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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
The Extra Session Evil

4 LEGISLATIVE is the extra session 1t would
"A be too much 70 say II is always uzmixed evil for
- - emergencies may sometimes make extra sessions
really necessary the public welfare But often,
extra brought about by waste OF time IN the
regular sessions
Congress is threatened with extra session The
legislature OF Texas almost certain TO have extra
session the legislature of Arizona is also threatening
the state with In Texas the submission tied
up the of legislative business because of virtual
buster until seemed impossible complete the states
business within the time limit.
Arizona deadlock developed the state approp
zons with both sides refusing proceed with any other
business until appropriation bill acted upon and
with both refusing consider appropriations except upon
their teTms
Though seeming TO recognize their responsibility to the
people legislators often really irresponsible they
would realize that their time the taxpayers money and
that extra sessions large drain the state treas
ury In national state emergency extra sessions
permissible if unavoidable To load them upon taxpayers
merely result of filibusteIng deadlockng and time
wasting wrong which be strongly condemned
those responsible for such extravaganza should be
to feel the weight of public disapprovsI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
BY G. A. MARTIN.

! While Harold Green was escortiug
Miss Violet Wise from a church social
last Saturday night savage dog at
tackled and bit Mr. Green on the public
square
Isaiah Trimmer of Running Creek
was playing with q cat last Friday.
when il scratched him on the veranda-"
The majority OF people seem afraid
they viii put in a little time on copy
they send 4 newspaper. What would
you think OF The Herald If an item ap-
appeared like this:
'eMr. and Mrs. J. 0. SniggIefuess,
prop. the Good TO Eat rest 1T on G.
State Lmtd today for a visit TO Chi q
other eastern points their friends
will be glad 10 know that they VIII
return soon"2
Or another one like this:
a very Jolly prty was given Sal
night by the young People Of the 4th
st Bap ch. Al the home IL miss Smith.
Delicious refreshments were serve
II The Herald didn't take the trouble
70 find out WHAT Miss Smith was the
hostess and where she lived somebody
would say: Newspapers never get
anything right" and il we printed i
spelled and puncutated as sent in, what
them
Of course. editors are editors for the
very purpose OF making things OF this
sort readable, but why in the name O.
accuracy can't a person sending in an
item take the trouble at least TO spell
out the words and put in correct names
and addresses?
The galley boy says i you felt
worse when you have the grip, Wells
Fargo couldn't express il.
Proud boasts: I didn't subscribe 10
the chamber Of commerce budget fund.
=
Many an FL PasOan can sympathise
with the woman who wrote The Herald
Of her experience with the speed cop,
who testified that she was going 80
miles on hour. Speed cops may not in
tentionally do il. but did you ever see
anybody who ran as fast as the cop
says they did2 Giving him the benefit
OF the doubt, the chances are that
when the COP sets out 10 overtake n
car, he looks AZ his own speedometer
and sets that down as the speed of the
car. when as a matter of fact. since
he is trying to overtake the car, he is
probably running almost twice as fast
as the car is going. Use Judgment,
speed cops, use judgment.
Chaplain Iohn T Axton, OF the Goth
has little sympathy for the
talk among certain soldiers that they |
have been held up" on prices by e !
PasO merchants He relates the story I
9f the salvation army girl who, when I
= man dropped a dime in her plate and T.
said Here's some more graft" retort- J
ID 10 him. You don't mean that; You :
know you don't; II you did, you'd join
The Salvation Army" The chaplain 1
says If It we're true that FL Paso mer- /,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
Roundabout Toon
Some Of the Things That Ruin An Editor Nerves
Popular Indoor Sport: Perpetratiug Some News

-HoSE people who think the JOB OF
an editor is An upholstered bed
= OF roses, II they could only see
their own copy as the editor sees Il
when they turn in personal about
themselves or an item about their bus
mess, would wonder how he ever
survived as long as he does without
nervous prostration.
The Santa Fe magazine culis q lew
tens from copy received from con-
rributors. which some poor editor had
20 put into shape. While, as the maya
zine admits. some OF them have gone
the rounds the collection is quite In
leresting and is not a bit exaggerated,
for The Herald has received copy that
vas worse Here they are:
AIRS. Jones Of cactus Creek let q
can opener slip last week and cut her
self IN the pantry.
Miss Nettie Green while milking q
COW last week was kicked south of the
corn crib.
- nlischievious lad OF Piketown
threw a stone and hit Mrs. Pike in the
alley last Thursday.
John Doe climbed on the roof %
his house last week looking for leak
and fell, striking himself on the back
porch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
Straining For Arguments
(BY H. S. H.

british brewers are nothing if not ingenious IN their
* presentation of arguments why the government should
not close breweries and cut of the consuI
ton of beer The governments idea to save gram Tor
food divert labor to other more necessary acTes any
eunes 1t already been largely reduced oy pro
hibitions AGAINST spirituous liquors
AGAINST this British brewers have presented, IN news
naner advertisements the following which they consoer
for the continuance brewing and drinking beer
There would therefore larger consumption Of
food. -
There would also be much larger eonsump1i 6 %
tea coafee and cocoa, which all come from ABROAD ana
cCc,,nv much tonnage space and transport labor
And the increased consumption Of these beverages
mineral waters involve large inroad on our 40
nestle sugar supplies which not needed IN eTeNls
valuable for invalid FOOD anu
medicines would be shortened
There nothing in the place OF peer ie1es
sity to the strength Of Britain
This is pretty straning for arguments, but men
will 90 far lengths in absurdity protect their busi
neSses
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
80, 900 GAIN IN TEXAS
SCHOLARSHIPS EXPECTED

Austin. Tex. March 5.-TakinS OF the
annual scholastic census over the state
is in progress and IL 70 be completed
bn April !. There are 10000 school
districts n Texas and the census is be-
ing taken in each Of them The total
scholastics last year was l,293.s and
from present Indications and from in
formation received by the state depart
ment of public instruction, there viii
be an increase OF not less than 10000.
The increase last year was approx
mately 100, Zoo. but this was due to the
act OF the last legislature raising the
scholastic age TO l. years. Under the
present law children are entitled 10
enumeration as scholasricS ranging IN
&c from % T.. instead Of u years as
formeri~-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
Cermany's Prison Camps

,HE narrative of the four American YarIowdale pTis
oners released by Germany and now in Denmark, Of
life in German prison camps endured by themselves
and by those of comrades who have NOT yet oeen
released fills Americans with sympathy for them Ihe
story of Americans nsuffcienty fed walking in the snow
bare feet because OF lack OF Shoes ragged hungry anu
fororu does not make pleasant tale.
According TO view, these Americans should never
have been to prison for they were noncom
hatants as well as of neutral nationality The German
opinion however was that the Yauovdale people were
prisoners of war TO be treated such In releasing the
Americans Germany is merely yielding TO the American
view, without changing her OWL
Meager the fare and insufficient as was the cloth
ing American prisoners, the AeIcans tod OF no
btalt unless il was the prevention of their communat
ing with the American ambassador The prison comandant
and his assistant described kind and consderate
seeking 70 arneiorate conditions much possible
German prison camps doubtless bad enough 50 are
those in any country including those established by Russia
in Siberia, if reports are correct
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

chants were making such great profits.
the soldiers who kick would soon bs
going into business themselves.
Recently a Georgia sergeant tele-
phoned The Herald that he had speci-
fic instances in which national
guardsmen had been held Up" BY diff
ferent stores in FL Paso. He was told
to bring his proofs and The Herald
would print them. but he never came
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2. ". Berkshire is a big man in a
big job. For years, before he came 10
the border. we we5e always having .I.
grafton force along the Mexican line.
but not so since he has been here.
Things now run as smoothly as in q
family where the husband is never at
home.
Il takes two 10 start a quarrel, hut
one can sometimes keep II going Tor
quite awhile.
Jealousy is described as a green
eyed monster. but the monster thas
stirs him up usually has blue or black
eyes with a sparkle In them
I'm am" says the little fellow AZ
home, when asked who's rascal?"
They don't plead guilty so easily when
they get to know the world better. but
they are eventually found out. just the
same
It's difficult to have q good appetite
and make your wife think you are sick
x
Skating il not alone 4 child's past
time You often see men on the streets
with skates on
:: :.
The last Of the old time residences
on santa Fe street between san An
tonic and san Francisco has been
taken over for commercial purposes 4
saloon has taken the old Hague home
stead \ Mexican restaurant has been
in the other ard n saloon in the other
for a long time.
The Del Norte is putting on metro
rolitan airs with a negro door slam
rner in as much gold braid as Gen
Bell and his entire staff would wear a.
q full dress function.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
TWO sUGGEsTTONs.

Editor Il Paso Herald:
Here are two other good sug-
gestions 1 offer: First. to ]. J. Mum
dy (El PasO Commercial Coz. mayor
Lea, ct al. is that which Is mistermed
Sunset Heights" be changed 10 Mundy
Heights, which VIII include H NJ
Mundy's addition with J. ]. Nundys s.
credit TO bOth-for our sun has never
set yet. leaving the action or set"
to hens, OF different species and il IS
absurd for socalled men (which word
MAN means to think) TO continue using
such an absurd expression. Hens "set''
on Is eggs. more or less. Our sur dis
appears at the west The sooner socaIled
teachers comprehend the correct ex-
pressions. the better will children be
educated 10 be real sane man and
women.
Ny second suggestion is that police
men who are paid 10 walk. observe and
keep normal Q certain section of our
city, should pull down every advertise
ment, poster. etc. that has a gone pasL
date. II posters are Of any benefit.
that should be with first Impression
that should be with fresh information.
not Of past events that are only dis
figurements now.
John z. Edgar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
Peace and War

FACE The r0De greatest cause peace that's firm and stables with
cease this theme have been yapFng but there's
When
boOds
walow
bold unraid
pals lemonade whenever
Copyright By George Matthew Adams WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

Mesa Arizona streets are 30 feet wide and every block
comprises ten residence building site there aver
ages about When you ask address in Mesa ana
the obIiQing inhabitant directs you walk six blocks, It
doesn't far but you realize the distance before you
arrive Mesa was laid by Mormons who favored IN
USUALLY wide streets for attracveness and who made the
ten acre blocks in order every family might be or
less self sustaining time of Indian raids when the family
garden might be the only source of food
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
TNKLINGS and
l. THINKLINGSI
:BY wEx JONES

Natural history note: a hen emu is
not an emeute.
Cock robin as sung by the victim @:
spy mania.
Who saw him die2
I. said the spy.
With my telescope eye,
1 saw him die.
Appears that Pie Is not popular IN
Panama can't understand this. IN
less t.e report applies only ito cram
berry pie
Court holds that finger prints are not
evidence. but Bobbie knows better.
Marks Of jammy fingers on the cup
board Will convict him every time
Count TarnOwski. the Austrian am
bassador, who has not vet presented his
credentials, is like a man in 4 revolv-
ing door-not quite cure whether he's
coming in OF going out
The sun is showing more spots than
usual FOlka dot fashion this spring.
The ordinary cost of a Want Ad in
The FL PasO Herald is IS cents Il
reaches sn average o. about les, 600
resGers each Issue
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
The Daily Novelette,
Many man has taking ways who
absolutely negIects his bringing back
ones-PrOf. Simp.
THE ETERNAL MASCULINE

Oness-HrOI. Sluips
Translated from the Russian.)
UGGOFF Mutchiteh laid the loaded
revolver carefully on the So
H. faovna.
This Is the end he muttered. Be
fore sending yon bullet through my
aiting brain. I will write three notes
to the three women who have broken
nv heart"
And he struck his wrist with
souvenir hairpin and dashed OFF the
three notes in blood. as follows.
~AdOred but faithless Katyeena-I
an about 10 end all Your slave. Bus
roff"
"Adored but faithless Annya-GoOd-
by forever Your all but dead slave.
Busgoff"
'Aodred and faithless Lizzievna-
We will meet III heaven il YOU can
set in Your Buggoff slave"
Having addressed the notes he
picked up the revolver and placed the
muzzle between his right temple and
his profagus.
This Is the end he muttered. TO
gain time.
Al hat second his nose caught .
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
REsTRICTION 10 CANP.

Editor FL Paso Herald:
The news about the restriction to
camp OF pretty near our whole army
shows once more the tendency OF the
men higher up trying to put the blame
OF their own carelessness and incom-
petence somewhere else. The idea
seems 10 the well Initiated quite alb
surd when they know how contagious
diseases are treated in the different
army hospitals. The old army Joke
about having everything treated with
applications OF iodine seems TO have
4 very good foundation.
You can hardly blame the enlisted
personnel or the army trying to regis
ter kick through your paper, as that
is the only way for US TO voice our
opinion We have all had a very un-
comfortable time since We came to the
border. especially the troops just out
Of Mexico, and IL seems 10 US a queer
way 10 show the appreciation OF our
hard work, and you know II has been
hard by restriction TO cold and uncom-
Portable army camps OF course We
signed to serve our country for the
long time Of seven years. but-it seems
hardly Just to US to be the experiment
tai cases for all the ideas OF some
men that have never been deprived u
any real comfort. even If in years to
come they are able 10 show papers that
they too served on the border. We en-
listed personnel of the army, have no
comeback and we are always willing 20
do our duty. as we have clearly shown
in the last year, but we do hate to be
treated as inmates Of 4 reformatory.
An Enlisted Man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

NOT on HARPER's COMMITTEES.
Editor FL PasO Herald:
With reference 10 the article in your
paper a few days ago naming me on
the executive board Of the Good Gov
eminent league. I would appreciate
very much II you would convey TO your
readers that. under no circumstances.
will 1 be connected with any political
party and that L have no political as
pirations.
am always ready and glad to serve
on any proposition that might further
the interests Of FL Paso, and parpcu-
larly the chamber Of commerce. and
my only ambition in public life is that
the land and irrigation committee. OF
which I am chairman, will be a howl
ing success this year. W u. Roe
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
HOGWALLOW LOCALS
By GEORGE BINGHAM

Sidney Hooks
wonders II q lot
OF fish don't pass
on down the
stream after
stopping and
taking 4 good
look al the fish
erman.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

Ii Dr. A E Browns machine gun up TO his expect
lions 5000 bullets minute with velocity Of
1888 feet second what result be? Why, the result
will be that the United States will reject the invention and
LITER pay a royalty it TO foreign nation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

Made In the L. =. ~
American bread cards-ten dollar
bills.
It's An Unjust World.
The milkman Who is not allowed to
employ chalk and spring water in his
business cannot understand how these
synthetic experiments are allowed 10
get away with It.
Old stuff
Daylight saving is nothing new. The
Oldest timers can remember the song.
Let Us gather up the sunbeams lying
all around our path
The Paramount Necessity.
The Russian government will not
worry about the food shortage as long
as there is plenty OF caviar for the gen.
erals
How stupid Of Them.
Coal Investigations have developed
the fact that there would be no short
age at all had the poor only bought
five years supply three years ago.
4 TwO-Nay PrOverb.
The shoemaker's children are notori-
ousIy unshod. but we doubt very much
II the food SPECTATORS children are
hungry.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

BIest be the day longer feel called upon 10
apologize Tucson and Phoenix visitors for street
lights
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

Slim Pickens got up in the loft at
the Dog Hill church last Sunday
and peeped through a crack az the
congregation. He says people act
different when they think nobody Is
looking
The Deputy Constable has got him
self q pair Of large eolored spectscles
so that he can take a nap occasion
ally without the public seeing him.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

whlff OF drosNy stew. his favorite dish.
"Droslsv stew for supper" he cried
ecstatically. and dashed the revolver
cut OF the window and lighted three
cigarets in rapid succession with the
notes.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
T ETTERS to THE.
HERALD

GAN communications must bear the
signature Of the writer, but the name
will be withheld II requested)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05
HAEORE Truth
N1 Than Poetry
By JAMES J. MONTAGUE,

Made In the L. :. 4.
/ American bread cards-ten dollar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-05

~El Iaso~ hotels ccmp4 faVoranis
with metropolitan ho-eis. but lue
trouble is that Il Paso has not suffi-
cicnt occommodntions FOR the transient
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
DON'T NEGLECT kidneys
Swamp-Root, Dr.. Kilmer'S PreSCrip.
ton, 0verComeS Kidney Trouble.

1t is now conceded by physicians that
the kidneys should have more attention
as they control the other organs to &
remarkable degree and do Il tremen-
dous amount OF work in removing the
poisons and waste matter from the syS-
TEN by filtering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less
exercise, drink less water and often eat
more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing
the kidneys to do more work than ma =
ture Intended Evidence of kidney
trouble such as lame back annoying
bladder troubles. smarting or burning
brickdust or sediment, Sallow complex
ion, rheumatism. maybe weak or irreg-
ular heart action, warns you that your
Kidneys require help Immediately TO
avoid more serious trouble.
An ideal herbal compound that has
had most remarkable success as d kid
ney and bladder remedy is DR.. kilmer's
swamp Root. There is nothing else
like it. It is DR.. kilmer's prescription
used III private practice and 1t Is sure
to benefit you. Get bottle from your
druggist.
However If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr,
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. y. Y, for
"a sample bottle When writing be sure
and mention the Narshalltown Daily
Times Republican,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR TO DARKEN IT
IT'S GRANDMoTHER'S RECIPE TO
KEEP HER LOCKS DARK,
GLOSSY, BEAUTIFUL.

The old-tinne mixture of Sage Tea
and Sulphur for darkening gray, streak
ed and faded hair Is grandmother's re-
cipe, and folks are again using it to
keep their hair good. even color, which
is quite sensible. as we are living in an
age when a youthful appearance is of
the greatest advantage.
Nowadays. though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home All
drug stores sell the ready to- use prod =
uct, improved by the addition Of other
ingredients, called "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" for about 50 cents
q bottle. It is very popular because no,
body can discover it has been applied.
Simply noisten your comb or a soft
brush with ii and draw this through
your hair, taking one small strand at
a time, by morning the gray hair dis.
appears, but what delights the ladies'
with Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound, is that, besides beautifully dark
ening the hair after a few applications,
it also produces that soft lustre and ap-
pedranc= OF abundance which Is so at
tractive. This ready to-use preparat ton
lis a delightful toilet requisite for those
who desire a more youthful appearance.
1t is not intended for the cure, mtiga
ton or prevention of disease.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-07
TRAINING IN CONCRETE WORK.
Manual Training in Rural Schools tc
Be Made More Practical.

Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Feb. ITO make manual
training work in rural consolidated
schools still more practical to farm
boys. instruction in concrete work vii!
be added to the list of subjects in
which the engineering extension de-
partment OF Iowa State College will in
struCt teachers of these schools.
Just TO test the possibilities Of giving
the boys of a rural school a course in
concrete the engineering extension de-
partment last week CorHlucted an eX-
detrimental weks work in this line at
the Superior consolidated school, Dick
inson county. 1t proved an entire sue
cess.
Hereafter. If there is a demand for It,,
the course will be given to rural school
teachers so that they can carry out the
instruction in their schools. II that
demand comes soon, Il special course
will be given at this summer school
session at Iowa State College There
are 20 consolidated schools in the
state where the concrete instruction
could be carried on advantageously.