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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
In the shadow of the Gaiiows.

PITTsBuRG, December S.-Phillip
Hill, the regro murderer of Geo.
Lawrence at Hunton, Pepu., in Anril
was not hanged this morning. While
marching 10 the gallows writ of er.
rOr arrived,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
California Store,

E. Lambert, the we'll known Mesa
street grocer, aud Miss May Chaffee, q
popular young lady, will be married at
the residence OF Miss Phillips, correr
Texas street and Mesa avenue this
evening at O'Clock.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

The school bond issue was defeated
by IL majority while each of the other
propositions were defeated by 66 major
ity.
AS will be seen by the table, the
tion while the other wards of the city
went against it, the same as they did
in the last April election, but in the
present instance the msjorities in the
second ward were not sufficient to
overcome the majorities in the other
three wards as was the case in the
April election. The third ward cut
big figure in yesterdays election aud
threw up a big majority against the
bond issue, while the fourth ward was
not far behind in q majority against
the bonds. The fact is that the resi-
dents of these two wards are property
owners and when it gets down to q
property qualification to vote then
they cut big figure in an election.
The election may not be satisfactory
to the city administration, but the prop
erty owners have announced in no
uncertain tones that they are against
funding the city's Indebtedness or
building $50 600 city hall. They
would have probably voted for build
ing a school house in the SCI cond ward
if they had thought that the issue of
the bonds for such purpose would have
been valid, but they were not satisfied
on that subject, and voted against the
issue rather than take chances of the
matters being brought up in the courts
at considerable expense to the city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
Six DAYS Bike Race.

NEW YORK, December SIN the
big six days bike race, the scores at 3
o'clock this afternoon, stood: Miller.
1867 miles; Rivierre, 1887; Rice, 1904
Thirteen oilers were Struggling be-
hind, the last man under 600 miles,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
Children's Dresses.

You can save time and money by
buy ing these goods ready made. Out
ing flannel dresses 50,, 75c and $1.0O.
All wool flannel dresses $500, $3.50
and $500. White dresses, for 1 to 4
years SOC to $3.50.
California Store
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
A Fatal Blaze.

OWESSO. Mich, December 8 "A fire
in Owe 50 Cssket works this mornir q
destroyed one life and $50, 900 worth of
property. Frank Wilcox, the night
watchman, was suHOca'ed.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
Hardware Firm Assigns.

CHICAGO. Decem ber 8 Horton, Gill
more. McWilliams- & Co., whole sale
harl ware d. aiers. a ipne ! this morn
'ng Liabilities $1,000 assets $780,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
Troop ship FOundered.

HALIFAX, N. S.. December 8.-A
startling rumor was sflost here yester-
tesday that the British troop ship An
ocs, from Jamaica for Cape Town,
had foundered. She had 1000 troops
on board
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
FurS.

We have this season the finest line of
fur capes, fur collars and boaa, thai has
ever been shown in the city. Collars
from 1925 to $3.50; capes $500 to
$25. 90.
California Store,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

The Ell Paso Real Estate company
deeds TO Mollie D. Simmons, for $1,000,
lots 7-10, block II, Frank In heights
addition.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

We can sell you nice purse for
81 1.25, and nj er one for $500,
GEO w H1CKoX & R1xsoN.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

The little girl who gets the most
votes will take possession of the doll
ide On Thursday at the Bazaar on Ell
PasQ St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
EniulOyes Walked Ont.

ATLANTA. Co.. December S.-Tbc
Fulton B g and Cotton mills shu down
this NOR leg owing to q general walk
out " 8 bauds.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
THE BONDS ISSUE FAILED.
The Will Of the People Say Nay to the
Issue.

Notwitbsf AIDING The work and in
fuerce of the whole city administration
in favor of issuing tonds, the election
of yesterday went against that effort.
The election was not an exciting one.
but it was closely watched by both
sides with the following results:
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
Deaths Harvest in Cuba,,

WASHINGTON, December 8-A spe-
cial Cuban agent reports to the admi-
nistrati on the de ,th harvest in Cuba
fer the last two ye srs has been over
six hundred Thousand
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08
At the Opera House.

One of the most pleasing and sat-
isfactory entertainments of this thea
trlcal season in Ell Paso was given at
the opera house last night when the
Trip to Chinatown company held the
boards. The house was filled to stand
ing room, aud that too at regular
prices.
"a Trip to Chinatown" is one that
is made up with specialties, but withal
it has plot running all through it
that just pleases the theatre-goiuQ pub
lie. The whole company is made up
OF specialists, who know and do their
parts well, but last night two of tha
troupe were badly Handicapped with 3
severe cold. SO that some of the funny
songs by Mr.. Thomas and vantrilo-
quist work by smes E. McDuff were
cut out of the play by necessity.
Mr.. Frank Lane, the star of the
troupe, is an actor of no ordinary abb
lity. he began with Lawrence Bar
rett and played with Barrett, McCul-
logh, Booth, Fred Warde and other
noted actors before he started out as
Charles HOyt to take the leading part
in IA Trip to Chinatown" and played
the piece 665 successive nights in New
York and then took the sroad with q
company that has met with success
wherever it has been. Mr.. Laue made
msny personal friends 10 Ell PaeO who
will always be glad to greet him in this
city or in whatever other part of the
word the may meet him.
The rext attraction at the opera
house will sbe KIaw Erlapger's "In
Gay New York." with Eddie Foy
and others of known repute in the
leading roles. 1t is seldom that any
Texas town can boast of having two
such good shows as IA Trip to China
town" and I'm Gay New York; both
in the same month,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

Children's silver plated cups from
81 90 to $3.50 A fine new stock.
GEO. W. HICKOX & HIXSON.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

Fifteen wagon loads of freight are
en- route to this city from the tSacra-
montOs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-08

Silver Markets.
NEW YORK, December 8.-S;lver
sol.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

dead in two at the junction of the thighs
with the body and then placed the dis
3ointed members along the side of the
body. They buried their dead as evidently
did the ancient Peruvians. with the thigh
bones f1exed On the abdomen"
mounds, Its dimensions being about fif-
teen fees high. seventy-five feet in length
and thirty feet in its horizontal measure
ments.
Ap abundance of stone is to be found
within a few hundred feet of this mound.
yet II is a curious fact that the mound was
remarkably free from such. A trench some
800 yards in length led from this mound to
the river. This was evidently used for a
protection against an enemy in going to
and from the source of their water sup
ply" says the doctor. "a half mile to the
east of this mound is an excavation from
winch the dirt was transported to build this
burial spot. relic repository or worship site,
That these mounds were built as burial
sites Is an evidence that they respected
their dead. as the building of the mounds
must have cost them much time and labor.
Their faith in n future state is suggested
bS the presence oil weapons and other stone
implements placed by the side of the de-
parted. The presence of ashes and char
coal on these mounds at their base has
led to the belief that these ancient people
cremated their dead. This seems to be an
nneropnded belief, as the bones would be
DESTROYED as well as the flesh by, the In
tense heat. Charcoal and ashes are made
germ proof by the heat and are thus made
most excellent preSsryative agents., and for
ms reason these ancient people placed the
dead bodies in charcoal and ashes. The
the shape of the mounds and the natural
drainage afforded by their location would
Imply that since the day the ashes were
placed there no moisture has reached them.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
Earned His Annual Treat.

LAS long as my employer lives.'' said the
big workman. I'm sure of just as fine a
dinner for Thanksgiving as the market
affords"
Invited to his house?"
mo. of course not. He has too much
sense to set me down to n table with a lot
of the upper crust. I'd feel like crawling
under the board. and could no more eat
sends the stun to the house and we never
get It all closed out much before Christ
mas"
Does he treat all his men that way?"
Couldn't afford it. He has hundreds Of
what he calls an escapade a good many
years ago. You know, l was coachman for
old Grinder. He had a daughter. the pref
test woman in the state and with spirit
enough to lead an army. My present boss
Grinder fairly kick the roof of the house
and told me to do the same with the young
boss IL I ever aught him on the premises.
But. to begin with. I'd do anything on
in love with her maid and she told me
mighty plain that If l took sides with old
Grinder against his daughter I'd have to go
away from home to do my courtin'. 1t was
a warm Thanksgiving day when the young
folks planned to elope., The mistress want
meanin' way like, that 1 better drive the
old gentleman when he took up the chase.
She saw the point and told me not to hurt
him serious.
girl had slipped away after dinner. he was
q cyclone. Away we went in a light buggy
with a fast horse. On the creek bottom
road I managed to upset and dragged him
through slush and mud for a quarter of a
mile. He was mad enough to murder some
one. but he was too proud to " he was
beaten. so he forgave the young folks and
set the boss up in business"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
LEARNING HOW TO SLEEP.
Remarkable Method by Which People
Can Train Them.
selves.
the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
DIR. Learned's lecture before the Wom-
ans Health Protective Association, of Phil
%adelphia. entitled How to Sleep Without
Narcotics" contains some remarkable
statements. He said:
THE method is so quiet as not ever to
disturb a sleeping companion. 1t was il
Illustrated. too, a young man being placed
upon an improvised couch made of two
tables. The method is warranted equal to
a long walk or even saving wood. First.
Of course, the sufferer is in bed. the breath
ing is to be reduced to something like six
respirationS a minute. no more; we usually
indulge in sixteen or eighteen. And they
must be long and deep. which: as We all
must be opened wide dike the heroine's
IN a melodrama when she discovers her
self in the villains power) at each in
halation, and closed at the exhalation. and
all this every time. This gives an action
of the atmosphere (of course, the window
is open) on some part of the eye. Suppos-
%scription. the next step Is to hold up ones
head a quarter of an inch, so that no sup
port comes from the bed or pillow. This
will be at the expense of a tremendous
amount of vital energy. and will convince
the dulIest that his head holds more than
he had ever imagined: A minute will be
dured. Then hold up a foot. so that the
entire leg shall have no support. as long
as possible; Then the other not .df99r forget,
opening and shutting.
NO noisy gymnastics. but quite like
work. One will work in variations, too.
Double up the fists in pugilistic fashion and
draw up the muscles of the arm. This is
equal to a ten-mile walk, and will have
The reason people don't go to sleep is that
the mental machinery is not shut Off. The
shafts are running. and at least one belt
going on. And this thinking is the very
business which must be stopped. for sleep
is repair, and every machine. human or
not, must have repair.'
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
-M0LTKE OF TO-DAY.
The German Soldier Whom the Next
War Will Put For

VoEu
OF the three great men who helped to
rear the German empire only one is now
alive. Wilhelm has eventually succeeded
his grandfather. Who has succeeded
Moltke? Few persons in this country, we
believe. could answer the question, SAYS
London Black and White. Yet every Ger
and at the outbreak of the next German
war the entire world would know, that it
81 obe IS t dsr K SGraf won !. W Wa ,., ,5 Ge ss;
without an exact English equivalent, but it
may be interpreted as general-in-chief of
. .ner cava,ry; After a long and brilliant
dersee was. on the accession of the present
emperor. appointed to fill the place of the
late renowned s~trategist.
The key to unlock his lips is the magic
word, "Moltke.' Talk of him and you will
draw from the count his admiration of his
est as he is of his own achievements. the
as he tells YOU how M9ltke appreciated his
S sim IS suc aSliity y and nd specially prepared
acknowledgment of what he owes to the
military skill Of Prince Charles. to when
ed; while there is little doubt, though he
would be the last to tell you. that the pres
ent excellence of the German cavalry is
greatly due to his own efforts as command
er of this particular branch of the service
ever since the Franco-German war.
During the war. besides helping to mob
the staff of the governor of Paris, and in
this capacity he was deputed on the highly
important and delicate mission of demand-
ing the first installment of the war indcm-
nifty. His personal account of how this was
accomplished is highly graphic. At his
back Moltke was ready with his cannon to
open fire at the least symptom of evasion
or delay. And yet everything had to be ar
ranged with politeness and sangfroid. When
he finally emerged from the meeting with
the French plenipotentiaries with a check
FOR 100000 francs in his pocket. he de-
scribes how he felt a weight off his mind
as he realized that no further blood need
be shed. and that the Fatherland had won
Its earnest of the substantial fruits of n vic
tory which had already cost 1t so many
thousand brave lives.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
The FOUNDATION OF DIRT.
COMPRESSED EARTH TAKES THE
PLACE OF STONE AND MORTAR.
Some of the Buildings Of Ia Paris
Exposition Are being Laid In
This Manner-Success of
the Scheme.

The subject of doing away entirely with
stone and mortar foundations is being dis
cussed by French engineers compressed
earth taking the place of these. Inc
method Is the conception of Louis Dulac.
1t Is well konwn that. when a stake Is
driven into the ground. a compression of
the surrounding soil takes place. equal in
volume to that displaced by the stake. In
the method of NJ. Dulac an apparatus like
a pile driver is erected. but. instead of the
ordinary hammerhead ram. a heavy cone
is allowed to drop, point down. in such a
manner that 1t makes a hole, the size and
depth of which depend upon the diameter
of the cone and the height from which it
has fallen.
The cone generally used is from twenty
four to thirty inches in diameter. weigh
ing about 5000 pounds. says an article trans
lated for the Engineering Magazine, and 1t
is dropped from Il height of thirty to forty
feet: With 4 drop of this sort a hole equal
In diameter to that of the cone and twenty
to thirty feet deep may be made in a few
hours, the time and depth depending, OF
course, upon the nature Of the soil. The
whole area upon which the structure Is to
be erected Is thus treated, the holes being
five to six feet apart between centers. and
the result is the compression of the soil
between the holes to an extent governed by
the diameter and distance between them.
After the holes have thus been made.
they are gradually filled with a concrete
made or broken stone or cinder ana ny
draulic lime or cement. The concrete is
thrown in shallow layers. and pounded by
allowing a spherical weight of about 1900
pounds to drop from about the same height
as that from which the cone was dropped.
The effect of this procedure is to drive
the more liquid portion of the concrete into
the walls Of the pits. and thus. when the
latter are filled and the concrete has be-
come hard, the foundation consists not
only of the buried pillars of stone and
cement, but also of the compressed earth
partly charged with cement
This method of making foundations has
been used with much success in various
portions of Paris, some of the locations be-
ing considered very difficult, owing to the
soft nature of the soil; and the system is
now being used to prepare the ground for
the erection of some of the buildings for
the exposition of 1900.
The effect of the pounding of the earth
is said not to extend to sufficient distance
to disturb adjacent structures, and in a
number of cases the method has been used
In the immediate vicinity of old and weak
buildings without apparent injury.
1t is possible that this system of COM
preston may be of service in many loca-
tions where the load is not too great. and
1t appears to be of especial applicability
to foundations for temporary structures,
avoiding the necessity of much digging.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05

with their weapons of warfare and house
| hold utensils. A very remarkable find was
here made-that of the cross pictured with
this article.
The vertical piece of this cross is exactly
two inches long. by three-eighths wide and
o%ne-eighth thick. The horizontal bar was
vertical bar. Is one inch and one-eiEhth
long. The whole shows well marked signs
Of the mould in which it was cast.
This cross is composed of some metal or
combination of metals, harder than lead
and much softer than iron.
The finding Of a metallic cross with the
stone relics of a prehistoric race is certain
ly very remarka BILE. These people lived,
presumably. in the stone age. at a time
when no metal was used
The finding of a cross of this perfect
design SO much like our Christianic en-
bler would seem to imply that this iittie
relic was of a more modern date" says DR..
Cordier. yet. when it is recalled that the
cross Is of great antiquity In all countries.
the idea of its being a modern cross lost
used II to symbolic eternal life. Regard
less of the fact that it has been found IN
other countries, the finding of such IN the
United States is certainly very rare. and
from this, If from no other reasoning. the
discovery of this little metal emblem. in a
mound made by a race of people who left
were. when they lived. where they came
from or where they went. is food Tor
thought for all Interested in archaeology.
DR.: Cordier. who is an archaeoiosist OF
considerable note. places a high value upon
the cross he found in this ancient bury
ing ground. He also has Il stone peStle,
taken from the mound in which he dis
covered the cross, as well as 4 number
of arrowheads. and a long, smooth, evenly
shaped stone evidently used in tanning
hides by this strange race. DR.. Cordier
does not incline to the theory that this
was the burial ground of an Indian tribe
but believes that at some remote period
the bodies of the mound builders were
there laid to rest. In discussing the grave
yard he said:
Through the interest in the study of eX-
tinct. animals and the resulting search for
fossil and other evidence of their exist
ence. the discovery of the remains and
works of prehistoric man was brought
about. That this continent was inhabited
by human beings, at or soon after the
period of the mammoth and other extinct
animals. no one doubts; yet with these
undisputed truths before us We are no
nearer a solution of who these strange
people were. when they lived and what be-
came of them, or who We're their sue
cessors, than if they had not left their re-
markable yet. to us. unmeaning relics.
Tradition falls to come to our rescue in
our fruitlesS efforts to solve these myS-
teries.
After reviewing the available history,
CLEANED from a study of the shape. loca-
ton and contents of these mounds. the
modern investigator is about as much at
sea. as to who these people were, where
they lived and where they came from, as
II they had not left these relics"
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
LUxURIES OF FARMERS.
The Tillers Of the Soil in Indiana to
Have City Advan-

u0Re1s
According to a correspondent Of the chi
cago Record the farmers in certain parts
of Indiana will soon enjoy some of the
advantages hitherto reserved to cities.
Farmers in Franklin, Fayette and Dear.
horn counties are preparing to make a test
OF cooperation on q very extensive scale.
which will include not only buying as u
firm but the selling of their products In
the same manner. While there have oeen
a great many schemes of a cooperative
nature attempted in Indiana, none has
buy even their clothing by the lot and
boots and shoes by the case. Their house,
hold necessities and luXuries will be pur-
chased in the same way and they Will sell
their wheat. corn, oats, barley and farm
produce as one big company. They see
kind will possess beyond the simple mono
tary gain.
In Madison and Grant counties. along the
line Of the new Gas Belt Electric railway,
advance the farmers interests and put
him on a more equal basis with the City
man. Electric service for lighting or motor
power is to be furnished to him at =
nominal cost. He can have his house light
ed by electricity and can work all of his
tho telephone system has been extended
to country homes. and, with the additional!
service of electric currents which will ell
able him to enjoy all of the luxuries OF
if he wishes to. the Indiana farmer will
find life worth living. In Eastern Indiana
he already has natural gas burning in his
stoves and jets n the grocer and butch
err. as we'll as the general supply store man.
have extended their daily service to his
doors. Electric cars are running across
his land and the worry of living is reduced
to a minimum.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
MAY REVOLUTI0NIZE SCIENCE.
No Toad Has Ever Been Found In
closed in Solid
Rock.

From the Milwaukee Journal.
Stories of toads inclosed in solid rock are
not at all uncommon. but of all the report
ed cases not one has ever been substanti-
ated. When investigated it is found that
they are made up stories or that there was
no toad or no rock or was a way for him to
get in or out. People who find toads in
solid rock must understand that it Is an
important matter. If ever there is one sim
gle case verified beyond dispute of finding
a toad or any, other living animal in an
absolutely solid rock the science Of geol-
ogy will be swept from the realms OF be-
lief. The doctrine of evolution will crumble
to airy nothings. Half of the exact sci
ences will have to be r~eorganized on an
entirely new basis. Accumulated human
knowledge will have to be revised from
the bottom and most of what is SO called
rejected entirely. So the man who finds
the toad had better be pretty sure that
it is a toad in a solid rock. n while he
is about it he had better have witnesses
and photographs and everything possible
to be had in proof of his assertions. for It
will be doubted. If he proves his case no
man ever known will have such enduring
fame. Just find the toad, gentlemen.