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RURAL CREDITS.

We favor an effective system of rural
credits as opposed to the ineffective
law proposed by the present democratic
administration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

The civil service law has ALWAYS
been sustained by the republican party
and we renew our repeated declaration
that it shall be thoroughly and honest
ly enforced and extended wherever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
Republican Platform Pledges
StullUQrt "An1eriCan" Policies
Backed by Adequate Defenses

drawing more and more closely the
commercial. financial and social rela-
tions between this country and the
countries of Latin America.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09
LATIN AMERICA.

We favor the continuance Of repub-
lican policies. which will result In
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Ay1As.1 The North Carolina State Board
INOGlCS@ of Accountancy will hold an
examination, as provided by law, on the 23rd
and oath Of June, 1915 at Charlotte. North
Carolina for those desiring certified public &C.
couutants' certificates. For information apply
TO the undersigned.
GEORGE G.. SCOTT, Treasurer North Carolina
State Board of Accountancy, Charlotte, N. 9.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

| terprising young man for a good grub
! bling hoe
Washington Hooks postponed his
birthday on account of Indictment
weather
There are two good. though not sub
Stantial-looking reasons why Miss
Flute Belcher viii not abide by the
rules Of fashion this season and wear
short skirts
Sim Flinders VIII be sorry when the
snake season is over as he will then
nave no good excuse 10 carry his Jug
around with him
The mail carrier has received a set
of storm curtains. which ne will put IN
IN case this country should ever get
into a war
The Rye Straw storekeeper has
moved his chair TO the front porch 10
make room for his big fall stock
Dock Hooks had a good run with his
barber char at the blacksmith shoD
last saturday evening. Dock saws il
IS great relief on Monday morning
10 get back on the old job Of shoeine
mules after shaving Ellick Heflwanger.
sim Flinders brought into our office
Two very large feet for our inspection
this week We guess he brought them
10 US. as We found them on our desk
when We arrived.
Yam Sims went to the blacksmith
shop saturday and had Dock Hccks
cut his hair up as far as his hat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

Z larger quantities Thus most OF us are
| not disposed to look upon spiders with
J ny authority that all of these arachnids
! are poisonous But when one is called
! upon TO contemplate a Texas spider
I That weighs three-quarters OF a pound.
with a spread of legs that will easily
cover the largest dinner plate. there
is excuse for pause.
Big Border Spider Very Poisonous.
This kind Of spider. plentiful along
attaining quite such large size. Sc
cretes a whole lot of venom It Is
very hairy. spins no web, and COM
monty resides in hole in clay bank.
by an invisible door. the latter being
set on a spring so as to shut automati-
caIlN- II taken by surprise. the crea-
ture VIII jump like a flash and bury l.;
poisonous fangs in mans leg. Then
emergency treatment is demanded a
ligature. to prevent the venom from
spreading. cutting open of the wound
10 get rid OF the poison. and weak
solution Of ammonia to neutralize the
latter.
Centfpede Much More Deadly.
Much more deadly. however. is the
centipede, a creature horrid to look
upon, with many pairs Of legs. ana
sometimes attaining a length of SIX
inches or more. Its front pair of legs
are curved forward. to hold prey, ara
terminates in claws the tips Of which
are outlets lOr venom glands at InGlE
bases Once let the animal make a ;
grab at a mans arm OF leg, and il is
time to call for the doctor If prompt
medical aid is not at hand. he may die.
It used to be said that mere prone
made by a southwestern desert cent?
rede over a mans bare flesh meant
mortal peril The only hope under
such circumstances. il was aVerreC,
was TO avoid the slightest movement.
Scientific persons laughed at the idea,
declaring il an absurdity: but recent
investigation has proved that il was
correct The case was some
What like that of the ella monster Of !
the same region. True. its breath is
rot deadly. as used 10 be believed. bur (
its bite kills.
Scorpions Grow to Huge Size.
Scorpions in northern ATTITUDES are /
Familiarity known, and are recognized /
as venomous: but in Mexico and along (
the border they attain a length Of six /
Or seven inches. with powerful claws ,
resembling those of crabs, and I
equipped with a corresponding guam !
in a small gland near the end of the 4
tail, which terminates in a curved 4
point OF exceeding sharpness. To I
strike, the tail is thrown forward like
a whip over the head, and IL rarely
misses
There is a certain district in north
ern Mexico. known as the TERRA Tenn
Dlada. or Valley of Scorpions. which
literally swarms with the pestiferous (
creatures. It is hardly possible to turn (
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

wound with weak carbolic or iodine.
else there is danger of infection and no
end OF trouble
There are. of course. mosquitoes OF
many kinds. including the malaria
bug likewise the housefly and Va
rious species Of biting flies. some of
which latter are disease carriers Anti
typhoid vaccination has rendered the
hOusefly almost harmless as a carrier
Of that deadly camp disease: and the
breeding OF this and other species Of
"diptera" is discouraged by burning
all manure. with the help of kerosene.
and making camp latrines flyproof
with suitable screens.
Mosquitoes Constant Trouble.
As for mosquitoes. il is Impossible
70 get rid Of them altogether. but mucn
Is accomplished by draining moist
places with bitches. buryine old tins
and bottles. which might otherwise
hold water. and screening water bar
rels and tanks to prevent the -skeets"
from laying eggs in them. Where
there happen TO be ponds. the water
surfaces are sprayed with petroleum
by the help of a knapsack spray pump
an ordinary garden watering pot with
spray nozzle, or even a pail and tin
cup As an additional safeguard the
soldiers sleep under mosquito proof
nets
After all. the important point is that
the perils due to insects are now. rs
never before, understood. and the
major part Of them is obViated BY wise
Vet simple precautions
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

have passed we are ready to take I'D
the trudgeon stroke.
As an example Of what this stroke
can do for anyone I will take my own
case as an example.
have always used the trudgeon
stroke With il was able to make
records of ONE HUNDRED YARDS to
TWENTY-SIN MILES You can obtain
a copy of my swimming records if you
are interested. from the back files of
this newspaper
And by the way. I would like to
know whether YOU have clipped out
and saved all of these swimming les
sons
The great modern newspaper. living
and moving as fast as the world, has
a new individuality each day rnder the
same title heading But thousands of
YOU save favorite editorials. favorite
poems. good recipes, etc. from the
woman's pages Therefore. why not
save a useful and beneficial series like
this and later. II not now. place it in
the hands of someone who cannot swim
The editor Of The Herald may be averse
10 so advising you regularly There
fore I shall do so for him.
The one great mistake most swim
r,ers make while doing the trudgeon
is this: They make two leg move
1nents- This is wrong and should be
remedfed at once
properly can swim any distance within
reason I have averaged 80 strokes to
the minute for hours at a time without
once resting or changing il.
For grace it cannot be excelled. Con-
trary TO some statements to the effect
that il is firing, this is not true.
OF course il must be done properly
Take your position on the bench
Lying flat on your stomach with legs
extended Place the right arm out
ahead of you in a line with the head /
The left hand should be placed at the
side Of the body with the hand resting /
on the thigh. Now start with the right 1
hand and with broad sweeping motion /
plow through the imaginary water IN |
til the hand rests on the thigh While /
the right hand is exercising this move !
nent the left hand should leave the I
side of the body and feather the water, I.
as I explained in my previous lesson. Z
until the hand is alongside the position +
the right hand has been in previous TO /
starting While the left hand is on its 1
upward movement the LEGS should be
brought up the same way as in the
side-stroke. Then as the right hand |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
A Romance OF Busu CHu Life
Agnes and Philip Have a Quarrel
Copyright 1916 Star Company

| she leased
But he was painfully in earnest now
and would not smile
. You understand what mean
-tsnes- II father knew that IL was
yon who had coaxed me to stay al
/ your sake that 1 boned dow apd
/ studied-he would appreciate you"
4 am his secretary" she reminde,
/ MN he dld not engage me for aav
! other duties And he would like m.
.eSs' NOT more, II you told him those
I ihlnSS You have Just mentioned Ind
! ny the way. just what did Won say TO
MN Yesterday when he asked for an
- - .Id.ton OF your note and OF your
The lad flushed hotly Tell ma.
+ Phli, she persisted. Il have a right
accordingly"
Philip acknowledged. flushing even
reduer than before. He said he would
not nave me sending notes TO his
{ clerks He added that. had you not
= ~ III liie s IN my presence that YOU and
had met for the first time when he
introduced us, he would have fancied
that we had known each other befOre
but that, of course. he could nor
oh. Agnes - impatientIv - "can.+
you see what A quandary I was in
Had l said that we We're friends. he
would have accused YOU of an un-
truth. Yet, to let the matter stsnd.
was awful 7 could not do it"
so you said-what2'' Agnes de-
manded.
I told him that perhaps you had
forgotten for the moment that we had
met at a church sociable some months
ago. and that was the reason I felt
wei enough acquainted with YOU to
send a line asking if I might call on
Won
His Difficult Position.
Philip Hale" she exclaimed
W ell. what else could / have said
the young man argued
You could have told him'-then
she stopped Truly. what could h.
have said that would not be false or
would not break his promise to her MOI
to divulge actual facts? And as she
saw this. a sudden wave of resentment
swept over her.
IT'S just as I told your" she de-
clared impetuously. You yourself
have brought about this state Of ar
fairs by your manner to me / should
think that If you are my friend. that
II you value my peace of mind and
welfare, you would have done as l
begged,''
You mean," he accused. his own
anger rising at sight of hers. thai |
am not your friend? Is that VIVA:
you mean2"
"Oh. don't know what I mean"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

WASHINGTON, D. c. Sept. 3
w special government bulletin
presently to be issued viii cal
attention TO the fact that among the
worst perils threatening our troops
along the Mexican border are venom
GUS insects
For one. there is the kissing bug"
There was, a few years ago. mucn
excitement about kissing bugs. whose
depredations took up a good deal of
space in the newspapers Nobody. even
now. knows just what insects were re-
sponsible for the mischief. though the
bureau OF entomology expressed the
opinion that not one species but several
were guilty
kissing Bug Sucks Victims Blood.
But, undeniably, the biggest and
worst of all the kissing bugs is plenti-
ful in Texas and New Mexico. as well
IS across the Mexican Border Its cuSrO-
mary method of attack is to crawl be-
meath a sleeper's blanket and insert
Its beak, sucking blood until the abdo-
men is the size of small hens egg
The worst of the matter is that its
bite is poisonous, making a sore that
is hard to heal The best the victim
can do is to treat the wound with
dilute ammonia or permanganate OF
potash.
Ants Often Venomoux.
Then there is the ant problem In
cool ATTITUDES ants fall naturally into
disesteem- Nobody bothers much about
them because they are harmless. at worst
no more than annoying. But along
the Mexican border. as elsewhere IN
the hot belt. they are often venomous.
and their bites are extremely painful.
This is notably true Of the Texas
harvest ant" a species fabulously
numerous. which builds great hills
with crater like holes lined with peb-
bles, for exit and entrance It is "A
big. red insect, and during the sunny
part Of the day its serried phalanXes
move in continuous streams along
cleared paths marching out or coming
home If a man happens TO be stand
ing in one of the paths, the ants viii
attack him ferociously.
and Cyanide Good KiIIerT.
of protection lies in the adoption OF
prompt measures for exterminating the
ant colonies Night is the best time
put into a crater" will wipe out the
Or, If preferred. a few bits of cyanide
Of potash may be dropped into the |
hole. with little water poured in I
afterwards. to generate a lethal gas.
the opening being closed with a COB
Of mud TO prevent the gas from es- |
Gaping
Hot Country Breeds Poison.
Poisonous insects attain much great |
er size in tropical countries than IT |
cooler ATTITUDES. and secrete venom IN )
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
George BiuSham.)

7 10 eaten a nice young man is to put a
| lot Of hiEh-powcr talcum On them and
| prance around and look sideways at
! the boys That is all right so far as
/ II goes. she thinks. but a girl i'm these
/ DAYS OF strong competition has got to
accompany her other attractiveness
smart tact
taz barlow who always has been
IN the habit Of taking his time. has
noticed that watch is always in "a
DIG hurry. hut never gets any further
along than the old reliable clock
sidney Hooks went down in his els
tern yesterday 10 see how his pet frogs
were getting along
Washington Hooks. who has been
quite sick for some time has taken 4
setback. and his wife is thinking OF
selling his hat.
Slim Pickens has a new pair II tight
pants, and Is rehearsinS on how to sit
down without making a noise
Columbus AllsOp fell from his r,1tIe
at the forks OF the road Saturday eve
ming and sustained slight injuries
His mule is to blame for the accident.
as II had been observed standing
around the Hog Ford stin house for
some time.
Sim Flinders has decided to give I'D
the art OF raising bees. and is disposinS
friends
Fletcher Henstep has been right sick
Tor some time and is not expected TO
he able to pay the doctor.
lobe NJsely has got home from a
trip through the Calf Ribs neishbor-
hood He says the lightning bugs over !
there are all about worn out. as they
are getting awfuIly dim
cricket Hicks stood for a photo |
graph OF himself the last time he was |
IN melville 1t is not vet known !
or not -
Flt Smith says since his wife /
scrubbed the floor ne can't hardiv-
touch the ceiling Nis
sidney Hooks has a pair OF strined
sox he would like TO swap to some en- ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

she walled. "Yes-one thing 70
know-and that is that II you do NOT
DehaNe IN such way as to SATISFY
Your father and to stop gossip in the
office. / shall look for another posi-
Con-that's all
She did not try to stop him as he
sprang to his feet and took IN his
nat. She too, rose. and the pair stood
facing each other. Both had quick
tempers, and both were very angry.
4 regret" Philip said stiffly. that
my actions have shown a lack of re-
gard for your comfort"
so do IL she retorted u must
ask you TO be more careful in future
The color had left his face BY now.
and he was white with wrath
Good night" he said formally.
mally
When the door had closed behind
him she dropped into A chair and burst
INTO tears--Copyright. 1916. by Star
Company.
Ito be continued)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
&C
CHAPTER XIII

CHAPTER XIII.
ct the first place. Agnes" Philip
began in self defence. you
made matters rather difficult
for me as soon as YOU learned thai
Dad was going to let me work with
him this summer. You then and there
exacted premise that I would say
nothing to him of the friendship DC
tween you and myself"
You had not mentioned II TO him
before" the girl remarked When I
learned this-through your fathers
evident ignorance with regard to ME
i saw no reason for your breaking
your former silence"
las long as dad had never met Won.
the case was entirely different" he in
sisted Had he met you at church.
Tor instance, and had he spoken to me
of you, would have said Immediately
that I had known YOU for year al
ready But until he did have an on
portunity to see for himself how at
saying anything to him about you
Il understand" Anges said. note
OF bitterness in her tone
She perceived that quite uncor-
sciously to himself. Philip had real
lied that his father would resent his
attentions TO a milliner's niece. Ye-.
she reminded herself swiftly. Phil had
evidently considered her presentabIe
enough to impress Mr.. Hale agreeably.
But until her personality could make
him forget her humble origin. the son
did not care to have his parent know
OF the intimacy between her and him
self
Why do you speak in that toner
the boy challenged.
Go on with what you were say
ing, please" Agnes urged.
"Well-than just as I had made ND
my mind TO tell Dad all about you. Won
insisted that I hold my tongue. YoI
know you did. And it was pretty
hard"
I don't see why"
4 Sharpe Rebuke.
Because, Agnes, you mean a lot to
Wait" she exclaimed sharply.
please, Phil. stick to your subject.
Whether you found II easy or not. is
beside the question. You must ac-
knowledge that you promised to be-
have towards me as you would towards
anyone else in the employ of Hale x
Bainridge. And you have not done
it You must keep your promises bet
ter. Phil
But it's only fair that Dad should
know how fine you are" he declared
She laughed. her sense of bumor
coming for the moment to her aid.
IF YOU have to tell him of nv GOOD /
characteristics before he can recognize, |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

The best loved woman known
elderly woman who has friends by the
hundreds-told me once that early in
life she made IL a rule never to let any
body go from her presence without
having given them a kindly word. a
CHEEKY thought or just a friendly smile
| think that example is worth follow
ing.
Then remember that those who
travel the Friendship Route are per
united TO carry along no excess bag
gage IN the way Of whims and peculi-
arities. and prejudices. People with
hobbies that they ride all over the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Miss Kellerman Terms the
Trudgeon Greatest Stroke
Famous Swimmer Tells Members of The Herald
Glass How It Helped Her Make Worlds
Records in Many Lands.

comes down the legs should kick out
Don't forget the scissors
This movement will require a little
practice for the body plays a small part
in the success of this movement This
slight roll of the body Will come with
practice
Now you are ready for the water. As
you enter the water throw yourself for
ward with the right arm extended and
commence to strike out at once. As
soon as the right arm has reached the
side the left arm should be ready to
enter the water and make the alternate
stroke. The legs should come up with
the left stroke and kick out with the
right stroke. Now work on this stroke
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Truck Farmers Near
Cologne Strike; Are
Condemned BY Cardinal

Cologne. Germany. Sept 9-Taa
truck farmers in the villages around
Cologne have gone on "A strike Thev
flatly refuse 70 sell their produce al
ehe prices llNed by the federal and the
municipal authorities and are nor
bringing any vegetables to market
The action Of the farmers has
created a serious situation. ana the
government may take drastic measures
to break this strike Gardiner ,-or
Hartmann. archbishop of Cologne. has
addressed a pastoral letter to ma
priests OF the diocese in which ne
condemns what he calls the greed OF
the farmers as unpatriOtic Immoral
and criminal. and expresses the hone
that they viii be punished by the gov
eminent without mercy.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

place; people with paprika tempers
that blister where they touch. and with
tongues picked in acid: people with
grOuches. and tales Of woe that thew
make every one they meet help carry.
are not accepted as passengers on the
Friendship excursion
And finally. beloved. remember this
The Friendship Route is safest when
travelled with women There is. of
course, the facinatinC Platonic Route.
which is a mixed route. and mixed
with trouble as a general thing But
that Is a side line. And dangerous.
Very. very dangerous Copyright, 1915.
International News Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Dunk Bolts. Regular Correspondent.
Copyright SYM g. p.,

q LIN PICKENS fell out Of a peacf
- tree Monday morning He wa.
about ready to come down anyway
meeting Of prominent citizens and
oldest Inhabitants is scheduled to take
place at the postoffice next Tuesday
morning. at which time the weather
for the ensuing fall and winter will
be arranged.
Yam Sims has come to the conclus-
ion that after man has his hair cut
he has not got as much sense as he
had before. as his head is not as large.
During hard rain it looks like there
never will be any more dust.
The fleas Of the neighborhood are
gathering at the Dog Hill church
making ready for the big protracted
meeting which begins there next week.
Miss Hostetter Hooks SAYS a lot OF
young girls think all they have to do
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Article No. ID.
By ANNETTE kELLERMANN.
International RecOrd-HOIder and star
of the William Fox S1.OOO.OO0 Film
"a Daughter of the Gods

Nd at last we come TO THE
IA TRUDGEON STROKE.
l. I consider this the greatest
OF all strokes in swimming. 1t is not
a stroke. however, that I would ask the
beginners in The Herald Annette KEEL
hermann swimming class to study. But
now that three weeks of instruction
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
z@zMz&~@

Next Miss KeIIermann Will tell
You about SENSIBLE BATHING
SUITS and also about HOW VOL
EN- CAN PROTECT THEIR HAIR
in the wnfcr- Both subjects are of
importance to swimmers of both
sexes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

kissing Bug Most Dangerous Of All
Insects TO Soldiers on fhe Border
pds Doors Sur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

Magazine and
Feature Section
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09

~ NE Of the pleasantest roads in
life is that which IS called the
- Friendship. Route. and it leads
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