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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND KENNY PENNY.
HOWARD r. GARIS.=

You tell" they said. So Kenny
Penny told:
get some sweet grass, ana: all OF =
sudden. a piece Of the sky fell on my
head, and 1 Will surely die"
~Ha. That is too bad" cried Chicken
Licken- I must see about this, and
before the others could stop him, into
the woods he rushed Il was not long
before he came rushing back again
oh dear" he cried. oh. dear. The
same thing happened TO me- y piece
OF the sky fell on my head and shall
surely die" Then he began 10 cry
and sigh and 50 did the others. whils
Uncle WiEgily's pink nose twinkled
like a cake of scented soap
This is all nonsense exclaimed
the bunny rabbit. I must see what it
means Show me. Henny-Penny. and
you too Chicken -Licken, lust where
you stood when yOu thought the piece
% the sky fell on YOU"
1t was right under that big tree.
said Henny-Penny. pointing with her
claw toward tree in the woods.
Quickly Uncle WiE=ily hoped under
it. lust as he reached there something
fell n -bunko-thump-O on his head.
Ha- There is something here after
an cried the bunny gentleman ana
lie looked on the ground and there
he saw an acorn II was that which
had fallen off the tree and hit him.
Uncle Wiggily looked up into the
oak tree and another acorn fell, bus
this one did not hit him. Then he saw
Billie BuShy-tail. the squirrel boy, hop
ping about in the tree.
Was il you who threw TIE acornsr-'
asked Uncle WiEEiiy
Yes, but I did not mean TO-" said
Billie I am building n nest in this
tree. and / knocked down the acorng
by accident I think one hit Henry
Penny and Chicken-Lickeu. but I did
not mean 10 do il. They ran away so
quickly ! could not tell them"
IA. then il was only an acorn and
not a piece of the sky at ALL laughed
Uncle WiSSily- He ran back and told
henny-Peuny- Ducky-Lucky. GOosie-
LoOsie and Chicken-Licken what had
happened and they were all ashamed
OF being so Silly frightened.
BUT This only shows You that A little
tning sometimes makes great trouble.
and, II the trolley car doesn't stoD
ringing the bell before its time Tor
dlnner- TIT tell YOU next about Uncle
lSSily and the Moon-Nan.-Copy-
riSRt. 1917. by Mcclure Newspaper syn
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

"OO much emphasis cannot be laid
uDon the fact that the teeth must
be given daily brushings and
must be looked after by a good dentist
once every half year. Poor teeth viii
spoil the best shaped mouth. VIII ruin
a smile. Teeth neglected so that they
have 70 be pulled. cause hoIlows in
.he cheeks. and lines around the mouth.
where the hollow gums shrink Teeth
that grew in wrong. or were neglected
when young, often cause badly shaped
chins- Children and babies who are al
lowed TO suck their fingers grow up
with prOtrudinE lips, badly formed jaw
bones, and recedinE chins.
The receding chin and protruding
teeth combination give a look of stu
piditv 10 the face that takes away
any other good looks. A good dentist
can remedy this. frequently. by grad
ually spacing the teeth so they grow
straight instead OF outward In other
cases. where the jaw is badly formed
and the teeth are jagged. small wedges
are put between. spacing the teeth
away from each other. and so giving
them room to grow properly \ Few
old fashioned dentists still use gold
wires and screws for this. but this
form of discomfort is done away with
by more modern practitioners These
use soft wedges, u king them out
and replacing them frequently
For general care Of the teeth. two
daily brushings should be the rule
Teeth decay and yellow because food
particles collect. sour. form gases and
eat into the enamel Diseases Of the
gum result from neglect. Gum shrink
ing can be avoided in most cases II the
teeth are brushed up and down as we'll
as crosswise-
: Friend writes-"Some time ago I
read in your beauty chats about the
woman who asked what to do for
swollen neck. If il is caused by
gOiter she can make il much smaller.
in fact il will almost disappear If
she viii sleep with her head bent for
ward. the chin as near the neck as
possible. I think she will notice she
sleeps with her head thrown back.
most people with this trouble do
49, l.r---a ..-har ] met
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

Two acts. moved into the Princess the
atre ana broke the ink that has been
camping at that playhouse with a loud
and reverberating crash
Full OF lifting melodies By Jerome
Kern and clever lyrics and clean COM
edy from the cola borating pens OF Guy
Bolton and r g. WOOdhOuse. the mu-
steal play (for that is just what the
production Isl scored for a touchdown
on the theatrical Sridiron-
The story OF oh Boy Tevolves
around a young man, newly married.
and 4 surprise party AT the country
club. which bring forth unlimited
Justine Johnson. Marian Davies.
Anna Wheaton. Hal horde. Tom Pow
ers and Marie Carroll seemed each one
bent on Outdoing all previous efforts
IN their own particular line
Harinn Davies a Hit
Marian Davies came home under the
wire ia first place so closely followed
by the whole field that I'm not going
TO attempt TO pick second position.
Again ! must rise up and shout from
the hOusetops that jerome Kern has
written ? rollickinE. melOdious score
that is a joy to listen 10. In a Little
Pit OF Ribbon sung b. Marian Davies.
Kern has outdone all previous cou1po-
sitiOns and ] predict that this number
viii attain unlocked for popularity.
The entire production Is one to en-
thuse over It marks the turning point
from musical comedy to something bet
ter. il is the new combination of music.
and common sense that / have been ad-
vocating and it is an undoubted sue
cess.
Tom Powers is comedian OF rare
ability and he mas A splendid field
for his endeavors in the present pro-
duction.
THE Great Divide" Revival.
Speaking entirely from a dramatic
standpoint. this has been a season of
revivals.
Henry Miller is the latest manager
TO tempt fate with "A piece that has
long been held away and from present
indics tons he has scored with bulls
eve
When William Vaughn Moody wrote
The Great Divide ten years ago he
was convinced he had written a great
play He had quite some trouble in
convincing the producers here that such
was the case. but finally the piece was
brought out with Henry Miller in the
leading role and Margaret AnSlin as
cO-Star-
The play was a decided success from
the start, and enjoyed a long run. The
revival is just as much as success
and in my opinion il could continue
Tor another indefinite period
New Faces Help
The cast is naturally greatly
changed. but the new faces in the
production tend rather TO improve than
detract from its value
Henry Miller in his original role OF
stephen Client, plays with the same
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Shoes of Vanished Cloth
and Paper Soles in Italy

Rome. Italy March 5.-An investi-
gation Of the shoe industry has re-
vealed that the retail stores have been
flooded with footwear made Of var
nished cloth, paper soles. sold 70 WON
en and children al prices varying from
s. to SO.
One dissatisfied customer lodged a
complaint Of fraud against the seller
OF shoes" Ehereupon the association
OF shoe dealers voted to clnse UP their
shops and not sell any more cloth and
paper until the public had digested its
wrath
The newspaper comment has been TO
the effect that, since sole leather is
lacking for the making OF sandals of
the old Roman type. the public must
either wear old shoes bought before
the war and made Of real leather. or
else return TO the wooden shoe OF the
PEASANT until such time S the shoe
dealers lower their prices for real
leather.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
LEONE NIORGAN ia LOVE DYKE
SEOBERT TlEAIRE

Snowman. especially tn musical com
edy. viii not allow mis- actors to take
too many eucOreS- The whole prin-
Ciple Of success is Make the audience
want more Leave the spectator en-
tnusiaStIc, rather than give them too
much and leave them bored.
IT a plaT were produced for what
Il is worth in actual time. il would
tend to give MS more successful plays
A man may have a good idea that Is
worth an hour and a half production.
but is worth less for "A longer one
" ny XIII the idea by padding it,
Perhaps the manager will discover
that time value as used IN the movies
IS a good gauge TO follow II a scene
is worth seven feet ia the movies
careful director viii cut II TO seven
feet and not stretch ir 20 fifteen In
the theatrical field the same principle
viii soure day be obse rved- IF an act
rs only worthy of twenty minutes II
VIII only last twenty minutes. and
there VIII be- more satisfied audiences
ana fewer blase critics
The Wnndcrer.-
Tn point OF dramatic appeal excel
ient production and historic interest
The Wanderer' is easily one Of the
best PLAYS that has ever been seen in
New York
\ story as old as the world itself.
thar Of the "Prodigal SON the pro-
duction which Was brought here from
Berlin Dog William Elliot. r. RAY Com
stock and Norris Cest. has lost moth
ing by American methods. The three
co-prOducers. each of whom has an
enviahle record. have collectively sur
passed any thing in the spectacular
line that has ever been witnessed on
an American stage.
THe theme. developed 10y the artistic
acting or au ail-star cast. gains in ap-
peal as the story progresses
Lured by the Girls.
The fooiish younger son. who. Iured
10y th- fascinating pleasures Of an
artificial existence with the members
Of the fair sex. whose charms may bc
purchased by presents of gold. Is
caught cheating iu gambling game.
stripped of his fine clothes and thrown
out into the street It is but an an
Client version OF everyday cases in any
lar-e city Of the world today
The way i'm which he works ont his
redemption and returns 10 his father.
while CLOSELY following the Bible YER
sion. has unique features which are
productive of unusual interest
The coStuming of the piece and its
scenic equipment are above reproach.
while the members of the cast are too
well known 10 need eulogy. Nance
ONeil. Clara Blandick and many others
Of the company OF go increase the
efficiency Of the organization. and the
musical score written 90 augment the
dramatic possibilities Of the piece more
than arcomplishcs its object
"Oh Boy Scores Hard.
"oh Boy new musical play in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
Managers Have Idea That
People Want to Stay
Until Tired.

N PLAY @0s a3ss. Fs IN sses '9s s5s
season mas Deen step forward
in theatrical development notwith-
standing David Belasco considers il a
national calamity
L has done one thing AT least Il
has started audiences wondering why
it is that some plays which have Soy
eral interesting points in them bore
one 70 death before the final curtain.
The short plays are productive OF
continual interest. because the ma
terial in them is played for what 70 is
worth Il is not stretched over three
or four acts. hut is told in one
To be sure. judging from the stand
point OF some producers. there Is ma
terial enough in some successful one
act plays to scatter over three or four
acts. but il scattered over three or
four acts the piece would be A rank
failure
This brings US 70 the question Or
time value Now. 10 make my point
more clear. I viii state that time
value is the length necessary TO run
a play. figured from the value OF ma
Pudding Hurts n Play.
7 think there would ne an instant
Improvement in every branch Of the
theatrical field If managers GOT out Of
the moss covered idea that a produc-
ton must be padded into two hour
and a half entertainment. irrespective
Of the fact that il is only worth an
hour and a half
I have a young friend who recently
wrote and produced a musical comedy
which he figured il properly worked
should take an even two hours The
manager who was handling the affair
raised old Ned He said that the show
was too short. that il must be run for
two hours and a half The author.
however. refused to give in The play
was produced in the time allowed il
by the author and was a bowling sue
cess. The audience was satisfied but
admitted the play left the idea OF de-
sire for more lingering in the mind
This is food for thought. Would II
rot be better to send an audience home
saying. That was a bright. snappy
play: ! wish it had lasted longer than
to hear it said, Well. it was all right.
but II dragged SO horribly"
Quit When It's Time.
That is time value. The careful
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

nee upon a time. when Uncle
wiggily Longears. the rabbit
~ gentleman was hopping through
the woods. looking for an adventure.
he heard a loud clucking noise in the
bushes.
.Ha: That must be Mrs. -Clucl.
the hen lady thought the bunny. She
has laid an egg I suppose. I must
wish her happy returns of the day
But instead of Mrs Cluck-Cluck.
there came from behind the pushes an
other hen lady. who at once began 10
oh. dear, Oh. dear, I went into
the woods and a piece Of the sky tel
OF my head, and now I am surely going
Tut. TUT" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. using as Jolly voice as he could
: speak in considering such sad words
Tut, Tut. Nothing is SO bad but ", what at
! il might be worse no SPEAKS OF
pieces OF sky falling, and Of going 10
i do answered the chicken lady.
Ny name IS Henny-Penny. and you
NAV have read of me in a book
Perhaps / did" said Uncle Wiggily.
Are you in the Ara bian Nights.
Well. in a book like that But let
me tell you what happened. l went
in the woods just now. TO see n there
was any sweet grass 10 eat, when. all
OF a sudden. a piece OF the sky fell on
How do you know IL was a piece
Of the skycT asked Uncle WiEgily-
Didn't 7 feel a terrible bump" asked
Henny-Penny- i know il was the
Uncle wiggiIy squinted up at the sky
through his glasses He twinkled his
pink nose in the most jolly fashion. TO
make Henny-Penny feel more happy
7 don't see any hole in the sky
where the piece fell out that hit you
Well. it fell all right" said Henry
What fellc- asked another voice.
Turning around. Uncle Wiggily and
Henny-Penny saw Ducky-Lucky wad-
"oh. Ducky-Lueky exclaimed
came ont of the same book as she did
such a terrible thing has happened
What asked Ducky-LuclIy.
why, I went into the woods Just
now TO get some sweet grass, and a
piece Of the sky fell on my head. and
:oh. dear quaeked Dueky-Luclsy-
That is TERRIBLE"
.'Fiddlestisss and ice cream lolly-
pink nose. twinkle so hard that it al
most wobhled off Nothing like that
is going to happen"
What happened asked another
What happenedc" she asked
"Oh, a terrible thing" said Henry
Penny. I went into the woods TO get
a bit Of sweet grass. and n piece OF
the sky fell on my head. and / am
going 10 die"
oh. that is too bad cried Goosie-
Loosie. I would not have that happen
for the world Let me see your poor
head where the sky hit it,"
Henny-Penny turned her head to one
s.de. and surely enough. the feathers
were all ruffled. GOOsie-Loosie looked
up in the air.
y es-" she said. I can see where a
piece of the sky has fallen
oh, what nonsense these silly crea-
lures believe" cried Uncle Wiggily.
oh. dearr sighed Henny-Penny. i
don't want 20 die"
4 should say not, Nobody would"
cried a new voice, and there stood
Chicken-Licken. What's all the trou-
bic abOut2" she asked
All the others looked at Kenny
Penny
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

WAS reedlbE a vary interesting
book about Buffalo Bill last mite,
Il sed Ma He was truly a wunder-
full karakter.
He truly was, sed Pa; he was 4
grand old sport He didn't know what
danger was. he was a striking figger
like me. he was a good fellow wen he
had II K he always had It, sed Pa I
knew him we'll
You did. sed Ma I newer knew that
on. yes, sed Pa. him d ne was jest
like that
You knew everybody il yure time,
dident You. sed Ma That iS. every
body that was a Big Gun
PracktickaIly everybody. sed Pa 7
cuddent help it. thay was always
around looking for a chanst 70 meet
me
Well sed Ma. this Buffalo BIZ was
p heroick ngger- sumtimes wish Lit
tel Bobbie cud have grown up IN them
dangerous times, what a man he wud
sit to be
Them was the times that made me.
sed Pa. I often wish myself that our
littel son cud have lived in my yung
days. He viii newer know what a
terrible ruff skool his dad went thru
He mite imagine It wen You Sit In
hurry at the tabel, sed Ma But tell
me moar about yure days with Buffalo
Bill
Them was hard days. sed Pa. Days
Of give d take. slash & thrust 7 have
saw the time, sed Pa. wen I dident even
value my life q a dollar note.
Earvelus. sed Ma 7 thot YOU always
held yure LIES value sumware around
a few bilyuu-
Not in them stirring days. sed Pa
Danger was my middel naim then
Danger & Desperashun. I wish I had
a dollar for every noabel Rsdman I
sent 20 the Happy Hunting Grounds.
Was Buffalo Eli jellus OF youo sed
Ma I bet he was.
No. SD Pa; we was both too big &
broad IL he jsllus Of each other. He
admired many things in me & 7 ad-
Inired many things in him.
That made it nice & cheerful, sed
Ma Two CRATE men & two littel bud
dies at the saim time It's funny you
newer Travelled with Buffalo Bill in his
CRATE show Think Of the mummy You
cud have maid
/ newer cared for theeacztricai life.
sed p, for applause d praise. I am
toe shrin king. Pa sed.
Remember have weak hart. sed
Ma, & doant spring any moar OF Them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

|, surprises on me. II yure mater ever
shrinks, sed Ma, IL will be beekaus the
planet We live on starts shrinking
I'll bet wen The danger was gratest
Buffalo Bill always sent for you
He certainly did. sed Pa & I always
responded wen his messenger cud find
me- I have shot moar Redmen than
you cud put into Madison So. garding,
sed Pa
Then Ma began to Iaff. You are 4
grand old Anny-niss, Sed Ma II lies
was pine trees you wud be the Crate
Northwest. sed Ma. Bo5bie. sed Ma
wen you grow Up keep yuoTe imagi
nashun fresh & green. like yure deer
old dad. Newer tell the truth wen a
lie will sound grand and big
After Pa went out of the room Ma
sed. Bobbie. dident mean that. I want
you to always tell the truth. It will
pleese ne. sed Ma, & surprise yure
father
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
HO RO Pc
Monday. March 3. 1917.


| STROLOGY reads this as an IN
u propitious day. Neptune, Jupiter
u and Uranus are all in evil place.
II is time in which to guard against
/ fraud and deception. Schemers Of all
! scrts are supposed to be unusually
convincing under this rule of Neptune.
IT is read as an exceedingly unfa-
vorabIe sway under which to enter into
new partnerships OF associations
Jupiter gives warning that all com
mercial transactions have a fOrbidding
aspect. Bankers and financiers are IN
danger Of serious losses. and they are
also subject to a lessening OF public
confidence while this configura ton
prevails.
There is a sinister sign for dipio-
macy. A serious oversight or mistake
NAV cause embarrassment at Wash
Uranus is in a place believed to dis
tcrt Judgment and to encourage hasty
decisions Persons IN hish pIsce d.
supposed TO be peculiarly susceptible 10
the sway
1t is not an suspicious rule under
which to make changes or to travel.
Extra danger from explosives and
from electrically propelled vehicles IS
! supposed TO be likely while the sway
continues.
GOSSIP and scandal viii reach the
high water mark in the next few
months, IL is predicted. and then
movement to restrain speech VIII in
terest the country
The slogan. America for Americans"
which viii be much heard during the
spring. may cause a grave danger. the
seers declare. and they even foresee
tragedy
Women continue under a government
OF the stars making for sensational
events and increase Of prominence in
public affairs
Radical reforms, which viii be advo-
Gated by women, will arouse public
opinion and divorce sympathy next
month when an incident of far reach
ing significance Will startle the country.
Persons whose birthdate II is may
expect q year OF anxiety. They should
not speculate or risk any money
Children born on this day may be
inclined toward great eNtraVa gance-
These subjects of Pisces are likely 10
be idealistic, intuitive and imaginative.
Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
snpday, NIarch 4. 1o1z.

CCORDING to astrology this is
a not a fortunate day. Saturn
L - rules strongly for evil. while
the sun and Neptune are both adverse.
l. is A time for rest and contempla-
ton, instead OF action.
The aged should be especially care
fui while this confisura tion holds sway
a. they are likely TO be susceptible TO
colds and other ailments
There Is a sign read as presa Eing
the death Of an aged statesman. who
viii end n brilliant career suddenly
this month.
This aspect is supposed to interfere
With mental processes. preventing con-
centration and inCliniuE toward IN
certainty. It is exceedingly sinister
for political conferences.
The fates are believed to interfere
with anything started under this rule
Although plans may appear to work
smoothly for a time they are likely TO
disappoint just as they seem TO be ma
DO not invest. buy or exchange while
the effects Of this rule are operative
It is not q lucky day for the con-
sideration Of building. real estate in
vestmcnts or repairs on properly OF any
Preachers of every faith should con
serve energies and refrain from So
liciting aid for any phiianthropic enter
prise
in the next few months scandals
viii he uncovered in SO many philan-
tEropic OF charitable institutions that
sweeping reforms viii be started
Agitation for tie purpose or awsk-
ening patriotism in the United States
may lead TO serious diplomatic com
plications. the seers predict
Taxation. SO long foreseen as n
menace to public contentment, Il likely
10 be so heavy thar protests VIII be-
month.
The rise Of a new leader in national
affairs Is fOreshadowed- This man is
likely 10 come from the far west
Persons whose birthdate il Is may
have an exacting year Business may
he troublesome. The health should be
=. feEuarded
Children born on this day may have
many UPS and downs They may not
be OF strong constitution. but should
lie well endowed entally--COpyrish
1917. by the Mcclure Newspaper Syn
dicate-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03
g News Notes From Movieland q
by DAISY DEAN,

the pretty young player is to have the
important role.
Miss Hamilton was born in South
Haven. Mich. but went while she was
still very young with her parents 10
Los Angeles She has played with 4
number of motion picture companies,
having formerly played in western
roles Miss Hamilton and her mother
are ineparable companions They live
together in a sunny bungalow not far
from the Vogue studio at Los Angeles
The little actress IS somewhat Of q
hoyedoH- She is great on climbing
trees and fences. and OF DOMINIC good
old Overalls so as not 70 be hampered
in the least
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-03

careful attention 10 detail that marked
his efforts in the past
In Margaret Anglin's part OF Ruth
Jordan Gladys Hanson showed marked
ability. The other new performers
were Byron Beasley. Alice Lindahal
and Arnold WILDER While Of the
original production Mrs Thomas Whit
fen as the mother. and Charles GOtt-
hold as Winthrop Newbury. played
with the same spirit which marked
their original appearance.
Woods Has a New Play.
A H Woods has come out OF the
bit Of information about his spring
plans. By adroit questioning ! have
discovered that a new play called The
Knife" by Eugene Walters, is now in
rehearsal and will be seen under the
Woods standard in the near future.
Orrin Johnson. Lillian Albertson and
Lowell Sherman are the leading lights
in the play and the theme IS said TO
center around a dangerous operation
performed by a famous surgeon on the
man who had wrOnEed him
Many German and Austrian actors
in this country have taken out their
days and will henceforth pin their faith
on Uncle Samuel. George N Cohan
and the Stars and Stripes
'Tr- Is n Failure.
As We predicted. the blatant produc-
ton IF has entered the discard,
whence IL should never return
The new Strauss opera BOYS VIII
Be Boys. has opened in Wilmington.
Del. and will enter New York in the
near future Great things are predicted
for the production
Benrimo's latest offering will be the
Willow Tree" a drama OF life in ia
pan. COhsn and Harris are the pro-
ducers and Fay Dainter. Shelly Hull
and George Wilson are cast for the
leading roles
Jerome Kern. composer of Love o