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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
One Parental Duty.

II IL almost a crime for parents to
rear children TO manhood or woman
hood without teaching them, or seeing
that they are taught, how to swim.
Everybody should know how TO swim.
for one never can tell when or under
what circumstances ability 10 take care
Of oneself in the water may spell the
difference between life and DEATH
Atlanta Constitution.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Had the Spirit OF Thrift.

What a quaint jumbling Of thoughts
on waste Of power must have been In
the mind Of the little girl who said
half her prayers one night, and then
was interrupted. She stopped, began
all over again. and then, struck by the
s'rangeness OF the repetition, looked up
and exclaimed, There now! I've
wasted half my prayers."-London
Morning Post.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
"EieotoraI CoIlccc {"

Properly speaking, there is no such
institution as nm electoral college. The
electors. who are voted for by the
people. meet In their respective states
and cast their votes for president and
vice president. These are sealed and
sent by special messenger TO the vice
president Of the United States, acting
as speaker OF the senate. He delivers
them TO the speaker Of the house, who,
In the presence OF both houses Of con.
gress assembled, opens the vote and
declares the result.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Electric Ovens.

Electric heat finds It's widest use In
ovens, which have proved specially val.
liable In the automobile Industry for
baking the japan on ear bodies. BY
this means japan is baked on 5000
bodies every day. Other large users
Of such ovens are telelephone and
typewriter factories, foundrles, max.
ers OF iron frames for beds and cots
and manufacturers OF chemicals. Elec.
,rlc devices Of the sort are employed
for baking efferyescent salts, and for
drying large variety Of products re.
Qulring well.regulated heat aud clean
air In the oven Itself.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Reaann for Erlendshlp.

Almon had never taken liking to
Junior. and rarely played with him.
Several days ago | noticed that he
must have overcome his dislike for the
elder boy. and upon questioning my
small friend. he modestly explained
-Junlor's daddy bought a grocery
store that keeps my favorite candy
Chicago Tribune
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
SAFEGUARDING the Goat.

In Switzerland the goat is placed
ahead Of all other animals. II boy
plaques goat he can he fined and
sent 10 prison. If person meets
goat on path and drives him aside
ne can be arrested. II a goat enters
the yard OF person not his owner
and Is hit the person guilty must pay
a fine.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Plastic Amputations.

Or. G. Bosch Arana OF Buenos
Ayres has made remarkable success
in modelling the stump Of an ampu-
tated thigh by the plastic operation.
In the Semana Medica (Buenos
Ayres) he gives details Of the way
he remodels the stump so as TO utilize
the individual muscles and describes
the extent TO which the man moves
his foot, thus walking by the natura!
bending OF knee and ankle.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Watch Your WEIGHT.

Medical men all agree that In z
great number of cases it would be
Of valuable assistance TO them II pc.
tients could proauce weight record
when going for advice; often II Is
impossible for a diagnosis to be given
until a patient has tested his or her
weight for certain length Of time.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27

hae 900 acres OF cotton 70 be
gathered that will take all my time.
/ cannot give my attention TO the
laundry much longer Who wants
It? L. T. Wilson. 12c
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
He Sucks the Blood.

When mice and other small animals
are abundant. a weasel makes great
havoc among them, says the American
Forestry Magazine, killing one after
another merely to suck part of the
fresh blood, and then abandoning the
bodies for some other animal
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Consolation.

From the agony column: Young
man, recently rejected, desires apart
ments adjoining those Of young couple
possessed of n baby that cries all night,
causing father TO promenade in paja'
mas; good loud swearer preferred.
Boston Transcript.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Tires In Sections Suggested.

A solid rubber tire In sections Is an
attempt to lessen the high cost OF mo
Tor trucking. but Is suggested also for
touring cars. The IL sections are de-
signed for easy application with ordi-
nary tools. Each section is lndepeBd-
ent Of the others. and the important
advantage claimed is that without dis
turbing any other or removing the
wheel, a worn or injured section may
ne taken of aud replaced.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
HoneXmoon Had Waned.

First Neighbor-"Well, the newly
WEEDS honeymoon is about over" Sec
ond Neighbour saw him kiss her this
morning with his hat on his head, his
hand on the doorknob and his eye on
the clock."-Pitt Panther.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27

You don't have 70 be a millionaire
10 buy farm In scurry county. We
have improved farms at $50 TO $50
per acre. Autry Realty Co., at sny-
der Hotel. IL
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
INTELLIGENT DOING.

A man In proportion as he Is intel
hgent. makes a given force accomplish
a greater task. makes skill take The
place Of muscles, and with less labo;
gives a better Notwithstanding.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Orlnlnal Pins.

Until the middle Of the sixteenth
century the poorer class in England
used rude skewers of wood as pins
while the more fortunate had pins
made Of gold. silver and brass.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
ErmIns Fur.

TIE ermine fur. with which we are
al fsmiliar, is furnished by the stoat
q sm,n animal Of the weasel tribA
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
Judge Keys Message Now for Judge
Pierson for Supreme Court.

In interview to He Gives
Reasons Why VIII support Person.
X Woodward Austin lawyer who managed the
campaign of Judge Justice the
Court will support primary
against Judge Hawkins following item from the
San Antonio Express of Friday morning.
During just closed managed W. NJ Keys cam
paisn for nominotion Supreme Court
appears been eliminated and in the runon
between Judge Hawkins shall for and
support Judge Pierson because gentlemen be-
better qualified and that Is matter
OF genuine public importance that he be nominated
Judge a strict integrity and high character
bu, his record upon Supreme his and
OF conclusion that
otherwise he not qualified for the position
which he holds Jan T. 1913 (the
date upon Judge Howkns quahd) and June 90 1870
221 advance sheet No. OF the SOUTH
western Reporter Phillips has written
exclusive dsents concurrences ana
ohersno decisive Justices Brown Yantis and
the order named nave
written 1872 opinions and that Justice ha"s
has written opinions correct and they
have been made they reflect SITUATION
which myj imperative that Judge
b. superseded
nase psop is a man Of equally high eminent
LAWYER OF wide number OF past has ser
ed with credit upon District Court where he DEM
the public business Win accuracy
and dispatch that elected to the supreme court
no will proye himself distinguished member OF that great
hodv He has conducted such manner mot MS
success and 1t VIII De
well as the discharge public duty to give him my support
d. X WOODWARD, JR
Judge primary by plurality OF @S"'' WIS
! Judge Pierson won first primary by pluraity OF
24,S53 votes.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1920-08-27
But, Of Course, " IT'S a Lady

but, OF CVuEsc, w US ISuy-
"Oh. who will walk q mile with mer
queries the poet.
Postpone II. my dear man. sDhl
shoes get cheaper. Boston Transcript.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17

tematic education Of women for
motherhood, so that when the state
invests money IN children it viii be
sure OF a return AS IL Is, most
" omen 90 into marriage without the
slightest training or preparation for
the difficult occupation Of raising
children The proper motive for mar
riage in this country Is supposed to
be romantic love The typical Ameri-
can girl does not regard marriage
and motherhood as the difficult and
responsible business which they are;
she regards them as a great emo
tlonal adventure. There are two in
evltable results. In the first place
she is bitterly disiilusioned- In the
second place she has no training for
the only dignifie,. and truly creative
occupation which Is open TO the aver
age married Woman-that OF raising
children. II she is intelligent and
adaptable and has a real liking for
the business she may adjust herself
and make g success Of raising a fam
lily. But often the children suffer for
her ignorance. and often she regards
them primarily as a nuisance.
It is becoming more and more the
custom for women TO take up some
trade or profession and prepare
themselves for it Just as men do. It
Is probable that In the future the
woman who really desires to raise
children win prepare herself for
motherhood Just as carefully as she
would for trained nursing. OF medi-
cine or the law. The knowledge that
the state recognizes her profession as
one OF the first Importance. and that
It viii Insure her an Independent liv-
Ing viii greatly encourage her in
making motherhood her profession
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
Billions Expended
Annually For Luxuries

more candy has been consumed than
ever before In the nations history. ~
was pointed out. The candy consum-
Ing public annually pays S1.00o,000, coo
for sweets
Other items IN what Miss Strauss
terms the luxury list" include chew
ing gum. for which S50.0O0.OoO n
spent annually soft drinks. $3.50. 0Oo.-
900; perfumery and cosmetics, $780,
100000; furs, $500 600. 900: carpets and
luxurious clothing" $500. 900, 900;
toilet soaps. $500. 000. 900. and pianos,
organs and Photographs, $3.50. 900. 000
These statistics. Miss Strauss said
were collected by the treasury de-
partment
And don't forget this" she said.
The labor and capital employed IN
producing these Injuries might other
wise have been turning out necessi-
ties-clothes. fuel, shoes, houses. food
In other words, the nation might have
had more bread II IL had less cake.
And, as Is always the case the dancer
IS paying the fiddler. In this instance
the luxury consumer Is paying a
higher price for his necessities be-
cause he Is abnormally consuming
Injuries"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17

run away or find some uav 70 end
Il allt For I have had two years IN
prison. and I don't think can stand
any more, knowing how Different 1T
Is for ali the girls around me. Why
did they send me 10 school To see
now II - for American girls here in
tnls land OF the free II they wanted
me 70 be like italian girls at home
IS tnis fairs ask you-What should
ManifestIy Unfair.
I ask you parents who come here
from the old world 10 be free to 20
on In the world. TO make money. 70
have a wider horizon than your little
town In italy OF Galacia. or Armenia.
gave you-is II fair 10 deny your
children all part In the very freedom
which called you here7
You left home because there we're
no opportunities there FOR you. didn't
you. what were these opportunities
you craved7 First you wanted
chance to make more money. Then
you wanted a chance to live better
and 70 see a bit OF the world. The
spirit OF adventure stirred within you
and you came bravely away from the
strange, new land.
And how did you find your chance
IN the new world 10 which YOU fled
Tor freedom, TO expand. 70 grow more
prosperous and to escape the hard
ships and perhaps even persecution
or your corner Of the old world? BY
gathering olives or watching goats or
binding grain as YOU did at homer
Not at all.
You old world parents Iisteni In
this new world you have made your
way BY doing business on neW-world
plans You've conformed to the busi-
ness custom or the country. You've
learned its language and taught
yourself 20 wear its clothes and eat
its food II you couldn't quite fit
IN, you've made a point OF teaching
your children to fit in. Why SO
they'd succeed So they'd make
money.
You've sent your children TO new
world schools and surrounded them
with folk who are living their lives
on an American 1920 basis. You've
worked to the here and now-the vto-
day and you've breathed the air
or this land On every score that
would lead 70 financial success
you've conformed.
Youth Must Be Served.
Because you wanted TOT Yes: II
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17

eevings around the house. sed Pa. wen
ne was trying TO read about the base
ball game. sed Pa, with an them
hundred beds talking to him az onst,
sed Pa The poor old cuss. sed Pa
He was a retched brute. that man.
sed Ma. I VIII bet ne cain 70 a ter
ribul end
No end wud seem terribu1 10 a
man witch had lived in the sam house
with a woman Wich could scold him
with a hunderd mouths AZ oust. sed
Pa I often pity them poor old
Mormons, sed Pa. wen they have spent
an thare mummy & cum hoam broke
on payday. sed Pa. They must Eft
a terribul bawling out. sed Pa.
It wud serve them rite. sed Ma
a man which marries a lot OF ladies'
deserves trubbeL sed Pa One wife
at time is enuff for any Of us
gents, sed Pa.
I an glad you think so. sed IA
Yes. sed Pa an IKE a lion in that
& a good many other respeclrs sed
Pa A lion has but one mate. When
she dies he goes the rest Of the
journey alone. sed Pa No wonder
they call the lion the king OF beests
sed Pa Think what splendid iudg-
ment a lion has In that respeck. sed
Pa A lion Knows how 20 keep out
OF trubbel Pa sed
Wei, anyway sed Ma. this Is such
a brite Sunday that I believe I viii
ware my new Easter hat agEenn to-
day. What hat viii you ware? sed
Wen, sed Pa, with my usual quick
Judgment & unerrlng Instinct. sed
Pa I win ware the only hat I have.
Ma has got lots moar lids than
Pa & me put together
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
By FREDERIC ]. HAsKIN.


when there were not so many people
in America, nearly everyone got
enough TO eat and probably most OF
them got such education as the coun-
try afforded But Of late Il has be-
come Increasingly apparent that
many thousands Of American children
get neither enough 10 eat nor a de-
great cities children die like flies OF
ualnutrition and neglect In many
rural districts they die almost as fast
OF hookWorm. malaria and other dis
eases that spring largely from pow
erty. and In some rural districts the
children get no education worthy Of
the name. One of the results Of
these conditions was seen when the
draft brought forward thousands OF
young men who we're undernourished.
diseased, ignorant and even llliterate.
It is self evident. Of course, that the
state cannot afford 70 go on raising
that kind OF men any more than
farmer can afford TO raise, NANCY.
stunted and diseased livestock.
II has always been recognized, Of
course that some parents would be
unable to care FOR their children and
that some children would be born out
Of wedlock and that the state had a
certain responsibility for such IN
fortunate children. The recognition
OF these facts created the orphanages,
OF Nlla4 asglltus ana ike llsLlLuLlQls
which dot the country. But these
places do not fill the bill. The child
has no home life. no proper freedom
he is not given the living and the
education which he deserves. but
merely a uakeshift substitute, the &C
ceptsnce Of which he often regards
as q disgrace.
Charity Fails.
The efforts Of private charity have
likewise proved inadequate. and so
have the attempts 10 solve the prob
lem by placing children in homes
Despite these measures, the enormous
waste Of child life has gone on The
system OF pensioning mothers with
state funds has gained Roadway be-
cause IL has, to some extent, met the
need when everything else has failed.
One state after another has adopted
Il, and everywhere IL has accom-
plished good The laws are all diff
ferent and few OF them are drawn
by experts. Few Of them provide
really adequate pensions, and stll
fewer make any adequate provision
for tbs administration OF the law b.
competent persons. Yet mothers pen
sious have triumphed, and It has been
a purely practical triumph II is
against all American tradition for the
state TO pension mothers. It Is a
purely socialistic measure. Washing
ton and Jefferson and the rest OF the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
Old World Parents Should Learn Youth
In America Is Trusted With Freedom
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

A BLOTTED. pathetic letter came
n to me few days ago. Il was
from an Is year-old girl who
signed her letter ~Rosa"-nothfng
more. There Is no way for me TO
reach out and gather the unhappy
scrap OF humanity into my arms-no
way Tor me to try to reason with the
old-World family which refuses 10
open It's eyes to the new world about
II. for I know only OF the girl who
wrote ne that her name Is Rosa"
Fernaps she VIII read what I set down
here Perhaps she viii translate It
INTO the language OF her far away
italy. But win Il help? VIII an old
family ike hers listen 20 a new
world voice7 wonder
This IS part OF Rosa's letter:
4 an So unhappy think to die Is
the only way out For I never have
any pleasure. I am not allowed to
90 anywhere or do anything but only
the work OF my house and the sewing
I never see young people near enough
70 speak TO them 1 never have a
change from my own family. When
we came here from Naples, ten years
ago, was eight
7 went to the schools and saw the
other children and how they do. But
7 couldn't 90 to their homes or bring
them 70 nine still I saw them. Two
years ago I finished with school and
do all the work for my parents and
three brothers. I market with my
mother ! walk sometimes with one
OF my brothers. But mostly I cook
meals and make beds and wash dishes.
It isn't too much for me. since my
mother helps. When we are through
at night ] must sit and sew.
II ! say / want to go anywhere.
they threaten me They ask me what
kind OF a girl I want to be. They
say n a year or so Tony or Dominlck
VIII FIND me husband and bring him
home TIL my brother picks me q
husband / do not need to run around
And want only TO have a little
pleasure like all the other girls see
around me I want TO find me my
own husband like other girls do.
want maybe TO dance a little or go TO
the movies and walk IN the park like
other girls do. Oh. I am so lonesome
and I get so tired Of the same always
every day They don't beat me. but
they watch me. and II 7 do different
from what they say they would scar
me. I don't want to be bad.
7 want only TO have a little pleas
ure, and that I can't have should
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17

an hypnoflzin' an vampin', bat
don't believe any girl ever blurted out
straight proposal But now thar
we've been emancipated. I look fer q
Tot o radical changes. Women an
girls are maxim big money an vOtius
an smokini an jOinln' organizations
like tn men an have as much T. lose
by Eittin' married as tn men I don't
see why q gil that owns her own
home an makes big wnEes an has
money In tn bank shuuldm' east
about Ter a Teller that suited her. TIL
marriage business has nIIus been too
iopSided. A Teller II start out an
tribe away tn time OF n half dozen
girls before he finds one that suits
him Sometimes he'll take up a girls
time fer years an suddenly leave
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
LittLeBObbie SPA

THIS Sunday Is as brite with Spring.
/ sed Ma, as Easter Sunday was, I
believe I will ware my Easter
hat aggenn today. sed Ma.
Vary well, Hattie, sed Pa.
Hattie2 sed Ma What Hattie do
you known sed Ma.
I an meerly calling you Hattie
on account Of yure deep love for
hats. Pa sed. You have moar hats
now than Missus Hydra, the Hydra
hedded blond. sed Pa
Who was she2 sed Ma
She was q lady Wich lived in them
olden days OF Greece. sed Pa She
was vary vain & her husband was
al the time broak buying her new
hats 80 he got sum meddisin from
them old Greek gods. sed Pa, & the
meddisin turned her into a swell
lady with a hundred heads or blocks
or beans or whatever you want to call
doams OF thought, sed Pa. Il cost
her husband 50 much TO feed her after
that, sed Pa, that he sold her 10 a
cirkus.
How dredfui. sed Ma
It must have been dredful for him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
Mexico Had University Granting Degrees
so Years Before HarOardis Establishment;
Texan Goes To MEXICO City For Research

A uSTIN, Tex July 17.-Importaut
n research work In the archives Of
the city Of Mexico viii be made
by DR.. Charles ". Hackett, adjunct
professor OF Latin-Americzn history
in the University Of Texas. who left
a few days ago for that country Dr.
Hackett also expects to purchase
rare and valuable books relating TO
the history OF the early Spanish con-
0uerors and viii supervise the copy
ing OF many old manuscripts for the
university library This work Is re-
garded az being OF great historical
value 70 the southwest and 20 Texas
IN particular. This field OF history
has been but recently explored and
historical data Of major Importance
is expected from the work which Dr.
Haczett has undertaken for the uni
Versity-
Dr. Bolton BIazed Trail.
Dr. Herbert E Bolton, now at the
University OF California. is one Of
the pioneers in this field Of Latin
American history. Several years
ago. while teaching IN tn University
Of Texas, Dr.. Bolton made q trip TO
the city Of Mexico to make q survey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17
BIZ The Noted
Indiana Humorist

her on tn market all shop worn an
faded an turn Z some other girl an
marry her in a week man never
despaira an gifts desperate an mar
rieE any ole girl, but many a girl has
done that very thing Whyf Because
she WuEn' privileged Z pick out
man an propose 4 him. but had q
stand back an wait fer a customer
Jest like q watermelon. Now that
all things are equal I look fer a Diff
ferent order o. things. After a girl
gifts well located In life an has bright
prospects an feels a loneliness comm
over her she sirOuld cit out an select
husband They've allus had q take
what come along. Maybe they'd draw
husband with money an muybe
they Wouldn', maybe they'd draw n
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-07-17

Spanish conquerors came the mis-
sionaries who established missions
and schools Long before jamestown
was thought OF. and q century before
the Pilgrim fathers landed in New
England, Spain had begun TO estab-
lish provinces In Mexico, and later
extended her power into what is now
western United States.
The advanced civilization Of Mex
leo that was developed in those ear
" times Is not generally appreciated,
historians claim Eighty years be-
fore the beginning OF Harvard uni
Versitg IN New England, in 1896.
there was a university in Mexico
granting degrees Seveuty-ffve
years before the first printi-E press
was set NJ In the United States there
were printing presses in Mexico.
There are some early books pub
lished In Mexico and some rare i'm
prints made that are OF much value
to the historical world. It is in hopes
Of securing some OF these that the
present trip Il taken by Dr.. Hackett.