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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

THE bowling OF a dog at midnight
1 foretells a death. according to mod
ern superstition This is an old be-
lief which can be traced to an Aryan
superstition that IL is a dog wno
guides all departed souls to heaven.
If a dog WIS heard 20 howl shortly be-
fore tae death OF someone it was con-
sidered an especially favorable sign,
Interpreted that the dog was 70 be the
guide who would conduct that soul
20 heaven
japanese and Chinese regard the
dog as one OF their favOrite animals.
but not so the cat There is an old
Oriental uroverb which SAYS
"a dog remembers Tor three years
the kindness Of three days a cat VIII
forget in three hours the kindness Of
three years
Ancient Persians believed that dogs
were invested with supernatural pow
ers for counteractinE the influence OF
evil spirits who might seek 20 aver,
the dead from their journey 20 the
highest heaven This belief now finds
favor with the modern Parsi who al
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Ira 0e Lette



nOGOTA. the capital OF the republic
d OF Colombia. is a sort OF South
American Boston Ever since the
DAYS when It was a colony OF spain,
it has been accounted a ~hishbroW
town. and its name has been assoc
cfated with literature. ART science
and education Ii is filled with
SCULPTURE. which ranges in subject
from local heroes to such great span
ish figures as Don Quixote. There
are many schools and COLLEGES. a nnu-
scum and an astronomical opael-
DESPITE all this. the Intellectual at
uosnhere OF BoEota is more OF tra4l-
ton than reality No greal o.
OF art have been produced lAeFe A-1
city is fun Of poets. but tnal Is ,-.-.s
OF every city in Latin Amer ca. Nit- E
young men and women compose ana
recite poetry as a social diversion
frsr as they PLAY the piano and slu-
SONGS in this country The scientists
Of Bogota have made some real pros
ress. especially in archaeology ana
Man Of he people Of Bogota are
Snauiarls Of the purest descent w ~ en-
the country was colonized 1y tne
Standards. centuries ago. the colonisrs
retired TO the hiCh Audean region and
have lived there ever since IN an
isolation which has kept them true
20 type These Spaniarls form inc
ruling class. the rest OF the people
being "mestfzos- Of mixed Spanish
and Indian blood
Bogota is situated at an elevation
Of almost COCO feet and enjoys
splendid climate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
4 Serial OF East and Vest.
~ NJ b. Virginia TerHuns
4 ne 40 ESTS Van de Water.
BrtIeT Makes Short Work Of Talaks Dog and Saves
Elizabeth From An Embarrassing Situation.
CHAPTER XVIII.

What do you want2" she demand
ed. wheeling upon the man as ne
reached her.
ssYVhat you afeared of-me or NigE
shows Her Courage.
'I am not afraid Of you" she said.
"But 7 do not like your dog. He
Erowls at me whenever I 90 near
him"
The Pole grinned- @Nig won't hurt
you Pat himH
She started to walk on Il don't
want TO PAT him." she said
Talak shuffled along beside her
''Thv are YOU afeared Of me- ne
questioned. You like all but me You
talk 10 the city man; you go ridln
with the boss 1lne son But me u4
run away from But like you
To her horror, he caught her sud
denly by the wrist she smellea
Houor on his breath sick fear
seized her It was bad enough 10
meet this mental defective alone On
a dark road. but to meet him Wlen
his poor. deficient brain was in
famed by -icohol was far worse
She tried TO disengage her wrist
from his clutch But he held ner
fast. His dog came near and began
to sniff about her ankles growing
IN a low, yet menacing way
AfaId OF The Dog
"I am afraid Of your dogr she ex-
claimed. call him off,
Il tell YOU he not hurt you" the
Pole burst forth "All Of you are mean
to him. Old Chaplin kicked him-hell
paw for dat You won't touch hln1-
I But I touch you-see, I hold you
tightw
he tried to put his arm about her.
and she struck at him, furiously.
wildly. kicking him, and beating him
with her one free hand
let me go-" she painted
She strOve 20 scream, but her voice
would not obey her will she felt as
II she were in a terrible nightmare
struggling for breath
Someone was coming, whistling n
college air as he came, and, at the
sound, she found her voice and called
@Comei Oh, come quiekt"
There was the noise OF running
feet. and John Butler appeared
around the bend in the road
But. quickly as he had come Ialak
had been prepared for him. He had
let 20 Of the girl and had spoken
three words to his dog
sick 'em. Mgr
with a sharp yelp the beast sprang
upon John Butler.
1t was then that the frightened
girl had one Of the greatest surprises
OF her life. The slender young man
who had come out here as an invalid.
met the dogs attack so swiftly and
effectively that even the Pole gasped
in establishment. With a swift move
ment John Butler kicked the brute
fun in his open Jaws, then, as Mig fell
back he kicked him again and again.
until the dog turned and fled howlins
down the road in the direction OF the
farm
To Be Continued.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
QUESTIONS
ND
An S w E r S
ovvne-ss Service department

n HOW many negro soldiers were
~ there from the United States in
the World Wars-I<. y. l.
A. yer 100000 negro soldiers were
enrolled in the United states army
during the war and nearly half Of this
number went overseas
@. Do lightning rods furnish pro-
lection "a. s. D.
A Lightning rods may not prevent
strokes. but they keep those from do
ing damage by leading them along
the rod to the ground. thus protect
Ing the building. The government Is
sues q bulletin on lightning ro.s
which can be securely through our
washington Information Bureau
O. How can lawn ants be exter-
minated ~. :
Al. The Bureau Of Entomology OF
the DEPARTMENT OF Agriculture says
IN the case Of lawn ants N-eIe ~, ~
a few nests are concerned, orencnlIls
the nests with boiling water OF IN
letting q small quantity Of kerosene
viii be effective. For larger ant col
onies inject into the nest quantity
Of disulphid OF carbon, Wnlcn can De
purchased at any drug store
O. How long has the Statue Of Lib
erty occupied its present piaeef-
A. The Statue OF Liberty was IN
yelled and lighted in the autumn Of
1886. II was designed by the french
sculptor Bartholdi. is made OF bronze
and $50 feet high. The top Of the
torch is more than 500 feet above the
water.
@. Where f. the largest buffalo
herd In the world ~. J. II.
A. The herd in Wainwright Park.
. Alberta. Canada contained $500 ami
mails in 1913. This is believed TO be
the largest herd in the world There
is also a good sized herd in Yellow
stone Park
@. Do many people live TO be over
10Os-E. r. II.
A. According 70 the census OF 1910
there were then in the United States
$685. persons Of 100 years Of age and
over. Z these 1880 were men and
2195 were women
CAny reader Of The Herald who
wants the facts on any subject can
secure prompt service by writing The
Herald Information Bureau. Frederic
J. Haskin. Director, Washington, d.
c. State your uestion briefly and
enclose a 8 cent stamp for return
postage. All INJURIES are confiden-
tial. the replies being sent direct to
each Individually
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Little interUiews

partment is going 90 spend Sls5.9uo
Tor advertising throughout the coun-
try during the last two weeks or June
brings 10 ones mind the indiscreticn
used by the war department in prop
erly distributing its appropr iatlons.
said Alfred T. Walthars. The part
Of this money necessary for adVer-
Using agencies and matrices VIII be
put in the hands Of q New York adj
vertising concern Tie fallacy OF the
plan lies in the fact that this New
York concern viii get the fruit Of all
the agency work instead Of the aseu-
cies in the respective localities where
the advertising is conducted. and also,
the matrices viii be planned accord
ing to the ideas Of fasteners. which
VIII not be half so Impressive In the
west and the southwest as they would
II they were planned by men who
know these parts and their people
zone OF the things that struck me
about Londoners in the nine months
was stationed there with base sec
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

arTHE city Of Los Angeles bonded
l ITSELF" said H. H Brook. Of the
high line canal committee. ito the ex-
tent Of 500 per capita for a water
system, in order TO get an adequate
supply. A little thing like a million
or a million and a half dollars for
FL Paso for an adequate. permanent
supply. such as the high line canal
viii furnish, is a mere nothing com
pared to what Los Angeles did The
city OF New York bonded itself only
a few years ago very heavily 70 in
sure itself q water supply. Every
city must make sure Of a permanent
supply Of water TO insure its future.
and the cheaper that supply IS OBJ
tanned. The more certain its future
No great city secures its water supply
by pumping"
"'The recent report that the war de-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
government to sell any OF

course The law permits our government 10 sen any o.
all of them par
Of Great Britain The prospect for automatic reduction
Of our debt through repayment by Great Britain and the
other allies at an early date is not untavo1able
Senator Smoot believes the sinking fund percentage
should be somewhere between the maximum and minimum
namely about II percent This would require payment
Of s450OOoOO0 year and extnguish the DEBT II ls9l
Much depeuds on government expenditures for ordi-
nary running expenses The treasury department has est-
mated expenses for the fiscal year. which begins next month
at Sc 265951 600 About s65O0OOoooO of the present
fiscal wears revenue has been raised through taxation.
taxation were continued at the present rate there would
be too little surplus to take care OF S45OO0OOu
sinking fund The only way be done Is Of sew
eaI alternatives decrease government expenditures IN
crease taxation put a small bond issue The hTst
looks best.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

. & MOTHER chance to be your
Acousin.7
Elizabeth Wade wondered what the
words meant And. as she was not
sure, she was afraid to repulse Cliff
ford Chaplin
Perhaps lie might be as genuine as
he seemed Perhaps. on the other
hand, he suspected that she was no
relative Of his and was using this
suspicion as a weapon to make her
DO his bidding She must try 70 steer
a safe course
s.N1lv- ves.~ she said slowly after a
pause. i am willing TO give YOU such
a chance Of friendship as any cousin
mfEht expect But. remember, you
must keep your hands Off me-
WHY he argued. surely cousins
can be ordinarily demonslraLlFe WIN
each other"
Il am not demonstratlve with any
body" she declared And do nor
propose TO break that habit now II
YOU are satisfied TO be what I am
willing TO have you be, wen and
good"
He stood close to her for a moment
then spoke impetuously-
Reseuts Insiuuarion-
what about young Butler? DO
you keep him at arms length, TOO
You forget yourself she burst
forth you have no right 20 ask sucn
q question II is an impertinence-'
I beg your PARDON he exclaimed,
his manner chan-ing Immediately 70
well feiEned humility.
III try TO grant IT," she said sti1f-
y.
he called her as she walked away
Wait III take you home and come
back for the CT
Il am not afraid" she called back
Il prefer going alone
She did not run when she was OUT
of his sight but walked rapidly past
the cross road that led to the village.
Then. as her footsteps fell regularly
upon the silent road, she began listen
ing TO her own tread. Every lOoLLall
was f,lowed by an echo
Some One Coming
But was IL only an echo2 Surely
somebody was coming along the road
behind her, keeping pace with her
someone who wore heavy boots. AS
she listened she heard an occasional
shuttle or stumble. as il the walker s
foot caught upon a stone or otner
projection.
She glanced back A man was fol-
lowing her. e j in that one glance
she saw that a low. dark shadow
moved along close beside him
TIE truth burst upon her. Tal-l1
and bis dog were pursuing her
She l0uEed 20 run, but she feared
that IL she did this the dog would
spring at her perhaps throw her
down
She broke into a ripid run. but had
gone only a Few feet when Talak
shouted TO her, and she heard his
heavy feet pounding along after her
She must stop and face him She was
no coward She would show him that
she was not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Ell Paso Has an Opportunity Make Sure It's Water Supply
War Department Ignores West in It's Advertising Campaign

ton No. g. service Of supply OF the
United States engineer corps OK our
army, was their love OF 2 SHOW. SAID
Capt Capt clyde V Taylor. 'Aover-
Use a show Of any kind along with a
band and it seemed 10 me all London
would turn out. To was that way
when president wilson came there
and there was q great reception
given him But I am inclined 20 tnlnk
10 was love of a snow 10 great eN-
tent. The picture shows and regular
rheaters are most Literally patron
lied / have seen crowds three ana
four deep wait in lines quarter Of
a mile long around a whole block
lust TO get into a picture show or
regular theater- I was informed that
there was some way OF getting cheap
er tickets thai way know when
wanted a ticket to a show 7 bad TO
arrange 10 get II week ahead 10
be sure OF getting seat THIS pas
sion for such amusement seemed 90
be part OF them And they were al
ways ready for holiday They would
take their own and those Of the
Americans. too The L0ndouers GER
tainly know how to enjoy them
selves"
Ct think that the best use that
could be made Of the large number Of
airplanes the government now has on
hand which are not fit for tlylng
would be 10 distribute them among
the high schools Of the country for
use in teaching the students the con-
struct;on Of these machines" said
Lieut. Gordon l. HarWeI. Of the aiI
service The construction OF these
machines IS the same as I'm the SER
viceable planes. They could be dis
lantled. and the linen wings stripped
away. exposing the details % con-
srruction. and used in giving what
we call the ground course The time
is not very far distant when 10 VIII
be TO the advantage Of everybody 10
know something Of aerial navigation.
ana students could be trained in this
subject by the use OF these old ~ n
chimes 7 am not speaking OF train
ing IN flyinE, but in the mechanical
details OF the modern machine
CAS- have said before. Las Vegas
has laid out q plan for street paving
which viii make that the finest paved
city in New Mexico" said W. ]. Rand
OF FL Paso. The business part is
about all paved. except one street, and
now a general plan for seven miles
more is the program The FL Paso
Bitulithic company IS paving there
when cold weather comes. that ends
paving work. for wet materials VIII
freeze up so we can not work there
Las VEGAS and its people are iu -ood
shape financially and they are pros
pering-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Are You
SuperStitiOuS?
81 RlOCENE BURCH

AnDLI DDAHe.
ways carry a dog in front Of every fu-
neral procession
Buddhlsts often spoke OF men o.
women reborn as dogs, or as human
reiuca nations OF dogs
In Egypt the death % a faTorite
dog was mourned BY shaving the
head
on entering a new house. says
Grimm's mythology. 10 avert the OH
superstition that whoever enters
new house first VIII. die first. dos
should be made TO proceed
In Greenland whenever an eclipse OF
the moon occurs. the old women run
70 find a dog and pinch its ears II
the dog cries at this treatment. It's q
sure sign that the end Of the word
is not vet 10 come-Copyrig1 1919
Thompson Feature Service
Are you interested IN any special
superstition2 Would you Ike to know
its origin or history Write 20 Imo-
gene Burch. care OF the Feature Edi-
tor OF this paper. and II there IS any
Information ootainlble on that uarric-
ular superstition. lIiss Burch VIII
publish &c in this column Your name
VIII not be mentioned
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Ripping Rhymes
Working
BY WALT MASON


worked husky
haUods and chairs and titled the fertile SOIL paved
passing
honest toll when done said gadzOoL again ven seek
hay peas"
Of
quilting
grounding
bones; dreaming bending
coDyrisn-. by MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

Knoxville. Tenn. June IA fleet
Of submarine chasers viii appear on
the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers
in the near future. The United States
navy is now assembling an anti-sub-
marine flotilla TO make a trip on
the Mississippi and its tributaries. ac-
cording 10 information received by
The recruiting station here.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Even the Man Who Lives a RecluSe
Should Be a Reader of The Herald

I'VE ENVIED him
BECAUSE FOR years
HE HAS lived outdoors
NEARLY ALL the time.
AND IT hasn't been necessary.
THAT HE should dress Up.
AND THE robins come
AND THE little wrens come
AND THE orioles come
AND BUILD their nests
WHERE HE nay look
AND HE uHs the ground
AND FLOWERS come.
AND GOOD green things
FOR HIS inner wants
AND HE knows the stars
AND HE knows the moon
AND THE morning sun
WHEN IT first comes up
FROM OVER the lake
AND WHEN It goes down
T. A BAN Of red
OR A golden glow
BACK OVER the hill
AND I'VE .nyied him
BECAUSE HE can live
IN THIS great outdoors
JUST AN hour or two
FROM THE Top Of the world
AND CAN hear its call
AND CAN climb to a hill
WHEN NIGHTTIME comes
AND CAN see the ghost
OF ITS lighted streets
AND HEARING the call
I AND SEEING the light
HE CAN turn his ears.
To THE call Of the bird
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

AND THE seasons winds.
AND CAN lift his eyes
TO THE light Of the stars
AND THE light OF the moon
AND so he has lived
AND so he sim lives
AND I found him there.
AND WE came to be friends
AND HE took me IN
AND SHOWED ne the joy
OF THE life he leads.
AND I envied him
UNTIL THAT day.
NOT A week ago.
WHEN THE message came
FROM ACROSS the sea
THAT HAwKER was safe
AND I cried It aloud
ALL ALONG the way
FROM THE storS
WHERE IT came BY phone
AND I took It to him
AND SHOUTED It cut
AND he didn't cara
FOR HE didn't know
AND he hadn't read
OF THE HawEer flight
AND MAYBE he's right
But ALONG with the stars.
/ AND THE noon
AND THE birds
AND THE seasons winds
AND THE great outdoora
IN WANT that thrill
LIKE UNTO the thrill
THAT CAME TO me
[ on SUNDAY morn.
I ABOUT Hawker.
/ L THANK you.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Are You An Associate Scout?

THIS Is Bow Scout week Both the week and the scouts
have been widely advertised Every intelligent person
knows who and what Boy Scouts are, how helpful IS the
physical and mental training given them and how upItlng
are the ideals the leaders in the organization communicate
IN their hoy charges All and patriotic persons be-
ev in the principles and practices of the Boy Scouts and
are most anxious that their sphere of influence be EXTENDED
Bow Scout effort is limited There are said to be about
10 OO0o 600 bows in United States Of scout age only
about 375 600 actually are It IS greatly desired 10
increase the number of Boy Scouts to at least OOOOOO
more If provision be made for them
President Wilson in appreciation Of the Boy Scouts
rrosired this week Boy Scout week and former secTe
farv of the treasury W G. McAdoo IS chairman Of the
citizens committee for the nation. The governors OF
Texas New Mexico and Arizona followed the president with
state proclamations.
What Is desired OF adult people IS that they enrol as
associate members Of the Boy Scouts Men, women ana
children are eligible The cost Of associate membership
81 and the money is 60 to field work Tor Boy SCOUTS
The organization makes better boys 1t IS gooo or
ganization to belong to and good one to help along
It doesn't take as much pull as it used to to get
berth with the government, that said government runs
he railroads but you have be there with the cash
The dove of peace has lost most Of his feathers in the
Paris racas and there is doubt whether he ever vi"
be able to fly.
Blue Monday VIII not be Hghtened by the fact that the
second instalment Of the tax IS payable Monday
June 10.
Back in Kentucky the wonderful news is going around
that piece Of farming land has been sold for SS250 an
acre There is higher priced land than that IN the vicinity
Of FL Paso and some more around Phoenix.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
.PatterA And Chatter.
By ARTHUR CHAPlrAN.
THE TALE OF THE TANK.


THIS is the story of the tank picked up by Farmer BOggs
To pOW his land and haul bis crops and fetch and carry logs
tank he bought of Uncle Sam with along its SIDE
Unless that tank has been peace broke gentle and refined
Showing where Germans sought in vain penetrate its hide
JUST ike the ducks BOggs place. the big tank waddled
: To make itself Of peacetne use-nObOdy had doubt
That would pull the shining POw and rak and and dags
As uneOmplainingly and long any of nags.
PUT the first day Of its foil adown the scented breeze
There the sound Of dynamte-sone blasting
And hereupOn culver shook the craft from stem to stern,
And instantly speeded up, would halt
charged right through the barn and brought that huge earth
chicken house and cattle shed If made of little worth;
pOWed into the dwelling house. where hek of fright arose,
And bore along lis awkward way, the kitchen its
THE windmill Oppled the ground the dairy house flat;
The corncrb the granary resembed a cooked hat
The smokehou the only thing left whole upon the seems
And that Just because the tank out Of gasoline
ND when the wreck he his caoused hand
q swear" he said, chat tank shall till my land
And is that months ago armisice signed"
% S@zZES3A
1ss ssssaszzz 45zZzlE1h, QI 5gE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

The countess OF Athlone wlu be me
first LADY, IL Canada when the earl IS
made eova-nor-eeueraL he IS slated %
succeed the duke o. Devonshlre- ire carr
OF Athloue ls a brother 90 queen Mary -ls
countess. a niece OF queen Victoria
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Little Chris

MAMA said Little
IVA Chris, -why don't
they make all the
movfn pictures ,
good onesf Then !
wouldn't mind Eoin'
with you 10 the ~
shows
aren't they all good
son p asked mother II Try
to take you only to good
ones
eNO,- said Little Chris.
'4some OF 'em haven't got
Charlie Chaplin in en-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

It doesn't take as much pull It used to to get a
berh with the government, that said government runs
The railroads but you have be there with the cash
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

Blue Monday viii not ghtened by the fact that the
second instalment Of the tax IS payable Monday
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

The dove of peace has lost most Of his feathers in the
Paris and there some doubt whether ne ever vi"
1e able to fly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11

Rack in Kentucky the wonderful news is going around
that piece of farming land has been sold for S3250 an
acre There is higher priced land than that IN the vicinity
Of E. Paso and some more around Phoenix
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-06-11
Wonder, What 4 Stenog-Taking Dictaon-Thinks About

I HOPE TAtS IS Tt46
LAST LETTER To DAY
WANTA est OUT
on TIE DOT I'M
a WRECK BOH LtSV6
NE
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-22
CEMENTO NATIVO

Dentro de muy breve plazo CO.
menzara a producirse cemento en-
la primera fabrica cuya instala-
cion Sc esta terminandO. La en-
presa es fuerte, sc trata de ofre-
Ger toda clase de facilidades al
consumidor. Esplendido medic de
progreso para este pals son las
nuevas industrias V la fabrica de
cement0 es prOyectO que debe me-
recer ell apoyo general, va que
tambien significa un gran progre
so. La facilidad de la entrega re-
sulta una gran ventaja para los
constructors. Oportunamente in
formaremos la epoca de la inau-
gnracion. Adelante. a
s.. Reporter de THrnO.