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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-02
The Old Home Town!

A soldier of the Sultan was
freezing on the plains,
His tummy it was empty and
yet twas full of pains.
Said he: I'm sorry / left home
For all | know is woe;
Take me back to dear old Tx
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

in all things to the whole people, not a part.
Even the old MAXIM he greatest good of the greatest
number" not elevated enough; It should read "The
greatest good for all, neglecting none"
Third they must be Of such sterling moral fiber
that any citizen would willingly trust them with the
administration of his personal estate and his business
after his DEATH and the guardianship of his children
knowing that executors they would account to his
dependents for the last fraction of cent and discharge
the trust with honor to the minutest detail
Fourth, they must be capable Of successfully
aging business disbursing 100000 year of other
peoples money, to get the best possible results
for those who contribute the funds They must possess
intense interest in and wide knowledge of municipal
affairs generally; they must have a comprehensive
knowledge Of successful business practice especially in
be able to master the principles of wise administration
they must be competent to select responsible and
skilled experts to handle technical details, such
those pertaining to the public health engineering, and
the public safety; and they be willing to give
those experts free hand and full cooperation within
their several departments.
Fifth, they must know that economy means wise
spending and not merely saving IN the of with
holding; they must be liberal in spending the peoples
money for worthy, right, and definitely profitable ends
They must be thrifty, not misery.
Sixth, they must take things and they are;
meet present conditions with practical measures; refuse
to attempt impossible things; moderation always;
resist evil steadily and fanaticay; enlist the CO.
operation Of all and agencies whose trend toward
common ideals Of betterment; aim little above the
average; avoid useless antagOnisms be content with
progress step by STEP Just 1t is progress and avoid
revolutionary measures certain to bring disaster in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Retail bakers will the last hear it when the
war is over-Wau Street Journal
Chicago reports 100000 idle, merely among her
working classes-Washingron Herald
James J. Hill. who says business needs rest" is
wrong Business needs to go to worS-Louisvile Post
sunday Also passed it around--Nashville Banner
We Judge it VIII soon be almost as difficult to get
a drink in London as it is in BangOr--Boston Tran
script
Perhaps the poets sing their spring songs because
il helps them and doesn't hurt sDring-Atlanta Con
stitutiOn.
with eight presidents since Diaz. Mexico must be
fast clearing up her presidential timber.-Boston
Herald
international jaw" would seem TO describe the
situation much more coneisely and accurately
Columbia State
Europes neutral nations are fast approaching the
crisis that confronted the small boys apple-core--
Washington Post
Japans demands on China are so carefully framed
not to take in more than everything in sight
Washington Post
Apparently the diplomatic corps at Mexico need
about 100000 attaches with rifles and big guns
Philadelphia Record
When president Wilson says ne considers golf the
greatest OF all games everybody understands Golf
is nothing getting into holes.-Pittsburg Press
other things being equal count Bernstorn is OF
administering neutrality than does our president
Knoxville Sentinel
such a capable critic as Walter Damrosch, director
or the New York Symphony orchestra says that in
musical composition OF high order woman has
achieved practically nOthing--BaltmOre American
Think Of it. ye shades OF John Barleycorn act
allow the sale OF beer in Memphis, Nashville, Chat
tanooga and Knoxville, voted down in the legis
almost unanimously, only four members voting
for the measure.-1Iartin (Tenu) Mail
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

Much of the constructive work of the Kelly admins
tration of a sort that plainly indicated as
necessary and that another administration might have
done II probable that not even the financial record
which, the whole, is very favorable one, will be
the chief element IN what the public will remember in
after years; will II be deep sewers waterworks
It to The Herald that the biggest thing mayor
Kelly and his associates did was to inaugurate the
canal parkway and the Mesa Scenic Drive and Scenic
Park-things that preceding administrations had
chance to do and failed to do; things that succeeding
administrations might not have done, even given the
opportunity; things whose tremendous worth viii be
and widely recognized with the passing Of
the years
Last fall before anybody knew who would be candi-
dates before the primary, The Herald outlined certain
qualifications which the mayor and aldermen of
progressive city ought to possess and indicated certain
lines along which municipal officers might work in
order to achieve for themselves and promote
real progress In the community Thinking the sugges-
tons may be of slight service the members of
the ADMINISTRATION, in helping them to formulate
program for the term of their incumbency The Herald
summarizes them here:
Indispensable qualities of successful municipal execu
tives and legislators are nine in number:
First they must have shown-in the conduct Of their
own business; in their lives; in their attitude
public Matters in their ready acceptance good new
ideas; their record Of work in the public behalf in
their readiness to contribute to advance the public vel
fare-they must have shown far sightedness, and
disposition to remain among the leaders rather than the
followers
Second, they must know no favorites after taking
the oath Of ofice-no friends foes no parties or
factions no sections; they must be willing always and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

maybe this viii explain how il came
there I was standing in the lobby OF
The Herald building when a daintily
dressed little girl not over five years
old and small for her age came Up and
asked for drink Of water I gave her
drink. and then she offered me some
candy out Of paper sack she carried,
saying, i had a nickel with a hole in
il, and nobody would take IL until I
put chewing gum in the hole and
rubbed il in the sand. and then 7 went
to the candy store and bought myself
some candy Have someT
The skeleton Of a giant fully eight
feet tail has been found near Silver
City" said H E Davis. The thigh bone
Of this ancient inhabitant Of the south
west measures two inches more than
the ordinary man. and with other bones
in proportion the man must have been
giant OF great strength. The jaw
bone is large enough TO fit over the Jaw
Of an ordinary man A popularity OF
the forehead is that il recedes from the
eyes like that Of an ape. The similarity
IS still further found in the sharp bones
under the eyes The skeleton was found
encaslng the corpses In mud and bak-
ing them was the mode OF embalmine
Near the skeleton was found a stone
Weighing y pounds which. Judging
from its shape. must have been q club
The wooden handle had rotted away but
there are marks on the stone that indi-
cate that il had been bound TO a wood
en- handle with tongs- It is rather Pc
culiar that less than so miles from
where this skeleton was found and To-
Gated on the Gle river are the former
houses OF tribe OF small cliff dWeilers
The existence OF these two races so
near together form an interesting topic
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

heard Of such a thing. for pussy will
lows are only plants, and aren't ami
mails"
He heard the voice again
"Ieaouwi lIeaouw!i Oh dear, I wish
could find some oner the voice cried
Gracious, I hope that isn't the bad
skillery- scalery alligator with the dou-
bic JOinted tail trying to find me-" IN
Gle Wiggily thought
He stood still looking at the pussy
willows They did not seem to be alive.
but again he heard:
'MeaOuw, Meaouwi Oh, dearI9
Some one is playing a trick on me"'
uncle Wiggily said. who are you. and
what do you want2" he asked bravely.
oh, I'm Kittie Kat, the little kitten
girl, was the answer. 4 came here TO
get some pussy willows, but now Pm
( lost in the swamp and I don't know
which way to 90 out. and oh. deari
Meaouwi Meaouwl Meaouwr'
Bless my spectacles," cried uncle
Wiggily "Kittie Kat here-the sister
Of JOie and Tommie Kat Now don't
cry any morei" he said. IN take care
Of YOU"
Then he saw the little kitten girl
standing on a log. Uncle Wiggilv
waded in the water with his rubber
boots and carried her to dry land. Then
the rabbit gentleman gathered many
pussy willows for his little girl animal
friends.
4 came to get some all alone by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle Wiggily and the Pussy Willows."'
By HOWARD B. GAPIS.

went on the rabbit gentleman, ard I'll
nave them ready for you TO take to
school in the morning."
50 OF uncle Wiggily started for the
swamp where the pussy willows grew.
BE wore his long rubber boots and car
ried his req, white and blue striped
rainbow crutch for his rheumatism.
III gather a lot Of pussy willows, %
he said
The old rabbit gentleman hoped on
and on over the fields and through the
woods, until he came TO a place where
he knew the pussy willows grew, for
ne had gathered some there last year.
He looked through the bushes and
saw them growing.
Hat A fine lot Of themr' cried the
rabbit gentleman. III gather a big
pawful"
He was Sust going to break off some
OF the stems Of the pussy willows.
when, all at once he heard a sound ike:
MeaOuw, MeaouWi AeaouWI''
Why, Whyr' exclaimed uncle Wig
gily, jumping back. Can some Of those
pussy willows have come to life and
become real cats and kittens2 I never
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

4 MERIcA is not very strong on
"A cathedrals and vast resounding
palaces, papered with the works
Of Rubenss but it is the only country
in which a tourist may spend a profit
able week looking at railway stations.
America is now building its railway
stations big enough TO accommodate not
only locomotives but thunder storms.
No depot in this country is considered
cOmmodious in these days unless an
aeroplane race can be held in its main
waiting room and a traveller can spend
half an hour yainly hunting for a pas
senger train concealed in its thOrax
These modern stations are built Of
granite and marble in beautiful de-
signs, patterned after Roman baths low
mountain ranges and other aichitec-
tural triumphs. An American depot is
as beautiful as many an Italian palace
was before the tooth Of time gnawed
fantastic designs all over it.
The tourist should begin in New
York. which has two stations. each as
large as a voting precinct II ne has
never seen the Roman catacomhs ne can
find an agreeable substitute bv wan
derlng underground from the Grand
Central station to Brooklyn. buying
anything salable and registering at the
best hotels without ever seeing the
light Of day.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19
Europe VIII Be lr Ruins Before War Ends
Declares Ell PasoaD Who Is Back From Russia

for speculation Doubtless the two
races existed at different periods in
the worlds history, vet il is not i'm
possible that one race superseded the
other and il would be natural cOnclu-
sion that the cliff jewellers were the
vanQuished race"
Mining conditions are fast approach
ing the normal in the Miami district"
said John o. fitzpatrick Of Miami. Ariz.
The Inspiration Consolidated Copper
company and the Miami Copper com
for some time and are now employing
practically the normal force TIE
smaller companies OF the district are
also showing renewed activity and tns
summer promises to be one Of the best
the camp has ever seen
1T is odd. but the trend Of military
events in Mexico has very little influ-
ence on the price OF the currency issued
by Carranza and villa" said E ARIEL
lanO- The money market is controlled
almost entirely by the law Of supply
and demand For instance II a foreign
company wants 1000, 600 pesos worth
enterprises in Mexico the price u the
Carranza money ascends. This is more
certain 10 follow than il villa Wers
badly defeated AS a rule. the success
OF failure OF a factions armies controls
the value Of their currency. but IN
Mexico the case is not the same"
al Paso county could take a good
tip from the New Mexico methods OF
road making and road keeping" said
Mrs P. E. Gardner The roads through
New Mexico are splendidly kept and
the difference is very marked when
the FL Paso county roads are reached"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

overlook the Pennsylvania station
neat little affair which cost twice as
much as the national capitol and has
every convenience for the traveller, eX-
cepting roller skates
Washington, D. c., also has a tidy
union station as large as two eXposi-
ton buildings rolled into one Three
streets tunnel under the Northwestern
station in Chicago. and Kansas City has
just completed a depot which cost more
than St Peters catheraL II can accom-
mOdate one hundred trains at a time
and shuts off a view of the rising sun
until 10 p. m on the shady side
St Louis and Boston also have vast
and reverberating depots but they do
not enclose such large. unmingled
chunks Of climate as the newer sta
tons. Detroit has a station in which
a humble emigrant can walk around in
marble halls which would make d king
blink his eyes, and Chicago is about 10
begin another union station which viii
be so large that the Chicago river is be-
ing moved to make room for IL and
trains viii be conducted into IL by eX-
perienced guides with maps.
Sometimes We think a little smaller
palaces on the main line. and a little
larger barns on the accommodation
feeder would help. and produce an even
handed demOcracy.-Co Copyrighted by the
Adams Newspaper service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19
Copyright, 1915, by The McClurs News
paper Syndicate)

paper Syndicate.)
L6GO ONE one is coming to see you, I
guess" said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. the muszrst lady house
keeper, to Uncle wiggly Longears, the
rabbit gentleman, one afternoon as she
looked from the sitting room window
OF the hollow stump bungalow.
Some one coming to see meF ex-
claimed uncle Wiggily. who was just
taking a little sleep before starting
out for his daily walk in the woods.
Gracious, hope that isn't my dane
ing teacher,'' went on the rabbit gen
tIeman- Il haven't practiced the let
tuce glide once this week"
"Oh, don't worry. laughed nurse
Jane 1T is only some of your little
animal friends, coming from school
see Lulu and Alice Wibblewobble, the
duck girls, and Susie Littletail. the
rabbit and there is Jennie Chipmunk,
None Of the boys?" asked uncle Wig
gily. Aren't Billy and Johnnie Bushy-
tail the squirrels. there2"
7 don't see them" nurse Jane an
swered.
Graciousl I hope nothing has hap
pened TO any of the boy animals" IN
Gle Wiggily remarked as he put on his
spectacles so he could see better.
Maybe the boys are all lost and the
girls have come to ask me to help find
them"
Maybe" Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy said,
with a laugh, but I think it more
likely that the boys are off playing bah
and the girls have come to invite you
TO dolls party or something like
that"
4 like dolls partiesl" uncle WiEgily
said, making his nose twinkle like a
We'll, what seems TO be the trouble
Children" asked the muszrat lady, as
the little girl animals came in the hoI-
low stump bungalow
I'VE want to see uncle Wiggily" said
Susie LittletaiL
Here amF her rabbit uncle cried.
i hope nothing has happened, Susie.
The boys"
NO. answered the little rabbit girl.
nothing has happened. The boys are
spinning their tops"
Il thought they'd be Up TO some
game" murmured nurse Jane as she
went out TO put shoe on the leg Of
the stove.
well. what do you girls want2" IN
Gle Wiggily asked
The lady mouse, our teacher wants
us TO bring some pussy Willows TO
school tomorrow explained Susie she
says she wants to put them in vase in
water and have them look pretty in the
room"
We'll aren't you going to bring
them2" uncle Wiggily asked. Pussy
willows are very pretty, think"
we think so, too" said Lulu Wib-
bleWObble. but we don't know where
TO find any to bring to school They
grow down in the swamp. you know.
but il is wet there. We are afraid to
go and We thought maybe the boys
would get the pussy willows for US"
But they Wouldn't" exclaimed en-
ME Chipmunk "They went off to spin
their tops"
And so we came to you" said Susie.
softly. thinking maybe You would
of course III 90 get pussy willows
for yOui" exclaimed uncle Wiggfly. @Tll
put on my rubber boots so I won't get
wet In the damp swamp. PIl get a lot
of pussy willows for you"
oh, how kind and good you arer
cried all the animal girls, as they
started for home.
III 90 get the pussy willows now
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

"AhOy!s Came to our ears one night,
From ont the briny deep:
@AhOys AhOy5r We shouted back.
And then went back to sleep.
" HE cook was the first to discover
u "shiver me binnicle lights
the ships sinkin'-" he cried
The cabin boy dropped a silver be-
laying pin that he was polishing and
He rushed out on the forward
davits- II was a dark and stormy
night. and a high sea was running
An able seaman was leaning against
the port light
This ships sinkin'." cried the cabin
boy.
by Davy Jones. she be-" exclaimed
the able seaman and made haste 10
inform the quartermaster.
BY this time the great seas were
washing over the boats stern. many
OF them only 10 turn and wash back
again
The ships sinkingr yelled the
quartermaster, an educated man who
rarely dropped his g's, and he took up
the cry.
And so the news got by degrees to
the first mate, the second mate. and
finally TO the captain Luckily for
peace and order on board. the captain
was a cool man.
We'll, why shouldn't she sinkg' he
demanded shes a submarine. amt
she ."
At which the rest Of the crew real
lied how ridiculous they had been.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

myself for our teacher" said Kittie
but i got lost
Never mindt I found YOU" said
uncle WigEily. And to think I was
afraid your meaOuwing was the pussy
willow plants coming TO lifel" ana
merrily he laughed until his nose twin
killed. like a diamond ring.
Then uncle Wiggily took Kittie home
with the pussie willows. of which there
were enough for everyone And Kit
ties mamma was Just getting worried
about her But everything came out
right, YOU see: which teaches US that
sometimes even a rubber ball can
squeak
And in the next story I will tell yog
about uncle Wiggily and Neddie Stub
tail-aud 1 do hope the oatmeal doesn't
go out TO a moving picture show with
the egg turner and stay so late that IL
doesn't come home in time for break
fast
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

From Fl Paso Spectator"
We people who live IN FL Paso and
who have become accustomed 70 the
things We have, do not begin TO appre-
ciate our scenic possibilities FL Paso
is a most picturesque town under all
circumstances. but the city's attractive
ness could be added TO far more than
We fancy by the completion Of the
scenic driveway along the rim Of the
mesa The scenic driveway. let il be
said too, is not so m=cn a project fo-
our own selfish pleasure and amuse-
ment as il is for the advertisement it
viii give the town by way OF affording
pleasure and attractions 10 the visitor
We who live here are prone to become
stale We are prone to lose sight OF
our own best interests We cannot see
things as they really are: but every
visitor who is favorabIy impressed is a
travelling advertisement OF FL Paso's
great ness
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19
The Man of Grief

throwing
his
he all
TIL
pahy
With all politics
IN these days doubt and grief and him the best that
"AH
always making bunders 1t seem And the
in
by NJ Adams) WALT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

CT UROPE will be in ruins when
this war is over" said Pierre
Hines. who recently returned
from Russia while I was not
in the western war zone except to spend
a short time in London 7 did see some
Of the effects Of the war in the east
ern zone in Poland and Russia and
an American can hardly realize the ex-
tent Of the damage being done there
by the Russian and German armies ]
had a glimpse Of the fighting from
Russian trench although there was no
action in that particular trench. We
could hear the booming OF cannon but
did not see any OF the actual maneIvers.
But talked with people in Petrograd
and 10 many Poles whose farms had
been the scenes Of military maneuVerS
One man had been a prosperous farmer
IN Poland and had owned a 10000 arce
form He was telling me what the in
vasion had meant TO him / thought 10
console him and suggested that, at any
rate. he still had his farm left 70 him
His answer was that il would require
$4,000 TO put it in condition again Be
fore the war il had been tiled and
drained and the surface covered with
fertilizer, he said The entrenchment
work done on the mans farm had Gov
cred the rich surface soil with an in
feriOr subsOil, the tiling for drainage
had all been broken and the ground
furrowed with trenches and fenced with
barbed wire what was worst ne said
was the great quantity OF steel shells
which had been fired at the trenches
and had buried themselves in the
ground and would have to be dug out
and removed before il could be ploWed-"
IF some candy merchant found a
punched nickel in his till Sunday at
ternOon." said Charles kusinsky. su-
perintendent Of The Herald building,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19

ITO MAYOR LEA and his associates in office The
Herald presents its compliments expressing at
the same time the good viii Of the people
generally and their unanimous good wishes for sue
cessful administration, along progressive and con-
structive lines
The new administration viii have the enthusiastic
support Of The Herald any constructive and progress
sve program may engage upon, for lettering the con-
ot.ons OF living IN Fl Paso serving the general welfare
maintaining public order, and conserving the public
funds through the exercise Of wise economy So far as
an independent, nonpartsan, impartial newspaper nav
be OF use to thema newspaper that is watchful and
apprecatve, that is active and enterprising that IS
possessed by earnest purpose and strong desire
10 help all worthy effort that deals IN intelligent pub
hoty, stands for fair play and tries to advance the
public weal-as such The Herald is at the service of
mayor Lea and his associates. As the new admins
tration proceeds to fulfil its promises to the people It
viii never lack sincere advocate In the public forum
OF fa to receive the public credit which It may be
entitled.
In all frendliness, with becoming modesty and with
MS sense OF humoT IN full working order mayor Kelly
turned to his Saturday the government
OF the city. When asked by The Herald for summary
Of the work Of his administration for publication
mayor Kelly declined, saying that the report Of the
auditor would be sufficient, and that he had nothing
to add to It. However 1t is to be hoped that even vet
ne or some one for him may prepare statement for the
permanent record. This summary might be prepared
BY the newspaper from its files, but It is deemed only
fair that the who has served nearly five years as
mayor should have the opportunity to leave his
written record, historical document behalf of
himself and his associates in the city government
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-19
More Truth Than Poetry
By JAMES J. s8ONTAeUE.

One Danger.
It viii be all right to teach teleE-
raphy in Sing Sing IL some Of the con
victs do. not take advantage OF their
new knowledge and make dash for
liberty
she's Been AZ IL Six Months Already.
If Italy spends as much time at war
as she has in making final preparations
for 1t she'll come out with the endur-
ance record. anyway.
Justiiiable Inference
John D. RockefeueTs lawyer says