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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
THEY WORSHIP GIN BOTTLES.
r<ru Coast Africans Think Them In
XcstcS With Divine Attributes.

x Co,st Africans Think Them In
vested with Divine Attributes.
What is the most remarkable monu-
ment ever raised to the advance OF CIV
iljzation in Africa? asks the New ork
Journal.
\ well-known African explorer, Jo-
seph Thomson, thought it was mighty
pyramid of gin bottles. He saw great
gathering of Kru coast negroes en-
gagged in worshiping this strange altar.
So strange was this incident that many
people would refuse to believe it. Mr..
Thomson, therefore, took photograph
of the scene and brought it home to the
Royal Geographical society in London.
The Krus are the finest of West Al
r;can races. They are, in fact, about
the only people in that part of the
world who will do any work. European
commerce is practically dependent
on them. To these noble savages gin
is the spirit of the white mans civiliza-
ton in more senses than one. 1t repre-
sents his power, his philanthropy and
his religion. As soon as they tasted
gin they fell down and worshiped it.
The more they tasted the more they
fell down. After awhile they fell down
so much that the European govern
merits thought it might be 4 good thing
to restrict the circulation of gin. The
most remarkable fact of all is that the
contents of the gin bottles were i'm
bibed by one man, a native, whose over
towering thirst for the white man s
spirits eventually drove him mad. So
the bottles stand monument to the
monumental drinker of darkest Africa.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
There is Nothing so Good,

There is nothing just as good as DR..
Kings New Discovery for consumption,
cough and colds, SO demand it and do
not permit the dealer to sell you some
substitute. He will not claim there is
any thing better, but in order to make
more profit he will claim something
else to be just as good. You want
DR.. Kings New Discovery because you
know it to be safe and relia BILE, and
guaranteed to do good or money re-
funded. For coughs. colds, consump-
ion and for all affections of throat,
chest aud lungs. there is nothing so
good rs is DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Trial bottles free at w. A. Irwin s.
Co, Wholesale and Retail Drug
Store. Regular size 80 cents and
81 90.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
NEW MATERIAL FOR MATCHES.
Wood Will Very Soon Give Way to Paper
Sticks.

Sticks.
1t is predicted that paper is the COM
ing material for matches, says the
Boston ''Transcript " The prospect of
the wooden match industry being APP
preciably affected by new process for
manufacturing matches of paper Is
held to be extremely probable, partl-
cularly as the best wood for this pur-
pose is constantly growing scarcer ond
more costly. The new matches are
considerably che aper than the wooden
product and weigh much less, which
counts for much in expectation. The
sticks of the matches consists OF paper
rolled together on the bias. The pa
per is rather strong ard pofu5, an,
when immersed in a solution OF wax,
stearine and similar substances, sticks
we'll together and burns with bright
smOkeless and odOrles5 flame. Strips
Oue-half inch in width are frat drawn
| through the combustible- mass and
then turned by machinery into long,
thin tubes, pieces of the ordinary
length Of wood or wax matches being
cut off automatically by the machine
When the sticks are cut to size they
are dipped into phosphorus, also by
machinery, and the dried head
easily ignites by friction on any sur
face.
There IS some talk of utilizing the
new invention in the manufacture OF
matches on an extensive scale for ex-
port in India The invention involves
no waste whatever, telegraph tape,
and converted at one operation into
match sticks, and second into match
es that would dry without slowing for a
large part of the year in India. One
thing, however, must be made sure Of
that a wax is used which will harden
at shade temperature of 40 degrees
Fahrenheit at least.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
A Remarkable Cure of Chronic
DiarrhOea.

In 1862, when 1 served my country
as private in company A, 18TH Pen
nsylvania Volunteers, l contracted
chronic diarrboea. It has given me a
great deal of trouble ever since l have
tried dozen different medicines and
several prominent doctors without any
permanent relief. Not long ago friend
sent me sample bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy, and after that 1 bought and
took so cent bottle; and now l can
say that am entirely cured. L cannot
be thankful enough to you for this
great Remedy, and recommend it to
all suffering veterans. If in doubt write
me. Yours gratefully, HENRY STEIN
BERGER, Allentown, Pa. Sold by all
druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
The Texan Negro,

A statement was recently published
in New England newspaper that the
colored people of Texas were so unhap-
py aud discontented that they are pre-
pairing to emigrate to other states.
The editor of the Galveston News en-
phatically denies the statement and in
most convincing manner shows that
the negroes are the happiest creatures
on the face OF. the glob. He avs in
the first place that Texas 'possums are
ripe in October, and the crop is bigger
than that of all other states com bined.
With the springs full of catfish in the
spripgtime, the summer filled with
wa ermeioDs, the autumn and winter
with 'possums and sweet potatoes, and
ali the seasons percolated with reviv-
ais, camp me stin's, and "bapsizin's, v
the Texas negroes are the happiest NOR
tails in this world all the year round.
1t looks as if the Texan had the best
of the argument o. States.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

A solid train of twenty-five cars load
ed with stoves and ranges have been
shipped into the state from St. Louis.
the train was profusely decorated with
bunting.
The office of the general superinten-
dent of the Santa Fee Pacific has been
removed from Albuquerque to Los An
geles The transfer is serious blow
to Albuquerque, as it removes several
officers of the general superintendent
which cons :ituted very large element
ulstiou of the city. J. H Kuhns, gen.
eral store keeper, and force, will be re-
moved in few days to Santa Barbara,
California, which will be the chief
store keepers department under the
new order of things.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
NATURES LAKE OF SOFT SOAP.
ACurIOus Formation in the Far North
.xest W hich Lnthers at Touch.

The Great Northern Railway com
pany lately announced rate of 60 cents
per 100 pounds on soap slush from
Northern Pacific coast points to Chi
cago and Mississippi and Missouri river
points, says the Seattle Times. Some
one has requested Il rate on this COM
modify, but there does not appear to
be many people who know what soap
slush is. One ingenious gentleman said
that it was the product of certain small
lakes on the line of the road that are
filled with a thick silica water, which,
when ones hands are washed in 1t,
pives a lather that would bring JOY TO
the heart of any washerwoman or ton
serial artist. When the hair is washed
in this wonderful native product the
head swells with lather till it takes
the proportions of a snow mountain.
Sunburn on the face vanishes as mist
before the sunshine in June.
There is a lake of this wonderful
LIQUID" said this veracious informant.
cover on the East side. 1t is mile long
and proportionally broad. Do you
know that we are really yet in lgnor-
ance of what we have in this country?
Local soap people, when asked to de-
fine and tell about soap slush, were non
plused They bave i up. Another
party said that not long ago he received
a curious product from Walla Nalla,
kind of sand mixed with soap sub
stances, from which it was thought
soap could be probably made here to
supplv the washerwomen of the goat
commons in the New York suburbs.
last effort to determine the char
acter of soap slush elected the informa-
ton that the commodity originated at
Portland, probably at the horse meat
cannerV.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

The ''Ironmonger," of london, has
been investigating the recent under
bidding of English steel rail makers by
American manufacturers, and has
learned that an East Indian railroad
invited tenders for 1914 tons of rails,
and English rails were offered al an
average Of S27 so. The American
quotation, understood to come from
the Maryland Steel company, was
So. 80, delivered at Calcutta. This
tender was accepted, together with
the tender for accessories, which was
also lower. The secretary of state for
India says that further orders for rails
for India have been placed in the
United States. The Bengal and Nag
pur railroad recently accepted 1000
tons from an American firm at 1913,
compared with S27.26, which was the
British bid. Lord George Hamilton
adds that the quality of the material
was tested before acceptance by an Of
fetal sent to the United States.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
A Freak of lightning

Mr.. Jim Pool and Tom Campbell
came in this week from the San Carlos
country, where Tom has been Ste ing
for the past two or three weeks. They
mad a rather close call few days ago
while out in the hills on their way TO
the river. Two MeXicans were with
them and all were riding along the
trail Indian fashion. some little dis
lance apart. A terrible storm came
up, and one of the MeXicans, who was
riding ahead, was struck by lightning
and re and b is horse were instantly kill
ed. Jim Pool, VINO was riding next to
hi u, but some distance back, was knock
ed fl ON his horse and stunned so badly
that he did not know anything for
some minutes. His horse was also
knocked senseless. Jim says two holes
were burned in his hat. The first
thing he remembers was walking
about in the rain rubbing his head.
Tom and the Mexican behind " ere unin-
jured, but very naturally somewhat ex-
cited, having been close enough to
witness the freaks of the lightning.
Tom was for Immediately getting as far
away. from the fatal spot possible.
On the horn of Jim's saddle several
sticks of dynamite we're tied up in a
towel, and when the horse fell they
role d off. He said he left them there,
as he did not think he needed them at
that time. The body of the dead Mex
lean was carried back to San Carlos
and buried Maria New Era.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

RIGHT on the heels of the assertion
of General Blood, British commander
of the disturbed district in India that
the account of the troubles there have
been greatly exaggerated, comes the
announcement from London that sit is
admitted even in official circles that
the news from India is of the gravest
description" Among the English in
India the belief appears to be general
that the sultan of Turkey is ''at the
back of the whole rising" With Eng
land constantly conspiring to disturb
the peace of Turkey, both by arming
and encouraging reoellious subjects to
invite massacre and by uniting the
powers of Europe against him, there is
little wonder that the sultan should
reia!iate.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Fair Sailing.

through life for the person who kee ps
in heath. With a torpid liver and
the impure blood that follows it, you
are an easy prey to all sorts of ailme en- is.
That ''used-up' feeling is the first
warning that your liver isn't doing it's
work.
That is the time to take DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. As an ap-
petizing. restorative tonic, to repel
disease and build up the needed Gesh
and strength, there's nothing to equal
it. 1t rouses every organ into health
full action, purities and enriches the
blood, braces up the whole system, and
health and yigor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

THE European powers are becoming
posted on the piratical prOclivities OF
Great Britain. They have about ar
rived at the conclusion that her desire
to withdraw from the concert in rela-
ton to Turkey is grounded in her an
xiety to seize the island of Crete. If
this is permitted by the other powers,
which is not probable, of course Eng
land will seize the island sin the inter-
est of Christianity, the same interest
in which she has drenched every
always exacting heavy indemnity and
perpetual tribute for her benevolence
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Have You Been There Yet?

There are many delightful resorts in
New Mexico, but none excelling Las
Vegas Hot S prings The Montezuma
hotel is really just little the incest of
it's class in the southwest. If you are
well, run up there for few days out
ing. If sick, no better place to get
well. All. kinds of baths, expert.medi-
cal attendance, etc. Railroad and ho-
tel rates reasonable. Enquire at Santa
Fe city Office, or depot, for particulars.
w. j. BLACK, G. P. A.
J. S. MORRISON, City Pass. Agent.
w. B. TRULL, depot agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Finest Grass In Years.

West Texas is now covered with per-
haps the best coat of grs IS it has known
for ten years, and this fact should cause
every siockman to be continually on
his guard against the disastrous con-
sequences of the usual annual prairie
fire. While we have an abundance OF
grass now, when it becomes little
drier it can be made to disappear al
most in the twinkling of an eye. All
necessary precautions should be taken
to prevent fire and campers should be
especially on the alert to see that they
do no injury to the property of others.
New Era
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

RECENTLY the federal government
was called upon to indemnify the
families of two Italians who were
hanged by a mob in Louisiana on sus-
picion of murder. Now negro who
confesses to the murder of no less than
six persons for purposes of robberies
also confesses that he com United the
murder for which the Italians were
mobbed. The mob made no effort to
ascertain who committed the murder,
but hastily murderer the two innocent
men on the merest suspicion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Rural Free Delivery.

1t is reported that the experiments
which have been made by the post Of
flee department in the free delivery
of rural letters have, so far. resulted
very much to the departments salts
faction. Fifty thousand dollars was ap-
propriated last winter by congress for
his use, and tests of the feast bility of
The plan were made in various parts of
the country. Early reports which have
come in, especially from some districts
in Maine and Vermont, tell of the sat
isfactiOn of the farmers with the new
service, and of their willingness to profit
by it. 1t is found tn 1t they take many
more daily newspapers when they can
have them delivered, aud also that the
number of letters carried shows a vi
gorous increase. The rural carrier
makes one trip day over distance Of
between sixteen and twenty-four miles.
He SUI plies his own conveyance-hOrse
and cart or bicycle. lie has been
found that responsible men are will
ing to do this work for an annual sti-
pend ranging from Sl75 upwards. the
average Jay being about $500. 1t is
estimated that at that rate sixty mil
lion dollars (about half the annual pen
sion bill) would provide rural free
delivery all over the United States
That would mean, among other thin gs,
employment for POO 900 persons. TIE
rural carriers are al owed to exc out
their stipend by any supplementary
enterprises that do not interfere with
their duties, as to sell stamps or sta
tionery and receive and deliver ex-
press parcels or kilograms. Where
farmers live some distance from the
road their mail is left in box at con-
venient points by the roadside, from
which also letters are collected.-Har
pers Weekly.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

The Mississippi negro knows how to
have fun when he starts out on a
picnic. Last week about 250 negroes
started out on q steamboat excursion
from Yazoo City to Vicksburg, and a
dispatch thus announces the result:
zone negro is deal, another has his
throat cut and the third is in Jail: q
woman is in bed with bullet hole in
her left leg, and 12-year old China
boy lies at the bottom of the Yazoo
river with his neck broken"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
A Gentle Corrective,

is what you ned when your liver be-
comes inactive. It's what you get when
you take DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets;
they're free from the violence and the
gripping that come with the ordinary
pill. The best medical authorities
agree that in regulating the bowels
mild methods are preferable. For
every arrangement of the liver,
stomach and bowels, these tiny, sugar
coated pills are most effective. They
go about their work in an easy and
natural way, and their good lasts.
Once used, they are always il favor.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Fare Please

Sixtyfve negroes were arrested in
Baltimore, Md. recently, ned SO each
ard sent 10 Jail in default. for trying to
beat the Western Maryland railroad
out of ride. Many of them are women.
For some time past it has been the
practice among the negroes to board
excursion trains and refuse to pay
their fares after leaving the city linn
it's. Forty policemen boarded one OF
these trains, aud at point just out
side of town it WAS stopped on "a high
trestle Then each person WHO failed
to produce ticket was arrested. loaded
into box CIR ard brought back to
town, were all were arraigned and
fin ed
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

1t is always gratifying to receive
testimonials for Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and DIarrhoea Remedy; and
when the endorsement is from a
physician it is especially so. "There
is no more satisfactory'or effective rem
medy than Cham berlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy" writes DR.. Il.
e. Robey, phys clan and pharmacist, OF
Olney, Mo-; and as he has used the rem
medy in his own family and sold it in
his drug store for six years he should
certainly know. For sale by all
druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Are You Going North.

Why not take advantage of the re-
duced rates offered by the Texas and
Pacific "El Paso Route" north and east,
July 14th to 10Th inclusive, also
Wednesdays and Saturdays thereafter
az as follows; July 2ist, 24'h, 2sth, and
to Kansas City, Leavenworth, Atshisou
and ST. Joseph $22. 80 Chicago at s25. 90
and St. Louis, Mo-, at 1923 90. For fur
Their information call on or address,
E. S. STEPHENS, B. F. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot agent, S. w, F. &. P. "A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

ATTENTION is being called to the
fact that the levying of 20 per cent by
the Canadian government upoa the
gold mined at Klondike will be as I'M
just as to attempt to take 20 per cent
of the farmers products, or one-ffth
of the gross receipts of the merchant
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

All of the Yaqui country in Sonora,
Mexico, is one immense deposit of min
eral. Rich gold strikes are being made
daily. Since the Yaqui Indians have
made peace with the Mexican govern
ment and taken lands in severalty, the
ptospector is abroad in that hitherto
unexplored reg ION, and gold and silver
and copper mines are discovered OF
fabulous wealth. The field is believed
by many to be as rich as the K!ondike
country is said to be and far more pre-
ferable in climate and diversife
resources. Ii the American aoventur-
err or gold seeker will turn his foot
steps toward the land of the Montezu-
mas and the lucas he will likely reap
more wealth and suffer less hardship
than the maa who braves in the Alas
kan blizzard New Mexican.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

THE Jackson, (Miss.) News is not
favorably impressed with the list of
names of the elig bles who are seeking
appointment TO the vacant seat Occa-
stoned by the death of the late Senator
George. The News says that instead
of being a battle OF giants, as in the
DAYS of Davis, Lamar and George, it is
a scramble of pigmies, that might be
mistaken for a coroner's jury.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

LONDON promoters have taken up
the Klondike boom with enthusiasm, a
correspondent remarking that the
meanest little people are trying to get
up syndicates to exploit the frozen re-
gion," but their efforts are meeting
with very poor SUCCESS.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Mexican Cen.raI RaiIw.v.

IL 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 re sorts and mineral springs ad-
apted to all the various ills to which
human flesh Is heir are found in the
great country. Climate unsurpas SEQ
For full particulars address
r. E. COMFORT,
COrr'l. Agent. El Pasn. Texas
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

IN Secretary Sherman reply to
Japan's second protest against the an
nexation of Hawaii the secretary took
occasion to refute Japan's contention
that q majority Of the inhabitants OF
the island did not favor annexation.
Mr.. Sherman urges at some length that
the preponderauce of influence in
Hawa is favorable to the annexation
of the islands to the United States.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Round Trim Excursions.

The Texas 81 Pacific Ry. lei Paso
Route" will sell you on August 14th
and 10th and September 4th and 9th,
round trip tickets limited to the 10 ff-
teen days from date of sale as follows:
FL Paso to New Orleans and re-
turn $44.30. For further information
call on or address.
B. f. DARBYSHIRE,
S W. f, 81 z, A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

THE Sacramento, (Call Bee truth
fully remarks that "enough lies are
being sent to the papers during the
present mining excitement to furnish
ammunition for dozen presidential
campaigns"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
campaigns.

THE Greeks who so frequently took
to their heels at the sight of the Turks
have already forgotten the disgracefui
drubb.ng they got, and have held a
mass meeting to urge King George to
resume hOstilities.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

A fortune teller brought joy and
happiness to both heads of Kansas
family the other day. He told the
woman her husband would die before
he reached middle age, and he told the
husband that he would live to be 20
and have three wives Each went to
the fortune teller unknown to each
nfhar
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Calamity HOwlers,

A man sitting eight hours day in
loafer saloon, looking at the sand
and cigar butts on the floor, says he
dos rot see any evidence of the pros
perity that business men say has come
to the country.-N O. Picayune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Notice to Base Ball PLAYERS.

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, August 2, 1897.
The executive committee of the ter
ritorial fair has extended the time in
which to enter base ball clubs for
tho tournament to be held during the
fair from August 18th to August 18th
midnight. J. E. SAINT, secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26
Texas and Pacific Excursion List.

The Texas g. Pacific, "El PasO
route" have inaugurated through
sleeper service between Ell Paso and
Nashville. Tenn, to accommodate
the travel to the exposition. Leave
Ell Paso at p. M. city time, arrive
at Nashville at loo p. m. second even
ing out.
E. S. STEPHENS, B. F. DARBYsH1RE,
Depot agent. S. W. F. & p. A.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

The people of Germany and Belgium
are the greatest potato eaters. The con-
sumption in these countries exceeds
! ,O00 pounds per head of population.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-08-26

THE Treadwell mine on Douglas
Island, Alaska. is soon to have the
largest quartz mill in the world, 300
stamps, the next largest being in
south Africa, with 2S0 stamps.