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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

flushing Of the face, no indication Of
any love tremors. But that was all
right. the man told himself.
cbc reDlied in low voice. What l
soid last night. Mr.. Reeves, was true.
That is 1 will not pretend 10 any
man that I love him when l do not.
= L.d never supposed that you really
c,reJ for me except as old friends.
Vor have been kind to me-but l never
imagined that you had more than
friendly feeling for me.
Augustus smiled with grat Ilcat ion-
"That is the way you shOuiu nave
Thought about the matter, he ap-
nroved Il am not pleased with the
,.-ovs of girls nowadays-aIl the time
looking out for husband. ike you
better because you waited 10 thlnk
obo,,t tbis kind Of thing until spoke
- ~ ,,,,salf But now you've had near
" "a hours to think of it, I am Wiling
70 reneat my question. I want to marry
win YOU be my wife, Jane
.syou are sure you understand tnat
I do not love youF she INSISTED
4gaiu he smiled. You think that
80, 40 NOT he amended AS 7 told
Ton last night. il is more proper Tor
n T-ounp woman to avoid thought OF
SUCH affairs until she is asked / know
Won like me, and / know you VIII care
more for me when you kno" me. pet
ter" - -, st5
He paused expectantly, but she did
not look up. TO-,
he suggested.
II will marry you she said
He leaned over her and put his arm
about her. She suppressed the violent
shudder that ran through her frame.
'sE[iss me. my girl" he commanded.
She closed her hands tightly togeth-
er as she raised her face. she closed
her ewes that she might not see his
exnression. As he pressed his lips 10
hers and drew her TO him In close en-
brace his hot breath made her slightly
sick. Then he released her
II will call your parents ne sald'
with a return to his customary tone
Augustus Makes Announcement
Jane stood up as she heard her
mother and father coming in response
to his summons
81 want to tell you good people,
Augustus announced with his bombas-
tic manner. that Jane has decided as
was sure she would when she had
taken time to think the matter over:
She is going to marry me, my friends.
Still no color came to the pale face.
lane returned her mothers tremulous
caress. She also said Thank you"
when her father put his arm around !
her and kissed her. He had not kissed |
her in a long time, she reflected. She |
had once thought of kisses as mean j
ing love Now they seemed to mean [
that the person bestowing them ap-
proved Of the conduct Of the person |
receiving them. Had they ever really !
meant anything else to her?
She pulled herself up sharply. This 4
kind of thinking would do no good.
she wondered just what was expected I
of her now, and turned to her mother. |
1T must be getting late" she said.
You sit here and talk-you and father
and let me get the supper-please,
mother"
She longed TO attack some work ]
that would keep her from realizing
what had happened
Yes" Reeves said indulgently, "let
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
Benjamin's Lucky Failure
Man Who Became the "Brains OF
The COnfe1eracy" Could Not
Succeed As Planter But
Gained Fame As
Lawyer.
BIZ MADISOE c. PETERS.
BIT MADIsOE c. PETERS.

THE first Jew in the United States
ever appointed associate justice
OF the Supreme court Of the
United States, rendered by president
Pierce, was born in the West Indies.
1911 and came to North Carolina seven
years later. After leaving Yale col
lege in his sophomore year, he went TO
New Orleans and five years later was
admitted to the bar where his success
was phenomenal
Having acquired an Independent for
tune in a short period, he bought
sugar plantation with the intention Of
retiring from the practice of law and
settling down as a planter. He made
some experiments in extracting the
juice from cane which 20 this day are
used in the large sugar fields Of the
south. but the venture failing he was
compelled to give up the plantation
scheme, chiefly however, through floods
which destroyed most Of his property.
He was compelled to return to the
practice Of law and soon became in
terested in politics.
Admitted TO practice before the Su-
preme court of the United States he
soon became one of the leaders Of the
Federal bar. Senator Vest records the
fact that Judge jeremiah Black was
Benjamin's adversary in his first case
and that justice Fields had told Black
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

when the court took its recess after
Black had stated his case; q" You had
better look to your laurels, for that
little Jew from New Orleans has stated
your case out Of court"
Declines Supreme Court Honor.
After declining place in the highest
court of the land he was elected United
states senator from his state. This
was in 1852. He was twice reelected.
In 1855 Benjamin was one Of a small
group OF senators who succeeded in Sc
curing the nomination of James Bu-
chanan for president. Mr.. Buchanan
offered him the attorney generalship.
BenJamin's attitude in the senate
conferred almost exclusively around the
fixed belief that the duty of the fed
eTal government was to protect prop
erty. His speeches were powerful ex-
positions Of the southern view. He was
tho most eloquent advocate slavery
ever had. As an example Of the quick
ness OF his repartee the following is
given;
An opponent in debate sneering at
BenJamin's Jewish ancestry reminded
MIN that he was a descendant of q
stgner OF the Declaration OF Indepen-
dence, to which BENJAMIN replied
MY ancestor. Noses signed the Ten
Braips OF COnfederaey.
The part Benjamin took in the Con-
federacy win never be known until
a complete history of the south Is
written. The late justice Brewer pro-
HounCeu 6enlamtn the brains OF the
southern Confederacy"
He first entered Jefferson Davis's
cabinet as attorney general, later he
became secretary Of state. After the
surrender of Lee. a price was put on
the head Of Benjamin. He lost all his
property and fled TO the West Indies,
whence he made his way TO London
and there at the age Of Sc, when most
men think Of laying down the burden
Of life, came the second turning point
IN his great career
Owing to his brilliant American rec
ord he was admitted to the English bar
IN less than a year. From the first his
success was phenomenal He made
colonial appeals his speciality. He rose
in a few years to the Acknowledged
head Of the legal profession. He re-
tired with well won and wen worn
laurels. In 1882 bench and bar WED
with each other TO show him honor. A
public dinner was rendered in his hon
or in the Inner Temple, June 80, 1883.
which was presided over by Sir Henry
James. The greatest legal lights in
England paid tribute to the grand old
man Of the bar who had made his
profession a shining success on two
continents, despite every obstacle and
difficulty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
CHATTER xxi.

CHAPTER AL
ZANE HARDY felt as If she were in
a dream. The Intellectual numb
ness that prevents ones appreeia-
tion of the crisis through which she
is passing had mercifully come to her
She accepted il without allowing me-
self to 60 below the surface for eNpla-
nation OF those things which might
have puzzled her.
Therefore. when she heard nothihs
from Edward SandersOn, she took ms
silence unquestioninEly, Just as sne
took the fact that on the day OF her
decision not to marry the man she loved
Augustus Reeves had come to cali on
her.
II was late afternoon and she was
In the sitting room as she saw MN
and her father enter the front gate.
She was so duly miserable that she
did not rouse herself to speculate as
TO whether Ezra had asked AUGUSTUS
to come to his house with him. II she
had known the facts perhaps even then
she would not have reused herself 10
express any Indignation.
Ezra Hardy had gone this afternoon
10 Augustus Reevess home to tell him
that Jane had come to her senses
and was ready to listen to reason. Had
Mary Baird, his housekeeper. listened
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
What Happened To Jane
She Has a Talk With Augustus.
by VIRGINIA TERHUNE VAN DE WATER.
(Copyright. 1915, Star Com

at the door behind which her employer
and his guest were in conference she
might have heard that which would
have surprised her
Jane Hardy did not try to escape her
visitor by flight. Instead. she sat still
until he entered the sitting room alone,
then she greeted him politely.
Your father told me You were in
here Reeves remarked affably.
He saw you at the window when we
came up the walk"
Yes, 1 saw you coming" Jane said.
Shall I call mother in to see you, or
has father gone TO tell = her you are
here?'
Your father knows that / came to
see you, Jane. so he will not call your
mother" her caller informed her.
He noticed that the girl was very
pale. Perhaps she had lain awake all
night worrying over her foolish de-
cision of last evening. Well, young
people were often silly He would ex-
cuse her folly. since she was evidently
willing to listen to reason now.
Takes IrrevOcRbIe step.
Jane" he said, seating himself by
her, now that you've had time to think
about what I said to you last night,
don't you think you'd best change your
Inind?"
She dropped her eyes There was no
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
@UncIe Wiggily and Polly Flinders"
By HOWARD, B. GARIS.

That's what it says in the Mother
J Goose book" said Polly Flinders, land.
/ OF course that's what viii happen TO
me. Oh, dear. 1 don't want to be
whipped. And I didn't really spoil
quite all my nice new clothes. It's
only my dress. and some ashes got on
that"
"Well, that isn't so bad" said Uncle
Wiggily. 1T may be that I can clean
il for your But when he looked at
Polly's dress he saw that it could not
be fixed, for. like Pussy Cat Mole's
best petticoat It had been burned
through with hot Goals, 50 that it was
full of holes.
NO. that can't be fixed, I'm sorry to
say" said Uncle Wiggily
"Oh, dearl" sobbed Polly Flinders. as
she sat among the cinders. What shall
do? I don't want to be whipped by
my mother"
And you shall not be" said the
bunny uncle. Not that I think she
would whip you, but we will not give
dress that was taking to Susie Little
tail Nurse Jane can easily make my
little rabbit niece another
$50 YOU take this one. and give me
your old one. And when your mother
comes she will not see the holes in
your dress. only you must tell her
what happened, or il would not be
fair. Always tell mothers and fathers
everything that happens to you
Il will" promised Polly Flinders
She soon took of her old dress and
put on the new one intended for Susie,
and il just fitted her
"Oh, how lovely" cried Polly Film
ders, looking at her toes.
And now" said Uncle Wiggily you
must sit no more among the cinders."
I'll not" Polly promised, and she
went and sat down in front of the
looking glass, where she could look
proudly at the new dress-not too
proudly, you understand but just proud
enough.
Polly thanked Uncle wiggily. who
took the old soiled and burned dress !
to Susie's house. When the rabbit girl
saw the bunny uncle coming she ran
to meet him, crying:
"Oh! did Nurse Jane send you with !
my new dressT'
''She did" answered Uncle Wiggily. !
but see what happened to IL on the !
way" and he showed Susie the burned /
holes and all.
%Oh. dearl" cried the little rabbit
girl, sadly. "Oh, dear!"
Never mind" spoke Uncle Wiggily |
kindly. and he told all that had hap !
pened.
"Oh. I'm glad you gave Polly my
dress" said Susie, clapping her paws. !
Nurse Jane shall make you another /
dress" promised Uncle Wiggly, and
the muSkrat lduy Qiu. ana When ROlly {
Flinders mother came home she
thought the new dress was just fine /
and she did not whip her little daugh- /
ter. In fact she said she would not /
have done so anyhow. So that part Of /
the Mother Goose book is wrong.
And thus everything came out all ,
right, and if the shaving brush doesn't /
whitewash the blackboard, so the chalk !
can't dance on it. I'll tell you next 4
about Uncle Wiggily and the garden !
Copyright. 1916. by Mcclure Newspaper |
Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
q. TfHERBr' cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house.

- T1HERDI' cried Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy, the muskrat lady house.
keeper who took care of the
hollow stump bungalow for Uncle Wig
gily Longears the rabbit gentleman.
There's it is all finished at last"
whats all finishedg' asked the
bunny uncle, who was reading the
paper in his easy chair near the fire,
for the weather was still cold. y hope
YOU don't mean you have finished liv-
ing with me, Nurse Jane2 For 1 would
be very lonesome il you were to go
away"
"oh. don't worry III not leave you.
Wiggy," she said. what I meant was
that / had finished making the new
dress for Susie Littletail. the rabbit
girl"
"GOodr cried the Bunny uncle: "a
new dress for my little niece susie
That's finel II you like. Nurse Jane,
I'll take it to her"
Il wish you would spoke the musk
rat lady. ct have not time myself.
Just be careful Of it. Don't let the bad
fox or the sllillery- scalery alligator
with humps on his ears bite holes in
It."
Il won't" promised Uncle Wiggily.
So taking the dress which Nurse Jane
had sewed for Susie over his paw. and
with his tall silk hat over his ears, and
carrying his red-white-and- blue striped
barber pole rheumatism crutch. Off
Uncle Wigglly started for the Littietail
home.
susie will surely like that dress"
thought the rabbit gentleman. 1T mas
such pretty colors." For it had, being
pink and blue and red and yellow and
purple and lavender and strawberry
and lemon and Orange Mountain colors
There may have been other colors in
81. but I can think Of no more right
away.
Uncle WigEily was going along past
Old Mother Hubbard's house, and past
the place where Mother Goose lived,
when, coming to a place near a big
tree, Uncle Wiggily saw another house.
And from inside the house came a cry
ing sound.
ooh. deari Oh, dearl What shall
] dor sobDed voice.
"Ah. ha! More troubled" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Il seem TO be finding lots
of people in trouble lately. Well, now
10 see who this isl
Going up TO the house. and peering
in a window, Uncle Wiggiiy saw a little
girl sitting before a fireplace. And this
little girl was crying.
hHelloT called Uncle Wiggily in his
jolly voice. as he opened the windows.
what is the matter? Are you Little
30 Peep, and are you crying because
you have lost\ your Sheep"
mo, Uncle Wiggily,' answered the
little girl Il am crying because / have
spoiled my nice new dress, and when
my mother comes home and finds 1t
out she will whip me"
"Oh. no. cried the bunny uncle.
"Your mother won't do that But who
are you p
why. don't you know 7 am little
Polly Flinders, ] sat among the Gin
ders. warming my pretty little toes.
And her mother came and caught her. /
and she whipped her little daughter,
for spelling her nice new clothes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

Of agreement are April Is, June "A,
September 1 and December "a. At all
other times the sun is either fast"
OF SLOW" compared with the clock.
A table of the equation Of time"
shows how many minutes are to be
added or subtracted from the clock
time to give sun time on any date.
The widest departure is November 2.
when the sun is Is minutes 20 seconds
ahead of the clock. A singular conse-
quence OF these differences is that at
certain seasons the forenOons are lon
ger than the afternoons, and at others
shorter.
Twilight and dawn are phenomena
depending upon the rerractIon and
reflection of sunlight by the atmos-
phere. which I have not room to ex-
plain now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
BY GARRETT p. sERvIss.

FTHE change in the length of the
days cannot be well explained
without the aid OF a diagram and
accordingly I have prepared one, to
which you can refer as we go on.
This diagram represents the apparent
path OF the sun in the sky during the
course Of a year. from one autumnal
equinox (September 22) round to the
next The vernal equinox March 2i)
is in the center Of the figure.
Beginning at the left-hand side, the
sun descends below the equator until
at the winter solstice December 22) II
reaches its lowest point, z31s degrees,
south declination. Then il begins to
ascend again. and at the vernal equinox
it crosses to the north OF the equa-
tor and mounts to 23lI degrees, north
declination, at the summer solstice
(June 22). Then it begins to descend
once more.
The SUMS path is called the ecliptic
The reason why the ecliptic does not lie
in the same line with the equator Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

because the axis Of the earth. round
which it turns once every "a hours, lie
inclined 2315 degrees from Il perpendic-
ular to the plane in which it revolves,
once in a year, around the sun.
Why the Increase in the Length OF the
Days Is Irregular.
When the sun is north of the equator
the days are longer. because then the
sun rises north of the east point (where
the equator cuts the hOrizon), and sets
north OF the west point. The arc that
it describes In the sky between sunrise
and sunset. is then. more than half Of a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26
" The Secret of the Changing Days ~ !
Reasons Explained Longer Seasons
and Why the Hours of Sunrise Vary. ;

Editor Ell Paso Herald:
II am deeply interested IN nature.
VIII you kindly explain the rising and
setting OF the sun, and the beginning
and ending of twilight. dawn, etc? L
would like TO know Gas well as other
interested readers) how the sun gains
each day in rising. and how IL is cal
culated by the different almanacs.
Sometimes it gains Tin spring.
minute, sometimes two. and so on.
IAN EARLY RISER"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

her get the supper. She ought to get
into practice. For even il have a good
housekeeper. expect my wife to know
how to do things"
He gave vent TO self satisfied
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

chuckle Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy echoed
his laugh feebly, and Jane hurried
from the room to avoid hearing any
more of her fiances clumsy pleasant
tries. (To Be Continued.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-26

Samuel Rea. president Of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad, gets his recreation from sit
ting down to a mass OF figures and plans OF
a new tunnel.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-22

vice on heading OFF the high cost OF
living. OF course, 1t is too late in the
season now to make the plan work
for last year, but it lis. just the right
time to jog your good judgment and
keep you awake to the opportunities
that will come with the early spring,
Did you know that Nature rs prod
igal in its yield to the person who
will scratch the ground and plant the
seed? Did you know It? It's fact.
One little tomato plant, purchased
from grocery for one and one-half
cents. planted in your. back yard and
given as much or less attention than
you give geranium on the sidelines.
will give you luscious ripe tomatoes
for your table numerous weeks dur
ing the tomato season. That's one
example and there are myriads of
them. iU1
Connected with every nome in the
city is more or less Of back lot or
side lot that yields nothing. not even
good crop of grass. This waste
land, cultivated and planted with to-
matoes. beans, peas, lettuce, man
goes, cabbage, potatoes and other
things that will suggest themselves
to your mind, will yield sufficient to
furnish your table, with delicious
homegrown vegetables and green
stuff to last you throughout the sum-
mer season and put cabbage and po-
tatoes and mango pickles and chilli
sauce and sauerkraut into your cellar
for the winter season and give to you
delicious food that no cannery or any
other person. place or thing can give
you. Do you doubt it? We dare you
to try it.
And along with this tangible, ma
teriar result of your getting next to
the soil and realizing the gentleness
and friendlfness and bounty of dear
old Mother Nature will come rud-
dy face and strong limbs and splen-
did appetite and new light for your
eyes and an absence of wrinkles from
your face. and life will take on new
Joys and new meaning. Again we
dare you to try it.-Logansport
(Ind.) Pharos-Reporter.
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legislature, Without these particu-
lar personalities we should have had
different Germany.
Nor is this all. II we take Ger
man efficiency, we cannot Leave be-
hind the effects of the overriding of
public opinion at whose expense it is
purchased Germany's training has
enabled her to fight world-but her
blind diplomacy has brought on her
neck world to fight. Notwithstand-
ing German success Of the past two
years, the high cost of absolutism is
more evident today than the, high
cost of democracy.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-22
ABsoLUTIsM: COST ANp PRoFT

ABSOLUTISM: COST AND PROFIT
The allied powers have much more
than 1000 900 people ana COM
mand the sea; the central empires
and their allies have much less than
150,000,000 people and are shut
tight within their own frontiers. A
war of attrition has been in progress
for two years and four months. Yet
Roumania, whose rulers joined the
allies without compulsion at a time
when 1t appeared both safe and prof
table SO to do, finds herself strang-
ling In the terrific grasp of Germany's
legions. with the guns sounding in
the ears of the terrified inhabitants
of her interior capital. We are told
that this proves the great superiority
of centralized and absolute govern
ment over looser forms of social or
ganizatiOn, since the resistless power
OF German arms Is due to the efficien-
cy of control which brings every
resource of modern science. industri-
al art and human teamwork under
the command of single will. We are
asked whether democracy does not
cost more than 1t is worth and wheth-
er It would not be worth while for
us to exchange a certain measure OF
freedom for increased efficiency and
defensive strength.
Not so fast It is childish business
to talk as.if we could take what we
pleased of the German inheritance
and leave all the rest.
In the first place, Germany's won
derful demonstration of strength
proves nothing as to the general rela-
tive desirability Of absolutism and de-
mocracy, or Capitalization and local
self-g0vernment. Russia has abso-
lutte government; France is highly
centralized; so there you are. What
Germany's tremendous efficiency
proves is that, given people of a
certain character, situated in coun-
try possessing certain physical fea-
lures and nodded by succession of
leaders of a definite sort. certain
forms of government will develop
and yield certain results.
German history for the past two
centuries is the history of the bull
doing of society by men of genius.
Look at Frederick William rs mar
velous single-handed reconstruction
of the Prussian public service and at
Bismarck's four years government of
Prussia without majority, without
a grant of money, without warrant of
law, in the course of which he i'm
prisoned editors, dispersed public
meetings and even used the police to
intimidate members OF the Prussian
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-12-22
STOMACH Trouble and Constipation

Those who are afflicted with stom-
ach trouble and constipation should
read the following: 81 have never
found anything SO good for stomach
trouble and constipation as Chamber
lain's Tablets. have used them
off and on now for the past two years.
They not only regulate the action OF
the bowels but stimulate the liver
and keep ones body in healthy con-
dition," writes Mrs. BENJAMIN Hoop
err. Auburn, N Y. 3.