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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
A Wonderful Crane.

We hear many stories of animals and
birds that have been carefully edu-
Gated, but a story told in the Cornhill
Magazine is somewhat novel, inasmuch
as the crane Of whose doings it tells
educated itself, and became very &C
complished bird without any outside
assistance It lived with its mate in
a German village, and grew much at
tached to the farmer to whom it be-
longed. The two cranes found the
simple country life exactly to their
taste, and soon knew every inhabitant-
Of the place. They used to call regu-
larly at the houses to be fed, and all
went we'll until the female bird died.
Then the other chose a new companion
and his choice was a strange one. He
took as his friend a bull, to whom he
showed the utmost devotion. He would
stand by the animal in the stall and
keep the flies off him, scream when he
beloved, dance before him, and fol-
low him out with the herd. The COM
munal system of joint herding of cattle
and swine, and driving them together
to the pasture, prevailed in the village,
and in following his new friend the
crane learned the duties Of cowherd,
so that one evening he brought home
the whole village herd Of heifers I'M
aided, and drove them into the stable.
From that day the cranes life became a
busy one. He undertook duties enough
to last him from morning TIL night.
He acted as policeman among the poul-
try, stopping all fights and disorder.
Once, when a turkey and a game cock
| were found fighting, the crane first
fought the turkey, and then sought
out and punished the cock. Once,when
two heifers Jagged behind, he drove
them through the street so vigorously
that they became frightened and
broke away, running two miles In the
wrong direction. The bird was not dis
couraged. He could not bring them
back, but he did the next best thing
He turned them into field, and Their
stood guard over them till they were
fetched. He would drive out trespass-
ing cattle as courageously as dog,ant
unlike most busybodies was a univer
sal favorite and the pride of the vii
1age.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Christian Endeavor Prayer Topics.

The Lords Day-Monday, July II
Holy of the Lord, honorable, lisa. 81:
10, IA. Tuesday, July 1s-Purpose of
Sabbath, Mark 2: 1928. Wednesday.
July 19-Rest from Labor, Deut. 5: r.
Is. Thursday, July 20-Public wor-
ship, Heb. 10: 1925. Friday, July 81
Doing good, Matt. II: lib. Saturday,
July 22-LorGs Day offerings, Cor.
16: IA. Sunday, July 23.-Topic:
Honoring the Lords Day, Elk. 20: S-11;
Rev. 1: 10.
No one can work we'll that does not
rest we'll, nor work from the right mo-
tives that does not rest from the right
motives.
Do not crowd the Lord out of the
Lords day by leaving no time to be
alone with him.
1t is not honoring Gods day to for
get God. He will not heed the closed
doors, il the counters in our hearts
are kept busy.
We have not begun to honor the
Sabbath till we begin to long for it.
Whoever honors the Bible will honor
Gods day; it is the only guide-book
of the day.
The Sabbath was made for man, and
not man for the Sabbath, but it was
made for man, and so man cannot take
it or let it alone as he pleases.
There are three rules for the Sab
bath: Worship God: rest your body;
do nothing to keep anyone else from
worshiping God or resting his body.
Illustration-It has been found by
scientific measurements Of strength
that a nights rest does not quite re-
store the waste of the body caused by
the days work. With each day we
overdraw the bank account of our
strength, till Saturday finds us heavily
in debt to nature. One days rest in
seven precisely remedies this defect,
and makes up the loss. Thus the Sab
bath law has been found by scientists
written in the very structure of our
bodies.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Help One Another.

Let us help one another. This little
sentence should be written on every
heart, stamped on every memory. It
should be the golden rule practiced not
only in every household, but through
out the world. By helping one
another, we not only remove thorns
from the pathway and anxiety from
the mind, but we feel a sense of pleas
ure in our hearts, knowing that we are
doing a duty to a fellow creature. A
helping hand or. an encouraging word
is no loss to us, yet it is benefit to
others Who has not felt the power
of this little sentence? Who has not
needed the encouragement and care of
a kind friend? How soothing when
perplexed with some task that is mys-
terious and burdensome, to feel gen.
tie hand on your shoulder and hear a
voice whispering: do not feel dis
couraged-I see your trouble-let me
help you" What strength is inspired
what hope created-what sweet graft
,tude is felt, and the great difficulty is
dissolved as dew beneath the sun
shine, Let us help one another by en-
deavoring to strengthen and encourage
the weak, and lifting the burden of
care from the weary and oppressed;
that life may glide smoothly on, and
the fount of bitterness yield sweet wa
tiers, and he whose willing hand is ever
ready to aid us will reward our humble
endeavor, and every good deed will be
as bread cast upon the waters, to re-
turn after many days. if not to us, to
those we lcve.-Angelus.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

Wendell Phillips said: cat the out
set of life I asked God that whenever
a thing was wrong it might have no
power of temptation over me, and that
whenever a thing was right it might
take no courage to do it. And from
that day to this, whenever 1 have
known a thing to be wrong, it has been
no temptation; and whenever 1 have
known a thing to be right. it has taken
no courage to do it" This prayer is
worthy to be made by every soul; for
such a prayer is the secret Of all in
tegrity, and the answer to it is in
tegrity itself.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Enemies of the Crocodile.

The Ichneumon, or "Pharaoh's Rat"
as it is popularity called, prevents the
too rapid increase of crocodiles by feed
ing largely upon their eggs. These
eggs are, considering the size of the
adult reptiles, exceedingly small, and
the Ichnelmon is able to take several
Of them at a meal. The ancients be-
lieved that this little animal entered
the crocodiles' mouth and killed them
by gnawing upon their intestines. On
account of it's usefulness in destroying
crocodiles' eggs and vermin of all
kinds it was tanned by the ancient
Egyptians and venerated by them as a
Deity. 1t Is shy in it's habits and lives
in holes near the banks Of rivers, pre-
ferring the daytime for. making Its
raids. The total length of the animal
is about three feet three inches, OF
which the tail measures eighteen
inches; it's color is brown, plentifully
grizzled with gray, each hair being
ringed alternately with gray ano
brown. The Ibis or Nile bird is also
said to feed on the eggs Of crocod1les
while its feathers are tabled to scare
or even kill the reptile itself. The
Gallinago, too, a species of vulture, in
habiting South America, keeps dowr
the number of crocodiles by eating
their eggs. From the branches of thu
trees that shade the river these birds
watch the female laying her eggs
When she has retired they flock to
gether upon the hidden treasure, tea
I'D the eggs, and devour them in IA
quicker time than they were deposited
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Ont of Our Blunders.

We make mistakes, or what we call
such. The nature that could fall into
such mistakes exactly needs, and in the
goodness of the dear God is given, the
living of it out. And in the pure and
patient living of it out we come to find
that we have fallen, not into hopeless
confusion of our own wild, ignorant
making, but that the finger of God has
been at work among our lives, and
that the emerging is into His blessed
order; that He is forever making up
for us our own misdoings; that He
makes them up beforehand, that He
evermore restoreth our souls.-A. D. T..
Whitney.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
"The Living God"


How many times we find this ex-
preston in the Holy Scriptures! And
yet it is just this very thing which we
are practically prone to lose sight OF.
We know it is written, "the living
God" we may speak about Him as the
living God, but in our daily life there
is scarcely anything we practically so
much lose sight of as the fact that God
is the living God, and He is now what
ever He was three thousand or four
thousand years since; that He has the
same sovereign power, the same saw
ing love toward those who love and
serve Him as ever He had, and that He
will do for them what He did for those
two thousand, three thousand, four
thousand years ago, simply because He
is the living God, the unchanging One,
the same as He ever was. How, there
fore, we should confide in Him, and in
our darkest moments and in our great
est trials and in our heaviest. diff
culties and Affections should never lose
sight of the fact that He is still the
living God and ever will be the living
God!-George Muller.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

crows perch Of an early morning on
your window casing and the tree i'm
mediately beyond it than in the space
Of a day hover near the Towers OF ST.
lence at Bombay awaiting the pleas
last earthly remains of those who have
died in the faith Of the parsee.
In by far the larger half of Bang
kok the easiest means of travel is by
boat, and half the city is reached in
no other way. The Siamese woman of
the lower class daily paddles her own
canoe to the market and bazaar, or, IL
she be Of the better class, employs
rua chang-if indeed one is not lnclud-
ed, with ricksha for road travel, among
the possessions of him to whom with
as many others as his nature prompts
and his purse affords, she looks for
support and protection. For full five
miles on both sides of the Menam river
Bangkok stretches it's floating shops,
and for at least half that distance an
extra row rests behind on the steadier
site of the bank. Here are the great
est number of the shops, and along the
banks reside probably one-third Of the
city's 1000 inhabitants. Over half
of the remainder live along the several
klongs, which wind in and around the
city with certainty all the deviousness
and apparently the equal aimlessness
of a cow path. They are not nearly
so broad as the country klongs, though
wider than the chief business streets
of the native town, Sempang; this is
not saying much of their breadth, how
ever, since Sempang is not more than
ten feet wide, and in places not sc
much as that.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Filing Jig for Cross Braces.

The illustration furnished herewith
81 ws convenient jig for holding rear
forA and stay closs-braces while fling
the scarfed ends to fit the curvature OF
the tubes between which they fit.
While these cross-braces may be pur-
chased ready formed at supply stores,
the end soaring is only approximate,
it being impossible to keep in stock
braces finished exactly to fit the many
different styles of cranking used in
rear forks and stays. Accordingly re-
pairmen and. other builders erecting
machines in small lots are forced to
file the ends of the cross-braces by
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
To the Wood Robin.

To the Wood Robin.
Bard of the twilight hour!
My soul goes forth to mingle with thy
hymn,
Which floats like slumber round each
closing flower,
And weaves sweet visions through the
forest dim.
Where Days sweet warblers rest,
Each gently rocking on the waving
spray,
Or lowering the dear fiedglings in the
Without one care-pang for the coming
day.
Oh, holy bird, and sweet
Angel of this dark forest, whose r1cn
notes
Gush like a fountain in the still retreat,
Ger which a world of mirrored beauty
floats.
My spirit drinks the stream,
Till human cares and passions fade
away;
And all my soul is wrapped in one sweet
dream
Sweet bird; that wakest alone
The moonlight echoes of the howery
de1ls,
When every other winged lutte is flown a3. =,
And insects sleeping all. In noddine
bells;
I bow my aching head,
And wait the JUNCTION of thy voice OF
love:
feel it DER my weary spirit shed,
Like dew from balmy flowers thai
bloom above.
Oh! when the loves of earth
Are silent birds, at close of LIES long
day,
May some pure seraphim OF heavenly
birth
Bear on its holy hymn my soul away!
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
lens of the modest state finances, II

lens of the modest state finances, If
before leaving for the convention, you
get your society to appropriate small
sum for the state union expenses, and
at the convention hand it to the treas
urer.
Take off your gloves. Anything that
hinders applause has no place in an
Endeavor convention.
Garry a notebook. 1t is we'll to
have many blank pages in the con"en-
ton program. The convention will be
twice as valuable to you-to say moth
ing of others-if you will report it.
Get acquainted with your state Of
ficers, and cheer them with a word OF
praise.
Most conventions are hurt by over
crowding Of the programs. There are
too many speakers, and no allowance
is made for tardy audiences, for unex-
pected business, and for the inevitable,
although disgraceful, overstepping OF
time by certain speakers. Every pro-
gram should contain blank "emergen-
cy spaces"
See that your speakers understand
definitely and positively their limita-
tions as to time. Put it in writing and
repeat it. If a speaker overruns his
time, stop him politely, but with de-
cision. He is the offender, and not you.
If you go to a Christian Erdeavor
convention merely to get pleasure, you
| will get none; but if you go to fit your
self for better service, you will get that,
| and the abundant pleasure, too.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
SuppIying the Inspiration.

From the Chicago News: Caller
Why do you play the piano constantly
when your husband is busy at his lit
erary work; doesn't it annoy him?
Hostess-On the contrary, he insists
upon my doing it. You see he is en-
gagged in writing a tragedy and he
wants something to make him savage.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Feats of Indian Fakirs.

India writes a recent traveller, Is
pre-eminently the land Of mystery, and
our most advanced magicians have
never been able to reproduce all their
marvellous performances. One day in
the market place Of an Indian village
saw a curious performance. 1t was
conducted by two men-one old and
emaciated, carrying a native drum; the
other young and we'll fed, fantastically
gowned with an overskirt Of colored
handkerchiefs and multitude Of bells,
which tangled noisily at the slight
est movement; long, ragged hair-alto-
gether a hideous figure. The drummer
began a weird tom-toming, and the
other man an Incarnation. Then he
extended a "supra"-a bamboo tray
used by all natives-on which any one
who pleases places a large handful OF
rice and the same quantity of grain.
The two ingredients are thoroughly
amalgamated, so that it would in the
ordinary way take hours to separate
them. Now the fantastic man with
his tray begins He turns around
slowly, gradually quickening his pace
(the drummer also keeping ttme),
faster and faster, in giddy vortex, the
tray at times almost out OF his hands,
yet so cleverly handled that not a
grain falls out 1t is very trying to
watch. but in a couple Of minutes both
stop simultaneously, and the man
shows to the wondering spectators two
little heaps, one of rice and the other
| grain, at different ends OF the tray,
which in his sickening gyrations he
has been able to separate by some ex-
| traordinary manipulation. Later, 1t
was my good fortune to be able to wit
ness one of those remarkable cases or
voluntarily suspended animation OF
which 1 had so frequently heard, with
a somewhat dubious smile, am afraid.
But I am convinced now. 1t was called
a "Joghee" performance and took place
before the Maharajah of Dhurbanga,
whose guest had the honor to be. The
"Joghee" was put by his disciples into
a trance. He became perfectly uncon-
scious and dead to all appearances. An
English doctor present felt his pulse
and found it had ceased, and looking
glass showed not the slightest mois-
t11re of any breath in the body. The
l"Joghee" was put into coffin, the lid
lscreWed on, and seals were impressed
on it with the Maharajah's signet ring
The box was buried five feet deep
earth thrown in and well stamped
Grain was then sown and trusted sen
tries guarded the place.
The grain had sprouted and borne
corn when we were invited again, after
sixty days, to witness the resurrection
of the body. The grave was opened ano
the coffin found to be intact. The seak
were broken, the lid unscrewed, and
the "Joghee' was taken out stiff ant
stark. His disciples now began t.
manipulate the body and go through
certain rites, very similar to mesmer
, ism, and BY degrees the dead mai
. opened his eyes, a culver ran through
his body and he sat up erect.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

Within eight more centuries leap
year will have become a relic of the
present time. By that time the extra
eleven days lost to make up the
changes from the old Julian calendar
to that of the present day will all have
been duly accounted for, and the world
will run around In just 1865 days, and
no more
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
ALWAYS Loaded.

Hoax saw poor De Tangue this
morning and he told me that life was
q burden to him. Joax-Shouldn'
wonder. He always seems to me to be
loaded.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
BICYCLES without Lugs.

Three German engineers propose to
make bicycles without any other Tugs
than those formed on the crank hang
err Their method is similar to the
hydraulic or ofl-pressure methods al
ready in practical use in this country
for producing hangers and Tugs, but
instead of oil and water they employ
white sand, and they propose to treat
the bicycle tubing in such manner as
to make special connection Tugs super
fluous To this end the tubing is
placed between heavy metal die plates
which surround the tube completely
except where the Jugs are to be
formed. The tube has been previously
filled with the white sand and heated.
By means of pistons moving in the
tubes great pressure is now brought to
bear on the sand, with the result that
the walls of the tube bulge out where
they are not supported by the die, as
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
RELIGIOUS READING.
RELIGION AND REFORMS ALL
OVER THE WORLD.

Some Prayer Topics for the Christian
Endeavor Society - Hints and Sug-
cestions for State Conyentions-How
to Help One Another.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
Fig.2

shown in Fig. 1. The pressure is now
relieved and the swollen portion is
punctured from without. Pressure is
then put on again, sfter first limiting
the flow of sand by closing the open
ings in the die, and the bulged-out
portion thereby assumes the form of
the adjacent parts Of the die, as shown
in Fig. 2.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

Show us a man who hasn't at least
one cranky idea and we'll show you
a man that doesn't amount to much.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Astounding Feats of Indian Fakirs-
Strange Sights in the Capital of siam
"A Wonderful Crane CrocodileA
Enemies.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

Paris contains 10000 individuals who
live by heggiHE.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24

To ENFORCE SUNDAY LAW.
Christian Eadravorers Erect a Tent
and neutn an Active Campaixu

The Christian EntieavorerS of the city
ar" rot taking summer vacation this
Year. bat are putting forth even greater
Efforts than al any tirae during the past
few months. At least. the local union
officers and the members composing the
various societies of the city are doing
good citigcnshn lines
They have secured ami comfortably
seated a tent which viii hold So. People
ard have erected IL I'm the old university
campus. where they wtIi held song and
gospel services every sabbath afternoon
during the Summer months The first
meeting WAS held yesterday afternoon
ard was we'll attended both by the
yaan@ people vhs assisted IN the meet
sng. an8 outsiders Rev y e Hold
ridge. the evangelist has been secured
"a she regular leader
The good citizenship committee is fe-
teTninea that sane good results shall
soliew shesr efforts. II the laws rexxtat-
ing Sabbath Dissertation and other evils
can re enforced Yesterday this COM
sasttee ~as active. together with other
organizations os the city. IN securing
information which viii help -ss officers
az IRE taw in performing their det!eS
Christian Ersscz yorsr day at the Chsa-
iaWgGs assembly ~ August s \ special
committee nf the local unt0n has been
appointed - arranxe programme and
means ~ transportation for THAR dav
TIE osnu1iysss ia active sna nv another
week wHll be ready - snake definite an
nogncensnrS
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
AT THE SUMNER NORMAL SCHOOL.
students Listen to Interesting and
Instructive Lecturer

DR.. A. F. Bechdoit. OF the university.
gave very interesting and instructive
lecture 10 the students Of the Puget Sound
Summer Normal on Thursday. His sub
ject was the Dawn OF the Drama and he
followed the course OF the drama from Us
origin in the religious ceremonies Of an
Gent times, showing how IL was used TO
illustrate the history Of the Bible and later
TO picture the life OF Christ.
, He quoted from Chaucer and other later
authors. showing how the drama was used
at that time for the same purpose, bu,
was produced by the iaify at country fairs
ard other gatherings. then following II
down to the great Shakespearean drama.
and 10 the farce comedy.
On the day following W. c.. Gaunce lee
tured 10 the Students upon a Look at
London" Mr.. Gaunce has been an ex-
tsssiye Traveller In Europe and has won
considerable fame as a lecturer. III. was
for some time editor and manager Of the
Washington Immigrant
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
EXCURSION ON THE sKooKuM.
Monster Barge to Run for Beuent
of Forfs0u Relief Corns

The ladies' - the George Fl. Fortson
Relief Corps Intend II give two large ex-
eufssons tomorrow ON board the giant
barge skGokun. The barge leaves In the
morning at o'eiock and returns at in
the afternoon. The second excursion
leaves at $50 IN the evening aud will re-
turn az II %. leaving ample time to catch
the ears all over the city. Tire prsc. for
ronrd trip ticket for either excursion
has been placed az 81 censs
The ladies IN charge have taken great
pains 10 have all Objectionable features
on excursions Of this kind barred SO tha.
a"F person - perfectly safe IN taking his
family along with hsaa Wagner tanf
viii accompany the excursion aaa furnish
music on both trips
ne proceeds % the excursion 20 TO tho
foFtson Relief Corps 70 be devoted 10
the comfort and care OF wounded ana
ossAsieo heroes upon thar return fpum
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-24
MANY GO UP HOOD CANAL.
steamer Dode Carries q Load Of Ex.
cursionists From Seattle

The steamer Dode carried a number Of
excursionists from Seattle up 10 Hood
canal yesterday, one Of the pretf!sst
places on the Sound The trip is "a beau
tsful one, as the whole course OF the
steamer abounds In picturesque localities
The early morning was not propitious.
which probably accounted for the alb
seuce OF a large crowd: but by 10 o. ciock
the sun came out clear and warm and
the day was as charming as could be
wished. Hood canal Is famous for IT'S
scenery at all seasons 81 the year. but T.
never appeared 10 better advantage than
yesterday. with the Olympic mountains
garh Of green cleaning before the sun on
one side. and sihouettsd against the
clouds on the other, tie sea as calm as a
pond. The steamer went as far up the
canal as Lsiliwaup Falls. then returned
10 Seattle