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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

TENANT LOOKS FOR @THE MN
.EEnECAUsE mademoisene en-
D deavored TO make doubly sure
She tried 10 open the safe. Look
hererr he concluded triumphantly, in
dicating a. symmetrical pattern Of
scratches on the painted steel surface.
Just like the scratches on the table,
on Jarvets palms She sought to
open the safe with that wicked,
powerful ubiquitous. extraordinary
weapon Of hers, that hatpil- I get
you. Very womanlike, I cali IT,"
Il know IL sounds ridiculous" in
sisted the police captain. But you
don't know what a woman might do
in a moment Of supreme excitement
Right you are. But do know
that this safe has been opened-mosr
likely rifled-and then closed again.
Preposterous-"
Preposterous, your eyei See that
edge Of white paper sticking out,
caught in the safe door,
-Jarvet might have slammed the
door on it,
40. Men like Jarvet. men who
play with the most inflamnable ma
terial OF politics-anarchy paclfism,
interna tionalism-knoW better than
TO leave any -AlAE written OF AAAAA+etA-
any scrap Of paper. exposed On the
other hand If stranger-the muir
derer-had tried to open the safe, rad
not succee ded, and had seen this bit
Of paper. he would have tried TO pull
&c out"
Why
Natural reaction following dis
appointment" replied the American
in dry didactic tones. This bit Of
paper, since the edge Is clean cut and
not torn and ragged, proves 20 me
that the safe was opened by some
body other than Jarvet, presumably
rifled. and that the party who did il
slammed the door in hurry.
How do you know all that RouN
inquired sarcasucally. and before
Tenant could frame a reply, Ducastel
who was beginning 20 enjoy himself
hugely when he saw that the Ameri-
can. in spite Of his negligent methods
was getting the best Of the police
chuckled-
Applied psychology, II. Roux.'
Right chiefw agreed Tenant,
while Roux exclaimed that he would
. have a safe expert in at once. II
shall have the safe opened. I shall
prove that you are wrong"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12
The Supreme Court And Booze.

WHATEVER the United States supreme court shall de-
w eide the validity Of the wartime prohibition ac
viii Of course be perfectly proper from legal STANDPOINT
The supreme court easily swayed BY sentiment Inc
decision might not represent the individual views OF the
members Of the court The only tnng me couII n1S 4
right to determine and Of course the only thing the court
viii determine is whether the war time prohibition law IS
constitutional The supreme court is not passing on the
constitutional amendment Even the supreme court can
not pass on the constuouaty Of amendment for an
amendment Is part Of the constitution
Regardless Of whether the supreme court Decades the
rohitiou law IS constitutional whether 1t decides II
unconstitutional the sentiment of the people at large IS
growing stronger daily In favor OF dry nation Many
returning soldiers said to be opposed TO me amend
ment because It added to the constitution DUNG
their absence and without their aoquescenee This may be
the attitude Of many soldiers But the soldier and e
soldier who really thinks is not opposed to the smend-
ment much he IS to the etnoas OF putting II V'-
as some have termed it.
If Is hardly necessary to argue about liquor any more
It was more than costly luxury ane is ol!lA
an expensive foolish habit And the lack Of booze IS not
going prove than an inconvenience 70 le" anu
# VIII undoubtedly prove a blessing to many
To say there isn't lot Of booueggng IS OF course 10
the public does not drink under prohibition and the law
itself represents public opinion which IN time VII cause
the entire traffic to be done away with
caIomsl says an advertisement, viii soon be in a
museum And the who takes much Of It VIII soon Dc
IN the morgue.-
PANS church bars women with short skirts and low
neck dresses Presently veil hear China has pronnlteo
eating rice
The best guess is that the supreme court win stall the
booze decision off until the dry amendment becomes e.
feetvs-
Murder increases and insanity decreases. Morals
Everybody XIII that everybody may be sane.
If It isn't something it is something else I'd Cuoany'
who was kidnapped as a kid, IS TO be married
Many man who is looking for sympathy really needs
z good swift kick, well placed
Yueatsn viii have red rule the reports say And Yuea-
tan viii get all chewed up.
Conscience is treefOurhs fear and ous-fourh honesty
Thus noe succeeds noe, as Dape nave.
Robert Eerrick.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

CalomsI- says an advertisement, viii soon be N a
museum And the man who takes much Of it viii soon be
IN the morgue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12
IF 4 Man But Spoke The Truth
When He Asked A Girl To Marry
By HELEN ROWLAND.

Alas alas, I know not what hatn
-.For. verify. thou hast got ne go
ing and ] am pOWerless - SOP NY
self My viii and my WONT. they
have deserted me-and there - no
tight left In mel
Behold ] know not Why love
thee. For thou art no dir1erenl ron
other damsels. whom have 7 AN1-hJ
that 7 loved. before thee
Thy nose turueth Up AZ the enc
and Is powdered,
and chatteresr with lisp Llo4
hast a hundred little tads and tolples
and follies. o. which ] must try 20
BREAK thee, when we are MARRIED
10. ] know not how shall ue-
tach myself from all those daulsela,
TO whom I am already more or less
attached I know not low ] snal-
endure TO part from my clubs ana NY
naIs and my freedoml I know not
how I shall endure ccming home 90
dinner every day.
u only know, that however miser-
able may be with thee--l shali be
fCopyright 1913, By the wheeler syn
dictate, Inc-)
romorroyv Miss Rowland l..1 Eive
her views Through hi1oWrn
Lorgnette-'
mearer assortment OF meat-andoun-
les and boudins and other culinary
specialties OF the nelghnornood--ana
above 10 q cleaning sign.
GuILLAUIE NOhDEa
Cnarcutier
Norder. The Alsatlau butcher Wlo.
without knowing the reason tor me
police visit. had introduces himself
10 Can't xavier EouL and had teal--
fled that be had seen Nile Lan-aiEna
enter the Jarvet housed
Tenant smiled up az the SID ana
stood Undecided There was evidently
I nobodv IA the shop, and be wondered
[ IL he should Az the police % AQre &C.
o1sn the door, U he should 60 ~
and nvestlgate-find what be might
No use-he thought the next mo-
. ueut-it would be labor and error c
vrasted CAPT. RouE had told him
thar tie butcher had gone away on
7 some business, and he was quite sure
y that this unknown butcher was no
] TOOL. cutie SIRE that the man had lei-
I nothing incriminatiug behind him
But when Tenant turned p g ns
I found his way barred b. q knot or
! EanEsters-
80. bourgeois Erowied one %
] them. lean, wien. undertedi Under
I sized. vicious. ] say, down Win the
I zoveruuentr'- with a threaten
ing purr- what dost thou say
sure he said. ~ths government OF
But though he smiled. he felt in
his heart the latent potential danger
Of the CITY
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

microscope fT0 me telescope naIF5l01s as IH9s5
things ~
The only answer the great riddle comes from within
the human soul in the silent places.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

PANS church bsrs women with short skirts and low
neck dresses Presently veil hear China has pTon0ea
nee
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

mearer assortment OF meat-andoul-
les and boudins and other culinary
specia1rles OF the nelgnnornool--a-A
above 10 q cleaning sign
GUILAUlIE NORDEG
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

The best guess Is that the supreme court win stall the
ooze decision off until the dry amendment becomes e.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

Tomorrovr 1Ilzs Rowland lE-l Eive
her views Through a Wld0W-n
LorEnette.'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

Murder increases and insanity decreases. Morals
vervbodv Kill that everybody may be sane
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

gauv man Who is looking for sympathy really needs
God swift kick, well placed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

Yueatsn viii have red rule the reports say And Yuoa-
II viii get all ohewed up.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

IF If isn't something 1t is something else Ed Cudahy,
% was kidnapped as kid, IS to be married
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-12

OF ~ aAALA LltlN -elull
Associated Press Lfaced
Mexico. West rerua Mex
Pu1tofficn IN 81 Paso. Tex
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21
Hastings 1919
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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21
Camp Knox, Ky.
Jan. 26. 1919.

Mrs. D. A. Wolfe,
Lexington, Tenn.
Dear Mother:
Just Got here yesterday and will
drop you a few lines this morning
Tuypose you all have gotten my
cards by now.
Sure is fine to be back in the
United States. France is a pretty
country and there is a lot there to
see, but it certainly was bad time
while we were there. II was a lit
tie over three months from the time
we landed until we departed.
There was a rainy season On while
we were there. II don't seem to be
so, but there were just four days
that il did not rain. We were as
used to rain there as We were to the
sunshine in the States. We landed
seven days before the armistice was
signed and went up within forty
miles of the front to draw equip
ment to relieve an artillery brig
ade that was firing on the front.
Would have been fighting in three
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21
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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

W, R. Wilson in his discussion
Saturday gave some good examples
Of where farmers are making mon.
en- on poor land and doing it by
raising crops other than cotton.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21
FINER
FARMING
By H. A. Powers.

W. S. Park Is packing bis butter
In special packages which are much
the same that creameries use. In
order to compete with that sort of
butter we must follow them closely.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21
BOYS In France Continue To
Write Home.

nnnnnnnnztnnnnurun
days. We had ten days after, we
landed to relieve the other brigade.
We didn't stay in one place long as
we were travelling all the time. We
did q little guard duty for a few
days after the armistice was signed
and then came back to a little town
and did a little military police duty
Outside Of that we were moving
about doing nothing.
Have just seen two boys that |
knew over there. One of them was
Clinton Walker, a boy you know,
from Hardin's creek, and the other
a boy from Waynesboro. You have
to meet face to face before you
can recognize any one for there are
soldiers In every little town and
when just a few feet away they all
look alike.
We have seen lots of historic
places. Were in Josselin two days
and nights and went out to see
the place where the battle of the
thirty nights was fought that ended
the hundred year war. The armies
met there and were too weak to
fight and you know each side chose
thirty men who fought it out. That
was the way it was decided. There
was just one Frenchman left and
when he died he was taken there
for burial. There Is a monument
that looks something like Washing
ton in shape. but it is mighty old,
Our captain received permission
for US to 60 through the Josselin
castle. II was owned at one time
by some kings and 1t took 100 years
to build it. Was started in 1925
and finished in l122. One king
started 1t and his son finished it.
Everything is arranged in it just as
they left 1t. There are dungeons
and everything imaginable. 1t is
now owned by a little boy six years
old.
! received your Christmas box
one night before we left. and sure
did appreciate it.
We ran into an awful storm
when on our way over. It lasted q
day and night and sure was a bad
one. The waves washed life boats
and life racks off the top deck.
They say the waves washed eighty
TO ninety feet above the water line.
The sailors said it was the worst
some of them had ever seen. II
you saw a New York paper you no
doubt saw an account of it.
] sure was sick for a while.
Everyone was sick and nobody
could eat anything. There was a
bunch of casuals and wounded on
ship with US. Some with arms and
legs of and in all kinds Of shapes.
There were some nurses too, one
that had both her hands cut off.
Can tell you more when | see you
that can't begin to write.
We are 80 miles from Louisville,
XIV. Don't know what they are 60
ing to do with US but think will be
demobilized pretty quick. This
is new camp and will be nice
place when it is completed.
Have any of the boys gotten
home YETI
VIII quit for this time. Am anx-
ious to hear from you all
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

We have had several letters re.
Gently telling US what the writers
had for sale. We often have in.
quiries for things Of good quality at
reasonable prices. Our ssrvide is
free to all.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

At the meeting last Saturday
Prof. Keffer urged the farmers to
keep small flocks of sheep. There
are 5000 farms in this county. The
speaker suggested that we keep 10
or twelve sheep to the farm. This
would mean about $4,000 sheep
for this county. What about the
income from that amount of the
aeecy animalsg Could we build
roads on the profit Is it what we
are loosing by neglecting the
small things or what we are spend
ing to improve our surroundings
that keeps US from having money.
Sheep are great consumers of waste
on the farm Think it over. Get
a few neighbors together and do
something for your neiehborhood
along this line.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21
Abortion.

Mrs. Alex lowers is sick this
week.
Mrs. W. * Johnston, who has
been visiting Mrs. Tom Stanford
has returned to her home in Padu-
cab.
Harve Azbill has been visiting
his daughter. Mrs. Donnie Milan.
Jim Cox has been visiting in the
home of VIM. lowers.
Mrs. Logan Sego has returned to
her hame at Lexington
Henry Howard bought a big lot
OF hogs ct Chesterfield last week.
Mrs. Jno. Hare is on this weeks
sick list.
Mrs. Charlie Baker, Of Blanket,
Texas, died a few days ago of In
fiuenza.
Riley Wooley and family have
moved into their new home.
j. P. Keen and wife are visiting
the family of Jim Roberts near
Lexington.
Our cotton growers all went to
Lexington last Saturday to attend
the meeting to reduce cotton acre
age.
Jess Small spent last weekend at
Chesterfield.
Mrs. Addie Stanford spent last
week with Mrs. Augusta Bird
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

A. E.F.
January 8, 1919.
Lexington Progress,
Lexington, Tenn.
have received several requests
from readers Of your paper to write
few lines and now take pleasure
in doing so.
have received over 100 letters
in three days Sorry | will not be
able to answer all. Am getting
along all right, weighing TIA pounds.
! have been in military service
about II months. Sailed from Ho-
boken N. j., April 25th, 1918. land
ing at Liverpool, England. May 7th.
After spending few days in Eng
land, crossed the channel to La
Harve, France, and from there to
Escorbotin, then to Toul and on to
the front. AT that time | was
transferred to Co. A, S27th Infantry
aDd went to the real front about
the Srd of July. That was known
as the Toul front. From there we
went to Metz front, then to Verdun
front We found Toul very quiet
but got more active service at Metz.
Here some Of the 82nd Division
went over the top, capturing a
small town. While we were in sup.
port at the Verdun front the final
drive was made and my company
did a great part but was almost
wrecked. My captain lost a leg and
has been sent back to the States.
Most all of my platoon was captur-
ed. They are still returning from
Germany. We have only one COM
missioned officer now that we had
before the drive, most of our outfit
being new men--I judge about 80
per cent. | feel real real lucky to
be in good health and without even
a scratch. Have spent a short time
in hospital over here but not wound
ed as reported. l had a letter from
home stating that they had heard
that was wounded. | am Ger
tainly glad they were wrong.
The Y. M. C. A. and the Red Cross
are putting on some entertainments
for us--trying to make it as pleas
ant as possible, as they realize we
are anxious to 90 home. | never
thought of going home until the
guns ceased firing and some Of the
boys began going home, then natur-
ally got home sick, real bad of.
So far have gotten no relief. |
think it is a chronic disease.
1t would have tickeled you If you
could have seen US trading in the
French stores when we first came.
We could not speak French, neither
could we count the money. We
would point at what we wanted and
then hold what money we had in
our hand and let her take what she
wanted. We soon got able to buy
what we wanted easier as we learned
some French and they learned a lit
tie English. Their money is in
centlmes and francs instead Of dol
lars and cents.
| will close with best wishes to
all.
Very truly,
ATLAS F. ADAMS,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

j. E. Austin, SCOTS Hill. has sew.
en- tenants on his farm now-six
Of them lived where they are now
last year and have their meat put
away for the year. The one who
moved on the farm recently has no
meat. The landlord has contract
with his tenants that each shall
plant soy beans in their corn. and
when the corn is gathered turn in
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

A self-feeder that was made by
the writer on rainy days and odd
times has been placed in court
house yard. II you are feeding
out a bunch Of hogs the use of it
and the feeding ideas that 90 with
II will make you money.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

l. I. Fielder gave some interest
ing information on the cotton crop
situation and supply at the meeting
last Saturday. He showed that with
the greatest possible consumption
Of cotton between now and August
lst, we will still have four million
bales on. hand. There is only one
thing to be done and that is to
raise less Of this crop 1t is, hardly
possible that we shall have an ex.
ceedingly small crop next year but
if we should there would still be
enough cotton to 30 around.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

the hogs. The result is that both
the owner Of the land and the ten
ants profit because the pork is made
cheaper and the land made better.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

In the last year Luther Rhodes
and his father spent $500 for spray
materials. They sprayed their ap-
pie orchard. Before they begun
spraying two years ago they had
sold very few apples on account Of
them rottins late in the fall The
spray caused less of this trouble.
They sold $lO0 worth Of apples last
year at much less than real market
value.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1919-02-21

Keep on the lookout for hog chol-
era. A farmer told us last week
he didn't try to feed out hogs with.
out vaccinatine them nov. He
gave us as bis reason that on &C.
count of waiting that he lost $400.
worth Of hogs last fall.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29

featuring plants created or enlarged
during the war.
The plans which the department has
definitely decided upon for permanent
maintenance after the chief OF ord
nance had made special study of the
probable requirements of the country
in event Of an emergency include the
arsenals at Springfield, Mass: Edge
wood, Nd; Rock Island, H.; Water
vliet, N. Y; Watertown, Mass; Old
Hickory, Tenn; Amatol, N. j.; Tully-
town, N. j.; Frankford, Penn; Roches-
ter, N. y; Erie, Penn; Chicago (shell
machine plant, and Madison, Wis.
Approval by Congress Of plans for
the maintenance of plants st East
Springfield, Mass, and Detroit will be
sought at the coming session, Acting
Secretary Crowell announced. The
Chicago plant, he explained, will be
used for the storage of machinery.
To Hold Armories Equipped
''It is not expected" Mr. Crowell
said, "to operate production plants,
but merely to hold them as standby
plants. To meet the needs of peace
time manufacture and to manufacture
new types of artillery material the
arsenals will be held equipped for the
New-York tribune., 1919-04-29
77th DiUisi0n to Parade Nerf Tuesday
Minus I, 400 Men Held Up on Transport

The 77th Division will parade next
Tuesday minus 1Aoo men. The trans
port President Grant, with the 304th
Machine Gun Battalion, the headquar-
ters troop, military police, and the 3o2d
Ammunition, Supply and Sanitary
trains vii not reach port before May
8, and General Robert Alexander.
commanding the division, said last
night the review could not be delayed.
These belated units, therefore, proba-
bly, will be just entering port when
their comrades of the Metropolitan
Division are marching up Fifth
Avenue.
The Agamemnon, with the 1921
Field Artillery Brigade, comprising lao
officers and Att men, under command
of Brigadier General Pelham B. Blass-
ford, is due to dock at Pier /, Hoboken,
this morning at 10:30 o'clock. These
troops and those aboard the St. Louis
and Louisville, which are due May 2,
will complete the division as it will
appear in the review four days later.
General Cheers Men
General Alexander learned of the
delay TO the President Grant while at
Hoboken yesterday to greet the troops
of his command who arrived on the
America He said he went among the
enlisted men asking how they felt, and
was told they chad no kick about any
thing"
The general created enthusiasm
among them with the announcement