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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.

The richest soil does not produce the
finest or best grapes.
Grating wax makes a good covering
for wounds made in pruning.
There Is no good reason for allowing
cherry trees to grow very tall.
A succulent tree shoot will lose nine
tenths of its weight 10y drying.
Small fruit culture will always be
most successful on the intensive plan.
Producing fruit tends to exhaust a
tree; hence the Importance Of feeding
young bearing trees by manuring.
Flowing the garden late In the fall
and exposing 1t more thoroughly to
freezing will kill many insect pests
A complete change of soil in flower
pots Is sometimes necessary and will
enable a plant to secure more food and
grow better.
Erapevines like their roots to be near
the surface. Therefore the food for
them should not be placed at too great
q depth below it.
The sprouts which often start up
around the base of fruit trees. even II
they do no harm. are at least unsigbtly.
They should be kept down..>St Louis
Republic.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Every day i'm the year the people Of
the United States use 100000 post
age stamps.
All Australian race courses are oval
and from IA to ~ miles each in cir
conference.
A California paper says that the men
who live on the ranges are notable for
their remarkably retentive memories.
A parade of Chinese soldiers is rather
gay. Nearly every man bears a ban
ner. and the bigger the banner the
more of a hero he thinks himself.
The new French duel code provides
that no duel can end without the she'd
ding Of blood. and no account of the
duel shall be published IL the insult it.
self was not made public.
After being forsaken for several
years as n favorite sport roller skating
Is once again becoming popular in
London. and 1t will be the ruling
amusement during the winter.
In spring Chinese peasants build
bikes of mud. three to six feet high. to
keep the rainwater i'm the ricefields.
Most of their time in summer is spent
in pumping or bringing water into
these fields.
In the city of Frankfort small Ger
man or Dutch oysters in the shell cost
from Ga to az cents C21a to 3 marks)
per dozen. Some resident Americans
occasionally have a barrel of American
oysters sent by their friends at home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
Las Cruces.

Special Correspondence of The Herald.
LAS CRUCES. n. M, Dec. I'll
About ten days ago the back door of
Lane Bros. store of this town was
entered by thieves while several per-
sons were in the store. The thieves
helped themselves to such articles as
they cared to and left They after
wards sold the goods at Rincon and
have not been apprehended.
Last night the store of Adolph ia
CODY was entered by one or more
burglars by breaking a window about
eight feet above the ground. The
thieves got about $40 in money and
some knives and jewelry.
Capt Jack Crawford had a very
good house when here some time ago
and announced his intention of return
ing in January.
The big sensation here this week is
the taking of the evidence in the
Llewellyn VS. Slaughter legislative con-
test case. The evidence is being taken
before Messers E. c. Wade and E. E.
Banner, two notaries public.
There are many people in Las Cruces
from the east who are enjoying our
beautiful climate.
Judging from what people say, it
looks as though a good number from
Las Cruces would attend the Carnival
in your city.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
THE TROTTING CIRCUIT.

Champion CreSceus is the best money
winner of the season.
The San Jose track is said to he one
of the best in the California circuit.
The fastest quarter trotted I'm 1900
YVES in O:2SA and should he credited to
CreSceus.
SiXty-three PAGERS entered the 2:10
list in 1900. Ten years ago there were
only three in that list
Captain SPHINX trotted a mile in 2:131a
at Hastings, Mich. lowering the track
record full five seconds
During the apple carnival at Leaven-
worth. Kan, trotting races were held
on the asphalt pavement
Electric is the sire Of seven new per-
formers in 1900. the fastest being Ina
Electric. 2:15A, made at Dallas Oct. 5.
Dexter. 2:17A: St Julien. 2:11A; Jay
are the four geldings that have held
the worlds trotting record
William C. Hamilton. Roxborough.
Pa, has a promising trotter, 5 years
old. by Election. which J. B. Serrill has
stepped Il trial mile in 2:13 over the
Belmont track.
Monterey. 2:09A, won the $500 silver
cup which President Henry Crocker
offered to the horse making the fastest
time at the recent Tanforan meeting.
His best time was i'm 2:12.
King Alar. 2:26. trotting. who weighs
1.49V pounds in racing condition and
stands over II hands high. will be
among the exhibits at the Chicago
horse show He Is Ownod nv Dr NJ II
Kuhl of Neenah. Wis.-Horseman.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
STAGE GLlNTS.

1.-THE Choir Invisible has been un-
successful.
"Mme. Sans Gene" has passed it's five
hundredth performance in Paris.
1.-THE Girl With the Auburn Hair
may next season sing in comic opera
A play called 1.-The Devils House,
by II. A. Kennedy, was lately brought
forth in England.
Laura Burt has just returned from
England. where she has had a success
full season as Madge in In Old Ken
lucky"
About one-half Of the plays put on in
London during the present season have
been either failures or of doubtful box
Office value.
The authors of "Zaza" have sketched
out a play on the subject of Marie An
toinette for Mrs. Langtry. The title
is "a Queens Heart"
Sudermann's new play, "Johannis-
feuer," was produced at the Leasing
theater. Berlin, recently. Some of it
was received with favor and some of
1t was Kissed.
A scheme is being evolved in Boston
which. If successful. will give to thea
ter patrons a whole evening Of one act
OperettaS, such as is common in many
of the German capitals.
George NJ. Cohan has written more
successful one act comedies than any
other living playwright More than so
comedies which are now playing in
vaudeville are from his pen.
Phoebe Davies. SO long identified with
"Way Down East as its sweet and
sympathetic heroine. will be seen next
spring in a new romance of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
LINK AND PIN.

The G. H. passenger train was eight
hours late today and is in the yards as
the paper goes to press. The cause
occurred west of San Antonio. The
S. p. waited until it arrived before
leaving for the west
Excursion agent Irvine. of Chicago.
came in on the T. & p. last night and
went west over the S. p. this evening.
He has on board twenty-nine people
all through passengers but two, who
will stop off at Benson, AriZ. He says
the T. &, p. didn't arrive until a. M,
the delay being caused by trouble on
the Iron --Ountain.
The T. ,&P. pay car cam elm Thursday
and went out yesterday morning 1t
came a few days ahead of time on ac-
count of the employees wanting money
for the holidays. 1t is said that most
of the men had good pay due them
this time, because the business of the
road has been so good the last month
that nearly all got to put in good time
Bob Reed, a car cleaner in the T. &
P. car sheds. is off duty today on ac-
count of being sick.
r. N. Gill, night fireman of the sta
tionary engine at the G. II. shops. hap
pened to an accident that laid him OF
from work last night. About nine o.
clock he was getting some wood out OF
a pile near the boiler room when the
wood pile took a tumble and a stick
smote him on the leg so hard that ne
was compelled to throw up his JoD 1or
a while. His place was taken by Jesse
Hammer, the FORMER day fireman, who
only recently traded OFF that place LOT
one of machinist helper.
C. C. Clark. general superintendent
of the West Shore railway or new
York. came in last night on the L. q
p. and went west over the S. P. this
evening. He is on his way to Pasa-
dena, Cal, for his health. He is an
old fellow with d mouth that SHUTS
so hard when asked question by
man that it hangs on the
edge of his cheek bones. He is soured
on life and the world and is AFRAID III
his name comes out in the papers an
archists wiH-blow up his car with
bombs before he could get out to
Straus. He even refused to give a
reporter his name. but it leaked out
But for the old mans
sake nothing will be said about 1t.
Talk about the American hog said
Henry Simmons, the old reliable car
cleaner of the T. & p. I'VE have him
all right. He came in on the L. & r.
last night. He comes in every night.
Look at that" he said and pointed to
a row of spittoons full of all sorts OF
nasty things. big tobacco guilds, tobac-
co Juice and cigar stubs. "a hog is
better than the average human, and
it is not justice t. the hog to compare
Them" he continued. men spit their
lives away and chew something that
would make a hog sick at the stomach.
Has there been any man with the t.
& P. in this business as long as you
have?" was asked Mr.. Simmons Not
on your life, my boy" he answered,
Il have learned hundreds of men the
business but they all fly up, and l am
still here. l commenced working here
in 1877 and l could not begin to name
the people that have worked with me
and decide that the work was too hard
and quit. The ydidn't have enough
sand in their craws. 1t takes sand to
keeps the wheels from slipping in this
Il
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22

The great telegraphers' strike on the
Santa Fe system ended late yesterday
Afternoon when the operators declar-
ed the fight at an end and so notified
the company.
Locally the ending of the strike had
little effect. A Herald reporter called
on F. B. Houghton, division freight
and passenger agent of the company
and asked what the position of the
company would be towards the strik-
ers.
What strike do you refer to-?
asked Mr.. Houghton. "Oh yes, l re-
member now" he said. There was
something of a strike on the Santa Fe
two weeks ago but had forgotten
about it. Well, it makes no difference
to the company for we have plenty OF
men and are going ahead as if moth
ing had happened.
Agent Kerr at the depot said that
ne had orders not to put any of the old
men to work again for they had vio-
lated their contract with the company
and were not needed any more. This
order was issued just after the strike
was declared and II seemed plain to
the management then that the strikers
would lose
Mr.. Kerr said Mr.. Nudge had been
notified that the strike had ended and
he asked them what strike. The op-
orators are preparing a bulletin to
post him upon the recent troubles and
will forward it to him in a few days.
Mr.. Houghton said this morning
that Mr.. Ripley, president of the road.
stated that if the o. R. T. will now
put the right kind of men at the head
of the order he would be glad to deal
with them. He has OFTEN said that
orders were a good thing and he had
rather deal with an order than with
individuals but the operators would
have to be more reasonable be-
fore they made the order a success.
Little is known hero of the con-
ditions on the Gulf line other than the
fact that the operators had called the
strike off. Whether they asked to be
taken back in the employment Of the
company or not is not known.
So far as is known here none of the
order men have asked to be taken back
on this division and will not ask it
This is the second big operators
strike within a year that has proved a
farce and it appears that the officials
of the order are getting the worst of
it. The big strike on the Southern
last spring proved a failure as this
one has. and the order has suffered no
little by the two failures
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
"ENGINEER MAJOR"
SPARKS FROM THE ENGINE.

Conductor Carroll, of the T. & P,
has returned to work after a short lay
of
Joe Jones, T. & P. engineer, is sick
and William Garlick, an extra engin-
Ger, is filling MS place.
Taylor Newell, a blacksmith helper
in the T. & P. shops, is off duty today
on account of being sick
Ray Merrill, the day call boy of the
G. H, who has bene off sick for sew
eral days, returned to work this morn
ing.
Blacksmith Hickox of the T. & p.
shops, who has been off duty a few
days on account of being sick, has re.
turned to work.
Fireman W1tholder. of the T. & p,
who was hurt in an accident on the
road is able to be out again but not
able to return to work
Fireman r. B. Smith. of the T. & P,
is taking short Iay-off to rest up.
His place is being filled by Fireman
kellenberger, an extra man, who used
to work for the G. H.
NJ. II. X. Cytron. the newsboy who
came here from Los Angeles to go
back with the train load of U. s. ma
Tfnes, has given up the job and left
for home on the delayed train this af-
ternoon.
W. ]. Harris, of Ysleta, a T. e P.
grading contractor, moved from Ysleta
to San MARITIME last night three car
loads of scrapers and two of horses
with which he will do some grading for
the road at that place.
Charles NJ. Hays, the newly elected
president of the entire Southern Pa
cffic railway system, is expected to
pass through Ell Paso some time next
week on his way to San Francisco to
be installed in his new office.
Fred Hobein. the G. II. engineer who
was hurt by falling from his engine,
was out walking on clutches yesterday.
He went down to the round house from
his home at the corner of Virginia and
Wyoming streets, only a short distance.
R. w Curtis. travelling freight and
passenger agent of the T. & p, has
returned from a western trip to spend
the holidays at home. The city Office
o fthe company is handsome all right
enough but it lacks great deal of be- :
ing perfect without II. WIS smInng
face in it. The company's motto
Courteous employees" includes Cur
tbs an right.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
ST. Clements Church.

Fourth Sunday in Advent.
Holy communion at 1880 a. m.
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Services at II a. m. and 7:3O p. M.
NJ. Cabell Martin. Rector.
Christian Church
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Preaching IL a. M, and 1880 p. m.
Junior G. E., 4:30 p. m. Senior c. E
$50 p. m.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
A CHANGE OF SURFACE.

The work that is being done be-
tween the S. p. tracks that run on each
side of the depot is not for the pur-
nose of laying another switch, as
Ink and Pin" was misinformed yes
terday. but tie object is to put on
surface of hard clay and gravel in
stead of that of cinders. The same
change was made in the platform
around the depot a few months ago
and the test proved the clay and grav-
ell to make far the best surface. The
cinderS are made into dust more easl-
Iy and they make dirty, black dust
full of little particles to get into the
eyes of the patrons of the company.
The clay and gravel become packed
and hard 10 not get dusty nor muddy,
and as the company is looking out for
the accommodation of it's patrons 1t
has decided to change the surface OF
all the ground surrounding the depot
into this kind.
THE T. & P. ARTIST.
M. l.. Smith, tn EFT. & P. artist, from
Dallas who has been doing some work
here for the company, left for home
this morning with his wife who has
been here with him. Mr.. Smith proved
his ability by the excellent work on
the T. q =. city Ofhce, making OF IL
the finest appearing railroad Office in
the state He also painted several
large and attractive signs for the COM
pany on buildings in different part of
town. He also painted and put up
giant iron image of populist dele
gate on his way to a convention. He
is fifteen feet high and stands at the
junction of the T. & p. and G.. H.
tracks east of town. He has his grip
and umbrella in his hand and says,
81 reckon I'll take the most poplar
rode meaning of course, the T. & p.
There is hardly another road in the
United States that advertises their
passenger business as largely as does
the T. & P.
"ENGINEER MAJOR
Fireman George Major and Jesse Ell
der, of the G. II. left last night for
Maria and of course the boys smell
--e old, old mouse and say there will
be a pair of weddings down there on
Christmas day, as they are going there
to spend Christmas. Fireman Major is
the man that was with Fred Hobein
when he fell from his engine and he
ran the engine On from Alpine to VAL
entine. Now those mischievous boys
are telling that Major was caught at
Valentine with his head in a barrel
saying loudly, Engineer Major just
to see how it would sound.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22

Colorado has been added to the ter
ritory for the sale of holiday reduced
rate tickets. THE Denver Road" will
sell at one and one-fourth fare for the
round trip to Denver. Pueblo. and Col
orado Springs, good from Dec. 21st,
END and 23rd to January 10th. 1901.
This is an unusual opportunity, and
you don't have to apologize for riding
on the Denver oad."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
HOLIDAY EXCURSION RATES.
"Via The Santa Fee RO,Ite"

On account of the holidays the
Santa Fee Route will sell round trip
tickets to all points on their line in
New Mexico at one fare for the round
trip, selling dates Dec. Oath, 25th., 81.
and January LIST, final return limit
January End. tickets on sale at City
and Depot Offices.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
THE STRIKE ENDED
LOCAL OFFICIALS OF SANTA
FEE AFFECT IGNORANCE

So Little Has the Road Been Incon-
venienced that the Strike Has
Turned Out to Be Complete
Farce.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
DAILY RECORD.
Marriage License

Marriage License.
Fred Cashier and Miss Aurora
Monies were granted marriage license
today.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-12-22
In the Churches

III the InurCneS
st. Clements Church.
Fourth Sunday in Advent.
Holy communion at 1880 a. m.
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
Services at IL a. m. and 7:30 p. M.
NJ. Cabell Martin, Rector.
Christian Church.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m.
Preaching IL a. M, and 7:30 p. m.
Junior c. E., 4:30 p. m. Senior C. E.
6: 80 p. m.
r. d. Shuts. Pastor.
German Lutheran Church.
San Anotnio and Hill STREETS.
Service Sunday at 1920 m.
Christmas service will be held for
children Monday at p. m. Tuesday
a German service at 1920 a. m. We'd
nesday an English service at 7:3O D.
m.
H. A. Huebotter, pastor.
Myrtle Avenue Methodist Church.
The services of this church will be
in fullest accord with the season. A
fine musical program will be given by
danes Fink and Barnes, Misses Hoff-
man and Doane, MeSsrs Mold, Mudd
Cullum and Kellogg.
Hymns 1873 and 1872.
Anthem. 'Cantate Domino.
Solo-"The Shepherds Vigil" by
Mr. Mold.
Morning sermon.-''The World Pre-
pared for the Coming of Christ
Organ accompaniment and solo by
Mrs. John.
In the evening Mrs. Fink and Miss
Doane will sing a duet.
Evening TOPEKA Hidden Cod
John F. kellogg, Pastor.
Trinity Methodist Church.
Morning service:
Anthem, "Hallelujah to the King
choir.
Hymn &c. prayer. scripture lesson.
Anthem. Il Will Extol Thee
choir.
Cffertory solo, Mrs. o. P. Trigg.
Sermon by DR.. H. M. Whaling.
Hymn IS.
Anthem, Guide Me. Thou Great
Jehovah"
Evening service:
Opening anthem, Depth of Mercy"
choir
Hymn ia. Prayer and scripture
lesson.
Anthem. Always and All for Jesus. {"
Quartet.
Hymn 1871 and offertory-Mrs. Liz
Zie Payne.
Sermon by Presiding Eleder E. F.
Goodson.
Anthem, hymn No. "a.
First Baptist Church.
II a. M, Christmas service, as fol-
lows:
Organ prelude.
DoXolOgy.
Invocation.
Response-The Lords Prayer.
Scripture Reading.
Hymn 1OS.-Herald Angels.-con-
gregation.
Prayer
Offertory.
Hymn 1O2.-"The Savior Comes
congregation.
Authenticated is the Lord. =
choir.
Sermon on theme: "a Christmas
Sermon and a Christmas Song"
Hymn 107-"Hail Thou Long Ex-
pected Jesus
The sermon in the evening will be
on the theme: Jesus Will Come
Again" The choir has arranged
SOOu CouSiSliHS vi
second coming hymns, coronation an
thems and the duet, Saved By Grace"
A cordial welcome to all, and es
pecially the strangers who may be
within our gates.
W. o. Millican. pastor.
Presbyterian Church.
Morning service IL a. m.
Sababth school 9:45 a. m.
T1ninr q m
Y. P. S. c. E., 6:15 p. m.
Evening service 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday evening prayer meeting
7:30 p. m.
If you are a stranger in the city we
invite you to all of these
services.
Following is the program for the
song service. Sunday night,
Dec, %, at 7:30 o'clock:
1. Anthem.-"Sing o Heavens.-Tours.
Choir.
2. Scripture reading and prayer.
8. The Wondrous Story.-Black.-
Miss Katherine Crosby.
T. Anthem.-"Hark Hark My Soul
Shelley.-Choir.
Meditation. Bach-Gounod.-Mrs.
George Leonard.
s. Hymn 75.
I. Solo.-Noel.-Ada Rebecca
Payne.
3. Carols.-"A Beautiful Story."-PaI-
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-09
GETS OUT OF FRANCE
BRITISH MINISTER TO PARIS ON
LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

Annti-EnElish yelling There Generally
Believed to He the Cause of His Depar-
ture Mt q Critical Junoture-Siens Of Ac-
tivity in Western Cape Colony but No
Word From Butler.
LONDON, Feb. Cit is officially an
nounced here that Sir Edmond Monson,
British ambassador to France, left Paris
on leave of absence. The announce
ment is generally regarded as impor-
tant. Coming on top Of the known
anti British feeling in Paris it is thought
the departure of the ambassador from
his post at critical junctr e indicates
more than appears Oh the surface or
than is contained in the official explana-
ton.
The Paris correspondent of The Times
says:
Sir Edmund Monsoon left Paris of his
own accord owing to the anti British
feeling displayed in France. His gov
eminent has done nothing to dissuade
him. There is no question Of recall, but
merely an act Of prudence, because Sir
Edmund Monson holds that in the pres
ent climax his presence in Paris might
embarrass matters rather than improve
them
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-02-09
THE KEY TO =:
THE TRANSVAAL (
Why DelaEon Bay F:Eures So
Prominently In the South
African Situation.
BY CHARLES WARNER

The seizure uf German and American
vessels in Delagoa Bay by British war
ships merely accents the fact that this
Africa was bound to be th,, scene of just
such things as have occurred.
DelagOa Bay has been rightly called
the key 20 the TraEsvaal.: Now that
they are at war with England. which
closes their cutie, through Durham. the
Beers find their Only methud oi COM
munication with the outside world IS
through DeIagoa Bay.
The railroad. which runs iru!c Lou
rerco Marques. the port 81 DeIagoa Bay.
70 Pretoria. has been very busy of late.
Long. stout wooden boxes have made up
much of the freight consigned to Pre-
toria. These were heavy boxes. and they
were marked Mining Machinery" but
when they reached Pretoria the contents
were unpacked and hurried to the front
SO it must have been queer mining ma
ehinery.
or course this suspicious freight came
in steamers. Now. il Great Britain own
ed Delagoa Bay. she would allow moth
ing ut all to be sent into Pretoria. The
line would be closed as effectually as j.;
the line running frem Durham. Ii the
Transvaal owned the bay. it would no
flled with British warships and the city
Of !.ourenco Marques would either sur
render Or be knocked to pieces.
But this important little strip of A.
rican coast happens to be owned by Por-
tugal, and so Laurence Marques is a
neutral port.
Not only is it the sole port Offering any
harborage to men-of-war and to mer.
chantmen along the east coast of Africa.
but it is the only port by means Of which
the Beers have received both the men
and the war material that enable then,
to continue the struggle against the Eng
lish. True. English cruisers have the
right to stop and examine upon the high
seas any foreign shipping which the!
may suspect Ut carrying contra band of
war for the Beers. but any real search at
sea is out Of the question. since it is man.
ifestly impossible to shift the entire