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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

/ claimed Uncle Wiggily- All OF a sud
den he curled himself up inside the
hoop like a circus performer Give
me push down the hillr Unce Wig
gily said to Nurse Jane, and the musk
rat lady did.
over and over, faster and faster, in
side the hoop Uncle Wiggily rolled
down the hill, head over paws, but he
did not mind that He came TO where
the fox was carrying away Jimmie
Wloblewobble, the duck boy
Here! You let Jimmie goi" Uncle
Nigglly cried Let him gor' And with
that the rabbit gentleman uncoiled him
self from. inside the hoop, and with his
long sharp ears Uncle Wiggily tfczIed
the fox so hard that he laughed and
sneezed and had the hiccoughs all az
once.
And then the fox was so surprised at
seeing rabbit gentleman roll down
mill IN hoop that he was so kerslos-
trated, II you viii kindly allow me 10
say so-that fox was-that he ran
away and didn't carry off Jimmie Wib-
blewobble after all.
so you see a hoop is good for some
thing-isn't il, Nurse Jane2' asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Yes" replied the muskrau lady. So
this may teach US that a rolling pin is
often good for putting tacks in a car
pet And II no one puts lemons on the
Orange Mountains to cause them TO
make sour faces at the dogwOod tree,
III tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the lost doggie.-Copyrfgh 1915,
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

1t is a shocking waste-as shocking
as the devOtinE Of the vast resources
o. a great university 70 the education
Of a doWny Drained young man who
has not vet succeeded in learning 30
percent OF the ten commandments
The Platte is a great river IN the
spring. and awes the spectator by its
breadth and majesty But it. IS not
highly valued in Nebraska, because
when il is most needed. it isn't there.
II is like the young recruit from the
bush league. who bats 400 in the
3pring practice. and then strikes out
four times hand running with n-en on
bases, after the season opens As
river. II is the poorest pinch hitter in
the world The Platte F-Oes dry on the
first hot day, and has TO depend on
wells for its moisture the rest OF the
sumner.
Many movements for the abolishing
OF the Platte have been started but
have failed because Of the opposition
OF the bridge companies The Platte
is the patron saint OF the bridge com
panies- It is the thinnest excuse for
a bridge in existence but one Of the
most effective.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

nature exolaim how lovely, and then scratch our
the rocks litter the sward with lunch garbage
break wantonly the limbs of Towering shrubs, smash
beer bottles IL the spring, shoot few Bluebirds with
a cat rifle and 60 way rejoicing.
We find relics of forgotten race, perhaps centuries
DID, and instead Of chershng them for their curious
scientific and sentimental interest, scaw them into
oblivion, dash them into. powder
We find the names of United States cavalrymen-
"dragoons'"on way to California escorting Kentucky
immigrants May 8 1913" and hopelessly blind to the
sentimental side Of human imagination that ought
protect these writings throughout the centuries part
Of the historical record # dear west, paint
two-fOOt heart and a six-foot arrow over the name
enclosing in the heart the magic initials "a. NJ. H.
J. F. Wei Paso 1914 proud contribution estheti-
cism and fine art
We find the rocks a drawing red ochre Of an
antelope, painted there by Apache gTeatgrand-
father perhaps before the American revolution and
take the trouble to complete the little figure with
stovepipe hat foTked tail Of false teeth and
a stunning bell with seighbells; then sign i'm
mortal initials and go our way, content that have
perpetrated a huge joke.
We find indian drawing of a fir tree and we
put windows and door in it to make a beautiful
gable ended house. We find ancient indian draw
ing of majestic bird, and we write musical notes in
its tail to the tune Of Carolina rag carefully inserting
the appropriate words underneath eve won't 90 home
until morning" This IS typical American way
of having good time, "close to natures heart"
We find the authentic date 1886" beside
pioneers inscription, and under it, invite
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

merchants and capitalists Of Chihua-
hua. is here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. r RobIee. who were
on their way to California spent the
day with their daughter. Mrs. L NJ.
Breck-
Fred WatrOus is Ill with scarlet fe-
yer he has no idea where he contracted
il. but he is in quarantine and there is
no danger OF the disease spreading.
Miss Marie 1Iattingly, OF Washington.
D. c. is in FL -PasO. She is a special
correspondent Of the New York World
and Washington Post and IS here to
cover the reception TO the presidential
party.
Mrs Ina White Ship. OF Phoenix.
passed through here today on her way
home from Washington. where she has
been looking after a suit in which she
came off victor and secured about 500
back pay and pension OF So per
month. She was the first wife OF E. "
T. Ship.
S. L Pierce. a prominent mining man
OF Chihuahua. who is interested with
DIT. Flower there. was dismissed from
an FL PasO hospital this morning and
will return 10 Mexico as soon as his
health viii permit Mr.. Pierce came
here sick two weeks ago and his ply
sician advised him 10 remain for a
time
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
Elephant Butte Dam VIII Last LOO Years Longer
If AMatsr CONTINUES 10 Scour Out Sill As Nov

THE criminal docket Of the saith dis
trict court for the May term. which
begins on May 9. viii be heavy" said
p. H Marcum. assistant district attOr-
ney- several murder cases are on the
docket, including the Guaderrama case,
the J. H Hill case. the Jesus il
mineZ case and the Robertson case.
In addition there are several robbery
cases including the Walter Robinson
case, while there are number Of
cases on other charges The term will
run far into June, Judging from pres
ent indications"
Anyone who has an idea that the
FL PasO police department has little
to do is certainly misguided" said
John H Vitelle, the new chief Of de-
tectIves- The men in Uniform are
kept busy and the detective depart
ment is a veritable bee hive Of in
dustry- There is hardly a moment in
the day when the officers and detec-
tives are not working hard, for FL
Paso harbors many criminals who are
ever active"
THE cOlors OF your southwestern sky
are a delight to one who paints" said
Pauline Martinez, young Mexican art
ist who has Just returned from a trip
to Spain I have been studying them
since arrived here and I think I can
say that only in few places in the
world have I seen their equal for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
HARVARD INSULTS GERMANY,
SAYS DR.. KUNO MEYER

New York. April 2S.-Because he con-
siders that Harvard university has in
suited Germany, Dr. KuuO Meyer, Of
the University OF Berlin. has with
drawn his candidacy for the post Of ex-
change professor at Harvard. His ire
was directed particularly at an anti
German poem entitled Colt Biitt Uns.'
which appeared in one OF the student
publications. The poem won the prize
in a competition instituted by the pub
lcatiOn for poems on the war. Prof
Meyer was TO have filled his post as
exchange professor during the next col
lege year.
Prof Meyer announces he sent IN his
resignation TO president a Lawrence
Lowell Of Harvard, informing him that
he considers the poem the crOwning in
cident of a series Of acts from Harvard
offensive to Germans and he endorses
the hope expressed by my brother an
honorary graduate OF your university,
that no German will again be found TO
accept the post OF exchange professor
at Harvard"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
II Years -H6o Today

The general reception committee to
receive McKinley's presidential party
held another meeting this afternoon in
the chamber Of commerce to perfect
plans for the entertainment Of the dis
tinguished guests Gen marshal Davis
outlined the plans he had made for the
parade and escort Of the distinguished
guests The party viii arrive here next
Monday morning and elaborate prepara-
lions are being made by members OF
the chamber Of commerce TO give them
the reception their positions deserve.
The music committee has engaged Prof
COncha's and the AfcGinty bands. so the
musical feature Of the occasion is well
taken care Of
I, r Crum. mining expert Of Chihua-
hua, is registered at the OrndorfE
A E. Dudley. wen known mining
man OF TorreOn, is in the city on BUSH
ness
Charles Mitchell has returned from
trip through southern New Mexico.
]. G. Follansbee. wealthy mining man
and cattle raiser Of chihuahua. is here
on business.
c. W Harkrider. agent for the New
York Life at Abilene, is shaking hands
with FL Paso friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". ". Woods will re-
turn from their honeymoon about the
29th Of this month
NJ c. Stewart and A. c. Heard. well
known cattlemen OF Carlsbad. \. ",
are visiting in FL Paso.
J. J Falomir. one Of the leading
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

adaptibility TO canvas. Some day an
artist viii come out TO this part OF the
country and immortalize ii. as well as
himself, on canvas. Near Barcelona, in
Spain, the general color effect OF the
earth and sky is much the same as
here"
Ell Paso is becoming a rumor fac
tory, so far as its Mexican population
is concerned, because there are so
many rumOrs OF new revolutions and
attacks on JuareZ." said Z. " Hobart
There have always been groups OF
MeXicans standing around in quiet
doorways whispering among them
selves since the revolutions began. but
in the last few days il is more notice
able than ever. There seems to be
more plotting and planning among all
factions than ever before Mexican
friends Of mine are beginning TO act
suspiciOusly, as though something was
on foot. I wouldn't be surprised II Ia
Paso would give birth to a new revolu-
ton soon"
Mails for Mexico City. Guadalajara
and southern Mexico cities are now be-
ing sent through Juarez to AguascaIi-
entes and from there forwarded to
their destination" said David Nc
knight. Mails for Saltillo and Mon
terey are routed by way of Torreon.
The mails are getting through all
right"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

- 4 PECULIAR thing Is now tax
y ing place at the DAM" said
= Jos. c. Gawler, Paymaster at
Elephant Butte. who has been in the
city several days with Mrs Gawler on
business and pleasure. The water for
long time when It came out Of the
dam, was as clear as crystal. just as il
IS in the lake behind the dam This
showed that all the silt was settling
behind the dam in the lake and gave
some concern. but recently one morn
ing the people all noticed that the wa
ter pouring out Of the dam was as
muddy as il had ever looked and il
has continued that way, although the
lake above the dam is clear still The
engineers believe that the Golfer dam,
which was built above the big dam
during construction, has sunk or
washed away and that the water is
now securing out the bottom of the
lake and is carrying off the silt as il
flows through the spillways and on its
way for irrigation duty below. These
spiuWays are near the bottom Of the
dam and were put in that location for
this purpose. The engineers declare
that II the water continues to come
out as muddy as it is now, il viii mean
an extension Of another 100 years Of
the life Of the lake behind the dam,
as it VIII keep the lake secured out
and prevent it filling as fast as would
nave been the case had the silt all
vettled and remained in the lake"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
wv

ELr~ TELL what are you going TO
AM do today2" asked Nurse
w Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the
muskrar lady housekeeper Of the rabbit
gentleman, as ne came down TO break
fast in the hollow stump bungalow one
morning
What am I going to do? Wei.
hardly know answered Mr.. LoEgearss
as he spread some carrot butter on
his slice Of cabbage bread and made q
lettuce sandwich. I think / shall 90
for a walk in the woods, though
DO you expect to have an cdYen-
tUreg asked Nurse Jane.
Well" replied Uncle Wiggily, you
never can tell what viii happen II
an adventure comes along I will bow
politely TO il, and have a good time If
1 can"
Whatever you do. please don't roller
skate advised Nurse Jane
NO, III let the fuzzy fox do that"
Uncle Wiggily said, as he laughed and
thought Of what had happened to him
the day before.
Soon after breakfast the rabbit gen
tleman started out to walk in the
not gone very lar before he saw
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the
puppy-dog boys, running along q
woodland path, rolling a hoop.
Hsi That looks like a good funr'
said Uncle Diggily- I think / could
roll a hoop myself Nurse Jane
wouldn't mind that, and could easily
learn it-much more easily than 1
could learn roller skating. I'll do it"
Gong over to where Jackie and
Peette Bow Wow were taking a little
rest, and gnawing a bone sandwich
their mother had given them Uncle
Wiggily asked
May I take one Of your hoops a
yes, take both Of Them jackie and
Peetie said at once. What are you
going to do with them?"
Roll one" Uncle Wiggily answered
with a smile. "One hoop is enough for
50 he took Jackie's, and using his
red, white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch for a stick the rabbit gen
ueman was soon trundling the hoop
along as nicely as one of the little
I like this" Uncle Wiggily ex-
claimed I'm going to get a hoop OF
my OWE-"
"Oh, please dor cried Jackie and
Petite Wen have such fun togeth-
Uncle Wiggny went to the monkey
dOOdle's toy store
TN have a rolling hoop said the
rabbit gentleman.
What was the matter it'll the
roller skates I sold you yesterday"
asked the store monkey
The fox has those" replied Uncle
Wiggily-. 4 don't like roller skating
anyhow Hopping is much more fun
So he went out to roll his hoop, and
soon he and Jackie and Peetia and
Lulu and Alice and Jimmie Wibble-
wobble, the duck children, with Bully
and BaWly No-Tail, the frog boys. and
many other of the animal children,
were having lots OF fun trundling and.
rolling their hoops over the fields al
through the woods.
Wei. Of all things!" exclaimed
Nurse Jane Fuzzy, the muskrat lady.
on her way back from the store, as
she saw Uncle Wiggily rolling his
hoop. What viii that rabbit do next2''
she asked Of Aunt Lettie, the old lady
goat, who was with her.
There is no telling" Aunt Lettie
replied. But he seems to be enjoying
himself"
Yes. Uncle Wiggily always does
that" said Nurse Jane. well. this is
safer than roller skating, anyhow. But
] wish he would not be so childish as
to roll a hoop"
Uncle WiggiIy did not seem to mind.
though Up and down the woodland
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
1t6h w ateT and

1.-THE careful student Of American
wonders should not overlook
Il the Platte river.
1t is very easy TO do this, espe-
ciaIIy in summer time when the Platte
has a habit Of playing hide and seek
with the spectator. which is embar-
RAISING in the extreme.
The Platte is an elongated strip OF
dampness extending from the Mis-
souri, river 10 the Yellowstone park
II is 1900 miles long. a mile wide,
and as deep as one Of the new
dances
This is what makes the Platte IA
nous. Many another river is a mile
wide, but no other river on earth
spreads so little water over 50 wide
a territory. A heavy dew in Nebraska
makes high water in the Platte It
squats on 5000 square miles of Irairie
iand-enOugh to support the population
OF lreland-and produces only an i'm
posing waste Of sandbars and snags
with about as much water running be-
tween the sandbars 10 serve as a
chaser for a thirsty man in New York.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
knocking Booze

IL gladly hit the water cooler"
By
hot
brOing blow off the We're.
condition
Of
the thirsty the helpful
green
soldiers give pump
trouble,
Copyright by George NJ Adauns) WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
The Daily NOUelette

DEBUT OF HALLROOM CHAINS.
Every peach must have a stones
Every fish little bone.
n PICKWEISTER' auditorium was
crowded from pit TO dome and
-. back again Not one Of 7s seats
was vacant because the women n the
audience had put their hats on the IN
occupied ones
ballroom Chains. the speaker Of the
evening. was rather nervous as he
stood in the eIoakroom waiting fer
the chairman TO announce him. for his.
first public appearance, was 10 decide
whether he would give up forever his
trade OF harness sewing
Pompously. Mr.. Slammit Scotcher.
the chairman, began his introduction
Ladies and gentlemen. 1 have the
unbounded JOY, the qualification and
honor to introduce TO you this evening
one whose silver tongue will charm
your senses whose golden flow OF
thought viii hypnotic your intellect.
whose radium personality Will capture
your hearts and hold them in bondage
forever, etc, etc, etc, etc. Ladies and
gentlemen, Mr. ballroom Chains viii
now. proceed TO delight. enthrau and
But no one stepped forth from the
cloakrOom- There was a wild. excited
search. but the speaker had vanished.
Ten minutes later messenger boy de-
hvered TO the chairman the following
note; Dear Mr.. Chairman. am sorry
you haff 10 get another Speaker this
evening, but after hearing what you
told the audience about me, I was 50
overcome with modesty that ran like
the dickens out Of the building and
have now decided 70 remain a harness
sewer instead OF becoming a publick
speaker
Al Chains"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
THREE AUTOMOBILES STOLEN;
TWO OF THEM ARE RECOVERED

from the Myrtle avenue front Of the
EIks' club Tuesday evening and ans not
vet been recovered
Leon B. Ponce's Ford auto was taken
from his garage Tuesday night. driven
during the night and returned 10 the
garage early Wednesday morning.
II. l. Alison's Ford auto was found
standing on North Mesa avenue by the
police Tuesday night It was slightly
damaged but was being run again We'd
nesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
Editorial and
Magazine Page


The porld is 100 much Dihh US; late and soon.
Getting and spending. ne LAP waste our poWers.
Little ne see IN nature that IS ours;
We have gipen our hearts aDap. a sOrdid boon!
The sea that bdres her bosom TO the moon;
The minds that Dil be hODEng at all hours,
And are upgathsred non Ike sleeping fowers;
For This, for everything, ne are out Of tune;
1t moves Us noL-Creat God! I'd rather be
4 pagan suckled N a creed outpom.
So might !. standing on This pleasant lea.
Have gliulpses that wouId maize me less forlorn;
Have sight Of PrOieus rising from the sea;
Or hear old Triton blow his preafhed hon.
Wordsworth
n FAD 1T OVER slowly if you like poetry; if you
despise poetry, skip the sonnet and take fresh
= start. It's all about Hueco Tanks and Cloudcroft,
and parks and it refers 10 defacements of
historical monuments and natural scenery with mems
scribblings billboards and destruction Of foliage
Wordsworth sang in his living verse the sentiments
of not wholly caoused by the friction and pressure
modern life in what eOmpIaoently call @civiza-
ton" what fake world this is-the people in it
How we pretc-d and how delude ourselves. We are
such little folk such minded, dull spirited IN
aspiring folk We set forth theoretical schemes of
characerdecoraton creeds statutes and our
constitutions and then proceed carelessy and almost
bhthely to violate them all one by one.
We visit some precious haunt of sweetest simplest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
200 FACTORIES MAKE SHELLS.

Ottawa, Canada, April 2S.-The bust
ness Of manufacturing shells is assum
ing large proportions in Canada Min
lister Of militia Hughes states that 200
factories in the Dominion were en-
gagged IN this work The orders are
and now amount to S175, 600, 900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

He who buys home products loves
home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

HELpING A FRIENO WHO
GIVES 4oU A RIDE
BOOT HIS FuVVE1 CAR
SoTRHT q N6U 6 w
NotT THINK HIM CRePP-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

DEBUT OF BALLROOM CHAINS.
Every peach must have n stones
Every fish n little bone.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-06
TiDikG THEM OVER.

The number of applicants who APP
piled for work in the ice harvest and
the fact that not more than half of
them were able to find employment in
dicates an unusually large number of
unemployed in this city. That is
general condition his winter and is
much less aggravated in Marshalltown
than in other cities. Some of the ap-
plicants of Monday are temporarily
laid off or idle during the inventory
period but at that the fact remains
everywhere this season more men than
usual are out of work.
This fact is especially to he marked
in the news reports Of newspapers out
side. Efforts TO employ the idle and
those who find themselves in desperate
case are common matters of news re-
ports from Illinois and Wisconsin
cities. One plan in which is 10 be
adopted by kenosha is especially in
teresting by reason of It's possibilities.
If a carpenter needs a pail Of but
terine and hasn't the money to pay
for it he can go 10 Kenosha's municipal
store. sign an agreement to do an
the cleo.
II Iaborer wants sack OF -four he
can pledge himself to work on the
streets a day and get the -four
Evident objections suggest them
selves to such plan, but it also sug-
gests evident advantages. When it
comes to The final showdown somebody
must furnish work or food to those
who neither have nor can obtain money
to pay for the butterine and the -four.
If Kenosha can give these men work
and enable them to retain their self
respect and independence 1t is a good
investment despite losses that are sure
to fall in by reason OF refusal to make
good on the pledges. A surer system
would be possibly to furnish the work
and hand over the order for supplies at
the end Of the day but it is not certain
|!iet IL "ou4o oe TIC DETER one IN the
long run.
1t all comes back to the basic prin-
ciple-it is better TO furnish work than
dole Of charity. And it suggests that
when home farers are wading thru
slush ankle deep on sidewalks and
crossings and men are being bitterly
disappointed at failure to land a
weeks ice cutting that there is work
that could and should be furnished to
the men who need it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-06
Ben Parker. Confession.

Ben Parker, at one time owner Of
many saloons in Des Moines. backed
heavily by the brewing interests. who
afterwards gave up the business. says
of his former experiences:
i defy any man to present one single
argument that will stand the acid OF
criticism in favor of the liquor game.
have witnessed the working man
spend for drink the money that ought
to have bought shoes for his children;
have watched the business man spend
money over the saloon bar that be-
longed to other people. and have been
particeps criminis to more woe than
the bubonic plague ever spread in its
most aggressive form. l tell you that
the drunkard is more to be pitied than
censored. He is a helpless, weak
Drained idiot. and is fostered in his
prostration by the evils of his sur
II all men were strong
minded the Sc con would soon go out OF
business, but unfortunately most man
are weaker than their environment and
fall before the allurements Of vice. It is
the absolute removal of these sur
roundings that will assure the better
ment OF society, and the way to do 1t
is to stamp out the saloon, the brewery
and the distillery. 1t will require the
united effort OF the strong to bring
about the desired end"-Palm Beach,
Fla, Herald.