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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Faith and Works.

We heard of an incident the other
day which finely illustrates the true
religion between faith and works. Two
little girls in New Hampshire who had
Deer brought up to believe in prayer,
and to practice it, on their way to
school one morning suddenly found
That they were behind time. In their
distress one of them said. Lets kneel
down and ask God to help us to get
there in time" No." said the other
lets run as fast as we can and pray
as we run" The moral and exhorta-
tion OF the incident are very plain.
These children answered their own
p~rayers!" they asked for divine helm
but they kept on running-"so run.
that We may obtain.'-Congregation-
aliSt.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Dreamed His Spree.

A peculiar case that has been recent
ly brought to h notice of the medical
fraternity is that of a gentleman liv-
ing In the suburbs Of this city, who for
years has been imbibing more alcoholic
drinks than were good for him On
different occasions he would abstain
from drink for two or three weeks. b,,t
invariably would wind up these peri
DDS of soberness with a terrible spree.
1t was his custom while on these sprees
to leave the house silently about 5
O'Clock In the morning Inc go forth to
some saloon in order to purchase q
drink. Two years ago, at the u
of friends, he accompanied them to q
small town in a western state, where a
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Things That Never Die.

The pure, the bright, the beautifuI
That stirred our hearts IN YOUTH
The impulses to wordless prayer
The streams of love and trutn'
The longings after something los<'
The spirits yearning cry,
The striving after better hopes
These things can never die
The timid hand stretched forth to atd
A brother in his need;
A kindly word in grief's dark nour
That proves a friend indeeo'
The plea for mercy, softly oreathso'
When justice threatens high;
The sorrow of a contrite heart.
These things shall never die
The cruel and the bitter word,
That wounded as it fell;
The chilling want of sympathy
We feel, but never tell;
The hard repulse that chills the neAxS'
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an unfaded record kept
These things shall never die
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must find some work to do;
Lose not a chance to waken love
Be firm, and just, and true;
So shall a light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say to thee:
These things shall never die.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
The Old Home.

In the quiet adow of twilight
I stand by the garden door,
And gaze on the Did, old homestead,
So cherished and loved of yore.
But the ivy now is twining
Unframed Ger window and wall;
And no more the voice of the children
Is echoing through the hall.
Through years of pain and sorrow,
Since first 1 had to part,
The thought of the dear old homestead
Has fingered around my heart
The porch embowered with roses,
The gables dropping caves,
And the songs of the birds at twilight
Amid the orchard leaves
And the forms of those who loved me
In the happy childhood years
Appear at the dusky windows,
Through vision dimmed with tears.
I heal their voices calling
From the far away,
And I stretch my arms toward them
In the gloom of the twilight gray.
But only the night winds answer,
AS 1 cry through the dismal air;
| And only the bat comes
From the darkness of its lair.
Yet still the voice of my childhood
Is calling from far away,
And the faces of those who loved me
Smile through the shadows gray.
Arthur L. Salmon
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Saloon Laws In Paxton. Ill.

The city council of Paxton, ILL.,,
which is composed largely of temper
ance men, evidently propose to make it
everything but smooth sailing for the
saloons in that city. The license fee
which is to be 81, 800 is to be paid
semi-annually in advance, and when a
license is revoked no part of the fee
shall be returned. The council re-
serve the right to limit the number of
saloons, and it designates where they
shall be conducted. The saloons must
have no curtains or other coverings to
the windows, nor screens at the doors,
and no private rooms in connection,
either up stairs, down stairs Or in the
rear. nor any place else. The business
must be conducted in a single plain
room, on the ground floor, visible
throughout from the street No music
will be permitted In saloons, free lunch
is prohibited and no chairs are allowed.
Gambling devices of all kinds are pro-
hibited. The saloons can be open for
business only from 5 a. m. until II
2. m.-Mida's Criterion Qtquor organ).
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
An American Triumph.

American locomotive designers and
builders nav every reason to feel
proud of the wonderful triumph they
have won. American locomotives lead
the world. Here is a shor dispatch
from Philadelphia that tells the tale:
The Baldwin locomotive works have
Just received an order for thirteen
consolidation engines for the state
railways of Finland. These locomo-
tives are to be ready for delivery by
Jan 1. 1900. The steamship Puritan is
taking forty engines for the Chinese
ruoTe are to be built and ready for
shipment by the beginning Of next
year. Ten locomotives for the French
States railway, the first American en-
gfnes ever imported to France, are be-
ing load on the steamship Panama,
which will sail for Bordeaux in a few
days The second lot of ten engines
for the Midland railway, England, will
leave New York in a few days on the
steamship Creig Earn.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

There are two kingdoms of which
Peace is the sovereign-the home and
church. No n should ever throw the
pebbles of discord into those waters.
Why one should remain in either when
his presence gives offense is a species
of martyrdCm we cannot understand.
Discord is antagonistic to the one DUR
pose of church and home life. To fight
for a position in either is a battle to
which victory cannot come. God made
the world wider than our necessities
demand. The margin belongs to those
who are always better than their
neighbors u NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Journal.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Christian Endeavor Topics.

Confidence in Christ.-Monday, Sep
TENDER, IL, the disciples, Luke 5:1-6;
Tuesday, September, II, The sick or
the palsy, Matt. 9:1-S; Wednesday,
September 13, the withered hand, Luke
6:6-10; Thursday, September IA, the
centurion, Matt. 8:5-13; Friday, Sept.
Is, the malefactor, Luke ~23:39-43; Sat-
urday, Sept. 16, the confidence We have
in Him, 1 John 5:13-21; Sunday, Sept
II, topic, "~Unhesitating Confidence in
Christ" 2 Tim. 1:1-12.
Study what God has done for his
children. One of the best ways to get
| confidence in Christ is to read the BIZ
ographies of Christians Keep a rec
ord in your mind, Dr., still better, on
paper, of the wv Cod has given to
your prayers, n the good ways In
| which he has led you. Often we fall
| to trust God because we forget how
much reason he has given US to trust
| him. Know what you know. Study
| Christian evidences. Be ready to
prove your faith. Let not your conf
dence be at the mercy of the FIRST
shrewd skeptic that comes along. One
of the best ways of obtaining conf
dence in Christ is to make others trust
in him. Learn from the early mar
tyrs how true Christianity is. They
had all reason for distressing Chris
tianity; persecution, poverty, impris-
onment, imminent death; but belte1
was forced upon them by the facts. Act
upon what faith you have, and you vii
have more. Wait to act until YOU
faith is stronger, and it will constantly
grow weaker
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Notes.

COopers Will meet in annual conyen-
ton at Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. IL
this being their ninth meeting as an
international body.
Baltimore. Md, labor unions are az
ftatfng the formation of a labor lyce-
UNA lyceum distinctly industrial in
its character, broad in its scope. ele-
waiting in principle and having for its
foundation the uplifting of labor and
the general betterment Of humanity In
general.
The annual convention of the Ma
tionai Letter Carriers association will
be held in Scranton, Pa, commencing
Monday, Sept. 4 Labor day.. The OPP
en1ng will be preceded by a parade Of
about five thousand men, TO be re-
viewed by President Mckinley and
Postmaster General Smith.
The A~malgamated Society Of Rail
way Servants, England, has just issu-
ed its annual report. 1t en- braces all
| grades of workers on train or track.
and has v $4,000 members and near
ly a billion dollars in reserve. The
membership and funds have doubled in
the last nine years.
In Sweden %unionism Is growing as
never before, and the right to organize
Is determinedly persisted In by the
working classes. The opposition to
the workers attempting to assert even
a semblance of independence Is re-
sponslble for labor troubles which pre-
vail extensively throughout the coun-
try.
TIE Elastic Goring WeaverS Amalga-
mated association has the smallest
membership of any affiliated with the
american Federation of Labor. its
membership being less than $50. 1t is
nevertheless one of the strongest finan-
cially owing to the members paying
higher dues than are paid in any other
unton
The postal department of the United
States Is the greatest business concern
in the world. Postmaster General
Smith avs that it handles more money
and brings more revenue. uses more
agencies, reaches more homes, involves
more interests than any other human
organization, public or private, gov
ernmental or corporate.
The chief reason why the eight hour
should be enforced is because It is
The longest period that man-allowing
&c the weaker the right of existence as
physical eXertion so as to be healthy.
intelligent and happy. Another rea-
ION is that it is the surest means of
making the present wages the mini
mum rate or remuneration.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Fruits of True Religion.

C~heerfulness, pieasantness, a bright
and sunny temper-these are some of
the fruits of T religion. If u
Christianity is worth anything at all,
if it has any potent influence over our
lives, if 1t is anything else but the fee
bic sentimentaliSm Of a selfish and ar
tifcial piety, hen it will make US
pleasant" 1t will brighten our spir-
its, sweeten our tanner n tame our
tempers. Almost the first indication
of the new life is to smooth over trivial
u ugly difficulties, to promote a
general feeling of kindness and SIM
plicity, and thus to rob life of its dull
ness and bitterness and monotony.
And there is a certain kind
Of a Christian effort which no COM
mittee can do, no organization can
accomplish, no code of rules can help
1T requires human touch 1t can only
be done by a smile, a welcome, a hand
shake.-Frederick A. Atkins.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Drunkenness

There is today in the English-speak-
ing countries no such tremendous, Tar
reaching, vital question as that OF
drunkenness. In its implications n
o.~ors II O-~--hadnws all eisa-It ltes
at the center of all social and polit-
ical mischief. It p~aralyzes energies in
every direction. It battles penal re-
form. It obstructs political reform. It
rears aloft a mass Of evi1ly inspired
power, which at every salient point
threatens social and national advance,
and which gives to ignorance and vice
a greater potency than intelligence and
virtue can condemn; which deprives
the poo Of the advantages Of modern
progress; which debauches and de-
grades millions, brutalizing and sod
dening them below the planes of
healthy savagery, and filling the CEN
tiers of population with creatures whose
condition almost Gus the immoral
fty which renders them dangerous to
generation. Can any political or
CARNATIONS be said to represent the
best aspirations and the strongest
needs of the people while this abiding
of misery, crime and poverty is
allowed to spread and flourish ?-New
York Tribune.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

resides who has had greet
success in curing the habit Of drunk
enness. The cure, in his case, seemed
beneficial, for, at the end of a months
treatment he announced that he q
taken his last drink, and that his
ing for alcoholic stimulants was COM
pletely gone. He resumed his place
in Ia business world, and for nearly
two years was never seen under the in
huence of liquor. One morning over a
month ago a police officer who knew
the gentleman well was surprised to
see his familiar figure walking up the
street at 5 O'Clock in the morning. The
man stopped and tried a saloon door.
eft is all up with him." whispered
the policeman to a brother officer, he
has commenced drinking again." The
man waited about until the saloon door
was opened, walked in, and to the as
constituent of the bartender, to whom
he was known, complained Of suffering
from the effects of an awful spree, and
drank five drinks of whiskey. Then,
paying for the drinks, he went home
opened the door with his latch key and
retired. He is a widower, and his
daughter, alarmed at his n~on-appear-
ance 1t the breakfast table, went to
his room and raped on the door. He
| answered and the moment he appeared
| she noticed he had been drinking.
Knowing his fondness for whfS1rey the
| daughter summoned the family physi-
| clan, who advised his immediate re-
| moval to the home of the physician re-
| nowned for his treatment OF drunken
ness. This was done, the gentleman
making no objection. The strangest
part of the tale is his statement made
| since his return that his lapse from a
| sober life was caused by a dream. He
had dreamed that he sat with a crowd
of boon companions in a cafe. Stories
were told and the bottle passed freely.
At last he unsteadily arose, called a
cab and went to bed. As was his wont
when drinking he awoke promptly at
5 O'Clock, feverish, his palate dry, with
all the symptoms of h effects OF a
spree, and had arisen and sought a
place where he could buy a drink. He
had not touched a drop OF liquor for
two years before he had had this dream
and says he believes thai while in the
saloon that morning he was not more
than half awake, and fully believed the
story ne himself Cot0 tn0
The gentleman states that, no matter
what his dreams are after this, netting
will induce him to drink again. Tint
case has been the cause CT some argu-
} ment among the members of the med
ical fraternity, some practitioners OF
high standing stating hat q
dream might so wildly impress ones
mind as to produce the after enects OF
a spree, while others declare it to be
Observation-Disclosures Enquirer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
The Horned Women of the East.

Very many of the Bible sayings are
made hard to understand, simply be-
cause we, of the western lands, do not
know the fgurative language Of the
east, and also many things about east
| ern customs and eastern dress As a
upon the fools, deal not foolishing:
and to the wicked, lift o ND the
horn, Lift not up your horn on high.
speak not with a stiff neck;" and
again, 1T is a ~stif-necked generation"
The explanation of these expressions ia
a simple one. The inhabitants of the
districts around Lebanon are called
Druses, n these Druse women even
down to the present day, wear horns
fastened upon their foreheads. These
horns are of exquisite workmanship,
and are frequently made Of tortoise
Shell, fnlaid with silver; they are
about a foot in length and tied on the
forehead with a band. When a woman
walks out b wears a veil, which Is
drawn over the head and falls across
the horn. If the person wearing the
horn holds up her head, the horn is
very much raised, as showing pride:
when, on the contrary, the head is
cast down, the horn is lowered. and
this is a token of humility. We are
told that the exalted horn,' "the stiff
neck" are d~ispleasing in The sight of
God; the humble and the lowIy are
His delight
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Ano1o-saxon Socialism.

Under above heading 1 n che foi-
lowing paragraphs in the Cleveland
co. Leader, which also bear direct
~ on the principles of law, to e
new needs: 1T is about time to re-
wise the beliefs commonly held by h
American people regarding the
tendency of various nationalities to-
ward socialism. In recent elections In
his country the avowed socialists
have shown more strength in New
England cities like Haverhill, New
Britain, New Haven, Bridgeport n
Lynn than they have manifested any
where in the west, where the foreign
elements of the population are many
and powerful. The native Americans
have been more inclined to vote thai
way thar the Germans of Wisconsin
or the Scandinavians of Minnesota
This is in harmony with h extreme
ly radical self-governing British COL
onies of Australasia, where the popu-
lation is almost wholly of British orr
gin. The state ownership of railroads,
telegraphs and telephones is practical
ly universal. Some of the colonies in
| sure their citizens against death, n
ers pension them in old age. Many
loan money to settlers at low rates OF
interest. All, in various ways, go far
beyond anything ever known in the
United States in the direction OF pa
ternalism and state control of affairs
left to individuals in this country
These Anglo-Saxon communities are
outdoing any of the continental pow
ers of Europe in their socialistic ex-
por;ronfc Tn tho LIGHT Of S1ch facts
it is only fair to cease looking upor
socialism as an o~utgrowth OF the
feeblsness or wrong-headedness of tn
Germans, the French. the Italians o.
any other non-English-speaking ma
tionalities. 1t is in the tendencies o.
the age rather han in the blood, o.
beliefs of any one part of the human
family"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
Blessed Are the Dead.

Blessed Are the Dead
Oh. how blest are y whose tolls are
ended!
Who, through death, nave unto GOO
assembled!
Ye have arisen
From the cares which keep us still III
prison.
We are still in a dungeon living
Still oppressed with sorrow and mis-
giving;
Our undertakings
Are but tells and troubles and heart
breakings.
Ye. meanwhile, are in your chamber
sleeping,
Quiet, and set free from all our weep
ing;
No cross nor trial
flinders YOUR enjoyments with denial
Christ has wiped away your tears TOT
ever;
Ye have that for which we still en-
deavor.
To you are chanted
Songs which yet no mortal ear nave
haunted.
All. who would not then depart witt
gladnesS,
To inherit heaven for earthly sad
ness?
Who here would languish
Longer in bewailing and in anguish!
Come, o Christ, and loose the chain:
that bind u.s.
Lead us forth, and cast this world De
hind us!
With thee, the A~nointed,
Finds the soul it's joy N rest ap
pointed.
Simon Dach, 1876. Translated b,
Henry w. Longfellow.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

Just as good argument for upnoldins
instead of pulling down h law in
the editor of the note quoted
happily %condenses the matter that l
have discussed last week, and here, in
the sentence: eff the people of Michi-
gan want to change their constitution
there is nothing to prevent them.
What the people want, so 1T is just,
they can obtain, provided they set
about it in the right way.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
The Christian Spirit.

The true calling of a Christian is not
to do extraordinary things, but to do
ordinary things in an ordinary way.
The most trivial tasks can be accom-
pl1shed in a noble, gentle spirit, which
oVerrldes and puts aside all petty, pal
try feelings and which elevates all little
thtngs.-Deau Stanley.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

Christian Endeavor Topfcs-Unhesitating
Confidence In Christ-Blessed Are the
ead-The Faith That Examines
The Horned Women of the East.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
TOPICS.
OF INTEREST TO THE
ANTI-LIOUOR LEADERS.

economic Elects of Temperance
Dreamed of His Spree, and While Hail
Awake internationally Went Through
His Regular Process
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09
LABOR AND INDUSTRY
SOME ITEMS OF INTEREST TO
UNION WORkMEN.

Colorado Eight-Hour OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SociaIsm-An American Triumph mat
Carries Much Promise of
With Notes.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-17
Pis, To Murder Failed.

Louisville. Feb. 10 Bent on the
murder Of a woman suspected Of the
killing Of her husband. band Of incen-
diaries. while the thermometer was b..
low zero. set fire 10 the home Of Mrs
Charles Mccoy, near Bethlehem. Ind.
. miles above Louisville. ON the Ohio
river Fortunately Mrs Mccoy and her
three small children had gone to tine
home Of Theodore Giltner 10 spend the
night having feared violence, owing 10
threats expressed
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-17
rHE cHARoEs Of NILES.
Court Of Iaquiry 10 Meet aud Form
Method. of Procedure.

a'N"sf-A" -
Washington. Feb ie-The court Of
inquiry into the charges made by Gen.
Miles held No open session today
but held a meeting for organization
and discussion Of methods Of pro-
ceedure. All members Of the present
court are directed To investigate GER
tain allegations Of the general command
ing the army in respect 10 the unhtness
Of certain articles Of food furnished
by the subsistence department 10 the
troops in the field during the recent op
eratious in Cuba and Porto Rico In
addition to the finding Of fact the cour;
will submit an opinion upon the merits
Of the case together with such recon.
mendations as 10 further proceedings ~
may seem 10 b. warranted by facts de
veloped In the course Of the inquiry
The court has not been informed thu.
far as ~ whether General Miles will h,
represented by counsel. though this
his right IL is stated that anyone
whose course Of action isinvolved In any
way, has a right TO be represented by
counsel This it is stated. would permit
the beef concerns rs well as any othei
firms or individuals directly involved IL
the inquiry, 10 be- represented by counse
II they saw iit There has been u,
notice Of counsel, however, and no lega
representati ,es are present.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-17

Birmingham, Ala Feb iG Deputy
Constable j. ID Martin and an as-
sistant went 10 arrest Boston Davis a
negro. IN the latters house Davis was
charged with attempting 30 KIN his
uncle when the officers entered the
house Davis had % pistol ont and shoot
ing began Eight or ten shots We're exc
changed Davis was shot fatally four
bullets taking effect in his body Martin
was struck IN the back 1T the head and
seriously wounded. and q little negro
hoy IN the room was shot Ia the body
aud badly wounded
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-17
SERIOUS AT MANY PLACES.
Some Colorado Towns short ON Tuei aud
Provisions Are Limited.

some Colorado Towns short ON Fuel aud
Provisions Are Limited.
Denver, Feb. Although most Of
the railroad lines in Colorado are now
open the South Park line above Como
shows a serious state Of affairs Some
citizens, women as well as men. are
leaving the towns, making their way TO
Leadyille In snow shoes Snow is IL feet
deep on level There is nothing but
-four. potatoes and some canned goods
nj Kokomo 10 eat, and only few days
supply Of these The fuel supply is also
almost exhausted.
Railroad companies have begun TO ar
range for floods and snowslides that are
sure 20 come when the weather becomes
warm on the mountains Large gangs
of men are AZ work clearing out OBJ
structions in the canyons and "a
soon ~ the great mass Of snow begin 10
soften they will be- dislodged by the use
Of dynamite 30 as 10 slide into the can
yons when mo- trains are IN the way.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-02-17

Houston Feb 10 The remains "
Albert Crosthwaite are held 40 the
untertakers awaiting a reply 20 tel
egram sent % brother who lives 40
Horton. Mich The man had lived Boo
an old ,hanty near Halls bayou and his
body was found in the little hut frozen
still The deceased had SON. who dis
appeared last Friday and mo- trace OF
him has been found.