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, Friday, September 1 1911 EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE 6 EL PASO HERALD Itetablisbed April, 1SS1. The El Paso Heraia lnciuaes also, by absorption and Bsooession, The Dally News, The Telegraph. The Telegram, The Tribune, The Graphic, The Sun. Tie Advertiser, The Independent, The Journal, The Republican, The Bulletin. r- ' MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS AJTB AXEiU NEWSP. PUBLISHERS ASSOC. Eatered at the PostoGIce In El Paso, Tex., as Second Class Matter. Dedieaied te the service of the people, that no good cause shall lack a cham pion, and that evil shall not thrive unopposed. The Daily Herald is issued six days a -week and the Weekly Herald is pub lished every Thursday, at El Faso, Texas; and the Sunday Mall Edition is also sent to Weekly Subscribers. BelL Business office ........................ H" Editorial Rooms ...4... 2020 oeity Reporter .. ., 101 Advertising Department 11S KERAI.D , TE&MS of subscription; Daily Herald. per month. SOc; per year, $7.00. Weekly Herald, per year, $2.00. The Daily Herald is delivered by carriers in El Paso. .East El P aso, on BUg asd Towne, Texas, aud Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, at 60 cents a mottt- mf-tm A subscriber desiring the address on his paper changed will please su" 1a his communication both- the 'old and the new address. .. COXPLAINTS. , " m. I fubecrlbers failing to get The Herald promptly should call at the office telephone No. 115 before :! p. a. AH complaints will receive prompt atwn Pe- : : , FOREIGN BUSINESS OFFICE. ,,., The John Buda Co., Brunswick Building, Xew York; Tribune Building, Chicago. HL, and Chesaical Building. St. Louis, Mo SDAKAA'TBBD CIR.OUL.ATIOX. The Herald bases all advertising eon- -trabts- on a guar antee of more than twice the circula tion of any other ' 1 Paso, Arizona, .Xew Mexico or "West Texas paper. Daily average ex ceeding 12,6f. f iOk " AseodatioB cLAmw I llilI CB Advertisers cz- i SJmW amiced and certi&ed'te ? ihockxalatioaeffekpah- ( ) kcotieB. Tiofiewesofdrcalatie ? ooat&iaed in tie AMocktWs re- ? I port only are guaranteed, r I xkshGm if JtaricM AiVer&es i $ He. 1 646 WKtcfcaN Wj. B. Y. Ck ! ' Madero Allays Fear F RArTCISCO I. 1CADER0 has officially declared that the promises made by certain demagogic agitators before and during the late revolution as to the division .of tie large estates would not "be carried out. In his address to tie convention of the new Progressive party at Mexico city, accepting the nomin atioa for tie presidency, Mr. Madero said that there would be no "radical division r of the large estates by arbitrary methods. He declared that the large estates of the cdMstry would not be attacked, although greater protection would be given to the small landowners who have recently complained of illegal seizures of their property. The general idea has been that some at least of the largest estates would be either confiscated in part or condemned by the government and bought in at a aemisal price per acre thereafter to be sold to the peasantry on such terms ex tending over Tery long periods as would amount to little more than a nominal annual reataL Mr. Madercs positive declaration that there would be no "radical division by arbitrary methods" is good news to the large landowners in Mexico iadu&Bg many foreigners who have feared that the lower classes in the rural communities wsukl consider themselves warranted in taking forcible possession if necessary ef the private lands, destroying fences and buildings, and running off " aad stealing livestock if the government did not sooner make some sort of general distribution ef property. Agitaters, especially in the districts remote from large cities, .have persistently circulated false premises of a general division of the land, and it is from, the -classes so appealed to that serious trouble might be expected in the near future when such extravagant promises Jfailed to materialize. While Mr. Madero's announce ment makes for stability ancTsecurity of property and capital, it is not so certain that it will make for peace, for it is probable that it will not be received, with popular acclaim by those Mexicans -who have had their appetites whetted by the extravagant promises of demagogs who claimed authority as revolutionary leaders. Mr. Madero's idea of handling the vexed question of land monopoly is to im pose a land tax, which will force the owners of large tracts either to develop them or te turn them loose, inasmuch as the burden of taxation, would become too heavy if there were ao adequate use made of the land to produce wealth, from its cul tivation and coleaization. Such government lands as still remain will be opened oa easy terms for colonization on a plan similar to the nomestead" system of the United States. Madero's address before the convention at Mexico-city was characterized by saaenees and conservatism. If he can enforce his views of fair play in the exercise of tie popular suffrage and in the treatment of foreign and home capital, he will be emtitlei. to recognition as a statesman of much ability. His chief danger is that so much, more has been promised by bis associates and subordinate leaflet than can possibly be made good in a reasonable length of time, that he will be coatiaaally forced to explain delays and failures in carrying out the elaborate revolutionary program. Whether he or another be elected president of the re public ample time ought to be allowed for working out the great economic and political changes for which the revolution was fought. It took 15 years to restore boobs! conditions ia the United States after the great civil war, andonly three ntoatis have elapoed'since arms were grounded in Mexico. Naming the WHILE the question of naming the county road up and downthe valley is being discussed, what is the matter with the old historic names or" these great highways? The road down the valleySis part of the old "Military read which has "been in use since Spanish times and was surveyed, teapped, and protected with soldiers when the United States acquired control of this southwestern region from Mexico j and "Old Military road" would not be a bad same for it new. The upper valley road is part of the extention of the ancient "Santa Fe Trail"; theSanta Fe Trail proper extended from Westport, near the present Kansas 'City, , to Saata Fe, but at that point it joined the much older highway of traffic extend ing frem Chihuahua to Santa. Fe, and this part of the road from El Paso to Santa Te may preperly be called part of the Old Santa Fe Trail. If the sarae "Santa Fe road" were adopted it might be confused with the railway, but tie name "Santa Fe Trail" never could be confused with anything. It is by all odds the most appropriate title ior the up valley road, nerpetuating a histerical name asd fact of the highest significance. A Certainty THAT 'Tfeing conservative in real estate does not always pay" is as true of Fl Paso as it is of Los Angeles or any other place, and Los Angeles has an example of a "conservative" man who has lost $360,000 in ten years through his conservatism. He was afraid to back a proposition in real estate in that city, because he "wanted to be sure of his money." Somebody else backed it and in ten years has cleaned up 360,000 on Tents alone. Many El Paeoaas are "conservative" in a similar way. They have a piece of property that is bringing in a little each month and ey are afraid to take the risk and put me mere' into, it in the way of improvements and reap a small fortune. This is particularly true of the valley lands, much of them held in large tracts by individuals who are doing nothing to improve them. Excessive A GREAT ocean liner when it is going into its dock shuts off its own power and allows a lot of small tugs to pull it in. This is not because theJ great ship could not go' in under its own power, but because of the danger that it may damage either itself or the dock in trying it. The vessel is powerful enough -t do the work alone, out the consequences might le dire if it tried. The great cean liner might be compared to somefnen or institutions. They are gret eneHgh to accomplish that which they set out to do, but shutting off steam and leaving seme.ef the work to' lesser lights, often results in a great sav iag. The great -aaa Tnay be able to do the small things, too, but he may loss efiengh while he is workiag.over them, to more thans offset his original saving. Auto. 1115 020 HERAID T8AT ESIilKG AGENTS. Persons solicited to subscribe for Th Herald should be ware ef imposters and should not pay money to anyone unless he an show that he is legally authorised by the El Paso Herald. County Road Not a Gamble " Zeal ' UNC walts Denatured Poem PFTEJT drop my helpful book to watch fair Arabella cook. Kb weary kitchen drudge is she; she cooks with gladsome ecstacy. I've seen her take soma flour and crease, and then produce a masterpiece. With soul inspired and glowing I eye she makes the pudding and the pie; when from the oven she will take some i lovely and triumphant cake she feels the rapture ' that is known by geniuses, and they alone. And IN THE KITCHEN when we gather round the board and vjiew with joy the tempting hoard of things that make our stomachs Jemima hasn't learned to cook: she green cattle stand therein, 'neasn ougnouse trees nvnn leaves oi tin; ana cnmsuu crows are soaring by, beneath a stretch of brindled sky; the sun. that shines on bird and beast, is sinking Blorwly in the east. We turn away, with sinking heart, from fair Jemima's stunt in art, give her the jolt that she' deserves, and watch sweet Arabella's curves. Copyright, 1911, by George Matthews Penelope In History; What the Name Means; Persons Who Have Borne It (Copyright, 1910, by Heary TT. Fischer.) G IRLS named Penelope need not worry over the invention of some irresponsible i writers claiming that the name is identical with Turkey-hen, for the bird came to Europe from America, not from Turkey, a vast number of centuries after the original Penelope bent her blond head over the loom threading the bobbin. Penelope means the "Weaver" and has nothing in common "with Pene' lope, a species of bird, at. home in Greece, Once upon a time a romantic story was published to the effect that Penelope had been abandoned Moses-' like) as an "infant and that a' kindly Penelope had fed her on , frogs andl grass, the authors of the yarn proba bly surmised. As everybody knows, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus 'and mother of Tolemachus, a virtuous and industri ous woman. Penelope Adopted by tke Irisb. A spinning wheel is Penelope's em-J blem and "faithful to death" hej, motto. The ancient Irish, who were great spinners, perhaps that is the reason why they adopted that "name, claim ing it identical with their own' Finn ghuala. This word means "white shoulders," and it would require, a I great deal of space, without serving any useful purpose, to explain the con A LOVE STORY By George1 Dubonnet. kR OSB MIREUIL;" Paul Vlgne exclaimed, with a touch of sadness in his voice, "are you sure that Is the lady's name? I should never have known her again, but of course It is more than 10 years since I saw her last." . Hose llireuil had been the undisputed queen of the all-night restaurants 10 years ago. She was tall and fair, had big blue eyes and a shrill voice and, when one of the men-about-town pres ent put an orange on the back of his hand, - she kicked it to the ceiling with her .golden slipper, never "failing to hit It Imagine a frail, slender little midi nette from one of the great dress makers' workrooms in Rue de Ia Paix suddenly spreading her wings and hur rying along the glittering asphalt, where tix& old viveurs wink at her with their monocles squeezed tight in the other eye. Hose "was one of the little mldi nettes who at two minutes past 12 came rushing out like lightning with Fernande, Clementine, Jklarguerite and the whole gay crowd, flirting, smiling and chatting, throwing themselves down on one of the lawns of the Tullleries garden to eat . their thick ""slices of bread and ham, which was all they nad for luncheon. I was just 20 years old then, very awkward and bashful, so X dared not tell Rose how much I admired her. Then I quite unexpectedly inherited 10,000 francs from an old aunt and this suddenly gave xne the needed cour age. It was no easy matter, anyway, and Rose at first turned a deaf ear J;o my entreaties, and it took more than three weeks before she finally surren dered. But at last the eventrul evening came, when, arm in arm we walked along the quays, while the setting sun was illuminating the gay city with its last golden rays. One evening my little friend with blushing cheeks and sparkling eyes stood as fascinated in front of one of the round poster columns which was covered with glowing, advertisements describing the charms of the towns along the fjviera, where aristocracy spends a few months and squanders money recklessly.' Rose stood and looked at them in -silence for several moments, but at last It came from her lips: "Yes, that is thcplace where I should like to live," and her dark eyes shot fire. ""Would you like to go to Italy, dar ling? Nothing is easIer.y"We will take a trip down there." e'Oh, nonsense!" But she soon saw that I was in earnL est, and I shall never forgef the won derful trip. The rain was pouring down when we left Paris, but as soon as we were seated in a compartment in the train de luxe our hands and lips soon found each other, and how she cried with joy at the, sight of the mountains and the blue sky, which greeted us on the other side of the SImplon pass, the fragrance of th flowers and the 'sight of the rows of beautiful little cottages along the swiftly rushing rivers. Then followed a series of wonderful days, during which we thought of neither past or future, but simply gloried in our youth and happiness. I had figured that, as we were living, my money would last for about three Weeks, but what did I care, three weeks seemed a very long time then when looking ahead, and what was to come afterwards did not worry mein the least. Opposite us at the dinner table ev ery evening sat an old English major, who was' evidently enormously richr He was ugly as sin, and the waiters said he was not quite right in his mind and I soon noticed that he began trying to flirt with Rose. She noticed it, too, so we changed our seats, only to be followed to the other table by the .ma jor. I was only 20, hot headed1 and im pulsive, and the next time I caught him making eyes at Rose again, I struck him squarely in the face. A challenge followed and the nex't day we met in an orchard outside the city. I fired the first shot and calmly waited for the major's. He hit well. I felt a tinging, -blow in the chest, everything turned tblack in front of my eyes and T fainted away: My awakening to life I can never for gay, we hand the cook a large bouquet. paints large pictures of a brook and pea Cdajjjn Adams. &m nection, alleged connection, on the ba sis of etymology. My own opinionis that the adoption, of Penelope was fav ored by he abbreviations of Finn ghualy, named Fenella and Nuala. The name Is more popular in Eng land than in this country, and when we consider its popular diminutives: "Pen" and Penny" are not sorry for missing the latter, for they are cer tainly unworthy of the beautiful orig inal. Penelope in Iiiteratnre. Penelope will be part and parcel of classic literature as long as Homer is remembered. Another famous Penelope wap tho heroine of 'Astorphel and Stella" Sir Philip Sidney's collection of 110 son nets addressed to Penelope Devereux, sometime lady Rich and still later countess of Davonshire. She was a sis ter of the earl of 3ssex, beloved by Elizabeth, and when 12 years old was described as a "girl of strange and striking beauty. The "Web of Penelope. A work never ending; still beginning, never done, but ever In hand, is called the web of Penelope. The queen of Ithaka, it will be remembered, haJ promised to choose among her suitors as soon as she had finished a certain piece of weaving. As she nightly un raveled what she had done in day time, this work was never finished. The Heralft Daily Shaft St.ry get -In the room there' was the smell of ther and carbolic acid and Rose, suddenly transformed into a. silent nurse, was bending over me. She kissed me tenderly and whisj pered: '.Now you are safe, darling. The bullet has been extracted. All you need is rest" I felt terribly weak, could not stand the least ray of daylight and my head was hot and dizzy with fever. I slowly recovered my strength, ind Rose never left ray bedside because she felt that her presence was life Itself to me. I had lost every sense of tim t and without thinking of the future I enjoyed Rose's loving care. .One night, however, I woke up with chattering teeth and shaking with fever. "Rose," I said, "we must have been here for more than a month the mon ey! What is to become ofs us dar ling" o She blushed a little as she answered; 'You must not worry about it I have arranged everything. i.vo arratm'od oTTOTrfTitTiir " "How?" She turned her face" away. "Have a little patience. Tomorrow I will tell you everything." The next morning- When I woke up and Iqpked for Rose, the place next to me was empty. She had gone, but on the little table next the bed was a let ter: "Forgive me, darling,. I cannot lie to you. It is of no use to tell you how I naa to struggle with people who want ed to take, advantage of our desperate position. Many times I was ready to despair and now I cannot hide it from you that 'the one who has paid our hotel bill, the dtoctors and everything else is the English major who nearly killed you. I knew how you would despise me if I told you this and that is why I left you. I could nottbear to look at your angry, sad eyes. Good-bye forever, darling. Tour loving Rose." Next 0 the letter "was my pocket book with my last 1000 francs bill the money for our trip'back. I went back to Paris and for three weeks I searched for Rose Jn vain, and now I find her here tonight after more than 10 years a fallen woman. How strange life often is. Tou may believe me qr not, but I wish the ma jor's bullet had found my hearf .and' finished an existence for which J have never cared since I lost my first love. . 14 Years Ago To- From The Herald Of This Bate jg97 dai Mrs. Morley is down from Pmjoph today. VH. M. Patterson is in town from Xft brasjea. Tom Beck is now with the Mexican Ore company. W. W. Tuttle returned this noon from Kansas City. Mrs. "Will Davis returned from the east this afternoon. Mrs. P. "W. Hall and family left for Fort Worth this afternoon. The new railroad irom Jimenez will be started some time tbis month. Judge Sexton anddaughter 'and Miss Gates returned this" morning from the east Senator W. TT. Turney went to Fort "Worth this afternoon to be gone a TV CCJV. . Miss Thornton returned this after noon from Waco, ready to resume her school .duties. . Henry Ayada, for a long time em ployed in The Herald job rooms, has gone to Yucatan. J. Caldwell has gone to Zacatecas with a carload of brood mares and will be gone ten "days. Miss AnnaMahill returned this morn ing from a three months visit to friends in Palestine, Texas. i. W. Bowman, receiving clerk and assistant cashier at the. Sari taFe sta tion, has gone to Las Vegas. A box car of prunes passed through as rush freight on tlie east bound S. P. passenger train this afternoon. The Postal and Mexican Central tel egraph companies cut the rate on American School Architecture Proves Standing of Communities Many Jtfew Systems Are Being Adopted Each Year Some Examples of Good Buildings. , I F a school house may be accepted as an. index to the educational status of the communitv in whinh - fs found, certainly education throughout America must be in a most creditable state. .Each year adds to the thou sands of well equipped, sanitary school buildings so liberally scattered over the country. In point of architectural beauty and convenience, the modern ,school building of every town rivals the very best structures devoted to other purposes. Every new device in. ventilating, heating and safety which architect and builder can devise Is quickly adapted to the needs of tfte public school. Best Results Obtained. School architecture Is an art in it- self, and no detail is considered trivial mat win aaa to the utility, beauty and convenience of the school building. Tho same requirements of space, light, ven tilation and heating are now demanded for the small school of one or two rooms as for the immense city struc ture which provides accommodations for 2000 or 3000 pupils, 'in both build ings the maximum of skill and inge nuity has been taxed to secure the best results at a minimum cost. J Since- the condition of the school room has been found to bear so di rectly upon the health of the child, matters are now being brought for ward that were never thought of by the school builder of a generation ago. Even in the one-room rural school building, careful consideration is given to the newest ideas of school architect ture. Since the majority of American citizens receive their education in country schools, it is but lust that the construction of these buildings should receive as much care as the larger city schools. For as small a sum as $600 a .properly constructed school building-, providing accommodations for 40 or 50 children, can be erected in a rural community. ''In this build ing the problems of lighting, heating and ventilation receive dtae considera tion. "Wherever possible the rural school has modern plumbing and heat ing arrangements, even in localities where such things are lacking in most of the homes. Xeiv Todel Plan. A model one-room school plan issued J Within the year, contains a play base ment and an nnstalrs ottlr- T-n Vio attic are provided carpenter's benches xor xne ooys wooaworlc, a modern range for the girls' domestic science class, and also a blanket screened chair for disinfecting a child who has been exposed to a contagious disease. This school house is supplied with modern toilet appliances!, including a bathroom, which last adjunct has been found as desirable in a country school as in a city building. To Ilgkt Oae Side. According to th'e latest authorities a school room should be lighted -on one side only. The hygienic value of pro tecting the eyes of the pupils by admit ting the light at the left or the back is being generally understood. If the room be- lighted on two adjacent sides, either the teacher or the pupil must face the light. By common consent the teacher has been made the victim. It is said that this, more than any other cause, is responsible for the premature weak eyes of public school teachers. The model school rpom, 24 by 32 feet 0PTe"LS" -, , v. -.. .. .uu.w,. ,. ,o.n..icn..uu, ""'" are simple systems effective for the smaller schools and the most elabor ate air fanning apparatus for the large city schools. In many of the states the number of fcubic feet of air furnished each child is regulated by the state law so that high ceilings are prime re quisites. New "Xork requires 2000 cu bic feet of air per hour for each child. The school architect has provided this supply in a properly constructed build ing at a cost of less than one cent per capita jt or the entire school year, even when elaborate mechanical power is required for ventilation. GagiBg Temperature. The gaging of the temperature of the room is also reaching a scientific exactness. A. school architect recently has arranged a heating plant in a large city school building upon so careful a basis as to demonstrate that an aver age size school room may be amply heated for the few hours required for the daily schdol 'session with only one pound of coal. With coal at $4 a ton, this would be equivalent to less man one-half cent per day. The economic advantage of a heating plant capable of so fine a regulation more than makes up for Its first cost vand must commend itself to every community. The helplessness of a multitude of children in time of fire has called for the most stringent regulations of school architecture In -this direction. jn arrow nails, which can easily be blocked, are being debarred by law. Most of the large city buildings are now supplied with wide outside covered stairs, generally on at least two sides of the building. These are reached by wide, easily opened m doors, so that the possibility ,of a blockade is reduced to a minimum. 3Ihhuh1 Training Demaads. The Introduction of manual' training and physical culture into the schools I of the large city requires special con sideration! n the plans of the architect. A model city grammar school has. rooms in the basement in which are. located the manual training work for tne ooys, including carpentry, iron work and elementary electrical work, and the domestic science room for the girls, while on the top floor, are ar ranged class rooms for the sewing work of the girls aul for the drawing and art work of the entire school. The need for an auditorium In the school building differs in, various lo calities. With the growing tendency to use the school building as a social center for the neighborhood, comes the need of a room large enough to ac commodate more people than" can be assembled in one school room. Sliding doors generally solve the difficulty. There are few school buildings, even Mexican messages today from 35 to 40 percent J. F. Godalr, a wealthy cattle and sheep man of Midland, Texas, arrived from the north this noon with his bride and they are staying at the Pierson. Millard Patterson and judge P. F. Edwards returned this morning from Barstow, where they attended the opening of court Revivalist Burnett will preach to the boys at the fire department at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon "and the boys are primping up preparatory to the occa sion. J. P. Oberholser, the operator at the Santa Fe station, has returned to his telegraph desk from 'nls vacation, and F. A. Hunt who has held the key for the time, will return to San Marcial. .'By Frederick J. 'Haskin in a small town, in which there are not two or more class rooms- which can be thrown together in this manner. Frequently city school , buildings are planned so that one entire floor, com - posed of a dozen rooms or more, may be thrown together into one good sized auditorium. Boston's Slodel Structure. Ofhe typical high school building of the country reveals an interesting progress not only in school architec ture,, but in teaching methods as well. One of the most distinctive is the Latin and English high school in Boston, which was Inspired by a study of the celebrated "Academiscat gymnasium" of Vienna, which has been generally conceded to be the best school building 4 in the world. The building is a pure type of court form, covering a. block of ground 423 by 220 feet In size. The rooms and corridors are arranged in parallelogram form -around a central court which admits light and furnishes a playground. The lighting of the school rooms is practically from the street side. Among its distinctive fea tures is a jterge military drill room, 30 by 62 feefin size and as amphitheat rical lecture room for teaching sci ence. A conservatory, where growing flow ers are kept for the enjoyment of the pupils as well as the study bf' natural science, is a new feature added to a number of scheols. This conservatory is scientifically heated, and ventilated, so that it provides proper accommoda tion for many valuable plants front the tropics, which have -been added from time to time to the school col lection. Cafes for IjHHclies. The question of school lunches also requires the architect's attention. In most of -the city high schools and many of the elementary schools lunches are served from, a well appointed cafe un- dter the direction of the school author ities, and a room must be provided for this. In some schools, where domes tic science is taught, the lunch room is used as a class room during school hours. Some provision for darkening the room for scientific purposes in illus trated lectures, Is a profelem in archi- tficturft whiiVh hay hPAn laalv cVJ-worl b an Plahnrat TnPrTi.T,QTT 1 c w f Kansas City Manual Training school. KU1SU Citv irtm- TrainW hrl The assembly room, which is well lighted by a window area of 2810 square feet can be completely dark ened in 50 seconds by an automatic device, which controls the raising and lowering of the darkening shades and the screen back of the platform. Physical Laboratories. In this school there are physical and biological laboratories furnished for teaching physics, chemistry, botany and .zoology. The chemical laboratory is fitted with studerrts working desks having- solid slate tops. The tables in the biological laboratory are "topped with plate glass, giving a smooth, eas ily cleaned surface for dissection. The corridors In this building" on the first and second floor, are 19 feet Wide and serve for exhibition purposes. Th& art room has been supplied with a north light making it Ideal for free hand) work. -There are outside pavilions for the shops and laboratories. . In connection with, school architect- Tided in American hooI In ifotkel I COUntrr ir i-T-ia -mm-flA lies ... j. j. . .. Txi. uao adj (sj.e.t ax- Dr.Parkhurst The State of Texas Offers Prizes for Farm Production Hafl Decreased: THE fact that civilization has its roots in the soil, coupled. with the fact that agriculture, when Ignorantly and Inconsistently pursued, tends to rob the soil of the three ele ments especially essential to produc tion, furnishes matter that must ap peal to every one Intelligently con cerned for the welfare of our coun try and the permanence of its insti tutions. Of course, we can deal wastefully with the soil in the same way as we have been dealing with timber land, and leave it to the next and subsequent generations to reap the bitter fruits of our spendthrift, regardlessness. But that is not the spirit animating the minds of those who are now devot ing their energies to the problem of the conservation of our natural re sources a spirit that contains in it the genuine impulse of patriotism, and which seems destined to become increasingly prevalent and influential The state of Texas is giving itself to this subject with a studious and widespread interest, and some of ttie methods employed there commend themselves to public consideration and adoption. 's FalliHg Off Ih Yield 50 PerceHt The movement in progress is under the auspices 'of the Texas Industrial congress, of which Col. Henry Exall is tne president rrv. , .. ,. . " .."-- - auu maun 1111c lmnuiSH. 1 1Z f l"ul xnat state iWOO farms; t-ifi;, 1 PJOI?ems incident to its agricultural life become nf fir.rooKh. I ing and practical importance. . . .. . . - -" . - 1 Out of a total of 240 counties, rep resentatives from 116 are svmDathet- ically and actively participant In the movement. By a carefully organized system of agricultural propagandist the state has become inoculated with, the idea that every crop that is pro duced withdraws from the soli a deter minated amount of producing energy. This fact Mr. Exall has illustrated to me by -the following typical In stance: There Is a certain tract of land in Texas, all but 50 acres of which ,have been under cultivation for 10 or 12 years, and last year yielded 20 bushels of wheat to the acre. TrTe remaining 50, which are virgin soil, yielded 40 bushels-. That is to say, that after De ing worked for a dozen years therS was a falling off in yield of 50 per cent If a man engaged in manufac tured discovers that the net profits from his business are today only about half of what they were a decade ago, he concludes either that he must im prove his methods, or Invest his capital some other way. Prize for Ten Best Acre. In its campaign of education the Texas Industrial congress proceeds tnereiore to instruct the public as to the means by which the essential in gredients of the soil, which are ex tracted from it by cultivation, may be put back so that it may be maintained at Its original efficiency, or asnearly so as possible. Public addresses are beinggiven, lit erature widely distributed throughout 4 fifarn Pinky Kerr has aaswered. a. aiwtfM ment fer a second hand vie&uci t piay Uncle Tom., Pony- Mepfg nyg hit wife is either in a. ugly huaer ec kavm' ami thin sent heme oa apprsTal. tention been given to the. Jtygieae a4 comfort of school furniture aM its adaptability to its parpoee. Thre is no excuse for any school buiMiag be ing improperly furnished whn evwnr needed article can be supplied by nu merous manufactures at exceptionally low prices. From the kindergarten to j the college and university2- avery pos sible need nas been provided for. St. li9Tate XBHreyeMets. The largest 'operation. la school ar chitecture ever made by-an"r city is now in progress In 3t !Louis, where J new buildings, embodying- the tetest and best ideas of school construction, are being erected to replace & number of oldr inadequate structures. Fire proof corridors and stairways will be one feature of each, of these buildings. The sum of $l,7td, wag appreprfeUed for this purpose and these buiUings WHen completed. Will &k ti gt f UiS public SCbGOl plaat th t fat the worlds J ISText Article The School Social Cen ter. 2VOVED SOTJVMSrTJtS OIF- JTXAJUKE TO ATrrKRTXSH TBLJKPM50W. The Trl-State Telephone compasy has given . away, a naraber of mnMpze features of tie battle of Juarez. The souvenir is a pieee of the telephone cable which, ran between "SI Paso and Juarez showing the bullet holes which, were made in fee echle during the B&ttle. The cable is jsenaied on sT block ef wood fer a paper weight. VAIrliET STJK.TET PA1T HAS ARRIYXD AT TSMBTA. Th -preliminary -servey of the val ley, which, is being made by engineer B. E. Hardaway and field party, has now been run to within & short dis tance of Tsleta, and this part of the work will be completed, by Saturday. The survey is being ade te gather data relative to an dnteruroeji Hae through the valley. On tie Wastiaf tit Soil a4 tie Xftsaoiy. tie Best Tea Aewg of Cora aad Ctttom, 53 Percent in tie Space of 12: Tears. the state, devoted to plain and prac tical discussion of the methods by which soil may be so treated ad ma nipulated, as to yield fee largest re- suits xrom tne smallest area, and an extensive system, of correspondence maintained; all tending te the creation of an earnest andf intelligent senti ment So great is the interest that is being: developed, even outside of Texs, that unbeknown to the author oneof his addresses has beea pubhVafeed by a Chi cago company in am. isewe ef l,frM,0 copies. JBeys ss Farmers. t As an additional incentive, prises. amounting te $1,W hajre been offered for the 10 best acres of eon and the 10 best acres of cotton, for which th-ere are 174S contestants, of whom. Ml axe boys. All of this is operating to ele vate commen everyday farming to the dignity of a learned profession or, if you please, to the dignity of & fine art It is an important feature of the movement that it is encouraging the boys to cherish an intelligent roopeet for. the ground and for the business of drawing from it the means e ha subsistence. It tends to insure their rera&inia$- oa the land after they have become advtt, and to that extent conterats the ex- isrinc a-nri !ni..iu jio-m ""- ...v.,!,- ujoTAfSiuwu . leave the country for the eitr. Once let farming beceme recognised . . .. V! 7r .a uuo wi mc uunuraoiB BmaiDTMMiH and an employment that gives premise of comfort and sufficiency, and nteh is accomplished toward diseredrting the seductiTe but untrustworthy at tractions of urban life. , Exceedingly Interesting" in this oa nection are the replies which some of these 901 boys are returning to circu lar fetters of inquiry that are ad dressed to all those who are contesting for the prizes. f Makes Beys Wtot to Stay e&'Tasan. One of the questions that are seat out Is the following: "Has the work of the Texas Industrial congress boon of any help to you, and, if so, in want way?" To this one boy replies: Vlt has stirred up my antaition te be the greatest farmer in Texas." Yaethnr one saysr "It shews ne what n hoy can do if he will take sat&rt mton'v advice." In answer to the question, "Axe yea willing to cultivate a crop next year according to the instructions of the congress, whether prises are offered or not?" one boy says: T am, and aoo what X have gained from it this year." Another answers, "I ana. if I do not 50 off to school, but if I do, my father J willing to join you." It Is very earnestly to be desired feat the enterprise, which has been so promisingly Inaugurated in Texas, might extend itself throughout sir country by the power of a healthy con tagion, reestablishing in its normal I dignity the business of tilling the soil and at the same time securing to n tional prosperity absolutely depends! mat pnysicalt basis upon which our na-