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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

1T AM an old maid said the
woman. because I lacked the
u courage to endure a little pow
ertv and face a few hardships.
MY parents belonged TO that class
Of Americans who, on a beer income,
cultivate champagne tastes in their
daughters, and bring them up to feel
that life is cinders, ashes anG dust un-
less they can have fine clothes and
live in as much style as their neigh
bors. --..-.,,
very successful in business. We al
vsvs had scant income to cover
many needs, but the most of il was
spent on clothes for us girls. Mother
skimped the table that we might have
partv frocks and satin slippers. and
She worked herself to death cooking
and sewing, so that our hands might
he kent soft and white. and we gave
teas" and receptions for which we
paid by gong without meat and butter
for weeks afterwards.
mo people in the world put such
a valuation on money as the sahbby
eenteel No people are so mad about
social position as those who hang on
to the fringe Of society by their eve
no women are so obsessed by the
desire for finery as those who have
to cOnjure every garment out OF ODDS
and ends.
The GEeNNeal EVIL
$50 I grew up hating poverty as
the greatest of all ills, and desiring
money and the things that money buys
as the best Of all possible good. ana
in this point Of view I was encouraged
nv nv mother, who was never weary
OF bewailng her lot as a poor mans
wife of my fathers heroic toll, ana
self-sacrifice on the altar of his family
she never spoke. Her only view of him
was that he was a failure because ne
did not make enough money.
That there could be poverty with
dignity: that one could live in a shabby
house on an questionable street, ana
make a home that would be heaven on
earth; that one could wear last years
dress and be happy in it; that one
could have real JOY in the society OF
intelligent and sympathetic men and
women, who were never in society, nor
expected to be, nor desired to be, never
entered my stupid little head
still less did il enter my sordid and
material little heart that a woman
could love a man enough to make pow
erty with him better than riches with
another, and to make her feel the
greatest privilege life could give her
would be to take whatever came, so
long as she was fighting by his
side.
'Sly ideal Of earthly bliss for a
woman was to marry some man who
could give her an establishment
position in society. unlimited good
clothes and a limousine and pearls.
OF course il was desirable that the
man should be young and good look
ing, and attractive, but the man him
self didn't matter much. II was his
gifts that counted, and I was frankly
envious Of a girl friend who captured
a tub-shaped bald-headed millionaire,
old enough to be her grandfather.
The Good Match.
"I had been brought up, trained,
and schoOled TO make a good match
that is, a rich match. I was deter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
4 NetO Series By Dorothu Dix
Why | Never Married
Spinster Tells Her Story

mined never to oe silly enough to let
my affections wander away from an
- iDIe catch. and then l became tIe
f,i iTlin OF one of the vagaries OF the
human heart
f.,,ll tell dead in love with young
49, ,liielI with and worse than no pros
,.oes, Tor he was an inventor. VINO
nSiIIlIneu' at the time, to be following 4
Wiz, "a and chimerical dream.
10 Cav, only enough OF ms time
70 70 small job he had to make a
ir,iIis. The balance he put in on
~ ins out his Great Idea, and when
-, eoneu me TO marry him he tod me
heI Ny lnat we would have to i've on
~ eau ana cheese and kisses, and thar
nc had nothing to offer me except
future held.
H. IoVed him so much that there
f 10 never been any place in my heart
- a. Dut dld not have the courage
bo-5 lace poverty and shabbiness and
"OIh and selfsacrifiCc with him.
was vas a Stacker in love.
Hen thought of the poor little
! oIiis IN which we would have to live,
or the pinching enconomies. Of my
4Ilehus poor Estelle-ing' me, I lacked
ne nerve TO dare the great adventure,
ana l refused him.
al Aild r the man went away with con-
causa he -, NitCJttihB out MS IoN0' %
- le hheW that my heart was his
III tHat would gladly have married
am Il. II ne had only had money.
ana after all. the rich man for
whom had given up love never came
M or II he did I was too miser-
effort TO catch him. And 60 the Years
Wen, went by and found myself an old
r.7Ihe other man? Oh, yes. his Great
III 80 proved S wonderful invention
anu TIC zap uiousIy wealthy now"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
CHAMBERINO HAY SOLD
TO MAKE ROOM FOR CROP

Chamberino, n. NJ. April 15.-Most Of
the hay in this section of the valley
is being sold or has been sold to make
room in the barns for the harvest from
the first cutting.
Pearl Baily and julius Porcher were
ChamberinO visitors.
DR.. A. Z. Lauson. Of Anthony. visited
the ChamberinO schools and vaccinated
number of pupils.
Mrs. l. T. Deck was leader at the
mid-week prayer meeting.
A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for the play Flower
Wedding" from BerinO. to be given at
the Chamberino school house
Mrs. T. A. Windsor was a visitor to
Mesilla Park
L. B. Want, of FL Paso, was a Cham
berino visitor and spent the week end
on his farm.
A larger flume is being put in the
ChamberinO ditch.
Rev. L. Z. Mathes viii hold services
at the school house Sunday morning at
IL o'clock.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
Hero Worship Pitfalls
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

TTAVE you the habit Of sending
letters TO your favorite motion
picture actor? Do you write and
ask favors Of the last successful play
wright? when you read an interest
ing story do you Immediately sit down
and send a request to the author TO
read "a few little things of yours7"
There is no more trying phase Of
success than the fact that it brings
with it all sorts of claims for as
sistance Every successful man or
woman has friends and relatives to
whom he would undoubtedly like 10
give help and to help whom he is prob
ably unable.
Surely any one who offers the public
entertainment or food for thought is
doing a service then and there; and
that service ought not put him in the
position Of being subjected to all sorts
OF demands from enthusiastic strang-
erss.
If you are a hero worshipper and
must deluge your favorite star or au-
thor with letters, limit yourself to an
expression OF appreciation and don't
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
Girl Workers Who Win Out
The Nurse and Her Triumph.
By JANE MCLEAN.

undress and so to bed. Then there
came sudden peremptory knock at
her door and she sat up quickly and
flung out the word come" The night
nurse on her corridor stood in the
doorway.
You are needed downstairs Miss
Benton she said crisply. Two more
cases have Just been brought in and
you viii have TO take Miss Birds
place in the operating room. The doc
tor sent me up"
The girl started up. Gone was the
tired feeling, the iassitude and physi-
cal WEAKNESS that had almost over
powered her
Two hours later she again walked
up the long winding staircase, but
this time there was a sense OF ex-
altation about her WEAKNESS. She did
belong, and she was going to make
good Just the head surgeons words,
Good work, Miss Benton" had made
her heart leap ecstatically.
When you know Just where YOUR
place IS in the world, YOU have found
yourself rang the matrOn's words
The world was a big place, but not
so big after all reflected the girl il
you arc lucky enough to find your
own corner.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

He sat on the edge Of her little
narrow white bed in her little mar
~ row white room in the big city
hospital and reflected a little on life
and a long day.
Not so much hard work." the ma
tron had said in her talk, although
that is Of course necessary. But IL
is the real feeling for the work, the
sense Of a niche well filled, that makes
the excellent nurse.
I'VE have had willing, efficient girls,
who have made good nurses, but not
brilliant nurses. The brilliant nurse
is the woman who feels that she be-
longs, that it is a pleasure to minister
TO the needs OF Others"
The girl had gone out of the lecture
with her mind in a turmoil Did she
belong2 Was she so imbued with the
feeling that she had found the place
of all other places open to her in
the whole world? She drew up her
aching feet and sat huddled up on
the bed Had she been busy and in
terested. or had she been too busy to
even think about it?
She heard the clang Of the ambu-
lance bell downstairs and moved Ian
guidly. She was almost too tired to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
1ANARS Ago Today
= AFrom The Herald Of This
Date, 1902.

TO- ~! re Ilrst consignment Of apparatus
~ ne pu6llc Fairgrounds of the citv
- 81 LiNeu and Representatives NJ tbo
L 5UtILl! llee or is with a contractor is
az quay setting it in place. There
are Two sets in the lot. one for bo,-s
ana one for girls. The money o1reo5-,
CoIlected by the committee win enabls
tnem 70 purchase an additionaI ,r1o,,,,t
Of apparatus an uil'
= T. coles has returned from an ex-
tended trip to Cuba, ana saws ' that 5ii II,
US opinion Cuba will be annexed 70
the united States within the newt fi,,o
ears MT. Coles states that he was
Unexpectedly impressed with the pros-
perlty Of the little republic.
D. B. Smith, superintendent ~ the
lara mines at San Pedro, Mex,
= r. Harms, a well known mining
man or Arizona and southern CaIifor-
ma, Is IN the city from Mexico.
MT ana Mrs. Edward Blumenstiel. Of
CoVlnston. KY, arrived in the civ ana
expect TO make it their future home
Mrs. Blumenteiel is a daughter Of Or
and Mrs. c. T. Race
me south side of the city will now
experience something of a boom when
II Is known that the Rock Island rail-
way has purchased a large tract Of
land and viii proceed at once to erect
me system Of stock yards
MISS Jessie Fulton. who has been the
guest of Miss Allie Mae Wilson of this
city, left for her home in Kentucky,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Burgess enter
tanned number OF friends Wednesday
evening at delightful dinner party az
Their home Among those present were:
Messrs and Mesdames T. S. Maxey, J.
a Eddy w. W. Turney, r F. Burgess,
Miss Annie Nations and c. J. Dean.
The large shipments of stock that
are anticipated this spring began to-
day and will continue during the next
month The railroad companies run
ming into the city have accumulated a
large number Of stock cars in anticipa-
ton Of the large shipments that are
expected TO be made.
Dave Rosenwald arrived in the city
from Albuquerque to spend some time
on business.
The 49th annual conclave Of the
Knights Templar will be called to or
der tomorrow morning. Large num-
bers of visitors have arrived in the
city. taking advantage Of the special
rates.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

WERE is sweet sixteen2 She
M seems to have departed from
the hearts Of men. She was
very lovable little thing who wore
simple. modest clothes and had man
ner to match, and she grew up into
very lobabIe woman whom all men
delighted to honor" Where is shei
Doesn't some group of sensible lit
tie girls want to bring little girldom
back into fashion, 1t Will be very wei
come. ] suggest that some OF my
girls start sweet sixteen clubs Win
the idea OF promoting childhood!
No Children Now.
"Es Giebt Keine Mehr," says the ola
German proverb And IL is pathetl-
calIy true that there aren't any chill
dren more" on the avenue. in the
theaters. at dances, weherever groups
Of people are gathered, one observes
pathetic little travesties of womanhoOd
who look at the first glance like
dwarfs and who turn out TO be poor
foolish little girls aping the worst fol-
lies Of the grown up woman OF today
A few evenings ago 1 stood IN the
Ninty-sixth street subway station walt
ing for a much delayed train Before
me came two strange figures, and my
instructive reflection was, How untOr-
tunate that two little dwarfs should
make themselves cheaply conspicuous
with those absurd high boots and short
skirts and pertly cooked little hats and
all that makeup"
They looked like tragic figures from
n distance. Faces enamelled TO staring
Wilderness, cheeks rouged pink and lips
painted crimson, eyes blackened and
Swallowed I'm an absurd makeup and
flashy clothes made all eyes focus on
them.
At last they came quite. quite near
me and I found from their conversation
and their rather pathetic little old young
faces that they were fresh from high
school and that one Of them had cele-
brated her thirteenth birthday the year
befre.
II Hurts All Around.
It hurts me I'm the mere observing.
And how sadly 1t is going to hurt these
youngsters who prated one moment Of
their difficulties with their studies and
the next about the boys hey had
crush on" and the third about how
stingy the folks were not to buy them
more than two party dresses a season.
What are the mothers and fathers
thinking about to permit this travesty,
this unholv parody of WomanhOOd? II
they have lost control Of their children,
both they and the children viii pay a
bitter reckoning some day. It won't do.
Someone must cry a halt.
We have 10 have children. 7 APP
peal to the little girls and boys them
selves. why not 20 on a quest for
youth 1t is the most beautiful thing
in the world. You can never have il
again. Some day you may actually be
driven to initiating it just as cheaply
and as desperately as now you initiate
maturity.
I appeal to the parents. Surely you
know how vainly you long today for |
the youthful lightheartedness and ir- |
responsibility and simplicity Of view
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
Beatrice Fairfax Asks
Has Sweet Sixteen Vanished?
Very Sad," She Says, TO See Little Girls Trying to
Ape the Fashions Of Their Elders
ny BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

point you once possessed Surely you
cherish eery reminder of youth, every
suggestion of youth in your own ma
ture.
In fairness to your children won't you
conserve your youth2 1t won't last II
is the most fleeing and the most beau
uful thing in the world It is dew on
the grass in the sunlight glow. Mid
day and night come soon enough. Why
hasten them?
Let us have reawakening to the
beauty or YOUTH movement for the
conservation Of childhood. sentiment
that shall make us band ourselves into
league Of and for Nnnth
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

your letters go unanswered. One clever
young friend Of mine, whose first play
was a Broadway success, sometimes
got a hundred letters a day from peO-
pie who wanted their manuscripts read.
Had they got their wish there would
never have been a second play written.
Don't make demands OF strangers
who happen to be in the public eye.
You have no claim on them-but they
have a claim on you; to be allowed to
work in peacei
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

Mexican collections, see Lee Newman.
ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15
CHILDREN GIVE RECITAL
IN THE CHURCH AT BERINO

Berino, Y. NJ, April 15.-The recital
given by Mrs. LitO Kilgore's music pu-
pills at the church proved to be a sue,
cess and a very enjoyable occasion
Those taking part were: Juanita Tin
men, Alice HOlbrook. Ruth and Ralph
Newsome, Anita Johnson, Gertrude
Billings, Christine Wacks and Della
Johnson.
A. F. Carpenter has returned from an
extended trip to Alabama.
Mr.. and Mrs Swinney and little son
have returned to Paris, Tex, after a
short stay in Berino.
Charley Sykes was elected third
school director at the recent election.
J. c. McNary has made a large ship
ment OF hogs.
Plans are being made to repeat the
Flower Wedding" play, given by the
BerinO school children. at several OF
the other school houses.
The TrnveIOgues make you intimate
ly acquainted with the manners and
csutoms Of all people the world over.
ADV.
Mexican collections, see Lee Newman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

&C THIS here war they're havin in Europe, "
said M Hennessy, 'is lastin' III long
time"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

The TrnvelOgues make you intimate
" acquainted with the manners and
csutoms OF all people the world over.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-15

A dollar saved by buying goods pro-
duced elsewhere is a dollar thrown at
your neighbours birds.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

SHORT BALLoT-Party politics
ara relerated to the SCRAP heap.
The election Of the commissioner
81 by a short ballot. which contains
only the names Of the several com
1nfssioners (preferably only a portion
should be elected at one time). with
out any party designation on the bal
lot. The term is an uuusuallv Ionr
one for city ofncials,-four years
wards arc abolished Tba COW.
,,,issiorars ~ aIac+ad ~ asS ~
ms iss n;t, US Gteeiea 70 represent
groiiines II, CON T,iesion 10 no
lie cnstors+v in the orJir,ar,s 80, as
if're citIi is ,,if sao,,,.tr;,, Su y;
naTts egna 81 l.s selns LOT al
si5arafio1
N cues Win WIN over Quarter mil
31on popullatloh ~ may pc necessary TO
nave some system OF WARDS or ols-
SFA !SIIS i SI. convenience OF election.
fskA4NS st1Ao NO exclusive iran
cnLse srants are maze; an grants re-
serve 70 the CITY power 10 regulate.
Ine rlght 70 terminate. ana 70 pur-
chase the properly o. me utility.
LEST<A1I ALN E1ie4 IoItN' I-7-l~egsi ad-
vertslng is awarded upon competitive
plds; II can pc publlshed IN news
paper owned by the CITY ~ desired
O 'syi saved IN one year thou sands
o. oo!Iars by TINS plan OF competi-
I'VE Dldalng.
1slL SEfeNlSftT-S N ployees IN a
flasslned Lst are selected from those
z . VINO nave passed rlVll service exam
inatlons; Inc CITY manager selects
ms en- ployees rom thls hst, IN the
main ana olscnarses them upon due
Use sho OWL
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

legal voting, failure to comply with
the Australian ballot law, and other
irregularities. One curious ground of
the contest was that the Presbyterian
church bell was "tolled all day in a
solemn and intimidating manner"
C.P. Hess, attorney for the vets, de-
cIared that the voting in his ward was
worse than a joke. He said when he
arrived at the polling place there was
a great crowd clamoring to vote, but
he said, wanted to go away on a train,
brought out to him and he was allowed
to cast his ballot While standing on the
sidewalk.
Finally the doors were opened, Hess
said, and the crowd swarmed in to
vote. There was no attempt at privacy,
no booths. Just pe1lmell rush to cast
ballots. Hess said he appealed to the
people to remember they, were engag-
ing in a solemn duty, but they only
laughed at him. He declares the cleo
ton was not truly representative of
the views of the majority of citizens.
The drys contend the election was
fair, that they had a right to toll the
bell, and that, while their margin of
thirty-eight was small, it was honest
and correctly represented the senti-
ment.
Court Reverses Case.
The appellate court reversed the
case because there had not been a
showing. in the courts opinion, that
the Australian ballot Law had been sub
stantially complied With. The court
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

Boards of Interested citizens who
are specialists In certain fields are
also appointed under the city man
ager form Of governmc ont, to advise
on certain civic problems, but their
utilization Is not essential to the plan.
These specialists serve without pay.
But when the city needs outside spec
ialtsts under the enlightened city
manager form, then the best men
that can be Afforded arc secured.
This practice has saved thousands OF
dollar in the last few years.
The city manager has saved money.
kept out of new debt. and paid on old
debt, given increased service. low
cred the death rate, and. lastly. made
his city place of beauty, n great
commercial institution, and an asset
to those who constitute It's people
Pages of reports recite the facts,
plishments are the impulses for SLill
greater and better things in a way
splendidly typical OF these United
States
The law must greet great new
conner to the ranks Of the professions
the city manager; and no other
profession ever was launched with a
more creditable personnel.
CONTINUED tomorrow.)
Note: The publicity com mittee''
of the Greater Clarksburg committee
wishes to keep the citizens of Clarks-
burg posted with respect to the prog
ress OF the work and to secure sUG-
gestions and special articles bearing
on the needs and benefits of a Greater
ClarksburG and the city manager or
commission form of government
Send all contributions to the board OF
trade Headquarters
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24

held that most necessary element il
The drys claim to be ready to NEE
that and all other issues raised AnG
they point with special emphasis &c
the prosperity the town has enjoyed
since the saloons quit. They claim the
trade from the country has been Iarg-
er, that more business houses and mer-
camille concerns have been established
and that bank deposits are larger thar
ever known before.
There is a general feeling of regret
that the matter is to be reopened II
has been so long since the election thai
all differences had died down, and the
people generally had accepted the stu.
alton as settled and were all working
tremendously together in building W
the town,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-24
BOOZE WAR IN
MISSOURI Town
IS A LONG one
A Local Option Case Voted On
in 1918 is Again to
the Fore.

MACON, NO, Dec. 16.-If the plans
OF the dry work out the Macon local
option case bids fair for longer life
than the Bynumyille steer case, which
ran shuttle back and forth between the
north Missouri courts and the Kansas
city court of appeals for five years.
The Macon vets contend the quash-
ing Of the writ of certiorari by the state
supreme court ends the case and that
saloons might be opened in Macon
again after the usual license formali-
ties have been complied with.
On the other hand, the drys' attor-
neyS contend the case eStands reserved
and remanded by the appellate court
and that they have enough pleadings
and issues to pass on to last until 1918.
Election Three Years Ago.
The election was held December 8,
1918, and the town went dry by thirty
eight. The vets Immediately began to
plan contest proceedings. alleging IL
Fostoria, o.. for an extended visit.
Henry Furbee. the popular shoe
salesman, has returned from bus
mess trip to Pittsburg.
Miss Nell Robinson, who is taking
course in training at theSO Ohio Val
ley general hospital, in Wheeling.
has returned to her duties after
brief visit with her mother in Harris
lville.
Robert Morris, the well known
publisher of a string of newspapers,
has returned from a business trip to
Point Pleasant. where he controls a
couple of papers.
Miss Dolly Foster, OF Eaton, Colo,
is a guest of her cousins, Misses Edna
land Lena Matheny, at HarrisYille.
land expects to spend the winter In
Richie county with relatives.
! Miss Addie Biercamp, who has
for several weeks, has returned to
her home at NIoorefeld, Hardy coun-
Pierre linn, who is employed at
\ Uniontown, Pa, has been a guest OF
his parents, T. G. linn and wife,
at Harrisville.
| Otis Tenant, wife and three chill
dren, OF CIarksburg, were guests of
j. c. Tenant and family, near Harris
vile, last week.
Mrs. Fay g. Harringt ton, of Sisters
vile, and Mrs. Frank E. Smith, or
| Plttsburg. Pa, who attended the flu
neral of their brother, Mont. Living
/ ston, have returned to their homes.
Thomas ]. Gillhooly, of C1arksburs,
an abstractor for the Carnegie Gas
Company. was a business visitor in
E.Ritchie county this week
\ j. C. Dawson has returned from
Kentucky to spend Christmas with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. IL. Mann. OF Harris
Vile, have returned from brief visi,
at Pittsburg.
. Mrs. Edward Fletcher. of Clarks-
burg, has arrived here from Clarks.
burg to spend the holidays with hel
], brother and sister, William and Miss
Hattie Wigner.
| Attorney Homer A6ams mas returned
from business trip TO Clarksburg.
: William Ball was visitor at Mar.
l5ietta, o., Thursday