The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-10-26

80 ~ Wits II up Tor northern mag
azlne and ne called it "The Country
mat God Forgot" The term has
STUCK because of its eternal fitness
you Will never realize how well !,
nus unless you come out here and
look 1t over for yourself. Give if the
once over" and you'll be ready to go
oacK to Gods country and stav for.
ever. To one who has been accus.
TONED to flowers, leafy trees. green
grass and sparkling water in abund.
ance, IL IS hard to figure out how peo-
pie live down here. They manage.
however, not only to live but to live
Wen and amass huge fortunes.
Inc TACT that there is a report
abroad that winter quarters are to he
prepared for both officers and men
at this camp is taken by many to
mean that the North Carolina brigade
IS IN for long stretch of border
service. Much lumber is being ship
PED In to floor and wall the tents and
it is understood that stoves will be
issued along with winter clothing.
The bath houses will be equipped to
| furnish hot water for both officers and
men.
1t is said that the powers that be
have decided that the Tar Heel troops
are to be given a taste of real border
| service. This means that they are to
be sent to do outpost duty along the
Rio Grande. Not all of the men will
go at one time, If they go, but a bat
talfon at time will be deteched from
regiment and the companies of each
battalion scattered along at important
points.
81 Paso is a wicked town, judged by
our eastern standards. If any town
can be classed as one that forgot
God" Ell Paso is that town. True,
there are magnificent churches. The
Methodists, Presbyterians and Bap-
lists have fine houses of worship and
so far as could be observed, their
congregations Sunday were large.
Services were we'll attended But out
on the streets were multitudes. The
side entrances of saloons, the scores
and scores of clubs that exist for one
purpose only, were all busy. The
pool rooms were open, the banks do
ing business, every grocery store and
all markets wide open and going just
the same as in the weekday The
moving picture theaters have their
biggest day Of the week on Sunday
Hunting parties, dozens of them, with
guns and dogs headed out for the
open country and nobody could tell
from the looks OF things that it was
Sunday.
~ to- l~YN- GEL
everybody in enjoying 1t immensely.
There have been several fine showers
and the dust has been laid and plast-
cred down. A peculiar thing about
this dust down here is that. when it
Is wet good, it hardens and it takes
heavy traffic to break it up. There
has not been any dust since the first
shower and the air has been bracing
and celebrating. One IL almost
tempted to believe some Of the things
these southwestern boosters have
been saying about this climate. We
all know that it is too good to last
and that it will be long before the
motor trucks and horses feet will tear
it all up again, but, believe us-for
this breathing spell we are duly
grateful.
It never pays to brag on this
weather down here. Since writing
the paragraph above, what appeard
to be a most pleasant little shower
into a small-sized tornado,
by rain and shoyers Of
cinders from the walks around head.
quarters. This typewriter was COW
cred hastily and swathed in water
proof Goth and every effort of this
bent toward keeping
the main tent from leaving it's moor.
ing and sailing across the railroad |
into the camp Of the Kentuckians. In
spite of all that everybody could do,
the fly was ripped off in front, the
tent pegs pulled up or ropes snapped
and the roof on the corral, which |
took an aerial journey few days ago,
was badly damaged. It is calming
down now and we are all here.
Ell Paso is rejoicing over the pres
ence of the soldiers here and desires
that they be kept here indefinitely.
The people Of Ell Paso have known
real fear and they are not anxious to
20 back to conditions such followed
he Columbus raid. This correspon-
lent was talking recently to Mrs. H.
NJ. Marchand, a charming old lady
whose husband was a gallant captain
N the Confederate army. His por-
raft hangs in the Confederate mus
,um at Richmond. Mrs. Marchand Is
! Kentuckian by birth. She has lived
1ere for several years and has been
close observer of events. She says
hat following the Columbus raid
everybody here was terribly scared.
Villa was reported to have 1000 ban
Its under arms and to be looking
oneinglv toward this rich city. The