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tion takes place in Newport and New
York, but there is an exciting Illustration
of an elopement S, ged in parlor car
on the way from New York to Boston,"
That sounds promising" said Mrs. Nc.
FabreJg
1T is good story" admitted. But
such men as your husband who want to
find a criticism Of life in book will dis
cover that this one is filled with it, The
heroine finds Newport society vapid and
duh. The only qualification for admis-
sion is the possession of wealth. She
misses the men of intelligence and genius
whom she had met in English society
while visiting her sisters, one of whom
had married into the British army. An
other had married British naval Off
GER"
Worship Of money is the curse Of
America" Miss Ames remarked with
some feeling. Our political life is honey
combed with it. We have been making
laws for the protection of property and
have forgotten that l man is more inn
portant than a dollar. 1t is inevitable
that society should be tainted in the same
way. | hope to live to see the day when
we shall not measure Il mans worth 10y
the size of his bank account. Then we
may be able to set up salons such as
have made society in the old world in
teresting in the past. People will get
together for an eXchang'. OF ideas instead
of merely to eat and show their clothes
or what the clothes should cover. Brains
will insure AN entree to those who possess
them"
Bravo! Priscllla!" exclaimed her
uncle.
MIR. King does not regard the situa
ton as quite hopeless ! went on, for be
has the Newport millionaires and their
wives discover at last that the heroine,
although she is poor, $ a more entertain.
ing member of society tnan they, and can
make a dinner successfL which. without
her, might have been failure. This
does credit their intelligence and holds
out hope for the future"
~ am hoping that the war will show
us the wickedness of worshiping the
golden calf" Doctor McFabre remarked.
Yes, that and many other things" /
said. 81 am hoping that il will break
down many false standards and correct
many wrong theo, les. This novel, into
which the war obtrudes itself at the
close. is written, think. IN the hope that
it can do something to open the eyes OF
thoughtless people. For example, the
elopement of which / spoke a little while
ago involved a married woman and "a
former lover. The heroine. who is party
to its Illustration, reminds the woman
that marriage involves more than the two
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A Klondike Love Affair

Dawson, the city of the Klondike, where
Madge Macbeth's book "Kleath" is staged,
Is one Of the famous towns where men
have collected to find their fortunes and
match their strength with the grim stolidty
Of nature. Dawsons women were either
immoral or immoral as "A whole. but Goldie,
the daughter OF Tom Meadows Is kept
pure Meadows had married woman above
HIM. and for her sake would not allow
Goldie to go to the dance halls and enter
into the revels of the inhabitants OF Daw-
son. Goldie herself resented the advances
of the men, but her meeting with kleath
was the beginning of her trust in mankind.
Her different experiences and those of
kleath, and their falling in love with one
another make the framework of novel
which holds ones attention throughout
Tom Meadows, the father, however rough
in manner, shows the strongest affection for
his daughter, and that she may have IA
happy life proves TO be his greatest am
bition.
kLEATH. BY Madge Macbeth. Illustrated by
George W. Gage. Boston: Small. Maynard
Co. Sl.3J.
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Herford in the Confessional

We have no more genial caricaturist than
Oliver Herford. He has collected thirty
two of his pictures i'm volume, where they
are printed with verses to ft Among the
men who receive the attentions Of his pen
are Howells. Napoleon Kipling Pierpont
Morgan, Christopher Columbus and Roose-
welt. on the page opposite a picture Of
the Colonel as twins he has this to say:
The ways of Providence are odd
II Theodore means THE Gift of God
Let us give thanks at any rate,
The Gift was not duplicate.
Then to take out the sting, he prints In
a note at the bottom of the page:
Dear Theodore. should IT give you pain
To read this rhyme, let me explain.
1--WE exchanged you, whore on earth
Could we find one Of equal worth?
The volume would make an excellent
Christmas present for a person with a sense
of humor
CONFESSIONS OF A CARICATURIST. ny
Oliver Herford. New York: Charles Scribnsr's y
Sons. 81.
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Romance Of the Peninsular
Campaign

Those who want TO read story OF tic
times when war was waged In decent
manner and there was such a thing as
the honor of solder and gentleman.
can not do better than tlrn to The Snare"
by Rafael Sabatini This gifted Italian.
who writes English as though IT were his
native tongue. has produced fascinating
tale of love anl adventure. II deals with
young scapegracc who, while drunk.
breaks into nunnery and Is condemned to
he shot. lie finally gets off. but not be.
tore he has several very uncomfortable mo.
meuts Among the characters introduced
Is Wellington himself Much Is said of the
plotting of the Portuguese with the French
against their English allies. which will re-
call to the reader the things that were
going on in Russia before the Gear was de-
throncd
THE SNARE. by Rafael SabHtni philadel-
phis: j. Il. Lppincott Company. sl.25.
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Two Charming Old Ladies

''rhe Little Gods Laugh" by Louise
Maunsell Field, Is society story that diff
fers from the novels OF Mr.. Robert w.
Chambers only in that the conversation is
less frothy and less extended outside Of
two very charming old ladies', the actors
in the drama are generally unpleasant, the
characterizations overdrawn and hectic.
Indeed, the entire novel adopts the tone
taken by 80 many recent books OF a seem
ingly too radical and too hysterical portI ait
OF high society which Is having It's
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Technical Books for Soldiers

Lieutenant y McKellar of the Cana
dian machine gun service. has prepared a
handbook on Machine Gun Practice and
Tactics" (Macmillan Company New York;.
which is an excellent example of what such
A handbook should be. II covers every con-
Ceivable point in the briefest possible man
ner as an officer would give his orders For
example, In the chapter OF the duties of the
various members Of a gun company this is
all he has to say of the duties of one of
the noncommssioned officers:
SERGEANT
l. Must understand Tactical situation.
. Take officers place if officer a casualty.
3. Supervise guns coming into action as
tion officer may direct.
{. Good observer of fire aud
vcrs1nt with handling OF guns.
This is the style of the whole book. COM
pact. explicit with no superiluous words
pany New York; issues three handbooks or
other phases of warfare. Two of them are
devoted to the use of the bayonet. The
volume on "Iayonet Fighting" which is
by Captain Leopold McLaglen, inventor Of
the system used In the British army, is
made up almost entirely of pictures There
Is text enough TO explain them. The "Man-
ual Of Bayonet Training" giving the reEula-
tons in force in the allied armies. ought
to be Studied I'm connection with the book
on bayonet fighting. Much useful informa-
trenchments," a manual of trench warfare
1t is literally illustrated with photographs
drawings and diagrams
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move her. Those whose hearts are torn
with grief, either real or in anticipation
Of what may come should not read the
story. But for others, unwrung by partings
and who can appreciate literature, II wtn
be a genuine delight.
-FOUR DAYS. The story Of war marriage.
by Hety Hemeuwny. With frontispiece
by Richard Cutler. Boston; Little, Brown
Co. 90 cents.
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"Since reading Mr.. Barron's
book, l am conscious Of larger
sympathy with the people in Mex
leo, and of a conviction that they
are more worthy of saving, of re-
demption, tl.an l had supposed.
One cannot help feeling glad to
know that there is SO much more
of real good in them than pre-
viously supposed"
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FAac Mexican Problem
author Of "TRE AUDACIOUS WAR"
BY
G.. w. Barron

breaking out the
that ultimately their defeat
Mr. Barron
went to ampco invest the oil uaon tie found large pot
Don't the clear foreword and the Wuminat-
Williams uDH
history and the of all found them set forth
elseWhere.
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Extracts from a Few of Many
Letters of Commendation

"The Mexican Problem is to my
thinking worth its weight in gold
of all recent books the best by
many degrees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-29

Facts and Principles Taken from
the Book that are Worth
Remembering
"The United States can never
take its proper attitude in CO.
operative democracy toward its
sister republic until two popular,
yet absolutely false impressions of
Mexico are removed. These popu-
lar fallacies are:-
"First, that the natural wealth
of Mexico has furnished a base
for contending business interests
from the United States to promote
Mexican quarrels.
"Second, that the land question
is at the bottom of the Mexican
troubles"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-29

"The book conveys to the read
er a knowledge of Mexico and the
needs of it's people in a way not
heretofore adopted by any others
attempting to give information on
the subject.
"In fact, the whole book is a
compendium of terse, trenchant
and sententious wisdom on the
Mexican Problem"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
Doctor Says Ordinary NuEated Iron
VIII Make Nervous Rundown People
1000 Stronger in Two Weeks
Time In Many Gases.

NEW YORK, N. T.-"One glance is
enough to tell which people have iron
in their blood" said DR.. E Sauer. a
Boston physician who has studied
widely both in this country and in
Great European medical institutions,
in q recent discourse They are the
ones that do and dare The others are
in the weazling class Sleepless nights
spent worrying over supposed all
ments, constant dosing with habit
forming drugs and narcotics for nerv-
Gus weakness, stomach, liver OF KID
.rey disease and useless attempts TO
brace. up with strong coffee pr other
stiTrluIauts. are what Keep them SUI
fering ard Vafuly longing to. be
'yrrorEg. Their real trUubte Is lack Of
ron IN the blood. Wthdut iron tie
blood has no power TO change food
into living tissue and therefore, moth
ing you eat does you any good5 you
don't get the strength out Of IL The
moment iron is supplied the multitude
OF dangerous symptoms disappear
have seen dozens Of nervous, run
down people who were ailing all the
time, double and even triple their
strength and endurance and entirely
get rid OF every sign Of dyspepsia,
liver and other trouble in from ten TO
fourteen days time simply by taking
iron in the proper form And this,
after they had in some cases been
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
You Gam Tell the People Who
Have Iron in Their Blood
Strong, Healthy Vigorous FOLDS

dOctoring for months without any
benefit.
II you are not strong or Wen you
owe it to yourself 70 make the fol-
lowing test: See how long you can
work OF how far you can walk with
out becoming tired Next take two
fve-grain tablets Of ordinary nuxated
iron three times per day after meals
Tor two weeks. Then test your
strength again and see for yourself
how much you have gained There is
nothing like good old iron 20 put
color in your cheeks and sound,
healthy flesh on your bones. But
you must take iron in a form that
can be easily absorbed and assimi-
lated like nuxated iron II you want
II to do you any good, otherwise Il
may prove worse than useless.
NDTE.-1su1ated - Iron o. recommended
aboje by NJ, 2, sauer. IS ,pue OF the
newer prgautc non prupounds. Unlike
the older, tnprGanic iron prodrrts, II IS
easily qsEimilated, dpss not fnjure the
teetn paEs them plarF, nor upset the
potent remedy, IN nearly all forms OF
indigestion. as well as 1Or nervous, run
down conditions The Manufactures have
such great confidence in Nurated Iron
that they offer to forfeit $4,000 to any
charitable institution II they cannot take
any man or woman under 60 who lacks
iron and increase their strength 100 per
cent or over in four weeks time provided
they have no serious organic trouble.
They also offer TO refund your money
II it does not at least double your
strength and endurance in ten days time
II Is dispensed in this city by A. Z.
Ryan and all other druEgists.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

~ EPENDING entirely on educated
animals to give the entertain
- ment, the Al C. Barnes big four
ring wild animal circus coming to FL
Paso next Monday stands forth as the
animal circus par excellence and dis
tinctly different from all others
With all the pomp and splendor Of
"the big tops" with its acres Of water
proof tents. parade features, clowns,
sawdust rings and general circus fes-
tivities are added two steel arenas,
electric fans, electric lights and a pro-
gram most unusual.
In the center of the shows tents,
two steel arenas are erected in which
are presented most amazing. thrilling
wild animal acts. Men and women
educators vie with one another for
the plaudits Of the people as they put
the fiercest Of jungle beasts through
their PAGES
Martha Florine offers 3 group Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

Persian Ieopards and jaguars; AiSble
Stark presents educated Royal Bengal
tigers. Dainty ClOe Weber dances IN
a den OF African lions.
Clarence Crosby, under whose train
ing bears Of nearly every specie have
been educated TO perform in amazing
features. is among the male mem ers
who draws the glad hand from the pa
irons. Charles Berry has a group OF
performing Zebras under his super
vision. These stubborn animals have
been educated to walk on their hind
feet roll barrels, jump through hoops
and do a see-saW.
IN the rings on either side OF the
arenas. domestic animals are seen in
comedy and unusual acts-pOsing ele-
plants conceded by those who know
TO be the best on exhibition There
are kangaroOs that might have given
'Grnboar Smith" a few pointers in
boxing goats that walk a tight rope
and ride Failoping horses.
There is a big parade at 1880 IN
the morning, doors opening at 1 p. m.
and Z p m
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Jack Pickford and Louise Huff viii
be the attraction at the Alhambra to-
day in a most delightful mystery
drama entitled The Ghost House"
This is a bona fide haunted house
with spooks and thrills and shivers
mingled with the most amazing adj
ventures. the most entertaining pic
ture in which these two young stars
have ever appeared The supposed
haunted house is a hiding place for q
gang Of thieves. A college fraternity
uses the first floor on dark nights for
an initiation and in the meantime the
real owners, two young girls, have
returned and are occupying the second
floor How they become aware Of the
presence Of each other and the anus
ing, exciting complications that fol-
low make up this clever story
Saturdays attraction is the beauti-
full Virginia Pearson in a thrilling
Fox production Thou Shalt Not
Steal" Alhambra prices are IOc, 15c
and 25c-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead Of
taking tones, OF trying to patch up a
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause Of the ailment-clo gged
liver and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse
the liver in a soothing, healing way.
When the liver and bowels are per-
forming their natural functions away
goes Indigestion and stomach troubles.
If YOU have a bad taste IN your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods,
YOU should take Olive Tablets the
substitute for calomel.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purelyvegetable compound mixed with
olive oil You viii know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
At 1Oc and 25c per box. All druggists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
MISS BAKER ENTERTAINS
WITH EXCELLENT PROGRAM

Miss Elsie Baker, contralto. assisted
by Alex Skjerne, pianist, and VIM.
DurieuL 'cellst, entertained a small
audience at the Texas Grand Thurs
day evening. The audience highly
appreciated and made up IN It's en-
bers. The Orpheus club of EI Paso
assisted the singer by, rendering four
selections during the evening Miss
Baker has lovely voice and her two
assistants are also pleasing enter
tanners.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
CANCER SGAUSE
ISYET UNKNOWN
Eating Clean Food at Nor
NAL Temperatures May
Help Avoid Cancer.

Chicago, H., Oct z6.-The causa-
tion Of cancer Is yet unknown to
medical science, according to a state
ment made before the 5000 surgeons
who for the past week have been in
Chicago attending the eighth annual
convention OF the Clinical Congress
Of Surgeons. DR.. William T. Mayo,
OF Rochester, Mimi, discussing ad-
vances made in the treatment Of
cancer, asserted that It is known
that hot foods taken into the stomach
often result in generous growths in
that organ
Clean food at normal tempera lures
might 90 a long way in removing one
OF the first causes of cancer. Dr.
Mayo said Subsequent speakers
agreed to this
Sir Berkeley Moynihan. Of Leeds.
England, member OF the British army
staff, who has made daily addresses
10 the physicians, declared that in no
one line Of surgery had such strides
been made as in lung and pleura
surgery DC advised surgeons con-
templating war service 20 be pre-
pared to 90 about lung surgery reso-
lutely and without misgivings as to
severity He said the lung could be
cleansed OF slivers OF shells Just as
one would cleanse a new sponge.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
FAT THAT SHOWS
SOON DISAPPEARS

Prominent fat that comes and stays
wh-rs Il IS not needed IS a burden;
hiudrance TO activity, a curb upon pleas
ure- You can take off the fat where Il
shows By taking after each meal and At
bedtime. one Marmola Prescription Tab
let These little tablets are as effective
and harmless as the famous prescription
from which they take their name Buy
and try a case today Your druggist sells
them at Is cents or II you prefer you
may write direct to the Aarmola Co.. Ss4
Woodward Ave. Destrolt, Mich You can
thus say goodbye 20 dieting. exercise and
faf-afw
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

that lemon Juice is used TO bleach and
remove such blemishes as freckles,
sallOWness and tan, and is the ideal
skin softener, smoothener and beau
tifier.
Try It girls! Get three ounces OF
orchard white at any pharmacy or
toilet counter and two lemons from
the grocer and make up q quarter
pint Of this fragrant lemon lotion
and massage it daily into the face,
neck, arms and hands II should
naturally help to whiten. soften.
freshen and bring out the roses and
beauty OF any skin It is marvellous
TO smoother rough, red hands-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

Universal Current Events" reel con-
tanning the latest news Of the worlds
war, and a special number show
ing "Hourless" defeating Omar
Khayyam" setting new worlds rec
ord and wins $40 1000 for Red Cross
A new Big ''V" comedy. Sport and
Splashes." crammed full OF daring
acrobatic feats, VIII be shown also
Tomorrow The Fighting Trail" is
here. Don't miss any OF these pic
lures; they are great-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
u - - a. Il

1t seems that every girl and
.-oman here Is making lemon lotion"
says a well known druggist, and the
reason is because at the cost OF a
small jar Of ordinary cold cream
they can prepare a full quarter pint
OF a creamy lemon skin softener and
complexion beautifier, by squeezing
the Juice OF two fresh lemons into
bottle containing three ounces Of or
chard white. Care should be taken
10 strain the juice through a fine
cloth so no lemon pulp gets in. then
this lotion viii keep fresh for months.
every woman has known for years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
CARRIERs DAY.

Tomorrow being the last Saturday
in the month. Herald carriers will
present bills for October subscrip-
tions. Subscribers will please have
the amount they owe ready for the
boys as they have TO do their collect
ing on Saturday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

hemmerer. WyO-. OCT t5--LnarIes
Rose and Earl Daniels, aged - and
rs years. respectively. sons Of well
known residents Of ConrOy, a mining
camp near here. were drowned today
in a reservoir near there when the
boat in which they had gone fishing
capsized. The reservoir had to be
drained before the bodies could be
recovered
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

New York, Oct 26.-The prices OF
potatoes will drop here tomorrow, 10
was announced by the clty's recently
created food committee. More than 300
carloads win be thrown on the mar
ket, il was stated, and consumers Will
have to pay only three cents pound
as compared with from four TO six
cents today. The new price Will give
the retailer a profit OF S1.50 barrel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
NEWS BREVITIES II:
AND GENERAL.
ADVERTISEMENT

a son OF DR.. Carl Pietsch' professor
Of philosophy and languages at the
University Of Chicago. was arrested
yesterday and arraigned before U. y
Commissioner Mark A FoOte on
charges Of threatening the life or
president Wilson and Decorating the
American flag
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

Denver. Colo. Oct 26.-Movie pa
irons in Denver vii have TO pay one
cent more to see pictures in houses
charging ten cents and two cents
more in IS cent houses after NOvem-
her 1. This was decreed yesterday
when the Rocky Mountain Screen club
met to consider problems connected
with the new war revenue law
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

Cleveland, ONO, Oct Z6--Fire OrlB-
mating last night in the basement OF
the B. r. Baker company retail cloth
ing store on Euclid avenue at an early
hour this morning had caused a loss
OF stock estimated at 100000. and IL
was feared the building might De
destroyed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26
ETHEL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Lies Whirlpool" a five-act Metro
production, featuring the gifted Ethel
Barrymore. viii be tOdays attraction
at the Unique Those who are inter
ested in Ethel Barrymore's home life
wiu have the opportunity in this pic
ture OF seeing her home and scenes
in which she spends her everyday
life-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

All parties who have bills against
company A, Texas National guard.
known as the Colley-Lippmau Co.,
are requested to file itemized state
ments with the Business Mems Pro-
tective association not later than NO
vember first
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

London. Eng, Oct 26.-Emperor
william on leaving Constantinople,
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Amsterdam. invited the sultan
Of Turkey to visit Berlin The sultan
may visit Vienna, Sofia and Berlin in
November.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-26

A strictly pure Linseed Oil-White
Lead and Zinc Paint The paint with
a reputation. Try Il on your next job
for satisfactory results. Ask for our
paint man Sold and guaranteed by
Lander Lumber Company.
Paint Dept. Phone 2S2.