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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-26
VERTICAL waIrrxo@


R0000ao TOT A0O0u0n 030
cations Of Its Popularity.
The style OF writing now knewn - 60
vertical originated - . system In EuroDos
And strange 10 say II was the product ~
hygien!c rather than pedagogfcal snvent1s
CATION. Physicians seeking the causes -
the increasing prevalence sf defsctvo
sight and spinal troubles traced them -
slop.rg writing. Then followed expex3-
aeats that led TO the vertical system.
1t was found that business men. noted
for their rapid and legihie writing. had
been forced 10 acquire . hand very dt1er.
ent from that taught in schools. They
held their pens differently and assumed =
position at their desks other than that
which they had been taught. A study %
tina best specimens of these huine1o
hands showed that the writer's had gone
back To the simple round. Rom&n-liko
characters. which many teachers Claimed
as natural TO young children These bush.
ness men sat Immediately IN front OF thei9
desks. their hands taking the most nAtu.
raj position. On these facts the uysSesn a.
vertical writing was based
Ii has spread through England and Cans
ada. and is required OF all applicants foos
positions under the British governments
From Canada II came 10 the United States
ard Is now employed 10 some degree m
the public schools OF many OF tho largees
cities OF the Northern, Eastern and South
pabi.e schools the privilege OF choosin4:
between several text books and systemq
selected by the board OF commissioners ~
allowed the principal OF each school. A Il.
result both the ssoning and vertical eyp-j
TENS are taught in the public schools e.
these clties. though the majority OF tn
principals and teachers after fair trial
favor the vertical. They claim THAI tt -
the easIest 20 read. the easiest 60 write
and the easiest 10 learn. that Il admlto -
the best hygienic position. the most nattne
raj movement and the greatest rapidly. "
The posis!oa required ID with the 0odU
straight before the desk. ard the COPY 80
squareIy in front OF the writer. Both
hands rest on fhe desk and the pan = held
so that both points OF the nib are used
The movement 10 OF thu fingers and NOT @
the arm. as In the obiiaue system. Hence
II IS asserted tina, the effort 10 more natu-a
raj and less fatigulng- II 10 also claime4
that il Is helped by the study ana pract1oo
of shorthand and drawing. the positiou
and manner OF holding the psn being -
same.
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Tacoma, Oct. S--Special-Steamer
walls Walla arrived today. with 40 tons
OF freight She sailed at o'clock, with
400 tons % general cargo.
Collier Levi p. Burgess was towed to
sea this morning.
British ship Dunfermiine will clear for
England this week, with ono Of the !arg-
est carxoes Of wheat to leave the Sound
this sea son.
Repairs TO the steamship Umatilla are
being made at the port Orchard dry dock.
under the direction OF Capt Young, OF
the London Salvage Association. who has
been sent here from Quebec by the Under
writers Associs ticn. The Unatilla's bot
tom Is being repianked. and will be cover
ed with cement. cargo of l5oo tons OF
coal will be placed In her hull. and with
these temporary repairs she will steam TO
San Francisco. there TO be permanently
repaired and overbauled-
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Stanford Iniverssty.

Stanford University. Oct z~-Specssf---
Or. Jordan's lecture on ''M.atxa ard Ko-
TIKI. a romance OF The far ssass. IN which
he makes an earnest and mastery plea
for tie protection OF ali pifni2eds, Will bs
repeated at the university. because al
who wished to hear II could not get the
the chapel TIE fact has heen quite wide
" published that the assistant secretary
xhlo Of the Smithsonian Institute made
vacant By tire death Of Nr. c. Browns
G;oode. will be rendered 20 Stanford
president. This position Is probably ths
uacst influential one in the rsatua 81 Anseri-
can science. IL carries with * the dt-
rscsorsa4p OF the National Museum Dr.
Jordan has. however. DECLARED Ass snseu-
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r.too.h observations.

Tatoosh, Oct. .5.-4 p. m.-Barometer,
- %: part cloudy: wind east, Ave miles.
Outward. Robert Sudden. in tow OF Magic.
as A. m, bark In tow OF Pioneer. 10 a. m.
American ship Columbia. in tow OF Holy
oke; rug Fearless and ship bound out.
Inward. tug Magic, II a. n.
Neah Daylight east wind: cloudy.
Port Angeles-Part cloudy. barometer
- 30; wind east, three miles
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PUGET SOUND SHIPPING.

The publication OF the usual Monday
mornings fun Est Of vessels on the Sound.
and the movements of Puget sound steam
ers. charters. fre.ghts, etc. Is vnavo.d-
ably postponed until tomorrow's ISSUE
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centrifugal. se-tess. 80 Ina He1nso
ss-,n Srsraa-A 4. e. consscssoners 4. ~.
graduated. So
Petroleum
Petro,sun-Duli: Tnftel oeoe4 -
Copper.
Conper-Firm: lake nrokerv. E4e
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oreaAstu1s. Grains, Ets-
francisco. Oct A-F1our-chGh
s TOT tamiiy extras. G<ie01.2s: baksrs'
sss. N0@6: auperfine. AxG4u
:, nest-SnippfnG si-3o Tor No. ana
p.s, TOT cnoscs; milling. u.B0iN
narsey-Feed. TAR to good. 77,xAaoc.
snolcs. mk0szaxc: brewing. s7sz0soc'
Oass-White. H0@1 80: black for seaA
- 800 black. for seed. sl1ool 20. red.
necefpss-F5our. quarter saeka IN.
49,. centais. i.Go: barley. sentals. u. $50:
- csniais. 10: potatoes. sacks. 81:
s.s.ons. SACKS, so. rye. cenfals. 80: beana
straw, tons. =. wool. bales. Isl: hides
uu"oes. ~: rais'ns. boxes, so: oufcksli.
vi Masks. II: hops. bales. Is. vine. raI-
sons l.i9; mustard SEED, sacks. lsie:
naxsesd. sacks. g.
Produce, Fruls. Etc.
Aideiings. G7Ets 50 per ton: wheat hav
Ss4A' wheat and cat. Cuf0 Ter ton: CAT
vas. barley. best. ts0s: alfalfa, 6 ssese 50.
enaifa- first cutting. sias. clover. Ssaas:
= os - H.Nvs 90 compressed wheat. $50
pa straw. senEc per bale
Potatoes-Eariy Rose, e0scc: common
Salinas Burhanks. s5ceSai fancy do. 75a
nc: RIVER Burbznks. 2s4s3Dc: sweet pota-
toes. eo0ssc Der Genital: yellow onions
-. gsc. picked 40. z5s3sc. bay tornasoes'
E'10sSc; cucumbars. cs040c: summer
squash. to05oc. cream. :dazsc; eggplant. Is
0soc; Alameda green corn. 7scdsi Der crate:
berkeley DO. 5oQ5Cc: ~s~un pepper, S.75oc
per ooxs green okra, 4ou1sc per box; dried
40. isssc per pound. Lima beams 5Ol75:
strtnE beans. u7i.se. garlic. issasc per
pound: apples. ss71sc: common. M4aesc:
strawbcrries, p0s.N per chest: b.ackber-
rles. N05: raspberries. $4G5: craaberrles,
G0'.& per barrel. grapes, black ssQa5c:
Muscat. eo03sc. Tokay, -srsoc; Isabella.
75c0Q per crate: csntaioupes. 5cQ7oc. nut
megs. t0ka0c. peaches, choice, $l4l-15:
pears. common. zfr5oc. pomegranates %
Csc: ounces. 75cUsl per box: Mexican
lines. y per box: California lemons, Si9
!. Is: good 10 choice do. q .udc: fancy do.
G-M8s; banana. HN2 per bunch: pinsap-
plcs. c.so0s: Persian dates. S95isc per
pound.
Buster-Fancy creamery. 303c per
pound: seconds. x217Z3c; fancy dairy z
61c: seconds. 1879; picked. is0isc. ar
kin, l5R1sc: fancy mild new cheese. sGfoc:
Eastern. i10I3c-
Pouitry-Live turkey gobbiers. i3614c:
do hens. f3Ql3c: young turkeys. i+0iSc;
roossers. old. "a per dozen, do young. $50
Gtso. broiicrs. small. S2.2sa1Ts; do large.
tz75f32s; fryers, t27sUa25: hens. 81:
ducks. old. S30s.5o: do young. 3. so0i:
geese. 81. IS. xosiingS. yi.5osIf.55. pigeons.
old. tlQ1.2s: do young. C.se4f1.ss hares.
III per do1en: gray geese. ESQ, raooiss.
81 IS: white geese. 5scGsi per pair.
Eggs-Store. a4926c per dozen: ranch. 3
Csc: Eastern. 2o9s5c: duck eggs. sc.
Closing Quotations.
wheat-Quset: December. SLIM: May.
416 per bushel.
Bariey-Easy: December. sSixe: May.
s3Ac.
Corn-Larse yellow. sc9s2ise; California
bran. 3l3- 5oGA
Wool.
wool-Choice mountain. e1S1zc: poor
mountain. 495c: San Joaquin plains. sGf5e:
San Joaquin foothiii. S3s'ac; Northern
fau. eBsc.
Hope-Quotabie at 7Gsc per pound Tor
new.
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A feature az tbs November number OF
Tarcers Magzxsr@-an3 for several
months 20 com@-gfI n1 fHs first Of a
series Of papers OF white Mans Africa -
By PossiFney Bkrelcw. ~ae recently made
q Journey 20 S0uta Africa 10 cotsect the
material for these axFtcsss- The first
instaliTr-rf VIII give a nsw version o. the
stcry OF ia rseSons raid. from material
rsaee4 "a TIE authors hand by az Eng
lisa physician Ard Eoer Official. shas
presenting sotsa sides Of tais rssnsrk be
episode
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DAILY BULLETIN.
60 %&.a 0~$ - -

Observations taken at all stations at 8
>. m. 18th meridian time 6 .. m Pacific
Cmel. GEORGE ~ SALISBURY.
Observer in Charge
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MARITIME RECORD.

FORECAST FOR MONDAY.
Portland. Oct 8. iOA
ooeastsoal rain. stationary temperature.
b q PAGUE, Observer.
o. D DEPARTMENT OF AGRrCUL
TURE. WEATHER BUREAU.
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A rswars ~ 80 wss. ss 7ats .o- t-ro--
nation le23E.g 20 sss arrest an ccnvsc-
ts1- o s1y exc sseass-E copies os re
lost-fCtsl.A<sncer ses4verez 10 x-as--!hers
.1roGSac.. re c..y.
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MARKETS AND TRADE
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TIE Daily rost-rrselssxencer n TOW or
Ssse in ort.sna. Or. At Rich Bros. 70
Marriscr street. Portland Hotel reEs
stand a-9 Northwest News Company. 10
Tssss Stree.
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The New York Financser says: Tia In
crease In the reserve OF the associated
banks OF New York city for the week end
ing October "A Was favorable feature OF
the current bank statement. revealing az
II did. an element Of strength In tho local
institutions which Was interpreted ~ .
reassuring sign
The gain sn the net cash holdings Of ne
banks. largely In specie. eanns As q pleas
ant surprise. as II had been thought the
greater part OF the gold received from Eu-
rope during the past seven days would not
be reelected In the statement owing TO the
fact that Il had been on option account
TIE Increase Ia specie. therefore, was
Justly regarded as an evidence that hoard
Ing had NOT played an important part in
tie weeks transactions as some gold Is
Moving into the banks. The decrease IN
loans does not. az might appear at first
sight. indicate any sharp commercial con-
traction. II seems to SHOW rather that the
temporary advance, as to gold Importers
are being Aquidated and that there has
been little II any call on ordinary borrow
ers for funds.
The banks lost 10 the interior ana
through the treasury during the week
something like &. 0G8. co. or about IS much
as was received from Europe The 81 3oo.-
go Withdrawn October q for the purpose
OF obtaining gold from the treasury, does
not appear In the bank statement. An
item OF some interest Is the increase In tho
circulation Of national banks Since July
last the circulation OF the banks has ex-
banded steadily. The total increase Is no
less than $s.00.0 The circulation was .
natural outsrowth OF the peculiar condi-
tons prevailing and 1t Is to be inferred
now that the situation Is more normal.
The notes will be retired a. they come
back to their center.
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Total sales
TIA total sales OF stock are TO. SO shares
including: American Tobacco. $40; Amer
lean Sugar. Nsoo. Darlington. aso; chi
raro Gas $50. Louisville Nashville.
$50. Manhattan. $500; Reading. s.eeo; Rock
Island. s. an. 81 Paul. 1000: Western
Union. aao: silver csr.lneAses. ss"e.
riour-Recespts. e 7ae. exports. no bar
-ess Lower 20 sell. b.; ruses very quiet.
owing 20 ths break n wheat. Winter pat
enrxs 81 SEA -. DO styefxhis. 81 AsSf %.
Mlnnxsoss patents. 81 4sGsFs; winter tx
tras. x<ls -. Minnesota bakers. . .cG3 -:
winter low grades. g ss1-.se.
wheat
vhssf-peeesnss rS4 =. besAeis: experts.
& ~ bushels. SPot weak: Nc red 2 o
+ NpSc. Ne I bard. 1s&c Z O. , ahoat.
spsions wouna up the wcsx wfgh sensa-
tsunas fall n g<*css - ire lowest poias
ssrce Monaay. The heavy swelling Eas
h4.v~si Sv unexpectedly lower cables aaa
foreign selling Closed AZ s4Ssss-e ret de-
cine SAFE. Included; Ma, red MAY. ~
ESQ.,: closed. -sss. Cetoeer. closed Sac,
uecesreer. T-AsE-- is-.sc; closed, 7Ssc.
Hops
rcrs--sssasy: Pacific coast isss crop -
Gsc. $50 crop. sG-e: 1875 crop 7Glsssc-
Loa9ea nrn-
woos-Cuiet: domestic s>ece tAsssc:
r@ite3. lSs39ec-
Metals.
r.x trpr-Ss.zSv. southern 81 MOL <.
Northern, la&s5Izss
Copper-Fg~ra. lake Brokers. fsSe
I-~zzs--Ssea2ys domestic brokers. kss
Tsz-FfAses steady.
Coffee.
Co-se-lrrsoas steady. cSsses firm. tasSsS
yAcsrss nst xayance. MARA s. -aNss -. De-
xershsr. ssSs9 81 s7ot RE. qtist. soaa.nS
sss.es a2vosee. 9%a4e. usha. ega&s. Corsova,
ISSise-
Sugar.
SGSa<-EAw. fvu. TAR reclining. .S-.c:
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HOTEL BUrLn.

HOTEL 0UXARb
W. D. Shea. Ne. York
J. p. Mccarthy, San EreAmeoA
Mrs. n. Morrison. Thorp.
John B. sutherland. Char1estG0. VoGA
j. Em%rwein. City.
w. III. White, City.
r. W. Winter. San FRANCESCA
John Larreli. Quigiey, Mont.
Mis- Nj q p Y HanKsn 1 River raIis. 1,A
George Turner. SPOKANE.
X. Proctor. Vermont.
Miss Goodnow. Minneapolis.
Master Louis l.. Goodnow. Minneapolis
Master Marion Gocdnow. Minneapolis
+. J. Cram, Chicago
A. A. 6'uardIn. New OrieanA
5. II. flsli. New York
J. Heilbronn. Portland
John McReavy. Union City.
Capt. r. c. sodgergren ana vita 1as4
g w. Green. Belfast. wash.
w. L. McCase, Tacoma
j. A. Kerr. Fairhaven.
Stanley Gitdden. 81 LouiA
A. G. Stockton. 81. Louis.
M. J. winstock, Baltimore
John 3. Mcsriiiln, Roche Hasneo
HOTEL NoRTHE1N
r. A Pauison. Victoria
Frank Porter. Victoria.
G. r. Ieavenworth. Oiympias
w. ]. Miiican. Tacoma
Charles Myers. Dungeness.
Mrs Myers. Dungene1s.
j. II. Latouretfe. San Franchises
Charles f. Manning. Everett.
Mrs Talbot. Port Townsend.
II. III. Thompson. Tacoma
T. w. G. Tabor Ottawa. Cas-
III. b. Irving. Vancouver.
Mrs. Irving, Vancouver.
Mrs. Chrfstianson, Victoria.
i. Herman. Portland.
A. A. Robinson. Spokane.
u. n. Nelson. San EranciscA
n. r. Askew. Port Biakeisy.
u. J. 3Tc6lce. Crab Greek
Henry ss,hsehila- Port ,r;,, T TO
8. NJ AcGsffey. Sumas.
William Dillon. Ontario.
David Kane. Ontario.
William Nelson. Port Townsen4
Mrs. Anna Morrison. Portland
ii. r. Jcnes. Spokane.
G. s. Voorhees,. Spokane.
STEVENS HCT11E
II. c. Keller. Port Angelica
-. 2. ksnnsy, City.
y. w. Ross. Castle Rock.
Mrs. 1.hes. Alexander. Tacsoa-
Mtss l.. Custer Tacoma.
~ NJ Oliver. San Francisco
Mrs; MARI Wood =. San P Era,
NJ. Mariey. Tacoma.
7; s. Grant, >, =. Ea.iw.y: 49,.
r. w, Keen. Friday Hsrbcr.
X. 5. Hlgr Dson. Nsw whstcsm.
j, r.. Hardin, city.
a. q. Nlckiia. Wnascca.
VIM Dawson, Evsrsil
J. l., Mexican. City.
G.. G. Csa7pooi Tacoma.
HOTEL DILf.HA
STEPHEN T. Sheets Tacoma
Charles y. OHara. Tacoma.
r. 4. Rail. Tcit.
i. b. Hsrrest. Coupsv1liA
:. Shelly. Fairhaven.
Robert TvAns, SiiveYdAlos
Ed. cartxon. Tacoma
". Houston. Tacoma.
Mrs. Houston, Tacoma
q. ". Robinson. Port Gambia.
James II. Boyee, Novelty.
Capt. Mckay. Fairhaven.
Mr. A. Turnbaii and son. Black D1ae
snond-
William McGiiiss. Lake washfngtea.
Fred Dunn. Lake Washington
A. w. Arnold San - Fuca. :.
j. 81. Groom Portland.
George Ferguson. Acme.
NEW ENGLAND HOTE6
James Hunroe SaIenn. Or.
Peter Kirk. Kirkland
]. W. Guye. lethow.
!. Henrigars Tacoma.
r. r. Long, City
Mrs. III. A. SPAWN. EiienshuFR.
j X Miller. Hsr0na, MINI.
Charles u. Marshall aud family. h.
gor. Me.
JAra1s gagiey. FRANKLIN. Wash
eseorxe ChaIraery, Stockton. Cal
Hggn Day, Montreal. Canada.
g. T. Patterson Hamilton. wash,
George Eolan Cherry Valley.
John Beian. Cherry Valley.
James Watson, Newcastle.
d. j. Randall. Portland. Or.
w. Lawson. Tacoma
~~ssa (s4*fsn~rs. r~~A<~~ - a. 60 -
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TIE California readers q the pose-Yn,
tel.lxeacsr viii fad Il on sale ally ~
Cooper Il Goa stationery store ~ Inn-
kst street. just one block up Markot 1890
from tas clxcuicte ecieoA Pre- -
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Backs IN common With the general mArk.S,
ARRANGED per cent. PROFIT taking was ev-
ieens On . large scale. a. ire top Levels.
but the market soon rallied under in
creased covering Of shorts and commits
sion house buying The market yielded in
sympathy with the reaction In wheat. bat
recovered In the late trading The clos
ing vas ~ the -; nguus o. the week. ~
general material gAsEsE The aggregate
sales we're 81. Gx.NA The railway and nsis-
cesiAnecus bond market exhibited pro-
noszneed strength throughout he week On
fairly large volume sf business. The sS-
grexate sales we're So. CO.
Gcverrmen. bonds ruled strong ana
higher. The fradsng was chiefly In the
nsw sours, which advanced IL Tor the reg
astersd and IA Tor the ccuccn- The sales
were s1s1 5s
Silver certificates we're irregular ana
closed unchanged On dealings of .aoo
Msney anA Exchange.
Money On cal easter, offered At Q per
cent: prime neFcansiis paper nomsnaily
s0s per cent. qeerisng exchange steady
with actual business In bankers' bills ~
essssa for demand and AsS0s-s1sA Tor 80
days. ported rasss. Gzea-s2i. aad t-sSc
ASsia: commercial bills. SA73A eLver.
SSlse
ExDosas aaa 1npoPss-
The exports Of specie from the port Of
New York for the week amounted 70 u.s.
90 IA gold and ssl7. sss In silver. The inn
ports we're: Gold, 81 ~. o<s: silver. Sc. $50:
crysoods, 0-sai, 74s: general merchandise.
81. S4S,zz
The statement Of the condition - the
treasury today shovB: AvaiiAbls cash ball
anee. III 81. -. gold reserve. $lu.S73.G1
Weekly 0ank state1ent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-17
rHs NEW MINERAL PlxD. I,
Rich Discoveries Ia Ladrous Mountain Region
-fiew 70 Reach the Nav Districs.

From the New Mexican. ~
In the Judgment Of experienced mining
men the recent ainersl discoveries IN the
Ladrone mountain region Of northern So.
zorro county bid fair to attract wide
spread attention. Msssrs. J.w. Akers and
W. =. Dame returned from . visit TO tie
new 1nd, yesterday. They brought sam
pies Of the ore which are most attractive
10 appearance, and they say thu surface
indications are splendid.
The claims are located eight miles north.
west Of Ladrone peak, and the best route
IL via Berlin, whence on has to travel by
team . distance Of thtrtyrive miles. A
great many Albuquerqne and Socorro peo-
Pile have located claims. The deepest shaft
thus far sunk H. fifty feet, and 1t shows .
strong vein Of decomposed quartz carrying
gold, silver and Iron. Mr.. Aksrs has sam
pies taken from > slx-foot hole which was
dug In his presence. Joe Saint, Gov. Stovel
and others, of Albuquerque, have sixteen
claims on which . tsst shsft, 100 feet deep,
10 nov being sunk. That whole region
seems to be covered by mineral groupings
Pilkey, OF Cocbitl fame, is the discevsrsr
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TRACK AM TRAIN.

Edward Buck Is to-day c~sisbratiHg bis
golden anniversary. 80 be says. ,
Brakeman X. W. Doyle, now on the sx-
ira list, will soon 60 to beaverton yiaE
Joe KsobeIe went up on'No.' 9, to take In
the ST. Patrick's balia at Ration, tonight.
Frank Simpson returned last night, from
points down the road, where be had been
on line repair work.
Regular shipments Of matte from the
Ivanhoe smelter to reaneriss In the north
have again resumed,
Postoflce Inspectors commission No. 50,
In favor Of II. T. Gregory, has besu lost,
and will be taken upif presented. 4
VIM. Stevenson and sister, Miss Mary,
went up to Ration, this morning, to attend
the st. Patrick's ball, Tonight
#. II. Shaffer took out fourth 81, In place
Of J. W. Sites, to-day, Sites laying Of
On account Of sickness OF bis wife.
Conductors are bu~llstined to see that all
whistlibg posts are observed by engineers,
as failure to whistle causes mail clerks TO
fall TO get OF mail. +
The general superintendent Of the Silver
City & Northern, has lately received from
the east . railroad veioeipede, which can
be successfully used on steep grades and
sharp curves ~
AT & S. r. full line annual pass, No.
A., 2,284,in favor OF W, M. Dbherty, passsn.
ger agent G. @ &S. r. railway, has been
lost. represented, conductors will take II
mp and collect full fare. sFi
Return portion of 8. c.. railway issue.
form "a 0, A. r, T. No. 1e4S. reading via
Albuquerque and M,jaee, Is reported lost.
Conductors will take up, collect fare and
send ticket to WI Black, Topeka.
superintendent Hurley bulletins that
Great Northern railway ticket, form G. T.
O., No. 1886, Is missing. Ticket is skeleton
form, and may be filed via any line, and
between any points, and for any number
Of persons. II presented, conductors will
take 1t up and collect full fare. !
Trainmsster Mulhern bulletins that q
semiphors has been erected on back OF
station at Starkville, which works 10 cons
nection with the one In front. This l. dons
on account OF the water tank there OBJ
strpcting the view Of east-bound trains.
Both semiphores must be clear before pass.
Ing. ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-03-17
An Impromptu stag.

Judge Booth had. q very pleasant JIM
spromptu- gathering Of gentlemen at his
rooms, last evening, and the majority Of
those present might be numbered among
Las Vegas, old timers. Coll g. w. Stone.
road, who, years ago, was . prominent
factor In the cattle interests Of the Terri
tory, was t~heacentrAl figure Of tho gather.
Ing. Penockle was the game OF the even
Ing and "reminiscences Of the seventies and
eighties were re-told between the tricks,
bringingJup to mind many pleasant recoi.
lections. The colonel has become quite
deaf Of late years, and B. g. Murphey.
awarss OF this fact, introduced him to Andy
Souter, who, as everyone kaows,, IL not
blessed With accurate hearing. either.
Neither know of the others defect and it
was amusing TO watch the proceedings
that occurred, before this fact became
known. -