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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
TRAVELETTE,
NE BRAGANZA DIAMOND.
By NIKsAH.

THE Braganza diamond is q great
1 mystery. Very few people have
ever been allowed the privilege Of
looking at it, and Of these few, some
are Of the opinion it IS not a diamond
at all but merely a wonderful speci-
men Of white topez. At any rate It is
generally conceded to be a diamond
and is considered the jewel supreme Of
the crown jewels OF the late reigning
house OF Portugal. the ancestral fam
lily Of the duke Of Braganza.
Until recent years, the Braganza
diamond was held to be the largest
diamond in the world Its weight is
generally estimated at 1850 carats.
Cullinan diamond in 1905. weighing
more than 5000 carats. the Braganza
diamond has lost this particular point
OF distinction The stone is not cut Il
merely in the rough, but 1t has been
stated by authorities on such mat
tiers. that even II the stone were split
in two TO give It the most effective
cut, II would still be twice the size OF
the famous Great MOgul diamond OF
India The most popular estimate OF
the value OF the Braganza diamond
has been placed at more than 200.-
d
monstrous figure compared to the
price obtained for the great Cullinan
diamond
There are several different stories
about the discovery Of the Braganza
diamond. The most popular tale, how
ever, states that il was discovered in
lT41 by three criminals who were ban
ished 10 the iterior of the jungle land
OF Brazil They wandered upon the
River Abaite and in searching the bed
OF the river with a faint hope Of dis
covering jewels. the found this great
diamond. AS a reward for delivering
the gem 10 Portuguese authorities.
their sentence was suspended The
stone was shipped from Rio de Janeiro
to Lisbon and added TO the collection
OF the royal portuguese jewels. It is
said to be the size OF a goose egg and
is jealousy guarded in the Portuguese
treasury. The noted German poet
Goethe. was among the privileged
few allowed TO gaze upon this
precious stone. Don Juan VI was
frequently seen in public wearing the
Braganza Diamond. He had q hole
drilled into the stone so that Il could
be worn suspended from q chain about
his neck.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
Bedtime Story for the Little Ones
UNCLE wIGGILY DOWN CELIA
,us-,, BY HOWARD r.. GARIs. =,

low do you feel today. Uncle Wig
II gily?' asked Nurse Jans FUZZY
Wuzzy, the muslSrat lady housekeeper
OF the bunny rabbit gentleman. one
morning.
Why. I feel just fine" he cried,
with his pink nose twinkling so fast
that it looked like a milkman winking
az q cat I feel so fine, since Thanks
giving, that could lift basket full
OF soap bubbles II had to-"
Then you're good and strong. are
youZ" asked Nurse Jane, and Uncle
Wiggily never saw a funny little
face until il made her whlskers tinkle
like an electric bell.
Good and strong, I should say So"
exclaimed the bunny
That's good said Nurse Jane. and
she smiled some more. Then perhaps
you'u clean the cellar for me It
needs to be put in order before Christ
very glad"
oh. I'm. Dear me. SUI dud," cried
The bunny, dubious like. "Oh. yes, of
course The cellar. Well, OF course,
II clean it"
Then he looked at Nurse Jane and
laughed. He saw what a pickle he
had made Of himself-a regular bit of
spiced cabbage, so TO speak-by say
ng how strong he was.
But Mr. Longears was not one 10 go
back on his word, so he put on an
old suit Of clothes, and found an old
zap for his head, instead Of his tan,
SHINY silk hat, and then, putting his
red, white and blue striped rheuma-
tism crutch up on the clock, down ne
started into the cellar OF mis- hollow
stump bungalow.
Well, this place certainly needs
Cleaning, said Uncle Wiggily, as he
looked around the cellar
OL course, don't say his cellar was
any worse than mine is-or was-for
[ cleaned mine last week, but at the
same time Nurse Jane knew what she
was talking about There was silently
10 be done in the basement under the
hollow stump bungalow.
UnSie Wiggily pitched right in. He
moved out old boxes and trunks and
rolls or carpet and mating, and ne
found things that had been so care
tully put away that no one ever would
nave discovered them II the cellar
hadn't been cleaned
Once he was in the thick OF II Mr.
Longears rather enjoyed il.
II make this cellar look as nice as
self
50 he swept and he set things back.
and the coal dust and the floor dust
ana the ashes and cinders got all over
MIN and on his face. He didn't mind
MS clothes so much, as they were old
ones, Just good Tor cleaning cellars :
nul the dust getting on his nose and /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
Is a Merry Widow

soon after my husbands death 9
Years ago I was taken with typhoid
fever. Since then have suffered from
stomach and liver trouble and con-
stipation. I have doctored a great
deal without benefit. Since taking
Nayr's Wonderful Remedy three
months ago my bowels have moved
regularly and am feeling well again
1 am now a happy woman" It is a
simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the infiam-
nation which causes practically all
stomach. liver and intestinal ailments.
including appendicitis. One dose will
convince or money refunded. Kelly &
Pollard Potter Drug Co. and druggists
every
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
C0UGHED
Three MONTH
Relief in "a hours. Simple
home medicine did it.

Mr. Il c Hoot. chief operator. F. C
p r. Birmingham. Ala. writes:
I tried your Mentho-Laxeue for q
cough and find it the premier medi-
cine for that ailment- ! had q cough
for three months and made me a syrup
Of your Mentho-Laxene and I got per-
manent relief in q hours. etc"
Mentho-Laxene is a richly concen-
trated mixture Of wild cherry. Tolu.
Grindelia, Menthoe Ammonium chic
ride. Cascara. etc. sold by good drug
sists in . IL ounce bottles. Mixed al
home with simple syrup, it makes a
fuu pint = wonderful medicine. won
derfully cheap, and guaranteed most
effective for colds. coughs. catarrh,
noarseness, difficult breathing. etc
Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

cheeks and eyes. sort OF made them
tickle, and when he rubbed the places
with his paws-well. you get my
meaning, I dare say Uncle WigSiIy
looked quite unlike himself.
He was in the middle of cleaning
the cellar and he had just rubbed a
nice, big black smudge Of dirt on the
end of his pink nose when all Of a
sudden a voice called at the back eel
lar door; Uncle Wiggily. are you
down there2"
why, yes" answered the bunny.
and his voice suonded sort Of muf-
fled like and far away. as, just then.
he had his head down in a barrel OF
last years sawdust- who are you
and what do you want2' he asked
Please come here and you'll find
out" was the answer.
"Oh. I s'pose it's Johnnie or Billie
Bushytail, one of the squirrel boys.
wanting me TO come and play with
them but I can't" said the bunny to
himself, as he took his head out of
door.
No sooner had he reached it and
thrust out his head, than he saw the
bad old Pipsisewah standing there,
ready to grab him. But the Pipsise-
wah no sooner saw Uncle Wiggily,
with his old suit on and his face COW
cred with smudges and SWITCHES Of
dirt and ashes. than the unpleasant
creature cried:
oh. made a mistake, oh. please
excuse me Mr.. Ash man ] thought
Uncle Wiggily was down there and
that could get a bit OF souse off his
ears But I see you are not the one
I want Please don't put any char
coal on ne, Mr. Ash Man,
Then away scampered the Pipsise-
wah, thinking Uncle Wiggily was the
furnace chap and Mr.. Longears said:
well. it's lucky for me I cleaned
the cellar"
So. from this we may learn that
even a coal bin has its uses. and II the
letter box doesn't try to hide in the
envelope when the postman tries to
stick thrift stamp on II, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily in the
attic-Copyright 1918, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
When A Man Gets Mixed Up Asa
Neighborhood Leader, It's Bad

L. ANs
AND SOME Of the mothers
WHO WATCHED it 90 up.
HAD TEARS IN their eyes.
AND WE all OF US cheered-
AND WHERE the flag hangs
- N the house where 7 live
AND BECAUSE I was chairman.
THEY LEAVE It to me.
TO UXTANGLE the flag.
AND FL get It undone.
AND THE wind viii conc ELL
AND THROW it around
LIKE A lassoo.
AND TIE It IN knots.
AND I'll have to go out again.
AND THE neighbOrs say.
THAT 1T must hang there
TILL THE boys come home
AND IT'S driving me mad.
AND II they don't hurry un.
THEY'LL FIND ne out there.
SOME BRIGHT. sunny morning
TIED Up IN a knot.
IN TIE folds Of the flag.
AND ANYWAY.
IT'S THE very last war.
I'M GOING 10 be In.
IF THEY have neighborhood flags.
THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes
Make Your Gum Creams.

MYTH prices so high on everything.
w the best way to get good quality
toilet goods without paying an enor-
nous sum. IS to make them at home.
Vow. the most used toilet preparation
is cold cream. and cold creams are
pretty exDensive-good ones. that is,
Most creams on the market at mod
crate prices. are made of white min
eral oil, which. while quite harmless.
has no virtue except to take dirt from
the skin. 1 use mineral oil for cleans
ing cream, but for a preparation for
massage. TO whiten the skin, feed it.
smooth wrinkles. prevent chapping.
the best and most luxurious thing is
almond oil cream
Last time 1 purchased almond oil, 1
think it was Is cents an ounce-and
my formula calls for four ounces. But.
at the price OF regular mineral oil
cream, 1 made two good sized jars of
a most delectable preparation. one
whose quality and purity I knew
Such a cream could not have been
purchased for four times the cost
Take four ounces of almond oil. one
ounce Of white wax. one ounce Of
dered boraX. and melt in a small pan
set in another pan of hot water. White
enamel pans are incest to use, though
not necessary. II you like your cream
perfumed. add ten or Is drops Of any
scented oil. rose, violet, or like
this best-bitter almond. Now put
four ounces Of rose water in another
pan and heat and gradually stir into
the melted oils. Remove from the
heat and stir, and beat with a spoon
until it starts to whiten and CONCEAL
You'll have TO use your own judgment
as to when to pour into the jars. for
lot Of the nicely Of the cream depends
upon choosing the proper moment.
Let It get fairly white, but still warm
enough TO pour easily-about like mo-
lasses-then pour into jars and cool
It's q wonderful cream and easy 10
make
Questions and Answers.
Mrs. F. H. Use the cream above
FOR hands and face. Castor oil will
often darl1en the brows and lashes
but not always. There are no dyes;
all you can use is the pencil
Thankful Reader-Don't squeeze out
blackheads. you'll hurt the skin. Send
me a letter with a self addressed
stamped envelope enclosed. for the
cleansing powder for blackheads and
the cantharides hair tonic Get your
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 80. 1918.

promises the most rapid and most
successful development OF the air
service
While royalty may have reason 20
foresee an end OF its power. the king
and queen OF England come into a
kindly direction OF the planets The
queen OF Holland also has the fore
cast OF better conditions.
Some dispute between England and
another power may cause new dpilo-
matte complications before the new
year
The sign that is promising for
manufacturers appears TO indicate
that small things Will bring great
gain after the war and one OF these
may be toy making.
Persons whose birthdate II IS should
be unusually careful in money mat
ters during the coming year and
should avoid litigation
Children born on this day probably
Will be clever. industrious, and per-
severing. A girl has the forecast OF
marriage with an elderly person Both
boys and girls may meet many vicis-
STUDIES in life.-fCopyrigh 1918. by
the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate-l
Curtiss & Co. buy Liberty Bonds
ADJ
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
Banquet Held $500
Feet Abore Ground

Elizabeth. y. J.. Nov. 29.-The first
aerial banquet in history was held
Thursday on an airplane. $500 feet
above the new flying field Of the
United States air mail service here.
A few minutes after the mail plane.
in charge Of pilot Miller. left the
field at 1910 p m, a big Handley-
Page machine rose. under control OF
Capt. z. B. Waller. Of the Royal Fly
ing corps. and during a flight of %
minutes above the grounds, a real
Thanksgiving dinner was served to
nine persons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

WE HAD a party.
FOR OUR neighborhood.
NOT VERY long ago.
TO RAISE a service flag
AND WE had a terrible time
WHEN THE music arrived.
1T WAS an hour late.
THEN THE minister.
WHO WAS TO pray.
FORGoT To show up
AND I was chairman
AND I found neigh00r-
BY THE name of Flanagan
WHO IS a Presbyterian
AND IS good man
As PREsBYTERIANs go.
AND HE prayed
AND FOR an amateur.
HE DID very well
AND WE all heard him
AND AFTER that.
WE HAD a ceremony.
OF RAISING a flag.
WITH ITS service stars.
AND 1T was very beautiful
AND As It arose.
WITH LIGHTS shining on It.
THE ORCHESTRA was playing.
THE NATIONAL anthem.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
Beetho0en Society Had
Tunnel To Booze [oint

Wheeling. W. Va. Nov. 29.-The Bee
thoven society rooms here were
visited recently by federal officers
who dropped in to listen to the music.
Fifty three persons. in complete har-
mony. where sitting around tables
drinking beer. A tunnel was also re-
vealed. L ran under and across the
street Through il the alcohol was
introduced
The musically inclined So were
hustled to the police station. They
viii explain in court later.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29
JAPAN PLANS TEMPERANCE

Toxic. Japan. Nov. 2s.-The health
department Of the home office is pre-
pairing TO frame a temperance bill 10
be presented in the closing session Of
the district. The purpose OF the pro-
posed law is to prohibit drinking by
young men under age and at the same
time TO maintain strict order among
the dealers. The department is also
planning to restrict the quantity Of
same brewed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

UEH T I1ALA UNIN w IUb-
I. A. Bertelux has returned from
san Antonio, Texas. and resumed
work as countv speed officer. While
az San Antonio. he VISITED two daugh-
tiers whom he had no. seen for over
% years.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

hair in good condition, and the nat
ural curl should come back.
Distressed-Budoir caps are worn
Just to cover up the hair before II Is
combed, TO make the head look neat.
They are really only for the privacy
OF ones room. or perhaps for break
fast with the family. Caps are never.
or rather should never. be worn while
sleeping; they hold the hair in and
heat It and ruin its health. II your
mother will try a hair tonic and mas
sage, the gray hairs won't come so
fast. Only q dye Will get rid Of them
now.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

THE young lady across the way says
her father has cut down on the size
of his cigars and is now smoking
pantalettas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

CARRIERS DAY.
As tomorrow is the last Saturday in
the month. Herald carriers will collect
accounts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

Gun repairing oar speciarty. Allen
Arms & Cycle Co.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

Christmas GIfts. Beach Art shop, ADV
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-29

Thankful Reader-Don't squeeze out
blackheads. you'u hurt the skin Send
me a letter with a self addressed
stamped envelope enclosed. for the
cleansing powder for blackheads and
the csntharides hair tonic Get your
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-08-09
ATTENTION, READER!

Scan the list of Jewish boys Gin
service" very carefully. Do you
know of name beginning with one
of the letters covered by our present
list, which has been omitted? Can
you supply the missing data, branch
of service, camp or cantonment and
home address for the names pub
lished? If so, you will confer a
favor not only upon us, but also
upon the community by sending us
the information.
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81

nothing else but travel from camp
to camp to give them pleasure. but
| have a contract and work calling
me back to Universal City next
week. Some day, however, I'm go
ing to take real vacation and stay
in your wonderful city as long as l
please"
And as she said goodbye the
reasons for her tremendous success
were more apparent than ever. Her
vivid personality, her naturalness,
simplicity and frank, fresh enthusi-
asm could not fail to impress itself
upon managers, directors and pub
lie alike.
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THE AUGUST JEWISH FORUM.

Mr.. Peter Wiernik, editor of The
Jewish Morning Journal, contributes
the first chapter of a series of ar
ticles on "The Cultural History of
the Jews in Russia" in the August
issue of The Jewish Forum. In the
same issue Mr.. Leon M. Herbert
translates several of Bialik's famous
poems, among them the following:
"Yea, the People is Grass" "The
Slaughter" and "The Butterfly"
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-08-09

Ralph Neuman, who prior to go
ing to France last autumn with the
Harvard Unit, practiced law in New
York city, has been awarded the
Croix de Guerre for bravery while
driving an ambulance.
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THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD
CAREER OF MOVING PICTURE
CTAD
STAR.
Continued from Page 811.)

to Mr.. Griffiths, and today she is
the famous Bluebird star. Of course
there were many transition stages
between the two events. First she
was given small parts, then larger,
and finally her talent and charm
were recognized to the full extent
and she advanced to the top of the
ladder.
Its work-hard work, but it's
the greatest fun in the world" Miss
Myers expresses it. 81 loved it the
first day I visited the big studios in
Universal City and love it even
more today"
"You know l left High School
to go into the MOVIES" Miss Myers
continued. my father didn't OBJ
ject to my becoming movie actress,
but he hated to see me neglect my
education, so | made promise that
I would continue studying at home
with him. Oh, it is too funny, to
come home from the studio after
playing grown-up vampire and
running the lives of half dozen
women and twice as many men, to
hear father say, Carmel, have you
prepared your Latin ?" Here Miss
Myers laughed heartily, the pretti
est, merriest laugh in the world.
What pity that progressive movies
have not advanced far enough to
reproduce Miss Myers laugh!
This is the little movie stars first
visit to New York and we only
wish that we had room enough to
quote all her impressions, for she
had something quaint and original
to say about every street, shop, thea
tire, building, monument and custom.
Suffice it to say that she says she
would rather live here than any
other place in the whole world. Her
mother, who is with her in New
York, says she has never known her
daughter so enthusiastic about any
thing. That is great fattery for
New York, for Miss Myers is ma
turally enthusiastic about every
thing.
The long trip between Los An
ge1es and New York was broken
by visit to each Of the camps and
environments on the way. Her first
stop was Camp Oglethorpe, at
Chicamauga, Tenn, where five
reel picture starring Miss Myers
was being shown. At the finish of
the picture she surprised her audi
ence by stepping boldly out of her
role and making speech, after
which she distributed candy, cigar
cites and tobacco TO her enthusiastic
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-08-09

Announcement has just been made
of the safe arrival overseas of Chap
lain Louis |. Egelson. Rabbi Egel-
son is the fourth Jewish chaplain
now with the American expedition
arv forces. He will shortly be fol-
lowed by several others.
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MORE RUSSIAN CAPITAL FOR
ZION.
Leading Jews Make Elaborate
Plans Calling for Vast Sums to
Develop Resources of Palestine.
Jordan's Power to be Harnessed.
Great activity is being manifested
among the Jews of Russia in pre-
pairing for the development of the
material resources of Palestine.
The "Judische Rundschau" of
Berlin reports that "Society for the
Economic Revival of Palestine" has
recently been constituted in Petro-
grad with very ambitious program,
which non-Zionists also are support
ing. The number of it's members
rose in a few weeks to ESQ, and
includes many wellknown 6nanciers,
engineers, architects, agronomes,
lawyers and doctors. The society is
divided into two sections-a tech
nical and an agricultural The tech
nical section has four sub-sections
for building, for electricity, for
communications, and for industry.
In this section schemes are being
elaborated for light railways, for ex-
plotting the water-power of the
Jordan and Jarmuk, and for build
ing a tourists hotel in Jaffa. The
agricultural section will devote it
self for the present to the question
of irrigation, to which experts attach
a particular Importance. In answer
to an appeal of the treasurer Of the
society, J. Grunberg, to Jewish
capitalists to form a share company
for manufactures in Palestine, sub
scriptions have been promised to an
amount of 100000 roub1es.
In Charkov, as already announced
by the Zionist Organization of
America, shipping company 'Ze-
bulum" has been founded with the
object of providing sailings between
the ports of the Black and the Medi-
terranean Seas, and for establishing
depots in the ports of Palestine.
In Moscow, a Jewish company has
been founded to carry out improve
ment operation in those districts of
Palestine which have not yet been
made arabic. The original capital
of the company, which is to be
called "Raananijah" is fixed at 10
million roubles.
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The Jewish Welfare Board has
made arrangements with the ap-
proval of the War Department
whereby the graves of American SOL
diers Of the Jewish faith, who sue
cumb to the rigors of war abroad,
will be marked with a "shield of
David" instead of the customary
cross. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
has sent letter to the Zionist organ
ization in which he expressed his
appreciation of the formation of the
Jewish battalion for service in
Palestine
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-08-09

DR.. Max Nordau was the principal
speaker at a meeting in Madrid in
memory of the late DR.. Yechiel
Tschlenow The meeting was par
ticipated in by the entire Jewish
community, as we'll as by hundreds
of others driven there by the war.
DR.. Nordau's eloquent description of
the man and his work moved many,
who for the first time in their lives,
heard anything at all about Zionism,
to affiliate with the movement