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EL PASO HERALD
Editorial and Magazine Page
Wednesday, July Ninth, 1913.
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR OF PUBLICATION
Superior exclusive features and complete news report by Associated Press Iuwd Wtee and
S00 Special Correspondents covering Arizona, New Mexico, west Texas. Mexico, Wash
ington. D. C and New York. , . d ...
Published by Herald News Co.. Inc.: H. D. Slater (owner of two-thirds interest) President.
J a Wilmarth (owner of one-flfth interest) Manager; the remaining; one-eighth
interest is owned among 12 stockholders who tie as follows: H. U Capen. H. k.
Stevens. J. A. Smith. J. J. Mundy. Waters Davis. H. A. True. McGlennon estate.
W. P. Payne. R. C. Canby. G. A. Martin. A. L. Sharpe. and John P. Ramsey.
Redeeming the
DR. MACDONALD, of the department of sericulture of the South African
union, says in a recent report: "We in South Africa have grown a rainless
wheat. We have grown wheat without a single drop of rain falling upon
it from seed time until harvest.''
In other words, "We in South Africa'' have rediscovered the knowledge of the
ancients, and have begun to learn all over again the trick of storing the rainfall
in the soil from one year to another, making of the earth a natural reservoir, and
growing crops with plenty of water instead of depending on the very uncertain and
irregular, if not wholly deficient, rainfall.
The variety of wheat used in South Africa was imported from the dry belt
of Italy. It belongs to the Durum, group, and is called Apulia. The method is
the well known "dry farming" system that has been used in the wesetra United
States for the last 20 years with a degree of success depending entirely upon the
degree of intelligence and industry with which it has been applied.
The ground is plowed deeply. Then it is constantly cultivated so as to form a
mulch of dust on the surface, which permits the rain to seep in bat resists evapora
tion by breaking the continuity of the capilary channels. The land is allowed to
lie fallow for a year and absorb the rain. A crop is planted the second year.
Thereafter, in South Africa, the annual rainfall is conserved by cultivation, and
the wheat grows and matures each year upon the stored waters of the previous
seasons.
In the United States, the preferred practice is to use the land only once in
two years. A farm is divided into tracts and the various subdivisions are
fanned every two years, the alternate years of each tract being employed ia stor
ing water.
This system is a proved success wherever the annual rainfall is as much as 20
inches. Some crops are grows successfully when the annual raiafal is as low
as 15 or 16 inches. If the average be below that, there is great risk of loss, because
it takes the most careful, constant, and intelligent .application of the cultivation
principle to hold the water in the soil in sufficient quantity to insure crops ia the
years that are below the average in rainfall.
In the fertile plains country around El Paso within say 150 miles, the re
demption of the land is coming through pumped wells. The time is coming, and
ot far distant, when the plains all around El Paso will be used in this way, and
successfully and profitably farmed. When the land is needed, it will be peopled,
because the way is well understood, and the risk is nothing, where water is
developed in this manner and intelligently applied.
The Election
THERE IS every reason why the proposed constitutional amendments, to be
voted on Saturday, July 19, should carry by a large majority. No valid
argument can be brought against them. AH the opposition that has ap
peared in Texas has been based on purely sectional and factional considerations
that have no place in the discussion of such matters and deserve no consideration
from voters.
Every consideration of good government and sound public finance demands
that the state's educational, penal, and charitable institutions be equipped with
such lands, buildings, and furnishing as shall fit them to perform the service for
which they are established. And it is not just, reasonable, or necessary to pay
for permanent equipment of the great state institutions, out of current taxes. In
the last two years $1,000,000 was collected through the general tax for the purpose
of erecting buildings for these institutions, and this sort of thing has been going
on for years and will continue to go on in future if the constitution be not
changed only tbe demands will continue to increase and the current tax burden
will be correspondingly increased.
The $600000 a year which the taxpayers have been contributing directly in
the recent past toward permanent new construction for state institutions will not
begin to cover the requirements of similar nature for the near future. But if the
needs of this sort had been met by bond issues in the last few years, the cost to
taxpayers for interest and sinking funds would have been only $60,000 a year
instead of the $500,000 a year which they were forced to put up under the mis
taken policy now followed.
As weU try to build railroads out of revenue from passenger fares and freight,
as try to establish adequate permanent plants for the state's public service institu
tions out of revenue from current taxes.
These institutions are to be used for tbe benefit of all the people of the state
for a great many years to come. The buildings erected now eugfit to be good for
50 years at least. Why should not those who come after as, pay a part or the
cost of these things? Why saddle it all onto those who happen to be putting
up the taxes ngfct now? The amending of the constitution on July 19 will permit
the issue of bonds to take care of these requirements, and make it possible to build
up the state's institutions to a decent standard of efficiency as to their physical
plant, while at the same time actually reducing the burden of current taxes.
The pocketbook argument, if no other, should lead every voter to support
actively the constitutional amendments at the special election July 19. Each tax
payer will be the direct gainer if the measure carries.
Racing As
PHOEfllX, Arisona, will put up $30,000 in prizes for her fall races at the
annual state fair. Ho other city or state, is doing more to elevate racing
and restore it to its old status as a decent sport, than Phoenix and Arisona
are doing. The racing game in Phoenix at the annual fair is recognized as a
legitimate sport and gives strong financial and popular backing, but that is be
cause the institution has been established there on a sound basis of real sport
and sot made dependent on the gambling end of the business, like the Juarez track
and most of these formerly operated in the United States before they were out
lawed. At Phoenix one stake of $6000 is hung up by the board of trade for pacers,
and another stake of $6000 is offered by copper mining companies for trotters;
other prises to the total of $30,000 are enough to attract the best horseflesh and
plenty of it.
Phoenix is naturally becoming a favorite winter training ground for race
horses. Outdoor work every day under perfect climatic conditions cannot be had
in the east, and horsemen are learning to appreciate what the southwest has to
offer in the way of wintering facilities, keeping horses in the best possible condi
tion during the off season.
If racing is ever to be redeemed from the degradation into which tbe gamblers
have plunged it, sacrificing a noble sport fo their own criminal greed, the re
demption win come through such splendid cooperative efforts as that at Phoenix,
where the word "sport' is recognised as meaning something different from high
way robbery and pocket picking.
One-Sentence
JLAKKK. MEDITATIONS.
( Philadelphia Record.)
If you want your money to go a
long way. don't bet it. Mall it.
It s much better to be op and doing
than to be down and being done.
Time has touched many a woman
lishtu who used to be a brunette.
Success is largely a matter of a good
beginning. Also a knowledge of when
to quit
Some people never pay anybody, be
cause they feel that they owe so much
to themselves.
Many a man has found it easier to
mount the ladder of fame than to climb
the stool of repentance.
Hoax "He's a settlement worker?"
Joax Why, I thought you told me he
was a Din collector.
Hoax -Well.
what's the difference?"
rOIXTED PARAGRAPHS.
(Chicago News.)
True love talks little and acts foolish.
Taking advice is sometimes worse
than giving it.
High living never qualifies one for
the higher life.
Either take things as they come or
turn your back and let them go.
The meat trust makes the lover of
pork chops bristle with indignation.
Did you ever get nervous pros tra
il from trying to make others happy
No?
"Arid" Plains
On July 1 9
A Sport
Philosophy
GLOBE SIGHTS.
(Atchison Globe.)
It is har dto raise a prize fern and
children on the same premises.
A woman who hasn't a husband over
estimates the care she would give one.
An automobile is like a woman; when
it is on the main street of the town a
good deal it creates "talk."
It is sometimes well to send daugh
ter away on a vacation so mother can
gee a little much needed rest.
No young gent in a track suit will
ever win a beauty prise, although he
may compete successively in other
events.
Nearly every woman knows enough
French to pronounce lingerie in the ut
terly outlandish and correct manner set
fcrth in leading lexicons.
JOUR.NAL ENTRIES. ,
(Topeka Journal.)
Most folk's idea of justice is to have
things their own way.
It's -hard work to keep smiling all
the time but it's worth the effort.
People never hesitate to believe in
luck when It is of the good variety.
Complaints are annoying but every
thing would soon be running along in
a slip-shod maner without them.
A man seldom has any trouble in
interesting his wife in his conversa
tion when he talks in his sleep.
Misrule Causes Revolt
PIHpiBes Klw Against Spalii, After
CenturicH of Graft and Indif
ference te Their Welfare.
Hy Krederlr- J. ilanKln
WASHINGTON, D. C July 9
One cause of the stunted de
velopment and low social
state of the Filipinos under Spain was
the primitive commercial and indus
trial statue of the islands. Machinery
of the times was ever unknown there.
Roads were very few and far betweep.
Even the trade between Spain and the
islands was hampered by a lot of sense
less rules. No organized effort to pro
tect the commerce of the islands was
made until 1782 when governor general
Basco decreed in certain provinces a
monopoly and enforced cultivation of
tobacco. About the same time the
Royal company of the Philippines was
financed on a large scale in Spain, the
object being to develop commercial
leiations between the Philippines, 'East
India, China and the Spanish-American
colonies. An effort was made to en
couiage the cultivation of cotton, pig
ments, cinnamon, coffee and other
tropical products. Indifference, ig-
r.orance. isolation and e-rnft restricted
-it i . ", .J Zi
" mow rosy pians ana roe company
finally expired in 1844.
m.sHtlifaetIea Grows.
The dissatisfaction of the Filioinoa
with Spanish rule grew year after year.
This following found expression in re
volts and in many acts of violence
which hit at the Spaniards indirectly.
In 1820 Manila experienced its first
cholera epidemic, the disease bein?
brought from India in a French vessel.
Two years earlier foreigners had been
given permission to live in Manila and
the ignorant peoole believed that they
poisoned the Pasig river. In two days
a massacre of all the foreigners, both
European and Americans, took place.
The authorities made no effort to stop
this carnival of blood until the Fili
pinos began to kill the Chinamen. It
was feared that they might try to
wipe ou.t the Spaniards at the same
time and the disorder was quelled.
First Insurrection.
The first serious insurrection broke
out iu 1823. It was led bv Capt. No
vales, a Filipino who at the head of
160 natives captured the palace of the
government and the principal govern
ment buildings. Governor general Fol
gueras was assassinated, but the rebels
were divided and Novales and his lieu
tenants were executed. The cause of
tne revolt was the fact that a num
ber of Filipino officers had been dis
charged or demoted for the sake of a
new batch of parasites that had been
shipped over from Spain.
Hotter CBill(ta for a Time.
Spain's revolution of 188. brought
about a better cordition of affairs
which lasted for a short time. The ex
pulsion of Queen Isabelle II. and the
liberal government that prevailed un
der the provisional administration
greatly encouraged the people of the
islands. The educated Filipinos hav
ing great confidence in the new Span
ish government believed that an era of
true progress had arrived for their
own beloved land. The arrival of the
jew governor general La Torre the
following year, was the cause of a cor
dial demonstration bv the Filipinos.
For the first time in history the most
prominent Filipinos organize and took
part in the reception festivities.
La Torre was disposed to rule the
islands in behalf of the Filipinos and
this was his undoing. He was attacked
and slandered so severelv by the mem
bers of his own race who could see no
possible - p- 1 in treating the FilipHos
as though th"- had any rights in their
own country, that he was recalled
within two years. His successor. Gen.
Izqulerdo believed In the "good old
wav." and Immediately announced that
he intended to govern the people "with
a crucifix in one hard and a sword in
the other." The first thing he did was
to prevent the opening of a school of
arts and trades. He professed to be
lieve that the educated Filipinos back
of the nroject were animated by base
political motives and he publicly
branded them as suspects.
An insurrection broke out among the
Filipino soldiers of Carite nrorince on
the night of January 20. 1872. The re
volt was led by 62 native soldiers un
der a captain and' they murdered all
of their Spanish officers. The native
tribes in other provinces failed to join
the revolt and the rebels were easily
captured.
Try to Reason WMH Spanish.
Educated Filipinos in the Islands
tried to reason with their Spanish
friends. They tried to show that the
safety of the Spanish regime would
ultimately depend upon just treatment
of the Filipinos, but their counsel was
not heeded. The Spaniards considered
this highly insolent and branded such
men as rank agitators and traitors.
i-lliplno students in Spain took up the
campaign and wrote many articles in
the Spanish newspapers and magazines.
A large element of the Spanish popu
lation in Spnin sympathized with the
Filipinos and showed a great deal of
tolerance toward the young patriots,
but this did not prevent the govern
ment from continuing its high handed
tactics. Marcelo H. del Pilar estab
lished In Madrid a Philippine organ
called "La Solidaridad" in which pa
triotic articles appeared from the pen
of Pilar himself. Senor Jena Jose Rizal.
the great Philippine patriot and martyr,
and others. The next step was Rizal's
famous book "Noli me tangere" (Do
Not Touch Me) which, for the first time
revealed to the Filipinos the actual
conditions under which they lived. This
book was a faithful portrayal of every
day life in the Philippines, faithful
even to the point of dullness.
Manes Try to Make Peace.
At the suggestion of Dr. Rizal. the
Spanish freemasons endeavored to
bridge the deepening chasm between
Spaniards and Filipinos. They or
ganized branches in the islands for the
rurpose of counteracting the despotism
of the established order. Thev failed
In this laudable purpose and the open
intolerance of the government became
greater every day. Rizal's book was
translated from the Spanish into his
rative Tagalag dialect and later into
Visayan and other Filipino dialects.
Fines, imprisonment and torture were
the penalties for those caught selling
or reading this book, but the demand
steadily increased. When the censor
ship became so strict and the search of
the authorities for copies so wide
spread, the translations were published
in tiny pamphlets and even in single
sheets so that thev could be easilv con
cealed Pint's second book "El Filibus
terismo." (The Filibuster), still further
roused the people. It showed in the
form of a novel a race about to rise In
holy wrath against its oppressors.
"BliMr WevlerW Kale.
The cruel administration of bloody
Weyler, who later brought about the
insurrection in Cuba added fuel to the
flames. The last step was the organi
sation of the Katipunan society by An
dres Bonifacio, an unlettered but
shrewd Filipino. The revolutionary
work of this society was confused with
the peaceful propaganda work of Rizal
and the Masonic lodges. . As a matter
of fct these organizations had nothing
to do 'with the Katipunan. In joining I
El Katipunan the applicant made an
incision In his arm and signed his
name with his own blood. The revo
lution broke out on August 30, 1896. 10
iltt wa oftoe ! Vf imma wtnarttvantf
was revealed to the Driest of Tondo I
narish one of the Mxnll AiKtHcts
Fighting ensued both in Manila and
the provinces, but a force of 14 000
Spaniards dispersed the rebels. The
patriot Rizal. who was not responsible
for the revolution, was executed
Tnmnr-nr Coro-ng of the American
to the Philippines
ABE MARTIN
til"
Some fellers raise rhubarb an' others
J raise Ae whiskers. Hardly anybttddy
' would work fer whir rhfv'rp wnrth
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14 Years Ago Today
From The Herald This Date 1SW.
J. a Ross left for Salt Lake City.
J. A. Eddy left for Denver yesterday.
A. H. Richards left for Los Angeles
today.
Dr. T. A. Bray returned from Denver
today.
Ccpt. Hughes went down to Ysleta
this afternoon.
Senator W. W. Turney went down
to Austin this afternoon.
Miss Hattle Schutz went up to
Cloudcroft thus morning.
William Basset left for San Fran
cisco today over the S. P.
Jim Hall went up to Canutllio this
morning on a bunting trip.
C. O. Coffin 'went down to San Ell
zario, Tex., this afternoon to the ranch.
T. Matthews and J. A. Merrill left
over the S. P. today for Los Angeles.
The Jolly Bros., contractors from
Pi its ours, are in the city from the
City of Mexico.
Mr. Wood, of the First National
bank, went vp to Hudson Hot Springs,
N. M, this morning.
Mrs. H. C. Myles, mother and chil
urcn, left yesterday to spend the sum
mer in Los Angeles.
Mrs. George Look and Miss Josle
Escontrias left for Los Angeles 'today
to spend tbe summer.
J. T. Logan. C Fulton and R. K.
Runkle went down to Cases Grande
this morning on business.
Several carloads of ore are now be
ing shipped from the Lucky mine at
Jarila, to El Paso for smeltering.
The attendance at the McGinty
band's plaza concert last night, de
spite the threatening weather, was
large.
Mrs. Aronsteln and Mrs. E. Kohl
tterg'a'hd children -left for the moun
tains this moraine to spend several
r weeks.
J. A. Merrill will leave on Monday
for a two weeks' trip to California.
On his return he will open the office
of the El Paso Commercial company.
There will be racing at Washington
park next Sunday afternoon, and
manager Hughes says that they will
eclipse any races held here this sea
son. Having won four consecutive games,
manager Jacoby, of the El Paso base
ball club, has sent a challenge to the
Marfa team for a game in the near
future.
A tramp going through the G. H.
yards yesterday afternoon had a
thermometer pinned to "the front of his
shirt; the thermometer registered 115
in the sun.
The fourth of July fight in which
several of the G. H. employees par
ticipated was investigated by super
intendent W. R. Martin, and they were
all dircharged from the service-
Conductor Innes, of the G. H. A S. j
A., accompanied by his wife, left yes- I
teraay afternoon on a 30 days leave
1 of absence and will visit Aransas Pass
and several other points before they :
return home. I
General manager J. E. Eddy, of the ;
K. l'. & x. E.. is at the Jarilla camp
inspecting the placer find, and tbe re
cent strike of big ore body in the
Maggie mine adjoining tbe Nannie
Baird on the west.
Yesterday afternoon the Mexican
Central train was stopped on the
other side of the river by customs
inspectors and engineer Charles Bur
roughs and his fireman . ere arrested
on a smuggling charge.
John Hume, jr., air brake inspec
tor for the H. & T. C, came in last
night and this morning opened up his
car, which has been here for several
days, he having been unable to reach
here on account of washouts.
The game of baseball between the
city and railroad teams this afternoon
terminated in a victory for the city
team by a score of six to seven. The
game was called at the end of the
fifth with the town boys leading by
one tally.
The young son of Rev. J. T. French
jnet with a serious accident yesterday
afternoon. While playing with another
boy's wheel on north Campbell street
in some unaccountable manner the bi
cycle overturned, with the Boy tangled
in the debris.
For the second time within the last
few weeks the Southern Pacific has
been tied up because of a flood. The
flood of a few weeks ago cost the
Southern Pacific in the neighborhood
of $400,000 and it is thought that the
cost of this washout will not fall far
below that amount.
When the city council met last
night all aldermen were present ex
cept Mr. Burton, who is at home
slightly under the weather. Mayor
Magoffin stated that Messrs. Julian
and Wood had offered to insure the
Jail and fire department for five years
for $197 for $5000 insurance.
The High Cost
By Walt Mason
It costs us so much for the things
that we eat. for the rags for our
backs and the shoes for our feet, for
tires and repairs for our red motor
cars, we must be contented with five
cent cigars' With gowns for the wom
en and things for the kids, with
stockings and doodads and ribbons and
lids, a man is so busted that when he
would dine, he has to drink 'water he
can't afford wine. Tbe bills from tne
butcher are now coming in; tbe grocer
is calling for all kinds of tin: my
dreams of an outing. I see. were in
vain: I cannot indulge in a swirt.i
aeroolane. The cost of existence in
The cost of existence
creases each day. the man who sells
with duns in his pocket, is here; I
can't go to Europe. I'm fearing, this
year. There's something awry In this
country. I Know; the more a man
"."If thetfcPoor,r.. neln JST
can l bur .. thing it s a sin and
ne
a
shame but he is expected to pay for
the same. Alas, for that era no modern
man sees, when money was growing
on gooseberry trees! Alas for that epoch
when greenbacks were found, blown
flown from the bushes and strewn on
the eround' Cm riRht, 1913, bv fJeo
M.Utluws Adam--
Mark An tony
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author ef "At Good Old Slivasb."
MARK ANTONY'S real name was
Marcus Antonius. but he was
a jolly good fellow and even
his political opponents called him Mark.
He was the grandson of old Marcus
Antonius, who was one of the greatest
orators whom Rome ever nroduced and
who never ate a meal at home during
the public dinner season.
It will thus be seen that Mark came
of a good family. He eot a fine edu
cation and picked up all the knowledge
that a college boy with a big income
can acquire. As a result he started out
In life with a good knowledge of Latin,
a fine backstroke with a short sword,
an irresistible way with women, and
a thirst which began when' he awoke
and stayed right on the job.
.Mar was born in ss n. v., and when
a very young man helped Caesar eradi
cate the barbarians in Gaul. He then
came home and. because he came of a
good family and was good looking, he
got himself elected tribune, which was
a fine job and carried a lot of patron
ages. About this time the Roman sen
ate tried to' get Caesar home in order
to give him the grand bounce and ap
point a friend of the administration and
Mark lobbied so successfully for Caesar
that the latter was able to come home
with his whole army and chase the
senate back into the foothills.
Mark now became governor of Italy
and everyone admitted that he was a
coming man. He was a great rounder
by this time and his secretary often
had to hunt through a dozen wineshops
and secluded gardens in order to find
him and get an appropriation bill
signed Wliile Antony was enjoying
"Aa eratlaa whieh ku already gone
late the 1000th edition."
himself. Caesar was assassinated and
Cassius and Brutus got ready to take
over the government. But they reck
oned without Antony. Hastily ordering
a case of bromo seltaer and mineral
a. .in 13. Antony sobered ud a dav earlier
than usual and at Caesar's funeral he
delivered an oration which has already
gone into the 1000th edition. It carried
the people by storm, and Cassius and
Brutus slipped into a taxi and beat it
for obscurity. Antony followed them
with an army and after they had been
disposed of. he, Octavins and Lepldus.
who controled the labor vote, formed
a limited liability company and grabbed
Rome.
Antony and Octavius soon euchered
Lepldus out of his share and divided
the empire among themselves. Antony
took the east half and went to Egypt,
where he met a prominent divorcee
named Cleopatra and let his office boy
run the empire while he floated around
in a canoe at nisht with his inamorato
and made up songs with a guitar ac
companiment. All this time Octavius. whose sister
had married Antony, was getting mad
der and madder and presently he came
over with plenty of ammunition to
speak to Antony a a brotherinlaw.
Antonv had a date with Cleopatra and
told his generals to go to thunder and
to ring off when they tried to call him
up. His army was beaten, his navy
sunk, and Antony killed himself to
escape serious consequences.
. The death of Antony should teach us
all that when we have talents we should
rodes a talent so much as alcohoL t
copyrighted by George Matthew Adams.
JUDGE AND COVKT REPORTER
AT TOMBSTOXK RESIGN
Tombstone. Ariz.. July 9. Judge F.
E. Sutter's resignation as judge of the
superior court of Cochise county is now
effective and the judge and Mrs. Sutter
leave for Bisbee tomorrow, where they
y.-ill make their future home. At the
same time John W. Walker, for the
past eight years official court reporter
for the second judicial district of the
territory of Arizona, which comprised
the county court and the federal courts
and since statehood, in the superior
court of this county, has also resigned
and his resignation took effect today.
Mr. Walker with his wife leaves to
morrow for Tucson, where Mr. Walker
is interested in business and they will
make their future home.
W. G. Gilmore, who at present Is
county attorney of Cochise county, is
an active aspirant for the seat just
vacated by judge Sutter and Is now In
Phoenix endeavoring to land the plum.
I- is announced that the governor will
prcbably not name the new incum
bent for 10 days.
G O O P S
Bf GELETT BURGESS
AERO BELL
I wish you always
would beware
Of standing in
a cane-seat chair;
For very soon
your heek and soles
Will punch the bottom
full of holes.
They'll scratch the other
chain, as well;
This Goop has done it -
Aero Bell.
Don't Be A Goop!
Love's Journey
A Shrt Story.
THE express train came up and
the frail little bamboo station
trembled.
A delicate little woman descended
from one of the cars and looked about
like a scared bird. The platform was
empty. A shadow o? disappointment
flew across ber face, but then she
smiled, for of course she knew he must
be waiting outside in the street. But
alas, the street was empty too.
The sun spread its dazzling light on
the white dust and the only sound to
be heard was the shrill music of the
grasshoppers in the meadow.
She had written to her husband:
"I have taken courage to write you '
this letter. For many months you
have stayed away from, your home.
away from your A who every day
asks the clouds for news about you.
but the clouds answer her not. Then
I wander like an humble pilgrim to
the summit of Dakeyama to pray that
you might return home soon. You
have not come back yet. and still I
know you are alive for your soul has
not touched the food I placed before
your image every day.
You are in Kobe, oh honorable, but
you must have finished your business
there long ago and surely you cannot
care for the amusements there when
you know that your Ai is dying with
the pain of longing for you.
Therefore, forgive me when I come.
Forgive, oh honorable, the ugly impa
tience which compels me to go to you.
but I can no longer sleep nights when
the moon rises over tbe top of Fuyi.
I am sick with yearning for you.
Your Loving and pining.
Ai."
She knew that the letter must be
in his hands, and still he had not come
to meet her. nor had be sent a ser
vant with a rickshaw. In the burn
ing sun she started to walk. The
city was far away but she walked
ahead bravely though the stones hurt
her feet so much that time and again
she had to sit down and rest. The
heat grew more and more oppressive.
Ai sprang up, she could not spend all
day on the road and she walked faster
than ever, thinking of him all the
time with fear in her heart.
What had happened to him? Why
did he stay away from her?
Suddenly she imagined she saw him
Iaymg. ne lay sireicnea our on a
mat with convulsed features and
I could not die until he had seen his Ai
again. And she had been weak, given
in to her pain and rested on the way.
She had taken upon herself the awful
responsibility of delaying hi soul
that was eager to get away from
earth.
She shuddered. There was a strange
noise in her ears and suddenly the
yellow grain fields began to turn red
as blood and move up and down as
with an earthquake. The rice fields
burst into flames and every thing
turned a bright yellow. The woods
came rushing at her and like a huge
orange, tbe sun dropped down on the
road.
When AI opened her eyes, she was
lying at the roadside. Somebody bad
picked her up and placed her In the
shade. Two unknown men were sit-H
ting at ner side fanning her hot fore
head. The fans looked like two gi
gantic blue butterflies. The beautiful
white silk dress she had put on to
meet her husband, was dirty. She
asked the men. where they came from.
Both were from Kobe, but did not
know her husband. Then they left
and Ai was again alone.
She began to walk along slowly, for
she was still very dizzy and faint.
Evening came with a cool breeze
from the fragrant meadows, wnich
were hidden under a veil of white mist
as the sun went down behind the dis
tant hills.
On- the dark sky arose the bright
crescent of the moon and Ai's heart
sv-elled with confidence and new cour
age. She suddenly knew that before
midnight his arms should be around
her and she should feel the kiss of
his lips. She felt that he had been
delayed and was speeding along to
1' eet her. .
Now the lights of the elty were
quite close and soon she passed
through the first streets. A porter
showed her the house where her hus-
oana was living. Her heart was In
her throat and she stood long hesitat-
!nR Jn he.,dai"cness' 'ore
she en.
tered. A dark figure arose from a
mat his servant. He bowed to the
strange woman, but would not tell
her where bis master was. She
threatened him that she would have
him discharged immediately and told
him that she was the mistress of the
house and that her husband -was ex
pecting her. Then the man retired to
his corner and remained silent. AI
began to despair what was happening
here? She tried everything but the
pian remained as silent as ever.
AI left the house, threw herself
down on the ground and burst into
SObs. as if her heart wi-a Kt-alrlvw
The wife of a neighbor came out and
raisea ner up. She led her through
a maze of streets until at last she
stopped outside a house with a gaily
colored lantern.
"Your husband Is In there,' she said
and left her.
AI looked at the long row of lanterns
in all colors one outside each house
and she knew she was in the street
of the geishas, and broke down com
pletely. Had not her husband pos
sessed the key to her heart! The
tears streamed down her cheeks as
she understood where her husband had
spent all these long days, and why
he had not thought of her sufferings.
Then she heard his voice. She found
a small crack in the lattice, through
which she looked into the house and
she felt as if a thousand arrows
pierced her chest. She wanted to cry.
but could whisper only a soft "Saya
nora" (Goodbye) and a little knife
guided by a firm hand Its way to her
heart.
The sound' of her falling was heard
Inside the house. A wall opened and
a man came out. He stooped down
and looked at the prostrate figure.
Then by the light of the moon she
saw his beloved eyes and felt his
warm breath like a kiss.
"It is I." she whispered with a sweet
smile, "forgive me."
HISTORIC I. r.VGKA.VT FKATlXRltS
PERRY CELEBRATION VT KRIK. PA.
Erie. Pa July 9 Through streets
thronged by cheering thousands, school
children and advocates of woman's suf
frage marched In a procession as the
principal event of Erie's centennial cel-
I ration of Perry's victory at Put-in-Pay.
In the children's pageant several thou
sand trudged bravely over the long
toute. drawing beautifully designed
floats which told the storV of events of
historical events. Others, arrayed In
- -vuMk,0 vs. svss ew. ass VUU ITT"
wheels, a reproduction of the first
building devoted to education erected k
in ErH.
Handsomely gowned women repre
sented the states where women can
I vote, and scattered through the parade
were many D.-inr.ers. eacn Dcanng tne
battle cry of the suffragets.
KANSAS KKHKR,s KILL
HOPPERS BY USE OK POISON
Dodge City. Kas.. July 9. An organ
ised effort to exterminate the horde of
grasshoppers which threaten to destroy
the crops of southwestern Kansas will
be begun by the farmers of that sec
tion next Monday.
The insecis killed by poison are eaten
ty their companions, which are also
poisoned.
The farmers hope to save part of
their corn and alfalfa crops and pre
vent the deposit of eggs If the cam
paign proves successful it will be made
in internatiT"! -ffair until the hop
peis are eradicated.
Throwing Glass oa Street
Penalty to Be KnfM-eeil by Aatome
MHnt Agalmt Law Vlhttr In
terview With Bt Panoasw.
RIVING down Boulevard this
morning, I counted 10 places
""" wli
here bottles or other glass
had been 'broken, on the street, greatly
endangering automobile tires." said C.
B. Stevens, president of the El Paso
.uto.nobile club. "There Is now a state
law against the throwing' of glass,
nails or anything of this character in
i he street, and tne automobile club ia
going to see that it is enforced in El
faso and El Paso county. I hope every
automobilist who sees any person
throw glass into the street will report
it and the club will see that prosecu
tions follow. 'Joy riders' have a habit
of throwing 'dead soldiers' into the
county road or the streets at night and
! automobiles then come alone and run
into them, often spoiling valuable new
tires. E. L. De Shazo a few months ago
, cut a bran new tire in two on a bottle
that had been thrown into the street,
and many others have had similar ex
periences. The state legislature saw fit
to give us a law to prevent this and
every automobilist in El Paso should
help to enforce the law and stop this
practice. The Automobile club will
push the prosecution of all cases
brought to its attention, and I am sat
isfied that county' attorney Price will
be glad to help us."
Maj. C A. Davis, who used to think
up new acts for circuses in the days
when he was advance agent for some of
the biggest concerns in the countrv.
has a new one. Speaking of the Mex
ican war he said: "Col. Juan N. Vas
ques, commander of the Juarez federal
garrison, has the chance of a life time
to revolutionize warfare. He misht se
cure 100 seven-passenger automobiles
and send them down to Guadalupe,
loaded with men. They could get out
and engage the force of Ortega, dispose
of that command and get back into
Juarez In time rb resist the attack of
Villa. It would be the first time au
tomobiles had been used in warfare to
such an extent." The major didn't say
what might happen if the rebels should
capture the automobiles.
-3t
"Villa ought to be ' arrested and
fined," said an American who formerly
lived in Mexico. "According to the
Mexican law. if a theatrical manager
o- a circus manager advertises that he
is going to pull off an event, he has
t do it or be jailed and fined. Now. Villa
has been advertising that he was go
ing to take Juarez. He did not show
on the date he advertised. A battle is
a public performance and failure to
produce the attraction ought to sub
ject him to a fine. I think if that could
be arranged, the advance notices would
be fewer and truer."
"Lean years of baseball in El Paso
have passed and the local basebaU
situation is now in the midst of plenty."
said Art Woods, the daddy of tbe base
ball game in these parts. Art has been
boosting the game since he landed here
and has seen it grow from cross lot
ciass once remove from one old cat, to
the present snappy league which
serves the national dish hot to the
fans on Mr. Washington's lots. "We
are out of the hole, making money and
giving good baseball." Artemus says.
"Can you beat that? What's more, we
are giving the people iheir money'
wcrth, have a good umps at last and
are mftkinsr Tmm run hir rth inii
j fandom every week the sign is on the
para. iot.
EI Paso is to have one of the finest
bank buildings either west or east of
the Mississippi river. Earle Reming
ton, architectural specialist in bank
fixings, is the authority for this state
ment. Mr. Remington is here from Los
Angeles to consider a number of new
and classified wrinkles with the First
National bank directors. "The interior
bronze is to come from Gorham. in
New York," Mr. Remington says.
"That's an evidence of class. The in
terior of the First National bank when
completed will be the equal of any in
the country. The circular door, the
unit system of offices, the finish,
lighting, interoffice telephones and the
general style of the structure is sure
to make even the New York banking
fiaternity look up and behold." Besides
being an expert on things for a bank.
Mr. Remington is also an aviator once
removed, quitting the game of high
flying for the safer and saner one of
drawing bank buildings and inter ruf
fles. "Back in New Jersey." said H. M
Whitfield, "nature does the irrigating
I had no trouble there making the grass
grow, but here it requires time, pa
tience and a lot of water." Mr. Whit
field, who came here three years ago
frcm New Jersey, recently bought a
hfme at the corner of Piedras and Rio
Giande. just .vhere Rio Grande runs
ii-to Bliss. His lot is a foot higher than
his neighbor's on tha west, but by fill
ing it, systematically and by using the
right amount of fertiliser at the right
time, he has succeeded in making a
beautiful lawn, which hn Tit k
admiration of those who see it. "In
New Jersey." said Mr. Whitfield, "we
do not plant grass: we plant the seed,
and nature and frequent rains do the
rest. I had to become used to the new
conditions here." His lawn shows that
he has become well acquainted with
conditions different from those he was
formerly used to.
"We are going to have the best ar
ranged and nobbiest office in the south
west, said Tom Reynolds, night wire
cb,ef. aUth,? Postal Telegraph com
pany s El Paso office. "Changes are
being made which will not only facili
tate the work, but which will add ma
terially to the comfort of those who
have to stay in the office these hot
days, added Mr. Reynolds. The Postal
company's office Is not large, but it is
down in the heart of things In El Paso,
and in among the warmest places la
the city. Interior changes are being
made with a view of adding to the ap
pearance and convenience of the office.
"Mineral Wells is the only place to
go to bathe." says county clerk Park
Pitman. "I tell you when a fellow stays
there about two weeks drinking that
water, he will feel fine. The only thing
they need there is a hotel. There is
but one at the place. I had to waif sev
eral days before I could get a room.
There is another hotel under con
struction and when Shis Is completed
Mineral Wells will be able to afford
better accommodations"
"I am one of the only two Dutchmen
In town." said H. G. VanHaselen "They
never saw a Dutchman here until I
came. You hear talk about Dutchmen
when they are onlv Germans." H. H.
Fris says he is a Dutchman, born in
Holland, and he makes three Dutchmen.
anyhow. In El Paso.
RAPID WORK ON BRIDGE
AT FA1KHAXK MY CONVICTS
Fairbank. Ariz.. July t. Work
en the state highway concrete
bridge at this point is progress
ing with all the speed that has
been erpected and there seems but
little doubt now but what the center
pier of the 190-foot structure will be
in before any flood waters arrle to
Interfere with the work. Governor Hunt
inspected the work, which is being
done by a convict squad of 50 men and
is highly pleased with the progress be
ing made.
RAIN COMBS I'M TJMK
TO CHECK FOREST FIRES
Miller Canyon. Ariz, July 9. A rain
fall last night was the first of th. sea
son and gave the mountains a three
quarter inch drenching. It came fust
in time to check the chances of '.-rest
fires, as the mountains are fj.i of
compers anJ DUasure seekers and at
this time of the vear forest fires are
th one dread of the forest ser h e and
tht residtnts of the mountains.
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