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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08
A Grave Situation.

There are tens of thousands Of men
and women who five years ago were in
the habit of attending church ON Sum
day who now spend the day riding In
the country. During the same period
other outdoor games ON Sunday have
wonderfully increased in popularity.
AS result of it all the church is con-
fronted with the gravest situation she
has faced since the reformation.-Rev.
Stephen D. Mcconnell, Episcopal.
BROOKLYN
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08
THE SUNDAY SCHOUL.
LESSON u, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, JAN 9.

Text Of the Lesson, Math. ~, 1-11-Mem-
Org Verses, 4-11-Golden Text, Heb. IL,
1s - Commentary by the Rev. ID. M.
Steorns.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08
viii Restore Piuscarden Ruins.

The Marquis Of Butte. who is, next to
the Duke of Norfolk, the wealthiest
Roman Catholic in the British islands,
has just bought Pluscarden priory from
the Duke Of Fife. He will spend about
R100, 900 In restoring the ruins, which
are very beautiful, and he is expected
to re.establish community to occupy
the renovated convent Pluscarden Is
si1 miles from Elgin and has enc
grounds >. r. ~ :.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08
Arguing or Persuading.

Religious argument ofterer awskee
prejud ce, pride, and autagonism, than
brings opponents over to our way Of
t king. Logic is com bative; love is
Pei massive. 1t has no hobnais in its
l,,els o bruise sensitive doubts When
love goes wooing, it always puts on its
best attr', and uses its softest tones.
just as the SUD beam Is a more power
full factor in nature than the cyclone,
so persuasion is mightier than argu.
pent&~zSapday School Times.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08

the Tuesday after. the first Sunday in
each month.
The Ministering Children's League
meets every Saturday afternoon At the
residence of Mrs. Floyd Payne.
The Altar Guild me cts the Saturday
ecediDg the first Sunday in each
month.
CONGREGATION AL CHURCH,
~ (Mexican.) Lower Ell Paso street.
Rev. A. G. Wright, Pastor; also, direc-
tor of Congregational Training School,
SOL N. Santa Fe street.
HOURS FOR WORSHIP.
l0a. m, Sunday School.
IL a. M, Senior G. E.
3 p. m, Junior G. E.
| p. M, evening Worship.
p. m, Wednesday, prayer meeting
Y M; e: A; SAN FRANCISCO ST.
HOURS FOR WORSHIP.
2 p. M, bible study.
4 p. m, mens' meeting.
Rooms open through the week from
9 .. m. to 10 p. m.
MEXICAN MISSION OF THE ME-
I H thodist church South. South
Campbell street near Fourth street.
Rev. J. F. Corbin, PASTOR.
HOURS FOR WORSHIP.
11:3O a. M, morning Worship.
1880 p. M, evening Worship.
10 a. m, Sunday school.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08

We want imperishable names, char
acters which will stand the test Of time.
The worlds history CLOVIS with the
names Of its heroes, and they stand in q
grand procession before our imagina.
tion.--Rev. R. g. Seymour. Baptist,
PHILADELPHIA ..s,s: - =; : !. =
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-08
ATHANKSGIvING SONG.

For sun and rain and frost and wind;
For shelter, b. alth, and peace of mind;
For winters snow and summers gold;
For wealth of pasture, field aud fold
We thank Thee, Lord.
For the homestead's cheer and the ma
TONS peace;
For sorrows healed, afor joys increase:
For friendship aud for kindred love;
For all the varied good we have
We thank Thee, Lord!
For all the i'll that has not come
To desolate US, heart and home:
That unseen foes, that Turk and hide
To smite US, Thou has turned aside
We thank Thee, Lord!
For patient love that spares US still
Sinners, deserving only i'll;
For faithful searchings of the heart,
And grace to choose the better part
We thank Thee, Lord.
For kind, restraining, hindering pow
err,
Holding US in the evil hour;
That Thou hast saved from harm and
fear
Our helpless souls through all the
We thank Thee, Lord!
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11
BY ELAINE CARTWRIGHT.

If Lila Spraguc won't receive me, she
must be a ninny-'
Don't say thatt
81 will say that. But anyhow, her
mother will see me | am going now TO
call on Mrs. Sprague."
you are? Oh. I'm so glad. ] never
thought Of that"
Poor boy, You don't look as II you
could think OF anything. But just leave
that to me- And now, look here, about
this bracelet
Shall we go on with that?' said
Watts. with a faint smile
"Of course we shall. stupid Higgins
SAYS he has tried to SGT me watch with
the face in. as you wanted IT.. md he
can't make any better job Of II than
Moore could. Now ! think I'd better go
and take II back TO Moore's and tell
them to set it with the face out, don't
you?"
Very well" said Watts. with almost
childish resignation.
And then the miniature can go in
side with the original crystal over it,
eh?"
VERY we'll"
First to Higgins Mrs sucner went
. where she took possession Of n remark
ably pretty and uncommon gold bracelet.
a tiny oid-fashioned watch and the min
iature Then TO Moore's. where she loft
the bracelet. the watch and the r.inia-
ture. Then to Mrs. Spraeue's.
As Mrs Sucher entered Mrs Sprague's
private and individual sitting-room she
Heard whisk and rustic Of skirts and
a door closed behind a rapidly retrcating
figure.
LILA not wel?" said Mrs Snchcr,
with an incredulous laugh "Tco bad.
These Christmas preparations are urde-
niably fatiguing. 7 have spent three
weeks, my dear Mrs. Sprasue, running
about town in search Of tho right pres
ents for the right people"
you must have laid yourself out 10 be
generous" said Mrs. Sprague
Il am generous. Ny generosity IS
wearing me 20 a fragile give my time
ana labor 10 help other people sive pres
ents. That brings me 10 'he object Of
This visit as they say in old-fash!oned
novels Can you keen n secref9"
Eyes" said Mrs. Sprague. land I am
burning with curiosity. So make haste
and tell me-"
cob. then YOU know"
you We're with Randolph Watts when
he ran away from Lila yesterday. How
was it?"
you promise not TO tell herc--to keep
It for three days? Very well You see.
he wants 10 give her a bracelet he had
made for her, with a very pretty motto
on il IN enamel. Then he wants 10 give
her beautiful little watch that belonged
TO his poor dear mother, and ne has had
q little miniature Of his mother made to
fit in behind the watch. First he took
the watch 10 Moore's and wanted them
10 set the miniature on the outside and
have the watch facing in and opening on
hinge when you want to see the time"
And what has that 10 do
wait a moment They told him az
Moore's that the thing couldn't be done
that way because the crystal Of the
watch was too thick. so he took It from
there TO Higgins. That was The day he
ran up against Lila at the door Of Hig-
gins. when he had the whole package
in his hand. and was afraid she would
ask him, and ran. Yesterday, just as he
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11
WEIGHING THE EARTH ON ITS BIRTHDAY
The Noted Astronomer ende Computes That We and the Body We Live Upo
viii Weigh Sixteen SextiHon Pounds 1900

were removed, or, in other words, as II
the world were that much smaller. The
difference in the earth's attraction is
ascertained by means of pendulum, as
the rapidly with which the latter oscii-
lates depends upon the intensity Of the
earths attractive force.
The greater the force, the quicker the
movements OF tho pendulum. by To-
eating two pendulums Of the same
length, one at the surface of the earth.
and the other at the bottom of deep
mine. tho difference in the time required
To make an oscillation will show the diff
ference in the attraction of gravity. In
that way the attraction due to the por-
ton OF the earth below the bottom OF
mine and that due 10 the shell surround
ing it can be ascertaiued.
Then, by calculating tho cubic con-
tents OF the shell, and its density. we
can get its weight. and, having found
the weight of the shell, we can deter
mine the weight Of the interior globe,
and thus the whole earth. This is a
method that was employed about forty
years ago though I'm a crude way.
Tho method Of obtaining the density
Of the outer shell Is interesting bur
100 lengthy for discussion here.
The results obtained by this method
show that the average weight Of the earth
IS about six and a halt times as great as
that of water
AS cubic loot OF water weighs GO -
the weight Of d cubic foot Of
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

weigt of the hogsead itself would give
you the weight of the whole.
SO, in weighing tho earth! You know
that tho earth is made of sand. You
would therefore, weigh a certain amount
OF sand and would multiply it by the
number Of cubic feet in the earth. But
here YOU would have trouble. IL the
earth were of sand through and through
IA solid mass of sand-yOur computa-
ton would be correct. but unfortunately
for your figures, it is composed largely
of minerals ana water. There are rocks,
ores of all kinds. clay and the lighter
substances. All these have their own
weight Compare the relative weight Of
q handful Of sand and handful OF IRON
ore. One IS light. the other, perhaps, all
YOU can carry. Wood water and coal
are lighter than sand, but iron, lead, cop
per ana IN fact all metals are heavier
The difficulty would be obviated il we
could obtain a cubic yard of material.
combining an average Of all the sub
stances OF the earth, but unfortunate
~. this is not obtainabe therefore we
are compelled TO resort 10 other methods
The best method used to-day for de-
Airy motNcd so called because first FUSED
by Professor Airy. when he was the
FIRST court astronomer OF England.
The Airy method ia based upon tho
that the attraction Of the earth
at any point below the surface is the
same as if al that part above the point
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WAT taking ne 20 Higgins 70 hold a
consultation on that wonderful bracelet
we saw Lila coming along. ! said 10
him. Randolph. II she meets MS she'll
want 10 walk along with us, and then
the whole plot is ruined. Let's turn
down here before she sees us But II
seems she saw us after all"
On Christmas morning in spite Of many
earnest assurances from her mother that
that morning would bring a clearir@-up
Of all her trouble Lila was as terribly
cross and out Of tune with the chimes
as she had been for four days past.
Moreover she awokc with headache.
She found a stocking tied 10 the head
Of her bed, as she had expected. and took
the stocking down and opened It me-
chanicaily. Then she found the brace
let with a scrap Of paper IN which. in
her mothers writing. were the words.
Press the spring and Look inside re-
hind the watch" And when she looked
a lovely loving face looked back az her
"A face that was very like Randolph
Watts own.
And at the bottom OF the stoeking-
away az the very toe WAS another paDer
which said '-rhe bracelet ought TO tell
you why / ran away r. w"
Then she laid her head and the brace
let ON her pillow and wet Goth bracelet
and pillow with tears until her headache
was all gone.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

the earth would be 3ij pounds. As one
cuoic mile contains ~ 200 100000 cubic
leet the weight OF one cubic mile should
be 6o,2OO OOO.OoOOO0. The total volume Of
the earth is about 259. 500 100000 cubic
miles; the total weight. therefore.
amounts TO not very far from lG.g3s 900. =
cOOcO,tOOOO pounds, or 5. 1853. $50. -
Vv1WoVVOOJO net tons
Ihese hgures look very large but
MAeh we consider that The sun weighs
o9--oO times as much we realize that
they are only comparatively large.
by q method known ass the Dobbins,
the earth is weighed by an instrument
consisting OF plumb bob and telescope
The eartn IS weighed at attraction. III
thls instrument were set up on a plain.
the plumb would hang IN a line that
Mollb point directly 20 the center of the
'earthi but II located at the side of a
large mountain, IT would not. because the
attraction OF the latter would draw IL
out Of the vertical line
The instrument is set up IN different
places. upon plain and upon each side
OF mountain and the amount Of deflec-
ton j. noted
This method shows the earth 10 be five
times as heavy as water. but II is con-
sidered faultier than The Airy method
10 Is a fact that astronomy possesses
great attraction for the .uajOity Of poODle
OF an inquiring mind; but the astrono-
mer descends from the mountain OF es-
TEEN and stands upon The ordinary level
when he explains the simple laws hy
which his almost incomprehensibe re-
suits are obtained.
SIR WILLIAM HENDEE, =. II. A..
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While the actual birth" OF the earth
IS a subject upon which scientists differ
placing it further back than any Of the
religions Of the world. yet the fact that
the years birthday" IS now celebrated
upon q certain date constitutes an Inter
esting time upon which to base coinpp-
tations.
How much Will the earth weigh upon
its birthday IS question asked not
only from a scientific standpoint but
from "a popular one.
on being asked 10 weigh an article
the mind naturally revcrts TO pair of
scales upon which the object is placed
with weights opposite When the scale
"balancos' the weights axe read and then
tc result Is known.
But when the object is larger shan
any available scales. of OF nature that
IL can not be lifted upon a scale then
the task becomes more difficult. How are
you going to weigh something without a
scale and without the power Of moving
the object
Suppose you were asked TO weigh q very
large hogshoad OF water upon a p pound
pair OF scales. no larger than needed for
a baby's weight What would you do?
II would seem simple TO you. You
would take small given quantity Of
contents Of the hoCshead. you would null
tiply your small weight by the quantity
in the hogshcad, and this, with The added
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

Empress and her ladies' visited mo and =
have had innumefa5ie sitter5 VI ll sta-
tons
The secret for ] have not yet placed
the camera az the disposal OF tle praei-
cal photographer consists in the come
position Of the plato upon which tea
negative Is taken The solution Doe which
the plate Is developed is as yet held
secrat also. The n.m ald rs tr-uefer-
cnce have thCir discoveries. Too, Hl ~
which will be told iu good season.
Ny reason for keeping quiet is come
mercial one. For years ] have Invented
machines. Instruments and appliances
for Photographers. but have made no
commercial use of them.
My hew machine is well financed and
will be- used as money-mdkrr, Tor n
fortune has been spent upon b.
color photography has some points NJ
resemblance whenever attempted. lu mv
work tho picture Us taken upon one plato
through successive screens Of yellow. r.d
and blue glass. These produce the color
combinations. Tho plate BIS att-rWa
developed in baths OF o. solution OF the
sar-s colors This hint might aid "a color
photographer along the path OF export
ment.
My highest success has Seen in Ola
tapestries where the c0iors were faded
and delicate. / have also been very
successful i'm taking the faces of children
people are very well photographed before
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

lccting number OF important drues
IN connection with Iila's mother $
kitchen and Ijlla's fathers buggy.
Lila then went back to her own room
and wept bitterly and vehemCnty Tor
half an hour. after which she lell asleep.
But the little note.
We'll Il IS not TO the purpose 20 dilatc
here upon the terrible effect which a
little note written by a cir! can produce.
II may be compared to one Of those
smooth. polished little projectilos which
modern science forms for killing. and
which can work more havoc than q
dozen OF the rough. dull. oId-fashioned
slugs of past generations.
That little projectile which Lila fired
at her hance by means Of tho generally
useful boy very nearly ended The life Of
Randolph Watts at least. so Watts said
lie could not think. or he might rave
seen an easy way out OF the horrible
maze into which he had got himself.
His transgresson stared him I'm the free
He had run away from Lilla-twice- and
had. even congratulated himself on his
escape from her and chuckled over u
secretly. How was be to convince her
that his evasion was not an evidence Of
disloyalty 20 hcr?
IL was only three days before Christ
mus and Watts had promised himself
that. whatever future Christmases might
have in store for him, that Christmas
should be the happiest he had known so
far at least
As a rule he was not resourceless
man I'm emergencies by any means. but
this time he thought Of everything OK
cept the one way out of his officially.
lie could have easily found n friend 10
go as ambassador TO his inccnsed lady,
love and explain his livery strange con-
duct on two occasions" but he only sat
with his head between his hands staring
at Lilla's decisive words. II refuse 10 re-
ceive YOU or your letters" and wonder
ing why tho clock on his mantelplece
went on ticking ana why be himself went
on living under the hideous circum-
stances.
That night he lay awake until he was
exhausted. Next morning he got up and
went TO his business mechanically
The first raw of comfort. which prob
ably prevented Watts from seeking re-
lief i'm drink or worse came with his
cousin. Mrs. Sucher-the same whom
Lila had spoken Of as q trump"
though she was not "frumn" hnl
handsome. happy-iooking, helpful matron
of middle age.
why. Randolph" said Mrs suchor. rs
she entered the office. "what is the mat
ter with you? Have You boon ill?'
"She saw me- was all Randolph could
say
yes, I came to speak to You again
about it. ] forgot"
"Oh. it's no use now. Cousin Matte.
She will not receive me or my letters
never"
Pooh Did she tell you SOP"
''She wrote TO mel mustn't go there"
"Then I viii"
ITS no use. You were with me when
when ! ran away from Ler-shc went
speak TO YOU. either"
Don't you think she would even re-
ceive q present-if she cidn't know it
came from you?
"She would send il back as soon as
she found out"
Look here, Randolph said The COM
nonsense matron, "this IS ell nonsense
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

vas by no means rudeness. but Kindness
which so imrelled me 10 act.
/ had at that moment SUCCEEDED III
producing the color an object which had
bsfled mo since the patentins OK my
color machine in 1896.
The object was in front Of the camera
Inside was the plate. From my success
In changing the screens quickly c0ula
,eu had been successful when Tap,
tapp' came a knock at my studio door
Pierre, my Frenchan, was too pohte TO
he in the MIDST Of a great experiment.
/ did not answer, hoping the calIer
would depart. Already that morning l
had seen and talked with twenty strang-
ers. Englishmen. Germans and Ameri-
cans; surely this twenty-hrst one would
be considerate and leave.
A COLOR EXPERIMENT.
Motioning my sitter to remain still,
I frantlcally slipped in the green screen,
gave the exposure and was about TO try
the red. when the door opened and a
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Lila Sprague seemed 20 blow in at
The door with a gust OF wind and n drift
of snow. and. as the door was hastily
thut behind her I'm the teeth Of these
unwelcome companions shc asked the
servant girl. Where namma2'
UP stairs. writing, 1 believe. Miss
Lila"
Then. having kicked a pair OF snow
encrustcd overshoes into corner Of the
han. Miss Lila ran upstairs IN "a hurry,
while the servant girl stared after her.
see here. mother" said Lila, whrl-
ing into her mothers room, Its all over
now"
..what dear?" Mrs Sprague asked,
looking up absenuy from letter she
was writing.
cts all ovor-I say. it's all over be-
tween Randolph--Oh. what foo-foo-
fool I've beenr' And she flung herself,
sobbing. on a big horsehair sofa
But why. Idlla?'
DON'T I've told you before. And ihis
this Is the sec-sec-second time. on
More sobs.
Il don't understand you. daughter"
said her mother. leaving her batch of
Christmas correspondence and going 10
carry comfort TO tho tragic figure on
the horsehair sofa.
'But done what, dear?
"The same as he did before"
what did be do before?'
Mother, / told you, day before yes
terday-ran away from me- lie thought
didn't see him"
'Mr. Watts ran away from your
Eyes, mother. and III never speak 10
him again. Day before yesterday he at
least had the politeness to bow. TINS
Il
side street He was with that trump Of
cousin. just hate he-, and him, and
the whole lot"
Now. my dear Lila" said Mrs
Sprague. you are making yourself un-
reasonably violent. MIR. Watts certain
~ never meant TO run away from you
like"
"Then I suppose his legs just carried
him, mama. He couldn't help himself.
like the man with the cork leg in the
song"
Don't be foolish child. Mr.. Watts
will be here to explain it all You'n
see"
In answer to this Lila only rose from
the sofa erImly took off her wraps and
hat, muttering. yes I'll see. and dis
appeared through a door which led TO
her own room.
Mrs. Sprague did not follow her daugh-
ter with any further attempts at con-
ISOLATION, neither did she guess what Lila
was going to do, and that was. 10 write
a note:
Dear Sir,-In case you may wish 20
make any explanation OF your very
strange conduct on two occasions this
week 1 wish you 10 spare yourself the
trouble of doing any such thing, either
personally or In writing. | refuse 20 Ie-
ceive you or your letters. Your ring
shall be returned by mail, registered.
LILA SPRAGUE'
Then she folded and scaled the note
and ran downstairs with It. and told the
servant girl 10 call i'm the boy who made
himself generally useful about the back
premises. And the generally useful boy
was given tho note 90 carry TO Mr..
Watts, without delay. which he aid, neg
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masterpieces in color to be used for their
commercial values. 1 find that my ma
chine gives me The Angelus as perfectly
as though it were the original painting.
Even the peculiar light is seen. BY
photographIng It with lens Of sufficient
size | could produce an Angelus that
would deceive the art critics. / have no
difficulty. whatever, In showing the
stroke OF the brush. BY scrutinizing
painters canvas could give you
painting as good as the original, and one
which would deceive the public, II good
faith amounted to nothing.
THE METHOD.
Ny method is not secret one. fire.
quently photograph living objects, a
lady holding her fan, a child picking a
flower, gentleman handling cane, be-
fore an audience in my studio. The late
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11

Alderman Thuering. OF Milwaukee
Wis, IS pushing his no-seot-no-fare ordi.
nance. which is now IN the hands OF the
CITY Attorney FOR an opinion and on
Monday last introduced an ordinance re-
quiring the company 20 run n car on
every line in the city every Eve minutes
all day.
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the color negative.
The only thing that over banlod mo
was the necktie Of the men whom I
photographed Tho many and complex
coiors became confused and flmy before
tho camera. But l am now perfccting a
small attachment which gives me the
neckuo OF tho dandy
ALBERT BONN
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-12-11
NEW COLOR
PHOTOGRAPHY.
Described by Albert BONN, the Great
German Scientist.
TAKES OLD TAPESTRIES IN COLOR
Has No Difficulty With Masterpieces
Like MiIlet's AngcIus, But Cannot
Take Dudes Necktie.
The Method.
TAKES OLD TAPESTRIES IN COLOR

VIENNA. Dec. 1.-The other day
when l so abruptly closed my studio to
visitors--the news of which was cabed at
once to London. where Il appeared next
morning under the headline "Unpardon-
able Rudeness Of a Great Scicntist'-it