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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

fieS them closer They say even GOD cannot make .
three wear old calf minute and no power IN heaven
or under If except time and enduring mutual hkngs
and aupreciations can make old friend
Friendship is art, or genius Carlyie says that
genius is the capacity for taking infinite pains and
that is friendship too Propinquity has good measure
of responsibility for friendships, and congenahty mas
its important part to play in making trlena' ke tastes
like enioyments and like trials 60 far to make frenos
But sympathy is the major part; sympathy IN tne
sense of @feeling with" not of course the pity that
sometimes calls itself sympathy. Pity has nothng 70
do with friends but sympathy IN the sense meant py
the Spanish words simpatia and simpatico mas every
thing to do with friendship. 1t means something tne
true musician has when he plays the violin or sings 10
the heart; something a woman has when Sne goes
through her days kindly disposed toward her ntlaes
and understandingly and has when ne can thlnK
and feel with another and put himself IN the otner
fellows place; something men and women have when
they are moved by similar inspirations and ideas some
thing the artist has when he paints the breath Of the
fields CT the spirit of the river flowing Under the orog
or the soul of his portrait with his color
To be "simpatico" is essential, and Willingness
TO make the effort is the other essential to
that shall either spring up like flower to dehgnt OF
lamp to Tighten ones path and shall also endure 20
death and be bequeathable to children and choren
children after death.
No lazy person be friends 1t means writing
the letter. making the visit sending the book, OF
reading the book, trying to find something IN tne
friends friend and being friends with his family Dig
and lttle-it taking infinite pains IN loving
The world loves lover and the world loves true
friend The world lives by friendship, it hopes and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
Daily Novelette,
Piedwiek and EtheIdita.

He questioned her close as tn why she
should fear.
4LOve, tell me9' he pleaded. She an
sWered, @BOO-hOO,
oh, bOO-hOO, bOO-hOOs i can't help
thinking dear,
"BOO-hO, you are really too good 10 be
true!-
TT was the second Tuesday Of the
first month of their married life
- He had just return from the hor-
rid office and now they were facing
each other across their coy, wozey
little dining table in the dining room.
tastefuIly furnished in the style of
Oscar Il
"P:edwick," she pouted, you haven /
said a word about the dinner that L
cooked for you with my Genie weeney
own hands. YOU haven't you haven't
Ny lover he cried. the light OF an
inexpressible admiration shining from
all his eyes, Il never tasted such q
magnolious scrumptious, absolutely
very-good-E Eddy dinner in my life L
never even smelt one. Ny angel. the
man who could be insensible TO these
incomparably prepared viands and
foOdstuffs would be dog, an Migrate,
a traitor and a boob
He suddenly threw on the check rein
Etheldita was crying sci,
You only love me for my cooking
she sobbed.
And to show his absolute neutral
ity, he had to slam his face down IN
his spaghetti. and she came over ana
picked the pieces off. and all was Sc
rene for eight minutes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

-HE LATE justice Lamar of the supreme court OF
the United States had fine sense Of the dignity
= and value of sentiment when he wrote IN his
Will paragraph bequeathing to his family all OF his
friendships hoping his heirs would treasure and enjoy
them always Probably the justice had as fine talent
for friendship as he had for law or for the care OF
properly He belonged old family that cherishes
the high eOuteses and pleasures and graces Of living
dis family for generation after generation has had the
habit of making holding friends, and in the soenlty
of his last word to the family of which he was chief
he had no idea of emitting of his most valued pos
sessions-his long friendships.
There Is no more comfortable title or relation or
possession than that of friend of the family friend Of
grandmother friend of father, friend of the new baby,
friend of the cat in the window and the dog the
rug friend of the house. friend of the houses friends
to pleasant degree family friend is Of the best
things in the world either to have to be, whether
one is Young or old Friendships that continue from
one generation another, founded long close kno
edge and sympathes, different in content and
oy from made friends, those friends of the mstants
appreciation of the instant, diamond from pearl
OF Coudcroft from the seaShOTeeach to It's own glory
The sudden flashing up of new friendship has great
ov and optimism and inspiration in it. Furthermore 1t
nav be the beginning of family friendship and add
that TO its glory But old friends know much, their
affections have survived so many trials weathered so
MANY storms a thousand explanations be omitted
with them apologies never due them absence only
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
{

UR summer normal at Alpine,
will enter upon its fifth year
- this July" said ]. D. Jackson,
president of the Alpine summer normal
board and also president Of the school
board Of the Alpine public school dis
trict. And we expect an increased at
tendance over any previous year The
attendance has gradually mounted from
so to rs and then TO a hundred and TINS
year we expect not less than 10
The normal work is conducted IN the
high school of Alpine, where we nav e
an auditorium that Will seat 600 people
We have a faculty Of SIX teachers ana
have had pleasure in extending an
Invitation to Miss Myra W mixer
the FL PasS county school super
perintendent, 10 teach upon our ldcG
this year. Miss Winkler has been asked
TO teach in the history department. she
has not stated yet whether or not she
can accept-but I hope that she may
We expect to have the state super
intendent 10 teach upon our FACULTY
, NAL while il is in session and take con-
siderable pride in the fact that we nave
the only normal west Of the Pecos- Each
year that have been president OF the
board 1 have given a big barbecue to-
ward the end of the term 10 the stu
dents and teachers attending.
rates for the normal period and al
ways make accommodations for all stu
dents in the way OF good lodgings ana
board at a nominal figure was IN
strumental in securing for Alpine, by
a speciaI act of the legislature, the
largest independent school district in
Texas This district comprises 100
square miles and the state superintend-
ent has repeatedly approved our acton
in the administration OF this district.
We attempt to center the educational
advantages in Alpine where the schools
are modern and thoroughly equipped,
and as the country roundabout IS
given over to ranches there is not the
same need for county schools as Is the
case in farming districts OF course II
there is a wish for smaller schools the
educational board would not hesitate TO
grant the request. Most Of the families.
however move to town 10 give their
children educations and maintain their
ranches also"
While in the city ar and Mrs Jack
son are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
H Cunningham. Mr. Jackson is presl-
dent OF the Texas Cattle Raisers' asso-
station and while in FL Paso has been
engaged in attending all the special
sessions and social affairs Of the live
stock association
Il have lived in Atlanta, Ca. which
is said TO be one OF the livest cities in
the country and I now make my head
quarters in Houston" said E y. Rogers
who is in FL Paso on business this
week, but I want TO say that Fl PasO
is one Of the Invest cities I have ever
seen. 1 am interested in building
operations and have made some in
vestigations since arriving here that
have astOnished me, I find that FL
Paso has eclfpsed the building record
of Houston during the past year"
Ell Paso is the Invest city in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
MURPHY HEDGES ON SPEED
LIMIT PAST CITY SCHOOLS

A number of autoists. who have been
very careful to slow down their ma
chimes while passing the public schools
on Montana street. have had their sus-
picions aroused by a small dark young
man who has stopped them after $50
and informed them that they might put
on more gas" while going past the
schools after that hour, as the eight
mile law only has to do with the
school hours
Justice Of the peace J. J. Murphy
was asked Friday morning II he had
instructed county officers to let up on
the eight mile after dark and he re
piled: You can say for me that / have
not found any man guilty of breaking
the eight mile an hour law after dark
or on Sunday, IL they were travelling
within the IS mile an hour limit; and
can say that the county officers have
made no such arrests after dark or on
Sundays. However, the law is sup
posed to be operative at all times 1
know nothing Of anyone warning the
auto drivers"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
Mastiff Is the LeviathaD OF the Dog Family
Begins Life A Woody Pup, Mostly All Legs

less it is absolutely necessary Ow-
ing TO his hong wheel base and heavy
body, he is no match for the bulldog
or the collie, but like many another big
bluff, his size keeps him from being
imposed upon to any great extent
The mastiff is used mainly as a dec
Grafton and as a plaything for children
being very durable and not easily
by careless handling. II a mastlff can
be trained TO sleep before the starr
case, he makes a very valuable protec-
ton agaist burglars, who almost IN
variably waken the family while try
ing TO climb over him. In Belgium
mastiffs are used as dray horses, thus
being placed on the same social plane
as Belgian women, and IL is most IN
teresting TO see the faithful beast and
the faithful wife hauling the loving
husband home from market in a cart,
the dogs feet being carefully protected
by small shoes and the women's by
their tough skin.
Mastiffs do not cost much when
bought and can be boarded for less
than the cost of boarding three hired
men. Five or six pounds Of meat viii
keep a mastiff contented and happy
for several hours.-Protected by the
Adams Newspaper Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
Alpine Summer Normal Boosted By It's Head
FL Paso Building Exceeds That Of Houston

country, and I've seen lot Of Ameri-
can cities In the past month" said
Fred s. Wilson, president Of the
ThermOid Rubber company. who called
on Joe Bukey. of the Western Motor
Supply company while on his way to his
Los Angeles home from the eastern fac
tories I have been in all the big
but there is more prosperity evident on
the streets of FL Paso today than in
any other city I visited And I want
to say another good thing for e Paso-
New Jersey boasts more factories 10
the square mile than any other state
in the union. not even barring Peen-
sylvania with its big Pittsburg fac
tories. yet there are far better hotels
in FL PasO than in any city in New
Jersey. If I wasn't settled down in
California. believe that I'd be tempted
TO make my home here"
4 have predicted many times that
FL Paso would dOH0le its population,
when I was here a number Of years
ago. said /. H Carter, of Santa Fe. y.
N And my prediction has come true.
further believe that the city will
double and continue to double for years
to come and that it viii be a really
great city in influence and commerce.
II is already the center Of the cattle
industry and has a remarkable farm
ing county in prospect In New Mexico
the banks and the stockmen have both
flOurished during the past year and
the outlook is bright for the present
year"
We look upon e Paso as the dis
tributing point for Arizona" said ".
W Pace, Of Thatcher. ARK And be-
cause Of this we have come to look.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
ID YEARS AGO TODAY
From The Herald of This Date. 1902.

Dr. H II. Stark was selected to rep
resent FL PasO at a meeting Of the
magnates Of the Texas league in Dallas,
when the FL PasO club viii formally
apply for admission into that organiza-
ton There were a number OF good
baseball players in the city who would
be secured for the FL PasO team in the
event this place was admitted to the
Texas circuit
" c. Edwards left for Bisbee. Ariz-,
where he will visit for a short time.
A. Schwartz left for New York city
to purchase stock Of spring goods
Supt- Choate OF the Fl Paso & South
western left for Deming, y n, in his
private car
The Misses Dewey from Iowa are
visiting AT the home Of Mrs. J. r. Town
send on Mesa avenue.
Capt T. J. BeaU returned from New
Orleans. and ne saws that the Crescent
City is enjoying lively time, in
business way
route from Cananea, Son, TO New York
city on business. Mr.. Greene recently
completed a careful examination Of his
holdings IN Sonora
The Tuesday Afternoon Card club
was entertained today at the home OF
Mrs A. krakauer on Mesa avenue The
prizes were won by Mrs !. Blumenthal
and Miss Emma Ullman-
me old Dull rluE IN JuareL must 60
This is the determination of Dr. sam
aniegO. the owner, and 100000 viii be
expended in the construction Of a new
one on a more modern plan
George H Hamilton. business mana
ger Of the Boston Ideal Opera COM
pany. arrived in the city to make ar
rangements for a series of entertain
ments to be given by his company.
President Eddy OF the F. p. & y. E.
railway stated this morning that six
more miles Of track must be laid be-
fore the connection with the Rock Is
land lines can be made at Tucumcari-
Invitations are out for the wedding
OF Milton St John Graves and Miss
Matte Primrose. Miss Primrose for
several years has been a deputy in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
Johnnie Bushytail Helps Mother"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

mother" said Johnnie, but If the other
animal boys s2weme sweeping and dust
ing they'd call me Sissy and girl boy
or they'd laugh at me-"
What do you carer asked Uncle
WfggiIv. Don't YOU like your mother
better than any boy friends?'
of course" chartered Johnnie 1
viii help sweep and dust. Uncle Wig
gilyi" and he spoke bravely-
''Au right, and I'll help you Wen
get done before Billie comes back and
then we can play. Now, Mrs Bushy-
tail, you go and lie down and your head
will feel better soon," said the bunny
uncle.
So the squirrel lady went to lie down,
while Uncle Wiggily began to do the
sweeping. He found the broom, but he
could not find the dustpan.
Never mind" he told Johnnie I'll
sweep the dirt up in heap Then I'll
lie down flat on the floor with my
ear to the ground. And my ear is
nearly as big as a dustpan- You can
sweep the dust and dirt into my hol-
low ear. and then 1 can go outside and
empty it In that way we'll have the
house clean very soon
So Uncle Wiggily made a heap of
dirt on the carpet and put his ear near
it. Johnnie swept the dust into the
rabbit gentleman's ear
Ny What a lot Of stuff your ear
holdsi" cried Johnnie.
Eyes. have big ears said the bunny
uncle But the dust tickles me a little -
and he sneezed.
Soon the hollow stump house was
nicely swept.
And now we must dust" Uncle
Wiggily said, but where is the busting
brush Johnnie? don't want to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

NE Of the most prominent dogs IS
the mastiff He is the leviathan
- OF the dog family successful
mastiff weighs $50 pounds and by
standing on his hind legs can put his
paws on the shoulders OF a six-foot
man and lick his face until persuaded
20 desist with a hot poker
The mastiff begins life as woolly
puppy who is 90 44-1Ooth percent legs
In fact. his legs are almost full grown
at birth and II is an entertaining sight
TO see the infant dog Juggling his pom
derous feet painfully from place against
their will The rest Of the dog grows
rapfdIv, however, and by the time the
rnastiff is six months old he has per
feet control of his feet and can trans
mort them with great skill from the
nearest mud puddle to the nearest
white dress, placing his paws on the
vulnerable spots with unerring aecu-
racy-
The mastiff when full grown is
noble dog with a large intelligent
face and dignified jowls- He is taWny
in color and can be sculptured with the
aid of a horse-clipper into very falr
imitation Of a lion For all his vast
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

upon the city as being peculiarly ours
We like to come here. we like 20 buy
here and we have the feeling that while
we have helped 70 make FL Paso, il
in turn has helped to make Us"
Judging from the number OF reports
received at the station about lost chill
dren and sometimes grown people, Fl
Paso must be an awful big place and
easy to get lost in" said Sergt Claude
Ffllman. Hardly day passes but that
we receive the report Of some lost man,
woman. or child who have gone from
home and not returned. Becoming
anxious. relatives notify the police, but
in the majority Of cases they always
turn up safe at home. after the police
have been out looking for them for sew
eral hours Every once in while chill
dren are sent TO the station by patrol
men. having been lost and who do not
know the street numbers OF their
homes. They are held az the station IN
Ill relatives call for them and they are
taken home"
I'll Paso is the place for ideal wealth
er and in my opinion it cannot be beat
en- even by California, which is re-
puted TO have the best brand in the
world" said c A Jones' Il recently re-
turned from California and I am GER
tainly delighted with the wonderful
weather in this city. Il is just cold
enough at nights TO sleep good. while
il is warm in the day time. When I left
California about two weeks ago. there
was six inches OF snow at Universal
City. Just nine miles out OF Los An
geles, and il was colder than il has
ever been in my opinion The change
from there to FL Paso's warmer climate
was gratifying.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

awaken your mother to ask her, as she
is asleep"
7 don't know" answered the little
squirrel boy, but we will not need
busting brush. I can wave my bushy,
fluffy tail over the furniture and piano,
and get it ali clean of dust"
''Finei" cried Uncle Wiggily. so
YOU CAM So Johnnie did the busting
with his tail. helping his mother very
sweeping. And. when the squirrel lady
woke up, her head was all better. Then
Uncle Wiggily and the animal boys
played snow house, having lots Of fun.
And, il the little mouse doesn't hide
in the holes Of the swiss cheese, where
the crackers can't find him, I'll tell
you next about Billy Bushytail going
after berries.-Copyright 1915, by Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

office Of county assessor George Huff
man
railway is to be built from Fl Psso TO
Juarez are current II is reported that
the new company will work in compe-
tition with the FL Paso Electric Street
Railway company.
Contractor George S Coed left for
the north to be present at the connec-
ton ceremonies 70 be held at Santa
Rosa. y. n, in celebration OF the com
pletion OF the line Of the FL Paso &
Northeastern railway.
Rapid progress is being made in
clearing the ground for the construc-
ton Of the Southern Pacific railway
hospital (The hospital was later aban
doned; the site is now sam Houston
square.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
AUTO KNOCKS WORKMAN DOWN;
DRIVES OFF WITHOUT STOPPING

Knocking a Mexican down. an auto
mobile continued driving down Ala
media avenue Friday morning at s:45.
Jesus Lueero. who was going TO work.
was crossing the street and the auto
struck him knocked him down and
continued without even slowing up.
Lucero said. He also stated that the
auto driver gave him no warning
The police are now making a search
for the auto Lucero was bruised on
the body and face but was not seriously
injured
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
The Serious Age

PeopIe take themselves seriousy-we take our
business our children, colds IN the head our auto
t,e We relax is on railway train or at vaudeville
nerformauce. and most of tighten our nerves bit
over both those experiences, wondering II the train vii
rsI.a ~ lost time and wondering if the actress is
saving s1v of her money against old age We moderns
% Go sTous we have tried to fairies and Santa
Claus and ghosts out of little chdrens lives; We are
- - 45sf Cod helps only those that help themselves
III We have crowded ease and comfort and general
beJnInsss out of business and trying to get them
hack aoain bv arduOusy cultivating civic spirit;
t-a+ cold in the nose like pneumonia, call stomach
s.5e D+or,aine poisoning and when dance how
Seriously we dance, dance funereay, and if some
thing does not give more general sense Of humOr
die before onr time little trust in providence little
hope for tomorrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

1t may may not be significant that in most things
Of large Importance the president has been right
after he had reversed his traditional firmly established
and vehementy declared policies by spectacular change
of mind result Of external considerations rather
than subjective reasoning.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
A Drge

FRIEND dead while yet young Pneumonia in his abOd lung
M
And all his days he guard against diseases kept watch and
ward should his
And
others
ALT
bed milk
blast,
whter friends
cProtsc+sd h. +s .5. ,.,,,.. S.-v,., WALT MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

One Of the gruesomely wonderful life saving services
that surgery is giving the world in the there
is the making of faces for men wounded as to
need them; noses, new jaws, new cheeks, all are
by nature supplement what is left of the soldiers
oOuntenance that he out almost good looking
he was, and only slight show where his
old wounds were
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
ONLY FOUR MORE DAYS TO PAY
POLL TAXES, $40 ARE PAID

The poll tax registration at noon Fri
day showed that 1924 Americans had
paid their tax; 1872 1Iexieans: 164 ne
groes and so Chinese The total poll
taxes paid to noon Friday was size,
40 having been paid during the morn
ing hours
Tt is believed that the number OF poll
taxes to be paid by February I. which
is the close OF the period for payment.
will reach 1900.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

Isn't 1t little discouraging that in Britain and
the United States consider it outrage to be asked to
fight when dire necessity arises for the life of the
country in which they live? Can anybody give good
reason why one should be called to offer his
life for the state while another withhods himself?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
WHAT FRIENDSHIPS WORTH---A SUPREME COURT JUS

believes by it. lights lfes way by it and without friend
ship life must be bleak and lonely and thorny. For
tunately need lack friend for friendship is in
this manner automatic, that every mans need for a
friend makes himself good friend to some one
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

The Democratic party is busily engaged in Selling all
the paramount issues to make them its own
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

Professor Gilbert Murray one of Engand's foremost
Scholars saws that any foreigner who learns English
has two languages leanthe language is written
and the language it is spoken.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

If the American army is going into Mexico not much
can be accomplished by sending them in unarmed, two
privates here and IA all at once down by the gulf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

It won't be dull summer here anyhow, with politics
steauing; nor is it likely to be dry one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28
Ru GEnRGE FITCE.

size and strength, the mastiff is kindly
in disposition and Will not fight I'M
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

Nobody wishes anybody ILL., but if Vila-well he
will die Of old age in only so or 60 years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

Switzerland is suffering the usual fate of the innO-
cent bystander.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-28

Don't try to tell Phoenix and Yuma that Arizona
is dry. 1t isn't safe.