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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
Bedtime Stories For The Little Ones


THAT is sad I've heard about you
pouywogs. First you're Just little
eggs. Then you grow two front feet
and q tail. and finally your tai
changes into hind legs and then you
turn into frogs"
That's itF' piped the pollywog-
~Only my legs are so slow in growing.
still. II / could be taken to the pond
TO which the frogs hoped Ia be
a,fRen you shall be taken therel"
cried Uncle Wiggiiy kindly You
never could get there without legs:
but pollywOg that you are. WITHOUT
legs. III take you in my auto
eOh, but have to stay in water all
the whilei" croaked the pollywOg who
would some day be frog.
Il can manage that, spoke Uncle
WfggiIy. I'll ffll my tall silk hat
with water, and placed It on the floor
Of the auto. in back. near the mOlasses
Jug. Then he put the pollywog very
gently into the water In the hat
Before I start of would you IKE
a taste Of molasses2" asked the bunny
I should love itr' gurgled the pol
lywog.
pollywog some molasses. and then.
with the queer creature swimming
around in the water in the hat IN the
auto. Uncle Wiggily started off Soon
he reached the big pond to which all
the frogs had hopped after they had
stopped being pollywogs.
Here YOU are, Polly.' cried the
rabbit gentleman. TO the little friend
IN his tall silk hat Here are your
friends.~ and, as he lifted the little
creature out. the pollywog cried:
ooh. Uncle Wiggilyi My legs have
grown out Ny legs have sDrouted
and grown. and now I'm a real frog
like the othersi Now I can swim and
hop with them. and I never shall be
lonesome any more Thank you so
muchi I guess the molasses you gave
me made nv legs come OUT"
Uncle Wiggily scratched his pink
twintiing nose and said he guessed
the same thing
"And I'm real glad" he added Then
he nut the pollvwog frog into the pond
with the others. who were very happy
70 see their friend again and next the
bunny went home with the molasses
And the gingerbread cake was very
good. So II the shoelace doesn't Try
TO crawl through the buttonhole
while the rubber boot Is walking I'D
stairs with the hair brush III ten you
next about Uncle Wfggiiy and Fourth
Of July-Convright 1919. by Mcclure
NeWspa per syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

Ooh, dear mel" cried Nurse Jane
" Fuzzy Wuzzy. the muslzrat lady
who kept house for Uncle Wiggily
Longears. the bunny rabbit gentleman
in the hollow stump bungalow.
whats the matter nowT asked
the bunny. as he stopped reading the
flypaper and looked over the tops Of
his glasses. Did some one take the
cherry pie?''
'Oh. no, not so bad as that an
swered Nurse Jane. But want some
molasses to make a gingerbread cake.
and the jug Is empty"
I'll get you some moIasses," offered
Uncle Wiggily. Il am so fond Of gin
gerbread cake that I'll 90 right away
in my auto and bring back the
molasses."
No sooner said than done. as you
sometimes read in story books Uncle
Wiggily hoped out 10 the Woodsned
where he kept his auto. hoped up into
the machine and soon the car itself
was almost hopping down the road,
over the fields and through thefwoods
to the molasses store.
Some of your very sweetest, best
and most sticky molassesi" cried
Uncle Wiggily in his jolly voice. as
he went into the store
you shall have tia whole jug
fun answered the monkey doodle
gentleman bear who kept the store.
And while the molasses was running
into the jug the bear gave Uncle Wig
gilv honey cake. Bears know how to
find bee trees where they get the
honey for cakes
A little later Uncle Wiggily was on
his way back to the hollow stump
bungalow with the molasses for Nurse
Jane And as the rabbit gentleman,
riding in his auto. skiddled up close
to a muddle puddle beside the road.
Mr.. Longears heard sad voice in the
soh. deari How lonesome I an.
They have all gone away and left me
here, am so lonesome and IN
''WNhoaiy called Uncle Wiggily to
his auto. and the machine came to a
is so sad" went on Mr. Longears.- 1t
sounds like trouble, and I must help
if can I only hope It isn't the bad
WoOzle bug, or some one ike that,
who wiz want all Nurse James mo-
But. when Uncle Wiggiiy looked
into the muddle puddle, all he saw
was a little black pollywog swimming
around by waggling its tail.
WAS It You who cried oh. dearr so
sadiy2" asked Uncle Wigeily.
1T was" answered the wogglepog-
I mean Dollywog- You see all ny
other pollywog friends have grown
their legs. turned into frogs and have
hoped away. I alone am left be-
cause my legs don't seem to grow fast
enough. Oh, it's sad 10 be left all
alone in a puddle muddie because
your legs don't grow fast enough II
I could only be taken to the big pond.
where all the frogs have gone. I
wouldn't be so sad could swim
there until nv legs grow"
Dear met said Uncle Wfggily
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
ThackeraY.

william Makepeace Thackeray,
son Of a civil servant in India,
was born July IS. 1911, in Cal
cutta. He died December p. 1853,
in London, where most Of his life
was spent From 1910 on, his wife
was insane, so there lived in his
heart. as in that OF the other great
humorist Of his time. Dickens, con-
slant domestic sorrow.
Thackeray began in school days
rather TO absorb life than to attain
scholarship. He delighted even
then TO reproduce it in comic verse
and caricature- At Cambridge. in
Weimar. in Paris art schools and
London law school. he went gayly
n his way. indolent in study but
eager IN friendship. ardent in life.
At q he owned and managed
London newspaper. at % he was
penniless, after scattering q COM
Portable fortune But he had
bought experience invaluable 10
the young journalist, priceless to
the novelist
Thackeray's astonishing versa
tility was early realized. He as
nired 10 Illustrate Dickens novels;
he wrote travel sketches, stories,
ballads and burlesques-
Barry Lyndon" his first notable
novel. was the history of a rascal;
but in the most fascinating Of fem
mine rascals. Becky Sharp. Thack-
cray first brilliantly showed him
self master in the creation Of
living character (.fVanity Fair"
1S46-4Sl. 1''Pendennis' (1Sss-50
was. like Dickens David Copper
field in essence autobiogranhical.
The need OF money drove Thack-
cray reluctantly 10 the lecture
field. His course on Eighteenth
Century Humorists. popular in
EnEland and America f1S51l. pre-
pared the ground for "Esmond"
f1S52) his unsurpassed historical
novel "The NeWc0mes' (1S54l.
The NirEinians" t1s59) and the
unfinished Dennis Duvai' COM
plete the list OF his best novels
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

least I don't want to bother about
that today. Most women are careful
enough about the appearance OF the
part they see most frequently. But
now turn sidewise TO your dresser
mirror and tilt the hand glass SO
you get a direct profile. Is your hair
fixed so as TO make a becoming liner
II you are thin. hope you have pulled
the hair softly enough and low enough
SO that most Of the ear is hidden, and
particularly so that part OF the skin
between the ear and the line Of the
hair is entirely out Of sight Nothing
so emphasizes a thin face or a poor
profile as this bit OF bare skin
Now twist 50 you get only the back
Of the head You have likely already
decided as 10 whether the position of
the knot OF hair is becoming to your
profile. Now. how about the appear
ance Of the knot itself2 Does It look
well from in back? Is IL a good shape,
or does IL bulge out too much for the
size OF your head2 And how about
the little loose hairs growing around
the nape OF the nsck2 Are these
gathered up and neatly tucked in2
That Is the test Of the hair dressing.
these hairs make all the difference
between a wei groomed head and one
which looks slip-shod.
Questions and Answers.
Anxious-Seud me a letter with a
self-addressed stamped envelope en-
closed for the formula for my hair
tonic. II you've had the Flu" OF course
the hair viii come out and viii turn
gray. but think II You treat it very
carefully, II will all come back as It
was before. Use the tonic as directed
and give the scalp a thorough mas
sage with the finger tips every day
This will stimulate the action Of the
hair roots and viii encourage a new
growth.
E. n. You saw the formula for
the fine cream the other day. This is
not as nourishing as the first formula,
the flesh building cream. but It is
nourishing and very softening. max
ing the skin smooth and white It
VIII do iust~as well for you Indeed
you need ice rubs rather than fatten-
ing creams for that loose sagging
flesh.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

one fine morning in the full London
- season. Maj. Arthur Pendennis
-1retired on half pay) came to break
fast at his accustomed corner In his
Pan Mall club. His were the best
BACKED boots in London. his buff
waistcoass, checked cravat. spotless
linen. white gloves. his whiskers. his
very cane were perfect Of their kind.
He seemed 80 years old. until you
saw the Fictitious nature OF his rich
brown hair and the crows feet around
the eyes Of his handsome face with its
Wellington nose. His long white cuffs
showed the gold sleeve buttons given
him by his royal highness. the duke Of
York
Through his gold double eye glasses,
he reads his letters one an invitation
from the marquis Of Steyne, one from
the bishop Of Ealing, and Mrs Trail,
another from an earl and so on, and
last OF AL. two others, one from his
widowed sister-in-laW, and the other
from her Only child, Arthur Pendennis,
u1ediatsly" to Fair oaks. Clavering,
St Mary's. ito enLreat, nay command
the --wretched boy 10 give Up his en-
gagement 10 marry Miss CosLg2n, an
4lLIC1S IL EcAllL OF THIS laA
Of Is The second from this same lad
beseeching his uncle TO remove his
mothers objections to his proposed
union with his dear Emily" a de-
scendant OF the old Irish royalty, the
most beautiful woman in the world
"A love ike mine. sir, writes young
Pen, 7 feel IS contracted once and
forever shall die without ever
knowing another passion"
The major, inwardly. in his rage.
L.
the earl. the bishop and other enter
tainers and takes trip, sleeDless and
firing in the tight smelly night mail
coach for Clavering-
Major Is Diplomatic.
On arrival 1Iaj. Pendennis Is most
affable to Pen and his mother He
does not -entreat" OF Command" his
nephew but wins the boys confidence i
and talks familiarity o. his own noble I
friends and the brilliant career he has /
had in mind Cor Pen The major then
faces the enemy" Capt Costigan. the (
half tipsy, imaginative old irish SOL
der. the father ard protector OF !
Emily" To him and his beautiful |
honest but duh daughter. the major is I
equally SuaYe- Beautiful she is with I
broad brow, large melting eyes. black I
way hair. white complexion, rosy ]
checks and the arms OF a Venus" Z
Pen had come 10 see and know her I
though Foker. q school friend. 8 lad 4
but bright in everyday matters, +
whose father, the great brewer. fur 7
nished I'm money and Lady Agnes. J
his mother. social position Verses
Pen had been writing 10 the Greek I
soddesses he now dedicates to his new i
divinity.
Mai. Pendennis. as MS next move. !
let's sin. in the presence OF the Costi- J
cans. the fact that Pen has no means +
beyond what his mother allows him /
out OF her slender income Costigan !
Is then indignant that Pen should /
have had the face TO c<fer himself to 4
his dear beguiled daughter" Pen /
,annot believe his adored Emily has 4
-almly thrown him over. until the I
1ostigaus openly 'fcuf" him in sthe 4
street He almost dies. or believes /
he is dying OF despised love. with 1
al the SYMPTOMS OF slsepless nights 1
and feverish davs- and is scarcely /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

In England It is unlucSy to see a
single maybe, but two denote mer-
~ occasion.
The owl is everywhere a bird Of
bad omen. probably because % its
ugliness.
The story is told by a traveller that
in Geneva, Switzerland. the proprie-
tor OF one Of the hotels would not let
the birds which made their nests in
different parts Of the building be
driven away, although they were
great nuisance TO the guests. He
took their presence to be full Of
omens, and was afraid that bad luck
would result il they were driven
away.
The origin Of these bird super
stitions may be traced 20 the migra-
tory nature OF most species Of birds.
The flight Of a number OF birds por-
tends the change Of seasons. as Illus
trated in the ancient proverb.' -One
swallow does not make q summer" So
in cold countries the return OF a par
ticular kind OF bird means the setting
in of spring. which after a dreary
winter is welcomed with great re-
joicing.-Copyright 1913. Thompson
Feature Service.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
HOROSCOPE


JUPITER rules strongly for good
J during the early hours Of this day
according to astrology- Saturn and
Mercury are in benefic aspect. In the
evening Mars has sinister sway.
Up to early afternoon the rule IS
believed to be especially pro1itaDie
for commercial transactions and Tor
plans for big business.
All the signs seems to indicate much
prosperity and great activity IN manu-
featuring and in mercantile pursuits
OF all sorts.
Those who read the stars foretel
five fun years TO be followed oy
leaner years and for this reason they
counsel thrift
This is a fortunate sway for those
who lay plans and desire 10 obtain a
hearing for them
It should be a lucky rule for farm
ers and for real estate dealers Gain
IS assured them from the earth
There is a sign believed to affect
the scale OF wages and this is inter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

consoled by his mother and little
cousin Laura
Laura is five years younger than
Pen. his second cousin on the side of
death of her parents, perhaps because
OF a romance Of early unmarried days
with Laura's father
Pen Goes TO College.
Miss Costigsn secures an engage
ment at a London theater through
Mai. PenGennis's influence. The mag
netie attraction being thus removed,
Pen gees to -Oxbridge." Then through
Foker and with the majors encour-
agement. Pen makes rich and aristo-
cratic friends and begins a brilliant
career at the Debating union. at din
ners and late suppers, with his wit,
eloQrence, poems and commanding
Wild without being
vulgar, extravagant beyond his means
and neglecting his studies, he becomes
deeply in debt and is .plucked in
MS degree examination. though many
a fellow he has despised for dullness
or crushed in debate passes with
hoaors-
Flees College In Disgrace.
Unselfish, ne would leave the gayest
party 10 go and sit with sick friend
and yet, selfish, he forces his mother
70 pinch herself to keep I'm in college
and he accepts Laura,s savings 10 pay
his debts. He fees -Oxbridge' in dis
grace, though later he tries again and
passes his exams" with fair credit
Coming home from college. Pen,
now a young man OF good figure,
medium height. blue eyes and auburn
n hiskers, finds Laura grown from the
simple little girl. into a tall. slim,
handsome young LADY with large gray
eyes, long black laShes, pale face with
rose tinge IN her cheeks which nushes
easily into deep blush
or
ClaVering. Bart. who opens Clevering
Park which has long been closed
The papers a few years before an
nounced his marriage with the rich
widow OF the late J. Amory- Esquire,
from India He brings lady Clavering,
her daughter Miss Blanche Amody,
and his son and heir, little Frank
ClaVering. Blanche has fair hair. dark
eyebrows, long black lashes yelling
brown eyes. slim figure, small feet
and constant smiles showing sweet.
pearly teeth and deep dimples. Sir
Francis himself is a weak creature,
gambler, fond Of low company and
rapidly wasting his Wife's property
with constant demands on her gener-
oslty. Lady ClaFeriDg, a good kind
soul illiterate and numbering the
kings English, IS hardly more fortu-
nate in her second marriage than in
her first with the sailor and convict
Auory.
Al-AdIlN us AAI A-4dAN Ct --l-l1 = n -
terious Col. Altamont, with a strange
influence over Sir Francis and power
TO get monev from him, despite the
baronet's lack Of ready cash
Pen becomes enamored OF Blanche,
writes her love poems. and meanwhile
she leeds him on only to drop him
again for anyone with better pros
poets. when thus dropped Pen offers
himself 10 Laura but in a half-hearted
way Laura replies. when next you
offer yourself, do not say as you have
done TO me. I have no heart-I do not
love you; but I am ready 70 marry
You because my mother wishes for the
match" After Laura's refusal Pen
tires Of the country and goes 70 Lon
don to study law He settles in cham
bers at the Lamb Court Temple and
makes = friend Of and rooms with
George Warrington, an older graduate
Of .Oxhridge.- In London Pen leads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

preted to show that there viii Be no
decrease for sometime to come
The stars supposed to AFFECT tne
economic affairs Of humanity are IN
asnects making for continued high
prices. Leather IS subject TO a sway
that insures greater costs TO those
who wear it.
Venus is fairly inspiring during this
confederation Love affairs that re-
main on the level Of medium happiness
are well directed, but all who are
romantic win find discomfort
Jewels, gloves and perfumes, as wei
as the clothing that women wear, ara
likely to bring great profit today
Persons whose birtndate Il Is should
guard AGAINST accidents There may
be law suits Money and business az
fairs are well directed
Children born on this day may be
rash and hasty, but generous and kind
These subjects Of Cancer may meet
with many changes in iife--(Copy-
right. 1913, by the Mcclure Newspaper
syndicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
4 Line O. Cheer
Each Day O. The year
BY JOHN KENDRIcK BANGS.

IN FRANCE
Tmid dark scenes OF desolation dire.
In regions SCARED by war, and scared
by fire,
I saw the flowers grow, and cover all
With beauty's thrail,
And IN a garden fair BY rage defiled
I heard the merry laughter Of a child.
And glimpsed the light OF hope in hu-
man eyes
That still were wet with tears Of sac
rifice;
And felt myself ashamed that woes
OF mine
OF trifling sort should swerve ms
from tn line
OF patient cheer beneath the lash Of
care
must bear
Copyright 1919. by the Mcclure
Newspaper syndicate.l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
By DfoGENE BURCH


THE custom Of taking omens from
1 the flight Of birds is as old as
the time Of Herodotus. who said that
the ancient Persians took their omens
from the movement OF birds.
The root OF our English word aus
pices" lacis. a bird refers TO the an
Gent Roman custom Of taking the
auspicium or inspection OF birds be-
fore undertaking important business
Both the Persian and Arabic word
for omen" also means bird"
In France the SUDDEN entrance Of
a stray bird into ones house. or even
the striking OF a bird against a closed
glass door or window with a view to
entering into the house. Is considered
3 good omen-one portending q good
event.
In this country. when a sparrow
enters the house il IS supposed TO be
q sign that some one in the house is
about to die. There seems TO be no
trace OF the origin Of this particular
superstition.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
ReautyChats
The Back View.
d EDNA kENlT FoRBEs

FEW women use a hand mirror
1 enough when they are dressing,
and the result is thar. while they look
charming from the front. the back
view is an anti-climax- ! hope this
isn't your case. but even il you are
sure you geenrally look well from be-
hind, wish. as an experiment. that
you would get a small mirror and
examine yourself carefully from every
angle.
The front view viii be all right at
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
Mare Gioes Birth To
Mule And 4 Horse

Evansville. Ind. July John out
law. 4 farmer OF Unionl township.
Nanderburg county. was surprised
given birth to twin colts. But he was
more surprised when he learned that
one of the colts was a mule and the
other horse The case is the first Of
Its kind in this section OF the coun-
try.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
n Years Ago Today
From The Herald of Thi. Date. 1905.

THE crew OF the Russian cruiser
l Minnie refused TO put 10 sea with
the other vessels Of the active squad
ron. ana the ringleaders Of the mu-
tiny were arrested and the ship was
towed close to the fort. where she Is
now anchored The conditions in
Russia have improved none.
At a meeting to be held this after
noon the street and grade committee
Of the city council in conjunction with
the mayor. expect TO decide many OF
the details connected with street i'm
provements.
In accordance with the instructions
OF the city council. Harris WaIthall.
enc OF the attorneys for the new
street car company, said today that
the work Of putting the streets in
their original condition would be
started this afternoon by the Green
Street Car company. The company
proposes to take up all the tracks laid
b them and leave the streets as good
as they found them
A. c. Read, librarian at the FL Paso
new library reports a number OF new
hooks at the library.
A L. Hawley, is in New York.
Fourth OF July celebration at Cloud
croft will be a big feature Many
FL Pasoans left for Cloudcroft this
afternoon in order TO secure accomo-
dations as a large crowd is expected
at the resort.
Hundreds OF persons met death IN a
food at Guanajuato. mining city in
Mexico. The flood is caused by heavy
storms in the mountains. The city
IS built in a gorge in the mountains,
and the streets were filled with water
during the storm to such depth Il
caused many deaths among the in
habisants.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02
Some City, +" Says Victin
OF Thieues In ST. Louis

St Louis. No. July 2.-"Some city"
Jobe P. Griffen. a Missouri Pacific
conductor. told the police here. after
having been here a few hours
He said that soon after his arrival
a negro woman stopped him and asked
the time Later he learned his purse
containing S35. a 500 check and an
annual pass was gone.
Some time later Griffen had drink
with two strangers He gave a So bill
rc the bartender The strangers
srabbed the change. s1-45. and fed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

Guaranteed MarveiseaI Roof Cemenr
Fireproof. Waterproof. Alright
Rheinheimer Lumber Co. Phone 49S.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

consoled by his mother and little
cousin Laura
Laura is five years younger than
Pen, his second cousin on the side of
his mother. who adopted her on the
death of her parents. perhaps because
Of a romance Of early unmarried days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-02

sea story by Rudyard Kipling. dealing
with Gloucester life and condensed by
James B. Connolly, author Of many
fine sea stories. VIII be printed to-
morrow