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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

The Hermitsg &c is u new hotel situated a,
the foot of Hermit's Peak, on the Sapellt
river, up among the pines. 1t has many
advantages not usually found at summer
resorts, a coed hotel with modern improve.
ments and well furnished rooms, q post
office Is located at this point, and free tele-
phone connection is had with Las Vegas
The table is beautifully supplied at ali
times with all that the season affords,
Guests wishing to come. can telephone and
a conveyance will be sent for them. Rates
IS 90 per week. J.h. LUJAN, Proprietor.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
The Danger Comes

In cases of typhoid fever, diphtheria and Other
wasting diseases, when the patient has been
reduced in flesh, and strength, and begins the
toilsome climb to health. Hero Hoods Sarsa
parilla finds its place. 1t enriches the blood,
strengthens the nerves, gives tone to the di-
gestive organs, and builds up the whole system.
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner pills,
assist digestion. cure headache. Csc. a box.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
TO fiesith-seekers.

The Blake Ranch, on the head Of the Ric
Sapello, is now prepared to receive a limit.
ed number of boarders. This ranch is
located In the heart of the mountains, amid
the most beautiful scenery In the world,
where brook o and wild game offer
ample diversion for the nimrod or anyone
seeking outdoor sport. 1t Is located only
twenty-five miles from Las Vegas, and
within eight miles of the Rio Pecos, and
only three miles from the headwaters Of
the Rio Gallinas. Address,
Address Mrs. j. r. Blake, RocIada, or In
quire for conyeyances and rates OF w. r..
Critics, East Las Vegas, N. III.
-. p. BLAKE,
T7-tf Rociada. N. M.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

THE city OF Harrisburg, Pa, prob
ably contains a larger percentage OF
S~cotch-Irish than any city in the
Urited States. This is owing to the
fact that the eighth annual convention
of the Scotch-Irish society of America
meets there to day. The purpose OF
these conventions is to keep alive the
ties Of friendship between members OF
the Scotch-Irish race in this country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
Summer Mountain Resort.

Tie FL Porvenir mountain resort will
now receive guests for the summer,
fine fishing and hunting. Best of hotel ac-
commodations in New Mexico. For terms
for board and lodging, apply to the Ro-
nero Mercantile Co., Las Vegas. Carriage
leaves their store, southwest corner Of the
plaza, every Saturday and Tuesday morn
ing at 8 O'Clock; fare for the round trip, 81.
For further information, call at the above
establishment. 30tf.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
Law OF

II subscribers order the discontinuance
of newspapers, the publishers may con-
paid.
II subscribers refuse or neglect to take
their newspapers from the ONCE 70. which
they are sent. they are held responsible un-
I'll they have settled the bills and ordered
them discontinued.
If subscribers move to other places with
out informir x the publisher, and the news
papers are sent to the former place OF resi-
dence they are then ~responsible'
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

II there be any candidate for cleo
ton by republicans whom you cannot
support, make 1t known before the
nominating convention or forever hold
your peace.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

Las Vegas Hot Springs. N. M. We still
have q few choice rooms left for those whc
come early. The most popular house al
the spring.. Mr.. Bob Britton, late from
the east. has charge of the kitchen; every
thing is prepared In best of style. Rates,
80 cents per meal. Room and board IA per
week.. Table supplied with the best the
market affords. Rooms by the day, so to
TO cents.
MRS. KATE DENNIS;
14S-tf Manager.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

CHICAGO is jealous OF St. Louis since
the recent cyclone. She always wants
the largest in everything, and dislikes
especially to give up tho name 81 "The
Windy City,
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

LAS VEGAS DAILY CpTIc-Deiivcred by mail,
post paid, $40. 90 per annum; $500 for six
months; $3.50 for three months, By car.
rier, 20 cent? per week,
livered by mail, post, paid, $500 per an
mum, $3.50 Ter six months, 81. 90 for three
months SinRle copies In wrappers, % cents.
Sample copies OF both daily and weekly,
mailed FREQ when desired. Give p~ostofice
address In full, including state.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEWS, solicit
ted from all parts OF the country. Com
munications addressed to the editor of
THE OPTIC, TO Insure attention, should be
accompanied by the writer's full name
and address, not for publication, but 6s q
guaranty OF good faith.
RDMurTANoES--May ba made by draft, money
order, postal note, express or registered
kilograms to III OPTIC,
East Las Vegas. New Mexico.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

Mrs. j. S. Palmer. OF Pennington,
had a narrow escape Tuesday last. She
was driving along and ran into a post.
when the cart was overturned-the
horse ran away and was captured by
Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. Palmer got off
With a shaking.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

Tom Bryan offers for sale the rest OF
his splendid ranch at Fruitland. Should
Mr.. Bryan not shortly consummate a
sale, he will build o store and house
on the lend.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

A full head OF water was turned into
the big canal down in Eddy county,
last Friday, and farmers down the val
ley are getting all the water necessary
now.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

KEEPING quiet and pointing to the
price Of wool is all that the republicans
need do 10 carry this Territory by a
large majority.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
VERY REV. JAS. H. DEFOURI, Pastor
REV. MAURICE OLIER, Assistant.

First mass, for winter season, at $3.50 a.
m. Second mass, for winter season, at 8
a. m. High mass for winter season, at
Vespers and Bene fiction at 400 p. m.
The Fathers will preach both in English
and Spanish.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04

Those who had the pleasure OF at.
tending the entertainment given by the
schools, at Gallup. on Saturday even
ing last, were delighted by the high
class entertainment provided.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-06-04
HOT SPRINGS BRANCH.

Nos, l and 2, Pacific and Atlantic express,
have Pullman ralace drawing room cars,
tourist sleeping cars and coaches between
Chicago and Los Angeles. San Diego and
cars and coaches between Chicago and the
City OF Mexico, E. COPELAND,
Gen. Agent, FL Paso Tex.
w. r BROWNE,
T. F.& +. A., Ell Paso, Tex.
CHAS. T.. JONES,
Agent, Las Vegas, N M.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
"MAN'S ETHEREAL BODY" DISCTSSED

Al inc meeting OF the Spanish Theosophlca Society
at No. lH Madison-ave last evening the subject Of
Mans Ethereal Body" was discussed Following
Is the substance Of what was said by John W. Prysc:
There many evidences OF the existence of man,
ophy; Bouler and the German scientists Hartmann
physiology that the physical body has an inner In
visible prototype The study of heredlty has shown
the same 10 such investigators Won Baer Bur
dach. Purkinje. Volkman and !. Muller Investi-
gators into me various phases Of insanity rlcrch.
Carus. Krause Lindeman. and especially f. Fisher
have developed the theory OF an ethereal BODY "x
pressing itself in the material one and they used ths
ided to explain many psycnca facts.
known fact that persons who had. say. hands anpu-
tated were enabled to tell totherwsc than through
cramped position The surgeons knife which had
amputated the hand was not able to the
connection; and it was the astral connection. not
nerves. that carried the sensation Of pain from the
If person is hypnotlzed ana then told that a
piece OF harmless paper glued 10 his back Is mus
tard-plaster. blister VIII be the result; but II real
plaster is put and the subject told that
Is only harmless piece OF paper. no inflammation
A mother after having seen a mans head cut or
gave birth 10 the body OF child having head The
astral body as taught by Theosophy can alone ex-
At Bellevue Hospital. in this city are on display
the ones furnished them by birth had been entirely
removed Were II not for the astral model then these
crabs "gr.pper." and another one Will grow II
there were no such invisible model In the crabs Inner
constitution upon which the physical cells could
arrange themselves. then a tail or leg or more
truly. nothing would grow out. And In the vegetab
kingdom why does acorn invariably grow an oak
not sometimes a vine sometimes tumble weed?
But TheOsophy goes stll further and says that
under exceptional circumstances this astral form Of
man may be projected from the physical This ex-
plains a great deal that Ia considered genuine I'm
Spriiuasm A medum-unllke the vast majority
of manklnd-has an astral body not closely linked
with the physical: consequently when ne goes into
a trance his inner. plastic body can ooze and
personate some dear departed" an explanation that
will answer for large percentage OF seance phe-
nomena.
Ghosts these astral shells. left by the real
spirit disnegrate. and since there Is but little in
tegence in lower types OF astral bodies. this
plains why ghosts usually have so little sense How
ever. apptrdons sent TO distant relatives at the
moment Of death or extreme peril have more OF the
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
INDOOR RECORDS WERE BROKEN.
INTERESTING ATHLETIC GAMES HELD IN THE

INTERESTING ATHLETIC GAMES HELD IN THE
23D REGIMENTS ARMORY IN BROOKLYN
The tenth indoor games Of the 23d Regiment were
held their armory in Brooklyn last evening before
5000 spectators There several indoor armory
records broken and the contests proved to be of the
best order. The contests and the winners were:
One mile bicycle race-W. Il. French Company X.
one-hundred yard dash thandcap,-Wnliam Du Bos
Company X scratch. Time-035
one hat mile run thandicap)-G. +. Rollins Company
,scratch. Time 22l :.
One mile (handicap-F. II. Conn. Company A 90
yards. Vime-5oJ
rw hundred and twenty yard dash handicap)-E.
Two mile bicycle indoor militia championship
E. G. Burnham Company X. Time-5:55
Two hundred md twenty yard novice Brown Com
pany X. Time-26 2 .
ralf mile walk (handicap)-J H. Bogardus. Com
pany I. 90 seconds. Tme-iV4.
Tug Of war-Swedsh Guards Of lith Regiment. by
inches
mile run 'handcap)-F F. Rollins. Company
A. scratch. Tmc-2i3 4 ).
Two bicycle 'handicar)-E. c. Barnum. Com
pany X. 70 Yards. Time5:l2 10
Two hundred and twenty yard hurdle handicap)-l.
F. Whitney Company A. scratch Time 80 4 3 sec.
Arnory's record ri % sec
Potato raceA. G. Porter Company A. Tin. :o3 B.
Running high jump-A. A. Forman. jr. Company X
Putting sixteen pound shot thandcap)-G II. Bu'nrt.
Company Is feil. Actual distance 81 feet y, .nch@s
Bos c1mp%ny %"'srDt K TineS g 'i1 l., seS
Sack race. r. comm. Company \. Time-lti7 sec
-Four hund 90 and forty yard run handcap'-h e"d"t
lie Roy See the twelve ycar-old bicycle wonder
gave an exhibition OF his skill. part Of Sousas
Band conducted by Thomas I. shannon. one OF The
applicants for the vacant leadership OF the 30
Regiment Band. furnished the music.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

partment OF one OF the leading companies engaged
In the manufacture of electrical apparatus. They
represent the aggregate orders of the last four
years stated not I'm dollars but In horse-p
In 1892 1919; 1se3 1852; 1894 42,379: 1885, 4672 In
1896 the missionary work of the last four years
began to come to rapid fruition. From January
to July 81 the total horse power Of the apparatus
ordered amounted TO over $4,000 During the same
period in 1895 the aggregate orders amounted TO
25.l3 horsepower. From August ! 10 August is
this year the total amount of power apparatus
ordered in ,Teased TO the respectable figure OF
So 2lG Such showing in face Of the universal
dulness In business everywhere Is remarka bic. and
perhaps emphasizes the fact that during hard
times the truest economy is the use of apparatus
which costs least to operate II may he said that
in every manufacturing establishment using cleo
tricity as its motive power the output has not
only been increased. but IT'S quality improved.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

ohove q foot long for an ascent Of thirteen feet
The second floor is to be entirely given up to the
stable of the same length and width as the room
below There will be in it seventeen single stalls
and two box stalls. all built the most approved
principles and equipped hyglenically. Above these
&c only half a floor and this Is to be partltiohed
off into sleeping rooms for the men,
One of the projects OF the Board IN connection
with this ambulance service is TO get new wagons
gradually as soon as the new building is occupied.
The present amtuances they are totally unlike
those used by the hospitals and familiar to all
New-Yorkers being closed. as is necessary In car
rying those sick OF contagious dseases) can be I'M
proved upon. 1t is not outside Of the bounds OF
probability that an automobile vehicle or two may
be tried for this purpose
The Distinguishing constructive feature OF the
new building is that from cellar to roof its two Sec
t,ons are separated by a dead wall. The only way
10 mass station to laboratory or vice versa Is
to go Of doors and around to the reguiar en-,
trance. This is keep apart. scienthcaiy ana
absolutely as well as practically, the Two sets Oh
enimals. e.. 49, 49,,
e,ons Of the stable of the cows and calves. OF this
Department Of the Board DR.. Pardee Is TO be In
brick and TO have granohc floors. Twelve TO
fourteen is the average number OF ans'S KEEP
though the quarters will accommodate nearly
a viii he taken TO one Of the stalls and carefully
watched each day. until the eo mas reached Its
Il Usually four or five days after the operation has
been performed. ,, ,r,,, J.,
Adjoining the cattle stable in this building Is to be
the operating room. l2xlS feet and wei htted ou,
rhe method of noculating these animals Is in Itself
interesting The virus is not injected as is toxin in
horses and in guinea pigs with hypodermic syringe.
hnt is rubbed in over surface OF the abdomen about
a foot square the skin being hrst abraded with a
sharp instrument. ii Is not at an painu process
and the calves do "squed nearly so much as the
average guinea pig does When the virus has taken
full effect 1t forms on the abdomen IN little yesices.
and is drawn out with an instrument shaped like a
spoon. - -, ., -
fo the laboratory above and the laboratory Will be
Dartitioned off into several small rooms II is said
that this VII! be the finest vaccine laboratory in the
world SURPRISING those OF Paris. Berlin and Vienna.
Already In its limited space up in Forty-fourth-st.
fhe vaccine virus corps has turned out the best
cine made 1t has strength OF 100 per cent and lasts
four months while that from other Laboratories sell
dom runs over Sc or 81.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
THE TRADE IN CHICAGO.

Chicago Nov 81 lSpeciaD. Nobody succeeded in guess
In ethe wheat market to-day Those who started beariSh
frightened the 's hour. and those who were
bush put fight in the second hour Ever, tning
went by contrarles showing strength when nobody ex-
peced IT, breaking badly after the crowd thought 1t was
n bull aay nd finally closing little over frday'
There was very irregular time within a range Of 2c
with prices finally fraction Friday December
opened at 75,sc sold 7G.M7i4c and closed at
sac. prices made within fifteen minutes ~
the opening large buying by BALDWIN fafhum 20 CO.
weakness at Liverpool and on news hat m. r,a
drouth India haJ b"en a. least, partially relieved"
claim made that th- Black sea shipments 'i'inS
would show increase. The final steai.ess or ti' MAJ
ket brought about chiefly by large local cash bus
ness. put high as 10000 bush hthough tle's was
probably some exagg"rition about unis a''ef "su'
years Bradstreets made the clearances for me week
3937O0O bush Every assumed that the visible sup
ply MoAday would decrease about iVoVo bgsn ms @ s a
ances foi the day were about 3OOop BUSH Iherr wa
good sized inspection. $500 bush Foreigners sod a
good deal Of wheat here In the irs hour In tne 's, M
hour local bulls r-nstaed lines which had been let
earlier r the week The local inspection was ~ carr
with 5e estimated for Monday Charters were 10000 bush
Corn nrm. closing i.pasc over Friday May soId
between 26c and 27c. and closed at 2.e sellers snip
declared the demand from the East slightly I'm
proved Bids az rule, hom"N.r. were snRnty unue %
the market. Charters were 100 900 bush Receipts were
unchanged. Cables were l.I over. Argentine shipments
i.31DVD bush were more than double last yrar me
.srs " i.arsnees II ara is cp th w@ek were bush
oats were firm because he other grains "ere prices
.I.c and closed at 2Is.c Samples unchanged.
The inspection 2is cars with 22 estimated for Mon
day. The pit trade unlmportant.
Provisions We're nn on ,ight hos recap,s ana on Gov
ering OF shorts Pork closed ic oyer frday ia ana
against 5000 year. There were 1000 hogs here.
;sSoo es,imaied for Monday and i5oooo for the week
on h- puts Decen,"r wheat closed at I4ilc:
calls '7'sc. Puts May corn sold at 2c'.c' calls at
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22

have made remarkable advances IN 'i'c piep-
s,on Of vaccine virus and their present laoora'o'
is small badly lighted and far away from ."e
other branches OF the Health Boards WORK De
sides the ambulances used for the conveyance Vi
people AFFLICTED with contagious diseases are "o"
scattered inconveniently in various parts Oh '"'
cuv The new building will bring both these corps
Of workers directly alongside the other departments
Of the Board.
The laboratory on the second floor Will have both
north and south light In abundance on the noo'
below this are two large apartments one coh'dih-
Eng the stalls for cows and calves. the other the
onerat,ng ROOM which Is planned to be nearly an
windows Gray-tinted brick, giving the erect Oh
Indiana limestone and granite Will be the mate
rials Of the structure. The architects are bers q
Clark and they have planned design harmoniz
ing with the other buildings devoted 10 heai'h
BOARD purposes This station and laboratory
stands near the bacteriologica laboratory anu u's
injecting plant building in East SXteenth-s' II
will be three stories in height for the most part
That portion intended for the ambulances ana
their horses stretches in the form OF an H. ana
takes up, besides about third of the main struct-
ure On its first floor wagon-room. It's dimen-
eions being 27x52 and a large harness-room From
the harness-room extends the run to the floor
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
is 1T AZTECf
AN INGENIOUS EXPLANATION OF THE oRIGI!
OF THE SEDUCTIVE COCKTAIL.

AN INGENIOUS EXPLANATION OF THE ORIGIN
OF THE SEDUCTIVE COCKTAIL.
From The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
To the very limited list of English words Of
Aztec origin. chocolate" coyote and one or
two others il seems that there must be added
another, the apparently senseless name cock
tail" Of an artfu mixture OF liquor. bitters. sugar.
Zee and lemon rind which, the Chronicler Is cred
ibly Informed. Is sometimes used as a beverage by
hardened persons.
This Is the story of the derivation of the word:
Long before Cortez and his conquistadores had
noble was blessed with fair daughter. Xochitl by
name. who by dint OF native genius and close
study OF THE Barkeeper's Guide. attained mar
vellous proficiency as a compounder OF strange
and seductive mixed drinks. The Aztec monarch
OF that day was known 10 be connoisseur Of this
d'ceuvre." veritable dream of drink. her father
deemed II worthy TO be presented to his king and
his daughter deserving OF the honor OF personally
presenting II.
The monarch delighted with compound and
compounder lie drank the one with delight and
married the other. He 3ecreed that this am
Lrosial beverage should bear. and so hand down
10 fame the name OF its inventor, Xochtl The
drink of course became the rage In the court and
fashionable circles of the capital The fad spread
throughout the empire among people OF all ranks
and conditions. Every body drank Xochitl and Its
solid merits gave 1t permanent vogue The drink
and It's name survived the Spanish conquest.
the halls Of the Montezumas. the United States
discovered xochitl. approved 1t and adopted it,.
anglicixing its name into cocktail
The derivation Is. at least, ingenious and Inter-
estlng. That II may be also worth the attention
0f serious philologists - suggested by the fact
New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
THE WEATHER REPORT.
YESTERDAYS RECORD AND TO-DAY's FORECAST

YESTERDAYS RECORD AND TO-DAY's FORECAST.
Washington Nov. 21.-A storm Of moderate energy
covers the ST Lawrence Valley central in Northern New
York moving eastward It will cause brisk to high south
west shifting to northwes, winds the coast, The area
OF high pressure has moved from Northern Montana
souheastward into the Missouri Valley and Is extending
into the Lower Valley with moderate fall In
temperature the southern Rocky Mountain slope The
barometer has fallen decidedly In England and the
lake region the North Pacific Coast and II has
risen throughout the Rocky Mountain slopes The tenn
perature Is higher in New-Engand and the Middle
States and the Missouri Valley and southern
Rncky slope. Rain snow has fallen generally
in New Eng land throughout the lake region the Middle
Ohio and Mississippi valleys and on
The Pacific Coast Threatening weather. with rain or
snow will in New-England and the lower lake
eeio followed clearing weather sunday afternoon
or night indicated for the Middle ana South
Atlantic States the weather Will clear with a
Gecded fell in temperature the Ohio and Lower Mis-
s,ssppi Valleys and West Gulf States.