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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
Comic Opera Is joke Surrounded By Costumes
Joke May Be Omitted Il Necessary. Without Harm

uraI resources are conserved and the
same music is used in all Of theIn-
This years operas use last years tunes
backwards Next years operas VIII
cut the melodies in two and shuLIle
them. Music is now used chiefly 70
drown the conversation Of the chorus
and to keep the audience from hearing
the words of the songs.
Most comic operas have also what
is called a book This consists Of the
conversation used by the principals II
is written after the opera is completed
in order not TO interfere with the spe-
cialties. It was done by the property
man until his duties became too i'm
portant 1t is now done by the call boy.
We approach the subject Of the joke
in the comic opera. There are six orig
inal comic opera jokes, all Of which
are stiu in use They are the Informal
king joke. the stern father joke, the
other mans wife joke. the German &C
cent joke, the gloomy dungeon Joke
and the slangy- bOy-with- the pancake
hat joke Comic operas are also ar
flicted with puns. a disease which was
introduced by Gilbert and sullivan.
The joke in the comic opera is intro
duced to keep the audience from
laughing at the tenor in the love scene.
Comic operas are useful because they
keep our milliOnaire's sons so busy
that they have no time TO learn to or
ganize new trusts. protected by the
Adams Newspaper service.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

eyes and speak to me. Ethel, Please
do"
But the dolls eyes stayed shut
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilyi" cried Susie. "Oh
isn't this terrible?'
Let me see what I can do" said the
rabbit gentleman. He took Susie's doll
in his paws. but even when ne shook
her. and turned her upside down, the
eyes would not open
"Oh. Uncle Viggily. what do you
s'pOse is the natter" sally asked
Susie
T think those bad fox boys. when
they found the doll wasn't good TO eat
and when they found you had gotten
safely away from them. just stuck
sticks, or something sticky, in your
dolls eyes" said Uncle Wiggily.
That's why her eyes won't open.
But what can We do2" Susie asked.
'Oh. my dear Ethel Browneyes Pretty
girl, how I love you" And she clasped
her dollie tightly in her paws.
-Ha, I know what we can do, Susie"'
suddenly cried Uncle WigEily. We can
take your doll to DR.. Postum II he
can cure i'll animals he can surely make
a dolls eyes come open Wen go TO
DR.. Postum"
And to DR.. Postum Uncle Wiggily
and Susie, the rabbit girl, went with
the Ethel doll
can I make your dollie open her
eyes2'' cried DR.. POssum, in his polly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

@OAuC opera is a small joke en-
tirely surrounded by costumes. II
necessary, the Joke may be omit
ted and more costumes added
Next to the moving picture show the
comic opera is the chief boon OF the
deaf man. It is constructed by
stage manager with an eye for beauty,
and a press agent with an eye for truth
"a weather eye. The stage manager
hires the chorus, costumes them-neg-
atively-and teaches them how TO
dance. play football, walk on their
hands, scratch their ears with their
toes, ride in automobiles, and turn
their mash notes over to the press
agent The life Of the chorus girl Is
a very hard one, and most Of them are
compelled to retire on their incomes at
an early age.
The chorus in the comic opera is as
sisted by a comedian or prima donna
whose business it is to furnish
name for the headlines in the playbills-
The chorus attends TO the headlines IN
the newspapers. The comedian is so
called because of the costume which
he wears. A good comedian will often
wear a costume with as many as 30
distinct laughs in it The clowns cos
tune was once popular, but has been
abandoned as too conventional in late
years.
The scenery is also an important
part OF comic opera A very comic
opera will sometimes carry ten car
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
Will They Accept Peace?

It remains to be seen whether Mexicans themselves
viii have peace. The way is pointed out to them, and
yet there who place self before the republic
and refuse to accept the order Among these are
to be counted not alone the armed factions still fighting
under the banners of Villa and Zapata but also those
Mecans Of the better class well educated, claiming to
be patriotic, yet determined remain in exile II the
Carranza government is control Of the country
CarTanza appears to be IN mood to grant amnesties
and compromises Of which he would not have dreamt be
fore There to suspect that he will yield
somewhat to the demands Of circumstance and withhold
his hand in the of returning ees at least those
who have not actively participated IN political move
ments against him. and who do not become active
against him after returning CarIanza, OF at least his
advisers must know that there mus c7me an end to
bloodshed and reprisaL
Could peace have returned to the United States
if the victorious nation after the civil had under
taken to put to death all those who had borne
against it. who had plotted its dismemberment and
destruction? Human nature could not have sustained
such policy, and It thought of by
any sane person Indeed while those charged with the
restoration of normal status must be given credit for
having done the best that limited human wisdom sug
gested 1t is recognized that limitations upon
civil rights kept in force longer than necessary
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
An Embargo Is Necessary

thorough and eTectual embargo arms and NUM-
tons of war destined for any but organized forces of
the Caanza group is essential Mexico is be given
any chance all to Such embargo should be
rgidy enforced at all American and foreign ports and
along the entire land frontier whether regular ports
OF not.
It would seem rather futile not to say unfriendly
If the United States and other powers to recognize
the Carranza faction to form government, and
then to supply war material unrestricedy to the rebel
factions the republic The United States and other
powers might keep within their legal rights and still
not interfere with commerce IN and munitions to
the rebels but the question Of good policy and of
good morals, would remain open
Since It has been decided that the Carranza faction
offers at least somewhat better chance of restoring
stability and peace than any other faction in the field,
recognition logical step. Prior to recognition, there
need be choice among the different factions, and
It is not within the legitimate province Of other nations
to pick and choose and help against another But
upon recognition Of de factO government to be fol-
lowed normally by the establishment of constitutional
civil government, the whole situation changes It will
become the part of other powers to that the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
Ago Today
From The Herald Of This
Date. 1901.

c. B. James and wife are back from
New York
VIM r. z Keen and Miss Grace
Granlevy were married by justice Of
the peace J. NJ Ellis, Oct. IS. at Ell Paso.
D. A Miller has opened up the New
Commercial dining room. and has one
OF the cleanest. most hOme-like eating
places in town.
\ real estate deal was closed today
wherein Hugh A Mclean sold to W.
B. Latta the South oregon street prop
erty occupied by the Vienna bakery.
Mr.. and Mrs James r Meehan and
son, Louis, occupied the drawing room
on the special Pullman on the Santa
Fe tonight They live at 701 North
Stanton street
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ennis were among
those who left tonight in a special Pull
man on the north bound santa Fe
train going to spend a week in Albu-
querQue at the fair.
Mr. and Mrs ". Y. Wolf celebrated
their silver wedding in an elaborate
manner at their home last evening, at
sos North FL Paso street Among those
present were the following: Mr. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
Story For the Little Ones
@Uncle Wigily and Susie's Doll.
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

gentleman. And I'll take my tooth
powder pop gun with me, to tickle
those fox boys If I catch them"
But when Susie and Uncle Wiggily
reached the place where the little rab-
bit girl had dropped her doll on the
pile Of leaves, the fox boys were gone,
but the doll was there
ON. my poor Ethel" cried Susie
Did those bad foxes hurt you2"
The doll could not answer, Of course;
not being one of the talking kind
Her eyes are closed" said Uncle
Wiggily- Maybe she has tainted
Susie"
NO, her eyes always close when she
lies on her back said Susie she is
that kind OF a doll As soon as I raise
her up, like this, her eyes viii open"
And Susie held her doll up straight.
But the eyes did not open Instead
they stayed tightly shut
"Oh. dear" cried Susie Those fox
boys did something to my dollie Some
thing terrible, They might just as
well have eaten herr Oh. wake up,
dollie dear" Susie cried. open your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

plan the church work so that IL could
attain the highest efficiency without
overlapping other work.
For the second time L landed in the
hustling city Of FL PasO early Sunday
morning, TO find that in the almost four
years since my first visit YOU have
made great strides in city building
said J. Edward Cook AT that time
my home town Of Wichita, kas.. boosted
almost twice your population, whereas,
at present there seems to be very lit
tie difference That the future holds
much for FL PasO there can be no ques-
ton The words spoken to me by one
Of your leading citizens. w F. Payne
carry conviction when substituted by
easily Obtainaole facts He said, You
are now in the best town in the best
state in the best country on earth /
have been enjoying a short visit with
my friend, Geo A Green on a small
seven miles down the river in Lafayette
place Coming into town from the sta
ton OF POrcher over the interurban,
when some two or three miles from FL
PasO. gazing off TO the southwest at a
range OF hills on the Mexico side, sud
denly saw outlined in profile what
believe to be the clearest natural face
I have ever seen in hill or mount or
rock formation The forehead, nose and
chin. and even an eyelash are quite dis
unct The face is turned upward as
though it might be the face OF some
prehistoric giant, fallen on his back and
turned TO stone As we came into town
the face became longer and the chin
was brought out better, while the hin
above the head resembled the head
dress Of a Turkish officer. I called the
conductors attention, who saw II plain
" after it was pointed out to him
wonder IL anyone has noticed il before
il is so very plain I have made some
-
has noticed this formation resemblance
av-for1sIv-H
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

recognized government shall not be embarrassed by any
act or omission Of those other powers
A thorough embargo running against Villa, Zapata,
and all other factions opposing the recognized govern
ment in Mexico is the first step IL friendly and just
policy toward Mexico. Anything less could not be
squared with an honest desire help Mexico to save
herself But the time, the CarTanza government
should be put notice, and kept notice, to what
Is expected Of its conduct toward foreigners and
foreign interests It should be understood from the start
that the day of improper meddlng in Mexicos do
nestle affairs over but that the day of Just reckon
ing for international abuses has just begun.
Let US treat Mexico in all respects independent
sovereign power hold her accountable for the wrongs
she may commit and the sincere friendship with
her which has been sadly interrupted these five years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

voice, when they asked him if he could
do that "Of course. 1 cam
DR.. Postum washed the sticks and
leaves out Of the dolls eyes with warm
water, pulling out some OF the larger
sticks. which the fox boys had jaboed
in, with some little tweezers that he
kept for pulling the animal children's
loose candy teeth In about a minute
Ethel Browneyes Prettygirl opened her
eyes.
"Oh. am so glad" cried Susie
Now my dollie is all right again"
And so Ethel was And if the chocolate
pudding doesn't wash its face SO it looks
like q dish Of vanilla ice cream. I'll
tell YOU next about Uncle Wiggily and
the horse ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1913,
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

Henry Ford says secretary Daniels is the most
advanced who ever held the navy portfolio From
a newspaper office to the control of the
is considerable advancement-Jacksonviue tFlaJ
Times-UniOn.
The preservation OF the cliff dwellings Of the
aboriginal iuhabtant of Arizona. being advocated
is "a commendable movement and of interest TO the
peov entire No section of the United
richer archaeological remains and ruins of
pref istOric times.-TOmbstone CAriz-) Prospector.
the New England states they wrestling with
the problem of how to money on IS a week tt
looks a if the is that fellow who
only s. week had better be dead out hustling for
better job a country where there is some
Dispatch.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

'pep's' the most up to date word. and
that's just what our show is-the very
last word in circus entertainment
of course when / say circus IL re-
fers. quite naturally. to the Al G.
Barnes wild animal circus. thaCs COM
ing to FL Paso, Monday and Tues
day. Oct IS and IS.
And talk about program, well. on the
level. now. Mr.. Barnes is bringing to
Ell PasO the very best circus entertain
ment in all the world That sounds like
the megalomania OF a press agent, but
it's true, so help me-for where else in
all the world can one see a troupe Of 500
educated animals That's Just what
patrons to the Barnes show will see
500 animal actors. and
There's the biggest lot Of worth
seeing things-lOok your eyes out, yes
sir. Ever see any actor heyenas? We
have EN- A dozen actor zebras. too.
Man takes "a African lions into a cage
and just to show the big cats who's
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

IT'S impossible to attempt to cross
the Santa Fe tracks after o'clock on
D. est San Antonio or West Overland
streets without being held up aud ques-
G. Gregg. They make life miserable
for a man collecting bills or deliver
ing parcels 1t would be a good idea II
a yiaduct were built over these tracks
at this point so as not TO subject
person to the exercise Of so much vigi-
lance. It seems TO me that they are
unduly cautious in order TO hold their
Jobs, and make arrests regardless Of
whether a man has i'll intent or not"
THE banana is a democratic fruit
though, when fried. some folks say they
are vegetables" remarked B. N Don
aldsOn. zone Of the most interesting
things about the banana is that IL is
with US all the year round. We may
eat il and slide on il in June Just as
well as December The banana is an
ambitious fruit and its consumption
depends upon good digestion and fruit
peddlers- -Four bananas would not az
feet the average adult. whereas four
bananas would completely kill a six
months old child On the other hand,
four bananas might kill an adult and
not even affect a six months old Mexf-
can baby. The banana looks something
like a cucumber. but is more healthy
than a dill pickle Frequently an oil is
used in gliding that smells like ba-
nanas- The right kind Of a banana does
not look like anything else in the world
and il grows on a plant that is neither
lilly nor shrub. People can eat bananas
better between the ages OF u and s.
Undertakers can tell all kinds OF stories
about bananas"
Eleven states were represented in
the Efficiency conference Of the Pres
byterian church. held at Hot Springs,
said Mrs. c. L. Overstreet- This con-
ference was a notable experience for all
who attended It. It's purpose was to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
Anger

THE delegate
system grevou
by
bet! shoutn
ganze patient liver and
and anti and head should Employers
hothead
then they'll fire hard you'll bounce
Lillian
a million before she lets her temper
protected by the Newspaper serviee) .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

boss. pulls their whiskers. boxes their
ears. puts his head in the largest cats
mouth. and then puts the lions head in
his mourh-wOnderful. wonderful
Lions make balloon trips and shoot fire
Works-honest and there are tiger.
leopard and bear actors. ponies who
ride elephants. and 16 horses do the
tango. and
The editor told him he had TO get out
the paper today and that If he'd stop
where he was. he would get a notice
about the show and would be a vel
come guest at the office later in the
day when time was not so precious
He said he'd be back and when the
office boy wanted to know IL he would
bring any passes he said he thought he
would The office boy has been a model
the rest of the day. the first time since
he became a member Of the staff
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

MERICANS are a foolish peo-
pie" said German consul Max

Weber. in Juarez. They make
a lot over baseball, and shout 'hurrah
and have a great time. But they know
nothing of the important, the substan-
tial things Of world interest Interna-
tiOnal affairs, matters Of national sig
nificance, the growth and Improvement
of great powers and vital political
changes in the two hemispheres-the
understand nothing at all Of these"
NO one could be better pleased than
was at the result Of the recent $780,
600 road bond issue" said George Pen
dell county commissioner from Nsleta-
with this amount we viii be able TO
make good start on a system OF per
manent roads in FL Paso county and lay
the foundation for an extensive system
OF roads Within the next three weeks
the commissioners court viii tOrmu-
late plans for procedure 1t is probable
that members Of the board will make
trip 20 California and 10 the northwest
TO study roads in that section Of the
country It is our desire not TO make
a move in the direction of building our
roads until We have all available IN
formation on the merits Of all materials
and methods of road building, FOR we
want TO make no mistakes"
Il found the people Of Van Horn very
sOciable and willing TO assist US in ev-
cry way possible" said district attOr-
ueF W w BrlQ8erSs upon MS return
from Van Horn. where court was held
last week. And I wish to say that II
anyone thinks Van Horn has no future
he is badly mistaken There are thou
sands Of acres Of land in the Van Horn
valley susceptible OF irrigation by the
pump system. and the next few years
viii see a big development in that val
ley The railroad extending north from
Van Horn through the valley is well
advanced and it will do wonders in pro-
noting the settlement OF the section"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
By GEORGE FITCH.

loads of scenery. The scenery is very
popular because it does not sing OF
dance and seldom insists on being en-
cored.
There is also music IN a comic opera
Originally, new music was written for
each new opera, but nowadays our nat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15

Mrs. J. Stolaroff. Mr.. and Mrs. A Sto-
Iaroff. Mr. and Mrs Harris Krupp, Mr..
and Mrs Lyman Krupp. Mr.. and Mrs.
r SilberberE, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Silber-
berg. Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Leicham. Mr..
and Mrs T. G. Leicham. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Caples. Mr.. and Mrs. P Barg-
man and Nlessrs- F. and L ZlabOvsky.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-15
Ell PASO HERALD

H. D. slater editor and controlling directed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-20
GEORGE TOWN HAS BIC MEN
HILLTOP ELEVEN OPENS
SEASON AGAINST TIGERS
biggest Eleven In History Of school
VIII Face Princeton on Saturday.
Averages $50 Pounds.

WASHINGTON, n. g, September 10
on Saturday next Georgetown Cnivcr-
sity will send to Princeton the biggest
team that has ever gone away from
Washington to represent the Blue and
! Gray. If size counts for anything. the
Hilltoppers will unouestionnbly stack
mn against the weiChtiest elevens in
the country and suffer nothing in com
parson.
In addition to having n powerful line
and back field. the Blue ana Gray var
sity eleven will have a fast team and
ono capable OF doing something i'm the
scoring line against all sorts OF oppo-
sition.
1t is admitted at the Hilltop that the
mistake Of last year in ovcrratinc tho
back field is not going to he made.
There is no question but that the I'M
toppers' line was as Formidable ms any
in the country last season. The Navy.
Washington and jefferson and Pitts
hurgh found that to he true
Those in charge at Georgetown were
OF tho opinion that tho back field was
stronger than II really was. and for
this reason calculations went astrny.
There was plenty of sturdy opposition
but little scoring.
Football games cannot be won with
out an oncnsc. This year Georgetown
proposes TO have mn eleven capable of
stopping the opposition and doing some
work In scoring. In the first four
games OF the schedule last season pit
ted against four strong elcvcns in
fordham. the Navy, Washington and
Lee and Pittsburgh, Georgetown failed
to cross the goal line. In the big
game. the supreme effort, against
Washington and Jefferson. the Blue
and Gray came into It's own This
year EXendine. Cox and O'Reil,y pur-
pose to begin right where they left off
in the season OF 1914.
Georgetown will send to Princeton
fast team" says Charlie Cox The
eleven will average $50 pounds, and
from tackle to tackle the avcra..c
weight is considerably over zoo pounds
Mere beef is something. But beef plus
speed and ability is another thing ana
Wo believe we can show them some
thing this season"
There have been remarkably few ac-
cidents on tho Hilltop. Orland Leigh
ty, promising half back hurt his
shoulders in scrimmaGc, but will he
ready tomorrow. I.cighty's in Jury is
the only one that has been noted in
the Georgetown squad this season The
WORK has been hard. eXactinE, and the
weather has been none too scasonablc
IL Is certain that EXcndinc and O'Rcilly
have gotten maximum efficiency win
what they have on hand, and Cox Is
authority for the statement that thc
material Is the best Georgetown has
had In years.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-20
GIANTS HIT HUMPHREYS

CHICAGO, September l9.-Bcrt Hum
phries was hit to-day and New York
beat Chicago in the first game of their
farewell series here to-day I to /.
iiumphries worked I'm fine form until
the eighth. when the visitors stepped
out and won the game by hitting him
nara. Robertson led the attack for the
visitors. having perfect score of four
hits In as many times up. One OF his
hits was home run which cleared tho
right field siEnboard. Grant was a
close second, making three hits in four
times up. stroud pitched n fine game.
and If IT had not been for the anxiety
of Captain Larry Doyle. would have
shut out the home club. With one out
and man on first, Archer grounded to
Doyle. who had perfect double pla V
in sight. but he fumbled and a minut e
later Good doubled and Archer scored
thereby saving the locals from n shut
out. Fisher, the local short stop. was
hit in the eye by a grounder in the
ninth inning from Flctchcr's hat, and
had to retire from the game.