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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
THE CHURCH, THE SOUL, AND
THE BODY OF MAN.

Bishop Potter has come to have the
reputation of saying the right thing al
the right time in three cases out OF
four. His average is a high one. The
bishops work during the recent ''vice
crusade" talk in New York added to
his strength with the solid people of
the city. He never misses a chance to
and common sense Christianity. A few
days ago he addressed the annual
meeting of the Young Women's Chris
tan association. The bishop compli-
nented the women on their WORK and
continuing, said:
Those who need your work most are
the men. You are dealing with great
social foundations. What your asso-
citation stands for underlies all the
moral and civic questions with which
we at present are graphing. You can
not clean this city or any other city
without making its people clean and
creating such conditions as will help
men and women to lead lives of virtue
and goodness.
Nothing has ever happened in the
history of New York of more conse-
quence than the development of the Y.
M. G. A. from purely religious agent
to its present sphere of work. The dis
elimination between soul and body is
an entirely unscientific and unphiloso-
phical one. If the physical part Is cut
on one loses sensibility, and on the
other hand the aspirations and quail
ties Of the soul can be expressed only
through the physical faculties"
That remark about the discrimina-
ton between soul and body hits
straight at the mark The tendency
to endeavor to reach the soul through
the body and the body through the
soul is only recent in the history of the
Christian church and it's practices. On
ly recent. in one sense, but really a
revival of the spirit in which the
church was founded nineteen centur-
les ago. The early church was a popu-
lar church, in the sense that the things
of the body were not entirely shut out
by the things thought to belong to the
soul alone. The last meeting of the Sa-
vior and his apostles before the betray-
al was not a prayer meeting in Il cold,
bare cloister, but at a supper. The il
1ustration is crude, yet it may serve
to bring out the point that the reli-
gion of Christ himself was human, far
more human than that of the middle
ages or of the puritans.
The true province of the church of
the future is to help men to live this
life in a spirit of the truest helpfulness
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

man cannot sign a petition asking
statue in honor of his own grandfath-
err: it is too near home so Ben Harri-
son thinks, and he will not put his
name to the petition asking congress
to appropriate $4,000 for a monument
for Tippecanoe Harrison's battlefield,
where he won the battle of November
seventh. ninety years ago.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

The Chinese are bringing up a hor-
rible mass of charges of murder. as
sault. theft. and vandalism against the
white men in China, soldiers and civil
lians. If one tenth of the charges be
true. there is a big offset against what
We can fairly demand of the yellow
man for his outrage of civilization.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

The quarrel between st. Louis and
Chicago will not affect the interest OF
Chicago in the ST. Louis exposition.
Chicago says she can prove before the
exposition date comes round. that the
Drainage canal is a help and not a
harm to ST. Louis in increasing the
flow of the river and in beginning the
work of making a great waterway from
the lakes to the Gulf of Mexico.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

Ell Paso will have the melancholy
spectacle of a broken, charred and
blackened ruin in her streets now for
many day. Nothing is more depress-
ing in a city than the charred skele-
ton of big building wrecked by fire
and water.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

1t costs something to inherit for
tune. Most of us could not afford it.
The Vanderbilt heirs will have to pay
$324,90O to the state before they can
inherit their fathers millions.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
TEXAS NEEDS A THOR
OUCH MINERAL SURVEY.

| A bill is before the Texas state legis-
lature providing for the reestablish-
ment of the department of mineral sur
vey or state geological bureau. The
bureau is greatly needed, and the bill
| should by all means be passed. The
geological survey of this state Is de-
manded on far more than sentimental
or abstract scientific grounds. 1t is an
urgent necessity for one reason, and
greatly to be desired for yet another.
1t is an urgent necessity in order to
provide for a Redistribution of the
state public lands. 1t is to be greatly
desired because of the splendid adver-
over the world through a complete
demonstration of the vast mineral re-
sources locked up in our rocky treas
uries
Texas is, geologically and mineralog
ically, one of the least known of all
the states. There are several reasons
for this. One is that there are no Uni
ted States public lands in this state.
and hence there have been no national
surveys of large tracts, as have taken
is that the railways through
this state were built by private capital
mostly, without government aid, and
there was no occasion for the
government to send scientific
along with the rail-
road surveyors, as they did with |
the northern transcontinental routes.
But in not having the benefit of
government surveys. Texas |
has been a loser. There used to be a |
a mistaken notion of economy the work |
was suspended, and large part of the |
state lands are SO crudely classified, |
because so inaccurately known, as to |
give rise to endless complications.
Then there has been a surprising |
lack Of knowledge concerning the min
eral resources of the state, even in
those sections classified as mineral
lands. The people of Texas are as a
rule surprised when they are told that
mere Is SOlQ anu SllNcT anu upper anu l.
quicksilver, tin and lead and iron, in
he western part of the state, and oil
n the east. Texas people are inclined
o be incredulous when they are told
hat mining is one of the great indus
ries of the, western part of the great
tate-empire, and is gaining more and
more Importance every day. What, 1
hen, can we expect of the rest of the
United States, when a large section of !
ur own legislators at Austin cannot I
egin to appreciate the needs and pos '
Utilities of this west country?
The bill for rehabilitating the state
Biological department should by all @
leans become a law, and competent c
len should be placed at the head of
mis- highly important department of
ne state government. 1t
N
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

Mrs. Nation seems to know some
thing about wireless telegraphy her
self. She announces daily her orders
from the Lord and excuses her doings
and her not doings as his direct COM
mand to her.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

The Daily HERALD is delivered by
carrier in Ell Paso, Texas, Juarez,
Mexico, and at the Ell Paso smelling
works, at fifteen (15c) cents per
week, or sixty coco cents per month.
Subscribers failing to get the HERALD
regularly or promptly should call at
the Office or telephone no lis. All
complains will receive prompt at
tention.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

Carnegie is buckling on his armor
and preparing for the biggest fight of
his life. a fight with his wealth. He
calculates to give away a million dol
lars a month to public institutions.
giving libraries and church organs
principally. His income will be fifteen
millions and his benefactions will leave
him only three million to live upon.
However if he insists, Ell Paso will
accept either a library or organ or both.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14
ONE SISTER AND ANOTHER.

Helen Gould's 100000 gift for the
hall for the benfit of the sailors and
marines of the Brooklyn navy yard
contrasts father favorably with the
CaStellane investment in Wertheimer
INSTRUMENTATION Herald.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

Near sighted Christian Scientists
are agitated over the accusation that
it is false doctrine, heresy, and schism
for them to wear glasses.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

Every man was a volunteer at the
fire last night as far as criticism and
theory went.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

Mrs. Nation does not approve of kat
Zenjammer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-14

There was hot time at the Pierso
last night.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28

the older League came. and pres
emily the Ladies' Aid, and last of all
the trustees, all adding their offerings
and crowding the small rooms. Each
party looked stiffly askance at the
others. wondering by what trickery
their secret had become known.
After an hour of discourse and song,
the treasurer arose and said:
"a few days since our pastor had
received but a mere pittance for many
months of faithful labor While he
had wrought earnestly for the church
and its societies, so that, for the first
time in years, all were in a prosperous
condition, he unselfishly forgot his
own needs. No, no! Brother Nor
wood, you must permit me to finish
Then one society and another,by some
strange coincidence, conceived the
thought of giving the pastor a pleas
ant Thanksgiving surprise. 1t is need
less to say that We have surprised each
other quite as well. But best of all.
find that in the few days of uncon-
scious cooperation, We have increased
the amount paid on salary to just Eve
hundred dollars. This shows what we
can do if we all work together. 1
move you as a congregation, that we
increase our pastors salary from six
hundred to eight hundred dollars
year.
1t was carried with a rush, even
Brother Cook asserting. Pastor Nor
wood arose, and with tears of JOY
trickltng down his cheeks. thanked
them simply. Some said they sung
the doXology as never before; at least
there were two voices that rang out
with new inspiration of faith.
When they were once more at home,
and the children in bed, Wesley Nor
wood again took his wife in his arms
and opening his Bible at place much
marked and worn. they read together
with the guileless faith of children.
"And it shall come to pass that before
they call, 1 will answer; and while
they are yet speaking, 1 will hear"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28
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The girl who has cultivated the
spirit of thankfulness does not gush
over at the gift of a daisy, and snap
an indignant 'Thanks!' at the man
who has lost day from the office to
crafty her little whim, writes Edward
L. Pell in the Woman's Home Com
panion. OF course those mothers
of ours had their whims. and ex-
ercised the priceless privileges of
thoughtlessness and swapping now
and then, as girls, and other than
girls, have always done; but I
think it cannot be denied that
the girl of a generation ago had a
conscience on the subject of debts Of
gratitude such as few have had since
| her day.
I have said that I am afraid that
with many of us today it is a lost art
l am sure that it is not given that
prominence which it once had, and
| that it is not cultivated with the en-
| thusiasm with which it once was
Girls are taught what etiquette says
| about it, but etiquette deals only from
the lips outward, and the result is
that even our language tells the story
of the decadence of thanksgiving. A
traveller from Mars might hear our
Thanks a million times and never
| suspect that it was meant as an ack-
nowledgment of a favor. | am sure
! that up to, say, a dozen years ago, in
those parts of our country where gal
lantry has held out longest, one could
not give up seat in a car without
| being sure of full return in an &C
| acknowledgement that meant to ac-
knowledge something, and that to-
| day the average man is utterly upset
and undone when his ears catch the
old sweet sound.
OF course this does not Justify or
account for the current lack of GAL
lantry among men, but am not en-
| gagged in the hopeless task of restoring
men to the old paths, but in the hope
full one of pointing out a neglected
| talent which the most charming of
girls may cultivate with good results.
l am not grumbling. I do not mean to
say that the girl of the period is one
whit behind the girl of the past. l do
| not believe in the decadence of women.
l believe that the girl of today is equal
| to the girl her mother used to be: but
| I do not believe that it is enough to
say of our girls that they are equal
to the girls of the past any more than
| it is enough to say of flower that has
had the best attention of the best
florists for a generation that it is as
beautiful today as it was thirty years
ago.
If We have done wisely, the girl OF
today ought to have not only some
thing which her mother lacked, but
she ought to have all her mothers
graces as well. But it is a serious
question whether in pressing her de-
velopment we have not cultivated
some qualities at the expense OF
others, just as in pressing the devel.
opment of a certain flower we have
increased its size and beauty at the
expense of it's fragrance.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28

The good people of the church at
Elmville had decided that something
must be done, and at once. The
treasurer, young man, who had re-
Gently come to the village, had made
a financial statement that October
Sunday morning, upon which certain
persons felt very much scandalized.
Such thing had never been done be-
fore-not even thought of; then it re-
vealed the fact that the Reverend Yves
ley Norwood had received but $51.75
for six months of faithful service.
81 don't believe in bringing up such
matters in the religious services of
the church." growled Brother Cook,
who always protested that it was a
waste of money to pay the minister SO
much salary.
II quite agree with you" responded
Mr.. Barnes. He was not member of
the church, but attended because it
was respectable thing to do-gaye
you standing. eff these things must
come up every Sunday, shall attend
church elsewhere
Notwithstanding this, it was gener-
ally agreed that it was a Shame, and
something must be done. But when
things had gone in a haphaZard way
so long it was no easy matter to face
right about. After several weeks OF
deliberation, the necessary something
seemed as far from accomplishment as
ever.
1T is too bad that they do not col
ha arly cd
Mrs. Hunter at the Ladies' Aid meet
ing. VINO she meant by they" was
not entirely clear. inasmuch as she
was one of the officers.
If no one else will do anything, we
must" rejoined Mrs. Allen; the vari-
Gus members nodded approval.
1t was soon planned. The pastor
nad received $51.75; they would pay
him s9S.25-make it even S150-and
incidental matters. On Thursday
evening of next week, which was
Thanksgiving they would invite them
selves to the parsonage, and have a
good time while making the pastor
happy. 1t would be easy to prepare
something extra while getting ready
for Thanksgiving 1t was to be a
grand secret; not a soul but members
OF the society should know a word of
it.
At the close of the business meet
ing OF the Young Peoples League, the
president made a close scrutiny to as
sure himself that all present were
members; he then proposed that, as
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28

's,indy, reach dab 'hine yo back
n han me date all almanac,
wy. Land. t morrer's Thanksgivin'
Cot to git out an make hay
Don keer what de preachah say
We mus eat Thanksgivin day.
Uz sho' w yous a-libbin'-
You know whah Mahs Hudson lbs?
Dey's turkey dab dat GIBBS
Me a heap O. trouble
Some day Hudson CINE to miss
Dat owdashus fowl O. his:
Is CINE ober dab an twiS
AT gobblah's make plumb double.
Coin pas dab t othah day
Turkey strutted up an say:
"A gobble, gobbie, gobble.''
Much w eff mont remahk:
Don you wish at it wuz dahk?
Amt 1 temptin ?" s. 1: You hank.
Err else -dey'll be squabble."
Take an wiring yo' make right quick.
Light on you lax a thousand brick.
N you won't know what befell you
N 1 went on. Iit, evan day,
When I goes by that-a-way,
AT fowl had too much to say:
N I'm tiahd Nv il. l tell you.
Cine to go dis bressd night,
An put out dat turkeys light.
M I'll larn 'em lax a cobblah.
Take keer. 'Cindy. femme pass;
Got to do ma wok up fas.
Amt a-g'ine to take no sass
OF O. no mans turkey-gobblah.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28
The Thanksgiving Table

The table for the Thanksgiving din
ner should be set with the prettiest
glass, china and silver that the house
affords. Little individual paper CUPS
with frills Of orange-colored tissue pa
per. at each place would brighten the
table. These are filled with nuts and
candies. Name cards are decorated
with a bow Of orange ribbon or some
appropriate decoration as a pumpkin.
turkey, autumn scene, flower or leaf or
some appropriate quotation sketched in
pen and ink or painted in water color.
These of course for a family reunion
are not necessary, but they serve to
make the table decorations more pleas
ing. Gourds followed out make pretty
receptacles for nuts. Pressed ferns and
autumn leaves also add much to the,
table decorations.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28
,ov,,. n. land while 1 i've" sh1

borrowing the land while live" she
told herself
One evening, when they had oeen
IN the shack some weeks, as he sat
studying the depressed lines that nao
come into her face. an idea occurred
to Jacky.
Granny" he broke out, "the reason
we're not very cheerful here Is just
because we haven't enough honor
ableness."
Then, as Martha caught her breath,
she glanced at him sharply.
I'VE ought to have grandfathers
medal hanging up as 1t was at the
cottage" he explained. You see,
Granny, we're always so proud ana
happy when we look at 1t and remem-
Der what a brave soldier he was
makes us wish to be all honorable and
right ourselves. Why GRANNY"
Martha had suddenly dropped her
face in her hands, and was swaying
her poor old body to and fro.
"Jacky! JackyT' she cried out, Go
get the medal, quickiy!
He few for it, quite distracted at
the remarkable effect Of his words. He
had merely repeated things she had
often said to him.
Martha had controlled her agitation
when he came back to her side after
a few minutes. She was sitting up
very straight and calm. and there was
a brightness in her eyes, as If the
spirit behind them was working
strongly. Her mouth had dropped
from the set look 1t had recently worn.
1t Irembled slightly.
"Jacky," she said, stand before me.
my man. Jacky, you say that think
ing of grandfather ought to make US
brave and honorable. Do you mean
it,"
"Oh, yes, Granny"
And if he was ready to do his duty
in his way, we must do ours in our
way as bravely?"
"Ye-es, Granny"
Then, Jacky, we shall. I'll do mine
and you'll do yours, little lad, even
though it's the hardest trial that
could come for us to be parted"
The next morning Martha carried
the deed to Mr. Crell and told him the
story OF how she had found 1t and
of her resolve to restore the land to
Willis.
"Oh, Mrs. Brent" he exclaimed
when he was through reading it,
springing up to grasp her hand. How
glad we are you brought me this at
last! You say you were not able to
read all of it? Well, Frederick Willis
was a soldier serving with your hus-
band, and the land is left him in graf
itude for once saving Brent's life. 1t
is mentioned here that Brent served
under the assumed name Of Clay. Now
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28
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I move my armchair to the door that
fronts the autumn void,
AND gaze upon the stately trees, proud
in their garb of gold:
Inc quail her brood is calling where the
brooklet runs away
10 hnd the sea, and Nature smiles this
glad Thanksgiving day.
The years have touched my hair with
gray. but still above me flies
Inc fairest flag that iaunts its folds
against the azure skies.
Watch II in its beauty as it floats 'twixt
sea and sea,
From every lofty mountain top DER peo-
pie truly free.
No war within our borders, we can all
rejoice to-day;
AT peace with all the nations far beyond
the dashfng sprayl
Our navies ride in every sea, our honor
is as true
As when was first baptized in blood the
old Red, White and Blue.
I thank the loving Father, He who
watches over all,
For blessings on our land bestowed from
mountain wall to wall;
ror harvests that were bountiful from
far Dakota's plain
TO where the old Penobscot rushes meath
the pines of Maine
I seem to catch the echoes of an anthem
Where sings the golden oriole in some
grim canon's mouth:
And the laurel and the cedar and the
branching chestnut tree
Grow side by side. where once were
pitched the tents of Grant and Lee,
I hear no more the battle drums that
beat in manhoods day,
For side by side. fore'er at peace, are
standing Blue and Gray;
together tin they are marching to the des-
And each one crowns with deathless
wreath our country's noble name,
I dream of coming ages which our ma
ton loved will crown
With mighty triumphs which to her shall
give a new renown;
Until In conscious wonder every country
Shall ring with lofty plaudits for the land
Of Washington.
We're marching on to greater things, as
vessels sweep the sea;
And each Thanksgiving fills our hearts
with blessings yet to be.
America is destined, IL to God we're only
true,
To be the favored nation meath the can
opy of blue.
Then let the bells all ring today through
out our cherished cline;
Let old and young with pride rejoice this
glad Thanksgiving time;
Let paeans rise from morn till eve and
nothing come to mar
The hope that rules our happy land be-
meath the stripe and star.
The winds blow through the autumn
boughs; methinks / hear a tread.
A merry laugh and a little hand is laid
upon my head;
And soft lips touch my wrinkled cheek,
and this is what they say:
i've come to kiss you. grandpa, dear, a
thankful kiss to-day"
Ny eyes grow misty as my arms about
the wee one Irvine;
1 cannot see the meadow and the wood
lands golden line:
Ny old, old heart beats faster. as it bub-
bles DER with bliss,
And silently I'm thankful for the sweet
Thanksgiving kiss.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1901-11-28
"HE SHALL DIRECT
THY PATH"
A Thanksfivins Story.

Trust in the Lord with all thy heart
He shall direct thy path"
Old Martha Brent, murmuring
snatches of her days verses, little real
ICED that a challenge to her faith was
close at hand.
She was busting some books on
shelf in her sitting Toom, and just then
she accidentally knocked one Of them
to the floor.
The books had belonged to Martha's
husband. She busted them daily, but
she never had opened them since his
death, ten years before. Above the
book shelf hung a bronze medal her
husband had won for bravery in battle.
STOPPING to get the fallen book, Mar
tina also picked up a paper that had
tumbled out Of it. It was a deed con-