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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

mat copper proposition looked like a
sure million IN a very short time
We'll anyTay-you decided to buy and
gave the enthusiastic chap a check
for $1,000 real mOney-Was II money!
You knew what IL meaut-Maybe if
you had not had those drinks-you
would have invested only $500 in place
OF 4zgDo-but anyway you didn't say
anything about the copper proposition
TO Isabelle when you went home that
night-Hou decided TO put OF telling
uer ABOUT II Tor Few days ANYWAY
Time passed-and in due season you
received in lieu for your temporary
receipt very beautiful litho-
graphed stock certificate-Ths en-
thusiastic chap who represented the
mining company left town in a few
Weeks-Tou had put the certificate
away IN the safe deposit box-hoping.
feeling and praying the stock would
advance Tapiuly-and every few days
you would 90 down TO the local mine
exchange and watch the quotations
on your favorite-it fingered around
par for a few Weeks-and then you
noted one day II was quoted at 75c
DID, 81 asked-Lou knew what that
meant-YOu were short just $500 rear
money-4ou read the mining journals
about the wonderful district where
your mine was lOcated-and found It
referred TO generally as a good pros
pelt--fsil4c4 IN time might develop IN
TO something.
The next sumner Isabelle was
somewhat run doWn-and was not
feeling very Well-and little Isabelle
and Bill, IT.. were somewhat out OF
sorts, too-One day Isabelle said:
BIZ, an not well and really feel 1
must have a chanEe-and the children
need a change alsO-If you haven't
the ready money now have decided
10 take a few hundred dollars out OF
cur savings and take a trip-After all,
Bill / must keep well at any cost and
the children's health is the greatest
considerations when you some
tomorrow-bring me $3.50. as I think
We had better 90 right away
simply cant stand this heat"
You remember how you felt-Of
course you do-That mine would have
TO come back mighty strong before
you would have been repaid for that
Jolt-You didn't know what 20 do
/ on owed little note at your bank
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
The Victory Garden

GONE garden plants are quite hardy
y and others are sensitive TO cold but
they may all be thrown into four
groups 50 far as planting seeds and
setting out plants are concerned. says
today's bulletin from the national war
Garden commission OF washington II
you have nos already done So write
to the commission for free copy q
its garden primer, enclosing q Two
cent stamp for postage.
Ths gardener must Judge from his
location and climate 10 plan all o.
group one This group includes
smooth peas. onion SETS. spinach. tur-
nip, mustard. radizh. kzls. potato and
cabbage. and collard plants. which
we're grown IN the seed box or h0thed-
These should be planted as early e.
the ground can be prepared even
though some nights are still frosty
In group two are included beet. car
rot chard, lettuce parsnips salsllT.
wrinkled peas and onion seed and
cauIiflcwer, celery and lettuce plants
from the seed box OF hotbed This
group may be planted ten or "A days
later than group one
In from ten 10 Is days sitter group
two Is planted group three may %
planted This embraces sweet corn
snap beans pole beans okra- and TO-
mato plants from the seed box Or hot
bed These plants need some warn
weather 10 start them or right
Group four Is the hot weather
bunch These are best planted week
or two after the apple blossoms have
fallen. The weather then should Be
settled down into 4 good comfortanle
warm Temperature. In this group are
the lima bean. cucumber. muskmelo1
watermelon. squash and pumpkin
and eggplant and pepper plants from
the seed box OF hot bed These plants
IN group four VIII not stand anT
frost
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

which was due pretty sOon-tOo-You
could not 90 to the bank for another
loan under the circumstances=You
DIDN'T sleep very well that night
The next day was a hard one and your
condition Of mind did not help TO
make your work any easier either
and by D. m when you put your
books in the vauit-yOu were about
all in-You certainly hated TO 90
home but what could you dO2 Where
could you go2-It was a good thing
you were RIGHT at the cOre-Or you
would have taken a good many extra
drinks that evening
You didn't. though you went right
home-squared your shoulders and
make clean breast Of the whole bus
iness-The tears were streaming from
your eyes and every word YOU said
rang true-You vowed you would
never spend another cent OF that
sacred money without consulting the
dear girl first-no matter what pro-
position might present itself-You re-
MEMBER OF course you dot was
one Of the sweetest moments IN your
lfe-Isabelle was crying, too. and
with a burst Of her old passion which
the sameness OF daily routine had
seemed to have dulled during the last
few years-she threw herself into
your arms and embraced you with all
her sweet strength Bill / love you
Il love you with all my heart-You
are q dear, brave, good boy know
how you must have suffered today
can see II now-but you came home TO
me- love you Bill-This takes me
back to-well. you remember that
night-Biu I love you-I feel 80 nue.
better-I do not need the trip-I want
to be near YOU and the children are
so much better today NOW ISN'T
IT A PRETTY GOOD WORLD AFTER
ALT
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
Little Chris

I TITLE CHRIS just win
Il not take things Heri-
ousIy. He probably would
thIak q wedding was q
joke.
Daddy" said Little
Chris, @mama 4 such n
funny woman She wanted
to spank me today and
didn't have a switch and
she was cutting bread and
she spanked me with the
bread knife. Wasn't that
funnyfr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

the person received in the year pay
meuts which represent. when added
TO all prior payments on the annuity
an amount greater than the Original
cost Of the annuity DlFidenos q
unexpired life insurance policies are
not taxable income, but DIVIDENDS on
paid up policies must be considered
income Alimouy Is not income 70
the recipient. nor IS II an allowable
deduction on the part Of the person
who pays
Deductions Allowable.
From the total OF all items o. in
come, there are certain deductions
allowable by law. Al interest paid
on personal Indebtedness and ali tax
IS paid during the year are deduct
ible. except federal income and eN-
cess profits taxes. Inheritance taxes
and assessments for local improve
ments. such as sidewalks, sewers, etc
Losses Incurred IN business or trade
are allowable, also losses arising grom
firr=. storms. sniuWrecE OF other cas-
ua s.. OF from theft in cases where
su-n losses are not compensated for
by insurance or otherwise Losses
incurred outside OF a persons regu-
lar business are allowable TO the eI-
tent OF gains reported from similar
transactions within the year. DEBTS
due 10 the taxpayer actually ascer-
tanned n be worthless during the
year are deductible-
Depreciafion Allowed.
Depreciation on property used IN
4 profession. in business. o. IN farm
ing IS another item that may be
claimed as a deduction The store
keeper may claim depreciation on his
fixtures. and on his delivery noEsss
and wagon. but not on his stock held
for sale. The professional man may
claim similar deduction on his instru-
ments; and. in the case OF physi-
clan who maintains a team or auto
for making his calls on petie1rs
depreciation may be claimed The
farmer may claim depreciation on
his farm buildings. aside from his
personal residence. also on his
farm machinery. his work horses
and farm wagons The theory OF de-
probation, IN connection with the in
come tax. is that wear aud tear
caused by use in earning income IS
a real expense In the earning OF that
income The rate IS determined BY
the number Of years that the property
ordinarily would be useful and the
cost OF the property IS the basis OF
the computation II the property
suffering depreciation was bought OF
acquired prior 20 March I. 1918. the
market value OF that date Is used.
instead o. the cost, IN figuring de-
probation
Gifts 10 Charity.
Contributions or gifts actually
made I'm ISIS 70 ORGANIZATIONS oper-
atinE exclusively for religious. charit-
able, scientific OF educational pur-
poses. and TO societies for the pre-
vention OF cruelty to children OF AMI
mails. may be deducted. to an amount
not exceeding Is per cent q the net
income computed without the benefit
OF this deduction.
After the total OF all income Is
found. and the deductions allowable
By law have been computed as an Off
see. the amount OF income as an eN-
cess Of such deductions IS the net In
come. which forms the basis Of the
r-cr serunua ~ fax
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

DID YOU ever
IN ALL your life
MEET ANY one.
WHO WOULD admit
THAT HE couldn't sing
THAT GOOD old song
ABOUT -sILvER Threads"
AND THE other night
WHEN I was IN New York
WENT up town.
TO A prominent hotel
WITH a friend
AND WAS introduced
AND ALONG about IL.
THEY HAD to sing
OR CRY.
AND 7 suggested
@sILvER THREADS
AND THEY liked the idea
AND ALL sang bass.
EXCEPT ONE.
AND WHEN I heard him.
TAKING A hlgh note.
I SORT Of shivered
AND WHEN looked
AND I couldn't see his eyes.
AND his face was red
AND THE cords Of his neck
LOOKED LIKE the cross pieces
OF A raspberry tart
AND whispered
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
Uncle Waits Denatured Poem.
Wanting A Change

CoETES played ny
y profound desire other chore stubborn g
sobbng jungles
e butcher Jones and he is heaTt he's tired selling
and things that awhile
bs poignant sometimes he thinks he'd give leg to be
ahe patent
every feeling
Jobs wild
other things
b. WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
FRYER Tries SOME BIG
CASES AT SAN ANTONIO

". Il Fryer. United states district
attorney for Fl Paso. has Just re-
turned from san Antonio. where he
was called to assist IN the trial o. a
number OF important cases He made
such a record IN convictions AZ the
last term OF United States district
court in Fl PasO that he was called
70 san Antonio for service at this
term and made good again
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
T Ist Impressions Are
Al Right, Perhaps

" you DeleFe IN IlrsL impressions
u Lots Of people do.
You meet some people and you like
them right away. You meet someone
else and you know Just as quickly
that ysu don't care a bit for them.
They aren't your kind.
That's the point-they aren't your
kind
Haven't you seen someone VINO was
introduced to someone else. and they
weren't a bit pleased, and they ex-
tended the mere tips OF their fingers
Erudgingly, and raised their chin so
high that they had to look cross
eyed to see over the end OF it, and
muttered an acknoWledge cement
That's the way lots Of people do.
They show just about as much IN
terest in the introduction as they
can without ignoring It.
They might as well be looking at
any other specimen Of creation as
you They believe in first impress
sions
Then don't you know someone who
radiates with delight over the chance
to become acquainted with another
variety Of mankind, and the sincerity
OF his remarks and attitude in &C
knowledging an introduction iust
makes you ike him right away?
You might not be his kind. but he Is
kind enough not TO show &c.
It's all right 70 believe IN first i'm
pressions, but it IS another thing 70
show IT,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

The Is inch railway mounted gun
recently returned from France. and
now az the Aberdeen. Nd. proving
grounds. vas built by the navy for use
in the army This is the first time IN
the history OF the Emitted States that
the navy has ever built anything for
the army I'm the line OF ordnance
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
ByBriggs

declaimerz They cannot get into a
simple conversation on the street
without beginning to practice oratory.
and the gestures, evidently practiced
before full length mirrors are put IN
evidence. The old style lawyer who
always wore q prince Albert coat and
white tie, flower in buttonhoie, plug
hat and all. who was long on affected
dignity and oratOry. but short on legal
knowledge, has his female antitype
in California"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
Lille interpietcs

a fad for young women TO become
lawyers and some very peculiar ideas
seem 10 have become imbibed by these
female lawyers. or, rather. by a good
" percentage OF them 1 allude TO
the idea that has long since been dis
carded by male practitioners, that
oratOry. the ability 70 speak. that old
stilted pseudo eloquence 50 extremely
spread on % to 50 years ago, wins
cases So many OF these young women
lawyers IN California are sure some
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03
When A Bunch of Friends Sing ina
Hotel and Somebody Objects To 1t


Il THINK ives better stop.
THAT MANS dying
AND he got sore
AND WE started again
AND he went back.
INTO A convulsion-
AND I stopped them ssaiz
AND SAID.
LISTEN To ne, feHas-
"BEFoRE WE start again
YOU'VE cor to understand
az THIS mar dies.
.IT ISN'T my fault
AND THEY all agreed.
AND WE started again.
AND THERE was \ knock
on THE hotel room door.
AND SOMEBODY said
DON'T GET any blood
sON THE hardwood floors
s4OR on the walls.
eIF you have 70 kin It
aWHATEYER IT a.
TAKE IT IN the bathroom.
AND PUT II in the tub
AND AFTER that
ALL THE singers got sore
AND WOULDN'T sing any more
NOT IN that hotel
on THAT night
THANK you
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

There is disposition to judge government operation
too hastily but there overlooking the fact that so
far control Of the railroads has higher rates and
worse service
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

# state legislator wants to play safe all around and
not offend anybody, all he has to do advocate more
go0a roads.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

If the Germans want food let them go down after sOm
Of the cargoes they sank.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

GONE folks seem L fool enough pee
y pie all tn tine Z keep IN tn swim
Miss Tawuey Apple has an uncle that's
so poor he stays in Pet0skey, Michi-
gan, tn year around
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

FL Paso employers are, according to all reports spen-
edy meeting their obligations IN restoring returned sol
ders and sailors TO their former jobs As result there is
no such critical situation here many smother city
Furthermore, nearly al Of them keeping the subst
tues they engaged when their old employees went to war
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

One Of the kaisers is reported to have gone Il
work in automobile garage It's important, If true be
ing the first useful labor HOhenzOlsrn ever know
70 do.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

They have a little law school out
in Los Angeles, Calf. and women
have been greatly encouraged 10 at
tend 10 and become legal practitiOn-
ers2' said J. T. Maddox. himself n
Californian. 1T appears TO be quite
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-03

The war is over for everybody but the fellows VII
rarTied to escape the draft.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28
SOUNDS LIKE BOSTONEsE

Mother"
"Yes. darling"
What is that strange phenomenon,
occurring at alarming intervals, by
which the whole armament appears to
be illuminated by an infnitesimal
space and time, leaving all in impene-
trable darkness
THAT. my precious. is lightning.
You must go to sleep now"
Just one thing more. l note after
each manifestation of nature you call
lightning there follows a dull, linger-
ing revcrberation, commencing sharp
~ and fortissimo. rumbling, tumbling
away with the most gradual diminu-
endo vanishing at last into silence as
black as the darkness that swallowed
the light What is that"
THAT is only thunder, caused from
the lightning"
The baby, mother explains, was
born cnly last November. and had
, never observed a thunderstorm until
I Wednesday night.-Kansas City Star.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28
MOTOR VEHICLE
CODE TO START
Police Cooperation and In
spection Will Begin on Sept.
Is Says Department

State Highway Department au-
and local police authorities to CO.
operate in a rigid enforcement of
the new automobile regulation act
commencing September Is. This act
which provides a code for licensing
and regulation of motor vehicles of
every character IN Pennsylvania was
approved in the early part of July
and officials of the State Highway
Department say that they feel that
enough time has elapsed to permit
everyone to become familiar with it's
provisions.
The State will send out a squad of
inspectors on motor vehicles to see
that the law is enforced on State
Highways. These men, it is stated
will be fully empowered to act and
equipped with devices for checking
ing headlights, etc" Inspectors will
also be detailed to check up second
hard motor vehicle dealers and pub
lie garages in regard to the records
and reports which are required un-
der newly approved laws.
The department has also an
nounced that specifications for tests
of headlights have been prepared
and that use of lights which are
against the law will be prosecuted.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28
Reading Excursions Will
Continue Another Month

Excursions on the Reading Rail-
way to points of interest in this
vicinity will be continued for one
month longer than the customary
time, according to officials. No
cause for the extension has been
given and it is evidently the idea
of the United States Railway Admin
istration. Under the new plan ex-
cursions will be run all through the
month of September, while in pre-
Vlous years Labor Day marked the
close of special trips.
This was big day on the Read
ing and Pennsy. Special trains were
run to Womelsdorf for the big cele-
bration at the Orphans Home.
Trains were also run to carry peo-
pie to the big p. o. S. of A. parade
at Bethlehem. On Sunday excurs-
ions will be run to Willow Grove
and from Reading to this city.
The Pennsy had extra trains to-
day for the seashore excursionists,
Many eXcursionists from this city
and vicinity took advantage of the
siXteen-day offer. The big rush
came from the west.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28
RAILROAD NEWS
DIRECTOR HINES
GIVES WARNING
Tells Travelling Public to Buy
Tickets Early For Trips
on Labor Day

Walker d. Hines, director general
of railroads, to-day authorized the
following statement issued from
Washington:
In view of the extraordinary
heavy travel anticipated over Labor
Day. it is urged that the public de-
string to travel on the railroads over
Labor Day make their travelling ar
rangements, including the purchase
of railroad and sleeping car tickets,
as far in advance as possible, so as
to avoid adding to the congestion
which usually occurs at this period.
AS far as is possible, everything
that can properly be done has beef.
done to care for the expected heavy
travel over Labor Day. Several
weeks ago our regional directors
were asked to give special considera-
ton to this matter. and each of them
has answered that he has issued the
necessary instructions and has taken
steps to provide as much equipment
as possible to adequately care for
the travel. as far as its volume can
be anticipated.
More Soldiers Due
The arrival within the next two
weeks of the First and Third Army
Divisions of France will require a
large number of cars. and there is
also still a very heavy movement OF
discharged soldiers from camps to
their homes which takes up a great
deal of spacein passenger equipment.
But all equipment that the troop
movement section can possibly spare
has been assigned to the Labor Day
traffic.
Arrangements have also been
made to supply extra baggagemen
at all large centers and other points
where congestion might occur. Also
extra ticket forces have been ar
ranged
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-28
! STEELTON WOMAN
weak FOR HOURS
AFTER SUFFERING
) Mrs. Mary Bowler Tells How
Nature Products Restored
Her Energy.

Mrs. Mary Bowler, of SteeItor
Pa, said recently: II had no ener-
gy, no pep, as my son would saw. to
do even my housework. Headaches
would come on me suddenly and
sometimes last the whole day, and
during these periods 1 would be un-
able to either eat or sleep.
My stomach had gotten into very
bad condition. Sometimes I suf-
fered so from indigestion that NV
lips would turn blue and I would be
so weak for hours that 1t was al
most impossible for me to move
around. L think that my entire sys-
TEN became affected through NV
condition. 1 tried a number of med
icines, but none of them seemed to
reach my trouble.
y saw IN the papers that other
women who suffered just as l did
had been helped by Natonex. so I
could see no reason why this medi-
cine. made of pure nature products.
would not help me.
That is how my relief began. I
think that NatoneX is really an ex-
traordinary medicine, for it began to
help me almost at once. I had
taken it only a few days when NV
stomach began to improve and 1
felt that energy was returning.
only short time after that nv
family began to tell me that I was
gaining weight. 7 knew that I was
gaining strength and I knew that
NatoneX was cleansing my system of
the impurities that had caused my
trouble.
"I am not well known in Steelton.
because l have not lived there long:
but I am glad to have you use my
name, and I hope that others may
be helped as 1 have been by Ma
toneX."
Women especially suffer from the
effects of poison toxins that are
created by indigestible food waste,
If you want to feel like you felt be-
r~-a YOUR nerves. blood and tissu, 8
peldme saturated with hoJY aniSons
that your weakened digestive sys-
tenn cannot throw off, you will find
that nothing equals the remedies
tSat nature has provided.
The most famous of these natuEe
remedies TO cleanse and invigorate
the system for the creation of real
nerve vigor and bodily strength are:
Dandelion Root, Juniper Berries.
Gentian Root, Peruvian Bark, Sarsa-
parilla Root, Iinseed, Rhubarb Root,
Pr:ckly Ash Bark, Valerian Root,
Cascara Bark and Jam"'"~ Ginger
Root.
These best of nature ren.sdies,
each noted for q special curative
value, have been combined in Ia
tonex. thus making it an unequaled
nature medicine.
Men and women who suffer from
stomach. liver or kidney trouble
and who need better digestion. pure
blood and more strength should be-
gin the NatoneX treatment at once.
Natonex IS especially recon nd
ed in Harri burg by the Gorgas
Drug Co., l 6 North Third sire t. and
is sold by leading druggists every
vhere.-Adv.