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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

travagance in maiptainiug a guard for
HIM and advise that he be put to deith
as an economic measure
He lives in a al, iron-farred
hu-, more like the lair of beast than
the habitation of a man He is not
Pc mitted to see the newspapers. but
req DIS andrrereads old magazines and
Military reviews. He smokes inces
sanity to counteract the m asma of tie
marshes. He grows greyer of hair
and face, DINNER of eye aad more en-
sciated of figure ev, ry day, but he has
been kept alive by the hope that
through his wife's Efforts he may re-
gain llbe"'y in 'ime to die at home.
He writes long letters to his friends in
Paris. The fearful monotony Of his
life supplies for him no topic. He
writes constantly, Il am innocent
Seek out the conspirators. Let me die
at home"
This is left ex-Captain Eduard Drey-
fus, degraded exiied ard dying by de-
grees on pestilentisl isiand where a
goat cannot live, with despair writ
ten in every line of his continuance.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
The Devotion of Woman Has Revived Cap
tain Dreyfus' Case.
He Was Accused of Furnishing the German War De-
partment With Plans of French Fortica-
tons and the Mobilization of
the French Army

This story deals,with injustice of a
nation towards one of her military sons
who had made his mark for bravery
and honor on the field of battle. 1t
shows where a whole nation has turn
ed against one man and houn1ed him
to disgrace and an eX lie worse than
death. Now sfter six years of dishOn-
or and exile, it tt ran pires thai a base
conspiracy was formed to injure and
degrade q worthy officer who was ris-
ing too fast to suit the interests of less
favored officers in the French army and
q young officer has suffered years of ex-
lie through the scheming of jealous RI
walls for military horors; France has cast
q slur on her fair name as a republic;
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

man at hisaexecutiOn. Once the music
ceased in 'le paraoe de I'execution.''
Tell the wnOie vi France lnat L am
innocent. declare 1 am innOce Mt, ~
shouted the miserable man, out
thousands OF imprecatiOns were hurled
at hin.
sell more plans to the German gov
ernmenG Down vita the Judas" they
70 .red, and the drums were beaten
.OuC er than before.
lie hext doy Dreyfus sailed under q
strong qua d IOr the l e do Dlable, the
lonellest vi the marshy, mala "a! penal
lies du oalut, OH the coast II French
Guiana.
Alfred Dreyfus has Ii, Ell on the Isle
du Diaolo for welI-nig h four eLrs
Tie Is and hai served for the lsOla-
siou Oh Ieper5 unit IL WAS prepare d for
MS use. Ihei e Cne rain falls without
interruption for five months in the
year. III summer the suns rays are
30 fierce thai to expose one self to
tne IN Ut midday meaus lust IN. ueaih
80 lie goat tIaL were kept there for a
time we removed because Uf the uu-
heaIthlu ess OF the p ace.
His ImpaLions a.e CHEF guard
NJ six Il sis. ans. none Of Wilt m
5 leak to hin, for they are of the army
Of france and he is That con-enin, d
=, Ing. degraded soldier. He IS qua; d.
ed as clJss /. by n gat as by day. When
h dreams OF .dsa b Jme.faces be awak es
W hDd "a grim visoged guaru l.Okir g
scCrn uliy at MIN, bus 40 wtrd breaks
be Silence. Tie 90 di RS a-e On the
'e"ge or mutiny De cause OF this hOr-
e oIe Diet iii. Oue oil the men became
insane uouer tue strain of The l,ng,
,Cut ~ nlght watches.
Tue sOldiers curse in his presence
and pray in blaspbemOus way for h S
death. The newspapers OF mis- love0
Paris -er at the government for its ex
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

The adjutant broke it across his knee
Tears stre.med from the 6ishonored
officers eyes.
The gold lace and buttons of his uni
form had been ripped off then fastened
lightly agaio in r adiness for the cere-
monial of degrao alton. The adjutant
tore them Off in trice.
Dreyfus's face quivered as does a
BABIES in tears, but ne raised his voice,
which show ed no tremOr.
give la France! You have degrad-
ed an innocent man. swear am in
nOceut."
The roll of drums drowned his voice.
He was made tc march about the square
to the mOuruful music which attends a
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

Captain Edward Dreyfus is guarded
like u wild beast IN d lonely isl Aod in
the Cara sea; u loving and faithful
wife uaS cuff II ed uutJl1 miserle5 nd
insults at the hands OF the Ere Ica ne
ton, while i1nocent cliluren nave mad
q siur Cast Oh tnelr lame, all through
the. listening Of the military heads OF a
NATION 10 the schcMe, OF jeaiVus rlva.S
for military hjnOrs.
It is now d little more than seven
years that Captain Edward Dreyfus
vas charg d Win furnishing toe Gar
man war uepai tnenU- with thc plans OF
French iOrt.ncA ions alu alsO u plan
for The mOD .llzatlon Of TIE French az
my On the trOulier III case OF war
Captain Drey III, WAS tn, n an alta che
of ,he tr. non war departm cut. He
ha made enem es, whlcn was mark Of
his success, an Ono that all successful
meu can be pr Oud of.
One day as he eate ed his office to at
tend to his duties ne found document
lying on mis- desk with me II an6 If Lne
German war department on 1t. He
picked up the document. The hand
writing " rs familiar. He recognized
it as hts own ana ne read In his own
hand writing the plans of the mObiIiza-
ton OF tue French army On the from
tier. His superior officer was at his
elbow and with look of contempt on
his face asked:
DID you write it?''
Eyes, but
"Eaough."
The su erior officer left the room. A
moment later ne sent d messenger to
him. The messenger laid a lca1ed re-
vOiver On Dreyfus' desk. The unhappy
man lifted his he al from the desk :,
looked at tae weapon auu groanGd. He
remembered the wife and little ones
AMI went to them.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

world: "The Dreyfus CASE will not be
reopensd -
There was but line or two of cable
di patches 10 announce this decision.
TIE world has nearly forgotten the de-
graded French cap'a;n and his loyal
wife.
That a woman's loyal heart Is break
irg in the gay Ere 1ch capital and a man
is dying Oh the Isle auD able because
the last hope has De. n forever taken
away. is a trifiug matter to the peo-
pie of light hearts and easy memories.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

'The case OF Eduard Dreyfus will not
be reopened,' declares the French gov
ernmo Mt, anfl so has it written the last
chapter in the romance, the chapter
whose title is, ''Despair.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

The first upward slant, of five, ian in
sect in the first stage after leaving the
egg" The second, "a semipellucid, un-
crystallized variety of quartz, presenting
various tints in the same specimen. The
third planet. The fourth, "a tool used
by coopers for smoothing their work, es-
pecially the inside of cask." The first
slant of the second diamond, kind of
writ, ISSUED for the purpose of obtaining
possession of land from one who has I'M
lawfully entered and continues in posses
sion" The second, an elegant sailing ves-
sci. The third, "a track" The fourth,
ga vassal. -
No, 27O.-How to Cut a Card Chain.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

The number of letters passing
through the British mails last year
was l. 800, 600, 900, or twentv-f ,ur times
as many as in 1897, and 70, 5O0,O 900 tele-
grams also spsd over the wires The
postoffice savings bank shows 6, 500, 600
accounts and $40. 0OO,0 aud the prof
it's of the postoffice for the year were
over Si9 100000. TIE fostal staff in
cludes 900 men and $1,000 women,
with an auxiliary force of 10000 men
and IL, 900 womeu.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
Cheap Rates.

Cheap Rates.
For the next 80 Gays the Santa Fe
Route will have on sale low rate tickets
to all points in the east and north. If
you contemplate taking q trip. either
pleasure or business, 1t will pay you to
call on US. Information At city ticket Of
fee or depot.
General Agent, City Pass. Agent
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

Midland ia forging ahead, she Is to
re0rganize her brass band,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

This pretty, old fashioned trick is very
easy and pleases the little folks. Take
visiting card or piece of writing paper,
double it lengthwise through the middle
and then cut into it, first from one side
and then from the other, crosswise of the
card. taking care not to cut quite to the
edge Next open the card and cut length
wise through the middle, except a bar at
either end The diagram shows the card
open, with the cuttings This makes a
nice little chain for pussy or dolly.
No. 271.-Charado.
A lad one day went out to hunt
For birds and other game,
But soon he met with a great wHoLE,
Which rendered him quite lame
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

No 26h. Numerical Enigma: North,
um berlan1.
No 263. --Anagrams: l Wild column
bine. 2 Grange blossom. g. Crowfoot
violet 1 Sweet marjoram. 8 Globe
amaranth g. Passion flower z Yellow
jasmine. s. Jack in the pulpit. 8. Marsh
rosemary
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

It is hiphly i 1ter sting to note in the
eastern papers of the few days re-
fore the Yaie-Princeton foot ball match,
how e"ything favored Princeton,
and Yale had no show at all.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

The Houston city council has author
lied the issuance OF $4,000 for school
improvements.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27

Resolving that he'd not go homo
Until some game he'd shot.
He saw FIRST up in a tree
Near by farmers lot.
His gun he aimed, the trigger pulled.
Then through the smoke did see
His aim was fatal, for the shot
He had ONE, TWO, THREE
No. 272.-Transposed Words.
Wise sayings.)
I. Evil and good expect bear with.
2. The sword gluttony than more kills
3. Into a well may stone throw a fool,
a hundred men wise which cannot out
pull
4. His kingdom a sword without love
rules.
g. What he not has he who have would,
not do what he does should.
6. Quickly seldom and well meet.
z. Crooked If the shadow the staff be
straight he cannot.
s. Other wood bind they yet are willows
weak.
9. For changing purpose a man wise
not blush need his.
10. A source rivers all have must.
Apt Anagrams.
Victoria, England's Queen-Governs a
nice, quiet land.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow-Won
half the new worlds glory.
William Ewart Gladstone-A man to
WELD great wills.
Thomas Carlyle-Cry shame to all.
Florence Nightingale-Flit on, cheering
angel.
William Shakespeare-I ask me, HAS
Will peer?''
Key to the Puzzler.
No. 26O.--Charade: Brownie (brow,
knee)
No 261.-Pictured Fruits and Flowers:
Gooseberries, foxglove. prickly pear, lark.
spur, apricot
No 262.-Quadruple Puzzle:
s C A L E
L L L
No. 263 Three Small Diamonds:
COT DoG LOT
NJ o N EY Do RIs NO I
tt N &c T E
No. 1854. AN Hourglass:
s H s
r U 8 E
A E N D A
NJ D o
L C E A 8 E
f " D l. s s
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
Is Consumption Contagious.

With pulmonary consumption tho dust
Of the dried expectoration is believed to be
the direct medium Of Infection. Consider
ing the widespread dissemination Of that
material i'm crowded cities, and the thou
sands who broatLe bacilli everywhere they
may go--in street cars, sleeping berths,
hotels, ,1arlors and churches-and taking
into account the alarming bulletins of am.
bltiously active health boards, ii would
appear that the disease should DO well nigh
universal. 1t is satisfaction, however,
TO know that the chances Of Injection with
healthy person are 80 exceedingly small
as not To merit mention, much less cause
alarm. With every communicable disease
il Is a question of seed taking good root in
the properly prepared soil.
Especially is this the case with phthisis.
The degree of vital resistance is the real
clement of protection. When there is no
preparation of the soil by hereditary pre-
disposition or lowered health standard, the
individual is amply guarded against at
tack. Otherwise no one would he saft
anywhere. The real good that may come
from the agitation OF the question Of con-
tagion i'm this disease is the opportunity
afforded health boards OF educating the
victims to the necessary habits of cleanli-
ness, which i'm individual eases will lessen
the possibilities Of disseminating the
germs. If the ultimate result shall be
nothing more than the abolition Of tho
abominablc habit of pIorniscuous splitting
in public conyoyances and assembly rooms,
the present senscless scare may yet even.
tuate In the greatest benefit tn the largest
number-Dr. George i. Shrady in Forum.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
He Didn't Want Much,

"Ssy, kernel, nc said as he walked in
to the editors Office and stamped about 40
pounds Of mud off his boots against tho
legs of the stove, II sortor thought I'd
take yer paper cf you'd do the square
thing" -t
why, of course, we are always glad to
accommodate our subscribers
well, here's u little obituary of Aunt
kalline-hit's jes' ten pages o foolscap an
won't make much, reckon"
"We'll print it"
"An you'll send 40 copies of the paper
to this ere listyo' relatives, won't youy'
yes"
"An mex week my daughter Serilly is
gOin To git married. reckin you'll print
u hull lot about that?"
"Of course That's news
g An say, I've got one o. the finest young
shOtes you ever have saw. want you to
cum out some day an write up hit''
II shall bc glad to do so'
'You amt got a dozen er two ole mag
azines whut you've dun read layin
Ground handy, hev youg'
t''Tes, here's three or FOUR
"Thanky. Jcs' put me down fer three
months, an IN hand you the quarter long
this fall some time. Atlanta Constitu-
ton,
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
Science.

The secret of power with man Is To know
it's limitations. To this end we need con-
stantly new acccssions of truth MS to the
universe and better definitions of the truths
which are old. Such knowledge, tested
and placed in order, we call science. Sci
encc is the gathered wisdom OF the race
Only u part of IL can Inc grasped by any one
man. Each must enter into the work of
others. Science L. the flower Of the altru-
ism Of the ages, by which nothing that
lives "liycth for itself alone The rccOg-
milton of facts and laws L. the province OF
science. We only know W hat lies about us
from our own experience aud that of 9th
ers, this experience of others being trans.
lated into terms of our own experience and
more or less perfectly blended with it. We
can finN the meaning of phenomena only
from our reasoning based on these expert.
ences All knowledge we can attain or
hope To attain must, in 40 far as il is
knowledge at all, hc stated in terms of hui
man experience. The laws Of nature are
not the products Of science. They are the
human Rli,npses of that which Is the law
before all time.
Thus human experience Is the fouDda-
tion of all knowledge. Even innate ideas,
IL such ideas exist, are derived in some way
from knowledge possessed ly our ancestors,
as innate impulses to action are related to
ancestral needs for action.-David Starr
Jordan in Popular Science Monthly.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
LOnfellOw's Diary.

In an article on Longfellow's wit and
humor furnished to The Independent Dr.
j. Il. Rankin makes the following quota
tipns from the poets journal: April 90
when an author is entering the dreary
confines Of old age, and the critics begin to
cry, Go up. thou baldhcadp il is not
strange that he should want to let the bears
loose upon them. y May 7.-''After the
holidays the old mill begins to grind again,
and l. ono Of the millcrs, my hair white
with meal, pour in the grist and open and
sliut the gate and try to sing amid the din
sid clattcr. May 25.-"As was stand
ing at my front door this morning lady
in black came up and asked. lis this the
house where Longfcllow was borny no.
lie was not born here. Did he die heres'
'Notyet.' Are you Longfcllows' Il am. ;
Thought you died two years ago. -
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
THE HUMAN MIND.


Professor Appleton p. Lyon Gives q De-
scription of the Brain.
Professor Appleton p. Lyon, in his lee.
ture on Wonderful Facts About the
Mind" gives the following interesting de.
scription of the brain:
"It has 1900, 600, 600 cells" he said.
Each cell consists Of millions and millions
Of molecules, and each molecule Is com-
posed of atoms. All these parts are united
to each other by millions upon millions of
little flaments, and these are carried on to
the other parts of the body, SO that their
number Is infinite These fllaments con-
stitute the white matter of the brain.
'Then, in addition to the brain proper,
there are thousands of secondary brains, or
ganglia, all connected with each other and
with the various organs of the body. Upon
these facts all modern theories of psychOl-
ogy arc based. |" ~.
To enable his audience to get an idea of
the nature of the nervous system, Professor
Lyon gave the following illustration:
Imagine, he said, 'the city of Lon
don, with its thousands of streets, its tens
Of thousands of houses, with their millions
Of rooms, and its 5000, 900 Inhabitants
Imagine all these rooms connected by tele-
phone wires, and then imagine a tele-
graphic system connecting London with
the other cities of the world, all these hav-
ing telephone systems such as have just
described. Imagine, further, all the towns,
villages and haInlets OF tho world, all con-
nected with each other, and all sending
their main lines to London, and you will
have some faint conception of the complex
ity of the nervous system, London being
the brain, and the other cities the gang
liza. New York Tribune. sd u-r.c. ,
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
LIKE asD PEPPER.



with Discretion.
There is fashion in slang, as in every.
thing else, and that used by the youth Of
today Is not the same as that employed by
their parents when they were young. But.
although slang may change, 1t never goes
out Of fashion. And think may safely
state that among young people 1t was never
more deplorably popular than it is now. 1t
Ia argued that there Is no harm in it, and
when used only occasionally, among &C.
lect few who know one another well, this
may be true. But the harmful thing about
it all Is that the habit of slangy speech i
easily contracted and that it yitiates the
speech all unconsciously to the speaker.
have In mind a young girl, bright and
well educated, who told me that In circle
of intimate friends she used slang so con-
stantly that when she was with people to
whom she wished to talk well and fluently
she was Obliged all the while to be on her
guard lest some slangy idiom escaped her.
She was at dinner, and for the first half
hour she managed to avoid all rocks and
reefs of slang. Then she grew more conf
dent as she became interested in the con-
versatiOn of the man next her, a brilliant
litterateur. He was telling her of a young
girl, rich already, TO whom had been left
legacy which she was to spend upon just
what she most desired for herself. Here he
named sum to be used for that purpose.
Our would be careful heroine forgot her
caution in her amazement
"Imagine having all that cash just to
blow in!" she exclaimed
And then she remembered, and, remcm-
bering, flushed scarlet and was overcome
with tears of confusion.
She told me of 1t with tears of mortifl-
cation in her eyes.
Just when wanted to appear at my
best!" she lamented "But 1 have learned
my lesson and shall stop using slang, IL I
have to be dumb to do it, Never even in
the heart Of my own home, will allow
myself to use the hateful thing!'
1t is pity that more girls have not
learned the same lesson. A little slang
used judiciously may be expressive. 1t is
never elegant and should only be utilized
IN speech as red peppeg is employed In cook
ing-very lightly and with great discre-
tion.-Harper's Bazaar.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
American had Mann.r..

One prime reason why Americans are
considered by Europeans To bc underculti-
yu,ed is their very general inability TO hold
any sort OF intercourse ly correspondence
without making hlunders-social blundcrs
,nd blun,lcrs arising from lack of training
and education. The most commonplace
shades and gradatlons of difference in
ones correspondence with people who oc-
cupy different relations to us seem to bc
totally unfamiliar 10 many Americans,
whose wealth and position would imply
In any other co,mtry just such knowledge.
In Rome, LONDON and Berlin more than
one unofficial note from one of the under.
secretaries at the American embassies Of
these cities has ilren passed about ~ "a
sample of America. igpor,ncc and Amer
lean lad manners =" America and Amer
leans from French Point ul View
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29
ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS.


Elewers OF Bread.
Two very effective methods have recent
IL been discovered for making artthcial
flowers. One Ia the use Of bakers bread,
the other Is by using the inner pith OF the
fan palm of Japan.
"Braad" flewers are made In England
only, the factory being In the west end OF
london, where something like 100 expert
hands are employed. The process Is still
a secret, and rs the flowers are so natural
In appearance as to deceive the eyes of an
expert, it is considered very valuable, for
not only do these flowers lock exactly like
the real article when freshly made, but as
the bread grows stale the flowers assume
slightly withcred appearances which Is al
most identical with that of flower be-
ginning To fade. Artificial flowers, as
rule, can at once be detected by the un-
naturally bright and fresh appearance they
present after being In the ball room for
several hours, but the fading powers of the
bread flowers practically insure them
against detection. 1t Is bAieyed that for
corsagc wear for the garniture of even
ing and fancy gowns as well as for house
decorations these bread flowers will be-
come very popular They are at present
excessively expensive.
The only factory for the making of ar
tificial flowers from the pith of the Japa-
nese fan palm is quite u small affair on
East Bleccker street. The process is also
secret and belongs exclusively to Mr.. Sc
j0lop, the proprietor of the factory and
shop. When asked about his flowers, Mr.
Sejolon said:
"We expect to open factory In London
or Paris next fall. My experiments are
such as to make me sure of success. We
only make flowers to fill orders at present.
These roses showing specimens of La
France and Marshal Neils, "are 30 and 81
per dozen. These chrysanthemums and
carnations, of course, are cheaper. AS our
process Is secret, of course l can tell you
nothing about that, only that we get the
material from which we manufacture the
fabric for the making of the flowers from
Japan. 1t Is the pith of the ordinary fan
palm. We employ only few people, and
our icOloring matter. and methods are
known only to them"
These flowers Of palm pith possess to
great degree the characteristics OF the
bread flowers, the outer petals showing the
marks OF being handled just exactly like
natural flower, though, of course, to q
limited degree, since they can be worn
numbers Of times without ever becoming
really faded in appearance York
Sun. $685.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-29

) Charles Dickens had great !ove for
mrfsic and particularly enjoyed songs and
ballads, anything pathetic i'm the strains
0f which quickly moved him.
He had his own ideas of the why In
which songs should be rendered, and when
occasion offered he made them known.
One day IA mcinbcr'0flhis houschold was
singing q ballad, wlrn,suddcnly the nov
elisss who hady apparcrly bceD deep In n
book ht the farther end OF the room. got
up, saying, "You don't make enough of
that word. 4" -
He seated himself Of the piano and illus.
Grated his idea Of the way in which the
word TO which he referred should bc EN-
phssixed and did not rise until The phrase
had been sung to his satisfaction.
After that, whenever the song which
became fsvorite with him was sung, he
listened with his head little on one side
until the had made SURF thai ljs insiruc.
tions had not beeh forgotten THAI time