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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

time to hand him over to Miss Smith,
Miss Bascom, Of the grade below, gave
him up with a sigh Of relief at the
knowledge that year Of torment was
happily over.
Johnny knew how to aim spit balls.
and how to draw atrOciOus pictures Of
teacher in heavy chalk on the black
board But Miss Smith never struck
his fingers with a ruler, nor did she
keep him in after school. She just
laughed at the awful pictures and pre-
tended not to notice when Johnny
aimed balls across the room. And when
Johnny discovered that lie was not
making such a hit, he didn't find it as
much fun as he had under fidgety,
fretful Miss Bascom.
Other teachers asked Miss Smith
how she endured life with Johnny
Deering, and Miss Smith always made
some laughing rejOinder. Everyone
marvelled, and life continued to go on
FOR Miss Smith in quite the same way
as usual, only she was really interested
in Johnny Deering- She wanted 10
make him like her.
One day she encountered JOhnny's
eyes regarding her interestedly as she
explained a point in nature study and
their absorbed interest made her think
or a story that she promptly told 70
illustrate her point.
Happy over Success.
She forgot herself and told the story
well, the children hung on DER words.
and for the first time in her life she
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

sive delights OF conversation How
few Of us talk well enough to make
it worth while to say anything, There
are no hard and fast rules which will
enable one to become a good CONVEX
sationalist in q short course Of lessons.
but there are a few ''signposts' to
success.
Remember that there are always two
in any conversation. What to talk
about cannot be determined solely by
your interest, but has to take into con-
sideration the point Of view OF the
other people. To be a good converse
tionalist you must first free yourself
from the evil effects OF self-cenTed-
ness Focus your attention on the peO-
pie with whom you are talking.
After that you must learn little
about human nature. You must be able
to figure out the type Of man who will
be interested I'm discussions Of art and
literature as well as the sort Of in
dividual to whom that seems "high-
brow and extremely boresome.
Must Be Informed.
Then you must nave something 10
talk about. The newspapers and the
weeklies will keep you posted as TO
the topics Of the day. Sane. well-writ-
ten editorials viii direct you toward
investigation along varied trains Of
thought. Follow il up. Suppose an
editorial mentions Debussy or Maeter-
AluChf OF LtoudIuO I'd NlNCA anu GU
don't know much about the individuals
referred to- Why not go 70 an en-
cyclopedia and find out?
Every new field Of interest you open
up to yourself guards you against I'M
happiness and boredom, and gives you
the ability to contribute to a CONVEX
sation.
Business. the fine arts, social prob
lens. current events-what do you
know about these2 Dress, your own
particular occupation. scandal, your
special form OF amusement-none Of
these equip you to be an interesting
talker.
Get outside OF yourself, widen your
circle Of interests, and study so that
you may have material for conversa-
ton. And then in order to handle and
turn it to use. read the standard now
els and the good old English dramas
so that you may be able to express
yourself in charming, flexible English.
And then practice talking, not by
trying to dominate a conversation, but
by trying to find some way Of Interest,"
ing other people SO that they respond
and talk well, too
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

/ earnest and realize our own divine
powers.
Nothing can hinder US or stay u.s.
e can do and be whatsoever we will
me prize OF life is not "a thing
Wnlch is neither enjoyed while had nor
missed when lost" It is enioyed by
millions Of souls today-this great
prize of life. I for one declare that for
very Gay or misery in my experiences
nave mad week Of joy and haDpi-
ness For every hour Of pain 1 have
mad day Of pleasure. For every mo-
inent of worry, an hour Of content.
cannot be the only sould so en-
lowed with the appreciation OF life.
! Know scores OF happy people who en-
JOY the many delights Of earth. and
know.
"of course. life is not missed when
iosl! because II is never lost. 1t is
lnuesructlble. Life ever was and ever
VIII be, 1t is a continuous perform
ance. IT is not worthless" to the
wholesome, normal mind IT is full Of
interest and rich with opportunities
for usefulness
When any man says his life is worth
less, it is because he has ewes and
sees not and ears and hears not. 1t
is his own fault, not the fault of God,
fate or accident
II every life seems at times "unsatis-
factory and Inadequate" il is only
due to the cry OF the immortal soul
longing for larger opportunities and
fewer limitations.
Neither is life false to hope" He
who trusts the divine Source Of Life
shall find his hopes more than realized
here upon earth. / voice only the
knowledge OF thousands of souls when
! make this assertion. 1 know whereof
I speak
All that our dearest hopes desire will
come to us If we believe in ourselves
as rightful heirs to Divine Opulence
and work and think always on those
lines.
II mo whisper has ever reached US
out OF the void" confirming our faith
in Immortality. then one-third Of the
seeminly intelligent and sane beings
of our acquaintance must be fools or
liars; for we have the assertion Of
fully this number that such whispers
have come, besides the biblical statis-
tics of numerous messages from the
other realm
"As it was in the beginning, is now !
and ever more shall be. world without |
end. Amen."-Copyrigh 1915, star |
Company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
Brilliant Pessimists
Commit objectionable Sin
Brains Better Depress and Discourage
Weak andS Struggling Souls When They Say Life Is a Hope
less Battle, With Defeat Certain
By ELLA WHEELER wILCOx.

- NOE upon a time I read the fol-
lowing gloomy bit Of pessimism
from the pen OF a man bright
enough to know better than to add 20
the mental malaria Of the world. He
said:
Life is a. hopeless battle in which
We are foredoomed to defeat And the
prize for which we strive TO have and
10 hOld'-what is it2 A thing that is
neither enjoyed while had nor missed
when lost So worthless il is, so unsat-
lstying, so inadequate TO purpose, so
false to hope and at its best so brlef.
that Tor consolation and compensation
We set up fantastic faiths Of an after
time i'm "a better world from which no
confirming whisper has ever reached
us out Of the void. Heaven is a prOph-
ecy uttered by the lips Of despair, but
hell in an inference from history"
This is morbid and unwhOlesome
talk which can only harm the speaker
and the listener
II can depress and discourage the
weak and struggling souls who are
striving TO make the best Of circum-
stances, and il can nerve TO suicide the
hand OF some half-crazed being who
needed only a word Of announcement
and cheer 10 brace up and win the
race.
Human Souls HunEering for Hope.
this rs the unpar0OnaDle Sin-tO Ldlk
discouragingly to human souls hunger
ing for hope.
When the man without brains does
IT, he can be pardoned for knowing no
better.
When the man with brains does Il,
he should be ashamed to look his fell
w-mOrtals I'm the eyes
lt is a sin ten times deeper dyed than
giving stone to those who ask for
bread. 1t is giving poison TO those
who plead for a cup Of COLD water.
Fortunately, the remarks above quoted
contain not one atom OF truth
The writer may speak for himself,
but he has no right to speak for others.
It Is all very wei for a man who is
marked with smallpox TO say his face
has not one unsecured inch on the sur
face Of it, But he has no premises to
stand upon when he says there Is not
"a face in world which is free from
smallpox scars.
Life is not "a hopeless battle in
which we are doomed 10 defeat"
Life is "a glorious privilege. and we
can make anything we choose out Of
81 if we begin early and are I'm deep
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

Thus rcstful days are assured, peaceful
nights are experienced, morning sickness,
headache, apprehension and other dis
trcsscs are among the various things which
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Get bottle Of this invaluable aid 60 expec-
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II Is harmless but wonderfully effective.
Write TO Bradheld Regulator Co., 4l3 La
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r1bicct Of maternity. Il will prove an inspi-
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
What is Home
Without an Heir!

This is subject that has n place in all
minds in al fines And II rnf,,rnl1,, d.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

was flushed and happy. The principal
had come quietly into the room as she
spoke, and coming up to her desk after
school he said evenly.
Il think you have quite a knack
with children, Miss Smith, I think
shall put you in charge OF the chill
dren's special, you are certainly quail
fled"
Miss Smiths usually quiet hands
frightened in her lap. but her CUP OF
happiness was not quite empty. John
ny Deering slid softly up to her desk
and held out a rough little hand i'm
pulsively.
'Say. you're a peach" he said shyly,
'I like you" And Miss Smith at last
reer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

worked her way through the high
school and normal. and was now a
regular teacher. She taught arithme-
tic geography, history spelling, read
ing and nature study. She had no
knack Of making these subjects of pc
culiar interest to the children who met
in her room every day.
She simply plOdded carefully along.
preparing her lessons carefully day by
day-bored, if she had stopped to think
of il at all, and yet she considered her
self = worker.
Loved Children.
However. there was Just one thing
that made Miss Smith different from
some Of the other teachers. She loved
children She liked their shy attempts
at friendship, she liked 1t when they
brought their small problems for her
to solve, and strange 10 say. discipline
in Miss Smiths room was not so nee
essary as it was elsewhere.
It all came about through Johnny
Deering, who was the acknowledged
bad boy Of the school Teachers
dreaded him, and when it finally came
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
The Gift of Conversation
By BEATRICE FAIRFAx.

vTOU can no more be a good talker
Y without giving thor ght to the
- matter than you can be a violin
soloist without practice and effort.
Conversation does not come by the
grace OF God, even though you have
a splendid mental equipment
Robert Louis Stevenson said that the
first duty Of man is TO speak; that is
his chief business in the world and
talk which is the harmonious speech
Of two or more is by far the most ac-
cesslblc Of pleasures
How many OF us miss the ineXpen-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
To Make Skin Clear.

Don't worry about skin troubles You
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for each application It is always de-
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Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
ROSWELL HIGH SCHOOL HAS
COMMENCEMENT FRIDAY

Roswell. y. NJ, May 13.-COmmence-
nent OF the Roswell high school were
held Friday evening az the armory.
The principal address was delivered by
J. Fox and the diplomas were dis
tTibuted by Supt W o. Hall.
The benedictiOn was said by Rev. J.
T. Mcclure and the saluatory address
was given by Agnes Moore, while the
valedictory address was given by Elsie
Brown
The eighth grade commencement
was held Thursday night at the BaD-
tist church.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13
Girl Workers Who Win Out
The Teacher and Her Final Success.
BY JANE MCLEAN.

EISS SMITH taught school. There
M was nothing remarkable about
- = that fact, nor was there anything
at all extraordinary about Miss Smith
herself She did not look upon her
work in the light Of a profession. nor
Of a career carefully chosen and pains
ta1ingly adhered to.
She was just one Of 1000 other
school teachers She had never heard
Of special branches. or If she had. it
never occurred to her to think whether
or not she was suited to her work She
simply taught school because her edu-
cation in the normal college made it
possible.
From the time that she was A small
girl her mother had always said with
gratified smile that they were max
ing a teacher out of Maud.
Her father and I never had the
chance, but we want Maud TO have a
real education"
And so Maud had conscientiously
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-13

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The Detroit times., 1916-03-08
SAY WOMAN
IS SWlNDlEI
Police Arrest Mrs. MiIlicsG
Searle On Complaint q
Alleged Victim

Detectives School ana Grove 165
clared. Wednesday. that more thn1
$4,000 has been obtained from su6
ceptible widows in Ohio and Aicht
gan by Mrs. Millicent searle. ~
years old, of No. II ChurchillAxe&
whom they arrested Tuesday even
ing. charged with attempting to ~:
fraud.
Mrs. Mathflda wInckler, Of N1e
965 Jefferson-ave., swore TO q war
rant charging Mrs. Searle with exlas
bezzling $500. which she had invest
ed In an alleged patent medictHq
fake. The officers went to Mrs2
Searle's home, Tuesday afternoo&(
with Mrs. John II. Charleton, Of Mo-
474 st. Clair-ave., who told the wor
an she wanted to invest SONY
money.
After listening to q convincir
line of argument given By Mr.
Searle to induce Mrs Charlet0n i'll
invest $1,000. the oficers arresto
the woman. She claimed to hasSE1
remedy for goiter and several ot6<
ailments.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-08

they met they quarrelled. You see
both had emptied their storehouses
during the long winter. and now they
had to depend on finding stray nuts
hidden under the leaves. These
were not easy to find, because, you
know. they had picked UP most OF
them in the fall. Then, too. all dur
ing the winter whenever the snow
was not too deep they had hunted
for such nuts as they had overlooked
or those that Happy Jack had bur
led, and now II took ten times as
long to find one nut as 1t had taken
to find dozen in the fall.
So whenever Chatterer and Happy
Jack met they we're almost sure to
quarrel because each was afraid the
other would get more than his share.
II wasn't at all nice to hear them
scolding at each other.
Mrs. Grouse was living almost
wholly on buds of trees. You see,
she had eaten most of the berries
and such things. Even Tommy Tit
and Drummer the Woodpecker were
finding II harder than at any other
time of the year to get enough to
eat, because they had so faithfully
searched all the trees so many times
The Detroit times., 1916-03-08
NOT SICK ENOUGH, PERHAPS

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They do not realize that the de-
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that they. themselves. do not realize
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ness and irritability attract the at
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Even then tonic Is the right
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The body. The appetite In improved.
the digestion Is toned up, there Is
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you worry less, become good-natured
where before you were irritable. and
you nnd new JOY In living.
This tonic treatment IL useful In
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will be mailed on receipt of price,
bOc per box. 6 boxes $2.50.-Adv.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-08
JOS. HALPIN IS
HELD FOR TRIAL
Bound to Recorders Court on
Charge Of Defrauding
Bank

After an examination before Po-
lice Justice Matthew Gainey, Tues
day, on q charge Of having made a
false statemen; 30 the rfme Saw
ings bank In order to obtain credit
OF $4,000, Joseph J. Haipin. for
merly president OF the Michigan
Ornamental Glass works. was bound
over TO recorders court for trial.
His bail was continued at $1,000.
one surety.
The principal witnesses were
John g. Preston. OF El Paso, Texas,
formerly general manager OF the
Michigan Ornamental Glass works.
and John ID. Morton, manager Of
the credit department OF the Dime
Savings bank. Preston said that at
the time Halpin made the state
ment TO the bank. II possessed s5i,-
900 stock. tho actual value Of which
did pod sxcecd slI0oO. in his belief.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-08
DISPLAYS fine
ORIENTAL RUGS
Elliott-Taylor- -WOolfenden Gets
. Share of Fast Dis
appearing Supply

Will the color In spring flowers
me fast?
One Is really led to wonder, as one
by one the merchants ado. their pro
visos TO the color question, and
truthfully warn you that they can't
guarantee the colors any more.
The interior decorators are find
ing themselves hampered this
spring, but what will come after this
season, IL America cannot solve the
dye question, they fear To think
about. The manager OF the big rug
and drapery department OF the FL
t-Taylor- -Woolfenden Co. related TO
The Times some OF the difficulties
the f1rm had experienced. and said
that while II was showing a remark
ably fine stock, In the opening this
spring, IL came from the New York
dealers storehouses, that will surely
be exhausted before another season.
The oriental rug department OF
10 Elliott-Taylor-W Woolfenden Co.
is unexcelled in the city. but as in
all other stores the number of rugs
available for the prosperity of the
city to be expended upon Is rela-
lively small, because there is none
coming into the country. and only
such rugs as the great dealers in
New York are willing 10 let go and
at the prices they name. can be had
this spring. In spite of this, the
splendid stock OF Kirmanshahs'
Kashans, Bokoharas Shirazs. and
Beloochistans, ranging in price from
$25 TO 81 400 and In size from the
small saddle rugs TO 29 foot room
size rugs, Is most complete this sea
son.
The English chintz Is not TO be
had. and French cretonnes are only
available when the eastern dealers
are willing, as this firm fortunately
found some of them, TO let parts OF
their stocks 20. The American re.
productions OF the European chintz
and cretonnes are not as satisfac-
tory. because the colors are not so
good This Is due TO the alkali in
the water, In this country, which
has a most unhappy effect on color.
There are some very handsome
pieces of French cretonne shown in
subdued bluffs and grays, and the
craze for cretonnes which is grow
ing every season, Is perhaps at its
zenith this year. "The Garden OF
Allah" cretonne is most lovely H..
the French fabric, and very attrac-
tive i'm the American copy. I, Is n
department from the more usual ere.
tonne patterns in that II roviyes
the old colonial scenic medallion
that was once so profusely used In
wall papers and chintz.
The lamps especially made TO be
used with the various hangings ana
rugs are handsome, and In workman.
ship quite remarkable. The tapes.
tries and cushion materials arc very
beautiful, and may be viewed With
delight from n purely aesthetic
standpoint aside from their useful
ness.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-08

already that there were very fsw
grubs and eggs hidden under the
bark which their bright eyes had
not found. They were very thank
full. indeed. that Farmer Browns
Boy was thoughtful enough to still
keep a supply OF suct hanging out
for them.
II was Just the same way with
Sammy Jay and Blacky the Grow.
and most Of the other little people.
There was gladness In their hearts
because Mistress Spring was com.
ing, but a great emptiness in their
stomachs most OF the time. They
knew that good times were coming
but sometimes II was hard work "a
be cheerful because Of what was
coming when what they had was the
hardest Of hard times. II Is very
apt to be that way In life. But all
the time Peter Rabbit did his best
to spread good cheer by telling OF
the brave little flowers blooming In
the swampy place In the Green For
est. Somehow the thought Of them
helped a lot and gave courage to
those who were becoming discour.
aged.
So each of us, however small,
Who bravely does his best
Will find by his example he
Is helping all the rest.
Next Story: 'Winsome Bluebird
Is Back"
The Detroit times., 1916-03-08
TEMPORARY
BRIDGE IS
ASSURED
Council Approves Con-
tract for Structure to
Belle Isle
JULY Z is DATE
FOR COMPLETION
Sanction of Bessenger
& MOOre's Plat Is
Rescinded

BY approving a contract with the
Gambler Dock & Dredge Co., the
common council, Tuesday night
took action that will result in a
temporary bridge connecting Belle
Isle and the mainland by July z
provided, OF course, that no further
legal hindrances are encountered
II is even possible that the bridge
will be completed before that time
but there is stipulation in the COR
tract that it must be erected "
four months.
The contract price of the success.
full bidder is s99,999, which is but
81 less than the amount appropr!-
ated for the temporary structure.
1t is just 10 months since the
council first gave it's approval 10
plans for temporary bridge. The
beard Of estimates approved the ap
preparation forthwith.
When the bridge proposition
came up for consideration, Tuesday
night, some of the aldermen feared
that for the third time there might
be some impediment.
Aid. Kocher and Zoeller were ex.
cused from voting, at their own re-
quest. Kocher told the members
OF the council that he had voted
twice for temporary bridge, and
that there had been a hitch" In
the proceedings In each instance
After the second defeat OF the bridge
plan, he said he never would again
vote for a temporary bridge, and
he stuck to that resolution.
The council rescinded its action
in approving a plat OF Bessenger
& Moore's subdivision at Center
line and Van Dyke-ave.. in the face
Of an opinion from the corporation
counsel that the approval could not
now be rescinded because of su.
preme court decision. Six of the
aldermen voted that the approval
be allowed to stand. They we're
Allan, Burton, Field, Kreiwald
Heating and Vernon.