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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
Make Careful Price
Comparisons Monday
What's the Price at EOerybody's
On Laces and En1broiderieS?
Eor fhe Bolero

Real Lace pieces, also including real Lace Waist
Make your choice early; only a limited number
SPECIAL FOR MONDAY ...S SO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12

Embroidered VoIe and SDiss
FlOuncings. p inches Dide, val
ues 10 SOC per I'd. .I8o
Den1i Embroidery Flomcings and
Alopers. p inches Uide, values TO
75c per 9d. conference.-the
One LOT of IS IN. FIOuncings IN
VOiles, SDiss and novelty enbroid-
cries (brokeR sets at HALF
PRICE.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
ono PHONE OR MAIL ORDERS FILLED

Add l cent to the Price of Any of These
Articles and Get Two of the Same Kind
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
WHAT'STHE PRICE
AT EVERYBODY'S
Add Cent to the Price of Any of
These Articles and Get 2 of the
Same Kind

l5c Moth bags. just what you need
for packing away your winter gar
ments and bedding add lc. take two
25c Collars and collars and cuff sets
Buy two for only ! cent more. -.
25c New Neck cords IN all desirable
colors-Buy two for only cent more
Sc Handkerchiefs for women and chi
rem. Monday buy two for only lc m
45c line of Laundry bags. large sizes
Buy two for only one cent more. -.
Children's 25c Parasols, made of plain
and fancy material-Add I cent and
buy two for..........
Soc ParasoIs for children in plain and
fancy meroerized and silk materials
Add cent and buy two for. 49,.
Csc Umbrellas. made Of good twill
serge finish cloth-A splendid umbrel-
Add ] cent and buy two for.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12
RLOUSES

Monday viii be good time to compare values
in summer blouses. An example of EverybOdy's
value giving can be seen IN these wolfe, Organdy.
tub and SeoO silk BlOuses marked OK
to sell at. ..................... OO u
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-12

Soc pure silk hose for men.
extra reinforced heel. sole and
toe. sold regular at Soc
Add ] cent and take two for
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
A Log Cabin Philosophy
Some of Which You Can Paste in Your Hat.

, hinges to de front gate, same as de rich
white folks. den you look out to see
crime increase an dc measles go whoop-
in frcw de kentry.
De sound of horse-fiddle brings up
old reckoleckshuns. an starts de tears
OF regret If played long huff. an de
mind am in de right direckshun. it Will
cause de listener to shell out a subscrip-
shun of S3.001 lords a new Guild Baptist
Church. Try it once an be convinced.
DE sound of de harp hits man be
low de belt lie begins to fink of all de
mean fings he ever did. an to wish he
hadn't an at de eand of fifteen minits
he am all ready to step ober an pay his
navburs dollar apiece fur de hens he
shot in his garden last spring.
DE sound of de fiddle grabs on to
seben different heart-strings to once. an
esteem il a privilege to lem you $40.
DE jewsharp goes right to de soul.
II your wife am all ready to 'lope wild
de hired man de notes of de jewsharp
will take her bonnet off in sixteen sec
onds:: If you keen, hired man you
should also keep a jewsharp
.Pianer music sometimes hits and
sometimes misses. I'Ze known it to make
an old bald-head go home an pass two
hull hours widout cuffin' de chillen. an
lie known it to cause young gal to
slide down ober de roof of de kitchen an
lone off wild de owner of side-show.
DE guitar always brings sadness an
a resolution to begin on de list of Janu-
ary to quit runnn' out nights an pla yin
policy.
DO brass band might soothe a sor-
rowin' soul IL de said sorrowin' soul
didn't have all he could do to hold his
boss.
DE molodeon used to produce a desire
on de part of dc listener to be buried un-
der ycw-yew tree. but / h'ar dsy have
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06

One hour after noon on the 18th day OF
February. 1862, the brig Gull. bound from
Liverpool to the Cape of Good Hope and
having forty-eight souls aboard. burned
to the waters edge and sunk, leaving us
$50 miles off the African coast. With the
other boats | shall have nothing to do.
for never a one was afterward heard OF.
In the boat to which l was assigned
longing to the crew and the other five
passengers. OF these, three were young
Englishmen. going out to the Cape to
try farming. and the other two were
just why they took passage on the brig
or whether they were going beyond the
Cape. l cannot tell you. Being only a
plain sailor. 1 knew nothing about the
word here and there. The aunt was near
ly so years old and the niece not over ~.
and IL there was ever a handsomer girl
afioat in an English ship I never had
the luck to see her.
There was some confusion. Of. course.
when We took to the boats. but We got
away from the brig In good shape. with
no one lost or hurt and with water and
provisions enough to do us for q week
We were In charge of the boatswain,
and but for a terrible accident l know
We should have pulled through without
mishap or suffering. He was an oldtsh
man, good sailor. and he had authority
over all In the boat.
When the boats got together it was
found that the captain had the only
compass. He ordered that we were to
hold up to the east and to keep togetSer,
and when We headed away for the Afri-
can coast the lons-boat was leading and
the rest Of US were strung out In long
hap would have been uothing to talk
about. but At midnight that night, while
We were following the long-boat by the
lantern hung aloft. herce and sudden
souAll came out of the east and almost
proved our destruction. Il was followed
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06

hadn't even a drop OF water to give her.
Hearne was also mad with thirst. and
feeling that the sailors had brought de-
struction upon us all he would have
not restrained him.
! Davidson was the first to wake up.
! His wound had begun to inflame and his
throat was dry. and he held the water
kegs up in the hope to find a last drop.
They were as dry as bones and he utter
ed deep curses as he threw them over
board at the dorsal Wins ms o oil SHARKS rsms cit
was still calm. The aunt was still raw
, ing and sick unto death. while Hearne
had crawled into the bow of the boat to
had sat up, cursed their luck and laid
down again. and had gone among them
and taken all their knives and concealed
them In the stem
stupor, and all of us slept for some
time We were finally awakened by
Davidson getting up and hoarsely calling
for water. In his torment he caught
ed forward and seized him. I ran to pull
him off. but before | could reach him
both had gone overheard. They went
down grappled together. and though
stood with the boat-hook ready. I never
caught sight of them again. The two
other sailors sat up: asked me what
had happened and then fell back and
slumbered as soundly as before.
Morning came to find the aunt dead.
and, fearful of what would happen when
the sailors awoke, ! prevailed upon the
girl to let me lift the body over the rail.
She protested at first. but when ! told
her my reasons she turned away, and l
committed the body to the deep. 1t was
leader these men would have suffered
and endured for a week and made no
complaint. They no sooner saw that the
calm still continued than they began
cursing and threatening. and they looked
at the girl with such wolfish eyes that
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
MRS. BOWSER GOES A. VISITING
And Mr.. Bo,user Refurnishes the House.

When Mr. Bowser came home the other
| evening he found Mrs. Bowser with tears
| in her eyes and a sad look on her face.
Has the cook left her job" he asked
, NO: she is all right was the answer
| Has the cat lost herself again."
There she is on the lounge" she an
| swered.
Then what is it?''
Its bad news from mother. She is
| well I'm not glad to hear it. though
| We don't like each other. Did the news
come by letter.
Yes she got some one to write me-
"And of course she wants you to come
| UP there"
"Of course YOU can. You can start in
\ the morning and stay until the old lady is
on her feet again and ready to come back
with you and give me the usual hot time :
You are a good husband, Mr. Bowser.'
said Mrs. Bowser. as her tears flowed
| afresh.
| Pooh" he replied. ut won't put me
4 out in the least. The cook and l can run
! the old snantv for couple of weeks as
| well as not You pack your trunk tonight
| and Twill get you OF early in the morn
| ing. After have eaten dinner. l will go
! out and telegraph that you will be there
| tomorrow.
When the cook was consulted about the
| arrangement she had some objections.
| But YOU know. ma am. Mr.. Bowser is
| always experimenting. He will be worse
| than ever when YOU are gone. | shall
| walk around in fear of being blown up. or
| blown down. or blown somewhere or
| other.
Nothing Of the kind will happen" re-
| piled Mrs EOwSer.
But won't he bring home a fire escape
| and want me 10 give it trial.
Il will make him promise that he
won't"
VIII he ask me to use patent fuel in
the range
And there won't be any burglar alarms
| to 60 off with a buZ-Z-Z at midnight and
scare me into jumping out Of my win
dow?
Mr. Rowser will he very good and you
can depend on it
Then I'll stay. ma am. and I'll do my
best to see that the cat don't get lost. or
| that tramps don't steal the ash cans
Next morning Mrs. RowSer was off. and
Mr. BowSers last words to her were:
Feed your mother plenty of chicken
soup. and don't worry minute about
me-"
1t was two days later that Mr. Bowser
got a plan in his head. and might have
been heard saying TO himself;
by George. I'll do it: Mrs Bowser
was speaking the other day about Some
new things for the house. and lamenting
that We could not afford them for an
other year. We can afford them now,
but | wanted to curb any eXtravagant
almost a new house. She is a mighty
good little woman. although she does sit
down on me pretty hard nj times. and
she shall be rewarded. 1t will be fun for
me to be buying this and that. and will
keek me from being lonesome
Mr. Eowser must take the cook into
his confidence. for he needed her help.
When he told her what he proposed to
do and asked her opinion about it. she
replied:
Mr.. Rowser. If was n married
woman. which I amt and may never De.
and had the home which | may never
have. and should go and see my sick
mother. which died five years ago and
her soul is now in heaven. and while |
was gone my husband should take ii
upon himself to refurnish the house,
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
TN a oEao FANNY =

of YOU to offer to help me. and I will
pay you extra wages for extra work.
| Mr.. Bowser took half day off from
! his office work to go through the house
and see what WAS needed. or he thought
was needed. The rarlor carpet had been
! down for three years; but had been
almost new. Still. there were roses in
the pattern. and he had heard Mrs
Rowser saw that pc"ple of refined taste
avoided ros"-carnets. He would buy a
new one. He would get sunflowers If he
could if not he would get violets.
The sitting-room carpet had several
holes burned in it. and there was a
thrcadbarc place or two. The holes had
his, cigar stub and the spots had been
worn by his feet. as he sat rocking to
and fro. Ho had laid the damage to the
cat when Mrs Bowser complained. but
he knew it was his own work He would
buy another He wasn't sure vet what
pattern he would get. but 1t would be
something lively He wasn't always
lively when seated in that room OF an
evening. but lively carpet might help
him to be more hilarious"
There were the upholstered chairs. The
cat had slept on every one OF them ana
wear and dust had given them some
what dingy look. They must be reup-
holstered and the colors must be bright
and lively. :,
The most of the pictures on the walls
had been in the Bowser family for a
good many years There was one of a
widow weeping over her husbands tomb
stone: another of an angel lowering over
a diving infant: another of Niagara Falls
in winter. and yet another of river
flowing past an old barn on its way to
the sea. What was in that old barn no
one could ever make out and why the
river flowed to the north instead of the
south. was another veXed question.
There were three pictures among the
lot that could he saved: the rest must
go. There should be nothing on the
walls to bring grief tn the heart or tears
to the eyes. Mr.. Bowser had always
been fond of British hunting scenes and
he would hang up half a dozen if he
could find them. The piano was a
SQUARE with four legs. He could not
see his way to improve 1t any unless he
removed two OF the legs and he decided
to NEEDLE with them.
Ten years before he had disposed of
the wooden bedsteads in the bedrooms
and had bought those Of brass and iron:
He would now make a new purchase OF
ash and walnut ones. They would be
NO better but they would help make
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
COLONEL BUNKER
The Noted DueIists Is Reminiscent.

! What is it,
Every kitten is dead.''
"'Sho, That's too bad"
And the shelf fell down and broke
all the fruit jars;
TOO bad-too bad.
And you take notice. sub. We didn't
get the kittens and the jars mixed up.
| AT this juncture Col. Bunker made
gestures of one splitting cotton. and after
his case had been properly attended to
he resumed:
Capt. seaton was my good friend. and
had been for years. One evening, as
we sat on the veranda of his house.
smoking our pipes and saying little, he
carelessly observed:
ITS wonder those srasshoppers can J,
keep that noise up the way they do.
"'You mean crickets. captain I cor
rected.''
~ mean what I mean, he snapped"
But a grasshopper does not sing at
81 contend that he does. suh.'"
And a cricket sings only at night.
sub. you are wrong.
"'Suh. am right
We'll. there we were said the e.
orel-'there we were. II made no dif-
ference whatever to either one of US
whether it was a cricket, a grasshopper,
or an owl singing. but there are times
when the best of men are attacked by
what may be called fool 'pervers!ty
We sulked for five minutes and then I
captain, the songs OF those crickets
are not so unpleasant after all.
You mean the songs or those grass
hoppers. subj he replied.
"'CricketS,'
.Grasshoppers,
Colonel Bunker. my friend VIII wall
on you and arrange"
The sooner the better. sub"
And within an hour his friend came
and duel was arranged for sunrise.
The Captain was a good shot. and II
was almost certain that one or the other
would be killed or wounded. And, sub,
what were We to fight about?
Grass hoppers VS.. crickets.
''crickets VS.. grasshoppers,
You may say We were a couple OF
idiots sub, but in those days a mans
honah was held to be a sacred thing. II
i was out walking with a gentleman and
remarked that there was a ring around
the moon, and he replied that he couldn't
see it. honah required that send him
challenge.
And. sub. perhaps there was neither
moon nor ring showing!
We were on the field. and the dis
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
OLD PAP PLNKHAM
He Tells How Jericho Went to War.

When the row broke out in Mexico
and they got to numbering American
men, women and children. l wrote 10
the Postmaster General asking him If
there was anything in the rules and
regulations that forbade postmaster
from raising company OF patriots
and dying with them on the field of
glory.
He answered that I was at liberty
to do so If my patriotic impulses
could stand the strain and Mrs. PINK
ham could run the Jericho postoftice
while l was being killed. but ! had
was in communica ton with an outlaw
as to bringing about peace and my
services might not he needed;
A month later, as things mad grown ST
ing his four-fiush every time against
Mr.. Bryan's two jacks. I wrote to the
Secretary of War asking If he could
make a place for a company of men
that would clean out Mexico or leave
the r bones to whiten under the trop-
zeal sun.
very. very sorry to prevent, my
whitened bones from lying under a
cactus. but Mr.. Bryan was still fiEur-
ing with the outlaw: and if the rest Of the
Americans left in Mexico would hide in
caves and junSles long enough there
might lie peace with honor.
W. waited another month. but as MI:
increase his income by delivering few
lectures on Getting The Best OF An
Outlaw" a meeting of the patriots OF
Jericho was called.
In one hour 100 men had signed the
muster-roll and were painting to die.
Forty-seven speeches of the Patrick
Henry order we're delivered.
Seventeen thrilling songs of the civil
war were sung.
! made five of the speeches myself,
and was cheered forty-esht times by ac
tual count.
Men fought to be the first to sign
their names.
Men were so anxious to die for their
country that they could ha rdly wait to
get home to feed the hogs for the last
time.
And when hundred men had been en-
rolled and vowed to perish, there came
the question of who should lead them.
At once, and one man, there was A
mighty cheer of:
Pap Pinkham' Old Pap Pinkham,"
And when | modestly declined, though
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06
TAKING TO THE BOATS

by a gale which soon kicked up a ire
mendous sea, and We got over a dras
and lay ahead to it all that night and
all next day until an hour before sim
down. During all these long hours We
had to keep bailing to prevent being
swamped. and by daylight II was impos-
sible to see cables length for the
spray. and those two poor women might
bottom of the boat, covered up as best
We could do II, and when the gale at
last broke l hardly expected to find
them alive: They were. however. and at
served and the boatswain began seeking
to cheer everybody up.
BY nightfall the wind had died fiat
away and the sea was fast going down.
The worst was over, and We could now
shake ourselves and utter congratula-
tons. The passengers had been terribly
sick: and each Of them had given him
self up as lost, but now that things had
mended we could almost be said to be q
jovial crowd. While the boastwain got
one of the men to singing to Increase our
courage. he whispered to me that he was
full of anxiety. We had two water kegs
but they were leaky and had lost much
ships bread as well as we could. bur q
good half of II had been spoiled You
might figure that we had dropped to
three days supply. and that wasn't the
worst OF It. That gale must have drifted
US at least q hundred miles farther on
the coast.
The boatswain talked these matters
over with me because he knew me to be-
begging your pardon. a sober. steady lad
who could look the worst in the face
and help to meet II. We were not to say
anything to the rest TIN the. next day.
As there was no wind to move US, and
as everybody was badly used up. Il was
decided that we lay to as We we're for
the night. Itthad come > o'clock or later
and some Of the men were asleep, when
the boatswain went forward and stoed
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06

.'Doan' drap fifty cents reachin fur
dollar
when you can't dig frcw a wall climb
ob-r it.
Git dar' if it takes leg.
I'VE can't swim a rihber by sittin' on
a bank.
'.Sot yer alarm clock fur six in de
mornin'.
backbone a little mo.
DC man who wars his hat on his
car shows de empty side Of his head.
Hoe CON wild yer hans an arm stead
Of yer mOuf'
Take Job at fust sight hut doan'
trade bosses till yer fink II ober-
Go to polls airly and git right away
from dar jlst as soon as you nav put IN
Yer vote.
"Doan' vote but once. kase de second
vote won't count fur muffin.
"Doam' stan aroun' de polls talkin
bout de hard winter or de late spring.
kase lection hezn't MUFFIN 10 do wild de
..Doan' blow bout de candidates Let
de candydates do dar own BLOWN.
'Doan' mix up in emmy fouts. kase
fouts am none o yer bizness. an loihs
may git dar ribs broken.
''Doan' try to make enybody believe
dat dc salvashun Of dis kentry depends
on de success OF your ticket fur ii don't.
IBIS kentry would go right along to glory
If dar wasn't a ticket put up from now
till Halifax.
De man who kin shet out dis busy
world an de sounds of Its machinery at
de airly hour of seben o'clock in oe
ebenn'. can't hev any money lent out on
n chattel mortgage. an has no ak lynn
aroun' de woodpile fur any one to steal.
Lastly de world neber has any pity on
de man who burns of his own coattails.
DO not cultivate serencness. Serene
ness will wade frew mudhole all de
var round. when half an hours work
would bridge It. Do not be tranquil. De
tranquil man am either a great villyun
or too lazy to keep up wild de perceshun.
Avoid observation-disclosures. 1t may do In
a great man. but when ii comes down to
poo folks like us. one case of absent
mindedness will knock our credit out at
de grofer's or butchers higher dan
kite.
dozen looks to fashun. Whar one man
helps de poo from kindness Of heart a
dozen chip in bekase de list O. names
will be published in the papers.
Il hezn't got much to say on de sub
eand up any date menshuned but my
advice to de Guild folkses of dis kentry
Is to wait till dey smell sulphur mighty
strong befo dey own up Eftin' any
II belongs TO de church. rings de bell
fur prayer-meetin' an Fze tryin' to live
so ,as 10 reach dat good place above
whar de weary am at rest. an TO de
I.awd. doan' believe dat gwine to de
circus has cher rubbed de hide off in
one single spot De man who can't go
TO a circus wild a clean conscience, an
come home de same way. had better set
out an, m, diskiver a kentry fur himself.
We hez got to holAback. When an hon.
est hard-workin' Guild man must hev q
stuffed char to sit down on. a walnut
table to eat his meals on. an rsg'laf
The Washington herald., 1915-06-06

mother is liable to have a relapse. and II
she does it will be the grave for her.
Things are running happily and smoothly.
Your affectionate husband etc.
The cook was not taken along when Mr..
Bowser selected the covering for the
chairs and the new carpets. She kindly
offered to go but was purposely left be-
hind. If the above said selections were
not bowling successes it was not the fault
of a devoted husband. The salesman in
the carpet store started in to tell Mr..
Bowscr what the latest thing in carpets
was. but was met with n reply:
Sir. was selecting carpets before YOU
were out of your cradle. and | think
know what I want.
This settled the salesman and also sold
some fifty yards of carpeting which had
been in the store for the past twenty
years.
Mrs. Bowser wrote again that her
a tramp over the fence and that she
wanted to be in her own home again.
And Mr.. Bowser replied:
Don't chance a relapse Wait un-
til she can turn grindstone a thou
breath
Ali things. have an end and Mr..
Bowsers refurnishinG had one two
weeks later. He hustled. He made
Others hustle He used the telephone
and his legs unsparingly. He coaXed
the changes were made and the house
awaited Mrs. Bowsers homecoming.
She came. The cook had been
through the house several times and
shook her head at every change and
said 10 herself:
Harmony! Wait till Mrs. Bowser
gets home and see if there'll be harmony.
Red, green, blue. brown, all mixed to-
sether It's no wonder the cat shows
signs of going insane.
Riding home from the depot. Mr.. Bow
ser was very enthusiastic, but he did not
even hint at what had been done at the
house He let Mrs. Bowser find out for
herself She found out. Before she had
taken off her hat. she had gone through
every ROOM and noted every change. and
lust as the smiling Mr.. Bowser looked
for her to break forth i'll words of praise
and gratitude. she fell full length on the
floor in a dead faint. and did not recover
from it till three or four OF the neigh
boring women had rushed in ana worked
over her a quarter of an hour.
The harmony was too much.
She was a brave. strong woman. but
she could not stand it.
AS for Mr.. Bowser-but he had done
his best.