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Preachers Sons.

know the age-Old jibes concerning
preachers sons and deacons' daugh-
tiers. but have no great concern re-
speeding them. (The writer is one Of
them.) 1t is true that much. and
much too much is expected Of them.
They are constantly in the eye Of the
members Of the congregation. and little
allowance is made for their shortcOm.
ings. Trivial Offenses are magnifled,
and they are rarely treated with real
Justice. Yet in a long life I have
known many preachers sons, and
there have been very few "black
sheep" among them. In nine cases out
OF ten they have proved to be high.
minded, honorable and respected citi,
zens.-Melville E. Stone in Collier'H
Weekly.
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selfishness Gains Nothing.

Men should see life as more than q
means of personal advancement. Self.
ishness may achieve. but its ingloriouA
name will soon be forgotten in tina
round of yesterdays. It's life that
lives for the common good that lays
tribute On humanity and carves an In
delible name in the very foundations
Of history. Call 1t Utopian If you will
Facts show that men must die to real.
ly live. And men who give themselves
to human betterment live as they raise
others from unreasonable drudgery %
honorable toll and common cOmfortA
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at that. That would be a fatal step.
Pennington would know somebody was
going to build a logging road, and re-
CARELESS OF who the builders were. he
would have to fight them in self-pro-
lection. How are you going to cover
your trail, my SOM"
Bryce pOndered. II will, to begin.
have a dummy board of directors.
Also, my road cannot be private;
since we must be common carrier,
we might as well carry our deception
still further and incorporate for the
purpose of building a road from Sc
quota to Grants Pass, Ore. there to
connect with the Southern Pacific"
John Cardigan smiled. 1.-The old
dream revived. Ell? Well, the old
jokes always bring hearty laugh.
People will laugh at your company,
because folks up this way realize thar
the construction cost of such road
Is prohibitive."
"Well, since we're not going to build
more than twelve miles of our road
during the next year, and probably not
more than ten miles additional during
the present century, we won't worry
over Ii. 1t doesn't cost cent more to
procure a franchise to build a road
from here to the moon. If we fail to
build to Grants Pass, our franchise to
build the uncompleted portion of the
road merely lapses and we hold only
that portion which we have construct
ed That's all we want to hold. More
over. deeds to rights Of way can be
drawn with a time-llmit, after which
they revert to the original owners"
"Good, strategy, my son! And GER
tainly as a common carrier we will be
welcomed by the farmers and cattle
men along our short line"
well, that about completes the
rough outline of our plan. We have
year in which to build our road; If
we do not hurry. the mill will have to
shut down for lack of logs, when our
contract with Pennington expires"
"You forget the manager for our
new corporation-the vice president
and general manager. He must be a
man of real ability and a person you
can trust implicitly"
81 have the very man. His name is
Buck Ogilvy and only this very day
received a letter from him begging me
for a small loan. have Buck on ice
in a fifth-class San Francisco hotel"
Tell me about him, Bryce"
"Tll read you his letter. I claim
there is more character in letter than
| In face"
Here Bryce read aloud:
Golden Gate Hotel-Rooms Fifty
Cents-and Up.
"San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 16. 1915.
my dear Cardigan: Hark to the
voice OF one crying In the wilderness
then picture to yourself the unlovely
spectacle Of a strong man crying.
aLet as assume that You have duly
considered. Now wind up your wrist
and send me O rectangular piece Of
white, blue, green or pink paper bear
ing In the lower right-hand corner. in
your clear, bold chIrography. the magic
words Bryce Cardigan'-with the lit
tie up-and-down hook and flourish
which Identifies your signature given
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the highway. The Great Neck resi-
dent was coming home in his automo-
bile with members Of his family. He
saw the red light at the rear Of the
wagon and shaped his course to avoid
1t. In doing so he ran into the COW.
which had no rear lights exposed.
Quite q mixup followed.
THE driver Of the automobile has
now applied TO me and requested a
warrant for the arrest Of the owner OF
the COW on the grounds that the COW
vas moving on the highway without
the, proper rear lights. You know
there are so many constructions to the
laws that even the justices Of the su-
preme court Of the. United States diff
fer at times. To give proper construc-
ton, therefore, Is not an easy task for
an humble justice Of the peace."-New
York World.
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In your serious moods and leads valus
to otherwise worthless paper.
"When you knew me last, was
prosperous young contractor. Alas! !
put all my eggs in one basket and pro-
duced an Omelette. Took a contract
to build railroad in Honduras. Hon.
duras got TO fighting with Nicaragua;
the government / had done business
with went out of business; and the
Nicaraguan army recruited all my Ia
horers and mounted them on my mules
and horses, swiped all my grub, and
told me to go home. went. Why
stav? Moreover. l had an incentive
consisting OF about an inch of hayonet
fortunately not applied in q vital
spot-which accelerated rather than
decreased my speed.
Hurry, my dear Cardigan. l fin
lshed eating my overCoat the day be-
fore yesterday.
MAKE 1t a hundred, and God will
bless you. When l get II. I'll come TO
Sequoia and kiss you. I'll pay you
back some time-Of course.
"WiStfuly thine.
BUCK OGILvY.
"P. S.-Delays are dangerous, and
procrastination is the thief of time
B."
John Cardigan chuckled. I'D take
Buck Ogilvy, Bryce. He'll do. Is he
hOneStT'
II don't know. He was, the last
time I saw him"
"Then wire him hundred. Don't
wait for the mail"
81 have already wired him the hun
dred. In all probability he is now out
whirling He I dervish."
Good boy! Wei. think we've
planned sufficient for the present.
Bryce. You'd better leave foT San
Francisco tomorrow and close your
deal with Gregory. Hire a good law
yer to draw up the agreement between
you; be sure you're right, and then go
ahead-full speed. When you return
| to Sequoia, I'll hFve few more points
to give you. ID srll them over in the
meantime"
ITO BE [N@TINUED)
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he replied plhIntiveiy. Il guess I'll
manage to live till next spring.
"Ch, knew there was nothing
wrong with you, John Cardigan, that
a healthy check wouldn't cure. Well,
we can afford to draw our breath now,
and that gives us fighting chance.
partner. And right after dinner you
and | will sit down and start brewing
a Dot Of powerful bad medicine for
the Colonel"
Accordingly. dinner disposed of. IA
Their and son sat down together to pre-
pare the plan of campaign. For the
space of several minutes a silence set
tied between them, the while they
puffed meditativeIy upon their cigars.
Then the old man spoke.
"Wem have to fight him in the
dark"
"Why?"
Because If Pennington knows. or
even suspects the identity of the man
who is going to parallel his logging
railroad. he will throw all the weight
Of his truly capable mind, his wealth
and his ruthlessness against yOu-and
you will be smashed. You have one
advantage starting out. The Colonel
doesn't think You have the courage to
parallel his road in the first place; in
the second place. he knows you haven't
the money; and in the third place he
is morally certain you cannot borrow
II, because you haven't any collateral
to secure your note. SO. all things
considered the Colonel will be slow
| to suspect us of having an ace i'm the
hole; but by iinks we have II. ant
we're going 10 play it. You must en-
gage some reliable engineer to lOOl
over the proposed route of the ROAD
aud give us an estimate of the cost OF
! construction"
For the sake of argument we vii
| consider that done, and that the est
mate comes within the scope of th1
SUM Gregory is willing TO advance us,
"NOw, then, you are going to i'll
corporate company to build rOaC
| twelve miles IOng-and a private road
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Birds That Speak.

Ravens. crows and magpies are an
better speakers than parrots. They
are not so versatile and the sounda
they utter are less varied. but thefv
voices and articulation are far moro
human. A crows talk In the next
room may easily be mistaken for that
of q person. Parrots are the best Inn
itators; that Is to say, they minnie
whistling and other noises, particular
ly laughing. TO admiration. 1t has beea
remarked that their voices in speaking
are Ike that of crazy person.
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AMUSING Old Tales

DR.. Fluid. the Rosicrucian, told OF
an Italian nobleman who lost a great
part of his nose In a-duel. A piece Of
flesh cut from the arm of slave waA
applied. and the Italian had again 8
seemingly natural nose. The slave
freed, went to Naples. where he died
and at that instant gangrene appeared
on the Italians nose. The part that
belonged to the dead mans arm was
cut off by the advice of physicians
Flesh was taken from his own arm
and applied. He rejoiced in his new
nose until he, too. died. See Edmond
About's ingenlously amusing romance,
"The Nose OF a Notary; also Sir
Kenelm Digby's discourse Concern
Ing Power of Sympathy" (166O).
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son ), as one VINO, seeking cOlnlOEl
] through bitter years, at length had
found It,
Presently another thought came TO
Shirley. II wOnder!" she unused. He's
proud. Perhaps the realization that
he will soon be penniless and shOrn of
his high estate has made him chary of
acquiring new friends in his old cir
Gle. Perhaps if he were secure in his
business affairs All. yes Poor boy
He was desperate for fifty thousand
dollars Her heart swelled. "Oh,
Bryce. Bryce" she murmured, II think
I'm beginning TO understand some of
your fuzzy that dav in the woods, It's
all great mystery, but I'm sure you
didn't intend TO be $3.50 terrible. Oh,
my dear. if we had -"nIJ continued TO
be the good friends we started out TO
be. perhaps you'd let me help you now.
| For what good is money if one cannot
help ones dear friends in distress?
Still, l know you wouldn't let me help
you, for men of your stamp cannot
borrow from a woman. no matter how
desperate their need. And yet-you
only need a paItry fifty thousand dol
lars,"
Shirley carried to bed with her that
night the woes of the Cardigans, and
in the morning she telephOned MORA
McTavish and invited the latter to
lunch with her at home that noon.
When MORA came. Shirley saw that
she had been weeping.
my poor MORA! :" she said, putting
her arms around her visitor. "What
has happened to distress you? There,
there, dear! Tell me all about it,"
MORA laid her head on ShlEley's
shoulder and sObbed for several min
utes. Then, Its Mr.. Bryce" she
walled. Hes so unhappy. Some
things happened; they're going to
sell Cardigan'S redwOOds; and they
don't want TO. Just before l left the
office, Mr.. Bryce came inland stood
moment looking-at me-sO tragi-
cally IL asked him what had hap
pened. Then he patted my cheek-Oh.
l know I'm just one of his RESPONSE
bilities-and said, Poor MORA Never
any luck = and went into his-private
office. l waited little, and then
went in. too; and-Oh, Miss Sumner,
| he had his head down on his desk, and
when 4 touched his head, he reached
up and took my hand and held it
and laid his cheek against 1t little
1 oh oh
It's cruel of God-to make him-un-
happy. He's goOd-tOO good. And
oh, love him SO. Miss Shirley, love
him sO-and he'll never, never know.
I'm lust one of his-respOnsibilities
you know; and l shouldn't presume.
! But nobOdy-haS ever been kind to
me but Mr.. Bryce-and you. And ]
can't belp loving people who are kind
and gentle TO nObOdies."
MOira's stOry-her confession of
love, so tragic because so hopeless
stirred Shirley deeply. She seated
herself in front Of MORA and cupped
her chin in her palm.
"Of course, dear" she said, you
couldn't possibly see anybody you
loved suffer so and not feel dreadfully
about 1t. And when a man like Bryce
Cardigan is struck down. he's apt to
present rather a tragic and helpless
figure. He wanted sympathy. MOira-
woman's sympathy. and it was dear
Of you to give it to him."
I'D gladly die for him." MORA an.
swered simply. "Oh, Miss Shirley
you don't know him the way we who
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work for him do. II you did, you'd
love him. too. You couldn't help it,
Miss Shirley"
"Tell me about his trouble. MORA"
'I think it's money. He's been ter
ribly worried for a long time, and I'm
afraid things aren't going right with
the business. It hurts them terribly
to have to sell the Valley Of the
Giants, but they have to; Colonel Pen
nington is the only one who would
consider buying It; they don't want
him to have it-and still they have
to sell to him. Mr.. Bryce says his
father has lost his courage at last :
and oh, dear. things are In such a
pess. Mr.. Bryce started to tell me
AZ about it--and then he stopped sud-
daily and wouldn't say another word"
Shirley smiled. She thought she
nndlgstoOd the reason for that. How
ever. she did not pause to- speculate
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An ENNAnAlnn-

Man seems to be able to effect the
conquest Of everything that binds anT
limits him, except human nature.
Chicago Daily News.
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Like Purpoasa

Some persons covet secrets as d
spendthrift covets money-for pur--
poses Of circulation.-Boston Tran
script.
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Light literature In expensive when
It comes In the shape Of gas bills.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-07-03

Some hear the dOgbark at the pussy
willow.
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Upon his return from the Office that
night, Bryce Cardigan found his IA
Their had left his bed and was seated
before the library fire.
~Feeling a whole lot better today,
eh. pal?" his son Queried.
John Cardigan smiled YEA son.
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HONOR PAID ST. MICHAEL

CTO BE <Sa%TINUEDO
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a BIl III nj A0Os
'Tn so far as my Information goes,
sir, you've been cut out Of the cast in
Act Three. l don't seem to find any
lines for you to speak"
zone line, Judge; one little line,
What profit does your client want on
that quarter-sectionT
THAT quarter-section is not in the
market. Colonel. When II is, I'll send
for you, since you're the only logical
prospect should my client decide to
sell. And remembering how you butt
ed in on politics in this county last
fall and provided slush fund to beat
me and place a crook on the Superior
court bench. in order to give you an
edge In the many suits you are al
ways fling or having filed against you,
rise to remark that Won have about
ten split seconds In which to dlsap-
pear from my Office. If you linger
longer, I'll start throwing paper
weights" And as If to emphasize
his remark, the judges hand closed
over one Of the articles In question.
The Colonel withdrew with what
dignity he could muster.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
10000 WORKERS
MEXIGO.

The labor situation in Mexico is
viewed with extreme alarm by the
Mexican minister of industry and
commerce, who, in a recent confer
ence with provisional president de Ia
Huerta, said that $1,000 families have
abandoned work in the mines and
on the farms of Mexico. to emigrate
to the United States and other coun-
tries in search OF employment. ac-
cording to an account Of the confer
ence published in FL Universal
The minister emphasized the neces-
sity Of taking steps to stop the out
flow Of Mexican laborers-
According to the statistics submit
ted to president de la Hueerta. OF the
$4,000 families who have shaken the
dust Of Mexico yrom their feet be-
cause OF higher wages to be secured
outside the republic, together with a
better grade Of living and wider
range OF personal liberty. 5000 have
emigrated during the last month
A majority OF those quitting the
country come from the mines OF Chi
huahua and from the mines and
farms OF Sonora and Lower Califor-
nit.
tween 500 and 400 families have emil
grated to Texas 20 engage in Ggri-
cultural pursuits during the last few
weeks, the minister stated.
The statistics were gathered from
Mexican consuls along the border and
at the sea ports OF Mexico.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
per Dollar

Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie Cos, Sylvia Coe.
Mr. and Mrs. E. n Mahill. Myrtle
Lynch, Mabel and Ellen Mahill. Mr..
and Mrs. James Mahill. Miss Opal Coe.
Elmer Coe and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Blevins. Following the dinner. the
guests were taken on an auto ride
over the valley.
Mrs. r. oliver Darbyshire had as
her guests for a few days her father,
j. ]. sullivan, OF St Louis, and her
sister and brotherinlaw. Mr.. and Mrs
R d. Fidey, OF Deming. Mr. Sullivan
had been visiting in Deming and the
party made the trip in their car.
Another carload Of wheat was
shipped from here by the South New
Mexico Farmers association TO Cal
weston
Mrs. Roscoe Jones and family have
arrived from Rocky Ford. Colo. 70
join Mr.. Jones who recently came
from the Imperial valley They have
rented the Jackmal home
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
MRS. KATE E. BOOKER DIES
AFTER ILLNESS OF z YEARS

Mrs Kate z. Booker, Sc years Of
age, for many years a resident Of FL
Paso and Ksleta. died Sunday at
Providence hospital following a long
illness. She had not been well since
the death OF her husband. l. E.
Booker, Ell Paso finaneier and busi-
ness man, two years ago. She is sur
vived by one daughter, Miss Blanche
Booker.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon from undertaking par
lors at sos Texas street. The Rev.
Floyd Poe officiatsd-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
PEAR HARVEST
IS COMMENCED.

Vinton. Tex, July 20.-The first Of
the pear crop on the Tim Williams
ranch on the west side is being gath
cred. picking having started Monday.
A good sized force Of men is at work,
including a number Of professional
packers. Crombie and company Of
FL Paso. purchased the fruit crop and
is looking after the shipments, which
will 20 to eastern markets.
ar. and Mrs n. c. Tenney have
had as their house guests for the
past week ". E. Jones, Of Duncan,
Ariz.; J. =. JurCansen and W Hart,
OF st. Anthony. Idaho; David Dodge
and 2. Adams, Of Central, Ariz-
Cleofis Gonzales, an old time resi-
dent on the west side, was held up.
severely beaten and robbed on sun
day night while walking across the
Vinton bridge A young American
and a Mexican companion are alleged
10 have made the attack Persons
answering 10 this description were
seen about the Chamberino district
last week lust before the ransacking
OF the Want home.
The threshing crew, with William
Pierce IN charge, moved to the Brandt
farm on Tuesday, where they VIII
put up the grain crop
Frank Amis returned from an over
land trip 70 Hermosa and was ac-
companied home by Mrs. Amis, who
has been visiting relatives in the
New Mexico town
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
IS
T0LDA At LUNCH

Mesilla Park, n. IL, July 20.-Mrs.
John F. Wilkinson, at her home in
Mesilla Park, was hostess at a lunch
con Thursday in honor Of her daugh-
ter, Louise, whose engagement to
Robert Dreamer. Of FL Paso, was for
mally announced. Hearts were used
in decoration, the color tone being
pink and white Tiny trunks were
used for favors. which contained a
shoe wherein a fragment Of a tiny
white card had been placed These,
when pieeed together, divulged the
secret Of the honor guests engage
ment. Those present were Misses
Eleanor Lyon, Hilda Schenck. Rose
mary Bennett, Jane Talbot. Margaret
Euvens and Dorothy Robbins, and
Mrs. Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Tucker have ar
rived from Magdalena. n. n, 10 take
possession OF their newly purchased
home in Mesilla Park. Mrs. J. A
Heck and son. Aubry Scanlon. who
have owned this farm for seven
years, left last week for southern
California 10 make their home.
George Walker, OF Deming, was the
guest OF his arents, Mr.. and Mrs
s. Z. Walker, for a few days prior
70 making an auto trip TO Amarillo.
Tex, where he expects to locate.
Soon after his arrival at Amarillo he
broke his collarbone.
Neal Evans, an employe OF the rec
lamation service here, has gone to
Ellenwood. Kan, to take up similar
work.
Miguel Chavez, who wandered
away from his home several weeks
ago, was found near Hatch. where
he met friends, who, discovering his
deranged mental condition, restrained
him from going further until they
could communicate with his brothers
family here. Mr. Chavez's mind has
been affected for several years.
Mrs. Allie Gillespie, Of FL Paso. was
the weekend guest Of Mrs. John Bell.
Mrs. Gillespie came to visit her little
son, Billie, who is spending the sum
mer in the Park
Mr., and Mrs. John Dorsey their
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
laps MOnObOi&e
California StOrk
PrOberSAre Told

Los Angeles. Calf. July 20.-Jap-
anese births exceeded white births
in number in the most fertile agri-
cultural sections OF Los Angeles
county, DR.. ]. L. Pomeroy. county
health officer testified here today at
a hearing being conducted into the
japanese immigration question by a
subcommittee OF the house OF rep
resentative committee on immigration
and naturalization.
Dr.. Pomeroy said If present condi-
lions were maintained, the Japanese
population OF California would ex-
coed the while population by 2024.
Hearing Near End.
san Francisco. Calf, July 20.-The
house immigration and naturaliza-
ton committing conducting an in
quiry into the japanese immigra-
ton question today heard T. Konno,
secretary of the japanese agricul-
tural association and missionaries en-
gagged in Americanization work
among japanese in California
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-20
RiUaI Gypsy
Clans Battle;
Six Are in Jail

Corridors Of the county court house
Tuesday morning resembled a small
section Of RUmania, for a few hours
Soon. however, most Of the foreign
atmosphere was transferred to a cell
in the county jail where six men are
held on vagrancy charges
Some days ago two rival bands Of
gypsys camped south Of the city.
Their first trouble arose when the
police placed six women in jail on
vagrancy charges, following their
alleged practice of palm reading and
phrenology- Then several men were
arrested from the bands, but all later
were released.
Monday night the Mitchell tribe"
under charge Of "Pappy' Mitchell,
accused Steve Johns, of the rival
tribe, Of having on a former occa-
state Johns resented their remarks
and proceeded to lay about him Wig
orously with wagon tongue He
was at length subdued and thorough
" beaten by the AIitchells, however,
according to the story he told deputy
sheriffs. one of the AIitchells, whose
first name is a matter on which both
tribes and their individual members
disagree with the prisoner, was ar
rested and placed in jail.
Early Monday a motley tribe Of
meh, women and children thronged
the court house. airing their troubles
in their own tongue, pausing now and
then to get their breath and inter-
polating a word occasionally for the
edificatiou Of the sheriffs. Their
stories conflicted on every material
point In order to give time for
thought and to enable the excited
gypsys 70 calm themselves, the men
were locked up pending further in
vestigation. The women left the
courthouse angrily chattering over
the persecution Of their men,