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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-12

And just before the opening of
prayer meeting at the Methodist
church one evening, as eight or ten
people were gossiping about the old
maid, Deacon Pardon became so ex-
cited that he exclaimed: by thun-
der, but she orter be arrested and
made to give an account of herself!'
I'm telling you that it amt natural
no, it amt natural"
A young druggist who had just
started in business in Bloomfield had
won favor in the eyes of at least three
maidens, though he had as yet pledged
himself to none. His trio of girls had
been very bitter toward the old maid,
believing that she would try to catch
the druggist. Miss Carter had been in
the store half dozen times to make
small purchases, and, of course, had
been treated politely, when one day
the druggist found time to muse:
| She's an old maid, but / don't be-
lieve she's set in her ways. She has
reached the age when she's no longer
frivolous, and she must know consid-
cradle about business"
And, after selling a box of pills to
farmer who complained about the
pesky potato bugs, he went on:
There are three or four nice girls
here, but who can tell what sort of
wives they will maker"
And, after selling box Of cough
drops to a red-headed woman who OBJ
served that it looked like rain, the
druggist went back to his musing.
Eyes, Miss Carter has got money,
and she must find it worry to marry
for money, but if I had tidy little
sum I should know how to use it to
good advantage. They say that Miss
Carter is thirty-eight years old, while
/ am only twenty-four. but love does
! not take age into account"
That night he called at her home
and said Miss Carter, am bust
ness man."
"Yes?"
81 am called rather blunt man."
81 see."
"Will you marry me?"
mo, sir, won't"
"Will you tell me why?" he asked.
Because, sir, am picking out hus-
bands for Others"
When 1t was reported that the old
maid had turned down the druggist
that one of the girls might have a
chance at him, an indignant meeting
was held in almost every house.
What sort of game is it?" was
demanded.
"Why doesn't she lie and tattle and
start rows the same as other old
maids?"
II want to tell you that this comes
mighty nigh breaking down the bull
warks of American liberty!" said
Deacon Pardon.
At length one of the ministers was
induced to call on the old maid and
ask for an explanation.
Have l been the cause Of single
broken engagement" she asked.
"No-o-o."
"On the contrary, haven't brought
about quite NUMBER"
yes"
do you know of girl in Bloom
field that wants to marry but has no
chance?"
IL think not"
"Then I don't think / can be called
upon to make further sacrifices"
And within a month she was mar
ried to a fruit-tree man, and Cupid
was smiling on them, and Deacon
Pardon was rubbing his leg and say
ing: IT'S mighty funny way for
an old maid to act, but l guess them
bulwarks of liberty are all right-all
right"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-12
THE NEW JOKER.

well, I see the war is all over" announced
fellow who was trying to be a contributor.
What do you mean, all over?" replied the fell
low he brought along with him as a feeder.
All over Europe!" cried the original comedian,
with shrek of laughter
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-12
HEARD IN A BARBER SHOP.

Barber (shaving customer)-Do you know that
when the edge of razor is examined under q
microscope 1t has teeth like those of a saw?
Tortured victim-I don't need microscope ia
know that
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-02-12
THE CAUSE.

"Cholly has swelled head"
There is one thing only which with reason
could give that idiot sweed head"
"And what might that be?"
"A good punching"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

Every dollar spent for home valley
products is well invested.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
SOCIETY'S DOLNGS
aries.

Mrs. C. z. Kinks entertained q few
friends Thursday evening informally at
her home on Tularosa street. Her
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. c. Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. sam Cooper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Ketele and Mrs. T. A. Duffy.
The Social Evening club was enter
oalned Thursday night by Mr.. and Mrs.
IT +. Mueller at their home, in the
Alexander apartments. The game of
800" was the evenings pastime- Foi-
lowing the games, a salad course was
served Only the members were pres
ent These were Mr.. and Mrs. Nardy
Pickett Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Sanders,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Reynor, Mr. and
AfrE Theodore Gault and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. z. Brownlee. The club viii be en-
tcrtained al its next meeting, January
u. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Eeynor.
Mrs. J. W. Lucas was given a de-
lightful surprise party Thursday aft
ernoon by the members Of Mattice
Temple. Pythian Sisters, at her home
on wyoming street The afternoon
was spent in conversation and listen
ing to photograph music. Refresh
ments were served. In the surprise
PARTY were Mesdames Edith Appleby,
Vida Tatum, N Lippman, Mary Drew,
May Scotch, Mary Van Mour!ck, Luiu
Brown, Lulu MattiCe, Ella McDanlel,
s. A. Hankamer, Lilly Harry, II. O. Per
ltins, s. A. Moody, Mamie Smith, John
Drummer =. c. Walker and Misses Edna
Elaine Scotch and Grace James.
The boys of the intermediate depart
ment Of the Highland Park Baptist
Sunday school entertained the girls at
a delightful party at the home Of Leroy
Sanderson. on Gold street. A variety
Of games were participated in and q
musical program given. Light refresh
ments were served. Among the mem
hers and guests present were; f. h.
-Sanderson, Bernie Sanderson, Ben
Hazelton, Leroy SandersOn, William
Leach. Jerry Pierce. Carl Warren, Roy
Straham. Isaac Gobel, Frank Mcclure,
Mansfield, Mrs. I. II. Sanderson, Mrs.
j. W. Earle. Misses Jessie Sanderson,
Ada Outlaw, Cora FOrgason, Ruth
Webb, Jewel Young, Mary browns,
Helen Jackson. Lena Courtney, Chris
tine McMillen, jamie Cherry, lnez
Hampstead, Ominar Cherry, Sadie
Cherry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
DandrUff Soon
Ruins The Hair

Girls-if you want plenty OF thick;
beautiful. glossy. silky hair, do by all
means get rid OF dandruff, for it will
starve your hair and ruin it if you
don't.
1t doesn't do much good TO try to
brush OF wash it out The only sure
way to get rid of dandruff is to dis
solve it. them you destroy it entirely.
To do this, get about four ounces of
ordinary liquid arvou. apply it at night
when retiring, use enough to moisten
the scalp and rub it in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning. most if not all. of your
dandruff will be gone and three or
four more applications will completely
dissolve and entirely destroy every
single sign and trace of it,
You viii find. too that all itching
and digging of the scalp will stop, and
your hair will look and feel a hundred
Zines better. You can get liquid arvon
at any drug store. It is inexpensive
and four ounces is all you will need.
no matter how much dandruff YOU
have. This simple remedy never fails.
-AdvCrtisemnt.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

~HE FIRST shipment for Belgian
relief, representing part Of the
l. net proceeds Of the recent enter
tainments, goes forward in a few days.
At the special request of the American
commission for relief in Belgium, the
money will be spent chiefly for beans
and condensed milk. The first ship
ment by The Herald will contain
approximately $4,000, 900 beans, making
the principal ration sustaining life To-
10000 persons for a whole week
What COoepration Does
This is a marvellous demonstration
of the results of cOOperation-the add
ing of many little things to do one Big
thing. Each single ticket, sold for
the recent entertainments, not only
paid for an evenings pleasure but pro
vided food enough to sustain the lives
of 80 persons for one day, or Of one per-
son for a month. Was it not worth
while?
The Need In FL PasO.
Now it is something like this that
Amigo ListO" is seeking to do for the
needy in FL PasO. There are hundreds
of families here, largely among the
refugees from Mexico especially
Juarez and the state of Chihuahua),
who are in urgent need Of food actually
to sustain life; in need of clothing;
in need of medical attention Just
little contribution from each member
of the more fortunate families in the
city will solve this problem in a hurry
Suppose it takes little self denial:
who is not willing to go without
little of the frills to be able to do
something toward this needfUl relief
Of our neighbOrs? The price of a movie
ticket. the price Of a dish of ice cream
or hot drink, will buy enough food
to sustain the lives Of a good sized
family for a whole day, or of one per
son for a week. That is the meaning
of cooperation.
How the Work Is Done.
The Popular DrygOOds company has
set aside a space in its basement to re
ceive stores of food and clothing.
Packages of either may be sent to the
store marked Amigo DistO' and they
Will be carefully used for direct relief
where most needed.
The committee in charge, of which \
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
Women's Organizations.

For the purpose of planning the
work for the childrens department OF
Trinity Methodist church for the COM
ing year, a committee meeting was held
at the home OF Mrs. W. A. Trayier, 81
Mundy. Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Tray
Ter is the newly elected second vice
president Of the Missionary society Of
the church. The members Of the COM
mittee were Mrs. Empress Arlington,
president Of the Woman's Missionary
Conference of New Mexico; Mrs. I. ].
Ayers. auxiliary president. and Rev.
and Mrs. c. Wesley Webdell. 1t vas de
oided to have two divisions for the
work for the children, a cradle roll for
the babies, and a second senior Ep-
worth league will be formed. Follow
ing the planning. a social time was en-
ioyed and the hostess served cake,
chocolate and coffee.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
Out Of Toun Visitors.

Mrs. J. B. Fisk, of Big Springs, Tex,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. a. Tray
Ter, and her mother, Mrs. H. A. SchrOck,
on Mundy avenue.
Mrs. J. A. Schauck, of Columbus,
Ohio, arrived Thursday afternoon to
visit her sister, Mrs. Henry Clay Greer,
for several weeks. Mrs. Schauck is the
wife Of judge Schauck, Of Ohio.
Miss Harriet Rawlings, or Washing
ton, D. c., who has been spending the
holidays with her parents in New Mex
leo, is expected to arrive in Ell PasO to-
night and will be the guest of Mrs
Mamie J.. Patterson for a few days, at
her home, 916 North Stanton street.
Miss Rawlings, who is now in the
civil service in Washington. was for
merly a teacher at the San JacintO
school and is well known here.
". Keesy, a retired merchant of
Fort Davis, who was brought to Ell
PasO seriously i'll several weeks ago,
and underwent a surgical operation at
RoIstOn hospital, has recovered suffi-
GENTLY to return to his home. Although
over IS years of age, Mr.. Keesy made
such good progress that within two
weeks after his operation he was able
to attend his nephew's marriage in the
First Presbyterian church, and was dis
missed from the hospital in three
weeks.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
CRUCES HAS NEW
TOWN MANAGER
Moses B. Stevens Elected to
Succeed Anderson; the
State Selects Lands.

Las Cruces. y. NJ, Jan. S.-Moses B.
Stevens has been selected as town SUI
perfntcndcnt of Las Cruces. He sue
ceeds superintendent Anderson, re
signed Mr.. Stevens is one of the sub
stantial business men of the com
munity and is expected to make a
number of improvements in munlclpal
affairs.
Gets Many T-amD Visitors.
Since Ell Paso has decided not to
harbor tramps, Las Cruces is getting
an unusual share. Las Cruces probably
will be forced to take similar steps as
those taken by FL Paso. People or
the residence districts are becoming
tired OF feeding tramps.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

The Texas and Pacific railroad W 7..,l
-o1.,.,C III Paso's Belgian relief supplies
tn New orleans free of all charge
Tfus the road that in the past was al Il,
yvavs known as Ell PasO's friend
comes to the front again with a gen
erous offering for the public good
Additional contributions nave peeI
raceived from W. c. Mccormick and
MRS. Alan f. Mccormick, 81 each
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

NOTICE
These pianos are not in our
main store on account Of not
having adequate room- Our
temporary salesroom for this
sale viii be 363 Myrtle Ave,
opposite City Hall.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
PIANO REMOVAL SALE

At Billings Piano Co, 1O2 n. Stanton
st. Phone 167 for our car and see the
low prices for yourself We move FeD.
Ist to Boulevard and Austin Sts.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

The choicest fruits and vegetables,
packed by experts. under the most per-
feet conditions. That's what you get
in Dicksie and AvOndale canned goods.
Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08

lar basement. marked Amigo Llsto;;
1t means a few cents TO you DuI IL
NAV mean a life saved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-08
ARIZONA BUSINESS MEN ARE
ASKED TO URGE RESUBMISSI0N

Prescott, Ariz., Jan. S.-All business
men Of Arizona have been requested to
meet at Phoenix January y for the
purpose of preparing petitions asking
the legislature to resubmit to the voters,
at a special election, the mothers pen
sion act and the drastic features or
the prohibition amendment. A call has
been sent broadcast by the Prescott
business men who started the move
menU.
AS long as you have to buy, BUY
where YOU get the benefit of the reac-
tion-bUy goods Made il Ell Paso."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
Where She Had Been anHInvaIid
ss for Many M onths but Not
HAL That Time.
Inv Ass ,., !. = ri.:,,l %. -.


NEW YORK, Mar. l Mrs. John
10. Rockefeller died at her home at
N. 81 J, early today Mrs.
Rockefeller died att o. o. o. clock this
forenoon at the Rockefeller country
home at Pocantico Hill just outside Of
Tarrytown,S where she has been I'LL for
some time ss
While Mrs. Rockefel has been
an invalid for many months. lit il
understood that her death came
rather unexpectedly Her husband;
John p. Rockefeller. and her son
were at Ormond. Fla. and were adj
vised early today that Mrs Rockefel-
Ter had taken g itical stu i'm for the
worse. 4.5s
Mr.. Rockefeller and his son inme-
!diatelya engaged 81 special train which
left Jacksonville early today aud is
due here sometime tomorrow. Mrs.
Prentice, Mrs. zRockefeller's
daughter. was the only INN ediats
re1atiye5present when she died.
Laura Ee1estias Spalman Rockefeller
was born 81. Wadsworth, Ohio. OF
well-to-do o. New Eng land parents ON
SeptRn1be r Is She her
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
TO OPEN .BRIDGiI||=
On Sixth Street at 8 O'clock
Tomorrow Afternoon and
Other Bridge is Begun.

The new Sixth street bridge across
Elk creek Is to bR thrown open for
public travel at 8 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. There is some street
work to be done on the north side OF
the bridge vet. It Is expected that
will be finished Monday. IN the
meantime. however. the bridge can be
used.
The Luten Bridge Company. Of
York, Pa, is erecting derrtcks for the
of a concrete brio ge where the Glen
Elk bridge Is now. Street car trans
portation over that bridge has ceased.
The contract calls for completion of
the concrete bridge by Septem bers1.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
AWAIT ORss d U lite B Us'f
DR0PPlN G bonn BSsN ON
n tnYarr I, !, 81, =, go. =, =,

P1TRO GRAD, via London. Mars
---Rombardment OF the tortihcationp
of Ossowetz by German aviatorssWith
out however, causing damage and
other operations BY aircraft attacheds
to both armies are recount ed in
semi othcial tatement issued last
light The Statement says
3 ~ The weather for the last Few day.
has been excelle nt for aeropIane
connaissanceso on the northern front
Both sides have been very active dnS
this respect and also have used dr.
igibles. The Genemy's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
twenty bombs on Ossowatz thoiIfs
damage to the fortification on Tho
right WIN 6 Of the Vistul captiir
an aeroplane At certain point til fheS
enemy dropped incendiary bonif 81
without causing damage our aero
planes did excellent work Ink direct M
artillery fire and the enemy, b aEiGator
evidently were simt fairly sertfceabIe
for then. arttl lety succeeded In firing
projectiles Of all sorts on our sDosiz
fions. incl uding shells containing
poisonous gases and shells ssosoid iheS|
failed to- explod de-.
ne s. n the ;Pilica region the Germs
have brought up new troops. not tssl
break olirs line hut to Withstand
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
And British ships Are Com.
PEELED to- Exercise Caution
in Approac ching Ba tteries
.B0MBARD VEN i IS s I: a
BY an Associated Press Cores
pondent Who Reports IA 81
Description D. Ii. Be
az esY ASSOCIATES enrss,

GONSTANTINoPLE March s VIA:
Berlin and London. March 10 The
fire OF British warships on Turidsh;
positions in the DardaneIEes has BETH
We'll directed as a whole but at times
ineffective The Turks ON their side
have shown a fair degree OF accuracy
and have compelled British vessels
10 exercise great caution In appTpanh
ing their tteries.
correspondent or the sAssoctake1
Press Witnessed the ,bonbardment Of
March directed against the position
at Kalid Bahr on the European Rides
OF the straits. He could see the ire
of either side and not how all the
shots fell. The vessels engaged we're
British ships OF the Again tyne
The firing started at III ::5O q. -. y
ard lasted until 4:25 p. m, when the
British withdrew Their fire had BEEN
rather scattered. Some OF 1t was al
reoted against Dardanus and Eofhars
points on the European side o. thes
straits and the material damage IN
9fi1cted was only slight
AT kal1d Bahr the British fire war
we'll directed on the whole but 1T
not very elective. In about thirty
heavy she lis ten fell close to the ETur
lsh batteries while the others moskI
"a - 81 l140Ll1 &LE9tEE.S
the waters edge. A certain British
vessel ventuTed within range Of the
kalid Bahr batteries and was sub
s1ected to a we'll aimed fire from the
batteries. She retreated hasti Iy. me
vicinity Of these particular hattaries
was then avoided for the rest Of the
day. Later in the fternoon two Other
British vessels came within range "a
ludeH batteries and had narrow eE
capes from the shore fire
During all the afternoon the British
vessels inside the straits were obIiEsd
sto 9maneuyer actively because S ass bo8ii
aas$one Of hem stopp drew u fai hi
accurate g. q turkish fire: Seyideifk
that t11; the British were exercising ffeS
greatest caution.
AT about 3:45 in the afternoon seE
ieral hydro-aeroplanes of the i lisss
appeared and made e reconnaisanc
J. 70 !. the observers it vas apparent that
they dropped bombs on a wi ara 81
the European sid e8 OF -theS straits TIis
airship retired when fired upon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
PRIVATE VENGEANCE
BACK OF THAW CASE

the prosecution. charging that his
sole occupationfor 1--WE years had
been the case OF Thaw. He continued
Some private veng is RESPONSE
bic. for the state Of New York spend
ing thousandssu upon thousands OF dol
lars to try ThaW npon a puny little
charge like this. am something or
e cross-examtner and would give any
thing to cross examine Mr.. Kennedy
III III go on the stand said M.
Kennedy.
II you ever do and get at YOU,
you Will remember what happened.'
replied Mr.. Stanchheld. The defense
closed its case after Thaw had an
swered q few questions OF minor I'M
portance upon cross examination
The prosecut ton was to sum up thi.
afterno on. The case. FL was said !.
would go to the jury imme dlately.
after Justice Paige had delivered his
charge. Attorne Tor both sides
said they pectedS q quick yerd let.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
Shooting Done at Close Range
with McManus the Target
OF Many Bullets.
FOREIGNERS ARE EXCITED.
News of the Murder Causes
Deep Concern in Official
Circles at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Mar. l2.-John B
sAidManus. originally Of Chicago, a
prominent American in Mexico City.
was killed yesterday when zapata
forces entered tho city An American
flag was flying. own. his house and the
doors had been sealed by the Brazilian
consul. according to the advices to
the state department today from the
Brazilian minister in Mexico City
General Salazar the post command
Eser, promised the Brazilian minister
he would punish those responsible for
the murder which is said to have been
one ofBrevenge because it was charged
that MeManus had killed three Ia
patistas when they were in the city
f previously.
TIE fact that the American flag
had been hoisted over the house and
the doors had been sealed by the con
sui OF neutral power was taken by
officials here to indicate that either
McManus felt that he was In danger
or that all foreigners felt that they
were in danger and took steps for pro-
lection.
The killing or the American is de-
Ecrihed IL the dispatches as having
caused the greatest excitement and
emotion In the foreign colony The
ir did not contain great detail but,
indicated that there was dispute
over whether McManus or the Zapata
soldiers began the shooting. 1t was
added however, that the Americans
lat was shot full of holes evidencing4
that the firing was done at close
range.
In Washington the news was ra-
sceived in official quarters with evil
dences Of deep concern. The Brazil
Ian minister's message arrived just
as the cabinet was Assem- bled and Sec
rotary Bryan took them to be laid be-
fore the president. Mr.. Bryan said
that as searching Investigation was
underway n steps were likely to b.
taken until all the facts were before
the American governm emit Yester-
day the Spani5a ambassador here
laid before the state department de-
spatches telling Of the killing Of four
Spaniards In Mexico City with footing
and destruction OF property. The
death Of "a subject*of Sweden was re-
ported the day before.
Official dispatches received In dip
5lomatic quarters from other legations
In Mexico City said one British house
was looted and 100 persons were in
51ured in the disorder which prevailed
between the evacuation of Obrgon and
the entry Of the Zapata troops.
After q conference betw Pres1-
dent Wilson and the cabinet formal
demand was sent to Genera Salazar
Insisting that the zapatistas. guilty of
the murder Of AIcAlanus, be- punished
and that adequate Preparations be made
to the family Of the victim.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-12
STORMY SCENES
In the State Senate Caused by
England's Ruling on Vote to
Adjourn Sine Die.
tsrret.L 70 -. r1Lsa-4as

IaI1ESTON, Mar. 12.-When the
Senate met this morning Senator Mar
shall introduced resolution to notify
the House and governor that the SEN
ate would adjourn sine die at noon
President England ruled the resolu-
ton out OF order on account of its
form and an appeal was taken from
the decision, the chair being over
ruled by vote OF seventeen to
twelve.
81 A stormy scene took place when
President England ruled that it took
tWo-thirds vote to consider the reso-
luton Immediately, the rules provid.
ing that resolutions lie over one day
Many impa ssioned speeches were
made by members and were still be
ing made at the hour when the reso-
luton would have adjourned the body.
me HoIisa passed a bill providing
for payment OF the per diem of the
members and attaches
Senator Marshall moved to ad-
iourn, when his mo ton for immedi-
ate consideration of his resolution to
adjourn sine die did not receive the
required two-thirds' vote and pending
a roll call he attempted to withdraw
the motion. He was ruled out Of
order and the vote to adjourn carried
by q vote of fifteen to fourteen. The
Senate was declared adjourned until
tomorrow morning
In the House the various resolu-
tons necessary for adjournment sine
die We're adopted but when 1t was
found that the Senate had adjourned
until tomorrow similar action was
taken by the House.