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PASO HERALD
Monday, January "9, 1911. w5
An El Paso Prisoner's Appeal
'Educated Youth Writes Poetry and Makes Eloquent Prayer for Parole To Save
Him from Penitentiary.
GREAT SOUI.S.
Great souls are slow to blame a uick
lo find
ExcH.se far errors of. tfce heart ad
mludj
Confronted -with the crime ef broken
laws,
Tk,ey pnt aside the fact to yrofee Ike
cause.
"WTith charity aid faith aiviaely .West,
Tkey look not oa maa's "worst side, bwt
bis best,
And vrmen. a sohI before tewtatle
falls
Tbelr sympathy across the chasm calls.
There e bul lew Trhos. wamtoH love of
vice
From hottest "ways istl pioas jpatks
entice, ,
For siH-ts sordid, usly, Barefiaed,
Asd mortal man towards beaaty Is im
.cliaed. The. most who stoop. Bate Sbotth the
lash of need
That drove them on to madness, snd
the deeH "
Asd hidden in the souls of aaore, some
fault
Iay, waiting to betray the to assaslt.
Ahl Man Is but a tool in higher hands,
Oheyiajc, blindly, intricate commands,
And, if xsome part Isr shivered by a
stroke,
Tt
aay have served
. broke.
purpose as it
, Xou ask the author? He is Charles
Blair Lynch, age 22, convicted of for
gery and under sentence to spend the
next four years of his life in the Texas
state penitentiary. Too honest to swear
to a lie, he says, as a result of -which
he might have been acquitted, he is to
day confined In the El Paso county
jail. Retrospection of past gooa per
formances is his only pleasure, for the
future is clouded "with hazy hopes.
He asks to he paroled, and his plea
Is eloquent, but the Texas statutes in
clude no provision of -that nature. Ex
ecutive clemency is his only chance,
and Influential force, not alone from
El Paso, for -he has many forceful
friends in many 'cities, is to be brought
into play. All, however, is to be kept
from his mother and sister, before
whom he some day hopes to present
himself without prison stain, and who
are at present Ignorant of his predica
ment; Attainment of an extraordinary edu
cation Is his"; his flow of language and
his. diction are perfect, yet somewhere
in his makeup a cog slipped, seemingly,
for he was tempted and fell, and while
under the influence of whisky, he says,
he passed three forged checks, and
without a lawyer pleaded guilty. His
. companion secured an attorney .and was
acquitted.
In a letter to district attorney Joe
Nealon he pleads now what would "have
exerted a powerful influence on any
jury. The letter "was -written In the
county jail, where he was surrounded
-oiuy by others whom penitentiary sen
tences stare In the face. The letter, in
part, recites:
Tt is with considerable -trepidation
and m-sgilng that I venture to -approach
you "Tipon a matter of "which
you are. presumably, ignorant. I have
no "warrant of intrusion pthes than j
that hope -which "springs -eternal in
the human breast." unless -well, there
may he greater justification. Tou are
my judge.
'T was arrested on the T4th day of j
--.-- i . , t
November on a charge -of forgery pre
ferred hy'the Rio Grande "valley bank.
The charge was true. I was .guilty. I
pleaded guilty In the 34th district court
and was sentenced to four years penal
servitude December 27 last. The then j
prosecutor, W. T. Howe, asked the jury
to fix rhe minimum penalty, which
they did. He said to. me, upon leaving
the courtroom, that he believed me 1
to be less guilty in the premises than i
im r f Vi a.T" r
smother.
"Friends of a day I have none other
in El Paso) had advised me to make a
defence. They told me that a sym
pathetic juror or two might "be rsluc
tant to spnd me to the penitentiary;
at least, they said, the jury might be
impeled to lighten my sentence more
than they could if I voluntarily con
fessed the crime. An offer of gratui
tous legal assistance was made me.'
But after much consideration, I con
cluded there was no defence, morally,
and could not bring myself to believe
that a lie would lighten the burden of
self-accusation -weighing me down. I
may have been wrong- in this. Ignor
ing Its ethical side and viewing only j
Its practical aspects, no tloubt I was.
'Tt was my first experience with
courts- in the role of prisoner. It was
the first time I had strayed so far
afield .as to shatter a statute or even
bemire myself. I had sinned before
We U liave- But I had never before
btsen guilty of an act which could cause
me to fear the judgment of my fellow
br be ashamed to meet their gaze.
"Why did I do it? Why did our first
ancestor set the fashion in forbidden
fruits? I think, now, there must have
been a 'stUT concealed In the first
garden. It happens that I am not
Inured to heavy drinking. Bouts with
isaccnus were not included In my early district superintendent in charge of the
exercise. Excessive imbibing Is not interests of the Postal Telegraph com
particularly attractive, and I never had pany in Wisconsin, Minnesota, South
any keen desire to learn to hold my j Dakota, Iowa and the northern penin
llquor like a -gentleman. Moreover, sula of Michigan, with headquarters
when I made my first communion (I In thA Postal rrlpc-rpjnh bulirUnc- Phi-
am a Catholic) I took a pledge to ab-
stain from the use of intoxicants until j
1 ""SLf1 years "ld' I am now 22-
-With a companion I drank heavily
the week of my crime. So heavily
that I have only the vaguest recollec-
l2i?waa2r lnceats ib dafs jm" '
mediately preceding and following its 1
commission, none at all fZ some. I re
membered presenting two checks for
payment, hazily, albeit, hut of the
names signed to the checks and the
amounts I had no memory. There
were three checks in all.
"It I had the faintest conception of
the "seriousness of my position or the
gravity of my acts, it Is unlikely that
I would have lingered five days in
the neighborhood of my crime. If I
was in possession of my faculties It
is improbable that I would have a
na pnmr
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energy. Made from Wheat, Rice,. Oats and Barley.
Ask your Grocer.
1 second time swindled a bank whose
agents were then hunting me. I was
not My senses were stupefied with
liquor, my nature evidently momentar
ily metamorphosed. I believe the law
makes no allowance for this condition.
I realize lit could not, with safety. Ex
cuse would be too easy. Of course,
there have been celebrated instances
of 'brain storm' and 'exaggerated ego,'
but, certainement, tnese are even more
widely distinot from plain drunkenness
than kleptomania from theft.
"If law is not law' merely because
it is; if, indeed, It has purpose, intent;
If, as it sems self-evident, it is a
vital part of life, making for life and
safety and utility and mental and
moral advancement, I "wonder how well
society would be served by I my four
years sentence? Punishment must
fYJ1n-ar HpTirf1nt1nn? rim mint Tirir n.
I deterrent. I know, and I do not ques
tion that threat of grim reprisals often
stays a culprit hand. Tet there Is
penance arid punishment more severe
than any court of man has power to
Inflict the castigations of that ter
rible trio, memory, accusing con
science and consciusness of self-degradation.
Conscience, in Its literal in
terpretation, does not so much make
cowards of us all as sufferers. I have
already suffered much in loss, humilia
tion and shame, and must endure even
more.
"Doris society recruit its ranks, of
choice, from convict camps? "Was
prison pallor ever passport to the
world's regard? Does criminal influ
ence tnake for better men? Some, in
deed, it may not harm you can't cor
rupt corruption. But I beg you to be
lieve that I am not one of these. Must
a single, fearful misstep be fraught
with such appalling possibilities as lie
in the prospect of four of life's best
years passed in the environment of
prison? I do not think it would render
me more fit to mingle with my fel
lows, Inculcate higher standards of
conduct and purge my soul of its im
purities. "There is, for me at present, dread,
portent in those lines of Pope's: ,
"'Vice Is a monster of such hideous
mien
That to be hated needs but to he seen,
But een too oft, familiar "with its face,
We first endure, then pity, then, em
brace!' And has not even the transgressor
rightful clai into earnest consideration?
I need say nothing more of myself,
other1 than there is no possibility of
having to con a second time a lesson
once so terribly impressed a lesson
of honesty and sobriety.
"This letter may be fultle; my prem
ises may be all wrong. I may have
mistaken casuistry for logic, and Portia
may have erred In saying, The quality
of mercy is not strained; it falleth as
the gentle dew from heaven, 'alike up
on the just and unjust.'
"It may even be that for a contem
porary court of law to echo those "di
vine words of transcendent' beauty, 'Go
thy waye and sin no more'would be an
absurd anachronism. I say again, I
do not knojv, and appeal to you to be
my judge. (
"It Is possible That a suspended sen- I
tence, a -court parole, might redound to
the greater benefit of society at large
than the four years of prison life this
humble unit confronts. Quite possible
1 think.
"This" is a wearying epistle to in
flict you -with. My only excuse is that. ,
perhaps, there is a soul, maybe even a
r--", w-w
Hfe, at stake. I crave your courteous
Indulgence and assure you of my deep
gratitude for any effort in my behalf.'
The poem was enclosed with the let
ter. His case, mayhap, is similar to that
of the now recognized poet who was
pardoned from the Minnesota state
penitentiary. The "lash of .need that
drove them on to madness, and the
deed," as recited in the fourth verse
Qf the poem, is similar, for the MInne-
a .t s i
sota convict was hungry and burglar
ized a store in a small, lonesome town.
He may be a misguided genius with
faculties as peculiar as those of the
author who penned "Just for Today,"
that beautiful hymn known through
out the Christian world, and generally
believed to be anonymous, but who, it
is now asserted, is William Huckle, an
J erstwhile British evangelise He is now
serving a sentence in the provisional
prison, Kingston, Canada, for obtain
ing money under false pretenses, being
convicted of blackmailing. Huckle has
clearly established his claim o the au
thorship of the sacred song in a letter
to 'the Anglican archbishop of Ottawa,
Canada.
FORMER EL PASO
MAN IS PROMOTED
One Time Postal Manager,
Becomes a Division Su
perintendent. A former EI Pasoan has just been
given a substantial promotion with the
Postal Telegraph company. Announce
nment is made of the appointment of
-Curtis A. Comstock to the position of
cago.
Mr. Comstock has been manager of
the Milwaukee office of the Postal
company for the "past five years. His
-first -nnsitinn win, t-io ,nmn0nv -oo
as substitute manager In Appleton.
After a year or more at Appleton he
- - as transferred to the Milwaukee of-
fice, where he was rapidly promoted
to positions as branch manager, cashier
and chief operator.
In the fall of 1902 Mr. Comstock was
promoted to the managership of the El
Paso, Texas, office, and a year later
went to Omaha Neb. After a short
term of service in Omaha, he was again
sent to Milwaukee to fill the position
of assistant manager, and soon after
was made manager of all the Milwau
kee offices, where he has remained
until the present time.
191
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Grocery department: 884, 844, 823. Auto, meat depart
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Blue Eibbon Butter (none better). xer lb . .,. 35c
1 Blue Eibbon strictly fresh
juci ime uoioraao potatoes, 0 lbs. for aoc
Blue Eibbon Flour, none better made anywhere
48 lb. sack, $1.65; 24 lb. sack, , 85e
Fancy full head rice, 3 lbs. for .. -,. . : 55c
ISTew Pink Beans, 3 lbs. for 25c
New Lima Beans, 3 lbs a A . .25c
New Navy Beans, 3 lbs. for ,'. '. -25c
Country Gentleman Corn (very finest)' 2 cans for 25c
G-cod Iowa Corn, 3 cans for . .. 25c
Baltimore Standard Pack Tomatoes, 2 for 15c
3 cans California Standard packed fruits, any kind
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.Large pkg. Gold Dust, only
b-randma Borax Powder,
Grandma Borax Powder, small pkgl, 6 for . 25c
4 lbs. Best Bulk Starch, for" .. . ', . ?: 25c
Eddy Starch, 3 pkgs. for ? .25c
1 lb. pkg. Crescent Gloss Starch, 2 for . ..,.,. 15c
6 bars Swift's White or Crystal White 'soaffor . .25c
I ? bars S. P. Soap for
4 bars Pells Naptha soap for ..... .j. ..-...:. x 25c
Evap. Peaches, per lb. . . - 10c
Evap. Apricots, per lb u ,. if. ... . . 17c
Extra large Evap. Prunes, 2 lbs. for . .,.,!: .,.. . . . .25c
Medium size Evap. Prunes, 3 lbs. for j i. . ., .25c
Special Large Size Oranges, per dozen 50c
Very finest Valley comb Honey, 2 f or 25c
Eyster's C. O. D. Grocery
Cor Kansas and Boulevard.
Goods delivered promptly. Highland Park and East
, El Paso eyery Thursday.
The Love of a G. H. Section
OX -THE TAMING OF PAT'S SHREW
By Nettie Blankenship Harris, El Paso
I
T WAS to section number 125, G. H.
& S- A. railroad, in the wilds or
west Texas, that Patrick O'Brien, a
sturdy Irishman, was sent, with In
structions -from the roadmaster to "put
the track in shape He had been in
the employ of the company some time
and, being thorough and conscientious
in the discharge of his duties, was
soon la direct line of promotion.
Pat was sober, "economical and
thrifty. His wife was the one thorn in
his flesh. Itforah O'Brien had an un
govrenable temper and fit fell to her
husband's lot to get the full benefit of
Its shrewish force.
A good wife and mother in every
respect was she, save in that of fault
finding, and this more than out
weighed her .good Qualities. However,
she possessed one redeeming trait, and
this was a desire to promote her hus
band's standing -with the railway com
pany. As a housekeeper she was a
success, good order prevailing In and
out of her mdel home. Pat had cap
tured several gold medals from the
"annual inspection" given for clean
liness of house and grounds, and these
attested her -worth as the foreman's
helper But he would gladly have ex
changed the greater part of her Indus
try for a little .gentleness and affec
tion. Dearly ne loved her and would
i'ot for a moment consider any plan of
escape from his miserable way of
living. He bore his trials patiently,
believing that relief wottld come at
some future day.
One stormy night in November, while
the lightning flashed and the thunder
boomed, and the elements seemed at j
war, .Fat and Norah were quarreling
over tne education of their children.
"Norah," said the big Irishman, "I'm
thinkin 'tis time the children were
put in 'school. Tve studied it out to
day and concluded you shouldrbe after
takin "em to El Paso."
"Out wid your plans, Pat," replied
Ills wife.
"Well," and Pat paused a moment to
clear his throat, "what says ye to
rentin' a little cottage in town and
goin' there to live a bit?"
- "What may ye be goin' to do, Patrick
OTBrienT' was the caustic inquiry.
"0," replied Pat uneasily, as he
ioted the fiery glint in his partner's
eye, 'Til just -work on for a spell and
uai.cn wane you Keep xr -kids at!
school. I can make out till samma
widout ye, darlint, tho of course it'll
he dreadful lonesome."
"lionesome!" reiterated. Mrs. O'Brien.
' Be ye a loon, Pat? Who cares for yer
bein' lonesome? What wid the cows,
pigs and chickens, to say nothin of
the washin' and cookin', yer work
would soon go to the dogs, and ye
-would be travelln' down the track
wid a bandana as ye wud long ago
but for me "
"Norah," interrupted her husband,
"haven't I made ye a good livin' all
these years?"
"Livin, " echoed Norah. Its meself
that's made the livin' by good manage
ment and stay In' to home when ye
would be rovin' .around hnntin' for a
better job and not findin it It's
meself that gets up at 4 in the mornin
and slaves till 10 at night, while vez
are sittin' by holdirf yer bigred hands
and dreamin'. I'll stay to home and
keep things movln' along the same as
usual, Pat O'Brien, and don't ye be
after tellln' me, never again, to go to
town."
"What will the children do for
Schooliri', Norah?"
"Do? Why I'll get one of those
joung women who travel around
teachin' on ranches and the like, and
Norah and Mike will learn -a deal more
than by goin off to a city school, and
we'll save money hy it."
"But," persisted Pat, "yon tried one
once and ye could not agree."
"That was because she whipped
Norah for mixin" Mexican lingo with
her English' argued Mrs. O'Brien.
"Miss Snow was u mighty fine young i
Kansas eggs, per doz. . .35c
i 50c ,
. . .9 '. . . , .29c
large pkg, 3 for . .- 50c j
,., - . . .25c
oss
lady." protested Pat,, "and Jf ye could
not get on wid her ye would hardly
find a-other "better, 'if she flogged
the kids I'm sure there would be more
trouble.'
"Never fear, Pat. Any teacher that
tried such tricks now would melt the
same as Miss Snow did. Norah and
Mike can scrap for themselves and
I'm saved that trouble! so ye need not
worry over the kids gettin' aong with
a school maam." Mrs. O'Brien dis
missed the subject with a. remark
about the weather.
Pat drew a long breath. He had
gained nothing so far as the problem
of the education of bis children was
concerned. He. was ambitious that
they should excel in ome particular,
and it seemed that his wife could not
realise the necessity of an early begin
ning. He would not abandon his pur
pose. "Norah," he said presently, "ye
know bow hard it is to find good
teachers out In this western country.
Te had better think well before re
fusin to go to El Paso. Say the word.
honey, and I'll write in for passes in 1
"I'll say no such word, Pat, and it'll
pay ye to mind yer own business from
now on." Her Irish blood was up and
she would brook no contradiction to'
her authority as mistress of the home.
To avoid the shower of abuse he had
j provoked. Pat walked- to the door and
jooisea ouc xne rain was pouring
down furiously and the yard was al
ready flooded. Pat was aroused to
Immediate action. 2orah," he said,
"Juan and Antonio quit today and I'm
hort the two of them. I must so over
my track, so I'll be after tsendin Jose
over the east end ahead of our hand
car. If No. 44 passes flag her wid a
lantern and tell the engineer that I'm
out short-handed and to keep a sharp
lookout for my gang. I must Jiave a
peep at the bridges before No. 9 is
4ue." He .glanced furtively at his
-wife's flushed face. She made no reply
tut Pat's faith in her was unbounded.
Pat lighted his lanterns and then
donning rubber coat and hoots started
forth to awaken the Mexican section
men. The gate clicked, the sound of
retreating footsteps died away in the
distance, and she was left sitting in
angry silence. j
The handcar, bearing its freight of
human beings, tools and lights, glided
araooimy aown me track, Jose pre
ceding it, lantern in hand. After a
time Mrs. O'Brien glanced out upon the
night. In the distance she saw the
lights of the slowly moving) handcar.
Pat had indeed gone forth on his mis
sion of duty and mercy. She remem
bered how entreatingly he had re
quested her to signal eastbound trains,
so she opened a door and began watch!
Her anger cooled. as she began to con
sider the danger which surrounded lier
jiusDanu. one gianqea at the dock. It
was 9 and at ID, No. D. a Bassmr
train, was due to pass Maxon Siding, j
usuauy an eastuouna last freight No.
44, took the switch five miles distant,
to let No. 3 pass. It wbvcld be passing
soon, if on time, and -she must wara
the train crew of Pat's whereahouts.
As she watched and ,. waited Jier
thoughts of the absent husband grew
tender, and Mrs. O'Brien became symr
pathetic and attentive' .and tfor,got their
recent quarrel. Time flew by. The
dock struclc It). "No trains, tpnight,"
thought the lonely wife. "Maybe Pat
-ulll get home safe after atf, though I
don't see why I should he so worrit
ted." To quiet her disturbed mind" she
topk a lamp and nvent into an adjoin
ing room to look at 5ier sleeping chil
dren. xHow sweet and innocent they
looked, tfrom he eldest, Norah, a girl
of 12, to baby Pat, a fat little young
ster of 10 months. As she gazed on
'her youngest her heart warmed to him
and, in very fullness of motherly affec
tion, she stooped down and kissed the
baby, then returned to watch, for the
freight.
Ever and anon peering out into the
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darkness -for a headlight that would
warn her of No. 44,s approach, Norah
listened until midnight .had come and
gone. Then, -worn out with working
and quarreling, she fell asleep and for
sot her responsibilities. When the de
layed freight train at last thundered
by she awoke, but too late to flag it,
and jTo. 44 went on its way, whistling
around curves in a. manner to make the
startled woman's blood run cold. She
rushed to the door and waved the
lantern frantically lut vainly and then
sat down in terror. As she thought
about what might occur if-Pat was
now homeward bound and No. 44
crashed into him, her imagination
pictured him a mangled wreck, and she
accused herself of -every conceivable
kind of neglect. She heard .the roar
j
. water ruwuas ru uuvuw "" j Afterwards Mrs. .Smith, who was a na
creeks on its mad rush downward, andu. . . . ,.. ' .,,.
it seemed to her that death and de
to her that death and de-
struction would surdy -follow in its
t:athway. She moaned piteously. "OJ
Patrick O'Brien, if ye ever return to
poor Norah, ye may have the last
word widqut me interferin!."
Presently a headlight flashed into
view and iNo. u came around a curve, j
It whistled twice which was & signal
for stopping. iVIrs. O'Brien's horror
stricken ears x caught the sound.
"They're bringin Pat's body," she
sobbed, and. fell fainting to the "floor.
Five minutes later a shivering,
drenched crew of men alighted and the
passenger train proceeded 'cautiously
up hill. '
Pat O'Brien entered his home with
hurried steps. On opening the 'aoor.
Us wife, just recovering consciousness,
made an effort to greet him. She
threw herself In utter abandonment of
toy and grief Into his outstretched
crms crying,. "Be ye really alive, Pat?"
"To be sure, Norah' replied the
wondering husband, "But I've 3md a
mighty narrow escape, honey. Number
44 crowded us at Maxon curve and we
saved our lives by junyiing from the
car. The car was smashed to .pieces
and I reckon 111 Jose my job. Num
ber 9 picked us uo at the .curve. We
were badly shook up, .hu$ that was
all, so don't take an, little woman. I
can get another jab, somewhere and we
can school the kids and be together.
"O I don't car,e for yes 3osin' out.
Pat. It's ye X was weepin' for. I
knew something ,haU 'happened to ye,
and I thought I had been the death
of yei" .and she rdated ,her ,pont of the
misadventure between -sdbs and em
braces. While Norah was (alternately bewail
ing her neglect and caressing him, big
iRairick O'Brien was doing ,a sllttle
.private meditating. He was thinking
that since no worse luck than the 'loss
of a handcar had befallen 'him -he
anight consider ithe icQumstance a i. or
.tunate one. It had brought about a
wonderful and gratifying change in
his wife. "When he pressed her to lhl3
heart and assured her of his forgive
ness it -was in tones deep and con
vincing. From that day Patrick O'Brien never
ceased to ,bless his hairbreadth -escape
from No. 44. The collision gave him
a companion the depth of whose afiic
tion he had never before discovered.
He, did not lose his position. Hav
ing been a faithful employe in the past,
the railroad company merely repri
manded him. In a short time he w-as
given a place where the little O'Briens
could secure school advantages. It
was a promotion to foreman of yards
in a lively town, with a raise of salary.
Never again did he consider the ex
pediency of living apart from his wife.
As he and Norah travel onward he re
flects that it sometimes requires trou
ble, fancied or real, to bring about thej
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(Continued From Previous Page,)
at the time "when aueen "Wilhelmina
came to purchase her coronation robes. I
She was the only artist permitted to
paint a portrait of the queen at this J
time. -She wras given several sittings
and painted a miniature showing the j
little Dutch queen in her royal robes.
o.'his was an honor greatly appreciated
by the American girl, who was at that
time just beginning her artistic career.
"7:. ""T"".1"". -.."
president .McKinley, which wxes always
w orn by Mrs. McKinley as her .favorite
brooch. A copy of this mlnatnre and
a similar one of president Faure of
France were framed together and re
ceived honorable mention at the Paris
exposition. y
3?oreUraers Still Sxemintved..
Despite the interest In American art
there is still much encouragement giv
en to foreigners, as was evidenced by j
the very flattering reception given to j
the modern Spanish Painters, Sorolla x
end Zuloaga, who became so -popular In j
New York last year. The admission of!
their paintings to "the museum of the
Hispanic society was in itself an ad- J
vantage never given to any other art-
"" -'" t"w siuuiiu uiai tii yititurea
were for public exhibition they were
admitted free of the duty usually im
posed upon foreign art. Their free -exhibition
was a tremendous advertise
ment for the artists and a number of
their paintings have been sold at im
mense prices. Thomas Ryan became
so Impressed with the ,genius qf Sorol
la that .he has lately given an order for
seven large paintings showing inci
dents connected with the discovery of
America by Columbus. The fortunate'
artist is to visit the West Indes and
Central America at the expense of his
patron to secure his local color. The
final disposition of these 'pictures is
unannounced, as also the sum to he
paid for them, although the latter is
known to be quite suffident to excuse
a certain amount of professional iwil-
ousy that so large a commission should
go to a xorelgn painter. Sorolla is ex
pected to complete this order within
ii e ici.t two years. j
Tomorrow Social Science.
JANUARY CLEARANCE SAEE
iOur -present Clearance Sale is cer
tainly your opportunity to secure "lum
eat ifurriiture" at "honest reductions"
Every telass of furniture is otferjed Jana
unusually largo discounts ass mow
given on
Dining Tables, Buffets,
Serving Tables, Hall Trees.
.China Cabinets, Bookcases,
Library Tables, Chiffoniers.
Brass Bets, Dressing Tables,
Iron Beds, Library Suits,
Dressers Office Desks,'
Cribs, Davenports. N
El Paso Household OFUiexisliLns Co.
Hot Chocolate -ith -wnippea cream
and cake. Tlllte Conf ecticmerjr 'Co.
HaTe Dr.Horton, our sicIUed optician,
rectify your eye defects. Snyder C.
The greatest vaudeville show ot-ok
seen at popular prices at the Majestic
LlXUlgllC.
Consult Dr. Horton, our
skilled optician, Snyder Jewelry Co.
E. W. $3.50 and.HW
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$2.65
All New Goods
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Overcoats J
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PRJlNCHISJ; T3TVGCN
Tombstone, Ariz Jan. 3: Th& board
of supervisors has .granted & .franchise
to J. S. Douglas, of Douglas, and "W, S.
Erophy, of JBLsbee, to use the -streets
.and alleys in the town of Benson, for
putting in a water works system aind
ior -electric lights and .powar, end an
.ather for the transmission of .electxio
jpowerouid light up the Sulphur Sprlnga
w&lley .from iDouslas. The second rsm-
tnhlae is -supposed to 5e if or 4he -Douglas
improvement company, whidi has
agreed to supply tthe county IhospiJal
with tttectiucityifor power 'and lights.
Consult Dr. Horton, our
skilled optician. Snyder Jewdry Co.
"WTUBCOX STOTES.
Willcox, Ariz.. Jan. 9. Misses Hone
?Orbwiey and Helen Roberts have re
turned to ILoretta Academy, Las Cru
des, N. M.
Hiss Mary Noble and Windel Noble,
of El Paso, nave returned to the city,
mfter spending The 'holidays with thdx
.grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. James
Scott.
Ernest Soto has entered the State
university at Tucson.
The women of the First Methodist
church served oyster stew, cake and
coffee at the hotel dining room Sat
urday from noon to 6 p. m.
Heartburn, indigestion or distress of
the- stomach is Instantly relieved by
HBRBINE. IT forces the badly di
fgested food out of the body and re
stores tone in the stomach and bowels
Price 50c. Sold by Scott White & Co
204 Mills, and Depot Pharmacy.
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