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EDITORIAL AND MAGAZINE PAGE
V
Saturday; July 15, 1911.
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Unfounded Race Prejudice
MOST unfortunate is the prejudice against our Spanish speaking fellow citi
zens and neighbors that has been shown to exist by some of the letters
recently published in connection with the topic "Nationality and lady
hood." It "is safe to say that most, if not all, of those who have expressed senti
ments derogatory to the Spanish speaking population as a racial group, are com
paratively new corners to this section, and have either brought their prejudices
with them, or have made no effort to understand the Mexican character, or have
not been so situated as to become acquainted with it.
Men and women who have lived in this section for many years and who
have known intimately Mexican people of the higher types, honor themselves
when they declare that no finer types of true gentlemen and true ladies exist
in the world than exist among those people we commonly call Mexicans, including
the native Spanish Americans of this country. No distinction has ever been
made, socially or any other way, in this part of the country, between English
speaking and Spanish speaking white persons. In the schools, public and private,
the children of Spanish speaking parents, whether natives of the United States
or Mexico, sit side by side with children of English speaking parents, and associate
on absolute social equality with them, no question ever having been raised as to
their absolute right to be regarded as social equals, if their qualities of character
and personality admitted. There are social differences among white English
speaking persons, of the same nationality or of different nationalities; just so,
there are social differences among Spanish speaking persons, and among persons
of the two groups. But never before in this community has it been seriously sug
gested that there might be or should be any social distinction between the English
speaking and Spanish speaking divisions of the population, on account of that
difference in race and tongue.
The expression of such a desire betrays a narrow social horizon, a fear of
one's self. Contamination by such social intercourse, where such is held to exist,
Is inward, not outward. It is conceivable that many a Mexican, essentially good
in character, antecedents, and ideals, may be seriously contaminated by intercourse
with low grade Americans, far beneath him in character, antecedents, or ideals.
The worst political conditions among Spanish speaking persons in. New Mexico or
Texas are fostered and made possible by unscrupulous English speaking bosses.
The least corrupt localities in Mexico or our own southwest are often those where
the Spanjsh-indian blood has been untainted by low grade persons of English
speaking races.
As to Mexicans of the highest type, no finer characters ever existed in any
race, judged by the most rigid standards of the true gentleman and the true lady.
Some of our own people, who have had the good fortune to have known intimately
at least 'a few of such superior men and women, are ever glad to testify to the
beauty and perfection of certain qualities of character that are born and inherent
in them, not enameled and painted on the outside for show, and for sordid use.
The whole subject is a delicate one, hardly admitting of argument, but rather
& test of the breadth of sympathy, feeling, and understanding of every-individual.
Persons who "hate and despise" uthe Mexicans" are probably of the same general
type of persons who "hate and despise" the Poles, the Italians (invariably called
Dagos by these people), or any other race or group or class whom they do not un
derstand. They are free and welcome to refrain from social or any other kind
of intercourse with persons whom they "hate and despise" or even merely dislike.
They are equally free to express their opinions privately and publicly. But The
Herald challenges their right to stir up in this community, feelings of race an
tagonism which do not and should not exist, or to cast upon a whole race of peo
ple, slurs which are in no wise merited, and only betray the critics' misinforma
tion and intolerance.
Governor Colquitt could perform no greater service to the state just now than
by urging the repeal of all obsolete and useless laws restricting railway develop
ment, codifying the remainder to be consistent and reasonable, and bringing about
such changes in railroad and land legislation as would cause a revival of interest
in developing and colonizing the state. Texas has just one-fourth of the railroad
mileage she ought to have to equip her for the present and near future.
Applying Business Methods
A GREAT saving has been effected in handling the charity medical care and
prescription business of the city and county since the Woman's Charity
association undertook the dispensary work, as now directed by Miss
Franklin for the association in cooperation with city and county. At the time
this work was assumed, the county had a contract with a local drug store to pay
20c for each prescription. Under the new plan the cost is only 3c per prescription.
The saving of 85 percent on a drug bill of many hundreds of dollars per month
is an item of great importance. The fact illustrates the possibilities of applying
ordinary business methods to the conduct of public affairs. Each consultation at
the dispensary, including medicine, costs the county only 15 cents. Under the pres
ent regime, many surgical dressings are also made at the dispensary, at consid
erable saving over the old method of ordering the work done outside.
The county dispensarr under present management is a well ordered and use
ful Institution, and if similar principles be applied to the new county hospital re
cently authorized there will be a substantial money saving with many times the
efficiency and genuine service to the needy of the community.
Theodore Roosevelt now believes the government should fix prices of com
modities, at least to the extent that it fixes rates in interstate commerce, inter
fering on complaint and evidence only, but not establishing rates on its own
initiative. Curiously enough, the idea of government rate making is taking strong
hold among the Democrats and the self styled "progressive Republicans"; and
the proposal would make the founders of both parties turn pale and call for air.
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The postoffice department will hereafter ship monthly magazines by fast!
freight, reducing the cost of mail carriage on this class of matter between New
York and St. Louis from 9c per pound to 1-2c per pound. Many economies will
be made in the postal service in ways that would approve themselves to any
private business institution, and it ought to be possible before very long to reduce
letter postage to 1c The parcels post srould further largely increase postal reve
nues with no corresponding increase in expenses.
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WALTS
ITREE hard earned bones I paid to
I thought of Jeffries in the ring
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son didn't do a thing, and white men's hopes were cheap as hay. There was a
time when Sara paced triumphant on the inside track; the stage for three decades
J she graced, but, like poor Jeff, she can't come back.
SARA BERNHARDT
some one ought to tell her so. lucre's nothing sadder
than to watch a relic of a former age come limping forth
and make a botch of noble dramas on the stage. There's nothing sadder than to
near her piping, shrill discordant tones, which grate upon the shrinking ear and
know that, you are shy three bone's. I've looked on ruins oft before; I've viewed
old tower and crumbling wall; I've seen Joe Cannon at the door; I've watched the
colonels playing ball; but nothing ever wrenchea my heart, or from my bosom
drew the groans, like poor old Sara slaying Art and I was out three hard-earned
bones.
Copyright, 1911. by George Matthews
Martha. A Gin's Na.me
What It Means Famous People That Bore the
Name The Name in History, Literature, Etc
(Copyright, 1910, by Heary W. Fischer.)
MA.RTHA seems to be a Hebrew
name, and In the original
language the final "a" Is pro
nounced as If followed by an "h." Its
old form Is preserved In all languages,
only the French changed the final "a"
Into "e."
The flower emblem of Martha is the
citron, which in some passages of the
bible, English version, stands for
apple. .The citron is considered the
more appropriate, because citron is
famed for its delicious odor and flavor.
Martha signifies "Lady," and the
sentiment peculiar to the name is
"beauty." To be sure, Americans who
know the history of the first lady of
the white house cannot help seeing
the significance of these terms.
For there never was a more ladylike j
woman than Martha "Washington, and
as for beauty of face and soul she
yields to no one in the wide, wide
world.
According to the custom of the
period, the wife of the first president
of the United States was called "Lady !
Washington" even as the Immortal f
George was called "Excellency," If
she had been styled "Lady Martha,'
English fashion, there would have been
plethora of titles "Lady."
Since the wife of George Washing
ton covered the name of Martha with
glory. It should always be a favorite
In America.
According to the ancients it stands j
ior Deauty. According to juaay wasn
ington, it stands for fortitude, for
courage and patriotism as well.
Read this extract from a letter of
hers, addressed to a relative who had
censured as "folly" George Washing
ton's resolve to enter the military ser
When the Elder Stood
By Nana Sponger "White.
fc ""IT -ELL, brethren," Deacon
kf Somers rose slowly to em-
v phasize his words. "The
whole matter may be summed up In a
moment. Brother Faxon is not a mon
ey raiser. We want a new church. We
must secure a minister with youth and
push who can raise the money for the
church. I move you, therefore, that
the board of trustees of the First
Congregational church of Janesvllle
ask for the resignation of brother; Fax
on, to be effective within a month."
The members of the board of trustees
looked at each other in sflent admira
tion of the man who voiced the
thoughts they, with more timid spirit
or more delicate feeling, had not dared
to put into words. For hours they had
skirmished around the subject. The
i ultimatum of deacon Somers, whose
voice was loudest in prayer, whose
head was clearest and soundest In the
business matters of the church, was a
relief to most of them.
One man, -however, did not acquiesce
in the general murmur of assent that
greeted deacon Somers's resolution.
Dixon, the blacksmith, for whose con
version the old parson had wrestled
nightly a score of years before, and
whose unregenerate days were still a
tradition Qf the town, scowled blankly
at the crisp words of Somers, the
church leader, and the deferential as
sents of the other trustees. When he
rose to his feet, and addressed the
chairman of the board, the other mem
bers gazed open-mouthed at him, for
his voice never had been heard in a
board meeting before save to vote
"aye" or "no."
"Mr. Chairman," he said. "I am a
rough man. I haven't the gift of fine
speech like brother Somers here" his
voice held a perceptible sneer "nor
his clear business brain. 'But I'm here
to say and back it up" he looked at
his fists and some of the weaker breth
ren shrank timorously in their seats
"that if we ask elder Faxon to resign
we're doing the ornerlesfc, most low
down thing that was ever done in this
town.
"Suppose he isn't a money raiser,
what of it? I never knew before that
was what the Lord wanted 'lis preach
ers for. I had an Idea, until brother
Somers learned me different just now,
that a preacher's business was to save
souls and to comfort and take care of
I the members of his church. I'd like to
see the man who would dare to say the
elder hasn't done these things." -
The silence which followed was bro
ken by a new voice one which had the
unmistakable quiver of ape. It was the
voice of the pastor who had slipped
Into the meeting from the door at the
side of the trustees' room which con
nected with the parsonage.
t "Brethren," he said." and at the word
14 shamefaced men lifted their eyes to
his. "I know you will pardon my
breach of ethics In coming Into your
committee meeting, for I have some
thing to say to you which I feel must
be said now. If I guess aright, you
have already voted to ask me to resign.
Is It not so, brother Somers?"
"Yes, it is," returned Somers sullenly.
The -old preacher heard with head
bent. Then he straightened himself
and looked into the eyes of the men
faoing him. There was a militant air
about him.
"If I heeded the whisperings of un
regenerate impulses not yet dead in
me, though kept under by prayer and
fasting for 40 years, I would not stay
long enough to receive the letter re
questing my resignation which you
are ready to hand me," he said with
flashing eyes. "But you have not
called me to this work. I did not call
myself. I firmly believe that God has
entrusted me-with this portion of his
vineyard, and I mean to keep to my
trust- I do not suppose you care
whether I or another raises the money
Denatured Poem
see great Sara, who was once "divine
at Reno, on that fateful day, when John
The plaudits that, she used, to win were justly earned,
long, long ago; but, like Bat Nelson, she's all in, and
Cbfn
Adams.
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vice of the- revolting colonies (in 1774.)
"I foresee consequences dark days,
domestic happiness suspended and
eternal separation on earth possible.
But my mind is made up; my heart is
in the -cause. George is right; he is
always right."
"George is always right" this after
15 years of married life!
Martha Washington was born in
May, 1732, and died In the same month,
1802. She was the daughter of Col.
John Danderidge. and her first hus
band was Daniel Farke Curtis, who
died two years before her marriage to
George Washington. It is a pity that
she burned all her correspondence
with the general before her death.
The gospels have a good deal to say
about Martha in John 11. 5-21, and in
Luke 10, 38. The Martha referred to
was the sister of Lazarus and Mary of
Bethany. Biblical lore Elves her credit
for being a most excellent housewife.
pl. -so.- loHnlTicr davs in Galli-
lee, and her grave is pointed out at
Martha is considered the- patron-
saint of good housewives, bne is rep
resented clad in homespun, a bunch
of keys at her girdle, and molding in
her hand a ladle or pot of water. Her
statue is found in many French and
Sranish kitchens.
Martha Is the title of one of -the
most melodious and graceful of ljric
operas, a favorite of American music
lovers for 50 years or more. Flotow,
a German with a French mind and
Parisian affiliations, composed this
work and "Martha" Is the only one of
his numerous operas that survived.
Next names: Jane. No. 50; Augusta,
No. 51; Catherine, No. 52.
The Herald's
Daily Short Story
Pat
for the new church. I will make a
proposition to you. Tou know that
while my means are small, yet I am
not dependent upon the salary you
pay. It will mean retrenchment and
privation, but I will serve the church
without salary until the new church
Is built I could not accept any more
monej' from you, and I will engage to j
raise the money for the church wltmn
a year or give up the pastorate. I
leave the proposition jnrlth you. I
thank brotherDlxon for his warm de
fence, and request that he be the one
delegated to bring me the news of your
decision."
The old pastor bowed to his (trustees
and walked through the door 'into the j
parsonage where his wire sat waiting
for him.
"I think you are crazy," was the
first comment of his wife when he re
tailed to her his speech to the trus
tees. "Not that I mind about the salary
you know that. William. I feel about
that just as you do. I couldn't eat a
mouthful bought with the money of
Somers and that crowd, and we'll get
along someway. But where in the
world are you going to raise money
for that church? And If you fall, it
will make you feel just that much,
worse a year from now."
"The Lord will provide," said her
husband, with the toucn of belief so
other-worldly In Its child like sincerity
that his practical little wife had al
ways been awed by it.
He took the dally newspaper and sat
down by the window to read as calm
ly as if there were no session of his
trustees in the next room. But his
calmness vanished a few moments later
when he sprang to his feet and waved
the paper over his head like a boy.
"I've got it," he shouted. "I've got
It"
"Got what?" demanded his wife.
"The church," he returned. "No, Fm
not going to tell you, If I succeed
I'll tell you. If I fall, I never will."
He was Interrupted by a rafo at the
door from the church and at his call
of welcome the blacksmith came awk
wardly into the room.
"They've accepted your proposition,
elder," he said, and then straightening
himself, he added. "Damn 'em." The
minister's wife clapped her hands while
her husband tried to look shocked and
failed. There was too much balm In
the heartfelt expletive from tne "lps of
his defender for him to chide the man.
After Dixxm had taken himself rather
shamefacedly away, the minister pre
pared for a short- trip "I'll be back
before bedtime," he promlced his wife,
and walked as swiftly as his stiffened
limbs would permit to the railroad
station,' where he took a iraln to the
county seat, a large railroad junction,
30 miles ride from his home.
a
The private car, Isola, belonging ,to
the multimillionaire president of one
of the roads whose junction lay at the
county seat was drawn up at a siding
and its owner was moodily gazing into
space, while his companion, a man of
his own age, was making desultory
efforts to draw him from his gloom.
"Some men wouldn't have a grouch
going to Reno." he observed. "But
because you're started on the univer
sal errand of getting matrimonially un
twisted you've got a face that's got
the morning after countenance faded
to a frazzle."
"Shut up," growled the railroad mag
nate, then snarled again when the
darky factotum brought in a card.
"I told you I wouldn't see anybody
again " he said.
"Yes sah," said the darkey, "but this
heah old party he says he's a minister,
sah, sah, and you know him very well,
sah, he says to tell you he married you,
sah."
"What the devil? ' the pre-siden
seized the card. " 'The Rev. William
Republican Office Holders In Portugal
are Men of Recognized Ability
Pioneers Are Saving the Country Much
Earn Praise.
LISBON, Portugal, July 15. The
provisional government of the
new republic of Portugal was
proclaimed on October 5, 1910, the day
after the flight of king Manuel. Dr.
Theophlle Braga was made provisional
president and he at once promised to j
hold elections for a permanent consti
tutional assembly that should choose
the permanent officers of the republic.
This election, after being postponed
several times, was held on May 28 last. !
The 192 deputies then elected met on
June 19 and two days later elected
Anselmo Braamcamp to be president
of the republic of Portugal. With that I
event the provisional government ended
its career. The royalist counter-revolution
predicted for that particular day
did not materialize and the new gov
ernment began its career in peace.
President Not u Member.
President Braamcamp was not a
member of the provisional government,
and his election Is interpreted as an
earnest of the good faith of the pioneer
Republican leaders, one of whom
might have made himself dictator. The
new president was president of the mu
nicipal council of Lisbon and as such
proved himself an able, conscientious
and progressive man. It is too early to
judge of his" acts as the head of the
national government.
The pioneer Republican leaders, those j
who were active in the revolution and j
who had high place in the provisional j
government, on the whole proved j
worthy of their stations. When his- J
tory takes its final measure of the men J
who set out to make a republic after
the last of the Braganzas was expelled I
from Portugal in October, 1910, it will
be unfair if allowances are not made
for the many difficulties under which
they began their task. Portugal is a
small country upon the edge of a con
tinent containing two successful re
publics France and Switzerland. The
continent is full of monarchies and mon
archists anxious to see the downfall of
any and all advocates of a form of gov
ernment that looks to the removal of
princes from the pension list. Criti
cism in the monarchist newspapers of
Europe was most unfair to Portugal
from the beginning of the effort at
government for and by the people. The
men who made up the provisional gov
ernment after the revolution were de
scribed as incapable and insincere, and
for months after the expulsion of Man
uel, Lisbon was painted as a crater
likely at any moment to vomit the lava
of anarchy and wholesale murder.
Wkat Draga Really In.
Theophlle Braga, as the head of the
provisional government, was the man
most discussed in the European yellow
press. He was described as everything
from a learned nincompoop to a prac
tical tyrant. His failure, his assassina
tion, his elevation to the presidency
of the forthcoming republic, his as
sumption of the position of dictator,
his scramble for a crown, "were among
the destinies prophesied for him in
various quarters.
Mr. Braga is a poet, a writer, a phi
losopher. He was chosen by the more
practical leaders who became ministers
partly because of his eminent respecta
bility and integrity, and partly, accord-
Faxon.' As I live it's the truth. Bring
him in."
He spoke rapidly to his friend as
the darkey disappeared. "Now re
memher not a word about this Reno
business to Faxon. I haven't seen him
or thought of him since the day I was
married, although I knaw him well,
used to go to his church whn I was
a kid. The papers haven't causrht on
to my divorce proceedings yet. and
Faxon is the kind that'll never dream
anything. Always an impractical cuss.
By jove " he stood with mouth wide
open. "Do you know I believe I never
paid Faxon his wedd ng fee."
"No you didn't, Charles." said the
soft gentle voice of the old preacher
as the darkey brought him in, "and
when I saw in the paper this morning
that you'd be here for this little time,
I said to myself Til just go up and
collect that fee."
Ho smiled whimsically and the eth
ers laughed -outright. The genial gen
tle old presence seemed to drive away
the shadows. "But tell me. Charles."
the clergyman went on, "what about
Fanny? Is she with you?"
"Not this trip," the railroad man
rejoined grimly. "She couldn't get
away from New York.
"She was the sweetest bride I ever
read the marriage service for," the
old voice went on garrulously, "and
she adored you."
"Is she well and happy?" the old
man asked, while the man in the back
ground watched the spectacle of a man
on the rack smiling at his tormentor.
"Yes, very well, and I think very
happy " the voice held so much bit
terness that the railroad man's friend
shivered, but the old preacher went
on unheeding.
"Well then Charles, I think I'll tell
you what my fee will be for all this
happiness, with interest for all these
years since."
President Richards looked up. caught
by a tense note In the old man's voice.
"I want you to build me a church,"
and to the man whom he vaguely real
ized to be a man of millions and of
'power but whom he remembered only
as the harum-scarum headstrong lad
who had come to him for the- only ad
vice the boy of those days ever asked
or took, he poured out his heart, told
the story of the trustees meeting and
of the proposition he had made them.
"And you undertook to build the
church without knowing where a cent
"was coming from?" demanded Richards
when the old man stopped.
"Yes," the minister returned grave
ly, "I knew the Lord would provide."
"Well, elder." the millionaire's face
was alert, and its look of melancholy
had disappeared, "such unmitigated
nerve ought to be rewarded. Pity you
are a preacher. I'd like to take you
down on Wall street. How much do
you ,want?"
"Twenty thousand dollars." the old
man spoke falterlngly. His prospec
tive good fortune was beginning to
frighten him.
"Take twenty -five. ' said Richards
genially, "and give those old codgers
a pipe orsan for good measure."
"I don't know how to thank you.
Charles," said the elder, putting out a
tremulous hand. "May God's blessings
go with you and Fanny. Give my love
to her and kiss her once for the old
elder when you see her again."
He had scarcely gone when tho rail
road president set the station yard
men In a flurry by his orders to at
tach his car to a New York bound
train.
"Why, what In the world are you
doing?" asked his friend. "I thought
you were bound for Reno?"
"I'm going to take the old man's
message back to Fanny," said the millionaire.
Bv
Frederic
J. Haskin
Money Each Year and
ing to harsh critics, because he could
be bent to, the will of men whose mo
tives were less creditable than his and
whose integrity was less above suspi
cion. A man of very simple tastes, a
book worm, an altruist, a dreamer,
anything but a "practical politician,"
Mr. Braga seemed fitted for the duties
of his position only by intention. Yet
many foreigners in Lisbon maintained
that he was more honest than guile
less, and that If he was selected be
cause he was unworldly those who
counted upon his becoming putty in
their hands were mistaken in their
man. That Mr. Braga had at heart the
interest of the Portugese masses and
had high hopes of the success of th9
country as a republic was not doubted
by anyone who knew him.
Foreljra Affairs Minister.
Bernadino Machado, who became
minister of foreign affairs when the
provisional government was formed,
was at one time minister of public
works under the monarchy. He also
had served In the Portugese parlia
ment' as a Republican deputy. An elo
quent orator, a genial, kind-hearted
man of three score years, an ardent
Kepubllcan who had stumped the whole
country for years preaching his poli
cies, a man widely popular among both
the common people and the members of
the upper classes. Mr. Machado was em
inently the man for the place by reason
of his ability and the esteem in which
he was held. He was jocularly called
by foreigners in Lisbon "the father of
the republic." His photograph was "a
familiar window decoration in the
homes of advocates of republican gov
ernment In Lisbon and Oporto. While
there "were not wanting persons who
accused Mr. Machado of self-seeking,
he is generally considered a man of
more than ordinary ability and worth.
Ruler of Jentlce.
Affonso Costa, minister of justice,
was popularly considered the brains
and backbone of the provisional minis
try. With admiral Candldo dos Reis,
he led the revolution. The naval offi
cer became discouraged and committed
suicide upon the eve of the triumph
of the revolutionary party, but Mr.
Costa was more buoyant and lived to
take a leading part in forming the
provisional government after Manuel
was expelled. He is able, ambitious
and inordinately vain, seeking personal
glory no less ardently than the welfare
of his country, but having the welfare
of his country at heart. He represents
the extreme radicals supported by the
paper "El Mundn" "The World" and
has a great many enemies among the
more conservative advocates of repub
lican government. Among the mon
archists he is, of course, considered lit
tle more than an anarchist. In Jan
uary. 190S, Mr. Costa and Visonde
Ribera were arrested by order of pre
mier Franco, then virtual dictator of
Portugal, for conspiracy against the
monarchy. They were released in the
amnesty caused bv king Carlos's mur
der. Mr. Costa Is bitterly anti-clerical
and is responsible for the hasty, ruth
less and probably ll'-adised expulsion,
of "the congregations" the sequestra
tion of property belonging to these re
ligious orders and other measures
against them.
Newspaper Miu W !&.
Dr. Antonio Jose d'AtrjoId.u minister
of the interior, Ls the editor of the new
conservative repubt'ean pnper, "Re
publica." He Is a great orotor, much
liked by the Portugese for his hon
orable career and attractive person
ality and highly Tespected by foreign
ers residing In the coutnry. Dr. d'Al
melda Is credited with belns- n. enno a-nn
safe man with more Influence over the j
tiiuu man any equally conservative man
in Portugal. He was strongly support
ed by Machado Santos, the naval hero of
the revolution and editor of an insur
gent journal. When the provisional
government promulgated the "Right of
Strike" law, giving laboring men in
Portugal for the first time the right
to "walk out," there naturally followed
a period of excitement during which
there was a strong tendency to abuse
the newly created privilege. Dr. Al
meida proved highly useful In this cri
sis. He offered his resignation be
cause railway employes who were on
strike declined a just offer of their
employers. This ended the strike. Dr.
Almeida's steadfast determination to be
Success Talks To Men and Boys JW
The Busy-Body In Other
THE busy body is a self appointed
Inspector of social warts, a sort
of supervisor of other people's
domestic affairs, for the busy body
generally begins by reporting domestic
infelicities.
From the frequency with which the
Bible speaks of these people, I take it
that they may be considered the
worst foes, of society. Peter must have
had busy tongues after him. for ho
speaks of "a busy body in other men's
matters," which implies that he had in
mind especially men. Women general
ly get the credit for all busy bodying;
but the men are as bad as the women.
Indeed, many women have become so
useful to the community that they
have retired from the gossipping busi
ness and babbling, tattling, sly whis
pering and Impertinent meddling men
have succeeded them and are trespass
ing constantly on the community with
their tongues.
I "Woraea's Spoclalty.
Women's specialty is domestic infe
licities and they talk right out. but
Paul speaks of whisperers and men as
a rule, whisper and their specialty Is
business secrets. Whisperers speak
softly, not because their lungs are
weak or their spirits gentle, but be
cause miserable cowards that they are.
they want to escape the consequence of
defamation. While the gossiping wo
man's heaven may be a sewing society,
the man whisperer Is heard In the
banks and the counting rooms of the
country. Many a man has been whis
pered into bankruptcy.
The busybody is remarkable for his
health. He can live on anything: he
usually carries with him a bag of rep
utations made up In cold hash so that
he doesn't stop for meals. He has long
legs and can go 1000 miles at a jump,
while he has great genius for smelling.
His peculiarity Is acuteness of ear, for
he can hear as much through a keyhole
as from a door wide opeD
VaBderbilt'H Plan.
When commodore Vanderbilt was
asked how he made so much money he
said he made half of It by minding his
own business and the other half by not
minding other people's business.
The reason why men succeed who
mind their own business Is because
Abe Jkirtin
rVn. uj
Th' mills o' th gods er usin'th' same
ole roller process. It keeps th' resturint
man husy these days cuttin a pie so it'll
pay fer itself.
impartial as between employers and
employes not only made him a hero,
but relieved a situation that might
have resulted In civil war.
Torrero's So Holds Parse.
The European press has made much
of the fact that Jose Reives, minister
of finance in the provisional govern
ment, is the son of a bullfighter. This
statement of fact should be explained.
In Spain the bullfighter, or "torrero."
as he is called, is a 'professional who
rates about like a pugilist in England
or America. A long tune ago gentle
men fought bulls in Spain but that
was when the fight was fair and tho
danger great- In Portugal, where bull-
fights are exhibitions of horsemanship,
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14
Years Asro To-
From The Herald Of
This Date g97
day
j
N. J. Roy left this morning- for Chi
cago. Will Zabriskle has gone to the City
of Mexico.
Superintendent Hurley, of the Santa
Fe. is- in town.
Miss Lena EcKle went to Santa
Monica today on her vacation. '
J. J. Taylor -and wife left on a Cali
fornia pleasure trip this afternoon.
A. Mathias left for the Sacramento
mountains today on a hunting and fish
ing trip.
The Fisher sisters have leased the
Pierson for another year," as they find
business good.
The El Paso Brick company has an
order for 1,000,000 bricks for paving in
the Cftv of Mexico.
Inspector RIdeway, of the customs
service, left this afternoon for Santa
Rosalia for the benefit- of his health.
There was a successful and interest
ing pound party last night at the resi
dence of pastor French of Trinity
church.
Three plasterers were working on
the scaffold In the new Krakauer
building this morning when the scaf
fold tilted and the men were thrown
to the floor.
Commissioners Orsono and CoL
Corella, of the boundary- commission,
have returned to the City of Mexico,
and secretary Maillefert will follow
Saturday next.
The second presentation of Pinafore
was given last night in the opera house
before a $175 house. The lemonade be
tween the acts kept? many men from
going out and making nuisances of
themselves.
The train from the west today had
an experience to vary the monotonv
of travel. Between Deming and the
bridge, a protruding rock knocked off
a set of car steps from the first coah.
and about a mile west of here a hand
car had been left too near the track
and knocked off two more sets of car
steps, besides smashing- the platforlm
and scratching up the side of the car.
The passengers were scared, but with
singular presence of mind refused to
leap from the train until It had
stopped.
T
Madisoi
C.
Peters
Men's Ma'ters
there is so little competition. There are
many people so busy, minding other
peoples business that I wouldn't be a
bit surprised In the resurrection day
to see some of these everlasting snoops
getting- out of the wrong graves.
Dore's hideous picture from Dante.
In which men are represented a gnaw
ing skull bones in the infernal regions,
as feedingifrom off their victims these
are enough to shock us and make us
hate such pictorial Illustrations, but
we see such things in life.
The Careless Remark.
"Without any intention, perhaps, of
doing injury to your neighbor, a care
less remark may be seized by a bab
bler, and as a snowball grows by roll
ing it. so does a story by telling: It
passed through the babbling tribe,
growing larger and larger, and darker
and darker, and by the time it has
rolled through Babbletown it has as
sumed the magnitude and blackness of
base slander.
An unjust and unfavorable innuendo
Is started against a person of unblem
ished character. It soon assumes the
dignity of a problem, and. to use tha
figure of another, is solved by the rule
of double position and the result is in
creased by the geometrical progression
and permutation of quantities and be
fore truth can get her shoes on, a stain
deep and damning has been stamped on
the fair name of &n innocent victim by
an unknown hand.
Philip de Nerl was visited by a woman
whp accused herself of slander. He bade
her go to the market, buy a chicken
just killed and still covered with feath
ers, and walk a certain distance, pluck
inc the bird as she went. The woman
did as the was directed and returned,
anxious to know the meaning of the
injunction. "Retrace your steps." said
Philip, "and gather up. one by one. all
the feathers you have scattered." "I
cast the feathers carelessly away"
said the woman, "and the wind carried
them in all directions" "Well, my
child." said Philip, "so it is with vour
words of slander: like the feathers
which the wind hai scatttered. they
have been wafted in many directions.
Call them back now If you can. Got
sin no more."
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