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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
HOW HE GOT HIS EITHER.


\ musical instrument dealer tells a
good story At the expense OF q musical
l,--inclincd and wealthy resident of thu
little Missouri town of Hermann. saws
the St Louis GIobe-Dcmocrat Some
time ago he wanted a fine either and
searched the local market for one that
would suit him. The time he spent was
of sufficient value to pay for an or
binary instrument. and yet he did not
succeed in getting anything that quite
satisfied him. Confident that there was
nothing in this country that would an
swer, he wrote TO European dealers.
and finally ordered one that he thought
would go ahead of anything ever seen
III this section.
His friends were all posted and await
cd the arrival of the instrument in
anxious expectancy. 1t came a few
days ago. and the package was careful
ly opened in the presence of half dozen
admiring friends. The either was Il
beauty, there was no mistakinr that
but on closer examination there was
the makers stamp indelibly placed on
the frame, and it read: 'Washinoton.
Mo-, L. 5. A. Il neighboring town of
Hermann. The gentleman might have
saved $50, in addition to the express
and import charges. and have avoided
all the waiting which he had to en-
dure. But he would never have been
satisfied.
The either is an expensive instrument
and difficult to manufacture. being very
delicate and requirin2 the best of ma
terial and most skillful of workmen.
but dealers say it is fact that the man
ufacturers of this country make the
best ones placed on the market There
are but three factories in this country.
one in this state and two in the east.
Their instruments are largely sold in
Europe. some of them without being
branded. and then sent back to this
country at prices 100 per cent. above
what they should be. The ocean trips
may improve them, but the Hermann
gentleman cannot see just where it
comes in.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

Major G. ...-u.. - manager of the
State Hotel, at DeDison Texas, which
the travelling men say is enc or the best
hotels in the section. in speaking of
Chanberiain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, jor Picton says:
81 have used it myself and in my family
for several years, and take pleasure in
saying that | consider it an infallible
cure for diarrhoea and dysentery. |
always recommend it, and have frequ-
emily administered it to my guests in
the hotel, and in every case it has prov
en- itself worthy of unqualified endorse
weat," For sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
STOPPING A TRAIN.
Important Discovery That Has just Bee
Mad. in Eafopcr

Important Discovery That Has just Been
! Mad. I-asopcr
! Some important discoveries have just
been made in Europe, says the New
/ York Herald
How to stop a train when an accident
is impending has long been Il problem.
Many plans have been suggested. but
almost all have been considered faulty
for the reason that they call for quick
Stoppage. In such Il case the shock
would be so great that the carriages
between the "pgine and the rear of
the train would be smashed to atoms
and their occupants crushed to death.
Evidently. therefore, a gradual stop
page is imperative.
I'm admirable plan. which enables Il
train to SLOW down gradually. has re
Gently been tested at the railroad sta
ton in Dresden. 1t is extremely sim
pie and has been found to work well.
No intricate machinery is required. and
the cost must be small. \ track is laid
the rails OF which sink or slope grad
ually into a bed of sand. As the train
passes over this sand its wheels meet
with an ever-iucreasing resistance.
which soon becomes so great that they
are obliged 10 stop. The stoppagc, how
ever, is so gradual that there is 10
rough shock. The greater the swiftness
of the train and the heavier the load
the more immediate is the stopPage.
No damage then is possible either as
regards the train or the passengers.
An experiment which Was recently tried
with a freight train showed clearly the
usefulness of this very practical and
simple plan.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

When Z Chinese emperor dies the in
telligcnce is announced by dispatches
to the several provinces, written with
purple ink. the mourning color. All per
sons of rank are reQ,,t.eS, III take red
silk ornalnenra from their caps, with
the bali or button OF rank; ali subjects
Of China. wit hout eNr"n1 ion, are Callo d
upon 30 fr:'l:,,lr shaving their heads for
100 days. thin which period none may
marry. Eiay upon musical Instruments
Or perform any sacrifice.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
PETRIFIEO BRONCHO.
Joined the Great Majority While 1t Was
Asleep.

Asleep.
II. Clay Emmett, a young cowboy
from Bolton, Tex, reports a singular
find made by him during cattle-hunt-
ing roundup in the Panhandle coun-
try recently. says the Denver Field and
Farm The find was nothing more Or
less than a petrified pony. standing
erect and complete in all its parts. En-
NETT says that he and his partner, b. {.
WoOdvilIe. were riding across the prai-
RE late one afternoon when their tired
ponies neighed and whinnied as if they
were aware of the presence of another
animal. Looking around, they discOv-
cred what they thought was a brOncho
tcthered to Il mesquite which crowned
the summit of little knoll to the north
ward.
They rode up TO the spot and found
that the horse was fastened by u
chain. but stood so rigidlv and seemed
altogether so mysterious that their own
horses reared and plunged as if in
fright. Finally they dismounted and
found that the pony was pctrificd, not
a hair or hoof amfss. Emmett says
that some ranchman years ago must
have chained the poor horse there, Ieav-
ing ii to starvc upon the plains. As the
ribs Of the animal We're plainly visible
in the petrfaction and it seemed to
have been otherwise much emaciated.
this is probably the case. Emmett will
arrange to have the strange find eN-
hibited in some museum. It frequently
happens that horses fall into the habit
of going to sleep while standing. and it
must have been under these cjrcum-
stances that the Panhandle broncho
departed this life to join the great ma
iority.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
ELECTRIC STROKE.
1t Affects Workmen Does Fierce sun

Heat.
One. of the most extraordinary mod
crn diseases is a peculiar affection. most
aDtlV termed electric stroke. which not
infreQuentlt befaIls workmen employed
in melting metals by means of elec-
tricity. 1t appears from observations
made at the great steel and iron works
at CruZot. says the Boston Journal,
that the intense voltage arc between
the carbon and the metal to be melted
emits rays which, even at the distance
of ten meters, produce Il painful hot,
pricling sensation. like that of Il burn
on such uncovered portions of the body
as the throat, face, and more especially
the forehead.
The skin of the parts affected be-
comes either unprecedented or assumes
a bronze hue; the eyes, in spite of black
glasses. are so intensely dazzled as to
be useless for some minutes. after
which Nanthopsia yellow vision) sets
in, everything appearing satfron-col-
Ored. the cOnjunctive are inf1amed, and
there is Il gritty feeling, of sand I'M
der the eyelids. There is frequently
great pain, accompanied often by sleep
lessness. and in some instances fever.
After Il few days these symptoms
subside and the skin of the affected
parts peels and the patient is restored to
health.
Now. the remarkable thing about all
this is that very little heat is radiated
from the electric arc used; all the
trouble arises from the light rays, and.
although it has not vet been expert
mentally proved, there can be little
doubt that the blue and violet-that is,
the chemical-rays are to blame.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Pointed with Pride.

The bankruptcy court can boast some
delightfully."- naive rei"inders. How,
sir. is it possible" angrily demanded
the opposing counsel of the bankrupt.
ito live in the luxurious style you have
affected on 5000 a ycar?" The witness
replied. with an ain of iustifiable pride.
that that ''Nuas a problem to which he
HAD devoted considerable time in the
interests of social economy and the re
suits of his humble efforts were now
before the court
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Mexican Central Railway

Is the only standard gauge line be-
tween the United States border and
Mexico City.
Mexico is known as an all the year
round tourist resort for pleasure travel.
Health resorts and mineral springs ad-
apted to all the various ills to which
human flesh is heir are found in the
great country. Climate unsurpassed.
For full particular address.
J. F. DONOHOE.
Com'l Agent FL Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

Il don't see anything peculiar about
this specimen said the visitor to the
museum as he stepped in front of the
last chair.
Don't you. indeed?" repeated the
manager. scornfully. Let me tell you we
can't duplicate him on this continent.
He's the young man just learning to
ride Il bicycle who never talks wheel
when he's not riding. '-Buffalo Times.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
DIR. Pieroe7s Golden NTe07ca1 Disco

DR.. Pieroe's Golden Medical Discov-
cry is the only medicine that absolute
ly and infallibly cures all blood diseases
1t isn't medicine for some one par
ticular so-called disease. 1t is a
medicine for the whole body. 1t forces
out all the germs of disease, replaces
impurities with rich red blood, feeds
the tissues and makes strong, healthy
flesh.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

The wife of Mr.. D. Robinson, a
prominent lumberman of Hartwick, n.
Y, was sick with rheumatism for five
mouths. In speaking of it, Mr.. Robin
son says: "Cham berlain's Pain Balm is
the only thing that gave her any rest
from pain. For the relief of pain it
cannot be beat" Many very bad
cases of rheumatism have been cured
by it. For sale al so cents per bottle
by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Holiday Excursion Rates.

On Dec. 23rd, 9th, 10Th, Both, and 81,
1896 and Jan. 1st, 1897, the Southern
Pacific will sell round trip tickets to
local Texas points at one and one third
rate. Limited for return January 4th.
1897.
II. R. TURNER 7. +. HUNT
Ticket Clerk Commit Ag't.
Office Cor. San Antonio and Oregon
sts., FL Paso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

NJ the funeral of an unmarried wom-
an i'll Hrazii scarlet is the mourning
hue. Tie coffin. III" hearse. the trap
pings of the horses and the livery of the
l..iv2r must lie ac2rlet.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Texas & Pacific,

You have your choice of routes, via
the ''El Paso Route" via New Orleans,
Shreveport, Memphis, St. Louis or Chi
cago. Train leaves Ell Paso at 5 o'clock
p. m. For further Information call on
or address:
E. S. STEVENS, B. F. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot Agent. General Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Notice to all Travellers.

Travellers Insurance Tickets have
again placed on sale at the Southern
Pacific city and depot ticket Office.
T. e. HUNT. Com1 Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Via Santa Fe Route

Round trip rates to Las Vegas Hot
springs at all times as well as to the
seaside resorts on the Pacific coast.
Full information cheerfully furnished
upon application to.
E. COPELAND,
General Agent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

tt is said by phiIoIogists that there
are Is original European languages
the Greek, Latin, German. Slavonic,
Welsh, Biscayan. Irish, Albanian. Tar
tartan, Illyrian, Jazygian, Chaucin and
| Finnic.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

Phoenix. Dec. 15-17, for the above
mentioned occasion the Santa Fe will
sell on December 10th to 18th inclusive,
tickets to Phoenix and return, at one
fare for the round trip. Return limit
December 3lst, 1896.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Notice.

is hereby given by the G. H. s. S. A.
Ry., of the withdrawal of excursion
tickets from Ell Paso to southeastern
states, which have been advertised to
be on sale Dec. 21st and 22nd.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Holiday Rates via Santa Fe.

Rate-One single fare for the round
trip. Tickets on sale December "a. %
and 81, 1896 and January /, 1897. Good
for return 9pti. JsuVary 4th, 1897.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

When most needed it is not unusual
for your family physician to be away
from home. Such was the experience
of Mr.. j. Y. Schendk, editor of the
Caddo, Ind. Ter, Banner, when his
little girl, two years of age, was threat
ened with a severe attack OF Group
He says: MY wife insisted that L go
for the DOCTOR but as our family ply
stefan was out of town, [ purchased
bottle Of Chamberlain Cough Rene
dy, which relieved her immediately
| will not be without it in the future. {"
% aud so cent bottles for sale by all
DRUGGISTS
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
One of the principal uses of DR..

One of the principal uses of DR..
Pierce's Favorlte Prescription is the
separation of prospective mothers for
the time of trial and danger that comes
when a child is born. The "Prescrip-
ton" is strengthening and invigorating
and lessons pain and danger. 1t in
sures the perfect well being and the
perfect health of both mother and
child. Every woman should know
these things before she really needs to
know them. There are many things
in DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medi-
cal Adviser" that every woman
ought to know. This celebrated work
has reached a sale of $50, 900 copies at
81. so each The expense of production
having thus been covered, SOC, enc
copies are now given ay. a copy
will be sent to any address on receipt
of twentyone (2ll one-cent stamps TO
cover cost of mailing only. Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Associa-
ton, Buffalo, n. y.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
UP-TO-DATE

- an appropriate term in speak
ing of the printing we do. We
have a lot of new equipment, and
are constantly receiving the lat
est styles of type.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
Books

and Pamphlets of every descrip
ton printed in the neatest and
most attractive styles. If you
want a catalogue or Constitution
and Bylaws printed, call on us
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
gU933 9Y399 3Y9Y'' 932'y}
You May
never have found anything to
surpass the coffee and biscuits
that your mother made, but the
PRINTING

that delighted your father and
the prices that he considered rea-
sonable would hardly prove sat
isfactory to yOu in this age of
progress and competition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15

For heavens sake he cried, re-
lates the Chicago Times-HeraId, Il
never saw anything like this collecting
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1896-12-15
WE HAVE

increased our facilities for doing
commercial printing. We do
not claim to be the cheapest
printers in the State-we are not
running a Chinese laundry-but
we do
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16

cumstances, and had made desperate
attempts to ward off threatened at
tachments on his property for unpaid
bills.
Before the evidence in the case could
be shaped so as to arrest Morse the
minister skipped out of town, and, in
company with a woman who has since
been known as Mrs. Lille A. Shippee,
of New York, went to Columbus, O.
He left his wife and child here.
Detective Cowles went to Columbus,
and on August 18th arrested Morse, who
was found living with the Shippee wo-
man. When it became known that
Morse had been living with this wo-
man Mrs, Morse began divorce pro-
ceedings. The papers were served,
while he was on his way to jail Thurs
day, after having been bound over to
the superior court on the charge of
arson.
Mrs. Morse was married to the min
ister in 1888, and they have had one
child. She alleges intolerable cruelty
and infidelity on the part of her hus-
band, and claims $4,000 alimony. The
case will probably be heard in Deem
ber.-New York Herald.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
is HE A FIREBUG !?
A Methodist Divine on Trial for In
cendiarism.

The case of Rev. John Morse, the
Methodist minister who has just been
bound over to the Superior court for
trial on the charge of setting fire to
his residence, is the most notable ease
ever tried in the city court OF New
Haven, Conn.
Morse originally came here from his
native place in Nova Scotia, where he
prepared himself for the Methodist
ministry. After he became a minister
Morse rambled about the country,
preaching in different places, and fin
ally came to this city and did mission
airy work. For number of years ne
acted as chaplain at the New Haven
county Jail, and conducted services
there almost every Sunday.
Morse abandoned his religious work
some time ago and opened an insur-
ance agency on Center street. His
arrest was the outcome of an inyestiga-
ton which was made by Fire Marshall
Hubbard of two fires at Morse's house,
on George street, which the authori-
ties suspected to be of incendiary ORR
gin.
The first fire occurred two years ago.
There seemed to be no doubt that the
fire was started by someone in the
house, but the evidence was not conclu-
sive, and nothing was done in the mat
ter at that time. The house was in
sured by the Security Insurance Com
pany, of this city, and one week after
the fire it paid the policy, amounting
to $4,000.
The second fire occurred on the night
of April 18th last. 1t was near mid
night when the neighbors saw flames
coming from Morse's house. Mrs.
Morse and her daughter had left earlier
in the day to GO. out of town, and two
hours before the fire occurred Morse
had left with his baggage to take the
boat for New York.
The steamer on which Morse was
booked for New York had not left
her berth in this city when the fire
broke out, and word was sent down
to him. He refused to return. He came
back the following day, however, and
stayed in town for about two weeks.
At that time the United Firemen's
Insurance Company, of Philadelphia,
paid to Morse policy of 81, 500 on the
furniture ruined in the fire. Then he
made a formal application to the of
ficers of the Security Insurance Com
pany for the payment of their policy,
but the officials refused to pay until
they became fully satisfied as to wheth-
er the fire was of accidental or incen-
diary origin.
THE MINISTER "SKIPS' TOWN.
In the meantime Fire Marshal Hub
bard had been busy making an inyesti-
CATION, and on his evidence, or that
collected by the insurance company,
a warrant was issued charging Morse
with setting fire to his property with
intent to defraud the insurance COM
panies out of their policies. A sus-
picious fact was that both insurance
policies expired within five days after
the second fire. 1t was also learned
that Morse was in straitened cir
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
Terms, are Cash, of Which
Three Thousand Dollars

must be paid on day of sale and the
balance on the confirmation of the
'eport of sale.
For information address the COM
missioner.
r. II. GRAY,
Commissioner, Raleigh, N. G.
July 25, 1896.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
Raleigh Mails Academy

MoRsoN & benson, Principals
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
GONE WITH THE HORSES.
IN 1896.


1t stands in the stable yard under the
caves,
Propped up with broomstick and
covered with leaves; =,
1t once was the pride of the gay ana
the fair,
But now it's a ruin-that OMNIBUS
there.
1t is battered and tattered-it little
avails
That once it was vanished ana g1steh-
ed with nails;
For its varnish is cracked into lozenge
and square
Like a canvass by whitehall omni-
bus there.
See-here came the bearing-straps;
here was the place
For the pole of the horses-Dut gone
is their race;
It was cushioned with plush, 1t was
wadded with hair
As the birds have discovered-that
omnibus there.
.Where's Troy?" says the poet. Here
under the seat
Is a nest fun of eggs-'tis the favored
retreat
OF the Plymouth-rock hen, who has
Matched, dare swear,
Quite an army of chicks in that omni-
bus there.
And yet can't you fancy a face in the
frame
OF the window-some high-headed
damsel or dame,
Bepatched and bepowdered, who looks
with a stare
At the crowd as they passed by that
omnibus there?
Can't YOU fancy Old Times, as beside
her he stands,
With his ruff1es adroop on his delicate
hands
With his cinnamon coat and his laced
solitaire
AS he lifts her out light from that
omnibus there?
Then it rolls away slowly. All! many
a lark
Has it seen as it rolled 'twixt the
Batt'ry and park.
Stout fellows drove it, who, on ques-
tions of fare
w ere prone 10 TdiSe--tE- -NS1A--1u tudt
omnibus there.
1t has driven by many a Sundays
parade;
And has witnessed full many a bull or
bear raid,
Where old Trinity shadows the mad
millionaires-
In the days of its glory-that omnibus
there.
Oh, the scandals it knows! oh, the
tales it could tell
Of the young and the old, of the rake
and the belle!
But those tales of the times, apt to
raise up the hair,
They will ne'er be revealed by that
omnibus there.
lieu! quantum mutata,' / say as /
go.
Tt deserves better fate than stable
yard thought
We must Turkish it up and dispatch
it-''with care"
To the fine art museum-that omnibus
there.
Bernard Hughes, in Judge.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
A CA0IPATGNER.

Bryant Bryan is coming boys,
He is coming on with might
Then give three cheers for Billie Bryan
For he is going to win our fight.
We hear it whistling in the breeze,
Ii is singing in the pines
For Bryan! Bryan is coming boys
He is coming down the line.
JOHN MORRIS KENNEDY
Baltimore, Md, Sept. IL.
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Your Attention
For 3 Minutes. Please

We have three Items we wish 60 tell yos
about. Something choice and extra nice
and we will occupyssa minute with each:
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
TELLER ON BRYAN.

think know every man in public
life among the Democrats who has the
slightest claim to a nomination, and
say here and now, after an acquaint-
ance of more than seven years with
Mr.. Bryan, and a pretty close ac-
quaintance with him, too, that in the
whole ranks of the Democracy there
was not a man better equipped and
more worthy of the nomination than
he.-Senator Teller.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16
IMPORTANT
SALE OF REAL ESTATE

The undersigned commissioner, aP-
pointed by decree of the Superi@s
Court of Dare county, North Carolina.
in an action wherein James f. Chard,
rustee, is plaintiff, and M. f. Warren,
trustee, and John Fox are defendants,
will, under and by virtue of the terms
of said decree expose to public sale at
the Courthouse Of Dare county, In
ManteO, North Carolina, on
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16

The l9kh year opens Monday, August 81
The course which ha s been so successful IL
ed to the needs of each pupil Board it low
rates. Address the principals for catalogue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-16

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Tablets. All
druggists refund The money if it fails
to cure. 25 cents.