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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

ences between day and night. has the
effect OF producing an equalization OF
gain and loss in the early part Of
August. As result, our hottest
weather comes about that time and
after that the earth gradually cools
The same conditions acting inversely,
as We may say. produce the coolest
weather in February and, speaking
broadly the temperature Is symmet-
rical on either side Of these two dates.
Exactly similar reasoning explains
why the hottest part Of the day is not
at noon. but between . and D. m OF
course, the above, as given, holds for
the middle ATTITUDES OF the northern
hemisphere. for the similar ATTITUDES
OF the south. the 21st of September is
the spring equinox and December %
the midsummer day
Stars and CONSULTATIONS
The western half OF the heavens is
now the most brilliant. At the hours
represented by the chart. Orion is
seen far west OF the meridian. with
Capella over his head. Taurus above
him toward the northwest and Sirius
following him in the south. ProcyOn,
in CAMS Minor. and the Twins, in
Gemini. are seen a little west OF the
meridian The Milky Way seems TO
rise from the middle of the southern
horizon, passing through Argo Navis,
then between Sirius and ProcyOn, be-
tween Orion and Gemini, between
Taurus and Capella, through Perseus
and Cassiopela, the latter being now
low down in the northwest. and final
" dipping behind the northern hOri-
ION, almost under the Pole Star. The
Great Dipper is well up above the
pole IN the northeast and near. the
horizon in the direction indicated by
the Dipper's handle is seen Arcturus.
in Bootes. Just rising On the ecliptic.
in the eastern half OF the sky. shines
Reguius. in the heart Of Leo. South
west Of Leo, in relatively barren
part Of the heavens, is Sc ~ the lone
star AlphOrd- in the long SOnstella-
ton Hydra Between Gemini and Leo
glitters the cluster called the Manger,
in the constellation Cancer. Among
double stars now we'll placed. for OBJ
servation with telescopes may be
mentioned Castor, in Gemini, whose
two stars are six seconds apart and
easily seen with a small telescope,
and Gamma, in Leo. the second star
above Regulus. in the Sickle. In this
case the two stars are less than four
seconds apart, and they present con-
trasted colors. the larger being yell |
low ana the smaller greenish.
The Planets For March.
Mercury viii be in the eastern /
morning sky the first Of the month, I
but too near the sun to be seen On /
the 31st il will be in the western eve
ming sky and will set about an hour /
after the sun It viii be visible 4
few days before and after this date.
Venus is now a beautiful object in /
the eastern morning sky. rising at /
80 a. m, about an hour before the i
sun on the LIST, at $3.50 on the 18th
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

and at AIS on the SIst. She viii Be
at her greatest brilliancy on the 18th
Mars comes into the eastern evening
sky this month in Virgo. rising At 3
?. m on the 1st. Being at opposition
to the sun on the 18th its motion is
reitrograde, moving about 10 degrees
westward during the month It -
nearest the earth on the 18th
Jupiter will be midway down tbs
western evening sky at sunset on the
1st. and finely placed for observation
between the Pleides and AIdebaran.
the first magnitude star in Taurus.
Saturn is in Cancer and at sunset II
half way up in the eastern sky, and
AS seen in the telescope the minor
axis Of the rings is somewhat smaller
than it was in 1917, and Will diminish
nOuceably during the year.
Uranus is IN Capricornus n the
eastern morning sky and VIII be
about one degree south and east OF
Venus on the s1st
Neptune will be found in Cancer
about three degrees west OF Saturn.
Planetary COnfiguration-
Mar. 1, $500 a. MENUS stationary.
Mar 4, 500 a. m--Mercury great
est heliocentric Lat s.
Mar. 10, 1905 a. MENUS and
Noon in conjunction Venus north 2
degrees IS min
Mar 10, 1928 D. m.-Uranus and
--ElAA N GLd44E SCUM .
degrees 19 min
Mar IL, 5-2T p. m.-Nercury and
Noon in conjunction Mercury south
degrees s min
Mar. Il. 700 D. m.-Mercury at su-
perior conjunction with Sun
Mar Il. 1900 D. MARS at op-
position 70 sun.
Mar. IS. 1000 a m.-venus greatest
brilliancy-
Mar Il, 2.es p. m.-Jupitsr and
Moon in conjunction Jupiter south =
degrees p min
Mar. 1S-Mars nearest to earth.
Mar. 20, 5.26 p. m-@Sun enters
Aries. spring commences.
Mar. p, 5-53 a m--Neptune and
Moon in conjunction. Neptune north
degrees 4 min
Mar. 90 1889 D m.-Saturn ana
Moon IN conjunction. Saturn north 4
degrees 81 min.
Mar. 20. 200 a m.-Mercury IN 49,
cending node
Mar. &c. 6-2s a. m.-1Lars and Moon
n conjunction Mars north degrees
IS min
Mar. 81, 100 ,. n4-Nsrcury IN Per-
iheliOn.
March Moon Phases-G. N.
March >, 5-43 a. m--Last Quarter.
March II, 1889 p. NEW Moon.
March 19. $50 a m--First Ouartar.
March % 1882 a. m.-Fui1 Moon.
The Noon will be at perizeo Mar.
u and at apogee on Mar. rs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
THE
Daily Novelette,

fereat Inventions serissn

~ 60 hf74AlAO4la
7 T was outside Chief Grinning Buff
falo's perkie-siin tepee one span
golious June day. The blanket
was spread for tea. and Laughing Cow
and Staggering Rabbit, the chiefs
daughters, were dancing the catch
as catch-can around the tepee (see
snaffle Strings "Origins OF the Mod
ern Tea Dance and other Functions IS
Smiling oyster. Chief Grinning Buff
falo's squaw, was busily bringing the
oisnes when she sl1idded on a cowsIip
ana upset all the prairie dog stew -,
the middle OF the blanket.
now trimming Buffalo hated having
stains on things.
'AIiskbunch eonouinf- fac1,,,,,s,,
tree toadr') he roared. (See NisDsb
Shootlet's "Epithets of the SioU[
Triber)
-AIinnehicker osweso nevada 80
laarn them cowslips') said the fright
eheu Smiling oyster. And. all over
wrought by the incident and her hus-
bands wrath, she spilled. in rand
succession, the snivelled onions the
Ct canned 1ackalS, the sDarboiTed iffsv-
roots and the muffled Goldfish. and
each made great big stain Of a dif-
lelent coior on the blanket until there
was none OF the original blanket left
Just as Chief Grinning Buffalo was
calling her the SSth adjective in ms
vocabulary Of 1865, a Puritan lady. ont
LOT walk. came by on horseback.
the horse doing the walking.
oh Ia Il la she exclaimed fses
Agnes Cardboard's Puritan Exclsma-
uons'D. see the odd Indian blanket
all the colors of the rainbowr' And
she bought it from Grinnine Buffalo
Tor IS, and he gave his squaw three
cents TO spend any way she liked as
a tribute of his gratitude. and that
was the first Of the long line of vari-
colored Indian blankets.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

by the patrons of the playhouse dur
ing November. December and Janu-
airy, an average of SIS, 900 each month.
In addition to this amount the thea
ter. by reason OF its activities and its
relations with various war charities,
has been the medium OF realizing
| $4,000 additional through its box Of
I fees and stage endeavors for impor-
/ tant and worthy benevolent funds as
! ISOLATED with army and navy activi-
ties and international relief organi-
cations.
sHer Country Coming.
At last the Punch and Judy theater
7 is to have an attraction. It IS Her
Country a play by Rudolph Besier
and Sybn Spottiswoode. that ran for
] two seasons at the Strand in London
under the title of ''kultur at Home"
Walter Knight will present the piece
about February 20.
Mr.. Knight is a well known London
manager. recently the lessee Of the
Duke Of York's and Kingsway thea
ters. and producer of "Pierrot the
Prodigal' at the Little theater.
Rehearsals Of the so-called Uncle
sam" Company. which is to present
Turn to the Right" on a tour Of the
camps. has begun The organization
viii inaugurate its tour at Camp De-
vens, aver, Mass, on March 4. The
quartermaste department is in
charge Of all transportation, and has
laid out route embracing the Lib
erty theaters in sixteen training
camps.
This Is The Life.
There is nothing like travel TO
broaden one, take it from resident
OF Boston whom Ann Mcdonald en-
eountered on recent trip from the
Hub.
YES. the traveller in question de-
clared. with well affected air OF
HsrNnsa Nrrn~~ IL
by boat but I returned on the train /
You know"-and the woman yawned
with ennui-"you might as well see
the world while you're about it."
She Classified Them.
II was cleaning day down at the (
all Of the clients Of the agency were
indexed and possibly classified.
" There do put the male quartetsT'
asked one Of the assistants, as he held I
an index card uncertainty aloft over /
the filing cabinet
Right next 10 the animal imita- /
tors Rose Mullaney. Of the filing de- !
partment of the office, told him
Mary Piekford's Fine Gift.
The biggest gift Of Smileage Books
thus far recorded was made by Mary
Piclford- In making her donation the
motion picture star really adopted /
companies d. E. F and G Of the 1880 I
field artillery, IN training at Camp
Upton.
As matter Of fact. Miss Piekford
sent Smileage Books to 1880 men.
It's Habit Now.
Lowell Sherman, who has more
short engagements to his credit on
Broadway this season than most of his
contemporaries, met a friend on the
way to rehearsal.
7 say. Lowell" hailed the friend.
What show are you closing in next
week."
He Was Experienced.
HIVE YOU had much stage expert
ence? demanded a manager of
young actor who applied for an en-
gagement
well, I should say I have" the
juvenile answered Indignantly. Il had
four jobs last week." n
Brady Resigns. n
William \ Brady has announced his II
resignation as director general Of the II
World Film corporation. a position \
he has held for two years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Days Will Continue to
Lengthen Until June %;
Heavens Interesting.
By DIR c. 5. BRAININ.

4 S old Father Sol IS going t.
| ~ claim so great a share Of at.
tention this year from botl
professional and amateur astronomer
because Of the unwonted opportunity
of a total solar eclipse visible right ir
our own country. we think It not Out
Of place to remind our readers tina;
March is also an important month II
the story OF the relations OF sun and
earth. On the morning OF the 21st
the sun win be at the vernal equinox
and spring will officially begin. The
sun thus crosses the equator and win
remain north OF Il until September.
when 1t VIII be at the autumnal equi-
FOX and bound south. The highest
northern point is attained by the sun
on midsummer day. June p. Some of
US may wonder why II Is that the days
OF the vernal and autumnal euuinoxes
are not approximately OF the same
general temperature: for certainly the
nayS ana the day and night are Of
equal duration. Yet the end Of March
is rather a bleak and chilly time,
while the end Of September Is likely
to be quite hot: and the seasons do
not seem TO be arranged symmetri-
NeAAe NJ III - = ltlL 70 LLc summer SOL
stice, June q. Tbs lag OF the seasons
permits OF a perfectly definite scien-
tific explanation, not too technical
for the layman to follow. Let US
start with the 21st Of March; on that
day the daylight period equals the
length Of the night. In the latter
period the earth loses heat by radia-
tion into space Just like any body win
when placed in cooler surroundings
After that date the day Is always
longer than the night. 50 that the
earth has chance to gather more
heat from the sun than Il can radlate
at night and consequently becomes
warmer.
Continues Until June.
This continues with increasing ef-
feet until June p. when the differ
ence between income Of heat and loss
at night is a maximum After this
date the days shorten. but as they are
stin longer than the nights, the earth
continues to warm up. though at a
decreasing rate. At the same time an
other effect has entered In accord
ance with a well known physical law
a hot body can radiate a greater
amount Of heat in a given time than
a like body OF lesser temperature. /
Consequently, the earth steadily be-
comes a better and better radiator:
this more efficient output OF heat. ]
combined with the decreasing differ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Liverpool Women Plan
To Entertain American

Liverpool. Eng, Feb. zs.-EnRijsh
and American women in Liverpool
have formed an American Aid society,
which aims to provide social diversion
ior the many American naval AID
military officers who find themselves
IN Liverpool for greater or shorter
periods, A series OF teas. dances and
entertainments has already been
mapped ouc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

Sunbonnet Sue. Sunbonnet Sue.
Trace all the lines. she'll sing for you
Draw from one 10 two and 20 On -
the end. =
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

Back Of the English lines in France
and Belgium. and at all the naval and
military bases in England, the blue or
khaki uniformed girl is becoming as
accustomed a figure as the soldier.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23

Mary .Cassatt. a well known Amer
lean artist, has invented surgical ap-
planes for patients suffering from
fractures which have contributed to
the comforts and recovery of the
wounded in France
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-23
Cornleol Pancakes Without Sugar or Butter.

the conservation necessity the
housewife viii find that supDIant Of
xin
pcder add
enough thin
while hot with pu
asst "
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
THE A

snry; that II IL uuwisc Ia hight dis
ease while there are plenty ~
healthy young men tu nll lhc ranLs
uf the army.
The roursc NJ the patriotic Amer
lean Is clear. Every means nj his
disposal should be- used la promote
the various forms Of health prupa-
ganda. The finest physical speci-
mems have been taken into the
army. The exempted aud rejected
urn must be- assisted. perhaps
forced Ia remedy their defects. Iha
coming generation must be- guardri
against disease In order that wars
lnsses may be- Cuunlrr-rulanccd.
The New Mexico Public Health
Association suggests that Il Is the
duly 1T everyone "a took well la his
own health, Ia take an active inter-
est m the public health condition of
his community, his state. and his
nation, and Ia dO his share In
spreading Information that will help
his ncighbor In the fight against
disease.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
NOTICE ron PUBLICATION

Department Of the Interior. q. 3.
Land office. Las Cruces. n. w. April
10. 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Pearl
u. Brazil, Of Deming. N. NJ. who, on
March 20, 1913. made homestead
entry No. Osi7i Tor neh Of section s,
township 20 s., range 4 w. n. NJ. p.
Meridian. has nled notice Of intcn-
ton 10 make three-year proof, 10
establish claim 10 the land above
described. before y. NJ, Reed, 4. =.
Commissioner. at Columbug, ~ NJ.
on the 18TH day Of June, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Frank n. Wallace. James W. Blair,
William y. Payne and James J..
Walker, all Of Columbus, n. N.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE.
t-20-5-2f Regisirer.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
THE HEALTH PACIFIsT

one ot The constantly recurring
problems that snci,ly has Ia face Is
what Ia do with the pacinsL that
peculiar hybrid ui the human
species born of indccisian aud in
action. The pacinst perceiyes a
humhlchcc upon his nose, hut
spend, his time In debating whether
II we're better Ia suffer the pain ol
the sting or exert himself 10 scare
4 away.
Paciilsts are Ia be- found In every
community. 4 few Of them are
certain Ia oppose every move which
humanity makes to better ils,ll.
Wherever the guod citizen seeks Ia
help. the pacinst trirs 10 hinder.
A year ago, the nations problem
was io combat the parinst who at
tempted Ia keep America from
assuming her share Of responsibility
In dcmocracy's war on autocracy.
Now America has entered the war
aud The opponent VI armed conflict
has become a traitor.
Today, the most dangerous pact
list Ia the nation Is the health
paciilst, lie would have MS believe
that the accumulation of wealth is
more important than the building IT
strong bodies; that fresh air can be-
gulped down m a few minutes like
food and therefore open-air schools
and sanitary factories are uuncccs-
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03

jos. Clarence Hayes
John kaltcnmayrr
Edwin \. Dean
I'D MaHkcy
Mrs. BESSIE Briggs
James II. poif
Milton James
Mrs. J. II. Blair
A. Martinez
Luis Helasc0
J.. j. Clark
Ramon fayela
J. n. Fayela A..
Wesley Armstrong
I. A. Hulscy
l., 4. Palmer
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03

The N Paso & Southwestern II
canvassing all employees on a new
plan for the purchase Of Third Lib
erty bonds. The company proposes
10 make IL easy for It's employees Ia
purchase and retain the bonds rs an
Investment II Is said thai the com
pany uNVus more Liberty bonds than
any railroad Of the same mileage In
the United States, aud Il Is DESTROYS
of making a record all the way
through, employees aud all. 81 has
a force Of men out at work.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
TIIE MONEY " BACK

The cycle Of money invested In
Liberty bonds Is short and complete
The people lend thr money Ia the
government. the government lends
some 10 our allies, and M govern
mcnt and our allies straightway
spend the money. or the greater
portion u H. AMONG the people of
the United states. In some INSTANCES
the money paid in by wage carners
ON one installment Of Liberty bonds
Is paid by the government to their
employers. and by their employers
paid back 10 them In the way oi
wages before the next bond install
meni is due.
Buy Liberty Bonds.
. . =
u takes real, pure. unadulierated
patriotism 10 induce the people Ia.
buy and use cornmeal instead of.
wheat Hour when the meal costs the
consumer the higher price per
pound. There is evidently some
thing wrong somewhere.
A letter received from II. q. Bush.
OF Deming, says In part: Z was glad
Ia be- able 10 help Columbus IN the
Liberty Loan campaign. and am al
ways glad 10 be Of service to the
people In your town" Mr.. Bush has
shown us In many ways that he
speaks the truth lie has been a
real friend 10 Columbus, and~yc all
appreciate the fact.
9 . .
Columbus. Luna county and the
state Of New Mexico have shown
the world where they stand. The
village of Columbus Is over the top.
Luna county Is over the top and The
state Is over In the Third Liberty
Loan. Luna county certainly has
done well. Grant county. with a
property valuation Of several times
that of Luna county. was only asked
Ia raise ssD0,OoO, as compared with
LunaT quota Of S2ii.J0O. Grant
county. however. has subscribed for
bonds 10 the tune OF near a million
dollars.
. . .
The announcement that New Mex
leo is holding up the appointment
Of the new collector for the port Of
~ paso is believed 10 be- political
bunk. II is understood that the
appointment Is To- be- held open so
that " the present collector fails Ia
get the nomination he can be prop
erly cared for.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03

Secretary McAdoo insists that the
states and their subdivisions gu
lightly in taxing the railroads, and
he brings forcibly Ia mind the fact
that the government ownership of
the railroads will cut of one-third
the tax money IN New Mexico, and
Increase the burden on other classes
of property just that much. We
suggest that during the war muni-
CAPABILITIES. school districts and coun-
ties get through without new bond
issues. 10 possible.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03
IIEPARTEE

No Doubt everybody is familiar
with the following:
After the battle Of Watcrloo tine
Duke Of Wellington was being on-
tertained, la which were Invited a
large number Of titled persons, both
male aud female, aud while the
Duke was standing near a woman
whom he had been introduced lO
earlyJn the ovening she exclaimed,
~ great familiarity;
Arthur. were you not surprised
at the success Of the Battle OF Wa
tcrloO2"
10 which the Duke replied. in a
dry hut ir0niral tone: mot half rs
surprised ~ I nm at the prcsen.
moment
All young ladies travelling ON the
'llgummcrs Special miss their
dear friend, "C~hin-strap Tucker"
greatly Anonymous.
-i2th Cavalry standard
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-03

G.. =. Nelson
A. !. Weld -
y. e.. Flora
Pom Don
a. j. Evans
Mrs. J. W. Blair
Juan Carrcon
Genaro forEan Jr.
nichardo Rodriguez
Jesus Ouevcdo
y. 4. Hiiar
Steve Mckinney
". 4. Wakefield
W. ~ Bcan
!. ~ Davis
Billie & Susie McCul ough
4. \. Engcndorf
A. Vs. Gardner
NJ r. Coleman
Mrs. Ida -. Martin
u I. Orr
Jack London
VIM Klein
Mrs. Belle Dalton
John Dalton
Benz. tchuw
r. Lacouturc
Alfred Spiro
Robert Flnck
Anna ~. Grrcnway
r. n. Gomez
/. Molinar
J. Luinu
prdrn pachcco
!. I. Walker
J. u. Brceu
Edwardo Hijar
l. !. Peach
Nick pappas
It. II. NJ Myers
Sam Fein
Johnson Bros.
Agapotoi Angel
II. q. Bush
Carrie n. Moscley
Nelma Farrur
Floy Moore
Myrtle l.. English
Julia DE Roscar
C.. l.. French
VIM. T.. Cowgirl
Jolly Garner
n. W. Elliott
r. II. Dahncy
Dora Burton
+. !. Cole
Manuel Galindn
Harry 4. Dean
&. W. Harvey
W. II. Page
Henry Burton
Raymnn j. Reed
7. /. Greenwood
1t r. g. Robbins
Ice 4. Riggs
Belle H. Poole
W. q. Gray
!. u. Blair
James u. Robertson
Susan 4. Moore
". I. Murphy
May ", Peters
Alpha g.. NJ. Quasi
4. II. Wallace
James W. Blair
john = Reed
Mrs. A. u. Frost
a. II. Davis
4. q. Beck
John n. Cox
N. J. Yarbr0ugh
Roy Elliott
II. N. Fletcher
n. W. Elliott
Mrs. H. W. Elliott
Laura q. Richie
anthony VI. Sands
L. A. Palmer
j. H. Mclaughlin
N. n. sunday School
Mrs. lee \. Riggs
g. H. spencer
Earl le Roy Hess
Jos. +. Galloway
Jose Bcnf vil's
Capt w. T.. Shipp
j. n. Blair
Kathryn Walker
q. T.. Paris
l.. N. Carl
Mary g. Roberts
II. S. Carter
L. l.. LBurkhead
Earnest and Dorthea smith
Marlhiel YarbrOugh