davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Are You
Superstitiousf
By BdOGENE BuRCH


now so snowy white shan henceforth
be black, and so remain until judg-
ment day"
Hebrew doctors say that II was q
raven that was sent forth from the
ark. In Sweden the ravens that
scream by night in forest sWamps and
noors are believed to be the ghosts
Of murdered men whose bodies have
been concealed in those places by the
murderers, and who have therefore
never received proper Christian
burial In Ireland the ravens are be-
Ieved to know all that Is going on
at a distance and to be acquainted
with future events. Cornish folks
have legend that King Arthur IS
still alive in the form Of a raven.
and many win not shoot the bird.
lest they should slay "the common
king
Il would never do TO omit mention
OF the weird specimen Of talking
raven which perched upon the bust
Of Pallas over Edgar Allan Poe'E
chamber door as ne "pondered. weak
and weary over many a quaint and
curious volume Of forgotten lore
that raven whose only answer to an
that he said to him was the sole
depressing word. Copy
right. 1913, Thompson Feature Ser
vice
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Letters To The Herald

Editor FL Paso Herald:
Recently the attorney general ad-
dressed the housekeepers urging them
70 cut down the high cost Of living Dy
exercising more economy IN their re-
spectiV5 households
The following week J. J. 1Iundy, OF
New York, addressed the stenogra-
pliers In ike manner through the col
umns Of The Fl Paso Herald.
While we agree that most women.
like some few men. spend a great deal
Of their time, energy and thought 10
+ obtaining and maintaining a pleasing
personal " al the same time q would
seem that the men have some time TO
devote 10 the welfare Of the nation in
this respect, rather than unload the
entire responsibility on the shoulders
OF the women.
Why not eliminate the palm beach
SUIT ana the SO per plate dinner par
ties7 Why not cut out joy rides fSI00
per rrip)s ali at the expense OF the
men, while wives ar6 home with the
babies in the evening after serving
three meals for the loyal husband-l
The writer has been in the business
world for ten years and knows some
thing OF the hardships Of some OF the
wives. as wen as indlscreet hus-
bands. This, OF course. applies no
more TO all men than does Mr. Nun
dy's address to ~alI stenographers
II M Muudy has been so unfortu-
nate in choosing his secretary and is
bitterly disappointed, with perhaps
three weeks unanswered corresnoad-
ence on his desk and unsatsned
patrons or customers who have called
az his Office we would like to give
him 8 tip.
Discharge this young woman who
Is constantly getting on your nerves.
There are plenty OF positions she can
iii II she rightly applies herself and
is on her own resources. Ii would
probably be a stepping stone TO bet
ter salary. Tell your friends the kind
Of secretary you require-state the
salary you can afford to pay-and
they viii soon hear OF just such a
girl one to whom you can intrust
your confidential correspondence.
Some women wear silk for the sake
Of economy, and you viii probably
remember that 1t was advocated about
the beginning Of the war that this
would eliminate great deal OF iaun-
drying Of light tub dresses. II. how
ever, AR Mundy thinks to the con-
trary. then ne should look from the
girl who likes the fluffy frills ana 2
change each day. to another VINO
wears linen or Bingham.
r. after he has tried out both and
they stll appear uutidy about the Of
flee, then he had better try a Young
man. Young men sometimes FIJI such
positions FAR more satisfactorily-de
pending altogether upon the whims Of
the employer and whether or not he
suffers with dyspepsia
ste1ogra pher.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

.DAVENs as wen as black cats are
AbeIieved to be famliars Of witches
and wizards They are said TO be
possessed Of great power to tel mis-
fortune. II a raven is seen at your left
it means a calamity. on your right.
the reverse.
The hole in the ravens left wing
is supposed TO be caused by a stake
driven into the earth when the spirit
was exercised There IS a Danish
saying. Woe TO him who looks up
when the bird flies overhesd and
sees through the hole, for he viii be-
come a night raven himself and the
spirit in te ravens form viii be re-
lieved.
Time was when the raven was white.
But it was changed to deep black as 4
punishment for its deceitful conduct
one DAY the holy child came 10 drink
at the stream where great numbers
Of ravens were wont to keep their
plumaee clean. But the ravens pre-
vented the child from drinking by
splashing the water. whereup0n he
said;
'Ungrateful bfrdsl Proud you may
be OF your beauty. but your feathers
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Beauty Chats By Edna KEN Forbes
4 Ven ArcHed Foot.

n IS curious how many people neg
1 iect their feet. One OF the many
benefits Of army life is that most Of
the soldiers are refusing to go back
to the pointed shoes they used to
wear. preferring instead something
with q round tip which permits the
toes room 10 lie comfortably; the
large toe straight, instead OF bent In.
It's rather a pity women could not
.EaVe had some such military train
ing. for only a snail percentage have
gone into this sort OF work ana en-
joyed the comfort which the women
service shoes gave.
Bad shoes viii break the arch OF
the foot, which should be high ana
cu-ved to give a dainty and aristo-
cratic outline. Some day I'm going
to write a chat telling all the evils
which result from high heeled, point
ed toe shoes. but not today. / want
you TO examine the arches Of your
feet tonight when you take of your
shoes, 70 see whether you have that
common affliction. fallen arches
Wet the soles OF the feet and stand
on the floor. then stand aside and
lCok at the two damp imprints OF the
feet. The central and. under part
should not touch the floor; only the
ban 81 the foot and the toes. and the
very outer edge should make the
marx Now examine the top OF the
foot. and trace the bones which run
through the arch 10 each toe. These
should be in perfect alignment II
one bone seems sunlfen down more
than another near the toe, you have
something wrong with what is known
as the lower metatarsal arch Have
this. corrected. If callouses develop on
the ball OF the foot you are probably
standing badly. OF wearing the wrong
sort Of shoes. Continual corns mean
III fitting shoes.
Questions and Answers.
No name-The best thing for
double chin is TO rub il with ice for
about ten minutes a day III publish
the cold cream formula tomorrow
Just a Blue Eyed Girl would not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Is OEL 159gnO7g
Getting OUer
Dance CraGe2
Mistah. Jes You-ail Listen
to Those Trombone, Wall
IN Out IN Cay West End.

London Eng Oct. 27.-When the
IDEA that the late war with its four
year ban on dancing. vas actually
over at last began 20 permeate Bril-
tain. sagss and pessimists hello up de-
spairing hands and opined that the
mania for dancing would soon wear
away
Nothing so intense could be ex-
pected 10 last England. staid and
sane as Of yore. wouldn't be more
than mildly bitten by the bug which
Yankee officers. Y IL C. A. misses
and "cullahedT camp entertainers had
brought to these shores.
But the late and unlamented war
has been over close into a year and
by al the reverberations from the
West End. Birtain's adoption Of the
tango clanE and clzmor. hasn't really
done more than get off 10 a slow and
bunEies0me start yet
A atch it grow and where VIII
Il ever end" are the typed comments
of those daily and weekly journals
housemaids and East Binders by
chroniciiug each and every move in
the zone Of white lights and a. m.
homeward taZis.
View Dancing Clubs.
Literally scores q new dancing
clubs, salons" and so called private
dancing parties have opened their
doors at liberal prices IN oxford and
Regent streets IN Plccaoilly and Han
over square.
From there comes the uumistalzabie
SOUND OF bull turned loose IN the
pots and pans department OF a hard
ware store, and one knows that
perspiring drummer is reaching for
more rinware than the musicians
union Of five years ago ever dreamed
or He must rest. so the aWsome cali
Of q bereaYad trombone takes up the
theme.
across the street hurry a couple
He has silk wrapped pumps tucked
under one arm The girl who Is
tucked under the other is clad IN
manner TO tempt the pneumonia
germs Of Loudon's water logged at
mosphere. but miracul0usir she es-
eaped Although the sale Of pumps
IN West End shops has been thing
Of astounding proportions not al the
men follow the rigid rule Of years
azo when a man without pumps
SIMPLY didn't venture onto a ballroom
IntsrmingIed with the bare backed
silks and the white shirt fronts are
officers fl Uniform wearing heavy /
knee boots with soles half an incn
talcE There are many casualties. I
end apologize officers lead 1sir
casualties 10 quiet corners and make
their peace with peach melhas at 81 ]
to $3.50 per.
Ths mecca OF meccas "a the West !
THd the white llEht section OF Lon I
don. but all the suburbs have their I
secondary attractions Here the de-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

classification Is ~waterworIs man
agsr7
Art Is very proud OF the fact that
he is the father Of p pair Of twin
girls, born and reared in FL Paso.
They are Dorothy and Mildred. aged
SIX. and he is the second Rotarian in
the father of twins" class. n. D.
Camp being the other. Art has e
third daughter Elizabeth. aged 10.
The picture shown with this article
was taken 40 years ago when Art
had reached the age Of six. which
gives you an exact knowledge OF his
present age he was born In the old
college town OF Jacksonville. III. the
son OF Prof. John H Woods. who got
his handle teaching Yale Props Greek
and Latin.
At Is years OF age Art rode q SO
inch ordinary bike with big wheel
in front and little wheel behiud-from
Jacksonville to Washington. D. c.
and back. a distance OF 5000 miles. in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
The Old Family Album

THIS Is Art Woods-it Is not Arte-
1 mus. gentle reader. but plain
Arthur-manager Of the city water
works and tentative oil millionaire
Art. as his friends ali call him. Is one
Of the original promoters Of the Hueeo
Basin oil company and he believes
that he won't have to work as a
waterworks manager any longer than
the completion Of the first ven in
Hueco basin.
Art is a good Eotariau and has
been a member since the formation
OF the club He was first a member
as manager OF the Cactus club, which
he formed and operated for many
years: then he transferred as a dealer
in fish and now his bersnip
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

later the Copper league. and then
several seasons OF City leagues. The
Cactus had the champion football
team Of the southwest. q BASKETBALL
team that was enc Of the fastest 10
che whole west. and Won the cham
pionshiD Of the southwest two sea-
sons. Its bowling tournaments VIII
90 down Ga history
over 400 Cactus club members took
part IN the worlds war.
The club passed out Of eListance il
the latter part OF 1918. then Art helped
10 put over the Huecu Basin oil COM
PAW. He was appointed superin-
tEndent OF city water works in June
This year and Is on the Job every day
BE is an ELK. a Hotarian and q Demo-
crat
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
RASCALS
BiliousHess, Headache. Colds.
CONSTIPATION, driven out
with "Cascaret"

Why take nasty catharlics. sicksn-
inE salts. or stomach turning oils &c
drive these rascals QUIZ Let gentle.
harmless Cascarets remove the nvez
and bowel poison which s. keeping
Your head dizzy. your tongue coated.
your skin Eallow. your breath often
-l.- l-lfta su.4r s-la4a-l soar Get q
box o. Case1reIs u the drug store
and rid your liver. stomach and
bowels OF the excess bile. polsons.
ard waste which are keeping you
miserable C.ascare-s never Erlre-
never sicken. never inconveuience-
They cost 50 little and work while
you slaep-=Adr.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Is
Starring With
Hope Shut Ont
Germans Overrun Russia
Selling Substitutes to
the Sufferers.

Helsingfors. Finland. Oct IA
terrible picture OF life in Fetrograd
! has been drawn for me by an Eng
( Iishman who has just come out from
the stricken city.
There are now in Petrograd 100000
I people under the heel Of 500 Com
munists, and unless the city falls be-
fore the winter, many Of these people
are doomed to certain death by star
Walton Three hundred British sub
jects, including 2z6 women and chill
dren, bavs been unable to escape
During the crming winter nobody
VIII be allowed to heat more than
: one room. and they are forbidden TO
! begin artificial heating until the tenn
perature is down TO zero
Butter already costs $3.50 q
pound, eggs are Sis each. while
bread and horssc meat are So a
pound and potatoes $40 n pound.
The only procuraDle bread is worse
than oilcalze- People with sufficient
money TO buy food do so clandestinely
as the sale Of food Is forbidden by
Soviet law one OF the saddest sights
imaginable is the street market
where starving Inhabitants sell their
last BELONGINGS 70 keep the body and
sonl together.
Al present Germany has driven a
bigger stake into bolshevist Russia
than any other power There is
actually a German Soviet IN MOSCOW
with %, 000 members. They decide
many important administrative uues-
tions, and are actively preparing the
way for exploitation Of Russia
A large tract Of land In F0iogda
province has been apportioned to
group Of German Communists who
expressed a desire to foster COM
munism- German commercial travel
ers overrun Petrograd, bleeding the
heInless Russians by selling at out
raEeous prices food substitutes which
are unfit for human consumption
These things are. however. Ereedily
devoured by those who can paw for
tFem. The country is being flooded
with German saccharine because
sugar IS unobtainable. Yet in
starving Pe+rograd one can buy
Turkish delight ices conHocted with
saccharine made in Germany
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
When In Paris Order
Yom Roses From London

London. Eng oct 2T-In response
to 2 csbled order, English roses re-
Gently were delivered TO a customer
at the Ritz IN Paris four hours after
they had been cut IN the greenhouses
Of a smart west end florist
They went BY Handley-Page from
H6uusIoW at noon and before 8 o'clock
they had been delivered at an apart
ment IN the Ritz. the freshest English
Towers ever delivered in Paris.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
How to Danish Wrinkles
and Crows Feet Quickly

II your face Is disfsured with wrin-
kles, no matter what the cause. yor can
quickly dispei every line. even the most
Obstinate. by using a simple. homemade
wash lotion Merely dissolve an ounce OF
powdered saUolits On half pint witch
hazei-ingredienfs found in any drug
store Battle the face in this. and-pres-
t9i-you scarcely believe your own eyes
when yon look into your mirror and be-
hold the marvellous transformatIonl
Tho remarkable astrlngent action o. the
saZolite so tlghtcns the skin. wrinkles are
literally pressed out Fest OF eli. this re-
suit IS not purely temporary, Cor the To-
ton also has heaithfui tonic action.
which tends 70 strengthen and tone up the
weakened tissue. and added benefit may
be expected with continued use Use this
once day far awhile; it cannot irJure
the most delicate skim The treatment
itself leaves DC trace-no one guessez
the secret 81 your Increasing youthful ap-
pcarauce.-Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Patter I'D Chaffer !.
mn By $. ., hISfH
RETARDED GALLANTRY.

LIE FELT bis tie and showed the ring
J. he w0re,
And was rewarded with a cunning
wink;
The crowded car was crowded more
and more,
Humanity was wedged in every chink-
Her knees came into contact with his
knees
She braced herself as best she could
and smiled;
HIS breast began to bulge with
ecstacies,
His brain was filled With surging
thoughts and Wild.
AT LAST he tried to struggle to his
n feet,
And asked her If she wouldn't Ike
TO sit
no, thank you she replied, 'sling to
your seat;
I don't get weary standing rot a
bit"
He stll insisted, taking off his hat,
and then she sent his ard9r up the
spout;
Forgive ne, please" she said AfoE
smiling at
The funny way in which your ears
stick out.n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Adoice To The LoUelOn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.


Dear Miss Fairfax-At what age
ls Il best TO marry2 Do you
think l9 is a little too young2
suppose a high school girl VIII
become 10 next June, just before
she graduates. In the fan she is
expected 70 90 to normal school.
AFTER which she must teach two
years. at least That makes four
long years. The man who has
loved and waited for her two
years already viii not hear OF ID.
The girl would rather marry and
not be a teacher Worried
The age at which it's best for Z
girl to marry Is when she finds the
right man Nineteen is young. bu|
IL at the end OF two years a cir
doesn't know her own mind. years aut
maturity won't snow q TO her. -Four
more years OF waiting are a heavy
burden to put on a man II the cir
wants 10 make a home instead Of 8
career, why hesitate2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

CHE stood before him in the crowded
y car;
They both had tried to get the va
cant seat.
Her skirt as sarrow, as skirts often
are,
But, hanag lost, she kept her temper
Her Georgette waist revealed her lovely
arms
Her beauty would have made a poet
glad
She did not seem 70 care to hide her
charms
By being too sxtrsvagantIy clad
uER lips were parted IN a winsome
II smile,
A twinkle fingered in her dusky eyes;
The man Who got the seat sat for q
while
Attempting to look satisfied and
He oocked his head and patted down
his hair,
A thrill passed through him When
their gianees met;
She pleased him, as she stood before
him there,
With graess that he never would
forget
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

At one time snail racing was a
great lad in Austria Vienna had a
fashionable snail racing club. where
fortunes were frequently wagered on
the ridiculous contests. Careful rec
ords Of the time taken BY the win
ming snail to crawl around the minia-
ture race course were kept, in order
that contestants might be properly
Handicapped ia subsequent matches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

by NllEA IN 4 III AAAaAAA4aA 0AA4a
A BECOMING collar line is shown
a in this smart street dress Of
midnight blue charmeuse satin The
dainty collar is made OF cream Val
lace mounted on white net Trtm
cuffs match this collar and complete
the long. closely fitting sleeves The
vest is dark tiue charmeuse 70 match
the gown over a tight fitting skirt
Of midnight blue charmeuss is -draped
two panels. one back and the other
front Old blue chiffon faces these
ranels. A row OF charmeuse covered
buttons, closely set. run down either
side Of the drop skirt The sash Of
midnight blue charmeuse is also faced
with old blue chiffon and ties and
hangs at the side. The smart hat Is
blue velvet whose upturned hrim
SHOWS facing Of blue and gold
brocade- The cord and tassel are
blue chenille.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

NO COAL MINES IN ARGENTINE
The principal reason why Argentine
railway securities slumped 30 badly
during the war Is that this huge couu-
try has always depended upon i'm
ported coal. and Of late the compz-
MES have been paying $50 z ton for
coal from the United States. True
there IS coal IN the Argentine. but
Il is not yet worked on any consid-
era BE scale
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

mand for places to dance has become
such that the movie houses IN some
instances are being cleared o. seats
and convsrted into dance halla.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
"A Years Ago Today

CT. PETERSBURG dispatches tell OF
- famine throughout Russia as a
result OF strikes among railroad enc
ployes. People are leaving St Peters
burg, fearing riot and blOodshed-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

advise you TO color your hair delhi
erately- II it were a choice between
auburn hair and gray and you did
not care for gray, I'd advise henna,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

The Juarez city council awarded
the waterworks contract IN separate
sections to three OF the II bidders
Kete1sen & Degetau OF chihuahua
and Juarezs Richard Keays, q Fl
paso and Juarez. and the Scott
Rankin company. Of FL Paso-
Rev. T. Il watts has been ii for
several DAYS past
A. j. Coless warehouse on St
Louis street has reached the second
story level
An the brick work has been com
pleted on the addition TO Providence
hospital
The property On Texas street. al
the corner OF Campbell owned BY
judge ~. B. Merchant. was sold last
night TO + y. Calender. Of Chicago
AIRS. SAN Levy and little daughter
and Miss y. Levy left Monday for AL
buouerque. their future home
The city council meets tonight
s. II. Aeulrre left for Temusaclic
today, accompanied ~ his family
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

Tomorrow The Head VII urInt Z
likeness OF Dr.. J. B. Brady at the age
o. four years
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

Dear Miss Fairfax-I am q and
love a man Of % dearly. And he,
knowing this, acts very cool TO-
ward me OF course, It hurts ne
very much, but I try 10 make the
best OF IT, Now. Miss Fairfax. ]
feel I win never be able TO 20
about with any one else. Should
7 try and run after him. ] be-
long to a woman's auxiliary and
we are running a big party. DO
YOU think I should ask him TO
be my eccort. as each girl Is re-
quired 10 bring an eseort
Desperate.
Please. dear girl, don't tax ahou
being desperate IN a world as fun o.
beauty as this IN which we live. Jus
20 on being friendly to the man yol
admire and rake a s 'int Of opening
vcur mind and heart 10 all the won.
derful things around you Then 81
won't seem such a life and dealt
matter whether or no you win tn,
love you want and vou'u have some.
thing better than pretended fndiffer.
ence with which to spur him on.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27
Lamdrymen Can Go To
H, Says Ex-Pdstoy

New York. Oct. 77-The extrem-
lists among laundrymen can 20 to he'll.
according to Dr. Charles A. Eaton.
former pastor Of the Madison avenue
Baptist church. in this city He ad-
dressed the Laundry Owners National
association IN convention at the hotel
Pennsylvania
Re told how the washeraoman Of
the Eaton family quit cold because she
was carried 10 work in an open au-
tomobile instead OF a closed one.
Eaton said this woman was told to 70
to he'll with the rest Of the extremists.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

IN New Zealand. one Of the Oldest
full suffrage countries IN the world.
women are not yet, after 20 years.
eligible for parliament. although they
are now pressing bill to give them
parliamentary eligibility.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-27

he new TlTlE
and new vim IN
every fibre Of
your bo1y.
You VII be
surprised how
much better
you'll fedafH
zki= a treat
meutGLYkO.
you are tired
and won ouE
uerruusly and
phvsic1uY ez-
hausted It's
mildly IazzHVa
keeps the
bowels in fle
condition Get
q bottle from
yoar druggist