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El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

The CITY school board me at the city
hall asst night with President More
head. Secretary E. c. Pew. Joe Will
Jams. ". r. Martin. E.. a. Shelton a1"i
DIR. NJ o Wright present.
The first question for discussion was
the offer of Contractor r. c. Lowell
to build a cement sidewalk along the
side of the high school building. The
matter was discussed at length, every
member of the board approving the
luea but fearing that money was too
scarce. A proposition from the con-
tractor offering to build h walk for
SIG was submitted by Mr.. Martin.
The proposal was to put down a frst-
class walk. 8 feet wide and the Ell ire
distance of the school lot, 12O feet for
S11O. 1t also embodied the condltlon
that the citizens living on the adJoln-
ing blocks should put down like Walks
covering three blocks, all to be made
of good material according to the d1-
rections of the city engineer The
board accepted the proposition on this
condition and awarded the contract 10
Nir. Lowell.
Superintendent's Report.
Superintendent Putnam submitted
his report for January il which he
stated that the average daily atten-
dance during the month was 1.574. a
little less than on previous
He accounted for this by h mi
of cases Of sickness, most of which
was grip. He stated, however, that
all the teachers were doing all they
could to keep the schools full and were
having better success this month He
had whipped three children during the
month and sem one home. Several
had failed to keep up with their : ass
es and had to be erduced to lower
grades.
He then stated to the board that
there was a bill now pending in L;
state legislature providing thai by a
vote of the public patrons Of the
schools the present school book la .
could be made to apply to towns anG
cities having over 10000 population.
He had been asked by numerous school
superintendent to have h board PRO
test against the passage of the oil .
and recommended that the board pass
such a resolution to be sent to Senate
Turney and Representative Bridgers.
He also recommended that the board
buy an American flag for each of the
building and keep it floating
all during the school year. He advised
against the adoption of Monday as a
holiday instead of Saturday as recon-
mended ty the school teachers at a :
cent meeting. This, he thought, would
be just to those who observ =;
Saturday as the sabbath.
The body of h report "a: accept
leaving the matter of flags to be
decided later.
Secretary Pew read a petition from
G. A. r.. asking the bard to ~
Stars and Stripes on all the school
The board ENDORSED the
idea but fearing that the cost would be
toe heavy passed the matter over I'M
til another meeting.
A Water Proposition
Prof. f. NJ. Skeats of the Ell Paso
Pure Water company, appeared before
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
School Board in SEES ion

the board and offered to furnish the
4 school buildings with purified Mesa
water. He presented an analysis
made by the city board of health show
| ing that the water after being treated
| by his process carried a very small
percent of solids and decidedly better
than any other water the schools could
| get. The matter of cost was trough
up and he stated that he would furnlsn
the water for 1R cents per gallon.
Several members of h board thought
| that the water was too expensive as
it would cost $54 per month to furnish
all the buildings. TIE matter was nm
; ally referred to the external committee
with power to act
Bills Allowed.
The secretary read the following
bills which were audited to suit the
notion of the board and ordered paid:
Water company. S12.60; Fassett 4
Kelly. S4.65: w. b. Latta and j. H.
Pollard. rent lots IL. II and Is. block
III. C~ampbel1's addition for first
quarter of 1901. as per lease, $40;
r. d. Richey, steamfitting. $1.5o; KEEL
ly & Pollard, supplies, $40; Pass
City rainting and Decorating Co. set
ting lass, $3.50; Telephone company.
$50; FL Paso Cornice Works. win
dow screens, screws, ETC., $3.50; John
3. Watson. brooms. oil n I've. Ss.4O;
four other bills presented were referred
back for investigation.
Heat For New Buildings.
Architect Kneezell was called upon
to report all his correspondence on the
matter of heat for the new high school
building, which will be erected this
summer. This had to be settled before
the architect could proceed with his
work on the plans and specifications
and had to be settled He read
numerous letters from contracting
houses and FINELY recommended that
the board accept a pl opposition from b.
F.. Sturdevant and company to put in
the Plenham system of heat and venti-
lation combined. He explained that
this would cost the board 1886 but
was the cheapest. as it would last over
25 years and would ventilate h build
ing as we'll. The board ore hav-
ing at least one perfect building and
adopted the system recommended and
authorized Mr.. Kneezell to notify the
company that their proposition had
been accepted. He also presented the
outlines of the plans for the building
which SOW it t O be an extremely hand
some structure. Mr.. KneeZell also
wanted the board to decide on the
class Of material to be used in the
structure and requested that the secre-
tary advertise for bids at cnce that he
could arrange his plans accordingly.
He was so ordered
These bids with samples of the ma
terial are to be in possession of the
board by the 14th of this month.
After disposing of all important mat
tiers the board authorized Superinten-
dent Putnam to write to the state SILL
perintendent and Senator Turney. pro-
testing against the passage OF the
amendment to the text book bill now
pending in the senate.
The board adjourned TO meet on
Thursday night. February IA.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
THE BUCKEYE STATE.

1t was during the earlier half of the
century that the nickname, the Buck
'eye State came gradually to be ap-
piled to Ohio. The word Ohio is itself
generally translated from the Indian
as the beautiful river. On the carly
French maps the stream is designated
simply as La Belle Riviere." The
more practical and commonplace Eng
1ish settlers adopted the Indian name
first for the river, and then for the
state, as a matter of convenience. With
a Yankee propensity for ~nicknames.
however, they seized upon the preva-
lence of the buckeye tree to designate
their state. and took pride in calling
themselves buckeye boys"
This was a highly appropriate selec-
~tion, for the genuine Ohio buckeye tree.
a variety of the horse chestnut, is
found only in the state and the district
Immediately surrounding it. The wood
is OF soft fibre. but is difficult to burn
and it is said in Ohio that five sticks
of any other kind of timber are re-
quired to consume n of buckeye The
early settlers found it extremely use
full. however, in building their log
houses and barns and fences, and
through their utilization of it for these
purposes they came to regard it with
pride as the emblem of the state.
In 1910 when General William Henry
Harrison. the first citizen of the new
state to be nominated for the presi-
dency, was put up as the candidate OF
the whig party, the buckeye became
familiar in song and speech all over
the country. That was known as the
log cabin and hard cider" campaign.
from the fact that the wings took up
aA battle cry the slurring remark
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
STAGE GLlNTS.

Blanche Walsh wears a $1,000 gown.
Roland Reed will not attempt to act
again until next season.
Queenie Vassar recently. received q
divorce from her husband. a Mr.. Lynch.
St Petersburg has decided that the
waits between acts in a theater must
not last more than 10 minutes.
More than 100000 was received for
the advance sale of tickets for the
acknowledgements engagement in New
| York.
Mime. Modjeska first landed in this
country in 1876. during the Centennial,
and made her American debut in San
Francisco.
The people of Charleston are not sat
listed unless the manager of the thea
ter puts pictures of plays OF the fences
of the town.
81 didn't want to become an actress
at first" said Bernbardt- Il wanted to
become a great painter. but my parents
wouldn't let me-"
The Worst Woman In London" Is
the title of a recent successful English
play bic is likely to soon be repro
duced in this country.
Julia Marlowe has fixed a charge of
so cents apiece for her autographs. the
money to go to the Actors Fund of
America. n st. Louis man recently
forwarded 50 for one.
Among b prominent stars who are
next season to act plays written by
authors are Richard Mans
field. Tim Murphy, Ada Rehan, Henry
Miller. Julia Marlowe. William Gillette
and Kathryn Kidder.
Robert of Sicily" the new play in
which Joseph Hawortb is to star this
season. is a romantic legendary drama
based on Longfellow's poem of that |
name. The dramatization has been !
by Grace Livingston Furniss.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
Japs Use Arabic Figures.

There is N thing which strikes a
foreigner as being particularly strange
In he uniform Of the Japanese soldier,
says a writer ia North American
Notes and Queries. This is that the
numerals which he wears upon his
shoulder straps. to denote the number
OF his regiment. are European num-
bers. not Chinese or Japanese idco-
graph. For instance, the soldiers Of
the Third regiment just wore II 3 upon
their straps. l found upon
inquiry that this was because the Eu-
ropean numbers were so much more
quickly and easily distinguished from
each than the complicated Chi
nese characters A truly practical na-
ton the Japanese.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
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Between Atlanta and Montgomery,
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ALL TEXAS, MEXICO AND
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In Addition to This Excellent Through
Train and Car Service
These railroads offer most favorable
accommodations and Inducements to
their patrons and residents along their
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Of home can find no location more at
tractive nor more conducive to pros
perity ta is to be found on the line
of these reads.
"THE NART OF THE SOUTH"
A beautifully illustrated book giving
detailed information as to the induce
and attractions along these
lines, can be had upon application to
the undersigned, who will take pleas
ure in giving all desired information.
B. P. WYLY, Jr., R.. e. LUTZ,
G. p. & T. A, Traffic Mgr,
Atlanta, Ga. Montgomery, Ala.
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Pres. and GenI. Mgr Atlanta, Ga
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
STILL EXPANDING.

A m is current in railway circles
that h Santa Fe has purchased the
Colorado Southern. of which system
the Fort Worth and Denver is a part.
The report also is that the Denver
shops will be moves to Cleburne from
FIT. Worth in Ease the deal is a GER
tainty. 1t is said the Santa Fe has
had an eye on the Colorado Southern
some time and the line is desired for
the purpose of further strengthening
the system of the Santa Fe roads. No
satisfaction as to the rumor could be
had from the Denver officials who were
seen in FIT. Worth.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
THE CAREER OF STEVE
BRODIE THE BRIDGE JUMPER.

Steve Brodie was a product of the
Bowery, born in the neighborhood
known as Cherry Hill. about 40 years
ago As soon as he was able to
walk he began to sell newspapers and
even then 1t is said. he displayed the
ability for making money that devel-
oped itself in later years. Grown to
early manhood Brodie did various
things for a living.
II morning New York awoke to
its coffee and newspaper and found lu-
rid accounts describing how a young
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

Everything Known
in Music.

THE NEW YEAR
8 Finds us striving as we al
+ ways have in the past to
maintain a strictly up-to-iate
: Music Department in our big
/ store. That we have succeeded
I is evidenced by the phe-
. nominal increase in our piano
/ sales for 1900. Our trade in
small instruments, sheet mu-
. sic and musical merchandise
; for the same period, nearly
quadrupled that OF any other
year in our business history.
We ask ourselves with par
donable pride, what r the
causes? The people, not only /.
those of our own city, but in
all that territory of which /.
Ell Paso is the trade center, t.
know that they can get here 1
everything known in music. ]
That they can buy as cheap !
here as in the eastern mar 1
ket. That we never misrep- ;
resent any goods. That our I
Customers interest is our in 4
terest. That we will always )
be found striving to please Z
you goes without saying. 4
w. G. WALZ CO.. Ell Paso, Tex. 5
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
News of the Courts
Wants Damages.

Wants Damages.
The nit of Joaquin Costa VS.. the S.
P. was taken up for trial in Judge Cog
gins court yesterday afternoon.
Costa asks damages to mou of
SIC, 900 and alleges that while riding on
one Of defendant company's trains he
was roughly handled and elected by a
brakeman.
Fined For Disturbance.
Mrs. Ignacio Amador, a Mexican wo-
man, was fined a total of $21 in Judge
Spencer's court this morning and in de-
fault of payment was sent to the coun-
ty Jail to serve out the time. Mrs.
Amador was convicted of distuT bling
the peace.
Stolen Bicycle.
The chief of police has two stolen
bicycles, for which he wishes to find
owners.
They were picked up on the street
by officers and evidently belong to no
one.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
Makes Them Thin.

Neodesha. Kan, has Il population of
1.5O0. which includes more hin
people than any place twice it's size in
America. Many of the men weigh less
than 100 pounds, though in good
health. Physicians say that the petro-
eum and natural gas wells there are
responsible for making the people look
like whitened refugees from a famine
district in India.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
ITEMS OF

Seventy years ago it took a day and
q half to go from New York to Phila-
delphia.
There is a flavor of Celtic salt in the
London Telegraph's criticism of a GER
tain new play as "a brilliant specimen
Of gloominess"
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

Recently a newspaper man received
a half-rate ticket Inc wrote to the su-
p~erintendent asking him if h could
not embrace his wife also on the trip.
The superintendent replied that he
thought likely he could, but did not
want to say positively until he had
seen his wife, as he was a little fasti-
dious in his tastes.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

of n of their opponents, who said
that Harrison lived in a log cabin and
that hard cider was his favorite bev-
erage. Instantly log cabins sprang up
in almost every township as h center
of political rallies. and hard cider
flowed in abundance at every WING
gathering. In their parades the Ohio
ans mounted cabins made of buckeye
logs on their o~x-wagons. and marched
behind them, singing a campaign sons
which ran:
Oh, where. tell me where
Was your buckeye cabin made?
Twas built among the merry boys
Who WELD the plough and spade.
Where the log cabins stand.
In the bonnie buckeyes shade"
Thus the work buckeye became sy-
nonymous with Ohio. and the two prob
ably will be linked together until the
last Ohio buckeye shall have disappear
ed from it's native heath.-From 1.-The
Story of the States in the February
P~earson's.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

Try a hot clam boui!lou at Potter &
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05

Try The Herald's Popular Wants.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-05
GOLD n .
COPPER CLAIMS.

In tho Ja-itla Camp, or interests In
same call on or address, A. W. OFF.
FORD. Box II. FL Paso. Tsxas.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-03
DANCING PASTOR GIVES UP.
The Rev Nicholous Retreats Before
 Storm Raised by His Project.

Poughkeepsie, Sept 3.-A sudden end has come to the efforts of the Rev George Nichelous, who, as pastor of Trinity Episcopal church of Highland, Ulster county, introduced dancing as means of raising revenue for the church fund
 When the congregation of the vil- lage church assembled for worship yesterday it was found that the pas tor had disappeared It was learned that in the week he had packed up his belongings and gone to Portland, Me, where, it is said, he has friends, and where he was once a Methodist preacher.
 Few ministers have made so much excitement in the mountain village as the Rev Dr Nichelous. When he went there he found the rectery too small to live in. He proceeded to have a new one built against the protests of the vestrymen. This remains as his monument It was in order to pay the expenses of the new parsonage that the pastor introduced dances in the homes of such parishioners as would permit them. This raised a storm in the church before which, it is believed, the pastor thought it prudent to retreat.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-03
POLICE COURT DoINGs.
Fined $50 and Costs. for Keeping Linuor for Sale Without License.


 Liquor for Sale Without License.
 In the police. court this morning, Judge Burpee presiding, Michael Lane, charged with drunkenness and being common drunkard, was sentenced 10 thirty days in jail on the first count and 120 days on the secOnd. Mir Lane was discharged from jail last Satur- day and was out looking at the parade yesterday and happened to get over the bay and was pulled in by Officer Cavanaugh.
 Tony and Giovanio Crafa, each charged with drunkenness and breach Of the peace, settled out of court on payment of $1O each.
 Vito Mole of Spring street, charged with keeping liquor for sale without a license, was fined $50 and costs. An appeal was taken to the district court. Mir NOle lives on Spring street and keeps store across the way. Offi- cers searched his residence yesterday and found a quantity of beer on the premises
 In the police court yesterday. Judge Peasley on the bench, Arthur Noether, charged with burglary, pleaded guilty and was bound over to the superior court under bonds of $500. Noether was charged with stealing a catcher'S S glove. six base balls and a mask from HOtchkiss & TempletOn's. He is a yOungster whose thirst for the na- tional game forced him to do wrong. Attorney Bauby was appointed as his guardian
 Daniel Dougherty was S5 and costs for drunkenness.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-03
TANNERY HIDES ssA SECRET.
Authorities May Drain Yats in Search slAe For Missing Man.


 Newark, September .3.-An attempt is to be made by the police and in spectators from the board of health to solve the mystery of mans disap- pearance.
 At No 104 Barclay street is an aban- doned tannery, containing half dog en big yats which, when the tanners left the building, they neglected to empty. The vats are about half full of liquid, dark colored and foul.
 On last Monday several persons in the neighborhood saw a man chamber over the tannerv fence and go Inside. They wondered what he was up to and watched for his reappearance They did not see him again and are sure he remained in the building. t On Friday several persons went on an exploring expedition in the tannery and found hanging on peg near the vats coat similar to the one the stranger had worn. They told the DO. lice. Several men went to the place and made search. but found no fur ther trace of the man.
 They probed in the vats. but the odor was too much for thempand they gave up the job, temporarily. They have asked the board of health to have the vats drained, believing that the un. known man is at the bottom of one
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-03
TIMELY TOPICS.

The sale of school shoes at J. G Jackie x Sons, 1875 Bank street, IS bringing lots of people to their store. Better take your boy and girl to De fitted out. See ad.
 Hercules suits for boys z to 16 years. Mothers who practice economy shoulu see Jones, Morgan & Co.
 Fall arrivals in dress goods and silks at Currans. Ask to see the new lining fabrics, 30c yard.
 +. Buck, 27O North Main street, does fine merchant tailoring.
 UT. Phelan has store at the cor ner of Bridge and Baldwin streets. See that house that rents for $10.
 The Zigiatzki-NIarks Go claim to have an unequalled line of wall pa pers. 5c to $5 roll. Good workmen to hang it.
 Large assortment of fall petticoats just arrived at Reid x Hughes. Latest novelties i'll pillow tops.
 School time means good shoes. The Connecticut Boot and Shoe store have the kind that stand hard knocks.
 Boys knee pants at K. Dougherty's $ for 25c, that are well worth 39c. All color Windsor ties at 1Oc.
 Miller E Peck have a nice line of white negligee shirts at 50c. Fifty pairs elegant blankets $1.75 each.
 Conlon Bros will continue their com bination clearing sale for one week more. Remnants and odds and ends go cheap.
 Professor Bailey will open his danc- ing academy September 20. Get one of his books on dancing.
 Only $2.50 for Dodge's Waterbury Girl" A single shipment cost him $1 ,34S.4S
 Fall and winter clothes to fit all ages have arrived at the Upson, Singleton Cos up-tO-dat store.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-03
DROPPED DEAD.
Man Accused of Illegally Appropriat-
 ing Another's Money.

Westbrook, Conn, Sept 3.-When told that he had been accused of in ducing Mrs Juliette A. Stannard to transfer her estate of $100,000 to him illegally, and told that he must ap- pear in court and make legal fight to retain the property, George D. B. Post of this place dropped dead in the presence of the sheriff who served the papers on him. ft5 A
 The death of Post will compel the postponement of the suit for the pos session of Mrs Stannard's estate, which was scheduled to begin on next Tuesday.
 Post and his wife were the defend ants in what has indications of prov ing one of the most remarkable will contests ever recorded in this state. The suit is instituted by Carroll E. Kingsley, of Westbrook, who is the administrator of the estate of Mrs Stannard. Kingsley is acting on be- half of the heirs of Mrs Stannard.
 He asserts he has evidence that Mrs Stannard was persuaded by Post and his wife to deed all per property to them without receiving any recom- pense in return. Undue influence to obtain possession of the estate is al leSeu- 1ne property was transferred to the Posts about year ago. Mrs Stannard died on January 16. Her relatives, who expected to divide her estate. found themselves, in posses sion of nothing except her personal property.
 The Posts are distant relatives of Mrs Stannard and she has lived with them for several years. Post was ah0r1f 60 vaqrS oId and rvocs o- r,ro,,Y; nent business man. Mrs Stannard was one of the largest real estate owners in town 1t is said that the question of Mrs Stannard's mental soundness when she transferred the estate will be raised. Post, who fell a victim to the excitement attendant on the be- ginning of the suit over the property, was subject to attacks of heart fail