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Evening star., 1900-07-07

vision superintendents of some of the great
roads have gorgeous private cars. These
rolling palaces cost from $4,000 to $4,000
each.
DIR. Webb's PIeasure Train.
Dr. W. Seward Webb, for many years
president of the Wagner Palace Car Com
pany, and an official of several railroads.
has had four private cars built for him in
the past dozen years, probably the most
luxurious and expensive in the world. their
aggregate cost, with furnishings. being in
the neighbOrhood of S2GO,0O.
DIR. Webb spends more time In his pri-
vate car than any other man in the coun-
try, great many of his trips being made
for the mere pleasure of travelling in a
whiZZing palace, surrounded by his family
and guests. On several occasions he has
made journeys in whole trains of private
cars. One of these trips was made IN a
train of five cars. The party consisted OF
DR.. and Mrs Webb and eight guests. They
went over the whole of this country and
through Mexico. covering about 1900 miles.
This was purely a pleasure trip. 1t and
several similar trips made by DR.. Webb
during the past five years are undoubtedly
the most luxurious journeys ever made.
All he or any other member of the Van
derbilt crowd has to do when he wants to
go anywhere is to tell the general manager
of the car company about it, informing him
how many guests he will have, where he
wishes to go and when he wants to start.
Men are set to work making a schedule.
and every railroad over which his train is
10 run is notified. with the request that the
private train be moved whenever and wher-
ever he chooses. 1t is all very simple for
the millionaire who pays the bills. but it
means lot of extra work for those who
operate the railroads over which he travels.
First in Importance always in DR.. Webb's $
pleasure train is his new private car Els
mere, which is considered the finest speci-
men of rolling stock architecture that
money and genius can produce. 1t lacks
only half-inch of being seventy-nine feet
long. is ten feet wide and fourteen feet three
people. but has been comfortably used by
fifteen. DIR. Webb however. usually has
the car to himself and family. giving his
lucky guests private cars for their own
use
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greater manufacturing plants are rare. and
when they are discovered or developed 1t is
vitality important that they should be so
cared foI and protected that their energies
may not be impaired. Naturally the rail-
road companies Were first TO the ad-
vantageS In this respect afforded by the
privacy Of the special car. II makes pos
sible the quiet which is essential 10 clear
ness OF thought and thorough considera tion
of the important matters upon which the
official is called TO pass judgment. even
while travelling More than hundred pri-
vate cars have been built for railroad on
cials az the Pullman shops alone during the
past seventeen years. while the Wagner
company has turned out nearly many
more. 10 say nothing of those constructed
by several smaller car building concerns.
There IS not a transportation line of any
Importance I'm the country which has not
cars set aside for the exclusive use of it's
president. its vice presidents and several
others Of its leading officials. One big sys-
TEN has about twenty Of them Even d.
Evening star., 1900-07-07

kettle. The first fire melts the surface
or the snow, but, not being constant. this
melted snow freezes hard and afterward is
little affected by the heat.
Eskimo Snow Houses
While the Eskimos, who are scattered
along the shores from Prince William
sound. Alaska, clear across the continent
to Greenland and Labrador. are a wonder
fuliy homogeneous people and speak prac-
tically the same language everywhere
there are variations in their customs due
to local conditions The Cape Nome native
Tor example. has a greater abundance of
driftwood. and has therefore never been so
Evening star., 1900-07-07

From the Chicago Record
New ideas for parties are most welcome
in these days when we are all craving for
novelties that are not to be had. Book teas
have become suburban, flower teas have
had their day, therefore the pretty sugges-
ton made by Sir Edwin Arnold should be
hailed with delight by fanciful hostesses,
and some pretty conceits should wait us
in the lovely spring afternoons when we
all like to surround ourselves with all that
is prettiest and daintiest.
The idea of the author Of The Light OF
Asia" comes from the land of the almond
blossom. He suggests to occidentals that
they should adopt the "Ko-Kwai." or per-
fume party of Japan. One doubts If west
ern folk are imaginative and simple enough
to carry 1t out completely. The surround
ings, In the first place. must be delicate
and the hostess daintily clad. All the
guests must come fresh from their bath
in their newest and prettiest clothes; they
must have eaten no food and drunk no
wines or spirits of late; neither must the
men exha1e the odor Of even the midest
cigarette, and each must lay before the hos
tess perfumed sachet, the particular odor
of which the others must determine. a
prize being given to the one who guesses
the most correctly.
1t is to be feared the western man would
1t would have to be hostess Of rare
beauty or charm who could induce all the
men of her acquaintance to forego smok-
Ing for practically whole day, and live
on crystalized vtolets and Ice waters in
order to have the privilege of laying q
sachet at her feet and counting a headache
in an atmosphere Of musk and lotus and
patchoul However, new ideas are 80 scarce
that the "Ko-Kwai' Is sure to be tried 1t
remains to be seen what we make Of 1t in
Evening star., 1900-07-07
ILLINOIS FIRST CAPITAL.
The Mfssfssfppi River Has Washed
Nearly ALI AxxaX.

The Mfssfssfppf River Has Washed 1t
Nearly All Away.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean,
The last remaining vestige of what re-
mained of kaskaskia, once the capital OF
this state and the metropolis of the west,
will have disappeared in a few weeks, as
there is only a few hundred feet of the
corporate limits Of the old town left and
at the rate the Mississippi is caving 1t In
that will all be washed away.
Since the Mississippi cut through the
peninsula above the old town In 1882 and
formed junction with the Kaskaskia or
Okaw river. eight miles above the place
where it originally emptied into the Mis-
sissippi, the waters have been washing
away the land upon which the town stood.
The residence of Gov. Bond, the first
governor of the state of Illinois, was
washed into the river three years ago, and
all the buildings. with their quaint, old
fashioned French architecture, have one
by one followed in rfe wake, until now a
few ruins overhanging the brink of the
river are all that remains Of what was once
city of 15,U00 inhabitants, the first capt.
tai of territory and later of a state.
The church of Kaskaskia was torn down
and removed several years ago, and last
fall the ground on which it stood was
washed into the river. The old graveyards,
three in number, contained thousands Of
Kaskaskfa's dead, but great many of
them were disinterred and removed to a
new cemetery on the bluffs opposite the
old town through the efforts of ex-senator
Rickert. who introduced bill for that
purpose In the state legislature Those
now rest where the relentless waters can
not reach them but many were left be-
hind and washed out by the river.
The end of Kaskaskia closes an epoch in
the history of the west, for with It's dis
appearance the most important landmarks
OF French colonization in the middle west
will have disappeared.
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A Shock in Texas,

Prom the Catholic Standard
1T is rumored that the pure food cranks
are after the Chicago packers" said the
first Texas steer. ito have them put their
beef up in glass instead Of tins hereafter"
''Well?'' remarked the second steer, in
differently.
We'll wouldn't that jar you?"
Evening star., 1900-07-07

From the New York Weekly.
Friend-"You took your son into your es-
tablshment some months ago to teach him
the business, I understand. How did it
turn out2' -
Business Man (wearily)-"Great success.
He's teaching me now.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
Free Of Charge.

ANY adult suffering from . cold set.
tied on the breast, bronchitis, throat or
lung troubles of any nature, who will
call at any drug store, will be present.
ed with . sample bottle of Boschee'e
German Syrup. free of charge. Only
one bottle given to one person, and
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever hao
such sale as Boschee's German Syrup
in all parts of the civilized world
Twenty years ago millions of bottles
were given away, and your druggists
will tell you its success was marvellous
1t is really the only Throat and Lung
remedy generally endorsed by physi
clans. One Is cent bottle will cure or
prove Its value. Sold by dealers in al
civilized countries.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
OF THE Ell PASO DAILY HERALI
CONTENTS

History OF Ell Paso From Earliest
Times to Present Day.
Prior to the Mexican War.
From the Mexican War to 1880.
The New Ell Paso-1880 to 1900.
Resources of Ell Paso, Ind ustrisl
and Commercial.
Ell Paso as Residence City.
Ciudsd Juarez, Mexico.
(BY ERNIsT z. RUSSELL SECRETARY OF
THE Ell PAsO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Picturesque Ell Paso.
Natural Science of the Great
Southwest.
Botany.
photography.
Zoology.
Geology,
Ell Paso's Unsurpassed Climate.
An Ideal Place for Consump-
tives.
Street Scenes in Ell Paso
Ell Paso's Social Advantages.
Indus trial Ell Paso.
The Ell Paso Chamber of Com
merce.
The Ell PASO DAILY HERALD.
Other Newspapers.
The Public Libary.
Public school System.
The Churches of Ell Psso. |
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
MEXICO.
EmerafdS In Guerrero


A company of Mexicsns and foreign.
ers is organizing for the purpose OF
hunting emeralds and other precious
stones in the mountains of Guerrero.
Refrigerator Cars And Packing
House.
The Packing house company which
is to operate in chihuahua will also
run refriger ator care and establish
cooling ware houses and branch MARK
cts throughout the state. Their con-
cession permits the establishment of
two other packin houses besides the
Chihuahua stsblis hment. Manager
A. j. Morris expects to have the plant
working by February.
A Difficult Name Changed.
Mexico abounds in old Aztec psmee,
infinitely picturesque and valuable his
torically and Economically, but difficult
for modern tongues to pronounce, and
the government sometimes sees fit to
give up the old names for newer and
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
HaCiendddO Murdered.

Reports comes from Guadslajara
announcing the murder of Angel de
Ayarzabal, at the hacienda of Limon
near Autlan. The killing Ia accounted
for by q quarrel between Ayarzsbal
and q neigh boring hacierdado over
cattle trespassing on the Limon ha-
ciends. Il is suspected that the neigh
Dor instigated the murder. There is
much excitement over the affair In
Guadalsjara and Jalisco.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
China Boy Thief at Rio BaIsas.

Recent robberies at Rio Balsas, the
terminus of the Cuernavsca road, are
laid at the door of the Chinese cooks.
Conductor Tom Burns was relieved of
$500 and Mrs Scott, wife of q photo
grapher, has lost q 5000 diamond
bracelet,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
Justice by Long Distance Tele-
phone.

The telephone and telegraph have
become vital and everyday factor in
the business and pleasure of the end of
the century life, but Greenville tells a
story of new and unexpected field for
their usefulness. An individual was
accused in Commerce OF swindling,
a complaint was filed and he was ar
rested at Sulphur Spring, the defend
aut entered a plea Of guilty at Green
Vile and paid the fine at Bonbam. The
entire round of justice was accom-
pl.shed last Thursday.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08
Neighbour
hood Notes
TEXAS.
100000 Pound Wool Sale At
OOeeOOO$
OQOO0

A 100000 Pound Wool Sale At
San Angelo.
a San Antonio firm, acting in con-
cert with Boston firm, purch ased
1 000 900 pounds of eight months wool
in San Angelo at prices ranging from
l 2 To 13 cents, and quarter of q mil
lion pounds of twelve months clip for
from IA to Is cents.
500 Gallons OF Whiskey Burned
Up.
A defective electric wire, q stray
spark or two and 500 gallons of whiskey
goes up in blue flame, water leaks
through, floods lower floor and another
900 gallons ruined by smoke and GIN
ders; water leaks through, floods floor
below, and spoils . lot of tobacco.
Arch en- bold company of Waco lose S4.-
0OO worth of hot stuff gone to the
ewiekei but "a 900 insurance helps
the firm to bear the lose.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-08

handler once. According to report of
railway men and newspapers, Coatza-
coslcos, the name of the place where
the Isthmisn railway terminates, is to
be changed to Puerto Mexico.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01

to this fact. The brush nnd rrvvs arg
Indigenous to many of u so-called.
arid districts can be very easily,
proven by the great quantities, Of roots
that the present Inhabitants dig GU
of the ground for fuel purposes. Not
a tree can be seen for hundreds OF
miles, yet these great roots can be
found almost everywhere, on the prai-
ries, and are a substantial witness to
the fact that there was an abundance
OF trees there at some time or other.
Before this portion Of the United
States was occupied by the white man
it was a common. practice of the In
dams to burn the high prairie grass
every fall, or winter, in order to hunt
wild game that was so abundant In
this part of the country. Buffalo and
deer were as common then as cattle
and sheep are now, but the grass was
so high, in places, they could not De
seen, and the Indian would burn 1t
off to be able to hunt them more
readily. This, undoubtedly, destroyed
much of the growth of trees; and, In
my opinion. is the true explanation
of the roots that are now found in
many parts of west Texas, New Mex
leo and other western territories. The
question is a very important one. n
If the goat can be used to keep this
growth back it is certainly we'll worth
the attention of many of our land own
ers, who may, in a few years, find
their land practically worthless.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01

Biz Mammal Makes Short Work of His
TOrmentork

Biz Mammal Makes Short Work Of He
Tormentors
Last Sunday afternoon, while a con-
cert was being held at the Crystal Pal
ace, an elephant belonging to a circus
which had been performing there
broke from its fastenings and killed
its keeper. It then brushed through
various partitions Of wood and glass.
and appeared in the main building,
where a great number Of persons were
listening to the music. 1t did not at
tempt to hurt any OF the crowd though
it broke of with its trunk the uplifted
arm Of a statue, probably under this
idea that this represented a man about
to strike. After some time 1t allowed
itself to be secured by another ele-
plant. 1t was then decided to kill the
animal, and after a dose of poison had
for as executioner, and shot the animal
dead. On the following Wednesday an
inquest was held on the body OF the
man. The evidence in favor OF the
elephant could not have been more
clearly put. Mr.. Sanger, its owner,
admitted that the animal had once be-
fore killed a former keeper; and he
gave the facts which led to the death
of the second. The first man had been
discharged by Mr.. Sanger fifteen
months previously for gross brutality
to the animals. He came back and
asked to be employed again. This was
granted, and he raj taken on, no as
a keeper, but as a laborer. The very
first time he went into the stable the
elephant, though it was quite dark at
the time, instantly recognizedthe mans
voice, and at once crushed him to
death against the stall. The creature
had acted only in a panic of horror at
the temperance Of a tormentor was
so we'll established at the previous In
quest that it was retained in the men
agerie. 1t was exceptionally dociles
and was taken through towns and viii
lagos all owe England. Why, then,
did he kill the second keeper? Be-
cause this man, after his Sunday din.
.ner, declared that he would pay OUT
the elephant for striking him with hia
trunk. He actually took a lace, one
of those taken from the Arabs in the
Soudan. (Those who have seen thu
trophies taken from the Mahdi's fol-
lowers will realize what a horrible
weapon 1t was.) Followed by another
keeper, also armed with a lance. hi
proceeded to "prod"-i. e., pierce the
chained elephant savagely. And hi
death was the elephants revenge.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
n.ro..n. Emulsion % n.rn.s~

IS 10xO8OUO A"UtDkVu AOE AA01nS0W
California climate is a little hard ON
harness unless it Is well taken care OF.
g. w. Tarleton, pioneer orchardist OF
San Jose, several years ago discovered
by accident a very fine way OF clean
ing up and putting harness in order.
He had been spraying with kerosene
and BY chance dropped some
old straps into his spray barrel, where
they remained for some time. and on
removing them was pleased to see how
easily the dirt and grease came on.
leaving the leather clean and pliable.
While in this condition he applied
some harness oil and the pliability be-
came permanent. He gives the de-
tails Of his method which he had fol-
lowed ever since:
Take one bar of good strong wash
ing soap, dissolve in a quart OF water
and bring to boiling. To this add one
pint of kerosene oil, and stir, beat and
churn the whole until it combines into
a creamy emulsion. Have a tub OF
warm water, into which mix the emul-
sion, and into this place the harness
and let it soak for some time; then
with a stif brush rub and brush the
straps thoroughly and they will come
clean very easily. Let it dry a little.
until it seems dry on the outside. and
then apply the harness oil. l use
either neatsfoot of fish oil, aid I think
the fish oil is just as good. I mil
about one-ffth kerosene into the oil
and then give the leather a good oil
ing. To make it black, mix a little
lamp black up with the kerosene and
mix it with the oil. In fixing leather
carriage tops I find it necessary to
wash over several times with the
emulsion to get 1t damp enough to Oil;
then apply the oil as in the harness
I find old straps which had become
so brittle as to crack seriously wher
bent are restored to their original soft
ness and pliability by the treatment
If q new harness is treated twice
year in this way it will always keel
soft and in good order. I have SOM
old harness which I thought almost
ruined restored to good looks ant
service in this way, and it ought to b.
generally known.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
OURAY, Colorado.
THE COMING
MINING CAPITAL.

Big mountains seem to produce big
men, and to this rule Ouray is nc ex-
ception. One would hardly look to a
gold mining camp to ind a solution Of
the labor problem, and yet at the
Camp Bird mine, referred to before.
the relations of employees and owner
are we'll nigh ideal. At the tunnel
mouth, nine miles from town, and
within a few feet of timber line, Mr..
Walsh has built. a boarding house for
his men that cost over s4O,O and it
is equipped with all the co%nveniences
and Injuries of a city hotel. A well
furnished library, billiard rooms.
bowling alleys and bath rooms are free
to all. The kitchen is presided over
by as capable a chef as money can
procure and all of these Accommodations
and comforts are as free to the new
est and greenest laborer as to the
manager of the whole concern. When
one remembers that In addition to this
Mr.. Walsh pays his men the very high
est wages given for this kind of work
he is not surprised to learn that labor
strikes and black lists are here I'M
known.
A description of Ouray. without
mention of Box Canon, would certain
ly be repeating the play of Hamlet
with the hero left out. Bottle" Canon
would be a more appropriate name for
this marvellous freak of nature. Photo
graphs Of it are numerous. but they
convey but a most imperfect concep-
ton of its grandeur. The twilight
gloom, the deafening roar of falling
water, the little streak Of blue sky
seen thousands of feet overhead and
the great black walls carved into most
fantastic shapes by the waters OF ten
thousand years unite to inspire in the
beholder a sense Of his own littleness
compared with the mighty forces OF
nature as not even the mighty Niagara
can do.
Involuntarily we raise u hats and
remain uncovered % we gaze, and the
most skeptical can not help exclaim-
ing: "Surely this is no other than
the work of God" J. 8. 7.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
Ruler Of Montenegro.

Prince Nikola I. Of Montenegro. will
celebrate his fortieth anniversary in .
few weeks. The Montenegrins, the
Servians and the Slavs Of the Balkans
will participate in the celebration. Tho
prince is one Of the most remarkable
of all the European rulers. Only 3oo.-
900 people are under his command.
Their ancestors, centuries ago. sought
refuge from the barbarous Ottoman
hordes in the impregnable natural
fortresses of the Monte Negro. Prince
Nikola, in a comparatively short time.
succeeded In making his land an ideal
one as regards military training. cul'
ture and wise government. Under his
fatherly ruling, Montenegro has be-
come the strongest factor OF all the
Balkan states.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
straw Hat. for Hors.s.

SEEOW 110l0 y
A report from Geneva. Switzerland.
says: For some days the Genevese
have seen circulating about the streets
Of this city q mail coach of a gaudy
color drawn by three horses. It stops
in the public squares and the most
crowded places" Its broad doors are
opened and show within q brilliant ar
ray Of dry goods. There Is nothing
astonishing in this display Of the wares
Of a travelling merchant. It is not for
these that so many are attracted and
pause to gaze open-mouthed. especial
" coachmen and cab drivers. It is be-
cause the three horses Ire coquettishly
decked with straw hats, firmly tied
with broad strings. This causes a smile
among those not accustomed to seeing
beasts treated with the same consider
alton as men. In the south and south
west Of France this method is general
" employed. especially with working
horses. The Geneva cab drivers seem
to be much interested in this matter,
and many are Of the opinion that the
practice would be Of sinestimable SER
vice here. to those horses In particu-
lar which are called to make long
stoppages. too often in the hot sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-09-01
Goats q Brush Eaters.

Col. William L. Black. in his COM
prehensive treatise on 1.-THE Angora
Goat and Mohair Industry Of the Unit
ed States" says: "The brush ques-
ton is a most serious one in a great
many of our states. AS long as land
can be kept under cultivation the
brush can be kept down; but, when
1t is c thrown open to pasture.
briars and brush of all description be-
gin to grow, and soon cover the entire
surface. Even in our own state Of
Texas many millions Of acres in the
west are growing up into brush thick
cts. and will. ooner OF later. become
worthless for p~asturing cattle; and.
In many Of the western territories the
same conditions exist u 70 supposed.
that this has been produced BY IN In
crease N the rainfall: but. I am in
clined 20 think it u not altogether due