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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-07
BOOK AND JOB PRINTING.

.rnE HERALD is fully prepared to do all
Kinds of plain and fancy Job printing In all
Che latest styles. Work perfectly and
promptly done.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-07

Mining Location Blanks for Sale ct
This OfSee
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
The Glory of the Sun.

We are indebted to this generous orb
the sun, says London Echo, for light
by night as well as by day: for warmth
within doors as well as without Stroll
ing through q town lit up by innumera-
BILE lamps, or whirled along at the heels
Of a locomotive, it is a pleasant Thought
that the carnations of suns which rose
and set millions of years ago-wnich
rose and set in seeming idleness. and 10
all appearance, in wasted splendcr-are
now reproduced to enable US TO cope
with darkness or to conquer space
without moving a muscle. There is
something captivating in the thought
that the great rector mundi was work
ing for US when as yet there was no
sign of man-indeed, no promise Of his
coming-and with quiet, patient labor
laying UP from day to day those treas
ures of light and heat which are in
tinitely more valuable to US than all
the gold and diamonds we possess. No
one who has studied geological pro-
cesses can repress a feeling Of surprise.
perhaps of Impotence, at the slow, de-
iberate step with which nature ever
marches up to her goal. But when we
think of the sun toiIins in lonely SPLEEN
dor to store our planet with fuel-we
. had almost said with his own embodied
beams-it seems to reconcile us in, some
degree to the august and awful chronol-
ogy OF the universe.
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Today is the Jewish New Year, from
the bounds OF Poland in the Russian
pale" 10 The westernmost city in
America, the first of the month Tishri
of the year 565S, and the day the world
was born" 1t ushers itself in. not at
midnight, as is the custom Of the Chris
tlan calendar, but at shutdown, and
every Jew in the land, be he orthodox
or reform" must honor its coming.
With the orthodox the ceremonies are
full of life, curious and impressive.
Hung on traditions and observances
that date back thousands of years, they
Eave, even in the poorest, barest syna-
gogues of America ghettoes. a splendor
that is almost oriental in its symbolic
features. Little understood and almost
unknown to Americans at large, these
ceremonies yet exist, and 100000 people
viii say the ''Shamang YisraiI'' tonight.
Hear, Q Israel The Lord our God!
The Lord is Onei"
In this the listener hears and the Jew
recites the declaration of faith of this
historic people, unchanged for centur-
les. The Unity of God" is its meaning
and this is the keynote of all Judaism,
the inner core. On this one belief is
built up a towering structure of tradi-
tions, customs, obseryanees, ceremo-
MES, duties that were made when the
prophets taught in Palestine. The new
year services, lasting, properly speak
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as old as history itself. that give these
ceremonies their beauty and their
charm. The waning for Jerusalem,
5he hymns for salvation and forgive
ness, the chants of thankfulness. make
up q great song that, once heard, is
never forgotten.
But ITS burden is sad. A cry OF melan-
chiefly and desolation runs through
every line Of the scores Of prayers that
! follow each other in rapid succession
and the climax is reached when the
scrolls Of the law, each a rol! Of Darch-
ment, wrapped around two sticks.
With silk coverings and tinl1ling bells
( atop, the NholS scrolls more than half
as high as 4 man, are brought fort b
from the ark, and, being unfoIded. are
read in flowing Hebrew. AN the details.
AL ire ceremonies, Of what is done
these first days of the Tishri would take
RACES to describe. Il can only be said
here that the romance Of these days
I IS amending.
the first nights services are simple.
/ The prayers and praises recited are the
'ShananS Yissail,' the "kaddish," the
CID ATanaance prayer Of sanctiffcation,
repeated many times, the standing 81
I lent prayer and the u articles Of the
Jewish faith that the rabbi Maimoui1es
mace 100 years ago. This service of but
an hour or so having ended, each fam
4 ity goes home TO a curious religious
feast The tables are spread With bread,
salt, wine. honey and apples. All par
take OF each Of these. The bread and
salt typify the necessities of life, the
wine LIES pleasures, the apples the
bitter ard the honey the sweet Not a
nlorsel must PASS the lips Of the Jewish
I woGshiper tomorrow until the day is
tar advanced. Fasting he must so to
/ the service OF RCsh-ha -shana. the fret
day Of the year, beginning at Z 4 m
Ritual psalms and prayers, chanting
and informing, make up this impressive
service. At a certain STAGE of the pro
( ceedings. OF as sign from the rabbi
the president sitting at the side of the
altar, gives out the ~MitZ voth,' or the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
JEWISH NEW YEAR TODAY AND WHAT It MEANS

s'honors." He mentions the name. It is
congregation. May. he who blessed our
ancestors bless Mr- -, who Will open
the doors Of the ark. Blessed be ne
of the Lord" chants the rabbi in He
brew, and the worshiper named steps
forward, his 'T2ltth wrapped about
his houldsrs. Other honcrs, announced
in the same manner. follow, such as
taking the bells off the scrolls and car
rying these books Of the Lord from
altar to reading desk. This latter is
given 10 two young men, usually bride
groon1s, and they are known as Hat
ans. the ''Eridegr0csnS af the Lord
(Hatan Torah), and the bridegroom Of
the first Sabbath (Eatan Beresheet.
THE RAMS HORN.
The drama. reaches its climax when
the rams horn is blown, as it is at fire.
quent intervals throughout the morn
ing Weird and eyrie are the sounds
that coTne from this curved instrument,
five CT SIX distinct notes, and as the
rabbi during this service pronounces
certain Hebrew words an imitation OF
Them is blown out echoirg and re-
echoing across the synagogue's walls.
The sounding of the rams horn origi-
naliy marked the sacrifices on thu tenn
pies altar They are grusSOnle, bar
barrie harsh, terrible sounds,
These ceremonials, il must be under
stood. are only observed in this rigid
way by the strictly orthodox There
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which cannot properly be called a disease.
Is known to science as leucodernGa. a
good many cases have occurred, but Mr..
hurhUrts s one OF the most remarkable.
One important feature of his case IS
the thoroughly normal appearance OF the
Whitened skin. which IS just like that
of an ordinary American
For the Information OF some ignorant
persons il may be necessary to state
that nothing comes away externally when
the change of color takes place. There is
absolutely nothing unpleasant about the
process. NJ. Hurburt IS merely the
possessor Of p skin which Is in places
that OF a healthy eolored man and in
others that OF Q healthy white man.
Another very remarkable feature of this
case is the raDidity with which the
change is taking place he showed the
reporter perfectly white spots the size
OF q dollar that had appeared in the
course Of month Other spots of the
same size. but not quite white. had been
visible for = week.
Mr.. HuTburt Is Fastening the natural
! process bW q lotion supplied by a well
; known dermatoiogist OF this city. He IS
sure that this preparation is advancing
his Wilderness greatly
He has used il freely on his chest and
back. and in those regions he is practical
IL white. Until recently he hesitated 10
use the lotion on his face. because ne
old not wish 10 present a mottled appear
WINGED that il IS his destiny 10 become
white that ne is willing 10 hasten the
end by every means in his power. Al
ready he has large white places on his
chin
Mr. Hurburt has Intelligent features, a
straight nose and fairly thin. lips. If he
had a white skin there would be no sign
Of negro about him.
Curious and iNmannered persons flock
into his store by the dozens merely to sec
his skin. Il IS notable, but perhaps moi
surprising, that the majority of them are
womeq- Therefore theg are not Gus
toners They interfere unwarrantably
with Mr. Hurburt's hdslneSs, but they
satisfy themselves that he is turning
white in very pleasing manner
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lug, q fortnight but followed several
r-fs iater by the picturesque feast Of
Ia rru8ctes ghen ny the Great H0san-
731 -ie6r1tton thea by the eighth day
OF Sei9tlcn's assembly. is the chief sea-
s31 c1 ceremonial ia the JeWish year.
-Nei1,nG ike = exists anywhere else in
America Il continues today as Asiatic
and fun Of solemn grandeur as {. goo
Years ago, and though the reform
Jews, especially strong in New York
and the large cities of the west, have.
thrown of and cast. aside many observ-
arces at least seven-tenths of the l.
O50.0oJ Jews Of America hold fast to
every one of the historic details.
GROWTH OF TEE JEWISH RACE.
These services are Of vast Importance,
for 1he Jews in America are increasing
at a prodigious rate. While from 1860
10 1890 The population Of the country as
a whole Just doubled CS60 81 COO coo;
1890, e.. 000 G00). tina jews Of America IN
the same dime Increased seven fold
(fvOm l5a,0la 10 1889 Ge0). There are
$4,000 Jews in NeU York City alone
\ large percentage Of this great in
crease Of the jews In this country DUR
ing so years has been due, Of course, t0
the Russian Immigration and the per-
secudons IN the land Of the white
Car" beginning with the promulga-
zion Of the May laws in 1882 Not
entirely. however The Jews multiply
almost twice as fast as the Christians
Children are ardendy desired. and any
wife who remains chiIdIess. among the
strictly orthodox at least. believes her
self accused Of God Life is longer
among them in al classes Of society
The average Jew lives something like
ten years longer than the Christian
In the sy1agOgues, hour after hour
while the ceremonies are going on, the
sights and sounds are impressive and Of
far distant past. The red damask OF
the altar hangings and reading desl
are replaced by white and the greal
scrolls or books Of the law that arr
GakeR out of the ark OF the covenant
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efore he reply whistle 1an

I'm going to tell you story tnat mas
never been gotten into the newspapers.
1t was away back in the carly lds, and
at that time l was pulling the mid
night express on the old Wiliiamsport
81 CataWissa road. my run being from
WilliamSport to Onallake. We were
scheduled to leave Williamsport at
1880 p. M, but one Friday night in
September we were held 80 minutes TO
avail. transfer of passengers who had
come down on the Northern Central
Now I always get kind O. nervous when
I register out late, especially II 1t nap
pens on a Friday. l was more than
usually careful when l oiled around
the old f 3. Gowan' that night (our
ensine5 were all named those days.,
and I made the car inspector take an
other good look over the train before
/ got into the cab. He reported every
thing %. X and at 11:30 o.
m. we pulled slowly out Of the
archway and were soon skipping
along the west branch of the
Susquehanna, durey, Milton, Lewis
burg ard Sunbury successfully were
reached and passed. and, although
everything Seemed all right, could r5t
by any means pick up the so minutes
we had lest at Wi9Nanasport- Ordi-
ri7nily it was easy. bat that night 1t
was c.mply impossible to recover a
| minute CT our lost time, and, in tact,
we pulled into Tamaqua just 20 minutes
I late. There we got orders to run to
( OnaEoai1e regardless but to meet extra
north, Conductor Grey, at that point
! After signing thu order, we pulled out
! at once and were soon spilni,G along
! until Rupert. Danviahe and Catawls7l
/ were far to our rear, when suddenly
my fireman exclaimed: There's r5d
! light out at Ringtown.'
Nov. there was no meeting point at
| Ringt0Wn down on thu card, and held
orders to run to Okanake regardless,
so I was a little shaken up when / saw
| thai red signal. As we had a down
| grade run. with good prospects OF max
| ing up some of our lost time, the sight
of that signal made NE rather warm
under the cellar but I smut OFF steam
| wfiatted for down brakes and brought
tina train to full sop at the little de-
pot found the operator sitting inside
calmly smoking a pipe, and at once de
manded to know by whose orders h2E
been tagged. Without looking up from
<dla message he was sending, he calmly
Informed me that he had hung out ths
signal On his own responsibility, am.
that no ons that he was aware CT hat
given him any orders
He vas q young lad of about II
shoald judge, with rosy cheeks and bis
brown eyes that locked fisiht at yea
without tiinrhing. Something in hi.
couqltelance tCld me that he would nc.
stand too much stirring up and, thouGi
I was boiling mad. | curbed my ange,
somewhat and remarked: Look here
young man, when you get tllroug mon
keying with that Instrument ! viii b'
i pleased TO hear YOU explain Why yoi
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-26
NEGRO TURNING WHITE.
Distinguished Colored Citizen Who Is
Changing Color.

managing NO1or.
a distinguished colored citizen of New
York is turning white with great rapidly
He has no doubt that he viii soon be en-
V,rely white
Rufus A Hurhurt is the man who is un-
6ergoing this surprising transformation
He keeps a large cigar store at Z31 Sew
enth avenue. He makes cigars and has a
number VI Cuban colored employees.
Mr.. t5nburt IS very prominent in the
public affairs Of his race IN this city. He
is quartermaster of the Veteran Guards, a
Free Mason and q member of She Knights
of Pythias- He has been actively en-
gagged in politics in his district Eminent
politicians have referred to him as my
distinguished coiored fellow citizen" Ii
they had TO refer TO him nov they would
more properly say my DISTINGUISHED
black and white fellow citizen
Mr. Hurburt IS a, remarkable man ply
s5eally 81 other respects beside his varie-
gated skin he IS just 81 Years Of age,
but no one would take hTni to be more
chan two or three years over 90. he Is
straight in figure and very active and
able TO make 800 cigars IN 2 day His
father. who was born in the West indies
lived to be los.
Il IS JUS two years since Mr.. Hurhurt
began 70 notice that ne was turning
white The WhsfenesS has now spread
over the entire back or one hand anu
over q part of the other. Il is beginning
10 appear about the neck and chin
The transformed skin is exactly like
that of 2 white man in appearance bu
remarkably youthful and healthy. Few
men of 90 can show a skin as soft and
wholesome. n is almost Ike that of {
child.
color Is che absorption into the body OF
the dark pigment which lies beneath tn,
negro's skin What causes this absorb
ton is a mystery The phenomenon
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NOTICE CT AssEssMENT.

NAME OF CORPORATION, IRELAND
Land & Cattle company
Principal place OF business, rooms up
stairs Masonic building. No 164 South
West Temple street. salt Lake city,
Utah.
ing of the directors Of said company. held
on the 7th day OF September, 1897, in Salt
Lake City, Utah, an assessment of one
dollar and twenty-five cents per share
ws.s levied on The capital stock of the
daV Of October 1881. TO C. L. Rood. score
tary CT the company, at the office of the
c01DanY in Salt Lake City. Utah rooms
1,nsTaErs Masonic building, No. 164 South
Nest Temple street, Salt Lake City
Utah. $50 -,
may remain unpaid on the 9th day OF Oc-
tnhar win be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction and nd unless pay
5gfh day Of October, 1897, to pay the de-
GnquenT assessment. together with the
cost of advertising and expense Of sale.
C. l. ROOD. Secretary.
Location of office Of secretary. Masonic
building. Salt Lake City. Utah.
Dated Sept. 7th. 1897.
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are, IN reality, four classes Of jews in
America-the orthodox Of the Ghettos.
the orthodox Of the better classes, the
conservatives and the reforners. The
Ghetto orthodox follow in their daily
lives the "Shuhan Anich." the pre-
pared table of Joseph Caro- in 1905
which provides fer prayers and wc4,-
Shipping every hour of the day.
ORTHODOX. LIBERAL AND RE
FORMED JEWS.
The orthodox OF tia better class have
just the same ritual in their syna-
GcGues, but are more liberal in their
private life, sometimes eating feed that
IS 'trerha' (nGt Kosher" that is, not
especially preparsd). In all other ways
they are consistent. Nearly all Of these
are German and Polish, though there
are four congregations CT Spanish and
Portuguese Jews in. this country and
Canada. The latter are Of old families.
excellent social position and Well-to-do.
The conservatives, who are few in
number, Keep 10 the old ritual and
prayer book, but have instrumental
music in their synagogues and allow
the men and women to sit together
It is the reformers that are far away
from the Judaism of cid This New
Judaism" as it is called, has nearly
100000 edherents Throughout the coun-
10y, and opinions differ DIS 10 whether
1t is, growing, or whether q reaction has
begun TO set in. The main points of diff
ference between the refcrmers and the
orthodox are that the latter deny the
binding force of tne cid dietary laws,
have given up all hope of the return
to Zioa and the coming Of the Messiah
TO earth, DO net wear the phylaoterfcs
and have abolished nearly all of TIE
old symbolism. They stand on the ,one
principle OF the unity of God and the
brotherhood of man, and use English
prayer books or rather English and He
brew combined. Very little Hebrew is
heard in their services.
CROMWELL CHILDE.
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or the altar steps. are also swathed
IN White with gold embroidery. instead
Of their usual coverings Of brilliant
fabrics If the congregation be one
of wealth, the men OF the synagogue,
together with the rabbis and the tpresi-
dent and the vice president. wear tail
and shining silk hats. The rabhis con-
tinually, and the worshippers when
they are called, one by one, to cake
part in the services, have wrapped
about their shoulders the "Taiith." q
long white shawl of thin silk. bordered
with a rim of blue. Up in the gallery,
shot Off in the poorer congregations by
white lace curtains, are the women,
for tits principle of orthodox Juda-
ism that no woman must set her foot
on TIE synagogue main floor.
Frequently il is for four and five
hours at a. time that these ceremonies
Of the new year last. Only the singing,
wailing, chanting sounds OF human
voices are heard through all these
rites, for it is a tenet of orthodox Juda-
ism that not until the temple is re-
gained and Jerusalem is once more the
home of the Jews can the harmony of
stringed instrument and the timbrel be
heard in the holy places
NO MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
But no strings or viols Of any sort
are needed in this service. 1t is the
informing of the rich words and phrases
OF Hebrew and the chanting of the
quaint, sad old melodies, some of them
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NOTICE.
NOTICE

NOTICE. - THERE WILL BE A
suecial meeting of the STOCKHOLDERS of
C5old RidSe Mining company held on
ThursGay, Oct. 7. 1897. at the office of
BAN berger & Mcmillan. No. Isl S. Main
St, in Salt Lake City, Ut2d, at clock
u. m for the purpose of amending the
articles of incorporation SC as 10 make
sock assessable. The general meeting for
the election of officers is hereby called
to meet at the same place al O'Clock
on said date. j. Z. BAMBERGER,
President
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the gang and the dispatcher was not
even censured.
The officials suppressed this affair as
much as possible, and 1 doubt il a
half dozen of the 300 passengers on the
midnight express ever knew how near
to eternity they were on that awful
Friday night.
What became of the young operator
at Ringtown, and who was he? Well,
now, III tell you, and it's Gods truth.
He is fast working his way I'D the
railroad ladder and VIII some day get
to the top. Just now he is agent for the
Santa Fe at Trinidad. and his name is
j. P. Flynn NOV chairman CT the
Colorado-Utah Traffic asgoeiation.)
A long, shrill shrek from the old ''69. -
as she went laundering down Ander-
son hiN. caused me TO start and grasp
the reverse lever, in order to keep my
seat, and, rubbing my eyes. looked out
at the dancing lights, and l knew that
we were in the La Juuta yards
But the story cf the midnight ex-
press; was it real or a dream. that
grew out Of the thrilling narratives OF
life on the rail- with which my friends
/ of the fOOtbOaTd had been RECALLING me?
Who can tell? I can't, FOR Murphy had
gone and the hostIer has already taken
charge of old "63.
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Perfumed lemon may smell strong
er with its artificial flavor, but it has
not, nor does it retain strength like
Hewlett Bros Three Crown Triple
Flavoring Extracts, which are made
direct from the fruit.
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notice Of Delinquent Assessment.

,,e1,,yNf ,ceatiln or principal place OF busi-
Hsss. ogden. Utah Nclice--Ihere are de-
IincuenI upon the following described
stock on account Of assessment levied on
10 31sC day of July 4. d. 1897. the sew
e-af amounts SCI opposite the names Of
the respective shareholders as follows to-
Wiz
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DR.. Pierces Golden Medical Discov-
cry is rot called 4 consumption cure;
it is blood maker. II gives energy. 70
the blood-Hlabing organs 20 create new
blood, full Of healthy, red corpuscles
blood drives cut all diseases that have
their roots in the blood. Consumption
is cae of these: scrofuIa. malaria, ec-
zeIaa, erysipelas. Catarrh-are others.
1t is absurd to doctor them separately
as lung, or skin, or head diseases. They
must be driven cut of the blood. You
can rely on The Golden Medical Dis
eovery" to do t.1is every time. II is
not a patent medicine 1t is the per
feoted result of 80 years practical e1-
perlence by one Of the most skilful ply
sicians and eminent medical authorities
in this country-Dr- r. Y. Pierce, chief
consulting physician to the Invalids'
Hotel and Surgical Institute. Buff
falo n Y
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EXCURSION 10 OGDEN,
Sunday. Sept. 20.

Via the oregon Short Line Round
trip, including drive through ogden
canyon, SIPS; including dinner at the
Hermitage. s1.75. Train leaves at SIS
a. m.
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And N accordance with law and en- or
der Of The board Of directors made on tho
gfst day of July, 4. D. 1897. 50 many
shares of each parcel of such stock as
nav be necessary will be sold at the Of
fee of me company. 2iS6 Washington
avenue. Ogdsn. Utah. on the z5th day OF
September. \. D. 1891. at the hour of 2
O'clock pm Of said day. to pay the de-
Iin0uent assessment thereon, together
WITH the cost Of advertising and eS-snse
If sole. y. =. BRATZ.
Secretary Of the S,roag's Canyon Water
Company
Ogd5n. TITAN. Sept l. 1897
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Three Crown Baking Powder, Fla
voring Extracts and Spices are all
guaranteed, and you take no risk in
giving them O trial.
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ogd5n. Utah. Sept 1, 1897

The secretary reported that some Of the
shareholders have failed TO pay their as
sessment but from information received
he thought that an assessments would be
paid if the sale of delinquent stock was
postponed for short time. ThereupOn T.
c. Cnamberlin moved that the time OF
sale Of delinquent stock (to-wit. SeDten-
Der 18th, 1897, at clock ,. n.y. on ac-
count of assessment levied july 3iSt, 1897.
be postponed until October Ind, 1897. car
ried unanimously. Il. L. BROTZ.
Secretary