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EL PASO, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1896.
VOL. XVI, SO. 230
lOS'IUA S. RAYN'OLDS, PKKSIDEXT;
ULYSSES S. STEWART, CASHIER;
FIEST NATIONAL BANK
El Paso,
Capital and Surplus
H. L. NEWMAN, Banker,
W. H. AUSTIN, Cashier. H.
El Paso,
A General Banking
Mexican
Bullion Bought.
Monflv and Exchange Bought and Sold.
safkty deposit boxks for rkxt.
It. MOREHEAD, President.
JOSEPH MAGOFFIN, Vice Pres.
State National Bank,
Established April, 1831.
A legitimate banking business transacted in all its branches. Exchange
n all the cities of the United
Mexican Dollars.
States
About our shoes, they are made "upon honor," by manu
facturers whose reputations are not for sale. We've got
faith enough in these shoes to stamp our name on every
pair, and we are selling them at half usual profits.
lr JilW & SOIS", Slioe Pealei-s.
1 Boast Wliicli We
Nothing but the best MENS' WEAR
is to be found on our shelves and
counters. We will not deal in
SHODDY GOODS.
WE HAVE m USE EOR THEM.
From Now Until the New
Year we will ,Give Great Re
ductions in all Lines. Come
and See for Yourselves.
Go
Eagle
Mall orders receive prompt attention.
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JJoliday presents.
Not "Wow Cheap," but "How Appro
priate," and being so appropriate,
not so very dear.
HEAD TUI5 LIST FROM TOP TO BOTTOM !
f BELTS,
Mexican CHATELAINES,
Carved IN ; CARD CAES,
Leather -Or:KE' BOOKS.
(. ETC., tTC.
Washburn and cheaper
and cheaper Grades
of
Mandolins and Guitars.
MEXICAN DIUWN WORK.
Standard and Domestic Sewing Ma
chines. Mexican Opals, Onyx and Zarapes.
COLUMBIA AND CRESCENT BICYCLES.
Indian Baskets and Navajo Blankets.
Fastman Kodaks and Films.
Mexican Art in ilver and Gold.
A. B. Chase and J. and C. Fischer and
Sterling Piancs.
HE'D TUIS LIST FROM BOTTON TO TOP !
l G. WALZ COMPANY
Music Store, Bicycle and Sewing Ma
chine Depot.
II. K Jackson of Lwdsburcr. has just
finished sinking- a well for the South
era Pacific at Texas II ill.
Lordsburg
flay.
is displaying a Cuban
M. W. FLOURNOY, VICE PRESIDENT
JOS. F. WILLIAMS, ASST. CASHIER.
Texas,
SI25.000
L. NEWMAN, Jr. Ass't Cashier
Texas
Transacted. Business
Gold and Silver
J. C. LACKLAND, Cashier
RUSSELL, Ass't Cashier.
J. H.
bought at par. Highest prices paid for
THERE ISN'T ANY GUESS
WORK
Rightfully Make
MUSKY BLOCK
Hope Deferred Maketh the Heart Sick.
A North Oregon street man became
satisfied four months ago that this buv
ing eggs was altogether too expensive
business: it would be cheaper you know,
to buy the hens themselves, and table
debris would amply sulliee for feedin'
on 'em, as the genus fowl, species heu
is not over and above board chaste as
to her choice of victuals is very
accommodating in fact.
So this citizen indulged in about
thirty hens: and now, he is ready tolile
an affidavit with the county clerk that
not one of those hens has laid an egg in
all that time; and yet they are the most
persistently hungry things he has seen
in years. It is absolutely unsafe to
leave a. dish rag around, aud one morn
ing those hens were caught trying to
devour a bed tick. Mr. Norlh-Oregon-street-man
is tired of feeding beus, and
buying all of his eggs; particularly
after he discovered that a single lone
egg laid in his door yard was left there
by the kindly disposed ben of a next
door neig hbor. which thus took this
way of expressing her sympathy with
the much wronged owner of all that
held of hens. The latter are now
being slaughtered for food, as their
owner has registered a large and
healthy vow that if those hens will not
lay eggs they shall not live. That's
what.
So thorough is the excellence of
Ayer's Hair Vigor that it can be used
with benefit by any person, no matter
what may be the condition of the hair,
and, in every case, it occasions satis
faction and pleasure, in addition to the
benefit which invariably comes from
its use.
SMJ New Bicycle, New 8l.
Snell special $75 bicycle for $40,
McCutcheon, Payne Sc Co.
at
FOR Rknt Two rooms in private
family, bath, board or not. 319 Texas
street. Call 9 to 4 Sunday, aod after.
010
A REGULAR BASKET :
ISTEETCHER!
Is our big Bargain of
25Ibs of sugar for
Our goods are up to the stand
ard of the best in the town. As
a test try some of these for
Xmas. Canned Plum Pudding,
I to 2 pound cans. Plum Pud
ding Sauce, ready for use, I lb
cans. Prepared Pie Crust, rich
and flaky. French Crystalized
Fruit. Huntley and Palmer's
Italian Macaroons.
? J. B. Watson's
The Grocer, Phone 161,
Cor. San Antonio aud Stanton Streets
EL, 3P.A.SO, TEXAS.
THE INS AND OUTS.
Going and Coming of El Paso People
and Others
Pat Durack is in town from Van
Horn.
Dr. A. Brown, has gone to Alabama
on business.
Elder Stewart, the well known colo
nist, is in town today.
Messrs. Lamour and Niell, have gone
north on a hunting tour.
Engineer Marshall is down from Ele
phant Butte to spend the holidays.
Cattle Inspector Mozter is in town
from Kansas City, to assist Capt. Lobb?
S. J. Freiidenthal, of this city spent
Christmas with friends at Clifton, N.
M.
Major Llwellyn of Cruces has been
down to make his Christmas purchases
in this city.
Mrs. Blachley and daughter Ella, of
Anthony are spending their vacation
in El Paso.
Chase Higgins is over from Big
Springs on a holiday layoff, visiting
among friends.
W. C. Reid has arrived from Las
Vegas, and will take charge editorial
ly of the Telegraph.
Mrs. James Grunsfeld, who has been
visiting her parents here, has returned
home to Albuquerque.
L. Smith, of Chicago, has returned
from the City of Mexico, and will re
main here for the winter.
H. E. Hoffman and wife, of Lords
burg ate tbeir Christmas dinner with
friends in Rochester, N. Y.
Conductor Merriman went down to
Del Rio this afternoon to bring up the
G. H. pay car due here Monday noon.
Maury Kemp, arrived yesterday
from Austin, where he is attending the
state University, in time to help demo
lish the turkey.
W. Ii. Muir is in from th3 Black
Mountain district and reports thiags
as lookiiig up with an early prospect of
a good mining camp.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Woodside and
daughter were visiting the parents of
Mrs Woodside, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Smitb, who reside at Albuquerque.
Mrs. Charles Ilfeld, who before her
marriage lived here, and who is now
married to the Las Vegas merchant,
has arrived home from a visit to New
York.
Mrs. Lizzie Booker and daughter
Miss Daisy Brewer have gone to No
gales, where Miss Brewer is to wed
Conductor Richard Andrews of the
Pullman company.
II. M. Mundy spent yesterday in El
Paso, and it is the first Christmas in
twelve years he has spent with his
tamiiy, his business interests requiring
his presence elsewhere.
Frank Doss, who was employed at
the Gregory barber shop, twelve years
ago, says the Las Vegas Optic, is now
the amiable proprietor of a four-chair
shop, down in Ei Paso, Texas.
Prof. Hiram Hadley left for El Paso
this morning and will return as far as
Socorro on Monday where he will at
tend the Teacher's association conven
tion. Albuquerque Democrat.
Will Dunlap is in town from Cripple
Creek en route to the Sierra Madre
gold fields. lie says the Corralitos
road will bring hundreds of mining
men from Colorado down into the Sab
inal country.
The Argus mentions the fact that
Eddy has entertained the following El
Paso business men the past week.
Horace Broaddus, E. B. Fatman, B F.
Darbyshire, E. Kohlberg, and that Ed
Orr has returned from El Paso and is
again holding down his old position on
the Current.
Senator W. W. Turney of El Paso
said to Round About of the Dallas
Aews: 1 wo years ago, wnile a mem
ber of the lower house, I was an ad
vocate of the Agnew assignment bill.
I also introduced a bill similar to the
Agnew bill sent from Dallas county
The preferred creditor clause of the
present law should be stricken out. Yes,
I am in favor of many changes in the
present assignment law of Texas. "
Fenchler brothers brought over two
trains of cattle today for shipment
north.
EL PASO STEAM LAUNDRY,
Telephone 47.
Y
$1.00
CHRISTMAS CHEER.
THE CHURCHES HAVE AN"
TAINIX(r TIME.
ENTER
The Most Enjoyable Christmas Eve in
Local History. Enjoyment and
Good time Everywhere.
"It was the night before Christmas
when all through the house, not a
creature was stirring not even a
mouse."
The writer hoists this sentiment at
the head of the column, not merely
because lie tninKS it3 eminently ap
propriate to the occasion, but because
it is the only Christmas rhyme he
knows, and he learned that while in
short clothes. But, there maov chil
dren in El Paso repeating that bit of
rhyme to themselves and to their
friends Thursday afternoon as they did
just awfully wish the hour would come
for the tree festivities to begin.
So when the hour arrived the church
es were not Jong in being h.iiea with a
wriggling, uneasy infantile throng;
and it is pieasant to note that none of
the children had any just cause for
disappointment; there was an immense
amount of candied sweets stowed away
in the youthful stomach, and there
was joy and happiness depicted on the
countenances of all the children. The
fiesta started bright and early. The
tirstchurch to begin being St. Clements
where the children's exercises began
at o p. m.
The great feast was heralded with
appropriate carols. The children
were accompanied in some instances
by their parents, and their bright and
happy faces were a pleasant sight.
The service was simple, consisting of
carols, a few appropriated prayers, a
responsive reading bearing upon the
prophecy of Christ's birth and its ful
filment, a brief address by the rector,
UDd a distribution of Xmas cards.
The next church to open was the
Mexican Methodist mission on South
Campbell street. Rev. J. F. Corbin
pastor. The interior was prettily
decorated with Mexican Hags of vari
ous sizes, and at the rear of the room a
large bower of greens was built up
with various lioral and bunting decora
tions. The auditorium was crowded
with members of the congregation and
their friends and children, and the
distribution of the numerous presents
was preceded by a representation by
the children of the scene of the nativ-
ty. This included singing and recita
tion with dramatic representation, and
was prettily done, i he presents were
istributed by toe pastor assisted by
Crispo and Pedro Eariquez, and Seuo-
ritas Ldington and lerry. Presiding
Elder Edington of the adjoining
English conference was presented with
other English speaking friends. The
occasion was a red letter day with
the Spanish speaking Methodists, and
presents were all on the useful order.
At the liaptist church, the audi
torium was packed. solid by the Sunday
school children and their parent and
friends, who were all delighted with
the stereopticon exhibitiou illustrating
Sriptural scenes. The views were
those of Gustave Dorand, therefore of
the highest order of artistic merit.
With each scene some child repeated a
descriptive verse of Scripture; so the
exhibition was not merely interesting
but instructive. It was one of the
most pretentious exhibitions ever given
in this city. At the close of this part
of the entertainment, the children ad
journed to the vestry where there was
a big Christmas tree tilled with good
things, and a species of house porch
appropriate to the occasion was erected
from which to give the presents. The
partv who was to play Santa Ciaus for
some reason was unable to be present,
so the presents were distributed with
out aDy visible St. Nicholas. However,
everyone was remembered, and many
were able to attend ue lestivities at
other churches where the evening was
longer.
The Myrtle avenue Methodists bad
a fine time n Chopin Hail where the
stage was utilized for a sort of chil
dren's Christmas operetta, represent
ing Christmas. The main scene, the
coming of Santa Claus, was prefaced
by children s chorus and minor scenes
which were prettily carried out. Then
Santa Claus in Mr. Knold, one of the
choir singers appeared in scarlet and
white and oh my, so l-a-t, and he
shook when he laughed, like a bowl
full of joy, that's what he did. Then
he sang avery good Christmas air, and
was just unloading his good things into
lots of sotckings, w hen the household
surprised him, and then there was a
great time. In this scene particularly
the so'o and chcras work was good, and
the acting decidedly animated. Alter
the St. Nicholas opperetta, and the
distribution of presents the remainder
of the evening was given up to social
games. Miss Kate Moore, professor of
music in the public schools and organ
ist of the church, was the musical
director.
The Presbyterian church exercises
were rather short, but the children
enjoyed a good time. The church was
crowded beyond the doors, and the
children were mightily pleased with
Frank Morris, who appeared as Santa
Claus in festive attire. He did his part
very well. He appeared from behind
a screen with huge bags full of good
things. The music was excellent, and
the evening passed off very pleasantly.
At the Christian church this program
was observed. Two songs by the
school, prayer, two songs by the school,
recitation by Sybil Shedd, song. Little
Polly Flinders, recitation by Gertrude
Telfer, motion song by the Children's
quartet, sono- with sleigh bells, Santa
Claus in trouble and its result Santa
Claus, Mr. Faddish, and fairy, Susie
Bishop. There was no tree, but there
was a snow covered porch, backed by a
tall chimney, from which pasteboard
bricks, ii 1 led with good things, were
taken for the children by Santa Claus.
The services were concluded with a
distribution of pulled candy, a present
from Millard Patterson.
Trinity church was packed solid with
little ones, middle grown ones aud
grown ones, and not a few people were
turned away beinr unable, to get into
the building. There was a huge
Christmas tree in frort of the pulpit,
J. V. Brown was hant.i uiaus, and a
great pile of good things was distrib
uted. Then there were recitations,
songs and declamations by the children
and so interesting were the exercises
that it was late before any one thought
of going home. The church auditor
ium was attractively decorated with
greens of various kinds, aud the entire
scene was one of attractiveness and en
joyment. T'h r.nfhprHn4 held thpir X'mas
1 service for tbe ctuiarcn last night 10
their chapel on Stanton street, where
the big tree display made a fine show
ing. With scores of lighted tapers,
- 1 8t,rlns ot glistening ornamentations,
canoy pactcages and tnings tnao most
delight the youthful heart, the tree
surroundings were very brilliant, and
the Lutherans may justly be proud of
their exhibition. Then the children
recited and sang in German, and the
pastor, Rev. Simon, and Rev. Hoffman,
of the Myrtle avenue church, spoke
auf Deutsch to the pleasure of every
one. There was Christmas preaching at
the Door of Hope mission on South
Oregon street by Rev. J. F. Corbin and
an experience meeting followed.
THE MEXICAN SCHOOL.
It was the pleasure of a reporter to
have witnessed the Christmas exercises
of the Mexican public school. Prof.
Lopez and his efficient assistant Miss
Emily Rush, had the large room taste
fully decorated with evergreens, and in
the center on the east side, the plat
form was placed, at the right of which
stood a large tree and behind and at
the sides the presents were hung and
stacked. All the seats had been
crowded in the room to face the tree.
The Mexican children were all neat and
clean though many of them were thinly
clad, 'some having only a garment on
their shoulders, but all eager eyed and
expectant to behold the glories of
what was to many their first real
Chrismas, with tree and presents and
the legend of good old Santa Claus
Recitations and songs, some in English
and some in Spanish, commemorating
the birth of the Christ child, and told
the traditional tales of Christmas tide
The warmth of affection between
teachers and children was reciprocal,
and without doubt the spirit of Christ
mas was better exemplified in this
evenings work wherein the poor and
lowly were gratified in body and spirit.
than in any 01 the other many services
held in the city. The program observed
was as follows:
Song, America, by the school.
Memory Gems in English by George
illegas, Francisco Barron. Jesus Lu-
cero, Juan Garcia and Moises Napo
les. liEl Porvenir de El Paso, Texas,'
Carmen Villanueva.
The Psalm oi Life, Maria Rodriguez,
If a body find a Lesson, Clemente
Villegas.
The Spelling Match, Vibiana Lt
mon. "El Unico Padre," Carmen Villa
nueva and Jose Hernandez.
Lighting of the tree.
Origin of Christmas Greens, Juanita
N apoles.
"El Aguinaldo del Pobre," Soledad
Casarez and Maria Enriquez.
"He comes in the Night," Eliza En
riquez. "Hurrah for Santa Claus," Nellie
Shrout.
Ned's Christmas Tree, Viola Baca.
Song, Home Sweet Home, "El
Hogar" the school.
Every child in the school, about 180,
received a present and a box of candy.
Yesterday (Christmas day) there
were services at St. Clement's at 7:30
and 11:00 a. m., Rev. Dr. Higgins offi
ciating at the early service. The in
terior of the church, pretty already
with its artistically stained-glass
windows had been tastefully decorated
with flowers and foliage, and Christ
mas texts. The word "Bethlehem"
each letter on a separate banner and
circled with a hoop wreath of ever
green, extends around three sides of
the building. Under each of these
letters, printed in red on a white
ground and framed in evergreen, and
divided into the proper number of por
tions, is the sentence that formed the
text for the rector's Christmas sermon.
"Unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Savior which is Christ the
Lord." The symbolic badges of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew and the
Daughters of the King are also con
spicuous among the decorations. The
altar end of the church is a wealth of
simple beauty, the new quasi-reredos,
presented by a member of the con
gregation, adding not a little to the
appearance. An important feature is
the new dossil of pure white swiss.
which sprayed with ivy and smilax,
and pepperberrv. and set off with
beautiful calla lillies, red carnations
and papperberries from the re-table,
symbolises the significant words with
which it is surmounted "In this place
will 1 give peace." Over the altar, and
to the right of it, is suspended the sil
ver "star of Bethlehem," shrined in
evergreen. A memorial wreath of
white carnations, in the form of a star,
made the front prettily conspicuous,
and won much admiration. The music
and singing was especially fine, and
will be repeated tomorrow. Dyke's
setting to the Te Deum was sung, and
the beautiful anthem, '"The Syrian
Shepherds," by Otis, was very finely
rendered. This will be repeated at
both services tomorrow to an offertory.
The Sunday school Xmas entertain
ment will be held at Chopin hall on
Monday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Foot Hall at Cruces.
The Fort Bliss team came home this
noon from Las Cruces headed by Mas
cot Slessinger, of the garrison band,
carrying a broom with a foot ball
hanging from it. He was happy, so
were the rest of the boys over twenty
in all, for their team had cleaned out
the Las Cruces team three touch downs
and a goal, 14 points in all, to nothing.
Over 1000 people saw the game which
was exciting enough, and marked by
excellent plays: especially from the
visiting team, Pierce making a run of
1'V.i yards amid thepluditsof the crowd.
The victorious teams were as follows:
Cunningham, Lutz.SttiDhen, Cresswell,
Costello, Besson, Keaster, Pierce,
Guinne, Walch and Captain Cook. The
subs were Sales, Alexander, Griilin,
Lake and Sweeney.
The El Paso light weights played
the college team the same afternoon,
but as they were wiped by the home
team o2 to 0, it will be just as well to
ring dowu the curtain right here.
The s-afo in Ed Wales' saloon was
robbed Wednesday night of $7o, and
tbo thieves on departing left a note to
Wales telling him to be mare careful
next time and lo.-k his safe when he
went home. The visitors left the gas
burning.
The Sugar company at Eddy have
been unable to arrange rates with the
Southern Pacific, and can not quote
prices to New Mexico merchants who
have been asking for them.
Two keys were picked up on the
streets last night after the show. The
boys at the Southern Pacific freight
depot have them.
Marriage license Peter Matthewsbn
and J?n'eaen Mollen,
$2.50! NEW $2.50
always sonycETiTiiisro- ZlnT:EA7".
Having- adopted a new system of guaranteeing- and insuring
watch repairs from this date, it will cost you only two dollars and a
half to keep your wateh in Perfect CDlTCler FOf
CDlTl "5fT"SLr- No matter how badly broken it is or what acci
dent may happen within the year, I KEEP IT IN ORDER.
You Pay Onoe and. IsTo More
"If the watch is worth repairing-."
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M':T7i?nmsyrt7in'rff.c frrm rSOA'JT
2f
Naveof Mv'r.
No.
Fac-Simile of my guarantee
This does not include case repairs; I also except Howard and fine
Swiss watches from the above price, but I make the charge proportion
ately as low. Don't HPsuy iom Two to
Twenty Dollars a YE-A-IR, to keep your
watch running when for two fifty you get an absolute guarantee by
H- RICHARDS,
Waehes &
12.50
SHEL
EL PASO
THE ARTESIAN WELL MACHINERY
it is Lioaneu to the iToverimient Willi
Which to Hore at Fort Hliss
The city council met Thursdav night,
but did not stay leng as it was Xmas
Eve. His honor was absent at his
grandchild's Christmas tree, so Mr.
Stewart graced the executive throne.
The sewer commissioner's bill for $1
for the week's work was allowed, and
then Capt. Beall addressed the council
on the artesian water question. He
stated that he represented quite a fol
lowing of well known citizens in ask
ing that the artesian well machinery
be loaned the LT. S. government with
which to exploit for artesian water on
the mesa at Fort Bliss. The speaker
then offered the following resolution
for adoDtion. with the report of Profes
sor Hill and J. S Hart attached.
Whereas, The feasibility of secur
ing artesian water on the military re
servation at Fort Bliss has been favor
ably reported upon by Robt. T. Hill,
who is an able and expert geologist,
and now a member of the U. S. Geolo
gical Survey: and,
Whereas, We are informed that the
present water supply at Fort Bliss is
lurnished at a cost oi about $.j,000 per
annum, and that an abundant supply
of pure artesian water can be secured
at said post by boring for it; therefore,
be it
Resolved. By the city council of the
city of El Paso, that the machinery
owned by said city for boring artesian
wells be, and the same is hereby ten
dered to the United States government
free of cost to be used in boring an ar
tesian well on said militarv reservation
at Fort Bliss, for the purpose of sup
plying said fort with artesian water;
said machinery to be returned in
welve months from the acceptance of
the offer, and said offer to be noneffect
unless accepted in three months from
this date.
MR. II ART'S REPORT.
The probability of securing water in
the vicinity of El Paso, has been favor
ably reported upon by an expert geolo
gist, Robert t. Hill, who is now a
member of the Uuited States geologi-
al survey. Mr. Hill's competency has
the additional force of his successful
discovery, duriug past years, of artes
ian water in various parts of the state
of Texas. His reputation and success
induced the city council of El Paso to
require his services to report upon
this locality, in relation to its configur
ation, and the probability of the exist
ence of artesian water. His report lo
cated the best artesian strata in the
mesa lands, now occupied by Fort Bliss.
The report he made is so full and ex
plicit that there is nothing for me to
add, except to describe the test well
started by the El.Faso city council, but
abandoned on account of difficulties
with the contractor, and other reasons
not connected with the success of the
projected artesian well.
In the first place, the ground where
the well was started was about a mile
west of the point ia the valley so
favorably recommended by Mr. Hill.
Nevertheles-s, the boring of nearly
seventeen hundred (1,700) feet, with
first class machinery, purchased by
the city of El Paso, gave every promise
of a successful realization of artesian
water. In fact, when the well was
abandoned, the water stratum then
pierced brought water to within three
feet of the surface.
As the boring progressed to a depth
of sixteen hundred and seventy three
(1073 feet, there was no unusual obsta
cle. At the lowest point the drill
was still in clay and sauds, and all it
lacked to demonstrate the t heory of Mr.
Hill, ivas further depth and the passing
of an impermeable stratum that would
contine the water under pressure.
The entire depth traversed from the
initial wash and debris, to the deeper
sands and loose clays, gave evidence of
lower sedimentary roc'-:?, formed and
forming, where w ater strata were sure
to be found, aud left only the question
of pressure to be. determined.
At no stage of the boring was even
a detached piece of igneous roi-k
found, and the hole made? could au'iy
intensify the strong hope expressed by
Mr. Hill, in his report made before the
ground was broken.
Thus Mr. Hill has made a study of
the surface, and we have peeped nearly
seventeen hundred feet into that
surface and have found all his pre
dictions true. The natural inference
is that artesian water will surely be
tapped on the nv?sa lands, where Ft.
B!i-s is located, as that was the ground
most favorably reported upon
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Civil Kngineer.
Capt. Beall urged that the council
adopt the resolution, particularly as in
this way, a way might be opened to
,the solving of the loval artesian, well
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problem without further expanse to the
1 City of Et Paso. C. R. Mnrehpart
spoice brieiiy in support of Captain
I BeaH's suggestions and urged that the
I resolution be adopted. This was done
unanimously; and the council adjourn
ed until tonight when the regular
business will be completed.
The Devil's Auction.
It was standing room only at the
opera house last night. Chas. H. Yale's
bright scenic novelties filled the house
and in the commendation of each act
the parquet vied with balcony. The
auditors were not only interested in the
spectacular, illustrating the illusions
of fairyland, but the absurdities and
the screamiiig as well. There was no
particular plot to follow, it being the
measuring of strength between immor
tals and the infernal one. the immortals
winning the stakes. The pleasing
features introduced from "Cavern of
Gigantic Heads" to the "Palace of
Hours" was of itself the reason that but
few left their seats. None would run
the risk of missing a specially. The
Magic Vaults of Benedictine, the Gar
dens of the Blue Dragon, together with
the many magnificent transformations
showed novelty in conception, and its
presentation was in harmony with the
ideal. Matinee this afternoon and a
crowded bouse tonight.
Sunday Church Notices.
Catholic Church of the Immacu
late Conception; catechism at 9:30 a.
m , high mass and sermon at 10 a. m.
St. Clement's St. John, evan
gelist First Sunday after Christmas.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Services
at 11 a. m. and 7:30 d. m. The Christ
mas music will be repeated. Mondav
(Ho'y Innocents) Holy Communion at 10
a. m. Sunday school Christmas enter
tainment at Chopin hall at 7:30 p. m.
Wednesday. Litany service and short
reading at 10 a. m. Friday (Circum
cision) Holy Communion at 10 a. m.
German Evangelical Lutheran
Services at 215 N. Stanton street.
Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Christmas
sermon by the pastor at 1 :45 p. m. under
the Christmas tree.
First Presbyterian. The ser
vices for tomorrow will be as follows:
Public preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Junior C. E. at 3 and Senior Endeav
or at 6:15 p. m. On Wednesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock services will be held
preparatory to celebrating the com
munion on the following Sabbath.
First Methodist Regular ser
vices. Sunday school at 9:45. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning:
Christmas sermon. Evening: "God's
Presence." Class meeting at 12:15 p.
m. Epworth League 6:30 p. m. Special
music.
Baptist Preaching at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Junior Union 3 p. m.
To the aged, with their poor ap
petite, feeble circulation, and impov
erished blood, Ayer's Sarsaparilla is a
boon beyond price. Its effect is to
check the ravages of time, by invigor
ating every organ, nerve, and tissue
of the body. See Ayer's Almanac for
the new year.
Absolutely Pure.
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