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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
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FAIRY LAGOONs.


DEFORE the entrance OF the most
u imposing OF the horticultural
buildings at Shaw's Gardens in Tower
Grove park. St Louis. lie these grace
full lasoons- They are especially popu-
lar with small children. who delight
hugely In skipping along the wide
stone slabs which outline the stiu.
clear waters. They also enjoy stick
ing their little slippered feet into the
cool waters. under the pond lily leaves.
which look so enchandngIy large and
substantial that one is almost tempted
70 walk out on them.
On a mid September day when the
breeze is crisp enough 10 whip the
rosy leaves from the trees Of the gar
dens, yet the sun is warm enough 10
bring out a few bees among the flow
ers-then are the lagoons bits Of fairy
land itself
II is then that the beautifully cuI-
tlvated pond lilies are at their best.
The perfect blue. white. pink. crimson
ana purple blossoms are as dainty and
fragile as the thinnest Of china CUPS.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
BeautyChatS
Are You This Fat?
by EDNA KENT FORBES.

7 HOPE you aren't this fat OF
1 course. the lady in the picture looks
happy and good natured. and that's
the only reason the world has loved
them, the many centuries. And so.
she doesn't mind being laughed At If
she had. she would never have al
lowed her-eIf to become so abnor-
mally large.
Being fat is a matter Of taste-fis-
uratively and literally. It may be all
right II you don't object to having
the small boys call you a -four ton
truck" behind your back. But It isn't
a necessity. as nine out Of ten fat wo-
men console themselves by thinking.
Even the lady IN the picture cousI re-
duce TO normal
in her case. the reduction would
have 10 be By diet mostly. at least
for a time. for ] doubt whether she
IS c7r0h'e Of ----iI exercise. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Most authorities now agree that
what we cal Spanish Influenza is
simply the old-fashioned grip, which
was epidemic here IN 1Ss9-s0. The in
nuenza germs enter through the nose
and mouth and attack the lining Of
the air passages-noss. throat and
bronchial tubes
There IS no cure or specific for this
disease. bur Nazure win throw off the
attack. II only you conserve your
strength A competent physician
should always be called The use OF
FapoRub does not interfere with any
Internal treatment and Il is now being
used by broadminded physicians every
where. 81 order TO stimulate the lining
Of the air passages 10 throw off the
-rfu germs, TO aid IN looseninE the
uhlegn and keeping the air passages
open, thus making the breathing
easier. Hot, wet towels should be ap-
piled over the throat. chest and back
between the shoulder blades % open
the pores Then VapORub should be
rubbed in over the parts until the skin
- red. spread on thickly and covered
vita two th-cEnesscE Of hot flannel
cloths Leave the clothing loose
around Gle neck. as the heat Of the
body libGrares the ingredients IN the
form OF rlpors These vapors. inhaled
with each breath, carry the medication
directly TO the parts affected. AT the
same time. VapoRub is absorbed
through and stimulates the skin. at
tractinE the blood 20 the surface. and
thus aids IN relieving the congestion
Eithin.
HOW TO AVOID THE DISEASE
Evidence seems TO prove that Span
iEh Influenza Isl @ germ disease, spread
principally by human contact chiefly
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
HOROSCOPE
SATURDAY, JAYUARY rs. Io1o

. y
DURING the morning hours Of this
Il day ehe planetary influences are
not fortunate. according 10 astrology
Uranus rules strongly for evil Venus
is in benefic aspect The sun Is ad-
verse.
The planet supposed 10 incline men
and women 10 see one another's faults
and 10 criticise them is in a place
most menacing for all in public life.
Secret forces are believed TO be
strongly active in tearing down char
acters that have been raised high in
public esteem and these forces may
cause serious trouble in labor mat
tiers as wei as in politics
Warning is given that there may be
rapid growth Of radical ideas in the
United States These may be preached
in drawing rooms and churches as
well as on street corners
The fault finding influences that
tend 10 depreciate public service and
20 discredit public servants Will ex-
tend 10 private life and many divorces
are prognosticated, owing TO the cap
tious spirit
This is believed to be a lucky day.
since il promises material success as
well as good luck in love.
This is not a favorable sway under
which 10 seek positions and there Is
a representation that some govern
ment agency viii be severely ar
because Of inability to place
soldiers and others who seek work
While the seers caution men and
women 10 be frugal, careful and IN
usually industrious during this new
year, they declare that prosperity may
be maintained. il wisdom is exercised.
Danger through pessimistic prOpa-
sanda is foretOld.
The president OF the United States
comes under a sway this month. that
Is enigmatical since It is read as COM
1ining opposite tendencies that have
in them supreme possibilities. He is
to reach an apex OF popularity that,
however, does not measure what the
future viii bring him, II he safe
guards his health
Persons whose birthdate Il is have
he augury Of travel and change. New
friends may alter the course Of lie
The young viii marry.
Children born on this day may be
proud and dOmineering but warm
hearted and affectionate. These sub
ects OF Capricorn. who are on the
,usp have Aquarius characteristics
usually and are more successful IN
eve affairs than they are in business.
Copyright, 1913, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
THIN, NERVOUS PEOPLE
NEED BITRO-P PHOSPHATE

ing its use are often simply astOnisk-
Ing
Weak. tired people regain Strength
and vigor. thinness and angularity
give way 70 pIumpness and curves
sleep returns to the sleepless: conf
dence and cheerfulness replace de-
biliry and gloom. dun eyes become
bright. and pale. sunken cheeks re-
gain the pink glow Of health Bitro-
Phosphate. the use OF which IS mex
pensfve. also wonderfully promotes the
assimilation OF food. so much so that
many people report marked gains OF
weight 90 a few weeks
CAUTION. - Although bitrO-phO1-
pirate is unsurpassed for relieving
nervousness, sleeplessness and gen
eral weakness. Il should not. owing to
II remarkable flesh-groWinE proper
ties. be used BY anyone who does not
desire 10 put On flesh--Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
Child is Constipated!
Bilious! Look at Tongue.
Hurry, MOtherl Remove poisons from little
stomach, liver and bowels with
"CalifOEuia Syrup Of Figs"

No matter what ais your child,
gentle, thorough laxative should al
ways be the first treatment given.
II your little one IS out-of-sorts.
half-sick. isn't resting. eating and act
ing naruraliy-lOO Mother. see II
tongue is coated This IS a sure sign
that its little stomach, liver and bow
els are clugged with waste When
cross, irritable. feverish- stomach sour.
breath bad Or has srOmach-ache-
iiarrhea. sore throat. full Of cold. give
= reasnoonfuI Of .CalIlornLa svrup OF
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

through coughing, sneezing or spit
ting. So avoid persons having colds
which means avoiding crowds-com-
mon drinking cups. roller towels. etc.
Keep up your bodily strength by
plenty Of exercise in the open air, and
good food.
KEEP FREE FROM COLDS.
Above all. avoid colds. as colds fri
tate the lining OF the air passages and
render them much better breeding
places for the germs.
Use Vick's VapoRub at the very
first sign OF q cold. For a head cold,
melt a little VapoRub in a spoon and
inhale the rapors. or better still, use
VapoRub in a benzoin steam kettle
If this is not available. use an ordi-
nary teakettle. Fill half-full OF boil
ing water. put ia half a teaspoon OF
VapoRub from time to time-keep the
kettle just slowly boiling and inhale
the steam arising.
NOTE-Vicks VapoRub is the dis
covery Of a North Carolina druggist,
who found how 20 combine, in salve
form, Menthol and Calnphor with such
volatile oils as Eucalyptus, Thyme.
Cubebs, etc, so that when the salve is
applied 10 the body heat, these fngre-
dents are liberated in the form OF
vapOrs- NapoRub can be had in three
sizes-30e, soc. SL2G-at all druggists.
While comparatively new in certain
parts Of the North. Il is the standard
home remedy in the South and West
for all forms Of cold troubles-Over
six million Jars were sold last year.
NapORub is particularly recommended
for children's Group or colds. as IL IS
externally applied and can, therefore,
ee used freely and often-without the
slightest harmful effects.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Figs" and IN a few hours all the con-
stipated poison, undigested food and
sour bile gently moves out Of Its little
bowels without gripping. and you have
a well- playful child again.
Mothers can fest easy after giving
this harmless fruit IaXative,7 be-
use 10 never fails toacleanse the lit
lie ones liver and bowels and sWeeten
the stomach and they dearly love its
pleasant taste Full directions for
babies. children Of all ages, and for
eroWu-ups printed on bottle. Remem-
Ter name California %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

and their centers are filled with
heavy golden powder
Thick lily pads lie between these
lovely blossoms. and their red seal
loped edges give them a quaint. old
fashioned look Dark. patient water
bugs crowl about on them and stop
each other 90 pass the time Of dav.
Thistledown butterflies Of yellow.
brown and red. as wen as stately
zebra swallowtails. carry on q never
ce2sius traffic IN the golden pollen
depths or the lilies
ShimwerinE draEonf1ies. ike an
army Of restless ariels. dance back
and forth just above the water. and
nose into the interests Of all the other
insects. Their frridescent wings catch
the sunlight with dazzling hriIliancy.
and they whir and buzz like fairy air
planes
Even the most staid and prosaic OF
the growuuus that come 70 the gar
dens can not resist the fascination OF
the lagoons and their busy insect life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
YOU HAVE A
MISERABLE COLD!
Won't take long for Dr.. Kings New
Discovery TO relieve it.

ChilIs. hot flushes. weepy eyes and
nose, a cough steadily growing more
persistent. phleEm-cloEged chest.
heavy head - those conditions are
quickly and pleasantly corrected VITA
DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Cold. and coughs. most bronchial
troubles soon submit to this fifty
year-old standby GroWnups and chill
dren both like il Promotes comfort
and rest
Get this relief from cold" misery.
Buy a bottle while you think OF Il.
All druggists SOC and $50.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

trimming or tucks or braid or any
thing 10 break the length OF line Of
the frocks- II you are too stout you
should reduce; for a short. fat woman
is not pretty. and a little. slim one,
especially with your striking color.
would be most attractive Wear that
new, warm hennz shade, and deep red.
rose. cherry and flesh pink. yellow.
brown. black. chartreuse, beige, black
and white together. and pastel blues
and greens You need 70 wear strik-
ing color effects Probably you've
been wearing just ordinary shades and
com northumberland felt all the time.
as you said. that there was something
wrong.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane could
keep warm, and Mr.. WhiteWash was
cold, as he liked TO be-
And, il Il should happen that the
clothes horse doesn't run away from
the ironing board when the egg
heater is sliding down hill, I'll tel
you next Of Uncle Wiggily and the
snow cream - Copyright. 1918, by
Mcclure Newspaper Svndicate.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

A special meeting OF the Mining Cir
Gle has been called for D. m Satur-
day at the University club to act upon
the report OF the special committee on
the proposed revision Of the Texas
mining laws The meeting viii be
open TO all who are interested. Since
the last MEETING. January q. the circle
has obtained nine new members and
more are expected
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
When 4 Truckn1an Does What A Man
Ought To Do, One Is Glad To See 1t

". n
THESE DOZEN men
AND I smiled. too.
AND We took those smiles.
To A dozen homes.
AND THE truckman himself
DIDN'T EVEN know.
HE WAS being watched.
1 THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Mineola- y. Y Jan 17.-Nalame
Jacques Lebaudy. arraigned in Hemp
stead Thursday on a charge OF first
degree murder in connection with the
shooting Of her eccentric husband the
millionaire emperor OF Sahara" last
saturday was brought to the Nassau
county 1an TO await action by the
grand jury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
Guaranteed to Put on Firm Healthy
Flesh and 90 Increase Strength,
NfE0r and Nerve Force.

Weak. thin people-men or women
are nearly always nervous wrecks
thus conclusiVely proving that thin
ness. weakness. debility and ueuras-
thenia are almost invariably due TO
nerve starvation Feed your nerves
and all these symptoms due TO nerve
starvation VIII disappear.
Eminent specialists state that the
best nerve food IS an organic phos-
phate known among druggists as
BitrO- Phosphate, a five-Erain tablet
Of which should be taken with each
meal Being a genuine nerve builder
and not a stimulant OF habit-forming
drug, Bitro-Phosphate can be safely
taken by the weakest and most deli
cate sufferer. and the results follow
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Are yOu thiS fats This isn't an en-
tirely hopeless ease.
principle Of reducing is simply that
you take into your system less nJgr-
ishment than YOU consume by exer-
else That means reducing the GUAM
THY Of the food you eat-aud when
ones strength Of viii is encas5d in
layers OF fat. that is an awful prob
lem-0r eating practically as muel
as you wish. but Of foods hat won't
build up additional layers OF flesh.
Attend-stout ladiesi-and you sdalI
learn how and what 10 eat Every
week there viii Re q cha. Just for
for you and no one else.
And don't say 1t can't be- donerT
If you hear some one who eghs 400
pounds, more ore less. remark that
she eats nothing at all. but keeps on
gaining. and that some people are
1ust born 90 be fat and others are
Just born 90 be thin-assume a cynf-
cal expression and say. slangilv.
Bun ~ It can be done-and you
can do IT,
Questions and Answers
Black Curls-The general style OF
your dresses should he long and loose
and slim. with no cross lines or fancy
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

A CITY street
AND IT'S cold.
AND THREE little boys.
NOT WARMLY clad.
AND THEY shivered.
AND THEIR hands were red
AND EACH OF them
HAD An old sack.
AND THEY'D filled each saca
WITH BITS Of wood.
AND WE'RE dragging the sacks.
ALONG THE street
AND THERE came a truck
AND A gray horse
AND A driver.
WHO WAS beating his hands.
TO KEEP them warm
AND TALKING to the horse
TO SPEED It up.
AND THE three little boys.
ALL SAW the truck.
AND IT was going their way.
AND THEY yelled at each other.
AND DRAGGING their sacks
As FAST as they could
THEY GOT to the truck
But THE old gray horse.
WAS GOING too fast
OR THE three little boys.
WERE MUCH too short.
AND THEIR arms weren't strong.
OR WHATEVER it was.
AND NO one OF them
COULD BOOST his sack.
Up ONTO the truck.
AND THEY'D just decided
TO GIVE it up
WHEN THE driver saw them
AND STOPPED the horse.
AND LAID down his reins.
AND LAID down his whip.
AND WENT on back.
TO THE rear Of his truck.
AND TOOK each sack
AND LIFTED It up
AND PULLED Up the kids.
AND SAT them down.
AND COVERED them over.
WITH AN old horse blanket.
AND PICKED u his reins.
AND PICKED up his whip.
AND SAID "Geddup."
AND THE old gray horse.
RAISED Up his head.
IND AWAY they went
and OF course I know.
THAT THIS driver man.
HADN'T DONE anything.
EXCEPT WHAT a man.
REALLY OUGHT to do.
BUT FROM where I stood.
COULD look around
IT A dozen men
WHO STOOD and watched.
Ill THE old gray horse.
RAGGED the whole blamed bunch.
LEAN OUT OF sight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Help them to function as they ought
70. Aid them occasionally with Dr..
Kings New Life Pills. Cleanse the
system OF undermining impurities
Mid in action. reliable and comfort
able Your druggist has them 25c.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

over $1,000 women were engaged IN en-
cheering work in Ensland during the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
faith challenged?

people now, as never before,
recognize the danger lurking in cold"
The prOprietOrS of MenthO-Laxene have
the best reasons to believe that any
incipient cold can be instantly checked
if the medicine is used instantly when
the first symptoms
are Notwithstanding or inhammed
nOstrils and palate
They back their faith with money
back if not satisfied guarantee"
A million people or more have depended
on MenthO-Laxene to carry them
safely through the cough, colds
and grip season.
The benefits come quickIy-if not, your
money back quickly.
Autcs Concentrated By
ELs n Z o. bottles Mixed az home with simple sugar.
eIpctorant cough and cold medicine Suited for
enildren e contains opates
cheaper but effective than prepared medicines
-rT Il SAD learn 70 protect family.
Sold By druggists sEsryEhs-e.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17
The Way TO USE VAP0RUB
FOR SPANISH INFLUENZA

The Influenza Germs Attack the Lining of the Air Pass
ages When VapoRub Is Applied Over Throat and
Chest, the Medicated Vapors Inhaled Loosen the
PhIegm, Open the Air Passages and Stimulate the
Mucous Membrane To Throw Off the Germs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

TH Teller that's allus teIlin' of "a
little coincidence" never seems T.
know what constitutes a coincidence.
Sometimes it seems like company loves
misery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-17

Black Curls-The general style OF
your dresses should he long and loose
and slim. with no cross lines or fancy
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
NOT IN RACE RIOTS,
EX-CONV|CTS PROVE

Earl budding, president of the
Prisoners Aid Society, announces that
during the worst nights OF the racial
trouble last week he had locked up =
dozen ex-convicts, who voluntarily
stayed over night at the society's
headquarters in order that there lie
no question OF them getting mixed
with the riots.
A meeting of more than a hundred
ex-convicts was held on Monday
night. Mr.. budding said. including
those who had been given jobs in this
city. And so there would be no
chance of persons saying they were
taking part in the lighting. they all
agreed to stay in their homes at
night and the others agreed to be
locked in the building. And Presi'
dent budding turned the key and
kept watch at the door all night.
He announced the receipt of $40
contribution from the employees Of
Dulin & Martin to swell the million
dollar relief fund for the aiding Of
ex-prisoners. This fund Will provide
medical aid for sick men and furnish
living and food until the society :"
able to procure work for them
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
SIX ROBBED HERE
DURING SUNDAY

Stopped by three negroes on Six
and-a-Half street, between n and N
streets northwest, Saturday night
Paul Blake. Of 1901 Rhode Island
avenue, was knocked down and rob
bed OF S6S. Blake was able to de-
scribe only one OF his assailants.
Several articles of jewelry ana .
kodak, all valued at $50 were stolen
from the apartment of Mrs. Mildred
Davis, 1925 r street northwest, last
night. Miss Francis zimmerman, OF
the same apartment reported the
theft Of jewelry valued at go.
Mrs. Julian Brylawski, 1912 Calvert
street, was robbed of S1sS In bills
last night, by burglars who entered
her home. through q rear window,
The garage OF Frank B. Slater. 1888
II street northeast, was broken into
last night and an automobile was
stolen.
A pickpocket robbed T. q. Abel
1924 D street southeast, Of q pocket
book containing SO. while he was IN
the vicinity OF Thirteenth and c
streets southeast, yesterday.
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
HIGH FATALITIES
AMONG AVIATORS

PARIS, July 2s.-Complets statis-
tics of the French losses in aviation
for the entire length OF the war dem
onstrate that without question. avi-
alton was the most dangerous Of all
the various services Of the war.
out of a total OF 1919 men en-
eaesd in the French aviation service
during the war. the losses were 1851
or 81 per cent
One of the most interesting facts
developed in the statistics Is that the
losses were almost as high for avi-
ators flying and working in the in
terror, as for those dying and night
ing in the war zone.
The total. losses for aviators in the
lighting zone are 1,s45 pilots and OBJ
servers killed; L.46l disappeared, and
Of whose death there can no longer
be any doubt. and 2,s22 wounded.
Among the aviators flying back
Of the war zone, there were q total
of 1897 killed. or these the great
bulk were, Of course, killed in acct
dents, the total, however, almost
equaling the number killed in the
war,
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
40, SHE SUES MAN
Of 70 FOR LOVE

NEW YORK, July 2S.-A saloon
keeper, who has turned candy maker
during the past month. has been sued
for $4,000 damages in the supreme
court
Mira Jennie Lin is the plaintiff. She
asserts that Joseph Agrees. who has
said good-by TO seventy winters,
courted her ardently and promised to
make her queen OF his household on
July 10 last. When that day came.
Mrs. Lin declares, Agrees told her his
grown-up children wouldn't let him
marry her.
Mrs. LIN, a widow, admits she is
forty. She has been acquainted with
Agrees for some time. Early this
summer, she says. he told her $3.50
engagement ring and costly trousseau
would look fine on her. She began to
work on the trousseau. When she told
him II was time to furnish the money
for the ring and clothes, she added
Agrees made an excuse.
The Washington times., 1919-07-28
HELP EUROPE ON
FEET, URGESH HURLEY

Europe Is Americas biggest Gus
toner and wants credit to get over
a temporary financial difficulty. Ed
ward n. Hurley. retiring chairman Of
the United States Shipping Board. de-
clared today in an interview urging
business men to give much thought
to foreign necessities
He compared Europe to a good Gus
toner who has been burned out ana
requires credit, WHICH viii be return
ed in renewed business
"We've got to help her get going
again" he said. Sometimes you hear
an American expressing fear for the
terrible financial drain that America
faces in this respect But there Is no
occasion for fear"
He outlined the stages through
which European labor passed altar
the war: how the workmen found
they had lost interest in their tools;
how they wanted to gossip about the
war instead Of working. That condE
ton is gradually disappearing. he
said.
$50 there Is real hope IN the stu
alton" he added. 'If we supply the
raw materials and the credit, Europe
will be humming again the way we,
as we'll as they, wish to see.
Hurley's resignation from the Ship
ping Board was accepted, to take sf-
feet August l. This week he will
leave Washington and go to his Illi-
nois farm for long vacation