davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Connecticut western news., 1919-10-16

CdSH OH ndnu D 41o SI Mrs. J. H. Roraback,
 Treasurer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15

Plunge i'm our pool till Oct. Ist.
Juniors. S1-00. Intermediates. $3.50.
Seniors. $500. Ell Paso's y. II Z. A
Swimming PooL-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
If Your Blood
Is Your Life
How Necessary Is Pure
Blood to Your Good
Health.

Pure blood is as necessary 10 your
good health as the air you breathe,
the food you eat and the water you
drink.
When the blood becomes clogEed
with impurities, you suffer from con-
stipatiOn, your nerves are weakened,
your head aches and you Ieel gem
orally run down and exhausted.
The best and quickest way 10
cleanse the blood OF the impurities
which cause the trouble is to take the
treatment prescribed by a successful
physician for his patients.
This liquid treatment. ready pre-
pared, Is known as Prescription
C-2223- II is taken in small doses be-
cause Il is concentrated. and being
readily absorbed. cleanses the blood
Of the impurities which cause your i'll
health. After using Prescription
C-2323 for a short time. your skin
VIII have that glow OF health. indi-
eating that your body Is being nOur-
ished BY pure red blood.
Prescription C-2223 contains no
mercury. opium. morphine. choral or
strychnine. II is for sale by most
good drug stores at Sl.5O q bottle
or the Gees Laboratory. Memphis
Tenn, will mail TO you on receipt Of
price Gin and mail this advertise
ment for literature
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15

ONE day. when Uncle Wigg1y was
" on his way home from the five
and SIX cent store. where he had
bought a new gold dishpan for Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat lady
housekeeper, the rabbit gentleman
saw the lady mouse teacher standing
in front OF the hollow stump summer
school.
Well something must have hap
pened" said Uncle Wiggily to himself.
1T isn't time TO close The school for
the day. and yet she is locking the
door. And Z wonder what Croakie.
the green frog boy. is doing around
there Perhaps he has graduated.
must hop over and see
over to the hollow stump school
hoped the bunny.
Good morning, Lady Mouse" he
said with a 10 wand polite bow Of his
twink, pinkling nose rs anything the
matter that you are closing school at
10 o'clock in the morning
Yes. something has happened" said
the lady mouse. i have taught
Croakie, the frog. all 7 possibly can,
and there is no use keeping him in
any longer. II ne stayed after school
for a year 7 couldn't 80 on with his
next lesson"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
STOMACH TROUBLES
ARE DUE To AGIlLTY
Tells safe, Certain, Speedy Relief For
Acid Indigestion.

Socalled stomach troubles. such as
indigestion, gas, Sourness, stomach
ache and inability TO retain food are
Z IN pro "a .-y nine cases out of ten,
simply evidence that excessive secre-
ton Of acid is taking place in the
stomach, causing the formation of gas
and acid Indigestion.
Gas distends the stomach and causes
that fun, oppressive, burning feeling
sometimes known as heartburn. viii b
the acid irritates and inflames the
delicate lining Of -ne 0mac1. The
trouble lies entirely in the excess de-
velopment or secretion of acid.
To stop or prevent this souring OF
the food contents OF the stomach and
20 neutralize the acid. and make Il
bland and harmless. a taaspo0ufu1 OF
bisurated magnesia. a good and effect
I've CORE tor OF acid stomach. should
be taken in quarter Of a glass Of hot
or cold water after eating or when
ever gas, snurness or acidity is felt
This sweetens the stomach and ueu-
tralizes the aciditv in few moments
and is a perfectly harmless and mex
pensive remedy TO use
An antiacid. such as bisurated mag
nesia which can be obtained from any
druggist in either. powder or tablet
FORM enables the stomach to do It's
work pronerIy without the aid OF ar
Llficlal ci-estents- MaEnesia comes
IN several forms. so be certain TO ask
for and take only BisurateG lIagnesfa.
which Is especially prepared for the
ABOVE purposes.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
''DON QUIXOTE"
By MIGUEL DE CERNANTES.
Condensation by Nathan Haskell Dole)

II THE sixteenth century romances
Of chivalry, written in absurd. ex-
agserated style, were extremely popu-
lar in spain.
A dignified gentleman by the name
OF Quixada. who lived between Ara
gon and CASTLE. went crazy over
these foolish books. which he spent
all his substance in buying. His brain
was stuffed with entertainments. quar-
rels. battles. challenges. wounds,
magic saIves, complaints. amours
torments. giants. castles. captured
naidens, gallant rescues. and all
sorts Of impossible deeds Of daring.
which seemed TO him as true as the
most authentic history. Every inn
keeper was q magnate; every mule
driver a cavalier
He decided that for his own honor
and for the service OF the world, he
must turn knight-erraut and jaunt
through the world. redressinE wrongs.
rescuing captured priucesses, and al
last winning the imperial scepter OF
Trapizonda-
He changed his name to Don Quix-
ote de Ia Mancha, got himself dubbed
knight by rascally publican. whose
inn he thought was a castle with
four turrets crowned with piunacles
OF gllSLeulng silver IN order 70 carry
a fun purse he sold one Of his horses.
nortgaged another and borrowed a
goodly sum from a friend. When his
practical hOusekeeper and his pretty
niece. together with his neighbors,
the barber and the curate, thought TO
cure him by burning his books, he
was persuaded that his library had
been carried away by necromancer,
and became craZier than ever. He
secured I'd a rusty suit OF mail which
had belonged to one of his ancestors.
mended the broken helmet with a
pasteboard vizor, patched with thin
iron plates. and thus accOutered. set
forth on his old hack Rocinante,
whose ribs stuck out like the skele-
ton of a snip, accompanied by a rustic
named Sancho Panza. persuaded into
serving as his squire.
Their departure was a brave spec
tacle: the tall cadagerOus, lantern
jaWed knight. mounted on his bony
nag, welding his long lance and car
rying his sword, his eyes cleaning
with enthusiasm and dreaming of his
beautiful mistress. whom he called
Dulcinea del Toboso: the short, squat.
paunch-beIlied, long-haunched serv-
ant with q canvas wallet and a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15


, blood coming from POcahontas. So
many generations have passed since
the time Of POcasontas that this blood
must be very dilute
O. What railroad in the United
states has the greatest miieuges-W.
r. \.
A. The Chicago. Milwaukee & ST
Paul re por Is I he greatest mileage in
operation anu under c0nsl-.---l.-
LlN ine -u.-Hl miles
q. What were the denominations
Of the paper money ISSUED by the
nitcd states government during the
CiVil aEars-k. H r.
A. Paper. 8, DO. Is and % cent
notes were issued by the n!tei States
GOV eminent during he Civil ~ ar.
G. Row can sou remove serase
from "A fur cOuts-N. W.
A. To clean fur first apply turpen-
tine and then sponge with alcohol.
q. l. an examination for railway
mail cleri. soon 20 be heidi. r.
A. such an examination VIII be
held thrOushout the country on Au-
gust 90 The subjects covered viii be
arithmetic, geography, writing and
speillns- Application blanks can be
secured from any postmaster.
O. Can a soldier who has been dis
charged without receiving full equip
ment 10 which he l. entitled. after
wards get that equipments-L. A.
A. 10 is the intention of the war
a'aaa AAAaAAAA 70 -AHE every ENA4LEE inc
equipment 20 which he is entitled. and
If he has not received IL. he should
apply TO the Director Of Storage
Way Department. Washington. D. c.
O. How can n group Of service men
form a post OF the American LeEiOnf
-. y. ID.
A. Fifteen service men. wherever
they live, may apply for a charter and
form post Literature giving ex-
Dlicit directions in this connection
VIII be furnished TO any man who
writes our Washington Bureau. en-
closing . cent stamp for return
postage.
O. What Is the present member
ship OF the knights Of PythInSs p o.
4. c.
a. The latest figures available give
the membership OF this order as 7I2.-
34l These figures are a year and q
n1lf old and the membership has prob
ably considers bly, increased.
tAny reader can set the answer tc
INV question by writing The Herald
Information Bureau. Frederic J. Has
kin. Director. WASHINGTON. D. C. Give
ful name and address, and enclose . /
cent stamp for return postage. Be
brief All replies are setn direct 10
the inquirer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
TEXAS WILL BE REPRESENTED
WELL IN RAILROAD BOOKLET

Texas will come IN for much recog-
milton in the tourist book to be issued
administration due to the efforts OF
A. L. Tadlock. traffic manager Of the
FL Paso chamber Of commerce and to
he chambers Of commerce Of Houston
and San Antonio.
At first II appeared that California
and Florida would get most Of the
attention in the tourist book and only
$1,000 was appropriated for advertis-
ing Texas. Protests increased the
amount and as n result S565. 900 has
been appropriated for all states west
Of tile Mississippi.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
WILL LOCATE SCIENTIFIC
MUSEUM AT The c. OF c.

The new FL Paso museum. being es-
tablished by the Southwestern Acad-
envy or Science, viii be located tempo
rarlly in the chamber Of commerce
building. An offer Of space there was
made by X NJ Roberts. manager,
Thursday, 20 DR.. E c. Prentiss. tenn
porarv secretary Of the academy.
A list Of all men engaged in techni-
cal and scientific work who might aid
the museum is being prepared by Mr..
Roberts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
. UES TIONS
g AND
4 Ms WE r S

n What Is the total mem bership
Q.of the American Federation Of
La5ors-D. L. o.
A. The headquarters Of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor report ans
500 members.
q. What is diEmond dust and for
what j. "a uscJ s-1. 1T.
A Diamond dust is a very fine lus-
produced from cutting diamonds. II
. extensively used by jewellers chic -ly
Tor lea nj ng diamonds. 1t may be
procured in am -e.e cry store -0-eth-
er with Instructions for its use. an
other quite satisfactory way 20 clean
diamonds is 90 make a latler of SOAP.
add a little ammonia and apply This
cleansing preparation TO the stones
with a tooth brush.
q. OF what descent Is Mrs. Wood
row Wilson TX. =. L.
y The Boiling family. from which
Mrs Wilson is desce nded. is Of Eng
hsh extraction and has lived for gen
eratious in Nirgiuia. The family is
said TO have i'm il trace Of Indian
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15

leathern bottle. mounted on the di-
minutive ass, Dapple.
On the plains of Montiel stood a
score Of big windmills- Don Quixote
took them for outra geOus giants and
prepared to do battle against them.
and despite Sancho's protests that
their huge arms were only vanes- he
plunged the rOwels into Rocfnante's
thin TANKS and with couched lance.
dashed OF 60 the encounter The
wind blew violently and the knight
and his steed were whirled away into
the fields where they lay motionless
and as If dead; mis- lance was smashed
10 flinders SanchO FASTENED to the
aud OF his master and found him IN
able 10 stir; but he was soon ready
TO 20 on again
Their next adventure was with two
monks, riding on mules as big as
drom edaries, in company with a coach
IN which sat a lady escorted bv men
on horseback Don Quixote imagined
that adventurers had captured q prin-
cess and in the haughtiest terms babe
them release her Then without fur
Their parley he drove against the
monks. one or whom ran away while
the other fell off his mule Sancho
nimbly slipped from his ass and be-
gan 10 strip the luckless man: while
he was engaged in this legitimate an
preparation Of the spells of battle
Two muIeteers OF the train overset
him, tore out his beard by handfuls.
macled him and left him senseless.
Don Quixote engaged in terrific
combat with one Of the Iady's guard
who sliced off half Of his helmet and
one OF his ears. Undaunted. the
knight pressed the combat to victory.
but just as he was about TO give the
stroke. the frightened lady
begged him TO desist and he complied
on condition that the defeated oppo-
nent should go and present himself
before the peerless Dulcinea. who
was in reality a buxom woman
known through all Ia Mancha for her
Skin in sailing pork and who had
never. deigned 20 look al her amorous
A few DAYS later. bruised and bat
tered IN untoward adventures. they
came upon a flock of sheep which
Don Quixote conceived to be a pro-
disious army composed Of an infinite
number Of nations led BY mighty
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
Make Up Booklets
From Uncle WiggiLu'

Listen 20 this.
Uncle Wiggily is again Offering
six tickets 10 the movies for the
incest booklet made from the Uncle
Wiggily picture page in the Week
End Edition OF The Herald.
The contest is conducted Just
like IL was last week. Get the
books in as early in the week as
possible. To make books take
three sheets Of paper and fasten
them in the middle and then take
the Uncle Wiggily picture page and
cut out the squares, pastinE them
in the pages Of your book. Take
the title and use it to decorate the
covers Of your book Put your
name and address on il. and mail il
to the feature department Of The
Herald
The winner and the names of
those making the next best book
lets viii appear in Saturdays
paper. Just think-if you make
your book really nice you may get
the six tickets and you can give
movie party.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
CERYANTES.

Miguel de Ceramics Saavedra. drama
tist and novelist was BON in l581, thi
son OF a Spanish druggist and surgeon
He died In Madrid in 1915, 10 days be-
fore Shakspcre's death.
As a youth Ceramics won't 10 italy
where he served private ia the army
In naval battle of Greece he was thrice
wounded. his right hand icing pcrma-
nenrly MANNED While returning 10 spain
he was captured by pirates and taken
10 Anglers. where he was held as a slave
for five years
After mis- ransom he wrote many plays
They brought him more fame than for
tune. and he added TO his responsibilities
by wedding AT the age OF 81. a girl Of 10.
1t was evidently a marriage OF love. as
her doWry consisted only Of live vines
an orchard. some household furniture,
four beehivzs. IS hens and chickens. one
cock and q crucihle." As he could not live
by his pen. Cervantes secured minor
governmental position; but he was in
constant difficulties because Of pressing
debts and his unbusinesslike habits. He
was thrown into prison for debt; re-
leased, he sank into abJect poverty.
Part OF Don Quixote" was probably
written in jail This novel, a magic mir
Tor that reflects mobiles and kitchen
wenches. BARRIERS and ladies OF high de-
gree all the varied life OF a brilliant
period. is considered by many 10 be the
worlds greatest numerous masterpiece.
The wonder OF IL Is that it was written
by man nearing his 60th year. who
had all his life been poor. who had known
little except misfortune Children turn
its pages, young people read it, Er1wn men
understand IL, old folk praise H."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
"BAYER CROSS" ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
LAH@
lBNYgRl

"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" to be
genuine must be marked with the
safety "Bayer Cross" Always buy an
unbroken Bayer package which con-
tains proper directions to safely re-
lieve Headache, ToOthache. Earache.
Neuralgia, Colds and pain. Handy tin
boxes Of = tablets cost but n few
cents at drug stores-larEer packa Ees
also. Aspirin is the trade mark of
PAYER Manufacture Of lI0noaceticaci-
dester Of Salicylfcacfd.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
AMENDMENT IS PROPOSED TO
PERMIT LOANS ON CATTLE

Washington. D. c, Aug. 15.-Sena
tor r. II Owens, Of Oklahoma. has
been asked to have the Platt bill now
before the senate committee on bank
ing and currency amended so that
banks can loan money M to 25 per-
cent OF their capital stock on cattle
paper and so that insurance and mort
cages can be taken by banks on loans
made on cattle on the range Cattle
on the range cannot be readily in
sured under present banking condi-
tons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15

Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
Copyright 1915. by
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-08-15
FRECKLE-FACE
sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly spots.
How TO Remove EasIly.

Here's a chance. Miss Freckls-face,
TO try a remedy for freckles with the
guarantee OF a reliable concern that It
viii not cost you a penny unless It
removes the freckIes; while if it does
give you a clear complexion the ex-
pense is trifliug
Simply get an ounce OF Othine-
double elgth-frOm any druggist
and a few applications should show
you how easy it is to rid yourself OF
the homely freckles and get a 5eauti-
ful complexion Rarely Is more than
one ounce needed for the worst case
Be sure 10 ask the druggist for the
double strength Othine as this strength
is sold under guarantee Of money
back II il falls to remove freckles.-
Adv
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-19

worlds supply of news print ma ner 10
short very short, and the result is
thai the mills are able to demand and
receive al most any price THEY choose
to ask. During the world war. The
Price OF news PRINT paper at one time
reached the enormous figure of S12o
a ton and then It gradually dyopped
back. following the signing of tho
armistice, to $50 Il ton 1t remained
there but short time and then be-
gan climbing, and two weeks ago
Sheet print paper, the kind the Re
view and every weekly paper in the
country uses. sold IN New York in car
load lots o b mill. al $500 a ton.
When we tell our readers that pre-
yious to the war. the Review Dough,
It's print paper AT $40 a ton as a usual
Thing, and never over $45 a ton. they
viii begin TO realize what the present
cost of print paper means Up 10 the
present time paper has been available
here in the northwest at $3.50 a ton.
bat ali jobhers limit their customera
TO five hundred pound purchases
However, with publishers elsewhere
Offering to buy the full output OF the
mills at as high as $3.50 a ton, il IS
not hard to see that the price to all
publishers is going to be forced up
accordingly and there is, indeed, a
question, and there is, indeed A
question whether print paper will be
available al all in another three OF
-FOUR months. The only hope for re-
lief now seems TO be in the congress
oil The United States. Government
control of tie mills and limitation OF
the use of news print paper, unit
such time as the supply catches ul
With the demand is the solution. The
big city dailies use hundreds of tons
OF paper needlessly in their Sunday
papers, and this unnecessary waste
should be eliminated. The public is nc
less interested in this matter than tn,
y newspaper publishers. and unless th,
weekly papers of the .samller town
: and cities are to be squeezed out %
existance, through inability to secur
: print paper at any price, the peopl
Of this nation must join at once witt
the publishers in demanding aario,
from congress. and the best way to d
this is in letters to our United STATE
senators. Action cannot be taken to
. soon, as many country papers are a
ready actually facing suspension :
Y Grant County ReNiaM
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-19
lrontecr Punishment in Old Times

Dispatches from Paris state that
tRe official guiloane operators are
ON strike alleging the high cost OF
living and decreasing employment. In
fact. their business has fallen off so
since the days when profteers receiv-
ed punishment that they are now Civ
en- retainer fee of 5000 francs each
year and 16 francs for each working
day
An old record shows the following
wages paid for the work: Hanging,
drawing and quartering. so francs.
boiling in oil, so. francs 10 francs for
exhibiting mans head on a pike.
Putting food profiteer in the pill
Tory was francs. with whipping 4
francs extra, and branding with hot
iron 10 rancs extra.
The proliteer was evidently COM
mon in the old days and handling him
properly brought bread and butter to
the public executioner when he was
not boiling in oil or drawing and
quartering some unhappy wretch
The abandonment OF these harsh
methods Of punishment may indicate
progress in civilization, but the aban-
donment Of punishment for prodteer-
ing could Well be considered as prog
ress in the opposite direction The
profteer is the worst enemy of or
ganized society. While the common
Williams Stay their hundreds, he Stays
his tens OF thousands.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-19
BlaekjacI>ing 4 Public Library

The opposition TO The organzed
farmers in North Dakota has again
shown its low calber by an attack Oh
the state library commission. lInab
to meet the issues presented by the
farmers. this opposition finds many
''red" and free love- books in the
state library. The men and news
papers whose old political machines
are supported in part by protection
afforded red-light districts and other
forms of vice now weep publicly ahou;
the sanctity OF the home.
Every library worthy of the name
collects well-known bookks On pcth
sides OF the different subjects befcca
the public. The library officers vo-
late their duty if they set themselves
up as judges OF what the people shall
read and think Their duty of censor
ship is logically limited to keeping
out obscene literature. Certainly no
library would be worthy of the name
which did not contain books favoriaq
socialism as we'll as books attacking
it. We arrive at truth only by givins
! both sides fair chance to expalin.
In this particular case it turn'
out that most of the books pointed on
by the political foes of the farlne
were actually purchased years agi
before farmers took office. And thi
should be said to the credit of TIL,
old regime-it followed out he basi
principle of a public library.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-19
Higher Sugar Prices Coming

Federal Food Administrator Arthur
Williams yesterday said that the
price of sugar would go still higher
because a vast amount is coming in
from Java. MIR. Williams statement
reads i'm part as follows:
81 have received q number OF com
plants lately, from persons who have
had to pay 20, q and as high as 2 4
'chasers seem to thing that this was
in violation of Government regula-
tions. Some weeks ago in order t.
get more sugar on the market we
madiiied the rules to allow a dealer tc
sell sugar retail at a profit of l CEN
that is, if a dealer paid % cents {
pound for sugar he was allowed tt
charge "a cents. The wholesaler wa!
allowed profit of a half-cent on the
same basis.
A great deal of the sugar we g
just now is from Java. where fhe price
to the refiner is higher than it is il
Cuba. The refiner passes this in
crease to the wholesaler. who is il
turn Obliged to charge the retaile
more for it. The change in the ruling
was absolutely necessary if We want
! ed to get Java sugar onto the New
York market"
We print this to show that the loca
merchant is not responsible for hgl
price. 1t comes from the top
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-12-19
F:,,m Without Record Like IL Ship
Without IL Rudder

Brookings-A farm without BUS
ness record is like ship without
rudder. says NJ. r. Benedict, farm
management specialist IN the state
college extension division The farmer
who does not keep records is not in z
position TO plug up the leaks nor TO
take advantage of the opportunities TO
enlarge the business in the most.pr0h-
table ways On the other hand. ,he
man who has good farm record can,
with the expenditure of Il very few
minutes each week, have check up
on each phase of his business, and can
see where he is making money and
where he is losing ii.
To max the record keeping as sinh
pie and easy as possible the eXten-
sion division of State college is again
arranging to pat out thousands of It's
simple, practical and Inexpensive
farm account books thru banks.
county agents and schools. Farmers
are urged to get these books before
the first of the year