for eating at a
firstclass restaurant and refusing to
pay. They were fined on charges OF
disturbing the peace.
-Four Of the men fined told the res
taurant keeper to charge the meals to
the mayor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
Lest They Forget.

To the British poets who insist that
we take a hand in the war, We respect
fully suggest a careful reading Of the
story Of the Boston tea party and the
bonfire built by the British in Wash
ington some few years later.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

own needs and the needs of others the
greater and more prosperous that com
munity Will be. Patronize home in
dustry and help build up Ell Paso's pay
roll -
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
Such Impudenee.

In opposing the presidents will the
senate is in effect making the amazing
contention that it is so percent OF q
coordinate branch Of the government
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

A wise farmer never buys corn from
ms neighbor when he can raise it on
nus own Iarm; a wise FL PasOan will
buy Made in Ell Paso" goods for the
same reason.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE,
Only Quiet.

The Ell Paso Herald editorially re-
marks: Flowers bloom in the garden
still Now, for the love Of Nike, why
should The Herald have q still in the
garden2-Socorro Chfeftain.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-12-31

The pupils of the high sixth grade viii appear tom
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-11

slavery will not be pressed against
J. H. Dalton, husband of Marie Dress
Ter, actress. Those behind charges al
legged Dalton was not divorced from
his first wife.
Acknowledgements burned II
public buildings in Bulcote.
CIeveIand.-Mayfield Country Club
house destroyed by fire. Loss
100000.
WEIGH, w. Va.-Deputy Sheriff &.
L. Taylor killed in gun battle on Nor
folk & Western train. Three injured.
Cause of fight unknown.
Joliet, III.-Peter Vrombrink, 3,
stuffed stove full of paper. Struck
match. Clothes ignited. Burned to
death.
Joliet, III.-DonaId Stewart, 10,
tried to manufacture new kind of gas
in fruit jar. Lit match. He will be
disfigured for life.
Shanghai.-Dr. T. FroyIand, Nor
wegian missionary, killed, and sew
eral others wounded by Chinese ban
dts who pillaged town of Lao Ho
Kow. City is headquarters of Nor
wegian Lutheran church in China.
ToIedo.-$2o,00o in stocks and
bonds, and $500 in cash secured by
safeblowers in Joseph Nast's clothing
store.
Springfield, III.-In primary cleo
ton at Rochester lone women NOM
mated an entire Prohibition ticket of
women candidates.
New orIeans.-Reports received by
steamship companies declares fire
damage in Ceiba, Honduras, would |
reach $1,O00,0O0.
Detroit.-Thomas A. Bowman,
proprietor of cafe Al Broadway, |
found guilty of contributing to the |
delinquency of 15-year-old girl.
London.-Because of suffraget |
mutilation of Valasquez's venus" in
National Gallery, King George order
II