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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-03
DICK DUDLEY GOES TO
HOUSTON TO SEE MARKET

r NJ. Dudley, who was recently
granted permission to build a public
market on West Overland street, left
Sunday for Houston. in company with
alderman W. G. Jolly to inspect the
municipal market at that place, for
the purpose Of getting ideas to be in
corpOrated in the building Of the new
market in FL Paso.
Alderman Jolly went to Houston az
the request Of Mr.. Dudley. 1t is prob
able that other city markets will be
visited during the present trip.
Mr. Dudley's market will occupy a
half block OF ground and will be strict
ly sanitary. An ordinance is now be-
ing prepared to regulate the construc-
tion and set forth rules under which
the market shall be conducted.
Mexican rent collections. Lee Newman.
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-03

sTWAS a sunshlny day in the Latin
Quarter Of Smiths Corners.
Young spriggins Tool, starv-
ing by degrees in his bare, chilly
studio, heard 8 knocking at the door.
He opened 1t, and behold Old near
sighted Mrs. PrOuty. Smiths Corners
richest art patron, stood outside
81 want to see your work, Young
man." said the old lady. Il believe in
giving home talent chance before
buyin' up a lot o these here Mike
Angeles and Titians and Worcester
shire's. All here's something-this
impressionistic sketch Of an eclipsei
" onderful. Fascinatini Real pOotyl
Send it to my house at once. I adore
modern art. Here's a check for $1,000.
Don't spend il all in one place"
And the eccentric old woman hobbled
out, and young Tool joyfully but care
fully set to work removing the square
Of wallpaper on which the stOvepipe
had left a round smudge. so that he
could transfer it to canvas and ship it to
Mrs. Prouty as soon as he got her cheek
Cashed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-03
The Daily Novelette,
THE MASTERPIECE.

When n fellow tells n girl he loves
her for all he Ia worth. she naturally
wants to know how much he il worth.
Prof. SImp.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-03

Handy Andy sharpens and repairs
lawn mowers. Gen. repairing. Pm. 1910.
Adv
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
AfrIea's West Coast.

West Africa seems to exercise q kind
Of fascination over men who have lived
there for any time.
There is sayings "Once coaster,
always a coaster" and out Of the most
terrible of the stories told to newcom-
ers upon West African boats this
deep-seated love of life on the coast
invariably emerges.
Fever-stricken men le-ve for civil
lied countries swearing mighty oaths
they never will return, but few rest
less months at home and they are back
again, ready enough, no doubt, to
abuse West Africa, but secretly SUBJ
ject to its grim fascination.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14

movement, or 1.-THE universal German
students association" The students
took their association seriously, If he
didn't. te . NJ
On March %, 1919. the Indications
we're that Kotzebue would spend his
declining years in peace and comfort
under his vine and figtree at Mann
helm. He was prosperous, and had
congenial employment, and his genius
was being generally recognized. On
the afternoon of that day he went into
\, the town on an errand, and when he
returned to his home maid told him
that a young man had called to see
him, and promised to call again. Half
, an hour later the young man returned,
yand the maid showed him up to the
family sitting room. He waited there
a few minutes, and then Kotzebue en-
tered the room, with outstretched hand
and smiling face.
"You are from Mitau?' inquired
Kotzebue.
The stranger drew a dagger from
his sleeve, and, crying: "Traitor to
the fatherlandI" stabbed him repeat
edly. Instead of trying to escape, the
murderer tried to pacify his victims
four-year-old son, who had entered the
room and stood there shrieking.
Karl Ludwig Sand, who committed
this cold-blooded and senseless muir
der, was student and enthusiastic
member Of the Bursenschaft. Patriot
ism was more than a passion with
him. 1t was disease. He hated Ma
poleon with a hatred that kept him
awake at night and spoiled his appe-
tite. He spent most Of his time brood
ing over the woes. real or imaginary,
Of his country, when he should have
been doing something useful. Also.
his desire for notoriety amounted to
q passion. He longed for the lime.
light with an unconquerable longing.
There wore no Ephesian domes to fire
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14

next time we are confronted with some
situation that we think Is too great to
bear? do not look mt God through
your difficulties, but look at your diff
culties through God" For he Is your
God, and has pledged himself to meet
all your needs. Make God the lens,
the eyeglass. through which to view
your difficulties; and he will enable
you to see them as he sees them. You
may not know. as he knows, how the
difficulty is going to be vanquished;
but that Is not necessary. You can
have the mind Of Christ In the matter.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
THE MARTYR OF MANNHEIM.
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0IsAU0WlaA 1aaun1RN

AUGUST FRIEDRICH FERDINAND
"A Won KOTZEBUE, who was born
at Weimer in 1851, and slain at Mann
helm in 1919, was one Of the great men
of his time. He is among the most
celebrated of German dramatists, and
his originality is attested by the fact
that his works have been a mine for
later writer's of all nations. He wrote
200 tragedies, dramas and farces, and
most of them were successful during
his lifetime. His best-known work is
'The Stranger" which, so years ago,
was as popular and famous in the
United States as it was in Germany.
He also wrote successful novels, and
remarkable satire, in which he took
a fall out Of Goethe and Schiller, who
had declined to admit him to their so
ciety. H'
Kotzebue was trifie too fond Of
satise. When displeased with any per-
son or cause, he was wont to hold the
same up to public ridicule. This weak
ness led to his tragic death. His life
vas adventurous. Much Of it was
1ht in the service of Russia, and
,nce he was banished to Siberia, but
;, was recalled year or two later by
Emperor Paul, who squared things by
giving him a fine estate. His later
years were spent at Mannheim, where
he was employed as correspondent by
he Russian government, reporting
{ 1pon matters literary, artistic and in
:ellectual. In these days such post
would be considered honorable, but at
that time many people believed he was
4 Russian spy. When in satirical
mood he found much amusement in
making fun of the "Bursenschaft"
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
ALCOHOL AND MEMORY.

Professor Vogt Of the University Of
.Christiania made tests upon himself to
determine the effects of alcohol upon
memory. He daily committed to men,
ory rs lines of Greek poetry and re-
corded the number of minutes re-
quired to learn them. On the days
when he took as much alcohol as one
would get in from one and one-half to
three glasses Of beer, it took him on
the average 1S per cent. longer to
learn the lines than when no alcohol
was taken. Six months later, when he
reviewed and relearned the same
lines, he found that the lines learned
on the alcohol days required more
time for relearning.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
WHAT Is INTEMPERANcE7

"Intemperance does not necessarily
mean only obvious and palpable
drunkenness. From the very moment
in which alcohol has disturbed the
healthy exercise Of the mental facul-
ties, or has impaired the moral sense
by unduly exciting the animal pas
sions or has in any way untitled a
person for discharging his duties in
the proper struggle for survival, from
that moment has there been guilt of
intemperance."-T.B B. Hyslop, NJ. D..
Royal Hospital for the Insane, Eng
land.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
Creation and a Meat Chopper.

''It takes girl in our factory about
two days to learn to put the II parts
of meat chopper together. 1t may
be that these millions Of worlds, each
with its separate orbit, all balanced so
wonderfully in space-it may be that
they just happened; 1t may be that by
a billion years of tumbling about they
finally arranged themselves. don't
know. am merely a plain manufac-
turer Of cutlery. But this I do know,
that you can shake the II parts Of a
meat chopper around in q washtub for
the next seventeen billion years and
you'll never make a meat chopper
America.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
AUTHORITIES ON BEER.

Beer comes next to brandy as a
poison drink. 1t limits the capacity
and lowers mind, soul and body. The
soldier who abstains altogether Is the
best man.-Count Won Haesler, Late
Commander of the Sixteenth Army
Corps, Germany.
There is no justification for calling
beer '1iquid bread" A glass of heavy
beer costing 25 pfennigs has no more
nourishment than q piece Of cheese
costing one pfennig. Beer is
not the harmless drink 1t is supposed
to be.-From a German Army Pamph-
let
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
4 .1S27WE <l1R NH7HR <azaaRT

ly crowded team bend themselves, so
guiding the sleigh to the right or left ;
they apply brake by letting them
selves drop on the snow, or drive to
greater swiftness by bending forward
like jockeys. Strong iron spikes which
are driven by lever into the ice en-
able the leader to stop the vehicle al
most instantly, but sudden applica-
ton Of these brakes whirls up the ice
and snow in clouds.
Skiing has taken root to an extraor-
binary extent in Switzerland; even the
poorest youth does not want to do
without skis, though they might con-
sist of only couple of crudely adjust
ed barrel slaves. Thanks to the ski,
the boys and girls living on remotely
situated farms are now able to attend
school every day; their parents are no
longer isolated for the best part of the
long winter months. and, thanks also
to the wooden wings Of Norway" the
mail and newspapers can be delivered
regularly.
Sport is Furthermore made easier by
the different mountain railways, which
in winter run toboggan trains. Thus
one can travel couple of stations up
ward and arrive at starting point on
mountain road without exertion
and without waste of time. Then one
descends to the valley on toboggan,
ski or skates, or vice versa. goes
down first and returns by train to
winter quarters. +.
f. Races. competitions, ski excursions,
sleigh drives, ice .carnivals and an
aequal variety Of fascinating indoor en-
tertafnments transplant the happy
winter visitor into a totally different
world where sorrow and care seem to
be banished and where every human
being seems to realize that the best
life after all Is found right next to
natures heart:
But Christmas in Switzerland does
not only indicate the time when winter
sports are beginning to be at their
best; 1t signifies for the natives pc
riod full of sacred mystery and the
anniversary of many day particular
ly specified in ancient legends.
In many parts of the country the
Yuletide customs and festivities still
huNe oCS pi DVSCHlptE
which Is the Anniversary of st. Mich.
olas. Markets and fairs are then held
In villages and cities, and seeing that
the old traditions prescribe for this
day the purchasing of presents for the
children, 1t is an event Of utmost i'm
portance to all youngsters. In some
districts st. Nicholas parades around
In person, in an attire very similar to
that of our American Santa Claus, gen.
orally carrying n bag filled with ap-
pies, prunes, nuts and homemade
cookies which he distributes among
the children who have been obedient
during the year.
The next and In modern days the
most important festive day Of the
Whole Yule season is Christmas. His
tory relates that 1t was only in the
year 354 that the Roman Bishop L.
berius designated December 25 rs the
birthday Of Christ. as the Romans re-
garded this particular day as the
birthday of the sun. and as they were
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14

furthermore desirous Of giving more
religious importance to two important
Roman festivals which also fell due in
the same period. With the observation
of Christmas day the Christkindli, de-
scribed ''as lovely angel with wings"
gradually started to take old Santa's
place in many sections of Switzerland.
Christkindli, the Christ Child, Is said
to come from the far North and always,
brings a wonderful Christmas tree,
decorated with all the glittering things
associated; with fairyland and heavily
laden with manifold gifts. "a
A pretty legend about the origin OF
the Christmas tree tells us that in the
beginning of the ninth century Ger
tain ST. Winfried went to preach
Christianity to the people in Scandi-
navia and northern Germany. One
Christmas eve these people were gath
cred round huge oak to offer hu-
man sacrifice. according to the Druid
priests. but St. Winfried hewed down
the great tree, and as it fell there ap-
peared in its place tall young fir.
When st: aWinfried saw it he cried to
the people that here was come new
tree. unstained by blood, which. In
pointing to the sky, showed them what
they were to worship.
"It is the Christ Child" he said.
''Carry 1t to the castle of your chief,
and in future. instead of the bloody
rites of the Druids. your worship shall
be in your own homes, with cere-
monies that speak the message Of
peace and good will to all. day
will come when there shall not be
house in the North wherein on the
birthday of Christ the whole family
shall not gather together round the
fir tree in memory Of this day and to
the glory of the only God"
In many parts of Switzerland the
peasants are still fervent believers in
mystic powers and supernatural occur
rences which ancient traditions have
reported to be prevalent during Christ
mastime.
And when the happy Christmas days
are over. there comes New Years eve.
with its jolly social and family gather
ings and its marvelously effective ring
ing-in of the New Year, when all the
church bells throughout the land are
lifting up. their voices for half an
hour.
While Christmas of 1916 will hardly
be general day of rejoicing in many
great country In Europe. Switzer-
land is preparing to celebrate 1t in her
usual way. There will be less laugh
ter in the valleys and fewer brilliant
festivities in the fashionable winter
resorts above the clouds. Brotherly
love and sympathy for her bleeding
neighbors could not will 1t. otherwise,
but Switzerland is grateful to the
fate which has so far, in spite of
everything. been kind to her. and with
gratitude and love she will think and
take care Of her soldiers watching at
the front, and she will open wide her
already generous heart to the many
refugees whom she Is sheltering and
to the destitute. homeless wanderers
passing through the country, to make
them feel that Christmas Is after all
the most wonderful day Of the year.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
Entertaining the Trade.

"Son," said the merchant prince.
"now that I have taken you into the
firm, hope you will reflect credit on
me-"
"Rest easy on that score. governor"
answered the gilded youth "Pm go
ing to show your out-of-town custom
ers a time they'll never forget"
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14


Of the year, says the Washington Star.
Then came the war, cruel, de-
vastating and ever-spreading. With
wizardlike swiftness Switzerland
mobilfzed her army and ever since
the ancient Helvetian republic has
been described as ian island of peace
in sea Of war"
To those who know her, Switzerland
In summer represents master study
in artistic color combinations; Switz-
erland in winter. however. Is a totally
different vision. radiant in dazzling,
spotless white. Jack Frost has i'm
printed silencing kiss upon the bab-
bling lips Of every tiny brook and
mountain stream, and glistening
sheets Of the smoothest ice cover also
the. limipid blue eyes of ponds and
Alpine lakes. While mother earth is
thus wrapped in wonderful mantle
of ice and snow. the sky above has
assumed the mAtehless hue Of pre-
cious sapphire. and the, always deli
ciOus mountain air seems to have ac-
quired some additional qualities which
reiuvenate and strengthen the whole
every being, young or old. an inexplL-
cable feeling Of 'light-hearted happi-
ness. Very shortly. one finds every
body interested and engaged in some
form of winter sport.
There is skating. of course. but
many games compete now with this
Oldest of sports on the ice. which has,
however. been developed into an art
which charms the onlooker by the
gracefulness of its movements. and
again astoaishes by the cool daring Of
its swift rushes.
As in summer over the lawn, so flies
the tennis ball over the ice in the
game Of hockey. Curriers' are frantical-
ly sweeping their "stanes" toward the
co ,eted goal. and the unlimited d.
versity of gymkhana stunts offers con-
stant amusement for the players as
well as for the onlookers.
The improved appliances for sport
requirements have nearly ousted the
old-fashioned herdsmen's sleds which
are now only occasionally used by
timid beginners. The up-to-date We
hicle is the so-called skeleton. n low.
yard-lOng tobOggan, on which the
rider lies fiat. steering the craft with
hands and feet. Like an arrow, 1t
darts up the iced walls of the curves.
and as the bewildered spectator fear
fully anticipates IN accident, the to-
bOggan shoots down into the furrow
and around a beautifully shaped curve.
One Of the most attractive and GER
tainIy very social sport is bob
sleighing. Long, low, padded tobog-
gans seating as many us six persons
are used and under this heavy burden
the bobsleigh shoots down Its course
with amazing speed. As the leader
sways, almost automatically. the close
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
SEES END At THE START
Nothing Ever Makes God Anxious Of
Uncertain as to Outcome
Of Problem.

Nothing ever frightens God. Moth
ing ever worries him. or perplexes him.
or makes him anxious or uncertain as
to the outcome. He deals with prob
lens SO great that we would not even
dare to think of them: but he sees
the triumphant ending from the be
sanninR. Why not remember this the
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
Knew What He Wa. oo,no.

The ographer-"Merciful heav-
ems. Mr.. Spiffkin. can't you look little
more cheerfulT Mr.. Spinlin--Not
for this picture. I'm to send It to my
wife. who Is away on visit. and II
looked too cheerful she'd take tAs mt
trim nome."-Puck.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
BEWARE OF SNAKES.

Beer is the diamond rattler of the
liquor snake family. Some think it is
innocent, while in fact it is more
vicious than the rest. This is one rea-
son why it bites SO many. There can
be no such thing as a harmless solu-
ton of poisonous ingredient, no mat
ter whether that poisonous ingredient
is placed directly in the solution or en-
gendered there by Preventative proc
esses. Beer contains about 81 per
cent alcohol. This amount Of alcohol
is always poisonous to human tissue,
the rapidly Of destruction being meas
ured by the quantity taken. The
brewer reduces the percentage Of alco-
hol in beer to quiet the alarm Of his
customer and then increases the vol
ume of the drink without apparent de-
lection. The drinker then plays his
money for his share of imaginary SUM-
shine on the basis of the old familiar
game: Head up, the brewer wins; tail
up, the drinker loses.
The opinions of the medical profess
sion on the liquor traffic ten years or
more ago are practically worthless, be-
cause those opinions were based, on
popular beliefs since known to be
false. Our opinions now are based on
unanswerable scientific demonstra-
tions.-Dr. r. e. Mihahan, Green Bay,
Wis. u.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
Syrnpathetic.

II thought your wife said she'd
never vote for that man."
'Tt's q case of woman's tender-heart
edness." rejoined Mr.. Meekton. People
have said 80 many awful things about
him that he's getting her sympathy
Henrietta's going to vote for him be
cause she's sorry for him."
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14

the undisturbed assurancesof God him
self that this thing is omnipotently
provided for. Then the word ''difi-
Guilty" will always and only mean your
fresh triumph.-Sunday School Times.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
BOOZE PRIMER.
ROOze mikes hums

BOOZE PRIMER.
Booze makes buns.
Buns make business for Jail build
ers.
Jail builders make the people pay
higher taxes.
Buns, jails and high taxes heap bur
dens on innocent people.
Get rid Of booze and you get rid Of
bums.-Cole's Michigan Review.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
BAR LIQUOR ADS.

Daily newspapers reaching more
than 100000 readers are now barring
liquor advertising.
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
|OpalpetallCe
g Mites .
STOP AND THINK.

STOP AND THINK.
From a bulletin issued by the Chi
cago health department:
"You had a glass Of beer or three
fingers of rye today, didn't your You
think that it puts snap in your wits
and steam in your cylinders. You feel
fine and you think you are ready to
tackle your job and meet any problem
in sight with clear head and strong
hand. But your feeling has deluded
you. The fact is that the drink you
took actually diminished your power to
add numbers, to memorize, to associate
idees and to see, hear and think quick
ly.
'aThis statement is not the result Of
guesswork or question Of antithis or
antithat on moral grounds. It is based
on experiments made by an eminent
scientist, Professor Kraepelin Of Vien-
ma, who has devised series of tests
and applied them to many individuals
before and after they have taken al
coholic liquor. His findings have been
duplicated by other scientific men.
'tIn all cases the ability to add, to
memorize and to think quickly were
greatly reduced within few minutes
of taking the drink, and the handicap
lasted for as long as three days. The
more difficult the task, the greater was
the handicap, and the more numerous
were the mistakes made by the one
tested.
'"This should make you think before
you order another stein; for while you
may drink another fellows health in
it. you are hurting your own brain
power. And who does not need all the
mind he can muster in these daysT
Cheyenne record., 1916-12-14
My three years ago the

My three years ago the
advent of winter in the
Swiss Alps was the long
expected signal for the
city dwellers Of all parts
of the world to journey
forth to that beauteous
land, where the season of
white is the jolliest time
The Washington herald., 1916-10-04
fire PREVENTION DAY
PLANS Being FRAMED
Engines and Trucks Will Turn Out to
Impress School Children.

October . is to be Fire Prevention
Day.
At $3.50 o'clock in the morning all
the FIRE apparatus in Washington will
turn out to parade for the beneft
OF school children going to school.
The object is to impress upon them
the Importance of lighting fires.
Chief Wagner. of the Fire Depart
ment said that he will arrange ii so
that the engine and truck houses, all
their equipment. which will remain in
touch with the department should
emergency arise.
telling them what to do in case OF fire
and what to do to minimize the pos
sibility of FIRE. Billboards will be
placarded with huge signs urging fire
prevention methods.
One of the features of the day will
be a fire drill in the public schools.
where the children will have a chance
to fight a real fire. For this purpose
tanitors will be instructed to build
fires of rubbish in the school yards.
The value of FIRE prevention day
was mentioned by Charles F. Nesbit.
superintendent OF insurance, who pre-
sided over the meeting of the fire pre-
vention day committee held in the
Board of Trade rooms yesterday. Mr..
Nesbit said that during the six years
observance of this day, despite the in
crease In danger and population,
losses by FIRE in New York City has
been reduced from s1Sooo,0oo to S.
100000 a year.