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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19

this Is Matched a cockatrice. That, too,
was a very widespread notion. A cock
is said to have been solemnly tried and
condemned at Basic in the middle ages for
this heinous crime. Wild birds take their
part in auguries. Ill fortune comes from
injuring swallows, wrens, robins. rocks
or cuckoos, but the last may bring good
or bad luck, according to circumstances.
A single maybe is unlucky, and if three
approach house a funeral will soon leave
1t.
Snake stones can be found and bring
good fortune, and a spell can be laid on
the adder. If you try to kill one and it
escapes the respite is brief, for you can
make a "tryst" to meet it next day at
a fixed hour and place. and it is bound TO
keep the appointment. In one place they
believe that wasps do not sting in Sep
TENDER. The saying, many haWs, many
snaWs," expresses what is generally be-
lieved further south, and other trees have
their significance. especially the elder and
the rowan, the last being a potent specific
against witchcraft. In that, of course,
everybody believed. and there are many
stories about spells and counter-charms.
Birth, marriage and death have each
their own customs and superstitions. As
regards the second, there are many donts
though not to the extent of the well
known advice-dont meet a funeral or
have the bridecake Clipped, or meet after
the banns have been proclaimed, or hear
your own banns read, or enter the house
after the wedding till the minister has
gone in. or let him shake hands with eth
err till the knot is tied. The bride. also,
should not try on her wedding dress,
when once 1t is finished, nor should her
mother witness the ceremony.
Portents of death are much the same in
Galloway as in other places, and so also
are many of the customs, such as opening
doors and windows, putting salt on the
breast of the corpse, Offering refresh
ments at the funeral, together with a
host of superstitions about suicides,
drowned folk and the like
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19
This Dog Travels ON a Pass.
From the Philadelphia Record.

The only dog enjoying the privileges of a
pass over the Amboy division OF the Penn
sylvania railroad is a little fox terrier,
who makes his home about the station
at Riverton, N. ]. He knows no mas
ter, but every day he makes al least one
trip by rail. He usually rides In the bag
gage car, and only travels with the crews
who are favorable to him. taking pains
not TO force his company on any bag
gagemaster or conductor from whom he
receives unfriendly treatment. One
day he boarded the train due at Riv-
erton Anew minutes before o'clock, taxi
ing q ride as far as Riverside. and re-
turning on the 9c. In the afternoon he
rode to Camden, honoring the 2:15 train
with his presence. The dog is well known
by the employees at the different stations.
for he has visited nearly every one Of
them. Sometimes he will be gone for a
whole day but usually allghts from one
of the trains before nightfall.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19
FURNITURE.

Every article that is known in Furniture,
useful and Ornamental-COmpletc Suites and
separate odd pieCeS-a vast assortment Of
which we are Justly prOud-high class, we'll
made, best finished Furniture at extremely
low prices.
Walnut China Closets.
Oak ChiffOniers.
Oak SidebOardS.
Walnut SidebOardS.
ParlOr Tables.
Fancy Chairs.
Turkish Parlor Suites.
Bedroom Suites.
Iron Beds and Cribs.
Third Floor-Take Elevator.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19

Cambria and Nainsook Embroider-
les. new goods, pretty patterns.5c
Nainsook and Cambria Embroider-
les, with insertlngs to match, at &c
Swiss, Nainsook and Cambria EN-
broideries, entirely new designs
...................... lac
White, Cream and Butter Color
Laces, worth 25c..........-..at 15c
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-19

Ladies' Pure Linen Handker-
chieIS ...........s...s....sss. ...lVc
Ladies' Linen Embroidered Hand
kerchlefs, unlaundered ......... lie
Ladies' Swiss and Linen Embroid-
cred Handkerchiefs ........... &c
Ladies' cotton Handkerchiefs. &c
Chlldren's Cotton Handkerchiefs.3
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
Trouble in School Circles.

There have been exciting times in
the school circles of los Lunas for the
past week or ten days, says the Albu-
querque Citizen. Some time ago the
board of school directors of that town
employed Miss Lizzie Lockhart of AL
buquerque, to teach the school there
for this year.
Miss Lockhart went down to Los
Lunas at the beginning of the school
year to open the school there. Leon
Hertzog, the chairman of the board of
school directors, turned the key of
the school over the her. In the mean
time a.strcng opposition had been work
ed up against Miss LOckhart and a
majority of the directors were opposed
as their reasons that Miss Lock har.
had no cert ficate to tech in Valencia
county and that there had been two
opportunities offered her to take an eX-
animation after she had been engaged.
and she had neglected to do so. They
further complained that Miss Lock hart
could not speak Spanish and that it was
essential to have a teacher who was
educated in both English and Spanish
they wanted Miss Jaramillo installed in
place of Miss Lockhar.
Miss Lockhart, however, determin-
ed to insist on her contract, and refus-
ed to give up the keys, so no one could
get into the school house without her
consent.
Then one of the excited partisaus of
Miss Jaram broke the door open ar d
put on another lock, thus shutting
Miss Lockhart out. 1t was learn 4 o.
day that it was not the school superin-
tendent of Valencia county who broke
{ pen the door, but a servant of A. NJ.
Bergere who did the violent act
without consulting any of the school Of
ficers.
When Leon Hertzog discovered that
he was in a minority on the school board
he resigned, and a. M. Bergere was
elected in his place. The board then
employed Miss Jaramillo, who is now
keeping the school.
Miss Lock hart has decided to sue the
board for damages, alleging a breach
of contract.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

Thin sheets of wood are glued .tcgei h
er in factory of WarsQwi, Russia, 80
that the grain crosses, an elastic plate
which cannot be twisted out of shape
ing. thus obtained. These plates are
used for roofing tiles. They stand the
wealth ar we'll after being pitched, and
can be made fire proof by saturation
wi h pc tassium silicate Soluble glass. J
The roofing weighs II pouudsa square
yard.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

press s, ponderous affairs, are of the
Fernhol type and came from St.
Louis. The second aud larger press
ought to be in order by the last of this
week.
The pulverizars are located i'm
mediately to the west of the presses,
where the shate clay is shoveled into
hoppers, ground all up by knives, and
the clay is then caught by bucket
belt aud carried to the top of the
second story where it is thrown into a
large sieve. Such Of the material as
has been ground suitably fine passes
through the sieve down into what re-
sembles large putty chaser where it
is further ground up into PARTICLES
about the size of a pin head. The
N aterial that has been brought up too
large to go through the sieve, is
automatically switched off into shute
that carries it down stairs to the
crushers to be ground over again. Al
ter the clay is sufficiently ground in
the chaser it is dropp7d down into the
presses whence it comes in the shape of
shiny hard pressed brick of a medium
olive drab color. Boys take off the
brick as fast as the presses sat them up
and they are hauled to the kilns. The
presses are run by a 125 horse power
engine.
There are at present two kilns each
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

holding 400. 200 brick: but the intention
is to la e eish hit such kilns. A burn
requires eight days. A temperature OF
1870 Faren heiG Is required. The clay
contains 60 per cent silica and 70 per
cent alumina. The poorest clsys are
found nearest the flat, the quality i'm
proving as one goes back into the hills
Owing to thu steepness OF the land,
the material is excavated in benches so
as to avoid ides. Land to the no; tn
and south of the cOmpany's grounds
have clay, but there is limestone mixed
in with it, so that it is zot safe to use
that clay. The brick can be colored
brown by mixing the black oxide of
manganese in the raw material, and a
mixture of venetian red gives bright
handsome red shade. The company
have plenty of water which is pumped
from the river into settling pool of
one quarter of an acre, and thence the
water is pumped into wooden tank
containing about 1000 gal Ons. There
a~e forty men at work now, but fifteen
more will be added when the second
press is in running order. The quail
ty Of brick is of the very best, num-
Der of the grades being much superior
to the ST. Louis article. President L.
l. Meyer who is on the grounds as
manager, says he knows this to be true,
because he came from St. Louis where
ne was rdlSel III UnG DfICh DuStueSS
At present the company is only run
ming on common building brick, but
this very brick would be used back
east for finishing purposes. The de-
mand at present eX' ceds the ability of
the com pany to supply it, but in few
weeks when the plant gets into more
perfect running order there will be a
tremendous output. The S )uthern Pa
cific proposes to cut out the end of the
rocky ledge at the west end of the big
bridge, and run 1100-fCot spur into
the grounds from the main line, and
the Santa Fe proposes to build over
from Smelterv!lle. Brick have been
carted through the river by a dozen
teams to this city, but the river is SO
high now that fOrding is for few days
out of the question.
A valuable adjunct to the brick bust
ness will be toe building close by of
the works for manufacture of glaZ d
ware, ornamental thing, fire brick,
stove and furnace liuings, roofing tiles,
shingles. etc. a force of operatives
viii; be here about November |, to start
in on this branch ard big business is
promised. The capital stock OF the Ell
Paso Brick company is 800, 600, and
the directory include Captain j. II.
White, Major Moves Rand, Parker
Burnham, Edward Rogers aud others.
WOrkmen on the grounds are cared for
in well built house of ten rooms
where Mr.. Meyer also lives, and the
entire premises have the bustling, busy
air that betoken business.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

democrats and populists as possible. 1t
should reach the most remote portions
of every county and precinct. Then
and not till then viii we be able to
work ard move together. Do you
want such a paper? [ have never yet
done anything without first consulting
the people. l come to you now for ad-
vice. I know we need such a paper,
and unless we have it, our past work is
practically thrown away. foc we can
accomplish no permanent good without
it. If you will cooperate with me in
it, | will start such paper in the i'm
mediate future. 1t will fill all the
needs. 1t will be equipped with the
Rest presses, type setting machines
and most modern appliances. L will
get the best editorial staff procurable,
ard will give my personal guarantee
that the paper will be first-class in
every particular. 1t will be equipped
to run daily or weekly, but for the
present viii issue a weekly. ard in
times of campaign a daily can issue.
placed in the hands of every voter of
every precinct in the state at cost of
one dollar per year. Next year is
campaign year in the state and all
over the Union, ard besides that the
country will be active and aglow with
business and we should keep po ted. 1t
is our patriotic duty to do what we can
to spread republicanism, and this is the
way to do it. What do you think of
this plan? Will you in your vicinity
help TO get up a large subscription
list? If SO, about how many do you
think you can and will get? We ought
to be able to start with 80, 900 subscrib
ers Please answer and obIige, Yours
truly, JOHN GRANT.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
AnO her Republican Paper.

Chairman John Grant has issued a
circular in the interest of a new oaily
paper to the republicans of the state as
follows:
SHERMAN, Texas, Septem Der %, 1897
Inc wave of prosperity prom ised has
come, consequently those who partlci-
pated in the domination and election of
the present administration have just
cause to be proud. Texas is a large
ben ticiary in its results and the clti-
zenship should give our party the
credit due. The general feeling exist
ing, not only III the nation, but in Tex
as, is better than for years. The vast
sheep and wool interests of Texas have
had life breathed into them by the
passage of the late tariff bill. The
lumber interests are all on a paying
basis once agaio; sugar planters are
safe. The farmer who has dollar wheat
to sell is happy. The cattle man wakes
up to find himself prosperous instead
of a bankrupt. Merchants feel safe in
their credits, assured of collections,
and the general holder of securities
breathes freely. Labor through cut the
union is turning it, eyes from the soup
house TO the place of employment, ana
good wages seem an ass lred fact The
governme ut is already on d lf-sus-
tanning basis Our Industries are once
more protected, AID this country is
being run with an eye to its own be st
interest and not to suit Europe. The
gold reserve in the treasury is in a bet
ter conGislon than for years with abso-
lutely no danger of bond issues In my
opinion this country hes entered upon
an era of prosperity never before ex-
celled. With all these benefits brought
about by republic 10 success, it should
result in the rapid and substantial up
building OF our party in Texas Oar
members should know and be kept in
touch with the progress of events in
the state and nation, and others should
be given q opportunity also. Repub-
lican arguments as we'll as benefits
should find their way to every fire de
in Texas. People sunuld be shown thu
light. Again, members of our party
| h ave absolutely no medium through
which we can get repu blicin informa-
ton. In times Of campaign we have
been relying on the papers that were
politically opposed to US and as re-
sul., each section is furnished differ
ent version of affairs, in many in
stances far from the facts. We should
have party organ that would speak
to and for every republican in Texas.
1t should be on such T. scale as
to fill all the wants of the people.
| Without it we can hever make a
great party in Texas or carry the
state, both of which are high Y
Doss BILE. We should have a first-cl ass
! metropolitan journal with all the
every character. 1t should be placed
in the hands of every republican in
Texas, and in the hands Of as many
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
Labor for Postal Savings Banks.

The State Federation of Labor in
session at Bloom ington has added its
indorsem snt to the agitation for the
establis hment of postal savings banks.
Local unions in large NUM- ers have
Endorsed the movement. Other sta+ e
and national conventions as they meet
should also take action along the same
line Esp cially should the American
Federation of Labor, which meets in
December, take a strong position in
favor of postal savings banks. The de-
mand for their esta biishment should
be reiters ted so persis tently that con-
gress can no longer ignore the subject.
The vote npon the adoption OF the
postal savings bank resolutions at
Bloomington was unanimous, whic h
indicates the general sentiment of
workingmen on the subj sct.-Chicago
Record.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
UNITED STATES COURT.
A Light Docket Which Will Soon be
Finished.

The United Stases circuit court opens
next Monday, Oct. 4, when Judge
Maxey will impanel the grand and pc
tit juries, and take up the business of
the term. Following is the civil dock
ct:
64-Fish Kern & Co. VS.. Weems &
Schuster; case continued from April
term.
elmo. A. Morris VS.. F. M. Daugher-
ty: on appeal.
1SO-A. F. Shapleigh vs.. City of San
Angelo: on appeal.
lSl-Matilde Rodriguez VS. Teotilo
Vasquez: to try title and for damages.
190.-City of Ysieta VS.. Chas. J.
Canda, ct al, transcript from the dis
trict court of Ell PasO county, continued
from April term.
195-trederick P. Olcott vs.. W. r
Faulkner, ct al, to try title and for
damages, continued from the April
term.
198-Webb NJ. Ruby VS.. Preside
county, suit on bonds, Judge Maxey
disqualified.
boulevard Evey vs.. Mexican Cen
trail r. r. On app cal.
2O2-Jacob Rhodes VS.. Mexican Cen
trial: suit for $4,000 personal damages;
continued from April term
208-U. S. VS.. d. w. Schoonmaker,
ct al. continued from April term.
211-Minnie w. Cooper VS.. Security
Mutual Life association of New York ::
t. anscript from district county court OF
Ell +aso.
.1-U. S. VS.. a ohio EspinOsa;viOlatiOn
of neutrality laws; d, PENDANT being con-
victed in state district court on another
charge, cause cantibued to await expi-
rat on of Defendant term of imprison-
ment.
212-Theo. F. Mo IRE, VS.. Sierra Ma
Dire Construction company, ct al; SUIT
for $40, 900 in damages for false i'm
prisonment.
2B-In re F. r. Brown VS.. Board of
General apprais ers of the U. 5.
214-Lee Gulledge VS.. Mex can Cen
trial r. r suit in $4,000 for personal
damage.
215-Edward Micherson vs.. Mexican
Central r. r.: suit for personal dam
ages in $4,000.
PIG Frederick Sander VS.. Mexican
Central r. r.: suit for personal dam
ages in $50, 900.
There are several entries where no
arrests have yet been made, oa Indict-
ments for violation of the neutrality
laws, so names are not given. :.
In the U. S. dist let court there are a
number of indictments for offgnses
against the United States, where no
names are given.
1C25-U. S. VS.. Charles mpton;
using mails with intent to defraud con-
tiuued from tae April term.
1O26-J. S. VS.. Charles Compton and
John Hunt; using mails with intent To
defraud.
lo2!-U. S. VS. John Hunt:using N ails
TO defraud.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
A VALUABLE INDUSTRY.
Plant of the f PasO B lex Company at
the Nlhrth End

The Ell Paso Brick company have
now CO. most of their plant into work
ing trim az the north end, and wnen
the second press which is now going
up is completed, the company will be
in very fair shape to do business
The company own l4S acres extend
ing from the Old Mexico line o. the
south and the r o Grdnde river on the
east, the Southern Pacific ra lroad on
the north, aud up the hills on the west.
eleven distinct kinds of
clay. These are in red, buff, brown,
pink and other colOrs which retain
heir coloring in the burning, although
artificial coloripg can be resorted to at
any time. Travellers on the railroads
I office the D ant at once by reason of
the power and press house, 34x4S feet
and two stories high. The presses are
ON the ground floor. One, with a capa
city of 20, 900 brick per day, has bean
ia operation for some time, and an
other is now being set up which will
turn out 30, 900 brick per day. SO with
u daily capacity of $4,000 and over per
day, the company will be in way to
supply the increasing demand. The
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

The tallest man in the United Sta es
is II. A. Cooper, of Auburn. N. Y,
who is eight feet six inches tail, weigh
ing 375 pounds. thirty SIX years old.
Here are few of his measurements:
Distance from wrist to end of third
finger, thirteen inches; feet seventeen
inches long: fingers can span sixteen
inches The tallest American woman
is Ella Ewing, Of Price, Mo, Is eight
feet two inches tall and weight 275
mounds
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

J. Handy, of Trinidad, Eddie &
Ttarer. and Reynolds Stinson, of
Albuquerque, will ship to northern and
eastern pastures about 20, 600 lambs be-
tween this date and October l. You
can state said one of the gentlemen
mentioned above, "that small sized
national bank, in funds, will be paid
out by the buyers to sheep raisers in
central New Mexico in the next few
days, for 1 alone tende ed one raiser a
check for 50, 800 rec entity" Lambs are
valuable, bringing from $3.50 to $l.65
D r head
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
FOR SALE

FINE BUSINESS CORNER, lis
so feet, Mesa avenue and Texas streets.
Right in the line of Improvements.
$4,000 buys Is room lodging house
in central part OF the city. Lot, 1O2
IS feet. Room to enlarge.
LARGE WAREHOUSE, on side
track, cheap, terms easy.
MYRTLE & ST. VRAIN STREETS,
two lots for $3.50.
NORTH OREGON STREET, lot and
one half, SO feet, for $3.50.
HOUSE NO. 614, NORTH OREGON
street, So, 500 Easy terms.
HOUSE NO. 81, TEXAS STREET,
6 rooms, $4,000. Installments.
TWO LOTS, for $3.50. Corner of
Idaho and Florence streets.
NORTH STANTON STREET, 3 lots
just north of Montana street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
EXCURSION RATES TO CALIFORNIA.

The Southern Pacific have not
ceased running their ever popular
bi-weekly seaside excursions to
Los Angeles, Santa Monica, Long
Beach, San Buena Ventura and
Santa Barbara. Those for the re-
mainder of the summer are sche-
duled for Sept. %, Oct. 7 and ii.
Tickets for these excursions are
sold for $45 each and are limited
for return up to 80 days from date
of sale. They are good for stop
overs in California west of Cotton,
going and returning.
Santa Barbara is a beautiful city
on the coast north Of Los Angeles
and when buying to that point
purchasers by taking stop-over at
Los Angeles on either going or
coming trip or both can make side
trips to other seaside resorts by
paying the nominal local rates to
ana from those points,
Should purchasers not desire to go
to Santa Barbara, tickets can be pur-
chased direct to the other seaside re-
sorts for the same price.
Regular round trip tickets to Los
Angeles and San Francisco with six
months final limit on sale daily at $50
and $50 respectively, good for 80 days
going, and 80 days returning, with
stop-over privileges in both directions
Elegant Pullman buffet cars daily, and
superior Pullman tourist cars pass Ell
Paso west bound Saturdays and Mon
days, and leave Los Angeles, east
| bound, on Thursdays and Saturdays of
each week.
No change of cars, combined with
/ b. st schedule OF time.
II. E. HUNT,
Commercial Agent,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01

Mr.. Dawson returned on Monday
from the Yaq vi river after long and
weary prosp citing trip. He brought
back fe thousand dollars in gold
dust and some big nuggets. Everyone
is excited ard going to the Yaqui river.
-Nogales Vidette.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
A Pleasant Surprise

is in store for you when you buy Dr..
Pierce's p easant Pellets. If you ever
took the ordinary liver pill, big and
bulky, nasty too, you'd appreciate a
good thing, especially when it is sugar
coated. tiny as a mustard seed, but
very effective. Osher things being
equal, the smallest is the best in liver
pills, hence Pheasant Pellets.''
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
THE BRICK PRESS.

1047-U. S. VS.. All Tom: smuggling
ChiDese IL to the United State S: cOu-
tinued from April term in $500 bonds.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
For Rent

STORE No. 100, Ell Paso street.
One of the best locations in the city.
NEW MILLS BUILDING, opposite
plaza, store and two large light base
meht
basement of three rooms.
IN "SHELDON BUILDING" best
Office building in Texas, store room
with bank fixtures and large vault,
store room foot of Oregon stree, offices
and rooms with steam heat and eleva-
tor, 1st, End, 3rd and 4th floors.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-01
THE ONLY SHOW TO VISIT
TEXAS THIS YEAR
Twelfth Annual Tour, But First Time
Here of the
v ALTER /. MAIN
GRANDEST AND
BEST SHOWS!
Americas Leading Amuse
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A GOOD CIRCUS A MORAL CIRCUS
The Largest fircuS in the World

No show travelling on the American CONT
nent today can equal the Walter l.. Main
shows In size. elegance or granduer-Dallas
(rex.) News.