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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

hole in the ground popped two big rats
with red eyes.
Did Higgledee Piggledee lay any
eggs today asked one rat in a whis-
Yes" spoke the other. "she did"
Then we will take them" said the
first rat
paws sticking up in the air Then the
other rat rolled one of the black hens
eggs over so the first rat could hold il
among his four legs. Next the second
rat took hold Of the first rats tail and
began pulling him along, egg and all,
just as if he were a sled on slippery
hill, the rat sliding on his back over
the smooth straw.
.Ha!" cried Uncle .Wiggily. jumping
out Of his hiding place. so this is
where Hggledee Piggledee's eggs
have been going, eh2 You rats have
been taking them. SCatt. Shoe, Boo,
Skedaddle"
And the rats We're so scared that they
skedaddled away and shOOed themselves
and everything else. and they took no
eggs that day. Then Uncle Wiggilv
showed Mother Goose the rat hole. and
IL was topped up with stones SO the
rats could NOT come in the coop again.
And ever after that Higgledee Piggle-
lee, the black hen. could lay eggs for
gentlemen, sometimes nine and some
times ten. and there was no more
trouble as there had been.
SO Mother Goose and the black hen
thanked Uncle WigEily very much
And IL the stylish lady doesn't take
our feather bed to wear on her hat
when she goes to the moving PICTURES
I'll tell you next about Uncle WiGeily
and Little 30 Peep.-Copyright 1916
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Our Wasted Opportunity

Complaint is sometimes made Of the incompetence
Of the Mexican" labor; but what doing,
community, to improve it? Have industrial and
technical schools? Have night schools? Do make
any effort keep children in school until they can get
the foundation of an education? Do offer to give
them start upon the eChnc Of any trade? Do aid
the workers to improve themselves in their chosen
trades, so fit themselves to more wages?
In the south there is a problem, with the negro
wherever the blacks in majority The Macon
Ga, Telegraph recently gave vigorous scoring to
of the radical antnegro agitatOrs; the paper spoke
OF Georgia county that Giving in practical
outlawry" owing to the methods used to exclude
negroes and of two other counties where similar efforts
in progress The Macon paper expresses the opinion
that "the trouble is less with the negro than with short
sighted white To set up that the south can get
along without the negro is ridiculous and this being
true, not county should be allowed to shrk its share
Of the problem by the simple expeden of showing it
off bodily into the next The African element is
farm labor-all have and all We ever will
have. The trained negro efficient instrument
than the unframed white man"
FL PasO will always have a large proportion Of her
population made up of persons Of Mexican descent"
But it is fault if do not teach them
Engsh-teach young and od-and if we do not teach
them skill in industry for which they well fitted.
FL Paso is guilty Of costly neglect of these people in
two ways First in making earnest attempt to help
them improve their conditions of living; second, in
failing to educate and train them for valuable
and more productive citizenship
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

my next thought was to have Mr.
Wyatt call all TO the moUrners bench
But, like the apostle Of Righteousness
I'm other days. Mr.. Wyatt has seen a
great light and the scales have dropped
from his eyes. He now saws that the
committee was the pcrsonification Of
knighuy Difference and that their con-
duct in the presence of woman
hood was above reproach, II the first
was d statement of fact. how about his
laste Having attained his righteous
purpose. he protection of innocent
childhood and wOmanhoOd, he now bids
us support the ticket from top to bot
tom. If the methods pursued by the
other was the choice Of majority of
the committee, why did not Mr.. Wyatt
bow to that majority as he now bids
us to do. II he wishes, as he says he
does, the schools Of the city and couu-
ty kept out Of politics. why did he not
agree to the proposition that the club
endorse no one for that particular
office?
1t would be interesting to know how
many voters were present that night
and voted who were directly affected
by the administration Of county school
affairs. The law governing the quail
fcations and election of county school
superintendent in Texas should be
changed so as to read as follows.
G) No person shall be eligible to the
office of county superintendent OF
schools in Texas who is not the son or
daughter Of an EN-COnfederate soldier.
90 In counties having a town or city
within its confines of 10000 people, the
county superintendent shall be elected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
A VIII Is Legal Document With Two Edges
It Distributes Legacies and Lawyers Fees

4 WILL is legal document
~ which distributes property with
- n one hand and attorney fees with
the other Next 20 the cruel and in
human treatment which the average
husband is subjected to, it is the most
prolific source of litigation done on
legal-teuder basis known to civiliza-
ton.
Most people do not make a will un-
I'll they are attacked by shortness OF
memory. undue influence and twelve
distinct forms OF -senile dementia, the
most distinct of which consists in fail
ing to deed a quarter section OF the
corn belt 20 some nephew by marriage.
This causes the nephew to attack the
will with a rapid-fire battery Of at
tOrneys who prove that the decedent
was about 10 go bankrupt IN the cere-
bellum and couldn't remember the
maiden name Of his first wife. II
necessary, they will also prove that
the author Of the win stole live pOul-
try during the Civil war and possessed
a streak OF insanity wider than
drainage ditch. When this has been
accomplished to the satisfaction Of all
concerned, including the jury, the es-
tate is divided into two parts and the
heirs are allowed TO keep one as sad
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Republican Thunder

Chairman Hes of the Republican national executive
committee recently outlined the program of campaign
for the current years presidential and congressional
contest. The principal items are these
The vicious paternalistc and sociastic project Of
q government owned and gOvernment-operated mei-
chant marine"
Abolition of the tariff board by the Democratic
party by a failure TO provide funds
The "WautOn. unprecedented and unlneaSufeu eA-
travaeance" of the Democratic party
The policy of exemption by special statute OF Ger
tain classes Of citizens from the application OF the
anti trust laws
Passage Of the seamen's bill which has already
parayzed the Pacific shipping industry and VIII drive
american ships from the high seas when peace is
restored in Europe
The Imposition by the Democrats Of war tax
n times OF peace
High OF living
The Wilson Mexican policy
The effect Of the Mexican policy in other foreign
lands throughout Central and South America, IN
Europe, and probably i'm Asia.
Ineficency i'm the conduct OF every department of
government; insncerty in the observance of civil
service reform; deception in the reasuryno greater
Insult was ever offered the Intelligence OF the voters
than that involved in Mr. McAdoOs efforts TO Him
fam them REGARDING the actual condition of the
treasury
The tarff-the record Of the Wilson administrq-
ton ON tariff is alone sufficient TO insure a Repub-
Hcan victory
Hilles attacked the Wilson regime. of it were not
for the abnormal conditions created by the war in
Europe" said the Republican chairman, president
Wilson and his friends would have argument to
offer for his reelection That the abec failure of the
presidents domestic policies will be forgiven, as
Iecompense for keeping out of the European struggle
seems to be the solitary life raft left for the Demo
cratic party"
But to hear the Democrats tell it, they have the
whole ocean frozen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

an heir who has fallen from grace and
the water wagon. This is one OF the
most malignant forms Of rebuke now
in use. and drives many an eXpectant
heir into the soothing embrace Of the
supreme court. 1t is utterly disheart-
ening to a blithe, CHEEKY faced heir
to hear a long will read through which
gives HIM 400 acres Of thick agricul-
tural sediment and then be greeted
by the sneering tones Of a crisp cOdicil
which transfers the property to some
Home for Fatherless Orphans. The use
OF the codicil is not TO be recommend
ed, except in cases where there is
nothing to codicil with.
Some Of the most waterproof wills
made are those which are not cluttered
up with legal verbiage. but are writ
ten on the back of an envelope I'm plain,
unpolluted English. The courts viii
not break this kind Of a Will unless
it is shown that it was written by one
OF the heirs. If people would exercise
more care in drawing their wills. and
not leave them lying around in photo
graph albums and chiffoniers, there
would be fewer family skeletons
dragged into the court room and grin
ming from the witness box.
protected by The Adams Newspaper
Service.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Must Have Power Behind Religious
MexicaDs Being Taught the Temperance
Behind


to better the two communities. A
plan of holding series of meetings on
the 1lrst Monday il each month has
been inausurated and so far is meet
ing with excellent success. At the
meetings there are six speaker who
contest for q silver medal. At the end
Of six months all orators compete for
gold medal TO be awarded by the
officers of the alliance. In a general
collection at a recent meeting there
was $12 collected merely by passing
through the audience, and which is an
excellent Illustration or the popular
ity Of the alliance"
=
For the past three days FL Pasoans
walking i'm the vicinity Of the Cen
trail Labor hall. at overland and Kan
sas streets, have seen some pretty fast
work at climbing fire ladders by mem
bers Of the Central department" said
VIII Hoard. Chief John ". Wray
has inaugurated a series OF daily prac-
tce that in time will make the depart
ment one Of the most efficient in the
country and which is proving to be
Of great benefit to the firemen. The
firemen are timed from the foot Of the
ladder until they arrive at the top OF
the building. one team made the
climb in 80 seconds, which is going
some up four stories"
x y =
This spring weather and the new
hats with flower gardens in the top
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Shots


makes a fellow feel as if it were April
instead of February" said f. L. Ba-
kerr Il wonder where in all the
world you'll find winter like this one
has been. II has the Rivera beaten and
Florida beaten and California beaten.
Now II nature will provide similar
winters every year it will be as much
OF resource as the mines and the
farms Good weather will make any
community"
Business is humping all over the
entire southwest country" said T Fitz-
gerald, Of Los Angeles. I make this
territory extensively and so am in a
good way to get line on business con-
ditiOns. Everything is going fine.
There are no hard times in this part
Of the old L. S. A.
THE delightfully."- mild winter that
We have had this year is like the first
three winters after my arrival in FL
Paso" said o. A. DanielsOn- That
was - years ago and the weather was
wonderful with hardly a real cold day
The peculiar antics that the weather
man has handed us since that time
have been real surprises. for this kind
Of a winter is the style that really be
longs to FL PasO and when we get
cold, bllzzardy winters like that OF two
years ago, the weather man has mixed
his cards and dealt US from the wrong
pack
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
TNCLE WIGGILY LoNGEARs, the
nice old gentleman rabbit, was
e. - -,- .b,ir in the

z TNCLE WIGGILI LONGEARs, the
nice old gentleman rabbit was
~ sitting in an easy chair in the
hollow stump house Of the Bushytail
squirrel family. where he was paying
10 visit Johnnie and Billie Bushytail,
the two squirrel boys
There came a knock on the door, nut
the bunny uncle did not pay much at
tention TO IT,, as he was sort OF taking
a little sleep after his dinner Of cab
bage soup with carrot ice cream on
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musk
rat lady housekeeper, went out IN the
hall, and when she came back, with
her tail All tied up in a pink rlbDoni
for she was sweeping. she said:
Uncle WigEily friend Of yours has
come to see YOU
"A friend or mine" cried Uncle Wig
Eily. awakening so suddenly that his
rose stopped twinkling- Il hope It
isn't tho lad Old fox from the orange
mountains
NO" answered Nurse Jane. with
a LADY exclaimed the old rabbit
gentleman, getting up quickly, and
LOOKING in the glass TO sec that his
ears We're not c1iss-crossed. who
can il be2'
1T is Mother Goose" went on Nurse
Jane She says you were so kind as
TO help Little Boy Blue the other day,
wheE his horn vas frozen, and you
thawed IL on the warm pie, that per
haps YOU will help her. She is in
trouble"
In trouble. eh?" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily. sort OF smoothing down his
vest. fastdious Ike and stylish. Il
didn't know she blew a horn"
she doesn't said Nurse Jane. But
I'll bring her in and she can tell you
herself what she wants"
"Oh. Uncle Wiggilyi" cried Mother
Goose. a she set her broom down in
one corner, for sic never went out
unless she carried Il with her. She
said she nsver could tell when she
might have 80 sweep the cobwebs out
OF the skv- oh. Uncle Niggily, 1 am
wei. ] win be very glad to help
You If ! can said the bunny uncle.
ITS about Higglcdce Piggledee,"
ansW cred Mother Goose
"IllpGlsder Pigzledee" exclaimed
Uncle Wigsily why that sounds
shes my black hen" went on Moth
- Goose. You know how it is in the
bOok about me and my friends"
And taking off her tan peaked hat
which she wore when she rode on the
back Of the old gander, Mother Goose
sang:
"HigElcdee Piggledec, my black hen,
She lays eggs for gentlemen.
Sometimes nine and sometimes ten,
Hirgledee, Piggledee. my black hen.
Gentlemen come every day.
TO see what my black hen doth lay.
Well" sad Uncle Wigeily. what is
I'm tho trouble: Has IIggledee Piggledee
stopped LAYING II she has I am afraid
can't help you, for hens don't lay
many eggs i'm winter, YOU know"
"Oh. il isn't that said Mother Goose
quickly "Higsledee PiGgledee lays as
many eggs as ever for gentlemen
sometimes nine and sometimes ten.
But the trouble is the gentlemen don't
get them.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
T ETTERS to THE
HERALD
(AI communications must bear the
signature Of the writer. but the name
will be withheld il reQuested.)
- MODERN SIR GALAHAD.r

Editor FL Paso Herald:
note with some degree Of satisfac-
ton. but not Of surprise, the remarks
made by J. NJ Wyatt at the meeting
Of the club Saturday night: satisfaction
in that to some extent my skirts are
cleared Of participation in "a crime that
would shame even PanchO Villa, for I'M
fortunately for me. I happened to be
sitting with some members Of the COM
mittee, directly under the blazing in
dignation Of his righteous eye, and was
in the path Of his index finger of scorn
when he made his notable play to the
galleries on that memorable night
His plain statement then was that Miss
Winkler had been goaded by the corr
m.ttee i'm manner that would shame
even Pancho Villa in his palmiest days
So whitening was his scorn and so
effective his denunciation OF the
third degree methods employed by the
committee. that. sitting in their COM
pany, l could scarce refrain from cry
ing out. but. controlling my emotions,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

by the inhabitants Of said town or city
and not by those who viii be directly
affected by the administration Of the
office.
Mr.. Wyatt did me the poor honor
to say that insofar as he knew. / was
quiet, inoffensive sort Of charac-
ter. For this little need Of praise
thank him. / am only sorry that L did
not also have my credentials with me
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

GGVV TE have perfected an organ
Nv ization in the laymen mis-
w sionary movement said
chaplain John r. Axtou, but we
might as well storm the Dardanelies
with buckshot and expect to win it;
or turn 20 centimetre guns upon it
without the proper power back of the
shot and it would be useless. What
We must have is power. Specialists
are usually looked upon i'm religious
field with suspicion, though / see no
reason for it, we have specialists in
everything else and certainly some
men are better equipped 10 carry on
religious work in that capacity than
other men. We want 10 get behind
these IA men who are coming to Ell
PasO and to furnish that power Of
presence and attention which will
make the movement the success that
il is already half way assured"
High praise is due Mrs. Chaffee-
Taylor for her excellent work as su-
perintendent Of the Mexican alliance
Of the W. {. T. T., which has been
doing such good work in the southern
part Of III PasO and Juarez." said a.
Fl. Sutherland "Thr work is far
reaching and Mrs. Chaffee- Taylor de
serves the support of III PasOans both
morally and financially i'm her efforts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

for him TO read. 1 was not Invited to
appear before the committee I did not
take part in the Pancho villa act. and
7 am still an untrammeled Democrat.
II the ms and out of this whole miser-
able affair were truly known many
would be made to exclaim: "DemOc-
racy. What crimes are committed in
thy name.'
Thos J. Voc.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

Roosevelt is going to the West Indies for several
weeks while he let's the terrestrial globe roll all by
itself.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

Automobile manufacturers in Racine, Wisconsin, who
could not get the express companies to guarantee
Shipment OF hurry order of automobile pieces to PetrO
grad Russia, used the parcel post The parcel weighed
POI pounds and required 1864 postage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
By HOWARD L. RAM.

memento Of the occasion.
The codicil is something which is
attached to a will in order to rebuke
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

There is at least one person who cannot reconcile
himself TO the presidents abandonment of the one tern
plank No has any reason to take it harder thar
BRYAN.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Those Skylights

Inc best show in town is the sky in the early
evening. Not in many years have so many of the
planets and brighter been grouped together in
The evening sky, to be at this time And
the performance will not be repeated.
In the west, in the early evening, may be seen
venus and Jupiter, drawing steadily and
together They will almost to touch they reach
their nearest approach later this month. The IS
also growing brighter but is drawing away from the
brightest planets few nights ago the slender crescent
was very near to Venus
AT the same hour when the bright planets in the
west may be best observed, they the horizon,
Two other great planets may be Saturn, almost
overhead and Mars, red in color farther down in the
eastern sky. Another planet Neptune, is also in the
heavens with the Others but cannot be without
telescope Mercury and Uranus below Venus in
the west, but cannot be with the nakerd eye
Inc showest star is Sirius, bright blue-white, but
there are many others of first and second magnitude
10 be seen Get away from the lights of the city, and
take quiet look at the sky any clear evening
Inc women of London having to learn the rules
CT insurance writing, shipping entries, bookkeeping
ScnedueS and railway office business to take the places
OF men VINO have gone to war and the dentist
mas taken the mans place almost unnoticed The
suI1regets are having all the opportunity the
AMBITIOUS could demand to prove themselves equal
holding up their share of the worlds burden and they
are doing 1t so quietly that it is not much
mented on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

What blessing it would be if Texas would pass
law exemPtng men from jury service, Arizona has
exempted women.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

Yale professor calculates that particle of radum
will remain active 1850 years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

A rumOr WIZ afloat here this mOrnin'
that Mrs. LATE Bud would return t her
husband without requisition, but her
attorney WIZ playin' boss pool an could
not be seen. Where there's so much
smoke Their must be some coupons.
protected by Adams Newspaper service.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

An acre of onions couldn't produce tears to equa
those of the who failed to invest in Ell Paso rea
estate when it could be had at less than $1,000 OOC
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

The Paderewskis still earning funds for Poland
He plays Chopin and she dresses dolls for the benefit
Polish babies
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

Rumania may be forced into the war on the side of
the allies, in spite Of her desire to remain neutral
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

Ell Paso doesn't mind wrecking buildings costing from
$4,000 TO 100000, and only a few years old COM
paratveIy speaking, to make for the erection of
modern freproof buildings of steel and concrete That
is proof enough of the faith the people Of the city have
in the future.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09

LDTEHIhJG TO G1QAlIo PAAE1JU
A Nef GVe me BAbH
RAE 90, AfSO R% TO
plSCoVGP WHICH MEMBEE
OF n+e RAmuN IT PE1MGLEi-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
x B A B | E S

TITLE mite Of misery, crying for the
Il That hures through evening sky like gold balloon;
Who make him understand that it only
Built Of glorious rainbow light, like fary's dreams?
Tell him what 1t really is dead and barren sphere;
Just cold, forgotten world, desOlate and drear.
Still he'll raise his little voice sorrowful acclaim,
makes difference to hm-he wants it just the
ND when in the years come, with troubled wistfu eyes
He yeans to have many things that other people price
Who make him understand that wealth
they be dearly bought, game?
Tell him the tremendous cost in golden happiness
Of the thiny gided thing that call success.
Deep inside his heart he'll think that you're tedious
words restless Youth that hearts desire?
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Spring Coming

THE winter and ings its the wind keen and frost
of
Your wks frozen stiff it is bleak and bitter day.
batter at the door the night wind walls dismal tune but three shakes
darkest,
gIters
Aprlw will
in
like the disappear.
CProtecte5 the Adams
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-09
Dodging Trouble

There are some people who cannot recognize real
trouble when it comes. They will smell burning wood
and see smoke coming through cracks and spend mo-
nents irving to explain the smell and smoke some
thing else than fire; or when their diamonds fur
coats are gone they will try out thousand explana-
tions will think of crazy hiding places any route of
thought before recognizing that thief has been in
the house Even imminent death is only faint. It
is curious inability face the real trouble instantly
often the people who look for trouble the most indus
triouslv and most increasingly, who always smelling
smoke and hearing burglars and fearing death will be
the slowest to know the real trouble when it comes
Mai Notion who succeeds Booker Washington at
Tus5egee is full blocded black, and it remains to be
seen whether the statement often made that Booker
Washington excelled because he had white blood in his
veins will be justified by decline in the strength and
results of the institution Friends of the school say
that Notion who Booker WashngtOn's close friend
and adviser will carry the work of building Up sub
stantaI education and sound living for the negro with
equal genius to Booker WashingtOn's.