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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27
Dorothy Dix Tells How Idle
Gossip Ruins Many Lives

ing is really wrong with her, but idle
gossip biackens her name until il
drives her into becoming the thing If
calls her
Why should We hurt people with our
tongues that we would not injure with
our hands2 Why should we blacken
their characters when we would scOrn
TO throw mud at their clOthes2 Should
We who demand authority for every
thing else demand none for injurious
stories concerning our neighbours
Idle gossip does more harm than
anything else in the world, and if the
women who are so fond Of reforming
things really do want to start q re-
form that viii do more for the happi-
ness Of the world than anything else,
they viii inaugurate an anti-gossip-
ing crusade. And they can begin IL in
their own proper persons, for idle Cos
sip. like charity. begins at home.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

The Odd fashioned pantalette, scorned
and laughed at since the days Of hoops
and DaguerreOtypes- are among the
very daintiest and most feminine Of
evening accessories They are OF satin,
chiffon or net, frilled or fur trimmed.
and one merely catches a fleeing
glimpse OF them now and then, and
thinks Of them only as a very effective
part Of the frock.
If one chooses well materials and ac-
cessories, there is little danger Of =
jarring note in the costume; these
jarring notes, it is sad TO say. more
often appear in afternoon and street
costumes than in evening gowns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

LETZ ILLED by idle gossip was the
verdict brought IN by core
~ uer's jury in an Illinois village
the other day, after investigating the
death of a beautiful young woman who
had shot herself.
II Is a pity that the jury could not
have gone q step farther and indicted
Tor murder all who had banded round
the false and malicious stories that had
first slain the young wOman's Teputa-
ton and then slew her. Certainly every
scandal monger among them was ac-
cessory before the crime of her death
KILLED bv Idle gossip How often
that epitaph might be written over
ruined life OF a broken heart. and how
few Of us can hold up clean hands aud
swear ourselves free of blood outlines,
We may not have originated the black
story that blighted the career Of a fel-
low creature. but We listened to It. We
stood by and held the garments OF those
who stoned the innocent
Our attitude toward gossip is passing
strange We all admit that the good
name is the most precious possession
Of a man or woman. and that TO rob
them OF this is to make them poor. in
deed Yet We. who would not take q
penny f-Om their purse. have no hest
from them We, who are punctiliously
honest and would scOrn to pass on
dime whose value we even suspected,
pass on a scurriloUs story without
stopping an instant TO investigate its
truth
Nothing Sacred TO a Gossip.
We, who are tender hearted and
could not bring ourselves TO inflict the
slightest physical pain upon another
human being. have ghoulish delight
even our friends. though there is no
other torture that the victim would
not rather undergo.
There is nothing sacred from idle
gossip. Nobody exempt It is rarely
even Intentionally malicious. It is just
an evil miasmatic wind that comes
from nowhere and blows everywhere,
poisoning all upon whom It breathes.
a man and his wife live happily to-
gether. trusting eahc other Idle gossip
begins Whispering over the teapOts or
through a haze OF cigar smoke some
vague suspicion of a husband or wife
that grows into a rumor. that spreads
heinous charge, and a home is broken
up by it.
a boy does something wrong in the
folly of his youth He repents and is
all the better and stronger man for IT.
but 20 where he viii, idle gossip tells
rover the story with q thousand embei-
.lishmeuts. and shuts every door OF op-
fUortunity in his face
Z BIacLens Her Name.
/ y @irI is silly and iudiscreet Notu-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

FEW YORK, Nov. 27.-Now that
N winter is upon US and the season
OF gaieties has begun, we find
ourselves scurrying about here and
there, hearts in a furry and brimmiIlS
over with happy expectation OF the
coming festivities where we may dance
away the merry hours. oblivious OF
time and the many perpleXities Of this
aittle world Of ours. except Tor the ever
present question of dress
AIIuring silks and Satins.
There are numbers OF dainty silks
and sheer fabrics. such rs taffeta, gros
de Londres, soft satins, ch'tfons. nets,
and novelty brocades which are charm
ingly suited to dance and dinner frocks-
eros de LOndres comes plain and
striped. combining often two Of the
most delicate pastel shades. The soft
satins and teffetas are particularly e1-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

THAT shall / do with my
M Ifeg" asked Eleanor. For
three years have been in
love with a young lawyer who, 1
I thought was in love with me He
went I'D TO the city TO make enough
money 10 be able to support me, and
now ne has met with success feel that
he has outgrown me He is all care
for in this world. and 1 think perhaps
I could hold him if tried What shall
I do
When a woman has TO try TO hold
a mans love, her best chance Of hap
piness lies On not trying. So my
honest advice TO Elanor is TO send the
man firmly and once for all about his
business and then set about her hap
pines-that of making the most OF
the brains and talent feel sure she
has from the clear and sympathetic
way she expresses herself in the letter
Of which / have quoted only a part
But I doubt very much If this honest
answer is what Elanor wants.
Most normal girls have q normal.
human craving Tor love When they
find the man who gives il to them
and to whom in turn it is possible for
en- cling with a desperate fear that life
will offer them nothing more If they
resign what they have. Women are
not what Is known as good SpOrts.f
they are afraid Of taking chances; they
hold fast 20 what they have and they
endure all sorts Of unhappy uncertainty
rather than take a firm step in 4 di-
rectiOn that may turn out TO be the
wrong one.
The Cross-ROads.
Almost every individual comes fairly
soon to the crossroads of life and
lmaEines that there is only one path
OF the four il would be safe TO take.
and desperately fears taking any one
Of the three that are wrong Now. as
a matter Of fact. life does not offer
any such minimum or opportunity as
that There are probably three paths
that would be right and safe to take.
II Eleanor and al other cleaners
were bravely 10 resign the love in the
very clinEing TO which they find SUI
ferinE there are undoubtedly at least
two and possibly three paths to hap
piness open 10 them
First OF all there is honest earnest
work That is sure 10 lead to a gain
in self respect and power, and is even
likely TO lead TO position and place in
piece Of success I need not relinquish
for a temporary failure. That is the
only way TO work up. and if one is
really sincere it is impossible to fail
Ny advice to all young artists is
work. application, sincerity and per
sonality- Never try to express what
you cannot feel; never try to set up a
false standard, but judge your work
fairly through the eyes OF your soul.
Follow the call that is in yOu-uO
matter how faiut-it VIII develop as
YOU develop and finally become the
largest part Of you. L has been so
written i'm the stars. and the march
of progress makes it impossible not to
recognize
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27
Russians in Flight, Take
Al Church Bells From
The Abandoned Towns

Petrograd. Russia, Nov. e7.-Nearly
5000 church bells have been brought TO
Niklosky convent. near Moscow. where
they are stored in a large park.
The bells, many OF which are Of
enormous size, come from the towns
and villages OF Poland. Couriand
Lithuania and Volhynia and have been
transported into the Interior of the
empire so that they would not fall into
the hands Of the Germans. who would
have used them for the manufacture
Of shells and other war material
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

fective. under the weblilze tunics now
mOdish- Although many prefer the et-
fective simple frock, others delight in
the swayiuE Of tiny ruffles and frills,
and the swishing Of crispy failles and
taffetas. shirred and pleated, quantity
mimicking creations Of decades ago
These are carelessly caught up and
held in place by tiny clusters Of rose
buds. or perhaps a single flower or
lace. gold or silver Metallic ornaments
have supDlauted trimmings of silk. buds
and flowers. TO d certain extent ana
when used sparingly make most ef-
fective finishes
The scarf Of Chiffon.
As the frame is to the picture. so Is
the dainty. filmy scarf c the frock Tor
evening wear; endless Ideas may be
carried out with these They are bead
ed. embroidered. fringed and hand
coIored. developed in the sheerest Of
nets. chiffons. gauZes and wonderfully
patterned Oriental fabrics, designed
with visions Of Hours and dreamy
harem beauties in mind One Of the
many effective uses OF the scarf IS
with the sleeveless gown; il may be
draped IN most becoming ways. 4
charming example Of this was brought
10 my attention the other evening. The
dress was Of canary cOlOred taffeta
made with an eight gOred skirt, IN
which alternating cores were OF the
canary taffera and satin OF delicate
blue Each gore was rounded at the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

A coat OF blue clOtn IS cut IN three
quarter length and trimmed with
white KarakuI fur, white buttons and
dahlia colored velvet.
Characteristic Of the afternoon
costume Of black satin is the shallow
cape bOrdered with fur (at the top).
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

A very smart close fitting hat for
skating, motoring or country use, as
It fits the head well and requires no
elastic or pins to keep It on the head
Can be made Of kid or any attractive
materials in most any color desired.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27
CID ss B9g ~, Ney e Syss R In r@ s@a MRs

Skating b ad
wear Is a novelty
Of the sc on.
These models show
some Of the latest
fashions, HE h
combine style with
comfort.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27

FLY SNdE
Smart skating cap, made Of Inns
br0uek, combined with Engiadiue.
There IS an earlap on left side Of hat,
which can be fastened down to pro
tect the ear. The scarf is attached
to the cap, and when not IN use can
be tied around the cap.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-27
Frocks and Coats For Evening Wear

Fred Ruffd Tafeta and Net; Dainty
Chiffon Scars.
Evening star., 1915-09-15

A Talcum Of extreme
fineness, delicate fra
GRANGE and wonderful
purity; clings like skin
itself.
One 0E- Two H.
tin. tins. @SS
Evening star., 1915-09-15
STAR FOOLS SOLDIERS.
French Gunners Mistake Jupiter for
Aeroplane Searchlight.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 1.-Jupiter. loom
ing up especially brilliant in the east
ern sky not long after sunset nova
days, has been frequently mistaken for
the searchlight of an aeroplane flying
over Paris. Gunners at the front have
made the same mistake and prepared
to train their anti-aircraft weapons
against it. The we'll known astron-
omer, Able Moreux, says he has re-
ceived a great many letters from them
asking particulars about this great
light in the east, brought to their
notice for the first time by the war
Able Moreux infers from the mass of
correspondence received that thousands
of soldiers obliged to pass the night
under the open sky are acquiring an
interest in the wonders and beauties of
nature that oth.erwise they would have
passed their lives without.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
COAL COMBINE COMPULSORY.
German Government Refuses to Per.
NIT Dissolution of Syndicate.

ESSEN. Rhensh Prussia, September
IA. via London. September 15.-The
famous German coal syndicate was re-
newed here today under extraordinary
circumstances After many months OF
negotiations il became apparent that
the syndicate would dissolve upon the
expiration of the present agreement.
and the federal council issued decree
providing for compulsory syndicate
under the governments auspices unless
the mine owners settled their differ
ences and prolonged the organization
upon their initiative.
prolonged the organization today for
fifteen months.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
Among the Possibilities.

Perhaps" said he, that perfidious
cat has destroyed my beautiful mouse
Perhaps the observer located that OBJ
server on the other side. AS we left
him he had again been stricken in an
attitude of acute attention. His right
hand was extended toward US, the
fingers spread, as though begging for
silence in the midst of this wood. The
silhouette he offered as We glanced
backward was thatsof kindly, rather
garrulous man who had been suddenly
taken by some game of engrossng in
terest. One sees the same air of rapt
absorption on the faces of the checker
players in a country store.
Perhaps he had located the other OBJ
server. We shall never know. But as
we passed the bombproof in which the
telephone station is located we heard
a bell shrilling angrily.
Ten minutes later the little seventy
fiveS' were at work.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
WAKE OF THE SUBMARINE
BETRAYSIT TO ENEMIES
London Daily News Asserts Large
Numbers Have Been
Destroyed.

LONDON. September 15-The telltale
wake they leave behind is responsible
for the losses of German submarines,
according to the Daily News, which
adds:
The losses have been more than
formidable: they are irretrievable"
The submarine leaves a peculiar trail
on the surface marked by air bubbles.
Auxiliary boats follow this curious
wave, which seamen soon learn to rec
ognize. although it is not easy to dis
tinguish in rough weather.
Twenty-three hundred trawlers are
Evening star., 1915-09-15

A perfect dentifrice-
antiseptic and deOdOrant
-whitens the teeth, per-
fumes the breath, pre-
vents decay.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
GRAIN STEAMER SINKS;
NONE OF HER CREW LOST
Vessel Goes Down Almost Without
Warning in Lake Off Knife Is
land, Near Duluth.

DULUTH, Mimi, September 15.-The
steamer Onoko, belonging to the Stein
brenner interests of Cleveland. Ohio,
loaded with 10000 bushels Of wheat
consigned to Buffalo by the Capitol
Elevator Company. sank yesterday aft
ernoon while off Knife Island, about
fourteen miles out of Duluth. almost
without a moments warning. None of
the crew was lost.
When it was seen that the steamer
was sinking Capt. w. F. Dunn ordered
the boats out and the crew left the
ship. They were picked up shortly aft
Evening star., 1915-09-15

now engaged in the submarine hunt.
constantly patrolling the water around
the British Isles. The writer in the
Daily News describes standing on the
seacoast watching through his binocu-
lars three destroyers which were
steaming at half speed two abreast and
one behind.
Suddenly" he writes, 1.-The rear de-
stroyer spurted forward and gathered
speed, foam daShing over her bows.
while the others zigzagged and guns
cracked. Soon the firing ceased and
the destroyers steamed on again as
before. When the next tide came in
the water was coated with OIL.
Evening star., 1915-09-15

morning the observer ss:>s watched
I that thin brown line, which Is a trench,
advance a little further into the open.
His experience teaches him in which
direction that trench will be advanced
Tonight the Germans must redouble
their efforts to carry it over a hillside
which is dangerously exposed.
so that | shall send word to the
battery" said the observer. Il shall
give them this sectional map drawn to
, large scale, on which I have made a
mark with pencil. Then pouf. No
more Germans"
A part of an observers duties is to
see to it that the observer on the other
side is killed. That is g. gross and un-
pleasant way of putting it. 1 know
war has become so systematized-so
thoroughly part of every days rou-
tine-that it's more unpleasant aspects
are almost forgotten. This observer,
now, has no unkind feeling toward the
observer on the other side. 1t is mere
ly that it is his duty to see to it that
the observation post of the Germans is
destroyed. That necessary portion
of this destruction will he the death
OF the observer seems not to occur to
him.
Il think / know where the post is" he
said. Il have been watching that bush
for days. AS soon as 1 am certain we
will smash it,
Finding a German Observer.
1t was only a week before. it appears,
that the observer had detected one of
the observers on the other side. 1t was
quite by accident. The observer said
it was by a lucky chance. The German
was excellently hidden in a hole in the
side of a hill. Apparently he had dug
himself in there at night and covered
the mouth of the hole with sods, so
that he lay there quite at his ease Even
after the French observer suspected
his whereabouts the hole could not be
found.
Then I noticed that very early in
the morning, when the sun was just so.
there was reflection from the lens of
his telescope" said the observer
No doubt the German moved his tele-
scope from time to time. No doubt,
also. he had taken pains to mask it, for
he must have known perfectly we'll the
disadvantages of helioscoping his po-
sition to the other side. But something
went wrong. The little seventy
fives'' were turned on it. 1t is mar
velous, if an Interpolation be permit
ted. to hear the affection which creeps
into these soldiers voices when they
speak of their little seventy-fives. 1t is
no wonder. They are the marvellous
weapon of the war
The observer was rather put out at
the behavior of his pet mouse. 1t would
not come out. The only explanation
Evening star., 1915-09-15

was that we were strangers and In
civilian clothes. This, presumably, is
soldier mouse with a proper con-
tempt for unmartial people. The OBJ
server wanted to talk about the mouse.
He was not at all interested in the
mechanical device which is hitched at
one end to the telescope and at the
other moves steel point over a map.
1t is on precisely the plan of the ma :
chine by which drawings are COPIED
and enlarged If he spies an enemy
that machine automatically finds the
Evening star., 1915-09-15
U. S. Submarine MI Launched.

QUINCY, Mass, September 15-Sub-
marine MI, built for the United States
government by the Fore River Ship
building Corporation has been launched
The new submersible is 1855 feet over
all, with maximum steaming radius
of 5000 miles and a surface speed OF
sixteen knots. She is equipped with
four torpedo tubes and a deck gun.
Evening star., 1915-09-15

erward by the Standard Oil steamer
Renown and were brought back to Du-
luth, reaching here about 5:45 pm
Captain Unable to Explain.
Capt Dunn reported to G. A. Tom
linson, agent of the Onoko at this
point, a S follows:
I'VE have no way of knowing what
happened. The lake was smooth and
we had no indication of anything be-
ing wrong until off Knife Island. We
were about nine miles out in the regu-
lar course when the engineer came
forward and reported to me that the
ship was leaking under the engines
BY the time l got back there the water
was squirting in and in few minutes
stopped the engines. There was nc
question that the ship was doomed, and
l ordered out the boats. A few mo-
ments after we got clear the OnokG
went down. The crew was in no dan
ger. but we were glad to see the oil
steamer.
The Onoko was launched in 1882 ant
was the first of the large iron (not
steeD steamers on the great lakes. She
Evening star., 1915-09-15

was e3s feet long, 80 feet beam. Her
capacity was $500 tons and gross ton
| mage 2.164.
Evening star., 1915-09-15
His Cat Worries Him Most.

My cat" said the observer. "grieves
me. She follows me here from camI
each day l fear she is after my little
mouse
He was sitting in a pleasant shelter,
lust big enough to hold four men. 1t
was so covered with vines and the
fresh branches of trees that the Ger
man observers could not distinguish
1t from its leafy background. Propped
up under his eyes in front was long
board. on which had been penciled
careful panorama of the landscape.
The long green telescope was fixed to
a permanent rest. Under his elbow
was portfolio of sectional maps of
this same landscape, drawn to large
scale.
Every tree is on these maps said
he. Almost every rock.
The procedure of observing seemed
to be rather simple, as one watched
1t. On the shoulder of a hill near the
village of - 500 yards away and
held by the Germans-the enemy is
digging trench. They dig at night
as the French do. No man dare ap-
pear in the open by day where these
trenches confront each other. Each
Evening star., 1915-09-15
KEEPS EYE GLUED
TO HIS TELESCOPE
French Soldier Watches Ger
mans From Trench in For
est of Champnouix.
PREPARES ACCURATE MAP
OF THE ENEMY'S POSITION
Meanwhile at Intervals Gives Atten-
ton to His Pet, a Very Fine
Little Mouse
BY HERBERT COREY.
copyright. 1850

IN THE FIELD NEAR NANCY. Au-
gust 2I-Now and then the observer
removed his right eye from the end OF
a long green telescope. He groveled
in the pocket of his military overcoat
of faded blue until he found the crumbs.
He threw these crumbs in front OF MS
hidden post upon the neutral ground
between the lines.
sometimes" said he, "a little mouse
comes to eat my crumbs. He IS very
fine little mouse. Quite tame
The observer said he was fond OF
animals. He was about TO relate 'ne
story of a magpie he once owned "he"
some flicker of movement IN the "ef
man lines caught his attention. of d
few minutes he was rigid. lheii he
ia bbed a pencil point upon a map witch
had been drawn upon a piece OF orui
nary letter paper.
lust there" said he. the Germans
are digging a trench. Tonight we
shall catch them at work at IL. oiie
shell should do the trick
The observer sat quite at his ease III
the very edge of the forest OF Chanp
nouix which is near Nancy, the capitai
of the department OF @ Meur.ne rennd
MoseIIe The slope of the open GROUND
before him was covered with a per1ect
r,aze of barbed wire. supported on
slender posts SO the topmost wire was
about waist high. Somewhere IN that
tangle of wire were the fire trenches
of the French army of Lorraine. In
those fire trenches French soldiers
were contentedly sitting about l use
the word "contentedly" advisedly- Never
have | seen an army which so nearly
seems to enjoy war The barbed wire
of the Germans seemed almost to meet
the barbed wire of the French. There
was not sign of life in that pasture
baking under the August sun: A rap
M could not have hoped there un-
OBSERVED man could not have walk
ed five steps and lived.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-28
CHANGE IN FUNERAL
HOUR IsANN0UNcED
REMAINS OF LATE E. w. sTEPH-
ENsoN WILL BE INFERRED
THIS AFTERNOON AT 200
INSTEAD OF 8 O'CLOCK.

The hour for the funeral of the
late E. w. Stephenson, which was
first announced for 8 o'clock this af-
Fternoon, will take place an hour
earlier, or at 200 o'clock. Friends
of the family will please note the
changed hour and be on hand in time
for the last sad obsequies. Funeral
from the house.
Mr.. Stephenson died early Friday
morning at his home in the city, after
q longtime illness. He is survived
| by his wife, who was Miss Daisy
Lindsay, and four children. He was
married to Miss Lindsay in 1897, and
| for ten years resided at Columbus
and Chattanooga, where he was fore
man of the Central Of Georgia shops,
moving to Pensacola about ten years
ago, where he engaged in the dairy
business.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-11-28
EXHIBIT TOR SENDS
HIS APPRECIATION
PRESIDENT OF FAIR ASSOCIA-
TION RECEIVES LETTER FROM
PRIZE WINNER WHO WRITES
THANKS.


President George c. Vikings, Of
the Escambia County Fair Associa-
ton, is in receipt of q letter Of ap.
probation from Mr.. F. E. Maxey, Of
Cantonment, who won first prize in
the individual exhibit, and second
prize in class 2. This letter, which
expresses the writer's appreciation Of
the treatment and courtesies which
he and his friends had received, is as
follows:
Letter From Mr.. Maxey.
Cantonment, Fla, Nov. "a. 1915.
Mr.. George C. Vikings,
Pensacola, Florida.
Dear Strive desire to thank you
as president Of the Fair Association
for the kind and liberal treatment
we received as exhibitors at the Fair,
Also, as general traffic manager OF
the G. r. & A., railroad, we want
to thank the company for the free and
accommodating services rendered us
which enabled US to place our exhibit
in the best possible condition.
Very respectfully,
F. E. MAXEY.