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The state herald., 1920-01-16
preparation for something else. With
sudden decision no closed his desk

preparation for something else. With
sudden decision he closed his desk.
shoot" he said again. but this time
with less impatIence.
''Thnt's better" said Coward
Have you ever thought of the future
II this towni"
swell, l can't say that have. I've
been busy with Its present"
That's what / supposed. You've
been too busy with the details Of your
little job to give attention to bigger
things. Now let me pass you few
pieces of nformation-things you
must know. but you have never put
them together before. What are the
natural elements which make n coun-
try or city n desirable place to live?
I'll tell You. Climate. transportation.
good water, variety Of landscape. op-
portunity Of independence. Given
these conditions. everything else can
be added. Then there's transporta-
tlon. This is one of the few centers
In America which has North-and-
South trnde equal to Its East-and-West
trade. We're on the crossroads. Every
settler who goes into the North-and
II is mighty North-means more
North-and-South trade. tell you.
Dave, the movement Is on now. and
before long It'll hit US like a tidal
wave. I've been q bit Of q gambler
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put your hundred into that. II we pull
1t of-and We will pull 1t off-we start
up in business as Coward 4 Elden.
or Elden & Coward. whichever
sounds better. Boy. there's n fortune
In It,"
"what do you figure it's worth"
said Dave, trying to speak easily.
Twenty-Five dollars an acre?"
Twenty-Five dollars an acre!"
Coward shouted. ''Dave. newspaper
routine has killed your Imagination.
Twenty-Five dollars an acrcl Listen!
"The city boundaries are to he ex-
tended-probably will be by the timc
this deal goes through. Then II is city
property. A street-railway system Is
to be built. and we'll see that II runs
through our land. We may have to
grease somebody. but It's poor en-
g.neer that saves on grease. Then we'll
survey that section into twenty-five
foot lots-and we'll sell them at two
hundred dollars each for those nearest
the city down to one hundred for those
fnrthest out-average one hundred and
ffty-total nine hundred and sixty
thousand dollars. Allow. say, sixty
thousand for grease nnd there Is still
Dlne hundred thousand aud that
doesn't count resale commissions.
Dave. It's good for n cool million"
Dave was doing rapid thinking. Sud
denly he faced Conwnrd and their eyes
met. Coward" he said. you don't
need my little hundred to put this
over. Why do you let me in on ~"
Coward smiled and breathed easily.
There had been moment Of tension.
"Oh. that's simple" he answered. Il
figure Wen travel well In double har-
ness. I'm good mlxer-I know peo-
ple-and I've got ideas. And you're
sound and honorable and people trust
you"
Thanks" said Dave. dryly.
"That's right" Coward continued.
"well be combination hard to beat"
Dave had never felt sure Of Con-
ward. and now he felt less sure than
ever. But the lust Of easy money wns
beginning to stir within him. The bill
In his hands represented more than
three weeks wngcs. Coward was
CONTINUED next week.
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svpr.m. Court Upheids Dry AZ.

wnshIngton.-By margin OF one
vote the Supreme Court upheld tho
right Of Congress TO define intoxicat-
Ing liquors. insofar M applied to war
time prohibition. In fIve.to.fouf
opinion rendered by Associate Justice
Brnndcis. the court sustained the con.
stl,uilonailty Of provisions In the Vol
stead prohibition enforcement net pro.
hibiilng the manufacture md sale Of
beverages containing onc.hnlf Of I pcr
cent or more Of alcohol. Associate
Justices Day. Van Dc vnnicr. Nc.
Reynolds md Clarke disscntcd
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OF caring Tor paaltF5. The members
are also helped in organizing egg and
poultry circles which enable them to
obtain better prices for their products.
One egg circle In fernando county.
Florida. In three months sold S1.S40.78
worth Of poultry md eggs. In one
month the members shipped 1850 eggs.
Egg circles guarantee their products
to be fresh, and there is always n
good market for guaranteed eggs.
One Of the home demonstration club
members in Prince Edward county,
Virginia. cleared $500 last year on
A Small Flock Of Good Hens viii Sup
ply Enough Eggs for the Average
Family.
eggs and chickens, and she buys all
her feed. She claims 200 hens, II man
aged rightly will enable woman to
keep up her table and to dress we'll
Next year her eggs money viii be used
TO send her boy to college.
Two Vital Points.
A poultry club In Coffee county,
Tennessee. In u months has sold S345
worth Of poultry from a flock Of 1876.
The members Of these clubs are tnught
how to weed out poor layers and how
to select good setting eggs by the
poultry specialists. Often the differ
ence between success and failure for
the poultryman or woman lies In
knowledge on these two points.
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syhopsla.

CHAPTER I-Lvins with his father on
z small. badly managed ranch. David
Eden has resched the ass Of eighteen
cidsnt % tbs auto in which 81. HARDY
Smment sestern physician. and his daugh.
YER Irsns: are tcuring The eountry, bring
~ z broken, end he u. necessarily con-
is,SE b.S]s more. develops between Irene and
CHAPTER lI-lrsns greatly enjoys the
Hnconvsntional Freedom of ranch life, and
Sss her :sSusiIn,snesshB VIII Dsyie rpsns
&: & 6 N! y. az sSsy 70 y, p::
again
CHAPTER III.-rhs sudden death Of his
eather lSavsc David with practically
year. cf dissipation wasted the income.
His dsbts paid. David goes to the nearest
town, dstsrminsd 70 keep he promise 70
Ing himself worthy of Ser. He secures the
drst work c6ersd. driving team for .
coal dealer. and meets man named Con.
led into dissipation. " " :
CHATTER iv-Natureiiy Of clean mind.
David detsrmines TO ct away from his
Srinss him him Into CONTACT With NJ. Il. Msivin
Duncan, who sees the Inherent good in the
boy and welcQmes him to his home. whore
he meets Edith. his hosts pretty daughter
and begins the coveted education.
CHAPTER v.-Attrscting the favorable
attention OF the managing editor Of .
nsw.papsr, David bscosnss . reporter
and general Worthiness, falls In love with
him, though. with the memory Of Irene IN
his heart, David does not perceive II
CHAPTER vr.-David advances to DO.
sition Of responsibility on the newspaper
Coward renews acquaintancesh!p with
David. for his own advantage. He sees
David secures the backing Of the news
ested. and the two. as Coward and
Eden. 60 into the real estate business.
CHAPTER vIL-Both men become
wealthy during the boom" and when Il
Is nearing Its inevitable end David dis
covers. through Miss Morrison, society
editor of the newspaper on which he had
been employed. that Irene Hardy IL liv.
ing in town, with her mother.
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Holyoke is to have a new enter
prise in the jewelry and watch re-
pair business to be started by Mr.
Morrison, former resident of this
place, as soon as he can find a suit
able location. Mr. Morrison is n
skilled workman and we are glad to
welcome him to this community.
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all my life, but this Is the biggest
Jackpot ever was, and I'm going to
81 In. How about your.
I'D like to think Il over. Promo
tion doesn't come very fast ON this Job.
that's sure
~Yes, and while you are thinking II
over chances are clipping BY. Don't
think It over-put II over. tell you.
Dave. there are big things in the air.
They are besipnins to move already.
Have you noticed the strangers In
town Of iatss That's the advance
guard
advance guard Of = real estate
boomr'
-Hlshi That's . bad word. Get
away from II. Say industrial devel-
opment.'
.Let me elaborate Wen say Alkali
Lake Ia . railway station where lots 90
begging at hundred dolian each, In
drops q well-dressed stranger-buys
ten lots at a hundred and nifty each
and the old-timers are chuckllng over
sticking him. But In drops another
stranger and buys q block Of lots at
two hundred each. Then the old
timers begin to wonder II they didn't
sell too soon. BY the time the fourth
or nth stranger has dropped in they
are dead sure Of It. and they are try
Ing to buy their lots back. All sorts
of rumors get started, nobody Knows
how. New railways are coming. big
factories are 10 Be- started. minerals
have been located there's q secret war
on between great moneyed interests.
The town council meets and changes
the name to Silver City-having re-
gard, no doubt to the alkali In the
slough water. The old-timers, and all
that great. innocent public which is
forever hoping to get something for
nothing. are now glad to buy the lots
at FIVE hundred to ten thousand dollars
each. and by the time they've bought
1t up the gang moves on. It's the
smoothest game in the world. and
every community will fall for II at
least twice. -. Well. they're here.
"Of course. It's a little different In
this case. because there really is some
thing In the way Of natural advantages
TO support It. It's not all hot mir.
"Now. Dave. I've been dipping in n
little already. md It struck me we
might work together on this deal.
Your paper has considerable weight,
and II That weight falls the right way
you won't find me stingy. For instance.
IN item that this property"-hc pro-
duced slip with some legal dcscrip-
tions-"has been sold for ten thousand
dollars to eastern investors very
conservative investors from the East.
don't forget that-mlght help TO turn
another deal that's Just hanging. Sorry
to keep you so long, but perhaps you
can catch the press yet" And with
one Of his friendly mannerisms Con.
ward departed.
Dave sat for some minutes In a
quandary. He was discouraged with
his salary. or. rather, with the lack Of
prospect Of any. increase In his salary.
Conwnrd's words had been very unset.
Ting. They pulled In opposite direc-
tions. They fired him with new en-
thusIasm for his city. nnd they init.
mated that gang Of professional
land-gnmblers WINS soon to perpetrate
an enormous theft. leaving the public
holding the sack. StIll. there must be
"a middle course somewhere.
At nny rate. be could use Cnpwnrd's
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Tho use OF kerosene MS poultry
remedy Ia dangerous. II should never
be given internally. MS results may
prove fatal. II should never bc used
on the fowl. as It will cause blisterins
Of soft parts.
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Mrs Frank Bolt is enjoying Wis
II from her father and sister. Mr..
aud daughter, Miss
Mnbel of wray, Colo.
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MONEY IN FOWLS
FOR FARM women
Number Of Chickens Kept Usual.
Iy Determined by Time and
skill Devoted to Them.
EARNINGS OF CLUB MEMBERS
Members Of civbs Formed BY Depart.
msnt Of Agriculture Ars Taught
the Best and Most up-to. Date
Poultry Msthoda

Prepared by tho United States Depart.
msnt Of Akrieuiture)
Butter and eggs furnish many farm
women with most Of the money they
spend on themselves md their chill.
drcn. The amount Of butter q woman
sells depends pretty much on the
number Of COWS her husband is will.
Ing to keep. The number of chickens.
however. is usually determined by hcr
skin md by the amount OF time she
can devote to caring for them.
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" Cant Take That Much" tis Ex.
claimed. at Isn't Fair"
by his generosity. "Fnir enough" he
repeated. "it's Just ten per cent Of
my profit"
"You mean you made a thousand
dollars ON that dealf"
"Exactly that. And that will look
like peanut to what we are going to
make later on"
"Wef
"Yes. You nnd me. We're going inte
partnership."
'But I've nothing to invest. rye
only very little saved up"
'Invest that hundred"
Dave looked at Conward sharply.
Was he trihlIngf No. his eyes were
frank and serious.
you mean ~"
"Of course. Now. ri put you onto
something. and It's the biggest thing
TINT hns been pulled m yet. There's
a section Of lind lying right against
the city limits TINT In owned by fci.
low over In England: remittance man
who fell heir TO mn estate and hnd TO
20 home 10 spend II. am arranging
through London Office 10 oiYcr him
ton dollars I'M mere. nnd i'il bit he
jumps ut II. I've arranged for the noe.
cssnry credits but there will be some
expenses for gables. etc. and you can
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Club Members Taught

Tho women who belong TO clubs or.
gnnixcd by tho department OF ngricul'
turc md the stntc colleges nrc taught
the best and mos, up.to.dnie methods
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11

diction, and most OF the juries In this
county are turning loose the prison
ers. A brief investigation OF the
court records will 90 TO show that FL
PasO 5uries are dealing in an idle
manner with crime They often re-
lease prisoners whose guilt IS shown
by states attorneys They give in
significant sentences for the gravest
OF crimes. And they do these things
after having sworn 20 give fair and
impartial trial Juries here are cheat
ing the state and making a joke Of
its laws. recently heard one jury
man protesting At the finding OF a
the evidence leaned the other way
And within - hours that same jury
man himself voted for verdict OF
not guilty in a case which had the
combined elements OF inhumanity,
and brutal, ignorant persecution If
FL Paso iuries. and others in Texas
as wei. will think a little more OF
their oaths and uphold the laws OF
their state. the state viii gain a bet
ter reputation in legal circles As If
is the general belief is that Texas
juries laugh at murder and pardon
other serious crimes"
'sEl Paso should advertise TO the
world that It Is in the center OF one
OF the beauty areas OF the American
continent" said Percy Montgomery
When railroads sought 10 turn more
tourists toward the Pacific coast, they
did so by advertising the beauty OF
that country. not by telling Of Call
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11

LITTLE while ago I gave a rule
a by which every woman could find
her ideal weight II you did not
understand, or II you DO not want
10 20 10 the bother OF working Il out
Tor yourself. I want to mention first
OF an that I have a table Of the ideal
weight according TO ones height and
are- and that I shall be very glad 10
mail a COPY OF this 70 any OF my
readers who want it. Enclose a self
addressed, stamped envelope with the
letter. Incidentally, the table IS com
piled from insurance statistics ana us
weight allowance is very generous
The thing I want to talk most about
now. is the theory OF food calories.
But today I viii have space only 70
give a definition OF this theory A
calorv IS both a heat unit and a 1000
value unit. Il IS nothing more than 2
measure. L bears the same relation
10 food that the foot rule does 20 dis
lance. In other words. Il IS a means
OF measuring
Most foods have a nourlshlng yalue-
For the sac OF simplicity and &C
curacy. this value IS expressed IN
cslories. There are many necessary
elements Of food which have no nour-
ishfng qualities and which have
therefore. no caloric value Nitamines
cannot be measured, yet II they dia
not exist, we could eat and eat and
stiIl die OF starvation
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11
B. NJ Is After Remedy For Man Who Gets Up Grouchy
Texas Lures Laugh At Murders and Release Criminals

fornia's products, crops or industries
The products offer only a CONNER
cial appeal. while beauty has attrac-
ton for everyone. People OF the east
think OF El Paso as a town Of adobe
huts. Methods Of informing the en-
tire country that FL Paso has office
buildings which would do credit 10
any city OF the world should be de-
-Vised- The entire country should be
informed that FL Pas0 Is at the other
end OF a bridge which rests on for
elgn soil. and OF the manifold places
of beauty within short distances OF
the business center OF the city.
x
Declarations Of mayor Charles
Davis that the best engineer procur-
able should be brought TO Fl Paso 70
Investigate possible solutions for our
water problem are most commend
able" said J. n Davis, constable -Peo-
pie generally realize that the water
problem cannot be solved except BY
large expenditures. They are willing
to spend IL the method finally devised
solves the problem. But when any
thing as costly as that Is contem-
plated. the element OF chance should
be entirely eliminated It would be
best 10 spsnd a large sum 70 verify
beyond question OF doubt any plan
proposed. so that when work Is
started on q source Of permanent sup
ply. we can be assured that we viii
not be bothered by any further water
problem. In my opinion. investiga-
tons contemplated cannot be started
too soon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11
KWIZ


New Questions.
Where is Ghent2
when were the Olympic games
revfved2
What IS a unicorn
Who was Archimedesf
Where IS Tokio2
6-What IS an Oleanderf
What Is a slumI
8-What IS the game OF roquetf
9-What is a philander2
1O-What Is a malingerer2
Answers TO Yesterday KrTiH.
IA llama Is South American
woolly haired animal Of the camel
species. but without the hump
Llama Is a priest OF Tibet.
George Bancroft was the famous
American historian
"A break water IS a wall built out
Of the sea to break the force OF the
waves.
5-A pistoIe IS a gold coin formerly
6-@The Lady OF the Lake" was
written by Sir Walter Scott
IA Minotaur was a legendary
monster supposed to dwell in the cen
ter OF a labyrinth in Greece.
s-The Monitor was the small
American ironclad. which lay almost
flush with the water with the excep-
ton OF one turret, and which during
the Civil war, was engaged in battle
with the confederate battleship, the
Merrimac.
San anesthetic Is q drug used to
produce loss OF feeling. as, for
1O-A veterantis one having long
experience; old IN service; former
soldier
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11
Eliza Proctor Otis
Inpented a Clock

A FEW years ago an actress named
n Elita Proctor Otis attracted much
favorable attention by her Nancy
Skies in "Oliver Twist" Then she dis
appeared, and 60 tickle is the public
no one Wondsrs1 why she had left
the stage
Eta Proctor Otis has spent many
Years training for the stage u was
her tragedy that when she had
reached q certain degree OF fame she
should fan IL and be compelled TO
leave #
But ones yesterday has a way OF
serving as q foundation for thu work
today II one win refuse TO fret. and
give g q chance.
As an actress she had learned the
value OF time she had also learned
the aTorthiessness % tbs average
clock IA q dressing room Il there
happened % be one there at all
She found a clock that was re-
liable. u was put on the market with
her name 70 IL She began to bald
up her fortunes again BY selling this
clock 10 stage folk, and there is
hardly a dressing rooIn IN any large
city that does not now have its Otis
clock.
Miss Otis had cause for sitting
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11
Short SnatcheS
From EUe1yzgherg

A western minister advises, Let
the women wear what they like"
Sure. As they show so shall We
peep.-Columbia Is c. Record
At the rate fur prices are jumping,
girls wiz have 70 90 with their neclrs
exposed to the heat this SUMNER
Border Cities Star (Windsor. CAM.
overaIls have been suggested as
substitutes for women's bathing
suits; but why substitute something
for nothing7-Mercury CLos Angeles
A c..
Men have been hanged on less evil
dence than that offered By Dir. Cox"
says the New York World, comment
ing upon the alleged expose Of cor
ruption funds. Yes, indeed. Men have
been hanged on no evidence at all
Portland (Afs-) Express
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11
Calories And ReductiOn ,, sD1A Es51 '0asss

NOT have the necessary mineral
salts any caIoric value 70 is not
absolutely necessary for you 70 learn
the caloric theory II you wish 10 re-
duce. but Il IS desirable II you study
IL you viii find that reduction viii
become an amusing game
=
DimpIes-A girl Of Il has no need
for cosmetics and the large stomach
need give no concern as L VIII DIS
appear gradually as the balance OF
the body develops. Il s. Just q mat
ter 81 one part OF the body getlins
ahead Of the rest Of It and rev
more years OF growth yin even up
all OF r.
Brown Eyes=Tou should consult
your doctoh about your eyes, you may
be making the solutioP too strong,
causing an irritation Hot or cold
water congresses laid over the eye
lids VIII refresh the eyes; also a
douche taken from an eye cup. OF
clear water. made the least bit salty
viii relieve the irritation
All Inquiries addressed % Miss Forbes IN
care OF the Beauty Chats' deparrrn e ul
viii be answered In these columns IN Their
turn This requires considerable time.
however. owing &C the great number re-
calred So u a personal OF quicker reply
q desired. a stamped and sef-addressed
envelope must be enclosed with the quaa-
tion.-The Editor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11

I'VE often wondered II there's
business man on earth who
doesn't lose his temper at times,
said A II Lockhart- Regardless OF
the amount Of sleep I get or the
quality, there are mornings when !
arise feeling fussy, not bad, nor sick,
just fussy- Thus a man gets OF
wrong from the moment ne opens his
eyes TO the tune OF Big Ben The
old razor doesn't act right-he cuts
his face. he fumes and fuses and
after finishing this daily act he fails
to receive the usual attendant pleas
ure thereto. The meal he eats fails
TO register: he may enjoy It in way
but he doesn't relish the tasty things
Z before him Food Is a necessity that's
/ why a peeved man eats at al, when
everything goes dead wrong Instead
OF being braced. we feel we've merely
[ performed a duty. Grabbing MS nat
/ he leaves home hurriedly- Hes on MS
way to work in a fifty. he refuses
himself q glance at the flower beds at
/ either side Of the walk, he fails 70
note the green lawn before him The
] beautiful trees, he sees not Even OLD
/ Sol, now rising ma5estically or al
] ready well up into the sky IS ignored
I Sunshine is nothing TO him It's that
mans pure and simple intention 10
90 out into the day. meet his duties
and perform them, not for the pleas
ure Of the work, but because necessity
! demands It. What does he do when
I he steps into his officer Says a weak
] good morning to those present. looks
I over his mail and perhaps gives vent
Z 10 a froWu the moment he discovers
that he hasn't received that eI-
! pected-order or check Instead, he
] opens a pile OF bills and complaint
/ Then he IS sore. He beckons the
/ stenographer. shoots her a few snort
ana snappy letters, and, ending MS
task. caustically requests her 70 get
I them cut pronto. Then he signs BE
looks at an ink bottle on his desk,
wonders why it's dirty around the
] edges, shifts his gaze to soiled spot
on his coat and cannot understand
why it should be there Then his
/ thoughts cease. He allows his mind
TO drift into a blank. He sits there
for several minutes, hands In pockets.
A fine specimen. eh2 Yet we get that
way often. Is there any earthly use
for Il all7 Probably there isn't Yet
what's the remedy
with Fl Pasoans complaining at
the leniency Of the courts with crimi-
nails, It might be vel for them 70
consider that they themselves are
responsible for light penalties and
dismissals IN every case" said 7. +.
Davidson "All important cr1mina.
cases, and most minor cases, are tried
before a jury OF citizens In this way
the states attorneys, the Judge AM
every official IS prevented from nav
ing anything 70 say about the yer
9 dict The jury is supreme In It's 5uris'
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11

Junction City. Kan. Sept. 11--After
81 years in the government service,
30 years OF which was with the
army. and 21 years IN the civil serv-
ice. James Lehanes Of this city, was
retired.
Leblanc enlisted 81 years ago. and
was retired with the rank Of sergeant,
by which title he is known He then
entered the civil service and has been
with the army clerical work. He re-
tired on account Of axe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-11

down and wsiling. That she refused
TO waste valuable time that way IS
the reason she Is succeeding in her
occupation now, selling Otis clocks.
Something has gone wrong with
your plan2 But there was gained
through & some experience that will
help you with another. What IS it2-
Copyright, 1920. Thompson Feature
Service.