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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

medan Empire was promised to him.
In other words. the sympathy and the
inauguration of an American writer
have achieved an epic of Islsmism, an
absolute novelty in English literature.
And it would seem that the present
W despresd mistrust and hatred of the
Turk should make the publication of
this appreciation of the Turkish ideal
almost a sensational event.
The play, ''Commodus,' filing the
second half of this volume, celebrates
the courage of an outlawed chieftain
nared Maternus, who, when the
Roman Emperor Commodus had SAINT
his legions 80 that ian army closed
upon them from the north, another
from the south, another from the east,
and from the west one," conceived q
gigantic enterprise, in which the means
" ere as sudac;ou as the purposes: his
| followers were to make their way, sin
twos ard singly," from the Danube to
the Tiber; to rendezvous aud first tn
recognize each other at the gates OF
Rome. "By way of answer and re-
prisal to an edict which CONSUMED him
to persecution and death, Maternus
crossed the Alps in quest of it's author,
sought him in the inner recesses of his
palace, and there would have lodged q
dagger in his heart but for the treach-
cry of his lieutenant"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
CHRIST CHILD LEGENDS.
Beasts and Birds Have a Prominent
Place in Christmas Lore

Beasts and Birds Have PROMINENT
Place in Christmas Lore
The story of the hunting of the wren
In the Isle of Man every Christmas is
we'll known. She is known as Our
Lady's hen, Gods chicken, Christ's
bird, because she was present at Chrlsts
birth. brought moss and feathers to
cover the holy babe and made q nest
in his cradel.
In France the cuckoo was believed to
:. have flown from Christmas log.
A Latin poem OF the m ddle ages tells
That the crossbill matches her eggs at
Christmas and her young birds fly off
in their full plumage at Easter.
The MOhammedaus have many leg
ends of lisa, or Jesus. One tells that
when he. was I years old he and his
companions made birds and beasts OF
clay, and Iss proved his superiority by
making his fly and walk as he COM
manded.
In the Tyrol they say the ravens used
to have snow white plumage, but one
day Jesus wanted to drink at q stream,
and they splashed and SO befouled the
water that he could not, so he said
"Ungrateful birds, you are proud OF
your snow white feathers, but they shall
become black and remain SO until the
Judgment day."
A Russian legend tells that the horse
flesh is considered unclean because
when Christ lay in his manger, the
horse ate the hay from under his bed,
but the OK would not, and brought back
on his horns to replace what the horse
ate.
The Britons believe that the OK and
the ass talk together between IL and
IL o'clck every Christmas eve.
In Germany the cattle kneel in their
stalls at that hour. Another version
says that they stand up.
The ass and the cow are sacred be-
cause they breathed upon the holy
babe in his stall.
The ass is the most sure-fOOted OF
auimsls because he carried the holy
family to Egypt by night. He has had
o cross on his back ever since.
Old women used to sprinkle holy
water on the ass and the COW to drive
away disease.
Bees are said to buzz in their hives
at the exact hour of our Savior's birth.
In north Germany the version of
the man in the moon is thus told: One
Christmas eve a peasant greatly de
sired cabbage, but as be had none in
his own garden he stole from his
neighbor. Just as he filed his basket
the Christ child rode by on his white
horse ard said: "Because thou hast
stolen on Christmas. eve thou shalt sit
in the moon with thy cabbage basket"
And there he still sits.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
A Passenger Agents Story.

A Santa Fe travelling passenger
agent has returned from trip through
the state and tells this story: GAS we
were approaching Larned the other day,
q lady with a poodle dog came into tb e
smoker. A travelling man called her
attention to the character of the car.
and told her she had better go into one
OF the OFT ers. She declared she was
going to remain right there, and che
told him he must not light and smoke
the pipe he was filling with tobacco
He opened the window and camly lit
his pipe and was puffing away when
she again demanded that he desist.
He ag ain told her that she could 90
into one Of the rear cars. It went on
for few minutes WI en- she leaned
over aud snatched tie pipe from his
mouth and threw it out of the wind Nv.
The trave ing man was at a white heat
with rage, and tur ming around, grab
bed the poodle AID .chucked it out of
the window. Then she went on the
warpath.: She declared that she
would have him arrested at Larned,
where she said she knew every body,
and he said if she did he would have
her arrested for stealing his pipe.
The argument was hot and
heavy and when they got of the train
they rustled around for the town
marshal, and finally found him and
were telling their troubles when the
poodle came running up the track with
the pipe in its mouth. "-Topska Mail,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
An InQuiring Lad.

"Wben 1 was down in the Tennessee
mountains doing my turn in that pee
uliar and primitive section" observed
the special pension agent, to q Wash
ington Star reporter, II had at various
times such Plimpsss of life as you
psmpered children of the luxurious
Capitol never get. I remember one
June morning 1 arose from my simple
bed of clapboards on the loft floor OF q
log cabin ard proceeded down q ladder
to the earth, thence q hundred yards
down to the creek, where 1 was afford
ed ample opportunity for my matuti-
nal additions, as the stream was big
enough to run a sawmill with.
"As splashed my face in the clear
usual fashion of man who likes to
wash his face, was joined by the TO-
year-old son of the family with which
I was stopping. He stood on the shore
watching me with much interest, which
am glad to say I returned with zest,
for he was a picture boy. He was san
dy and freckled aud didn't look as if he
bad had bath in the memory of man
His clothes were simple enough, con-
sistiDg of a cotton shirt and a made
over rair of papa's pantaloons, and
which am positive never felt the pen
etratinR and persuading influence of q
comb. He was too much Interested in
the mysteries of my toilet to say any
thing until took out q pocket comb
and began to use it on my tangled locks.
After q tug or two at it, looking at him
he spoke.
Say, mister he said curiously,
have yer got to do that there?'
"'Do what there?' smiled in reply
"'That there that yer doin'.'
"'You mean combing my hair?'
eyes
"'Of course, it has to be done.'
Every mOrnin' this erway?'
"'Certainly.'
"'Well, geewhillerkins, mister he
said with much feeling, you must be q
heap o. trouble to yerself.'"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
AN IMMENSE DYNAMO.
SIXTY FEET IN HEIGHT FROM BASE
TO CROWN.

The Largest Dynamo In the World and
Has Three Times the Voltage of tho
Great Generators at Niagara Falls-Ths
Brooklyn Electric Light Station.
The largest dynamo in the world IN
point of mere size is soon to be installed
in the new station of the Brooklyn Ed
ison Illuminating company: 1t will
stand 60 feet III height from crown to
base and will produce electricity at a
higher pressure or voltage than any 9TH
or generator now in existence.
When Coney Island and other outly-
ing parts of Kings county were annexed
to Brooklyn, the Edison Illuminating
company began to prepare for distrib-
uting the electrical current through It's
territory, containing rs square miles.
There were two ways in which this
might be done. One was to erect small
central stations wherever convenient to
supply the surrounding area within
radius Of one or two miles. The other
plan, which was the one finally adopt
ed, was to build very large central
station at tidewater and distribute the
current from it at high pressure to sub
stations, where it could be reduced to
the low voltage suitable for the Edison
system of arc and incandescent lighting
This latter plan had the obvious advan-
tages Of requiring smaller number OF
men, of a more economical production
Of current from large dynamos, and OF
q great saving in the cost of Transporter
ton for coal.
The new dynamo, which is now al
MI fod or tho xUNrlxQ 0f the
General Electric company at Schenecta-
dy, is only the first of several of similar
size which are to be constructed. Its
capacity may be judged from the fact
that it's output of current would be
sufficient to keep $4,000 incandescent
lamps burning at the same time. The
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

LARGEST DYNAMO YET CONSTRUCTED.
pressure of the electricity as it leaves
the dynamos will be 6, 600 volts, OF
three times that of the great generators
at Niagara Falls.
Nearly every one is now aware that a
dynamo consists Of two essential parts
tho armature and the field magnets.
The armature is made up of coils OF
iron surrounded by other coils of insu-
lated copper wire. When loop of cop
per wire is moved near a magnet, an
electrical current is set up in it. When
a current Of electricity is passed around
a piece Of iron, it becomes a magnet for
the time being. In ordinary dynamos
the armature is revolved ON a spindle,
while the field magnets are fixed. Some
times the armature is ring shaped and
made to revolve around the field mag
nets in the center. But as the essential
thing is that the field magnets and the
armature should be constantly changing
their positions with respect to one an
other it is possible to make the arma-
ture fixed and cause the field magnets
to revolve.
This is what has been done in the
case Of the Brooklyn dynamo On the
nm OF q big nyWheel, 5O feet In diam
eter, are placed 40 magnetic poles, each
pole being rectangular in shape and
wound with insulated copper wire like
a bobbin. OF course these poles are firm
ly bolted to the rim of the fywheel.
On the inner surface of the big guard,
which completely surrounds the rim Of
this fywheel, is placed the armature
in 40 triple segments, and these are all
also firmly bolted to their frame. To
make the iron masses in the poles mag
netic, it is necessary that they should
have some of the current derived from
the armature constantly passing through
their coils This is furnished by copper
conductors, which touch copper rings
on the axle Of the moving flywheel,
whence the current is distributed by in
sulated wires to each Of the 40 poles
New York Herald
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Christmas for Adults.

Only the young really have fun; only
| the young, and persons OF whatever
age who have managed to keep youth
alive in them. Older persons have
pleasures aud satisfactiops. Successes
please them. They like to win: they
make them meet, too, and if possible
overlap. They like society and con-
versstion, clothes, books. hor: es, and
| various qualifications of taste. They
are capable of finding q good al Of
satisfaction in Christmas gifts, not
only because they love the givers, but
because the things given please them.
It is not altogether q waste of effort to
give presents to adult persons. It
plesses them after fashion. If you
have enough gifts to 60 around, let the
grown-up have their share. Be kind
to them. To become grown-up is the
common lot. Scarcely any one evsdes
it satisfactorily. 1t has happened to
you, or, If not, it will presently; and
for your own protection and in your
own interest you should see that
grown-ups have due consideration
on Christmas day. They like to be
well fed; you may have noticed that.
II they have been hsrd-worked, make
it holiday for them, and induce them
to go out aud walk about and prattle to
one another. But don't let them play
too hard. That is one of the weakness
es OF the contemporary grown-ups.
1t is the fashions new fasbion-for
them to play every chance they get,
and they are very apt to overdo it. II
them that eighte an holes are plenty
enough for Christmas day; If they go
out on bicycles, insist that ten miles
aud back is far enough. A grown-up
discrectly managed is capable of alb
sorblng q good deal of Christmas
warmth, and OF radiating some of it
out again. But of course the real
Christmas fun must be supplied by the
yonng. Some observers hold that it
has been undu'y impressed upon this
genera ion that its young people must
have good time. Ever 80 good q
thing may be overdone. aud excel lsut
rs the idea of making children happy
is, there Is the possibility of excess in
1t. But hardly at Christmas. It is
recognized that at that season fun is
Indispensable, and that it is easier and
more advantageous to grown ups to
get q good part of it vicariously.
particular time for holiday fun is
youth. It is Interesting, to be sure, to
shift the scenes and pull the
strings that make the puppets
move, but it is better
sport to be young enough to sit out on
the other side of the foot-lights and |
see the show. That Is where children
have the best of it. They are the au.
dience, aud the grown-ups are the |
actors, ard the best reward the COM
pany can ask IL to have the audience |
thoroughly pleas d with the show. |
Happily the audience is not critical. |
1t Is eager to be happy, aud ready to |
make the most OF every chance. It
magnities every gift and supplements
facts with splendid |
bounty of imagination. It fnds bliss
in q book. 10y In q pair of skates, de-
light In dolls, and loves q holiday for
iss own sake and because 1t 10 different.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Christmas and the Newsboys.

merry Christmas in the Tene-
mepts is the title of an article by
Jacob A.Rils in the Century. He says:
Tramp! tramp! comes tomorrow upon
the stage. Two hundred and fifty pairs
of little feet, keeping step, are march
ing house. Five hundred pairs more
are restlessly awaiting their turn up
stairs. In prison, hospital and aims
house tonight the city is host. and
gives of her plenty. Here an unknown
friend has spread q generous repast for
the waits who all the rest of the year
shift for themselves the best they can.
Turkey, coffee and pie, with "vege-
tables" to fill in. AS the file of eagle
eyed youngsters passes down the long
tables there are swift movements OF
grimy hands, and shirt waists bulge,
ragged coats sag at the pockets.
Hardly is the file seated when the
got swiped on me-" Seven despoiled
ones hold up their hands.
TIE superintendent laughs-it is
Christmas eve. He taps one tentative.
~ on the bullying shirt. what have
you there, my lad?"
s'Me pie" responds he, with an In
nocent look; II wuz scarf it would get
stole.'
A little fellow who has been cycling
one of the visitors attentively takes his
knife out of his mouth, and points it at
him with conviction.
81 know you," he pipes. "You're a
P'Iice commissioner. l seen yer pic
ture in the papers. You're Teddy
Rooseveltn'
The clatter of knives and forks
ceases suddenly Seven pies creep
st. althily over the edge of the table,
and are replaced on as many plates.
The visitors laugh. 1t was a case OF
mistaken identity.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

To be q boy at bosrding-school and
come home for the holidays-who that
has known that pl asure ever forgets
il? To bs a schoolgirl and be let out
to Christmas dauces-bless me, the ex-
citement of it, the delight of it! There
is deal of fun in living before the
novelty of it has worn off. There is
Christmas fun to be had always, but
grown-up peoples fun is like gold in
quartz, that is only come by after hard
work. while for youth it is like Klon-
dixie nuggets, waiting to be picked up
out of the loose gravel.-Harper's
WeoklV
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Largest Steam Power Plant.

The largest steam power plant in the
world, it is stated, will be erected by
the Metropolitan Traction company,
New York city. The five north and
south and the two crosstown street
railways operated by the company are
to be run by electric current furnished
from this one central station, which is
expected to have total capacity Of 20, :
600 horsepower. The location has been
selected on the water front, thus avoid
ing carriage Of coal and ashes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Telephone Klondikers.

Here's one from Chicago: Five young
men whose objective point is Alaska
will use telephones When they reach
Alaska, they will rig up a five wired
telephone. They will then separate,
each man taking wire. AS soon as one
strikes lead which gives promise of
panning out we'll the others can be
summoned, and each will be able to To-
cate the find by following the right
wire. Review.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
His Swear off.

Brown-1've sworn off smoking
again.
Jones-Aow long is It going to last
this time?
Brown-CIntil after Christmas. I'm
trying to avoid my wife's annual pres
Spt Of cigars,-Town Topics,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

Sierra Madre Route to the Ysqui Gold
Fields.
Take the R. g., S. M. & P.
BY for Casss Grandes, San Buena-
bentura, and the Yaqui gold fields.
Trains leave Ciudad Juarez Mondays,
Wednesdays aud Fridays at $50 q. m.
Arrive Ciudad Juarez Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at 4:3O p. M,
Mexico City time. Depot opposite
Mexican Central passe niger depot.
J. T. LOGAN,
Gen'l Traffic Agent,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
Roentren Ray Improvement.

With the latest improved apparatus
for creating the Roentgen rays room
can be Illuminated and objects made
visible at distance Of "a feet from the
Apparatus
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24
New School Chair.

A new school chair can be raised at
any height or set at any angle by means
Of q clamp and thumbscrew in the base.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-24

NORTH STANTON STREET. near
Hildebrand residence, 2 lots; 5000.
One-third cash.
NORTH KANSAS STREET, 81 lots
for 500 cash.
UPSOM AVENUE, between N. Ell
Paso and Santa Fee Sts., As feet for
5000; one-third cash.
NORTH OREGON STREET, corner of
Rio Grande, 175x175. Room for 5
houses. CHEAP.
MESA AVENUE, 2 lots, corner, for
IDAHO STREET, lots at a sacrifice.
BUSINESS CORNER, Mesa avenue
and Texas Sire ct, 115x60 feet. A bar
gain and terms to suit.
IL LOTS on San Antonio Street, facing
Magofin homestead.
TWO LOTS on East Overland. Cheap.
ONE LOT, near Mesa School.
6OxI2O feet on West Overland Street.
BUSINESS PROPERTY, paying $40
per month, for sc, 900.
50. 500 will buy row of houses pay
ing $64 q month.
MONTHLY INSTALLMENTs and a
small cash pay mept will buy 7-rOOm
brick house, JIG Upsom Avenue.
Ga N. OREGON STREET, brick house
5 rooms. Easy terms.
407 N. Ell PASO STREET, rooms,
cheap.
400 N. Ell PAsO STREET, rooms,
brick.
BRICK HOUSE of rooms on North
Stanton Street; southeast corner; q
rleasant bone.
NEAR S. p. DEPOT, on N. Kansas
Street, broom brick.
GOOD PAYING LODGING HOUSE,
Is rooms.
LARGE BRICK RESIDENCE. CEN
trally located. Suitable for fashion
able boarding.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-10-30
international monetary conference, bu
will be pleased to Ht4ag1 -

International monetary conference, but
will be pleased to
Consider Any other Praottcsi s,usssstions
from the United States Lord Sails
bury encloses with the note q copy of
the statement of Sir j., Westland, head
Of the financial department Of India,
Which was under discussion at the
meeting Of the cabinet council last Sat-
urday and which takes strong grounds
against the reopening Of the Indian
mints.
sssScnatr Woaestt ID net In London at
present. Ambassador Andrew White
came from Berlin last Saturday. He
has avoided publicity, but has had sew
eral conferences with Senator Wolcott.
In the course OF an interview with the
correspondent Of the Associated Press,
Mi. White said that Germany's action
as to bimetallism will depend upon
England. "t,
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-10-30
LEuTGERT MAKES AFFIDAVIT.

sausagemaker solemniy sws.rs He DID
Not XII His Wife. sfJrt
CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Adolph l. Luet-.
CERT, under oath, has made the follow.
ing statement for the press. 1t explicitly-
declares his innocence and is as fcllowas
''To the Public-The result ok Mx.
trial 10 q victory for me beoaase e -
] diSakrssmsnrsO - MA
much disappointed and very much sur
prised that the jury did not bring in ..
verdict of not guilty. did not kin my
wife and don't know where she is, but
I am sure that it is only question OF
time until she comes home. did not
60 upon the witness stand because my
lawyer, Judge Vincent, was bitterly
opposed to my doing SO, and because he
advised me it was not necessary. ] am
grateful for the tremendous change in
public sentiment in my favor, and time.
will demonstrate that I am not only an.
innocent but very grievously wronged
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-10-30
by Salisbury are as follows:


Frst-The opening Of the Indian
m:nts and the repeal Of the order max.
ing the sovereign legal tender in India.
Second-Placing one-fifth Of the bull
ion in the issue department. Of the Bank
of England in silver.
Third-Raising the legal tender limit
Of silver to say $40 and issuing 20-shil.
ling notes based on silver, which shall
be legal tender, and the retirement. in
graduation or otherwise. Of the l0-shil-
ling gni6 pieces and the substitution Of
paper based ON silver.
Fourth-An agreement to coin an.
nually 10 much silver, the amount to be
left open.
Fifth The opening Of the English
mints to the coinage Of rupees and the
coinage Of British dollars. which shall
be full legal tender in the Straits Set
elements and other silver standard
countries, and tender In the United
Kingdom to the limit Of silver legal
tender.
Sixth-C Colonial action and the coin
age Of silver in Egypt.
Seventh-Something having the gen.
eral SCOPE Of the Huslisson plan.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-10-30
MCINTOSH BROS,
HARDWARE.
THOUSANDS WE'RE KILLED.

One u the Philippine Islands Devastated
by . Cyclone.
MADRID, Oct. IA dispatch re.
oeivsd here from Leyte, one OF the Phil
ippine islands, says that place has been
almost devastated by q cyclone. that
many persons have been killed and that
the damage to property is incalculable.
The Cyclone, it is further stated, de.
stroyed the towns of Tagloban and
Herpaniv on the island. of Leyte. as well
rss, sster& villages. It is estimated that
400 persons lost their lives through the
disaster.
Later advices from Manila say the
cyclone occurred on Got. 10 and they
add that Carigara and Burgo, on the
east coast of Leyte, have been wiped
ont and that an immense wave swept
inland. engulfing villages. Several
thousand natives perished at Tagloban.
The cyclone swept the island of Samar.
The full extent Of the catastrophe is
not yet known. ..s.-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1897-10-30
JUDD & WOODS.
Gim, Hop Sing, and six other Chinamen
not identified.

Gin, Hop Sing, and six other Chinainen
not identified.
Over q Hundred People on Board.
The wrecked train was known as the
State Express. 1t left Buffalo at 2
o'clock at night and was due in New
York at Z o'clock in the morning. The
train was hauled by engine No. 872,
and consisted of one American express
car, one composite baggage and smok.
ing car, one day coach and six'sleepers.
Poughkeepsie was the last stopping
place Of the train before the disaster at
$40 a. m. >., ,@
At this time there were in the smoker
in addition to the baggageman, Her.
man Acker Of Peekskill, who was in his
compartment, eight Cinnamon en- route
from the Canadian border to New York,
and q middle aged man supposed
to be Thomas Reilly Of St. Louis. AL
of these excepting the baggage master
perished. The day coachcontained l6 or
20 passengers, many Of whom were
women and children. How many Of
these escaped is not known, but at least
IL were drowned or killed in this Car.
Behind this coach were the six sleepers,
with about ID passengers. The total
cargo consisted of something over 100
people. .ft>s