El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-05
Copyright. 1917, International News s

hidden under the napkin on the hotter
table In Columbus / saw displayed
in a grocer's window . barr Ell Of fri
joles with placard which read: In
ported, special. 1Sc a pound
In some places in the east and
middle west coal is very scarce In
the great coal region Of eastern Ohio
thousands OF people are mining and
hauling coal themselves. In one
place I saw a bank cashier triumph
antly drive into town a load Of coal
which he had shOveled and hauled
himself"
4 hear that the Philadelphia mint
IS making more pennies just now
man AZ any time during its history"
said Arthur Rathdrum. In some
ways this is . good sign, Il indicates
hat people are taking care Of the
pennies on the other hand, the fact
that living expenses are going sky
ward means that pennies will be OF
less value in staving off the proven
bal WOLF than they might have been
lOrmerly. When eggs were ten and
fifteen cents a dozen, n few pennies
would have gone a good way towards
the purchase Of half dozen eggs. but
that was. when We said keep the
change
Force seems 20 be the last resort
even IN the pe-suodlnE OF anyone 10
De patriotic said William D. Mars
ton 1t seems ridiculous that sew
cral soldiers, as I read today, should
think IL would be Of any advantage
70 themselves, or TO the man whom
they say failed TO stand up when the
national anthem was played. that they
should proceed to beat him I'D on his
coming out OF the theater. And yeE
who among US is free from just this
same impulse to make those who DO
not worship at our shrines do so By
main force
'I wonder what the church people
viii co this Christmas" said Dewitt
Brown We know that the war must
be fought 70 victory. and that peace
viii not be made until victory has
been gained for US VIII they stiu
sing EbOut the Prince Of Peace while
praying for victory for our arms2 Is
religion logical. and is II possible FOL
US TO forget at Christmas time p1rtfc-
ularly that the one who is remem-
oered by that holy day was the
Prince OF Peace who cbhOr- ed hypo-
critesE We don't want peace, and
we do not expect II. for some time TO
come Then why not be frank about
+=
Christmas time affords us a splen-
did opportunity for real giving" said
Z. n Ballantine. True giving, at
any time. is not a silt bought with a
supertuity OF money or in the sense
OF barter. Giving In a worthwhile
sense involves sacrifice The little
child who gives one Of a few treas
ured red apples to another IS really
giving. He is giving something
which he desires TO keep The father
VINO works hard and long to earn
the money with which TO buy his
oh %
Better Il is to havf few gifts which
carry love and service and personal
sacrifice with them. than dozens OF
glIts which carry only a suggestion
Of What viii / get in RETURN To
give to those who viii not give 20 us.
those who really appreciate the
thought and love behind the gift
that is true giving"
Notwithstanding the fact that the
west is becoming quiet and sedate,
and that young men are in fact a
great deal like young men in other
parts or the country, young women in
hundreds OF romantic wealth, beauty
and manly attributes" said Orwell
Slm9-c-l- The young women who
doesn't suit or who cannot be suited
in her own town back in the middle
and eastern states has various ways
- -N--aAAe IL nc hlAlM u LAlaL eAe IS w
the market for a western husband
There are many more mail order mar.
rlaSes than people think"
x
Much discussion has been aroused
as TO how much FL Paso would suffer
in case tho Elephant Butte dam were
blown up said Charles Cutter. ''Of
course, Il IS question that could
only be decided BY an actual catastro-
phe, which IS quite improbable, in
view Of the fact that the government
mas taken steps 20 guard the dam.
We know that Il takes four days now
TOT water TO reach e. Paso. and IN
case OF torrent, Il IS probable that