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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

The mechanical piano player is
bringing JOY TO great numbers of peo-
pie who formerly had to depend on 9TH
ers for their music. The piano no long
er stands silent and dusty in the home
Of the new laid millionaire The owner
now climbs aboard the drivers seat Of
the mechanical player each evening af-
ter supper, and tramps off 81 yards OF
List. 80 yards of Mendelssohn. 10 yards
Of Brahms and 2745 yards of Luders,
thus enabling him to soak his soul in
music and at the same time brace up
his liver for another hard dav on the
stock exchange. The tired merchant no
longer invests $500 in a musical
daughter and then has her purloined
by a dry goods clerk before she has
worn out a single piano. He blows $500
in on a quiet and polite machine which
doesn't need a new dress every week.
and which always feels like playing
right after supper when requested 10.
The piano player is rivaling golf as
an exercise and the Marathon as
sport There are men nowadays who
can do the Tannhauser overture in
three minutes fiat. while the man who
cannot knock off two hours Of comic
opera without stopping might as well
sit back and let some real athlete
tackle the job.-PrOtected by the Adams
Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
What Of Gods VIII


BIZ Al -.
A man begot a baby. and it was de-
fective: and a surgeon with the consent
Of its parents, let IL die, by not per
forming a surgical operation; and
straightway the people are divided,
some crying shame" and others
well done"
Who places the soul in the defective
child2
Who places the soul in the physically
perfect child2
Which soul is the more precious in the
eyes of GOi2
Which life brings the greatest bless
ing upon the world, the life OF a cruelty
malformed child who, humbly submis-
sive to the viii Of God. patiently bears
the heavy cross laid upon il, or the life
OF a physically perfect child who enjoys
through life the legitimate pleasures
that fail to II by reason Of its perfec-
tion2
Which parent brings the most bless
ings upon the world. the one who ac-
cepts the heavy burden OF fathering a
cruelty malformed. brainless child, or
the parent who refuses the burden and
let's his child die2
Did God decree that man should have
power to develop surgery 10 make him
the arbiter of life and death or to pro-
long life
Who knows the mind OF God?
Who dares pervert the DEGREES Of
God2
There is a way that seemeth to a
man right. and the ends thereof lead to
death Prov xvi, Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

M in %sstias business 81 s- men s9e Of
El Paso leads me TO believe
that the city is run by young men,"
said Dr. F. \ Smith, Of Rock Island,
III. supreme medical director OF the
Modern Woodman. There is your
mayor. a young and energetic young
man who seems to be all business and
doesn't seem to be at all concerned
about politics. When called upon aim
he was in the midst OF a pie or Work
He disposed of il quickly and then
greeted me enthusiastically Then I
met a number OF the bankers and found
IT was the same every where / went 1t
is certainly a young mans city, which
probably accounts for the fact that II
is the ivest city Of its size I have seen
anywhere in the country To be frank
with you, I had no idea the city was
as large and as important as IL really
is I have not been disappointed at
anything 1 have seen"
The cattle business has helped Fort
Worth over a period that otherwise
would have been extremely dull" said
". o. Mccain, Of that city Fort
and with a good demand for cattle and
hogs and consequent high prices, bust
ness conditions have generally been
pretty good. With the exception Of
cotton. crops have bsen good around
FORT Worth. also, and this has helped
TT would be a great aid to the fire
department, and instrumental IN cut
ting down considerable expense, II
people in reporting fires over the tele7
phone would state whether il is a trash
fire, a fence fire OF a shed fire Then
We would not be required to send out
the entire fire department" said chief
John ". Wray. 1T was while a fence
was burning in the northern part OF
had its mishap and two Of the firemen
were injured The same fire could
have been handled from Sunset heights
just as we'll II a small fire had been
reported a few minutes prior to the
rOOming house fire On Mills street a
few nights ago. instead OF one man
being killed, there might have been any
number. 1t does not require any more
time to add the fact Of what is burning
and there Is no estimating what might
be saved by this forethOught-"
California is just as splendid now
said Lieut. Ohio r. AIichaels, and
things seem to be prosperous out there
San Francisco is exceptionally gay 1t
is good to be back in FL Paso after a
ten days vacation and I never appre-
ciated the town so much as after my
going away
There is no reason why the Fl PasO
automobile and accessory dealers
should not send their own party to the
Chicago automobile show. January p
to 2S." said Ad BuquOr- The FL Paso
dealers have the strongest organization
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
Piano Music In Two Varieties--Some Feet-Made
Child Can Feed Ir Feet-Made Sonatas With Ease

"HANKS to the advance Of science
there are now two varieties of
piano music-handmade and feet
made.
Fifteen years ago the only way to
make music on a piano was to ham
mer it out by hand The product was
often very crude and to obtain even a
fair to medium grade required years of
practice and a very durable neighbor-
hood. Then the mechanical player was
invented and the only requisite for the
making Of sublime music became pair
Of stout lOng-Winded ankles Thanks
TO this continuance, it is now possible
TO buy divine melody by the roll and
carry it home at night along with the
steak for supper.
The mechanical player gives the mu-
sician a chance TO attack the piano
with hands. feet and knees in a most
effective manner The machine does
all the key pounding, while the mu-
stefan merely starts and stops the mu-
sic. thrOttles down in the soft parts,
sccelerates on the crescendos and puts
on the emergency brake when needed
a mere child can feed one Of these ma
chimes sonates. overtures and operas;
and thanks 10 its work. the earnest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Uncle Wiggily and Santa Claus"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

down Christmas eve. Shall u"
"Oh, 1 wish you would" cried Santa
Claus. Then / wouldn't have to worry
any more, and I can get the Christmas
presents ready"
4 WilIi'' said Uncle Wiggily. Back
to his hollow stump bungalow he hur-
ried and got his airShip, made Of a
close basket. with toy circus balloons
for raising il up, and an electric fan
to make il 60 In his clothes basket
airship filled with soft sofa cushions.
Uncle Wiggily sailed above the houses
of all the children in Animal Land
Sammie and Susie Littletail, the rab-
bits; Johnnie and Billie Bushytail the
squirrels; Mamie and Billie Wagtail
the goats, and all the others. He
cleaned the SCOT out the chimneys with
hoe and rake, fastened to a string,
letting them down from his airship;
and pulling them up again
-There" cried Uncle Wiggily, as he
finished 4 guess Santa Claus can
get down the chimneys noWr'
And whether Santa did or not I'll tell
you in the next story. when, in case
the tack-lifter doesn't pull all the
raisins out of the apple dumpling and
use them for marbles, you may hear
about Uncle Wiggily's Christmas
Copyright, 1915, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
Dorotea To Haze Clutches
For Her Christmas Present

Dorotea, the Mexican woman who
lost a leg because Of her wounds re-
ceived in the battle OF Chihuahua, viii
have some new crutches for Christmas
this year.
Mrs Grace Rutherford has sent to
The Herald office a pair Of new var
nished crutches. the exact kind DorO-
tea has been wishing for to take the
place OF the home made ones she has
been trying TO use TO hobble about her
home on Seventh street.
DorOtea's other name is Ramirez and
she was a nurse maid for an American
family in Chihuahua when she was
wounded by a Villa bullet Blood
poisoning developed and il was neces-
sary for her TO have her limb ampu-
tared above the knee.
She is trying TO make a living by
doing drawnwOrk and other needlew Ork
but. because she could not get out to
sell her handiwOrk. she has been hav-
ing a hard time TO get along
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
REGARDTNG PANCHo VILLA

From Santa Fe IN. NJ New Mexican.
II there is no federal statute where
under this country may prosecute and
punish PanchO Villa for his unspeak-
able crimes against citizens of this
nation, let US in all decency, forbid him
10 enter this country. Americas score
against Villa is a long, bloody, ugly
and bitter one For the government 10
allow him sanctuary in America is to
cOndone and wink at his career of
murder and rapine and to insult the
American widows and orphans for
whom he is responsible. To admit Villa
in order to help demonstrate the wis
dom Of recognizing Carranza is going
perilously near the limit.
We have imported enough Of these
professional bandits and revolution
aries from Mexico, TO load the govern
ment with expense and to inject the
virus Of their lawlessness into the
veins Of misled sycophants on this side
Of the border. When 1t comes TO the
arch-criminal Of the whole sorry mass
in Mexico it is time to draw the line
King Gustav Of Sweden is a teetotal
Ter. and he and the entire royal family
OF Sweden are at the head of the tenn
perance movement in that country
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

GHE was a dream of wonderful. dam
ty girlishness all clothed in soft,
gauziest, filmiest Howitzer pink
with small rose-buddy hat on her ex-
quisitely curled head-Permanently
curled- at BOwersock's Hair Emporium
ADV.
All, what beauty All. what chicl
She was with an elderly. gray-haired,
distinguished looking man he was the
image of her, only in a masculine way,
Of course. and he was rolling comfort
ably in layers Of fat
All. what avoirdupoise,
They sat a table decorated with
lovely bunch of Dough Nut ButtonhOles
and gsrlands OF gray and yellow Din
kelposies were strewn around The man
Deckoned to a waiter.
What would you like to drink.
Pianola?" he asked indulgently. a
claret Lemonade"
What are you going to have?" she
asked. cautiously.
7 think III have stein of beer"
he answered
That's fine." said PianoIa. And,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
El Paso Is A City Builded By Young Men
When You Have A Fire At Home Classify It

II. L. WiIliford. OF Dallas, secretary Of
the Quick Tire Service. I'VE made no
mistake when We picked FL PasO last
August as one Of the best cities in the
country and are so wei satisfied with
the business here that we are fitting
up much larger and more elaborate
quarters which We viii enter right
after New Years We are also going
after the wholesale tire business in the
southwest and viii have a couple OF
travellers making their headquarters in
Fl Paso- The new year soon to open
should be the most prosperous in the
history OF the city"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

OF its kind in the state and when they
undertake anything they can put It
across The Herald has, taken the in
itiative BY securing a very low excur-
sion rate and I believe that there will
be at least 80 persons in the party
which pulls out on January q We
expect to have over dozen persons in
our own section Of the party for many
Of our subdealers are going to make
the trip and viii also visit the Detroit
factories before returning
x x
Business conditions in FL Paso are
from our standpoint, excellent" said
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
The Fresh Air Fan

THE fresh air crank rather trying he keeps less selfish people signing He'd
he breathe ieed breeze and give the rest Of US diseases He
dufer; fellows he
shipped fresh from Finland other markets inland he IN office
splendid
nhaing aiing
ike stalled heisTu have ill Of wholesome zphyrs"
CProtectes bv the Adams v,v,n.,,- sev,cel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
DICK EVANS DOOMED FOR
JOB AS JUDGE; UP AGAIN

Dick Evans, motorcycle policeman, is
out again, after an illness Of several
days with, the grip, during which time
the speeders have only had the officers
Of the county TO check up their actions.
Dick is being doomed by his friends
for the position Of justice Of the peace
and they assert that il popularity
counts. Dick is going to win hands
down. Dick has made a good record on
the police force
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

turning to the waiting waiter. awaiting
the order, she resumed. "Finei You
may bring me a tub of suds. tool"
And Papa's gasp and subsequent faint
were drowned in the noise, for just then
the orchestra struck up. Don't Take
Ne Home For Wifey's Waiting"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
He lIirht Get DoubIv MINED

Mr.. Redfield is about TO start Z
lobster nursery, which, as a eonserva-
tive man with side whiskers, he had
better keep discreetly away from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
MORE Truth
4A Than Poetry
Tue Preparednea..

pany reconciled to the tax on gasoline,
but it boosted the price seven or eight
cents beyond the tax per gallon three
or four months before it could possibly
be imposed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
By GEORGE FITCH.

young woman who erouches over a
helpless piano and beats out Beethoven
with a batting average of one fair hit
in 10 is not receiving much encourage
ment in her nefarious business now
adays.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
Merely Temporary.

Washington has been complaining OF
cOngested streets, but now that con-
gressmen have got their wedding shop
Improvement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
ComPenkafiOns.

me rich man anxiOusly may view
The future Of his soul;
But anyway. he's able to
Put in a little coal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

Inasmuch as Europe is rapidly re
turning TO the Dark Ages. why not cal
the game on account OF darkness2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

Eighty -four per cent Of the students
OF the University OF Konigsberg are
now at the front with the German
army.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
In Europe.


Twill be the most distressful Christ
mas the world has ever seen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

Forty-four families who perform no
useful service in this country. have
a yearly income equal to 100000 wage
earners at an average OF $500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

The announcement that Italy is
fighting for Italy alone is refreshing
in day when all the other belligsrents
insist that they are fighting to pre-
serve the neutrality OF their neighbOr-
ing nations
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
Taking No Chances.


They offered Caesar the crown three
times-and Yuan Shi-Ki profited By his
example.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
The Charm OF BEING @

There IS business enough for every
body, including the grand juries-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
TypogrnnhIeaI go.


Perhaps the psychologist who said
that nervous men get ahead faster
meant 10 say nervy men.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

M. ROOSEVELT has discovered a new
and certain method OF attracting at
tentlon to himself. He isn't saying
anything
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

Oh, very wen, then; do your Christ
mas shopping late, but don't say W
didn't warn youi
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23

Now that Europe has the Ford peace
party. what is il going to do with EN-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-23
The Daily NoOeIette
NOT FOR HERa

I never could and never would,
Believe IL. Nope! No! Never!
And now ] know / never shOuld.
Believe their lives could sever.
puzzle Poem
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16
HOME MADE BIPLANE.

Those who happened to be on the
road just south of the baseball
grounds Tuesday evening had the
pleasure of witnessing rather spec
tacular flight Of the DuVall-Larson
biplane glider.
The machine was towed by an auto
mobile and rose from the ground like
huge box kite to a height of about
80 feet. Owing to more curve on one
of the planes the glider rose faster on
one end than the other, causing it to
veer to one side and crash to the
ground. The occupant, Roy Larson,
luckily was none the worse from the
fall, saying as he crawled from under
the machine, "say, fellows, it's swell
riding in the air-no bumps up there"
The machine was considerably dam
aged, but the boys don't worry much
about such mishaps. They expect to
fix it up with a few improvements
that will preclude another similar &C
cident.
The glider was built by Arthur Du-
Vail and Roy Larson. It has 2O-foot
spread and 1870 square feet of plane
surface. 1t has no engine, but flies
off a hill against breeze or as kite,
Valley City Times-Record.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16
TO KILL THE HESSIAN FLY.

Fall blowing, early spring blowing,
or burning the stubble will, according
to Prof. C. B. Waldron, of the North
Dakota Experiment Station, prevent
the Hessian fly from living over to at
tack next years wheat crop. He fur
Their states that the presence of the
Hessian fly is indicated by the break
ing over of some of the straWs just
above the second joint, just as the
wheat is ripening. Most Of the brok.
en- straws are smaller than those that
the insects have not attacked and the
heads contain small amount Of
grain. Durum wheat suffers the least
The only other crops attacked are rye
and barley.
To find the Hessian fly now, strip
back the leaf from the stem of wheat
stubble that is bent at the second
joint and just above the second joint
will be found a flax-seed-like body
only little longer and pointed. This
will develop into a Hessian fly next
April or May. The adult Hessian fly
resembles mosquito, but is much
smaller, being only one-tenth of an
inch in length. 1t lives but three or
four days, still it lays from 200 to $50
eggs. It appears late in April or May,
lays it's eggs on the young wheat
plants that develop into the fax-seed
stage in which form it goes through
the winter and comes out the follow
ing April or May. A wet warm sea-
son is favorable to the development of
the insect.
Since the Hessian fly winters in
wheat stubble, fall blowing, early
spring blowing or burning the stubble
will put an end to them. Fields that
are plowed late in the spring, summer
fallowed or stumbled in gives the Hes
sian fly a good chance.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16
POINTS TO REMEMBER
IN MAKING

Corn intended for silage is at the
proper state of maturity when the
kernels are well denied and are begin.
ming to glaze.
Corn in good condition to put into
the silo will give good results if cut
three-fourths Of an inch in length. If
corn is fairly dry, it should be cut
into pieces not over half an inch in
length.
Field loading of either loose OF
bound corn can best and most econom-
ically be accomplished by allowing
two men to hand up and one to ar.
range bundles on the wagon, accord
ing to careful test carried on at the
University farm.
When bundles are carefully loaded
the time spent in unloading is 40 per
cent less than when the bundles are
loaded promiscuously.
In loading green corn, the butts at
the front of the wagon should be op-
posite to those at the rear when wag.
ons are to be unloaded from the cen.
ter toward the ends.
All corn in the silo should be care.
fully and thoroly tramped down so as
to exclude as much air as possible
Grand Forks Experimental Farm
Bulletin.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16
OPEN AIR SCHOOL FOR N. OAK.

1t is not improbable but that one OF
the subjects which will have atten.
ton and interest at the coming meet.
ing of the State Educational Associa.
ton, which meets at Grand Forks ir
November, will be that of open ali
schools for North Dakota. The secrc.
tary of the North Dakota Anti-Tuber.
culosis Association believes that this
subject deserves special attention.
Many fresh air advocates believed
for some time that the open-air schoo
could be made success in our own
state. This year practical demon
stration Of such school has beer
made at Bismarck. where five little
folks have attended regularly, ever
when the thermometer registered Is
to SO degrees below zero.
The school was maintained on the
east porch Of one of the residences
The hours were from 900 to 100, dur.
ing the time that the sun would be or
that side. A short recess was taken
at 1000, when every child took run
outside and then returned to help ir
the preparation of a simple hot lunch
which was varied each day. These
lunches consisted Of soup and waters
barley coffee and cookies; hot milk
and toast: cocoa and waters and 9th
er things that were easily served anc
would tend to warm up the small cit
liens. Montessori's idea of letting
the children help in the preparation
and service worked out beautifully as
there was nothing broken or spilled
during the term. Correct table man
ners were insisted upon and the chill
dren looked forward to this little tea
party each day with great deal of
delight. Mentally the young people
were alert and made splendid records
each one doing two years work in the
six months time.
The school room was glass on three
sides, with sliding openings on each
side so the wind could be avoided. A
heavy rug was used on the floor anc
the children each had a plush linec
canvas bag to sit in during the coolest
weather. Hot stones were placed in,
side the bags to warm the feet wher
the days were too severe without some
heat.
The parents were so we'll pleased
with the results that every one has
expressed a wish to repeat the expert
ment. They feel that they can rec
ommend open-air schools to the people
and school boards of North Dakota
without reserve.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16
WARNING AGAINST
SILO ASPHYXIATION

Farmers are reminded of the dan
ger of death from asphyxiation during
the filling of the silo. Large amounts
of carbon dioxide are produced in the
silo from the green crop and may COL
lect in dangerous quantities if condi-
tions become favorable. To avoid
such an accumulation of the gas, the
doors should be left open as long as
possible. Men should not stay in the
silo when the blower is not running,
and especially they should not sit or
lie on the fresh silage. If the work
has been interrupted for any length of
time, men should not again enter the
silo until the blower has been run
ming for few minutes. This removes
the dangerous gases. In the case of
a pit silo, men should never remain in
the silo when the blower is not run
ming, and the blower should always be
started before anyone enters the silo.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1915-09-16
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Lester Severance and family, old
time residents of this vicinity, who
have been residing at Dodds Center,
Mimi, the last fey years, returned to
Douglas last week and have moved
into the residence lately vacated by
Joe Vick's.
H. G Schrimpf and wife autoed to
Minot Friday.
Mrs. Ed Dissmore returned Friday
from Lakota.
Otto Might, while helping to in
stall a lighting plant in the M. E.
church, suffered painful fall. The
scaffold on which he was standing
gave way and he fell, striking his
head, which rendered him unconscious
for time.
A ten pound boy was born to Rev.
and Mrs. F. J. Mills Monday morn
ing.
! Bert Killion returned Monday to
Fargo to resume his duties as brake
man on the N. P.
Miss Margaret Watt, who has held
position in the Donahue drug store
during the summer, left Monday for
her home at Stady, N. D.
Knute Johnson's expect to move in
to their new residence the last of the
week.