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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29
Seen Through The Widows Lorgnette;
Candidates Are Just Like CantaLoupes
And Husbands-None OF I'm Is Perfect

"aud that's the way 7 am going TO
select my. presidential candidater'
what By falling in lovei"
'No-by flirting with all the
parties ndiscriminately, returned the
Widow, "and listening to their siren
voices. and their sweet persuasive
promises, until each one thinks I'm
its very oWnest OWN Then I'll
nick over the candidates, and weigh
them. and study their color, and de-
eide which are too green and which
are too ripe. and"
curliest hairt" scoffed the Bachelor.
"A man." continued the Widow.
ignoring the antique masculine Wit
ticism- would never think Of doing
il that way. He always selects his
party and his candidate, first, for
any old reason. and then cuts and
prunes his political opinions TO
match them But a woman VIII first
decide on her platform. and then Sc
lect the party and the candidate to
..Dream on.s Knocked the
Bachelor. ch eerfuily. aNobody-
not even n woman herself
knows what she will do, until
after she's done it:'
oh, we'll" flared the Widow,
she'll do ONE thing, at any rate,
history OF politics"
'Whatl'
She'll THINK before she vCtesi"
announced the Widow, calmly.
Good Lordi" groaned the Bachelor
tragically, what's to become OF the
countryr'
WIDOW-CISMS
Better marry a heartlsss man than
one whose heart is so big that one
love simply won't iii it
Recipe for success In mnrriaEes
Keep perfectly still and look
pleasant-as the photographer
says
The success OF 2 filtration. as OF
any other comedy, depends entirely
upon the grace and eclat with which
you make your exit
A mans idea OF -eonversing" with
his wife is 10 preserve that inter
ested' look, while he waits for her
20 finish speaking so that he can
go back to his newspaper
The only times when a man makes
love with real enthusiasm and aban-
don are at seventeen, when he
doesn't know what he IS risking
and at seventy, when IL doesn't
matter--CopyriEht 1920. by Wheeler
Syndicate. Inc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

defence Actors I'm gamblers used Z
be tn most picturesque dreEacrs. an
tan suats. white bell crown plugs
with black bands. long neck chains.
dangilu' SEALS lurid vests. nIIIrnror
shoes, velvet collars heavy canes.
pomqiiei long oily hair. great crnVats.
striped pantuioons. cluster diamond
pins. cologne an silk handkerchiels
were very poplar with 'em. Iou can't
tell an actor any urorc-tiil You talk
& him. An it's next q impossible 4
git. next Z q gambler BY word or
scarf pin Tn country WA never As
we'll an modcstly dressed as "a a.
rdayt sreal<ln' o. men only. A deaf
man can't tell n veterinary convention
from a political convention odd ez-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

like 70 have the gentleman make his
point OF order.
Wants TO Buy It.
lIr. Blant0u- 1 want TO give the
reason for it. I viii vote for any
kind OF a reasonable appropriation 70
buy these relics IN this house and
separate them from any commercial
proposition, and let Il be open free
TO the people OF the United States
I think we ought 10 take steps TO sept
arate this matter from the CONNER
cial side OF Il. and not let the man
stay down there day and night and
turn this government building over 70
him rent free and permit him even TO
sleep there and maintain his family
there. and charge every person that
comes in there 10 see his private col
lection. I am in favor Of having that
collection owned BY the government,
and VIII vote for any kind Of a rea-
sonable appropriation for It I with
draw the point OF order
8lr. Miller. I move to strike out
the last word for the purpose Of ask
ing a question Has the committee
or the chairman any knowledge OF
how much money this man IS making
out OF this house that the government
furnishes him free rent FORT
He Doesn't Know.
Mr.. Good No.
M Miller. Has It ever had such
noWledge2
Mr.. Good. Not that I know OF. This
committee would have no Jurisdiction
of that subject II we should carry
an item Tor the purchase OF the col
lection it would be subject TO a point
Of order The government owns this
building and appropriates $500 a year
20 take care Of IL. TO replace the
broken glass and take care OF the
plumbing. painting, and so forth. II
is a very small sum.
Mr.. Miller What I am getting at
Is the amount Of money this man IS
making out Of this project.
Mp. Good This committee has never
gone into il. and IL Is not within the
province OF the committee.
Mr.. Caldwell The owner Of these
relies occupies this building as a
home, does he not2
Keeper Lives There.
Mr. Good He occupies the upper
story. ] think.
1Ir. Caldwell Now. at the high
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

A
widows arched eyebrows rose in
innocent inquiry.
yes. Have you picked out your
P1rty ana your platform, and all
The Widow leaned her red-Eold
head back against the green silk
CUSHIONS and laughed softly
@sfhat funny words you uEe.s she
HnstFereu- -Can woman EVER
PICK OUT anything IN this Ike.
from a husband to a hat. or a
candidate to IA eantaloupeg5
Can't she9" queried the Bachelor.
Lighting q cigzret and regarding the
widow appreciatlvelv through its thin
que haze. 7 thought she always did
No" sighed the Widow. shaking
her head. she can only pick over
what's offersd-and select the best
Of the lot Don't you suppose that
u We could actually CHOOSE our
husbands, we should all be married
10 AQonisess with 8 million q year?''
And il you could actually choose
your own president, every mortal one
OF you would vote for different
mal-and nobody would be elected
chuclled the Bachelor
Perhaps" admitted the Widow.
but candidates are like husbands
and cantalouues-nona OF them is ger
feet And it's next to Impossible to
know anything about them, until it's
too lata- Did you ever watch a Wo-
nan buying cantaloupes, 1Ir. Weather
by"
The Bachelor shrugged
Can't say ] ever made a nsvchol oEf-
cal study Of IT," he said.
Well il is a psychological study"
retorted the widow. Her method
would be worthy OF any mans most
intensive study. She selects q melon.
as she selects a husband. or anything
else by the careful process Of elimi-
nation First she picks out the most
1nlrepossessing one, and throws IL
aside, then the next most unpromis-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

does seem to me that the people from
I over the country who wish, out OF
I a spirit OF reverence TO 90 10 that
house, since II is owned BY the gov
eminent. should be permitted TO do g
I without paying a Zee. and sincerely
trust that in the next bill provision
viii be made by which the public
will be relieved from the payment Of
q Zee for going into this house. No
/ spirit OF cOmmercialism should enter
that transaction at all
No STEPS to stop II.
Mr.. JUL VIII the gentleman
yield?
8lr. Johnson OF Kentucky. I VIII
yield to the gentleman.
Mr.. JUL. I want TO ask the gen
tleman from Kentucky, who has had
an intimate acquaintance for several
years with the District OF Columbia
committee. what, II any, steps have
been taken at any time 20 avoid the
the house where president Lincoln
died7
1r. Johnson OF Kentucky. SO far
as I am advised. the District OF Co
lumbia committee has never had a
bill before Il with respect 10 the
subject, but protests during a good
many years gone BY have been made
against appropriating money for the
support OF this commsrcialized insti-
tuition which is held so sacred By the
people
sIr. JUL And the District OF
Columbia committee has never taken
any steps7
Alr. Johnson Of Kentucky. The Dis
trlct OF Columbia committee has
really never had anything before It
bearing on the subject
willing 70 sen.
Mr.. Chairman. in view OF the state
ment made BY the gentleman from
Iowa CIR. Good that the government
does own the property ] withdraw
the point OF order.
lfr. Blauton. Mr.. Chairman. re-
serve the point OF order.
Nr. wood OF Indiana. VIII the
gentleman from Kentucky yield1
Mr. johnson OF Kentucky. i yield.
Mr.. Wood OF Indiana I wish 10
state TO the gentleman IN reference
70 this collection that the owner Of
the present property Is the gentle
has been trying for years 70 get the
government TO purchase this collec-
ton.
Mr.. Johnson Of Kentucky. I do not
doubt that at all (LRughter.)
Grueaome Relies.
Mr.. Wood OF Indians Not in order
that he may make any considerable
amount Of money out OF it, but he
feels. as the gentleman believes. and
believe, and as we all believe, that
II should be the property Of the gov
ernment, and that no ldmittance
should be charged therf0r- 1 think q
would be well FOR the proper commit
tee 10 take this matter in hand IN
order that fees may no longer be
charged
M Johnson OF Kentucky. In ad-
ditiOn 10 what ] said, will say that
I do not believe that the hat which
Lincoln wore upon the occasion or
his assassination, or other articles Of
wearing apparel. shonld be exhibited
for a Zee to the curious public.
Mr.. Blant0n. Mr. Chairman. I re-
serve a point OF order. and want to
state the reason that reserved the
point OF order
Mr. Good. Mr. Chairman. would
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

ssTHIRTT years ago folks would
have sworn I wua steamboat
gambler man with these duds
on said Tell Hinkieys this mornin',
ns he appeared on tn pOstOffice cor
ner weurin' n new bright plaid suit.
.tfou cant tell any more what n
fcIlcr e. By tn cut an style o. his
ciothes,1 continued our Ieadin' tor
nndO inE1rance agent. ether used 4
be Jest one mold o. stiff hats. Now
Tiers forty-nll in style. It's tn
same with shOes-bronds narrow
cloth top, high. low, button OF lace.
A Teller may be a cool, colorless buai-
mnn man an still wear cloth top
shoes You buy jest what n clerk
talks yOu int buyin' whether you're
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nay ze.-How
w many people know the United
Stated owns the little brick
building 81 washington where
Abraham Lincoln died and that It per-
mils a private Individual 10 occupy
the house and charge an admission
Many congressman did not know It
this year until an item appropriating
s2eS for the repair OF the building
came I'D.
Developing considerable debate, II
set on foct q plan to purchase the
relies which this private individual
maintains in the house. and make
them as vel as the house government
property and throw the place open
free to all visitors
Representative Thos- Z Blanton, Of
Texas. took q prominent part in the
debate over the matter
The debate Is Illuminating IN snow
ing how little congress knew about
the matter and Incidentally Just how
congress talks about a measure when
Il is Up for discussion.
Here is a verbatim report Of the
discussion
The clerk read as follows:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

rate OF rent in Washington. D. c., IS
the government receiving anything
for lit
Mr.. Good think Il resolves a
nominal rent
Mr.. Caldwell How much7
Mr. Good. ] think. comparatively.
a very small amount.
Mr.. Caldwell. The man gets the
house free OF charge 20 live 10 in this
day OF high rent. and he gets an op-
portuniry 70 charge an entrance Zee
from people who come onto govern
ment property, and now we offer a
proposition here TO repair the house
he IS living in
Mr. Good I am advised that when
this property was purchased By the
government IL was with the under
standing that this collection should
be put IN there and the man should
h-Ts the risnt 10 charge a reasonable
entrance Zee % persons viewing this
collection which he owns
There a Long Time.
3rr. Caldwell How long ago was
that. could the gentleman tell u.s.
Ar Good I do not know. but It
was number OF years ago We have
been approprlatinE money for * for
repair Of the building 10 or IL years
Ar. king I can give the gentleman
some Information regarding IL
AR Caldwell VII be glad %
have t.
Mr. king. I think it was about 90
years ago. possibly but "a In Spring.
field, H. there is the old Lincoln
home, where he lived and where he
was married This entire collection
was kept IN that house for many
years When John p Altgeld vas
elected governor OF the state OF Illi-
nois he forced ar Olroyd 70 take his
collection and get out OF the house.
and this house here was the only
place he could find where the coll
lection could be exhibited.
The chairman The time OF the gen
tleman has expired The clerk VIII
read
So. the item stayed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29
Miss Eva LIE Gallienne, in
"Not So Long Age" Wins
Laurels in PLAY.

Anew YORK. May 2s.-A new star
IN has flashed into view in New
Tork's theatrical sky. She Is
Miss Eva LeGaillenne. daughter OF
Richard LeGallienne. poet. she has
been on the stage for some time, but
It was not until a few nights ago.
when she appeared In Not So Long
Ago" at the Booth cheater, that she
won the right 70 be cizssed among
that select circle that numbers among
Its members Ethel Barrymore, Julia
AarloWe, Maxine Elliott, etc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

erintendent Of Cleveland schools. re-
Gently appointed assistant professor
OF elementary education at Yale uni
versity, is the first woman TO sofn
the yale faculty.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

floor, containing four rooms, Is occu-
pied by a museum.
''The chairman. The government
owns that property
col Ridley. Yes, sir; and this
money Is spent In repairs, including
painting and plumbing, repairing the
heating plant, and keeping up the
The clerk Of the committee has in
vestigated the matter and finds
that the government does own the
property. but does not own the col
lection in the building.
should Pay a Fee
1lr. Johnson OF Kentucky. Then my
Information has been wrong; but does
not the gentleman believe that the
pilgrims, as 1 was saying. who come
to this shrine OF grief should not be
charged an admittance fee TO that
placer
1ir. Good. Wen, yes; because the
government has an arrangement with
the owner OF the collection and has
permitted him 70 put a collection very
properly in the building where Abra-
ham Lincoln died Now. I agree with
the gentleman that the better way
would be for the government TO own
the collection and not charge any ad-
mission, but the government simply
owning the building and the man who
has charge Of it owning the collec-
ton, he makes some nominal charge
II think It is Is eents-for admis-
sion, but the government does own
that building.
Pays No Rent
Mr. Johnson Of Kentucky. Nay I
ask what rent he pays for that build
ing2
3ir. Good. think he pays no rent
at all.
Mr. Johnson Of Kentucky. It IS
turned over 70 him free OF rent for
commercial purposes is that corrsct1
Mr.. Good. The rent paid, II any, Is
simply a nominal rent. The building
was turned over to him because OF
the historical association and because
Of the wonderful collection that this
man owns and which e housed IN that
building he takes care OF the prop
erty, and the only expense 10 the gov
eminent is the small expense annually
Of about S20o for painting, and 80
forth.
1lr. Johnson Of Kentucky. But it
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

cate raWn with
her pink finger
tips.
The 3 a C h e Tor
drew up a piazza
chair and lazily
disposed his pic
turesqus hit e.
nanneled length IN
its inviting depths.
You look as re-
freshiuE," he de-
clar G d. as a
stra W berry ice
cream soda Have
you chosen your
presidential candi-
date yetg'
Chosen. M.
TO- 49, 80 IT,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

Not So Long Ago" was written By
Arthur Richman- IT is a romantic
comedy OF life in New York IN the
early seventies. Il has 70 do with a
young miss VINO Is fun to the brim Of
ideas gathered from romantic fiction
She has dreams OF winning a wealthy
husband. She takes the position Of
seamstress In wealthy family in
order 70 realize her ambition.
Miss LsGaIiienne's charm and act
ing make the play a success. II IS
hard TO say whether. without her It
would succeed or not. There IS no
Doubt OF it with her In the cast. how
ever.
First OF all. Miss LeGaIlienns q a
beauty Next. she Is an artist 20 the
very tips OF her fingers And, last
Of all she possesses a charm and per-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29
Kin Hubbard

IRENE an fiasby drezsers among mna
are almost q thing o. tn past. Tiers
still a few fellers who Try q loolr
Ike Bryan an n few fellera tsho nr1
z give out tn impression thar they're
sellin' ruttlesnakc oil. hut they're
widely scattered an playin' & peer
business An We Kin no longer ten
anything about q fclier's financial
condition by his clothes He nay
wear them with an assumed air q
prosperity that would fool tn most
slzcuticui. or he may wear ZEN n
such n way a. 4 leave u1 completely
In tn air as q whether he had iaIa
put over a big deal or whether Ms
sister supported hlm-r - CcpyrlrIt.
National Newspaper Serricas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29

A RENT politics e1citing2' re-
~ marked the Widow. languidlv
dropping the evening paper, and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29
How many kinds OF paper
money are fssuedi r. G.

u. money are i.-usdf r. c.
A. There are more than 10000 diff
ferent kinds Of paper money being Is
sued. There are 5000 national banks,
each OF which has an .-verage Of two
and a half different bills printed with
its name on them. There are differ
ent bills for each of the twelve fed
eraI reserve banks, and in addition to
these. we have United 1tates treasury
notes.
q Who were the seven sleePerss
l. o. D.
A. They were the heroes Of an an
cient legend. II is supposed that dur
ing the persecution Of the Christians
about $50 A. D. these seven Chris
tian brothers OF Ephesus took refuge
in a cave. Their retreat was discov-
cred and the mouth Of the cave
walled up. Two hundred years later
the cave was accidentally opened, and
the men emerged. having slept
through centuries as though but a
single night They found the Chris
tian religion accepted IN the city
where they were honOred and feted,
and where all OF them died on the
same day.
O. where Is the middle Of the Old
TESTAMENT r. b.
A In the King James version OF
the Bible, the middle -ook OF the Old
Testament is Proverbs, while the
middle chapter would be the 2Sth
chapter Of Job.
O. How can moss be kept out OF
water tanks and pipesf o. !. }.
A The tanks should be kept tight
" covered. Copper sulphate will re-
tard such growths, but should be
used only under the directions Of a
chemist
a when a man serves n prison
term does he lose his citizenshipf
G. II.
which an American can lose his citi-
zenship-by swearing allegiance TO
a foreign power and by enlisting in
a foreign service. A criminal Is Of
ten deprived OF his right TO vote for
q certain time after release from
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-29
Congress Digs Into Private Control OfHouse
Where Lincoln Died, Talks A Lot About 1t
And Lets 1t StayLn Private Hands As Usual

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nay zs.-How
w many people know the United
ELatea aEnE the llttIa brick
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-01-10

was 400 feet. 1t was the first trip
dowr-2s0 feet-that gave me the
biggest thrill.
Baeking over the edge was a tieklish
job, even IL I was hanging onto a wire
rope guaranteed to hold two tons.
Two or three months after left the
nice solid ground on top OF the cliff
It seemed that lons-I swung out from
the rock wall. felt myself spinning
like top!
suddenly felt sorry for myself. It
seemed to be all over with william!
! wondered II they'd ever recover my
body and
Just then stopped spinning and
my feet touched the wall again.
But the worst of all was when It
was getting dark. They had hauled
Pliny and the cameras up. 1t was
dark, and wet and lonely.
never realized what fire, friend
ly, human sort OF face a D..ro.Ec ra-
tive has until saw one or ~ OF the
cliff and black hand stretched over
to pull me to safety
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.HoW it Feels to Go
Where Living Man
Has Never Set Foot
BY PLlNY w. HORNE.
Car erd Nan, Universal Fill, Com

PaI'Js
VICTORIA FALLS, South Africa
When Bill Stowell got the idea of go
ing down into the UNEMPLOYED chasm
of Victoria Falls to get the first mo-
ton picture ever taken from the bot
tom fell all over myself trying to be
the first to make the descent.
But when the time came to go over
the top" of the precipice got ner-
vous. had st. Yitus dance in my
knees.
Over the brink I went. was tied
onto a narrow board fixed at the end
of wire rope. MY feet, kicking
against the sheer wall of rock, loos-
ened fair-sized stone.
saw that piece Of rock start down.
Then heard it 1and-kerplunk!-
the bottom of the chasm.
1t sounded dreadful. l wondered II
1t would sound the same II fell.
When reached the bottom, drench-
ed from tho mist, and got the knots
united and was free from the seat,
scrambled over the slippery rocks
and searched in my pockets for dry
piece of paper. Then I wrote a note
to Stowell, to send up on the rope
The best way l could describe it was
like this:
Slippery as hell! Bring your stick
to keep yourself away from the wall
Fine ride when you get used to it,
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BAXTER
Mine News.

Stafford mine worked in full yes
to-day because OF the relief from car
shortage.
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Eue, Had
The Nerve Before
BY DR.. J. r. ARMSTRONG,
Business Manager, Smithsonian A.
rlcan Expedition,


VICTORIA FALLS, South Africa
What's the use of being business
manager il you've got to manage such
fool business as two men taking a
death-defyiug trip down into a chasm
where no human being ever has been:
l may be a doctor, but I'm no UNDER
taker.
never had such a strain on tho
nerves as sitting up on one side Of
Victoria Falls canaan, binoculars glued
to my eyes watching for signals from
Horne and Stowell going down the OPP
posite cliff on the. end OF slender
rope-expecting disaster every mo-
ment.
One of these days when you 60 to
the movies and see the pictures they
got don't lean back and yawn and say:
ooh, could do that" Maybe lots OF
people could-but the significant par
of it is that nobody ever had the nerve
to do it before!
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household goods to Pittsburgh. where
she win make her future home.
Glenn Lafferty. the Baxter carrier
for the West virgynian. is now out at
ter an attack OF tonsilitis.
Miss Mabel Schlotter is recovering
from spell OF chicken pox.
Mrs. Ready OF Grant Town and
daughter, Mrs. VIM. Smith, OF Pitts
burgh, were calling on B axter friends
Sunday evening.
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A Climb Dow,1 Into
An Uneplo,ed Pit
To Get Movie Film,
BY WILLIAM sTowELL,

Director, Universal Film Company.
VICTORIA FALLS, South Africa
Cliffs and precipices, in the movie
world, are never very deep. Not to be
compared with the dizzy depth of the
chasm of Victoria Falls.
went down twice with Pliny
Horne. Even though the second drop
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ACHES AND PAINS
SLOAN'S GETS EN-!
Famous pain and ache Eminent,
kept handy, brings crafty
Ing relief

ID HEUMATIc twinges ease up
N soon. So do stiff joints, lame
back, neuralgia, overtaxed mus
cles, and those pains from weather cx-
posure, too-they don't fight long
against the counter-irritant Sloan's
Liniment produces.
Keep this old family friend handy
for instant use "a little besetrdies
Without rabbtng, leaving no skin stains,
muss, or. clogged pores. You ought to
keep bottle handy always.
All druggists. Three sizes -35c.,
7O-., Sl.40.
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Personals.

Miss Josephine Ready. of Grant
Town, was calling on Baxter friends
yesterday afternoon.
Lot Musgraye, OF Woods run, who
wen to Texas few weeks ago to
work in the oil fields writes that he
likes the country very we'll. He also
sends many interesting views of Ran
ger, Texas.