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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
DEBORAH

THE quaintest OF Puritan names s.
i Deborah. The quiet industrious
efficiency which seems 70 rep
resent puritznicai standards Is best
represented IN the bee and Deborah
Is the feminine personification OF
.aat busy little Estherer OF honey.
since the name comes from a verb
meaning 70 hum or buzz.
A perfect aroma Of sanctitT sur-
rounds Deborah from her Biblical
source. also. for the Deborah who Is
best recorded in history vas the
faithful nurse OF Re1eEal, vie OF
Isaac the patriarch. So lzmented
was Deborah when she died that the
tree beneath which she was buried
was known as the oak or weeping.
Since Deborah Is derived from a
word meaning 20 nun OF ouzz. lle
name came. in later times, to signify
eloquent For that reason. n IS be-
liered that a child christsned Deborah
VIII be gifted with exceptional flu-
ency and persuasiveness.
Unfortunately, Dehorah's assocla-
ton with the English Puritans and
their unpopular doctrine caused the
name TO be much ridiculed by the
literary lights OF the times and
brought it into usage more BY the
peaeantry than By the lisIef classes.
It's appearance in this country with
the advent Of the Puritaus. however.
brought l. speedily into permanent
vogue
Amber IS Deborah's talismanic
Jewel Il viii ward or III luck and
disease and is said 20 promote bodily
strength. Saturday is Deborah's
lucky day and her luck number.-
Copyright 1880. by the wheeler
Syndicate, Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

service men. 10 90 on farms and
ranches; for people TO live in cheaper
quarters, to wear old clothes and
shoes and eat less until prices come
down.
Strong For Hoover
He also had his idea. or some
body else's, about the presidential
election. This porter is a Hoover
man
The porter said senator Hiram
johnson. Of California. Is g poll
tician. and added. This country has
almost been ruined by politicians -
Travelling may educate a man. It
has evidently helped this porter, but
be IS a graduate OF a Chicago high
school, and perhaps got fair start
there.
The negro's four children are all
in school, he said, and the Oldest, a
boy, win graduate this year from
high school. and II HIS porter father
has his way he viii go TO Cornell
In other words. ii business stays
good'-if tips keep flowing In as
freely as they have been-the boy
gets his college degree.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

THREE RIVERS, Texas. April IL
One OF the relics Of former days.
when all OF south Texas was an
unbroken ranch region. has just
passed away by the burning OF the
ranch house owned by H. 3. Crosby,
situated near Three Rivers. This
building IN its time was. perhaps.
the finest ranch home in all that
region, lying between San Antonio
and the gulf. II was built a years
ago by John Campbell. who is well
known TO all OF the old time cettle-
men in Texas. He hauled the lun-
Der far across the country from St.
Mary. The residence was a two story
structure with many large guest
rooms.
Notwithstanding the long distance
that the lumber had to be hauled,
there was no stint Of this material
in the erection Of the building. That
Il was most substantially constructed
is shown by the fact that at the time
Il burned. IL was in practically as
good condition as when It was first
built. During all the years that Il
stood upon the ranch, IL had been
kept In careful repair. In the days
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

before the railroad. It was the stop
ping place for many cattiemen and
other visitors who CHANGED to be
passing through this section. The
hospitality OF its occupants was
widely known.
Many Very OLD Houses.
It Is interesting to note IN con-
nection with the passing OF this old
landmark that there are a few OF the
original ranch residences in south
Texas sim standing. In the counties
to the south OF here near the Rio
Grando are some OF these ancient
structures that date back more than
100 years. perhaps longer. In some
instances they have been permitted
TO fail into a condition OF decay,
while Ii others they have been kept
up or rehabilitated along some Of
their original lines. One OF the most
interesting, perhaps, OF these old time
ranch homes ls known as san An
tonic Nieio, or Old san Antonio.
in Jim HoEE county upon
the ranch which formerly belonged
TO Manuel Guerra The building Is
OF stone. two stories. with 8 large
Spanish patio. IN architecture the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
What Are Lies Big Things? True Love
Chief Reward For Sacrifice and Loyalty
Tine and Work Home and Friendship and Faith and Love Are Great
Things That vii Bring Happiness; Unuh and Worry, Discomfort
and Self Seeking Things That Should Be Put Out of Our Lives


Of our lives. Now what shall we seek
and keep and guard and use2
An earnest thinker has given Us
the key TO the storehouse Of things
we need 10 retain in our lives. He
To-day Is. for all that we know.
the opportunity and occasion OF our
lives. On what We do or say today
may depend the success and complete
ness OF our entire life struggle. It is
for US. therefore. TO use every mo-
meat Of today as II our very eternity
were dependent on its words and
The Importance Of the moment is
one OF the most vital things for Us
TO remember. II we mean TO make life
worth while. Here and now is our
chance for growth and achievement.
Here and now IS opportunity.
Time As An Asset
Time is the most valuable asset
given US for our own growth and
hetterment. Our work Is the best
means we have OF making time count
Through work we achieve our de-
sires. But work must be done at
once. steadily. with due regard for
time and routine and the fact that
spasmodic effort accomplishes little
or nothing, while steady grind ac-
complishes miracles.
The big things Of life are time and
work and home and friendship and
sorrow and faith and love They are
.he things that viii bring happiness,
for which we ali long. They are the
things that mean achievement and
fulfnment.
IN the simple duties OF home. the
most natural happiness Of human life
is to be found IN the friendly rela-
tions OF everyday lies the Inspiration
70 60 on struggling and working.
Through friendship We learn 70 for
give and forget and forbear. We
find the meaning OF loyalty and self
sacrifice. We gain the companion
shin 20 make the dullest day cheerful
Then there is sorrow. the universal
experience which chastenE Us all and
teaches the great lessons Of life.
Tenderness and sympathy and under
standing are born OF Il. Patience and
deep feeling come from Il. It cannot
be avoided But rightly Interpreted.
it rs the greatest Of LIES experiences.
Finally we come 70 faith and the
serenity which trusts and believes
and finds q meaning even where It
cannot interpret the lesson rightly
alone Faith means courage and de-
cency- II carries with II a sense or
obligation It brings a ray OF hone
20 every situation.
The life which embraces a respect
for time and work and the home ties.
a lie which cherishes friendship ard
enoures pain and compzsses belief. IS
~ for the greatest reward OF living
true love.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
BETTER BUSINESS METHODS


n the last Issue this column dealt
II with ire protection standards for
the vital records OF business. When
vital records are mentioned we at
once think Of contracts. notes inven-
torles ere There are many other
records however which must be re-
tltneu, ana yet =hich do not war
rant an Investment IN filing ecriu-
ment Offering high resistance to fire.
Al6 discussion, there. viii be fncou-
uiete without suggesting ways and
means 60 protect this semi-Taluable
business data
American buiness houses are noted
Tor tnelr recuperatiT6 powers after a
fire Usually the business man who
mas been burned OUT makes e
point OF pride TO start up again IN
temporary quarters the next day It
ls az such time that the possession
but OF the semlrsl liable records Is
EeenlT appreciated This last class
includes data covering many current
transactions and the ability to carry
long way toward preserving mini
paired credit ana good VIII
When the Alarm sounds.
When a fire occurs in an office. the
employees are bound to become highly
excited Their first thought natur-
ally is the preservation OF human
ne The value Of records sinks by
COM l-slaQl- me ease ana rzul1irT
then with which employees can put
records IL containers and lock these
containers is an important point in
selecting equipment for fire protec-
ton
Many offices have solved this prob
lem by using metal filing cabinets
With automatic locking devices These
metal containers are not designed TO
give complete protection. Their chief
virtues lie ga the fact that they are
not in themselves cumbustible ana
shat an drawers IN any unit can be
quickly locked by one operation.
The value Of filing drawers which
can Be locked quickly in case OF fire
S. important for this reason. Suppose
rls 1l0ors SAG or IAN. a. they often
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Abandoned
on Priests Doorstep

Springfield. III, April 17.-When
father Hickey-s housekeeper stuck
her head out Of the door the other
night 70 see where all the racket came
from she saw a little bundle on the
doorstep from which emanated the
lusty wailine OF an infant girl about
six weeks old. The noise ceased
when the housekeeper took the child
in her arms. As she cuddled it she
saw a note pinned to its tiny dress
reading.
s'Dsar Father. Give the baby 70
some good Catholic family" The note
was signed "a Careless Girl That
Did Wrong" The baby was taken 10
the founding ward Of St. Johns hos
pital
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
No. 3.


% II a conflagration. Filing cabinets
VIII De tipped over. and the drawers
VIII slide out depositinE their con-
tents IN the flames. II the records
be ruined by water.
Ietaoda OF Protection.
one method OF insuring that rec
orqs viii be housed IN safety and
filing drawers locked Is to place a
filing cabinet near the fesI- Of the
person referring 70 that particular
file most often In this way a clerk
need have out OF the file only Erch
records as he IS actually working on
AZ any time Then, in case Of fire. q
his desk Of papers. replace them IN
the files and lock the cabinets.
IN many officeE fire drill Is re-
quired not only TO practice a rapid
exit from the building, but to make
mechanical the act OF putting away
records and locking files when the
alarm rings. Such a drill lessons the
risk that current records viii be
streEn over desks. to be destroyed
or add % the fuel OF the flame.
IN some offices the ledgers and z
number OF the records are kept in
vaults. During a business day many
Of these records will be taken out OF
the vault for brief use and then left
out until closing time because Of the
extra steps or minutes required to
put them back In this way II a
fire occurs It viii take more time
than may be available TO place an
records in safety.
Finally, a good rule to ADOPT.
whether FOR vaults or filing cabinets.
is that al records be returned 70 the
files or fireproof record containers
as soon as employees are through
using them This viii insure that no
papers or books are left in desks
overnight The tendency is to keep in
desk drawers the records needed 10
complete tomorrow's task II all rec
ords are placed IN the fireproof con
tainers every night. the little extra
effort and time required will more
than repay for itself in better fire
protection and the speedy renewal OF
business in case OF disaster.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

lively busy
who Lived IN it-g0ing tiny brain
they glad When the they dream With
Dreams to thenaas Of Fhat has been and VII beshg
hold and iiae and FORTH ununt there whole cloth
fgmn-a lovely apes1ished complete, hanging waFng
garden
mind huriss when the body is still
Here's Pnve about it Why wasn't CHEEKY song7 When Love
somewhere cdand there gold
and silver threads the heap has oPsyd dreams ofny
strandsthn shuteye BESTl
surely long quiet waking
they saa-eaod BrlkIsg.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

the country, Il seems so they tell
me, are crowded" ne said
People must be going crazy.
Many who never Travelled before IN
their lives are travelling now. Just
% be travelling, I suppose. A lot OF
them, more than you think. talk to
me, and let me tell you. a lot Of
them are travelling around to keep
from working. There f. a general
spirit OF unrest all over the coun-
try. Then a lot OF them are going
east and west and north and south
ness Is booming, where something or
other is going on, all trying to
work some get rich quick scheme"
The porter talked about the high
cost Of living. He said labor was
going to have 70 get lid OF its red
IN the shipbunding part Of the
country workmen work in silk
shirts and IN t16 low quarters" he
said. IN this section. and also
along places on the coast. thousands
Of carpenters, bricklayers and other
union men 60 to and from work in
their automobiles. cars they buy for
$3.50 down ana $50 a month.
People Not Saving
But this kind OF work doesn't do
the country any good Those people
are not saving anything. They
ought to be riding the street cars or
walking and putting the savings OF
their high wages into the bank for
a rainy day.
seToO many people are going to
the city and not enough raising
crops We All eat next 10 the
ground In the long run. and IL f.
only the EtocEraiser, the farmer,
the miner who really COUNT
The porter's idea, or Il may have
been somebody eIse's idea. Of what
this country needs, IS. More people
to work more, more people to pro-
duce, everybody to save and econ
omize: for the government 70 offer
Inducements TO people, especially
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
Pullman Porter As He Shines Shoes,
Tells Reporter OF His Logic Of Life;
Believes HooUer Man For President

NOln1SG IN to Fl Psso the other
- night on e train bound for Chi
cago, a porter and a reporter
talked together undisturbed FOR an
hour in the smoking room Of a Pull
nan car.
It was midnight The porter was
shining shoes FOR the sleeping
patrons The reporter was restless
1n his upper berth. so slipped on his
crercoat- went 70 take a smoke. saw
the porter shining shoes, and began
70 wonder what had happened to the
porter that would make him hum a
song az he worked
The reporter gave the porter a
cigaret
Thank yoB. Hcw far are you 60
ing. sire' asked the porter.
TO FL Paso this trip" said the re-
masking trips a. viii where is
your stopping Placer
I'm going through 70 Chicago.
rest up a week, then 90 back to the
coast" replied the negro who works
Tor the Pullman company.
Business Best In II rears
'How's businessg7 asked the re-
porter
zine. Best Z ever saw. and I have
been in this business more than IL
years Trains are always crowded
money, more than J ever saw, and
people sure spend it. This makes
business good for Us. Prices are
high. and it takes lots Of money for
a fellow TO get by, but I have no
kick coming
Then TIE porter was asked II the
people were generous and II they
gave him lots Of tips. He said they
we're more generous than he had ever
known them % be before.
he didn't know hcw much he
averaged. but he said the COM
pluT paid him about $40
month. and that bis tips
amounted 10 betrreeu $500 and
500 a month in addition. he
said he give his wife e200 last
month, and sbanked- $3.50.
How much did your tips amount
10 today"
Makes 81 In Two DayE
Not much, so far, but III get
more when we get TO FL PaEo. I've
made ff1 in two days, not counting
today's, Let's see how much 7 make
today. Here's the s41." be said. tax
inE a roll from his vest pocket, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

here's today's.1 he said palInE sill
yer from another pocket.
he counted it. It was S1625. He
said he would get Il changed into
greenbacks By the conductor.
Men In the forties. who have q
comfortable income or who are
wealthy, and some OF them who are
older and wealthy. who like to be
given attention and have little
things done for them. give more
generously than others. the porter
said The class OF persons who tip
the Juveniles, who make a show" or
whose parents are wealthy, and to
whom money amounts to very little,
Il was explained.
Drummer sim Good
The travelling man, or drummer, is
stu q good Upper, but not as good
as he used to be. After the travel
ing man, comes the young woman,
from the standpoint Of generous tip
ping and then middle aged women,
then elderly women, the older the
less the tip. he said. To prove this
statement he cited the case Of an
old woman as an example
This woman rode on this car all
day and night I shined her ahoes,
got her pillow, brushed her
clothes and suitcase, brought her a
glass Of water, answered about 40
questions concerning the time OF day.
IL tie train was on time and when
we were due, and so forth. and she
gave me a nickle when she got off.
But a fellow right behind her gave
me a dollar, 50 that made I'D FOR IT,"
The quarter Is used more in tip
ping than Is any other coin. ne said.
Fifteen cents IS next popular when
there is little or no service. but often
a half dollar, sometimes a dollar, Is
given
The highest tip the porter ever
got. he said, was a $50 bill. He said
a man dropped a stickpin In the
vTashroom- The porter picked Il up.
didn't even look at Il. and gave IL to
the owner, and out came the twenty
with a hearty thank you, thank
you I didn't know how I dropped
that. and I wouldn't take a pretty
for It."
People Going Crazy
when asked why there was so
much travelling, the porter said he
didn't know. The trains from
everywhere ard going everywhere
are crowded. hotels in every city in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

DREAMS tonight are taking me
u Back to the days Of yore;
Days Of love that used to be,
In Greenland 1 live them once more.
When the twilight shadows fan
feel as tho you're near;
Dreams I know viii soon recall
Our love days that held 80 much cheer.
CHORUS.
DTs4mland brings mem'ries Of you, dear,
Mem'ries Of long, long ago;
was 50 happy meath blue skies 50 fair,
You said you loved me-zny life you would share
Then came the day when you left ne,
Heartbrolzen, lonesome and blue;
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

stick 20 one girl all his life.
I an heart-hroizen and fear I
viii not be happy. II I marry him
and am practically az a loss what
20 do z g 7
I'm afraid you won't be happy II
you marry a man who has started out
by planting doubts in your mind or
course it's very probable that this
young lover Of yours IS just young
and ~-smurtv' and thinks he sounds
worldly and Interesting when he tells
you such things as this. Try laugh
ing at hiui-sea Il this Is just q pose
TO be destroyed b. q little good
natured raiifery.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

Still my dreams, you're With me- It seems,
Dreanland brings meu1ies you.
with h-when
the minds lettering in fantastic bway, n gOue Edsrs
and lovely painted thrilling they
twist our ongng and hopes into osfu shapes pile foTebong fobod
morning things awake glad
little
with best Once there little girl Who
glad
evaporation Of called
the had dovngad watch
shadows her floor and feel the and
the "huy lady leaning eosust she could think and make ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17
AdUice To The LoOelom

Dear Miss Fairfax.
1 am twenty-ons and have been
going about with a youns man for
two years. love him dearly and
know my love IS reciprocated.
He wants TO give me an engage
ment ring. lat has told me. al
though he couldn't love another
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

Dear Miss Fairfaz-
I would like 70 know whether
a YOUNG woman with @ fairly good
education. considered refined.
could be happy with O man not a
graduate Of public school and an
educational failure He has
good business. is kind hearted.
but that is all. wish 10 add
that the girl likes this man. and
feels sure she could learn 20 love
him. while the man IS madiy IN
love with her. bur feels she Is
superior 70 him S $.
Because Of his devotion 90 the girl
the mal probably puts her on a
pedestal HIS want OF schooling
has evidently not kept him from max
Ing a business success. His character
IS clearly q fine one He has but 10
keep abreast Of the times and to per
nit himself 90 grow, and &C. may even
be that III lhe girl rests on the laureIs
Of her education the man VIII out
strip her.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

when asked why there was so
much travelling, the porter said he
didn't know. The trains from
everywhere aid going everywhere
are crowded; hotels ia every city in
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-17

Still IN my dreams, you're With ma, 1t seems,
Dreamland brings memiries Of you.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-05
Delinquent Taxes Being
Paid; Court Order Causes
Rash on Installments

Following the decision handed down
by the appellate court sustaining the
horizontal increases in taxes made by
the state board of tax commissioners
many Wayne county taxpayers have
begun to make their spring settle
ments, County Treasurer Ed Weidner
said Thursday.
1.-THE taxes assessed this year on
real estate and personal property are"
said Weidner, "as a whole, consider
ably less than heretofore. In my mind
when taxpayers receive their appraise-
ment sheets and find out the amount
of difference made by the horizontal
increase they will never again want to
revert to the old system. We have
the receipts for those wishing to
make their spring settlements now"
he continued.
MANY delinquent taxpayers are
paying their back taxes for six and
eight years and are also settling up
their spring installments. which
shows that there is plenty Of money
in the county" said Weidner in con-
clusion.
The annual sale for taxes and city
improvements will be held at the
court house Monday at 10 a. m.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-05
1919 Chautauqua Made
$l54.49, Report Shows

The annual report of the Richmond
Chautauqua Association, filed with the
board of works Thursday, shows that
net profit of $153.49 was made on
the 1919 assembly. The detailed re-
port follows:
Receipts-From season tickets, $4,-
1852; from single admissions, $3,791. 10:
privileges, s265; tents and flies, ST.
1875; floors, $1,057.2O; lights,
$222.45; lot rent $44.50; grocery,
$1,O56.12; advertising, $4,000; miscel-
laneous, $11.4S, making total Of SILL
SS4.55.
Disbursements-Talent, $4,535; ad-
vertising, $1,14047; tents and flies,
$1,242.S5; floors, $1,036.01; lights and
wiring, $493.2S; labor. police, gatemen,
garbage, etc., $1,100; ground expense,
$419.24; salaries, camp secretary and
office help, $426.50; general office ex-
pense, $124.38; grocery, $1,072.55; mis-
cellaneous, $140.7S, total of $11,-
731.06.
Out of the 1919 profit, $10S was ex-
pended for new seats, leaving a cash
gain of $45.45, which the balance from
1918 makes $475.40. Out of this
amount 500 was paid to the Y. M. c.
A. for two years of office rent and
storage of office equipment, leaving a
balance on hand of $375.40.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-02-05
Assembly Lawyers May
Finish Evidence Tonight
(By Associated P:essl

ALBANY N. Y, Feb Counsel for
the assembly judiciary committee
which is sitting as a tribunal in the
case Of the five socialist assembly men
charged with disloyalty, expect to
close their case late today. according
to announcement by John B. Stanch-
field. Mr.. Stanchfield said he did not
wheather 2. summing up would follow
final Introduction Of evidence.
Several witnesses who have been
subponaed have not yet been examin-
ed. These include Charts w. Erwin,
editor of the New York Call, Sosial-
list newspaper who has been asked to
produce certain issue of Feb. 1912 In
which it has been charged and denied
is to be found headline reading Ito
hell with the flag"
The prosecution also has announced
its intention of reading into the record
evidence at another investigation of L.
c. A. X. Martens, self styled Russian
soviet Ambassador"