El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
THE
Manicure Lady
She Does Her Bit and Induces the
Head Barber to Make More
Patriotic EGort.
By WILLIAM KIRK.


eGITTE are living on a regular diet
w up to our home these days.
said the Manicure Lady. Il think It is
a grand idea. too"
we have been living on a regular
diet ever since 7 got married. said
the Head Barber, "and it Amt no
grand idea. neither. Believe me. Pm
willing to try something eIse.'
This amt no time to be making
light remarks. George" said the
Manicure Lady. cas- Lincoln once said
you never want 90 trade horses while
you are crossing a stream. You stick
TO the Job you've got. George. and az
yer We have won this here great bait
tie Tor democracy you can make all
them switches you want %. j think
you ought 20 show interest fin thi=
diet business. George. and eat more
corn and less wheat and do what you
can % help win this here war
i ann never ate much wheat" said
tne Head Barber OF amt no heavy
eater at any time. war or no war
w nen we have war on up home ]
don't eat no breakfast at an"
Women Coming TO Front
7 want 10 say one thing right
nere.' said the Manicure Lady "The
women Of America is COMING IN the
trouble is over everybody can look
back and say that American women
done whole lot 10 help win it. Good
ness knows m proud OF my sex these
days. George, and amt overlookinr
no chance 20 put my shoulder 20 the
wheel done a lot OF work las.
rs eek for the Red Cross. and I done a
lot OF work for the Liberty loan. ANY
time you hear Of any way YOU can
help. George. you want to do it,"
1t the 'front.' said the Head Barber
and helped all could By giving
MIN lot OF good advice before he
went away il I was about ten years
younger I'd be right over there. going
going over the top myself"
i don't doubt 10. George" said che
manicure Lady, but you want %
keep your eyes wide open for chances
20 help here az home"
That's pretty good advice" admit
ted the Head Barber. "and as fast aq
Z see a good chance to put in my oar
good American, kid. 7 don't think
ever realized before what a good
American you were"
-Oh- Pm all the time doing some
thing, said the Manicure Lady. -Ths
blood OF them Minute Men IS In my
veins George Ny folks has lived in
this country since Barbara Frietchs
vas a chicken, and blood VIII tell
dlers Of Irish descent came from
Maryland
Newburgh. New YORK. was founded
by Cassidy. an Irish immf grant
ulster county was named in honor or
me Llstermen who scattered all over
New York state
First to Cross Mountains.
The Irish were the first 90 make
lnelr way across the AleEhenies uu-
der the irish leadership OF Daniel
Boone and David Crockett
one hundred and forty four thou
sand Irish volunteered Eor the defence
OF the Union. sherman. famed for his
reslstless march from Atlanta 20 the
sea, was Of Irish descent
one OF the most distinguished Con
federate soldiers Gen. Patrick r.
Cleburne, was OF Irish descent
What Henry Ward Beecher accom-
pllsled in England for the Union
cause, archbishop Hughes OF New
York, accomplished for the govern
menr in France. italy and Ireland.
counreractinE any adverse sentiment
which might exist against the atri-
rude or the North--hls County LE-
rome Irishmau successfully denied
that Catholicism is I'm conflict with
Republican Institutions. The battle
fields OF the Civil war bear testimony
20 tae patriotism Of the Roman
Catholic Irish as the revolution did 10
the Protestant Irish-Fred ericEs-
MeaEher with his Irish. lay before
St Marv's Heights and Phil Sheri-
dams matchless ride down the Shen-
andoah valley
Gen. James Shields. hero OF the
Mexican and Civil wars. governor OF
Oregon, chief Justice Of Illinois. and
the only man in America who ever
served three terms fin the United
States senate, each time from Diff
ferent state first from Illinois. -h--
from Minnesota and finally from
Missouri. q political achievement pos
sible only Of an Trislmau-