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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
BY C. A. MARTIN.

the best the exact water supply can
not be known in advance, and in no
case should a farmer purchase q pump
and engine for permanent installa-
tion until the well has been cOmplet-
ed and has been tested with some old
pump that he may borrow. or rent or
purchase for the purpose"
SWALLOW YOUR MALICE II IT
CHOkES YOU, FOR. If YOU DON'T, IT S
LIABLE TO POISON YOU
PULL-SOmethiug the other man
has If he is a success in life.
ABILITY we have our
selves, If we are successful
VIII r Winch and A z. Rowlauds
were discussing their fav0rite jokes.
Winch said the one he always liked
best was about the lettuce and the
salad which goes like this
'W hen does the lettuce blushy'
When IL sees the salad dressing"
Willie has habit Of getting his
tongue twisted on certain occasions.
and, as this happened to be one Of
them. he told the joke like this:
when does the lettuce hIush2"
when it sees the salad all d0lled
For a time, It was one Of those 'em-
DarrasSlng moments the CarrOouist
tells about ROwlands didn't laugh.
but he feared IL was his English lack
Of humor and he was uncomfortable
over IT. VIII didn't know his tongue
had become tangled and he thought
Rowlands couldn't see the point Of
the joke.
Finally J. r. Segau. always dipIo-
matte. enlightened the two Of them.
whereupOn ROwlands remarked with
great originality that the first time
he heard that joke, he almost rolled
out of his cradle laughing and VIII
proceeded TO express himself regard
ing people generally who spring "Old
stuff in public
E. E. CfAGke") Neff says one OF the
incest trips an automobiles can make
out Of FL PasO, for a days run. IS up
to Leas burE diversion dam He went
up last Sunday and enjoyed the ride
going and coming and says he had
q splendid time fishing and camping
at the dam He reports that plenty
OF perch and catfish can be caught
there, and, as these are not game fish.
IL IS not necessary. according TO the
general construction Of state game
laws. TO have permit to fish for
them.
Envy Is among the worst Of human
frailties.
II you would 20 to Juarez, be care
ful about taking your American pa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
DAILY RECORD.
Building Permits.

Beaudette Sc Chopper. Texas street. store
building. one story brick. $4,000.
Jolly d. Morris. on Campbell street at
Wyoming. brick garage. $500
Alameda Fuel o. Grain Co. Rosa street
brick and adobe garage and stable. $500.
Deeds Filled.
East FL P7so on California street f7 the
800 blocE-Fred Wright 90 *. W. F.uuu.
Got 9 and the south half OF g. bIocI. los.
July !. 1917. S4-5.
Logan heights on 1Iorehsad street
Logan Land d. Investment COMPANY 20
%. B. Bingham. lots H. Is. Is. u. block
I6p- July 4. 1917. $500.
Logan heights on N[orehanf street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

are losing lot OF money and adver-
Lslug by not paying more attention
10 the roads There are from Is 70
II machines a day passing through
New Mexico towns on the Old Trails
The Texas national guard compa-
MES OF III PasO training on the mesa
have an ideal camp site" said Ed
mold Behr- 1T is very cool on the
mesa much cooler than at Fort Bliss
or downtown, and the drill work is
not so hard on the recruits. the ma
-re-u- The scenery is also pic-ur-
esque- The camp site OF company A
gives beautiful view OF the CITY.
the valley, the winding Rio Grande
and JuareZ"
"I am very much interested i'm the
troubles that the police are having.
and The commission also, about those
citizens who think that a police Off
Ger should walk up 20 man he is
about 90 arrest and after handing
him a rose for his button hole. ask
him iu q polite way n he would mind
going TO the police station" said Rev.
r. r. kulCkerbOczer- 81 Know that
an officer without his club would not
De worth much 20 the citizens as =
protection TO life and property. and
i do nor believe that there Is on the
ponce ANlGE LlAal q man " no . III
ny way inclined TO be cruel in max
ing his arrests ] hope that the ci-i-
-aus OF III Paso viii soon come 70
realize that the police In this city
have not a bunch Of school boys TO
deal with From my own knowledge
some OF the most noted criminals in
the world have made for the border
country and this city when the law
was too close on their trail
Following the early spring excur-
sious from the east TO the west. and
vice versa the passenger traffic has
decreased during the past two or three
weeks from the abnormal proportions
which IL assumed TO q normal state
said James Monroe Business during
the months Of July and August is US
Ially more slack than at any other
ime Of the year, but beginning with
September tourists and excursionIsts
VIII again commence 20 move back
ward and forward Whether the uas-
senEer traffic viii be as heavv a.
Turing the spring months is very
doubtful"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
Little IuzuieUs
No Shortage of Water For Valley Farmers Here
81 PagO's A Company Has Cool Site For Comp

tLT ALLEY agriculturIsts are very
" fortunate in being well sup
piled with water through the
facilities offered by the irrigation
project" said J. A. smith. Elm many
sections OF the country where irriga-
ton is depended upon there is
scarcity OF water, which is attributed
to the increased acreage placed un-
der cultivation in conformity with the
conservation of food program OF the
government and TO the natural short
age Of water. due 10 season not as
plentiful with rainfall as former sea-
sons. Crops In the valley have not
suffered material injury because of
lack OF water, while those i'm other
protects and especially in southeast
eru New Mexico have been injured and
IN many places are drying up
From present appearances the RUS
sian advance wiz be the decisive fac
tor IN the winning Of the war aEains;
germany, said Paul Richards. '-The
L-llssians are proving themselves Won
dertul fighting men and the factor
rs hlcl would bring their campaign 10
a more tr reaching effect. in my
opinion. would ne Co place the Ame~i-
can cavalry on this front The
ana -.-a.s--
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
Opening Up More Scenery

a REPRESENTATIVE of the state land office Of
u New Mexico has gone into Taos county to list the
= and the scenic and other attractions Of
that county preliminary to the undertaking Of a
project which Santa railroad company has
It is the construction Of extension of its line from the
Ute Park Taos Pass into the Santa valley and thence
into Santa Fe by way Of Penaco Santa Cruz and Tusuque
In anticipation this railroad building, which Is
be undertaken is practicable after the war
ends the builders the Eagles Nest dam and reservoir
making provisions for tunnel through the dam which
Is three quarters completed.
The construction Of the dam had been threatened by
litigation because it said to be the Santa FEES
right Of way but the construction of the tunnel viewed
satisfactory compromise. The could have
been built advautageOusly after the dam finished for
1t would have weakened the structure but by constructing
in the dam the latter erected It becomes part Of
the whole
Through the dam then, the railroad viii run, and this
viii be Of the attractions which visit to Santa
Fe VIII have to offer travellers
Residents Of that part of New Mexico through which
the proposed line viii be declare that beauti
full scenery 1t is second to other section of the state
and that railroad passengers will be repaid well for taking
the trouble to It.
What with the Elephant Butte dam and Lake B NJ
Hall the Roosevelt dam and the Apache Trail the pro
posed highway from Clifton to Sprngervile through
posed railroad extension in New Mexico, southwestern peO
pie VIII have plenty to when they to take
little jaunt around without going far from home Some
thing 10 and easy way to get here-hat Is
thing which the people Of the southwest have long desired
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
Our Country

country a
freedom living thing by no CALLING Jokes
and not the uase from throne The republic Of the w
worlds oppressed world
wide brotherhood Of America Ten million gazing where her
mans shore Beside the Gnges suen flow and BY the winding stored P
tles
freedom, peoples sight,
right thing though
q king
copvfpbt by George Matthew Adams MASON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
Roundabout Town
Water Witches Pooling The Arizona Farmers
Ar Old Trick That Is Still Being Worked

triotism with you, for the Juarez Of
fcials do not permit American flags
or emblems Of any sort on your auto
mobile. a. B. SCHNEIDER had an en-
blem on the radiator Of his car bear
ing the coat of arms Of the United
States, but the guard refused TO al
low him to display il In Juarez I'M
less he placed q Mexican flag above
it. He didn't have a Mexican fla-
handy. so he took down his emblem
and asserted on his return 10 ii
Paso that he would have taken off
his front tires If the guard had in
sisted, since the Mexican had rifle
that looked as large as - cent?
meter and an expression that iudi-
Gated g willingness to use It.
Friends of Julius AIberts are ex-
pecting TO lose his happy smile from
their midst iu a short time. as julius
Is about to receive an appointment
as an officer in the aviation corps
Of the army, according 10 reports
from Washington. Julius is an active
young Elk and a popular boy geuer-
ally and viii take a lot Of good wishes
with him TO the battlefield and wher-
ever he goes from the battlefield
II should attempt to select
the worst possible punishment
could devise for myself on this
earth. I think I'D condemn myself
to stick around somebody who Is
eternalIy slow.
In the forthcoming Teal offering at
the Crawford, a "iaz' band is 20 be
featured and there is much amuse-
ment around the Crawford nightly af-
ter the regular performance, over the
rehearsals Of the musicians for their
sync0phated music. The regular house
orchestra is being augmented for the
work by the addition Of a banjo.
saxaphone and a flute. and guess who
is at the business end Of the flute
None other than house manager L F.
Maxwell, and. 70 make the little in
strument properly heard. he is blow
ing himself red In the face every
night. 1t has been several years
since he manufactured flute music for
money. but he is demonstrating that
an cold timer" can come back"
FOURTEEN YEARS AGO.
L. :. Stewart looked just the
same as he does today and Henry
Beach wasn't n bit younger than
he Il today. Jake Miller didn't
have a Packard ear, but he had
the same smile that he wears now.
George Clements says Capt Richard
Burgess shakes hands with his men
instead Of saluting them-evidently
thinks he IS still in politics instead OF
war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
W

tLVX THEREAS. the United States of America and the
w imperial German government are now at war,
and having in view the consequent danger of
aggression by foreign enemy upon the territory of the
United States and the necessity for proper protection
against possible interference with the execution Of the
laws Of the Union by agents of the enemy, l. Woodrow
Wilson president of the United States by virtue OF the
authority vested In by the Constitution and the laws
Of the United States and through the governors of the
respective states call into of the United States
Of and the dates hereinafter respectively indicated
all members the national guard and all enlisted members
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
MINING COMpANIES GOING INTO
FARMING TO CUT LIVING COST
(BY II. S. ID

for almost all vegetables many meats and even
milk.
II would be excellent If the mining companies and their
would continue mixing farming gardening with
mining every year and keep planting every plot where
there is enough soil and water to raise something
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

y UR attention has been called to
the dust kicked up by Poke
Eazley's tall yellow horse. This
ought not to be tolerated by the trav-
cling public and no doubt would not but
1t don't interfere with anybody much
as Poke Is always away behind every
thing anyhow.
Doch HOchs, our genial blacksmith,
IS glad cows go barefoOted.
A deaf and dumb man was in our
midst for a while this week trying
to collect the first installment on
lot of volumes Of classics. Raj Bar
low, who is a close observer Of human
nature, says the fellow looks mighty
like the laxative book agent that
came through here a short time ago
selling the books
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

the national guard reserve of the following states who
in the service of the United States except
bers of staff corps and departments not included the
personnel Of tactical organizations and except such officers
of the national guard have been may be specifically
notified by my authority that they VIII be affected BY
this call 10 Wit
Con July l., 1917 New York Pennsylvania, Ohio West
Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin Minnesota, Iowa. North
DAKOTA, South Dakota and Nebraska
From the proclamation of the President drafting the
National Guard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
The Watch On The Rhine

4 MUSICAL hurdle was performed by the band
n Great Lakes naval training station, the band
4 = organize and perfect which John Philip Sousa en-
listed IN the navy not long ago The band playing
a medley Of national anthems when die WaCht
Rheiu" doomed up With one accord ard without loss
Of time, every musician skipped the offending passage
and landed the opening bar Of "The Star Spanged
Banner" Relieved this escape though narrow, the
leader thereafter marked the German from the
sheet.
lust matter of sentiment @De Wacht Rhein"
viii not be played this country while the goes
on. Maybe It will be played for many day there
after, for feeling against Germany viii soon be more
bitter among Americans than it Is.
The trouble is, Germany passed up die Wacht
Rhein" for Deutschland ueber Allies" and It IS up
to send Germany back to the job Of watching the
Rhine
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

and wheat are no profit in their own
country
South New Mexico Farmers Assn
BY C. A. Thompson, lIcr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
Little Interviews

American cavalry cannot be used in
the French front because Of the style
Of warfare being carried on there
and its participation in the war de-
ponds on being sent TO the assistance
OF the Russians The moral effect
which the presence Of American cav
airy fighting side by side with free
Russians would be so Ereat that Ger
many would have TO withdraw its
men from the west 20 withstand the
rush OF the allied forces on the Rus
sian frontier
'El Paso county should take the
initiative in sign posting the south
eru route. if they are only small
OGDEN signs which can be erected
at a cost Of but a few cents EACH
said Harry Locke in California the
boulevards outside the cities are
signed at every point where there is
the slightest possibility Of tourist
becoming confused. and the Old Trails
route is signed the same way. The
southern. or B1rdarlaud. route VIII
always be the logical route for win
ter touring because the Old Trails is
suowbound during the winter months.
But the southern route VIII be com
paratively little travelled so long as
the Old Trails is kept iu its present
condition and is SD well signed. The
Borler-1ul has been neglected and
FL Pas0 and the cities along the route
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

Fred Funston should have lived TO the day when
Moro tribesmen asked permission 10 raise regiment
fight and die for the United States the trenches of
France.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

They say Arizona is 50 dry that the gopheTs
can't get a drink.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19
7 ETTERS to THE
Il HERALD
PRICES on WHEAT.

CAN c0u-ruuIratious must bear the sig
nature ~ the writer. but the name viii be-
withheld IL rsguestel-I
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-19

II you would go TO Juarez, be care
ful about taking your American pa
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-04-12
LOCAL
NEWS

Mr. E Davis, of Salters,wa here
Friday.
MrJ M G Eaddy, of Hemingway.
was in town Friday.
Mr. Jack Mccullough was Flor
ence visitor Sunday.
Mr. Walter C Wilson, of Cades, ,Rt,
was in Kingstree Saturday.
Deacon Burgess, of the Bethel Sec
ton, came tn town Saturday.
Miss Matte Brockington, of Mes
NTH, vas in Kingstree Saturday.
Miss Agness Erckmann spent the
holidays with relatives IN Charleston.
Mrs R j McCabe visited Charles
ton and Magnolia Gardens this week.
Mrs John Milne of Cleveland,
Tenn. is visiting Mrs T S Heming-
way.
MIR Julian Jacobs of Charleston
spent Sunday with his home folk
here.
We regret to learn that Mrs S A
Nettles is confined to her bed by i'll
ness.
MIR Warren Montgomery, of New
Zion. had business in Kingstree Sat
urday.
The County Equalization Board
held a session in the Court House
Friday.
Mr. Sam P Stackley of Johnson
vile spent the weekend with his
parents here.
~ Union services were held at the
Methodist church Sunday night. Rev
PS McChesney preached.
Mr. w M O'Bryan, of Heinemann,
attended the Sunday School Conven'
ton as q delegate last week.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-04-12
What You Need.

Pretty line Spring Goods,
Dress Goods. Ginghams, Per-
Gals and Domestics, all at
very reasonable prices. Come
and see.
A beautiful line of Val
Laces in match sets, SC and
1Oc the yard.
Real Linen Torchon Laces,
match sets, only l0c.
An immense line of Lace
yBraids, your choice of the lot
|, only Sc.
We defy competition to
meet our prices on Negligee
Shirts, SOC, 75c and $1.00.
Mems Overcoats, and cheap
Work Pants s1.00 tc Sl.5O
the pair.
The only place in town
where you can get bateS
Fast-Colored Ginghams at
15c yd. Splendid line Cling
hams at 10c yard.
Cream and Black Serge
Wove 75c to S1.00 the yard.
Dainty Embroideries SC,
1Oc and 15c the yard. EN-
broideryI Flouncings 45 in.
wide at 60c and 75c.
w. E. JENKINSON
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-04-12
A Pretty Wedding.

At $50 o'clock Saturday after
noon the home of DR. and Mrs E T
Kelley was the scene Of quiet but
strikingly beautiful wedding cere-
mony, the contracting parties being
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Ross and
Mr. Claude C Hudnell. The bride is
the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Mr. M A Ross of this
place and sister of Mrs E 7 Kelley.
The groom is successful merchant
of Hamlet, N G..
The home of DR. and Mrs Kelley
was beautifully decorated for this
occasion and as the charming bride
and handsome groom entering the
room prepared for the ceremony,
with the soft rays of the setting sun
pouring in through a window, made
the scene was unusually picturesque.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev w E Hurt of Cheraw.
formerly of the kingstree Baptist
church. After the ceremony lunch
en- was served and the happy couple
were taken to Lanes. where they
boarded fast train for the North
to enjoy their honeymoon. When
they return they will reside at Ham.
| let, N C, the home of the groom
and where the bride is so well
known and beloved. having taught
school there for several years past
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-04-12
JUST RECEIVED

JeweIry for Graduation Presents.
Diamond LaVallieres
Cameo LaVallieres
Cameo Brooches
Gold and Gold-Filled Bracelets
Watch Bracelets
Diamond Rings for ladies
Diamond and Cameo Stickpins
Cuff Buttons in Gold and Silver
Vanity Card Cases
Gold and Pearl Studs
Gold and Silver Pocketknives
Toilet Sets in Ivory
In fact, everything kept in a first
class Jewelry store you can find IN
nv establishment. Come and see my
fine stock. Prices verylQw->-
Yours ts'hease,
FL WATTS.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-04-12

If you have not paid your towr
taxes,do so at once. Additional pen
atty begins Monday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs J Brunsor
Player, of Martins Cross Roads. or
Monday afternoon, April 9, tlne
son.
Supt j Bond. of the Citadel, has
recommended Kirby Green. class OF
IT, for q commission in the United
States army.
Beautiful Easter services were
held in the various churches of Kings
tree Sunday and good congregations
were present.
The Civic club, Mrs P o Arrow
smith secretary, requests everyone IN
town to observe next Tuesday as
cleanup" day.
Harmony presbyterial will meet at
Sardinia Monday. Mrs c H Single
ton and Miss Maude Logan are del
egates from Kingstree.
MIR W G Mazyck will officiate at
the Episcopal church here next Sun
day at IL a. m. and 7:3O p. m. and
at Boyd school at q p. m.
Mr. w E Jenkinson was in Flor
ence Sunday with Mrs Jenkinson,
whose condition, we regret to say,
| is not improving as was hoped for.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs ] M Brown died Tuesday after
noon and was buried in the Williams
burg cemetery yesterday at 10 a. m.
FA Buddin, Jr. has been elected
vice president of Carlisle society of
Wofford college. He was one OF
the debaters with Furnlan Friday
night.
Gov Manning has appointed SEN
ator E C Epps and Supervisor ] N
Hammet among the delegates to the
Good Roads convention to meet in
Birmingham, Ala, next week.
Mrs Louis Stackley and daughters.
Misses Annie and Elizabeth Stackley
of Kingstree and Jennie Lee Stack
lev of Bennettsville, were the guests
of relatives in Florence Sunday.
Mrs H D Reddick and chileren left
Kingstree Saturday for short visit
to her former home, Hartsville. They
joined Mr. Reddick in Columbia Tues
day and all returned to Easley, where
they now reside.
Prof and Mrs F Watson of Lit
tie Rock and Mrs H 0 Brltton OF
Kingstree were pleasant visitors in
Sellers Saturday.-W B Brockington
of Kingstree was business visitor
to town yesterday.-Dalon Herold.
Rev A E Riemer returned from a
sanitorium at Charleston Monday
and is slowly recovering from his
illness. There will be no preaching
service at the Baptist church next
Sunday, but Sunday-school will be
held at the usual hour.
Among those who attended the
Sunday School Convention here Sat
urday and Sunday were Misses Hal
enc Clark, of Rome, and Lucille Tur-
beville, of Henry; Hon w D Bryan,
of Bryan; Hon and Mrs J c Graham
and daughters, of Gourdin.
Misses Janet and Dorothy Henry
have returned to Columbia and will
make their home with their aunt. Mrs
Lawton Brown. After attending the
funeral of their father in Elkton, Md.
last week, they spent few days with
relatives in Easton.-The State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1917-04-12

For SALE OR EENT-Valuable tract
of land, mile and a quarter north OF
Kingstree, known as the Fulton tract, T.
containing 7S acres, As cleared and IN
GOOD state of cultivation. Apply to X
r KEILAHAN, Kingstree, S c. 2-l-tt