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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
Beatrice Fairfax Writes on
Tending the Rose of Kindness
Most of Us Mean to Be Kind But Few of Us Attain to
1t as REGULAR Thino
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

1.-THE art OF being kind is q very
simple one which most OF US con-
sistenuy refuse to practice. We
seem TO think that seIf-love and dig
nifty demand that we Impress the world
with our own Importance by being very
naughty and superior TO 1t. But snobs
are the people who are so afraid o.
insecure in their social position that
they dare not be amiable to whom they
chOose2 Your true aristocrat has no
thought Of criticism or misunderstood
in--
one OF the finest women I know
went back TO her home town after a
lapse OF 20 years- Up the street came
STOPPING old ragpicker whom she.
together with all the children in the
place, had known in her girlhood- Mrs.
W. stopped and spoke to the old
man with perfectly unaffected interest
in his wife (whO had worked for her
mother and his daughter, who had
been i'm her own class in public school
The poor old man fairly beamed. 1
am sure that bit Of unaffected friend
illness brought sunshine TO his days
for a long while to come. Mrs. VS.
companions laughed at her but her
only reply was How could YOU ex-
pect me TO be unkind TO a poor old
man I had known when I was childc"
We don't exactly expect people to
be unkind in this world, but we are
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

4 FTEE marriage a man likes 70 be
II loved practically.
All the affection and demon
STATIONS Of love possible cannot render
him happy If his dinner is not well
cooked and if his home is disorderly-
Grant him the background OF comfort
and he viii be contented TO accept the
love as a matter OF course.
Grant a woman all the comfort life
may offer, yet she is not happy without
the background Of expressed love
When men and women both learn TO
realize this Unborn difference OF each
others natures and to respect IL, mar
riage will cease 20 be a failure.
In this, women are ready TO make
their part OF the concession more cheer
fully than are men. Women who lOathe
homework and who possess no natural
taste for 10 become excellent house
keepers and cheerful. thrifty managers.
because they realize the Importance Of
these matters in relation 10 the hus-
bands comfort
Few Men Cultivate Sentiment.
But how Few men cultivate senti-
ment, although knowing il so dear 20
the wife.
Man is forever talking eIoquently OF
WOman's sensitive. refined nature.
which units her for a public career.
Yet this very sensitiVeness he crucifies
in private life by ignoring her need OF
a different heart diet than the one
which he requires.
Wives throuE the cookine schools
hoping TO make their husbands happier
thereby Why not start school of
sentiment wherein husbands should be
coached i'm paving graceful compli-
ments and showing delicate attentions,
so dear TO their wivese
A man likes to be loved cheerfulIy.
a morbid passion bores him ineNpressi-
bly,. no matter how loyal it may be.
He likes tact rather than inoppOrtune
expression of affection He likes to be
treated with dignity in public Nearly
an women are flattered and pleased IL
the man they adore exhibits his love
before the whole world
Consider II a Tribute.
If-hc defies convention for their
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

! and Wagner were Queen Mary and
Hawk Eye. Shortly before 1 o'clock
Wagner, trained and groomed to the
I ultimate of the trainers art. was led
out-a gold chestnut about Is L. hands
high and resembling very closely his
sire, Sir Charles-deep chested and
with exceptionally strong shoulders
Then came Gray Eagle TO the accom-
which many OF the most eminent NTH
Of the nation Joined. Gray Eagle, the
unbeaten champion and admittedly one
Of the gamest horses that ever lived
4 Fly in the Ointment.
But there had to be a fly in the
ointment. The owners of Gray Eagle
lost confidence in the rider they had
engaged for him just before the race
and at the last minute they were
compelled to find another. Stephen
Welch was selected, though obliged
to carry Is pounds dead weight in shot
pouches in his saddle A contempt
rary writer thus describes the contest:
All being in motion and nearly in
line. the president gave the word
Co and tapped the drum. Gray Eagle
was the last off. while Wagner went
away like quarter horse. with Queen
Mary well up second They were taken
in hand at once, which allowed Hawk
eve 10 take the place OF the Queen on
the back stretch and at the three quar-
ter mile post, Wagner allowed him to
take the track Hawkeye led home TO
the stand at a moderate pace, Wagner
second and Queen Mary third. Both
Of them were pulling to Gray Eagle. at
whose head Stephen was Juggling with
might and main.
-Hawkeye carried on the running
for about half mile further until
GoOding bid Cato Con Wagner 90
along. The pace mended at once Wag-
ner went up to Hawkeye and might
have cut him down in half A dozen
strides. but the Queen was still laying
back and Gray Eagle had not yet made
stroke. Wagner came first TO the
turn and at the stand Cato having
held up his whip they gave him a
slight cheer, at which Wagner broke
loose and made a spread eagle Of the
field in no time.
jockeys Are Excited.
The other jockeys were not a little
ner's speed and each called upon his
nag so that opposite the Oakland
house. near the three-Quarter mile
post the field closed. Stephen here let
out the phenomenon he so gracefully
bestrOde and like twin bullets the
gallant Gray and Wagner came out Of
the melee. At the head Of the quarter
stretch Stephen was told to pull him
steady so that before Wagner reached
the stand. Queen Mary had changed
places with Gray Eagle. notwithstand-
ing her saddle had slipped on her
withers-
''Hawkeye was already in difficulty
and for him the pace was getting TO
better very fast Gray Eagle set TO
work in earnest on entering the back
stretch, first outfOOting the Queen and
then challenging Wagner. . From the
Oakland house TO the head Of the quar-
ter stretch the ground is descending
and from thence up the straight run to
the stand. a distance OF perhaps 500
yards, it is ascending. At the half-mile
Cato called upon Wagner. and the
critical moment having arrived. Ste
phen collared him, with the gray on
the outside
Tremendous Pace.
For 500 yards the pace was tremen-
dous. Gray Eagle once got his head
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
Love Must Be Practical
After Marriage

Ella Wheeler Wilcox Shows That Demonstrations Of Affection Count
For Little With Man if Home Is Disorderly and His
Dinner Badly Cooked
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
Another of the Right-O Stories
Love and Spring Bonnets
The Senogapher and the Bookkeeper Discuss the Tender
Passion.
PaSsIOn.
By DOROTHY DIX

along the street and see in the sho1
windows all the hats that bloom in the
spring for women and think that VIC W
got 20 go and buy us a lid that looks
Ike the uuderstudy Of a section Ct
stovepipe, or hard china dinner
plate. or n fuzzy drowned cat, we
would burst into tears If we weren't
ashamed TO-. We've got pink and blue
ribboned souls and we yearn for gid
dy ratment. and hats Earnished with
thingumbobs Just as much as women
do.
And what do We get2 Just lot Of
tubular garments in which every man
looks as much like every other man
as he possibly can Why, the only way
a man knows the difference between
his old suit and his new suit is his
tailor's bill. Just think Of that, when
you're disposed TO believe that men get
the best end Of life
Never Envy n Man in sPrinEtIme.
"Oh, 7 never envy a man in the
spring time" said the Stenographer- 4
wouldn't miss the sacred ecstasy Of
buying spring hat that would make
all the other women rubber to be the
president Of the United States"
You're on" agreed the BOOkkeeper
glOomily. but what / want to know is
why women should have a monopoly OF
all the pretty clothes2 I'm going to or
sanfze a Mems Rights Party, and de-
mand our share in the pink rOsebuds
and chiffons-"
I tell you what" said the Stenog-
rapher. I'VE women want the ballot,
and you men want the real thing in
spring millinery. Wen split with you
fifty-fifty."
THAT goes here" said the Book
keeper: then We men won't have 10
stand before a display Of flower hats
and knock 'em for being fool head
pieces lust because we are so envious
that we can't wear EN- And neither
will we be driven to the dread eNpe-
dent Of getting married TO get some
body that we can doll up in the flub-
dubbery we would like to wear our
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

sake. they feel IL a tribute to their
worth and charm.
This is true Of the most dignifIed and
correct woman. But have Yet TO see
the man who is not averse to having
the woman he loves provoke the least
comment in public He seems 10 feel
that something is lost to him II the
public observes his happiness, however
legitimate and commendable It may be.
The woman who is demOnstratlve
when he wants 10 read, and who con-
-tradicts him before people an hour
later, does not know how TO make a
man happy He is better satisfied TO
have her show Difference to his Opin-
ions and suppress her demonstration
II she must choose
Like to Be shown Love.
A man likes a woman TO show her love
in occult ways. TO consult his tastes. 70
agree with him in his most cherished
opinions, To follow his counsel and to
ask his advice He VIII not question
her love il she does this But a woman
needs TO be told in words how dear she
is. no matter what other proofs a man
may give
Yet few men live who do not appre-
ciate a little wel timed expression OF
love. and every man is made happier
and stronger by the praise and appre-
citation Of the woman nearest to MS
heart
The strongest man needs sympathy
and is made better by il, though he may
age is to give all the sympathy TO
woman: the tendency OF woman IS 10
demand all the sympathy But not IN
til woman sympathiZes with man in his
battle with the world and himself. and
not until man sympathizes with woman
in her soul hunger, VIII the world at
tain to its best
1t is a queer fact that while women
are without doubt the most lOvable OBJ
jects in the world. yet on man is Law
ished the greatest and most enduring
passions.
without ever having been loved by any
man
I doubt II any man ever reached old
age without being adored by some
woman-Copyrigh 1915, by the Star
Company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

gayety back OF Usf But she just didn't
think that I was interested enough
TO have any tastes OF desires Of my
own. I couldn't stand that. I didn'r
want TO face the wall At least now I
can see what is going on in my world,
Perhaps Mrs Y didn't mean TO be
uukiud-bur she succeeded very we'll
Most OF us do when we give people
what we think they ought to want
Being kind is giving with your in
teIligence and the other persons ma
tire constantly in view. 1t doesn't lie
i'm letting a child eat itself sick on
candy IL never means uninuligeut
over Indulgence It means intelli-
gently adjusting the other persons
needs and desires TO your powers o.
giving
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

For 500 yards the pace was tremeu
dous. Gray Eagle once got his hea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03
War Traffic Makes I his
Frontier Town the Most
Prosperous in Al Europe

Copenhagen. Denmark. April s.
Karungi. on the frontier between Rus
sia and Sweden where the new rail-
way lines terminate from bothg direc-
tons. is Just now one or the most
prosperous towns in Europe Traffic
over the railroads is 50 heavy that the
lines are welI-nigh blocked
The Swedish government is building
an immense barracks and customs
house. besides numerous buildings TO
accommodate the 100000 prisoners.
German and Russian. who viii be ex-
changed at this point beginning early
in April.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

and neck in front and n tremendous
shout went up, but Wagner threw him
off so far in going around the last
turn that half way up the stretcn, MI
Burbridge ordered him to be pulled up
and Wagner won cleverly. queen Mary
dropped just behind her distance. l5O
yards. Hawkeye was nowhere Time
7:4S"
The disappointment OF the Ken
tuckians was intense. For the first few
minutes after the heat it is recorded
that Queen Mary was backed against
Gray Eagle. but a reaction came, and
although the gray appeared TO have
absolutely no show against wagner,
he nevertheless was backed loyalty by
every Kentuckian present.
Not a Kentuckian on the ground
shall lay a dollar on Wagner. was the
word that went around and IL is said
that not q Kentuckian did
OFF on Fine Stnrt.
Gray Eagle cooled off especially.
well and was generally applauded
when he came off for the second heat
in spite Of his defeat in the first heat
even the women bet on him and his ap-
pearance restored confidence at once
The chronicler resumes
The tap Of the drum sent them
away with a beautiful start, Wagner
leading off with a steady, business
like stride. while Gray Eagle, as full OF
%
up. It was instantly evident that Mr.
Burbridge had changed his tactics The
moment stephen got Gray Eagle into
straight work on the back side, he
made play for the track and after
terrific burst Of speed for $50 yards
he came in front. eKepinE up his stroke
he soon after made a r1 OF four
lengths. and though Y. -rer drew
upon him little I'm coming Up the ris-
ing ground toward the stand. yet he
passed il far enough i'm advance To
warrant the warm and hearty plaudits
of his friends. As If inspired by the
cheers Of the crowd and the tokens Of
unalloyed qualification exhibited by
the galaxy OF radiant beauty I'm the
stands, Gray Eagle kept up his muir
derOus gait throughout the entire sec
ond mile
Jockey Exhausted.
The boy on Wagner. however. bfded
his time. and the diminutive stephen,
becoming almost exhausted, was una
bic to give Gray Eagle the ride he de-
ing whip and steel, first one ahead
and then the other, but Wagner won
by a neck in what was described as
the most dramatic finish Of the most
dramatic race ever hun south Of the
Potomac.
Disappointment Of the Kentuckians.
sreat as it was. hardly was improved
by the feeling that their beaten cham
piOn lost because somebody got suspi-
cious Of the honesty of a rider. The
lad who was selected to pilot Gray
Eagle. il was generally admitted. was
too small TO sive MIN the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

- you Know why tle4 Is al
ways such a bunch Of we'd
dings Just after EASTER" in
quired the Bookkecper.
In the spring a young mans fancy
lightly turns to thoughts OF love"
quoted the StenOgrapher-
I'M, yes" replied the BOOkkeepers
but there is still another reason
Well, to speak perfectly frankly.
confessed the StenOgrapher. i've al
ways had q bunch that perhaps the
men got so worn out by the lOng hard
winters and the grippe that they sort
Of Stacked UP in their speed and were
easier to catch in the spring than they
are in the fall, when they're just had
their vacations and are full Of pep, and
ginger, and go"
Doesn't Explain It FuIIy.
"Right-O,' smiled the BOokkeeper,
but all OF that doesn't explain fully
why a man who is bridal shy and who
balks and kicks at the very thought
Of being led to the altar the balance Of
the year, gayly canters up and sticks
his neck in the halter I'm the spring"
Speak, o Prophet" implored the
Stenographer-
we'll" said the Bookkeeper. 'Tm
going to tell you, and in so doing I'm
going TO reveal one of the deep, dark
secrets OF the masculine heart the
son men rush into maJrim1ny in
the spring, is because OF the spring
Those little pill box turbans
perched on your right eyelash are the
nifty goods, alright, and make g'rl
look began the Stenographer.
Make a girl look. Your grand
mothers cat" interrupted the Book
keeper, ''it isn't the way the girls look
in the new hats that gets a man. It's
his desire for the hat itself that lures
a man into matrimOny- He wants to
buy dinky little pink and blue things
with what-you- may call-ems on Jhcm,
and as he can't wear them himself
he has to get a wife 70 do II for him
Not many men will admit IL, but
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

1910 you know why there is al
ways such a bunch Of we'd
- dincs lust after Easter in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

want or want them TO have. but rather
what they as individuals yearn for
The gift without the giver is bare
says James Russell Lowell There
lies the cruN between mere giving
and real generosity. TT YOU give with
YOUR heart i'm the gift YOU give what
is wanted and present It with smile
The one true gift we an have in our
power to offer is kindness That
means consideration. sympathy and
an attempt at least at understandings.
once knew of a wealthy couple
who adopted "a younger girl They were
fond OF her-they actually loved her.
Blu they did not believe iu taking a
Glance OF benefits forgot They
v ere always reminding the girl OF
row grateful she ought TO be for
what she was getting Instead OF
that she was very unhappy because
she felt constantly heIittled in her
own eyes and i'm those OF all who met
her.
No one meant TO be unkinsdl--but no
one was wise enough or efficient OF
sympathetic enough TO put himself
in her place The woman who adopted
her thought that a beautiful home.
good food. fashionable clothing and
chance 10 travel and see the world
were magnificent things for a poor
girl TO have within her reach But
given to her without kindness, these
things seemed a uauseOus dose less
easy TO take than had poverty and
hardship been.
Unklnd without Knowing.
In talking about Il afterward. when
she had gone back TO her poor home
and hard work. the girl said; 1T
never occurred 10 them once that
might like 20 face the dining room
when we were living at a fashionable Z
hotel / always had to face the wall
and Mrs. Y was 60 and couldn't
have cared as much as / did for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

ride to which he was entitled and
was directly responsible for the loss
Of the second heat. The two horses
were admittedly almost evenly
matched. Gray Eagles owners were
roundIv scoIded for taking the track
instead Of biding their time.
The Louisiana delegation pocketed
its winnings, saidNto have been the
greatest ever recorded at a race track
in America M TO that time, and went
home. Since that time. il you try 70
sell a gray thoroughbred to Ken
tuckian he will admit every good point
you have TO say about him.
But he is gray" he will add and
that will end the transaction
The ordinary cost OF a Want Ad IN
The Fl PasO Herald is 25 cents 1t
reaches an average Of about 100000
readers each issue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

|. FTEE marriage a man likes to be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-03

Prosperity IS built OF patronizing
home Industries.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

Elaine. equal to anything, did So anu
Craig bent down and crahked the e"'
CINE. Il started on the first SPIN
See. he exclaimed. There WASH I
anything, after all
He took a step toward the taNicao'
mir. Kennedy-look OUT cIieu
Elaine.
Craig turned. But II was too late
The rough.looking fellow a a"ah'
ened to life. suddenly he stepped up
behind Kennedy with n blackjack. As
the heavy weight descended craig
crumpled up on the ground uncoh'
scious. d.
with a scream. Elaine turned ana
started to run. But the chauneur
seized her arm.
Say. DO" he asked Of the rough tei.
low. what does Clutching Hand want
with her? Quick! There's another
cab likely to be along In a moment
with that fellow jameson IN IT,
The rough fellow. with an oatn'
seized her and dragged her into the
taxicab, Go ahead" he growled, IN
dicating the road.
And away they sped, leaving Ken
nedy unconscious on the side OF the
road, where We found him.
What are We to do?" ! asked help
lessly OF Kennedy, when we had at
last got him on his feet.
His head still ringing from the force
OF the blow OF the blackjack, Craig
stopped down, then knelt In the dust
OF the road. then raj ahead a bit'
where II was somewhat muddy.
which way-which way" he NUT
tered to himself.
| thought perhaps the blow had at.
fected him and leaned over TO see
what he was doing. Instead, he was
studying the marks made by the tire
OF the Clutching Hand cab.
More slowly now and carefully, we
proceeded. for a mistake meant losing
the trail OF Elaine.
We came TO another crossroads and
the driver glanced at Craig. stop"
he ordered.
In another instant he was down in
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08
THIRD EPISODE
The Vanishing Jewels.

Banging away at my typewriter the
mex day, in Kennedy's laboratory. |
was startled by the sudden, insistent
ringing Of the telephone neal me.
Hello" ] answered. for Craig vas
ut work at his table. trying still to ex-
tract some clue from the slender evi.
dence thus far elected la the Dodge
mystery.
"Oh. Mr.. Kennedy" I heard an ex.
cited voice over the wire reply. my
friend. Susie Martin, is here. Her IA.
Their has just received a message from
that Clutching Hand and"
Just a moment. Miss Dodge" I In
%terrupted. This Is Mr.. jameson"
Obi" came back the voice, breath.
less aud disappointed. Let me have
Mr.. Kennedy--quick."
had already passed the telephone
TO Craig and was watching him keen.
ly as he listened over Il.
He motioned 10 me for a pad and
pencil that lay near me.
Please read the letter again, slow.
err, Miss Dodge" he asked. adding,
NANAV = I NiAit lOi ut 10 SEE It
Just yet. But ! want II exactly. You
say II is made up OF separate words
and type cut from newspapers and
pasted on note paper?"
handed him paper and pencil.
"All right, now, Miss Dodge. 60
ahead"
As he wrote he indicated 70 me by
his eyes that he wanted me 70 read.
] did so:
sturtevant Martin. Jeweler.
No. 1904 Firth Avenue. New York City.
sir-As you have failed 90 deliver the
10000. I shall rob your main diamond
case at exactly noon today.
Thank you, Miss Dodge" continued
Kennedy, laying down the pencil.
Yes, I understand perfectly-signed
by that same Clutching Hand. Let
me see," he pondered. looking at his
watch. 1t is nov half.past eleven.
Very well. | shall meet you and Miss
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-08

;hs %rowerfut !;modsite On uptown
they went, tie only thing preventing
the Limousine from escaping being tie
fear OF pursuit by traffic police II the
driver let out speed. They were con.
tent TO manage TO keen just far enough
ahead to be out OF danger OF having
Kennedy overhaul them. As for us.
we followed as best We could, on up
town. past the city line. and u into
the country.
There Kennedy lost sight alto
gether OF the car he was trailing.
Worse than that, we lost sight OF
Kennedy. Still We kept on blindly,
trusting 10 luck and common sense In
picking the road.
! was peering ahead over the
drivers shoulder, the window down,
trying 10 direct him. when we ap-
preached a fork in the road. Here
was a dilemma which must be decided
at once, rightly or wrongly.
As we neared the crossroad ! gave
an involuntary exclamation. Beside
'HN 'S"Ni e'HiNoN tu ~, lay tue hkuit
OF a man. Our driver pulled up with a
jerk and ] was out OF the car In an In.
slant.
There lay Kennedy! Someone had
blackjacked him. lie was groaning
and just beginning to show signs OF
consciousness al ! bent over
What's the matter. old man." !
asked. helping him to his feet.
He looked about dazed a moment,
then seeing me and comprehending, he
pointed eXcitedly, but vaguely.
"Elaine!" he cried. They've kid.
naped Elaine!"
What had really happened, as We
learned later from Elaine and others.
was that when the crossroads was
reached the three crooks In the llmou.
sine had stopped long enough to speak
10 an accomplice stationed there, ac.
cording TO their plan for a getaway.
He was a to~ugh.looking individual who
might have been hoboing It TO the city.
When. a. few minutes later, Ken.
nedy and Elaine had approached the
fork, weir driver had slowed up. as II