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Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO.
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF MARCH 21, 1888

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now a regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
ton.
Smyrna times., 1933-03-22
Masculine 1 viom

~ Viu
l. $ humiliating to any l
saiiAe no" much more hl
-" lHdu ne does.-An
Magazine.
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Philosopher Sets Out
Seven Mistakes of Man

"There are seven mistakes Of life
that many Of us make" said a Ca.
nous writer. and then he gave the
following list, according to the Day.
ton News:
/. The delusion that individual ad.
vancement is made by crushing
others down.
2. The tendency to worry about
things that cannot be changed or cor
rected.
8. Insisting that thing is impos.
sible because we ourselves cannot ac-
complish II.
A. Refusing to set aside trivial
preferences, in order that important
things may be accomplished.
8. Neglecting development and re-
finement of the mind and not acquir.
ing the habit of reading and study.
g. Attempting to compel other per.
sons to believe and live as we do.
z. The failure to establish the
habit Of saving money.
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The "Best Man" and the
"Maid of Honor"

L / have said frequently that the
maid OF honor is never within speak.
ing distance Of the best man, and In
no sense partner. OF course the
best man is paired with the maid Of
honor at all the wedding festivities,
just as the bridesmaids are paired
with the ushers, and the bride her.
self paired with the groom, IL there
are to be many informal parties
given for or by the bride and groom.
But on the day OF the wedding, al.
though the maid of honor and the
best man stand, walk and sit beside
various other members of the bridal
party, not once do they come even
within speaking distance OF each
other. They balance the picture, IL
is true, but always at sides opposite
to each other, or each as a figure
alone.
For example: The best man en-.
tiers with the groom. The maid Of
honor enters alone. During the cere-
mony the best man stands at the
right OF the chancel, the maid Of
honor at the left. AS soon as the re-
cessional starts, the best man goes
into the yestry alone, to fee the
clergyman, or he dashes around on
the outside OF the church with the
groom's hat and stick If he wants TO
grin at the bride and groom as they
get into the car, instead Of putting
hat and stick In the hands Of the sex
ton, before the ceremony. Even so,
although he may see the maid Of
honor into her carriage with the
bridesmaids, he must go back to the
vestry and give the clergyman his
fee In a properly tranquil manner.
he could not very well have tossed
him an envelope on the take-off for
dash with the groom's hat and
stick. According to best taste be
may not walk down the aisle with
the maid Of honor, unless there has
been a sudden double wedding and
he and she have also plighted their
troth. At the reception she stands In
the receiving line between the bride
and a bridesmaid, but he has no du-
ties whatever. At the bridal table
(if there is one) he sits on right Of
bride. She sits on left of groom, so
you see that never are they "part-
ners."
q. 1882. by Emily Post.-wNu Service.
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veranda. Observing Don Jaime at
peace in the arms Of Morpheus, the
stranger removed q full cartridge
belt, with two pistols, and hung his
armament on one of row of huge
spikes driven into the adobe wall
of the house. Quietly he drew an
other chair alongside Don Jaime
and disposed his tired body In 1t.
Don Jaime murmured, without
troubling to open his eyes. "Who
the devil are your
.Wake up, you lazy greaser. and
see." the visitor retorted.
"When you speak in your natur.
ally loud, vulgar and irreverent tone
Of voice I recognize you. I do not
have to look" Don jaime spoke
perfect English, but the faintest
clipped accent denoted 1t was not
his mother tongue. He added In
Spanish: "We1come to my poor
house. It is yours, gringo."
81 don't want your poor house.
All I desire is accommodation and
food for my horse and myself un-
til morning and"
"Thou graceless onei" Don Jaime
murmured drowsily but without Of
tense. "But what else can one ex-
pect of a Texan--and particularly a
Texas ranger? But what brings you
here. my friend?''
"a desire to be neighborly and
to offer a slight return for your
many evidences Of princely hospi-
tality-that and natural desire to
enjoy it again. Since when did you
go into the sheep business, Jimmy?"
Don james dark eyes opened
widely and the hint of an ever-ready
smile faded from his handsome fea-
lures, leaving them unbelievably
stern. "Where?' he demanded.
"About ten miles south of here.
l came across country from San Ysi-
dro and bumped into them on your
range. About forty thousand Of
them, should say, although I'm no
judge Of sheep in quantity. The
brand Is Circle A."
'sTom Antrim's outfit. Well, II
he's only ten miles from here he's
trespassing on my range. Thanks
for the information, Ken. Feed is
pretty scarce to the east of me and
/ suppose Tom Antrim got desper-
ate. Yes. you have your uses.
gringo."
''If you care to run into Los Ago
dones and swear to warrant
charging him and John Doe and
Richard Roe and James Black and
Thomas Green and say dozen 9th.
er off color gents with trespassing,
I'll pick those boys up and lodge
them in the Juzgado; then you and
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Improvement

The bishops little granddaughter
was enjoying one of his occasional
visits, perched on his knee and
scrutinizing his face intently. Pres
emily she said: Grandfather, smile"
He dutifully smiled, and Charlotte
continued: Nov, you look much bet
ter. A good deal of the time your
face looks sad, but the most of the
time it's just plain dumb"
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CHAPTER II

Il SABBATH calm lay upon the
"A hacienda of Don Jaime Miguel
Higuenes. lord of the Rancho Vale
Verde. Notwithstanding the fact that
1t was not Sunday. Don Jaime gazed
out through the arched entrance OF
his patio toward the distant, blue,
serrated hills where the United
States of America ended and the
Republic of Mexico began.
81 WONDER" he thought, "what Is
going to become Of the Higuenes
family"
The problem proving too much
for him, Don Jaime did that which
all of his race do with the utmost
ease and without preliminary no.
tice. He fell into a gentle slumber.
And while he slept a man rode up
to the hacienda entrance, dismount-
ed, and strobe stiffly through the
arched entrance and down the flow
embroidered gravel walk to the
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|, A Sabbath Calm Lay Upon the
Hacienda Of Don Jaime Higuenes.
Fortunately, possess thees-I mean
this-rancho, so / do not need the
lady !"
eff you did. Jimmy. where the
devil would you find herr"
.You have the delightful habit of
placing your finger on the weak
spot, my friend. Where, indeed,
would I find suitable wife? l am
too busy with thees-I mean this
ranch, and when, once orstwice q
year wander to the fleshpots IT is
to be filed with amazement and fear
of what would happen to me II l
marry a modern girl"
"You have all of Castilian's hor.
ror of woman who believes she
can take as good care of herself as
any man can. suppose you want
a girl who will consent to dwell be
hind bars, take no exercise and
stand for fat old dnenna tagging
around behind her, not to see that
she avoids romance but to make GER
tain she doesn't act natural and
seek It"
'sYou are wrong. my friend. am
quite modern but bit old-fash-
toned, too. have been In love many
times but only in love with love. ]
must think long and carefully be-
fore asking any woman to share this
life with me. Here. she would be
lonely. She would look from this
hacienda to the horizon and see
cattle. She would look back. and see
me. One grows weary of scenery.
She would come to regard me as q
jailer, not a husband. So l must be
careful"
fTo BE CONTINUED,
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announce dinner. Better recon
slider your decision and break bread
with u.s." Crooked Bill urged their
guest.
Eyes, do" Roberta pleaded.
aThank you, think l shall moi"
Then to the butler. Harms, will
you be good enough to get my hat
and coat and telephone the garage
for my carp"
When Glenn Hackett's car had
rolled away down the driveway,
Crooked Bill turned to his ward.
"Round two for little Bright eyes.
I'm placing my money on the red"
.Who," the girl demanded firmly.
as Jaime Miguel Higuenes?"
ST don't know. honey. / can only
suspect, and some day I'll verify my
suspicious and tell you"
"For two cents" Roberta threat
ened, I'D go down to Los Algodones
and investigate Jaime Miguel Higue-
mes personally"
eff you do you'll get the surprise
of your sweet young life, my dear"
Roberta's brown eyes danced No.
body knew better than Crooked Bill
how she cherished surprises.
81 think l should go down to
Uncle Toms funeral" she suggest
ed. "Tm the last of the Antrims
and it would be rather indecent Of
me to permit strangers-and not
very sympathetic strangers, fear
Ito bury him"
Crooked Bill was always practi-
cal. even If mysterious. II wouldn't
do that, honey. I'm afraid Uncle
Tom won't keep up until you get
there. l have never heard Of Ice or
ice or undertakers in Los Algod0nes.
and as for Theoretically sealed cask
cts. there just aren't any. ] have a
friend down there. however. and I'll
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wire him to attend the obseQuies
and send flowers for you and q
wreath of cactus for me"
"Why have you always disliked
Uncle Tom so?'
Because you're Ills niece, not
mine, and he's never showed the
slightest interest In you. except to
send you five dollars at Christmas
and on your birthdays; because |
staked the unholy wretch In the COW
business and he sold out the cows.
refused to pay the loan, went to
Mexico where couldn't collect and
set up in the sheep business; be
cause he was ornery from birth and
looked 1t. Your father was not what
would call mental giant. Ro-
berta, but he was kind and anus
ing and on the square, whereas your
Uncle Tom was a throwback, black
Sheep"
Every family has Them" the girl
defended.
wen. money, you haven't yours
any more"
The following evening Glenn
Hackett, having recovered marvel
ously from his indispositfon Of the
day before. called for dinner. "The
bank gives the man, Higuenes most
flattering recommendations, Mr..
Latham" he announced. HE has
plenty of cash and worldly assets
and his record is clean. He Is
known as a man of honor and can
be trusted implicitly"
Crooked Bill nodded, as If this re-
port was not a matter of surprise
to him. Hackett resumed:
81 cannot go to Texas to attend
TO this matter of yours. Roberta. It
will be necessary to engage q law
yer down there to handle your af-
fairs there, and / suppose Higuenes
can direct you to good one. |
imagine you will have to proceed to
Los Algodones Immediately
81 shall start tomorrow" Roberta
decided. and added maliciously: Il
can hardly wait to meet that ador-
able Jaime Miguel Higuenes !"
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Look Who's Here!

All along the horizon Of trade
there are bright spots which mark
successful sales achievements dur
ing the days business has been
called drab. Chocolate Cascarets is
a brand new product that has made
good. The nations favorlte flavor
has been given to an old standby.
Decision followed two years Of test
ing and unanimous approval Of
the merits of the new candidate
for favor among the laxatives.
Both the old Cascarets and the
Chocolate Cascarets are to share
the famed slogan, "They Work
While You Sleep" ADV.
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your boys can run the sheep OF in
peace"
II don't want to run them OF In
peace, Ken" Don Jaime replied Ian
guidly. 1--WE done that before and
It doesn't work. They always come
back. Sure you haven't got some
other work to do tomorrow"
'Now. look here, Jimmy" the ran
ger protested, ''you listen to me.
Tom Antrim's there to stay. So I'm
going to hang around the neighbor-
hood. He's got twenty herders with
him and / noticed they all carried
rifles"
"A mans house Is his castle"
said Don jaime contemplatively,
"and presume that principle ap-
plies to the lands contiguous there
to. One has a right to defend his
castle from unwarranted trespass,
and I'm here to tell you. old keed.
i am very weary Of Tom Antrim
and his sheeps-I mean sheep.
DIN it, will l never get over the
habit of slipping on my plurals, like
any Mexicanl Three weeks ago the
sheriff of this county arrested Tom
Antrim and held him and his men
long enough to permit me to drive
his sheep of my range; and before
l called the sheriff In talked with
Tom Antrim. | told him he must
not come back again. because eef-
l mean if-he did"-here Don Jaime
shrugged eloquent shoulders-''well,
l would not bother the sheriff to
fight for my rights for me. No, by
Santa Maria la Purisima! It is In
the blood of the Higuenes family to
fight their own fights"
The ranger protested again. II
heard all about the famous def of
yours to old Antrim. and happen
to know the old skunk don't take
orders worth cent. Yet, he knows
you mean business. That's why his
men are all armed. He expects a
battle and he knows you'll lead
your forces. Now, If you should
get killed in the fracas, your execu-
tor would be the one to protest
against his trespassing in the fu-
ture. Who might your executor be?"
1.-The Federal Trust company of
Ell Paso."
atom Antrim owes them q lot of
money. In dry year they might
not be too anxious to discover that
Antrim was invading your range
that is, not until they had gotten
their money out Of the old hog. Now
I like you. Jimmy, and don't want
to see you get killed. Besides. II
you kick up row and don't get
yourself killed. you make work for
me and my men. Myself. I'm a man
Of peace. Consequently 1t occurred
to me-"
.You want me to give him anoth-
er chance-to appear weak and
yacillating by talking to that An
trim again?" Don Jaime charged
instantly.
"Thank God, my blood is the cool
blood of an Anglo Saxon ancestry.
If had your not corpuscles, Friend
Jimmy, I never would have risen to
be captain u the Texas rangers
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Now, you listen to me, because
have no interest at all IL Antrim.
I have, however. sympathetic In
terest I'm you and your broad acres.
You plan to go over yonder and
start something. All wrong, old SON,
all wrong. You take q rangers ad.
vice and let the other fellow draw
first. Then beat him to the draw
sYou are always my good friend, !"
murmured Don Jaime gratefully.
SNOW. listen. Jimmy Ken Ho-
bart continued. Tomorrow / shall
make IT my business to drop in to
that sheep camp for luncheon. A
little later you will ride up, alone
and unarmed, I'll report to Antrim
that you're bent on an argument,
but not In the smoke; and he'll go
out to talk to you, because l shall
advise it strongly. When he does
you give him final warning In Ian.
guage most becoming to a hidalgo
Of your proud ancestry. He'll think
you're weak and afraid and OF
course he'll disregard the warn
ing.
swell, having warned him, you
ride back home. gather your gang
together and take possession of the
waterh0les where Antrim must. of
necessity, water his sheep tonight.
He'll fight for the water, rather
than back-track with his flock over
ground that's been eaten over, only
to find your men guarding the wa
ter-holes In that direction. too. A
sheep can't stand such hardship,
and three days without water will
see his sheep dying by the thousand
"You understand me, Jimmy? You
provoke the fight but b. shoots first.
Then you clean up and clean up
good, because that's the only way
you're ever going to have peace.
Antrim's fate will be lesson to
any other grass thief with designs
on your range-and / don't think
any jury In this county will con.
vict you Of murder, because Antrim
and his men will have been clearly
outside the law. you have record
for patient forbearance In the past,
and will be your witness to prove
that you rode up to Antrim's camp
unarmed and talked to him like
gentleman-sabe listed, amigo mio7"
"You are always" Don Jaime
Miguel Higuenes reiterated, my
very good friend. And you are as
wise as treeful of owls. You plot
with all the consummate craft of
my own people" =
Where the devil do you suppose
| got my education. If not along the
Rio Grande?" Ken Hobart retorted
He Lit cigar and looked out over
the pleasant garden. "Gosh. you've
got a nice place here, Jimmy.
wish I'd been as discriminating In
the selection of my ancestors as
You were"
Don Jaime laughed lightly. "Only
little while ago was rejecting
that ] have not had opportunity to
practice the discrimination evinced
by my ancestors in the picking of
wives. Friend Hobart" he replied.
IF you would be lord of a rancho
marry a lady who has one and
doesn't know what to do with It
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Better Give Il Back

She Concluding the quarrel
naughtily)-I suppose you would like
your ring back.
he (politely)-I would rather
unless you can find somebody quick
Iy to take over the remaining install-
ments.-London Humorist.
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Taking Awful Chances

Jimmy-They say that one grad
ually grows to look like constant
companion.
Mabel-Then IL / were you I'd get
rid of that bulldog.
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Intsl of Fun

"Williel What in the world are
you pinching the baby for? Let him
alonel"
80, I amt dom. nothin'. We're
only playing auto and he's the horn"
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FOR BEGINNERS OF THE STORY


her UnceT Tom . violent
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In Moderation, of courae

No appetite? Try achieving a per-
fectly empty stomach.
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Slippers of Destiny
By JUNE WATSON
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Good Taste Today

BY EMILY POST
Author Of Etiquette, the Blue Book Of Social
Usage" THE Personality Of q House." Etc.
Evening star., 1933-01-13
N00NAN DECLINES
TRIBUTE FOR WORK
Car Fare Cut Campaigner
Tells House to Spend
Funds for Relief.

Although his heart is deeply touched
by the signal honor" which he esteems
as "the greatest accorded in. his life,''
John j. Noonan today declined the
public tribute which the House District
Committee by resolution unanimously
adopted at Wednesdays meeting asked
the superintendent of schools to ar
range.
The members Of the House District
Committee, at the suggestion of Rep
resentative Patman of Texas, eagerly
supported by Chairman Norton, Repre-
sentative GaSque of South Carolina
and others, declared the appreciation
of the school children and the public
should be shown for the single-handed
campaign conducted by Mr.. Noonan, at
lower street car fare for school children.
Three Reasons Given.
Arguing that any money which might
be spent on such a testimonial might
better be spent in feeding hungry chill
dren, Mr.. Noonan has written to Chair
man Norton expressing his heartfelt
appreciation of their purpose, but re-
questing that the resolution be re-
scinded. He gave his reasons for this
action as follows:
First. I feel it was a duty for any
one knowing the deplorable conditions
among children of the District to have
done what they could to alleviate them
and that no one is entitled to credit
for such effort.
Secondly. I feel that due to the
depression and the need of bending all
efforts to help better conditions that
it would be unwise to spend any money
for the purpose mentioned. would
prefer it should go toward providing
food for children who are going to
school without breakfast or without
money to provide lunch.
Gives Credit to Press.
Thirdly. I feel that any success in
winning this car-fare clause is due
10 the unstinted efforts of the press;
they have merely used me for copy"
Mr.. Noonan emphasized that al
though the adult fares are declining,
there has been an increase from about
5000 to about IL 900 in children riders,
and that recent figures show practically
no net loss to the companies in the
application Of this law"
Evening star., 1933-01-13
UTILITIES BOARD
MAY REJECT POWER
RATE COMPROMISE
Patrick Says Commissions
Reply Will Be Sent to
Company Tomorrow.
PEOPLES COUNSEL HITS
PROPOSED AGREEMENT
Pepco Offers to Fix Schedule About
Half Way Between Consent De-
cree and Sliding Scale.

Indications today at the District
Building were that the compromise in
the electric rate litigation offered Tues
day by the Potomac Electric Power Co
would be turned down by the Public
Utilities Commission. Although there
was no statement on the point by the
commission today, Maj. Gen. Mason M
Patrick, chairman, said a reply would
be sent to the power company tomorrow
Peoples Counsel Richmond B. Keech
said he was opposed to the compromise
and would not be party to its &C
ceptance.
The commission and the company are
in litigation over the consent decree OF
equity court which has ruled electric
rates here from 1925 until 1881. In the
latter year the commission voided this
decree and set up its own sliding scale
for fixing rates, scale more favorable
to the consumers of electric current
The company appealed to District Su-
preme Court. There the commission
was sustained, and the company has an
appeal pending from that decision in
the Court of Appeals.
For 1892, a compromise scale was ar
ranged, about half way between the ole
consent decree scale and the commits
SlOIl SllOlIlB SCdlc. Ills lCouAeCo IA
rate reductions designed to reduce the
company's net income by $860,00o
These reductions however. were stipu-
lated to last only until the litigation
was settled.
During 1882 the new low rates die
not have the effect contemplated by the
commission, since they reduced the
earnings only about 100000. The
commission suggested that the same
! proceeding be gone through for 1888.
The company offered compromise
whereby they would agree to another
rate reduction, in an amount about
half way between the consent decree
and the sliding scale methods, If the
commission would incorporate this ir
another consent decree and abandon
the litigation.
Mr.. Keech said that to adopt thi:
course would be to sacrifice the gain;
already made in getting rid of the con-
sent decree. 1t is believed that the
commission and the peoples counse
are in agreement on this point, al
though they have often differed in the
past.